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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1901.

ovember.

setting forth the particular needs of the islands and people from an American standpoint,

"GOVEHOË "TAFT IMPROVING.

NEW RUSSIAN SUBMARINE TORPEDO-JOAT.

RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.

a

of Yildiz Kiosk to make its influence in thesa parts real and profitabile, à proceeding whloh A Moscow correspondent writes to the Tinies has not found favour with the inhabitants.

According to a letter from Bahrbin, dated July. The now submarine torpeda-bout which is under date the 30th Sepember:

It is now becoming possible to forcsos ouo 21, three of the emissaries of Izzet Bey.. of Since the operation a week ago Sunday, now bring built at St. Petersburg by Engineer- of the lines of polier, which Russia is to carry. Damasus, one of the Sultan's oblof advisers on Governor Taft has been gradually mending. As it was an aggravated case of rectal abscose constructor Kuteinikoff, and Naval Lieutenant out in her plans for absorbing Manchuris. The Arab questions, wore holding frequent con- been it will be a long time before he is suficiently Kolbusief, does not resemble a single type of military arrangements have long been made on forenses. with the gozoral in command of the All well to attend to his duties. When well on the all the submarine beats now in existence. First paper, and are in course of rapid realisation in Baghdad Army Corps at Busra, where the applied. There remains the question upou At the same time two relations of the raler of road to recovery he will probably be sent to of all it so constructed that it can be taken fast. The diplomatic pressure is ready to bo general has been staying for some months past. Jagan or Bangust to build up his strength, apart, consisting of nine separate box-like which the whole will turn-the secontest one. Kowayt came to Busra and had a stormy intor President Roosevelt has appointed Commissioner compartments, which are joined together by Without some such point d'appui it would not vion with the general. The Sheikt, of Kowayt mathods of Russia to proceed in the desired officials, who have more than once instigated him Wright Vice-Governor, and he has already bolts. The entire length of the boat will be be fitting for the outwardly correct diplomatic has had good reason to distrust the Sultan's 10 off. Os facing Gratrix he, ecored twice two hundred thousand of the thing class entered upon his duties. The solection of Lake 50 ft, 4 ft beam, and of 20 tons dieplant direction, especially so soon after the signing of to attack other Arabtohiefs, and who quite`. in the over, haringan on dzīvo to the was called for the purpose of framing a petition E. Wright has, met with the fullest approval mont. In the three milldle compartments of the the Poking Protocol. This, of course, quite recently urged another chief to attack him.

chry of Bird; in the same overcoming to nght at wicket by Arthur off & parts of the Ar which just tipped the shoulder of bat. Scom, 70-6410, Mastoggart fald Tower hian and openod with a single hit

in order to attend the general meeting, of the political organisation, width en

everywhere.

LAST NIGHT'S FETE.

bat will be concentrated the machinery and stearing apparatas, and from which place are also to extend the shatte, which will work by olectricity the six propellers intended to set the

This chief was Ibu-el-Rashid, and the result was the great battle fought last winter in Arabia in which the casualties on both sides are said to have amounted to about 5,000 killed and wounded. At this moment-tho-Sultan has

Yesterday night a grand fête was given on the boat into motion. Accumulators of the Barry of territory" ander ons of the many disguises other quarrel on his hands in the Montefk

A most elaborate shame

boundary and a single hit to the off, which was to the American Congress, setting forth the smartly sicpped by Cox Bird's next over desires and needs of the Filipino people. Mou was uneventful Mactaggart was succesfa in osme all the way from Apam to Zataboanga, thơ again driving Gratrix to the off for 4. This two extremas of the islands, and directly or in- bowler was afterwards relieved by Franklin, directly they voice the sontimente of a` great. off whose first over each batsman scored two part of the leading class. Thron native mem- singles. Bird sent down a maiden against bors of the United States Philippine Com Maotaggart. When Franklin again took up mission and two judges of the Stipreme Court the bowling his first resulted in a bye and his at in the front of the convention rooms and out with excellent offect, and when at -nino i the vessel. In order to submerge the boat below things which must force Russia for her own but it in a matter for speculation how they are secend was drawn round to leg by Whitley took sctive parts in the proceedings. The for a single, bringing the score up to 100 after results of this co-oporation are therefore of 30 minutes play. When ends were again considerable importance, and should be observed changed, Whitley's tenure of the wicket was by all those interested in Insolar affairs. brought to a conclusion by his being caught off soft ball in the dips by Dorelill. Score, 102-7-20. Next man in was Wright, He hit Eird for a single but was dismissed without supplementing this score he was caught by Arthur at wicket early in Frank lia's ousting over. The catol was an easy ono, the ball rising straight and falling ofsily. Billings, who came next to the wicket, was caught in the slips by Dorshill of Bird after registering only 1. Boure, 104.9.1. An ad- journment was made for time at 245.

Aftor the interval M sctaggart, who was joined at the wicket by Kerr, was bowled by Franklin with the score standing at 106 all out, Kerr having added only 1 to the total. Hongkong thus won by 120 runs. This finished the cricket for the day, the afternoon from 8 o'clock being devoted to tennis. There was a large attendance of spectators during the game. His Excellency the Governor was on the field nearly all day. In the ufternoon this band of the 2nd Bombay Infantry played a selection of music. One o

Appended are a complete spores and bowl- ing analysis: A

First Innings

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An was very natural, many differences of opinion arose, and several' dabatas wore xust energetically contested. The Federal Party is ade up of many factions, political organiga Hobs, and varied tribes, if they may be called uth. Each of these has its recognised leaders, some of whom are very ambitious At the present time they are co-operating with unnanal saccess; but that is more by reason of restrictive cirenmstances than unity of si ur inclination. Separate memorials or petitions were submitted by the most prominent districts through their special delegates, and out of them more or less incomplete fragments a general scheme was finally evolved. Earnest words and headstrong arguments, occasionally rising to the top notch of political heat, characterised the meetings, and once Señors Buencamino and Paterno seemed to be on the verge of blows, but matters were successfully adjusted and boiled down to a common understanding.

THE PETITION.

In brief the petition asks that the Islands be constituted a regular territory having full territorial rights, the same as those enjoyed in

electric power, which will be installed in the Cricket Ground in honour of our Straits and are to serve as the main source for Shanghai visitors. of decorative illuminations had been carried three fore and the thres aft compartments of o'clock the fête began the sprotacle which those the sea-level, the same compartments will be pressuted to the eye of the spectator was one filled with water and the boat will descent. of much bounty. All round the railings an- Every one of the compartiments has a porthela closing the ground wore bang festoons of on the top, which shuts hermetically. At the Chinont lauterns, Abore the Pavilion, which extremities of the boat, ie, on this first compart- was brilliantly lighted within, there was also a ment partaid on the ninth, there will be special string of lamps, and every tree bore its quota, the y-whools with blades, which are to direct the effect produced by the fairy lamps half-hidden boat movements. A equilibrium rudder is to among the leaves being particularly beautiful. be attached at the star of the boat. The boat In the centre of the ground was situated a will be armed with two automatic torpedoes lofty, emblematic design respicadent with the latter to be located in the upper part electric lamps. At the top appearail the letters of the hill, one fore and aft, and each HK."; below these & triangle with "C.C. to occupy three compartments of the boat, in the interior; and underneath theso again Special ganges will be made for the tor were the letters " 9.8" and "S", denoting the pedoes, which are to be of a semi-circuler visiting teams. The general scheme was most cut. By a special gearing arrangement it will effective. From the frame-work of the central be possible to work the torpedoes at any moment design four streamers of variegated interne from the main part of the best without the and stretched on each side, fastened at the lower and of s mining spparatus. All the exterior work to poles stuck in the ground. The Committee the boat is already completed sad three com who had charge of the decorations ware the Hon. pariments of the beat have been launched for Commander R. M. Rumsey, Mr. J. Barlow, a trial. The tests made recently as to the and Mr. W. H. Wickham, manager of the impermeability of the parts under great prea Hongkong Electric Company. These gentle sure gare skollent results. Whatever con- meu cannot be too warmly praised for the one the solidity of the boat, this is to be pains they took in making and carrying out distributed all over the ball in various directions. the arrangements; and of course it is needless Ristides cibs of angled steel, there will be to mention that upon Mr. P, A Cor, the cross-beams of angled steel as well. During the boat of the 3 compartment the latter indefatigable Hon. Secretary, fell also

The

The N.P. steamer Olympia mailed from Tacoma for Japan and Hongkong on the 11th LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

inst.

The Indo-China stesmer Kumsang, from

apart from the existing facts, for Russia already has Manoharis, and is only concerned to logi timise before the world hor actual possession of the country. If, in the course of the negotia- tions, she can contrive to match another aliou

ownership, so much the better; she will not the Sheikh Saaden. It is probably in eqn- assumed in these days to cover the fact of district of the vilayet of Buare, this time with

the principal concern is to provide a state of Turkish troops have been concentrated at Busra, overlook any such opportunity. Meanwhile, nection with this impending trouble that 3,000 protection to close the Pacifle ports which she to be got to Kowoyt, as the British warships

would be extremely difficult and could not be has contracted solemnly to keep open and to are on the lookout to prevent the landing of

Last year Russia closed her own ports in the accomplished under l5 days.

all bring all Manchuria under the operation of the troops at this place, and the march and regular economic laws of the Russian Empire, Far East and imposed the same duties, on but a few favoured goods, as she exacts over for spokesman, insisted on the perts of Kussia's now acquisitions in China on the Leno-tong ber European frontiers. Hurope, with England

Trade first of all abandoned the chief Russian Peninsula being kept open and free natural results followed this double cause. port of Nikulait vel at the mouth of the great Amur River, and cane down to Vladivostock, which sprang up into a city of importance almost in a night, when Russia's plans in the

subsequent advances in Manchuris, a further Far East began to take a definite shapo. With the acquisition of Port Arthur and the movement south is beginning to be discernable.

down with a run, and enterprising business The closing of the free ports has soat Russian SPLIT trade in the great contres of Eastern Siberia people are following the flag south into Man churia. These me all natural movements and afford no ground for complaint; moreover, they the grievance comes in over the confused state of the seal arrangements. The Amur ter- are movemente which take time to develop. But ritory is ambject to the duties of European Russia; Manchuria is subject to the Chinese tariff, and

belonging to Russia. Large quantities of legally a foreign country, though not actually: Dalby, with Port Arthur, is a free port, but datiable goods, both Russian and foreign, sra

Caloutta and the Straits, left Singapore for this port on the 12th inst., at 5 p.m.

The N.Y.K. steamer Kanagawa Maru'(Euro- pean Line) left Bingapore for this port on the 13th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the 18th inst.

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year ago, it was angaarded in the military sense. The merchants of Vladivostock, Khabarovsk and plaints, and the Assistant Minister of Finaues has gone to the Far East to investigate the Blagovestchensk are already load in their com

state of affairs there. If the matter rested at the smugging of datisble articles it might be of lose consequence, as, after all, the chief articles smuggled are not used in such quantities as to

power of veto over the two houses (to be created) similar to that held by the President over Con- gress. The governor is to be assisted by Billing, sharpe Kerr, o Mackourie 13 secretaries of the interior, treasury, public instruction, industry; and commerce. It pro- poses a senate composed of thirty members, sixteen of them to be elected by popular vole 78 and fourtoon to be appointed by the governor Ming-

42 one from each of the fourteen judicial districts 16 into which the archipelago is now divided. Manila is an exception, having two senators.

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buccase with which their efforts were attended. From nine o'clock onwards. the visitors con- tinued to arrive at the Ground, entrance being obtained by the gates opposite the Club and Murray Barracks Music was discoursed by the bands of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, the 2nd Rajputs, and a Nayal Band-For-

PUBLIC WORKS IN SIAM, tunatoly for the comfort of the guests, the weather was all that could have been desirod.

The Times correspondent in Bangkok wrote A gentle wind stirred the leaves of the trees

in Augant last as follows: The administra-seaton roully serious states of affairs. But there is more behind. Russia pays a drawback on all tion of Siam is being rapidly improved, and and made the lanterns dance, lending" "accentu tion to the animated scene being enacted more money will have to be spent on justice, manufactured cotton goods leaving the country Federals courts are desired sud are to be paid underneath their glow. Among those pru polite, education, and the onlinary public works. for abroad amounting to about the value of the for at the rate of 835.00 per day for oach session.

were His Excellency. the Governor The railways are not the only large productive duty imposed on raw cotton entering the coRG-

public works that are preading to be taken up, try. A similar allowance is made on exported WITH WINES, SPIRITS, MILK, AND Both houses of the Philippine congress demand and Major-General Sir William Gascoigns, and to carry out which a loan is almost essen-spirits, and sugar oxports likewise receive a the right to make their own rules of procedure The guests spent a pleasant huur in protist: Irrigation and the sanitation and water bounty. A things stand now all these goods back luto Russian torritory north of the and elect their own president. In rior of the neunding the ground and listening to the supply of Bangkok are equally important. An experience of Filipines in general meetings, it is

maheiné. A reasonable to believe that there would be much music, and at 10 o'clock were treated to a expert engineer has been engaged in to getting into 34 nchuria, and some of them are olever and most enjoyable exhibition of club- advise the Government on a large irrigation Amur River without the Russian Traagury's

private company has demonstrated benefiting a stiver.

No country can put up with this state aimoulty in reaching a satisfactory conclusion winging by a company of 40 men of the Royal that irrigation pays splendidly and almost im

this matter of procedure. Then follow

Welch Fusiliers. This performance took place mediately, but there is an enormous area that of things, and, unless Russia has fallen off a number of clauses and qualifications de

duty of the Government to undertake this work in a very short time for the necessity of closing 30 suribing the senators and representatives and in front of the Pavilion and was, as it deserved the company cannot take up for a long time to from her old traditions, it is not hard to under- their duties. One representative is appointed Lu be, much appreciated by all who had the come, and there aan be no doubt that it is the stand what a case she will be able to make ont to every hundred thousand inhabitants, and to pleasure of being lookers-on. Among the and thereby add to the rice-growing ares of the ports she has promised to keep open on the be a representative it is necessary to be born inuical selections rendered by the bead: the country. The cost should by compara Pacific. Muah might be done by closing the the Islands, or to be an American having of the R.W.F. was a new match entitled tirely small, and the returns large, bat it is railway to the carriage of any such goods, but composed by ssentially work that a Government is justified experience has shown that the ragulations are * Marching to Pretoria "

in borrowing money to carry out. The sanita never enforceable on a railway in distant parts tion and water supply of the capital have bean of the Empira. The railway officials have the Total 10 resided three years in the Islands. Senatorial

qualifications are to have been born in the Mr. M. D. Silas, a youthful local com

poser who is at prosent attending Queen's talked about for many years, but the Government right to the use of wagons for the carriage of for a consideration to enterprising local traders, "BOWLING ANALYSIS,

Ielanda or to be an American citizen with at KONEKONOMI

least one year's residence. He must be at least College and with the quality of whose work has been frightened at the cost. Frankly, is will necessaries of life, and they land their names huge madiat, and any system of sanitation whereby both parties enrich themselves and thirty years of age, own property to the value residents in the Colony have already had be very large. Bangkok lies to the south of a

opportunities of becuring acquainted. The except the beat would obviously make matters only the State suffers. Moreover, with their of 85,000.00, or possess an annual income of piece is tuneful and spirited and was very well worse. With all that, Bangkok is probably as advantages in cost price, such goods are inde $500.00. The supreme court, courts of fratreceived. The musical programme concluded hesithy a place as any town in the East, hat it pendent of railways in a country where carriage has to be remembered that it is a very modera is so cheap as in Manchuria now. Of course, instance, and inferior courts are to continue with God Save the King." their jurisdictions until the proposed Philippine

About half-past ten o'clock the guests own. The oldest of it only dates back a little the proper solution of the question would be Lover 10 years, and if the soil continues to be that Russia should provide for the guardianship First Innings. Second Innings. Congress shall legislate on the subject.

adjourned to the Hongkong Club, where supper aturated with filth at the present rate the of the frontiers she legitimately holds. Pre- even nearer home than for distest places like was served. The string band of H.M.S. Ocean result with be that the pince will become tically, with the tools Russia has to work with aninhabitable. There is, perhaps, the more was in attendance.

indeed it is believed that the cost of maintenance hope of something being done now, as Dusit these, such a measure is absolutely impossible; Fark, in the north of the town, where the King of the fow Customs officials stablished at

1 by his Majesty's is building new palnéo, desire to be made & model estate. The work of Nikolaievsk and Vladivostock is far from met draining and providing a water sapply for that by the proceeds, and to guard several thousand district, cannot, therefore, be put off to a dim miles of river frontier with a spares population is not a promising task with the best and most And distant fature. It in wasential for the success of the scheme that the work should be reliable of subordinates. Russia will certainly matered apen at case, otherwise Dusit Park prefer to get up a case for the closing of the will sink to the same level as the rest of Porta on the Leño-tong Peninsula. Her military And diplomatic arrangements are in working Bangkok, Thors is equally no water supply

with every yard of the railway completed in Bangkok. The well-to-do collect their own order already, and the pivot upon which these supply in the rainy season the poor bare the must be made to turn is gathering strength iver and the umally dirty canale, evime through Manchuria. By next spring, if not, water in them becomes brackish, cholern claims

Chinese question, or aathor Russo-Chinese ques its victims, and Bangkok has its annual cholera 80er, all things will be ready, and another

tion, will be sprang upon the Fewers of Europe season.”

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returning, won the next two cats by G te each, this taking first honoura in the matoh, Some of Greend returns were very pretty especially his backhanders. He contéated a number of the games spiritedly, but was entirely patelaged by his opponent in the matter of amartness both in serving and returning yeloys. Mr T. Sercombe Smith acted as umpire, and Major Dyson kept the score, balty Bed an HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON.

A voice in the Congress of the United States | is to be enjoyed through two representatives of the Philippine Senate and House. This is a reasonable and wiss measure.

LAST CLAYSE.

#VIOLENT AND UNREASONABLE MEASURES,

POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 13th November.

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND, POLICH MAGISTRATE.

A SHARP LBBBON,

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Hongkang, 9th November, 1901.

able to Spesk and Write hnglish.

HONGKONG CLUB.

"BELISY FROM THE PREVAILING DISTRESS.

In view of the tremendous suffering and The first tennis match of the series which losses in all branches of industry, commerce, and has been arranged in connection with the In agriculture, the convention asks that congress

Many pawnbrokers in the Colony are so terport Cricket Week was played yesterday authorise the governor to isme bonds to the afternoon on the Cricket Ground between E. amount of $100,000,000, bearing three per outlooss in their methods of carrying on business Hancock, representing Hongkong, and interest, maturing in fifty years; and the that they constitute themselves little better than receivers of stolen goods. No matter what the value of an article may be, or what the ap- Green of Singapore. The matoh, of which insular, provincial, and municipal revenues are

parance of the person who desires to pledge it, the conditions were the best of bots, to given saa gamnites of payment.

They look upon everything that comes their manoh grist to the mill, and began at 3.10 pm, and was witnessed by a large

way a 30 number of spartators Groen gave the frat

The last clauze endorses all laws passed accept pledges witthout anament. One of this glasa, a pawnbroker at 185, Queen's Road serve, which was a fault, and was defosted in the

Central, has been taught a sharp lesson by his

Per Imperial German Mail steamer Preussen,

According to the most of the Arab historians first sat by 6 to 3.6 Hancock served the batter by the Civil Commission.

Worship. A osolie had stolen a quantity of gifted on the 3rd October. For Singapore:- of the two and showing superior resource also in

silk clothing, valued at $28, from a Chinese 15 árums paint. For Colombo:-1 case silk: Koweyt was founded some 500 years ago by a woman whom he was visiting, and although the For Aden-180 boxes cassia, 3. cases glass certain Sabbah family of the Kools-ir tribe had managed to get rid of the articles. They Odessa 17 bales canes, 50 bales Chinaroot, 4 Hijaa. The present Sheikh Mutaroukh, or, more correctly, Mubarakel-Sabbah, is, as the police arrested him abortly after the theft he bangles, 1 case copper and Chinaware. For which came across the Arabian desert from name indicates, & lineal descendant of the first were subsequently discovered in the shop rolls matting. For Smyrna:-30 cases esson-

Sheikh of Kowort. Although Kowyet, like of the pawnbroker in question, who, in tailoil. For Constantinople-135 boxes cassis spite of the palpable fact that the coolie's lignes, 30 bags galangal, 10 bags broken cassis. appearance told against the possibility of his For Metelin-100 boxes cassia lignos. For other Arab centres in the neighbourhood, owned

in exchange for a few dollars. He was 10 balis rattanshaving. For Genos 300 bales of Suleyman the Magnificent, its chief enjoyed A Spucks well the Russian Langange. having come honestly by the silk, took it in Beyrouth:-175 boxes casa. For Trieste allegiance to the Ottoman Empire in the time asked by his Worship to give on explanation of waste silk, 220 bales raw silk, 10 cases essential-perfect independence up to the year 1870, when hie conduct, and, failing to do so, was ordered oil, 10 cases cassis, 1 case cigars, 3 case samples. the late Midbas Pasko, then Governor-General to restore the clothing to the owner, without Fox Antwerp:-100 bales festhers, 30 bales of Baghdad, ou an expedition to capture Nejid, himself receiving compensation. The coolie

matting, 100 cases preserves, 42 cases China- in Central Arabia, made the ruler of Koweyt Sheikh was got six weeks' hard labour.

ware, 25 casks preserves, 8 beles rattancore, I acknowledge the suzerainty of the Sultan, not case screen, For Amsterdam and/or Rotter by force, but by persuasion.

his BEFORE ME. J. H KEMP, ACTING POLICE: 200 balee, broken cassis, 10 cases provi- appointed his own Governor, and his offic

aións, 5 cases sundries. For Rotterdam-25 and officials were selected from amongst

After the fall of own principal subjecte.

all the boxes Chinaware, 15 rolls matting, 6 boxes

measures which he had taken for 1:-15 rolls mat Midhat all blackwoodware. For Bremen:-) On Thursday, October 3rd, Mr. W. J. Terrill, ting. Tor Bremen and/or Hambarg:-41 balea the welfare of the Baghdad provinces came to manager of the Soldiers' Club, brought a charge canes, 8 boxos Chinaware, 1 box earthenware. nothing. The only care of his secaneers was **This petition will be regularly signed and against the No. I bar-boy of stealing a gun For Hamburg-979 balea feathers, 140 cases to interfere with the business of the Arabs and 1. Report of the analyses of the public water forwarded to Congress for its early considers of $20 on the previous day. The defendant bristles, 2 hores ginger, 39 bales rattancore, to wring taxes out of them. In course of timo, was convicted on evidence and sentenced to 20 boxes human hair, 20 bales canes, 13 cases however, owing to the usual negligence of the supplies for the month of October,

tion after the Christmas holidays. It is the three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, palmseeds and lilly bulbs, & boxes feathers, & Sultan's dficials, Koweyt was left to itself until 2 Statement showing the number of frst dlgulfed document of this class which is but subsequently a point of law was raised casks ginger, 5 cases essentialoil, 4 cases black-comparatively recently, whon an Armenian | 1 case silkware, 1 caso copperware. For Chris efforts to raise more money for his department, 3. Reports of the cases of plague, death, and to come before the logislators of the Republic in regard to the ownership of the stolen woodware, 3 cases palm fans, 2 cases bamboofans, Minister of the Sultan's Civil List, in his house defected in Manila for the weeks from the Philippines, and its resait will be property......

Arehearing of the case was thus necestiania: case cigare. For London --200 rolls began to pay more attention to the districts on minated in a more serious attempt on the part ended October 26th and November 2nd, 1901-

Cassia, interesting to note. The Americas [spers of sitated, and as the result the sentence passed mats, 1 box silk. For Copenhagen:-200 boxes the coast of the Persian Gulf. This has eal- Manila are now advocating a similar address upon the defendant has been confirmed.

A meeting of the Board will be held today

at 5 pm,

ORDRES OF THE DAY.

1. Report of the Sanitary Surveyor for the third quarter of 1901,⠀⠀⠀**!

A. WoordOCK;

Secretary.

1901

collected during the month of October,

Mortality statistica for this Colony for the week ended October, 1901.

The original draft prayed for the immediate suppression of the religious communities of both sexen, including the Angustinos, Dominicos, Franciscanos, Recoletos. Benedictines, Caps chinos, Jesuita, Paulists,, and all the female branchen: This practically anionuted to ex pulsion. In a hazy soheme of the proposers it was planned to cause the properties of these Orders to revert to the government, but the legal Procedure was anything but clear. The gen. erslides was popular, but without steady ground work. In addition a general amnesty was aaked including all classes of punishmente imposed for political crimes or those arising out of the

War. This would mean the immediate repatria- tion of the Gruan exiles. Fortunately those last two olauses were abandoned after most spirited and heated argument.

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MAGINERATE.

DISHONEST BAL-BOY.

The

†2865

WANTED & EUROPEAN HOUSE

STEWARD... Apply by Letter to-"

0. M. D. BELL,

Acting Secretary.

F2827 Hongkong, 6th November, 1901.

WANTED. SITUATION for any Class of Work. Apply to-

Care of Daily Press Omos,

12889 Hongkong, 13th November, 1901,

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8,00 8.63

Ejector Brass Cases. 6,90 Primrose Cases $5.65 Pegamoid Cases...

Hongkong, 27th July, 1897.

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Hongkong.

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