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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH. 1901

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the principal, of course, being of the difficulty of securing an island. Another difficulty mooted was the means of conveyance, the weather being sometimes such as to make the passage across a draw back. The first of these difficulties has WATSON & CO., vanished with our recent territorial aggrau-

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disement. The colony now possesses a lar choice of territory on the mainland for the purpose, to say nothing of several islands within easy reach, and with large unoccupied slopes available. The island of Hongkong is, as “Puzzled" remarks, much 100 overcrowded to be used as a cemetery, more especially for corpsąs from the main THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS land, where there is a practically unlimited ebojce of sites. If, however, it is decided to select, a site for a new cemetery on the ÆRATED WATERS doing so to carefully study the conditions, mainland, it would be necessary before including the water-supply for the peninsula, and the great growth of population along the shores of this barbour. A general cometery, it on the mainland, should he accessible by a good road or railway, or it would make the cost of intersicut a serious nutter to the poorer classes. Probably the best, and, on the whole, must easily aessible site for the people of Hongkong would be 014 Lumma Island Regular incons of coanuncation would have to be maintained by Government, and the charges mule, for passages wrose for funerals a very nominal fee. This grim ferry could never be expected to prove a commercial success; its crust would practically have to

OUR FACTORIES are constructed with every attention to the fost principles that sanitary siemen can suggest and our NEW FACTORY WEST POINT is the

LARGEST and BEST EQUIPPED in the

PAR EAST

A PERFECT SYSTEM

THE

FILTRATION is employed, guaranteeing come out of the rates. A separate cemetery

ABSOLUTE PURITY,

A STAFP of ENGLISH EXPERTS

attend to every detail of the Manufṣcture.

for Kowloon should, in any case, be pro- vided at once. The sight described by

• Puzzlen” of a curge of corpses being towell over to Hongkong for burials The Machinery mail is of the latest.pe. certainly a scandal in this age, and would be a disgrace to any place. We trust the Sanitary Board will take up this question at once, and in enruest. It does not admit of delay. The transport of the dead from Kowloor to Hongkong is on the face of it most unreasonable and unnecessary. The whole question of the future interment of the dead should be gone into carefully and. exhaustively, with a view to its early settle- incat on sanitary lines, and with a view to relieving this island from the necessity of providing a new necropolis.

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Ou the 10th June, 1901, at No. 1311, Broadway, Hongkew, the wife of S, M, RIVERO, of IL Sun.

41, Quinn Gardeus, Shanghai, thus wife of P. BLYKKY, of a son,

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HONGKONG, 27th June, 1901

correspondent, which is transmitted to us in Renter's telegram published in another column this morning, will assuredly confirm

IL.M.S. Algerine has gone to Hankow to relieve H.M.S. Drake, which proceeds to Japan.

The Echo de Chine says that the concession. for the Yamuna Railway has been granted for 75 years.

The Japanese cavalry in North China were to leave Puking for Taku on the 16th inst. on their way home to Japan.

Roporta are current in Shanghai that Li Husg-chaug has bought back the Tientain Arsenal from the Russians, who took possession of it at the time of the trouble at that port.

We could have bad peace by self-offacement, but we could not have held our own by any other methods than those we adopted. It is because Lord MILNER's views are firmly held by the majority of the nation that no place has been found for the despair which might otherwise be entertained. I cou cluding his speech on the 25th ult, Lord MILNER said that be fully believed the time was coming-Heaven knew how we desired it quickly when all the qualities of gentle, forbearing statesmanship wight to called for. He did not say there was no scope for them to-day, but it was essential for success in the future that they should The temporary hospital which was opened at not mar the conclusiveness of the funt Nagasaki by the French Government for the senes of the present drama. Even should reception of wounded and invalided French his last piece of news, which to-day's troops from North China, hus now bees per ion will be unaltered. Long as the task telegram brings, be proved true, the situatantly closed. Some of the properties used

may be, the only policy will be conquest arst and generous conciliation after. To played the I.M.C., the match being stopped by offer the latter without securing the former can be to lose what we have already won

The English mail of the 25th ult way delivered in London on the 24th inst.

Yesterday morning one Chinese case of small-por in the colony was reported by the Banitary authoritien

On Tuesday night the U.B. gunboat Beaning. ton left for Shanghai: The German gunboat Jaguar loft yesterday for Pukhoi.

Ibu arrived from Weihaiwei and Calcutta

in the hospital have been sokl.

ww

On the 20th inst. the Shanghai Cricket Club

rain with the position thus:-8.C.C. 72 and 92 for six innings declared), J.M.C. 31 and 38 for five. Mr. J. Mann for the S.C.C, took in a 13 wickets for 14 runs.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[PRON QUE CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

Shanghai, 26th June, 7.45 pm.

PRINCE TUAN 'BOUND FOR

PEKING.

A Lancbau letter has reached Nasking; stating that Prince Tur with several thousand Mongol horsemen has passed Hengcheng and is proceeding to Peking.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 25th June, 7.55 p.m.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO ME. HAY'S

SON.

THE PLAGUE.

During the 24 hours ending at neon yesterday there were reported 10 fresh cason of plague and . 8 deaths (all Chinese).

Mr. Primrose's condition is improving, and all the other European cases are still doing well.

FATAL FIRE ON BOARD SHIP.

BEVEN LIVES LOST.C

About nine o'clock on Tuesday evening fire broke out in the shaft-tannel of tho. Annerisma steamer Avethura-a woter-touder to the ships of the U.S. Navy at present in the docks at Karghom for repairs. A number of Chinese

workmon--fittern and coolies--word repairing

the shaft when the fire started, Two fitters were

burned to death, and seven other, four fitters and three coolies, were terribly injured before they could be rescued. One of the filters who' had been removed home by his friends hus sies died, making a total of thrae deaths, The other three fitters were in EL serious condition. The three coolies, whose injurïce were not quite so serious, refused to go to hospital, and were taken to their own homes for treatment. The bodies of the thres dead fitters were sent to the mortuary by disa

The Tioutsin Chamber of Commerce hus addressed a note to the Doyan of tlug diplomatie corps in Paking, requesting that the Allies King Edward, Lord Roberts, and Pre-police.

Tamen Administration

"The Provisional | silent Loubet have all telegraphed to Mr. Government) may be made permanent, in order to ensure the protection of foreign interests.

Hay messages of sympathy on the death of his son Adalbert, who fell from an hotel

It has boon decided at Tientsin to have an annual celebration of the siege and relief of | window and was killed. the Settlements, in the shape of a banquet, on

the 23rd June, ou which day last year the relief was virtually affected. The Gordon Hall was

Yesterday the British transpor's Changễu und respectively, while the Patiala nudi Itola loft-selected as the place in which this annual

the former for Taku, the latter for Calcutta.

The N.-C. Daily News has received the following unsigned telegram, dated Tongku, 20th Jane, 5.30 pm Threatened strike at coal mines Kaiping.iners stop working out- look uncertain." The news is not confirmed.

The open-air concert at the Mount Austin Bariseks, which was postponed owing to the very unfavourable state of the weather on the 19th inst., is to ho held this evening at 8.30. The programme, which is a largo and varied one, was published in our issue of the 19th inst.

Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, was yesterday sworn in by H.E. de Governor as Acting Chief Justice during the absence on holiday of Sir John Carrington, C.M.G.. who sailed by the Empress of China yesterday for a three months tour in Japan. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary, will resume the office of Acting Puinno Judge,

A water polo mztoli bitween teams represent-

banquet shall be bold.

At a musting of the Cabinet at Seval it was decided to reject the Frenck loan contract. The Corean Government had already expressed u wish to borrow money from two or thrae Japanese banks if the French loan should full through. The Japanese Government refused to guarantee a loan, and the matter was dropped. The Corean Government is now reported to he enquiring if the Kateurs Cabinet will assist them.

The reliefs and' reinforcementa for the German section of the Garrison in Shaughal arrived there on the 21st inst. on board the transport Crefeld, and wars marched to their Camp in the neighbourhood of Sinza. The relieved troops, consisting of a couple of companies of infantry, each headed by files and drama, marched down the Nanking Road and

to

Band on the same afternoon and embarked upon the transport for conveyance back Germany.

Some time ago it was reported that Mr.

Müller, fourth engineer of the N.D.L. steamer Preussen, did not return to the steamer after

PLAGUE ON A LINER.' The Carlisle City has arrived at San Diego with several cases of plague on board. Five of the crew and one Chinese pissenger died at sea.

THE MARKETS.

Cotton tends upwards. "Yarns are in a corresponding condition. Copper is lower.

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REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 24th June,

7,000 TO 10,000 BOERS IN CAPE COLONY.

The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Capetown states that the invaders are swarming in the eastern and midland districts of Cape Colony, and that they number from 7,000 to 10,000 men. The Colony from Dordrecht to Willowmore, across to Kenhardt, aul on to Namaqualand is virtually in possession of the Boers.

LONDON, 24th June.

the suspicions of those who recently protesteding the VB.C.' and 25th.Co.. S.D., R.A., will that the British Government must be hold-be played to-day at V.R.C., Kowloon, at 5.30 ing back intelligence. The Government' pm sharp. The following will play for the reply was in the form of a depial of this V.R.C.:-Gosi-L. E. Lamino-t, Backs-F.

W. White and H. Eapp; Half-Back-. M. he left her at Yokohamis on May 16th, and SOUTH AFRICA—THE WATERKLOOF accusation and a declaration that they were publishing the news sent to them by Lord Alves; Forwards-C. Humphreys, F. K. Tata it was supposed that he was drowned. On KITCHENER Alarmists no doubt have aud T. Andrews. The game last evening 10th inst., says the Japan Gazetic, a hum

botwson the V.R.C. and the R.W.F. ended in body was found floating in the harbour, and,

FIGHT.

Enquiries on the spot yesterday showed that the accident was even more gorices thin first accounts would lead one to believe. The alarm

that fire Int broken out on the Arethead was rised at half-past eight o'clock in the mening, Running in the direction of No. I dack, where the-Akathuna hes, the superintendent of the look watching staff met three Chinainen stumbling from the scene of the accident. These were workmen who had hoon rescued or hai soaped from the shaft-taunel of the vessel. All were black from head to foot, and ap parently badly injured. One dropped at the pump- ing station opposite No. 2 lock, but the other two were able to konji their fout wad presumably to reach their homes. The man who bad fallen was attended by some of the dock staff, and was rubbed over with lard to alleviate the pain of his burns. He was left alque for a few minutes;- and his friends took the opportunity to smuggle him out of the docks to his home, whers her died soon afterwards, Two other workmen from the Arethusa, also very hudly barnt, were tound lyng on the top of some wood-piles, and another was stretched out on one of the slip's hatches. These nies were attended by Dr. Buchanan, attached to the stenar Australian now lying in No. lucky. Dr. Buchanan hurried to the scene of the sccident when the news of its occurrence reached him, and rendered invaluable assistance in attausding to the injured men. When the superintendent of the duck watchmen reached the Arcikuwa; great volumes of smoke were issuing from the ventilators leading to the shaft tannel. The Arethusa's hands were already playing water on the flames, and to assist them two of the dock fire-hoses were rigged up and directed on the tire, which was soon extinguished The exptain and officers of the Arethus then set to work to resne those who wern still in the tun.

down, and in about ten minutes all were ac- counted for. Two were dead, and the others horribly burnt. Word had been sent le tim police stations at Yanati and Hunghon, a at nine o'clock two parties of constables under Inspector Macdonald and Sergeant. McSwayed and Gordon arrived at the docks. They im.. mediately directed their attention to the victims of the accident, and had the injured removed to the hospital and the dead to the worlnary.

concluded therefrom that the Commander-the Fusiliers being routed by seven goals to though it was in an advanced stage of decom. kloof is now confirmed. It appears the British nel. It was known that nine workmen algomo

two.

in-Chief has been keeping something back. And yet it must be remembered that the startling report of the Daily Mail awaits People returning from Vladivostock report, confirmation. Without wishing to cast any says the Japan Mail, that the fiscal policy now doubt on the good faith of the correspon-ling trade. There has already been a great pursued by the Russians is effectually strang- dent in question, we must remember that

exodus of Japanese, and it is anticipated that if the course of the South African War has the present system continues to be enforced, been marked by the circulation of most the number of Chinese shops will soon be extraordinary rumours, and that it has reduced to six or seven. Rumour says that a invariably proved best in the long ran to part of the tariff will be changed from next auspend judgement and not to be led away month, but there does not appear to be azy by first reports either us to succesnes or certainty whether the change will encourage or failures. The chious point about the deter foreign epterprise. It is, of couro, present story is that there have been abso possible that Russia desires to drive out all lutely no intimations leading up to the aliens. Without knowing her intention it is expectation of the presence of so great impossible to criticise her policy. force as 7,000 to 10,000 Bogers in Cape Colony. It can hardly be possible that this number could be reached, unless there had been a very large irruption from the aorth into the Colony, and that the news of such an irruption could have been entirely suppressed is not credible. If it should turn out that the Daily Mail's story is correct, we must admit the occurrence of the greatest mystery of the whole war. The extent of country

The engagement with the Boors at Water.

were pursuing the enemy under Commandants position; it was identified as that of the missing Malan and Kritzinger, when they were waylaid engineer. The remains were handed over to

at daybreak by another forço pouring in a heavy the local agents of the steamer to which there as the column was preparing to start. The decensail belonged.

fight lasted 24 hours. CHINA AND THE IMPORT DUTY ON

- it wna rumoured in native circles in Shanghai last week that Chang Xen-mao, former Director of the Imperial Railway of North Chins and of the Kaiping Mine,had been appointed Director- General of the mines in Chihli and Jehel (Bianchuria). It was further reported that he is horrowing foreign capital to develop these mines. However, according to another report Chang Yon-mao is to be made Director. General the Tientsin-Shanhaikwan Line.”

OPIUM.

Lord Cranborne states that the question of an increase in the import duty on opium into China has not yet arisen,

CORRESPONDENCE,

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.}

A DANGEROUS ROAD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRZES."

The three fitters who were atmitted to hospital have all died since, thus, with' the other deaths reportod, bringing the total up to seven. The remaining two out of the nine unfortunate workmen were removed to

hospital yesterday, and at a late hour luns night were still alive. The bodios prceanted a horri bls appearance. Oue youth removed. by a polic sergeant had both feet burned off,

question raised by our correspondent "PUZZLED" concerning the cemeteries is an important one. It is not, however, by any means a new question. Many years ago, before bubonic plague was thought of and when we lived in blissful ignorance of the evil times impending, the desirability of providing a cometery outside the limits of this island was propounded in this column, The immediate occasion for this suggestion was the then crowded condition of the Chinese cemeteries on the slopes of Mount Davis. It was believed by many persons competent to form an opiniou that the malurious condition of the Western portion of the city, more especially the district along Bonham Road, was due in great measure to the exhalatious carried by the westerly breeze from these cemeteries over that alleged to be virtually in possession of condition of affairs in North China, although district. It was also considered that the the Boers" is the whole of central Cape they recognise that it will have to be re-estab- cemeteries in Happy Valley were becoming Colony, from the twentieth to the twenty-lished if any further movements of the Alli Peking on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) Question I am sufficiently well known in the colony and rapidly. Beyond this oil and grease, how-

too crowded, and that at no distant date They would have to be closed. These evils have become greatly intensified since then,

and the need for fresh burial accommoda-

Mainichi telegram of the 12th inst. saya The German Government notified the Powers recently that the allied council of war at Peking had decided to re-establish the Allies Head- quarters in North China in order to control the allied troops that remain. Some Powers are reported to have raised objections to the resolu- tion on the ground that it was not the unanimous decision of the connoil. The Japanese author

establishment of the Headquarters in the presont ities are reported to be opposed to the

In the I.M.C's first quarterly estorns this,) year, one of the places mentioned is Yatung in Tibet, where there is a Custom House which collects nothing bat figures. The trade sosma to have fallen off somewhat in 1901, for the loads carried inwards and outwards were only 20,045 against 22,484 last year. The import of cottons and woollens looks rather large, but it is given in yards; other imports were nomerous, but in small quantities. The exports were not very large; they included 8,400 lamb skins and 6,000 picula of sheep's wool.

As to the cause of the accident there is a great deal of uncertainty. So far so can be gathered, however, it appears that the coupling bolts were being unscrowed to enable the shaft to be taken out. By accident, a heavy brass nut fell upon a large tin of copsl varnish. knocking a hole in it. A nakedlight was being used, and the flame, reaching the tin of varnish, get it in a blaze at once. As may he readily understool, witli such infanimable matorial £8 the oily, greasy shaft-tunnel of the vessel contained, the fames spreid very

Bowen Road Filter Beds,

26th June. SI--My attention has just been called to a letter under the above healing and signed "Paterfamilias," which appeared in your issne of the 22ad inst. As no doubt the writer is the person refered to, and the one and only inference is that I was riding foriously, I must ask your to the request of the Committee of Ministers at

The N.-C. Daily News states that, in responto | kind consideration to allow me to reply.

Firstly, I was not riding furiously. 1 think

that a member of the Shanghai General know the colony well enough not to ride

aver, there was nothing to give the fire a Chamber of Commerce should go to Peking to furiously along such a place as Bowen Road. hold, and it quickly died out, leaving behind discuss the Conservancy question, Mr. E. A. Secondly, as I explained to "Paterfamilias" at dense volumes of smoke that curled thickly ant Hewett will leave for Peking early this week. the time, I was capable of stopping my horse in In a leader-note our contemporary saya: It ass then 10 paces even had I been riding workmen are supposed to have been overgeant of every little cranny. The aufortunato is a great satisfaction to those in and out of the furiously. Thirdly, “Paterfamilias" invaded by the smoke, as, though the shaft tunnel is Purrett, B... the late General Manager for Chamber of Commerce who have been hammering my home and used hezied and abusive language, only from four to five feet high, escape was not

seventh parallel. In fact, the tale leaves are necessitated. The American Government is Great Britain in occupation of the fringe silent on the matter; but it is understood that only of the Colony. That such a catastrophe they are in favonr of abolishing, the

Headquarters.

away at this question for over a quarter of a contry to find it sorionsly taken up at Poking at last. Ten years ago a subscription was raised by the Chamber of Commeres for preliminary expenses, and five yours ago after attempts to secure a leading English enginer, M. de Rijke,

which was certainly uncalled for.

difficult. No damage was done to the rassel.

With regard to his doga: perhaps he was looking for a basket of whelps" left out to the tender mercies of the world on McDonnell LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Boud and found in a starved condition by ons of my coolies.

1

The N. Y. K. sinamer Hiroshina Moro (Bombay Line) left Bombay for this port on the

12th July.

than whom no one has a better knowledge of the I have nothing to conceal in the matter and

therefore use no aom de plume-I am. Bir. 93th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the Yours, etc.,

ean have come about so suddenly it is indeed tion has become argent. All the objections difficult to credit on the strength of an We regret to learn the death of Mr. F. J. then raised against existing coueteries kure

unsupported assertion. become accentuated both by reason of their

Should, however, there prove to be truth India and the East of the Vacuum Off Com. crowded condition and by the necessity for providing a separate barial ground for then the report, there will be further trials pay. Mr. Parrott, we are informed by the representative of the Company, arrived in India for the loyalists of South Africa, to whose towards the end of 1893, and took over charge of victims of plague. The question has not escaped the attention of the Sanitary Board, devotion Lord MILNER paid so eloquent athe Vacuum Oil Company's business. Through for at a recent meeting they decided to send tribute in his speech at the luncheon in his Mr. Parrott's exertions and under his regime, in a recommendation to the Government honour on the 25th ult. They have already the business of the Company has been so ex. that the present plague-cemetery, which come through many troubles without falter-tended as to necessitate the employment of an subject, made another survey and report, his fee forms the most conspicuous object in ing in their fidelity, for all that they were immenso staff. Mr. Farrott, in addition to being $16,000 (gold), for which the Chamber entering the port through Sulphur Channel, Dutch as well as British, and confidence ing in charge of all the oflows in 'India, had made the necessary arrangements. Three years should be closed, and that a new one should will be felt that they will persevere to the slab the management of the Company's business aga the Chamber submitted to Peking a scheme finish as to the War itself. The words which in Singapore and the Far East, and during his for the rectification and conservancy of the river be opened in Sandy Bay.

soron year's stay in Indin male occasional nad its approaches; and now the Committee This recommendation is certainly by way Lord MILNER uttered on the ocension re-visits to the Straite Settlements, China, and of Ministers is taking the matter seriously in of improvement, because this cemetery isferred to may well be kept in mind now. Japan to promote the Company's affairs. Mr. hand; and it is with great satisfaction that wo within the waters of the harbour, and is We were slowly progressing towards the Parrott who came from a well-known literary learn that Mr. E. A. Hewett is returning to therefore an eyesore and an affliction. But predestined end, he said. Lately it appeared family in Liverpool, was a graduate of Dublin Feking early next week to discuss the question tho Sanitary Board might have gone mach as if the pace had been quickened, but be University, and was brother of Dr. Parrott with the Committee. We hope that the Chamĺr LL.D. of Edinburgh. Ha was of a gonial will succeed in their contention that the matter further than this. When, as we have did not wish to make too much of that disposition, and was exceedingly popular. The should be put in the hands of an international stated, it was proposed to find a site for a However long the road, it was the only deceased genteman was a captain in the Bonboard. Strong efforts are being made to have new cemetery, we proposed that an island to the object we were bound to pursue and hay Volunteer Rifles Ta bim the Vacuum Oil it put altogether in the hands of the Foreign should be acquired froin China by the which seemed new fairly in sight. It was Company have lost a manager who always had Customs; but there is a preponderance of British Government for the purpose.bie absolute, unshakable conviction that it the welfare and interest of all his subordinates reasone in favour of entrusting the work to us

International Conservancy Board.” Objections were raised to this proposal, was the only road we could, have, travelled, at heart.

J. ROSS, Ovorecer, Water Works.

PROPOSED REOPENING OF HEACONSFIELD ARCADE.

TAS EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”

The E. A. steamer Stam left Singapore on the 26th inst., at noon, and is expected here on or about the 3rd prox..., a.m.

At the return of the Leeds Engineers, who have been serving in South Africa, the unfami liar khaki made it difficult to discriminate, and one young lady, says the Leeds Mercury, was little too hasty. Rushing forward with out- stretched arms, she threw them around the neck of ous of the men and passionately kissed him again and again. Then drawing back her head to gate at the loved fase (as she thought), the recoiled abashed, and exclaiming, "Oh! a further period of at least three months. You're not my brother," retreated covered with This entreaty on my part 1s but a public duty-blushion, and was lost in the crowd. This is quite a novel illustration of the advantages of Yours, etc

khaki za military uniform.

26th Jane. SI-Will you permit me to earnestly un- treat to beg-to pray intending occurants not to resume residence in Beaconsfield Arcade for

"BUBO"