SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 31st September.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
Baron His HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M. GOODNAN (CHIBP JUSTICE).
PEAK SHOOTING CASE;
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about a quartor of an hour the complainant returned and said something to the Indian ossia unt, which he did not understand. On the Indian assistant telling him in Chinese that Mr. Harman had lost u satchel he at once roturned it.
The jury without retiring found soused gulity, and His Lordship sentenced him to one month's imprisonment,"
but Counsel submilted those interests would be | lying on the counter. He picked it my, and in safeguarded in this case by a very light sestone", The defendant was not, a blood thirety rufliso, mor a danger to society; but had erred. more in ignorance of our law regarding tho carrying of a revolver, than from any vicious intention, Mr. Slade said he was authorised by the German Consal, the defendant boing a German subject, to say that he would undertake to see that the Curt. Vincess, was indicted for shooting with defendant left the Colony by the next German intout to do grievous bodily harm and with mail steamor. Therefore, the colony would be mulawful wounding at Victoria Peak, on the quit of the defendant's prosense for all time, und, 3rd inst. The Attorney-General (Hen. Sic H. S.it his Lordship saw fit, he would undertake, on Borkoley), înstrnoted by the Crown Soliciter, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, productted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker of Messrs. Deacon and Hastings) dofended,
Vinconz pleaded not guilty, and added I wounded the man, I cannot deny that, but I did not intend to hurt him.
Mr. Slade: I think that is a plea of guilty on the second count.
The Attorney-General: Defendant clearly
nnderstands?
bobalf of the seonsad, that reasonable compon- sation was paid to the coolie. Under these circumstaboes he asked his Lordship to deal lightly with the defendant.
Hi Lordship-Who is the accused, a German, an Austrian, or what? Mr. Slado -- A Gorman,
His Lordship ---I prosume inquiries have been made as to his moutal condition?
Mr. Blade:- Yes, my Lord, and the result of it in that at the present time the man is absolutely sano. According to a statement I
Bavorm is. Honour A. G. WISH (Puis Judej. TOEGED BANKNOTE.
Aa Chak pleaded not guilty to offering. attering and disposing of a forged 85 note of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporn- tion on the 3rd September.
Mc. E. H. Bharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. Bonner, of Messrs, Deney and Bowley, prose emad on behalf of the Attorney-General. The jury consisted of Mesura N. G. Major, J. G. Kinnaird, F. A. Chopard, J. W. Barber, S Haudley. E. J. Moses, and J. F. Millar.
Mr. Sharp said the accused went to a money
fendant I advised him to plead guilty tow hin, is that at the time of the shooting helianger declared it to be a forgery the sand Mr. Shade: Yes. As counsel for the d-have here, the inferenco drawn by a doctor who / chaogan's shop to oasia the note, nad when the
wounding.
*His Lordship --The' quration is whether the Atterasy-General accepts that plea.
must have been suffering from some ballucina tion or something of that kind; but it does not carry the matter any fartber,
ran away. When chased and e.nght be said that a friend gave him the note to change, but wenid not give the name of Law friend,
The jury returned a wrdict of guilty sad The Attorney-General-Yo, I am proparol
His Lordship, turning to the prisoner, sail-prisoner was sent to prinu for twelve months to accept the plea of unlawful wounding. I do
Curt Vinconz, you have pleaded guilty to the
with hard labour. so because on the facts of the case I am unnhlaffeuse of unlawfully wounding this coolis who to bring my own mind to believe that there was sur intout on the part of defendsat to do what he did. In committing an unlawfel not who
ha hud à revolvor with him, even if it went off accidentally, he would have to stand the consequences of injuring through criminal negligence one of His Majesty's subjects. 1 am prepared to accept the ples of unlawful wounding.
His Lordship:-It was an unlawful act for him to have a revolver in his possession.
was carrying you in a chair. I cannot bring myself, having very carefully road the deposi- tions, to the opinion that this was an accident, At first I thought that suray you must be insund when you committed the dood. But the law is very clearly laid down by Sir James Fitzjamos Stephen as regards sanity in the words: Erers person is pronned to be sano and to be responsible for his nets. The burden of proving that he is irresponsible is upon the accused person, but the jury may have regard Mr. Slade-Yo, my Lord. Continuing to his appearance and bohashur in Court." It Counsel said that defendunt who had pleaded is quite clear that the defence of insanity has guilty to the ebarge of injuring a chair-coolie not uven beou get up, and certainly has not been through having in his possession, unlawfully, a proved. Now, I must put that theory entirely revolver which wout off, had been for the past on one side. If you were insane you would mino years, without a single brak, in the not be responsible at all, whereas you yourself interior of Sumatra tobacco planting, where the have pleaded guilty, under the advice of your Hoablo Counsel, to anlawfully wounding. It life of s plantor was a singularly hard one. had a very lonely tima, was in a very unhealthy certainly is an oxtraordinary ones, but there have elimate, and had bomen tha hina numbers of Chinese boen men in criminal cases who have been so apolies, who vero under no restraining handesilons and crnel in their nature that they suon excepting Bawa He was a solitary Europeas to bave little rogard to the pain and suffering amongst hundreds of ignorant Chinese coolios, which they causs other people, and I cannot the very deegs of China, and although the lace help thinking yen wore in some such mood on were as strict and
sternly enforced as in that occasion when you came down from the any British colony a
bocad to fagstaff to the Peak carried by the two coolies. carry a revolver for his own protection. It is absolutely necessary that I should protect Riots among the coolies were of not infrequent every person in this Colony who is going about his oceurrence, and never a year wont by without work lawfully and industriously. I have taken many European officers being badly beaton, wounded, and sometimes killed.
At the time a crop is dus this was particularly the case, there being always trouble between coolies and their masters, boouuss the former think they can obtain mora pay by violases. do after nine years' servien, in which he suffered considerably from malarial fever, the defendant came to Hongkong and, protably unaware at the time that he could not carry a revolver, continued to do so. On the day in question he went from the Peak Hotel, where he was residing, and engaged chair to take him to the Peak fagstaff. He went up, and while there took shelter for somo inie from a passing rainstorm. Aobording to he admissions of the obair-coolies he had no
man TFON
ANG ROBBERT.
His Honour A, G. Wise heard the charges against Chung Kwai, Tre Fat, Li Yuk, Tang, Shang, Tang Yusug, and Yeang Lung, indioted for robbing, whilst armed, Lui Chuk and Li Ut Fang, La Ut Cheung, Yau Sz Mai and Ng Mui ab In Ngam village, New Territory, on
bo 9th August.
All the prisoners ploaded not guilty.
The following jury was empanelled: Messrs. B. M. C. da Chabha, P. G. Allen, W. H. Watson, W. F. Muat, B. E. Hastings, A. Uphill, and
R. A. E. Paterson.
POLICE COURT..
Monday, 21st September.
BEFORE MR. T. Sarcomak SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
LABOENY OF DIAMONDS.
Street, was charged by his master with the A native silversmith employed at 52, Coobraze
larceny of seven diamonds of the value of $550, and broken gold worth $20. Evidence was led regarding the arrest and the pawning of a diamond and a gold by the defendat. The case was remanded.
OPIUM FARM PFOSECUTION. Cheang Tsau, of Pingobow, New Territory, was charged on the complaint of Mr. J. J. Spooner, prosecutor of the Upinn Farm, with having in his poussina five taels and six of prepara opium and ove tael and five mos Brule opium also vessels for boiling the drag and 120 boxes. His Worship fool the defendant 815 les boing in possession of the prepared ad $7 for the crude opium,
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KODAKS. FILMS, AND ACCESSORIES.
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
ACHEE
&
GOOD WORK. PROMPT RETURN.
CO., PHOTO GOODS STORE.
TEMPORARY SHOW-ROOMS, 12, QUEENS ROAD
(1ST FLOOR, ABOVE MESSES, PRICE & Co.).
Hongkong, 17th September, 1903.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
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THE FISCAL QUESTION,
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NARROW ESCAPE OF PRESIDENT LOOSEVELT.
New York, 17th September. President Roosevelt and his family have had a burrow escape from death. The President's London, 15th September,
Jacbt, the Sylph, was craising off Newport with The Standard says that it is understood that the whole family aboard, and was in a strong the Government adhere to its determination to gale which threatened to overwhelm the vessel. attempt no innovations in the fiscal system of The Sylph is not a grobt of mach burden and the country until an appeal hos been made to the seas swept over it almost completely. By the country. The proposal to adopt proferential geod seamanship the yacht reached port without Apak, employed at 2. Blue Baiblings, was tariffs within the Empire is to be indefinitely injury to any of the passengers or arow, charged with the bureeny of grass-clath to the postponed. On the other land, the Gevaru value of $ from his master, and Wang Cheongment is prepared to claini the right to retaliato with pawning the same knowing it to have gainst Powers whose tariff's ara expressly been stolen. Sergt. . Crosman was in charge aimed at British commerce-X.C.D). N. of the case, and secured convictions against boib defendsats, who each received six works hard
isbour.
HEFT BY POUSE SERVANTS,
On Saturday morning, abant 10.15, Poligo Surgt. Grant whin walking in plain clothes along Rabingoa Rond burred a Chinun seting in a suspicious manner in the rear of the house occupied by Mr. J. Grant Smith in Boubam Road. As the man could not give any misfactory
Answer 无踪 being questioned, le
was arrested. Searched at the Police Station, he was found to be in possession of a silver knife and spoon, on which were Mr. Grant Smith's initials. This ma had been formerly in Mr. Grant Smith's employ
as a house coolis, and left on the 15th ult. One month's hard labour was the seutonco...
ench Si, or 14 days.
This decision will cause rather a panic amongst the thousands of cricket-light devoters in the Now Territory; it was brought forward as a test case.
UKUELTY TO ANIMALS.
SAMOA.
Berlin, 14th Septonsher. Governor Self of Samoa is accused by the German Press of expelling Gorunu subjects from the islands. The report arems to be exag gerated; an inspiry is to be hold,--(), Llagje.”
KICKNEES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN,
Berlin, 14th September. In Marseilles, and on steamers running between this city and Egypt, several cases of sickness baring occurred, the veola ere being strictly ward so that an break of a epidemio is impossible.-D. Lloydl.
OUR IMPOSSIBLE WAR OFFICE.
London, 14th September,
A BULGARIAN PROTEST,
London, 16th September.
· Bulgaria has addressed a Nots to the Forte refuting the accusations of the latter that the insurrection is the work of Bulgarian bands, and declaring that the movement is due to the ttoman régime and the persecution practised by the Turks. The present situation, the Note adds, will possibly and in a catastrophe disastrous to both countries.-N-C. D. N.
A letter from Lord Rosebery" has boon: GAMBLING WITH CRICKETS.
published in which he says that there is a danger Four Chinese were charged with gambling on the result of a fight betwa ni crickats
His
that foreign statesmen, with the report of tho War Commission in their hands, will hold Great Worship was doubtful whether the case cust under the Ordinance, but decided after hearing
Britain too cheap, which means an increased evidence that the law applied to cricket-light-risk of war. No time, he says, should be lost Whatever departmental Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. E. ing. Peliou-Sergt. 61, who made the raid, prese. iu remedying this.
responsibility thers may be, this in no wise Bonner, of Mesars, Denny's and Howles, pre-cuted. His Worship gave judgment against diminishes the colinctive responsibility of the seanted on behalf of the Attorney-General. In the defendants, ordered the money, is actual
Cabinet, which should give Lord Kitchener the fullest authority to reorganise the War Ofee opening the case for the Crown, he said that the pedale forfeited, food bom men were charged as members of an armed gang
NC, D). N. consisting of about eight persons. They word. strangers to the district, with the exception of the first, who, it was believed, was the oader of the gang, and for whom the police for the past four years had been searching, as he was suspected of being connected with various affences of a similar naturo. On the 29th August, about seven o'clock in the evening, Lia Chuk was sitting outside of his house when the gang was seen approaching, and upon arriving the men were asked their basizes. They told him that if he created any disturbance he would be killed. The visitors then seized ttings into consideration, and I give the the man and struck him, and his son rnahod | freight to what has been stated about you having out of the house to his assistance. He was been a long time down in Sumatra having also seized, and the second prisoner track at him with a chopper, but his wife at pped for suffered from malarial fever, but at the same
ward, and warding the blow sustained severn time I feel that the least sentopoe that I canis A guard was placed over the father pass upon you is that you be imprisoned and and son, and the other members of the gang, kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months having ransacked the premises, proceeded to another house, which is practically a block of thrae houses, and stood a little distance away Four of the msn broke in while others kept guard. The lives of the inmates were threatened, and
FALSIFIED ACCOUNTS
Ng Chi Kin, alias Ng Kwan, was charged with falsifying seconuts in the books of the Shu Yoen Bauk, on May Hith, May 25th, and June 17th respectively. He pleaded guilty to the three charges, but stated that the prosecutor was aware of the three falso entries and had promised that he would not prosecute him,
The prosecutor claimed that he had list about $4,000 by the falsification of the accounts, and was not aware of the action of the acensed until a few days before he commoned proceedings. The accused was a trusted servoat, handled the money, and had a salary of $12 a month,
Prisoner was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment on each count--three years altogether.
quatrol with them, used no harsh words, and mever requested them to hurry. While on the way down defendant took a revolver from his pocket and the front acolle was shot. Counsel said he himself asked the dsfondant how the affair eame to pass, and presumptions from the answers be gave were that he simply did not know how the thing happened. Praofically the only thing that he could remombor was that he took the revolver out of his pocket and turned it on its side to see whether the lever was sate or charged with returning on the 11th September not. After that his mind was practically from banishment," and disobeying an order blank. He believed that the first shot went off dated the 28th July, 1903, prohibiting him from they had been stopped, About ten minutes
owing to his carelessness in having his finger on the trigger, but how the second shot came to be fired he could offer no explanation whatever. Proceeding, Counsel said one quite understood if the Brst shot had gone off accidentally and wounded the ocolie that the second might have been equially accidental. The first wound the fore-arm, where the coolla was holding the chair, and the second sbot grazed his hip. It was probable that the first shot grazed his arm and the second his hip. If defendant fired at the man inten- tionally he could scarcely help hitting him,
was
On
BETURNING FROM DANISHMENT.
At Pokfulam a Hakka woman was arrested by na Indian castable, for hawking Fonts without a licence. On arrival at No. 7.Police Station, inspector McNab added a charge of ons fowls packed in baskets which had room ernety to animals, the woman carrying thirty- for about bight. For the defenes a witness swore ho gave the defendant the fowls for conveyance to Hongkong, so the case against her was dismissed. His Worship then placed the witcess in the dark, din fet sponsible ervelty to animals, he being the responsible party.
BEACHCOMBERS
Being in a sportirs mood, as the conseguenes of drinking not wisely but too well, Messrs. Larssen and Henderson, natives of Denmark. jumped into a sampe si recklessly that a boat girl lost ber balause and fell into the water; the was rescue by junk people. His Worship sentenced the "sports" to 14 days, or payment of $15.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
For being in pos-ssion of two bags of sugar which they could not give any account of to whom it was to be delivered or where the engar came from a couple of Chiuess coolios word sentenced to two months' bard labour. The option was 830.
HeroRE ME. J. H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE
MAGISTRATS).
HIGHWAY ROBBERY,
Near the Gas Works, Queen's Road West. two Chinese seized another nutiro by the queue, kuceked him to the ground, tore his jacket from off his back, and after rifling bis pockets of the sum of 80 cents decamped. Complainant chased defendants along Queen's Road, shouting
Thief." Passing No. 7 Police Station, of the culprits; the other escaped for the time being, but Sergt. Great laid him by the beels later in the day. The case was remanded.
Yom Ki alias Lam Tar, alias Tan On, was erpreter went up the hill and waited and Chinose sergeant on daty there caught one
residing in the Colony for five years,
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, claiming that he bad not been banished, and that be had been arrested because be quarrelled with the detective. The Attorney-General prosecuted, and the following was the jury: Messrs. A. E. Katsoh, K. D. Mistry, J. McCubbin, G. Benker, W. F. Munt, B. E. Hastings and C. L. G. Koch,
Prisoner was sentenced to twelve mouths imprisonment, the jary returning a verdict of guilty without leaving the box.
* THEFE
Fung Min was charged with stealing a and it would be seen from the depositions satebol containing jewellery and money to the
that, according to the evidence, the word on the hip might have been caused by a [
value of $2,500. The prisoner ploaded not guilty.
The Attorney General prosecuted.
The jury consisted of Messrs. A. Uphill, A H. Katach, K. D. Mistry, A. D. Barretto, G. Banker, 4. B. Smith, and W. Schuumeber..
all their valuables demanded. They then directed their attention to the second divi- after which they proceeded to ranesak the sion of the block, and the same thing happened, third division. They then cleared off, but in- formation was at once given to the police at Taipe and a very smart capture was effected, The Taipo police telephoned through to the stations, and from there Sergt. Clark, as interpre ter, and polles est off, abbut midnight, to intercept the robbers, believing they would make a bee- line for Hongkong. The police went along the new road to where the waterworks are situated and hid themselves in a small tea-house, where they remained from one o'clock in the morning till 5 am., when two men were soon approach. ing across the hills from the direction of the rillage of In Ngom. The sergeant and the arrested the first and fifth prisoners and took them to the ton-house so any other members of the gang coming up beland could not see that later the third and fourth prisoners came along and were captured and similarly dealt with and then the second and sixth were secured bundles, and four of them were setanlly wearing in a like manner, Tho mea were currying stolen clothes. The artioles in the bandles were identified, and there was a perfectly clear Connsal said there case against all the men. had boon overal of that kind of robbery in the New Territory, where they appeared to be per. fectly easy owing to theertensive area and the fact that the robbers took refuge noross the borders, But in the present instance the men were caught red-handed, and he thought the jury would have no hesitation in saying they were guilty,
Evidence having been heard, the jury returned an unanimous verdict & guilty inch
instance.
The first prisoner, described as the leader of the labour, and ordered to receive twenty-fourstrokes of the birch as soon as possible, the second and third, five years with hard labour and twenty years with hard labour. His Lerdship com. strokes, and the fourth, fifth and sixth, five mended the police for their smartness in the matter.
gang, was sent to gaol for seven years with hard
The Court adjourned till 10.30 to-day.
ballet ricochetting from the ground. Counsel suggested that the first shot went off while defendant was examining the revolver, and the second pftor the chair had been put on the ground, at a time when d-fendant was greatly The Attorney-General said that the robbery agitated. Fortunately the coolie was caly
was one which contained peculiar points. It slightly wounded and sustained no permanent appeared that a Mr. Herman went into Hip-
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. injuries of any kind. In accepting the plan of tocla's shop, where the accused was employed unlawful wounding, Mr. Slade submitted that as assistant, and by accident left the michel The P. & O. steamer Coromandel left. Singa- the Attorney-General had shown a very clear (which was left in bis care by the owner) on pore for this port on the 19th inst., at 4 p.m appreciation of the real facts of the case, the counter. He left the atop to go to the with the ontwant English manila, and is dus here
on the 24th inst., at about noon. There was no intention to do burt, no rest Fost Ofles, and on his way noticed his loss,
The Imperial German mail steamer Seydlitz, intention to do injury, and no really evil He immediately returned to Hiptoola's shop which left bere on the 17th inst., .., arrived intention of any sort, but defendant was and naked nocused and two other assistante at Shanghai on the 19th inst., at 9 p.m. unlawfully carrying a revolver and, nuder, the if they had soon the bag. All denied know The P.M. steamer Korea, with maile, do,
from San Francisco to the 3rd inst, sia Hone circumstances, must plead guilty to unlawful ledge of the bag, and Mr. Herman, after asking lain, leaves Yokohams for this port, via Inland wounding. Counsel said he did not know some isdies to watch the three assistanta, went to Bea, &c., this morning. whether he was exceeding his duties or not the door and called two policemen ins Ho The CP.B. steamer Express of China nerived bat inquiries were made at his (Counsel's) offered a reward of $20 for the recovery of that Yakobams at 8.30 am on the 21st inst, and instigation, through the palice so they could bag, sad the accused teek & hooked stick and left again at 3 pm. same day for Kobe, where be no suspicion of undue motive as to what brought the bag from under a shelf, and handed he is due to arrive at p.m. to-day...
The CN. steamer Tsinan, from Australian for this port via Manila on porta left Briney compensation the coelie thought ought to be paidt over. He was at one given in charge for
the 10th inst, and is expected here on the 12th huu, and the injured man said 825, adding that the theft
Evidence for the prossentian having been led, prov
he did not want defendant punished. Of course,
that could not be the end of the case. There Fung Min sald in defends that he was straighten were the interests of the public to be considered, ng up the goods in the shop, and saw the satolis?
The P. & A. steamer Indramayo, from New York, leaves Manila for this part on the 23rd inst.
COLLISION OF RICKSHAS. Passing the back of the City Hall on Saturday, two riekalas collided, the occupant of one, a Japaness worden, baing pitched out injuries to her face and hands. For not of the vehicle on her head, als receiving keeping the proper side of the street a ricksha puller was fined $4, and ordered to pay 3:5 compe-sation to the injured woman and $1 to the other paller.
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.
The following is the view of the San Francisco Chronicle about Colombia's rejection of the Isthmian Canal Treaty The attitude of a great portion of the American press in regard to this treaty has not been and is not tion that Colombia was bound to concole ic us whatever we might ask. There have eron been strung hints of coercion of the little has been represented as holding that the sgree republic. Car Government, doubtless falsely, ments of the Colombian Executive have been of such a character that the Colombian Congress was bound to ratify them. There has, in fast, been roure of soch talk than has been heard in any northern country since the days of Napoleon Bonaparte of execrated memory, who respected the rights of no man and no people. The Washington dispatches state that it is not plear what our Government will do
next. As think that. this is still a government of law, wa what the President will do next is the thing which the law directs him to do in case of failure to condiale a satisfactory arrangement with Colombia, to
to proceed to affect suck an arrangement with Nicaragna and Costa Rica and build the coal by the Nicaragus route. There is, in fact, no other bane, Colombia has
arse for this pountry to parese, right to control her own territory. She has de ned to deal with as on terms which we Batiment which forbids Colombin to consent to ou approve. We may respect the patriotic anything in derogation of her sovereign rights, but we do unt wish to invest $200,000,000 where it will be wholly subject to Colombian law and Colombian administration, knowing perfectly well that it could only lead in the end to a war of conquest. The thing to do is to promptly open negotiations with Nicaragus.
creditule. There has born too much of assump
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MURDER BY CANNIBALS.
SIR T. LIFTON'S ILLNESS.
Chicago, 17th Sept. Sir Thomas Lipton is critically ill in this city, He had been threatened with appendicitia for some days and yesterday the malady developed so that an operation was thought advisable. Sir Thomas was averse to being operated on. and the surgery bas been postponed until it seems to be abeclutely necessary.
IMPROBABLE TALE.
Pris, 17th September. Morocco. The republic has sent word to the France has announced her intention to anbox Powers that she will begin at once a war of conquest against the Moors. England has pledged to keep her Lunts off and to allow Franco to attaiù her ambition.
NEW CANAL TREATY,
Washington, 17th Sept- The now Canal Treaty was considered by the Colombian Senato to-day--Cablenews.
A RIVAL TO THE PACIFIC MALL.
The San Francisco Chronicle records_ike arrival last month in San Francisco of Mr. Eng Hok Fong, president and general manager of the bins Commercial Blanship Company, which recently established a line of steamships between Hengkong, Mexico and the Pacific Coast ports. He was met upon his arrival by Lynen D. Mowry, goueral connesl of the com- pang, who was to necompany bin on a trip to Washington, D. C., and the City of Mexico. President Engeaid that his trip was on business He connected with the steamship company julended to go to Washington see the Chinese Minister, and from there to the Mexican capital le talk with some of the Mexican officials about mature in which his company is. interested... We have met with considerable opposition from the Pacific Mail since we established our line of but we are in the fleld to stay. In its efforts to steamers across the Facito," said President Eng, drivo us out of the business the Pacife Mail has cut freight and passenger rates until there is no profit is the business at present. The rate or for has been cat, from $5 to $1 a ton, the rate on general merchandise has been reduced from $8 to $4 a ton, and the steerage passenger rats has been reducod from $50 to $15. I beliove, London, 17th September. however, that we will be able to stand it as long There have been serious riots at Baka, Kars, as the Facilo Mail. We have plenty of capital Tiflis, and Elizabethpol. The troops have fired behind our company. It is all furnished by on the crends of Armenians, killing masy. A Chinese who have confidence in the company, number of politicul assasinatione that have and we are determined to remain in the Held taken place recently are attributed to Armeniau to the end," committees.
The China Commercial Steamship Company Be of them have been per- petrated oponly the witnesses not daring to bus four steamships plying between China sud interfere.-N. D. N.
Manzonillo, Mexico, with San Francisco as a port of call on the return trip. President Eng saya that this fleet is to be increased in the near future by the addition of two more vessels.
Berlin, 15th September. News hoe been received from Fezzandopo by steamers that a German merchent has been tortured by the natives of this island and eaten. The Spanish Governor rent a boly of police against the natives and they killed 7, wounded 27, and burnt 5 villages. Soretal of the punish soldiers were wounded--Q. Lloyıl.
UNREST IN AUMENIA,
[VIA CEYLON.]
THE "STANLEY DOLLAR" INCIDENT,
London, 4-h September. Renter's king correspondeat says that, though the captain of the steamer Santley Dollar telegraphed to his employers that the Japanese had prevented his entering the port, it appears that they used no force, but merely' protested. The captain, who for some time re- fored to enter, finally took cargo and proceeded.
THE WAR COMMISSION'S REPORT.
London, 4th September.
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 135.
MARK
SCOTCH WHISKLES
The papers continue to publish extracts from THE CREAM OF the huge Blue Book on the evidence given before the War Commission, all pointing to inefficiency, uppreparedness, and lack of organi sation. It is belioved that the report and evidence will izflusued considerably the coming elections.
THE MACEDONIAN REVOLT.
London, 4th September. The American Minister at Constantinople cables that some of the Earopean Powers have landed marines at Coustantinople, and the Americans will do likewise if necessary...
ANOTHER SERVIAN SENBATION.
London, 4th September. A number of ofleers have been arrested in the garrison towns of Servis: forty-seven at Nish alone. It is rumoured that they had hond themselves to kill all the conspirators concerned in the murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga at an early date.
Loudon, 5th September,
It is stated that 700 Servian officers have:
signed position to King Peter praying for
the punishment of the murderers of King Alexsador. Otherwise they will have to deal with the murderers themselves,
Later. The Serrian officers who were arrested have been relaimed, bat bave been ordered on leave to their homes.
DEAR BREAD AT HOME.
London, 5th September The price of bread is rising owing to the damage done to the crops, caused by persistent rains and the scarcity of the world's output.
NATIONAL PHYSIQUE.
- London, 5th September. The President of the Council has appointed a Committee of Enquiry into the allegations concorsing the physical deterioration of certain classes of the population.
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“KING EDWARD VII.”
VERY.OLD LIQUEUE,
Ar $20.10 ran Dosey,
“ KING EDWARD VII,”
SPECIAL
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AT $13.50 я Dozen.
H. PRICE & CO.
WINE MERCHANTS,
141 12, QUÉEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. BROWN, JONES & CO.. MONUMENTAL MASONS, ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE STATUARY FIGURES, OBELISES, COLUMNS, BUSTIC AND PLAIN CROSSES and Head- STONES IN STOCK,
ALGERIA AND MOROCCO.
London, 6th September. Brigands have attacked a French Conroy, which was accompanied by a company of the The Forsign Legion, in the vicinity of El Mangur, Commander is among those killed. and runny Hongkong Granites. in Algoris. A protracted fight exened. were wounded.
Oe thousand two hundred Moorish troops
CEMETERY MEMORIALS made to and design in Italian and American Marble and
recently left Ujds against the Pretender, and have returned in the atmost disorder, after a defeat in which they lost a field-gun presented by the French Government, and two machine promptly executed.
guns.
LETTERING in any Style or Language,
Содат POET OEDERS carefully and
[2213 Hongkong, 7th August, 1903.