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THE SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
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PETER HYNDMAN'S TRIAL OPENED,
MHE. ROSE GIVES EVIDENCE. [From Lur Orun. Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 20th September,
2.05 p.m. "The trial of Peter S. Hyndman for the murder of Harry Smith and the shooting of Mrs. Rose has been oposed ut H.M.B. Supreme Court to-day.
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Mrs. Rose has so far recovered. from her injuries that she was able to give her evidence before the Court. The Court was attended by a large crowd of spectators who followed the ovidence of Mrs. Rose with much interest.
KIRIN OPEN 10 FOREIGN TRADE.
OCTOBER 18, 1906.
[From Our Own Correspondent.}
Shanghai, 20th September,
'2.05 p.m. China has decided to throw open "Kirin to foreign trudo on the 18th
October, 1998.
RE" MONGOLIA'S"
PASSENGERS,
AMERICAN TRANSPORT
DESPATCHED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 20th September,
2.00 p.m. An Amercian transport has been despatched to receive the passengers of the stranded. P. M. S. $. Co.'s 8.8. Mongolia.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
RODDER GETS BEVAN YEARS.
zoth last.
At the Criminal Sessions, at the Supreme Cou-i, before his Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chic (Justice, Fad Ming, a coolie, was placed on tal on a charge of committing armed rob
on the 13th July Thi Hop. ir Henry Berkeley, E., Attorney General, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, of the
floated about for about six hours, he was picked up and landed, and then he went and immediately made a report to the police at Tim-ha-ti of what had happened. Sergeant Wilden was detailed on the case,
Rad left at once for Macao, whence he traced the first prisoner to | Pal-shan, and there arrested him, tracing the
ע.
DISTINGUISHED MAHOMMEDAN
· VISITOR
offer of Messrs. Dennys and Bawley, Crown | Fecokong.The body of the master.. who is now on a pleasure trip to the Far East.
fended.
Williams,
ms, d
Metropols
1906.
A VILLAGE FIGHT.
A bloody combat has been fought between the natives of Mak Yun village and those of Cheung Yin village in the Nam Loi District, In the affray some of the former were killed and many of their houses were destroyed in. On the 29 b day of last moon (17th inst) the Nam. Hoi Magistrate went there to investigate the confiscated as a warning to disturbers of the pence.
We translate the following items from a veinicular journal of this date -
AMERICAN SAILORS AND COOLIES,
Da he evening of the 16th inst., at 6 pm., several American soldiers are alleged to have pusled a number of Chinese workmen into the river. Luckily all of them could swim well and were picked up by the ge
neighbouring
MOROCCAN SULTAN'S COUSIN.
*** 17th inat. By the last mail there arrived a distinguished person of H. H. Dr. Said Fareed, cousin of His Highness Muley Abdul Triz, Sultan of Morocco, The doctor, who, in the medical world, is deem od a distinguished physician, is staying quietly in retirement, but At the
Hotel, almost yesterday he entertained at the Belle View of his co. Hotel (eld religionials and others, to the number of some consisting of a with
a band-concert two hundred, the entertainment luncheon aud dinner party, during the afternoon, the Band of the 129th Americans were arrested by the Shameen
Guards and were conducted to the Munici Baluchis, whose native officers were amongst Colonel the guests, by kind permission of Colpat Police Station. The compradores of all Price, and Machado's string Band being pre-foreign firms will call a meeting at an early sent, and playing alternately, as the strains of dite to consider the best stops to take with re- select nirs were unceasing throughout the day. gard to the above affair: During the afternoon photographs were taken of the distinguished bost and his guests, by Wai Hong, the well-known photographer of Queen's Road.
BATH
none the worse for their immersion,
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS QUESTION.
The following editorial in from the Jupan Chronicle of rath instant :-
Government to
bary at Chuk Tein village, in the New Terri with the daughter, whom he first priser had veritar in the Colony from Singapore, to the case and had the ancestral temple of the latter Robert Hatt, Inspector-General of the 107.
kidnapped, and was endeavouring to
to sell, back recr
and identified at
at the mortuary by the second wife, who, lives in
in the Colony! recovered. The men the other bodies were not were only charged with the murder of the mai. his body only, had been recovered, but is the absence of the bodies of the other two victimas the prisoners could not be charged with their murder, although there could be no doubt about it that they did murder the other two, But it was for the jury to consider, after heat. ink. all the evidence, whether the prisoners were guilty of the murder of the son or not, aboul
which there could be no question... Eri
then called in corroboration of the dence above facti.
The case bring closed, the jury retired to consider their verdict, and after some delibera. tion returned a verdict of manslaughter agains: all the five prisoners, who were thereupon sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment with hard labour each.
the case, said that the facts of the case ware,
the Now Tar-
POLICHMAN IN TROUBLE. .
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
17th inst. Inspector Collett, of No. 7 Police Station, charged ken 398, before Mr. F. A. Hare- land, at the Magistracy this morning, with mis. conducting himself at West Point, early this
morning
A GALLANT RESCUK
IN THE HARBOUR.
17th inst.
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VICEROY TING CHAN TOK. It is stated that the people of Fukien and Cheking fave memorialized the Throne ex- pressing thair dissatisfaction of the appoints ment as viceroy of the provinces of H.. Ting 'Chan To'," Their reason, it is alleged is bo- cause H.E. was most unpopular when he was
Yannan
and Kweichow.. Viceroy for
Nothing has been heard from China for some while, regarding the possible retirement of Sir Uncellable ramours have come across the wires from tims perial Chinese to time, but it has been assumed that the movement which saw the light in May last, for
of the Customs under direct Chi the placing
ese control, is in abeyance; at all events for present The matter was revived yester day by the publication of a telegram from Reuter to the effect that the China Association had submitted to the British Ministar for Foreign Affairs a a memorandum, urging the tto co-operate with the Powers in insisting upon a ratum to the satur gue be fore the nuance of the Empress-Dowager's Rescript The China Association, whose mem hers are merchants and others interested in the Fae East, has for it abjects "the reposenta tion of the interests of the British mercantile community in their relations with the Chinese and Japanese, and the
promotion of trade and intercourse with China and Japan, so that is is not surprising that it should have made re presentations to the Government on the matter. The surprising thing is that a memorandum similar to that now reported to have been sub mited to Sir Edward Grey has not been drawn up before. The British Government is doubtless fully alive" to its responsibilities in this.
Mr. R. F C. Master, of Messrs. Jobneda, | quartermas:et on board the steamer, the latter be alloweil to make further proposals as a General. Such an attempt has not been shown Stokes and Master, defended
Solicitors, prosecuted, prisoner not being de
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, the following Jurymen were empanelled: Mears. F. Bmyth (foreman), 1. Clellan, C. M.
Kew, H. M. Tiefenbacher, P., M. Nemazee, and W. Ferry.
The Hon. the Attorney General, in opening briefly, as follows: At about 8 o'clock on the night of the 13th July last, a woman living in a flouse at Chak Tsun village, in ritory, was in her house with her chi d and an other woman, when somebody came and rapped at her door, at the same time calling out "open ibe door Without opening the door, she called out to know who was there, and what he, or they, wanted. A man outside called out that they were a party of Government officials, and had been sent to search her house for illicit opium. She said she had no opium, and re fused to open the door, whereupon the same quan cried out that she must not keep officials waiting, and that if she did not open the door ni ance they would break it in, and take her away to prison. Then she became frightened, and unlocked the door, and immediately aix men barat into the house, and began to search premises. Each man carried a lighted this is left hand, and a knife or a dagger, or fighting is, and revolvers variously, in his right hand. She knew then the men were robbers, so she stayed in the outer-room while they went into her sleeping-room. Hearing the 1, appeared, from information received, that jingling of silver, she suddenly remembered defendant went down to She tong-tui during that she had left four silver bangles on the bed, the small hours of this moralny, and, walking so she rushed into the 100m, and was just in up to a cigarette stall, picked up a packet of
smakes she alter.
And proceeded
to go away. The time to see one of the men, whom wards identified as the prisoner, putting the four hawker asked for payment and on being re bangles in his pocket. The woman then fused he called for the palice. Defendant was shouted out that the men were not officials then alleged to have returned the packet of He then turned his attention to come in search for opium, but men who had cigarettes. coate to rab her. One of the men then struck the hawker, and, after kicking his stall about her in the face with his lighted torch, while the street, assaulted the man. He was arrest another, pointing his revolver at her, told her ad. Defendant was also said to have broken to keep quiet, for if she made any noise she out of barracks, for, according to the rules of would be killed. The men then proceeded to the police force, an policemen, except those on ransack her boxes and bundles, in their search duty, or on leave, are allowed to be on the half an hour's streets after midnight: The defendant was not for valuables, and after
given leave this morning, operations, they left the house, taking with them $65 in notes, two sovereigns, eleven half sovereigns, four french coins, (gold), four silver bangles six gold earrings, two gold finger rings, pearls, 48 yards of grass cloth, and a
Clothing,
the aggregate value of several hundred dollars. Having secured all the valuables, they could find, they made fast the woman to her bed, and left the house, after warning her not to raise any out-cry. As soon as they left, her com- panion, who had hidden herself in fright, game out and released the tied-up woman, and they went at
the police station and reported the occurrence, giving a description of the stolen property, which was at once circulated to all the other police stations, with a description of the armed robbers About the 30th August last the prisoner was arrested at Yaumati, and on him was found a pawnticket referring to one of the pieces of clothing-a gauze mandarin jacket. The jicket was secured and shown to the
immediately recognized it a woman, and she part of her stolen proprety. Subsequently she was taken to the police station where a number of men were lined up, among them being the prisoner, whom she at once picked out without any hesitation.
The woman and her companion gave evid. ence in corroboration of the above statements, and after heating the prisoner's defence, which was a simple enial, and a lame attempt to set
The s.. Dori has been ordered to quantity of blankets and proceed direct to Honolulu.
VISCOUNT HAYASHI
RESUMES POST AS FOREIGN MINISTER.
From Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, 20th September,
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2.05. p.in. Viscount Hayushi resumes his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
[Various_ramours were afinat in regard to Viscount Bayashi's recent leave of absence, and the Aiaki subsequently published Tokyo dispatch to the effect that Marquis Saionji emphatically repudinced the report that the leave of absence of Viscount Hayashi was the forerunner of resignation. The Premier declared that Viscount Hayashi, having as sumed his very onerous office immediately on his return from a long residence in London, had found the heat of that country very trying so that his health has been impaired. His Kerned as Majesty the Emperor was much conce to the Foreign' Minister's health, and com manded him to take a rest and change. His leave of absence was for no other reason than the beneft of his health.-ED., ‚K. T.]
CHINESE PUBLIC ESTAB
·LISHMENTS.. CONTROL BY GOVERNMENT' BOARD.
VICEROYS PASSED OVER.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 21st September, 11 a.m.
unce to
- MURDER.
21st st.
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The case was remanded until Wednraday afternoon next,
A RECKLESS MOTORMAN.
REFUSED TO STOP AFTER ACCIDENT.
ast inst.
A motorinan named Li Un, employed by the E ectric Tramway Conipany, and driver of cat N. 25, got off lightly at the Police Court this morning, and he has to thank his stars that he was not in some Western State of America when he drove his car against the ricksha of the Chilian Consul, throwing that gentleman out and doing serious damage to him, for his car would have been demolished and the chices are that 1. Un would be a patient for ho-pital. However, this is not the country where lynching can be put into effect, so Li
got off with a nominal-the Ordinance.calls it the maximum-fine."
The charge against the molarmin was made pus by Inspector Gourlay, in the name of Mr. ascun Ch. Gonzalez de Bernedo, and it was to the effect that the said Li Un, then
J.
bring the driver of tramcar 26, unlawfully did neglect to sound his bell while coming up behind ricksha 1,051, on the Praya East, st
15 p., on the 15th instans.
To this charge the defendant pleaded not
up in alibi, his Honour summed up, and these evidence of the Consul wan to the effect jury returned a unaomous verdict of guilty that on the day ii question he was in a ricksha
A sentence of seven agatias the prisoner.
travelling eastwards. His richsha was on the years' imprisonment, with hard labour, was then
am lins. When near the French Convent be passed upon the prisoner.
booked round, and so did the ricksha coolic, and The Sessions then adjourned till to-morrow,
they saw defendant's tram about six yards Friday, at to
behind them, and travelling at a pretty good rate, inmediately this was seen the conlie made to clear the track, but the catruck the vehicle, and pitched it to one side of the road, Bath the Consul and the ricksha puller had a narrow excaps of being Orown into the sea. Instead of waiting to see what form the accident would take, continued alic witness, the defendant went aliead, and bad witness not given chase and overtaken the car while it was stationary at the corner of Ship Sirect the defendant would have gone ahead without taking the slightest notice. The resul
At the Criminal Sessions Dia morning, at the Supreme Court, the case in which five fisher: ren, named Lai Lam, Wong Kwan, Lai Lam Kwai, and La Lam were hinged with the murder of He Kwan, of Deep Bay, on the 2nd
1900, was called on for trial. The ilon. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C. Attorney General, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, of the office of Messrs. ennys and Bowlcy, Crown Solicitors, prosecuted, and the Hoa. Dr Ho Kai, instructed by Mr. H. K. Holmes, de- fended the prisoners.
Prisoners pleaded not guilty.
The following jurymen were empanelled --- An Imperial Rescript has been is- sued at Peking. It is to the effect Mears. Wilhelm Helms (foreman Douglas
Edward Clark, John Cree, Barend Dirk Kap that the Arny Reorganisation Coun-eyn, Paul Edward Heinrich William Hell, cil shall take over the control of all Woldemar Wedekind, and Ernest Caster. arsenals, factories, etc., within the Empire from the Provincial Viceroys and Prefectural Governors.
This Rescript is considered as a great step towards the centralisation
later
the accident, was that defendant had his n se injured, his kness.seriously cut, and Inuises on his arms and foot. Concluding, the Consul said that defendant made no attempt to apply his emergency brake when he saw hat the collision could not be avoided. He wanted no compensation, but wished the man
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be punished as a deterrent to others. the defendant denied all that was said, but Worship hushed him up with, Convicted" The different law-books were referred to and it was seen that the maximum penalty was Sio
is Worship imposed the full penalty on the defendant, and ordered him to give the sicksha
coolie 12 as co pensation,
This decision, it was alleged, was not safe
ngainst the Company,
derstand that damages will be sought for
of the control of all public establish-on mutinied. There were on board at theory to temu, and we are given to mente and institutions in China, thus solidifying the power of the Central, Government.
THE BRITISH FLEET.
AT PORT ARTHUR,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 21st September,
did at
4175 AND ORAFIS EXHIBITION,
་་
A GENEROUS OFFER.
JB's inst.
THE CANTON DUND. As the Canton bund extending from Yuan Through the courtesy of Mr. J. Craddock, heong Street to Chung Lung Hau is in course agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co., at of completion, the Sin Hau Kuk has given this part, we are informed of a very gallant act notice that tenders will be received for the ex on the part of an officer of the ss. Emprast of clusive privilege of plying rickshas for hire for Japan, which occurred in the harbour on
the next three years. No tender will be cos the carpenter's mate suddenly jumped be allowed to ply on the newly completed Friday night. The facts are that late on that sidered under $20,000. Otly 500 ricksbas wi misthard, for some unknown reason, and as bund. Should it be considered necessary to his act was witnessed by John Cavey, a ex nd the Bund in future, the tenderer, will immediately plunged in after his comrade, but, the increased offers he may be prepared falling prone on the water, he winded himself to make and as to the number of sick has he and was unable to render any assistanceinte ds to add to those licensed under the to the drowning man; and had all he could original grant. This proporal will have to be, do to keep himself afloat. The commotion considered by the heads of the Sin Hau Kuk. attracted the attention of Mr. E. Hawkins,: sub-lieutenant in the R.N.R., and at present
CANTON CEMENT · FACTORY. fourth officer of the impress of Japan, and upon learning the cause of li, he promptly dived in to the rescue. He gave his attention first the corpenter's mate, who was sinking, for the third time, secured him, and had him hauled aboard, and then he got hold of the quartermaster and rescued him too. First aid was rendered to the first man, who was resuscitated only after considerable effat on part of the doctor, who luckily came on bo board, and eventually was restored to conscious ness. The quartermaster fared better, and only needed a "tonic" to pat him right. it is be lieved that the carpenter's mate is act of sound "mind.
the
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In view of the fact of the weather conditions and darkness prevailing on the night in question, the gallatit act of Mr. Hawkins is deserving of the greatest credit, and it is to be hoped that the matter will be brought to ociety, the notice of the Royal Humane through the proper chinnels, (or recognition.
THE HARBOUR CULLISTON,
COXSWAIN DISCHARGED.
2 is! inat.
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Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, presiding as Coroner, and a jury, conducted an inquiry at the Magis. tracy, his afternoon, into the circumstances touching the death of the two children who were drowned in the harbour, off Bowrington Caital, on the night of the nth instant,
The coxswain of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha's launch Mike, who was alleged to have been the cause of the two children's death, through colliding with their sampan, was represented by Mr, C. F. Dixon, of the office of Mr. John Hastings
steam
The evidence given by the parents of the decessed children, who were rescued from the water by other sampans, was to the effect that on the night in question they were at anchor
The sam at a buoy near Bowrington Canal. pan showed a light. Suddenly they were struck amidships by a steam launch and the sampan was overturned. The two children, who were asleep at the time, were thrown into the water and drowned.
The coxswain averred that there was no light
on the sampan.
Medical evidence as to the cause of death way next heard, after, which his Worship addressed the jury.
After a short consideration the jury returned a verdict of "accidental death," and the coxswain was discharged.
THE ACCELERATED MAIL.
17th inst.. The fist of the outward steamers of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. to arrive at Yokohama under the new scheme is the 9.3. Empress of China, which arrived at Yokohama yesterday, Sunday, she 16th insi, on schedule tire. She left the same even an inseith
artive
evening due to
mails to date 24th August'. The impress of India, the first of the homeward bund vessels under the accelerated schedule, is due to arrive in Vancouver in-day. The Company is to be congratulated on the success attending their first venture, which many in shipping circles to be impossible of accomplishment,
SITE SELECTED, [From Our Own Correspondent.]
his important matter, and it seems to us that it will be time, enough for the Treaty Powers to jointly insist upon a reversion to the conditions existing prior to the issue of the deliberate attempt is being made by the Chinese, authorities to materially alter these Imperial Decree when it is shown that a
conditions and to depose the present Inspector- to have been made up to the present, and it quite evident that the British Government is prepared to take immediate action in the event of any indication arising to show that Sir Robert Hart's authority is being usurped. A message sent to the Times at the end of july by its Peking correspondent, dealt with the passition of the Inspectier General declared, that the assurances given to the British Lega lion that there would be no change in the methods of the administration of the Customs
service were being The correspondent
insinunies that the
Government is opt
Canton, 15th September, 1906,
pl cing sufficient impariance on the Chinese Belore very long Canton will appear as a
Customs question, but less than a week later competitor in the field of fadustrial unders takings against longkong. It is not supposed in the House of Commons Sir Edward Gray. t Sir that one of your lending industries in Kowloonid in reference to this matter that the Go
Robert Hart intended to resign, and they will be threatened by the factory which is about vernment bad, received no information that
The For to be put up here in Canton for the manufacture
But the Chinese capitalen Minister regarded it as vital in the
nothing of his intentions. of Portland
cement
of the will make a bold bid to be independent
interests of trade and in the interest of the Hongkong supply for is requirements in ce-
Chinese revenues and Chinese credit that ment tu future. As a first step towards settin
the administration of the Customs should be un the factory, a paddy field in Fong Cha Yuco at Honam has been selected, and haught for maintained on the lines on which it had been se successfully worked and maintained by Sir the erection of the Canton Cement Works, A
Robert Hart. That statement indicates clearly kind of fine stone, suitable for, coment manu- facture, has heen found on hill in Fa Yuen enough that Sir Robert has made no official declaration and that the British Government district where a branch factory will be put up
fully realises the position and is ready to take An assistant magis to supply the main works.
such slept as urged by the members of the trale, named Yuen U Kwai, has been ap
China Association whenever the necessity pointed by Viceroy Shum as the president of
nrises. the branch factory,
THE VICEREGAL TRANSFERS..
Just before the commencement of the pre- sent year, when, the gentry and merchants of Canton-Hankow (Yuch-Ban) Railway began an organised resistance against the pretensions of. Viceroy Tsên Ch'un-hsues and his sub ordinates control the Railway without refer ence to the Board elected by the shareholders, a report was circulated that his Excellency would be removed to another Viceroyalty, pre ferably the Min Ché provin es. The prompt circulation of such a report showed that the gentry and merchants of the Kwang provinces had influence enough and support in make a successful stand against such a powerful official as Viceroy Taon, who nominally controlled the lives, and fortunes of the people he ruled in wingtung and Kwangsi. As a matter of fact, while the members of the mandarin clique in the war between themselves and the gentry and merchants of the Two Kwang, representing the shareholders of the Kwanglung portion of the Yuch-Han Railway, were headed by Viceray Tsen, the Kwaoglung shareholders also had a Viceregal leader in H. E. Hal. Vingkuei, ex- Viceroy of the in Che provinces and at one time
also President of the Board of Rites in
apparently did not wish to act-hurriedly and it
The allegation is made that the now Comp llers-General, who by the terms of the lict replace the Wai-wap in dealing with mutual transaction on Customs, quas, sons-innovation which it was gen. erally admitted would facilitate and simplify stter-have been guilty of corruption. The charge is not made in so many words, but is is asserted that the Coptrollers-General, Teib- ling and Tang Shao-yi "began by Installing expensive new offices and a large staff, paying themselves from the Customs, the former £7.500 and the latter 45,700 a year."! If the fils are as stated this is certainly a matter requires the closest investigation; but the Comptrollers General are who have has been generally acknowledged, and so therto bore good reputations, their ability are aware Do exception has heen taken to their personal character. the Their Department merely replaced
A5 We
men
mewhat cumbrous and dilatory Wai-wu-pu, which apparently found its time fully occupied with other matters of State. The system pre- valling up to the time of the appointment of he Comptrollers-General had conduced to it a few irregularities on the part of the Taotals who had been entrusted with the con trol of the local Customs receipts in the various possible to keep a check on their accounts as parts. Under the old conditions it was Im they had not been subjected to any financial control beyond having to to the Imperial Treasury wh Certain sumt
do so.
called upon to This system naturally caused great confusion and furnished endless
opportunities for peculation and other serious lapses.
The appointment of two Commissioners to ct as Comptrollers-General constituted prac tically the only change that has bean made in alteration is no greater than was that when the the Customs administration so far, and this Wal-wu-pu took over the duties of the Tsung
We do not think the China Association need be unduly alarmed. Changes there must be, and it is pro able that before many years have passed the will whole system of Customs administration be altered. It is significant, for instance, that
Famen in a similar capacity.
Peking. While the shareholders accused the the mandarin clique of arrogance, contempt of principles of justice and right, and acting is all things altra vires, Viceroy sên Chun-buen charged his opponents with rebellion against the constituled authorities in their organised apposition to his orders relating to the control of the Railway. The embers of the Peking Government becoming bewildered at these charges and counter-charges, arrived at last at would be to transfer Viceroy Tsen Chun-hsuen the opinion that the best way to settle malters to some other province. The Government was understood in mandarin circles that the return of H. E. Tuan Fang from his mission abroad would have to be awaited before any decided changes would be made amongst the Viceroys. We published lately a dispatch from our Peking correspondent at Viceroy Ting Chen-to of the Yin-Kuel provinces had already quite recently at the request of the Comptrollers declared, when the scheme was first announced, twice anked leave of the Throne to be allowed General Sir Robert Hast banded in a detailed list of the number of foreign and native em but that the to resign,
request had not been ployes in the i. M. C. service, their monthly granted: Wr. however, stated that in
by likely to cause trouble hability a place was now open for the transfer pay and other particulara. But China is not of Viceroy Tiên Ch'un-suen, and that if "ing any dmstic changes. thus Chen-io still persisted in his wish to leave confict of interests among the Powers and Yin-Kuci provinces that post would be given spalling the source of steady and increasing to Tson Chun-hauen, prognostication which
the ability revenue which has been created by has torned out correct. We have a notion of the inspector General and an honest foreign however, that the transference of Viceroy Ting administration. It has to be remembered that Chen-to to Foochow is so much to His Ex- Sir Robert Hart has completed farty years of for his application to resign active service in Peking, so that his retirement the Yun-kg-i
ach, in any circumstance would not be a matter of to avoid fusi e deslings with the French, surprise. But much as Sir Robert's resigns. The Foochow Dockyard and Arsenal are in the
tion would be regretted, that would not hands of a French Superintendent and a corps necessarily mean a radical change in the of French artisans. The Areenal being under Customs administration. The Imperial Ediet- the control of the Viceroy would bring H. E.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
VICEROY SHUM,
all
pro.
the
The Hon. the Altoiney General, addressing the jury, stated that the facts were briefly that on the night of the and August, the prisoners were on a junk, of which they formed part of the crew, and which was anchored in Deep Bay, During the earlier part of the night a dispute arose between the crew and
crow the master, and, as it is stated, the time, besides the crew, the master, his wife, his son-a mere youth-and daughter, a girl aged ffices, and a nephew, about twelve years
[From Our Own Correspondent.] of The crew mutinied, as it is alleged,
ake. because the master, who was a hard-working,
Canton, 15th September, 1906. peaceful fisherman, refused to accede to their request, and, renouncing his peaceful call.
Yesterday Win Tor Choy, the chief man ing turn pirate. The master at the same time threatened that if the mes persisted
Sir Henry Berkeley, KT, KC, chairman of the at Hongkong, requested, by telegram, the io nuking
Canton Chamber of Commerce to admit his him to turn pirate, he would
Arts and Crafts ommittee, from one of the
name as one of the memorialists praying the dismiss them from the junk and engage other
Throne to retain Viceroy Shum at Canton, on insa. The man then appeared to have held members of the Committee who has asked the a consultation amongst themselves, with the acceptance of ten gold and one hundred silver result that they resolved to mutiny. This they medals by the Exhibition Committee to be the ground that His Excellency has advanced
the interesis of his country
by establishing col· 11 a.m.
ind once seiring
they awarded to successful competitors it will be bamboo poles they
VILLAGE FIGHT The British Fleet have been ac
"went for the master and his wife, but exactly remembered that the secretary, Captain Marleges and schools in Canton. what happened then is
is only matter of con- chant, particularly mentioned in the general and arrangement if the exhibition that a prizes corded a cordial reception at Fortecture, for the laughter was asicep ber below.
would be awarded. This statement must now Arthur and have been entertained in they at once locked up the nephew
be amended since prizes of medals will be given But the nephew would state that, he heard a an enthusiastic manner.
pon a very generous scale in proponion to wooit deal of disturbance and naise on deck,
the number of exhibitors. That the thanks of Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Moore and then a splash, and a voice called "We've
the community and Committee are due to the και got rid of the master." Shortly after this the
generous donor goes without saying and it is has proceeded to Dalny.
hoy was released and taken on the deck of the junk, and the ringlender, of the gang asked hoped that this gentleman will give permission to publish his name as an example of how hins to become a pirate with them, offering him
kood are the feelings of all classes and Balions every inducement to do so, and holding out at-
in this Colony. It is certain that such an offer tractive possibilities of speedy wealth and ease,
on risks and no fear of caplure. The boy, will do much to encourage exhibitors in the however, was not to be induced to relinquish first exhibition of Arts and Crafts in Hongkong. his peaceful avocation, and was firm in his refusal to join the pirates. Finding all per- A TOXIO message to the Mainichi states that suasions useless, they took hold of the boy the Mitsubishi Dockyard at Nagasaki is now about to commence the construction of the and flung him into the sea. But he managed to seize hold of a pole, or some other floating first vessel of the Japanese Imperial Volunteer imber, and so kept himself afloat, and thus, Fleet, all the necessary materials being in immediately after he was flung into the sea, he readiness. As soon as the vessel has been saw the men set sail and move off. His uncle, completed, she will pay visits to all the importa aunt, and cousin were not on board when he ant ports in the Empire, and will be thrown Was dung into the 8: After he had open to public lospection,
A most generous offer has been received by ager of the Chinese Imperial Telegraph Office callancy's invalty showed the desire
"MONGOLIA"
"ANEKAWA MARU" TO ACT AS SALVER
THE STRANDED
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 21st September. 11 a.m. The converted cruiser Anekawa Maru will try to tow off the strand ed Mongolia.
by
number of inhabi
precipitatusias
institut
Chen-te again into contact with the of May last, like the recent one in favour of a constitutional form of government for Chian he is credited with being auxlous toʻ
was made for the future and must be regarded On the 23rd day of this moon (17th inst.) avoid Vicary Chou Fa's transference to Can-
as a sign of the inevitable awakening. two villagers surnamed Chau of the Mok ton will, however, be of great advantage not Yarn village in Man Hoi District were, on their only to the shareholders of the Yuch Han way home from market, robbed of about $40 Railway with whose views he is anidto colocide, HANS Gust, a boatewain on board the steamer but it is certain that the piracies that are pre- Halveit, shiped aboard a huge cargo of liquid and severely injured tants, of the Sheung Yin village, surnamed vailing in Kwangtung will receive a decided set- stuff on Sunday might in one of the downtown Tam. Next day a terrible fight ensued be hack, as his Excellency will be sure to be more, saloons, which dimmed his "mastlead fights," tween the two clans-Chnu and Tam, and rifle shots were exchanged the whole day. The energetic and earnest inthe work of suppressing and of course gave him a heavy lat to matter was reported to the Ui Mng Prefect, brigandage and piracies that bis predecessor He steamed out of the salaca, rocking badly, ever was. Moreover, we understand, that His and engaged a ricksha. After a ride which who immediately despatched a number of
Excellency, with the above in view, intends to occupied three hour, Hans got out of
the soldiers to suppress the disturbance.
take down to Canton with him some 5,000 or so ricksha and when asked to pay his farm of his foreign-modelled troops, N. G.D. New.coolie was told to go to a warmer climate. The
a policeman who Coolie naturally called
who tried Canton, 18th September.
THE R.M.S.S. Empress of India, which left his utmost to bring things to a bead, but Hans The chief engineer of the Yuet-bats Railway Hongkong on the 30th ult, arrived at Vancou- talked of demolishing the coolle, has been sick in his country since leaving ver at 3p.m. on Monday, 17th inst. This result that he was taken to charge. The bost stamer is the first packet carrying mails under swain was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Canton on the 23rd day of the less andon (11th
the accelerated schedule and the arrival at at the Police Court on Monday, He said he inst.), which makes him unable to return to assume bis duty. Yesterday two members and Vancouver on time will doubtless be interest knew of nothing out of the way that occurred on the previous evening, and a fine of $3 was were seat to his honas in the Tal Chun village in London on the 28th inst, per Empress of imposed. He was also ordered to pay the
doctor of the Kong Yan Hospital at Honaming to the public at large. The mails are due
coolie thirty-five cents for the ride, Britain, for consultation:
YURT-HAN KAILWAY,