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eventualities inasmuch as they were not seen at Penang which is the nearest place to Pulo Laut Battar hartime the extente cordials had not been cemented and the Russian fleet coaled at a little known bay just beyond the sea front of Indo-Chin. But at the present day, when every navy is aiming and every exhibi tion of strength is shown there is a different story to carry in mind. That is so no doubt. But what of the commercial supremacy of Singapore as an entrepot of the shipping busi- ness, particularly in the coaling line. It is not our purpose to throw cricks but disguiso it as they may. The last report of the Tanjong dock board will not bear serious scrutiny by those who know the workings of rival firms in the Far East. It is not going beyond a mark to say that Tanjong Pagar has been bereft of the in- telligence which calls for judgment. This is said in no upuriendly way, but when ships | of which we could name a dozen, are sent from Singapore to other ports to be repaired, in our humble opinion, there must be a laxity somewhere. Fortunately, the same thing cannot be said of the Hongkong and Whampoa Company, except on a few Leaving nit this aside, we still hold the opinion occasions, which may not now be enumerated.
that the existence of Sabang is a material in centive for Singapore to exhibit the quali tics she has shown in the past. Why should Singapore at the present day, now that the docks, are under the control of the Government, fest alarmed at the un- questionably growing strength of Sabang? According to the editor of the Handelskast, Sabang will be one of the future ports on the way to the Far East. Quoting from the Straits Time" that hope, he says, "cansot be realiz. ed, but Sabang is by no means a failure." Not to use any question of spirit,' does that not mean something in the ayes al friendly rivale? He proceeds: "Sabang has no dock at present but ampog other things, it is pretty much up. to-date. The repairing works for ships are well equipped. Supplies of coal and timber are abundant. Enterprise is so forward that smill ships are now built at Sabang and
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THE "DILLY" ON TRIAL
PORTUGUESE QUARD BOAT 'UNDERODES
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The Dilly the Second, christened by Mme. Leiria, wife of the Portuguese Consul-at-Hong kong, proceeded on her triat trip this morcing. The Government of Macao sent their technical experts to conduct the trial with the staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. Shortly before ten o'clock a small party boarded the Dilly lying off the Dock premises at Hunghom The party consisted of Second-Lieut. J. Vens tura, glaistant harbour-master, Macao; Mr. J. Lopez, inspector of machinery, Macan; Mr. F. Menezes, colonial treasurer, Macao Senhor J. 1. Leiria, Consul for Portugal, Hongkong, Mr. R. Mitchell, chief manager; Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co., Ld, and Mr. J. Martin, draughtsman, Kowloon "Docks.
Attorney-Gendral was understood to
Shau-ki-wan Collapse.mark at it was through defendant's act
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PERTINENT QUESTIONS BY THE CHIEF
JUSTICE.
The October Criminal Sessions was resumed this morning, the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) providing, and the trial of Chelag Yee, an aged contractor, for the manslaughter of seventeen parsons, who were killed in the collapse of three buildings at Shao-ki-wan West doring the typhoon on July 28th last, war heard. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the indiciment, adding that, the collapse was due
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The Attorney-General (Mr..,W. Ress Davies, x C.), with whom was the Crown Solicitor (Mr. F..B. L. Bowley) represented the Crown. The defendant was not represented. · The jurymen empanelled ware:-Messrs. J. Witchell (fore man), N. F. S, Harms, E. S. Ford, H. F. Hick man, J. E. Danielsen, W. Nicholls, and F. T. Chapple. .... ..
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Steam was up on the fly. As soon as the party was on board, Capt. Smith, at the balm, The Attorney-General "outlined the case weighed anchor and in no time the trim little for the Crown, citing passages from the Build-. vessel had her nose turned eastward and war ing Ordinances at Intervals, and frequently soon steaming out in the direction of Lyeemun was interrupted by the Chief Justice, who, no Pass, Ideal weather favoured the officials on doubt, had taken into consideration the fact that the trial run of their cow boat. Steaming the defendant was not represented by Coussel. steadily at a uniform speed Lycemun Pass was The Attorney-General bastoned to cancur in passed within twenty minutes of the start the matter, at the same time expressing his sea was encountered; it served as a fair test of Rounding Capa D'Aguilar a bit of a choppy regret that such should have been the case, and malters went merrily on until once again the the sea-going qualities of the yacht-like craft-Chief Justice found fault with the indictment. a test which she proved herself equal to the This, however, was satisfactorily settled by an perfect anticipations of her builders. As the amendment: But the surprise came when it vessel went along, the wireless station on Cape was asked by the Chief Justice what if the jury D'Aguilar was a point of interest to the laymen found the officers of the Building Authority who mistook the tower for a beacon, not having guilty of manslaughter? seen it before,
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In opening the case, the Attorney-General'|| explained that the case arose out of the typhoon of July last. The defendant, he said, bad been committed for trial by a magistrate, sitting as catoner, after the death inqary had been concluded. The coroner's jury brought in a unanimous verdict of "gross negligance," which amounted to manslaughter, and the defendant was sent for trial. Manslaughter, he stated, was a crime of various categories. It was homicide without malice. Malice was the pure ingredient of murder, without which there could be no manslaughter. And in order to prove, man, laughter recklesspent or carelessons must be proved...
that death was brought about.
The Chief Justice stated that that was not the charge. No negligence could be shown in 1968.
The Altomey-General- bardly see how that works out, NW
The Chief Justice➡It is quite clear according to the circumstances of the case. The prisoner is quite right in his ples. The indictment is obviously wrong.
The Attorney-General proceeded to explain that in the old Act a manslaughter charge had to be set out de radense,
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The Chief Justice observed that if there was any negligence it was while the houses were. being crested.
The Attorney-General suggested ipserting the da'as, August, 1901 to 2818 July, 1908.
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WEDDING BULLS.
KEMPS-STEWART.
The marriage of Mr. J. H. Kemp (first police magistrale) to Miss Mary Stewart was solema ized at the Peak Church this forenoon. The ceremony was's very quiet affair, and only a few special friends of the bridegroom were invited.
Mr. J. H. France, and occupied but a short The ceremony was performed by the Rav
followed. space of time. The signing of the register
The bride, who wore a white grass cloth yell, was given away by Mr. L. Gibb, while embroidered dress and a pretty white hat and
Mr. J. R. Wond (second police magistrate) took the part as best man...
Upon the conclusion of the ceremony the little party adjourned to the residence, of MT, and Mrs. Gibb, where the reception was held.
The happy couple left for Macao later in the
where the hoses moon will be spent.
“QUARKY BAY HOURS,
The Chief Justice-I don't think la criminal law he is liable for what happened in 1905, as he had quitted the house and had no super-day vision then.
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After more argument the writ. was amended to meet the case. `
Proceeding, the Attorney-General said, that when ibe wall was examined by experis it was discovered that there was an entire absence of banding between this and the other walls, the mortar was bad, and in many places there was no mortar visible. The defects in the material would contribute to the collapse...
ARRIVAL OF TOW-BOAT The activity displayed by Messrs. Butterfeld, and Swire, goneral managers of the shipyard at Quay Bay, is making itself apparent from day to day. Not long since we chronicled the starting of actual operations in the ship-repair- lng department of the docks and 10-day we have to iecord the advance of another'
The Chief Justice again interrupted, saying that the prosetation was not under the Statute,step in the direction of the firm's aphora but only on Common Law...
of activities in the port of Hongkong and that
The Attorney-General replied that where the | advance in noted in the arrival of the tow-bost Statute imposed a duty on a man and that duty for barbour work, which arrived from Shang«. was ignored, it amounted to negligence.. hai last evening. The vessel was" built by tha Tee Chief Justice-That way, yes; but you Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co, Ld, to are not putting it that way, and reminded the the order of. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. Attorney-General that the prisoner was un- The low-boat has been brought into commission defended.
without any delay; she made her maiden law, to-day, by conveying one of the China Naviga tion Co.'s steamer for the usual periodical overhaul at Quarry Bay. The steamer has since been dry-docked in the mammoth dock at the cast and.. ..
The Attorney-General was aware of that fact, and was sorry it was the case.
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CANTON DAY BY DAY.
DEPARTURE OF THE TARTAR GENERAL,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
The Dilly's real business was begun when she was taken over the Admiralty's measured distance over the regulation coursé par Aber deen. Here Manager Mitchell as well as the
At the time of the collapse, the A.-G. Portuguese officials timed the Dilly's steam
continued, the walls were only five years old ing capabilities Over a distance of two koots
and the mortar should have been at its and back the engines developed rather over
maximum strength-at its best. The Building knots an hour, that is, a higher speed
Authority's staff then was undermanned and than was expected of the vessel, although the
andcubtedly there was not the time machi amicable contract entered into between the
nery for inspecting buildings, as existed Portuguese Government and the local ship
at present. Mr. Haggard, an engineer of builders did not contain any hard-and-fast
the PW.D., stated that he "had not. stipulation for a specified speed..
Canton, 18th October. construction of two bucket dredgers
When the trial had been completed to the
inspected the buildings until May, 1903, after the completion of the work. At the time of his who has been appointed to Peking as President The present Caulon Tartar General, King, For a tin mining company has been taken in satisfaction of the officials concerned a stopAt about 1.45 o'clock on the morning of the inspection bo was not permitted to cut into the hand Written by a Singapore journalist it is was made for luncheon under the chairman 28th July last, when the typhoon was blowing walls, so that his inspection was merely super leave here for the capital in the course of about of the Imperial Household Department, will quite comprehensible that his suggestions with ship of Mer Mitchell, who, in proposing with great violence, the back wall of one official, and it was impossible to detect any law ten days. Pending the arrival of H. E. Tonog regard to coaling operations were equally as success to the 'saw Dilly expressed the hope these houses collapsed, the mass of debris falling.
The Chief Justice then... questioned as to good, perhaps nearly as good as in Singapore, We that she would prove ia ber commission as
on three smaller houses and a boat builder's whether the insufficiency of mortar could set Ki, the Canton Senior Tartar General, Fu quote again. "Much is made of the alleged fact coast guard-ship at Timur au serviceable shed, causing the death of seventeen people. then have been detected by the Surveyor-Gen-Ching will be in charge of the Canton Tartar that coaling operations there are quicker than vessel and as successful as her predecessor Sau-ki-wan village, he continued, had become eral's officer. Was it owing to the insufficient be given a farewell dinner at the Ying
General's yamen. Tartar General King will at Singapore, and not so expensive. The im. had done. He coupled the name of Consul of some importance of late, owing to the tram- pression made by the part is that it has pro- Leiria with the toast,
Monastery on the 30th Instant, by H. E. Fo.. gressed as well as could be expected under the Senhor Leiria made brief and suitable way service and the presence of the large
On information received yesterday – the circumstances, and is growing in importance as acknowledgments and drank prosperity to the docks at Quarry Bay. In July, 1902, the defend conliar.station_and_repairing_place_for_ship. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Cowof which ant, gave notice to the Building Authority offerament officer did not exemp! contractors Kwangchow Brigadier General.Li Mung Ynt.
his intention to build tea Chinese dwelling
effect the surest of certain robbers who are now hastened to Intong with a body of soldiers to land. The plane were prepared by Mr. bouses, of the threa storay kind, on this plot of Brotherton Harker, an architect, and were
barbouring there............. submitted to the Public Works Department. After some alterations were made, in com pliance with the Building Ordinance, per mission was granted to start work. When the plans were passed the owner changed his mind and inmead of erecting ten houses, bis original idea, only five houses were built and on that side of the lot which fronted the main road, leaving three old houses standing below
ping.
Of course that violently defies the 133 sintement originally made by the editor of the Handelsbad in the first instance, but unless Singapore has deteriorated, we should rather say that unless the Straits Seulements have fallen below the standard of Raffles then it will only spur fier on to renewed efforts in the way of attracting not merely trade to her port, at from the Hinterland, which is rapidly develop. ing, but from the actual trade of the port as derived from straight commerce. Singapore has a grant future. Singapore is blessed by a country behind her, a country which nobody has explored, a country which is gradually be ing opened up by the enlightened enterprise of the Sultan. Many wish, and we sen hope that this railway from Canton to Kowloon will afford
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) _DALLY--130 per annum.
WEEKLY---81% per annum.
The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional.
Mr. Mitchell was the worthy manager. Henlad
asked the company to drink to the good health of Mr. Mitchell, Mr. W. Wilson, his right-hand man, and the Dock Co.'s staff. The toast was enthusiastically pledged.
At the conclusion of the felicitous speeches, Lieut. Ventura hoisted the Portuguese dag at the fore, and with Portugal's tional colours Buttering to the breeze, the lilly was once again under steam as her return journey to Hongkong,
The vessel was taken through Sulphur
The dally us in delivered fan when the address the pace advantages which are given-to-our-cials who will sail her across to Macao early
accellite to mowenger. On copies sent by post an additional $1,80 per quarter in charged for pratage. The postage on the weekly iano to any part of the
world is 80 cents per quarter. Blagle Copion, Dafly, ten center Weakly, twenty-
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTONER 29, 1908.
THE RISE OF SABANG,
Referring to previous, articles on the im portance of Sabang, it is noteworthy that the editor of the Soulgo ffandelabad has got no great
friends in the SouthNaus verran,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
UNLASS another postponement is granted the case in which Quartermaster Sergeant Castle, R.G.A., is summoning John Lambert, of Messrs. Palmer and Turaer, for assault, and vice versa will begin in the Police Court to morrow afternoon.
*A BOATUAN was fined $2 this morning for driving a stake into the praya wall at Kennedy Toma yesterday. A widow, who is believed to belong to the same juok (1,186) had to pay a like sum for offering, a bribs of thirty-five canta for the man's release.
on the remainder of the lot. And it was the
falling of the wall of the new building that cause ed the collapse of the old bouter. With the pass.
Channel and into the Central Fairway, and within three-quarters of an hour was once again made fast to her buey-at-Hunghom-Bay, where she is now receiving her finishing touches being of the plans Mr. Harker's responsibility love being taken over by the Portuguess Offi- terminated, the owner taking the work in hand. The defendant, who was formerly a stone to-morrow morning. It may be added that mason, and subsequently a contractor, was the Macao authorities had their engine-room then engaged by the owner to superviss bands working side by side with the Dock the constraction of the houses. In his Co.'s own staff at the trial today.
evidence at the coroner' inquiry he A replica of her predecessor of the same stated that he lived in one of the houses while name, the Dilig the Second is a vessel of 132 the others were in course of construction, but feet 6 inches between perpendiculars, 18 feet left when the painters began their work. He blaches in breadth ; and depth, moulded, 9 feet was, therefore, is a position to`supervise all 6 inches. Her engines are 15 in. by 29 in the work, and took upon himself all the res- And 18 in. stroke. The boilers are feet 3ponsibility of seeing that good material was ja, diameter by 'g feet 9 in, long and con-supplied..........
structed for a working pressure of raa The lower walls of the bouses were built of
lbs. to the square iach. The engines, as granite, while red brick formed the upper explained by Mr. Mitchell on the occasion postions. The granite and labour were sup of the vessel's Inuoching, were takes from the plied by the defendant; the owner supplied former Dilly bullt over twenty years ago by the the lime and purchased the bricks on the ad- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Before vice of the defendant. Before the actual, work being placed into the new buil they have of building had been commenced the Public been thoroughly overhauled and are as Health and Buildings Ordinance was passed,
staff?
The Attorney-General said that in point of law any want of duty on the part of a Gov- The primary duty was on the contractor
The Chief Justice-It makes it all the more difficult to prove negligencs.
The Attorney General went on, to say that any negligence on the part of Goverment of 6icials did not excuse the defendant who took it upon himself to construct the buildings. The Ordinance placed that responsibility on his shoulders. Apart from that it was his duty to see that the buildings were in a good con
dition.
The Chief Justice What if the fury brought in the officers guilty of negligence?
The Attorney-General-As an accessory be- fore the fact?
The Chief Justica-No, no-
The Attorney-General-They might add a rider. And he proceeded to explain the various degrees of manslaughter. A man might be guilty of manslaughter, he said, and be given penal servitude for life; on the other hand hs could be fined or given a day's imprisonment,
The Chief Justica-I know of no case that a fine cover gross negligence "
The Altorrey-General If there is no negli. geace there can be no manslaughter.
Medical evidence followed, and the hearing was adjourned,
CAMP NOTAs,
AN AFTER ROBBERS...
LATEST ARRIVALS. Sir Reginald and Lady Pole-Carew'artived bere this morning by thee.s. Fatihan,
RELIEF FÖR, SUFTÈRERS, The Central Relief Committee has received
the following telegraphic remittance from the Chinese abroad towards the funds for the
relief of the sufferers by the recent disastron flood:-$1,000 from New York, U.S.A. $1,000 from Cabi
The High Authorities dava proposed to ask for Imperial, sauction to appropriate-a-sum of some 207,0:0 ̧tals from, the amount of revease to be 'ermitted to Peking by the
December quarter of this year for the relist of the sufferers by the latest visitation of floods is the districts surrounding the North and Wet Rivers. The proposed sum will be treat- ed as a loan to be refunded as soon as suff. cient subscriptions are collected,
THE NEW CRUISERS.
The two shallow drak cuisers Kiangta and paa Deck Company, to the order of the Cantoo Klangeht, built by the Hongkong and Wham
Gaverament for the West River patrol service, arrived here safely on the 26th Ibatant from. Hongkong, with' Admiral Li Chup on accentuated owing to the fact that it was unships were preatly admired by many people, In dirty weather, which was all the more board the flist rämed veisel. These two new expected, the third of the series of tg pdr. gun when they were steaming into the harbour on practices of the Volunteer Artillery came off to their first appearance.... It is learpt" that-H.E. Stonecutter's faland yesterday afternoon the Viceroy will vary likely pay a visit to these rain-Segan to fall yesterday morning, hopes River for duty. When the sky was suddenly overcast and now cauliers before they are sent id the Wast were entertained that it would clear ister on, afternoon came, found, and it was found bat the inclemency of the weather showed no signs at Sidecaiter's Island, were obliged to march of abating. Consequently, the men, on arrival
soft sand on the beach greatly retarding their under difficulties to get to their position, the
ideas as to its future prospects in so far as Sing.THE. Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria, which food as a new set of engines in every re. And again the plans had to be altered so as to but thess' expectations' were shattered when sailed from Dongkong on. September 30th spect. They are of what is technically comply with the requirements of the usw laws,
On 3rd June, 1993, Mr. Tooker, of the. Public, the effect that the five houses had been built in Wosks, Depuitment, signed the certificate to
1890, and that their designs were in accordance compliance with the Building Ordinacce of
apore in concerned. Mr. Van Geuns, the editor of the newspaper referred to, is now on his way (three days ahead of regular schedule) ja order described as of the compound surface to Europe. He called at Singapore and thence
went to Pule Laut in order to convince to get overland shipments delivered to the railing the vessel, ai proved at the trial to-day, at condensing type and are easily capable of driv. himself whether there was a reasonable poss! Commerce Commission went into effect on bed itis speed without difficulty throughout the lines before the new ruling of the Interstate a contiousas speed of 9) koots. She maintain bility that this growing coalung station wa November 1st, arrived at San Francisco on till, and actually exceeded it, when put to the with the law: ilkely to injure the Tanjong Pagar Docks October 27th, allowing ample time to effect the real test. There was an entire absence of From the report which appears is the Seraff transfer of the overland shipments to railroads vibration. The engines worked very satisfac-straction, After the collapse the rear wall was Times it would seem that the editor of the Handelsond has a variety of personal under the old rates.
A HARBOUR ACCIDENT.
ONE WOMAN MISSING.
opinions on the subject. He remarks in the first place (speaking to a Singapore interviewer) that the port has progressed as well as might be expected. At the end he discovery that the port is managed by a folgt Stock Company "at ,the risk of some Foreign. Power securing ao many shares as to gain a controlling senger. boat.. trading between Pui O and As extremely sad accident befell a pas Interest in Sabang." His remedy is that Cheung-chsu island on the morning of the the Dutch Governmical will take measures 25th instant, by capsizing mid-way hatween the to insure that the controlling power shall two places. It appears that on the day in ques always rest in their hands. This is so adtion, the bost was carrying a crew of thres and mirable that it may almost seem explicable. four passengers (two men, and two women) For years we bave maintained 'ibat Sabang i In addition to this, there was also a cargo of one of the most serious menaces to Great grass on board at the time. The ill-fated craft Britain's over-seas trade that could be ima- left Pol O at ten o'clock with a steady breete gined. We can remember a time when a blowing. When, off Shek U Châu, a sud- Marquis of France proposed to establish deo squall struck the bost and overturned coaling stations for the French
feat it. All the occupants were thrown violently at the station immediately across from Aden Into the water and all but one succeeded in Journeying on to Pondicherry, coaling again clinging to the keel of the upturned boat till at: Pale Laut and filing their bunkers at abelp came to their aid in the form of passing station, unnamed, on the Mekong. For years fishing boats. The solitary exception was a people depreciated the fact that the line of Hakka woman, who disappeared immediately Coaling stations established by the Con the boat came to grief. The unfortunate we tlaantal Powers would be of any adequate man's body has not yet been recovered..
But the same, could not be said of the con
torily and without any bitch whatever-a fact found to have been composed of bad brick, which reflects great credit to their builders while the constructics and materiala were the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co-and found to be faulty. The wall was very neatly the Portuguese engineers who were responsible forty feet highbysventy-four feet longandought for maintaining them in their present excellent to have been substantial and able to stand the condition of efficiency,. The fame work was forceofany typhoon. The defendant again in his service as when they were sew. got out of the engines after twenty years of evidence admitted that heknew hows will ought to be constructed and bonded. He alioalleged wood, the timber principally used being the the wall would not have fallen had it not been for The hall of the Dilly is built entirely of that the collapro was due to no fault of his and favourite teak which 'stands such a lot of hard the typhoon, When the wall was examined, wear in these waters and in a tropical climate, after the collapse, it was found that the law bed The scantlings are exceptionally substantial, not bata complied with; in fact it had been The vessel is sheathed with Munfz's metal. Igcoted.
As regards accommodation ample provi. sinn is made for officers and crew alike, there being an adequate act of large and alry cabins, well fitted with bunks. The lavatory accommodation is of the most up-to-date description. Steam winches and the usual deck equipments complete the appointments of this trim and fide-looking vessel, “
semark He called the Attorney-General's "At this singe the Chief Justice made his Grat attention to the fact that the ludictment was not quite in order. The negligence, he said, was not caused as the morning of the typhoon, bat la çog when the houses were being built, The Attorney General replied that it was a The Dilly will be employed as a coast guard: deaths occured in 1508.
A mult" of the negligence in 1903 that the boat in the Portugueso possession of Timor, and when occasion calls for will also be used when he says that the collapss was due to the The Chief Justice~I agree with the prisoper 41 A revenue crustór in the Portuguese territory, ・ typi
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ANOTHER BAZAAR,
to organise an Al Fresco Bazaar in that post The people of Kongmoon are contemplating to collect funds in aid of the unfortunates by the recent disastrous floods.
:. CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTER!
A general meeting has been convened to
take place on the ad proximos, la Catal R. G. Broadwood, C.B, accompanied by bin relief of the present flood-affected unfortunate progress.
Relief Committee, for the purpose of discussing Shortly after three, H. E.; Major-Gencial what amount of money should be taken for the ADC, arrived. Lieat Col. Chamiar, C..,, from the fends collected previously on account was also present at the shooting. It was of the flood disaster in June last. The Chinese extremely difficult to move the huge machigen communities in Hongkong and Macan have on the bard, rough ground, but withal the men been requested to send representatives toattend handled them smartly thus showing that they the forthcoming meeting. were well initiated in their particular sphere of work. A higet was placed some two miles The result of the increase of passenger fares distant is the New Territories. Excellent re-by the Canton Fastian flue has proved unsatis proving effective. H.E the Governor was an pany, after consulting with the rallway of the unlis were obtained-out of tea shole, eight factory, so the Canton-Haskow Railway Com interested observes, while the last few shots Three Provinces, has now agreed to revert the were being fired, and H.E. could not but rate of fates on railway passengers on the line have been pleased with the afternoon's satikai that of old-socents for first class passengers, factory reszlik
25 cents second class and-ry cents third claus, *** HONGKONG CONTRACTOR KIDNAPPED.
the officers. The pleasantfact that His Majesty's In the evablog, H. E, the Governor dined with representative in Hongkong was to attend the Concertatibomen's mess-room was an incentive to attract an unusual number of visitors, which
RAILWAY FARMS,'
A gang of robbers attacked a bouse in Fang Trung village. Fa Yoen district, belonging to a certain, man surnamed thy who is a building instant. Li happened to be at home at the la unfortunately, not the case on other garst time. Besides ransacking the house the robbers
contractor in Yap-mati, Hongkong, on the
nights. Among those who took part in enliven, kidnapped Li and his son, seven years old." ing the proceedings wers Lianu R, M. Crosse. It is ascertained that Li had made-st good RGA
A Liest, M. 5. Nonhcote, Hongkong June in his business; and the sobbers fo
Serg Carby, Sergt. Brown and Sargh Sayer of Li by the robbere asking for asun ni ijapod. Valapteer Corps, Privais Carroll, Sapper fury Yes ardaya demand was made folhe mistrat time desired to share a part of biswash
whe duly received their meed of prajan, Kfor the release of Ll and bi hor