CANTON DẠY BF DAY,
1H3 NEW_VIC ROY.
[From Our Own Correspondent]
pose of receiving the new Viceroy, The
cold' His Excellency a welcome to 915 new sphere of activity.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 6 1911
dealt with. At the trial the bio: eccom- the Tantal of Constabulary. The following ara the contents of the telegram:- "The inspecs plicada'itted selling the woman to a brothel
The Magistrate tor of school and the principal, owing to ear keeper of op Ping is it seat the pristner to the Yun Ping district on rublbbing articles on their extraordinary der esco 1, and wrote to the Yo Flog Magis-babavipur, incited their puplis to assault us and trole to have the woman removed from the destroy all our articles and belongings. Erathel and to make dus compensation to the We beg you will cane loquiries to be made; keeper.
cur petitia will follow,"
LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF AMMUNITION, H.E. the clinz Vic ry has received a telo. graphic despatch from the Gover or of Kwong. Si to the eff cthat he has ordered from Shang
steamers.
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INCREASING DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS.
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PRISON EMEUTE,
BINDIT RAIDS.
NEWS FROM 148 AORTH."
(Specially Translated for the "Hongkong Telegraph)
«'. A village to the eastera section of Sam Sex District was visited by bandits 1st mouth and robbed of mosey, goods and many beds of cattle. On the night of the 37th, sit, some three hundred robbers paid another visit to a
THE LATE CHANG CHIH TUNG." neighbouring village. They wers armed with goes, and made off with a large booty. It so His Excellency Deputy Linntenant-General happeurd that there was a detachment of
Wu La-cheng bas memorialized the Throzo, bravas stationed in the vicini'y. They beard saying that the late Grad Secretary nad Grand of the alarm and marched out. With the ass-touncillor, H. E. Chang Chih-tung, while snce of the villagers, they arrounded the Viceroy-designate of the Two Kwong provinces, robbers, but the latter, ware atmad with guns was thoroughly acquainted with the administra- men, the "braves" and the villagers had 10 break up their force, and let the robbers go.
wireless telegrapy on board and a meis:ge was at once despitched to the gunboat På Pik for assistance. On receipt of the inesange, the Pe Pi proceeded to the disabled vessel to take His Excellency on board and immediately steamed to Whampoa, where the local officials had been waiting to receive the Viceroy over Cantor, 31st Decemb. r.
right. The pasty went on board to pay As His Excellency Ching Ming Chi, víc roy-
their respects to the... now Viraray and Tela o of the Two Kwong, is expected to
abortly afterwards the Po. Pik made for Dan- tanj 3rd jos.
His Excellency took up the reias sirive at Hongkong by the as. CA on Tues- day next, the 3rd isst, Admiral Li Chua left
His Excellency the Ac ing Viceroy has roof office Aeromeda pre chamale Germany preclamation was issued here for Horgkong this morning for the par hai ban.007 rernds of ammunition of a total i coived a despatch from the Wai-wp pa to the had been performed, officials and gerty who are known to the new weight if 4,290 lbs. They are to be packed in fact that oppi cations for the issuo of pass to the following effect:" by commond of of latest design; and as they were good masks. }'tion and several improvements had been made lo Caton. The construct'oò ef: Tien Chih Viceroy, also left Canion for Honakerg to ac- 61 cases and shipped by one of the Talkan putis to go abroad ac i creasing dal'. Al-His Most Gracious Majesty, have been appoint The Gaven-r begged H. E. the though inquiries have been made and a reported to the Vi eravship of the Two Kwong, and
·w barf, which is now used at the official 'land- SMUGGLING ARM9.
∙ing-p'áce and used nizstly by Admiral Li Ebon, Acting Verry to irsan a permit and draw up foralthed, they fall short of detalls. Some on the 4th day of the sath Moon at moes in the mens she'd be devised for the protection of zad year of the seiga of the Emperor Turn nther necessary documents and send there to
Owing to marauders and outlaws torliving the wharves for the ferry-boats to Honam and HONGKONG DEALEL'S FAILURK
thoro who proceed abroad in the capacity of Tung, have this day taken over the seal and
the Kwong Ba Daiventily for the education,of the two paties, in Stanghai, thus enab ing Come day ago, the British Coonulat i han cep, them to convey ibc mirchandise to its destina-
merchants, Officials and gentry going abroad commenced my duties. I deem it fit to issue every part of the province, Fumua cad the write to the Acting Victroy raying that on ton. The governor further requested the Acto study methods of government, laws, educa- this proclamation for ha infermation of the vicinity have been used as places for finding the people were all das to His Excellancy's Wal Shing lotteries and confiscated the sum of failed, ard that the master had abscinded, hameen asking that official to info m the tent, in con: ection with Governmental reform public. All mest obey and beware of this i lyarentreof communication between Hongkook four hundred thousand t:els from the Wal Shipg Pues Toi, a dester in indigo in long org, had ing Viceroy to write to the British Craint at too sad other matters do to, to a certain ex- civil and military: officials, soldiers and the smuggledarmandamuri ion, Fu-muniaraal- efforts. He suppressed the gambling in the and Macao. His Excel oncy the Acting Viceroy Monop liss, who had been carrying on the owing a German film, (ike China Export and
| has deemed fit to instruct is commanders of Governer of Hongkong abest the matter. China, It is necessary to lasti uls a votific.tinq." Import Bank) armeten ihand de furs, being When the mention passss shrugh Hong thereagh lequiry, and furnish three reports
patrol boats to keep a sharp look out for these lottery for a considerable period. The money Value of goods delivered. The Consul begged k nz, the pickeges are to be eximised and, if thereon Every ficial or gentry applying for
There is a fir e 'establishment in the town smugglers, and to commission vessels of good thus out, jend was converted into bespia), char- that the Li Sun firms in Canton and the Lai fed in order load. to pt cred to Casion passport to go shreat, must 6:st inako tof Fa Yaen for the training of prisoners in arts spies for service in those waters, so as to fast-itable and educational fands. His Excellency Fat is Fatsban, (jaint agents for Man Yuen without delay.
clear that he eller rivals on his own accountabile serving their terms of Imprisonment.itate the capture of smugglers, and seizure of
was responsible for the porceful suppression er is rommissioned by the Government Tai) be sealed up, ani that they be required to
On evening of tba seth ultime, about 7 p.m. arms and ammunition..
of the riot la corpecting with the attempted make go d the loss sustained by the so ogn
Matters pertaling to investigation, raval,
10 zate of Canton by the French. At that time, His Excellency has aaked Admiral Li Chan firm in question. It is now reported that the
The His Excellency was summoned to Peking to ight-seeing and sudy must be duly classified..t of the lamares effected the'r escape. As regards merchants and labourers, it shruld appears that a long while ago, thean pris mers to Inquire into the eirenmiiances.
State Bars. fer which he was ap two shops, in dealing with the terega film,
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and painted Very of Wa Rwing provinces, had all Alatg obtained their goods through Three, & quedits that sembling in finien bed fised whether they leave the country ferd med to free themselves on the first Admiral's oprah FoMy" (Bocen causuli
be totaly suppressed in the beginning of next the purpose of carrying on independout Irad- opportunity On the night in question, they Tigtis)"
o place it into line in Excellency la crud, ke but rely on were then covered up with rag. They man- year. The There has ordered the new iPg or under employment, and if so, whether helped each other to break their chains, which
ordered: 1'e cru er Kong-thing (4 vessel of doring which perod, he was very seda Viceroy to institute on I quiry on his arrival they are ericled. They will also be required to aged to ograpò the cuspicion of the two deputi good spied) t be stat aned in thein waters in concerning the welfare of the peo le. The ies and the guards. Everything bad baan
memoral prayed that permission be granted the hope that the smuggling of aims and am be givan keparately, so as to facilitate examina
munition may has checked entirely. al Capico int be up bis sea's of office befare state their destination. All'ibess details muit
for the erection of a Temple to his memory in coming to a decision.
t'on and approval.
bis provinces to mark the mony admi ́istraživa reforma which he'd bɛɛn c releử out b› the late Grand Secreure. Some of his the works included the creation of acierier, cdn-mills, schools, colleges,rte His Excellent y • memory is held in great e-term by the ps pisin bis provinces. 7he memon Ihs been approved by the Pace Regtut, who bas ordered that a Temple be budi to commemorate Chapi's memory and that the funds should be raised by public subacription in the provinces in question. The High Au herities of those province were alto insitucted by the Prince Regent to offer siciifices before the late Grand Secretny's tablet every sprlog and autums, so as to comply with the wishes of the people, QUEUE CUTTING MOVEMENT IN SHANGHAI,
Man Yuan éload that payments were duly made to the liter. The two mi concerned allege that they do not cwe Mau Yuen Tai any money. The action of the Bitsh Consul bas binught faith much critiam. It believed that the local authorilles are about tɔ enter a procent.
AN UNJUST FIRD PRACTICE
GAMBLING IN KW.NGTONG.
and it at The National'Arsen bly bas memorialized the
A REMARKABLE DESP.,ZCH. The President and the V ca President of iba' Provincial Assembly in Carto bave zele graphed to Changing Chi Viceroy-designite of the two Kwings, regizling the suppression fling in Capion, and Have tecrived Aerly from Hit Excellency ranched in the flowing serms:-"Im in receipt of your
elecram. The gambling evil in Canton is
FIRE.
The Commissioners of the Kung Pak Cus toms has rep rted to the Ac in Vicry that according to reports made by opium dia'ses, the crew of the parul boat fake training to the waters of Ma Kwan had twice se zid faseiga opium the tax on which had been paid, ad which were conveyed to ite interi fr can sumption en braid jurks in tow of stem-15 PER AS THE BA AND AS HOT AS THE Jauncher. The duty of the patrol-beat, is to hot dwa pi a'es and bring them to justic Piracy in these arers is rife, looting of goods and money and seizure of arms from adióg junks being pre ty (nquent The patel-boat, however, instead of trying to exti pite the sea robbers, cofints its eff is to the Lizure of foreign opium which has already bien taxed by the Customs auiborte. Such action on the par: of the crew is a lindrance to com me ce, and an infin, ement of tra'y sipulis tieos. The Commissioner bas requested that the crew to ordered to les ore ite goods se x:d
to the ow.com.
CHINEȚE IN THE TRANSVAAL Regarding the alleged ill-tre: tment of Cli nexo residents in the Tra svaal the Arting Viceroy his communicated with the Board of Agriculture, Intussy and Commerce and has now received a reply from ibe latter which runs as follows:–“We have received a petition from the Chinese residents in the Tran vrat, complai ing that the Tingival Government, is contravention of the Treaty between Great hikin and Chios, bave parsed acuber of d'ast c metsa es depriving the Chi- nesa of the right of Rec.l'chizenabip and that they have been arrested and deponiel wi bout reason. The patiosers bigjet te Acting Viceroy to commusicute with ins Bond pe- garding their grievance. We have releried the -marter to the Minister at the Count of 5%, james to make representations to the proper gaster for the protection of these concerned. His Excellcary has real us a reply idm og Ibe inconvenience given lise to as a result of the new maksures to the Chicese residing in the Transvaal and promising to open negotia tions with the Bri is's Government for the cat. cellation of these tws The Ministér has also instructed Corsal-Gener-i Lâu Ngai in Traus- veal to lostitute an inquí y into the treatmes! mated out to Chinese in the constry in ques- tion ard to read r.is Exceller oy all impor.ant docomaats concenia · the inquiry with en at- tached,renslation in English in ns to È cilitata bis.communicating with th Bri-b Govern- mert ad requesting it to order the Transia Government to cancel the new legislative en- Acta esta. We (ibe Hoard of /griculture, Industry and Commerce) deem it fit to inform your Excellency of the same."
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It behaves every inter of the people to save the penple from the fir, or from drowning. Da my a rivat Coston to take up the Viceroy- then I will think yet a biter plan for ha sup: pression of gambling with the effici 1 "and gentry, la wider to carry out what I have pro- mised."
FIRE IN A LIMP-SHOP. Erry on the morning of the and lost, a shop dealing in foreign lames in Nipg Yuen noe la the Western suburb caught fire and the entir
dued before it was able to spread to an adjoin me welo burnt down The fire wat sub log tenement.
COWARDLY ASIAULT DY ROBBERS,
are: need beforehand for the excrps and the
signal for the gaining of freedom was given at ao hour when the two officials end, the warders were at their evening meal. Their first step was to rath to the dining-hall and
POUR KERCSING O L
· BLIND THE OFFICIALS. and the braves with pepper. They then se cured the victims with ropes and dealt them a number of "vicious blows. Not Taft is very nien i; di ectlydue to gambling,sed with what they had dire, they
removed their vicims to the larater lo Sul Tong vilag", is the Shuo Tak district
where they covered them up with gra's and for some years past, gambling has been very rife. Robbery and de ensian of prople for ran proceeded to som bi ve been aimesi a daily occur euce. On the oight of the 37th ult, a vi luger was rbbed had put up ise rasssm. V bila he was beig dragged out of the vill ge, ha cried outterhelp This gicitly poonyet the rabbers, who struck the victim on the lead with the butt-end of their res inflicting a nasty cut. They also The family and suite él be rew Vicary are shot the victim through the upper pars of his rived in Canton yerely by the Chian Mer-legs, which caused the unfortunate man to fall chants 5. S. Co.'s steamer An Ping. Es ¡lis on the ground in an unconscious stilo. The Excellence 'bat net solved yet the pats it tobbers, thaking the man was dead, decamp- staying in the Ta' (a hasrdinz-kousa. On the
id and left the insen: ible men behind. Shonly sime day, the parents of the new Viceroy frwards, the wuurded man was carried back arrived at the Capital Tom Kwongsi on beard to hit nute by his fends. He was still up- the cu-bast To ng-sleme They wl' move Conscious and the wunds b'e ' profurely. The inthe Viceroy's yamen upon His Excollercy's unforupate man is being carefully attended to but it is feared that the wounds will prove arrival.
THE NEW Y CERCY
DARING AIMED KOBBERY,
On the ferros-of the 1 o, a daring armed robbery was-recers fully carried nt in a honte in the heart of the city and within a stone's throw of the p-lice station, Twa robbers' ormed with reunivers and knives. entered the house and drove the imves into one of the army and threatened to kill (ny one who dued to cry out f·ch*lp They then tan acked all the trunks and cases in the house and made off with a large booty nf old and silver ornaments, pearls and gewistores and quietly eff clad their es Capa. Shortly of erwards, the victims of the robbery blaw whistles bat by this time hn rabbers had gained cnsiderable time and successfa ip evaded filling into the clut
ches of the inw
A BRUSH WITH 'BANDITS.
fatal.
AGRICULTURAL PRCORESS.
over the helpless putes. They also threaten ed in kill the men if they attempted to raise on alarm. They then made their escape with all the weapons and clothings to be found, which jeclofen six guns, 103 rounds of ammunition, ate fur coat belonging to one of the official and morey to the vaue of over $uosio face they took away everything there was in the place.
A FATAL ENCOUNTER.
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GERMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, The Thevocal Examiner in Carta ha issued the fricwing preclamation-"I have received a lever from the German Cor sul a Shameen Which stalos that his dat ena's have established a Medical College in Shangha), the course in te taught in German, and that it har opered new classes. The sph ist. has been fixed as the date for admitting Bew students, who have to go through an entrance examination. Chinese scholars who wish to acquire a knowledge of medien! learn lag, are i vited to go to the Consulate for particulars and they will be given all necessary formation. The Consul asks me to it form the schools generally, I merely Issue this Lotification for their information,"
DARING PIRACY AT TSING VUEN,
FIRE ON THE "NORD”
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A fortnight ago, a shop, Trading order the rame of Yung Yuen Hep Res, chartered a junk fully loaded with oil, rice and o her merchandise worth $2,"co. The cargo was for Fatsban, and for disposal there.. After ten days voyage, the boat was ple, ted by son robbirt. The crew By a curious coinciderce difficult to explain, were taken pris cers and hidden lo a moun. a similar incident occurred in another locality.in. The ribbers then made for the villages in Tiny Yuco and Shek Torg with their priza of the same district on the evening following
and sold it together with the goods. The crew the perpetration of the above outrage. I succeeded in making good their escaps. They occurrence to the charterers, who are going to his case, twenty-three dangerous prisoners were reloased a few days ago, and reported the were armed with weapens which were supplied || the villages to make inqobies. The places through which flows the Pak them by their relatives in the course of the Kia the north tributary of the Pearl River,e's visits to the jail. As to bow the arms were smuggled into the prison without are suitable for aer culture and the rearing of the knowledge of the warders remalos animals. The people of these dia'r'cts, how ver, are of a very confervative nature. They mylery. At the time the prisoners made their retals their old methods in conection with the escape, they terifid the sentries with their weapons and took away with them seven guns above-named indus rits, and are opposed to
and several rounds of ammunition. Ther improvement. For this reason, there is np wounded no fewer than four braves who were pect of these industries flourishing. · A rative
on patrol duty and the other guards of Ying Tak, thinking vast improvements ware urgently needed, proceeded to Japan some
RARELY ESCAPED WITH THEIR LIVES years ag to join the Horticultural School. No by 1 king shelter in the hall. Oa the alarm has now complexd his course of four years being given, the senior brave ordered the training and has passed with distinction. He keeps to have the get: under icck and key. returned to the country some days rgojie By this time, the prisoners had surround d found that there were several tracts of the official in charge of the braves and lovelled developsd lard. The expert in question is of their weapons at him. The unfortujate man the opinion that the soil is fit for a growing fell to the ground of mulberry trees and frait bearing trees, and also trihe rearing of animals. He has decided to open up the land rex year. His scheme has won the favour of the fecal gestry and the educated section of the population.
ARRIVAL OF THE NEW VICEROY.
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Sin Pie, av gain the district of Ying Tat, was plundered wholesale by lobbers about ten days ago The Iccal Magistrate sent a detach ment of braves in the disturbid centrale det ot the movements if the plund rus Instead of doing their duty, the soldiers proceeded to blackmail the wrert of pambilog-houres. I so happened that the rabbers made rnctber lack on the village and at the sight of the
His Excellency Chang Ming Chi. Viceroy bras they pened for. Five of the braves were instantly killed, and he ses of the com- designote of the Two Kwong, who left your mander also met with the same fate, Tehand by the gunboat Foil yesterday, is robbers made off with thire and belonging to expected to reach Carton early this morning The braves. A report of the eccurence bas and will take up the rains of effice at 000, beau made to the real Magistrate, who is Among his suite, there is a native of Chekiang about to institu'etan izqu'eg.
camed Wa Chai Sarg, who was on the Secre- tarla it-ff, wh Is His Excellence Shoo Chen As the result of an equity, the Acting pen at Viceroy of the Twa Kwong. Ilis Excellency the new Viceroy bas now appoint Vicerry has difces red that when there wased him Clief Secralary. Ex eos vs prepara demand for recruits at the beginning of this
tlons have been made for his arrival. It is the year, several s'udents from the various chocl
earnest wish of the people to Canton that the in eve y put of the province en'eud ile Army However, they had not by then completed existing evile, such as gamb'ing, etc., may te wiped out through the effin of the Kew Viceroy.
COUNTERFEIT COINAGE.
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DRILLED WITH KIPLE-SHOTS.
The pioneers then diverted their attention to the gate keeper, who was also shot to death. The depoty in charge of the prison was also reriously wounded and very little bape in entertained fer bis in every. It is reported that the local officials will to beld responsible by the high authorities for the above regrettable incidents.
AYOTHER ARMED RUBBERY,
Shortly after six o'clock last evening, the fire alarm bell at Kowloon was sounded and at first it was thought that the Deck Company's premises had gone ablaze. his surmise, how ever, proved incorrect on arrival of the Fire Brigade at the reece of the censuration, as it was found that the steamship Nord threatered to assume serious dimensions. The was involved in flames which at one time fire-fighters, which included the contingent with the Government fire-fat and the Dock Com. pany Brigade, at once re: to work with a will ard after about an hour's hard struggle with the flames, su caeded in Laving the fir? element subdued, but not before extensive superstructural damage had been sustained by the vessel.
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A Qurueless Society lu Shangbai has been created by His Excellency the Ex-minister, to Washing on, Wu-Ting-fag, which is similar to Dr. Kwan's organization lo Hongkong. There are about two hued od members whe have joined the socisty who will discard their queurs on the 15th January 1911 bat the style of dress will remain unaltered.
CHINA FOR THE CHINESE. The Minister and members of to Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce 're cently held a meeting at which it was should not be permitted to be opened in the in- decided that foreign insurance companies
terioro! China, asthey are detrimetaltotheß an- cial interests of the country. A largs iosár. ance Company should brettablished by the Im- perial Government in the Capital, and a branch office in the various provinces, so that the business may extend throughout the Empire, in the event of sace us, so as to prevent Chinese finacce drifting into the hands of foreigners.
SHANGHAL OFFICIALS' DISMISSAL,
had held the Chairmanship of the Shanghai is repeted that Mr. Chow-Sia-Po, who
once years, ons heen discharged by the Ministry. Cinese Chamber of Commerce for the last of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce an acccust of bis participation in the raising of frig loans and his erroboration of the Ex Tasta, H. E Tioi Heal Huaug's statement been found, was inaccurate. The Chairman with regard to the money market, which, it han
was further accused of echoing whatever was humoured within commerical circles without
The cause of the fire has not been czcertain-vigating into the matter. ed, but the fi mai originated in the afehold of the vessel and thence spread with alarmin: rapidity to older parts of the ship. hd gone alongside the wall for the purpose of undergoing cerinin repairs and we cannot but extend our heartiest sympathy to the ewects, as this is the second occasion within a short
perlad that this versei has gone through the unpleasant experience of being alight. Petroleum Company for the curging of cil. The Nord has been employed by the Asiatic The amount of the damage is not known but it is by no means slight.
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DESPERADO ARREST D WHE RUYNIKG“
AWAY.
The Governor of Kianziu, His Excellency Ching-Ve Chuen, was the investigator appoint- ed by the Prince Regent and the Grand Conn. cillors on receipt of a memorial denouncing the Viceroy of the Two Kings, His Excellency Chang Jen-Ching. It seems now that, sa usual, some of the Authorities will have to ruffer the consequences, as the result of the Governor's report. It is reported that definite
Commerce. The messages briefly summarized. cableiastructions in corection with this matter werereceive i by the members of the Chamber of
the Governor of Kaugs, His Excellency Ching Te-choen's report relating to his inquiry into the charge originating with Mr. Chow Sin-po,
the Ministry of Agriculturs. Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Posts and Com- munications in tracted the Chamber to glect Another Pin itent in place of the present one and that Mr. Chow should be dismissed. It is fortunate for him that he has not lost his official rack.
A telegram from Yust Sing to the Can'on Press Society plates that on the goh ulime, seven shops in that locality were ransacked by rabbers and a large lopty made away with. As soon as she prefect of at Hing Prefecinie was apprised of the cutrige, that official im. mediely proceeded to the scene by the goo boat Kwong Lès to institure i:quiries and upon ATTEMPIED ARMED LOBBERY, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. arti al there ordered a guard of braves to be stationed thee for the people's protection When the former prefects wet there on duty, they were in t'e habit of forcing the prople to
whatever exploses were carted in the course of their duties, bat as the presett prefect declined to accept money voluntarily offered, his aciso was greatly appreciated by the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, who expressed the wish that the prefect's magnanimity should re- crivo as great an amount of publicity in the Iress as possible, in order to act sa example to those responsible.oficials on whom devolver the day of safeguarding the welfare of the people.
pay
A CONVENIENT PROPOSAL,
practice so as to prevent ceus'esfo't coins being ircolare in the market. A number of dis honest Chinese merchants abroad bave fic quenily recre:ly imported implements to the minting of cornierfeit copper coins, the machines and moulds being of a very small sze. The process al midting is quite simple.
In view of the procrastination in airiving at Coppersbeetsof acysize or form when placed in the moulds are capable of producing the desired a seulement of the question of the delimitation results. As the Gevarement are at present has tregraphed to the Acting Viceroy that of Macao, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lasuing coins of a new desigo, it is neceutary
diplomatic affaits, it dealing wi b to search for and destroy these nefarious tools 1 with a view to checking the circulation of is important to have them disposed of as counterfeit coins along with the genuine tokens, early as possible to as to prevent the crep
la fctore, DO The Ministry of Finance has decided to reward ping up of fresh arguments. those efficials who are energetic in the detec-matter win the sature of diplomatic affairs top of there crimes, H.E. the Acting Victroy may be, it must be settled within thres months. bas instructed his subordiɛates according`y.
The sting Viceroy, on receipt of the above selacram, instructed the Foreign Eurens is FAMIKE.
Canton accordingly.
ENCOUNTER WITH PIRATES. Shiu 0, 'n Fok en province, and Kit Yeung, la Chiu Chow, are both noted for their p1nduc- lien of persimmons Every year, several jacks trs engage in the Ira o of conveying this produce to Hongkong for sale and on their Fatura voyage from your ent, the vessels take other-cngoes on board. They have to pass though ling Hai, in Walch win the way up. This pace, however, is a bed their education. They failed in come up to pirates. Trading ju ka p sing the place are exposed to the danger of being attacked by the pes nici strand of discipline and stme these see robbers. Some days ago, a dealer is of them nerally away This retlen on
is Excellency, the Acting Viceroy is in persimmons at Her glosg chartered a sailing the part of the students,if course, a hindrance vessel and, fully, löjded with v luante mer-
to the press of coction and military train receipt of despatch from ibs Ministry of chandise the craft made for, Skin On,
ing. His Excellenry has no issued orders Fizacen to the effect that a: the present time, On in bls, jubordinates to fortid students who
when the ru put of coins is lecreasing, it is passing Ling Hai, she was toirded by a nom-
have not completed their education, from jon-recessosy to detect the smuggling of sparious beef pirater, totalling to ab at thirty or to 17. ing the Army in view of the necessity to pie colos Into China and take steps to check his who, after driving the ce into the hold, took pion of the vessel and sated away. Fortive discipline is the Arm". innately, the military aut orities in the kitin'ty were apprised of the outrage and immedi tely His Excellency the Acing Viceroy lias re- feat a Lumbex of braves tibo assistance of ceived a irtier from the American Costul the victims. Asa bead wind was blowing at the General of Shamero 19 the effect that there are time, the tous on wh cb the braves were pro-thirteen lady medical students in the Media! cording to the scene of the outr g, were un Colleges under émerican man gement to Can ableto'ovirtake the vestion which there pirates as who are fily guided to practice medi. were the mistersof the situation, trachypared { cre The Chief Professor and his assisļents that a patrol lonech nimed Chuf Sat, which was have given these ladies testimonia's that they doing duy trying to isevin the magaling are fly qualifie to pract's medicine. The of est, was of aucher in the v.clasty at the time. Con u erc srd in his letter the thirteen By a-tanusa.coincideren. the launch, which diplomas for His Exellency's pusul and Was not perminently stationed in the walein ised is Excellency to impress them with his of
Ping
Hai, baked there for a whi e Leo e set and return them to him following the pac proceeding to spoiler place to carry on pateica of former Viceroys. The diplomas are to rolling work. The c. mmander of the ventil, he dist: bited the succesinksindenis. The on learning of the situation, at once weighed, Canal further begged His Excelle op te bon- etcher and proce:d:d to the rescue of the or the College by his presence on the oc- victims. The pirates offered vigorous retis. ration of the distribution of be diplomas. tance and opn ed' fire at their captors, A desperate encounter ensued, which lustel for A native newspaper published in a certain two hours At the end of that tre he pirates prefecture printed in its issues of the 24th showed signs of giving in and began to make and 16th days of the 11th mona, articies for the shore. They then grounded the vessel, regarding the misbehaviour of the scholars and took 8 gbt. During the fighting which in the prefecture. A number of misters is took place, three crobbers were killed and tw the company of their pepils of a certain captured, besides which, a large number of school wore flleged to have frequented dis them were more or less seriously wounded, reputable houses and to have izdalged in The vessel with the cargo and crew, was razed. gambling. The whele rctost wes extremely Sira was last seen being towed back to Hong. enrered on seeing the allegations and on the kong to be identified by the owered to re- aght of the 16th day of the 11th mean, the mal ceive back the goods.
costputs preceeded to the newspaper's office andrewarded of the editor an apology. The
for sequested them to sign their names be to complying with their demands as is cas
mary but the intruders firmly closed to do to passing through Ping Hat frem Kit Yeung, en rowia to Hongkong was also looted, by pirates and weat away much annoyed. Earlynext morn and goods removed to the valce of about testa, the masters and pupils of the school incited
ANCTHER PIRACY,
It is for her reported that a suling vessel faden with pizza maes and cattle-fith, wb is
thousand dollar.
WOMAN
[ K'ON/PPED OF BROTHER. A min surnamed Clan of the Seening dis. triet, took uiti himsella comubine jo Canton last year. The woman was of the time of her marriage 17 years old. Recently, she disp. peared From-inquiries made, Cliau direcver- ed that her aidas ppirs wire noi thar i an the womse's brother and awother man. Po had both men circated by the Folice, who handed [bem over to the Nemkot Meglawats Ez ka
· STUDENTS DESTRGY NEWSPAPER OFFICE
As a revolt of a drought in Ng Chuon. Hear Canton, the price of rice bassisen considerably, Tho penple are on the verge of starvation und are badly is need of immediats relief Fecently, same thres thousand of the poor sufferers met together to disca's meina to obtain sellel, and arrived at the decision that a member of the gentry, who hid embezzled the relief fund in connection with the list famine, should be forced to hand ever eathe mount of the embezz ed funds ja order to save them from starvation. The party in questira upro this became alarmed and hid himself. The villagers are determined to lay the man by the teels and are greatly agitated over the affair. It is leated that the local officials and gentry are noble in enforce disciplinary meesuses and a riot is considered to be inevitable.
VICEROY'S VOYAQZ INTERRUPTED. a crowd of pearly one hunked man, rusted tho newspaper's premises and destroyed the type,
gib last, printing machines, pipes, foraitures, and While H. E. Chang Ming Chl, Viceroy of Aber accessories bronging to the news the Two Kweng, was on his way up to Canton piperThe editorial stiff was very roughly by the gonboat Kong Hoi, His Excellency's handled by the maleficters. The police were journey was unfortunately interrupted by a summoned and the injured parties were re- mishap which occurred to the vessal at rald moved to receive medical treatment. The night, as a serult of which the vessel was delay. authorities have been petitioned with regard toed for a short time. Owing to the care the mallar, The rewinacer in question bas leaspect of the man en daty, at the alig teleztephed to the Acting Viceroy, the Pin the vestel want estound at Lin Fa Bhan. vincial Judge, the Provincial Haumica, and Fortunately, the varsel was coalppad with
ARMED ROBBERY, Leong Wei Tin is deisg business abroad and his family occupy a house in Hosam, Do the midnight of the 30th ult, Canton someone kocked at the door and remarked that Leung bad sent back one basket of ast- ables for his formily. The inmates careles-ly opened the deer, and instantly four men rash- edia. They took out guns and ther weapons and after diving the lomeres into one corber secured bonty to the valus of about $303.
One of the women in the house cried for hep and immediately she was dea't thrce blows with some cutting weapon od her bead, and ore on the tight baud. Che-fed Cross Society head of the outrage, and sent some members to the scene to dress up the woman's wounds which, fortunately, werd dnt mortal.
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4 h inst. An attempted armed robbery took place about 7 pm. yesterday at No. 135, Prasa. Edit, when fur men entered the house armed with dangerous weapons and attempted to make a raid. The woman whom they attacked gove the alarm by shorting and blowing a Police whistle. This, of course, frightened away the robbers. One of them while leaving the pre- mires was arrested by a civilian, and will be ebarged it the Magistracy to-morrow. The woman received slight injuries and was sent to hospital for treatment.
SMOKING IN COURT.
GOOD MAKITAN WHO did not KNOW THE LAW.
4.
2nd in t A Chinaman was tiefening to cases at the Maxistrecy last Saturday and was having whiffs on a cigarette the whic
His Won hipWhy are you smoking in .Court?
Offender-t came op here to bail out my friend and I don't know the law,
His Worship. I fios you $t or four days. The fice was paid,
AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION.
THE CAPITOUS CRITIC AGAIN,
"NICOLA'S "ABILITY QUESTIONED,
Nicola is doing a good many remarkable thlogs in Colectia ; but these are nothing to what he has done, elsewhers, if a contemporary is to be believed. This is the feat with which he has just been credited. Some years ago, la the Western States of North America, Nicola was chained to the track of the railway a few. moments before the Flying Dutchman that was scheduled at go miles an keur was due. It was either death or freedom. As the cogiae whistled at the 1,5co foot yard limit, Nicola began to release himself, accomplishing the feat is soven minutes. It is a pity our contemporary did not go so to explain how Nicola survived tha ar. deal. By the sims he bad released bimsoll, the train must have passed over him and was about aight miles away!
NOVEL TELEPHONE DEVICE.
A loud-speaking telephone or automatie counciator, by which It is claimed that sounds delivered to a single lelephonetrausmitter may be conveyed to and reproduced clearly and simultaneously by any number from one to several thousand repiofucers, is being exploit- ed in the United States. The field for the de vice le ia calling trains in stations, calling na skiest, subway, ne The taking streets or stations
railway tealas, and making avnouecements at conventions. The system includes a master transmitter and as many reproducers as may ba required. The trabsmitter ampllies a low torn into an audibls and articulate sound, catching the timbre of the voice and reproducing clearly even the sibilants, which crdinarily clung diffically in telephone service.
Advance estimates of the population of the Commoneralth of Australls made by the Fécers actis ician place the total number of people in the six States at 4 474,000, according to Confular reports received. of the decennial census will be began on April 19, and, allowing fir a normal increase before that date, the population is expected to reach 450 one. This would represent so increase during the fast decids of about
6030.
SHIPPING DISASTERS,
Whan the robbers had satisfied themselves with their booty, they ran away in all directions. The police were then act.id and, policemen were turned cut to search for the ruffians. London, Drc. 31-The fizures in connexion Two of them fleding themselves closely pur-with the shipplug disasters during the year sued, made for the river and jumped into the show that the total losses have aggregated water hoping to effect their excipe by means£600 100, of swimming.
Their attempt, however, proved fatile, a they were picked up by the water p lica. The victims of the outrage were sent for, and they Identified the two ceptives es baring taken part in the robbery.
The largest losses were those of the Aber deco White Star steamer Pericles, which was lort off West Atralia, and the ico Aucher Hines Warofth, that was never heard of again after leaving Daiban on her voyage from Austr, Ila to England wff. C. D. Nõuk
FOOTBALL.
An American footbalimatch was played on the 5.0.0. ground, Shangbal, between teams from the U.S.8. ficling and Samar. The game was rather eno-sided, dup to the fact that the Samar. tenca, was at nigreát disadvantage in weight and that the boat Had a far smaller crew thin the Helena from which to choose a team. The Helimu inam won by 41 palata to mil
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