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THE WEST POINT, OUTRAGERSTIE native carpenter win an othek la ke

own the hiher day and wounded carpe find constables, has been committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions. SWIMMING RACE-On the 31st at 5 30p.m. there will be a swimming competition between Messrs. A. Humphreys, C. J. Cooke and N. H. Alves at the V. R. C. enclosure, Kowloon, the distance being 6 lengilis (200 yards). The

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POINT COLLAPSE.

TOR, NOT CULTY. PWD CENSURED, The hearing of the case in which Cheong. Hong, contiactor, charged with manslaugher in conpection with the faral collapse of the wall of the house, No. 56 First Surce', un 26th July was resumed this morning.

All the witnesses for the prosecution aus defence being finished, Mr. E. H. Sharp, KC counsel for the defence, and the Attorney General (Hon. Sir H., Spencer Berkeley) ad- dressed the Court and jury."---

AVARSHIPS ORDENT

AT THE NAV

AUTHORITIES RETICENT

When it became known yesterday afte-noon that piders had be received for the immedlide despatch in the North of severil of the British warships in port much speculation" was rife both with regard to their destination, and the necessity for such unge measures. In- quific from official soures tailed to elicit any dafinile explanation, and consequently many rumours were circulated regarding the cause for such a busty, despatch of the. "warships": to northern "waters, That there was some,

winner is to be presented with a handsome cup riven by a well-known merchant. As the three are considered strong se immers it would indeed be very inter-sting for the spectators.

MISSION WORK IN FORMOSA :—The,

After tiffin, the Chief Justice stiined up the Empress of idin, which arrived this morning, ease at great length, and said that living nuth in the numerous statements was verified brought from Vancouver to the Orient the Rev. regard to the nature of the work widestaken later in the day when it was seen that the Thurlow Fraser who has come out for the by the accused, and the age and condition Algerine spiele and Allen, had already ma

of the houses adjacent to those he (the their departure, and that great actively prevailed purpose of carrying on the mission work in Formosa which has hitherto been in the lands contractor) undertook to pull down, alongside the Amphitrit. Another event of the late Dr. McKay. There are over 60 was his legal duty to use reasonable of some significarce, was in the churches scattered over Northern Formosa, /skill and precantion. to prevent damage to that Reai-dinjual Fany: 1. Grenfell had nearly 60 native preachers and upwards of 2,000 the following points for their consideration promised to accompany H. E the Governor

to keep a garrison in Shanghai, she built large barmcks and in much preparations for giving effect to just such a challenge as has been thrown out to England, We do HONGRONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1992 not believe with the Cluna Guselie of the 24th instant that the atrocious crime com- mitted_upon-two_British missionaries in Hunan has been seized upon as a good pretext" by Lord. Lansdowne for "getting level with the treacherous, corrupt and utterly contemptible (lovernment of the Celestial Empire-a (vernment composed of the obsequious Boswells who pertina tiously cling to the apron-strings of the vicious woman who wrongfully sits to-day (by the special request of a majority of the Powers of Christendom!) on the Dragon Throne. Great Britain has shewn much patience and forbearance in dealing with the Manchu Government; she has in fact been so complacent that kindness has been mistaken for cowardice; furgiveness for in. ability to exact proper reparation for outrages training of native ministers, a girl's school and of various descriptions. Now, however, a hospital. the last chapter in the long and wearisomer. E FOOTBALL SHIELD COMMITTEE history of the decline of British prestige in met yester 'ay and decided that entries must the Far East is, let us hope, about to be. he s urin on or before December 8th. closed once and forever. We hope this, Ger it seems apparent that Germany's attitude in repaid'in the Yangtze valley, and China's requiescence therein, is as the last straw that breaks the camel's back. There is now great activity in the naval dockyards, vessels are preparing for serious work; and already the Albion, Algerine andi Esplegie have gone and others are going-well -probably North. If Great Britain will hold om for anything in the East it is surely for the maintenance of an Open Door for her trade throughout the length and breadth of | China, including Mongolia and Manchuria. If she now applies drastic remedies to cope with drastic evils she will have with

THE STORM-CLOUDS."

We are inclined to think that the stormi clouds which have been gathering about the Easter horizon during the past few years notably since Russia, France, and Germany combined to dust, Japan from the continent of Asia at the conclusion of the China-Japan war, causing the latter to accept a paltry sum from Chum to evacuate Port Arthur and the Liaotung Peninsula-have a good deal more wind in them than is generally We do not intend at this juncture to weary our readers with lengthy details of observations taken during, say, the past five years. It is sufficiem to call attention to the existence of the Far Eastern Triple Alliance (Russia, France and Ger- THE WATER used is THE PUR- many formed and maintained since 1894 when, it is probabile, the parties to the EST that can be obtained, and is

secret agreement arrived at a decision as skilfully Filtered on the most scientific to their respective spheres of influence" and ultimate occupation, Russia being principles.

at liberty to absorb as much of Mongolia, Manchuria and China proper as she sees fit down to the parallel of the Peiho River; Gerusany to have rurie blanche between the South bank of the Peiho and the Yellow River (with liberty to push as far BEST INGREDIENTS only south as the north bank of the Yangtze if circumstance permit); France to grab all she can between her Tonkin and Annam frontiers and south bank of the West River, with liberty to push as far north as the south

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bank of the Yangtze. Of course, the exist ence of such a programinie, will be scouted in certain interested quarters, but fi douba- less durs exist and it is, therefore, not sur

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prising to learn that the Cician Stipulations ber the goodwill and. maybe, the --regarding the withdrawal—of-her-tuoops--physical-fome-fall_the_Powers_who_{ from Shanghai are in conformity with are opposed to any infringement of the terti those of the Government of France. It is total integrity of the Chinese Empire, or of

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native communicants, besides a college for the

In connection with the Hongkong Football Club the following matches have been arranged :--

Sat rday, Nov. 1st-Rugby match at 4.15

P.0.

those houses, and their inhabitants," He raised

by the collapse of the wall at No. 56 First (1) That the deceased Wong Fuk was killed

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(2) Did the accused fail to use such reason, able skill and precautions as it was his duty to

use?

(3) Was it owing to the want of the use of such reasonable skill and precautions that the wall collapsed..

(4) If so, did the omission to use such reasonable skill and precautions amount to

Monday, Nov. 3rd-Inter-Club match at a criminal negligence ? quarter to five sharp.

Saturday, Nov. 8th.-Association match v

Royal Engineers at 4.15 p.m.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.-By kind per- mission of Colonel Iremonger and officers, the Band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will phy the following selections during dinner at the above Hotel on Friday evening est, October 11st, from 7.30 10 9.50 p in.

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** Happy Barbie ... judrey, trod save the King,“

Continuing, His Lordship said: As to crimi nat negligence, adopt the words of Mr. Justice Blackburn in Reg Eyre, Finláson's e- port, page 57 -Criminal negligence is a phrase constantly used in criminal cases, but the amount of negl gence that would make a man

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and pay on a trip to Mirs Day in the morning. and just prior to the launch leaving,Blake Pier was oblige I to cancel the engagement. The e -is-much-activity in naval quarters nshore and afloat. Big, cargo boita with "powder shor and shell have been discharging alongside the flagship Alion and her. vessels during the past few days, while signalling, night and day, has 'heen constäni. Bluejackits have been landed at Magazine, Island, East f'oint, where they have doubtless. been engaged in lading shells, &c., and the German gunboat Tiger has been lying uider at easy head of steam in Wanchai Bay during the past two daya and seems 10 ›have been keeping a Sharp watch on the movements of que men in connection with the warships. The Cressy is still in dock at Kowloon where she is coaling and taking in stores and pro visions. She is expected out - the first

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sponsible cannot be defined, is not a little failure in duty at could make him criminally responsible ns à great failure of duty thing in the morning and will leave, pat once for the North. The Japanese torpedo boat destroyer Asahid had fresh coating of grey paint put on this morning. After her long run out from England. she stood in great need of a new "dress. the is well-known flyer, being able to da ber it knots with comparative case. The British torpedo bint destroyer fans, still a fiery red

undoubtedly would, the line between the two is hard to define and cannot be left to s great extent in each individual case to the comm sense of the jury, whether or not the degree of | failure of duty in criminal.. If the jury answer

all the four questions in the affirmation it 15. their duty to find the prisoner guilty. If the

supervision enables us to produce † Hoteworby, too, that Russia does not object. its little, though important, neighbour, Corea, MR. H. COCKBURN, C., Chinese Secretaryjary answer any one of those four questions colour, looks very untidy beside her spruce.

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her sience giving consent, if nothing more. That the three Powers mentioned are ex- tremely jealous of Britain's preponderance

where Kussia's paw is again being leit, the of the Britt Legation at Peking, has been Czar's representatives being busy trying to

raised to the rank of First Secretary of Lega foist that "stormy petre!" of Oriental politics,n. It is to be hoped that this action of the Foreign Office may be taken as evidence that of commercial interests in the Orient and M. Alexieff, into the position of Finance

the F. O. at last recognises that the position elsewhere, and that they would stoop to con-

Adviser to the Corcan Government zie Mr. and the important duties performed by the siderable depikes to further their own ends is McLeavy Brown, the British Chief Com- Chinese Secretary render it strongly advisable equally within the bounds of reasonable pro- missioner of Customs and finance adviser of that he should be at least on a par with the bability. More or less secret negotiations the Cosean Government. M. Be Wiu, a official who merely plays "second fiddle" 10 have liven going on in Peking for some time crafty statesman and the Czar's adviser in the Minister. The advantages accruing to the with a view, probably, to drawing Great matters of finance, is now in the Far East and The it is understood that he will make important Britain into the vortex of a storm. semi-official Norddeutsche Allgemeine | proposals to the Ruler of the Hermit King- Zeitung has been permitted to give the gist dom. When, a few years ago, Russia nied

Minister of having as confidential translator, writer and interpreter an English scholar at a corrupt seat of government cannot be over: estreated.

NEW LAWS FOR CHINA:-The Sin Wen

of the terms arranged, without, as far as we cạn leam, even extending to the British in the Corean capital the British Government | Chia-pen, Senior Vice-president of the Board

in the negative, or if they have a reason. b'e doubt whether the p isoner is guilty or not, it is their duty to find him not guilty.

The jury retired at twenty minutes to three, and returned at three o'clock.:

little poighbour. A few minutes before right o'clock this morning the Amphitrite left her. buoy off the Naval Yard Extension works, and with a long line of black smoke issuing from her four funnels disappeared into the haze over- hanging the entrance to the barbour in the direc tion of the Lyremoon Pass. It was surmised that she had left for the North, but four hours The Foreman We find the prisoner notater she again en ered port having probably guilty. It is unanimous

The Registrar General Gentleman of the jury, do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty of manslaughter..

With is Lordship's permission they added the following rider. That the supervision at present, exercised by the 1 W. D. over the demolition, erection, and alteration of build ing is inadequate."

His Lordship --“That what you have said

will

been out for practice with big guns and to give

call it Dating the day the greatest activity has. her engines a good turn over, as the divers prevailed at the Naval Yard where the work of provisioning and storing the warships has 1 een

pidly proceeding, Special naval police have

liberty parties ashore, and the full complement

to use M. Alexieïï to destroy British influence pao Bears from the same source that Shen be taken to the-proper quarters of course I been despatched for the purpose of recalling Government the burtesy of haiding a copy sent a large fleet to Chemaipo to back up of Funishment, and Wa Ting-fang, Minister at This is a criminial case and not an' enquiry | of men are getting aboard the ships.

to Sir Ersis) Sarow, Inder date Berlin 22nd October, the paper states;

The Powers have again recently considered the question of the evacaution of Shanghai, It was proposed that the evacantion should take place under the following conditions —

The troops wil withdrawn simul taneously and equally by all Powers concerned according to stipulations to be agreed upon beforehand.

the claims and secure the position of Mr. MeLeavy Brown, c.as. It is pretty certain therefore that our Government cannex regard with equanimity the intrigues now so boldly en traiu in Seoul, any more than it can ignore the German challenge, and German and French intrigues throughout the whole Yangtze region. While we carnestly hope

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Washington, were some time ago app.inted by the Throne to codity a new set of laws for China, introducing Western lass into the system where they are beneficial and essential.

Since then Minister Wu has been ordered to remain at his post for another year, so he could nut at once begin to carry out the task set for him by the Throat." A week ago, the Minister telegraphed the Wai-wu-pu saying that one of

into the collapse of buildings."

The Contractor, Cheong Hong, was dis-" charged.

SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held to-morrow at 5 p.m. The agenda follows:-

ORDERS OF THE DAY,

The authorities are naturally very 7 tirent: regarding their orders and will vouch for "nothing beyond the fact that certain warships are le proceed to sea as early as possiblr.:^.

From the Wirth China Daily News, ef- he "auth inst, we take the following:-

The turpedo-boat destroyer Hari, "Litut• Commr. Hardy, goes down to. Woosing on

Cyprian-Bridge, K.C.B., who is coming from Japan. The British gunboats ordered to Hankaw will await the Admiral's arrival dat Woosung.

Power will give to all other Powers equal right

2 The re-occupation of Shanghai by any and trust that a peaceful solution of the bis attachés was coming back to China and The President, pursuant to notice, wil Sunday morning to meet Vire-Admiral Sir

to bring back their troops.

In order to prevent any such possibility the German Government has proposed the follow- ing amendment to the second clause :-

China binds herself expressly to grant no exclusive rights of a military or other character, which would infringe upon the principle of the "Open Door Policy," to any Power within the Yangın Valley.

This condition has now been accepted by

the Chinese Government.

The German Government is fully in accord with Chian and France as to the conditions of the withdrawal of the troops from Shanghai.

The opinion prevails here, that the reason why Great Britain is hesitating to agree thereto can only be explained by her intention to get exclusive rights.

In the German amendment we find a dired hit" at perfide Albion. It is well known that the British Government have fo. years insisted that the "Open Door" policy throughout China must be maintained at all hazards, yet here we find Germany (with the knowledge of France, Austria and Russia) holding out for the recognition of this vital

principle by China only as regards the Yang. tze Valley, Britain's" sphere of influence. The reason for this peculiar attitude is PHOTOGRAPHIC not far to seek. Firstly: Russia, France

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present difficulties will soon be arrived at, yet there is no denying that latent possibili- ties would seem to preclude undue confi. dence in the immediate future, for it would be childish to imagine that certain Powers would have deliberately trodden on the Lion's tail without taking into consideration the risk of sudden and violent reprisals.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

had left the United States at the end of last month, and by him the Minister sent to his associare coifier two los of law manescripts which he hail prepared in Washington. PACIFIC COALING STATION -Suwar- row Island has been proclaimed a co-ling station for the ships of the Australian squadron. Suwarrow Island is one of the Suworoff group, situated in latitude 13deg, 13min. south, long. 16 leg. 31min west The island is a place of call of the Pacific Island Company's steamers, the company holding large interests there.

DR. SOLFF left for Singapore by the Flam The islands are surrounded by an extensive reef, barg to-day.

MR. J. P. COTTAM was among the passen- gers looked for London on the Hamburg,

which left at noon to-day.

THE-WATER SUPPLY ---It will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that in the absence of further rainfall on and after Saturday next the supply of water will again

be restricted.

SIR E. SATOW'S ABSENCE -It is stated

that Mr. Towale irst Secretary) is designated, for the important position of chargé d'affaires during the absence, ou leave, of Sir Ernest Satow from the celestial capital.

nearly half a mile wide, which encloses a lagoon 12 miles by nine miles. There is an entrance facing the northeast half a mile wide at the narrowest part, with two patches in its middle, which may be passed on either side, the depth in the cotrance being eight to five fathoms. The lagoon abounds in beche-de-mer and pear-shell. The entrance pissige runs about north-northeast, and south-southwest; the

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That the Board obtain authority to insert an advenisement in the English and

Chinese newspapers requesting the occupiers of domestic buildings to co-operate with the board in its efforts to combat Pligue by thoroughly cleansing their dwellings between the 15th November and 15th December next; and informing the owners and accupiers of domestic dwellings, that the Board proposes alier December¦¦¦ igth to strictly enforce the provision of the bye laws governing Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation, and that the Board will, if on inspection it be found necessary, direct its officers to cleanse and disinfect premises under the provisions of the bye-laws for the prevention or mitigation of epidemic, eademic or contagious. disease,

The following German warships are at pre- seni in Shanghai. They re the flag-hip / urst Biserck, armoured cruiser, 10650 tons.***

Glieg.....3rd class cruiser: 1,776 tons. Hansa 200

5,900

Secadler 3rd. Thitis 3rd

BLACK FLAG SOLDIBUS FOR CHI KIANG. A report was current to-day to the effect that the Acting Viceroy of Canton, H. E. Tak Sawy as ordered the veteran Black flag chief, Low. Ying-foo, in mobolise three battalions of lo.... troups, and proceed with all haste overland to the rovince of Chi Kiang, owing, as it is alleg. ed, to certain movements on the part of Eur opean Powers. It is to be remembered that Shanghai is in the Province of Chi Kinng.

1. Mr. Osborne, pursuant to notice will THE OVERDUE “CHEANG CHEW.

usual trades is therefore a leading wind. The move

island is reported to he out of the track of

hurricanes,

THE ST. ANDREW'S BALL.

OFFICIAL DANCE PROGRAMME.

The offic a dance prograinme as arranged for the forthcoming St. Andrew's Ball is as

1. Lancers,

3. Waltz.

3. Caledonians. 4. Waltz.

and Germany have all grabbed pretty big slices of the "China Pie," and they are

HERE IS A STRAW that shows how the not Free Trade countries; secondly, the

current is taning in the Corean Channel. component parts of the Far Eastern Triple this:-It is reported that M. Witte will visit

The Peking and Tientsin Times reports it follows:- Alliance desire to draw Britain into a serious Corea with the object of supporting M. Alexieff conflict with one or more European powers. in the reorganisation of Corean finance. They know that the longer they wait the THE BOXING CONTEST: Mr. St. Clair more difficult will be the process of "slicing informs us that the reason he did not put in an Chian," and they think, doubtless, that the appearance at noon yesterday when the money time is ripe for throwing down the gauntlet was to the handed over is connection with the to Great Britain and her Ally, Germany has match against Sam Bentley was because he clearly challenged Britain's position in the beard that his opponent was leaving shortly in Yangtze region. The declaration of the the Albion ordered north. This seems a satis Anglo-Japanese alliance was very distasteful (actory explanation.

to Russia, France and Germany, and it has NAVY LEAGUE CAMPAIGN :—The Times been doubtless used by Russian and other says that the mission of Mr. il. Wyatt, the agents to endeavour to prove to China that envoy of the Navy League, who is about to tour Australia, New Zealand and Canada, is Great Britain can be treated with con-

unofficial, The Timur-goes on to state that tempt; that she cannot stand alone the mission is ill timed, coming immediately and that she has even' to

lean on after the colonial conference. In view of the Japanese for support; that she is colonial demands needing to be handled with rapidly succumbing to senile decay, &c., &c. rare tact and discretion, it would be wiser nót Germany has from the first shewn intention to attempt to force the pace.

SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER- AG. Gimult

5. Eightsone Reel. 6. Waltz.

7. Caledonians.

8. Strathspey and Reel 9. 1'aliz ja..Bara Diner.. 11. Pulka, -12. Waliz.

13. Highland Schottische. 14. Eightsome Reel. 15. Waltz..

16. Strathspey and Reel. 17. Wallz 18 Lancers. 19. Waltz, 20.-Caledonians. 26 Waltz,

32. Waltz and Galop.

SK for ASAHI

ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER A Girauli,

AG.Girault,

r. That measures be taken to stop the nuisance caused by scavenging cpolics raising clouds of dust in the public streets.

11. That Government be asked to make

provision in the next conservancy con- fract for fining the contractor when There are reasonable grounds to suspect that his coolies have brown night-soil into the drains or on the hillsides.

G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary.

AGENDA

Result of the analysis of a sample of welt water taken from No. 99, Jervois street. Mester

2. Lime-washing return for the fortnight eded October 25th, 1902 NY

3. Kat return for the fortnight ended October 27th, 1907

4. Mortality statistics for the week ended October 11th, 1901, 95

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In connection with the report in our lat evening's issue to the effect that the British. sleamer. Cheang Chew, which left Singapore for longkong on the 16th inst, had not entered port, the agents, Heng Seng Cheang, Lindly informs us they have received telegri hic advice from Singapore-to the effect that the Cheang Chere had met with a mishap lo her: engines and beca obliged to put back lo Singapore for repairs.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE German (Gera) to-morrow. Indian (Kumsang) 1st prox - French (Sydney) 2nd prose

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Canadian (1 thenian) 17th prox

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