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fours and the closing up of the business of his shops for some days. Defective drains have since the absence of the Sanitary Surveyor, been frequent unearthed. It was only the other day that the drain of a new Eampead building In Wang Nei Chong Read was found to be defretive by Tsp. Carter, after an outbreak of typhoid fever in that house. No fewer than four blacks of buildings, three of which being prastically new, Have been found by the sub Committee on drainage to possess drains con structed in contravention to bye-laws, but with the approval of the Sanitary-Surveyor. Would such a system be tolerated for one moment in England?

The President proposed that the porous brick drain be substituted by an iron pipe. Refer ring to the minute on the matter by Mr. Rum jahn, he said it was not the English practice to attack an officer when he was on leave. The Sanitary Surveyor was not responsible for the construction of this drain.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1904.

enterprise, and haventured to prophesy that in the near future a third tramway would be propo. sed, giving access to the Magazine Gap District, le had faith in the development of the Colony, and did not hesiale to predict that this now enterprise would give remunerative traffic, and that without injury to existing traffic.

FINANCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, the Colonial Secretary presiding. The following vote was recommended for adop tion by the Cound

VICTORIA GAOL, İMARLI

It was agreed to, nem diss.'

A SMART CAPTURE.

and inst.

THE WAR

DOOMED PORT ARTHUR.

LATE NEWS,

FORCED TO RETIRE. All yesterday and to day they have been slowly retreating, but fighting a very stubborn rear guard action all the way. The roar of the guns is terrific and incessant and though at such a great distance the windows and walls are shaking The Russians are from six to eight miles south of Mukden and close an...

THEIR FINAL POSITION on the sruth" side of the Hun River, at that southern face of the city, and is three miles paint where the river, runs parallel with the distant from it. About fitteen miles to the south-west of Mukden where the Hun bends, towards the south-west the

JAPANESE ARE ALREADY ACROSS. There is no news of the strength and exact position of the forces on the western end of the line.

CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS

the Japanese bave not attempted an eastern the Russians. On the contrary the Russian turning mavement this time, as expected by left wing, composed of ihres corps, forty miles to the south-east, is apparently attempting to turn the Japanese right. The Russian generalo openly state they have ample force around Mukden to check this central wedge being driven in by the Japanese, but time will tell. Cartainly each side is doing its utmost, and yang. The Russians are already the casualties far exceed those of Line-

A sam of 5448.91 for honde allowance for the period from and September, 1903, to asth The following interesting article appeared in October, ro04, to the assistant surgeon acting the Shanghai Times, on 29th ult as Medical Officer of Victoria Gaol during theWe are enabled, through the courtesy of a his name disclosed, to publish the following absence on leave of the substantive holder of Continental gentleman, who does not desire the post.

touching letter received from a relative resident in Port Arthur. The latter was written on the ist inst, and arrived here from Chefeo ye terday. As the letter states, it was delivered to a Chinese boatman, who was bribed to mail it at Chefoo. The fact that the missive reached as effective as it could be made.. The corres its destination, proves that the blockade is not aondent writes

"I have written you several letters, which 1 away from this place, but it is uncertain if any have entrusted to Chinese attempting to get have reached you, as some of my bearers have been turned back. I am making this attempt anyway to get off a line by a Chinese boatman as there is a slight lail in the almost ceaseless cannonading and my nerves have time to settle. I wonder if this is the last letter I shall write or at least the last from this historic citadel. will have paid our last account or be languish Who knows but that before long most of us ing in a fapanese jail. No matter where we may be in future the world must acknowledge to ascertain thin strength and positions of the the Russia is here have made history and glo- Japanese. Chinese villagers have had to fies before the storm. Many of them have been rious bis'y ai that.

"General Stoessel is reported to have tele-billed and wounded and their homes and har graphed to the Tzar and the Russian court say-vest are in many places utterly destroyed, or ing, 1 now bid you all good-bye for ever; Port were previously appropriated and in most cases Anbur is my grave," and the brave general who without even a promise of compensation, would prefer death to a repetition of a call to Shanghat Mercury. capitulate, is doing his utmost to prolong the Tzar's domination over this eastern Cronstadi. He fully realizes his desperate position, know- ing now there is no chance of the long pro mised succour coming from the north and of the Japanese. that Port Arthur will not be long in the hands

EXCISE officer in TROUBLE.

The Hon. Gesh m, Stewart said :-I rise to second the second reading of this trainway bill, and in so doing I take the earliest opportunity of stating what I have already told the promo- ler that my support is firstly and chiedy to the principle of the bill. In matters of detail I have in open mind, and I by no means assert that ill the 128 clauses in this lengthy bill are per fict and incapable of improvement I reserve

At 8:30 am. yesterday a discovery was made myself the right of accepting, or if need be of advocating, any alteration which after duo dis- cussion that may appear to improve the mea that the money drawer of the accountant of sure. I have no interest in either the old tram or the Hongkong Telegraph had been broken the new except as one of the travelling public, into, and money, to the extent of $185, abstract ladvocate the construction of the new line as anyed therefrom. The office boy reported that the Mr. Rumjahnbout the remarks made by increase of mechanical transport is a publicboon. had seen a man in the accountant's room at 8 the President on his attack on the Sanitary Two of the greatest difficulties we have to con- o'clock, and the police were immediately com Surveyor he only made some reference on end with are the climate, and the question of municated with Detective Sergeant Clyde our drainage systems introduced with a view transport. Themountainous natureoftheisland was detailed on the care, and before night fall to the improvement of the system prevailing makes assistance to locomotion very desirable the thief had been locked up and the money in hert. Being of opinion that our Sanitary Sur-at any time. The climate for 9 months of the his possession recovered. 'Investigations point veyor having had no practical experience in year makes it absolutely necessary to nearly ed to the guilt of the office bay, and on arrest he We are too much dependent admitted that he had taken the money, and drainage matters and being on the sub-com- all of us.

our chair conlies and they knowing spent $a of it. He also pointed out the man to mittee of drainage he had, together with the on other members of the committee, discovered no their value make what they can out of whom he had handed the rest for safe custody: less than four drainage systems defective and our necessities. They are quite right in doing Placed before Mr. Kemp today the boy was sent to hard labour for three months. There illegal in contravention to the Ordinance. His, for theirs a most arduous calling, but we

was no case against the receiver, as he acted contention was that, had the Colony been pro-should be entirely foolish if we did not en

quite innocently. - vided with a thoroughly competent officer, deavour by avery means in our power to many irregularities, which had seen the light of remove that yoke from off our neck as far as the day, would not have occurred. It was only possible. It is usually supposed that the yoke a few days ago that Insp. Carter unearthed a is always on the neck of the coolie, but the defective drain of a practically new European ordinary householder who has many coolies to house along the Wong Nei Chong Road near provide finds that he also has a heavy burden

A few days ago a Chinese excise officer visit the village in consequence of an outbreak of to bear. The whole of the residents of Caine typhoid fever in that house. If the Colony was Road, Robinson Road. Conduit Road and edn house of ill-fame, ostensibly for the purpose of inspecting the buildings. While he was provided with an officer lacking in ability to Queen's Gardens will be benefited by this tram

there he managed to secrete a small tin of delect defects in drains the Colony might run and if a family can save 20 or 30 dollars a

month it will be a very acceptable saving. opium on the premises. He then left, saying a great risk of outbreak of diseases.

It would go far to helping a man to educate the house was alright and needed no repairs, one of his childres. In advocating the and so on. He then went to an accomplice,

"General Stoessel has at last instilled into new line 1 by no means forget the debt told him what he had done, and got him to

all owe to the old Company.

secure a warrant to search the house in ques we

tion for illicit opium. In the meantime, the every one of the garrison the spirit of death Company has done its work right well, and after

woman of the house had discovered the hidden and glory in preference to honourable capitula. surviving great difficulties during the early years of its existence has now emerged into opium, and having no use for it, and also being tion. All contemplate, thanks to his martial of a suspicious turn of mind, took it at once to spirit, tbe fulfilment of their last duty with an atmosphere of prosperity, it has carried us

lospector Collett, at No. 7 Police Station, and honour. There is not a portion of the garrison all with safety, regularity, and civility for many

made a report of the circumstances under into whom he does not instil the grim deter All those who years, and we all owe a great deal to the old Co. It would be no ultimate good to the

which she found it. The inspector told her to mination "no surrender." mitted to come to the Queen's road and plant the men whom he knew would shortly come to the earth their living eyes will ever gaze upon, its terminus at the door of the old company execute their search warrant. He did not have give ringing cheers as the hero general makes at the Peak, were to obtain such an advant-long to wait. But he allowed the search to go his daily inspection of the defence works. age as to enable it to wreck the old company. quietly on, and when the two disappointed and General Stoessel never seems to tire. In a few year we would be worse of than disconcerted man, who had discovered nothing, No detail of defence is so trivial as not were leaving the house, they suddenly found to illicit his interent, but the most minute ever for the tendency of the traffic is to in.

Japanese crease all the time. I fully believe that the themselves under arrest. They were placed particulars are investigated with the same Gevemment would be doing what the community before Mr. Hazeland this morning, and were indefatigable energy. will cordially endorse if they meet in a sympa sentenced cach to three months' hard labour, ficted great damage upon the arsenal, thetic spirit any application they may receive and six hours in the stocks. His Worship destroying arms and munitions, but the repair the damages and keep the mea in con- from the old company for privileges to meet remarking that he wished the law allowed him gallant general turned on fatigue parties to

to give them more i

dition.

Mr. Pollock take it there is nothing to show that the Sanitary Surveyor, to whom Mr. Remiahn refers, had anything to do with the drain, and I have much pleasure in seconding the 'resident's motion.

The motion was carried and the matter dropped.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

3rd inst.

This

A MEAN TRICK.

4th inst.

USING A BALLOON.

THE LOSS OF THE "HEIYEN.". ACCOUNTS OF SURVIVORS.

THE FLEET.

SHIPS TO PAY OFY,

We understand that instructions have beau received in Hongkong to the effect that H.M. sloops Algerine, 100 tons, Commander R Nugent, Phasiz, 1,015 tons, Commander W.B.. Nicholson and Rosario 980 tons, Commander Vivian, and the first-clair gunboats Bramble, and Britomart, 7to toas Lieut. Commander. 710 tone, Lieut-Commander Oscar M, Makins,

D. Pratt, have been ordered to proceed to this part for the purpose of being paid off. The officers and ships' companies will return to England in merchant steamers, but the men required for the care and maintenance of the vessels in reserve will be retained from the ships' companies. After being paid off these sloops and gunboats will be laid up in the reserve at Hongkong,

THE DOUGLAS S.S." THALES,"

31st.ult.

We are given to understand that the Daugias

She was employed by the Britisb 5.9, Thaise was sold for £9,000 which, having regard to the fact that he is close on forty years old, is considered an exceptionally good Government during the Abyssinian war of 1867-68, and subsequently ran between here to price.

Calcatta and afterwards steamed to Australia, and, back, besides making many trips to Bomeo before entering upon the China coastal trade. She has, we believe, left for a northern port-probably Kinutschou.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was general public if the new Co. by being per-retum to the house, and then kept a watch for know that lort Arthur is the last portion of about five miles east of an island, and it wasWard, A.D.C., and Lieut. E. C. Batt, R.N. Secre

held this afternoon, Present: His Excel lency the Governor, Major Sir Matthew Nathan, EM.O, RE, Major General Villiers Hatton, (nemi Omcer Commanding), Hon. F. H. May C.M.6, (Colonial Secretary), Hon. L, A M. Johnston (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Capt. L. A. Barnes-Lawrence, R.N. (Harbour Mas ter), Hon. F. N. H. Jones, (Director of Public Works), Han. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General). Hon. E. H. Sharp, K.C. (Attorney

General), Hon Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Hon. Gershom Stewart, Hon, W. J. Gresson, Hon. Wei Yuk, and Mo 5. B. C. Ross (Clerk of Councils).

MINUTES.

on

The minutes of the last meeting were read plainly to call for. If that is impossible, I and confirmed.

FINANCE.

The Colonial Secretary brought forward financial minute No. 53, and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded and the

motion was carried.

TREE FELLING.

The Hon. Gershom Stewart said that the Hon. R, Bhewan was unable to attend that meet- ing, and he had been asked to represent him in regard to the questions standing in his name

How has the contract for felling trees and

Carrying away the wood been let? Is it for lump sum of per picul?

If by the picul, is the weight being super- vhed and checked, and if so, by whom?

Why were not public tenders invited for a? he Hon. Colonial Secretary replied, submit 1. the following answers --

(1) In two ways, in the first, payments are made in an indefinite number of small instal ments as the trees are selected and marked for felling by the Forest Officers. About two- thirds of the estimated annual output are being Bold in this way. In the second à total prear ringed sum is paid for all the mature trees in one black. About one third of the estimated year's filings have been disposed of thus.

(2 The timber is not sold by the picul buy superficial measurements which are made and supervised by Forest Officers and checked by the Superintendent of the Botanical and Affores Iation Department.

(3) Tenders were publicly invited in Govern- ment Notification No. 60 (29th January, 1904), Tue Government Garelle 1901, page 110. contracts were subsequently let without calling for tender as the first contractor could not handle the whate of the work

The flan. Gersham Stewart on behalf of the Han. R. Shewan also gave notice of the follow- ing questions:-

With regard to Buoys and Lights will the Government take into consideration the advis ability of having the present fairway marked at night by automatic Light Buoys?

Are not the present two small white lights in the Capsuimun Pass inadequate?

If they are, what step have the Government

taken to replace them by better?

THE NEW FRAK TRAMWAY.

a

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondenu in this column,

ZONE TIME AGAINI

fire in.

"All men are now content to make this last desperate stand, but General Stoessel had many an arduous fight to instil this spirit of resignation and determination, particularly after some of the earlier and heavier disasters, when the reservoir was lost and the possible priva tions from thirst were contemplated.

any moment....

THE ORPHEUS SOCIETY.

3rd inst.

THE MIKADOS BİRTHDAY.

3rd inst. Between 1 and p.m. to-day Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, was "At home" at his office The Jiji publishes an account of the loss of in Prince's Building, in honour of the birthday recently struck a mine and foundered. The this time a continuous stream of visitors pass the Japanese coast-defence ship Helyen, which of H. 1. J. M. The Emperor of Japan Daring information is obtained by the //ji from a per- ed in and out to congratulate the Consul on san just arrived in Tokyo, who states that the behalf of his Imperial master. Among those last seen of the Heisen was on September 18th, calling were the members of the Consular when the war-ship Salyan observed the vessel corps, and all the prominent Japanese and for seaning northwards. A storm had set in, and eign merchants, while H.E. the Governor, Sir on the following day the Sadyen, having heard Matthew Nathan, H.E. Major General Villiers nothing of the defence vessel, commenced a Hatton, and Commodore Dicken, were repre search. At noon a boat was discovered adriftsented by Captain Smith, A.D.C., Captain E. S. observed through a telescope that the boat tary, respectively. During the reception Mr. to be naked. The boat belonged to the Helyen. calved the Japanese troops were so near to contained the body of a man which was found Noma remarked that from latest advices re Further search was rewarded by the discovery Port Arthur that its fall might be expected at were floating on the sea. There was now little of search-light apparatus and bammocks, which

afternoon of the 20th the Satyen received a doubt that the lielyen had sunk On the

A fairly enjoyable concert was given by the report that some shipwrecked men were on

to the rescue with food, blankets, medi. Shomiyaky Island, west of Port Arthur cines, and stimulants. On approaching the Orpheus Society in the City Hall last night peninsula. A boat was at once dispatched "Daily fresh an tuition is being manufac-island men were seen making signals ap before a small and select audience. The chair tured, not for long range, but such as will prove patently, and ran down an eminence to the opened the performance with "The dream of must effective and deadly in the last great shore, when they found that the relief boat was day," which was well executed, time and tech making for them. They proved to be seamen nique being very easily and accurately manag-, struggle at close quarters.

of the "Heiyen, four in number, and dressed in ed, and, but for the smallness of the room, would nothing but their shints, yet having apparently have been a charming item. No. 3 was a suffered little by their exposure to the elements. quintette for 1st violio, Mr. F. C. Barlow, and 'Cello, Mr. P. L. Miller, and pianoforte, Mr. A. surgeon dispensed cups of cream, of which violin, Mr. H. F. Hickman, viola, Miss Stilwell, G. Ward This was pleasing, and would have Oce of these survivors, by name Komatsu,

been more so but that there was just a thought they heartily drank, and they were given food.

aid he was working in the store down below at the time of the disaster to the Helyen. As too much piano in evidence. The third selec soon as the yessel struck the mine the electric tion," The Curlew," was good but was a soma. to perfection. Mrs. Gordon's rendering of light on board was extinguished Komatsu what dreary selection for this class of concert, on deck, exceptionally good, while the glee "When rushed on deck to find the ship in a heavy though it showed the possibilities of the voices gale and the rain coming down in torrents. It was perfectly dark, and Komatsu, hearing Blumenthal's "Waly, Waly, up the Bank, was the excited cries of the man had the good fortunt to knock up against the sopranos appeared rather too anxious to be Abating cabin doo, which served him beard. Johnson's" If thou wert Blind" as rendered by Mr. W. E. Schmidt was a very jumped into the sea. While swimming hollen-a-dale" was fairly well rendered although

well. He finally landed among the rocks on shore, gathered together a lot of seaweed, and popular item and this singer, elicited a vocifer. so spent the night. Another survivor, Megi, ous encore. The first part concluded with the choir's slaging "The Silent Lar" by Gaul, was on watch in the engine-room. This man, knowing the steamer had struck a mine, at Part two opened with the part-Long "Good once went on deck and jumped overboard, night, thou glorious son," a pretty selection, He clung to a hammock, and in about five but somewhat too strong for the ball's capacity, hours reached the island. The other survivors and was followed by another instrumental The Red, Red Rose," in which the sopranos, had similar good luck when they were thrown quintette, excellently interpreted. Then came land relieved matters next by hor splendid which into the sea, and each seached the island voices were markedly in evidence. Mr. Mait-

delivery of "Daffodille a-blowing THE "ASKOLD" AND THE "GROSGVOI." The Russian Consul-General has written to brought forth an undeniable excors, to which the Shanghai Tantai that Admiral Reitzenstein she responded with that pretty little chantonetta and an officer se ill and that Admiral Reitten "Cuckoo". The choir then rendered "Daylight his neck which he received at the battle of the Miller with the 'Cello solo "Romanze" by soth August and which has not properly healed. Goltermann, and the singing of "Go bye-bye," stein especially has a wound in the left side of is fading, which was succeeded by Mr. P. L

medical attendance at home. The Consula close. These two Russian naval officers require proper by Mr. G. B. Edwards, brought the function to General asks that they be allowed to go home as the arrangements were that none of the crew of the two warships should be permitted to go. The openinG OF THE YACHT- home unless with the consent of the local officials. The Shanghai Total therefore is requested to give his consent-Sintenpao.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TELEGRAFI," SIR-Can you or any of your readers tell us why on earth, and by whose authority, that fossilised and uspicas old eye-sore, the tower clock, assumed zone time in the early hours of

"General Stoessel to counter-balance this yesterday morning, instead of at the official hour? This caused considerable annoyance terrible lass put some of the garrison to and inconvenience to many people, and many work sinking the wells to a greater depth, engagements were broken, while several mem-test if winter should see these freeze up the bers of the congregations of St. John's Cathe-supply of water would be reduced to melted ice and snow, and there is little spare fuel here. dral and St. Peter's Church, believing them- selves very late for the services turned back, Provisions are also growing scarce but occa and so missed their morning prayers altoge.sionally junke bring in a cargo of luxuries, ther. It would be interesting to know the rea- son for this freak-Yours,

ONE ANNOYED. Hongkong, 31st October, 1904.

THE LEPERS OF CANTON.

DEAR SIR, May 1 again appeal to the readers of the Telegraph in behalf of the lopers of Canton. The cold weather is near at hand

which at other times would be considered the first necessaries of life.

"There is a quantity of tinned provisions; no one knows the amount but the General and his staff, and fresh meat is almost, if not en- tirely consumed, except a baise, which may be killed or injured by the enemy's fire. When one of these is by chance killed there is almost. a gala feast upon the few ounces allotted to each soldier.

fair grounds the new competition. If the Govenment were to allow the oid Co. to come to the Queen's Road it would pro- bably solve that difficulty and is a concession which justice and public convenience seems (bink it only fair that we should protect the pioneer Cn. from being invaded at Victoria Gap. A terminus at the Umbrella Seat would give the new company the whole the Con- duit Road, Robinson Road, and teen's Gar deps district, and the monopoly of the western half of the Peak, which under ne circum: stances seems a fair division. That the old Company did not at the time of its forma tion make a st pulation that no opposition line should be placed alongside of it for say 25 years, (which it might have ab tained) is a maiter which commends it to our consideration at the present juncture. It should not now suffer for its forbearance then. It seems probable that in the ultimate adjust inent of the various interests involved the War Department will have a considerable say. It is comforting to know that we have a progressive and libera-minded General Officer Com manding, who will I am sure help things along as far as possible provided that milit.

¿ TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hoxoxona TaleoRAPH." nry efficiency is not interfered with. The able to Government will, I hope, be steer middle coarse between undue protec ton of a vested interest and doing anything to deter other investars from undertaking a new

ing among the lepers. Every year many die and desirable enterprise. In leaving the matter in the hands of the Government (for it depends from cold and hunger. Last year in response to my appeal 1 received $483.85. With this on the ecial vote whether this bill goes

money I was able to give two days food to goo through or not) both "ompanicshave shown wis dom for the Government accept a responsibility lepers every week for several weeks. Besides which i ansure they will discharge for the best of the money contributed a large quantity of the public tere which is to have both tram-fothing was also sent to me. With the help ways running in an efficient and contented spirit. thus given a great deal of sufforing was pre-be tempted to descrt,

"The field and naval hospitals are overcrowd. Before we go into committee on this bill, It vented.

During the coming cold weather there willed, while the hygenic conditions are becoming The would help us to know whether the old com- pany has app! ed for increased facilities and if be a repetition of the conditions of last year. desperate. Daily the number of wounded in- so whether the application has met or is likely Many will be without food and with insufficient creases as the cordon is drawn closer.

clothing. I shall be very thankful to any one firing at times is so incessant that it is almost to meet with lavourable consideration.

who will help me this year to make life a little impossible to bury the dead at any depth, so that as they putrify the scraping of earth on top less miserable to these afflicted people.

is not sufficient to absorb the odours,

"The new town has suffered severely from the fire of the long range guns and the harbour on occasions is in a fomeat from dropping thells, the result of high angle fire. Over half the original fighting garrison are dead, sic. or wounded. It is generally believed that at the time the fleet made the attempt to break through the blockade and escape, the garrison were to make a desperate sortie, inflict as much damage on the enemy as possible, then it the worst came to the worst, capitulate. The bold scheme failed through the fleet not being able to escape.

H.E. the Governor replying to the query in valved asid that old Peak Tramway Company had applied for leave to extend their line, and their request was under consideration.

The Han. Attorney General then move i that the proposition be referred to the Law Com® mittes.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary seconded, and it was agreed to.

IMBECILES.

The Allorney General moved the third read. ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Imbecile Persons Introduction Ordinance, 1903.

and when it comes there will be much suffer

Mrs W. Bridie will gladly receive gifts of clothing for this work.

Money contributions may be sent to me or to the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph. →Yours truly,

ANDREW BEATTIE. Canton, November 1st, 1934.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

31st ult. The Interport Cricket teams are as follows:-

SHANGHAI. STRAITS

F. W. Potter (Capt.)

C. C. Dunmore Capt. H. L. Talbot

O. V. Landing Capt. E. J. M. Barrett Ins. J. U. Drunimond

C. W. H. Cochrane M. H. Whitley A. Stronach

T. R. Hubbach E. W. N. Wyatt E. Bradbery D. Y. Perkins

V. E. Laoning

W. H. Mould .H. R, Parkes

G. C. Dew

W. J. Turnbull

S. Wallace

T. Wallace

:

A. J. Moule (reserve) J. Rayden (scorer) The following eight were chosen on Saturday even to represent Hongkong -

The Hon. Sir C. P. Chater C.M.G., in moving

The Ron. Colonial Secretary seconded the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for authorising the construction of a and said that in secoading the motion for Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong, the third reading of the Bill, he would like

to remind honorable members that on the third. G. Mactaggart

V. D. Parsons aid-It was with great pleasure that he had to move the second reading of a Bill, which reading being prond, the honourable mem

ber representing the Chamber of Commerce, R. B. Reca had for its purpose the making of a second

dissented, thereby postponing the third road tramway which would give access to the upper

ing of the Bill until that sitting. The ground levels. It was not designed to compete with the existing tramway, but to assist the public on which he dissented was that the Bill ex in ascending to the upper levels by more cluded Chinese imbeciles from the operation of convenient route than that followed by the x- the Bill, and His Excellency at the time explain. isting Company, The honourable member thened that it was done to meat the views of the explained the route proposed to be followed. Chamber of Commerce Since, by His Ex- and the stations the promoter was prepared to celicacy's direction, he had addressed a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, in which he appoint wherever convenient to residents on the upper levels. The care and machinery em: reminded them of the representation received from their former representative, Mr. H. E. ployed would be of the latest and best type. The promoter proposed to offer shares to the public, Pollock, in which the Government were urged to exclade Chinese imbeciles from the, opera- but at the same time was prepared to finance

tion of the Bill. He also drew altention to the whole work himself By the provisions of

the fact that their now representative on the Bill it was stipulated that the scheme must

the Council had expressed a different view be introduced by an unofficial member, and in

on the situation, and he(the speaker)asked what undertaking to introduce the measure he felt strongly that it was one calculated to be of their wishes in the matter now were. He had public value for three reasons, In the first received a reply that afternoon from the Cham ber of Commerce that Mr. Pollock had acted place, when the present working tramway was

on their instructions in ondeavouring to exclude completed, it created its popularity and success by degrees, and similar results would follow the Chinue from the operation of the Bill, and construction of this new proposed line. In the that he Chamber still adhered to that view.

The Bill was then read a third time and be. second place, Caine Road used to be the favourite upper residential quarter, but as the came law, Chinese were gradually getting up to that level, Europeana had been obliged to go.

:

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

R. Hancock

P. M. Heath (110th Mahratian) F. W. Lumsden, R.A,

T. E. Pearce

R. E. O. Bird

H. Anthur

H. Hancock 1. T. Dixon

The remaining three will probably be chosen from the following Mestrs. A. G. Ward, W. Dixon, J.O. Airy, C. M. G. Burnie T, Sercombe Smith, aud Major Chichester.

CRICKET LEAGUE, Following is the League table up to date:

Played, Won. Lost, Drawn. Pia, The Attorney General moved the third read.

Army Ord'ce... 3 The Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church K. Police ... 3

higher up. In the third place, as matters ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to enable

stood there was but 'indifferent access to these higher levels, and they were dependia Hongkong to hold and deal with property ent upon the mercies of the chair coolies,

for the purpose of promoting the work of the Church of England in Hongkong and China.

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

whom they had too frequently found both dxácting and very Ackle. The new line, he ventured to state, would do away with cross services, and would perhaps open otter places on the higher levels yet. There was, he as Bured His Excellency, ample room for the pow

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"There is one man ia the garrison who has struck a discordant note and that is General

Smilneff, who is jealous of the influence gained by Général Stoessel. It is painful that, under the circumstances prevailing within the stron bold, there should be any note of jealousy or discord. At first the Polish and Jewish troops were all for surrender and at present they are. kept under strict surveillance lest they should

separately.

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There was a very good display of canvas on GENERNAL KUROPATKIN'S NEXT MOVE. · The theory is advanced by one of the Tokio Saturday afternoon when, at half-past two, the journals that General Kuropatkin will again, yachts, both cruising and racing, fell into line take the offensive to "save his fare," so to and formed a processing, headed by the com- speak, after his recent General Order. That modore of the yacht Club, the Hon. F. H. May, he should be in a position to do so speaks well in Dione, and ran down with a leading wind to for the Russian powers of recuperation after, Stonecutter's Island where two marked boats apparently, so thorough a beating and so ex-showed the line at which the Ladies' Race was not competing, bauled off so as to give a clear hausting a retreat. But General Kuropatkin to begin. There the other boats, which were believes the Japanese lost nearly as many men as he himself, and it seems evident from all course for the ladies. report that his position in the field is strategi cally equal or superior to that of the Japanese The journal quoted, the Fiff, speculating on Kuropatkin's tactics, after referring to his successive defeats, and especially to his last

The boats all got away well together and it great failture, says he will not retreat if he can possibly avoid it, but will make every looked as if there was going to be a preity effort to reverse the situation by another battle close scramble for weather billets after round. The fi goes on to explain that the Russiansing the buoy. The ladies managed their do not feel the disgrace of their defeat so keen boats cleverly and there were no fouls, but the ly as is supposed by the Japanese, and it is

The course-commenced with's dead:

leeward as far as sofairway ploys here the yachts hauling their wind odd up for the Police Pier, at Kowloon, where, as usual, the finish was to take place.

"As there vessels did not escape og that memorable occasion, neither do they now es cape the shells from various quarters, which are doing terrible damage. The pressure from without is daily increasing and it is bard to say how long we shall hold out, but the fail is expected soon, though it will be a desperate fight and surprise at the last, when thousands of the enemy will surely go under,"

Here followed matters of a private nature, NEWS DIRECT FROM MUKDEN.

Outside Mukden, 14th October. It is now noon and as I have an opportunity of sending this away by a friend I do so, but am unable to send you regular newe being as you are aware employed by the Russians, and strict watch is kept, especially on Poles and Jews, for if detected you are a gone coon way is very imperfect. In the course of the loss efnd under the les of some big steamer,

Previous to the 9th inst, there was outpost trial mening on September 9, the train ras off fighting at various points all along the line of

number of ships at anchor in the harbour, the quite natural for the Russians to forget their wind became very tricky and what with the defeat and return to the attack. Our Tokia uncertain wind, and a strong tide there was a contemporary gives an excellent fighting

yachts became scathered some heading wall character to the Russians, whose next move, good deal of manoeuvring to be done. The however, it is difficult to predict from latest up towards Kowloon with the object of getting reports.eba Chronicle,

out of the majority of the shipping, while others preferred to keep down in the east reckoned would make up for an occasional going tids over towards Hongkong which the

The following European telegrams have reached the Tokia Foreign Department

Though completed, the circum-Baikal Rali

more than sixty miles, stretching from the the track ten times. The Icth tunnel proved too At times the wind would come down in quite cut off. It took the train three days to run to a light sailing breeze, but though it shifted From noon of the gth from Kurak to Irkutsk The Novos Vremys a good deal there was sound going all the way Liao River on the west to a point south of to, so the projecting parts of the cars were strong buffs and then it would die away again Fusun on the easI,

FIGHTING BEGAN along the whole front and has been kept up almost uninterruptedly from dawn till dark edch day, and occasionally breaking out in the night. On the east end of the line, forty miles south-east of Mukden, there are three corps under General Stackelberg though there have been, considérable losses, neither side had yielded up to the 13th matant

THE FIGHTIVO ALONG THE = RAILWAY- and on both sides of it, which is a line less than twenty miles south of Mukden, has been most terrific and stubborn, lasting for four days, taking and retaking each other's posi tions several times. By noon on the 12th inst, the Russians wOIN

states that three hundred horses are to be hired for the traffic over the lake during the winter.

The Russian Authorities have now made public that an Eastern Siberian Siege-gun regiment was formed on August 13. The London Times of the 15th inst, states that the whole of the 14th Division has left for the Far East The Division is expected, at Harbin at the beginning of November.

A telegram from Moscow states that a great crowd of the citizens held a meeting to pray for victory in a large fald near the Sakaroll tower. At bishop in a gorgenus costame made an earnest appeal to God, and hymns were sung by a choir of over one thou. sand seated in front of the tower,

the leading boats came in very close together and the finish was a remarkably good one, for showing that whatever advantages had been gained by following the stream on one hadd had been about equally compensated in the less crowded water on the other

The first four boats were Diana (steered by Miss Stella May), Bonito (Miss Bird), Vermon (Mr. John Hastings), and Chantidur (Mrs, Crauford) and with time allowances applied these boats must all come very close together for first and second prizes. Kathleen (Mrs. Kent) was well up and came in fifth. The race was a dashing one from start to finish and on the style in which they opened jho suston, the ladies are to be congratulated one, and all