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best, apparently, to prevent trecutting, and, judging by the number of convictions secured, they are not inactive. But the mumber of these depredations is fur greater than it would be if the staff were not so limited, and it is not unsounble to sup pose that the hill fires, by which such large trasts-are-luid-bore, would also be reduced in number and extent were more supervision possible, and the penalties for causing these fires made heavier....
The men-of-war at Amoy on the 15tk Inst. were the French cruiser Desensten had the
Japanese cruiser, Takao, left for a cruim on the 10th inst.
The annual dinner of "C" Mächst Gu
Company, Hongkong Voluntour Corpa, will bw held at the Hongkong Hotel at 7.44 p.m. this evening. The uniform to be worn in khaki drill, without patties, and field service-mp. ----
During 1900, 2,004 summonses, worn ismand
by the Medical Offer of Health, or.by the Prosecuting Inspector acting under his instruo tions, Bad 1,924 convictions were – obtained, Penalties amounting to $13,041 were inflicted.
The Japanese cruisers Hoshidate and Idzuki.. shima, with a number of naval cadets on board, are expected at Singapore from Yokohama, via Manila, in time for the approaching visit to Singapore of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of York and Cosawali. -
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitais begs to acknowledge with Banks the following donations to the funds
Now that the ares of the Colony has been so greatly extended, it is bigh time that a branch of the Afforestation Départment should be formed for work on the mainland. The ronds and paths in Kowloon, which have been so much increased, require much more attention, both in the way of tree $10.80 planting and judicious ornamentation where
opportunity offers. Apart from this worl The Secretary of the Hongkong however, the work of planting the slopes Chamber of Commerce notified ne sestarlay of the numerous hill-rauges is one that morning that the Chamber had been informed should be undertaken by the Government, by the Government of the receipt of a neti- fication from the Bengal Government to the both on account of the hygienic conditions efect that plagas restrictions will be enforced and also to secure to the ever increasing poat Chittagong against arrivals from Taiwan, pulation-supplies of cheap firewood. It should not be necessary to have to import all firewood from great distances, if supplies could be obtained it the immediate neigh Old Malt ScoreH WHALES 14.40 bourhood. The price of firewood, always high, fluctuates and sometimes goes to a WATSON'S SPECIALITY rather abnormal rate through supplies not coming forward owing to difficulty of trans. VERY OLD LIQUEUR port. It would be a useful stand-by to have some forests within the Colony from which SCOTCH WHISKY
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Yesterday's results in the lawn tennis tournaments were-Championship, P. A. Cor
TELEGRAMS
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,
«[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTK,}
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
Shanghai, 19th April 7.20 p.m.
CHEKIANG STUDENTS THREATEN
TROUBLE.
The students in Chekiang deny that they are chargeable for utrages last year. Always turbulent, they are now greatly incensed at the suspension of the provincial examinations and threaten to bura the official yament and expel the mandarins.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
H.M.S. Centurion is going to Hongkong. Admiral Seymour leaves in H.M.S, A lacrify for Nagsaki to-morrow.
COUNT VON WALDERZEE'S APART. MENTS BURNT-GERMAN
GENERAL KILLED.
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TON, CMO, (UBLET JUSTHIN)
IN CRIMINAL SEBRIONS,
THE OUTERANY IN THE GAO) Mak Su, Ip Nam and Yung TuS WERE ed for attempted murder in the Victoria last month
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C., the Acting General, prosecuted on behalf of the Grai ings on behalf of the polios Capt, the Hoa. F. H. May watched the proce
The following jury wereompan Helbrich Carl Older Band & Malls Albrecht Wild Sobellas) “Adolphs. Barradas, Philip Moellar, George, Bioba and Robert Trevelyan Head. fe
Counsel for the prosecution in address jury said that the prisoners were indi two counts, one being that of woundin Craig, with intend to murder, and as count he was charged with wounding with intent to do him gravous bodily The facts shortly ware that on the mor 27th March last shout ten minutos Craig was inspecting the lower yard in company with Mr. Pierpoint. The in the dock were prisoners in the shot, working in the shed picking on the south side After visiting and when Mr. Craig was about to enter shed, he felt a blow from. mediately turned round and found himself confronted with the frat and swewod – prisoners
who had weapons in their hands. He fat
blow on the head with a knife, and as he tarto round he noticed the thinh "hZsónar a
the shed. He sho had a weston, inihis cas and was evidently making for the
the other two prisoners. "But infora zuch damage could be done the three prisan We have received information from a per-secured, and the weapons taken sw
thees ¿ weapons
fectly reliable source that at 11 p.m. on the 17th inst. that part of the Imperial Winter Palace at Peking which was inhabited by Field Marshal Count von Waldersee, includ- ing the travelling asbestos house
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beat T. Sercombe Smith (75, 9-7, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3) | | by him from Germany, was burnt to the A. Class Handicap-H. Pinckney, 15-3 beat A. ground. Major-General von Schwarzkopf Handicap-H. Birkett, owes 2/6, bost N. E. Trimmingham, (6-3, 6-3).
Two of
the shape of knives and the tried
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to
the
plane iron, but neither one of them alone the gaol--they had evidently boon taken surreptitiously, for they did not tam part o used in the gael: There implemente men were charged at the niagistracy.com 2nd April, and they admitted the charges terday they had pleaded guilty on both sounte in the indictment, bat said they wished, to
pertain evidence with view of Arowing they were illtreated in the guolis. Under Lordship's advies they withdrew the ple gality, and the evidence they wished to call had
then give some attention to the crops raised H. Hollingsworth, 16-2 (0-3, 3-2); B. Class fell victim to the fire, the origin of which boas brought down from the gaol.
in British territory and assist and eucur age the natives to try experiments in the cultivation of new and useful products, suit-
The Band of the Madras Light Infantry able to the soil and asport.
will play at the Hongkong Hotel this, evening, If the staff were increased, the Superin-from 3 pan. to 3.30 p.m. Programme: tendent would be able to devote a little more time to research into the productions and possibilities of the Colony. He might also do more to beautify the city and the
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little cases of verdure which here and there-- but in so very few instances-relieve the dull monotony of brick and stucco that make up the general ensemble. It is intended, we understand, when the Law Courts are erected, to make gardens corresponding in size and shape to those crested by the Hongkong and Shanghai Barking Corpora HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VOUX ROAD CItion on their ground opposite to the Bank. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.
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We have received a copy of the forty-first saunal statement of the Equitable Life Assur. ance Society of the United States. From this we note the following figures;~~Total Assets £63,457.939.17/10; Total Liabilities £49,679.352.16/0; Surplus £13,778,577.1/19; ; Income £12,084,818.19/1; Disbursements 27,609,984.13/6, Assurance, Outstanding These gardens will have to be kept up by £232,682,501, Now £43,142,957. The Society the Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, | disburead in 1900 ́a daily average sum and it is possible, we hope, that other par- | £14,920, terres and fernerics will be formed for the
It is interesting to note that the Viceroy Ons of the spending departments of the beautifying of the city and suburbs.
of Canton is endeavouring to bring the Gorerament which does good work und finds Victorin owes most of what it possesses in
Chinese Reform Party to better way little fame and scant encouragement is the this life to Mr. J. M. Paice, formerly Afforestation Department. This depart. Surveyor-General, and Glenealy Ravine of thinking and doing. Knowing that
great many Reformers from Hunan and meat, which, in a Colony of such limited (though partially spoiled by the intrusion Hapeh and also the Fukkien Province have ares as Hongkong was, before the recent of some ugly houses) still retains sufficient sought refuge in Singapore, this official has ad Jease of the adjoining islands and a large evideness of his taste to show how he seized dressed them in an Open Letter' which is said concession on the mainland, rightly tacked upon natural features, and utilised them in to have been disseminated among these political on to the Botanical Gardens, has always creation of verdureus and picturesque nooks exiles through the Chinese Consal here. This boo more or less starved, to the detriment and corners. There will be opportunities the retara of the Emperor is at hand, "Re- letter says that peace will be soon ratified, and of the City of Victoria and of the woods for his successors, when healing the scars form," it continues, will then begin, and he and forests of the colony. Bir JOEN POPE wrought by builders and roud-makers, to carried out gradually. For this work of reform, HENNESSY was the only Governor who carry out his ideas and work, to the end
a vast number of capable man will be required. ever took much interest in the Department that the city, while developing its growth, With the exception of Kang Ya-wei and a few or its work, and he was certainly the only may not become hideous and overcrowded. notables, pardon is promised to all who now Governor who ever proposed a really liberalAt present, in this utilitarian age, there is repent and disconnect themselves from the Re volo-for-it Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY en tendency to disfigure the landscape in all formers. Obedience to these orders will bring couraged the planting on a small scale, it is directions with closely stacked brick and great advantage, but those who disobey cannot true, but this was only on the slopes immortar erections, and for the contractors to hope to escape." It may be added that bopies mediately behind the City of Victoria. Sirke rubbish heaps of the green turf and of these letters do not yet seem to have best JOHN HENNESSY went in for planting on a flower-strewn undergrowth. And there is distributed with any audus degree of profuse.
ness throughout Singapore.Straits Times. Jarge scale, over considerable areas in the none to prevent it.
stand, and most of our forests of pine-trees-
were commenced during or immediately fol During the 24 hours ending at noon yester- lowing his administration. The result is day there were reported two fresh cases of before the community, and it will be gener-plague, with two deaths (Chinese),
The following items are from the Facchor Echo of the 6th and 13th inst:-The escape of a stall party of foreign infants and their amahs from mortal injuries while on the bill on Thursday afternoon (4th inst.) was little short of miraculeza. A ferocious water-buffalo
je usknown. There is stated to be no reason for suspecting incendiarism.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, 18th April, 5.80 p.m.
SIR A. MILNER GOES ON LEAVE.
Sir Alfred Milner has obtained three months leave of absence from his duties in
South Africa.
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 19th April, 8.30 p.m.
THE BUDGET-HUGE INCREASE
OF EXPENDITURE.
114 and ing Justices,
His Lordship ---The
Robert Henry Craig said he had been in his present position on Assistant Superintendent of the gaol for two years come May. Before that he was chief warder for four years. Before that again he was for over fifteen years in the Imperial service at home as discipline warder, his food and found he was stan parte diet Mr. Pollock So you have had about 20 years-17 punci a'day. If he found alle diet w Hetle gaol service altogether.
low, the "aul gemelt I can suggest it that ho should not get into prisonat
r. Craig answered in the afirmstive and his evidence said that on the day in coutinaing question he was inspecting the lower yard in the gol necompanied by the chief warder, Mr. Pinpoint. The three prisoners were picking oakum.
* Prisoner -Dőlyou remember some time last want to the your M, Hobinholy saf
yol a Visiting Justibes, and comeamed to them above.
His Lordship asked how many men there to a coma Mr. Craig replied between 20 and 30, all of found were in the yard at the time as They whom was engaged in picking oakam Phe first prisoner was in the gaol for piracy, and had to undergo years imprisooment, hard hour. He was convicted on July 18th, 1900. - The second prisoner was in for stealing fanm," dwelling house, and was sentenced on January 18th, 1398, to 14 years. The third priponse was in for three years for forgery. He (witne) was going from the lower yard into the work- ehop when he was struck from behind on the back of the head, and while defending himself the from the two prisoners he saw the third prisoner coming in from the south side of the shop. He thở received a stab on the shoulder, and one on the
head from the first and second defendants He tha complaints
food -ind
and
The new Budget has been introduced, was not struck by the third defendant became gelemally attend to and corrected wat and of the timely serival of some warders, He wrong. The time allowed broprisoners for The deficit amounts to £53,207,000, inclu-ne making for him (Mr. Craig) bat a scoopting or rejecting the portion t
of the abdistant varders, cousequently gives rise to complama,. stopped by one sive of war charges. The estimated expendi- Hore the witness produced his uniform coat
Witzow-That roommendations attended ture for the ensuing year is £187,602,000, showing the eats in it which had been to, and they had a little more time allowed tɔ made by the thrusts with the knives. He gas
now plait an increase of nearly £33,000,000.
sure the second prisoner struck him. He yaɛ- attended by Dr. Thompson but had not yet sufficiently recovered.
Cross examined by the first prisoner, then out down to 22 cungos Will you tell the court what quantity of rice my lad Mo
posed is allowed by the Government to esok prisoner daily It depends upon the class of labour im
HOW THE DEFICIT IS MET.
The new taxation is as follows:-20, on
the Income Tax; 4a. 20. per ewt, on sugar, graduated duty on raw sagar; molasses 28. 103. per cwt., glucose 1s. 3d,; exported coal is. per tòn.
MONEY MARKET.
to
Console are at 295 58. On the loin market weekly advances range from 2 2 per cent. Japanese New Loans stand. 279 108. Bank rate is unchanged.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 17th April.
SOUTH AFRICA.
at
Prisoner Are you awar
complaint, my diet was Increased from 26 to $2 a queen snd continged for tarog weeks
10tware,
the warders and Assistant Superintendent are Is its standing role of the Victoria Usol that
at liberty to assault prisoner at any p in the day No, my Lord.
time
Are there a number of bells all over the - building in the Victoria Gool for prisoners to pall at when they desire to make complainte to the warders if anything goes wrong. The bells are fixed by regulations, my Lord, and, the prisoners are allowed to use them to make any complaints they have.
His Loulshiy: If you cou dad the tion as to complaints please read it out.
Witness: It is Ne 236, Itays that prisoners who have any complaint to make regarding the diet furnished to them, or who wished their diet to be weighed or mered to secertain whether they were supplied with the authorised gaanlity, should mare, their complaint immediately their diet was handed to them, and it should be weighed or thes sured in their presence, and in that of tha:
prisoner under colour of that rule with tab omeer deputed for that purpose. Renested complaints of a groundless nature made by way
érident of giving annoyance or trouble;
you remember
Is It dot the tuợt that you have been outflüg down my diet without authority No, my
Hord
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Prisoner wish to thrash out the question dist thoroughly otherwise I will be starvod
His Lordship-- Ask the her! prisoner if he
Any questions,
The second prisoner, then proceeded to erény- mine witness at great length, en much the same lines as the fret prisoner,
ter some guestions as to how the alleged weapon came to be in his hand, which the with answer prisoner alleged that he had not
The bird prisoner also cross-py il witness at great length
The witness, in answer to the pintopel zuta tamber that he prisoner) had been purinked si of times
ir Lordship Who paid kin on low diet like that
Witam=1 give the order?
His Lordship After lavostigation
Prisoner cited several Instances in a
The meeting of the Legislative Council sur- moned for Monday has been postponed to charged the group, and it was only through the Colonel Pinmer has occupied Chuniespoort Tuesday, the 23rd inst, at 3 p.m.
presence of mind and nimbleness of the amahs The resailed Club race No. 10 of the Boyal that they managed to get out of his path, after marching through a most dificult paisho be treated, as a brewel of prison Hongkong Yedit Club takes places to-morrow, naring only the parambulator to receive the and country. The northern adrauce of Colonel sipline, and the offender would be liable to over Course No. 21. Cub Race No. 21 will be brunt of his attack. The complete destruction Plamer has disturbed Boer preparations for a
punishment accordingly
Do
that on me poession sailed on Sunday, 27th April, over Course of the little cringe showed how the party fresh invasion of Cape Colony.
the bell, and aasile a complaint about No. 23.
would have fared had they not been able to The Timer correspondent at Middleburg the food that it was not enough move so promptly away. The animal's keeper states that since Sir Binden Blood book com of having no oil in his rise, and he complain pro
Witness: He complained on Dec. 24th, 1900, | the truth ran up in time to prevent farther damage. mand of the Eastern Transvaal, wracking and again on 17th September 1909, of not having For the future, buffaloes will not be allowed
safficient food. on the hill within certain limits.-The Hon line looting of trains has stopped.. steamer Glenshiel is advertised to carry the first.
His
PARLOR And what was the result of
ally admitted that it is equally pleasing and salubrious. Most disastrous results have followed the denudation of the forest areas in numerous countries, both as re- gards bygionis conditions and in connec tion with the rainfall. France, Spain, Italy and most of the American states colonised by the Spaniards have found, reason to lament the wanton and wholesale destruc- tion of their forests without provision being A Chinaman has been arrested in Singapore mide for ro-planting. Many States in the in connection with the murder of two Chinese American Union have also seer cause to detectives, reported by us yesterday. The body regret the undue destruction of their timber of one of the murdered man was picked up in
of the new season's tea to London. The In Hongkong we have nothing to reproach Singapore Harbour on the 11th inst.
date of her sailing has not been fixed. Last ourselves with on this head. The timber was
Mr. Michie's lecture on “The Political Ok-year she left on the 10th June-There is to be never there to destroy since the island was stacles to Missionary Buocess in China," de ceded to Great Britain, though during the Livered before the Odd Volumes Society on past twelve months we have suffered more Tuesday Iset, has been printed in pamphlet form. largely than perhaps ever before from forest and may be obtained from this office or local fire, which have laid waste large Atretches uewsagente. of bill-side on the south of the island. This
The first day's events in connection with the may be due to the paucity of forest guards for the work they ought to do. The broken Hongkong Garrison Athletic Meeting were this port to Madagascar, This will relieve & decided at the Wongusicheong Roareation poor province of some of its surplus population branches and prostrate trees still lie Ground, Happy Valley, yesterday. A good and must be regarded as a good thing. John all about, cumbering and disfiguring the turn-out of spectatore favoured the gathering, H. Tesex, Esq., of Colorado has been appointed Chins and Hongkong, arrived at New York on renses, on the order of the Captain
Flower Show this year which we understand
LONDON, 17th April
SIR ALFRED MILNER.
will take place about the end of the inonta has granted Sir Alfred Milner leave of In consequence of ill-health, Mr. Chamber These shows used to be very popular in Foo chow and we feel sure that the revival of them absence, not exceeding three months, before will give general satisfaction.We learn that entering upon his administrative work in arrangements have been made by the French British South Afrion.
to skip a considerable number of coolies from
ground, and bearing, silent evidence to the and included smorigat them were H. . the U.S. Consul at Amoy in place of Mr. A. B fury of the typhoon of November last. It Governor and H. E. Major General Gas Johnson, redignet-Mr. Henry Edgar, Com is certainly due to the fact that the Depart coigne. There were altogether twoity ovants missioner of Customs, just returned from leave,
has been appointed to Shasi. ment is undermanned. Mr. FoED has been on the card.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The steamer Pdarstjernen," from Japan,
the 14th faste
The NAY. K. steamer Shinano Maru (Euro peau Line) left Bingapore for this port on di 18th fast, and is expected to arrive here on the 123rd inst pm.
thu
Witaces-It was received too late. He re- ceived his food on ene day and made the com- plaint on the next. The complaint was noted. He complained also, my
getting enough food tomber, 1900, about 1 lord, on the 17th Sep- His Lordship Was that complaint ottended Withera-The reply was made that he wen
to
receiving regulation diet.
The first prisoner. On the day of the nasantt did I not make a complaint that I got 14 ounces instead of 28 ounces of rice-No, my Lord He did not make any complaint.
Did you not, after I made this complaint, order me to be flogged with a dosen vati !
His Lorinalp You have no power to order alại
Superintendent of Police,
Palonen-In addition to this dogging, la d you not put me on crack work for four weeks!
NO