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should describe as "the opening of China to international commerce under existing trade conditions and precedents." The purchase of land and building of houses' by foreigners in the interior would, it
Reports from the New Territory state that letter addressed by Mr. Bolton to the TELEGRAMS.
the gels of wind which prevailed at the beginning of the week did considerable damage
to the rise orope.
Archbishop of Canterbury last month on the Macedonian question will be found on p. 9 today.
A communication from the master of the
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To-day competition of the Hongkong Hille 3p.m. Ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards, soren shots and a sighter at each range;"
H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and afterwards of Saxe-Coburg, arrived in Hongkong this day 34 years ago. As is well known, bis portrait hangs in the City. Hal
Once more Kweilin has hoon captured by the Kwangsi rebels-on paper, Perhaps it is only the same atory repeated, but this time we road it in the columns of our French contemporary at Shanghai.
The following, ports hayá buen déclared by the Governinent of Bengal to be infected with plague-Bombay, Amoy, Hongkong Pare bunder, Bronob, Mandri, Manila, Kiraobi, and Bhavnager. But why Hongkong?
L'Echo de Chins states that the Vicomte da Fontosey will replace M. de Planey at Sooal during the latter's love of abnurse. It appare that the report of the Comte da Bezance seceeding M, de Plancy is incorrect.
H. E. M. fungiki, who has just been raised
in rank from Mizister to Loroy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Japan at
Bangkok, panel through Hongkong yesterday on the Wakasa Mare on his way south from Japan, with his wife.
not his ship by which the notable feat recorded in our issue of the 29th inat. was performed.
His many friends will be interested to know of the marriage of Sergt. J. J. Walt, off the Detective Staff of the HK Police, who won the May Memorial Prize the first your it was started. He was married in the Waverly Hotel, Aberdeen, on the 16th October, to Jesse Ann Brownle, daughter of the late Bir, Brownie, saddler, Ellen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times writes that neither Wa ling fang's appoint ment Vice-President of the Board of
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CATASTROPHE AT-- HANKOW.
AN INTERESTING CASE TO
EMPLOYERS. -
HALES TAMANTER AND SERVANT,
ran Ang pumalarday morning In the Summary. Court, yesterday Ming King,
compealtor, wood Heirs. Kolly
and Walsh for $10, being his wages for September. Mr. C.'3',, Lettor, mabager of defendant firm's printing establishment, was in
Mr. Justice Wise, who presided, painted out Stringear, 30th October, 7 p.m. to Mr. Letton that the money had been paid Into Court, which was practically an admission of the claim:
Mr. Latton explained that the paying of the money into Court was done ander a misappro hension. He wished to contest the case,
Plaintif stated, fast be was employed by the
GRAND STAND BURNED DOWN
The Grand Stand at Hankow has been completely burned down, a gd dan,
[The Grand Stand at the Hackow Race-month. He left on the 2nd October because
walls at the east end of the City.-Ev. D.P.] ¿ourse adjoins tho British Settlement within the he was ill
Commerce in the capitel nor the establishment of this new board raises expectations, among Chinese merchants, who are fully aware that the Government is not so much influenced by recognition of the country's financial and MEMORIAL TO COLONIAL commercial necessities as by the desire to create new posts for the ever-increasing number Court's opportunities of lucrative patronags. of officials and at the same time to increase the
The noting Chief Judge of the Court of Smell Cannes, Bombay, has submitted, for the consideration of the Governor in Council, a proposal for the compulsory registration of all books of account used throughout the Bombay
Presidency. The proposal is based on the long experience of native and English acequat booke as produced Conets of Law. If it is adopt-
A telegram to the Straits Echo, from Bong.ed, it will in all probability effectantly put a kok, on the 17th inst., says the court-martial stop to the dishonest prastics of making falso arded to try Colonel Phys Datsakaren aud and fictitious entries in account booke by the insertion of new pages and the removal of old Captain But, on the charge of causing a
ones, as occasion requires. British subject to be shot at Thofs last year, has resulted in the former being sentenced to 22 years' military imprisonment. The Court has postponed its decision respecting Captain Bate
The following is the programme of trusïe to | b performed by the band of the 110th Mahratta
in 1990, bad Japan then a free bud.
next Monday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. :——— Happily our Allies listened to reason und | March....... withdrew their Force From the international | Overture
Vale...... settlement without deby. The only sourd Selection advice that friends of Chivi can give her is
doubt what would have happened at Amoy Light Infantry, ou the New Parade Ground
leas. 10 por rent discount on cenuat of to upen the princip 'towas in every province current Exchanges
to foreign trade, for this will peserve the provinces to China. If they are not opened unden China's rule, they will pass from that. rule, slowly perlips, but surely. Foreigners A. S. WATSON & CO. cannot of course clain that they do
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We are in receipt of a sample lot of Christ cards from Moara. Kolly & Walsh, and all of them show great artistic morit in their get-up, containing within delicately ornamented and tinted covers · excellent souvenir views of Hongkong and neighbourhood, and the senson's
greetings both in English and in Chinese, They should flud a roady sale and will be mach Hrepennt appreciated by home friends. A sonvenir book Roylu of very fluo views of Hongkong and its environs Andean is also among the Christmas stores of the sams
Braga firm, and gives at a glaeca a perfect idus of kha,
Barrounding beauties of this Colony.
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Tha Medal in the Maid “God Save the King" The 10th Mahratta Light Infantry is the new name for the Pith Bombays; the 14th Bombays, also stationed at Hongkong, are now the 14thna-Cuideachd," writes complaining that he
Mahrattas.
There was a tumor current in St. Petersbarg
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A correspondent, signing himself
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beara there are to be no xtrathspeys or rasis at the S. Andrew's Bail this year, and asks how it can be n Bootch (sic) Ball without strathspeys
not hope to profit very largely by the last month that the Minister of War, Generator reels. He says that Hongkong has now good
opening up of China; but at least they can ay sincerely that China herself will he the greatest gainer.
The
Kuropatkin, will shortly be made Governor General of the Causasus in place of Prince Galitzin, who is said to have had a stroke of unhappy general Today fs passible that thum myn impair its integrity; prolonged for many of uncertainty which has prevailed in Gavern more years and maintaining an exclusive meat circles since the resignation of M. Witte policy to the utinost, it will finish as Minister of Finance, though it is the generat by terminating the history of China belief in St. Petersburg that General Koropat. Needless to insist, this kia no longer enjoys the sacure favour, of tho would be The greatest catastrophe Emperor. possible for the peace of the East. The scramble for the fragments would be
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Advions from Liasres (Mexico) state that the Mexican Congress has awarded a medal to Mies
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chances of learning to dance them, and con elurtos: The Scotch Ball only comes one a year, and when it does come, let us have would be just a wolf or to Holly the haggis as the strailpeys and reels. How orer, we are sure that the Scotel gentlemen on the Committee won't show such a thing to happen.
There are always possibilities of a career in the United States Army, writes a special correspondent to the Times. Americans as a people are practical, and, if doring & war an
TROOPS.
Losnor, 20th October 3-20 p.m. Princess Louisa (Duchess of Argyle) he designed the memorial to be placed in St Paula Cathedral to the memory of the Colonial troops who fell in South Africa,
REUTER'S SERVICE,
RUSSIA AND COREA.
LONDON, 28th October. It is considered at Tokyo that the Russian fortification of Yong-ampho, now oficially reported, may lead to important developments
5 infringing Corsan integrity.
THE LIBERAL UNIONISTS.
LONDON, 28th October The Duke of Devonshire, replying to a correspondent, says that it may be necessary to moinsider the position of the Liberal Unioniste towards the question of rajojning the Liberals.
RAINS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
LONDON, 28th October. Phenomenal rainfall bave occurred in the United Kingdom, and hundreds of square miles
of land are under water.
TŞAR AND KAISER
Mr. Letton deposed that plaintiff left, without giring any notice, on the 30th September, Ho did not appear on the 1st October. On the 7th be osme to the ende after business hours and asked for his wages. Witness refused to pay them uniors he would give a month's action, and told him to come back and work for a month and he would get his wager.
His Lordship said that plaintiff was ontitled on this action to succeed. Defendants should:
have brought a cross-sation and then the one might have been set ngalust the other
› Mr. Lastton-Bat if he wins this cwe ho will go away to Caton.
Hi Lordship-Well, I cannot help that.
Mr. Letkonakled that under the new - Ordinance they could take the plaintiff before tho Magistrate, but generally as soon as the wit was norved in euch cases the mourn off to Cantos. Employers had no remedy at all.
His Cortship—Yes, that is an 'ingoavariant effect of the situation of the Colony.
Judgmont was given for the plaintiff.
On the plaintli Ming King having the Court he was arrested by Sørgaant Murison under a warrant taken out by Mr. Letton and was escorted to the Magistracy and put on his trial befors Mr. T. Bercombe Smith on a charge of having his employment without giving notice.
He pleaded that Le loft his employment on the 2nd October because he was slok, bis agas
were sore
Mr. Lettan stated in evidence that the defendant was engaged by the month from On the lat of the mouth to the last..
He
the 30th September defendant asked for leave then asked for his wages for September for seven days, saying he was Mok
The firm did not usually pay their men antit the 7th of the month. Defondant told him that if ho was not paid then ho would leave, ashe wanted to go to Cuntou, he had no zaouey, and that was LONTON, 29th October to go to Cur
forthcoming meeting of the Tear and Kaiser pay him his wages and made it quite
Sevorul Germia papers, in view of the way he wanted his wages. Defendant wont-
away and came back on the 7th. Wives compose the poor that the Russian news-clear to him that he mist cams back to his papers ars mistaken if they think that Germany work next morning and give a month's notice is about to depart from her policy of strict Ho did not nom. He said nothing about bi
outrality in the Far East.
egen being sore whọn be asked for leave. Nozt timo defendant came to the office was on the 7th after business hours, when he came to ask for his wages. Witness told him that if he caméve) back to his work he would pay him on the 14th. He did not return to work When he skel for leave defendant sid
THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
Now that the typhoon has blown over the Vo/unteers on Stonecutters are having lovely
sout Lefore 11 am, on day of publication. After that terrible, and if anyone thinks that the Manuela Flores, the eighteen-year-old daughter i officer from the auxiliary services shows weather, and are enjoying themselves, accord- Telegraphie Address: Presa Code: AB.Lth Rd.partition of China could be fual let him of the Mayor of Linares, for her brave and special aptitude for military service, the United Digly. There have been no more accidents,te iras sick, but did not any what was the nisitor
amir the mupply in limited. "Only supplied for Cash,
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read M. PIERRE LEROY BEAULIEU's book untiring services randared daring the resent La Renovation de l'Asie. The French epidemic of yellows Cyor. When her father writer there puts the case as admirably as was attanked by the disease Mist Flores, with it can be put. Did his fellow countrymau the permission of the Governor, assumed con only listen to him, one factor in the restless-trol of the Mayor's office, and when the other ness of Far Eastern politics would be city officiels had either suzeninled to the favor LONDUS OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E... removed. For the sake of the Powers, as administration with such abality as to win the or fled the place she conducted the entire city highest praise from the Mexican Government
Hongkong Övrice : 14, DisVœux Road 31.
HONGKONG, 31st October, 1905.
I was with some curiosity that we read that last week a nemting of the Shanghias Chinese Y.M.C.A. defeated a resolution to the effect that "the opening of the whole of China to international commerce under exist ing trade conditions and precedents would be beneficial to China." It is true that it was not exactly a vote of the society which threw out the resolution, but a judgment upon the arguments advanced for and against. Nevertheless the decision is hardly | one which would have been locked for.
well as of China herself, it must earnestly le hoped that China will contrive to hold together until such time as better and mor enlightened rulers any govert from Poking or whatever city inny then be the head of the vast empire.
States Army is glad to add bin to its rauks, We have the cue of General Bell, now com manding at Leavenworth, Kansas. Five years age be was a Volunteer. Two years later he was promoted nascond lieutenant of cavalry, Todiny he is a brigadier general commanding States, and is appreciated by all who seeva the most important military post fu the United
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The men are eger for work, and have put in with him. some hard practics. On Thursday, from 6.30 aan: Defendant stated that he left the olo on till 8 qu, gan-drill with Maxins and a 15- the 1st October. He had been to Cagon; he
under was engaged in From 10 to 1130 there was instruction in range-finding with the went there on the 3rd and returned on the makowater, and a too-ore. Then on till one 8th. Between the 8th and the 14th he did o'check there was Maxim-firing, when some very good shooting was put up, and again at 1.80 here was another practics with the 15-pounder
and Maxime.
nothing. On the latter date ho want to the office for his wages, but did not get them. That morning he had recovered his wages in the Supreme Court de thu thu ky talk: Mr. HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. Lotton that his eyes, were bitter, and that he The auth arranged for "Saturday, 31st cross-examination by his Worship defondant could work, but he was told to go away. Under October, Garrison and the Club, has fallen through, nud, be following match will take its admitted that he had boot to the office of the new English papar that was going to be Chichester, D.A.A.G., Capt. Duries, A.0. Dit his werkmanship proved satisfactory.
A service Team Capt. Boyd, B.A., Major started and had got work there at $16 a month Col. Farrier A.PD, Lieut. Hodgson, S.R.G,
His Worship said he saw perfectly well what Moore, R. Lient Mahan. R.N. Llout.
place:
Invitationserabwing issued for the S, Androw's ju o spacch on "The Gospel of Beauty" that that the Canadian contention is not susceptible Rimington, S.F., Capt. Ratoli Fe, H., Capt. the position of matters was. Defendant bad
all, to be held on Monday, the 30th November at 9 pm. Practice rucl dances will be held in the City Hall on the 12th, 19th and 26th Norem. bir from 5 to 7 p.m.
The New York Fribane of the 28th alt. News comes from Anstralia of a curious action commenting upon the proceedings of the brought by a reporter, named McBulvob, où Alaska Houndary Tribunal, said. The ablest the Melbourne Age, against the proprietors of officers of the Crown are presenting the that journal for £487 damages for wrongful Canadian case, yet their presentation is chiefly dismissal and libel. The journalist had reported noteworthy for its exposure of the weakness Sir John Madden, the Chief Justice, ne saying of that case. It becomes daily mors evident all intelligent foreigners wbp visited Australia of support by either the general principle or were struck with the vulgar and unintelligible by the detailed textual provisions of the treaty chatter of the women, and their graceless oar of 1825. The Tribune, profeted that the ringe. Sir John wrote to the Age repudiating arbitration would be fruitless. It argued, that the statement, and that journal, in publishing it was unlikely that any member of the evenly- In reply to an enquiry, un may state that his lorter, added a footnote expressing regret balanced tribunal would desert the side of its kong by the next P. & O. mail steamer, the remarks. They also dismissed the reporter being already in possession, would retain the Chuson. The Sydney broke down on her way Hence his action. Sir John Mudden was himselliapnted territory. Le Aden and transferred hur mail, that of the 4th | entled for the defence, and, subjected to s, stik"]| October, to the Britannia, which passed them cross-examination, but stuck to his repudiation, on at Colombo t the Chusan. Thus we shall got A number of journalists gave evidence that it two maily simultaneously next week.
was a common practice smong public men to allego misreporting whenever they had said anything they had reason. to regret. Ultimately the reporter was awarded 1s, dumages for the libel und £7 for wrongful dismissal.
Kiach, LA., E. P. Sliver, B.N.:
A Civilian Team J. T. Dixon, T. Sercombe 10 away from his employment to get this Smith, Hancock, B. E. O. Bird, A. Mokousie, other work, He had heard about this now L, Capt. Robinson, Rov, C. Hickling and bowspaper starting and got an offer to go there, 3 others;
probably getting better wages than at 'Mess. Play commences at Ll-nzm;};!.
Kelly & Walsh's; therefore he threw up his- Entries for the Hongkong Cricket League billet at once. That was the view his. Worship reprentatives of the clubs interested will be sort of thing. hold on the Zad proz at 5.25 pm,
The chief arguments advanced against the the next French mail will be brought to Hong- that their reportar had misapprehended his own conntrymen, and hoses the United States will close to-day, the 31st ius,, and a meeting of 1 took of it. He must try to put a stop to this
The Hop. A.M. Thomson, Colonial Treasurer, and Hon. Gershom Stowart left for Shanghai yesterday by the ss. Hamburg. Mr. Thomson returns shortly to take up, the post of Acting Colonial Secretary when the Hon. F. H. May assumes the Anting Governorship. A number of other Hongkong residoats also went up by the Hamburg, some no doubt with the intention of attending the Baves;
opening up of the country were: the flocking in of undesirable people; the creation of hostility toward foreigners, followed by riots and the consequent loss of territory to China; the purchase of land and building of houses by foreigners, taking „away China's sovereign rights; and, finally, the inevitability of partition. It was also -advanced that the mere investing of foreign copital in China impaired her, sovereigns rights, and that with China thrown open "dumping" of unnecessary foreign goods under the low tariff would ensue. It may be seen that those arguments vary a good deal in their cogency. It does not seem probable that large numbers of undesirables would care to penetrate into the interior of the committee appointed by the leaders of the China. They are in the coast ports already, Chinese community, to look after matters cor- and they are not likely to desire to wander nected with the address to the Governer, ale, far from Europear lurries, aathey esteem: that the Chinese community should join in the them. As for the state of feeling which address presented by the European community might be produced toward foreigners, a to His Excellency, and that there should be ne gradual pecustoming of the natives to contact public banquet no had been intended at first, with foreigners is bound to come about. Of when the Chinese community was acting alone.
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BOAT DISASTER ON SHAM- CHUN RIVER..
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-MANY LIVES LOST,
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BATHING FATALITY AT FOOCHOW.
The Foochee Echo of the 24th October Bayum
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за throwing his job at a moment's notice. If bp did so he would have to suffer for it. Sentence-$50 fine, with the option of three months' imprison- ment,
accident happened at Sharp Peak MILAN
On Friday afternoon, the 10th instant, a sad LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Florence W. Lamb, of the Uhurch of England
News has come to hand of a serious bont disaster on the Shamchun River, insolving the liss of many lives. On Monday last, while the Zenana Society, met her death while bathing which left hers on the 1st inst, at 6 pm, arrived The Imperial Germau wail steamer Zielon Hongkong lanach. the Wing Fook (owned by Miss: Lamb had cnt bean in good health and By kind permission of Major Radcliff and a Chinawoman here) was discharging her had gone to Sharp Peak to regain her strengit -
at Gebou on the 29th inst., at 5 p.mk - j officers, the band of the 33rd Batma Infantry passengers, on to one of the flat-bottomed river before resuming her work at Lo-Nguong, after on the evening of 29th inst. and is expected
Tho T.K:K.steamer Ruscife Mary left Manil will play at the Hongkong Hotel from 8 to 9.50 boats that convey the passengers up the shallow the summer vacation. She had so far recovered here to-day, at about 5 p.. pa. to-night. The programme is as follows: part of the river to Shamohan city, and when March......Marche des Toreros " ....Godard all had been translipped and the boat had swung afternoon of Friday, while taking her customary as to be able to enjoy the bathing, and on the Overture....Taneredi"
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1t was decided on Thuraday, at a meeting of Aria “Jesond Sullivan clar of the launch, the boat suddenly beeld bathe, Hrs. Bynge, who went down with her to
course, if the whole of China were suddenly will, however, he proceeded with by the Chinese, The presentation of a souvenir to Lady Blaks thrown open and foreigners of all sorts and the question of a permanent memorial to were to pour in, trouble might reasonably Sir Henry Blake will be settled when it is nowa we expected, but this is not what we how subscriptions come in.
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Fish
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Figson en Compôts.
Calf's lead a la Poulette.
tomatos Farcis
Roast Hibs of Beef and Horse-radish. Ronel Turkey and York Ham.
The formation of these boats makes them a rentable, death-trap in the event of such an aradent. They are covered in from stem to stam almost, leaving a platform up each side for the coolies, who pole the draft upstream, to walk upon; and the entrances to the interior of this covered-in part are small doora.
In this case there were about 30 passengers on hard when the accident happened. Many were thrown into the water and carried away by the swift current that runs bere. It is not known yet how many lives have been lost, but up till Padding à la Condé, Nesslerods Ios Cream Wednesday the Santin police had recovered five
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WEATHER REPORT,
the shore, noticed she was gatring out of dar depth. Mrs. Synge immediately attempted to resume her, but she too becams exhausted; The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued, the fortunately, called to a Chinaman, who ran the following report to their assistance, and he was able to resone Mrs. Synge, but Mies Lamb had already The barometer has risen considerably over disappeared. The body was recovered on E. Japau, fallon slightly over China and the Saturday morning by the same Chinaman, and Philippines. was brought up from Sharp Peak and laid to
The anticyclone now covers China and Japan rest in the Cemetery, Foochow by the side of Miss Wade, a member of the same Society, the highest pressure lying along the Sath after the Bunday morning service. Miss paralleled Florenas Lamb was the daughter of the Hav, Canon Immob of Clapham, Yorkshire, and came out to China, about two years ago under the the Formous Channel rather steep with heary Zonara Society, as narse to assiet in the monsoon over the China Sea Women's Native Hospital, LoiNgneng.
Forecast:-Modera o N. winds; fize,
Gradients moderato with strong ziensoon in
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