TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE.
'ALARMIST · RUMOURS.
CHINESE FMPEROR'S EDICT.
STUDENTS' PATRIOTISM INVOKED AGAINST
ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING.
[From "Cur Own Correspondent]
Shanghai, 7th March,.
2.30 p.m. Alarmist rumours are prevalent regarding the situution in Peking.
An Edict has been issued in the name of the Emperor of China, ex- horting the people to maintain cor- dial relations with foreigners.
The patriotism of the students throughout the Empire is invoked against the anti-foreign element in China.
[Renter's.]
Princess End of Battenburg's Approaching Marriage.
London, 5th March,
The Bishop of Nottingham will attend Princess Ena's reception into the Catholic Church at San Sebastian, on Wednesday,
The King in Paris.
King Edward has called on President Fal- lierci and conversed for half an hour. Pre- sident Fallieres returned the call immediate- ly.
His Majesty gave a dinner at the Em- bassy, at which President Fallieres, and M. Rouvier and their wives, and a few others, including Baron De Courcel were present.
Baron De Courcel was sent 17 Copenhagen as a special French Envoy to the Kaiser, afterwards again meeting the Kaiser in Ber lin, and conferring with Prince von Buelow. King Edward has invited M. Loubet, to dinner to-day.
Later.
The British Naval Manœuvres. The Admiralty has taken out policies of insurance to the extent of about £10,000,000. against losses which may be caused by the detention of the merchant vessels which will co-operate in the great naval manœuvres in the summer.
The Imperial Troops in Canada.
The last of the Imperial troops in Canadi left Halifax yesterday.
[N. C. D. Nets.]
The Reported Fall of Ti Lien-ying.
Tientsin, 2nd March.
I am informed that a strong representation was made to the Throne by the high officers of State at Peking, demanding the dismissal of the chief eunuch, Li Lien-ying, on the ground that he is in Russian pay. The Empress Dowager was enraged at the regestion, but it is reported that Li has left Feking.
The Progress of Prince Arthur. Tokio, 2nd March. Prince Allur arrived at Sasého, this after. noon, having been welcomed with the grealest enthusiasm.
The Railway Nationalisation
Scheme.
Mr. Kato, Foreign Secretary, tendered his resignation last night, but Marquis Saionji, the Premier. it firmly set ori nationalising the rail-
way.
The Fa-ti Robbery.
Peking, 28th February. The U.S. Minister to Peking has informed the Waiwupu that a certain missionary had been plundered in the Huti [Fa-ti?] district in Kwangtung and due investigation should be made. The Waiwupu inquired about the matter from the Viceroy at Canton by wire and Viceroy. Teen Chun-bsuan replied that the culprits are
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1906.
HONGKONG FINK INSURANCE · COMPANY,
ANNUAL MEETING.
The thirty-seventh general meeting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company was held in the offices of the general managers, Messer. Jardine, Matheton & Co., King's Huildings, at noon today. The Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson presided, and these present were Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Messrs. H. P. White, and F. Mait land, members of the Consulting Committee; 1. J. Leitía, G. H. Michael, Ho' Fook, Captain Clarke, Messrs. F. J. Moses, W. H. Wickham, Lo Cheung Shiu, Wong Seung Hui, C. N. Young, and Mr. G. T. Veitch, secretary of the company.
NEW HONGKONG J.PIS.
AN INTERESTIng incident at the
SWEARING-IN CEREMONY,
To-day's Advertisements.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.
Entimations.
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LD.
THE APOLLO
The Trade Mark is intended to be used by PIANO PLAYER the Applicants forthwith in respect of the following goods
Of course there was much excitemen throughout the city, and no litile apprehension on qur pari that a riot might take place. - 17 biji was especially the case, when on Saturday evening there was handed to us a printed notice of a mass meeting to be held the next morninį A considerable number of Europeans and at ten o'clock to consider the deceitful stabbing three Chinese gentlemen attended at Govern of the Nanchang magistrate by the French
ment House where the statutory 6th adminisN HARRETTO CO of Bank Build- TOTICE hereby given that Menuts. priest. To this meeting were invited all classes tered to newly-created Justices of the Peace for ings, Vini, Hongkong, Merchants, have, an from officials down. The purpose was f Hongkong was taken by them, in presence of the 12th day of January, 19 6, applied for the consider measures to prevent China from being His Excellency the Governor.
Afterwards, Registration in Hongkong in the Register of treated with contempt by otber. countries,. En
Trade Marks of the following Trade Mark :- H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan shook hands with. get back the powers of their Government, etc. each of the J.P's and the ceremony of honour
A Condor with outstretched wings resting on a ribbon how. On its breast is an oral It was to be a deliberative assembly, and there ing men of position in the Colony was con.
shield with Chinese characters "Sam Li was to be no resort to violence. The notier cluded, Among those who were invested with
Yeong Hong" in the name of BARRETTO & CO., who claim to be the sole prop ietors was signed by the whole body of students.
the dignity of office to-day were: Dr. Forsyth, thereof. We wired to the American Consul-General Merars. J. A. Jupp, A. B. Ough, E. Mas, at Shanghai of the preeting, urging adequate Canadian Pacific Railway; Ho Kom Tong, The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, -The re protection, and wrote to the foreign office assistant compradare, Jardine, Matheson & part and accounts having been in your hands in Nanchang, protesting that if such Co.; Yung Hin Pong, compradore, Char- for some days, with your permission, we will meeting was held it might result in a rio, tered Bank of India, Australia and China; take them as read. Until within a few days of which, once begun, could not be easily stopped. Tong Tai Chuen, compradore, Holland Hongkong. the closing of the accounts we had hoped to We also sent two men to the meeting Trading Co.; J. R. Michael, A. Bryer, W. show a very much better result for 1994, but, to report to us the proceedings. From them Parlane, Frank Smythe, J. Paterson,' (Lay- unfortunately, by the occurrence of a serious we learned that a student attempted to address, ton & Co.) W. Wilson (Hongkong and Wham fire in Ceylon, the aspect of the account was the crowd, stating the object of the meeting, poa Dock Co:) F. G. Figg, of the Observatory; completely changed, and the amount available and that there was to be no resort to violence. J. T. Douglas, ef Goddard and Douglas; D. for distribution amongst shareholders greatly This was not what the crowd had come to Graham, and H. G. Sims, North China In reduced. You will have observed that the gether for, and this was answered with cries of,surance Co. items under the head of "Japanese Govern-Ta, Ta," "Beat, Beat," quite drowning the In the course of the proceedings it happened ment Deposi!" stand in the balance sheet at voice of the speaker, and making it impossible that one of the new members was of the $1,20s agatusi $122.479.59 in the previous for him to be heard. From this on the con- Jewish faith, and when it came to his tum to year. It was recommended by the auditors fusion increased, erding with smashing of the
be sworn-in he, following the ritual of the. that these bands should be written down to
chairs and tables, and a rush for the Roman Jewish creed, put on his hat and prepared to their redeemabile valus at par of exchange and Catholic place. As was feared, the masskiss the book in the orthodox fashion of his This has been done, the difference being debit meeting proved the rendezvous and starting religion. But, before doing so, he discovered ed to "Fxchange Accoum." I am able to replace for the mob, and the officials had sent no that he had been tendered a New Testament, 'port' that our surveyors are perfectly satisfied soldiers to the meeting to prevent this.
whereas the Jews follow the Old Testament that all our mortgages show ample margin
teachings. There was not an old testament in against the sums advanced. As regards the
the room, and His Excellency himself left the 1995 account, the balance shown at credit is
When the mob reached the Catholic place, the soldiers who were on guard fired à volley of blank cartridges, at which the mob made a if only outstanding risks continue to run off fence. This place was set on fire, and the with no more than an average of losses, we priests, attempting to escape, were seized, kill- should have a satisfactory account to presented, and their bodies thrown into a pond, with to you twelve months hence. There is nothing the exception of one whose escape seems little further it occurs to me to add will reference to less than marvellous. He was the one of the the accounts, but I shall be happy to reply to
seven foreign priests and teachers there who any questions appertaining to same which escaped, and he had received several wounds
the largest in the history of the Company, and rush, and there was no further pretence of de. apartment and procured a copy of the Jewish
shareholders may wish to ask.
No questions were asked.
about the head and was ball covered with mud and water when some soldiers succeeded in
The Chairman then moved the adoption of rescuing ban. the report and accounts,
Captain Clarke seconded,
The motion was unanimously adopted. The Chairman proposed, and Mr. Leiria, seconded, the re-election of Sir Paul Chater, Meners, White, Maitland, and Raymond as the Consulting Committee.
Mr. Moses. seconded, and the motion was adopted.
The haiwan-That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready atto o'clock to-morrow. I thank you for your attendance.
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There was another Roman Catholic place outside the city, whose destruction speedily fo lowest, bul na lives were lost there; A priest lay there sick of typhoid fever, and another prie, who lived outside the city, took him and carried him away to the house of a convert. He either caused or hastened by what he passed bas since died afterre-ching Kiukiang, bis death
through. There were also five French nuns at this place.
Scriptures, whereupon the ceremony was satis. factorily performed.
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THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898,
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OTICE is hereby given that Messrs. BARRETTO & CO, of Bank Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, Merchants, have, on the 13th day of January, 1906, applied for the Registration in Hongkong in the Register of Trade Marks of the following Trade blark:-
"The distinctiva device of a shield with the printed upon it supported by two 'Lion Ram. characters "Sam Li Yeong Hong" in Chinese pants with a ball of fire above the shield he whole device rests on a ribbon.. The Trade Mark is intended to be known as the Double Lion Brand in the name of BARRETTO & CO., who claim to be the sule proprietors thereof..
The Trade Mark is intended to be used by the Applicants forthwith in respect of the following goods :-
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Dated the 6th day of March, 1906.
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Solicitor for the Applicants.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 189B,
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There were three Protestant missions in town, the Brethren, the China Inland, and the Methodist Episcopil. The missionaties of the Brethren mission were Miss Warr, living by
4 monttuli, na KUKI, herself, and Mr. and Mrs. Kingham and two children, living only two or three minutes' walkomitis night Likapoonati Mr. Wickham-Before we part I should like Methodist Episcopal missionaries lived a long
from the Catholic place. The most of the 30 days' sigh San Francisco & New York 49!
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do. to propose a voie of thanks to the general distance away from the Catholics and the mnb managers for the able way in which they have did not reach them. We hear that the King carried on the business of the Company during hams were urged to leave two or three times before they attempted to do so. They were this and previous years, and to the staff of the
beaten to death, stripped, and the body of Mrs. Company (applause), I understand that the Kingham thrown into a pond, Mr. Kingham
rcretary of the Company is shortly leaving us
lived for a few hours afterwards, and the older for home and I think I will his only voicing child till the next day. The younger child wat the feeling of the shareholders in proposing a saved by a soldier, who caught her, and cover- vote of thanks to him for the able services being her with his clothing took her to the house of the amah. The soldiers came to Miss Warf, has rendered to the Company during the pe- and surrounding her, took her to their camp. riod in which he has been connected with it, The crowd were throwing stones into the China and wishing him a long and prosperous time
Inland place, but word being sent, the soldiers came on the run, and the two families were in his retirement (applause),
also taken to the camp.
The Chirman-I am very glad of, the oppor tunity that is afforded me of endorsing the appreciative remarks which have fallen from Mr. Wickham is regards the services of Mr.
Veitch. It is a great regret to us that he is leaving after a very long period of faithful ser- vica-(applause).
Mr. Veilch-Gentlemen, I am very much obliged to you for the kind words you have spoken regarding my services to this Cum pany. I can only say that appreciate them in the highest degree and I trust the Company will continue to flourish and prosper in future nsit has dong in the past-(applause),
The meeting then ended.
THE NANCHANG TRAGEDY.
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The Methodist Episcopal missionaries were so far away that they were able to save quite a little food and clothing after they heard of the riot. Some officials came and took them first to a mint near by. From there they were put on to a boat, and just before dawn to a steam launch which the Governor had chartered to take away the fugitives. The other fugitives were brought on board the launch different Persian (Paper) o'clock a start was made for Kiukiang, which times in the night, and next morning, at eight
was reached at 10.jo on Tuesday morning. Mr. Quirmbach, of the M. E. mission, remained with a Chinese official at the mint, and is giving information of later events by telegrams and
letters.
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R. X. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Solicitor for the. Applicants.
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM.
PANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE OF MEETING,
given that an EXTRA.
No further rioting occurred after Sunday. In REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
(suitable for Lawyer's Offices) and'
all there were killed of fureigners six Catholic priests or teachers, and Mr. and Mrs. Kingham ordinary sizes, and one child. All the Catholic proper y was destroyed and the property where the Kinghams lised. All other property. of missionaries remains intact,
Mr Werner, the British Consul at Kiukiang, received a telegram yesterday morning from the Governor that the magistrate was still alive. The consul was to start today for Nanchang ¦ is a gunboat.
THE GOVERNOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES. The writer of "Notes on Native Affairs" in stand the Grand Council, by command of their our Shanghai contemporary says:-We under
Having been present in Nanchang at the tiine of the rint of the 25th of February, 1 will venture to give you an account of the same, arrived at Nanchang on the evening of Thurs- day, 22nd February, at about the hour when occurred the unfortunate affair between the jesties, sent the following telegram to French priests and the Nanchang magistrate. Governor Hu Ting-kan of Kiangsi province, While there are different stories, the reports regarding the recent massacres Nanchang, agree that the magistrate was invited to a feast with strict instructions to explain himself with by the priests for the purpose of talking over before the riots began, promptly arrest the on delay-Why did not he (the Governor), unsettled questions arising from a former riot persons charged with having done Magistrate or riots. The outcome was that the magistrate Chiang to death, and again, why,, when the received two wounds in his neck. The people mob commenced to prove riolus, were not the say that the wounds were produced by a priest; from coming to a head which resulted in so necessary, measures taken to prevent matters the priests say they were self-inflicted. When fatal a manner to a number of foreign lives? the provincial judge, with other officials, arriv-These questions appear to be most pertinent ed upon the scene, he proceeded to take down in view of the fact that it is reported that
in the course of being arrested and punished-the evidence of the wounded man, who, being Governor Hu Ting-kas had no less than five Mercury,
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unable to speak, wrote that he had been assail-General Chang, within easy caif, at the time of thousand well-armed troops, under Major ed by a French priest whose Chinese name is the troubles, who could easily have overawed Wang. This, I may say, is the only version
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the mob into quiesence and sóleft the authorit "POUR L'ENTENIE CORDIALE" of the affair which came to our cars through ins to deal with matters in a more seemly and
Christian or non-Christian sources during the proper manner. nearly three days which elapsed before the Fu that a large number of arrests have been The Governor has reported to Viceroy Chou breaking out of the rist, That the people made during the last three days in and outside It is expected that the cost of the entertain- || believed this, and that this belief led to the the city of Nanchang, 'and asked what to do ments given at Saigon in honour of the visit of riot, there can be no question.
in the matter. In reply, Viceroy Chou Fu is the China squadron, under" Admiral Noel, The priests, on the other hand, claim that
said to have instructed the Governor that he will amount to 10,000 pinatres, Nevertheless, the magistrate retired to a room alone and carefully in the matter of punishments; that must avoid promiscuous arrests; must move L'Opinion looks with equanimity at the sum, committed suicide, or attempted it. One rather only such as have been proved without doubt for it will help to cement the entente cordiale. Incredible story is that the suicide was pre- to have been concerned in the riots and mas. Of that amount 700 piastres will be paid to the meditated, that the magistrate had an under. sacres should be punished, and that in a director of the municipal theatro at Saigon for standing with his attendants that when he had prompt and severe manner. the special dramatic performanca given at the committed the deed and called out, they were request of the Government, Another 700 pias- † to batter down the doors and rush in. One is tres will be paid to the society which corres inclined to doubt that there was either pre- ponds to our fockey Club, and 20 plastres meditated suicids or assault. The fact seems will be subscribed to the Institute of Soldiers to be that the matters of difference were auch and Sailors for their assistance in making as had produced much friction. If to this was Saigon's welcome a' success, by entertaining the patty officers of the British aquadron.
VAIN OBSTRUCTION.
It is stated in mandarin circles that Im Chou Fu, in view of the news that warships, of perial Government has instructed Viceroy various nations are on their way to the Poyang Lake and inland waters of the Liaogkiang Viceroyalty, to use his best endeavours to prevent them, and also to be on vigilant ́guard so as to preserva the inviolability of non-trusty
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of the GRIEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Office of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 24th day of March, 1906, at 11.30 o'clock A.M., when, the subjoined Resolution which was passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 7th March, 19.6, will be submitted for confirmation.
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