294
FLOODS IN JAPAN,
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S VILLA
FLOODED.
[N, C. D. Noes.]
Tokio, August 25. The continuousness of the rains is without precedent-in-the-last-fifty years.---Enormous damage has been done in Tekio, and the nine adjacent Prafacturas, including Nikko" and Hakone. Tokio, is practically isolated and. provisions are running short.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 1907.
Kumsang, G. Aptar, Fechta ind Delta amonaut to about 19,595 bales,
Shippient to Shanghai and Northern Pons of about 3,500 bales: The unsold stock is esti- mated at about 41,000 balen
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Local Mills-No business is reported. Japanese Yarn-Sales reported are 100 bales of No. 165. at $118 to $122, and 150 bales of No zor. et 5116 to $1264,
Exchange We quote on Indir to-day at Rs. 166 %. Londed at 2/7 td.
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Selling
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MR. R. H. Crofton has been appointed to ac as Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, during the absence, on leave of Mr. AG. M. Fletcher, with effect from the 14th sitimo.
WE are informed that it is proposed to hold a Robert Morrison Centenary meeting in the Cily Hall on the 10th September at 7.10 p.m. It is believed that His Exellency Sir Francis “Lugard will provide.
FRIENAS will be pleased to bear that inspector Arthur, Langley, late of the Water Police, Station has successfully pulied through an operation for appendicitis, performed on him in the London Hospital.
IT
THE proceedings in the case of the Japanese Last Thunday, a street coolis was charged sealer charged with poaching at the Pribiloff belore Mr. E. A. Hazeland, in the Police Court, islands and on the Alaska Shore has been dia with stealing two ducks, at West Point, on Wed missed by the Washington Courts
nesday. Asked as to where he got the ducks, accused replied: "1'caught them."
Sequel LEAVE of absence to England on the recom-Three weeks' gaol, six liqurs' stocks. meadation of a Madical Board has bera granted to and Lieut. V. R. Guise, R.GA, THE, V. C. D. News of girt alt, says —The from 7th September, 1907, to 6th March, 1908, many friends of Mr. Albert E. Prebble, an old resident of Shanghai, will regret to hear that he SECOND- Lieutenant L Sloane Stanley, Middled at the General Hospital yesterday at 7 p.m. dieser Regiment, who has just been transfer after a brief illasan... Mr. Prebble was for many red to the 3rd Battalips, Hongkong, has been years, connected with Messen. Hall & Haliz, promoted lieutenant after two and a half years' Wooks & Co, Lane, Crawlord & Co., and
"subsequently founded the Broadway, service.
Drapery More recently still ha has done burides as a broker and
commission agent.
reported from Foochow that all the opium shops and dene in that city have now been closed by the authorities, and that per sons found guilty of violating the law in that respect have been severoly punished.~~- The Chinese Englacering & Mising Co., Ltd. We have received the following Typhoon announces that the total output of the Com-Warning from the Consul General for the pany's three mines for the week ending August United States, who received it from the Manila At Nikka, where the foreiga Ambassadors London-Book T.T.........
1.2/21 Do. demand 2/2 11/16-
17, 1997, amounted to 33,047.17 tons, and the Observatory pk2.1.5.p.mta.15 p.m. September and Ministers are slaying the villa of Sir
sales during the same period to 19.356.62 tonn. 4th, 1907. danou probably about E N. ET to'egram quoted below was received at Claude Macdonald, the British Ambassador,
Dr.
4 months' sight... 2/3
of Manila Baween 17 and 30 lat.
the U.S. Consulato-General from the Manila has been inundated, and His Excellency hasFrance-Bank T.T.....
179 SECOND Lieutenant L. F. Sloane-Stanicy, been obliged to move.
America-Dauk T.T.....
54 | Middlesex, Regiment, having been transfered
Observatory at 13.15 p.m., last Thurday: Gormary-Bank T.T.
2.27 from the 4th Battalion, Londonderry, to the 3rd
September 5th, 1907, 11.30 am. Typhoon 16 Battalion, Hongkong, has been removed at
probably recurving northeast of Luzon in his own request from the list of candidates for
about au lat. ***73 | appointment to the Army &ervice Corps. 5% prem
108) Lieutenannt and Quartermaster G. A. Ben-" Petitene sineringavarman 1334) son; Royal Army Medical Corps, Carragh, has Buying,
been ordered to embark for Tientsin, North 3/35/45
China, early in October and Lieutenant and ********/39/16 Quartermaster J. Glenpoo, of the same depart 19 days' sight San Francisco & New York meat, Belfast, has been similarly ordered to
Hongkong..
Tokio, August 27. The rain contit ue and inundations are now reported in Kyoto, Osaka and other places in the West,
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RAILWAY TRAFFIC RESUMED,
Tokio, Angust 28. The Tokio Yokohama Railway, and others, have now resumed running, Troops are as sisting in the work of relief in the northern outskirts of Tokio and at Fukuchiyama (Tamba Province).
Judin T.T.
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4 months sight L/C. 6 months' sight 1./C.....
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PEKING dispatch reps that the British Minister has protested against the establish- ment of the Frepared Opium Bureau by the Liangklang Government in Kiangsu province, on the ground that a Government monopoly of this kind is contrary to the Anglo-Chinese treaties.
THE Waiwupu bas asked Viceroy Tuan Fang to send up a list of Chinese gentry and merchants who ussisted in Red Cross wurk in nid of their fellow countrymen in Manchuria,
during the late war between Japan and Russia,
bestowal of rewards,
while the number of people rescued by the 10 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne..2.3 9/16 | THE wedding took place on 28th ult. at Shang. for recommendation to the Throne for the Hupeh foreiga-modelted Army and representa-employ of Messre; Weaks & Co., Ld., for a liulo
At the latter place the fatalities exceed 800,
troops amounted to 10,000.
COMMERCIAL.
„VARN MARKËV
in their report dated th instant, Messrs. Phirozsha B. Pelit & Co. write-
Our last circular was' dated the 23rd ult. Anticipations at the close of last mail af some demand at steady rates, have not been realised. We have during the past fortes, ht experienced a slackening market, the love being further weakened by the fluctuations in exchange, the impatience of importers to
realize, and. poor clearances. At the last named contributory factor in produc- sing lower prices, the explanation is found in the fact that privale advices from the interior report distress among the in- habitants of certain districts brought about by crop failure, Conditions appear to be bad enough when the Provincial authorities have been urgently applied to for relied consign. ments of cheap rice appease the hunger of the people who are said to be in a state of partial starvation. The Kwangchow Prefect still maintalos the benevolent policy of a cheap anca commodity at
prices. While this measure is still in. operation it cannot be said that the recupera tive powers of the native in the consuming districts are fully restored. Purchases of yara will, therefore, be restricted to immediate re quirements o
only. Business reported during the period under review has been small in volume and restricted to a few selected-threads only, at prices which show a decline of $1 to $3 per bale
on last 'mail's quotations.
Japan is relaxing no effort in her self-imposed contest for a supremacy of the trade in China An interesting event in the development. of trade between this country and her, insular neighbours in the formation of the China Cotton Exporters' Guild in Shanghai, The North China Daily News, which chronicles this latest Chino-Japanese confederacy, er, plains that the Guild, which consists of merchants exporting their cotton to Japan, and apparently chiefly of Japanese gationality, has been established, to quote its opening pro- visions, "to promote the common interests of the collon exporters who ship, iheit слуво to Japan while dolog is best in driving the inferior, cotton containing much water out of the market." For this purpose a teating house, in accordance with the previ
approved b the Japan Cotton Spinners' Association, is established at Shanghai in con- nexion with the Guild, at which all regular, ns. well as secondary, members of the latter are bound to have their raw colton tested, when they export it to Japan. The rules of the or gani ation are carefully and comprehensively drawn up, and a
is exacted in a guarantee fund "advance of Shanghai Tis. 500 for each regular member, and hanghai ris, 8co from each se condary member. At the frat general meeting the following officers were electedChairman, Mr. M. Fujise (Mitsui); Committee, Messia, K, Ogasawara (Menkwa), T. Handa (Handa), S. Miyamoto (Naigai), G. Ukada (Tata & Co) Manager, M. ). Yamasaki (Yeibah & Co.)
in
No. 205.A moderate business transpired selected threads at a decline of St to $2 per bale, No. 16. Not much a favour special favourite chops fetched last nail's prices."
No. 121-Demand from the consuming dis- trict has fallen off, and through over-anxiety of holders, to realise ‘prices declined $1 to $a për bale without leading to any important busindis, No tos. Cheap rates induced some busi- ness, and sales are reported of selected spinnings at a decline of $1 to $3 per bale.
No. 81. Remains peglected..
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No. 6-Sales of only one chop are reported. The market closes weak.
Sales: 25 bales of No. 61, 2,750 bales of No. 10, 250 bales of No. 12.,, 200 hales of No. 165, 750 bales of No, zorg in all 3975 hales.
Arrivals-Per steamers Nannang, Kumsang,. and Gregory Apcar (from Calcutta); Socotra, Ischia, and Dilla (fiom Bombay) of about 13,000 bales,
Unsold Stock:-Abou: $1,000 bales, Uncleared Stock :----About 22,0 o vales. Exchange-We quote to-day as follows:- India TT. Rs. 166 per cent.
Demand
1661 1.2fd.=$
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Bank of England rate
Bank of Frasca Soyardive
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
1.87
7.16
$8.99
SHANGHAI has been declared on infected port. THR coronation of the Korean Emperor took place at Secul on 27th ult,
hai of Mr. Charles J. Head, of the Shanghai Hongkew Wharf Co., 1.d, to Miss A. Chatham, daughter of the late Mr. John Chatham. Both bride and bride-groom have long been residents of Shanghai and were the recipients of hearty congratulations from innumerable friends. This officer commanding the 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment has received orders to prepare a drait of 154 non-commissioned oficers il men to join the 3rd Battalion, Hongkong This draft will embark on the ss. Sicilia ni Southamption about · October 31 next for con. veyance, along with other drafis, to the Far
East.
MESSRS. Wheelock & Co write under daje. Shanghai, 29th ult, on the "Coastwins" freight market:-Although rates are still rotten on the coast there are signs of an Improvement, setting lo and by end of next month when the A FEW changes occurred among the police last new rice crop from the angises River Ports comes on the market the. “liners”-skoûld and Wodnesday, Inspector Collett, who for two months had charge of Mount Gough Police themselves kept fairly bay, but it is impossible Station, the leak, returned to, No. 7 Police as yet to say whether this will benefit "out- Station, the vacancy at the Peak being filled siders" to any great extent, by Sergeat Garroch Sergenol Festor returned ANOTHER extremely sad death occurred in the to the Central from No. 7 Police Station. Settlement yesterday, reports the 'N, G. D. News A WUCHANG letter states that member of the of 20d insi. Mrs. Tu ner who has been in the
ives of education in that province bave lately over three years, was taken ill with cholera on The N. C. D. Nawe understands that the
been occupied with the project of putting up Saturday evening and died yesterday morning, waiwapa has, in response to the request of
a brauza statue of Viceroy Chang Chih-tung, Mrs. Turner was an active assistant to several the British Minister, instructed the provincial
in some conspicuous place in Wuchang. This charitable undertakings and her loss will be
friends' 14 Shanghai... governments of Kiangsu, Kiangsi, Hupeh and having come to the cars of his Excellency, he felt by many
at once issued orders to stop the movement. Szechuan to delay starting official bure up för
ACCORDING to Rauter, says a Toklo daspatch. tions with the British Government. the sale of prepared opium,' pending negotia-
On Aug. 23, the Bangkok Customs guard on
of 30th ult, to the N. CD, News, the suggest- duty found 14 tins of opium us the bridged restriction to put on Japanese immigration THE Chiners arrested for the theft of $se from deck and 37 tins behind the donkey boiler of into Canada is discredited at lokio, as the the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Shang the engine-mom of the is. Chois Fa, from reperied arrangement, by which not more than 600 Japanese are allowed to enter Canada hai on Wednesday last appeared at the Mixed Singapore. All the tins were ten-tellina, the Court on the 30th ult. Det. Sgt Eek proacticals. The police would be happy to have the Commerce has passed a resolution against dis
apitum being valued at Bangkok at over 3.500 yearly, never existed. The Boston Chamber of cuted and the principal evidence was that of
crimination in the master of the movements of the Bank's coolis who detected the theft. The acquaintance of the owner or owners,
Japanese, as likely to evoke ill-feeling.".. two months' imprisonment. 17 is reported that, Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai has
GOVERNMENT 'proposes to convert a portion IN regard to the question of redeeming the accused was found guilty and sentenced 10 LIEUTENANT A. Mellin has been appointed Tux British North Bovaro Herald says:—1.6..
Yunnan Railway from the French syndicate concerned, H.E. Liu Shib-bsun, Chinese Min. ister st Paris, has now informed the Wairin that the French Government is pot willing to jentertain the idea, until, at least, after the Com
upon.
of the old Western Market into a public latrine. TH officers of the Korean army, numbering 580, have been relieved of their commissions Tun Rev. A. 1). L. Ennis, Chaplain at Chelsepletion of all the lises which had bean agreed Barracks, is to be appointed to flongkong. TENDERS are invited for the erection of cattle depots, &c, and slaughter-house at Ma Tau Kok.
THE appointment of Lieutenant A. G. Hamil ton in the Tamar, receiving ship at Hongkong has been cancelled.
THE Tainan Sugar. Manufacturing Company of from: X250,000 40 Y2 000,000. Formosa, has decided to increase its capital
LIGUTENANT J. F. Sloane-Stanley arrived from En.land per 5.5. Manila on and instant, on posting to 3rd Middlesex Regiment for duty. THE marriage is announced of Senhor 1. M. T. Valdez, formerly Portuguese Consul-General at Shanghai, to Mile. Léonie Frère, daughter of a former Belgian Consul at that port, AN interini dividend of twenty-five per cent upon the capital in respect of the sgos cop, payable ou the toth inst, has been declared by the Shanghai-Humaira Tobacco Co., Ld. DANGIER, alins Vijin, assistant-Postmaster at the Khabarovsk Post Office, who absconded
with Ris too,coo has been arrested near Tokio ∙at the instance of the Russian authorities.
first lieutenant of the Tamar, receiving ship at
Hongkong, vice Lieutentant A. G. Hamilton, asked the Central Government to be allowed
whose appointment has bean cancelled, and who has joined the battleship families. to suspend temporarily the minting of ten-cash Lieutenant Miellin has served in the Royal copper cents in his province of Chibli, owing Navy since October, 1896, whes he was ap to the large accumulations of that coils of prepointed lieutenant on the supplementary list. sent in the Provincial Treasury. Any excessive surplus of the coin will lead to the cheapening S1300, a fireman on band the ste...mer Gregory of this currency in the province,
Apray, was last Thursday sentenced by Mr.
by:
Borneo arrived in pon from Hongkong on the morning of 6th ult. We are informed Captain Sembill that when two days out from Boro TAB over a whale about sixty feet long Hongkong, in the midst of the China Sex, the
and killed it. A slight shock was felt and the sea was covered with blod and foam. Captaja Sembill states that the occurrence is so very rare that had it been laid him he would bave
ATthe instance of Constable G. Bird the masters of eight cargo boats w re charged before Commander Bati! R..H. Taylor, in the Murine MAIOR. S. Macdonald, Royal Ary Medical Hazeland, at the Police Couri, to three weeks had grave doubts about accepting the story, Magistr.te's Court last Monday with lying Corps, stationed at Woolwich, has been placed imprisonmeat for assault. Sahjoo was found
from a scalp wound. Sergeant Davis made the tated the latter's removal: to hospital, suffering
fairway was blocked. The accused had nothing has been over 20 years in the medical branch in such a way that free access to the Nonhernie will embark on Oct, 34.. Major Macdonald the head with a bamboo pole, which necessi❘ Hospital to be placed under medical observation · to say and had to pay Sto each for their mis behaviour..
of the service, and he had considerable pro- fessional experience in the Tirah Expedition, 1897-9 (medal with two clasps
SIGNOR C. Baroli, Italian Minister at Peking, has been decorated by their Imperial Majesties with the Star of the Double Dragon of the First Class, Third Division, in recognition of His Excellency's efforts in promoting friendly relations between China and Italy. The N. C. D. Nèus understands that the Italian Minister is about to return home on a well-earned furlough..
LAST Sunday morning, a young Chinaman, was found by the police lying in Des Voeux Road, immediately opposite the back of the City Hall, in an unconscious condition. He died on the way to the Government Civil Hospital. The cause of death is not known. The theory ad- vanred, however, is heart failure. Decensed was later identified as Leung Lam, an um- biella mender, of Fissi Street, West Point.
Marquis Saionji, the Japanese Prime Minis- PERING dispatch states that there is everyter, has issued instructions to his Ministers to prospect of Prince Pu Luo being chosen Heirs the effect that, now that friendship is fest, red Apparent, upon the arrival of Viceroy Yuan betweza Russia and fapan and the Agreement Shih-kai and Chang Chih-tung, in Peking.
has been concluded, the people should endea. Tilt German detachment, at Shanbaikuan, has your not to entertain any misconceptions, but to comply with the spirit of the Agreement, heen entirely withdrawn and Viceroy Yuan This step presumably has been taken in view Shih-kai has deputed Taotai Li Tin-bsin, of of the recent stories of Russian spies in Japan, the Peking Military Secretariat, lo lake over the place vacated.
WHEN the name of G..Dougall Morrison was called at the Magistracy, last Monday aftemoon. to attend the Coroner's inquiry, its owner failed to put in an appearance. Three-quarters of an hour later, Mr. Morrison turned up, looking very heated. After the inquiry, he was asked I was at work in the hasbour," he replied. Mr. Morrison was then Hongkong Hotel inquiry to be held on Wed. told to be sure that he would be present at the pesday afternoon.
THE Russian gun-boat Djijdjit, which has
been lying for months at the bottom of the Western harbour of Port Arthur, has at last been raised. The Russian vessel left for Nagasaki last week, towed by the Yoritome-to explain his absence.
maru,
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals:-
Han, Mr. F, H. May, C.M.......... $13. L. Gibbs
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VICEROY Chang Chih-tung has written to the Waiwupu protesting against the "interference of Sir John Jordan in relation to the proposed Governmení monopoly for the sale of prepared Optum, and urges that the Central Government 'stand firm" on its rights and start the scheine
•without reference to nutside opposition, RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 1st September, 1507:—
Non-Chinese...... Chinese......
Library Museum
365. 158
143 1,696
1,839
Tolá!..... 523 THR N. C. D. News of and inst, sayı:- Yesterday at the Municipal Electricity Works was started on a trial what is believed to be the first steam turbing in China used for the generation of electricity. The turbine runs at a speed of 1,500 révolutions per minute and develops 4,357 bore power. It was built by Messrs Parsons & Co, of Newcastle-on Tyne.
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SINCE the sassination of Mayeda by a Japanese under the belief that the former Acted as a spy for Russia, some Japanese in Tokyo have begun to view with suspicious eyes those Russians who formerly associated
certain with the deceased, and a menacing letter to a Russian. The latter naturally began to feel that his life was unsafe, and applied to the Russian Minister in Tokyo to, ask the Japanese Government for adequate protection. The Russian Minister on the 19th ult. onofficially approached the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs on the subject. IP FO VIN, a milk coolie, employed by the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., this morning (5th inst.) forfeited St at the Police Court, throu h his negligence. Ip was charged with carelessly driving a cart and causing injury to a young girl, residing at No. 1o, New Street. Accused had charge of the company's milk cart and was returning to the town depot. Somewhere in Hollywood Road he lost control of the cart which broke away, and a girl was knocked down, the wheat of the cart passing over her foot. She was gent 10 hospital for treatment. She was able to appear in Court to-day and she was compensated for the injury done to her feot.
THE narrow
arrest,
A TOKIO despatch of 1st inst., in the N. C. D. News, says in compliance with a request by It is slated in a Ban Francisco despatch of and Koreans, the Residencyeneral has dispatch- ult. that the German tramp steamer Folosaned a lieutenant-colonel with number of lost twenty-four members of its crew that day. The Orientals deserted the ship, they claim, on account of the cruely practised upon them by the captain and firal officer, who beat and starved them. · The Chinese are now guests of the United States Government in the Alameda county jail, pending the arrangements for their deportation.
MR. C..M, Colterman, director of the insular posts, upon the suggestion of the Postmaster General of Hongkong, has in a circular letter called the attention of all steamship companies with agencies in this post to their irreguir and illegal practice of having ship's letter boxes in their office filled with general correspondence. This practice is general in Manila as well as Hongkon, and is due no doubt to an over sight on the part of the companies. Mr. Cotter man's circular should serve to set affairs right in this regard-Coblenews.
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ON Monday morning, a report was made to the Police at Trim (sa-tsuj Police Station, the effect that an Indian follower named Chunee, belonging to the 19th Infantry, had been missing for nearly twenty-four hours. When the report was made Inspector Kerr remembered that late on Sunday night a Kowloon Godowe watchman informed him that he had seen an Indian jump off the police pier into the harbour. That night the barbour was searched, but without result. On Tuesday morning, however, Chunee's corpse picked up and taken to the morgue, was found floating off the police pier. It was police believe that the man committed suicide,
endarmer to Kauto, on the Chinese-Korean border, in the Hangyong province, far the purpose of protecting Korean subjects. China insists that the ownership of Kanto it hers a conflict is probable. ....
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AN accident, which ended fatally to a Chinese fireman, occurred the other day while the steamship Tathan was on her way to Hong- kong from Australian ports. Ore of the fire men, it appears, while at work lost his balance and fell into the stakehold. He was picked up. and every assistance shown him, but he suc cumbed to his injuries when the vessel arrived in part last Thursday morning.
GRAND Cordont of the Order of Pavlovaía have been bestowed upon M. Stolypio, Rus sian Premier, and M. lavolsky, Russian Minis ser of Foreign Affairs, while Grand Cordons of the Order of. Alexander Nevsky have bees bestowed upon Mr. Saionji, Japanese Premier, and Viscount Hayashi, Minister of Foreign Aaixa, in recognition of the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese Treaties,
THE King has been pleased to give and grant unto Frank Harris, Esq, commander of the Chinese Revenus cruiser Chuentio, His Majesty's Royal licence and authority that he may accept and wear the Star of the Fourth Class of the Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon him by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, in, recognition of valuable services rendered by
The him
VR F. Kiene, through his attorney, Mr. E. J. Grist, applied for his discharge in the Bank ruppy livision of the Count, last Thursday. Mr. Grist said that his client was entitled to his discharge. The whole question was how long cold the Court keep it back. It seemed use- less to keep a man hanging about unable to do anything and he hoped that the Court would deal with the case as lightly as possible. Mr. Justice Wiz: 1 have read the report through and I propose to suspend the discharge for two
A DESPATCH dated Mexico City, Aug. 2, says: The sequel of the dramatic story of the cruise of the steamer Maori King was told at the Chinese legation here to-day. Some months. nga the vessel left the Asiatic-cost, carrying 935 Chiness and 35 Russians. Investigation has disclosed the fact that the Chinese were kidnapped. Three contractors induced the men to board the steamer on the promise to take them to a place called situated in China ner Hongkong. After Mexico, which the contrac ora declared was yours..
the boat had been out for thirteen days and no land had been sighted the Chinese became alarmed and threatened to kill one of the con- tractors. Later a pitched battle was fought between the Chinese and Russians. They are now working on the Sonora railway and are pleased with the outlook.
L
property
was this morning (31st ullo.) sent to the Gapi WONGUN, a stonecutter, residing at Hunghem
seated. Wong was found in house it, Le Lang for a week, as it is believed his teason is un
Hang at two oe ock this morning: He was turned over to the Hunghem police and charged with entering a dwelling house with falanious intent. A fier bis arrest the stoneculter acted in a mast peculiar manner, which led the police to believe that he was not responsible for bit
actions,
SERGEANT Lee, of No. a Felice Station, last Sunday arrested Shiu Shan, a ricksha coolie, plying for hire without a driver's licence, While the coolie was being interrogated at the station a lukong searched the man and no less than eleven counterfeit ten-cent pieces, were found on him. He was locked up on a charge of being in unlawful possession of more than three counterfeit Coins. On Monday morning. he was placed before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, to answer the charge. The excuse accused gave was that he got them from fares. 3be case was adjourned for further evidence..
WHEN Lao Fong, a married woman, reilding at 5, Lo Lung Hang, Hungbom, returned home inst Sunday forenoos from the market, after purchasing the day's provisions, she found a man bosity engaged in ransacking her room. Drapping her basket, she chased the intruder. through the back door, which was open, down the alley and into the main road, where he was .
captured by a lukong. The man, who gave the name of Tee Locog, a coolie, sesiding in a matshed on the hillside, was then removed to found two pairs of bangles, which Lau Fung the Hunghom Police Station. On him was recognised. On Monday morning, Sergeant and theft at the Police Court, Mr. Melbourne Watt charged the accused with housebreaking sent him to gaol for three weeks, with four
hours' stocks,
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THE Lord Chancellor and Lords Macnagbien, James of Hereford, Robertson, and Aikinson delivered judgment, in an appea' from a finding of the Court of Appeal in a case involving the
f question whether nine seimen of the steamship Franklyn, who had refused to proceed in the vesselto a Japanese port with coal during the Russo Japanese war, and had consequently been imprisoned for desertion at Hongkong and subjected to other injuries, were entitled to recover för malicious" prosecution, wages- and maintenance, and damages. The Court of Appeal bad held that they could no recover, except so far as related to the claim for mai HOTSAU, an unemployed Chinaman, was ax-licious prosecution, and their Lordships now raigned in the Police Court, last Tuesday, to upheld this finding by a majority, and dismiss- answerseveral charges of larceny. According to the appeal, The case has been before the the indictinents He was alleged to have stolen cours two years, and the facts are well known. between the 25th ultimo and the cat instant one roll of serge, four umbrellas and two pair of CHAN HEUNG, a fisherman, rasiding at Lantau,
the trousers, valued at $13.50,
of was charged at the Police Court, this morning Messrs. H. Cruz & Co. Several days ago Ho (3rd inst.),, with disturbing the peace last night WHILE on duty in Station Street South, Yau- was arrested for being in unlawful possession and assaulting a lakong. He was convicted and ma-ti, last Tuesday afternoon, a Jukong caught of the above-mentioned goods. He was defined on each charge. The fisherman: arrived in the Colony yesterday and last evening be sight of a coolie, who was carrying a bag,tained, with the result that after careful inquir- hurrying in the direction of the umping ies had been made the police were enabled to started out, with what money' he had, saved, Station. At first the officer paid little or no amend the charge on Monday. The case was to see the town. Arriving in Un Fook Lang be called, at house No. 1, but was refused attention to the conție, but later his suspicions further adjourned. were aroused and he hailed the coolie. The
admittance. This aroused Chan's temper, and tatter started to run, with the result that lie wased some time ago by the Board of Finsoce policeman wal attracted by the noise. He
THI Government miots which were establish he started to bring down the door. A
Pausing pursued and captured. Taken to the Yau-ma-
i Police Fiation, the coolie, who gave the name silver pieces have been made under init uc
have begun to turn out coin. The new style approached the excited fisherman and told him to desist. The intter asked the policeman to of Chan Lap, was searched and in the bag was found a bunch of skeleton keys. He failed to tions from the Board, the treasury of which mind bis own business. Chan continued to bombard the door, regardless of all warnings. day morning he was charged before Mr. F. A. for the expenses of the establishment. This There was nothing left for the officer to do explain how he came by them, and on Wednes- has furnished the sum of one million asis
Twelve boxes of samples of paper eventually, after receiving a abrashing, money have been prepared by the Board of Finance and submitted to Their Majesties for TBANG YAN SANO; a fitter, residing at 6. Kow- action. Their Majestics expressed them loon City Road, was released on bail of $100 at selves highly pleased with the samples and the Police Court, this morning (3rd inst.), to ap ordered Prince Trai-trze to take great care that pear for trial on Friday, Taong was charged bo- the printing of the notes was carefully carried fore Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the instance of Palicaman Counsell, with being a rogos and HE. VICEROY Yuan Shih-k'ai has received a vagabond, having no fixed place of abode, and report from Tantai Chang Shin-chien, Director no means of subsistence. Long after the Han of the Kiangnan Arsenal, with reference to the Weng Theatre, at Kowloos City, had closed employment of an experienced English scion last night, one of the actors heard a noise sist of Shanghai named Tu Fei-lai (in Chinese) outside his room. On going to investigate be to serve as scientific teacher in the arms school found a man staadion in the corridor. When of the Aracnal for twelve hours each week at his presence became known the intruder Tils. 300 per mensem. Mr. Tu Pai-lai was re-
made an effort to leave the premises, but ha commended by a German firm (Juichés Yang war seized and turned over to the police. bong) without agreement, because the engage: unemployed for some time, headmitted. Habad Accused denied the charge. He had beca ment is only an experiment. Mr. Tu Pei-lai will enter into bis duties after the summer `no money; but he had a home. His Worship vacation of the school, in addition to his adjourned the case to allow accused to call his duties of teaching, Mr. Tu will conduct scienti. witnesses, fic analysis in connexion with the Arsena{}. —————— whenever he is requested to do by the director Printed and Published by JOSE PEDIÓ from whom he will receive his instracijaas | Ok104, for The Hongkong Telegraph Cons Viceroy Yuan bas ordered Taolai Chṛng to | pany, Limited, at the" Prisling. Offer of the report this scheme to the Ministry of War for | Company, No. 1, Jen Hnose Road, in the City. final orders.
of Vicentin, Hongkong,,
sand bit.
2.2 11/16d. Tis. 73=$ico.
31 7/16d. per nr.
now escape which the Southern tar The Japanese Government revenue from the of the Ferry service had from a collision with forests of the country is rapidly increasing: The Naval Yard launch in the morning of the Writing under same date, Messrs. Cawasjee, revenue from this source for last yest is estimat Bih uit, was related to Commander Basil R. H. Pallanjee & Co. report :-
Since the issue of our last report on the 23rd increase of Y100,000 above the estimate. The last Monday, Mr. E. Bruce Shepherd said he ed at Y4,700,000, and actual receipts showed an Taylor, RN, in the Marine Magistrate's Count ultimo.per 18. Arcadia, the dullness in our estimate for the present year is Y7,2c0,0:0, and was setting aft on the Southern Star when he Hazeland, at the instance of Sergeant Appleton, money was sent down to Tientsin by rail on the than to place him under arrest. This be did market has been more pronounced. Demand the actual receipts so far promise to show an noticed the Naval Yard launch O. C. 49 over- with being in u lawful possession of the key. bas entirely subsided, and the business effected
increase of about Y200,000 above that figure taking them, evidently trying to cross the bows The charge was proved and his Worship pass. during the interval has been very small and for the whole year. It is considered that the of the ferry boat. When a collision seemeded sentence of three weeks' hard labour and six confined to actual requirements, prices showing estimate for next year may be put at Vr0,000,000, imminent the Savthern Star was stopped and hours' stocks. At the expiration of the term
decline of $1 to 12 per bale. Latterly, owing and a recent meeting of the Directors of the Naval Yard launch managed to scraps he will be deported, to the steadiness in exchange dealers have en District Forest Offices decided to make that past. The Magistrate suspended the certificate tirely ceased buying, while on the other hand the official figure. importers are not inclined to yield to say further concession in price having in view the steady condition of the Bombay market. We close dull and drooping,
No. Or. Trifling business at 52/- decline in
rates.
of the Master, Taug Kun, of the faunch for one YAU FAR, & coulie, who, was banished from manth, and ordered him to appear for exSingapore during the earlier part of last week, A CINESE Correspondent of the China Timermination as to his proficiency before receiving arriving here last Tuesday with a number of other of Tientsin gives a shocking description of a his certificate back.
deportees on board the steamer Gregory Apcar veritable plague spot in the French Concession
Was charged at the F'olice Court, on Wedgesday zad adjoining the Japanese Concession where, KUDAR BUX, a soldier, altached to the Indian mareing, before Mr. C. A. 1). Melbourne, with as he points out, the Tientsia cholera outbreak Transport Departmant, stationed at Kowloon, larceny on the high star. Ho Hang, an actor, who No, 80:-Continue neglected,
ass beer most marked. Spurred to action by got himself into trouble a. Yau-mati on Safor was passenger by the same vessel, was the No. 101,Smail sales in favourite well- the epidemic the French authorities have day afternoon last, Kudar had control of a mule complainant. He stated that one night, while on known spinnings at a decline of $1 to $2 per cleared away great heaps of filthy rubbish chit and was on his way to Kowloon City the trip to this Colony, his pillow-box, contain. certain vacant grouted in their Concession Soon after leaving the crowded streets of Yau ing. 586 worth of clothing and money, was No. 12-Triding inquiry for desirable where coolies gather daily to take their meals, ma-ti behind him for the Kowloon City Road, stolen from him. He reported the matter to chops at the above decline in price.
but the surrounding hovels and poor tenements Kudar applied his whip on the mule. Result; the compradore, who told him to keep quiet No. 161.1-Very difficult to move, only three are liable still to harbour infection, their -Dne public rickalia reduced to kindling until the vessel's arrival here. Reaching Hong 'or four tickets in special request.
and walls reeking with filth. Unless these wood, another thrown into a ditch and kong, the compradore said, the deportees would No. 20. Values have declined $1 to $2 per premises are destroyed, he adds, further sick. damaged, and a manslaughter case, so it was be locked up and searched and the thief dis- bale, at which there is but very small inquiry, ness will take place. He says that people stated, narrowly averted, Damage altogether covered. Soon after the vessel dropped anchor Sales during the past fortnight" comprise of ilving in the British, German and French Con-estimated at $20 Kudar was arrested for in the harbeor, suspicion fell on the accused. about go bales of No. 65'5.1,250 bales of No, cessiņus take little notice of this central plague, reckless driving and damaging property, At He was searched and part of complainant's 2011 405 bales of No. 137. ; 95 bates of No. 165, | spot because they seldom enter this district, the Police Court, on Monday, Mr. Melbourne property was found on him, 'ffis Worship sen. and 455 balas of No. 2011 in all about 2,161 - but they should not forget that nearly all their ordered him to pay compensation to the tenced accused to six weeks' bard labour and bales. Arrivals perstøamon Namsung, Socofre, Chinese employees pass that way,”
rickaha coolie, No dos was imposed.
four hours' stocks, •
out.