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CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
February 23rd. CANTON RAILWAY: SENSATIONAL INDICTMENT. Recently a Cantou-se Censor at Peking named Chan Hing-kwa sent the following
memorial to the Throne :-" There has been a great deal of corruption in the investment of the capital subscribed for the Kwanglung section of the Canton-Honkow Rilway. respectfully beg that the The one will instruct
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
missionaries, two ladies and three children, are refarning to Lienchow to-day to reopen the mission work. The Vic roy has ordered three gnard boats to escort the party faj Lianchow. Mr. Lo Allen Bergho's, United States Consul. General here, has been rẻry active sings his arrival, and it is undoubtedly dus to his per evering off is that this notorions affair has been definitely settled.
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WHOLESALE KIDNAPPING.
Hitherto there has been a great exodus of boys and girls from the Luichow prefecture. It is said that over 10,000 boys and girls lava that prefecture anonally, and the majority of them were either kidnapped or sold as slaves. The newly appointed Luichow Prefect, Chn Hing | Fee, recently issued a proclamation strictly prohibiting all boys and girls leaving the place unless they are accompanied by their parents or
relations. Febrniry, 25th.
DUAL YAMEN.
An Imperial Ediet was isġnud anma time ago Viceroy Chou Fu to appoint depnties fo investigate the accounts of the Canton-Hankow
sanctioning the appointment of the Acting Railway ompany and establish a bank where Admiral Li Teune of Kwangtung in hold both the money subscribed may be deposited. Innsitions as Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangtung Army. Recently His the begining, when it was propose to raise fands f the construction of the railway, an
Excellency Li had an interview with Vicarny · Chon Fr and proposed that Imperial Edict was issued announcing to the
military and admiralty yamen be erected at Tung Ho Han. public that the railway funds should not be
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It is raised from increased taxation but that it should
now reported that the Viceroy has sanctioned the request and has given be subscribed by the merchants, Ou the publication of the Imperial Elict the people plans of the dual ramen.
instructions to select the kita and draw the It is estimated that were deeply than-ful, and
the building will cost about 1850,099.
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less than 15 days $400 0000 wero subscribed. The first İn~allan { ($8,000,000) ar twenty per cut of the capital, was im mediately paid up. Such a united effort of the people in the execution of public affairs Was never heard of before in China. If the con- struction of this railway were carried out properly and complated quickly, if the people were requested in future 10 raise foods for any public project, there would be no ú žiad vand the people would only he too pleased to palm their assistance. Unexpectedly the former Viceroy Shum made a mistake in listening to ill advice and placed implicit confidence in Cheang Tatai, Wong-King-tong, L. Kwong; ting and others who used tricky methods and misappropriated the funds, which leads to innumerable corruptions I dumble servant) have on many occasions received telegrams from my native people saying that in the 11th moon (last year) Viceroy Chon Fu depwed. Shum Taotai to proceed 10 the railway pany's office and investigate the accounts, when several hundreds of were present creat d a disturbance and obstructed the proudings It WAR not ! antil Shum Taotai -ummoned. Lo and Chow to the Government railway bureau and requested them to sign a statement, that about 100 deposit receipts were produce, which total up to the amount of over £6,500jimų, A large portion of this amount appears to have been i rested in small shops.
Besides this there is another thing which is very alarming. One of the directors, who is partner of a Hongkong fire, invested over $2,000,000 of the tailway funds in that firm. Han Hie w and Long Hosting directors of charitable institutions of Canton, invested over 89 K 00 of the railway company fauds in their personal nantes. In these cases noue of them stated in the deposit r ceipts. that those monies are public funds of the railway company, and treated the momes so invested as their personal property This alone proves that their intentions were bad, and it was done purposely to mystify people. In the event of any of these shops failing in their, business, the money invested with them will be lost and the shareholders will refuse to pay up the 2nd and 3rd calls. Thus the railway cannot be built and we will be a laughing steek to foreigners. From inquities made i discover that all the other railway companies in Clona either establish a bank and therein deposit | their moner,
or it is always deposited with substantial Shansi banks and the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation. None of them would deposit their money in small shops as they have done in Canton. The way the direc ors conduct affairs in Canton is absurd. It is my duty to pray that the Throus may issue an Edict instructing Vic-roy Chou Fu to appoint deputies to collect all the moties invested with the shops, and if any of it is not paid up to order the person who invested it to pay up. and if he is unable to do so to imprison the person until it is paid up to establish a bank at once and place" responsible persons in charge of it and have the railway funds deposited there."
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LIENCHOW AFFAIR SETTL D.
It is reported that the Linchow massacre affair has been settled and that six American
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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. The Bureau of Railway here has isened a proclamation stating that Vicaror Chon Fu has received a cablegram from the Bureau of Pact and Communications at Peking instqueting him to notify the Canton-Hynkoś Railway Company to prohibit shareholders of the Company to hald meetings until all the monies of the Company which Порн investel are collected and the accounts adjusted.
REVOLUTIONIS 8.
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A few days ago just before the departure of the steamer, Kul Li about 30 boys and girls who had been kitospped were discovered on board of her. They were all taken ashore by the authorities. Unfortunately the kidnappers got wind of the arrival of the officials an escaped in time.
BERI BERI AMONGST THE RIVER POLICE,
At pressat there are no stations erected on shore to accommodate the sistern and northern sectious of river police force. These two sections
One of them is airhored nose. Wong ha and the of policy are quartered in two lrge jaoks.
other at Tai Sha Tan. These polio were not men engiged from the floving pɔpulation but were disbanded braves. It appeared that the fluting life was nɑsuitable to them, as the Chief Superintendent of River Police has reported to the Vioaroy that about ten oises of b-ri-beri diseas happened every day am ingst thes two sections of the police. Viceroy Chou Fu has ordered the Provincial Treasurer to pay a sum of $5,000 to the Chief Superiat adeat of Polica for the construction of two stations on shore for the accommodation of these two sections of the police.
TO CEASE COINING SUBSIDIARY COINS,
Viceroy Chou Fu has instrusted the Direc-
Viceroy Chan Fu received a telegram from i His xcellency Tan Fong stating that a largator of the mint to cease coining subsidiary number of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary
coins for three months and to coin dollars, party had arrived in Kwanglung. The Vicerny
as the latter coins are vary sevrce in the market has deputed a smeigi delegita Sum Chi-kin to calla mee ing of the local offi vale ta give them secret instructions t› despatch erfissuries up country to discover and arrest them;
SQUREZ
FORFIGNERS NOT TO PAY Tan Shu-wan director of the Government cement works hara, has natiân|| the foreign firms in Canton that this new e incurn has baun aufblished and orders will be given fo foreign firms to indant for machinery and materials. In order to protect the integrity of and is employees all foreign firms are reqnaste l the name of the Government cement works
not to give any commission to the employees who ara empowered to contract for machinery and materials or to permit them to make any Hereafter should it be discovered they will be severely punished and the foreign that any of the employees had seted dishonestly hon who gave the “squeeze" w II alın be fined. how the Chinese vials can
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impoan a fine on foreign firms, unless a stipula tion is made in the intracts antired that they are liable to be fined if it berlisenrered that they have paid “squeez + ".
OPIUM CIRCULAR,
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Viceroy Chou Fu has gir-n instructions to the Provincial Treasurer to send eitenlars round to all the local teivil and military officials and all expectant officials in Kwang. tung who are requested to state and sign their names on the circular as to whether they are habitual op um smokers of not. If they ara opium smokers they mud give up the habit within six months from date o' zaing the circular
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February 26th. RESIGNATION OF A HIGH OFFICIAL..
It is reported that His Excellency on Shu
director of the Government Cement Works, has submitted his resignation for acc-ptance in order that he may go into muroing for his mother. His Excellency Tung Shu-wan is an ex Literary: Chancellor and he also holds the bigh position of Chief Superintendent of the Educational Bureau of Kwanglung
PROPOSED BRIDGE
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MINISTER FOR JAPAN,
It is reported that Taotai Kung Sum-tean, who is now deputy in the Viceroy's Foreign Offics here, will be appointed Minister for Chiny to Japan.
February 27th.
AN ABSCONDING OFFICIAL, The Kwok Sze Po states that Colonel Li Si kwai has again absconded from Canton, Some time ago one of Li's friends begged Vic-ray Chou Fu to permit him to return to Kringlung. The Vio roy granted permission. » step you »ditorially deplored at the time, aud Li returned to Canton in December. As it is the sail official custom to have a formal investigation before permanently refostating a cashiered official, His Excellency gave instruc tions to the Sin Han Kuk to re-investigate. A few days ago the Sia Hau Kuk sent a report to the Vic ray stating that Vio Shum had hribing candidates in the triannisl examination.
roy imposed a fine of $50,000 oa Colonel Li for
Li ran away and all his prop rty which was confiscated, am mated to only $210,000. Therefore there is a balance of $30 4,000 due by
• lonel which has not been paid up. On these grounds the Viceroy gave instructions to look for the colonel, who, on receipt of a friendly warning, absconded for the second time.
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CHINESE MILITARY CHANGES.
Vic ray Choa F'a received the following Imperial Ediot from Peking:- Received Chon Fu's memorial praying that suoral Liu Wing Fak who is seriondly ill may be granted rosigus- tion of his position. Lan War Fak Kwang- fang General stationed at Kit Shak, is hereby permittal to resign his position. Commodore | Poon Cheak Man is appointed Guaral of the Kwanglung Army stationed at Kit Shok. " I might meating that General Lan was the Black Chief" who refured to intre Formoss when that island was exded to the Japsoase,
NEW RAILWAY SUPRINTENDENT.
It is reported that the gentry here hars received telegrams from Peking stating that the Central Government has appointed His Excellency Tang Shao-Yee to be Chief Super- intendent of the Canton-Hankow Rsilway Company and that he is expected to leave Poking for Canton very soon
KOWLOOKX-CANTON RAILWAY SHABEN,
It is said that His Exe-ilency Vioeroy Chon Fu has gritted permi-sion to Ima Cheung- hing to A at a company to build a bridge I is reported that Viceroy · "hon Fa has noti- across Hong ・. The plan and specißestions | 6«d the Caston gentry that the cone ssion for of the bridge have been drawn up and sub- the construction of the Kowlona Cinton Bii'. mitted to the Viceroy for his approval. The way has been granted to a British syndicate length of the bridge is 1,202 “cheaks.”
which is now being fated with £1,500,000
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