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chance, as in many of the other discoveries announced in the same place, and was sim. ply the outcome of patience and hard work. Lord KAYLEIGH had noticed that when he

Tho 6,8. Ikbal urrived at Durban on Saturday and delivered all her coelies well.

The only case of communicable disease record- ed in Hongkong last week was a Chinese case of

A. S. WATSON & CO., produced nitrogen from the air it differed in enteric fover, imported from Manila.

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weight from what it should apparently do' as experienced with nitrogen prepared chemienlly; true it was only a matter of a thousandth or two, but it differed and Lord RAYLEIGH Wanted to know the reusen-why- For months he kept spaiking a bottle of atmospheric nitrogen, and at last found a gaseous residue which he called prgou from its unexpected inertness. The discovery who annoticed attracted but little notice,

. In yesterday's six-a-side football Gray's team beat Rutherford's team by 10; und Chard's toum beat Sandford's by 3-1.

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS}

GERMAN TROUBLES IN AFRICA.

Mr. J. Moore, who is well known in Tientsin and Poking, has, we regret to learn, met with n very sad accident It appears that, while Last night Follard's Lilliputian players crossing the railway line at Chinwangtao, he It delighted a packed audience with the Belle of shipped and a truck passed over his ankle. New York." The entertainment lasted antilis stated that amputation was necessary.

Mr. Moore recently joined the Coolie Syndicate. grave. Witbois declared war. widnight. A full report is held over:

a

Return of visitors to the City Hall Libre"Y" Museum for the week ending the 16th Octo ber, 1914, were 245 non-Chinese and 89 Chiness to the former, and 03 non-Chinese and 1,905 Chinese to the latter institution.

The Boud of. Comunean aske permission to appoint Tectai Chang Chen-hsen, lately managing director of the Ynon-Han trunk line, as agent and general monoser of the propused national bank of China. He is a wealthy merchant of Singapore and is believed to be capable of raising the necessary spital, namely Tls 4.000.000. It is believed Imperial sunstion

LONDON, 17th October. The situation in Garman Africa is very

THE WAR.

[ELUTER'S SERVICE.] ABOUT 8,000 LOSSES ADMITTED. LONDON, 15th October. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent wires that the news from Manchuria lins caised a profound gloom; in striking con-

INTERNATIONAL WALKING MATCH trast to the elation provoked by the pro-

clamation.

AT SHANGHAL

SHANGHAI, 16th October. The English team won the walking match to-day, hore. The competitors arrived in the following order: French (2), Dutch, French, Danish, English Scotch, Danish, English (2)

It is notified that His Excellency the and it was not for months after that the Governor has given directions for the rescission scientific world commence to understand of the Proclamation No. 4 of 1904, declaring has been given for the appointment.-Peking Swiss, Dutch, Danish, German, English, Jupa-

Tainan-f and Anping in Formosa to be ports or places at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails, and that the sure is now rescinded.

that previous ideas on the thality of their knowledge of molecular physics must be The previous discovery by Professor RONTGEN of the rays called after him had shown how limited was our know-

PURITY abandoned.

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The Criminal Sessions commence to-day before the Chief Justico. Sir Henry S. Berkeley one the charge against Nehall Singh of attempt field thus opened up for exploration; anding to commit an unnatural offence, and the these views were still further extended by the other the charge of manslaughter against

Thomas Hynes. subsequent discoveries of BECQUERE. It was not, lowever, till the isolation of radin

ethereal vibrations, and the almost unlimited / There aro only two easys down for hearing factory building into the proposed new mini,|

by Mue. Cunts that pablic attention was turned to the real importance of the subject, mul this last discovery has, it may ho said, completely revolutionised our views on the subject. In 1894 Lord SALISBURY WAS by what may be called a happy inspiration selected to preside over the meeting. In his younger days he had been bitself a student of the natural serenees, and had always. kept himself in touch with their latest developments. The innovation was a useful one, and his address, presenting, as it did from the point of view of a sympathie WHISKY.tic outsider, the most modern developments

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The Tientsin China Heviere says: On behalf of a long-suffering stepaying public we must really strongly protest against the loss of time, money (and oil) incurred in, the removal of the two steam rollers from our city streets, up to the race course, where we understand they are for pacing the ponies belonging to the new B.M.C. racing stable.

Many mines are worked within a few miles of Yentai, and it is supposed the Russians are invested some millions of yen in the collieries thereabouts. The Yentai colliery works have fallen into the hands of the Japanes almost intact, although the mine itself hae tooded. The coal produced there is said to to equnt to the best grade of the second quality of Chikuzen con).

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The provincial authorities at Nanking have ecided to erect a modern mint for coining ten. cash or cent pieces in the Kingnau Arsenal compound, and the Director, Tuotai Wei, Jus ordered the changing of the old extridge

The N. Daily New understands that the machinery ordered from abroad is on its way to Shanghai and it is expected that work in the new mint will commence early next spring.

One of the ringleaders of the Hunghutzu and Chin Shushan publicly eslebrate his mother's birth ay at a district in Fongtien last week, when not only the magistrate of the districtgave him $300 as a present, but thenative gentry and merchants sent him a birthday curtain as a roart of respect for him and his mother's longevity. It is calcainted, says the Peking Timer, that he received more than a 1.000 such curtains in the course of the week as

Usse.

The distance was over seroxteen miles. The best time was three hours and two minutes. Much of the route was heavy going.

MACAO.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

18th October. There are still hopes of securing for the Portugue- the Cuuton-Macao Railway conces sion. Mr F. Nolasen da Silva is leaving for Shanghai to day to meet the Minister (Mr. Castello franco) to procure the concession.

firm in

The Government has approved the plans submitted by Mr. Abrea Nunes for cleansing the harbour, so that vessels of 14 feet draft oan come in, and this gentleman is coming back to Marae to superintend the work. The contract for the work will be made ith a Hongkong.

Capt. Vivira du Bocha is appointed to well as many other valuable presents. This substitute Colonel Chedas (who left by 8.8. man is employed by the Japanese, and his force Manchuria for Lisbon via America) as chief is armed and paid by the Japanese army. He of the staff, although he still retains the appoint- is now one of the most important chiefs of the ment of "Procurador dos Negocios Sinicos," ie. Hunghutan, but it is said that owing to miscon-Magistrate for Chinese. dart a portion of them have been disbanded.

These was a great festivity in the Taipa to-day. The steam ferry was overcrowded with people, from 6 to 8 a.m-to witness the religions festival and procession in the church there. Macao is the place for processions. Since June last we have had more than a dozen, and are promised ten consecutive processions in Decem- ber next on account of the Jubilee of the

General Kuropatkin. wires that the Russian leases are understood to be about 8,000.

(From Northern Papera) THE JAPANESE WAR FUND.

TOKYO, 12th October. The third iue of exchequer bonds, to the extent of eighty million yon, is announced to-day. They bear 5 per cent. interest. The subscription opens on the 31st of October, and oloses en the 7th of Norember. The loan is for seven years, and the issue price is 92 per 100

yen.

NORTH-EAST COREA.

·Texro, 10th October.

The Japanese headquarters at Seoul has proclaimed a military administration in Hamg- yong province, where engagements between scouts have been frequent, and there is much uneasiness among the people.

THE CHANGE OF CONTROL AT NEWCHWANG.

Torvo, 10th October. The Civil Administration Office was trans- ferred to the Japanes on Saturday by the French Deputy-Coneul, and will be necupied by the Japanese Military Administration. PORT ARTHUR AT THE LAST GASP.

YINGKOU, th October. Owing to the fact that the Russian warships at Port Arthur are always on the cokout for a chance of escups, being unable to stand the Japaness fire from the rear of the port, the blockade by the Japanese warships has become very strict of late. On account of the capture of the Karpatkic batery and the water-works by the Japanese, the Russians have ventured. even to within the fighting line, at all hazards, to fetch water. But they are always driven Of late, thoy have been offering high prices to Chincso junks for supplies of water, but most of the junks are captured by the Japanese warships The report that the American syndicate when attempting to break through the blockade. which obtained the concession for the construc- So the Russians are now really at the end tion of the great trunk railway from anton to of their rope. Owing to scarcity of winter Hankow has sold its interests in the under-raiments, the Russians at Makden have ordered. taking to capitalists of another nationality is 300,000 suits of Chin se clothing and as many arousing indignant protests from Chinese in pairs of Chinese shoes. the provinces through which the line will pass, and an important movement is afvet to secure a

HANKOW RAILWAY.

Yesterday was the Tang Young Festival, of scientific thought, was of advantage to the

the next festival in importance to the Ching When more purely scientific members.

Without the Censor's permission, says the Ming or Tombs Festival. The legendary story then it was determined that the next meet-

Manchester Guardian, the correspondents writ of yesterday's festival redates that hundreds of THE BLEND OF A

ing of the Association was to be held ining from Liaoyang about its evacuation by the

years ago a certain maan was warned by a god WHISKIES OF SCOTLAND-SPECIAL-

Cambridge, Mr. BALFOUR, whose early Russians were forbidden to forward private to flee into the mountains to escape a dire

letters. OF other correspondence. A war calamity which would occur in his house. He Immaculate Conception. GREAT AGE-connections were with that University, was LY SELECTED-OF

correspondent telegraphed to his wife in St. paid heed to the warning, and when he descend- selected as President. Wisely avoiding Petersburg, on the anniversary of his wedding ed from the mountains he found that every THE CHINESE AND THE CANTON- back, with much loss and no water. merely technical subjects, he selected the day, the following message: "Dearest Munyaiving creature who had remained in the hons

The Censor wrote had died. Ever sines that event people on the borderland where pure science came in cou. I kiss you devotedly." tact with philosophic thought. Fortunately on the letter, Allowed. Senior Lisutenaat 9th day of the 9th moon have gone up into the nearest mountains. In Hongkong crowds these new discoveries rendered the way

yesterday went up to the Peak. The festival The Japan Gazelle stated that the interment is sometimes called a Kite-fying Festival" years ago Young had in the light of then

of the late Lafcadio Hearn was to take place at because in olden times many people flew kites new discoverige propounded his theory of the Zushigaya Cemetery. There were way from the mountain tops, and us they cut the the undulation of light, and showed how wreaths, among them being one of laurel with strings they comforted themselves with the the theory of an universally present ether The following inscription: Presented to the belief that the kites would bear away in the was necessary for the conveyance of lighting memory of the late Professor Lafcadio Hearn, breoze all the human its from which they asked

whose pen was mightier than the sword of the deliverance. and heatrays throughout the universe. The victorious nation which he loved and lived theory has since met with general accep-among, and whose highest honour it shall ever

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BIRTHS.

J. JUDAH, of a daughter, ALEXANDER DUER, of a daughter.

-DEATH.

On 10th October, at Ning, EDWARD BELBIN, of the Imperial Maritime Customa, aged 62 years,

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Two reatarosome local journalists who went

tance, and the existence of the ether has be to have given him citizenship, and alas aout sailing in a small ecnoe on Sunday despits

grave. From his former students."

never been called in question. Recent dis coveries have, however, forced us to look

The President of the Board of Commerce upon lighting and heating rays as but units has memorialized regarding sanction given a an infinite series. Modern research Chinese merchant, Shig La-Chin, second class proves, in fact, that we know no limit to secretary of the Board of Punishments, ie the number of possible methods of vibra-establish an Electaio Light Company with tion, and that it is only the imperfection Chinese capital only in order to light the afreets of Peking. The company will have its

were the so-called electric rage of Herz, but RONTGEN and BEEQUEREL have since shown that the eminations that go by their respective names have equal claims to be entitled ethereal, and the discovery of radium demands still more. Some philoso phic minds demand that gravity itself must

promoter is allowed six months in which to term this company, and if it is not, formed at the end of that time permission will be given

to another Chiness merchant.

cancellation of the agreement with the Govern- ment of Chins on the ground that the trans. ference of the concession is a breach of the coa- ditions stipulated by the Government.

Last week a weeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Canton was held to discuss the matter, and the correspondent of the Chung Ngoi San Po reports that it was attended by over two handiod wilthy and influential persons.

the choppy state of the Harbour, met with disaster, Starting from Ah King's slip, they managed to run before the monsoon with ease as far as Stonecutter's Island. On the voyage back, however, they got into difficulties. In beating across the port they had to sucenter

TAOTAI LOU-SAM, the President of the beam sess which came board and nearly swamped the craft. The two yachtamon were Chamber, who was voted to the chair, explained successful in gotting their boat back into the situation, and stated that the gentry and

men were thrown into the water.

awash, and after a while the two of them man- aged to climb on to the keel. Sareral boats in the neighbourhood came to their relief and

A "CHEFOCLEEY,"

CHEFOO, 8th October. Arrivals from Dalny report that Jap inese are eal isting Corean soldiers; many have already landed and proceeded to Port Arthur.

A HEAVY BOND.

The Chinese-owned 8.2. Hang Holt, running between Away and the Straits, arrived from Singapore yesterday. On her last voyage from Amoy to Singapore Capt. Dawson had an inkling that there was illicit opium on board, and promptly instituted a search.

upon seized, and only released on her owners 46 tins were discovered. The ship was there putting up bail in the sum of $150,000. Con it seems certain that the bail will in due course sidering Capt. Dawson's action in the matter

As a result: 100 time of the drug, valued at about $2,500. On 10th October, at Shanghai, the wife of J. of our senses which prevents us distinguin offices in the Chien-men and the plant will the Harbour proper up to abont opposite Blue merchants of Hunan were making a determined On 12th October, at Shanghai, the wife of ing thein. The first to establish a claim he ordered from European countries. The Buildings, at which point a squall strack the effort to recover for Chinese subjects the right concealed in various parts of the vessel, came to canoe and she healed over and capsized. Both and privilege of constructing this railway light. At Singapore he informed the authorities. One swem The people of the Tao Kwange should unhesitaSearchers were sent on board, and another

for the construction of the railway by foreignera after the seats, boxes, etc., which had been set tingly follow the guidance of the Hunan people,

won d give the Chinese endless trouble.

·TAOTAI CHENG To Tsar maid it would he a great shame if they did not bestir Tas Hanan people were providing the could easily increase their fund. Barely the Cantonese could find the capital for their smal- The meeting antimously approved the ler section of the line.

A Tientsin paper, referring to the distur bancos in Hensu and Kwangsi, says: "If China is wise, she will despatch, without any

they were picked up and their boat righted, after nese Club launch, which happened to be passing

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESYEUX ROAD Gbe included in the number; and one and all! delay, some of her best troops under a skilled. which it was towed to Blake Pier by the themselves to regain these railway rights, be returned, The Hong Hok on arriving bere

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FIRET STEBET, E.C.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 18TH, 1904.

Mr. BALFOUE to hold that in the ether we

leader to the scenes of these rebellions, and put at the time. Tho yachtanien lost only their capital for the greater part of the line, and ther had about 3,000 tons of cargo on board and

1,395 Chinese passengers. Her local agents point to the ether as the necessary source. them down with a strong haud. General Ma, It was therefore &. fair assumption with and say 5,000 of his Earopean drilled mea, would footgear. On arriving at Blako Pior they had

CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPAN. be my batter occupied in this work than in to make the best of their way to a near-at-band

the Joo Tek Song Hong.

The Chinese Minister in Tokyo has sent QUIETISH rather than the feverish unrest must look for the essence and reality of eating about on the North Eastern frontier, hotel in their burefented and besedden condition which is alrealy under the finger and thumb of to get a change of clothes. Both were ablɑ to

of one of the Six Boards, and Governor of Tang- crealar despatch to the Lien-ping-Chn and the of the third quarter of the nineteenth matler. Here Mr. BALFOUR's absence of the Japanese. We are sure that such a for. attend to their work yesterday, which says a movement, and Chenng Pet-hi, Vice-President

shui-chat, was appointed to interview Sbeog various viceroys and governors to the effect contury has been the prevailing spirit over practical scientific knowledge intervened to sighted Viceroy as Yuan Shi-ki will agree with lot for V.B.C. training.

Koog-po, the Director-General of Railways, that he has received a communication from the THE SENSATIONAL LIBEL CASE the last few meetings of the British Associa- prevent him carrying further the argument; this view and place no difficulties in the way of

It was resolved that telegrams should be des- Japanese officer in charge of Chinese students IN JAPAN.

patched to Chang Chik-tang, Shen Tauea in Japan telling him that in accordance with tion. The change is, perhaps, on the whole and he somewhat inconsistently suggested such a happy consummation."

It is stated in local Mandarin circles with re- rather to be commended than the contrary, that perhaps electricity itself might be the

The Kobe Chronicle ways: We recently hsden ani ali the other officers bolonging to the the stipulations, all the Chinese students. whe ference to the reported riot in Honan, in which as it enables us, undisturbed by brilliant something substantial at the basis of matter. discoveries as yet but half understood, to Mr. BALFOUR is justified by recent dis it has been alleged that two foreigners out of referred to the extraordinary charge mado Province of Kwang-tang, asking their assis have completel their course of study in the five belonging to the railway service were killed against Count Matangata and Count Inouye tance. It was further resolved to send a tele-Chen-wn military college will be first admitted take intelligent stock of the progress of the coveries in giving expression to the statement the other day by a mob, that this was greatly by such an important journal as the Nichi-Nicht gram to the Government at Poking insisting into the various regiments, and then into the that the transference of the railway concession college for officers and non-commissioned year. For a series of years the meetings of that mass, so far from being an attribute due to the reactionary proclivities of the which charred the two Elder Statesmen with the Association had been taken advantage of mattor considered in itself, is really only Governor of Henan, Chen Kuei-lung-wall using funds collected for the relief of the families to another power by the power which obtained officers in order to better their knowledge; The the contract. Two influential and wealthy per proceeding with the Russians, nearly all of to make the first publie announcement of condition second to its relations to the known in 1900 as a strong pro-Boxer ofboial. of soldiers for reorganising the affairs of the the concession was an obvious breach of Art. 17 of bat at present, in consequence of the struggle regiments have been despatched to the scene of the fighting, and with regard to the collaga discoveries, frequently first class in import-ether as a whole. The ether, in the light The provinces of Chibli and Shantung, it is ulo One Hundred and Thirtieth Rank.

known, havo large unmbers of Boxer sympa. Nichi-Nithi is ander the control of Buron Its sous wero appointed to canvass Canton in sup-

there is a lack of instructo ra. The officer ance; so much so that for a time this came of modern discovery, although in no sense.

thisers as well as Howay, but it has been due to Miyoji (formerly Minister for Agriculture and port of the movement. to be looked upon as one of the chief fune of the word matter, may really be the stuff the strong measures of Viceroy Yuan Slakk'a Commerce, and now Privy Councillor), and

are very DEATH OF THE KING OF SAXONY. therefore suggests sending back the students to

China nntil the termination of hostilities. tions of the institution. The glamour out of which matter has been evolved. At in Chibli, and Governor Chou Fu, in Shantung, naturally the two Elder Statesmen

the request of the Minister the superinten dont resulting from the first enunciation of these present all we know of it is negative; it has that no outbreak has so far happened. Hence indignant that such a serious charge should be made against them by a journal of influence

In our issue of yesterday morning, in a foot of the college has commenced an advance class known to be the mouthpiece of statesmun discoveries, however much it added to the none of the attributes of matter; it has no

note added to the telogram announcing the for the students who have completed their course and do not wish to return to China. So Some little time ago we had occasion to slate formerly holding high office. It is now reported death of the King of Saxony, we gave some eclat of the proceedings, from the glare of form nor substance; it is not divisible, it is

at the close of the war-Tren tom Oficial al →momentary popularity which it threw across not impenetrablo, it has no mass; we cannot that an understanding had been come to be that Count Matangata and Count Louye misinformation which we wish to withdraw that they may be admitted into the regimonts the mental perceptions of those attending put it in the scales and weigh it; it is not tween the British and Chinese governments have addressed a letter to Baron Ito, informing with due apology: It has since been pointed Gazette. the meeting, certainly prev nted them from solid, nor liquid, nor gaseous. All ve know as to the future of Wei-hai-wei in the erent him that honesforth they will sover all in out to us that King Albort of Saxony died in summing up with on Im deliberation the pro- of it is that it exists, and that it vibrates of the evacuation or fall of Port Arthur; and tercourse with a man who can make himself res. 1902, and that it was his brother George whose Baron Ito, who, is Prince Friedrich August, who was born bable results. The last time a meeting of Perhaps another may before the close or we have now every reason to believe, says the ponsible for such a charge against them death should have been announced. The heir

China Kenire, that final arrangements are being without any explanation. the Association became the occasion of the century provide us with another work. Dade between the two governments for a por- though no relation of Marquis Ite, reached his May 25th, 1865, and married Princess Luise announcing a discovery of first class ing hypothesis. Meanwhile the subject is manent loss of the place, irrespective of the

of the veteran statesman, is said to have applied (1979), importance was that of 1894, held at one on which the best informed and most fate that befalls Port Arthur; so that there sent position owing to his being a protégé Antoinette Marie of Austria (divorced in It should be sous extenuation of our mistake Oxford under the presidency of the late practical worker in the garden of science need be no anxiety on the part of those who

to bring about a conciliation. The Nichi that we were led into error by a usually very Lord SALISBURY. The actual discovery has made no real advance since the days of hold interests in the island or on the mainland to Marquis to asking him to use his influence Nicki does not seem to have withdrawn the adjoining; which is within the loused zone-as announced by Lord BAYLEIGH and Pro- ARISTOTLE. It is meanwhile apparently the to any risk of loss or change for the worss in offensive remark; however, though it night reliable authority. Whitaker for 1904, on page

means old battle of the normen and phenomena the ownership, or government of the have been expected that this would have been 598, has the same by no

the first step towards an understanding. sensational; there was in it no element of reclothed in a twentieth century broadcloth. I dependency.

fessor

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the contrast.

A NECESSARY' CORRECTION."

vat-of-date statements. Beuter was also led to make the same mistake.

WEATHER REPORT.

At

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

On the 17th at 11,99m The barometer-bas risen rapidly in N. Japan, and fallen slightly in

Chins.

Gradients are moderating upon the Chian Coast and moderate to fresh u ousoon will con tinue in the Formosa Claunel and in the northern

Forecast-Moderate to fresh N.E. winde part of the China Sea cloudy, fine.

is the

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