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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1901

The British surveying-ship Waterwitch left yesterday for a cruise and the Germau gunboat Illas for Canton.

The sinual sale of work in aid of the C.M.S. Baxter Schools will be held in the City Hell, to-morrow afternoon, from 3 to 6 o'clock.

We are requested to mention that Lady

The only man-of-war at Amoy mi the 12th inst, was the Japanses cruiser Tutenta,

Rear Admiral H. T. Grenfell, the new Fice- Admiral on the China station, was formerly vum of tans best boxers in the Navy.

It is interesting to note that one of the last aots of Li Hung-cliang has been to write an.

A. S. WATSON & CO. Gascoigne will be "At Home" at Head Quarter introduction to Dr. Martin's latest translation.

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House on Thursday afternoon, the 21st inst, and ou subsequent Thursdays until further notice.

If the Hongkong ». Shanghai oricket match Anishes before tiffin to-day; Hancock will play Ramsay of Shanghai at lawn tennis (singles) on the Cricket Ground. Should the cricket

watch last all day, the tennis competition will Le played to-morrow morning.

It was announced froin Lisbon last month thut Senhor Castello Binreo, formerly Minister of the Interior, had left the Palace on his way. to Peking, as Minister Extraordinary, intrusted with an important political mission concerning the delimitation of flaco,

George William Gegg, a juryman who was absent when bis unma was called at the Supreme Court yesterday morning, was reprimanded by his Lordship the Acting Chief Justice when he eventually put in an appearance, and told that but for the fact that there was a probability of every juryman having to servo during the week his failure to appear to answer his name would not have been passed over.

An interport billiard match will be played at the Club to-day batireen two. of our Shanghai visitors and two representatives of this port. Messrs. E. Clarke and J. Muna will play for

of International Taw.

A motor-car accident occurred in Hanoi oa the 10th inst., resulting in serious injuries to Me, de Wartha, one of the opera company there. Hanol is certainly up to date.

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The Daily Grophte publishes a picture of the sica-roller Invicta te diffenties here. The picture represents the steam-rollor as it appeared when it broke through the-roudway recently.

L'Avenir du Tonkin concludes its obituary notice of Li Hang-chang by styling him this great patriot." The greatnose of Li is not open to dispute, but his "patriotism" proved expensive to his country-and lucrative to Himself.

The P. O. stammar Chusan with the Eng fish mail of the 25th ult. left Singapore on Sunday, the 17th just, at 4 p.m., and is expected to arrive here on Saturday, the Bird inst., at 9am. Replies are due to lotters dospatched hence on the 23rd September,

A Tokyo despatch states that General Barou Kodamn, Minister of War, and Governor- General of Formoss, has sent in his resignu. tion of the former position, being anxious to

devote himself exclusively to the developmout

of the resources of the southern island.

The Russian Vico-Minister of Finance, Mr.

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(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS]

GENERAL NEWS.

THE MARKETS.

There has been a quiet weak in the cotton market, with uncertainty as to future sales The propect is somewhat bullish. Copper closing cash values £66.

LONDON, 18th November, 9.30 am.

THE INTER!

CRICKET

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badge, Weippare han at maur being caught out t

HONKONG Y SHANGWATZ Play was returned yesterday morning at 10:15 in the unfinished match Hongkong #. Shap bai, When stamps were drawn, on Saturday evezing the home, team had scored 215 for wickets, Dyson and Dorehill batting. The plucky attempt. latter now opened against Mann, and scored a from his bat and zulased single ran off a leg hit: Potter, who took up the

served to have got bowling at the other end, he also hit for 1, thus a few more minuter, W

eleventh man laTh bringing Dyson face to foon with the attack. bald by Cox at ind-off LONDON, 17th November, 2.45 p.m. Dyson was clean bowled before the end of the minutes past thres

over. Score, 217.7-13. Bird was his successor,

2 at 254, this being and drove Mann strongly to the on for 3 but bowling averaga a Freed

Hongkong in out by Maan with a ball which glanced off his team comienced, Hancock And soon lost his partner, Dorchill, who was bowled At 825 the second inning pad. Score, 221-8-2. Bird was joined by Coxed the bowbng from the Book batting against Potter and Maun but was dismissed when only a single additional down a maiden to Brown Hooook opened the ran had been recorded-stumped by Weippartsooring in the next over by dafting man to off Maun. On a batsman's wicket, this quick not for and took Porter notesang succession of disasters to the Hongkong team umido Brown holpagod the honour of the was rather alarming. Only là minutes had to log for 4 and bit him to the Pavilion for the first boundary of the innings he nicked Mann elapsed and 3 had fallen for 7 runs. Score | game number of runer-Brown ontinued to bat 229-9-4. Preedy was last map in. During his freely and had another boundary bicon Mam to partnership with Cox the latter scored the rst scarede, but, when the game was 20 miuntre boundary of the morning by saleking Potter 10:15, Franklin was ner

eff, was clean bowled from the same end. Shor the serean, bat was ran out before the match took the remainder of Manns was 20 minutes old, when the anore stood at scoring Henbook now food Potter 230. The innings dlosed at 10.40.

beat him with the fourth ball of the Shanghai began their innings at 11 o'clock, and the Hongkongs crack ratized clon Melton and A. E. Lonning facing the d with only to his urelit Score bowling of Birl and Franklin, began well by hitting Mad Herosford Asli who came Bezosford-Ash at wicket. Bird opened from for Between them be and the City Hall Mid against

McEnents Bore to 40 in good screen for Lanning followed this up brand was bowled by Monn aud. in the first over wus anigked to the dd of materially driving Franklin to on for and scoring opposite his name, g singl, off a leg hit which was missed by Dores

in the two succeeding overe fenen Arthur who rent in hill paulshed Franklin's bowling pretty severely Mann when the score had been

cord of short innings drawing him twice round to square-leg for 17 of which 8 were the raulver sad driving two boundaries to the off hits by Beresford Ash Score 6943. Dron 11.99 as many runs had been scored as the game who filed the sooner out Maan Into the slipa was roinntes old. Lanning had so far been con for 2 Beresford-Ash spain drew a forse ball Many have been killed and fifteen thou-tont with singles; he now got into double from the same end round to squaro lo for & figures by hitting Franklin to squaro.leg for Stanion now took over the bowling at Fotter's few rugs secured. An unfortunate, incident for 2. V. H. Laping relieved Man and sent – happened at this stage: a swift ball from Bird's.

THE CRISIS IN GERMANY. Owing to the increase in the number of the unemployed, the financial position in Genuany is growing serious,

AMERICA AND THE WORLD'S SHIPPING

There has been a conference between Berlin shipowners and the Government with regard to the American httpts to capture the shipping trade,

EARTHQUAKE IN ARMENIA.

madary

Shanghai, while Mess, A. G. Stokes un E. H. Hinda will upheld the honour of Hongkong, In the doubles match, which will be decided bofore dinner, the game will ls 500 up; after dinner Mr. Stokes will play Mr. Clarke, and Mr. Hinds will oppose Mr. Manu, each game and financial progress of his country in the Farsand rondored homeless by an earthquake off Bird's bowling, there had boun so far yer ends off his first 6 Dyson had a quare ler hit

being 250 points up. The arrangements, we understand, will be the same as during the visit of Mr. John Roberts to the Club recently,

Under an order made in the Supreme Court of the Colony on 11tli Oetobur, Messi: Hughes and Hough, actioncors. No. 20, Des Voonx Rond, yesterday offered for sule by publie NEW YEAR CARDS auction a piece of ground situate in Stone Nallah Lang, containing 5,000 square foot or IN GREAT VARIETY.

thereabouts and registered as Luland Lot No. 507, together with other erretions and biking

S. WATSON & CO. 5000, and rose rapidly by offers of $1000 to

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thereon known as Nos. 36, 38, 40, 42, 4, 46, am! 48, Stone Nullah Iano. Bidding started t

| 831,000, when it fell off, only $100 at a time being advanced. The property was knocked down at $35,000 to a Chinese bidder,

Romanoff, who has come out in the plan of M. de Witte to inspect personally the commercial

Fast, arrived in Shanghai on the 13th inst. at Erzeroum, Armenia. from Kobe with his suite, in the Russian steamer Non nze.

*A Paris paper states that M. Feiller has Ltained the authorisation to recruit a number of ceolive in Indo-Chinu for New Caledonia. Each steamer leaving Saigon with a cargo of rice, for Noumea (there is only one or two every year), wil etabark from 1030 to 120 emigrants. in Inda-China wil ho paid by Now Caledonia. The recruiting agent selected by the authorities

We have received a copy of a pamphlet entitled Vrata Quitestió, "or Who shall be do with the Frier? by Mr. W. Breckpock Watson of Manila. This is intended to be a vindication of the much abuzói frius, bat the cuso is entirely A distressing accidint is reported from given away by Mr. Watson's reckless and Shanghai last Tuesday evening in an alleyway intemperate language. As in the eyes of their off Miller Road, abutting on the Soy Lun Silk enemies this friars eau do no right, so in Mr. 135 Filture. A number of children ware playing Watson's they can do no wrong. The writer together in the alleyway when waddonly, wilbout apparently has Freemasonry on the brain, and any warning, the party wall of the Filature this is a fair sample of how he writes:-"I gure way and, fogether withsome hundred of tous leave it to the common sense of any one who of enel which had been stacked against it, came has read Foreman's history, or what Wurdester dewa with a rush, burying several of the help-stoops so lew to copy therefrom, whetliora less children in the debris. It was impossible iaan whose Alpha and Omora is truly anff. to tell me aber of victims on the 15th inst.. Catholic and ofton 'anti-christian, and the ink last four dead bodies had already been found, of whose pos savors of Catholic blood shad and several children more or less severely upon the altars of Freemasonry, can ba a Catholic, at least an honorable one." The injared, have been extricated from the raius One pt the children killed was Jessie Hoff- Friars will bo zone the better for their mann, the four-year-old daughter of the second champion's advocacy. mate of the C. M. steamer Kwoiler.

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BIRTH.

On the 17th November, at 21, Belilim Terrace, the wife of P. H, Hourz, of a daughter, (29-14

MARRIAGES..

On the 17th Novomber, at the Church of Saste Domingo, Manila, Esperanza De La Valin, to CHARLES M. E. PEREIRA.

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On the 12th November, at Holy Trinity Cathe dral, Shanghai, by the Ror. H. C. Hodges. M.A. HAAHON JOHANN WALLER, to GRACE JANSEN, fourth daughter of the late D. C. Jassen,

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HONGKONG, 19th November, 1901.

Consequent upon the collision between the The Government of Bengal has replied to the British and German steamers Daghestan and representation of the Lengud Chamber of Com Setos a Court of Enquiry was held at Bombay mercy with reference to the docision of the in the early part of this year. Amongst the Chief Court of Burma in the case of Sheabur, witnesses detained to give evidence was the a trader of Rangoon, who was arrested in the fourth affloor of the Daghestan who, for this native State of Jaiper, under a special warrant, purpose, remained in Bombay for a period of Jaipur State not being under the Extradition twenty-two days. On making application at Treaty. The proposal to include cheating as the conclusion of the Enquiry for the usual daily za extradition offence under the Treation with subsistence allowance for this time the Courl native States has bean referred to the Govern-adjudged that he was only entitled to an allow ment of India for consideration when the irea- ties come under review. The Government of Bengal hold that the judgment in the case of Shewbux does not decide the question of juris diction our power to stay proceedings exer- cised when there is reason to apprehend that the rights of foreign Government in a native State gte subordinated and the alliance with His Majesty the King disregarded.

auce for the time he attended at Court, namely three days. The oflcer being a member of the Morchant Servico Guild, thereupon made repro- sentations to that body who placed themselves in communication with the Secretary of State for India. Sir A. Godley in reply stated that the matter would be referred to the Government of Bombay and in a further letter from the India Office the Guild are now informed that an allowance for the whole period of detention has been suctioned and that an additional sum of one hundred and thirty-three rupees is to be forwarded to the officer referred to.

Neus that

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NEW ZEALAND DISASTER.

At Canterbury, New Zealand, Cheving was taken by Turnbull, but this batsman e stay well:ron 3 o1. Branion's next and Lat. was

township has been devastated.

Vizier.

SAID TASHA.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 18th November.

MILITIA FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

Laing asked to volunteer for service in South Altogether twenty Militia battalions are

Africa.

THE CAPTURED AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

Stone, the American missionary lady captured Every effort to procuro the release of Mies

by Bulgarian bandits, fox failed;"

at caught by Rose at mid on in the sa er Score 85.3.3 Dorchill took his place stamps were drawn at 6,45 when the score was at the wicket Play WE uninteresting until

for wickets. It was oqreer coinmdence that Dyson and Dorshill were Lot out for 13 and 1 respectively, this having been the position of their scores on the previous evening at the close of the innings

During theaternoon the bend of the ad Bombay Infantry Player" musical-elections. There was a large attendance of spentatora

Appended are the scores and bowling

lysis so far as the match has gous

HONGKONGERE

R. B. Entopo,

Second Taninge. Wippert b Mana 28 b Potter

ning,

Major Dorchill, A Major Dynou, API H. Arthur, b Polter

Potter.

23 b Mann'

end hit Lanning in the wind, forcing him to down a mpiden against Foresford As The rotire temporarily to the Pavillon. His pisce contained two wide and not bude did the bateman touch the ball, Beresford Ask scored at the wicket was of short duration; when facing. the bowling of Hancock (who had replaced Franklin) he was caught in the slips by Bird before adding a single point to the total Score -10. Price was next man in. The early Said Pasha has been reappointed Grand stages of his partnership with McEnen, were

featureless so far as the batting was concerns In the fiuld some very pretty work was put in, by Cox, Preedy, Arthur, and Hancock particularly not the mention the coolie who had taken, trix's positiontmid-off. Price broke up the dull use of the game by snicking Hancock through the slips to the boundary and driving him off a fall-pitched ball to leg for 4. The scoring: contiumed to be at the rate of 1 ran per minute during the first hour of the game. At the end of 50 minutes' play the score was half a century. when I o'ulick came it stood at 60. During tored only 6 runs; this score he now increased. Tak his long atay at the wicket McEuen had ragis It. Chiton Brown, IA to 10 by driving Bird to the leg boundary, Welpperty b He was destined soon to lose his partner Lanug Price skied a ball into mid-fold from Hansork's Aryor Beresfore ond, witch Gratris's coolie held in a manner that would hars rodeanded very mach to the

McEuen had raised his score to 34. He was Gunner's oredit had he been the principal actor Score, 73-3-19. As the result of strong hitting joined at wicket by Rose, who found Hancock's Monn bowling obviously not much to his taste butt. Bird contrived to score a boundary off a loose leg P. A Cox, run out

Megari ball and had in the third over a noky sick Pia Pready, which also counted for 4. McEuen continued 16 make a cenful defence, taking no risks and augmenting bis total gradually. Hancook sent down a maiden against him. When Ross faced We were informed from a reliable nativa Bird's attack he stonowalled the first 3 balls, but got away a beautiful drive to log for 4 off the source bat night-though we are unable to fourth. On ends being reversed Hose hit out obtain sy official confirmation of the news freely at Hancock and the expected happened that H.E. Tao Ma, Viceroy of the Kwang pre-87-3-16. MeEuoa, who was low partnered by when he was caught to leg by Pready. Score vices, was dead. As he is known to have been Potter, added a 3 to the total by hitting Bird seriously ill during the past week, we fear that to off; while the new bastaan had a boundary there is a great likelihood of the report of his

snick off the same bowler, Clifton Brown at death being true: Our Canton correspondants At 12.35 McEuen, amidst applause, brought peist was putting in some very smart folding, the score up to 100 by driving Hancock to lotter refers to bis indisposition.

the off-boundary; Potter kept up the record, by hitting Bird to on for 4. O Hancock's end, McEuen next had a hit to off which that Bitherto infallible Raider Cox missed and which resulted in 3. MoFen's Long innings cathet an end just as the tiffin-bell rang: ho played a ball from Bird'send on to his wicket and retired for 46. hangbai had now 110 runs to that. credit for & wickets.

REPORTED DEATH OF HE.

TAO MU.

MADAME FREED'S CONCERT.

round to square log. Lanning was er fortu

When play was resumed after tiffin.

Pottera and Lanning (who now resumed his unfinished innings), continued to znake very the score to 139. Patter drove Dika to leg tur stand against the bowling and quickly ran up 4. but came to grief in the next over i ha droga. Havock to the socean and was caught by Preedy on the ran a splendid catsb 1659

Potter's 39 was got brysty Mann, who fellowed him at the ricket, batting and was rapidly compiled. Against sent down a maiden. When this hat came face Hancock he drove a maguffleent ball to the or boundary, supplementing his score driving Bird to the off for Tanning getting a couple of leg bite for 2 each. Fr took over the bowling at birds and uneventful "oyer was went down. replaced Hancock at the opposite sad 6 wore badly punished by fanny him to the boundary, and did the next end by Franklin whom he won

when he faced Freedy, for returned caught out. Boore, 189.6.27 all right inte the bowler d

As a songstress Madame Agnes Freed has gained the admiration of thousands in the Orient, and her appearance in last evening's ecncert more than sustained her reputation in that direction. The audience, unfortunately, small one, but thoroughly appreciative, and made up for its meagreness in the heartiness of the reception it accorded to the ladies and FROM papers which reach us from home by A New York despatch of the 13th ult. says

gentlemen who figured on the programme. The yesterday's tail we learn that no little-Mr. Knox, the Attorney-General, had a long

majority of these--Mrs. R. Fullerton, curiosity has been aroused by the dissolu conference with Fresident Roosevelt un Satur

Professor Galazzi, Mr. G. Grimble, Mr. P. W. tion of the Commission lately appointed in day regarding the application of the Pacific

Goldring, Mr. L. A. Gmes-are so well known France of army officers and engineers to Commercial Cable Company for authority to A correspondent writes to the N.-C. Daily in the colony as to make criticism per survey the Chinese portion of the territory lag a cable between the United States and the

news from Ronan tells of ions. Mr. H. W. Lewis, however, a stranger through which the proposed Yunnan Rail. Philippines. Mr. Knot advised the President the attempted formation of the Lienchuangboro, made an appearance as a bag singer playing very pretty cricket, cutting

not to take any action at present, bat to await Hut in the south of the province: Exorbitant. that at one placed him in the highest way is to run. The Judo-Chiness Press, us further information regarding the intentions demands for reparation having been put forth estimation of his audience, and justified what we have already noted, has hinted at of the company, after its cable to the Philip by members of the Roman Catholic Church, has been claimed for him-the possession of difficulties which have arisen between M.pines is completed. It is deemed desirable to the official there decided that the people should

one of the finest bass voices in the Fast. DOUKEE, the Governor-General of Indo- know whether the company would extend its pay up as demanded. Many did so, some 200, Mr. E. Dauenberg as a pianist and Mr. China, and the Government in Paris. Any with the English company, which already has families utterly refused to pay for what all con- selves to be masters of their respective own line to China or make some arrangement some 300 taels, and so on per family, but some L. B. Ruchwally as a violinist proved them such misunderstanding, however, is denied

a cable between Hongkong and Manila. Mr.sidered most unfair. A theatre-play, a common instraments, and were, of course, applauded to in the French metropolis. The real ex- Knox regarded it as very important that there practice in China, was arranged, at which all the echo. This notion must necessarily be a planation of the cessation of preparations should be a complete line from the United the people being present willing to unite to brief one, but it cannot close without mention for laying the new line is stated to be that States to the Philippines and on to Asia, as in resist these iniquitous demands were to be of Malame Freed's exquisite rendering of M. DELCASSE, the French Foreigu Secre- case of war it might be neccestry for the enrolled in the United Village Association. kor last two songs, which were listened to with tary, is not quite satisfied with the aspect United States not csily to control a cable to the The official wisely, fearing trouble, forbade the absolute stilizess-a atilluess one almost feared of affairs in South China and has decided Philippines, but also one to China or elsewhore theatre and allowed those who had not paid to break when the last note of the singer's voice that it is belter to delay the survey until in Asia. The matter of the Spanish concession their amounts to reckon as if paid or to had died away. complete calm is assured. From what of 1898, giving the English company on #1- pay smaller amounts, and trusted to news has reached us here as to the feelings Philippines, was carefully considered. Mr. Knor Christians too, of the Protestant Churches, Insive franchise for cable connections with the other way to raise the needed money. The at present entertained on the Franco-advised President Roosevelt that this franchise continues the correspondent, have not altogether Chinese border toward therailway operations would not hold. He cited the recent action of been free from blame in their demands, but it would certainly seen that M. DELCASSE the Transvaal Concessions Commission, which their claims, through the oversight of the is wise in his decision. Sentiment at the held this concession marad shoulder mission, be all been reduced to a very moment seems to be distinctly hostile toward Government in the Transvaal should not be much fairer and consequently smaller amount, French enterprise within the borders of resoguised by Great Britain. It is probable in some case more than one-half and in other Yunnan, and it would hardly be wise for that no definite action will be taken by casos two-thirds of their claim being taken off the Indo-Chinese authorities to risk an until the company has mile clear its intentions compensation for themselves and their min President Roosevelt in relation to the proposal while the forsigo missionaries are refusing all butbreak of disturbances unless they are regarding cable communication between the This mess good deal and should be a great ooking for a quarrel

Philippines and Chinaki

help towards conciliating offended naghbours.

some

The P. & O steamer Chudn left Singapore LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

outward English mails, and is dus hers as the for this port on the 17th inst, at 4 p.m., with the 23rd iust, at about 8 am.

The C.M. steamer Pingstey, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the 18th inst, and may be expected here on. or about the 21st inst

from Middlesbro and Leniton left Singapore The Shire Limb steamer Denbighshire, on the 16th inst, and is duo here on OF A 22nd mat.

obviously dangerous, yet Manu occasions succeeded in driving

error to the log purpose once bound was the feature of Mana which stood at his credit when one of the most quickly-com Whole Fedtival He Cox

next saania. Franklin's

less than three moccas Stanion, who opened amiclotu

Franklin and #square leg and once

by Farbridge. Preedy is shu Farbridge alo

not ont

W

Fout

Total 230 Total (for 5 mekata)

PHARŰHALKE We first innings. AE. Lamming, e and b Prad 1. J. Mogent b bird

W. H. Turnbull, Bird Banc Tapt Price, o rub, b Hancock

Capt Rose Freedy, & Bonedék

Mann, Cor, & Facody

W Potter, a Freedy b Hangook

BO. Farbridge, b WR Stanča, run out WH Weinport & Cox D