The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEWSERIES No. 8255
CONTENTS.
Births, Marriages and Deaths. Leading Articles-
"Thoir Desired Haven,"
The Kuwtoon Tigers,
Unnecessary Violence,
Give, Giva)
Waste of Life:
Opium Substitutos,
Fast Bound in Misery and Iran. Rica Scarcity in Canton. Heivanly Advised,
Legal Intelligence:-
Aimed Robbery at Chang-aba-watt.
A Money-Changing Transaction...
The Chief Justice and the New Dath, As Armed Robbery which was Frustrated. A Manslaughter Case.
Obtaining Jewellery under false pretendes. Backruptcy Court.
Claim for Food Supplied.
Police:-
Private Chair Boater in Trouble. European charged with Alleged Fraud. Correspondence:-
The Seamen's Instituto The Parses Commucity: Miscellaneous Articles and Roporta:
New Seamen's Institute,
Canton Opism Monopoly, Notes by the Way, Canton Day by Day. Kulangsu (Amoy} Municipal Council. House Collapse at Macao. Savilery Bourd
Yokohama pecie Back in Manchurin. Kowloon Railway.
The Suoken Deway,
Dath of Mr. A. D. Machado. Rubber.
Rapid Transport of Silk, Sensational Affair co 2.0. Yairs. Maise Officer's Gallantry, Abother Floration.
Chiod's Now Coloage.
Cloten River Trade,
Death of Mr. Wm. Lysau, h' The.lll-Fated" Kirkfisid."
The Changaba Rioje,
The China Association.
Hongkong and Shanghai Back Sports.
Varest in South China.
Chinese migration,
Mossagèrios Maritimes.
Philippine Sugit,
British Orders From Japan. "The Qeon-Mother's Letter to the Nation, Commudora Eyres, Rice Scarcity in Canton. The Marchant Services of Great Britain and
France.
Rubber Dividëadı..
Singapore Share Ma ket.
Chinero Scamen. ***
Kuliang.
Ricksha Strike i Hongkong.
Impiading.Dev lopment in Kora2...
The Alternatives to Opium.
Rabber History.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1910.
UNNECESSARY VIOLENCE.
GAFU, GIVE!
WASTE OF "LIBE.
(zist June)
五拜购
號四十月六英港香
OPIUM SUBSTITUTES,
(22nd June.)
not surely be baolutely
and violent method off manacted on way that man accused of
person it justifid, we have to ascertain by what:
the Habeas Corpus Acat remember rightly war parted sad of Charlal the Second primarily intended to advanc the subject and protect bit pirsam, against these very parsonage, according to some of its provisions. Unfortunately hire Judge and Prion Officials indeed espacialty
not a copy of the Act ready to our bed, bár cannot recall anything, in it, which laya down. that accused parsou must necessarily be we are sure that this was the spirit of it. We
美八十月五年二慈宜
somewhere somehow there is "the baven near Claybury, and what Mr. Bob Pretty had where he would be," a place of refreshment, to do with it, must read the stories of that
strongly in favour of compulsory vaccination, light and peace. So he looks to find it well beloved and justly admired man, Mr. W. The North Wind has battered him and W. Jacobs. We think he deserves a peerage fately about the want of generosity of eo have no violence done to anyone's religious We have heard several bitter complaints dom and Hberty of conscience, and we would we are also strongly in favour of religious free. buffeted him and rushed over him; now he for bis services to humanity in this matter of many people here in Hongkong in giving feelings, even when we think them idiotic. must have a corner of quiet" at the back of Mr. Bub Pretty and the Claybury liger, and to anybody whether a living body in What is the moral? Why, that we must not the North Wind What awaits bin? He other immortals.) Our teacher gravely list need of food or a "body corporate" in neglect to observe those precautions which seeks in vain. The lurid lamps, the flashing ened, with very few comments, until we had need of funds. Of courte people here do experts, namely our doctors, assure us are glares, the reek of crudo spirit, and "the finished. Then he remarked that the Clay-give plenty la charity when their attention for our good and that when Christian crackling of thorns under a pot; the fal. bury tiger ad escaped the just penalty of is called to some deserving work, and some Scientists tell us they are immune from small. setto: laugh, the paid for welcome, the too his misdeeds, and compared him with the times it is not at all a bad advertisement pox without vaccination because, there is bitterly paid for cheer, these sire but part of miscreant of Kowloon We, in no way de- for somebody with an object to start a no such thing as matter," they are practically all he finds. Dist, discomfort and detestable sirous of becoming a meal for the local car charity boom for that purpose. This idea aiding and abetting at spreading disease, wickedness are all the allor finds ashore nivore, decided to adopt a plan which we that giving is only good for the great and are apparently callous or indifferent at unless he is innded in his home port have never had anything to complain of uses of advertisement is one of the worst such melancholy events as that mentioned among his own people and even then when tried with these animals elsewhere. enemies of that Spirit called by our above, and which we can only characterise and even there he is not free from the We left a sucer of milk on the verandah, Paral friends"Aburamitada" or as ons as a waste of a useful life. ancient Evil that dogs him and his long. This morning it was, as usual, quite emply. might attempt to say in England"the
mesacied on their way from whatever place) log whitheroever be may go. Can it be
they are detained in to the Court, when theys building and constructive principle of wondered at that he gradually sinks below,
Are to be tried. Now in England, “ Blac utter Goodness and Beauty. It is an
Nafia" sufficer, we think to ansura abyota's as he so often rises above, the level of clean- liest bravest manhood? That he should. We desire to make it clear that this phrase too often successful in a deadly way, For intidious attack, a cunning attack, and is
safely appearing in Court, ixcepte DE,; CHA lose his spiritual Star in the Night around is emphatically not to be used in connection it paralyses the very nerves of action, and
in case of an med altempt at rents, sick. * him is the inevitable fate of those who with the case of self-defence in which Mr. poisons the very wells of inspiration. against man's nobler destiny. It is, in the But here in ongkong there are many con What is Sin? It is whatever militates think it was in Liverpool) were concerned. that many years ago in which the Fenizes (wa "know no hope and feel to stay and he Tully of the Taikoo Dock found himself shall not, mys Mr. B.I.G. Taipan, language of theology, that which alone can alderations ouer than those which arise faz either ceases to realise that he has a separate subjected to the annoyance of a prosecution, shall not give anything to such and such an separate him from God, that is his highest Hurope. The spectacle of an Englishman latso Heaven-wrought Will, or else too dreadfully, and in which we rejoice to note he was suc institution, because if I do, people will say I Good, indeed the only Good. It is there red to a Chivers cooise, oothe way from the too shudderingly feels that his soul like bis cessful in rebatting a vexatious charge. The am advertising myself. This is almost for man's worst enemy, and rightly under The Boglish it was 20: o feion, he was o body is in the heart of darkness. Where is evidence was clear. Mr. Tully struck to invariably fatal to the impulse to give or to Rood, his only eatmy, the enemy par excel even accused of a felony, bat of a mindamannor gael to the Cant was teen here a few days ago. 1 sailor to go in Hongkong? Everybody save himself from grievous jujury, perhaps do. To give of the wealth bestowed by the fence. Now that which may be innocent in of which he was subsequently acquitted Bags knows where sailors do go in. Hongkong Worse, Case of this sort are troublesome for Giver of all good things, to do good work, the action of one man may be criminat in porn an honoured and respected British residint / And even when they don't go there of all concerned, in a British Court the Law is hard work in the service of the men' He that of another. For instance, if A's doctor of Hongkong is accused of lay bribery and "somewhere similar," it is not the least part administered with absoluto impartiality, irres-made in this World as He sees it what a orders him to drink whisky and, water with corruption under the recent Actis he to b of a sailor's deep grievance against his lot pective of colour or position ia life. No man that there are worse evils in many miscalled in authority has any right by our laws to at all are who do not respond to it committing a venial actual sin if he refused such case might occur, for until than it is noble call this is, and how selfish whis meals, A would probably be very dear to brought fettered to Court? We uniently wish sailor's homes (save us and bless us than ack or bully his subordinates, however in- We wonder if on the plains of asphodel the cauteep. Sailors don't count. They are ferior to him in psition, or whatever hue the Recording Angel, tuming over his led. is inclined to alcoholism and is strictly the feelings of as Englishman, s prisoner to be a to obey bu doctor's advice. But B whoarelessly cruel business this is Consider loo
doubttal whether the public will realize what'aŋy- poor. The few who have money can buy incompatible with freedom an African or
gers can find any other pemes of those in cujoined never to touch spirits is in dan praumed innocent ramember, a man" maybel comfort, consideration and condonation of Todian sun may have burnt upon them" anything, in return for the money, and canThe tradition of slavery dies hard, and the respect" or tempting devils whispering to a "friendly glass or two." Some Chinese the streets matacled to Chinese midalpha
ongkong who caring nothing for human Eer of deadly sin if he indulges, only of refinement and culture, marched throngla a obtain refreshment, respect and religion in innate cruelty of some atrocious types of don't," have braved every imputation of may smoke opium, without incurring any Chinese entleman may act appeal to be dose's paid for according to the usual tariff.character reve's in bullying men of wekker self-interest, and have boldly, humaplyt guilt that we can discern, more than Buro-udimaginative mind of many members of the quassin! The feelings and sufferings of a But if he can't pay? Then he must e'en physique. Few Chinese coolies, even those generously given with loving heart, ex-paas lacur who drick claret or champagne conqueting Caucasian races, But that an “Ra» "dree his weird," and go elsewhere, or if a who can carry for miles a load heavier than cept the names of Matilda for it is in that if they can afford it and their health allows is gentleman should be so misbandiud is am llor's "home" offer itself, he must eat a foreigner can lift, are able to stand up name "Matilda" that Graville Sharp per bitter bread and know how cold: Charity single-handed, in a fight with equal weapons, petuated his gift to the suffering, the needy in another column of this paper-the opium prestige with Orentalt The latter might 17- it. And there is this to.be said it is noted-tolerable indignity, and cannot add to our without any Love in it can be.. But against a healthy European. For a foreigner (the poor in body and soul) and of Horus smoker is a peaceable person, He quietly plain to themselves our lli-trustment of their what are we saying. All this as true, to strike a Chinese is therefore a cowardly Jee Mody? The other names are all under and softly enjoys his smoke and doesn't upper classer by the fact that we are too dall but now is not. No seaman need now actions. It is brethe_cowardice of a mad cudure either dirt and privation or the who after carefully feeling anchher bicep poor Portuguese clerks and many a struggling this part of the world, and you have a dif- them with substantial justice. But devez la the obscure heading "anonymous" where bother anybody. But give him the bottled glass amongst the races, which we too often and too igauract to recognize any distinction of husks of humiliation, "Love faileth and finding it off, cheerfully challenges him Bridal junior have their gifts, small may be
devilry which is dow displacing opium in look down upon while wa Allempt to rula pol." We heard the name of J. H. to come on and fight. Nothing can be in amount but large in the Heart of God's ferent being with new characteristics. It this world could they be able to understand France," six years ago. It was in London, more hateful and repulsive than the detest.wish, are punctually, lovingly recorded. The is as if Pandora had opened a new box, why or how we degrade a Sahib to the level A burly man with a face lined and scored able bully who is always kicking and Italian Consent knows and the "John G. and a new set of troubles bad fiowa. of a Chinese coast pirate or uneak thief. with those infallible signs which, indicate beating Asidile or other servants of Kerr Refuge for the insane" at Canton and out to torment poor humanity. Violence Surely the Gavator of the Colony ha past starvation, marks which those in the smaller size, weaker thews and sinews, the Mission to Seames and such others as and brutality, hateful sights and hideous in threty within bir power to order the kitow? never fail to recoguite, said. "Hang- and a less active and muscular ferocity than only the poor know. call pauperes, A sounds are the offspring of the drink Superintendent of the Gaol to pot Euro ample power to remedy this anomaly, It kong? Ah! there are other places whose his At the same time, while we praise the
demon. nanie begins with H and I should end them equity of our laws and the even justice of our
If we are to be surrounded by pein accused persons and Chiness of the thousands of drunkards instead of by thou-beller class 2010 chairs, prolerably closid all with Land Hongkong too, but for one institutions, which protect "natives" from man there. I never used to believe in re.sault and battery with the same care as
sands of peaceful and at least silent opium chairs, when blog sakon under escort to be ligion but I believe Christ lived all right, be Buropeans,, we must note a strange instance
smokers, we shall be reminded of the tried. Some such provision is obviously m cause of that man. He was like what Christ of the contradictoriness of a certain type of The tragic death of a young and popular of a demonite having been cast out went rulers who after all are men, and not salomala parable which relater that the evil spirited, and we may be, forgiven for expresslag would be if HL went to Hongkong," mind. Some British magistrates in their comedienne, Miss Dorothy Kiddie, at Shang about "through dry places, seeking rest, worked with red taps Bylo puta
a sincere with that it will soon be made by our Pressed for an explantion, the man who was scrupulous anxiety to be just to the coloured hal, would require no further romark than and finding gone." At last, tired of compact of dull ascompreheating he now prosperous spoke in tems we shall not man ate, in their judgments of cases where an expression of regret that a sweet voice being without a attempt to reproduce about that Mr. J. H. native and foreigner are concerned, so
buman creature to should now be silent and that a pretty torment, he decided to return into "his" Malice in. Bonderland and Through, the of a possible Christ-like man.
France who had made him realize the truth bassed on the side of the pative dancer should no longer chance to please house" as he called the wretched man's soul.
MURICH SCARCITY IN CANTON, It was to that many white men declare that it is us for a stray evening or two, were it not But he found it too clean for him: "It had Mr. France's portrait that Sir Hormusjee Impossible to get justice and faliplay for the needienly sad cause of her illness. been emptied of sin, "wept and garnished" obtained of the important decision of the We published last night the information va Mody pointed when our representative was
in a British Court in cases of this She was only nineteen years old, and was So off he went, and collected seven other Hongkong Chinte merchants who mer the walking over the new Seamen's Institute to-
kind. We have heard it said that's Bri probably no wiser than other girls or devils more wicked than himself, and return- day. He," said Sir Hormusjee smilingly, titlier stands a chance at all if he is boys either of that inconsequent age, and ing they all took possession of that soul.
day before yesterday at the Tung Wa Hospital to davik ways and means for the batter gielag -- he did all this you know." And when accused by an Indian-or a Chinese of as-that was probably responsible for the And there is much to be learned from this; poor in Canton at the prasent crisie to our
effect to the scheme planned out in aid of th the man from the relegraph indicated Sirsaulting him, and that such questions as omission to vaccinate or revaccinate at the we remember(but do not pretend to quotesview with that patriotic and enlightened Hormusjee's own portrait hanging opposite provocation or self-defence are invariably proper time and small-poi was able to rob verbatim) that something is added about gentleman, Mr. Lau Chupak, a ascertained to that of Mr. France, he only laughed and set aside, and the whole burden of proof is the public of a fascinating artiste and the last state of that man" belag "worse the important fact that the Hongkong Chiusia tapped his hat and would hear no word of shifted from the coloured accuser to the young woman of her life. It will be remem than the Bri
"You know the portrait by my white accused, who is expected to prove bered by many that some years ago a set of
aestrongly recommending the appropriation of the balance of the money subscribed two hat," he said. He was wrong, and he was himself innocent in a Court and, before a desperately earnest cranks who had adopted | wicked gegeration,” Verde,
years ago to meet the scarcity, this year, with right. He was right in this that the Parsi magistrale who is practically, deaf to all de the prefix anti" as a necessary part of
the sensible provis, of cours," "that" should Head-covering honoured all over the world, feace he may make. Now all this is of almost every word in the titles under which
the crops turn out better than atırasantė“ especially in British domialous, is held here course grievously exaggerated. Still, the they described themselves, began a brazen FAST BOUND IN MISERY AND the way should by any happy chance anticipated' and if the necessity for using to be dignified by being worn by Sir tendency is there, and we fear it is growing, throated war against vaccination. The least Formusjee Mody, Knight. This large heart. Especially in China, any quarrel which leads scientific of these mental therapaths called ed and wide mluded man, gasped the idea to blows between Chinese and foreigners themselves anti-vivisectionists, the least
(axri Juss.) expressed in such a life as that of the Réver is likely to be taken up an a national instructed in the theology of Christianity Those who have to spend their lives in the and J. H. France. Realizing its meaning, affair irrespective altogether of its merits. called themselves by various Biblical and Far East become in time hardened to sights he could. It had pleased God to entrust Blightly hurt at the time, but with the Peculiar. Under, many names they con-doth breed & habit in a man, and the spectacle he decided to give it such practical effect as in such a quarrel a Chinese is only other uames, but all of these People were which are at fut painful and revolting. Use hf with riches the means, of good and, kindly aid and officious ministrations of trived, especially at Leicester, la England, horsify the gendast nurtured of us after a few of human suffering or degradation ceases to evil. The call was clear, and Sir Hormus relatives succeeds in dying only shortly to do an amazing amount of mischief. For years of the "gorgeous East Even in jee xesponded. "Inasmuch as ye have afterwards, we may be sure of hearing whereas formerly the death rate due to small-British Colony, and oor as well masaged as done it unto one of the least of these my flette denunciations of the brutal Euro pox had been decreasing, it soon rose to a Hongkong is, on the whole, we cannot cicapo breiherp, ye have done it unto me.”, pean murderer, and threats of national re-figure so terrifying that the whole of England fibm the sight of many unpleasant and unlovely tallation. A strike in hindrance of trade was shocked at it. It became apparent that things. An Englishman a day or two ago called THE KOWLOON NIGERS. has before now occurred simply because almost all the deaths occurred among people child on the pavement of the Praya, aguinut the attention of the police to the body of a dead (20th June,)
a number of agitators chose to suggest in who were not vaccinated, or who, having se of the pillars outside the large busi millions of minda the quite false idea, been vaccinated an infants, had never had as premises holween Kesses Butterfeld & Some days ago, before the alarming Ap unsupported by serious evidence, that the the operation re-performed in after life. Of Swire's offic and the Club. Such things are not pearance of an officer of His Majesty's army' scared away our obly two tigers in Kowloon,Burapean who happened to rebuke him or cranks that vaccination was not only useless all that is humanly possible to prevent or re- death of a Chinese coolie was caused by a course every person convinced by the asfrequent now as formerly and the Police do a Chinese teacher gravely advised us not to
touch him or even strike him with a light and undesirable but actually dangerous, move anything of loathsome or shocking tiger in Kowloon," he said, "and there are with the illness which caused his death. double peril because he became liable hardship is inflicted on respectable ins return home late after dark. “There is a
switch many hours before man was seized became a source of peril to others, Wilson and exception. It has been men who say that he is old, very, and the Now we should like to have it laid to ipcur the disease himself and thus who being accused of some offence are merched older he is the more terrible." We pressed down once for all that every "dispute,
become a focus of infection, and also be to and from, glol through the public streets, him for details. He imputed against the tiger quarrel or fight between Europeans and cause he poisoned other minds with his handcuffed, and manacled as often se not to merely content with pigs and goats for blot Africans or Asiatics or anybody and anybody crazy heresy of opposition to vaccination, pirate or a murderer: of apme other felon of MAIL SUPPLEMENT,
merely content with pigs and goats for which ought rightly to be decided solely on its All, the crank joined io, and the doctors the lowest Casciate the foullosof the ISSUED, GRATIS TO BUBSCRIBERS."
of course he could make no payment, be merits. The "colour" question should not, were at their wits end. Only silly people high class Chinese gentiefolk at what appears
enter into and appreciate foalinga added murder to his crime of robbery. He must not enter is at all, not even, as a mere imagine that doctors find any pleasure into them the most pacalled-for, and cruel In HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1910,
was quite unlike the repentant tiger of Chao extenuation or aggravation as thecase may be, epidemics. The latter may bring in a few fees dignity. They ask why in the sdma of Reinsmen than situat Cheng. (If anybody would like to know of i proved offence. True, one Englishman and doctors more than most other labourers son in long-coated man who is not "THEIR DESIRED HAVEN,
about that interesting beast he must study surrounded by hundreds of barbarian blacks are worthy of their hire, but to their honour guilty, but merely accused of an ofance, ass bensvalesce: It happens tha Chloese and read Chinese story-books, or may find it necusary to be readier with be it said, they fight disease with utterly subjected to what is to him actast panic bearolence mad gif interest coincide in the ́ ́(18th June,)***
buy Sir Walter Hillier's valuable book on blow than with those. amenities of gentle and pure selflessne. They were of course Even after triomphant acquits and recognized Crous Aed-axis on the
meat ;. Almost is”, dreadful, av death itself?. Particular instance of far-sighted: us, the Chinese language, Part II) In fact be We have to day to chronicle an event that was a bad tiger. His favourite diet was tonal argumeat which are so potent in the accused by the frothy babblers who were innocence, some of these men never can lift our Chinese friends no mere words of our will make memorable babies, boy babies. Girl babies came next his recalcitrant but civilized, and Chris favour, of vaccination because it paid them, disgrace. If it is argued that Chiasse accused
mouth of say Glasgow engineer rebuking anti-commouscose, of being so strongly in their heads again after so public and bitter as long us this Colony remains under British In his gastronomic fancy, but even mere las Scotch and Irish fillers. Perhaps and because of course, so said the cranke, if persons have a kosck of escaping, the answer rule, and may that be for as long as men girls were scarce since the Catholic orphans Belfast foreman may succeed in everybody must be vaccinated, the doctors may be given that Police lospicions are not
go down to the sea in ships and do their age and the "Sainte Enfance" collected doucely advising, bad Celts to get will gather harvests of fees. The poor sach, blind owless to be and tobstrusted with Viver have business in great waters." Sailors are a much misunderstood class of meu. Like care people took of their children-boy ravity and refinement of expression for giving burial certificates during that awful spectable long-coated gentleman who could not would
those that the tiger might hare bad. The good and he reasonable by that doctors may have gathered more fees in enable them to differentiate between the re its oldiers they have had many things to suffer children was so great that there seemed which his class isso deservedly famous, And period of overwork and anxiety than uape if he tried, while golog to the Court or at the pens of ready writers" and the ton ques of those who glibly chatter about poor hitay pig or two, or may be a goat that I out support, by many tens of men whose from the paltry vacciations. Death gather-class who once among crowd of other Chem
nothing for a poor tiger to do but to hope for ons slogie civilized man, surrounded, with they had ever received in all their lives under guard, and the criminal of the coolls Jack" or Jack, aloft!" and about his shore-owner had neglected to shut in at aight! But speech he imperfectly use and sademundred the richest harvest. Muy other great are in practically indistinguishable from living fellow sufferer Tommy Atkins!" or he was so wicked and depraved a beast that still lear, whose life is in greater, dang the thin red hero, The stage, music-ball he had been known to get into pigstyen and
from citia have learnt their lesson, and variety, has had ita abars in hiding from goit pens han est
sos respe
Railway in China.
"The All-Sail Route"
Gambling in Hoogkoop.
Hongkong Parsi Community.
A Chinese Theatre,
Magnifying Glaus.
Collon Industry in Chin
Hongkong to Pern
Hongtong Jostrualist Honoured.
Closing of the Peking University,
Inday hina S. N. Co
Macio pium Farm
The Salon Cinema.
Shipbuilding Competition.
Rubber in F. M. S Java eud Sumaira
Local and General..
Commercial
Weekly Share Kapoli,
Freight Market.
Yara Marko..
Rubber Market. Bulliba. Exchange.
'BIRTHS.
Ou Just 15, 1910, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O. Mackenziq, a son, So my 29, 1910, at "Glencairn," Dalkeith, Scotland, to the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. G. Reynolds Turner (of Hwei-an haien, Amoy), a daughter, (Edith Mary)...
On Saturday, June 18, 1910, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr.. C. H. V. Wilson, a soo, James Heathcote Vernon.
DEATHS.
On June 16, 1915 at Shanghai, Miss Dolly Kelulis, aged ig YoRTA
At singapore on 12th inst., A, D, MACHADO, manager of the United Singapore Estate Ltd. (Shanghai papers plezis copy.).
On June 23, 1910, at 153, Wanchai Road, at
2.20 m., WILLIAN LYSAUGчr, aged 74 years.
[449 the beloved wife of R. Browno.
On June 5, 10to, at Shanghai, lenbella Brown,
Che
Jongkong Telegraph
himself.
ankind the realities of as was drogerous to
is ranked discomforts, its him in exter
its endless restless
moria
himself on body
related to the im
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days almost everywhere,, vaccini tically compulsory. La Es Tegitation
ving their chi
said that "even so shall it be also with this
And we think it is also
IKON,
many times by the Press that a ictions
thesmall amount of discretion which would
tham, It is of cotras pecessary to usa baadcoffe in Coms Cases, but tout mesuredly met in all Are ampèasize (bo di sconce between's Men (mirely accused and myconvicted falon.
cease to exist, the expendituresboold Cease naturally and automatically. We nois to-day that in Canton distributions of rice began on the 18th Inst, and that to the, valio by of many thousand dollars the stipla "commo dity has been distributed. The Cheap Rica Dinribation Committee has acted with most cómmendable energy and promptitude, and wa feel that the apprehensions which "ware not aqreasonably entertained until quite recently with regard to this threatened famine and lis possible results, are for the present at all events quieted. The great shas a borns by our Chins asa felto residents in Hongkong in the Flood Relief Funds and the Rice Distribution Fands, and their warm-hearted generous Tiberally bave been exhibited throughout the discussion with the Canton local, commiligus,, no: Tesl than their worldly prudence and sagacity. Fo more than one speaker at the meeting, at the Tung Wa Hospital Iaid stress on the grave any disorders of troubles which might Cookquences to the trade of this Colony brought about by scarcity of the main food re source of the people of the neighbouring mala land; and that any disturbance al poblic affain lo so great and populous a city is Canton, af Der very doors, must inevitably react with damaging force upon our best (aterbeds Asi credit or rather to give them bars justice, w business prosperity. To do there marchanti ought to say that, as fact, thus couiderations of personal interea bad fat loss to do with the. wigour and readiness to halp, air, sufering
alocers
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