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HONGKONG BOAT OLUB,

There will be a scratch race for four-gared boats on Monday next, the 14th instant, at 5.15

p.m. over three-quarters of a mile on the regatta courto... A launch will leave Statue Wharf at 5 p.m. for the convenience of members, friends

of members and reporters. The following are the three competing crews-

....' BOAT AND STATIONË NO. 1. F. C. Barlow (bow)

J. Plummer.................. C. Sherrington ...... E. A. Katsch (strake) G. K. Steven, Jr. (cox)

NO. 2.

J. Bosentow (bow)..

R.G. Heckford

gat gh min 95t stb.

Test 8

9st rolb

....... Tist

it i ...Tist

R. W. Carpenter (stroke) ...I1st 7b S. A. Seth (cox)

H. L. Bengay, R.E.

NO. 3-

H. Hursthouse (bow)........ 9st

W. J. G. Whiley

G. M. Young.

H. Kennett (stroke)

c1b 9st b .12st th gat 1

II. Skött (cox).

WISE AND OTHERWISE.

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I see you have been having a Dusty Meat. Bing at the meat vans Mr. Editor, and quite time too! Some folk may like dusty neat and certainly butchers would, because a half-inch deposit of dest on top of a joint would probably mean a gẫn in weight. I wonder, though, at your objecting to the vans never being washed out Sutely, you must know by this time that water is much 100 valuable to waste on vehicles of any description whatever. That's why so many Hongkongites can't afford, to drink it, and take beer and whisky instead.

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HÒNGKONG SHARE MARKER.

HONGKONG, Friday, October 11th. Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report states-

A fairly large business has been transacted during the week at advancing rates, and the stocks. At an Extraordinary General Meeting market closes very firm with buyers for most

held on the 1st instant in Manila, it was resol. ved to increase the Capital of the" Alhambra," Limited, by the creation of 100 new shares of $500 each. They are to be issued at par and to have the same rights as the old shares. Applications for the new shares must be accom- panied by a remittance of 50 per cent of the amount subscribed for and lodged, with the General Agents on or before the 30th proximo. Banks-Hongkong and Shangliai Banks have continued to improve and have been negotiated at $615 and $520, closing firm. The London quotation has advanced to £62.5/- Nationals are offering, at $28.. Marine Insurances. Usions are wanted at $322) ex the dividend of $23 paid to-day. China Traders are weak at 560. Cantons have found buyers at 5168, Yangtszes can be procured at $122. Fire. Insurances. Hongkong Fires have risen to $350, at which fate shares have changed hands. and are in demand. China Fires have been bought at $83 and $84, and are still enquired for at the higher figure. Shipping.-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats are on offer at $384. Indo-Chinas have been done at rates ranging between $142 and $147, and are now steady at the latter price. Douglas Steamships are,up to 548, at which figure sales have been effected. China and Manilas have also har dened, and are now quoted at 560. Ferries remain firm with buyers at $241 for the old issue; the new shares ale market at 2. 10. Refineries.-China Sugars have ruled quiet throughout the week, and are to be had at $150. Luzons are out of favour al $30. Mining--Punjoms have fallen to $44 sellers. Raubs have again been booked at $141. Jelebus are in request at $44. Docks, Wharls and Grodowns Hongkong and Wham poa Decks have been fixed at Szgo. Kowloon Wharfs are quiet and are procurable at $98. Farahnuts are reported sold in Shanghai at

THE PLAGUE,

Number of cases reported (Chinese.....1,562. up till noon of-the, 11th- Other Asiatics. 54 October, 1901..., Europeans j31 Chinese 0 'Number of cases reported Other Asiatica o

during the past 24 hours

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Intintations.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,

LIMITED WA

THE Europeans

Total number of cases reported to date 1,647 Number of deaths reported (Chinese....1,577 up till noon of the 11th Other Asiatics 36 October, 1900.....

Europeans.12 Chinesa Number of deaths reported Other Asiatica o

during the past 24 hours

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

Cases Chinese......

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Other Asiatics European ....

Total

Deaths Chinese

Other Asiatics Europeans.....

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REFORM IN CHINA.

· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. 'HE TWENTIETH ORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICES of the Undersigned at 12 o'clock (NOUN), on THURSDAY, the 17th October.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the 17th October, both Days inclusive.

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CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED Hongkong, 25th September, rgot. WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED: NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, TOTICE is hereby given that the STATU

TORY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Premises of the Company, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 19th day-of October, 1901, at 12 o'clock, NOON.

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Hooglerne, anth October, 1001 UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEKS,

A DIVIDEND of $13 per Share for the

1900, equivalent to 46% on the Paid-up. Capitab of $50 per Share, has been declared.

WARRANTS will be issued on the 11th October.

By Order of the Board,

["NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS."}, The majority of the advisers of the Court, not only during the troubles of last year, but during the negotiations for peace in the present year, have been supposed to be Re-actionaries rather than Progressives. This was specially

Hongkong, 10th October, 1901. Star true immediately after the flight of the Court, when Prince Tuan was appointed to the Cabinet, and General Tung Fu-hsiang. with his

W. J. SAUNDERS, Secretary.

NOTICE.

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THE Undersigned wits tot neted of his

What with the coming Cricket obtainable at So. Shell Transports are in the Kansut troops held the military pre-eminence. wife PALMYRA AUGUSTA TERCIO DA SILVA,

Coming Week, the arrival of Professor Davis, Events, and the St. Andrew's Ball, looming in the near future, it looks as if Hongkong was about to awaken from its sum- mer sleep. That sleep has certainly been a nightmare, Mr. Editor, for it has been broken by bad dreams of plague, quarantine, insanita- tion and collapses, with the public reviling the officials and the officials excusing themselves and saying "you're another on every passible occasion. Let us hope that some of these Tls. 26. New Amoy. Docks have buyers the provinces sent a very long memorial on

mutual bickerings can be dropped for a time. Life isn't long enough to worry too much!

I see that some poor Kowloonite is Music, complaining about the top nates of

his neighbours and can get no sleep on account of their keeping up their vocal efforts wellinto the small hours. I can quite sympathise with him, Mr. Editor, and would suggest that The Ordinance which deals with night noises might be extended to piatios and other instru- ments of torture which are brought into re quisition after midnight. The other evening when I was over in Kowloon, I heard somebody practising the trombone in the vicinity of Victoria View, "Now the trombone is a very nice instrument and lends itself to all sorts of variations, but i don't think it is the sort of instrument for beginners to inflict upon their neighbours. Now that we have taken over the New Territory I think that all would-be trombonists ought to rethe to the other side of the range until they become proficient, and then should only be allowed to play during certain hours on payment of a big fee. The Members of the Legislative Council are welcome

to this suggestion of mine, and I hope that they

will call the new Ordinance after me.

struck a sweetly pretty mas. Fashion, culine confection the other day,

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If difference there has been in the nature of the counsels in the Central Government, it has been reaction in the Western capital, and pro- gress and peace, under the leadership of Prince Ching and Li Hung-chang, in Peking. And yet reform has again come to the front; cer." tainly it is much talked about. The prime movers are the two Yangtze Viceroys, Liu K'un-yi and Chang Chih-tung. Some weeks ago these two able and powerful advisers in reform to the Thirone, recommending many changes. Their advice is begun to take effect. To them is the credit, first in the tem- parary" but important efforts for China's pre-A Act as COMPRADORE from next servation in the crisis of last year, and now in the plan for more enduring preservation in the

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at $25 Tnds. Hotels and Building.Hong kong Lands have been dealt in at $194, $195 and $1953, and cluse weaker at $195. Kowloon Lands are asked for at $31). West Points have enquiries at $58. Hongkong Hotels have changed hands at various rates up to $132, closing steady at $133. A small quantity of Humphreys Estate has been disposed of at

The main emphasis has been placed on educa- $134. China Providents are dull at $93 Cot- tional reforms, such as the change in the ton Mills.Ewos are in demand at Tis. 41examination for literary degree from the "eight- Hongkong Coltons can be placed at $123 legged" essay to those of governmental and Cigar Companies.--We have heard of no busi-historical questions, and the transformation of ness.-Miscellaneous--Green Island Cements Confucian colleges into schools for Western been have placed at $er. Electrics, old, are learning. As a natural outcome, there is again quoted atgras. Ropes have been done at $172 considerable real in establishing schools of all and $175, and more shares are wanted at the sorts and translation bureaus. Along with latter rate. Tramways havė buyers at $280. these is the Imperial, Edict to do away with the old system of examinations for military degree, and to inaugurate in all the provinces thorough training in moderni military tactics. It is notice. able that this is intended to be of greatest im portance and to command widest attention, being the one reform which in the reform period of 1898 under the Emperor was 'recommended by Yung Lu, resulting in his being appointed to the position of Generalissimo. It is very,

CANTON NOTES.

ANXIOUS OFFICIALS.

· (Prom Om Own Correspondent),

CANTON, October 11th. It is evident that the Chinese Officials are apprehensive regarding the doings of the re- forners. Some time ago I wrote about a dynamite scare. The officials were greatly alarmed. For days the streets were carefully guarded and officers personally conducted.the search at night. Again the officials have been alarmed. The Viceroy has received a cable gram from the Chinese Minister in England stating that a large quantity of dynamite, arms and ammunition have been shipped for Canton. Who has shipped these goods or to whom they are consigned has not been ascertained. The Viceroy, however, has notified the officials all along the coast that such a shipment has been made and has warned them all to be on the watch, and to see that the customs do their

Mr. Editor. It was walking down Queen's Road in all its majesty and I think that it is worthy of adoption by some of our Taipans. It consisted of a pink shirt, no coat, a handkerchief wound round the neck in a negligent manner, khaki riding breaches with a very obtrusive pistol pocket in the "ampier part" khaki serge putties, brown boots and a slouch hat. The wearer of this: very fetching get-up was evidently a new arrival, so that he | duty. was doubtless displaying the Intest London fashions to us poor exiles. How thankful we ought to be for being thus shown how to dress plainly and unostentatiously!

A Correspondent sends me Educationa. the following, which he says ought to be of interest to the Queen's College_folk

Shine Curiositive of the English Langunge. Well begin with a bòs, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox is oxun, not exeș ; Then one bird is a goose, but two are called

geese,.

Yet-the plural of mouse should never be incesa ;! You may find a lone mouse, or a whole nest of

mice,

But the plural of house is houses, not bice; If more than one man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of fan be called fea? For more than one cow we use the word kine, But more than one bow is bows and not bine, And more than one vow is vows, never vine. We speak of a foot and the plural is feet,

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But more than one boot is never chilled beet if one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth. Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called

beeth!

PRAYERS FOR RAIN.

No rain has fallen for a long time and the country is suffering. Two days ago the Nam Hoi, the Pun U and the Kwong Chau Fu went together in the Shing Wang Min (Temple of Horrors) to pray for rain. This is rather inusual. It is not often that officials go to a Buddhist temple to pray. Prayers are usually

ackdressed to the heavens on such occasions.

GERMAN TRADE,

BRITISH

A FRENCH VIEW, “ Mr. Pichon, in an interview with a repre- sentative of the Fie illustrée, says The chief "pponents of British commerce, in China are the Germans whose progress in trade is stupefying. In their own sphere of influence in their concession of Kiaochow, the Germans have displayed an extraordinary activity, and what is more, at Hongkong, the second port in the world, the seat of British government in China, the Germans are the victorious rivals of the British. In China, too, the Germans are also making great efforts to establish them- scives commercially, and are succeeding very rapidly

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plain that the Chinese Government, central and provincial, has lost none of its determination to become militarily strong, and thus able to resist further foreign, encroachments and demands.

Another Edict, based on a memorial of Ch'en Pih, the present Civil Governor of Peking, requises the doing away with clerks in the Peking Boards, who heretofore have, had charge of the records and have known the precedents, and the setting apart of the under-secretaries to all the duties of the Boards. The records have also been ordered to be destroyed. Thus far these orders have not been carried out, except that Boxer domination and foreign oc cupation assisted in destroying many of the records.

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In spite of these cdicts, some of which conform to the edicts issued in 1898 by the Moderate Rate Emperor and afterwards annulled by the Em-NO. 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL impression among the Chinese that reform is press Dowager, there is quite a general only superficial The fickleness of the Empress Dowager the last few years has been marked. She has one mind with one set of advisers, and another mind with other advisers. Honesty is the last thing thought of new, as in the coup Metal of 1898, Reform without honesty will, we surmise, be only the spurt of the moment with no lasting blessing.

Other edicts of reform may be expected to appear, but how or when they will be carried out there is little consideration or planning. Rubably less than ever will the aid or guidance of foreigners be wished for, and yet, withou this in most cases no improvements can be effected, especially such as have been adopted from abroad. Many Chinese have been heard started thirty years ago; now it is too late." to say, These changes should have been Reform without hope stands a poor chance in the existing misfortunes of China.

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RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.

RICHEST COLD MINES IN THE WORLD. The U. S. State Department has official ad- A few years ago, says Engineering, Britain vices (says the Washington correspondent of produced three tons for every ton of shipping the Morning Leader) that the Russians long built by all other countries in the world; now ago discovered enormous gold deposits in Then one may be that and two would be those, the proportion is barely two to, one; and at Manchuria, and that these deposits are the real

If the singular's thus and the plural is these, Why is more than one 1 Kiss not pronounced

kecst

Yet hat in the plus would never make hose, And the plural of cat is cats, and not cose, We speak of a brother and also brethren, But though we say mother we never say

wethren

Then masculine pronouns are he, his and him. But imagine the femine, she, shis and shim

So the English, we think, you all will agree. Is the funniest language you ever did see.

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