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churches with intent to destroy and to pluh-ancing on the town from the northeast,
In the midst of the confusion, The August output from the Tronoh Mines. missionary and two native converts were amounted in 36 piku's valued at $219,760,
'Straits. wounded. At present rumours of the wildest This eclipses all records of tin mining in the kind are widely spreading, and the whole
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accesible to messenger. On copies sent by post an place is in an uproar. The Chuchow TaoTHE remnant of the Port Arthur Squadron, additional $1,80 per qoaster is charged for postage. tai has despatched soldiers to the scene with is learned, are to try to take refuge either at The portage on the weekly is to any part of the the express object of maintaining peace and Kiaochau or other neutral port whenever there single Copies Dally, ten cents; Weekly, twenty-order. It is alleged that the Magistrate is is a chance of doing so,
responsible for the riot, for he himself being a scholar of eminence, entertaining preju: diccs against the foreign religion, the rioters At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, September 1st, by the Rev. Stephen S. Walker, have been more or less influenced by M.A., FLORENCE MAUD (widow of the late G him. Of course, persistent stories of re- Telfer Mackie, Glasgow) to JAMES KELLAR,bellious and risings at points widely separ- Chief Engineer Col. Dovi. steamer Sea Mew.
ated from one another in China are doubtless attracting much more attention abroad than
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THE dispute at Marseilles between the Messa still cruising abou 'geries Maritimes Company and the Naval Re-hood of Bonham Island, says the Shanghaf servo men in their employ has been sailed, Duty Press, of sih instant It is repart
prikkelende from Woosung that a torpedo boal steams into
the river avery evening, and after communi
a Lanch which comes down from cating wit Shanghai barly in the morning, proceeds at high speed out to sea again, getting away, generally, before it is well daylight
and the men are rejoining their ships.
TURKEY is about to send a Military Attaché to follow the operations of the Japanese in the Far East. Colonel Porter Boy, of the Head- quarters Stall, will probably be the officer -selected.
REUTERS spondent at Tokyo reports that the cay is ringing with shouts and cheers for the victory at Liaoyang, Crowds bearing lan terns are surging through the streets. The correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at Chefoo reports that the bombardment of Fort Arthur has been suspended and that the jap.IT is reported that the flames in Liaoyang anese, having abandoned the idea of capturing have beco subdued, and the Japanese are using, the place as a base. It is at present one large hospital. Ons report says that it contains over 20,000 wounded men.-
Che Hongkong Celegraph they are in the Empire itself. With the the place by storm, have commenced, its il-
THE engagement is announced of Ewen Allan, eldest son of Bir Ewen Cameron, KCMG, and Lady Cameron, to Rachel Margatet, eldest daughter of the late Alexander Geddes, of Blairmore, Aberdeenshire, and of Mrs. Geddes,
exception of Kwangsi,: the Imperial Govern. vestaient. ment is apparently unconcerned and making The question of the rights of the representa HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1904,
little, if any, effort to suppress them. Con-lives of the Press to inspect the charge streets sidering the enormous population of China, at the Magistracy, over which there has been CHINA'S STATE OF UNREST.
scattered rebellious bodies sink into, in
so much trouble lately, has been finally settled.
Advices received through native papers
significance, and, more often than not, The charge sheets are to be at their disposal, report local disturbances of an anti-foreign resolve themselves into mere bands of law. after the ushers have copied them. character in the Chinese provinces of Kiangless rovers, in whose movements the great We have to acknowledge, with thanks, the re- have been requested to remind ladies who si, Chekinng and Chihli, in the central part of mass of the population takes no special ceipt, from Dr. William Hunter, the Govern- wish to enter for the Ambulance lectures rer interest. But when it is considered that ment Bacteriologist, of a most voluminous cently advertised in our columns that they the empire. Uprisings have long been asso- ciated with the various districts of Kwangsi many of these uprisings are due to a com- report of his researches int epidemic and should send in their makes to the Hon, Secre- mon cause a hatred for the foreigner-and epizotic plague. The interesting details settary (Rev. F. T. Johnson) before September and the borders of Hunan. A large area in the former province is said to be in the that a certain section of the Imperial Govern-out in 107 foolscap folio pages cannot be dealt th
with until a careful study has been made of the hands of the rebels, and not long since its capital was reported to be in imminent danger. Although, in certain quarters, the idea of any rebellion has been decried, we have always maintained that the disturb- auces in, Kwangsi are of a serious character. As we have pointed out, the rebels were at first merely small bands of robbers who
ment is strongly suspected of sympathising with their leaders and secretly aiding them, they must be accepted as signs of anrest.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PLAGUE return to-day—nil,
various points raised. When we have done this we shall refer to the work again.
AT the Civil Summary Court this morning belore Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Puisne Judge), a European lady, living in Wong-nei-chong Road, was summoned by three servants for non-payment of wages. She did not deny
SINGAPORE is not in want of beachcombers.
There are some half-a-dozen about the streets of the town already, and judging from what the Straits 2 imes has to say about them they are of the same class as those which hang around the Hongkong thoroughfares and lie for a liv. ⠀⠀ ing..
CHINESE arriving by junk from the vicinity of
As is known, vast sums are being expanded on harbours and harbour deferces, dockyards, and naval barracks, at home and in the colonies. The total expenditure already sanctioned for these purposes now, amounts to £31,640,859. Last year 43,407,387 was spent this year the the bill will run to 64,583,000. The money is
raised by loans, and repaid gradually, as in the case of military works, This year the Admiralty: hopes to complete the new harbours at Gibral
tar and Portland, and the improvements at Pembroke and Chatham Dockyards But some of the projects in hand will not be carried
out till ig a The chied items on the list are: Dover Harbour, 43,500,000, to be completed in 1907-8 Keyham Dockyard extension, 4,75,000, to be completed in 1906-7; Gibral- tar Dockyard extension 2,809,000; Simon's Day Dockyard extension, £2,500,020, Malta Dockyardestension and break water, 2,250,000
Hongkong Dockyard extension; £1,245,500.
Of this sum 307,342 is on the estimates for 1954-5, and the works are to be completed in 1905-63
COOLIES FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
Thess. Lothian has now been completely ceolies to South Africa after one or two finishing touches, in way of disinfecting
were compelled by hunger and THERE were 2,269 Russian prisoners of war in Fowing the men, but alleged that they not only Port Arthur the other day stated that the fitted out for transpociation of the Chinese.
cold to have recourse to plunder. They acted independently of one another; there was no union among them, and they would be satisfied if they could get barely enough to keep their soul and body together. They did not mean to upset the corrupt Manchu Government in order to put a
A. S. WATSON & CO., better one in its place, nor did they mean to fight for independence. Different bands were made up of different sorts of men, and each band had one or more leaders of its
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the common cause, hated them like enemies. These bands were made up either of soldiers from the Black Flag, or of the disbanded, "braves" who had fought in Annam during the late Franco-Chinese War, or of secret
Japan at the end of August.
became cheeky towards her, but also violently assaulted her. Judgment was given for the
THE British steamer Samaru has been towed plaintiffs, and His Honour seriously advised into Kamaishi with a broken shaft.
THE British steamier Salamanca, 1,385 tans gross, has been bought by Japanese and re-
named Nichikei Maru.
captured French steamer Grode was brought to Saseho on the 28th ult, and a Price Court was to consider her case.
VICE-Admirals Bosanquet and Douglas have been appointed to the North America and
Portsmouth commands, respectively. WORK is going on night and day at Vladivos. tok on the repairs to the Rossio and Grumobol, and the Bogatyr's repairs are completed.
defendant to proceed against her former ser vants in the Police Court.
YESTERDAY morning a coolic from Shaukiwan was placed before Mr. Kemp by an Indian Constable, on the charge of burglary. The
charge was proved and the culpis convicted and sentenced to gaat. The constable placed the man in the waiting room at the Magistracy, and after a short while obtained the necessary committal papers. But when he looked for his prisoner he found he had vanished, and his
place knew him no more. The unfortunate Indian constable has been given forty-eight hours in which to secure his prisoner, failing which, he will have to stand a charge of un- lawfully permitting a prisoner in his custody to
upon as being very meagre.
Japanese forces are attempting to land men on Laotishan Promontory, just north of the light house. Rafts are said to be used for landing purposes, and the losses incurred in the opera tion have been considerable, the fire from the fonts impeding their progress greatly. Chefeo Daily News.
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REFERRING to the presence of Kang Yu We
leader of the Chinese Reform Pany, in Lou- doo, the Morgen Post (Berlin) says that the Chinese Legation there is greatly disturbed at his visit. Every step. of Kang Yu Wel, the jourant states, is dogged by secret agents of the Chiness Government, although his arrest
or extradition is impossible. It is further re ported that Kang Yu Wei will visit Berlin after his stay in London.
WE are requested to announce that the final
society men from Szechuan, Yunnan and THE repairs to the hull of the Sado Baru, escape. With the innumerable steamers leave, round in the competition of the Parsee Bath other provinces, or of local rowdies. That which was torpedoed by the Vladivostok squad. ing daily for northern parts, the chances of the ing Club, is postponed on account of the reli- A CHEE
was why for a long time these different ron, but did not, sink as expected, have been capture of the escaped prisoner are looked gious ceremonies which commence to day the PA DUB elements of disturbance could not form any
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coalition of an alarming nature among them-IN the unsuccessíal Russian attack on the selves. It was not till some two years ago, Motienting Pass on the 17th of july, one Japan owing to the continued negligence on the ese regiment of three battalions, of which only part of the high officials of the province, that two were on the firing hine, defeated three Rus-
sian regiments with a fourth in reserve. This morning, at junction of Wing Lok Street and Des Voeux Road, a Chinaman jumped off an electric from car, while it was travelling at the rate of about ten miles an hour. With the consequence that his face and hands were very much cut about. He was taken in charge by Inspector Calicut.
TIRNISIN papers to the 31st nit. state.-Mr Veinon was reported to have purchased the C E. and M. S. Peiping for £5,00. A Russian mine has been captured off the lighthouse at Peitaiho. A recent census of Newchwang shows about 252 Europeans and 120,000 nalíves.
every day. At the present time there is no doubt about their being a source of danger to the empire. Kwangtung and Yunnan should co-operate with Kwangsi in suppressing the rising, the important and strategic points of the province should be garrisoned by as many troops as possible, the work of paci- fication should be entrusted to a competent official, the elders and gentry of every vill. age or town should be ordered to find out and report to the proper officials how many bad characters there are among the mem- bers of their community, so that the officials may warn them against disturbing the peace again, and honest and enlightened officials THE local agent of the Canadian-l'acific Raif- should be put in all the county magistra-way Co. has sent us the seventeenth anual If these methods were adopted by the report of the Vancouver Board of Trade for the Chinese Government peace could be easily year 1993-1994. From it we learn that arrange ments are now in progress for the early con- restored. The reports now to hand from struction in its harbour of a floating dry-dock, vernacular papers in Shanghai, allude to a
having a gross capacity of 12,000 tons, Boxer revival at Fulianghsien, in Tsaochowfu,
ceeded in bringing to light a plot to destroy all their churches by fire. The magistrate was made acquainted with the matter, and his appearance at the place undoubtedly prevented the carrying out of the plot as, according to the report, everything was pre-
cies.
Gatha Galumas, All the members of the Parsee community in Hongkong have been in. FASSENGERS in No. 7 car of the Electricvited to join in the "jasau" ceremony to be Tramway Company's service, from Kennedy held next Wednesday morning at the Parsee Town this morning, experienced a nasty Jar Club, that being the date of their "Yezdezurd" when nearing the corner of Connaught Rond.
or New Year's day, commencing their year The car was travelling at full speed when sud-
1274. denly the emergency brake was put on, nearly throwing the occupants off their seats, in- spector Collet was in the car at the time, and inquired into the cause of the sudden stop page, when it was learned from the conductor that an urchin had been amusing himself by running backwards and forwards, across the line in front of the car, until at last be would
have been knocked down if the brake. had net been put on. An allempi was made to capture the little fiend, but he made good his escape in the crowd. The conductors say that these acts are of almost hourly occurrence. "If that is so, a very severe example should be made of the first offender in that direction when caught. A CASE of the "biter bit" was before Mr. Kemp this morning. A young Chinese woman, the wife of an actor, was placed in the dock on the charge of larceny of sundry goods from another woman, the goods being valued at $7.60. It appeared that the actor's wife charged a China man with assault, and on taking the police to the house to have the man arrested, she was recognized as the woman who had stolen the
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and so on, have been finished she will come. mence to load her cargo of human freight on Monday and will, as at present armnged, sail on or about Wednesday next for Durban direct. The ss. Cranley, which has also been filled up, and chartered for this service, is nearly ready, and is expected to leave for northern
poris, on or about Friday next to embark the conlies now waiting, and will be shortly, there- after followed by the 5.9. Inbum, which is now under process of alteration, as regards her interior arrangements, to fit her to take up ber place in the service. Other steamers are still
being negotiated-for, for this service.
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In his report on the trade of Wuchow for last the British Consul refers to the best type He saysWhere of vessel for the river trade. J experts cannot agree it may be thought pre- sumptuous for an amateur to offer an opinion; but, fortified by some years' experience of the varied types of vessel which have at one time or another done duty on the river, I venture to suggest to those interested that the best typa of vessel for the trade is a twin-screw steainet of about 400 registered tons, constructed to carry both passengers and cargo, and able to steam at least to knots on a 6 to 7-foot draught."
months make speed indispensible; si The strong currents in the river du ing the summer n concerns draught, vessels, drawing 7 feet can now, assisted by the new leading marks and buoys erected by the Customs, reach Wuchow at any time of the year: I do not think shallow draught stern-wheelers are necessary on the river below Wachow, but I look forward to see them employed on the upper river, at least:
THE war has its effects on the stage. At the hail as well as at the theatres, says a London correspondent, there is a disposition now, des- pite official remonstrance, to popularise the jingo song. “Plucky Little Jap" and "Great Big Bear" are introduced on every possible occasion, and the sympathies of the audience are on all occasions demonstrated with some cathusiasm. One expects these things at the halls, but demonstrations are none the less enthusiastic at West End theatres, Mr. Rut and Barrington, introduces several topical verses into one of his inimitable songs. There is a happy touch about the Malacca cane, for as far as Kueibtien. Here again speed is example, which tickles the fancy, and here, absolutely necessary, a fact which the pear to realise; all the new up-river launches again, he scores, to the manifest delight of the Chinese companies engaged in the trade up-
are larger and faster than the old ones.
audience.
THis morning a case was called on at the Magistracy in which Mr. D. McDonald, marine engineer, was summoned at the instance of Mr. F. Masters, of Morrison Hill Road, Wan- chai, for making or causing to be made noise
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The following report is from Mr. J. 1, Plum-
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Kiangsi, where the missiouaries have suc IT is reported by: ode of the passengers who goods in question. She was in turn arrested to the disturbance of the peace and tranquillitymer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkung Obser
arrived from Hankow the other day that in consequence of the American China Develop ment Company having passed into Belgian hands, the whole American staff on the North, or Hankow end of the Hahkow-Canton railway, has been recalled, N. C. D. News. ANNOU
three ludians on a charge of attempted, mer.
of the neighbourhood, on the nights of the 3rd, and sentenced by Mr. Kemp to one month's 4th, and 5th inst. For the defence it was hard labour for the larceny. As she was led stated that the big roller at the defendants out of Court, seeing the female complainant works near the Bowrington canal, was broken standing in the arcade she started forward, end and as they had some pressure contracts in administered a sound slap on the face of the hand, they were obliged to use band hammers unsuspecting woman. She was then marched
a
On the 9th at 11,22 6.0" 3 he barometer has risen generally in China and in the Philippines;
slight fall is shown at Gap Rock and Macao..
The typhoon has entered the China Sex to
the South of Manila. Its direction at present
Moderate N to NE, winds may be expected off, to the quarters she will occupy for the next 10 straighten out certain plates required in their would appear to be nearly due westward, pared for firing the churches. A despatch | ACTING-Judge Wilkinson; of Bangkok made a month, or more, as it is understood she will work, for a ship, and that caused the noise. KOSTORE
The roller of course worked almost noiselessly, in the Formosa Channel, and fresh Ewinds from Peking says that French missionaries departure from general custom in a case heard face; a charge of assault after serving ber pre and it was a misfortune that it was broken, 'A in the northern part of the China Sea, Forecast Fresh E winds, fine!! fine of $15 was inflicted for each occurrence of before him recently. It was a criminal trial of seal term of imprisonment..
A.SOMEWHAT curious case was brought before the nuisance complained der, the case lasting two days. At the close Mr. Kemp, at the Magistracy this morning, His Lordship directed that the jurymen, behen Mr. A. Fuchs, of Messrs. Siemssen and A VERY touching incident was witnessed Con charged a chair, coolie with refusing to this morning, in Des Voeux Road, near paid ten shillings each for their services
receive his legal fare and demanding more Messrs. Blackhead & Co.'s office. An aged than be was entitled to. Mr. Fuchs engaged, blind Chinaman was walking
private chair from the ground with his stick and o
front of him
at Taming-fu, in Chihli, have appealed to their minister that their converts had been killed by rioters and their properties des troyed. Yuan Shih-kai was notified, and by the sending of troops was able, to nip the matter in the bud. Then from Kiangsi comes the news that at Hsuichonghsien there is much bad feeling against the Christ- ians, and the soldiers sent there to restore order are being defied by the mob, who have succeeded in capturing a large quan- tity of arms. It is also reported, according Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms to the N. C. Daily News, that several
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andohe French. gun-boat were all in readiness to leave Hankow for Ichang, presumably an account [581 of these rumours. At Loong Chuanhsien,
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THE rules are notified by the Government of India for the identification of sugar, chargeable with additional or special duty, and for the collection of the latter. They empower a Customs Collector to accept the required in Lodge," and on arrival there told them they shutter A formation in any form he may consider could go away and retum at 11 pm. The girl, sufficient, and to detain consignments as his coolics did so, and carried Mr. Fuchs back to 100k fare of 51 The man to whom the money washim discretion, when it is not forthcoming his residence where they were given the legal old
men and won in collections in the dir money
four coolies to carry, bis his residence at the Peak to Monotain cot aware that
the steamer Independent, with stores for the made a great fuss when the excessive fare was Japanese at Newchwang, has been detained by refused. Mr. Kemp held that, as the man the Chefne Customs authorities on the groundnot in charge of a licensed chair at the lime, that it would be a breach of China's neutrality he if she were allowed to depart. The Japanese Consul protested. Sir Robert Hari has ruled that she may proceed unhampered
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