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THE BURNING OF TH 5.8.
HANKOW.
HEROIC. NASCUES,
5th inni.
Notwithstanding the heat and smoke caused by the fierce fire on board the steamer the work of rescue on the part of policemen, firemen and civilians alike was conspicuous for several instances of gallintry, and from the difficult positions where some of the passengers were saved it was a wonder to us that some of the life-saving party did not lose their own lives in
the rescue.
An Indian excise officer, Kair Singh, was prominent is rescuing drowning people. He was continually jumping into the water and as soon as he got one person ashore, he would go into the water again. it is said that Ireescued n less than a dozen lives.
A Portuguese gentleman, Mr. J. A. S. Alves, well-known in local athletics circles aslack, was seen to jump into the harbour and rescued a woman from under the burning vessel. He was in imminent danger of his own life from the burning sparks that fell about him while in
the water.
One of the most gallant rescues effected by the police was that performed by Detective-ser geant Grant, who was assisted by Chief Inspec. tor Baker. They were on the wharf during the excitement. Suddenly they noticed a man in the water between. the burning ship and the wharf. A ropt was procuted and lowered to the Chinaman and they started to rull him up. The heat was intense. When lew fret front the pier the unfortunate man could not stand the beat and letting go his hold us the rope he re-entered the water, Grant, seeing that it was, impossible to save the man's life by means of a rope, threw off his jacket, and jumped into the sea. He seized hold of the man and after some exertion got the ran safely on to the wharf. When this was accomplished, Grant, hearing cries elsewhere, took to the sea again, and on swimming round to the port side of the steamer he saw a woman, with her baby lashed on her back, clinging to the paddle wheel of the burning ship. Near her was the chief officer of the unkot who was doing all he could to get the woman ashore, but the would not release her grip from the wheel. All that time the flames were licking the sides of the ship and volumes of smoke were issuing from all sides of the vessel. Grant swam up to the wo man, and with his knowledge of the Chinese language told her not to be afraid, and that if she remained quiet she would be got ashore. She obeyed. and she was got ashore safely: The fact that over 100 persons were saved, both from the burning ship and from the water, shows that the services rendered by the firemer. and the civilians were intensely valuable.
The officials present during the conflagration ware-Captain Lyons (in charge of the fire brigade), Chief Inspector Baker. Inspector Warnock (superintending the removal of dead bodies), Assistant Engineer Lane fin charge of the fire engines), who did very good work in keeping the engines coing at full pressure all through the fire), Sergeants Macdonald, Lee, Davitt and Grant, Constables Cooper, Parr, Murphy, Counsel, Fox, McLennan, Wilsno, Sutherland and Sergt. Ardlington (in charge of the wharf), and P.C. Ingham, officer, deputed to keep the crowd away from the wharf.
THE DEATH LIST.
The following is the official record of corpies recovered by the police in the hirit and on board the steamer :
From the Harbour.
Wamen.... gumi** Man Children
Adults Children
44
15
65
From the "Hankow"
1'5
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MORE 17.
Up to the present, as it will be seen from the love return, only eighty-two bodies have been recovered by the police Several were got out from the water in an unranse nus con- dition, but first aid fitted entirely in bring them round, and they expired shortly afterward. Four more bodies were pi ked up from the harbour early this morning They were under the hull of the Frankow and when that essel was towed out to dump her rubbish the bodies floated out from under her.
CHE D'RELICT TOWED OUT. At 7.45 a.m. to-day the Duck Co.'s ug Robert Cophe drew alongside the derelict and very soon after had a low-line made fast to the bow of the Hankow which she taxed out of the wharf at eight o'clock A Taiko's tow- boat assisted the Robert Geske; she lashed berself to the starboard stern of the derelict to prevent its drifting when being towed across the crowded fairway in the western section of the harbour. The derelict was towed out to Kwei-show beyond, the harbour limiti to enable the huge mass of rubbish on deck to be dumped into the sea. It is said to. day, that many more corptes were found among the heap of burnt cargo, etc, Capt. Branch went out with the remnant of his boat this morning.
The Dock Co.'s tug Edith will proceed.to the Haskow this afternoon to tow her back
foto the harbour.
YANGTZI STEAMER. 10 REPLACE THE **HANKOW."
To replace the . Hinkow on the Canton River traffic we hear it has been decided to telegraph to Shanghai for one of the many Yangize passenger steamers to proceed South The typhoon has sufficiently disorganized the river traffic, which cannot do without the loss of another boat of the size of the Hankow for any Length of time. Hence the temporary measure of expediency which has commended itself to How is to be repaired or condemned to the scrap heap.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, OCTOBER
THE ITALIAN CONVENT.
FANCY SALE.
advantage
the end of the exhibition, as also did several others who made purchases this morn
JUNKS IN COLLISION,
'DAMAGKS AWARDED.
17th inst.
CANTON-WHAMPOA RAILWAY.
VICEROY SHUM'S ANSWER TO PEKINO'S ORDER.
0111-
20, 1906.
KIDNAPPING "A GIRL.
WOMAN SEVERELY · PUNISHED.
171k inst. When the case against the old woman and the runner of the Tai Lo boarding house, of 0.97, Connaught Road Cential, was called on at the Police Court yesterday afternoon, it vis discovered that the mile defendant had ot surrendered to his bail. The woman who the dock. could not find the security, was in
[From Our Own Correspondent.]. .
Canton, 16th October, '' His Excellency Viceroy hum has just ie- .ceived a telegram from the Board of emerce at Pekin, which states that the British:
Pabnister has lodged a protest against the cops is name was called three times and as he sruction of the proposed Camo Whampoa e uld not be found in the police couri.com. railway. The Brush representative urged that pound it was presumed that he had jumped
railway line running in such close pro- his bail. Calling for the bail-book Mr. Gom ximity to the owloon Canton railway would peniz ordered the bail, of $300 to be os snusly affect the later's carrying trade. rented. The charge against the couple was 1 he Board of Commerce, accordingly, requested at of kidnapping a girl, fifteen years of the Viceroy to cease operations at once pendinge. The case artinst the female defendant onsideration of the British Minister's protest, was then heard. Evidence of the kidnapped Viceroy Shura has replied to the effect that the and her mother was heard, Whampoa line was projected and he, un before The girl, a bright
gave her story very intelligently. She stated that on the evening zeth August as she left her mother's houss
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THE KWANGSI RAILWAY.
[From a Correspondent.]
Canton, 16th October. It is stated that a wealthy merchant of Wu- chow went to Kwai Lum, the capital of the Kwangi Province, nd has since said that the Kwangsi Railway Company will not do well,
be a success if the Kwong Tung Frovinca, j not asked to take shares in it, as it appears to him ibat money is very tight in Kwangai, and morçover rice is not allowed to be exported From the province, so that it is very difficult to the advantage of such duce the people to see
it
railway, and so take up shares just now. However, the chairman, Mr Chow, and the ice-president, Mr. Mok, it is understood, replied to the effect that they must first try their best to get the Kwangsi people to take up as many shares as possible themselves, and
nuount of shares taken up by the people be sufficient they will then have to consider what steps they will then take, as all the Elders of the province had told them that they did not intend to let the people of other provinces take up a big number of shares, as possibly they might interfere with their business.
the Kowloon-Canton line has been started, called to the wiless-standg thing, on being should they not be successful in this, or the.
ite has therefore eclared that he will not order lic cession of the work, but, on the contrary, give instructions to Cheung Pat hit is put on the line as fast as possible.
WU TING FANG.
Was
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FRENCH CONbul at swaTOW. The French Government has established a same has been put in course of construction, consulate at Swatow, and a building for the
The new Consul has arrived and is staying at though it will take many months to complete.
present with private friends. He has paid his formal call at the Court at Swalow, where he has been recognized by the Magistrate as the representative at Swatow of the French Go verament, the Magistrate having been inttract ed to that intent by a despatch from the Board
nake a purchase. On the street the de fendant stopped her, and after a short conver Canton-Whampoa-Amoy line, is now making he (the defendant wanted in companion and Cheong Fat Shi, who is the president of the sition, asked the girl to go home with her, preparations for the purchase of lands and ma willing to engage the girl, and would pay tesial.required in connection with the construcher a good salary. She did not want the girl tion of the first section of the track in her house so that it she wanted the situa- Blart work at once, but wanted to show the Whampoa.
in the could find the house on another day. Witness went and was taken to a house fo Bridge's Street where she was locked up
om. After conversation between parties out- aide witness was taken from that house and removed to the Tai Lo boarding house of No. 97, Connaught Rond Central. She was there handed over to man, said to be the runner of the place, and the wantan departed. The manuf. Foreign Affairs at Peking. took the girl to the third storey and locked her in a room. fler witness had been confined there for over a month her jailerone day hinted that she would soon be taken to Singapore. On the night of the 6th inst. her chance arrived Her jailer left her om for a few minutes; left the door untucked and she escaped. The potice testified to the fart that on hearing the girl's story on the nighi she made her escape thiny
visited the house in Bridge's Street and also the boarding house and ariested the man
H. E. Wa Tg Fang, chairman of the Board of Punishments at Peking, obtained leave of absence in order, that he might proceed to Canton.and worship his ancestors tombs. He let the capital on the 14th inst, but received a sudden message of recall, HE. Wa mamedi 1s believed ately returned to Peking that the mperor desired to interview Wa'with reference to certain points of law which had cropped up in his absence, us was called to the Inglish bar some years ago and is con- sidered a soumi lawyer,
18th inst. Once again the Rev. Mother and Sisters of
At the Supreme Court this morning in Sum the italian Conventinvite their trends and mary jurisdiction, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise. patrons to come and visit their annual exhibi- uisue Judge presiding, Yuk Seung, master of I'm and sale of the Chuvent's product of the the Sz Cheung junk, Mo, 1889, proceeded against past year. Year after year, with suble sell Fong Lau, master of the Tung Lee junk, dial, self-sacrifier, a divier parterze, these 17511, to recover the sum of $:44, being
ad people torg en
of amount of loss and damage sustained by the charity, and do a very vast amount of gaud for plaintiff by reason of the defendant's jurk har the community, by taking in the waits and strays,ng ran to that of the plaintiff, and caused the deseried orphans, the aged poor, and cloth damage to the extent of the amount claimed, and is, housing and feeding them, while they teach ako for damage by way of denung ausing those old enough, or not tan pld, to learn, besides from the detention of the plaintiff's junk at he usual three R's and a bit over, most use Faichikok, In the absence of Mr. Qito Kang ful ways
earning their living, by making ng originally retained in the case. Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grigg, appear- ces, and embroideries of such qualities as do more than compare favourably with anything ofed for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. Gardiner, of 31. the sort that comes out of Europe. And it is (4), D.) homson's office, represented defendant. far this reason that since a year they hold This case was originally called on the 17th, these little exhibitions and sales of their work inst, but was adjourned as the witnesses a
not so much for the sake of the possible serial to the action were in Canton. immediate sales, but for the
The case (or the plaintiff was that on the they hope may. as it should, accrue, by 29th August last he was bang towed by the affording die public sa sport by the Sisters siposite With Lok Stices to (ansuimun, when steam launch Kwong Lee from the whaef ing the specimens of work done by and the orphan inmates, with a view to alter proceeding but a short distance the sie these requiring such articles, and knowing fendant's junk, proceeding north, came up from they can be promptly made to order placing aster, cased her bows, and then after getting their orders where they do so much real good, clear, tacked, and then went crashing into the Al hough the sale was only supposed to complaintiffs junk the impact taking place on the tence to-day, His Excellency the Cavernot, stern quarter, which was considerably damaged. Si Matthew Nathan, KCMG, accompanied by Juk beung, the plaintiff, gave evidence in corro Contain olman, A.D.C., vished thet onvent last bration of the above facts and was supported , and to the delight of the Rev. Mother and by the master of the steam launch Awong Lee, the Sisters, paid quite a a long visit, in the course
course which was towing
wing his junk, by members of the of which he made several purchases from the
crews of launch and junk, and othei witnesses. stok of work laid out; but as the articles laid The faunch master said he could do nothing to ut were chiefly exhibited as samples flis Ex- prevent the collision, as on account of the cellency left his pretases to remain on view Bumber of boats about, and his being then in charge of a tow, it was impossible for him to alter his helm, while he could not ga
ahead any Without exception the entire work ex Ester, as he was already going
spred, with posed for inspection and sale is the work of the the fullest possible pressure of steam. cou d inmates of the convent, and the articles dis not go astern, as had be done so he would him:
LOVE FRAGEDY, pla ed show that absolutely nothing in the self have collided with the plaintiff's junk, while way of delicate laces and embroideries is
not in any way preventing the collision tha
YOUNG WOMAN TAKES POISON. beyond the capabilities of the light fingered took place. After the collision the mister workers who have been taught all they know, the plaintiff's junk ordered the launch to tow
18th St. within the confines of the 'institution now her to Laichikok, and asked the master of
After being married for the short space of under animadversion, the work itself speaking the other junk to come along and inspect and
over four months, and thinking that her assess the damage done. I was done accord husband was in live with another woman, a volume for the patient training which now enables even the youngest aute in the institu.ngly, and when the inspection and assessment young Chinese woman names Leung Yuen, nan, to make a piece of lace, ur produce a of the damages had been made, the plaintiff twenty-one years of age, and resing at No. 3, portion of embroidery, such as is seldom seen asked defendant to pay up the amount for Westrin Street, tonk an overdose of opium outside of the most explosive shops in the same, but the latter, instead of doing so, or of yesterday morning and died some uutes later, Larger western cities. For the next three days making any arrangement to have the repairs
The woman's hub nd, a tallyman, named the large ball at the Jihan Convent will be a dowe himsell, simply told the plaintiff that heshes hu, first became acquamted with his wife very paradise for the fair sex: for fastidioushad better bring an action and see if he could in a house of duubiful character at Shek-tong- indeed must she he who finds out there some recover. Plaintiff thought he would get the thing to tempt her among the mụn,, varied and gelendant to come in terms without going ** novel samples of the embroiderer's art there disfaw, and wailed for four days at Laichikok played or if they cannot secure the article they' for which he claimed $84 demurrage. He was ee, for the renson that it has been already sold, again delayed in Canton while the repain the nude-boot is at hand and a replien will be were being effected, for which plau tif paid
eady in no time. Besides the underclothing cash and produced the bills. for ladies and children, the display includes some beautiful lite trocks, for gals, coats for boys, and quantities of best and must celicatz table linen. There is also a huge display of cushions, in some which a very novel ten ture is inueduced. On the front square is em braidered a basket, tied around the handles with reaf ribbons, while instead of having the pens in the basket also embroidered they are atranged from artificial Isunches, and sewn on in such a way as to give them the appearance of dionpung turally over the basket The effect remarkably pleasing, but we shudder to think what our hostess would say if on some nccasion of a call, we were inadvertently to non down and test our portly persons against that b sket of flowers: But the entire production of the busy fingers in every line, is marked by delicacy and Anish, while the taste in design is truly remarkable, Another feat re marking this work of the Convent is the extremely low figure at which all this daintiness is marked, a figure that to the pitted mind would an pear barely suthient to carer the cost of the materials set.
To come to the more practical side of the question and show how pinch this insotution is deserving of the support of the communities of at nationale- In this Colony,we may mention that in the Halan Convent al this present time there are over five handed women Mildren, for the hugg, clothing and feeding of whem, day by day, fe Rev, Mother and the wood Thisters are voluntarily responsible. esides this there is the teaching to be done.
and
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For the defence it was admitted that a collis sta did take place between the junks, in quer sin on the 26th August. but thes cortended that the top-ng for was to buy, by reason of her contributory negligence in not keeping
out of the
His Hopbür said he could not allow dat, us") if they thought the launch to blame the should have been made a co defendant.
Mr.. Gardiner applied for an adjourement as expected witnesses had 'not came dawn from Camion, but his Hannus held that they had been given ample time and he could not allow any further adjournment, and Mr. Gardiner
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sui. The acquaintance ripened in a love match, umit finally he asked her to become his No. 1 concubine, he having a wift in the coun- try, he gli accepted the offer and went home to live with the tallyman,
and the woMIAD.
Ahe 'defendant said that the girl went to her house voluntanly, there being as kidnapping done. What the absconded defendant did she did not know,
His Worship sentenced defendant to twelve months hard labour.
ALLEGED GRAND LAKOENY,
& DANK WITHOUT COIN,
18th inst.
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They lived together for ton e lutte time unit one evening at the commencement of this week the tallyinan suggested in hiccubine that he was going to a dinner at the undef sdant, wh Although the offered to objection to his going te the alleged dinner ybe did not approve of it. Howeyer hat may be the fallyman went,
No sooner had he left the house, than the woman mormuring something, it was alleged, at ·Rebe to see aunther
wonan; packed her boxes and let de prenisce. Where she went act of the time was not known, but it alictward ranspired that she left for Cantom. by the light scatter
When the sallyman se urned home from the he discovered that bus concubine had
KULANGSU MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL
The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Kulangsu Municipal Council held at the oard-comm, Kulangan, moy, on the 25th Sep- tember, 1966. There were present: Messrs. F. B. Manhall (chairman). C. A. V. Bowrs, A. 1. Gardiner, 1. Takatsuki, L. 1, Thomas, W. H. Wallace, the Health Officer and the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were reud and confirmed.
A letter was read from Mr. Fim Net Karj forwarding plan, requesting permission to close up a road on his property and construct another in place of it. The Secretary was instructed to refer Mr. Lim Nee Kar to their letter of the 27th April, 1904, and inform “im that as the matter concerns a right-of-way, they have not the authority to after the decision then arrived at, but if he is prepared to make a substantial offer for the privilege he is seek ing, the Council will call a meeting of the ratepayers and submit the same.
The report of the Watch Committee on the inquiry held on the alleged misconduct of one of the Sikh Police was end,
It was decided that leave on half pay grant- ed to the "olice is to be allowed to Count to.
No Chung Shang, a bro er, residing at No. 48. Graham Street, was arraigned on remand, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this afternoon, on a charge of grand larceny. The complainant was Leung sik Cheung The was deftiste, by Mr. Oba Kong Sng, wits alleged to have stolen from the complainant a deposit receipt. made out on hung Bank for $4,000, on the 10th
The Superintendent of Police reported tha last. The circumstances of the alleged la cesty, as it, is alleged, were to the effect following arrests and summonses during the that some time in Aukti last the compant, fortright Arrests-thelia 2; committing lainant had a visit from ten fellow vil à nuisance z; summonses-debts zj assault 13
contempt of court using threatening lan gunge it breach of municipal rules
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lugers.
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kong before, and as they could not find,
These villagers had never been in
way about, and being desirous of getting Victoria, B.C
their
wards their period of engagement.
must go be with his case if he had any defensers disappeared and no' nd inaten as 10 her appr ached the coon as they could, they meeting of the Council will take place at 5 pm."
Paving an evidence in offer the case for the defence collapsed, and his Honour gave judg- met for plaintiff for the amount claimed less the 184 claimed for detention, atachikok, and cnus,
Hi Honaur: I don't mind telling you that had he claimed in his detention in Canton duing the time the repair were going on, he would have been allowed that claim, as that arose out of defendant's fault, but my stay at Laichikok, doing nothing, Ir four days, was has own mult, and not the defendant's,
CAKTOR NAMSHUI-RAILWAY.
DANGEROUS STATE OF THE LINE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 16th October only the teaching of the idinary school
Considerable en respondence has passed curriculum, bat the Haning of the fingers,
between the diyors of the Yune-han, Railway young and old, to weave the welt which byard bye des elops to those yards of lace Compay it E. Viceroy Shim regarding if cobweb texture, such as only the most deli the cfadinor of the line between Canton and rate and light-fu,enng could produce; Year Sahui. It is alleged that in several places in and year out the average number of inmates the foundations, which were constructed by the Temains piett approxunately the same, and can-Chiness Developing Company, ate who on. may read what a vast responsibi-gidually subsiding with the result that the ra is ty, therefore rests upon the shoulders of she Seous danger that the he may become use- Sisters of the Convent. Reis, in their various less for traffic and ead to a serious accident. apartments, are to be found blind, lame, hal, According to expert opinion the line may be aimed, deformed and insane, among all of
come impassable at any moment, a fact which whom the majority are helpless orphans. may possibly be attributed to the heavy rains
which have been experienced of late,
is an interesting though it is ten vely pathetic sight, to see the rows of gills it is estimated that the cost of repairing the seate before their pillows, with babbuna basily line, would amount to $conoce. The Viceroy dying, and the lengths of lace growing visibly on learning of the condition of the railway line uch by inch, under their simble fingers. One sent two weiyuans to inspect the damaged sec notices that as ene enters no notice is taken-tions and they found that the statements of the the workers go steadily, almost stel dly on with Yuet han Company were substantially correct, situation, for the Sistes informs us that these Thor work, and then the pathos enters into the but in their opinion the line could be bought into a coudition of comparative safety by the small sum money, holding girls are lind Blind-and yet producing expenditure of
beyond the capacity of the Company at present juncture.
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whereabouts could he gleaned from the amah.
Not knowing when he wan be found he silyman remansed dient eet these and went to be work as usual, though_a bit disturbed. Yesterday morning, however, the wotuan returned to the house, and as is natural the rallyman demanded an explanation of her conccct. She gave none, and it was reported a quatre was phed in which she was ut braided by her husband then left for work.
He was not at work for more than an hour whenthe amalrame rushing upto him, told him that his wife bi possoned herselfan requesting has presence in the house at ante. When the Itallyman got home he found the woman in an unconscious condition and the expired half an hour afterwards. The pohre was acquainted with te tugedy and the body of the woman was farmored to the mortuary, where w'fost-mortem
examination was beld
THE TRIAL OF VAH KAL-DER,
Adwas rep is our columns yesterday, says the hunghat Times of th inst., Val Kahder, the Gotorious bandit chief, was cub veyed by a special for Soochow to hanghai ar iving at Bochek ih Tursday evening, and the day to lowing he was brought to the Tantai's Yamen, where he was tried before Magstrate Kwan Zi-ma of the Mixed Court and the Sub-I'refect of Padshan.
The trial was resumed in the Taota's Yamen Tuesday evening (9th ins) Lefore Their Wor ships Kwan Zima, magistrate of the Mixed Count, and Wang Shao-buk, Sub-Prefect of Shanghai. The proceedings were Follows:- Sub-Prefect-In the winter of the 29th year of Kwang-bs (103) you arganized a rad the Sinan village, and in the process of Jobb.ng you shot down all those who offered you'resistance. Who were your ass crates ip the crime i
Vab Kaheder-1 took no part in tlus raid, it
about il till was informed by my brother Mow-mow of the occurrence. Ile alia told me the names of those who were engaged in this robbers; but as I was nit concerned in it, did not take the trouble of stoung them up in
mind.
in telin
office
complainant to get them pas. sage tickets Complainant asked defendant to would each pay $430 for their tickets, and as assist him in the matter, saying that the villagers he could get the licke's at the company's at the rate of $400 for each ticket, what profits were made in the transaction would be equally On the 18th of divided. Defendant agreed. August, as the story goes, the villagers handed le complainant. $4.3co. This sum, they said, was to be put into a bank-the name of the ban they gave. The complainant, in com- pany with the defendant, went to the bank in question, but having his suspicions about that bank they left it and deposited $4,000 in the Fu Chung Bark, for which they received
deposit pole. This note com plainant placed in an envelope and into his pocket. While in the bank premises, the
goes on, defendant asked com- report plainant for the deposit me as he wanted to The envelope containing the dole was handed over, and it was blated, defendant was caughtrid-linded trying to substitute the real deposit note for a forged one. He was then given in charge. When the story was related to the police, we are Informed, Sergeant Earner, of the Detective Staff, was detailed to inquire into the mutter and his first step was to interview the people at the first bank, the bank which complainant was suspicious of. There, he discovered that the so-called "bank" had only two cash in as sale!
Evidence was called, and the case further adjourned.
kee it.
THE HONGKONG TYPHOON,
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It was decided that, until further splice,
(Signed), FRED. B. Marshall,
Chairman. By Order,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL, Secretary,
THE BRITISH POST OFFICE AT TIENTSIN.
ich beautiful work, which their eyes will never that the amount estimated by the experts, he was not organized by me. I knew nothing of which belonged to the British China eventually improved handling of hamn, mails,
one, as
see, and only by the words of praise of those who can see will they ever know that their work is beautiful. Aunti er festure strikes one passes down the comidors, and through the rooms if the Convent, and that is that whenever a Sister appears in view the scholar show keen pleasure, and flock around her ik pigeon which
Roes
to show that with which the kiness" is the "rod of iron
It is you & prople of this Convent are ruled.
The assistam engineer on the line oppasedths suggestion of the weiyuans, observing that to patch up the line was useless and would imply ea waste of money. At a cetrain section the line has sunk to such an extent that if it is not taway that ughly repaired immediately. disaster would be inevitable. I was averred that even now the people were alarmed when the faulty sections and, therefore, fewer
To-day Tientsin finds ittell once more in possession of a British Post Office, and for the' first time enjoying the privileges of the penny post, say the local Times of Ist lust. This is a privilege for which we have long been con
ending, more particularly since the time whea every other part of importance in Chins war granted the advantage and we alone stood autside condemned for no ostensible reason, with our increasing trade, to bear the burden of a 21 fpenny rate. The iniquity of the ar rangement, and the absence of fogical argu, ment in the distinction has rankled long and. deeply in the breasts of commercial men, and stronuous if quiet efforts have long bean in making to achieve what has, at last been conceded us. We may be permitted to feel some sighi personal gratification in the satisfactory result of these efforts by reason of our direct participation in the bombardment by argument and appeal directed against the Foreign Office in regard to this question in letter from the Editor of the 1907, when a
of Pekine and Tientsin Times and the honour being submitted to Lord Lansdowne's attention through the China League and acknowledged. Since that date the matter has been very sirongly taken up by the local Chamber of Commerce, and in other directions the attack LONDON PRESS COMMENTS,
had been well and continually sustained, and Hongkong has once more suffered from one credit for the ultimate fructification of our of those devastating typhoons which periodical-desires-is undoubtedly due to the energetic by create havoc and destruction in the Colony. action of the Governor and Major Nathan of The present visitation has unfortunately been this port. Our appreciation of the establishe of an unusually severe character, wrsching meri of a British Post Office here, though not or damaging a large number of ships, several wholly unassociated with anticipations of A Squadron and the French fleet ip the Far is primarily and mainly a financial one, and East, to say nothing of the damage done the difference between a four and tan cent tax to smaller boats and fishing craft, and to on the bulky mails sent home and received by our merchants hero tolain up to a very high property in the neighbourhood of the harbour,
6gure in the year, while even in private cor j.lt is impossible as yet to give any trust.
estimate of the loss of life, but the respondence the saving will be an inestimable nor of the Colony, Sir Matthew Nathan. boos. As we said the other day, allowanca in a report to 1 the Colonial fice, gives reason will have to be made for the first few weeks for aniiciation that at least among the Chi- while the new office is becoming familiar with nese population this will prove to have been its new duties, and the public must not be too
the outent is comparatively small, but the deepest sextet While soliciting patience for the new official, is felt at the news, which is now confirmed, we would take this opportunity of extending to that the Right Rev. J. C. Honze, Bishop of the postmaster who has hitherto handled our Victoria, was amongst those who were drown-home mails a very high appreciation of his
he message in which His Majesty the uniform and untiring courtesy and kindly at has expressed his deep regret at the desteption in all complaints, and there are few At this stage, Itis Worship said that prisoner structive char cter of the storm will And a public offices perhaps at which both public was very bold in denying every charge that ready echo it all quaniers The special feature and private complaints are more incessantly was preferred against him, and ordered eighty Janes. As a rule there are certain barometric I displayed througliŋut our fengthy acquaige of this typhoop appears to have been is sud hurled than at a post office. Mr. Summers han
baik ah-der was still firm in his denial after and at Hongkong, as is well known, arrange, with all difficulties which is well strokes with the bamuan in be given on his
indications before the advent of the typhoon, tance with him a tactful, patience in dealing. the punishment, and as darkness was now sele
ments are made to give the alarm 10 the imitation of anyone placed, in a similar the mariners in the harbour. For some reason, as tion. The disabilities from which we have judgment hall, The prisoner's chains were
yet unexplained, wo notice, or a notice which
suffered originate mainly in Shanghai, and in was insufficient, was given of the storm, and then examined by the Magistrate himself, and
course of time we shall hopa ta resa benes hence the loss was grater than would other cial change is handling the
of the were found to be eating into the flesh of his fact Orders were then given to slightly loosen wise have been the case. The Hongkong Ob. mails between Hongkong and Shanghai, or in the
Hock and chains.
servatory certainly seems to have fasted on the Hongkong, so that mail matter for the north On the same night, the report of the proceed. present occasion, and we note that pan of the may be placed in separate bags for direct ings was submitted to the Tutsi. A tele; ram reports states thai this failure is already from the fiovernor of Snochow came on Wed- considerable public indignation. We note the shipment in the same way as the Coptiness tal mails appear to be, and not be detained in the Governor, speaking in the Legislative Shanghal for an elaborate process of weeding nesday alternon demanding that the prisoner appear in the Provincial Court for trial, and he Council, has announced his intention of ap out there.
Full particulars of the British Post Office was accordingly sent up there by the Tentai pointing a committee to inquire into the mat
for. He added, however, that he was confident and new rates will be found in another colume, under a strong guard yesterday.
Central Police that the director of the Observatory was not to and it' will be seen that for... other pincas in A detective inspector the Station has asked the magistrales what would blame In any event the utmost sympathy will China as well as local malls, the C. I. F. will be done with the calmipal. He was told that everywhere be felt for the Colony, in the face of still be the cheapest as well as the most efficient
promises to beà granțbooyto Tientaiá resideñių,. as yet no instructions had come down from the disaster which the greatest precautions and service. The postal order department which
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adoption. We have not yet heard if the Han. no wonder that te institution is always lengers travelled by the railway, preferri of these cases tok place the year before last, immense. The tous of life amongst Europeans exacting at
Thirteen more dead bodies were picked up in the harbour during on Tuesday close to the scene where the s. Hankow took fire. The police say that the total death roll now
amounts to over 100,
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to take a longer route than risk their lives on a dangerous line. As a consequence the proffie of the railway were dwindling.
Sub-Prefece-You "murdered a certain man named Ah To by throwing him in the creek, and you also drowned another with the sur ame of Chang in the southern Market, Bath
What motives Lad you in perpetrating such atrocities?
Vab Kab-der-1 had no hand, in either of these crimes. They were committed by men who, in order to escape the law, took my name to satisfy their own private vengeance.
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last night. Ng went to the house in question this they do with an exquisite taste and finish pairing the line. The expense incurred | Toy in fast their Worships elired from the
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full, that they have had to build a new chapel, the old one wing, and a being too small to accommodate the throng of worshippers; lur none are refused adm ssion
Previously the railway was largely patronized here, so only they are poor and needy, and
by natives and Europeans and it is argued unable to battle with the cold outside world. And thus it is that orphans of almost every that if anyone of the latter was involved in an nationality are to be found under the roof of this accident there would be a case under inter any Chinese 1 uf- great and good institution.and now comes pational law, while if No. Thot, a coolie, was arraigned before Mr. H. pportunity for the charitably inclined to fered then others would be deterred from H.). Gompertz, at the Police Court, on Tuesday, work-offered for sale, but to place orders with that an expest engineer should be in
flock to the Convent, not only to purchase the travelling by the railway it was suggested at the instance of Inspector Collett, on a charge the Sisters for for their household requirements Boards as to the bes' methods to be adopted rubmil proposals to the Provincial of stealing three gold bangles, valued at $82, for, they are ready to undertake, at short nailee. from a woman residing at No. 6. Yat Tu Lane, all kinds of work, personal or domestic, and in
be home by the three Boards to visit a friend. Fassing one of the cubicles he saw a woman sleeping on a bed. Her hand, a prices but little more than half the ruling fortunately, Hunan and flupeh have no reserve market rates. Aside from the purpose of dis- funds at present and these provinces might with the bangles, hung over the side of the bed. Ne paid particular notice to that, and when posing of the articles now offered for sale, the find it difficult to meet their share of the ex- Sisters have another object in view, and that is penditure. In that event the line would be bis friend went into the verandah he slipped to let the visitors ace for themselves specimens take if over and managed by the Canton board into the sleeping woman's cubicle. Picking of the work they are able to undertake, as well alone. up a pair of scissors that. was lying on a side the girls doing of spection to the Con- Viceroys of the provinces concerned on the sub- such work before them. Viceroy Shum tas communicated with the table, Ng crept up to the bed and clipped the Half an hour's visit bangles off her wrist. The woman swoke in vent will suffice to convince one and all that ject and has also brought the matter to the at time to see Ng leaving her room, and dis this institution is deserving of a full measure tention of Chang To Chai, the president of the covering that her bangles were gone, she of public support from all who are able to ex-Yuet-han line, with the object of having the raised
and roar. Ng fled into the kitchen lend it. We may mention that if any goods repairs carried out as expeditiously as possible. the bangles down the drain. The are left on Saturday they will be raffled for. nies worn recovered, arid Ng was given in
THE Montaner sailed from Manila on 11th inst. sentenced accused to six werke hard labour, THE P. and O. Company's steamer Moolian to Hongkong for sepairs, The vessel will be, six hours' stocks, to receive ten strokes of the left London on 14th ult. with the following thoroughly overhauled. Herowners arm Maurs."), higher authorities. He hoped, however, to be foresight could at best only partially mitigala |ill net ke in operasion for a few days pui
charge. Evidence was beard, and his Worship
Chirjh; and ultimatelý jý ba dapórted,
spacia for Mharghalj—Bar silval, £150,000, Gutierrez Hermanos.
able to let the foreign authorkies know soon,
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