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at Wepener who reported all well at] A STORY bas been going the round of the town to the effect that the .. fenimuir touched I dc. yesterday...
Blenheim Patch, off North Point, when leaving the harbour. We are authorised by Mesars, Shewan, Tomes & Co. to say, however, that
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BY GOL. MAXWELL. General Pole-Carew's division and Tuis morning an enquiry was held by Mr General French's two brigades reach-stances attending the death of the Indian Gomperts, at the Magistracy into, the circum-
ed Tweldegeluk yesterday afternoon soldier whose innly was found at the Kowloon Rifle Ranges. No fresh light was thrown on without serious opposition. Theo the case, which was adjourned till next mounted infantry under Col. Jan Thursday for tonther investigation.
Japanese blue- Hamilton, yesterday occupied the WT, no ice that a maniaer waterworks at Samas Post, and as jackets, from the to tapote-bats now in purt, fylke laps in strolling about the town for the enemy was holding the bills in the last day or to They appear to be not only well-behaved but a really fine, lusty, looking some strength. Generals Smith-body of men, although somewhat small in size. Dorrien and Macdonalds brigades were despatched to the support of Col. Jan Hamilton. Col. Maxwell,
A. S. WATSON & Co., yesterday, seized without loss the hills covering the wagon bridge over the Modder at Kranzkraal, an jm. portant means of communication (much used by, the Boers.
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Hongkong, 26th April, 1990,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:-- On the 26th at 11.55 am. Pressure is high over N, China, and the baremeter has risen on the coast generally. The depression is probably
moving N.E. of the S. coast of Japan. tira- dients slight to moderate for N. E. winds on the Chim coast. FORRCAST:--Moderate N.E. winds; fair.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE U.S.S. Monterey wrat into dock at
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the Japanese bluejacket does not belie his Jooks, he should prove a tough customer. Tus general inspression appears to be that the sentence of 48 years' penal servitude passed up
the pirate of the Hongkong Regiment, who_was_yesterday convicted of the mans. laughter of a comraile, is by no means a light one. Seven persons have mentioned the matter to us and the case seems to be exciting a deal of interest. Probably the dissentients have fuled to follow, the case.
Tin: Chinese are making progress in Western Civilization by leaps and bounds, perhaps, not quite in the right directions. This afternoon at the Magistracy, Mr Gompertz committed a Chinaman named Glat Wing Pei to take liis trial at the next Criminal Sessions for throwing corrosive liquid with intent to deface or to de
bodily harm an a prostitute named Leung Kam, on the 12th instant." The evidence showed that either sulpluric, nitric ter hydrochloric acid Ind been user
SUPREME COURT.
Up to-date $1,650 has been collected as fines LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. under the Protection of Women and Girls, Amendment Ordinance of 1899 Nearly 90 cases have been investigated and we are plsas: ed to any the atmosphere of Hongkong greatly.
cleared..
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
This morning as the steamer Pawan arrived at the pier, Inspector Hanson boarded her for the purpose of arresting a German named Ulricht who is wanted in Shanghai for embez ziement, telegraphic commuication having been received by the Hongkong police. It appears Ulbricht had come to Hongkong and gene to Canton. He, however, numed the maining. When he saw Mr. Hanson's con panion, a personal friend of his brought for purposes of identification, Ulbricht pulled out a revolver and shot himself the head: The bullet did not penetrate the skull but grazed the skin, The wounded man was removed to the Hospital, where he is under arrest and pro- gressing favourably,
URINAL AT WESTERN END OF
CRICKET GROUND.
The following reply has been received from the Government by the Sanitary Board on the above subject:-
In reply to the Secretary's minute of the 17th inst. in G.SO.217 of 1900, I am directed to in form you that there are at present no funds available for the removal of the urinal at the West End of the Cricket Ground, but that it is contemplated to remove it when the Govern ment works in the immediate vicinity are being carried out.
March 21st.
I am, etc.,
(Sd) -F. II. MAY,
Ag. Col. Secretary.
WARREN'S CIRCUS.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Sir John Carrington, Kt., C.
Chief Justice).
April 25th
ALLEGED MURDER.
This morning at the Supreme Court, Gheba Khan was arraigned on a charge of the wilful murder of ane Gulam Hassan on March 8th in Kowloon The Hon. Attorney General pro- secuted and Mr. Slade (instructeti by Messes.
Wilkinson and Grist) conducted the defence.
The following gentlemen composed the special jury-Messrs. G. L Tomlin, G. W. Playfair, B. Layton, E. Osborne, W. H. Gaskell, W. Danby, and R. M. Gray.
The Crown Solicitor opened his. speech for the Prosecution at pan.
In the first place he quoted, three different authorities which, with bis Lordship's direction, would instruct the jury on the different.verdicts they could bring in, although they would have a great dificulty in this case in forming an opinion as to what constituted murder and manslaughter.
In reviewing at great length the prisoner's statement, made by-him before the Police, the day after murder, he mentioned that there was great bitterness of feeling between prisoner and deceased.
Frisoner had said that on the 4th March deceased had made indecent proposals to him, in consequence of which he (prisoner) reported the matter to the native officer He told the Subadar that he did not wish to put the thing . before the European officer, so ao further enquiry was made and the matter dropped.
Now it was alleged by prisoner, but unfortu nately for him he is the only living. man who, knows of it, that on the Eth the deceased again approached him with indecent proposals. He would wish the gentlemen of the jury to re member that they owed a duty to the dead as well as the living man and, he contended was it likely that a man of the stamp of deceased, against whose character they had nothing ex- cept the prisoner's statement, would after so short a time resume His indecent proposals who had already report- towards a man
where there were a
He (Attorney suggest that the jury could suppose that the deceased did not make these proposals, and that the prisoner's statement was
the This moming, a Chinaman came to
A huniper house witnessed another per- Centrd Police Station with a story of aa
formance given last night under, the distinguish armed robbery at Lama After receiving falled patronage of H. E. the Acting Governor, particulars it was thought advisable to make The Head Quarters House party on their Hung-sure the Lama was the place petually meant.arrival a few minutes after nine o'clock, ware Fancy the disgust of the police when it was received with the national anthem, and in- discovered that the Chinaman had inade a cluded H. E. General Gascoigne and Mrs. Gascoigne, Major and Mrs. Jeffreys R.E., Mrs. 1.M.S. Pigne arrived at Singapore on the toth mistake in a letter, the place being Lema, a
small village in Chinese territory! The poor Bagnall Wilde. The Misses Egerton, Captained him, and that, too, in a room ist. She relieves the hivenia.
Chinuman departed crestfallen, as he was Trefusis, A.D.C., and Mr. Johnson. obliged to abandon all hope of recovering his property,
hom to-day.
FROM 13th February, 1906, 10 26th idem 1,618 cases and 1,338 deaths Iron bubonic plague are reported to have occurred in Bombay city. T limewashing returas submitted to the Sanitary Board show that put of 446 notices served there had been one proseration and a
fine of $to imposed.
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We do not know whether the Chinese are great adiniters of Krager or ant, but we noticed this mouing that an earth conlie had decorated himself with a very good imitation of the Krüger whiskers, forined from its bamboo tally
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out without a bitch.
A very attractive performance was carried General) would few men, Towards the close of the evening two silver watches were presented to the lucky holders of certain numbered tickets. The recipients were both Chinese, but scenied rather bashful in
WE have heard several persons call attention of kue to the dirty state of the yard at the back good will result from the matter being mindegning up to the ring of the Past Office. We do not think that, auy public, for, strange to relate, the Sanitary Board is powerless where public buildings or public servants are concerned. That is to say the back yard of the Post rifice, or any other public building can be allowed in fall into the thiest and most disreputable state and the Sanitary Authorities cannot precced against
at us direct that the place be cleaned or
It was announced that to-night, the henefit of the popular sisters Warren may be the last performance, but if on the other hand, the ship by which the Company are to travel should not leave on Friday, there will be a per
formance that night.
In any case to-night being the benefit of the favourite lady traperists, there should be a full
tent
CHINESE CEMETERIES. The following correspondence on the above subject was laid on the table at to-day's meet ing of the Sanitary Board --
trumped up one, In any case they would have to be guided by evidence and, as he said before, there was no evidence' to prove these proposals had been made by deceased. It was lamentable, he thought, that the evidence generally was so conflicting, but then it was their duty to make up their minds as to what
idence they would accept.
murder, implicated 4 other men as well as the Allah Ditta's evidence given on the day of the prisoner. It was alleged that these 4 men had urged the prisoner at the time to murder the deceased. Yet evidence had been led which proved that of these 4 men 2 at least were out of the room at the time stated. In fact alibis had been stated, and he had no doubt that his Lordship would direct them as to the handling of those alibis.
Regarding the Assistant Armourer's evidence, no records seem to have been kept as to the times of starting and finishing work, and in bringing this, to the notice of the jury he would submit that supposing this man was implicated he would naturally try
clear himself. There was every possibility of his having been in No. 4 Section at the time of the occurrence.
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renovated. A pleasant state of things, indeed! Liss Representative are commended to the notice of Con-
We hear, incidentally, that the Chinese Autho- noisseurs as high-class after-dimer
Tuis morning, at about 3 o'clock, an armed
rities have discovered yet anaher method of Wines of a rich and rare character,
robbery by eight men was committed at Su-annoying British hipping on the West River Samply bottles and smaller quantiching-wan, a small village Gear San-ki-wan,
by ordering the hulks kept at the Treaty Ports Three arrests have been made and a quantity by steamboat owners to shift their berths now
Colonial Secretary's Office, ties will be supplied at proportionate of the stolen property recovered. The prisoners and again and, as a rule, into more inconvenient
30th March, 1900. Sir, am directed by the Governor to wholesale rates, **
will be brought up before the Magistrate to positions. Of course the hulls have to shift, acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 25
yet the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign of the sth. ultimo, forwarding for His Excel monios.
Affairs doubtless has not heard of any such
lency's consideration copy of resolution adopt obstacles being placed in the way of Britishsed by the Sanitary Board at a meeting held on around the drain manholes in the streets, but M. Omishy has certainly hit the right nail on the head by placing small-sized pating-stone-de." That is to say he has probably not the and ultimo, in which is advocated the closing of the 'Chinese Cemeteries at Mount might we suggest that it would be as well to
Davis, Caroline Hill, and Matauwai and the existing Plague Cemeteries in Hongkong, and sec that the stones were laid on the same level
the opening instead of a Chinese Cemetery as the road? At the present time many of
and a Pingue Cemetery on some Island close these patches lie above the road level and the
to Hongkong and of another Chinese Ceme-ing it.. uncomfortable jolt felt when passing over them
tery, and a Plague Cemetery further North in a rieksha can only be fully appreciated when
of Matau wai. experienced.
*TSINAN, Captain Anderson, will be despatchell as above TO-MORROW, the 274b-instant.
the Superior Accommodation offered by this The attention of Passengers is directed to Steamer The Firstclass Saloon is, sijnated forward of the Engines.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted thoughout with Electric Light".
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On the 18th April, st :BM. Consulate, by J. Carey Hall, Esq., H.1.3.'s Consul, and after THE widening of Queens Road between the words at All Saints Church, by the Rev. G. H. Davies, Chaplin, assisted by the Rev. C.Cricket and Parade Grounds is almost com Graham Gardner, HERBERT JOHN HuMPuRey, Į pleted and it will eventually be, in that pani- youngest son" of the late Plineas Grimble, of cular section, a thoroughfare worthy of the Hongkong, FLORENCE ALINE, daughter of Colony. It is interesting to note, too, that the James Pelču, Esq., of Bangkok, Siam,
large banyan trees which have been stripped of their minor hubs and transplanted at this point are, without exception, showing vigorous I signs of lite and bid Bir to shardly afford must
welcount shade.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1900,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
THE WAR.
THE FREE STATE. BRITISH WITHIN EIGHT MILES
OF WEPENER.
Losos, April 24th. The Boers have evacuated Bush manskop and tienerals Brabant and [542 Hart pushing on are within eight
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, Genga)-Altnagers,
Hongkong, 26th Apikedon,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG'AND SINGAPORE.
miles of Wepener.
General Pole-Carew's division ad- vanced on the 22nd inst. two portions starting simultaneously east and south of Bluemfontein, with the ob- having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees Jeet of driving the Boers from the
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"SUISANG,"
of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their line of "defence:south of the water- Goods will be delivered frons alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining works which Commandant Dewet is
on board after Noon, the 30th instant, will be reported to hold in force. landed at Consignees risk and expense into
Godowns at East Point.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
[541b Hongkong, 26th April, 1900.
AN APPEAL..
THE SUPERIORESS of the 'ITALIAN:
TCONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Post Ports, for their kind! patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs
and Collars renewed on old ones.
OBITUARY.
The death of the Duke of Argyle is announced.
LATER. OPERATIONS IN THE FREE STATE.
ALL WELL AT WEPENER
ON THE 23RD.
Accoming to the Kobe Chronicle, Mr. Tsutsuki Kejenku, a member of the House of Feers, formerly Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in the present Cabinet, has taken, artion against certain newspapers. He is acting in concert with those members of the House who are accused of having sold their votes in opposition to the Religious Bill, and is taking the necessary steps to institute a libel action against the Tobye Asahi Count Hirohashi, the Confidential Secretary to the Throne, who is accused of having acted us go between in the purchase of the yotes, is also reported to be making preparations to bring a similar action against the Tokyo journal.
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WE wonder when there will be a radical change made in the currency of Hongkong. The number of foreign dollars in use here must be very confusing to visitors, and it is certainly a nuisance to residents. The Post Office will only take in exchange English dollars or coin, the Banks will not take "chopped" dollars, while the Chinese, prefer them, and in some cases will only take chopped ones. And how. is it that the Chinese: twenty-cent and the
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been officially informed of the fact. How is it tha only a british official can tell the truth to the British Government. Surely an official standing is not an absolute necessity when such matters are concerned. It cannot be that all civilians are liars:
tion of the Board that there are various In reply. I am to state for the informa
difficulties in the way of establishing a Chinese Cemetery on an Island near Hong kong, and I am to invite the Board's attention to the alternative means of providing more burial space for Chinese dead by a recourse.to the Chinese custom of disintering and urning the bones of the dead, which was suggested in the Acting Colonial Secretary's letter to the Board, No. 534 of the 25th of anech, 1891.
The Board letter No. 39 of the 12th June, 1891, and the enclosures thereto, show that the Board were then of opinion that under certain safeguards there was no Sanitary objection to adopting the system referred to.
Reverting to Allah. Ditta's evidence he cer tainly thought that the witness knew more than he cared to tell. His evidence was given in a very unsatisfactory manner, and the jury would have to allow a very liberal discount in accept-
Now two men left the room shortly before the occurrence. It was alleged that the pri Capt Rowcroft's sword, but he maintained soner was at the time employed in cleaning
that while the posession by prisoner of the sword had been proved, that he was actually cleaning it. that is that if tempted he could have used it for a murderous purpose, was it not conceivable, that in a large room with 30 many men in it an industrious man cleaning his master's sword would be, a conspicuous figure and easily noticed.
Regarding the medical evidence there was some confusion as to the position of the man when alive and the possibility of the blows being struck as stated. They had beard the evidence and would have to form their opinion as best they could.
AT about eleven o'clock this morning a large and interested crowd of Chinese were collected at the mouth of one of the private bipes running off Queen's Road between the Post Office and the Central Market. Investigation revealed a coute lying in the lane in a state of collaps yet none of his compatriats seemed at all anxious to either lend or summon assistance. In fact, the plight of the unhappy wretch, who was squirming on the ground in agony. evidently rather amused them., Our repre- sentative went in search of the Police or Sanitary Officers and, of course, found neither in the vicinity, but, on his return discovered that they had been fished up from somewhere and then, some half an hour inter were doing all that could be done for the patient, who was said to be suffering from plague.
If the Board is still of the same opinion, I His learned friend had suggested in his What we should like to know is how did it happen that no constable was to be found in
am to suggest that the Board should depute 4able speech that he (the Attorney General) Queen's Road from the Market to Connaught members) to confer with the acting Registrar conduct had not been justified, and that he of its members (including its two Chinese had insinuated indirectly that Capt. Rowcroft's House, nor in l'edder Strect?
General, who will in that case invite the comhad doubted this officer's vercity. We think that O Forvir is doing good service mittee of the Tung Wa Hospital to meet the compelled to strongly deny this. Capt. Row to the Colony in drawing attention to various members of the Board, with a view to consider croft was an officer and a gentleman and he
believed all that he had stated in its entirety. matters comiccted with dwelling houses, anding whether or not the system referred to can
be availed of to meet the need of more burial He now left it in the hands of the jury to we should say there is more chance of some-
space in all the Chinese Cemeteries mentioned decide if the story of the prosecution had been thing resulting in this direction than in re-
proved. They knew what verdicts they could ducing the enormous rents, as we suppose that in the resolution of the Board must be left to right itself, when Kowloon
bring in becomes the residential part of the Colony: which there is no doubt it will. But we should
like to draw attention to the statement în
account of the want of houseroom. And it is
I am to add that His Excellency is of opinion should be closed if possible, and I am to en that the Plague Cemetery at Kennedy Town' quire whether the Board can suggest a new
O Partir that even Sanitary Board employees site for a Plague Cemetery on some position of have to live under insanitary conditions, on Mount Davis or at Sandy Bay,
(Sd) FIL MAY,
Ag, Col Secretary.
CORRESPONDENCE,
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.)
a fact that tall, narrow-roomed, skyscrapers are run up, to get the increased number of rooms, without taking up more ground. Hongkong. is quite crowded enough as it is at present, and if, as it is said; the Colony will grow much niore, it should be made, to expand on the
·A SHOCKING AFFAIR.""" Kowloon side. This it will do in the natural
To The Eutea or the "Hongkong Telugrani," - order of things, but it would be a very good thing for the health of the City of Victoria if it distressing sights I have seen in Hongkong Sir-To-day I witnessed one of the most was hastened, by discouraging the building of these tall erections on this side of the water. An unfortunate Chinaman was stricken with the We have a very good service of launches plague, lying on the ground in a narrow street across the ferry, which would, if necessary, be near Queen's Road. in company with a representative of a daily paper of this city Len increased to meet the demand of business mendeavoured to find some officer of the Police with offices in Hongkong.
APPARENTLY they do not cut the first sod of a railway in Singapore with a more impressive ceremony than we Hongkongites indulge in at the opening of a new reformatory, for a corres pondent writes to the Straits Times anent the ceremony which we reported in our columns the other day, as follows:-
His Lordship then summed up.
"He felt
He read the indictment. The question was first of all did the prisoner cause the death of the deceased. He felt quite sure that the jury would be satisfied that no attempt had been "made by the defence to deny that.
Well, was it murder or manslaughter. Their difficulty here would be caused by the different readings of the word malice. Now there are two kinds of homicide, justifiable, and excut- able. It lies with the prisoner to prove which was the case, The prisoner admits killing the deceased. In reviewing the evidence obtained by the prosecution did not think that Justi6. able homicide had been proved..
As to excusable homicide they would have to decide whether the prisoner had exceeded the rights of self defence. He himself did not think there was room to admit of excusable homicide. Then as to manslaughter the provocation which he had been given and the heat of temper he was labouring under would certainly not admit of malice aforethought onexpressed.
His Lordship could not help criticising Capt. Rowcroft's conduct
whose duty, thought, would be to see the plague stricken individual conveyed to the Hos pital, Not a member of the force could be found. Fortunately, an ex-member of the Sanitary Board happened to pass by He It was plain to him that this officer had as took in the situation and sent for an am Wing Commandant two duties to perform in bulance, then gave the poor fellow such a case as this namely one to the dead man drink of water, and remained by the stricken and one to the posoner. A full enquiry should man until the ambulance, arrived and tonk have been made and no officer should have THE RAILWAY FUNERAL.
bim away. Op speaking to an employee thrown the balance of his weight on one side Did they Bury a Dog!
of the Sanitary Board he only told me he as Capt. Roycroft had done. It was decidedly Sir-Touching the ceremony at Tark Road had nothing to do with cases of plague. If deleterious to discipline, and he regretted that on Monday last, so graphically described in such is the case, what use are such men? Capt Rowcroft bad made the statements he your paper that day, it may interest you and Are they appointed to merely report cases of had done in the wiithess box about the witnesses others to know that a portion of the Asiatic ordinary neglect of persons to keep their places for the prosecution. community regard the solemn ceremony clean, and neglect to take any notice of such In conclusion, after reviewing the medica! as some sort of obsequies, for I hear cases as I have above referred to, that affect evidence, he proceeded to the case for the that an official who passed that way the health and perhaps the lives of many in defence, 1000 after stopped to look at the place this Colony P. It is about time liose individuals The Jury then retired
who are employed by the authorities (especially where the first and was cut and on his asking, out of curiosity, Malay, who was standing by the Sanitary Board) were given to under
Mr. Slade said that now the fury had left the court perhaps his Lordship would allow him to
Lord Roberts wiring from Bloem- English ten-cent piece should be a special fontein 24th inste says that Generals mark for the ingenious and painstaking coun terfeiter? far he certainly must spend much Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Con- Brabant and art yesterday turned time and trouble in making the bad ten-cent near with some others, what had happened, stand that they had other duties to perform state on behalf of Cain Rowcroft that his 'dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, the position of the enemy who tried piece; more one would think than would repay received for reply," Salıya fikir langm anjing, than merely look after certain parties who Lordship's observations were made under a him. There are quite enough bad dollars intuan." I think they have been burying a dog,
Sir.] most certain to have one or more bad, unless use, but out of ten twenty-centricces you are you get them at a bank,
Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful
for any PAPER, ar old ENVELOPES to be made to prevent their moving northwards,
into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, and that heliograph.communication how are taught by the Sisters.
f491 had been opened with Col Dalgety Hongkong, 22nd April, 1892
Lam, etcs
ANOTHER "GRAVE-DIGOER. „April 19th,
certain time
perhaps, fail to whitewash their kitchens at a misapprehension of the port Captain Rowcroft
had taken, He bad unforunately been mis Yours truly,
understood. The past he had taken in tirishi maiter was not such as his Epidship scomed Hongkong, 5th April, 100,
6, think..
HUMANITY: