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ESI THE ENGLISH VA Lof the 27 | September | 13 ai Tak, në ler, the fal Willems far the
was d Ivered in London on the 25th inst./
Off the 20th of October, at “ Paikou," tian kuw, the wife of CT, EDKINS, of a son.
At No. 3*, Nanking Road, Shanghai, on the Fard of Cletober, the wife of R. J. WHITE, LA. Cust is servic», of alsońcu, nati
--DEATHS..
Sep. 19th at Eat Molesey, EMILY; daughter. of Ide Alfred Humphreys, of China.
THE KOWLOON COLLAPSE -The en- quiry into the collapse of premises in Kow'oon City Rond has been adjourned sing die..
THE PORTUGUESE SPECTAL
ENVOY TO CHINA.
IN HONGKONG,
malestates Cuntruet:
Sept 22nd at Surbineshill, R. G. SILLAR Series, No: 2, for the quarter April-June, has kitchen. The noise proceeded from the direc- e Branco, Portuguese Special Envoy and Civilisation. The mission entrusted to him by
late of Shanghai, aged 75.
At Lossiemomh "N. “H, đa 21st September after a long and painful illness GLORGE SHEPHERD, late of Selangor,
THE CUSTOMS GAZETTE, Statistical
kindly been forwarded to us from Shanghai, HEALTH STATISTICS:-During the week ended 25th inst. there were notified 1 case of plague, Chinese, fatal: .case of cholera, Chinese (harbour), Total; and 2 cases of enteric
he Hongkong Telegraph fever, European (imported from Manila).
HONGKONG, TUKSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1902.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE HON. I. BARRETT left Hongkong for Sechucn. Bangkok on Saturday afternoon.
THE WATER used is THE PUR-morning in time to proceed with the Govern
defence, stated that he was living on the 2nd floor of No. 56, First Street, on the date of the collapse. He was sitting in the passage, a 'short distance from the kitchen, when he first got intimation of the collapse... He heard a tumbling noise. There was nobody in the
tion of the kitchen. He stood up and then saw bricks and mortar dropping down on to the kitchen floor. A great quantity fell. It came from the weten wall, owing to weight of falling materials. The floor of the kitchen fell down. The debris knocked against the wall out into the tire. He afterwards ran down into the lanc.
grauidisement. This was
"friendly" nation like. "Tunggal that would disʻurb the equi ium. and violate the integrity of the Chinese Empire; with whom she had always entertained relations When it became known in Hongkong that of friendship, and to whom she was the first to His Excellency Senhor Jose d'Azevedo Castello bring the blessings of Gospel and Westein
Minister Plenipotentiary to Chint, had con his government was simply an economical cluded his mission at the Chinese capital, the one, and in this regard he could confidently say that he had been quite successful, Commitice of the Club Lusitano despatched a telegram inviting His Excellency to a reception A railway to be built from Macao 10 on his arrival at Hongkong. In reply, Cɔn- - Canton, the removal of all Customs restrictions, selheiro Castello e Branco graciously accepted and the direction of the West River trade 10 the invitation, and the Committe accordingly. Macho, were the advantages he had obtained, went to much trouble and expense in decorating besides athers which he could not disclose at the Club buildings, engaging the military band the moment. Fut the work was only half done. and o herwise made elaborate preparations for In order to benefit by the concessions obtained; the proposed function,
both the Government and the people of Por tugal should come forward and continue loyally the work he had undertaken. Personally be wou'd devote all his time to the carrying out
persons present for the reception tendered him and which touched hiìn deeply.
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NAVIGATION COMPANY IN KIANGSI: Chan. Ku, müther of the last witness, said
-A new steam navigation company has re-
that at the time of the collapse she was on the cently been established in Kiangsi. Four 1st floor of No. 56, First Street and heard a tumb- new steam launches at the cast of Tis. 30,cooling noise and say norlar and bricks falling When, however, upon His Excellency's arrival have been bought to run from Chiangchow to into the kitchen. Her son came to her, and both by the German mail steamer Hambury, from of them cleared out of the house. She remem- Shanghai this morning, and a deputation of bered seeing the western wall fall into the kit-Portuguese gentlemen waited upon His Ex-of this great work. He thanked again all the chen. The reason why she did not go before the cellency at the King Edward Hotel, at noon, it Coroner was because she had not enough pluck was ascertained that the Portuguese Minister to do so. I am a woman, she concluded.
would not be able to fulfil the engagement. Lee Chuen, plumber, and master of the Man His Excellency and suite will neverthe Chung shop, No, 24 Queen's Road West, less, dine with Mr. A. G. Rumano, the Portu remembered that on the 29th July he was in guese Consul General, to-night. A big lunch was, however, held at the King Edward Hotel, Centre Street on the site of the three houses.
at which many prominent members of the Portuguese community were present,
HUNAN MISSION CLAIMS In regard to DR. SOLFF, the German Govenor of Samoa, the claims made in connection with the mis- went to Macao yesterday, and returned thissionary inurders in Hunan, the British Minister at Peking has informe & the Wai Wu Pu that the ment House party to Mirs Bay.
claims must be maintained, for only by the Exaction of penalties such as those stipulated by the Consul at Hankow can further outrages
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THE BEST INGREDIENTS only prior in that year are, in most cases, holding
aloof. BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE: We understand that on the occasion of the King's birthday, a Ball will be held at Government House. The gth November being a Sonday the function will take place on the flowing day. MUSIC'S CHARMS :-At Bangkok the other day Mr. J. R. Bell, the well-known engineer ENGLISH EXPERTS and surveyor, was fined one shiling and costs -forassanking-some-British Indians who isere making night hideous with their music and preventing him from sleeping. NEW RAILROADS PLANNED: One of the rich gentry in Hangchow is now contem- plating the constraction of a new railway from Hangchow to a point in the province of Kiang- si. This line would cover a distance of some 200 miles. He further desires to construct an- other line to Nganhwai meeting the first line
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TAKING DEAD SOLDIERS HOME The United States army transport Af Clellan arrived in the harbour at Singapore from Manila, en route to New York via the Suez Canal. The Government, in accordance with a long established policy, are conveying to the States the dead bodies of soldiers who have died out of their country in the discharge of their duties, and giving theat a national burial
THEATRICALS; -- The Brough Comedy Company is expected in Colombo from Australia about the end of the month and will give a series of performances at the lately erected Bristol Hotel theaire there. The Company is due to open in Calcutta on Nov. 9th. The Dallas Co. will not be here during the coming season- principally owing to the indisposition of Mrs. Dallas who has recently gone to the South of France for the benefit of
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be prevented.
THE CANTON: RIVER:-The powerful dredger Canton River which was capsized two years ago in a typhoon, and later bought by the Dock company, could be seen running about the harbour last evening. After having all her new engines and whes fixed, she went
out for a trial trip yesterday, and proceeded several miles under à few enginee.s ard The trip was njosi apprentice engineers successful.
MILITARY PRACTICE DANCE: The Members of the Garrison Warrant Officers, Staff Sergeapts, and Sergeants Dance Club inform their civilian friends that the usual weekly practice dance will take place this week on Saturday instead of Friday, owing to the Royal ngineer Theatre being required for Farewell Smoking Concen, being given oh the former day, by the Members of the Royal Eng neer Mess, to the Sergeants of the 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers on their departure for
India.
THE WEST POINT COLLAPSE.
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CASE FOR THE DEFENCE.
The further bearing of the charge of man- slaughter against the contractor respecting the collapse of the kitchen at No. 55. First Street, West Point in July last was continued at the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Just ce and a special jury.
Mr. P. Crisp was sworn, and said that he was Government Inspector of Building. On the day in question, he was told to go down to First Street to report on the new work. The houses were in course of erection, but he did not see house, No. 56.
1is Lordship:-Does any one assist you? No one, exceping Mr. Hoggard of late. Why did you go there that morning? g? simply went there to answer certain questions of Mr. Tooker, and after answering them 1 went away to do my other work.
By a juror:What qualifications has Mr. Crisp?
man
Mr. Crisp I was head engineer and drafts. at Messrs. G. Trollope and Son, No. het health. We may expect a return vi.it in 77. Grosvenor Road, Westminster, London,
England.
1903-4.
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC to be played by the Band of the 33rd Burma Infantry, on the New Parade Ground, this afternoon between the hours of 4.30 p.m, and 6 p.m.
PROGRAMME.
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FLIPINA'S SENSATIONAL FAINTING
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As Inspector of Buildings, is it not your duty to see that when houses are in course of demolition, the adjoining houses are properly, shorett up?--Yes. I quite admit that you should see the amount of chits 1 get front the Police, Sanitary Board, and other places to attend to work.
His 1 ordship:--What salary do you get Mr. Crisp?-1 am in receipt of $150 per month, plus compensation.
Fy a juror-Were you spécially engaged for the work?-I have been two years in the ser
He went there beciuse the master of the Tak
him some old disused pipes. Whilst he was Kee shop, Cheong Hong, had offered le. sell
looking at the pipes, be heard the collapse of the house, in question. lie saw the wall of the 2nd floor fall inwards into the kitchen and the debris shoot out into the lane. The wall of the 2nd floor fell first.
He did not go and see the Corner becausethe
THE HANOI EXPOSITION,
REDUCED PASSAGE RATE;
Intending visitors to the Hanoi. Exposition, which opens on the 16th Noveinbar, will be: pleased to learn that M. Reau, the actings Owing to the shortness of the stay in French Consul at Hongkong, received a part of the mail steamer, it has been telegram from Tonkin in Monday sing found impossible for Senhor Castello e that the Compagnie des Messageries Mari
Branco to call at Macao"where it was the times have decided to place their steiner. intention of the people to entertain the dis-Hutphone on the run from Haiphong to tinguished guest at a public banquet to be Hongkong during the p.riod in which the Hanoi Exposition will be held. The passage rate will be $75, return ticket, which is just half the usual fare, and there will be regular. silings. Mr. Mary's steamers will also run at reduced fares. With reference to the accom modation of visitors, the Commissaire-General states that the Committee of the Exposition have taken every precaution against visitois being imposed upon in the matter of charges for board and lodgings. An official agency: has been appointed to especially look after the accommodation of visitors, and the agency will guarantee reasonaute prizes
fullowed by a ball. Representatives of the
had his own business to attend tg had besides | Goveintiert and Seunte, in the person of His no one sent for him.
Excellency Dr. Alfredo P. Lello, Acting Governor, and suite, Mr. A. J. Basto, president, Mr. P. Nolasco da Silva, vice-president, and Mr. Eduarda Marques, of the Macao Senate, crossed over to Hongkong to meet the Minis ter and to tender to him the congratulations of the Portuguese colony. upon, the achieve. ments, though not satisfactory in their entirety, of his difficult mission. The exact nature of the difficulties will be readily appreciated in what the Peking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury had to communicate to our northern contemporary in his letter of the roth inst. This is what lie writes
Fung Kwan said he was the foreman of Si Sing scaffolding shop, No. 48 First Strect. There are about 30 30 40 scaffolding shops in Hon kong. The Ko Shing, Sze Hop. Sun Wa, were the biggest firms, whilst his firm came He had either 5th or 6th in importance. 30, years' experience in the scaffolding busines in Ilangkong. Some time in June he closed a bargain with Ceang long fur the erection of scaffoldings for the houses in question. The shoring was put He also bad China up to No. 58 by the first. pine supper's at the footing, erected verticilly and lashed in pairs at a distance of a foot and a half apart. They were put up running the whole length to the back wall of the kitchen. He also had shorings put to the roof, in the same manner as those described for the ground floors.
He put in those shorings before the demolition of the houses.
"There'is a difference of opinion as to the importance of his achievements. The decu ment which the Blinisters of the Wai-wu-pu signed yesterday seems to be an acceptance by Portugal of the new tariff clause of the protocol, a matter very important to China, for it removed the last obstacle to the validity of the new tariff. The hearing of further evidence took place Besides this treaty the Portuguese minister after the adjumment for tiff, Lee Yum, an
took with him a concession for the railway from accountant of the scaffolding shop, testifying Macao to Canton, besides the assurance that a in an agreement having been drawn up convention would be arranged whereby Lappa, between his firm and the prisoner for the erec-opposite Macao, will have advantages similar tion of the scaffolding in question for no. The to those of a treaty port. The Chinese seem to shoring was erected by the foreman, who have given away nothing and the Portuguese supervised the work. On one occasion the seem to have gained a mere convenience in the prisoner entered the shop and desired addi. Customs to be established within Macao and tional shoring erected as a typhoon signaal Lappa, for the possibility of constructing a. was hoisted. This was done at a cost $40. railway to Canton is remate because of the very
Leong le, mistress of the scaffolding shop, good reason that there is little use for it. corroborated.
Mr. J. Orange, of the firm of Messts. Leigh and Orange, civil engineers and architects, said he had leen in the Colony since January, 1883. He had visited the scene of the collapse and considered that the sup ports were adequate to replace those which had been removed. From the external ap. pearance of the remaining portion of the
west wall no further shoring was required. The wall was not well built being practically in two parts with a hollow space between. Apart from those defects, he thought the wail would have stond, the thickness being quite adequate considering its height. He thought it was injured by the cont nual rain and wind of june and July, and under those circumstances a sud. den gust of wind might cause it to fit inwards, and its weight make the kitchen collapse.
Mr.A. Turner, of Messrs. Palmer and Turner
also
gave evidence, and soon after half past four
FIT:- scene recently occurred in the office vice. I was engaged from Messrs. G. Trollone the Court adjourned till to-morrow at to a.m.
of the prosecuting attorney, in Manila. A Fili pina of flashy appearance entered the office, with the intention of making complaint against a certain individual of the city. The judge, unfortunately; was not in, so the senorita decided to cause some sort of a sensation- and it all came when she fainted. Clerks from all the offices rushed in, the ambulance was called and before the case could be reported as cholera the senorita was on her way to the hospita'.
DOOM OF COCK FIGHTING:-A law has been enacted by the Philippine Commission to PHOTOGRAPHIC punish unlawful maintenance of cock fighting
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& Son for three years. I was engaged as clerk for work on a Government building. My agreement does not say anything about in specting houses. i am sent here and there to report on work from orders received from my superiors:
By the Attorney General :-Mr. Crisp is an exceedingly busy man. He has many duties
to allend to
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H, E. AND PARTY -
LEAVE FOR MIKS DAY.
Soon after eleven o'clock this morning the Harbour Master's launch Stanly steamed alongside the like Pier and awaited the arrival of H.E. Sir H. A. Blake and a party from Government House who were to embark Mr. Crisp:-The shoring was not com: pleted when I inspected the building that, for a trip to Airs Bays Besides E. and day. The shoring was in the course o erec-Lady Blake t'ere were present on the launch tion. My duties now are that of Inspector of Mss Blake, the A.D.C. 1o.E. and flag
lieutenant, Col. Brown, Major French, and Dr. Buildings.
CHINESE AMBASSADOR FOR ITALY.
and cock-pits, attendance upon the same and Mr. Sharp-r. Crisp, you state that you. Solff. gambling in the cock-pits. The act provides are a very busy man, which I have no doubt that a fine not exceeding $1,000, United States you are; but how do you account for the entries currency, shall be imposed upon any person
in your diary. I see that the average is 3 en- maintaining a cock-pit, engaging in cock-fight- | tries à day. Surely that is not very much?—–1 ing or attending as a spectator on any day when quite understand. In addition to inspection of
FIRST CHINESE EMBASSY TO ĮTALY, Any houses, hay two hours to put in at the office. cock-fighting is not lawfully licensed. person taking part in a game of chance in a At the same time I make my reports, and then Considerable surmises were af at this mom cock-pit, whether the cock-pit be lawfully. there is the time consumed by travelling. My ing when it was seen that the mast of the GEO. PATTON & CO. licensed or not, will be subject to a fine of $200, outdoor vrk is regulated by the orders 1 German Mail, feinburg, was carrying
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FOLICE INEFFICIENCY ---A.crying evil at Colombo is the inefficiency of the police to | check burglaries and petty thefis there. The Times of Ceylon says that the police force in Colombo seems to be suffering from palsy. they have no grip on the thieving members of the community. The percentage of recoveries
receive,
By a juror.- Has Mr. Crisp ever reported to his superiors that he had too much wirk to do? Mr. Crisp I have on several occasions; my, work is mapped out by the chits on my table. When I have seen and answered them, 1 con- sider I have done my duties.
The Chief Justice-Can you give the
of stolen property, is very stall. The trouble Court an idea of the virions works you is a chronic one. Whether such questions as were engaged upon last year?-1 cannot say There were, I should say, 3.000 houses being erected or in course of erection or alteration.
Mr. F. T. Hewett, a building expert, then gave evidence, after which.
STEAM_PACKING, GASKETS and higher pay for the rank and file to secure FIRE PROOFING MATERIALS. .
'superior men or a radically faulty organisation be prime causes of failure, the fact remains, says that journal, that a great dent of public money is being wasted on a department which, Estimates and Samples furnished on is perhaps the most hopeless in the island.
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Mr. Sharp addressed the Jury, at great length.
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country having been Governor of Lisbon and Minister of a department of government there. In the whirligig of international doings, this sounds like saying a man is widely known in the township in which he was born: When he arrived in Peking he filed claims for fosses during the Boxer troubics, running into tens of thousands of dollars then claimed the right of a signer of the protocol to have a representative on the bankers commission, in which he was disappointed by the vote of the Diplomatic Body then he brought all the force of his Government's delinquency in the matter of the
· BOXING CONTEST CANCELLED,
A number of local sports met Jail evening. to arrange a boxing match between fam Bentley, the middleweight. champion of the Navy, and Charles St. Clair, of Manila, for a side bet and gate money. St. Clair, who was defeated in the ring in the third round: by Maxy Kane on the i ist inst, before the Manila Athletic Association, is a man of about 5 ft. and 20, no more than 26 years of age, seems to be in the pink of condition and has great advantages in reach and height, whereas Bentley, who is of sturdy build, about
ft. 6 in. height, has had a great ex perience and although a sailor is a professional pugilist having fought. for heavy stakes in England, the West Indies and Hongkong, The match was fixed to take place on the 6th November, Articles were signed, and tha money was to have been handed over at non
many local: 0-day. Although Bontley and sporting men waited for upwards of an hour St. Clair, Late of the 30th Infantry, of Santa Mesa, Barracks," failed to put in an appearance, That. is not the way with Hongkong sportsmen, and no doubt "Sam" would like to go in the ting with him.
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weeks back between Sani Bentley of the The match announced in our columns a fow Albion, and George Preston of the Amphitrite dd not take place owing to the latter vessel having to leave port before the date agreed upon to box, Bentley generously waived all right to the stakes, and will probably have a opportunity of entering the ring against Preston. at a later date.
BRITISH STEAMER OVERDUE.
47 DAYS OUT FROM. SINGAPORE.
protocol to bear in acquiring whatever advan tages he could get, an entirely fair proceeding from the standpoint of a diplomat. He lost the obligation to concede, ie, the delimitation of registered fans, Capt. Frampton, co-signed to one point which the Chinese are under moral-The British seamer. Chengchew, of 1,213 --
Hang Sing Cheong, a local Chinese firm, is the boundaries of Macao. This claim, based overdue. She left Singapore for this port on the on the previous treaty, was relinquished 16th, inst, with emigrants on board for Ameve indefinitely. When he laid claim to damages The British steamer Glexfullock arrived here as suffered during 1900 and demanded n. place 6.30p.m. yesterday, havirg.lett Singapore four on the bankers' conmission, it would seem days after the departure of the Chengchew trai
that port, *. that his case against the provisione of the protocol was hors de combat, but such is the resillence and pertinacity of diplomacy that there is no feat in all the realms.M.S. Cressy went into dry dock at Kow-
loon yesterday, and leaves on Thursday. of acrobatics, which it cannot perform. This The Portuguese gunboat Du arrived from was a mere twist of the wrist, a kind of sand- Mácas Ist night, c cab action of looking in one direction and moving smoothly at right angles to the line of vision. All obstacles removed nad no obiec tions presented, the new tariff schedule signed at Shanghai by the tariff commissioner was ordered to be inaugurated on October 31st.”**
AT HANGHAI
A reception and garden party were held in honour of the Portuguese Envoy and, at the former given in the Club de Recreio several. interesting speeches were made In present- ing an address of congrattilation to the Minister Mr. Luiz Lubeck, the President of the Club, said that it was well known that the diplomatic mission of H.E. was fraught with difficulties bat vi hout pretending to know the result of the negotiations carried out by H.Ehe, as well as all the Portugueso in the Far East, were, fully confident that; from a man of the statesmanship of H.E, only genuine success was to be expected:
pence
NAVAL NOTEB;
USS Monadnock came out of the dry dock Kowloon yesterday morning,
The Portuguese gunboat Zaire is being fitted. with an electric light plint, The Dock Com any hope to complele the work in a few days.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS
Canadian (Empress of India) to-morro German (Gera) 30th Inst.ne Indian (Kumsang) {st prox:
· French (Sydney) and prox.-* Tacoma (Tacoma) 3rd prox. American (Nippon Maru) 5th pfc American (Peru) 12th prox Canadian (Tarlar) 17th prox Canadian (Alkenfan) 11th prox.
The P&O S.. N. Così áleamer Shanghat-
left singapore for this port on the 27th insi.
13 pin.
* The Barber Line steamer Shimosa sailed fer m New York on the 25th inst. for Hongkong, China and Japan,
The Ben Line steamer Bennio'r from Am vers in London left Singapore on Sunday, thehelt ins, for this port
The NAYAK Co.'s steamer Kagoshima dlanır utton-ibe Club Bobiy line) left Singapore for this port on Government, the hili Jast, and is expected to arrive here
China, had in the 31st Inst
Chinese Imperial flag at its main. From enquiries instituted it was found that she had on board the Minister de-ignate to the Italian Court, E. Hu Kwok, family, and suite. The Minister is sixty years old, fi.E. in reply thanked the Portuguese Com and has seen diplomatic life at Washington, munity of Shanghai in the person of where he was an attaché, and subsequenily at President of the, olde London, where he was secretary to the Chinese de Recreio, The Legation The Minister is a very high official, after the restoration and amongst his decorations holds the 2nd appointed him th degree, red button, and has the double-syed pea- Ministers · In-¡ Peki cucks feathers. H.E. and suite are staying at lie universally known Connaught House, and leaves for Europe per her interests"ip" Chi the outward going German Mail. It will be by the cul interesting to know that, this is the first Chi nese Minister appointed to the Italian Court,
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