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ONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903.
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HONGKONO, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903.
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SENOR Limanteur's views on Mexico's cur- rency problems are printed on the third page. Fine line of rubber dating stamps and number ing machines just received by LeMunyan, 3 Des Voeux Road,—Alt,,
The Director of the Mint on the rath ult. purchased for Philippiun coinage 63 005 ounces of silver at 53.35 cents, to be delivered at San Francisco.
Six months' imprisonment was the sentence passed upon a native woman at the Magistracy yesterday for barbouring a girl, 15 years of age, who was kidnapped by rubbers in the L. 1 Chow district in April Jast.
Our correspondent at Tientsin informs us that the foreign inhabitants of that city are living from day to day in that bated breath expectancy and excitement, which one might acquire from residence at the mouth of a volcano. Any day and any hour may plunge them into the atmosphere of war, though they would not participate very closely in it. General opinion is that an amicable nirange ment will ensue, because the Russians do not want war and no one can understand what Japan is going to gain by fighting. People do not appear to realize that a struggle with Russia now would more than probably place Japan firmly in Corea, and that if she does A NATIVE was this morning sentenced to two not fight Russia will gradually absorb Corea months' imprisonment for catering and steal- instead and a year or two later menaceing from No. 5 Queen's Poad Central a silver Japan, not from Port Arthur but from Ma- watch, two gauze jckets and a purse, comtain sampo. The Japanese people do see this 50 cents, the property of the shroff of the and they are athirst for a fight. According to
National Bank, our correspondent, one sees it in the walk and in the glance of every Japanese coolie in the street at Tientsin. The Russian Minister is at Port Arthur consulting with the Minister of War, the Admiral, Wogack looking serious and anxious. Reuter's agent and Pokotilloff, and Russians generally are
at Peking has passed through to Port Arthur, but unless he has very extraordinary luck he will not stay there. It is believed that Scott Cranston, the Associated Press man, bad a very brief stay. Port Arthur, like the rail way, with its fine docks, building and ma. chinery, impresses the correspondent and intelligence officer favourably however, and
The drums used by the Scots Guards in South Africa have just been sold, and in some cases they fetched between $300 and $350 a piece which is nearly eight times as much as they originally cost. The proceeds of these sales go to the band fund.
A YOUNG American lady has been making an attempt to walk on a globe from Londbu to Brighton in six days. When she started the roads were very slippery and she could hardly retain her balance. At the date of last advices she bad reached Horley,
IT is notified in the Gazelle that the birthday of His Majesty the King, or the day on which
shall be observed as a public holiday, in sub. stitution for the birthday of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria of blessed memory.
LeMunyon has the finest line of Upera glasses ever looked through. Prices extremely low. Advi
UNCONFIRMED reports from Teking state that. the Kwangsi rebels have defeated the Viceroy's troops and crossed the border into Hunan Province,
AT a general assembly of members and as- seciates of the Royal Academy, held on 17th inst Mr. Aston Webb, Associate, was elected an Academician,
NUMERO 3 forged notes upon the Banque del' Indo-Chine are in circulation in Shanghai and there is great uneasiness amongst the Chinese who hold that bank's paper.
A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will short- ly take place, between Dora, younger daughter of Oscar H. Behrens, of Ribbledale, Compayne- gardens, and Manchester, and Walter Ellis, of Shanghai,
THE United States two cent and the British penny postage stamp are so much alike that four letters bearing British stamps posted in New York succeeded in passing through the post office without detection.
You want an Opera glass from LeMunyon's 31, Des Voeux Road, before they are all gour -Adul
Ir is reported at Peking that the Empress Dowager may visit Proting this nutup if nothing turns up to prevent her. The official: do nut like the Imperial visit as it will cost them at least a few lacs of taels,
A PROMINENT Chinaman, convers ng with a correspondent of the Timer in Port Arthur, thus summed up the inconsistency of the European concert in China: "One day talked fee port, next day wantchee custom-house. THE Chinese residents at Siam have sent a telc graphic message to the British.Minister and Empress Dowager and the reinstatement of the Frince Ching, requesting the retirement of the Emperor. The message, bore the signatures of over 58,000 persons.—Skanghii Times.
THE Vengeance, first-class battleship, Captain Leslie C. Stuart which sailed from Malta on 16th ult. for Port Said, en route for China, will relieve the Goliath, battleship, Capt. F. H. Henderson, CM.G. The Centurion, battle- ship, which is under extensive refit at Ports- mouth, will take the place of the Pengeance in the Mediterranean when ready.
THE China Gazette says it will certainly seem strange if the fembrokeshire can be taken and THE Si Wan Pao is informed that three of the patched up down to. Hongkong for thorough battalions sent by Viceroy Wei of Liang Khang repairs when they can be effected in the docking the rebellion in that province. Viceroy have arrived at Kwang i to assist in suppress Tsen's troops have not begun operations yet as
some Human troops before advancing in car- The Viceroy intends to wait for the arrival of they are in want of arms and ammunition.
where she has laid so long.
Tis. 700,000 raised in Canton, the new Viceroy It is reporte i at Peking that in addition to the has borrowed Tls. 350,000 from Szechuen and and TIs. 200,000 from Tientsin, making a total of Tis. 1,250,000, to be employed as expenses for the suppression of the rebellion in Kwangsi,
H. E. TSEN Chun Hsuen intends to remain at Wuchow for two or three days, whence he will
Try it in your bath and you will feel all they unconsciously faster the impression of His Majesty's birthday is ordered to be kept proceed in a cruiser av far as Kiang Kou
Russia's strength. Judging partly by what the better for it. For cleansing silver-was seen in Tientsin in 1900, and partly by ware, jewellery, and clothing, it is
odd pages in history, our correspondent ventures to think if Japan fights now she without equal.
will prick quite as big a bubble as she did in 1894. Of course, the writer does not
go so far as to say that Russia and China
are on a par, or that the Russians would turn and fice as the Chinese did, because
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A CELESTIAL entered the Protestant Cemetery yesterday afternoon and commenced smashing various articles. He made his way to the grave
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THE Yang Tse Kiang is rising at a rapid rate, and a vast area is being inundated, entailing great loss of property. Between Kiukiang and Wuhu, it is sweeping over acres of tillable land, tion, that are found in the path of the rushing and carrying away buildings of every descrip- flood. Caplain Lindstrom of the steamer Krangkwan gave the water mark at Hankow as 38.5. Upon arrival at Kiukiang, the skipper of the Kiangkwan, found the water mark reading 38.10.
THE many friends of Captain Primrose in Sin gapore, Hongkong, and Bangkok, will congra tulate him on his appointment as skipper of
overland to Lingchow, a journey of six days. (mouth of the River). He will then travel
H.E. will visit Ching-Yuat and Hsinchow, in order to find out the exact state of affairs in those districts.
WHEN the M. M. Anam was leaving Saigon for Singapore on 5th inst. a passenger who was understood to be a Saigon policeman going on leave owing to ill health--jumped overboard. The ship was put about and a boat was lowered but no trace of the unfortunate man was seen, and the steamer proceeded on her voyage, arriving at Singapore on Tuesday last.
ances, which have been suppressed by the strong THERE are signs in Szechuen that the disturb band of Viceroy Tsen Chun Hsun, have a tendency to revive. The Acting Viceroy Chen, being very much concerned about such an un- satisfactory state of affairs, has issued a very long proclamation, exhorting the rebels to sur render and lead a new life. Since H. E. Viceroy Tsen left Szechven, the local police of Changtu have neglected their duty, and arc spending Times. most of their time in opium dens-Shanghai
nest.
PROGRAMME of music to be played by the Band of the 1st Sherwood Forenters, on the New Parade Ground, on Monday next, the 20th inst,, from 5 p.m. 16.30 p.m.
PROGRAMME,
March....." La Frangesa "...........Mario Costa Selection..." La Figlia del Regimento".. Daniretti Oventure..." Peter Schmol! *. Selection..." The Old Guard " Two-Step..." Mumblin Moss". Selection.." Scotland's Fride "
God Save the King.
...Planquette ..Tharban ..Godfrey
Chao Taotai, received on Friday last a telegram THE Chief Manager of the Kiaugnan Arsenal, from Viceroy Tsen Chunk-sien, dated at Wuchow, ordering him to send down as fact as possible a large quantity of ammunition for rifles ard field artillery and also ordering a batt ry of quick-firing field guns. The crisis in Kwangsi is believed by the local mandarins to be more serious than has ever been depicted in the columns of the local Press-N. C. D. News.
Or European nations the Norwegian and the shortest. According to a foreign statistical return recently issued the average duration of life, is as follows: Sweden and Norway, 50 years; Britain, 45 years and 3 months; Belgian 6 months; Austria, 30 years and 8 months; 44 years and 4 months; France, 43 years and Prussia and Italy, 39 years; Bavaria, 35 years, and Spain, 37 years and 4 months.-Chiago Tribune.
Don't neglect this chance to get a fine Kodak for $5 at LeMunyon's; 10 days only.—Advi,
the Kaiser always wears on the little finger of An interesting story is attached to a ring which
danger. It is said that a load one day hopped h's left hand as a talisman against all personal into the room of the wife of Elector John of Brandenburg and deposited a stone on her bed. The creature disappeared, but the stone re- mained and was ever afterward jealousy guarded by the Hohenzollerns. Frederick the
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
OPENED THIS MORNING.
The July Criminal Sessions commenced at the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman. Nine cases are down for heating the charges includ- ing manslaughter, accepting a bribe, robbery and wounding, uttering a forged receipt, larceny and receiving stolen goods.
AN AUDACIOUS LIAR.
The first case called on was one in which Ng Shek, a shop keeper, was charged with receiving stolen goods. The police found in his possession two revolvers, a coat, pair of box of was matches, leather pouch, and a roll trousers, a cartridge, three rolls of red cloth, a of pink cloth, which Tsun Tso Tuk, a retired market gardener, just returned from Australia, pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was identified as his property. The prisoner.
sworn Messrs. E. M. I zeland (foreman), F.. M. Ezekiel, F. R. Spence, and E. B. Summers. I. de V. Saares, B. K. Mehta, C. Warren, R.
Berkeley), instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, The Attorney General (Hon. Sr H. S.
Crown Solicitor, prosecuted on behalf of the prisoner appeared to be a man who had been Crown, and in opening the case, said that
away for some time in Borneo, and lately returned to the Colony, while the complainantr some time ago from Australia with a good lot was a retired market gardener, who came back of money and settled in the Now Territory. complainant was attacked by several masked On the 30th March last while in his house the men, who knocked him senseless and then recovered he found the various articles, men- proceeded to foot the premises. When he tioned in the indictment missing, and the following day, from information received; the police went to the prisoner's house and re- covered some of the stolen property, while on prisoner a box of wax matches was found. All the articles were subsequently identified as belonging to complainant.
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Several wine ises for the prosecution and the delence were called, and a very conflicting story unfolded, the most important witness for the Crown being a locksmith, who swore lo having filed a new spring to one of the revol vers which he identified as being brought to
his property, was positive that the revolver in claimed that all the articles in question were his shop by the complainant. The prisoner, who
question was his, and stated that he had had a quarrel with the locksmith who, he alleged, had never had the weapon to repair..
verdict of guilty, and his Lordship sentenced The jury was unanimous in returning a
hard labour. the prisoner to two years' imprisonment with
DISCHARGED.
Two natives indicted for manslaughter wefe.. d scharged by proclamation, the Attorney Gen-
evidence against them.
AN ABSENT JUROR.
juror in the first case, but not being present in Mr. A. Horsell was called upon to serve as a Court his Lordship diretted that he was to
lanation for his absence. attend the Court on Monday and give an ex-
The Court adjourned till Monday morning. THE CANTON LAND COMPANY,
LIMITED...
The fifth ordinary general meeting of share holders in the Canton Land Company, Limited,
present-Hon. R. Shewan (chairman), Messrs. was held at the offices of the company, 14, Des.. Voux Road, at I am. to day. There were A. G. Gordon, A. Babington, Fung Wa Chun
been read, and N. H. Rutherford (secretary).
The Chairman raid :-Gentlemen, the re- The notice convening the meeting having
THE King has been pleased to give and grant anto David Jackson, Esq, and Thomas Sum- The swarming of the Chinese, of every glass case over a wreath. He was ultimately Shanghai Banking Corporation, His Majesty's
of the late Inspector G. Moffit and bioke the mers, Esq., officials of the Hongkong and Swedish are the longest lived, the Spaniards eral intimating that, he did not intend to offer. class and description, in the Dotanic Garairested, and this morning Mr. T. Sercombe Royal licenceand authority that they accept and dens, has often been the subject of com-
wear, respectively, the Insignia of the Fourth plaint on the part of the European cominu
Class of the Imperial japanese Order of the nily. It has been stated that so great is the number of natives frequenting
Emperor of Japan, in recognition of valuable Rising Sun conferred upon them by H.I.M. the the Gardens, specially in the afternoon
services rendered by them to his Imperial of the summer months, that practically
Majesty. they have the pleasure of the grounds all to themselves to the exclusion of Europeans. While not begrudging the benefit that nust be derived by the Chinese in visiting the only central resort of pleasure in the city, we note the sensible restriction that is to be placed on the free admission of the public into the gardens. It is announced by Mr. S. T. Duun, the superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department, that FURNITURE the Botanic Gardens will occasionally be closed during the months of August, Sep- DEALERS.
tember and October next, as follows:-Old Gardens on Tuesdays; New Gardens on Fridays. Admission on these days will be granted only to those presenting their cards
indemnity for the half year ending June 30th at the middle entrance in Albany Road,
from the Chinese Government by the laden- The effect of this restriction is aimed, we
n.ty Commissioners at this Port, it happened that the exchange was two shillings, five pence take it, at excluding the natives of the lower
per Haikuan tael, but the Commissioners de- orders once a week only during the next
MR. Max Weinbery, a commerial traveller, cided to, make it two shillings, three pence, three months from going to the gardens,ated at the Magistracy this morning that thus involving a loss to China of over £40,000 This prohibition should entail no hardship his purse, containing $85.55, and three recountry oblained Tls. 80,000 out of the amount while at Bay View Hotel last night he lost
or over Tis. 400,000. The Bank of a certain upon any one at the same time as it reserves ceipts. The bar boy, who attended him, was one day in every seven the privilege of en- asked whether he had seen the purse, but joying a stroll along the well-ordered gravel answered in the negative. He was then taken paths of the gardens to those who find ob. to the Wanchai Police Station, and a detective jection in intermingling with all sorts and
sent in search of the missing purse, and ere conditions of the natives in this public re-
lang found it in the bar boy's trunk. The boy was sentenced by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith to six months' hard labour.
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sort.
the Bun What! Soon. Captain Primrose was
for many years in command of ope of the
Scottish Oriental boats, and after that company | THE Universal 'Gazette gathers that on the Great's father had the stone set in a ring, and the previous year; but of this $2,268.80 has not changed hands had to seek other craft-and not always as skipper either. The next thin. 29th ultimo, the day for taking delivery of the this has ever since been worn by the head of fong in seizing our wharf and dispossessing the
we shall probably hear of cricket matches in Pontianak and other small ports to which the
boat runs.-Straits Times.
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but the British Indemnity Commissioner strongly objected to this act and refused to
agree:
the house.
A LAWSUIT, which may probably be claimed as the oldest in the world, is reported from the Trentina The Two communes of Gallie and Foza have been for four centuries in litigation for the possession of an extensive tract of a virgin forest, with trees of colossal size, which woodland, which has assumed the character of
no man dares to touch. Spots are still pointed out where 200 years ago the two communes fought pitched battles for the disputed wood. Apparently the homeric struggle is as far from closing as ever, not
M8. Jacob Phillips, a former city councillor of Birmingham, and famous as one of the city's merchant princes, died on 15th ult. at the ageA PEKING dispatch of the 3rd instant states of 99 years and eight months. After the war that a couple of days before that date a band of with China in 1841 he established the firm of some two hundred well-armed mounted robbers THE American schooner Carrier Deve was Moore, Phillips and company, trading with made a sudden raid upon the Empress taken to Shanghai on the 11th inst, and berthed Shanghai, Tientsin, and Manila. He carried Dowager's favourite Palace at Eho Park, took at the International Dock. The Carrier Dove on a great trade with the East, and accumulat the guards left there by surprise and carried off appears to be but a shadow of her former self: ed a large fortune. For many years he was a quantity of plunder before anything could be The work of dismantling the vessel by the coast warden of the Jewish congregation, and was pirates was evidently very effectual. About the founder of the handsome synagogue at retreated afterwards towards the Southern done to stop them. The robbers, it is reported, everything movable above and below decks Birmingham. Though his eyesight failed Heating Park. Viceroy Yuan and General was "salvaged." As the little schooner was somewhat, his faculties, notwithstanding his Ma Yu-kun have sent troops to go after the being towed up the stream she had all the apgreat age, remained extraordinarily keen al-bandits.-. C. D. News, intimate contact with a typhoon. The vessel pearance of a vessel that has been into a week's most to the last.-L. & C. Express. will be thoroughly repaired at Shanghai.
THE STATES AND CHINA.
Statistics recently issued prove that during the American fiscal year, which came to a close at the end of last month, business with China, especially in bread stuffs, raw cotton, and manufacturing cotton, was less than the previous twelve months by at least seven million dollars, while contracts which are now being received by exporters in the States do not indicate that the ensuing twelve months will see any recovery of the loss. According to the chief of the Wash ington Department of Statistics, the ad- verse commercial conditions-in-the-Orient-the Magistracy, before Mr. J. H. Kemp, with A NATIVE woman was this morning charged at are due to the fact that the markets of China having, on the 6th instant, offered to a pawa: have been stocked by the rush of goods broker a rattan bangle which, it is alleged, she across the Pacific after the end of the Boxer said was genuine gold. The pawnbroker, rebellion. The optimistic expectations that believing the story landed her So, but after wards found that he had been swindled. the new regime in China would result in a great trade revival have not been borne out, three common buttons, which she again said The woman returned on the 15th inst. to pawo and America is suffering in consequence.
were gold. The pawnbroker immediately Pacific railway will be the first railway system Emperor Francis Joseph, declaring he was the In fact, alarm is being felt over the state of identified her as the person who obtained $10 in direct communication with the sea-hoarison of God and had brought his lap affairs, for it is thought that evidense pekte up the brass bangle and handed her over to the but this line will not touch, principal ports. important communication from the Almighty. to British and German houses beating the police. The case was adjourned until Thursday The new steamship company named is inter Reich, who is pronounced insane, was then American-
ested in a contract to carry coolies from Ching: incarcerated, but has since been released.
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A British Consular report states that to part ly relieve the labour difficulties in Vexico, both liberally. Thousands of Chinese have in the Chinese and Japanese coolies will be imported. last few years gone to Mazatlan, Guaymas and other Pacific ports, and many are employed in the mines of the state of Sonora. The Consu! remarks that until the various railway lines to be built to the Pacific Coast from the interior will romain separate. The Vera Cruz and are completed; the Pacific Coast trade of Mexico"
THE recent assault on the Austrian Emperor is thus reported to a San Francisco exchange by wire dated 12th ul-While Emperor Francis trian, holding a stick in a threatening manner, Joseph was out driving here to-day-a-pedes.- rushed at the Emperor's carriage. The coach man lashed the assailant and whipped up the horses and the man was seized. The incident caused some excitement. At the Police the prisoner was recognized as Jacob Reich, an. the Hofburg January & and insisted on seeing- unemployed commercial agent, who called at
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port and accounts having been in your hands for some days will now, with your permission, be taken as read. The total rent earned during the year was $1,609.57 as against $4,315.70 for been collected owing to the action of the Kai-') tenant. This matter has been placed in the hands of the British Consul and a claim will: be made in due course for the inss we shall of our title deeds and of the reclamation is still have suffered The question of the registration pending, but thanks to the energy of the Consul General, Mr. Scott, there seems tow some hope:
satisfied in the assurance that our interests of a fal settlement of these matters being come to with the Chinese authorities before very long. In the meantime we can but rest could not be in better hands than those of Mr. Scott.
The Chairman then proposed that the report and accounts as presented be adopted and passed, pan in de
Mr. Gordon seconded and the motion was carried.
Mr. A. G. Gordon proposed, and Mr. Babing- A CONSULTING COMMITTEE. ion seconded, the re-election of Messrs. Chau: Tung Shang, Poon Man Hing. Fung Wa Chun, and R. Shewan as Consulting Committee.
Carried,
Mr. Babington proposed, and Mr. Gorilon seconded, that Mr. W. Hutton Potts be
AUDITOR.
elected auditor.
Carried.
The proceedings then terminated.
THE PLAGUE.
Three cases of plague were reported during the twenty-four hours ended at noon today. They were Chinese, and one ended fatally. The total is now 13
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. Australian (Tainan) to-morrow. Indian (Catherine Apcar) 20th inst." German (Hamburg) 21st inst. (2
Canadian (Athenian) 23rd Inst. - Gemuan (Sachsen) 23rd inst.: American (Gaelic) 3rd inst Indian (Namtang), 17th-inst, Canadian (Empress of China) aythrinst American (Hongkong Maru) 4th prox
a & M Car is Zafiro left Manila.
left. Thu.sday Island on 16th inst for Manila, to-dy, aud-is due here on Tuesday:
The E & A 5.8. Empire from Sydney, &c.,. and is due here on or about 26th fast,
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