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objecting to obstruction from the Russian referred to above, in answer to which military authorities near the railway station, Mouare, BUTTERFIELD & Swing stated that which letter I transmitted to Sir CLATOR the land was purchased by them before the MACDONALD on Oct. 4, with the comment that up to then the question involved Russian troops came to Ticutam, and that appeared to be a purely military one, and they could admit no Bussian rights of any that I did not propose to take any action kind over the property. The Tientsin Brit also protested, here without instructions from Paking.inh Municipal Council On 25th October, Messrs. BUTTERFIELD urging that the British bad the strongest CO., and SWIRE informed me that land on the claims to the land in questius; if it were to

opposite hauk belonging to their arm was marked with Rusina flags, and on my pass under foreign control. Diplomatic ferring their letter to the Russian Consul proceedings followed, the Eussian official with a request for the removal of the flags, assurances being admirablo, but as usual I was told that Mears. BUTTERFIELD and uncompanied by any pretence at action in Swans should apply directly to the Russian accordance with them. On the 9th January headquarters in the matter. I instructed Sir E. SATOW wrote to Lord Laxenowns their agent to do so, and he informs me that he has bad an inconclusive, though that Mr. Tower had called at the Russian friendly, interview with Prince WOLKONEKY, Legation at Peking, and that Russia put the Russian officer charged with these forward an Agreement between M. De Gires affairs, and that a definite reply is to be given him in another interview, which has and Lr Huso-nano, dated 31st December, 1900, whereby Russia was granted a con- been fixed for Monday, the 12th."

cession at Tientsin east of the Peilo, a circular to this effect having been circulated by M. N. Porry, Russian Consul ad interim,

BLEND.

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

Mr. CAMPBELL proceeded to point out that, in bis view, if any nationality had a claim more than others to the land in

On the 20th November, Lord Salisbury received from the British and Chinese. Corporation, who had telegraphed to their WHISKY. representatives in China for information, a

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incident" followed, the details of which are familiar to our readers, and the settlement of which was ultimately referred: to Count TON WALDERE. Here, a far sa the Blue- book is concerned, the matter ends. The ultimate decision, however, with respect to

Russia's claim is still to come.

To-DAY at the meeting of the Legislative Council the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD Will

Manila is to have a medical society.

Carlos Palanes, son of the late Don Carlos Palazos of Maniks, has arrived at that eity

H.M.S. Brisk, whose commission will be ap in November next. will, it is said, be rallored by one of the Pelorus class of cruiser.

In Cebu, P.1., three murderes escaped from

the provincial gaol The chief gaoler has boen rested and is to be tried for conniving at their

escape.

The Philippines Constabulary are to be armed with 45 Remington double barreled shot-guns These guns are said to be more effective for the purposes required than rifles.

We understand that the British North Borneo Farms have been let for three years by private arrangement to a Chinese Syndicate interested in the Singapore Opinn Farm.

An invitation has been sent to Ceylon to visit Ceylon up-country clubs are being consulted, and a reply will be sent to the E.C.C. in Aus

course.

The case of M. Rozas, the Filipino musician who some time ago stabbed Misa Zares in the Kemp, Acling Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, abdomen with a pocket-knife, was before Mr. and was adjourned until the 2nd prox.

question it was the British. It had become on the 6th January, 1901. The "siding the Straits for cricket in February next. Thu valuable in consequence of the capital sunk, mostly by British subjects, in the British Concession; parts of it were owned by British subjects, and other parts belonged to the North China Railwaye, in which British capital was largely invested. It seems to be quite an inversion of the ordinary view of vested interests, he wrote.

A telegram has been received in Tokyo from which can allow the Russian Government to take advantage of the present complica-give notice of the question:"Will the the Corman capital stating that France is now tions to acquire gratis a piece of land which Honourable the Attorney-General lay actively endeavouring to sucred in the informal British subjects have made valuable by upon the table a copy of the depositions negotiations which were lately opened with forty years of effort.

"taken by the Magistrate at the enquiry, Cores with the object of obtaining a naval station, a coal-depot, and a piece of land for the "held at the Magistracy on 30th Auguststablishment of an hospital at Chang Chik-ro

last under Ordinance No. 7 of 1889, into on the southern coast of Cores. "the death of forty-three persons, conse»» 'quent upon the collapse or tumbling down * of houses Nos. 32 and 34, Cochrane Street, "on the night of 14th idem, together with "a copy of the Magistrate's decision or "finding therton." In another column will be found the verdict delivered at the Magis On the 26th of the month Lord BALIGUET yesterday morning on the Cochrane d desired Sir E. Sarew to repert by telegraph Street, houze collapse. With all deference any details he could obtain about the seizure due to so able a magistrate as Mr. F. A. of land. Bir E. Sarow replied on the HAND proved himself to be again 28th November, stating that Russian and again, we cannot but feel that we are flage had been hoisted on the properties voicing the opinion of the community when of BUTTERFIELD and BWIRE, COUSINS, we say that the verdict cannot be accepted and DICKINBON and that the Russian

as a satisfactory and final summing up on this terrible calamity. Forty-three deaths were caused, and yet wa find no direct word of blame in the Magistrate's award for any one concerned. We are told that the build-

protest against Bussia's action, "as most prejudicial to British interests and to the bondbolders of the Northern Railway, and a request that Her Majesty's Government Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the should make representation to Russia. BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST.

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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 24th September, 8 p.m.

BOERS LEAVING NATAL Lord Kitchener reports that the Boers appear to be retiring from Natal.

GENERAL NEWS.

THE DEATH OF MR. FRANCIS.

A fall sitting was held in the Bupreme Court

at ten o'clock yesterday morning for the pur- pose of expressing the sorrow

dolences of the legal profesión a the Colony at the sudden death of Mr

at Yokohama on the morning of the 22nd inst Their Honours A. G. Wise (Asting Chlef Justice) and T Bercombe Smith

cling Paine Judge) presided, and beneath them at Messrs. J. W. Norton Kyahs (Registrar), J. W+Jones (à cling Deputy Registrar), and L. d'Almas e Castro (Clerk). The members of both branchise of the profesion present ware-Hou, H. EL Pollock, KC. (Acting Attorney General), Mr, F. A. Hazeland (Police Magistrate), Mr. EU, Bharp, B Rohnson, Hom Dr, Ho Kal (barristers- t-lam), Mi. 0. £. D. Melbourne (Chin Clerk,

Mr. H, HY. Gomperts (Member, Land Court), Mr F. B. T. Bowley (Crown Solicitor), and Messrs. J. Hastings, G. C. C. Master, H. Hurethonna, C. D. Wilkinson, J. 8. Harston, E. J. Grist, K/W. Mouamy, F. I. LONDON, 24th September, & p.m.Almada » Castre, 0, D. Thomson, J. F.

THE MARKETS. Cotton both at Liverpool and at New York is falling.. Copper is active at lower

rates,

REUTER'S SERVICË,

LONDON, 3rd September.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA. The Paris oortespondent of the Times states that the topics diseased by the Tar and Fran. dent Loubet were:-Tas positions of the two countries in Near and Far Eastern queet sous, the strained relations existing between France and Turkey, and Armenian «Æsira,

Records of execution occupy some space in

It is also stated that Eustia has signifed Manila papors. The first white man to suffer hanging in the Philippines is to be a Ameri. her intention of co-operating with all her on ex-soldier, who will safer the extreme strength to the encoes of French enterprise penalty of the law on the #7th inst. The in the Far East.

An American negro saldier, who respite asked for by his lawyer having been indiscriminately opened fire on several Filipino boys, killing one and wounding three, was hung

ou the 20th inst,, at Fort Malate, Manils:

Major William Rutherford Little, of the Hongkong Regiment, whose death at Tientsin on the 13th inst. we regret to sanounce to-day, has for some time been siling and only recently returned to the Colony from sick-leave. His left agale for North Chins very soon, and no information has since been made public as to

his condition.

His death comes as a great.

THE "COBRA" WRECK.

It transpires that the t.b. destroyer Cobra fik in seven fathoms of water. No rook can be found in the vicinity of the wreck, sad it is now inferred that the vessel was lost through simply breaking in two.

THE COCHRANE STREET COLLAPSE VERDICT,

Hesse, H. F. B. Brayne, B. A. Bonner, H. H. Holmes, J. Hays, L. B. Denean, V. H. Denoon, Pontifer, and Wel On

Acting Calet Justice Wien, at the first sound of who voion all present rome to their feet, said Mr. Pollock and gentlemen of both branchen of the profesion, my learned brother and I have called you here toonane we felt that the and nows which reached the Colony teat Bunday morning could not be. without some expression

loss sustained by ourse

Francia was much a conspic

| so happient that there are not mar

had longer sequu than myself. W the profession now roo

here, he was the

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courage me and to kivim mi to practice at the Bar, advice which, Ber of my own, I did not take. In iny dísposal, and I invariably profited by them. seat on this Bench, I found his legal kaswledge- years his advies and experience were

and attainment and his experience of the Afterwards, when I had that hour to take

Colony of great saletance to me. There Are many of us who have had diferances of opinion with Mr. Francie, for as he once paid to me,

before the Russian occupation, and that the ings were taxed beyond their strength. that shock to his friends. Major Little gained-bis terday morning returned the following verdict than twenty years ago Mr. Francis was s

What we want

The following story is from Sir Charles Eliot's East African Blue-book, which we

recently referred to "On the occasion of the funeral of a Bishop, the King of the country

The following conditions and circumstances in my opinion probably contributed to the said collapse

(1) The existence of a blacksmith-shop on the

to enter into that subject at all. It simply

"I dearly love a fight in Court, but all of these differen.com ended at the door of this Court, and ontalde, I am sure you will agree with me, it would have been dincelt to find x more genial or more generons friend, I do not propose to go into the history of Mr. Francis'soarser during the years he was resident in this Colony, for that has already been done, but I don't think it is too much to say that there are few in this worin Mr. F. A. Haseland, Police Magistrate, yea. who have had a more varied meter More soldier. He then joined the legal profession sud as to the Cochrane Street house collapse:-

solicitors in this Colony, afterwards becoming 2nd lieutenanog in 1880, his lieutenancy in

The evidence in this enquiry does not disclose became a member of one of the leading Arms of firms would undertake not to hoist British they were not properly erected in the first in 1881, his captaincy in 1991, when he served.

any man should be proud, bemuse it was ali flags until the flag question should be stance, that the additions were not made in with the second Miranzai Expedition, gaining what was the immediate cause of the collapse of an eminent barrister in the Colony, Gentle (95 settled by common necord." The Consul-accordance with the approved plans, that the medal with clasp, and became Majer on the No. 39 and No. 34, Coolirano Street on themes, that in my opinion was a record of which done by his own sided talente. In many General at Tientsin, he said, lodged a the provisions of the Building Ordinance 14th January, 1900 He came to the Hong-night of the 14th day of August, 1901.

other directions also Mr. Francis was of great assistance in the Colony, but as they are not On the 5th September, ut 1, Cautoa Villas protest on the 17th November against the were not carried into effect, that the kong Regiment in 1997 from the 21st Punjabis.

connected with our profession I do no; propose Kotelow, the wife of W. CLEMENT DREW, of a placing of Russian flags on British subjects' present. Public Works Staff is inde- [2430 property, and he had approved this protest.quate for the work it has to do. All

now remains to ask you to join us in expressing DEATH,

our sincere sorrow and regret at the loss to the On the 13th September, at Tientsin, WILLIAM Further messages passed between the For this we knew before.

Colony and the legal profession in the Colony RUTHERFORD LITTLE, Major, The Hongrong eign Office and Peking, as well as the to know now is whether any one is to pay

ground floor of No. 32, Cochrane Street. It

was bidden to the service. He came half dead Regiment, aged 42 years. Deeply rege British and Chinese Corporation, whereby the penalty for the dreadful loss of life to

was proved in evidence that vibration has a with fear; his presence could be desired for tendency to weaken the walls of a house.

(2) On the ground floor of No. 34, Cochrane sustained by the sudden death of Francis fuller particulars of the extent of the which these circumstances contributed. Is Russian annexation were ascertained. The HD censure to be passed on any one, and is only one reason he was to be buried alive with Corporation stated that the land alluded to there to be no result from the' investigations the Bishop in order that the latter might pre. / Street was a cockloft used by the tenant, who i A few days ago he left as apply in good (3) The defective construction of the party also ask you to join us in offering our condol- We cannot believe this. The sent him as a convert in the celestial regions. was a contractor, for storing bear 1 and planks. health, and now he is gone them, I will HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CI. by a clause of the 1899 Losu Agreement, made? LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C, included in the mortgage to the bondholders Government cannot remain under the The ceremony seamed so natural, so appropriate,

of the Northern Railway. Meanwhile, on inputation of heartlessness and indifference that his own officials could not even formulate wall between No. 32 and No. 34, Cochrane ences to the unhappy ladratic in this terrible a protest. When at the conclusion of the Street. It was proved in evidence that the said and unexpected manner kk been bereaved at Mr. POLLOCK, whaoke with evident feel- the 18th November, Messrs. BUTTERFIELD to the loss of human life. The time is

bers of the legal profesion in this Colony, I and SWIRn's representative at Tientsin now, if ever, for an upfiuching attitude Bervice he still found himself outside the grave, party wall was badly bonded, and that the heart once of a husband and companion in life.

that the ways of Europeans were absolutely small pieces of bricks.

(4) The existence of an exka story, which would desire to expires our most hearty con wrote to Acting Consul General CAMPBELL, toward the situation which has arisen, and he went away very glad indeed, but feeling of the said wall was hollow and filled up with ing, replied My Lab on behalf of the men- earranca in the eloquent tribute your Lordship, was put on each of the said houses six or seven stating that in accordance with his advice the authorities cannot preserve their credit incomprehensible."

has just paid our deceased friend, Mr. Francis. According to a Foochow despatch, besides they had interviewed Prince WoLKONEXT, at the same time as they hesitate to perform

(5) That the showery weather prior to the We would also desire to associate ourselves the turning of the colleges in that city into months prior to the collapse. the Russian officer detailed for attention to their plain duty.

Colleges of Western Learning in obedience to the matter.

a recent edict, certain officials and gentry have collapes, hot sus hour and then a heavy shower, with your Lordships in the expression of nym- also begun to establish extra school on similar would have used & considerable contraction pathy and condolence, which you have expressed apposred as a barrister in this Court, over expense-these extra sologis to be established the old walls, would have considerably tended has befallen her, My Lords, when I Am

thirteen years ago, I was acting as a junior to by the gentry and supported by subscriptions to the collages,

(6) That there was deviation by the owner

s pre-eminent position amongst the Bar in this amongst themselves Amongst the more pro- minent officials who have begun on the new from the approved plans while altering the saldur departed friend. At that time he occupied, General of Foochow, who has established a building of an arch instead of a wall and tinned to occupy until his mi sad sudden death lines may be mentioned Ching Sing, the Tartar two houses, the principal deviation being the Colony, and that pre-eminent position he con- school in the temple of the Queen of Heaven, the total absence of internal cross walls, low days ago. My Lords, not only in the legal profession was the deceased gentleman where teachers have been engaged to instruct a class of forty scholars, Chinese and Manchue,

conspicuous, hat he also rendered distinguished English and French.

HONOKONG, 26th September, 1901.

In the Blue-book on Chins No. 7 (1901), issued last month, under the title of Corres pondence respecting the Imperial Railways of North China, official particulars are at length given of the various Anglo-Russian disputes which have occurred during the Allies' operations in North China. As the question of the concession" to Russia at Tientsin has been comparatively obscure in we respectfully requested their removal. į fatally, was reported during the 24 hours end. liuda, under their own immediate patronage and and expansion of the material, and, acting on with his widow upon the saddlen loss which

,

Yesterday the British transport Penarth left "We explained to him," says Mr. FISHER, "that the property in question was ours, and | for Taku. that, as British subjects, we objected to the raising of Russian Blaga on our land, and.

One fresh case of plague (Chinese), ending

We explained that if our assurance of ing at noon yesterday. ownership were not sufficient, satisfactory assurance to this effect could be obtained

We have received a set of values entitled

CORRESPONDENCE.

Okidame (Forget mer from the composer Bezer Wo do not hold ourselves responsible for the composer is to be ongratulated on his produc A. G. Escamilla. The valses are pretty and the tion which should command a ready sale

opinions expressed by our correspondants.). THE INTERPORT MATCHES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DALY PRESA." Hongkong, 25th September.

Putting myself in the position of a coroner's jury, I make the following suggestions or

riders:

pabllo services in this Colony, and I think that the work which be carried out with his pare rigour and thoroughness as Chairman of the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board not (b) That all cocklofts used for storing heavy in the first plagas epidemic of 1894

(a) That the existence of blacksmiths' shops under tenements should be prohibited,

(C) That all buildings or work under the sanitary welfare of this Calony at heart." It is Fard that for the material be also prohibited. de fondly to forgotten by those who have the Building Ordinance be carried out under the hardly too much to say, superintendance of a European architect. last fifteen years, the deceased-go

on the 8th November had written a letter / could adinit no Russian rights of any kind issued & proclamation to the effect that all Aags Football-Club, the VB. C., &,, and the fee including the old portion of the structure, and willing helper in the work of these baties:

the absence of full official details, the pur

The general annual meeting of the members tion of the Blue-book dealing therewith deserves careful attention. The outlines of this story of impudent Russian land-grabby enquiry at the British Consulate General of the Hongkong Football Club will be held The Prince promised to convey our wishes this afternoon in the Cricket Pavilion at five bing---based on "right of war", since Russian to the Russian General LASEVITCH, and to o'clock.

communicate the General's reply, which he

The new Philippines Tariff is under discus- soldiers had died in defence of attacks on the settlements from that quarter-need did at an interview by appointment yester- not be repented; but fresh light thrown day. The General's reply was to the effect on at Manils. The German Consul objected on the subject by the Government despatches that the land was occupied by right of war, to the tax on scissors, and the Spanish arms ng Russian soldiers had died in defence of wish to have the coming into force of the new attacks on the concessions from that tariff delayed for another six months. may be welcome. Lord SALISBURY tele.

We mentioned incidentally that quarter. graphed to Sir E. FATOW on the 9th November, 1990, asking for the facts and British troops also had died in the same circumstances, of the case, a REUTER's defence, but pointed out how entirely telegram from Tientsin having announced irrelevant such matters were as a justifica tion for the assumption of rights over that General LANEVITCH had officially in British property. The Prince laboured to formed the Censule that Russia had, by draw a distinction between occupying the right of conquest, annexed the land on the land and taking possession of it, and in river-buk opposite the British and German illustration he indicated that it would be wettlements, Sir E. Sarow, replied, in cffect, quite possible that the Russian authorities, of the Sailors' Home, Singapore, for refusing the Hongkong Cricket Club to charge an.

while approving our partiaular rights, that this was so, and the British Acting might still retain a somewhat general and To Consul General had in answer to the indefinite right embracing our own, Russian general rescrrod all British rights. this we expressed unqualified dissent, Previously, however, Mr. C. W/CAMPBELL maintaining that, as Bntial subjects, we over our own property. We pointed out which was not received by Lord SALISBURY to the Prince that, whatever the Russian nafil the 7th January of the present year, intentions might be with regard to land on in which he gave particulars of the Russian the opposite side of the river, it could scarcely be to their interest to molest us as claim. We quote one paragraph:-

On my arrival here at the beginning of they were doing. We explained that our October my attention was drawn to the objects were by no means obstructive, as Russian flags planted along the opposite any scheme for improvement would he

The P&O steamer Tientsin left Singapore bank of the river, and I found a written likely to enhance the value of our property complaint awaiting me from Messrs. FORBES Briefly, the result of our interview was that are Baron Hely d'Oise as chairman, Msgain at 9 am. same day for Shanghai, where in progress, for securing the dne observance home with a very keen sense of Tyrsonal los,

the Russian General was unwilling to Alexia Rostand, vios-chairman, and M. Stanislas she is due to arrive at I am, on the 28th inst The F. & A. steamer Indrapura sailed from and Co., that Bussings and notice.remove the Bags, as he occupied our land Simon, administrator. The other dumotors are for this port on the 25th inst., at 6 a.m. boards were placed on British-owned

The steamer Hillglen left New York for perty, of which they are the agents, without by what he described as right of war, and MM. Farl Desraun, Ludovio de Biany, H. E.

Wisner, Edgard de Sincay, and Bamband kong their authorisation sent the correspond that, for satisfaction, we must refer to our Boyer, Firmin Raimbeaux, Edouard (ouin, H. Man the evening of the 24th inst. for Hong

doods rich the decease

Consal ence relating to the complaint to Sir

The Rusman reply was as given in Bir The commisṇavies are MM, E. A. 0, Damonlin Straits, Hongkong. China and Japan on the GAUDE MACDONALD. An 3rd October, Gen- eral TORNE-CASTEELL Bressed me a letter E. Sarow's telegram of the 28th November, Alfead Bourgeois, and Gerard Lefevre Pontalis, | 22nd incl.

pro-

(d) That the provisions of Section of prominantly identified with every matter of the Building Ordinance, which casts upon the important public interest in this Colony, d On the night of the 17th inst. un Irish-

Sia, May 1 suggest to the Committee of Director of Public Works the responsibility the China Association, the Nary League, and American beachcomber stabbed the watchman

admission fes on all non-members availing and duts of approving only of such alterations the Hongkong Odd Volumes Society, will all The watchman way bim admittance. The man was caught after a quarter-of-a-mile race. seriously, fut apparently not fatally, wounded themselves of the use of the matshed which it and additions to old work or buildings as will have cause to regret his lons. As secretary of is proposed to erect in connection with the reader the building, with the said alterations the two latter bodies. I was brought into very Such is done by the and additions, absolutely safe (except in cases frequent and close contact with Mr. Francis, where the whole of such work or buildings, and I found him on every occasion & most able Governor Taft of the Philippine Islands has Interport Matches?

when completed, complies with the provisions Doubtless your Lordships will allow me to man- of the Ordinance) be married strictly into effect. tion, in connection with the private life of the upon government and departmental buildings would defray part of the cost of the matabed.

A MEMBER,

(e) That the provisions of Section 75 of the deceased, a fact which is perhaps not suficienter throughout the islands are to be at half-mast for Yours, etc.,

Building Ordinance, which casts nou the well known namely, that he had on many orch thirty days out of respect for the late President A MoKinley, and all officers and civil employers are to wear a badge of mourning on their bft LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Director of Public Works or officers deputed stony performed acts of oliarity in a quietzad co- The C.P.E. steamer Fripeers of China Arrived by him the imperative daty of entering, ostenta dous manner, and I think my Lords, to whom the sad news of his death will have come arm for a like period.

The Indo-China and Kunnan Railway will at Kobe at 8 am, on the 25th fast, and left inspecting and surveying every building work there must be many persons now in this Colony

khas per

when the striking, though somewhat transient, of the provisions of the Ordinance, be carried and I would venture to predict, ty Lords, that strictly into effect.

(ƒ) That the staff of the Public Works triumphs of the advocate are forgotten, the lar

Leeds gentlər of the Building Ordinance is hearts of those who beneste the provisions

tent, had ought to be increased without memorial to him, which will The Court then adjourned Department at present employed to carry out

delay

the bree and