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For the larceny of a watch Chinese was sentenced to-day at the Magistrary to one year's hard labour and four hours stocks.
Mr. R. A. Yorburgli, M.P for Chester, announces his intention: to retire from Parliament, but says that if his party wish him to remain until the next general olection ho will gladly do so,
feld firing 4, 5 and 8.
WEDNESDAY
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UNREST IN HONGKONG,
Government Takes Action.
BIG HARBOUR FIRE
Her Cargo of Kerosine Ablaze.
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CANTON NEWS
(THE "THBORAPH CORRESPONDENT] Evidently as a result of the serious outbreak of fire co- 126 Baluchistan Infantry prevailing unrest in the Colony a ourred on board the small local
Canton, Nov. 27. Li Yuan Tong, the Governor will proceed, to camp on Deo, 1in Government Gazette Extraordin- steamer Ophir now lying in General of Hupel. reports to tho place of the 1st TOLL, who ary was issued this morning in the harbour, shortly before one Governor-General of Cantoi that will proceed at slattor date, the following terms:-
o'clock yesterday afternoon says the senior foreign Consul at Hm- Whereas by section 6 of Ordin- the Singapore Free Press" of kow has informed him of the re The appeal case was continued race 10 of 1836, entitled The Nov. 23. The vessel has a receipt of a telegram to the effect this afternoon in the Supreme Penco Preservation Ordinance.gistered tonnage of 200 tons and that the diplomatic body at Te- Court, in which the Green Talaud 1880, it is provided among other arrived from Fatani on the 10th king, are said to have recognised. Cement Co. Ltd., were the np things that
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Garrison Orders notify that the public peace of the Colony, it She laid-up in the harbour and ton has received instructions w shall be lawful for the Governor- the eirgo was being transferred the effect that telegens sont in Aparagraph in the "Peking in-Council to dealaro by Proclawhen the fire broke out. Atton front the various provinces, aro pai News states that whofmation to be published in the tion to the ontbreak was direct to be submitted to the new Go Ya Bil-kai returned to Poking Gazette that the Coldby shall be el hy dense volumes of smoke verumont prior to delivery Te hoy 13 he was accompanion subject to the provisions of ser- which were seen issuing from the legrams in private code will alco A Cambridge correspondent by a body-guard carrying "double tion 7 to 14 of the said Ordinance, fore part of the vessel and Com-he detained at Chinton. states that it is proposed that the sonda. Does this mean that And whereas it appears to me nawlor Radcliffe, Master Attende On Saturday a man picked up 255-degree of Master of Arts, honoris the guards carried a word in each in Executive Council that such ant, with Captain Chalmers and a tin, outside the chief police sta
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Mr. Holt's death is also recorded Bath, Companion of the Distin- with the arrival of the M. A's disastrous fire broke out in fle- in the telegrama published to-day. gulslied Service Order, Governor not, two storm launches tow-nun and was only subdued after
and Commander-in-Chief of the ing to gigs manned with blue-one hundred houses had been de
The Mr. Faber mentioned in Sir Edward Grey's speech is the Conservative member for West Hants, who made a speech at Andover on Nov. 17, in which ho alleged that the Cabinet was The Norwegian steamer Pro-divided on the question of sup- minent, of 1,176 tons.gross and porting France; that the Navy 7 tona net register, has been was unprepared and divided; and sold to Chinese bityers with deli-had lost sight of the German Fleet. very in the Far East: Sho was Built at Christiania in 1908, with dimensiona 225 ft. by 33.7 it, by 19 ft. Her deadweight, capacity is about 1,050 tons.
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Canton, Nov. 28,
Foreign Policeman Shot.
The
Castro and a man named Ro- Colony of Hongkong and its De-jacket caine alongside togother stroyed. medios appeared at the Magistra-pondencies and Vice-Admiral of with Sergt. James and the marine cy this morning charged with dis- tho's me, in pursuance of the said police Inuuch. A telephone mos- It is reported that Chan Kang- Miss Lacy Page Gaston, found orderly conduct. The two men section and by virtue of the ausage had been sent to Tanjong yu, compradore to Messrs. Dous or and superintendent of the An-had been fighting outside the off-thority in me vested, do hereby Pagar und until the arrival of the glas Lapraik & Co., Hongkong i-Cigarette Longue of Americe, Voeux Road, and they were each claim that the Colony of Hong band did youfan service in keep an equal number of blankets to cas of a Chinese newspaper in Des under my huid declare and pro-fire float "Varann," this little is presented 2,000 uniforms and Irie baconie a member of the Chi-fined $5 by Mr. Irving,
kong shall be subject to the above ing the outbreak from gaining the revolutionary soldiers at S Police Force, "I can now make the arrest without looking cago.
quoted provisions of the Ordin hold and they succeeded in kwin who are gaining the respect for a policeman, whenever I see a 4 o'clock on Baturday morning
- A dishstrous fire broke out at ance aforesaid....
confining the conflagration to the of the people by the strict disci Miss Gaston. boy smoking a cigarette," said at a shop at Hung Tak, Main the Ordinance under which, the timber and awnings were
The gist of the provisions of fore part of the alij, All loose line they observe. street, Ifo-nam. It spread and fabove proclamation was issued is out adrift and many of the deck & Co. has presented $1,000 to the Ma-Ying-pui of Mossrs. Sincor burnt till 8a.ni. when it was exas follows:-(1). It shall be law-fittings wore saved. The flames Wan Yuug lecturing society. tinguislied. Several streets comp- In some hotels, at least in one rising over one hunbred housesful for the Governor, the Colonial by this time wore leaping high The soldiery at Linchow, havo of the most fashionable caravan-wera desolated and the loss of Secretary, or any: Justice of the in the air and it was a fino sight mintinied and killed their copie seraie in Calcutta, the manage- niany laca of dollars was invol-Peace to ask any person for aid in to see the " Varuna" come along mander. They afterwards lib.
ont have already reached the Vol.
proserving the peace; (2). Any side and, with her powerful rated two hundred prisoners who, billiard room in searching for
J. P. is empowered to gak a crowd pump going, quickly get several at onec commenced to loot, to disperse; (3). Any porson jets playing on the burning trouble afterwards spread to Pak- accommodation for their guests. The charge for a bed in the bil
acting under the orders of a.J. F. vessal, subduing the outbreak, in hoi where other officials wor liard-roum. the Englishutan
who hurts, maims or kills a per: a time. The fire at romanined killed. The foreign Conable are hears, is Rs. 10 a day."
an, shall gy free on the absence alongside until close upon three greatly alarmel and have wired of malica being prowed; (4). No o'clock by which time the fire had for gunboits to be sent to Pakuoi. person shall carry arms or offen- reduced to a slight amouldering. sive weapons unless they ha touls. All who went off to the assistance gngamont took place between the
On San lay afternoon an en of trade; (5). Any J. P. shall of the Ophir worked with a new government troops at Canton be authorized to enter any dwell will, the Astinon's" men es-and the followers of Ching Sing- ing without a warrant or he may pecially doing excellent service, tak; who styles liimself Governor. order any person to ontor (without and it is mainly due to their General of Canton, Eleven of A Government Gazette Ex-a warrant) any dwelling suspect efforts in checking the spread of the latter wore killed and 64 tr.ordinary issued to-day and of containing arms or harbour- the flames until the arrival of the rested. nounced the following appointing persons attempting to escape. Varuna" that the whole ship
Offenders in rospect of the pro-was not burned out, The dam FAATLITY AT SHANGHAI Mr. GN. One to act as Disclamation are liable to be anuloted age is practically confined to that From Berlin it is reported that the New Territories; Mr. S. B. B. three months' imprisonment, with funnel, including the captain's trict Oilcor for the N., District of in a fiue not exceeding $50 or part of the ship forward of the the director of a travelling circus received two revolver shots in the Me Elderry to aut there as Assist or without hard labour, or both. cabin. Tho now Clovernment Canton is confrouted by adiuncial chest from a Chinese performer ant District Officer; Mr. A.E. The proclamation is to remain in The cause of the outbreak hasThe following is from the problohi that will take some solving. It has a large military force to whom he had, refused an in Wood tonet as Assistant District fores until such time as the Gov-not yet been ascertained but it is
Shanghai Times" of Nov. 22; to keep up and it has to keep the wheels of administration moving.crease in wages, is life is stated Offices for the Southern District ornor-in-Council deems fit to can-rumoured that the coolics en- shooting fatality, tragic in This costs nuuney, but hard cash is soarce in Canton. For obvious to be in danger. The Chinaman, of the New Territories, and Mr. cel saro.. reasons the imposition of new taxation would be unwiss, and it may who took to flight, fired four shots.. Lindsell to act as Second be assumed that the collection of the old is attended with dilliculty at his pursnors, slightly wounding with effect from Nov. 20...
gaged in shifting the cargo of its suddenness, took place yester kerosine found several tins in o
day afternoon, when P. O s as under the new regime many look forward to the abolition of allquo of them. He was finally over-
Assistant Registrar General, all
leaky state and attempted to ro- Brough of the Babbling Woll taxation. The Imporial House is still reigning, if not ruling, at pawored and taken to prison.
pair the faults by soldering Station, PC. W. H. Coles and them ip. at Poking and it may wall he that merchants and men of substance
Mr. W. King of the Municipal An ox-Indian Army officer un- at Canton will avoid as long as possible, making payments to a
Mental Ward were out shooting Government of yesterday which may have no to-morrow. Money,
med Arthur Irwing Dawes was pleased to appoint Mr. C. Clementi THE SHUI ON OUTRAGE.in the country between Jessfeld A motor oyclist had an exoit charged this morning at the Mato not as Colonial Secretary and
and Siccawei Roads. They appro the Provisional Government is linding, is going out and little or ng experience near Kuala Kang-gistracy, before Mr, Irving, with Mr. It. H. Croitor to act as As-
"Only Natural
ached a small creek and Brough nono is coming in. The alinost absolute cessation of trade between air recently. He collided withone behaving in a riotous and disord-sistant Colonial Secretary
stood on the edge while Mr. King Canton and Hongkong, as we have pointed out before, is another of the Sultan of Perak's ele erly manner while drunk, in Des Clerk of Councils from to-day.
Replying to a communication to on the top of the brik waten factor in rendering the financial future of the new Government phants which was rouuming from Voeux Road last night. He was
from the Customs Comissioner ching to see if the soft mud anything.but encouraging. Face with a situation such as this it the enggelunchor expedition. furthercharged with damaging a was only to be expected that the Canton authorities should determine was thrown high and dry in-chair to the value of $1, with as-
on the matter of the s.n. Shui On would boar, the weight of Mr. outrage, the Governor General of Cole. Mr. King's gun unaccounts: to issue paper money, and this, as readers are aware from the to a field and fortunately escaped saulting Inspector O'Sullivan, and
Canton says that the Wost Riverably went off, and the charge constant references to this subject in our Canton correspondent's with a uhaking. The cycle was with damaging Government pro-the importance of accepting newspiracies. The Into Government the ground, but despite immed We have frequently omphasised has all along been notorious for entered Brough's body. He fell to daspatoles, has been done. Thore is more money in Hongkong wreaked completely, but the elo-perty to the amount of $3. than in Canton and great efforts have been made both by the Canton phant anorted and continued on
in regard to occurrences in China had failed to stop it in Apite of the ide attention, the flow of blood Buthorities and their sympathisers here to float a loan of $1,000,000. his way.
On the first two charges he was with roservation, and othsequent-constant patrol of gunboats, and from a severed artery could not fined $5 each or 7 days' imprison-ly we are not inclined to believe while the new Government is still be stopped. Dr. Murray who was Four lakhs, as was reported some time ago, was raised and sont to Canton and desperate efforts are now being mile to secure the
A Yachting Mystery.";
ment, and he was ordered to pay implicitly the startling now in its infancy, it is only natural called declared life extinet, ̈'An remaining $600,000.
Since the end of last week,sayale, and $3 to the Government.
$1 compensation to the chair cas-about the defeat of the rebels at that the pirates should avail them inquest was opened yesterday af Oà Nov. 20 we published the following item of news under date local yaching circles have been the "N.C.Daily News" of Nov 23,
Wuchang. The news, however, selves of the opportunity thus pre-tornoon by Mr G. W. King. Da Canton, Nov. 17-
comes from sources that aro Angontod. He is despatched two consed was about 30 years of Captain PT. Heims, who fotired A telegram has been received from Mr. So Linglong, of necurrence in connectioit with steamer Emilion in December last on fairly safe to assume that at W-while ten other craft patrol the popular in the force.
much exercised overa mysterious fram the command of the E. and A. title to respect nail it sooms guubosts to Kumchukand Maling age, a native of Yorkshire and Hongkong, by Governor-General Woo, the Press one of the well-known craft wit account of failing health, died in chang the Imporiulists have gain upper reaches of the river. Society, and the Chamber of Camatorce, saying that the rivel. The circumstances of Bydney, on October aged sixty-ed a victory of importance had a resolution has been passed in Hongkong perraitting the affair are that the whole crew three years. The defeated, he was that Nanking has not yet fullan. the Canton paper uriney ne currency in the market. of the yacht in question sudden a native of Denmark, joined the E. These two facts are quite suff It will be noticed that this telegram sent by Mr. So Ling-fong from ly disappeared, loving, no trico, holding an official position on the complexion, on-sffairs au kuzgest Hongkong did not state by whom the resolution, which" permitted "The fast that they did soin the mi-temen Queensland, he took up his tint the great opportunist Yuan day,
and A. Company in 1878. After sient to put an entirely different he paper money(Kwangtung notes to oireulatein Hougkong, had been ille of the month, when they lindest coramand, the Mahmuts, and Shihkailu splaced his money on passed, It is obvious that only the Hongkong Government can earned halt themonth'ssalary, was then succeeded to the comindend, of the right horas. It is to be hopsil If is reportal in the 72 Guilds old gaol house, Suddenly -> authorize the circulation of paper money as legal tender in this in itselfcalculated to avo se Huupi the Tannadiée. He went to London that, just us the reports of the Organs tint certain open Colony. The resolution referred to in the telegram was, we believe, cions, and these hard in meas and brought out, the Australian, robal siteepees created a deplór-font message froin. Wat Chow or hide hospo passed by the local branch of a society called the "Si Yup Associa-ure been confirmed by the state which was afterwards, lost while en tion, and no association or body, be it Chinese or European, other ment of the Chinese cook His gaged in the Sydney-China service. than the Hongkong Government, has power to authoriso Bay such story is to the effect that a row He was twice married. measure. There has been no official recognition given to the Canton occurred on board at night, and Philharmonic Concert, Government's pipor money, new or old. It is impossible for the the sailors set upon the Taodali, Friday, Dec. 8, line been fixed Hongkong Government to have any official cognizance of the bound his hands and flung him as the evening forthe Philarmonic existence of a new Government in Kwangiung. At the present overboard,, Neither he nor the Society's Concert, and among the ment to make two of the pro-vised its first-class fares to Victoria, moment the Coretament at Canton is giron the title of Government others have been seen since, and items to be presented are Sore visions of the Peaco Preservation Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver, PortBillLewis Chiches up lils | as a matter of courtesy; it is not recognised as yet by any of the it is supposed that the sailors najle. Calbotte Song of the West Ordinance, may asist in the good land and San Francisco, as follows: door work, for his bout witli" W.
THE COLONIAL
SECRETARY.'
H. E. the Governor his boen
THE REBELLION.
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the steamer Nephs from Ebang Pater Peterson, who stowed away
surment at the Magistracy yester lidi, was sentenced to a month's in
morning groom discovered in At 10 o'clock on Saturday
wooden box Whites Jos ostolosl the old Police Department:
apron a edutain some valeables. He
terrific explosion osnurred and the j se and broke it open at the door of al
Three soldiers stationed nearby were wounded and a wall collopad od killing a black, horse which was tied to a pole there, at t
"on Mondity" recojyed nu be
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Ablo spiritof untreat in Hongkong to the effect think three foreigh that the nowa of this ebock will missionaries and boen killed by
termination of the local Govern- The Osaka Shown Kaisha has ro have the effect of engendering a brigands," more chastened: mood;-: The de-]
work
From Manila, $180 (g.): from Hong. kong. Shauglisi, and Koolung, 8110 (6.); from Nagasaki, Moji, Kobe and
Powers. The impression should not be allowed to gain currency led after the crime. A soroli ern blew, Betjemann: The clough that any paper money issued at Clinton is recognized in any manner has been made in the riverfo and row Blahop! Finnle for Pin- by the Hongkong Government. It is not recognized, and anyone the holy of the supposed drown, no. at Orchestra, "Gring", who issues it is not only taking a risk, but may be committing ou mai, but no traces have been rolle, Offchbauhid Gigue, Ger Singaporo yesterday for Hang
Barca an illegal act. The financial diffeulties of the Canton Clovemment discovered. It is a significant fact, min, by the ord
... Syrin lost | Yokohaman, $95 (g.). are their own affair. Attempts to bleed the morolnuts of Hongkong that everal months ago the own for tiro Violins and Pang, Bacli katibour Ga.m.. will tend to alienate sympathy, and the climax could only be deer of the yacht received anony. The soloists will be Mr. R.-E.
proliestrs Concerto kong and in.
A Chinese was fined 8500 or three pected hore oit')
months imprisonment at the Magi. Serred for a time by such help. The attempt, moreover, to force mous letters in Chinese to tle of Edwards, Madam von Weiser, Tho E & A Empire lefect detained while going on tracy yesterday for having opium nos, which and not supported by any reserve, upon the Colony fest that unless ho dismisse3 his Mrs. Moulder, Kas Gordon, Mrs. Sydney on the 28 net for shibard the steamer Changhe and on Juhis possesion without's certifonte (which has its oviedegul currency) is likely to arouse the resent, Inoun, lt, harm would come to his Tibbe, Mir "Anuth ment ot be Hongkong Government and create dimonition,
MeDenman ort, via Queens and Porte, Port being searched twenty tag of contra Fuller, and Dr. Solosold, RN) Darwin end Honda.
By band was found framle
Hadson at the City Hall on Sa turday night, at the VR C ly, Micky Dunn, Stoker Bu gins, Bandaman Shutër Prive Pottor Littlulbhne and Seaman Heath, all report thems to the best of condition, and so
Robinson's, Ig going strong.M excellent Agiting should, se le booking, which is
Four men were fined $25 oso
Magistracy
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