CATASTROPHE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,
COLLAPSE OF TWO HOUSES.
MANY PERSONS INJURED, AND. SOME KILLED.
One of the most serious accidents that has occurred in Hongkong for some time past took place in Queen's Road West at 8 mm. to-day when houses Nos, 248 and 250 collapsed. The result as far se known up to ason was that 15 persons had been extricated from the rafas and next to the Government Civil Hospital and It was feared that at least one man poder the debris was dead, while the upper portions of the bodies of two others were in sight.
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An to the cause of the catastrophe it is thought to be due to fire that occurred shortly after 12 o'clock last night in the second floor room ol No. 248. The ground floor ha occupied a fantern shop and the upper floors are reported to have been empty, but the police believe they were used by gamblers. Dopaly Superintendent McDonald had charge of the Fire Brigade and got the cutbreak "urder in half an hour, the flames being confined to the rafters and roof of the kitchen and the damage was only slight. Before loaving the premises the usual police guard was posted and nothing further took place ill 8 am today when the Central Fire Station received word that the two houses mentioned had fallen to. Men were at once despatched and found that the two upper floors had completely collapsed leavlegno thing but a pile of 'ruins. It was soon ascertained that the inmates of the lantern shop had made their escape but their neighbours were not so fortante. Among the rules could be seen Reveral uniortunates stroggilog and cries for help came from many quarters. The police under Sergeant MacDonald, and firemen under Assist at Foremen McLennon and Gauld sel to work with a will, and as the Government Cell Hospital ambulances arrived they ware freighted with be lojured men and despatched" to the hospital. After 12 men had been got out three more were seen uncovered to the wfit, but their lower limbs were plused down by timbers and great manies of bricks and rubbish. After half an hour's work or more the firemes and police added. by a gang of coalles got one of the men free. The poor fellow seemed to be la great pain and he suffered too from being exposed so lo 18 in the sun's burning says and the chotig dust. The workers were nex! hually attending the other two, but it was feated that one of them would saccamb before he could be extricate.". Ciles were heard lasting from under a pile of bricks near the right front of the place. Encuraging answer were given and all hande struggled hard to reach the man. The cries however ceased after a time and there is every reason to suppose that death ended the unfortunate fellow's agony. The last man t-ken out was lifted to the ambulance by P. C. Mac Swayed nod when placed in the vehicle he gave evidence of being seriously injured. 25 was occupied by a barber on the ground her; the first floor was an oplom diren and the second as a coclle house. It is not known hew many persons were in the place at the time and he workers are of oplaton that their search will keveslimme victims. The whole of the real almbers, flooring etc. of No. 250 has been placed out In the road and the only trace of the baliging nating is the balcony over the pathway and the ominous-looking heap of bricks, elc, lake No. 248 is a complete wreck the floors from above having crashed down into the shop and the sings of bright coloured lantern hanging all fo various parts give the scene of desolation à strange effect. The
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hatidings are said to have been put up some 15 years ago and several experts who saw the walls say that it is a wonder they did not come down before, seeing the way in which the bricks were pot together, and the weak mortar. A portion of the western wall of No. 248 on the ground floor is standing to about the height of the cell log but it has a bulge that indicates it may go at any moment and discharge more of the refus upon the site el No. 250. Some of the injured appeared to be suffering reverely from shock In addition to their braises. The shop No. 248 was insured in the Chan On Insurance office for $Eco. The other floors were uninsured. With regard to the recent work it was suggested, and it seems reasonable enough, that some of the uzemployed men at the Sallors' Home might
have been sent for. They would have been gind to earn a trifis and they would certainly have given the officers better ald than the gang of coolies, who were often in each other way,
LATER DETAILS,
After the publication of the above parifculara In our midday extra the rescue party succeeded In keeing the men who were partly entombed at about I p.m., and they were sent to the Hos: pital. When the bricks bad bren cleared from the place whence cries were heard, two dead bodies were found, one above the other,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1897.
IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASE.
In the British Consular Court for Hlogo and Osaka an insurance case which was watched with kren interest by the mercaoilla communities to Japan was concluded on the 16th fastaặt. “It will henceforth be known as the case J. A Sylva v. Lucas & Co., agents for the Unlea Fire Insurance Company. The claim was for $3,400 on a policy of fire Insurance for $4,000. Mr. J. C. Hall (British Consol) and Messrs. R. Hughes and P. S. Symes (Assessors) heard the cuse and the following le’the full text of the
JUDGMENT,
therefore
with costs. In this, I may add, the Associates
CONCUP.
M. Brnabfield: Your Honour, in the matter of the goods will remaining in the godown, in view of the expressions you have made I would ask that defendants be granice a iten.
His Honour will grant an order to show cause. will hear that in Chambers.
The Court then rose -Kobe Herată.
THE KWANGSI KEROSINE AND MATCH FARM.
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Mr. R. Chatterton Wilcox, Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, for wards us coples of the following correspondence cale to collect lekin on kerosine and matches in on the subject of the erection of a farm or syadi Kwangu :-
qually, and some even more, pressing questions (such as, for instance, the transit pasa ques- Box) which at that time it was apparently Im
ossible for Foreign enforce, and it is therefore less surprising that Governments to
this particular breach of Treaty rights was not then brought prominently into notice.
gling, and li persons evade thalekin taxes on the alore and articles, they will be brought before the focal officers to be severely dealt with. As the profect of Wuchow has taken this thing into consideration and reported to the Lekin Office and it has mat with the approval of the Govern or wo therefore issue this joint notification You, people, must understand that the said The foreign trade in China generally bas Company is to pay y to the Government $10,000 decided cause for congratulation in the watchful per annum to farm out the lekin dalles levied and energetic attitude now adopted by its present on Imported matches and kezoglue of from consuler and diplomatic reprezentatives.—I have to elga countries to be imported lato all the dis-the honour to be, sir, your obedient vervant, |trict of Kwang,i for sale. The aforesaid articles
bearing the trade mark of the sald Company Byron Brenao, Esq, C.M.G, H.U.M's Como),
R. M. GRAY, Chairman. pass every barrier without further payment of any lekin tax.
If other people want to import matches and kerosing off into the Province of Kwangs) they are to pay to the farmer thirty cents for every two tins oi kerasiae ell and two dollars for every box of matches as the lekin tax, and the Com- before they can import them into the interior for pany is to give them receipts and trade marks sale. If the aforesaid anticlox bear no trade make of the farmer they
ze said to be
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THE CONSUL TO THE CHAMBER..
H B.M. Consulate, Canton,
26th July, 1897. SIR-Referring to my letter of the atat inst. on the subject of a kerosing oll mosapoly la the province of Kwang-sh, I beg to inform you that I have received a despatch from the Viceroy here, stating that the syndicate entrusted with smuggled goods. The former is allowed to bring the collection of the tax de oil and matches has the offenders before the local ofäcess for panish-been instructed To suspend operations.—I am, power as to impose any ixx other than the said ment. The farmer is not allowed to exercise hissiz, your obedient servant, Cho lekin tax. Obey this fourth moon's notifi-
(ilgaec) BYRON BRANAN.
Consul The haliman, Hongkong Gengrai Chamber of
Commerce, Hongkong.
MESSES, ARNHOLD, KAPBIRG & CO. TO THE CHAMBER,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1897. Sir, We herewith bag to draw the attention of the Chamber to a notice whic› the Chief Di rector of Lekin Offices of the province of Kwangalcation. and Salt Commissioner of the same province in has issued conjafntly with the Treasurer, Judge, the course of the 4th mouth of the currcal Chinese year, granting to a Chinese merchant, Leung Kuang Yuang and others the privilege of the province of Kwangit on the following the importation of mitches and kerosloo oll into terras :—
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1.The collection of the Cho Lakin tax on, all matches and kerosine oli imported tato the province of Kwangs! is formed oat to the said Leung Kang Yass for a period of 13 years against the yearly payment of a sum of $10,000 to the Government of Wachau. 3.-A Company with a capital of $300,00 is to be formed by the farmer to purchase ke rosine ait and inatches from foreign mer chants for importation into the province. These goods shall be marked with the Com pany's trade mark and are to be exempt from any other charges whatever, except the customary import duty al 5 per cent. ad valorem levied by the Chloese Imperial
Maritime Customs.
3. All other merchants who desire to Import matches or kerosine oll feto any district belonging to the province of Kwangsl shall have to pay to the said farmer or to his Company a tax of 30 cents for every two ting of kerosine oll, and $2 for every box of matches.
THE CHAMBER TO HBM. CONSUL, CANTON. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
NEWS FROM THE NORTH. Hongkong, aath July,
cial Authorities of Kwangst announcing the Sir,The attention of this hamber has been directed to a salles issued by the Provln-
(From our Special Correspondent).
TIENTSIN, July 15th. concession to a "Chinese merchant (one Leang
The weather here lately has been scorch. Kwang Yan) and others the privilege of img, but, time to precedent, the French porting matches and keroalne all into the above testival of ibe Bastille named province for a period of twelve years on
brought with A starp dawa paar, and a terms which constitute it virtual monopoly
temporary cEX. sation of old Sol's boatlifter. The fourteenth is and reader the transit pass privilege to a large not a very special day in Tiestain, the French extent useless, while it cando fall to severely community not being of much "count" eumert. hamper foreign trade on the West Alver. cally, to spite of their fine settlement, The usual
Call
The police, izsued in the course of the fourth Chinese Moon, has doubtless ere this come to your knowledge, and you will probably, have protested against this fresh violation of the
Treaties.
My Committee propose addressing Sir Claude MacDonald on the subject, probably by wire, but before doing so they would be glad to have your optolon on the cale. Will you kindly favour the Chamber with as early reply, slace, if action is to be taken, the Committee are of opinion that no time should be lost.I have the honour to be, air, your most obedient servant,
Canton.
R, CHATTERTON WILCOX,
• Secretary.
4.After the payment of this tax the Com-Byron Bredan, Erg, C.M.G., H.B,M's Consul,
pany's trade mark w be affixed to the geois and they will then be exempt from any other taxation.
His Honour said :--This is a claim for fire Insurance, the parties being present. The ficts in the case are 'mple. On the 8th of May last the plaintiff effected an insurance en goeds in bis gedown for $3,000 making, together with a previous insuranca an furniture in the same establishment, $4000. Tie Lexinidaat occurs two days after when, according to the evidence of some of the plalo'iffe wittcues, the last lot of braid in the first consignment hem Inouye aid also 1ốc colis of straw,braid from Ingaya were delivered at bli godown. On the 17th May occum, which is extfagnished close after the commencement Thereupon plaintiff claims for $3.400 odd na for a total loss of his goods. It Is one of the conditions of the contract it is the sixteenth article of the policy which provides that any dispute relating to the claim if these be no suspicion of band shall be submitted to abl. tration. There appears to have been a certain amount of reluctance on the defendant's part to state explicly what was abondantly evident from the beginning and very reasonable that they suspected fraud. In frce of the fact the ra cases bamboos and g cases straw, braid wole practically aslojured, that the office forettore was.untouched by fire or water, to say as plain. tiff said in his letter of the day after the fire that the goods were totally destroyed is simply an audacious falsehood. No less strong terms are Justified. The defendants perfectly lastified la refusing payment, as for a total loss and the claim itself was 5 far preposterous as to give jatible grounds of suspicion of even more deliberaie frasd. When the case came to be looked lata by the Court, I and the assessors witting as Jory are frand. The defendants in their pleading water
greed there is ample evidence of deliberate.
that the first ro-called list was imperfect, which It undoubtedly la, containing only four items. The second on which plaintiff sdes, they sert is false and fraudulent. I have examined with the utmost care every jst and title of evidence put forward hy the plaintiff and bl witnesses in support of his list, particularly his books, and the resalt of my examination is to convince me that the case reeks with fraud from the beginning. I say nothing as to the origla of the fire. The so-called statement of clim consists of 13 items. these I am convinced they are falie and fraudu
With regard to six of lent, I proceed to enumerate, and to give some rex-ons for so thinking. To begin with, the numbers given in the purchase book by the plaintiff and his witnesses do not correspond. The notice issued consists of a renewed viola- There is a difference at any rate of 130 collation against the treaties. It is highly detrimen- of straw braid. An attempt has been mede
fal to the free development of trade on the West to wipe out that by making a final entry in the so-called purchase book. In the course
River, and grants dramages to a privileged of bis tross-examinailon, when asked for 680
Commercial society which almost amount to calls of straw braid, the plaintiff categoricily
monopoly: and explicitly proved 800 colis,-110 ton much. The value of the so-called purchase book may be Inferred from the fact there is no entry of the bambe'n although it was in godown and is there still. Nor is it in godown book. These bamboos are entered in the rough purchase book witboat any date, but the succeeding entry is dated 13th Match. 1897. Pirin!!!Pa Witnesi, Inouye, gave very explicit evidence as to straw braid, 160 calls special quality at $4.00, a wittes receipt was produced and the delivery seemed to be fairly proved, bat on comparing his purchase book with the rough purchase book here again I find evidence of fraud. In the purchase book these 160 colls are sat down as being marked No. 11,100 and as being supplied by Insure at $4 discovered an entry relating undoubtedly to the a cofl. In his rough purchase book I hard
same thing dated 10th January, 1897, but the name is not Inouyo but Nishimura, and tha number la 1080, 82 colle at $4 co, and acother item, also a special item, No. 108, 80 calls at $4.10 per coll, to be delivered in three months and to be packed in cardboard boxea. As re- gards the other l'ems, the bamboo screens, for these there are no lets the thron entries in the calved from Tau-Ping-Man, Perfect of Wuchow, This is to notify that a despatch has been re-
roogh purchase book, where one is entered and Tam-Kwok-Yan, expectant Prefect and Takahashi and the other two Nugal, but is the purchase book all theme are entered in one name,
Director of the Chief Lek'n Station, stating and not under eliber of these. Tokobashi or Na
that's merchant named Lenng-Kwong-un and gal, but under Konds. The 36 silk screens are
others have farmed out the Cha Lekin Tax-le., retained duty-levied on matches and kerosizć | In existence, unburnt, but the silk and oil Imported into the whole Province of Kwing coltos screens packed in a cases and the 30 l0010 s. The farmer is to pay to the Government of behind. The same obrevation might apply to screens bare disappeared, leaving no trace Wachow $10,000 per annum, which is to be paid
in four Instalments according to the four sea
The right is granted to the larmer or his Company to confiscate any matches or kerasiae all imported fata the province of Kwangsl on which the forementioned taxes have not been paid by the owner, and which do not hear the trade mark of the Company. The above are the principal points of this notice of which we enclose a copy, and we ven. ture to hope that your Committee will consider Kwangst and protest against the same in the the procedure of the Provlacial Authorities of
proper quarter.
The action of these authorities is inconstat. granting the general use of transit passes in the ent with their proclamation issued last January, province of Kwangst. The opening of the West River to forelga trade and the transit pass question have only been settled for a short period, and after a long and desperate struggle, in which your Chamber took such a prominent
part, and we trust that your Committee are strong pressare lo prevent Chinese provincial obialoed alter such large difficulties.We have Rathorities from Impairing the advantages the honour, alt, to be your obedient servants,
pp. ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
(Siraed) E. GORTZ.
R. Chatterton Wilcox, Erg, Secretary, Hong-
kong Chamber of Commerce.
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LEKIN TAX NOTICE. The Chief Director of the Leklo.Office of the Province of Kwangaf, the Provincial Treasurer, the Provincial Judge, and the Salt Commissioner have jointly issued a notice the effect as follows:-
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THE CONSUL TO THE CHAMBER.
H. B M Consulate, Canton, 21 July, 1897. Sir-1 tez to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday on the subject of the sew tax on kercsine and matches in the province of Kwangui. A Chinese syndicate farms the tax and pays for the privilege $10,000 a year.
As you point out, the terms of the concession virtually give the syndicale a monopoly of the
from this, the tax faelf is legal: it is called a trade in these articles, and to ibis extent it is un- doubtedly a violation of the treaties. Bat, apart destination or terminal tax, but it is in reality additional import duty, and the intention is that it should be collected from Chinese Im porters as soon as the oil is brought late the province, whatever its uliltaste destination may be.
No Chinese, of course, will venture to protect their oil or matches by taking out transit passes; and it is doubtful" whether foreign mer- chants will attempt to use transit passes, be. cause the only effect of deing so would be that the oll might excape the payment of the tax while on the journey, but the tax would never- theless be exacted from the Chinese purchaser ** it passed into Chinere hands. Chinese would be purchasers are so firmly convinced of this that they are deterred from entering into con- tracts to buy oll on these conditions, and the threat contained on the proclamation that un- labelled oll will be confiscated will probably never be put to a test for the simple reason that no Chloese will be found bold enough to make the experiment. The Chinese desler knows from sad experience that confiscation and punishment are me to follow; and that eventual reparation is extremely doubtful, so be wisely keeps to the safe side.
were made at the Consulate, Colonel Wogick attending to full uniform as a matter of coarte. All Chipete bouses in the French Concession displayed the tricolor, which they are obliged to do, and they are also compelled to set forth their toshi can notices fo what parports to be "French," with results which are occasionally very ludicrous, In the evening there was fête at the Consulate, bich was illuminated with excellent effe, and a number of pretty fireworks were let off prior to the guests being regaled with a cold collation in the Consulate grounds. Now, the Fourth and the Fourteenth are over and done with, and not' lng remains to us but. beat, floods and general misery and discomfort for the next weeks.
Ti:nisin is almost deserted. "Everyone who Is anyone bas flown to the popular summer resort, Peitaiko, the Scarborough of Chias; and if one may belleve all that one hears they are all having a very good ilme of it there. Bal while the aca air is no doubt very relieshlog, and the sight of mountain green, very restfal af or the awful, unbroken dreariness of Tientsin mud, I have my 'doots' whether Petalho is quite the paradise it is painted. After from 8 .. to pm. of jolting on the train's wooden teaches-unless, of course, you have a drawing. room car-in beat and dust, you have another
lon, which is probably one or two rooms In two hours a donkey or la Hongkong chair before you are fiantly deported at your destina. someone else's house. If you are able to afford a hease of your own your furniture the oldest, roughest and least valuable you can gel together bae to precede you, with a certain number of boys to get things into order. But neither boys
Bor house can produce the for supplies essential
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to physical comfort and health at this sensor, and fresh bread and fresh meat are luxuries at Peitalbo Fish la abundance is precurable at exorbitant rates, and muiton, and chickens, but no fee, and there is lacking a good deal more which here in Tientsin we fancy ourselves unable to do with
out. But I bave not been to Peltziko yet, and if I ever do go I may get bitten with the same enthusiastle admiration for the place which scene to possess others. At present, however, I am incilord to the belief that a trip to Japan and` back at the close of the bot season would i be infialter more beneficial cheaper and comfortable.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
JULY. Meteorological means barid on ten years'
· observations to 1895. Barometer
*****20.73 Thermometer 88
Humidity.........................69
Rainfall...
TO-DAY.
WEATHER FEPORT.
Baromater Thermameter... Humidity... Rainfall
On dats at On date at
I AM.
2971
10 405
29.77
81 81
85
74
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TO-DAY.
Wednesday, 28th July, 1507. Chinese-991A at 6th moon of 23rd year of
Kwono-sį.
Jewish-28th Tamur, 5657. Mohammedan-271k Saphor, 1315,
San-Rites
ximumuus bār, 31 min. Sets comm .......... fikr. 40mm, High water-Morning ......... Thr. 35min. Afternoon.IDÄṛ, 23m£6. Low water-Morning Okr. Bimln. Afternoon. Skr. 15min. ANNIVERSARIIS,
1540-Earl of Essex beheaded. 1750-Sebastian Bach, composer, died. 1704-Robespierre galliatine 1, 1861-Nanking re-taken by the Imperialists. 1878-Death of the infant prince Tá-<-no-Moyo,
hels to the Japanese throne. 1888-Thess. Lazzang wrecked off Port Arthur.:
TO-MORROW,
Thursday, 29th July, 1807. Chlanse-1st of 7th moon of 23rd year or
Xwong-zi.
Jewish-89 Tamus, 5657.
(Month of the Festival of All Souls.) Mohammedin-281h Saphar, 1315.
Sun-Rises **
Seis ***
gatóm Shr. 41mīm. Annular Eclipse of the Sun, invisible in Hongkong.
Moon-New Moon Ar. Sőmin. p.m. High water-Morning
Afternoon
Low water-Morning.
Skr. 15min.
unI0kr, S2min.
Ihr, 26min, sus Skr. 40min,
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. 1588 The Spanish Armada dispersed by the
British Fleet.
1858-Treaty between United States and Japan
signed.
1889-Great earthquake at Kamamoto, Japan, 1891-Defeat of the Chinese by the Japanese at
... Yashas, 1896-Severe typhoon in Hongkong and Macao;
greet damage to house property.
MEMORANDA.
The final dividend of 5.972 per cent or IL 244 TO-MORROW,-29th July. in the will pild on and after this data at the office of the Chartered Bank to creditors of the New Oriental Bank, in liquidation. 10 am-Regina v. Witchell case it Supreme
Ceart, Irm.-Outward English Mail clores. Noon-Mirzapore sills for Europé víɑ usual
ports of call.
4.15 p.m.Meeting of the Sanitary Board, 9 p.m.--Pollard's Opera Company, at Theatre
Royal SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAKE DUE: Australian (AirHe) 31st inst. French (Saghallen) 3rd prox Indian (Arvatoon Adcar) 3rd prox. Canadian (Empress of China) 4th prox. American (Gaile) ath prox. Tacoma (Brasmar) 4th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) gih prox. American (City of Peking) 13th prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 25th prox.
THE D. D. R. steamer Aglaia, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the and prox
SHIPPING RETVANS. From 8 pm."yesterday to 8 pm, so-day, Altagro...............terms, from Singapore
Mathilde Monmouthsh Weesung
To-day a postal service has commenced to Peltalhe, by which mails despatched from hero at 8 a.m. will be delivered there either the same evening or first thing next morning, which in a boon to basiness men, and lovers, and there will be, I believe, 'one or two temporailly servered I have brought this matter to the notice of couples this season. Talking of mails, my atten- Her Majesty's Minister, so that, should your ton has recently been drawn to the fact that Chamber deem it ^necessary to address-him on mails to Peking are still being sent by cin. the subject, your communication will find His This savours of the ultra ridicalons, but It, I am Excellency folly posted. As a question of told, la strict accordance with Sir Robert's orders. tactics I would venture to doubt the expediency The reason for such deliberation is not easy to of attacking the precedure in Kwingal when understand, for where passengers can go murely the same thing on a much larger scale is going mails could follow or sccompany them. Besides, on la Kwangtung. A similar tax is farmed by even though malis sent by rail would be liable to a syndicate in this province; and within the detention by reason of floods, they are still more treaty port of Canton itsell, where according to the tarif kerosing should reach the consumer elak of being lost. The line so far bas, it is so when taken by courier, and run the additional after paying a duty of about-aloe cents per caso, satisfactory to know, put yet suffered from foods. a further tax of 30 cents is imposed and bas Should it by remarkable good lock escape been imposed for years, without any complaint | altogether, the engineers will be a clear year's
work to the good. A prophet whe foolishly Argyll I judge from conversations I have
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The unfortunate creature who was first found the bamboo blinds, but as those are much lighter sons. The farmer is to be excepted from all i having been made from soy qat had with courted extincison at the hands of the Tsungit | Kwongsang ****
was doubileau be whose despairing cars were beard by the workers. While shorelling out the debris into the street a cat, which had been smothered, made her appearance. Pois seemed nons, the worse for her adventure and soon. cleared off in search el more comfortable quar ters. As the balconies were left without support and threatened to become a danger a party of P. W. D. labourets stored them up from the road with stent bamboo scaffaldlags."
Foreman Philips had charge of the operations this afternoon and under his directions a strong gang of coolies and some Europian officers were busily engaged in hauling out the beams and folute in the rear of the premises to enable the shovels and pickaxes to be got to work on the huge pile of fallen walls. There are many tons of this stuff to be removed and the officers belleve that, when the bottom of It Is reached, there will be farther additions to add to the mortality lat.
and filmeler I give plantiff the benefit of the other charges whatever from the Government, duebl. Bat, excluding that, I find oat of thirteen The farmer will faand Company with a capl. Items claimed six as not only unproved but, In tal of $300,000 to purchase kerosine all and view of evidence given by defendant's witnesses matches from foreign countries and import them and especially by Mr. Sim, and is view of the into the Province of Kwangsl. With the excep apparance of the godowa when viewed by tion of the impost daty of 5per cent. ad-valorem myself, and assessor-1 Bud it improbable and levied by the Custom House, be la free from all nabellevabis and false to say there were 2 cases the local taxes and fekin taxes when the said 16a colls straw braid consumed under the articles are inserted by bim into any district or staircase, I couldai t fxudulant to say prefecture of the Province of Kwasgel. If the thera wers
of silk screens officers in charge of all the lokin stations of consumed fa the #121 way, and that Kwangal have prove that the said articles there were 4 boxes of special straw braid under imported bear genulae trade marks of the said the stairs and 36 losse acreens. These alx items Company, they wild let the goods pass without I pronounce to be fraudulent, I mention the farther charge of teklo daly more than suspicious circumstance, the absence of dates in the plaintiff's purchase books. For
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the Carton officials that the Governor of Yamen, so it is said, by predicting the destruc
Chowtal.** Kwangul in kaly to withdraw the privilegestion of a portion of the line on the 14th, is in lar grened to the syndicate; in fact, I have to-day Imminent danger of belog made a head shorter Ca............... received positive 'assurances on this subject, by the msgastes of the Board of Punishments, As soon as the notice cancelling the privilegs is owing to the nonfatalment of his prophesy,
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Very conflicting opinions prevail in Peking Hoteller BYRON BRENAR.
but there seems little doubt that aconer or latter Freir not only the Hankow-Peking, bat yet more ZafroCION Consul.
direct line south will certainly be constracted. Columbia ALELER THE CHAMBER TO THE CONSUL,
The opon question I-, Who will do 117 There Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, is an impression in some quarters that Russia
Hongkong, 23rd July, 1897.
will have the chloi say on the subject, and as Sir, I have much pleasure to acknowledging matters now stand it would not be surprising Pigue (H.M.S.)........... in The said articles are to be Imported by the receipt of your letter of the arst inat, on the farmer into all the places belonging to Kwang subject of the new Impost on keresine and
Just at present Ruslan attention is centred
Oscarshal-0441 the first three pages, which appear to extend over for sale at low prices for the convenience of matches in the province of Kwangs, and her bulan friends here pooh-pook this and assure In the complation of her own line which is three months, there are proper entries; on the the people. Any other merchants who want to ta tender you the cordial thanks of this Chamber
being
hurtled forward with great energy. C. of R. de Janeiro Commopolitan other pages not a single date la entered. Thète import matches and kerosins off fate any dis- for the fight you keys throws on the question, me that there is no chance of the Has being is a similar absence of dates in plaintiff's 10-
the coatinted trouble take, and for the promp2 | completed under five or six yeam. Ahí By the floor of 248 after the Gre, says that the heat in the conduct in claiming for a total lost when
to pay to the larmer thirty cents as Cha lakin ittude of your reply. ia fact
bye, Baron Gunsberg la at present paylog Tien- tax for every two tier of korosine off, according From the information so freely_jald before tain a visit, and is staying with Colonel Wagack western wall, was extreme long after the flames the damage was very alight, and in charging an to the rules of Chap-Vik-Teng, farmer of Cho the Chamber, I gather that the Governor of The Baron looks as well and stalwart as his had been quelled. The roof of the balcony here excessive valde for some articles, as for instance lekin tax in the Province of Kwang Tung, and Kwangsl is on the point of withdrawing the gallant host, who, for all his scaming devotion le badly charred and that of the room inside in charging $400 for a small lot of samplas up- was hurst through. A crack has been notized | stairs, in regard to the false entries in the list
two dollars for every box of matches according privileges conceded to the syndicate, and it to the pleasures of ille, is invariably very busy, on the eastern wall in the third story of the six out of thirteen are proved impossible:fa Tang. The farmer will give to the merchant a Chamber to take up the question at the moment the river conservancy scheme, and Consuls and to the role of the Custom House of Kwang. would therefore seem superflans for this Matters are not progressing favourably with shop adjoining. No. 350 and there a big regard to the godown entry book kept by receipt and trade marks on receiving the Che incumach as the remedy for the grievance has merchants alike are getting impati at Thele the randah of No. 248 the godown man not being produced; fa lakin tax. Matches and kerosing oil will bear been already appiled by the responsible authorl are only between four and five feet of water in on the lower fi10.
Of the men taken to the Hospital to have to the fact that when as expert the same trade mark.
tias. The Committee cannot doubt that the the river, and a great deal of manuværing is was called in to examine the straw braid been able to leave the Institution.
If matches and kerosins of bear no trade share you have had in bringing the question to required to get cargo up and down even in On the wall. of 252 93 the second door were give dates either to the defendants or to this marks of the as allowed to see the smuggled and bis repuesentasions skerson hurs powerfully all right and its shareholders are the only
give but able to farmer they of at
and Lighter Co. ac hanging to-day articles of clothing, a mirror a Court, these discrepancies, in the quantities of goods and take them to the farmer. The contributed to compass that end, and for which persons who reap any benefit from the state of umbrella and baskets placed there by their goods, the number in dates, the absence of dates amuggled goods are to be confiscated. Seventy service the thanks of those interested are due, afairs and on the strength of it they are building owners who were all unaware of the fearful and the variations between the evidence given per cent of the proceeds of the sale of the catastrophe that was 'n woon to inke place at the trial and in the rough purchase book, all muggled, goods la to be awarded to the person the present opposition to this illegal Takia pal Council are looking very anxious as their
With reference to your remarks contrasting new and extensive premis. But the Munic Grext, piles of clothing and fuenfiure have combine to show the claim to have been corrupthe seizes it and thirty per cent to defray the rathy displayed la connection with the farm. However, pressure is now being brought to bear, been rescued intact and are stowed on the and fraudulent. There must therefore be public expensas of the local district. To show
„in Kwangil with the apparent principal source of revenus is of course cut off. pathway where Chinese police keep guard judgment for defendants with costs. I con- justice the farmer will accept nothing of the ing of similar taxes on a much larger scale in and a gentleman versed in the engineering over them. The son of the accidant has all rider the defendants have done a public service proceeds of the sale of the margied goods. Kwangtung, I think it should not be overlooked requirements of the river kas gone to Faking to day boon thronged with hundreds of curious in hifnging this cuas fate, the light of a Law The said Company is to be established after the that, whereas the Kwangal, farm aims at interview the Loreign Ministers and as if some Chinese sed 1 said of Earopaan, and Sikh Court 911 appears from the correspondence now regulations of Chip-Yik-tong: Cho lakin (as monopoly of the whole inde La las articles plan of action cannot be determined on. police were on duty keeping the road clear, in Court that at ens time the
templated paying late Court a seasonable years. After the term has expired, arrangements, marely for the collection of the lekin and taxes the Telegraph, which is always well to the fore. con- farmer in Kwang-Tang, for a term of twelve | farmed, the farm in Kwangtung is established the bys, though thle may be a chestnut to amount for a partial loss. I consider defendants will be made. The farmer has sent in the regula withani interiorence with the trade such with his information, Mr. Hawla, who surned so have rendered a signal service to public oplaton tians which they beg to inform the local officers is designed, by the Kwangal syndicate. Imeca notoristy during the war, is, I hear, now in Apply to Maseru. DODWELL, CARLILL & Caj and samosescial morality in bringing this ease of all the districts of Kwangsi. They further beg|might furskot polat and that, when the Kwang, the Chluasa mivion as an instructor and is Into Court:" There is judgment for defendants, to appelet amicers to joskwierakondaire of smug cả tang hươm was läsugurated these were many stationed at Pori Artkurs
| Agasis for 15. OPPENHEIMER & Co. Farik.
It is not expected that the whole of the ground
for can be got clear unill sometimsta-morrow,
na that if there are more victims under the rains
there is very little prospect of thern being gat
GOLD MEDALS Bordeaux, 1982, Paris, 1880,
LIQUOR
OF TILE REVEREND FATHER
A. KERMANN.
This BLIXIE is employed with mzdobne to restore the FORCES of the STOMAUH and PÃQILI TATES, the DIGESTION.
TONIO WINE
Of the Bay, Father A. HERMANN MOKA-ŽINA of Dr. GOLE. CREME DE MANDARINE.
·AVELING -- ATIFFTTE SUPERFINE.
Ggg Hongkong).