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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 1962

money for the erection of the Blake Clock" Tower was voted and tenders called for, bitt, so far as the public ean discern with the naked eye, no trace of the struc. ture is yet to be seen. The site is as bare and as cleau as a tennis-court, and the sun

Mr. J. Lacook, manager of the Bay View Hotel, announces that the band of the Houg- kong Eagiment will play on the lawn at the Hotel on Sanday next from 6 till 8.30 p.m.

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The number of plague deaths in India during the last week of September was nearly ten thou. said-Bombay Presidency reporting 3,374,

The Chinese Imperial Court is expected to visit Puotinglu during the tenth mooù.

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Susen Fo-ki, Chinese Minister-designate to France, is now, on his way to Paris, hoeing reached Shanghai on the 7th inst.

A. S. WATSON & CO., beats down upon the place where the Mysore 1,004, the United Provinces 745, and Government to the families of officers proceed-

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waiting rooms for passengers using the wharf should be with pitiless force and hinding glare, emphasised by the vicinity of the water. The old Clock Tower, too, still rears its head within the crowded confines of the Hongkong Hotel and the Post Office, ite clock-dial visible only at a short distance, and of no practical use to

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A snake about four foot in length was captured outside the Golf Club baikling yesterday afternoon. It was apparently of non-venomous kind; from the way in which

the Chinese handled it.

The Gerraarthaler-is-about to disappoar.

Passages home will no longer he granted by ing to South Africa or China, according to a Simala telegram.

Admiral Ende, who bas just die in Jupab, way the commander of the torpedo-Soats in the Japanese attack on Weiwei, where he was noticeable for his courage.

Mineral

According to the Statistics Produchou ja India, the value of the oil

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 14th October.

THE VOLUNTEER CAMP

Thera was unusual bustle in the camp Wednesday evening and for the nonos things military ware set aside and merry making, indulged in. It was guest night, and for the

entertainment of the visitor a concert was to THE BOER GENERALS IN PARIS

bo giràu, – The Governor, top, WAN The Boer Gouernis were entertained to

besides other notabilities of the Colony, and inc dianer at a restaurant in Paris yesterday even honour of the occasion two long row of ing. They were escorted by the municipal Japanese lanterns, sodding and awinging in guards, and greeted everywhere by cheering the breese, illuminated the way from

to the officers mess, where the distinguishel crowds. The Generals made moderato apcookes, visitors were to be fcted. Flags fluttered aro and dwelt on their affection for France.

and thore, a yellow one over the sergeants" mee IMPORTANT CHINESE CONCESSION. being prominent amongst the display Potroleum, cal, and iron concessions cover- reason for ita selection was not quite ap

th the ordinary mind, and the nocharitab simongst the others of the raak and His granted to separate French and English down as a quito manadeseary

ensure the iness-in question

any but the favoured few residing within Many will regret the nosessity, as the thaler is produced in Burma in 1892 was Ra-3,62,894 ing sixteen districts in Szechnen have been

resiel of its strike. It is clear, therefore, that though the money may be voted, though tenders any he solicited, it does not follow, by any means as a matter of course, that the work of construction will even be commenced. Between the cap and the lip there is indeed many slip when the We beg to notify the arrival of pur New realization of the draught depends upon the P. W. D. In this case of the Dlake lock Tower, however, there was the absence of the Governor to be taken into necdunt. That may have made a difference. In the exse of the new Post Olce, His Excellency will be here to be that this much needed improvement" is commenced and carried Qu. This may prove a task beyond even a Governor's powers, but we may at least- liope with him. "Hope springs eterual in the hung breast," and we shall continue to hope that some day in the present century-it is very young set-the Blake

the Leading

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HOUSES.

Selections of the

PUREST and BEST QUALITY

from the Simplest to that of the

FINEST and MOST RECHERCHE'

Clock Tower, the new Post Office, yea oven the new Law Courts, may see completión. -

Seriously, however, we must confess to considerable disappointment that no further reference was made in the Governor's opening speech to these important works or fo the progress of the subsidary water- works ju Hongkong and the new reservoir We understand that some progress has been made in the construation of a new reservoir at Tyłam and that the Kowloon works are proceeding, though slowly. It would, however, have been satisfactory to have receivert an assurance S. WATSON & CO, from His Excellency that before another

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BIRTH.

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On the 6th October, at "S. Helens," B. 5. Thoma's Wals, Singapore, the wife of H. C.

OLIEMANS, of a daughter.

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HONGKONG, 37th October, 1902.

In his speech in the Legislative Council on the 9th instant, His Excellency the

ut Kowloon.

associated with so many recollections of the old Gorman coinage, of which it is the 1st restige. The Krankfurter Zeitung states that it is being squeezed out of existines by the matric system with which it cannot by assimilated. It wil

be replaced by a foar murk pivo, one of a marks being rejected us too heavy,

while the figure for 1901 was Rs. 30,31,595.

companies.

VENEZUELA.

The civil war in Venezuela seems to be approaching a decisive stage.. Au engagement Ins begun at La Victoria bet woon President

by those Veinateers who have not you attained to the dignity of a trio of stripes,

O mading, I. 2. the Governor the 20081 viet

According to last reports the battleship Ocean was at Japan, the storoship Humber at Shang- bat, the sloop Phoeute at Amey, and the torpedo-boat destroyer Whiting at Weihuiwei.

Siberian plague, a kind of enttle-dixense, is Mongolia. As Mongolia supplies Russia with guns, and General Matos, with 6,00) zuen and a few prominent civilians, were the Hoa, F. H. boof and cows for wilking, Russian exports | 42 gnus. have been out to study the outbreak.

by a guard of honour of fifly man, who escorted him and his party to the mess of the officers of

The loos entichments of the English causing the death of thousands of boasts in Castro, with 4,100 Goverment troops and 15the Corps. Amongst the gumsis, who included

langnage in the Far East are very nuMOROUS but remain unintelligible to the ordinary reader outside the locality where they are used. When rods, for instanc in a Nagoon paper that a poongyi has killo anotase with a dah at a proe or that after a marfer a bloodstained thingen was found ou tun Epàyny, he is not likely to know much more about the cases in questi n.

A shocking accident resulting from the collapse of a bones in course of construction in Kelaroi Roul, Paning, took pisca oa iho

2nd inst. The whole structure fell outwards, burying tearath the ruins tou Chiranten, who had been at work on it. Four were dead when reacned and tive others badly injured. There was no rain and no wind at the time, and the to jerry-building. accident is put down Hongkong visitors to Penan would feel quite at home.

The Russian Volunfeer Fleet Heamer Yarns- laul, which is specially fitted as a convict ship and is now conveying some 9 prisumers, including ex-Colonel Grimm, to Saghalies, is a pagatior vessel. The iron cages tween decks resuaine those easily seen in a wild beast mongerie, In case of refractory outbreaks among the occupants of the eages there is a rel-warped hen appliance connected with the ship's boilers for turning steam upon the auraly convicts and parboiling them into obedient quiescence. This is an ingenious selene, but on which does little credit to the Russiau authorities,

former offisine.

By kind permission of Major Berger and officers, the band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow, the 16th inst, from 8 to 9.30 p.m. This being their last performance at the Hongkong Hotal, owing to their approaching departure for India, the following special programme has

an arcted for the occasion:- March "King Cotton,"

"Zanipa," Overture...... Selection. “San Toy," Piccolo solo..." Lillipating, Fantasia.....Souvenir de la Suite............ "Peer Gynt," Waltz

....."Dancing Girl,"

EXTRA.

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Russie,"

"God Save the King."

M. Witte, the Russian Finance Minister, arrived at Harbiu, audis, expected at Port Arthur this week. Mr. Pozuief, the Russian Commercial Treaty commissioner, has gone from Shanghai to Port Ar.bur with his staff to meet the Militar.

L'Echo de Chine of the 11th inst. says that. neither the commandors of the British, French or German troops nor the Consul-General of the countries have received any official in- timation of the proposed evacuation of Shanghai by the foreign garrison.

The corvegondent in Japan of the Echo de

May, Colonel Brown, B.E., Clonel Johnson, BA., Rear Admiral Grünfell, Commodore LONDON, 14th OctoberKobinson, and Mr. Fi J, Badeley

MR. KRUGER. Ex-President Kruger, of the late Transvaal Repablin, has loft Utrecht for Mentona.

After dinner Commandant Pritolard, K.K. V.C., conducted His Excellency and the others to the place whers a platform, decorated with flowers and bunting, had been erected for the purposes of the concert. The band of the Carpe, which played selections during dinner, The breach and German Parliaments have opened with the National Anthem, and after- words the various items of a capital program ne were gone through. Amongst those who can-

CONTINENTAL NEWS.

20-assembled.

The French Bodget provides for new taxa-

tion amounting to 27 million francs to meet tributeil were Lta Lammert and Northcote aud the deficits.

VENEZUELA.

The battle at La Victoria is still raging Prosicent Castro has removed his capital to Los Tigu:8.

Chine is rather pleased at being able to quote the o, inion of a certain Japanese, by nsme. Mr. Fukudomi, that the English mix- sionaries in Mongolia are, for some unknown reason, on bad terma with the natives- The THE R.GA. ON STONECUTTERS, missionaries in questigu ure no doubt quite able to disprove this charge, to which we only mall attention because the correspondent tells the

editor of the Echo de Chine that this expression

of opinion will perhaps be of service to bim

some day." Why?

deserted by its saniter visitors. The weather of late has heal wouderfully fines and settled, bat the want of rain is being severely felt all

so well; is threatened in coa- over the country and the second crop of paddy, which promised sequence; the farmers are looking anxiously for a change daring the coming week.-The FA. D. C. is at work again and we understand hopes to open its season with a performance of that always popular comedy Dandy Dick Souza Unkappily dangne is stiil rife in our midst, it Harold continues as an epidemie among the Chinese.

Jones Brewer and fresh bases are heard of almost daily among arris the foreign commpuity. The form is not a Grieg severe one, but leaves considerable weakness

The home of Rov, and Mrs. G. M. Gardner at

wedding on Soptaniber 22nd.at 7.30 p.m. Miss Minnie M. Borts was united in maniago with Mr. Edward L. Bliss, M.D.

Cooté

Ganners Hays, Hey, Whittlek, Stevenson, and Hainsworth; Gunner Sheffield accompanied on the pieno, and a member of the Regular army mada s good appearance in a cornet solo.

His Excellency did not atay very long, but the convert continued for some little time after. bis departure, an ostension of time in the matter of retiring to their coats being granted the Volunteers. Altogether an exceedingly enjoyable evening was spent, and I helmete fitted a little light in the morning, what

Owing to sickness among the su of the Hoyal Garrison Artillery on Stonecutters mattered P

land, one Company has been withdrawn to

Viotorla Barracks, from which another Com-- pany was removed to Lyocmoon to make room for the newcomers. The prevalent sickness is believed to be due to the breaking of new soil

HOCKEY

BLENIEIM,"

WOCEXY CLUB v. H.M.S. Flayed on the clob ground yesterday after- in connection with the building of now barracks noon, and resulted in a win for the Blenheim there..

DEATH OF A LOCAL STEAMER CAPTAIN.

DUST-CLOUDS,

Now that the Sanitary Department have got,

the better for this time being of our on visitations et serione epidemia trouble and have. consequently more opportunity to tackle mizor sanitary matters, could not the staff do some thing to stop the dust nuisance which everyone finds so very annoying and prevalent in the central streets of the City? The coolies who are put on 10 sweep the hill streets clear of leases and other litte: seem to take a quale

white effecting the minimum of labour. They simply sweep the debris from one side of the street to the other and there it lies until the next man comes along and sweeps it back again. Anyone who his bad decision

late about mid-day must have experienced the to go up Wyndam Street any day of

by 9 gals to 1. The game was not a one- sided as the Boors woull indicate, nor was than club goalkeeper disgraced, as the shooting of the naval meu, who have the reputation, and deservedly so, of being the heat, hockey loam on the station, was very hard and straight. It would be difficult to pick out any player who outshone the others, as all played a sterling game, and their combination was simply por-

forward, was ; fect. Perhaps Pringle seuire forw the best of a very good lot. .

great reputation of their opponents. It was gratifying to see a fair sprinkling of spectators, included among them being Captain Sopfor.1, of the Blenheim.

The teams were as follows:

HM.. Blenkein.-F. H. Batchelor, goal; Ita. Hunt und Middleton, books Captain Luard, B.M.LE, Lt. Tunisiais, R.NIL, nul Mid, Smyth, half-inok, Mide Pringle, Burrows, Scott, Harvey and A. P. bilver, forwards, runt laye

Club Mr. Parker, R.N., goal; P. P. J. Wodehouse and La Quennell, AO.D., backe C. P. Clator, J. P. Jo.dan, and Lt. Solfleet,

Roberts, Capt. Dykes II.A. Lt. Badham- Thorabill, R. A. and Mr. Uster, N., forwards. Referees-Mid Mubey, HM. Blenheim and Mr. T. C. Grəy.

In its isque of Um 5th just the P. & T. Times winter come round the water-storage would

The Empress Dowager's reception of tuo Legation ladies at the Summer Palace was be materially added to and the prospect of

a very brilliant affair and one of very consider future water-famines rendered more remote.

able magnitude. Crowds lined the whole reute till the ladies gat on board of the Imperial At present, matters in this respect are in an

barges Tientsin seems to have been strongly eminently unsatisfactory position. Owing

The Shanghai Union of the 9th us may rapresented on the occasion, four present aud to the cessation of the ralus nearly a month

The death took plaws in the Government We notice that Mr H. Dixon, Acting British

thro, ex-residents having taken a part in the earlier than usual, the water-supply is now

2.25 yesterday morning Postmaster at Shanghai, his left for Hongkong ceremony. There was quits an excitement in Civil Hospital at file greater than it was when the rains

to resume date in that Colony. It is very the Throne Room when it was discovered that of Captain J. Rattenbury, formerly master of finished last year. We are prepared to go much the result of dir. Dixon's representations two or three of our younger Tientsin ladies the Chinn & Manila Steamship Co.'s vessel en short commons suoner, and we have that the Post Office at Shaugh has buat put spoke Chinese family, and both the Hai Tai Diamante sul lately appointed to the Zafiro, Ho (Dowager Emprees) and the Tai He another steamer of the same fest. This learned some lessons in the way of economy, on a proper footing. Previous to his arrival, but we cannot make the supply ge much the daily papers and individuals were gontion-Empress took advantage of the moral circum appointment Captain Rattenburg was unable to The clah forwards played well together and stance and conversal freely with their youthfolta's up owing to the illums which regrettably | Chater and solfleet at half worked had. lo further and have got to face another pos- ally.esuplaining about the Office, the cause of

aded in his death. He suffered latterly from

was perhaps in the back division that the club sible famine. What steps does the Govern this being the disincliaution of the Hongkong guess. They went further, and expressed a

abecais of the liver, and also had long was weakest, though Parker in goal defended sizuding heart disease. The funeral took well; a lot of the goals were scored from No exonymusly signed communications that Furement propose to take to meet this starcity?utrities to supply a numerically sacient few complimentary cuteness in English with a raidy appwnsed in other papers will be inserted,

It would be interesting and perhaps ressursi toran it. We trust Mr. Dixon's superiors excellent precision.

will suitably recognise his sorvicos in huring Orders for extra topies of DAILY Paus skanld be

The following items area from the Foochores at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, scrimmages in front of the posts, when clearing seat before 11 a.. on day of publication. After that ing to know. It would also be a matter of taken away the reproach from the Post Office aur the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.

here reproach not in any way due to the Echo of the 11th iast.--Knliang is now alma and was attended by a large number of friends became very dificult, The elab must not ba Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Battenbary, discouraged by the large number of goals Telegraphic Address: Puzon. Codes: A.B.C.6th a great interest for the citizens of Victoria to

Licher's

learn something definite as to the pro

who was in a state of collapse yesterday. She notched against them, when they remember the is the mother of two children. gress of the great Public Works which have, atter considerable delay and discussion, been actioned by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. There seems to be no good, or adequnto reason why these interminable delays in the prosecution of Public Works should take place. That they do occur invariably, however, so far as buildings are concerited seems to admit of no dispute. The new building for the Government Central School was not completed until more than ten years after its site was decided upon, and the Market House was no erected bofore the lapse of lang years of provoking .Governor made only the very slightest. delay, first as to the selection of a site and Fantasia... "Reminiscencus of Scotland," Godfrey Kallang was the scene of a very pleasant volent pride in raising great clouds of dust B.X, half-backs; J. Hooper (opt), A. G. reference to Public Works. He stated, then as to plan of the building. It is only

Writing at the beginning of the mouth, the fair to the P.W.D. to record that, as rule, however, that a mum of $20,000 for the when these Public Buildings are erected Singapore Free Press Sandakan correspondout preparation of the foundations of the new they are very substantially built and prosesid It is reported here on the best of

The lasts for cigarettes on the part of the Post Office on the Praya had been placed both durable and useful. But this is cold authority that the presont steamers running. on the Estimates, and expressed the hope consolation to those who are asked to pay betwem in the course of a mouth or six weeks is becoming mors marked every day. In si between here and Hodgkong are to be aug people of India, complains the Madras Mail, "that in a short time the Colony will have the money and do not get their mency's time, when the steamer Pring will come ou the parts of Bougal, it says, the peasant at his unpleasantness, Europana especially appear the benefit of this much needed improve worth. It is surely rater hard and eer run. She is quite a small vessel, and has been plough may be seen smoking his cigarette, to ba the favourite victims of the sweeper: fervently sehood by all the colonists, who fair that the present colonists chartered principally for the abipment of tim- which is generally of the cheap American kind. when he sees ou coming he goes about the dust- would like very much, as a preliminary should be called upon to pay for works ber from Dutch Sebilik to Hongkong and The peasants in Ceylon are said to be proof raising with a vigour and sa ardoar which Cyprian A. G. Bridge K.C.B., has respectfully measure, to see the contractors' material which another generation ure to enjoy, while | Shanghai, via Sandakan. Too Mansang and against the cigaretto pruotice but the rickshawould be altogether admirable under other oir declined the offer of the lool branch with which the site is at present cumbered they have to endure the discomfort of | Sandakan have proved quite equal to the volume e olies all patreuise the cheaper, brands and put cumstancen Could not the streets be watered Navy League of a prize of £50 sterling for the cleared away and a commencement made. ing. buildings long out-grown o which of unde hitherto, and is is not considers 1 that have for many years fallen into dila idation there is room for a third boat on the line. It it Without any further delay, of the necessary or become unsuited to the requirements. estas ta a question of opposition the now comer wprobably enme off badly, for she will find piling, which even if put in hand promptly

Guriaskh Singh, described as a gambler. was it very hard to compete with attainers backed will not probably be completed in less than -nine monthe. The preparation of the site fined $50 at the Magistracy yesterday for keep by such hems as Jarding, Matheson & Co. and for the new Law Courts has already coning a common gaming-house at 153. Queen's the Norddeutscher Lloyd.

The British consular report ca Bangkok trade sumed two years, and though it may cheer. Road East. fully be conceded that this has been

An Association football matob at the Happy 1901 says, ander the head of Gambling" phenomenally skw progress, yet the work Valley yesterday between tosis of H..S5øj.

have been made when the Government succeeds -being under the P.W.D.-which may be Crossy and Blenheim ended in a handsome great step in the advance of the country will in substituting some other source of revenue transisted the Procrastinating Works Deriete ry for the former.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. partment-may nevertheless take double

Ourlocal Portuguese contemporary O Patriota zor the income it at present derives from the time ordinarily required ander outside in a supplement published yesterday stutes that, the gambling-honsos. Most of the gambling

The 31.5. steamer Annam, with the cost supervivion. Of course we exclude from according to a special telegram received at 2.45 monopolies in the country are held by the comparison the corner site between Ice pm, the negotiations between China at the Chinese, and the large profits that take Frouch mail, left Saigon yesterday. at 3 pm house Street and Das Voux Road, for that Portuguese Minister bave been concluded, the mostly go to China, tine forming a constant for this port. work has practically stood still for years. Miuister having noce ded in obtaining from drain on the wealth of the country. Incidentally Tho U. & G. steamer Coptic, with mails, & We may be permitted to hope, however, in the Chinees Government a concussion for the the public recognition and encouragement which left trence on the 18th ult. for Sau Fran- view of Sir HENNY BLAKE's hope. that the construction of a railway, between Macao and given to gambling of all sorts among a people/cisco, vía Shánghui, &c., arrived at her destination Lieut Davidson and 113 man. The other, who, with i

Cauton, and also advantages for commerce and only too inclined to it by nature, fosters im- placing of 320,000 on the Estimates 29 navigation for Macao. U Patriots is not per- providence and crime of every description. It provision for the preparation of the founda mitted to state the particulars of those nego is hoped that in the near future the 1s-organiss tions of the now Post Office really nuus tiations, but expresses its pleasure that the that, the money being voted, the work will be rumour regarding the failure of the mission is actually proceeded with." It is true that the false.

ment." This hope is, we are sure, most

tion of the taxes gray enable the Government

THE NAVY LEAGUE AND THE NAVT

We are informed that Vice Admiral Ble

encouragement of gunnery in the Squadron.

A RIDICULOUS RUMOUR

the

iu a dash of blung or opiam or both, Cigarette. before being swept ?

THE DERBYSHIRE REGIMENT. smoking is the emmca practice among Malays. the rokok vensisting of Javanese tabacco rolled in the dried leaf of the nung buang. The

Yesterday was a basy day with the fat Derby- native leaf is, however, getting less common

One of the most ridiculous rumours it has what extent the ne of the chraper-made Murray Barracks at ten o'clock in the ferenoun among town Malays than cigarette paper. Toshiro Kegiment. About 300 rank and fits left cigarett has grown can be soon by looking stand, headed by the band, marched to West ever fallen to our lot to chronicle was prevalent.

Point for embarkation din the transport in the Co ony sesterday, and was to the any local shop. The better kinds are too expansive. Among the Chinese babas and Wakool. Their passage through the town that a young naval warrant habit, and the number of paskala locally conrum-spectators. The troops and buggags were the hoad, sca Eurasians cigarette smoking is quite a su brought out a great number of interested the Kowloon ad must be enormous.

on the 12th inst.

int-recă

embarked at Jardine's wharf. When the place, according to the embarkation was completed, the Wakool left tive gentleman. The maya for Tientsin and the North, sailing about one was o'clock. In the forenoou also took place the sympathy was embarkation of part of a draft to the Regiment, bereaved wife which had arrived from Liverpool on the 5s, Deucalion, and which consisted of Major L. 9. AYA Gordon Camming. Bravet-Major P. O, Rigby, simple fact

whom;

The O&O steamer Doric, with mails, &c, offers who left with the contingent for the steamer Glen from San Francisce to the 27th alt, o liongeerth are Captain L. St. H. Morley, Captain through the Julu, will leave Yokohams for this port, vin J. F. Bitchia, end Lieuta G. F. de Pleige, ho

Imand Hoa, de, this morting.a

The PH steamer Ferd, with mails, &c., left. Frend, J. L. H. Maaby, and MB could posit

Wabb. Major Denny, D.A.AG., was pressal during the embarkation.

to raise the necessary revenus directly from the San Francisco for this port, via Honolulu, &c, lan! instead of by way of the gambling-farmers on the 15th iust.

explanatit

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