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INTIMATIONS.

BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS,

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS No fresh plague cases or deaths were report- ever, we hear of the retreat of twelve thou- sand defeated Boxers from Chibli inte hand during the 24 hours ending at noon yester tung, and in these circumstances it is hardly day. possible that an extension of operations can We have received a copy of the new rules

THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 18 H, 1900

Thirty-five inches of rain fell at Calcutta during the last four days of September.

Viscount Aoki, Japanese Minister of For- eign Affairs, has tendered his resignation.

It is reported that no less than 175 of the crow of the Japanese orniser: Itruksuskinu, Low in Shanghai, ars down with dysentery.

Cattle-shippers at Brisbane are sanding largo

be avoided, unless YUAN SHIKAX is strong for the Hongkong Football Challenge. Shield. enough to deal with the rebels himself. | printed by Mears Normula and Co, But except in event of sheer recessity it is to be hoped that it will be possible to fall in with the wishes of the loyal Viceroys, for an estrangement of them would have a dis. mine was recently murdered, and that his mar consignments of bullocks and sheep to Taku.

astrously encouraging effect on the reac tionary party at the Imperial Court, which

It is reported in a despatch from Phyong Yang that an English overseer of the Union

deror is still at large.

The Hongkong Hockey Club will play a

The last steamer to leave for China was the Maori King on the Sith ult

The transport Jansen Mara has landed at

A. S. WATSON & CO., already seems to have recovered some of its match against the officers of the Royal Artillery

strength. Late Shanghai papers report that on the Club ground at the Happy Valley this Moji some guns and munitions of war captured

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afternoon, commencing at 4.30 p.m.

When the British transport Ashmore, from Weihaiwoi, had finished loading her cargo of anthracite coal from Messrs. Jardine, Matheon & Co's shot at Yoshihama Cho, it was found that the quantity was 200 tons short, and it is believed that aniount has been stolen. The loss will come to about 12,000 yen.

in North China. The transport Sakala Moru has also taken across to Japan captured var material.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA,

(FROM OUR CORDESPONDENTS.]

SHANGHAI, 16th October, 8 p.m.

CONMANDER-IN-CHIEF GOES TO.

PEKING

Count von Wald-race is proceeding to

Feking.

DEFEATED BOXERS RETURN TO SHANTUNG.

supplies are flowing from the Yangtzo region to the Court at its new headquarters ut. Hsianfu, and until this is stopped the task of starving the Chinese Government into a reasonable attitude is beyond the power of the Allies. But the latter are in a position to demand that the Yangtze Viceroy and YUAN SHIFA1 shall adhere to their declaration that they cannot send food Yon 300,000 have been paid by the Toyo Kiswold to defendant during the past three years. Tsangchau, in Chibli, by Mei, General under and money to Heianfu. As long as the on Kaisha, the ownors of the Hongkong Maru, and also that the defendant le ordered to take the command of Tuan Shikai.

Court continues to be influenced in any

erw on tho North Ching line.

The Japan Advertiser learns that towards the oud of a severe storm on the 5th inst. the heavy landing age of the Norddenteher Lloyd at Yo kchama, weighing two and a half tons, was lifted

On the 2nd inst. the caso of Gay y. Goto came up for hearing at the Yokohama Chibo Saihassle. The Plaintiff, Mr. A. G. Gay, representing Messrs. Walsh, Hall & Co,

claimed 480 you as the balance due for goods

The naval court martial

which wet, utz

British-steamer Crown of Arraigon at Pert

Twelve thousand Boxers are returning to Shantung, having been utterly defeated near

THE EMPRESS'S PARTY,

Kang-yi is reported seriously ill. Yung

has been ordered to join the Empress Dowager.

J

· THE CONDITION OF PAOTINGFU.

All the Paotingiu is almost deserted,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS, The US gunboat Afaristka arrived yesterday from Swatow and left ngain for Canton.

The transport Ashruf departed on Tuesday | night on her return journey to Bombay.

THE TROUBLE IN KWANGTUNG,

The rebels appear to be retreating still furt thur from the British border. A party who were posted at She Wo Kong have left and joined another body at Pak Mang Fu, still another body being staticaed not far from the latter place Sum Cho Chuk, Pak-Meng Fa is soms 25 miles north of Samshui..

It is understood that Admiral Ho proposes to commence his advance on Wongkong at once.

The report that the Handy fired on a body of the rebels and killed, 40 of them seems to have bom n canară.

THE REGULATIONS. AS TO BACK YARDS:

AN INTERESTING CAKE.

Tok Yau, the dwar of houses Nos. 29 and 41, At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon Wong Stanton Street, was obarged by Inspector Brett, on Lehalf of the Banitary Board, with having blocked up the back yards to those Боцван.

appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Bowley a Mr. Wilkinson for the defendant.

"in

Mr. Wilkinson admitted that the back-yards question had been blocked up, bat etated that

America. Mure, and Nippon Maru, for the F. | delivery of all goods ordered by him. The degree by Prince TUAN it must be con- and O. steamers Rosetta and Rohilla. It is not defendant stated that he had never had any sidered hostile and usurping, and therefore the fact, us reportal in a contemporary, that business transactions with the plaintiff, and not to be assisted by those of the Chinese new company is to be sfarled to rim the steam that ke had fulalled all obligations contracted with Massrs. Welsh, Hall & Co. Ho also who are doing their best to quell the Bosers.

statod that he had, nóvor written the letters pro The agreement between the Powers and the

duced in ovidence by the plaintiff. 10 case Yangtze officials requires this. The latter

was adjourned to the 25th instant. months ago recognised that the edicts issued in the Emperer's name were not.genaine ediels; but, they seem still to pay au ex. bolily from the pier by the wird und blown into Cronstadt to inquire into the sinking of the Government and private treasures have been it had been lawfully done in virtue of a written -enabled us to maintain and improve the aggerated regard to the Imperal scal, which the bay. It was afterwends washed rahore at

Kanagaws, with one side somewhat damaged. it sexins more than probable is even now

The Nichi Nichi's Soon! correspondent reports being manipulated by Prince TOAN and is prime quality of the Wine.

perhaps in his role possession, as indeed that Mr. Sands, adviser to the Household De- one of the reports from the north states. Apartment of the Corean Gorerament, badly continuance of this condition of afaits will injured on the head by a fail from howshack in bottling, we have recently imported large nullify the past good work of the Viceroy of the 23rd ult. It is rumoured. however, front of the Russian Legution on the evening and Governors who have their country's that he was really attacked by, some Coreanas best interests at heart. Thus while the

who entertained animosity towards him. Powers are slowly and reservedly approach- ing the discovery of a common basis for

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The atitration case between the Nippon

Arthur by the Russian first-class cruiser sent to Hogan, owing to the long notice Vladimir Minomoch, Jas found that Prince given before the start of the punitive expedi- Oakhtumisky, commanding the warship, did not

tion.

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SHANGHAI, 17th October, 8.5..p.m.

permission to do so received by the defendant's contractor from the Secretary of the Sunitary Board. He said that the housed in question wore two corner houses, one abutting on Staunton Street and Graham Street, and the other on Staunton Street and Peel Street. The building of the houses was commenced last year, the original plans showing no back-yards to these two houses. They were completed sccording to such plans in April het, but on the usual Board, the Defendant was refused ench cer tificate unless he pulled down a portion of wards in accordance with the provisions of Or- the back part of the premises and made back-

by the Court. The Russian Admiralty has THE VICEROYALTY OF THE TWO certificate being appled for to the Sanitary

uke proper precautions, but the fact that at Port Arthur' were not the currents accurately known constituted extenuating cir. cumstances. The Prince was merely censured

defrayed the cost of raising and repairing the sunken. vessel, amounting to about 85,000 roubles, while a further sum of 5,000-roubles

sustained by the cruiser.

KWANG, Tao Mu has declined the Liangkwang

negotiations with China, the danger is grow. Bareki Shokai and Messrs. Butterfield and had to be expended in unking good the dang Viceroyalty, alleging as reasons his age and dinance No. 24 of 1899, which was about to come

ing greater that the so-called Governineutro came up for hearing at the Yokohama Chibo Saibaneho on the 3rd instant, The

Lieutenant-Colonel Bryan Malion, who infirmity

into Force. The Defendant accordingly did what was required. A few months afterwards, having heard that the Sanitary Doard had been giving

mentioned in to-day's telegrams as laving gained | REPORTED DEATH OF THE HEIR permission to owners of other corner house

more fame as a hunter than a soldier, and was

APPARENT.

The Chinese report a suspicion that the

of that Empire will find means of holding applicats claimed 400 yer for damage to leal out against the Allies' demands and cum pipes shipped by them on the respondent's steam- n success in the Transtual, is a Galway quan tinuing the policy of procrastination which er Steuler. The respondents stated that the and only thirty-eight years of age. He joined hus served them so well up to now. But if damage was caused by imperfect packing, and the 21st Hussars in 1883, and when he got his the supplies from the Yangtze and coast that as it was placed by their appraiser at 48 company he transferred into the 8th. Hussars heir apparent, Fu Chun, is dead, explaining provinces are cut off, a term is put at once yen, they were willing to settle the case for 50 yen. He was for many years in India, where he won the unexpected suicide of the two tutors, to this typical Chinese policy, and negotia. As both of the parties refused to mako conces

sions, Judge Matsudo said that it was impos given the appropriate title of the Mahout." fions can begin in carnest.

kible to arbitrate. The matter therefore re-But when he got his opportunity in the fight- mains in statue qua.

ing field Mulch soon showed the mettle of his In the Yokohama Chilo Saihansho on the Galway pasture, and became a favourably Brd inst., before Judge Sato Hakuai, Messra. marked man at suce. He won the D.8.0. in It is reported that Li Hung-chung has Middleton & Smith, experters and manufac. the Dougola Expedition four years ago, and been degraded on account of the surrender turer's aponts, of Yokohams, were declared bank two years later got special promotion for his

sharo in the fighting at Athara and Omdurman of Protingfu

As a Chinese boy was going an errand on Tuesday a man struck him in the face and took some money from him. Fortunately the man

was caught, and yesterday he was sentenced to

three weeks' hard labour.

Early yesterday morning, a district watchmau sawa Chinaman near the Ching Hing Theatre dragging a couple of wooden spars along. Ho took him to the Police Station and enquiries disclosed the fact that the man, was taking away

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, something which did not belong to him, for

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doing which he has been sentenced to three weeks hard labour.

rupt oathe politica of the Hongkong & Shanghai

Funk. The debts of the firm are estigated at over 236,000 yen, including 40,000 to the above-men- tioned Bank and about 190,000 to the Chartered Specie, ard Russo-Chinese Barks. perty held in the uume of either of the two members of the firm, as well as that held in the fr name, is attached.

All pro

On the 25th ult. Moxare, Weber, Lohmann

With a view of minimising as far ng possible the dangers of accidents et sea a second mast- head light has been adopted by the mall com-

panies running to the Colonies. The idea is that a vessel should exhibit two masthead lights in such a manner that they will appear asleading. lights, and thus assist the side" lights, which are often obscured by the brilliancy of the elec

Hsu Tung and Duke Chung-yi.

RUMOURED DEGRADATION OF LI HUNG CHANG.

LONDON, 16th October, 8.35 p.m.

THE EUROPEAN STEAM-ROLLER

Referring to the favourable answers to M. Delcasse's Note, the Tintes hopes that the European steam-roller is about to move and

At No. 4, Mountain View, Peak, Hongkong, on have been seen going towards the Central Police Sydney to laka with a cargo which is perhaps (writes the Melbourne Argus) is to be shown bring the Chinese authorities to a sense of

the 17th October, at 1245 pp., DOKENDA SABAH (DOA), the beloved wife of John William Jones, aged 35 years.

Court,

The Daily Press.

Within the last few days the Inspectors and Sergeanta in charge of the different police stations Station with small battles in their hands, the botiles bearing the label Mosquitos from

to dispense with back yards, the Defendant's Contractor, at the request of the Defendant with it a plan showing the whole of the space wrote the following letter to Dr. Clark and sent at the back of these two houses covered by kitchens

CFM 2, Hollywood Road, Hongkong, September 16th, 1900.-

To Dr. F. W. Clark

Dear Sir, I beg most respectfully to write to ask for a permission of exemption from leaving open a back yard in houses Nos. 29 and 41 Staunton Strast, owing to the above men tioned houses, being one side on the border of the craze street about 24 feet wide, and having

windows opened facing to the street to cam municate with the fresh air. Horowith find the plan of the above mentioned houses by which you will get the idea more plainly. It will be kind enough if your Honour will grant me permission for the exemption of opening - back yard in houser Not und 49, Stauntoz Street, ut your earliest convenience.I have the honour to be Sir, your most obedient servant,

(d.) TAM CHIN." These days later the following reply was som by the Acting Becretary of the Banitary Board and with it the plan was ruturaxda-de

"Sanitary Board Ofice, 19th September, 1900.

NOB. 90 AND 41, STAUNTON STEBET. Sir-In reply to your letter dated 16th Spr

back-yards for the above houses, I beg to inform you that the Board have decided to accept thes houses an complying with Ordinance 34 of 1899 Flans returned herewith. I have the honour to be, sir, yone most obedient servant.

(id) Ğ, A. Woopescu, Acting Secretary"

Mr. Tam Chin

and Company despatched the steamer Hyson from tric lights in deck cobins, ofs. The extra light unique in shipping history at this part, from the second mast of the vessel, but at a states the Sydney Morning Herald. The vessel greater height than that on the first mat. their real position. The Times applauds ember, applying for exemption from providing Acting Deputy Begistrar of the Supreme 2014 Aberdeen," or wherever they may have been is taking 6,000 tons of fodder, coal, and stores, The moment that a steamor so equipped appears Count von Waldersee's move.

and has stalls fitted up for 980 horses. Five in sight the observer can tell by the angle of the hundred were shipped at Sydney, and the two lights which way she is proceeding. At balance of the shipment were put on board at present a steamer's single masthead light can Bowen. This lot completes the contract which be picked up at a distance of sight or ten zuiles, was placed in their hands same time since but her sidelights are not, as a rule, distinguish- namely, to send 1,750 Australian-breit horses to able beyond a limit of three miles. China as German remounts. The Boverio, belonging to Messas Howard Suith and Co. tack 600 last week, and the Bas Dora 250. The uimals on board the Hyson occupy the main deck and the 'tween deck.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, October 18th, 1900

brought from. It seems that the specimens are to be examined by Dr. Thomson, the Gaat doctor, who wishes to examine them with a view as to the trane- to, instigating the theory mission of disease by mosquitos.

the prace.

Two firemen from the Fritish steamer in Branch appeared before Mr. Hazeland yestor day, one of them clurging the other with suiting him with a knife. The complainant

The other day a charge was brought against

Pang Sun, bealswain on the steamer Susany, who was charged with being in possession of prepared opium without a permit. Among those who gave evidence was Sergeant Gar-

paaist the fagship Royal Arthur on her sr- Misunderstandings and explanations accom- rival at Adeleide on the 23rd ult. Three vozzols were at the anchorage getting ready for depart- ure. The Loch Byan dipped her ensign to the flagship, and there was an immediate ro.

sponse from the warship, but the two other vessels took no notice of the Royal Arthur, notwithstanding that she dipped her sign twice to them. The flagship was displeased with this discourteous behaviour, and one of the vessels was called upon for an explanation, which was considered satisfactory. Later in the day the American barque Onaway dipped her enign twice to the Royal Arthur without

recognition, the salute not being observed by the warship. The captain of the Royal Arthur was annoyed when he was afterwards acquainted with the fact. So was the American captain--we should think.

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON, 16th October, 8.35 p.m.

BRITISH ACTIVITY IN THE

TRANSVAAL

were 12 killed and 27 wounded.

GENERAL NEWS:

Mr. Wilkinson submitted that any person possessed of common sense Tending these two letters and looking at the plan which accom panied them would necessarily come to the con clusion that the Sanitary Board granted the permission naked for, viz, to dispense with hack yards to these two houses as shown on the plan That was how his client had construed the Acting Secretary letter, and accordingly no had leisure ly, and without interruption by anyone

Flying columns are operating in the Transvaal General Mahon has had a sue- rebuilt over the back yards in manner shown c

the plan. The work had been finished zome cessful engagement, in which his casualties time ago, and now without woming, th Banitary Board had momoned the defendant foi doing that which, Mr. Wilkinson contended, the Board had given him permission to do argued that it was not open for the prosecution to say that the Banitary Boora had no power to grant mich permission, for it must be pri sumed that what had been done by them officially in this instance had been lawfully done. He further submitted that Sec. 7 Sub sot, (c) of Ordinance 34 of 1899 empowered THE ELECTIONS.

the Faultary Board to grant the permission which he contended had been granted. He The Unionist majority is now 151.

objected to any parole utilence being given to RED SEA COALING-STATION FOR explain what was sail by the proscention to be My tends the intention of the Acting Secretary of the GERMANT

23 Sanitary Board in welting that letter of the 10th

Bowley contended that the Secretary i

LONDON, 16th October, 8.35 p.m.

The Sultan of Turkey bas leased the island

of Uraon, in the Red Sea, to Germany as a

An Indian named Almed who appeared at the Magistracy yesterday seems to be a terror to those living in the same Louse as himself. THE expression invented by the Times for the force under the control of the Generalis. At any rate a European seaman out of employ simo of the allied troops, the Exopean chased him round his rec and acted in a thres- told Mr. Hazeland yesterday that the defendant

steam-roller," is a distinctly bappy nužne in one respect at least. The expedition to Pao:tening a manner that he went to the Polies Sta

tica end reported the matter. Borgesnt Grant tingfu has been conducted with all the slow

was sent back with the ecoplainant. Before they dignity of a steam-roller--though the actual could reach the house they mat the defendant march from Tientsin and Peking to the city in the street. As seen as he caught sight of rod. The Sergeant mid he visited the Suising was fairly rapid, owing to lack of opposition the complainant the defendunt took off his coat with right excise officers. He informed the from the Chinese. But among the peculiar and wanted to fight. For being disorderly inmate that he was going to search the ship and properties of a steam-roller, other than its a public street the man was bound over to keep passengers for opium. We then asked an ex- cise officer where they intended to search first, slow pace, the must notable is its crushing

and he answered "The boatswain's room." He effect. Will the European steam-roller "

accompanied the exciss officers there and found perform its work in the same thorough way?

in the room a man who said he was the quarter The move on Paotingfa has failed for the

master. He told him to fetch the boatswain, most part to attain its object, owing to the

and he did so. When the boatswain arrived be discussion and delays which preceded the

was a Japanese calling himself Charles Tokay, told him he was going to search his hores and departure of the expeditions. When the and the defendant an unprepossessing Mexican bank, which he proceeded to do in his presence,

Rear-Admiral Bradford, Chief of the Bureau allied troops arrived there they discovered named Manuel Vilchest. The complainant's the only remark he made being "All right, go of Equipment, will, a Washington despatch in- the city practically deserted and all the story was that at about eight o'clock on Tues cn." They found four tins of prepared opium forms us, recommend that an appropriation of treasure, both Government and private pro- day morning he was having beakfast with the-about 20 tele-underneath the man's box, and at least $25,000, bo mado, sufficient to make an coaling station. perty, safely removed beyond the possibility defendant, and being without sugar he asked the in consequence he was arrested. The Magis advance in the equipment of vessels of the of capture. The Allies have left to them defendant if he would please let him have some trate, however, was not satisfied us to the guilt navy with the wireless telegraph system. The the bare satisfaction of removing Paotingfu, of his. The defendent refused, and the complain of the boatswain, who said he did not know that despatch continues-Every maritime nation of as far as its mere buildings are concerned, ant then got up and fetched some bread. the opfum was in his room and that it must. Europe has been experimenting with wireles When be returned the defendant got up have been placed there by someone who had a telegraphy for its naval service, and the British from the face of the earth, but the punish-d struck bin in the face with his fist. grudge against him. He accordingly discharge nation has gone so far as to make arrangements ment has been shorn of its impressive clare- Then the defendant went to his bank and of this man. At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. for equipping thirty-two of its vessels with ter. There is an atrociouscrime to beavenged, and the destruction of a few empty houses came back with a knife, with which he cat Gledge applied for a rehearing. He contended these instruments. The Admiralty zome The cats, how that the mere fact of the man being found in months ago authorised this expenditure of near- will not weigh much in the balance against ever, wars but slight. A Europeɛn. framsa possession of the opiums war suficient to convictly £50,000 in wireless telegraphy experiments, it. But presumably the question which corroborated. The Captain of the steamer gare him, unless he could show that there was good and excellent results have been attained. The our Tientsin correspondent asks-Will Pac- the defendant a bád character, saying that this reason to believe that he did not know that the Marconi system is not now employed by the tingfu bo burnt to the ground will be was not the first time he had used a knife. The opium was there, and that it had been placed English service, and while the system in use in answered in the affirmative.

defendant's story was that he was at breakfast there by somebody else. Ultimately His Wor not as satisfactory it is yet of great value It is difficult to see what will be the course with the complainant when the latter took some chip decided to grant the re-hearing provided During the August maneuvres of the squadron a disturbance of the instrumente on a vessel of of events in the immediate future: The Ger- of his sugar, and, when he remonstrated with that it was understood that the informer would man Government, as the Ostasiatiche Lloyd him he said he should take it. They then strug. be called to give evidence. This suggestion one of the fleets was found to be due to the pro- cable from Berlin on the 11th inst. stated, gied. The defendant had in his hand a knife was agreed to. The steamer, however, will not be sence, out of telescopic auge, of a hostile with which he had been cutting bread, and in in the harbour until about three weeks hence, squadron. This (the U.S.) Government has been replied to the Yangtze Viceroys anxious the struggle the comphinent got cat. His His Worship observed that the informer who endeavouring tooducate zaral officer in operat. protests against the extension of operations Worship thought one was as bad as the other was brought before him the other day in aning wireless telegraph instruments, and the into Shantung that the question had not and gave the defendant the option of a fine, he other case broke down. He contradicted him- systeun has boog installed at the Newport Naval been taken into consideration Now, how being ordered to pay 813, or 16 days.

self in every line,

him on the fare and side.

Station.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 16th October,

THE ELECTIONS. 389 (7) Unionists, 184 Liberis, ont 80 Nationalists have been elected to date. The Unionista have gained East Aberdeen

letter of the 1st Sept, was not intended to

bo, nor was iby a giut of permission to obstruct the book yards or open trecen, but was merely an inkmation that the Board had decided to accept the house complying with the Or dinance sa such houses then were, with back. withent windows opening into such

required by the Dr dinance. He mbmitted that the plan which

ccompanied the

matured in mach

way of telesnul addi plan gepared for the alteration of buildings. He further contender "that the Banitary Board had so power to permission to obstruct already existing yards. Sub-seo. (d) of Boo vided that "In no case conki

The Magistrate reserved his decision. yards be obstructed.

A SOUTH AFRICAN The Boors threaten to attack Philippolis Col. Groves of the West Kents surprised a Boer laager near Frankfort, killing and wounding lf and capturing 18 of the enemy. GERMAN COALING STATION IN THE LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Sultan of Turkey bar leased to Ger. any, for 30 years, the island of Urson in the Red Sea, near Kamaran, as a ccaling station.

RED SEA

THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.

A specialist summoned to Cronberg reports that there is no immediate danger.

The NY K. steamer 1awala Maru (Aus

for this port on the 16th just, and is expected tralian Lane) left Kobe via Moji and Nagasaki

to arrive hers on the 23rd Inst.

The O. B. B. semer Ajon aft Singapore on Wednesday the 17th inst, and is due in Honghang on the 2nd lust, ar.