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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRISS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1906.

and nine years-reverve sorrice. Of course, in furnishing information regarding suck

mercantile head usually rather "over the matter," the ordinary native, however well in formol, is rather at a loss, but even if ha arrs. in detail the writer is convinood that he has got hold of the main lines of the now military China 1,350,000 splendid troops!"

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the tail of the same typhoon that struck Hong- Kong, according to Capt. Williams. That was un the 17th, in the Formosa straits. He reached Manila esfely.

One of the Japanese sealers frem the Ales finns has reached Japan. The orey state that when their mates were fired on by the Amer ions they bad merely gone ashore to get water. This story is not beliárod, oren in Japan.

This sort of opinion seems to be growing mors and inore provalent; and it is only reasuumble that we should reconsider the position with a view to noting if there be

The China Times say that the late Mr. Louis any newer information that should modify Spitzel was "n tool rather than an advise" of our previous scepticism. Even though Li Hung-cheng. He was not locally regarded we are promised another decade before an authority on things Chinese, but was coo- the Chinese army ceases to be a neglig.miforeda clover business man and a "good fellow." ible quantity, we cannot afford to ignore

Dr. F. E. Hinckley, the now clerk of the have United States Court at Shanghai, obtained his it if a real change in likely to then taken place. Reviewing the various gres of Docter of Philosophy at Columbia references of the kind to which we have Vaiversity. Ho has written a work on AmericaD Consular Jurisdiction in the Orient, having referral, it is not easy to see what has

made a special study of the matter for several yours. His large knowledge of this subject happened in the meantiane to inspire them, The yellow peril has not become appréciably gave him the opportunity to be slooted as clerk yellower. There are two Viceregal Armies of the now court at Shanghai, of which Judgo CHAMPAGNE nd an imposing lot of native volunteers at Willey, formerly of Manila, is judge.

An American technical magazine has Shanghai, but we are still a long way from bobolding a national army. The unity recently bous full of denunciations of the

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It remains to be soon involve. POSSESSING THE FULL FLAVOUR | the existence of this national spirit. The

FRESH evidence cannot be said to have been the Americans will be more pliable in the FINEST OF THE

overwhelmingly convincing. And it needs matter of spelling “reform" than they bare FRUIT. IT MAKES AN IDEAL

even better organization to make an army, boen ie the alteration of weights and measures ;- DRINK FOR TENNIS PARTIES AND There is no evidenes that the Chinese or whether they will regard the President's pronunciamento as one of those little foibles hereditary contempt for soldiers and from which not even the greatest ere exempt. aoldiering has given way to the fighting

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WE ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND instinct; and we leave it to Viceroy YBAN fiscal year 1905 06, the prediction was made to say if he hue succeeded altogether in in the United States of Americs that the rooting out the ideas and the policy which foreign trade of the nation would be found to militate against his ambițion to produce a force that is brave, bouest, and full of esprit de corps. If Dr. Monitor is to be trusted, HIS EXCELLENCY must acknowledge that even his success, based on much care and labour, has been only partial. Deserters and squeezers" are still heard of, in numbers too great to be overlooked. It is further alleged that last year's ma ceuvres in the north, which evoked such an outburst of praise, were ou a pár with the infants' drill at a Kindergarten prize giving entertainment, the result of many A. S. WATSON & CO., reluareals. Real precision and discipline as

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HaKONG, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1906.

The Viceroy Yuan Sbib-kni evidently thinks

Ports have taken unto themselves greater power than that which is generally assigned to Consula in other countries. They decide questions which require higher than Consular authorities to 1 once judgment on. To remely this evil, which interferes greatly with the exorcising

that the foreiga Consals in some of the Treaty

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SHIPBUILDING STRIKE IMMINENT.

LONDON, September 24th. Ten thousand shipbuilders on the Clyde have notified their intention of going on strike unless their wishes

are met.

THE CUBAN REBELLION.

LONDON, September 24th, It is expected that peace will be restored in Cuba without Ameriena

intervention.

In fighting which has taken place 10,000 whites Imve been killed, and

many negroes,

THE NEGRO QUESTION.

LONDON, September 24th. At Atlanta Georgia?] a race war is feared.

THE TYPHOON.

HARBOUR OFFICE NOTES.

The fairway is being rapidly cleared of wreckage, but there are sorral jaoks which cannot be towed away and which must be blown

up,

Hopes are still entertained that the Son Cherry may be mised and divers are at prosent working where she lies.

ITALIAN K18810R LOSSES,

Four of the Italian mission churches in the New Territory, and a nutaber of schools were completely destroyed.

Others were seriously damaged

THE OBSERVATORY. Wo learn that the Chamber of Commerce has selected Captain A., McD. Sommersille of the Chins Navigation Company's S.S. Tan" to serve on the Commission appointed to inquire into the workings of the Hongkong Observatory.

ANOTHER PULPIT REFERENCE..

The Stanley bas gone to Waglan Hight house with relief a day in advance. The explanation is that a Chisanan, dangerousty In his sermon at the Wanchini Wesleyan Church on Sunday, the Roc. C. Bone, while injured, has boer picked up there.

In connection with the scheme of relief forroferring to the great loss of life in the recent Former junk and lighter owners il is interesting typhoon, asid the most canapicuous life taken to note that a now design of lighter is under

from us was that of the late Bishop of Victoria, consideration by the Harbour Master. While about whose fate there could be, alas, now no affording suitable living space on board it will doubt. The sympathy of a sistor Church wis bu generally of greater convenience than the

offered to the Anglican Church in its grest present style of lighter.

bereavement, and also publicly proffered to the herenved family which had lost its head and its support. Reference was made to the noble way in which the Bishop had met his death. There were those who wore wont to say that Missionaries were not always the most, self- sacrificing of mortals. Be that as it may here at least was an example which would

Preparations were made for another typhoon on Sunday might or Monday morning, but visitation fortunately there was no suck although the wind was blowing rather strongly, and the sea was very reagh.

LOOPERS STILL ACTIVE.

Notwithstanding the autivity of the police

numeroas

the number of persons charged at the Magistracy Charch engaged in visiting small groups of acters continue their nefarious work, and duly stand for all time, of the Head of a grost Chinese Christians, and who had lost his life ou this mount is incressing. It is beliers that many unprincipled coalies have made large in the discharge of that duty. It was after all sura of money from proereils of the flotsam a grand reply to those who at times are apt to they bave stolen. The pofies on night duty at be oynical. Reference was also made to others Kowloon have surprised

gangs who had been taken from our midat, who were burying stolen transare at night, and much dear to some mother, wife or sister-perhaps to valuable property has been recovered. Many children also--and so we all were that day bowel acclies are loving companies in which they down with a great grief. The losses among the have been employed, to take a hand at the more Chinos were terrible to comtemplate. As men, lucrativo, although illegal, business of loating. however, we could not go amourning all oue Even some of the Indisu police are unable days, and, we must be up and doing. to withstand the temptation. Yesterday the magistrates dealt with over eighteen casex. An Indian sorgoant from Test-tszo-mui, near Quarry Bay, was charged with atesling four bags of sugar and 861 from a ship in distri is. He is believed to be suffering from The bearing of the case Was sdjourned. At cancer in the kidneys.

THE SULTAN ILL.

LONDON, September 24tli, The Sultan of Turkey is ill.

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LONDON, 22nd September.

It has now been learned that the reason the Tsar did not attend the funeral of the

·CAPTAIN MHAD FOUND.

The body of Captain Mead. Inte master of the stoamor "Kwongshow" is believed to have been distavared. It was found on Stonematters yesterday morning, and was unrecognisable but for certain nearing apparel.

THE MISSING AND THE DEAD. Kowloon City, two natives were arrested for being is unlawful possession of $1,300 worth of

Till Sunday evening the number of perions chemicals. They had no defensa und were each reported inissing, the number of bodies recovered fined $25. Axinng the many cases from Koward the number of boats lost was us under: loon was one in which a coolie was caught strip-

ping copper from the bottom of a lighter on the beach. IIe was fined $25, and sat in the stocks for six hours at a point from which it was convenient for him to view his illadvised kandi work. A Chiusse constable at Yanmati, whe attempted to arrest four men with a bag con- taining four thousand odd cou's

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hna instructed four mandarias, all graduated law students from Japan, to examine inte the propor scope of the Consular authority with a view to curbing their excessive power.

improved, and the forthcoming mauceuvres will afford an opportunity for the naturally aurious foreigner to satisfy himself as to what has been going on. We hope that

Every summer a solf-sacrificing Paris doctor it will not be said again, as was sad of the

pute on a top hat on one of the hottest days and acconats of last year's manoeuvres, "that

goes out to test the temperatures inside it. nach of this exaggerated eulogy was due to This time he announces the following figures. the exceptionally hospitable treatment which In the Bois de Boulogue, on a morning when one and all received from the hands of His the thermometer in the crdinary shade stood of Excellency YUAN. There was what 177 Fahrenholt, the temperature registered in the shade of the top hat was 346. At two pan, late Poet Laureate calls a vinous mist'

on the Place de la Concorde, it was 1076 inside From four to ive, in the comparative between the onlookers and the most delicate the lat of the maneuvres, nnd it is difficult to see cool of the obbies of the Law Courts, the It was wretched doctor's head was still 968. Foially, clearly through such a medium.

after dark, in the Luxembourg Gardens, the top hat temperature had not gone below 97.8, What would it bein Hongkong

allowed on all sides that great strategy was Rwn on the occasion, and that it had its full effect on the correspondents was evident from their reports. It is, moreover, conceded

The Lord Chief Justice of England bas dismissed sa action by the Selt. Union, Limited, that there is, in the breezy nutumn atmos-against Messrs. Brunner Mond, Limited, phere of the northern provinces, an claiming damages estimated at more than exhilaration which can only be likened to £38,000, and an injunation resireising defend. the effect of dry chempagne." With, how.ants from further abstrasting bring to the ever, tho host of reasons for reporting injury of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs and defendants are owners of the adjoining salt-

was that defendants bad fadicted serione injury on them by pumping brine, which came from their property, in such a way as to cauer injury lordship held that plaintiffs had failed to prove to their land and buildings by subsidence. His guy sotiontble wrong, and dismissed the case with costs.

Tux London Daily Telegraph, following the really notable Chinese military progress, we producing areas in Cheshire, and plaintiffs' caso |

should still have to remember that Russia

lead of the German Post, is evidently

had a paper army of illimitable force, un- satisfied that China's new army will prove a serious handful for the first Power that conquerable; we should have to reflect on engages it in battle. The article, reproduced its recent failure to justify its reputation; elsewhere, bears indications of being well and wo would be unable to forget that the informes), and is noteworthy because its same causes and reasons exist also in China estimate is a different to that generally and apply equally to any army that we can adopted by observers on the spot. It will at present imagine China as likely to be remembered that the last maneuvres pradince. gave rise to a chorus of admiration, in the midet of which our Tientsin pondent's less enthusiastic comments were practically drowned, The upproaching autumn maneuvres are already drawing particular attention to the question, with

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Messrs. E. Meyer & Co.. a German firm at Chomulpo, have inaugurated a regular line bo- tween Shanghai, Chefoo and Taireo (Dalny), and another line between Shanghai, Chefoo, Chenulpo, Nagasaki, Fasan, Wonsau and Vla

plot. Many arrests have been made, in eluding several palace servants.

THE SAN FRANCISCO OVERLAND "ROUTE.

ATS AGENT DUSY AS USUAL,

however, their arrest was effected. They were each sentenced to a month's imprisonment and sir beurs' stools. In other cases which were keard the defendants were fined in amounts ranging from $5 to $25.

MORE STORIES OF KEROIBM.

Tang Wab Hospital...

Other Stations

The body of one of the victims of the typhoon, one of the crew of the ill-fated Fronde, was Luried yesterday at the Happy Valley in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. brought ashore at Arronal Strent and placed 'on a hearse alongside which marched a number

The coin was

Although late in the day, sterios of heroism in the storm still come to hand. The launch "Enoch "was among other craft taking shelter in the Naval yard camber when the typhoon was. at its height. A number of sampans there were knocked against each other by the fury of the crew with arms reversed. A large of the waves, and one containing a woman and body of men followed, this being joined three children wax smashod to pieces, and by a numerous British naval detachment. the occupants left struggling water. Seeing their predicament,

in the Mr

We are indebted to Mr. T. D. McKay, the genial Passenger Agout of the San Francisco Overland Route, for a handsome map of the United States issued by the world famous Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The map is an excellent production and we are assured that the topography is correct. The various lines of the Great Trans-Continental railways are

Enoch immediately jumped overboard and given also the principal steamer routae on the Baker eaginoer in charge of the Great Lakes, Atlautic, Galf and Pacific Sea.

He succeeded in boards and the various round the world lines swam to their assistance.

Rescuing all four, and it is recorded-that-when- of steamers are shown. The Pennsylvania is one of the best known to tourists to America as safely landed the woman wrapped twenty conta it is the main artery leading into the Capital at in a piece of jest paper and handed it to her Washington and passes through the industrial preserver with the remark "fungshui." Mr. city of Pittsburg, the Birmingham of the United Baker's action was a praiseworthy one, seeing States. The line is known all over the world the risk he ran of being hart by the floating for its epsed, efficient service, and luxuriousness wrockuge.

of travel sonifort..

It is already the most popular highway be. tween the West and East in Ameries, and with its extensive comections affords the traveller variety of rontes across the Continent, all finally conducting him into the great trade centres in

and Boston. the East, New York, Haltimore, Philadelphia

THE MOLDAVIA" IN THE FAR EAST.

WAS A PIONEER THIP

'TREACHEROUS HAVENS,

Causeway Bay and Chinwa Bay in the New Territory, are generally supposed to be haveE! in which lighter craft can find protection from a storm. That they have afforded safety during previous storme is well known, but in the list

fate as those exposed. the vessels lying in these rofuges mot the same

A POLICE LAUNCE THAT SURVIVED.

We are pleased to be able to state that police launch No. 3, in charge of Constable Boulgor, which was supposed to have foundered at Taipo, rode safely brough

HYMPATHY FROM SINGAPORE. : His Excellency the Governor has received a

Singapore to the following affect:

23,9/06. telegram from His Excellency the Governor of

Legislative Council desire to express doep

sympathy with sufferers in recent typhaon

ANDERSON.

To which His Excellency has replied as follows:

23/9/06.

Am most grateful to Colony for expression of sympathy which I will communicate to Colony.

SATHAN.

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CHINESE SYMPATHY. His Excellency the Governor received a visit

Chuei conveying a message of sympathy from yesterday morning from Commodore Lin Chino

His Excellency the Viceroy of the Twe Kwang. This massage would have been conveyed by telegraph but for the breakdown of communica- tion.

HE. the Viceroy has also sent a contribution the store, With of $3,000 to tko Relief Fund and offered the

two anchors down, the crew managed to keep | servicos of two gunboats. her head to the gals, and steamed against it antil the wind and eas had spent themselves.

QBcial rotaras izened yesterday show that divostock, Tures German steamers are employ to Colombo after her toaiden voyage to the Fa"It was an anxious time," said Bozstable Berry

The big P. O. ship, Moldavio, has returned Fast, undertaken, says the Ceylo. Weekly Timea who was aboard, and I wouldn't like to have with the evident object of educating the Eastern to go through it again.". ports in the possibilities of comfort and speed attainable by traveling in the bigger P. & 0. vessels. has been much speculation in Colombo her considerably delayed the work of salving,

There

BALVAGE AT KUWLOON. The boisterous weather of the last few days

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WASHED UP AT MACAO.

TWO EUROPEAN BODIES.

the Colony continues free from infections of on these lines. One of thein entered Taizou disease.

on the morning of the 9th and left for Chefoo at 4 pm. She is the first foreign steamer en The schedule of the Hongkong Horticulturaltering Tairen since the port was opened to Society has been issued, announcing that the international trade. The two other steamers which W. F." in the Pall Mall Gazetteerhibition is to be held in the latter part of will call at Tairen fortnightly. At present itis and elsewhers as to the reason which induced and of recoraring the denúì. A salvage steamer is to the effect that over twenty bodies have been

February, 1907. The secretary. Mr. F. Howell hopeless to expect either cargo or passengers invites suggestions.

between Tairon and Vladivostock, but as Thirsu is a free port the faturs trade botwoon Tairon and Shanghai is of importanco for those German steamers,

dealt last month somewhat bewilderingly. Taosa, who studied his figures and deduc tions as reproduced the other day in our colunms will remember that "W. F.", who formerly disbelieved in China's power to raise an offective national army, had changed his mind. He said:

At the offices of the Public Works Depart meat yesterday afternoon, Garden Let No. 29. situated near Inland Lot No. 1711, Rowan Road, was let by public auction sale. The lot contains 10.790 square feet and carries an animal Crown runt of $24 The upsat price was $595. It was bought by Br. Young Sai-ngam for

The directors of the Fatsban-Samabui Rail.

We are in receipt of authentic information washed up at and about Macao.

Of these two were Europeans. One found on the beach at Collewan, was a bearded man dressed in a pair of khaki trousers. He was probably a sailor.

The other, found at Cacilhas, not far from

the P. & O. Company to send the Moldavia at work trying to reflost the "Petrarch", while out to the China seus. Everybody who ought to

a dredger on which, about a thousand coolies know all about it shrugs his shoulders and pro- fesses to bato no idea, but it is snow pretty clear are employed is busily engaged setting a is hoped to tow the that the royage was a foaler, to ascertain whether channel by which it would be

worth the Company's while to Kinshan" into deep water. For miles along, offer the Far Eastern passengers the advantages the Kowloon foreshore is strewn will wreckage,

Dow affords to Australions By a special Bili in Congress, plans have going home and back in the bigger ships the removal of which will not be accomplished the bathing beach, is described us & clean-

of been unctioned for an entrance to New York witbont transhipment in Colombo. The ar for months. The soldiers have been withdrawn sbaven man wearing only a singlet. As it was man steamers at present attract a much larger from the work bat gangs of coolios are still reported that Bishop Hoare bad, when last sean

trufie between China and Harbour with all the features of what may be termed en degan boulevard. The cost will be passpo, because they are able to give their pas bually engaged. On Sunday the Tang Ws in life, disrobed to that garment, the saggestion £700,000, and the boulevard will be 2,000 foot Europe,

the Macao might put an end to the distressing would 805, to discontinue their search for wide, forty feot doop, and 8 miles long. At the 20. Company, probably believe they held hospital beste were obliged, owing to the choppy has been made that excuination of this body at new entrance to the obsauol modera: light change that if they could only save for passen

The item of rilles and ammunition would mean that a minimum expenditure of, say, 13,300,000 would have to be met during and at the completion of their manufacture. There $359. were no such sums available, of course; hence the writer has hitherto maintained that, so far from China's new semy being on the road to realise the "Yellow Perif' romanco, about uino

a has boon ore

created everywhere that divisions, say 90,000 efficients, was its

the impression but the cost will amount to $1,000,000 and they it a beacon light on Staten Idand, Midway in Things seem now to be trending this way, and corpses. The boste read the work yesterday, still toiling among the The police aro

At Jardine's Paint ten her coinago. There is little doubt as to her are discouraged. They will try to repair it in the channel two range lights will be placed, so the Moldavis went out to feel the way and mat

There is nothing surprising at the success of wreckage in the East. possessing the materiel both in quality and amall sections and finish the whole work that that the navigator can never lose his range, no shadows of coming areata;

the Holda ia's mission to the Chinese watera dead bodies were recovered from the debris qasutity, oron if -as is probable-less than 2 way. The result of such tactics can be easily matter what the weather may be. In addition

to the principal lights, small bugs will be Sho is a fine big ship, zovany, comfortable, well yesterday. The work, however, is hard, as cent of her

normous population

foreseen and would result in serions damage, can be relied bato look the forviguer in the eyes;" still, that would wear a total of seven millions of says the Gaston Daily News. The Yuet Han fixed all along the channel, making the route appointed, with a splendid service and genialnamerons suckera and a considerable portion of Chinese 164 to the former and 1,841 to the latter. as light as day. Those on the Brooklyn and officers. Wo shall await the further develop- man in the prime of life (which the writer bas Railway Co. is trying to purobuse the railway found to be between the ages of twenty-two end. has asked Viceroy Shum to delegate & Coney Island side will bɔ red, and those on meats of the P. & O, designs with interest and the Fraya wall which collapsed have to be

and area to raies these she has had toy are considering maats to repair that line, vessels will be placed, and dircotly in line with gare the unpleasant transhipment at this port deal. The last raft towed ashore carried 50 | uncertainty of His Lordship's friends.

upon

and thirty six, for military purposes), and this perion whe will appraise it. would easily allow of three years" "banner"

Btaten Island side white.

!essurance.

AT WANCHAT,

removed at low tide.

The return of visitors to theCity Hall Library e ' and Mussam for the week ending the 23rd Sept., 1906, shows that of nou-Chinese there were 276

to the Library and S6 to the Museum; and of

and the Museum by 1,027,

The Library was, therefore, used by 440 persons