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THE GREAT NICOLA.
“BOXED UP" BY A LIFT BOY
Nicola Professor Nicola!" was shouted in a stentorian volcs by a pollcowan at the Magistracy yesterday, and for a time there was mo responsu The Court was filled by's Chinese Cal. E. J. Cooper, C.B., M.V.O., D.G.O, has crowd who appeared anxious to hear a charge of besa «ppointed to command the troops in Northsault preferred by a lift, boy against the great Chiao, with the temprary rank of Brigadier magician, but for a time it was thought that Geueral, in succession to Col. W. H. H. Waters, Nicola would perhaps bele the Cours by "vanishing into thin air. " Such was not his C.V.O, C.31.0.
intention, however, for the repetition of his name brought him hurriedly into the Court presided over by Mr. Halifax. He was then charged with assaulting Hoi Lam 9am, a lift boy ongagod at the Hotel Mansions, and admitted the charge.
According to the reports of the provincial authorities to the Naval Department, the Chin- cae fleet consists of 214 ships all told, of which 17 are armoured cruisare. The majority are out of repair and useless.
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FINANCIAL TROUBLES AT SHANGHAI,
SHANGHAI, October 10th. The embarrassment, virtually the failure, of another native bank com- plicates the financial situation.
Threo banks are weakened in King Manuel and his mother re- main as guests of the Governor of consequence of this failure.
The Chinese are making every Gibraltar, while the Dowager Queen effort to cope with the position.
conditions detrimental to China's political and economic status. This is absurd. Algistracy yesterday with refusing to pay their stated that Professor Nicola went hems on Maria Pia, and the Infante Alfonso
the capitulist is concerned about is the safety of his money, and most students of Chinese affairs will, we think, agree that
financiers who lend China large sums of
tran fares. The watchman was ordered to pay fine of 310, nad each of the other defendants was maleted in the sum of $5.
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Sympathy is extended to Police Inspector Robertson in the death of his sidest son, agod
Tuesday night after the lift had stopped raining. It stopped at twelve o'olook, the boys
proceed to Italy.
From Lisbon it is reported that the
It is understood that the Taotai is calling in all funds preparatory to leaving the port.
[FROM THE "CEUNG NGOI BAN_FO/]
money simply on the security of the national fourteen years, at the Matilda Hostal accompanied by others, he took the lift to end the increasing anti-clerical agita- FAILURE OF BIG CHINESE
credit of the country at the prosent time ure yesterday morning. The cause of death was taking a risk which scarcely seems justified.appendicitis, the lad being too weak to permit That lowever, is their affair, and China is of an operation being performed, naturally pleased to find financiers who have
such abounding faith in her financial stability. Possibly the successful flotation of the Peking-Faakow loan on such terms hes some bearing on the recont refusal of the Chinese Government to take up the Canton Hanbow Railway loan from the four foreign syndicates interested. At the conference on the subject which took place at Peking about ten days ago telegraphically reported by our Peking correspondent, we observe that H.E. SHENG KUNG-TAO, Vice-President of the Ministry
of Posts and Communications, criticized the terms offered, and would not agree to take up the loan, urging the promise to the gentry not to employ foreign capital." The rai renson, of course, is that the Yuch manpu
hap, now some reason to believe that the inaney
can be used in terms. the
better (11 open market From the first there has been a provincial agitation against the employment of foreign be increased by the amount of duty payable capital, but it has been made very clear that
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 11Tя, 1910.
GREAT satisfaction is derived in Peking from the telegraphic news that part of the Peking Hankow Redemption Loan, atuounting to £450,000, bearing interest at 7 por cent., has been issued in London at 103. What gives especial pleasure is that the loan is not encumbered, like previous foreign loans, with special securities, restric-
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The appointment of Rear-Admiral Robert
H. S. Stokes (formerly Commodore at Hong- hong) to be Superintendent of his Majesty's Dockyard at Devonport, in succession to Vice Admiral Charles H. Cross, was officially announced last month. The appointment dates from 4th October.
baving instructions to cause at that hour, Mr. Nicola returned home too lute for the lift and had to walk upstairs. On the following morning
descend to the ground floor. In the course of the descent he asked the boy why the lift wa Lot running on the previous night, or words to that offect, practically inferring that it was the boy's fault that it was not. The boy, who was
not on duty on the previous night, said, I ne Bay Not my pidgin." Mr. Nicola, who was probably in a temper, hit the boy on the face.
His Worship-This was in the lift, while it was moring P
Government is striving its hardest to
tion. Whenever priests appear on the streets they are attacked.
President Braga occupies one of the royal palaces.
Telegrams have been received from all the colonics expressing adherence to the Republic.
BANK AT SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, October 10th. An old established Chinese bank, with branches in different Provinces, has failed, involving over ten million taels.
The Settlement is now in
an
Mr. Hodgson said it was. At the next A young married woman (Chinese) while landing the boy got out, and letting the litran baring her house at 15, Tung Man Lans, about midway between two floors stopped it, shatting five o'clock yesterday morning to go to the Mar-Nicola in. Mr. Nicola had probably never been ket for provisione, fell from the first floor land. boxed up in his life like that before. The boy
The proclamation of the Republic. ing into the street. Au ambalauss was hastily went to Mr. Hamphreys, told him what had summoned and the wos placed in this to be happeid, and said he had got the man safely has been formally notified in most removed to hospital. On the way, she died from locked up u the liff. He took Mr. Humphreys
round, and in his presence got into the lit Mr. capitals. Nicola was probably very much annoyed because he could not get out, for it appeared to be the brit thing he could not get out of. He hit the boy again in the presence of Mr. Humphreys, and Mr. Hodgson did not think he would deny the assault. In this the Infante Alfonso are guests of Rear proposals, has been dissolved. case he was going to ask his Worship to inflict
Ambassadors have been appointed uproar, as twenty-one other banks bad dealings with the one that failed, to Paris, Madrid and Rome,
and it has suspended payment.
the injuries sustained,
We regret to learn that Mr. Dealy, Hend
Master of nou's College, Hongkong, who went home on lears in the Spring, has bees in Hospital ever since his arrival home until last mouth, sufferiuz from blood poisoning, cansed by being bitten by a rat on the ship by whioli he travelled Home, the wound- having been insufficiently canterised after wards. News received by yesterday's mail is to the effect that Mr. Desly has now left the hos. pital and gone to Torquay to recuperate.
Lin, Yu-lin, who has been appointed Minister to London, is at, present one of the senior
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osovare fino.. Assaults of thin kind were con-
stantly happening, and this was a serious cake. People should not take the law into their own hands and sssantt boys. If they had, ary.com plaint to make they should go to the proper place and make it..
LATER.
THE ROYAL FAMILY,
The Queen Dowager Maria Pia and
Admiral Pelham.
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FINNISH DIET DISSOLVED.
LONDON, October 10th. The Finnish Diet, which has refused to receive certain Russian Ministerial
The Tsar has ordered the Bills King Manuel is on the yacht which the Dist refused to discuss, to "Amelie" which is expected to leave be submitted to the Duna, Gibraltar for Villamanrique, near MR. ROOSEVELT AGAIN ON
TOUR. Seville, the residence of Queen Amelia's mother, the Comtess de Paris.
Lisbon news states that the expul. the Hotel Mansions, he told the life boy son of the monks and nuns is already that he wanted to go up topside. The boy said, beginning, the children entrusted to "Finished. No can do." He was very tired,
His Worship (to defendant)-You have plund to ho source from which the capital oficials in the Waiwapa. He is a Cantonese, ed guilty to the assault. Are those the facts
obtained for railway undertakings and was educated in Ameries. He held the that Mr. Hodgson has given us now
generally recognised be post of Consul-General in South Africa during je Professor Nicola said that part of them EXPULSION OF MONKS AND NUNS, desirable, but rather to the terms and the immigration of Chinesa labour for the were, and part were not,
After his show, conditions on which foreign capital has mines, and he was the chief representative of on the first night, when he returned heretofore been obtained. If the money
China at the Opium Conference at Shanghain February, 1909. He would have already attain necessary for the construction of the Caned to higher offes had he not been in mourning ton-Hankow - railway were offered on the for his father during the last three years. sole security of the national credit of the country we should hear nothing further of the promise to the gentry not to employ foreign capital. Possibly this is the big loan foreshadowed by the semi-official organ of the Wai-wu-pu. It will, at least, be hoped that these important railway undertakings will not be hung up until China is in a position to proceed with them
without the aid of foreign capital.
Major C. C. Cobbe, East Kent Regiment, has keen appointed Commandant of the Deten- tion Barracks at Hongkong,
The Express stosters are announced to sail on the dates shown in the C. P. R. Co's advertisement at 7. am, in fature instead of 6. p.m.
Siz Patrick Manson, F.R.S., who this month completes his 66th year, is shortly retiring from
post
of Medical Adviser to the Colonial
the Office.
Two Chinese and öne ́ Portuguano case of enteric fever were the caly cases of communi- cable disease reported in the Colony of Hong- kong last week.
A Chinese woman from 245, Hollywood Road, ́was ordered by Mr. E. B. Halifax at the Ma.15 tracy jesterday to pay a fine of $230 for being in possession of a quantity of opinm. The siter native was eight weeks' imprisonment.
A boy employed in the lower bar of the Stag Hotel was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with stealing 70 cents worth of whisky. The offence was proved and he was sontenced is fourteen days' imprisonment.
Mr. K, von, Wiser, the Austrian Consul,
Hallifax of the Magistracy yesterday with dis.. obeying lawful orders. The defendants were found guilty, and ordered to pay a fine of 35 each.
Court yesterday was the return of money paid The subject of an action at the Supreme by a country Chinese to another for procuring him a passage to America. The passage had not been obtained and the action was to recover the 120 paid on deposit. The letters from the defendant to the plaintiff explaining why he had
of course, for he worked very hard, especially at their care being sent back to their night. He was mighty tired, and lived on the he went into the rooms of one of his assistants, top floor, about six lights up. On the way up.
parents
who was sick, to see how he was. While thore PROCLAMATION AT MACAO. be heard a noise, and on going to see the case of it, up came the elevator with Yesterday afternoona “*) Bulletin another man, He thought it was mighty Officia!" was issued at Macao pro- funny that the boy should take up suother
not booked a berth on certain steamers were man, and would not carry him. He then wanted claiming the establishment of the very amning. In ons he stated that the bus to get some water for his assistant, and rang Republic in Portugal. All is quiet at on the steamer was not good enough for bis the lift ball. The boy would not go tp, but friend, and he hoped to arrange something more finally the lift appeared with another man who
Масво comfortable for him, by and by. But nothing got out on the floor below. Then it asceuled to more was heard from him. Hence the action.
Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese named Chang Fang Kai was charged with conspiracy. The charge showed that the defendant and three others, on divers dates between 23rd December; 1909, and 15th January, 1909, unlawfully, fraudulently and deceitfully did amongst themselves couspire combine, confederate and agree together by divers false pretences and unlawful and subtle means, ways, stratagems and devices to obtain and acquire from Leung Po the sum of $1,900 and 3900, and to cheat and defraud him thereof.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the defendant. and the hearing was adjourned.
LONDON, October 10th.
Mr. Roosevelt is continuing his tour in the Southern States and eating the triumph he secured in the Western
States.
ANARCHY IN PERSIA.
LONDON, October 10th. Telegrams from Teheran report that disorder and brigandage are rife in the Southern provinces.
A NEW SOLICITOR. –
An interesting event took place at the Supreme Court yesterday when his Honour Mr. ÷ F. A. Hazeland, Acting Chief Justice, admitted to practice as a solicitor Mr. Yan Sik He, the son of Mr Ho U Ming. Mr. Eldon Potter moved the Court that the gentleman named be ap
The new Cabinet is composed as follows:-- proved, admitted, and enrolled se a solicitor to Prezidente-Theophilo Braga.
practice in that Court. Mr. Ho was the son of a well-known Chinese gentleman residing in the Ministros :--
Colony. He was educated at Queen's College, and having passed the Oxford local examination went to England, where he was articled frst to Messrs. Looking & Holditch, in Bull. and subsequently to Mossra Rollitt & Sons, London. He passed his solicitor's ex. Amination in June last and was placed in the honours
He had not sought! smission in England, though he was eligible, but he intended to be admitted and to
the floor on which Nicola was standing, and he THE NEW. REPUBLICAN CABINET: told the boy he wanted some water, and asked, him why he refused to take him (Nicole) up, and then took two other men. The boy went down, and defendant thought he was going to get come water, but he did not. The next morning when defendant took the lift he was still mad Reino-A. J. d'Almeida. about it, and asked the boy whist was Justica-Alfonso Costa. the matter. He further caid that he did not¦ Guerra--Coronel Barretto. wish to walk up every night, especially if others were taken up in the lift after him. The boy said he was not on the lift on the pro- vious night, and Nicols grabbed him and burned him round to look at him. The boy got frightened, jumped out on a landing, closed the elerator and lowered it midway between
News has reached the Colony from Portu-practice. Subject to the production of the two floors, where he left them. There was a guese sources that Oporto and the other cerificate of admission, he asked that Mr. Họ be rather an embarrassing position with the Chinese fores is marching towards Lisbum to re- lady in the lift with him, and they were in provinces remain loyal and that a loyalist
standing below laughing at them. Mr. Hodgson establish the Monarchy. Heavy fighting is mid becould not gotout, but he could.
expected. The news seenis doubtful.
Arrangements for the forthcoming Autamu Th now stand is just about complete and painted Race Meeting at Shanghai are now wall in hand. white looks most attractive. The Fari-Mutuel accommodation is this year to be increased by the addition of an extra room, and though nothing has been done as yet with regard to the Press accommodation this is having the attention of the stewards. The ricos are to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1st, 2nd and 3rd November, and not as heretofore on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The last defendant had no business to touch the lift boy three mootings hare all boon attended with wet at all Mr. Humphreys was thore, and he could weather and it is hoped that such will not be the have complained to Lim
A friend of Nicola's, who was in Court, said, the conjurer wanted to get out, but he wouldo’E ̈*: let him because it was too dangerous.
Hit Wonship-You have no business to touch a lift boy in a lift, Mr. Nisola,
Mr. Hodgson pressed for a heavy fins. The
His Worship-You will pay a $25 £ne.
tions and provisions for preferential treat-charged four chair coolies before Mr. E..R.eas at the coming meeting.
Defendant-I did not strike the boy stall.. fent of the financing country. It is extra
The Chinese Judges and the Attorney-him in the lift. He was the lift boy.
His Worship-You had no business to touch ordinarily significant to moto," says a semi-
General of Peking, who were in England last
Defendant-I am sorry I did. official Peki ag contemporary, "thattheissu-
moath on their way to the eighth International ance of the present loan in the London market
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library ed at luncheon in the Trocadero Restaurant by Prisons Congress in New York, wereentertain- has only the national credit of the Empire and Museum for the work ending the 9th Octothe London Court of Arbitration, which is under us its security, and carries no preferential ber shows, th ́t of non-Chinese there were the joint management of the London Chamber of class to the loaning nation. From the 363 to the Library and 224 to the Museum, and Commerce and the Corporation of the City of same source we learn that the loan is fin- of Chinese 143 to the former and 3,015 to the London. Sie Albert Rollit, Chairmen of the auced by the City and Midland Bank at latter. The Library was, therefors, used by 505 Court of Arbitration, presided and among those the instance of the Chiao-Tung Bank of persons and the Museum by 3,339,
the Ministry of Posts and Communications.
present in addition to the Chinese visitors were
THE THEFT FEOM THE "CHARLES HARD OUTN."
THE STOLEN BILK' RECOVERED.
Fazenda Basilio Teltes. Marinha--Amaro d'Azivedo Gomes. Estmajeiro-Bernardino Machado, Obras Publicas--Antonio Luiz Gomes.
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE
A meeting of the Cricket League was held at the pavilion of the H.K.C.C. last night, when the Hon. Dr. Atkinson presided over a nombar of representatives of different olubs interested,
Rule 9 of the rules of the League was amended. to read as follows, "A win shall count one point, a drew or a loss shall not count.. The percentage
list
admitted to praction hore.
His Lordship andarstood there was a proced. ent for this.
Mr. Potter replied that there was express. power given his Lordship in the Ordinance quoted
His Lordship granted the application, subject to the production of the certificate."
Mr. Yan Sik Ho intends to join the office of Mr. Leo d'Almads.
CRICKET.
PARSIS THE PRESIDENCY,
The annual match between the Parsis and The Presidenoy XI was played at Poona on the
on the number of matches won shall be rockoned, 5th and 9th Septemberand resulted in an easy. and the club having the highest percentage victory for the former. The Parsis winning to hold the Shield for the ensuing season,” the toas elected to but, and contributed the Enle 10 was also amended, and now respectable score of 386 runs. The Presidency unde sa follows, "In case match is not replied with 119 and hind to follow on in conse finished owing to rain, it shall be replayed. quence, responding with 51 runs only. Thus But if this, in the opinion of the committes, the Parsis won by aï innings and 186 runs. should be impossible, the match shall be con- sidered as abandoned,"
We barn that a Chinese gunboat oraising
ME. W.D. Braidwood's offer of a prize to be A Chinese was charged before Mr. J. R Mr. F. T. Chow (Chinese Legation), Mr. Chao near Macso yesterday morning overhailed a Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with break. chu Wu, Captain B. Aston Blake (Depaty junk and discovered underneath some general given to theme who makes the biggest number The loan is stated to have been "several ing into the cock house of No. 64, Queen's Master of the Trinity House), Sir J. Glover, Sir cargo the sixteen bales of raw silk stolen on of catches by the end of the season was socepted, times versubscribed." This is, of course, Road, and stealing á copper pan and spoonHerbert, Marshall, Mr. W. Gillespie (Deputy Friday last from the steamer Charles Hardouén and the secretary is to write and thank him. regarded as eloquent testimony to the faith valued at $6. The offence was proved, and the Chairman of the London Court of Arbitration), while lying at her wharf in Hongkong-
The silk, which was found intact, is valued in China's national credit which obtains in defendant was sentenced to one month's impris Mr. B. Fraser, and Mr. C. E. Town (Assistant financial circles in England, and now that oment and four hours' stocks”
Secretary of the Tion don Chamber of Coinmaree). - at $16,000
INTERFORT RIFLE SHOOTING. Hongkong marksmen will have to bostir
themselves if they intend to make any serions attempt to win interport honours this year. The other day Singapore men at practice put up the following scores:-Chater 102, Tan The Royal Defying Bociety's Beholmship has | Chow Kim 101. Ferguson-Davis99, J. Wakeford been awarded to Mim Ursula Woodd.
196, Song Ong Biang 96, Fowlie 94,