THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1903.
drought, when rain was most peeded, withered everything. Official rellel was given tu some three countles, Immediately before harvest, so great was the destitutian. Several schemes have been tried with a view to improving the Provlace and preventing, I possible, the many and ever-iccurring calamies
Fndustries: The Governor-General bought plant and erected suitable buildings, at an enormous cost, for establishing a factory to utilise the wool so extensively exported from
Several foreigners were employed | Kansu. under the overseering of an official Whatever the cause, the tall chimney and foreign batidlogs, with their plant, witness to the entire failure of the project.
It is a part of the monthly routine in the English finding of a Court of Enquiry been no pleat, so ficet. The French allege that it is only precau- dresire, and so condemnatory. Sheuld they Hon against possible stack in eass M. Paric be proved guilty, scarcely any punishment, not hauls down his flag and goes on board; but the even penal servitude for life, to which in that core they would be liable, would be too ser re for Siamese te by no means sure that it does not foreshadow a bombardment-henca, the excite-such a grime, involving, as it does, the risk ment. As a matter of fact the Lutin could do of many human lives. That ships have on many nothing alone she might destroy a couple of occasions been wilfully cart away, or set fire to, houses, as the cirries heavy metal, bat ber cTEW In order to obtain the insurance money, is more is too small to make an attack likely to succeed than a matter of suspicion. In some extes it on any point. The Mahachakkri and her smaller bas amounted to a moral cerialoty in the minds conant the Makut Rajakumar lle off the Palace of anderwalters, but it has always been so difficult In readiness for action, stores and muntions all of proof that the culpils have recared scotfrer, on board, and the crew at quarters. They are big and the underwriters have been obliged to content enough to give a very good account of half-a-themselves with paying 60 per cent. or so of the loss and, leaving it to the owner to bring an d'zen Lulins.
The chief immediate cause of the critical sites-action-for-the remainder if they dars. It is Another scheme is to cut a canal-
Cout of Engalty has such tion, of course. is the recent "massacre" of seldom that which I wrote in my last M. Parle has evidence brought before it to Justify such formally communicated the details to the finding as that delivered in the care of the Siamese Government, and asked what they are Glandarroch, and, therefore, however the case going to do about it As they have no informa rany eventually turn out, there is ample reason fion on the subject and cannot expect any for the action taken by the police authorities. until about the end of the month, they very naturally decline to answer. They by no means accept the terys told by the French papers, however. The Siamese who is alleged to have broken his parole and led the attack on the Annamites, Phra Yot, is well known
here as a quiet, prudent individual, and as, more over, the strength of the Siamese forces in the locality of Kemmunn ls, or was then, something ander fifty, it is improbable that he had over 200 men with him, as is alleged by the authors of the r port-three Anosalta refugeer
Flut apart from that there was almost as explosion, here in Bangkok, early this week. The mall from. Salgon is brought by a small merchant atramer, the F. B..Say, which makes two or three trips a month. Last trip but one,
Immedistely as her arrival, a number of pack ages were transhipped to the Latin, which lay a few yards off, to defiance of the protests made by the Customs officals. A few days ago she returned, and the Customs at once sent fifty aymed men on board, to prevent a repetition of “the smureling. A similar force of sailors and marines was at once despatched to the vessel from the Lutin and the revenue officers were
ciz-rly given to ondersted that if they attempted to open a box or to prevent its transhipment, they would he pitched overboard. The matter was once aufied to the Foreign Mininer by the head of the demitment and by M. Pavis, with the result that 4 hurled order was given to The 7. 8. the customs peopleof to interfere, Say instead of making her usual stay of several which may or may not be significant.
Troops are sil being sent Mekong-wards native forces to that region, they are bound to be atl, hammer and tongs, before long. All sons
THE BANKRUPTCY OF MR. W.
MCGREGOR SMITH.
from these ventures,
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Lesseps-like-so as to connect the head waters of the Yellow River with those of the King-ho. A steam dredger was purchased, and other exten- sive preparations made. Several of excavated This channel form the only visible · result, navigation scheme also failed.
3-Another idea was embodied In an attempt to Ellarcate the stream of the King-ho so as to utilise the water for Irrigation. After many lives had been sacrificed and much money spent, this, too failed.
They got on with the people remarkably well; bad characters word getting up an agitation but after a time found that certain gentry and against them. Some of the people concerned is renting them the house were seized and put in
connection with this the matter was brought nikon at Matulis and very severely beaten.. In before Mr. Joh. Thyen, who is in charge of Swedish interests at this port, and by him represented to the Tactal, with the result that the Imprisoned men were set free, and the Matsin maglafrate was to see to it that there would be to further trouble.
The next news they got, however, was to the effect that at a great least and procession on Saturday the rst instant, the foreigners were to be killed. This information reached the two murdered gentlemen who were staying there, and the Consul in then Hankow at the same time. The Conmol's information came from the Total with the re- quest that he, the Consal, should therefore order the missionaries to withdraw. This the Consol, being informed by the missionaries themselves that all was quiet, and that they anticipated no danger, declined to do.
The 1st. Instant was Saturday, but the feast began on the previous Wednesday when many thousands of the country people were gathered lato the town. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri.
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aries' hour, but all kept quiet, and when Satur day large numbers of people visited the mission- day morning came they fondly hoped they had
ent outlived another false alarm. Alas, early in the crowd began to amble evidently bent on mischief. They began by stooing. and then, their courses rose, attempted to rush the house. Finding it no longer senble, the missionaries made their way into the house of their landlord adjoinlag, and saw their own l-gian ly lested and everything. sm shed. The landlord's house was next
into another-house-where they found refuge for
MESSRS, A. E. SKEELS & Co. under- time in a gamet. They were fourd out here to the roof. The whole forenson had passed intake Sales Privately, or by Ancifon, of any also, and ultimately driven out of the garret on
Immediate Cash advances on of their appearance and the end! A Loon * Guaranteed. this way, and it was now two o'clock, the hour class of Goods es Property. Prompt Settlements
up from the mob, and four men armed with fron Cargoes received for Storage, Insurances they were seen on the tool, a great shout went Goods for Auction. róda sprang up after them. The missionaries, effected. followed by these, and pelted with stones and tiles from every side, retreated along about score of houses when they could get no further, so they leaped into the road and were imme- diately despatched.
These fallures bear witness to two facts: (1) A home paper records the above and states that under a receiving order made on the site That even in the far interlar of this fossilised May, againgi Willam M'Gregor Smith, described Chustry, there are men nat unwilling to expend monies on public good. (3)-That ignorance of of an adders in Sinclair-road, West Kensing, even the most rudimentary principles of science ton, accounts have been submitted, accompanied by the observations of the Official Receiver (Mr.foe as it is the fruitful parent of her greatest and resources of nature, is China's most fatal AH. Wildy). The liabilities are returned at
carscs.
Yet there are calamities beyond the control of £19.474, of which 18,733 are unsecured, with assets estimated to produce £1.450. The debtor enlightened mar. Two weeks ago in the states that about fifteen months ago he came to country of King-rueng bail-stones as large as reside in England, having previously lived for hen's eggs fell in fatal torrents. In one half twenty-seven years in Hongkong and the hour several children were battered to death, Philippine Islands. For many years he has been engaged in procuring concessions at various and the rise crops completely destroyed over an places abroad. His expenses have been paid area of several miles. Adjatalog the same dis-attacked so they climbed over a back wall and by persons sharing in asy profits derived trict came an invasion of locust: which com- The Official Receiver pletely relieved the farmers of the privilege of asserts that about fourteen years, Receiver reaping their ripening harvest. Is this county digugarvefiner in Hongkong, the debtor drought has proved no less a scourge. For six was adjudged bankrant. The liabilities were about meatbs, January to June, rein has fallen na only elght days. During the same period, 1890, rain $15,000; but, according to his statements, within
shows the vast difference.The showers too yearl of his bankruptcy he paid every creditor, fell at Greenwich on 83 days- comparison In full and obtained his immediate discharge
were very gentle, light, and totally Insufficient, The debtor's wife, is stated to have an annual
Wolves are again on the prowl. Last year they Income of about £180 arising from Investments
carried off men, women, and children, as many in China under a post-nuptial settlement executed in 1882 cr 1883. Latterly the debtor has sub-as 14 in todays in this immediate neighbourhood, Two days ago, at noon, a wolf carried off a gli of aisted on this Income and gifts from friends. The Official Receiver states that some of the con-
nine years from the doorstep while the parents were at worship. Last night another marched upon a lad of eleven, who was. by public companies, and the debtor is the registered owner of a very large number of sbares treated as partly secared, Such credliors also of the brute. I have seen an expedi lon organised with the most fearless daring. A man hold shares in patent, and in a planting con tore, and three life policies, and an interest in
The mother wolf, to protect her cubs, sprang
days, was despatched about thirty hours later:cessions abtalued by the dehtor are being worked boldly through village. into a house. He their spiked canylag poles, pounded them withi
day, and th French are also hastying large, in them. There are chiefly held by creditors; clous ble cheek, from the clutches of clothing off thêm ; in mere wanton wicked-
of rumours are, cu reo:— that the French cession, a mortgage on a leasehold house, fornf. entered x den with only a dagger in his hand,
The mob sprang on them, pierced them with hors, battered in their skulls, stripped every rag
nesa izdicted nameless barbarities on their now ded and senseless bodles. My informant saw them lying stark and battered in the Sangpu street with no one to care for them save the
fl'et is at Cape St. James, wal ing for telegraphic arders to come hither; now that they are at coal-mining concession. The debtor attributes ! right at his face. The poor fellow was fortunately native dogs.". Saigon, and son. The Lion des koris the foreigners were killed, a rush to the Gall, since she cannot keep the Zutin company, That is the vessel for which M. Pavir some time ago telegraphed in French, not In cypher.
I hear on good authority that the Chief of the Black Flags who had hitherto been interra andmewhere in Yunnan, had escaped, and was reparing to re e bastilities with the French, If he dres, M. de Lanessan will begła to wish
in various public comparies, which he believes will ultimately realise a considerable som
SOUTHERN BANDITTI
the old "bla-derbusses" owned by the people are about as dangerous to the bearers as to the wolves. Rewards have been offered and accuinally a wolf is fel'ed; but there is no means of exterminating their fertile hardes.
I wonder whether there are those, who, dis- belleving in ordinary and orthodox missionary methods would be willing to cntribute to a Scientific Social Scheme for the benefit of these
was made to find the natives associated with them, most of whom, bowever, escaped, but one was caught and very badly beaten. He only escaped death through belog & Sungpu man and several people therefore taking his part. When there was no more kiling to be done, the mis- slonaries house was set on fire and it, and the one adjo'ning, barned to the ground. The above particulars have been gathered from one as fast as he could to Haskow.
that he had not reduced the millary strength of Kwelchow, and Tan Chun-pil, Governor of benighted and destitate peasantry? I should † of the servants who escaped, and made bis way
Torquin quite so reckle sly a couple of years age. He has already interdicted this expost of rter from Salgen from the 1st July.
The array ements for the protection of foreigners have not yet been publicly notified of course, but the inten inn is, in case of necesite, to utilise the British Legation, Consolate, &c. As a sanctuary for Bi ish and German subjects under a guard of men from the Swff. It will be a squeeze, big as te grunds are, for there are nearly 100 Britishers, brides thousands of Indians, Chinese, Burmese, &c, who are under British protection.
Bangkok, June 26th.
A telegram was received from Saigon on Saturday that the blockade was likely to com-
mence on the 1st July.
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The Shangbal Mercury translates the following from the Peking Gasella of June rzth:-
Wang Wen-shao, Viceroy of Yonnan end Yunnan, repnel in a joint memorial to the Throne, that in the early part of this year the banditi ner the border of Tongking- caused great trouble to the peaceful inhabitants of that region. The miscreants in question numbered about two thousand and were under the leader ship of two bold and able chieftains named Hia On the Kwelingan and Wang Yaen-cha, morning of January 15th, the bandits after a fierce struggle with the people, sacked and occupied Lao-chae (old Station) and Mang-kang. Tan Keh-ching, the commandant of the Sa-Yuen garrison, as soon as he received Information of
with
But where were the Sangpa. authorities? Althrogh the danger to the foreigners was, accord ing to themselves, so great and imminent, they never did anything to ward it off. At Chitlag, only 8 li sway, was a military force and the official in these parts, but no steps were taken to prevent trouble. There is a small military official located at Songpa with few soldiers, and he turned out but could do nothing. The the field. crowd attacked him early and drove bin from
danger of Chinese plunderers. Registration of eded in reaching Sinchae (new station) which are, but no frames. Within there is not any yames of the Huangchowiu sub-prefect, a great
A rumour went found yesterday that Capt. Jones, V. C., the British Minister, had been at tacked on the road, but it turned out to be only distortion of a rather serions carriage accident. Whilst driving with Capt. Kirby, of H.M.S. Swift, he was thrown out of the vehicle, hurting his head rather seriously..
The chief apprehension as yet felt is as to the large amounts of property is going on at tha various Consolates, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is taking in any amount of valuables and securities,
A report has been received of an extraordinary affair on the Mekong: Some 1,600 Annamites recently in front of Kemmarat, and wards withdiem. The retreat became a flight, for some reason, and a large noraber of sick were abandoned. It that is the spirt of the troops which are to take
Slam, she is exfe for some time yet
The stock of rice is getting low, and prospects of this season's crop are very gloomy.-Straits Times,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1893.
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the North alde thereof us INLAND LOT No. 279 and measuring thereon 39 feet 3 inches or thereabouts on the Senth aide thereof on x Public Road and measuring thereon 39 feet 3 inches or thereabouts on the East side therect os Pablle Road and measuring thereon 64 feet or thereabouts and on the West side thereof on other portion of INLAND LOT No. 180 and measuring thereon 64 feet or thereabouts and ine to see the formation of a Society that
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VICTOR H. DEACON, his Iffe from an unprovoked attack. On their apply to sands of pounds that have been spent fo
Solicitor, Woold that all the tels-moaning to thou-fortune that the bicyclist Mr. Lesz escaped
last Journey our veteris missionary Dr. Griffith famine relief, had been wisely spent in one of ■
or lo hundred ameliorating schemes for the per- Joho with Dr. Gilson were in a similar way
J. M. ARMSTRONG, manent help of thousands who pass be attacked by country people with their hoes and
Auctioneer, nighted, sorrow-stricken, from their cradle pikes, and had a very providential cacape from
Hongkong. to their grave! "What is the use of preach death. Bat Choa Han has never yet been ing the gospel to men whose whole atten- punished in any way. None of the parties what had taken place, lost no time in despatching den la concentrated upon a mad, desperate concerned in the two Ichung riots were ever troops to drive the bandits from the captured struggle to keep themselves alive? You might punished, and even the man who in the last one posts. Lao-chao was surrounded by the soldiers
as well give a fract to a shipwrecked sailor who was caught by the f reigners and handed over next morning and an engagement took place in which five of the outlaws were sila. Some is battling with the surf which has drowned to justice was dismissed free and unrebuked. All his comrades, and threatens to drown him. He this bis but one meaning and can tend to but hours after the bandiis made a sally from out of
cannot hear you any more than a man whose 'one end. their cover and tried to escape, but the soldiers
head is under water can listen to a s-rman," I pursued them so hotly that a second engagement
write these words and ponder their meaning la 66 bandits were killed and great number was brought about at Yangpo, in which
avilage with eleven familles. Their poverty is such as this: There is not a single door or of horses and weapons of various kinds
window in any dwelling house-the gaps there captured. The remainder of the bandits soc they occupied and strengthened. The soldiers article of ordinary furniture chairs, tables, encamped before the position on the evening of elc; a mud bed, straw mats, and a few millet the 19th and next morning made their sasault. stalk stools comprise the furnishings. Their The battle was a very severe one but in the end food consists of wild herbs-weeds a well- The whest
The first thing to be done now is to bring the victory favoured the soldiers. Wang Yue-cha fed borre would disdain with sometimes and 20 outlaws were killed and the remainder xammered is less thanduty ft wheat
just q were forced to take refuge in a strong though own from which it sprang. Nevertheless they bodies in. I hear the Ho family, in whose small enclosure in the centre of the station,
debts they cannot pay. For three years in suc- | have covered them with mata and are taking which the soldiers proceeded without delay to are being dunned for taxes they cannot raise and vicinity this dreadful murder was perpetrated, lay selge to. For some days following a series of skirmishes took place, in which, though the cession there has been practically famine, 4 charge of them. The street people were friendly soldiers sustained some losses, the bandits an Insufficient supply of food. These facts are throughout. The rioters came from, certain invariably suffered defeat. In these desaltoy but the dark background to darker detalls which villages from ten to fifteen away, and the real
I cannot relate. Now how would Social attacking parties were hired cot-throate. A party from the well-known Vineyards of Mesir, engagements they lost do more men and worse to them than all, their redoubtable leader His Scheme save these people-over 60 in number? leaves here to-night to bring the bodies in. I KOHLER AND VAN BERGEN, San Francisco, Kwel-ngan was severely wounded. At last the An expenditure of 14.100 would supply each shall join it and on my return hope to be able to and JULIAN P. SMITH (Olivina) Liyamore,
send you faller particulars-N. C. Daily News. shattered remnants of the belgand forces family with "Wamer's cast-iron lift pump." succeeded in breaking out of the enclosure. A That would effectually frigate their land and so permanently relieve their distrein. great number
them
cut down and only a A Board of Trade Court of Inquiry was held few made good their ascape. Several other This is solitary concrete example of one at Liverpool on the 18th of May into the strand places which the bandits had taken possession of thousand ways in which Christian of were recaptured similarly. In all these Aghts benevolence could prevent famine, More: any log of the steamer Glandarrock on the St. Patrick's Causeway, Cardigan Bay, in March only 15 soldiers lost their lives but a good many Secial Scheme would that the months of many were wounded. A reinforcement sent by the calumniators as it would open the hearts of Inst. The Court found the owner would proft to the extent of £1,400 if the vessel were totally Kal-bwa Prefect to the assistance of Tan Keh others. China needs means not more mission lost, and was of opinion that a leak in the con- ching succeeded also La retaking some captured aries nor money-God's means for saving soul
and body. denser was the deliberate act of the chiel villages and in driving the bandits, who had been
In official circles there are the most conflicting ravaging a wide district along the Tongking border The vessel might safely have been taken on to
theSome say she has taken many cities and means Holyhead or Liverpool, but she was improperly February the Prefect's soldiers fald selge to the
to occupy Tibet. Aboat 40 cart-loads of foreign miscreants there. Three days later, their
rißes passed Holan at the end of May, en route navigated, and no adequate measures were subprovisions having given ont, the bandits, whe requently taken to get her off the ground. The Court found that the master and chief englacer were well armed with rifles and nayonets, broke for the West. Trains of camels carry ammual bad willally put the vessel ashore, and therefore out of the wild thickets in which they had taken tion. Special commissionem from Feking are. shelter and attempted to burst through the slog superintending transports and some veteran the certificates of both would be cancelled.
With reference to this the Cillam makes the of soldiers which had been drawn round their officials have gone to the frontier. What does following observations:The arrest of Captain cover. Twenty soldiers were killed and twice it all mean War and a chinga ef government,
that number wounded, and though the bandits says the multitude.-N. C. Daily News. O'Leary and Chief Engineer Wimburst, of the "stestoship Glendarroch, by the police, followed suffered still heavier losses, the greater number of them succeeded in breaking through the ranks almost as a matter of course upon the Judgment of the besiegers and fied into the open country. of the Court of Enquiry, fastinated by the Board of Trade, which found that the steamer and been They were pursued without delay, however, and next day brought to battle beside a swift and wilfully and purposely castaway, by these officers, tutbid river with high banks, which they had no on St. Patrick's Causeway, while on a voyage in ballast from London to Liverpool It means of crossing. Cornered here and drives THE MURDER OF THE SWEDISH MISSIONARIES,
to always, however, that such prompt action in eapsir. In the Bghs that ensued fully two to desperation they fought with the courage of taken by the Public Prosecutor. In this case almost appears as if it were just the least bit hundred brigands fell by steel or ball, and as premature, as the accused have entered as many mere were thrown over the bank, and appeal against the decision of the Cant of drowned in the river beneath. Amongst those Enquiry in cancelling their certificates; and it slain was Hin Kwei-ngan, who though wounded In just possible that their arrest on the charge in the engagement a few days before, fought of felony may lead to have a prejudicial with great obstinacy, and died covered with effect on their chances of getting the decision of the inferior Court annulled Aight into Aunam. The blow is a heavy ose to As, however, the sccused have been remanded the bandits and it is hoped that for a long de on ball by the magistrate at Liverpool, before to come the Tongklag borders will be relieved whom they were brought, in order that the of their presence. appeal may be heard before the criminal salon prended with, we do not suppose that the cause of impartial Janice has tattered seriously from the mere fact of the arrest, If the offices in question are innocent, wo very sincerely hope that they may succeed in clearing themselves, There is no questing that the task before them
THE STRANDING OF THE
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CONSULAT DE FRANCE A HONGKONG,
NOTES FROM SHENSI,
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT)
Jhae fet,
The spring crops have just been gatherod, and
is a fermitab e pas, for pover before, we think... they have been a miserable fallure. The wheat perikely never wihin our regoliemigumkan ske | promised wall in the early spring, but soniinuous.]
Matsiobsien, sixty miles from here on the great road leading to Peking. It is a place of con siderable trades being near the borders of Honan many of the merchants of that province go to it Instead of to Hankow. The inhabitants, who number about 20,000, sve largely natives of other places, and being stonger themselves bars. always been very friendly to other strangers. Suuppu ladeed has always had the good word of the foreigners who have frequently visited it.
A few months ago the Swedish mission ranted native house fa and of the back streets, hoping in time'to settle down and curry on work there,
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