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common in the political history of Korea. The latest report of the Residency General ways very truly that the history of Korea is "dotted with these black crimes." It is recalled that during the summer of 1907, several attempts were made to assassinate members of the Cabinet, and we are told that Ministers, ever since, have had to be
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are also told in the Report that documents found in the possession of a ringleader of a body of insurgents calling themselvor theRighteous Army," disclosed that Prince ITO and Geroral IASKOAWA, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, were on the death list. When, therefore, the Korean National Association," which lus industriously encouraged the insurrectionary moramenta in Korea, announce their inten- tion to contiune fighting for the indepcuderoo of their country we can only interpret the decision by the character of the past achievements of the organisation. Kapineapd murder are the principal weapons of their warfare. The resolution, therefore, should serve to warn the American authorities that the Koreans who have established them selves in San Francisco are men who require to be carefully watched, if erimes like the foul assassination of Mr. STEVENS are not to be repeated on American soil. The Korean National Association is impotent to divert the Japanese Government from its wet purpose, and it may be hoped that experience during the past few years has
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Corporal W. H. Pelling, of No. 1 Company H.K.V.C., has been granted leave of abroncs for 12 months with offcct from the 3rd September,
Captain A. E. Gentlas, commander of the steamer Lightning, has gouo Home on loave, and the vessel is now commanded by Captain Smith. The police are investigating: a case in which Frenchman is alleged to have demanded $10,000 with menaces from a boarder at the Astor House Hotel.
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PEKING, September 2nd. It is reported that the Governor of Shantung, His Excellency Sun Po Ki,
NEW TERRITORY,
CUELEW, GREENSHANK, ETC.
The great alluvial swamp of Deep Bay has bean referred to as the home of myriad ducks, but they cannot lay claim to any monopoly of region. Many other birds-mostly semi-aquatic flad home within its creeks, or ca ila tidal flats, and although many of the birds are found elsewhere, they are nowhere so numerous within the confines of the New Territories as to deserve particular notice. Among the many
They are very wary birds, and require careful stalking to got within gunshot. However, if one is dropped, the others will rotura and virolo around thoir fallen chum with loud aries, when they may be shot ad libitum, yet few sportsmen I take it, care for this sort of useless slaughter. ·
is the Mrs. GummidgeTM among the swamp birds, being "à lone, lorn erature," and rarely found in the company of other birds
The blue berezi
They prefer the marahy portions of the swamp among the tall rushes and swamp grass bordering the semi-cultivated parts, their pre- sence being often unauspooted, until with a
Mach damage was done to the city of will be appointed Viceroy of Canton and miscellaneous birds who inhabit this hoarso eroak and losy flapping of wings they
Hsiamintun. Manchuria, by floods last month, About 600 houses collapsed, and it is reported that upwards of 400 lives were lost.
Mesara, G. Leaton, 8. G. P. Yosıtall and C.
Mackay have joined the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and Troopers A. T. Walker, P. C. Forts sad B. Howard have been permitted to rosigo.
Owing to the collapse of a bridge on August 21, tralle ou the Autung-Mukder Railway was for the flooding of the Japanese Consulate in interrupted. Heavy mains were also responsible Heinmintun on August 22nd..
Mr. J. C. Mehan, superintendent of the de- partment of sanitation and transportation in Manila, sustained painful injuries in a carriage accident laat week which obliged him to take to his best.
Mr. Dickenson, the U, S Secretary of State for War,, who had boon on a tour in the Philippines, leires Manila to-day on the trans- port Crook, which is dae in Hongkong on Monday. The transport will go into dook at Kowloons
in succession to His Excellency Yuan Shu Fan.
The Governor of Kiangsu is to Succeed Sun Po Ki.
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JAPANESE GENERAL AT A- GERMAN PARADE.
LONDON, September 1st. General Kawamura, of the Japanese Army, attended the annual autumn parade of tropps before His Majesty
the Kaiser at Berlin.
PORTUGAL AND THE VATICAN.
vampy region the principal are the curlew groepsbank, winter" snips and snippets, while there are also cormorant, pelican and egrets, besides several species of large wading birds, including the blue heron.
The first named, the curlow, vaxy their feeding ground with the state of the tides: at highwater frequenting the backwaters of the swamp itself, and moving out with the tide to tha mud-flats of Deep Bay. It has been saverted that, these curlew are really whimbrel-nearly related to the curlew--but the writer having shot quite a number of them is confident they are the true curlow, the only difference beingintheir flesh,
project into space their long body and still longer logs. There are some fine preserved specimens in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington.
"SPORTSMAN.”
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, September 3rd,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR. MR. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE).
THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE HA.L. The six notions in which the Hamburg
which is decidedly rank and fishy. Greenshank- which are allled to the snipe familly are very America Line were sued by six Chiness asilors numeroas, and are found throughout the whole to recover amonats due for wages were again swamp, also in the semi-cultivated portions in mention
Mr. Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings & Hast front of Pok Wai, Mai Po, San Tin, and Lokings), who represented the defendants, said he Mo Chan, and on the Chinose side of the Sham hai hul an interview with sir. Hung, the Chun River, opposite the lost-named place. They solicitor for the plaintiffs, who bed told him generably congregate in flocks of about a deson, that he had no further instructions and did not and in the distance might be mistaken for grey propose to appear. He (Mr. Davidson) thoro- plover. They are very wary of anyone on foot, fore usted his Lordship to dismiss the notions but are less suspicious when a boat is used. for want of prosecution. Being more cosmopolitan in their choice of food, their flesh is better favoured than that of the
of the true ships, although they are much larger religious congregations sirailer to those that the latter. Winter" soipe are also most
LONDON, September 1st. At Lisbon the Ministers are pre-
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE | taught the disaffected groups in Korea the morning at his sales rooms in Daddell Streat paring to promulgute measures against curlow, resembling in taste and appearance that
MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
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futility of resistance, and the disastrous consequences of "obeying the dictates of à body of men in San Francisco incapable of realising the utter hopelessness of the struggle.
Mr. George P. Lammert is selling this
exceptionally choice collection of wines and spirits, &e, from well-known firms whose are given in the advertisement which appears in adopted in Spain. another column.
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numerous in the semi-cultivated portions already described, especially on the Tai Shai Wai farm, San Tin, around by San Tin itself, in front of Teo Tau village, and on the Chinese side of the Sham Chau River, opposite Lok Ma Chou. They are distinguished from the "summer" snipe by having more grey in their plumage,
LONDON, September 1st. Twenty-one yards employing al-articularly on the wings and neck. "Snippets"
His Lordship struck the cases out.
CLAIMS AGAINST A RESTAURATEUR. Several cases were mentioned in which H. F. Daly, late proprietor of the Owl Grill Room was the defendant.
In the action, Newbold e. Daly, Mr. Hinds (of Messrs. Bratton & Hatt) who represented the defendant, said the hearing was fired for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next. As the defendant had filed bis petition in bankruptcy, however, be asked that the case be adjourned eine die.
The case was adjourned as requested.· In the case of E. A. Aboody v. R. F. Daly, diner, who appeared for the plaintiff, asked that it be adjourned sine die on the same ground.
His Lordship consented.
The Portugaesu oruiser Vasco da Gama, which had been in those waters for cloas on two years, left for home yesterday. She proceeds For over 30 Years WATSON'S
Tus lock-out in the German shipbuilding | via Manito, and Cape Colony, salling en routest "F" has maintained the re-rards seems to be assuming auch larger the Portuguese possessions in Oceania and
Africa. proportions than was thought likely
His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires in Peking together about 22,000 men are affect the Sham Chan River, especially at low which was a claim for $833.53, Mr. J. H, Gar putation
FINEST mouth ago. Berea reports that twenty-
ove yards and twenty-two thousand men are and Mrs. Max Miller arrived at Port Arthured by a German shipbuilding lock-tide. SCOTCH WHISKY in the now affected. The movement has its origin on August 21st on board H. M. 8. Alacrity out.
in a demand from the rivetters and other FAR EAST.
employees in the Hamburg yards for a reduction in the hours of labour from 56 to | Mukden. 58 hours per week and an increase of ten per cent, in wages. After consideration the Shipowners and German-Shipbuilding Yards A.S. WATSON & CO.. Association decided to refuse both demands
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The men's answer to this refusal was a strike, by about 8,000 of them. Thereupon the shipbuilding yards group of the Asso ciation of German Ironmasters met in Hamburg and resolved to cut down work in all the private shipbuilding yards presumably to intimate to the men's
from Weihaiwei Admiral Tomioka gave a dinner in their honour that evening. They
were to leave Port Arthur on the 23rd for work further afield.
A small boy who entered the house of a Japanese resident in Grosson Strès, Wanchai and stole a coat, told the police tha: be entered to look for his mother. The police made
inquiries and found that the boy was an orphan. He was charged before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday and son texosd to 48 hours detention and twelve strokes of the birch.
According to telegrams, which have rear bod Shanghai the present Emperor of Korea will be known as Prince Yi, ranking immediately after the Crown Prinos of Japan, with an au
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BIRTHS.
On August 28th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. ERNEST ALLEN, a daughter.
On August 28th, at Waihaiwai, the wife of Dr. R. J. MARSHALL,, of a daughter.
DEATHS
On 1st fast, at Wong-Nai-Cheong Road, SARUEL FARKEL-Funeral will take place from residence to the Colonial Cemetery at 11014 6 p.m.
Da August 27th, at Shanghul, FRANK EDWARD GRANT of the North China Insurance Co., Ltd., aged 34 years.
On August 29th, at Shanghai. GEORGE WILLIAM APPLEDY, Chief Engineer of the ss.
Chuentiao, agod 50 years.
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frightened by threats of an extension of known henceforth as Chosen (which has always Some of the newspapers pleaded been the Japanese name of the country). The the strike. for intervention or arbitration, but there present Resident-General will be replaced by
was no evidence that auch remedios Governor-General.
a
A disastrous fire broke out on the 27th ult. in would be sought seriously before the fight had begun. Effect was given fully three. Cebu. Two blocks in Magallanes, the principal weeks ago in some of the yards to the street, were destroyed, causing a property loss resolution to cut down work. The Vulcan estimated at P.350,000, on which P.235,000 im yards at Stettin reduced their list of surance is understood to have been carried. employees by three thousand, and similar Among the buildings burned was that occupied measures were taken at Flensburg and ut by Becker's branch store. Many Chinese mer. Kiel. The imperial yards were expected to chants lost their entire stack of goods and saw
their whole property swept away.
The fire support the employers to the extent of started in a Chinese shop. accepting no new workmen while the dispute lasts. Our telegram to-day contains no suggestion that an early settlement if anticipated; on the contrary, it states that the men are finding employment farther afield. If there is plenty of work offering for the men elsewhere, it is not easy to see how the dispute will end. The masters are Presumably losing money by cutting
down" work, a policy which cannot be continued indefinitely especially at n season when them appears to be work enough going to keep the yards well employed. Se serious a dislocation of the shipbuilding
Mr. Hinds mentioned two other cases which
are found everywhere along the creeks-and in
As they are usually met with in large wisps, anything from one to three doxan may be got with both barrels, but from their diminutive Numbers of the men have obtained tise are scarcely worth shooting singly. Served on toast they make a welcome addition to the menu, and although many sportsmen despise them, they certainly deserve better recognition. The other birds mentioned-the cormorant, pelican, ato.are interesting only from a taxi-tiffs, said he could not consent to a stay, and he dormist's point of view, or to stnilants of natural
had instructions to oppose the receiving order history. The reason I make mention of them
when the petition came on for houring. hers is becante, most sportsman would be
REPORTED ABANDONMENT OF TIBET EXPEDITION..
LONDON, September 2nd. A message from Darjeeling states that the stores, collected at Siliguri for the Tibet expedition have been dispersed elsewhere.
certain to bag any of these birds should favourable opportunity oosne, if morely out of curiosity. The cormorant, or sen-crow, is found almost everywhere on the New Territory sea- board, but they favour rooky places, where the The advance is understood to have rocks are bare or just awash at low tide, and been abandoned.
where muddy fists are in proximity. In Deep Bay they are most numerons on the rocky spit The Chumbi traders are deeply off Mong Taing village, and on the Pak Hok chagrined.
The Dalai Lama's
are much depressed, as their secret hope of the Chinese and British being at variance is lost...
bad been heard in which Mr. Daly was con cerned, sad asked for a stay of execution.
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Mr. P. W.. Goldring (of Mosers. Goldring, Barlov & Morrell), who reprosented the plain-
His Lordship granted a stay of execiation in the cases.
A. 8. WATION AND CO. STED FOR DAMAGES, Mr. F. Howell brought notion against Messrs.
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, claiming $1,000 damages for negligence, in councetion with the bursting of a soda-water bottle by which the plaintiff sustained injuries to his leg.
Mr. Harris asked that the case be adjourned for a fortnight-seven days for a statement of claim and seven days for a statement of defence.
His Lordship-Are you going to apply for s jury #
Mr. Harris-I think we shall went a jury, my Lord.
Mr. Hodgson--My friend will have to make separata application for that.
His Lordship asked if two days had better bei set aside for the case.
Mr. M. Roader Harria (of Messrs. Wilkinson Chan Booke at the right hand entrance to the | & Grist) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. P. Sham Chun River, entourage
The Chinese-whose M. Hodgson (of Mexers, Ewens & Harston) olfactory nerves aro less susceptible thin appeared for the defendanta. those of Europeans-consider their flash s great delicacy, but the average European's sense of taste or smell revolts at sight of the Asah, which is rank and oily. These birda WARWICK MAJOR'S COMEDY 00,
have extremely voracious appetites, and daily devour enormous quantities of fish with an The Comedy Company which Mr. Warwick endless insatiability. Regarding peliosa, the 3ajor is bringing to Hongkong next week is writer has often been laughed at for even coming with most excellent oredentials from suggesting that these birds are ever found in Bombay, Calcutta, Burms and Singapore. The these latitudes, but those few sportsmen who reception accorded to Miss Georgie Corlass in know Deep Bay well also know that every sach town must have been particularly gratify-winter season finds a colony of pelican thero. His Excellency the Officer Administaring the ing to her, whilst the other artistes who are At the right hand entrance to the Siam Chua Government has been pleased to promote supporting her gave a most excellent account of Bivor there stands an isolated and crumbling Lieutenants M. S. Northcote and W. M. Boott themassives during the two weeks they played mass of rock, sparsely covered with bushes, the to the rank of Captain in the Hongkong in Singapore last May. They have remains probably of some giant mountain, Volunteer Corps, vice Captain T. Skinner not visited Hongkong previously, but they which the eternal erosion of wind and rain has worn to a mece knob. To this place every resigned, and Captain W. Nicholson, resigned, are certainly arriving with a good re-
wise not winter season come a number of pelicaa-about with effect from the 24th March, 1910, and the putation. M Warwick Major is 13th August, 1910, respectively. Captain M. S. to lead out with hoary plays, though five twenty or thereabouts--which are known to the Northcote is posted to No. 1 Company, and now productions are to be staged which should Chinese se "Hot Tung Ngo! If the writer is Captain W. M. Boott to No. 4 Company.
prave interesting, notably, the German students' not mistaken the City Hall Muscum contains „play" Old Heidelborg," and a comedy from the one or more pelican shot at this spot, and the pen of George Bernard Shaw, none of whose writer himself has twice bagged a polican, using dramatic efforts have yet been seen by the buckshot on each occasion. The largest of these Hongkong public. After a somewhat lengthy shot, measured over 6 feet from tip to tip of the period of stagnation so far as mattors theatrical wings, and 4 fest 8 inches from beak to tail. They are concerned,uc doubt many will avail themselves are weird-looking birds, with their vacant stare
SHROFF DONE TO DEATH
BODY FOUND IN THE HARBOUR.
On Thursday morning the police-nt Teim.
Mr Harris replied in the affirmative. aud added that he would like a fortnight's adjourn- ment now, and then he could apply for a jury It was likely that farther interlocutory applica
tions, would be made,
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His Lordship fixed the use for October 31st and November 1st.
Mr. Harris then applied for a jury. Mr. Hodgson said he bad received no instruc-
tions on that point, neither had he received notice of it.
in
industry, if continued for any length of chatsoi discovered the body of a Chinese floating of an opportunity to spend a few morry eveninge and large, ponckes, and when wounded can use giving Mr. Hodgson liberty to apply if H
at the Theatre Royal, next week with Miss their formidable beak with affect, They are of Corliss as their principal, entertainer. The course web-footed, butére cspálée of walking on Company's farewell performance at Singapore land, and may often be seen waddling along the was given on Thursday night, and a wire mudflats near their habitat. The egret, a received by the management yesterday stated species of small white heron, sometimes that they had a record house, His Excellency erroneously termed a stark, is found all over the swamp land already described, but they are also the Governor being present
numerous in many parta of Mire Bay, notably
The total output of the Chinese Engineering in Starling Inlet, along near Ska U Choang, and Mining Company, Limited, three mines and also in Tolo Harbour and Tide Cove. for the week ending 20th August, 1910, amounted
They also frequent the larger rice-growing
Mr. Harris-My friend cannot object to that. Mr. Hodgson insisted that he should have had notice.
Mr. Harris-It is for a jury to assess damages case, of this sort, especially in a case of damage for negligence.
His. Lordship mado an order for a jury,
received instructions to oppose the granting of a jury. He also ordered pleadings.
DEATH OF ME. F. E. GRANT OF SHANGHAI.
Shanghai papers announce the death of Mr. Insurance Company, Limited, which took place Frank Edwards Grant, of the North-Chine at the General Hospital from dysentery. Mr. Grant only came out to China sbont thirteen months ago, and he had quickly gained great popularity, Reys the N.-C. Daily News. He was il on the 19th instant with dysentery and to 10,618.81 tone and the sales during the period areas such as the Shap Pat Henng and Sheung the following Monday he went into the A story is ourreat that the deceased was to 13,975.30 tops.
Shui valleys, although they rarely make their General Hospital, where he made good progresa seen bargaining with another Chinese in
his reco
recovery was confidently looked for, but Lyndhurst Terrace with regard to the sale of a The Chung Yes Tong (Chinese Sailere' Socie-presence seen until the second rice crop is
on Thursday complications set in and be planted. Inland, they often roost in the tall dually became worms and in spite of the best diamond ring, but no bargain was struck, as the ty), London, have saut s contribution of £20 to intending purchaser thought tho shroff wanted the fands of the Seamen's Hospital Society, trees surrounding some village, where they medical skill sank and died at noon on Saturday
keep up an incessant, hoarse monologue, long
Last.
The funeral of the late Mr. Grant took place too much for it. They parted, and the shroff Dreadnought, in recognition of treatment sfter the san has sunk beneath the horizon.
Babbling Well Cemetery, where * is supposed to have been mbsequently decayed afforded to sick and injured Chinees seamen
There Bre several species of them, in large number of friends assembled. The Rev. into a house in Chinese Street, near the in Great Britain.
sluding one with a yellow crest and neck A. J. Walker conducted the service, and the Central Market, and there done to death by the
chief mourners were: Messrs. H. G. Simous and The Japanese Eailway Board samoonoes that but the ordinary white ones The big fight between Bill Levis and Batt. would-be purchaser of the ring. The body, itt has instituted a lawsuit against Baron Bobloff, numerons. The long, delicato hairy plumes on
E. H. Beauchamp and Mesa A. Moles a
MoLeod and H. de ling Simms takes place at the City Hall to wight, is said, was put in a bag, sarried down to Bank an Austrian, who is now staying in Japan as an
representing the Board an egret's back have a cerisin market value North-China Insurance Co., Ld. The pall-bear- foul murder of Mr. STEVENS, Councillor to and promises to be an exceptionally interesting wharf, and there committed to the water late artist, concerning alleged outrages committed which John Chinaman has not yet discovered, ers wom: Messrs. C. M. Bain, J. H. Taylor, A
and keenly contested one. When the men met at night or in the early hours of morning.
Arnhold, C. J. G. Hill, D. Macdonald, G, 0. to embark at San Franciao to return te before Lewis won on points, but this time Simms | When found, however, the bar was missing by him in a train from Nagora to Tokyo on although I know of one European who made inxove, A. E Laaning and W. Leyshon, to a firm in Now York. One may almost be A profusion of wreaths bore eloquent testimony Seoul after a holiday in the United States, hopes to square the account. In addition to The police have detained a man on suspicion of July 23rd. The basin conductor and hoy," who quite fidy suros of money by posting the feathers
are alleged to have been assaulted by the Baron, axensed in panning on the antering agret to the wide esteem in which the late Mr. Grant Assassination has been a feature much too this there are several interesting preliminaries having committed the crime.
sukering itself to bedeak the suffragette."
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time becomes a matter of national concern, under the Star Ferry wharf. The head had especially when a large programme of unval been nearly cut off and there were several wounds construction is in hand; and for that reason on his body. indicating that the man had been THE equanimity of the Japanese Govern- Government intervention cannot be con- stabbed. He was removed to the mortuary and ment is unlikely to be seriously disturbed aidered improbable if private effort to bring subsequently identified as the shroff of the by the resolution which REUTER tells us has the dispute to an end fails; because so long Hongkong General Chanibor of Commerce by boon passed by the Korean National as it continues there exists a danger of a his brother, who is an employee of the Hongkong Association in San Francisco, protesting "sympathetic strike" in the imperial yards. Hotel Company. The police do not consider that robbery was the motive of the crime, sa of Korea and against the annexation
when the body was found there were rings on declaring their intention to fight for the The American Consulate Genorat received the the man's fingers and a $5 bill in a pookat of
Their following typhoon warning from Manila at the clothing worn. independence of their country. methods of warfare are well known, and the 630 p.m. last night:-Cyclone or typhoon soath resolution should put the American police of Malacsima. Direction unknown. authorities on their guard. We do not know
The ss. Lightning, which arrived from Singa the membership of the "Korean National
pare yesterday, brought twenty-two deportees, Association," but the San Francisco group They wero transferred to the quarters at must be a very small clique indeed, and Taimohutnoi, and will be forwarded to China in it is certainly one which has very little due course.
It was this claim to public sympathy. group.which two years ago encompassed the
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