the
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dynasty, to supply the great Peking Boards or public departments which preside over the ad. ministration of the Empire, and to maintain
calling attention to the effect which a purely domestic squibble in the Southern capital sex- ercising on what is still one of the most import-
H.M.S. "Clio."
NO NEWS OF THE SLOOP.
20th inst.
TAR BUILER WRIGHT CASE.
FORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Up to this morning the Naval authoritien kara
name of the Chief Accountant of the Canton.
elicited the information that.no vessel...had departure from Shanghai, and od inquiries we have had no further.news of the sloop since her Kowloon Railway in the fatornational Banking Corporation at Canton, to his private account In the same Bank the sum of $5,000 and been dispatched from Hongkong in search for 513,000 As is shown by the Bank statement
B.M.S. Aurao, according to our telegram-ulently embezzling the said the Clio although one of His Majesty's cruisers
and he farther charges the accused with fraad... bad set out from Shanghai to loo for the over property of his employer,
sum of money, the dus vossal.
m., bail being allowed in two sureties of case was remanded until the 27thiast, at to After formal evidence had been taken the
$10,000 each.
the Naval authorities thei no further nows have At a late hour this afternoon, we learn from beep received in Hongkong.
with it a sloop in sheller.
The G. N. Co.'s s.3, Antuf was in company
Mr. Wright is at present lodged at the Vic toria Hotel, Shameen, in charge of a petty offi- the Consular conorable. cer from a British gunboat, in the absence of
"A HEAVY PENALTY,
SAFE IN HAITAN STRAIT: SIGHTED BY C. N. CO's 9.9. ".KWFIYANG." $800, FINE FOR FALSE WRIGHING MACHINES
zat inst Information was received in the Colony 10-board lbs Fukui Magu the other day, for which An extremely smart discovery was made on
concerning whose safety some Roxiety was days overdue in Hongkong from Shanghai, and of Weights and Measures). It appears that day to the effect that H; M.S; CHo, which is five credit is due to Inspector D. Gourlay (luspector
safely footed in Haitan Strait. felt, had been sighted by a passing steamer. the inspector boarded the steamer and is the abortly after the arrival ofthe Japanese steamer, 'colirea of an examination discovered that. number of the weighing machines on board were file. There were seven machines akto gether, of which four wire found to be short. weight, There was a consignment of Japan coal to the order of Me. Hughes and Hongh after belog weighed in the false instruments, which were being discharged from the, ship which, however, were soon detected by the ex- once took, possession of the machine antre perienced eye of Inspector Gourley, who at
Land
Hazeland (First Police Magistrate) who im- noroing, the latter appeared before Hr. F. A rested the party maponsible for i
posed the maximum penalty of $500 on the delinquent,
The Ohio is expected in Hongkong this after noon.
+
Shipping Extra at one o'clock this afternoon, [The above information was given in our sinca Waen we have gathered the following foriber particulars.-Ed., 11.5.7.]
A WARNING.
SAVED BY THE "DORTMUND,"
CHIAMAN STRANDED ON ANANDAS.
Malchor, one of the freight steamers of the The German ateamer Dortmund, Capt. M.
Islands on September 16th about mood, The. Hamburg-Amerika Liale, passed the Anamba the sea way very high, S. W. Monsoon was blowing very strong, and
70 feet high and covering about 300 square feet, On the outlying rock Topoak Nenai, more than 25 miles from the main islands, about
the chief officer observed a man, standing mo tionless on the highest pesk of the little rock. When the atestar approached the rock within a mile the mad waved wildly some green blan- ches, to kitract the attention of those on board.
lairs for the time being and the reactionarios
should become concelled, la Singapore are at rest. How long this satisfactory state of affairs will last is a matter of conjecture,
strong that the members have their own head- there is a Chinese detachment which is so but at least the Viceroy enters upon his the dynastic dependencies outside the Eigh: | ant trade producis in Hongkong. It is some quarters, drill-kait and club" conveniences. duties with clean sheet before him. It is Governments is to maintain public order in the sounce that the opiumadalaw of Canton were fed, one of the crack shots in jabe Singa teen Provinces. The business of the Provincial werksson since we ware in a position to an- Hindeed, many rendars must, BRYO) Dot- therefore to be presumed that he will give Eighteen Provinces and to remit to Peking up in armsangkinst, the Provincial officials, pors Volunteer Corps Chin man who his attention to the more important repro- so much of the revenue which they collect because of the resuscita on of a dead.cnd, lovardably picked to represent that Settle-kong last week, is now overdue four days that Thursday, when formal proceedings were opened In the absence of Mr. H. If. Fox, acting ductive, works which are in course of con as the Central Government requires for, the forgotten order regarding the taking but ment to the interport matches, and bis scare is the Northem port. Fear is entertained that
H.M.S. Co, which lat Shanghal for Hong-unsul Genual, Mr. Gilei, vice-consul, presided struction in the Liang Kwang. It is not to purposes above set forth. So long as they dis of permits in triplicate before the oplom never the lowest. How comes it then that in the stoop encountered the typh on which
at H. B M. Gonsalar Court at Canton last be supposed that the meeting of Governor Sir charge those obligations the Central Govern could be sold in the Southern Provinces Hongkong, where the volunteers are always struck the Coast between the night of the
in connection with the case in which it..W. Frederick Lugard and Viceroy Yuan will pass tempts to exercise any strict control either over originally lasued, of what were the special Governors and others of lesser degree that it Owing to her non-amvil Hongkong certain funds of the Railway administration.
ment paks very few questions. It soldom at. Nobody seems to know when that order as beigg, encouraged and patted on the back by 14th
Bailer Wright, late chief accountant of the e without reference, being made to the Canton heir, methods of administration or theif mode reasons which induced the Government to place has not been thought-worth while to promote a anxiety is felt for the vessel's safety, although The charge was preferred by Mr. Frank Greve and the morning of the things charged with the allied misappropriation of
Cantos Kowloon Railway (Chinese section), —-* Kowloon, railway that soterprise which of levying revenue. Peking tries to get a much an additional burden on the shoulders of the Chinese company of volunteers ? With all due it might not at all be improbable that, if she grows more doully every day and seems and the provinces to give as little as they cap. Canton opium merchants Possibly some respect to the members of the volunteer corps had been disabled in the storm, she might have engine-la-chief who alleges that accused likely in a couple of years to involve llong. The burdens Imposed upon the province are officions and self-seeking underling saw a kong in a peck of dificulties. We know, of not a fixed quantity and every province seeks opportunity of securing another "squeezs" for that they could afford to say anything against the coast awaiting assistance from Hongkong charity from his official account standing in the as it stands at present, we scarcely think sought shelter in one of the sumerous bays on did, as the 14th September, 1968, and again course that the Chinese section is progress to shift a portion of its burdana es to another, the benefit of those in authority, not forgetting the files; consibly it should not affect their or Shanghai, ing, but that is about the sum and subilance the Feking authorities are generally open promulgated with the object of inerting the that the colere system is not entirely eliminat
on 30th December, 1908, transfer withoutian 1 st avec le ciel des accommodement, and himself, or it, may be that, the order was of our information What are the Chinese to
amour propre, because as it is♪ we understand doing to encourage the railway traffic that is knows all over China under the bama of the trade of the merchants and lead to that Chiatre volunteers would not hob-pob with the
that
form of persuasion which Ishin and, of the wedge which would break up ed from that body. But, in any case, the to be between Canton and Kowloon Areaqueezes." In practice the relativas between monopoly in the sale of the drug which the they building roads and extending com- the Central and the Provincial Governments Provincial Government has sought by divers
fature taipaos of the Colony; they would be munications through the adjacent territory, resolve themselves lato so unwritten agree methods to obtain, Whatever the real reason, pean Fargeant major; they would have their long to a company of their own, under a Euro so that the farmers may be induced to send
meat in divide between them the official plan- the regulation fall os barren ground and was their products by rail instead of by water varying accordion to considerations of tempor-ly enough, the officials also appear to have. der of the Empire in proportions constantly ignored by the merchants concerned, Strange-
own forms of amusement and their own messen, and there would, therefore, be no occasion for Or are they simply constructing a callway ary expediency-and "squeezes in spite of forgotten its existence, or it did not suit their heard Sir Matthew Nathan urging the youth of C. T. Barrell and has a complement of 120 through a roadless tract of country ? frequent and often serions friction, this working convenience to give it effect. These are ques- Hongkong to join the Volunteers! Of course officers and men. She is of 1,070 tons and 1,400 East and West to clash. How often have we The Clio is commanded by Commander Possibly the Chinese are doing far more agreement has not until recent years been tons of Chinese official subtlety which it is ir Mauhew had an easy time white be maledih.p. she carries six gust, and "was built at in the direction of making all ways lead to trained to the breaking point, because, after useless for us to logaire into, because nobody in Hongkong and it is just possible that his Sheerness in 1902. Rome than we imagine, but in any case the
all parties had exhausted their costomary efforts yet has been able to fathom the workings of successor would be equally enthusiastic in question is of infinite importance to this to get the best of the bargain, there was always the official mind. In any cme, the opium mer- seeking to bring the corps up to its full strength Colony. Whatever may be the subjects disone- to be divided between the pro- contempt of an order which remained in abey like a dray horse since he set foot in the a margin of profit and often a very large chants in Canton pursued their business in wait not for the fact that he has been work- cussed between the rulers of Canton and vincial bureaucracy and that of Peking. When ance-until the other day soo busybody rehost. We have seen letters in the papers Hongkong it is to be hoped that the the writer comes to deal with the altitude of the surrected the order and declared that, norm the commandant begging the members rappranchement which the Governor his sc Provincial Governments with regard to Peking, foreign oplam could be sold or distributed of the corps to get their friends to jo. And dulously striven to cultivate may be realised he enters a field which is of far more interest for sale unless the permit in. triplicate what has been the result? So far as we know by this visit. It is also to be hoped that His to us. How his English readers who do not had been granted by the police authorlion there has beco so result de all. Without Excellency will return endowed with renewed
know their Chiad will take his views on this The opium marchants refused to obey the er wishing to disparage anybody, we should say question is a matter of opinion, but we should der and ons member engaged in the trade was energy to grippit with his critics who are awaiting with undisguised interest his pro partition of China' from within is at band. fellow-gulidamen immediately took sides against year we were, seriously told that the camp vay that may will lean to the belief that the arrested and his place of business closed. His because of the camp at Stonecutters. Last that a good maby volunteers used to joia nouncement on the Budget for the year The Provinces in the meantime, he obselves, the Provincial Government and, as an evid
grow more and more suspicious. of Peking, ence of their sympathy with the trader who labbas; there was no occasion, for the War was a foretasth of imprisonment with hard more and more restive under its exactions. For was made the scapegoat, shat up their pro- instance, in every rallway loan contracted by
rior to describe the fun as being "last Who that loves the, limelight would not be
the Central Government in every copcession there was no question of fomign interference op bills with twelve pounders ned racing back .mivés and went on holiday, As will be seen, and forino"; it was all hard graft, racing President of the United States of America? granted by it to foreigners, they suspect a in this case; it was entirely a matter between Not an ios of anything that resembles familiar
deal for which they will have to pay without the officials and the merchants in Canton.
Again, Many a man worked burder dolog the glimpses at the President's private life.in left bading to the posts. They do act object in And yet the actual sufferers by this concerted his life before. But the genuine volunteer who camp perind than be bad ever done in all animeched. Did he sneeze or cough or grit principla to such deals, for they clamour for the Then let the world know of it, and emblazon right to contract loans and grant concessions the merchants who had voluntarily suspend and not his necessity to fit himself to take the attempt to thwart the officials were not believes it to be his duty as it is his privilege it in lectors that a blind man can read and give on their own account right which the Cen a deaf, mute the staggers. Was little Charlie
tral Government equally loudly proclaimed in supplying Cantou with opium. When the matcevures in the light of a picnic, granted ed business but the Hongkong firms' abgag-field is defence of his 'country, did not regard Taft afficted with the mumps? Then kings, its determination not to concede to them
A representative of the Telegraph was grant emperors and dominions may go to perdition One of the most singular features of the of business, when trade is unhampered by
its explained ibat in the ordinary course through the benevolence of the ratepayers ed an Interview this afternoon with the Chief while the great American people hold their present situation is the bold float with the jealous and absurd restrictions of short that are wanted in the H. K. V of Messrs. Batterfield and Swire's .. Xwei of Hongkong, And it is mes like there Officer (in the shience of Capt. M. Dawson) breath Were the President to embrace the no.
which the provinces claim to control the action sighted officials, the weekly shipment of opium not hat and bare-fent cult with Roman toga to
of the Central Government in all such 'ques from Hongkong to Canton averages between
your lack-a-daisical namby pamby yang, which arived from the North this morning. match' then 'we are persuaded that his lollytons, Originally the Central Government no
mothers' darlings who delight to have their Through the courtesy of the officer in question, would become a national vanity. At esitif doubt welcomed and possibly instigated the Sito,co0 to $100,000, it will be recognised that to advantage at church parade. Now, it has. The vessel experienced bad weather on the 17th 150 and 200 cases, representing a value of uniforms tailor-made so that they may appear the following interesting facts were obtained we follow the American papers aright we might opposition of the provincial "gentry be inclined to think that such would "be" concessions which it had itself granted to for passive resistance on the part of the me: that when the Chinese enlist as volanters they registering 19.72. She passed innumerabis the far from being a trivial quenlon, this act of been theexperience of Singapore and Shanghai last, the glatt, which was continually falling, case. But do the Americans as aeigners in order to strengthen its own hands in chants in Canton is of vital importance to one. whole relish these excursions into privacy of avalding performance of its engagements But if the chief branches of the distributing tride duties and suit themselves like men. Their the coast. Al four o'clock on the following day throw themselves wholeheartedly into their dead bodies of fishermen on the voyage down domestic hits? Those who come to Hongkong the gentry no longer need any encourages acem sensible enough even those who have ment. They send their representatives 'unia-
in Hongkong,, It is worse than a boycott be enthusiasm may so he of the flamboyant soit, (Saturday), the Keriyang passed H.M.5. Clio, bean in Manila They do oot py and peer vited to Peking, who in no uncertain tones retaliation for misdeeds, either actoal or fat should not the Government endeavour to raise Strait, with the Ks. Anist alongside. The cause a boycott is generally an expression of but it is deep-seated and sound, Why then which was anchored off Station Jelend, Haitan into sacred confidences nor do they talk like dare the Central Government to disregard cird. Whereas here the Hoogkong trades a company of Chinese volunteers, who would weather was threatening but on communicat overgrown childres. Occasionally they lapse their wishes at its pasil, and even when the bad on say in the matter one way or the other. be a credit to the Colony and whose appearance ing with the Clio by metes of semaphore lato grandiloquent language concerning their Central Government knows full well that its The Canton merchants went out of business at official fan tions would be a testimonial to the signalling, the latter appeared to be perfectly heritage and allthe rest of it, but that is merely interests and its reputation i peratively re- pigohet by-play. We all do the same in ene quire a fair settlement of some loogstand supplying firms found themselves up against a
ard as they required no more goods the wise action of the Colony? We are to, have safe. Arked as to the Chet probable arrival way or anolber, and if we don't ́express ing case, as, for instance,Ahat of the" An-
a University one of these days; would dead wall. We have nothing to do with the advantageous to enlist the resident students in will in all likelihood te ja Ho kong to more
Tit not be is port, the officer in question replied that she Ourselves
so volubly and emphatically hwai mixes, it does not venture to run that is due to the inherent-modesty, the counter to the will of the provincial delegates. right or wrong in the attitude they baye adopted. tion might be spent in profitable exercise? We
question whether the merchants i Canton are such a company, so that their hours of recres morning, or, given fan weathers even earlier. Datural diffidence of the average Britisher, Dealing with Canton the writer has some very Everybody knows that we could not become
That in their business And as for the officials, already spend a sum verging on $50,000 per pregnant and paripicacious ideas 'to-unfold. braggards avea if we would. We never about
The more tattered and threadbare the financial were acting according to orders issued from not be out of the way to add a trifle mare to they probably bave proof to show that they annum for the volunteers wa have, and it would
THE MACAO BOUNDARY about the glory of the Empire on which the blanket that has to cover the nakedness of hot h
QUESTION Bud never sell or speak of Trafalgar or Water:
the Central and the Provincial Governments, But this mach is certain. British traders ately prove an infiance for good. Of course the the viceregal yamen at some indefinite period, encourage a movement which would undoubted- loo. Hut then that is our gift. Whereas the the more desperately does each side tug at its entitled to expect that no restrictions will be im American knews that his country is an big that own end; and from the domain of pute finance posed against the buyers of their goods such as hat money is frittered away io directiunx sven Colony is hard up"; everybody kanws that, outsiders are apt to be unappreciativo unless
the struggle is extending to the domain of would of necessity lead to the dislocation of which little or no benefit is derived, and if the facts are handed out at the mouth of 14.7 international politics, under the influence of a trades. While it is true that consin privileges is proportion of that sum were devoted to theit gun. And yet the country being so big and new sense of national patriotism, which, how respect of opium have been preserved by the the interests of the people so varied, it is taken over laudable, is subject to dangerous pervers
formation and equipment of a Chinese detach Chinese Government under the various treaties, for granted that newspaper readers are quite sinns. At the time of the war between it is also the fact that the inttiess of British
ment of volunteers we venture to say it would content to be filled up with whatisvulgarlykoown China and Japan, not 15 years ago, the marchants are safe-guarded to the extent of
ba money wall spent Singapore seems to think as "guff" by the ready writers of the American defeat of the Chinese armies and fleets allowing them a fair field for the disposal of Hongkong be left out in the cold?
so and Shanghal says dito, so why should press Now and then a protest is heard and it is: Joft Southern-and-Central-China almost en with some satisfaction that we obtarve bowthe-tirely unmoved. It
their goods, and if the officialserect a barricade was a matter which against the free circulation of opium by requir Manila Timesscores those responsible for these concerped: Peking, not them.
The Canton Jag certain vexations cor ditions to be observed intimate stories of life at the White House. In Government calmly invited the Japanese to by the Canton merchants they are violating in a récent issue the Times wrote he Tafts return one or two Cantorese revenue craisers spirit and in fact the principle of the treaties. have not been hit so hard as some of their pre-
which bad bren captured at Wei-hal-wei, oo It was, therefore, quite within the province -decessors in the White House, but still theyrrethe, ground that they had gone there "by mis of the Hongkong-dealers 10 appeal to the piling up quite record. Little Charles Taft take," and that Cauton had nothing to do with proved too much of a templation for the news: the war. Today Canton is a head-centre of obtin redress for their grievances, but, Cobsul-General for Great Britalo at Canton fo papers, and be was the first victim if a greenhinese nationalism, and claims to dictate its as we all know, odce an official department apple reposed uncertably in his innards, views to the Wai-wu-pu. Nowhere is the cry has taken up a certain position it has to be the pain was excruciatgly at forth, and if he of China for the Chinese" louder than at Can-blown up by dynamite before it will move an hurled a rock at the stately house of some tou, nowhere has the movement for the "reco loch. The Consul-General did make represon aristocratic neighbour it was treated as a livery of China's sapereige rights" against ations to the Viceroy, but who had the Vice ticism. When the Talts went to Beverly they the limitations imposed by foreign treaties ray's ear to begin with and what was the plan made the fatal mistake of buying a cow to do more fervent and intractable supporters, aible tale they unfolded to His Excellency, the remarkable and hitherto unbeard of stant and os the Cantones are highly intelligent who is still raw to administrative methods o of supplying milk for the family table. Four and boast a larger proportion of Western Canton? At all events, these representation days later that caw was'ooking with frightened educated reformers" than, the Chinese ofhad no effect, and now the services of the Hong Chief Justice presiding, two Chinamen were eyes from the 'sups' of a score of Sunday news, other provinces, they wield considerable in 'papers. The pictares made it clear that eveo. Auence, eves at Peking, though they are ns Office have been called to the assistance of arraigned on charges of armed robbery at sea. the cow,resented the process. It was set forth unpopular with the Chinese of the North, and that the enw'e same was Commaisie Oxford especially with the Manchas, as the Bengalle victims of official ineptitude., If this order C. Acting Attorney-General; instructed by Mr. the dealers who have been made the vicarious and receiving goods. Sir Henry Berkeley, K. Torment, and that she had a pedigree that Filth are with most of the other races of Tadis.. which has caused all the trouble was considered F. B. L. Bowley (from the Crown Solicitor's Avoque would accept Other illuminating Canton is largely responsible for the Japanese unimportant that it was shelved immediately Office) appeared for the Crown, while Mr. facts were that she was to be kept in a stail and boycott, and in such incidents as the seizure of after being issued, surely it might be quashed Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Reader Harris would sleep on sterilized, shavings; that she the Japanese steamer Taten Mark for alleged for good and all and thus ead, what is nothing (of Mera. Wilkinson and Gris) represented would be washed off three times a day, smuggling of arms, and in the Prata Island more or less than a storm in a teacup so far as one of the prisoners. regardless of the danger of absorbing 100 question, the uncompromising attitude of the the parties in Canton are concerned, althoug much water, add that her horns were to be Dantonese has already proved a sovice Isa matter of vital importance to this Colony, polished: The article also seriously set forth serious embarrassment to Chipase diplomacy which is already in the vortex of commercial that if the cow made good she would be’The same spirit is rife in many other depression. As we stated yesterday, new out jakan to Washington to supplant another com provinces, and the authority of the Centrallete for the disposal of the opium brought to #hose dame wat only Bessie Marcellassi Gigernment over the Provincial Governments Hongkong bave been found in Saigon and Sal No wonder our 'Manila contemporary anys always much less effective than foreign diplo
Marvellous," it was either that or Magal macy has chosen to recognize has probably be placed on them as permanent markets, Evened in effecting their escape, held up a junk on
but it is impossible to say what reliance can fique. The latest story is that when Mrs Talt ever been to weak at the present moment were they to become regular customers, that does the thinly last off Chung Chau Island and went to Baverly she took the "first" cook and and what the result of it all? In the words not in the alightest degree affect the argument after tying up the crow, took possession of the What to Barry the store there in Washingtont of the Times special correspondent, while that the hasty and ill-advited action of the $137 in money, ten bales of cotton, 300 bags of With only the "second" cook to scramble the every, Chinaman is ready to praise reform with officials in Canton has seriously affected the four. 64 packages of medicine and other goods junk, and removed the entire cargo consisting of presidential eggs and fie, the presidential bir tongue, and whilst misgovernment is on legitimate trade of British merchants. Par aggregating to the value of $14,000. The coffee. But that domestic outrage was not the doubtedly beginning to breed new spirit ofhaps the Canton authorities will come to their marit of the story the real heroine was the impatience and almost of revolt aniongatia senits when they find that whatever revence evidence showed that it was a carefully planned second cook, a coloured lady from Old Domid large non-official section of the nation, the they derived from the apiam trade has been, safely accomplished. Shortly stated, it appears ion, and many facts about her that must have. cial world is still hopelessly reluctant to look permanently diverted from their grasp by the that the Saw Pub Hop junk left Hongkong for attack which was skilfully carried out and thrilled every person with softening of the brain facts in the face, The Central Goverment opening up who read the article, were set forth with detalland the Provincial Governments carry on more and particularity. Of course every one to bli feverishly than ever the old game of pull devil,
Sui Tang on the day in question with a large ‚own-laste, but we are inclided to agree with our pull baker, at the exponse of the community at
cargo. The junk left Hongkong barbour shortly. contemporary that when one contemplates that large; the bureaucracy sinks deeper and deeper
after three o'clock in the afternoon and reschedasion that has ever struck the Phillippines bas What will produce the biggest miniog send
Be Taft Administration in young yet and that into the quagmire of corruption and indebted-
Chung Chaustabout seventhe same evening and fast been announced by the Torobaga Mining there are a lot of Tafts, lineal and-collateral, bear; theirade of Chick, which has been for years
anchored off the island. At about nine o'clock Company, says the Mandla Times. Ore ba So much has been written lately.in the that night, the crew, who numbered thirtees, been brought up which has been estimated by tisto khudder"
past the only source of revenue capable of ex- Shanghai papers regarding the soldierly quali. heard two blasts from a steam-launch. Shortly, the Bureau of Science to run to the fabulous pansion, is being himpered and throlled by ties of the Chinese detachment of the Shanghal afterwards, they saw three men leave the launch value of 30,000 to the ton THE POWER OF THE PROVINCES. iated by oficial rapacity, ba lapsed the presentation of an Imperial banner from were afficers of the law and demanded to dally exacions, the currency, reck. Volunteer Corps, especially in connection with and board their fook, The men said they Isto a state of onparalleled chaos, even the (2nd September.)
the Prince Regent, that are wonders how it is soo the permit allowing arms and ammoni much-vaunted.commercial Integrity of the In the series of articles which the special Chinese trader is giving, way to the strait, and company attached to our gallant volunteers. It ty of ayns and ammunition on board the
that Hongkong Inge along without a similar tion to be carried. As there was a quanti correspondent of the Times--who recently though the credit of China will standsats high visited, the Far East with the object of gaining quotation on the 'Stock Exchanges of Europe
cannot be from any spirit of racial prejudice and jook, the accountant of the jook proceeded to a clemer naderianding of the attitude of Japan and financial gmaps jaitle one another in their deny the Chinese the virtues of grit and stamina turned bin a bag way thrown over his bead, wo scarcely think that the Government would produce the permit but no sooner was his back tanlation to China writing for bis paper anxiety to float Chinere loans, to those who when drilled by British hop-commissioned off. He was then taken to and shut up in a cable, there in one which deals with a subject that is can and will road, the writing on the wall is an cers and led by men in whom they can place together with the rest of the crew, The men of personal "interesty the position of the Pro clear as it is ominous.The general, fruth of their trust. We can remember with what then heard a scampering of feet above them vincial Governments of Obian vides the heic observations will not be denied but we regret the officers of the Weibaiwel companies and the rattle of chains as the aschior was Central Government. The writer, Mr. Chirol, are inclined to thisk that the writer is andaly witnessed the disbandment of the native troops dropped. After some time, the men heard the has not much-new to say on the question, bet pessimistic China is in a state of tradition, whom they had brought to a state little short anchor being bauled up and felt the selling that does not deprive his remarks of their the result of which cannot yet be predicted of parfection. We have allemad how the way of the junk. After several "days" forts. He recites the old story of peculation: and greed on the part of officials. As he truly
Oklasse troops under General Gordon: quelled confinement in the cabin, during which declams, there is a Central Government in
the Taiping rebellion, the general with a case he men were fed by rice being lowered „China, bất tháre has never been a centralred
in his band assured of the stacuchonse and dir. to them, they felt grating noise and found Myntauriad : goperament. The two chief rimac
ciplins of his little army. And now we hear themselvestranded on a sandbank miles away male Man' the Chinese Company of the S.V.O, landed to from civillition. The accountant sndisquently Figur 195, Gururamong An, Obloare to keep Things fairly quiet and to collect revenon. The un Although it is in the Watare of a platitude to himself, honoured by the citans of the which, the two prisoners were apprehended and,
· (23rd September.)
the skies recognised by the Prince Regent informed the Police of the affair, as's result of bustuses of the Central Government is, to or refer to the intiasme (nide relations that exist Nonherd Settlement and praised by its officers: daly sweeted fadeda ma 12 Vilde ways and moles for the Court, and is betroenkipagkong and Canton it may not be man who are not likely tougin free vent to his Evidence was then called and the case ad
"PARARE GAMES ONCE: sgáin to emphasise the
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he is in receipt of telegraphic advice from bis We are informed by the local manager that London Office that an isterim dividend of 6% per annum free of income tax will be paid on ine A & B shares of the Bank for the past half year to solb June, 1929.
ROBBERY AT SKA.
THE RECENT QUTRAGE AT CHUNG CHAU, At the Criminal Sessions last Thursday, the.
land (foreman), Messrs. J. J. Lossius, S.. da The iny were as follows: Mr E. M. Haze Lnt, I. Rodger, W. Schmidt, F. F. Barretto cution were that the prisoners (Leung Buland Lai Foak) with a number of others who had succeed The facts of the case as outlined by the prose
and W. L. Leark
The Captain at once hore to navigated tha Dortmund ta leward of the wonkar man danskmandă p the Liang Kwang Provinces to the effect that mand of the second officer, Mr. O. Helois, 106. Wai-wn-pu has wired to the Viceroy of shipwrecked man. The lifebost under com 8 lifenoit to be manned to try to rescue the hat heard a lot of wild remours, regarding manned by sovan, Chinese sailors inft the the Macao Boundary Question and the Bonn- dary Protection-Society-hat-telegraphed that steamer which was lying about half a mile from the Portuguese have despatched warships against strong current, wind and heavy ses, the
the rock After nearly one hour's palling. and troops to Macao. The said Society is per bost cams near to the rock. But the heavy fectly entitled to discuss the "question in a
surf caused by the breaking seas upon the off peaceful and proper manne, but it has no right. Tying reels did not permit the boat to come to to spread dangerous rumeurs and raise the land and take the shipwrecked man en board, public feeling against the Government.com. cerned, thus inciting the people to disturb the to be done, for the reefs extend about go fout- The most difficult work therefore, remained' pace and should be stopped at once. The from the rock, and consist of sharp coals, pro Police Tastai bas, under the Viceroy's instructecting the rocks, on which thousands of: dary question and warning the Committes of Preventing any human being from landing on tions, issued a proclamation prohibiting the spreading of ramours concerning the Boué-gulls and other birds bare their nexts, and the Boundary Protection Society Shanghai the bare land under sech conditions..
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EATING-HOUSE COOLIE MURDERED.
FRACAS AMONG, FACTION. PARTIES LEADS TO CHINAMAN'S DEATH,
The man on the island several times tried to reach the boat by swimming the short distance, but was always drawn back by the surf of the breaking teas. He soon got exhausted and ant hopelessly down on the rocks.
The second officer thereupon tiod, amall line to one of the boat hooks and managed to throw this a harpoon in the man, who stence understood the meaning of this mutœuvre He tied the rope round his body and jemped-- 20th inst.
into the breaking sés again. This time the The bitter animosity whicherists among Chi sailors polled the boat away from the thore long to different clans and their readiness to fly ashed himself Dragged over the reels, he pose of the coolie class who may happen to be and hauled in the line lo which the man bad
provocation is matter of common knowledge the Dortmund, where his skinned legs, werd to the use of deadly weapons on the slightest. Was skinned badly, but at list was shig in the The latest outrage is reported to have occurred
boat, and about ten minutes later was on board
employed over some trivial matter, It appears wrecked man, who was a Chinaman, but so far result of a fight among a rechless gang of un- dry clothes and food. at as eating-house-le Des Vieux Road as the treated and bandaged, and where he received
that a number ofmen-five, to be precise-proy the Captain could make out ko and beer ordered some refreshments. It is said that the food daring this time. The Chinaman was on ceeded on the 13th inst: in the Pan Nam
mass suddenly picked a quarrel with the waiter the way to Singapore with coconuts in a small eating-house at No. 137, Des Voeux Road: and ashore thers about aight days and had no
very little disposition to selle from the after- of the eating-hours, and an the latter showed boat, Wit shipmates were apparently drowned. cation, the fire men are alleged to have set veral times opportunitini of taking ship- The Captain of the Dortmund, who has bad
arraigned at the Magistracy this morning on pared to those encountered on this occasios, to the capital charge and remanded. opon him and besten him to death. They were all the dangers in the open sea are small com- wrecked min off sinking ships, declares that
THE PHILIPPINES.
RICH GOLD FINDS...
No one on board could understand the ship"
rescue in from a bars rock so surrounded by coral reefs, that it was impossible to come close to. The greatest 'credit is due to Mr. Heidy for his skival management of the boat, by which he reassured the Cülisaman had gave his courage to attempt the journey through the surf.—Singapore Free Press, BANANA`STBALEAS PUNISHED.
BUCCULENT EDIBLES TEMPTED THIEVES,
of Ambos Camarines, and in the property of activity of peaceful folk but by way of divenian The mine is a located in Mambulão, province Chicken stealers occasionally stimulate.the Judge F.B. Ingersoll and aihers. The are two members of the inveterate thieving frat as the Old Tumbago minn. A shaft of 93 ft their pilfering proctivities to the prosaic banana referred to has been taken from what is known ernity of the Colony the other day transferred depth has existed for a number of years, and The rascally ones, it appears, were driven to the the district. Ar the mine is in a low level no control, so to speak. According to the story har intermittently been worked by natives of act owing to circumstances over which they hart country, it was necessary to ball out the water told to the presiding magistral yesterday morn with buckets. This work took about fifteaming, it seem that a number of baskets containing days, and as a result the labourn were enabledly prior to being shipped. The presence of the to work only sit hours. difficulties the labour was highly productive.
bananas won lying on the pryalna certain local- delectable morsels intensified the thirst of the have taken bold of the propony and have las ing a pazticularly juicy bnách, the ae or do Recently the Thumbago Mining Company ne'er-do-wells, and selecting a basket copiala- stalled a complete new plant, including swells genily approached it, and, unfastening Baptistes mili, pamping pinat, hoisting plant, the basker, snatched a goodly pumber of the rock crashers, concentratest, &c The mine has fruit, They were about to beli a hasty retisat, been pumped out, and the astoundingly rich or whee, they suddenly felt themselves roughly. specimens which have just amived in Manila handled by the collar, and the next moment - pypparty. are the first indication of the grast valus of the found themasives in the company of one of kis BabyMajesty's,perdians of the place, minus tha alongside of this is a 6-lock wein which run atalarday muling and were mich givEN NOTAR The richest material is in a 3-inch vein, bail: bananas... They appeared,in ha: Police Court
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