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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
GENERAL Fokushima has been appointed as-
sistant chief of the General Staff.
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On Saturday night, in the Y.M C.A. concert room, Alexandra Buildings, a concert was given by Mr. Denman Fuller.
On the last trip of the Hongkong Shuru, from San Francisco to the Orient, in, the strong box of the liner was $2,500,000 (gold) in treasure for Oriental ports.
FOR throwing a bag of coal into the sea when being chased by the police pinnace, on Sunday afternoon, a sampanman was that morning fined $15, by Mr. Bazeland.
DESPATCHES relative to the distribution of Commissions in the Imperial Forces among the Crawn Colonies may be seen at the Colonial' Secretary's office,
HONGKONG POOTBALL CHAL- LENGE SHIELD,
CLUB DEFEATED BY DIADEM”, Teams-Hongkong F.C.; C. C. Hickling, backs; F. C. Hall, J. Witchell and H. C. Gray goal; E. Humphreys and G. E. Morrell,
(capt.), halves; W. H. Williams, R. Miller, W. E. Leckie, R. Whitamore and J. Mend, for wards.
H.M.S. Diadem: Scott, goal; McDonald. (capt.), and Newman, backs; Youens, Wall and Looker, halves; Lawrence, Connelly, Barr, Matthews and Fowler, forwards.
Referee: Eng. Lt. Forbes.
THE MORPHINE "CASH,
JUDGMENT FOR CLAIMANT.
RE-HEARING GRANTED. The case in which Mr. John Hastings, re- days ngo for the return of seven cases of com presenting Cheung Pat Wa, applied a few
pound opium (muriate of morphia) which were seiked at the Kowloon godowns and in lighters by the Opium Farm excise officers,, on March 6th and 7th, and in which Mr. F. A. Mazeland reserved judgment, came up for decision at the Police Cours this forenoon.
Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Lonker and Deacon, appeared on behalf of the Opium Farmer, and Mr. John Hastings for the claimant,
TELEGRAMS.
[Reuter's.]
San Francisco Earthquake.
'LONDON, 20th April,
Francisco, reported, on Wednesday evening, General Funston, commanding in San
1,000 dead and 100,000 homeless; he was urgeatly in need of rations.
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The latest accounts say that the dense smoke from the conflagration, which over- spreads the city, is visible for miles at sea, and it looks as if the whole city was doomed to the fames."
Many famous buildings, hotels, and thea- tres have collapsed and been burned. His Worship said:-In these proceedings I
Chinatown and the Japanese quarter are am required to give a decision on these two questions: (1)~Has the Ordinance, No. 8 of destroyed, the Californian towns Santa Cruz, 1891, any application to "compound of opium?" | Monterly (7 Monterey), Gilroy and Pollister, (What is the title of the claimant to these have been wrecked and many people killed, gads, the subject matter of these proceedings? Two hundred have been killed. at Santa The solicitor for the claimant contends that the Rosa and ten thousand are homeless. word opium in Ordinance No. 8 of 1891
The shipping at San Francisco is not does not include, "compound opium." It was
damaged. admitted that the goods, the subject matter of these proceedin, 5, came, within the definition of "compound of opium" in Ordinance 10 of 1904. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1904 is as follows: "This Ordinance may be cited as The Prepared Opium Amendment Ordinance and shall be read and construed as one with the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891, herein- after called the principal Ordinance. Section
The Leland Stanford University is severely damaged.
With three players sabstituted from the original team, including their centre-forward, Bell, the eleven' from H.M.S. Diadem, sel. down to play the Hongkong Fonball Club in the final for the Club Challen.e Shield stepped into the football arena at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, amidst loud cheers On the orth April, at Chefog, MARGUERITE
from the large number of spectators that ANTOINETTE, the dearly loved wife of Major THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com-attended, to discover that the number of A. A. S. Barnes, Fransvaal Government Emi-pany's output of the Company's three mines goals they had previously calculated to pre gration Agent, aged 18 years.
for the week ending 7th April amounted to
sent to the home team was not so easily 20,729.30.1ons and the sale during the period, teal out. The Cieb soon followed their rivals iu 18,759.08 toes.
into the field, all looking in the pink of condi- tion, and look up their position at the eastern ont. In the matshed every seat was occupied, even standing today was not available, while around the ropes crowds three-deep gathered. More cheering went up when the pilots from the teams, with the referee, incl in the middle of the held and tossed the coin for sides. The
2 of this Ordinance is as follows:-"Section 2
The conflagrations are beyond control. gahip won, and the Club was called upon to defend the goal facing the city. A minute of
of the principal Ordinance shuil be amended by
There are now 200,000 people homeless, two later the whistle sounded and the Club the addition of the following definitions→→The kicked off. The leather went to Miller, who pression compound of opium' means any and food is most scarce, the provision stores was robbed by Connelly and the ball passed to compound which does not come under the being all destroyed; the Government is send above definition of prepared opiam' anding immense supplies, and the cities are which contains opium or any constituent or vying with each other in afording relief. alkaloid thereof, however the original form of such opium may have been altered." The
HONGKONU, Monday, APRIL 23, 1906.
THE POLICING OF CHINA.
"It will be fresh'in ke memory of our teaders that a special message was wired from Peking the other day with reference to the alleged existence of an agreement between Great Britain, the United States and Japan lo let Japan carry out ber, policy for the policing of China. From despatchés re ceived from the United States by the last mail we be supplied with the information imt this latest rumour concerning Chinn
DEODORISER-eached Washington in a letter from a
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diplomat in Peking. This so-called ar
tangement is spoken of as an agreement,
une clause of which provided that, if necessary, Japan is to be assisted by the British navy and the American army. The costs of the service is to be divideți be
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but France and Italy are to contribute a share in proportion to their respective in terests. The arrangement is spoken of as "a conclusion reached," as if it had been dis A. S. WATSON & CO., cussed by the five Powers mentioned, and the respective part of each agreed upon. Japan makes no contribution in cash, but her police force is to be paid, as stated, by the other parties. The rumour continues that the United States and Great Britain will give to Japan "all privileges of unde and industry and political intercourse with China which she demands." Conimenting on the extraordinary nature of this alleged agree..
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A ST. Louis despatch of 18th inst, says: In spite of the presence of the milita the race riots at Springfield, M., still continue. The colont ed residents are much embittered by the lynching of two men now said to be innocent.
THE' decision of the Chief Justice in the case of the seves men who have appealed against their commitment to gaol on charge of alleged perjury, will be given to-morrow (Tuesday) at noon, and not this afternoon as previously arranged.
MR. H. P. Lyon, the touring manager of The Great Thurston," the world's master magician, arrived from Manila to-day. The Napoleon of the World's Mag cian, as Thurston is called, is now touring the world and will opes a short season in Hongkong an the 5th May..
THE drydock Dewey, which is being towed ta
Lawrence. This player printed down at a good rate and exhibited a beautiful centic. Tere Hickling made a serious mistake by rushing out of goal to clear when the sailors were making for his goal. The result was that he missed the hall and Connelly scored a low shot. Soon after the ball bad been played again the Club were put to defend, and
the Philippines, has arrived safely at Fort said although Mead, Leckie and Williams made several attempts to relieve the strong-
construction to be placed on the two sections is that, although .compound of opium may not come within such exact definition of pre pared "plans" notwithstanding that it does
come within such' exact "definition and that
at the entrance to the Suez Canal. All other hold, they wese pounced upon at mid-field when the word opium occurs in the principal
affic will be stopped while the big dack is passing through the canal and, some of the curves have had to be widened to allow it to
pass.
KWONG Kaa, residing at-No, 14%, Queen's Road Central, was charged this morning, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with being in possession of 160 rounds of ammunition and 120 ounds of revolver cartridges, without a permit The delendant was arrested last night making his way on board the steamer Lee Yer with the anunition. Defendant said he was taking it His Worship fined him 5200 into the interior,
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Ordinance it is to include compound of opium. I am, therefore, of opinion that the provisions of Ordinance 8 of 1891 apply to compound of pium. With respect to the title of the claim. sal to these goods the following facts have been proved. The said goods were purchased by the claimant, Cheung Pat Wa, under the the following contract :-
A moderate estimate of the loss incurred is $100,000,000.
Later. General Funston further reports from San Francisco state that the city is practically destroyed,
The Senate have voted $500,000. The mortality is practically confined to tenement buildings.
Englishmen and foreigners in the big hotels are doubtless safe.
A DAY OF HORROR.
21st April. Yesterday was a day of horror in four dis- tinct zones of the city of San Francisco the fires in which threatened to, drive, into the sea 20,opo refugees who were huddled to- gether at the Golden Gate.
The park and the ferries were overcrowd. ed with half-crazed refugees, who assert that hundreds perished in the flames in. cluding many prisoners, in the Hall of Justice.
It is reported that Terminal Island, and other sea-side resorts, have been destroyed by a tidal wave.
All the houses of the millionaires at Cub Hill and Vanness Avenue have been de stroyed.
and made to give up their charge. The frame (cam played a slow and what was more an scientific" game. They were slow in reaching the ball, they were slow in passing, and at the best of times passed to the wrong man, and appeared confused in a scrimmage. Leckie was the mainstay in the cenue-line, while Mortell saved a few goals for the Club On
**Hongkong, 31st June, 1905. the other side, they were one and all on the
"Mr. Cheung Pat Wa. alert throughout the match waiting for the
"Dear Sir, We have this day sold to you chance to get nearer to their opponents' goal.
the undermentioned goods for arrival in two fheir backs were on the ball in every occasion. while their passing and dribbling was the talkshipments, first to be within two months. De of the afternoon.. Again the Club's citadel was livery to be taken on arrival., Payments at seven days' sight bill; fourteen cases each AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. storied and Hickling was called out on one or F. A. Hazeland, A. Fleminert as Vanderswo occasions to ward off, which he did beauti-twenty-five bolles Mcfarlane & Co's white muller aliat Vanberberg, a Frenchman, and fully. But the ball did not go far, the Diadem's tabel muriate of morphia. Prices and ship: calling hunself a draftsman by profession, was backs being neat at hand and kept the quintette mens subject to confirmation by wire on two charged with the crime of embezzlement within line well fed. In this occasion, the Club's backs quotations given by McFarlane & Co., the jurisdiction of the French Republic. The were haffled-through good passing-ard the our agents. Five per cent commission includger and raging thirst, is indescribable. tives Hanson prosecuted, and asked for a second half, the homesters bucked up somewhat, (Signed) Rumjain & Co." mand. The case was accordingly remanded while to all outward appearances; the Diadems for one week.
lagued behind. The Club gained some ground in a break loose and Leckie sbor beautifully into Fcott's hands, who, in haste, conceded a corner. In all the local team obtained three corners, but were carefully kept away from be- coming dangerous They had several chances, where the Diadems inadvertently left open, but slowness and lack of push that afternoon was their lault. Final: H.M.S. Diadem, 2; H. K.
from
The confusion and distress, amidst bun-
Mr. Rockfeller and other millionaires are
ment, the San Francisco Call pertinently of. / delendant pleaded not guilty. Chief of detec sailors' second and last goal was sealed. In the ing agents' and compridore's commission contributing huge sums to relief funds,
serves that it is unthinkable that the United States isparty to any such agreement. It means an entire suppression of the sovereignty of China, and the parcelling out of her trade by nations that have no rightfál jurisdiction within her borders. It is more subtle by far than the Shanghai rumours, because it 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL presents Japan in the most offensive attitude
CHIANTI WINE
$9.75 PER CASE,
toward China and is intended to entirely separate those two Asiatic powers which, in friendly accord, could usefully protect the independence and direct the destiny of Eastern Asia. To take the part ascribed to the United States the action of Congress is necessary, and for such action as would be required, the appropriation of money and the assumption of sovereign rights in Chinese territory, there is no constitutional warrant. "We have problems enough nearer at hand," continues our contemporary, "in the solution of which we may invoke constitutional authority, without going so far abroad to at tendto business that is not ourown. We could Hot niake any such agreement with Japan and Great Britain, France and Italy without entering into treaties with those nations."
According to a cable received at Manila on 18th inst, by Major Case, chief engineer of the water and sewer supply system, from his wife, the Yaami hotel at Kiow, Japan, was totally destroyed by a confligration at midnight of, No April 17 as reported in our special.cable. lives were lost Among the Manitans who were guests at the hotel at the time of the fire | F, C, mil. were Mrs Case and son, and Mrs. Ellis Crom- well, wife of the city assessor and collector.
Section 20 of the Sale of Goods Ordinance, No. 4 of 1996, is as follows: Unless a dif ferent intention appears the following are rules for ascertaining the intention of the parties as to the time at which the property in the gouds is to pass to the boyer., Rule 1: When there is an unconditional contract for the sale of specific goods in a deliverable state the pro- perty in the goods passes to the buyer when the contract is made and it is immaterial whe ther the time of payment, or the time of de livery, or both, is or are postponed." On the sih April Mesars. Rumjaha & Company gave the claimant notice of the arrival of these goods. On the 7th April these goods were seized by the pium Farmer under the team on their victory and remarked that it Ordinance. My finding is that the said Cheung gave Mrs. Williams great pleasure in present- Pat Wa was the owner of these goods at the ing them with the Shield. His concluding time they were seized by the Opium Farmer.
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The crowd had already surrounded the mat: shed, where the trophy was to be presented, and addressing the winning team on behalf of TSU Tin Shi, a cook, on, board the steamer his wife, Commodore H. P. Williams, in a few Daranus, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazewell chosen wards, congratulated the winning land, at the Magistracy, this morning, with nicting grievous bodily harms on Geo. Bark. shine, quartermaster of the ship. It appeared that the panties had some dispute over the meal placed upon the table, by defendant, on Satur day The cook got excited and struck the quartermaster on the farehead with a spoon, His Worship, after hearing evidence, fined the
tank 17.
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remarks were! The best team won. Well done for the old flagship."
The Shield and medals were then presented by Mrs. Williams, and after the presentation, she was handed a pretty barquet of flowers,
with a silver holder. Cheers for "The Com.
AN agreentent has been come to between themodore," "The Club," and "The Diadem " were called for, and the proceedings then Shell Transport and Trading Company and the
terminated. Anglo-American Trading Company. Under it the farmer will give up supplying peir leum in Europe, in return for contéssions by the ratter
The Shell Company retires from the Europe
THE N. C. D. Newt says:-The earthquake in Formosa on Saturday was more serious than that of the 17th ult., but the damage done is
smaller, as the shocks centred in the hilly dis trics and most of the houses that could be destroyed had been destroyed previously. HASSIMUL and Narandas, Indian hawkers, were brought up on remand this afternoon charged with stealing $2,co worth of silk 'and money from a boarding-house at No. 37, Elgin Road, Kowloon, on the ith instant. Inspector Langley prosecuted and Mr. H. Gardiner de fended. Evidence was heard and the first de- fendant was discharged. The second man was sentenced to two months' hard labour.
Mr Hastings asked whether his client was entitled to the goods.
His Worship said that was not so, he had only found his client to be the awners under the Ordinance.
Mr. Hastings-But I came here to prove my clain, and your Worship says I have done so.
His Worship said the question now was whether the opium farmer intended to take further proceed ngs,
Mr. Deacon said that that was exactly what he bad already expressed to bis Worship.
Mr. Hastings remarked that he had claimed the goods and that his Worship had found that his claim had been proved.
His Worship-Yes. Me Hastings
for the goods.
His Worship said that before making that order he would want to see what proceedings the Opium Farmer will take.
Later.
It is now hoped to save a quarter of the city.
300,000 people are homeless, hungry and thirsting. The police have seized all the food and are distribucing it sparingly.
General Funston telegraphs that only the most energetic outside ellorts can prevent frightful suffering,
The Government, has directed the pur chase of stores and food from the nearest centres, and sent a Secretary to commence an investigation into the best methods.for further relief.
POLICE COURT CASES.
HONGKONG DISORDERLIES. Gunners James Cassidy and W. J. Garrett, of the R.G.A., were both prosecuted at the Police Court this morning, at the instance of Lance sergeant Baker, charged with belaying in a disorderly manner whilst drunk at S. H, Marican's cycle depot, No. 434, Queen's ond East; early on Sunday moratus. Defendants, it was stated, attempted to gain admittance to complainant's shop, and because they failed, they started banging the door. They pleaded guilty and Mr. F. A. Hazelaud fined them $5 each.
Frederick Barnett, of the West Keat Regi- ment, pleaded guilty this morning at the Police Court to being drunk and incapable on Peak Road on Sunday night. He was fined $3.
BUL ESTREATED.
Sergi. Lca arrested James Smith, a sailor will then ask for an order om the steamer Montzugle, on Saturday night, for being drunk and incapable on the Prays" East. Smith was asleep on the road. On arrival at the Station he was released on bail in the sum of $5. He failed to appear at the Magis tracy this morning to answer the charge and worship ordered his bail to be entreated. Patrick Kennedy..from the steamer Mont- eagle, had to pay $3 at the Police Court this mording for being drunk and incapable at the
Star Ferry Wharf on Saturday.
Mr. Deacon-My friend's clients will get his summons 10-day.
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Mr. Hastings then said he liad instructions io claim seven more cases of morphine-out of the eleven cases in the second seizure, and in which Mr. Bailey claimed Your
After considerable argument, His Worship said he would grant a re-hearing on Wednes. day next, which will include Mr. Bailey's
PROM U. FAZZINI, FLORENCE. These rumours were, without doubt, started in East Asia. The Anglo-American Company with certain mischievous intentions, and it is the Europe branch of the Standard Of is pleasing to observe the prompt step which Company. The idea is avoid competition the Chinese Government was advised to take in despatching urgent telegrams, on the market, and the Standard withdraws from that of Eastern Asia. The result will be higher 16th inst., to their Ministers in London and price and smaller running expenses. Washington instructing then to protest against the approval of Great Britain and THE Siamese bank known as the Book Club America that Japanese assistance should be has not changed its name though it has been given to the Chinese police with the view of re-organised. An expert European adviser for the neg tiation of the foreign business, bas affording adequate protection to foreigners been found in the person of Mr. R. Kilain, who in China. In the absence of any definite arrived at Bangkok from Hongkong a few understanding" on the subject between | weeks ago. The capital of the Bonk Club, sayi the five Powers named, it is not to be the Bangkok Times, is for the present thres wondered at that the embassies at hoth the million ticals of which the greater part is held in Siam. A certain number of shares are also English and American capitals should have
held in Denmark and Germany, while two, of replied to Peking that the report of Japan's henevolent assistance in respect of the policing of China has no foundation in fact.
It is reported in mandarin circles that Viceroy Chang Chih-tung is to be the Chinese Com- missioner to settle the Nanchang affair in the event of the negotiations being still conducted outside Peking, H.E. Liang Tun-yen having returned to the capital. It is also stated that the Chinese writer who accompanied the French
which are brown spots on a white ground. posed. Overseer Voliva will probably be electrisen on the China coal, representative to Nanchang the other day. This orchid was first found among a number of ed in his place. After his deposal Dowie plo having been discovered by his employer to more or less worthless bulbs imported into this mised the people a miracle, and said he would depression is probably crossing the Sea of have been engaged in trying to extort from country from the tropics, but on its flowering produce the books of Moses. Dowie has been certain of the suspected gentry of Nanchang, was sold for £245 10 its late owner, Mr. Fill in failing health for some time past, and has who, however, greatly improved it by cultival was turned over to the Chinese authorities of tion. Ne. Sanders, of St. Albans, was the pur. been in serious financial difficulties. In addi Nanchang for punishment,, and that he is to chaser, and 1,150 guiness is the highest price tion to these misfortunes his wife obtained a (36-3] be scatoaced to thrẹo yours' imprisonmeet over realised for an orchid at publiq auction,
separation from kim,
Latest award:
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the directors are said to be foreigners resident in Bangkok. The Book Club has excellent and well appointed offices in the City.
H.E. WANG Ta-jen, the Chinese Minister in London, is to represent the Chinese Govern ment at the wedding of King Alfonso of Spain 'ta Princess Ena of Battenberg, and Mr. Juan | claims.
Mencarini, of the Imperial Chinese Customs service, has received instructions from Sir IT is stated that a railway train, travelling at Robert Hart to proceed forthwith to Madrid to the rate of one hundred miles an hour could attend His Excellency as interpreter, Mr. not be pulled up in less distance than two THE orchid which fetched to guineas at
Mencarini will leave Shanghai on the 20th miles. Messrs. Prothere and Morrie's sille is a unique specimen of Odontoglossum Crispur Pittia instant, by the Rt.M.S. Empress of India, Knys Gum. The flowers are white, slightly tinged | the N. C. D. News. with rose, the sepals and petals being..blotched
with red brown, and the reverse side heavily DR, Dawie, head and founder of the Zirg tinged with purple. The labellum has a yellow Church, and self-styled prophet has been de Crest, marked with reddish. lines, in front of
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 33rd at 13.5 p. The birometer has Pressure is highest over Central China. The
Japan.
Moderate NE. winds are indicated in the. Formes Channel, and the N. part of the China Sca.
Forecast:-NE. winds, light to moderno; the weather is likely to improve,
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUR, German (Priks Eitel Friedrich) 24th inst. German(Prinz tieinrich) 24th inst., evening. Indian (Kumsang) 29th inst French (Laos) 30th inst. French (Caledonien) 30th inst. Canadian (Tarlar) ist prox. German (Willehad) 7th prox.
The P. & O. 9. N..Co.'s 8.3. Tientsin left Singapore for this port on 21st inst., at & a.m.
The M. M. Cols sa. Caledonien, with the next French Mail, left Singapore to-day at 4 em., for this port via Saigon.
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The N. Y. K., American Line ss. Kana, cawn Afar left Shanghai for this port on 21t inst., and is expected here on 24th inst.
The Imperial German Mail as. Prinx Bilci Friedrich last Shanghai on 21st inst, et ó p.m., and may be expected here on #gth inst
The Impenal German Mall 68, Prinz Hein- rich carrying the German Mails with datee from Berlin of the ayth ult., left Singapore, on 20th inat, at 5 p.m., and may be expected here on 24th inst, orening.,
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