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Six persons-a mother and her baby and By courtesy of the Colonial Secretary we, four men-were killed, and two others—a man are favoured with the following, revised pro and a woman-seriously burned or otherwisa Chrudimi badly ipfared in a fire which broke out at No, WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY, 1907.3 Turg Lol Lane, shortly after five o'clock. S.S. Felhí due to arrive at 9 am. Their, this morning. Tung Loi Lane, a lane situat Excellencies the Governor and Generaled a little to the west of the old farbour Office, has been the scene of many a disastrous fire. Officer Commanding will go on board of and as far as our memory goes it is seldom that a fire breaks out in that, locality without the ship's arrival."
involving soma loss of life.
Koyal Highness Prince Arthur, the only sol and brother of out coming Royal guests, stayed with us, what was done for the children As uzuni, nothing! Now that His Britannic Ma jesty King Edward VII brother is coming to us, perhaps, for the last time, and thus
one to sear the British Throne, the sight of whom proves and brings before the minds of the young more forcibly than all pictures or chapters in history can do, the fact that "the King" is a reality, and not merely a name, are they, then, these little ones, to be once again left out entirely in the provisions belog made for their elders to enjoy to the full the sight of all that there is to be seen? Surely, it is not to be so, for it cannot be said that The following PORTS and it is too late to erect a special children's stand fom which they may obtain a good view of at SHERRIES bottled in Europe have least one or other of the functions to take been espoolally selected and pro-place. Few will have forgotten that the first oured from the celebrated Firm or entertainment given by His Excellency, the a.m. Their Royal Highnesses will une Tung Loi Lane, as far as the look-out
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Their Royal Highnesses will land at Blake Pier at ro a.m. A Guard of Honour of the 129th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Baluchis will be furnished,
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Their Royal Highnesses will proceed to Government House at 10.45 am, the streets being lined by troops. At 11.30
Statues of His Majesty the King and His
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CANTON DAY BY DA
MID-CHINA, FAMINE.
[From Our Own Corrispondant.]
Canton, 31st January, ', „A deputy has arrived here from Kiangnan, with orders from if. E. Viceroy Tuan Fang to solicit subscriptions towards the fund for the relief of the faminomuricken prople of that pro- vince. The deputy called on H. E. Chow yesterday afternoon, and reported, his arrival here. It is expected that the Canton people will subscribe liberally to the deserved fund 10 help their unfortunate compatriots.
PROMOTION.
House No.3 is a three-storeyed building. The ground floor was used as a shop and the Chang Wing, the present Magistrate d floors above as dwelling places. The blaze leungshan, has been appointed to the Magis- started somewhere on the first, four and gra- tracy of Namici, in place of the present Magis daily, worked its way to the top of the build-trate, Yuu Kwan, who will be appointed to ing, the fames shutting out all means of escape another more advantageous position. Lan Hing down the main stairway. It was some conci. Tong has been appointed to be the Magistrate derable time after the fire had started that the Pun Yu District, vire Chong Wan 1, who brigade arrived, in charge of Chief Ins. also is-appointed to nuother post.
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THE SHANGHAI RIOT,
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NEGOTIATIONS TO BE OPENED.
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Shanghai, 2nd February 12.50 p.m.
is reported that the Waiwopu has now consented to open negotia tions in connection with the claims preferred on behalf of the British Settlement for loss and damages on the occasion of the Shanghai riots.
Evidence in support of this claims
rival to take up the teins of office, was one for Royal Highneas the Prince of Wales. The was the cause of the late arrival of the instant, it was raining all day, with viole has been ordered to be forwarded to
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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Wednesday, the 6th February, to be observed as a public holiday in the Colony, AN amended list of all authorized architects under section 7 of The Public Health and
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brigade," zaida fireman this morning. However the children. Let them be remembered now.
that may be, the entire building was enveloped, With all deference we.commend this' suggea- lion to the committes having the matter in Government House at 1 p.m..
Their Royal Highnesses will lunch at in flames when the firemen got to the scene, They saw at once that it was useless to make any attempt to save the burning building and Al 3:30 p.m. Their Royal Highnesses will steps were taken to keep the adjoining build be present at a Chinese Theatrical Performings from taking fire. The heat was intense, ance at the Ko Shing Theatre."
but the courageous fire-fighters remained at At 5.30 p.m. His Royal Highness will their pasts, fighting the flames as best they An expert sets, the Java sugar crop last year at
could under the circumstances, never for a 16,660,831 piculs, against 16,322,327 piculs in receive a Masonic Address.
Their Royal Highnesses will dine at Comomout thinking that six lived as far as is known up to the present were in danger, vernment House at 8 p.m., and a Reception in an hour after the arrival of the brigade the will be held at 10 p.m. A Guard of Honour fanies seemed to have been partly subdued of the Middlesex Regiment will be furnished and by seven o'clock the fire was extinguished, leaving the house entirely gutted. After the fire a man' and a woman were found lying, in the backyard at the rear of the building... They were severely injured and were bellaved to
into the backyard,when they, found the fire approaching them and the chances of escape nfl Ambulances were called for and they were remoyed to hospital, but it is not expected that either will live. A search among the debris was then made, and six charred bodies were found. these were taken to the mortuary for identification. The origin of the fire is still a "mystery and the damage, it is said, will ran into thousands. The police have taken charge of the premises and ake investigating the matter.
THE VOLUNTEER BALL.
THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY, 1906. Ilis Royal Highness will inspect the troops of the Garrison and lunch with the
The weather in Canton for the last few days has been very cold and bleak. On the 2813
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THE RAILWAY. The Seventy-two Guilds and the Yuet-han Railway Company have petitioned Viceroy Chow, the Tartar-General, the Viceroy of the Liang Hu, and the Ministry of Posts and Com- nunications, and have telegraphed to H. E. Viceroy Shum, pointing out the advisability of recognising the Hongkong merchants, who have deposited their capital in Hongkong banks an rightful shareholders of the Yuet-han Railway Company, and also asked their views as to the depositing of the company's capital in j.some of the banks in Hongkong,'
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Buildings Ordinance, 1993, is published in the Officers of the 129th (Duke of: Connaught's have jumped from the top floor of the house industry and Commerce, has discovered in the summarily instead of committing it for trial.
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Their Royal Highnesses will be enter lained at Dinner by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, China Station,
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At 10.00 p.m. Their Royal Highnesses THE Peak Range, will be open on Sunday morning, the 3rd February, from 10a.m.will leave for Canton, in a special River 12.30 pm. for any members desiring to practice tesmer. at the 200 yards range.
MESSRS. R. O. Hutchison and D. W. Trat man, Cadets, and T. I, King, Police proba- tioner, passed their final examinations in Can tonese on the 18th January.
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in the early morning and leave at midday in Their Royal Highnesses arrive from Canton.
the sis. Delta for Singapore.
A SIGNAL SUCCESS.
1st February. H.E. Chang Pat-sze, Minister of Agriculture, district of Weichow a kind of sand suitable for manufacturing, glass, and, has reported to the Viceroy his discovery. H.E. Chow is very pleased with his report and told him to take steps to turn the useful material into manu- factured article at an early date.
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THE WEATHER, Owing to the cold weather the beggars are
Mr. P. W. Goldring of Messrs. Goldring & Barlow, who has been prosecuting on be half of the Company, intimated to the Magistrate that bis clients were" willing that His Worship should decide the case His Worship had power to do this under the Magistrates' Ordinance and if he would indict the maximum penalty within bis power, viz, 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour and; possibly in the case of the men some hours is the stocks, and recommend them for banish- ment, the Company would be perfectly satisfied His Worship expressed his willingness to accede to this, except so far as the stocks were concerned, and found the defendants guilty and sentenced the ist, 2nd and 3rd defendants to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour, and the 4th defendant to 4 months' imprisonment, and recommended them for banishment,
necessarily in need of help in both clothing and food. The good folks, of the different hospitals are now distributing cotton clothing and rice to the beggars in various places here. FRENCH HOSPITAL: Yesterday when the Viceroy paid a visit to the French Hospital, he found that a soldier who was seriously wounded during a hot pur. A DUMINHERING & TAX-PAYER" adit af robbers some time. ago, is now greatly improved under the attendance of the doctors the hospital, H.E. Chow was very pleased
MR. Vortzsch has been appointed consul for jinu bury, Captain Kahuo, put into Manilations issues for our Citizen Boldiers" Batt and grateful to the hospital authorities. .. Germany at Hongkong in succession to Dr, Friederich Kruger, and His Majesty's exequa fur has been issuest to hun,
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ON unday last the Japanese freight steamer harbour in distress, 4 days from Samarang, Java. She was en rute to Japan with a cargo of sugar when pait of her running machisery broke, necessitating the changing of her course to Manila. She had to proceed under a low head of steam and weathered several squalls and head winds en route, bringing her into pon believed that his vestul could be repaired and be able to proceed on her jorney Thursday or Friday.
FIKE NEAR÷LAI-CHI-KOK.
RAILWAY SIEDS DESTROYED.
Ordinary non omnications should be adresend total output of the Company's three mines The Editor will not undertake to be resinaxilla f. 23,377.29 tons and the sales during the period after 12 days from damarang. Captain Kunue Pioneered by such experienced members of ed until $1,500 damages had resulied. The
any rejected Mb,, nor to return any Contribution.
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The rates per quarter and per aumwie, proportional, The daily inse in delivered free when the aldre is accessible to mesenger." On roțies sont by print wa additional #1,80 por quarter is charged for postago, The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the
world to 80 cents per quarter,
for the week ending January 12 amounted to
to 18,609.39 tons.
His Majesty the King' has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance, wah respect to Ordinance No. 15 of 1906, entitled
To judge by the stream" of arrivals, and the rapid filling of the rooms propared as Recep
A young spark, dressed to kill, staggered out tion and Dancing Ha is, in the City Hall last night, but a very small minority of the invita..of
of a drinking salvon at Kowloon fæst night, and standing on the footpath scoured the borizon for a ricksha. In swaying from side to side, in would appear to have been unresponded to.
his effort to spot a vehicle, be collided with s From the moment of entering the Hail every.
passing, policeman, who was la ■ burry to get back to the Station and to his bed. After the thing indicated that the function about to be held was distinctly a military of and, as
lato one had regained his equilibrium and everybody knows, the military know Lew to A fire, which broke out in a matshed. at entertain when they set their minds to Honian-tin, near Lai-chi-kok, shortly before speech following the collision, be leaged even if they are but "Volunteer military, nine o'clock last evening, was not extinguish against a pillar.
"Here, officer, call me a ricksha," he said,: haughtily. committees as the following, could it be doubt. matsbed in question is owned by an Indian
"About time you were in bed ; think there'i); -edthat the Bill would be the unqualified success contractor od was used for housing Indian it proved? The indefatigable workers were: labourers, employed on the Kowloon Canton be a hot-boure if you remained here long," the Dance Committee-President, Major A. Chap- Railway Line. It was alleged that the fire officer replied.
"Now look here officer, don't you pilm aff THE boatman, who was seen staggering song man'; Hon. Secretary, Lieut. J. T. Hayton; started through the careless handling of a. an Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Connaught Road Central on Friday afternoon Asst. Secretary, Corp. A. E. Wright. Supper "hubble-Bubble"-an Indian cocoanut pips, lay sauce on me. Nothing doing. G
taxpayer. Do you here that?-bic. Now call last week, and who was alleged to be insane, havd Wines-Lieut. M. S. Northcote and Seg. a few minutes the matshed was tutsed into one me a rick or else you go before the inas
"pect, In. ing on several occasions, after heavy drinking, Majors Rodger, Andrew and Logan, and ye ball of fire. From there it spread toandiner mat
eta cigarette, of sound mind by medical officers. The boat Crake, Serg. Major Gloys, Staff Serg, Averall, fire. The Yaumuti fire, engine arrived scop you walk home; the night air will do you man, Tak Tso, was charged with being drunk Sergt. Henderson and Bevan, Gunners Sorby after the second matshed had caught fire, and and incapable on the public, strest and on legra and Quick. Invitation-Captain H. Meca stream of water, which was drawn from ing of the mon's queer behaviour, Mr. Haze donald, G. P. Lammert and T. Skinner. Cloak nearby ditch, was turned on the flames. Noth Macdonald, Lients. ing could be done to save the sheds and both land ordered him to be placed under observa and Card Room--Capt. tion for a week. The result of the observatios Forsyth and Ross; Trooper Dowbiggin, and were burned to the ground. was given in Coont, this morning. His WorSapper Frost. Dancing and Music-Captains ship said accused had been in goal for a week, W. Armstrong and Wood, and Serg. Murphy, which was sufficient punishment, and dis- These gentlemen could not but have been gratified with the 'reault of their labours charged him with a caution.
for, which their deserve the greatest credit. Given really seasonable, weather, a large ball
Ordinance, 1894.
Bingle Coplo, Dally, in cents Weekly, twenty- WEDNESDAY, the 13th February, will be kept threatened to kill his wife, was adjudged to be nors Bidea and l'etley. Decoration-Capt shed, a few yards away, and that instantly Wok / the mom," said the late one, as ba k
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HONGKONG, SAturday, FebrUARY 2, 1907. -
OUR LITTLE ONES.
Our readers will remember that 'on' Thurs. day last we reproduced, in these columns, 'so,
as a Bank holiday in the Colony. His Ex- cellency the Governor has further appointed Thursday, the 14th February, to be observed also as a public holiday. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Lieutenani A. B. Ugle, R.E, to be his Extra Aide-de-Camp with the local rank of Captain from the 14th ult, vice Lieutenant H. W. T. Smith, Hongkong and Singapore Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery, resigned on leaving the Colony,
extract from the Singapore Free Press, giving | A REUTER despatch in the Singapore Free
particulars of the arrangements made by which Press states that the bragilant of Mr. White. the children were to be enabled to participate ||ley is still alive. He alleges that be is a son in a view of all that was to be seen of the of Whiteley, but the family deny that he is known to them. The murder followed on a "pomp and pagentry” to be put in evidenca.on
stormy interview with the deceased man which took place in a room. The shop was crowded
at the time, but was soon cleared and closed,
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anchorage in the morning." The Chattanooga
IT is not often that a coolie convicted of an
WHO would have supposed that a coolic's mind would lightly turn to thoughts of flowers! Yet, that the mind of one coolie al least did so turn was proved at the Magistracy this morning, when Cheung Hing, of No. 14,
bandh Legjendar YOUDE TAS," said the officer,
good,"
The young spark thought the officer was bioting that he was in a non-sober condition, and consequently showed the officer what an expert he was in the art of swearing, by not repeating himself. "Do you know I am a taxpayer?" he asked."
"You look like one," said the officer sarcastically,
"You bet. It's me that pay your salary; Goʻ
Mercer Street, had to face Mr. Melbourne ahead and call a ricksha," he replied in tone
of commandi and answer to the charge of stealing two
The officer aroused to a certain pitch mada a' pots of peonies in bloomf
It appears that, along Boubam Strand, preparations speech. "You may be a laxpayer or a tato aie being made for the Chinese New Year payer or you may not be," he began. Now, celebrations, and already the flower sellers are look here; I don't give a blank whether you displaying their stocks of flowering plants in pay taxes. Your taxpaying has po affect on my pots, But at night these are left entirely un-salary. It appears to me your taxes are paid In there (pointing to the bar-room), ?NOW protected, and no quite at the disposal of any one who chooses to annex Any of them, and you shave off and keep a civil bead on your, who can thereafter get away with his choice. shoulders, or else drunk and incapable will be This is what Cheung Hing did, and that is why against your name in two shakes he con
cluded. he is poorer by $to to-day, since that was the Magistrate's assessment of his misdeed.
There was a marvellous change immediately? Thanking the officer for bis kind advice, be took to the street and in a slight drizzle. which was then falling he disappeared around
spicuous.
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offence calling for a sojourn in the stacks has room, perfect floor, ideal music, that, coming a valid and reasonable, or good and sufficient from a Band that knows her to inspire the excula to adduce as to why he should not be fest of Terpsichoreans to perpetual motion, publicly exposed in the dreaded, wooden struc. leaves nothing to be desired in that direction tare. But when a coolie Damed Leung Shing, pretty faces, good dancers, and everyone in who was bauished in July, 1904, and who, inad- the best of good humour what can the heart of the occasion of the visit of their Royal High
vertently, no doubt, meandered back into this man, or woman, desire more as concomitants Desses, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught,
Colony, and was arrested as a "trespasser," he to an evening's thorough enjoyment? Surely and their daughter, Princais Patricia, to the
was, in the natural order of things, placed be nothing, and these the eight hundred odd Southern Colony. A perusal of that para
U.S., Chattanoga, now at anchor in Man. fore Mr. C. A. 1). Melbourne, ni the Magistracy, guests and hosts had in fullest measure fast graph must put before the minds of all is Bay, has broken the record, on long dis- this morning. He admitted the heinous offence night. Nothing was left undone that could how entirely, and even unfairly, the child-reports the Cablenews.
tance wireless telegraphy in Uncle Sam'a navy, of returning from banishment-not because he have been done, and if the scheme of de-
While coming down.
was truthful, honest or inclined to save the corations reminded us of "War, bloody ron of this Colony are ignored on the coast of China, the fagship West Virginia, time of the Court, but because, in the face of war, in this season of peace what occasions of this sort. All kinds of arrange. which was lying at. Cavita 625 miles away, was
the overwhelming evidence against him, be could have been more in keeping with the ments are made for the elders, decorated called up: Upon receiving the wireles Ad- could not do otherwise. Then came the fitness of things? The muzzles of guns An emigrant's decoy received a fairly exen. septance-the usual twelve months' hard ́la- ¿wera' much ́ia "evidence, while the minia-plary award for his operations this morning, at stande, to which a ticket, to be bad for the miral Brownson naswered back; "Come into bour, but the exposure in the stocks was notture fort at the top of the main' staircase the hands of Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magis. the corner-his list 10. port, being, very cons asking, if of sufficiently high position, will replied: "We can't; we are off the coast of ordered because the road set up the success.
was a work of art. But grecuery was 'not | tracy, and son which should act as a deterrent admit them-but what of the children? Formia" fie admiral, who was taken com ful plea that he was suffering from beri-berit wanting, and was used profusively, while the to others of that ilk, with whom this Colony We do not mean the children of the pampletely by surprise because of the remarkable
decorative bunting was displayed to fine doth too much abound. Ona, of "Detective. 'pared Paik, who can go in 'under their clearness of the dispatch at such long-range, IT will be remembered that a boatman was
advantage, especially at the head of the stairs Sergeant Grant's duties is to laspect emigrants mother' wings where they list, and none to forwarded the following message to the Char-charged by the manager of Messrs. A. S. Wal- were hung the Volunteer colours, supported on board the steamers before they leave the say them say. But what of the thousands of fanooga: "We thought you were just outside son's Aerated water. Factory with disobedience, on either side by the Union Jack, on which a post. Thus it happened that while on board School-children, orphans and otherwise, who
and was remanded." The case was again call-search-light, specially prepared at the Volun- the s.5. Hop Bang, yesterday, in the execution ed on before Mr. F. A. Haseland, at the Magis-teer Headquarters, played with fins effect. of his duty, he noticed a Chinaman, whose have no wlogs to creep under from which.
they, this moming when evidence was given The banner of the corps, with the motto movements were remarkably suspicious. Ap- vantage points to see the best that is to be
for the prosecution that the defendant received adopted by our citizen defenders Nulll secundur proaching the man, Sergeant Grant questioned soca? It" 31- these children that should be
orders at 19.30 am. on Wednesday last to take in Orients," above the miniature fort made him, and discovered that his pams was Chan considered, because, in the vast majority
certain goods overto Kowloon in the Company's a fine showing, and clicited much admiration, Yik, that he was a farmer, and that he of cases, it is they who will form the Foreign
boat. Finding, late in the afternoon, there were The Band of the Middlesex Regiment supplied had been advised
on board the no signs either of the defendant or of the bout, the music, and all who have heard that band, steamer, so as to go to Singapore, where he The Ben Line L, Besclauch, from London Population, of the Colony in the time
the manager of the Faciory boarded the Com which has been with us but such a short time, when he found that he was to the hands of an and Antwerp, left, Singapors for this port on
would immediately secure very lucrative work, to come, and it is now that they
incsistible are fis strains in la pany's launch and went in search of the miss know how should be afforded overy opportunity of wit-
ing craft. Eventually he found the latter, and Kusique de la dance. From start to finish the afficer of the law be at once said he would sist ult, we se
point out the man, who had, decayed; bim :on The N. Y. K. ss. Wakasa Maru, Europea cessing, shows and pageants such as, perhaps,
the coolie in charge was blithely discharging fukciou was a pronounced success, and hearty board, and did so. The latter man named Line, left Shanghai ing this port on at last it may never fall to their lot, to witness again,
cargo, which he bed received from a steamier congratulations are due to all concerned in Wong Chio, residing at No. 63, Third Street, and is expected here on ath instalmen
was arrested, and the pair of them were taken. The P & A. S. 8. Coli 16, "Arabia, arrivad while, the Children of the Peak"; will, no
for transportation to Kowloon, and which was securing that success.
to the Police Station. Placed before Mr. F. A, at Yokohama (com Portland on 1883 vit, and doubt, on the final relum Home of their par
not the property of his recognized employers. ants, nevar re-visit this Colony, but will soo in
and, this morning, the farmer the dope will therefore be due to arrive at this port ...who was charged with attempting to stow 12th last p the homeland what those permanently settled
away, was discharged with a cantion, Not so The P&O 5.1 the decoy be paid a fine of $100 on conviction Singapore for this port on tar bars are debarrądz
of the charge of aiding and abetting his dens with the outward Ragliah Mal anglar. When His
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The miscreant bladdly admitted bis fault, but looked somewhat loss bland when the magia trate murmured " $35, op He paid his
VASEELS arriving in the Channel ports on 25th ult. were completely ice-mantled. There bare, been deaths from the cold in the streets of Park The Balian-lakes and the Venetiam canals are frozen.over—Reuter,
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