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The Governor proclaims that, for the purposes of the Chinese Passenger Act 1855, the voyage of any Chinese passenger ship from Hongkong or any Chinese port to South Africa shall be deemed to be a voyage of over thirty days dura-
tion.
The China Review, noting the spur given to the local volunteer movement by His Excellency the Governor, and the efforts of Mr. Henry Keswick to infuse fresh enthusiasm at Shanghai. remarks incidentally that the Tientsin volunteer force is "the laughing stock of the whole place."
The South African coolie steamer Courtfield left Hongkong for the Seraia Islands (Natura Group) 28 Oct. to take on the coolies to South Africa who were wrecked in the 8.8. Swanley, Repairs to the Swanley at Singapore will take some considerable time. The Courtfield left port without any Chinese passengers on board.
On Oct. 28 people were surprised to see the US. surveying steamer Pathfinder anchored in the Northern Fairway. On making enquiries it was learned that the vessel had had a breakdown in the engine room while proceed: ing from the disinfecting hulk at Yanniati Bay
to the Kowloon Docks,
A collision occurred in the harbour ou Sunday night. It appears that the launch Cheung Yik was run into and sunk by the launch Chung Yuen.
Beth belong to the Yaumati Ferry Company, and were on service at the time. The sunken launch has been raised and towed to the company's wharf. No lives were lost.
According to the gun-fire on Oct. 30 noon occurred at 36 minutes and 42 seconds after 11 a.m.
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A new Chinese paper at Bangkok repeats the rumour that Peking intends to abolish the quens,
Peking Hankow railway, died at the Peking Mons. N. Dupont, the Engineer of the Hospital on 13th October, from heart disease.
The Foochow Echo records the first message over the new Customs telephone between Pagoda Anchorage and Foschow. That was on October 21st.
Mr. Halph Paget, whose appointmem 38 Minister to Siam we telegraphically reported yesterday, left Home last month for Bangkok. He was Chargé d'Affaires there, and had been Howe on furlough.
A rumour gained currency in London last month that. Viscount Hayashi. the Japanese Ambassador. would leave England for Japan on leave of absence early next year, and that it was pulikely that he would return.
Erho, that the Rev. S. and Mrs. Holden Many friends will regret, says the Foochune have been obliged to return home on account
of a thorough breakdown in health and also a sudden domestic bereavement.
Chang Chi-tung has been rather called to support the Lien Ping Chu financially, and over- book of late in consequence of his failure to watchful-censors are ready, the Peking Times says, with suggestions of his secret disloyalty.
Two Russian prisoners recently escaped from Matsuyama and attempted to steal a boat at Takahama with the object..it is said, of making ing said "eight o'clock, zone time:" The time and sentenced by court martial to imprisonment. their way to Vladivestock. They were captured ball drops now at 17h. Greenwich mean time. for three months with labour. The sentence which is 23m. 188. 14 in advance of 1. Hong-will be served in Marugame prison. kong mean time.
On Nov. 2nd All Souls Day. a large gathering of Roman Catholics assembled at the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Happy Valley in the afternoon to attend the Requiem Service and the procession. The Electric Tramcar Company rac special cars from 4 to 6 p.m., and the flower sellers were doing a big trade in floral wreaths and crosses.
Masaichi Noma. Esq., the popular Japanese Consul-General at Hongkong, is held a recep tion on Nov. 3rd at his office. No. 3. Queen's Building, from noon to one o'clock, whey he welcomed the local officials, his foreign colleagues, and others. The occasion was the anniversary of the birthday of His Imperial Japanese Majesty.
The 8.8. Baistry, the vessel with a cargo of coal for Vladivostock, still remains in port. The crew, with the exception of a few members, refuse to run war risks running contraband. The captain, it will be remembered, charged 18 of them with refusing duty before Hou. Capt. Barnes-Lawrence. at the Marine Magis- trate's Court on Thursday. One course open to him now is to withdraw the charge, pay off his crew, send them to England, and ship a fresh crew.
The 8.8. Jumes Brand, which has a cargo of 5,122 tons of bulk petroleum on board, towed an 84 ton steel tank barge from Palembanr, Sumatra. The barge recently grounded in Sumatra and damaged her bottom. The Captain of the James Brand had orders to tow her to Shanghai, but owing to peculiar circumstances will have to leave her at Hongkong.. The fact
is the James Band has towed the bottom out hatches are removed the "briny of the little craft's fore hold. so when the right through the hull. The vessel is kept can be seen
afloat by her water-tight tanks.
A telegram received in Cautou official circles, says our native reporter, announces the death of Li Hing-vui, who was formerly governor of the acting viceroy of Nauking. His Excellency
[November 5, 1904. Eighteen well-known Penang people were arrested on October 20th for gambling, a police raid having been made on the Young Men's.
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Mr. Frederick S. A. Bourne (Assistant Judge of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea) is appointed to be also Judge of His Majesty's High Court of Weihaiwei.
Sir John Madden, Chief Justice of Victoria. who is famous for his prolixity. ́recently delivered a judgment of 105,000 words, the reading of which occupied him seven hours.
Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, in command of the China Squadron. left for Singapore Oct. 28 in H.M.S. Glory (first class battle- ship) to confer with the Admiral of the Australian Squadron.
The Chinese Minister in Japan has notified Viceroy Yuan of the establishment of a college of classics and sciences by the president of the Imperial Japanese University, Tokyo, for the exclusive teaching of Chinese students.
Mr. L. J. Schroeder, whose death was recorded on October 25th, aged 79, was a very have been the first man to start aerated water old resident of Singapore. He is reputed to manufacturing in Singapore, under the style of
Woodford and Schroeder.
Among the passengers by the s.s Gaelic are Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Graves, D.D., and nine other missionaries. Dr. Graves has been in South China for 49 years in connection with the American Southern Baptist Convention. The missionaries will be divided between Wuchow and Canton.
The Foochow Echo says the Rt. Reverend Bishop J. M. Bashford, of the American M. E. 20th accompanied by Mrs. Bashford. Bishop Church, arrived by s.s. Fung_Shun, on October Bashford takes Episcopal charge of the work of his Church in China for the next four years; his first work being to preside over the Annual Conference at Ngu Cheng.
An extraordinary case, in which a Singapore bank clerk named A. Mitchell is charged with helping a Chinaman to abduct a European married woman, is recorded in the Straits Times of October 26th. Mrs. Goodenough was taken to a Malay woman's house, where, it is alleged. the Chinese prisoner, a storekeeper. nightly besieged her virtue. Heavy bail was allowed.
A silly and mischievous rumour has been pro-
mulgated broad-cast in Madras that under orders of the plague authorities all ponltry had to be destroyed. The rumour caused consternation among the lower classes in all parts of Madras, already destroyed. The Municipality and police. and a considerable number of birds have been
Cauton and acting viceroy of Fukien The
said the Times of India on the 1st inst., know cellency arrived at Nauking about a month ago. death took place on October 30th. His Ex-nothing about the order. and it certainly has from Foochow, taking the place of H. E. Ngai cipality as chief plague authority in Madras.
not been issued by the President of the Mani-
Kung-tao, who was transferred to Foochow We announced on Nov. 2nd the appointment of the new viceroy at Nanking, His Excellency Chou-fu.
It is reported iu mandarin circles that the Ministers of the Waiwupu have been lately con- ferring almost daily with Sir Ernest Satow with A Chinaman committed suicide on the night Young husband Treaty at Lhassa. The reply of reference to the changing of the clause in the of the 31st ult. in the servants' quarters attached to the Magistracy. He was a man convicted of
the British Minister. it is stated, was that the deserting from the Weihaiwei Regiment at the clauses in that Treaty referring to railways. time of the Peking troubles, and was sentenced mines, and foreign intercourse were now so wel to four years' imprisonment. After serving two known in Europe and Asia that it would be years of the term he was released on the applica-other clanses the diplomatic answer was that if difficult to change them. but with regard to tion of a European who intended employing him he could do anything to modify them in accord- "as his servant. His body was found at 7.30
hanging by a piece of cord to a beam in the coolis
auce with the wishes of the Chinese Govern- cook-house.
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A serious accident occurred October
It must be very satisfactory to the promoters 29th. Two Chinamen were working
of the Emigration scheme to find that, notwith- the top of No. 101, Des Voeux Road, when standing the ignorant, and often self-interested something gave way and they fell to the ground.pposition of a few native officials and native
They were removed by the police to the Government Civil Hospital in a dying condition. We are informed that the first issue of a
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Monthly Magazine entitled The Victoria Recreation Club Magazine," a record of Local Sport, is now in the hands of the printers and will be published about the middle of next month Subscription $2.50 per year. Intend ing subscribers are reques ed to send in their
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contractors for labour, the benefits of the scheme ar becoming recognised, day by day, over & larger area; and that, even some of the Viceroys and Governors of Districts have gone out of their conservative ways to publish special procamations on the subject, so drawing the attention of the people themselves to the many advantages of this Emigration system. Not alone is this so with regard to South Africa; but, says the China Review, proposals have been made to Supply Chinese labour on an extensive scale for the work on the Panama Canal, on such terms as will ensure the acceptance of this or some similar offer.
Those who revel in scares will see signs of s brown peril" in the following extract from
native Indian paper: "Japan has just now. unfurled the flag of Asiatic independence of the West, and a glance at the land of the Rising Sun is enough to inspire a hope in the hearts of the despondent population of India. Ye people close. Leave off your lethargy. purify your of Asia! The dark night of misery is about to hearts, and remembering.God, begin to do your duty.
The Viceroy of Liang-Kiang reports the establishment of a large military college in Nan-Tang. It has 400 official students taught by Japanese and Japanese-educated Chinese officers. The course is temporarily limited to two years owing to the need of trained men, but in that period the teaching will be confined only to the most essential subjects. There is another military preparatory college at Nan- king where the students are under the instruc- tion of German military officers.
The Chinese Minister in Japan reports the number of Chinese students in that country as
2.030, divided into military, civil and industrial classes, and most of whom are distributed in the various schools and colleges in Tokyo. The greater number of the students come from the
provinces of Hu-pei, Kiang-su, Chih-li, Hu-nan, Kwangtung. Szechuen, eto.. and the cost per
man varies from $300 to $400 per annum, and the students are very diligent and anxious to learn.
For the purpose of unity and to safe, guard their interests the leading students have established a Guild in Tokyo, and they are thus able to give assistance to any new arrivals.
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