The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 5342-
AWTOONTENTS
Birth, Marriages and Destin. Loading Articles
Departure of Sir Matthew Nathan. Canton-Kowloon Railway... Indian Lawlessness."
The Outbreak at the Dairy Farm. Silver Smugglers in Manila,ja Kowloon-Canton Railway Agreemani. Shanghai Godowns. Harbour Amenities.
Our Overworked Courts
A Bore Without Abuso Mo, Bleak Outlook for Sterling Paid Employes. Chinese Blackmailers, a
The Kowloon Tragedy. ** Secondary Education for Girls. Telegrams:-
The Kiangsu Rebellion. Shanghai ▸ Jectric and Asbestos Co, Ld: „American Court in China.
Anti-Foolbinding Society..
Fighting at Pinghsiang.......
Goode on Trial
Shanghai Libel Action..
American's Reunion,
The Haimen Riots.
Meeting :-
Dairy Farm Catile,
Legal Intelligence-
European and Chinese Contracts. Jettisoned Crgas Criminal Sessions,
Chung Shun Kon's Bankruptcy. Indian Sergeant Commended.
Suit for Money Depoilted.
Hankruptcy.
A Youthful Litigant,
Folloe.
Salving the Kwangchow.
A Noisy Quartermaster.
Row in a Saloon.
A
The West Point Stabbing Case. Conduct of Indian Soldier,
Fatal Gambling Raide
A Queer Arrest
Gambling Houses Surprised.
Alleged Disorderly Behaviour,
A Dangerous Practice."
The Coxswain's Bravado.
Cold Water Stops Suicide. Highway Robbery..
Careless Driving.
Alleged Assault by Indian Soldiers. Miscellaneous Articles and Reports :-
Departure of H, E, the Governor,"
Arrival of Gen. Broadwood.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary,
Royalty in Hongkong.
St. Joseph's College.
Round the Stores at
An Aerial Rope-way.
Christmas.
The Curse of Kowloon,
'A Portuguesa Anniversary,
The Kowloon Docks Murder.
Accidents at the Kowloon Docks, Tur! Topics.
5.S. Perla.
The Engineers' Dance.
Large Properly Sale.
Lusitano Footbüll Club.
Alte Memorial Hospital,
"CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY..
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Hongkong, a search was made för arilcles | party fully recognise, that shoul which it is illegal to export, and the officers posed loan from the, Ariush Gore of the Customs secret service discovered & accepted the latter would ba maizen sum of no less that 20,650 In Callant pesos pn, over a considerable portion carefully hidden away under the Chinese line, and the fact that the repayment freight clerk's bunk, The money was loan is made to extend over a period of seized, deposited in the Insular Treasury, years, would preclude them from exercising and will no doubt, be confiscated in, due those powers which they sock
provincial ourse. It appears that for some time past connection with all national large sums of money were being smuggled out voterprises. From the Brit of Manila, The modus operandi was to make view it is, unfortunate up parcels containing a thousand pesos each; conceal them in special pockets, and carry
he construction of the Chi of the Kowloon Canton rall hung fro far too long c
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願七初月一十年二十三精光 last; an accident which, we ween, chimel the first arrivals in Canada many were prompt the actual loss sustained by the Farm, nearer to losing this Colony the services of a ly sent back by the authoritier at Vancouver when the expente which will be incurred in most able:administrator, and our Colonists a to be dumped on the beach" here, whier replacing the coms, the loss of trade by the sympathetic and beloved chief and friend, their numbers have been constantly swelled withdrawal of the diseased animals from the than has been officially admitted. Since by further batcher from India, who, learning service of the dairy and the general distur Sir Matthew Nathan cane among us a little of the rejection of their fellows, have decided lance in the business of the Farm are over two years ago, he has made the in not to proceed further, and have become, fraken into consideration. I be concern, fluence of his personality among us, from their turn, fixtures in Hongkong. We belleve admirably managed and watched over with highest to lowest, felt in a way that none of that most of these men are better than Chi phe utmost solicitude by the directors, has his predecessors has ever done. In a word, nese coolies for the particular class of work heen none too fortunate during its period of he and his sympathetic administration have upon which they are engaged, but the value existence but still it has succeeded in spite so moulded and filled themselves to the wants of their labour during the day in no wise of many difficulties in proving its value to of Hongkong, executive and social, that Sir compensates for their depredations at night, the public and may, at the prosent time, be Matthew bas become part of the Colony and and while our police may be depended upon considered in the nature of a local instituthem on board ship, where they were hiddenbe further delayed. The the Colony part of the Governor, one and to look after their control during the day-lionThe majority of people prefer to obtain away until the vessel reached Hongkong indivisible. As a keen and able soldier, as light at night they cannot be expected to their milk supplies from an accredited and As there is no restriction against the Im only by the energy of Sir Matthathaus an English gentleman of the best type, as an do the Impossible, since the Indians' Campsell managed dairy than to patronise the portation of silver here, the smugglers from that a definite start has been made on the administrator of splendidly statesmanlike are scattered all over the foot-hills of Kow-lative stock, whose output may be all that Manila were entitled to bring the money British section. Should there be a combin qualities, which should serve to lift him into laon in the thick brush, and it would take can be desired yet whose methods are not nshore and exchange it at s premium, whiched and influential protest submitted to the the highest rank, and as a man whose right the "combined efforts of all the Kowloon always up-to-date or absolutely satisfactory occasionally stood at 15 per cent The Walwapu or the Shangpu against the pro- hand, where philanthropy and charity are constabulary to patrol them. The case of the fastidious taste. Yet for all the care operations were carried out by a Chinese posed Agreement, the terms of which we in question, does not know what its left highway robbery reported on Saturday maken, devoted to the well-being of the animals at money-changing syndicate in Manila. They published some time ago, there is every fellow is doing, the enforced absence of Sir we believe, the seventh or eighth brought the Dairy Farm they are the first to suffer fem to have been highly successful for it reason to fear that the Chinese would Matthew Nathan from our midst, if only tem to the notice of the Police, and doubtless from the insidious disease of rinderpest while is known that at least two sums of 40,000 succeed in continuing their policy of masterly porary, will, nevertheless, be most keenly felt other cases have occurred which have not the native beasts seem to be immune. Mr. pesos each evaded the vigilance of the inactivity. It is essentia,y to the interest of, by all classes, of society, and in wishing his been reported at all; while the circumstances Gibson, the Colonial Veterinary surgeon, searchers, and it is quite certain that if those Hongkong that the line should be completed, Excellency "God speed and a safe retum of the shocking outrage and murder com-remarked at the meeting referred to that it amounts escaped attention many others if only that the machinations to constitute Among us in full possession of his bodily mitled upon the persons of the 3 unfortunate was a peculiar fact that a Chinese 'dairy must have passed without notice. In the Whampoa the port of South China" "should, strength and mental vigour, we feel that we Chinese youths recently in the hills at the tight in the centre of the Dairy Farm pro- present; instance the detectives found 413 be frustrated; While it is true that Viceroy but feeblyexpress the sentiments of each man, back of lung Hom, point most conclusively pertý had been free from the disease for packages of 50 pesos each, the total amount- Chow Fu bas definitely expressed himself in woman and child of the community. Today, to anyone acquainted with the extraordinary twenty five years. He sept on to say that 'ing, as stated, to 20,650 pesos. Had that favour of advancing the interests of his at 2.30 p.m. the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.o., bestiality of indians of this type, to the fact he had tried to find out the reason, but had amount reached Hongkong, the smugglers countrymen, in every way, His Excellency Colonial ⚫ecretary, was sworn in as Officer that this frightful crime was the work of some to be satisfied with what the Chinese Hairy might have reckoned on a profit of some has also declared his readiness to co-operato. Administering the Government of the Co. of these malefactors, and their work only. It an told him- B'long my very good joss;thing like $3,000. In Hongkong the money with the British Government in all 'mkitom lony during the absence of H. L. Sir Matthew must be borme in mind that, of the inha makce chin chin." In that happy state of would have been converted into ingots and calculated to benefit the provinces, over Nathan. Of Mr. May, who is so well-knownbitants of Kowloon, the males are absentmind the Chinese owner will rest content sold here, or elsewhere.. Naturally the which he rules. That would imply that he to Hongkong, nothing is needed to be said, during the day, and many during a part of with the existing condition of things, in-syndicats will feel chagrined, at the loss of is no rabid or bigoted supporter of those who though it may be recalled that he has held a the night also, in pursuit of their affairs clined more than ever to appreciate the their money, but one can understand the are now proclaiming their objections to the similar position, viz, during the interregnum upon this side of the harbour, thus leaving mnipotence of his gods. The result of temptation to risk the chance of discovery proposed greement. At the same time, the which spaced the departure of Sir Henry at all times a number of unprotected women the outbreak, which has not been overcome, when the profits are so large should the Viceroy does not exercise that power, which Blake, and the arrival of Sir Matthew and children at home. With these Indians, in that the stable-boys are locked up. with smuggling prove successful. Human nature was wielded in the past by the head of the Nathan. During that period Mr. Mayfited by poverty and discomfort for any the coriand the infected area is in a state of is still human nature and there are few provincial government. He is largely in the carried out the duties of Officer Administer misdemeanour, what safeguard is there, even siege.. "Even the Colonial Veterinary Sur-people who are not smugglers at heart, hands of the merchants and guilde, and al- ing the Government with most conspicuous during the daylight, for these helpless. ones, geon himself has to be especially careful to even it is only a few grains of opium though this movement has been engineered ability, and he may well be depended upon, in their more outlying homes, against any limit his peregrinations to the vicinity of the or a box of cigars that is at make.by the students of Canton there is reason from his long and varied experience, of concerted attack of assault or robbery, if Dairy Farm, for it is quite possible that the It only behoves the Goverment of the to believe that it has the tacit approval Colonial administration, to direct the affairs not worse, by these vagabonds? In none germs of the disease might be unconsciously Philippine Islands to remove the cause of of those capable of making their in- of the Colony during the regretted absence of the cases of robbery with violence, which communicated by him to other dairies, in temptation by reducing the fineness of the fuence felt in the counsels' of of Hongkong's Governor,
have been brought to the notice of the police, the Colony. For instance, at Kennedy's silver in the peso--a course which they have (overnment officials at Peking. has it been possible for the victims to identify Stables, there is a very large number of nlready adopted, for it is worth no man's question is still in its chrysalis form, but their assailants, since to the average China milch-cows which are as yet uninfected and while to smuggle silver coins, out of the it is another development of the late man ench Indian foolpad looks like the will probably remain healthy unless some country when the profit on their disposal Viceroy's motto of "Ching for the Chinese, arat. We have, it is true, a law which unforeseen accident occurs whereby con abroad je ni When the capture in this and as it is very intimately concerned with Reference to our Canton notes in another enables the authorities to deport alien untagion in spread. It would be in the highest instance was made, the Taming was allowed the future of Hongkong It cannot be too cplum will convince readers of the deter desirables, but the difficulty and onus of degree regrettable if through carelessness or in proceed on her way, to Hongkong with closely scrutinised. For our part we belleve mination, which has seized one section of the proving, hitherto, any individual or collective preventible causes the rinderpest was allow the discomfited Chinesa clerk on board, that it would prove to the advantage of both Chinese at Canton, to nullify the recently case of guilt in the crimes which have beened to attack the dairy section of the Cause. The law of the Philippines provides for the parties that the Kowloon-Cautan railway concluded agreement for the construction of received up to date, renders its applica way Bay institution, and no doubt effective confiscation of the money and a fine of should be completed and operated, for a time, the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon tion impossible. The only thing which steps will be taken to guard against such 10,000 pesos or one year's imprisonment, or at least, under joint control. With regard Railway. The suggestion emanated from remains to be done, seeing that it is misfortune. The disease, it may be ex-both-but considering the extent of the to the loan, the question of the term within the Cantonese in Shanghai that the agree apparently impossible to find and punishplained, is a sort of dysentery to which cattle haul it is unlikely that the smuggler will be which repayment should be made could bo ment was far too advantageoos to the the authors of those outrages which are particularly liable. They waste away to taken back to Manila for punishment. We mutually arranged without much difficulty, Britishers to allow of the Chinese content have already taken place, is to take a shadow, and the dangerous characteristic believe that the discoverer of the smuggied ing to its terms without protest. It was some strong precautionary measure to of the disease in that it is extremely in- money is entitled to a reward of one-third of accordingly proposed that a joint memorial effectively prevent their recurrence. Since fectious. The necessity for eradicating the the money in that case his vigilance
The battle of the godowns at Shanghai should be presented to the Waiwupu by the the fact that a free uncontrolled life rinderpest by radical measures, such as the would certainly be amply rewarded. Assum Chinese in Canton and those of their com
scems paly to bring out and intensify the destruction of the infected animals and the ing that the two sums of 40,000 pesos continues to be waged with unabated vigour patriots in Shanghai. This protest, accord tower instincts of these Indian vagrants, el demolition of the sheds in which they were which ran the gauntlet safely belonged by the meagre minority who opposed the ing to our Canton correspondent, was made the, i olice, we suggest, try the reverse stalled, is therefore obvious, and the action to the same syndicate, and that the adoption of the scheme to sell the Old Dock by telegram on the 13th inst, and it remains system upon then, and shut them up in of the authorities in dealing with the matter profit, was about $12,000 it will be seen that property to a company formed mainly of the to be seen what action will be taken thereon compound during the night, under such as a question of urgent importance is highly the loss of 20,000 pesos will not prove such shareholders of the Shanghai Dock and En by the Chinese Government. Meanwhile efficient guard that they cannos move out to, to be commended. Of course the Dairy a serious strain on the resources of the gineering Company-whose object is to con it should be interesting to observe that the do murder or mischief of any kind. It Farm will resume its old position when smugglers as might as first sight seem provert the land into wharves and godowns. The news of the conclusion of the agreement should not be a hard task to find in the the disease has been stamped out, but mean inble. It all goes to show, however, that minority constituted but a tenth part of the was received with satisfaction in Eng localities where these men work a site where while it will be necessary to make arrange governments with a fixed currency whose shares represented at the meeting of the
The L. & C. Express of 16th cantonment of matsheds could be erected ments for the importation of a fresh supply intrinsic value is liable to exceed its face Dock Company, but by its strenuous de ult. comments editorially thus Much within fences, ingress and egress of cows so that the Colony, and especially purchasing power cannot be too careful to nunciation of the scheme it led many to Batisfaction is felt in London at the from which should be capable of being re the children, may not suffer from any lack remove the risk of temptation by reducing believe that the project was doomed to successful termination of the negotiations gulated at all hours of the day and night of the "lacteal fluid," as it is termed, or the exchange silver value of the coins, minted failure. The result of the voting came af a concerning the Canton Kowloon Railway,y armed Lentries specially detailed for this through the enhanced cost of milk by rea- by them.
pleasant surprise to those supporting the The conclusion of this long debated matter duty. In Cochin-China the French have an son of reduced supplies,
idea of handing over the unused Old Dock is considered a promising sign for the ar- excellent way of dealing with coolie-suspects.
property to another company, for it indicat ed that the general opinion of the share rangement of utlier railway negotiations They are forced to carry small oil lamps SILVER. SMUGGLERS IN MANILA,
holders favoured the scheme submitted by pending in China. As many of our readers when out at night, and wos betide any man
leaders the of the movement, There is no well know, this railway is intended to rani found out of doors without one. The law When silver began to rise in value and the
(19th December.) From the statement contributed by our doubt that the conversion of the property from the Kowloon territory of the Hong- has a short and sharp way of treating intrinsic worth of silver coins circulating, in kong Government, which is situated on the him. In dealing with vagabonds and the Far East became a question of the correspondent at Canton yesterday, together will eventually become an accomplisbed mainland of China, to the great city of reasonably-suspected murderers and thieves, utmost moment from the Government stand: with reports which have appeared lately in fact, but that does not prevent the objectors Canton. The distance traversed by the line
no law can be considered too sumptuary or point; became necessary to review the the vernacular papers of North China, there from continuing their campaign against the will be about 102 miles, and it passes blue," and the state of terrorism now whiple position in order that the intrinsic cannot be the lightest doubt that a strong. venture, and the latest effort to thwart the through a fertile and thickly peopled country. Fexisting upon the Kowloon side well war- value of the coin should not eventually ex- effort is being made by the younger genera promoters is found in the issue of a pam
phlet called The Godown. It is written by It will form the most direct communication rants, in our opinion, our Police resorting ceed the face value. In other words, while tion of Chinese agitators to formulate a between the great port of Hongkong and to any severity that will serve to put an end sterling men were lamenting the reduction in general protest against the ratification of the the Editor of the erstwhile Cosmopolitan the flourishing city of Canton. As is well
to these repeated outrages. We understand the number of dollars due to them, the go. Agreement framed in connection with the magazine and is described as "a joumal of 19th December, Shameen, Canton, the wife known, the Hongkong Government has for that they have already received instruovernments issuing local currency had to construction of the Kowloon Caston railway, finance cents and non-cents," whose avowed of Dr. E. CD VENPORT, a daughter.
some time past been desirous of furthering ions to use their revolvers in case of no guard against personal loss, and in most We read that almost all the schools and object is to crush the new wharf and the construction of the lide. So strongly ressity; but where, wo ask, does protection for cases this was accomplished by a reduction colleges in Canton were represented at a godown schenie. The Godown in to be did it feel on this point that it has, on its the policeman himself come in when deal in the fineness of the metal in the coins, meeting held the other day, the special issued spasnilically," which is to say own account, started the construction of the ing with a mob of ten or more of these fierce The Conant peso, of the Philippines was object of which was to petition the Imperial that it will appear at those critical periods portion of the line in British territory, and it and lawless Sikhs? If we cannot find fixed at a certain rate which, it was expect Government to withhold its assent to the when the new concernoems sulnerable to Saracenic raids. What will churd the will be responsible for the construction of goed and sufficient reason to deport themed, would keep the intrinsic value of the Agreement in question; and it would seem the same. The building of the past in en masse, theit, we most emphatically say, currency, below ite face value in other that the meeting was practically unanimous reader whether in favour of the new com Chinese territory has until now been delayed, shut them up under a surveillance so close words, retain the peso as a token. It was in supporting the proposal to enlist the pany or wherwise is the candour and owing to the obstructive policy of the Chi and severe that a repetition of their out recognised that whenever the silver in the sympathy of the Peking officials in protest-straightthew wd slashing style of the writck, nese officials, but at last they seem to have rageous crimes will cease to be possible, peso exceeded the face value there would be ing against the conclusion of the Agreement. who males an hores about his convictions given way under the pressure of an en
direct inducement for the unscrupulous to Such a movement is, quite in fpe with the Ha is perf. etly certain that those who em lightened Viceroy, and only the signature of
send the local currency out of the country policy pursued during the past few years by bark their money in the proposed godowns the Chinese Emperor to the edict is awaited.
with the object of resping the difference in those who, ubject to the control of Chinese will lose every cent, and he ridicules" the which is largely a matter of form." The rati
exchange... The Government of the Straitsundertakings by European Towers. The ides that dividends will be forthcoming, Of (28th December.)
course, he is quite entitled to hold his own fication of the agreement, will involve the
Settlements dealt with the matter by fixing students are not alone in their effort 10 issue of a sterling loan for about £1,500,000 From the statements delivered at the the value of the dollar at ar. 4d in the induce the Chinese Goverment to delay opinions on the subject and to state sarcast on this side, which, in view of the success of special meeting of the Sanitary Board on and, later on reducing the fineness of the matters in regard to the Kowicon-Canton tically that he will devote his massive brain other Chinese loans, should be readily re- Saturday afternoon regarding the outbreak silver in the coin, The Philippine Govern line, for the Doycott/ssociation, which is to the task of slaying one of the most sponded to by our market when monetary of rinderpest among the cattle at the Dairy ment fixed the peso at two to the gold dollar, backed by ample funds, are also re- hideous monsters that ever appeared on the Farm, It does not seem that the authorities without, however, making any difference in the ported to have firm objections to the shores of the Whangpoo. But unfortunately are agreed as to the cause of the disease fineness of the metal. The result was that terms of the Anglo-Chinese Agreement, for the writer that "monster" is very much Prompt steps have been taken to prevent the intrinsic value of the peso has been in and have already transmitted a telegram alive and possesses as much power of resist the spread of the discare among the healthy excess of the face value for some time, and to the authorities at Peking asking the ance as the proverbial sea-serpent. Mr. J. R. cows in the Colony but the average reader several of those who watch the money Waiwupu to represent their views on Twentyman, the ex-managing director of the will be inclined to ask how the disease market have not been slow to take advantage this subject to the throne. It may be ac Dock Company, is to some extent held res We revert again, in view of the fresh case entered the Dairy Form. If the outbreak of that fact. Recently it was discovered by cepted as a fact that the Cantonese are not ponsible for the suggestion now adopted, DEPARTURE OF SIR MATTHAW highway robbery by Indians at Kowloon, to have understood that there might have been contrary to the law of the country, large secure the end they have in view the pro- the autocrat of Shanghai played ducks and reported in our issue of Saturday night of had occurred at a Chinese dairy one could the Customs secret service in Manila that, working single-handed in endeavouring to Lut conditions have materially altered since our oft repeated demand that something be some laxity in the disposal of the cattle and sums of money in the form of silver pesos bability is that they are following the advice drakes, with the affairs of the Company, done, and done immediately, to pot an end in their treatment, but at the Dairy Farm, were being surreptitiously exported from of the reformers in Shangbai, who, again, If it were true that Mr. Twentyman originat (15th December.)
to the continual menace which exists to life where the utmost care and attention are Manila. Of course, it is admitted that the are stimulated by officials adverse to foreigoed the scheme, then it is also trup that To-day signalised the departure from and property in and around Kowloon, by given to the stalling and feeding of the Chinese money changer is one of the sharpest interference in any shape or form. There is the interests which were then at sinka Hongkong upon a voyage of recuperation, reason of the presence in the neighbourhood animals, the outbreak is inexplicable. The dealers in the market and asspicion im no suggestion that the Kowloon-Canton line were in no respect identical to those affect of our universally popular Governor, His of a large number of parasitical Indian shareholders of the Dairy Farm are certainly mediately fell on them. The peso being at should be dropped the idea at the bottom of ing the shareholders of the reco Excellency Sit Matthew Nathan, who provagabands who have found their way across entitled to the sympathy of the community: a premium could be sent to Hongkong and the movement is, doubtless, that the railway company. As a matter of fact it ceeded by the mail-steamer Devanka south to the suburbs to prey upon pencelul citi in the vicissitudes which the concern has sold at a proat in the form of silver ingou thould be constructed with Chinese capital. tinctly stated at the meeting of shar to, Singapore, and thence to Java, where, zeas and Chinese women on the mainland. experienced in the past, and the trial When the officer of the Customs found that it may also be that the Chinese hope in the which was held to discuss the doubtless sojourn in the garden-like These vagabonds are for the most part Sikhs, through which the Farm is now passing there was a leakage somewhere they set to end not merely to secure the abrogation of selling the Old Dock to the props heights above Batavie, will servo to restore and turbulent lawless parisha at that, belter. It is true that the Goverment wil; comwork to discover, its source and last week the Agreement as at present drafted but and godown.company, that the sch him to that normal condition of robust and quicker at using a knife, than a pick and pensate the company to some extent for they made a haul which should in some also to obtain control of the entire railway, initiated by Mr health) and activity which was so severely shovel. Their assival here seems to date resorting to the drastic, but necessary, a degree compensate them for previous losses or, at least, to hinder the work of construc P.&O. Company endangered by his deplorable accident upon from the commencement of the emigration sure of slaughtering the infected animals, On the afternoon of the 11th inst, when the tion and thus paralyse the efforts of the British which ap the Polo-ground on the 5th of November movement from India towards Vancouver, but it is unlikely that such payment steamship" Taming was just about to sail for Goverment The Chinese of the reform on the
The Bernese Alps Milk Co, in Hongkong, Hongkong Volunteer Ressive Association: The Hongkong Coton Trade. Armed Fobbery on the Border. Canton Day by Day.
Kowloon-Carton Railway.
The Yuet-han Railway
H. E. Chow Fu.
The Lieschau Affair.
Telegraphs in China.
Frochow. Races.
M. J. Chaptal.
The Shanghai Sikh Polica,
Wuchow Notes.
A New Japanese Steamer.
Aunti pium Demonstration.
Prince Fushimi's Visit to England.
Japan's Maritime Trade, Collision.Case:
Duke of Connaugh's Vinit. Flour Milling in the Orient, ' The Knight Commander, Piracy in the Far East.
Commercial-
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Weekly Share Report. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Freight. Exchange. Local and General.
BIRTH,
· MARRIAGES. On November 8, at San Francisco, Cal., JAM-SD SULLIVAN, formerly of Shanghai, to JOSEPHINE GENEVA HAYES, of San Francisco, Cal
On December: to, at Shanghal, Leopold CHARLES FELLOWES, of the London Mission, Huangpi, son of the fato Daniel Tomkies, of Great Yarmouth, to MARY KATEY, daughter of the late John Stratford, of Wormley, Herts, England.
DEATHS. hen:December 11, at Kalbing, MARY GRIER BLAIN, eldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. Mercer Blain, ågo six years.
On December 15. WILLIAM CHARLES FURSMAN, at Shanghai,
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The Hongbing Celegraph conditions are more favourable:
MAIL SUPPLEMENT,
- ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906.
NATHAN,
ÎNDIAN LAWLESSNESS,"
(17th December.)
THE QUIBREAK AT THE DAIRY
KOWLOON-CANTON, RAILWAY
AGREEMENT,"