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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Sumatru Port contradicts the rumour that the Queen of Holland and her consort are about to visit Netherlands India.
One more chance to buy a Kodak for $5; a good Kodak. LeMunyon, 31, Des Vieux Road-Advt.
A NATIVE boatman was fined $15. by Mr. Sercombe Smith this morning, for making fast his sampan to the Homam, while on her way in the wharf yesterday afternoon.
WE are requested to state that the prices for admission to the Volunteer concert on Saturday next are $2 and $1, while soldiers, sailors, and volunteers in, uniform will be charged 50 cents.
MR. Kang-Yu-Weit has left the F.M. States
$1.40 for a tour in Sumatra and Batavia, taking with him Mr. Chew Kok Hean, late secretary of the General Farms at Klang, as his private secretary.
THE Bishop of Victoria purposes to hold an 1.70 ordination în St. John's Cathedral, next Sunday, when Rev. F. Child of the South China Mis- sion, and Rev. J. Hind of the Fub-kien Mission
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The Times Paris correspondent is informed from St. Petersburg that Russia finding ber interests prejudiced by the Brussels Convent tion, particularly regarding the export of suga to England and India, will resort to retaliation easures which principally affect the tea trade, 17 appears that at present there are a large number of counterfeit coins in circulation in the Straits Settlements and the public bave been warned to be careful when receiving dollars. The counterfeiters have seized the opportunity of the Blanks making all payments in dollars to circulate a number of false cans.
A SPECIAL telegram from the Indian as Telegraph's correspondeat dated London 2nd September says that it is stated that Mr Schwab who recently resigned the post of President of the Morgan Steel Trust has de- cided to establish a twenty million dollar steel plant in Canada to compete with the Morgan Steel Trust.
Two Frenchinen, said to be connected with some mining concern or other at Ranb, came from Singapore by the Hong. Hun on the 1st inst., says the Muas correspondent of the Straits Tintes. They stayed at the Rest House opened on that date, till a day or two when they returned in the Sultan. It is understood that
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A LITTLE after twelve o'clock last night Sergeant O'Sullivan and a party of native detectives raided a gambling den at No. 75 Cooke Street, lunghem, making twenty-two arrests, and securing money and implements. The whole crowd was paraded in a line before Mr. Sercombe Smith this morning and the two leading men fined $30, or three months, while the remainder gut off with $3 or seven days'
each,
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OUTRAGEOUS ROBBERY
AT BELILIOS TERRACE.
EUROPEAN LADY BOUND AND ROBBED.
off Robinso
Rond
Daring and impudent robberies with violence appear to be carried on with the same undaunted dehance, and apparently with the same impunity- as in the early days of the Colony when the Island was the "asylum for the dregs of the Chinese population. Scarcely a day pisses without some such crine being recorded in our columns, and during the past few months considerable alarm has been occasunded by the cowardly attacks maile upon unprotected European ladies by dastardly Chinese fiends. Even in the most crowded thoroughfares of the city they have openly robbed foreigners, and are now carrying their bare-faced crimes to more dangerous lengths. The latest instance of their brutality came to light late last evening. From the particulars which a representative of this paper has been able to gather we have not in saying that the the east hesitation criminal records of the Colony d not con- tain the fact of a more impudent, or cowardly, robbery with violence as that perpetrated in broad daylight yesterday,, when a young European lady and a native amah were brutally treated by Chinese scoundrels. If seems that for some days past Miss Aa Bateman, who teaches with Miss, Winnie Bateman, in the Belilios Public School, where her mother is headinis- trese, has been unable to leave her home at 18, Relilios Terrace, owing to ill-health, and yes. terday afternoon was in hed. The anal and coolie were left in charge of the use About half-past two in the afternoon the front door bell was rung and in response the amah and con'ie went to ascertain who the visitar night be. The amah was absent from Miss Batenin's room for same time, and subs quently returned with ant artiressed envelope which slie was proceeding to give to the palicut, but before Miss Bate- man could reach out her hand to take it, the native servant, was violently seized from be. hind and thrust aside, while a pillow was immediately pressed over the young lady's fare. She was unable to scream, and, after being gagged, had her feet tied to the foot of the bed while she was threatened with violence if she endeavoured to move. One of a of the bed to keep watch, while the others pro- party of intruders was then stationer at the foot- cerded togag and bind the frightenedamah, who, it is reported, was most crite!ly ill-treated. They thes commenced the search for vatualdes, and, having snatched keys from Miss Baternan together with a ring she was wearing, ransacked a jewel box, a small camphor wood box and the wardrobe, strewing articles about the room in the endeavour to find valuable goods. One of the men caught hold of the dog which had been aroused and kept it from doing harm to the intruders, and when the scoun drels had collected jewelry and clothing to the value of about $'oo they decamped, and afer throwing their victims, bound
the floor. Miss Bateman gagged, on was suffering considerably, her face being greatly, scratched and the roof of her mouth lacerated by the gag which the men forcibly inserted as she lay helpless in bed.
The amah was also burally handled, and lost several of her teeth while struggling with the men. When the ruffians had left the house with the plunder in their possession, Miss Bateman, after considerable exrition and thoroughly exliausted in her enfeebled condition on ac count of her illness; dually managed to release herself, and after having done so she directed her attentions to her amah, whom she succeeded at length in freeing from the violent restraint placed upon her by the bindings and gay.
Assistance was then summoned from Miss Bateman's next door neighbours, with whose aid the outrage was promptly reported at the Central Police Station. By this time the men had already gained considerable advance over the police in the flight to evade their capture. This morning bolt Miss Bate- man and her amab were sufering from the effects of their rough treatment and many. sympathetic, inquiries have been made. The police have the matter in band and we trust they will bring the culprits to justice and that they will be punished with the utmost rigour of the law. The task of the Police is not a light one, bawever, and the difficulty is increased by the fact that Miss Bateman is unable to iden. fify the burglars. She has a recollection that
the men appeared in be dressed in long white robes after the style of house-boys. That the robbery was deliberately planned there can be no doubt; for on a previous occasion' a few days since Miss Bateman had an envelore; purporting to be a missive, landed to her in much the same manner as was that by means of which the bold perpetrators of the latest crime in our records gained admittance into 18, Belilins Terrace yesterday. No punishment can be too severe for cowardly rascals, who, do not hesitate to take mean advantage of helpless Indies in a bouse, unguarded and unprotected.
THE KWANGSI FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
HON, SECRETARY'S REPORT.
[that our subscription list became such a largo [rive to Kweishen-about 70 miles-where we
one and that we were able to cover the exten-we..mest hospitably received by the District; sive field we did in our relief operati, ns, juni Magistrate, Mr. Ch'an King Wa.
Mr. Chau Siù Ki and myself were appointed The work done in this district was very 10. uy and ship the relief rice and I would like satisfactory. Mr. Fletcher and Dr. Shumaker to place on record my full appreciation of the moved about amongst the villages ascertaining efficient manner-in which Mr. Chau Siu Ki the requirements of each, and attending to
them in turn. assisted me throughout the whole time we worked together.
The attached repon from Mr. Clementi gives an account of his first journey through the fimine districts, and as soon as we re- ceived incontestable preef that the famine was really Ferion, subscription lists were pened, and recebe i large support, especially from the mem ei ut the Chinese community.
The first thing that arcupied my attention was to create spine sint of organisation for the propertisuibution of our re when sent up country.
Mr. Fox, H. B. M. Consul at Wuchow, very kindly undertook to look after our in- terests at that port.
The necessities of their usual servicë, licor. eve, rendered large shipments at any one time. inpasible, and we were reluctantly obliged, after giving their offer a trial, to ship large quanti ies direct.
Mr. Ganker gave us spe ially cheap rates of freight by his sellers. Po Ping and ¡10 Kwai and the Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Where they could not personally supervise Company were good enough to allow these distribution, it was arranged that rice should ships to go alogside their wharves at Kowloon he handed over to a committee of the local fece of charge when necessary to take on cargo, gentry; and the, District Magistrate undertook As an evidence that our work has been ap to post a proclamation in each village, statingpreciated by the Chinese authorities, I attack that so much rice had been sent up for copies of telegrams from :- distribut on.
The Governor of Kwangsi, dated 7th May, 1903;
In the event of any complaint from the propic that the rice was not being properly delivered, the Magistrate nudertook to in vestigate the matter.
As far as we know there was not a case call ing for investigation.
Mr. Chian King Wa bad established such a reputation for severity in his district that the gentry evidently took care not to run any risk of such an interview.
The Viceroy of Canton, dated aist June, 4th, 13th and 23rd July, 1903:
The Prefect of Nanning, dated 24th June, 1903. 1, also attach copy of an interesting letter- from Mr. Chan King Wa, District Magistrate at Kwei Yuen; and a despatch received from the Govemor of Kwangsi. Also a letter from the Acting Perfect of Isun-chau, Trong Chi
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We shipped all our sice to las cure, and he arranged everything for us as regards launches and cargo boat for forwarding it up river.
The Kwong Yan Shin Tong, a Canton Bene- I also attach copy of a letter addressed to The work entailed must have been very volent Society, was making daily, a free distri-Your Excellency by the Conference of the considerable, and the thanks of the Com-bution in the City of Kweishen, which we Christian and Missionary Alliance, dated Wu-- mittee are due to Mr. Fox for his constant attended.
chow, 4th July, About 5cco people received 4 015, of rice care of our interests.
gruel each.
During Mr. Fox's absence for a week or two, Mr. Sly acted as Consul, and did everything possible for us.
I am informed by Mr. Fox that he was much assisted in his labours on our behalf by his Chinese writer, Mr. Chau Chi Nim, for whose services the Committee are very grateful,
At Kwai Ping, a town about 120 miles above Wuchow, we were fortunate in having the Alliance Mission "to attend to our distribu. tion work.
It is difficult to say what we could have done without the Rev. Mr. Fee and the gentlemen belonging to various missionary bodies from Canton and elsewhere who volunteered to help usin relief work.
The following are the names of the gentle men who came to our assistance :- Rev. J. E. Hess,
11
J. E. Fes,
#lehr,
11
T. P. Worship,
P. Hinker.
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R. A. Jaffray, Mr. N. Mackenzie,
Dr. Shumaker,
Rev. A. G. McNeur.
Rev. H. Anderson,
J
ul the Christian Missionary Alliance of America.
Church Missionary
Society.
United Bre hren Mis
sion of America. Presbyterian Church of New Zealand Mission. Wesleyan Missionary
Society.
C. A. G To one and all of these gentlemen we owe a great debt of gratitude, especially to Mr. Fee, Dr. Shumaker, and Messrs. Gaff and Mackenzie, Mr. Fee organised and carried through most successfully the very large work of famine relief at Kwai Ping.
This was the greatest centre of distress in the whale Province, and the work was very arduous 1 attended one distribution and saw rice given to 12,00 people.
To mark their appreciation of Mr. Fee's work, the Committee have unanimously consented to
xive Szoo out of the fund as a donation towards the support of variou destitute children picked up in the streets of Kwai Ping by Mr. Fec, whose parents have either left the country or died of famine.
..
Attached is a report from Mr. Fee of the work done at wai Ping.
Der only son missionary European worker in the Famine districts was Mr. A. G. M. Flet cher, of the Hongkong Government Service, who volunteered to assist us.
In conjunction with Dr. Shumaker, Mr. Fletcher under ook relief work in the district of Kweishen with most excellent results.
A report of his work is attached.
I annex also an interesting report by Dr. Shumaker of work done by him for our fund.
This gentleman's intimate knowledge of Chinese manners and customs, and of the language, enabled him frequently to protect the fund against impostors, one of the greatest
difficulties we had to contend with.
After completing our work, Dr. Shumaker has been assisting the U. S. Consul General in famine relief, and has only just come down from the interior.
Messrs. Gaff and Mackenzie went up to Nanning distributing rice at towns and villages en route and I attach a report from the former gentleman showing work done up to the end of June,
M
When all the work was duly completed, these gentlemen left Nanning on July 30th.
Without their voluntary assistance we would not have been able to carry on relief work above Kweishen, as-Messrs. Hinkey and Wor- snip, of the Alliance Mission, had to come down to Wuchow from Nanning to attend the annual conference of their missionary society held at the end of June.
As it was difficult to arrange details about the distribution of work from here, I went up country to see for myself how things were pro- gressing.
The crush was considerable, men, women and children being all admitted, but the people were patient and good tempered and passed along rapidly without undue posting and. shouting.
Just outside the Temple where the food was given out, we saw a man lying on his back dead with his portion of rice untouched in a small bowl beside him. The effort to obtain it had been too much for him..
Dend people were frequently to be found lying about in the country villages.
The harlies were left until in an advanced stage of decomposition and swarming with flies, when some one would come along with a plin wooden coffin and remove them.
Frm what I heard and saw up-country it was evident that our rice would have been very usefuls veral months earlier. Many people had died before our help arrived, and the sales of women and children had been going on for months on a large scale,
There had also been quite an exceptional number of executions in the Province, excused on the ground that criminals could not be fed when honest folks were starving.
We left Kweishen on our return journey on the 31st and arrived at Kwai Ping on the same day.
On the following day, June 1st, we witnessed a distribution of our rice to some 12,000 wo men and children.
The missionaries, who had scrutinized all the applicants before admitting them within the temple, distributed on the following plan,
They had a number of tickets each repre- senting a measure of rice of about 1 b.
Each applicant for relief got one, two or three tickets as they filed past. The number buter who gauged the necessity of each case to | of tickets being at the discretion of the distri
the best of his ability.
The tickets were exchanged for rice at the door of exit.
As I have aiready nientioned, similar distri.
butions on our behalf took place every third day. ing crops (in the famine-stricken districts are I am glad to be able to report that the grow
very promising.
In fact the famine is now over. There is, of course, considerable destitution amongst many whoni misfortune has compelled to part with everything they possessed.
of means to procureseed rice" for the next In some cases people were unable from lack harvest.
We'placed $500 at Mr. Fee's disposal for the purpose of supplying the necessities of these people.
As regards the steps being taken by the authorities and local gentry to meet the emer gercy.it must be borne in mind that three suc cessive bad harvests had reduced the means of the local gentry to a mininum.
la the districts we visited they appeared to. be doing what they could,
The authorities were everywhere courteous and obliging and seemed very grateful for the help extended to them.
Here again the bad harvests had reduced the revenue from taxes most materially and this, taken with the disturbed state of the Pro- vince left hardly any surp'us available for charitable purposes.
We came across ample evidence that several Cantonese Benevolent Societies were doing much good work in combating the distress.
To mark their appreciation of the assistance and hospitality accorded to Mr. Fletcher and Dr. Shumaker by the Kweishen District Magis trate, was authorized to request his accept ance of a pair of binocular glasses which, with a letter of thanks, signed by Your Excellency as our President, have been duly forwarded to him. A copy of this letter is attached.
I regret to report that two of our cargo boats separate occasions. with rice were wrecked in the rapids on two
Lleft here on Saturday. 23rd May, in the saved, and the rice was promptly dried and In the first instance 227 bags out of 230 were Kwai taking 2,100 piculs of rice.
On the 26th arrived at Wuchow, where I met Mr. Clementi.
Mr. Fox helped us in every way, and arranged an interview with Wang-chi-chuen, the Gover- nor of Kwangsi.
distributed, so that little or no loss occurret.
In the second instance we were not so for forced on to a lock in the rapids below Tam- tunate, a boat containing 300/400 piculs was.
chow and sank in" 30 leet of water, the rice being lolally lost.
To His Excellency Sir Henry-Arthur Blake, G.C M.G., Governor of Hongkong, President of the Kwangsi Famine Relief Fund. Your Excellency,-1 have the honour to pre- The object of our interview was to find out sent the following report of work done by the the most necessi'ous places, and it was at the
These two occurrences, and the fact that rice Kwangsi Famine Relief Fund, which was in express request of Governor Wang_that_we
can be bought now up country, and farther that the conference of the Alliance Mission at The following day Mr. Clementi and I protributors, caused us, as Your Excellency is 1903, on account of information received from various rources pointing to a state of great disceeded up river to Kong How, where we spent tress prevailing in the Province of Kwangsi the night. Here we found that one of the aware, to offer the balance of our funds to His Excellency the Viceroy of Cariton for distribu- owing to the failure in many districts of three Can.on Benevolent Societies was making a consecutive rice crops.
daily sale of rice at a cheap price to about tion amongst distressed people in remote dis- A full report of the proceedings on April | 3,000 persons. 23rd is to be found in the Hongkong Daily
ress of April 24th, 1973.
REGARDING the seizure of the 5.5. Stanley Dollar by a Japanese warship on the Yalu river for engaging in the luinber trade at a non-treaty port without permission of the augurated by Your Excellency on April 23rd, decided to send 2,400 piculs of rice to Nanning. Wuchow deprived us of several of. our dis- Korean government, P. & T. Tones considers that, as she was flying the British flag at the time, it is an offence of a British vessel and that the captain will have to answer the com. plaint of the Korean government before the British authorities in Korea.
By kind permission of Major Radcliffe and officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, to-morrow, Friday, the 18th inst. (weather permitting).
March...ilaslistor Overture... Margerita d'Anjou Sebretion." The Runaway Girl Komatice. Clair de Lune Selectian.... Floradura
Waltz....... Extase ".......... Dance.
Slavonic"...
God Save the King
Sousa
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Meyerberi Lynn Caryl!
..Leslie Suunt
mis Renand.
Dvorak
The following gentlemen were appointed as
a General Committee -
and it was at once apparent that there was a The following day we arrived at Kwai Ping, widespread condition of great destitution, especially in the outlying villages, from whence The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, the people came on relief days in thousands, the Registrar General, the Honourables Sir C. Paul Canton merchants giving eve y third day to Chater, KT, C.M.G., C. W. Dickson, R. Shewan, the men, and the Alliance Mission giving every G Scart, Ho Kai, M., CM, C.MG., Weithird day to the women and children. Yuk, Messrs. J. R. M. Smith, D. R. Law, N. A. Siebs. H. N. Mody, E. She'lim, A J. Raymond, C Michelau, Fung Wa Chun, Ho Tung, lo Fook, and Chau Sui Ki.
The number of old and feeble looking women was most noticeable, doubtless in many instances their men folk had gone away to seek employment elsewhere and their other relations being destitute could not help them,
Whatever the cause there they were in nom- bers, hanging about in abject pathetic misery without a soul in the world to help them.
Round the walls of the city, encampinents of
Your Excellency was elected President, Sir Paul Chater and Mr. J R. M. Smith were ap- TUE, Chamber of Commerce at Saigon is urg-pointed joint Honorary Treasurers, and I was ing the French Government to lay a cable to entrusted with the duties of Honorary Secretary, connect Saigon with Manila, and it seems prob.
The first act of the Committee was to dis- able that the Conseil Bupérieur, which is now parch the following telegram to Mr. Clementi, the most miser ble
tricts which we could not reach.
We have forwarded accordingly wo ship- ments of treasure-one of '$4,000 and one of $4,500-both of which is Excellency Ts'en 'has acknowledged with much gratitude. these funds will be duly supplied by the Viceroy.
A detailed account of the disbursement of
The Famine Relief Committee and all in- terested in the Fund" feel that very sincere thanks are due to the Chinese Imperial Tele- graph Administration for allowing us the use of their wires free of charge, thus saving us a large sum of money and expediting very much our powers of consultation with the various cen res where he had work going on,
time effec ed. by free telegraphy was an in- In dealing with starving people the saving of valuable benefit
A list of subscriptions and a statement of necounts is attached to this report.
Your Fxcellency will notice that Dr. Shu- maker, who is a close observer and thoroughly, conversant with Chinese ways, estimates that the 96,000/97,000 lbs. of rice distributed by him in Ki Hai and Muk Kak relieved 20,000 persons and actually saved the lives of about 4,000. The tof of our shipments came to piculs 8,271 of rice, and over and above that wo inade two payments to Mr. Fee for purchase of rice and sted grain-one of $550 and one of $500.
We further purchased and distributed in Kw-isben 6,000 carties of maize, which rost Taels 160.
(The money was advanced in the first in stance by the District Magistrate and returned to him on May 31st, the dollar equivalent being $131.90.)
In addition to the above we have sent to the Viceroy, as already stated, $4,000 and $2,300
The total amount we have sent up therefore, including, of course, the various sums of money reinitted, may be taken as representing about 10,000 piculs or about 1,330,000 lbs. of rice.
Although one cannot take Dr. Shumaker's figures as an arithmetical basis and assume that every 1,000 lbs. of rice saved 4,000 lives, still Your Fxcellency, to whom the inception of this relief oven ent was entirely due, may rest assured that the succour afforded was very great, sind subscribers to the fond may feel satisfied that their money has not teen expended in vain; their timely aid has been the means of allevinting a vast amount of
human, suffering and has saved the lives of many thousands of their unfortṇnate fellow. creatures who, without it, would have perished miserably. I have etc,
CERSHOM STEWART Hongkong, ret September, 1993,
THE V. R. C. AQUATIC SPORIS:
SECOND DAY,
Recreation Club were again well filled yesterday The gaily decorated premises of the Victoria
the second instalment of the three days' annual afternoon when the energetic committes gave aquatic sports with the following results
4'30 pm CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY, a o yards (six lengths). Upen to all comers, rst prize presented by H. E. Sir Henry, A., Blake. G.C.M.G.. 2nd prize presented by WAN Farmer, Esq.
C. Cookie
N. H.. Alves, C. Cooke, H. S Holmes, A. Marti, C. Humphreys, R. C. Witchell, and J Witchell started; but the two Witchell and Matti retumed after finishing about 1:lengths: Alves took the lead at first, but Cooke crept up and won in min, 35 sec.
4-45 p.m.-PLUNGING -1st prize precated by Ho Tang, Esq. 2nd prize presented
Tata, 56 ft. tip
Loureiro, 54 ft. 4 in......4. Razack, 54 ft. 3 in 3
The competitors were F. K. Tata, N. H." Alves, A. V. Barros, G. Cooke, A, Loureiro, 11. S. Holmes, A. Mari, C. Uumphreys, C Witchell, E. K. Millar, R. Lapsley, and M. A Razack.
5.00 p.m.--Boys' Rack (9 to 13 years of age), two lengths (handicap), post entries. Two prizes presented. Sons or brothers of members only admitted.
Geo, Witchell....... Carl Bunje..............2 5.15 pm-RUNNING HEADER from spring. hoard. Two prizes. 1st prize presented by A Rodgers, Esq. 2nd pic presented. F. W. White................. F. Jorge Competitors-N. H. Alves, A. V. Barros, W. Schumacher, H. S. Holmes, G. J. Clark, A...... Marti, C. Humphreys, Frank Jorge, F. W. White, C. F. Ozorio, R. C. Witchell, E. R. Millar, R, J. Lapsley, and M. A. Razack,
....2
345 pm-FOUR LENGTHS (han.icnp), (1£t. and 2nd in each heat to swim in the fi al) Two prizes. 1st prize presented by J. R. M., Smith, Esq. and prize presented.
1st Heat'
N. H. Alves.
A. E. Alves........... Time, I minute 30.1/5 seconds. and feat.
R. C..Witchell.....
W. Schumacher2 Tine, 1 minute 41 2/5 sê onds. 6-6.cop.m-DIVING FOR PLATES. 1stprīzē presented by Geo. A. Caldwell, Esq. 2nd presented.
C Conke. F. K. Talair E. R. Milar.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE American (Coptic) to-morrow. Canadian (Tarlar) 19th inst.
· French (Annam) 21at inst, pre Indian (Gregory Apcar) 21st inst. American (America Maru) 23rd inst. Australian (Australian) 241h inst. Canadian (Express of China), 28th inst American (Korea) TR prox: American (Garlic) 9th prox.
The C. P. R. Co.'s s.s. Empress of hidin arrived at Vancouver at 1a.m., on 16th in-t
The P. M..S..S. Co.'t .s. Copite with mai's
The Silk ex C. P. R. Co.'s 5.5. Athenian from.
sitting at Saigon with closed doors, will endorse who had been sent up by Your Excellency to were to be met with specimens of humanity Mr. Clementi and called upon the U. S. &c., left Manila for this port yesterday, at 7 ".m.
the views of the Chamber. The object of the Chamber is of course to connect at Manila with the American Trans-Pacific Cable, recently completed, and thus provide an alternative route between the Occident and Orient, and render the French Government independent of the old-established lines. It seems prob able, too, that the Saigon Chamber is actuated by a desire to establish, by means of comperi tion, cheaper communication with, the Con- tinent of Europe than at present obtains Straits Echo, Madi
report upon the condition of affairs in the famine districts:-
at intervals.
On June 4th when passing through Canton,
Consul-General, Mr.. MeWade, whig was also actively engaged in sending relief into the dis. tre-sed districts, or 20 on
Longkong on tatli ult, arrived at New York,
15th Int Co.'s 5. nam with the opt
The M. M. f French-Mail will leave Saigon to-morrow, 18th inst for this port
They were apparently folks from the country who had come in for food, and having nothing "April 2nd, 190r. to return to, lingered on, ekeing out a “Kwangsi Famine Committee formed, Go-existence between distributions. The wan" of vernor President, appoints you duly authorised nourishment showed itself in various ways, and agent to distribute relief and engage any assis many suffered from puffy swollen feet and an-
kles-probably a sort of dropsy,; In many in- centräte'in certain places to the detriment for this part yesterday, and is expected to airy
tance necessary at your sole discretion.
"Rice can ba-sent up free of charge to Wu chow., Wire what you recommend.
Please give an approximate estimate your requirements as soon as possible."
Mesirs Fung Wa Chun, Ho Fook and Chau Siu Ki were, appointed a Sub-Committee to Fresh Kodak fim, plenty of them, at LeMun collect Chinese subscriptions, and it is largely [355e yon's, 31, Des Vœux Road.-Adit.
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stances the skin had broken, resulting in sores of a very unpleasant description: ...
The object of our visit was to inform him of our operations and to try and arrange that, if possible, his shipments and ours dit not con- others.
The Consul General received us cordially The Prefect and District Magistrate had and said it was his desire co-operate in every placed the "Temple of Confucius at the dis way with our Fund so that the greatest good posal of the Alliance Mission," and it was adto the greatest number might be effected. mirably adapted for the purposes of distribution,
The Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Attached is a plan of this building, k
Company, and Messre. Butterfield & Swire, On the next day, the 29th, we proceeded up: Vindly consented to take rice up free to Wuchow,
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The CN. Co.'s 'e.s. Sungkiang left Manil
here on 19th inst, at daylight, op
The N. YK 9.5. Zazumi Maru (Bon bay Line) left Shimonoseki for this port on 151) inst, and is expected to arrive here on 20th ~ The_N, Y. _K. 1.5. Kandkowa Mari opzin Line) left Singapore for this port day and is expected to arrive bere ins fring one pa
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