THE GOVERNOR'S ILLNESS,
IMPENDING VISIT TO JAVA.
SECRETARÝ OF STATE SANCTIONS THE TRIP.
7th inst
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY DECEMBER 8 1906.
TUKA.TUP.CS
ST. ANDERWS STAKKE.
sat inst
BALLEGED INSURANCE FRAUD:||RAISING "AUSIBAM LAUNCH.
PARTICULARS OF THE CASE OUTLINED.
sth inst
365
NEGLI
OXSWAIN'S
17th insta
to the bad effects of St. Champagne. Contrary. Shang, Chung Shing, and Leung Wongtur Master, summoned Chung Chin Kai, of cal practitioners here assembled at the office into the circumstanco-connected with (tha':
The St. Andrew's Stiker was run' off this thorning at the Happy Valley race-course the attendance was very poor, due no doubt It will not be entirely unexpected news for
to expectations only eight ponies faced the the majority of people in Hongkong to learn arter, Mr. II. 1. White, who e rien peny. No that His Excellency the Governor has been 19, proved an easy winner, thanks to the start. advised by his medical attendants to re-ig. The other ponies, and riders were as fol
HARBOUR MASIEK V. LAUNCH OWNERI
Male 6th inst.": ME F. A. Hazeland, Brit police magistrate,
Akerwa adjournments on account of the opened the hearing of the case at the Magison-appearance of the defendant the case in tracy, this afternoon, in which Wong Sui, Ma
which Lieutenant C. W. Beckwith, R., Har | Chỉic
ats under charges of compiring to No, Queen's Road Central, for the recovery defraud the Ch na Mutual Life Insurance Com of $1,750, the expenses of rising the defend pany, imited, of 53,00 on an insurance policy; it's steam launch Fur Sw, which was sunk Mr P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring and in the waters of the Colony, the said defendant tto Kong Sing for the defence Delective police.
cuperate, after bil illness, in java,e The Mr. W, J. Gressos on No. 5, Mr. Barlow, appeared or the prosecution, and Mr.ing: failed to comply with the notice sent dustrial Licence," The grounds upon which | waters of this Colony on the 3rd instan
return of Mr. F. H. May, the Colonial "ecre
Mackie on No. 39, Mr. W. J. Clarke on No.
"MACIÓ NOTES.
CHINESE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERE,
[From Our Own Correspondent.)
Macao, 29th Novembar. The members of the Chinese guild of medi. of the Procurator of Chinese Affairs and ap pealed to this official to be exempted from the payment of a tax imposed upon them by the Department of Finance, designated an "ip
base their petition are as follows:- with any fee whatever for carrying on their profession; (2) That they are persons of very fimited means, so that the imposition of the Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Mesura, Dennys and tax will cause them hardship; (5) That by the Bowley, appear d for the prosecusin, and Mr.ws of the country they have no legal right to caim or demand any consultation fee from FX d'Almada e Castro for the defence.
Mr. d'Almada e Castro said he was prepared, their patients or for anything done in connec that the sum charged had been expanded. He pla.ue epidemics they had voluntarily offered sad gratuitously • rendered their services, to the consisored the sum claimed we are bo
and bad performed there the Mt, Morcell don't think we are bound to Chinese Hospital
work of a lasarelto tender for that contract,
The Procurator, in view of there circum. stances, promised that representations shall be
tary, from his trip home will enable the had numbers ̊4, 41, to, and 44'were ridan 37 | Sergeant. Morison, watched the case for the in by the Harbour Master requiring him to the That bitherto they hava dot bean taxed 11 M.S. Kent, exid that at 5.30 p.m. on the
Governor to proceed on his holiday without delay and we sincerely trust that he will enjoy a full and speedy recovery in the mountains of Java. The telegrams which have passed between His Excellency the Governor and the Secretary of State for the
by
Gative riders, - 'l be first saddling beli was rung punctually at seven o'clock, and by seven-thirty the elders were on the way to the post. The start uig was unhappy, to say the least ofit. Alterabou five false starts in which the ponies were away fairly level, the red flag was dropped to absolutely the most ragged start that could have
appened No. 19 had at least five
remove the said launch within one week from the 5th October, 1996, was continued at the 1.ad presiding. Petice. Court, at noon, to-day,r. F. A: Haze
Colonies, officially sanctioning the journey the best of the field, and was never beadedwenty years' endowment policy for $2,000, pay the amount claimed if he were satisfied lon with their practice; (4) That during
to the Netherlands Indies, have been come municated to us and ate to the following effect -
From Governor, Hongkong, to Secretary of State, dated 3rd December, 1906 ---
Doctors strongly advise my handing over government to May immediately on hir arrival on 8th December and, leaving for change to Java on 15th December, returning soth January. Please telegraph if I should act on this advice."
Reply from the Secretary of State, dated 4th 1 ecember, 19:6
"In reply to your telegram of yesterday's date act on advice of doctors. Hope you will defer return to work until quite re covered."
A
Food
THE WEEK'S WORK. This week's work on the surf prayed more active than the two preceding caes. many of the subscription griffins were put to hard work, the majority giving their owners great satisfaction. One thing that appealed to me during my visits to the course is the
was
Worship-The point at issue is whether the amount reasonable.
Mr. Morrell--The defendant failed to raise
we can raise it for the best terms we can get. We need not go out of our way to get lenders.
STREET LIGHTING,
the
"An inquiry was held at the Harbour Ofice this morning, before Lieut. C. W. Backwith, x.w., Harbourmaster and Marine Magistrata. charge of negligent navigation preferred against Chau Kul, master of the unlicensed nu launch Pagey, by Captain De Horsey, the negligent navigation baying taken place in the
Walter John Brown, tat cisar pelty officer,
·3rd inat, he was bringing Captain De Horsey from array Pier to the Kand: When: about half way across the raptain gave the order to "hold water." Witness then looked round and saw
small white steam launch, called Perar just clearing witness's bow. There (Was alican- other steamboat, painted green, which had to go full speed asters, or she would have est William Heory Toale, an able seaman daƐ board U.M.S. Kini, unid they left Murray Pier at $30 p.m. to take Captain De Horay to H.M.SK, and corroborated the of the last witness.
down witness's boat, meda
Kui, COXSWAIN of the steam launch
I be was in charge of bør ob the 3rd/
He did not go across any, HAYRİ
who is a broker, introduced Leung Yim hèr, and if he does not comply with the nailca | delay most of the streuta kerá have at last been she stoppes to said 'After going fully into thin
חנן
made for the favourable consideration of the authorities and added that he will exert all his efforts to obtain for them the relief they seek.
boat's bows. He passed under the stem of the After repeated futile attempts and moaths df- boat. He saw the boat: distinctly, and when lighted with the electric lamps for the past few nights, but there is still much to be denied. The installations to private residences have given somewhat fair results though there am no signs yet of the are lamps along the Praya Grande beyond the iron posts and wires. The menacing dangers of the uncovered wires fixed to low walls and posts are causing much apprehension as a casualty attended with loss of life on account of contact with the wire, when the current is turned on, has already occurred here some liste ago.
Court the particulars of the case, remarking that Mr. Goldring proceeded to lay before the it was a very complicated one. The first date in which the story begins was on the 35th of july last when a man named Leung Yim Cho went to the Canton office of the China Mutual Life Insurance Company and applied for a The manager, Mr. T. Edwards, the Canton winning very easily, the second pony running agent, isased an interins receipt for the first him to a length on sufferance only,, Mr.Jupp's "year's premium, which amounted to $110.. pony, No. 44, with a native rider up, had his That was paid on the spot. The receipt
dag sent to the Hongkong office and then Mr. d'Almads & Castro-They will have to head turned the wrong way when the tropp d, and not until the others were well to the office at Shanghal, whither the prove that the amount is reasonable,
Mr. Morrell I can prove what the contract wat issued and in due course the policy over the Black Rock did he commence to
of the Harbour Master was.. ovove. The St. Andrew's Biskes of 1956 there arrived in Canton and was banded to the third
the ID:6 was a fianco pure and simple. The time defendant, who in turn gave
His to Leung policy ta en to negotiate the distance-balf a mile-Yim Cho, It might bere be mentioned, said Mr. Goldring, that the third defendant, Chung
·w. s 1 min. 2 4/5,000.
Cho to the China Mutual Life Insurance Co. a the 11th of October the fourth defendant, who alleged she was Leung Yim Cho's widow, and the third defendant went to the com The pany's office and aid a death claim. statements made by these two persons, he said, were so co flicting and
rite and I have naturally jumped to the satisfactory that Mr. Edwards decided to write conclusion that the time is as yet not ripe for to the Hongkong office for instructions, with the result that Mr. Knox caused further in- these worthy "sports" to set to work,
The best moving posies this week was Mr quiries to be made. It then transpired that the particulars given by the third and fourth H. N. Mody's No. 2, Dr. J. P. Jordan's, Mr. G. C. Moxon, Mr. Marshal's black and Hon, accused at the Canton office were undeni. ably falsehoods. The address given was Mr. W. Grenson's two Derby ponies, which
wrong, and the vilinge where they alleged arrived in the Colony but a few days ago. Leung Yim Cho resided in the interior was These two griffins-a bay and a dark greylag wrong. The statements made being con. were sent over the quarter-mile distance toge A terrible tragedy was brought to light thes, Both animals have a very pretty style of radictory, went on Mr. Goldring, the claim. | Mr. E. C. Barlow, the, latter to prove that the Lieben to assume the post of director-in-chiel
maring, but the grey, especially, has a more
LOTE Ants were asked in come to Hongkong and taking style. Mr. C. R. 11all-Brutton's and lay their claim before a solicitor. 1 bis they did, and on the 14th November their case was put in the hands of Messrs. Wilkinson and Mr.-J. Gray Scott's ponies on the course for a while, and on
Crist, who took up the case. A very suspicious, thing, he said, was the fact that on three differ at quiries being made by your humble ser vant I was given to understand that they
-ecarious the third defendant applied to the received their medicine at night, Mr. Murray
complainants for fresh claimant's forms. It but as a judge of horseflesh be appears to me to his hands. In the meantime a staff in com- be 100 much tucked up and lacking in flesh. -The-two-Derby griffins of MT. E. Hough-sent to make inquiries-
plainants' employ, observed I. Goldring, was which arrived from Shanghai some days ago per steamship Mangsane, I had the pleasure of seeing in going form the other morning. Ose of the ponies in absolutely in the rough, while
SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT SHATIN
THREE MEN FOULLY DONE TO DEATH.
7th inst.
shortly before sleven o'clock yesterday morning is the New Territory, when three persons-iwo men and a youth-were found lying on the hill. side of Kun Yam Shan, west of the Shatio Gap. dead. Their throats were cus' and the bodice mutilated. The discovery was made by a farmer
Computeous absprice of the "man behind the
have not seen
Mr. E. Jones, assistant Harbour Master, was then called. He stated that the Yar Sum had foundered off McGregor Barracks on 18th Sep. ember. It was necessary, he said, to raise this launch as it was a danger to navigation, and notice was given to the owner at his re- gistered address. Considering the price that ad to be paid for juske at the time-5203 per day-be did not consider $1,250 unreasceable. Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada Castro witness stated that he had not examired the pot where the sunken launch lay. Mr. M. Metror, said he, had done so. I
As it was necessary to call Mr. Melvor, and notice had been served on the defendant, his Worship adjourned, the case uptil 2.35 p.m. to-morrow.
7th inst
THE HARBOUR MASTER
The King of Portugal has promoted Captain of the Fleet, Albano Alves Branco, our distia- guished Harbour Master, to be a Rear-Admiral, and this gentleman will proceed shortly to
of the Royal Naval College,
a
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witness want full speed astere,publ evidence of 1st class petty officer Browa and able seaman Toafe and also a letter from Cap. this De Horssy, and the vary unsatisfactory explanation offered by you, Chan, Kul, and taking into considerating the constant annoy ances given to naval boats going to and from Murray Pier, by the numerous launches dash ing across their bows, which same I intend to stop. I consider you, Chan Kui, as coxswain of the steam, jaunch Fager, on the 3rd Decem ber, were a danger to navigation, and hereby suspend your certificate for thres months, at the expiration of which time you will, if you wish for your certificate, present yourself for further examination.
named Wong Shau, who went in search of the towart's animal has a fair style of movinky | was then that the complainants put the case in notice having been served on the defendant.named Chen Pao Seng, who comes bere as the queried us to state that the deceased gentle.
who, promptly repaired to the scene of the a vulgar race-irack term, but the 20nner" they got in the fraud. The 10licitor for the to inspect the wreck he could see her form
three men. The youngest of the three who were murdered was the son of Wong Shuu, the -other-was.hit.nephew, and the third, who was formerly employed as steward on beard the American mail iper Dakota, was a friend of the two.
The borror of the old man may be imagined when he came upon the inanimate forms of his two pearest relatives, lying not far away from each other, in a mutilated condition.
Ho hurried back to the hatin Police Station and
Police-sergeant Devney, made a report to tragedy and had the remains removed to the Kewinon mortuary for examination, pret aratory to burial. The news of the murder was flashed Across the wires to the Water Police Station and from there it was circulated to the other stations and during the whole of yesterday put over a mila the other morning. According/defendant. "Thin,” mail · Mr. Goldring, "is
the little village of Shatin was in a great state of excitement.
he
Sum was sunk.
→ His Worship÷What is your point ?
THE LATE MR `A, D.ŚLATON,
...7th inst CHINESE RAILWAY SCHEMES.
With reference to the notice of the death of This case, it will be remembered, was ad.
Mr. A. D..Slaton which we published on Wed- journed from yesterday in order to allow Mr.
There has arrived in Singapore, says the nesday last, we were this morning favoured C. F..Barlow and Mr. M. Macluar to attend
Straits Times of 2gth ult Chinese official with a call from Midi Stella Bancroft who re- Court today, the former to speak as to the and the latter to testify as to the position in
cnissary of the Chinese Goveromantto induce man was ill in bospital with indammition of the which the Yus Sams lay when she foundered the Chinese resident in the Straits Settlemente lungs, and not with any mantal trouble, as the and Java to lovest money in Chinate railways. doctors in attendance upon him have certified. off McGregor Barracking the 18th September. His 1 xcellency Chen, who is a Hokien, came-As regarda bit having a big roll of bilinin kis His Worship To lay a trap you mean? Mariin Mclvor, boarding officer, Harbour
Swatow, and has made the Chinesa possession, Miss Bancroft was from
a poslikes to Mr. Guldring--Yes, your Worship.
Department, said he was acquainted with the
Chamber of Commerce in Hill Streat his state that Mr. Slaton had only one Stonota in The defendants, continuine Mr. Goldring, focality where the Yui Sum
went down
beadquarters.
The raliway in which "Hs his pocket at the time he went on board the The depth of water in that vicloity
steamer to tiffin, as she stated, by 'layitation, was about 23 fathoms low water and the other appears to have done some work in made statements to, she shroff involving one
Excellency wishes to enlist the financial Shanghai before. I have also not seen Mr.nother, and in which they begged the shroff
port of Chinese resident abroad are chiefly in which a passenger on the steamer at the time When witness' went 40 at springtide.
the Province of Fukien, with copnections
assured her was the fact. Miss Bancroft farther Willems's flyer on the ouse lately. Some to join hands with them and si are what money
north and south into Cheki strict where the suicide. When the party found themselves
10. dismisses, at we do morselves, the theory: Kwangiang,
of evil-disposed person said he was a
She was an obstruction to proposed to prove that under water, complainant said truth of the
respectively. This is a the man who personated the deceased was navigation:
Chinese are of an enterprising character, and
under way down'ike barbour they proposed still alive and concealed in the neighbour Cross-examined Mr. Mclvor said the first it is anticipated that the trade from the various chartering junk or other boat to return to antime, he visited the Yar Bum was about the excellent harbours on the Fukien saaboard to augkong, but the idea did not appear to have
The boatpeople at Assumed name; that the female di fendant, who with er 12th of October.
bean given effect to bood of Canton; that Leung Yim Cho was an
lieged she was the widow of Leung Yim Cho, Wanchai gv te information that the Pat the interior will grow rapidly. There can be little doubt of the success of these railwayṣ--- u. 13 was no other than the concubine of the third
and, indeed, of any railways in China-provided the disgraceful system of likin is abolished; but without a thorough reform of China's sys borne out by the fact that they occupied the same cubicle in a boarding house, their clothes
tem of taxation of goods in transit the success were found in the same box and they travelled
of the fallways is problematical. We are in- e went on further to remark that ho 1ogelher."
formed that several prominent Chinese mer would prove that there was no such street as
chants in Singapore have already subscribed Pak Wan. in Tal Leung City, where Leong Vim Cho was said to have lived, and that
capital to these railways. If this is correct, we hope they have stipulated for bonesty in the promotion and management, and also for some Customs tariff will be adjusted to suit the requirements of trade. If they have not Brewsth... done so, then we fear that the dollars subscri- bed is Singapore are following other similar subscriptions to the "never, never land" We do not doubt the honesty of purpose of our visitant, His Excellency Ches, Doubtless. his credentials are above suspicion. But it is A singular phenomenon of Chinese character that while they are, with notable exceptions, Tytam strictly honest and trustworthy in their indivi. Byewash..
it an Wong-nei-chong dual capacity, as officials, in China, and often Pokfulam.......... in corporate capacity, they are, to put it an gently as possible, not above suspicion. Why
far is it that Chrn has to come ED afield to col lect money? What explanation does he give for the failure of the rich Chiness of Kwang- and Bill District during the month of November,"
matter is that the pony in being physicked." Major Parker and Mr. 1. G. Mackie's steel Key guffin is improving very much since last Iw him, a fact which should please he
wnets. Ellis Kadoone's griffi an animal which is not at all bad incking, was
"ticker" the distance was dropped behind his performance was done on the grass in a min. 2 sec, last quarter 34 seconds.
A TURF ENTHUSIAST.
FIRALY NEAR HONGKONG.
to my
Courte
CARGG-BOAT "HELD UP" AND CARGO STOLEN.
3rd inst
|
Mr, d'Almada e Castro-1 am coming to it, sour. Worship. My point is that if the board ing officer did not go neart › the wreck he can. not speak as to its being an obstruction (To Mr. McIvor)—Did you go nvår to the wreck when you went to lospect it?
Mt Melvor-1 did not think it was safe
WATER RETURN-
7th inst Level and Storage of Water in. Reservoirs on the 1st December, ·
the only family who lived in Tai L'aonger, d'Almađa a Castro~Did you see in what thing more than a promise that the native / Tytam,
and
an
surnas ed I eung were too poor to think about taking out insurance Dalley: The first element of suspicion ne aroused when the third defendant laid the death claim as he did not know the fight name Mr. of the person who held the policy. Go'dring went on: The third defendant said when he laid ite claim that he came 10 Hong kong per steamer Sancheung on the 17th of 'eptember. As a matter of fact the Sancheung did not arrive in Hongkong until the morn ing of the typhoon-the 18th. He later also stated then the morning of the
A band of pirates seem to be infesting the waters mand around Mirs Bay, for a cargo-boat was "helat up" pay the afternoon of the 29th ultimo under unusu i circumstances. The police have nly been notified of the accurrence yeste day. The cargo boar which was held up Frades between Hongkong and Mirs Bay posts. She leaves, Hongkong during the small hourstorm he was walking along the Fraya with of the morning, arriving at her last port toward five o'clock the sanie afternoon, On the 19th
At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 2nd fastant; the farmer reported to the police, his nephew, his son and a friend, went for a walk un the hillside above Shalin. They carried' a chopper, he said, with which to cut down any piece of twig which they might fancy could be Lurned into a good walking-stick. When the trio did not return for several hours the old farmer thought that perhaps they had Afler they journeyed to Kowloon City.
been missing for several days the Rid man became alarmed, and yesterday be went in search o them. After an hour's walk he came across the three bodies, which wore in a tenible condition. Their throats were cut, their queues partly tore off, and other parts of their bodies horsilly hacked. When the trio left their humei on the and the ax-steward who wore an American nickel wich and chain outside bis coat, and had 530 In his pocket, but that was missing when the bodies were picked up by the police. The chopper also which they took out with them could not be
be found
and it believed by the police that it was with that weapon they were murdered. In its place they found two sticks, one a cane and other a sapling Both were stained with blood, and there the police took, charge of, which will no doubt form a clue thai will perhaps lead to the arrest of the murderers. This morning the remains of the three persons were examined, and wevolvers, the others carrying choppers. The crew were given to understand that the body of the of the cargo-boat, seven persons in all, including youth had been outraged.
women and children, were warned that some thing would happen if the
That robbery was the prime motive of the crima is certain, and that the three unfortunata
to
men when they were attacked resisted is borne But by the fact that the ground near where they Ware found was in a condition. odds were against them, however. They were overpowered, and their own chopper was used
und their lives. The police have taken up the question and with the clues they possess are willing hard on the mailer, They have their suspicions as to where the guilty parties might be found, but whether they will make good their suspicions Is another question which time alone will IZVORĪ.
FAMILY TROUBLES,
BROTHER AND sister at waR.
7th inst.
Leonors Arlegin, a minsteen-year-old giri, residing at No. 13, Sa. Wah Fong, summoned her brother, B. E. Artegin, before Mr. F. A. Hareland, at the Police Court, this morning, for behaving in a riotous and disorderly man nor In her house on the 4th instant. The com pleinant simply wanted he Court to make an order forbidding.defendant to return to ber house:
Fung Yim Cho and he (the latter) was swept away by a large wave and was not seen lie, according to the master of the cargo again. He did not report it to the Police. boat, at abou four o'clock in the afternoon, the
n another occasion he said Leung Yim Cho lost his life while crossing over to Yaumati in cargo-boat was making for, Nam. Oman island
British waters, not far from Mirs Bay. bauta sampan. There was much evidence to be called for the prosecution, Mr. Goldring said, an hour's sail from Nam 0, two 'fishing boats, each Currying crew of four men, drew up to commit the accused for trial, the first defend alongside the cargo-boat, and after maki, he alleged, being the prime mover of the last, the eight men sprang aboard the cargo conspiracy.
The case was then further adjourned. boat, Four of the men were armed with re
obstruction
MANGHAI PIBLE.GOODS TRADE.
position the launch lay when you visited her?
Mr Melvor-No.
F. C. Barlow, solicitor, said on 15th October he received a notice from the Harbour Office addressed to the defendant, Witness did not koow defendant, but signed the chit-book acr knowledging receipt of the letter. At that time Mr. Goldring was away, and witnest did not know defendant was a client of Mr-Goldring. l'e despatched his clerks to find the defendant but they could not find him.
A clerk from the Harbour Office gave evidence to the effect that defendant did or register his change of address at the Harbour Office, as it was necessary.
The case, at this stage, was adjourned until Monday Dexi, at 11:30 a m.
A NEW OPEN PORT,
NANNING SOON TO BE OPENED.
[From & Correspondent,]
Pokfalum
tpoj.
LEYEL
1906.
fix' 3" below) Tri′′ balow
overflow
Overflow
26° below ] - 38′ 11′′ below
"overflow
Wong-nei: 45' 3" chong... overflow
tung and Fukion to appport his railway..||| schemes?
We
of
overdow
1731 below 10. 71. overRow
overflow
6.6.
overtow
\STORAGE GALLONI,
190). 295,900,000 Bil -29,540,000
1906.
972, $50,000
nil
50,550,000
32,173,000
Total sosyoess
325,44
445,237,000 Consumption of water in the City of Victoria
1905,
*1906. Consumption...116,409,000 100,961,000 galloni Estimated'
,230,900 235,700 population... Consumption) per head per daydosing
16.8
Consumption of water in Kowloon Foninscla
during the month of November.
Apart altogether from questions of honesty and of the restriching effects of extortionate native officials, there arises the question whe ther the Chinese who foy with railway schemes
· 149,- gallons" are really it to carry them to successful con. cerns. This is a point that will surely occur to Straits-born Chinese, and to those enterprising Rider Main Diriricis during November, 1906, Intermittent supply to the whole of the and industrious sons of Slaim who have ac
Dutch posetimely arrival of the interim gaired wealth in Malaya and the neighbouring and to the Western and Central Rider Mala Districts during November, 1905, the laying of moved to refer to it, the Rider Mains being than incomplete. however, by the report of the China dssociation for 1967 are we have this tens oficial, Hir Facel typical Chinese official, His Excellency Shum,
than
because the the ex-Viceroy of the two Kwang. For no other reason, apparently, British authorities were anzious to have Hong. kong connected with Canion by rail, Bhum sought by every subterfuge in his power to retard the progress of the line. A few days ago, it was announced that the agreement for the requested Tao ni norai Ting, therefore, went foon to Canton, hanging fire for so long, had
construction of the connecting line from Kow
abnguncament being ong yesterday and communicated with the beyong Tangku, valess there is another is Wuchow, and as soon as he arrived thero be at last bean plisucously with, Shum's do..
and secured Si8 in silver and 'noten.
Canton, 4th December, Canton, it was decided that Nanning should be Daring the Viceroyalty of H.E. Shum at declared an open port, but H.E. Shum delayed the opening of that port, so that eventually his term of office in the two Kwas, expired with Nenning still a closed p ri. "The new and very energetic Viceroy, Chow Fu, however, has de- termined to declare Nanning an open port at as
dais a
and for this reason he possible, early ad
requested the Commissioner of Customs at has
y staff forthe Wuchów to arrange for the necessary now Customs-house which it will be necessary to
E. Chow Fu bou establish at Nanning. H
select's site for a Euro pean settlement.
was put in their way. No opposition was, Noel, Murray and Co., Limited, of the 29th The piece-goods trade report of Mears. forthcoming, in fact the crew proved a very November says: According to fatest advices docile lot, and they were driven into the hold, certain points have been agreed to in the con- while two of the pirates stood guard over them,dition the Japanese are trying to enforce before The six other desperadoes searched the Thir they will give up the administration of New penily did not satisfy them for they started char, but the most salient have yet to be tr work to shift the cargo-boat's cargo. When settled, and the date for the final retrocession they had placed sixty cases of kerosene oil into is stil further postponed. Meanwhile the Port their crafts the pirates left. The cargo-boat is now closed, the River being blocked with ice. he cold snap has come somewhat suddenly continued its journey to Nam O, whither they reported the matter to the Custom house
nd rather earlier than usual in the North, as ocials, but they said nothing could be done
the river Peiho is already presenting difficulties to navigation on account of the ice, and it frihem as the piratic Iraid occurred in Brilish waters. The cargo-boat returned to Hong.eems likely steamers will not be able to
mild
spell. So far as this trade is con- sought out the contractors and told them to police at the Central Station. The news wat | mu
is quite immaterial, however, for send in their tenders for the construction of a parture and Chow Fu's arrival. Shum was not dispa'c' ed to ali stations for action. '
there is little inclination to ship anything, gond carriage road in the proposed new foreign
if the dispute as regards payment between
rean settlement. Tenders were accordingly sent in, the local dealers and the Outport merchants and the successful competitor was Mr. His were settled, but the negotiations so far have Kom Wing, a native contractor of Canton, but of American at what figure has not yet transpired. The who has just Manchuris, where he bas been making a topr|ly revenue of $60 from the tax-
LINDALIE AL WANCHI
:
THREE WORKMEN KILLED..
7th inst.
cerned
even
mads almost
come to naught. A represed here from | Imperial Government expects to derive a year. without ansuring much chance of success
Consumption...15,242,000
£ 4093,000 gallona”
70,350
82,000
5.7 gallons
Estimated
population... Consumption"
per head per day Į The Governmept. Adalyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,
W. CHATHAMMAR
Water Authority,
►
THE COMING. EXPENDITULE
content with obstructing the advance of the SINGAPUKK HARBOUR WORKS, British line. He endeavoured to secure the prior construction of the short lins from Canton to Whampoa, a scheme which would have damaged the prospects of the Brities line for the ather. There is no reason why the Chinese, if they can raise the capital and can piltle it profitably, should not bays multiplicity of railway liner; but blind hostility, to foreign enterprise vitive Chinese while the most conservative official' must recognise that native lines are more likely
to be successial if they connect
At the last meeting of the Legislativo Council, "Loan Bill" came up for first reading. It provides for the rising of aʼauni meet the following expendi of 6,124,040. 10:0
Payment of Award and Coste un
tures'
der “The Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinance 1906**********£3,448,550
His Worship What do you say to the charge? morning the others being attended to on the but he is quite convinced that the demard for spirituous liquor without comment from the with foreign countries and settlements where a Redemption of outstanding Da
The complainant explained that she had had of trouble with the defendant before. On plenty the pight In question he went to the house and as being refused admittance tried to break down the door with a hatchet.
ins
be re
BBW
60 cubic feet of earth had to moved in order to bulld for a new power station
POR A A
Wham
to
bentures of
of inspection during the last two months, 1 iver As his opinion that it will be some time after Three workmen were killed outright and April before trade there is properly resumed. Two hawkers, of No, 6, Heung Lane, and a several others received a shaking up in a The country people are, at the moment, iti bostwoman of fewing No. 4,256, were arraigned one before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne on Wednesday, landslip which occurred Fehind the Hongkong affluent circumstances and are paying mone
at the Police Court, on two charges Taking Electric Light Works, at Wanchai, yesterday attention to rebuilding and fixing their dwell
on board the steamer Cranley, yesterday, The dead were removed to the inga than to buying and selling foreign Roods, Do you admit being disorderly in the hoisse. mortuary.
the Tanjong Pagar Dock Bosidzami agnat Defendant-I plead guilty to the charge, spot as it was not necessary to send them to such will come eventually and does not captain, and approaching and hovering about trade is carried on than by running to badly situated and little frequented ports, We are
Conftruction Pagat your Worship. I went to her house to get hospital. At about len o'clock yesterday believe in the power of the Japanese to the Granity with the intention of getting the
not no chrialo that Hla Excellager Chen is por Works-Main, Wharfje Lagoon." back my property and she would not allow cuning the hillside below Kennedy Road. After a careful investigation at
about a dozen coalies were engaged usurp a very large proportion of the trade figuer aboard. The ramske seventeen bottles
the official who advised Shum to open to des all the of which were seized, was taken on board by
Dock and Graying Dock Pon, A Tresty chief cities and towns be satipates the the two male defendants to be sold. They
the object China 114 Singapore Harbour Works m ile stock of American goods at between 63,000 hired the third defendant's sampan to get troy Hongkong as the port of South
HE Cheang
Pas Without the
1110 and
and 55,200 bales, so there is plenty to go on aboard, Inspector Langley asked for a beavy he is identicated with least bit of warning, while all the men were with until the opening of the season. It is in penalty. De aaid that there were hundreds of referred to in the extract from the She Max busily engaged at the foot of the bill, a land- terasi g to learn that Japanese goods are not coolies on board
sall intoxicating liquors to the this isuse then we would advise our Chinese of earth crashed down upon them, barylug that would go to support the Bgures in the table man something serious might occur as there friends in the various parts of the Bontsern several of the coolies. Those who were not below of the very light shipments during the wase coelies of diferent clans, aboarity of the antirely buried scrambled out, and assistad, third quarter of this year. The same report however, ask for a beary renalty on with the aid of the other workmen, to extricate alas sayes-There are rumours of trouble third defendant as in all probability she did three of their confrers, whose groanings could amongst some of the impart houses of Indias not know the business of the two men. The be heard coming from under the earth. After yarn, but no particulars have as yet been made male defendants, went on Inspector Langley, a very arduous task the men were got out, hot public. he strain must certainly be very wore two repatriated coolias unemployed in the they had already died from auffocation. The great, and few can have escaped with a whole Colony and they know that the coalies pay police were notified of the tragedy 'and on, sking meanwhile the market here appears to fabulous prices for a bottle of awthe, HỘ arrival they took charge of the dead men and bestesdylug up somewhat, aspecially for No. Worship fined the two men Sço each, and the rendered aid to others who needed it.
· 101, which are wanted for Ssockyan.
Woman Bj.
River Improvement Scheme Biogapore Municipal Water Works
Inspector Gourley, of No. a Police Station. slip occurred and batween three and four tons an atropely in evidenco as was imagined, and wons allowed this boat and if these people Pe of April 2, 1906-published elsewhere in 7 Penang Pier Extension: co?
Is whose district the parties reside, gave the Court to understand that the complainant had s house of her own and she did not want her brother there. He did no work, but simply lived on his sister.
Look hem," remarked Mr. Haseland, "I am going to bind you over to keep the peace. Don't you go back to that house now,”
Defendant promised, and was bound over in the sum of $:00 to be of good behaviour for gua year, 3!
out,
This Bill authorixas the Government (
·251,170
embarking, their capital in the railways of the sum of 26.133.cigo: for certain Fokleb, The Cleere of the Straits Settle specified in the schedule, and amable ments and the Federated Malay Stater, who Goverment to proceed under The Gi owa their success in life to the free and gens: Leau and inscribed Stock Ordinance 1006: rous conditions under which they live, moder, borrow such sund. The contribution, toİN the British dag, will surely hesitate before Sinking Fund will not commence unit Palve Kiving financial support to. 4. Chizes oficial, the expiry of o years from the date of the pist who endeavoured to cripple the development | isine of the Stock on Debentures of a neighbouring British Colony).