in pound, and the rest were claimed by owners ór ransomed. Besides these four stray dogs were shot on the Race Course."
Mr. McKie minuted—“Surely there must have been more than 25 saoh dogs seen by the police in two months.”
Dr. Hartigan minuted—"I have seen more than the number mentioned in a week."
Mr. BADELEY said he would be glad if any member could tell him where his men could find the dogs spoken of.
A REPLY FROM THE GOVERNMENT WANTED,
Cn the motion of Mr. McKIE, second by Dr. HARTIGAN, it was decided to ask the Govern ment to reply to the Board's resolution with regard to the urinal at the eastem end of the cricket ground.
PLAGUE AT HAINAN.
A report, dated March 3rd, was submitted from the British Consulate at Kungchow to the effect that there were about 20 cases of bubonic plague there. Only townspeople were attacked yet and not any, persoas likely to go to Hongkong,
THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.
The death rate for the colony for the week ended February 24th was 19.6, against 24.4 for the previous week and 19.3 for the corres-
ponding week last year. The death rate for the week ended March 3rd was 21.6, against 19.3 for the corresponding week last year.
THE HEALTH OF MACAO, . ?'
The deaths at Macao during the week ended February 18th numbered 69 (including five from bubonic plague) and for the succeeding week 62 (including three from plague).
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
THE YUNNAN-BURMAH FRONTIER OUTRAGE.
The China Gazette Peking Correspondent writes that on the 4th inst. the Tsung-li Yamen received a telegram from the Chinese officials in Yunnan telling them the British troops (which from Bhamo) destroyed and burnt the Chinese had been reinforced by a couple of hundred men fortresses at Fe-teo, and Pa-nih, on the Burmah- Yunnan frontier, and killed and wounded some eight Chinese soldiers. This, the telegram added, was in punishment for the recent attack upon the British Commission. The Yamen was greatly terrified by the news and immediately sont a most humble message to the British Minister, Sir Claude Macdonald, begging him to prevent any farther action by his Government and by the troops on the frontier, and said they would make every effort to give full redress by China for the outrage if the British soldiers were restrained. They begged the Minister to use his influence to oblaiu a peaceful settle. ment and calm discussion of and investigation into the outrage. But though we have not heard what the Minister's reply
was, it is well known that of late the
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open piece of grass and some moro Was came up and guns were fired. Major Kiddle was wounded in the back by a cross-bow and the and Mr. Sutherland received a heavy stone in Chinese N.C.O. was wounded in several places,
the ribs, which completely disabled him. I should mention that when coming through the
replied that he would not fire in any case. I jangle, I had said to Major Kiddle, "If they throw any more stones we must fire."
arged him strongly to do so, when he said, "If there is firing to be done you are the person to do it," and gave me his gun. While this was going on, we were both supporting Mr. Suther land along as best we could, and the Chinese N.C.O. with great bravery walked beside us with a drawn sword keeping off the Was. It is dus to him that Major Kiddle and Mr. at the grass, Mr. Sutherland, being completely Sutherland were not killed sooner. On arriving
unable to walk, I suddenly heard a man say *' fa,” i.e. “kill,” and then some 16 others; they advanced on us with swords. 1 was about to fire on the leading man when I received a stone in my stomach, and another which hit me with great force on the jaw. I remember trying to earth and sky going round and round. I ther keep my feel and staggering some yards, the fell, and lost my senses probably for 30 seconds or more. I remember thinking I was in camp. When onine to, I saw a number of Was hack.
Sutherland, who were apparently dead already. I heard no cries. Mr. Sutherland was underneath, with Major Kiddle's body lying across his. I was about 25 yards from them, and the gun was on the ground near me, and the ch'ai kuan was doing his best to keep the Was back. One tall Wa came out from the group towards me with a aword. I reached for the gun and shot him in the stomach. He reeled back, and I staggered to my feet. The Was seem to have made no further attempt to attack me, as they were busy with the bodies of those they had already slain. I have a faint recollection staggering along the road with the N.C.O. aud finally reaching the signalling camp, 34 miles from here, but everything that happened between the time I was wounded and the time I reached the Sikhs is very blurred and con- fused in my mind Flowever, I'put it down, to tha best of my ability."
former sympathy and friendly disposition of the Minister towards the Chinese Government have been quite destroyed by the constant ac s of treachery and deceit of that Government, auding at the heads of Major Kiddle and Mr. it is not believed that any specious repre- sentations and exonses concocted by the Chi. ness officials in the capital will affect the British action in Yannan. The relations be- tween the Peking officials and the British Minister are every day going from bad to worse, until it is feared they will reach breaking point, and no excuse that can be put forward by China for her manifold sins will avail her.
THE MURDER OF MAJOR KIDDLE
AND MR. SUTHERLAND.
At last we have the official statement in reference to the atrocious murder of Major Kiddle and Mr. Sutherland, at Meng-Tum, ou the 9th February, by members of the Wa tribe. The following report by Mr. G. T. L. Litton will read with interest :---
THE CASE OF KING LIEN-SHAN.
A dispatch receieved by members of the Re- form Party in Shanghai from friends at Macao concerning the arrest and trial of King Lien- shan, state that the formal trial was to take place on the 28th of the month at the Barracks, when Liu Hsió-hsun was expected to produce proofs of the alleged frauds. "On the day," says the dispatch, Mr. King was provided by the Portuguese authorities with a four-bearer sedan-chair in which he was carried in mandarin style from his place of confine- ment to the Court. When he arrived there Mr. King was acoosted by high Portuguese "Last night Mr. Sutherland proposed to go officials, who told him that be had their sym- and have a look at the Shan town of Meng pathies; that he would be treated with every Tum 7 miles south of this. I consented and courtesy and consideration, and that the au- told General Liu that I thought of going. thorities would do their best to obtain his No objection was raised, and a N.C.O. with, I release. We feel certain that Mr. King and think, 10 soldiers was sent with us. We started the Party he represents owe all this to the at 11 a.m. Major Kiddle, who determind at the generosity of the various foreign newspa last moment to come with us and to walk, pers of Hongkong and Shanghai, and also left 20 minutes before us. We caught him up because Mrs. Archibald Little, the well- about two miles from Meng Tum, and went on known President of the Natural Feet together into the town. There is a narrow Society, most eloquently wrote to the street about 200 yards long leading into a large Portugnese officials pleading for justice and market square. The soldiers preceded us by some kind treatment on behalf of our friend. distance and we saw no more of them, but the Before the day of trial a certain English gentle N.C.O. kept with us. Our presence in the mar man in Macao, who has been doing his best to ket excited no commotion for ten minutes or so, assist Mr. King, suggested to the Governor of when there was a roar of voices from the three Ļ Macao that, as Mr. King had been accused of
or four hundred persons assembled and they all defrauding the Chinese Telegraphs in Shang-rashed to the far end of the market. Stones hai within the limits of the British Settle-
were thrown and arrows fired from cross-bows ment, he should by rights be allowed British and words drawn. We three were quite un- lawyers to assist in his defence. This was armed with the exception of Major Kiddle's happily allowed by the Portuguese authorities. shot-gun. We at once retreated up the street, Telegrams were at once sent to Hongkong where, I think, Mr. Sutherland and Major Kid lle by friends to engage the best couusel available were both hit on the back with stones, and I had there, and accordingly on the morning of the 28th three legal gentlemen from Hongkong appeared at Court. Nothing important oc- curred on the first day of trial, the time being occupied only as regarded indentification, sto. The question of the defrauding of Government money was not touched. A remand was then
asked for by Mr. King's counsel and granted the next trial being fired a week from now. Matters, however, look more favourable than at first."
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For the translation of this letter we are ndebted to the North China Daily News.
On Sunday last a very destructive fire oc- curred in_Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s godown, Peking Road, Shanghai. After an hour's hard work by the local Brigade, aided by blue-jackets from the Bonaventure and Peacock, the fames were subdued. The damage is reokoned at about 100,000 Tls.
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my shin grazed. Unly some 50 people followed us outside the town, shouting and throwing stones. So far as I could see they were all Was Unluckily, our ponies were ahead of us and were allowed to go loose by the grooms. They galloped on after one of the Burmans, who was mounted and filed as hard as his pony's logs could go. Major Kiddle, Mr. Sutherland and myself and the ch'ai kuan were left alone. Mr. Sutherland was in bad bealth and faint from a blow of a stone, and could not go above a foot's pro9. I caught my pouy about a quarter of a mile out of the town, and tried to hoist Mr. Sutherland on to it, but the animal shied and Mr. Sutherland slipped off on te the ground. While we were helping him to rise, the beast bolted. We then passed a bit of jun- gle and the Was had diminished to about 2. I do not think any of us imagined they had inur. derons intent or wanted to do more than drive us away. But, a few yards on, we came to an
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[Major Saunders with the detachment ero- turned to Mengka from Meng Tum at mid- day, bringing the bodies. Arrangements for burial on a knoll, with pagoda on it; north of the village, were made immediately, and the burial took place at four o'clock .j
DESTRUCTION OF THE NEW HONGKONG BANK BUILDING AT PEKING.
The following details were published in a North China Daily News extra on the 14th inst,
"News has been received by wire that the new Hongkong Bank building at Poking is on fire and is expected to be a total loss. Every thing in the office has been saved, including documents, notes, etc., etc.",
This news was received by us from the Shanghai branch of the Bank, and we learn that a later telegram announced that the building was completely gutted, all the books, documents, cash, etc., being saved. By the kindness of the manager of the Imperial Bank of China, the business of the Bank is bing temporarily carried ou there, two members of the Tientsin staff having gone up to Peking to awisɩ Mr. Tweed. Mr. Hillior, the manager, has goua home on leave, and Mrs. Hillier and her two children are fortunately in Shanghai, Mr. Braut, the other member of the Peking staff, arrived at Shanghai on leave on Tuesday, and is returning this morning, with; Mr. Stabb, of the Shanghai office. It is prosumed that Mr. and Mrs. Hillier, Mr. Tweed, and Mr. Brent have lost everything, and the whole of the furniture is also buint.
The Bank, which was only opened last year,
■ banquet being given at which most of the Foreign Representatives with H. E. Li Hung-chang and a number of high Chinese officials were present, was by far the handsomest foreign building in Peking. It covered a large ares on Legation Street and had three floors, the offices and junior məna being on the ground