Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 1006.
-rational dress "for" womed, and English good f manners, the Role-of-the-road appears to have gone into that happy state of retirement known as total extinction, until such time as the Governor, the Legislative Council, or the Police,
S. WATSON & CO., proceed to rake it out like a sleepy bear from its hibernation quarters. To the passenger on LIMITED.
foot, to the passenger by ricksha; to the bicy clist, and the passenger by gharry, the advent of the electric car has come as a very mixed blessing, In fact, in spite of the general utility of the service, it has, in the matter of the regu tation of the traffic in our crowded thorough fases, only served to make confusion worse
REDUCED
PRICES.
confounded, since it drives smaller vehicles inta
LOCAL AND GENERAL
TOMORROW will be the anniversary of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra,
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FHE monthly report of the General Manager of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld will be found on the third page.
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THE Aferlín, kuivéying ship, Captain J. F. Farry, left Sheerness on 31st October for China, where she will succeed the Rambler, surveying ship, which has been paid off at Hongkong. the Aferiin will perform some aurveying work
in the Red Sea on the voyage out.
charged three rickshs coolies before Mr.C.A. D. SAPPER J. Lander, of the Kowloon Camp, Melbourne, this forenson, at the Police Court, for refusing to accept a fare while disengaged at Kowloon, on the 24th instant. The charge was proved, and each coolis. was ordered to pay a fine of one doller!
AN Indiao policeman charged a Chinese bill poster before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this moming, with posting a bill on the walls of the Naval yard building it at
PICKPOCKET CAPIO
FUN BETWEEN LUXONG AWD DISTRICT WATCHMAN,
UN DAY BY DAY.
THE YUET HAN RAILWAY.
[From Our Own Correspondant.}
by the soft sounds of a drizzling rain that fell The stillness of the night was broken only. in a silent lane. Every house la the vicially
Canton, 29th November, Mr. Kwong, chief engineer of the Canton- was in darkness, signifying that Morpheus bad Hankow Rallway, returned from Swalow been wooed and won. Even the dickering light. yesterday and hus reported his return to the of a lamp-post in the line refured duty. The Viceroy. time and jam. At the furth, end of the lans THE PRESIDENTSHIP,
man was seen prow ing about the doorstep. In his right hand he held a glistening looking article. Suddenly he felt his hiding place and
Some time ago it was rumoured that
Viceroy Chow intended to appoief Tadial Sum Tung to the presidentship of the Canton-Han-
TELEGRAMS
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE
THE HONAN FAMINEN
REFUGEES AT WOOSUNG,
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 30th November,
S p.m.
Famine refugees from Honan are
arriving at Woosung,
The men have the appearance of starving and are in a state of semi.
was seen to be, following two pedestrians. How Railway Company. It is now ascertained There was a short interval, and then there was from a certain gentleman, that whan he called him 1. Save life 1" were the cries that dis- the railway is to be administered by mer- a marvellous change. Pickpocket 1" "Hold on the Viceroy, the latter clearly declared that tarbed the tranquillity. By the flickering light chants, not by officials, and, that officials will two men were seen struggling against a wall.not in any way interfere with its management, Pandemonium reigned. A sleepy-looking except to give the necessary protection. From district watchman in plain clothes, who was the above fact it is supposed that the appoint nudity. pacing the side wall, dashed into I Yik Lane, ment of Tactai Sum Tung to the presidentship from whence the noise came and seeing the
of the railway company will probably be out of prowler. In the struggle that followed the two men struggling be grappled with the night
the question.
district watchman seized the man by the hand that held the glistening-looking article. He released it pretty quick for he had cut his
..THE NATIVE PRESS.
[N. C. D. News}]
Mukden Revolutionists.
Tokio, November 25th It is reported that the. Tütar Guneral of
narrower places and spaces. We made an after tiffa return recently from the neighbourhood of the race-course to our office, in one of those nondescript funereal vehicles; which, in Hong kony, are given the courtesy titin of ricksha & Our experience of that drive will never fade from our memory, since we that is to say, the man in the shaft and his obedient bal uncartain vehicle-threatened life and invited death at every so yards stage of our triumphal fitting:
Viceroy Shum about April last, has been in Mukden, in view of the activity of certain re or As his action was not of a Starting from the extreme east of the Wanch alreferred to some Chinese patent medicine. fingers with the razor the night prowler hald. custody ever since for commenting on railway searches to be made for them throughout" that from a point of view of speed, a veritable was impased.
rich among risksha.coolles-we through that lively thoroughfare upon our A TALLYMAN employed by the Hongkong and long set in to work at once. He grabbed took compassion on him and have been con: The Japanese Mission, to England. criminal career, pasing everything ahead of us, ut, with quarters at No. 3. Macdonnell, Road, them, and marched the pair to the West
flow!
lion from the Naval authorities. The bill
Chan Ting Heang, editor of the native paper, Ah Chow Foo, which was suspended-by-ex-
We beg to invite your attention to our Price List which is now being sent out. Please apply for a copy if you have not already received one. The reduced prices which take effect as from the 15th instant will be --found- to compare favourably with those
the lane and he also made for the scene. The nature, but public, a number of shareholders of other stores in the Colony whether
Kowloon Whats and Godown Company, Limit the night prowler. by the queue, deparated
the district watchman by the coat collar and suiting about petitioning the new Viceroy for
his relcare, shaving other rickshas both coming and going, made a very good, but unsuccessful, attempt to Point Police Station. "Fighting in the pub-pative and foreign customs affairs, he instructed
THE CUSTOMS. European or Chinese.
H. E. Chow's attention being much drawn to bumping into or brushing aside decrepit old leave the premises with the assistant compra lic street, men and women, missing the wholesale dore's clock yesterday, but failed. He landed the two prisoners. The district watchman dis-
the charge laid against some weiynan to make inquiries into them. We have also· JUSE | slaughter of innocent children bỷ hairbreadth: Fin front of Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police closed his. Identity and told his story to the Yesterday he consulted for some time over issued separately a new fouling a Chinese hawker on the rear, and a
Court, to-da, Inspector Langley prosecuting. amazement of the lukong. The two passers-by,sioner of Customs, when the latter gentleman customs affairs with Mr. F. J. Mayers, Commis- bamboo-coolie on the off ride, as the erratic weeks' hard labour and four hours' stocks
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six who were attacked by the night prowler, gave had an interview with him. It is said that he wine list with prices fancy of our coolie dictated our course. We
their version of the story,, which in part cor- based on rate of Ex-skidded on and off tramlines, bumping into the
roborated with the district watchman's state the special permit fees on towing-launcher.
was well satisfied with the discontinuance of ment, and the night prowler, who gave his name foremost and latter ends of men, women and
as Lam Pui, was held on two charges: Being, change now ruling, reference, to which will show that substantial reductions have been made.
things cannoned off the red-in the shape
of
THE following have been selected to play for the Club in the Rugby Match against the
wal
Garrison, on Saturday, 1st December. Kick-off a rogue and vagabond and carrying a dangerous
4 o'clock. The Club will play in colours.-weapon, to wit, a razor, and unlawful possession Back: W. E. Gilbert; three quarters P. C. of $10, whic, was suspected to have been stoles, Ladki C. M. Preshaw, T. E. Pearce, S. Pelley: He was asked what he had to say, and it is halves: J. G. Jonghin, L. }, Blackburn ; forwards; reported, he made a confession. Frisoner said
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H. G. C. Bailey, H. M. Kendal, H. F. Hick-be only arrived in the Colony from Can man, A. Gange, R. G. Munro, H. F. Chard, yesterday. He was taught how to pick pockets, T. G. Drakeford, W. J. Daniel Rofeice: he said.The ten dollars that was found on Clark.
him, he went on, was obtained by cutting a man's packet with the razor, as he wanted
He was placed before Mr F. A. Hazeland F. Dixon, of the office of Mr. John Hastings.
All prices are now by fixedly staring at the firmanent. The only ny kind permission of Lieut. Col. W. Scuit- money to buy rice. strictly net.
A. S. WATSON & CO.;. LIMITED,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 27th November, 190d.
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Moncrieff and Officers Commanding, the Band
THE PROVINCIAL JUDGE, The Provincial Judge-designate, Chu Shou
volutionists, has given instructions for vigorous
Tokio, November 25th, General Prince Fushimi leaves Yokoham on February, 2nd 1907.
THE SHANGHAI WHARF AND GODOWN SCHEME.
To the Editor of the
"NORTH-CHINA DAILY Nawa Sir, Certain respected business men of Shangbai are anxious to float a new godown Company. As times are ha d, it is proposed to utilize the flushed condition of the Shanghai
Yung, left Shanghai on the 27th instant and is Dock & Fugineering Co., Ld., (le. Farnham expected here about zut proximo.
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A LETTER-CARRIER'S NEGLIGENCE." Yesterday, while walking along Yau Lan parcel of letters. It happened that a woman Moon street, a letter-carrier of the I. P. O, lost came across it, and she picked it up. Think. ing it a chance to report the case to the Postal 1. 10. with the parcel. The Postal Commis Commissioner för reward, she appeared at the
sioner gave her 20 cents reward, and' she went
was sent before the Nambot Magistrate on trial for neglect of duty.
Boyd & Co., lately deceased) to advance the requisite capital for making a respectable start. As it is only a matter of a few taels, one, two object. Just regard the Tiv. 1,380,000 as a or three million, it is unreasonable for any one contribution to charity.
to
At the last meeting of the Dock Co, there was that those who voted for the new scheme was kindly granted one ray of light, and that'
at the last menting would have a chance to
off or shave was the Sikh policeman who stands of the 3ed (D. C. 0.5) Middlesex Regime this morning, and was represented by Mr. away with joy. The lolter-carrier concerned | vote against it at the next. It has seemed to
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men of the West Kent and 3rd Middlesex-on to the bloe-in, the persons of Marine Artillery- men and men of the fleet. We bure down, like thigal and only Assyrian-upon a gang of boys returning to school, and played ducks and drakes with a party of Chinese country cousins, who were taking in the wonders of Hongkong
thing which we did not but, bumpinto, cannon
on duty just below our office, but we made a very good feint at knocking him down, and _mighi bavo succeeded, had fie not moved into safety. We were deposited at our own door in a state of profuse cold perspiration, and with the scalp of our head wrinkled into nullahs of horrified anticipation. To go into Queen's Road to shop, or for a stroll at any time of the evening froms till 9 o'clock entails a degree of danger and discomfort such as we have experienced nowhere else_in_the_Fag-East- Personally we prefer, in making a hazardous adventure of this kind, to walk in the middle of the road, as, in spite of the strong magnetic attraction, the person of the pedestrian seems to have for ricksba hubs and shafts, it entails,neglecting to comply with the Public Health. in the end, a smaller expendituro in splints and Buildings Ordinance of 1 1913 by erecting and amica plaster than would be the case did we ceilings in contravention of section 122 for confine our perigrivations to the over-crowded P. W. D. The accused pleaded guilty to the carrying out works without the approval of the pavements. Speaking seriously, if one confines charge: Another summons was issued against The rates per quarter and por nenasin, propitional herself, or himself, to the sheltered side walks. Yu Wo Fong and Yu Wo Ngai, of No. 57, The daily laue la delivered from when the addrom in of our streets, it is only to emerge as if from Wing Lok Street, registered owners of No. 197,
nocemible to messenger. On copios neat by post an the scrum of an American football gama ́at its
Macdonnell Road, Mongkok-taui, for com additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly was to any part of the
mencing work on the above premises without worst and roughest. Every woman who passes submitting a proper plan signed by an auther world is 80 cents per quarter.
you, in the jostling, that she herself receives, ized architect to the Building authorities, con Blogie Copine, Daily, ten centar Weekly, twenty is incidentally, if unwittingly, the authoress of trary to section 222 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1 of 1933. Both cases were adjourned by Mr. C. A, D, Melbourne. at the Police Court to-day,
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BIRTH, LONGRIDGE. On the 29th Nov., at 10, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, the wife of R. W. M. LONGRIDGE, M.A. R.N., of a son. (1158 MARRIAGE.
God Bless the Polaco_of_Wales. God Save the King.
THE Building Authorities summoned In Ching Wing, the registered owner of No. 8, Jubilee Street, residing at No. 77, Bonham Strand, for
His Worship read the statement accused. made at the station, which said he stole the money to buy rice, and remarked: "How init he wanted the money to buy "rice and he can find money to pay a lawyer, gotten gains, I think.
Mr. Dixon presumed that his friends were responsible for that.
SHRIOUS STABBING AFFAIR.
BOATMEN ENGAGE IN FREE FIGHT,
Three men--the coxswaip, the engineer and a seaman-part of the crew of No. 3 steam His Worship held accused on $1,000 bailment Civil Hospital suffering from multiple
water boat, are now lying in a ward in Gove and remarked that he is bound to go to gaol knife wounds which they received in a free fight. The condition of one of the men is very serious, but the doctors think' he will live.
A NEW PHRASHULOGF,
To the Editor of the
"NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEWS."
new
Sir, The Imperial Edict of November 6, which ordered a arrangement of the Metropolitan administration of China, gave created other new Boards. These names have new names to some of the old Boards and
been variously, translated in your columns and in those of your local contemporaries; it seems important that there should be some uniformity in the English names which are used for these various Boards. As they have been evidently modelled after the Japanese system as far as possible, it would be well if the fame English terms ware used as are at present in use by the Japanese Government. Taking those names used by Japan from the Statesman's, Year Book, the names of the new and old Boards in Peking wauld be as follows:-
Foreign Affairs; the Interior; Finance; Rites; Education; Marine; Justice; Court of Cassation Agriculture; Public Works and
Chad Kan, master of cargo boat No. 494, and a foki were locked up at the Central Police Station on a charge of maliciously cutting and wounding the threa mea in hospital, and as other, whose wounds were so trivial that it was not necessary to send him to hospital.
P
me much like an invitation to all concerned to try the sensation of putting their heads in the wide, gaping mouth of the godown dragon, and, if the sensation is unpleasant, to draw out on Tuesday, but if agreeable, to give the per mission to be swallowed. Mr. F. E. Taylor's own words are "Seeing that you will have an opportunity of reversing your decision at the confirmatory meeting, if not entirely satisfied with the report of the Commlites, I urge you and experienced man to be nominated under to give it a chance and to see what the able the next resolution can do for you." -
I have only one suggestion to offer for the important meeting to be held on Tuesday, and that is that immedia'cly after the vote by ay This will enable the vois to be taken, not by: show of hands, a poll be taken on the question. show of hands, but by number of shares. According to section 79 of the Articles of Association "every member shell bave one, At about four o'clock yesterday afternoon cargo-bost No. 494 was going alongside Wing ments are made beforehand by the Director, vote for every share held by him." If arrange. Lok Street Whaf. No. 3 steam water boat, coming in another direction, was of shares pro and con counted which will indi- a ballot can be quickly taken and the number also bound for the same wharf. A few cate the wish of the shareholders-In case the yards west of the wharf the water-boat col-appointment of proxies may not have con lided with the cargo-boat, doing practically no formed with the form prescribed by Section damage. There was a quarrel, which resulted, 85 of the Articles, the shareholder himself as it is alleged, in a challenge being issued by must be present, if he wishes his vote counted. one of the parties, which was accepted by the am, et other side. They repaired to the wharf, where, the quarrel was renewed, and the cargo-boat crew dashed into the men belonging to the
[The result of the pull must have been water-boat. During the fight the cargo-bast As telegraphed by our correspondent on Wed- extremely disappointing to Dr. Gilbert Raid. men were alleged to have drawn knives andnesday shareholders representing 23,238 shares: attacked their opponents, doing serious inju voted in favour of Mr. Taylor's resolution and ries. When the police arrived on the, scene 3,723 against.—EJ, H.K. T.]||
an attempt to gouge your eye out with her parasol. Your best friend, from a pure spirit of self-preservation, elbows you in the ribs; and in the unseemly scramble for room to breathe and
nove, loathly persons whom you
INSPECTOR Langley, of the Water Police, have never seen before-and never desire to see again-charged three men--a fisherman, a labourer St. Patrick's R. C. Church, by the Rev. Father tread upon your most sacred corns, and glower at 145. Station Street, Mongkok-tsui, before Commerce; Communications; Colonial Affairs, the three wafer-boat men were found lying op and a building contractor-the, latter of Na
O'SULLIVAN-ARMSTRONG,October 20th, at
Cassidy, C. C., Detective-Sergeant EDMOND O'SULLIVAN, Hongkong Police, son of Thomas O'Sullivan, Curraduffe House, Newmarket, County Corte MARIA, third daughter of the lato Michael Armstrong, King Street, Cark. [1151
The Houghong Celegraph
HONGKONG, Friday; NOVEMERR 30, 1906.
'A RULE OF THE ROAD.
Years and years ago—the chronicles con sulted by us do not tell us exactly how long ago-but presumably when Hongkong was still
you by wayol apology. Without doubt, the awful F. A. Hazelind, this morning, at the Police and fear-inspiring misregulation of the traffic, Court, with being in unlawful possession of both pedestrian and vehicular, upon our streets, rolls of calico, valued at 586, which goods were fifty-five blankets, valued at 596, and eighty-six calls for much greater supervision than is given suspected to have been stolen. The blankets to it at present. Whilst we admit that we possess were in a very much soiled condition. They one of the finest body of Police, which it is the looked as if they had been under water for fortune of any Crowa Colony to own, we can-months."One on being brought into Court and not expect thein to go so far out of their duties, ➡already too multifarious-as to become transit inspectors.he "Rule-of-the-road" must, for the safety and comfort of all of us, be much more rigorously enforced than is the case at If the Colony cannot afford a few present, properly qualified transit officers-and surely we can always find enough time-expired
in the bad, and before the advent of reclama Atkinses among usia supply our want--why tion works and electric juggernauts, we believe '--with an emphasis upon the word believe-not, we would suggest, expend a few hundred that there really did exist in this Colony of dollars upon enamelled 'nolice plates, which might be hung upon brackets from the our, something in the shape of an unwritten
collonades of our shop rows, and fixed upon {lawtior,a "general understanding absorbable
by the ceassent and thickest headed of mortals standards in the centre
of each road. —which was known to people under the self-crossing, beating, in: English and Chinese characters, the, simple but eminently use. explicatory praudonym of "The rule-of-the
„Oblate, it being our business, among
ful devica "Keep to the Left." Power invested other matters to trace, on behalf of the public, in the Pelica to summarily fine, to a small things which are lost; we have set ourselves extent, any one flagrantly guilty of violating the task of discovering the "Hule-of-the-road this rule-of-the road, would, we have confidence, in Hongkong, with the most heart-reading bring about the required result in regulating and disappointing results. We have sought traffic of all kinds upon the thoroughfares of the rate upon the Peak, wa bavo sought our city. In making this, suggestion we are il upon the middle and lower lovele; we fully possessed of the courge of our convic have sought upon the flat in Wan tious. If the careless majority of wayfarers chal, and is West Point, also, likewise will not mend their ways, then let them pay in and by special request-in Kowloop; and some measure for the discomfort which they can find no trace of it. Like the Dodo, the unthinkingly force upon the more considerate Gust Ank, the Melogasaurus, the Snack, minority.
faid on the table spread an aroma about the building which caused fospector Langley to remark: "Your Worship might take a look at the exbibit and order it out of Court as it will scent the Court." His Worship did not look al it, but said: "Take it out!" It was carefully removed. The accused said they purchased the goods from a stranger, but could not find him again. They were fined $75 each, or three months' imprisonment.
CRICKET
-I am, etc.
JOHN C. FERGUSON.. November 22.
pondent's suggestion, but we are of opinion tba **We are happy to fall in with our corrés the most exact translation of the Chinese word "Pa" is "Ministry" rather than "Board" Ac cordingly in future the new offices of State will be referred to in our columns as follows:-
(1) Waiwupu-Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (a) Lipu-Ministry of Civil Appointments. (3).Mingchtapu-Ministry of the Interior. Treasury),
(4) Tuchihpu-Ministry of Finance for
(s) Lipu-inistry of Rites (and Court Functions),
(6) Hellahpu-Ministry of Education. (7) Luchuenpu-Ministry of War, (8) Halchuenpu-Ministry of Marine. (9) Fapu-Ministry of Justice, (10) Taliyuan-Court of Cassation. (11) Nungkungabangpu-Ministry of Ag. riculture, Works and Commerce.
(12) Yuch'aanpu-Ministry of Posts and Communications;
Ground to-morrow (Saturday) between the A hong match will be played on the Cricket
Staffs of the Hongkong and Shanghai-Bank and Butterfield and Swire, commencing at a p.m.dencies. The probable teams are as follows:-
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank:-Massts, .L. J. C. Anderson, J. R. Boyes, L. Evans, IL. G. Ferguson, R. R. Hynd, B. C. M. Johnston, F. C. Kendal, F. Nelson, F. H. Penlycross, W. C. D. Tumer, W. McGregor Weston,
Butterfield and Swire:-Messrs; G/ 11, Ed. wards, J. Hall, J. H. Chalmers, H. M. Webb, C. C. Scott, E. C. Hages, A. 8. D. Cobden, B.:| F. Chapman, E. Humphreys, H.W. Kent, T. H. Darton.
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(13) Lifanpu-Ministry of Outer Depen (14) Tuch'ayueu-Consorate for Court of Censors) ----KD.
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FOLICE Constable Berrie, of the Water Police Station, summoned the coxswain of the steam launch Sun Wo before. Mr. Y. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this forepoon, for demping robbish into the harbour on the 2718 instant. The coxswain admitted the charge, saying that it'was done by x new band, who did not know the law. Inspector Langley said that damplog rubbish into the harbour was of very frequent By kind permission of the Colonel and Off-occurrence, and thay it was very difficult to catch cers of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment the band them red-handed, ( Agendant, would not of the regiment will play selections of music have been caught had not the constable bean daring the afternoon,
! in a sampan. A gâine of Sig was imposed,
Reserves: Messis, C. C. Hicklog, W. Iron.
side.
the wharf, bleeding freely from their wounds, and their assailants nowhere to be found, The
ed the police boarded the cargo-boat and ar injured men were promptly dispatched to bospi- tal for treatment, and from information receiv rested the master and his foks. At the Central Police Station the master of the cargo-boat, a quene-less Chinaman, was recognised as bave ing once been an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum. The two prisoners, were armigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morn ing, on the charge, but the cane wat adjourned for one week, owing to the absence of the com. plainants in hospital.
HE, CHOW KU
PREPARES TO ENTERTAIN FOREIGNERS.
November 24, 1906
GILBERT REID.
H.B. VIGEKOY SHÚMING.
SUMMONED TO A UNHAN. [From
Correspondent]
tion to take a holiday in Shanghai, to rest, and,
... Canton, 18th November, When H.R. Shum left here it was his inten- recuperate his health, which has not been good for some time past. H.E. obtained ons month'%., leave of absence from his post for this pur pose, before taking up his new Cuties at Yan- pan. However, news has been received høre that since H.E.arrived in Shanghai he received three telegrams, from the Throne requesting him to proceed to Yunnan and Kweichow without delay. The first two telegrams were, it seems, ignored, but on the arrival of the third, which, it is understood, contained a par emptory order to H.E. to proceed to his new Canton, 29th November, post at once, H.E. Shum was thrown into H. E. Viceroy Chow Fu evidently does not state of great excitement, and gave immediate intend to cloister himself up in his yamen and orders to have all arrangements made quickly, refuse bimself to foreign visitors, for he has so as to coable bind to leave Shanghal at the Issued instructions through one of his wei- earliest possible date, in consequence of which yasan to have a large room fitted up entirely in his people have been bday, day and night, re European style, with furniture to be imported packing his luggage and personal effects. specially for the purpose, in order that he may entertain foreign-visitors in a comfortable and acceptable manner, H.E, is also laying in a
SHIPPING AND MAILS, stock of the best European wines with the same object in view.
[From a Correspondent]
WIRELESS TELEgraphy, H. E. Chow Fu said, in the course of an in- terview, that he was surprised to find a city of the size and importance of Canton was not supplied with apparatus for wireless telegraphy and this condition could not be allowed to continue, H. E. thereforent welynen Chas Shan Pang to the establishment of Messrs, Carlowitz and Co., on the Shamsen, to instruct them to procure and lustal a complete apparatus in the city.
MAFLA DUE-
Indian (Catherine Apear) ged proxi German (Buelow), 3rd proxis pozi German (Prins Hill Petadrich) sik Indian (Nawiang) Bib piox, (S American (Hongkong Maru) 9th prox. The N.C, 1.8, S., Cagra (ali Singaporn for this port this morning, and may be expect The Apcar Co. Catherine Aptar, from ed here on 7th prox. 27, Calcutta latt Singapore on 28th Inst. m, da may be expected here, on grå prox.