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INTIMATIONS.

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AMERICAN MARBLE.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20.H, 1903

The Hongkong Volunteers went into camp at Kowloon yesterday evening at 5.15.

ness to the Empire at large, on the one hand; or, on the other, were they to be in reality amal gamated and made to feel that their interests Major Geneal Wegnek, who was in com- and these of the other dependencies of the mand of the Russian troops between Taku and Crown were really identical? Instiuctively Tientain arrived at Kobe on the 2nd inst. by the country has declared for the latter view, the Haluai-maru. He has resigned his com and the policy, which in the hands of Mr.mand to General Yanjule, on the score of it. CHAMBERLAIN and Sir ALFRED MILNER health, has already been so well commenced, has been accepted by the nation at large. In this judgment the nation has given a distinct expression of its confidence, but there has been an unmistakeable undercurrent show-

A. S. WATSON & CO., in that the confidence was conditional only,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

The Health Officers of the Colombo Municipal Council are still continuing the crusade against rate, and large numbers are being brought daily to the Town Hall to be counted and paid for. The tails are cut off, and the caresses takon to

the incinerator. The total number destroyell from the middle of December up to date (the 1st inst.) is over 43,000.

Dr. Méere, through his Counsel, Mr. Matsuda, has Blod a petition in the Yokohama Ku Saibansho, reports the Japan Gazette, claiming payment of yan 40.50 from Dr. Munro. The claim is made on the ground that, the

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, the Colonial Office itself, are most immediate-General Hospital at Yokohams having heen

TO CONNOISSEURS. Wines bottled by ourselves are selected

by experts from the finest vintages, and are of unsurpassed quality. Having been established in Hongkong SIXTY YEARS

and was by no means to be accepted as necessarily including the Prime Minister, or the conduct of the Foreign Office gener- ally. In fact there are two of the Govern ment departments which have notoriously broken down under the recent strain, and these are the two departments which, after

ly connected with the Empire at large, as distinct from that portion of it lying within the Four Seas. Neither the War nor the Foreign Offices have exhibited the power of adaptation required by the new conditions of the Empire. Of all countries China is that which most nearly approximates in its con- ditions to those coming under the key of the Colonial Office, yet it is with regard to China that the Foreign Office, has shown the greatest ineptitude-so great a fact that

A recent Army Order, says an Indian tele. The decision of the Tear not to visit Paris is gram, makes it plain that a soldier when taken causing ranch bitterness in France, and Bussin prisoner of war forfeits pay only when proved is being attacked by politicians holding widely before a court of enquiry to have been to blame different views in the matter.

Bir

South Afrion about the middle of this William Nicholson is expected in India month, but only nominally resumes the Adjut ant Generalship, as he proceeds home in mediately on leave, Sir William Ellis continuing

to officinte.

An Allahabad telegram saya-It is expected appointed by the Secretary of State this cold a Director of Indian Agriculture will be weather. Mr. Ibbetson, Secretary in the Reve nue and Agricultural Department, now at home on farlough, has been conferring with the India Office on the subject.

An American Indy has offered the New York public library a remarkable gift. It consists of one thousand menus, each from a different hotel or restaurant. She has collected most of them leased to Dr. Munro in March 1899, the hospi.herself, and some are from Hungary, China, tal insurance premium for the year should have Japan, and Russis. The donor stipulates that the means are to be kept sealed until 1950, os boon paid by him, but that he failed to do so:

it in her desire that the coming generations muy see what their ancestors ate.

Mathow Mess, a man employed on the U.S. B

Monterey, appeared before Mr. Hazeland yes. terday charged with fighting. He seesnited an Indian watchman at Hunghom Dock. A fight ons red, some other Indians joining in. The defendant seems to have got the worst of the bargain, his eyes having evidently been coverely battared. He was drunk at the time, and His Worship observed that he thought the police

There has just been published at Washington complete official returns for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1900, which show that 1.446 vessels, of 393,168 gross tone, were built and document ed in the United States. Since 1859 this resort has been exceeded only twice-in 1864, when 415,740 gross tons were built, and in 1874,

Mr. Edward Ambrose, one of the Abordeon

post of Assistant Director-General of the Samoso Cortome. He will serge for two years and draw £1,000 a year,

Customs Officials, has been selected to all the

TELEGRAMS.

* DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

THE ORISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTE.]

SHANGHAI, 19th October, 9.39 p...

REPORTED SUICIDE OF KANG YI:

It is reported that Kaug-yi has committed

The Times of India hopes that the nege train sant from South Africa to Chins will shortly be allowed to come to India with its for 47-inch guns, with equipment and ammuni- Times, that the ardillory, reliefs on their way suicide. The story is, however, doubtful tion complete. It is understood, adds the out to India will be furnished with equipment of the latest pattern.

BOXERS TRYING TO ESCAPE TO.

SHANTUNG

The Railway Conference which has been held at Simla met for the last time on Monday, the The Boxers who have been driven south 1st inst, when proposals from Messrs. Thomas ward by the Allied troops in Chibli are Cock and Sons were considered, whereby this firm would be susbled to issue tinkets for circu-making violent efforts to take refuge in lar tours in India over one thansand miles long. Shantung. without restriction, at ten per cant reduction. half of which to go to the passenger. It was resolved to sak Mears. Cook and Sons to draw up a detailed list of tours for further considers tion.

These Manchter goods trade, according to Messra, Borlom & Co's report, maintained stolid position in the market last week. Cotton had advanced, and spot touched 73d per lb. The report adds The repil advance in prices is probably unparalleled since the American War. Buyers all round in yarns and cloth are

TUAN STILL BUSY AT COURT Yuan Shikai telegraphs to the Southern Viceroys that Pritice Tuan, though he has heen formally degraded, is still performing his former functions at Court.

COURT MAY REACH HSIANFU ON

FRIDAY

It is expected that the Imperial Court

our knowledge of local conditions has. Lord SALISBURY'S mismanagement has ought to send a protest against the Hang when 432.735 gross tons left the ways. These holding off and waiting developments, whilst will reach Heinfo on the 26th instant.

become a national blot. So of the War Office; hom Hotel, which he considered was too near figures do not cover yaclits or Government spinners and manufacturers are running short

enabled us to maintain and improve the prime quality of the Wine.

In addition however to Wines of our own bottling, we have recently imported large

stocks of

PORT &

SHERRY

from the famous house of

GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO.,

OF LONDON, OPORTO & KERES,

the name of which firan is the

HALL-MARK and GUARANTEE of

EXCELLENCE.

SOLE AGENTS

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

BIRTH.

the wife of W. SHEWAN, of a son.

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEN VEUX ROAD Cl. LONDON OPTIVE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

the Dock.

vetsels.

of orders, and in some cases the machinery bas been stopped. As to China and Japan no work- alle business has come forward. Messrs. Som- ner & Co. state that owing to the smart ad

LONDON, 16th October, 55 p.m.

THE POWERS STIPULATION-

CHING AND LI OBJECT. Mr. Conger, the US Minister, has cabled to Washington that Prince Ching and Li Hung-chang oppose the stipulations of the

A cricket match will take place to-day on

The Wondalli Gold Mines Company, Secun- the Hongkong Cricket Club ground, starting derabad, intimates that no gold was obtained at 12.30 pm, and play will continue straight from these mines during July, 1900, on vances in the uw material they must look on without an interval for tiffin. The match is

account of milling having been stopped since forward to an idle market for some weeks to 30: Mare Ward, Maitland, Mackenzie, Ser will be resumed. over 30 v. under 30. The teams are:-Over June last, and it is impossible to say when work come, as neither buyers nor sellers are anxions The Agent and General to enter into any engagements under the pre- con Nast, Captains Langhorus, Aine Managor in Indis of the Deccan Mining Corn-sont condition of things. There was no re lie, Wall, and Dyson, Beg, E. H. Good, and Rev. A J. Dexter. Under 30: Mears Apany declares that all active operations were mumption of business for China, and shipments stopped at the Company's gold fields in March last, and neoorilingly there has been no output of gold since then. This information has been transmitted to the Director-General of Stalis-bay Anjuman-i-Islam to his Excellency the Vice-mentling of the Taku Forts, and the in- tics, who has asked for it. The outputs for April, May, and June at both the mines will be made known eventually.

dersen, Lowe, Burale, Noble, Cor Captain Hutchinson, Lisuts. Strong, Krickenbeek, Atol, and Clifton Brown, R.N.

were still being held back.

A memorial has been presented by the Bom. y upon the question of the restrictions now posedon Mahomadan pilgrims to Mecca. The

as far as the Office can make it the army system remains amongst those of the other nations very much as a mastodon or a dodo menigst the creations of the present age. It broke down utterly at the time of the Crimean War, and was momentarily patched to make it look "as good as new"; with what effect the story of the South African contest may show. The eventual success of that war was due to the practical superos- sion of the Office under the lead of a man sufficiently powerful to set War Office pre- cedents at defiance. The new conditions, and the necessity in the near future of the

The new Japanese constitutional Political Home Country and the Colonies being able Association is about to publish an organ in an emergency to work inmediately to called the Seiyu, under the editorship of Mr. gether, point out that the defence of the Shiga Juko, Messrs. Zamoto (of the Japan. Empire is something outside the ordinary Tinies), Asalina (of the Tokyo Nithi Nichi), capacity of English provincial electors to and Tokutomi (of the Kohumia), with other decide. At the same time the Horse Guards, well-known writers as advisors. Marquis Saioa the present representatives of the constitui will have supreme control and high-collar tional powers of the Crown, are even more than the War Office behind the requirements of the moment. In the decline of mere party cries which seem in the present elec. tion in the United Kingdom to have fallen A tea-house keeper from Manila name into comparative insignificance, these are Wong was walking along the Fraya on Tue cobjects which in the new Parliament will day afternoon with his wife, a Filipino, when occupy men's muds, and will doubtless two men suddenly brushed against him. One acknowledged the splendid navel and militarybility." It is suggested by the memorialista bring about a new parting. At all events snatched a bag which he was carrying and both and China, and was grateful also for the that the imposition of a small fee of about one

men are expected to assist in the work. The "high-collar men are panese who have been to Europe, and claim to have a thorough know ledge of European affair

-

on

of them caught hold of his hand, while the other

memorialists state that if a careful observation were established in the Bombay Harbour at Pir A farewell banquet was given to Lord Hope Paon, or on Hog Island, or any other suitable ton on the 3rd inst. at the Hotel Cecil, London, place where all intending pilgrims could be the pilgrim ships under such regulations and at which 700 guests were present. The gather. made to preceed and from thence embark on ing was a remarkable and representative one. Mr. Laurier cabled the ungratulations of restrictions as may be considered necessary, no Cuanda to United Australia. The Agent harm would be done from a sanitary point of General of Queensland, in proposing the Im-view and no dissatisfaction used to the States perial Forces, warmly eulogised the work of the of Europe, as the Venice Convention does not War Department in transporting so large on prohibit the departure of pilgrims even from a any and its applies to South Africa and Flague-infected port. Your Lordship's memori hoped the Colonial soldiers would became the lista consider that Pir Paon would be the more iness, good water supply and greater accver- soldiers of the Empire. Mr. Goschen gratefully suitable place of embarkation, owing to its health-

sexistance rendered by Australia in South Africa

co-operation of the Indian troops in China. Lord Lansdowne said the question of National Imperial defence should be outside party poli- tics. He warmly praised the work of Lord Roberts in South Africa.

pee on each pilgrim would probably realise a sum sufficient to cover all expenses.

Ministers in Conference in the matter of the

abolition of the Teunghi Yamen, the dis-

sistence on direct intercourse for the repre- sentatives of the Powers with the Chinese Emperor.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 18th October, 7.65 p.m.

THE GERMAN CHANCELLORSHIP.

Prince Hohenlohe has resigned the Ger- man Chancellorabip, and Count von Bülow

succeeds him.

THE UNITED STATES ELECTION

BREAN AT NEW YORK.

Mr. Bryan has been received by Tammany with an organised demonstration at New. York of unsurpassed magnitude and en- thusiasm.

REUTERS SERVICE.

LONDON, 17th October.

PARLIAMENT.

middle of January

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, there is a general consensus of opinion that then ran away. The bag contained 18 silver they must be decided irrespective of what dollars, five dollars in small change, and a draft an evil generation has taught us to consider for $25. The thief whe shased by the owner [2gas politics, namely the strife of the "ins "and of the money and his wife, and stopped by n * outs," and that all parties and all sections Chinese constable. The thier, who had been have their right to be represented. For previously convicted, was sentenced to six weeks At Forest Gate, London, on the 18th October, such a task the present Prime Minister is hard labour.

felt to be without the requisite mental In the Yokohama Chiho Sailansho on October calibre. Unfortunately our system gives us 4th., before Judge Sato, an action was heard, little opportunity in an emergency like the brought by Mr. C. N. Crosse, z barrister-at-law present of arriving at the best choice. With of Koba, against Mr. Uchiyama Rosseter for a few exceptions of men of special abilities the payment of 300 you. The plaintiff was repe devoted to special work, the men who re-ented by Mr. Hasegawa, while the defendant. main available to form a ministry are not did not appear. According to the reportin us men of mark above the average, nor has Japan Herald plaintiff deposed that he made a Caset of the Pennsylvania Railway has reached assisted in draining off the water but with little peror William hae, Istterly, personally directed

28th, 1894, at 10 per cent. per annum. It was to be repaid on August 23th of the same year,

On April 11th, 1909, defendant was ordered in default to pay the money as claimed by plaintiff. but he had not done so. The Judge ordered the temporary attachment of the property of de fendant, the expenses to be borne by him,

At about half-pust six on Thursday night P.C.

Horakond, October 20th, 1900

Trovon the country has in an unmis-

"Making hay while the sun shines." Mr. W. P. Rend, of Chicago, bas tendered, ac- cording to invitation, to supply the French and Eussion Navies with steam coal froin West Virginia.. Mr. E. M. Hopking of Philadelphia on the 1st ult. closed a contract for English consumers of 100,000 tons of Pennsylvania run-of-mine coal for immediate delivery at Mediterranean ports. President

loan of 300 yen to the defendent on February Berlin to negotiate with the German Government for the supply of Richmond coal to the German Nave, Mr. Robert Pitcairn, Superintentiont

the Carlton Hotel, London, where, it is gossiped he is engaging in heavy contracts to supply British commmers with cont from the "City of Brotherly Love" during the forthcoming winter Quite a large number of other American ceal operators are in Europe ferreting out the open

Further particulars of the disastrous foods at Calcutta, have reached us from a private source. As reported in our issue of yesterday. thirty five inches of rain fell during the last four days of September. Such a downpour had not been known in the city for thirty years" The water in the streets of the native quarter was over four feet in depth. The European residential quarter was under water, and vom

The new Parlament will not meet before the uncation was by means of beats. Large fish have been caught in the Calcutta streets. A

GERMANY." local paper states that the Municipal authorities. It is stated in Berlin that Prince Hohenlohe opened Penstock e Canal, which and the Baghli has resigned. It is madeystood that, the Ein- effect. The Jatsun bridge on the Bengal the Chinese policy with Count von Bülow, Central Railway was washed away, and leven consulting Prince Hohenlohe kat little falling buildings. In the Ballingham section hundred houses collapsed and in other parts of the city four were lilled, and many injured. Thousands of people are homeless. A relief fund to aid the distrerred in Caloutta and the burbs has been started, and already nearly Rs 10,000 have been introlled. It is offeally reported in Laloutts that during the foods 12 perains were killed, 17 injured, 182 pucca houses had fallen, end 409 kateha houser.

one commanding figure emerged from the takeable manner endorsed the action of Lord ineb approaching the goal. Yet the circun- SALISBURY'S Government with regard to stances of the Empire are such that such a bat defendant failed to discharge the obligation. of the Pennsylvania's Pittsburg Division, is at people are reported to be buried in the debris of South Africa and the late republics the gure is at the present time urgently needed. Ministerialist majority by latest advices is The policy of drift, which in ordinary times 133 Lord SALISBURr individually caaay be interchangeabie with a masterly take little personal glory to himself from inactivity, is a dangerous one when an the result. In fact the feeling is growing emergency looms on the horizon; and we that the Prime Minister was rather a hin- certainly do not overmate the conditions of drance than a help to the success of the the 1noment when we say that an emergency Winter was going down Consight Road and Brkets for their minerals. Government measures, and that if colonial which will need all the ability of the Em as foreign affairs had been left to his

pire to turn to account is actually within initiation the record would have been measurable distance: We require a Prime one of marked incapacity. And yet the Minister and & Foreign Office in every sense nation at large is by no means disposed to Imperial--and this is just what our present fling a stone at his Foreign policy as a constitutional methods do not provide for. whole, while distinctly acknowledging that during the latter portion of his tenancy it

No fresh plague cases or deatha were reported has been coupled with a decided retrogres-in the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday. sion. In point of fact, while Lord Farts. nour bas a knowledge of the external rela- tions of the Empire almost unique, he ment ally lacks the courage of his opinions, and

is not sufficiently strong as a man to carry his views to their legitimate conclusion; nor in he of that type of men, who, possessed of

when opposite Commissariat Building” sew o

In an account of the march to Peking, the couple of coolics engaged in a heated argument with some other coolies. On someone calling out spacial correspondent of the Times of India

The London correspondent of the Madras *Sergeant" they went away. The constable describes a ludicrons incident which took place went on towards the Cricket Ground, and white at Yangtsun, where the Chinese had prepared Mat gives his readers a little bit of club gossip thers hard a great noise. The coolies ltyd get an immensely strong position. He says: Aate how the new Governor of Madras obu together again and had resumed their argument. | body "of Tartar Cavalry, about 1,000 strong, his appointment. Heys "Of your now Going towards then he saw that the couple had sued with spears, and same carrying huge Governor's general history, birth, parentage, come to blows. He took them both into custody, red and yellow banners, came out from behind age, family, whom he married, his amb When before Mr. Hazelaad yesterday one of the centre village, and advanced at a gallop as children, bis rowing feats, and the not that he the men said: The second defendant was hit if about to charge. Word was immediately sent is one of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's Early yesterday morning a Chinamenting mall boy and I went and separated them to the Bengal Cavalry, on our right, to dia menyou will doubtless already know. As to found lying down in Nullah Lane with a severe The pond defendant said: I was walking perse them. But the Tartars refused to wait. how it was, though, that he came to be nomin endeavouring to get into a house close by and long; I did not fight-They were each fined Thoy suddenly turned about, and through glasses ated for the Governorship of Madras, the follow

ent on bis head. It is supposed that he was

fell

83, or 14 days, and bound over to keep the

-peace.

ung

The Relobatag has been summoned for the 14th November,

THE FEESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Mr. Hyên hàg onsneds, vigorous campaign

in New York and has addressed huge audiences; the betting, however, on the election is 5 to 1

on McKinley

THE CRISIS IN CHINA

LOCAL MOVEMENTS.

The U.B. gumboat Don Juan de dualria ar-

Mokais left yesterday for Shang.

"THE TROUBLE

Admiral He and his

advance from Bauchan on small detachment belag The Britian troops

withing might sith, only one Hongkong throngk

we could see them bending over their horses ing may be news. The story goes that when and hebing them into a mad gallop. Presently Lord Amptlull's brother-in-law, Lord Beau of Samchan are enjoying they disappeared behind some high grass, champ, announced his intention of returning | man having had to be sent Nine men employed at the Naral Yard ap-

A Japanese diver, reports the Nagma In the meanwhile, the Americans and British Home from Sydney-Lord Hopetoun's Vice Alckness. the requisite knowledge, but knowing them-reared before Mr. Haseland yesterday charged Prese, went down three times to the wreck of wore advancing steadily, the batteries taking royalty of Federated Australia has naturally selves deficient in firmness, are willing to with fighting and creating a disturbance the Calanda on the 2nd inst, and on esch grout to the left and shelling the enemy over put all the mere Colonial Governors noses out LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. leave to their heutenants the execution of Wing Fing Street, Wanchai. Two Chinese derasion managed to reach the bridge of the their heads. Between the centre village and of joint, bendes reducing their salary-->

froni themselves. Like many another abla ing. They arrested the defendants, who were about 28. fathoms of water. He was unable to behind which the Chinese soldiery were cluster What can we do for the chap now works, the original germ of which emanated i constables found betwềần 30 and 40 men fight-gankan ress. He reports that she is lying in that on the right ran the railway embankment, Chamberlain said to his Private Secretary

man, he has while exacting obedience from When asked what he had to say one of the de- his lieutenants not taken care to fit them as fendants said: "Yesterday I was set upon his successors; so that it is necessary to number of men and besten.” look outside his entourage for a man to whom |

each fhed $5, and bound over for 12 months.

by

stay below for a longer period than five minutes, ed in thousands.. This embankment was made to that effect. For, of course, s there being a flaw abere water in the sirpipe thus adding to the overcrowding already mon- live out of England for owing to the great pressure of water, and to an objective by both the British and Americans, Lord Beauchamp's health

well

and

The M. steamer Tonkin, with the next French mail, left Balgon to-day, at 3 a.m., for

Maru (Austra

Prepay spected to arriva

here pa the 23rd

port on the 18th

here on the 24tic

The sailed from

ad

Long on the 17th

The

**Qur'on the 19th

In New

of his dress. He does not believe there are any tioned. By the time the force had reached year; and if so, why not, as his can be entrusted the control of the foreign The Band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will bodies in the vessel and thinks they have boos within 500 yards of the railway all mase of a Governor somewhere. relations of an empire so complicated as that play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from carried out to sen. This opinion is hesed on order was lost, and it was a confused mass of racent, soon Lord Ampthill was of Britain Lord SALISBURY nominally 8pm to 9.30 pm. The programme will be the absence of fish in the neighbourhood of the Americans, Englishmen, and Indians, which to sound his relative quietly if he

March "Italian Zard Regiment" Mantilli suuban vessel. The diver le engaged by flymas Binally serged over the lines. Leading the rash succeed Sir Arthur Havelock. made his appeal to the country on the single Overt

Pique Damno “pay Sampe interested in the margo, He has been promised were Major Barrett of the 1st Sikhs and Majer story goes Lord Beauchamp question of the settlement of the South Selection.

Y1,000 should good in neonvering the pede Clue of the 24th Punjabis. It was à gallant when Lord Ampthill mentioned the Africanaffair. Werethe blunders made by his

deposited on board by

of the charge, but there was not, as st Pelteng, any to Mr. Chamberlain, the latter mid- You predecessore to be repeated, and were the late

further award for need for the baronet, for the Chinees fed had better take it. And his Lordship consul free states, under a half-erected conquest,

coats Gite | swiftly, so swiftly, indeed, that many of the tod his wife, thought the matter over, and final

Extormers anver caught sight of them. to be permitted to remain a source of wes

Tannhstwer

ly decided he could take it."