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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 1901

the anticipated revenue is hardly in existence as yet. Sir HENRY BLAKE promises that when the country begins to develop the srpenses will be amply repaid, but it may be asked whether this pleasing event is drawing close at hand and whether the Government might not easily have begun drawing revenue from the provisional

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The Land Court, we are quite ready to believe, is doing excellent work; but was not 'the modus operandi adopted when the new land was taken over contrary to the true principles of economy? Every department of the Government service, we are told, shows an increase on its establishment, owing to increases of pay and additions to staff. The Public Works Department, the chief spending department of the Colony, which in 1996 took $25,694, in 1901 will take $138,701. Yet the staff is admitted

provided that the appointed persons set about their enquiries in a thoroughly con- scientious way. The best use of public money is to devote it to the welfare of the public, not merely to hoard up from it a balance of imposing proportions, which is far too much been the course pursued kere in the past.

The case of Albert Hind, who gave himsel up as a deserter from the West Riding Regi.? ment to the Peak police, was remended for farther enquiry yesterday.

The Hongkong Rifle Association bold a Spoon Competition this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

A smoking concert will be held this evening in the rooms of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Des Vœux Road.

During the 24 hours ending at noon yester (Chinese) and one death (Chinese).

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The British Consulate at Bhimonoseki was opened on the 18th.

The third gymkhana meeting of the season will take place this afternoon at the Race-course at o'clock.

In a recent editorial on the death of King Humbert, an Anarchist paper in San Fransides Bald: The Ansrebiste are treated with ficiently gross izjustice, even in this country, But they are at least allowed the right of con- ducting a peaceful propaganda; and the con sequence is that MaKinley, hated and despised On the 20th inst. the Sportsman's Gunthongh he is, needs no body-guard to protect Clab, Shanghai, shot off a match with Foschow, him from the attacks of revolutionista." This reads grimly sunugh now, but it is true that winning by 85 birds to 68.

the writer had in mind wainly Italian anarchists, whereas the President's murderer was u Fole.

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According to the latest investigations made is estimated at 2,758,151, including 33,12 who by the authorities, the population of Formosa have settled there from Japan proper,

The Japan Time says:The Chinese mission of reparation for the murder of Mr. Sugiyama has accomplished its delicate task in a manzer satisfactory to all parties con-

cerned."

Mr. P. F. Warner, the well-known Middlesex cricketer, has passed into the new Egyptian

goes out to Egypt early in the winter to take

his appointment.

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Gezoral Samuel Pearson, a representative of the Boer "Government," at pressut în New Orleans, has brought a suit in the United States District Court against the British Consal, Mr. Arthur G. Van Sittart, for $20,000 damages on the ground of slander. It is claimed by the Boar General that Mr. Van Sittort demanded his arrest of the Superintendent Police and charged him with complicity in the attempted. Mowing up of the British male-ship Mechaniciun, which oo-

early on the morning of the 9th of August.

The Russian Admiralty organ Kotlin states H.M:8. Ocean arrived yesterday from Wei-

that the new first-class cruiser Varjag, which The planters of Negros liare petitioned the

has left Cronstadt for the Far East, is the kaiwoi, which she left on the 22nd inst, Rear- Admiral the Hon. A. G. Curzon Howe, C.B.,officials to import cattle from Borneo, Jays, C.M.G., relinquishes his command and leaves Cochin-flina, or China to help to harvest the fastest warship afloat, as she steams 25 knots official journal that the new cruiser carries for England by the F. & O, as, Chusun to-day-magnificent crops, which, withoat bolp, will be an hour. The further announcement of the lost owing to the destruction of the local cara-sufficient coal for the direct run from Cronstadt boas by rinderpest.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

PROM ODE CORRESPONDENTE

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, 270 September, 6.80 p.m.

THE COURTS MOVEMENTS. AHsianfu despatch reports that the arrival of the Court nt Kuinfengfu is to take place in November.

THE HEIR APPARENT. The Empress Dowager, according to the despatch, will disinherit the heir apparent Pa Chun on account of his dissipated life.

THE CHINESE FLEET. Russia has offered 5,000,000 zoubles for

boat destroyers. Ching will probabl

Recopt.

LONDON, 26th September, 8.35 p.m PRINCE CHUN'S RETURN.

It is reported that Prines Chun has been

officially to be too weak to carry out its day thore were reported one fresh case of plague Civil Service organised by Lord Cromur. carred at the stock lauding below New Orleans three Chinese cruisers and four torpedo duties, and a large number of the works under its ebarge are, with little or no blame to those in charge of them, in a condition which would disgrace a far smaller and poorer Colony. At last some attention is to be paid to the staff and working of the Department, two engineers are to be added to it, and a Commission is to be appointed to enquire into its position. The Post Office, residents will be glad to hear, is to be made as far as possible worthy of the Colony. None too soon, will be the verdict: Complaints have been unde constantly for years, but hitherto with little apparent effect.

Now that the local Government has become convinced of the uselessness of any further resistance to the public demand for

measures indicated in H.E. the Governor's

reform, it is well to see what are the speech as about, to be taken. In the first place, two responsible experts are to come out to Hongkong at the end of this year to Pronounced Ly Connoisseurs to be the examine and report upon our sanitary con- dition. His Excellency says: It is not "improbable that very large sums will have BEST BRAND in the FAR EAST.

"to be exponded in the near future in the "sanitary improvement of the City-sums that will absorb our balance and probably "involve increased taxation. Happily the "taxation of the Colony is comparatively light, and in a matter of such moment I "feel that I can depend upon you to supply A. S. WATSON & CO. "the necessary funds. The matter of increased taxation was not, of course, for gotten either by those who drew up the recent Petition to the focretary of State for the Colonies or by those who signed it All residents who have the welfare of Hongkong at heart will cheerfully consent to the expenditure of public money, to which they contribute their quota, on public ends of the highest importance. Only the nerest self-interest would shrink from this Is this connection we wish just to allude to one point of some delicacy. It seems nn ungracious task to speak a word agaitist contributing handsomely to so praiseworthy a scheme as the commemoration of the late Queen VICTORIA by the erection of a memo

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DEATHS.

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On the 2nd August, at Gauting, near Munich, Germany, suddenly from an acident, HERBERT HIBTH, Ph.D., and Lieut. in-the-R-Bavarian Reserve, the eldest son of Dr. E. KISTE, formerly Commissioner of Customs in China, aged 27 years. On the 21st September, at Tsingtao, Rechtsan walt Dr. UDO EHRHARDC, aged 87 years,

On the 22nd September, at the General Hospital Shanghai, Captain C. H. McCALI, Pilot, aged

Bo years.

The Daily Press.

By kind permission of Lt-Col. Baillio and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bombay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 to 0.30 o'clock.

March

PROGRAMME.

General Fukushima's "cool retreat," as he himself called his visit to the Yangtze region, saya the Japan Mril, has bad for incid nts on "The Eustic Bridge"......... Roger interview with Viceroy Chang Chi-tnag and Chaesaigne also with Viceroy Liu Kun-yi. The general Selection..."Falka".

Godly was expected to return to Kobe on the 18th Bucalossi Barn Lince..." Popcorn" Polka

"Tho P: &O."

Wine Polacca....... Selection "Las Cloches de Corneville ".Planquette Extra.

Corte Quadrille...... "Lights of London"

"God Save the King."

L'Echo de Chine reports that among the

latest nominations in the Legion of Honour are M. Paléologue, Secretary of Embassy of the first class, to the grade of ofloer, and M. H. Cordier (formerly of Shanghai), editor in the Archive department, M. Le Roux, Conent of the first class at Hongkong, and Dr. Laville, now in Chins, to the grade of Chevalier.-M. Idébert, who has been ap pointed. French Consal at Hongkong, shortly expected at Shanghai.

instant;

to Vladivostock in a little extraordinary, especti-instructed from Poking to return, and that ally in the absence of any statement with regard be sails from Genos on the 1st October to the ship's bunker capacity. The Purjag was built at Philadelphia, and is of 5,500 tons. displacement. She is very powerfully armed, and carries a crew of 560, exclusive of the Commander and 12 officers.

It is reported here, says the Naval and Mili- tury Record, that Sir John A. Fisher will at the end of the year be promoted to the rank of Admiral, and may be appointed to the command

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 26th Ceptember, 10.25 p.m. THE AMERICA CUP INDECISIVE RACE

The first yacht ruce for the America Cup was declared off, the time limit having been exceeded. There was a flukey wind. The was a grand sight, and the result was dis

It is reported that the German authorities are making preparations for the appointment of a consul or commercial agent at Moji or Shimonoseki in the near future. In eonse.st Plymouth. Sir John has been Command Columbia was generally leading. The race quence of this, the people of Moji and Shi-in-Chief of the Mediterranean since 1899, and sunbea

the Crimean war, the China war of 1859-80, the appointing. monoseki are seeking to obtain the establish. has seerra good deal of service. He served in Egyptian war of 1882, and was in command of meat of the Consulate at their respective port.

the Inflexible at Alexandrin. For several years he was Director of Naval Ordnance, was Ad- mirul-Superintendent at Portsmouth Dokyard in 1891, and a Lord of the Admiralty from 1892 to 1897. It will be remembered that he was one of the British delegates at the Poses been inactivo since the reverse of Major Gorb Conference at the Hague. For some time he luas been marked out for a bigh position.

A defect has lately been discovered in the bed of the Russian naval dock at Vladivostock, and the dock is now being reconstructed with stone procured from the quarries at Tokuyama. The work is being carried on under the superintend. inence of Russian experts, but it is reported that owing to the large number of Japanese labourers employed in the work it looks more like a

of

To-day is the anniversary of the birthday Their Most Faithful Majesties the King and The Consul-General, Queen of Portugal Senhor Conselheiro Romano, will hold an "At Home" at Lis residence, Daset," Arbuthnot Rond, from noon to 1 o'clock. The members of the Club Lusitano will celebrate the occasion by a banquet. Through the kindness of Com modore Powell, Captain Cherry and the Officers of H.MS. Argonazi, their band will play dur ing dinner. The lab-house will be illuminated, At the Club Vasen da Gama there will be a musical soires and illuminstions

Mr. Pichon, in an interview with a represen tative of the Fie Illustrée, saga:-The chief opponents of British commerce in China are

Japanese undertaking.

A Seoul telegram, dated the 15th September, says: The negotiations to cancel the embarge on corsals at the end of the next crop were resumed between the Corean Government and the Japanese Minister to Seoul the day before yesterday. Mr. Hagiwara, Secretary of the Legation, called at the Corean Foreign Department, representing Mr. Hayashi, on that day, and remained there for several hours, An official note will shortly be addressed to the Corean Government by the Japaness Minister and press as soon as a definito contse of action is decided ou.

The experiments made at Havana in connec-

REUTER'S SERVICE

LONDON, Mb September."

SOUTH AFRICA.

The Boars under Commandant Botha Enve

near Utrecht.

Natal

The Buffalo and Tagels Rivers arenow food- ed, thereby preventing any serious invaKICK OF THE AMERICA OUP. Shamrock II allows Columbia 43 seconds.

LONDON, 25th September.

SOUTH AFRICA WID The sentenes of permanent banishment from

A suggestion for a twenty-eight day service between Brisbane and Loudon, via America-- thus shortening the journey by seven days-has been placed before the Brisbane Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures by Mr. D. 0. Ramsay, general passenger agent of the Ameri can and Australian steamship line. At present ton steamers of the Oceanie Steamship Company South Africs in neerdance with Lord Kit- there is a fast three-weekly mail service of 8,000 between Byday and San Francisco, vit Auck-chauer's proclamation has been promulgated at land, carson, and Honolulu, It is proposed to Pretoria, run a direct fortnightly service between Bris- bine and dau Francisco, thus saving 900 miles :| or by calling ut fewer ports San Francisco could be reached in eighteen days. In this way a mail service could be arranged by means of which be effected in twenty-eight days, instead of the thirty-four or thirty-five days occupied at present.

the Germans, whose progress in trade is Lion with the trasmission of yellow fever by mos-the journey between Brisbane and London coul stupefying. In their own sphere of influenco, in their concession of Kinochow, the Germans have displayed an extraordinary activity, and, what is more, at Hongkong, the second port in the world, the seat of British government in Chins, the Germans are the victorious rivals of

rial in London. Nevertheless, the opinion the British. In China, too, the Britisk ure algo States Army surgeons at Havans are now August 27th, is under the care of the ship

Ten Boer leaders have been capired by thes British since the lōth instant,

The Town Guard at Capetown has gone info active service. PRINCE CHUN'S RETURN TO CHINA. Prines Chun and suite will embark at Gonos for Chinn on the let October.

SANDAKAN NOTES.

[FROX QUE CORRESPONDENT.]

Sandakan, 18th September. A NEW LOCAL STEAMER.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VOUE ROAD CI has already been freely expressed, and it is making great efforts to establish themselves transmitted by mosquitoes has been domon-Judging from the stories, the steerage of thin Co. launched from their yard bare a new

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

over

held by a very large number, that this is a matter more for private subscription--Hong- kong has already raised nearly $78,000-than

commercially, and are succeeding very rapidly.

exceeding

eredit

he was gracefully christened the Bomes

of the Babal Co. It is expected that some weeks more will see the craft ready for eK, Mrs. Darby the wife of the Managing Direct

wa than boe to be able to give sonte Earther particulars regarding her arrangements, and trial trip.

quitoes have led to a tragic result. A. Spaniard, anxious to become immune from yellow fever.

One of the steerage passengers on the long- voluntarily submitted to being bitten by a case of fover. The disease developed, and the mosquito that had bittau a man who had a bad Spaniard died as the result. The United kong Mars, says the San Francisco Call of

On Saturday the 14th Inst, the China-Borneo convinced that their theory that the disease is surgeon suffering from six knife wounds. strated, and have abandoned further experi. Japanese steamship is not a safe place to travel steamer for the local chipping Company, the Philatelists will be interested to learn that ments. Dr. Caldas, the Brazilian expert, is in. The Bremen have been in the habit of Sabah 8. S. Co., Id. The craft is of about a about to begin experiments in inoculating asing it as a lounging place, and resented the Httia over 100 tons register, and is constructed HoraKoNo. 28th September, 1901.

For a public vote from the Colony's revenges, the Japanese authorities have under considera-

then baving the patients bitten by mosquitos were women, and when their husbands roull be every appearance of being The speech of His Excellency the Governor and that a fitter object for our publiction a proposal to issue a new three son postal patients with his serum as a preventive, and presence of passengers. Several of the latter throughout of seasoned Borneo timber. Th

who have fed on those known to have yellow monstrated with the Bremen for coming strong job, and ceriatuly reflects tever.

into the room nearly naked they got angry on her builders The when laying the Estimates before the Legis. money would be to make a great and healthy stamp in memory of the late Prince Kiteskira-

and started to ran amuck. The white oficers 14in. and 38in., with 2011. stroke, and Intive Council on Thursday demonstrated at city of this place which hear VICTORIA'kawa. The design recommended for the new moss Shrina, which is dedicated to the Prince

Germany's resolve to post troops in Shanghai attempted to stop the fracas and succeeded i is being built by once the strength and the weakness of the name. The Hongkong Government has stamp has in the centre & picture of the For position in which this Colony now is. On for long been remarkable for its pen with the Imperial orast beside it surrounded by sects to have prompted Japan to adopt a for a time. The row broke out again, how of Hongkong. Yenango the Chin the one hand, at the end of last year there rious econoing with respect to some of the letters Imperial Japanese Post." Accor-milar course. Tokyo journals auronnes that over, and a Spanish steerage passenger was coasting steamers at Sandakan, but it is

The ding to present arrangemants the new stamps a battalion-with some slight reductions of chased into the main saloon, where he fell and certain that the steamer, launched on was a balance of assets over liabilities of the most urgent public works.

most fitting mark of appreciation of will be issued about the 20th of next month, Japanese infantry will be stationed there under was stabbed six times in the back and thighs is the largest yet built in British Nort more than a million dollars, beside the

our late Queen would be to mark the a week or so before the inauguration festival the command of Major Imai. Shanghai's pool before the infuriated Japanese fireman could be and that she will prove in very value of silver at the Mint. It is anticipated

this short-sighted and of the shrine mentioned, which takes place on

tion will then be greatly changed. The place seised and locked up. It is only a few weeks editable to her builders is practically osed to rely entirely upon a somewhat fitful moreover than the surplus will be increased change from to nearly one and a half million dollars by ultimately extravagant policy by coupling October 27th.

was beaten by his fireman, and he is still in the force of volunteers, but now it will be protected ago that the chief engineer of the Nippon MoreAs the vessel started to move down the with the commemoration of the deceased

The Poninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga- by quito a strong body of soldiers supplied by the estimated balance of revenue'

Sovereign some great local public work. expenditure in the current year. The pre-

To resume, beside the appointment from tion Company are advertising their passenger various Powers. Doubtless (says the Afereiury) hospital. A Japanese chief engineer took the sent financial position of the Colony there-

column. It will be seen that the sa. Oriental, from which troops can lie quickly drawn in Sir James Lyle. Mackay, K.C.I.B., whom we fore may be described, as Sir HENRY BLAKE bome of a special sanitary commission, it is programme for the next season in another the idea is to make Shanghai a kind of dopet latter vassal out to San Francisco. waid, as satisfactory. In five years the trusted that another step will be possible leaving on 29th March, 1902, and the Malta time of need. It is to be hoped that the presence are to have in our midst abortly, is well known revenue has increased by no less than 61-next year which will tend to an amelioration leaving on 12th April, will proceed through to of these regulars will not damp the ardour of in India, having been a partner in the firm of per cent, and though the expenditure has of local conditions in time of epidemic. London direct via Colombo, without trait the local volunteers, for if trouble axons in the Mackinnon, Mackenzie, and Co, Calcutta. As risen by the large amount of 56 per cent. This is the permission for the transfer, shipment. The Orientul, is a sister ship to the north-where it is most likely to arise the his name implies, he is a Scotchman, born at the balance is in our favour. Shipping under proper precautions, of Chinese suffer- Peninsular, and is a great favourite with the forces of the various Powers would be carried Arbroath, in Farfarshire, in 1852. He has been referred to in the foregoing has just boos held

nded 10th Jane was declared. The figures reached their maximum on record in ing from plague who may desire to proceed Indian passengers, having been specially at once from Shanghai to the scene of disturb a member of the Legislative Council of the here, when a dividend of 12 per sent. for

however, hold out any brilliant 1900: Hongkong, too, bus escaped the ill to Canton for treatment and the consequent designed for tropical waters; while the Malta anos, and if the model settlement wore then Viceroy of India, and President of the Beagai effects of the convulsions which disturbed relief from the anxiety which has in the is a vessel of over 6,000 tons, built five years without its volunteers its state might be parlons: Chamber of Commerce, and he is a member of in moving the adoption of the The following items are from the Peking and the Council of India. At present he resides the pessent year; quite the contr The stosmere will no doubt be well patronised. North China, and the relations between the past caused so many natives to fly from the go, and has very comfortable accommodation.

Tizaton Times of the 14th inst. It records in London, where ho in a director of the British Colony and Canton have never been more Colony during the plague season.

The Singapore Free Preas writes as follows with much regret the death on the 13th, after India Simm Navigation Company. Mr. Henry that the coasting trade had fallen cordial. This is the bright side of the Governor and the bulk of the Colony are picture; there is unfortunately another side at one un. this point and have striven on the Cochrane Street collapse:The Hong- a short illness, of Major Little of the Hong Cockburn, C.B., who la now at home, will sly of late, and that sharehold A violent epidemic has again raged both on together to attain their object, but the Home kong Clovernment by ita toleration of kong Regiment. The Provisional Government doubtless accompany him to China, and we prepared for a last year's worlding. the Island and on the mainland, and the Government has so far been obdurate. We jerry building and its laxity in supervision of of Tientsin.was inviting tenders for the demoliould have wished that, as he can ill be spared medical and sanitary officials were taxed are glad to learn from Sir HENRY BLAKE construction has unfortunately succeeded in tion of the forts and camps ronnd the sity from Peking. Mr. Byron Bronan had been

that there are hopes of an arrangement making the biggest bag on record as a resuit Fifty-six officials from Manchuria, Chiakiang (P), appointed in his place. A better selection then of anden: the Byte Comes beyond their strength. Sanitary matters

failuree. The bag in question some thirty have been sentenced to bunishment for being There need be no surprise at the name of Mr. Hemp Estato is to be closed have reached a climax, and the long delayed being come to. Beside plague, malaria is of the collapse of a couple of its architectural ete, who were denounced by Prince Ching, that of Mr. Dulgeon could not have been made. has an European Manager, attempt to get our house in order has to be fought vigorously, and, as we have killed, is equal to the results of a round dozen of concerned in anti-Christian troubles-Arrange. J. W. Jamieson, Commercial Attache, not. Babber Eats is in the mark been absolutely forced upon us. As will seen, expense is not to be spared. Another the average South African skirmishes. Now, mants have slready been made for the sale of appearing on this list when it is remembered things may not be very have been seen, H.E. the Governor con urgent point is the strengthening of the just imagine anything like that happen the new State Lottery tickets at Tientsin. We that his appointment is a peripatetic une and the combination firmed the report that Mr. On Public Works Department, and it is ing under a Municipal Department. What are glad to see it denied the Sir, Robert Hart the Foreign Officer could not well take him CHADWICK has been appointed as sanitary sincerely to be hoped that something will how the Hongkong Gorornment would has had anything to do with this sery question from his present duties to put him on a task country for those res

come of the special commission of enquiry have raised for somebody's head on a able enterprise.--Mr. Lessar, the new Russian which may occupy some months. The work of expert to enquire into the state of the Colony and that a medical man will also be which H.E. the Governor announces his oharger! But circumstances alter cases, and Minister, made the run from St. Petersburg to the Commission, we understand, will be the sent out to consult with the local medical intention of appointing. The increase of a long as the Hongkong Government Newchwang by rail in 15 days-The officials settlement of the specific, which ars to take the

Municipality so long must concerned in the repairs at Peking are growing | place of the new ad valorem, dati authorities. Malaria continues its ravages, the Medical Department is also welcome is its own

supervision be far too weak to exercise the richer daily→→The Chinese are disinferring changes necessitated by “ande benvy task has had to be undertaken to news. The addition of a second Officer of needful Igurous control over the Chinese soding at Peking to bury them again properly. Peace Frotocol. This mola

owner and the Chinese building con- One of these the other day was found to be full commers and navigation, and destroy the breeding-places of the malarial Health for the port is a much needed step.

Thirty lives sacrificod is leiant of arms-Brigands have entirely clears out relations, and the schemes for the mosquito. The Now Territory is proving to be Buch measures ne these involve no smal

nation of the present malädmislag. the family seat of the famons eunuch La Tien a very unremunerative acquisition, for the extra cost, but it will certainly not be

ying, some 40 miles from fien kun expenses continue extremely heavy, whereas grudged by any publis-spirited colonists,

H.E. the

of the Pelho and Huangpu rivers Newce.

The annual meeting of the Nizamatip C6.

DEF RENSION IN BANDAR Certainly things are ust loo rosy just now. To take the

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