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A. S. WATSON & 00., According to many who have a good know ledge of the inner working of our neighbour, there are not a few matters which will not hear investigation. Now it is not within our province to enquire into the internal affairs of Macau. Bince, however, the government there has taken up an aggres- sive attitude toward the Hongkong Prem, we are compelled to think that there must be something very wrong there. Portugal, itself a country enjoying liberty of the Press, has adopted an attitude toward the Press of its colonies worthy only of Russia Per 21 and countries similarly misgoverned. There must be some reason for this despotic procedure, and if the Macao authorities complain that bad motives are attributed to them they have only themselves to thank for it. We know of an instance where a government has won its struggle against the freedom of the Press and, though Macao is now unprovided with any periodi- cal journal, whose place is taken by the Portuguese Press in Hongkong, we do not believe that our neighbouring colony's officials will upset the teachings of previous history by boycotting successfully the expression of opinion in nowapapers.

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DEATHS.

On the 10th September, at 5, Chusan Road, Shanghai, DENHAM GUTHRIE, the infant son of J. M. HARLOs, aged 2 months and 19 days.

On the 17th September, at the Shanghai teneral Hospital, G. DovoRRRTY, of the Imperial Mari- time Customs Service, Ningpo.

The Daily Press.

Hongkong Orsion: 14, Dz. VæUX ROAD UI. LONDON OPTICS: 131. FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 17th September. 1902.

H.M. Bret-class craiser Cressy, Capt. Henry M. T. Tudor, is dus here on Saturday from the north.

Major Hamilton and Captain the Hon. H. W. Trefusin are leaving the Colony to-morrow on a holiday,

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It is reported from Tintin that the wou of Viceroy Yuan Shi-kai has been attacked by cholera. This young man is twenty-four your

of age.

The Siamese Vice-Minister of the Interior, coming from Paris, arrived at London last week to confer with the British Government. The date of bis return to Faris to resume The Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Wuthgotiations with the French Government is

not fired. bae ordered roads to be made at that port, and work began on them on the let of the present

mcon!

A Poking telegram to Tokyo states that sixty Russian missionaries have arrived in Manchuria with the object of propagating the Russian Orthodox faith.

According to Havas telegrams, it is stated at St. Patorsburg that nows has been received from Manchuria that cholers there is causing thousands of deaths daily,

The duration of the concession to the Anglo- French mining syndicate in Ynauan is 60 years, with the right of extension to 85 years The number of mines is not stated in the contrast.

Dr. W. A. P. Martin, who was recalled to China by H.8. Chang Chih-tung, to take control of the educational interesta in Hunan and Hupet, arrived in Shanghai by the Empress of Japan, and has left for Wnchang.

It is now finally settled that the Australian cricketers will visit South Africs next month under the auspices of the Jobannesburg Wan- derers Club, It is understood that the Au-tra- lians will play two matches in Johannesburg against an All South Africa eleven.

A despatok from Seoul to the Japaness Kokamin states that the British Minister to Cores haa notified the Corean authorities that his Government desires to review the Anglo- Corean Treaty when, in April, 1934, the second term of ten years since it came into force expirus.

It is now planned that Lientemant-General Coming events cast their shadows befora. Miles and his party will sail for the Philippines The Hongkong Regiment was photographed about 30th September, on the U.S. transport en masse yesterday, -

Crook. While this is the date now set, yet it is possible that the present plans may be changed. Meanwhile quarters for the party have been reserved aboard tho transport.

Major-General Gascoigns and Lady Gas coigne are having by the Preussen on a two months' trip to Japan...

Contrary to expectation, the Coronation medal is to be worn by the troops, and that, too, in priority of order to war and other decorations.

The members of S. John's Cathedral Choir

News has been received at Boise Idaho) of an outrage committed by outlaws at Morman Basin, in Melhear County, Eastern regon. There was a settlement known as Chinatown, occupied by Chinese placer-minors. The outlaws eat fire to the houses occupied by the Chinese. | The latter gathered up their money and rushed

The Kobe Chronicle complains By Bunday's mail we received the Manila Tines for the 10th, 11th, and 12th July, the issues thus taking some sight weeks to reach Japan. The Post Offon does not perhaps cannot account for the delay. When we compisined once Infore the Manila Post Offles suld the delay must lie with the bad connection in Hongkong.

Almost the only comment made by German.

journale upon the recent ministerial changes in England is the welcome extended to Mr. Austen Chamberlain by the Cologne Gaseṭṭe, which notes with pleasure that the new Postmaster General is no stranger to Berlin. The Rhezish organ after expressing a hope that Mr. Austen Cham beriain will take his office more seriously than his predecessors, says: -Qur wish is not only for him that he may be an active and sulightened Postmaster-General, and for his country that the opportunities of communication may at last be made commensurate with the demands of the present day, but also for all those who on the Continent have to suffer from the miserable condition of the English postal aytem, that they may soon be able to remark the influence

of an energetis personality."

The Berliner Politische Nachrichten states, in reference to the German navy budget for 1903, that the Government is keeping strictly within the limits of the naval programme of 1990. Ont of 38 battleships included in it 31. are either ready or in band, and next year's budget will include the first instalmetta for six others. Out & 14 large eraisers the 12 h, Ersetz Kaiser, was put in haud this year, and first instalments will be asked in 1903 for the remaining two. Of the 38 small craisera only five ore either ready or in hend, but provision will be made for the laying down of six others"" next year. Some further cams have to be spent on the alteration of the vogels of the Siegfried class. The total amontit required was 4750,000, of which £525,00) has already been granted. The improvement of the ships of the Branden- bury case will cost altogether £150,000, of which £72,600 has already been granted.

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TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE

LONDON, 14th September.

THE TRANSVAAL..

SEVERE TYPHOON OFF JAPAN.

TRINXESS TEENE'S

The Shanghai Times, in ita ferue of the 13th inst, has the following account of a typhoon experienced on the run between Yokohama and

Lord Milner has started on a tour in the Kebe by the N.D.L, ateamer Printon Irene Western Transvaal for the purpose of gaanit was moured at Kowloon at 7:30 am yester which laft Woosung on Saturday at 3.39 p.m. local knowledge, and for enquiring into the day, having arrived in the harbour abeat 2 progress of the settlement. He will afterwards visit other regiona.

When the Printare: Tretë rekchod Wopsung TEA IN FRANCE.

yesterday her passengers and officers had a The trade returna show that the use of the rough weather tale wil rosly for the is athadily growing in France.

LONDON, 14th September. INTERNATIONAL RIFLE-SHO. TING. The British team has won the Palma trophy in the International Rifle Content at Ottawa, with a score of 1,459. The team representing America scored 1,447, and Canada 1,372.

THE CHINESE COURT. The Chiness Court has gone to the Bummer Palace. This is the first visit in three years.

THE U.S. PRESIDENCY.

American opinion is enormously increasing

ment of their friends. The typhoon of which Shanghai had a recent brush reached the cout of Japan in season to meet the German ship while on rauts from Yokohama to Kobe. Every body on board had an experience to be rensem. bered, for while the ship stood the blow without injury, only the best seasoned exilors esde sea sickness, and incidents both durin and afterward in Kobs harbour were not sub all

tome.

Leaving Yokohama on Saturday morning, the 6th inst, the ship mat the typhoon almost

boon

sa she got outside. High sasa and

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in favour of Mr. Roosevelt's ro nomination for blustering wiods heralded it. When quite the Presidency of the Taited States. The latest Republican State Convention has en- thusiastically adopted bim.

THE

OCEAN MAGAZINE."

No. 6 of the Ocean Magazine, which has just been published, ie, like its predecessors, of an eminently readable and interesting nature. The unfailing “Shorty" is the subject of an amusing yarn entitled "Kidnapped." There are also a description of the Chins Fleet. Regatta bell at Weihaiwal on 6th, 7th and 8th August, an article on Chiness Army ways, and a poem descriptive of the pleasures (?) incidental to the stay of the Ocean at Shanhaikwan.

THE MARCUS ISLAND AFFAIR,

The bruiser Tukachiho, which was sent to Marcus Island to bring home the officer and men of the Kascki, who were stationed there to reduire Captain Rosehill, arrived at Yokosuka on the 5th inst. The roport of Captain Kaji. kawa, in command of the Takachiho, says

"near the Kill Channel the ship had to put out to sea, not culy because of the rough weather hut because of a thick mist which made reEMRAN”. ing in the neighborhood of land highly dangerous. There were no sccidents to the Vessel or passagers during tribut naturally the timid of tersa and stomach sought the sechsion of their cabins and exchanged telepathic condolences all through the blast. The waiters had an easy time in the dicing saloon Heavy weather tossed the ship all day. Sunday and good part of Monday delay the arrival at Kobe antil late Monday afternoon.. Several launches and campane win the mail when the cast anchier, but the swell was no heary that there was no getting within board. ing distanos, unless at theexpense of same damage to the craft. After hovering in the neighbour- hood of the linge for probably an hour,

gangway was hunk from the port side, whare it was supposed to be a little calmer. Had this come been pursued at first there would have been little difficulty in getting on board, but by this time the Princesa Irene had turned with the tide, and it was quite se choppy there su on the other side. A launch went round and tried to lay to at about a yard distant from the gang- way. After a while a luil came, and the frat man landed from the launch, followed by sbont half-a-dozen others, the Th BALS being watched by the crew and passengers from the upper decks with considerable interest. It was notics-

were arteriaed to a most enjoyable lanse cut, only be met by tho robbers, who knocked Boxor outbreak Russia has retained military and addressed to Captain Rosehill by Mr. Iahil able that many scores of trunks and boren were

-trip and piofio by the Fov. F T. Johnson, the

Chaplain, on Monday evening inst.

A Convocation of Emergency of Victoria Chapter No. 525-B.C., will be held at the Freemasons' Hall to-night, al 8,30 for 9 o'clock. Visiting Companions are cordially invited.

A meeting of Justices of the Ponce will be held at the Magistracy on Tuesday, the 23rd inst, at 2.35 pm, for the purpose of considering the application of Dhunjeebhoy Dorabjee for a publican's license for promises at No. 3, Das Vosar Road Central, under the sign of "King Edward Hotel."

The soots of tho waof earthquake shoke which Japan has experienced within the past thirteen years, or since the great Bantai-gan sruption, have recently been compiled. In this time these disturbances have caused more than 40,000 deaths, have destroyed about 200,000 dwelling-honues, and done damage to the extent of 100,000,000 yən.

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them down and relieved them of their tressLTS. There were twenty-two boases burned. It is not known yet whether there were any fatalities.

The American expedition to the island, convoyed in a sailing vessel, arrived at the island from Honolulu on the 30th July last, the day after the craiser Kusaki left the island for home. Lieutenant Akímole, in command of the party of men left on the island by the Aasati, banded to Captain Rosehill, in command of the expedi- tion, the letter left in the Lieutenant's charge,

of the Foreign Office. The letter narrated the history of the island, and the circumstances under which Japan discovered and took posses- Japanese Government had sent the cruiser Kasaki in order to avert any complications that might ensue between the American expedition and the inhabitants, Captain Rosehill assented to ibe claim made by Japan and left the island for home on the 5th August, after spending aand to this port week there. Matters were settled with every satisfaction, and Lieutenant Akimoto and his party returned by the Takachihu

The Hunan Steamship Company, a Japanese and the Great Wall England, desiring that sion of it., The Lieutenant explained that the exciting Hre minutes, during which the trunk,

company formed to engage in the coasting trade in Chisa, decided, at the meeting held recently by its organisers at Tokyo, to convene the first general meeting on the 13th inst, when resolations in regard to the appointment of five directors, two auditore, and a board of advisers, as well as of establishing a branch office at Changsha, were to be discussed. It is reported that Viceroy Chang Chih-taag, of Wachang, has promised to afford the company all the assistance in his power.

All opposition to the return of the Peking Tientsin-Shanhaikwan Railway was apparently removed and England was prepared immediately to withdraw her military administration when a new diffoulty arose, wrots Dr Morrison to the Pines on the 13th ult. Ever since, the

occupation of the railway from Nawchwang to the Great Wall, also of the Shanhaikwan Rail- way's workshops within the Wall, and of a portion of the railway between the workshops Russia shonll-restore the workshops to the Chinese, stipulated in the agreemont of 29th April that the return of the Peking-Shachaik wan Railway should take place not earlier than the rostitution by Rusia of the important work. shops and the railway between the wor shops and the Great Wall Russic accepted this cox- dition, but now regrets that it is impossible to fulfil the undertaking, and has informed Yu-fea that the workshops canno, be returned till the Newchwang Railway in, evacuated, Since the evacuation need not be completed till

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already stretched to the utmost, will be com. peiled to retain the Peking-Shaphaikwan Rail- way till that date at the earliest, unless Russia will reconsider the position.

The return of ulica immigration into the United Kingdom for July was issued last month. | Sth October, England, whose complaceser is The number of glions not stated to be on their way to America or other places out of the United Kingdom was 8,058. including 1,263 sailors, as compared with 7,117 including 1.356 sailors, to the same mouth of 1901. The num ber of elions who were on their way to America The band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will or other places out of the United Kingdom wa play the following programme of musle at the 3,531, as compared with 5,773 in 1901 The Queen's Hotel to-day, commencing at 730p.m. total number of alious arriving during the month was thus 17,489, compared with 12,893 in July, 1901, Margie The Foochow Echo of the 6th September has the following items: The low register of the barometer on Sunday last, the 31st ulto, led to some apprehension that the typhoon passing up the coast was coming diagreeably near this port, but the rise in the mercury on Monday morn ing showed that it was travelling pre directly north, and we happily escaped with soms high wind and intermitteat thongs-heavy showers of rain.-At a meeting of the Stewards of the Fohkien Race Club last week it became eridant. we understa d, that the Winter Mesting of 19:12 would receire very fair support-The Foochow Guu Club's Monthly Cap competition

March... "The Gladiator," Overture... "Cagliostro,”. Selection.. "Souvenir de la Russie," Serenade... Bococo," Wait...... "Valse Rose,"

· | Selection.. "A Chinese Honeymoon,” .....Talbot

To be the agent of despotic government is

We would draw our readers' attention to the at all times thankless, and evou ridiculous, special ale to be held at the Italian Convent, We are therefore moved to feelings of pity 20, Caine Road, on behalf of the poor orphans, rather than to any other sentiment for that from the 1st of October to the 8th (except official of the Macao Government to whose Banday). This obarity deserves well of the lot it falls to examine copies of all news-publie and it is to be hoped will meet with a large measure of patronage. The articles on papers arriving in Macao from this Colony,sale will comprise ladies' and childrens' under- English as well as Portuguese. The official clothing and other useful and embroidered in question is now deputed to read each articles suitable for birthday gifts. issue of the Hongkong journals and, if he

should find anything in any way adversely The Salvation Army in Yokohama again

and resulted in a pretty chus fuist. Mr. G. L

A heavy storm was experienced in and about Taipeh, Formosa, on the 31st alt., causing cop. siderable damage to property. Acording to particulars published in a vernacular contem- porary, it appears that on the night of the Buth ult, the sky became overcast, and a high wind sprang up accompanied by rain. About 4 'clock the next morning the wind increased and developed to a force of about 64 miles an hour, and a heavy downpour of rain ansted. All tue house of the city were closed, and police fcials and gendarmes were on the look-out to prevent accidents it possible. In a skort tie the Tamsai and other rivers rose consider ably, and the city inside the wall soon became flooded.oxing to the torrential rain. The in- undation was most serious et Daitotei, a subarb of Taipeh, where the foreign firms' offices are situated, as the land there is generally low and lose to the Tameni. River. Traffe became

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swaiting transhipment, and an attempt was made to get a few of those on board sestra, Nickel's Inch, while a solitary presenger and trunk steamed sway in other lapush, aftor an an umbrells, mackintosh, and the passenger himself were successfully thrown over from ship to ship. After series of these stirring experiments attempts to land passengers wud- aggage that night were abandoned. Next murning the gale had passed, and fine weather with light breezes attended the trip to Nogazi

The typhoon which trasted the Princess Irene in 80 Barly a manner was not lose nakud to the sutaller vo boli, many of which batuly escaped, be- ing Bank. Sakali Mare (No. 5) Basting versol of about 10 tour Uniden, which was lying off HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.": Wadasaki-olio, near Kobe, witli doma 27,900 patties of coal on board consigned to the Mr. Frank Browne, Hon. Secretary of the Mitin Bishi Company, sproog a and soon H.K.F.C., sends us the rapor. of the Club for afterward sunk. The position of No. 7 Sakaki the season 1901-02, to be submitted at the noneal Maru, which was lying near the sunken vesesi, became very dangerous, but the efforts of the general testing in the Cricket Pavilion or

water police to resone her were of little avail on Thursday, 25th September, at 5 o'clock. The count of the hight sets Ultimately, however, accounts show a balance of $219.41 to the credit the vessel was secured to the railway pier, mad of the Club on August 31st, 1992. The Club in this way she was probably saved from becom

ing a wreck. The embankment at Odawara, matshed was blown down by a typhoon during which recently suffered fruin a tidal wave, › was the summer." The desirability of re-orosting much damaged by high sens, and occasionally it will be considered at the annual mesting the a roots of the town were threatened. The The record of the season's matches is a polls and men of the fire brigade endeavoured to repair the damage, and so prevent sa inrush. follows:-Rugby won & desen 2, lost of water into the streets, but in the operation points for, 160; points against, 67. Association: seven firemen were injured. – Hugo waren daahe won 12, drawn 4, inst:16; goals for, 57; goals ́ed over the gollowne Blong Hyogo hay and two against, 45. For specially useful play in the belonging to the Hyogo Warehouse Co. were Rugby matches, caps were awarded to Messadly dange Clarke, Hallifax, Bandford, and Beattie. For specially useful play in the Association matches, badges were awarded to Messrs. Bonnar, Bussell, and Von der Pfordton. The Six-A

A CANION ROBBERY!

Welling from Tengku under date

Side Challenge Cup was won by Mr. Russell's M. N. Jerides team. The Cinh team was defeated in the semi-us to grant him space flast of the Shield Competition by E.M.8. of his ind Glory by 2 goals to 1. Twelve teams entered Consul at Cantop

U.S. Cons

for the Shield Competition, which was won br "A" Company of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Superlat The Shield Faud shows a balance of $10.00,

Sympathy

WORD ZEPO

the paper's circulation in the colony. This 3rd inst, the result being the usual ríot The Greg in the "shoot off" of the tie defeated Mr. is in accordance with the new Press Ins Salvationiste, it is stated, began harangues idowell by 2 points, and won.

impossible, and for a time people had to make The Clab now consists of 292 members. on the prom criticising the Macao authorities, to prevent "invaded" the Yoshiwara in that city on the took place on Green Island last Wednesday, their way along the streets in junke. A During the year, 64 new mombers wers elected. | is July last.

number of houses and bridges were washed The eighth annual dinner took place at the away and a number of junk wreckel, while Hongkeng Botel on the 6th April last, and 43 several Japanese residents were killed or

members were present. The Committee regret in batting injured. In the evening the wind abated the loss occasioned by the departure of the Theo two considerably, and the water subsided,

President, the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart,

Overture Selection

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Bion Unter dem Siegesbanner," "Boomernschistanum,” .............. Suppo 'A Rumway Girl,”............................. Caryll. "Fleredom,"

.....Kiefert Biege of Cornith, Barn Dance. "Darkey's Dronen;

Lansing "God Bars the King”

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front of each house of ill-fame, calling úyou which is being put in force in the colonial

the immates to abandon their life of shame, A gentlogas named Murphy was arrested on possessions of Portugal. As one of our Several of the proprietors of the houses, together the Doric at Yokohama, just as she was about to Macao correspondents informed us yester with seventeen fouts, appeared on the spene and have for Ban Francisco. He was charged with

MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC. day, by the new rule all Portuguese who began to throw stones and pieces of wood at the theft at Nagasaki, but it appears that a soricals.

The programma of wasis to be played by the write against the Government and its Salvationists. In the scuffle which ensued intake was made by the Japanese police. officers even in a foreign paper are liable to saveral of the Salvation Army men were done particulars of the ouse will be of interest. band of the 14th Bombay Infantry, to day, on punishment, and if offenders are foreigners injured. The police, on being informed of 10 appears that an American lady Ida Clifford the New Parade Ground, between the hours 5 within Portuguese jurisdiction they will be the occurrence, quickly came to the rescue by name, had some rings and other valuables, and 6.30 p.m., is as follows:

worth about 800 yan in all, stolen while staying March. expelled for twelve yeare from Portuguese and arrested the principal assailants.

at a hotel in Nagasaki. Busplaion fell upon an dominione. This law has just been published in the official Boletim at Macao, On part of the 2nd and 3rd inst., the typhoon American named Murphy, aged 37, who was though it has never been submitted to forefold in Shanghai tho ond of the previous staying in the same antel, and who recently the Executive Council there. Yet it is week reached Chefoo, writes a correspondent at left for Tokobama. The polion at Yokohama stated on good authority that two Macao that port to the N-C. Daily News. The were apprised of the man's departure, and fere steamers anchored on the other side of the requested to keep a look-out for him, and the oficmls were really responsible for the harbour, under the bluff, were shielded in part name of Murphy appearing in the passenger list drafting of the measure. What the exact from the north wind. The waves came rolling of the Doric led to the are at of the wrong man. meaning of this piece of retrograde legislaap the shore driving everything before them This passenger, an Englishman whose name tion is, it is only possible to explain upon clear up to the stone walls beilt in front of was Dr. Murphy, was taken to the Court and one supposition, that the Macao Government several houses near to the beach. One wall in examined, and the malake being discovered, he does not wish to be criticised and therefore the settlement was entirely swept away. The was immediately released. As Dr. Murphy has that it will not hear close criticism. The wall around 8. Andrew's Church had a big kofe missed his passage and been pas thereby to English papers in Hongkong have certainly pierced into it by a huge timber that osme sotual loss of time and money, not to mention doating in from the sea. The steamere from auxiety and humiliation in consequence of his never been animated by a hostils feeling other poris, being duly warned, did not enil till arrest, be has every reason to feel aggrissed for the authorities at Macao, the old offer the typhoon.

and to demand some sort of compensation,

C.M.G., M. Commissioner at Weihaiwel, whose interest in the Clab and in football

Mr. MoMurtris, captain of the Rugby team, generally has been of invaluable maistanse. has moved to Shanghai. His absence will be saverely felt by the Rugby section.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not bokfourmives responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

A SMOKE NUISANCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PERS CHINESE FESTIVAL.

Hongkong, 16th September. BIE-I desire to draw the attention of the Yesterday; the 15th day of the 8th moon, was the Chinese National fêts day for the worship responsible authorities to the excessive emision ping of the moon, better known as the Feast of of thick, black smoke from a large chimney in Lanterns The principal business hongs and the Hongkong Hotel building near the Queen's - exting-houses in Chinatown were gaily decked Road side. Being a dweller on the slope overs with banners during the day, and at night were looking the Hotel, I get the full blast of the beautifully illuminated by Chiages lanterns of emake-olend several times a day, and various designa, representing the dowern besed others complain of the same thit fruits, &c. Thero was a lot of Chinese squeio, | Yours, etc.,

UNCLE SMOKE crackers, and beating of gonga lait nipat

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from his room, the oth

property to the ortor some Shanghai bank,

He managed to avertie

the time being by, boan robbed, sunt dis Hongkong told in followed him here, only to find

British Pollos and could not them but furr

cong