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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1897.
THE CRISIS IN BORNEO. FACTS ABOUT MAT SALLEH, THE OUTLAW AND
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YANKEE NOTIONS OF BRITISH BHOGIINO, The Frisco Chronicle Kays *-- Gunnery rabels can choose practically any part of
practice in the British navy has never Noth Bores for their next raid or can escape been is strong point, but the results of late Inte Dutch territory once they have reached the, are more than usually disappointing. During district lying to the south of Kiox-Balu, sad, recent tests the Saws Pareti and Embow tied as they could cross the lower spars of the thefe 16.25-inch guns, firing thirteen rounds and mosaiale in some three or four day's march not biting the target at all. Other battle-ships,
cent of hits. On the Colosse apna hit was made beyond reach of thals presuersatthe present mola seventeen rounds, the Thunderar made two from Inanam it is to be feared that they are well of the Channel fleet made an average of 30 per
Batter work was had meat. Once well the interior pursuit is well out of thiety and the Centurion three oat nigh hopeless und Mat Salleh will only have to of twenty-seven.
with 6-loch gens, but the secondary battery Te pards with his band for a time unill the scars made a poor showing. All the firing was done af hla sudden and disastrous descent upon Gaya deliberately, which, of course, cou'd not be the bas in some degree worn aff to again bare any casa in a battle. In this connection it is la- station he may choose to raid completely at his feresting to note that the United States Govern. ment la taking great pains to improve its naval The principal Government stations have abroganety, and to that end has created among enllated men the new ratings of chief gon cap- lately no means of defence beyond a bandful of talogun ceptato of the Best class and run can Sikh and Dyik police, while Sandakan, the rate of the third class, all at good my. The capital, is so contracted as to poslitvely lavice result will be to give our Nay the same trained when, by sheet good marksmanship, it won town by a narrow gully which could be held by arable victories on ships which were over a désen men while the Europeans are mass-matched in tonnage by the enemy's. cred and the town lasted and burnt. If San- dakan in 10 aussie, how much more so are the other stations which are projected by only some filicen to twenty men?
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We have received from an Away cond. ent a copy of a memorial forwarded the residents of Away in May, last to the Arcan" In order to fully understand the gravity of the Minister at Peking orging that bigh claf}.present situation la North Borneo, with the (Days of the Corps Diplomatique) to at in notorious outlaw Mat Salleh on the war-pais fluence to prevent the American Reformedurch with a band of aimed desperadoer, and amplo Mission from erecting a hospital for lusse means at his disposal to buy the goodwill of In the forefga settlement on the Island Koo- various native tribes, it is first necesTÁTY TO langio, Amoy. The full text of the portal understand something of the nature of the is given below. We regret to learnt the country, of is Iobabilianis and also of Mat Salleh American Minister did not enterinia the porals į. himself, and we therefore proceed to lay some of the memorialists and avourts that tAmerl- } facts on these points before cur readers. `-
Mat Salleh, so far as we can leare, comes can Mission is legally Jaulfed in ailding. ibe sald hospital on Koolangan, Pepe the from ane of the old. “pirate tribes," who had Minder, when he arrived at his lon to their headqunetetu at Tampvuuk and Pandasıan back up:h-missiles, did not knobat the on the West Coast of Borneo, and from whence asserilor that the cast of procorlag a frisire for large piratical frets were in yests gone by the espalda the mitoland would nee likely despriched yestly to plunder throughout the to stend the test of careful invigstion; 1 whole of the Malay Arcbipelago from the stack, the Barracks belog separated from the / emps nf, gunders that it had lo be old days Delther would the allegation that the is real, need for such shospital at may act that Philippines to New Goluca, carrying đónth the American Reformed Church Mion have and destruction in their train, attacking lag chapels and bospitals in meny ts of the boats and villages, burning, pillaging, mar- Amer prefecture. They have hengis at Son-derlog and carrying off bandreds of helpless sis, Changchia, Chewonchlu and Tang, besides one hespitel on the Amoy city side, ga to the captives loto abject alavcıy. Eves to late as the Roman Catholle Church, with 14 b) for in-year 1876 no less than 400 ye sans were that patients. As regards funds, they arlentilal, murdered or kitaspped in twelve months along it would seem from resorts that havejched us.
the cassis of North Borro, The first time It is unld that Dr. Otte, the promotora fa scheme
Mat Salleh came to the front in Bornean history for a hosphat on Koolanges, l'alzeturned from America with some $50,coolbicibed was some three years ago when ke ardved at by American supporters for misslopurposes, Sandakan, the capital, to make some completat and it to also sxxerted thin
Yazalost the Government. He did not come alone wealthy Amaican lady, a Miis alqukoan, who ft attached to the Minstand who bat brought some two or three hundred "ghting recently arrived at Amoy from Africa, has men as a bodyguard, all armed to the teeth. He made a very bandsome donat to the fairly intimidated the Government. Unfortun. hospital fund. The proposed hospil is clearly ately for North Borneo na decisive measures not a necessity, otherwise the Europe a residents
were taken to show Mat Salleh that petitions of Amoy would not have sigued memorial so freely. It Introduces as eleme of grave should not be presented in such a bellicare danger to the bexlth of the commany by allow mannes. It was decided to request bim to ing diseased natives to land on the land at all retire. There was some parleying and after a
To take Mat Salleh a special expedition is re- quired composed of picked Dyski and in charge of an officer well used to jangle work. As expedition that could move quickly and was not encamberewitha toaextensive commissariat, Is requisite. Such a force only, we feel convinced, capable of capturing the notorious rebel bat even to them the ebase will be a long one and the service dangerous. Something must ta done, and that quickly, or disaster to the Europeans in North Borneo will sealt. Mat Salleh has to disposed of far it is evident that there is no security either for life or property as long as he is at large. One way of getting rid of him might be the inne of a proclamation declaring àlm an outlaw and offer-
bonis of the day and night, and itw affectually | somewhat fɛngĺby Hickarah the offensi❤. ing & substantiul reward for him dead or alive.
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nally the good effect of the projecve law en forced with so much success this yr agafost bushranger made himself scarce. That it wAS A the introduction of plague in the island mistake to treat him leniently is shown by ibe settlement. Why The missionariesdon't plich subsequent trouble which he has given the their tent among the natives on the inland w. Government. For a few manike nothing was In common with the Amorites, aiat a lost to understand, The missionssles rem to bave heard of this russian, but that he had not "hand- made out a weak case in suppet of actioned in his checks" was in due course made knows which is very galling to the mailty of their for he was heard of from the up-country districts fellow-realdenis, and we hope therere that the
where he appeared with a small band of fol. latter will not lose heart at the firsteverse, but
lowers and amused kimself by raiding small will try again. Another pelliton, wh duplicates forwarded to all the representativejal the Great stations and terrorising the more peaceable Power in Peklog, would at lessresult in the lahabitenis, and, as he took good care to keep zantier receiving the messure of aliation which
clear of the small semi-military expeditions sent It undoubtedly meris. It is not so much to
fresh appsi, bringing against him, he was never captured. True, aa gunay bag, were about to hope, too, that a forward fresh arguments and evidenco la stockade which he had erected was taken, but suport of allegailons, would be entirely the wily bushman took good care to leave by successial. If such an institution were really the back door some time before the attacking needed for the small foreign woṭticient at Amoy the Telegraph would be the last t support the party entered by the front. "Itis related that he on opposition, but, as we are not sɛe to perceive one occasion evaded the sentries and entered the that it can serve any arefol parpo, we can only sleeping camp of bis pargners; sending a hope that the lil-adriwd #ction of the mis pailie message afterwards to say that he had stonar'es will be met with irreslaibla prevsura
done so. Another time he led hle band from the proper quarter. Our friends in Amey down the river under cover of darkness, pass most not in such matters take no for an ao. swer; and they should not be appalled because Ing close by the santries of the pursuing force they are told that the missionarios are "legally camped on the river bank, thus leaving the ex- Justified" in balding a Chinesa pest-knuss in
be mirat of Europian residences. If you do pedition to push ou up river at daybreak quite mat of fost sneezed
TRE PETITION"to":
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Amoy, 24th May, 1897.
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unconscious of the dead think that- young wow aniaty paddileg to the opposite direction to wards the sea.
From this we may judge Your Excellency-The Foreign Mercantile that Mat Salleh is a leader of no mean Community of thle port bara siways objected to ablilty and that he is a pretty claver strategist into the establishment of a Houphal for Chidera the bargain. The disputilon of the nativas, too, patients on the island of Koolangaa, partly be all in Mat Salleh's favour. They are as cause the nee's of the island do not require liis tos indolent to interfere with him so long as but principally because, as a precedent, li m'ght in the falure affect adversely the welfare of he leaves them alone, while his force and his loreign residents.
reputation would no doubt prevent them from Whether the grounds of objection are reason-attacking him except in overwhelming numbers residents, irrespective of nationality, have always Among certala uides, principally those inhabi- mide common cause agalest say attempt tting the ses cout, the old piratical spirit atlil make Koolangsu a besplat centré, for the suz-exists among the tribesmen and is only held in rounding districts.
The American Reformed Church Milon check by the fear of cordiga sunishment. Mat- now propose to erect nails Hospital on Sellah's late success at Gaya and the amount of Koolangen la consequence of its centrally los plauder taken will doubtless draw many of the various districts on the mainland of Chios which
more adventurous spirita të julm bla band in the come within the sphere of that Mission's Gold hope of plunder and so a considerable facress of labour, ba, looking at the persistent way
in the number of bis followers may be conă. In which former residents have combatted any such intenticas, we feel that we should be dently predicted. Firessime can be obtained li peglecting public duty If we allowed this | a high pelas le forthcoming for them, and some laneration to pass unchallenged.
of the lost from Gaya will doubtless be applied to
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The Mission expresses every desire to respect their requisition. the wishes of the community, but they urga that to erect the Horplial on the only site obtaine able on the neighbouring island of Amey would Involve an expenditure which they cannot meet. A simple soleilon of the difficulty would appear to be that the community should endeavour to saise ho zeerssary funds but wo sobmit that by doing so we should weaken the stand polat which has hitherto been so successfully maintained.
The limit of lara'ga residence for the mercin- tlle community is practically confined to smal! island some there miles in circumference, and taking into considération the wide field open to phil nthropy, we venture to usy that Cbarītable Socletles bave ample scope for rood deeds without estibilshing a native Hospital on Koblangen.
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SHOCKING MURDER IN PERAK.
A most awlui and brain! case of murder is reported from Sungel Parl, Ipob The victim was a Sikh named Jamal Singh and his murder. ers also belongs to the same race. They aEC uncle and nephew and their names are Hemmam Singh and Meak Singh respectively, It appears the murderers owed the deceased a sem of two hundred dollars, and, taking creditor having the opportunity of their gone to sleep la their house that day, they callberately set upon him and with a butcher's knife cat the unfortunate man's throat from car to ear and then, squeezing the body into remove it with the intention, probably, of throwing it late the river, when they were arrested. The news of the murder was communicated to the Police by a Slich mlikman, whose house is situated next to that of the murderers. He was him- roll away selling milk when the murder was commited bat bis wife, a placky woman, who was left behind, gave him the news on his re- turn home and sent him to the police salon, According to this woman's statement she was lying on a cot in the verandah of her house when cries of help were raised from the house occupied by Hernam Singh and his nephew She got up instantly and went close to the structure and through chink, anseep wit lying on the floor and while one of the feet the other was hacking away at his ibrost, murderera held the afortunate man by the When the last drop of the iffe blood of the poor man bad trickled away the murderers prepared a gunay bag in which they thrust the body and then set about remorlog the blood their crime. The woman thought it dangerous statos from their persons and the other traces of to remalo longer in the vicinity of the murderers se quietly slipped back to her house and patiently waited for the relora of her husband, to whom she communicated the above facts and advised him to go for the Pollca as It Was doak When Inspector Brewer heard what the man had to say at once with a few policemen for the scene of the murder, and on arrival he started at the house he had it surrounded by his men and lighting a barricane lamp be entered it. The house was emply but there was ample evidence of the frightful tragedy that had been eascled. While searching for those responsible for fi the sentries at the back gare the alarm, and an going ust he saw the two murderers in | the jungle, one of them carrying a bundle on his head from which two human legs protruded. They were of course mirented on the spot, and the bundle being removed from the murderer's head was placed in a bullock cart and the party returned to look. The remains were taken to the mortuary and there they were Idealfied by a
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THE COUNTRY AND TRIBISMEN. Now as to the country over which Mat Salleh roams: Borneo a practically one immense wirgin forest, through which, with the exceptios
named Dewa Singh as those of his brother Jatmal Singh. Insp/G- of a few native paths, there are no roads. The
for Brewer afterwards lastitated a search for the rivers as the only highways and, form the best lostrament with which the terrible deed had mesos of moring from place to place. The been perpetrated but was not successful. The population is sparse and scattered and prisoners, however, when in the lock-up opened ibeir minds to a fellow prisoner, another Sikh, provisions are practically- unobtainable
and through him the Police not only learned once the coast is left behind, the nailves grow where the knife was to be found batthat a third ing only enough to satisfy their own simpla | party was accessory to the crime. This man's wants. Hence any expedition sent into the name is Karmoo and he could not be found, interior is forced ja catty prostilons for theil ned dot and his trial with the two He was subsequently arrested at Tapah and whole tɗp and its progecas is necessarily retarded others- Perak Plänser.
We place the matter before you in the hope theroby. Mat Salleh, on the other hand, could that ahuld you deem the proposed Hospital to pick up a precsilous Uring in the jungle or steal be a positve necessity, you will use your influence to procure for the Missions fultough from the natives to supply himself and able sito elsewhere than on Koolangan, but his force, The Istasi abcounts my that the should it appear to you, that our plaint rebols retired from Inanam, where Mr. Nesbron- is deserving, of causideration, we venture ner was either rescued or escaped, and, in the to sk for an expiction of your opinion absence of detalla, It is easy to imagine that the In the full avturance that any recommendation from one in your bigh palien would go far towards a speedy settlement of the manier at
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We have the honer, eta, etc.,
(Signed) R. Torsalio, H. C. Stureball, CA. Nichelsen, W. Winzell, Wilam Kean, B.Himond, P. M Boyd, T. G. Gowlied, C. S. Powsil, J. J. Dunne, E.
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The orders were the result of a request received by the State Department tram Coneal-General Burke, stationed at Tangler. Mr. Burke an nounced that an American cliken had been brutally assaulted; that he had asked the Most- lah Cavernment to arrest and punish the American's avalant, and that up to the present me there was no indication that the request would be acted upon.
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DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1897.
Intimations.
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Messrs BLACKHEAD & Co.,
Praya Central, Hongkong, 19th July, 1897,
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Kasagt by December 31st, 1808; the Chitose December 3111, 1898 and the Takasago by theend Vansang of the current monit. The Skikisima and the friskt &taris Takasago were contiacted for in England; the Krimid Kaings and the CMtors are being bulle la the United States. The displacement of the lot Tyler.2494245180604 craisers will come ent as follows:-Shikirima, Namoa um 15.037 11 Kateef, 4784 tons. Chitose, The French czuten Lactochatësår han serivað
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Avratoon Prontos to Washington to to tospected by members of Congress, as well as by naval and other Govan | Victoria .... ment officials, Shasid the boat be deemed a Serrano visinind of three other craft of a similar type. Already Kocess Congress has provides for the building
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No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Leding will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 3rd August, vlcy
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
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"CHELYDRA* having anived from the above Ports, Consignors of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of remaining. board after 4 P., of the 6th insk, will be funded * Consignes risk and expense, into Godówna
East Point
No Fire Insurance will be affected,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managmi./ Hongkong, 5th August, 1597, 10
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL, STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,
NOTICE
"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Staamskip
*GAELIC
The above Steamer having arrived,
TDICTIONARY.CA Compare with sew of Cargo are hereby requested toy, Consignees
Edition of
WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,
At the office of the Hongkong Telegraph you En see, and procure for Six BOLLARE, & Copy withs Wadsley of Websters; the latest and most ́emplatio proof that Labør omnia viucile
Hongkong, syik Mag, 1977.
Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods from slong. side.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vensel will be landed sind stored at Consigneer risk and zxpense.
J. B. VA
Konghows, Jih Augury 1997,