To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL, HONGKONG.
UNDER
INDER the Direction of Mr. ROBERT.
BROUGH.,
Representative-Mr. ALLAN HAMILTON,
TO-NIGHT,
(SATURDAY), APRÍL 20r1.
THE
BROUCH (COMEDY CO. BROUGH COMEDY CO. BROUGH COMEDY CO.
TO-NIGHT, (SATURDAY) and MONDAY NEXT, April 20th and sind, FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG
OF
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THE CAY LORD QUEX " THE GAY LORD QUEX" "THE GAY LORD QUEX"
An Original play in Four Acts, by ARTHUR W. PINERO
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY,
April 23rd and 24th,
OF THE
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THE HONGKONG TERAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1901
Intimation.
WATSON'S HYGIENOL. (Registered).
A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT, GERMICIDE, ANTISEPTIC AND DEODORISER.
RECOMMENDED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
CHEAP, HARMLESS CONVENIENT AND EFFECTIVE.”.
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PATIENT-Doctor, I feel just as though I had reached the portals of death and couldn't quite get through. Dactor-Don't worry. I'll pull. you through.
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"THEATRE ROYAL,
His Lordship in passing sentence said. After | THE BROUGH COMPANY AT THE long trial, the jury are of opinion that you are guilty of the crime with which you have been charged. You are all evil disposed persons who
Last night the talented Brough Company imagined that you had a grievance in the regulations, and you set to work to redress those peated the Comedy, "The Liars," before a grievances in your own way. I do not believe play has already appeared in these columns, it crowded audience. As a full repart of the action" is the outcome of your avil-disposed went with the usual style and finish; that always that a grievance really existed. I believe your it is only necessary to add that whole affair shows you to be criminals of the worst type. Brough and her husband being greeted with mind, and your further conduct in this matter
characterises a first class production, - Mrs. You have been found guilty, and it is necessary loud, applause on their appearence on the that you should undergo the most severe stage. Indeed the people of this colony have punishment. I do not know that there is very much to thank these clever actors for, their much difference between the three of you, although I'am inclined to think that the first plays and all apertaining to them so far leaving two are worse than the third. The sentence-ul performance of "The Gay Lord. Quex", an nothing to be desired To-hight the first this Court upon the first and second, prisoners original play in fotracts, by the same author, as to the third prisoner, that he suffer five years Monday. We understand this is the fint produc is that they suffer six years' imprisonment, andis to be given and is to be repeated again on and a half imprisonment with hand labours tion of this piece in Hengkong, but the Shang The sentences will run after those you are not that papers have spoken very highly of it undergoing.
when the Brough Company were performing there, so we may look forward to seeing some shiny good. It is only necessary to see the Brough Company once, to throughly appreciate them, and we prediét. Uumper houses during their very, short.sojourn amongst us.
April zoth.
OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE MITENCES
Ching Kee was charged under two counts with obtaining goods under false pretences on 30th and 31st March last. Prisoner entered a plea of not guilty.
THE MISSIONARY QUESTION.
(Continued from yesterday.)
are unchanged. Marine. ces Unions after a small sale at $28 dve enquiries at Sapo but shares are difficul toobain even at a much higher price. China Traders have been purchased at $57. Yangtares have ruled fim IT is stated that the captain of the Trigenia, with buyers at $135. Cantons rah be placed at at St65. Fire Insurances. Hongkong Fires A. S. WATSON & CO., were suffocated at Singapore, of which we have changed hands," China Fires, are in the tank steamer on board of which, two men have advanced to $325, at which rate shares LIMITED.
publish details in another column, is to be pro-anton and Macao Steamboats have risen demand at $8) Shipping-Hongkong, ceciled against for negligence.
to $34 and are wanted. Indo-Chinas have THE three Russian destroyers which were considerably improved their position ow reported at Saigon the other day have arriveding to enquiries from the North and have been fixed at $125 and $127, closing firm at $118. here and are coaling preparatory to proceeding China and Sanitas have hardened; the old north to join the Russian flect. They are shares have been sold as $61, $62 and $63, handy-looking craft, one of them beftigvery white for the new issue Sie has bean paid, similar in appearance to the Whiting only former and at S41 for the latter. Douglas the market closing with buyers at $61 for the having four instead of three fannels.
Steamships have been in stendy demand and WE shall be obliged if any subscriber on
sales at various rates up to 551 have taken receiving his paper late or irregularly will and $9 for the old and new issue respectively, place. Star Ferries are enquired for at $34 write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of but no shares are to be had. at these figures. delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the Refineries.-China Sugars have been placed at Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., Ld, go.
Stay and are now wanted at $136. Luzons Queen's Road Central,
are quoted at $38 buyers. Mining-The enable us to check the delivery coolies.
The upper will demand for Punjoms has subsided and BY referring to a new advertisement. in our
after sales at 56 shares are offering at $5 Raubs have enquiries at $39 · Olivers have steadily improved and have been done The following jury was empannelled :---Wil- Columns, it well be seen that the popular and at $1 and S1 Jelebus have been dispos.liam R Allison, S. C. de Rozario John Millar, well known teacher of Music and Singinged of at $5 and are still enquired for. Decks, A. da Silva, I. R. M. Smith, C. E. Panice after his holiday in Italy. He is about to re
The following is the continuation of ME Signor Cattaneo has returned to the Calbny Wharves and Godowns.--Hongkong and and Abdoolhussein Alloorahim.
Whampoa Docks have further appreciated in Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C., Acting Attorney Michie's lecture, at the City Hall, on Tuesday sume his work again; all particulars may be value and have been bought at 570 $27500 cution said that on the 29th March prisoner missionary concordat was that made by the
$170, and General, in opening the case for the prose
The only attempt to supply the" want of a Kowloon Wharfs have slightly weakened and went to the store of Richie and Co, ship chan-Chinese Government itself in 1871. In that THE Band of the Madras Light Infan will Building-Hongkong Lands, bave suffered a stating that he was the interpreter of the
are procurable at $103. Lands, Hotels and dlers, and ordered a quantity of provisions, year the Tsungh Yamen issued an elaborate circular addressed in the first instance to the play at the Hongkong Hari Chie
French Government, providing with great pre- from heavy decline and have been parted with French warship
at Sigo; but the market cleats fimer with wished the goods got ready for next day cision a modus vivendi for the missions. This buyers at the rate. Kowloon Lands are in and came in next morning, ordered some proposal was not well received by any of the request at $3o. West Points have been deali
more goods and asked to have them ready parties concerned. The British and American, Goréraments excused' themselves from the in at $51 and there are now buyers at $52 he would pay for them. In the afternoon lies consideration of it on the ground. that it ap
to take away in the Hongkong Hotels have been, negotiated at $129 and $121 and more shares are wanted a came again and the goods were removed to" plied to the Catholic propaganda, while the the latter figure. Humphrey's Estate are still sampans. On the bill being handed to prisoner Protestant missions and the Press denounced in demand at $131 China Providents have he said he could not pay cash down, so Mr.it in the usual wholesale fashion as an insid again changed hands at 59.20. Cotton Mills.-
Encarnació, of Ritchie & Co., went with him in ious attempt to create a system of official Hongkong Cottons have again been sold a steamlaunch with the sampaus containing the and are wanted at 571. Cigar Companies. goods in tow. They were supposed to be go- Hensianos are enquired for at par. Mising to the French warship but she could not be cellaneous-Green Island Cements have been found and prisoner said that he supposed she done to a large extent at S18tes the dividend Encarnacio.resuined possession of the goods must have left for Canton. Accordingly, Mr. of 80 cents paid on the 15th instant. Watsons have found buyers at $17. Electrics and told prisoner that he could not have tions. Tramway's have jumped to $220 buyers, next day prisoner came to the store and are unchanged and can be obtained at quota them unless he could get a guarantee. The China Borneos have buyers at $38 ex the brought with him another man whom dividend of $3.75 paid on the 15th instant.
he represented to be the master of the Chan Man Sing shop, and who signed a guarantee for payment. The goods were delivered. It subsequently furned out that the brought by prisoner was not the master of the Chan Man Sing shop and prisoger Mr. Pollock explained that although Ritchie, & Co. had resumed posses- sion of the goods, yet prisoner had had posses sion of them and Ritchie & Co. had merely recovered, the goods out of which they had been cheated. The goods in question wère:- 15 cases condensed milk, to cases sardines, 5 cases salmon, 15 cases lager beer, 10 piculs coffee, zo cases butter, 10 boxes cigars and to cases assorted jams.
This DISINFECTANT possesses all the good properties of Carbolie Acid, but is IMMENSELY SUP- FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONGERIOR in being NON-POISONOUS oven in its concentrated form, thus avoiding risk of accident-and in the facility with which it mixes with COLD WATER in any proportion. In its diluted state it will not injure, stain, or corrode the person, metals, furniture, cotton, linen, or woollen fabrics.
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A Comedy, in Four Acts, by HENRY ARTHUR. JONES.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, April 25th and 26th, THE
"ADVENTURE OF LADY URSULA" "ADVENTURE OF LADY URSULA" “ADVENTURE OF LADY URSULA"
A Comedy Four Acts, by ANTHONY HOPE
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
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BEG to into my Patrons and Public Generally that I have REMOVED my Stores from No. 13 to No. 5, D'AGUILAR STREET.
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AN APPEAL
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HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN T CONVENT, CAIRE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast 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.
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Chi dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, Who att taught by the Sisters.
Hongkong, aand April, 1802
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will be found most efficacious for the prevention of contagious diseases of all kinds.
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SHANGHAI papers of the 19th inst, report the following accident:-A, foreigner whilst out shooting yesterday morning about 9 o'clock in the vicinity of the New Ritle Kange, by accid. ent fired his shot gun into a group of Chinese and wounded seven men. Some were sent to the St. Luke's Hospital. One man, it is learned, sustained severe injury to his eye. The magis of the injured men and there will probably be trate of the district is making a claim on behalf an enquiry at the Consulate concerned, of the name and address of the foreigner is known. WE are glad to see Mr. II. V. R. Kemball, C.E., Executive Engineer, P. W. D. Poona, protest. ing in the press against, the stupid vandalism of visitors to places of historical and archeo logical interest who cut and write names on the At Elliot Crescent, Robinson Road, on the old Buddhist caves at Rarli ara badly disfigur
walls or pillars, says Indian Engineering. The 19th instant, the wife of CARL ROGGE, of aed by this caddish diversion, and we can point to other places in India which have suffered similarly. There should be a penal enactment against such practices, and we trust that Lord
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL, 20, 1901.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA, A BAD HALF-YEAR.
LONDON, April 18th.
In the Blue-book, a despatch from Sir Alfred Militer dated 6th February summariz ing the situation says that it is useless to deny that the last half year has been one of retrogression both materially and morally. LATER.
THE BUDGET.
The céficit last year amounts to 53 millions sterling. Had it not been for the war there would have been a surplus of millions sterling.
THE BUCGET.
WAR EXPENSES.
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ments so much at heart, will give the sugges tion his carnest consideration.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Before His Honour Sir John Carrington, KI., C.M.G., (Chief Justice.}
April 19th.
was arrested
Hle
afternoon, which
man
Leon Leroux, sworn stated, I am French Consul in Hongkong. There is a French ship called the Admiral Charmer, she went from here about 15th February and has not been here since. There is a French warship called the Lion which has been here once or twice this year. I do not know prisoner. I know Canton for some time and has been to Heng the French gunboat Avalanche. She was at Long.
THE VICTORIA GAOL OUTRAGE. Superintendent of Police and Superintendent F. H. May sworn stated:-1 am Capt. of Victoria Gaol, 1. have had charge of it about five years and am conversant with the present administration, The new diet scales came into force in January 1899. The new scale effected a very slight reduction; it was "THE eggs of a scavenger hen are not fit to be
revised by myself and Dr. Thompson. There eaton," says Dr. J. H. Kellog, writingin fodern hard labour, but a man on light labour got less, was no creduction in the case of a man on Medicine. "My attention was called to this a
as he did not require, so much food. The number of years ago. A lady said shepuld difference between the food of a man under not eat our eggs. She wanted sunflowat eggs the old and new regulations is, one received called and bare out in his evidence the state
Mr. Encanacio, of Ritchie & Co., was then I told her we had the best-eges in the country,1b rice daily under the old regulation divided ment made by the Acting Attorney General but she wanted sunflower eggs. I asked her and 2 oz. for congee it midday. The other in- ing or a business in Queen's Road gave evid- into a morning and evening nical of 11oz. each Mr. Flint, a partner of Landolt and Flint, carry- what she meant by that, and she said that apgredients remained the same. Under the old ence to the effect that there were no French old German at home fed his chickens on sun-regulations these condiments were cut off on warships in harbour on 2h 30th or 31st March. flower seeds, and that the eggs were remarkably Saturday and Sunday. The prisoners, are sweet. Some of the eggs were sent for, and getting as much park now under the new
The Avalanche leit for Canton on 15th March this was found to be true, Eggs de partake of regulations as they did under the old. Under not been here for a couple of months. He and has not been back since. The Lion has the nature of the food which has bean eaten. When chickens are fed on dead calves, dead pork a
the old regulations each man got so much knew prisoner. He was a foki in a Chinaman's
week after six months.. hogs, or other dead animals, their eggs will
This shop in Tonkin; he speaks French and was now reserved for first-class prisoners for a short time on the Descartes, as interpreter, partake of the strong, rank flavours that they and is a reward for good conduct. I visit the Witness had a contract to supply provisions to have swallowed with their food."
Gaol every week and make a surprise visit French warships and they would get them all have made complaints against Europeans. None and has not returned once a month. 1 see every prisoner. None from him. The Descartes left on 2nd March of the three prisoners present have made any complaints to me. I was, not aware there Was mischief brewing.
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espionage intended to paralyse, all' mission work. I'frankly confess to having taken part in this tirade. Yet, viewed in the light of the subsequent thirty years' experience, it may well an opportunity of placing the propaganda on seem that the Powers and the missions missed
satisfactory working footing. The first pro- necessarily final; they invited discussion, and a posals of the Chinese Government were, not fair discussion might have evolved a scheme which would have met the reasonable require- ments of all; and if the British and American Goverments had taken part in a conference with the French, the result must have been such a definition of the privileges ofthe Caf holic missions as would have placed a checke on the extravagant pretensions they have since developed. The Chinese circular was divided into cight heads, each proposal being accom panied by a full explanation of the reason for. it, based upon actual experience. It is too long for quotation, and indeed no quotation would be fair that did not include, with the regulation proposed, the argument, attached to it The document is one and indivisible, and can only be considered as a whole. It was published as a Blue-book, the number of which I have not got, and was appended to a brochure which I published in 1892.
Whatever the defects of the Chinese circular, it was at least a tentative effort to eliminato from the missionary question the elements of... danger to the State. By refusing even to con- prima facie in the wrong, and thus incurred sider it, the Western Powers placed themselves pretty nearly the whole responsibility for the years. A cruel injury had been done to the outbreaks which have marked the past thirty Chinese people in forcibly opening their country for their control or clear definition of their to foreign missionaries without any regulations status. The injury was aggravated by the re fusal to listen to any suggestion for supplying the want, after the need for it had beep demon immense moral debt to China, a debt which is strated. The Christian nation's thus we an quite beyond their power, to discharge. It is a question whether, their conscience is sufficiently sensitive to induce them to pay even a trifling instalment. For nations have kind of conscience, though its operation THE following amusing story, concerning the
is apt to be fitful. We have heard for instance relations existing between American officers
of pecuniary indemnities being exacted by one and their men is going the rounds. During
of a passenger boat. On 31st March the overplus has, in exceptional cases, been
Leung Kum, declared I am master
Power from another, and when found excessive the operations prior to the successful arrival of
my boat was lying near the Douglas refunded. It would be a small reparation for When the new regulations came in I had. Wharf, whch prisoner hailed me and told the injury inflicted on China were the two the allies at Pekin, an. American volunteer them translated into Chinese and they are read me to carry goods to Bunghom. The goods great non-aggressive Protestant Powers even artillery battery came into action. An English to the prisoners every Saturday morning, I came from Ritchie and Co. Prisoner engaged now to put a bridle, or missionaries of their naval officer was standing by one of the guns
had no complaints at the time. The new diets coolies and brought the goods. on board. A nationality and prohibit them from meddling when a Yankee.officer hurried up. Would were introduced without any trouble. The launch towed my boat and another with all the
it Chinese politics in any manner whatsoever faid the gun and did the needful you mind," he said. in most polite accents Home pisans, I have never seen Mr. Craig to come back to Hongkong after wo had been of China which are denied (to merchants. Eer diets are based on the principle adopted in the goods to Hunghom. The prosecutor told us
The missionaries enjoy liberties in the interior knocking that hut into atoms." The gunner
treat a prisoner in any other than a proper at Hunghom a quarter of an hour. Next day them, on pain of having their privileges with He is a strict disciplinarian and prisoner told me to take the goods to the drawn, confine themselves to religious teach humane officer. I have had no complaint Pak Kong refused to take the goods as it was immunities? Of course evasion, would be made to me, of him by either of these Sunday. Both boats were then sent by defen- practised, just as under the strictest preventive. prisoners. The attack came as a surprise to dant to ancher off. Wing On Street where we
system smuggling is practised., Witness opium me as regards motive, but I have already waited four hours, and, defendant hot having on the Canton River. But there is some virtue reposted to Government that it is dangerous come. I went and reported to Ritchie and Co. even in the mere stigmatising of a practice as to have a large number of life sentence men Evidence was then given by the brother of legal. The better class of missionaries would mixed with convicts. I have never known a the guarantor to the effect that he, the guarantor obey the law, those who did not would lose in complaint made against Mr. Craig,
had no connection with a firm of the name of repute, and one or two recalcitrants expelled Mr. May explained that in the cookhouse Man Sing. He was corresponding clerk-tooin the country would at least prove on the quantity of cach man's diet of rice, with 56 per month. Witness. had never seen the the peaceable Chinese bath from the meddiers which the nice was distributed. The meals chop on the guarantee before, the writing, was on a grander scale. It is off wholly beyond
held exactly the witness and named Man Sing. His pay was part of their Government
desire to protect are distributed under the supervision of his brother's.
in focal quarrels and fromisedition-mongers a European. He has durale "beside him and
(Case proceeding.)..
the bounds of possibility that some of the weighs a ration here and there to check it. If
more importam missionary bodies themselves deficient, corrected in his presence. Dur Prisoner questions the diet who is lakan
might be disposed to meet their Goverments 7 Weignen
THE PLAGUE.
half way ja devising means of freeing their ing the month previous to this outrage there Number of cases reported (Chipele 126 jealousy of competitors would no doubt stand missions from the political taint, though were three complaints re rations. Two were up till noon of the 19th Other Asiatics 2 seriously in their way. found to be over weight and the third just balanced the scale.
April, too
(Europeans. It is not, however, for us to formulate regula First prisoner had no questions. He thought Number of cases reported Other Asiatics o ambition would be amply satisfied if the public Chinese 5tions for the government of missionaries. Our Mr. May did his duty,
during the past 24 hours Europeans.... and the Governments concemed would fake thought of their moral obligations in this matter, as a preliminary step, and if the mis- sionaries would but consider the sacred calling. in a rather purer light than some of them have been disposed to do, and reader to Gaesar the things that are Cuesar's.
Many
manner.
The Budget estimates the expenditure for 1901 at 187,602,000 sterling, of which thanks," said the office before deparing enforces the regulations, but, is a most steamer Pak Kong which runs to Canton. The ing, the sole ground on which they enjoy these £60,000,000 is for the war. The deficit is estimated at £55,00,000,
INCREASED INCOME TAX. DUTY ON COAL EXPORTS. It is proposed to add two pence to the Income tax ; to impose a duty of four shil lings and two pence on Refined Sugar po larizing above 68, including the West Indian duty; to diminish the duty on Raw Sugar polarising above 98, including the West Indian duty; to diminish the duty our Raw Sugar polarising below 98; to impose duties of two shillings on Mola of one shilling and eight pence on Glucose; and an export duty of one shilling a ton on Coal. PROPOSAL TO SUSPEND SINKING
· FUND.
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The new duties are estimated to yield £11,000,000 sterling. It is proposed to suspend the Sinking Fund, and is borrow £60,000,coo on Consols.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says: On the 20th at 12.5 p.m. the barometer has risen on the China coast. The depression is pro- bably moving Eastwards over Japan, and press sure is highest over the NE coast of China. Gradients light with moderate N.E. winds or the China coast. Forecast -S to E. winds,. moderate; unsettled, showery.
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
"much obliged. The English naval officer could not contain his curiosity. "Why didn't he order you 10 do it, instead of making all that fuss he asked, "Waal, you see, it's this way," was the reply. "When we're pot soldiering, we're both in the jewellery trade, same shop. Only I'm the boss of the sipte, and he's the assistant !"
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AN Allegheny press dispatch says of 6th March-Cecil Sherbrooke, Beaumont Haw: lond, Earl of Wargrave, and a Knight of the Garter of Britain's court, lies, dead in the General Hospital, known as plain C. B. How land. The dead nobleman was employed as Pressed Steel Car Camc a foreman of one of the departments of the Rocks. He boarded at the Sauers Hofel for the past year, but had not told any one of his position in England. He was taken sick two weeks ago with typhoid fever and was while examining the dead man's effecis to learn, something of his relatives that the hotelkeeper found that Howland was a noble-l A. J. Harrison, of 32 Broadway, New York man. Among the letters were several from who claims to be a brother of the deaf man. Another letter from the legal firm of Beresford, Gray and Seymour, of London England, notifies Howland of his succession! the title and estates of his uncle, Edward, Eat of Wargrave. The write addressed the Pitt burgers My Lord," and hoped that would shortly read to England to enter ing possession of his estates. In the letter from the brother occurs the sentence: think you ought to go elsewhere and use your on name,"
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
was a measure which
By the second' Prisoner I know for a fact The rice was, cooked by the Gaol cook. The that, for uncooked rice make 240z boiled rice. experiment was tried again this moming and it proved right. Your pork has not been cut down; you do get six ounces.
The Prisoner then tried to make out that he was entitled to ten ounces of pork, four under the old and six under the new regulation
He was told not to make an idiot of himself, Third Prisoner had no questions, but thought Mr. May was better than Mr. Craig, and should go back to take charge of the Gaal..
The first prisoner made a long rambling -statement to the jury, saying that he had had his food cut on several occasions and had been
Total number of cases reported to date 133
Number
of deaths reported (Chinese 119 up till noon of the 19th Other Asiatics o Number of deaths reported.
April, 1901 Europeans a Chinese B during the past
Europeana ₫
past 24 hours Other Asiatics Total number of deatha georded to dato 125
SMALL-POX.
Number of cases reported (Chinese
Chinese
It is but a very small corner of the vast and varied field mig fonary enterprise that has been glanced adn this paper. There are inany, more aspects of the work which offer fait matter for general comment without touch- ing at all on the province of religion or of Christian proselytising. There are practices which affect the good relations between Chi- nese and Foreigners, there are modes of pro-, up till noon of the 19th Other Asiatics 7 which are quite as interesting to the lay com- 51cedure which concern decency, and decorum April, 1901
Europeans......10munities of the west as to the missionary bodies. Number of cases reported Other Asiatics o the ethics or aesthetics of house and church. themselves. The mode of acquiring land, and during the past 24 hours Europeanso Building; the attitude of missionaries towards popular customs, superstitions and ceremonies: Total number of cases reported to dute...69 their itinerating practices; the part assigned to Number of deaths reported (Chinese 40selytising work their treatment of the literature, women and the method of folilling it, in pro April, 190. up till noon of the 19th Other Astalicri2 and of the deities and sages of the Chintle, Number of deaths reported: (Chinese form legitimate subjects for discussion by Europeans and numerous other items of that kind would. during the past 24 hours Other Asiatics of ordinary men and women of the world, and Europeans......ohey are subjects which may well suggest TO Total number of deaths recorded to date 44 open midd, the sources of many hindrances to
the missionary who approaches them with a
ill-treated he even went so far as lo ask that the Chief Justice would hang himather tha HONGKONG, Friday, April 19th. that he had been put at oakum picking and that he should go short of food. He also said Messrs, Benjamin, Kelly and Tous, in the shot drillinstead of learning a trade, and finished weekly share report state-ANIM
by asking to be deported to the uttermost parts. The past week has been noticeable, for of the earth, or sentenced to death, rather than further boom in most of the leading stocks,an be sent back under Mr. Craig. Upon being business during the period under review ha informed that is Lordship had no power to continued very brisk. Banks-Hongkong and do this he asked to have his arms and legs cut Shanghai Banks have experienced a furthe off so that Mr Craig could no longer reproach. THE Lady Superior of the Italian Convent begs substantial rise and have been booked at rate him for not being able to do his work. to acknowledge the receipt of $zzo from up to 370 per cent premium cash on time The other prisoners made similar statements.
mium for May and 380 per cent premium fe prisoners guilty on both counts in the indict shares have been been sold at 375 per coat pro The jury after a short consultation found the June. The Londonquotation is £60, 3. National ment,"
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