THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3 1909.
Great Fire near Canton. Sanitary Retrenchment. SPECIAL CRIMINAL Sessions.
OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND
... DOLLARS DAMAGE.
FIRE BRIGADES' HELPLESSNESS.
[From Our Quen Correspondent.]
Canton, 30th August, 2
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE,
ALLEGED LARCENY, OF OPIUM.
30th ulio,
A special Criminal Sessions was called for to COMPREHENSIVE. RECOMMENDATIONS. day at the Supreme Count, Sir Francis Piggott presiding, when three men, Chan Kas, Leung, The report of the Select Committee of the Kan and Leung So, ware charged with stealing Sanitary Board is as follows ---- *
160 balls of Benares opium, valued at $4,000, We have considered the proposals of the Re-the property of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and trenchment Committee itam by item as caum- Company, Limited. A woman, giving the name I cabled you yesterday the news of a dixerated in the list of proposed savings forwarded of Kwok Luk, was also charged with receiving asupus confagration on the outskirts of Gan to us and attach our views below in the care of the stolen property, ton and am enabled to-day to furnish farther each item. We are satinded that savings can be particulars of the great fire that has been 101 affected as posts fall 'vacadt is the case of ponsible for over a hundred thousand dol permanent officers. and Iminediately in other lars' worth of damage. The fire broke out
cases with the following exceptioas:- yesterday just cat break of day between 4 and 5 o'clock in the morning at a shop will be saved, as Mr. Carter's pension has to be (Item 2). We do not agree that 54.114-$4,800 No. 60, Chukwang-sa, outside the Eastern deducted from this amount. enbuch, in the vicinity of the Canton-Kowloon Railway Station building near Tai-sha-lay,
"(ltemi 3 and 4). “We are divided to `opialan
Mr. C. Alabaster, who acted on behalf of the Attorney General (Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C.) instracted by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley (Crown Solicitor) and Mr. W. L. Shenton appeared to. F. X. d'Almada a Castro, represented the first prosecute. Mr. E. Polter, instructed by Mr.
and fourth defendants.
what to do. At a later stage of the Commis
THE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION Near OSAKA,
OFFICIAL REPORTS,
329
We learn that the sound of the explosion was heard as for ea Uji, Yamashiro, where the id- habitants became alarmed. fearing that the Uji' Military Powder Magazine had exploded.
In Osaka, owing to the direction of the wind the sound heard was faint, but the flames could distinctly be seen in a north-easterly direction.
THE INDOLENCE OF PRINCE ORING.
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STRONG COMMENTS BY DR. MORRISON,
The Peking correspondent of the. Timar dix- patched a letter to that journal on the zad ulto. as follows
188 OPÍUM CAMPAIGN.
Coincident with the pablication of the official' report of the International Opium Commission newe is received that the American Govern- ment has requested all the nations represented
The following report is taken from the japan at Shanghai in February last to send delegates Chronicle of 330d August Destructive as was to a second Conference to be held in the near fature at The Hague. The proposal, indeed, the explosion of gunpowder at Kinya (we find comes as no surprise, in that the seventh resolu- this is the local pronunciation-up: Kinno), tian brought forward by the American Delegates near Osaka, on Friday morning, it has for at the International Opium Commission recomtunately not resulted in acteal loss of life, while mended this very step. It was opposed by the
the number of people injured proves to be senior British delegate on the ground that it much less than was anticipated, those found on was a matter which should be loft to the Go Friday numbering not more than a doren, in veraments concerned. Personally, Sir Cecil cluding the four soldiers on guard near the Clementi Smith said that, he was unwilling powder magazines. An official report to the
To the stranger in Paking, especially to the sina's deliberations it was announced that this gunpowder belonging to the Osaka Military prising than the respectful humility with which to approach bis own Government, telling it War Office, dated the roth instant, says
This morning, at 2.20, the dyanmile and nowly arrived diplomatist, nothing is more sur- The following were the jurymen empanell-particular resolution had been withdraws. It Arsenal, stored at the Military Ammonition the representatives of the foreign Powers Sub- ed:- Messrs. O. Gow foreman), Edward the beer evident throughout, however, that Depositary ni Kinya, Hirakata, Kita Kawachi mit to indignity at the bands of Prince Ching, American Government has regarded an district, Osaka-fo, exploded. The first ex- the President of the Chinese Foreign Office. If P. Davidson, R. L: Brown and A. Kraintler.
When the proceedings started Mr. Alabas-plement of the work of the International Com-ituated to the south beyond an earthen the Throne which forbade audience with the ter informed the Count and jury that with
mission-a Conference with full, power, not wall; and caused it to explode, and as a re-foreign representatives on any footing of equali- regard to the third prisoner (Leung Bo) the only to coofirmaba Shanghai resolutions, but als other military buildings were damaged, ty had been revived in the Foreign Office, the Crown could not offer any evidence against
to deal with traffic in cocaine and other while the villager lying in the west of the conduct of the President of which has for many him. The jury, having agreed, the prisoner was
parcolic and babit-forming drugs. It is stated powder store have sustained damage. Four years past been a national reproach. discharged. Mr. Alabwter theo addressed the
in an evidently inspired article in the New || soldiers guarding the magazines were injured. jury. He said that the law was quite simple
York Outlook that at the Conference" means The quantity of dynamite stored in the explod and the facts of the case sot difficult. Oss of will be considered for the inlet rational control ed godown was about 25,000 kilogrammer the witnesses for the prosecution would inform of the production and manufacture of opium (67,000 lbs), and the quantity of black-powder the jury, he said, that about eight o'clock on the and the traffic in it, with a view to the suppres- exploded in other godowas was about 100,000 night of the 29th July her sampau was moored son of the use of that drug except for medicinal kilogrammes (168,000 lbs). The extent of off the Wing Lok Street wharf. A man, who purposes" If this be the basis of the suggest damage and cause of the explosion are now
ed Conference there must be considerable qader investigation.” sickname was "Lut Nga Chai, engaged the sampan, and in consequence of what she was doubts of its success for daring the discussion told, the rowed the boat to the Central of's resolution providing for uniform effort to Market wharf, where two men came on board, confine the use of opium and its derivatives to sach carrying sacks and iron implements.
legitimate medical practice, Sir Cecil Clementi The sampan was kept waiting at the wharf Smith stated plainly and frankly that bit delegation could not accept the view that until about midnight, when five more men One Principal Clerk not required. Post abo joined the others, one of the quintette being the opium should be confined simply and solely to lished. Ons Sanitary Surveyor not required.third prisoner, who was discharged. The latter, medical use." Except is a minor degree, Post abolished. Officer placed on peusion, who would also be called as a witness, would this is a question that really only affects China and British India... In the fetter country the Sanitary Inspectors (See body of report). One say that the first prisoner was among the num
sale of the drug is already under Government th grade clerk required. One telephone clerk ber. The sampan was than rowed to the Dot required. Post abolished. Two messen. steamer Kul Sang and anchored near by control, and, as was pointed out by the same gers. Two not required. One post abolished. The second engineer, when, he returned to
speaker, "we cannot, either by excessive Six Foreman Interpreters. (coloured).. Not the ship at about 12.30 a.m., saw the sim- restrictions, or direct prohibition, withhold from the peoples of India a drug which is required. With the abolition of plague pan, and on reaching the ship's deck met
one of the main household remedies on which inspectors as such, these foremen Can the quartermaster (the second defendant) with be dispensed with, Two already dismissed. a bull's-eye lantern in bis band. After he had they rely." As regards Chine, the cultivation Crew of plague barge. Not Required. Dis. retired, the quarter-master flatbed his light and and consumption of native opium is a matter of internal administration, and imports from India charged.
Ons watchman, Cheungisha wan: the sampan, went alongside. The five men
are already restricted by an agreement between Not required. Discharged. Ten artisans, Not went up the gangway and a little later the required. Bischarged. One overseer, New sampan, woman would say, sacks of "things" Great Britain and China. The British Govern Western Market. Combined with Central Mar were lowered into, her boat. She was then ment, therefore, is hardly likely to submit mat- ket. Not replaced. Conveyance allowance.
directed to go to Causeway Bay, where the ters of internal administration and diplomatic These savings depend on the reduction in staff. things were transferred to a cargo-boat. When agreement to discussion and criticism by ditin-a was considered too large and was not expanded Wilden' made a search. Disinfectanis, Reduction proposed, as vote the theft was discovered, Detective Sergeant terested parties. •
He found the" stolen in 1907 and 1908. Light, Central Market. Re-opium and arrested the four prisoners. duction already effected by new agreement with Electric Company. Rent of District Offices
the scans of the memorable ceremony in April required, ect of the total number of inspectors ist. There was a large quantity of combus required, but are agreed that a reduction of Jacobs, J. P. Douglas, W. M. Humphrey International Conference as the natural complosion ignited the black-powder magaz ne would soom as if the old time exclusiveness ofTM
inspectors from 18 to 21 is impossible. Dr. tible material stored in the shop. In less than Fitzwilliams and the President are of opinion a quarter of an hour from the site of the cut that 25 inspectors are required, as enumerat break the premises were completely guited.ed by the M. O. H; 22 for ordinary, duties and A misfortove would have it a strong south for plague, smsil-pox and other epidemic east wind was blowing at the time and, diseases, also for prevention of malaria and checked, the fire burnt fiercely, the flimsily replacements. Mr. Shelton Hooper considers built houses and shanties in the immediate 23 faspectors sufficient. These figures do not vicinity of the shops where the fire originated include the storekeeper, whose post should, in burat like match-wood and in little less than our opinion, he retained. an hour the conflagration had involved a large (Item 5). We considerate services of the 5th area. The water service of the Canton Water grade clerk cannot be dispensed with, owing to
works Company has not yet extended to that quarter of the city so water was only sparsely the increase of work entailed at a result of the transfer of the markets and the Registration of available from a small creek in the vicinity. Births and Deaths to the Bagitary, Department Unfortunately, the tide was at its ebb and the under. legislation enacted sivco the Retrench creek did not provide the element for the moment Committee made their report. of the fire brigade to combat the devouring flames. To the credit of the brigades it must be said that they were most prompt in answer lO the first alarm. They proceeded to the scene of the disaster with all haste. Their efforts
long
were, however, bampered by a scarcity of water. The fire fighters were obliged to ruo distance down the new bund to carry water from the river with buckets and jars.. Su the fire continued in burs unchecked for fully three hours. All efforts to get the fire under control proved unavailing and all that the men could do was to watch the progress of the flamer antil they completed their work of destruction not before, however, burning to the ground the whole block of buildings. The work of devas-- tation was thus completa.
In all, sixty-three houses and twenty-seven wooden shanties were wiped out. These build. inga were mostly occupied by people of the fishermen class. When the fire was at its height. the flames could be distinctly visible within S radius of at least three miles. The properties destroyed by the fire are estimated of a worth of no less than one hundred thousand dollars.
The following are the proposal of the Com- mittee on the various items, some of which have since been adopted:→→
Though the damage was extensive, it is for tunate-that-no-lives have been-lost-only-a-few-We agree that the two District Offices should persons sustained slight injuries. --
be retained., Central District Office already abolished. Uniform for staff. These savings depend on the reduction of staff,
FIRE ALARMS.
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During the last forty-eight. hours the fire brigade was called out on two occasions-once on Saturday last and once on Sunday. In each case a chimney fue had taken fire in Des Vieux Road Central, but the services of the brigade were not required, as the blaze had been ex linguished before the arrival of the fire-fighters. The damage done was trifling.
SUGAR IN JAPAN.
́DAL NIPPON' COMPANY.
(8d.), E. D. C. WOLFE.
• { ... }, G, H. L.`FITZWILLIAMS, (,,), A. SHELTON HOOPER..
DIRECTORIES.
ROSENSTOCK'S AND ANOTHER,
Rostock's Directory for the second half of the current year has arrived, as up-to-date as ever, as handy in its general arrangement, and as useful as the merchant, the professional man and the private citizen has ever found it to The Osaka Jiji reports that the time appoint his assistants have gathered together the names be From Manila to Cheloo Rosenstock and ed by the Dal Nippon Sugar Company for bring of the firms and individuals that count; the ing forward a plan for the readjustment of its people who are it which is quite a permis affairs has expired, but nothing has been donssible phrase to use in referring to an American by the company, says the Japan Chronicle. The publication, If the enterprising.compilers are creditors in Osaka bave called attention to the really anxious for fame we would suggest delny, and, adopting a determined attitude,
that they should try the North Pole, next, have demanded that a plan should he proposed so that they may be og band with at once The refusal by the Suzuki Shoten, classified list of firms and addresses when which holds the fate of the company in its Walter Wellman ultimately manages to hands, to accept the terms of settlement pro- posed-whereby the price of the Daiti Sagar attain his heart's desire., Shackleton also might be communicated with_for the names of Mill was to be reduced by Y500,000, the pay those resident at the South Pole and then the ment of interest on the debentures held by the Directory would be complete, otherwise we do firm be delayed, the special egrecinent to re- deem the debentures at the rate of Y500,000 publication. Nothing that can be said now not see what Rosenstock can do to improve his every ball-year be cancelled, and the first in-
can enthace the value of this slate-coloured stalment already redeemed be refunded-bas
volume which lies at everybody's elbow and placed the company in a very awkward position generally wears towards the end of the six and its fate is now regarded as sealed.
months that thumbed and battered appearance which belaken the well-ased reference book, stock's-it is not as a cule necessary to ask for Go into apy of the hotels and ask for Rojen-- it because it is sure to be staring you in the
-31at ulto.
VERDICT OF GUILTY ENTERED, The Katsang's opium-stealing case came to an end at the Special Criminal Sessions to-day The case for the defence concluded just before three o'clock, and the jury retired to consider whether the two men were guilty of the theft of -160 balls of Benares opium, valued at $4,000, part of the Kutrame's cargo, and the boatwoman of receiving the stolen property. After an absence of several minutes, the jurors returned
a unanimous verdict of guilty against the first two prisoners and not guilty against the woman. His Lordship passed sentence of five years hard labour on the first defendant, and seven years on-the second man, the quarter-master of the ship. The female prisoner was discharged. In his summing up the jury, the Chief Justice highly commended Detective-Sergeant Wilden no the smart capture be made and the equally clever way in which he recovered the stolen opium
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Mr. C. Alabaster, acting for the Attorney General, Instructed by Mr. W. L. Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker-and-Deacon, and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley (Crown Solicitor) appeared for the Crown; while Mr. E. Potter, instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada a Castro, defended,
-SUNK STERN FIRST.' EXTRaordinary accidENT AT WEST POINT,
31st uito.
By the terms of the peace_protocol” which terminated the situation created by the Boxer rebellion, it was agreed that the Chiasse For eigs Office, the old Tsungli Yamén, had to be reformed. An Imperial Edict of July 24th, root, gravely declared that International Af fairs laks the first place? 1 erdeined that the Ministry of Foreign Affair, the Wal-wa-pp, was to take rank above all others Ministrlai quer duties exclusively as themselves to their The Ministry was consist of Prince Ching, President, two As- sistant-Presidents, and two Vice-Presidents.
A report from Governor Takasaki of Osaka to the Home Department gives the damage to houses as follows
Totally collapsed
on. 6 Partially demolished ................................................. 21 Damaged
In addition to the above, a police station, one district office, five temples, a village office, and three elementary schools were damaged. have sustained more or less damage. The six Some twenty villages in the neighbourhood houses which totally collapsed were in Kinya, the village situated nearest to the ammunition magazines.
PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. In an interview with a representative of the Onaka Mainichi, Lieutenant-Colonel Sawa, of the Osaka Military Arsenal, who visited the scene of the disaster, gave the following opinion on the cause of the explosion-
From the beginning the provisions of this Edict have been ignored. For from davoting himself exclusively to the duties of the Foreign Offct, Prince Ching has persistently ignored that office. The condition of the Wai-wa-pu has been a porennial subject of adversa com-> ment. It became a saying that the only change between the old Tsungli Yaman and the modem_Wai-wa-pu was, en alteration. In the shape of the table at which the Ministers `sat. The Foreign Office had no authority; it at- tempted to exercise an authority. It was simply a bureau of transmission.. Dispatches from foreign Ministers lay undoswared for months.
THE DOWNFALL OF YUAN-SHIB-KAJ, "From this position, as was pointed out in the Timer of September 22nd, 1,08, the Wal- wu-pu was torcued by the ability and energy of Yuan Shib-kai, its Assistant-President, who had no foar of accepting responsibility, whose name carried immense weight in the provinces, who was backed by the prestige always as- sociated with the Viceroyalty of the Metropoli tan Province. His dismissal not only removed from office-a-giatesman-who-bed-rendered- signal service to the empire, but it shook the confidence of other aspirants for office and ren- deted the position of Minister in the Wai-wa pa ong not to be ovied.
"Since the downfall of Yuan Shih-kaj the Waiwapo has relapsed into its former state of Incapacity, and for this Prince Ching in to blame. Amiable but corrupt, he has for a generation stood for all that is worst in Chipaac officialdom. All stories tell of his rapacity, his greed; his unscrupulous sale of office, hitlu- difference to the affairs of State. His wealth is enormous, yet no generous or charitable action has ever been recorded in his favour. Every now Minister in overy office of amolument has to pay him toll.
Office, he discusses foreign affairs with the foreign representatives in less than one inter- view per representative per annum. Age and decrepitude are the reasons given for his neglect of duty. His age is 72, but, while this can be urged as an excuse for his neglect of office, it cannot be advanced as an excuse for
his retention in office.
The powder magazine at Kiaya in under the jurisdiction of the Oaka Ordnance Office, and portion of it is leased by the Csaka Military Arsenal. Godowas Nos. 1 and 2, which have Whatever may be the view, of the Indian exploded, ware leased by the Arscbal. The opiam trade entertained in some quarters, it is present explosion must have been caused by a Evidence was then called for the Crows, refreshing to find that the Chinese are awaken. sudden change in the weather. Owing to the after which Coussef addressed the jury».
ing to the belief that Great Britain is not a serious drought continued from last month, The case for the defence had not concluded--monster-who-is-determined-to-forca opium-up-the interior of the godown was extreme when the Court rose until to-morrow morning.
on the nation against its will. A recent articlely dry, while the temperature was abnormally in the "Skye, though 'erroneous in some of high. In this neighbourhood during the night a heavy cloud was observed obscuring the its premises, sets forth what we believe is the general view of thinking Chinese. Brush sky. It descended to a low point, and when ing aside the allegations of harsh treatment above the No. a godown, electricity in the made by illicformed Chinesa critics against cloud may have run down the lightning rod the British Government, the paper states its aud caused combustion underground. Ac- belief that the British Minister has aided China cording to one of the soldiers on guard, from the bottom of his heart."..It is not the flames were first seen in the godown, and British, says our native contemporary, that
were followed next moment by the explo ought to be criticized bot (rather "our com sido. The quality of the powder now manu- patriots who were sats enough to smoke the factored is quite different from that made is venomous drug which was sold to them at an
former times. It does not explode immediately exorbitant price." In spite of British aid the on iguilles, and must barn for dome time be Shunpae fears that oplum-smoking will not before actually exploding." completely suppressed within the stipulated Major Ishikawa, Commander of the battalion ten years, for although the high provincial anaf Raginearing troops at Takatsuki, immediate
For years he hết not visited the Wai-wa-pu.“ thorities present reports to the Throne statingly on the explosion occurring vislied the scene He dwells in the sphere apart from his fellow. that poppy cultivation will be completely sup-
of the disaster, accompanied by a surgeon, and Ministers, and, in his private residance, re pressed by the end of next year, neither the attended to the injured soliders Interviewed lactantly accords rare audiences to the repre- Viceroys, nor the Governors, nor the Prefects
by a representative of the Oka Jiff, the off- rentalives of the Great Powers. They are rare go into the country to see that the poppy is in
cer stated that two godowns had exploded. audicaces indeed. For the discussion of deed no longer grown. Another fact is cited The guard of the powder magazine num-foreign affairs he bar granted one of the most to prove that poppy cultivation has not yet
bered 20 men, under Lieutenant Nagaoka, powerful Foreign Ministers in Peking two been suppressed, namely, that native opium is
As the time of the explosion the men audiences in three years. The average number no dearer now than it was two or three years
ware ont of the building. In consequence of times that, as President of the Foreign ago Nor, says the Shampoo, is this due to her all escaped unhurt except four. The rapid dimination in the sumber of smokers, guard-bouse and Biteen godowas in course of Those who register themselves at the official construction in the grounds were all blown up, bereaux are still innumerable, and peasants together with timber and other materials piled still find that poppy cultivation pays at least
up in the compound. The debris was shatter two or three times.better than crops of cereals.
ed to fragments, A sudden change in the "In a word," the writer concludes, "suppression weather may have been the cause of the dis of the sale and cultivation of opium is the affair aster. The powder magazine was sifunted on of the authorities, and not to moke opium, and
an elevation a little over, 300 yards south of
"The Prince Regent seems wholly unable to ust to cultivate the pappy, is the affair of the Kinyamura, a village comprising some 50 realise the Importance of the Foreign Office. people. We hops, therefore, that the people houses, and about a mile and a half cast of indeed, an feature of his administration Inspires will understand the necessity of abstaining from Hirakata. Each godown was built of bricks greater disquicinde among the wall-wishers of this bad habit. For if they continue to have over a foot in thickness, and enclosed by an China. If for no other reason than its impals The Osaka-Mainichi notes that among the
relations with the drug, not only will they be carthen wall & feat thick and so feat high. A mont of the efficiency of the Wai-wp-pu, his claims of the Fujimoto Bank, of Osaka, now under liquidation, that against the Dai Nippon
forced (sic) after ten years to buy mach Indian thermometer was kept in each building, and impetoons removal of Yuan Shin-kai was an the temperature was always maintained at to aupatilotic blunder. And he is now committing opium, to the detriment of their pockets, but they will ever be regarded by foreigners as Sugar Company, will be the most difficult of
deg. Centigrade (se deg. Fahrenheit). The other blunders, and the complaints of the Lega settlement. Recently Mr. Tanimura, a director
first godown blown up was a building 48 ft. tions are daily increasing. of the Fujimoto Bank, "visited Tokyo, and, in-face-and you are sure to find it caremarked would appear that about seven o'clock yester a people slothful and without energy, who only
with all the signs of constant employment.day evening a cargo boat, No: 972, of 1,790 deserve everyone's contempt."
long by 30 te-wide-It contained-chiefly dis
DISMISSAL OF NA-TUNG, That is the best evidence of the value of the picals capacity, loaded with 635 bags of sugar,
used shells and cartridges belonging to the, Directory and it is also prima facie evidence
The Shupao's criticisms are reflected in came alongside the Water Street wharf to dis
"The Senior Assistant-President of the Wal- that the public know a good thing when they charge cargoing to work and before long speech at the International Opium Commla-zodown in question. Thereupon be called Grand Council, who has been a prominent
greater detail in Sir Alexander, Hosie's able Military Arsenal. Lieutenant Nagaoka first
noticed black smoke rising densely from the wa-pa is a Manchu, Na-tung, a member of the see it. Rosenstock's Directory has a great future
boat crew in setting to in front of it.
soms 200 bags of the sweet stuff were dischargfects of the statistics presented by them to the
sion. The Chinese delegates admitted the de out the man and ordered certain of them figure in Peking for some years, where he the junk.
to ascertain what was the matter. The men is equally popular with foreigners and Chinese. The removal of all the cargo forward natural Commission. But the very fact that ever two
had gone only a few steps when the ex- His special duties in the. Wai-wa-pu he has ly lightened that part of the craft, with the years after the publication of the anti-opium plosion occurred, and the roar had not died done excellently. Absent since the death of
edicts and regulations no reliable statistics of the acreage under poppy cultivation were avail- away when the second godawn exploded. The his mother, three months ago, he only returned to be attached to provincial reports. What is contained so cases of powder (each containing days later he is ordered to relinquish his post
and proceed to Tientsin as Acting Viceroy.
"In his absence, as dustag bis last absence, the opium-growing districts of the whole large quantity of ammunition for rifles and big needed is a thorough and systematic survey of a liltin ever a hundredweight), in addition to a
In consequence the explosion of this the Regent has appointed a Grand Councillor, Empire, and so far, in spite of the representa-doa was very destructive. It carried away Shib-Hsu, whose qualifications to hold office tions made by the Chinese dalegates to the
the earth in the surrounding rice falds and tort are his unusual knowledge of Manchu script Central Government, there are no indications up the bottom of the Yoshino pond, leaving a and his exceptional ignorance of foreign affairs. that such a survey is being carried out, or even contemplated. No amount of international deep hole. The men on guard, wore all hurled He is an amiable and courtly gentleman manch commissions or conferences will carry China a
from the premises, one being thrown into a respected in Peking, but he admits he knows step forward in het anti-opium campaign until pond 18o feat away, and it is marvellous any of nothing and wants to know nothing about her representatives are able to produce reliable them escaped with their lives. Of the adjoining foreign affairs. During the recent absence of opiam coltivation and con- villages Kinya suffered most, followed by Naka Na Tung ba declined to attend office, and yet data in regard
"Next to Na-Ton is the Junior Assistant sumption, Estimates are not convincing, and miya, Nagisa, and Hirakata. Ia Kinya almost the Regent re-appoints him to that office. indeed, as pointed out by Sir A. Hosie, are fre- all the houses (about 50) were more or less
President Liang Tun-yen, a graduate of Yale, a fine scholar in Chinese as well as la Eng. quantly misleading, and until definite statistica
THE DESTRUCTION AT KINYA, are available even the Poking authorities
lish, a contemporary of Tang Shao-yi and are not in
Describing the destruction at Kinyamura, the other able Cantonese educated in America. a position to say what has, gruel, refused to take it. The hawker became or has not been accomplished. When China Osaka Mainichi writes that the damage sustain. sunoyed, and there was a quarrel, in which has entered into agreements with other Powers ed by this village is enormous, as it stands upon his shoulders is placed a heavy burden
al responsibility. he came out second best, the lady having based upon a definite reduction in the cultiva nearest to the powder magazine. The village "Both the Vice-Presidents are useful suber- In a Bt of temper the hawker sefred a more command of the Cantonese dialection and consumption of native opiam it is is a small one situated at the north-west foot of diastes who have been attached to the For casy to see that the preparation of official the elevation on which the magazines stood. alga Office for many years. Below them again bowl of the hot conges and threw it over the statistics is a matter which will not brook The debris from the magazines fell on to the in a body of younger men-conseillons and woman's head, When he was charged in the delay, America, by virtue of her want of village and stones three feet in diameter crashed
secretaries—many whom speak some far- Police Court, this morning, it was held that direct interest in the opium trade, has chosen down on some of the bonace, causing them to eiga language. Selected for their ability and to take the land in endeavouring to suppress totally collapse or partially wrecking them. capacity they are the most competent body of thare was some provocation for his action, And it. Would not her efforts in this direction, so Nope of the houses in the village stand intact. oficials in Peking Meny of them have been he was bound over to keep the peace.
WELL-MBRibd PuniSHMENT.
company with Mr. Moriya, a Tokyo barrister, saw Mr. Fujiyama, president of the refinery company and urged that the cisim should be sottled without delay. Mr. Fujiyama promised to communicate the result of the negotiations with the Suzuki Shoten on the 7th August, and to propose a plan for the readjustment not later
A most extraordinary accident, which befell a junk, was witnessed by a large number of people on the prays at West Point just before dusk yesterday. Luckily the mishap took place near the prapa wall, which accoupled for the absence of any loss of life.
According to the story of an eye-witness, it
ed over the stem
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than the 23rd. On Friday, however, nothing had been heard of the result of the negolia tions with the Suzuki Shoten, nor of the plan artistic temperament of the lady-responsible the back-wash of a passing 'steamer was the able bears out the statement that little credit is attar, which was of the same size as the first, to the Foreign Office on June 16th, and xa
of readjustment. The Fujimoto Bank has therefore decided to force a settlement of the claim against the sugar company. A petition will be filed in a few days against the Dai Nip- pon Sugar Refining Company for a declaration of bankruptcy and the recovery of the money ob promissory notes, the other creditors being first informed that it is impossible for the back to delay the settlement of the claim any longer. Messi Hirata, Moriya, and Muramatsu, bar- risters, have been retained by the bank.
**** MRW COMPANIES IN TURMOSAI The success of the sugar companies in For mosa, attributed partly to the discrimination shown them by the Formosan Gaverament, con. tinues to result in the establishment of saw.com. panies. The latest is the Nitaka Sugar Refioing Company, projected by Messrs. Okura & Co., of Tokyo, On the rớth August as application was filed in the Kagi District Office for a char -ter of formation. The scheme of the company In to construct two mills, each with machinery capable of crushing 1,000 tons daily, in Kagi district. One of them is to opep operationi - next year, auf the other four years later. The capital of th mpany is fixed at Y1,000,000, in 100,000 si ,to por cent, of which is to be allotted to farmers and sugar producert in the district where the company is to obtain its supply of raw materials;——
– A-Tokyo-dispatch to the Asaki-states. that the protection accorded to the pro duction, of crude sugar in Formoss by the Formosan Government amounts to a value of ¥5,000,000 a yaar. When the Sager Excise Law is strictly enforced, as is proposed from bert season, which opens in October, the For mosad Sugar industry, will be deprived of pro- Uction to this extent, and it is feared that the Industry may be seriously affected unless some theagues of assistance is substituted: After a Gimmies of conferences with the Finance Depart
ment the Formosan Government has decided to appropriate Y1,500,000,TM half the amount of the increased revenue to be gained by the strict alorcammal of the Bugar Excise Law, and to renata subeldy to each company according to the quantity of sugar produced, in the name of un encouragement bounty. This seems like protection rian mad
Of Massey's.Commercial Map and Directory of Hongkong we can honestly say that it is a most dainty and beautiful production. It is admirably got up and bears all the traces of the
for its publication. The advertisements also deserve a word of praise, for they are displayed with a skill sad an attractiveness which help to set off the coalents of a really interesting work, It is certainly a upíque example of its clues and for that reason will probably have an enormous sale. The maps of Hongkong and the Peak district are just the very thing that was wanted. No higher cocomiums could be passed on such a bright and exquisite piece of workmanship. The China Mail may be congratulated on the excellence of the printing and lithographic work.
BLACK-BALLED.
A PICK POCKETING CONFERENCE
31st ulto.
Sing, was sent to geol this moming for assault. A paint scraper, giving the name of Pun Tee ing a coolie camed Chas Sheung yesterday. Pasandtwo others were planning a pick-pocket ing excursion, when Chan appeared on the scene and asked to be taken into the game. Pao replied that three were sufficient,” and first, but as he saw that there was no chance of ordered Chan away. The latter would not goat
'baving a fioger in the pic," be threatened to givethemaway, whereupon Pan struck him over the head with a kaifa. Chan was badly injured, and had to be taken to hospital. In the Police Court, to-day, when Pan was charged with the assault, it transpired that he had three previous Convictions and had twice been banished from the Colgate mentirate (dr. Wood) sent him to gaol for six months, with hard labour,
INTERPORT RIPLE MATCH.
result that the junk sank stein first. The bow, it was stated, raised clean out of the water, and means of causing her to sink in a few minutes. The crew were all precipitated into the water and were rescued by sampans in the vicinity.
The loss of the sugar and personal effects of the crew is estimated at about $800,
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WOMAN SCALDED.
DEFENDANT BOUND OVER.
31st ulta..
حاسيب سعد
A Chinese woman named Fan Yak Lan had a warm time in Ping On Lana yesterday. She appeared in the Police Court, this morning, to prosecute one Tang King, a congee hawker, for assault. From the evidence, it would scom that the woman, after ordering a bowl of the
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far as China is concerned, be productive of It is remarkable that nobody was killed there. abroad, and bare seep in other constrice the better results if her Goverment undertook According to the villagers, a deafening rear importance attaching to the post of Foreign the task of persuading the Chinese Govern was hard at about sam, and a tremendous Minister and the devotion with which lis dation ment to hand the problem in an up-to-date and shock was felt. No débris came down imme are fulfilled. To them the contrast is most systematic manner? Until that is done we distaly, but the tiles of houses slid down in all
striking. doubt whether any improvement can be made directions. No one imagined that the powder "No one spes more clearly than they do how. upon the work of this luterantional Opium magazine had exploded; they thought itan much China loses face by the present incapa
earthquake and all ran out of their houses. Just city of their chief. His neglect of duty is co- Commission.-N. C. D. News.
at that moment the second explosion was damned by all progressive Chinese; his removat haard, and so strong was the shock that from office is a prossing nocasalty" the houses simply collapsed, and the vil lage was enveloped in smoke. The fact that the people ran out at the first explosion, FÓLICHMAN -J. O'Sullivan, of ́ Bhan-ki-iwán which was of a lighter character than the second, Police Station, recogrise is coolia in the die- is held to account for the absence of fatalities trict last Sunday as kaviugdürümodérom baniakas, and the small number of injured.. ment before the expiration of five years. The The force of the present explosion was far man Tong Yang Fak, was found to have bean more powerful than that of the explosion in deported from the Colony in June last. He a Osaka soine months ago, but fortunately the sent to Canton, and it is believed he returned by havoc wrought by it was less, as the neighbour the next steamer On being Uruguan fedha bood of the magazine is spamaly populated, so Patice Court on Mondays, churned with the that the casualties were confined in only for a banded gulay malteced soldiers sad sama villapers, BigKT” INJOROGAJA NOBEN
A well-merited punishment was melőd put to a coolle named Leung Kan, who was found guilty in the Police Court, last Monday forencon, of theft. On Saturday afternoon Loong was sOOL by a number of people, in Queen's Road West removing a gold mounted rattan bangle from POLICE-SERGEANT Wilson charged a merch. little girl's wrist. He secured the banglo sod ant named Hui Wan, of 7, Connaught Road mada a dash to escape, but was captured after West, before Mr. J, R. Wood to-day (28th ulto.), a hot chase, with the circlet in his passsision, with bringing ansiamped letters into the Oniony, The magistrate (Mr. ). F. Wood) sentenced the thereby infringing the exclusive rights of the thief to twelve months Imprisonment with hard Postmaster General. The defendant arrived labour, to suffer twelve strokes with the birch by the steamer Sku! On early this morning and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours, fom the West Rirar. He was stopped on the After the hat done his terms of imprisonment whard and searched, thirty-four letters being he will be farther exposed in the stocks. Such found la his bundle. Most of the letters com- * sentence will, no doubt, act as a deterrent to fained drafts and ware addressed to firms in The Hon. Secty. Mr. M. 9. Northcote, will be others of the same kidney. The prosecution America. A plea of guilty was entered, and glad to see all Ride shots attend these practices. | was conducted by Inspector Robertson,"
Practice for this match will: commence to morrow, the 4th inst., on the King's Park Range at 2.30pm. The range will be available for practice on Saturdays and Sunday through, opt September except Saturday, 11th,mm,