THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 1907.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
Hongkong Hotel. He spoke as to removing certain luggage from the hall of the hotel to room 184, and ideotified the luggage that be- WELCOME TO SIR CHENTUNG LIANO CHENG longing to the European who occupied room On the following day--the-
[From Our Own Correspondent,] ́·4th 'August-wil•
ness was ordered to remove a trunk from room 154. || Hs, with the assistance of other coolies,
hoped
We have received from the Iapanese Consul of all picture of clsracteristicspanese design advertising the second Fisheries Exhibition of Western Japan and Kiashu, 16 be held at Naga-
"If the magnificent günuary of theirship: The "King beads the Royal Navy for
straight shogung, and is not likely, to be beaten
Jr. is stated 14.E, Li Hai-huno is to be aps pointed Postmaster General of the I. P. O., and that he is to join Sir Robert Hast in extending the new conditions throughout the Empire, In this connexion has brea decided to abolish
couriers of the provinçek Imperial
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A FOR THE VICEROY'S. CONVENIENCE.pd of a private individual, with a few follow. | THE British Consul-General at Batavik advises ; ; THE ga lant ters of the King Alfred, Magahla The Commodore of the Canton Naval Deers, look a walk round the city and its onYİ- the Colonial Secretary, by telegram, that qan- f'ul the Chin£ $q,adion; srum to be very proud. periment has ondera4 the Chinese gunboat: roze and several opium-smokers were arrested,,, Po Pik to be put in readiness and steam got These offenders were heavily: punished sading against Hongkong has been removed. up in case H.R. Viceroy Chang should at any were, besides, but in stocks, for the following His Excellency the Governor has been pleased 16 appoint the Reverend T. H. Vamel, of the time desire to visit any of the Government de { days in order to serve as a warning to alters.
Basel Misslan to be a member of the Board o partments situated in the outlying portions of 1,5 RAILWAY TRAFFIC:RECEIPTS Examiners in succession to the Reverend G iba district.
The collection of fares on passengers travel Gusmann, resigned.V THE FATSHAN INDUSTRIES.
in on the Canton-Kongisan section of the Reports
from Fatalian state that the com- Canton-Hankow Railway for the ten days from mercial prospects of that place are for the pre the thday to the 20th day of the 8th moon sent vary unpromising, as the two principal were as follows 18h ultimo, 1358 10:1915 Industries of the city have shown signs of al ultimo, $185 32. 20th, ultimo, 518436 the silk factories. Since he beginning of the ultime, $247.651 24 h último: $25103; 25th
her, the
cloth factories have done business
th: ultimo, 52:293; 36th, ultimo,, $11.798, and the the extent of
of some 1:000,000 dollars less than 17th ultimo, $197.46. the corresponding period for last year. The
CONBULAR VISIT. ilk factories business is also declining from the fact that only two ßfths of the number of employers, who, in former years, could all ob tals employment, are now being engaged in the work.” Beridas the industrial depression; all other branches of trade, have also suffered more or less.
30th September.
Canton, 17th Septimber, carried ti to the lift, and saw, it safely below. :?! Thị Cánton-Hankow Railway Company have, Ester "witoush' was again called and a Europeau | issued a circular to all the shareholders of the polated to a camphor-wood box which he wants | Company to assemble on the 25th day nỉ thị ed laken to his room.
8th-moso-the-and-proxime) at-he-office of the Mr. Morell-You said you took that big box Company to extend a welcome to their newly the Saratoga (runk) to the lif on the moming appar andito lavite him to take over charge of back, namely, the cloth weaving factories And ultimo, $301.65; azad ultimo, #36641 23rd | saki between Oct. at and Dec. 9 next
ted president, Sir Chenglong Liang of the 4th. ult. : Wan anybody with it?—Yes, Chong the guest/
Tecognise the geast 7-Yer (point.E. Viceroy Chang has formally announced Can you lug to the accused),
to the officials of the Canton-Hackow Railway falled to recognise kim in gnol ?--Yas," Company the sanction by the Throne of the re Mr. Harding-Why did you fail to recente commendation of the appointment of Sir Cheng bim in gzol?-Because there were too many tudy Lisag Cheng as president of the Company, men thare.
by the shareholders and others, through the Isn't it a fact that because that man is in the Miputry of Communications and Paste. dock now you recognise him?—Yes.
You
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ware in the dock you would recognis
No.
What is the difference in appearance between
and
| tbe accused 7——Ke le a bit fuiter. How tung kave you been employed in the hotal?-Threa moothy
Where were you employed before you went to the Hongkong Holl-On the Fatshow
DRAMAT.
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And you never cartled camphor-wood boxes
board the Fattan aidamer?—No.
Yes.
not room No. 199 on the fith Bask?
fait not a fact that on jid August some
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· OFFICIAL `VISITA. Tomorrow morning, at to o'clock, H,E. Viceroy Chang will receive the Canton Com missioner of Cusions, Mr. P. H. King, and af itr o'clock will receive the Geņnán Consul ́af
Canton,
LINKIN COLLECTIONE,
Chang will receive the Russian Consul a This morning, at to b'clock, H.E. Viceroy Cantan
NAVAL STUDENTS. The new Admiral and Commander-in-chief, Chun Plog-chik, has issued a notification calling for one hundred atüdents to be tmined at the Military. College, at the Boca"Tigris, Candidates will have to prosent themselves si 9h moon for examination.
Tits posis of assistant apperintendent of police and police magistrate in the New Territories bave been amalgamated and Mr. E. R. Hallifak continues to perform the duties of both thate
the title of District Officer. posts under the
H.E. YUAN Shih-kai, bau impeached H. E. 9 dag Kung pao on several serious charges, in consequence of which a secret emissary of the Government is to be seat down to Shang. bai to make investigations' or the quiet. Hov SHIH-CH'ano, Viceroy of Manchuria, has withdrawn from Kwantung. He bas ordered three companies of infantry and some cavalry in proceed to Kwantung and make investiga The payment of the instalment for this year for the redemptina of the Canton-Hankowians concerning the boundary. Railway from the American Development Company is about dud and the Canton-Hankow
We have received a visit last Tuesday from Mr. Sameraet Player, managar of the "Twentieth Century Impressions of. Western Australia, Natal, Caylon, etc.” Mr. Playno resides at the
Hotel, and has opened Pe
an office at Road 18, Qu
Queen's Central, sy ond floor,
MR.
AR Lowe,
honotary secretary of the Hongkong Cricket Club, courteously informs us that he has received a letter from the Singa poré Cricket Club in which our Southera friends axpress regret at their inability to sand
in November nex to Hongkong
A report has been received at the Viceroythe ex-Acting Provincial TreanGent, Wu H. his yamen not later that the 20th day of the requested that the Japanese gendarmes be | sondoes have been arrested: ar Matsuzaki·and
yamen from the weiyuan in charge of the Linkin station, at Limchow, to the effect that, wing to the uprest in the country, the collection of likin dues since the sixth mon has fallen to almost infinitesimal amount. The local merchants have suspended business, thun
affects the collection of dues.
APPOINTMENTS. *It is ascertained from mandarin circles that be appointed Tautal of the circuit of the prefectures of Chaochow, Kayingchow and Welchow in place of Tantal Shum Chuan-i, who will be transferred to the circuit of the prefectures of Yumchow and Limchow,
BIRCHENTUNG.
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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY:
Railway Company has remitted a sum of
Luggage was taken to that room ?—I did not causing stagnation in trade, which materially Company have received à teleznim fram. $500,000 to Hongkong to meet the payment.
sta any,
Do you know what that box (the Saratoga) cintained when it was brought to the hotel ?- I suppose. I never heard a box
thing else..
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The officials of the Cinton-Hankow Railway
Shanghai from Sir Chentang, Liang Cheng, the THE ANTI-OPIUM PROPAGANDA.
newly-appointed president of the Company, The Chinese residing jo Manila have rool's expressing his willingness to take up the ap sum of $:36 being subscriptions collected 10-pointment as instructed by Imperial mandate. |__wards_the_funds_for_the_Central_Anti-opium.
return to Canton at an early due, if his request for permission to proceed to the Capi. tal for an imperial audience, in accorda-ce with the usual custom, he refused.
and October,
THE historic Don Engracio, which was to have been towed to Hongkong by the Leongsang on Saturday was not given clearance by the Manila customs authorities as her ports were claimed to be josecure. The Don Engracio will be repaired immediately and towed to Hongkong to be broken up at This port.
JAPAN papers state that 258 Gaberman and
.and.. Shimodo in Idzu peninsula. It is said that when the fire occurre l'o the German-siRamer' Wik, a few weeks ago, off Matsuzaki, the defendants, who gave assistance to the crew in many anicles and much cargo from the stormer. puiting out the damer, the same time
stole
II.E. YAND. Shih-ch'i has received instructiona from Prince Ching to lose, no time in proceed- ing to the South Pacific islands to visit the Chine colonies there. It seems that Grand Secretary, Chang Peking to help push the Chih-tung wishes to keep
Yang Shib ch'i in....)
At this potat diir représentative left tus: Association together with a feller expressin, his telegram Sir Chening stated that he Cement Factory for consigamust of THE Sam-shui-ra manslaughter trial, in which proposed reforms in the Government, but to
Court." "There much speculation going on at the present time as to how long the trial will last in ally we are informed that 28 witnesses have to be examines, and as there are still a few more to call it is expected that the tri-] will run well into next week.
RAUB GOLD MINER
the hope that the movement will be carried to a successful end."
**XECUTION OF ROBBERS. Yesterday, by order of the authorities, four robbers who warn extradited from Hongkong, were beheaded in the presence of the Nambol Magistrate and the British Couni-General at fanion, in, having been found guilty of com- Betting armed robbery, 20
A NEW PRISON.
SCHOOLS FOR SUNNING.
The gentry of the clan Yu, in the district of Sunnion, has collected a large sum of money. to the extent of some $ion,con, by subscription from the general public of that clan for the establishment of a college, a library 'and an evening commercial school for the youths of the clan. These institutions will all be opened by the beginning of the 9th moon.
of
CEMENT WORKS. A rum of $130,000 is due to Mem. Carlyle & Co. here by the Government
machinery, for that factory. The Shan Hos Chu has petitioned the High Authorities to grant sum sufficient to make the payment. and the Author #hova accordingly instructed that the ameun squired should be made up by different verament departments, vir Bureau of Agriculture, Industry and Com Shan Hou Chu, Likin office and the Cantos
merce.
BIR CHENOTURO.
A telegram has been received by the Canton Hankow Railway Company from Sir Chengtung Liang Cheng 1 Shanghai, stating that he had received instructions from the Waiwupu at Pe king ordering him to proceed to the Capital in report his arrival from the United States of Aerics, so that he would leave Shanghai for
The General Manager's report for the four
The Magistrates of Namhol and Punya, weeks ending 7th September states that the wing to the lack of accommodation in the Mine Measurements, and assay results of pro-industrial institutions in connection with the epicting work' shows a total of 440-feel for the
prisons, a short time ago pmposed ille trans. period (a weeks) under review, made up of 17 forming of the old prison and gaol of the feat sinking, 17 feel rising, fret driving and Kwregchow Prefect's vasen int an industrial 107 feet cross cutting, as against a tota' of $17 | ibalitution and the proposal was sanctioned by thorities requesting that department to the Capital at the end of this moon. feet for the previous four weeks.
the Authorities and the work of rebuilding the prisun was begun. The fund for this work has been authorised and a sumei $30,p:o was taken out of the Provincial Treasurer's yameo for the purpose, besides anveral large sums of money obtained from other sources.
MINES.
Bukit Komso. The main shaft has been, suck 13 fest making a total depth of 'to6 feet" balow the 440 feet level, it too feet or $40 fest below surface, a cross cut hus bean started to the east and taken 4 feet. The sinking of the shaft is being continued to provide space for Dre shoots.
POLICE SCHOOLS."
The Police Departmeni, in connection with which a Primary Police School was opened 410 ft. Level Drive South. This end hast year; la now contemplating the opening of been driven : feet bringing the total to 297
feat. The lode 54 in. wide assays about 2 dit.
440 ft, Level North Drive South on footwal! Poition To this has been added. 11 feat making a jotal of 53 feet. The lode 52 in. wide gives a value of 4j dwi.
From the Wince the drive has been taken from 29 to 43 feet, exposing a lode 47 in, wide worth jf dwi .
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340 (t, Level North Drive on Hanging Wall Brauch. This has been driven 8 feet, making a total of 141 feet. The lode sa in, wide is worth 5 dwi
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Middle and a High School for the completion of the studies of the students of the Primary School.
Three hundred students will be
received into thets two schools and the Depart. ment bag issued a notice advising the public of an ex imination to be held to select suitable students for them.
28th September.
THE SOUTHERN UNREST.
A letter received from the prefecture of Yum- chow states that Brigadier-General Li Chus han stationed troops on different points of the prefecture and have also placed troops on the boundaries to prevent the rebels from scal 24v Lavei Nonn Winze on fanxing Walltering and neeing into other prefectures, The Branch. This has been deepened. 14 leet Kwangi authorities have also taken concerted making the total depth 28 feet. The lode 36
action in co-operating with the authorities of in, wide assays i dwt.
Cross cutting for stope filling, 1.6 feet. Stopes. The following bava been in opera. tion. Above the 44 feet level: a stops. Lode 87 in wide worth, af dwi. Above the 540 feet level; 2 stopes, Lode 8 ia wide worth if dwt,
Above the 24 feet 1 vel, 2 slopes Lode 75 in. wide worth 5 dwt.
STOPE MINE,
160 fest Level Drive South. This has been extended 17 fret making a total of 440 feet. The lade sa in. wide is worth 13 dwt, per ton.
16 feet Larel Drive South Rise. This hat bean taken from 10 feet to 2% feat. The Lode 47 lo, wide is worth 18 dwt, ---
No. 3 Winze from surface. This has been sunk a fact making the total depth 60 feet It is expected to connect the with the from the 16 feet level early in the coming month,
the sister province in sending troops and placing them at suitable points on the borders and assisting in every way in putting down the
rising.
THE PROVINCIAL TREASURE
H. E. Wa Shang-lum to-day resumed chirge of his former post a Fravincial Treasurer of the province of Kwangtung.
The represen'tiys of the Kwangsi Railway Company has aried here and yesterday, call. ed on H. E. Viceroy Chang at his yamen, and had a conference with him on matters in cop nection with the construction of railroads in that province and the opening of a branch office of the Company here.
ANTI-OPIUM PROPAGANDA.
It is ascertained from the returne" of "the" 160 feet Level Drive North. To this han
Central Anti-Opium Association that, since. been added 23 feet bringing the total distance to 68 feet. At this point a buncis of quartz the opening nl that institution, 5,538 opium about 8 in. wide has been struck, which and also for anti-opium pills. It is reported smoking individuals have applied for licences
· value is equal to the drive-oppusite. It s
that shout half of that number have recovered pow hoped that, we are on the exission of the
from their habit, and the rest are expected to leda nonb.
be of the drug by the end of the ninth. nih The number of opium-smoking patients adinated to the Refuge si co lis opening in 7th wid, is put at 183, of whom 9 have already recovered from their vice and have been discharged from that institution, whiựt fancen of the patient's died during the period. There are still seventy-one patients remaining in the Hospit and fifty of these are in cotine of recovery and will soon be discharged Thost of this patients who are in better health are and not to the re rention grounds aach' Aavt for recreation nach exercise, in order to more quickly recuperate their health
Cross cutting for slope filling, 32 fest. Stopes, Abave 150 fre: Level: I stope, Jode 7a'in, wide worth jaf dwe Above the 60 feet Level; i stope, lode 47 in. wide worth 13 dwi.
B. MALACCA.
Cross cut for. Winze in Malacca Hill. This has beeo advanced 15 feet making a toll of fleet, a bunch of quarz ha bran passed through about 48 an, wide, tuy low rade,
No Shaft, Wingehelow Not Level The has been continued from the drive in Kope to the No. 2 level, maving a total depiù ni 45 fers The Inde exposed is 42 in wide and worth ja dwi.
Drive in alope below. So. 1" Lovet." Hiere 18 feat has been driven making any kind. 57. feet, The lodr 38 in. wid - is worth 14f day
eneral-The eur hwark cuting in place of "the tunnel over the flume has barn completed.
ST RING XERO RNE
the treime of the danger experienced by the fire which took place a <bori time, ngn an Teng Hing Street, in the ferrosene oil stores, the people at eu neighbouring streets have en up a é de of regulations which only Decora of two cases of ze eseñe só be stored in mach of thing shops in a time, when they sre sult, and large quinties of the vil
cannal
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be allowed to be stored in these premises, but From the Wildey Tanied 13 fons 14 cwt of threaten the public afety so much. The la- places where fa disper does not concentrates have berg won, with 2 oz. 7 dwi par lon, during the month,
|fringement of these regulations is proposed to be made punishable by lze. These regular tions have been presented to be Magistrate of amhoi for approval and if vanṛtinued' will be erried foto +ffre at once,
M LL RETURNS,' KOMAN.
Stamps Working 40.
Period of work: 28 days, len 1,6 days for clean up and repairs.
2,734 97
Tons Crashed, Koman
Stopes
Tons
Amalgam Collected 2,5 9 nz, producing..... Retorted Gold Amelied Average yield per ton
Value of tailings
B. MALACCA,
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809.55,011.
5:54-dwt 1.23
No. 1 Mill ran 241 days) Crushing 1,909 18. surface one and 263 tons mins Amalgam collected 465 ors, produclag.
159
Retorted Gold
Smelted
Average yield per ton
Total tone crusbed
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Smelted gold
Average Fineness
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WU TING FANG. Confirmuators news is now to hand as to the ja appointment. of H,F. Wu Ting-fang no Min- at fit China to the United States of America, Mexico and Perù. · H.E. Wu is now kern on some important business,
MACAO BOUNDARIES.
HE Viceroy Chang received telegraphic instractions from the Waiwups at Peking a
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WIDENING TUNG HING STREET.; The people in 'the Belghbouring quaiters Tung Hing Street, the scene of the recent disastrous fire, have petitioned the- Police Au. instructions ordering all the buildings'en that street to be shifted back on either side in the extent of 1 ft. 2) ins, when the work of re building begins. The Police Depart ept have granted the request and have issued orders to the shopkeepers of that atreel to set in accord- ance with the suggestion of the peritioners.
A.PIRE...
On the 26th instant, at 4 p., a fire broke eat in a shop in Chum Mokan in the western suburb. The conflagration raged fiercely for a time, but owing to the timely assistance of the different fire brigades, the fire was extinguished before much damage was done.
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PIRACY.
On the 25th instant, a cargo boat laden with a cargo of About to casks of ground nut oil which was proceeding from the prefecture of Welchow to this, port, when passing a place called !.uk Po, in the prefecture of Shiu Hing, was attacked by a pane of robbers numbering over fifty. The pirates sailed away with the boat and all the goods, which is put at the approximate value of Taels 3,700.
WU TIKO FANG. `-
H.E. Wu Ting-fang, the newly-appointed Chinese Minister to the United Bates of Americe, who arrived here a few days ago, yesterday paid a call on H.E. Viceroy Chang
LIKIN COLLECTIONS.
The collection of Likin-dues for the ten days from the roth day of the 8th moon to the 20th day, as reported by the Canton Likin Bureau, is, Tacis $3,169.0
OPIUM SMOKER FINED.
BDUCATION.
Peer Bux and two of his Indian cattlemen are charged with the manslaughter of a farmer a Sam-shui-po, la August, na' account of which wat reported in these columna, was concluded
Melbourne committed.the accused for trial.
the Police Court, last Friday afternoon. Mr.
this Prince Ching would not consent, for fear of disappointing" the Chideas of the South Pacific who it seems are making great pre- parations to welcome bis Excellency. - IT is with regret that wo (V. C. D. News) Ms. H. Droers, Consul for Netherlands, kind.
card the death by drowning on 27th ult. of Mr. H. Edwards of the Shanghai Dock and Engi- ly inform us that ships or vessels, arriving neering Works. The account of the accident in Netherlands India from longkong, are nowhich resulted in this young man's death, will. longer subject to quarantine, the port of Rong: be found in another column where the opening kong being declared to be so longer infected of an inquest on his body is reported. Deceas with plague. The prohibition of importation ed was an electrical engineer and had been of some articles is also cancelled so that all employed by the Deck and Engineering Com goods can now be imported into Netherlands pany for about three years, He was a sergekat India.
la "A" Company, the «ikholoong Rides, and it it on
recorded that he was one of the best Non- Commissioned Officers "A" Company has ever bad on its roll," A keen volunteer and a good comrade he was surrounded by a large circle of friends who admired his plodding, uoResuming methods. He will be accorded a. milltary funeral, #
A Toxro despatch of 15th ulto, says;-Viceroy Red Shib-ch'ung left Mukden for Peking on the 28th, ultimo, The French Consul at Canton some time ago
He has accepted the Informed, the Cootan high authorities that a
Japanese demands in connection with the re college was about to be opened in the middle cent attack upon Japanese by Chinese police of September at flanci, and forwarded a code
he demands include an in temnity to the of the regulations of that institution. The Conference did the partial dampoof sul stated that if Chinese students are willing officer concerned and partial disarming of 40 study at that institution they, would be ad policemen. mitted with pleasure. The Provincial Exa- miner has informed the students in the diffor ent schools of the invitation.
GANG ROBBERY.
On the 26th utti at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Hop Shui market ip the district of Ko Ming. In the profecture of Shlu Hing, was several hundreds who were dressed in up-to attacked by a large gang of robbers numbering date clothes as students and some were under the disguise.of Government soldiers. All the shops in the market about 250 la number were ransacked and all the valuables which the robbers could lay their hands on were taken away. During the engagement over ten people were killed by the robbers and several others. were wounded. At about 4 o'clock, the rob bers made off with their spoils together with two men of one of the shops, who were kid napped. The whereabouts of these two cap tiver are not yet known. The boaty carried away is estimated at an enormous amount of money.
COMMERCIAL,
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,
POLICEMAN MUNDAY, of the Water Police Station,, boarded fishing host No. 7ogg as she was about to leave the port last Wednesday and found six old rifles hidden away in the hold The master-Chan Chi Kwo-was arrested on charge of carrying arms without a permit. He Thursday morning, that, he bad borrowed the told Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court, on rifles from a friend. The Court made an order confiscating the arms.
LI CHINO-FAND, the new Chinese Minister at the Coun of St. James, is exps ted to arrive at the Chinara Legation, in Portland place, from the Far East, October. His Excellency must not be confounded with his brother, who is now on leave of absence from his post of Chinese Minister at the Court of Vienna Li Ching-fang was Chinese Minister at Tokyo ak the time of the outbreak of the Chico-Japanes War, and was Second
of bir and Plenipotentiary Government during the negotiations which lad to the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Recently has been Director of Railways in his native province of Han-lui-hat is to say, he Bas been supervising the surveys and the precin THE troopship Sicilia will leave Southampton,of, capitalisation Several years ago, he was on Oct. 31 with drafts, and details for Egypt, Secretary of Legation here, and spanks Englisis call it Port Said on Nov, 13, Colombo on. Ceylon, Singapore and Hongkong She will fairly well-, & C. Express, the 26th, Singapore on Dec. 1, and Hongkong on the 10th following. The Steilia will leave the latter port on Dec. 26, will call at Singapore on 26th, at Colombs on the first day of the New Year, and she will reach Southampton waters on Jan. 27.
THE master of
Passenger boat No. 964 and m seaman belunging to the steam launch Skum Lea were charged at the Police Court, to-day (ird Inst.), before Mr. C. A.D. Melbourns, with the larceny of a case of shirting and a case of flags, cargo, in transit to Bangkok. Yesterday afternoon the cargo ex a. Takasaki Maru was being discharged' into lighters The
of the lighters and when they thought the coast was clear they transferred the two cases, from the lighter to their boat. Then they pushed off. They were seen, however, from a police pianies, which was passing at the time and race fallowed. When the accused saw that the chances of their escaps were nil, they dumped the cases overboard. One caie WAS. lost, the other was recovered in a very damaged condition, The case was adjouroad.
A RECENT tela, Jam from Japan conveyed the news that Messrs-Denison and Stevens had-accused, it was stated, rowed up alongsida com- been rewarded: Japao papers state more fully that Mr. Dennison, of the Tokio Foreign De partment, has been presented by the Emperor with the sum of Yio,poo and the Grand Cordon 7/16 of the Rising Sun, with the First Class Order of 2/2 Merit, which carries with it a pension of Y840 in recognition of his meritorious services during A sura of Y0,000 has also been the late war. granted to Mr. Stevens for his services in Korea during the same period.
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On the 28th instant, the police of the No. 7on ton-Bank T,T. Police Station arrested an opium smoker, who 1 * . demand, w charged with breach of the anti-oplum regulations and was fined $3.
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On the evening of the 28th instant, a lecture uncrica-Bank T.T.............. on the evils of the opium vice was given at the headquarters of the Central Anti-Opium Assoulia T, T. gon elation in Mua t'an S$1 Yuen, at Ha Kau Po.
10. demand... here was a large assembly which numbered shangbai---Bank T.T, pásk several thousanda, among whom were several
Singapore T. T Japanese ladies,
1st October.
MACAO'S BOUNDARIES.
H.E. Viceroy Chang has despatched a tele. gram to the Waiwupu at Peking to the effect that the Port- guese in Maca are alleged to have encroached upon Chinese territory beyond the proper boundaries of the Port of Macro and requesting the Ministry to communicate with the Portuguese Miosster at Peking to that effet and at the same time to despatch a
special commission to the South to investigate the affair.
A VALUED OFFICIAL. Thotai Wel Han hat, for some time past, held posta in Canton, as director of the Gov ernment Naval College at Whampon, the Govề érament Naval Docks at Whampoa, and the Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chiese section). In consideration of his important services, the Viceroy has now proposed to retain this valued official in all the posts, which he has been' holding, and, in addition, he has been appoint weiyuan to the Canton Foreign Affairs Bureau.
ANTI-OPIUM PROPAGANDA
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the
BECAUSE she had had a quarrel with her lover and the chances of the matter being amicably residing at 471, Queen's Road West, committed setiled remate, young Chinese Woman, suicide early this morning (3rd inst.) What quarrel between the lovers was about it is im. possible to say. For the last two or three days the women-Chin Ah Mui, shout thirty years of age-seemed to be in a most excitable mood. At about ten o'clock last night she retired to her room, and nothing more was heard of her until about one o'clock this morning when the other
inmates of the house were awakened by a noise coming from bar room. They went to investigate, and found the unfortunate woman unconscious in her bed. A cup containing a mixture of oplum and water on a nearby table old its own story. She was removed to hos pital, where she expired some minutes after admittance,
DETECTIVE: Sergeant Wilden, of the Water Police Station made a haul of aix Winchester rifles and 262 rounds of ammunition last night, and arrested two, men-Ng Tal, a fireman on board the steamer Halfan, and Chau Sal To, the maiter of cargo-boat 1950. This morning, the two men were charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, with being is unlawful possession of the arms and ammuni
10 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne..2.3 5/16 for some time. Last eveninųj
was alleged, has been suspected by the police raid was en- months' sight France................
2.87gineered with the results already known. Ac- 2.84 cused admitted possession, dod were multied 2.374 in the mum of foo cách 230 11/16
4ABwill be seen from our advertisement columne, the Evening Continuation Classes, which, wa are informed, is now a Sub-Department of the Education Department, are abou Rio start under the name, Hongkong Technical College. The classes to be held are as follows:
(A) Engineering Section : Ballding Construc- A HOME paper says that the largest motor yet tion Machine Drawings Steam; Electri- shipped to China, destined for a boat built at
Motiem Field. Survey. (B) Craig Metor.
Applied Mechanice: Hongkong, has just left the works of the Allia Practical
Company At Chiswick. The OUTBREAKS of cholera are increasing at Port Commerce Section: English French Gre
motor.is sof the diagonal type with se cylinders,” Arbor Commerce at the port is, therefore, man Shorthand (including short course of and weighs bat 70.0 lbs. The company depressed.
typewriting) Bookkeeping (Elementary) (C) bas sent out the whole of this machlaary Science Section Chemistry Physics. Those equipment, including reversing year, abanting, marked with an asterisk (*) are now.
propeller and tasks, together with all fittinge for installation in the bull, Magneto as well
dere exhaust into long fron (abe din in exhaust system is noteworthy, for all the cylin diameter placed between the two rową "of cylinders, and from this "tube the gaser pass Into two fubuels containing silencere. Along the centre of the iron tube runs a perforated Pirespraying and jste of water which are Ine stantly converted into stand, thus effectively cooling and silencing the oxhaket
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
CHOLERA is now invading Tokio,
city
Bod
On the 201b ukimo, a meating was held as THE damaged 7'ufoo Afar was brought back the offices of the Canton Anti-Opium Society to Shanghai on 23rd ulto. afternoon and lowes\ CHENG'FU Yamaharman; of fishing jonk at coil and accumulator, ignition is fitted. The siled the Chun Mo Chung She (the originators up to Funkadoo.
Na. 18207 H, pleaded
of the anti-opium, movement) for the purpose. F. B. L., Rowley, Crown Soliciter, returned this morning, to being in possession of forty: issue of a peri-dical magazins (oue in ten days) Daths last Thursday. of discussing and making arrangements for the from home leave by the English mail steamer whose sele object will be to carry on the Crusade ag fast opium smoting. There was
present a large assembly at the meeting, and THE British Copsul-General at Cheloo wires It was unanimously agreed to carry out the that all quarantine rastrictions against Hong proposal, and consequently a set of regulations kong have been withdrawn. was drawn up for the establishment of the
f.
paper. The proposed paper whit ma moon,partment, Dublin, has been placed under orders will make his first CAPTAIN J. A. 8. Murray, Army Ordaance De- appearance on the gth day of
On the 30th ultimo, an anti-opium associs to proceed to Hongkong, embarking about tion was opened in the village of
of Shai
Tangi in the district of Shun Tak. At the
stat inst opening ceremony, sumber of oplum amokers and MR. Tan Tan Tai, former compradore of the opium salters in a body entered the building South Oking Morning Bost, tid, has, we are disturbance on the ground that
at the Police Cour aine sticks of dynamite and 135 detonators and fuses without permit from the police. The explosiven were found by Policeman Berris in runk which was hidden away in the bold of accused's junk, which was at the point of Leaving Tai O Bay last night. Mr. Hazeland, looking up the Ordinance, said that after
explosives. He remanded the case until to that Section gave him no power to forfeit the accused was charged under.Section 7 and that
morrow to go further into the matter.. Accused was allowed ball in the sum of $150.
Ware In
way Bay last Monday afternoon by a fire which No liute excitement was manifested at "Cause- broke out in the engine-room of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company's works, at North Polat, While the fire fasted causidarubia a seport of the industrial Bank of Japan for anxiety was felt for the tanks which
lose proximity to the anging-room, Just proft, including 56,373 yea brought forward, in the making necessary payments and deduc. 3. tank
trok tions, amounts to 747,047, yea. Out of the net company's wharf, As the gumo was going its from a lighter lying alongulds the
throwing the off over the petroleums reserve, After making these trand
day or two ago, ordering him to make an in- of the association and attempted to create a informed, joined the Canton Chinshan Railway I the half-year ended Juno go, slates that the pet to the outbreak oil was being pumped Inta No.:
quiry into the question of the exact boundarins of Macap and also to Inquire fato matters con cerning the West River craising launches and to report to the capital
in dus Courie.
Yumchow telegram states that, a few days.
dibila comiske upon the pro Syndicate.
will
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with troops baďan encounter with the rebel Caramony went on without Procandings of-the-|-the-Klukiang.Customs for the purpose of pur. 90,40 › you was transferred to the reserve † hardant à stad was blown out of the cylinder
ago, the Brigadier General of
The engagement lasted for several hours, with
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Ship,
fumber trouble. cba log a cruiser for Klangal
LaRees, and 20,000.yea.to_the-dividend..covat pil became ignited: at:orca" and
·
heavy losses and will be left desilute. How. Iz is reported fron. Peking that a sum of Tls. they were sitimately arranted and were 00,000 has been drawn from the treasury of
pay a fine, and the
The magistrate of the district
fers the directors recommend the payment of won the whole engine rooma Blass, In the prefecture of Walchow, has done his THE han treasurer of the Alice Memorial and 370,200 yen as first dividend at
From there the fire wanded its way in the utmost for the formation of an anti-oplum Aliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with per cent per annum. The amount now avail
all adjoining, building the storeroom and did out of which 10,000 yen more or less wounded whilst two of the ime smoking is to strictly probible.oplam thanks the following donations to the funds'of l ́able is 266,447 Vemuneration of the company's"ard_brigadugway; on, the academi
district over which he
bo appropriated for officers, and a sum of 18r.ogo ven will be paid as a second dividend at the rate of al per cent paranhub The balance, 61.179 yen, is to be carried forward, A branch once was sitablish- 94 in Seoul, Karsa, in Marek:
7.45 dwi 5.379 3,084 oz. 1,048,55 943 63
to the vicinity of the district of Tung Hing.
the result that twenly-gins of the bandita were
association and
perfal troops ware wounded and one killed..
boz,
3.B9 dwt,
BTRAM-LAUNCH SERVICE..
able
up to the present, he has not been
rules, the hospitals ----
to succeed in blu/task 'owlng to the
Fork Guild Western Market ......$45
W, H. MARTIN,
A now company has been floated and the many obstructions placed in bin way, · Belog plying of steam towing insaches betwann Can, much vixed at bil unspecennial attempti
"'Ciúmerni 'Hansper
len and Faishan kya hoon sesamedi 25
G.J. B. Sayaranmaan Crus Basto & Co,
FW. Wattegamentle
considerable damage to the calling. The quick time, and under the superintendence of
manager-Nr. Donjethe flames, wara extinguished before the arrival of the city brigade. The damage done if estimated at