384
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
ad-
Walker, c. Hongston, b Bird..... R. N. Anderson; b Sharre V. H. Lanning, run mubar
[6] Q.CRmmuszon, & Hird.
16
McEu, biw, h Bird wai
Herriang'e Bird, h Starpe.
27
A. F. Wheon, & Sharpe
70
G. M. Billings, not out
...
4
8
than last year, and should further applications
The scores up to the tiffin be made the secretary' will be able to make strangements for additional accommodation, Journment are as follows: Details of the callway arrangements have H. B. Ollerdesson, b. Sharpe. "already appeared in these columnes.
The crews are training with the usual koen- W. H. Moule, b. Sharpe ... ness and some of the events are sure to be Capt. E: I. M. Barrett, b. Bird... closely contested. The Interbationals will be R. N. Anderson, not out ... represented by England and Scotland only, the German crew, to the regret of many, hav-L. Walker, not out Ing scratched. The English eight turns out practically every night and are at present the favourites though the Scots are not much lack log in the way of training The Scottish four will probably give a better account of them. selves than the night, as the latter crew contains. quita a number of novices. The Griffins, besides being exceptionally numerous this year, are training hard and a few have promise of the making of good oarsmed.
VICEROY OF YUNNAN, AGAIN TENDERS RESIGNATION.
By courtesy of the "Shoung Po."]
Peking, 20th October.
Extras,
Total 191 runs for three wickets. 4.40 p...
Play was resumed after tiffin with the following result
L. Walker, o Houghton, b Bird... R. N. Anderson, b Sharps... V. H. Lanning, run out O. D. Rasmussen, b Bird... McEuen, 1.b.w., b Fird Harrison, e Bird, b Sharpe A. F. Wheon, b Sharpe G. M. Billings, not out
Extraa
Extras *******
Total
HOMOKONG XI —FIRST INNINGS.
A. A. Claxton, Lenning's unm W. C. D. Turner, 'c Lanning, b Rasmussen
L E. J. H. Haughton, c Lanning, b Ras
8
24
6
74
26
RO. Hutcblion, Lbw b Rasmussen... .. A. Lanning, Rasmussen.............. Lt. G. R. Home 3rd. Mid. Regt, c. Rar
mussen, b Lanning ......
8
W. Edwards, e Harrison, b RasmussAD .... Randeman Barton, 3rd-Mid. Reglu, ma out 3RE. O, Bird, e Walker, b Rasmussen ... A. W. J. Peake, not out nunRKÜPERISUREN
30
16
Corpi Sharpe; 3rd Mid. Regt, b Rasmussen
4
1. Extrasman nuansarumugaKIRIMINAL
88
20
刊
Total .........................
HONGKONG XI-SECOND INNINGS.
The Central Government has de- olined to accept it.
Total BOWLING ANALYSIS:
228
W. Edwards, c Moule, b Billings
LG E. J. Haughton, c McEuen, b Lanning,
30
A. E. Lanning, b Lanning.my
61
Wickets. Runs,
W. C, D. Turner, Lb.w., B. Rasmussen ....
Bird
1 177
A. A. Claxion, b Rasmoressure jus R. O. Hutchison, b Langing
10.
3
Sharpe
5. 57
Barton
94
Peako
40
Lt. G. R. Home, c Harrison, b. Billings........... Bandaman Barton, b Harrison SMART R. E. O, Bird, b Harrison Matti A. W. J. Peake, b Rasmusssa vaikino atomi 11 Corp. Sharps, not out...........................................one 1.
Extras ****
11
3
16
10
209
The Viceroy of Yunnan has again tondered his resignation..
TIBET.
CONVERSION INTO A PROVINCE.'
11
[By courtesy of the "Sheung 'Ps"]
Peking, 20th October.
The Dalai Lama was at first. opposed to the idea of converting
Tibet into a province.
The Buddhist Pontiff is now, however, more inclined to view the proposal favourably.
SALT.
A UNIFORM PRICE.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung "Po."]
Peking, 20th October.
SHANGHAI WON BY TEN WICKETS.
Total
BOWLING ANALYSES.
HONGKONG'S COLLAPSE.
Bird
Sharp...... Barton. Peake
49
RUNS FOR SIX WICKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, zist October,
6 p.m. "Hongkong's first innings was somewhat discouraging to the visitors after the Home team had scored 328 runs.
When stumps were drawn at the conclusion of the day's play, the scores stood as follows:-
w. C. D. Turner, c Lanning, ↳ Rai-
The increases in the price of salt in various provinces differ so largely that the Central Government. pro-A. poses to take steps to bring about a Lt.
mussen...
A. Claxton, b Lanning
E. J. H. Haughton, Togth Mah, ¿
Lanning, b Rasmussen
uniform charge for this commodity.A. E. Lanning, b Rasmussen
BRITISH SUSPICIONS.
THE DALAI LAMA.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Pol"]
Poking, 21st October,
R., Hutchison, 1.b.w., b Rasmussen,
Lt. G. R. Home, 3rd Mid. Regt., c Rai-
mussen, b Lanning
W. Edwards, not out
Ban aman Barton, not out......
Extras-.................................
5
II
*
2
24
3
49
Total for 6 wickets. [This telegrain was received after the paper The British Minister in Pakinggone to press yesterday. Ed., II.X-T-]
has requested the Imperial Govern. ment to be on the qui vive lest the Dalai Lama should enter into em- barrassing agreements with other Powere
LEGATION GUARDS.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL BY: AMERICA AND JAPAN. [Dy courscay of the ! Sheung Po
Poking, 21st October. Both the American-and-Japanese Ministers liave-agreed-to-withdraw half their respective Legation Guards in the first moon of the new Chinese Year.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN-
MENT.
PROCLAMATION. THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."
Poking, 21st October.
After the Empress Dowager's
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HONGKONG'S FIRST INNINGS.
74 RUNS ALL OUT
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shaughal, z2nd October, 1.45 p.m.
ine weather continues to prevail, and the wicket is slow.
Scares up to the tiffin hour are as fol
lows
W. Edwards, c Harrison, b'Rasmussen Bandaman Barton, run out ...........
R. E. Dird, c Walker, b Rasmussen A. W. J. Penke, not out ...................... Corpi Sharpe, b. Rasmussen.....
·Extras-mm
30
16
Total ................74
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Wickets. Runs,
29
O. D. Rasmutsen ..........
V. H. Lanning.
G. M. Billings
36
I
HONGKONG'S SECOND INNINGS.
A BETTER START.
The Hongkong team is following on. W. Edwards, c Moule, ↳ Billings,******** L-E.J, 13, Haughton, McEuen,_b_
Lanning.......
A. K. Fanning, not out
birthday, proclamations respecting W. C. 1), Turner, not out
the granting of constitutional govern- ment will bo posted up throughout the Empire.
INTERPORT CRICKET.
PRACTICE GAME AT SHANGHAL
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 20th October,
2.p.m.
Extra****
Total for a wickets...... 163 RUNS ALL OUT, [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Bhanghai, zand October,
4.40 p.m.
2
30
18
3
4
57
Play was resumed after tiffin, when Hong- kong was disposed of in the second innings for a total of 163 runs.
Shanghai then batted Capt. Barrett scor ing two with ten extras the fnnnings was de,
The Hongkong cricket team arriy-clared closed. Ollerdessen was not out.
ed here last evening.
The cricketers are engaged at practice to-day.
The weather is perfect and the opening match to-morrow promises to witness a record attendance at the fold
THE OPENING MATCH.
SHANGHAI'S EXCELLENT ́START.'
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 21st October,
41.40 p.m. The opening match was played In perfect summer weather with a oloudless sky, to-day.
Winning the tone Shanghai elect ed to bat.
The wicket was soft and alow.
Shanghai thus won by ten wickets. Scores are as follows -
A, B. Ianning, b Lanning .................. W. C. D. Turner, 1.b.w., b. Raamiseen A. A. Claxton, b Rasmussen anai
R.. Hutchison, b Lanning
Li. G. R. Home, 3rd Mid Regt, e
Harrison, b Billings
***
Pandeman Barton, b'Hardison.................. R. E. O. Bird, b. Harrison
HONGKONG.
77
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 24 1908.
Floods in Kwangtung.
SUNNING RAILWAY DAMAGED.
FRIVATE RELIEY, PARTIES ORGANIZED.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 16th October.
7.
Reports have been received from the relief partías despatched to the flooded districts. "They give the names of all the districts that have been inundated as follows: Fa Yuen Banui, Sunning Hoiping, Yun Ping, Shuntak in the Kwangchow prefecture; and Ko-Yu, Ko Ming, Sze Wul, Hok Shan, in Shiu Híny. prefecture, and some places in
in the sub-pre- fecture of Yuen Kong.
During aho two days urgent telegram.
patt have been repeatedly received from the flooded districts by the Central Relief Committer and other institutions, asking for immediate assisi, ance to the sufferers." Up to this morning six expeditions in all have been despatched by the Central Relief Committee, besides several pri Vale
parties which had been organized, to the fooded districts to help the sufferers with biscuits, rice and other necessary articles of food..
The gunboat Fo Shin has been placed at the disposal of the Relief Committee by the Shap Hot Chu to be sent to the inundated districts with provisions and supplies and to pick any dead bodies on the scene of the awful dis
Agler.
When the first expedition arrived at Sha Tou, in Sainam, the party distributed six bun. drod guany bags to a pamber of the railway labourers there to assist the villagers in restor ing the dykes that had collapsed."
The Sunning Railway has suffered to a great, extent. & large portion of the road from the 163 city of Sunning to the market-town of San Cheung has been washed away, leaving the bara tracks and rails as if they formed the skeleton of a humab frame.
The new markel-town of Kung Yick Fau Wickets. Run, close to Bas Cheung was inundated, the water tising as high as eight feet. About half of the buildings within the town has been destroyed.
Orders have been placed with all the bakers throughout the city of Canton for large quanti ties of biscuits for relief supplies,
34
40
1 -
Wickets. Rups,
9
· SHANGHAI.
Rasmussen...i
Laoning......
Billiers
CHANGSHA',
· CHINESE CONSERVATISM.
"
[By courtesy of the "Sheung. Po"). Péking, 22nd October.
The Waiwupu has requested the British Minister to restrain his na-
di Halling ugly crest in jayndated with pools of water here and the eas reminders of the dreadful visitation. A report giving in detail the Dames of the villages that were inundated and the number of houses that have cullapted and the number of liver fast in each case, in the, Hol Ping district alode has been received from the first party despatched by the Central Relief Committee. The report states that in 1-.
Village
collapsed. Cheung Sha Tong 1734 and there were 944 homeless persons Lin On Li Ting Ting
Hossa
136
Jin Lat. BAI Trun Wal..... 193.
Slak Tae Kong,
Fold & now. 70
Long Ha Mus..
Fook Lung L...
Kong Tou Li...
Na Hing LIC.
Tang Hing L
Long Sheang Mun Kong Lang... Fing Tong
#ន់ គង់”គត៖
Kang Ohui and, Wai Chul Pak Fook. On 1 39
40
Total,034
2 |
mwalting relief.
houses of the clan Sze-tu in Tat Kai village In Chik Ham, the suburb of Hoi Ping, 235 collapsed; 705 houses in Yuen Kow and Yusu Luk villages of the clan Kwan collapsed; st houses in the Chu Chak village collapsed: 50 houses in Sheung Tong village collapsed: 32 houses in Song Yuen village collapsed; ός houses in Ha Tocg village collapsed: 43 houses in Miu Piu Lung Tsui village collapsed 147 houses in Kwong Ling Li village collapsed: 72 houses in Pak Chap village collapsed, and 68 houses in Tong Mee village collapsed.
Anoiber urgaat telegram was received at 8 o'clock yesterday evening by the Central Re lief Committee from the magistrate of Hoi- Ping district in which that official plead, in asracat terms, the Relief Commities and the different charitable institutions for further supplies of provisions for the sufferers in his district.
During the past two days mentings have bean by the different charitable institutions, held the Relief Committee, and other private- organizations to arrange for further supplies of provisions and necessaries to be sent to the flooded districts for the relief of the sufferers.
Up to this morning over twenty steam-laun- ches have been despatched on expeditions to the affec'ed districts with supplies on board to The Canton Fong Fin Hospital has also the rescue of the poverty-sir cken people who. applied to the authorities for the use of a gun-are now in urgent need in the devastated boat to proceed to the devastated districts for places, the purpose of recovering dead bodies.
The Namhoi Magistrate has sent deputies to make a tour of inspection of the Gooded area to gather information of the disaster for report to the Vicerdy."
THE SUNNING DISASTER.
HEAVY DEATH ROLL.
V
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Cantoo, 17th October,
A meeting was held in-day at the headquar era of the Central Relief Bureau for the pur pose of discussing matters relating to the ap
by the recent disastrous floods in Sunding and
The Self-Government Society has received a telegram from Kangmoon to the effect that.
after the disastrous floods which have ruined
"Mud-Throwing.
INDIAN'S CHARACTER DISCUSSED.
EUROPEAN WOMAN SUED FOR ALLEGED
DELT.
Considerable interest and no little amuse- meat was aroused to the Supreme. Court, last Thursday, when › Mostri. 5, E. Allana and Company, drapers, of" D'Aguilar Street, sund Miss M. Hayden, residing at se, Wyrdham Strest, to recover the sum of $274 for goods sold". and delivered....
he claims alleged the supply of Apperies " to the defendanŋ, which was denied. There was little or no interest manifested in this, but when talk of "gifts" was introduced and the plaintiff'scharacter questioned, the mirth began.
The plaintiffi wore represented by Mr G. F. Dixon, of Mears. Hastings and Hastings, Mt. G. E. Mortall, of Mesura: Goldring, Batlow and Morrail, was instructed by the defence.
objection to the way the writ was served. He When the case opened, Mr. Morrell" took
anid that as the plaintiff firm was owned by but only in his own, and be asked that the case 'one man he could not sue in the firm's name, be dismissed with costs;
Mr. Dixon submitted' that he did not make out the writ 'himself, 'fe was issued
by bie client, to whom soms allowance
should be made, as he did not know the technicalities. He did not think Kir“friend was in any way embarrassed, and he asked for 'permission to amend the writ
Mr. Morrell objected.
Mr. Dixon sald that his Lordship had power to give leave for amendment, as the defendant was in no way embarrassed......
The Court-Were you embarrassed in any
WAY? the question,
Mr. Marrell I don't think that comes into
The Court-I think I will give permission to amend.
Mr. Morrell-With a penalty?
Mr. Dixon-Absurd. My friend took the step. He was in Court last Friday and he, mada na objectios.
The Court-You brought him here as, de- fendant.
Eventually his Lordship gave his consent to have the writ amended,
Mr. Dixon then opened the case for the plain- the people, cases if robbery ate of frequent tiff. He said that goods had been supplied to occurrence in the market-places of San Cheung, the order of the defendant. Sometimes sha Pik Hol and Cheung Sha The Self-Govern ordered the goods by letter; sometimes sho Socialy was asked for atsištanes in the shape | called herself. Some days ago the bill was of food stuffs as well as their co-operation in sent to her. She interviswed the plaintiff and· devising n easures for protection against similor | said she could not pay the bill as she was disantoss in futura. On receipt of the message,
'bard up." The Society at once petitioned the Viceroy in: - At this stage Mr. Morrell submilted his ease. forming His Excellency of the facts and asked | He said that the goods were gift to the das him to take steps to" afford protection to the fendant, made by the plaintif affected peasantry.
The district of Yeung Chun 'in the sub- prefecture of Yeung Knop, was sho inundated, Bad a telegram has bein received from the local officials begging for help
The Shan Hou Cho Has again detailed the
tionals from opening hongs andpropriation of funds for the relief of the sufferer establishing warehouses at Changsha, Hoiping districts from the amount collected gunboats Fu On and Fook Wai for expedition in Hunan Province.
and how held in reserve after the floods inary-rvice with rice for distribution in the
Agoded districts, Kwangsi last spring.
THE AMERICAN FLEET.
DEPARTURE OF CHINESE · COMMISSIONERS.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."}
2
Peking, 22nd October, TE. Yuk Long and Lun Tung, io, who had been deputed to wel. come the American-Fleet, have decided to leave Shanghai to-day on the crui-er Hot Yee for Amoy.
DALAI LAMA.
A CONFERENCE.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 22nd October, Princes and Grand Councillors were to hold a conference with the Dalai Lama yesterday and to-day to discurs affairs in connection with Tibet.
COMPLETION OF BUILDING
[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po"]
Peking, 22nd October. The college for the education of sons of noblemen has been com- pleted.
The Chinese newspaper Kwok See Po has profaplly shown its thorough sympathy with the distressed sufferers who have been render- ed homeless and are awaiting assistance in the Road-affected districts, by starting a subscrip. tion list and advertising to its daily" issue soli citations for subscription in aid of the sufferers This paper is, moreover, to be commended for. its action in sending telegrams, at his own ex- genic, to the Chiness resident in the United Sintes, the Straits Settlements and other com.
mercial centres asking for help on behalf of the poor peasantry,
FURTHER CASUALTY LIST. :
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 20th October, In continuation of my report on the foods in the Hoi Ping district alone a further report
giving in detail the names of the villages that have been inundated, the number of houses. that have been swept away, collapsed, or other- Reports giving details of the conditions ofwise destroyed, together with the sumber of the distress in the flooded area continue..to arriva during the past two days. They agree in the more essential details concerning the tales of destruction and sorrow and the sympathy which they invoke. The reports. urge for immediate relief for the sufferers,
In Sun Hing district the rivers rose rapidly over thirty feet on the 11th instant and tens of houses in Shui Kai street collapsed, and many others became álmost antiraly'iùbmerged form whilt,
In Lo Ting district even in the more elevated parts the water rose as high as the house doors, And the walls of the city were also covered with water. The people were obliged to seek refuge in the bills.
inundated and a number of houses collaperd The greater part of Tung On district was also in Yiu Ku Market.
Plaintiff was called to the box, to prove, the claim, after which Mr. Morrell took him in 'haud.
Is your business a pr. sporous one? be asked. That's my business." It has nothing to do
with you, replied plaintiff.
Apiwer the question. Is it a prosperous
one?—Yes.
*
Where were you boro?—I can't anawar that question.
---Were-you-born-in-India?—f-dont-know.
Where were you brought up? -1 don't know, Where did you live when you were a boy?— I can't say.
Mr. Morrell appealed to the Court, who call ed upon plaintiff to reply.
Where were you brought up? In Bombay."
Is your father alive?—Yes. Why did you come to Hongkong?—My own wish:
Answer the question, I came of my own with. I will tell you why, 'Your brother kicked
sufferers is now to hand-Tas-list-is-as-foi--you out because you wore a waster, in that bot lows:
Names of
village. Tung Ning Li Not Long You Kok Shui Pak Tsun......
Ha Lin Tong
..
No. of bouses No, of
collapsed. sufferers.
67
198
14
35,
30
Sun Ling Taunum
Kong Kup...............
18
Ha Was Tsun...
48
290
70
108
375
Sheung Wan Trum Ling Yon Li...
Ta Lo Tsun..sierarase
Tang Kin Taun
.
Hai Ngok
Tang You Li
Lung Kong Li....
45
Tsup
32
Hung Sun Tsun
30
204
Yang Tsz Kong
11
97
Tin Sum Tau......
***48
56
In the suburb of Hoi Ping many other vil
The whole of Tung On district was also is.
The market-places of San Cheung, Cheung- sha and Pik Hol are all situated close to the river, so that they naturally suffered much more severely than places inland. Thotelegraph wire COLLEGE FOR NOBLEMEN, from Canton to San-cheung was damaged by the lages suffered more or lest. Same 2,000 houses flood and telegraphic messages had to be trans-bave been damaged and it is reported that some mitted through Kongmoon. The rain, which 6,000 people are in distress. continued to pour-down-in-torrents, stopped-
It is surmised that the foregoing figurereven on the 13th instant; the weather becoming taken in conjunction with those supplied yes. moderated after that the flood began to gradually today do not exhaust the complete list of enou subside. Though the loss of liver cannot be alficti estimated at the present, juncture with any degree of accuracy, so far it is surmised that the death roll in the Bol Ping district alone cannot be placed at less than three thousand lives The estimate is by no means an exaggeration, considering that the whole of the Hoi Ping district was inundated. The number of houses that have collapsed of have been swept away in that district must have reached a total of over a thousand. In the vicinity of the market. towo called Pak Hap some houses built on the lower land and close to a river bank were swept away together with all their inmates.
la some paris, the flood has already abited altogether, and in others the water is gradually subsiding, but the homeless people all
round in the devastated districts are in a state of utter destulion and are awaiting relief ********
TANG SHAO-YI.
ARRIVAL IN TOKIO.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,""]
Tokio, 22nd October. H.E. Tang Shao-yi, the special Commissioner to America, has arriv.
The Central Relief Committee up to yester
undated and the extent of destruction sustained there is said to be comparatively smaller than that is the Hoi Ping district, Tung Oo is fir from Canton, so that no report was received on the food until yesterday afternoon when the Viceroy was placed in possession of a re part from the officials of that district to the effect that, on the path instant, the water roin
of over twenty feet covering an area
vesty . The houser destroyed there are so less, than 3,000 and thera are now numerous sufferers awaiting urgent relief. The Viceroy and the Central Relief Committes were car sently asked to immediately send provisions and other necessary articles to the scane of
disaster to assist the unfortucales.
៥ចញុង
407-No.
Mr. Dixon objec ed to the question, which, he said, was entirely, unconnected with tha
case.
Mr. Morrell submitted that he was going to
prove that the plaintiff's story could not be believe, and that was the reason why he wants ́éd his character."
4-Mr-Dixon-said-bis friend was not entitled to- attack the character of his client. The plain. tiff could stand more mud-throwing than the 'defendant, in which direction it would stick,
Mr. Marrell (continuing -You still dedy that you were turned out by your brother fá Bombay} – Yen
When you came here what did you'do?—I went to live with a friend of mine,
What did you do for a living -My father sant me bele in my friends..
So it was your father who kicked you out?-- No.
What did you do for a living?-Got It from my friends..
A
and Company at $10 a month?--Not as a clerk. Now didn't you go as a clerk to 0. C. Moora
Was not your pay_530?-1_had_na_pay... 'drow what I liked.
And you overdrew your wages and a, writ- was issued against you?—Yes.
How did you settle the matter? Who lani
you the money?—I paid it myself; nobody lost
me any.
Where did you get, the money to start in business? That, I can't tell you.
Question repeated. -No adawer, The judge appealed to..
Mr. Morrell I want to show that the plain- tiff is on his last leges on the verge of banke ruptcy and he wants money to pay kis expenses, buy your firm I can do so.
The Piniotif (angrily)If you want die to
Mr, Morreli—That's not the question. Whom did you get the money?-From an English firm.
From Moosa Revera?—No, You spand the great part of your time in dire orderly houses here, do
you not!- da acca.
You go there very often?-No, I don't. Do you allege that you sold all the goods on his bill to my client? Yes.
ed in Tokio and was to be received day aftemoon have detailed eightexpeditions for telegraphic report to Peking on the condi. slonally.
6 in audience by the Emperor yester.
day.
'CHINA FOR THE CHINESE.
10
Ø
II
4.
MASS MEETING IN HANKOW..
3
21
A. W. J. Peako, b Rasmussen ............VÍLAKE Corpi, Sharpe, 3rd Middlesex, dot cut...
Extra Mummone
Tatul
¿
SHABOIKAL XI,➡ARCOND INNINGS, Barrett, not out........................... Ollerdersen, not out
.Won by teŋ wla”ets..
Fail scores are appended below.m
- SHAMOHA! KK-FIRST' IMNÍNÓS..
H. B. Ollardessen, b Sharpene W. H. Moala, b Sharpenga Capt. Hị là M. Barroll, ↳ Mitä (szintigje,
163
[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po"],
Peking, 22nd October, There was & mass meeting in Hankow on 20th inst., to oppose the proposal for raising foreign loans for railway purposes,
At the meeting, those present reji solved that the management of rail- way affairs should be retained in Chinese hande,
Subscriptions to the extent of four million dollars were promised there and then by the assembly.
the scene of distress by steam launch with provi- sions and other necessaries to help the sufferers
HE. Viceroy Chang yesterday sent sever officials to proceed to the Booded districts with money, food stuffs, etc, to assist the poor
H.E.Viceroy Chang yesterday forwarded a lions of the present flood, in which H.E. men- tioned that the districte which have been seriously affected are Ko Yiu, Tak Hing, Ko Ming, Fre Wal, Hok Shan, Hoi Kia. Yengg Kong, Yun Plog, Sun Hing, La Ting Sti Ning, Tang Oo, Hoi Ping: Sunning, Bunal Samshul, etc.
In the report HE.. Charg Admiral Li Chun yesterday returned to memorialised the Imperial Govermesent to Canton from the West River after inspection of grant funds for immediate relief to the thousands of sufferers, in the aforesaid die- the waterways,
The Spacing Railway Company has received tricis, sanction to extend the railway as far as Korg
persuntry.
moon,
The Fan Yu magistraton you erday person proceeded to the villages of Wangsha and Pike Shan to restore order over a clan fight be, tween the people of the Chung and Chin class.
DETAILED CASUALTY LIST. --
**
- DYRR-A-THOUSAND HOUSES COLLAPHED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
During the last few days the Central Relial Committee and the different charitable lastity- tons have been very busily engaged in pre, puring expeditions to be despatched to the
flooded districte oge after another, to, help the poor peasantry,
The Japan Chronicle learns from a Tokyo des. patch that on the th instant the contract for -loan-of-¥2,000,000 for the Toyo Kina Kai she was signed in London. The money is to be advanced by the London and Westminster Bank, and the logo will be guaranteed by the Dailchi Ginko and the Spacio Bank. The The Closer Eiverne now sported to have is to be brewed avery four months; It is so disastrous foods in the various districtstars of the loan is two years, but the contract all subsided, foms'Jow Made in the disfrist.”: ptatád what interest will be paid;
Canton, 19th October.
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∙Do you koow 44, Lyndhurst Tarraca-1 know the number,
You've been there?➡Never. You.am guing to swear that you, were never
"Do you know Mr. Verna Glyn!--Sko hau in the house?—Yes,
bought goods from my shop
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