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PEKING, December 8th, The Assembly hopes to see institu- tuted some form of representative government prior to the adjournment, which has been postponed to January 21st.
[THOM THE CHONG NOOI SAN PO"]
THE LIKIN TAX.
The Government is seriously con- view to the reform of the currency in China.sidering the subject. He prepared a valuable report on the subject, and for some undisclosed reason the Throne found no further employment for his talents for upwards of eighteen months, He was then called from Heungsian to Peking to all the Presidency of the Board of Communications, of which a few years before he had been Senior Vice-President As -Diretor-General of both the Shanghai- Nanking and the Lu-Han railway, he wust have acquired experience of great $57.00 value in these days when the business of the
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Board of Communications is so largely concerned with railway developments. The Throne, our correspondent telegraphs, has refused to accept the Minister's resignations and has granted him only a mouth's leavé. It will be hoped that nothing more will be heard of TANG SBAO TI's desire to resign,
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PEKINO, December 8th. A private meeting of the National Assembly has decided to advise that the likin tax be abolished aud that the Custom duties be increased. The pro posal has been brought before the Throne and the Board concerned has been ordered to take the matter into consideration and present their report on the subject.
THE QUEUE,
PEKING, December 8th: though if the causes prompting it are as It is reported that Timperial sanctiour surmise, the obstructive tactics of the has been given to a memorial recom. mending that the queue should be dispensed with next year.
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The French mail of the 8th November was des livere in London on the 7th inst
Lady May is to open a sale of work on the grounds of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to morrow afternoon at 3.30 p.m.
For dredging for coal in the man-of-war an
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THERE must be reasons, we imagine, other than the recont duath of his wife for H.E. TANG SHAO Yr wishing to resign the Presidency of the Ministry of Posts and Communications. He entered office but a fow weeks age apparently with plans of his own for enhancing the efficiency of that department of the Government, and
arrosted thres Chiness on a sampan with 400, tanks of prepared opizm in their possession. They were charged before Mr. E. R. Hallifax st the Magistracy yesterday, convicted, and each defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $500.
A Chinese woman, 24 years of age, jumped off Blake Pier on Wolaesday night with the inter- tion of commiting suicide. The immersion made her soream; and Constablo Kiallo, who was on duty in the vicinity, landed bar on the steps of the pier and took her to the Central Station,
She was removed to hospital, and will be charged before a magistrate in the course of a few days.
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HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN.
5,000 AGAINST 300.
LONDON, December 8th.
It is reported from Paris that five thousand followers of the Sultan Nassalit of Wadai attacked threa hundred of Lieut.-Colonel Moll's Rifles on November 9th near 'Trigole. After severe fighting the enemy were repulsed.
Of the Moslem troops, the Sultan of "Tadjedadin and six hundred men were killed, and the Sultan of Wadai was wounded.
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Of the British forces, Lient.- Colonel Moll, three other officers and forty men were killed, and four officers and sixty-nine men were wounded.
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THE GENERAL ELECTION.
LONDON, December 8th. Two independent Nationalists have been elected for Cork City.
UNOPPOSED.
UNIONISTS,
LIBERAL.
Sleaford
Keighley Down, N.
Elgin and Nairn Farebem
Inverness-shire. Worcestershire, E. Hawick Burghs
NATIONAL1978,
Fermanagh, S
Mayo, S Meath, N. Monaghan, S. Tipperary, U Sligo, S Longford, U Westmeath, U Donegal, S Galway City
WEDNESDAY'S ELECTIONS.
LIBERALS.
UNIONISTS.
Hallam (Sheffield) St. George's, Tower
Hamlets St. George's
Hanover Square Tynemouth Sheffield Central Greenock
Whitechapel Penryn and
Brightside
Stepney Poplar Limehouse
Falmouth Plymouth (2) Paddington, N. S.
Hull, Central Dudley Cardif
Ecclesall
Chester
Mile End Portsmouth (2) Newton (Lancs) Melton
Wandsworth
are.
Eccles
Hull, E. Hull, -W.
Accrington Middleton
LABOURITES.
Hanloy Bow and Bromley Attercliffe ..
STATE OF THE POLL.
Unionist
MACAO AFTER THE REVOLT.
SHAMEEN NEWS.
(FROM OCKTOWN CORRESPONDENT]
[BY AN OBSERVER.]
7th December Sufficient time has now elapsed since the
THE WHATHER, revolt for the quortion to be asked-What hays
The weather conditions during the past week the agitators and distarbors of public pente have been very variable. From the 28th nit, aobiaved in Mnene? It may be summed up inntil the 2nd inst. the average temporafare. few words-a complete disorganisation of
the arrangements for female education, and gistered 70 dog: F. A very rapid fall occurred additional misery to the poor. The wretch on Friday last, and sixes that date the readings have boon in the vicinity of 50 deg. F. The ed instigators of the rarolt have little low temperature being accompanied by a kosn reason to be pleased with the result of their N. wind and some rain, the conditions ara work. Let me briefly review this situation. Lany thing but comfortably,
the first place, they hata weakened publis confidence in the loyalty of the rank and
KF, ANDREW'S DANCE:
Mr. and Mrs. Greaves, of Taikoo Houg, gave
fils of the garrison Though the military a donco to re'ebrio St. Audrow's Day. Some appears to be quiet now, can the conffty guests spent a thoroughly enjoyable even- Government count on them in an emergency?ing, orerything going off with grant folat.
ARRIVALS FROM HOME, EC.
Can the Commanders in all circumstanceË
guarantee the loyalty of this troops to the Mr. and Mrs. Spalinger have returned to Government? These ara quoŝtions that no one | Sumean after a holiday in the Homoland.
can satisfactorily answer, though it must be said, now that the nion realise the far-reaching consequences of their recent adventure, there is reason to believe, that they are alikely to repeat it.
With regard to schools, the College of St. Roza do Lima-an institution that provided an excellent education for girls-in clenou, and the children have now to remain lille at home Tho majority of the mothers are unable to undertako the educational training of their children for reasons that are obrions. The consequence will be that the intellectual level of the girls here will soon by vary. low. The Macao familias blame Mr. Constancio de Silva, editor of the Verdade, for all this, for he has been repeatedly insisting in his newspaper on the explosion of the religious onlere.
Let me now tarn to the poverty pre vailing in this Colony. There is here a street, by the name of Rua do Azylo,” which is inhabited by the poorest classes of the po pulation. The houses bolong to the Sta. Caza and no rent is ebarged for their occupation. These people are either decrepit or abandoned wives, or people who earn very small wages, and who have large families to maintain. The Jesuit Fathers need to distribute every Sunday free rations of rice to them, but with their departure the misery of these poor people bas increased. Their condition has been aggra- vated by the expulsion of the Italian Bisters, as these good ladies used to shelter in their institute the children of the poor families who are now back in their slams without food and withouteducation. Now to complete this sad. picturo: The Santo Antonio Couvent used to shelter about six hundred souls-foundlings, oripples, the blind, the maimed and the half, as well as orphans. Under the direction of the Superioress, Mother Marelli, who by the way was decorated by the Portuguese Government, these people used to be fed and clothed and made comfortable ns far es the Sisters" rOSONICOB
permitted. Those who were physically capable of working used to be taught to work, anil the children received suitable education.
Now,
The results of the cleation so far after the recent troubles, out of the 30 Sisters there only remain 4 or 5. The resultant disorganisation may well bo imagined. Many 169
of the inmates were removed to Hongkong. olliery were sent to private families and the remainder are pretty well starving or subsisting on a little rise or conges water. The Conront was already in a bad way finially owing to the ex- cessive number of inmates and meagre resources,
Liberal .123)
23 Labour Nationalist... 38.
184*
Members elected ... 353 to be elected 317
670
Unionists Liberals Labour
PARTY GAINS.
18
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WEDNESDAY'S GAINS,
UNIONISTS,
Plymouth (2)
Los Dos, December 8th. The Supreme Court of Germany has ordered the Imperial Bank to pay Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan of Dudley Turkey, his deposit amounting to Cardiff District £600,000. It is understood. that
While a German gentleman who resides at 14, Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, was absent Abdul Hamid was the ostensible from his house & Europesu called and told the plaintiff, but that the Turkish Govern Chinese boy be was a friend of the master's.ment was the real plaintiff. The boy allowed him to outer and take a seat, and while he proceeded with big work the unknown, European went to the master's badroom,
firmly resolved not only to accelerate gathered together all the money and jewellery the many important projects in hand, but he could lay his hands on, and departed unob also to aim at a further developinent of the served. The polios are looking for him. railway systein so as to embrace the outlying
At nine o'clock on Wednesday night fire
The Wanchai section of the Fire Brigade
The Promptly responded to the alarm, and within half-an-hour had extinguished the fire. damage by firo and water is estimated at 2300 but the stock was covered by insurance,
BRITISH TRADE IMPROVE.. MENT.
LONDON, December 8th. The trade returns for November
SYNDICAT DU YUNNAN,
Newton (Janes.) Melton
LABOUR Bow and Bromley,
A VENDOR WITHOUT WARES.
J. G., Constantino, an unemployed Greek, appeared Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistravy yesterday on a charge of vagranny.
It appeare that the defendant was calling on residents and presenting a type-written letter in which he asked for assistance because he was poor man and had boog out of work for two years. His last call was at Granville Avenue, whers, on presenting his letter to Sergeant
polina Short, of the B.G.A.. he was loaded over to the
Defendant informed his Worship that he Hyed in Belcher Street, and was waiting the arrival of some cigarettes in the Colony
The report for the period ended June 30 to sell. He was told that if he took Mr. Medy that gentleman states that, as laid out in the last report, the his letter to boar felt it their duty to represent energetically
dominions of the Empire-Mongolia, Tibet broke out in a two-storey building at 29 show an increase in imports amounting and Kokonor. Reports in the native press Nallah Lane. The outbreak occurred in a recently hava spoken of the Minister gather, loft above the shop on the ground door which to £2,479,901 and the exports an ing from the provinces the data for the was stocked with joss sticks, papers and orackers, increase of £4,282,686 coupilation at the sad of the year of a report covering the whole field of the Fmpire's means of communication-posts, telegraphs, railways and steamship naviga-
to the authorities the nature and extent of the would probably give him a job until his tion. All unexpectedly the announcement
We have received from Mr. Mee Choung and infringement of the company's rights, and to cigarettes arrived.
this and Mr. W. F. Collins proceeded to Peking His Worship How long have you been comes from our Péking correspondent that
with him, with TANG SHAO YI lims sent in his resignation.also from Mr. A Fong the well-known Hong Subsequently the board rosalind Mr. Co lius and waiting for theca cigarettes ?
the result kong photographers specimens of excellent had many conferences
decided, in conjunction with the The reason for this action is not stated photographs taken at the opening on Monday that res
de Lan-Ngan to despatch Société d'Exploitation Can it be that thi enlightened and pro- of the first portion of the Chiassa metion of him to Yunmat-in, where the Syndicate is in live on 7
railway. Practically active negotiations with the authorities. After gressive statesman is finding his efforts so the Canton-Kowloon:
info obstructed at every turn by the reactionaries lautical photographs have been taken by both exainining a mins it was decided to enter i
negotiations with the proprietor; no sooner had money. in the Government circle as to make his firms. One giren a fine view of the up this occurred than five members of the proprie
TANG SHAO YFS ing station buildingent Canton, with the official torg family were seized and imprisoned. Mr. anyone? position intolerable F
ohairs in the foreground, another shows the Collins is still actively enraged at Yawman-fa in appointment to this responsible post a few weeks ago was bailed with much engine and train beautifully decorated with forwarding the interests of the Syndicate, and fowere, a third is a group of officials and guests, the board are pleased to report that the outlook in the direction of a solution of the difoultice satisfaction by all who recognised his pre- anal the fourth is a reproduction of the scene at is more favourable than has been the case for
some time past. eminent qualifications for the position: Not tin on the station platform,
Defondant Fifteen days.
His Worship Have you got any money to
Defendant-A lot of people here owe me
but now absolute shsos prevails. May God have pity on those responsible for all this distress and widespread misery, and let us hope that the Portuguese Government will come to its sensem sud bag these goad women to return
Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Motzler, of Sai Ki Hong, have arrived on the honeymoon trip from home.
Dr. Rüsslor, the Consul General for Gerianny at Canton, has gone for a trip through to Yun Baufa via Haiphong and Hanoi. It is Dr. Rössler's intention to make the return journey overland from Langaon (Tonkin) to Nanningin, following the route traversed last year by Messrs. Paget and Carter of this port.
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Mr. H. A. Gory, of the L. M. C., Lungehow, passed through Canton on this 5th inst, en routs for home, after a twelve years' sojourn in China.
THE CANTON-FOWLOON BAILWAY, Invitations were sent out to the representa- tires of sil firms on the Shamoen to attend the interesting ceremony in connection with the opening of the first thirty miles of the Canton" Kowloon Railway. As the proceedings have been faily reported suffice it is to say that orerything went off in splendid style, and the outlook of the Railway is most promising.
EPORTS.
During the past week the preliminary rounds of the Championship Tennis Singles have been played off
Hockey is very popular this year, thanks to the efforts of some keen devotees of the game, It is anticipated that some interesting games will be fought out during the season.
Bowling is receiving quite an unusual amenit of patronage this year; mainly due to the monthly Bowling Handicaps arranged for by the Canton Club Committen. It is proposed in the near fature to organiza an international competition.
HISTORICA 2
On the 7th December 1842, the Baropean Factories at Cauton were destroyed by a mob
FRENCH SAILOR CHARGED WITH MURDER,
THE MACISTERIAL DEARING. Paul Pottier, a young sailor on the Fronch gupbeat Vigilante, appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon on a charge of murdering a ricshn.coolie at Quarry Bay J. Gaston Liebert, Consul-for Franco, was seated on the bench with his Worship.
Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Assistant Superin tendont of the Government Civil Hospital, gave
evidence as to making a post-mortem exami nation of deceased. Death was due to shook following the wound in the intestines.
In reply to M. Lieber: witness said death was the direct result of the wound, and was not "cansod by the operation. Without any operation the coolie would have cortainly died:
Andre Hare, sub-lieutenant on the Vigil
ante, stated that he got the knife produced from the defendant on Tuesday morning. About 10.30 o'clock accused was put in a cell oa board tho gunboat.
Mercenaries
in company with
four others on
Sun-
It is absurd to think for a moment that lay
Charles Cardenak, a mechanic on the Vigil. people will be capable of on uuch self-denial asante, stated that he took a ricsha mambers of religious orders. will naturally look after their own interest first to the detriment of the institute under day night or early on Monday morning from Ship Street to the Taikos Docks, their charge. To work as Government employees Witness was not quite sober, but he was not` and to work for the love of God with a lofty
drunk. Defendant was one of the party, but
aim are as totally different as day is to right. was behind the others, as ha had somo discussion There is no alternative but to request these with his coolie, Witness did not hear what it Sisters to return to the cons of their former labours.
A DISORDERLY SEAMAN.
Thomas Jones, unemployed mendiad, charged before Mr. E. E. Hallifar at the Magistracy yesterday with behaving iu s riotons and disorderly manner in the Sailors Home whilst drunk,
Hie Worship-Is that right?
Defendant-I don't remember anything about it. I had not touched drink for several days until yesterday and then, when I took a few, went off my head right away.
You plead guilty to this charge-I. His Worship-Did he do any damage? The Assistant Manager-No. He wanted to treat all hands, and when I sent him upstairs be came down again.
His Worship Did he take much holding? The Assistant Mstinger--Vos. His Worship Was he violent!__
was about. When they saw the defendant later. he was on his foot, and witness did not soo hin ricsha coolie again. When the accused rejoined witness and the other sailors he said he thought he had" touched" tho onolie. He was drunk at the time and the other men wara obliged to
naither пога
Pport him. The coolies were not chased,
any stones thrown them. Witness paid forty cents for rioshin kira. He did not carry a knife that evening. Neither did his comrades,
Constable TJ. Wilson deposed to being present at the Civil Hospital on Tuesday, December 6th. He handed the usual written form to dofondant before the dying dopositions of deceased were takes, explained the contents. with the assistance of a French officer, and when the depositions were taken interpreted to defendant. Ho also explained to defendant on December Zth that he was charged with mardor, cautioned him, and wrote down his statement. It was read over to him, defendant. said it was correct, and signed it. Accusel was
The Assistant Manager-Yes, be wanted to sober when witziges saw him on the 7th
fight.
His Worship (to defendant)-What are you? Defendant A. nailor,
His Worship Out of a job? Defendant-Fes
His Worship-Have you bean convicted of drunkenness before?
DofondantYes, once before. Constable Grant-He came out of geol last
His Worship Did you take this letter to Saturday.
Defendant--Yes.
His Worship-Well, that won't do, you see. Ton will be sent to the House of Detention, and when you have got a job you can get out again.
His Worship-What was that for: drunk and incapable or drunk and disorderly?
Defendant-Only drunk.
Alim Khan, a clerk in the Registry of the Supreme Court, produced the dying depositions.
of the deceased coolie.
Gaillanime Jeune, seaman on the Vigilante, spoke to being with the party of wineb defend- ant iras a member on Sunday night. He was sober, e ricsha coolios did not take the party to the gate of the docks. They had about ten minutes walk, Witness paid his ricsho, but did not know whether defendent did. Tha
In reply to M, Liebert witness said the riosha coalies refused to pecfurther than they did.
The other two sailors of the party were called.” and deposed to being drunk on the might in
The hairing was adjourned.
His Worship-You are fined $5 cr ton days question. They did not carry knives.
imprisonment.