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THE TRIAD RISING IN KWANG TUNG.

REUELS DEFEATED.

This morning it was rumoured that the rebels were still continuing their victorious march and had loated and burnt a large city called Chong "Lok," However, nothing definite could be

found out

Later.

News has arrived in Hongkong from Mr. Shultze that will allay any anxiety that may be felt as to the spread of the rebellion. Mr. Schultz reports his safe arrival at Gai-ing Chaow on the end of October and found that the Taolai's soldiers had met the rebels on the 1st instant

and a decisive engagement had taken place. The regulars were victorious and took 22 -prisoners, eleven of whom were beheaded the same evening. Mr. Ramsinger and Mr. Kastler were proceeding to the Mission Station at Piang Thong at once. No further trouble is anticipated in the district, as the rebels are in full retreat to the North in the direction of Ping Yon with the soldiers in close pursuit.

THE SONG OF THE SQUEEZE.

One cannot help wondering how "Employer of Labour" proposes to eke out the salary be deems sufficient for any young fellow in Hongkong.

With expression of withering scom,' With a face that was angrily red, *Employer of Labour! sat at the Peak Scomfully tossing his head. They ask for my plan to get rich,

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How to live on a bundred with ease? And there in a voice of indignant pitch, He sang this song of the squeeze

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Squeeze-squeeze--squeeze, While the cock is crowing aloof, And squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, Till the stars shine over the roof; When a Chinaman comes your way, Make sail while you have the breeze, With sundry donations increase your pay, And never forget to squeeze.

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Squeeze-squeeze-squeeze, If you want to be in the swim

"Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze,

Be this your matutinal hymn;

Let never a chance escape,

To skim the milk of its cream, Till over your riches you fall asleep, And carry

it on in your dream,

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All men below you are prey, To get from them what you can, 'Tis only a matter of squeezing it out, To live on your wage like a man, Cents and dollars and dimes, Dimes and dollars and cents, Grasping, them all with voracious grasp, A grasp that never relents.

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So can you live on your pay. However small it may be And this the secret of all success,

· *Employee,' I give you free.

So can you live on your pay,

How dense of you not to dea

The way that a hundred dollars can Judiciously trebled be.

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Let moralists chatter and spout;

Your chance with avidity seize,

One hand in front for the chapel plate,

The other behind for squeeze. Squeeze-squeeze-squeeze,

Nor growl at the wage you get, And live like a lord at the Peak some day, With the entrée to every set.

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With expression of withering scorn, With a face that was angrily red,

Employer of Labour' sat at the Peak Scornfully tossing his head.

They ask for my plan to get rich,

To live on a hundred with ease!

And there in a voice of indignant pitch,

While Employee' ifsted, with never ́à hitch

He sang this song of the squeeze,

DOLLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will

be held on Thursday, the toth inst., at 3 p.m.

BUSINESS.

1. Financial Minute. (No, 61)

ORDERS OF THE DAY,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1901.

PROPOSED NEW MASONIC.

LODGE.

A meeting was held last week at The Masonic Hall, Zetland Street, in answer to notices sent out by Wor, Br, W, Farmer to discuss a proposition for the formation of a a number of Scotch Masons to attend and Lodge of Fremasonry under the Scotch Can stitution in Kowl on. About 70 members of Various Ludges attended, with Wor. Bro. G. C. Anderson in the chair.. A great deal of busi- ness was transacted, the most satisfactory sign of the interest taken in the matter being a collection in the room of over $1,000. The following committee was appointed to make Gillies, G. C. Anderson, W. Farmer, Jas. all necessary arrangements-Wor. Bros. D.

Lochead, H. B. Bridger, F. Bewe!!, and H. Horley, Bro. Chas. Lesbirel (hon. treasurer), and Mr. W. M. Everall (hon, Secretary). All Scorch Masons wishing to join are requested to send in their names to Mr. W. H. Everall, hon. secretary, c/o Electric, Light Co.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? "To The Episar of the "ilongwang TeiæcHAPIL."

DEAR SIR, To the correspondence appear- ing in your paper I should like to make a small_contribution. There appears to me to "be a good deal of the extreme on both sides of the correspondence. Being myself one who visits Hongkong occasionally I can look at both sides calmly. I have been struck forc ibly, with the reckless living that goes on all round, and the lack of inexpensive means of recreation seems to me to be a crying shane, Bands play sometimes, Lt generally at Hotels. Why not more often where anyote can go without having to partake of dinner? The authorities thai be are surely to blame! A person cannot go to a concert unless in evening dress, otherwise he is looked upon as a curio. All social functions are costly as things are al present; mast lectures are

connexion with clubs, so where can a person'ge for intellectual food' except to these places, where at least they

in

·learning. It seems to be the' genèral desire that the Viceroy may be continued în'tis 'pre- sent office for some considerable time,

RECLAMATION.

An enterprising gentleman has undertaken to reclaim a lare area of land along the river The officials granted this privilege on condition front at Wong Sha, to the west of Shimeen,

that a ground tax should be paid for the land reclaimed. The work is being carried forward rapidly and the land reclaimed will provide some fine building lots along the river front.

THE PLAGUE.

Number of cases reported

during the past 24 hours

thesis o

Number of cases reported (Chinese......1.562 up till noon of the 7th Other Asiatics 54 October, 1901. Europeans......31

Chinese

Europeans... o Total number of cases reported to date: 1,647 Number of deaths reported (Chinese......1,527

up till noon of the 7th October, 1901...... Number of deaths reported

during the past 24 hours)

Other Asiatics 36 Europeans,12 Chinese, O Other Asiatics Europeans

Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,575 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are

Cases Chinese.....

Other Asiatics European

Total

Deaths Chinese......

Other Asiatics Europeans

Total

The plague returns for last week were:-

Cases Deaths..

RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.

THE BEAR STANDS FAST.

It is stated semi-officially in Peking that in view of the demand that Manchuria should be

neutralized and thrown open to all the world, the Russian Government has declared its inten:

Entinrations.

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can read comfortably, but also where they come tion of not listening to any representation from A for CRAIGIEBURN HOTEL.

in contact with a good deal of drinking-the

curse of the place. I know lots of young men who have come out here with high ideals, and intending to study hard, but find it next to im2 possible. It may be through the climate, which runs one down, or it may be the fault of living here generally. It would perhaps be good for the employers to look after their employees

other powers on the Manchurian question,

treating it solely as a matter between China and Russia and of no concern to anybody else.

In consequence of this attitude it is stated that neither the British nor Japanese troops will be subjected to any further diminution of

eir strength at Shanhaikwan or other places in the north, and that the present strength and

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welfare a little more closely and not have it disposition of these forces will be maintained! A Act as COMPRADORE from next

said of them that they get their young men into a style of living that enforces them to stay in the Colony whether they will or not. The wages are fairly good if employees could find it easier to pass the time on their hands. Study ing in a hot sultry room is not conducive to the good healthy feeling that is necessary, in trying constantly to live the essential good physical and moral life required to merit any small amount of success in this Colony, Perhaps some of your readers will give a thought to this side of the discussion, whereby good may come of it.

I remain,

Hongkong, Octuber 7th, 1901.

ENGINEER.

THE TRIAD, REBELLION.

TO THE EDITOR OF the 4! Henckoro Telegraph.” DEAR MR. EDITOR,-Please do not condemn the Triads just yet. Material is raw and they cannot guarantee the fold to be free from a certain percentage of black sheep.

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Be a little more patient, Mr. Editor, and you will not regret your tact. The Friends are not against Foreigners, Le. Europeans. They are too wise to be so foolhardy.

Their Motto is "Overturn the Ching Dynasty and destroy the Manchu Foreign usurpers." 亙清滅夷:

The character "" does not mean Foreign-

until Russia withdraws from Manchuria, from which we

can only infer that the British Japanese occupation of the north will be a permanent factor in the situation. Having declined to receive Loh-feng-loh as Minister to St. Petersburg, on the ground of his pro-British proclivities, it is reported that Russia will now be offered as Minister one Tao Ku-senei, who at present is acting as Russian interpreter in the Board of Foreign Affairs in Faking.—China Gazelle...

THE BATTLE OF THE BOILERS.,

THE OFFICIAL REPORT.

The official report on the boiler trials in the Hyacinth and Minerva suggests that both tank and water-tube boilers, as they at present exist in the Navy, have serious defects, and does not finally demolish the claims of the Bellville The Hyacinth's Bellvilles gave a thousand more LAW. F. Pethan the Minerva's tanksythe water-tube's coal consumption wasnotmarkedly higher than that of the tank boiler; but the Bellville consumed an enormous quantity of water, owing, no doubt, to defective and leaky Joints. On the other hand, the cap-ferrules of the tank boilers were found to be partially choked after the trials, and more than three times the official recognised air pressure had

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in the tank boiler is a defect of long-standing,

leaky joints in the Bellville will probably

CANTON NOTES.

THE HOUSE TAX AGAIN“ (From Our Own Correspondent),

CANTON, October 7th.

r."First, reading of a Bill entitled An Ordin, ance for promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecęs. sary and by making Amendments in various | doubt as to the best time and the best way to Ordinances.'

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outery against it. The people declared they Seeand reading of the Bill entitled An Or would not pay it. As the day for collecting the dinance to apply a sum not exceeding Three tax drew near the people talked less-sgainst million Seven hundred and Thirty-nine theus, the tax and from all quantera came the report and Three hundred and Twelve Dollars and that the people had decided that it would be Twenty-six Dents to the Public Service of the better to pay than to make a row. By this timer Year 1992,*:

however, the officials had become fightened 4. Second reading of the Bill entitled. An and feared a row. Notice was then posted giv Ordinance to amend An Ordinance for the being the people ten days in which to voluntarily ter accuring the Peace and Quiet of the Inhabi: pay the tax. No response was made to this appeal tants of the Town of Victoria and its vicinity to the loyalty of the citizens. Now notice, has during the night time, (No. 17 of 1844)

been given the tax will be collected quarterly. 5. Committee of the Bill entitled An Ordio-The first installment will be due in November, ance to amend The Merchant Shipping Con. It remains to be seen whether or not a further solidation Ordinance, 1899 (Ordinance 36 of.

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