«SHANGHAI UNDER ARMS."
INTERESTING DETAILS.
The batch of Shangbai papers to band yester. day was awaited with great interest, as likely to sfford an idea of the local impresions of the recent crisis. They are naturally fall of the affair. Drawing entirely upon our eaufom porary the N.C. Daily News, wo have collated the following details, kapping them as much as possible in chronological order.
SMALIA BEGINNINGS.
The indications of the rist of Dec. 18th were hold to point to on organised plan, though the work itself was bit almost entirely to loafers, paid or oberwise. The iden seemed to be, by etting off the food supplies, to intimidate Chinese in foreign employ, and bring about a auspension of business. It flammatory placards had beeh pested the day before throughout tative city and in the Settlement itself, arging a general strike for the purpose of asserting so-called Chinese rights. As far as can be ascertained the earliest outbreak occurred at Hongkow market, where the country gardoners arriving in the morning with ragetables, fruit, and ment for the day's sales were set upon by a number of rowdies, who had taken it on themselves to forbid any business. Stalls were overturned, the goals destroyed, and a freo fight onsued, Some foreigners joined in with sticks and the market was cleared.
FOREIGNENS ATTACKED.
About the same timo u largo crowd of natives began to asamble at the head of the Maloo and to call on the rice shopkopers to pat up their shutters. Foreigners coming into the Settle ment for the day's business were molested. Mr. E. 8. Little, driving in with his wife was held ap by an overturned ricaba, his carriage attacked and damaged, and his progress barred. He had to return home. Others met with similar experiences, among the sufferers being scaly medical practitioners out on their rounds. It was reported that Dr. Mected had been stopped in his motor car and seriously wounded, but the latter part of the statement un fortunately craggerated, and beyond a slight bruise and the breaking of the glass of his motor the doctor vacaped. Several ioreigners were attacked with knives.
Dr. Schefz, Acting German Consul-General, and two of his Vice-Conents (Dr. Mezger and Mr. Schirmer) were set upon in the lower end of Nanking Road, and bad to take refage in Mr. Max Nössler's bookstore. Mr. Juling Arnold, the American Vice-Cougal and Mixed Court Assessor was also a victim, coming in for some rough handling near the Race Course, and sustaining damage to hie clothing. Mr. B. A. 3. Andersen driving in Broadway had the glass windows of his brougham smashed.
DLJEJACKETS LANDEU,
At the first intimation of trouble bluejnekata were put ashore from HM.S8. Astraen, Bonaventure, and Clio, which have been lying off the Band for a week. The landing was watched with open-mouthed curiosity by the native idlers who had already begun to collect on the foreshore but no active measures against the sailors were taken. Small detachments were marched np the Malno where the riot had now become too much for the police, and where Louza police station and the Hotel Metropele Bonere were awaze. Some Italians with a howitzer from the Marco Polo followed, and these with the aid of volunteers restored order. Some of the blnejackets were put on patrol daty in the principal streets but most of the men were posted in the British consulate compound where the gatling guns were kept ready for emergencies. A party of marines was told off to guard the Custom Hoss in conjunction with the solunteers, A little later a squad from S. M. S. Fiteritrad was put ashore and the men
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1905.
ara the hustling of the Rov. W. A. Cornaby, t of blank cartridge without producing any effect the well-known eiufologno and Chiness Editor on on the mob and then fired a round of bail the Szechuan Brad Bridge, by men who stole cartridge killing three men. Three of the his watch; and an attack on Dr. Jackson. Sikhs had themselves been injured. Sergeant While a squad from “A” Company were Robinson was out on the head, and Mr. Stewart patrolling the Maloc during the afternoon a native advanced brandishing a naked sword. be present, was vary badly wounded. P. C. who only lately left the Fores, and happened to The foreign officer in charge shot Lim mortally. Timmins was also slightly hart. The injured Bicsha coolios refused their fares with some men were taken into the Town Hall. A squad persistence, Lady Florenco Boyle and her of British bluejuckets now came up the Maloo maid arriving by steamer could get uo coolies and cleared the way. They halted first at the vatil some morines came to their assistance and Town Hall and then progeoded to the Borse esnorted them to the British-Conaniate. Fer Bazaar: a short time in the early afternoon the coutre followed, and then more marines.
a small detachment of volunteers of excitement moved towards the Band. Large came
After these crowds collected and natires swarmed over the Marco Polo with a howitzer, and the Matoo A body from the Italian orniser lawns and established themselves in the seats was completely cleared from Chokiang Road to reserved for foreigners. There was, however, the Horse Besear, overal rounds tof blank strengthened for a time were reduced again. De turbulence, and the patrala which wore ammunition apparently) being fired down the side elleys. This informant made his way along to the International Bicycle Company's premises to secure some more effective firearms that his small pocket pistol, but the shop was already in quest. Ons of the crowd was shot by him, and the bands of the mob who were on the same carried away by the Chinese.
PARENTAL NEARS.
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as possible under normal conditions in the morning. An evening paper made a con- temptible suggestion that Japanese were aiding and abetting the rioters; but the character of the journal thus guilty was already generally formally repudiated, nobody thought it known and although the suggestion whe necessary. that the Japanese were in fear of an attack As a matter of fact, it is recorded themselves, and mustored as strong a guard as they could at the Consulate, nervons people resident in the outskirts con- A number of
tinuod to stay at the Country Club, where they are hospitably cared for. Telephone communication was never interrupted
A SENSIBLE CHIRES COMMENT.
The Nanjungpas, discussing the riot, anid.
The grout mistake was that the mob was the outbreak would not have been so serious, got fred on at the very beginning, for no doubt had a few of the reffions been killed. Ones they had a taste of blood, without receiving punish- ment, they get bolder and baldor and every foreigner that came in their way was attacked. No one deplores the tragedy yesterday more deeply than we do. The dots of violence
severely punished. We had thought that the who had their ultorio: motires, should be ware totally uncalled for, and the perpetrators,
Mixed Court outbreak was to be settled amicably, way to arrive at an understanding, and that the recent disagreement was on a fair
thia recover.
Our contemporary remarks on this : --- 2
Two teachers on their way to the Public School were molested, and when the trouble began to (Mr. Lanning) decided to suspend lessons and grow serious, the Head-master the children were escorted hom in parties, greatly to the relief of parents, who had been telephoning enquiries as to their safety. Coo
FIRST INFRESAIONS, siderable anxiety was felt by those residing in effect that the woskness of the British Minister The editorial remarks first made were to the the Bubbling Well and Sinza districts for in ordering the surrender of the prisoners had when connauuication had practically ceased for on inch to those who would at ones assume it their wives and families, expecially about noon beu inisconstrued: that it was a case of giving a while. Arrangements were, however, made safe to iska an ell. The riot (in which no for the reception of those for whom special better class Chinese participated) we deliberprestige, which will take years for her to A serinas blow has boon dealt on China's apprehension was felt at the Country Club, and ately planned and prepared outside had assisted in broaking up the trouble loafers, den of whom the countryside is full, a trong guard from "A" campany, which Bottlement, and alt smugglers, rowdies, and in Nanking Rond,
Was ordered the Clab and remained on duty there formed, we are assured. by Chinese soldiers in the remainder of the day and night, with meat and make a disturbanos. It is not yet mufti, have been paid to come into the Settls- reliefs. It was a remarkable sight in the knew who distributed the placards on Sunday afteranon, children, and, anxious mothers, ordering the Chiuose to close their shops, but and some anxious fathers aleo. The guard there is good reason to believe that the parties bad with the one of the maxim gaas. Italian detachment went on to the Italian
The really responsibly are the heads of the boycott consulate, where other refugees were receivet.
movement. The mob was reinforced hy the At night the Italians undertook the patrol of
members of the beggars" guild, whose chief aim Bubbling Well Road. The Artillery were on
war, of course, loot; and Chingao state that the day during the morning at the gunshed, but not entirely closed their shops. For, owing to Brat victims were Chinese shopkeepers who had were not called out till 5 p.m. when, as the senior unit of the corps, they took up all night especially the bankers' guild, who did beerything the representations made by the lds, and patrol duty. The Light Horse and Mounted Infantry were also out on patrol duty at night. shopkopers in many cases opened their shops as they could to prevent a breach of the procs, the usual, and only closed them when the riot began, responsibility. He was warned, we understand It is impossible to free the Tastai from all that his action in the Mixed Court matter was not unlikely to be followed by a riot, and it can- not be said that he did his best to presense the
FRENCH SETTLEMENT IMMUSÉ
Settlement, the French Voluntoom. were called Although no rioting took place in the Frenel out at night to keep a watch on the native city and the appreaches from that side to the International Settlement. A report was current that a body of Peelung rowdies were to make descant on the Settlement about midnight, and a smart look out was kept for the invaders, but up to the time of going to press nothing had sen heard of them.Two Shanghailanders, who were over og tlio Pontung side in the afternoon, reported seerything galet in that voighbourhood, though a guard of bluejackets had been posted for preenation at the Interua- tional Cotton Mill. Work proceeded thers as Baual. Admiral Sah's fleet of Chinese craisors ware specially guarding the Pontung side during the day and night.
ALL QUIET BY NIGHT.
qalet which seemed all the more prefound by With nightfall the Settlement returned to a ontrast with the noise and excitement of day. The Thotai Fad tout cat illuminated proclamations on lantern polos exhorting the the people to return to their homes, and the Municipal Council lso had out manifestos. Except for a stray ricsho-coolie here and there the streets were dosorted by Chinees and the patrols had the thoragafares to themselves. The Fire Brigade who had been all day in case of need, had by comparison with some recent days, à very ARE time. The Municipal Electric Light Station was
uniform
Prave."
ensidering the vulnerability of the Foreign The small amount of damage actually done, Settlement, is a convincing proof, if any more proof were wanted, that the riot was not the work of the Shenghai people, who know, indeed, that if the riot attained serious dimen sions, they would euffer quite as much as foreigners." Corps has been again
The value of our Volunteer most effectually safe to leave Shanghai without men-of-war demonstrated as well as the fact that it is never capable of landing a nonsiderable number of men. The Tantai hoa no fores that could be trusted
it; and our Volunteer force would have to be to protect the Settlements, if he wanted to do
exclusively apon it and the police; for to the much larger than it is, if we had to rely looter the wealth of Shangbai offers an enormous temptation."
THE "BEGGAR KING" AND THE RIOT.
place. naturally, of the rowdies, loafers, and The mob on Monday consisted in the first unemployed coolies of the Settlements: next of outside the Shanghai district, and lastly and a body of gamblers and salt smugglers from most important of all of the followers and partisans of the Tate Cheng Tse-ming
The police have been blamed for not acting
it threatened to ancome. It is, no doubt, tene with greater severity whom the riot began; but we doubt if anyone realised at fist how serious that if more Chinese had been killed early in the morning, it would have been over sooner, It is amasing to so the Narfangpao, which is largely responsible for the treabio, deprecating the tonderbers of the police; we can easily imagine what its virtuous indignation would have been. if a larger number of Chinese had been shot down, resulting in such a rapid quel ling of the disturbance, that it would then have more temporary and local ebullition of feeling been asserted that it was not a riot at all, but a
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that all danger is past, they adil. The Chinese Wo must not too soon congratulate ourselvės are quiet for the moment, believing that the Totai has carried all his points, nonding the disposition of the Mized Court, to amit himself, and there may be some dissatisfaction when the truth is known. It will take, some time,
LINGERING UNKABINÈSS.
to, for the anti-foreign fosting which has bean to die away again; and the attention of the growing up in the interior and up the Yangtze, high officials way have to be drawn to it.
The rest of ibu voluminnas notas and com- excitements, and so on, the gist of which has appeared ments deal chiefly with the arrival of dotach. in our telegrams. Some volunteers, it appears, i noticed that shots from upper windows in one street. The Palice were fired at thon Magistrate had to deal with the cases of several excitement, aude themselves dangerous with foreigners whic, through hard drinking and landed revolvere. His Worship said, "most people are carrying revolvers now, I know," but
had been nearly shot by these Trunken fools. them about. In some cases, sentries and pirkots added that they must not get drunk and flourish
A MIDNIGHT ALARM. There were some moments of tense ment just after midnight on the 19th. A few stray shots were reported from the neighbour hood of Li Hongkow and the news enme, by way of the Central Police Station, to the that a large Chinese army was marching on British naval headquarters at the Consulate, the Seitlement from that direction, that they already in possession of it, and that they were were close upon the General Hospital, if not
said to have driven in the outposts with the loss firing the country as they came They were of some lives to the defenders. To bear out this
enormous conflagration. The general alarm was Settlement became ruddy, as with the glare of er. stateras at the whole sky to the West of the.
ring from the bell towers, the bluejackets turn-
the machine guns were got into position on the ed out trom the British and Cerman Consulates, Volunteers came along the Buud at the donble.
and mounted scouts were sent out to ascertain Garden Bridge and to front of the Astor House, what was doing. The scouts soon returned with the information that they could locate no enemy drawn to the Consulates as the most central and the main bodies of bluejackets were with-
points of defence.
tried off towards Sins village where the The glare in the sky continued and steam was got up on the fire-float, while the Brigade blaze was in progross. A large number of
with fixed bayonets were posted to defend the guarded at night by thirty five marines Coll:- Zung Tze-ming) au' erstwhile Chian- f antire houses were found well alight, and thera
principal German bulldings.
THE VIRTUE OF PREPAREDNESS
POLICE PICKED OUT.
AN UGLY REPORT.
ha Wang, Shanghai-hsien, or district-a post which, or King of Beggars of by the way, is a hereditary one in China. A word as to this ex-Baggar "King "Chong Tming who, when he succeeded to his here- difery dignitier," had found under his special command some thousand
two lusty and strap.
with such energy and success that by half past were alre large quantities of straw, pointing to incendiary action. The outbreak was tackled one o'clock it was entirely under control and the engines returoed. The stroots by that time were as quiet, and desorted as over.
During the morning any of the foreign shops in Nanking Read put up their shut The Shanghai Volunteers had been in readiness for a call for some days past and including those doing business with foreigners, fers, and practically all the native shops, turned out promptly and well at the sammens. were closed. It was explained in any instances toking up the posts ussigned to them. The that the closing was done under can pulsion, Municipal Police, foreign and Sikh, appeared that the shop keepers were afraid to keep their on the streets armed with rifles. As far as
CURIOUS INCIDENT AND COMMENT. stores open lost worse befall. In the afternoon possible applications made to the Captain-Eu- the Taolai issued a proclamation calling on the further added considerally to bia strength and
ping ragged beggars in this district, still Curiously enough, the Indians sarmed to be perintendent at headquarters for small guards shopkeepers to reopen thei; shop. Indeed be
most unpopular. An Indian with a white turbaa were complied with, Lut the really stall fores himself appeared accompanied by other officials infance, by means of his brate courage and and armed kick was quickly walking along the available for service in a riot, and to allow for in the Malou and made a personal call on the dies, loafers, and gamblers who ere known as,
strength, a following of some hundreds of row. street on the 19th, when he was expied at n proper reliefs, made it inadvisable to detach shopkeepers to reopen for the present." He and also proudly call themselves "Zurg Tze-
distance by a cross of rioters who called out too many for this special service Sikhs and
"Here comes a cursed Indian!" A volley of enforent his arguments by the statement that ming," er Partisans of Cheng Tse-wingtong, foreigners alike belased splendilly and with foreigners had already killed several Chiarne By their help the Beggar King murdo ad made him quicken his lontstep while a number remarkable moderation, Captain-Superintend- and it was useless to persist in the rioting.
stones were arg in the man's direction which eut Roisragon, with Messra. McEnen and
and robbed, kidnapped and oppressed the of the rowdies proceeded to give chase. At this Font (cadets) were hard nt work all day A very ugly report reached the offics of our
whole countryside for some dozen years or so critical moment an armed patrol consisting of at headquarters, disposing their compact fores contemporary, on what appeared to be good In his geng also sero Vah Mao-mao, Vali caine on the seems, and the mob scattered, but not within a seventy-five miles' radius of Shanghai. two English and four Sikh eonstables suddenly to best advantage. At the Volumiore head-authority, the authority at all events of one who quarters small arms and ammunition were vorved out to foreigners who asked for them, while the speake Chinese fluently and was in touch with a-der, and other ruffians whom the Shanghai fast enough to escape befois tro of their un
Police are using their best endeavours to lay by ber had been seized by the Sikhs, who at onea what was being said upon the streets Accord the heel. So noterious had Chang Tse-ning prepared to bayonet their prisoners. Then the upply lasted, but later the joue was confined ing to this report, as waty us 1.500 Chinese become by the lawless acts of himself and your pglish constables interfered. They stuck op to prosent meters of the S. V. G and many
soldiers in the pay of certain officials, but out of that the Chinese authorities could shut their eyes the Bikhs' bagnets which were within nu sce young foreigners wore disappointed.
uniform had been sent wrong the people during longer to the man's shortcomings with the The polion have been the central object of arging the closing of shops. It was only when large reward was offered in the usual way for at this act of clemency arose from the native of the breasts of the two rowdies and then or the morning and were the real ringleaders in result that big arrost was decided upon und a dered them to be released. A shoup of approval attack all through the agitution and very early in the day determined attacks were made on the
it was seen that the foreign element was too Ching Taming dead or alive" which ended dulcokers who were standing at a disaner, and Hongker and Louza station. At Hongkow from this hostile attitude. One official hul betrasing their chief to the authorities who story] that the story will go the rounds amongst
Breng that an attempt was made to withdraw
in some of his followers, tempted by the reward, the attack was easily beaten off, in grest part by
we may be sure [it is a Chinese telling the tho judicicus employment of a hose, and without ben en during the morning inciting the forthwith had the man summarily decapitated, the native population and incline them to look
peuplo.
The mantle of this arch rathian has sincs fallen with much more favour at the European mem- on the much-wanted Vah Kabder and bis lion-bers of the Force than hitherto, and cause many tenant Vah Mao-mse now undergoing twonty Chinese to withhold their hand when circum- years tebal servitude in the Municipal goal stances are more in their own favour. The last The followers and partisans of the late Beggar sentence is rather suggestive of Chinese hoper. King" are all armed with knives when they A foreign correspondent writing in the next gang keep regular arsenal of weapons and says:-" Now experience with the Chinese has go about, while the principal members of the issue thinks the clemency" was a blunder. Ha recolvers on their persons Those were the always shown that o'eveney does not appeal to rascals who had the chief hand in starting the them it is entirely opposed to all their rints of Monday with the ultimate object of methods; in a word, they construe it as weak ness. The shout of approval" from the breaking down the Municipal gaol to resent
their present chief's lientenant.
crowd, to which your Chinese correspondent allndes in such a teaching manner was. I shrewdly suspect, or in the nature of a shout of derision. Doubtless the European police were only asting under orders-it seems that all days their powers have been woefully limited- though the lawentable events of the past few but to release these rowdies without inflicting ary punishment seems to a mere outsider a piece of incomprehensible felly which the Chi nese will assuredly regard as a confession of
FOREIGN GUERILLAS.
casualty, The Louze affair was more serious; the fire building was set on fire by the raging
Apparently there were "eyewitnessce" who mob, and in spite of the efforts of police, enjoyed the excitement, and were eager to re- reinforced by members of the Fire Brigade, became a complete wreck. The mob began by count their experiences. One of the most virid bresking down the surrounding wall, and using Road between 9.30 and 11 s.m.
glipsos in the tale of what one saw in Hanbury There was a the bricks as weapons of attack. A large body forced themselves into a small rvous at den side disturbance near t Fire Eagine station, & greet of the Charge-room, and obtaining possession such surrounding four or five English police set the place on fire. Incordiaries also get to Chinese police present.
and feur Sikh policemen, Thore were no The mob were throw work in two other parts of the ground flooring stones at the foreigners and police.. which was barat nt. The upper promises
A occupied by the sergeants and their families foreigner who was apparently a Spaniard sore pot so badly damaged. All the prisoners attempted to force his way through, by firing a except four in the cells were released. In the inchamberet revolver in the air. The mob struggle that ensued three forsigners were continued to throw
the foreigner then fired into the mob several injured, so badly that they had to ho removed times, bringing down sererai, killed and wound to hospital, An Inspector lost his thumb. The police in the anxiety to do nothing batons and clubbed the mob who wero Brined The police did not irs, but used their further to infuriate the mob were not supplied
The police were unable with ball ammunition at first, and the well with bamboo sticks. maving but unhappy précaution, was perhaps to get hold of those who fall; they were taken
cd.
stones at him and
MOUNTED VOLUNTKEES AT WORK. A detachment of the Light Horse galloped up the Maleo and charged into a mob, doing plenstid work with the ponies, backing into work was assisted in by Sikh mounted police, the crowds and wheeling very offootively. This One or two of the Light Horse und ziling whips with good effect. On the entlying rough gangs of Chinese both night and
a reason that the riot was not quelled at once, away by their Chinese friends. About 5 p.m. reads the mounted troops met with many
Seemingly encouraged by 'this success the four Chinese officials on borsebackin Hongkow day and some of then were izelined to try weakness and not as an act of elemenov,"
mob turned their attention to the azueze of the
Hotel Metropole which was also set on fire: Chairs and tables were tumbled into the street and what escaped the flames was deliberately
smashed?.
THE PUNISHMENT,
were exborting the people to keep quit.
JAPANKS ABSISTANCE handy.
ating particulars. He was near the Town Hall the Settlement. These gange were effectively A spectator in Nanking Road supplied inter- and force their way past the horsemen into
Editorial comments three days afterwards want to the proprietor of at about 8.80 a.m. A small crowd of untives dealt with but it is reported that in some cases
took the line that long immunity at Shangbai chow shop and firing had to be resorted to to disperse groups the Wheelbarrow Riot was a comparatively ordered him to clogs up at once. There was a that were trying to unite and would have made a
insignificant affair bas lulled them into "s Bluejackets and volunteers interposed and disturbanco and two Chiness police sergeants tough body had they succeeded. The patrolling false sense of security." The country round shots were fired with the result that about seven
came along and took the ringlealer towards the was kept up continuously, the penies proving Shanghai is infested with ruffians who congre Chinese were killed or wounded. The crowd
Louze police station ; a foreign gentleman and very hardy.
gate thers because the foreign official arm cannot then dispersed and the bodies were later remov.
a constable helped. The crowd meantie bad
A SPEEDY SUPPRESSAL
reach them, and the native oficial sem nover ed to the Central Police Station.
grown very rapidly and practically filled the
There was no means of getting authentic tries. Although the commanity is impressed Prior to this one Chiasse bad hour shot dead roadway. Every foreignor passing by was held gores of casualties. No foreign lives were by the able way in which the trouble in the Maloo outside Messrs. Gande & Co's was hustled and her cloak teen off. A motor were killed, as foreigners unattached to the opinion that no body of men could lase behaver ap. Rioshes were overtorred. A foreign lady lost; but it is believed that many of the rioters was tackled, and endorses the commandant's premises. The incident occurred as a party of car belonging to Mr. G. D. Pitzipios, the British various forces did not hesitate to shoot when better than the volunteers, it is hoped that the Volantears were marching up the Maloo. One of them was struck by a stone and fired into the Vice-Coneal, came along; the crowd seized it, threatened. The Chinese remored their own volunteer corps may be greatly strengthened. crowd with fatal effect. The crowd disappeared maltreated the oecapants, turned the car over dead and wounded. Next day it was said and Many murs would be needed in an affair like The body lay by the roadside for an hour or and set it on fire; it was burnt completely up in admitted that they had had a lesson; and that of 1900, Our contemporary says:-- more, an object of grimi curiosity to the passing the middle of the roadway. Several foreigners although precautions very properly continued Meanwhile, it is satisfactory to know that in be taken, there was no serious attempt to 28 hours after receiving an appeal, the matives. In the morning also an nuttack was
on bleycles were stopped and their machines made on a gunsmith's shop in Nanking Road,
thrown into the bonfire. A lady was among renew the trouble. The display of preparedness Japanese can land, bere, ten thousand soldiers, the object being apparently to gain possession their attention to the Town Hail which they!
the epulists stopped. Then the mob turned wea too strong.
fully equipped, from Sassho. The men are of the arm and ammunition. The shop was stored, smashing the windows. A body of
always ready, and the fast ernisers to bring stripped.
The subsequent oxcitement, was due to the them are ready; and this in a fast reassuring One Chinese was killed in the struggle here. Other incidents recorded police, with arins, arrived and were greeted indefatigable rumour-mongers and soare" to us, and which the rowdies round about
with a volley of stones, They fired two rounds manufacturers. Business was resumed as for would do well to remember."
WHEN IT WAS OVER.
CANTON,
PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
CHINESE BOYS DEIGATE.
Doc. 24.
The educational department has notified a the local military and civil colleges that they!
to send their scholars to the parade ground Dear the Koon Yun Shan on the first of
prize.
January, 1906, for a grand parade. All the schools were practising drill to comp to for Bme Chinese Kipling bas parimps r-ged the crability of tencbing the young
idea how to shoot.
FROFOLED BRIDGE ON THE CANTON RIVER, A merchaut recently memorialized, Viceroy Shum riking for the privilege of constructing A bridge aeross the Canton river. He eats ferth that owing to the rech masion works, the river has been considerably narrowed and the onents Lave consequently become stronger. Ac cidents are numerous and the petitioner belioves that the bridge would be largely used by the public. A plan has been submitted to the Viceroy showing that the place selected is at ibe rocks wear Hoi-chi (Dutch folly). These rock;a would ] offer excellent foundations on which the support- ing pins could be erected. The Viceroy has not yot given a reply.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. The Craton-Hankow railway having been resumed by the Chinese Government, faute for its construction are reporte?? now to have been raised in the three provinces of Kwong-tung, Huraa, and Hupeh. Work is expected to be goon resumed on this important fine.
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was as the eyelids would
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I had heard a lot about Cuticura Oint ment, so I thought I would try it, and from the first application I have had aune to be thankful. Before I had used ove box of Ointment the lashes showed signs of growing, and at the end of a few months he had a crop of lashes of which any person might be
be proud.
Phillips
recommended Cuticura to a Mrs. ips for her child, who also had sore eyes, and her little one was cured with less than one box. I have advised dozens of people to use Cuticua Ointment, often stopping them in the strect, as I did Mrs. Phillips, who was a total stranger to tue. I have such implicit faith in it that I have written to relatives in England and Ire fand telling them of its wonderful virtues, and asking them to recommend it to any sufferers
know.
I am sending thi
you this testimonial of my own free will, in the hope that others may be benefited as we have been, (signed) Mrs, C. Tedd, Old South Head Road, Waverly, Sydney, N.S. W." Ref. erence, Messrs. R. Towns & Co., Sydney. Cutters Rou! Cintuent, and Pils are sald thaughout the Depote London, 27 Cliiterhout - Paris, & Reade Ja Paing Aŭstralla. R. Towns a Day Sydney. Voter Drug & Chem. Corp, Buston, T. & A., Fole Prope
Sandled From,how to Care for Baby's Skin and Soalo."
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TYPEWRITERS CLEANED, REPAIRED. OVERHAULED.
TAKEN. Charges moderate.
WORK UNDER-
F. A. V. RIBEIRO (late of the Hongkong Typewriting Bureau) 34; Queen's Read Central (Second Floor).
Hongkong, 25th October, 1905,
A WEALTHY CORPORATION; FOOLS' MONEY,YPEWRITING
Owing to scarcity of fonds in the Provincial coffers, the Treasury officials bara asked the Ya Yuen Lottery Co. to advance the sum of $5 6,0,0. This the Company repeatedly refused, but has finally decided to advance $300,000 This Lottery Company is in a flourishing monthly profit of $90,000 in the handling of condition as it is supposed to make an average.
the Po Piu lotteries and another $10,000 monthly on the San Pin lotteries. Company has revenues from other rinor- lotteries.
POLICE COURT.
The NE
Tuesday, 26th December.
BEFORE MR. 7. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE,
A SAEELTSƏ CONSTABLE.
An Indian constable, who ou Friday allows! a convicted priser to escape from easily at the Magistracy, was fined $10.
DESERTING HIS SHIP.
Fra lorick Thomas, charged with remaining in the colony, after his vessel The Empress of Japan haul cailed, was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or go to prison for one month.
UNGRATEFUL
few days ago given 38 from the msgistrang
A Gorman named Charles Ernold, who was
poor box to take him to Canton where he said he could get work, was brought up charged with vagrancy. He had failed to go to Canton as promised, He was committed to the House of Detention.
THEFT.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
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JEW Tango Assortment of High-class GOLD JEWELLERY with and
without PRECIOUS STONES.
GOLD WATCHES, SILVER WARE, CLOCKS, GRAMOPHONES, BRONZES FANCY GOODS, etc.
Open during Christmas wook from 8 A.M. lo
6 P.M.
J. ULLMANN & CO.,
Opposits General Post Office, Hongkong, 21st Decoubor, 1905. (2875
A. LING & CU. FURNITURE STORE. PLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &c. &c.; and FOOCHOW LACQUERED WÄRE. GA, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Tiongkone 21st September, 1903,
گو
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DR. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
Latest American Methods, Reasonable Food,
hard labour and six hours in the locks for
No charge for examinations A houseboy we sentenced to three weeks?'
Office hours 9 AM to 5 P., stealing a coat from the residenes of Mr. J. H.
No, 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the Oxberry of the Hongkong Hotel. As he had the coat wrapped round his body his appearance General Post Ofee and opposite to the wide aroused the suspicion of a constable who took entrance to the Hongkong Hotel), him into custody,
-Hongkeng, July 6th, 1905,
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