Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 1907.
prosperity must, as in alleged, go together." "FATAL AFFRAY ON THE "JAPAN.
Since the conclusion of peace with Russia, the situation in the Far East. has been-more antiled and quiescent, and diplogincy has brought about new treaties and alliances which all tend towards tranquillity. The
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One man-asunknown Chinese coolie-was kiled and about five or six them more or less seriously injured, was the Crimination of acfreur fight which occurred wean a number of Chinese passengers and a gang of between twenty and thitty Indians onboard Mesir David, Sassoon and Company's Calcutta liber Japan on the 17th instant.
Although the fight tank place, several
The news of the coolle's deatise, travelled quickly, and this afternoon & Hear ng Talegraph roppeter was given the full particulars of the affair.
THE FUNG-SHING RISING.
'DETAILS OF THE ATTACK.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
[From a Correspondent],
The rising at Foug-shing was quite sodden.
Caston, 23rd October... All post-ballum investigations tended to prova that it was an lacipient reballion sided by the matiny of the Hang-kwan soldiery. But de- tails of the rising vary a great deal. toy Chang to Custon, telegraphic despatches Immediately after the arrival of H.E. Vice, were sent to Acting Tolai Wong Hue and other officials to make careful investigations concers log the cause and commencement of the riot. A telegraphic report by Tanini Wong and Bub-pie fecit, Hah-yik of Yumehow, which contains a fall, account of the true state of affairs, is now to hand. It tends to show that the complicity of the Hang-kwan suidiary is no supposition, but fact. A translation of the telegram is op
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Liang Kwang.]
[To E Chang Jen Chun, Viceroy
of
The various reports made by Acting Taotai Wong at different times must have reached the Viceregal yames. Recently, we liave ga hered evidences from the deceased magistrate's ser vunts and the gentry of Fong Shing who, being eye-witnesses of the massacre, have come to Yumchów to be examined The demosition's given by these persons are reliable and may fairly be used to conclude the decising of the inquiry. They are as follow
Japaneso Government to insist upon the extension of armaments merely demonstrates its lack of perception and of control. In times of peace, such as the present, the energies of the nation should be directed towards peaceful ends-commercial and in dustrial development, and social improve days ago while the pan was moored ment; the extension of military works should alongside the anjong Pagar wharf. at Singa be projected only when there is reason to suppore, nothing seriously was thought of the pose that circumstances may arise in the near encounter until yesterday afternoon when one future which will justify the money and energy of the coalies, as had taken part in the fight, CELEBRATED devoted to that end. The relations of flugkong. The news of two die pleat in Japan with all the great Powers are now on a cordial footing, yet the cation's arma ments are being tremendously increased, simply to satisfy the ambition of the naval At about five o'clock on the afterscon.el the and military men at the head of affairs, who 17th instant-a few hours before she sailed for have no thought for the people who must Hongkong the Japan was moored alongside pay the bill. These advocates of extension Tanjong Pagari. There were about 1,500 deck have not the vaguest idea when these passengers on board, comprising mes ly Chin armaments for which they are crying will bee and Indian soldiers. Suddenly an up required for actual use; they simply hold
rear was beard coming from the direction of the after deck, and on going to investigate the idea that a time may come when a big the officers of the attip saw a free fight and, powerful army and navy will be required, taking placa between a section of the Chinese and that the proposed extension is essential pngsengers and the fodiacs. The native to place, the nation in readiness for war. sons of India had the best part of the fight The Army practically stands independent of while it lasted and brought into use all kinds of the State, remarks the Nippon in conclusion, weapons, while the Chinese were seen hurling and the military authorities are hastening their cooking utensils about The ship's offi
cers took in the situation at A glance and in the extension of this branch of the national five minutes they had separated the belliger-in-chief of the southern regiment of the defence regardless alike of the diplomatic ents. The injured men were treated by the Situation abroad and of the financial difficul. ship's doctor, who spent much time in patching ties which stand in the way. It follows, boke's heads. The Japas left for Hongkong therefore, that the Army is no longer main. on schedule time, and nothing untoward oc- tained for the State, but the State for the curred on the voyage in Hongkong.. Army. The natural consequence is that the _nation is faced with the prospect of a huge deficit, and of increased hardships imposed upon those least able to bear them. Such a state of affairs is intolerable, says our con temporary, and before there is any further discussion relating to the increase of taxa. tion there must be a searching investigation into the cause of the deficit, and a full ex- -planation-if such is possible-of the noces sity for so enormous an expansion of arma ments in time of peace.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE German mail of the 25th September was delivered in London on the 23rd insi,
A CASE of plague occurred at 16, Queen's
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The Houghing Celegraph Road East, to stay. The patient, & Chinaman,
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1007,
JAPANESE FINANCE,
be wa uuty uz mugi-General R. G. Broadwood, C., Colonel C. H. Dar ling, C. E, assumes command of the troops in South China from the 25th October, in- clusive..
To those who have followed closely the financial condition of Japan, it must have ACCORDING in information obtained at the 'been apparent that the burden, which was Kobe Veteorological Station, a slight shock of. being heaped upon the country by loan after earthquake was registered at Kobe on the 11th loan culminating in the recent Manchurian instant at about 3,52 0,m. Another shock was Loan hasco, was becoming too heavy to be also experienced at about-8.17 p.m. on the inh. borne by a country already weighed down It is stated that the centre of the disturbance by taxation. We are led to this considera-first.shack was also fel at Osaka on the Tith was situated a long distance from japan. The tion by the statement appearing in the well instant at the same time aa.in Kobe, the vibra informed Paper Chronicle that "recent extions lasting for about 2.11 midwes, pressions of opinion that the Japanese Co. veroment would be able to frame the next Budget without resorting to an increase of the already heavy taxation appear to have been rather too optimistic. If the financial scheme as now drawn up is carried out, there is little doubt but that a heavy deficit will have to be faced, and politicians and publicists alike are now generally agreed that to carry out the Government's proposals inevitably means the increase of taxation." Discussing the unsatisfactory prospect, the
THE Osaka Spinning Company proposes to issue debentures to the amount of Y1,000,000 for the construction al'a new factory containing 1,300 weaving tooms and 17,000 spindles, ni Shikwanjima, rak. The proposal will be laid before a special general meeting of the company to be held on the 27th insinn. The new factory, which is exected to commence operations by about March next, will engage in the production of shir jngs for expo t. "
The fight ended as quickly as it began," the fight stared the policeman on duty at the said a passenger to our representative. When warf sounded his whistle, but before the land po ice arrived the fight had ended. The incident was not considered serious, as pane of the men appeared to have been morially injured."
The rising was first conducted by, Chang Ho-ching who styled himself the "commander
Chinese people. The rioters approached within a few miles of Fong,shing city,
Mr.
Mr. Liang, a clerk at the magistracy, observing that the inhabitants were fleeing in 1 rge num bers, was the first to report the matter to the magistrate. While Liang was still talking come up to the gates of the yamen. with the magistrate, the rebels had already Sung, the magistrate, at once ordered his bodyguard to stand by the front gate and he himself went up to the watch-tower to direct the captain of the guard, Wong I-kok, and the corporals, Wa Kwai-pin and Lai Tak-fi, to fire at-the rebels.
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Captain Wong, who was very strict with, the discipline of those under him, was in great the use of the firearms. They were remon rage when he saw the corporale hesitating in
strated with and repeatedly ordered to fire. Then corporal Wai shouted to the soldiers" a Tien kau" meaning "playing dominoes the first two characters also mean "striking the air." Thereupon the soldiers fired three valleys into the ain'
The cause of the fight is not definitely known as yet, but it is alleged that it was brought about by an ladjan, who, in seeking a comfort This the other Chinese passengers resented, able spot for himself, dispossessed a Chinaman,
A quarral ensued, which ended in blows,
On Tuesday morning last the yapan arrived in Hongkong, and all the injured Chinamen, who by this time it was supposed had one and all fairly recoveted from the effects of the mix- up, went ashore. So far the incident was closed as far as the ship's officers were concerned, Last night, however, two police officers attach- ed to the Water Police Station, went aboard the Japan to inquire into the matter, One of the Chinese passengers, it appears, had rentah in death he the corporals who mutialed eye police that he had been assaulted on with all the soldiers and joined the rebels: the Japan. He complained, we are informed. Then they rushed to the private apartments of of feeling unwell and was sent to hospital, the magistrate and seized him together with where he expired yesterday afternoon, the te his whole family. ault of a ruptured spleen, it is sutmised..
MANCHURIAN TRADE"
CLASS OF GOODS WANTED.
The class of goods for which Manchuria might furnish a profitable market for American General W. D. Straight, of Mukden, who exporters are outlined in a report from Consal
writes
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Mr. Sung, seeing the hopeless state of the deferce as the mutiny of his bodyguard was apparent, radi from the watch-tower, and im. mediately after this, Captain Wong, was foully
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ARMED ROBBERY IN THE NEW VARRİTORY.
THREK MEN ON TRIAL.
At the Criminal Sessions this afternoon, dis Hanour, Mr. A. G. Wise presiding, three mon Cheung Kiu, Chan San and Cheung Sum
ing stolen property. were charged with ermed robbery, and receiv
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mr. W Rees Davies (Attorney-General) who was instructed by Mr. G. E. Murrell, of Crown, while Mr, H. G. Cathrop, instructed by the Crown Solicitor's office, appeared, for the
Mr. Andrew G. Jackson, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and faster, appeared for the defence.
he following jurymen were empanelled→ Messrs. E. Owen. (foreman), 5. A. Ahmed, Menzies, E. A. Coster, EJ. Chapman, C. B.
Layward and I. Buckle.
torney-General said that if the jury were not Cullining the case for the Crown, the At satisfied that the prisoners were guilty of robbery it would be competent, to bring them in guilty of being in possession of stolen goods is was the duty of the pro secution to prove that the goods were stolen, and, having done so, the onus was on the ac cused to show how they came to be, in posses, sion of the property. He then went into the particulars of the case. The robbery took place at Tak Moon, a village in the New Territory, The woman, who was robbed, lived with her daughter-in-law in a houta there. On the night of the 17th July last, she was awakened by a noise and saw five men enter the house through the skylight. One of the prisoners threatened to stab the woman if she called out. Being her, and started to search the house. They thus placed in fear of her life, they left breks open a box and fork away $32 worth of clothing. The wainan identified all the pri saners. Later a search was made of the pri soners' houses and the stolen property was found
Telegrams
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE
CHINESE IMPERIAL POST OFFICES
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF CONTROL
[From a Correspondent.]
– Canton, 24th October. A Peking despatch received here today states that this Board of Posts and Communications are engaged
posed transfer of the administration discussing the question of the pro-
of the Chinese Imperial Post Offices from the Inspectorate General of Customs to that Board.
FRANCE IN YUNNAN,
THE VICEROY'S REPRĘ- SENTATIONS..
(From a Correspondent.]
Canton, 24th Cotober.
pital report that H.E. Shek liang,
Telegraphic advices from the
Viceroy of Yunnan and Kweichow, has made representations, by tele- gram, to the Waiwupu alleging in- torf rence by the French Consul in the management of the affairs of the
morning,
The case was adjourned until to-monow Tang-Yuet (?) Railway,
in the possession of the first and third pri- soners. No property was found in the house of the second accuse'.
Evidence was then called.
CAPT. FRANCKE OF
S.S. “DAKOTA
ECATHING LETTER SENT MASTER ON LOSS "OF VESSEL.
Washington, Sep. 23.
A scathing letter has been addressed by Supervising Inspector General Uhler, of the steamboat lospection service, to Capt. Emil Francke, who commanded the monster steam ship Dakota, of the Great Northern Steamship Company, when that versst was wrecked on the Japanese crast during a Voyage to Yoka, hama (rom Seattle Inst March,
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The Viceroy requests the Board of Foreign Affairs to protest to the French Minister against such inter" ferener, in order to satisfy the people, CHEKIANG RAILWAY
FOREIGN LOAN SANCTIONED,
[From a Correspondent]
The Decree states that the trans- action is a large ono, requiring diplo. matic negotiations, but,
nevertheless,
the
agreement for the loan should be signed na soon as possible. } }, L
mass meeting was held at Che.. kinng yesterday and, as a result, the
It is probable that 1.E. Wang Tal-sich will be despatched Chekiang as a special Commissioner
against hasty action. to admonish the people and gentry
Canton, 24th October. An Imperial decree was issued, at The letter was called forth by the appeal of
Peking yesterday sanctioning the Capt. Francke from the action of the local proposal for the raising of a foreign steamboat inspectors at "eattle in revoking his license. Gen. Unter says in his letter that the loan of £1,500,000 sterling for the sible carelessness on the part of her com- wreck of the Daketi was due to incomprehen- construction of the Chekiang Rail, manding officer, who was on the navigating way. Corpornt Wal was afterwards, pursued and bridge when the vessel struck the reef. Hei killed by the Government troops, while corporal cites the fact that no soundings were made at Lai was captured by Captain Chang Tsung-sun the time, although the captain knew that the and tried by a Court formed of myself (Sub vessel was running unusually close to the shore prefect Bah), Commander Kwok Jen-cheong in an effort to save time. He declares that the and acting magistate Cheng. He gave out loss of the vessel was due solely to Capt. that he and the oiber three corporals were Francke's carelessness, and that there was no rebel·lender. This sum was not divided-ter follows presented with 40 taels of gold leaf by the extenuating circumstances. A part of the let-
is own share was. equally among them.
41 have carefully analyzed and digested all With the exception of patroleum, piece by hin, but by earpagyl Wai and the soldiers, the board of local inspectors at Seattle, Wash., gentry and the people despatched Stacks only: The captain was not murdered the evidence adduced at the investigation by goods, flour, and inexpensive articles of, a general character, the importation of foreign.
Commander Kwok gnads into Anchuria is yet largely in the experimental stage. The country is sure to
passed sentence of death of the circumstances attending the loss of the telegrams of indignation to Peking on this corporal and he was taken out to the steamship Dakota on Klukons reel, coast of street and bebeaded before the people of Yun Jepth, at 5.04 p.m., March 3, 1907, and have and various Provinces. equipment and supplies. The South Mathis deserved punishment become an important purchaser of railway chow who were glad to see a traitor receiving in the evidence from poon of the day previous followed the movements of the Dakola as noted.
churian railway has already secured a consi derable a Count of material from America, and
to the stranding of the vessel to the time that
much more will be required. Considerable Japan Spinning Company, of Osaks, after the subsequent total loss was due entirely to she was abandoned, and I am forced to the A SPECIAL general meeting last week of the conclusion that the stranding of the vessel and progress has been made on the new line coiving & report, that the whole amount of your carelessness and indifferent navigation, from Changchun-to. Kirin, a distance of 85 miles. Several other lines have also been Y/50,000, by which figures the capital of the as an hour before the disaster you assumed China Fire in urance Company), which machinery for the crude native implements up, adopted a proposat to inus debentures directed the navigation of the ship yourself.
Nisshin Kasai Hoken-Kaisha (Japan planed. The substituition of improved modero company has been increased, had been paid charge of the watch and took the bridge and was formed, with a capital of 15,000,000 now in use in existing in lustries, the principal to the amount of Y1,009,0.0, for carrying been the paramount object at this particula OFFICE "BOY" SENTENCED 10 LONG TERM.
FORGING A CHEQUI. during the tenue pour la ron show of which are the distillation of spirits, flour Ichinomiya Spinning Company, near Nago time in the navigation of Dakota and in the
mithing, brick and tile making, and lumber and the further issue of bonds is admittedly general meeting of shareholders is to be called time afford a good market. The mountains extension referred to had been projected?
ni mufacturing should prove a profitable field, which concers has been recently' absor safeguarding close courses', seem to bava employ of Messrs. Cooper and. Company, 34 consummation of this desire all precaution for Cheng Hing, an office "bay," formerly in the For mining machinery Manchuria should in bed by the Japan Spinning Company. The been thrown to the winds. No cross bearings Wyndham Street, was charged at the Criminal impossible, it is obvious that the only way shortly to consider a proposal to wind up the left to raise this money is to increase the concern, it is proposed to refuad the guarantee quantities of coal, iron, copper,, lead, silver, amalgamation. Of the Y1,000,000, to be 201 enter into the calculation of the ship's at the Supreme Court, before his Honour Mr. are said to contain abundant and profitable by the Ichinomiya Company. before the
seem to fave been taken, or if taken they did Sessions, which were conti ued this.merging taxes. There is, however, one hope left; the money deposited by the shareholders to the gold and asbestor, but liitis of which has thus raised by debentures, Y720,003 is to be invest careful canriner's reliance and the one sure and on the 6 h ultime forge a cheque for $1,167 în deficit of V130,000,000 is not yet an estab amount of Y75,00 with interes","
dangerous position, and the lead which is the A. G. Wise, acting Chief Justice, that he did lished fact, and it may be possible to frame THE Haakon Daily News of 15th inst says in use by the Chinese are of native make and mule spindles by 23,300, and on the finishing precau ion that if adopted would have justified out on the Hongking and Shanghai Bank; and far been exploned. Most of the iron article ed in machinery to increase the number of the Budget within the limits of the revenue We regret to have to record the death of one
reliable safeguard when on soundings, the one the name of F. Į. Kanye, his employer, made of the roughest and most inexpensive form, and machinery and a steam engine, while Ya50,00 your confidence in your ship's position, or have on the 16 h September attempted to cash it. for that reason nails, hardware, tools, small will be spent on pew buildings. This highly desirable end may be attained, which sad event occurred late on Friday-even-The impler kinds of labour-saving machinery company will be pledged as security, for the error in judgment, was absolutely ignored, mis says the Nippon (and many will agree with ing. Mr. Sorabjee was 75 years of age and might find a ready sale. the opinion), by restricting the expansion had resided in this port for 25 years, during the The class of implements for which Manchuria debentures to be issued, in conformity with and the millions of dollars worth of property of Japan's armaments within reasonable whole of which time he was much respected will ultimately constitute a large buyer are of the Trust Law and the Manufacturing Factory was sacrificed by this negligence when your
by all residents with whom he came in contact. limits, so that the burden borne by For the past six months he has been constans-priced ploughs, harrows, and cultivators, Ino: Y98 for Y100 face, and the paper will carry time is due more to the favourable condition of
an agricultural nature. It should be possible Law. The issue price of the debentures is fixed ship went ahead with the lead line dry. at once to begin the introduction of moderate- the people already heavily taxed-williy ailing and as stated above passed away on
"That no lives were sacrified at the same not be further increased. ccording to the Friday evening. The funeral, which was de. Chronicle in the opinion of the vernacular void of any ceremony, took place on Saturday
the elements than to say precautions that were taken or to the discipline maintained upon this contemporary, those who so actively support afternoon at the cemetery and was largely at-
occasion." the policy of extending the nation's arma-tended: ments should be called upon to give the
Nippon-a Tokyo journal which has recent ly taken up an attitude of opposition to the extension of armaments--maintains that if there is a deficit of Y: 30,000,000 to be mel,
through the influence of Haron Shibusawa Mr. Magoshi nad other leading business men; seems doomed to come to an untimely end.. A
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out an extensjon of the factory of the.
The ma hi
The desire to make time isems to have,
so that no deficit remains to be made good.of Hankow's oldest residents, Mr. Sorabjte, farm Implements, wire fencing, and possibly. Inery,-plani,-and-all-other-property-of-the-warned-you-of-your-miscalculation-or-your-The accused-pleaded guilty to boil indicula-
der to demonstrate to the Manchurian fare interest at 7 per cent. Tas dibentures will be local viceroy has established at Mukden lapse of three years from the date of issue, mer the utility of improved implements and redeemed by three annual, drawings after the to encourage their gradual application, the
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Gen. Ubler suggests to all local lospectors that after Jan. 1 next Capt. Francke may be licensed as chief male of ocean steamers, and After having served two years may again be licensed as a mister.
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From particulars to hand it would appear * that on the latter date the accused called at
Yau Mun," to a stiroff named Chan Kam Foou, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bark and prasent. ed a cheque for $1,362, payable to one 21 di
The cheque was the handed to Mr. Waloş, who suspected it to be a largely. He sum moned Mr. Kanga, who, on arrival at the bark, declared the cheque was'n' forgery, and on examining his cheque book discovered org of the forms' missing. Aced was thần arrested. On being searched by the polica several sheets of Iracing were und on him.
His Lordship-anything: known to the police about this magn
Sergeant Fenton-Nő,
an experimental station, for which he 'has' secured a number of American models of agricultore machines and is having them apple-who have to bear the burden-an As the result of a collision with another rickther that purpose. It must be borne in mind that operated on a large tract of land 'purchased for anation of alleged advantages to be at the corner of Queen's Road and Ice House the natives, before placing an order, is certain to derived, and pe the people that the Street this afternoon, the puller of ricksha No. demand an actual demonstration of the merila huge increme
gé had to be remove to hospital by the police.of a machine he might be desirous of purchas iture is justifiable. The so-called policy has nothing cles when seen that rickaha No. 634 whils ating for the exhibition of its machinery in rclual It would appear from the position of the vebi- located trace of land in Manchuria and arrang iog. The securing of a suitable and centrally
Or two battleships, the Baltima and Akl, four to do with the expansion of armaments, and tempting to negotiate the comer of Ice House operation might prave a good investment, for
first-class armoured cruisers, the Ikoma, Trukubo, Ibuki and Kurama, ând nine second- Japan's present political position does not Street ran into No. 96, which was coming an American manufacturer. warrant the extensión proposed. The mere round the bead. The result was that the shafts ing with the increased use of petrofeara, for at 3 p.m., for this pori.
class cruisers and dispatch boats, including the} The market for glass lamps is rapidly" grow: Franch mail, will leave Saigon on 25th in for the Japaneso naval extension on the third The M. M. Co.'s s... Tonkin, with the next Test, Mogami and Yodo (which are to be bailt
His Lordship He held a poution of trait). The Attorney-General-Yes, your Lordship. general assertion put forward that armaments of 634 struck the coolie of go below the belt, illuminating purposes. The present impussa. The ss. Glasfarg which left bence on 30th og service, the Saisums, Aki and (kowa ste intion of track: He was known to read and write His Lordship, addressing the accused, must be extended for the purpose of carrying bowling him over. The cries of the injured til at from 25 Cents 19 31.50. Par law Aug. for Callas, iquique /4-Japan ports course of equipment, the urama was launched Engilsh, and he will not be able to exercite stage), the Trukups is atinedy completed and said that be bad taken advantage of his post- out the "positive" or national policy cannot mad 'noon attracted a crowd and the police, tamblers there is also a slowly increasing des Arrived at bez destination, s
to For be accepted until it is clearly shown why the driver of a aged
who assisted him into a chair and conveyed mand, as well as for inexpensive grades of: The Apcar Go's sa. Lightning from Calcutta on the zist instant. Toka on the 24th inaant, that talent for youie' time; ♬ The prisoner was " increase of armaments (with taxation) and rested.
sular and Trade Reportse oleks para axpected here on or about such lust, evonjugil early in Dicambar.
the Yede then sentenced to six years' imprisonmʼut with
| hard labour.!!!