The
NEW SERIES No. 8459
Telegrams.
THE PLAGUE.
Hongkong Telegraph.
能人初月正年三寶
will receitu monthly salary of 8250, and be provided „with a fro jassage north by the Provincial Go Tarpunt. Several foreigu duoton and native practitioners of foreign medicine in Cautque, and in Fatalans GENERAL CONDITIONS | Qwing to the severity, of the scourge. have come forward to offer their services. His Excellency considers that nu tim SHOW NO IMPROVE
MENT
500 DEATHS DAILY.
[THE "TELEGRAPE" CORRESPONDEN'!
Tientsin, Feb. 4,
4.15 pm.
The plague continues to
ravage the worth, but better
news is to hand from the various
alected districts in Chibli,
The general situation in
Manchuria shows no improve.
Iud
et. The number of deaths
is 500 a day.
At Mukden yesterday, nine
prsons succumbed, while four
* leaths—all Chinese-took pls ca
ro
"Reports from Peking, as well
a from the interior of the
metropolitan province, are re asuring. The capital is now
said to be free of all infection. The post apparently is lesson ing in virulence south of the
Great Wall.
PEST DECREASES.
A
I" Sauna Po" SERVICE]
Peking, Feb. 5.
The virulence of the plague
has greatly lessened here.
The capital is frozen up, and few cases of pest are being re- ported
The suggestion that the Pek.
ing-Hank w Railway be o'osed to traffic is not to be carried
-out.
abouhl host in despatching th medicos.
It reported that the party will prosced on decir journey before the 15N of this mouth. "
REPANTS FROM FERING.
Poking, Jauonry 29.-Numerous deaths tinue ta ho reported from | Mquchuria, bait theru has boun a qutable cesnation of plague in North Chias, with the exception of Shantung?
The most elabonte precautions are buing taken at Tsingtao, both by land and M.
X REQUEST PROX HANKOW,
The Hankow Cholaber of Commerce las Pequested the quarantine of traius at the Yellow River.
DEATHS-IN' Cunit,
Peking, Poleury 1.—Sis deaths from plague are reported at Tientsin and one in Pekin j. - In all those cases the persons who died wore untives had been isolated on account of having beo in eontact with others previously stricken.
The position in Manchuris is practi- eally the souie. N. C. D). Nen-."
BURMAH AND CHINA
FROIERNT
TROUBLE RE- PORTED TỤ PEKING.
["SHEUNG Po" BERVICE.]
Peking, Feb. 5. The fighting on the Burmah frontier is at ng the people] of Yunuar.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1911.
"Court of St. James, has wired to bo Throne regarding the aetion of the Indian Government, and begged it to Direct the Waiwapu to open negotiations with the British Minister at once.. The
THE SHANGHAI RUBBER SENSATION
apore, and employed by them for
CANTON NEWS.
the purpose of giving a report on [[Tue "TELEÓNAVE" CORRESPONDENT ?
the estate. In short, the con-
Cngton, Feb. 4. river was pirated, and two of the ionały Last year a flower boat in the Contour
hands on, and decapod with the booty water. Afterwards the pirates took away ekerything they could lay their
Cantonese are slawing the situation CRAIG GETS FOUR MONTHS. spiracy between Messrs. Craig with calmness, but with some anxiety, and are awaiting the solution of this
roxed diplomatic question with keenness FUR "TELEGRAPH CONREERORDENT
AEROPLANING.
FRENCH AVLATORS FLY
AT SHANGHAL
· [" Butono Po" Service.)
hat ghei Feb. 5,
•
Shanghai, Fob. 0, 2.25 p.m. The sensational case in con- oction with the frauds in the dealing of the Siak Endapoor Rubber Concession reached its culmination to-day, whon H. J.
Craig, the head of the firm of
Messrs. Craig & Company and a
member of the Municipal Coun- tocil, cams bofore the British Chief Justice, Sir Haviland Sausmaroz,
on a charge of, conspiracy. to dofraud.
A French aviator, with his
wife as passenger, will make a flight here on an' ser plaue
day, and again to-morrow
GUARDS AND POLICE
FIGHT.
SEVERAL KILLED.
["SHAT Po" SERVICE.]
Poking, Feb. 5, 5 p.m.-
A free fight has taken place between the Peking polies and
i
·
Ho plendod guilty?:/ Sentence of four mouths in
prisonment in the second division
was passed.
crew were stubbed and thrown into the
perfectly lawful set-ie, to and Pitts was an agreement to do
obtain the purchase money and quietly. The outrage was reported to the water police, who justitated an en- shares in an unlawful way, byquiry, and they have now neiended in means of fraudulent talegamus, by means of which they would be able to obtain the purchase
money,
PAKUS FUTURE:
NAVAL YARD TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
1" Samuxa Po! SERVICE.]
Piking, Feb. 5. The question of the recession of Taku to China is now en- geging the attention of the Peking Governme 't. -
་་
i ri ce "sai Fgun, Minister of the avy, has suggested that the port be surveyed with a This is equivalent, punish-view to the construction of a mout, as a first-glass misdomoan-nav-1 yard,
ant..
The charge against Craig road
a number of the Imp rials follows:-For that you on guards.
There Was considerable excitement in the city.
March 18, 1910, did conspire with one William Pitts and on divers dates between the last mentioned
Several men were killed on day and May 16, 1910, unlawfully,
both sides.
•
: They have cable to all Yun-
nanere flic is hero, reporting
1
the pr se ce of British so'diers
on their fouter a d asking. that. Bir, John Jordan be ap
pr. ached at ones by the Wai
Wu Pu
FOREIGN TROOPS
WITHDRAWN.
GAMBLING NOT
SUPPRESSED
NO FUNDS TO REPLACE
REVENUE.
SHAT Po" Sauvich,
Peking, Feb. 5, 5 p.in.
wing to the ck of funds
fraudulently and deceitfully, did
amongst yourselves conspire,
combine, confederate and agree
together, and with divers other persons whose names are un- known to the complainant (tho Crown Advocato) by divers falso profences unlawfuk and subtle
ways and means stratagems
deviros to obtain" and acquire
>
Great Britain's attitude is ot yet know.
YACHTING.
THE HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
The 2nd Cruiser Race was held on Sunday fast, when a very fine start was witnessed from the Club House..
Shortly after 9.30 the larger first gün 9.55 all nine of the boats wore under weigh and at ertisers. were maneuvring for position. The wind was fairly carried all the canvas they could liglit from the East, and all boats
pack on.
arvesting the oriminals.
One of the accomplices took shelter in Hongkong, but was later apprehend-
by the Chinesocials. He was stud and extradited to Canton." Somin days ago, at the Na Magistracy, the prisones was tried in the presence of the British consul. The
Hoi
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536 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS ·
The Weather Forecast.'
CHANGE
RAIN
PAIR
STORMY
VERY DR
barometer has fullon considerably in E. Ou the 6th at 11.85 . The
Japan, and risen modentaly on the N. E. coast of Chins and at Wladivostok. A depression which appears to bave passed to the North of the latter station
| prisoner pluqdad guilty, and contrare of | Festurday, liasnowoff Enslern Hokkaido..
death was then passed.
Adıniral Li Chun is at present busily engaged in settling the affairs of thỏ navy with his subordinates. After suveral fate service its Canton. His Excellency Admiral Li Chau will, it is re-. ported, relinquish bia cointaand, and pro- vood to a now field of Inbour. His Excel- loney will exchange his post with Gerora Lang, Chi Kwong, is Kwong Si.
Before the latter's arrival to take up the new post, the Brigadier Qeueral of Ko Chow, Wong Pai Chung. w11 temporarily uut as Commander-in-Chief of the unval forces in Canton.
|
The baruuter is falling over S. China and at the Southern stations.
The high pressure aran lies now. der ly low over the Southom Philippines the Yollar Sex, and pressure is relative
and adjacent waters,
Fresh to strong monsoon way be expected over the China Bea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours. ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 9.40 inches,
FORRCART DIREKLUT. 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, N.E. tu E. winds, frosh; fine.
2.Farmona Channel, same as No.
1.
S.-Boath coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks, same as No.
1.
4.-South, coast of China between
POE'S SHORT STORIES.
Work is favourably progressing on the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kow-
linked up as far as Tsang Shing distriot. Hongkong and Hainan-same as No. 1. loon Railway, and the line has been
As the police protection et the stations where the work has been completed is iundequate, the officials in charge of the head office haro. petitioned H.E. th Canton Viceroy to despatch a company uf soldiers, these to be pormuently sta- tioued in this locality. The petition has been approved by the-visory.
CHAT ABOUT DRESS.
There is in the bost of Poe's brief iales a constructive skill, a command of design, and a gift of decoration rare iu any literature, and almost, dnknown in English, which is ever unduly negligent of fonn. And no one-need wonder that * Pou's short stories wandered swiftly ont of our language into French and Italian Don't wait until warm weather to look carefully over your furs. The dinavian and Bohomish, into "stmaga and Spanish, luto Gemmin, and Scan- stitch-in-time theory in decidedly pr tongues where no other American au pliunble in the matter of pultry. Athor, except Fontmore Cooper, had ever ly overhauling is recommendel, if you logic studies tava influenced Intor writers regular weekly, or, at the most, montla-
before peastrated. His weird phycho- with to one furs that are well pre-
as auliko as Maupassan and flokepim, Fitzjames, O'Brien, Robert Loula Stevenson, and Rudyard Kipling.. His tales of a mystery solved at last by ob servation and deduction have boon
served and in good condition.
French chalk is good, economical., cleanser. It can be dusted into any light-colored furs, alloyed to absorb
The powdered variety should be applied, lock Holmes, the only fictitions character Gaboriau and Buisgobey, by Wilkio. Magnusia is excellent for white furn.
Collins and Connu Doyle., And Sher- allowed to stand for one hour, and then
removed.
"
Clean dark furs by brushing against the grain with heated bran. Be sure to ratove all of the cleanser.
rid furs of dust. Do you do this regu
A light beating in the sunshine will
larly You will be astonished at the
to win international recognition in the the reincarnation of a figure first pro- final yours of the alusteenth century, is
'jected by Poo."
FRANCE FEARS ALCOHOLISM.
The Dalveen was one of the first to cross the starting line, the dust and then shaken well or light-imitated by Dumas and Sardou, by but was forced about by three ofly heaten out of the hair, nat It was not long before La Cigale the "4 Tonners" on the starboard, established her usual lead, but the 4 Tonners" held to hor heels much nearer than the owner liked.
A strong, flood tide was run- andning and in beating up to Lye tood up a little on La Cigale. All moon Pass the "4 Tonners" pull- through the race La Cigale led
drapoora Rubber Concession, Ld.,
Colinson Point by “Mist.'
On rounding this point she increased her lead considerably divora large sums of money and in the nasty ground swell that certificates of the
prevailed. At D'Aguilar Point said com-the order bad not changed, La pany, and to cheat and defraud and Broada, Erin; Evadne and Cigale rounding first, thon Mist
Dalvean in that order. Tho the said company thereof.
swell at D'Aguilar, was far from comfortable and several members of the crews were soon looking deep over the side. "thoughtfully" at the rolling
to replace the revenue d rived yourselves and from the Siak In- the way, followed closely at
from gambling in Canton, the ["SHAT Po" Service.]
Poking, Feb. 5, 5 p.in.
iity of Find has decid- The Vic.roy of Yunnan hased to postpone the date fixed new telegraphed to the author for the total suppression of ties stating that the foreign gambling..
troups have all b en withdrawn.
(THE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT1
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Canton, Feb. 5.
The date, fixed was the first day of the third moon.] .
HACE STANDS,
Our attention has been called to the
mee stands now being erceted at the course in preparation for the forth-
bamboo and in appear-
** It was alleged that Mr. Craig conspired with Mr. Pitts.
so
far that he and Mr. Piits agrond
to send to one Nijhuis, in Sing
apore, a telegram in which they requested him tat wire to Craig
•
The peculiar point about this race was that spinnackors wore sot at D'Aguilar and carried right round the remainder of the island to the finishing line.
The La Cigale crussed the line first but did not save her time from
amount of dirt that makes itself evident.
The French pranier, H. Briatid, has When the fact, is ralized that the pledged the goremment to a determined "cleaner,a scarf or muff is kept the long-light for the suppression of the alcoholis or the life of fur, then there will be
which is becoming a national menace. In the Benate, the other day, speaking où a more care shown in the treatment of the fashionable accessories for the winter.
bill for the regulation of the liquor traf fic, he described the situation ns terrible, and went on to declare that the life of the ustion wasnt stake. He added that woon ike government would be prepared to an-
thought necessary to combat the scourge. nounce the special measures which it
Ile agreed with a previous speaker, M.
AMERICA'S ALIEN··
POPULATION,
Seine estimate of the number of foreigners, resident in New York, who: still retain their home ties in Europe may be made by studying the figures
disclosof by the foreign money order department of that city. Just before the Christmas holidays 437,389 orders were sued by the New York Pont oflics representing a value of $7.026,548 (gold)..
"Mist" by 5 minutes; the order orders were forwarded to Great Britain
While the greatest number of the of finishing being Mist, La
& Co. in Shanghai, cortain par-Cigule, Brenda, Erin, Evadno, the largest eggregate amount of money
÷
while the Dalveon was loft in wont to Italy.
CANTON AND THE PLAGUE.. (THE TELE-LAPH” CORRESPONDENT.
Canton, Feb. 4. A report is current here that Britisa H.E. the Canton Viceroy has received soldiers have been despatelid to the tologram from the authorities of the frontier between British Bureaude mich Three Eastern Provinous regarding the the Chinese Province of Yun Nan, and prevalence of the plague. The Vicemy are building a strong post there. The in asked to engage several foreign ressou of the presence of the British coming meeting, physicians, and to send them up at soldiers on the border between the two
These are onca to combat this dreadful discane. nations dominions is at present shroud-ance at
His Excellency is farther requested el in juystery, and has given rise to strength. The opinion was generally estuto, but that telegram was not but did not get back till after articles, and 46,020 post packages
do not suggest great ticulars with reference to an such light winds. The "Van-
A
In the same period 27,410 saoke of to inform the committee of the char-all sorts på conjecture. No little auxiety expressed this morning that they are
dunsa" came the way she wont mail, containing 888,819 registered itable institutions to folicit public is being felt by the people of Yun Nau, too flimay, and by no means adepto to to bear the name. Nijhuis but the subscriptions towards the scheme for and it is feared that this may develop carry the weight of an large ungber of
have gone forward. carrying out sanitary mossaros, and into open agitation. protecting the health of the people in Mosnwhile, the high nuthclities of the infected distrials.
the Province are not slow to take up have collapsed, with fatal renilts, His Exoollensy had ordered bis the matter. It is reported that Viceroy we would be glad to know that those juniors to secure the services of medios! Li Ching Hee, brother of Lord Lthe race course have been supervised men for the north, each of whom I Ching Fong, ex-Chinese Minister to competent persons.
pornonis,
The most carefully-erected ands
dark.
,
OIL FUEL NUISANCE.
Tho C. Y. C. liave been most unfortunate in the way of winds for their Cruiser Races, in both experienced, thus giving boats the navy so polluted sime of The increasing use of oil fuel in cusas vory light winds having been like Dalveen and Vanduana and England's harbours that special regul- Dorothy II. very little chance of ations have been adopted governing
its use while a vessel is lu port.
name of a man called Francken, who was supposed to be the nomines of Messrs. Burkinshaw and Donaldson, attornoys Bing-winning.
Goujon, that "the nation had a duty of legitimate defence, whichi its representa- tires toust undertake on its behalf," and
tho govornout must accordingly take the responsibility of action. It remain
ed to be seen whether the bill then
effective as was hoped, but, if it had ador consideration would prove as any prospost of doing good. Parliament It was a prise
itself with the proposal, The govem worthy and patriotic effort; the govern ment would be incurring a grave responsibility if it did not associate
ment, indead, carnestly desired that the Scinte should pass to the discussion of the bill, and had decided to accept and support all measures which calculated. alcoholism, to enforce the law against to safeguard the country from the perils drunkenness, and to protect all soolmies, which pmoted the anti-alcohol pro
ought to vote on it.
of
aganda.