PROF. HATTORI ON CHINA.
ADVISER ON EDUCATION AFFAIRS ON DA
CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPANIEREN
-Prof-Hattorf," who recently returned "from"
THE HONKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 1900.
AN INVETERATE THIEN,
DOINGS OF AN EKRING YOUTH
6th inst
PAULDEADNUDIES RECOVERED
corpses wai®}}&C]¥• ered by the members of the Yun Chul on pital, Honam) in the victa ug of Tal-sha1tau. LALAKIER THE NEW YEAR
) After the Chinese New Year vacation, the sow about to be re-opened.
ow about 30 PRERS CURED.
AN UNFAVOURY DUTY With reference to the fire on the goth olimo at Talahatu, seven more dead bodies worn recovered yesterday by the volunteer workers of the Canton Fong Pla Hospital on board the Goverment launcher in the harbor: The
Sall Tonnage Loadlog or to Load :-For Balilmore-nd/or New_York-Bri-bark Daylight, $599 tons, arrived pth October
Sail Tonnage Disengaged Noon. Dopar tere of Sailers Nong: GRADEGAN
for floating corpses and their seal in ghee studio uosavoury daly has not been abated. The two
DEAREST SE PURITY CRUSADE.
Since the establishment on the 3rd moon | subscribed four hundred dollars towards the lasty eat, of the Refuge attached to the Chun expenses for the recovery and burying of the last year, of the Refuge allache oplam Society: send bodies of the total number of opium-smokers admitted two hundred and two have completely broken of their habit and were discharged fore the advent of Chinese New Yent, đi
MK, James Dalziel Ens bran yayon of boiler of delicensed 63 font burdan, Burglass UNCIL farther police steam- hibited from passing between
dakse to MR. G. E. Morrell, who had proceeded to San- Hongkong by the . Bermes on the 5th ult
to relleed My Barlow. arrivaði from
Volunteer Corps, has been granted leave LIEUTENANT J. A. T Plummer, Hongkong
A remarkable case of kleptomarin was 70- Chias, where he bad occupied for many years || vented before Mr. J. Wood. Second Police different colleges and schools in bli city are spital men'are still brally engaged in look. WABÈLY SHARE RBPORTAL." [Lnd the NavelDocky the apation of adviser on educational affairs to Magistrate, at the Magistrary this morning, the Chipere Corninment expressed himself as whan Frank Aquino) a 24 year-old, youth, re- follows on Chlubne stadenis-in-Japan. The siding at St. Francis Sirkel, WAV placed in the Minister for Education in Onion is particularly dock on several charges of tönst, all
committed anxious that Calmare students in Japan should | in a remarkably short space of time Jan be educated in common with Japanese landslysta Fabia), eli appears that on the
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and not at schools specially set apart for January last,confshing camelato his head toget theid, and with a specially prepared curl into trouble, so be repaired to 35, Queen's Road cutam, for in that case there is no necessity for Central, where be quietly walked away with
loss the benefit bicycle. Ilis next excursion found him in the
Pearse, Medicat Officer el Health, from which he sings lifebuoy and flagstaff. The next At half past ten fast evening the Total of
RÄID FOR REVOLUTIONISTS, victim of 'a diseased mind C. Bond, of the soldiers Club, who was relieved of a yacht sall Constabulary all of a sudden gays telephonic which was till then safely stored in the Contarder to have all the city gales closed, and nobody was allowed to proceed, lata or out of blan Yacht Club This was followed by the city to matter whether they were officials or lady's bicycle belonging to R. Desu (a spullary of the people. It is legint that a raid was car foreman) mysteriously disappearing, and as other Sanitary
sending them/across, «a 10th their, Japānojo / vicinity of the yacht: Jean, belonging to Dr.
of the training in common follow-scholars
The reason put forward for this special traat meat accorded to Chinese students is that their educational acquirements are not on the same lavel with those of the Japanese, but if they have pasked successfully through the prapate tory, achosis, there is no reason why they abould not be put on the same footing as Japanese students.
WAS
arrested.
6th February!'
As an outcome of the fire at Tal-sha-tau, the Viceroy, besides prohibiting the bost people from re-constructing the craft and resuming their business, bug again igand a proclamatida adost Commanding the extinction of immoral trade
A BNÄKE STORY,
the 20th
His Majesty the King has not been advissa to exerchie his powerul disallowance with raibact to Ordinance No. 18 of 1908, entitled an Ordin- ance for regulating theatres and other pinces of
public
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In order to encourage technical education, I had also the spector, Mr. T., Sutherland fled out in the 'night by the police in search of found to be on sale in many places in the city, the mean fast quoted.
·tinpidevant'experiènce' of "di Costain revolutioniste; three of whom were At the and of last year snakes to the number of Marind' Insurances-Cantoni continue on Art Chinese: Government: hun" telegraphad to. covering that hit bicycle was gone One L
DELIBERATIVE COUNCIL might have thought this was a respectable. The office of the Canton Preparatory De amount of work for even a confirmed thief," so
many Chinese students have boan sent to Japanese technical schools, and these amongst them with means of thelf own are allowed to runk as Government students,
The Dapdrement of Communications In Chias proposes to establish technical schools for the lextraction of railway men and teler graph and telephone operators.
Prof. Hattori is of opinion that Chisa has Awakened to the importance of EDUCATING THE NATION ON WESTERN LINES, and the Chinese who have been educated abroad are intended to gradually replace the fotilgh professors and teachers now in the nėr vice of the Chinese Government. A start has
Reviewing the share business for the week Mesir, E. S. Kadbone & Co. write on the
market during the week under review, and
There has beau mo
mote confdence in our maki of our landing stocks have been in good farandi page was absence for eleven months with effect from st
Inst;: The dedidly half-yearly mebling of share. holders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- CHINA Caboot be made a modern Staff" as fog Corporation is advertised to take place on
Japan bau been, -without multiplying inde- gaturday, the doth instant soon. The Register Guitely its wealth and its trade, and without, of thares of the Corporation, was closed on the
therefore, spriching all who have relations with ∙oth-indi, and" will be In recent years, during the winter season, most Banks-Hongkong & Shanghal Banks have of the astivs popis is the city of Castod eoruled fairly quiet during the weak udder review, taitela a peochant for eating banker which they but at the close are wanted at 3805" The Lots believe to be good for healthy so snakes are dos quotation has not fluctuated and remades
several handfade ware kept by trainzuwender offer at $195. Sales of North Chinas have been in Tal Luk Po, in a larga basket. As the affected if T-100 Unions have been sold it is Opfum Commissioners's plan for strider banket was not securely closed, a number of 481d durid the entlydes of the weak, but action in sas suppression of oplum which they Instruct the Commissioners to bring for Wied ing houses, Cattle have bean stung by the have changed hands, AN AREA Att venomous reptions. The poighbouring people. Fire" Insutantes-Hongkong Firs are THE matter of the ss. Rubi reports having proseculed the snake vendor, who has been ightly- firmie and have inquirieuszát 3336.. ordered to remove in hill a month's time. 21
China Fires have been done in small-lots at Passed on the 1st February a bun budy:palared black with cage on top, drifting 977milæuinolith KIDNAPPER ARRESTED, /
Shipplag China and Maellas are again on 21.01 N. Longitude 15 SIDER NOV 1989
and 44 miles aastóf Waglaw||Island syLatitude offer at Sta, while Douglases can be placed st $34 Hongkong Canton, and Mac10 Steam BAIL was allowed to the sudd
is have buyert at $181, ex the final dividend Police Court last Saturday morning in ALE of $12 per share paid on the 9th fast. Inde where a man was charged with attempted that Chinas preferred add deferred have bayers at from the person of another "by chiling the
49/6 and clote have experienced a sharp rise to In demand lo sympathy with the the in Lon: silowed bail in the sum of 3100 ch Tor
receiving stolan goods, paphon Refineries. China Sugars have been deelt IT is reported that the Netherlands Govern- in to a falvilomtént sterates ranging betweek ||ment is contemplating enforcing compulsory $125 and $130. There is no change to report in naturalization of Chinese residente in Sumper Perak, Bugars
and Java! The Chinese are much agitated and. have held meetings to discuss mekkurat,in opposition and have slab, asked, the Chinese Government for ašistancën e
to speak, but this, unfortunately for our hero, liberative Council; was opened today! in the the sankes got out and javaded the neighbour-have since receded to’SBag) at,which rate they at the meetingov lakk PAR
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was not the case. Then happened some thing which no sensible thiet could duce enough courage to, do- Frank sciually! entered the Police Recreation Club and took therefrom a towel. A similar latticië want loto the young man's possession from the Royal Naval Cricket Club shortly after wardi. Axinit was next paid to a cycle-dealer's stablishment at No. 2, Ship Street, where a gton Tom was only appropriated, Bawi lo
acall, wherea anal wasaltofyoured
was taken away. The last net of the above farce came off at 135. Des Voeux Road, which lata contractor's establishment, where, as a sort of s grand finale, the unfortunate man stole a steam pressure gunge worth $ o from a boiler at Praya East. This was on the 3rd fast. The total valus of the goods thus stolen aggregate to the value of some $162.95
Governors' old Yames building."
A MISSION OF GRATITUDE."
The Italian Consul at Hongkong" larrived. here on the 4th instant. Yesterday momlag be called on the Viceroy to tender thabhs for the handsome donation from the Cantos Pro vincial Government towards the funds for the relief of the sufferers by the calamitous earth quake in Bout Italy. To-day the Consul called at the office of the Sell Government Society to Chinese public.
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Yesterday morning, when the steamer Nax wing was on her way to Canton from Wachow she was boarded by a number of passengers di Sainshul on her arrival there. Of thers now kidnapped as Chi Tas" ("little pigs," or emi- passengers some fifteen were discovered to be
mes were banded to the Water Polica together with the kidnapper to be dealt with,,
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been made in this direction by reléxïla fol belsogib to: Dr.Kew's maior bout, cock, tender.thanks for the subscriptions from the vino19). On the steamers arrival at Canton this 515 and 818 respectively, Shell Transport pocket open, Two other Chinese' word. Liso ›
out of six Japanese and nine. Europeans and Americans out of eleven professore at the Pek ing University from their respective duties. !
But as yet there is no systematic organiza tive with regard to popular education. The *Government leaves this largely to the initiative of the provincial Governors, who some time. ago in their seal for reform, Arbitrarily Imposed taxes and confiscated Buddhist temples and abrices, for the upkeep and housing of their now temples of learning but a reaction has sei ip, and this subject is at present felt to the communal authorities to decide. In some part of the country charity schools are maintained by voluntary contributions, but neediens to Say these institutions do not satisfy modern requirements. With all her ambitious projects in regard to national education, China is still along-way off the object in view, and it will require many years of earnest study and sirenu- our efforts to bring her any way near emmod standards of education,
MARINE COURT,
PROJECTING "VULOS."
III Inst,
In the Marina Court, this morning, before the Hoo. Commander Basit Taylor, R.M., Har bour, Master, three boal people were charged with falling to keep the "yolo" of their boath out of water and rigged in so as not to
project outboard whilst sfcoguide of a ship in the harbour yesterday
J. F. Policeman
Edwards; who prosecuted... stated that at 1.45 yesterday afternoon, be saw que of-the-basis-tied up alongside---Japanese steamer with the "yalo" in the water. Two other boats were also tied up in a similar mao- per alongside the us. Zalsang.
BEN RAILWAY RETURNS," The returns of passengers carried by the Canton Hankow Raliway on the opened bec tlaks and the amount of fares collected for the last Chinese year are as follows1,077,736 passengers and $167,302.59.
THE MINT
This morning, prisoner pleaded guilty to After the Chinese New Year' holidays the several of the charges and, the case was rebranch of the Imperial Mint at Cantod was to manded,
day re-opened, and work has been resumed. z2th.id'st,
FLOWER BOAT FIRE,
Water Police Force.
11th February.
ANNA THE HYATSHAN", INCIDENT, With reference to the Fushan incident," Fung Tsek Son, of Hongkong, one of the wit. nesses in the case, who was alleged to have received bribes, presented petition to the Viceroy requesting His Excellency to ask the Portuguese Como) at Canton - for" satisfactory explanation as to be alleged false accusation and at the same time to open negotiations with
don.
MinlogChinese Engineerings are on offer in the North at Tl-, 16.55. Raubo ats firmer and can be sold at $51.*
Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Kowloon Wharfs have been sold at $63 and more are wanted Whampoa Docks after sales at Bort are of offer at $92 Shanghai Docks have im proved to Tis._78, at which price they are Inquired for Hongkong Whatfi bave ex parienced a sharp rise and the caste price reached as high as Tin, 168, besides a consider able forward business being dona; at equival, ent rates. At the class they are firmat Ti, 165 Lande, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong Lands have advanced to $1,which price they can be placed... Humphreys Estates have develop.sellers at $8.65 ex the dividend of 60 costs pot har paid on the 6th lost. Kowloon Lands are quoted at $30 ox the dividend of $11. per share paid on the 9th inst,
One year's bard labour, was the sentence In consequence of the complaints lodged passed on Frank Aquino, the youth who was by the people against the Water Police in con-early date
|the Portuguese official to' settle the case of an placed before Mr. J. R. Wood a week ago.onnection with the Tai-the-tas fre on the gath several charges of theft, including a plethora ultimo, the Viceroy is considering the poolsh- MORE DEAD BODIES REJOYERED, of bicycles. He pleaded not guilty to seven meat to be meted out to same members of the Yesterday the members of the Canton Fong charges (there were: sixteen in all) and the
*** | Pin: Hospital, again effected the recovery of Police having on evidence to offer, he was dis-
Four Government steam lausches were seves more dead bodies in the harbour to the charged on those counte, With regard to the placed at the discdeal of the Fong Pis Hospital vicinity of Tal-sha-tas, of which some had their remaining pins charges; 6 weeks' hard labour by Admiral Li Chun for the purpose of recover-limbs partly eaten awayƐ akan each was given an eight charges while one ing dead bodies in the vicinity of Tai-sha-tap, manth's hard labour was awarded on the ninth and yesterday four more corpses were picked "Chirgo (that of receiving stolen zoods) making
obo year lo all. The prisoner seemed pleased. with himself. ·
CHINESE STOWAWAYS..
PREVENTING THEIR LANDING IN AUSTRALIA,
COMMUNICATION WITH THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
A Melb ume despatch of 29th Dec, kaya :-. Satisfaction was expressed today by the Prime
Minister" ni the "result"of the möre vigorous searching in which vessels from China are now being subjected.
do not think many Chinese will escape us in this way-in future." temarked Mr. Fisher, Weem to be doing fairly well. The Court-
up.
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GAMBLER. DEPORTED.
The Turk, who was escorted to Canton from Wuchow where, he had created disturbances in a gambling boute, was detained by the' Tantal of Constabulary and not released as reported the other day. Yesterday the Tantal personal- ly questioned the foreigner, after signing bis statement and a bond, the latter was soot Hongkong en routs Sibgapore where he came from The native offenders, who had attacked the Turk, were sentenced to receiva 80 strokes of the bambon each,'
to
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to
RICKSHAS ON THE BUND.*** Referring to the traffic no the new bund, as reported yesterday, a number of rickshas will begin to run on this road torday,*****
RODDERS CAPTURED.
Four robbers were arrested in Macao by the
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EDUCATION,
Being most anxious to push on the ment of the mineral resources in the province of Kwangel, the Kwangs Governor has selected two students, Wong Ses Him and Ko Tus, to be sent to England for education at the expense of the Kwangsi Government."
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MAAHAN, CANTON-HANKOW" RAILWAY,
at San
At the request of the directors of the Canton Hankow Railway Company, Mr. Sun Sze Yül, formerly Chinese · Consul General Francisco, is now appolated to be in charge of the purchasing of land for the Raliway Com
pany.
-APPOINTMENT. ...
Mr. Wong Kal Trang has been appolated director of the Tax Bureau to collect Likin dues on goods carried by the Choochow Swatow Railway, in place of Mr. Luk ki, .'.'
OPIUM LICENCES.
The licences in the form of wooden boards
Cotton Mills-A further rise in Kwos has takan' place and buyers prevail in the North at Tis. 9o., Hongkong Cattons are inquired for and can probably be placed at $91 in other stacks under this heading we have no business to report,
Wu Ting-fang, Chinese Minister in Washinge too, has telegraphed to the Walwup to th effact that the Chinese Contal at-New York-bas reported that there-wara-Chiness revolutionista- there attempting to import arm into Chies, and that he has requested the New York poliem to arrest the offenders for trialysointier bajag and
A TAIPEH dispatch reports that the works of the Naval dockyard now being constructed fat the Pescadores, Formosa, which was expected to be completed before the nod of this year, have been delayed or account of the unstability of the soil. The dockyard is to have accom modation for the repair of merchant staamars in addition to warships,
UNDER, the auspices of the KowloonDock Dramatle Club & most enjoyable social, was given fo the reading room on the sight of the th inst. There was a large company" present and a bright entertainment was furnished"by the talented members ofthe Club. Mr.J. Colpowan acted as hop, secretary and performed his dates with assiduity and ability.
Miscellaneous,China Borges have been fixed at the improved rate of Err, China Light and Powers are steady at Si Ching Providents have been booked at Sazo closing with further inquiries at $9 20 ex the dividend
THE ceremony of laying the keel-of-a-baltis». of 80 cents per share paid on the 6th insship to be built at the Kute Navaly) and (Wang Dairy Farme can be placed at $14. Great performed at to am on the 18th pit. The Island Cements have wankened to Sp.24 alrectedings were conducted by Admiral ijjabi,- which rate there ara sellers. In the Nonh
Director of the Naval Yard; and spissided over -Langkate hava suffered a severa decline to Tii. 830, with sellers, while Sumatras show a farther by Admiral Takenouchi, Chief of Binff of the Yamanouchi, Commander of the Port Admiral- „zoid-nt;The 125,
Two of the defondante were fined $10 each { file is id be searched again before, we shal↑ Brigadier Ef Houngahan ; he has reguaktad the to be issued to opium smakurs’are ̋now-raady improvement on last wack's quotation and hayk / Kure Port Adeniralty on behalf of Admini
'while the third 'was fined $3.
High!
NO, LIGHT,
be quite satished."
Asked whether he was going to put leta spere ation
in this case the provisions of the re- Jibe same Court, Sergeant lackann nocently-passed Stowawnys Act, which makes ceeded against Leung (p, owner of an nollċeds owners liable to a penalty of Lies for each ed junk, with failing to exhibit the Regulation stowaway, he answered; ") think we must the
Act will go a long way to step the truffic.” ** It was einted by prosecutor that at 7.15 p.m. Mr. Fisher intends to have copies of the Act yesterday, he saw defendant's boat under way, once distributed among the Customs officers off Stonecutter's without a light at the mast-and other officials segund the coast of Austra bead. A light, was, however, displayed aft. Tia, who may be called upon to administer the On being asked why he did not have a light at immigration laws One of the three Chinese the masthead, defendant replied that he didn't discovered on the Courifdid-bad-lut the sight know.
of an eye through a bot cinder falling from the turnade into the tank where he was hiding
The secretary to the Minister for External Affairs says that some time ago the Govern ment of Hongkong was asked to bring promin. ently under public notice the fearful sufferings of the Chioras slowaways! It was thought that this would act.in the way of a deterrent. The Government replied, stalug that every possible- step in the direction indicted would be taken
A fine of 515 was Imposed,- 'DISREGARDING HARBOUR REGULATION,
Thres beatwomen were charged, at the in- stance of P. C. O'Connor, with mooring their beats within ton yards of low water mark during prohibited hours (at 4 àm, this morning).
Defendants' boats were found lying in the Southern Fairway at the steps alongside the Wing Lok Street wharf. No permits could be produced by the defendants when they were asked for them,
One of the defendants'ksid that her daughter- In-law was ill at the time, and she brought her boat id to get bør a nutað.
Each of the women was fined $3.
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* 12th. Inst. OBSTRUCTING VESSELS,
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* CANTON DAY BY DAY, =
NEW RICKSHA SERVICE. [From Our Own Correspondent.]..
Cantor, sih February, “ A certain company has obilned permission In the Marine Ceurt, this morlog, before from the Banding Boreas ran a service of the Hon. Commander Basil Taylor, N, Harrickshes on the Canton' new bugd; rickebas bour Master, Capt. Wilsdó Couper, master of the British 8.5. Tak. Hinz, charged Kwok Ki, & Cargo-bost owner, with obstructing the free access of other vessels to the Ping Oo wharf
on the soth lost.
can now be available from the Canton Water- works Company's office to as far as the Ching Electric Light Works at Ng Sia Moon. This new traffic is expected to commence shortly.
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Canton High Authorities to communicate with and have been banded to the various policecharge The Ranks selling rate on Lon. who is now in iba Hokkaido LOS COND
the Macao Government for their extradition
NATIONAL' MOURNING,
Owing to the national mounding, on accouat of the death of the late Emperor Kwans Het, ne theatrical performance will be allowed in Canton until one year has passed according to traditional precedent,
3th February,
LOST CHILDREN, in_view of the numerous cases.in which. little children are often found astray in the streets, the Tanial of Constabulary has issued proclamation asking the residents of the city to provide addresses on the persons of their children whenever they are sent out, so that is case they lose their way and cannot get home, their parents may be notified by the police,
** FLOWER-BOATH,
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In consequence of the fire at Tal-sha-tau on the 30th ultimo the Viceroy bas issued a pro- clamation, Ip which His Excellency rescinded bis order prohibiting the boat people from resuming their business, -
COUNTERFEITERA. Yesterday, on information received. Admiral Li Chun gave instructions to raid a certain house inside the city, where several women were arrested and a counterfeiting machine for 20-cent pieces seized. -
MORE CORPSES RECOVERED. During the last two daya twenty more corpses Fong Pin Hospital who were on board the were recovered by the members of the Centon
disposs! by Admiral Li Chin, Government geam launcher placed at their
OFFICIALS DISMISSED. Two minor officikls, have been dismissed by the Viceroy as a result of the disstrous fire at
flower-boats on (bät fateful day,kre meg, ha
9th February.
HE CHINO JEN CHUM. Complaisant stated that at about 3.45 8 m, Opˆ the roth, he was coming into the barbour along HE. Viceroy Chang Tep Chun has been the Southern Fairway. Od oppranching his lightly inditpored during the last week bot wharf, he found defendant's cargo-boat anchored, bag completely recovered; this morning, with two anchors, one being east and one north, At 11 o'clock, H.E. received Chev. Volpicellaista. These two official vinted the close off the end of the wharf just to the west the Italian Consul at Hongkong, of blow that opposite the Western Market. Witness had to reverse his engines to avoid her, and his propellers fouled the line to her eastern anchor. The cargo-boat at the time Carried a light aft.'
Defendant was fined $1a:
A FISHERMAN'S MISTAKE.
In the same Court, P. C. Bond charged the master of a Sablag hoat with using his boat 2 other than solely for kihing purpoles yesterday, Prosecutor's statement was to the effect that at 11.45 a.. yesterday, he saw the defendant's bost dredging alongside the .s. Hikosan Maru He went alongside and found two bags of coal -on board the junk!
Defendant said that he obtained the coal while Asking,
A dog of 55 was imposed.
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
Total Wei Han returned to-day from his tour of inspection of the Canton Kowloon Rail way. Chinese section, from Shek Lung district.
stallace" for distribution to applicants. The Canton Anti-Opium Association has bean re quested to assist the officials in isning the new licences. As a preliminary a special per formaren will be given by the Yan Tin Ying troupe, though not in violation of the cational mourning observances, The performance will have special reference to anti-oplum smoking.
GAMBLERS HEAVILY`JINED;
dopis 1 on demand. The T/T rate on Shangharti 744.
Dividends Payable.-Lau
Lau Kung Mows-diy- ideed of Ti 4 per sbare for 1958, payable in Shanghai of the 18th-February Hongkong and Shanghai Banks-dividend, and bonus of February, Hongkong and Whampea Docks £1[/ipesebare for 1908. payable do the 20th
Iris ratified in the Garette that Merité. D'a, Hallifax, S. B. O. Ross and D. Trathún dra'sick. and severally authorised by the Governor-in Council to hold a Emalt Debra Court in-the New Territorias (excluna of Naw Koylaba): at the following places: Tal Po, Sha T Tau, Pang Shan, Sal Kung. Thus Wat Tal Sheung Shui, Shatin Sao Tin, Tat K¶in, Au O. Tung Chung, Cheung Chat and log
On the 8th Instant gambling den in Sin--final of $4 per share for 1008, payable of the
12nd February, Shanghai-Landesal ofT.Shu-Woo, Heung Kai street, inside the city, was raided
3 and bonus of Tis, z per share for 1908. by the police, where several women were found
Forward Settlemanis,The following dares Pambling at fantan. Yesterday, the keepers have been fixed by the Stock Brokers Associa four men in tried by the Total of 1lbs of Hongkong for Forward Settlements
February Settlement 26th Feb. Constabulary himself, and were ordered to pay
March
30th March, fine of $1,000 each; while three women were ordered to pay 51,00 each.
April
29th April. 31st May, May
/* BIR CHEN-ZUNG, LIANG-CHENG, A latter, received from Peking, states that the Prince Regent one day, when lo conversa tion with H. E. Liang See Yo, inquired about Sir Chen Tang Liang Obeng, the present Pre- sident of the Canton-Hankow Railway Com pany, and His Highness appeared to be anxions to tle services at the capital, Bir Chen Tang accompanied His Highness to Germany after the Boxer trouble, and there is every reason to bellaya that Sir. Obsa Tung will shortly renew his connections with the official circle in Peking,'ve
COMMERCIAL.
--FREIGHT MARKET.
Messrs. Lamka - and Rogge write in their fortalghtly circular of 6th fast,
June July
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agth June. 30th July,
TO DÁVE, EXCHANOS.
Saling," London-Back T.T
demand Domantis sight France-Bank TiT: M america--Book T.T. Germany-Bark,T.T;. India T. T.
Do.
demand.......
3aoghal-Bank T.T
THE second hearing of the circumstkirées under which the fate Lance-Sergeant Mille of the Hongkong Police, mat his death, which was as unexpected in its occurrence as it was dastardly in its perpetration; took place àithe Magistracy this afternoon when thenfonimen who are alleged to be concerned in the manage on Chinese New Year Evo, were again phted before Mr. J. R. Wood on a charge of alligat armed robbery. Further evidence wäertakan and the case remanded; sé ek maak saada.
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/9 1/16 WE understand that Vica-Admiral the Hondur.. Catuse servet,9k | able Sir Hadworth Lambton, Z.Ct.," add"two „1/ok | staff officers bive-acensed the invitation of fr the General Committee of the Club Lusitano 4210 a performance of The Gelsha" on Satur 1,80
day, the 13th inat. "Officers of Bis Majesty's 1327Float in port and their friends bare also been 132) Toviled and will be present" to'the vaimber of .741. | sbaut 150.. We believe the Commanderand Officers of the Portuguese-gunbost Patriawlll also attend the performance;"
Slogapore-Bank T.T. per H.K, 1100 (span-Bank T.T. \.....
Java-Bank "T.Tans
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nonths' sigukast do.
Owing to the native holidays the past for: night was a quiet one, and chartering business remained within very narrow limlineman va ta đaye ji by Sydney & Melbourn
Salgor/Hongkong—it was gosorally anticl-"||thonths' night'Frabon's pated, that by now there would be signs of this | p mon be agitary meal Irade broadening out, but not only has this months' sight Germany proved a vain illusion, but it is a fact them le Bar Silver not a single order traceable in the market at Bank of England rate the moment of writing for any prompt or for Sovereig ward dates. This state of affairs seams in great messure due to heavy stocks of grain in Canton and a very sluggish rice market hare, and from present appearances It will not be by until March that things will shape more favour.
CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY, The collection of the second call on the shares of the Craton Hankow Railway Com, RDPORTED SMUGGLING OF DYNAMITE, pany by the different institutions during the The Viceroy has received a telegrams from ith moon of last Chinese year, as reported by Peking informing him that large quantity of the Company, achouoted to 2,318,97043.9 table, dynamite is about to be smuggled into China of which 425 927.9.75 taels were collected by by certain revolutionists by way of Hongtaela by
Die Diablaby Whi I
ann Hai Hong 3705093 or Macao to the interior, and that a sharp looky
South
THE TAI-SHA-TAŬ, CONFLAGRATION. • A free supply of fresh water has been sup- plied to the residents in Honám by the Canton Waterworks · Company * Instructed by
skela
dosen more corpser have
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ably. Of actual charters there has only been DE. G. H. Bateson-Wright retires from one at 8 cents, which is 5 cents below last rate. servića lá’April next
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THE administrative methods In Jara stund, so 1/93 || much in need of improvement, that the Goyarn- of meat there has despatched an officer named Muller to Indo-Chins to inquireitkomt, the French manage that Colony, The_iscopa Inquiries embodies the method of Government: the ways=n=which: the soil la tilled, and the manner, in which trade and in- dustrial enterprise are ancouraged. Mr. Muller was in Tonkin in the middle of January. He is said to have expressed himself, no, highly" pleased with the good colonising-task, France has done in that country, aquest match
the
On the 4th inst, when the bids for the Philip pines Customs cutter Sula were opened ti was and Company, who offered P6,oor for the butter found that the highest bidder was AC Folm and whose bid was accepted."
ted. There were four leather bidder for the vessel, their names and offers following: Fr Calva Psico, Quiferres Hermanos F3,000, T. Yangco-Pn303 and 0. 5: Rebiston P3501. The Suid autold-on account of balug too slow for the work that was required of a enttar to the Customs pervica In douthern waters." She was bullt'la Hong kang anvaral years ago no a" piesture "bost for
ont should be kept for the seizure of the con- Kwong Yop, 13835.5.79 taols by Shong Ching, traband. The Viceroy has therefore given 96,75 15 taals by Ming Shin, 56,725.03.1 (stractions to his subordinates to take precautala by Shut Shin, 20,367.4.0.9 teels by From Saigon to Singapors a charter has tionary, atops to prevent the same entering the Chamber of Commerce, 57,060 taels from been effected on basis of 11 cants only, and TSI is to have a Marathon Race and it
port M.C. Java & sisamer proposed to adhere to the twenty-six mile ran, Hongkong, 178.poo teels from Shanghai, 18,720 from Saigon to tasia from Maçao, and 59,100 taels from secured for a part cargo 13 1/3 cents per pical. A CENIOR bas recommended to the Thinne Fatsban,
From Saigon to Philippians un business ap the abolition of the epouch service in the FLOWER-BOAT FIRE,
typears to haya been done. A soltable cattle | Palacos, been sanila on usual lump sum term MOY Half
"charter", from Nhatrang-to-dat carrier secured ·
MÖTEMENTS of H.M. Fleet include the pro- is on sacard at the reduced rate of 23 cante per to the Philippines shortly picul and $6,700 in full was paid to a bost from Talenwan for Amoy
Northern business generally has also been hampered for a ilme by the New Year holiday, and a lively market is not looked for quit the up the duties of an Assistans Resident Affairs, stated that Great Britain and Japan re-opening of the now ice-bound pena
A. KWAMOCHOW dispatch says that a Chinese H. EViceroy Chang for the bebeßt of the recovered in the harbour in the vicinity. of Tal· |--From Tallezwan to Cantón a frack charter | báble dapartúro"óf/the "crulzar Konf on a visit | Chiosse merchant of that city, vahva R
people as a result of the Tai-sha-in fire, lost a Hop the members of the Canton Fong
Pio Hospital.
by name of Yang Mu-tang in Macsh has in
vented a költting machine for hosiary, and that ha and his family have bend' turning but boss", aqual to foreign adanufactory, which commande ready and prodiable exleeved among for lgbers. Many have been accorded the vilege of inspecting his mach
„machines at work.
THE steamer Netherton, which has beep lying anchored on Tanjong Rhu for two years past, has at fast been sold to a buyer as home, And we understand the porchaser's represent stire here to make arrangements for her dis- posal. It will be remembered that the Weker- Jam was bidly damaged by a fire which broka out«jø- bar-cargo of all at Polo Bembilan, and. she arrived here in tow practically guiled at the Sorepart of the vessel-Siralle Timur,
the river might become injurious to the people who'drink of it, an dead bodies stili fost in the harbour,
THE NATIONAL MOURNING,
On the grd day of the zed, moon (the 22nd Instant) the period of mourning of one hundred - ARNE AND AMMUNITION FOR TROOPE. -
As Total Li Yick Chi met his death in the days or account of the death of the late Em fire at Tal-sha-tas on the 30th ultimo, Mr. So peor Kang Has will expire and thereafter the people will be allowed to shays their beads, Nai Kat has been directed by the Governor of The Canton authorities have isssed a proclama: Kwangel to receive the consignment of action on the subject for public Information. Thi and ammunition and bring them as BOOB A officials are still prohibited from sounding possible to Kwangai for the qua of the Imperial gongs amili one full year has passed, troops there.
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PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRE `
To guard against fire. occurrences the Tqotal of Constabulary har given orders, 10′′ the variour hotel in Chad Tege to have jaddare in readinyso against emergencies/...
MRA 1.Brackenbury, late Privalo Secretary Rd H.E1 Governor, arrived in Singapors on ayth ulto, es route for Nigeria, where he takes
pegged wood
Hougay to Pulo Brasi at $275, Kewao to change the axtarities of the coast provinces to keep Of cant Extures the following ans on récord THE Ministry of Education has instructed the hai ki 1.80, Haiphong to Canton at St.70 and, traze of the movénients of kil widdents who Wakamatrú to Canton 21 $2,10. From Mojito rerute to Chios, presmably for fear of revolu, this port japaness ttonange is said to have been :: ibmary.des
designo, f seliled on basis of $1.60 per ton,
A Tokio despatch of and lost; saya 1~Speaki ing in the House of Representatives ahir after- bon Baron-Komura, Minister of Foreign ware still further convinced of the efficacy of sympathetically China's termopan door the Alliances Japan, he added, regards most mined to adhere to the polley of the open door and equal opportunities. He urged the cou centration of Japanese subjects in one direce tion with a view to the extension of the area Time coaners: It is worthy of notice that Dispatch from Nagaon reports that Mount requiring Japan's exploitation and the restricte none of the native chartering concerns have, as | Asama, the volcano in Central Japan, has beening emigration to Canada and America, Baron in combini yamant were reopened for tw (FRASCINA to Alt and ich dagatopmanes la complag much larmy mong the labagitauis of the abrogation of existing cratericlal treatine Do the 19 h day of this moon (chiolli plol)" "Ja"former'years made offers for boats, They uppannily active since the 29th ultimo, and Is Komura announced that Japan Would saforce selību of pūklis businées
ragard to the Balgon trade before opsteling mine furjonadios.co950 A
Bigoth February, OFFICIAL BUSINESS RESUMED,