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Will even the best, and wisest of them believe that we surrender the territory for any reason but from a sense of our weakness and inability to hold it? How can they, while the Canton Vieuroy remains in office unreproved? If his removal and public condemnation and disgrace had pre- ceded our withdrawal from Sam-chun, and. had been inade the object of our occupation Captain McGregos, will be despatched as will believe that we have withdrawn in con of it, things srould not be so bad, but who above on FRIDAY, the 7th July,
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The Observatory report says-On the oth at 11.55 am. The buronioier, has risen in the Sea of Japan, and is little 'changed elsewhere, Pressure remains high oyor S. China and the No part of the China-Sen, with slight gradients for S. winds on the Cliina const, FORECAST S.W. or varying wirkls, light; fine.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
verti
morrow:
His Lot delay
By the Prisoner,
would direct the aerot becauid sention of the Council to Clause 41 of the fer Facer none purt of the Select Committee that reported to our the House of Commons on Hongkong alairs 1847, and in which they recomiended Drafts of all new laws and regulations untess of an urgent nature should, as in India, be pablished for three or six months before they the man who took the bangle and A CORRESPONDENT Writes from Wei hien as The Hon. C1 Chater seconded spoke in the Hot Lo dialect
pare finally enacted. We
Li Lim Kin, reculled; state follows We have now an Imperial Customs The Acting Attorney General said he lind repeat his words mail service at Wei-hien, with couriers running held a consultation with tr Francis Gas The words stated to have been said by the via Tseng tao. A post-office, has been regarding the laws affected by the new bill, prisoner were then uttered by the Loun opened, and one also to be opened at Cheng and he would be able to put Mr. Francis's Interpreter to the winess, but she failed chou-fu Tero ping, and Chinah-fu, to the west opinion, before the Council by next Thursday recognise thent, saying she could not und of us,
or any way before the second reading of the biffstand. She then admitted that when the The Hon. J. J. Keswick said on behalf of the prisoner demanded money she only imagined Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Go-don Co, him to do so. She answered ban in Punti and he would oppose the billards
he seemed to understand On being put to the members-It The same questions were then nur to Chan that the bill be read the first time. svg kỵail who said that the prisoner spoke in Punt
The remaining bills, were passed without This was pointed out to the woman who discusssion.
Sendikar admitted she knew nothing about dialects and, 2 (By the How Act, Attorney, Genoral, put the almige words down as being Hok Lo for the Naturalization of Ts'oi Yeukshin First reading of a Bill entitled An-Ordinance Prisoner stated, arrived in Lamina from First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance 3rd and 4th Any returned about noon. (By the Hon. Act. Attorney Generit.) my living as a fisherinan. i went fishing on Ho Fong on the othafay last to curn: for the Naturalization of Fan Nang, allas Fan and shortly after my return Sergt. Langley Sau, alias Fan Pat Shan, alaig Fam Tun Shim came to search for thietes, but caught none He then went round with prosecutor and looked at boats. One boat was pointed out out as one of the robbers: This is and then complainant wife pointed me a mistake. At the Police Sination I was charged
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
This afternoon a meeting of the Hongkong, THE Japan Jail states that Messrs. Morf & Council was held in the Council Co one of the oldest firms in Japan, are closing being present His Excellency the Governor (Sir Chamber at the Covernment Offices, there of the firm have been transferred to Messrs. Gascoigne, C.M.C, the Han. H. E. Hollock business in Yokohama and Robe. The accounts Henry Blake, G.C.ALG. HE Major-General Ahrens & Co. ........
(Acting Attorney-General), the Hon, R, Murray Rumsey (Harbour Master); the Hon. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), the Hon. R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Works), the Hon.) Supermlendant of Police) the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai CP, Chater, C.M.G., The F. H. May Captain CALG, the Hon. J. J. Keswick, the Hon 'T. H."'
A VERNACULAR Contemporary tenens that the Nippon Yusen Kaishin is making strong endea vours to obtain a continuation of the Govern-
The whole of the proceedings connected with the taking over of the leasehold addition to the Colony liave been discreditable to
transaction, from Sir. Claude-MacDonald | in October next.
(By the Hon Act Attorney General. First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance 1887. to further amend the Public Health Ordinance, 5.By the Hon. Act. Attorney General
every one officially connected with thement subsidy of 1449,000 yen, which expires the Hon, E. R. Belshitehead, the Hon. First reading of Bill entitled An Ordinance with stealing a bangle and I denied it. Pro-
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and the Secretary of State-downward, (the A-PROCLAMATION has been issued by Colonel Naval, Military and Police always excepted) Bower at Wei-lai-wei, ordering all the Chinese A. S. WATSON & CO., o stupidity of our rulers. There is not a
and the Colony and its interests will suffer opium dens and brothels to be closed within for many a year to come from the ignorance three days. This orter, however, has not been merchant in the place who would not have herded by the Chinese so far.... known better how to go about the business, who would not have guaged more accurately the feelings and foreseen the conduct of the SHERRIES. Chinese, both officials and people and who would not have done what had to be done, with much less fuss and very many Per Dar. Cast fewer blunders.
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TELEGRAMS.
(Be Telegraph.) Special to the Hongkong Telegraph. SAFETY OF REV. PHILLIPS
AND PARTY. (44
Foocuów, June 19th.
3-45- p.m.
The ladies of the party of missionaries who reached here underwent great trials an the way, being obliged to walk barefooted through the fields to escape observation and whide in bonts; the boatmen proving loyal. The British Consul has heard from the Viceroy that Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and Miss Sears are safe in the Kienyang Yamen and
AN Osaka piper learns that the Bank of Japan has decided to grant the Specie Bank's application for a loan of 10,000,000 yen, which the latter bank intends to use for the extension of its business between Japan and foreign countries.
Tu Japanese Emperor has presented, through Mr Yano, His Majesty's Representative at Peking, a decoration of the Grand Order of Chrysanthemum to the Chinese Emperor, and one of the First Order of the Sacred Crown to the Empress Dowager, THE total number of various joint stock companies. In existence in Japan the end of last month was 2,401, with an aggregate capital of 323.939.975 yen. These figures show panies and a decrease of 686,950 yen in the an increase of eight in the number of the com-
capital, as conquared-with-the returns-for the preceding month.
Councils.) Wei A Yuk, and Mr. G. F. T. Buckle (Clerk of
The minutes of the previous niceting living been read, the Hon. T. H. Whitehead gave notice of the following questions -
BEACONSFIELD.
Will the Goverment lay upon the table a statement of the amount expended by the teralions to "Beaconsfield and of the re- Public Works Department for repairs and al ing in respect of the former, also state for the payments made by the owner of the said build information of the Council under what authority this expenditure has been disbursed ?
KOWLOON EXTENSION.
(By the Hon. Act Attorney General First reading of a Bill ehtitled An Ordinance to amend the Liquor Licences Ordinance, 1898 7. (By the Hon. Act. Attorney General First reading of a Bill entitled An. Ordinance to further amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter, Houses and Markets Ordinances.
to amend the Arms Consolidation Ordinance.secutor has ubt brought forward the man from out was a very large one, top liige to be hand- Semesten whom he bought the bangle. The boat pointed led by live men. I say once more the charge is false.
His Lordship then addressed the jury and pointed out the facts that they were
the case and explained quired to find the prisoner ither guilty or not guilty on bath counts. unanimous verdict of not guilty, and the pris After consulting together the jury returned a
Lordship that it would be better, for him to try soner was discharged, being warned by His to obtain work and earn an honest living
The Court adjourned until 20), um_to-
First
8. (By the Hon. Cutonial Treasurer) rending of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to Sun of Three hundred and Eight thousand Six authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary hundred and Seventy-two Dollars and Eighty seven Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year posed that they should go into Committee on 1805
the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate he Hon. Acting Attorney General pro-
and amend the Laws relating to Criminal Pro- cedure in the Supreme Court, which was agreed to
Mr. Buckle (Clerk to the Council)-read the amendments made by the Law Committed which were agreed to
statement of the total expenditure payable out Will the Government lay upon the table a of the Colonial Treasury in connection with the preparations for and the occupation of the Colo- ny's new territory leased by China to Great Britain per the Convention of 30th June 1898 POLICE 1893 What steps have the Governinent taken to bring the Police Force up to its full strength as meat prepared to introduce an Ordinance sanc authorised by Ordinance, and are the Govern tioning the increase of the Force to a strength sufficient for the adequate policing of the Colo ny's new territory K
OPIUM SMUGGLING
passed the third reading The council then The Council then went back into session and. adjourned until this day week.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.. CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Before the Hon, WV. M. Goodman (Acting Chief Justice,
June zetli.
morrow
THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 19th inst
during past 34 hours
Total
Deaths reported to 19th inst. ...........
Do do during past 24 hours
790
Total, 811 RUMOURED PEERAGE FOR
ESTHER NIPLING.
According to a Canadian paper, Mr. Rudyard, Kipling will be elevated to the peerage on the 1st of January next Dr. Neil M'Phatter, of Edinburgh, who is al present. visiting Canada, says that he has received the news from Sir. Walter Besant He atkis that the report is comman. gossip
the literary circles of
20.40 that the locality is quiet. Dr. Rigg wires alarmed and has left the palace, taking up his of our prosperity is mainly due to the eman bench, panda Ve feel rather, inclined to doubt whether,
B, C and CC are excellent dinner Wines and suitable for invalids and delicate stomachs.
and E are aftor-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage. All are true Xeres Wines.
Sample bottles and smaller quanti ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates,
similar news.
LATER.
The Viceroy has received a telegram annameing the safe arrival of Mt. Phillips and party at Kienningfoo
THE, FOOCHOW DISTURBANCES. "FURTHER PARTICULARS. ·
Foocoy, June zoth.
3-35 p.m.
Doctor Rigg is expected to return to Foo- chow to-day. Messis: White and Walsh, of
the Church Missionary Society, have pro-
residence at the library, situated between the American and Russian legations. THE prison now being butt: for foreigners, in the compound of the Nagasaki goot is expected to be completed by the 16th July next, the date of the operation of the revised treaties. A local paper states that the prison authorities have ordered a quantily of European clothes for the use of foreign prisoners and that the new prison
I have accommodation for too persons, THE Universal Gaselle hears from Peking that the Empress Dowager will shortly icrve the Chincheng Palace, where she has been holding
will
On His Lordship taking his scat, on the
yesterday, aplogised for his "non appearance
Mr. C. M. Tesing a juror who was absent
only been in the Colony for a period of two stating that he was a native of Holland, had months and was ignorant of the law His Louiship pointed out that Mr.Tesing could read the summons he would have seen what read and write and had he taken the trouble to was required of him. His Lordship accepted the apology and, after pointing out that Mr. Tesing had rendered himself liable to a fine of $35.00, said that ho would impose no peitalty but ho.(Mr. Tasing) must remain in attendance during the remainder of the sessions.
Lord Salisbury would submit. Mr. Kipling's has done so much to foster the Jinge spirit and name for a peerage, oven, although the author
be surprised at a knighthood being offered and support the naval estimates We should not accepted:
DEATH OF A FRENCH CRITIC
The
losa to French cult it his place the disapp articles deprise
que: Surcey is a serious porary criticsm, and it is writer avho will exactly readers of the Temps his trenchant and erudite columns of that journal will ofils most attractive features. and intimate knowledge of ryave this dramatic criticismis luence entirely their own Play-
Will the Government-lay upon the table a copy of the correspondence which passed be tween the British Government and the Imperial A CHEMULPO telegram received by Japaneseemment on the subject of the arrangements Government of China and the Colonial Gov- papers states that dynamite bombs were then to be made in accordance with the Convention into the houses of three Councillors of State at of 20th-June, 1898, for the better protection of Soul on Thursday evening Last. Another the Chinese Revenue from less by the smuggl dispatch states that the Emperor is greatly ing of Opium from Hongkong into China?
Believing that the satisfactory development. cipation of all shipping and trade from fiscal vexations and exactions, I trust no custom for the collection of tariff or harbour lues or house machinery will ever be introduced, either for any purpose which may check the free in gress and cgress of all shipping to and from from hand to band. Hongkong presents the port nor the free transfer of commodities another example of the elasticity and potency of unrestricted commerce which has more than counterbalanced the barrenness of the soil, the absence of agricultural and manufacturing industry, the disadvantages of its climate and every impediment which would clog its pro
ess The Hon. E. R. Belilios C.M.G. asked the ARMED ROBBERY following questions
Lam Ki was then charged (1)with armed Sarcey's 1.The Secretary of State for the Colonies robbery of a jade bracelet and a silver girdle theatrical
having only sanctioned the collection of cimin from Chan Yau on the a3th May last Lcharman duties on Opium by this Government, do and (2) with being concerned with others in the Ayrights
actresses, whether the Government propose to collect Customs same robbery, seconded
aise or disapproval, anxiously duties on other commodities. The following jury was einpannelled and looked for olices, for they felt that their The Stations formerly belonging to the Swom A. G. Sonres, E. Boeck, CH Thomp work was pg handled by one who knew, Imperial Maritime Customs having been san J. J. Sibber, W. J. Marson, E. A Vichy what he was taken over by the Police, will the Govers and E C Emmett His Lordship then of honest opi
ing about and had the courage eventy-one years ment say whether or not the Customs allowed the rest of the jurors to fetite Sarcey did much
nuous wo Officials are still in occupation ?
until 10 am, to-morrow. The Acting Attorney in the press
not only that enti him, to General then explained the case to the jury the respect of his country and he will be Sgt Lungley sworn stated, 1am Sg. 45-catly missed by them as he will be sin About it 2.m. on 24th May prosecutor reported No-in
in charge of Aberdeen Police Station, cerely mourned.
Kok on the S. W. of Laima, close to Houlder the robbery to me. I proceeded with.com- plainant and his wife in a Police boat to Pak Point. I had a detective and interpreter with ine. We walked across to Yang Shu matshed roof. I lined them up in two rows Was found a lot of men sitting under a for identification, as was informed that the nien bad pulled away in this direction. There told complainant's wife through the interpreter a few were between twenty and twenty five men to see if she recognised any of the inen. SheGener pointed out the prisoner, as also did the prose new cutor, without any hesitation. prisoner and made
*We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought ceeded in a launch to Suikow to make e for her Inner Palace, where she formerly residled.
direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast
Ports.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL ESTABLISHED AD), 1541.
DEATH.
At No. 2, Caine Road, Hongkong, on the 19th instant, ANNA FRANCISCA LEON, aged 78 years. Shanghai papers please copy.
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the reins of power ever since the corp l'état ques and give assistance. A wire from the This is a significant fact and is, perhaps, a sign mission dispensary at Yenping confirms the that she may take less part in active govern news of the safety of Mr. Phillips. ment in time=50 much the better for China,
and party who are safe in the Kiwe think.
The Hongkong Telegraph REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1899.
THE FOOCHOW-MASSACRE
Foocнow, June 8th
3. Have the Colonial Government under taken to collect duties, temporarily or for The Acting Altomey-General replied (1)
an indefinite period?-
provided for them (3) For an indefinite period. No. (2) The Staff are still in occupation of some stations pending accommodation being The following bills were then read the first time
First reailing of a Bill. entitled The Piers (By the Hon. Act. Altorney General.), Ordinance, 1899
It has transpired that the Rev. Phillips and It is reported on very excellent authority party sought refuge at the Kien-yang Yamen, that the town of Sam-chug and all the addi- which not being strong enough to protect them tional, territory taken possession of by the sent them under escort to Kienning and they Military Authorities on the 16th May last are were murdered on the way. It is reported that to be returned to the Chinese by direction the Vahen, Church; personage, and hospital at of the Secretary of State for, the Colonies Kienning have been destroyed. The Consul is and that a money payment is to be made active but floods interfere, with communication. Hamanomachi, Nagasaki The splendid Clause 20 of the Bill indicates it would live at Aberdeen On 24th.
by the Chinese by way of compensation and amede for the insult offered to the flag on the rgth April and subsequent days, and to cover the expenses the Colony is been put to in taking passession of the new. terri tory in the face of the organised Chinese opposition. We have not heard whether the walled city of Kowloon, so uncere moniously cleared of its inhabitants-soldiers and officials is also to be restored, but we think it extremely probable that it will be Our Rulers are capable of any conceivable act of folly. The intended restoration of Sam-chun is known and talked of freely among the Chinese in the Colony, yet the Govenor and the Government officials make a mystery about it and only communicate it confidentially and as a dead secret to their intimates.
How, Rick and sorry His Excellency the Major-General must feel when he recalls the, pomp and circumstance with which on the 16th May last, he hoisted the British Flag at Sam-chum and proclaimed to the inhabi tants of the district" flat they were thence
forward sub
¿country, was part
and that they were to pay
any Chinese official:
there it is a fishing, but found nothing
vagabonds the men were afterwards
Lion Ki Magistracy and were dealt
Chan Yau, who
enyang Yamen, and awaiting an opporWE (Nagasaki Press) would call the attention tunity to leave. No natives were killed at of the Harbour authorities to the fact that the Kienyang. Ai the Kienningloo leper settle-Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth is lying ment two Christian lepers were killed and anchored in the fairway. Had the rock marked their bodies thrown into a pond. by the black buoy been removed, as was sug Ablind watchman at the church was gested in these columns some time ago, stoned to death and his body thrown into this could have been effected at a very small o, and
the river. Two others are said to have per cost, an excellent unctiorage would have been
afiarded for foreign men-of-war. _____ ished, H.MS Algerie has returned:
MR ARCHIBALD LITTLE has stated in an Interview with a representative of Reuter's Agency that there will very shortly be establis The Hon. TWhitehead said, lied a service of steamers on the Upper Yangtze, reading of this Bill on the ground that it is;a Sir-1-rise to move the rejection of the first between Chungking and Ichang, as a result of violation of existing rights. There are Wharves the experimental steam trip he made last year, and Piers held under existing Ordinances which It-is intended that this line of steamers shall have 5 years yet to run. There are those held run beyond Chungking for a distance of 150 under special agreements between the Govern: iniles, and connect there with the contemplated holding licences under the old scale of fees are ment and the Wharf owners: Firms and others terminus of the Yunnan-Burmah Railway. SHORTLY after 11 o'clock on Saturday night,ditions of licences already granted. If the entitied to three months notice before any June Toth, a daring robbery was effected at proposed Ordinance is passed and brought into change can be made in the terms and the con Messrs. Tanguchi's Jewellery store in Higashi force on 1st July-eleven days hence-s and wholly unauthorised by any precedent in amountto a confiscation of valuable properly Imperial legislation. The rents proposed are exorbitant and six times more than the highest Marine Lots in the Colony The Wharf and Crown Rent charged for the most valuable Fier licensees derive no profit from Piers and Whares. These are required for the con venience and the benefit of the Publier to facil A VERNACULAR paper states that the Japanese Fort They are essential for the proper lind
Aitate shipping and to promote the trade of the Government has demanded from the Korcaning of the food supply of the Colony. There Goverment the sum of 32,000 yen as compen
is nothing in this Ordinance to prevent a very frightened sation for damages sustained by a Japanese hence from further increasing the cost of Piers took away, a
new Governor of Hongkong twelve months then went forw the Govenor of that district. It appears that the exemption from taxes and increased tenure with the fat of the esident of Fusan, caused by the conduct of and Wharves tenfold and from taking away He struck my
chased in April last year, some 17,600 bags of Official Members in the Council who are rek They the Japanese, Mr. Nakagami by name, put which this Onderance professes to give them, as ed the boat, theh
the Goverment have a continuous imajority of lowards Pak! beans from a Korean, but was prevented from quited to voteas directed. Iregard this Ordinance felt.
as a frogade, measure of no e
ordinary magni fude. It is just as much a diett tax no ship for ping and the shipping trade of the Colony as ad the recently proposed increase of light dues or thar the proposed imposition harbour duck which 7-mistuks
the Secretary of State for Colonies han Os wildom within the last few d
CRICKET.
LONDON, June 18th. Australia won the second test match by ten wickets.
FRANCE
M Waldeck-Rousseau is endeavouring to form a Cabinci and offering M. Casimir Perier the portfolio for war
DISTURBANCES IN EASTERN EUROPE Serious conflicts have occurred on the Ser sion frontier owing to
by (or on) Servian troops. The Porte and Servia are exchanging notes.
to the raiding of Albanians
play of jewellery in the shop's winde wapparently excited the cupidity of a Japanese, who after gazing on the wares suddenly drew a knife, with which he smashed the window. Seizing several gold watches and chains, the thief ran off and turned up the Mogi road, where all trace of him was lost.
* GREAT BRITAIN AND THE taking delivery of the merchandise by the Governor, who alleged that the export of Cereals had been prohibited.,
TRANSVAAL
The Financial Times states at the German Consul at Pretoria luas been Instructed from Wg (China Garette) are Berin to inform President Kruger that Ger- - the ouncil has expres many considers the demands of Great Britain, granting the fair and reasonable and desi President way of acco
that their
dominions
Kruger to accede to them,
said:
Sanction This Bill;js
don and the pr
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tained
Gover
inco
faherman
I was about 4.30 m fishing, in the early morning wit Lok. Chau and were alone in lie
boat with pirates in ie whi side. They called our te was coming from Lok Chau
head round. There, vere boat and two of them in their hands, One wen by the hair and held a kisile other came to the stem, wher manding my money said
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rogues
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We saw?
Some details have now been gleaned to
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feld-guns had
with a.
tent that the new Austrian quick France and of a new field rse of hext year the have been equipped the details were, up to only to the Austrian Ipts concerning the
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