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Sanitary Board Elections.
MR SHELTON HOOPER AND DR.
FITZWILLIAM APPOINTED;
RECORD VOTING,
zoth inst. The elections for the return of two members to the Sanitary Board caused by the retirement of Mr. Henry Humphreys and the expiration: of Mr Shelton Hooper's term, of affice took place at the City Rail this afternoon, when, contrary to former precedents, a great deal of an thesiasm was manifested by the general public, on whose votes the return of the two members depended, Shortly before the hour of four, all sorts and manner of people from practically every business house in the Colony wended their way to the scene of the polling, and th they
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 22
Italy's Sorrow.
CHINA'S SYMPATHY.
CANTONESE MUNIFICENCE.
both last
ON SANITARY BOARD,
MR. HUMFURLYSS, VALEDICTORY ADDRESS. --- In our last Tuesday's issue, we gave the ad,
RESCUE AT:SEA”
DARYA STARVING FISHERMEN ADRIFT.
The following report has been received from
1909.
ARMED ROBBERYA
TIVE YEARS HARD LABOUR EACH. The story of another armed robbery was
THE CHINSIANG COLLISION
6,8. "SINGLEB PATCHED UP, The Chiness steamer Staples (lata Victoria)
steamer Tachang Baru steamed into Dhia.
dress to the members of the Savitary Board bt Ciniala: Mathieson of the ki, Kumano Mare related la the Supreme Court lant Monday be..which was lately, in collision with' thé, Japanese / br. Henry Humphreys, the retiring member of which arrived last Wednesday morning fore Mr. H. H. J. Gampertz, Puisne Judge, and Ziang on January if and moored slangalde of the Board, in a brief form. The following is Yesterday evening the Italian Consul Gener. verbatim report of that gentleman's tentarka, jay The, Kumano Murų left Nagasakron the 15th the following jury—Massa, P© F. Nicholien the s.3. Canton. She will discharge all of kor
inst and on the following day, at sen, about Lysaught, B. H. Neave, J. M. McHutchen, Ths, thied years that 1, and my colleague," are calves (0.30, an ant of a public aborter Mr. Hooper, have represented the tax payers 255 miles off Ninggo,'n signal was seen afar off G. Smith, F. O. Day and P. Davidson. In to the as. Confer for transportation to on, the waters as if calling for assistance.
this case, three Chlnamen were charged with aum of $13,907.90, amoast of a public subscrip- on this Board. baya, terwired,probably the Cantain Mathieson steered his vessel'towards commlung an armed robbery at Choon-wan Two of the foreign staff and some workman tion amongst the mercbanis, goniry, &c., of 'hardest work that any such representatives the object and, on getting near; saw it was on the night of the 17th November, The Bon from the Vulcan (ronworks had put & tempor." Canton. This sum, like the former one, was have ever been called upon to perform, owing, fishing junk with savan Ningpo: men on-board Mr. W. Rees-Davies, Attorney-Genem); inary patch, in her bow, and after discharging.
the Danca d'Italia al Rome, through, the principally to H.E. Sir, Mallbow, Nathan sp who were in a state of starvation through their structed by Mr. Dennys," of the Crown Saltlighters, she was able to proceed to i
palming all the Uscfficials of thi Hoard commission to inquire into the working of the Health Ordinance
transmitted this morning telegraphically
to
Hongkong and Shanghai Back, free of charge Acknowledgment and thanks were, wired to the Viceroy, last night by the Italian Consul- General.
Chang the
We ate Informed' that "HE Viceroy of the neighbouring provinces, has takes great interest,in the relief work for the sufferers by the unparalleled dinasterid Southren, Italy. He sent at once a telegram of sympathy to the Italian Consul General for Southern China who resides in Hongkook, and made inquiries about the progress of relief work. Shortly afterwards he renewed inquiries through the Commissioner of Customs of Kow looo, Mr. Hatria, and when this gentleman later on visited Chaton the Viceroy repeated his inquires verbally. This interest has materialis- ed in the offering, of two large sums; the first one of $10,000 was the contribution from the Government of the Liang Kwang provinces: the second is the result of the subscription raised amongst the public. The Chinese press io Canton for some days has been busy ia
What that Commission meant to the way of work and much of the corruption it exposed, the Colony is to come extent familiar with The spectacle of $10,000.00 squandered every": every during the plague season on an unknown and untried disinfectant, of thousands of dollars paid out every month to unknown Chinese contractors without business premises and without even a printed form for their bills, will, I truaj, never again be presented to 118 Community
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provisions having run out. A gig was immie diately lowered from the Kumano Mars and the second officer went with it with a plentiful supply of provisions and fresh water for the starving mon, anough to last them several days
for the voyage home,
·PISHING JUNK LOOTED.
TWO MEN, MAKE A BIG HAUL..
Details of another robbery, the victims this time being boat people, have reached the The Sanitary Board as a Board could net palice. For perfection of method and bare be asked to share the blame is any way be-laced impudence, the Chinaman is perhaps. un cause prior to this state of affairs the Govern equalled. It appears that on the night of the meat bad transferred practically the whole of 13th fastant, two inen boarded fishing the executive arrangements to a Sanitary Dejuk, la Yau-ma-ti Bay. The mee carried partment composed entirely of Government revolvers and knives. No sooner had they Officials,
gained a fooling on the frail craft, than they The Government's
to the Commis proceeded to carry, out their nefarious plans. sioners' report was to still farther clip the After driving the crew into the hold, they in
connected with, buildings from this: Board fo
Lin appropriating one pillow-bar.
outlined
part of her cargo In the forward hoida inte clor's office, was for the prosecution, while the
de under her own steam. defendants were corepresented.
The facts of the case, as briefly by the prosecution, showed that on the night of the 27th November last, the accustomed tranquillity of the peaceful village of Chuen wan was disturbed by a number of armed mag who raided several shops and held up the occupants, A considerable amount of proj
to Chinklang Her damage appears to have baan consider. abic, as her slem above the water line wax- bent and twisted. A dorën plates will have to 1apped off for about three feat, and the rest be renewed, and repairs to ten frames." and three, beams, a broken bit, a broken före top mast, a broken hawse pipe, besides some les
The ship after discharging peri cargo will. proced to Shanghai for repairs, perhaps docka
go well,--Shangkat Timai,
ALLEGED OPIUM SMUGOLING,
was stolen from different shops as the result of the unexpected robber. The matter was reported to the Police, who proceeded to the scans of the outrage at about 11 p., and found the whole village in an uproar. A few days later, Delective-Sergeant Wilden effected the arrest of a number of men who were alleg. ed to have taken part in the robbery Thay. BRITISH ENGINEER ARRESTED.. were put up for identification, and among
Alexander McCormick, second anginaer of men, the three defendants were picked out by the witnesses as suspects. A certain amount the steamship Rubi, which arrived in part fait of stolen property was found in their posses-Tuesday, was found in possession of 60 ounces tion, which was also identified as that be of opium and was arrested by James P. Lawlor, longing to the village. At the time of the chief of the secret service department of the
Mr. C. D. Melbourne read the notice and reporting the steps taken by the Viceroy towings of the Board by transferring all mattered every nook and corner of the vessel outrage, the prisoners were armed with re- bureau of caston," reports the Manila: Cable
success is, therefore, in great measure duéto the not a godd move. It certainly should, save pair of shoes, one pair of binoculars and Stato bave threatened the people.. wards furthering the public subscription; itse Bollding Authority, I am not sure this is two pieces of clothing, thros pairs of socks, one / volvers and axes, with which they are alleged ;) news of 16th-lást, hngry Auppos
should thus show some interest in the public affairs of the Colony (although any good which emanates from the Board doubiless redounds, to each individual benefit) is n healthy sign of the times, and proves beyond a shadow of doubt the growing public spirit. The Returning Officer was Mr. D. Melbourne, who was assisted by Messrs. A. Chinpan and G. A Woodcock, who acted as scrutineers. Polling commenced at 4 o'clock, and la cc. cordance with the usual formality required by law, continued till six. Among those who were con.taking part in the ballcting was Com- modare Lyons and several 'members of bith the Services.. announced the names of the candidates, with their proposers and seconders, after which the voting commenced in real earnest, ta
The result of the pall was announced shortly 'after seven o'clock, and is as follows:-
w of Votes. Mr. A. Bhelton Hooper... 504 Dr. G. B. L. Fitzwilliams, 343 Dr. R. A. Bellllos
318 Mr. H. Peroy Smith... 107 Ar 500D as the poll was accounced, Mr. Shelton Hooper, in the course of a brief ad. dress in which he betrayed a sincere tone, said that be thanked the whole nl the electors of Hongkong who had placed him that afternoon in the fortunate position of head on the list, He felt sure that this was not the result of pro- phecy, but he took it in the nature of a vole of confidence. During the time he was on the Board, he always advocated free criticism of the Government and its policy, and fic carried oul that policy in the past without fear or
favour, (Applause). He was kind to publicly
state that he had no axe to grind.(Loud ap plause). In conclusion, be moved, a hearty vote of thanks to the presiding officer for the just way in which the polling was carried out, loud cheers greeting the speaker as he rotired. Dr. R. A. Belilion, in seconding Mr. Hooper's motion, thanked those concerned for the just and upright manner in which the whole of the proceedings was carried out. lie felt certain that he was voicing Mr. Percy Smith's epicion Io saying that the fight had taken place without any ill-feeling. (Luud Applause),
initiative and activity of the Viceroy. These considerations do not in the least take away from the generous promptitude with which the gentry and merchants took up the subscription as soon as the matter was brought to their attention. All China residents will also be alive in the fact, forced upon them at every moment in these days, that the subscription was raised in the most unfavourable time, close upan China New Year, when every Chioaman, whatever his wealth and position, receives numberless calls on his purse, which tax it to the utinost.
been transmitted to the Canton Viccray to-day
PROF. OMORI'S STATEMENT.
Calabrin in Southern Italy is a well-known earthquake zone. Great earthquakes occurring there are (1) that in 1638, causing 4,919 deaths, (2) that in 1659 with 2,042 deaths, (3) that in 1783, with 30,145 deaths (the year when the eruption of Mt. Asama in Japan took place); (4) that in 1857 with 12,191 deaths, and (5) that en teplember 8, 1995, with 533 deaths. All these earthquakes originated in Calabria or in
time; but good or bad, it reduces the work to
in cash. They then departed, leaving their be done by the Board in the future to a mere afortuante victims to make the best of the nothing and its fortnightly meeting have al-situation. The robbery was afterwards report. ready become a farce. For this reason, if fored to the Police, who are now investigating no other, I take my leave of the Board withost a single regret.
THE OPIUM QUESTION,
STRAITS COMMISSION ‘REPORT:
the matters.
SAD SEQUEL 70 LOVE STORY.
A WOMAN'S ANGER,
that she
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16th inst.
Corroborative evidence was taken and a sentence of five years hard labour was passed on each of the prisoners.'
A RAILWAY SCHEME,
· CANTON-MACAO, LINE. -
Minds Insconnection"with"the" arrest of Mỹ, Mes Cormick, W. G÷Zawson, the ship's first officer in said to have placed himself between the officer making the arrest and his fellow, officer and thus made it possible for him to attempt to escape. He has been charged with inter- fering with an officer in the discharge of his duties.
and He was also angsted
with together McCormick was removed to the' Meiale: polica station where they are held under order of the court to appear for arraignment to-day, Charges were Bled against them yesterday afternoon by the prosecuting attorney and bail of P1,000 for McCormick and P5,500 for Lawson recom mended,
According to a Gaston dispatch, the follow ing is an outline of the railway scheme which the Ministry of Posts and Communications pro poses to carry out in the Kwangtung province. The Canton-Amoy line in to be constructed by the gentry, and merchants who, havs under taken to do so. The Canton-Macao line in io the contemplation of the Ministry, The Canton-Wuchow line is being considered by the people of the two Kwang provinces there. employed at
The Fatahun-Kanchou line, which will connect ning, Eaping, Yangkiang to Kaochou, the Linchou-Kiungchen line, the Kinchon mili- tery time on the frontier and the Lienchou Nanning line from Lienchou, Parhol to Nen- ning, are all awaiting survey and consideration. it has been decided to defer the Kaochnu Yulio line, which will be from Kuangchou Day to Yalin through Kanchou,--N: G, D. Når.
loved
the
It has been equally a puzzle to know why the A very serious stabbing affray took place Government in England were so anxious to This morning the italian Consul General huddle up out of public knowledge the Report last night at Gutzlaff Street, which is a lave running into Queen's Road from Lyodbusst received from Mr. Tittoniy the Minister for the Stralis Opium Commissing, and why, so
late in the day, and for no discoverable reason bowelled and had to be removed to
Terrace, in which a Chinamau was disem. bos. Foreign Affairs, the following telegram-
"Italian Consulate, Hongkong-In the name they did finally telegraph consent to its publica-pital: The victim, as far as we are given
tino, although manifestly, owing to typographic.
io understand, is a "boy of the Royal Government i beg you to thank al difficulties there could not possibly have been the Viceroy for his generous donation to the that simultaneous publication in England and 35, Lyndhurst Termce. At one time, he sufferers from the ealthquake,TITTONI."
The thanks conveyed in this telegram have the Straits Settlements that they made the vital ao amab, whom he : ceudly throw up and be. the districts of Fatsbao, Shusto. Biphui, Sip night of Nov. 1st, 1908 'and'the early morning.
condition of publicity remarks the Singapura took himself to Macao, where he transferred Free From. That, of rebrin, for no reason that his affections to another woman whom he The amab, feeling would bear statement; much leib suiviva cribsequently married.
was greatly insulted, resolved ticism. A clue is, however, provided by a tele- to be even with her quendam lover, and with 8am appearing in the fading papers from Rethis purpose in view, she hired a number of ler's agency. ADA dated London Jan. 4th, and reads as follows
The telegram is
They met the men to lay him low, The Daily Mail and Telegraph publish a night, when
Ackle youth in Guiclaff Street inst one of the, mas, knocked
NEW JAPANESH WARSHIPS.; long summary of the report of the Straits the unfortunate one down and stabbed Sergeant Foley, who Opium Commission, including the main re
Five Japanese warships are to be complet commendations of the Commission, which him in the stomach.
was on after hearing a whistle. The assailanted this year. They comprise the battleships urges that the Opium question be dealt with was on the scene, soon appeared to see what by increased control and not by prohibitjou,
with row the koife and handed it to the ser Salmuma, the armoured cruisers tõuki and Tone Mr. Percy Smith, in rising to speak, said that the sea west of that district, but got always in WHArwiti strike people in Singapore is that
it is an extremely strange thing that two pro- Roant, who arrested two men, together with and the distroyers Zeonami and Ayanami. Ta "he endorsed all that Dr. Delilios bad said. He
The carbquake of December 28 was disminent newspapers in London should have
the amal. The victim's dying deposition addition to these, work on two submarine boats Was personalty sorry for having failed to be finetly recorded on the seismograph in Tokyo. heen able to publish a long summary of the
was taken last night. It is said that is expected to be finished, returned, but (bero 'the speaker's words were
The tramar began at 1.32 jat pin. (Japanese Report of the Straits Opium Commission, the wounded., man, who is in a precarious inaudible to our representative, Loud and time) preceded by a slight tremor lasting for continued applause greeted the last speaker am 26sec. The earthquake therefore begne ed publication either in London or in Singa of a few days, the suspects will appear to answer when the Imperial Government had interd ct condition, is not expected to live. In the course be concluded his brief address.
at 119 33 pan. of Japanese time, that is 5.
a charge, perhaps, of murder. Following are the names of the candidates 933 am, of leaiian time. Judging from the Fore until its absurd condition of simultaneous publication, which was inada to, depend upon with their respective proposers and seconders: duration of preliminary tremor the distance the scanty resources of the over-worked, between the rentre of earthquake and Tokyo under-staffed and under-supplied Singapore AUGUSTUS SHELTON-HOOFER, J. P.
is 2.440 is the actual distance is 2,470 ri. Proposed by Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley.
The tremor was not palpable to the physical Government Printing Office, could have been complied with. That there has been a Seconded by Mr. D. R. Law.
sense in Tokyo. It continued for about one RAPHAEL AARON HELILIOS, M.D.
hour and a half, and its maximum vibrating leakage somewhere is obvious, either i
Proposed by Mr. William Leonaned Carter,
Seconded by Mr. Francis Maitland. GERARD H. Lloyd Fitzwilliams, M.D. Proposed by Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Seconded by Hop. Mr. Henry W. Slade. HOLACE PERCY SMITH, Ch. Acc. (two
nomination papers), Proposed by Mr. A. J. David.
Seconded by Mr. Ho Fook. Proposed by Hoo. Mr. Wel Yaki Seconded by Mr. C. Lafrentz,
THE CHINA BORNEO CO.
the same place.
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was I mm. talitudinally and 13 mm. latitudially: This was times as large as the earthquake in Italy in Igǝs. Judging from the fact that Bagoera, on the west coast of Calabria, suffered severely, and that a tidal wave occurred on that coast, the centre of tremor was in the bottom of the sea near that coast, probably in the south of the centre di tremor of 1995, Reggio and Mession, situated along the Messina Strait, must have suffered from 'tidal waves,~~Jußian Times
FORMOSAN GOVERNMENT
FINANCE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICĶS,
CLAIM AGAINST A WOMAN.
The action brought by Messra. Goldring,
Mr. O. D. Thomson (for the plaintiff) said that since the adjpurament he had discovered that the sum of $ig had been paid by the de- fendant and this reduced the claim to Sazs,
Judgment was given against the defendant for $225 and cons.
HONGKONG VolunteeERS.
BLAKE SHIELD,
The following has been selected by the Committee to represent the No. 2 Company, H.K.V.C. in the Blake Shield Rifle Competi- tion to be held on Saturday, 6th February, 1909: Capt GP. Lammert, Lient J. Andrew C. 5. M. Gloya, Sergt E.. A. Chapman, Bambr. H. Quick, and Gunner D. Tollas the remaining four to complete the Team will be selected later from among the following: Sergeant & E. Crapnail, Corpl. H. G. Sayet, F. M. Crawford, Domb. H. Masuk, F. E. Wil kiss, Gunner G. G. Catchick, and Gunner A
M. Marshall,
The Committee request that the above maa-
tioned members will take every opportunity for practice.
The following special shoots have been' ar. ranged and it is hoped that as many as çan posi sible do so will make it a point of being present, King's Park Range, Sunday, 24th January
["atʼz′′pm="
Breaking the laws against contraband opium is proving costly in Cebu. Here is a sentence: just pasted on a Chinese by Judge. Wisilzenar
The Court finds that the accused, on of the 2nd day of the said month, being a person suzûtborized by law, knowingly bad on board the steamer Kaisong, then suchored in the Port of Cebu, Philippine Islands,' in his possession and under bis control evenly cans of opium and that the accused therefore is guilty of the crime charged, defined and pun., ished by Bection gt of Act 1761 of the Philip pine Commission. No fact has been proven. at the trial showing that the accused, is worthy of any consideration of clemency the apprecia tion of which is in the discretional power of the Court under the law. On the contrary, clr cumstances exist which show the necessity. of applying the sanction of the law in aff its rigor. For some time past the Port of Cebu has been acquiring a bad reputation, being one of the principal contres of thần illegal importation and distribution of opium, law was enacted by the legislative power after exceedingly careful reflection and discussion, vi and the object of this law is nothing less than the preservation of an entire people from a threatening evil which has with sad consueta, quence shown. its poisonous power in thess Tur lands. The accused has knowingly defied tha this Court will therefore show by its, pentences law and the power of this Gorarament and in such cases that the Port of Coba le gerous port for the launching of this class of ***The Court, therefore, sentences the accused defiances, live and ga in this cause to the penalty of five (5) years imprisonment and to pay a one of ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00,) sod in cass of insolvency' to suffer subsidiary imprisonment at the rate of one day for each twelve and one-half pesetas which he fails to pay, such subsidiary imprison. meat not to exceed one year, and to pay the costs of the cause.
Londen or in this Cribny, And the fact Barlow and Morrell, solicitors, against Minnie that that leakage took the form of comHayden, of Wyndham Street, to recover Sago munication of a "long summary of the for professional services rendered, was conclud- Opium Commission Report to two Londoned in the Supreme Court, last Wednesday. On newspapers must be held to explain why, Tuesday, Mr. Justice Gompertz adjourned the the steed being stoles, it occurred to the mind case to allow the defendant to produce a wit- of the Secretary of State that to continue to ness, who was to speak of a verbal agreement to keep the stable door locked was a work of, and a document to show that she bad paid a supererogation. There is room for much satiri- certain amount of the claims diready, cal comment upon the alacrity with which
U; Lord Crewe, finding the "gaff bad bien blown in London, rushes out by cable permission to publish in Singapore that which had already become commop property in London. If the "sécrét ́bad-not-been-exploded-in-London_wa_) should, according to the Secretary of State's original orders, bave remained in ignorance of ESTIMATE FOR COMING FISCAL YEAR.
the contents of the Commission's Report unfil 20th lost.
the poor Singapore Government Printing Office "The usefulness of the addition of the slipway The estimate of the Formosan Government had again gone through the ordeal of printing to the timber business of the Chios Borneo for the coming fiscal year (from April-1909 to off a dozen or more successive sections of the Co., L.d., in which a large amount of Hong March 1gro), which was under examination by voluminus Vol II containing the evidence, dia asked by Smith, Bell and Company from the Three thousand pesos damages have been kong capital is invested is beginning to be
the Hoe Department, has now been sub tributing and resetting the insufficient supply demonstrated. Ever since its completion the
mitted to the Finance Department. The revetype between each section. That was what initals' Association at Iloilo for injuries caused slipway department has been building lighters.nue of the island is estimated at Y37,275.449. cold blood, and from motiver of economy to the the British steamer Kaifong in being run on auit launches not only for its own use, but for repterenting both ordinary and extraordi- Imperialexchequer, the Colonial Office proposed ceusber 24 in charge of one of the pilots of the
tock to entering the harbour of tinilo on De that of coal and other companies also in Borneo,nary revenues, and the expenditure Al should be the course to be followed in producing According to advices received from Sandakan Y32,234.547, both ordinary and extmardia. Blue-book for the information of Parliament, association, says the Manila 3-imes, to-day, the Company are now working on aunty. Compared with the estimate for the The low level of the morality of the whole gated the grounding could not come to a un The first board of arbitration which investi now lighter which will be supplied shortly to present fiscal year, the revenue shows a stratagem is only-equalled by the meanness the Batu Putch Estate,
decrease of Y1,595,879 and the expenditure of the financial motive, but we bave no right to fanimous decision as to the cause of the ac on December 14, was attended by somd 300 students must have been su'infinitesimally
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ANOTHER LIGHTER BUILDING.
TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS ON LEE HERMÉS ISLAND
THE "KAIFONG'S" DAMAGE,
$3,000. CLAIMED.
King's Park Range, Bunday, 31st January,
at 2 p.m.
King's Park Range, Thursday, 4th February,
п
at 2.30 P.M.
It is also requested that all scores made at Flon, Secretary, these and other practices be returned to the||
SIR EWEN CAMERON'S FONIRAL.
The Court orders that the fifty-nine cans of opium contained in the muck Exhibit "A" of the prosecution, the nine damaged caus and the two canx which have been submitted to analysis and which appear as exhibits in this cause, be delivered to the Collector of Custome of Cebu for their due forfeiture."
FOREIGN STUDENIS IN JAPAN.
The Nichi Nicki Shimbun states that the „number of Chiness" students · Îny - Japin÷In diminishing steadily. At one time there ware as many as between nine and ten thousand, but now the number has fallen to below five thou And. This is scarcely to be wandered at, Although the disaffected section of "" thase":"
Japanese plumage, hunters and saving them i alleged that Mr. Fujita, seeing that he was is a point to be considered whether even if that official bas na authority to take any such Gand, Mr. J.. Howard Gwyther, Mr. Franumber in the provinces, #"total of; fally' ay
eng language..
A memorial service for Sir Ewen Cameron, K.C MG, held at Holy Trinity Church, Londen, the placing of the blame, two bold these present were
Allan Cameron (son), Mr. Mann (son-in-law), DESERTUD JAPANESE RESCUED. ordinary expediture is the cost of lumbering of its own illiberality out of its own mouth.ng that the pilot was guilty and one that be
Ari hill, proposed to be taken over by the As the bld Irishman sold "What can you
was not Another board was appointed and the Mr. A. M. Townsend (brother-in-law), Missly attracted, a large share of public attention; for the man in the street is not prone to balanca Government, upon which it is proposed to expect from a pig, but a grunt, and we have report of this board was that the plot in charge Townsend, Lady Han, Lord Alwyne Compton, negative condition against positive facts. Thus
of the vessel, Cipriano Vidal, was wholly to Sir Alfred Dant, E.C.M.G., Sir Thomas Jackson, spend. 11,800,000. The proposal has a wakened scriptural authority for doubting whether the blame for the accident: In view of this finding Burt, Oapt; Jackson, Mr. Houchin, Mr. Ato sides au capon the day of a Che to strong opposition in many quarters, it being Ethioplan can change his skin or the leopard
be an indirect slur upon the loyalty of a Chiosso American papers publish the following tele. regarded as a sacrifice of public funds to the his spots. With the publication of the gist of the local agents of, the vessel asked damages McLean, Mi, W.Ĝ. Rathbone, Mr. W student, and this is quite sufficient to deter
of the Pilow' Association to the extent of Harwood," Mr. H. Harwood, Mr. Carl Me- gram from Midway Island, dated Dec. 18 profit of a private merchant, and it is expected the Opium Commission: Report stating them
yer, Mr. V. A. Casat Hawkins, Mr. Mid-respectable but timid people from sending Stress of wasther, which compelled the Combat the question will arouse a great deal in the face is two morning newspapers the P3,003,
To replying to the demand the Pilote refusedleton, Mr. H. R. Coombs, Dr. Hartigan, Dr. the case of, Korean students, to whom no such their sons to Tokyo, On the other band, in mercial Pacific Cable Company's schooner f. of discussion in the Diet.. Arisan is a well Colonial Office, saw that the game was Flaurence Ward to deviate from her course
wanded bill is Formosa, on which lumbering up, and made a virtue of necessity by
to pay any damage but offer to pay half the Johnston, Mr. James Dodds, Mr. S. Gilfillan, from Honolulu-to a cable station and run for was undertaken a few years ago by Mr. Fujita, according permission for what could have
expenses of the board, or P7.co, It is under Mr. W. Cartwright, Mr. A. G. Angier, Mr. A considerations apply the number attending a well-known business man of Orske. But the been got without its intervention in course stood that the agent asked the collector of the P. McEwen, Mr. Douglas Jones, Mr. Strachan, Japanese schools is increasing steadily. Thes Lee Hermen island for shelter, was the means of bringing about the rescue of thron marooned enterprise has proved a failure and it is
of mail, or even possibly by. cable. But it port to enfonce their demand for damages but Mr. J. P. Reid, ME F. Marshall; Mr. whereas at the close of gay there were only Brown, Mr. 8. G. Wood, Mr. I. A 350 of these students in Tokyo, the figure ‚in ́nearly 800, to thèse be added the from starvation and death, The Flaurence involved in a heavy fox, appealed for assist. such irregularly obtained information reached step.
In the meantime. Pilot Vidal, who was sus cis Walsh, Mr. A. Burman, Mr. McDowell, Ward is commanded, Ly Capt. Geo. 1. nnce to the Government or the Premier this Colony while the interdict against publica pended during the investigation, asked the col- Mr. Peter McLean, Mr. D. C. Campbell, thousand will be reached. Dar contemporary Pilt. She was bringing supplies here through Marquis Inouye, who is on intimate tion stood against the Government in Singapore from Honolulu, when a beavy gale broke and terms with Mr. Fujita, The Formosan Govern it would have been correct to have made use of lector for leave and was granted a month. The Mr. W. Nicholls, Mr. . H. Butt, Mepenka very highly of the intelligence, aptitude. agents of the vessel refused to bave this pilot Stabby Mr. Gerabom Stewart,-Mr. Saunders, and diligence of the Korean lads? To thris she was compelled to seel shelter at frnment now proposes to take over the busiest that without corvulting the Colonial Secretariat any of the Butterfield and Swire vessels Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, Mr. Koch, Mr. A respects ibay compare very favourably with tha
for which ample compensation will be paid. 11 11 is no part of ours to hazard theories as to the Hermes islands, eighty miles southeast Midway, Distress sigcals were observed on
is regarded as strange that while Goverment made by which the two, London, newspaper cutering or leaving the harbour, and in view of Leith, Mr. Wa Walter, Mr. Philip Arahold; Chinese, and they are specially remarkable for akore and Capt. Piltz sent a small boat to 7-mills in Japan are being transferred to
came into possession of a long summary of the this fact the other members of the association and many members of both the home and fore the facility with which they acquire the Japan favertigate. Three Japanese sailors were private concerns, a similar business in Fermosa Report of the Htraits Opium: Commission, requested the collector to ask for the resigna-sign staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, found. Two were suffering, from scurvy. The should be taken over by the Government. The before permission was given by the Colonial tion of Pilot Vidal, which matter will be taken After the service the coffip, which was covered
with, beautiful wreaths, was taken to the VOLUNTEBR GORPS ORDERS, Japanese were immediately taken aboard matter forms a striking example of the incon Office for publication. But if we take the result up at the expiration of the leave granted him.
Crematorium at Golders Green. „The remales the Flaurence Ward, where they were given sistency of the Government policy in these of the publication and the character of the Re-
were afterwards forwarded to Inverness for
„MOTICE. port into account, it would be very difficult to food and clothing. Through an interpre matters.—Japan Chronicle,
interment at the Tomashurich Cemastery. The ∙ter one of the Japanese said they had been
discover from the Report itself why the Colonial
funeral took place on the next day at Inver All ordbri concerning parades" issuad-in for three months without food except fish
Office thought fit to deny the public of thir ANTI:PLAGUE MEASURES, and sea birds. No fresh waler ́was ‘abtainable
Colony access to it for so long time. We can
ness. The chief mourners were Lady Cameron, Corps Orders of 13th January are cancelled Mr. Allan Cameron (son) and Mrs. Cameron, and the following substituted and the men were compelled to drink, distilled
ant profess to be la the least grateful to the
Mr. Eric Mann (son-in-law), and Mrs. Mano, Friday, Jauusty a ind; Obluese New Year'a day. sea water. When a fire was required the men According to a vernacular report, Mr. Aglen, Colonial Office for a permission which is only
Miss Cameron (sister) Mrs. Mackay (sister), *** Maxim gun practice, at a towed farget. Ona were compelled to light it by concentrating the Commissioner of Customs at lankow, is taking accorded when its hand was forced by prema-
Mise Mackay, Mr. Mackay, Mr. A. M. 'Town- | or more series to be fired by each of the Aril- rays of the san upon small pieces of tinder a serious view of the discovery of plague ture publication in London. But still we are
send (brother-in-law) and · Mr. J. P. Reid. Iery Companies and the Infantry Company, t through the crystal of a watch. According to Infected rals in Shanghai on account of the satitfed that, whatever be the reason, the
The chief mourners were followed by thres. Parade At headquarters at 9.30 am, 16- the Japanese the schooner Kisha Mari, of consequent danger of these animals arriving at Report is now published, and the people of
pipars belonging to the Cameron Highlanders, Dress - Khaki, and; Patties, service dress Shinagawa, Tokio, Capt. Sugien, put loto the inland port, in steamers and belog this Colony are able to examine the Report
who played "The Flowers of the Forest," cap? Tiffa will be providad. Hermes about July 1 and landed four men to the means of spreading plogue there. He the Commissioners for themselves, and endeav
and "The Land of the Leal,WHEATEAREN
ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY: COMPAMINSA collect the plumage of sea birds. The Kioho has requested the Consuls at Hankow to our to study the situation In ́all its bearingr with the help of the Report, "As' showing the Maru departed, leaving one month's provisions start a rat-destroying association and to
Parada At headquarters at 5.30 pm, on THE "Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Tuesday, the 19th, and Wednesday, the soch for the men on the Island and intending shortly instruct foreign merchants to fumigate all relation of cause and effect in this fucidort, wol
Commerce has a schome in hand to establish inst, Maxim god drill Sergt. Eveleigh, 10 return and take them aff. The vestel never godowns in order to kill the rats in them, may merely polat out that the unauthorisedi
a Cotton Spinning Mill at Peking, and it will attend. pathogenic pr Faturaed. Soon after the departure of the He has also asked the Taotsi to order the publication of the long suramery of the
stated that a deputy bas been sent to investigatej 'vessel a terrific storm broke and huge seas Chinese local authorities to co-operate in the Report took place in London on Monday
At Taikoo at 3.30 p.us, on Thun. the supplies and effects of the marooned men. Chinese inhabitants to kill rats and to bring were courteously informed by the Hon'ble the
pany la Sonchow. He instructed to ascertain day, the zist inst, for Maxim gun drill Ferg swept over the island, carrying away most of matter by issuing proclamations ordering the Jauuary 4th. On Wednesday, January 6th, we
the regulations of the Su Lan Splasing Com
TO DETACHMENT.
On what was left they subsisted as long as it them to the association for reward. The Han Colocial Secretary that the Colonial, Office had
the number of spindles in use by that Company, ore, a Gre will aflene so lasted."One of the men- died from exposure kow-Total promised to order-the-Halakon now-by-cable, accorded permission for the
what the daily output of yarn is and its fineness, and Improper food and the other three men Magistrate and the Police authorities to make.Straite Opium Commission Report to be
what sort has the best consumption and where
Parade could not have survived long The three ato satisfactory arrangements with Mr. Aglen and published in Singapore? The post her in this
the best collon-is produced, so that the now belog cared for at the cable station sod in a the foreign settisment authorities will co-aper care is a very decisiva axplanation of the
concern may bays the benefit of all informe.) on Wednesday, the so Clons 'few days will be taken to Honolulu,
propter lips, atq'in stamping out any trace of plague,
JAPANESE SHIPPING.
The following is self-explanatory, ss showing the remarkable progress made by the shipping of Japan of late years;--
1898- 1899
1900
Vrgot
No. of Vessels.
Tonnage. venjum· 1974" mo $13,531. 3.536.. 268,538 4.168 840,632
4.534931,190 4,634 .............. 932,819. 4,601
977,308 424) punom 1,111,504 5,089 1,360,187 15.530 1,380,910
1996
· 1927. vidum 51784 mm 5,462,718 ii, 6,098-sa. 1,494,676. 1908
on 141b ult. from Hongkong, on the conclusion Tie transport Soudan arrived at Southampton of a four months' trip. On the homeward voy age.sha.callad. at Singapore, Colombo, Susa, Malta, and Gibraltar. The troops on board numbered about 1.400, and consisted entirely of detaile, including time-expired: men and Invalide
Parade
ENGINEER COMPÁNY.
At West Fört, Kowloon, at 6 p