MONDAY, JULY 18, 1910.
COLOWAN BOMBARDED.
ISLAND SHELLED FOR
TWO HOURS.
(From Our Special Correspondent.}
Magao, July 17. The Portuguese authorities gave the pirates until eight o'clock this morning to surrender and intimated that if they did not do so they would bombard the place.
The pins, who are bereiged on the
whore numerous caves abound all over the
́place.. · Is ia believed that the pirates bavi ill thoir provision, ammatition and treasure hidden on this mountain and that they are now making sinat stand for their lives.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE SARIS BANDJER.
The trial trip of this steamer, roforrad
The attention of the troops ar buing to in our Saturday's issue, turned out the direated almost solely
this particular success spos and fours are entertained that once the pimtes have been brought to lay a terrible and probably hand-to-hand encounter will ensue. It is quite evident that they will in ang event make a tramoucous struggle for their lives,
The soldiers are being covered by the
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(From Our Own Correspondent y
Euracaon, June 21.
It is on record that when Lord Kitchengr we anticipated. Unfortunately owing to business engagemonts several carried bia portmanteau on board the home- well-known gentleman were unable to be ward bound steamer at New York, all the prebeut. An excellent funches, purveyed wild horses of the American yellow press could not drag from him other criticism of by the Astor House Hotel, was tione fall the United States than that it is Justice to by the friends on board and after
island of Colorian, however refused to giveauna of the Patria and the Alacas which are lunch the health of the host and secondorful comtry." In the same way, when
up their arma sad ammunition, consequently | directed on these caves,
hot bombardment from the Portuguesn gunboats was commenced.
The Patria.fred for the first time during the seige and the attack was kept up for two hours. The pirates offered to resistance and did not return the attack.
The booming of the cinnon attracted great number of the inhabitanty of Macao out of doors and dusing the time the ring was proceeding they watched oparations from every point of 'vantage.
In all some two hundred bodies are hern recovered while more than one hundred jnhabitants of the island have been taken captive. The widow of a late notorious pirate is amongst the number taken prisoner and her arrest is considered to be an excellent piece of work.
The wounded are being conveyed to the hospitals in Macap while the bodies of the dend are being baried as rapidly, as cireum stapees permit...
All day, the heat has been unbearable, being considerably over ninety decrees in the Very little shelter is afforded on the island for the troops, in consequence of of which there is a good dent of sickness amongst the soldiers. The body of one sergeant has been found. he having died
from sunstroke.
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WARSHIP RETURNS.
About noon to-day the gunboat Reinha Dona Amelia returard to Hongkong. It is thought that she draws to auch water to be of much assistance in thu siège.
occasion.
to the Sarie Bandjor were proposed by Mwe leave the World Missionary Conference G. T. Lloyd to which Mr E C. Wilks in Edinburgh, and are asked what we think responded in a witty manner fitting the of it, we can only reply, "it is an extra- ordinary gathering, "-not, lika "K. of K.,''
the toast of the Hongkong and Whampoa sheer inability to describe what we have Mr Lambert, Lloyds Surveyor, submitted because of a desire for reticence, but from Dock Co. coupled with the name of the sein and heard. But we recall a passage The Portuguese hava no casy task in handed by Mr Dyer in a few briel temarks.
General Manager. This was acknowlodgin The Book, whoze if is,mid, “Parthians - in renting the piratas, nevertheless in the
and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellurg face of innumerable difficulties they are
in Mesopotamia, and in Judes, and Cap- setting about the task in a most businese
padoria, in Pantus and Asik, Phrygia and like manner. Quietly and, unostentatiously they are doing their work and are
Pamphylia, in Exypt, and in the parts of The vessel did har 10 knots an hour on Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, treating their foe with avery consideration. They are determined to execute their the massured mile. This must be consi-Jaws and proselytes, Crates and Ambian mission and the bombardment is to bared good considering her light condition and re hows them all spank in one tongue She has capital accomodation för årst and tinued until the pirates either aurronder second class 2, and 38 19 mark of the wonderful works of God."
ed before, should prove a valuable sequisi- tion to her new owners. We congratulate Mr E. C. Wilks on his success and the Dock Company in so ably executing the work.
or are exterminated.
WEDDING.
Wetherell Thompson.
"A very pratty wedding took place at St. Joban's Cathedal on Saturday morning. The bride was Miss Minnie Wetherell,
daughter of Captain R. Wothereil, of Pagoda Anchorage, and the bridegroom was Mr J. S. Thompson, thief (leur of the Dougins Steamship Co.
able afternoon and nothing was lacking to
The guests spent a thoroughly enjoy make the zun round the faland a notable pleasure trip."
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Walos the discussiods, for the reason that theyhe Heart of Nool, by Fred Whishaw opened their new dispensary on Saturday. A few resolutions, it is expected, will be
The Hunghem Dispensary Committee are not focussed into definito resolutions. The Colonel's Past, by Florence Warden. The coremony was performed by the Hon. proposed at the end of the sessions of the The Five Kuote, by Fred. M. White.
Blanca's Daughter, by Justus M. Ferman.
Registrar-General (Mr A. W., Browin) who Conference; but they will be of
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was accompanied to the dispensary by the wide and vory general character. The The Lonely Subaltern, by Forges Home. with goaria, and the skirt shd train with Hon. Dr Ho Kai, C. M.G., and joined there Conference will leare to the Churches The King's Highway, by H. B. Marriott chiffon lover's knots and prazle, the whole later by Mr Mck Man Cheong." Other represented at it to adopt just having a chering effect. for which every gentlemen who had been invited were so much of the findings of the Commissions credit is due to Madame Suzanne at whose prevented from attending. The dispensary as they decu fit and proper. Indeed, no establishmout the dresses were mando.
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ence which is onsultative, and not us all legislative.
Up to the present only the unmarried trings are taking park in the seine. They are taking uvery precaution, to prevent being ambuscaded and so far have only bride was given away by Major Evans, of lost one corporal. About a doten soldiers.M.S Tamn, while Mr Lawrance, Naval
Yard, officiated as best nina.
have been wondesi,
The Reina Dona Amelin is lying in the randstend about two miles from Colewan. It is not expected that she will approach very much mearer on account of the shallowness of the water but a number of her men have already been transferred while the gun will also be transferred if necessary.
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The Chinese flotill are, still in the vicinity as well ka a large troopslip. The Inter and seven of the ganboute are equipped with wireless aerials" but it is 'said this is only for show purposes and that they have no receiving or transmitting instruments on board.
After the Beremony, the wedding party adjourned to the Hongkong Hotel where the reception was held. The toast, to the happy couple was given by Mr Lawrence, and the brice zoom responded.
The resty married pair left for Meno, where they intend spending their honey miben..
REVENGE ON A SUCCESSOR.
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by members of the several committees were present, and speeches were delivered The kind hosts had forgotten nothing calculated to make everything pass cf pleasantly, and the heat was tempered by electric fana
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Pefore Mr. Justice Hazeland, at the Hunghon with: the advice and assistance and he so enlarges upon it that the seven 81, was charged with having wounded two Wa Chun and Mr La Chu Tak, But the American can, with his character- compatriotson July Sthat Caroline when, four years ago, these gentlemen istic directness and vividness, begin anings. After that the Conference would Rond, with intens to murder, and alter-agitated for the establishment of in- A large number of excursionists journey harm. Mr C. G. Alabaster prosecuted on four years the dispensary has been housed say "and he plunges into the midst of the nothing men love more than a fearless man. natively will intent to do grievous bodily stitutions of this kind. During the past once with "In the first place I want to listen to anything he said, for there is
GAS ENGINES AND SUCTION GAS PLANTS. behalf of the Crown, prisoner being under in a small dwelling rented for the purpose, subject. In the seven minutes he generally Episcopal Church. Bombay, took up the And Bishop Robinson, of the Methodist fended.
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trusted. But it was not what Bishop Ro. A rough abstract of the proceedings.binson asid that impressed the Conference; POWER KNOWN however, may be given. in which can be it was to hear Bishop Robinson speaking noted the names of some of the speakers, from the same platform as Bishop Gore and the points of interest to renders in the that was the unique fact.
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To the ordinary person, were it not for the presence of the ships of wir, it would seem na if nothing unustal were taking place, so quiet is everything. In fact all round the island for miles can be seen a very large number of bshing macks plying their peaceful avocations. Except when
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The following were sworn in a jurors:
G. M. Hay, R. Hyndman, H. Hunter, D. Harvey and O. Stoetz.
Mr Alabaster said n abort time ago pri- soner was employed at the Petroleum Depot at Causeway Bay as mess keeper and in that employment ha git about $15.a. Frosh arrangements were made mouth. understanding that be would get his food whereby a now, man was employed on the
July 8th the new, niess man who bad
the expenditure being borne all the time frout focal
which has been displayed by the people in erecting a new bailing is worthy #of all commendation.
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The population of Colowan Island is estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000. No Portuguese livo go the island with the exception of the guard. On Txipa, the next island, a number of Portugues aru resident
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The discission was continued by the Han. Yun Chi Ho, Korea; the Rev. Dr C. H. Brent, Bishop of the Phillipine Isiands, and the Rev. Dr George Heber and lodgings, supplied and receive $7 per and a jury, Kwok Shing and Wong Yukthe Commission on the Evangeliation of inaugurated a new collection which cen The first report submitted was that of Jones told how in Koren the Cherch Jones, Methodist Episcopal Bishop. Dr month Priser was discharged. Onwoor were charged with manslaughter at the Non-Christian World, and it was won- succorded prisoner was with his brother Yaumati on June 27th. The Attorney durft to hear Koreane, Chinese, Japanese, sistad in the days of service the Christians
a crowd which inclirded prisoner. They
lish, setting forth the needs of their fellow sing. At one service he collected 67,000 constantly kept informed of the progress of both stabbeth and there was a deal
countrymed. Among the speakers were days of practical service. It is an experi events and is largely instrumental in sup-hat that they would have been very
Bishop Bashford, Peking: Professor Tong mens that should be inaugurated in St. Giles' in Edinburgh. Think of each wor plying valuable suggestions and advice seriously injured, and perhaps killed, if The Attorney General said the story for Sengo, formerly Minister of Education in, shipper there putting into the offortury ling
Teing-en, Shanghai, the Hon. T. H. Yong while his solicitation on behalf of the some officers of the Buffs had not come to the Crown rested principally on the evidence Kores; the Rev. G. E. Bondfold. Shang A promissory note of the days ho would
the rescue. Prisoner Admitted stabbing wounded and troops is daily adding to his one man.
of two men who would say that ten men hai, who dealt with the situation in Mon devote to work in the slums of the high prestage as an able administrator.
vidence was called, and the jury found attacked deceased when near the theatre, and gelin; and Mr.F. S. Brookham, Shanghai, Canongate! What a revolution might come!
Dr D. E. Hoste also spoke. who made an appeal for workers among There is no law in Macro which provides Lordship commended the" action taken by that they saw the affray. Both witnesson Chinese and Japanese students in this Dr Harlan, P. Bench, Yalo University. Various makes in stock including TANGTE & WORTHINGTON,
At the evening public meetings, the Rev. Lieut. the Hon. P.G. Scarlett which, he said would say they were with the deconsed, country. One of the crucial difficulties in deport the captured pirates to South Africa. probably a murder. In passing sentence deceased rasp several times with a bamboo the missionary should be to gyangelise in claimed that Japan was leading the Orient, that the Portuguese Government will had prevented a very serious assault and, and that the first prisoner struck the missions was touched when the Conference dolicored an address on "The Evangelistic took up the question whether the aim of Sisuntios in China." The Rev. Dr Davis, his Lordship and these attacks which he There is every likelihood of their being regarded as very serious, were all too pole, while one of the witnesses would my person" or train up native evangeliste: and therefore pied for more mission, work common and must be put down. Prisoners the second prisoner throw stones at deceased Bishop Roots. Hankow, advocated the in that country. The Rev. Dr A. H
Smith, Peking, said that in Chiza they had would each be sentenced to seven years, which hit him on the body. The cause of latter. There were, he said, five hundred one hundred different organisations and hard inbour.
students at the University of Peking who death was a ruptured spleen, which the volunteered to orangelise their own country the great problem in mission works was doctor said, might have been caused by In regard to this matter he said there could unification. Competition should be te
blow or might have resulted from a fall be little difference of opinion, for the East placed by co-operation. They had the The doctor also discovered some external mast evangelise the East; the East along spirit of unity in China, and the dif bruises on the body and one of the left ribs knows the heart language of the East. foroace way hop in Shanghai or Feking, Mr D. E. Hoste, director of the Chins but in Edinburgh, London, New York, and fractured. One of the witnesses gavo Inland Mission, spoke of the accessity Boston. At another meeting, the
subject immediato information to the police, and a for having satisfactory evidence that
was The Crisis in Chins. The principal speaker wal Professor Tong Tsing e, European serzennt went to the spot and men were definitely called for the Shanghai. He said that the self-supporting found the man lying down but still living that in Chins mistakes had been made by spirit of the Churches in China was pro ministry before selecting them, and said Ho was taken to the Police Station in an Inging hands too hastily ou men. The Rev: mining and progressive. He did not know
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The words of Dr Ross made
have broken out no actiously. Another #profound said he was arrested owing to the chief impression as be said that the work of dress was delivered by the Rev. Dr Quotations for any description of Machinery or Regineering Plant on application t witness's spito against him, while the Christianising the world sa hopeless it Roots, Bishop of Hankow. second denied being there at all, mying bo Christianity depended on the missionary of was not ashore at the time. It was purely the West-but that it was wholly feasible if the responsibility were laid on the antive church, and asch native had it laid The jury found the prisoners not guilty of his heart and conscience to be the sad they were acquitted.
of Christ to his own kindred, messenger Dr. Motht, Korea, gave it as his opinion A charge of cutting and wounding was that in that country the necessity for preferred against To Chuk and Chao Kan supporting their own evangelists had been Tsun at the Criminal Sensioca to-day, be? recognised.
fore the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott) and a jury. The Attorney Genera! (Hon. Mr Two Chinese, named Un Chenk Nam. The Conference received a letter from W. Rees Davies. KC., prosocuted on and Wang Chi Fing, were indicted before Mr Roosevelt. The King had contented bobalf of the Crown and prisoners were
Crininal Sessions to-day, on a charge of cally issued a manifesto. Having just Mr Justice Bazeland and a jury, at the himself with sending a few words of cordial
greeting. The ex-Frosident, charactoristi not legally represented.
The evidence was to the elect, thint JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED, breaking into and entering a godown and returned from the dark recesses of quarrel took place on a coal lighter ät stealing therefrom 20 cases of clocks. Afrion, he felt he spoke those who
Mr C. O. Alabaster, for the Crown, above all other kinds of Christian work,ly stabbed on the shouller and in his side. "In missionary work," he wrote, Yaumati, during which a native way severe- stated that prisoners were charged with it is impostire to remember that Later the prisoners were arrested, but breaking nad entering a Japaneso godown divided Christendom can only imperfectly denied any convotion with the affray. June 22ad the second prisoner wont to the Christianity." and stealing clocks. It appeared that on bear witness to the equential inity of the godown and made some enquiries and THE CHURCH IN THE KISHION FIELD.
The Roy.
TROOPS ADVANCE. "
Warship Guns Directed on
Pirate Stronghold.
From Our Special Correspondent.)
MACAO, July 18. The body of Second Sergeant Perico, who died of sonstroke, was found on the beach at Lai-chi-van. There were no marks of violence on the body.
About 10 o'clock laat night about one hundred marines from the Rainho Dona Amelin and about fifty ross the Patrin fanded on Colowan Island, where they remained the night.
wer
At 7 o'clock this morning another terrific bombardment by the Fatrin and Macao tools plser and several other villages were stormed and eventually taken.
A Fillipine was sent to prison for three months by. Mr E. R. Hallifax, at the Magistracy to-day, for stabbing.
small boy for stealing so ear-ring from a child.
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Four men were fined $15 each by Mr-E. B. Hallifax, at the Magistraty to-day, for being on board the .s. Glenfnlloch without permission.
The charge against Mooss Ebrahim, who was released from goal on Saturday, of obtaining $22,000 by falso pretences, bas been withdrawn.
A fine of 2100 was imposed by Mr.J. R. Wood, or a native for being in possession ci opium, while another defendant for a similar offence was fined $13.
From Penta hill it could be seen that the soldiers occupied the mountain” of Colowan and the marines were attacking, A sentence of five years' imprisonment and advancing towards the caves and am-
wak pased on buscades of the pirates.
native by Mr Justice The man came across a very large cars Helane, at the Criminal Sossion, to-day which appeurod to be the temporary for kidnapping and detofning a child by hospital of the pirates. Fragments force for emigration..
of clothes stained with blood were found besides a quantity of Chinese medicinos.
have been treated at this place of refuge.
and
A
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It is evident that a number of the wounded months' imprisonment with hard labour, His Excellency the Governor and his four hours spocks and twelve strokee of staff wort to the- вседо on Sunday the birch, was imposed by Mr J. R Wood, afternoon
personally inspected at the Magistracy to-day, on a native for the troops.
snatching a gold bangle from a little girl The nine boys who, wozu recover bl are being detained at the Military hospitals, while a few women are inmates of the Saint Raphael hospital.
A question of credit.
Evidence was called.
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The gunboat Macao captured a junk crutches and bandages were simply a blind, clocks. The padlocks of the godown were containing backats apparently fall of rice for on examination it was found that there broken and repfaded by new ones. but on examination ammunition was dis wax nothing the matter with him. Before The first proner was found guilty corored concealed underneath the rice. Mr E. R, Hallifax, at the Magistracy to breaking into the promisce and was The crew of the junk comprised hath monday. prisoner was sentenced to one month's and woman.
imprisonment with hard labour and re-sentenced to two years' lard Inbour, while The position now occupied by the manded in charge of returning from the second for receiving, the stolen goods pir la the mountain of Lal-chi-vaú | banishment.
was sent to prison for one year.
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been arrested in connection with the affair. appearance is striking, tail, gaunt, ascetic gling hair-and the light of the zealot Tai-po Road. There were five wounds on apoctacled, with stregeling beard and stragThe body was found in the vicinity of glowing in his spectacled eyes. It has this loft side of the face apparently caused been told," said he, that my vocation in by a blunt instrument, after which the to make myself diagreable at pablie moet body had been dragged down the hill-aldo.
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