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COMMANDER Heary D. Wilkla, D.S.O, com- manding the slop Clip on the China Station, will re-commission her temporarily, and Com mander H. du C. Luard, will similarly re- commission the sloop Gudmu
LIBUTENANTS N. B. C. Crook and J. S. Morrell have been appointed to the Clio, and also Paymaster A. H. Gulliver and Surgeon R. L. Dickinsoni Lieutenant Brook has served on the blue for a considerable period; Lieut. Morrel has been over nine years in the service, and the other officers mentioned have had good service.
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WEST POINT BUILDINGS..
DEMOLITION ORDERED Before these lipes appear in print work will have been commented at West Point in the
demolition of eight three-storeyed buildings and the standing walls of four other houses Such was the peremptory direction of Second Police Magistrate Hareland at the Magistracy to-day.
TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
BERVICE.
MARQUIS ÏTO IN KOREA,
SALUTARY EFFECTS OF HIS RETURN,
ADOPTION OF BENEFICIAL LAWS. _
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Shanghai, 27th June,
11.65 a.m.
These houses, Nos. 234 to 348, Queen's Road West, adjoin the four buildings that recently collapsed and are considered a danger to the public safety. Immediately after the collapse of Nos. 226, 228, 230 and 232 the other buildings on that block were examined by the Public Works Department and condemned, and notices sent to the owners that these buildings were to be
the P. W. D. has expired to Seoul has had the most marked pulled down within three week. The time Japanese Resident-General in Koren, given by and yet the buildings are still standing. In order to enforce the notice served by
Tho return of Marquis Ito, the
should become known at the present time, | TRX Asaks states that Mr. Chesson, American with Korea in a state of mild insurrection. Consul-General at Mukden, has been promoted What effect the news of the resignation will to the position of Supervisor of all Consulates
of the United States in the Far East. have on the Korean, excited by the insurrec. tionary movement, it is not easy to foretell, but it will be surprising if the difficulties of the Japanese administration do not increase three-fold as the result, and the pacification of the Koreans made a harder ask thai ever." The Kobe journal, with it usual enterprise, obtained an interview with Mar quis Ito on the zoth inst. Interrogated first as to the rumours of his pending resignation, Marquis Ito said to the Chronicle representa tive that the report was a complete fabrica tion. He did not think anyone wished him to resign, and personally he would not dream of doing so until the stability of the country was assured for the future. He wished to remain in Korea to carry out the whole programme of reforms which it was desired to effect. From our special telegram from Shanghai today, it will be noted that the return of the Marquis to Seoul has worked as 2 charm on the Koreans who, apparently, at calmed down, and through the personal Under the above caption, Mr. Herbert influence of Marquis, Ito with the Emperor Wei-lini-wei School, have forthwith adopted legislation calculat ed to promote the interests of the peo: writes us under' date June 19: Rumours
of Wei-hai-wciple of the Hermit Kingdom. Reference concerning the future have been in circulation for some time, is made in the telegram to the milning law. On this subject bis Excellency made an and latterly even details purporting to be the terms on which H. M. Government important statement to the Kobe inter is prepared to hand over the Territory have viewer. He said a new mining law was about to be promulgated, conferring equal although such changes are invarably costly been published. These rumours are ap rights and privileges upon persons of all bid was slightly higher that of the Hongkong representative of this paper convinced him that to's 1 Perfect Aeration and economics inparently from Chinese sources and bave nationalities engaged in mining in the firm of Messrs. Lysaught and Company, but every preparation was in progress to raze the
generally appeated first in the native press. Peninsula. The Resident-General humour-the bid was awarded then on account of the buildings to the ground.
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THE Dragon Boat Festival apparently was the cause of a general holiday being given to the staff of Excise officers yesterday. This morning there was not a single opium case to be heard at the Magistracy, and as there was also a small calendar, the compound outside the Courts was deierted. Both Courts rose shortly after ten o'clock,
A LONDON islegram to a New York paper, dated June 1, says Local order for cement
resources of manufacturers. Four large seam
since Francisus atores cly staining the ships and two big sailing ships are lying off Greenhithe, awaiting cargoes of coment. Can not the Hok Un factory supply the deficiency with its well-known Green Island brand? FROM Manila papers we learn that the con- tract for the making of the moorings for the drydock Dewey has been let to the firm of Measre. Harnshaw and Company. This firm's
It would appear that they obtain considerously referred to this new law as the "open: fact that they promised it more prompt deli-
English Experts manage our factories,able credence with foreigners; and this, too, and our Waters ate acknowledged by load in spite of official statements to the contrary ing English Makers to be equal to those of Mr. Runciman, replying on behalf of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to a question in the House of Commons, said: "It is not considered that the transfer of the Russian lease of Port Arthur to Japan has made any change in the present status of Wei-hai-wei, which is leased to lis Majesty's Government, and no action is at present contemplated with regard to the lease." To ordinary people accustomed to plain English this public declaration of the Government's position in regard to the question would seem to indicate that Great Britain intends to retain possession of Wei-
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door to the mines. A draft of the new mining law had been submitted to Korean Government, which had approved of it with the exception of one small point, and this would be amicably settled upon his arrival in Korea. It has since been con- summited.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. SEVEN cases of plague is the number returned
for to-day.
SUACKON W. G. Edwards has been re- appointed to the river steamer Kinsho on re-commissioning.
A BERLIN telegram of June 14 states that the German Beer Company at Kinochau has gained a gold medal at the Brewery Exhibition at Munich.
2 for 17 years--if not longer. Honour, the Commissioner of wei, and others in a position to know the real facts, have also been approach-A CANTON Correspondent writes:The third ed on the subject, and the writer has silk crap is in sight. The outlook is tnore received the Commissioner's permission to miting than the first two crops of the current state positively that the question of the year. Prospects are accordingly in favour of
growers. rendition of Wei-hai-wei to China has not
arisen, and that the statements on the point, which have been so persistent of late in the press, are entirely unfounded, His Honour, the Commissioner, recently went, vid Teing. tau, to the provincial capital. According to the reports published in the European
10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, press, from Tientsin to Hongkong, there
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In addition to this fict the Naval author- Hies at Cavite thought it would be more advantageous to have then made in Manila,
I appears from a Gifu, japan, mèssage thai an insect blight is doing great damage to the renring of silk worms in several districts in that prefecture. In a number of neighbour: hood's na first cocoons are obtainable and the damage it eximated at 5 per cent. of an average yield, which is equivalent to a loss of about one million yen. The local authorities have issued a notification emphasising the ne- cessity of taking measures furthe extermination of the insects, and a number of specialists are now being despatched to the localities to en-
force there measures.
It appears from a Paris telegram of June 15, which is published by the Mainichi, that, despite the recent denial in the House of Commons, the report that Great Britain intends to abandon Wei-hai-wei kas agala been revived. The message adds, however, that there is as
yet no confirmation of the report. The telegram logoes on to say that it is nevertheless believed at Paris that there has been a raodification of Britain's Far Eastern policy in consequence of a secret understanding which has been arrived at between that country and France. It is asserted that Great Britain will largely curtail
THE body of the Chinese woman, late of Shif Street, who committed suicide some days ago by jumping off a wharf, at the Praya East, into the harbour, was yesterday afternoon found floating in the harbour by the Waler Police. We would direct the attention of our readers to a change in the hour of departure from sion trip to Macas on Sunday next, the prox. The Heungshan will leave Douglas
her expenditure in the Far East, white France will greatly reduce her military outlay in Indo-
China.
Tue German Government bas concluded an
Agreement with the British Government similar to those already existing with France, Holland,
salutary effects.
There is evidence that the rebel- country is promptly. lious spirit in the subsiding.
The Corcans, on the advics of the.
the P.W.D. the owners of these buildings were this morning placed before the Magistrate to give an explanation as to why the order of the Public Works Department was not complied with. What excuse the landlords gave was immaterial to the Court and Mr. Hazeland issued an order forthwith that the standing walls of Nos. 316, 228, 230 and 232, Queen's Resident-General, have immediately adopted the emigration and mining is that block up to No: 248 wore to be pulled down within one week, failing laws. which a heavy penalty would be imposed upon
tha Road West and
other buildings
the owners if the order of the Court was pot obeyed within the specified time.
The owners of the condemned buildings ap-
for a visit to the premises this afternoon by a
parently had no idea of demurring to that order
[The leading Japanese papers are of opinion that, to far, it cannot be said that Marquis Ito's hopas have been at all adequately fulfilled in Korea, but it remains to be seen what may be accomplished if the Japanese authorities are his undivided attention to Korea. Marquis able in the near future to permit him to give proicace at Seoul is the more recessary on account of the disquieting repans to which reference has already been made concerning the attitude of the Korean Court. It is quito clear that there never can be any permanent tranquillity in the Peninsula so long as it is. possible for the people to believe, that they have the Court on their side in attempts to defy the authority of Japan, The Kob Herald believes the time therefor cartain....... In Original Jurisdiction this morning,
ly seems to have come for the Marquis to before Sir Francis 'Piggott, Chief Justice,
make use of the esteem in which he is par the case in which Chan Tack sued Chiusonally held by the Corean Emperor for the Yeung Leong, for recovery of the sum of $1,000, being the unpaid barance of purchase money for certain land purchased by defendant from the plaintiff, was continued.
UNCOMPLETED LAND SALE.
LONG-DRAWN LITIGATION.
Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, KC, instructed by Mr. John Hastings, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, represented the defend-
ant.
This was an old suit, the plaint having been filed in Juac, 1905, the statement of defence being filed in December, and amended in January, 1906. It was stated that the property was held by Chan Tack for ene Chan Kwing You, and for the Nam Sang Yee firm. No money had been paid but promissory notes given. Plaintif acknowledged five
notes
amounting to 5:0,023, but defendant alleged the handing over of two further moles. Those notes were signed by, the Nain Bing Yee firmand werecadorsed over to Chan Kwing Yan it was the question as to whether there were five or seven promissory notes that was the matter now in dispute. The defence said that the other $4,000 was, by arrangement, paid over to a middleman, a sort of agent, named Chau Yu Ting, the money to be used in making certain settlements and payments of business outstanding.. It was a curious fact in this con. nection, as stated by the defence, that Chau Tack, who held this property, was an infant
purpose of convincing that sovereign that the only hope of a prosperous future for his dynasty. and country lies in fulfilling bonestly and con- tinuously the Treaties in which he has entered with Japan.-Ed. #KT.)
[Manila Times.]
V. S: Legation Guard.
Oakland, June 21, The American Legation Guard at Peking is to be increased by two hundred men of the United States Marido Corpe
T'he present legation guard at Feking com.
prises one company of Marines and it is thought
that the present situation in China has 'made it- necessary that the guard should be streng. thened.
was a two-fold object in this journey~~~(1) | Hongkong of the 18: lirungshan on the excur. Italy, Belgium, and the United States, for the himself and was the son of Chau Kwing Yan. driver of the gharey kailed to clear the rickata.
to arrange for the rendition of Wei-hai-wei, (z) to conclude negotiations about an im- His Honour portant railway concession. authorises me to state that both these reports are absolutely untrue, and that he undertook the journey merely in order to pay friendly visits to the Governor of Tsing tay and to the Governor of Shantung, the latter of whom visited the Commissioner at Wei-hai-wci last summer. It is satisfactory to be able to contradict so emphatically the extraordinary and damaging reports that have been current regarding the political future of England's newest Eastern possession.
THE JAPANKSE resident.
about to
GENERAL IN KOREA.
Through the columns of our Japanese contemporaries the report has been circulated that Marquis Ito (the hostile demonstration against whom in Seoul was reported by telegram yesterday) resign, the Residency-General in Korea. It was believed that Marquis Ita had been contemplating resignation now for some time and his recent protracted sojourn in Tokio was for the purpose of arriving at an understanding with the Elder Statesmen and other statesmen on the subject. A Kobe contemporary, commenting on the Duofficial.news, recalls that some months ago there was considerable friction among the Elder Statesmen over the question of the power to be vested in the Resident-General. Field Marshal Vamagate, head of the mili- LILLE 1903,
tary party, contended that no civil official should have authority over the military power AMSTERDAM 1895,
and favoured the appointment of General Count Kattura, the late Premier. Marquis ROUEN 1896,
Ito was, of course, totally opposed to the VIENNA, 1902. policy of Marquis Yamagata, and con
tended entirely for a civil administra- tion and favoured the authority of the civil power over that of the military, "But whatever the causer which have led to the reported resignation of Marquis Ito,
DIJON 1901,
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GASH LEBS 10%
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Hongkong, 27th June, 1995,
Wharf at ten o'clock instead of at 9-a.m.
THE police at the Central Station are being put to no end of trouble by the rowdyism of the coolies who bave recently returned from South Africa. Nearly every coolie boarding house in the Colony is full of these mee, and the police say that not a single day passes but that a fer are charged with disorderly behaviour..
.
Evidence in support of the above facts was heard and then
mutual protection of trade-marks in China. The defendant also allege that, at the time of The Agreement provides that German Consiguing the documents a man named Ko Ab sular Judges in China shall be directed to take Wai impersonaled Chau Tack, who was cot proceedings against persons subject to their present. jurisdiction who illegally use a trade-mark duly registered in Germany by a British subject. The British Govèrament, on ils part, has agreed that a German subject can take action against a British subject before the British Consular Couns, with the provision, however, that the British Minister at Peking gives writ ten permission for the step. This permission, it is assured, will, if the Agreement is mutually observed, doubtless be given in every case. L&C. Expres.
Mr. Slade, addressing the Court, said the defendant dested that the plaintiff was, as he stated, a trader, of. No. 9, Wing Lok Street and said that he was the fourteen-year-old son of Chan Kwing Yan, who is a trader at that address, The plaintiff never, in fact, executed the assigament of the said property from the said Chau Kwing Yan to himself, but was on that occasion personated by one Ko Ab Wai. The said property had been assigned on the 2nd Nov, 1934 by one Chiu Kan, the then managing partrer of the Nam Sang Yuen firm, who was then about to abscond, and who did actually afterwards abscond from Hongkong, to the said Chas Kwing Yan, in trust for the said Nain Sang Yuen firm. The man, Chio Kao, by an undated letter received on or about the 6th November, 1924, informed his partners in the said firm of the assignment, and the said firm, demanded from the said Chan Kwing Yan a transfer of the said property to them.. Chan Kwing You at first claimed shat the said properly was his own, but finally a compromise was arrived at between the Nam Sang Yuen firm and the plaintiff, whereby Chan Kwing Yan agreed to transfer the said property to the defendant in consideration of the payment of seren promissory or deposit notes, on which Chan Kwing Yan and the Nam Sang Yuen firm were jointly liable for $11,000.21.
LIEUTENANTS W. F. Delmore, 2nd Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, Hongkong, his resigned his commission is that regiment. He was connected with it for less than three years, having got his commission in July, 1903. HeA CHINAMAN, who apparently is fresh from served with a mililia battalion in the South the country, had a narrow escape from being African War, 1901:02 (Queen's-medal with five run down by an electric framcar on the Praya clasps).
West, near Wing Lok Street, this forenoon, but the ducking he received through his curio. Two junk masters were brought before Mr. H.sity will be a lesson to him in the future. Just II. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this more before the excitement began the coolie was ing, at the instance of P. S. 70, charged with standing on the middle of the track gazing anchoring their boats in the central fairway, intently at the overhead wires. The con last night. They pleaded guilty and his Wor-ductor of a car going westwards seeing the ship fined them.33 each-Similar fines were coolie on the track sounded the gong about also 'imposed by Mr. Gompert on two sim. 100 yards away. The stupid countryman ap- piemen, who were charged with blocking the peared to be "tickled" at his first sight of a car nouthern fairway.
and started dancing on the tram lines, stooping at intervals to find out how the thing was worked. Gradually the car got nearer and when the "greenhorn" thought it time to give the tram the road-being called at by the excited lookers-on, he made for one side of the road, which was blocked to him owing to the passing
The promissory notes, or deposit notes, ware of a truck The clanging of the bell and the
tween May and November, 1904. The assign yelling of the crowd excited the countryman for various sums signed on several dates be who, finding one way blocked rushed on to the ment was, in fact, not executed by the plaintiff, other side and fell into the sea. The sampan but by the man Ko Ah Wai who was personat people near at hand fished the yokel out of theing the plaintiff, and the true consideration was water, and after a lecture had been delivered to the payment by the defendant of the said seven him, reminding him that he was not in the promissory noles or deposit notes of which are of a total valus of 5to,491.83 were paddy fields, the dripping, but now a wiser paid and surrendered. As segards, two of the Chinese returned to his boarding-house, promissory, or deposit untes, amounting to $1.598.38 it was a condition that they should. be paid by the defendant and surrendered, tendered them to defendant the plaintiff in the early part of 1905, but the plaintiff refused to accept them, and
It is stated that the date of Baron Komorp's departure for England to take up the post of Ambassador at London has been advanced, as it is found that various matters in connection with the business of his new appointment call for early attention. He will therefore leave Yokohama for London, via America, on July 20, instead of in the latter part of August as previously arranged.
The "Scotchman" from Peking was arrested last night by the police because he was not responsible for his actions. He was removed to the Central Station, charged with being drunk and incapable and released on bail in the sum of $to. He failed, however, te come before the Court this morning to face the music," and Mr. H. IL Gompertz ordered bis bail to be estreated.
I COMMISSION appointed by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the Javerti gallon of the resources of Manchuria, at the recommendation of the Governors of various Prefectures, will leave Japan about the begin- ning of next month, The members of the
THE WEATHER.
and the
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory demanded the purchase money in cash. The
On the 27th at 11.3 The barometer has fallen slightly on the E. coast of China, and risen on the S. and N. coasts and over Japan,
An ares of high pressure lies over S. Japan and the Loochooz, and the lowest pressure is over Central China
pay
defendant admitted that plaintiff had demand- ed payment of $2,000 in cash, but not that dermand was made in April or May, 1901, but ha depied that he at any time promised to | said Chan Kwing Yan, or that he attempted $1,003 or any sum to the plaintiff, or to the Madente SE. winds are indicated in the Forto impose any conditions on the said Chan It is most unfortunate,” observen the Chrons | Commission, numbering 700, will be granica mosa Channel and the N. part of the China Sea, Kwing Yan in connection with the completion de,
Forecast:-Light to moderate SE. winds; of the sad conveyance. Evidence was ad-
duced, and the casa continuça, showery
for Japanese government in the £36 peninsula that dissension in high quarters
free passage from Ujlan by military transports, and free railway travel in Manchuria,
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FURIOUS DRIVING.
SURGEON THROWN OUT OF HIS RICKSHA
Another careless driver from the Chung Wah Stables got himself into trouble yesterday through his own cardlessness. Some time yer. terday afternoon the staff saigeon of the Royal Naval Hospital was driving castwarde, retum- ing to the hospital, when near Ship Street a Kharry, drawn by a China pony, and which was
to pass the ricksha. The gharry was not on being driven at a furious pace, made an attempt the right side of the road and, in passing, the
The result was the gharry collided with the ricktha, throwing it on to the sido-walk and doing some damage to it. Luckily, neither the doctor nor the puller of the ricksha was hurt, Although the driver observed the damage he had dose, he made no attempt to stop the pony to make inquiries, bot kept on his way. When the rickshawas righted, the gharry was chased and over. taken at the entrance to the Naval Hospital. There the driver was made to sum round, and ho was taken to No. 2 Falice Station and charged. This morning suspector Gourlay placed him before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, charged- with furious driving and damaging, a ricksha to the extent of St. The defendant pleaded "not guilty" and evidence was heard to the effect that at the time of the accident traffic on that road was slack and that there was plenty of room for defendant to pass without touching
the rickaba. Defendant said that the accident could not have been averted. His pony had boked and he could not bold it back.
His Worship-Was this pony a runaway? Inspector Gourlay-No, your Worship. The doctor said it was simply furious driving.
His Worship fined defendant 520 for furious driving, and ordered him to pay the ricksha coolic $$ as compensation.
SHIPPING AND MAILS;
MAILS DUTE.· Indian (Lofsang) 29th inst. English (Devawks) 29th inst., 6.a.m. Canadian (Emprus of Japan) sið prox. German (Bayern) 4th prox.
The Great Northern s.s. Dakpla from Scattle sailed from Kobe on 24th inst., at 1 pm.
The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s. Lyra sailed from Manila last evening, and may be expected hero on 29th just,
The E. & A... Empire from Sydney, &c., left Manila this morning for this port and is due bere on 29th fast, a.m.
The Imperial German Mail's. "Premium which left here on atst inst., arrived at Singa- pore on 26th inst., at 3 pm. A
The Java-China-Japan Lijn is. Tjiliwong left Macassar for this port on 16th fast., and may be expected here on 4th prox.
The N. Y. K. Chartered sa. Spithead (Euro- pean Line) left Singapore for this port on 26th imat, and is expected here on and prox.
The N. 1. K. Amadican Line với Tor Maru left Moji for this port via Shanghai on 27th inst, and is expected bera on 1st prox
The H. A. L. a. Alisia from Hamburg left Singapore for this port on zóth init, et 6 a.m. and may be expected here on 1st prox, am,