fatimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 1905.
BIRTH NE
THIS morning Inspector Langley, prosecuted On 30th September, at Shanghai, the wife of the coxswain of the military launch Tege, fam F. S. Anoitit, of a son, Give
dumping ashes from his boat foto the harbour, ANREDEATHS SHAAN O at September, at Yochou, Hunan, though warned against dolag so. He wa WILLIAM HILL KELLY, the thirteen-months.fiped $7, and warned against a repetition of the...... old sun of Dr. and Mr. William Kelly,
On 14th September, at Kaling,”MARION
Everard Fraser, Llankow, aged 3 years,
A. S. WATSON & CO., 10, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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Ho San Yi was charged, at the instance of Inspector MacDonald, before Mr. G. N. Oraie, with being a member of a Trind Society and further with being in unlawful possession of a
HONGKONG BUNAYQLANIE
SOCIETY
TO-MORROW'S CONCERT.
It is safe to say that the concert arranged to take place on the Parade Ground tomorrow evening will be one of the bait that has been - held this year, and when it is realised that it is given in aid of the funds of the Hongkong Be
"The Hongkong Gelegraph revolver: He was fined food on the first nevolent Society, a large attendance chibald be
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6,, 1905,
count and Sto on the second, Sago in all, with the alternative of four.munth,' hard labour... LORD Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil, R.C., the barrister son of the third Marquis of Salisbury, en route for Singap, mrrived here yesterday from Kobe, per 1. & Os, Nubia. He is en his way to Singapore in connection with the
assured. Mr. C. Grimble has prepared an attractive 'programme for which he deserves every credit. As showing how deserving the object is looked upon, we are glast to mention that through the kindness of Colonel Fillon and officers of the 2nd Bat. Royal West Kent Re giment, the popular band of that regiment will play during the evening, entirely free of charge,
THE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS AT
SHANGHAI
It is reported by ¤ Shanghai relegram that the Russian, warships and transports, Askold, Afandjour, etc, will undergo repairs there. A contract between Russian agents and a ship-- building yard has been concluded. ---Koba Harald,
ALLEGED ATIBMPIED
SMURDER,
"THE, POLICE, PINNACE AFFAIRE
Chun Ming, and Chan Lak, boatmen of fish. ing bout No. 2,385 H., were charged before Mr. F. A. Hassland this morning for that they, with others, not in custody, feloniously, wilfully and of malice alusethought did assault and ne
ELEGRAMS
“ HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVION:
THE EVACU
MANCHU
CHINA AND JAPAN."
[From Our Own Correspondent.]},
Shanghai, 6th October, #1.55 p.m.
According to a report from l'oking the Chinese Government continues to protest against the delay in the eva-
IN CHARLY'S CAUSE, ·
The Hongkong Benevolent Society is a body which is responsible for a large amount of really good work, and no one calls in Tanjong Pagar Dock Arbitration On the the full complement of 80 musicians taking | tampt to drown ang Lai Kum Fuk, a constable on
question its deep deserts. In the material way its fundamental aims are to provide employment for men out of emploỷ, to visit the
of Manchuria, and renews
patt in the selections Memes free and in the Police Force of the Colony, with intent her request that an agreement be there and then to murder him in the waters of
Co. are printing the pen.rammes free of cost, while Mesir. Lane Crawford and Co, are looking to it that the use of a piano shall cost the Society nothing, and the same is to be said the Electric Light Co. concerning their fittings
while last but by no means least, it is under.
of
in
same ship are Cap, Smirnoff and Gregorieff, formerly officers of the Russian navy and released d prisoners of war,
the Colony on the and inst--There was a arrived at between Japan and Russia further charge against the accused of being homes of poor and deserving people, to care This Superioress of the Italian Convent wishes
unlawful possession of ten cwt of coal, reason for the immedinto retrocession of for widows and orphans and, what is more to express her most grateful thanks to His
ably auspected of having been stolen, but this Manchuria. vital in a great seaport like Hongkong to Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan for having | Mr. Walstow is also Diving, his services free,' charge was withdrawn. The iñen pleaded not" | Br
honoured with bit presence and. kind patron- assist the homeless and deserving destitule• { ago on the occasion of the special sale held at stood that the Volunteer Parade Ground, stove. / guilty and the case was remanded until JuoA- BULL DOG Tosatisfactorily carry out this of at 2.15 p.m.
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has been its endeavour for the past sixteen years or so, and when one realises that since its establishment in 1889 the Society has dealt with over a thousand cases it will be apparent that the institution is one that deserves a generous support from the in-
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benevolent ladies and friends of the Tostituiton of the Volunteer Officers, to be lent gratis. A who so kindly helped her. She has much gluce at the programme 'will show that the pleasure to say that, owing to their kind sop-singers are all too well-known to Hongkong port, it has been more successful than the concert-goers to meet a word of prophetic com former year.
ment from us, and so, where all tends to make this function the success it so thoroughly de serves to be, it is earnestly to be hoped that the
possession of the so-much-needed funds to en-
kind permission of Lieut. Col: A. 6. Fiton, 18.0.4, and Officers, the Band of the and Unit,
1. E BOMB OUTRAGE,
DETAILS OF THE ATTEMPT TO KILL
DUKE TSAL.
A profound sensation was consed throughout
of the 25th inst) when it became known, short-
labitants of Hongkong. It need scarcely The Queen's Own" (Rnyal West Kent Regis fullest measure of patronage may be placed in North China ýesterday (writes the China Times' be mentioned that the advantage of conwill play the following programme of musiciable it continue the good work it has so quietly after noon, that an infernal machine had been
tributing to its funds is that the donor or subscriber may rest assured that his money will go, not to support any of the 'vagrant casuals who loaf about our streets and al- ways try and get advantage at all seasons at the expense of the charitably disposed,' but to the relief of really genuine cases of sant
qts. 54.50|tions well worthy of notice that have arisen,
and hardship. There are some considera pts. $3.00 in the past year's working of the fund and the feature on which most serious „splits $2.0
emphasis has been placed is the stagnation of the resources. the end of January pis. 51.00 the committed had to draw out their res maining $500 on fixed deposit to meet cur- splits $7.40
rent expenses, and when, in February, the members met in annual conference, it was A. S. WATSON & Co., anounced that they would be obliged to go into debt if they were to help any outside cases. Such disappointment expressed will he widely shared by those, having the in-
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during dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, loly and unestentatiously carried on for many morrow, 7th inst.
years. We are asked to state that during the Band pieces it is expected the audience will take the opportunity of promenading, as there will be no inteivid.
March." Acre Aplomů: “.... „Vollated] ' Overknee." Rosamunde AmSchubert Vale..........." Jungherren Tante Gung' Piccoin Sola......“ The Deep Blue Sea "lo-Brewer | Marqué from......¿"As You Like 117 s.....derman Selection of ..... '... “English Ales"......... F. Godbey Gede The King.
being on board the s.s. Glenogle without per INSPECTOR Langley charged five hawkers with mission of the captain, officers, or agents, an the 5th ist. They had previous convictions against them for a similar offence, while one of then had been fined $50 for making fast to a steamer while under way. A heavy fine like that, said his Worship, was inflicted on décount of the danger attaching to that practice, but
hawking was a different matter inspector Langley said that boarding without permission was very prevalent at one time, but had not been nearly so much so since his Worship in ficted the heavy fines. They were fined $5 each or fourteen days' hard labour, ::
WITH reference to the reports that haye re
Those taking part in the concert are Mrs. F Badeley, Mrs. David Wood, Messrs. G
exploded in the Peking Railway Station just as the High Commissioners-whom the Chinese Government are sending abroad to study con ditions in foreign countries with a view to gain- ing information likely to be useful in connection
with the introduction of administrative reforme` in the Chinese Empire-were about to take
apni, yielding to China's repro- sentations, has opencu negotiations
to this effect.
BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON.
ARRIVES AT KOBE
ENTHU LASTIO RECEPTION BY JAPAN
From Our Own Correspondent,]
hanghai, 6th October,
1.55 p.m. Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, flying his flag on 11. M. D Diadem, lina ar
rived at Kobe in command of the British China Squadron comprising
Band of the Royal West Kents. Koenige W. M. Stewart, C. H. Grace, F. Jokler de un fer ensin on route for theit A. F. Walstow, Burg-Lieut. Forsyth, and the several fore gn destinations,
The outrage.created onormous excitement in the cruisers Andromeda, Astram, the Chinese capital, which is now in a highly Bonaventure, Hogue, and Sulej, the perturbed state, and scarcely less sensation Wat caused in Tientsin whom the first news was, of despatch vessel Alacrity, and the course, received at the yamen of H.E. Yuan torpedo-boat destroyers Arun, Dee,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
Shib-kai whocce it quickly leaked, oui among the Chinese.
TO-MORROW'S MATCH.
Information from Peking in to the effect that Following is an amended list of players in the Commissioners had entered the train and the match at Eleven . Twenty-two, to be
were ready to start, when a young Chinese played on the site, Maler Chichester, student on the platform recently returned from Eleven.-R. E. O, Bird, Wabroad, threw the bomb at the car, injuring Daniel, Harry Hancock, Capt. Kriekenbeck, alightly the High Commissioners, Duke Trai, Major Lowis, Lieut. Lumides, Major Pedley, and seriously wounding His Excellency Hsiao, Capt. Smith, W. C. D. Turner, and T. E. another of the principal Commissioners, who Pearce Twenty-two.-T. Sercombe Smith, R.
Revenue at Peking; while four or five were kiled on the spot, and others were wounded.
From another well informed source we learn that, just as the members of the Commission were boarding the train at the Peking Railway Station, an inferral machine way thrown, kili- killed was terribly mangled, and his body ing two servants outright," One of the servants
Erne, Ettrick, Exe, and Itchen.
terests of the Society at heart, but when in-cently appeared as to the establishment of an A. B. Ponsonby, W. E. Dixon, J. Hooper, Nis stated to be vice-president of the Board of which is now at Chefoo will arrive at Yokohama
important new German: banking enterprise in Rutherford, H. G C. Bailey, F. C. Butcher, T. the Far East, it is now said in Japanese papers C Gray, Capt. Noble, RN. E, A. Fowler, Dr. that the German Imperial, Bank, the German 1. H. Swan, Dr. C. Forsyth, Lieut. Dobbyn, F. Asistic Bank and the Bank of Berlin, in cor. Laurent, F. C. Kendall, A. G. M. Fletcher, junction with some other leading banking Dr. H. Kew, A. O.. Lang, Rev. H. R. Wells, inslitations are about to found a great joint. Major Williamson, S. Vickers, and 1). Wood. Bank in the Far East with a capital of Players me reminded the match will com- V300,000,00. It is believed that the head-mence, alter tiffin in the pavilion, at 12.30 p.m. quarters will be at Shanghai and that there will be a branch at Yokohama. ` It is said that Herr Hamann, who is now conducting negotia tions at Tokio in connection with the new venture, will probably be appointed the head' of the Yokohama branch;
THE SINGAPORE DOCKS,
NINE MILLION · STERLING CLAIM.
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comes cannot be increased the only means of improving a financial situation is to scrutinise the expenditure, and such seru (3 tiny, may indicate the some of the important work of that Society may "have to be abandoned. This would indeed be a pity, but unless the offerings of the public resume their normal rate of growth at an early date the stationary income of the Society will lay a steadily rising burden of responsibility upon the committee. Strange as it may appear the ladies of the com mittee have frequently had to · appeal
We (Singapore Free Press) are informed, on 84, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. for funds to enable the work to be carried We understand from Mr. J. B. Sullor, repre- gond authority, that the claim made by the on. This should not be so, and would sentative of the Government, of New South Tanjong Pagar Dock Company against the not have been the case had the members Wales, that Sir Jou See is visiting Japan, and Colonial Government amounts to the astound, of our large and wealthy community re- should arrive by the E. & A steamship Expireing figure of nine million pounds sterling? cognised their duty one to the other, and about the 18th just, Sir John See has been a prominent figure in the political and social life come forward in the true spirit of charity. But of Australia for many years, and enjoys the fortunately the committee, headed by Mrs. Inour of never having been defented when Gershom Stewart, do not intend to permit offering himself for election. Sir John has been of this steady decline going in their funds Premier of New South Wales for several years through want of subscriptions and, realising but recently retired from active politics. Per that anything which draws attention toits work anally he is a man of great decision of charac ter, and is highly esteemed throughout Austra will impress the mind more sharply when the la. Sir John See was Premier of the State of hand is more or less constantly in the pocket, New South Wales during the visit of the Japan have promoted a concert to be held on theese Fleet under Admiral Kamimura, and, it parade ground to-morrow the proceeds of wil be remembered, extended mou counecus attention to the visitors. It is not known how which will go to the empty coffers of the long Sir John See intends remaining in Japan; Society. Devoted workers among the poor but he will doubtless visit all the places, of in of the Colony are to be encouraged and terest. It is Mr. Sutter's intention to meet the Hongkong must indeed be, a pretty hard Empire down souts, and accompany Sir John rock if one of our most deserving charitable See and party through Japan-Japan Chroni- FROM U FAZZINI, FLORENCE institutions is to go begging for funds to enable the carrying out of its worthy objects.
· LOCAL AND GENERÁL
REAR-ADMIRAL and Mrs. C. G. Dicken leave for Europe 10-morrow on board of the P. & O,
CHIANTI WINE
9.75 PER CASE.
Latest award:
GOLD MEDAL
ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION.
Hongkong, soch June, 1905,
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The Duke, and Commissioner Hsiao were injured by splinters about the face and neck,
Three persons have been captured in con- nection with the outrage.
The Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai's son fortunately escaped injury,
It was decided that, on account of the out-
rage, it would be necessary to postpone inde finitely the departure of the Commissioners, ``
The Viceroy on séceipt of the news sent up to Peking the Customs Tantai Liang, Railway Total M. T. Liang, and, Police Commissioner
Munthe, A.D.C. The fact that so many mem- Tsao; together with two doctors; and Colonel
bers of the Viceroy Yuan's staff were hastily summoned appears to indicate that the Gov. eramentai Peking is thoroughly roused to action, and that it is taking the most effective possible steps by calling on Yuan Shio-kai to give his powerful assistance.
This stupendous sum will take the Colony's breath away, for, it does not make the least pretence to stand in any intelligible relation whatever to the published accounts of the Company. It appears to be merely a glorifica- tion of the "ask price" of Indian hawker, who swears by all his gods that he is a ruined man if he takes fifty rupees for what he eventually pacidly surrenders for two rupees eight aonas. When it comes to the Com- mittee of the late Tanjong Pagar Dock Com stoners were due to leave by special train at
A later metsago states that the Commis
pany putting a value upon what they are re ro:45, and this was the train attacked. The quired to part with, they evidently "hear the bomb blew one entire side out of the car in East n-calling, and adopt the commerrik! | which the commissioners were about to travel, tactics of the minor Asiatic dealers. If the killing, according to this information, three per shares of the Company, rol time ago, say, just after Mr. John Anderson missioners did not start, and the train was can. a very long sons and seriously wounding five. The com-
made his famous speech, stood at about $110-celled. in the market, how is it that, without any. fir-
The Britishships were given amost enthusiastic reception and w welcome by Admiral Shimomura in command of the Japanoso cruiser squadron. that it is believed that the American Squadron [A. Tokio message to the Mafnicht states
British Squadron from Weihaiwei will be then. on or about October 10, by which data the
It is understood that the anticipated” assembly, in Tokio Day of the Japanese Fleet w}}} take place at the same time; so th it a splendid naval spectacle may be anticipated The Kobe Herald a gathering of British, »-merican and "]"preese say that, whatever might be the motives of such
the above message, it is obvious that as a Squadrons in Tokio Bay as that predicted in
demonstration of the naval power in the Far fail, at the present juncture to possess a con Eut of the three friendly nations it could not".
siderable degree of political significance —Ed, HXT]
INSURRECTION
IN CHINESE TURKESTAN. [From Our Own Correspondent.}
Shanghai, 6th October, 1.65 p.m.
An' insurrection has broken out in Kucha, Chinese Turkestan.
[Kucha is on a tributary of the Tarim River, just above the Tarlin Desert, altuated to the north-west of the plateau of Thibata. It in A., large city, and the seat of an amban,Ed, H.K.T.]
THE DES VŒUX ROAD FIRE.
INQUIRY CONTINUED.
Adjourned from yesterday the inquiry into this affair was resumed before Mr. Hazeland, George Lammert, who spoke to examining and to-day, Among the witnesses called, was Mr.
appraising the furniture on the ground floors of Nos. 30 and 31 Thes Vocar Road. He said that nothing was consumed by the fire on the ground floors and evirything is there wh was there at the time of the fire. He
It is strongly suspected that the origin of the ther addition to the company's assets and, in outrage is to be found in the Anti-Reform party ALTHOUGH hostilities. between Russia and face of a policy of curtailing expenditure and in the Imperial Cout. A Japan are at an end the newspaper war in Japan reducing establishments on the expropriation. We (The Shanghai Timer) learn from india continues as fierce as ever. Staicely a week-j
being decided upon, those very same shares, putable authority that the assassin did not throwed these gonds at a high figure," passes without an engagement of some sort
on the nine million sterling" basis, must for ribe bomb... He was leaning out of a car win. This would be the value if they wers perfec takes place between the inmates of the various day be worth, say, to each, or about two dow with, the bonib under bis conr, when the sound, and allowing the pro editorial sanctums, and the latest reports to
thousand six hundred and fifty dollars each at lafernal much no exploded prematurely, literal cent hand denote that the belligerents are still keep will have to be faced by these old Singaporeans
current rates of exchange! This conundrum ly blowing the man to atoms. ing in touch. According to the Zapan Herald) the Chronicle has been dragged by the japan and other holders who desire to slash, 10 THE Hongkong Volunteer Corps will farm, a Mail into a controversy between those two valiantly at the Colony's revenues and credit, to camp of instruction, at Stonecutters Island, Journals on the merits of the instalment system mercial share to rise eleven hundred per cent their own material advantage. For any com- from the 14th to 30th inst.
an engineered by the Times in the case of the value in the comparatively short time indi: Encyclopædia Britannicareprint. The Chroni-
5.4. Nubia
now and ten years back is reprinted, from the
Danker's Magacine, on pages 6 and 7. GENERAL Chaffee, of the American Army, who is well-known in the Orient, is at present in France as Chief of a mission which has gone over to Europe to witness extensive military operations,
VICEROY Yuan bas, says the Nanfangpao, Viceroys and Governors to this effect: At the telegraphically communicated with the other minceuvres to take place at Hochienfu, many be present. It is imperative, therefore, that the delegates from the provinces allerding the mancuvres should supply themselves with Westem uniforms so that there will be no marked distinction between the appearance of the Chinese and that of foreign military officers
** A comparative article on the Gold Supplyce remarks that, "it would seem that thecated is, we should imagine, unprecedented European and Japanese military officers will | Editor of the Japas Mail is officed with And in view of this colossal: "gins million Chronicle on the brain, and there constant sterling" claim, we cannot help thinking that ebullitions are calculated to excite serious.com.the arelires pensies in the minds of certain cern among the friends of this accomplished gentlemen who acclaimed the toast of the gentleman. It appears that the Japan Herald Prosperity of the Colony and the Federated drew attention to a suit in the Local Court Malay Siates" at the last Straits Dinner, most have been of a curiously mixed, order. The instituted by the representative, of, the London persons who were parties to the formulation of Times for payment of the balance of instal ments on a set of the Encyclopædia Britannica. that magnificent niso million claim are to be Then followed pretty clear English in the congratulated on one thing at any rate,--theli
wanderfal hervalu mandat japan Mall, a Joumal" "edited by a man who bas had a public school education, and who
stated to be the enormous sum of Y400,000,000.
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THE WEATHER,
The following report in from First Asaistant of the Hongkong Observatory;
On the 6th at 11.40 & The bat falling quickly over Japan, and over China,
A depression
As already reported, it is believed to be the in tention of the authorities to complete the with- drawal of the whole of the troops from Man- chura in the space of six months. The, esti- mated cost of moving the armies to Japan is has furthermore had the advantage of serving: Tux S. C. Daily fournit says that over since In a profession which is regarded as eminently - the sack of the Yeen Ming-yuen by the order of fitted for “gentlemon," "Who would Imagine,|| Lord Elgin in 1860, the grounds have been neg- onreading the above, that the wiker was a lected and no effort has been made to restore South of Japan, man with some claim to good taste and literary the Palace to its former glory distinction. This is contalply a coup de grote "Taik can be imagined, since on the part of the Chronicle, and should cer;) of twelve square, milen tainly terminate the engagement. "Little birdi tenras specjal telegrAE in their nests," nic, why not editor in their dapi')
MR. C. 11. Davis, the Yokohama manager of Messrs Samuel Samuel & Co., on behalf of the firm, has presented the sum of Y1,000 to the Minister for War for the benefit of the soldiers who were injured, and the' familias: who were bereaved by the recent disaster to the Kinja«
propos
evin "Norths
The inquiry was adjourned illl: Monday, at 2.35 pm,
TAK
TERY
squiry@tooching the
KEBERKA INQUIRY CONTINUED.
Aujo á.m., to-day: death of Victor Brotten, in the harbour, circumstances already recorded, was before Mr. Hareland,
Dr. W. Moore, the mortuary, at Kor at 2 pm, he held. A.
on the body was ident Bed as that of Victo
decompos
be was off
phyxia cante
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