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BIRTHS

On the 18th September, at Shanghai, the wife of FREDERICK BATDEN, of a son.

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On the 19th September, at Shanghai, the wife of FRANCIS ELLIS, of

On the 12th September, at Chefao, the wife of GOSTAY GIPPERICH, of a daughter.

On the 19th September, at Shanghai, the wife

son.

of M. W. TRIFFEN, at Shanghai, the wife

of a son. On the 20th Septembe", at of WALTER REGINALD PARKIN, of

MARUIAGES. On the 19th Seplevubor,

Beylerbor, at Shanghai, ROBERT, eldest son of the late R. I. LENT, to MARY, eldest daughter of T. MACMURRAY.

On the 20th September, at Shanghai, ALLAN -S. MALCOLM, Son of the late WALTER MALCOLM, Glasgow, to ISABELLA JACK, daughter of GEORGE FRASER, Mount Florida, Glasgow.

The Daily Press.

The Chinese grimboat Kong Yuk arrived from Canton yesterday.

The general meeting of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society will be held in the City Hall this evening at 5.30 o'clock.

During Rajak Brooke's absence in Europe, the administration of Sarawak will be in the hands of his son and successor, Vyner Brooke, the Rajah Muda of the State.

An incident which might have chased a seriou

accident occurre 1 at the Magistracy compound yesterday afternoon, when some masonry near the roof tumbled down.

The steamer decot arrived at Durban on the 2nd inst. and delivered all the coolies well, The Swanley sailed from Chin Wan Tao for Durban on Saturday morning with 2,250 coolies on boaril.

The number of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 23th Septem. her, 1904. were 20 non-Chinese and 109 Chinese

to the former, and 85, non-Chiness and L-416 Chinese to the lattor institution,

The King has granted unto Mr. Ceoil Arthur Verner Bowra his Royal licence and authority that he may accept and wear the Insignia of the First Class of the 3rd Division of the Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, which has bees conferred upon him by the Emperor of China in recognition of valuable garvicos rendered by him,

We are informed by Merry Sieussen & Co that the report reproduced by us yesterday from a Shanghai contemporary, that the steamer wrecked on the Kurile Islands is probably the Gorman steamer Progress, is incorrect. The teamer arrivod Vladivostock without

ut accident on the 17th inst., and is still in that port. The farther statement that the steamer curried ammunition froan Tsingtan for Vladivostock is equally incorrect; she had no contraband whatever on board.

It has been decided, at the instance of H.M. Minister at Peking, and in conjunction with the Chinese Castous authorities, that in foture

Weihaiwai will receive the same treatment as

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN COBRESPONDENTS.] RAILWAY DISASTER IN AMERICA.

LONDON, 26th September.

A railway collision at Knoxville, Ten- nessee, resulted in 75 people being killed and 120 seriously injured.

LADY CURZON'S ILLNESS.

Losnox, 26th September. A successful operation has been perform- ed on Lady Curzon.

OIL BLAZE AT CANTON,

CANTON, 26th September.

The oil tanks of Messrs. Aruhok, Kar-

a foreign port. Consequently no duties willberg, & Co., here, are on firs. be charge on merchandise in transit, and On Sunday last the ss. Wingchai (Captain drawbacks will be allowed on foreign goods Austen) had a fat complement of passengers-exported thither which have paid import or her trip to Macao. Good tire was de, duty, or on native good which have paid enast and the voyage both ways was most enjoyable, trade duty at a Chinese port. On the other The Wingchai will run to Maruo again on San-

doctrines of the native priesto. He shows to the benighted heathen, moreover, a blessed way of escape from the wrath to come; and by the invariable serenity of bis counten- ance, and the precision of his luotsteps in that straight and narrow road which recks none of creature comforts or worldly gains, he demonstrates to the admiring heathen how much more blessed it is to give thun receive. Self-sacrifice is his watchword, and the Chinese, seeing him descending to their own lowly level, humbling himself even as the Master bumbled Himself to wash the feet of the Disciples, cannot but believe that this faith be brings them is a living faith, that must still all murmurings incidental to the earthly pilgrimage. When he encoun ters violent, wicked men as he must, seeing that neither the peaceful inaction of Lao Taze nor the self-restraint of Coxycrus has had power to bind all-he will still hold fnet to the truth that is in him, and return good for evil, and blessings for revilings.day next. The Shanghai Mercury last week says that the friction between Catholics and Protest-independent Press repudiate most energetically. ants in Hupeh is causing great frouble, but the natrue. parsly invented statements of the that again must be mischievous mistake. Tres about a Russo-German agreement, as i Christians, whatever their particular creed, frivolous attempt to disturb the good German even if they did not recognise the evil effects Japanese relations. of such an example upon such Chinese as are halting between two (or more) opinions, would never be guilty of making trouble. It has been said that Christianity brings not peace, but the sword; but that means only the sword of faith with which to rom- bat sin. Or it may have been a figurative way of telling the early Christians that the sword would fall upon them for their faith's sake, and that they were

The semi-officiul German Press, as well as the

hand, export duties will be collected on native goods, being an original export to Weihaiwei."

Captain Kilvart, of the Faston Hall, lolda Times of Ceylon reporter that he had been sworn to screwy by the Russian tribunal at Port Arthur. The oath was a comprehensive one,

for it binds the captain not only to keep silenes.

about the state of Port Arthur, but also with regard to any detail of the Furton Ball incident. For the first time this season the Hongkong The Russians paid heavy damages to the owners. The captain said: "I don't know on MO.H. is privileged to record a full week clear of plague. The year's total stands at ve what basis our bill was made out, but it was for hundred cases exactly. There was no ease dur-much less than the suxa paid; what was paid in- ing the forty-eight hours ending noon yesterday, 'cluded the expenses of the crow, Government

Other communicable diseases worn a case of charges, and various other dues.” diphtheria and a case of enteric, both Chinese.

Judgment was given on the 19th justant for the plaintiff, W. P. Boyd, againt the defendant the American China Development Co.. in the sum of $13,519 gold currency of the United

States of America. The judgment, which was

on reconut of wrongful dismissal of the plain- tif. also carried the costs of the action. The Company is appealing against the decision of the American Consular Court.

not to mind, for the sword could hurt only their physical body, and never their spiritual body. These missionaries would never give a moment's thought. to possible physical sufferings, and they would certainly not dream of resenting it. Chris. tianity is passive resistance" in the highest, and to its follower death is not loss, but gain. Has not a certain missionary body recently, while collecting subscriptions for a Martyrs' Memorial, thanked God that many missionaries and women and children were privileged to die for theingau. Pause?

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On the 3rd instant a private of the Manchester Regiment named Morrell had a quarrel with a sale in the barrack room at Singapore The mau got very excited und, suddenly seizing a layonet, appeared to run amok as he attacked"

Ho stabbed everyone in the barrack-room.

four men before he could be disarmed, and one of the victims is in a serious condition.` The Ponang Gazelle says Morrell appears to be

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orders with Messrs Workman. Clark & Co., of

ĮREUTER'S SERVICE,] ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S NARROW ESCAPE.

LONDON, 24th September. A special train conveying the Archbishop of Canterbary and Mr. Pierpont Morgan to Washington, travelling at 60 miles an hour, dashed into a derelict engine at East Brookfield. The engine was completely smashed, but the travallers escapet with u shaking; the Arch. bishop's car remained on the track.

OUR SHIP-OWNERS “TOO TIMID, "

The Marine Insuranco Market correspondent of the Times, writing on August 25th, said :—I learn that, owing to the somewhat changed. conditions, Messrs. William Thomson and Co.'s

THE WAR.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. Į

ORLOFF SUPERSEDED.

LONDON, 26th September. General Orloff has been deprived of his command. General Grippen-

berg has been appointed to the com- mand of the Second Army.

LAKE BAIKAL CIRCUMVENTED.

LONDON, 26th September. The circum-Baikal Railway was opened yesterday.

COAL CONSIDERED

CONTRABAND.

LONDON, 26th September. Russia has notified Great Britain

absolute- of her decision that coal is ly" contraband.

(BROTER'S SERVICE] RUSSIAN CRUISERS' MOVEMENTS.

· LONDON, 24th September The Smolensk has, arrived at Suez and the Terek has left Las Palines for an un- known destination.

COAL FOR VLADIVOSTOCK.

(From Northern Papers).

THE RUSSIANS ON THE OFFENSIVE.

Toro, 19th September. Five or six battalions of the enemy made a

Ben" line steamers have not yet definitely

LONDON, 24th September. Sir Thomas Sutherlund, the Chairwan of given up taking cargo for Japan. Their Directors of the P. & O. Co., has just placed steamers leare London once a month for the Straits Settlements, Hongkong, and Japan,

Double rates for coal are being offered at Belfast, and with Mosers Caird & Co. of Statements have been made that a very con- Liverpool besides a bounty of 15/- per tou Greenock, for the construction by sack firm of siderable preference is being given by under- if the blockade is successfully run. a brat-class mail and passenger steamer of the writers in the tatter of war risk insurance. rates to shippers of goods, whether contrahand Assaye typs, but twenty feet longer and two feet wider. The Assaye is a ship of 450 feet in or other, by German-owned steamers over those shipped in British-owned boats. length and 4 feet 2 in. in width, while she is 31 feet inches deep. The now steamers will, Very careful inquiries have been made among therefore be 470 feet long. One of these all those London underwriters who are specially vessels will says the Siam Oberver, fill then this market, and they state that very little insurance of goods by German-owned steamers gap in the Australian line caused by the loss has been done in London, and that when it has been done no proference has been given to of the Australia.

steamers of that nationality. There is a feeling abroad that British owners may have been too timid in withdrawing their boûts from Japanese“ ports.

The rate on war risk varies very much according to the route to be taken, Writing on the 23rd alt... a Times correspondent says To-day we have heard of an insurance on goods to Japan, which we presume the Russians would call contraband, at a rate giving three options

Truly, it is a great vow that these A petition is being submitted at Calenita toria Suez, viu Cape of Good Hope, or zia

two men have taken, and we marvel greatly

ment of Indiu The chief section in the Bill

the Viceroy by domiciled Europeana, Eurasians that their heroisin (as we regard it) has notaur the Indian community of British India been the pccasion of a greater noise. Those regarding the proposal game laws draft Bill erring men who see in such efforts the which was recently published by the Govery.. directest threatenment of the integrity of China should pouder the self-abnegation involved in leaving all that worldlings treasure to follow the rewardless and thorny path of duty...

The local R.A.0.B. Club open the winter season with a dares next month.

day at 3 p.m. holders in William Powell, Ld. takes place to-

It is stated that the Russians have consentet to indemnify the owners of the steamer Allaufen, and those who shipped cargo by her.

United States or Canada and the Pacific-the rate on the first route was double that on the third. The fear, as we huse before remarked, is of the Dos and Ural, the ex-German steamers, which are cruising off the Spanish coast. With to which the petitioners object is that in which the loss of the Novik and the cornering of the all classes of the community, with the excup-Grosover and Askota at Shanghai, fear of tion of non-commissioned officers and soldiers. capture round abont Japan has been very both Europeau and native, will be compelled to greatly reduced. pay an annual fee of Rs. 20 bafore they are granted a licence to shoot game ol' any-sort-in India.

The Times of Malaya, on the anthority of The third ordinary yearly mesting of share. private alvices from Hongkong, says that since the departure of the first batch of woolies for the Kand from that Colony, several coolie guilds there have amalgamated with the object of preventing the despatch of any further latches of coolies for South Africa from the Cantos provinces. Underlying this, it is believed that a very powerful guild is at work either in Singapore or Penang, the aim of which is to prevent evolios from going to Sonth Airien from Hongkong. It their object is to get labour for service in the Straits Settlements and the F.M.S.

The Italian Minister in Peking oras to have been greatly perturbed by a talked of Boxer rising in Honan, which, however, did not take place.

A fire broke out in the bunkers of the CN.S. Chilli between Shanghai and Chofov, but was HONGKONG OFFICE:14. De-VEUX ROAD CI, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.extinguished in about three hours, little damage

being done.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 277, 1904. THE ordination of two more missionaries at S. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning is capable of suggesting more thoughts than it is perhaps expedient to atter. The fret that the Rev. PERCY JENKINS of Hongkong and the Rev. HERBERT BULLER RIDLER of Foochow have just publicly undertaken to be faithful ministers of Jesus CHRIST is not so uncommon an decurrence that it con

Mr. and Mrs. L. Bridou have arrived from Shanghai. Mr. Bridon will be in charge of the M. M. S. agency here during the absence ou leave of Mr. G. de Churpesux.

The Emperor of China has issued a Decres deposing the present Dalai Lama and com- wanding the Panshen Lama of Teshilumbo tcalled by Reuter Teshi Lama") to succeed the former in his spiritual dignities. Apropos,

remarks a learned Chinese gentleman in a contemporary, the Funshen Lama, or to give him his full name Passher Erdeni Lanis, is co Pontiff with the Dalai Lama, and to him is confided the supreme care of all religious affairs whilst his colleague the Talai Lama has charge of the secular affairs of Tibet. Tashilumbo (in Chinese Tsa-shiblum-pu), meaning the Blossed Mount," where the Paushes Lama resides, is about eight days journey, or about 190 miles west of Lhassa.

"RIESITELINI" CAPTAIN TELLS HIS STORY.

comter attack yesterday evening on the right of Yumentseshan, but were repulsed with heary losses. Yumenteshan is north-east of Yentai. and north of the colliery.

POLT ARTHUR.

Toxro, 20th September. The general attack on Port Arthur was The fortress is hoing resumed yesterday. aftached on three sides. The loet is co- ̈* oporating. The Japanese this morning capture the so-called Kuropatkin forts, on the right,

railway just where it enters the hills on the and left of Bhuiszeying. Shulzeying is on the

north side of the harbour.

ON TO MUKDEN.

According to Reuter's special service corre-

Niesitetini, captured by tho Japanese at Chefoo, spendent, Captain Bostchakowsky, of the had previously informed the Chinese authorities that he did not feel secure, and had asked for Chinese naval officer replied that he was ordered

Toro, 20th September. the return of some of his aminnnition. The

The Japanese correspondents with General': merely to report developments. The Russian captain therespon assembled his crew and

Karoki's force report that on the evening of added them, saying that, as an attack was the 10th inet, the enemy with three guns possible, they were to sleep on deck with life-fired ten shells at the Yentai railway station belts under their heads. Whan the Japanese and retired-Outpost affairs are continuing lieutenant boarded the Riesitdini he was At noon on the 17th, about six battalious of the A

bayonets Captain Rostchakowsky protested. followed by the crew of his boat with riffes and I am unable to resist," he said, but thi is a breach of neutrality and of courtesy." Captain Rostchakowsky then secretly commanded his lieutenant to prepare gunpowder and to blow up the ship. In order to gain time for this operation the Russian captain argued the points of international law bearing on the case with the Japanese officer, who invariably replied by commanding the Russian to get out into the open sea for a fight or prepare to be towed out. Meanwhile the command was issued quietly for the Russians to resist with their fists in s

manner which would be shown them bythe captain The Japaness told me," said the captain, that if I would surrender as a prisoner my life would be spared. The insalt so stung me that I strack the Japanese before I meant to, as I was

of Liaoyang. They were repulsed after three enemy attacked Pingtaitse, 33 miles north-east bous fighting, and were pursued for thirty minutes. One Japanese curgoral was wounded. There were fitty Russian casualties, and they left four dead. The enemy's cavalry are roving about west of the main road.

PARSEE CRICKET CLUB.

The annual general meeting of the Parees C.C. was held on Sunday, at the premises of Messrs. N-Mody & Co.

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Mr. A. B. Avasia, the president of the club, occupied the chair. There were also pre- sent Messes. J. M. Master, F. H. Arjanse,

C. Mowrawals and many others. B. K. Melta. J. Balsoji, R. B. Cooper,

As the extreme stress of the hot season at In Pray Fast yesterday morning the Chungking has finished, the men belonging to H.M.S. Kisha came down from their bungalow messengers on one of the electric cars were astonished to see the motorman suddenly apply on the hills on the 29th ultimo, Mr. H. E. Sly,

The report of the club shows that the club the brake and jump off his car in evident our Consul, and Mr. W. C. H. Watson, the He attempted to seize Commissioner of Customs at this port also pursuit of someone, a coolie on the pathway, but the latter dodged returned to the city at the end of August. Mr. afraid that the explosive for blowing up my had arranged to play 14. League rastcles, of and ran up Nullsh Lane with the motorman in Sly, says the Chungking correspondent of the ship was not yet ready. My blow knocked the which ten were played, four scratched, and only Japanese lieutenant overboard. In falling he two of them wou. However, in the match of full chase. It appeared that the car man's ire N.-C. Daily News, has been fortunate in dragged me with him, he dropping into his the season, played between the Leagne XV. had been aroused because the coolie had refused obtaining his home farlough for 15 months. bost, I into the water. I clung to the lieutenand H.R.CC. (1st eleven) on the ground of to get out of the way of the car despite the

He eventually captured the relief. Mr. W. F. M. Russell, who has been.

He will depart for the count as soon as his ant's throat, pummelling him till my hold was the latter the Parses player Mr. Jehangier warning bell. delinquent. But during these ten minutes of excitement the unfortunate passengers, most of appointed here as Acting-Consul, arrives. That them hurrying to business, were left sitting heartily congratulate Mr. Sly, and our very

It may be an helpless in the stationery car.

best wishes and hopes for his return go with him. It is not likely, though, that he will be reappointed here. Ous period in a life-time in this part of the globe is sufficient for any ordinary man..........

Is the local Deforestation Department aware that it can accomplish its work much more expeditiously by the fermau method of using a white-hot platinum wire instead of u saw ?

The Hawaiian Gazette gives the following rescu for an attempt at nicide by a Japanese He has been bothered with a sore foot caused by his stepping on a nail some time ago. He offence to obstruct a car, but it is equally an

offouco surely for got despondent."

platform.

motorinan to leave his

will be about the end of October. We all

INTERNED RUSELANS AT KOWLOON.

broken."

EUROPEAN YOUTH IN CHINA.

Noria played very nicely, inking 16 runs. Two prizes of twenty-five dollars each, presented j by Mr. H. Ruttonjee to the players that were first in batting and bowling, ware awarded. Top players were

Mr.

Batting

(1) J. D. Noria (2) J. N. Mehta (3) B. B. Cooper. Noria cams first both

Bowling

(1) J, D. Noria (2) B. B Cooper

(5) D. R. Captain in batting and bowl- The prizes

ing and took away the prizes. were awarded at a spacial tea-party at the Persee Club on 30th March.

occasion remark. It is possibly because such vows are so common that their great significance is apt to be lost sight of These

Mr. Norman Cullen, employed by the Japun gentlemen have, if we do not misread the Daily Advertiser, has been found. His Americans watching the development of the

my. Book that is their chief guide and counselsterious disappearance" from Tokyo, where he Philippine Islands will. says the Kalamazoo for the fulfilment of their pledges, promised had been visiting a friend, was reported with Gazette, be interested to know that F. H. to abstain from laying up for themselves miegivings based on the poor state of his health. Oliphant. of the United States goological"! treasures on earth. The missionary above He was found lying unconscious in U ženo Park survey, predicts, flat in a few yours petroleum

The sirty one Russian marines, with four all reen is supposed to approximate most H.M. Consul at Tamsui reports that the use will be one of the commodities exported from nearly to the character of the first Disciples of flour by the inhabitants of Formosa continuss the Islands. When pumped from the earth the officers, who were brought to Hengkeng by who went out into the highways and by.to increase, the imports in 1903 being 68,365 Philippine oils are usually dark green in colors. the s.s. Hember, and interned here, left the ways to invite guests to the table of theets, valued at £53,644, as against 52,479 By refining, an aver re of 8 per cent, benzine Commodore's ship Tenar yesterday morning cwts., valued at £21,876, in 1802. The greater is produced from the crede petroleum and shout for the quarters prepared for them at King's 4 per cent illuminating oil. The remainder Park, Kowloon. Military transport officers We can only suppose that the part comes from the United States via Hong as oil and tar. From the latter parafu is superintended their removal to the camp of there are places, and then the fittest will survive. arrangements for the refreshments on match recent statement in the North-Chista Daily kong. News, to the effect that certain missionaries

Lord.

extracted. The cost of getting the erade oils internment, the moring occupying about an A. Kravegase, a Russian previously deported is very low as compared with the expenses in hour. Very comfortable quarters they found Beeing from native violence in South from Shanghai, has been convicted by his own most other countries. Labour at the walls is in the wantonment, where they may have to The officers have China had been busily amassing pro Coneal of living on the earnings of fallen women extremely cheap, ranging from 10 to 12 cents a abide a very long time perty, was a misrepresentation, made either there, and obtaining their jewellery by false day. For this price both the native and Chinese spring rattrasses and mosquito nets, and the in malice or mistake. For the missionary pretences. The man was ordered to pay one of labourers give a full day's work and provide men can surely complain at the accommoda,

their own lodging and sustenauce.

tion provided. takes no thought for things of the earth, his victims 8609, and to be again deported,

There is a future in the East for the Western boy. Bat of what kind? Not that of a hewer of wood or a drawer of water. China has far too many of that type of her own. It must be something in which brain, education, and above all scrupulous konesty are the chief requirements. It will be a very long time before the majority of cative youths can hope to get the same class of education as is given to the boy from a good secondary school at home or in Shanghai, and until he does get it he will not be able to com- pale successfully with the Westerner in a variety of ways. Ent it may also be predicted that the easy dropping into situations which is death of Mr. Dorabjee Nowrojee, an honorary characteristic of the moment will cease. There member of the club. He had given great will by-and-bye be more Western boys than assistance, subscribing to the funds and making Therein lies the lesson of the day for the youth days. of the present. If he means to held his own in

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The income and the expenditure of the last year were nearly the same, and the secretary had still $153 i band.

The committee took note of the lamented

The following elections were proposed. Mr. the time to come he must be prepared. There A. Avasix as president; Mesers E. B. Cooper were times when men could sit quietly under and B. K. Mehta as Captain and Vice-Captain; Far Eastern plam-trees and wail for ripe fruit Mr. C. Mowrnwalla as Hon. Secretary and to drop into their mouths. Those days are Treasurer; and Messes. J. Chinoy and J-

Ruttonjeo as committee members. done.-Daily News,