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APH MONDAY, DECEMBER 18.
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We have to announce the arrival tö-slay of placed at the disposal of those in charge of the second batch of subscription griffos for Hongkong coalgned to the Hongkong Jockey the operations on shore, and the Volunteers Club. The 1.C.S.N. Co.'s steamer Kwong Song, HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 190g are patrolling the streets. We may rest which arrived here and was moored alongside Jardice's wharf at West Point" at daylight toe perfectly assured that the foreign popula day, had on board, and quartered on the afte SHANGHAI IN ERUPTION;
tion of Shanghai is safe against the at part of the vessel, twenty-three China ponies tacks of any number of Chinese malignants, for this port and
A Hongkong Telegraph reporter boarded the The first telegram recording the news of the vessel early in the day and from the second unrest prevailing in Shanghai was received very good, trip down, calm weather prevail- bfficer of the ship he leaint, that they had n at the office of the Hongkong Telegraphing throughout the journey. The ponies. therefore had a quiet time. They fed well vessel where they were boxed to protect them and an awning was placed on both sides of the from the sum
The disquieting news which we publish to-day from our Shanghai correspondent was not altogether unexpected. For a consider able time the Chinese authorities in the in a message which had been despatch Northern Settlement have been overtly seeked at 10:45 am. At 11.20 am, according ing to exercise undisputed and supreme to the telegram, which Mr. Lenemann, of authority over their nationals tried before Carlowitz & Co., kindly placed at our dis the Mixed Court. In other words, they have posal, the riots had broken out but there endeavoured, to reduce the status of the was nothing to fear." Then came the tele Foreign Assessors to that of mere spectators,
gram received by Mr. E.. S. Joseph, thereby discrediting the Foreign official in which took a more serious view of the situa. VERY OLD the eyes of the natives. Mr. Kuan, the Chin- tion. It stated that business is at a stand
ese Magistrate at the Mixed Court, was the tool selected to effect this humiliation and to acquire that power over Chinese life and property, within the Foreign Concessions, which would, eventually lead to the autocracy of the Chinese Magistrate in the Mixed Court. This was in direct opposition to the treaty rights and against the spirit of the rules which allowed an Assessor to sit on the bench as, adviser, It is inconceivable
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||From Our Oton Correspondent]
Shanghai, 18th December,
10.45 am.
colt
At the Interview
and gentry by Taotsi-Yuan ! Formigu Afain, the former, lowing proposals, which, they considered in the statement of the
(1)-Since the Chinese residents, |ternational Settlamturcara @part of the real estate, thay 'ed in the Municipal Court. Bier or members, MG(5)=Since: Faction-allack of kno
should be replaced (3) The police the riot should be rem
(5) In the future, em-(4)--The polica
guilty of violence, must be
rates are to enjoy, full powe according to the regulatio
Gaol are to be abolished CJK
platically declared that it will not
The British Government has
twenty minutes past aine and a little after 10,30 The landing operation was commenced at the twenty-three ponies were on their way landing was supervised by Mr. G. W. Gegi to the Horse Repository at Causeway Bay. The the manager of the stables, and we numÉ BAY that the landing of the animals was carefully dismiss Mr. Twyman, the British admitted that it was quick work. carried out and from the time taken it must be
Assessor at the Shanghai Mixed
by.
Twenty-one of the posics are subscription telegrans was in code, so for "revolu, griffins for the coming races. Que is a polo Court, as demanded by the Chinese.
pooy' consigned to Mr. Menocal, while the hig
The Chinese officials, in conse tion" we may read" riot." The latest news | other-completing the sumber—it the wall;" that foreigners have been attacked and known racing pony Afikosek, formerly owned
Mr. Ring of Shanghai. This pony, pur quence of this refusal, are extremely wounded, that 20 Chinese have been shot, renders might remember, raced at the last collected and are under guard at the Coun.hai Gold Challenge Cup and later the China and that the women and children have been Shanghai. race meeting and, piloted by the Wroth, and a riot is threatened to
veteran jockey Meyerink, carried off the Shang 'take pince to dny. try Club is set off by the statement Cup. He is now, we understand, the properly that the rabble is unorganised and with. of Mr. W. A. Cruickshank, of Messrs. Jardine,
Matheson & Co. out 'weapons. There is only this to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE freight report for the past fortnight is primed un page 3.
PRESSURE on our space to-day prevents us dealing in the present issue with a correspond ent'i grievance on the water supply to the Wan- chai district.
Two Chiaamen were this morning fined $75 each at the instance of Inspector Collett, for keeping a common gambling house at West Point, and nineteen players therein were aned
Search.
A MONEY order exchange will be established from 1st January next, between Hongkong and
In the opinion of a mcing gentleman the
i must say that there are` some excellent
Tho Volunteers have been called
out.
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prevent lot is the better of the two, He said: Landing parties, with field guns, ppaies in this gropip, good colours, a good have been sont ushore from the stamp of ponics and well-built animals.".
When are the athers expected from Shang. British warships Astrea and Bona hai to complete the consignment? a Shang hai man was asked, who came down with the venture, and from other warships ponies,
lying at Shanghai.
The native, who spoke good English, re- plied: "I think next week, I believe there are only twenty-one ponies more for Hong- kong at Shanghai, and as the Harse Bazaar are short of horse boxes they are awaiting these boxes to be sent back. The thirteen the Choy Sung have been returned, so it will. boxes which came here with the ponies by not be long before the remaining ponies are down.".
OUR REPORTER'S FANCY.
..
The warships are taking up stations to protect the British and Foreign Concessions.
use cases, ✨-The female wards
MOB LAW
POLICE STATION HO
DESTROYEDY
FOREIGNERS ATTACKED,
20°CHINESE; SHOT.”
Chin:
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Shanghai, 18th December, 9:45.
The rioters have burnt, the Lonza
Polico Station and the Annexe to the Hotel Metropole,
Bluejackets have been landed from the warships Bonaventuro, Astraca, and Vaterland, we che
The Volunteers are patrolling the streets.
A great quantity of ammunition has been landed from the men-of-war,
All the women and cliildren resid.. and ambulances have also been senting in the suburbs have been brought ashore in case of eventualities, into the Concession and they are now Every preparation is being made lodged in the Country Club ander a to guard against any outbreak on the
strong guard.
Pony No. 30 from Achow of Shanghai, wa hear. On being hoisted he created à bit of a disturbance in his box, and on being landed part of the Chinese population, whose
"flew out of the box. It took two coolies to anti-foreign, instincts are being for overal foreigners have been at-
hold him back. He is another good-looking animal, carrying himself. well, and the only
peculiarity about him is his tail, which rosenibles that of a donkey. He was immediately nick named "Donkey-tailed."
:· No. 18 is a well-built pony, and strong look- ing, bul from appearances he looks to be wild. THE DRAWING.
The drawing was held at the Home Reposi tory this afternoon, and quite a few "Sports" were present. We give, together with the sames of the gentlemen securing ponies, a detailed" description of each animal :—
Pony No. 14.--Drawn for Mr. Newall;
tacked by the riotous Chinese and
tered and encouraged by the Chinese robbed. officials.
Shanghai is in a forment," and the utmost excitement prevails,
: CONFIRMATORY REPORTS. By Messrs. Joseph and Whitlow, share This peny is a big and powerful chestout. He following translation of a telegram they re brokers, we are courteously favoured with the looks better in front than be does behind.
Pony No. 15-Drawn for Mr. Ellis Kadoorie.ceived from their Shanghal agent at 1.15 A big and rather heavy iron-gray-a rather | p.m. to-day!-- bad coloured one; heavy in the shoulder, yel seems a good stayer, .....
Pony No. 16-Drawn for Mr. E, Goetz. A small bay pony. He possessos a beautiful shoulder, but rather light behind.
"Business is at a standstill. "Revolution [riot] has broken out here."
Mr. Lenzmann, of the firm of Carlowitz
Several were wounded. Business is entirely suspended. About twenty of the Chinese rioters linve been shot:
a The Chinese are unarmed and with-
out any organisation:
CRIMINAL SESSIONS:
MANSLAUGHTER MAC
His Honour, Sir Francis Piggotip Chief. Justice, this morning opened the mon bly | sessions, the first care to be tried being ons of manslaughter in which Wong-Sing, a chair
WHISKY. that a British oficial could tamely submit to be remembered that the authorities may have his country's rights openly disregarded secretly support but cannot outwardly en- and his own claims to be heard repudiated. The ambition of the Chinese authorities courage the emcute; they are bound indeed to repress it with all their, might, and some to rule the Mixed Court after their own few poor misguided mortals will suffer for fashion and according to their native the sins of their superiors. Whatever hap practices was not to be tolerated for à moment: Frequently the Chinese Magises Great Britain will never allow her trate and the British Assessor have come righis to be trampled upon by a lot of inta conflict, but until recently the diver. undisciplined rowdies incited to riot by the representatives of the officials. Britain and gences of opinion, to put it no higher, have the foreign community at Shanghai are well been smoothed over. At last the Magis able to defend their cause and the outcome trate's superiors seem to have lost patience; is not at all doubtful. Possibly this outbreak Mr. Kuan was urged, perhaps commanded, is the best thing that could have happened. to assert himself, and he did so when Mr. The punishment which must follow will ctirbhead-gear is about the best pony of the lot. A chestunt bearing the number 21 on his
Twyman was sitting as Assessor, It was a the insensate desires of the Chinese officials, He is a pretty pouy, possesses a good colour comparatively trivial matter that brought and help them to realise that they cannot and walks well, and shows signs of being a
good galloper, things to a crisis. Should a batch of girls ride roughshod over the rights and privileges who were said to have been abducted solemnly conferred on the foreign com although it now seems clear that they, were munities of Shanghai. the slaves of a Chinese lady who was charged as the abductor-be sent to the. Door of Hope of the cells, in the women's ward of the commson gaol? These cells have ap- parently a notórious reputation, "and" thè British Assessor humanely proposed that the girls be kept in the Door of Hope, a philan thropic institution corresponding no doubt to the Po Leung Kuk in Hongkong... Then the fat was in the fire. The Magistrate would brook no interference with his orders; Mr. Twyman was equally obstinate. The Police, who were called in, obeyed the orders of Mr. Twyman and disregarded the em phasised commands of the Chinese Magis traie. There was a freas, out of which the police emerged triumphant; the girls were lodged in the Door of Hope.. The thwarted Magistrate-doubly resentful be- cause he had personally suffered an igno, minious, defeat in the face of his subor That we will, from the dinates, and had muddled the injunctions of his superiors-communicated with the Tao: 14th to the 23rd inst. in-tai, pro formu proceeding, we have ne doubt. The object was to prove that Mr. Twyman was in the wrong, but there cannot clusive, refund to our
be the slightest question that the dispute was a premeditated attack on the foreign customers, whose pur-rights in the Settlement. In Mr. Twyman the Chinese officials found an Assessor who, chases are made on any while acting constitutionally, would not budge a single step from the undoubted day to be subsequently rights pertaining to his office and to the
Foreign Settlements. This is not an affair SOME 'excitement was caused at Bangkok on fixed by drawing be-which solely concerns the British community the other, moralela dend elephant A wall-eyed marble grey. He was landed in
io Shanghai. If the Chinese Magistrate and from near the Palace. It took fifty or sixty poor condition, and we surmise he did not feed adopted by Chinese magistrates on their own Yun, were put on trial for illegally detaining
men to drag the carcase along, even though a well on the voyage. tween the dates above and privileges-obtained under treaties, to
those behind him had their way, the rights wheeled contrivance was under it. As it pass A very natty and racy-looking chestnut. He by his superiors, bus, vainly endeavoured mall with the object of obtaining ransons for Pony No. 21-Drawn for Mr. J. R. M. Smithritory, nor be subjected in the conditions Chan Kam and others, from the 15th to 26th prevailing in native courts Mr. Kuan, urged November, 1905, Imprisoned in hutsal Yap safeguard the dispensation of justice where Times, proceedings were suspended for a few trained. In appearance he reminds one of MF is clear, has, the site Brite popup 1 1 Nebt & Foreman
ed the Courts of Justice, says the Bangkok appears to have done some work and partly to curb the resolute British Assessor who their release,
entire British mentioned,
Chinese subjects residing in the Foreign moments to see the unwanted sight judges, Kadoorie's Somali
Pohy No. 25-Dmwn for Capt Smith, ADC port of the British authorities in Chias b Jebien, Emil dol Settlements were concerned--would have counsel a windows, whilst the reporters, scons A small and short tran-grey. As a rule ponies with the result that a collision haseem
BenCloy Hugher been swept away in a whirlwind. Fortunate. over to the windows, reporters, scent
of this colour does not prove true on the minent for some time back. The crisis,
Berkeley, Attomey CAMA “eventful day," but perhaps there may be an a few days ago, when a party of children who
structed by Mr.G#) Morrell of the Cr ly the situation was realised by the Britishing news, made a rush for the doors.
it was alleged had been abducted from their Solicitor office, osecuted, th exception, pur-authorities at Shanghai, and not only were. On Monday afternoon the U.S, lighthouse Pony No. 26-Drawn for Mr. E. W. Mitchell homes were ordered by: Mr Kean to be incar being defended. They pleaded
they prepared to uphold Mr. Twyman by tender. Tublar, Captain O'Brien, was success. A beautiful big brown pony. He looks a real
minal Prison, oblr, Twỹman refused to sanction was given, wate diplomatic measures, but it is now shown fully towed off the ledge on which she ground good sout, but appears to be a little bloks & real cerated in the common cells of the Chinese Cri- Evidence of the detained man, farm lay
• His Honour, the ed. The Tablas went ashore December 2, on
that decree and ordered the children, to bo ever, he in a rare shaped one. that they were determined to enforce the lee side of the island of Apo and owing, to A dark brown Another good stamp of peny, to be another. Dam
Pony No. 27.-Drawn for Mr. J. Meier, sent to the Door of Hope Lean probar, andet
#which!; seems the fury that there their rights at the point of the hayonel prompt measures which were taken to tow her His back and hind quartets remind one-off Kule Mr. Kuan ohor theto „Yardici of not g The Taolai seems to have received the off she suffered no considerable damage. The. The Dealer. KOSKESTR Chinese Magistrate's Bowdlerised version tender Basilan which left Manila on the 9th of what occurred and a strong remonstrance inst. for the scene of the grounding and the from the British authorities almost simul tug Robert &, were both used in the work of taneously. Negotiations were instituted; but, being specially fitted with the necessary apparently no modus vivendi has been found.
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A RUSSIAN sailor was yesterday buying fruit purse, he dropped $2, a coolie standing by in the Central Market, when, in taking out his grabbed the coins and balted; but a lakong
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Pony No. 17-Drawn for Mr. H. N. Mody, very good-looking black. To judge by ap pearance he seems to have been trained before. He is short in the back,
Pony No. 18. Drawn for Hon, Mr. R. Shewan, A vary handsome dua, possessing great bone' and substance. 4s a nice head and looks like carrying some weight...
A small grey and very shapely pony. He is
Pony No. 19-Drawn for. Mr. Flynn. well ribbed up. Possesses good shoulder and Fony No. 20-Drawn for Mr Herbert Rose Another iron-grey. One of the best bodied ponies in the bunch, but is of that detestabio colour..
bolting. after him, he did not get far. Result,quarter. seven days' hard labour.
Arnoon to-day Mesir."Hughes and Hough put up for sale by auction the property of Chan Yuk Chuen, known as No. 20 Connaught Road, West, Bidding commenced at $50,000 and rose quickly by bids of Seas and $500, until it reached $76,000, at which figure Mr.
seeing was declared the purchaser":
gear.
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Another bay, and again a nice looking one. Pony No. 21.-Drawn for Mr. A. C, Rynes:
He is a grand shiped pony with a pice, rich colour. He has, however, a small eye. A chestnut, who is in appearance like a little house. Splendid hind quarter, but appears 10.
Pony No. 23-Drawn for Mr. W. Inglis,
be fitia calf-kneed,.
Pony No. 23-Drawn for Mr. T, F. Hough,
a
carry
and Co., received the following telegram, which had been despatched from Shanghai at 11.20 p.m.3
A serious riot has occurred; the military have been called out. There is nothing to fear. Please inform Hamburg.”
coolie was indicted on the charge of the man- slaughter of one Wong Pak, washerman, at Kowloon City on the 6th November, 1905.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and said that his clansmen had engaged counsel to defend him, but the latter was not prospot, NO
The following Jurymen were empanelled Carl Schlütter, (Foreman), AS JWilling [The relations between the Chinese and Chan Fak. Allied Sheffield, J. L.. Auld. A în Foreign Assessors at the Mixed Court in Ward, and H. G. Simms. Sir Henry Berkeley, Shanghai have for a considerable time, put Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. F. B. beta at straining poles. The Chinese Magistrate, Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and stated Mr. Kuan, egged on it is believed by higher briety that on the 6th Novembar Isat the de officials, has strenuously strives for suprem cosred carrying a bundles of linen knocked power in the Mixed Court and only the deter- against prisoner, who thereupon seized a bam mined front shown by the Assessors has pre-boo pole and suck the deceased with such vented him carrying everything his own, way force as to cause him to succumb to his injuries The most decided' upholder of the right of that night. the foreign community of Shangbal 10 have Court has been the British Assessor, Mr.
voice in the decisions delivered in the Mixed Evidence was takeo Twynian, who has refused to be browbeaten, was
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has declared that Chiness subjects: tried within the bounds of the foreign settle-
by Chinese ingistrates hth grader
best down, Mr. Twyman:
unanimous verdict of gefity, and the prisdaar
sentenced to three years hard labour
Having heard the evidence the jury returned
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of force! accordingly and there was a free fight but after a strpgale Mr. Twyman called in the Municipal Police second prisoner the cas
to preif the Police put the girls into a van and them off to the Door, of Hop
Another iron grey. Strong and heavy looking,
Pony No. 28,Drawn for 129th Baluchis Pony No. 29-Drawn for Mr. T. Christiani. A small brown nippy looking pony, measuring about tsh. We do not think he could much weight.
Pony No. 30,-Drawn for Mr. H. Humphreys, today A black pany, with donkey tail Another ancommon appenage in China ponies, but they are usually good. He is a Brst rate walker and a handsome animal picked o
one of cars
For some reason or another
Tadial sent several offelal despatcher British Consul-General and the Set and other consuls. They deal ih nicest the sama poiple already published. One of
the Gaernian Consul General Dr Knapps,
Consol, about the comp
retired Senior
the woman'a, card, in che
It was impossible that the parties could arrive AND Siang Bee, a Chinese Baba, some time at any agreement to long as the Chinese age Jeft Singapore for Saigon, There he cb. Magistrate, instigated by his superiors, maintained employment as a bill collector apparent
Iy without security. On a certain day he was Pony No. 31-Drawn for Mr. G. H. Potte, despatches mentions that the Total loformed tained, his irreconcilable attitude.. Mean. sent out to collects he gathered in $11,000 A basis trimmed Close, which giren while, the high officials were busy with an roundly and disappeared. That evening him a mess appearance. Very nice looking underhand movement, inflaming the pas steamer faft that port for Singapore bement pony, revertheless sions of the people, fanning their native in ber. After a while he was arrested in Singa Pony No. 31-Drawn for Dr. G. P. Jordan, antipathies against the foreign community in pors. He engaged Mr. Farrar, Bayous. Mr. One of the protient ponies of the group, a grey general, and the British in particular, with the Sproule had adjournments hoping to receive A good deal of the Arab about him. denouement seems at hand. Everybody knows
identification papers. On Saturday, the mana 33-Drawp for MET. S. Feren.
"big brown shor, backed pour was again brought up. Mr. Sproule said these powerfulzi Lookk liks making a how rumour, many tongued, spreads through papers bad not arrived, and he thought theman pola penye shoes al the bazaam of the · Kast. The hint that a should be discharged, especially as his counsel si 26#/.No. 34~D#wp for riot was impending reached the Cal of the prepared to prove him British subject. A gry, and heavy type 23 Bony
He was discharged. The man's story, lakotha,
Kritish authorities who took prompt menslires | effect that he did collect the masey, but that is to protect the British Concession and, if was stolen from him and, in his fright, he west
on board the steamer and travelled to Sings, "and"
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