The Hongkong Telegraph.
晚八初月二年三銃宜·
NEW SEKIES -No. · 8485
Telegran.s.
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THE KING AND QUEEN,
COLONIAL CRICKET.
THE AUSTRALIANS
VICTORIOUS.
THEIR MAJESTIES
ACTIVITIES.
[TO "TELEGGarn" CORRESPONDENT
London, Marcli 7, 0.30 p.m
Their Majesties the King, and Queen Mary, have graciously pro- mised to be prosent at the Child
ron's Coronation Fele.
THE HAIHO RIVER.
OPEN TO STEAMERS.
BRZUNO PO' SERVICE.]
Puking, March 7.
Tho ico.hus disappeared from
the Haiho river, and already live
elsamora have reached the Tien-
tsin Band.
· OBITUARY.
(ESTABLISHED · 1881.)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, IĢII.
Telegrams
HOMEWARD BOUND.
三拜禮
THE PARTY WALL SUIT. ACTIONS AGAINST THE
MAN WA FIRM.
CONTINUED TO-DAY,
In the Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction 10-day, the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, con- LORD KITCHENER'S TOUR timed his hearing of the suit in
-OVER.
which Wong Sai Ying and Clum Sing, 55 Bonhan Strand, sued
Wong Tsung Koo, 26 Lower Las [TOE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESTONDENT]ear Row, for a sum of $1,580,
London, Mar. 7, 9.30 p.m.
(THE "TELEGRAFE" ConsESPONDENT.]
London, March 7, 9.30 p.m.
The cricket match between Australia and South Africa provedlans concluded his holiday tour in an excellent contest.
Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener
Egypt and has started for
A fino gamo resulted in a win land.
for Australia by 7 wickets.
:
ANXIETY IN COURT.
PRINCE REGENT
DISPLEASED.
["SHAT PO" SERvies.]
Peking, March 7, The Prince Regent in greatly displeased with the Grand Conn-
cillors for not coming to an early
settlement in regard to the frontier disputes, and has instructed the Board of Foreign Affairs to attend to these questions without delay
FAMOUS POET AND SINO-
LOGUE DEAD.
["Independent News" Aarser.}
Tokió, March 8,
A famous Japanese port and ons of the greatest ruthorities WHAT. THEY COST CHINA.
on the Chinese classies died here
yesterday in the person of Mr.
Mirikainan.
I's death, which took place
after a patrneta illhess, is
universally lamented by the pul-
lie, and especially in Chinees
literary eireles, in Japan.
JAPAN AND KOREA.
NEW BILLS, DISCUSSED IN
THE LOWER HOUSE.
I INDEPENDENT NEwa" Agenor.]
Tokyo, March 8.
An interosting debate on two
Government Billa dealing with
Koroa took place in the Lower Houss yesterday.
THE CHANGSHA RIOTS.
["Biz To Beavier.]
Peking, March 7.
The Governor of Hunın hús
memorialize the Throne that he
| Iris opened negotiations with the
six countries interested.
दी
Thoir domanis for competist-
tion sowing to the rovent riots in Chongsha IN Tle, 810,000.
MONGOLIA.
CHINA AND HER
FRONTIERS.
["Saar Po" Senv.en.]
[
Peking, March 7.
Tlia Grand Council intonds to
send Grand Counciller Chu Shai The first asked the Diet for post. Chang to the Three Eastorn Pro- facto approval of an extraordinary vincos to assist Viceroy Isi Liang financial mossure to bo jakon in in settling the frontier dispute, regard to the annexation of Korea, The Grand Council also pro- The second was a measure poses to despatch the Prosidont authorizing the Governor-General of the Board of Interior and tho of Chosen (Korea) to use logie lative power within his jurisdic-
tion.
A very hot debate ensued, bnt oventually both Bills were
· approved, `
chief socrotary to tho Army Board to inspect the frontiers in
Mongolia.
CHINESE BANK.
SUPERINTENDENT
RETIRES.
"SHEUNG Po" SERVICE.]
Burn of
being half the cost of rebuilding the party wall between their premises on marine lot No. 77 in Wing Lok Street and the defendant's premises on the adjoining lot. The defendant Engcounter-claimed for a
$6037 for damages alleged to have boon onused to her party by the operations carried out by the plaintiffs, ...
Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. Loo d'Almada) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Marens Sindo (instructed by Mr. E. David son) for the defonce.
Poking, March 7.
Owing to recont press com-
monts, Olrang Wan-in husrosignoð his position as superintendent
The annual meeting of share- lio'dors in the Chinn Fire In surance Co., will be held to
DIOTOW at noon.
of the Tri Ching Bank.
The President of the Board of
Finance proposato appoint Hung
L
Koi Sing, the director of the niint in Fengtien (Manchuria),
Hieceod him.
PROVINCIAL BUDGET.
to
(" SHEUNO PO" SERVICE]
Poking, March 7. Tho President of the Board of
Finance has suggested to the
various provinces to memorialize
the Throne as to the advisability
of fixing a date for the submission of the provincial budgets,
THE CRISIS.
NATIVE PRESS TO BE.
CONTROLLED.
("Sursa Po" SERVICE.]
Poking, March 7,
The Russian Ministor in Peking has approached the Chinese
Government urging it to forbid the native press from publishing sonsational articles with regard
pro-
Before the examination of wit-
-JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS.
In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction this morning-before Mr. Justice Hazeland, Puisno Judge a case was called in which Ip Mai Hing Tong, alias Vieux Hond, sued the Man Wo Ip Mui Kai, trador, 162 Des
firm, Loung Clink Man and Chin Wing Yu, partners in the firm, a sum of $1,000 in respect of monica lont and advanced by the plaintiff to the defendants.
ant.
evidenco give judgment with His Lordship, after hearing the costs for the plaintiff as against the first and third defendnuts; the second not having been
sorved.
.
reases was resumed this morning, against the same defendants by A second action was brought His Lordship, addrossing Mr. Chin Tuk Kwan, who was former Slade, said that bo rid asome-ly an assistant of tho Man Wa what difficult defence to establish. firm, for a sun of $562.50 money
lent.
Mr. Skilo-On the contrary, your Lordship, I have a very easy
Lane,----
His Lordship-1 cannot quite follow it. The case set up is compliance with statutory orders.
號八月三英港香
RUSSIANS ATTACK
CHINESE.
TARTAR GENERAL FLIES FROM ILI
Nows of serious import published by the native papers to-day.
In thoir tolographic columns they state that nows has boon received from Turkiston that Th
the Chinese troops, under-com- hasbeen occupied by the Russinus. Fighting luas taken place, and mand of a Tartar Goueral, havo evacuated the place.
$80 PER ANNUM,
SI OLE COFY 10 CENTE
The Weather Forecast.
RAIN
WHO STORMY
CHANGE
FAIR
VERY DRY
Pressure has given way con siderably on the E. and NE. coasts of China, a depression having appeared over N. China. Pressure is low also over S.W. China and Tongking,
The highest pressure is shown over the S. part of the Son of Japan.
expected over the N. part of the Modorato S... winds may be
Olina Sea.
0.07 inches. hours ending at 10 am, to-day, Hongkong Rainfall for the 24
On the 8th at 11.55 a.The barometer in risen quickly in E. Ili lies beyond the frontier, due Japan, the depression lying ovor trading town of importance. It moved away over the Pacific. east of the Kuldja Pass, and is a Hokkaido yesterday, having
has frequently been the contro of Mr. A. H... Jackson appear dispute between Russians and od for the plaintiff and Mr. J. Chinese, but the present nows H. Gardiner for the third defend-nuust be treated with roservo.
AMERICAN NEWS.
[VIA MANILA.]
Roprosentative James McLachlan, Washington, D. C., March 4.----
of the 7th California district, made a bitter attack on the Army to-day. In a speech bristling in the Honso of Representatives with denunciation ho charged that the United States Army as it
Forecast District. stands to-day is wretchedly or
1-Hongkong and Neighbour- seems to bo unorganised. ganised and in some rospects hood, S.. winds, moderate;
Mr. cloudy, fog or mist, Mclachlan also declared that the 2. Formosa Ohannel, E. ministered. Major-General Leo-
is being extravagantly-hd-winds, moderate. nard Wood, chief of staff, has replied to Reprosentative Me- Lachlan in an able and lucid statement, which defends the Army against his charges.
Washington, March 1-Sixty additional oflicers for theenginoor
DEPARTURE OF G.S.P. corps of the Army were authorised by Congress to-day. No actionYorek, Hon. FJ. Badeloy, Captain To-day, by, the Gorman 8.8. has yet boon takon relative to Superintendent of Police, and Mrs. the passage of the Army increase Badeloy sailed for England on bill. It is hoped by friends of holiday. They went on board the the bill that it will go through liner by the No. 1 polico launch before Congress officially nd- and wore seen off by a lost of journs as twelve o'clock to-night. friends, including any ladies, Washington, March 1.-Pro- Mrs. Badeley was presented with
Mr. Jackson appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Gardiner for the third defendant.
Judgment was given as in the previous enso,
COBLENZ IN A STORM.
ARRIVAL TO-DAY,
army
General Hitchcock have been
3.-South coast, of China bo- woon Hongkong and Lamocks, samo as No. 1.
4.South coast of China bo- woon Hongkong and Hainan, samo as No. 1..
Mr. Sindo-But we hold that. there has been nocompliance with statutory orilors. First of all, I shall prove, and I have no doubt your Lordship will beliovo, that this wall was a porfèelly sound The North Gorman Lloyd linor wall for its ago, that it was da Coblenz, which has been causing maged by the caroloss work doue, considerable speculation as to hor next door on the plaintiffs' pre-whoreabouts, arrived in Hongkong mises, and that it was so damag this morning, Sho came past Cor- ed that from boing sound wall rogidor, Philippines, on March 4, it was turned into a dangorous Bays the "Cablenowe-American,' wall by their carolessness. The vessel comes from Australiin His Lordship-But I thought ports and her regular route is via the line you were taking in your German New Guinea and Yap. cross-examination was that owing Soveral cablograms had been re-sidont Taft and Postmaster several bouquets of flowers. to the form of the structure this coivod by the Manila agents from was absolutely inevitable, Yap reporting the non-arrival at forced to abandon their plan for his oflice again in November next. Hoa. Mr. Badeloy will take up My StudeNo; it was a per- that place.
an increase in the magazine post-During his stay in Europe, the fectly sound wall, though of Captain H. Rogoner reports this age. Strong public sentiment duties of Captain Superintendent course the witnesses for the plain-morning that tho yesselwas forced throughout the country, material will be filled by Captain F. W. tiffs come here to say that it was out of her regular course byly aided by many of the greatest Lyons. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse storms, and had to omit the port and most progressivo newspapers, will act as deputy superintendent. of Yap from this run.
as well as the united opposition of The Coblenz was due to arrive the magazines, showed the ad- PLANTATIONS COMBINE. at Yapon the 20th ult., but owing ministration the futility of passing to the prevailing bad weather it such a bill through Congress, was decided not to attempt to
Six of the largest hemp planita- Honolulu, March 4.-Dr. Currictions on the Davao Gulf have make the Carolines port. On the of the Marine Hospital Service an- formed a combination for the following day, the vessel went noncos that it is his theory that purpose of selling their produce through a typhoon and got a the cholera that has broken out and buying supplies corporately, severe buffetting and shipped here is due to infection from The plantations forming the com- great quantities of water, Filipino bacilli carriers who while bind are.the Malita Plantation, tho The Coblenz carriod 20 pas-immune themselves are capable Lais Plantation, the Mindanao sengers, 30 bags of mail matter of transmitting the disease to Estates Company, the Dayno. Jand two mail boxes. Mr. Slade-I shall prove to
others. He believes that poi was Agricultural Co., the C. D). Wilson She will leave to-morrow at 10 in this way contaminated. Up to Plantation, and the Pioneer your Lordship that with the wall [a.m., calling at for usual ports. the time of cabling thore liavo Plantation Company.
been fifteen fatalities, all of thom
on of the worst walls in the world.
His Lordship I had not gat- hored what the defence was,
Mr. Slade The defonce is that their careless work converted a Hound wall into a dangerous wall, His Lordship-I thought the main question was especially with regard to the pressure upon the floor poles and that that was con- strnetive, not negligence, as n result of the way the houses were
built.
on the opposite side of our houses,
we
had to do exactly the
...
same thing. Our wall had to bo A NOTORIOUS ROBBER.auong the Hawaiian Portuguese.
pulled down and we had to altore up the floors and so on. Yet the wall stood perfectly woll.
Mr. Potter-But, your Lord- ship, it was the Building Authority that did it. My friend did not do
par manner,
"COMMITS MURDER.
Tax "TELEGRAFU" CORRESPONDENT.]
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CHINESE-MADE- FURNITURE.
Canton, March 7, A special meeting of the New In the vicinity of Taipo village, South Wales branch of the in Fatehan, there is a notorious Fedorated Furniture Trades' So- Mr. Slade It was done by robber named Tip Nim, for whose ciety of Australasia was hold in skilful workinen neting in a pro-head the authorities have offered the Trades' Hall, Sydney, for over one thousand dollars. In a the purpose of deciding on a His Lordship-I want to ask neighbouring village, there are number of suggested alterations Mr. Bryer whether this work, done two brothers, who live been try to the rules of the Federation. in compliance, is supervised oring to apprehend this brigand. passed by the Building Authority? On the other hand, their move
Mr. Slade-But there is a com- by the robber. Mfr. A. Bryer-Yos, certainly. ments have boon closoly watched
to Russian and Chinese relation-plete defence to the action: that they have not complied with the ship.
rules contained in the Building Ordinance. The authority is The Board of Foreign Affairsonolusive upon the subject. There are two defences. Ono is in has communicated with the Board part only a defence of the action, their action being a claim for half of Interior in the inatter, but the the cost of building up the wail.
latter luss not yet taken any notice
of it,
The P. & O. 8.8. Syria arrived last evening from Shanghai, and was dispatched to Singapore, Marseilles and London this after
доба
Some days ago, thoro was a big procession held at the Taipo vil- lage, and the father of two apies wont there to take part in the pageant. There he was met by the notorions robbor, who re- eognised him as the father of the two spies and wrongfully accused the old man of owing him some
If we succeed in that, they lose money. certain amount of our counter him, and dragged him to a hill in their action and wo can recover a Tho desperado then got hold of claim. But if we succoed in the vicinity where he was cut to establishing that it was their fault pieces with a knife. The remains that the wall from being a sound were afterwards thrown into a wall became a dangerous wall, nullah, then we will recover much more.
Evidence was then called and the cross-examination of Mr. A, [H, Ough, architect, was resinned,
tioning the civil and military The villagers ere jointly peti- authorities of Fat Shan for the approliension of the murderer.
The following rules were agreed upon and ordered to be brought by the delegate before the Fodoral Conference to be held shortly——
"That the federal claims bo in accordance with the branch rules, that is, I at donth after 12 months' membership,"
"That it be an instruction to the various branches that a journal be established, and that they be asked to co-operate in bringing
about tho.same,"
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The combination will be ropre- sonted in Manila by a committco consisting of Dr. M. L. Miller, chairman, Henry Eleor, and Thomas K, Adreon of the treasury department.
A RIVER COLLISION, [Tur "TrzEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT.
Canton, March 7. Some time ago, the steamer Pai Ping, flying the Portuguese flag, came into collision with a steam launch towing passenger boats plying between Canton and Young Kiang. The Diplomatic Com- missioner avas instructed by the Viceroy to investigate into the circumstances and to donl with the case, in accordance with the regulations regarding vessels in collision.
The affair was fally investigated by the Customs Commissioner at Kong Moon, and in the opinion of the Diplomatie Commissioner, no better mon than the Customs
officials could be found to try the
£60.
conference it is advisable for thematic Commissioner will soon "That in the opinion of this It is reported that the Dipló- Federation to inaugurato ou in- surance fund. to insure tool kits." instruct the magistrate of Sun Nin to take charge of the casa "That the Federation endorse with the Commissioner and to the proposals contained in the scad for the contending parties Federal Referendum.” -
That an excise duty be placed on all Chineso mada furnituro.".
I
to be tried at the Custom's offices, where judgment in the care will be givou.