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instigated by the Inspector General, is that ago, when yielding to outside clamour, the the entire control of a work essentially Government felt itself compelled to appoint local should be carried out with local'a Royal Commission to take into considera funds by a body locally electe We need tion the whole subject. That Comunisalon hardly point out that the result of such a has just made its report, and it is curious WATSON & CO., system of centralination as hus hitherto to observe that it has joined in a recommen- prevailed, in China as elsewhere, has been dation to do practically the same as the total and absolute failure. Neither China, protocol arranged should be done in the as an Empire, nor the Maritime Customs, case of the Whangpoo. That is to place the as a strongly centralised body, is perhaps entice harbour and its approaches in the individually or collectively to blame; but hands of a local Board of Couservancy, the fact remains, and only confirms what locally appointed or elected, and with instructive to turn to England and notice

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The fatal shooting of Hermann, the Swede, at Apilat in the Philippines by a policeman there is now reported to have been due to the fact that Hermann while drunk tried to ride down the municipal secretary, Baner Birenca Santos, whom he also shot with a revolver causing death. The constable fired in self-defence, shooting Hermann through the head.

Particolars of the death of, Colonel Hicks, agent of Harmston's Circus, at Sourelaya, given in the local Courant, show' that medical opinion is not certain that he did die of cholera,

afraid of catching it. On the evening before his death he intended to done himself with brandy by way of precaution, and actually took chlorodyne with his whisky soda.

TELEGRAMS.

'DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL COBRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, 2nd September, 10.45 am.

THE U.S. AND CHINA TRADE. A corporation has been organised in

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meuling of the Counoll will be held to day, at 3 pm.

BUSINESS.

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1. Financial Minutes. (Non 39 to 59) 2. Report of the Financs Committes. (No. 11)

3. Question :-With referance to the recent collapses of newly orscted houses in both Hàng. kong and Kowloon pul consequent deplorable loss of life, what stops have the Government taken to fix the responsibility?: Will the

or otherwise? Will the Government under bond

GINGER BEER Las been remarked everywhere else. It is powers to raise locul revenue. Not has the Cholera was raging there and he was sorely California, with a capital of $1,000,000 gold, Government take steps to liczne contractors

IN STONE BOTTLES.

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ingredients, and holds the unique position of being the only GINGER BEER in the Colony that is really BREWED.

Of the highest standard of excellence and purity, our GINGER BEER forms a most refreshing and health-giving beverage.

the different methods which have there

hitherto prevailed of meeting the difficulties connected with keeping open or improving the numerous harbours along the coast, HE GINGER BEER

we supply The rule prevailing is that the authority

immediately,**

most immediately con- ín our well knowa cernel, his fell powers in everything prepared

and approaches; factories from the freshest and best touching the harbour

that is to say that where the chief use is for Imperial purposes the Government takes control, and where for ordinary trading purposes local boards of varying composition and powers are entrusted with the entire management. Of course harbours whose use is for war purposes, as Ports mouth and the Medway, are entirely cared for by the Government, but there are others whose main use is for the despatch of mails and passengers, as for instance Holyhead and Dover, where the Government takce also absolute control. On the other, lund strictly mercantile ports us, for instance Liverpool, Glasgow, or the Tyne, have private bodies locally elected who take supreme control. The most marked instance of this the Liverpool Dock and Harbour Trust, a practically self-elected corporation, which takes command utmost without appeal of everything connected with the entrance to the Mersey. The good effect of the enormous powers exercised by the A.S. WATSON & CO. | board is that from being little more than

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..$1.75.

PRICE (in Stone Bottles)..

One Dollar per dozen is allowed. for the battles when received back at our factories in good condition.

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similarity ended there. The appointments to the Board are to be made in an almost identical manner, that is to any by the great Municipalities, and by persons selected by those immediately interested in the trade of the place. There is, however, ons curious but instructive difference; while the Shang. bai regulations provide for the Government at Peking being largely represented, those propounded by the Royal Commission in London propose that out of forty members only two shall be appointed by the Govern- ment, It would be impossible to gire à more completa rabuff to the arguments put forward by the Chinese Govern meat than is afforded by the Report of the Commission. As we have, howevers already exceeded all reasonable length, we propose to revert to this interesting document more fully in a subsequent issue.

One more fatul plague casa was reported ap to noon yesterday, a Chiness body stug Lond fu' Yee We Street.”

The German guaboat Schwalbe left for bomo on Monday and H.M.S. Amph trite aerised from Waibaiwei yesterday.

Tho half-mile race on the Happy Valley race. course on Monday betweep Black Tulip and Esau, owners up, ouded in an easy victory for the former.

The native silk-merchants of Shanghai bave an ordinary fishing port, the port of Liver-repeatedly received telegraphic messages from pool bas grown to be the largest and alipost their agorts in Szechuan, advising thom not to taost important in the Empire. Glasgow send any more silk to that provines antil the has little less nuthority than Liverpool, and disorders are over. the powers conferred on each go from these in a diminishing sale. Between the ports- by this means is kept up a wholesome rivalry, so that the highest efficiency of each is automatically secured. With

a Government control none of this rivalry can be expectel: the interests of the Government, or of the particular service for which the harbour is kept up are, of course, [31. attended to, but there is comparatively little attention paid to the interests of mere private traile,

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MARRIAGE.

We are informed by the Joint Telegraph Companies that cable communication between Shanghai and Taintau and between Shanghai and Chetoo is interrupted. Telegrams are being which are reported to be working fairly well. forwardedby Chinese land-liues from Shanghai,

The death in recorded in the San Francisco papers of a man supposed to be 131 years old. His name was Aupi Maru Mori, mara familiarly "Old Wappy," and he claimed that he was born in Calonfta, was the son of some prince or dig- aitary there, had run away from home when a boy, was captured somewhere in the South Sea Islands and taken on board a pirate ship, from which he was fully able to gespe at Manila. From there he went to San Francisco.

The servant question has long vexed the New York chubs. This native-born American is too independent to make a good servant, aud tho begro, though respectful enough, has no intui- tion, and is nenally more or less clucusy. Soms of the club regularly recruit in England, but this does not always tarn out sacensfully, for after he has been a few months in the country

Jeames" not infrequently imbibes democratic notions. Lately the Tilden Club has been mak- ing an experiment with Japanese and are delighted, with the result up to the present The Japanese are respectful and attentivo without being servits, are wonderfully alert, and have that intuition which is the essence of perfect atfsadauce.

How long may it be since we had a really musical Prime Minister?" This question is asked by Mr. Algernon Ashton in a letter to the Manchester Guovdian, in which he says that Mr. A. J. Balfour is not only an enthusiastic lover of high-class music but is alen himself a very proficient pianist, aud "appears to be the first thoroughly musical Premier ne bave ever had, or at least for a very long time." Lord Salisbury and. Lord Rosebery are both. pat aside as unmusical; but, says Mr. Ashton,

late W. E. Gladstone, on the other hand, liked music to a certain extout, though an intimata friend of his once told me that the great, statesman hardly know one note from another. It may possibly be that Lord Beaconsfield, Lord Russell, Lord Palmerston,

According to a Peking despatch to Shanghai, Lord Derby, and Sir Robert Peal were some Grand Councillor Chu Hung-Chi and Vice-wiunt, more musical than Mr. Gladstone, but if President Hu Yu-fen went together to ees the such we the cass the world did not know it.” Russian Minister on the 19th alt, making when Rassic woold hand back the Chinese Railways. outside the Great Wall of China. In reply, M. Lesear said that he was not in a position to fix a date for the purpose, as monnted brigandage was still rampant in the vicinity of the branch

liver of the Railway.

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As an example of the methods of Bangkok the ancient, as well as being the Metropolitan recent experience of a gentleman in the Oriental port, where the King had always his head-Hotel there is interesting. He was awakened quarters, the port of London would have one evening by hearing a continual. rapping be en mainly if not entirely cared for by the against his window, something like the steady Government. On the other hand London note of the bull-frog. When he went to see has always been the centre of civic freedom, what ting matter was he discovered that a thief nud between these two opposing principles the affairs of the port proper came to fall in- (2372 to a curiously entangled-mess of public and private interests; the result of which has been that there practically existed no con trolling influence whatever, and London got ou as best it could-which practically meant that it did not ges on at all. Some yeaTS ago under the authority of Parliament, and

On the 2nd September, at St. John's Cathedral, by the lev. F. T. Johnsen, Joan Jackson, son of BINKY JACKSON, of Learfield, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghen, to Buste, daughter of Dr. Srock- WELL DUNWIC, Brixhane.

The Daily Press,

HONGKONG OFFIce: 14, Des Voox Road Cl, LouDOs Orrier: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 3rd September, 1902.

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was endeavouring to gain admittaora to bie room. The sudden illumination of the spart meat and the look of readiness on the part of the occupant to tackle any number of midnight arrivals seitled the question for that evening at any rate. -

Last night, in the Queen's Hotel, the ghief and assistant naval engine-room artificers ou

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bound" and "Welcome.". The dinner was most associato himself rapidly with European in successful one, no small credit for which is due terests, "begin to think and talk of a Bantu to Mr. R. F. Daly, the new manager of the nationality."" Queen's Hotel, wo exerted himself to make the cocasion a thoroughly enjoyable one. concert which followed the dinner brought to a close an exceedingly pleasant evening,"

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to promote trade with China in consequence of the conclusion of the Tariff Treaty. It is also reported that arrangements are pro ceeding to induce China to buy American cotton through the New York exchange instead of through Liverpool.

state what the regulations are as to public enquiries being held into accidents so as theee Will the Government table a return. showing the number of houses whlol hayb collapsed this year with fatal results and giving contractors names, and date of erection ?

the owners' names, the architecla humer, the

Question:Will the Honourable Golan. ial Secretary inform the Council~(1.) Whether the attention of the Government lies, bdən drawn to the adoonat of the hearing of an

AMERICAN BANKS FOR CHINA. American capitalists are planning to establish banks in the business centres of Cefore the Police Magistrate on atla

China.

GENERAL NEWS,

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, 2nd September, 10.45 n..

THE S.S. TROCAS" FLOATED. The Shell Line tank steamer Trocas,

which went nshore at Perim, has been doated.

THE DROUGHT AT SINGAPORE..

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

instant; and (2.) Whether the Government proposes to take any antion with referees to certain silegations in the evidence given in the anid case, which bear upon the question of the integrity of a public servant?:

5. Question --Can the Police not take measures to prevent chair-coolles from deserting their chairs when most required on occasions such as the Coronation night, for instance P Are the chair-coolies allowed to leave their chairs tying unprotres d'on tin public street? If not, can the Police not take the numbers of chairaso doserted and have the coolies belong-

tool chairs punished by fins or the lisenses punished by forfeiture of his licence 7 If the Police have no power to do this, will the Govaramans not bring in san - Orðin. |ance giving the Polles' sublipowat? In- risw of the present great scarcity of chairs, will the Government not lease a further large number of chairs either direct or through contractor, and contiene to no só until the supply fully equals the demand Cau ther Government not appoint siende for chairs and "riskshes and instruct the Poliss to, pryvent the coolies from learing the s sude without suffi-

farm out all tho-ohaien and ricksbae to a con tractor who would deposit a aunt of money ss guarantee for the good behaviour of the envlies? ORDERS OF THE DAY

reading of a Bili sotillbă An 1. First reading Ordinance for the nationalisation of Leng Ngan Pas, alias Leung War Obing.

SINGAPORE, 2nd September, 1.30 pm, cient rosson P. If not, will the Government

GRAVE SITUATION-A PROPOSED

REMEDY,

The severe drought here continues. The situation is serious, as only one week's supply is left. The supply to the town is now limited to two hours per day. It is suggested that a trial should be given to the firing of big guns in the air as a means. of bringing rain..

RECTER'S SERVICE,

LONDON, 31st Angust..

WAR EXPENDITURE,

KF. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils, N.B.—A_mooting at the Finshés Committee will be hold immediately after the Council.

POLICE COURT:

Tuesday, 2nd Bept mber

Beröex ML, F. A BÁTELANY (POLICE MAGISTRATE,

THE REWARD OF VANITY Wang Tak, a coolle with an eye to perscual aggrandizement, stole a nice will spoket from Mr. Chamberlein, speaking at Birmingham | Chiness senmairess living," in Bitare, Street, on the occasion of the presentation of war and was sent to prison for seven days, vii, hurd megals, said that the country would never labour. He had a piovlu s contİÇLİOLL submit to the expenditure necessary to bu always prepared for war, and that nu sppeal to voluntary patriotism, to which our success in the late war in South Africa was mainly due, would always be necessary.

THE ABOLITION OF LEKIN. An Imperial Edict has been issued, abolish ing lekin stations in China. It declares that, during the period of negotiation for new commercial treaties with foreiga, states, an understanding has been arrived at for an increase in the import and export duties,

LONDON, 31st August.

THE U.S. AND "CHINA;

Mr. Conger, United States Minister at Pek ing, bas benu instructed to concinde a treaty

Commercial Treaty. with China similar to the Anglo Chinese

THE ANGLO-CHINESE TREATY

BEFORE MEJ PR£MPĒJA CPINGV

POLICE MAGISTRATE),

OTHER LAKE - Yuu Piu, another goolis with predatory pre- divities; stole from a countryman, money and | clothing to the amount of $99, and was sentenced

to three months tard labour fut

For stealing, $10 worth og flothing from u Chineas widow, residing at 116. Wanchai Rpad, Sea To Tot, also a coolie, received a sentence of two months' hard labour

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A HITCH, Contrary to expectation, this Anglo Chinese Commercial Treaty was not signed on Satur day. Sir James Booksy, Great Britain's reprezentative, refused to sign owing to the indefinite wording of the Imperial Edict o the question of the surtaz. De has cancelled Way his passage to England, which he had alreadyTHE SHAUKI booked by the next Express steamer.

As an illustration of the bearing of langunge a political development, Bir Harry Jouston gives roics to a pregnant idea, in his Uganda Protectorate. The Bantas farrish his object- lesson. In the area between the Cam rooms, Zanziber, Damaraland and Cape Colony are Bome forty or afty million black people who speak languages belonging to the Bantu group Hereis he tos political danger, and he points to the missionary as the man to save us. before then English, French, and Portuguese languages have got such a firm hold on the Banta populations in the English, German, French, Belgian, and Portuguese spheres of influence. the generalised type of Bantu language which will grow up amongst the 40,000,000 of Banta negroes may lead to a community of thought and belief and to a political league against the white mus. Missionariee-Buglish, French, and German-are still leth to teach the people among whom they dwell a European language. This reluctance on their part is undoubtedly based on g dreid that by initiating the people into a this station sat down to dinner, the occasion means of communication with the Europeau being a combined welcome and furowell to in order to get rid of the state of staga-incoming and home-guing corales. Covers from pastoral control." But, us Sir Harry world they will emancipate them too quickly tion, a body denominated the Thames

were laid for forty, and the respective positions Johnston sagaciously notes, all the time that We learn that notwithstanding that all the Conservancy was constituted. and it was at table of those present wora indicated by two this step is delayed, the Bantu, impelled by the. preliminaries as to the scope and composi. "oped that his neglect would be remedied. foral wreaths bearing the words, Homoward inevitable course of things, will, if he not

The result was instructive. The Parliament the Conservancy Board for Shanghai were discussed prior to the that constituted the board was too timid to signing of the Protocol of 1901, and that grant full powers over the many private interests that claimed a part in the general it was presume that everything was

trade of the port, and the powers of the definitely arranged, there have been con- siderable dificulties in bringing about the Conservancy in raising revenue were like conclusion of the whole. More than one wise limited. As soon as it began to show cause is, we believe, responsible for the any signs of activity, and approached the dalay, which, although mainly, is not private wharfingers and other bodies having entirely due to the obstruction of the any my in the river, all without exception Chinese Government. As usually happens refused to move unless bought out at in such cases the chief objectors are not to prohibitory rates, and these the Conservancy,panies are onacorned, it has been unfortunate partial destruction of a good shed on the be found in the ranks of the greater Powera.pered in its finance, was unable to look The ren! mines of the country, as shows by premises of the North German Lloyd Company | ENTERTAINMENT IN CITY HAD Court and romanded on a charge of cutting

actually realised results, are the tin mines of, nominally at least, but are supposed to boat. The Conservary, thinking that in the the Peninsula, exclusively Chinese fat 4. Praya West, Kennedytown. The damage found amongst one or two of the nations then temper of Parliament any application things are, it is trae, expected of Mr. Duff's whose commercial interests in the trade of for further powers would meet with a gold crincession in Kelantan, but of astris the refusal, did what the Chiucas Government work is still in ta preliminary stages. Another the port are by comparison small

would have itself duno-nothing, Menu. † foreign mining venturo, however, is now an- cannot be sail that this is by any means

while other ports were improving their nounced, and thera is very good reason for satisfactory, but under the present system of international intercourse, where each position, and Hamburg and the other con-believing that it will do valable servios in tinental centres took advantage to press exploiting the mineral wealth of the country. individual, whatever its ability or position,

Mr. W. J. Taylor, as American citizen, has on their Governments the opportunities obtained from the Siamose Government a tiu claims an equal voice, it is difficult to see

offered by the munchalance of the Thames how these recurring deadlocks are to be authorities for pushing their own trede. This concesion has not been obtain to sell to mining connessioni in the Bangtapkan district aynisled or parried. All these things re Belgium and Holland, too, begin to ace compacy as a speculation; it has been oblained the more regrettable inasmuch as they give their way to the expenditure of large sums for a syndicate of ten ine, Mr. Taylor tong joists almost quite hallow. the Chicas Government, always on the of money profitably, while London went one of them, who are going to work the pro look out to take advantage of any parts dreamily about her own affis; with the petty themselves. They believe, they have got rift in the barmony of the other Powers, natural consequence that at last the metro good thing, they posses capital to work just the opportunity it desires to give effect

polis commenced to see her supremacy it, and it in the production of markptable tin to its favourite reactionary policy.

Ships were growing they are going for. The concession is for a The main objection put forward by the rapidly leaving her. 9 Government at Poling, aud, we are worry bigger and bigger, and the river instead of act of 300 716-the largest ares granted under to say, acquiesced in or even actually up improving was gradually deteriorating Fangtaphan in a worth-west direction, but ported by the whole force of the Imperial the Thames in fact was becoming a second only about eight miles from the east in a Maritime Custome, if not indeed actually Whangpoo. Such was the position two year straight line.

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in a small way Siam might rank a land of "wild cat"_mining ventures, writes the Bangkah Tinies. If har experiencs hus not born extensive, so far as foreign mining.com-

the Flamees mining lowe-lyjög 15 miles from

In addition to the fire which destroyed a matshed at Yaamati on Monday night, two more threats, neither of them serious, tok place. By the first a large muished erected at: Aberdeen for entertainment purposes was burnt to the ground, sad the second resulted in the

was elight-

It is understood that the terms of the Treaty are not questioned, the matter being simply one of interpretation of the Imperial decres.

The coolie Wie some other Smdes nig

On Monday he ideatilled three,

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who have already been brought up at the

The Brothers Francis, in'e of the Barnossed wounding f Company, have now almost completed the harm o charge that arrangements for their entertainment, which is the capital one. “ to he bell nader distinguishel patronage on

oʻild grievous bodily

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COLLAPSE OF HOUSES. Twe houses collapsed at Yaumati yesterday Saturday, the 13th inst, in the City Hall: LATEST ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG warning, Nes 26 od 28, Battery Path Already the asstanos of some of the best-

THE SMITH PETLER Fortunately the occupants received timely known focal taloat has bean excured. Mr. warning in the shope of the cracking of and Hra RH. Stephenson bore kindly timbers, and cleared out, so that the houses consented to appear in a akaleh called The at the times of the accident were tenantless Colonel in addition to which Mrs. Steph, ason condition of the roof timbers, which were ant have placed their services at the disposal of the OE & GALANO, Brelusive On The enllapses ura attributed to the rotten will ciro vocal solutions. Among others who esten, in some cases so badly as to leave the bufidiaries are Mestre, W. Gallen and far shore

ng kop Gregory and Pts. Bargess, AO.C. besides for above Machin artists from, the U.S.B. Monadnock and the Hotel for cne we with stock, and will be British war-vessels. The Brothers Francis pleased to mil en prospective purchasers to will appear in several rausical specialties and demonstrate the periority of the last Mr. Don Francis will not as pianist. It is satisfactory to learn that the tickets are going,

Smith Promior ove» all other, Machines,

Willis at Hotel between Mur on the 1st inst,

house, especially in

in view of the fact that it is well, and no doubt them will be a bampac The PR. steamer Express of India arrived long time ince we bare at Nagashi at 6:30 pm do the let lunt, and left again at noon on the Rad. for Robe where tainment of this kind in the Colony. The box the latest kun

plan is open at the Robinson Pi

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Tho N.Pisteamer Glenogle left Yokohama for this port yesterday.

The Boston steamer Pleiades arrived at

|nhe is due to arrive at 8 pm, toʻtay..

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