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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 1906.
BUKIT MALACCA.
157** 156 02.
No. + Mill ran/5 days (crushing 97 tops of No, z
mine ore and 2.135 281.. tons of surface ore. Total 2,332 tons.
340 oz., producing Amalgam collected: Retorted gold: Smelted gold:
1.39 dwl. Average yield per top
Total tons crushed:
5,443. gold woD
88.811 oz. Average yield per wh
3.24 dwt, Fineness of bullion
040.507 W. . MARTIN,
General Manager,
THE LAIR CAPI, BARNES-
LAWRENCE..
well as by the extent of consumers' wants,
Refening to our circular of 5th inat., wherein allusion was made to a circular of
leading taras
ufter being gently" remonstrated" with. _Aher transpired immediately preceding the first of | Give piratical ailacks or altompis on British the agreements referred to above. While steamers (besides the capture of an "Aerican stating the probable decline as one of $5, we hil vessel) had occurred in these waters in about cannot be at all positive as to the exact n many weeks, his Excellency Shum, who figure; this will, of course, be determined by was not only Viceroy of the two importers' hastiness to clear their holdings as provinces, but fleppo and Governor of Can- 100, issued a proclamation addressed to his subordinate officials, announcing that, long and careful investigation, he has discovered that the guarba should pitrol the West River have become scatined about like the ass in heaven or the chessmen Chinese dealers, we have,, on the present on a board," Hi Fxcellency therefore ordered occasion, to note the receipt of another cir General Weng-Pai-Tsung, who is well known cular from the same dealers and bearing for his ability in discovering robbers, to take adate the 3rd ult. This latter communication **ufficient rumber of
braves powerta!
"land
is addressed to all the foreign firms of im- nd that uroceed at once to Suman-iu, Fuwan, and district, where he is to make a successful
porters who, up to date of writing, have noti] search
yet met to consider the proposals therein!! submitted.
villagers in the vicinity. Now, after the stir or any of their booty are being concealed by that had been made, and the trouble given to
t
"Recollections of Forty announcing the death of Captain L. A. W. 14 #xcellency, it goes without saying that such
#
unmerciful
In modification of the previous proposals, to which no reply has yet been returned, the dealers submit a substituted set which they claim at being suited to, present circums tances and at being "the best possible terms they can offer."
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
repails by the Dock Co., resumed her to-do Tut's Kinskan, having completed her smi Monday. She went up to Canton this morning.
MR. H. H. J. Gonipertz-int forsilie last time do Wednesday as police magistrate. He leaver the Magistracy toʻtakeup his new appointment as attorney-general. wish him hi new office.
Owing to the departure of Mr. H. J. Gom party from the Magistraev, Mr. F.A."Haroladd prosided in the large Court on Thursday and Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne bad charge of the small Court,
A SNAKE measuring six feet in length "and about four inches in circumference. was exp. tured a day or two ago in the yarð of Tgpo Terrace, Kennedy Road. The reptile was first seen in the fowl house.
THE contract for repairing the UST. M Clellan has bean awarded to Singapois, the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board agreeing 10.com. plete the work in 167en manths, the period the Hongkong Dock Co. agreed to do the work in.
H
ed to make such raids fere the Delta despera- | under consideration. They are as follows: DURING the twenty-four hours endíngal niz
these districts is estimated to be above that of Foyal landed in November. 1858, and by direct consequence of the faithful discharge of) braves" would execute a strategic move three equal parts at time of taking delivery, that
THE ANTI-JAPANUSH AGITATION,
REMARKSØER SPEECH AT SẦN FRANCISCO.
The agents at lonn'ulu of the Pacific Mail and other steamship companies are urging the Governor of Hawaii to proh bis the landing of Japanese immigrants by tramp steaners, According to the /j/ it is proposed to prohibit these immigrants from landing on the ground that the quarantine system in this country is not tigrirously enforced in this branch of the emigrant
traffic. In the United States it appears that the anti-Japanese movement is rapidly gaining ground, and in addition to the various societies which have beat organised the Commercial und Industrial Bureau at Hawaii has.
Biged the necessity of some
measures being taken to restrict Japanese immigration and influence. It is also stated that President Roosevelt is in favour of such legislation, and that the exclusion of Japanese will be a plank in the platform of some parties during the Pre- sidential campaign. An #ociation has been formed to agitate for the exclusion of Japan.
CHINESE EDUCATION COM
MISSION.
AND THEIR TRADE IN CHINA.
The people, in the interior of the empire are being taught that there is danger in be feared from foreigners' designs upon China, and that they must, therefore, be prepared to defend
3. That the Importers will forego and. not colicet from the yarn dealers the usual 3 conte per bale per day charged for Godown rent, Insuranc: and Interest on the uncleared cargo. as well as on the cargo already cleared. That future purchases of custon yarn, be, aleared by the yam dealers within 3 months from date purchase, after which fate the importers iball be at liberty to re-sell the yaro at the then market rate, and all differences shall forthwith by the yarn dealers concerned. 4. That ment with the undersigned yarn dealers, agree- ing to sell their cotton yarn to them exclusively for the term of 3 years, and not to sell or deal with any other yarn dealers aid or new, -10 long as the names of such yar dealers do not appear is the agreement.
visil all the Chinese Schools in the Straits Set. their country against them." "Mysterious ƒ spirits in the next world-and then confess and be paid off the Importers enter into an agree-
By the steamer Zai Sang yesterday, says the Free Prest of 24h ull, there arrived in Singapore a Chinese Education. Commission consisting of Mandarin Wang Fang Cheung and Yun Yow Lenug, head of the Chinese College at Canton, The Commissioners are to- lements and Dutch Indies, and instruct the teachers in the system of teaching in vogue at the Canton college. This step has been taken so that Chinese boys educated in these schools may, if they desire, proceed to Nankin and Peking to continue their studies in the colleges there The students passing out of the colleges will then be eligible to hold Mandarin offices.
In view of this visit it is interesting to note that Chinese Schools where education in im- parted on the Imperial System have been opened in the Straits and Daich East Indies
omens and tokens of the gods' displeasure are reported from the provinces too. Young lads and girls are lasing their queues (pigtails and plaits) in the night. Chickens are rabbed of their wing feathers, money is taken from locked chest and mysterious tokens left instead." So felters from China istorm the writer. All these are signs that old iesidents will recollect oc curred both balore the massacre of the French |at Tientain in 1870 and the Boxer troubles some
*. thirty years later, writer" W. F." in Pall Mall
mail paper brings this great change for the bel ter well out: the station alluded to being Hong SOME ÛNYAVOURAHLE REPORTS,
kong. That station, at the time of the taking over of Hongkong as a British possessian in The prospect of the rice crop for 16, which 1841, and for many years afterward, had an promised to be an exceptionally abundant one, evil reputation for malarial fevers, such as often has undergone a great change lately, and the occur where ground in the tropics it broken up for the first time. It was commonly supposed outlook is now considered somewhat unfavour ahle, A Japanese paper states that in Tokyo, that the 'decomposition of the grauite laid bare Saitoma, Chiba nád Kangagawa Prefectures in the preparation of foundations for the erec
tion of barracks and other buildings in Hong- the grain is very unsatisfactory, though the plants have grown very well. In these places long was to blame for the heavy mortality Like the vest, it is feared, will not exceed four foamong the British troops stationed.tbere. per fan (soo tuba) uch
Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast, cot són unfavourable
10 many Mate of affairs is not confined in the neighbour years ago Hongkong was deemed a veritable hood of Tokyo.
The condition of the rice white man's grave. The object of the letter is is warsa in the north-eastern provinces, to show that the prevalence of malaria in capecially in the districts along the Pacific China is one reason why opium is so largely cast. In some places in... Fukushima and
used as prophylactic (as opium eating in India iyagi, the crops are again almost entirely same purpose). Mr. D. N. Reid writes
In the obituary notice of the late Capt. Barges Lawrence, the L&C. Express say sumed, though the general condition is better follows:-
China is a malaria-stricken country, as will-The Governor of Hongkong, Sir M. Nathan, tha last year. In Yamagata, Akita and the Hokkaido, the crop promises to be a fairly
by reading the following extract from has sent the following telegram (received at the Kod one. In Niigata and Toyama the harvest Major-General Sir Alexander Tulloch's Colonial (fice on Oct. 3) to Lord Elgin is is estimated to be about that of normal interesting book.
year,
search" is bound to occur. The The failu e in the Tokaido district is attributed Years o
We arrived at Hongkong at Service":
Barnes Lawrence, &,"Regret to report
squeezing of the unlucky to the gloomy weather and low temperature the beginning af November (18(8), and Joined
death of. Caplain
laylages who were alloded to in the proclamation, Barnes-Lawrence to-day, prevailing at the beginning of the autumn. the 2nd Battalion, then
quartered on board result of exposure on Sept. 18, This is heavy
ton, will, according to "alo custom, be quite
That our subsequent comment on the In the districts along the japan Sea coast an old three-decker, the
Charlotte,
a matter of count. But any one who knows cominunity."
Tresh propositions may be rendered the the weather has been comparatively favourable, until the shore barracks were vacaled by the costo Government of Hongkong and shipping a mat
what the powerful braves," otherwise Yamên The news of the death of this
runners of Mandarin soldiers, who are employ. In the Kwansat diraict and Kyushu, every 5th, which had been nine years at Hongkongficer will be received throughout bath the
mora intelligible we append the propositions thing has heen lavourable for the rice crop,
and in that time had buried the regiment three naval and colonial services with deep rezret.
are, will feel
I quite verbatim as embodied in the circular letter] certain that if by any s
chance and the growth of the plants has generally times over. The mortality in those days was From the meagre reports which have reached been very good. The result of the harvest in appalling, as we were soon to find out. The his friends and the Colonial Office there can
docs-the real culprits, that is—were found at ". That the importere bilow the differences be little doubt that he met with his death: as a
home, the celerity with which those ** powerful on the dealers' purchases to be divided into anormal year. Generally speaking, the resull time next year they had lost from fever.
ment to the rear woul constitute a record! But of the harvest this year may be estimated at and dysentery, out of Boo men, no less than his duties in the terrible typhoon which burst
one third of one part be paid in cash on delivery, HOL less than 43,000,000 koku This estimate 235. There also died in the same time hall
an Hongkong on Sept. 18. Captain Barnes the writer would ask in all seriousness how his shows a decrente of about 8,000,noo boku on the women and all the children?
ivotės, aj tz ·months' date, and the balance.or the final forecast issued by the Department of
Lawrence took a keen interest in the social countrymen, and especially the men now geve hard or one part to be paid by Promissory Happily, things are quite otherwise now a and spiritual welfare of the places in which erning us, who are nothing if not humanitarians the other third in 24 months from time of de- Auriculture and Commerce and a decrease of days, with Hongkong as a military station, he served. The splendid King Edward the of the most sentimental kind, can ever crant-livery. Such Promissory Notes to bear Interest
hunt 5 o noo koku tiem the second forecast which in those days could only be reached by Seventh Soldiers and Sailers Home at Gibral-enance such childish and useless acts of cruslly a 6% per annum.
their own that was published.
sailing troopship round the Cape of Good
"That the Importers allow the yarn Hope. The depression caused by a feeling of exertions and he left that port carrying with devices, perpetrate whenever the British Gov. dealers 2 months' time to clear off all their pur-
tar was erected in great mensure through his af Chinese Mandarins, when left to remoteners from home must have had"no"
him many proofs of the great regard, in which ament permits the duty of capturing pirates chases on the understanding that the yarn small share in helping up the malaria mortality be was held by all classes of the population,
devolve entirely upon Chino, instead of dealers will take at least of their holdings. tak ng the direction of affairs (diplomatically every 3 months. of half a century ago.
both civilian and military,
termed "co-operating,") and so securing that satisfactory steps are taken to ensure the SAFEGUARDING OF BRITISH
punishment of the real in leaders and astas. SUBJECTS
sins when a case of piracy and murder occurs of which the victims are British subjects? For, at the best, the men decapitated last month will have been criminals in custody for other crimes; at the worst, poor wretches who, 10 avoid actual starvation, will agree to accept a certain sum to ensure a provision for their
suffer the punishment for a spime, that they have not committed, in this unless there is a of the men arrested suspicion that some
which case they are lor- may be guilty tured till they confess and can be executed. Indeed, out of forty "captu es " in this instance, only three of the prisoners could be uspected of
But one of the cumplicity. leaders was arrested in Hongkong, he having imprudently showed himself in Kowkcon. That these prices may almost cease for a ittle while will doubtless be pointed out s But arousing the dermaut suspicion and dis proof that the thinese authorities have been like of foreigners, inbred in the Chinaman, the successful. The real reason for this, however, result of his colossal ignuss co of Western is that the pirates will be lying low whilst methods and purposes, continually played upon every gunboat and Mandarin guardboat is on too, as it is, by the anti-foreign element, is
the "qui vive" and, mernwhile, they are most dangerous proceeding, even if the motive having a good time in the gambling hauses, underlying it were only to reconcile him to the opium shops, and houses of i' fame, which creation of a huge atiny, with
its reserves, on they always promise after a big aul, the last Japanese lines. The "American boyzoit" riots, of the outrages attributed to them being the attack on the foreigd settlement at Shang
ng the storming of the Customs station at Sam har, the murders of the missionatics and other Shui [There is no truth in the report British subjects, the stabbing and learing for of the raid of the Samshul Customs as dend of an Australian doctor-as ordinary
arymur readers well know -Ed., 2.5° 7.] "bey tour tourist are all the direct result of this artifi were from one in twe biedre | strong, and erally worked-up animosity. By the display of were armed with Winchesters and revolvers. tactiul firmness a titish Goverment can al
This ther
went throuch and thoroughly ways ensure that no serious trouble, will come
loured, and though a large force was inst i Chion. But let Peking once grasp the fact from the nearest military station-when an that a British Government weak and in alarm was gi en-they got away with their capable, a the case at present, and lost, losing only a few killed and seven pri
sneers in fighing their way through. Tut the relations between the two countries once get into a tangle such as we
whether we tus to the lack of security for now see, ill repeated cases of bad faith foreigners, who are now forbidden to travel in and outrages compel a resort to drastic certain dimricts, or to the last and very serious breach af faith with this country, action. Thus, with regard to the Chinese Cus toms, the latest development is that Sir Robert the stopping of the Canton and Ilongkong Hart has twice received "verbal instructions" Railway (vid British Roulcon) construction, from his now Chinese superiors to continue on a most frivolous pretext, which has Jun! the administration of the Customs as hereto. been added to the already long list of fore, and that be proposed returning to Peking smilar signs of ill-will to this country, or to to issue a circular embodying those instructhe danger of a fresh Boxer outbreak, the out tions. But such verbal messages are nothing lockerhaps, son, it might be advienble for but no added insult, and quitet Ching's terininalogical inexactitudes" in an Lard Kitchenerteconsider if, in the near future, swer to the gentle remonstrances" (to which he will be able to spare an army corps from
Ever well-informed of the
Sarcastically correspondent India for a campaign. For as those who can "Times' his Highness Ching repeatedly
Great Queen's" Recession, are well regarding the year of the "nothing has been changed" regarded that history of our relations with her Court since the control of the Custous! Now Sir Robert Hart aware, such a course as that which our severn- when a fresh Imperial dic: is issued cancel. In the necessity for the desp tch of an expedition will only be really seinstated satisfactorily ment are now purai g there has always ended ling the former one of May 9: which appainted from the neighbouring empire. The report of Tang-abao-yi and his colleague "Comptrollers the intended strengthening of the British and of the Customs. For not until theta inter French Legation guards at Peking is a draw lopers are removed, their offices closed, and that shows which way the wind blows, as may Their large salaries withdrawn, and Sir Robert's also be the murder of the Austrian Vice-Consul office restored to its proper status as a Depart. Fietsin who was a German because the Foreign Office, will this be Chinese people deten bis countrymen above the case. If that is not done we know, in Sir all foreigner. owing to the doings of the Robert Hari's own words, what will happen Mailed Fist " in Chios! that ** "the absorption and
disappearance the inspectorate sooner or later," Now, the inspectorate, f., British control of the Cus toms, is the bulwark of British trada China Without it this would, as Peking desires it to do, fall before the insidious attacks of the anti foreign officials and the system of universal corruption now prevailing. What this would people at home, For the amount of British mean is little realised by our Government or capital invested, one way and another, in Chine,
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and Koreans from the United States, and 217 political bodies in California have joined. Nearly four and a hall million signatures have been obtained to the roll of this "anti-Japanese Union.
A Californian Senator, speaking at a meeting at San Francisco, declared that the Japanese were more to be dreaded than the Chinese. The Japanese were moderate and diligent, and were especially skilful in imitating the arlsand industries of foreigners-hence they were the most dangerous in the world,
The Americ
nation must at once adapt some legislation to prevent their ingress into the United States In ancient times, continued the speaker, the Asiatic peoples embarrassed Huropean coun tries with military aggression, but at the present day, although the aggression was peaceful, it was none the less dangerous.
From these reports it would seem that the anti-Japanese spirit in the United States is not confined to any one small section of the come manity, but is spreading through the States along the Pacific Const.-Japan Chronicle.
TANJONG PAGAR DUCKS.
RECONSTRUCTION WORKS.
It is understood that plans are either seady or neatly ready for the execution of the great reconstruction work contemplated in connec
this year.
RAQB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LID.
GENERAL, MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT.
he following is the General Manager's report of the working of the Raub Australian Gild Mining Co. Ltd. for, the four weeks' ending 6th October, 1906.
The accompanying sheet of mind'' measure. ments and assay results of prospecting work shows a total of 337 ft. for the period (4 weeks) dnder review's made up of 15 ft. sinking, 75 ft. driving and 247 ft, crosscutting, as against a saint of 300 ft. for the previous month.
MINES
Bukit Koman :—440 Level, Drive South.- This has been extended 12 ft., bringing the total to 192 ft. The lede, 51 in, wide, gives an average assay of a dwt.
4 Level South, No. 1 Winze. Hereft, has been sunk, making the total depth 56 ft. The lode averages 38 in, wide, and is worth 6
dwt.
440 Level North-The cromsen west has been advanced 25 ft., making a total of 68, without striking anything of value and has heen stopped. A crosscut east has been started and taken 19 ft.
340 Level Drive South-This has been driven 11 it, making a fotal distance of 463 ft. The lode has again disappeared-some mixed mailer for 20 in wide, assayed if dwt. A
crosscut
scut is now being put off to the east to fur- ther explore this end.
340 Level North, Drive on Hooping Wall Branch. To this has been added Bft, making a total of 39 it. The lode, 55 in, wide, assays
dw, Crosscutting for Stops-filling: 131 ft. of this work has been done.
st
Stopes. Ore has been raised from the fol-
tion with the taking over of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company's property by the Government. The decision that the minar Harbour scheme must be proceeded with has entailed a certain abandonment, at least for 'some years, of the original lagoon dock plans in their entirety, The landward side of the Lagoon scheme is be held more or less in abeyance, but that side that will run parallel with the wharves and be worked in connection with these will be includ ed in the general reconstruction scheme. The feature of the greatest interest is the construc tion of the new graving dock which is to be situated between the P. and O. wharves and what is known as Keppel Harbour, for
New Harbour, mcily
This fine deck, when completed, which may be io four or five years time, will prove an Imperi al asset of high value in addition to its general utility for the larger classes of ocean. going steamships. It is to he some 8y7t
7fect 160 Level, Drive South. This has been long, too it. wide and 30 ft. depth on the sill
driven 34 ft., making a total of 127 ft. The The dock will be arranged as two docks, of ddtode averages 49 in, and is worth 14 dwt.. ferent lengths, in continuation with an interme. diate caisson to allow of the two see jon being worked separately. For the reception of the largest class of ships the intermediate caisson
lowing?
Above the 440 Level (1 stopes) Lode 75 in. wide, and worth 64 dwt.
Above the 340 Level (2-stopes). Lode go in. wide, and worth 8 dwt.
bove the 245 Level (2-stopes). Lade 84 in. wide, and worth 4 dwt.
STOPE MINE.
..
160 level, Crosscut Kast.-This has been extended 31 ft. bringing the total to 297 ft. The rock passed through has been well defined. The distance estimated to interiect the East Lade is spent within a few feet, but owing to a flatter inclination of the rock we shall probably have to go a few feet further. Water is now making very freely, which is a promising in
dication,
would be fanted day; giving abundant length room and to spare for such a liner as the giant Mauretanio or such a battleship as the Dirnd sought. It our information be correct, as we belleve it to be, the actual cobic capacity of the new dock will be larger than any dock now in existence. The whole question of big battle- ships and huge ocean liners implies a coinci. dent increase in the size of ducks, and it is manifestly a malter of commonsense business foresight that dictates the construction, at Singapore, of such a dock us will accommodate the largest type of vessel that the needs of
Above the 60 ft. leval (1 stopo) Lode 104 peace or war may send out to the Far Eustin, wide, worth to dwt, Singapore Free Press
THE SALUBRITY OF HONGKONG,
178 VALUE: AB ́A MILITARY STATION.
Garellt.
At
the
11
and dependent
д
on the continuance and
prosperity of our trade there, is little short the amount represented by the National Debt The Times, ever its ready supporter, and
than £250,000, 00 of British capital is locked
up in Shanghai alone.
Then
in China hecomes more serious with every
COMMERCIAL.
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.
3 pm.
of
the
The undersigned yarn dealers agres to purchase about 100,000 bales of cotton yarn from the Imponers every year for the term 3 years. Such 200,000 bates to include presto; stock of uncleared cargo, while the Importers agree not to ship ar sell their yar to Swataw, Amoy, Fonchow, Canton and all places on the orth and West Rivern, Hoihow, Pakhai
Kwong chow-wao, Haiphong and Yunnan,
if the foregoing 4 proposals are approved of by the importers, the yarn dealers will make a deposit of ga cents per bate upon de- livery whither purchased before or after the agreement Such deposit to bear interest or 6% per annum, lo form a fund to secure the undersigned, yam dealers against any default they may incur towards the Importers on ac count bépurchases made after the execution of the agreement. if any of the undersigned go out of business, after clearing all their pur chases made since the date of the agreement and after settling up all accounts relating to same, their contributions towards the guarantee fund after all deductions (if any) shall be re- funded to them together with the interest due thereon. to refund, however, shall ade until the fund reaches the sum of $100,000. Payments of the so conis per bale deposit are to be made by the yarn dealers until the fund reaches a total of $250,000 when such pay- meats shall ceaNC.
be
In case of failures or other causes, dimi nishing the total of $25,000, the yarn dealers. shall resume payment of the 50 conta, per bale until the fuod again. reaches $250,000 when rúch payments are to a' ain cease."
The observations we have to offer
each
of the clauses striating are as folder one
Clause 7, as stated before, is dependent. upon the Compradores for its acceptance or rejection. Importers have no way in the
matter.
Clause z, the arrangement proposed is. have to discuss the question among them subject to the decision of Importers who
selves.
Clause 3 embodies no new feature to alter the relative position between importere and their principals in Bombay to whom refer ence has been made on the occasion of the first representation and, as before stated, by whose instructions Importers will have to abide.
Clause 4, 1st section, is much too restric tive and binding an Importers to be acquiesced in by them in a spirit of perfect equity. It must accordingly be rejected. Im- sell to any Brm of dealers on the guaranted porters reserve to themselves the liberty to
of their compradores.
o'clock on Thursday, only one arrest was made hy the police in the Central district. The nau is brought before the Court this moraipgech a charge of banking vegetables withoutra licence. Fined."
THE Water Police proceeded against w sampanman before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourse, at the Police Court this morning, on a charga of making fast to the sa, Hatching while she was entering the port to-day. They admited the offence and were fined 350 each.
THE engagement it announced of Norman: D. K. McEwen, 91st Argyll and Sutherland High- landers, only son-of-Me-and Mrs. A. P. Mc. Ewen, fate of China, and Jenn, eldest dapgbtør of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Keswick, of Verdlay place. Fornburst, Bossex, and Mable, Kirkcud brightshire.
P. G. 112 BERNIE tummoned the master of ike steam launch Wui On before Mr. F. A. Hain- land, on Tuesday, at the Police Court, for carrying fifty-seven passengers in excess o the 26th instadt. The Wus On in a Yau-ma-ti ferry launch. The master admitted the charge and a previous conviction and was fined $75.
MAN Woo and Les Ken, pork dealers, of stalls No. 176 and 139, respectively, Central Market, were summoned before. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court on Tuesday, charged with being in possession of false scales. Inspector Withers prosecuted. The men admined the charge and his Worship food them $75 each.
AN aged Chinaman came before Mr..F.A. - Hareland, at the Police Court this carding. "You are charged with bawking vegetables within the limite of the Wanchai market," said the Coure, !! I was not," replied, the old man, you, ask the policeman who. charged, malf I was hawking I The policeman said he was. Fined $3.
THE MM. 9.8. El Kantarah, which left Houg kong on the 19th ult, and arrived at Shanghai on 15th idem, experienced the full force of the typhoon and bad to fettison about fifty tener of coal and 150 tons of water ballast. Sho'ld not put into any harbour, but kept her nose Ko the wind at slow speed and completed the voy age without any mishap.
WILLIAM Stewart, a foreman, employed t Quarry Bay Shipyard, prosecuted a free- year-old Chinese boy before Mz÷H/H. J. Compens, at the Police Court on Monday, for stealing a copper steam pipe, valued at $20, the property of Mosers, Butterfield and Swire. The lad admitted the charge and was ordered. to be derained in gael for three days and to receive twelva'sivakes of the birch,
A GAMBLING raid at No. 61, Temple Street North, Yeumati, al sight o'clock on Wednesday, resulted in the capture of seventeen coolles, who were interested in a game of sedu paf. The raid was conducted by Inspector Mac. donald. The prisoners were charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court on Thursday, when the two leaders were each 6Bed $25 and the others fifty cents Bach,
discharging cargo, alongside the sa, Vandalia, A COOLIE, who was employed on a cargo-bost yesterday afternoon, slipped into the captain's cabin when that gentleman was absent and removed a box containing sight singlets, valued at Sao. He was arrested leaving the vaseml Taken before Mr. F. A. Hateland, at the Police Court this morning, he was sentenced toxix weeks' hard labour and four hours' stock. DEATH has removed another resident of Shang- bal, in the person of Me.. W. .R.. Prior, bo died at the Nuring Home about 4 m 27th ult. The deceased was about 29 years of age and came out about three years ago from South Africa, whrie be had been sketching for he had been connected with several, papars Loddon papers. During his stay in Shanghai and was well known for the excellence of his sketches, The deceased was, tekan.ill, sims ago with typhoid which was followed by
Buyers-Naional Banks 247. gkeng Firem $332), China Fires $95. HK., C, and M. Sol, Hongkong Docks $151, Shanghai Docks Importen by the second sub-section as to Steamboate $77. Shell Transports 30/-, Rubs The Imitations sought to be placed upon Th. 101, Humphreve Estates $133, Dairy Farms $17.
the places of export do not commend them- pneumonia. Electrics Srs, Tramwaya $115. Kellers Hongkong Banks $820. Unions selves to acceptance. The zone comprised A CooLIE, no occupation, and no addrefs, $775, Cantons $100, Indo hinas $73, China within the ports mentioned is already repre- and Manilas $33, Douglases $40, China Sugars
Nominal Hongkew Whats Th 227 Hongkong Match S11aj, Cements $19.
the
wanted to make Mr. F. A. Hazeland believe at
belonged to another. He was charged with the larceny of an umbrella and a bundle of cloth- ing. I was walking along the street@yaiter. day afternoon," he said. "Suddenly a pollen. something under my arm. How it gottkere
• manseired me anduban Torealized that inked
could not say Sequel: Three waam. gaol and four houn' stocks,
60 fl. evel, Drive South.-This has been sometimes, in the past, the sole guardian of $145. Kawloon harves $go, Hongkong Landesented by agencies of importing firms and, the Police Court this morning that it would driven o a naturally, Importers do not care to that Tode averages sog in. wide; and is worth 7 dwt,
Borneos Sto China Providents 30.25, lees 65. Level, Crosscut Weat-This has been
$136, Roper S China Light and Power $10, advanced 21 fi, making the total 236 ft. Lode R3 in. wide, worth 7 dwt.
Stopes: Above the 16c ft. level (a stopes), there is the old question of piracy on A: S. Watsons $124, Powells $8.
adjacent waters. In this con Sales-Hongkong Fires $132, China Fires nection the writer's friends state that the faverns, HK,, C. & M. Steambhati Say, Dairy al of the Rev. R. J. MacDonald, M., was Farms S17. made the occasion of a most remarkable der monstration of respect and regret by the British and Chinese communities who attended it la largo Dumbers; whilst both were equally in dignant at the loss of such a valuable illis (which will be severely felt in educational, medical, and many other circles) through the ferocity af the Delta pirates, who blew the doctor's brains out whilst he was attending to the grievously wounded captain. The removal the foreign Contonese Viceroy
BUKIT MALACCA.
No. 1 Winze below the No. a Level. This has been sunk 4 (t, making a total depth of 41 ft. The lode, 46 in. wide, assays 10 det.
No, 2 Level, South Crosscut. This has been advanced 20 fi., making a total of 165 ft. This has served to provide waste for filling, but has revealed nothing of value. A consicut west
been started,
bar
Stopes From below the No, a level (r stops) 10 44 in wide, and worth 8 dut.. Separate Cost Sheet, and Milling Returns accompany this.
The following editorial Appears in the Singapore Breg Press: In the old mailing „days regimanial reliefs abroad ware- few and far between, and a battalion would often lie in one station for long period of years before it was moved to coton. ments elsewhere either by route march as in India, or by sea transport. Now a days every cold season there is something like a general ber, 1906. post" while the movement of time-expired men
Milling Returos-4 week sending 6th Octo
BUKIT KOMAN.
40
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THE YARN TRADE,
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
liberty as heretofore of shipping yarn to Coastal and Riverine ports.
The inducement held out of a minimium purchase of 200,000 buler each year for the next three years is not attractive. Imports are not quite so anxious for Chinese to buy so large a quantity; their eagarness is that dealers should buy for actual requirements and effect Immediate clearances so that ImapRoz Henry 'Griffin, a stoker, one bould porters should be in a position to guage, the HM, ship Kant, opened the head of rickoba exact portion of the market and can be coolie last night with a stick, and kad je mot "regulated by dealers' actual wante. It dum barn for the intervention of two soldiers, whe TJEK JOSITION OF DEALERS,
healthy market that is sought to be created had to overpower the sailor before they could In their report dated and instant, Masers. rather than that a fictitious.one established: relieve him of his stick, he would in all pend
Clauses providea for a measure of pre-charge this mossing,
bility be landing his trial on a more serious Phirozsha B. Petit & Co. write pil
Our last circular was dated the 19th ult,caution concerning dealers alone with which giant him at the Pelles Court to-day However, the charge outrages by British and Chinese public opinion since when there has been nothing freth to Importers have nothing to dq.
Was one of assbil. Mr. CA. D. Meibomba" on the spot, was not due, the writer belleves, report in tha jim trade.
Arrivalı —Ppr.6-0. Kumtang (fram. Cal- | fined him two dollars, and ordered him to, plea to our people's outery, but to his trouble with On the 17th inst. the second of the Agree-cutta) and Ceylon Maru and Malta (from the coolie fifty.cesis s 'compananiloní, the powerful Guilds of which the Pall Afall ments mutually agreed upon between deilers Bombay) of about 3,300 bales. Gazelle gare an accoup! fast April. The DEW and Importers for the suspension of opera
Shipments-To Shanghai and Northern
ABOUT, 10.30 am, on the Viceroy, Chaus-fu, as the writer recollects quite well, is a
good oficial, but old and VOTY
following day (18th inst.) our yarn mørket
Uncleared Stock—About,32,000 bales, Unsold Stock. About 105.000 bales. however, which accounts for the appointment, opens for business again. In view of the
may get him help at deed. But as our high rate of exchange ruling, coupled with Exchange. We quote, to-day, as under- present Government is evidently quite content the slackness of demand for yam for the cold }, India T..T. at Rs. 170 per cent. to leave the safeguarding of British subjects,ason in the North, we anticipata that, upon
Demand
all ag' d
administration was held for these
days for clean up and 1 day to affect earlier He is known to be Yuan-Ship Cap" weakly, tions comes to a termination, and on the Ports about 2,500 bales.
homewards and fresh drafts outwards gous on 1. Stamps working: steadily. And the British battalion in the East Period of work i 18 days, leis tost time 0,68
transport of bullion.
is now never more than ten years in and
station. This frequent change is a fall moral
and physical stimulent to the men, and what Ore milled t 2,317 tops Bukit Koman
with modern barracks, well ventilated, and
under the best of hygienic Napervisio, the
health of the Army in India and colonial Amalgam collected: station is good, with occasional exceptions Retorted gold:
arising from individual carelessness, and resort Smelted gold:
893 tons Stape Mine, 3,210 toax Total
730 01. 725812 01.
105.dat,
2,264 01, producing
to antiva bazaars, where food and drink may be | Average yield per ton de saxily infected. A reforanca appearing la'a
B
value of tellings.
4.5% dwt,
and
their shipping, and trade to the case of Peking resumption of business, prices will rule five London TT and the local authorities, plus "gentle remona. trances" when murders or attempts to plunder dollars lower than the respective quotations
or molest these occur, it may interest the read: in our circular of 14th August last, when Shaogħti.
善良
Demand, 2.3.7/15d.$
was somerbut damaged by the N.D.L stakmer Malley at Nunding," "The Helina “upa at anchor and the Mallas came down river and rounded to undayika utern of the cruiser And - wool up tivary and when bff the pott bow, le
gan to drift down river, and in so
dolar the raked the port side of the Ialma wa TRE-AT-PRA "the quarter," befini aha'i zwang-cléir, //The
· Halles wan btit slightly datänged, losing WW/Ze 'light which wemu kijerkatda vecovered from the |wanhip; "The dannya döne to the fialová, it
ar to know how those, same amibenties, mai, prices were given for the transactions which Silver" udenmaan 1, 25, 39 9/15di per de. * is stated, amounted to aboar $1,800 Máxican)