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THE EMPRESS OF CHINA brought back to the Colony quite a crowd of holiday makers, amongst them being Major General Sir William and Lady Gascoigne, Sir John Car ringto), Miss Carrington, Lieut. and Mrs. Bagnall Wild, Capt. and Mrs. Prynne, Mr. and Mrs. Brutton, Mrs. W. Hutton Fous, Mr. David Gillies and Mr. and Mrs. G. 1. Lammert.
gramme, delighted his audience with his Irish impersonations Songs by Band Sergt. Adams, Sergt. Hunt and Sergt. Paliner were well aung, and heartily applauded. Mr. Oxberry, who gave The Garonne, appeared to be in good voice, and we noticed he also is taking more care in his rendering and giving the ballads as they are written, and guarding against the fault of P. O. Pitcher, of H.M.S. Iris, who obliged with a nautical version of Queen of the Earth. Space will not allow of us going through the long programme in detail. Mr. Alec. Marsh sang four songs, although at some personal inconvenience through suffer ing from a bad cold. The Leather Bottl WILS a particularly happy effort, as also was the Tinker's Song. The quartette, without accompaniment, was a delightful number; the members were Moir, alto, Adams, bass, Hunt, baritone, and Pearce, tenor, who all evidenced careful training under the eye of landmaster Moir.
A Trind Society Rising. As will be seen by reference to another column, a mission station has been burnt in the interior of Kwangtung Province, and the deed is laid at the door of the Triad Society. It will be remembered that the troubles which occurred last year just across our own border, when Hal Chou was threatened and Admiral Ho marched out from Sam Chun in force, and marched back again without finding the rebels, were also said to be the work of the Triads. But last year the Triaus gave out that they did not intend to harm foreigners, and it is a fact that the mission stations which lay in their route were ANOTHER RISING OF THE lett severely alone. Now, however, we
TRIAD SOCIETY. are told that the Society has added to its banner the words "Destroy the Foreigners"
Fears are generally entertained that the and if this proves to be the case we shall trouble in the North is not ended and, as show. doubtless have trouble. The Triad Societying the widespread disaffection, news is to is one of, if not the most powerful secret so- ciety in Ching, and its avowed object is sup-hand of a rebellion in the Kuang Tung pro- posed to be the overthrow of the present vince. Five days travel North West of Swa dynasty. We do not suppose that any foreig tow is a town called Hin Nen: here for thehaviour of a number of those present. All ner would be very much upset at seeing the last twenty years have been established mis praise is due to Bandinasier Moir forarranging. present Government of China turned out neck slonaries belonging to the Basel tission, such an evening's amusement and bringing all and crop, for it is so rotten to the core entirely a German undertaking, and for fourteen branches and grades together. Let us liope that no charge could be for the worse. But years have they been constantly resident in these' concerts may become monthly events. when the Triads come to including
the district. the foreigners in the same category as the Chinese Government we reach a stage at which we cannot stand idly by and watch events. If the Triads are really upon the war- path it will be well for the foreigners to keep
a bright look, out and we would advise our local authorities to keep on the alert. If the Triads intend any action near Hong kong it is nearly sure to develop in the neighbourhood of Saikung, in the New Territory. We should advise the Police to keep a bright eye upon this village, for it is the headquarters of the Society in these parts.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
September 29th.
It appears that just outside Hin Nen is the
Mission Station, Piang Thong, and 30 miles north of this again is La Kon, Here were stationed Mr. Kutter and Mr. Ramminger.
For some time the country side has been in a
state of ferment, but no trouble, as far as the foreigners were concerned, was anticipated The friendly natives impressed on the aliena that it was to be a rising against the Manchu, dynasty; not against Europeans. Undoubtedly the Triad Society is at the bottom of the rising and why, if they do not interfere with or endanger the lives of Foreigners they should not be allowed to (work out their own salvation without ictervention from strangers, who practically know nothing of the issue at stake, is something that only a busy body can
answer.
like some more evidence on before vouchsafing One thing is explained to us that we should an opinion, that is, the Triad Society banners now bear an added inscription.. "Destroy foreigners." If this is so the actions of these Social Democrats will bear another aspect
seems that at Plang Thong there were stationed Resuming the account of the Basel Mission. It Mr. Maeer and Mr. Ebert with their wives; The first Yacht Race for the America Cup, they knew of the trouble brewing but were 15 miles outward. beat and return, has been re-sailed, and won by the American Yacht assured by one Li Tslu Ku, the head of a very Columbia which crossed the winning line 37
strong clan at Sin Pị that they need not be seconds ahead of Shamrock 17, thus win-anxious, as there was no fear of the rebels ning independently of the time allowance.
harming them. It was decided however to remove the ladies to Gia Yiu Chow and, if no bad news was received, for the two men to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE ENGLISH MAIL of the 31st August
was delivered in London on the 29th ulto.
Is Life Worth Living? Most people will say that of course it is, of open and ostentatious infidelity in these days DEAN FARRAR thinks that while there is less but the poorer Europeans in Hongkong are than there was in the days of Charles II,, or in rapidly coming to the conclusion that it is notat least in this Colony. Take for the early years of the eighteenth century, there instance the man earning a couple of hun is a far more widely spread spirit of doubl, and dred dollars a month. What can he save even of positive unbelief, than there has ever out of it? He is expected to live respectably been, even among, men who have never pro and to dress well on that amount, or his fessedly abandoned allegiance to the religion of employers want to know the reason why. If their fathers.
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Mr. G. Clarke, who was down for a recitation, "was unable to procred owing to the rowdy be-
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
GAMING,
Ng Yong is a gambler as well as a coolie.
On Alunday he was caught gaming with zo or for him he could not run as quickly, as his 30 others Des Voeux Road. Unfortunately:
friends, with the result that he was caught by the police and removed to the station. game that and, when the stampede came ho He told Mr. Kemp he was looking on at the
was arrested. Nevertheless he was ordered to
pay $3 or go to gaol for ten days.
A STRONG ARGUMENT.. Two coulies and a man of no occupation were fighting in the chair shelter at the Peak- train terminus, and their noise attracted the
they were skylarking and having a little police. This morning they told Mr. Kemp
and remanded the debaters for further enquir argument. His Wership thought otherwise,
ics.
HEAVY PENALTY..
alternative of two months' imprisonment - with hard labour, for having in his possession, on the.. 30th September, 12, taels of raw opium without a valid certificate of purchase.
Cheung Yeung was fined $100, with the.
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TOMMIES IN TROUBLE. James Tranter, 26, and David Bultle, zi, privates in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, were brought before. Mr. Kemp charged with un lawfully assaulting Wong Sing, a tailor, on the 30th September. He fined each of them 53, and ordered them to be sent to prison for 10 days, unless the money was paid,
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JACK.ASHORE.
AN ILL WIND.
Cheung Shing and Chan Chak were fined $5 or 14 days' imprisonment, for unlawfully an choring their boats in the Southern Fairway,
there was no other place for them to anchor and that the wind blew them-on-to the forbidden ground.
he is a bachelor he may manage to do fairlyCOMMANDANT BOTHA has, we are told Thong Mr. Ramminger had left some little hereby causing an obstruction. They pleaded
well. His living will probably cost him a.
SIMILARITY:
return to Piang Thong. A boat was procured and the journey made in safety, although the first night was a sleepless one, owing to the THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES are adver-excited manner of a number of strange men tising for tenders for the supply of Teak, that flocked round. Starting on Friday after American- Fir, Camphor and Hard Wood for noon Gia Yiu Chow was reached on Sunday one year from the 12th instant. -
afternoon, where horses were ready to take the. gentlemen Back to Piang Thong. Before
A Danish seaman, named Walter Iveson, hav if no notice to the contrary reached them they for him, became disorderly, with the result that starting on the journey it was understood that ing had more intoxicating drink than was good would start on the return trip on Tuesday he will have to pay $z or go to prison for a morning. On Monday evening word came week that it would be unwise to return, and on Tuesday morning the news arrived that the Mission Station had been looted and burnt. But how about Mr. Kutter and Mr. Rammin- ger, who were 30 miles north again from Piang
time previously on business, so Mr. Kuiter had to get out as best he might it is known be started to come south and was well mounted, on the road he met a party of rebels laden with booty, busily engaged in dividing the spoil. By good luck. he escaped, being Wong On and Keung Chan, summoned for a ruch better mounted than his pursuers, smilar offence, pleaded a similar excuse, and but all his baggage, that was following, were fined a similar amount. :" was captured. He arrived at the outside
l'iang Thong and stopped there for the night. station, Sin pi, just across the river from
He left next morning for Chong Lok and it is believed he is safe, although nothing definite has been heard of him. So at present the mat ed by her license, in Aberdeen Barbour on Mon- ter stands, Mr. and Mrs. Erbert and M. and day last. She was ordered to pay $5 or retire Mrs. Macer are safe and well in Hong-from her rolling life for a fortnight. kong and the mission station is burat The present trouble is evidently not directed against foreign missionaries because the frat attack was against the town of Hing-ning where 3 weeks with hard labour for stealing a pig, Ho Loi, stonecutter, was to sent to prison for they were repulsed by the townspeople with a value $, the property of Set Yik, a bricklayer, lass of ten killed and four taken prisoners they at Shamshai Porn Monday last. then attacked Sha Mah and were successful and caused great loss of life The Gia, Hing Chau militia have been sent against them and the Taotai of Chow Chow Fu is sending 0059 cents., and An Kee, a shopkeeper, charged Wong To stole three pieces of wood, value soldiers to co-operate with 700 from Fat Taw him with the theft. The coolin will work with- Let the belligerents fight it out between them- hatred of foreigners and inborn love of plunder, threaten the lives or property of the Fanqui
hundred dollars a month, if he lives in one received a severe repulse in attacking Forts of the boarding houses or smaller hotels. Itala and Prospect, on the Zululand Border. Another ten will give him a boy to wait upon We only wish that he had received a little him; tobacco and drinks, if he is not extra-more, for until he is caught there does not vagant, will amount to another fifteen seem to be much chance of peace. By the way, dollars amusements and literature will ruzi what has become of De Wet? We have heard away with another fifteen at a very least; nothing of that gentleman for quite a long while the same amount for washing and clothes will not be at all out of the way, and his being surrounded once more was received. time. Surely it is high time that a report as to another five dollars a month will allow him to belong to one or two recreation clubs of AN INTERLUDE.-On a hot summer day, sorts. Thus his monthly expenses, exclusive the Rev.Pettit, one of the best-known priests of any real luxuries, amount to one hundred in Milwaukee, was preaching in St. Raphael's and sixty dollars a month and he should be able to save forty. The bachelor of modest Church, while in an adjoining lot a number of tastes should thus do fairly well on this boys were playing baseball He had taken salary,
"Heaven and the Means of Reaching There" as the subject, of his sermon, and when he came to the end of a passage, he paused in a solemn manner and asked: How, then, shall we reach heaven?" Just then came floating through the church window, in a highkeyed voice." Slide like, the devil, slide "It was one of the boy baseball players coaching a
But how many married men have we earn- ing but this amount? How do they look on life in Hongkong? The married man -must-have a house of his ovi; tais, at the very least, costs him forty-five dollars a month. He must keep a boy, cook and Matcoolic, costing about twenty-eight dollars. Food will certainly come to seventy-five
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baserunner... SHAMROCK II. has, it seems been badly beaten in the first race for the America Cup. No
A HEAVY CARGO.
A married Chinawoman, who owns a licensed rowing boat, made sure of a good fare by taking three passengers in excess of the number allow.
A TASTE FOR FORK.
THEFT OF WOOD;
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and of dollars left, which will probably vanish, details of the wind are given, however, all that Hotels in Hongkong.
long before the end of the month is reached. w.are told-being that the race was a beat to -How-such a man can be expected to support windward of fifteen miléa and return; Critics of selves and only interfere when their naturaput remuneration for fourteen days.
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ANONYMOUS GENEROSITY. Although Chan Yat is a fishing boat master about cuts, of coal were found in his pos session, and when accused of obtaining it by other than lawful means he told Mr. Kemp Ten dollars or 14 days that a man gave it to finis worship said
COOLIE INGENUITY.
2 wife and bring up a family in Hongkong the Shamrock II are apparently agreed that she it is difficult to understand, yet very many will never do well in fight winds, but that she are now attempting it, for salaries have not will be hard to beat in anything like a stiff risen in proportion to the increased cost of breeze. As a matter of fact we have very little living or the decline in exchange,
hope of the America Cup ever being brought back to the Old Country except by a fluke. The the condition that she thust perform a certain. English boat is always hand capped badly by portion of the voyage across the Atlantic under A very diversified programs was placed sail. This means that she must be very strong before the audience at the Soldiers, Club last ly constructed and a deal of need has to be, thus sacrificed. On the other and, the Ameri- evening. The arrangements were in the hands can boat does not need to have seagoing qua of Handmaster Mair of the R.W.F., and like Yik stole a wooden box, value $3.50, the lities, but can be a racing machine pure and everything he undertakes they were conscent property of the Government, and David Gour simple. Every Engishman would be overjoyed tiously and faithfully carried out. His Excellency lay charged him with the theft. This morn to seo Sir Tomas Lipton retuch with the cup, but it seems rather too much do hope for Of The Governor and Colonel Browne were presenting the coolie said he was going along the one thing we may be cerisin, find that is that with a large following of officers of all branches street when he met a scavenger, who gave him when we do get it Uncle Sam will have the ofthe services. We were glad to see that the Rev. the box as it was not wanted, and told him 10 odds against him in the same way as they have Mr. Hardy, the army Chaplain, was present take it away. U Yik will remain under lock, been against us for so long, for his boat will have to be a seaworthy one to cross over the to witness his boys amusing themselves, and key for a month, Atlantic, The list of performers was an exceptionally
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