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NOTICE AGAINST THE CHINESE MINISTERT WASH-J NEW.POLICE STATION —The now No. 7 | THE LONGEST TUNNEL IN JAPAN 618 All communications, Intended for publication, in | INGTON," Wu Ting-furg has sent four Police Station, which has ucen erected just bored through on the dih inst... It is called the The "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " should be telegrams to Poking to urge the Government opposite the Sailors' Home is neatly completed. Susako tunnel and is nix the Government addressed to the Elitor, 1, Ice House Road, and to select another man to take his placens early THE CHIEF WARDER of Victoria Gaul, three miles in length was commenced in Central Railway. The boring, which is nearly as possible.

Mr. E. J. Pierpoint, has been granted a year's December 1896. THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER leave, and left yesterday by the Empress of CORPS-Members of the Corps were engaged | Fapan. practising with six-inch guns, at Belcher's

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AN OLD WATCH: Although 125 years old, a watch owned by a gentleman in Gloucester shire still keeps excellent time. It was worn at Trafalgar, during the Peninsular Wat, a Waterloo, through the China War in 1840, and finally in the Indian Mutiny.

CHINA REFUSES TO PAY the July, instal

on Tuesday, Very good marksmanship was A SMART COLLIER The 85: Nars of displayed, and it fully justified the Corps being London, Captain Peart, has carried twelve appointed as Garrison Artillery,

cargoes of coal for the Mitsui Bussan Kajsha froni Maji.to Hongkong, in six months. She The maten per quartor al por mensen, proportional. MINING ACCIDENTS There were atto is a smart collier. The daily issus' is delivered free when the address hgether 1,075 fatal accidents in the mines of the

secesible to memanger. On copies sout by post an United Kingdom last year, involving a total A LARGE TEAK LOG-The largest re-ment of the indemnity except at the rate of additional $1.80 por quarter is charged for pastaga. loss of 1,239 lives. The total of non-fatal accorded teak log extracted from Burma forests exchango prevailing on the 1st April, 1901, The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the cidents was 82,725. The total number of per. is said to be one Szy feet long by to feet meas America supports China in this condition...

world is 10 cents per quarter.

sons employed in or about the mines was girth, which was launched into a tributary of England propotas to permik China to pay în Single Copies Daily, ten cents Weekly, twenty839,178, an increase of 24,661 on the previous the Sbweli river in 1898 by Messrs-Darwood silver until 1910, but the other Powers oppose it.

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anxiety owing to the frequent deaths there June 10th, at Frimley, Surrey, Capt. R. from. The police have discovered thirty-two MCDOUALL, D.S.O., son of late J. McDouall, opium dens in Vladivostock, eighteen in Hongkong. to MABEL CONSTANCE'Nikolsk, thirteen in Novokjevsk, and four in PENNINGTON.

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On the 9th inst, at 47, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, ALICE JEAN, the youngest child of R. D. Watt.

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HONGKONG, Thursday, July 17, 1902,

THE WEST RIVER IN FLOOD. Year in and year out, back into the dim distant vista of bygone ages, the inhabitants of towns and villages, scattered promiscuously in the basin of the West River, have suffered loss, and will con tinue to suffer loss, owing to the rising of the water. Familiarity may have bred contempt as no provision appears to have been made Our Celebrated 'E' LIQUEUR SCOTCH against the floods. Immediately the murky waters commence to rise people climb WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest WHIS-to the upper stories of their houses and wait until the river has subsided; then they go KIES distilled in SCOTLAND Specially down to wallow in the mud and selected. It is of great age. Very fine and follow their usual occupation for another summer, when the water again pours over the banks and slowly creeps up the sides of the dwellings. But the floods this year have been the most serious since the river broke loose in 1897, and the countless thousands striv ing and toiling by its banks may give a little more thought to the dangers and losses occasioned each year by the rising of the waters. Our correspondent informed us that the river had risen sixty-six feet, flooding all the low-lying country on the upper reaches and destroying villages and towns. No particulars are yet to hand regarding the loss of life, but as the waters rise so rapidly and rush in torrents over the low-banks, it is too much to expect that with so large a track of country submerged the floods have been unattended with very serious

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OWING to the insufficiency of accommoda. tion in the present building and the in creasing demand for admission, it has been found necessary to extend the wings of the main building and to enlarge the Chinese de- partment by an additional storey with two wings. The estimated cost will amount to over $15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal to the liberality of all friends of Education: The establishment has been in existence for the last 45 years and is open to all classes. Much of the clerical work of the city is carried on by its past pupils. As this is the first time we have applied for assistance we expect a generous response. The names of our most liberal Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble tablets, as a lasting testimony of their generosity THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, Hongkong, 22nd November, 1907. ".

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Irkutsk. There are doubla as many undisco! vered dens. The craze has not touched the

working classes as yet, but seems to be con fined to the officials and their wives.

THE DROUGHT IN N. S. Wa-At latest mail advices between 15,000,000 and 20,000,000 sheep were reported to have been bean killed by the drought in New South Wales this year, whilst Queensland was said to be in a still worse plight. All through the pastoral districts the throats of lambs were being cut in order to save the lives of the ewes, whilst in many cases there has been an utter failure of all

crops.

CARNEGIE'S TRUST:-The number of students enjoying the aid of the Carnegie Trust in the Scottish universities during the present session is 1,596 apportioned as follows: ....

Edinburgh 555 men, 68 women. ·

Glasgow, s. 442 men, 20 women. Aberdeen......... 319 men, 41 women. St. Andrews....... 81 men, 6s women. Included in these figures are 243 newstudents. The sums applicable to the universities are: Edinburgh, 5,207; Glasgow, £3,314; Aber- deen, £3.543; and St. Andrews, £934

NOT COMPLIMENTARY TO JOCKEYS: The other day, at the close of the funeral of Billy Spinks, a jockey, at Cape Town, the Rev. Mr. Orr, who officiated, said the profession of the deceased was ungodly and a disgrace.to the Christian world. No men or women who had respect for themselves would visit a racecourse. He likened jockeys to a pack of wolves in

their scramble after ill-gotten wealth. In response to the vigorous repre- sentations of the deceased's friends, the clergyman apologised, and acknowledged that he had made a grievous mistake." YACHT BUILDING IN THE U.S.A. Wherever else the American may have ousted Great Britain the United Kingdom is still by far the largest yacht-building country in the world, observes an exchange. The new issue o

Lloyd's Yacht Register shows 4,372 British built yachts on the register, aggregating a tonnage of 221,217, and only 2,319 yachts built by the rest of the world of 55,452 tons. The owners list shows 3,889 yachts owned in the United Kingdom, against 4,479 owned in the rest of the world, largely in the United States. The conclusion is that England still builds yachts for the world.

ANOTHER CLOCK GONE WRONG- A Cardiff Church clock has been the care of much profanity of late. The works got out of gear, with the result that the bell tolled one hour too many. Dozens of work-people came to the factory gates an hour before their time. we believe it is on record that in the days when George 111. was king. St. Paul's once

of Samshui, with its walls, pawnshops and pagoda lying about a mile from the river, and the beautiful scenery around Shubing an enormous track of fertile land is some twenty feet beneath the

and the river, is only kept out, by an embankment about twenty feet in width. The famous gorges of Shuihing must be made more beautiful by the great rush of water foaming and hissing between the steep craggy banks on either side, but should the river con- tinue rising and dash over the embankment a thriving track of land must be transformed into a desplate waste. It is evident that the imposing city of Wu-chow is not yet threatened, though the river, which is about mile and a half broad, has risen to such an extent that last Sunday sailing boats and Chinese races were seen on the parade tolled thirteen at midnight, and an alibi in a ground some five hundred yards from where murder case turned in the substantiation of this the river usually sweeps by. The most fact in Court-How much profanity "our serious news to hand at the time of writing public clock "has caused it would be difficult is undoubtedly the damage caused by the breaking adrift of some $200,000 worth of doubtless been enlarged if not enriched.

to estimate; the English vocabulary bas.

timber stored above Kwei-chow, where whirlpools are very strong and dangerous TRAIN ACCIDENTS did not cause the death to navigation. It is well known, that some of a single passenger in Great Britain last year. of these hafts measure more than an acre,It is the first time, according to the Board of and with such a huge mass of timber Trade returns, that this has been the case in being whirled down stream on a flood tide it is not surprising to hear that it swept away five villages. They are unwieldy and dangerous to navigation, and the sooner measures are taken to prevent such structures from practically monopolising the river the better it will be not only for those employed in navigation, but for the indus trious peoples on the river banks.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. HUMBER left on Tuesday stores for Wei-kat-wei

with

THE PLAGUE. RETURN, for the twenty- four hours ended at noon to-day shows thres fatal cases, one being ludian.

any year recorded. But although the passenger. death list is blank, 476 passengers were injured by train accidents, while 1 railway servants and others were killed and 160 injured. These figures show a considerable reduction on those

A NOVEL MATCH --The captain of the steamship Campania, which arrived at New York on 14th alt reports that the steamer was in communication on foth sit, will the Ameri- can liner Philadelphia; and that as a novelty for the passengers of both ships, a chess match was arranged between the two vessels, and proceeded for several hours, the steamers being at the end of the game 70 miles apart. CAPTAIN T. GRUVES will take the Rude cino Atulitus, a small steamer, from Hongkong to Manila. She has bean thoroughly over. hauled and fitted with new propellors at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's yard in Kowloon, and she has made a very satisfactory trial trip. Mr. F. H. Carmichael was superintending engineer. We understand that the vessel is intended for the Philippine 'feland trade,"

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(From a Correspondent.)

MACAO, July 17th. The new farm for a period of ten years com- mencing from the roth instant was leased for the sum of $334,000 per sonum to the old farmers Kung Chang & Co. The premiun repre- sents an increase of an annual súng of $204,000, aggregating in ten years the handsome tatal of | $2,040,000. The Chinese merchants would likoʻ

to see this money appropriated for the dredging" of the harbour, and to this end a petition will be framed and forwarded to the Minister for the Colonies in Lisbon. It is common knowledge that the Opium Farmers made handsome profts during the currency of their old lease by exporting opium to California and Australia

and to the interior of China.

Commenting upon this iniquitous source of revenue another correspondent writes as follows:-

AN OLD PAGODA —The oldest pagoda at

It is but natural that the price of opium Bhamo, and the only building of any anti-will now be raised. The smokers are those quarian interest there, is the Theindawgyi who will be affected by the higher cost. It is pagoda, which an inscribed stone at its foot wall that the vicious are made to feel the pinch states to have been built in 1317 A.D. The All vices should be heavily taxed that their oldeşt slabs at Fagat, where the climate is so evils might not be rapidly disseminated. Opium much more favoumble for the preservation of ancient records, are dated as far back as 481 and 610 A.D., whilst there are nearly a dozen in the eleventh century of our era.

THE BARFLEUR AND RED TAPE For military reasons, the War Office has declined to permit the erection of the “Bardeur memorial in the Victoria-gardens, Chatham, of which they are owners and the Chatham Town Council the tenants. The corporation has accordingly offered another site for the purpose near the Waghorn statue. The officers and men of the Bafleur are erecting the obelisk in memory of their comrades who fell

during the late operations in China. UNSUCCESSFUL CHINESE in his an nual report on the trade of Réunion for 1903. the British Consul states that the crying want of the colony is a regular supply of labour Some 800 Chinamen were imported during the year, but have not turned out a success; in fact, remarks the Consul, I only know of bee planter who is satisfied with them. About 8o per cent, of them go down with fever and have 'to be kept in hospital. In one estate only two

Chinamca out of a total of 45 are at work.

A FOREST OF PIGMY TREES :--A col- lection of dwarf trees imported from Japan by Messrs. Barr and Sons is exhibited at the Royal Botanic Society's Gardens, Regent's-park, re- ports the L. & G. Expres. Several of them are of great age, a fine thuja odtusa lying stated to be a century old, and all have been carefully trained with that skill and patience which the Japanese bring to bear on this novel form of arboriculture. There was quite a forest of pigmy trees. These trees can be successfully kept in health, despite the vagaries of our climate, with very little trouble.

A GALLANT COXSWAIN-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel has lost an old friend by the death of Mr. James Webb, who was for many years the gallant sailor's coxswain. He had seen active service in China, taking part in the capture of the Taku Forts in 1860, and for many years served on the Eastern Station, mostly in surveying expeditions under the superintendence of Sir Henry, by whom he was held in high esteem. Mr. Webb is frequently referred to in the Admiral's book, A Sailer's Life Under Four Sovereigns. He spent his last days at Send, near Woking.

ACCIDENT TO CLEMENT SCOTT Mr. Clement Scott met with an accident on the first night of the new piece at the Garrick Theatre, falling from the top to the bottom of

and ideer. It was at first feared that Mr. Scott had been

of the year before. Altogether 5,277 persons the stairs leading to the stalls, and landing were killed on the railways or on railway com--| upon his head. He was picked up, and, panie's premises, and 18,376 ware, injured though a good deal shakeo, sat out the play. There were 144 suicides," and 17 would-be On returning home he made light of the suicides Were injured. The list of animals accident to Mrs. Scott, and then went to his killed includes 45 horses, 5 donkeys, 30 beastsroom. Hearing a noise, Mrs. Scott went in t to and cows, 125 sheep, 6 pigs, 3 dogs, and deer, find her husband lying insensible on the floor.

THE GLASGOW DISASTER —An ex; the victim of a stroke, but his doctors now THE BRITISH SLOOP, RINALDO left Ftraordinary sequel to the terrible disaster which think he is anffering from a fracture, and they yesterday for Shanghai,

occurred at the international football match fear an operation will be necessary, at Ibrox Park Glasgow and caused the death. of twenty-five people and injury to over 500, COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE — was reached yesterday (says a home paper) | Their Majesties the King and Queen held a when Mr. Alexander McDougall, timber mer- Court on 13th June at Buckingham Palace. WATER POLO SHIELD:-The second tie, chant of Milton-st, Partick, appeared before His Imperial Highness Prince Chen of China, between the 89th Co, R. G. A, and the Royal Sheriff Fyfe in chambers in the County-build-attended by his suite, was present at the Court Welch Fusiliers, is to be played at 5.45 p.m.inys, Glasgow,, and emitted a declaration in His Imperial Highness Yi Chai-Kak, Frince of to-day.

connection with a charge of culpable homicide. | Koren, attended by his spile, was also present, Mr. McDougall was the contractor for the Amongst the members of the Corps Diploma erection of the stand which gave way during tique invited on this occasion were the Siamese the progress of the match. The indictment is Minister, the Japanese Minister and Viscountess a lengthy one, but briefly it may be stated Hayashi, the Chinese Minister and Mme. that Mr. McDougall is charged with having Chaug, and Sir Halliday Macartney, ---

The put into the structure inferior yellow. pito general invitations Included Mr. and Mrs H

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Mrs instead of red pine Joists. There is also an Clifford averment of bad workmanship. Mr. McDougall Keswick, by Lady Castlemain, and Miss Mary was liberated on bail of 200.

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ZANZIBAR TARIFF – The American Senate a

has ratified a treaty with Great Britain per mitting Zanzibar to collect a duty of ten per cent on imported articles. MOTOR CAR RACE Marcel Renault won the Paris to Vienna motor car race, covering the distance, excluding Switzerland, in fifteen hours and twenty-two minutes.

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is the curse of China. Prince Kung once said to

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missionary and optin-he could not tell' which is the more baneful to China. In Japan: opium-smoking is prohibited and smokers are severely punished. The Protestant Mission- aries have not hesitated, in their sincerity to pronounce publicly their denunciation against the opiam habit and have published a pamphlet thereanent entitled Opinions of hundred medical men about oplum smekirig. It would be a serious blow to the Indian revenue were the Chinese Government to order the cultivation!! of the poppy extensively throughout the pro- vinces with soil favourable to its growth In London there exists the Anti-Opium Society which exercises its best efforts against the forced introduction of

opium into China Europe has undoubtedly made gient advances in the mechanical arts, but still it cannot be considered to have at- iained to the ideal of trus civilisation. In regard to its morality it retrogades in a manner truly surprising, because of its thirst for money? which makes it follow blindly the perniciousi maxim:

Make money, bonestly, if you can."

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES NEAR THE NEW TERRITORY,

'ANTI-IMPERIALISTIC RISINGS,

(From-a Correspondent.)

CANTON, July 15th. Some time ago Prefect Shin, of Wai-chow applied to the Canion Government for assis

press a rising in Wai-chow prefecture. tance, as he reported being unable to sup The Canton Government telegraphed to the military commanders in the disturbed district, ordering the Generals to assist Prefect Ship.

been insufficient as Prefect Shin has again op The assistancerendered, however, seems to have.

plied to the Canton Government, who have decided to send reinforcements under com

mand of Generals Liu and Mok, who hope ta run the instigators of the rebellious move- ment to earth.

Wal-chow is situated in central Kwangung, about half a day's journey in Northerly direction from Sa-ten-kok, a village, on the shores of Starling Inlet, Mirs Bay. The vicinity is supposed to be a hot bed of a cer tain secret society, the members of which are said to be responsible for periodical, uprisings, which are Very dangerous and difficult; to sup press inasmuch as they evade fighting in the minority

The troops are now about to leave Canton,”

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

ZA MAILS DUE.

Australian (Tainan) to-morrow. American (City of Peking) 19th inst American (Garlic) zoth inst. Indian (Kumsang) zoik inst;)" German (Bayern) a3rd insti *German (Sachsen) azid inst.

American (Hongkong Mary) 26th inst. Canadian Empress of China) 31st inėti.. American (China) 5th prox. "American" (Deric) 13th prox. -

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Tarlar arrived at Varicouver at 3.3 pm on Tuesday the 15th instrumen

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. 6 pm, on Tuesday, the Isil inst.de Empress of India Amyed at Vancouver at The P. M.S. S, Co.'s steamer City of Taking with mails &c, left Manila for this port to-day, the 17th inst, at er am, and due here on The 1. M. S S. Coa steamer Doric with Saturday the 19th inst., at to a.th. mails &c., left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sen, Kobe, Naga- saki and Shangbai, on the 76th inst. 13 of t

The PMS 3 Cos steamer Nongkong Maru with mails, Ke, from San Francisco to the 28th ́ulto... via Honolgju, has arrived a Yokohama, and leaves for this port wakina land Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghalidiyya

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