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POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 7th November.

BEFORE KR. HAZELAND,

STEALING BUGAB,

Two Chinese, one a simpan owner and the other a marine hawker, were brought up on re- and charged with the unlawful possession of naga of sugar, weighing about eleven owts,

and valued at 300,

FOOTBALL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 1900

2ND EL H.E.3.0. V. OFFICRES OF THE

terday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the Navy. The home team was two short. The teams were

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWS VIA VÄMERICA.

**** HOVÉE, ---

With

of India spiniers threaten the

yarn in Chinese markets,

overland trado valued at

he would take command with a volunteer |

SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBEELSIN.

to China, aa formerly, India converta it into crew raffed by himself and defend it 800-

London: 25th October. – twist and yarn before despatching if, and so cessfully against the attacks of any number Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at the Fishramps the profits of manufacture and the advan- of torpedo boats disalarging real torpedoes,

• Hall, inado a strong appeal to the Im-tages of a more diversified This match was played at Happy Valley yes TEE U.S. ELECTION-ANTITY AS TO THE He said he would sink every one of the little peralistic aspirations of the nation. Unity with But, while raw cotton coins in industrial erstem. craft. His task at Mytileno was there the Colonius does not, he said, imply that we are to China, the exports to Japax have grown fore precisely to his liking. By putting lights hostile to other nations; we desire their friend enormously, and with the aid of Indian raw on launches so as to make them resemble shiur shipand hope they will reciprocate our friendness material the Officers of the Navy-Goal-Mason; baoka sidency, Republican campaign managers are in the darkness he decoyed the torpedo boats If they decline we shall be loft in splendidi sola-cuprennan, a provinco of China proper,

away on a false trail, and with every light on tion, surrounded and strengthened by the sister his own, warships out he slipped away to soa, with not a vessel touched. Hinring done this, he misled Fisker's scouts by falte signals and caught the hostile fleet entirely unprepared on Lemugs, Fisher's squadron was steaming in parallel columns and Beresford manoeuvred his ships so skilfully that the admiral had no opportunity to change thie formation or do anything but clear decks for instant action. Beresford ran his ships in single file between the lines, enabling him to fight with both broadsiden, while cach of the enemy's vessois

over the Republicans for the reason that in

nations and our colonies. He denied that Eng India has an land showed signs of decadence and referred to Ex. 500,000 annually, and considerable trade also the splendid army we had sent to South passes over the lofty mountains which separate Africa. He referred especially to offers of assis. Indin from Chinese Turkestan and Tibet The tanes made by the great feudatory princes of existence of this overland trade servos as a re- India which we were obliged to decline. The mindor that, apart from her commercial in new Imperialism, he said, meant that all the tereats, India has a political interest in the colonies were entitled to the same rights as tranquility and prosperity of China, Burma and Yunnan are contiguous for several hun- Great Britian Fight in

drods of miles, and the frontier line has been racontly marked out by a joint commission. By a declaration of January 15, 1896, Great Britain

CHARITABLE WORK IN "INDIA.

enquiries, and found that the Chunsang had bean sentre forward had another good. try for gos, vote of Massachusetts will be cast for McKinley, could use bat one. Victory was so complete the National Union of Women Workers, at and France agreed to share equally all com

bags of sugar, mnds up in flour sacks. The sampan people could act give a satisfactory or planation regarding the sugar, and witness thereupon arrested them.

Sorgenut Gourlay stated that he instituted lischarging the particular kind of sugar found in the defendauts possession. The steamer eople, however, could not identify the sugar, as it had been changed from their baskets into flour bage. The defendants had stated that they received the sugar from the Shek Loon bost, but from his enquiries witness found that no pass bort from Shok Liven und bernas the harbour.

Washington, 7th October. Satisfied now that they will win the Pre Griove and Mulleneuz; half-books-Fellowes, very uneasy about the next House of Represen Brown, and Elliot: forwards-Brown, Hazel, tetives. It is entirely possible that President Shuttle, Carpenter, and Lindsay.

MoKinley will be re-elected by a large H.K.V.C. Goal Low: backs Graham; majority of electoral votes, and that the P. C. 26 Bonlger said he was patrolling at the harbour on Tuesday morning, when he no half-bucks-Smith, Grant, and Stevens, forwards Democrate might have a great advantage ticed a boat that appeared to be very heavily-Brett, Wild, Yule, and Brown (B.3.)

Shuttle kicked off for the officers at 4,80, their stronghold in the solid Bonth almost every laden. Ho boarded it, and found there the 17

and the ball was sent over to Carpenter, whe State that gives its olectoral vote to Brynu is contred. From a pass Brown got possession, sure to send a solid Democratic delegation to In the Republican strongholds, and shooting well, scored first goal for the Congress, honic team half a minute after the start however, many States will have broken delega. The ball was again fielded, and the officers tions. There is no quartiva that the electoral but luck was against him. The ball, how and yet the Democrats will have one and over, was kept in the club's part of the fiol, two representatives from that State. Iowa, and thred byes in succession were recorded for Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, which the visiters before Yule msnared to get the have sold Republican dulogations in the present leather away. He carried it well past mid- Home, may cech return one or more Democrats deld, and passed to Brown, who returned. this fall, and the five great States of New York, Griove stopped splendidly, however, A foul Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indians and Illinois, witch have at present forty-six Democratic ropre. against the horne eleven gave the noval men an opening. Their forwards combined splendidly, sentativos, zoay all go Republican and give their His Worship, in unding the charge proved, and Brown sent in a long shot that Low fisted 130 electoral votes to McKinlay, and may yet said these cases of lareny wars becoming alto. out. The ball could not be got away, however, increase their Democratie strength in the gather too common in the colony. The defen- and things were looking gloomy for Low's House.

Republican managers aro directing their dants had been guilty of a very serious offence,men, when Hezel settled the question by

the few and the scutenes would be a fine of $100 each, reading the ball past. The result of the efforts toward trying to carry

combination was merely delayed, however, seats now held by Democrats, but especial. or. in default, two months' hurá labour,

not averted The ground forwards exertedly are they endeavouring to hold the seats themselves pluckily, but the sailors land made which Democrats are trying to win from up their minds to score, and scars they did, them. There is a chance that the Repablic

may pick Carpenter soading in the equaliser. The ball sna might have been saved, but Low's movements mountain States. The question of which party were hampoyed somewhat. Half-time failed to shall control the House of Representative that see any further points gained by either side, depend altogether on the size of the vote is is got out in New York and Pennsylvania. the score still standing at one goal each.

Republicus believe that if McKinley carries these States by majorities at all approximating those of four years ago, they will gain from tan to twelve seats in the House in these States alone. This would insure them control of the Honne oren with considerable losses in the South and Middle West.

STEALING A DOLLAR.

Ng Chin was drinking congos yesterday morning, and was about to pay for the drink when Wong Lo, a coolle of 1, knocked the money silver dollarunt of his hand, and it my bolted. Complainunt ran after picking it ng ho tum to stop, but Wong Lo ignored the request and only stopped when a constable caught him.

Private watchman No. 3 said he saw defen- dant knock money out of complaisant's hand, and bolt with it. Witress parmed and ar- rested the thief, and fenud the money in his Defendant ingannously pleaded that he simply picked the money off the ground and handled it to the complainant, who had him arrested for theft.

The excuse availed him nothing and he was sentenced to receive twelve strokes with the birch and to undergo 48 hours' detention in gaol,

THEFT FROM A DOCKYARD.

Wong Hong ploaded not guilty to stealing one spanner, value $l, the property of the Hongkong and Whampon Dock Company, on flm Gith inst.. at Hung Hom.

David Reid, heal watchman, said at twelve noon on the 5th he saw the dofondant coming by the ofle, and thinking his sctions snapicious, witness searched him and found the spanner hidden under his coat,

Defendant, who said he borrowed the spanner from another muu, was sentenced to two months' hard labour.

WOMAN ARRESTS A THIEF. Chen Kwok, 14, and Lam Yo, 17, found they had tackled more that their match when they attempted to get the better of Tang Lak Ngan, a seamstress. They were charged with stealing 1 jacket, value 52.50, on the 6th inst, from the complainant.

Tang Luk Ngan deposed that on Tuesday at

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a few seats in the

WHEREABOUER OF PEARY.

The soceud half of the game was conspicuous for the number of goals scored; the officers uo- counting for an additional three and the home cloven adding two to their account. As ut the commencement, the sailors were the first to get the ball home, Yale, soon after the kick- off, succeeding in evading Low. Proting by a foul against the officers-given on the ground

St. John's (N. F.), 7th October. that Hazel was off-sido-Yule and Brown, ably supported on the wing by Brett and Will, The failure of the Paary exploring steamer vigorously attacked Mason's charge. The latter, Windward to return from the north leads the however, was propared, and rotarned the lea local observers to believe that the explorer will thor. Throughout the game the consistent not attempt to get back thle autaun. Probably play of bath custodians alone kept the number the season just passed was an open one in the far of goals from rising, the forwards of the north. Should that have been the case Peary respective teams being alik rigorous in attack, is likely to have taken the Windward into some and undoubtedly meriting points. When the fact high latitudo, hoping to use her in a further that the club eleven had nine men only in the expedition next season. This would mean that field is taken into consideration, the remiltho has made no epocist record during the pro- 4 goale ta in favour of the Navy-is no sent year. discredit to them, and with their fall strength they would, judging by play, undoubtedly have won. For the visitors, Carpenter was respon sible for thres out of the total of four goals, and Shuttle and Yule for one each, Brown, whose form throughout was excellent, accounted for all three of the club's points.

BONE REFUGEES.

New York, 6th October.

A cable to the World from Paris Bays: Boer refugees continue arriving in increasing num- hers at Marseilles. Two German ships brought over 1,200 this week, and two French ships 950, incinding women and children. Those people belong to the well-to-do class. They are trans ALICE MEMORIAL & NETHERported to Holland across Fiance and Belgium by special trains. Thay any that thousands of SOLE HOSPITALS,

destitute Boers are now at Lourenzo Marquez Asked trying to obtain passange somehow whether any colonists contemplated going to the United States a prominent Johannesburg would gladly masko America their home if they could possibly get there.

Um, the dafendants catio, with a jacket and / with thanks the following donations to the furas 'merchant answered that 100 sturdy families.

fife jucket she was for Chaplainant put down of

cused had requested, when the second de the no. anatiling the article and handed it to his com panion, who made off. Witness caught the second defendant and bald on to him until he was taken charge of by the police. First de- fendant was arrested shortly afterwards.

The second, defendant receivod one month's bard labour, and his companion: 14 days' hard Jabour and twelve strokes

7th inst., regarding which he could wire be satisfactory explanation, was sent to prison for 14 days.

Chan Yan, a boatman, got the option of pay ing a fine of $5 or going to prison for 14 days. for having in his possession a quantity of coal reasonably supposed to have been stolen.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

Sir T. Jackson

and

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memoria Netherls Hospitals bera to not owlude the Hospitals:-

1. 8. L.

Tsui Chan

Chan Shok Chao

5

Ui. Loong

On Fat Wing

Shia Loong....

Him: Yenth

Wo Hing Tai

Sums under $5

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and overwhelming that the maple awarded it en the spot, to the dashing hero of the Alex- audria bombardment, who run the Condor in right under the gune of the Egyptian fort and battered it to atonis at close range. Beresford's daring seamanship and resouresful tricks in these manevres aro a startling contrast to the } old methods and stamp him as the cleverest comjerder in the British navy.

London, 25th October. Mrs. Flora Steol, speaking in a lecture at Brighton, declared that, apart from the mia sionaries, little or no charitable work was done by English women in India, who were mainly responsible for almost every serious trouble which we had.

NEWS VIA JAPAN,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA,

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mercial or other advantages which might be concetief to either in the provinces of Yunnan and Szechuan. It is probable that the resources of Yuan have been overinted, but neverthe

less it is important that India should watch over this direct, though difficult, means of access to the Yangtan province; for France is planning railways to the capital of the province of Yut nan, and vigilance will be needed to prevent her from scouring ozolusive rights, India's treaty rights, as well as her apelentýand extensive commercial interests in China, demand vigilant protection against direct attacks or insidious encroachments.

INSURANCES

TROUBLE IN RUSSIAN GOLD DISTRICT.

Tokyo, 30th October.

· London, 9th October. According to a Shanghai telegram, it is re- A deepatch from St. Petersburg to the Times ported that the Chinese Emperor has wired to records a striking instance of the manner in the King of Italy, waking the latter's good of which gold deposits along the rivers beyond fices in the pending negotintious. La reply, Lake Baikal are constantly plundered by adver- the King of Italy states that the Italian A Justice from Chita, Transbaikal | Government will withdraw its troops. from turers, district, with soren Cosmeks and other atten- Chins in the event of the Chinese Emperor dants, wont to the Valley of Kerslun, in Lena returning to Poking.

TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR Toky, 31st October.

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG basin, where privats alaims were marked but not occupied. They found a prosperous and The application of Daron Nishi, Japanese free community of gold-cookers occupying Ministor at Peking, to be allowed to return The Undoraigned, having been appointsä eighty-nine tants and shanties, which stretched home on ocount of indisposition, has been AGENTS for the above Company, sro pro

along the banka sanctioned by the Japanese Government. Mr. parod to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at for nearly three milos of the river. They had all the tools neces- Komum, Minister to Russia, will probably Current Rates

A ma- succeed Baron Nishi at Peking.

STEMSSEN & CO., the ary to work and large stores.

people decamped on A Shanghai telegram of the S01 October

Agents,

[24 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. jority of the appearance of the anthorities. Three hun states that the Foreign Ministers in Peking dred who remained were only induced to leave have formulated the following demands, in ad

HENIX FIRE OFFICE. after many had been arrested: The Justice dition to those already reported, for presentation left a few days later, whereupon the diggers to the Chinese Government:

The Undersigned are now prepared to returned in greater force and deded the Cos-

of INSURANCE sacks to interfere. More Cossacks were sent

GRANT POLICIES against FIRE at Carront Rates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., to the place and an attempt was made to con-visers.

Agente for the Phoenix Fire Office. fiscate goods, and provisions, but the miners

Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.

(27 made u ulen that there was danger of starvation and asked to be allowed to carry of the supplies,

YORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. promising to leave. Inasmuch as the miners outnumbered the Cossacks greatly and were too well armed to admit of harsher treatment this was agreed to, and all the diggers were let go. Engineers describe the region as extraordinarily rich, sometimes yielding half a pound of goi to the ton. It is calculated that nearly a ton and a half of gold has been removed by the adventurers in two months,

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Washington, 9th October. Those members of the Cabinet who bave been

making campaign speeches in various parts of the country tell the President that they had found conditions favourable to jus re-election by at least as large a majority in the lectorul College na ho received four years ago. This agreed with the information the President him self had received from Chairman Hanna, and other leading Republicans.

BEYAN MAKES SIXTEEN SPEECHES.

Jolliet, I., 9th October.

Mr. Bryan concluded the last speech of the day here to-night at a few minutes before 11 BLOAN WINS A BIG RACE IN PARIA,

New York 7th October,

o'clock. He had begun at Quincy at 8 o'clock, A cable to the Herald from Paris mys for and he made sixtoen addresses during the Sloan to night is the idol of the French sport day, or more then one speech for sach ing world. This afternoon he landed M. Maurice hour of the day occupied. Ephrussi's horse Codoman as winner of thie- NABROW ESCAPE OF THE OCEANIC."

New York, 9th October. Prix du Consell Municipal of the value of

A cabis fromTM Quewantown are: The giant hundred thousand francs, the biggest race of the autumn season, beating no less than three horses White Star liner Oceanic, which arrived here which had defeated his mount in previous races to-day, had a narrow escape from shipwreck off this season. It was a great race, and the pub the coast of Ireland. While approaching the lie's favorite. Semandria, finished nowhere. It cost and trying to pick up the Fastnet light, was also a great day for other American jockeys, what appeared to be a fog bank, suddenly lifted as Rigby Landed Delyino, a rank outsider, third, and showed land dead ahead. The breakers could be plainly seen crashing of the rocks and while Sims brought Grandesse in fourth.

the vessel tonched bottom, bat Captain Clameron immediately stopped his engines, reversed them and backed into the deep water without the steamship being injured. It was only owing to the care of the captain that a terrible disaster was

ELECTION RIOTS IN PORTO RICO.

New York, 8th October..

A cable to the Sun from San Juan Rays: A

the women

(8)-All provincial Vioeroys and Governors must ongago foreigners as administrativa ad-

(b)-No Manchu will be allowed to be ap-

(c)-All disturbances must be totally sup pointed a Provincial Viceroy or Governor. pressed by the Chinese Government within a period of three months.

PHG

(d). The whole of Manchuria shall be rastor- ed to the Throne within three months after the TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1899,

£14,409,089. suppression of the disturbances.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0.0 PAM-UP CAPITAL,.

687,500 0.0 2,701,183 13 7

THE INTERESTS OF INDIA IN CHINA.

The commercial relations between Fadia and China date back a hoary antiquity, says a special article in the Times. Each of these great regions was the seat of an advanced civilization at a time when the forefathers of those who moulded the British constitution, the French Republic, and the Garman Empire ran wild in woods" as naked savages.

There are probably few Englishmen who realize how closely our trade with Chinu was at first bound up with our Indian trade. How many are aware that less than 70 years ago British trade with China was a monopoly of the East India Company, and that until 1834 this great chartered company bore the whole expense of our diplomatic and consalur intercourse with China? Since those days great changes have come about. The triumph of laissez-faire and free trade doctrines, ocean steamers submarine cables, wars, and the opening treaty ports are among the diverse means by which the commossil ralations between East and the West have been transformed. Those manifold developments have benefitted India as well as Europe, and hor commercial relations with Chins have been extended and strengthened during the latter half of the century.

of

the

I.

II. FIRE FUNDS.

The Endersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Raton,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1900.

$1872 TORTE GERMAN PIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREARED TO ACCEPT First Clam Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Rates,

STEMSSEN & CO.

F20 Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON U

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FOUNDED 1710, The Undersigned having been appointed. AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.

[2 AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

Owing to the impossibility of distributing the Hongkong trade among the various countries which participate in it, the precise share of

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL. India in the China trade cannot be precisely

THE Undersigned, having been appointed determined. But, except Great Britain and

share as India in the foreign commerce of at Current Rates. minent in the concert (or conflict) of the China. Germany and France, who are so pro

Powers, have a smaller combined trade with China than that which India alone conducts.

The exports of murchandiso have throughout far exceeded the imports, while the reverse is true of treasure, though in the last quinquen- nium imports of treasure have and

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897

13 NCOTTISH

METROPOLITAN ASSURANCE CO.

SUSPECTED TRIAD MAN AND ROBBER. Lui Ng was charged with the crime of robbery

$152 within the jurisdiction of Chin. He ploaded not guilty, and the ouse res formally remanded.

ILLNESS OF MR. ARNOT REID. until 14th November.

There was a second charge against

against the de.

The Daily Mail last month had the following fendant that of being a member of an unlaw ful society namely, the Trind Society on the paragraph Very sore indeed are the Union- 30th ult. at Tai Hang. He pleaded not guilty Hidate, and received Mr. Arnot Reid, late of ista at Merthyr Tydvil They asked for a can- to this charge also, and was remanded for a Singapore. Mr. Reid first of all went to Car- despatch to the News from Gazyma says there week, bail of £1,000 being allowed.

diff, and found out his mistake too late at night was a serious political riot at that place last UNLAWFUL POSSESSION. of Bevon pieces of clothing at Tokowawa, on the amazing election address over printed, and the Several hundred shots were fired and at best of the fog and trying to pick up the land. It❘ States, no country in the world has so great a prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE Tsang Yun San, for the unlawful possession to get on to Merthyr. He published the most right and that fighting was resumed to-day. averted. The Oceanic was going slowly en account Russia, and possibly Japan and the United AGENTS for the above Company, are

Unionists having interviewed the suthor, who accounts four persons had been killed and fifteen was clock in the morning when the fog lifted claimed to be a Briton and a brother, did not the trouble were attacked by a mob armed with being between the rocks. The land was so clase wounded. The police while attempting to quell and showed the land right shed, the position nominata him, although there was a chance of gaining the seat. They are very angry, and sticks, stones, machates and revolvers The mob that on each bow could be seen a regular cave, want to talk to Captain Middleton."

wore re-enforced to-day by 100 men from Half a minute after the engines were reverse, a little before the Oceanic was stopped, she The skiress has been published in a number Arroya. Finally sdditional police from other of papers in the East, and certainly had it been towns arrived at Guayma at noon to-day struck with a grinding, grating noise. She There have been slight disturbances in Arroyo then quickly swang olur. Tranquil and conti the production of a man in a sound state of and Gnayma for three days owing to election dent in the skill of the health might have querited the reception which excitement and to the interference of the instilar assoggers in the saloon behaved admirably, following letter, addressed to the Editor of the police in meetings in the cities. At last no showing the greatest coolness in the presence of conuts the rioters were penatically unfar control.

the danger. The water-tight compartments Straits Times by Mrs. Arnet Reil. one's only

were closed within two minutes on Captain GERMAN EDITOS SANT TO. PRISON 1-Roply from the Colonial Secretary rela- fodding is of sympathy for her husband and tive to a house allowares for the Inspector in herself. Tire. Hoid says:By this mail you.

Cameron's orders as soon as the danger was charge of the City Slaughter House and Animal will probably receive many newspaper alipe

ready for lowering with the precision of clock perceived. The lifeboats were cleared away Dapots, Kerredy Town

upon the subject of my husband's candidature 2-Draft Drainage Bye-law to be made by for Merthyr Tydvil undertaken at the request

work, and the crew were at quarters at once. the Board under sub-section 3 of section 13 of of the Conservative election officials, Captain Ordinance No 24 of 1897,

Middleton and Sir W. T. Lewis. When I tell The Bye-bwa made by theSanitary Board on the 1st of August, 1890, ander sub-section 1 of on that my husband has been exermined by incriminating article had teen widely cironlat- leading specialist and pronounced to be suffering section 15 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, and from serious brain trouble, I feel sure that hood before the conflection of the issue contain- approved by the Legislative Council on the 18th and I will receive every kindness n the hands ing it. In November, 1898, Herr Hardin, whe day of Cotoker, 180, are hereby amended as of thons responsible for the contents of Singa. is a well-known Socialist writer, was sentenced follows:

to six months' imprisonment for a series of pore newspayers. (1)The word now before the words "drain,”

articles in kis paper, in one of which, "Pudel drains

and "drainage, respective 13, IS THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN poodle pritice.

Majestat," he compared Emperor Willism to a ever it occurs in numbers 3, 4, 10, 19, 44 and 45 cf the said bye-laws, and in the marginal note to No. 43 is hereby struck out, and the marginal note to No. 44 is also hereby strack out, and the following substituted thore

for, viz

ORDERS OF THE DAY

where.

“Opening drains for inspection, &c.". 3-Draft-Luze anshing Brodaw to be made under sub-section 4 of section 15 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 jan 20

JAPAN.

· ́ ̧.· Berlin, 8th Octobor! the Zukunft, has been sentenced to six months Maximillian Hardin, editor and publisher of imprisonment in a fortress for lese majeste, his specific offence being an article in the Zukunft entitled The Battle with the Dragons." The trial was held behind closed doors, although the

THE GREAT NORTHERN BAILROAD.

Chicago, Sth Octoixer.

The Great Northern road to-day gave the Chicage westbound lines to understand that it would not decrease the number of its low-rate excursions from Chicago to the far Northwest. Passenger officiale of the Chicago lines met to consider the action of the Great Northern, but were unable to reach a satisfactory settlement, however, and left the matter to be settled by the executive officials, who will mest on Thursday, It ja said thatall of the Chicago-St. Paul lines will agree to a 3 one-way rate from Chicago to St. Paul.

Marquis Ito, who is still ill, has gone to Oise His place is temporarily taken by Marquis Saionji, who young man and an admirer of things Franchis credited with great adminis trative abilities. He represents the French school of philosophy and learning, having been educated in France. A Tokyo journal predicts The Cleansing and Lime whiting of promises that after all he will be made the real Minister in certain villages

President vice Marquis Ito, who, the paper says, Any house, or part of a house, in the villis showing a degree of timidity in view of tho ages of Quarry Bay, Shaukiwan, Stanley, Abor opposition likely to be raised in the House of deen and Aplichst which is occupied by members Feers. There may be no truth in this story, of more than one family, shall (unless specially but there is no denying that strong opposition. LORD CHARLES BREERFORD'S BRILLIANT : exempted by the Sanitary Board) he cleansed is expected from some powerful members, prin- and lime washed throughout by the owner, to cipally Marquis Yaungata's followers. the satisfaction of the said Board, not less than twice in every year, namely, during the mouths of May and Jwas and of November and Decem-

ber"

Report on the Malarial Mosquito by the Medical Officer of Health with special reference to the Inspector & Quarters at Kennedy Town

5. Reply from the Colonial Secretary relative to the submission of plans of certain Publio Works

WOODCOCK,

AGENDA.

Acting Secretary.

1. Letter relative të Bubonic Plagne in Pen-

2. Fortnightly line washing return

3. Mortality Reture Icom Macao for the week ended 21st October, 1900, da je fort

A mort Bezisational story is now in circulation,

ATRATEGY.

NEWS VIA FANGDON.

THE RECEPTION OF KEUGIE,

London, 23rd October. Belgium has informed the Tranevaal Agency at Brussels that a long sojourn of Mr. Krager would be unwelcome and calculated to occasion anti-British demonstrations which the Gorern-

ment cannot allow.

esports have risen, considerably. The total trade in merchandise, which rose steadily until 1891-95, fell off slightly in 1896-1900, bat this is explained by a decline in imports alans. By for the most important articles brought to and the stress of two great fazujus most havo India from China are raw and manufactured silk, diminished the number of purchasers of silk. Sugar and tea, however, which are the ner most important commodities, have also declined, the one perhaps owing to the decline in the transit trade in toa to central Asin vau Bombay | and Afghanistan.

But the backbone of the whole trade is the export trade, which has shown mrprisingly snall factuations in value in the last 25 years. Indeed, the widest variation during that perio has been less than 2 per cent. Nevertheless, this substantial uniformity hasbe accompanied by

important changes in the leading commo-

Mr. Kruger traverses Brussels without stop- ping. It is also certain that Queen Wilhelmine dities. Raw cotton gave way before cotton will only accord him a private audience.

The Manicipality of Marseilles will not par- yarn in the early eighties, and to 1896 cotton ticipate in any Krager manifestations, desiring an obtained the first position by supplanting

***** opium. to avoid giving ambrage to England.

MORE BOERS FOR CEYLON,

Simis. 23rd October. Lord Roberts wires that the starship Ranee Jaft Care Town on Thursday last, having on board 181 Boer prisoners of war and escort, and the following officers en route for India Major-General Sir W. G. Nicholson, Lient Cat, Dawson, 9th Bengal Langers, Liont. Collen, R.A., Capt. Baynes, ad Botabay Lancers, Capt. Commeline, 2nd Bengal Lancers, 60 uative in- valids and servants, and three men of Lumsden's Horse. The Ranee calls at Durban to embark about seventy more Boer prisomers.

THE THIBETAN QUESTION,

London, 24th October. in an article, says the Indian

The Times, in an

London, 9th Octobaz. Lord Charles Beresford has amazed the naval that Mr. Heshi in contemplating revising the world by the brilliant strategy by which he won bye-laws of the House of Peers, in order to the sham battle in the recent mancontres of the wrest couns of the power from the numbers of British foot in the Mediterranean: His talitics that House Mr. Hoshi proposes to make the have been promenuced the cleverest in naval Government cannot pretend to treat with Poors eligible for a limited period only, instead aazals. The feet was divided into two parts, indifference the Russe Thibetan diplomatic of for life, so that their conservatism or fessi Beresford in command of one and Admiral civilities, and that it is no longer necessary to lized prejudice against politicians, as they call Fisher of the offer. Deresford was blockaded restrain Nopaul, which has rights in Thibot to it may be brokon The Pears constitute from in the port of Mytilene by torpado boats and which we cannot pretend, and since Chine has selves a bulwark sgainst national calamities and Fisher's feet wes hovering about and lying in forfeited all claims to consideration, the creation consider their conservatism the incarnation of wait outside Beresford's task was to coal of an Abyssinia at the gates of Bengal cannot wisdom sud moderation. There is a wide flest, get out of his harbour and

be allowed.

Cha

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However, the fast remains that the torpedo boat. In fact, he has repeatedly decried

older elements in the House of Fers, because a few years ago that speaking in the Houss action of Marquis Ito has given sinbrage to the its effimendy as an offensive ored Itis only of his close connection with the politicians of Commons on naval appropriation till 4. Mortality Statistics for this Colony for whe, in the eyes of the Feira, are of no sconthe naked the Admiralty to furniss an old the weeke ended 20th and 27th October, 3900,- ---Nagasaki Prevt.

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