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stronger sense of security so far as the safety of their lives and the protection of their property is concerned. But at the Shang- hal meeting Mr. Larmox reminded the audience that China is a country where "face" and prestige have a very large and CHEMISTS practical value, and he thought the Navy Lengue Branches in this part of the world might at least express the hope that our HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR fleet should be in size and standing as preponderately superior to that of the other great European Powers as are our numbers, our interests and our wealth. In many
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column should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
The death is announeed of Dr. Wheatley, latterly been engaged as a ships sargoon on coolie shly running betwoon Chink and the Straits,
For almost six weeks now, says the Shanghai Mercury, a stronnons battle has been proveeding between the Chinese and foreign authorities in Shanghai for what practically amounts to pos session of an unfortunate Chinaman's body. The issues involved in the camo are not low, in fact there is a well established procodent in the matter, but the Chinese officials are fighting the affair with the utmost tenacity. A little over a month age a squabbls occurred in a tea house în Hoogkew, and as a result one of the participants was so severely injured that death supervoned within a couple of days. The loafer who was alleged to have struck the fatal blow was taken into custody by the police and the light which has been proceeding ever since be
tween the Mixed Court Magistrate and the Taokai an
the one side and the American Assessor nail Consular Body on the other, has been whether the man should be tried at the Mixed Court or in the City Trial in the Mired Court would be according to precedent stab lished in similar cases, but ignoring this the Chinese are endeavouring by every mess to have him taken to the City. So far they have been unsuccessful and the one has hung fire, but now they soon to be determined upon drastic measures. A despatch has been sent by the Tuotai to the effect that if an arrangement is not come to the Chinese will wand the man to the City on their own authority, heedless of the objections raised by the foreigners. This they will, however, probably and to be supremely difacult, as the man is securely in oustedy in the Municipal Goel, and will not be released without word from the proper quarters.
DEATH OF MR. H. W. HINE. We regret to record the death of Mr. H W. Hine, of Canton, which occurred at the Peak Hospital yesterday morning, Mr. Hino had lived in Canton about twenty years. Origin. Rowe & Co, Alk merchants, but since the ally he was with the firm of Masare. arm was merged into that of Mesars, Descon and Co., he has been doing silk inspection on
his own account, and had also held the posts
of Secretary to the Municipal Council of and Canton Club Death Government and upon the Chinese nation the Shamcen
was due to heart failure following pnevmonis generally would be a strong, a useful and u
Mr. Hine was about forty years of age, and his "If carried to a conclusion, that
premature death will be sincerely lamented by is to say, if it were to include the outpost, all who knew him. He leaves a widow, who Weihaiwei, it would go some way in is at present at Home, and we need hardly add that deep sympathy-is-felt-for her in her und bereavement,
A. S. WATSON & CO.. direction which I think we of this Branch all desire; I mean in a direction of dis playing the importance of holding on to Weikaiwai, of making use of Weihaiwei, and constituting Weihaiwei into a permanent sanatorium for our Navy and for ourselves in the Far East." We draw the attention of the members of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League to these suggestions ne being questions of local interest and importance well worthy the attention of the Branch and affording an adequate excuse for the holding of a general meeting of members at au early date. But for this report from Shanghai with ite one or two references to the continued existence of the Hongkong Branch, we might have been in danger of writing that the Branch in this Colony had ceased to exist. It is about time it gave some evidence to the public that it is still live institution, "
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HONGKONG, JULY 30TH 1909. REPORTS in the Shanghai newspapers of a meeting of the Shanghai Branch of the British Navy League serve to remind us that Hongkong is repated to have a strong branou of this League. We believe we are correct in saying, however, that no meeting of members has been called for three or four years past, and presumably members have only been reminded of their connection with this important organisation by the regular receipt of the Navy League Journal, which, we believe, is issued every month, and also probably by a request for the payment of the annual subscription. Whether the latter request has been mere punctually complied with in Hongkong than it appears to have been in Shanghai ie, a matter on which the Hon. Treasurer and the Committee of the League are best informed, bat we believe thereis room for improvement here as in Shanghai in this connection. It is satisfactory to know,however, that, unlike the Branch at Shanghai, the Hongkong Branch has no overdraft at the bank. There are, we believe, about 400 members on the books of the Hongkong branch, and when the subscriptions now in arrear are paid up the Branch should have a substantial balance
"PERFECTLY SCANDALOUS.”
THE CHIRP JUSTICE AND THE BANKRUPTON
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His Honour the Chief Justice, referring to certain bankruptcies, the names of the parties Supreme Court that the conduct of these case in which his amppressed, yesterday stated in the revealed a state of chaos in the bankruptcy department of the Court which was perfectly scandalous. No blame, however, attached to the present Oficial Receiver. He said it was scandalous, because bankruptcy proceedings were for the benefit of both debtors and creditors, benefit the procedure taken under it was to be and it was essential that if the Act was to be a as rapid as possible. He did not propose to mention names, because it would be unfair to every body concerned, but he had ordered the papers to be brought before him en bloc and had discharged the orders made.
Thirty-four undesirables reached the port GOLD MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES. yesterday from Baigon.
- 1 teady progress seems to be made in the gold mining industry in the Bengust district of the Philippines, and it is predicted that Philippine gold-mining shares will become the gamble of the East. The Bengust gold mining district comprises an ares of about twouty-re square alles, and for the past three or four years number of syadicates have been steadily working at claims they have secured in the district. Some of the Companies, like Clarke's Consoli- dated, and the Bua Mining Co., azealready well known to many of our readers. No dividenda
The number of cholom cases in the Philip pines was greatly increased last week end by the large mortality in Cagayan Valley,
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THE TEST MATCH.
A DRAWN GAME.
CANTON,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
July 28th. THE "TATSU-MARU'S" AMMUNITION. Startling revelations have been made at the trial of a reformer at Kong Ning. Yung
are repudiated. Even had a bad attempt to sow dissensions been made, the intimacy of the Anglo-American groups would bave preventedite Kit, a native of Heangshan, and a Portaguiso success. It is hoped that the com- enbject, was recently arrested at Shanghai on promise will in no wise be aban- tho charge of being a revolutionary. During the trial it was elicited that the ammunition on doned.
the Tata-nar was intended for the reformers under Dr. Sun Yat Son, and had been ordered by two wealthy Carinzao merchants of Califorție, named Wong Fook Ya, and Sing Tin Hing Many other influential persons are implicated, LONDON, July 29th. and the case is being followed with great in. Fighting was resumed at Melilla on tereat. It will be remembered that the Talsu maru was seized by the Chinese Government, Tuesday,
near Macao, and the subsequent release of the General Pintos and several officers.vessel with apologies to Japan was the causo of the recent disastrous boycott against Japanese
THE SPANISH MILITARY OPERATIONS.
LONDON, July 29th. -After nine hours continuons: rain yesterday the fourth Test Match was resumed to day at Manchester in sunny weather and before an atten- spectators. The dance of 12,000 wicket was soft but gradually dried.
Detailed reports of Thursday's The colonial batsmen, however, settled were killed. down and carried their score of 77 for two wickets to 279 for pine fighting state that the Spanish detach wickets, when they declared their ment were surprised in a ravine and innings closed. The English team were completely wiped out by the responded with 108. for three wickets, The complete resulting in a draw, scores in the second innings are:
AUSTRALIA.
Gregory Bardsley Macartney Noble ...
Moors.
17:
The Spanish lost 80 killed and 820 wounded; ~
Owing to anti-war riots martial law has been declared throughout 36 the whole of Spain.
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51
13
Armstrong
30
Trumper
48-
Ransford (not out)
54
Hopkins
9.
Cotter...
4
12
Extras...
18
Carter
Innings declared at 279 Laver did not bat. Barnes took one wicket for 66, Blythe two for 77, Hirst one for 32, Sharp nought for three, and Rhodes five for 83. ENGLAND.
Spooner Warner
Tyldesley Sharp (not out)... Rhodes (not out)...
Extras
58 25
... 11
8
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6
108
For three wkta. Bowling Analyis --Cofter nought for 14, Laver one for 25, Macartney
|16, and Hopkins two for 31. nought for 16, Armstrong nought for
The result is a draw. The score in the first innings was Australia, 147; England 119,
S.S." ANDALUSIA " AGROUND.
A NAVAL FEAT.
LONDON, July 29th,
The destroyer "Ferret," spacially atrengthened for the experiment, charged and cut through a defence boom at Portsmouth like a cobweb.
The boom consisted of massive baulks of timber with steel entangle. ments.
The "Ferret " was
damaged.
slightly
goods.
PANIC AT THE VICEGOY'S YAMEN,
A panis occurred last night at the Viceroy's
electrical installation. The rumour rapidly Xamon, the cause of which was a defect in the proud that the Yamen was on fire, and within
a very short time all the civil and military officials had msembled to render assistance." Repairs wore rapidly completed, and the crowd, which had collected in force by this time, and
which had expected to enjoy the spectacle of a grand confiagration, returned home disappointed,
EXECUTIONS: A HORRIBLE SIGHT →→ The 14 prishners who escaped from the Shuntak Gaol were executed at the Nine Eyes Bridge a few days ago, and their bodies are still lying there, to the groat detri- went of trafle. The bridge in an important g
thoroughfare and the steach emanating from the decomposed bodies, especially puugent in the prosent hot weather, has prevented traffic across the river. The business men in the district have petitioned the Shuntak Magistrate for the early removal of the bodies, as it has affected business to a great extent, EA
THE NEW PORT OF HEUNGONOW. Steps are being taken for the early settlement of the newly-opened port of Heangehow. Over two hundred builders and others have been sout to make surveys with a view to the building of business houses and residences and to take sound
predicted by the Chinese for this port.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE CLUB. ings on the harbour. A prosperous fature is
LONDON, July 29th.
The British Empire Club has been inaugurated by a banquet at the
Guildhall, the Duke of Devonshire presiding over a brilliant assembly.
TYPHOON ALARMS.
LOCAL SPORT.
L&WN BOWLS.
0.8.C.C, V. TAIKOO.
The following will represent the C.8.C.C.- to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. on Civil Servico green:-- W. H. Woolley, E. W. Dawson, W. F. Fincher, L. E. Brett, skip; A. G. Pile, J. J. Blake, R. Not afton me the typhoon siguals exhibited Fenton, I. A. Wheal, skip: F. Allen, P.B, so long without something occurring to indicate Adams, A. M. Thornhill, C. Bond, skip; C. H. the proximity of a typhoon as on the present Parkinson, A. Blowey, R. Hudson, M. Molver. days now and yet the weather conditions remain Diggins. normal. Its effect on the shipping is not so occasion. They have been hoisted for throeskip. Reserves J. Wilshire and W. 8.
appreciable as we have soon, for the smaller craft, instead of scurrying off to shelter, are still in
The weather wise have been discussing the fact of the typhoon having been reported as TOKYO, July 29th. The Hamburg-Amerika liner having taken a south-westerly course. This is regarded as unprecedented, but the explans "Andalusia” ran aground at the tion is doubtless found in the suggestion that an error in ealculation was made. It entrance to Tokyo Bay.
thought that the area of disturbance was The prospects of refloating the tested much farther north than subsequent vessel are hopeful.
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THE ANGLO-JAPANESE
EXHIBITION.
LONDON, Jaly 29th. Count Mutsu, Secretary of the Japanese Legation in London, res
of the Korea Daily News on the 18th inst. but work has been commenced in a small way,
the Noves Daily on inst. The earnings of several of them have been good ponding to the speech of the Lord because it contained an article on the question and work behean commenta omat Mayor of London at the inaugural
of jurisdiction which might excite the popular sentiment.""
development of the properties.
banquet of the Anglo-Japanese Ex- There is at prosent in Hongkong a gentleman hibition, said that Japan would do her who may be regarded as the picnear of this enterprise in the Benguet district-Mr. Hutmost to give an impetus to Japanese They the first Governor exports to Great Britain. p. Whitmarsh, who was
His mission is to raise hoped to show in the Exhibition apital for the development of the properties
A resolution in favour of the opening at Berlin, na at Hamburg, of a chair of Chinese,
of the province. was moved by the Duke of Mecklembourg at the Congress of the German Colonial Society sitting at. Dresden, recently, and carried. "In the Far East," said the Duke, “the future lies not with those who have the biggest ganı, fat with those who pomass the best economic outfit."
WATER POLO SHIELD COMPETITION.
BUFFS Y. EKGINEERS.
attendance. Of course several have noted on the
Quite unexpectedly, and without notifying warning, but it is indeed remarkable that so
the secretary, the Buffs and the Royal En many lighters and aampaus should be seengineers turned up to play their match in warrounding steamers when the typhoon siguals the fourth round of the Shield Competition are in evidence.
on Wednesday. A scratch match had just been arranged, but those taking part gave, way to the shield competitors and the game was proceeded with in the presence of a few spectators. Had the Prass and public boen notified, as they should have been, there can be Do doubt that much larger attendance would have been present. The match ended in a win for the Buffs by one goal, the scores being olearvations justified, and the corrected placing
Busts; 2; Engineers, 1 goal..
B.O.C. Y..83 £ C-, EQ.A. of the area led to the conclusion that the typhoon
WAR This match to have taken place had travelled in a south-westerly direction.
Apparently the typhoon has remained simut last night, but at the last moment the stationary. According to the Observatory notice Artillery team scratched, thus giving a walk- the low pressure area extends over the northern ever to the Boys Own Club, who then played a part of the China Sea and the Pacifio towards friendly match with the V.R.C.
V.É.C. V. 0.7.G./
The match that is to decide the com. the Victoria Beer -
the Bonins It appears to have two centres, one being in the China Basi wast of the Baling- tang Channel and the other over the Pacific petition, between possibly in lat 20 deg. long 130, deg. but what tion Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club, makes it difficult to more accurately locate it is takes place at the V.R.C. enclosure at six that the retura from Aparri, a most important o'clock this avaning, when there will doubtless station, telegram, to the Am
The telegram to the American Conenlate be a large attendance and a very exciting game,
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. General from sho Manila Observatory was July 29, at 1. p.ax. cyclers or typhoon W. of Northern Luzon more than 100 miles distant, direction unknown. Cystons or typhoon N.E.
of Luson, direction unknown
WEATHER BEPORT
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the 29th at 1205 p.m.-The barometer
choos.and the Bonins.
Thursday, July 29th. BEFOER COMMANDER BASIL B. H. TAYLOR, BN, (MARINE MAGISTRATE).
MÅNING PAST TO MOVING STEAMER.
Mr. A. G. Gordon, mausger, of the Hong
The first defendant had not been served.
has risen over E. Japan and fallen elsewhere kong Steam Launch Co., prosecuted the masters except at the extrems Southern stations, the of three licensed passenger boats for making fall being considerable over Formuss, the Loo- fast to the steam launch tha de Dom Jou The low pressure ares extends over the N. while that vessel was under way, without the part of the China Sea and the Pacific towards consent of the master or officer in charge. the Bonins. It appears to contain two centres
of the Balingtang Channel, and the other made fast on seeing the typhoon signal with the in the Chins Bes almost stationary to the The second and third defendants said they object of getting up to windward to shelter 130 Long.
The fourth defendant denied the charge. His boat had been in Causeway Bay since the over the Pacific, possibly in about 27 Lat.
previous evening. The fifth defendant said his boat was close to the launch, bat ho did not make fast.
W.
of the Headwatars Mining Co., which has some of the finest works produced by twelve claims in this district totalling about both ancient and modern Japanese 250 acres, more or less. This Company masters, as well as to display the skill was organies 1 by Mr. Whitmarsh, and its pro- of the nation in landscape gardening, perties have been developed almost entirely by
they trusted that the A rding to a special despatch to the Cable Hongkong capital. He informs us that about Above all, news Americas, the New York American in an 3,000 foot of underground development has been Exhibition would augment the knowlone editorial predicts that President Taft will in-done now and that approximately half a million augurate the mailed fat policy in the negotin dollars' worth of ore is in sight. The ora in the edge which the two races had of one tions of the United States in the Far East district is a low-grade ore, but seserting to the another and prove Japan's devotion The periodical professus to discern signs of an report of the experts the yield in the Headwaters to the Arts and to Peace. aggressive movement in the recent sets of the mine is worth $36(Mex) to the ton. The Com. State department that have to do with Oriented pany purposes crushing and treating by the cyan- ide process 60 tons of ore a day, er 1,800 tons s
CHINA. month. The cost of mining and milling is shown matters, especially those dealing with China.
Bie Excellency Chang Jen-chun, the retiring by other plants working in the same district to Viceroy of the Twe Kwang Provinces, was ex-be slightly less than $6 Max per ten, so that s
LONDON, July 29th. pected to reach Hongkong yesterday morning handsome margin of profit is given, early m route to Nanking to take-up his new The Headwaters Company was organised Renter's Agency learns that the appointment. His Excellency did not leave with a capital of $500,000, half of which went strictures passed in Peking in refer- Canton until noon yesterday by the Chins to the original owners. $100,000 worth of ence to the negotiations for American f national defence was inaugurated, follow Merchants Steans Navigation Company's steam-stock was placed on the market for the purpose
in hand. Since 1906, when the new scheme
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The return from Aparri is not yet to hand. The high pressure fe lying to the E. of Japan. Rough weather may be expected in the Formois Channel and the N. part of the Chins
Sea
Hongkong fall for the 24 hur ending at 10 am. to-day, 000 inches, dis
His Worship discharged the fourth defendant The forecast for the 24 hours uting at noon and fined the second, third and fifth each $10, or
one month's imprisonment with hard labour. to-day is as follows:- Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*)
N.E. winds, Formoss Channel....
strong Beuth coast of China between 7 NE winds,
Hongkong and Lamocks, frosh, ... Hongkong and Hainan... dorate or fresh (*) N. winds, moderate or fresh; unsettled, squally.
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