June 1, 1907.]
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
LI HING YU.
May 17th. This gentleman is described as the principal shareholder in the Yuet. Han railway, and the magistrates, by Viceregal order, have summoned bim to show cause why Wa Ting Fang and Cheung Pei Sze should be objectionable as directors. The Company's secretary has replied that Mr. Li is too busy it present issuing cheap rice to the poor.
TOO NEAR.
The Commissioner of Customs having objected strongly to the new jetty errated close to the Customs shed, for the convenience of passenger junks, the Nam Hoi magistrate has
ordered its removal.
ATTACHMENT OF PROPERTY.
Representations by the German Consul regarding the affachment of Chinese merchants property for foreign creditors have been referred to the Chamber of Commerce.
THE RAINS.
Heavy rains have flooded the Nam Hoi rice- felds, greatly damaging crops. Canton Water- works reservoirs at Bangpo (East) damaged. Falshan streets were inundated.
TAIPING REBELS.
C4
were
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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number of coffins, as well as board for carrying | General on arrival of the gunboat Kwong those injured to the hospital for treatment. Yuen. He entered upon his duties on the
25th instant.
EARTHQUAKE IN WAICHOW,
Only recently an earthquake was felt in Walchow, a couple of days journey from Canton. It continued for quite a while, but did no damage.
COAL MINE IN WAICHOW.
An excellent oral mine has been discovered in the locality of Waichow. The local officials are making an effort to raise the requisite sum for working it, by promoting a company.
CANTON NEW BRIDGE.
The conditions for the erection of the bridge across the river have been drafted and submitted to His Excellency for consideration. Both the Board of Reorganization and of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce are now having a
conference on this question.
DEPARTURE OF VICEROY'S FAMILY. A rumour is in circulation that His Excellency Chou Fu's reason for sending his family np to Shanghai is the fact that he may have to relinquish his position at any moment after being impeached by His Excellency Sham, and bence he has bought it Test to make this preparation. They left here last evening.
Members of the Three Dots Society" are playing shuttlecrok between the Kwangtunga and
Kwangsi bittledores. Both provincial authorities harry them, as they profers Taiping principles.
BAILWAY FATALITY,
At shout noon on the 12th, as the line n-ar Fire-Eys Bridge," a man was run over and killed. He expected the train would make a detour to pass him, but it only screamed at him and went straight on.
May 25th,
ARRIVAL OF JUDGE WILFLEY.
Mr. Willey, the American Judge for China Courts, arrived here on the 23rd inst. I under. stand that he is here to formally inaugurate the Court in the Consulate, and that he did so yesterday. It is stated that he will visit all the treaty ports around the cost for a like purpose.
A DREADFUL FIRE.
A big fire occurred in a matshed in the vicinity of Kongmoon on the 20th instant, killing two actors and more than four hundred spectators. A stall near by, selling eatables, hd been careless in making the fire for its cooking. The benevolent institutions in Kongmoon lost no time in providing a large
Main Head,
May 27th.
TROUBLES NEVER COME SINGLY.
Admiral Li Chuu will shortly leave for Limchow, a short distance from Pakhoi, to quell disturbancs there. As it is seemingly direct-d against the missionaries, the British Cosul here bas caued gunboats to go to render the neces sary protection. At Yum Chow, not far from caused by a large band of robbers and the this locality, there is also a state of unrest officials hre appealed to the Vic-roy for a good supply of ammunition in or ar to cope with them, should things come to a crisis. To make the Vicerry more uneasy in his nind, I hear that he has als received despatches from the authorities at Chaochow Fand the Hing Yuen Prefecture in Kwangsi complaining of similarly turbulent conditions, and asking him to increase the military forces within their jurisdictions,
LATING WATERPIPES.
The work of connecting branch pipes with the main, commenced some days ago, and 'fearing that troulles may ensue in preventing the people from gathering around to see the work done, the two Magistrates Nam Hoi sud Prn Yu, with some police officers, are stationed there to preserve pence.”
ARRIVAL OF NEW TARTAR GENFRATA
On the evening of the 15th instant quite a number of officials went to meet the New Ta tu
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
CLASSIFIED
ESTIMATES.
Sub Head. Total Bronght Forward from '906.
Store Debita.
$ C. $ 0.
J-Preliminary Expens‹ 8, (a) Survey Expensos, 3854.79
Il-Land,
III-Formation,
IV-Bridgework,
V-Fencing,
VI-Electric Telegraph,
VII—'Track,
(a)
(a) Earthwork,
(b) Tunnels,
(c) Roads.
(a) Major Bridges,
(b) Minor Bridges,
(c) Culvert›.
13 721.45 109,482,04 101,779,09
4.891 35
14 448, 6
6,377.78 346.45 2,413 83
Total during
the year 1907.
C.
Grand Total.
THE VALUE OF THE QUEUE, All teachers of the different schools and
colleges here who are in European costume have been requested by H. E. Chou Fu to grow the queue again. As an inducement they will receive a fifth official rank and money to par chase Chinese dre-ses if they are willing to siga their names promising to comp'y with H. E.'s request.
10,000,00
43.8 4.79 10 000,00 113,721.45 600,000.00 709,482.04. 600,0 0.00 70-779.09 20,000,00 2,000.00 300,000,00 304 891.35 300,000.00 314,448.16 56,377.78 346.45 4,413.83 100,429.00 200,149.79
99,455 82
A CURIOUS TELYGRAM.
A telegram received yesterday states that the 8000e-sor of Viceroy Choa Fà is H. E. Taen Fang of the two Kiang Provinces and tha the will come to Cantou as soon as H. E. ~bum is able to take over the charge of his Yamon.
50,000.00
(2) Boundaries,
2.000.00
L
(a) Ballust,
1X-Plant...
(a) Construction,...
429 00 50,148.79
100 0 0.00
150,000
X-General Charges,
(a) Engineering
tai. Salaries, an i
49,455.82
50,000,0
19,173.72
7,0 9.54
20,000,00 8,00.-
39,173 72
2,067 30
7.150.51
5,000,00
3,000.00 15,000.00
15,019,54 11 607 64 5,067.30 22,150,51
Damages
26 715,36
138.989.23 138,989.23
4,474.60 4,474.60
100,0 0.00
5,000.00
allowarces
(a ii) Temporary
Quarters and Offices
a iv) Office Expenses 6.637.64
(a vi) Home Charges
(a vii) Typhoen
(a iii) Instruments
(a v) Medical
Stores- -China Etores-Chine :
Bricke,
Total *.
Hongkong, 15th March, 1907.
26.7 5.36 1:0,000.00 5,000.00
THE DISTURBANCES AT PAKHOI,
DAMAGE TO MISSION PROPERTY.
The latest mail news from the Church Missionary Society at Pakhoi, received this week by the Venerable Archdeacon Banister, states that two official despatches have been for. warded to the Mission by the British Consul in regard to the unsettled sfate of the pountry. The Consul's first intimation was that all foreign missionaries must return at once to Pakhoi from Yamchow and Liugshan, and be wished to know the number of converts in these two places. In & second letter the Consul stated that he had requested the Prefec: to protect the Mission's property in Linchow. He also reques ed Mr. Wicks to return to Pakuoi for the present. The Prefect admitted to the Customs that while there waz Do immediate danger there might be at any time. On date of writing the insurgents had reached Na t'ao, 30 miles from Limehow. The telegraph wires have been cut at Ko-ták, and 300 yards stolen. bere are no soldiers in Limehow, all being away with the General, but at present there are no signs of trouble in Pakhoi,
at
In a second letter from the Mission, dated 24th inst., it was stated that a telegram had been received from one So Chi ming saying that the Kau t'ong (Mission Chapel) had been broken into, and that robbery with violence had taken place. The cook in the service of Mr. and Mrs. Wicks reached Pakhoi afternoon of the 24th, and reported that on the on the
previous day while
tiffa "the people ware coming to kill." Before finishi g their meal Mr. and Mrs. Wick jumped up, rushed off to the yamen, and were safe. The cook again saw them on the morning of the 24th, and they were wall. At the Mission Station at Pakhoi it was considered probable that Mr. and Mrs. Wicks were coming down escorted by soldiers. The Gospel Hall, where Mr. Mackenzie lived, has been thoroughly looted, and so also has Mr. Wicks' place; everything Was taken, the doors broken off and other destruotion caused, but the roof remains unbroken. Wong Yuk-leung, (a couvert) was injured. the night of the 23rd the Pakhoi commauity, excepting the single men, took refuge oa the Singan (a B. and S. steamer), as the officials were afraid there would be trouble.
On the morning of the 24th they all wout ashore, but intended to pass the night in the hospital.
On
Another letter, dated May 25th, said that Mr. and Mrs. W cks were awaiting an escort and expected to arrive that evening. 'The officials were short of soldiers, heno, the delay in supplying an efoort. A gunboat was expected.
The total receipts into the Treasury between January 1st *nd
March 31st amount to $3,088,717.18, while the payments out were $2,817,755.53, the halance of receipts over pay- ments being $270,961,65,
A correspondent forwards as the information that the Shanghai-Nanking Railway line to Changehow, 104 miles inland, is opened. The
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$ 599,546.45 143,463.83 2,438,000.00 2,894,082,62 line runs through beautiful country with a
G. W. EVE-,
Chief Resident Engineer.
background of inland lakes and green fil-lds, and passes the town of Wusurh, a place noted for its silk industries.