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General resides. It is built ou a cultivated pintenu about twenty miles long by some twelve miles in width, 4,580 feet above the level of the sen,, and is surrounded by pic turesque and beautiful mountains. It has A. S. WATSON & CO., only about 12,000 inhabitants at the present
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time, but prior to the Mahomedan rebellion it was a city of much importance. Lin.an is, we believe, only a moderate sized place, -but is walled, and the rebela will probably entrench themselves there as it is appar ently of-some-strategic value, being suffi-
Thrift, like vistas, has its own reward. A formor poliso constable here is now Postmaator- General at Shanghai.
Friday
During the day ended at noon thore were 27 cases of plagas (including tw Europeans) one of which was fatal
Yesterday, the wife of an European, reported to be down with plague, was said to be improv ing. Inspector Mocdonald is declared to be out of dangor.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ciently near to the head of the navigation of Water and Sewerage Works in Trindad, has
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the Red River to enable them to get control of it. The district is a turbolent one, and this is not the first time that the appearance of foreigners in Yunan has caused a riot. On the 22nd June, 1899, a riot occurred in the place, in the course of which the Customs House and French Consulate were looted. The French Consul naturally feels alarmed at this descent of armed rebels upon his place of residence and views the rebellion CELEBRATED with alarma. There are quite a number of foreigners in Mengtaz, and it will no doubt be the next object of attack by the insurgents, who may, however, have the sense to know that any interference with foreigners will
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According to Mesars. Hughes and Hougt's latest coal circular, the following are expected: -6,000 tons Welsh coal; 800 tons from Australis and New Zealand; 58,400 tons from Japan; and 3,000 tons from Hangay, Kebao, &o All is soll but the Welsh,
The snquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the native woman who committed suicida by strangalation in a call at the Contral Police station recently was again adjourned on Saturday until to-day, to enable photographs of the cell to be exhibited.
Two drowning fatalitive at Shaukivan were reported by the police on Saturday. In the st case a coolie dropped his purse into the water, and, diring after it, was carried away by the carrot and drowned. His borly, was not recovered. A boatwoman fell inte the water accidentally, and she too was drowned. Hor body, like that of the coolic, was swept away by the tide and has not been recovered.
Ir was agreed between the negotiators of the new British Commercial Treaty with China that in order to meet the loss of revenue on internal trado, which would be ented by the abolition of the lekin system, the Chinese Government should be at liberty to impose a consumption tax on articles of
The following programme of masic will be Chinese origin not intended for export.played by the band of the 1st Serwood Foresters, China is ponderously slow-over most things,
on the New Parade Ground to-day, from 5 to b in the matter of imposing taxation dilu 6.30 p.m.-- The following are also recommended, and toriness can never be charged against her March "The Stars and Stripes for Evor," Sousa
Selection...... "Coppelia,"
Deliber are unsurpassed in quality :--
officials. Already the system which is to
Overture...... "Im Itationischen Style," Schubert take the place of lekin, in so far as the in- Selection...... "The Girl from Kays,"
...... Caryll Troop........ "Spring Flowers,” ternal trade is concerned, is apparently selection...... Plantation Songs."......
• Bradley Chambers *God Save the King." cut and dried," for from Yangchow come s news of an effort to apply the new system, which, however, has cuded, as it deserved to end, in failure. The day whoa lekin will be abolished is some distance off yet. The Powers entitled to most-favoured-nation treatment by China have not yet announce their agreement with the enggemзuts undertaken by Great Britain in Article A. S. WATSON & CO. VIII, and the provisions of the Article can-
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George Williams, sailor, policeman, olerk, sanitary inspector, hotel manager, oto, was found dead on Friday night in his room iu a Chinese fat in Austin Road, Kowloon.. Williams, who drank to exenes, was at one time manager in the Queen's Hotel, Kowloon, and moro recently a temporary inspector in the employ of the Sacilary Board. The death is given as dus to plague in Saturday's retura of the Asting Medical Officer of Health.
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
FRANCE.
LORDON, 21st May. The French Chamber has approved of the Government's policy in ecclestrutical matters.
*ALVA THE GREAT.”
THE SUGGESTED BRIDGE ACROSS THE HARBOUR.
CMMANDER KUMONY'S VIEWS, The Hon. R.M. Rúmsay, the Harbour Muster, concludes bis annual report for the year 1902 with the following romurks-
On Saturday night "Alva the Great" in- freduced to the Hongkong pablio a wonderful |ent, of conjuring tricks and ventriloquial fests. The performance took place in the Thestro Royal ufortunately the weather was of a most unpropitioni kind. Heavy rain fell This is probably the last Annual Report of for hours before the performance started, this department which will be signed by me, but elsorsd up shortly before sine o'clock and being so, I bånld like to be allowed to THE TRANSVAAL
and apparently many wore tempted out. mako herein a few remarks on the subject of of-doors thereby, for the Theatre, which had the bridge across the Harbour which I advo LONDON, 21st May.
presented a very empty look before the starting.pated in the Annual Report for 1901. Mr. Brodrick stated that there were at pres-time, was quite well filled shortly after the cur I have boon favoured with information con-
ont 33,500 troops in South Africa. 4,000 of tain rose. Ales at once set to work and soon terning a bridge about to be buili nerom which were excessive and would be withdrawn. had his audience bighly interested in watching Sydney Harbour, which is to be 3,00 feet long. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain his skilful sleight-of-hand. He began by and 170 feet above water level. This height is manipalating a billiard-ball and mysteriously necessary to allow of the passage of ships under said that the revival of the old Transual anti-producing three others. Then followed card the bridge, a requirement not called for in our Asiatic law was necessary, pending legislation, owing to public feeling. The far would be enformed leniently and with due regard to
educated Aniatics and vested interests of tradore.
LATER,
At the opening of the enlarged Legislative Council of the Transvaal, Bir Arthur Lawley said that besides a diamond mine, which promised to eclipse anything yet discovered, copper and iron wines were likely to be developed on a large ecule. The absence of prominent Boors at the meeting was noteworthy. LIBERALS AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S
FISCAL POLICY.
Londos, 22nd May. Mr. Spencer (Lord Spencer), at the National Liberal Club said that Liberals must unitedly
oppose preferential duties.
Mr. Arquith, speaking at Doncaster, said that Mr. Chamberlain's proport was the first shot in a campaiga which must meet the undivided hostility of the Liberal party.
THE AMERICA" CUP.
LONDON, 22nd May, In the first trial roos Reliance beat the Columbia by fourteen minutes.
THE NEAR EAST.
LONDON, 22nd May.
Over two hundred Bulgarian offloare have lately crossed the Macedonian frontier in com- mand of bands aggragallag 2,600 men destined to operate in various districte.
REBEL OUTBREAK IN YUNNAN.
LONDON, 22nd May.
A serious anti-dynastis outbreak has occurred in Yannon. The rebels liava captured the city
tricks and tricks with coins. His "Misar's ongo, owing to our good forlano in baving an Dream" not was very clover; he was able to entrance at each end of the barbour. The make oins come to his hand from nowhore in Sydney bridge crosses a portion of the harbour particular in a manner to make one feel inde here the depths ara from 0 to 12 fathoms, and pendent of a falling dolkr. This part of tho carry two lines of railway, two roadwayɛ the entertainment concluded with an illusion of 30 feet sach, and two footways of 12 fost entitled The Brigand'a Bor." A young leach, so that the deck cannot be less than 120 attired as an Italian brigand was tied in foot wilu, tú feat wider then our new Prays. sack, which was duly sealed by a member Tenders have been called for, and so far as my of the andiosce, and was then placed in information on that point goes, it seems those box which was looked and snared with received vary between 1 and 13 taillione strong rope. A sartaia was drawn in front for meching. a period of a little less than ten seconds and
Hongkong's need for easy communisation presto! when the box was opened the occupant between the two sides of the Harboar is; in my of the sealed sack turned out to be a young opinion, very great, probably graster than that fellow who had been rendering stage assistance of Sydney. Shipping Las increased steadily to Alva a minute before, while the young lady during the last 20 years from 33 million tous to tripped out from the O. P, wingu. Malle, Reux 21 million tons, entered and cleared. In 20 next gave a capital exposition of though. years niso (1881-1901), the population bas reading, Blindfolded she picked out from among inaereased from 180,402 to 283,975. During the the audience any one on whose person a given last 10 years (the period during which the article had been secreted and also without being statistics have been kept in the Harbour
million
able to sen, ocuted correctly a eute ploed Department) mrge, landed and shipped, has Ou 24 alate and told what any Agure increased from $1 million tonn to 83 million was when indiaid to her by mere posi-toas, and the local passenger traffic in junks tion. M. de Varville was next placed in and launches has risen from 44 million to 7 scrvened enclosure. He was securely bound band and foot with ropes ander the watchful eyor of three persons from the audience. Then the screen was pulled acroes in front of him and almost immediately there came from behind it the sound of someone playing on musical instruments which had been placed on the floor inside the curtain. When the soreen was sad denly pailed aside; M. de Varville was still bound. This trick was repeated several timer and on each ocession the audience was
left mere mystified than ever. Alva afterwards gove a capital ventriloquial performance The evening's entertainment ended with a dramatic illusion called "She, or Only Dream," Mdile. Roux in the role of a beggar came on the stage. Simulating sleep, she was transported from her lowly position to that of a well-dressed lady. In her beggar robes slie,
The ary is for more room-both for inhabi- tants and for shipping. From a sanitary, economical, and commercial point of view, it is desired. More room for shipping can only be obtained by dredging some of the shallower parts of the harbone, more room for the in- habituats is already at hand on the Kowloon side of the water; I think it would be well if,' instead of providing further space for the in- creasing population by means of reclamations from the water area, already insufficient for the heads of shipping, all reclamation at or about the Harbour frontage was probibitad, and Kow- loon and the New Territory utilisid and developed, a course which cannot be thoroughly carried out until communication is made easy.
Hongkong has arrived at its prosoat state of
ment, as we have said, is taking time by gave a concert in the Naval Yard. Mosare. of Li-naa-fa and the Fronoh Consul-General stepped upon a pedestal placed in the centre of prosperity principally by reason of its natural
the forelock, and has attempted to apply the new system of taxation concurrently with the old. According to the Yungchow correspon • ¦ dent of the N.-C. Daily News, the officials of that eity issuel a proclamation a few weeks ago notifying that as the lekin was to be abolished, it was therefore necessary to devise some other way of taxing the people, and they accordingly announced the new system, the popular name of which is translated as "Known Contribution”—pre- sumably in humorous contradistinction to lekin, the limits of which are often unknown. "The new device," says the correspondout, proved to be an ad valorem duty on just "about every article of eschaugo entering
the city gatee.
An examiner's offi te was located at each gate; the examiners de- “clared the amount of tax to be paid on "each lot of merchandise entering: a bill "of the amount was delivered to the 'purchaser along with his goods and be "was required to step round to the Collector's office and pay up. Specific
On Saturday the petty officers nad polico, of the Naval Yard and the Royal-Naval Hospital
Hyde and Cheshire acted as accompaniste näd in the course of the evening Mr. Knight gave sx sxcellent gramophone entertainment. Among the other artistes were Messrs. Horsman, Burnett, Palmer, Duckrel, Reynolds, Gilbert, Jenkins, Rogers, Burgess, Mange, Faisley and Bluett. The concert was a great success.
reports the situation to be grave,
POLICE SPORTS.
the stage. A circular canvas screen was let downs over her head and when it was drawn up aguias she appeared in evening dress. Tho screen was again lowered; then a fire was seen burning inside it and when it was. raised for the second time the lady had disappeared.
Alva's show
was voted
A
On Saturday afternoon the prizes won in connection with the Folice Recreation Club, were presented 10 the winners by Mrs. Lyons wife of Captain F. W. Lyons, Acting Captain great success by everyone who witnessed it, and Superintendent of the Hongkong Police. In it should prove a big attraction during its ruu the billiards handicap the first prize was won by here. To-night and three following nights the Inspector D. D. Cuthbert, the second by Ser-performance will be repeated..
The passenger lists by the two trans-Pacific steamers that left Shanghai on the 17th inst. coutain, the N.-C. Daily News remarks, the Bames of a large number of well-known re- sidents, The P. M. s.s. Korea took to Londongeant MeHardy, the third by F.C, Deveney, and the fourth by P.C. Gibson; P.C. Pitt won the Mr. Drummond Hay, Mr. James Wilson, an
price for the highest break, In the tennis old and much-respected resident of Tientsin; tournament (singles) P.C. Devousy was first for Mr. Bruce Robertson, the very popular bill the second year in succession, with Inspector broker, and his family; Mr. F. A. Camning, of W. L. Ford he wou this doubles prise, and in the Yangiste Insurance Association, Id, and
the ladies" nomination P.C. Doveney and his wife, and Mr. Harry Maitland. The Empress of Japan took away two very old Inspector Gourlay, nenfisted by Mrs. William residents in Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Wheelock on and Mrs. Cameron won firet honeurs. ID and another prominent figure in Shanghai for
the rifle shooting P.C. Fit took first prize nearly forty years, Mr David Gilmour, with his PC. Evan Resoud, PC Davies th and wife, son, and four daughters, whose spariurs Inspector John Gauld fourth. At the conclu- makes a very sentible gap in Shanghal Society,sion of the ceremony of the presentation of Mr. Gilmour, who said a final farewell to the East prizes Mrs. Lyons was presented by Inspector
has only just recovered from a severe illness, lasting four mouths, and it is hoped that the voyage will restore him completely. Mr. A.
J. H. Carlill left by the same steamas for u
visit home.
capable, and with an infinite disposition to werk,
"rates were assessed on certain articles, "as for instance, pigs, 200 cash, rice, The announcement wade by REUTER in "50 cash per picul, eggs, 40 cash per load." his message of the 22nd instant of an This, the report adds, gave the gate-keepers outbreak in Yunnan may be of importance, an opening, and rumour declares that they but it can hardly, we imagine, prove of adid a little side business not down on the
Mr. Drummond Hay, the well known general very serious character. Rebellions have tax list, such as imposing a tax of three
manager of the N-C. Daily News, left for home been more or less chronic in Yunnan cash per load on the coolies who carried the inst week by the Korea. Our northern coatem during the past half century, and the last supply of water for the city, and making porary says Mr. Hay first came to Chive forty great Maboredan rising taxed the resources other little squeezes of a similarly pre years ago, and has resided in Shanghai for of the Imperial Government to suppress posterous nature. It did not last long, thirty of these years, ten of them having boon it. Nevertheless it was put down, and however. Without making any commotion, passed in Japan. Highly educated, extremely with remorseless severity. The Imperialist the principal shopkeepers simply put up Mr Jay was fall of public spirit, and always General made a desert and called it peace. their shutters, and the officials saw that ready to give his services to any man or Whole districts were laid waste, towns and if they persisted every place in the city institution that required them. He managed cities were depopulated and destroyed; and would close and business be entirely at one time Messrs. Wheelock & Co.'s business, the prosperity of the province set back for suspended. As indicating that the local at another time the business of Messrs. Caldback, at least a generation, if not longer. Wide officials were acting upon orders received Macgregor & Co., and of late years he has been the General Manager ofthe North-China Herald areas of fertile land went out of cultiva. from a superior authority, it is mentioned tion, several industries were lost, the that the Prefect, when he learnt the temper office, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, population was decinated, and the survivors of the people, went to Nanking, and the and Houmary Secretary of the Lyceum impoverished to a degree unprecedented, following day it was announced that the Theatre Trast. He hold high rank a a The memory of that period is not likely collection of the tax was suspended until Freemason, was et various times secretary of the Scotch and English balls, and was for a to die out. And yet we find a dynastic the tenth moon. The new ad valors long time secretary and a most valuable member outbreak now being vigorously engineered system, the report says, is looked upon of the A.D.C. his representation of old women in Tunnen. Truly it is strange, but too with favour, but it is hardly likely to be in comedy being unapproachable in its ex often the fact that the teachings of adversity tried again in Yaugchow, we imagine, untilcellence. There have been very few men in the and the lessons learned by suffering are lekin is frat abolished. alike soon lost or forgotten. The city of
Today, "Empire, Day," being proclaimed. Lin-an is in the south-eastern portion of Tebusu, and is probably not more than public holiday the local banke end most of the eighty miles from the Tonkin frontier. It business firms are closed. There will be no is about half that distance from the city issue of the Daily Press to-morrow,
A Chinese schoolboy was drowned while of Mengtsz, the only town in Younan
This place was bathing at Taumati on Friday last. The body open to foreign trade. opened to trade under the stipulations of was revered. the additional convention to the French
The name of Dr, Carol Jest has been added Treaty of Tientsin of the 25th April, 1886, to the register of medical and surgical practi and it ie in Mengtar that the French Consul- tioners qualified to practice in the Colony.
n
last forty years who have done so maneli unpaið public service as Mr. Hay, and everything he
W. Withers with a flower-stand on behalf of the members of the Recreation Club.
BOAT CLUB SMOKER
Though there was about it a chilling display of formality and shirt-frout, the smoking con- cort held in St. Andrew's Hall on Saturday evening by the Hongkong Boat Club, taken in a well-developed tendency to be weirdly classical. The orchestra performed capitally under the intends to keep its members together with a
the abstract, was au eujoyable function, despite
baton of Mr. G. Grimble, who, we understand,
platform, where there are abundant room and a musical talent. All the numbers on the pro-
viow to future appearances on the local concert
distinct demand for the exercise of good
grummo
were received with heartiness,
especially marked in the case of Mr. Burnett be introduced a welcome variation but was
unfortunate in his choice of an encore. The programme was as follows --
PART I Orchestra, March from Tannhauser ...... Messrs. Mirow. Domnich
Saronsta and Konig Mesms, Goldring (The Sea hath? M. v. White
and Grimble ite Pearls...)
Mestre, Mirow, Lam-
Wagner Borge
mert, Konig and Die Kapelle," C. Kretzer Wacker Mesara Konig Symphonie No.1,"
Barlow, Goil win & Mar shall ........
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(a) Andante, (b) Allegro con brio......... Burnett... Comio Song
Boothoren
PART IL
Orchestra and Fencant," Messrs. Goldring("My Love is. Marziale
Came,"
(Overture of The Feet? Suppé
did was dous most thoroughly. He was a very Mr. able accountant, and his services us auditor to public companies were greatly valued. He was a lover of herticaltare and an authority on the subject, and for many years conducted with great anocess the flowar shows in Shanghai. He was a keen sportsman, with an jatiuste knowledge of the shooting at rennd Shanghai. Above all, he was,s staunch friend, and as such will be very much missed by a large
circle who knew his real worth,
and Bovot
KWANGSI FAMINE FUND.
advantages, first, its geographical position, sil secondly, ita excellent harbour. Nothing wo can do or leave undone onu destroy the former of thess advantages, it behoves us, however, "to see that it is not rendered ineffestive by reason/"
of our redusing the capability of the latter to accommodate the over-increasing amount of shipping, which hus beau frequently and truly referred to as the life-blood of the Colony."
Taking Sydnay as a rough guide, I suggest that the cost of such a bridge as I advocate will be amply provided for with $9,000,000.
The prosent reported passenger traffic between Hongkong and Kowloon is not leas | thần 6,000,000 nunually, which, I suggest,
The Hon. Treasurers acknowledge with thanks would be increased 50 per cent, by the facilities the following subscriptions:—
offered by the bridge to the increased popula Amount previously acknowledged $32,739.52tion of Kowloon and the New Territory, for,
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once the bridge in decided on, the other side of the harbour will begin to increase, and the development will go on side by side with the construction of the bridge. Ansuming, then, 9,000,000 passengers sunnally, and further suming 25 per cent, of them to be of a class 843 80 capable of paying a very modest toll of 5 conta and the remaining 75 per cost, to be coolos at 1 cent, this would give an annual income from the bridge toll of $180,000, which will be 2 per cent, on the suggested cost of 89,000,000. In addilion. there would be a toll on vehicles, animais, etc., the value of which cannot now be estimated, but would be considerable.
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I am not prejudiced, possibly other means ere forthcoming for securing the desired and. A tunnel has been suggested, and no doubt offers some advantages not possessed by my scheme, but after consideration I am still in favour of the bridge. However, whether the means adopted be bridge, tunas, or any- thing else, I submit confidently that any communication must be bad with the Kowloon side unless we are content to spoil our natu al harbour, while leaving Kowloon and the New Territory
undeveloped.
WRECK OF THE 8.8. "FOOMOON."
Total 828,829.52 12th inst. It appears that it was raining at
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The N.-C. Daily News gives the following particulars of the wreck of the Foomoon: The as. Foomoon, whilst on a voyage from Chef o to Amoy, struck a rock on the north side of the Fisherman Group at 10 pm, on the
the time and as the ship weared the island she was caught by a strong current and carried on to a rock Captain Janneke and the crew remained on board all the night, but in the surty hours of the morning b-ft the venerl, which was sinking The C.P.R. steamer Empress of China arrived at Shanghai at 8.30 p.m. on the 23rd inst, and rapidly. The boats stood by her until she went left again at 8 a.m. on the 24th inst. for Hong-down, which was about 7 am, on the 18th, and kong, where she is due to arrive at 3 p.m. to.then made for the nearest land, whence they were ultimately rescued and brought up here by the atomer Lycomoon. The Lycemoon brought up 6 European officers and 37 Chiness, whils & Chinese, the remainder of the crew, BIG known to have landed on one of the islands near the rock on which the Fromoon siznek, The steamor is lying in deep water,
morrow.
The Imperial German mail steamer Zieten left Shanghai on the 24th inst, at 5 am, and may be expected here to-morrow, at 5 p.m.
The Imperial German mail steamer Room loft Singapore on the 2nd inst., at 4 p.m., and may be expected here on the 27th instat daylight.
The steamer Atholl arrived at San Francisco on the 21st inst.
The Formoon is a well-known consting vessel of 1,175.10 gross registered "touage, 874 84 tons nat. Ehe is better known as the Picciola, her name having recently been changed to Foomoon. Hor present owners.
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The 0.9.8. steamer Peleus loft Bingapore Mr. Wonserter... Tell Me, Mother Darling.......
on the 2nd inst.,.m., and is die hers on the Mr, Domnich...Berceuse de Jocelyn, Godard 27th inst. Messra. Mirow, Lam("So lab denn? German instant and is dus here to-day at 1 pm.
The steamer Zafiro left Manila on the 23rd Hanseatische Dampfer Compagale, of Hamborg, at which town she was built in 1881. For some wahl du mert, Konig and
Folksong Wacker
Kleins Gueso,"
The P. & A. slezmer Indrasamho arrived at your she was owned by Messrs. Siemssen and Co. Comio Song Tokobama on the 3rd ivet, and is dus here on It is believed that the steamer was insired for Mr. Barnett.
the 3rd prox.
her full value. Mr. H. C. Nicolle occupied the chair.
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