Intimation.
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS;
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
THE LEADING
WHISKY
THROUGHOUT THE EAST
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taminated for a purpose, He admits that the anhealthy character of the Namal valley drove many of the men to desert, and for that reason work was discontinued during the summer, but in the Winter the work was resumed, high wages being paid. Ratipon were distributed.
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FURTHER DETAILS AND PARTICULARS.
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Comparatively Idle of importance has to be
AUGUST 2, 1957,
DES VŒUX ROAD MURDER.
THE OPENING OF THE TRIAL.
At the Magistracy, this afternoon, the trial of the five men-Tam Piu, a coolle employed at Jardino's Sugar Refinery; Li Sul Hoi, a boiler; maker rosiding at 118, Wanchai Road, Sit Fu, a spinner working at the Colton Mills; Hui Tan, a cook living at 3. Pennington Street, and Was Hol Chi, a coolle employed by Mours. A, 5. Watson and Company's aerated water de partment who were apprehended on the 21st ultimo for the murder of La Pak Cheung, who, it will be remembered, was at one time orgaged as foreman in Watson's aerated water factory was opened before Mr. F. A, Hazeland,
Chlef Detective Inspector Hanson conducted the case on behalf of the police. Mr. W. T. Puddapha watched the case on behalf of Mestra A. S. Wation and Co, Ltd.
Ng Ling, a coolie employed by Watson's aerated water factory, was the first witness for deceased. In June fast, the witness went on to say, two employees, surnamed To, were: ordered by the dealised to carry some broken bottles to the first, floor, and there to dump it
THE LEVES AT" GOV)
HOUSE,
NMEN
REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY.
F. Southey, Mr. J. R. Boyes, Mr. T. H. Stiin tượi" Mr. Mikitaro-Kikuchi, Mr. C. H. Row Mt. A. G. Wood, Father Pedro Prat Mr H.-L. Garrett, Father F. R. Norval, Surgeon J, Shipley, R.N., Mr. W. J. Tatcher, Roy, T. W Pearce, M. H. Naka, ama, Deputy Inspector General, R.N., Captain l. 1, 8. Shicken. Dr.
Clark, Captain P. H. Collingwood, RA Commandant Colken, S.M.S. Lucas, Mt. C. Drew, Captain B-A. Thomson, giment, Mr. J. E. Faskon, Fr. P. da Maria, Captain W. H. Middlesex Regiment, G. A Park Dr. G.. Bateson Wright;" G. "Aly Parke,
DAYY
The inaugural levee, given by His Excel lency Sir Frederick Luguid took place at Government House, yesterday afternoon; when a assembly representative of the Services, the officials, and the chief interests of Hongkong attended. Prior to the reception of the members of the general public, His Ex- cellency acknowledged the presence of the Members of Council, the judges, the heads of Government Departments, the consular repreO.C., Mr. J. H. Kemp, Mr. R. H. Scovell, sentatives, the Naval and Military Officers of Mr.AE. Wright, Mr. W. f. Dowlay, Mr. G. field rank, etc. Thereafter the main body of A Hastings, Mr. A. S. Frost, Captain" C. G. Spedding, A.O.C, Mr. Pum, Yan-lsun, ktr. J. visitors were received in the ball room."
C. Peter, Mr. Ho Kam-tong, Mr. Li Po-lung Mr. S. W. Tao, Yua Kie-pong, Mr. 1. M, Xavier, Mr. K. Matida, Mr. G. W. Ever, Mr. T. H. Tennant, Mr. A, U. Paxton, Mr. C. Ro
Siu-ki, Jemadar Didahha Singh, Captain G. K. Satterthwaite, Mr. Tam Taz-Kong, Mr. Chau
Mr. J. R. M. Smith, Mr. T. K. Dealy, Mr. T. Hayes, Jemadar Raujan Khan, Capiajo: H. Z. Stanger Leathes, IM.C.:Spbader Fir Bax, Subaday Mabommad All, Mr. T. C. Lethbridge,
he following gentlemen attended amin H.E. Hajor-General Broadwood, c.u., Str Francis Piggott, Sir Henry Berkeley, Mr. A. G. Wise, Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.o., Sir C. Paul- Chater, C.M.G., Hon Mr. A. M. Thomson, Hon,
Her, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hen, Mr. F. J. Badeley, 'Hon, Mr. H. Keswick, Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk, Hop. Dr. J. M. Atkinaco, Mr. W. R. M.
A. S. WATSON & CO., free or sold under cost, and there were free added to the account we published in 18 night's issue of the low ykong Telegraph regard hospitals and medical attendance for the lng the collapse which took place at the Hong labourers who, however, did not always avail kong Hotel. To-day, the bare walls seemed even more gaunt than they, did yesterday, and Mr. themselves of their opportunities.
the sight of the heavily. sbored-up building ju Brewitt-Taylor observes that "the first locomo
Queen's Road Central was evidence of the tive actually crossed the Namal River bridge, labours which had been performed by the staff which compacte Laska with Hokow, on the of the Public Works Department during the 7th March, and the first train entered Yunnan, night in order to secure the Hotel against with the Governor-General of Indo-China as a further damage. Undoubtedly the P.W.D. officials deserve the utmost credit for the passenger, on the 12th of the same month, promptitude, with which they took the work in Regular construction trains ran from the and band and the capable manner in which they September. So far, only supplies and material, carried it out. There is a vast difference, be for the line and the mails bavo used the train; tween shoting-up solid, or apparently solid,' but by June next, the first section, Hokow, to building and erecting props for a wall which Labati, will probably be open to regular traffic, remains stooding after its main supports the prosecution. He stated that he know the Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Wait, R.E., Dr. R. A. Uslilios, Mr. N., F. Blanch, and the following Jude should, so far as can be have disappeared. The workmen, however, successfully accomplished the task, much to estimated, see the locomotive at Moogiaz" the astonishment of those who understood what Until the summer had arrived an army of 30,000 bad been required of them. Indeed, many ex, men was engaged to cantruction work; which pected that after the-rains, of last night the into a sink. The coolies refused to carry out Davies, Hos. Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, Mr. T. & A. Dalziel, Subadar Major, Aho to was reduced, as stated, owing to desertions remaining portion of the building affected by the order, whereupon "the deceased, after 1... Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mr C. Mcl. Dia, Mr. G. E. Morrell, Mr./¿E) Jacks. Nr: the collapse would have disappeared this moni having some words with them, pushed one of Mester, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Mr. J. HS. D. Beta, Mr. Layton, Mr. H. P. White, thorities to 350 in the autuma recruiting, but the efforts of the P.W.D, staff prevent-the men. Then the pair set on the deceased Kemp, Mr. C. D, Melbourne, Mr. Lee Jones, Mr. H. W. Looker, Mr. Lafrentz, Mr. A, C ed such an accident, although there seems to and thrashed him. The fight was stopped and Mr. Dyer Ball, Mr. E. Jones, Mr. F. A. Hate Lowe, Mr. C. P. Charer, Mr. C. M. T. Wei ba no question that the wall must aventually the trio went to see the assistant manager land, Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Mr. GN. meter, Mr. L. Gibbs, Mr. E. C. Lewis, Mr. E. A be demolished. Throughout the night the po- Mr. Shaw. The To brothers were ultimately Archdeacon Bannister, Mr. A. Sheton Hooper, Ram, Mr, Morton, Mr. G. de Champeaux, lice nad firemen worked continuously under a discharged. On the 15th July-s month Mr. Fletcher, Capt. Lyons, Dr. Wilder (Cool Mr. H. G. Moore, Mr. A. M. Rennis, drenching rain, and if praise should be award. Inter-they returned and received their wages General for the United States), Mr. H. de Mr. C. C. Cook, Mr. J. Y. V. Vernon, ed to anybody it is to the uncomplaining, ene Four days later, after working hours, the de Szentarmay (Consul for Austria-Hungary), Dr. C. M. leanley, Ho Tung, Mr. T. when the fifth defendant, who was employed at Mr. Jass Bribosia (Consul for Belgium)Lieut. G. Whitlock, U.S.H, Mr. J. Lee Jayne, the factory, pointed out the deceased to a num Mr. F. J. Haver Droces (Consul-General Captain C. F. Low, R.A., Mr. A. Cuaning, Mr. ber of men, saying, "That is bin." This oc- for the Netherlands), Mr. J. Gascon, Ch. R. de W. Waller, Mr. D. Percival, Mr. G. F. curred under the verandah of the Hongkong onder de Bernado (Consul for Chili), White, Mr. G. 1, Betton-Foster, Captain 5. Hotel. Paying no notice the deceased walked
Mashik (Acting Consul for 0. Boyd, RA, Mr. F G. Figg Captain A Mr. S. abiend and proceeded home, being followed by. | ipán), Mr. A. Pierre Mary, (Consul H. S. Hart-Synott, General Staff, Major U two men, who attempted to strike him, for Spain), Chew Z Volpicelli (Coniulp. E. Parker, 125th Baluchin, Captain, H,
His Worship Did they strike him?
General for Italy), Mr. A. G. Romano (Con M. Beasley, R., Mr. H. Cummings, hubadır Witness-Whether they did or not I did not sal General for Foltugal), Mr. J.J. Lieria Burhan Khan, Subidar Major Makar rah
(Vice-Consul for Portugal), Mr. F.D Barretto, Khan, Subadir Mehrab Shab, Jemadars Mir, Consul for Mexico, Dr. E. A. Voretzsch, Congu Kambia Khan Amir Khan and Sardar Khao. fer Holland, Mr. F. J. V. Jorge, Vice-Consul for 'anama, Mr. A. Haupi, Consul for Denmark, | Mr. A. Á, H, Botelho, Consul for Nicarague, Mr. J. Eltzen, Vice-Consul for Norway, Mr. R. Soulange Teissier, Vice Consul for France.
FOR OVER"
20
YEARS.
WATSON'S
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
E
SCOTCH
BLEND
and on the initiative of the railway at
were obtained from Andam and Kwang si, for the upbealtby Namsi valley and the section below. Milati, and from Szechuan to aid the Yarhanese contingent in the upper sectioni, till by the end of the year 47,000 men
·were at, work, The poor harvest in the pro. Betic and always ready force of man who either ceased was on his way home the witness Mr. Worstch' (Consul-General for Germany), Perkins, Mr. B. Y. Rhodes, Dr J. T. Cohn,
vince drove many to the works, where good wages were paid-40 cents' to 45, cents a day in the higher regions, and so ceats to 635 cents in the lower and, in addition, rations free or sold under cost. The daily cast to the company of labourer on the Hokow-Miluti"section was placed at $1.20 a day unskilled and $1.50 day skilled.
On the other sections similar labour cost 6 to 80 cents. So much for WHISKY.the allegations of cruelty, tyranny and all the rest-of-it brought against the pioneers per case.failway work in Yuanon. It can well be understood that to feed some 50,000 men meant the organisation of a commissarict department in no way inferior to that of an A. S. WATSON & CO., army corps. So long as the labourers were
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1907.4
within easy reach of Toakin the question of transport was not of very great importance, but when they had advanced into the wilds prices rase immediately. The Acting Commissioner says on this point: To feed the army of workmen on the line the company imported during the year from Tonkin 6,485 tonnes of rice alone. Most of this was for the desert lower region, but towards the close of the year it became necessary to scad grain to the sections above Mengins." "The only available,
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patrolled the streets or risked their lives when they clung to the end of nothing on a fourth- storey, parapet. The police, which includes the fire brigade, did excellent work yesterday, under the most harassing conditions, and kept in order ao excited throng with the utmost diplomacy, as might have been expected, when there were such experienced officers present as inspectors Baker, Collett, Parrand Macdonald, who have been accustomed for years to the
Continuing, this witnes said that after that handling of ad Asiatic crowd.
When news of the misfortune was received the deceased returned to the factory, and re- ported the matter to the manager, who went out into the street and the crowd ran away.
by Mr. Ho, Kom Tong, the chairman of the Fung Wah Hofpital, he immediately tele
phoned to the hospital giving orders that an ambulance should be acut to Queen's Road and that accommodation should be prepared for ten patients. His orders were carried out, one ward being set apart for the reception of the injured hree of those who had suffered
in the collapse were taken to the hospital. One was already dead, but two were alive and received every allention at the hands of Dr. Jew Hawk Another of the patients, however, died at two o'clock this morning, and no hopes are held out that the other will live. Of the three, one had been a close-toom boy, and ber an office boy, and the third, who still survives, was attached to the dining room staff of the Hotel, Considerable anxiety was felt regarding the compradore, Mr. She Po Shan, and his staff, because the collapse occurred near his office. Mr. She Po Shan, howover, was attend,
THE TONKIN-YUNNAN BAILWA )", | transport, after the railhead at kilometre 30 ising a meeting of the directors at the time, in
the private office of the Company.
The services of Dra Stedman, Marnott, Harston and More, who devoted themselves to the injured and rendered every possible aid at their command, deserve the highest-rezog.
pack-animals, cairying rather over a picul each The policy adopted by the foreign officials and travelling about 30 kilometres a day, As of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs of the cost of living nad transport has doubled telling the whole truth, regarding the condi- within the last four years, mainly on account tions prevailing within the districts under their of the extraordinary demands for the worksnition. Júnsdiction, regardless of all other considera-themselves, the cost of the lines must greatly tions has this excellent result that their reports exceed the original estimate," The answer
will, bear the severest scrutiny, ladeed, so 10 the suggestion that the French officials
cặp who is accustomed to glance over the periodical statements which are issued by the Commissioners of. Customs would have the hardihood to questios. the accuracy of their reports, whose candour and straight-forward ness is a continual sotace to the soul. In these circumstances, it is interesting to learn from the Acting Commissioner of Customs at Mang tox, Mr. C. H. Brewitt-Taylor, what is the tual state of affairs in connection with the Tonkin-Yunnan railway--"our great-economic enterprise," as he calls it. In the early part of last year, and later on towards the end of the hot season, very persisont and unsavoury rum ours were prevalent in Hongkong regarding the
manner in which the French authorities were
neglected the recruits would seem to be entirely shattered by these facts. No doubt the labourers were at times in hard straits but that could only be expected when their labours had progressed beyond the bounds of civilisa. tion and they were working in the wilds. Still
the fact that everything was done to ment their requirements and overcome the natural difficulties of a barren and mountainous cous try should weigh in favour of the Governm int Indo-China. We may conclude with'a sam-
Naturally, the guests in the wrecked section found themselves in an unusual predicament when they discovered that they could not gain entrance to their apartments. Most of them were bearders, and they were accommodated in another part of the Hotel, where they could have no qualms regarding the stability of the building. Some of them to-day pres nied the appearance of those who have spem a "right having been unable to secure a change
of clothing.
It may be of interest to note that the shares of the Hongkong Hotel Company showed a slump of $5 to-day, falling from $118 to $113 within the twenty-four hours.
WORK ON THE SPOT:
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The arrest of two men from the group and their removal to the Central Police Station followed. Detective Hauson-Can you, point out the two men who were arrested among the de-. fendants?
Witness-No. They are not there.
Here the witness proceeded to tell how the murder was committed. On Sunday, the rat ultimo, he began, at about to am, I was in Des Voeux Road-outside the factory,
Detective Hanson-Did you notice anything that attracted your attention ?
Witness-Yes. 1 saw a large crowd assem bied in Ice House Road.
Witness-Several tens of people, Detective Hanson-You said you could re- cognita come of thêm ?. Who were they?
Witness-The first, second and fourth de
fendants were present, as was also To Kum and To Cheuk, the men who were arrested some days previously in the group.
A PROMISSORY NOTË CASE.
** SETTLED At The BLEVENTH HOUR,
Before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Fuispe
Messrs. F. M. Edwards, M. J. D, Stephens, Armstrong, R. Baker, A. J. Williams, R. Mudge, presiding in the Summary Juried ction
Crosse, Capt. W. T. Miller, Messrs. A. C. Botelho, F. Rooks, W. W. Jefford, B. H. Fleming, G. Q. T. Bagley, D. E, Pereira, G. A. Woodcock, W. B. A Moore, A. W.
tirant, A. J. Darby, A. H. Gott, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Li Kin Fong, E. W. Carpenter, Captain A. Thompson, J. F. Boulton, R. O. Hutchison, Wong Kam-fuk, F. Clayson, H. Macfarlane, C. F. Dixon, Berke von Rosenberg Gruszozyastie, Rust, Col. C. V. Hume, Kleyen- His Worship-How many were in the stuber, Rev. M. Longridge, Eng. Lieut. H. 1. crowd?
Clegg, Commander H. Pybus, R.R., Comman der M. H. Penfold, R.N., Mr. J. M. G. Taylor, Lieut. Butterworth, Maj. W. W. Chiuy, Maj. Ward, Lt. Col. C. H. U. Price, Licut. Col. J. Seymour, Staff Serg. R. T. Gilmour, Col. Scot T. Carter, A.F.D., Maj. H. E. Lowis, Lt. Col. Moncrieff, Major W. A. F. Williamino,“ Maj 14. de F. Phillips, Lieut. Col. I. M. Reid, Maj. i. II. Party, Col, F. E. Kent, Staff-Sorg, L. A laiss, Ball-Paymaster H. G. Wilson, Lieut. W. L. Bamber, Commander H. Grenfell Eng. Commander H. Basson, Eng. Commander C. if Steward, Capi. H. Dalton, Commodore R. H. S. Stokes, D. J. W. Hartley, Meiss, J. Bribasia, C. E. Daniel, S. Swart, W. Danby, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Eng. Capt J. Fielder, Mesirs, R. Harding. Humphreys,' W. K. ronk, J. Scott Harston, E. A. de Carvalho, A. Wilson, H., W. Bird, H. T. Jackman, U. F. O. Steadman, Messrs. 1. S. Gubbay,
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While the crowd was gathering outside the factory, the witness went on, the deceased came out, immediately he was seen six or seven men-among them three of the defendants rushed at the foreman.
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His Worship Did they go over to attack him?
Witness—I did not see it.
His Worship-But by their manner did they, in your opinion, go over to attack the de ceased 7-Yes.
The next thing witness heard was the cry of Police," and shortly afterwards he H. C. R. Hancock, F. V. lyard, Ho Fook, saw the men run away. A number of factory Murray Scott, Capt, Spinner, Mr. M. S. hands, headed by the deceased, pursued them, Northcota, Maj. D. MacDonald, Messrs. E. Detective llauson-Was the deceased chasOrmiston, F. Maitland, S. U. Nidhurst, O. D. ing one man in particolar♬``
Witness-Yes.
Who was he ?--I don't know.
Work in connection with the clearing away of When the deceased got an fu as the Tai mary of the operations in progress, which may, the rubbish continued space last night, under | Wau Bank, witness saw a man-he could not as Mr. Brewitt-Taylor observes, "serve an a most trying circumstances. Shortly before ten | identify him-rush at the deceased from oder rough measure of the magnitude of the underlock a drieling rain began to fall, which the verandab and drove a kuife into his chest.
The case was adjourned. taking." It is stated that the direct distance increased until it came down in torrents, ren
dering operations extremely difficult,
between Hokow and Yonnaofu is nearly 300
treating the Chinese cookies employed on the line. kilometres that along the line, graded that no It was alleged that they were starved, ill-housed incline exceeds 25 millimetres per metre, and and unattended when sick, and that their with no curve of less than 100 metres radius, wager remained unpaid for months at a time. is 463 kilometres. The country being wholly
Between 6.30 and 7 o'clock the typhoon
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Nam, of No 137 Hollywood Road, Victoria, Count, the case was called in which is Wai
trader, sued Yee Kep Lung and, Tong Shan
Nam, both of Nos 2 and 4 Cheung Hing Street,
Victoria, contractors, for recovery, of the sum 569s being the amount due on a promissory note dated 14th July, 1904, and given by the defendants to the plaintiffs.,
The plaintif in the alternative claimed from the defendant the sum of $500, being the amount due for money lent by the plaintiff, to the defendants on the 14th July, 1954 A
Mr. B. J. Gristy of Menys, Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. F. X.
stepped up to Mr. Grist and spoke to him for a d'Almada e Castro representing the defendants.
The case was called on when plaintiff
few moments, when
Mr. Grist: 1 am now instructed that thin case has been arranged by mutual consent, And we ask for no order as to costs,
His Honour: They are very, dilatory; whý could they not come to a settlement before? Mr. Grist: Ob; they never do, my, Lord. His Honour: What have you to say, Mr. d'Almada?
Mi d'Almada e Castro: The matter has been settled by mutual arrangement, my Lord.
His Honour: Oh, alright; settled.
CORRESPONDENCE,
"A Punjabeo Mahomedas " has sent US R remarkably well writion article on the subject Thomson, B. . Smart, J. Gray Scott, G. of "The Indian Unrest and the Mahomedans," Friesland, A. H. Hollingsworth, D. R. Law, which in part traverses à leading article which Lietit G. M. Skinner, Capt. G. T. Brierley, appeared in these columns on 25th ali, The L L D maioc'; Mr. J. L. Bryan, Rev. T. W. latter, however, is in our opinion calculated, to Pearce, Mr. J. P. Plummer, Prince Francesco'f'utir up racis! questions with which Hongkong Rospigliosi, Mr. W. F. F. Swan, Mr. Hu Chiu does not seek to cancera itusif and in the las Lum, Mɛ, W. H. Donald, Mr. R. T. D. Sayle, teresis of peace and concord we deem it the Dr. J. C. Thompson, Mr. E. Kaiplis, Mr. A. G. most prudent coures to allow the matter,sa Gorden R.N., Mr. G. B. J. Stuart, R.N., Mr. drop. The letter, we may add, teems with ex WA. 1.loyd, R.N., Mr. R. W. S. Hinton, R.N., Pressions of loyalty and devotion to the British Br. J. J. Bramble, R.M.L.I., Mr. Li A. Pak, Mr. Raj to. R. Parr, Rev. G. Senile, Mr. Geoffrey C. Mr. J. N. C. Bonnar, Mr. E. S. Carruthers, Moxon, D. W. Tratman, Mr. Li Po Kwai,
ya.Un, Mr. E. P. Jones, R.H., M. L. C. Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Frank Browne, Mr. Laung Kin On, Mr. Kwok Keos, Lieut. E. W. Isaacson, R.N, Mr. C. B. Mattins, & M.L., Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. Robert Shewan, Mr. A. Findlay Smith, Mr. E. F.
signal, denoting a typhoon to the South of the We are requested to state that the" At Home" Colony, was seen dangling irom the flagstaff of advertited for Saturday, the 3rd, instant. at the Signal Station at Kowloon. This news spread "Mountain Lodge," has been postponed rapidly and no little anxiety was catertained Wednesday, the 7th instant, on account of the
By kind permission of Lieut-Col W. Scott for the safety of the remaining portion of the uncertain state of the weather..
Moncrieff and Officers, the Band of the 3rd. Batt. The Duke of Cambridge's Own" (Middlesex Regiment) will play the following programme the scene and, together with other labourers, Hotel, to-morrow, the 3rd inst. :- necessary section Only four are as yet UD- who had already commenced, the work of
M. Gaston Liebert, the French Consul General mountainous, of red clay and limestone, undamaged building, in case the wind should at Hongkong, who is now on leave, contradicl-nels and bridges are numerous, There are freshen during the night. ed these statements in the most emphatic 147 tunnels, aggregating 15 kilometres în "However, this did not occur. Long before terms through the medium of the Hongkong length, the longest, now, nearly folthed, being the downpour had begun a gang of con- legraph, and produced evidence to show 650 metres. Of these, los have been actually tractor's coolies and bamboo men, obgaged
that the French Colonial Goverment were pierced and are in course of enlargement to the by the Public Works Department, arrived on / of music, during dinner, at the Hongkong Mackay Mr. C. H. Grace, Dr. Wm. Hunter,
doing everything possible to amelioraio the Condition of the labourers. It is perfectly true, touched. There will be 74 bridges of all sorts propping up the bulging wall was proceeded that on ous section of the route, through the
Sper valleys before Yunnan was reached, the steel. The longest in masonry will be 70 work while the building was bring abored up. over 30 metres long, some of masaary, some of with. In view of the dangerous angle the wall had taken the firemen and rescuers stopped were stricken with fover of a malignant metres with 10 archen; the longest in steel, of This morning work was resumed, and fracter) but they were navor without the con- 17 girders of 8 metres each. One steel bridge throughout the day there was great activity. Haf attendance of qualified medical officers,
of 65 metres span is a single girder. The line Much of the debris was cleared away, but the and the work of building the track through the aorts from Hekow at a height of go metres heavy obstructions could not be touched Zuplibalthy swampi was puiked through with the above sea level, passes through a 315-metre for the present, la the" forenoon, Mesara fatmest spead. Once clear of the pestiferous tunnel at Milali at a height of 1,7.0 metres, shifting the goods that were not destroyed to Kuha and Komora 'representatives were area the main trouble was over, although com..
thence descends to Amichew, height 1,063 safer quarters. ⠀⠀ "plaints, which were never substantiated,' con..
a height of 1,635· tinued to crop up in various corners, to the motres, passes Iliang at effect that the wages of the coolies were witheld metres, and Shuitang at zorg metres, whence The following figures of the number of men killed and lojured were obtained from the from them and that they were in a state of it descends to Yunnanfu, 1,886 metres,
police this morning i
Dead
· THE CASUALTY-LIST,
V Fatally injured modül
Injured.
Miningumanammmmmmajand
semi-starvation half the time. It is curious, From the annual report of the Meiji Fire In in view of these allegations; that the Acting|surance Co., Tokyo, it appears that the business Commissioner of Customs for Mengifs has no doña during the past year considerably ax- fault to find with the administration of the ceeded that of the previous year. After dise
One of the deceased' cannot be identified. rallway authorities in respect of the work tributing a 20 per cent among shareholders men in his report for 1906 to fact, his the Company carried to reserve a sum of 64,200 It is believed that he was an outsider and yen, making the total reserve funds 3,789,566 | went there to visit friendavad tuSTA report, is an entire rebuttal of those state- yea. The Mitani Bun:an Kaisha, are the local Most of the lajared men are not expected
to live, ments, which may or may not hava basa dia- | agents.
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Kf lite Regimental Marchies.
Cod Dinesh Prince of Wales. God Save the King.
Mr. Choa Leep Chee, Mr. F.A. Biden, Mr. R.
Our correspondent "Anti-Tin" should sube
Captain" Superintendent of Police it would mit his grievance to the proper authority, the
not serve any useful purpose to set it forth in full, seeing that his grievance appears to be purely a personal one,
NEW HUTEL FOR MANILA.
Manila is to be congratulated that an sgree-
H. Craig, Mr. E Freyvogel, Bros. Cyprian'& ment has at last been reached by which it will Stephen, Rev. Father G. M. Spada, Mr. A.have a commodious, modero and comfortable Forbes, Mr. E. Jones Hughes, Mr. G. K, Hall hotel in the near future.
ba congisist The municipal board is also Bruton, Mr. T. TE Cocker, Majora Broke,isted upon having secured a holet upon pants
T. R. Jonce, A. Chapman, Lieut. Col. H. N. cularly favourable terms.
Dumbleton, RE, Caplains II. C. Moultrie,
It is quite the usual thing for cities and lowon. RA. A. W. Take, M.P, Whitehead, lacking hotel accommodations to go to ibu 20.A. T, H. C. Anderson, R.N.P., W. Lyons,
R. H. M'Culloch, R., F. S. Buiches, expense of bullding hotels themselves "or 10 Lieut. D. K. Saxby Thomas, R.N., Lieut. C. C. offer attractive inducements to private parties LAST evening, the coxswain of the steam. Walcott, R.M., Lieut. E. H. Manio, R.N., Lieat. to build them. fo the present case, we have launch Lee Fal reported to the police at the Freemantle, Jemadars Laman Khan, Jalal secured a hotel without entailing any expense Central Station a drowning fatality which came Khan, Maia, Khan, Surgeon Vickery, Surgeon on the part, of the city, and have, at the same under his notice at Hau Hai Wan (Deep Blay)J. C, Hall, Mr. R. S. Lucy, Mr. Ting Lan Kok, time, exchanged some land of doubtful'value that day. He stated that yesterday morning a Mr. Hope, R.A., Mr. H..R. Philips, Mr. P. O, for property which must eventually be acquired number of Chinese gentlemen chartered the Zar Sullivan, Mr. J. C. E dEsano, R.G.A., Mr. L. by the city to carry out its plan for city im Fat and his orders were to steam to Samchuo, K. Leeton, M, C. B. Down, RA, Mr.provement.
It is to be hoped that the hotel will'noy ba When Deep Bay, was resched the party decided L. C. Larmour, Mr. J. I. Van Houten, to have a swim and the coxswain anchored in Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, Mr. Gok Lee Khonn constructed with the least possible delay.
---Mualla American. the bay. One by one the picnicers entered the Mr. T. Arima, Mr. E. C. Blanchflower, RN, water, and when the order was given to con- Rev. H. V. Ros, R.M., Rev. R. T. Harada, Mr.. tinge the Journey it was discovered that one of Benjiro Mori, M. J. H, Budger, Mr. H. F. Mas. Taft, mother of U.S. Secretary of War the "party young man was miring No Chard, Mr. J. M. Beck, M. N. Shibuya, Mr. Taft, is very Ill and feats that she will not re- was found later floating, down the bay and his . D. Tobdow, Mr. W. C. Logan, Licus, B. L. cover are entertained. Her children mas buty- corpse was brought back to Hongkong. Now Wymer, LB,, Lieur. G. F. B. Edward Col-ing to her bedside, says a Washington calls of body saw the accident
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