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the prison to make inquiries of the prisoners of both exo.. "The women's prison at the Court," says the "Taotsi, chiefly contains prisoners the length of whose gen tonces has been fixed by the Magistrate- CO., with the Consular Authorities, and the men's prison chiefly contains prisoners who are in debt in Chinese and foreign cases, In every instance the procedure is io accordance with the sentence and there is no injusties involved." The Taotar's, com- munication is supplemented by a petition from the morchants of official runk, who in their own words, “having been accused have the honour to be confined in the gool. They are, they explain all re- speptable merchants, and although some
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delivered in London on the 10th inst TELEGRAMS.
The tenth anniversary of the capture of Manila is to be celebrated in that City on the
18th inst
We are pleased to be able to state that Captain Mitchell Taylor, A.D.C. to H, E, the Governor la progressing favourably,
A block of aix semi-detached hours have been erected at Tientsin for theme of the officers of the Cameron Highlanders, -
-On Saturday a grand promsande conoort is to be held on the ground of the Kowloon Cricket Club in King's-Park. The programme, of the concert. apppears among our advertise. ments,
in Formosa, has been appointed Gorman Consul
now pork The German Government hat closed up the Consulate in Formosa.
{'' DAILY: PERUS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE], GERMAN LABOUR TROUBLES:
LONDON, August 10th. A lock-out of the men employed in German shipbuilding yards begins on Wednesday.
ANOTHER ROYAL CON- FERENCE.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
LONDON, August 10th. H. M. King Edward has left Mr. Philip Reinsdorff, Coneal for Germany England to meet the Emperors of are involved in Chinese and some in foreign for Vladivostock. He is on his way to his Germany and Austria. cases, it is in every instance for trilling reasons as to goods bought under contract and money matters, all of which do not in
Large quantition of arms are said to he now the least concern the police? Whether
reaching the unghutzes in Mongolin, They this petition is the outcome of spontaneous are said to be snuggled over the Russian frontie notion on the part of the petitioners there The rifes and pistols are described as of is nothing to show, but though this police German and Japanese manufacturo inspection is represented as as innovation,Wa note that the Consul for France at it has, naa matter of fact, been the practice Hongkong, in a dispatah to the Governor since the House of Detention was establish- General of Indo-China, gives $5,000,000 as the estimate of the damage done by the rovent typhoon, three fifths being for damage to house properly.
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ance with the sentence and there is no injustice involved" is grievously incorrect. The Chairman of the Municipal Council added that the duty which the police are performing at the Court was generally appreciated by the better class of the native community, and beyond question inakos for regularity of procedure and justice.
The other cause of complaint was with regard to convict labour, the Magistrate objecting to criminals in, the Settlement wearing chains as usual and performing A. S. WATSON & CO.. hard labour in the hot air and blazing sun
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to thể news chan should be addressed to Tum EbITOE.
Correspondents must forward their names and ad- Fressen with communications addressed to the
The last two foreigners In the Coresn Customs Service have been discharged by the Japanese authorities and have joined the L, M C. service at a lower rating. The staff; with the exception of a few Corean clerks, now consists
Capt. Iplaud, who is a well known âgure on the Cbins Coast, has lately been decorated by II. M. the Kaiser. with the Crown Oidor of the III class, Captain Ipland was for several years the skipper the "Apenrode" which was wrecked off Stonsenters in the 1900 typhoon
On Monday two Japanese engaged a double riosha at the Monument, Happy Valley, to take them to Tai Wo Street, and on alighting paid, the puller ton cente, which was double his legal fare. The coolle followed them into the hours demanding more and bad to be ejected He beat the door with his hands and it is supposed that he hurt them thereby, for he preferred a charge of assault against the two Japanese, The Magistrate who heard the onse yostorday dismissed the summons
The Native Syndicate which has taken over the Shansi Mining Concussion from the Peking Syndicate fad themselves unable to proceed with work owing to lack of capital. Operations are consequently at a standstill, and have been thus doring the past few months. About two
LONDON, August 10th. The British trade returns for the month of July show a shrinkage of twelve million pounds sterling.
THE AMERICAN FLEEI
LONDON, August 10th The United States Fleet has arrived at Auckland, New Zealand.
THE SITUATION AT TABRIZ.
LONDON, August 10th. The revolutionaries at Tabriz have been defeated.
BEUTER'S SERVICE.]
MACEDONIA.
LONDON, August 9th Rifts are beginning to appear in the Universal Brotherhood of Macedonia where the Bulgarians are manifesting a diaposition to seize the pariarchal villages and Churches The Young Turkish Committee have pro- mised severe measures of justice.
(FROM THE MANIŤA “ CABLENEWS.").
LLOYDS TO BE PROSECUTED.
NE YOEK, August 7th, The announcement has been made here that the State of New York will prosecute Lloyd's for violation of the anti gambling law in taking intorange on the election of Taft as president. The lawyers have construed this form of insur anoe to be betting and a suit will be brought.
sensation, The sunouncement has created
ment that Lloyd's were offering to take incursuse on the election of Taft was made
It will be remembered that the announce-
This punishment, he declared, was too rigorous and in disagroenient with Chinese months ago a foreign qualified engineer arrived law. A paragraph is the letter reads: "The in Tientsin to take charge of the mining opers Magistrate has to observe that in Chinations, Unlosa canita be feztrooming, says how the Chiasmo soprontion. The capabling
g judice prozacings Tentein paper, he is likely to fad his position ceases in the summer, and in procedure as
a sinecurs. At least 5 million tale, fully paid to punishable offenses feelings of humanity will be required before anything can be for the people play a part. The law as thus established is most excellent." In reply to this the Municipal Council say It may
done.
A serious assault was reported to the police ou Monday. A coolie driving a track up Ship
Editor, not for publication but as evidence of 300% be sufficient to state that the whole system Street wanted to turn into Queen's Road East.
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of treatment of these convicts is widely different to that commonly accorded to Chinese prisoners in the custody of their
At the corner sat a riesha coolie, the shafts of roadway, and he was asked to move in order to whose vehicle projected rather far into the
let the track take the curaer easily. This ha
law was aimed primarily at the race-tracks-and- prohibited the making of bets of any kind on any sort of ■ heward.” The law was one of the pet measures of Governor Hughes and was put through the legislature after one of the hardest ights Albany has ever known. Lloyd's the big English insurance firm offered big odds_on Taft's election.
THE KANSAS ELECTION,
TOPEKA, August 6th. Joseph L. Bristow has beaten Senator Chester L. Long at the primaries throughout Kansas for
| Long's term expires March é deuxt.
DRATH OF ME BRONSON HOWARD.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A VALUABLE SUGGESTION [to THE EDITOS OF THE "DAILY, PRESS"],
La
SI-Might I trespass on a little of your apses to put forward an idea which has suggested itself since our last typhoon,
Experience has shown as that there are always plenty of mon able and willing to rondor aesistance when these swirl typhoons visit our shores; and we know that Britishers ara ever ready to do their little bit" in rosque work of this or any sort
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Combined effort is always more effective than individual and an understanding between those ho are willing to face the elements as to meet ing places and where to lay their hands on the necessary tackle would facilitate the reague work. As soon as the detonators were fired denoting the near approach of the typhoon, everything would be at mad to commence operations.
An association puid be formed on similar lines to those in some of the English coastal porta. Depots conti be erected at intervais along the Prays in Victoria and Kowloon, itted up with life buoys, life lines etc., eto, There would not be aby difloulty in getting permission from the Government to pat up these small shede, I should. think; and untonbtedly our generous Hongkong public would come forward in their nanal way to dofray. the cost.
Should this idea meet with the approval of your readers a mosting might be convored and Committee selected to work out the notessary. details,Yours..
"X, Y. Z."
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
ANOTHER
CANARD.
Pablicity having been given to a statement that the Government had proposed that the opium divans in Hongkong should be closed sext March and that, a compensation, roduction of $60.000 per monsum should there. fore be made in the amount payable by the Opium Farmer to the Government during the remaining year of his lease, we made inquiries in the proper quarter and were offoially inform ed that the Government had made no proposal in the matter at all and that the gares published were absolutely incorrect.-
FRENCH TROOPS AMBUSCADED."
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
lar of the ambassading of French troops at Liang- Vao reported in a recent telegram.
Toaking papers to hand contain some partion.
SUPREME COURT..
Tuesday, August 17
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BOR ME. H. H. J. GoMPERTE (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE).
In the setion brought by the Tung Tak Long Firm against the Hip On Company the claim was for $200 for breach of contract. Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. S. Dickson, from the office of Mr. B. A, Harding, appeared for the defendants,
Mr, Dickson explained that the defendants". sample tin of bisentis on the strength of which agent called en plaintiffs and showed them a
plaintiff ordered sight cases at $26.50 a cada and a contract was signed. Plaintiffs took delivery of four of the ouses a few days later and kept them for a few days when they sold them to a purchaser for 836 a caso. The par- Shamer, however, returned them saying they were not good, and plaintiffs examined them and found they were as stated, «....
His Lordship, on being handed a tin for inspection-They don't look very inviting
Mr. Thomson continued that Captain Douglas said the other boxes wars all like than o platauffs complained about it defendants offered to refund #1.20 on each her but that offer could not be entertained,
Mr. Dickson said the defence was that the plaintiffs bought the bisonits an old stock, pay-- ing only $26 por box instead of $45 which was the average prios.
Judgment was
$85,66 and costs.
entered for plaintifs for
THE FOUNDERING OF THE "YINGKING."
TÚR INQUIBT.
A Marine Court of Inquiry eat at the Harbour Oos yesterday to inquire into the oiroumstances attending the as of the British as, "Tingking" of which E. J. Pago wou maater. The Court was composed of Hon. Commander' Basil R. H. Taylor, RN, Stipendiary Magistrate (Proni« dent), Lieut. Butterworth, BN, HMS. of India," Captain C. V. Lloyd, as, "Faishan". "Tamar," Captain E. Beetham, 5.8, "Empress and Captain E. E. Evana, A., "Hoi Ming."
The letter of the Harbour Master applying for an inquiry, and the Governor's warran countitating the Court, were read.
Robert, Fergusson, Chief Officer of the ill- fated steamer, said the “Tingking" loft Canton stp.ui, on July 28th with a full cargo and about 430 passengers. Of those, three were Europeans. The crew numbered about 29, and the compradore's staff about ten. When they left Canton, the weather waI, OVSKOMIT with a light wind. The glass was falling all the way down, and the weather getting worse, Captain Page decided to anchor. They anober Led between Pillar Point and Castle Peak, the wind then being e.sterly and failing to the muthward. It was principally on account of. the heavy ses running that theyanobored, The starboard auchor was first let go, and was given 45 fathoms of chain. Then the port anchor revonnaisanon towards Langrer where the wee dropped, and 30 fatheme of chain rum Reformiste" were entrenched and hidden iz out. Bens were then breaking over the the bush. Captain Fleury led his force to the ship, and witness thought she had sprang stepk and fell into the trap prepared for him, a leak, as she took a list to port. The He and Liezienaut Delattro were killed. It is pumps were kept going below, but they described as a particularly bloody affair. The were not sufficent to keep the water under fight took place in's eul-de-sac in "the village of The vessel continued to list more and more until Lang-Yao, nolroled by high hills which were at about 260 a.m. she foundered. Withesk coompied by 500 or 600 Cainese. The village was on deck all the time, bat had no opportunity was twice taken by the French troops, and each to provide lifebolis as the passengers:crewdef time retaken by the Chinese, shota being round the alley way. The lifebelta were stowed-
It appears that it occurred in the course of a
before I am, on day of publication, After that own, officiale, and application of the final declined to do, with the result that the track election to the United States Senate. Senator | exchanged at filty motras at most and finally on the steerage dock,
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wheelsmcaked's portion of his shafts. Of course a quarrel ensted in which the rioshu puller was to be set to the hospital, while the other men injured in the cheek and arm by a hook and had
was taken in charge by the police,
THE CUBAN ELECTIONS.
The Caban otaction is over and the Conserva
WASHINGTON, August 4. tives have scored a sweeping vistory.
congratulation to the Cabans. President Rocasvelt has sent a strong message
THE AMERICAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUNDS
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test, that of results, will not fail to assure the Magistrato that the foreign method in vogue. at the Gaol, though rigorous, is satisfactory and humans. The building and
NEW YORK, August 5th. Bronson Howard, the playwright, died at his home in Avon, New Jersey, to-day. Mr. Howard its occupants are open at all reasonable
We regret to record the death of Mr. Stock-retired absolutely to his country place for the het been in bad health overal months and had times to Mr. Pao's inspection, and the-low wood, who for over three years was navel purpose of recuperation. At one tims it was rate of
mortality, coupled with the genera ordinance offer at Hongkong. Ha was ar
thought he would recover but the strain of his good health of the prisoners, should con- proting to return home shortly, and about and he succumbed in the end to heart failure, HONBURY, AUGUST 12TH, 1908.
mariy years of active life had weakened his heart vince bim that the syst im is a sound ons/" wiek ago was on the point of leaving for THE Chinoso Government has recently And the Chairman of the Council proceeds holiday trip in Japan when he was taken ill refused to acquiesce in a Russian proposal to remark that suspicion is not wasting and snocumbed on Monday night. ~ The füneral for the establishment of a Mixed Court at that the Magistrate was actuated in writing took place yesterday at the Happy Valley with Harbit, similar to the one at Shanghai, the letter not by any genuino concern in the Naval and Military honours, the coffin being and the reason given for the refusa is that welfare of the prisoners, but rather by a jackets and soldiers being presont. Bear Ad of
horne os agan carriage and a squad of blue- the Government of China is at present desire to interfers in mattors of adminismiral Stored as the chief représentative of the engaged in, compiling a legal code on tration in the Settlement beyond his Navy and Colonel Lumber was the chiaf repro- Western lines in the hope that its adoption province, and in view of the attitudeantativact the Army, while many brother officers will pave the way for the abolition of Con-of the native authorities towards the cf the deceased in the naval yard and others sular jurisdiction. It is to be feared that question of corporal punishment, to which were among the large following of mourners the Chinese Government scarcely realises the present large number of prisoners is rites, Mech sympathy is felt for Mrs. Stackwood The Rev M Longridge conducted the last the vast amount of paving to be done before due, and view of the recent revolting in her bereavement. that dream is fulfilled. Legal codes will do disclosures ss to the condition of the Sióza far less than legal practice to pave the way, Refugo, still without the beneat of foreign establishes in Koros since March last. The Thira pogled voften farms have been and a Mixed Court working harmoniously supervision, the Council is inclined to Chinese vernment is also contemplating the with the authorities of the Foreign Settle regard the communication in question as cultivation of cotton by modern methods ment in which it is established might be unbecoming and unwarranted." The reply Special, delegates are being sent to America to made a useful instrument and an index of of the Consular Body in not yet published. andy hot only the cultivation of cotton but progress along the lines which alone can. It is very apparent that there is on their, roturn to China it is proposed to modoča methods of spinsing and weaving. prepare the way for the abolition of disputes all the elements of trouble sirlar establish a big Government cotton mill either Consular jurisdiction. At Shanghai, how to that which occurred two or three at Peking or Tiantsin. A recent Edit advised evor, the Mixed Court teams to be a dever. ago when about 3,000 blucjacketed to be that the people should be encouraged to plant ending source of trouble. A considerable landed to preserve life and property in shootton and establish spinning and weaving mills in the various provincas after foreign methods, "portion of the Intest Municipal Gazette is Settlement, and it is plainly necessary if so se to shook the yearly increase of importe of foreign cotton and colten gerne which come into quion by ancaq sudbi future trouble is to be avoided that to
Quasular Corps backed by the Claces Diplo matique in Pelting, should make perfectly clear to the Chinese authorities of the Mixed Court the limits of their authority and the mischievous results of meddlesome interference.
Magistrate of the Mixed Court, the Total of Shunghai, the Consular Budy and the Municipal Council, and the win trouble is described by the Chairman of the Council as a desire on the part of the Tuota to interfere in matters of administration in
the Cups to the rat dinitratage of the I Ching water and super. This importation carly all its trade, and the number of asys toe idiot, has resulted in Obias losing unemployed being "considerably increased during the last twenty or thirty years."
SERIOUS COLLISION REPORTED.
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not more than thirty metre.
When Captain Fleury fell Lieutenant Delattre vary bravely wont to his assistance, and he too was killed by a shot. Tho Chinese threw themselves upon the bodies of the decapitated them, carrying away their heads unfortunate French officers, not yet deed, and
amid sarage hurrahku
The Reformiste manoeuvered and seemed a veritable-troop, well trained and well-armed. They had no Lobol rifles, but Indo-Chinese carbines taken probably at Batmang, which they know perfectly how to handle,
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By Captain Lloyd-The gangway porta nere
William Russell, asaistaut marine sarvojer, said the "Yingling's" pamps were sufficient for ordinary purposes.
said he saw that all the ports were sqoured Yia Kau, boatswain, of the "Yingking'
before the storm. He did not attend to the securing himself, but ordered some of the orew to do so. When witness went below the cargo on the main deck" had-shifted to one side, bat he noticed that the ports were properly sactured. When he went below to look at the Captain Fleury's detachment consisted of
chain the hawae pipes appeared to be all right, one hundred mentirrailleurs and légionnaires, and he could see no damage to the bows of the Only one European soldier was wounded.
ship,
Chief Offloor Fergusson, recalled, stated that
Captain Buy with another datachment found himself in a cul-de-sac and fought for four if water got into the chain loster it could not hours, only giving up the odinbat when his Ammunition was exhausted. Captain Bay was tirailleurs were killed in the retreat, and as the only slightly wounded in the head. Two
WASHINGTON, August 7th, are in a stew for funds. What with corporations The managers of the Republican campaign
between Taft and Bryan-that all names of they had to abandon the bodies with their barred from contributing, and the. agreement
Chinets were following only two metres behind persons donating money to the campaign be pablished, there is the devil to pay. George armament sud equipment. A half rection of 85,000,000, Sheldon, the treasurer of the campaign tirailleurs disappeared. committee, had purposed raising a fund of
Between the 18th June and the 31st July the This would not be excessive. Other campaigns losses suffered by the Chinese bands operating have had more Hanna had over $5,000,000 to in the province of Ten-By were 149 killed spend for MoKinley's election and in Cleveland's and 117 prisoners. ampaign of 1892 the amount in hand was over $4,000,000. responding to the oal for money. The big The general public does not seem to be gorporations are tolding off because of fear of rejection. Probably some way of sccepting their gold will be arrived at.
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have escaped aft, as there was only a wooden balk load,
By Captain Beetham-The Tessel did not setuls down by the head.
By the President-There were no bare to
three bolts. The cargo did not shift while. Besure the cargo ports, they were, ascured by
witness was below.
The Court found that the cause of the foundering was the typhoon which passed over the Colony on the 27th-28th altimo, They also found that all reasonable precautions had been taken to ensure the safety of the ship and passengers, and that the state of the sen rendered any recourse to boats for saving life out of the question. Finally, they desired to record their expressions of regret at the great loss of life.
SHANGHAI OPIUM SHOPS.
The following extraor to trear the Shangha
pla
A Police report is read on the results of the
THE KAMO MARU."
The Nippon Yason Kaisha-have every reason to feel proud of the latest addition to their fest The “Kamo Marn," at present on her maidon DEATH OF SENATOR ALLISON trip-was-yestantay-inspected by a large number of Hongkong residents, most of whom spoke in Douuque, Iowa, August 5th
farms of the highest guise of all that they saw Senator William B. Allison, senior member
the Uited Stater Bowie der on board. The alged, handsomely furnished and has apt been in robust health for several admiration, and the drawing room and smoking here to-day. Senator Allison was 79 years of age and beautifully finished, came in for especial months. He originally became ill from kidney room looked gory and comfortable. The hortha trouble and this, together with Your Draft, for the accommodation of the 33-Bret glaze. caused his death, Telegrams of sympathy have
now nocnitial, and how-the-whoking-perspher- been, Toceived from President Roosevelt and all passengers appealed to prospective travellers, nalia has been disposed of. Of the 358 hozzon of the high officials of the administration,
equipped as they are with electric fans and which were olosed 30 have become licensed light, while the comfort and convenienos of the other passengers are poportionate. Greater shops for the retail sale of the drug, sud, for value for passage money paid is not likely to
the rest, the occupante are satisfactorily employing themselves in other trades. Nothing be obtained elsewhere.
in this document warrants the anticipation of any difficulty na regards timilar treatment of the moond quarter.
News was brought to the Colony yesterday A Malay shild fell from the window of a
of á serioas collision which is suil" to "have the Settlement which are beyond his house in Chinatown on Monday, and was killed. occurred in the Bailam Channel, the West Alarge number of persons died in New York province. The Taotai's firet complaint is
River Heamer.Tai-on running down a and neighbouring cities as the result of the against the foreign policaman resident: at
The Grand Hotel Limited, of Yokokame, theatre nuk on which were 120 passengers, tropical spell that visited the country at the The junk is said to have foundered, and 20 beginning of last month, and hundreds were the Mixed, Court being allowed to enter / Pays a dividend of 4 yen per share for the past of the passengers were drowned,
prostrated,
half year.
Hospitality was lavishly dispensed on board
during the afternoon.
closing of the first quarter of the opium shope, stating how the proprietors and employees are