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abatement of this evil, he goes on to say will probably cost some millions of dollars, owing to the value of house property in Victoria; but Hongkong taxation is Dght compared with that of other colonies, nod A. S. WATSON & CO.,ner or later the question of the abate. #ment of surface overorowding must be vigorously dealt with." This is very true, and we do not see that any one holding this view can regard with anything but regret the auction of the Sanitary Board on Thurs. day in rejecting Dr. CLAEK's proposal to prevent the erection of buildings to a height exceeding the specified one-and-a-half times the width of the street they front.

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E HONGEONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TIE, 1901

would not be too timorous to stamp "fortque."

If the suggested deep water harbour were to be constructed our correspondent goes on to say, railways between Tourane aul

Hanoi, Huphong, and Saigon would first of

all be necessary. The 200,000,000 francs de- voted by M. Douxen to the Haiphong Lao. kay and Luokay-Yunnanfų lines would be much bettor employed in such a work as this. The French are seeking the chunorical wealth of Yunnan, neglecting the more important transures already waiting for then in Annam and Tonkin. It will to remembered that we recently published the H.E. the Governor proceeds next to the opinion of a French officer of much experi- question of the New Territory, the financial.ce in Indo-China and its neighbourboock | acconats of which, he says, afford no reliable who beld exactly the same views. Our cor- basis for an estimate of its ultimate value: respondent concludes:- Had M. DOUMER consulted the Colony's commercial men After the completion of the land-survey and

he would not have plunged Indo-China. the stallenent of claims, H.E. expects to see a rapid development of that portion of “iuto debt as he is about to do. France tur district surrounding the Harbour." has now been established in Indo-China **Beyond affording protection and bringing for nearly twenty years. She is reaping home to the people the fairness and justice some benefits, it is true. But the methods of the British system of government nothing" adopted have been bad and the results ur be done in the New Territory until the "ars entirely inadequate in view of the “ possibilities.” “It is customary to look on land claims have been settled." Bugar- cultivation in the Territory is thought the French as poor colonists, though in capable of great improvement, serieulture cortuin outward matters they gmprove on will probably be tried on a large seule, and British methods, as residents in Hongkong Sir HENRY BLAKE sees no reason why,who have any experience of French porta with the funther propagation of surenlent in the Far East will admit. Indo-China grasses already growing in the Coby, the has been so fax no exception to the general hills awrth of the Kowloon range and the run of French colonial possessions. Many

All the Krapp guns captured by the. Indika Contingent in China, which were taken to Calcutta and lodged in the Arenal at Fort William, ave to be shipped shortly to England.

The colour fine, as it is called in the United

Statas, has been drawn in the Flat Cuban Artillery by barring the culistment of negroes, Is Cuba, it is asked, already Isying the founda tion for a new race war?

The sanitary condition of Havana harbour has been so greatly improved under Americau administration that fish are now able to live in it-something that did not happen during the last century of Spanish dominion over it...

The Chinese have increased enormously in the Federated. Malay States of late, but there is still a vast disparity between the sexes; so great in fact that, in the total figaros for the States. there aro-491,313 mates, of all rates, to only 185,825 fpmales. In the last decade the natives of India havo increased from 20,177 to 52,601,

The London Gazelic of the 30th August announced that the appointment of Captain Schofield to the D. S. U. had been cancelled — for the very honourable reason that the King kad boon pleased to signify his intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon him. His claims, as stated against his nawe, were-Captain H. N. Schofield, Royal Fiolt Artillery.At Colenso, on Decomber 15, 1899, when the dotachments surring the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries Royal Field Artillery had all been killed, wounded, or driven from them by infantry fire at close range, Captain Schofield went out when the first attempt was withdrawing the two that were saved.

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, 4th October, 6.58 p.m.

A HSTANFU TALE A Hsianfu despatch reports that the Bussophil officials are urging the Empress Dowager to concede the Chinese Amur region to Russin on the condition that she guarantees China from other foreign aggres sion for a period of lity years.

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA

LONDON, 3rd October, 4.15 p.m.

COL. KEKEWICH'S CAMP ATTACKED.

A

MUSICAL NOTES.

In connection with the forthcoming Orlaket Week, it has been arranged that og of the entertainments to be provided for visitõrs from Bhanghai and Singapore will take the form of a minstrel cocort A selection of coon and " pigger" molodies has beer da, and practices are about to commence. programme should be rendered,

lack of the musical talent în our midat requizí for such solos and choctane this class of unfortainment. Doubtless, top, many wita, are now basy, conces the andrums and sayings indispe

corner men." There has of late bear material for the provision of witticisms of this

Hind

the

heen arranged on behalf of tust excellent and any will be glad to tourn that a consort bas moet deserving institution, the Missions to: Sex-

men, of which that ever gonial had hived-working pades, the Rev. J. H. France, is gontor chaplain. The entertainment, which takes place on the 16th inst, at 9 pm, will be giren entirely by the members of the Choir of St. John's Cathe- dral, and will be held in the Hon. O. P. Clnter'a bungalow af Kowloon, the loan of which has been kindly promised for the orcakicu, Tho programme, which will be an attractive: ono, will consist of vocal and instrumental intsie, And amonght hose? will win will bo Mrs, Lowson, Mr. Alo Marklu

It is officially stated that the Boer leaders G.P. Lammert Bandmaster. Muir, It W F who is a member of the Choir, will give a cello Kemp and Delarey attacked Colonel solo, and past songs will also be snug The Kekewich in camp near Eustenburg. The whole of the process after paying expenses, Boors were repulsed with heavy loss. Bri will be handed over to the Mission. A good

ane hundred and twenty-seven wounded.

Lauciened will doubtless be present to assist the

isoud of Tantao' should not support of the colonists, however, are convinced made to extricate the guns, and assisted in tish casualties were thirty-three killed and choir in the furtherance of this rood work

-suthcient mumber of cattle to render Hong-that it is not through lack of possibilities kong independent of the supplies now that this is s, and our correspondent's proced from the West and North Rivers, remarks quoted above may be taken as a That the Governor's anticipations will be fair exauple of the arguments used by the The Gov-more sober of them. Whether there is or verified will be the hope of all ernment's methods have certainly been slow, is not a chance of breaking the, steamship so that it may be trusted they will be sure. journeys at some point on the Annan roust, the scheme at least mèrits attentio p.

The annual general meeting of the pokey Cish will take place to-day at noon at the City

de more point we wish to call attention to in the letter before us, and that concerns the stoners trading between Hongkong

The French cruiser Friant arrived yesterday and the West River ports. Sir HENRY from Amoy, whore H... idarea is now the

LAKE thus sums up the abortive negotia-only warship left. tions: The Companies interested asked "no more than that they should have the "liberty to carry passengers to and from any place on the river, undertaking to "confine the carriage of cargo and parcels "Lo the ports and stages already agreed and being prepared, if necessary, to "upon, "carry a Custome Official on board and to| *conform to every local regulation as to

A, S. WATSON & CO. inspection, &c. This proposal, which i "nude personally to the Viceroy La Huse. "CHẲNG, When on his way to the North, t

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

The Daily Press.

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HONGEONO OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Ch LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 5th October, 1901.

Hall.

Yesterday's ties in the six-a-side football competition resulted :-- Kew : 3, Lowe 24 Russoll I. Boattio 0.

Through a mistake on the part of the clocks at the Magistracy, we were led to state yester. day that a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps had been imprisoned for theft The

The following examples of how the Times used to write are from a capy of that jourval for the 2nd September, 1801--Ali-Bonaparte scome to sul terribly for his "flourishing Colony. Not on reflexion in his Official Gazette, not a crumb of consolation for the Groat Nation! How different from the days who he printed Afoniteurs in Arabic, to con municate to the Republic the gratitude of poor Mohammed, and the promise he had marke them returning to build a Mosque capable of con taining the faithful of both Nations! Quo pramissa cadant of somnia Pythagoræ f-One of General Bonaparte's Sisters appears to have assumed a very odd suraste. She is called Madamo Baciocchi, or the Eye-kisser.-Her Brother might doubless with as much propriety assume the appellation of Nuse-Leader.

of

GENERAL NEWS..

omoagat noody soumen and others in our mist.

~Lovers of musle will be gratifid to know that it has been decided, by the Anglican Churc choirs in Hongkong, in emulation of the work at home, to give an annual Festival in St.

Los Dos, 3rd October, 4.15 p.m. John's Cathedral, the object being the further-

THE "COBRA" DISASTER.

ance of choir work and the promotion of Charch music, The first Festival, it in bopod, will be given in November and tire oratorio selected is At the inquest on the victims drowned in Gaul's Holy City. It will be rendered by about

H.M.S. Cobra, the jury found that the Cabra buckled and sank-in ten fathoms of water from some cause unknown.

END OF SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE.

The strike at San Francisco has ended in- a victory for the masters.

MONEY MARKET.

Consols stand at £93 3/16. On the loan market weekly. advances range from 1 to 1

In the twenty-six years during which the Malay States lave had the advantage of British advies and protection (says Sir Frank Swettenhum, who was Asting High Commis. ioner, in his just published report) the cent. Japanese New Loans are at 2763 revenne has grown from about £100,000 to Bank rale remains the same. over £1,500,000 Over 250 miles of railway,

the Teung-li Yanien, and to Sir KoBERT / "fender was, we are informed, one of the Army 1,800 mites of cart-road and 1,400 miles of

Ordasace Corps, i

HART, was accepted by all three. It wis referred to a Committee in Canton ap. General Fred. D. Grant, II.8.A., has returned "pointed by the Acting Viceroy, and, for to the Philippines from a trip through Japan, "some reason that I have not discovered, it Russia, Canada, Germany, Austria, and the “was recommended by them that the pro- Unfred States. While in Russia he visited his "posal should be rejected." H.E. hopes, aughter Princess Canacuzen. He is no to however, that the proposal may yet betike over the military command of the Can accepted. It is indeed to be trusted that this will be one of the details to be con-

sidered by the Powers and China in set- thing the question of commercial facilities consequent on the recent conclusion of

peace.

rine Islands.

We are glad to note that the Public Works Department is at last waking up to the necessity of condamning and palling down buildings unsafe for human habitation, as is shown in the case of the two-storied buildings Nos. 99 and 101 Wollington Street, formerly occupied by Cassum Mahomed & Co., drapers and railliuers

As will be seen in another column, the

LONDON, 3rd October, 9.25 p.m.

AMERICA CUP~" COLUMBIA

WINS AGAIN. The Columbia has defeated Shamrock I

telograpli have been constructed. Waterworks, wharves, hospitals, prisons, schools, and many other public buildings have been constructed, while, at this moment, the Government of Peruk is engaged upon an important scheme of irrigation which will benefit about 60,00 The four states under British protection were acres of land and cost about s willion dollars. in the second race for the America Cup: : federated in 1896, their total revenue for that year being a little 'over eight million dollars. As some proof of the success of this step it is not a little remarkable that in 19.0 the revenue should have almost doubled, thas securing in less than five years as large a measure of increase as had been gained in the previous twenty years.

H.E. THE ĠOVERNOR's letter covoring the Blue-book forwarded to the Colonial Office was laid on the table at the Legislative Council meeting on Thursday. Sir HENRY BLAKE was able to point to the sound finan-

Such are the main points of interest in cial position of this Colony and' an increase the Governor's letter to the Colonial Secre- of business corresponding with the expand-tary. It will be noted that the question of ing trade of the East. The letter continues sanitation is not dealt with. Are we to with a general review of the past year, look for this in a year's time? It is true Imperial Rifo Matek in connection with the Angust says:---Warrauts have been issued for.

As his

remarks are interesting, we need not apologise for quoting them, He says: "The want "of a deep-water harbour for Indo-China, "not too far from the mail-steamer route, *has long been a subject of complaint in "the Coeny. Haiphong by no means "fulfils the requirements, and there is a *feeling in favour of Tourane. At present goods taken vid Haiphong and by river

Hongkong Rifle Association will be shot off this afternoon. The following are the team and reserves:-Messrs. Baldwin, Blair, Lammert, Harshall, MacDermot, MacLennan, MacKenzie, Pidgin, Stewart, Wallace, Wake, and Watson,

The new rickshas for Europeans made their frst appearance in Queen's Road yesterday afternoon. They certainly look better than the old ones. They are neatly japanned and of linolent. They also have side flaps and cushioned, and the bottom is covered by a piece decent uproar without hales, something not easy to find in the old rickshas. The drivers are clad in black, the whole turnout being rather sombre,

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Baillie and Officers, the Band of the 22nd Bombay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 to 9.30 o'clock. Programme Lancer

REUTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 2nd October.

BOERS SURPRISE A VOLUNTEER POST.

A strong force of Boors surprised a volunteer post on Talana Hill on the 26th Septembar. L. REIFF OFF THE ENGLISH TUBE

The liesnes of Lester Reiff, winner of the Derby, has been withdrawn, and he has been warned of the Newmarket coarse.

PRINCE CHUN'S RETURN. Prince Chun has sailed from Genoa on his return to Chin

LONDON, 2nd October.

seventy voices, those taking next being ther members of the Choirs of St John's Cathe

drii, 8t Poter's Church, auit the Cary son Charch. The bill of the Royal Welsh, Famliors, by kind permission of Colonel Bertin and the ears, will be in attendance, and will most likely play the opening processional hynn Sullivan Onward, Christian Boldiers," sa the opening Voluntary Mr. P. Lamwort, who will be tongs, soloist will conduct tho practices and Bandmastor Moir will condnet, on the sight of the Fos iral while the

The precise date of tis Festival ly not yet Axed, but it will probably be about the sud soloists will be trained by Mr. Aleo Marsh

of November, as already stated. Admission will be free, bat a collection will be taken ou behalf of the Cathedral choir fund.

the Soldiers Club on The concert gİYOR. Monday evening was a pleasing sacbers and

was much enjoyed by those prmont Now the cool weather is ting

hoped these entertainments will become more frequent as they are much apprecstat by the officers and men of the Garrison. amount Bandmaster Mor his a oftenergy and is an able male and his bandemen, supplemented terest displayed by the officers of is due the credit of these excellent? ments: Muoll praise is a'so due to Mr. Forriti, the manager of this prospernas Club, and the Committen, whose, ons united amibition je to brighten the lot of Tommy Atkins in this niually dull Colony, and keep him out of mischief by providing healthy recreation und amusement. More-power to their elbow!

It would really be interesting to know if the Hongkong Choral Society and the Hongkong Philharmonic Society/exist, otherwise than it the local Directory The Choral Society has a valuable musto library stowed away komewhere (possibly the Museum); bat In the City

of Dicia published

Philhar same app

A Phoenix (A. T) telegram of the 31st

the arrest of three cowboys for the rough usage of a Chinese at Tombstone, according to special advices to-night. The identity of the vaqueros is not known, but the Chinese describes the rough-and-ready crowd as consisting of two Mericans and an American. The Chinese, who dragged himself into Tombstone today, algust dend of thirst and beat, and trembling

SOUTH AFRICA-ATTACK ON:

apart from COLONEL KÈKEWICH. with, the fear that his experiences might be

Lord Kitchenor reports that in the attack annually-ind repeated, in Wong Yock of San Francisco, who camp of Tombstone recently. The Western on Colonel Kekewich's Camy, which was made monio opened a small merchandise store in the mining characters fumed and swore at the arrival in the night, the exoty numbered at least one existentes. Wi of several Chinese, and singled Yook as an thousand, and were repulsed with considerable to imagine example by which they would forever rid the loas, The British lost two officers and thirty-time or inclination to faill, thels respective camp of Celestinis. Yook was held up on the one men killed, fourteen officers and 114 men functions, then the sooner they barking desert several miles from esmp, bound wounded, Colonel Kekowich slightly. hand and foot and tossed on the hat sands to shift for himself. With great dificulty be maunged to sever the ropes which held bim captive, rubbing them against the edges of

CRICKET.

thi

tust evidence of its beit is diffealt soficare have no

the foot the better. The Colcay st

is running about half i

ing, which is evidence,

taken in vocal music,

touching briefly on the main features that the agitating for reform belongs to affecting Hongkong. With regard to the 1901, but nevertheless the evils existed in outbreak in Kwangtung, H.E. gives an 1908, and we should have preferred to see explanation, which he received from fairly some official comment on the matter, well informed sourers," that it was possibly started with a view of inducing the allied

A WELL-INFORMED correspondent in Indo- Powers to secure peace in the South by a promise to consider the question of internal Chine writes to us on the subject of the roform when the time arrived for the impossibility of bringing the French Colony position of terms of peace upon the Imperial into the ordinary mail-atenmer route by the Government. He also points out the creation of a deep-water harbour at a con- strong anti-dynastic feeling displayed by venient point on the Annam coust. the rebels and the feeling manifested against northerners--a feeling reciprocated by the northerncre against the Cantonesc. Coming back to more strictly colonial affairs, after mentioning the coming dock extensione, which will make Hongkong docking facilities equal to those of any port in the East, and the large increase in steam.launch building, the Governor discusses the 1900 plague epidemic. Ho brings out the peculiar

if it were decided to create a harbour at Song difficulties of our situation when he says:- "In considering this annual recurrence of Tourane railways would have to be ran ***plague, the situation of Hongkong readers to the leading towns in Tonkin. Annám,

The first round of the billiard tournament at "it peculiarly difficult to deal with the "and Cochin-China. Several leading com-

"mercial men, excellent judges of the situn-tho Soldiers Club between the Hoyal Garrison "introduction of disease from without, for

Artillery and the Hongkong Police, which relief gradually obtained in other places/"tion, are strongly in favour of the Touran menced on Thursday afternoon, lias resulted thorny as on these historical occasions. Among P. W. Goldring, T. C. Gray, J. H. Smyth, of all will go with him, bat i

echome. This port is not very distant follows:-Corporal Dan, B.GA, best P. S. Brasil; P. 8. Quinn beat Corporal Grifiths, "ying from Singapore to Hongkong and R.G.A Company Q-M. Sergeant Beasley, *frua Daigon to Shanghai could well stop H.G.A. beat P. E. Earner; P. C. Pitt bent ourane, they think, without incurring Bour. Holloway, R.G.A. P. C. Pitt played a "excessive tuas of time. At all events the lay exhibition game, and made the highest "growth of trade would soon indemnify break of the evening -33.

*by the death of the susceptible can hardly

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...... "'Arry and Arriet Crook rocke.

Sullivan Selection..... "Iolanthe "

The nature of the food in the Royal Navy Valsa

"Happy Thougkla "...........Trout

Darkios" ........Godfrey has been a burning question, front early days "Love's Selection *Nell Gwynno",

Flanquette

All

The mit Hongkong Cricket Club Comers begins at 11 am today, when the following will be tlio teams:--

HK.C.O. XII.-Lient. Kriskenbeck, J. A.

eventuata in the form of ment worthy of the place Surely during the societies combined a do

suffer greatly from slowness of transport. Barn Danco... "Happy d Sweet Bong" Molloysays the Saturday Reviey." It troubled Qusan Woodgates, H. Arthur. Major Dyson, A.P.D.; way of a good musical entertainment.

be looked for here with a perennial from the mail routes, and steamers run-

ux of susceptible coolies from the founding plague-infected provinces. hours bring these people to Hong- and nothing short of a ten days' on of from two to three thousand who daily enter Hongkong would edom from the introduction of

"God Save the King."

Licat. Clifton Browne, R.NJE. Lee, Major Dorebill, R.A.; Captain Waymonth, R.A. ; F, Maitland, K. W. Mounsey, F. A. Cox, and T. Borcombe Smith.

Mr. Aloe March Will most likely, sing at a

this month before leaving for Bhang farewell concert at Canton towards the end of loss will be much felt locally, and the rat the Colony will see him agu make his headquarters from the "Mods Bottlen Y. He is a big man with big velos, and has done much music in Hongko chip in and dag of any

doen go home

return on sailors' soncert gorgeous East with twother musical celebrit Mr. Hari soems to belong to a mus

Elisabeth, and Far St. Vincent found the set tlement of the difficulty a harder task than beating the French. But the Committee which

All Comers M. J. Doctor, W. E. Dizon, has just finished its enquiry into the nature of the sailor's food has not found the question, so other points it has been largely concerned with P. Jordan, Lieut. Metiererty, Capt. Rother the propriety of substituting mutton for beef stham, R.W.F.; Capt. Cadegan, R.W.F. E. J. certain meals. It is satisfactory that no grest Davies, J. Hooper, Capt. Radcliffe, B.E., W fault is found with existing arrangements, but H. Russell, Lieut. Edmonston, EA, Limat several small changes are suggested which will Clapham, EA, A. R. Lowe, G. Gzimble, B. increase not a little the comfort of sailors. Pestanjee, M. E. Asgar, C. H. Harnie, G. H. There are to ho five moal-hours, or rather rests Edwards, Private Preedy, RW.F., Corporal from duties, instead of three sad this, it Letten, BA, Private Smith, E.A., Bergeant them. Ludo-China Gould then be serveu

The Secretary of the Maha Bodhi Society hoped, will provent the sailor spending his Mender, R.E., and E. Mast (Captain), **not only by French steamship lines, bus writes from Catentts to a friend in Singapore excess of money on the canteen. The Com- hese visitors, while even if all "ako by English, German, and other flows The wonderful discoveries made mittes has also mado a humorous but wise LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

"Tourane should the circumstances bein Central Ameries of Buddhist temples have proposal that an “age limit” should be fixed

The Imperial German Mail steamer Prinsaus, matte a free pov to the great advantage shed a ray of glory on the past Buddhist to cert.in provisions as to the staleness of frene, which left here on the Sil alt. at noon, of the Culot Moreover, many more missionary nativity of the Chinese Fire which there have been frequent complaints has arrived at Genoa on the Sed inst, am, this work represents -

The N.Y.E. tamer Shinano Marui (Baro- Europesutil tu induced to come out Chinese missionaries, a thousand years before Other sight alterations on teobnical points

An. Lolumbus discovered America, visited Central were proposed, but on the mass of evidence poan Line) left Singapore for this port on the another great gain.

America, and preached Buddhism. The brought before the Committee the general 3rd inst, and is expected to arrive here on the The Ben Line steamer Bruldawid. " from contain great unexploited

Bpaniards under Lories and Pizarre, thon confusion was arrived at that there is no *sources of werd If we French are and yours later, weat and destroyed the ground of complaint as to the regalation of Antwerp and London, left Bingapore on the sedim

present rations in the Royal Navy. perhaps foreigners country." lacking in

ere must be among them n sceptibles to feed the fuel

of plague. The discus- natursty to that of

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fandly, for a croent number of the Ladies Field has the following

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