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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2Nd, 1901

The German gunboat Tiger left on Caturday, for Pakhoi.

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The Harbour Regulations for the forthcoming V.R.C. Regatta are published in the Gazette.

H.M. surveying ship Wote witch retained on Friday night from a cruise. On Saturday morning the Portuguese troopship Africa

arrived from Macao; she will be docked hern and then return to Macao to embark for Lisbon the tima expired troops.

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The French transport Nive in on her way Smallpox is now raging in the southern inlands of the Philippine Archipilage. The from the North with the last of the French Civil Commission is passing an act for comtroops returning homo from Chins. pulsory universal vaccination.

M. Gayat, Franch Vice-Consul at Shanghai, is appointed to Beyrouth, and will be succeeded by M. Deslongchamps-Daville, son of the friend and collaborator of Alphand, to whom all the embellishments of Parle during the last twenty years are daa.

Sr. Pedro Paterno has declined the presidency of the Filipino Perce Commission. Br. Loon Guerrere is therefore President, and Br. Fatorno Vice-president.

Pending the arrival of Don A. F. Elias, Mr. W. J. G. Whiley in recognised as Aoling Conent for Fera without intermission from the date of Goperament Notification No. 325 of the

th June last.

A despatch from IIE, the Governor to the Secretary of Stato for the Colonies is published in the Gazette, containing extracts from the

The approval by H.M. the King of the ap. reports made by Mr. Manzergh in 1898 upon the surface drainage system of Colombo and inpointment of the Hon. A. W. Brewin to be un 1890 on the surface system in Melbourne; and Oficial Member of the Legislative Council an article from the Times of India of the 21st during the absence of the Hon. F. H. May is September.

notified in the Gordte.

Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. say in their

weekly share list, dated Hongkong. 30th November:-Tha dull fesäng which pervaded var market when we hat wrote has continued in aympathy with our neighbouring market during the week ander observation, but at the clces there are indications of a revival on A moderate scolo.

The Rev. E. F. Cobbold preached in St. John's Cathedral at evensong yesterday to a very larga emagregation. Mr. A. G. Ward was again at the organ, and after the sorries Bladame Freed kindly sang most impressively Coneu's beautiful solo Come Unto Me."

A report recivod in Japan from a Russian source states that the compensation claimed by Russia in retain of the transfer of the Shan- hajkwan and Nowchwang railway is not great. It is also stated that Russia is now preparing to evacuate Newchwang and transfer the lien! administration to the Chinose anthorities.

Mr. Goto, the Director of the Formosa Administrative Burean, passed through Hobe recently on his way to Tokyo. Questioned by

Press representatiro as to the rumoured retirement of Baron Kodama, the Governor General of Formosa and Minister of War, from the former post, Mr. Goto made the cautious

answer that it was not advisable that the Gover nor-General of Formoss should hold another post

| might have anticipated that, boing so, the Chinese would might andmain have striven for the success of the various undertakings. It is, however, one of the characteristics of the Chinese that no matter how much they have at stake they are readily led away by the chance of an immediate profit. True to this instinct, and momentarily forgetting how much they bad at stake, they were not loth to corner the cotton market. A wiser aut clearer-headed race would have seen that thereby they were working against their own permanent interests; but, when did such wise ideas ever enter a Chinese head?

It was far more consonant with Chinese modes of thought to have a good gamble before entering on the steady work of manufacture; and the good gamble they wore determined to have. So much might have been foreseen by the European manage- ment at the beginning, and probably was, but they were too much committed to the various schemes to seein to seek to throw -cold water on them, and hence the first earnings were divided, and no expenso spared to bring every department at the start up to the most perfect condition. In many respects they were right, even though this had to be done ut a sacrifice; and it is certain that as yet no one had any reason to espect the political whirlwind that in a few weeks laule fair to undo in China the work and the struggles of marly sixty years. But if the ordinary Chinese merebut dearly loves a gauible, and cannot, even when know- ing that in the long run he must lose by it, refrain from taking a hand, he has also a very good idea when he settles himself down to business of making the best of the situa- tion;

and the directors of the various companies did not hesitate to build oa this hope. Other industries, as silk and sugar, have had the same difficulties to sur

On Monday next we publish the first of `a munt, and have surmounted them successsories of seven striking articles,, entitled.

News received in Manila from Honolulu says fully. There is little doubt that this would Towards the Sunrise," by Mr. Wirt Gerrare, luve eventually come true with cotton, though a well known expert authority on Russian the U.S. War Department has lately decided probably the time occupied would have been affairs, who has recantly made a trip from St.that arealtor transports will not stop at longer than the original founders of the Petersburg to Vladivostock, as one result of Honolulu unless there is a special object in rejected, and the article discussed in carried by industry anticipated. They were not, bow. which the articles in question have been written. having them take that route, such as the ship-358 votes against 183,

The plan of ping there of supplies of men. the Department is to try sending the ships by the great circle oute, as the largest vessel in the transport service can carry enough coal to make the complete trip withest oncroaching too much upon the cargo space.

ever, to have the opportunity of trying the experiment. In Jime, 1900, the pent-up gases that had been silently accumulating in Peking, but had booû neglected, suddenly burst, and for a whole year. the entire part of North China, the principal mart for the products of the mills, was reduced to anarchy. It became only a choice of evils, A. S. WATSON & CO. | whether to work or close up. Heavy stocks of raw cotton were on hand or contracted LIMITED,

for, and in either case had to be paid for, while heavy charges for advances had to be +35 provided for Cader the best of circum- stanees it is an expensive inatter to close even momentarily a large industrial concern; to shut down uuder the circumstances seemed lille letter than suicidal, so probably wisely, for the best interests of all, the concerns were kept at work with the full knowledge that they were being run at the expense of capital, and that none, if they escaped at all, could hope to do so without a very serious readjustment of their capital ac

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BIRTHS.

On the 22nd November, at No. 12, Hankow Road, Shanghai, the wife of CHAS. RUDOLPH, of a daughter.

On the 25th November, at Tientsin, the wife of

W. M. HOWELL, Of A SON,

DEATH.

On the 19th October, at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. L. WAGNER, Berwyn, Illinois, U.S.A.,

OLIVER COTTRA LESDIB, formerly of Shanghai,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD C.

'HONGKONG, 2nd December, 1901..

and that they, who had the convictions and started

rage of their

coaute.

There will be a hockey match this afternoon between the Royal Engineers and the Hockey Cinb. The following will represent the Club Forward R. J. Gerrant, Capt. Dykes, RA, Lt. Solfleet, RA, P. A. Cor, and J. Hooper; half-beks-H. W. Slade, T. C. Gray and

A report from Changskn, the capital of Hunan, states that; with ruference to the now Settlement the Japanese Government is going to establish in that city, the regulations have been mutually agreed upon between the Japanese authorities and Governor Yu Lieu-san of Huran, and that arrangements are being pre-

J. B..Shettle, FL.N.; backs-A. Ellis and F. H.pared to commence work in the new consession

early next spring. Yeats: goal-Corpl. Tunky. ·

The return of stamp revenue for the months of October, 1900 and 1901, shows a decrease for the latter month of 83,832.27. The item of ConveyanceTMor Ássignment alone docrossed by $4,886.50; and Deed of Gift by $600. The largest increases were:-Bill of Exchange and Promissory Note. $510.07; Charter Party, $465.20; and Adhesive Stamps, 34.5.18.

The first of the series is called "The Awaken- ing of Russia."

The following Express was circulated in Shang hai in anticipation of the Caledonian Hall Caledonian Ba.Subscribers and their freems mauna forget the Reel Practice at the Toon. Ha' the nicht ut 3 o'clock. There'll be Reale, Strathspeys, Foursomes, Auchtsomes, Flings, Schottisches, and Caledonians, as there's guid wheen folk dinns kon them yet. Foreby, there mich be une or twa waltzes, lancers, and ither foreign dances for the benefit the usinestiated. Dium forget neo', 5 o'clock sharp.

On Thursday night, the 29th ult., Messrs W S. Bailey & Co. Jaunched from their works in Kowloon Bay a steam water and cargo boat, to the order of Messrs. Leopold Spatz & Co. agents for Mr. M. T. Figners, of Manila The vessel is fully equipped with powerful pump, sluices, bulkheads, etc, and is designed to carry either water or ordinary cargo. She is propelled by compound surface condensing engines giving a speed of 73 knots per hour, and is intended for service in Manils The present vessel is a duplicate of one recently built by Messera Bailey & Co. for another Manilu firm.

At the ceremony in connection with the com plation of the East China railway, on the 3rd alt, the message sent to .de Witte, Financial Minister, by the Tsar on the occasion is reported to have been "We apprecinte your efforts in completing so quickly this great undertaking." Nicholas." The Financial Minister ielographed the message to Harbin, where the Head Office of tho milway is situsted, and encouraged the oficials of the company to push on with the project.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

PROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS,]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI, Let December, 7.30 p.m.

DEPOSITION OF THE HEIR

APPARENT

An Imperial Decree has been issued, which depcses the heir apparent, Pu Chun owing to his father, Prince Tuan, having boon the author of last year's troubles in Chine. Pu Chun has been granted a brevet dukedom, and has been ordered to leave the Imperial Palace immediately,

NEW MINISTER FOR BRITAIN."

Chang Teh-yi, the former English tutor of the Emperor Kwang Hay, has bean appointed Chinese Minister to Great Italy, and Helguim.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON 29th November, 7.50 p.m.

THE COLOMBIAN INSURRECTION.

It is reported that the surrender of the Liburals in Colombia has been arranged. General Castro, the second in command of

A special Seoul despatch to the sake stainichi dated the 19th inst. says that a deb patch from the Governor of Kan-Kiang-do states that Russians are sending telegraph poles from the Amur with the object of con- structing a line between the Amur and Ching- kisze, but the Governor is unable to prevent the transportation. The report states that Russia has not yet obtained the approval of the protectorate exercised by France over the the Conservative troops, has been killed.

Corein Government.

Havas telegrams announce that the French: Chamber of Deputies has been discussing the Chinese loan. M: Hubbard, the reporter of the Committee, made a long speech against the

Christians in China. The general discussion

of the Chinese questions is closed. . Sombat Palatas demandod die adjournment of the debate, but on the demand of M. Waltleck-Roussean; President of the Conueil, the adjournment was

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REUTER'S SERVICE.

⠀⠀ LONDON, 23th November..

SOUTH AFRICA THE ENEMY'S FORCES. The Preteris correspondent of the Times. says there are still seventy recognised Boar commandos in the field, 26 being in the Transvaal 91 in the Orange River Colony, and 13 in Cape Colony. The task of capturing these must necessarily be slow. It is further stated that Lord Kiteksnor's striking arm will presently be 15,000 men only, he

A PLAGUE AT HONOLULU There are ten cases of plague at Honolulu..

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REPORTED DEATH OF MISS STONE."

A report has reached the Turkish anthorities that Miss Stone, the American miselonary Indy captured by Bulgarian brigands, has enccumbed to the hardships she has had to endure, and that the brigands have dispersed.

Generals Smith and Hughes are said to dis- ugree as to the right policy to be pursued in Samar, the latter favouring negotiations and the former strenous methods. Negotiations are proceeding for the surrender to feral Hughes of the Filipino General Samson, which will The Belo de Chine statos that at the meeting

wind up the revolt in Bohol, where Samson je on the 23rd ult, of the representatives of the principal French importing houses at Shanghai the acknowledged insurgent leader. Meanwhile a gallait storming of a stockade by the 19th on the invitation of the Consul-General, M. Batard, the latter announce the formation of a U.S. Iufanley is reported from Bohol. The Commission, which will sit at Shanghai underinsurgent position consisted of fourteen forte, bis presidency, to assist in the establishment of surrounded by large trenches and rifle-pits. The LONDON, 28th Novembor. of the now Customs tariffe. This Commission main fort was surrounded by a precipics, the will consist, in addition, of the Commercial only entrancs being guarded by a stockade. Attaché of the Legation at Peking, an Inspector This stockade had a line of trenches belded it of Customs from the Indo-Chinese Service, ant and the whole defence was carefully defiled from two importers. The merchants prosent elected the hill, where the Americans had taken a for as their representatives Messrs. Toche and mer position and driven the insurgents out After securing a plan of the insurgent strongs Racine.

hold, Captain Lawton sent two sergeants of the

A FRENCH LOAN. 19th Infantry with a force of twenty mom to The French Chamber has passed the bill elimb the hill at the left of the stockade. After for the proposed loan against the scarity of hours' tail through an undergrowth of brush the Chinese indemnity, and vines on an almost perpendicular hill, the

FURTHER EMBODIMENT OF MILITIA detachment succeeded in sealing the height and came down in the enemy's rear, surprising and completely routing them. Two of the fright ened insurgents, in their laste to escape, jumped over the stockade and fell fifty feet on the rocks below. Fort Mayann was taken and the insurgents deserted the whole position: A detachment being obliged to pass along the chur within 150 yards of the Americans altered the Tsar, at which Count Laredorff Bussian terrible loss.

The N-C. Daily News of the 8th ult, says: "It is stated that the torpado-boat destroyer Handy, which left the barbour yesterday morning with the gunboat Daphne for Hong- kong, has orders to proceed to her destination at the rate of seron knots, this being, apparently, the Daphine's economical speed. This is all very well for a sea-going vessel like the Daphne; but if sows a great mistake to condemn a vessel like the Hundy, which is not a bad weather craft, to a voyage of five days when she could readily do it in two days. It is to be presumed that there are reasons for the order which the lay mind is unable to appreciate." The Daphne, however, arrived here on the 29th ult,

very good

Four more battalions of Militia have been embodied,

LONDON th November.

MARQUIS TTO IN RUSSLA Marquis Ito has had a spectat audience with

Minister of Foreign Affairs, was present,

SOUTH AFRICA-MR. RITCHIE ON

prospects of success, having within the last enterprise few months not only paid its interest out of fraught with boncfits to their kind the not earnings but being in a position toreduz half ordinary cash and one-half ter cash pieces, claim that the government should patronise inexpressibly funny. Jimmy O'Brien was of success in developing the Company's

On the other hand it is well to remember that both companies commenced work on a capital that provad insufficient

A rather serious outbreak of fire occurred for their requirements. The Yubloong Com-

on Saturday afternoon at 189, Queen's Road pany, with a paid up capital of five hundred and seventy thousand taels, spent on its land West, in promises on the ground and first floors nccnplied by a dealer in medicines and is and plant seven hundred and thirty-six cellaneone goods. The fire, which "spread while the International, with a capital of rapidly, gutting the first two floors and partially eight hundred and forty, spent eighty thous destroying the second, was caused through the

PEACE CONDITIONS. and over the million. This, however, is, it overheating of a medicine-drying stove. The

THE EMPIRE COMEDY COMPANY, need hardly be suid, the besetting' ain of all stock of the modicine-denter was insured for

The Manila Times of the 23rd olt. says:--

The Right Honourable €. T. Ritchie, speak China undertakings indeed it may be said $21,000, and the loss will probably be covered Although the report could not be confirmed

After the interval caused by St. Andrew's Ball, ing at Croydon, said that Lord Salisbury's of such undertakings over the world. In aby this sum. The damage to the second floor, yesterday, it is annetaced on fow cases, exceptional causes at the beginning where & quantity of jewellery was destroyed, is authority that another official interested in the Empire Comedy and Vandeville Company pronouncement that no shred of Independence LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, B.C. en ble such a company to overcome early estimated at $1,400, and is, we are informed, market prices for government departmental rosumed their occupancy of the Theatre on would be left to the Boers had been misunder- requirements will follow the example of the Saturday night and submitted an entire change stood, We were unable to again offer the these preliminary difficulties, but in too uncovered by insurance, many they remain as a weight slung round

A proclamation of the Shanghai mandarine Insular Purchasing Agent, and go place his of programme. There wen & fall house. Boers the terms for peace already rejected by the shoulders of the original pioneers. The has been issued informing the public that orders for the necessary supplies of his depart. The principal part of the revised programme them, but if their general would secept, our "THE cotton mill industry has not turned Yahloong Company, finding all hope of orders have been received from Governor Nich, ment in Hongkong. It is claimed that a saving was a representation of that old favourile promies to give them a representative govern out in North China to be the mine of wealth escape cut off, and an appeal to the share-of Seochow, to introdnos into Shanghai, in the of frem 75 per cent, up can thus be effected extravaganza Muldoon's Pienic. Arranged mant at some future time, this would form the that was somewhat too fondly looked forward hoiders unfruitful, has unfortunately been

neur future, copper ton-cash pieces (Tang-shih These cases are entirely experimental; but it and produced by Mr. Steve Adson, the basis for the corelation of peace

hearty apphuse. The vagaries of Michsel

LORDON, 20th Novetabor. to by its originators. The pioneers have, compelled to see its property placed on the feien), now being coined in the cash mint at they prove satisfactory there will, in all probe piece was admirably rendered and won in fact, found the usual result that they market with little hope of its realising much Sooohow, These ten-cash, or cent pieces have bility, be a permanent arrangement made for Muldoon ware depicted by Mr. Adeon him

shipment of certain classes of supplies from

BORNEO DINNER IN LONDON, Mr. W. U. Cowie a director of the British above the mere value of the land and already been introduced into circulation at

Canton and Wachang, with varying success, Hongkong to these islands by government self in a manner which added to his high have had to pay dearly for their experience materials. The other company, with better and the people in Shanghai have also been officials. This action on the part of the an- reputation as a comedian. Mr. Gus Gregory

thorities will probably still further increase the appeared in the character of Dennis Mulaley, North Borneo Company, speaking at the Borneo informed that they are to be allowed to use these ten-cash pieces, in the proportion of one dissatisfaction felt by the local merchants, who part which he filled with distinction and made dinner, said that he was mere hopeful, than ever portrayed by Mr. Walter Horley. Mrs property, Mr. B. B. Martin, obairman of the those who so largely contribute to its support.

Maldeen, Ells, and Jennie were represented Company, said that Borneo had set an example distant future, have themselves had to bear its indebtedness some six per cent., is offer in paying land taxes and lekin duties. the quips and slings of outrageous fortune. ing debentures to its shareholders and

It is reported from Nanchong (says the N-C respectively by Miss Julie Cleveland, Miss by the abolition of slavery amongst the natives. At noon on the 23rd ult. there returned by One, the Yabloong Cotton Mill is so hope- others to the amount of half a million taels.

the American mail from Hongkong the cricket Daily News) that much dissatisfaction is being Jessie Thorne, and Miss Florence Adelaide On How to prospect of native dificulties. lessly subarrassed that its chief creditors The new capital, share and debenture, would champions of Shanghai. At the mast-head of felt in that city owing to the high charges the whole, Muldoon's Picnic was a splendid have insisted on selling the affair by public thus amount to 1,128,800 taels. On the the launch Victoria floated the flag of the demanded at the semi-officially established success. The second part of the programme auction, while

the International Mill other hand, the amount spent in land, build- Shanghai Cricket Club with that of the Hong-schools of Western Learning, f.e., schools estab was given up to variety turns. The Frapire acknowledges the loss of one fourth of its inge and plant-acknowledged to bo in per- kong Cricket Club below it. Before the tender liched partly by subscriptiona from local officials Ballet Misses Davis, Tinsley, and the Sisters capital and straightly informs its share-fect order and of the most suitable nature--was made fast, the N-C. Daily News records, and partly by wealthy members of the gentry Bailey-gave a graceful and exceedingly clever

Franco and Bins were disenssed in a friendly holders that only by facing the loss can less the 70,000 proposed to be written off, three ringing choera and a tiger were given by of Nanchang. The consequence has been that exposition of the light fantastic art, Messrs Minister has had a prolonged undien o with the it hold forth any hope of being able to would be 1,070,000 taels.

As in the pro-

the large crowd on the pontoon and the lawn only youths belonging to the gentry and Loop and Huxham scored a success with their King of Siam, and that questions Testing stem the tide of misfortune. That the titable portion of the year past the company joining, and the grestings of the vision by wealthy merchants can afford to avail them duet, The moon hath raised her up, directors of these companies were to blame succeeded in making a profit in all of 38,000, their friends and admirers were hearty and solves of the educational-mainly in the English and so also did Mesars Gregory and Horley with wirit. French consulston have been established

prolonged. On the same night some sixty of language-facilities offered by these schools, their balancing act. Mr. Steve Adson showed at Angkor and Battambang. for taking tao sanguine a view at the begin and may reasonably expect a good deal more oir friends entertained the team at dinner while the children of families of aleader parachis artistio vormatility in a new topical song ning of the enterprise, without waiting to see when business becomes again regularly os- at the Shanghai Club, the votorum cricketer are debarred from entering them. To mest relating to matters which the Colonial Secretary LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. its first results, goes without saying, and they tablished, it seems to be fairly probable Mr. A. P. Wood being in the chair. Mr. Wad this want certain of the Nanchang literat; have and the Hon. W. Chatliam minst hear to would be now the first to unknowledge the that the shareholders will obtain a reason proposed the health of the winners, Mr. Far. decided to invite foreign-educated young men appreciate. Miss Emmie Smith's appearance fault. Most men can be wise after the able return on their reduced capital within bridge, the captain, replying for cricket, Mr. to come to Nanchang to open private schools, was of course event, but it is only fair to say that at the not long extended period. Should nothing White for tennis, and Mr. Lanning for swim where the common elementary branches of deserved to be. Her coon songs and time the sky was clear and even the wisest unforseen occur and indications are on the ming, and with toast and song a very joyful. Western Learning in the English language remarkably clever, and wore

evening was spent. Our Shanghai con will be taught at the rate of three dollars exquisite taste and failed to appreciate the signs of the coming whole favourable the new industry my tempost. Even at the beginning there were, be considered as passed its teething-tie temporary expresses its gladness that there fer mensen for each scholar. A pioneer school concluded with a laughab

in no foundation for the story of the in he already he began by a young foreign Photographer's Trouble however, difficulties which the experience of and we may look forward to the manulao- proper handling of the ball by Mr. Veducated gentleman & Nanchang" on his own applans and was voted the past might have anticipated. The capital ture of cotton in China as a permanent Lanning when batting in Shanghai's last iup- hook," the success of which has led the literal, doon's Pienis and the of the mille is largely Chinese, and anyone industry of the land.

ings v. the Straits,

to start the shore scheme.

heilsa with dalig.

be submitted again to-night

LONDON, 29th November

FRANCE AND SEAM It announced in Paris that the French

The Imperial German Mail steater. Prenscas Irene, Carrying the German mails with dates dit well from Berlin of the 11th it, left Colorabe o

were the 29th tilt, am, and may be expected hers on with or about the 10th inst

The OS Bremer Zertes left Singe porn for Hongkong and Amoy on 29th ult

The N Preamer Hilltea loft Manils for this port 29th ult, and it dus here to-day!

The

teamer Mike Maru (Bombay Lide) left Shitmonoseki for this port on the 29th tit, um ind i expeated to arrive here on the