West RIVER PATROL
"WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH FLOTILLA, [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 24th January, It is reported that H. E. the Viceroy has telegraphed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Peking reporting that most of the vessein of the British dotilla which were patrolling the West River, have left the waterways of the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY
↑ A BOARDER'S “HARD LUCK”:
·FURNITURE SEIZED AND WIFE" LOCKED IN
A-ZOOM.
z5th ulto,
An unusually lateresting case was heard by Mr. Justice Wise (Pajans Judge), at the Supreme Court, ible morning, when Bonifacio Ariegui, a clerk, in the employ of Mesura. El. Cruz and Company, sought to recover from Carlos H. Chaves, a Sanitary Board foreman,
PIRACTION THE WHANGPO,
SHANGHAI BOAT ATTACKED. The following
report is taken from the, Shanghai Mercury of 25th Jan::--The unrest which has been the prevalling) feiture of the northern portion of Cheking within recent weeks has once more broken out. This time # seems to have takes a much more serious char acter and to-day code data of piracy, no very bounds of civilisation, has which the parayo place. The
"Palied village
The spots
that the hne balonging to the Japaness Com pany went with an armed party of Japanese on
SHIGHWAY NOBBBRIBS.
CHINESE WOMEN: HALTREATED ON
BOWEN ROAD,*****
28th, ulta.
1908.
***
(5t paid up) have found buyers at $3, are in request at: Stoj, aut., William, Rowellaan $51, after sales of the Platters Tangkali bara experienced a sharp ris Ho
yesterday, personally proceeded to the works Trang: Po te inspect the machinery sad the different reservoirs and other works either completed or in course of construction. mid ralo business has beca dona in the.
ASSISTART SURVEYOR OF LAUNCHELTự đi the cloin there am bugars at Tia” Mr. Cheung Fan-yuen, assistant of Total of Sumatran have been cffected Wei Han as surveyor of machinery of Chinese Union Waterboats can probably be obtained -owned. Isunches plying in inland waters,' hai
at 511 The General Managers report for the reported at the Viceregal yaman to the effect period coding stat December, 1927; just to Aband, shows balance at the credit ""of that he has assomed bis dusty,
“Prißt and Loka account off
aftary
depreciation of “Piper gear, $500.13,
debis and providing S850, for fees to Cooling: Com mittee and
and also including $149.öt Auditor,
"the amount as followäti Tom to apprope value of the Boats, the sum of
off the write off.
То рад ■ dividend of $ per tant, cents) on paid up capital, absorbing
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
Acting on instructions from HE. the Viceroy writiny" off $72003 for those of y province, and that only a few vessels now ra... the sum of 5184, belog the cost of his suraian perusted on the Who the same (Pala main" in Chinese water, and these are mot soited by the defendant, and Sto damages for a Kazah ShanahaiNPU a few } Dighway man, who, evidently, had been waiting. Shan Hou Chu and those of the Canton Bureau ❘nd Staglog, @Siodo for bad
doing any police duties.
'BRITISH COMMANDER IN CONFERENCE,
*ppeared
of
illegally detaining bis Wood
The plaintiff
in
Mr. houra
idaming person. Plaintiff said that at one time he lived occurred on river frequented
and
cir
Four Chinese women while returning from warshipping the Yan Yum idol on Bowen Ros-just above the race-course-on:Sunday afternoon were very roughly handed by four the Provincial Treasurer, the officials of the
of Agricultare,
Industry and Commerce, have for their mature. The robbers sprang out from . The British Consul-General, Mr. Mansfield, /Crowther Smith represented the defenda, l'cumstance that such nu Affair should have the bushes, throw poppor in the women's eyes, } jointly issued & proclamation to, the pederal forward from last year.". It is proposed
which if not in foreign hands si Yex removed along them at their mercy, they public embodying the regulations as issued by
theskow Railway Camp at least jewellery and money they had on interests, them, valued about $25, and then pitched and to the elitence of
six feet,
They then disappeared up the requested by the Governor of Hunan, matters in the
The officials of these departments exhort the Li-hang, was mail; he victim of the piratical at tack and arriving at the part this aeratica hepeated a late that evening the women sp-
yesterday, accompanied by Commander Ma
jendle of H.M.S. Cadmus, called on L.E. the in the same,house as the defendant, atenting in koma dégradé
Viceroy with whom the visitors discussed matters io connection with the West River. The Commander suggested that he himself
making Inspections at the
should co-operate with us in
stages alo
along the river where launches call. H.E. the Viceroy
coger
storm
has prover
to install wireless telegraphy on all the ment guoboats and steam-launches that are now doing patrol duty on the delta, and also to establish wireless telegraph stations at the different ports along the West River.saas to ba in touch with the patrolling vessels in case of emergency.
FUNDS REFUSED.' .
St. Francia Street. Defendant rented the whole trouse
ase and sub-let part of it to witness,"
Mr. Justice Wise-What, a room? Pisintifi-No, not a room."
what?-A place. Thanhasticle? No, not a cubicle.
adid
Then where you live? In the passagei way? No,
Did
and
point 40 w viripily ate them down the · billside—a drop of abone
boat,
OF
rections) governing to $13.010.77.
subscription to shares of that Coma.861.to and to camy forward the balance of
Exchange-The Bank's selling rate on Lon
passagers and crew had a fula ofthepeated at No. 1 Pulica. Station and reported people to come forth to take up shares in the $111.11.to now account) RESTORANT PERE est and at the same time of the mosaicans outrage. "The chances of a capture being / Company in order to ensure success to TAP for is 1/1015/16 on demand. The T/TUAL
you live on the ground, first or second the river bank bag in the early moro carpenter named Ng TAV, residing in a hut in
floors-On the ground floor.
it must bays been a big place to hold all the furniture according to your list. Did you buy all this stuff 7-Yes, they are all mine.
And was
was it in the house ?--Yes
When did you quarrel with the defendant?- The trouble arose through defendant asking my wife to land his wife a suit of clothes,
And did your wife land 7-No, she refused: Yes, and what happened?-E Plaintif
Continu.
SLITE O days loquit tho premisofi
At the request of the people and the Canton Self-Government League, H.E. the Viceroy has memorialised the Throne applying for authority to appropriate a 1,000,000 from the Customs revenue
collected In this province towards the maintenance of an efficient patrol service in the waterways of the province. The memorial has been dis. cussed by the officials of the Ministry of Fin. ance at Péking and now a reply has been re- ceived hard from the capital, refusing to sanc tion H.E' request.
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:
BURVEYOR OF STEAM-LAUNCHES.
It has already been reported that, at the request of the Canton Self-Government Lea gue, H.E. the Viceroy has appointed Tadtal Wel Has to take charge of the inspection of machinery of Chinese-owned faunches here in order to effect the
on the Chinese Change of flags flown
POLICE FOR THE RIVER,
date.
home laughter whan
that when be was leaving the house defendant demanded twenty-five cents to pay the night sail coplis. He refused to pay for what he did not owe whereupon defendant seized his fursi. ture and locked plaintiff's wife in the room.
did you go to live with Nit. Smith-When the defendant?
Plaintiff-Last November. What arrangements were made ?.. Were you to bonid and lodge with bim 7-1 was to pay $3.50 a month for the room. I did not board with him.
Fido't you as a matter of fact have mealt with
him ?--Yes. When you left didn't you owe him some money? No. He owed me $10.80.
atmoat sadness affected are small.
ANOTHER CASE. frum
about.
Ding At large gang of
8.45 n'clock yesterday morning Belcher's Street, West Point, had a somewhat similar experience. He was returning to work when he was seized from behind by four mèn, so he says, thrown to the street, and his girdle which contained $19 was stolen, Then the robbers decamped by way of Kennedy Town.
to relate. Attacked bya. who fired several volleys upon them they arrived with three of their number dead and five wounded. When the news of the occur Tih seo. made known the at the Soo- rance
Jetty chow Creek where the bont landed was ined with hundreds of natives all keeply interested, It is understood that in the course of the afer- Boon the Taolai was apprised of the attack and will shortly hold' an inquiry,"
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK. The details of the 'occurrence 'so'far'nà cần Mechertained, are as follows. The China Merchants' passenger boat Li-kang, in two a steam lasoch, left Haugchow at 4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon for Kasbing and Shanghai, The former place was reached this morning at about 4 o'clock and the journey to Shanghai was resumed.
I was then that the attack wa! made, at a
La place between Kuzzy and Funge ching, situate on the borders of the twa. provinces of Chekiang God Kiangsu The Li-kang bad a full co plement of passengers who were sleeping at the time kome in' their backs and some on the top of the boat, being sheltered only by an awning The robben made their appearance al about 6.30 a.m., their strength, being stated at about knives and they made their presence known by loud cries and shrieks for the boats to stop. The landah,
Steink
the minent danger, reluged to do so and in creased his speed. The attackers were all the while
alongsi o the river banka and rusning
their le demands to stop having been ignar. ed they commenced 10 fire with
rifles. The bullets penetrated the wooden bulwarks and deckhouse of the L-hang and first one and was kept up for nearly a quarter of then another passenger was hit. The attack an hour and
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.
Tennis Handicap Tournaments—Below are the draws in the first rounds of the Singles and Mixed Doubles Handicaps. The men's doubles will be played on the American Tournament syslam, each pair playing each other pair the Ritchie, Green and Millar, Messrs. Clelland and Ritenties in this event are Lapsley and Menagh, Mead and Chee, Jeffries and Liteaud, Edwards and Fowler, Palfing
best of
and Clemente,
Canton Hankow Railway scheme. The total amount of capital of this company will be $80,000,000, of which the sum of six million dollars will be first collected by instalment The scrips are issued at $5.03 per share and tear interest at the rate of % per annum,
1URBULENT KWANGELI
In view of the frequent occurrence of out Eages and agballions in the province of Kwangsi, the Central Government has decided to appoint a special high official to that pro vince with power solely to take charge of affairs in connection with the keeping of the peace and putting down any risings that may occur.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
on Shanghai 1 741
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Dividends Payable.-China Providents-dis of 8 per cent. (Bo cents) for year ending 31st Hongkong: Lands-Final of Sit for, December, 19 7-payable on "19th inst, ing 31 Dec 1957; payabla on
-7 per cent. (70) Humphreys statedir. of 7
ending 31st centri for year
December,
1907 payable on the gist inst. Union Waterbosta div.els per cent (se cants) for year ending 31st December, 1907-payable on the 14th February: Shanghai Landsfinal of Tits 3
Decem and bonus Tis, 3 for year ending:31st. ber, 1907.
Banks
ulto, A fair amount of activity has been displayed- On the 4th inst., Japanese, about twenty in our market during the week under review close with a hardening ten years of age, dressed very poorly, was seen and most stocks close with a
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai New Temple in Honam, when: nil of a sudden walking to and fro for some time in front of the dency. he threw himself into the river with the inten- have changed hands at $710 and of for the tion, presumably, of committing suicide. The old and new shares respectively. There is no policeman on duty at the time witoessed the change to report in the London quotation, occurrence and, following the man into the which remains unaltered at 79
The Japanese w
Marine Insurances-Cantons' epotinus qulot. water, rescued him, brought back to land again and conveyed at $241, North Chicas are ob'ainable at Tis
Usions 871- the o
after a small Honam Police ไม่
are steady at Station, where he
at $850, at S8274. Yangikzos, old and new, are was', supplied with a change of clothing. On being questioned,
Fie
Fires can pro
the
WAS
unfortunate man uncu Hongkong,
EX.
What for?-When I lived in Queen's Road 99 They were fully armed with rifles, bayoneta ·Miss Chee and J., Mend play Miss Parker and gave, DE A reason for his rash ́ect, the bably be obtained at $335. (China Fires have
at an early Total Wei Hna has appolated Mr. Cheung Pan-yuen to be. his assistant, Mr. (heuog was educated in the Naval College in Fukien Enst the defendant lived with me. While live and also in a foreign country for some yearsing in my house he borrowed one day $t.co to buy, some rice, another time he borrowed $4 to and is at present in the employ of the ten celebrate his birthday, and some tiine later, Government Naval Docks, at Whampos.
when be pawned hii uailorm, he got from me $4.50 to redeem it.
Yu Tai, plaintiff's wife, was next called. She corroborated plaintiff's story, adding that the furniture were seized because the house rent was not paid.
said that on 23rd November last Defendant ment reached was that he (defendant) should of police forces into the various districts along provide board and lodging for plaintiff and his
wife at $12 per head.
The Geaton Self-Government League bas agala sent out circulars calling a meeting to - take place at-3-p.m. tő-morrow at its head- quarters when the representatives of the community, a Hongkong 'will be
And
im.
Mixed doubles (handicap, 1st round)-Mrs. Tarrant and Millar play Miss Logno and, Menagh, Miss Hoskins and MacAskill play Mr and Mrs. Purvis, Mrs. Duncan and Lapsley play Mrs. Plummer and Wolff, Mr. Robertson and Edwards play Mr. and Mrs. Beareville, H. Clemente, Mes
Mrs. Smyth and Libeaud, planting that he was without means of sup. part and would prefer to have ended his and Mrs. Chee, Mr. and Mrs. Clelland draw bes in this sound,
ife than suffer starvation. He was afterwards sack plays Schluter, Purvis plays Jahand
Singles Handicap 1 Round, draw:-Klime handed over to the Japanese Consul at this on, who duly thanked the police officers for Chee plays Edwards, Green plays Clelland,
PRICE OF RICE. Pelling and Miller draw byes and meet in
Recently, the price of rice has advanced con- Fowler plays Jeffries, and Mead plays Lapsley. the 2nd round...
siderably-from 4 to 5 maces per pical-in dally-and-it-in desired-that-they-will-make-that the price of this commodity will advance Players are reminded that the ground is open. Canton, and it is learnt from the rice merchants
arrangements with their opponents to play their.
still further during the next few months.
posted in the matsbed.
Chinein discuss matters in connection with plaintiff went to live with him, and the agrees the passed; eis 'were all the time la fear and games as early as possible. The handicaps are
the measures to be taken for the introduction
the West River and for the change of fings on Chinese-owned laupchos.
A WHITTIER NOHU C.
P
At the Union Church Literary Club last Thursday night, Mr. Amos P-Wilder dis coursed on John G. Whittier, the Ameris
Mr. Smith-Bather cheap, wasn't it 1. -Defendant-Yes. Seeing that he was friend of mine, and out of work at the time, made it rather cheap for him.
trembling. All they could do was to make their escape as fast as possible, but they could 001 go faster than the boat would take them. the robbers continued to shower their bullets
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
CUSTOMS HOLİDAY... [From Our Own Correspondent.].
Canton, 25th January. The Canton Customs will be closed for the transaction of public business, and the ship ment and discharge of cargo suspended, fram New Year balldayı..
their kind services
....
MORE KRUPP `GUNS, „The manager of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co, Shamten, had an interview yesterday with the Viceroy with whom, it is reported, he was making arrangements for the purchase of a consignment of some Kropp guns from Ger many for the Kwangtung military forces.
FIRE,
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out at Tsung Wong, Tat Sap Po, and thrae buildings ware destroyed. During this month only two ca es of fire have taken place, and
the same mouth of her years, a very fortunate
risen to 508 at which rate sales have taken,
place. It is rumoured that a dividend of $6, and bonus of $1, will probably be declared.
hipping. Douglases and China and MR• ̈ nilas are quiet at quotations. Sales of Hong- kong, Canton and Macao Steamboats haya bernflected at $79 and there are further it is officially announced, buyers as the rate. that subject to audit of the accounts, the mend at the forthcoming meeting, the pay din . directora
with this Company,
ment to shareholders of a final dividend
recom
of 51, write offs steamers and properties $28,550,
Iransfer, to depreciation and fosurance food, $25,000 plage to special repairs faed Szo,ano and carry forward the balance of $10,437.07. Indo-Chines, bably
And
deferred can pro preferred be secured
18135 and 128, jointly. Shail Transports are neglected.
Star Ferries, at 44/4Stat old and new, continea in favour at quotations. Refineries.There are further" buyers, of China Sugars at $100
obtainable. at $109, but none are at the rate. Luzon Sugars have appreciated. to $5
al which rate, they have been sold, Mising -There are
boyers of Chines
T. 15.20. Raubs have further declined to $5 at which rate they are out of favour." From private telegraphic advices from Singapore, wa learn that the crushing for the past period of 4 stocks Wharvel and Goldowns Kowloos weeks yielded 2,071-ons, gold.
1-oss, gold, from 5,984 tons Docks,
Han poot, He said :-Whittier died in 1892 conique coolies who had been called to {-down in their bunke. Having got clear of tha" the 1st to the 4th of February, for the Chinese ha prepla: consider this, in comparison HS Engineeringo at the sightly increased rate of
at the, age of 85. A writer in a recent issue of the London Times," in reviewing Arthur C. Benson's
of Whittier's approves him poams quotes Mr. Benson as saying. "We need pay, an attention to political poems. As Whittier was busy with
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his pen for 60 and as half of bm outpu dealt with the issues of his day, notably the anti-slavery cause as 'no convention of these earnest people was complete without original verses from him which were read glowing from bis conscience and pen at millions of firesides, ons must conclude that the poet's critics-able, and kindly as they are-have not in their minds a clear setting of the times in which "the post of New England" wrote. In their study, of his song, it is right enoughie exclude mmer, ad Charles to Garrison and
Summer, his denunciation of a time-serving pulpit, hir pathetic lament over Daniel Webster misled by ambition and this "Farewell of a Virginia Slave Mother "but Whittier is to be viewed as a poetical force no less than an unsophistic
• work as
do the removing, and locked the furniture in the house. Plaintiff had not paid a cent since he went to live with defendant,
A PUBLIC LIBRARY,
the craft until they were compelled to fall away, the speed of the boat being a Proceeding, defendant stated that plaintiff greater pace than they themselves could keep up. All the windows of the Li-h ng remained with him up to 2nd January, on
were thattered to bits and ballels went in alt which day plaintiff attempted to leave the directions into the pavellinge. Three passen. premises. No house seat had been paid anders were killed on the spot and five others
defendant seized the furniture,
were injured, one, or two of these being shot sent away the coolis
attackers, the boats proceeded in, haste to Shanghai where ou arrival at s p.m. today the occurrence was promptly reported to the Cus soms and through that quarter to the West Heng The Capton Bureau of Education has decided to establish a Government Library in Wai Of kew Police and to the Total. The five jujured Street, where the public will be admitted free men were all removed to hospital for treatment of charge. The library will contain books, both and it is:doubtful if they will recover, their foreign and Chinese, modern and old, and wounds appearing in every case to be serious, The dead men were kept on board and will be stablish the 50,000 has been set aside to
1,20 | the library. taken charge of by the River
F'olice. On Settlement the affair becoming known in the crowds of people wended their way to the jetty in the North Soochow Road to hear all details. The affair has created the most perfound sans nation in the Settlement and action of, the part of the steamship company, which has cons siderable influence with the Imperial Govern- ment, la anticipated,
Plaintiff Didn't you burrow. $ from me to celebrate your birthday?
Defendial-No, not a cash. ('hen after a pause)-Yo
-Yer, I borrowed 51 and paid you back.
No you did not. Yes, I did. You did not.-I did.
This would have been carried on until to- morrow had not one of the bailiffs motioned them to stop
"Dida't you borrow $4.50 from ma to get your uniform out of pawn 1” plaintiff inquired. This defendant denied, looking, daggers" ut the plaintiff.
Didn't you promise to pay me Sto?-How CAD 1 promise to pay you anything when I owe you unthing?
When you asked me for payment, didn't 1 say that you should make up your account and Iming to see how much we owed each other7-
OFFICIAL AMENITIES.,
H.E. Viceroy Chang will return the official visit of the newly appointed Consul for Ger- many of this port on iba 27th instant..
year?
CHINESE SCHOOL TRACHERS.
..
· The Castón Provincial Fxaminer has issued who are keeping private schools throughout a notification requiring all vernacular teachers the city and its vicinity to present themselves at his office for examination so as to test their Wharfs, old, have found buyers at $55, and abilities for teaching. Those who may be able $56, and the new shares at $53, closing steady to pass the tests will be granted certificates | at $15 and 553 respectively. Whampos Docks entiling them to keep private schools.
COMMERCIAL.
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT, Reviewing the shate business for the week, Messis. E. 5. Kadoorie & Co. write on 24th ulto,-
MAR JASURVEY OF LAUNCHES. Total Wei Han, who is now in charge of the survey of machinery of Chinese-owned launches bere, has informed alt Chinese launch- owners that their vessels should, if' necessary, at once proceed to the Government Naval Docks repairs, and then they will be surveyed by at Whampoa to undergo necessary
And, will be provided with the necessary papers
found in good condition, the launches last wrote.
During the week under review, business bas provement has taken place. The general lavel been fairly active, and a general all round im
ated song bird if we are to know what How could you make up an account when you.Į particulars:-This pirates, belong to the band Mr. Cheung Fan-yuen, Thotai Wei's assistapts) of prices is somawbat higher than when wo
of man he was.
the
He was of Quaker stock and wore their garb and spoke their speech always. He had burden of "New England Copstience," but the sweetness and charity of the Quaker fash moderated the virtuous harshnett practice And and unlovely precision of the unmixed Puritan. He was aby at A buy and lived out hir up- assuming years on the Amesbury farm, simply and
He had eyes "dark, deep set and kustrous eyes of which, a woman wrole Lone who has kept innocence all his day." His Snow Bound' was published' in "1866
SDOW the American Callers Saturday Night" and there were ten editions'of his works in 47 years, Loudon had an edition as early as 1850 and John Bright was especially drawn to the poet, of the people as near
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have no money.
Αν this stage the case was adjourned entil Friday next.
TWO LAUNCHES PLUNDERED. In addition to the forefofag, the News, of 27th inst... publishes the following of desperadoes who assisted the peasants of Tunchsian, Kashing prefecture, in their insur rection, ara
the authorities on land of which
if
to
have been sold in small lots at $97. The direc tors of this Company announce, that subject to audit of the accounts, a final dividend of $4 per share, (8%) will be paid to shareholders, and tha balance of about 3436,000 be carried forward to next account. A farther rise in Shanghai Docks has set in; and buyais rule the Northera make! at Tis. 78. Hongkew Wharfe have likewise improved and bave changed hands at Tls, 212.
•As he was leaving the coart-room plaintiff the taxes byist against the collection of Permit sham to ply on the riven in addijos have led slightly firmer during the Jaiter par! | 10 Aividend of $230 paid on the 29th iDat
Used and asked if he could get back his furniture.
"Oh, no," replied Mr. Justice Wise, "not yet."
*CASE.
·were
Lapds, Hotels and Buildings.→→7 here are are obtainabis under $10. Humphreys bayers of Hongkong Landa al Stor, but nonu,
Estetes are steady at Sto ex the dividend (1.703 cența jer kbare paid;to-day, Shanghai Lande: have been sold at the increased rate of" Tisu.. West Paints ara steady at:$48, ex final
Cotton Mills Evoi have declimed to Tiss In
the rats has further receded to Fondon,
56 after sales in the North. Other Cotton.:-- £79.
Mills are unchanged and without business to Marine Jusurances, Cantons can probably report. The report of the directors of the Lau be obtained at 5245, North Chicas are offering Keng How Cotton Spinning and.
Weaving Ltd., for the year ended of $817 19071 at the slightly increased, rate Yangtzen dira a firmer market at $153 for the accordance with the resolution old and $1371 for the new shares.
Bazka Bank-Hongkong and Shanghai to the above, Taotai Wei has draw up a code of the weak, the old shares closing with sales of regulations governing the survey of a at $715. The new shares are quoted at $710, chinery of Chinese-owned, launches, so that such inspection might be carried out in a satisfactory manner.
-RAILWAY RECEIPTS.
1
December
The collection of fares on passengers travel at Tin, 824 There have been sales of Unions has been issued to shareholders, In
reached
kong,
Mircel 0317
passed at
the crops had been destroyed by spin and floods in the summer.
The leader of the pirates personally boarded the Jaunches accompanied by only ton boats, each boat containing len men, while some thirty. THE SS," TOUfank" COLLISION or more moored to tife hacks were lined by men
armed with rifled,etc, ready to freonthelaunches liug on the Wongaha-Kongtson section of the should they escape the Liang was the first Canton-Hankow Railway is increasing day by to arrive at the plate of the pirates ambush, day, and from the following collection for
fast general meeting the sum of Tip: 53,350.48 Fire losurances.China Fires remain un has been written off to depreciation account. ACTION FOR DAMages against M.M. CO.
near a temple called Yowangmino (Temple of the second ten days of the two'lik moon. the Wild Prince), some ten miles on the ather is artisfactory, to note that the daily
aily changed at 195, Hongkong Fires have been The
The balance standing at credit of profit The Japan Chronicle of tith ulto, reports side of Sungkiang.
collection
sold at $335, and more cas probably be placed and lo account including: Tia 31,469.74 Yesterday in the Kobe Chiho Saibanalio, he
The next to pass the scene was the launch Tastant, 3300.41: 45th Instant $155.05;16th at the rate.
brought forward from 1906, amounts to Approach to
was from Buch dret the boyrides the hearing was concluded as an action, the Fatunk, of Tipanatory Company Inman, 315610; 1748 131827545402 instant, glans are without change to report Hong-desi with 64 fotenis-it-is-preciation of suit
of Indeed it Burns that of a New
dealt as follows, To
mill This launch at once stopped. when ordered 19th instant 20th brought by Danjo Shukichi, a seaman of England farm got his inspiration to vera.
$303.20; 21st instant. 537.33 1228d instant; easier at 5-g. A flight decline has taken place of Tis. 11,306.26. To to percent.commission
the. to do so. The leader of the pirates was
Captop and Macao Steamboats sie buildings, reservoir, in chinery, etc; aum Whittier the
of the evangel
homely
Urashima, in Hiroshima thing Abily,
ima perfecture, against C. then heard to order bis_men_thai of life, as was Burns; but the former was a
agect of the Messageries
is Indo Chical, which are quiet at $39 for the to general managers in accordseca, with agros- Maritimes de not to molest any ose on board who voluntacere $335.03; 23rd instant $169.59 total $2.741.15.
OPIUM SMOKING,SARA steady-paced, gentle, kindly commentator of France, No. 15. Kobe, damages amounting to handed over his or her valuables. Amongst this
preferred and $17 for the deferred shares, due
ment, Ti
and carry forward the events theagh there was iron in the Quaker's war, which in alleged to have hea run down
V5.312.46, for the loss of the schooner Reef passengers, however were a father and son, six months, limited for the prohibiting of to the Company's. Vik Sang, and the report
In view of the fact that the period of no doubt to the recent disaster which accumed balance of
to new accopo blood as shown by the scores of poems he
Providents have the latter of whom, it seemed, was "a little too turned out in advocacy of the abolition by the M.M. steamer Touring in the Inland slow in abaying the pirates order to hand over oplum smoking has now expired, and in or that the Company has suffered to a certain ex dealt in to fair extent 21 $81, or the dividend of slavery-landing those who helped and Sea on June 18th, 1905.
his money, with the result that he was shot, der that the enforcement of the soil-opium tent. Shell Transports continue neglected at of
of Bo cents par share paid on the 30th-iom, The examination of facts and evidence of
B. E-447-. We learn by the mail that an interim Green Island laying bear with terrific earnestaess the
Cements have again, found falling of time servers in
vers in pulpit
the Viceroy has recepily given instractions to dividend af-1/- has been declared. Star Fer the case have been concluded at the preceding Upon hearing the shot the pirate chief, who regulations may be made more strict, and congress.
· at: He was a poet of reforms. Quaker that be hearing, only the argument of the case was
deck, came down into, the cabin and the local officials of the different districts Ties old and new are still inquired for at quota State * 5113. Watsons have been sold racing the faint of the unlucky young man throughout the province to submit him re- tions, but cone are obtainable at the tates.
with further, buyers, at the sat cloning was, he had in his fibre
spirit of
protest proceeded with yesterday.
In the North, Langkats hare experienced a over his son's death lamenting
addrared the wherever there was a good war he was io: Mr. Mori, for plaintiff, contended that, old man and condeled with him on his showing the number of opium-selling Refineries-Chinx Sugars are in request at farther rise to Tin, 410, with buyers. It is it with his pen.
establishments now existing in their respective While
na appeal to according to Article za of the Sea Collision on's unforcoate, and "ondererved desib, districls together with the number of registered Frog. Luzon Sugars bayo risen·lo $iz at which | reported that the 'ronaut for ibn year: 1907: witt. he makes the intellect there is the lyric quality to make
Prevention Law, when a e steamer and a sailing The chief finally brought out of his
be a very good one. Sales, of. Sumatras hara voreći mel, the sicamer was bound to give way him a kinsman if not a brother of Wadsworth
Tls. 124- dollars and handed pium smokers, the daily quantity of the drug
been put through at pocket a roll of fifty, and the singers--and from his poema
The French steamer was responsible for the the vám to
Exchange The B nk selung rate collision in this case. With a purpose
covered from the evil habit, etc. bo
That vessel failed to legends
London is 1/10,13, 6th on demand. The T/T bim to refraio further
from Lamentations
TELEGRAFNIC FACILITIES. ebserve the provision of the law just quoted, undersized that besides rifling in ever-popular ballads, told of the
The PEACE DI
passengers
rate on Shanghai is 75t farm house life, and touched many veins of and continued on her course at full speed, not the pirates got hold of treasure valued at nearly For convenience of telegraphic communica
Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Kowloon Dividends Payable Union, Waterboats homely, humso sentiment in a way that win giving way, and for that reason the defendant's Stopco that had been shipped us the launch tion from the interior of the province of Kwangi Wharfs remain steady at quotations after sales div. of 5 per cent cenis for year endig gist
cropany was bound to pay compensation for Hang then allowed to with the province of Kwangiang, 16, 44, to of the, old shares Whampoa Docks have December, 1997, payable on the readers who confess that poetry as such is a
14th February, sealed book to them. Whittier was, profound-
proceed. By this time the launch of the Tai avoid messages having to pass, through the changed heads at 598. Shanghai Docks have
en Wet Purrived and at once numerous stations in Kwangel, especially dur- Leased down to Tis. 73, closing with buyers, exfokong and Shanghai: Banktedir. of Caf ly religious; his creed was one of kindness,
Shup-chong C
new shares, for half-year) sabmission, unbounded charity and unwaver ing faith..
tiff's counsel was applicable only to schepped her engines when called, upon to doing periods of unrast, Admiral Chun. Ping the interim dividend of Tis, zi par. share, paid AUDRYLINE BRENGENDEI, 1987, payable; on the so by the pirates. No one was burt on this chik hus requested the Imperial Chinese in Shanghai on the 20th Inst. Hongkew Whats
Hoalong, ndWerner where the sailing vessel stood on her course. launch, which alter being plundered of treastite Telegraph Administation authorities to install can be secured in the North at the reduced Docks-Final of 54 fora you randing in stet
December 1 Plaintiff had failed to prove by evidence that valued, we understand, at nearly $5,000 telegraphstation at Wangchow and engineers rate of TiL HIGH
11937, payable on the 24th February, Lande, Hoels and Buildings-Hongkong Shanghai Land Final of Tits and bonus of the nature canned on her courte when not counting what was taken from the pas- have been sent to this place with materials to meeting the French steamer. On the contrary
Hotels Continue in demand at 5104. Hong. Tia for year ending 31st December 1997 the evidence adduced showed that the course
sengers, was also let go. Before releasing the erect the proposed station, launch the pirate chief told the crew and pas
281b January. kong Lands have buyers at Stoo cam dividend, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats.. of the schooper was erratic, as indicated by the sens ibat hit
sengers
-but holders are unwilling to part with shares | Figal of $4 for year ending gist Dec. 1907|| came was Yu Merg-kata rasols of the examination of the crew of the that if they wished for redress and to be in At 8 a.m. on Monday morning, & woman was alates haya improved to Stok at which price rate, en dividend... Humphreys schooner at the Osaka Marine Court and also demulfied for their losses, they
should from the statements made before that Court by to
of prefect the pilot of the fourant, core that
the that the claim should be dismissed.
Sungking and the officer on the Wongsha Rongtaun section of the fair business has been done. Weit Points commanding a squadron of the Cheklang Salt on Excise dieet, named Shea Siso-mei, Having Canton-Haokow Railway. This is the first are study at So, while Kowloon Lands bare In their fortnightly report date 35th D
Bellars at $35.
al 595. Shaughal Lands can be sold Mesins, Lamke & Roge Judgment was to be given on the 24th ulto,"
at Tie 156.
ALLEN TRONETARY Pha past fɔrtnight bas itoessed quite a stirb wald this, Yu
Yu Meng-hal left the launch and ordered h
dte her destination. From reporte, received
received yesterday appears that the pirates were heading for the Tabu lake, to
As soon as bla Honour Lassi Tautas heard of the piracies he ordered an armed launch and a fleet of Inland gunboals to search for the pirates and paten] the route buscanthin and the Cheklang border The boat trains started as manal yesterday afternoon and it is reported
ECOTES
of terms
I know not where His Tales may lift their
fronded palms inʼair.
I only know I cannot drift beyond His Love
and care.
the loss of the schooner, as claimed,''
Mr. Sunagawa, for the defence, remarked. that the provision of
provision of the law quoted by plain-
A Tokio telegram, of the zind alio, to the N. C. D, Nowe, says: While admitting that the participation of British capitalists in the Halomintus-Fakumen Railway project may be dus to their ignorance of Japanese Treaty rights, Baron Hayashi, Japanese Minister at Peking, has renewed his protest against the concinalon by Chins of a loan agreement with | Tux equipment and armament of the new
British syndicate for the constraction of the Chinese gun-boat Hang-in built at the Ka allway,
west baving been completed, the although 35 miles away from the vessel proceeded to Kill Channel on Tuesday Japannan railway, constlicted a competitive line for trial of the gpon. On the 17th January and In view of the scarcity of freight and passengers oficiat inaline of the gus boat was 36, (ave In the thinly populated territory of Soul place of Kobe The
ha: vessel will
will leave for Manchuria.
China by the end of this month,
to the ald MAD as a solatium, bidding sold and the number of persons who have re-
Wo
Pad
+
R&ILWAY ACCIDENT.
'DOCHYTENCO of an accident on this line.
**"'WEW YEAR' HOLIDAYS.. The various dalies of the city will suspend work from tomorrow and there will be be
rate numerous buyer prevail. '.-
Mining-Chinese Engineerings are firmer and buyers in the North have offered Tis. 15. Rubs have weakened to $34, without business, to rec
recordi
Cotton Mills, Ewos Sales of Internationals have been, reperles la the North at Tls. 55. Boy Chees are whated
714,273, and Lau Kung Mows are offering
farts of were prea au seconut of first moon next year ou accoast of the Nawat Tia/740 Year holidays,
here)AT.
FREIGHT MARKET.
The unexpected has happened, inasmuch
cor markeyin connection with 9/1200 frems Principally for Hongkong, but alio, for
plans and lave, serca preber pl
have been effected) Unfortunately th Miscellaneous Chips Providents kave Again sport kan wot had the affect of raising m boan dealt in at Soi Daley, Warman, Armiquior, me fucrative The Kwangchow Prefect, Chan Mong Taang, 37 Green Toland Caments are mehrade armar the monstal sepassin the director of Canten: Wateworks Company, I at Stig nitar estes at the rate. Park Trnonways wear to compete