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THE Masonic Quadrille Club, will open is season with a dance in the Ma onk Hall on the 7th insi, and not on the 5th ns previously announced. Members and intending members may obutin membership-tickets on the night of the first dance from the secretary or treasurer of the Club Messrs Jenkins and Fielding will again be responsible for the music for these dances.

WHEN the so. Hanoi arrived this morning from Haiphong the captain reponed that 450 pigs had died on the voyage and were thrown overboard. There were fonty dead in the hold and these were removed by the Police. The

buted the loss of the pigs to the exhaustion incurred by the severe knocking about they received.

the Globe Hotel, was yesterday arrested on account of information received from the Police in San Francisco, where he is said to be wanted on a charge of embezzlement of certain sums of money, in the jurisdiction of the United States of America. The case was remanded until the 8th inst, ball being refused.

ONE of the latest novelties in the wine lists of the big London hotels, is the app

appearance of cyder. This English and wholesome drink to at least coming to its true place amongst our national beverages. Last year's was perhaps the worst apple season ever known, but this year's will probably lie among the best. The uncertainties of manufacture have led to high prices and low quality, for until the last few years it was, left largely in the hands of farmers, who made the drink with the most primitive equipment for local ensumption and only sold their eu plus stock. Nowadays there are an increasing number of firms who are running die business on scientific lines, with consider able profit, and there is no reason why a care-

with that greatly desired thing-a good sum

ongkong Celegraph captain reports very bad weather, and attri-fol cultivation of cyder should not provide us

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOV, 2, 1904.

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Follo are further results of yesterday's maco'mesting ät ghai, kindly supplied us by Mr. TF. Hough, and received after. had gone to Press. .

THE CLUB CurTwo Miles Value, Tie

Mr. J. H. Lowin' Aladdin The Four Stars' Sphere Mr. Specice's Superior

A number of sailors from the French flag ship Montcalm obtained shore leave last even- ing, and started out to enjoy themselves by first taking in a load of liquid ballast, consist. ing of intoxicating liquom-of sons |_ They 50 next proceeded to visit certain houses wherein their conduct was such as to cause their sum mary election. Finally on their entering an other house, they met their match, for when they were ordered to leave and refused to do so, even drawing a knife to back up their re- fusal, a big burly Chinaman, an ex-detective, at present employed as a watchman, appeared on the scene, and although he received a stab in the head, he held on to his assailant, and called luathy for the police. An Indian Con- stable came along and attempted to arrest the men, when the knife-holder struck at him, tore his uniform, and in the unelte caused the loss of his watch. The men were events cally secured and taken to the station, and this morning placed before Mr. Kemp when the first was fined $25 for disorderly

conduct, and threatening the immates of the house in question, while the second defend ant was fined $5 for the assault on the China

tion, on the first charge; on the second charge man and ordered to pay him $20 compensa-

of asspulting the constable in the execution of his duty and causing the loss of his watch 510 compensation to the constable. An officer from the Montcalm, watching the cases on behalf of accused, paid the fines, amounting in all to $75, and took the men back on board,

THE FATAL FALL IN QUEEN'S.

IS A SPECIFIC FOR ALL TROUBLEg of the American Presbyterian Mission at collect all the scattered Cavalry and Horse tribe, taking it as a personal grievance that he was fined a further $15, and ordered to, pay:]

THE LEPERS OF CANTON.

For several years past Dr. Andrew Beattie, Canton, has been studying the needs of the many lepers around the city and WE RECOMMEND OF CES-endeavouring to alleviate their sufferings and make their lives less tuiserable. Besides TOMERS TO KEEP A BOTTLE BY

a chapel and a school, he has a free dispen- THEM UNTIL THE AUTUMN IS sary in the leper village of Fat Tung Yun,

OF THIS KIND.

OVER

A SPECIAL, cable from the Pioneer's correspon dent, dated London October 11, says that Lord Kitchener on forming the new field army will Artillery and join them into brigades. The the equipment of the new army on mobilisa- money already granted is being used to provide tion. The exact distribution will remain in abeyance pending the settlement of various problems of food, clothing and transport. The troops will be quartered in places chosen for strategic considerations only. The Quetta for India graduates. The Army Council disap proves of the plan of one year graduates for routine staff duties.

THE revising barrister at Chorlton-cum-Hardy that he was confreated with the great problem thought for a few nervous moments recently of woman's suffrage, with which here and there aggrieved ladies occasionally approach his the barrister will not at once reform the law in their favour. A nurse presented herself before him, and when asked for whom she appeared, seplied, "Mrs." "Why.didn't she come herself?" asked the barrister. **She can't very well," said the nurse. "What is it you want, then?" "To register," The barrister

outside of the East gate, which is being sup- Staff College course will be the complete one reluctantly explained that it was impossible

ported by friends of these pour outcasts. The local government supplies them with A. 5. WATSON & Co., free houses, many of which are new and fairly comfortable and, in addition, about six hundred of the thousand or more lepers, receive three cents each a day. As Dr. Beattie has already pointed out the ma jority have to beg for their living, the

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This afternoon au inquest was held by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, into the death of Ah Tal, a coolid boy, aged 16 years, and another coolie, who has not been identified, who met their deaths in Queen Victoria Street, on the 14th

W. Turner (foreman), and Messrs. G. B. ult, by the falling of an iron guller piping, The following jury was empanelled; Mr.

Thomas, and E.Q. R. Valbretch.

Evidence

for him to oblige the nurse and her client, since ladies have no Parliamentary votes. "Votes!" said the nurse; "I don't want any votes, I want to register the birth of a child," She had strayed into the wrong office, of

before the person who required to be regis It will be twenty-two years. or so

of the Bangkok Dock Company, has beentered will have occasion for a revising barrister committed for trial at the British Court on a and perhaps rather longer, if that person is a money given by the authorities being in. charge of stealing 506.50 ticals from the Com-girl. But it was as pretty a game of cross put the deceased met their deaths in Queen Vic sufficient to furnish wood for conkingpany's funds. The ex-cashier (a Chinese) pro- i poses as the neatest wriler of dialogues could toria Street by a piece of iron piping falling i

in warm

vegetables, clothing and so on. weather many of those among whom the disease has not wrought it worst havoc, are able to crawl up to the city and beg from shop to shop carning enough money to pro- cure for them but two scant meals a day. Visitors to Canton canot fail to be impressed with the loathsome sights to be witnessed in nearly every street and along the water- front in the vicinity of the Customs House. Those who know the city on its dark side are (35 again looking forward to dark times during the coming winter, and anaking preparations to reheve the sufferings of a helpless com- munity. Last year, in response to his appeal, Dr. Beattie received $433 which enabled him to give two days' food to five hundred lepers every week for several weeks. He also tells us that besides the money contributed a large quantity of clothing was sent to him, and this together with the funds prevented great deal of suffering. It is recognised that in Hongkong there is a considerable amount of indiscriminate charity, and were it possible to stop the practice a hearty response to

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A Stratis. Eche wire from Bangkok, dated 2151 ult., says that Mr. William M'Ewen, chief clerk

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secutes, but the Company entirely repudiates have devised - ~P.M.G, the charge. An editorial note in the same journal says that Mr. W. M'Ewen has been acting as accountant in lieu of his brother, Mr. John M'Ewen, who has been home on six months' holiday, returning to Bangkok with his bride on the 5th inst. The Messrs. M'Ewen are sons of a retired Glasgow superintendent of police, and are, we understand, much respected in Bangkok →ED., S. E.

A DEPUTATION of the London Missionary Society has just returned to England from China, and the report of the visit, which is now being circulated among the directors, shows

that the society's missions in that country, though full of promise, are distinctly under- staffed. With the present number of workers, the work already in band cannot properly be carried out, and as there is felt to begreat need for increasing the operations in this quarter, it is hoped that the situation will be improved by making known the deficiency. While on this subject, it may be mentioned that the collection

cards for the society's New Year offering for the support of missionary ships are now being sent out, and those unacquainted with this movement may be interested to hear that this collection, which is made each Christmas by

children, resulted last year in close upon

munity is by no means sparing in its endea-meetings of the society are now taking place £9,000 being received. The usual autumn vours to help those who are unable to help all over the country.

themselves, and now that another call is

SPEAKING at a banquet in San Francisco the other day, the secretary of the department of commerce and labour said:-The open door policy has coose to China, the empire of Japan

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, the 3rd inst.

BUSINESS.

Financial Minute. (No. 53.)

QUESTIONS.

Hon. R. Shewan-How has the contract for

let? Is it for a lump sum or per picut? felling trees and carrying away the wood been

was adduced to the effect, that

upon them as they sat on the road-side below, from No.85 Queen's Road, opposite the Cen tral Market. When Constable Cooper repair ed to the spot he found the boy was just alive, but the man quite dead. The boy was removed to the mortuary, and the bay was sent to the Government Civil Hospital, where he died two hours after admission. Both deceased died from fractured skulls, besides sustaining other injuries,

Mr. G. H. Edwards identified the piece of gutter as a portion of that which belonged to If by the picul, is the weight being super- the caves gutter of the house in question, and vised and checked, and if so, by whom? stated that the wood work which had been Why were not public tenders Invited for it? attached to the gutter had become rotten

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

through the action of water, damp and to Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordi-on, the exposed portions appearing to be in nance for authorising the construction of a good condition. There was nothing outside Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong.

to show that it was a danger to the public. Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordi. In witness's opinion it was an accident which nance to amend the Imbecile Persons Intro- could not be foreseen. But there was a faulty duction Ordinance, 1973,

construction inasmuch as the gutter was not. supported by brackets. In a large number of

Building-Ordinance, there were no brackets houses in the Colony, built prior to the present

supporting the gutter. Under the present of dinance brackets are required. There is no law in Hongkong probibiting the filling-up of these eaves with cement. The owner was call ed and said he did not know there was any cement in the gutter. The house was twenty years old,«

Third reading of the Bill entitled Au Ordi Cathedral Church in Hongkong" to hold and nance to enable "The Trustees of Saint John's

deal with property for the purpose of promot ing the work of the Church of England in Hongkong and China.

S. B. C. Ross, Clerk of Councils."

will be held immediately after the Council

N.B. A meeting of the Finance Committee

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The jury returned a verdict of "Death misadventure,” adding the rider that they were: of opinion that the accident was accellerated by the gutter being filled with cement.

NAVAL CHARITIES.

Among the various charities to which our bluejackets give a helping hand with his hard

Time:4 min: 4711/5 sec THE JOCKEY COR-One-mile. Value, Tis. 700 For China Ponies that have never won a race. To be ridden by Jockeys who have Bever had more than two winding mounis at: Shanghai, Hongkong or Tientsin. Mr. Beverly's Vigilant Mr. Copenhagen's Narses Mr. Paris-Brussel's Giroflee Girola ....

Time: 1 min, 12.3/5 sec.

THE FAH WAH STAKES.-One mile and a half Vajue, Tissa. For all China ponies, ne

Mr. Scandypat's Jetsameration Mr. Juhn Petla Palka,

Messrs. Common & Robson's Friendship. Time: 3 min. 22 4.5 sec. THE SHANGHAI GOLD CHALLENGE CUP

One mile and a quarter. Presented. Value, * 500 Guineas." For Chins ponies, being bon

fida griffins at dae of entry.

Mr. Beverly Salem

Messrs Toog and Speelte's Mass Mr. Oswald's Honeysuckle Time: 251.1/5 sec

THE AUTUMN CUP.-One mile and a quarter.

Value Tis: 200. For China ponies. Mr. Buxey's Coroner Rose Mr. Dryasdust's Beancake Mr. Marius Argante Time: 2

Time: 2.46 1/5 sec.

THE WHANGPOO STAKES-One mile and a half Value, Tis. 250 For China ponies, being bona fide griffins at date of entry. Mesars, Toeg and Barley's Rhone Mr. Oswald's Blair. Athol Mr. Fernando's Jack Scott Time: 3 min. 18 sec. "

TO-DAY'S RESULTS Following are the results of the racing to day, received up to the fime of going to press ---- THE NORTHERN CUP. Three quarters of a mife. Value, Tis, 30x For Chind ponies. Alaska. Beancake- Aflielstone.

Time: 1 min. 33 3/5 secs. THE CHINA CUP.-One mile. Value, Tis 200. For China panies, being bond fide griffins at date of entry. Mr. Rhone The Limit.... Asphodel.....

The: a min. 11.sec.

THE SHANGHAI ST. LECER.One mile and three-quarters. Value, Tis, 750 For Chipa ponies that have never been raced previous to 1st January, 1904, Zambesi Argante Corone! Rose,

Time 3 min. 5 4/5 seco

CORRESPONDENCE

We do not necessarily endorse the stoicas exprened by Correspondants in this colums.)

THE LEPERS OF CANTON,

HE EDITOR OF THe "Hongkong TelEGRAPH.”

AR SIR,-May I again appeal, to the readers of the Telegraph in behalf of the lepers of Canton. The cold weather is neat at hand and when it comes there will be much suffor- ing among the lepers. Every from cold and hunger. Last year in response year many die to my appeal 1 received $48385. With this

made upon the purse of kindness there is every hope that it will meet with a hearty response. The subscriptions raised on be half of the famine-stricken peasants of

I have definite knowledge, writes a corres- Kwangsi two years ago was a credit to the has developed into a world power, the Ha-pondent in London, that a number of Russian Colony; the cause of the lepers is an object walau Island have been annexed, giving us police agents arrived in London late on Friday equally deserving of support, and should control of the most importaut coaling station night for the purpose of unravelling a plot earned pay the most widely known is that of money I was able to give two days food to 500 appeal to those who wish to cast a little in the Pacific, and the Philippine Islands, rich against M. de Pobiedonostzeff which is being the Trafalgar, Day Orphanage Fund, which | lepers every week for several weeks. Besides beans of sunshine into the lives of afflicted and trade possibilities, have dropped into our nonotszeff shared with the late M. Pieve the irrespective of creed or religion, are being clothing was also sent to me. With the help beyond imagination in their natural resources or has been, hatched in London. M. Pobie maintains four institutions where orphans, the money contributed a large quantity of fellow-beings.

possession as by a dispensation of Providence. hatred of the Russian revolutionaries, and now clothed, fed and instructed. There is the thus given a great deal of suffering was pre And now another change is pending, pregnant that M. Plebve has been removed their atten- LOCAL

British Seamen and Marines Orphan School vented, AND GENERAL.

with still greater possibilities for the future de- tions have concentrated on the Procurator of and Female Orphan House, at Portsmouth velopment of our State. For the Pandma the Holy Synod. Some idea of the dificulty the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum, at canal is now an assured fact, and it will not be of comparing Russian domestic politics with Devonpost; the Nazareth House, at Southsea; THE suggestion for the reintroduction of many years before this great project, the dream those of Great Britain may be imagined by and the Santa Teresa Orphanage, at Ply knee-breeches for evening wear is meeting of the most eminent statesmen of the world for supposing the Archbishop of Canterbury to be mouth. According to the returns for 1903, with opposition at house owing to "the con spicuous absence of the masculine waist." What the cutting of the Panainn canal will land, the most potent power behind the throne, Jack is undoubtedly doing his level best ultimately mean to the Pacific Coast and the and the most hated man in the King's domi- to help those left by comrades who have nions-as the Procurator certainly is in Russia one before, as total contributions from the ERNEST Terah Hooley and Henry John Law. harbour of San Francisco. and Oakland we

now that M. Plehve has gone to his last account.1,195.14.2, showing an increase on the sum to the Editor of the Hongkong

men of the Navy, including the Marines, was son have been committed at Bow-st. to take cannot measure even in imagination. their trial at the Old Bailey on a charge of conspiring to obtain money by false pretences,

THE report of the directors of the British South Africa Company for the year ending March, 1903, refers to a further need to increase the supply of labour for mining work from other than local sources.

a century or more, will be an assured fact.

at once the most intolerant ecclesiastic in the

When the latter was murdered it was known

I learn, however, indirectly through one of

be a repetition of the conditions of last year. During the coming cold weather, there will Many will be without food and with insufficient clothing." I atall be very thankful to any one who will help me this year to make life a little.

miserable to these afflicted people Mrs. W- Bridle will gladly receive gifs of clothing for this wore.

Money:contributions may be sent (a me or Telegraph.

less

NDREW BEATTIK

Canton, November 1st, 1994;

SHIPPING AND MAILS..

- MAILS, DUR, Americas (Siberia) 3rd inst., al 6 pm. English(Chusan) 4th inst.; al 6 zm. Indian (Latzang) 7th faste German (Princess Alice) 8th inst German (Preussen) 9th inst. -. American (Mongólia) 12th insta

in Russia that a plot was on foot which includ collected the previous year of £259 2.3. TheYours truly, It is stated with some appearance of authority cd M. Pobiedonostzeff in its machinations, but largest collection was aboard of H.M.S. Ma that quiet now reigns in the War Ofice in Fall although, at the request of the Russian autho.. which headed the list with £100.26, Mail. The changes which followed the adop rities, special inquiries were made by the police although, of course, this was to doubt tion of the first report of the Esher Committee of London and Paris, nothing was discovered brought to such, a satisfactory figure with the aid of visitors, This battleship belongs were productive of much friction and confusion, to lead to the discovery of the conspirators.

to the Channel Squadron which is fre The new mep who were sent into the depart ment were not very well received by the old, the Russian agents who arrived here on Fridayquently in home ports and consequently and for a time the department seemed on the night, that now all the essential details of the often visited by many people who are shown brink of complete disorganisation. Matters conspiracy have been ferretted out by the around by men aboard. On all the aft decks TO-MORROW, Thursday, being the anniversary have, however, settled down again, better than police of the three capitals, ac ing in unison, may be seen quite an array of boxes for contribu of His Imperial Japanese Majesty's birthday, was expected. The ill-feeling created by the an effort is being made to bring three or four tions to the Mission to Seamen, lifeboat funds, Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, will hold a reformi has disappeared, but whether the War men who are known to be the ringleaders to and various homes, el, needing voluntary reception at bis office, No. 3, Queen's Building, Office, in its reorganised form, is more efficient justice. It has even proved, by correspondence assistance. Residents Hongkong will no from soon till I p.m., and welcome the local than before has yet to be proved. Br. Amold- which has been seized by the police, that the doubt be interested to learn that, in 1900, the officials, his foreign colleagues and other per- Forster's reorganisation scheme is still hanging bombs intended for the Procurator have been China Fluct subscribed 6 58.7.4, towards the over the department and, the country. If it made. in London, and there is therefore the Trafalgar Day Fund Admiral Sir Cyprian be adopted it will lead to a great deal of greatest anxiety to prevent them being got out Bridge giving a donation of five guinease THE Governor-General of French Indo-China decentralisation and many changes in the of the country. Assuming the knowledge of

The Boston S. S. Co.'s 8.5, Shawmut arrived THE WEATHER. has given orders for the work of fortifying establishment in Pall Mall. So much is this the police of the identity and movements of

at Victoria BC on ta inst Port Courbet to be begun at once, so that, in the case that it is well known that the re the conspirators to be as definite as it appears,

The P. & case of war, that port may serve as a refuge formers who were installed at the War Office there should be little difficulty in the frustramer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser Singapore, for this port on 31st alt, 4 pm.

The following report is from Mr) 1 1 Plóm:

Na Co.'s 85 Pakin left

and meeting centre for the mobile defence on in the early part of the year look with great tion of the plot. And, of course, the conspiravatory the coast of Tonquin, Barracks for the Field dislike on some of the proposals of the Se-tors could be brought to trial in Englaïd, for

TheL CAS N. Co. 3.%., Lafr£! On the and at 11.40 am. The barometer Chita and the Straits left Singapore for this part. from Cal- Artillery have just been built at a great cost at cretary for War. In fact, the reformers of fast it is a felony to conspite within the British has risen sharply in the Yangise Valley and Soutay, but only on their completion did the spring have already become reactionaries, so dominions to perpetrate a murder abroad. This fallen, also slightly, in South China, | 90 lef inst, at 6 p.m. authorities become aware of the fact that the far at least as Mr. Arnold-Forster's plans are was the charge against the Walsall Anarchiste Formosa Channel and also in the China Sea

The monsoon is freshening again in the architect had forgotten to provide stables for concerned, and are objecting to the extensive who were in 1895 sentenced to penal servitude Forecast Fresh to strang NEwinds, (608 the horses and mulas.

| decentralisation which thoy involve,

by Mr. Justice Hawklas,

cloudy fair,

THE MUTUAL STORES, Des Voux Road.

Hongling, 11th May, 1904,

sonages.

don, &c./left Siege

be expected here on zih inst

from Lon