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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1902.

BIRTHS.

On the 6th August, at Taiping, the wife of WILLIAM ROUSE, of a son.

On the and of September, at No. 18, Carter Road Shanghai the wife of P. ANNESEN, of a daughter.

On the 3rd of September, at 45, Kangse Road. Shanghai, the wife of C. BERTRAM ROSENBAUM, of a son.

MARRIAGES.

LOCAL AND GENERAL, THE GERMAN MAIL of the 7th August was delivered in London on the 5th inst DEATH OF THE HON. A. WEBSTER:- The Hon. Arthur Webster, the only son of the Lord Chief Justice has died at Shanklin./ ́

A GOOD DIGESTION —A Chinamanistole a piece of wood yesterday and on being asked why he dist so replied that he was very hungry.

TWO FATAL CASES OF PLAGUE have been notified as occurring in the Colony during the past eight days, One was a Chinese and the other a Japaneso.

De St. Croix-Tuck-On the 30th of July, at St. Peter's Church, East Batchington, Sea-Three weeks. ford, Sussex, by the Venerable the Archdeacon of Chichester, assisted by the Rev. A 3. Richardson, Rector and Rural Dean, brother. ia law of the bridegroom, FREDERICK ALEXANDER DE ST. CROIX, of Shanghai, san of the late Rev. William de St. Croix, vicar of Givade, Sussex, to Lucy ELIZABETH, only child of the late R 1 Tuck, M.R.C.S. of

Seaford.

On August and at Greenock, J.H UNDER- woon, of Henghang ta ELIZADEH COPALTR

AMTATUR

DEATHS.

GREAT FIRE IN IRELAND:-News is to hand of an enormous fire which completely destroyed two streets, with an estimated damage of £28,000, at Lane, near Belfast, in the early part of last month.

OFFICER'S PRESENCE OF MIND:--ỘI the cruiser St. George when a quick-firing gun

On July 3 at 23, Cavershan Read, 1 adon, missed fire, one of the crew stepped forward to apen the breech. There would have been a terrible accident but for an officer who knocked The man across the deck.

I C. Sætti, al Hongkong, aged 75.

July 31, at Bryn Phns, Crickhowell, David KING MASON, Han Consul General for Siam, in his 7314 year.

JAMES PATRIC McQuay, on gid August, at Priestfield Road, Chatham. »ged 58 years, late Center of the Prisege, regretted

Deeply

THE POST OFFICE AT HONGKONG : Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons, in reply to a question, has stated that the cost

of the site for the new post office at Hongkong was $508,000. He hastane yet spesivnd from the colony the plan now the estimates of eng of the new building.

he Hongkong Telegraph CHOLERA

HONGKONG, Monday, SerTENDER 8, 1902.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Trade of Canton for 1901

Not withstanding the unsettled state of affairs in the Kwangling and adjoining ding last year, Mr. JAES Provin Scott. the Acting Consul eneral at Carton, as was led to the authorities 21 home a very gratifying report on the rade that ity for go, which fully bear qu the remarks of Mr P H. Kisa, the Commissioner of Customs, who reported at the flow of 1900, that the indications were distinctly in favour of good trade prospects at the port the opening In fact, Mr year of the twentieth century Sent is able to report that the gross value of the trade of Canton for 1951 roming under the direct cognisance of the Mari time Customs amounted to no less than Hk. 7% 60,845.410, which is the highest record hitherto reached in the history of the port

It must, however, be remembered that the customs returns only furnish the figures relating to one portion of the actual business conducted in Canton, whereas dues and duties are collected at both the foreign and native customs departments. It trise that the steady decrease in the tea trade has continued during the year under review, and British merchants have had to look for other articles of export to replace it. Silk has been found largely to supply this, and, according to the

less No report. were

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GIB-It is officially announced that in future "CAPTAIN J. H. T. BURKE who died off Gibraltar, is to be placed under an Admiral Aden in June last while commanding the Superintendent, and that Rear-Admiral Sir W. Orlando, left estate valued at £811. A. Dyke Atland has been appointed to the SHOOTING The reports from the moors post from Oct, I next.

are much better than expected. The birds are healthy and some very big bags have been

CHANGING OFFICIAL HATS-A Im- perial Decree commands that the 26th of the made. Sth noon (27th September) shall be the dạts for changing the official summer straw hat for the winter felt hat. THE ION. TREASURER of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following. donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-

$10

II. N. Cooper.........

MOUNTAINEERING ACCIDENTS:-The brothers Fearon, one a Hammersmith clergy man and the other an inspector of factories, and two guides were killed by lightning on the Wetterhorn. There have been 28 fatalities including four English, in the Swiss Alps since the 1st July.

CAPE COLONY :—The Times has published a somewhat alarming telegram from its Cape Lown correspondent, who takes the most pessi mistic view of the present situation and be tleves the worst fears of those who advocated the suspension of parliamentary government are on the eve of being realised.

CANADA AND JAPANESE IMMIGRÁ- TION: 7he Times Ottawa correspondent says Mr Komura, the Japanese Foreign Minister, sent the Canadian government a strong protest against the restrictive legislation encied in British Columbia, which the federal authorities will undoubtedly disallow

CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MIN ING CO.: Indian advices report that Mr. T. R. Wynne, agent of the Bengal Nagpore Rail-

ON KOBE MARU:

A Japanese third class passenger on the Kobe Mary which left Nagasaki on the 1st inst, died on board from cholera the following morn ing.

The steamer was put under quarantine at Weerung for two days, but first and ammond | way, is going to China on 18 months' furlough, class paresagers were released.

in connection with the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company. The company energetically working the Tongshan enal fields, and the other distributing agencies is has at

CHINA CATTLE FOR MANILA - The second shipment of 500 cattle wilt shortly start from Shanghai by steamer to Manila. The fra shipmert which left that port a short time ago arrived in Manila without the loss of a single animal The venture proved such a success that the shipment in likely en hen permanent industry

RETURN OF VISITORS to the City Hall werk ending Library and Museum for the

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Non Chinese

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Total .........

Library

Museum

12

48

7,156

76

288

2,204

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THE BRITISH ACADEMY The King has granted rharter incorporating the British Academy for the promotion ol historical, philosophical and philological studies. It consists of forty-nine Fellows, scarcely any British scholar of the first rok being absent. The Fellows elect a president and council among themselves.

BERI-BERI.

CAUSE AND EFFECT.

The following occurs in the triennial report on the hospitals and dispensaries in Burma for 1899-1901 This disease is not shown separ ately in any of the prescribed statements, but THE KAISER AND THE KING -- The is prevalence in Rangoon has been noticed in Daily Mail states it has the best reasons for previous reports. During the past year, 416, believing the Kalser visits the King at. Sand-cases with 219 deaths were treated in the Rangoon general hospital, including seven ringham in November,

cases that occurred on board the light-houses CORONATION CONTINGENTS -The and light-vessels off the coast of Burma troopers of the Australian Contingent have sailed. The Hardinge has arrived at: Gibral tar. The troops landed for a few hours and were shown the sights before leaving.

The history of the latter cases goes to show that the disease is contracted after about three months' residence on the lightships. The symptoms begin with listlessness and

THE WILL OF LORD PAUNCEFOTEH P.C., G.C.B., late Ambassador to the United States, who died on May 24, is proved by his widow and sole executrix, by whom the deceased's estate is entered, at £63,788. PROGRAMME OF MUSIC to be played by the Band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, on Wednesday next at the New Parade Ground between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.

PROGRAMME.

.. March.......! Flay, come kiss yo baby"......ju

*. Overture ..................," Rosaaumdor B................Schuberi. 3. Sèlɛenda ......" French Maid “..........................Sfanghter. 4. Walte............" Santiago "..... .......Corbie. 5. Kam Dence...." Darkies Jubilec"..... .Turner. 6. Selection............. "Carmen

L. Land of my Fathers.

1. The Men of Harlech,

3. God bless the Prince of Wales. God Save the King/

...Bizet.

| JAPANESE AT HANKOW:-Native advices | from Mankow say that the riotersș, în the `pro vince are again causing trouble, cutting tele graph wires, tearing up the poles and creatings much disturbance that it has been 'necessary

to send out soldiers to quiet them Hankow itself does not appear to be affected by the outbreak and its commercial section is growing by the influx of Japanese merchants, who show ambition to monopolize the trade in that section. it is understood that the Yokohama Specie Bank contemplates opening a branch in that port within a few months.

"SMOKER" AT ST. PATRICK'S CLUB.

WEARINESS ON EXERTION:: pain and formication in extremites followed by dema along the front of the tibia, loss of knee reflex ataxic gait, muscular degeneration and the abnormal heart conditions poculiar to beri-beri, If removed in time from the locality where the disease was contracted the patient. usually recovers, otherwise the dema, general weakness, muscular degeration and cardid trouble increase and the patient dies suddenly of heart failure,

The cause of the disease has not yet been traced. It has been attributed to a micro- organisin in diseased rice, but the disease is rare amongst Burmans, who are essentially rice. caters, beug, here, chiefly confined to natives of India. It has also been

ATTRIBUTED TO POISONING carbonic acid gas in crowded and ill-ventilated 2- quarters. In fact berberi has been attributed. to all sorts of causes, but beyond its being a disease of locality, its etiology has not been proved.

Dr. Axel Holst, professor of medicine at the University of Christiania, accredited here by the Secretary of State, was given every facility of studying the discass at the general Hospital and in the light ships. He is of opinion that food-supplies have something to do with the disease, and that the provision of fresh food is one of the best means of stopping an epidemic, but the pathological puzzle still remains un- solved.

THE NAVY.

H.M.3. Arethusa left for Singapore en route. for England at 8.30 this morning.

One of the most enjoyable and successful "smokers" ever held in St. Patrick's Club took place on Saturday evening when about. 250 members and friends turned up to enjoy the proceedings Everthing went off withouta an old bungalow bitch, and great credit is due to Mr. J. J. Blake, Tamar. Some, however, will be from ships up.

out-

FIRE AT KOWLOON CITY -An break of fire occurred in situated in Kowloon Tong, on Saturday

evening. The building was used by regues and vagabonds to sleep in, and the origin of

the fire was supposed to be caused by one of these undesirables throwing the end of a cigarettes which ignited the dry wood.

was a

THE RODDAM HERO :-There crowded gathering of citizens in Liverpool Town Hall the other day, when the Lord Mayor presented Captain Freeman, master of the steamship Roddam, with the gold medal of | the Mercantile Marine Service Association and an illuminated vote of thanks for his heroism in saving his vessel and part of his crew from the disaster at St. Pierre.

by a Chinese constable, effected a successful raid on Saturday morning at No. 2 Market Straet, long suspected of being a gaming den. The raiders arrested fifteen gamblers, who were brought before Mr. Kemp this morning with the result that two keepers were fined $100 or three months each, and the gamesters were ordered to pay $5 apiece. RECORD TRIP OF A LAUNCH :-The steam-launch Navarra which left here some time last month in command of Capt. Geo. Parker made a smart passage to Manila in 61 hours. The steamer Diamente, which also left

A 65,861 piculs on the same day and at the same time, arrived exported in 1901, as compared there in a days and 8 hours thus beating her by with 45,395 piculs in 1900, and 19,476 piculs

bours. To-day he is taking another launch its 1872. Cassia, matting, fire-crackers, and

named Concho, which makes his 31st launch to the countless articles for which the innumer able manufactories at Canton are famous, have also tended to make good any further deficiency due to the loss of the tea trade consequent upon the apathy and neglect of the Chinese growers. Neverthess, a cursory glance at the general report undoubtedly leaves the impression that Canton is rapidly forging ahead, and, as the gateway of

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FURNITURE Southern China is extending its traffic and

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CHINA WARES

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

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ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS,

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th July, 1902.

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quickening and facilitating communication with the interior. The foreign imports and exports continue to expand; and in this respect one must remember that a large quantity of certain commodities which pass through the Huppo's department do not come under the cognisance of the Imperial Maritime Customs, with the result that no statistics are furnished. But the one feature in the history of the port in 1901 was, according to Mr. Scort, the transfer of

Manila.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-Two Chinese

|

THEFT BY CANTEEN BOY-A Chinaman employed at Stone-caller's Island as cantech-bay to the 64th Company of the Royal Artillery, was charged with stealing from a till a marked Mexican dollar on the 7th inst. Mr. Hays, who appeared for the defence, asked for an adjournment as he was instructed at the last moment. Mr. Hazeland remanded the case until Tuesday next. Defendant was

The blue-funnel steamer Diomed, which leaves Hongkong about the 29th or goth inst., is taking home Navy'uen, mostly from H.M.S.

U.S.5. Rainbow left for Manila yesterday, afternoon, and some of the crew of the Arethusa gave her a parting cheer.

H.MA Robla mill probably leave, Macao tomorrow for Wuchow,

Lieutenant H. L. Jones, R.M.LI, is detailed for service on the Chiga Station.

H.M. cruiser Endymion has left Gibraltar and sailed for Portsmouth to pay off.

Hon. Secretary, for the way in which the North, relieved from the China station. It arrangements were conducted, and to Mr. Bur-will be remembered. that we recently notified; gess, to whose credit the varied programme was when the vessel was on her outward duc. Mr. Varcoe ably filled the post of Chair voyage, that she had Naval reliefs.on board.. man, and the following gentlemen contributed Evidently she is returning with the exchange. to the harmony of the evening :-Mess, Chiswell; Varney, Robins, McGill, McConnell, Darby, Rogers and the brothers Francis, whose entertainment was really very clever. They. nearly brought the house down, and it is very certain that a large audience will greet them at the City Hall on Saturday when a benefit concert is to take place. It is of interest to. note that the members of St. Patrick's Club intend arranging a benefit concert for the comedians. To return to the concert, Mr. Burgess's rendering of" Cheer up Buller" was loudly applauded, and the piano accompanists, Messrs. Reynolds, Darby and. Disman, most not be forgotten. It was not before 11.30 p.m. The 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers that the National Anthem was sung. This leave for India in the us. Wakool. The 5.5. concert was the first that has been held in the Wakool, as we stated in a previous Issue, is St. Patrick's Club since extensiva improve; ¦ due with the Derbyshires at Singapore on the ments to the interior of the building. They 24th inst, and at Hongkong about the 30th include the reling of the floor, and the instant. repainting of both the concert hall and the billiard room.

boatmen were to-day charged with ill-treating pigs. P. C. No. 6 hailed the defendants, who were in their sampans, but to no avail. He allowed out on bail, however, gave chase and managed to effect a capture whereupon he discovered between ACCIDENT AT THE RAUB MINES >--- thirty forty and pigs in each sampan. Thay News has reached Lipis of an accident to the were stowed one upon the other like ordinary Raub Australian Company's workings, invol- THE COPTIC" IN A TYPHOON cargo, and in each craft he found three dead ving, it is said, damage to the electric power animals. Fined $10 each.

station. It appears that the pipe line collapsed, and that the sudden inrush of water caused a

PASSENGER JUMPE OVERBOARD.

THE ARMY.

The Uganda left for India early yesterday morning,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE

Canadian (Empress of Japan) to-mor English (Valitta) ijih inst.". American (América Maru) 13th inst German (Preussen) 17ht inst. Canadian (Athenian) 23rd-inst. American (Korea) 28th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) soth inst.

TORNADO IN HONAN:-A few days ago Honan was visited by a furious wind storm which came from the southeast. It lasted scarcely fifteen minutes but in that time blew down many bouses and trees. Several people were injured by planks and other articles which went flying through the air, but no loss of the native Customs Department to the life is reported. In the river several junks Francis Alexander Campbell, C.B, of the typhoon. The captain was forced several times R.M.S: Empress of China arived in New York?"

Maritime or Foreign Customs Service, which was effected only alter all the delays and excuses, on which Chinese always rely in such cases, had proved fruitless. "After much delay, and only in deference

were upset.

certain amount of damage. The State Engi-pleasaatest of voyages from San Francisco to The Pacific Mail: Steamer. Ceptic, had the

neer (Mr. Stokoe) has been wired for and has

Yokohama and from the latter port to Naga-. left for Raub to render such assistance as may sak, no mishaps having occurred. The liner be in his power.

left Nagasaki one day ahead of her usual schedule, and had not been long on her way towards Shanghai before she ran right into the

to turn the ship's nose about and head full speed in the direction of Nagasaki to escape the typhoon center. With the rise of the barometer the steamer would be again headed

THE FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT.--- The Marquis of Lansdowne has appointed Mr.

Foreign Office, to be Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in succession to Sir Martin office in 1871, and has been a senior clark Gosselin. Mr. Campbell entered the Foreign

to the demands of His Majesty's Minister swept over a portion of Fukuoka prefecture since 1896. For the last five years or so Mr. I full speed for. Shanghai.

in Peking, did the Central Government so far yield as to compel the Hoppo to surrender the head Canton office with its six outstations. At Swatow, Samshui, Haihow, and Pakho the tranfer was

rules, framed in the interests of all alike."

HALF-INCH HAILSTONES :-Thunder- storms have been very infrequent in Japan this year. The other day a violent thunderstorm and did much damage. Hail fell in the Mi district during the storm, some of the hail-- stones measuring over half-an-inch in diameter. † HER THIRD "BREACH" ACTION :-

Campbell has been head of the Far Eastern Department at the Foreign Office.

MAN OVERBOARD.

Seen on the vessels arrival at Hongkong, an officer stated that a passenger, named A. W. Mitchell, booked for Hongkong, fell overboard believed he committed suicide. A life buoy on the morning of the 11th ult, and it is

was thrown to him, but he did not catch-hold of it, and it is thought he struck against projection in the ship's hull before striking the water, and so was drowned almost immediately,

conduct to cause any suspicion. He was a There was nothing in the passenger's previous middle-aged man. On the arrival of the Copic at Honolulu. the case was reported to the authorities there.

At Asakura three persons were killed by At the Glamorganshire Assizes the other day a Dowlais dressmaker, 60 years of age, made PHOTOGRAPHIC early and quietly arranged; but Canton, lightning, and at Mii and Mitsuma several

the kernel of the fruit, was only given up houses were burnt and people and animals io. her third appearance as plaintiff in a breach of DEPARTMENT. after a bitter struggle and grudgingly. The jured.

promise of inarriage action. She was awarded native traders are loud in the praise of the new arrangement. They fully realise the SUDDEN DEATH OF A FRENCH £500 damages and costs against John Prosser, benefit of honest management and fixed SAILOR-An A. B. died suddenly on board a retired railway inspector, aged 71, said to be the homeward bound French Mail steamer paralysed from the waist downwards. In one With regard to shipping, it is also worthy of Tonkin, which arrived from the North at 6.30 of her previous actions the plaintiff obtained note that the year under review marks the yesterday morning. It appears that while she 100 damages after, she stated, amidst laugh highest record, no less than 1,882,413 tons

was making fast to her buoy the deceased, ter, 22 years of expense. whe was working along with others, auddenly A NEW FAST CRUISER is now being built having entered the port. Of this amount, British vessels show 1,555,558 tons, Chinese, dropped dead. When examined by the ship's in the Baltic shipbuilding -y-rds at St. Peters some 104,000 tons, German, about 144,700 tons, French, 33,335 tons and American, surgeon, it was discovered that death was due burg. She is intended for scouting purposes..

to cerebral hemorrhage. The body was 23,724 tans. The steam launch traffic under

moved to the monuary. the Inland Steam Navigation Rules has reached enormous figures, never anticipated in such a connection, showing the success of the arrangement for the Canton province.gine driver employed at the Cotton Mill, voyages. She will be of 3,000 registered vatory Mr. Scott rightly opines that these Rules Wanchai, was sent to the Hospital yesterday have met an urgent requirement in the suffering from a scalp wound. While he was Canton Delta, where matters had long been working at the machinery his queue got en practically out of all control, and there is tangled in the belt of the roller, which lifted every reason for believing that the traffic him from the ground and swung him in the now being carried on between the City and

air. When this was noticed, the machine was every important centre of trade in the pro-

at once stopped and the man dropped down vince will be greatly increased in the very unconscious and was removed to the Alice near future.

Memorial Hospitial...

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The C. N. Co.'s sleamer Taiyuan left Syd ney on the gth inst., for this port via Manila and is due here on the 28th inst.

The Imperial Geman Mail steamer Kfauti chou which left here on the 7th inst, at noon has arrived at Genoa on Thursday zm. the 4th instantan

The P-& O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Valetta left Singapore for this port on the 8th inst, at 6. am, with the Outward English Mails, and is

(Bombay Line) left Bombay via Colombo and due here on the 13th inst, at about 6 am

The N. Y. K. Co.'s steamer Tisumi Maru Singapore for this port on the 6th inst, and is. expected to arrive here on the 23rd inst

Berlin of the 19th inst, left Colombo on Satur The Imperial German Mail steamer Preis sex carrying the Gemman Mails with dates front

here on or about Wednesday the 171th inst day am, the 6th inst, and may be expected

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.5. Emprus of Japan arrived at Shanghai at noon on Saturday the 6th fast, and left again at inid night same day for Hongkong where she is due to amire at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, the 9th inst

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK RETURNS:

H.MS Wivern

On the 8th at 12.5 p.na, The typheen was and capable of developing a speed of 25 koots lying to the SE. of Kiushiu yesterday morning Stam

Beniarig The vessel will be armed with quick-firing it has probably continued moving Northwards in Sang

Pleguismalo Suns and torpedoes, and will carry comple- and passed into the Sea of Japan. ment of 40 men. On completion the new The barometer has risen on the China coast cruiser is to be despatched immediately to the and over the Philippines. Moderate N. and

Rubi Far East. It is then proposed to build another NE: winds on the China coast and over the N. Solent

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