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THE P. & C. STEAMER VALETTA with At Shanghai, on 19th May, JOHN JEREMIAH, | the English" Malls is timed" to arrive here on son of the fate, MCCARTHY, Perak State Thursday at about 6 pm Replies are due to Railway. Deeply regretted Aged som
correspondence posted on the 5th May, At Bayswater, May 21st, ANNIE MARGARET WARDROP WALLACE, widow of the late JF COINAGE IN HANGCHOW-It has been Wallace, formerly of Shanghai, aged $8.
At Kenley, Surrey, May 24th, H. LAYCOCK, Hangchow for minting the one cent coins. The reported previously of the right given to formerly of China, aged 79.
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HM.5. TAMAR -The following appoint- ment has been made at the Admiralty": Engineer G. R. Byles, to the Tama Tot Hongkong Yard, to date, May 24,
A BIG ORDER:Seantor Money, American the Philippines, says a Bangkok journal. It is Democratic leader, has his own tittle plan for
SATURDAY'S EXCITEMENT.
CROWDED STREETS.
when the weather cleared after the con
Every cloud has its silver lining and
coolies put on a bright face and turned out tinuous rains of Saturday, thousands of excited
At the Genstal Hospital, Shangbai, on the | work is now almost carried to perfection, says simple. Let the Philippines go to the devil," into the sloppy streets, so enjoy themselves
23rd June, after a brief illness, LOUIS BEQUEX, -aged about saf years..
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1902.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE CITY HALL LIBRARY is now open to the public as usual,
THE PLAGUE RETURN for the forty-eight hours ended at noon to-day shows nino fatal cases.
the Shanghai Times of the 24th inst. Mining he has said, and take care of themselves." machines made in Japan have already arrived and the building has finished. We will perhaps LEAVING ASTATIC WATERS be able to see the machinese at work, by the According to the National Zelling the German cruisers Galer, Sendler, Bussard, and Schwalbe will very shortly leave East Asiatic waters and return to their respective stations la America, Australia and East Africa.
next monib.
HONGKONG COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR CHINESE-A combined meeting of the General Council atid students of the Hong- kong College of Medicine for Chinese will be beld in the Legislative Council Chamber at noon to-marrow for the purpose of electing a Rector, The Hon. F. H. May will be nominated. . E. the Officer Administering the Government will preside.
On Saturday morning we were informed Status had been found impracticable and was that the scheme for illuminating the' Queen's abandoned, At dusk, however, a bright glare was seen in that direction, and to our great- astonishment the switches bad been turned on Seven hundred red, white, and blue stars glittered around the, statue of our. Inte FRENCH DEMANDS According to the dear Empress Queen, and the monument... Sin Wan Pao the French habeen negotiat Presented a beautiful picture., News sprend ing for some time with Viceroy Chang Chih-like wildfire, and thousands flocket around from. tung for an extension of the French Conces
áll directions. The flower show was ill sion at Hankow, but the Viceroy has at last open, and several artistically worked silk informed them that he finds it difficult to banners, which had not previously been ex- accede to their demand, as the proposed ex-
hibited, were displayed, and attracted attention.. tension affects the roule of the Bankow rail-Simply a sea of spectators crowned through the matshed, and enjoyed the beautiful exhibits. way line.
No doubt pick-pockets made the mins of the occasion. One thief, caught red funded, was not arrested as a witness saved. a lot of trouble by taking the lhe into his own hands and giving the culprit a good "boting." When the bard of the and Bombay fafantry, on the verandah of the Hongkong Hotel, stuck. Cup at eight o'clock, a very large street nudience immediately gathered around, and seemed to appreciate the music, It was not till late at night that the streets presented a deserted ap *pearance, and to-day Hongkong-has assumed its ordinary working attire.
THE SECOND STEAM LAUNCH pur. chased by the Brit-sh North Borneo Govern THE CHIEF JUSTICE, is anour ment, the Chantek, arrived at Sandakan on the Meigh Goodmap, who has been unwell for a 7th inst. after a rough passage of 11 days from THE STEAMER BULIN BA, which left Ran- few days, resumed’duties on Saturday.
Hongkong, in which, however, she behaved goon for Cbconada on the 2gih: May, put back. A GERMAN POST OFFICE Mablished very well. The Chantek dui niste knots on her to Rangoon owing to an accident to her propel
trial trip. She was intended for use in Darvel ler. The steamer, on going into port, was. at-Amoy on the 12th instant.' There are dow gre Post Offices there, namely, British, Chi-
Bay, but this may now be altered. The Singu found 10 bave the chain of a cargo-boat, 237: pesc, French, German and Japan.
pare Free Press hears the Government, are feet long, entangled with the propeller, which likely to buy another launch, locally, and that has been extricated in the Irrawaddy Cola FIVE HUNDRED BLOWS, six months Messrs. Klamberg & Co, of Tawao, are nego-dock. It is surmised that the chain belonged imprisonment, an I deportation was the sentence tiating for the purchase of one of the Hons to a cargo-boat, recently wrecked in the passed, at the Shang'isi Mixed Court, on two kong ferry launches, for their timber trade at cyclone. pickpockets charged with stealing $12.
Dutch Sebatic. LAUNCH TO BE SOLD-I will be seen launch Chay fo is to be sold on Saturday, the 5th July, nt 12.30 p.m., at Queen's Statue Wharf.
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SIR HENRY BLAKE'S RETURN-Our THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN-previous statements that Sir Henry Blake had decided to return to the Colony,were confirmed SIVE INGREDIENTS only are-used-by the receipt of a telegram-in-the-Colony-on-as the Turg Wen College has now been
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found necessary to extend the wings, of the supervision enables us to inain building and to enlarge the Chinese de pariment by an additional storey with two waters of unrivalled excellence and wings. The estimated cost will amount to over; $15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal to the liberality of all triends of Education The establishment has been ia existence for the last 25 years and is open to all classes. Much" of the clerical work of the city is carried on by: "Its past pupils. As this is the first time we have!
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THE INCREASE DUTY on opium and cloth A REPORTED OFFER TO SIR ROBERT is causing much dissatisfortion, says an Ichang HARTA Peking despatch to the Shanghai | correspondent to the North China Daily News Mercury states the H.E. Chang Pai-hsi, Minis- Very little opium is passing through this port, ter of Education, has offered Sir Robert Hart | partly owing to extra duty and partly owing to the Presidency of the Imperial Peking Univer failure of the Trechuan poppy crop. Along one sity. But whether the offer will be accepted street there hundreds of coolies may be been remains to be seen. The motive which daily carrying opium to pass the native customs. actuated Chang to approach. Sir Robert Hart Of late weeks not a single case has been carri- with such an offer, it is further reported, is that
ed to the barrier.
Saturday stating His Excellency would leave amalgamated with the Imperial University England for Hongkong on the 15th July, and as the funds, set apart for the support of POOR SHANGHALL-A rather funny tele-that College, have hitherto been drawn through the hands of Sir Robert Hart, he desires Sit graphic blunder occurred at Penang, saya an exchange, in consequence of which people Robert Han's service in that respect to be were bewildered by an announcement that the Shanghai Govemment had surrendered with a bodyguard of fifty men. For "Shanghai" read "Transvaal."-
DEATH IN A RICKSHA:-Quite a stir was created in Queen's Road Central this morning when it was found that a native had died in a ricksha. When the puller stopped and his fare did not move it was thought something unusual had happened and when the truth was ascertained the coolie would not go near the ricksha. The police arrived and the body was taken to the mortuary,
WUCHANG RICKSHAS-On the 1st of the 5th month the rickshas at Wuchang came under the control of the police. The change has been astonishing, reports a correspondent to a Shanghai journal. For the last few days of machines were available. Every mendable one was in the hands of the carpenters or up.
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DEGRADED TWO STEPS-According to the Tientsin jiji i. E. Hu Yu-fan, Vice Pre- sident of the Board of Works and Associate
Directol-General of the Railways in North China, has been degraded two steps on account of some objectionable concessions which H.E. has given to the British in the agreement en tered into between him and Sir E. Satow for the restorations of the Peking-Shanhai-kitan Railway to China. It is further reported that, bul for the intervention of Viceroy Yuan Shih kai, who sent in a memorial explaining the | difficult position. Hu was in at the time when the said agreement was concluded, the Throne would certainly have inflicted a more severe punishment on him,
out its humours although they are akin to those THE CHOLERA VISITATION is not with
of the Gravedigger in Hamlet, says the P. cnd T. Timis. A man who took a leading role in
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IN THE DOCK.
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
- June 30th.
BOY'S AGAIN,
A Chinese house boy was charged by- Mr. Charles Code with disobeying orders-and- assaulting prosecutor's wife. Mr. Charles Code said that, he paid the defendant $14 wages and after taking the money, the defendant refused to do anymore work and also assaulted his wife, The defendant pleaded not guilty and said that he gave his master one month's holics from ike 26th inst., and denied having assaulted the prosecutor's wile. Sergt. No. 65 said that the defendant told him that he had given his master a month's notice as he wanted to leave his employ. Mr. Kemp discharged the defen- dant on the first charge, and fined him Sto or 14 days on the second.
SHOT DRILL
A marine of H.M.S. Terrible was sent to
Lad's Pinghsiang correspondent reports-OB A SHOCKING STORY-The Six Was
the border between Pinghsiang and Lifing, in Hunan, where a railway line is being construct- ed, there are almost daily reports that some young children have been lost or the dead prison for twenty one days for being drunk bodies of some young children have been found in some solitary places with their hear.s scooped out. Just now two men reported to have been guilty of this shocking autocity have
been arrested by the local officials. The two criminals are named Hung Hsin-chen and
monien they were brought before the Kwan Lu, respectively and the latter is a local officers for trial they gave out that they belonged to a party of more than eighty men in order to gouge the hearts of young children for medical purposes. On the arms of the
and assauking a Chinese constable on the 19th inst.
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DISCHARGED.
Th girl who stole jewelry and money from another girl in Possession Street was dis charged by Mr. Hazeland.
DRUNKENNESS AND ASSAULT. ·
holsterers. The change is not giving universal the corps de sanitation' was taken ill the other who came over from Szechuen and Kweichow Praya East. P.C. 127, who took the defendants
satisfaction; like everything worth having it has to be paid for, and a good many cusioniers would prefer what one might indeed call "dirt cheapness to a somewhat increased fare account of cleanliness.
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day, and was at once removed to the isolated camp and there well dosed with chlorodyne and brandy. Three days later he appeared at his usual job, and maintained he was all right again and ready for work... On examination be said he had been cured by acupuncture perfor. COUNT MATSUKATA, es-Minister of Finned by himself: he had. rammed à Int of stout ance to Japan, left Victoria on 24th ult. for the needles into the tips of his fingers and toes and Continent, says the L. & C. Express. The in a few hours felt much better. We may add Japanese Minister and the staff of the Legation that this is a true bill; the man had actually were present at the station. Coun: Matsukata so treated himself, and credited the treatment expresses himself as delighted with his experi, with his recovery, completely ignoring the ences in England. He has been to Glascom, specifics. Newcastle, Sheffield, and Liverpool, inspecting all the shipbuilding yards, but among the most cherished recollections of his visit will be the day spent at Chillingham Castle, the North úmberland residence of Sir Andrew Noble. It was the Count's first experience of an Eng
The Count has written the following letter to
CHOLERA AT NEWCHWANG: New. chwang has experienced an unwelcome sensa tion, says a Shanghai exchange. A few days ago the s.s. //unun arrived from Tonku carrying coolies. Within twenty-four hours of landing six of them were dead with cholera. The
two prisoners in question were branded the Chinese characters (Hung Fu-Tang.) They will be decapitated shortly by order of the Governor of Hunen.
THE KWANGSI REBELLION.
Lales reports from Canton state that the Viceroy of Yunnan province has seat dispatches to the Kwangtung authorities pointing oul that the robbers captured within the Yarnan boundaries were mostly Cantonese, who went over the-Yunnan borders, via the towns bf Woechow, Nanning and Baksik, on the West river. They are reported to be under the guise of merchants, and carry both long and shout arms. As it would be unjust to prevent mer
Two Sappers were charged wifi assaulting a washerman while drunk on the 28th insi, in
to the station, said that he saw one man in the washerman's shop and the other in the Praya
drunk. The second defendant stated that he, East Hotel, next door. Both of them were
went to the shop and engulfed whether the. ricksha that was standing at the prose cutor's door was his whereupon the shop people shut the door and knocked him on the head with a bamboo The first" défendant said he did strike the prosecutor nor his fokis, Two witnesses wero called who corroborated the statements made by them. Mr. Hazeland
previous good character he would discharge said that taking into considération. their
them but they should be more careful in futura,
* 4. * OFFERING OF A BRIDE.
A Chinaman was charged by W. H. Coulter Acting Savitary Inspector with offering him a
appeared for the defence, and asked Mr.
lish country seat, and he was greatly impressed. Russian authorities became alarmed, and insti- chants arming themselves when passing through bribe on the 28th inst. Mr. D'Almada » Castro: auted a search by means of soldiers for the rest the 'disturbed provinces, he urged that all mer. the Lord Piovost of Glasgow "I was much of the immigrants; a day later there were forty chants, not provided with passport and for Hazeland to dismiss the case as the prosecutor:
interested by seeing your city, and no less im- pressed by your courtesy. Allow me to assure you that I will cany back to Japan a very pleasant recollection of my visit to Glasgow With highest regards, yours sincerely, Mat
sukata."
four-fifths Niclausse, and one fifth cylindrical
cases under treatment. Rumours were current which their Hong had not previously given placing the number at two hundred. Happily security, be stopped from entering Yuanan. however rumours were much in exaggeration although as a matter of fact forty coolies bave since succumbed to the dread disease. There are no cases knows among the residents of Newchwang, native or foreign. Ten of the natives crew of the s.s. Hupek weit un and removed by the Russian,
THE S.S. PARÇAMATTA-In order not to clash with the ceremonies this week, a re- certion was held last evening on the P. and O.
NEW ADMIRALTY BOILERS--The Ad miralty have decided on the following types of builers for the six first-class craisers of the tyoi-2 programme now under construction - His Majesty's ship Devonshire (Chatham Dockyard). — A.` combination of four-fifths Niclausse and one-fifth cylindrical boilers, His Majesty's ship Hampshire (Sir W. Parramatta, says the Shanghai Times of the 24th ist. The spacious and luxuriously Armstrong, Whitworth and Co.).—A combina. ation four:fifils Yarrow and one-fifth cylindFox proved himself an ideal host. After a
saloons were filled with guests, and Captain: rical boiers, His Majesty's ship. Carnaru dinner, such as the P. and Q. ships only can (Mesara Beardmore and Co.). A combination supply, the guests adjourned to the upper deck boiler is Majesty's ship Roxburgh (the where a programme of vocal and instrumental London and Glasgow Ship-building Co.)--A music was enjoyed. Happily for the success Conibinafter four fifths Dürr and one-fifth of the evening every officer, on the boat was cylindrical boilers. His Majesty's ship able to contribute in one way or another, and (the Greenock Foundry Co.)-A combinations were also rendered by Messrs. Plummer four-fifilis Babcock and Wilcox and one filand-Hudson of the P. & Q. Company who are cylindrical poilers. .. Majesty's ship Antrim already well known Shanghai entertainers, (Messrs. J., Brown and Co.)A combination Mr.J.C. Kaye, of the British Post office con of four-fifths Yarrow and one-fifth cylindrica!tributed a solo on the piano, and Mr. Downs boilers. In deciding to supply the six new (one of the officers of the Parramalla) gave armoured cruisers enumerated in the above several solos on the banjo in
in a talented style, list with an equipment of boilers partly cylind. thereby proving himself a master of the in rical and partly water tube, the Admiralty is strument. An element of patriotism oppor- taking a course that bat fiequently been urged tunely prevailed throughout the evening, and upon them by experts, and has actually been all the health of King Edward the Seventh adopted in the German, Navy for several bad been heartily drank the Company broke up, battleships, both already finished and onder, construction, says the L. & C.ERS
The reports alstate that the centre of the Southern rebellie has oscillated from Central To Neither angst. There are over 1,030 rebels to the field under the comma of the chiefs, Choau and Fun. It is said that another rebel chief named, So, has been captured. General Ma has been ordered to march against the rebels, but no reinforcements from Kwangtung have yet arrived
THE CANTON TERRIES.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Viceroy Tan has expressed his regrets, and
was not a public servant. His Worship said he would remand the case until the 8th for argu- ment. It will be remembered that Coulter and. an Indian foreman of the Sanitary Board were discharged by Mr. Kemp a week ago on the plea, put forward by Mr. Loker, that under Ordinance 3 of 1898 the officers of the Sanitary Board were not pblic servants. A shopkeeper who offered a bribe to Foreman Sales was also discharged by Mr. Kemp on the same day on similar grounds,
CASE DISMISSED. Francisco Gomes, a coloured man, who described himself as foreman of a cleansing "gang and who was charged by a boatwoman "with throwing stones at her boat in Yau-na-tl, - and breaking her head was discharged by Mr. Hazeland, who held that the evidence of the woman was very unsatisfactory.
FAILING TO DELIVER MYIL BAOS.
admits that the Administration of the Govern manis regarding the ferries, has not been all that could be desired." He thinks that it would be a good idea, for the ferries to employ better sailors capable of protecting the vessels, but as a Captain Helberg of the steamer Victoria great deal of money has been already expended was fined $25, by Mr., Hazeland, for neglecting on the existing scheme of military, guarda, | to deliver to the G.PO, immediately on his, he has decided to give it another thres months arrival in ppt on the 7th April last, letter bags trial, under the directorship of Magistrates Pui, and correspondence. His excuse was that his Tsin and Captain. Yeung. Fresh newly-trained Chief Officer received the bags in Singapore troops will be substituted for those at present and signed for them. The man was sick when employed, and if satisfaction is not given during | the sleamer arrived in Hongkong, and never the term of probation the tcheme will be told him that the bags were on board. "When abolished. A ten per cent tax on the gross he arrived in Amoy he discovered- earnings of the vessels will continue, but it is bags in the room and immediately. stipulated that it must be laid out in as econ⚫ them to the Post Office there to be se omical a manner as possible,
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