TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's]
The Japanese Prisoners of War,
- London, 17th. Decomber,
The released Japanese prisoners of war have arrived in Berlin.
The Emperor sent an aide-de-camp with
officers.
T'ho representatives of His Majesty enter ed the train and shook hands with the officers, the Red Cross Society distributing oranges and cake...
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY DECEMBER 19 1905.
CANTON NOTENA
BOYCOTT IN. THE SCHOOLS.
From Our Correspondent.)
Canton, 38th December.
PERSECUT
WTHE CHRISTIANS ¦¦sidents will, we fear, bi ve ressen too to regtel
REIN SOUTH CHIKAS Ben [From a Correspondent.]
One of the Intens, illustrations of the hold Another instance of the anti-Christian feeling
Canton, tih December, that the boycott has upon the people of all in South China has just come to light and classes comes from the isolated little village of serves to lu trate the apathy of the officials St Phi Lau where there is a school sun in con. - in draling with such serious outbreaks,
*Co-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
· FOR ACC¡UNT OF THE CONCERNEDE
THURSDAY, 255
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it before long We bave, at we have stated before a very high respect for Mr. Kuan, the Mixed Court magistrato, who has done his best during his tenure of the post, le raise the tone of the Court, to do strict Justice, and to control
lock. No one who knows the British Anɛssor his tunne, and we equit him personally of
woud charge him with being a fit brand; the it any inte⚫tion to bring about the present dead- THE Undersigned have received
to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, the King bys are much too young and inax. Marge supplies of cigarettes, chocolate and nection with one of the missionary socielles appears that some few weeks ago' the Chris one of them assistant magistrate, and the othe the stst December, 1905, at .30 PM., at their:
pe:faced, and too wanting a self-control, to be, also bouquets of chrysanthemums for the with headquarters in Cant in. At this institutuated about is of 80 Tan, libled 4 art of deputy a sistant, is obvious, but their
135 miles from Canton, assembled, tion the average attendance has been upwards in their little church far worship, and just be sister is married to the Tantai's sons of 60 the scholars including a number of sons for the services were brought to a close the
The relations between foreigners and of the better class among whom were 15 pupils congregation was surprised by the rattie of most perfect harmony for some sixty years, and and Cht nese in the Settlements have gone on with al- from official circles. Duting the past few bullets on the tiled roof and the falling of it is months the attendance has dwindled down to came greatly excited and huddled together in srupted now over a question of no real im lend pellets and broken tiles. The women be-
great pity that this harmony should be something, like so, and now comes the news curaar, and such confusion followed that the
portance whatever Be Young Chine, its head that the people of this village are refusing to eller who was conducting the service concluded tern learning it has acquired, and believing iarned by the result of indigestion of the Wes permit their sons to buy any American boksie worship and dismissed the congregation,
itself fully competent at once to lead its country for use in the school, and are not permitting
along the path that Japan hai trodden so their children to attend the institution, as it
aspirations on the country that it wants to do bravely
has no far impressed his views and away instantly, or as instantly as possible, with
heartile than we have with the movement ach checks as extra-territorisity and foreign Settlements No one
one has
aympathized more throughout China in favour of the introductions a Western knowledge and civilisati, n, but be fore extra-territoriality can be abolished, and their privileges be removed from the foreign through the probation to which Japan devoted herself, and it is hard to see where in China THE Undersigned have received instructions are the Jios and Inouyes, and the other states:
to sell by Join who led Japan'into the promised land.
PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
The prisoners universally condemn their treatment in Russia, where they lived in a remote village, in wretched quarters.
Return of the Manchurian Troops to Russia.
is run by Americans,'
- AMERICAN, BUYCUTT.
The headquarters of the Canton Boycott A1 The first batches of troops from Man-sociation at the Kwong Chai hospital have churia Jiave arrived in Moscow in an allerly received a telegram from the San Francisco insubordinate state and refuse to obey Chinese stating that the American Congress
This disturbance is the outcome of a long cries of persecusions on the part of a neigh hoaring village held by the Chun clan. It is same two years since the American Presby ran Mission opened a chapel there, and work when the Chun clan posted placards in the had not been in progress for more than a month neighbourhood and throughout the village stating Now that, you have got a chapel you need not feel so proud about it, or or kods to that effect... They added that the
orders en route they compelled the trains / has decided finally not to amend the Exclusion Chuns would show them what they intended | Settlements and concessione, China must pass
to wait at different towns while they went on drinking orgies."
New Chinose Minister. The new Chinese Minister has arrived London.
Football.
in
This is the first time the New Zealanders have been defeated on their tour.
Rotirement of Mr. Labouchers. Mr. Labouchere has retired from the re presentation of Northampton dit account of
uld age.
ich Immediately following the massacre of missionaries at Lien-chau and on account of lie general state of unrest reported in the Two Kwang the missionasies engaged in work among the people of Kwangtung and. Kwangsi were called in, those residing in our stations bé-
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To-day's Advertisements.
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NOTICE 15-HEREBY GIVEN that JUSTICES OF THE PEACE who are not __MEETING OF HIS MAJESTY'S Government Officials will be held in St. Andrew's Hall at the City Hall, on THURS 4 P.M., for the purpose of nominating a justice DAY, the 21st day of December, 195, at as an Unofficial Member of the Legistative Council, to fill the vacancy caused by the ex piration on the 16th day of January, 1900, if the term of office of the fanourable bir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, CMO. Officials, are not entitled to take part in these Justices of the Pace, who are Government proceedings..
F. A. HAZELAND,
Police Magistrate.
laws ha they at present stand in the Siatuleding as they were going to smash the Inoks. Further news on the matter is awaited chapel to pieces and kill every, Chri tian in the with interest in view of the fact that the boy place. The Chun village is notorious for its coiters at Canton de hare that they have given
nd characters, as many of the people are rob bers and not a few have prices on their heads. no sanction whatever to abafe or slop the
The maiter was reported to the officials, but boycott.
nothing was done, and it appears that it was "MISSIONARY ROUILD AND STRIPPED, with the greatest difficulty that the American. *It seems unfortunate that more attention is Consul in Canton could get even a 'proć'ama- nis paid to the advice given by the various molest the Christians in their worship. He-- tion isijed stating that the people must not NEW ZEALANDERS' FIRST DEFEAT. ↑
Consuls to those 'people for whom the reprend this nothing further resulted. The leaders Wales has beaten the New Zealand Acomsentatives of their respective nations do se in the business were not arrested or punished, by 3. to 0.
with the result that in the village and by the way, the Christians were systematically looted, lands claimed. Many months ago a band of the mulberry shruby were cut and even their these 'roughs rushed into the village smashed the church and finally fired the building The atention of the officials was called to this the Viceroy was press d to take action the local affair,“ „Nothing, however, resulted, and when magistrate was called upon to consult with the missionary in charge. The matter was dis- cussed at length in all its bearings, and at the quest of the official the Mission agreed to pensation of any kind for the distruction of wave all claims to indemnity and com the chapel and the looting of the hristians. On his part he promised to set up proper and and, and us there was some native property marks in the field surrounding the missionary
people at a nominal prics, and in that way
sell it to the Ngo Tsun
they would receive compensation and there would be no bitter feeling surged up. To this course the missing consented and the Viceroy The leader of American Democracy and eventually gave bis cousent to the proposals, accordance with the Provisions of Ordin-" twice candidate for Presidency, the Hon. W. J. On the 7th November last the Shun Tak BANKS WH be CLOSED for ile Transac ance No. 6 nf 1875 the EXCHANGE The situation in Moscow is serious and his wife and son and daughter arrived here at and carried out the instructions of the Vice by UESDAY, the 25th and 26th instant, res Bryan, of the United States, accompanied by magistrate went over, and measured the findtion of Public Business on MONDAY and the Rostoff Grenadier regiment has mutinied.he close of last week. Flicy spent the day in
Sion after this, was fixed up the Chun people pectively. "doing the city" ant towards the close of the described above. This they did us they were
turned out again and fired on the building as Hongkong, 19th December, 1995. [1265 afternoon called at the American Consulate determined that the Christians should be General and there met the Hon. Air. J. G. Lay driven out of that village, and according to THEATRE. with whom Mr. Bryan consulted on the quen their statements they did not interd to pay any tions which are at present engaging the attenregard to the Viceroy's acts or to the order of tion of the United States in the Orient. is
The local officialı.
advised to proceed to headquarters and others being recalled to Canton. Acting od this a certain gentleman associated with a mis The Morthoo Conference.
sinnary station of Yingtak on the North River came down to Canton, and, although warned that it was inadvisable in rețuro, went back to The Morocco Conference will meet in his station and now comes the report, through
Madrid.
Later.
The Situation in Russia. The whole of the council of the workmen's delegates numbering 150 have been arrested and conveyed to prison and the Govern ment is resolved to suppress the revolution withau, iron, hard.
The Panama Canal. The U. S. Senate has passed the enter guncy appropriation of $11,000,000.
France, Germany and Morocco. M. Rouvier says that the Government in tends to keep the Morocco question to pro per proportions, and emphasized that France. would uphold her special rights and interests in Mproces at the Conference, in regard 10 the independence and reform of Mordeen.
aative sources, that he has been robbed by a gang of ruffians of his watch and ring and left exposed to the keen winds that blow across there he agreed insuntains without a stitch of clo him This is a lesson well taught,
How, W. J. BRYAN IN CANTON,
stated that the hon. gentlem in contemplate Far East and to this end he is making an writing a bunk from his impressions of the elaborate collection of photographs,
HOM. MR. F. D. CHESHIRE.
It is stated the Hon. F. D Cheshire, who was formerly in, charge of the U. S Consulate. General at Canton and who on account of the
It was essential that the rights of France emerged from the negotiations, if not all re-recent war proceeded to take up his new ap cognized, at any rate all preserved. In con- clusion, M. Rouvier said that France calmly awaited the conference. The speech pro duced a marked effect, was listened to in deep silence, and was heartily cheered by the Chamber at its finish,
HONGKONG OPHTEFÁNS.
A CHANGE OF SITE,
pointment at Mukden, has been requisitioned consultative and advisory capacity. Mr. Che to return to this city to assist Mr. Lay in a shire has an extensive knowledge of Chinese, and is well acquainted with Canton and the Cantonese.
ABSURD RUMOURS.
-
This is the present state of affairs, and llustrates the fact that in many such cases the wuilty parties remain unpunished and matters are allowed to continue until something strious occurs. This latest move has been reported to the au horities and the outcome is awaited with interest.
MOB LAW.
THE NIXED COURT FRACAS The M. C. D. Netus, of 15th instant, says:- Rady at Peking, unmediul of the experience The collective wisdom of the Diplomatic
demand of the Waiwupu, to give way to Chi- of more than sixty years, has decided, on the
ecse popular clamour, and has instructed the Comutar Body here to order the Municipal Council to release the Chinese lady remanded at the Mixed Count on the charge of kidnap. png. Excuses are made on the ground that keep an innocent lady in custody without any as no Mixed Cow is sitting, "it was unfair to ppor.unity of proving her innocence; but the laotai, who is responsible for her cruel condi. tion by his refusal to allow the Mixed Court to it, and the Canton guild, and all the noisy Patriots of Shanghai under the guidance of the very men who organised and direct the boycot here, are convinced of her innocence, and this enough for the Waiwapu and the Diplomatic Body. I must be repented that the prisoner now happily released, and we do not say that she is not perfectly innocent, was arrested on a It has just transpired that a well-known warrant signed by the Mixed Court magistrate, Cantonese doctor, who was studying medicine and was remanded to the cells by the Mixed under Dr. Kerr, some years back, has recently Court magistrate, and, if released, it should bays bad an exciting experience in the Shoe Taken by the Court under whose warrant she
It is generally reported among die Chinese bere ar at least among the poorer and less en. lightened classes that the Amer can flow, which has bra i rought into Carton is poisoned, and also that the American sailors when they.come are as as any young Chinese girls as they can and after cutting off their queurs take them away. This is not mere idle gossip, but
CANTONESE POCtər meld up.
The well-known fim of"apticians, of which Mr. N. Lazarus is the proprietor firm known throughout the length and breadth of the East
has changed its Hongkong premises from text that is going the rounds of the D'Aguilar Street 10 3 Pedder's Street. In a city and which is especially spied by the boat place like Hongkong, where there are so many
people. varying lights to affect the eyesighly it is im portant that those suffering from, defective, vision should have the opportunity of consult ing a q l-fied optician at the subject. The multitude of quacks who attempt to delude the unwary into buying glasses, which fit "approxi-district. For quite a long time he was carrying ed in making the arrest and remand entirely was arrested. But the boycott leaders succeed. mately" is legion. But Mr. A. S. Tuxford, then practice in Lung Kin, some 25 miles from overshadow the real question, which is, whether manager of the Hungkung, establishment of Canton, and five years ago moved to this city female prisoners are to be detained, as decided Mr. N. Luzstus, is a custificated optician, an and opened a druggist store her the Canton by the Censular tedy, in the Municipal gaol, that pit.ents are assured of sound diagnosis Hospital Since his return to this place he has Curt.. The women's ward in the municipal nr, as decided by the Taotaj, in the Mixed when they apply for guidance. In Peuder's been in the habit, on certain day's of the month, hol was built on the suggestion of the Blixed Street, the establishment is in the very centre of visiting his old village and selling drugs, Court assessor, who were actuated entirely by of business, There are special rooms for the and so on. A few days ago he was down there natives of humanity, as Dr. Koappe, the ex- testing of eyes, for grinding lenses, testing on one of his regular trips. While journeying in fellow-residents prefer that their women, their Senior Consul, pointed out; but if our Chinese- with the retinoscope, etc. It may be stated a small beat to one of the neighbouring villages sisters, and their daughters should be landed that all the lenses ground at Mr. I azarus' place he was set upon by a band of robbers wha jook over to the charge of the Mixed Court unners, are guaranteed for a year, and they are changed him into one of their small boats and proceed we do not suppose that the Council have any free of charge if the occasion should be consi-ed along a creek where they demanded $3,000 bren sedulously ignored by the native Press in desire to press the point, All these points have dered necessary within that period. Lenses for his release. The doctor, told them that it their persistent endeavour to stir up the anti- are ground to any prescription. There is a was useless to ask for such a large sum of foreign agitation that has so far been successful, fine display of biancolars and all the articles money, and finally they agreed upon $150, and the render of the native papers would im- usually found in an optician's establishment. They asked the old gentleman to write a letter agine that the whole affair was a conspiracy on The proprietor may expect u marked increase 10 some person who would pay this amount, the part of the British assessor and the Munici
of business during the coming year, due not me Taly to the change of mile but also in no small degree to the ability and genial manners of the 'manager and assistants.
THE WEATHER.
The following report ds from Mr, F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 13th at 13.11 p. The barometer has fallen over China, and risen over Luzon and Japan,
at
the village of Lak Lau, where he had been visit and he replied that he did not wish to send to ing and where his wife was, but that he would send a note to one of the neighbouring villages. The letter was written and one. of the robbers himself took it and told how the doctor had been captured and eventually returned with the money, and the doctor was released...
CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA. One of the Cantonese papers has recently printed a cartoon illustrating the conditions ours in South Africa. In to bad to be
for has been evidently accepted by the pal Council to "ride roughshed" over our
waiwapu, who bave taken as accurate the Chinese fellow residents. This view of this
ex parte telegrams sent to Peking by the. Tastai and the various native bodies who have been agitating here since last Friday, and they have evidently succeeded in impressing this view on the Diplomatic Body. The statement was originated by the Police is not supported that the fracas on Friday at the Mixed Court by any evidence; what evidence there a, in
Magistracy,
Hongkong 11th December, 1505
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
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TO-NIGHT!
(TUESDAY), igh December, 1995.
THE
ZORILLA MUSICAL
COMPANY.
will present
"WHIRLY
COMEDY
GİRLY,"
A Conundrum in two guesses,
Man
at ROBINSON FIANU Co.
L. M. LEVY,
Manager.
"Hongkong, roth December, 1905. [251 COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES · MARITIMES.
·PAQUEROTS-"OSTE FRANÇAIS,
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA
#POLYNESIEN,
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or about MONDAY, the 29th instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkang, 19th December, 1905. THE HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD SUPPLY.
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
17
act, goes to show that the tumali was begun CUSTOMERS are requested to note the labouring the background by one of the magistrate's runners and there
of the picture is a mountain on which Chiness is no question that the whole of the agitation following REDUCTION IN PRICES
BV..
MULLET. 80.50 per lb. AUSTRALIAN SMOKED
́SCHNAPPER:
A are working with pick and shovel, while on in Shanghai was started and has been encourage appears to be low over the Pacific either side and in the foreground can be seened by the promoters of the boycott movement AUSTRALIAN SMOKED of Formoss, and also over Afanchurias representations of Chinese strung up by the and in giving way as the Diplomatic Body The highest pressure lies over the E. coast queues and thumbs, upon whom foreigners are have done, to the Waiwupu in this, which is to
gazing with interest,assiekega A One of the leading members of the boycott thened the anti-foreign movement ofhich the insignificant matter, they have streng 100p, may be expected in the committee in Canton is reported as declaring: boycott is a branch,sode 22597636 Chaandi and the be part of the China that if the merchants are successful with the All foreigners Here, except a few who, like the boycotting of American goods; attention will selfishermen described by Aristophanes get be directed against Great Britain with a view their profit by stirring up the sand, Kork moderate?
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Catalugues will be issued.
· TERMS –ÅS usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 19th December, 1905, PUBLIC AUCTION.
On
FRIDAY,
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the 22nd Fcember, 1905, at 1.30 PM., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,
• LARGE 'SSORTMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY, (Suitable for Xmas Presents),
Comprising
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Catalogues will be.
Na issued. TERMS: As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 19th December, 1905,
PÚBLIC AUCTION,
Ti208.
Intimations.
Special Opportunity
AT THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CÓ, LD.
ONE GETS A POOR RETURN FROM A PIANO TE IT IS A MARE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE OR AN INDIF. FERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
ATTACH AN
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PIANOLA
AND ALL MUSIC IS AT YOUR COMMAND.
A CONCERT OR DANCE PROGRAM ME AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
$290 UPWARDS.
HIRE OR HIRE-PURCHASE SYSTEM.
RACHALS
PIANOS $550, formerly $670.
JUST UNPACKED
IN NEW STORE,
IE Undersigned have received instructions BECHSTEIN,
to, sell by
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PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
un
SATURDAY,
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A LARGE, ASSORTMENT OF
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Comprising:-
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Catalogues will be issued. / TERMS ---As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH.;
Auctioneers.
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· Hongkong, 19th December, 1903.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, of.
ALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY,
sitonte at Wing Lok Firect, in the Colony of Hongkong, to be sold by Auction,
IN ONE LOT,
01
FRIDAY,
the 19th day of December, 1995, at 3 P.M.,
BY
J Mɔ, GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Victoria.
The Premises are registered in the Land Office as MARINE LOT No.. 35 and SEC- TION Λ of the RECLAMATION to MARINE LOT No. 35, with the Messunges and Huildings thereon, known as Nos. 154, 156 and 158, W Tiongkong.
STEINWAY
KRAUSS,
НААКЕ,
RACHALS,
WERNER.
A STOCK UNEQUALLED
IN THE COLONY.
HIRE OR CREDIT.
Hongkong, 15tli December,
Trude
TELEPHONE No. 135.
Mark
CHAMPAGNES,
Wing Lok Street, Victoria, MOET & CHANDON
For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply to-
EWENS, HARSTON & HARDING, Vendor's Solicitors,
or to
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
Jingkning, rg5 December, 1905,
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having arrived from the above Poria, Con- signces of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered imin alongside..
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