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ceived them 48 more numerous. Postung, the low lying district on opposite side of the river, houses were
Mr. Goodnow, the American ex-qoasial-emoral washed away and several natives drowned.ex-Minister to the United Suss, who is direct- at Shanghai, is now in the pay of Wu-ting-fing,
the who has just returned from China, saya tiat
A. S, WATSON & CO., May spans and jucks were wrecked, ing the Chinese boycott of American goods.
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of the loss so sustained. Chinese 'merchants who hnd Amorican goods tied up by the boycott must bara felt particularly unhappy. **Pioce goods, silk, tea, flour, rice, stocks of these and other commodities have been irre trievably damaged, and the losses to some firms are very serious indeed. A question bea naturally arisen as to the responsibility of the Wharf and Godown Companies, but," says our contemporary, "without venturing into any question of law, it is difficult la sen bow preparations could be made to meet. such an unexpected contingenes as Friday's flood. Many victims were going about on Saturday trying to argue that a typhoon did not come under what, in insurance parlance, is called an Act of God," In the insurance Cairns and ligation that may follow, we take it there will be no question of "prepar- ing to meet" a typhoon. Clearly, at a place where a river is so prone to overflow, policies ought to be made to cover damage by flood-
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Mr. Brown nids that there are "half a million coolins ready to leave for the United States the montent the exclusion law is abragatsi,-fiobe
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(“DAILY PRESS" SERVICE) A SHANGHAI SCANDAL,
SHANGHAI, Sth September. The Chinese magistrate Quinsan has had arrested, and imprisoned, on a false charge, a British subject named Laisun the younger.
Lployed on
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That indefatigable postal refermer, Mr. Henuiker-Heaton, is starting & leaguo to promote the establishment of universal ponag postogo. His fascinating proposal is that “any
CANTON.
(1 ROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
7th September.
IMPERIAL EDICT.
I mentioned in my correspondoucs of the lat fustant that Vieray Sham had sout à memorial to Peking imploring the Throno to permit him to resign the viceroyship of the I have just board that he has
Two Kwang.
resised an Imperial Ediet (by oable) from the
Wai-wa-pa granting him one months leave to take rest. Perm asion was also given to him to He was entors over all his duties to the Provincial Treasurer; but if any matters of importance the Shanghai-Nanking should arias he is requested to give his persona!
altendence.
There is a report that young Laisun was tortured while in custody.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.
I havo just received the following notification from the J. M. Customs hore:--
The affair is caused great indig-be
A great maisance to these residing on the back of the Shameen is entred by tho.esnal boing congested by theas banta. Quarrels take place day and night, fighting and what not. Over a hundred of these boats are occupied by prostitutes. At Blues so densely do the boats crowd together that a floating ridge is unde from China town to the Shamson,
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What would happen if a conflagration broko out amongst these boats? The Shameen would be over-run by all sorts of bad characters, who
would certainly rob the residences during the excitement.
During the night a couring trade is done by hawkers boats, the
coonpants of which advertise their wares at the top of their voices. What is the use of a Municipal Council at all if it not arrange things beltor than This P This awful noises kept up till two o'clock every morning.
I went further point ant that though. Notice is hureby given that this one will the bridge leading from thy Chinese closed for the transaction of pable business, town to Stangen is guarded by a police- and the ship at and discharge of cargo man, wir searches all parcels that are taken surponded, on Wednesday the 13th instant (the out by Chiness to the city, tho back
inhabitant of our planot" should be allowed, for uation. the modest sam of one penny, to communicate with any other, at the lowest possible rato midA LONDON REPORT OF RIOTS 15th day of the 8th mon)-the Chinese Mid part of the Shomson all along the canal is not
the highest possible spied." Mr. Heaton in- divates some of the anomalies of the prasant |situation-as, for instance, that a British letter- passing through Franco on its way to Hong- kong pays a penny, while another, transported by the same steamer, but going no farther than Calais, crșts twopɔnce-hulipway.
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Major-Gonował "Willis" M'Bean, V.C., was in his day perhaps the best-known "racker" that ever rose from being a privato soldier tɔ. take command of a division.Willie" got his mutineers, one after the other, at the storming Crass" for killing no fewer than eleven
of Lucknow, and in counsetion with its bestowal a curious anecdote is still carront in the,
IN TOKYO.
LONDON, Sth September.
It is reported here that in conse
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- (Signed) F. J. Angers Acting Commissioner of Customs Canton, 7th September, 1905.
PO WAI YING,
Tho depoty that was appointed to examine
policed at all! What is to peerent rokless or toves dumping stolen goods into a sumpun and, for that muttue. going off in sampans themselves with their booty,
Again, suppose there was riót in Chinatown: with the congested traffic in the canal the
quence of the riots in Tokyo, martial to accounts of the Po Wai Ying has already mob could walk over the beats on to the
law has been proclaimed there.
Te churches have been burned,
THE ARMENIAN TROUBLES,
LONDON, 8th September." The Baku troops fear that they will
regiment, says the flasgow Exening News. Of all be raassacred, unless they are conrae, there was a general parade of "every who pinned the decoration on the hero's breast, man who wore a button," and Sie R. Gueret, | speedily rolieved.
made to enstomary little spooch, in the courso
forwarded his report to the Sin-Hay-kuk. I atates that anany corrupt and incorrect stato- ments have been discovered iu the account books; and that it would be very difficult to find out all the falso entries. It is also stated that
several items of misappropriation of the funds of Po Wai Ying have boon found out. The Sin-Han-kuk hus seat a petition to the Viceroy enclosing the deputy's report.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
His Excellency bas appointed Che Sia Chok alias Cho King Hing to be president, and Chou Five hundred oilfields have been Chamber of Commerce in Canton, and they will Son Shau (Tuotai; to be vice-president of the destroyed.
take up their respective offices to-morrow.
ROBBERY,
Shoracon.
enormous revenus collected from these boats by Now, the big question is: bow is all the the Municipal Council disposed of?
To
improve the caual? Not a bit of it. The canal is silting up every day with rubbish thrown son. where unt more than one row of boats into it. This is not so in the French conces-
is allowed to lie idle, and at night time bor three parts of the canal in clear of boats. Tha system as carried out on the Froncie concession.
business craft, and not brothels in disguise. indeed, is perfect. No noise: no quaeroling for places. Most of the boats here are above board
Perfect peace and harnwny prevails. Twe At about 3 pm. yesterday, eight robbers policeinen walk up and down the bank, and this inhabitants all having been massacred.ted the Foot On fantua house in Sheung in spite of the fact that the Frunch energsion
Kwai Fong, Ilona. They took all the money is not nearly so long as the British. Count Lamsdorff has promised to that was on the falau table and ran away. take all possible steps to safeguard The braves that were posted outside the house By kind permission of Lieut. Col. A. G.
pursued the robbers and when they got near Fittes, D.S.O., and Offers, the Band of the | British residents. Second Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal
Sia Chung, the thieves, who were all armet with revolvers, fired on the braves but luckily West Kent Regiment), will play the following |--SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN
they all escaped unhurt. Unfortunately, two programe of music, at the Hongkong Hotel,
men in the streat were shot. One was instantly this (Saturday) evening.
killed; and the ether, seriously wounded, yas MarchThrough Night to Light" Lankien Overre..."L'Espiegale... Quuirand
carried back to the fastai house. None of the robbers have been arrested yet. Valse" Whisper and I shall hear Clothilde Selection from La Cigale"
of which he alluded to the episode as a good day's work." "Toots, toots." mon," replied
Willia" quits forgetting he was on parade, Many villages are in ruins, the being spoken of as a day's work. Toets, mon and perhaps a little piqued at his performanco
didna tak mo twenty macuntas.
EXPERTS ing. The Shanghai and Hongkow Company
·lost their fences, undi part of the roof of the local manager's house. - For two days' Shanghai was without electric fans or lights, tho transforming stations of the Electricit Light Works being flooded and damagod. "Hundreds of lives"were last at Pootung; six dead bodies being removed from one house. Corpses and endins were noticed floating A. S. WATSON & CO. past Woosung. At the latter place, what is
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called the Beggar' Village was quite swept uway, Taking a calmer survey subes quently, our contemporary seems to consider that (with the exception of the damaged godown stocks) Shanghai got off rather cheaply on the whole.
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Seoul Gas Company" is said to here en organize with a capital of 1,200,000
Sapper A. Ramsey has resigned from the Volunteers. Guniter A. W. Markaford has left, the Colony.
Thirty-nine Chivese undesirables, who arrived ou Thursday by the sa. Bourbon from Saigon, "wops taken into bustody by the local police, and afterwards sent to various other localitica.
The King's Park Range, 200 yards, will be❘ available to-day from two to six o'clock. A
Un let September, at Shanghai, the wife of W.musketry instructor will be on the runge.
DEATH.
J. BARKINS, of a Boa.
On 2nd September, J. J. Woous, 1.M. Customs, Shangluj,
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1905,
SHANGHAI folk are apt to speak pityingly of their neighbours in Hongkong, who they picture as sweltering and miserable in
Competitions Governor's Cup, "China Mail" Cup and "Pool."
A passenger, we learn, arrived here yester day from Manila for the purpose of going to Iloilo, the reason being that strict quarantie is enforced at present by Iloilo against Manila where chokra is said to be prevalent.
The Chinese Government has appointed Consuls at the ports of Mokps. Fusan, Kunsau and Chinnapo in Corea. The Chineso Minister, at Seoul, in communicating the inmes of the Consuls to the Corean Foreign Office, asks that the Prefects of the ports named should be instructed to settle with the Consals all
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DINNER: - Hors D'uvies-Egg a la Russo. Soup-Chwar Windsor. Fish-Smoked Garoupa and Batter Face. Entrees-Saips on Tonst, Ox Tongue a la Poate, Baked Macaroni and Tomato, 9. Curry-Malay Curry Joints--Roast Australian Besf, Bonet Capon and Celery Sauce, Boiled York Ham and Champagne Sauce, Ronst Lab and Mint dance and Mixed Sular Sweets-Lomon Pudding, Chocolate Ice Cream. nd Pound Cake, Tipsy Cake. Dessert--Coffee
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." Hongkong, 7th September...
TOKYO:
Kong, Sept. 6. Serious public disturbances have occurred in Tokyo in consequence of the Peace arrangement.
The police refused to allow a mass meeting to be held in the City Park. Municipal Councillors tore down the barricades and the enraged mob en- tered the Park.
Subsequently the crowd proceeded to the residence of one of the Cabinet Ministers and stormed and set fire to the outhouses.
Peliżu stations have also been fired and Isturbances areoccurring through
SIR, The banishment of two of your col-out the city leagues of a vernacular journal for the trifle of satirizing a prevalont topic, do you think Mr. the Telegraph Ofles at Kobo at3.p.m. on tho **The above telegram was handed in at Editor, was to strain at a gut auf swallow & 6th, and was received in Iongkong this morning camel? The "corpus delicti" appeared to be a (th) at 2.17 a.m. The delay was doubtless a handsome Chinceo lady riding in a palauguin sheer cartoon published in their popor depicting caused by the Jaquese Pres« Čen or. borne by four tortoises. The then that the
REUTER'S SERVICE. | hendsome lady was intended for Miss Roosevelt was exaggerated, not to say absurd, still; if thie was so. Princess Aljeo would only by too glad to admit the caricature as a compliment. As regards the chelonian chair-coolies, a pop at a Chinese lexicon will convince you that tortoiso
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
LONDON, 6th September.
AMERICAN BOYCOTT.
It is said that Messrs. Shewas Tome and Company bore have cominuicated to the British Consul General that rumours have bona spreading in the city that the China Light and Power Company, Limited, is an
American concern because they are agents for
the company in Canton. Consequently some of the bad charcters in the city have cat the electric wires and, destroyed some of the poles. The British Conscl has sent a despatch to
Viceroy Shum calling his attention to what has happened. Yesterday the Viceroy ordered the prefect to issue à proclamation informing th people that the electric company is a Dritish. concern and a great many Chinese are also of this year this company had made a contract interested is the company. That in the beginning with the Chinese Government in which they hare agreed to pay an annual royalty. That if the people were to destroy any of the, com-
to their own countrymen. pany's property they would be only doing harm
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Viceroy Shum, as you probably know, is very auxious to put a stop to gambling in the Kwanglung Province, Thero is, however, a shortage of revenue, and His Excellency found it impossible to and off flat derived from this Fourca, without replacing it in some other way.
Some people now ask," why not reimpossthetar on boats "
The last monopolists failed because they used European measures to calculate the tax to be imposed on each craft. A riot ensued were rang and flags hoisted everywhere, and the Government cancelled the concession.
The monopolists ut that time offered
A salute from the Naval Yard annouseed the signature of the treaty of peace between Japan and Russia, at 3.47 p.m. The
is defined ebavlera us a divine creature. Its church halls at Newcastle and Portsmouth.
{ any other meaning is apocryphal and only
perpetual torridity and unconquerable ill.questions arising between the natives and deserves the answer:-"Honi wit gai mal Aiser signing, Baron Kozen and Baron | 8280,000 per annum for the right to tar all
Chinese.
health. Yet this year Shangbai has suffered more from hear than Hongkong has done; On Thursday, William Barton, purser on and now it appears we may extend our lourd the us. Clavering, was admitted into the Government Civil Hospital suffering sympathy to them in consequence of the from severe wounds about the head, and typhoon, which hit them much harder than internal injuries. He had bou staying at it dil us. Certainly these typhoon floods the Kowloon Hotel and, being subject to are not of regular occurrence at the north insomuis, fol! from the first floor verandah to- era port. Their climate goes to extremes the ground, a distance of about 30 feet. He every year hot it is only about twice in a now lies in a critical condition. ecuturs that they suffer from such floode as the ono accompanying the recent typhoon, It is over fifty years ago since they had each a catastrophe, and then the inunda
A latter in a Shanghai paper concludes as follows-If globetrotting puthors would only take the trouble to enquiro from residents here, they would not be so fond of holding up o protones of the transparent honesty of the tion was about two feet lower than it was Chinese trader. Stue of us could show them during the opening days of this month; the other side of the transparency. The truth Our contemporary the N. C. Daily News, is that the Chinese trader's honour and 'honesty in its insue of the 4th instant, devates over are only comparatively good beside Asiatic three: long columns to a record of the practice.
pense." Those who like to see fair play, are apt
they told me that they expected a profit of about $1,400 000 a year.
to rule that it was stretching the point rather Komura made cordial speeches, in which boats in Kwangtung Province. I am well too far to hold the mentioned aditors respousillo. they hoped the two countries would remain acquainted with the farmors in question, and for offence in such a caso -- Yours respectfully.friends. The Envoys then shook hands.
A Reader.
HONGKONG CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB.
LAWN SOWIA.
The following team will represent the Civil Service C.C. against the Kowloon Bowling Green Club on the ground of the first waned to-day (Saturday) at 4 p.m. : ---`
No. 1 link, A. Carter, Load S. Blowey,
D. J. McKenzie, 3 1. E. Brett, ship
No. 2 Rink, H. Daneau, le P. T. Laible, 2 C. P. Parkinson, 3 M. Melver, skip
No. 3 Rink W. Vineler, lend P. R. Adams, 2 J. A. Whoa, 3 H. Fenton, ship
Kesarres
C. E. Frith
R. Hudson
T. I. Conolly
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued and 30,000 dollars compensation for the loss of the following report: her husband. The punishment was, for religious On the 8th at 11.55 m. The tarometer les reasons, out of the question, but the Persianrison slightly in Formosa und fallen a little in
"immense damage" dones The greater
Au-American missionary returning from part of the Settlement was under water, Sons months ago one of his fellow countrymen, Teheran through Warsaw tells a curious story. and we can well understand how strango also a missionary, was killed by a dervish. His everything looked, and how awkwardly widow made a claim through this American sitanted the residents must bavo found Minister for the punishment of the murderer themselves. Sampaus plying for hire in the streets of this Oriental Venice pro tem! It is also gravely recorded that young men Government paid the Minister 50,000 dollars as removed their clothing and swane from office to mess! Boats were as numerous in the streets as ricskay," we are told; and in such circumstances, we could have con-
Hongkong compensation to the widow, who, however. E. of the Lonchoes, and lowest over the restora Pressure is highest over the Paciuc to the refused to take it. She said her husband was part of the Chiun Sea. not worth 50,000 dollars: 30,000 dollars was his prevail in the Formosa Chaxuel and the N. part Moderate E, and S.E. winds will probably atmost value; and this was all she could be, of the China Sea persuaded to accept.
Forecast:-Moderate E, sad S.E. winds; fair.
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
LONDON, 6th September. The British Channel Squadron has sailed from Danzig. Before leaving, Admiral Wilson wired his thanks to the Kaiser. The local press is full of praiss at the con- anet of the bluejackets. German soldiers and sailors took part in the funeral service of a boatswain of the British fleet who was killed by an accident..
RUSSIA AND THE TREATY OF PEACE.
LONDON, 6th September. Dr. Martens at an interview, after the
Now, if the Chinese Government were to take the matter up themselves they could collect a large amount of revenue from a source so ex- tensive that it would ent cause any great individual bardships. The number of boats, large and small, in the Kwangtung Province is something like 30,990. An average of $3.50 per craft would bring the figura te over a
million dollars.
Take for instance the British portion of the casal at the back of the Shameen. There are about 300 boats of different sizes which are taxed by the Municipal Council as follows:-
Sha Teng (sampan). There are about five hundrad of thess, the tax boing from $2 to $4 each per ausum.
rom $4 to 38 each per annuв!-
Cha Teng (ten boats). About eighty; taxed
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HONGKONG FLOWER SHOW.
As announced in the Government Gazelle, there will be a Flower Show in the Botanie Gardens early in February. Entry for the various compotitions is free but intending competitors must notify the Hon. Secretary, B, and A. Office, before the end of January. Prizes will be offered for tlu best exhibit in each of the following classes:
PLANTS PROBE PRAK GARDENS PANTY. 1. 6 Annals,
2. 3 Flowering Plants. 4. 2 Dablias.
1 Pot of Violots,
5. 1 lot of Mignoneile.
6.3 Pots of Nustactions.
PLANTS FROM ANY PRIVATE CARDENN.
Annuals.
7.
S. 3 Flowering Plants. 9. 3 Besos. 10. 2 Deblias.
1. 1 Pot of Pansies.
12, 1 Pot of Violets.. 1. L Miguouette.
PLANTS IN THE POTS, (OPEN TO ALL), 14. Annals.
15.3 Foliage Plants,
16. 3 Flowering Plants.
17. 3 Goraninas.
18. 3 Camoilías.
19. 2 Dahlias,
20. 2 Astors.
21. 1 Pink, Carnation or Sweet William.
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1 Narcissas,
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24, 1 Axalen.
Pot of Pansies.
25.1 Stump on Rockwork.
2.
Figure Plant.
27 6 Forne.
28. 1 Pot of Violets.
9.1 Put of Mignonetta.
CUT FLOWER (OPEN TO ALL).
. 30. 4 Blooms (ny variety).
31.
intton holes (3 ladies' 9 mon’a).
32. 1 Hand Bouquet.
32. Tila D coration.
VPGMIADLES FROM PRIVATE GARDENS.
34. 6 Kinds of Vegetables.
35
2 Heads of Celory.
36.
Beet Roots.
37.
Carmts.
38. 2 Cauliflowers.
39.
Cabbareg.
40. 2 Lettuces,
41. 50 Pods of Peas.
42, 50 Pots of Beans, French,
13. 25 Potatoes.
44. 6 Tarnips.
4. 12 Onions. 46.25 Radishes.
47. 12 Tomatoes.
48. 2 Vegetable Marrows.
CHINESE MARKET GARDENEES ONLY. 49. 2 Heads of Celery.. 50. 6 Hot Roots. 51. 6 Carrots. 52, 2 Cauliflowers. 53.2 abbruges. 54.-2-Lettuces.
55, 50 Pods of Peas. 56. 50 Pods of French Beant. 57. 25 Potatoes.
58. € Turnips. 59. 25 Radishes,
60. 60 Brussels Sprouts. 61. 12 Tomatoes."
FRUITS.
62. Collection of Fraits prowa in Hongkong.
GENERAL EXHIBITS.
63. Best Exhibit of Colonial Vegetable Pro- ducts of any kind, including Plants, Fruits, Preserves, &c.
signature of the treaty of peace, said that
Yuen Po Teng (jous paper boats). About fifty j Russia would not brood on the past, but in puta or taxed from 84 to 3 each per aumum. would gather all her forces for new Tan Ro Teng (bosts where one can hire à bod struggle, not on the battlefield, but on the to pass a night in). About one hundred in fold of political progress.
To take recurrunt holi lays has become a number, taxed from $4 to $5 each per annum. fetish. Some people who really need a periodical Chullong Tong (pig's bran bosts). About fifty outing, will be benefited if they can exchangs in number, taxed from $4 to $8 each per annum. the country, or the dulness of the country for for a while the nois of town for the peace of Sae To (silk junks). There are about twenty the circulating life, the picturesque shops, tha of there, taxed from $12 to $15 per annum public entertainmenta available in towns. Bat Therais also an additional foo of twenty cents to the bulk of mankind home la z pleasant for issuing the license. The total amount of place; if not, their first effort should be, not to reveano collected from these boats is about with. It that can be rectified.The Leisure get away from it, but to discover what is wrong 95,000 per annum.
Hour
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
mails with dates from Berlin-of-the-loth Aug
The I.G.M. str., Bayern, carrying the German
left Singapore on Friday at 9 am.. and may be expected here on Tuesday, the 12th inst.
The C.N. str. Chingiz, from Australia ports, left Port Darwin on the 7th inst., p.m., and is dage here on the 15th inst.