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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 10TH, 1904.
The Shaughni native papers are busying Pakhoi, 5th May.
themselves with the subject of various railway HEQUEL OF THE RECEIVING CASE.
Chine. According to the In consequence of the rumours that several projects in
American merchant has officials, including the Prefact and Sub-Profeet Siawenpao of Limehow, had received bribon in order to applied from the Waiwupu for permission mitigate the punishment on the charge of receiv- to build the Taiyucu Hankow railway ing stolen goods by Cheong Kwok Fong, the with a capital of Ths., 40,000,000 which principal of the Kwong Cheong Hing shop of have already been subscribed, definite arrange- this port, in January last, an enquiry has been mente having been winde with the Governor of institated in Limehow by the Profact. Choong Bheusi as regards the railway. This railway, Kwok Fong was summoned to Limehow a fort-as-proposed, will run from Taiyuen-fu, Shonei, night ngo and was asked how much money be passing Shousi, through Tang Kwan, and on hed spont privataly to obtain his roleaso. On to Hunkow. The Waiwapa hava,not yet given ling pressed to tell the truth, he declared that ho had spent over $1,000 in prescale to various petty ofcials, sed amongst the recipiente were the late magistrate of Pakhoi, two oficials of the Municipality, and the official in whoso custody, he was white his case was pending d-ci- sivu. The bribed officials were ordered to refund the amount they had received, and it will be devoted to educational purposes together with the $2,000 of the original fine. After the enquiry, Cheong Kwok Fong was allowed to return to Pakhoi, but fearing still further trou. blos, he made a hasty departare by a Hongkong steamer, leaving bis shop in the hands of his fokin.
HEAVY RAIN.
Wo expérienced an unprecedented heavy rains fall on the 29th ultimo. It started shortly before ous a'clock in the morning, gradually increasing in strength, and by daylight it poured in torrents, continuing until 9 a.m., when it bogan to slacken. By this time the sireots were ultaost impassable; the water in soure of them was quite two feet deep. Several hovel- | have collapsed and have been partly washed away, but no lives were reported to have been
any roply..
The Universal Gazetic learns that the original scheme of the Belgian railroad merchants was to construct a line of railway from Shanghai to Canton where it would join the Cunton Hankow Railway, but in time their engineers found that Fohkien und Choking, through which the proposed Jiue had to pass, were so mountainous that extraordinary labour and cupital would be required to carry out their scheme. Thern-
their attention to the northern section of the fore they finally gave tho idea up and turned
Canton-Hankow Railway, but as the right to construct this section had buck acquired. by others, tho Belgians had likewise to give up the idea. [This we believe to be quite incorrect.~ E. D..] They then at last hit upon the scheme of the Shanghai-Human Railway which was to come into contact with the Canton- Hankow Railway in Hunan Provinco. They proposed to build this line from Shanghai to Hangchow and than by way of Changshan of Chuchen of Hangekow to Yushan, Kiang-i, then by way of Nanoliang, the provincial city of Kiangst, to Changsha. Human; consequently the line will pass through the four provinces of Kiangsu, Chekiang, Kitage and Hunan, where it would cut through the branch line of the Canton Hankow Kailway. The Belgians pro- pased further to compete for the privilege of constructing this branch line so as to share its profits with the Americans. Now this whole scheme was taken up by the Belgians before the Boxer disturbance, but it was not till last winter that it assumed any definite shape At that time, a Hunan, a Fobkion, and two | Chakiang merchants, with some Belgian merchants in Shanghai, got hold of this idea, and it was proposed that the Belgians were to go to Peking and ask the representative al a certain Power (the Belgian Minister P) to obtain on their behalf this concession from the Chinese Government, while the Chinese originators were to proceed to Peking to work the scheme to a success through influential officials. They promised the Empress-Dowager through a A crowd of jovial, weather-beaten turs, mostly certain Imperial clansınan that the Belgians married men who had deserted the quietude of proposed to prospect for a capital of Tls. loug sea voyages so as to see more of their 3,000,000 to build this line, and the latter would homes, skippers and mates of Hongkong-Canton present out of this Tls. 1000,000 to her as a River steamers, woro sitting around the royalty, as soon as she had given consent, the fireless stove of the as, H-
enjoying a amount to be immediately deposited with the quist smoke and chat, and, by the way, drinking Russo-Chinese Bank at Peking. It was under- tho Captain's whisky. Many and curious had stood that the originators would get Tls been the various yarns span, only one old 300,000 as their reward for carrying, out the **xen-dog," a man who bore the reputation of scheme to a success and the four Chinese having smuggled arms to the Moros in days originators would also get appointed to lucrative you by, remaining silent.
nad influential posts on the railway when it Come on. Jock,” said one of the company, bas hoon completed during construction. The "it's your turn now!"
lost; large quantities of rice, paddy, and other merchandise in stores were soaked and damaged The foreign community.sustained no other damage beyond having their gardens and com- ponade flooded for a good part of the day, but the east wall of the Custom House, not being strong enough to resist the great mass of water poaring down from the pinin on the upper levels, collapsed shortly after daybreak. This plain itself was temporarily converted inte a lake on which a barge could easily float. The rain-gaugo at the Custom House, I am informed, registered over nineteen inches at 9 a.m. on the th. Considering that the rain begun about 1a.m., the amount of water during, the vine houre is marvellously large, even for a tropical country.
A REVENUE CRUISER.
The Customus oraiser Kaipun, Commander C. J. Williams, arrived here on the 2nd instant on a cruising visit.
A MAÇÃO LOTTERY TICKET.
whole scheme has been carried out most secretly. but it is said that its success is now assured. After a decree sanctioning the right to the Belgians has been promulgated they will immediately proced to Belgium to prospect for capital. If the Chinese wanted number of shares, they could purchase them in advance now and the shares could be retained for them, but not otherwise.
a certain
It is to be noticed that no British railway schemes in China are talked about. This is a wo should expect.
Well!" replied the other, refilling his pipe, "when I was Mate of the C, some two years ago, we arrived at Canton one morning, when a Chizo asked the skipper to buy a ticket in the Macao lottery; the last oue he had left. The old man' knocked the ticket out of the Johnny's land, the, wind carried it far ustern, and it was borne away by the frasket. Tho Chinaman made a bit of a bobbery, of course, but we shoved him down the gangway with littlo ceremony, and nobody thought anything more about it. After tilin I strolled aft to clear the esign and, as I leaned over the after-rail, dash my eyes if I did'nt see that durned ticket font- ing up river with the incoring tide. I jumped into the 'tween decks in less time that it takes to relate and tried to Ash it up with a boat-book. but as I could not reach it had to set off in a pan. The Chinoso say, you probably have heard, that when one man saves another from drowning the rescued man belongs for life to
It was in January 1902 that the Discovery, his banefactor. Woll! seeing that I was in China, and having been taught when I was a under Captain Scott, R.N., pierced the icepack Lieutenant youngster that when one is in Canton he must on its voyago furthest south. do as Canton does, I reasoned that that ticket belonged to rus, and I put it away in my diddy
box."
"No," answered Jock with grant deliberation, it didn't win a bloomin' thing."-
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THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
The Antarctic exploring expedition which sailed from New Zealand in December, 1901, under Commander E. F., Scott, R.N., returned to Lyttelton in March with the two relief ships which sailed from Tasmanis in 1903.
Armitage, R.N.R.. formerly of the Jackson- Harmsworth expedition, was second in com. mand. After visiting Cape Adaro and other Old Jock hero paused, poured cnt a fresh peg. points on Victoria Land, the vessel sailed and proceeded to relight his pipe.
eastwards along the ice cliffs of the great ice "Yes!" oxclaimed all in elorus, "and did it barrier of Ross for over 400 miles, or 150 miles win the first prize p
boyond the farthest point previously reached by explorers. Then its journey was blocked and the winter was passed at the foot of Mount Erebus and Mount Torror. The lowest tem- perature experienced was 62deg. F. below At the coming of spring eledge parties were organised and much useful Cuce Passengers on the s.s, Himalaya bu a good and daring work was accomplished. time on the voyage out, judging from the con- Captain Scott and some companious beat all, tents of the Ocean Post, the daily journal recordsby, reaching the latitude of 32deg. 17 published on board. A telegram" from its min. S. Their journoy took ninety-three days special correspondent at Aden announces that and they travelled nearly 1,000 miles, suffering "two Russian war vessels have left here with great hardships.
THE COMING FIGHT IN THE
RED SEA."
Foro.
the intention of sinking or capturing the The Discovery was left imprisoned in the ice Himalaya, as it is supposed that a Japanese south-west of Erebus and Terror, and the duke travelling under the auxe of Mikami is Morning was sent out to her relief. The latter on board." "Sooner than give up our little found Captain Scott's slip icabound. and was Jap (comments the editor), we will go fishing unable to approach within ten miles, so that oli for chariot wheels. We ask every man to join stores had to be carried over the ice. The our Volunteer fighting crew. We have already forming then returned, but the summer failed permission to use the brass muzzleloaders, brat to release the Discovery, and it became As there is no shot, we hure arranged with the necessary to despatch further relíof, Tho Terra chief steward for a good supply of pastry. Any Nova, a fine old whaler, was consequently fitted loot obtained should be handed over to the out to go to the assistance of the ship that had
sailed farthest south. editor."
POLICE COURT,
Monday, 9th May.
BeroRY MB. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING POLICE Magistrate).
ON BOARD THE STEALER.
A Chinese lady white on the steamer going to Shokwan hud rather an unpleasant experience. Another passenger came and sat alongside the young lady and stole her umbrella.
Fifteen days' hard labour and six hours
stocks.
THEFT.
Mr. Hazeland appeared on behalf of a wan
charged with stealing s jacket. It appears that defendant took the garment from a partition of a cubicle, inside of which a woman was sleeping. He was sentenced to 15 days' hard labour and six hours' stacks.
NO OFFENCE.
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THE NEXT OCEAN LEVIATHANS.
are under construction at Belfast for the White The two steamers of 28,000 tons gross which Star Line, place that line mors securely than ever in the first position in the world as regards large steamers. When the two vessels are launched the White Star Lies will possess five steamers of over 20,000 tous, the five being larger than the largest steamer possessed by any other line. Moreover, the new White Star lines will both be about 14,000 fons larger than the largest steamer in any other line under the HAVE YOU TRIED British flag. The North German Lloyd occu pias the second place in respect of big ships; yet the aggregate tonnage of their five largest steamers falls short of the aggregate of the five largest White Star liners by about 15,000 tons.
The British Trade Review of April 1st says:- The steam coal market, owing to the abnormal demand for the Far East, las boon excessively busy, and prices show a steady advanca. From returns issued, it seems that during the montho of January and February no less than 272,392 tous were shipped to Japan, Singapore, Hong- kong, Colombo, and Port Arthur. As compared -or with the corresponding period of the last year this shows an increase of about 200,000 tons. Since then an additional 100,000 tons have been purchased for Jarin alone. fifteen steamers having been fixed within a period of seven days. From seventeen to twenty steamers havoalso boun taken up for Hongkong, the rates to which part have advanced from 188, to 25s. A good deal of this coal, however, does not represent now by the British Admirity in the autumn of purchases, but forms part of the contracts macd
last year. Large shipments have also been made within the last few days to Shanghai, Colombe, and other Eastern ports. For very obvious resona no ecals have been purchased for Port Arthur sinen the end of January, thengh it is reported that Russian agents have boon seeking tonnage for Kacchai, the German concession in China. A freight na high as the. is said to have been offered to any shipper willing to load to this port, but as the charter includes a secret option, which may moan that on the arrival of the vessel at Kino- chau, the captain may be instructor to run the blockade to Port Arthus, up to the time of writing nobody had been found willing to undertake the risk, inquiries are being made at five or six of the Still, vory pressing best steam colliories as to the terms upon which they would be prepared to supply 20,000 tons, or an aggregate of 100,000 tons, in May next, for ports in De Yellow Sea. During the mouth two Japanese steamers have left Cantiff, each with 5,000 tons of best steam coals, Before fearing the port the shippers entered into a boul with the Customs authorities that For playing pitel-and-toss with some of his the coal was intended solely for bunkering the ressels, and so escaped payment of the coal tax. frionds a Chinuman was fined $5.
The abnormal demand has sent up prices of best couls from 14s. 6d. to 168, and in some cases to 16s. 6d. per ton; second-class coals are also selling at Tx. to 15s. 6d.
Sergt. Kerr charged three mon with carrying bamboos under verandahs, causing obstraction on the footpaths.
The Magistrate said this was no offence
unter the ordinance.
YOUTHFUL THIEF.
Sanitary Inspector O'Kieffe charged his Chi- uese boy, 16 years of age, with stealing $11.79. The young thief bought a watch and chain and had a trip to Shekwan with the spoil, but now has to look at the matter from another point of view.
Twenty-one days and ten strokes with the birch.
PITCH-AND-TOES.
ASSAULT.
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Bartholomew, an ex-P.C., was charged with assaulting a rickeho-coolio, a civilian, and a police constable. He was fined $25 or 42 days;
BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLICE
MAGISTRATE).
OUT OF HIS MIND.
Mahomed Ali, a soldier of the 110th Maltratta Light Infantry, was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner. He made a great noise in court, crying out La faha illallah, | Mahomed rasulettah, also calling for his father
and mother.
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This ascendancy of the White Star dog is all built up within the past ten years. In 1894 the more remarkable because it hus boon entirely the Caused Line bell the first place with the Campania and Luranin, each of 12,950 1608; the Amuriona Line cams xext with the Paris and New York, each of 10,500 tous; and the White Star Line came only third, with the Teutonic and Majestic, of 9,86 tons.
At that time the North Goruna Llogde, which now comes second in respect of big stonors, did not possess a venel of over 8,00) tons.
Eran gir years ago the largest vessel of the White Star Line was the Cymric, of 12,500 tona; but in 1899 came the Occanic, of 17,256 tous, and since that date the increase in tonuago has been remarkably rapid,
It is worthy of note that while the White MR. ALLEYNE IRELAND ON THE Star Line is ever increasing the tonnage of its largest vessels, its directors show no disposition MALAY STATES.
to add to the awaber of ocean ruvers. From the commencement of the line in 1871, till 1889, the White Star Line had steamers nearly as when the Teutonic and Majestic were launched, fast as the fastest in any other line, and stage- times their boats were the fastest in the world; but sive 1889 they bave only built ous vessel (tha Oceanie) of 20-knot speed, and even chos was ever intended to compete for the honour of supremacy in ocean speed.
they have also the wisdom to recognise, ak
Mr. Alleyno Ireland, whose writings now west us at overy turn, has contributed to по American magazins 4.0 interesting study of the administration of the Federated Malay States. In the Philippines Americans recognise "a very difficult proposition," and Mr. Ireland's mission testifies, that they may materially lighten their task by making a judicions use of the experience gained by older colonising Powers in dealing with Asiatio The charge was withdrawn as the man was peoples. The idea is admirable if the conclusions considered out of his mind.
FORGERY.
Dr. Hall Wright charged his "boy." The servant collected 812 to pay a bill, pocketed the money, and gave his master a forget receipt. The servant put off the man to whom the money was owing for some time, but the latter eventually applied personally to Dr. Hal Wright, and the theft was discovered,
Six months' and six hours' stocks.
UNLAWFU1. POSSESSION.
A murine hawker was charged with unlawful possession of three ingots of zine. It appears, from the evidence, that the man received the
ingots in exchange for Chinese lilies on board the P. & O. 9.8. Malta, from one of the engine room staff. Defendant had failed to put in an appearance when case first came ou, so forfeited $100 bail. He afterwards came up of his own accord and was fined 8.1, making $101 in all.
"ASTRAL SIGHT."
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WEATHER.
16 N.,
COAL Algamta, from Carüff, has 4,200 tons of
ETOWAWAYS.
The Blue Funnel" s.8. Ulyanes, from Liver- pool with 4,000 tons of vargs (1,000 for Hong-
kog), brought four Chinese stowaways from Singapore. She had 476 Chinese passengers.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Shunst arrived from Wuhu and Ching-
would be accepted. Mr. Ireland prefaces his
The Shansi, from Chinking-strong N.E. acccautof the administration we have established wind and high soa Clear atmosphere. The in Malaya by a brief historical summary of our Hatching, from Swatow-moderate N.E. wind connection with the Malay Pouiasula. "The and clear. The Fig. from Chingkiang origin of British rule in the Malay Stales is," strong N.E. wind in Formosa Channel. The he says, "an interesting study, because it re-diener, from Shanghai: fresh N.B. breeze and presents territorial acquisition (or a degree of cloudly. The Ulysses, from Singapore: control which, in fact, amounts to that) under moderate S.W. win and sou to Lat. circumstances which have always seemed to Lon. 113E; thence to port strong N.B. winds, Weather gloomy practical won of action to justify the event, but confused sea, and N. swell. which to the armchair traveller, to the long and nosettled. distance philanthropist, have always afforded, and still afford, material for painful sermons on the inherent wickedness of all strong nations, and the inherent goodness and coal, and the Elle, from Cardiff, 2,100 tons. right-mindedness of all weak native races. It is a conflict of theories which o never be reconciled, because eno side argues from conditions as they are and always have been, the other from conditions as they ought to be and never have boeg-in a word, from the
The Bhianosa, now at Hongkong, is homeward opposite standpoints of observation and specula bound from Japan with 3,000 tons of carpro. tion." Mr. Ireland traces the various stages out of which there has grown the existing fodo-kiang yesterday en route for Canton. ration nuder the authority of a Resident-Gane- ral, the agent and representative of the British Government. He paye a well-merited tribute to the work of Sir Andrew Clark, Sir Hugh Low, and, last but not least, to Sir Frank Swettenham. But it is to bis summary of the results that have followed the introduction of British rule in Malays that we may direct attention. What, Mr. Ireland asks, has Bri ish rule achieved for the Malay States ? Hi answer ie that "it has given the natira secarity of life eraction of unpaid labour; it has established and property; it bas abolished slavery and the permaneat land titles; it has provided free education and fres hospital treatment and wedi- cine for all; it has exterminated piracy; it has put an end to the recurrent scourges of small. pox and cholers; it has constracted over 1,000 miles of metallet roads; it has built eat of current revenue 300 miles of railway, which carried nearly 4,000,000 passengers in 1902, and Barzel in ten years a net revenue of over $7.008,000; it bas, perhaps unwisely, left the natives untaxed. We stop hero, though it does not exhaust the appreciation that Mr Ireland extends to the work done in the States, since the middle seventies, and in which any adennis- dain-iration may well feel a justifiable pride.
According to an American journal, Vesta La Viosta, a member of the Cosmological Centre, has been making visits to Mars and Venus by projecting her astral body to those planets.
Sho related her experiences and impressioLa resently in a lecture before the society. "Mars is," she explained, "peopled with an enthusiastic, stalwart, noble race of men, with complexions shiny and black as ebony. They are wiry. muscular, tant, and very supple. They play with electricity as wo would with fireworks,
They have a way of flashing firelike radis tions from their legs that makes their presence doci delly luminous, lively, and at times coma- what dazzling. They appear like huge warriors attired in atmospheric raiments of flame.
The Mars women are beautiful, with tily-moulded forms, and with very fair com- plexions. Their flesh is luminous."
She described the architecture of the country ae transcendent, and said the arts and gorem;" ment vero of proportionate superiority to this world.
"Venus" uneording to the ludy, "is small. but a very beautiful and tropical plaust, and is inhabited by a charming race of beings; they are associated most happily in soul-ated Couples, for they have a flexible astral or pay. hological tubing, which invisibly connects their bodies and prevents them from wandering or straying or being separated at any time from their true soul-mate.".
SKIPPING.
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A TOKEN OF THE WAR.
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tempestuous voyage I have ever experienced, we had a rough time," said Crain Thomson, of the British sailing ship Falls of Halladale,ONTAINING Articles of Special Interest whoih recently arrived at San Francisco from Profusely illustrated, descripüve of th Liverpool. The vessel sailed from England on people, Customs, &c., of the Far East. July 25 last year, and in rounding Cape Horu The kindly Press criticismus, both Continent
three weeks nineteen sails went by the board, Magazine lus evoked, is eloquent testimony of
a succession of violent hurricanes, and American, that the production of thi and the pumps were worked incessantly to keep the sterling merit of the publication. the ship afloat. One aight a great sea struck the vessel, amasbing the fore and aft bridges like matchwood, A blinding snowstorm was raging, and the crew were up to their knees in water. Finally it was decided to make for the Cupp of Good Hops. When Invercargill in A medical pamphlet recommends skipping ass New Zealand, was reached on January 1 the crew mode of exercise by means of which the middle. broke out in open mutiny, but the occupants a passing yacht being informed of aged may contrive to keep themselves fit in of spite of the hurry and worry of twentieth-een the state of affairs, told the mutineers that tury life in cities. It is not explained whether they would certainly te arrested if they landed, Nevertheless, the exercise can most profitably be taken within and the men rosumed work.
declared ander doors or without; but it is clear that each plan another revoli has its primus facie disadvantages. On the one leadership of a man named Mooney, who with hand the twentieth-century flat is not built seven others had to be put in irons. Mooney with a view to skipping, und might possibly held out for thirty-eight days before ho would collapse like a house of care if all the tenants return to work. When the vessel reached San thus divorted themselves at the same hour. On Francisco on March 19 her main-royal mass the other hand any raiddle-aged in-and more and mizzon royal yard had been completely particularly any middle-aged lady-who took to earried away by the fery of the storms. akipping publicly in the streets, might excite the derision of the young, like the hopping sugar-broker in Mr. Gilbert's ballud. This last objection, however, obriously depends rather upon tracsient prejudice than upon any thing in the eternal nature of things, and might con An unprecedented scene was witnessed in the ceivably be overcome by concerial action on the Coroner's court at Peak Hill, New South Wales, part of those who need the exercise. A skip- recently, when a Chinuman named Ah Chick, ping club in every square and crescent, disport who had given himself up for the brutal murdering itself matutinally to the strains of a of Mr. Tregasicis, a local rosilent, was led in specially-hired barrel-organ, would add to the handcuffed. As he passed up the room, Mr Vivacity of our sober thoroughfares, and perhap Oxley, a justice of the peace and son-in-law of even enliven the national character while im the murdered man, intercepted him and struck proving the national health. him a terrific blow on the mouth, felling him
The Knights of the Order of S. Michael and instantly. Mr. Oxley was immediately secured by the police, and remanded to be dealt with by S. Goorgo have had allotted in them a speciald
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued & magistrate. Later Mr. Tregashis's son was chapel in S. Paul's Cathedral. It was in 1818 the following report: called to the witness-box. Anticipating trouble, that the Order was founded. Its purpose was
On the 9th at 11.20 a.m. The barometer has the police watched the witness closely, but the to commemorate the placing of the Ionian fallen at nearly all stations, but more particu- latter contrived to burl a large stone at the Islands and Malta auder the protection of Inrly in the Yangtze valley. Chinaman, striking him on the head, and Great Britain. Its membership was limited at
The anticyclonic area has moved eastward" } inflicting an ugly wound. The police closed and first to natives of thoses islands and to "such and its centre is now near the Loockoo Islands grappled with the witness, and a wild scene subjects of his Majesty us might hold high and and a depression has appeared to the westward followed. Friends of the murdered man fought confidential positions in the Mediterranean. and wrestled to get at the trembling prisoner. Now the scope of the Order ombraces the whole of Shantang.
Gradients are slight on the China Const, ad chairs and tables were knocked over and of the Colonial Empire, and the Sovereign moderate F. winds will prevail in the Formosa smashel, and, together with the dock and other its most distinguished member.
The Grand furaiture in the court-room, were splashed with Mastership is at prescut vacant owing With Shaunel, and fresh E. winds in the northern
Tart of the China Sea.
Forecast:-Fresh E. winds; cloudy, fair.
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·A CHINESE MURDERER.
WILD SCENES IN COURT.
death of the Duke of Cambridge.
The Imperial German steamer Buchsen laft Singapore on Saturday at 9 a.m., and may be expected here on Wednesday, the 11th inst., at M.
5 p.th.
The M.M. steamer Australien, with the next French mail, luft Singapore on the 9th inst, at
p.m., for this port via Saigon.
The C.P.R. Rlearner Athenian left Yokohama on Sunday, the 8th inst., p.m., for Victoria and Vancouver.
The steamer Silterlip, from Antwerp, London, and may be expected here on the 14th iust. &c., loft Singapore for this port on the 7th iust.
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Vessels in the Harbour
KWONG SANG & CO.,
Shipshandlers, Sailmakers. Provisien
Coal Merchants, Hardware, Enginee Tools, Brass and Iron Merchaz
144, Des Vooux Road.