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Returned from Canton. Captain F. L. D. Jarrad, 126th Baluchistan Infantry, returned to Kowloon" from” Canton on the 28th instant."
Arrivals, The following were among the passengers arriving by the s.s. Awa Mara, from Seattle:Cap tain T. M. Wakefield, Lient. W. D. Lindsay and Mr. G. Coppin.
An Explanation.
We are requested to state that tho Mr. R. A. Harding, who loft for Home by the ss. Devanha on Saturday was not Mr. R. A. Hard- ing, the solicitor,
Unlawful Possession of" Rica.
For being in unlawful posses sion of rice at West Point, a man was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. E. AIrving at the Police Court, this morning...
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BANKING SENSATION.
COMPRADORB OF LOCAL
BANK MISSING.
TEMBER
Haul of Revolvers and
Ammunition:
ARE THEY PIRATES PINOTE
BIO CAPTURE OF MEN AT SLAN TAO ISLAND,YEA
NTS
the
Another Chinese,” who should be in a position to know, places the defalcntiona ut between five lakhs and one million dollars, but
American Journalism, In London: also thought that the brunt of the
Man Alleged to be Held
It is commonly, reporte Defalcations Placed at A High blow would fall on Lau'e frionde, "Hongkong will not suffer
Up for Ransom.
Mr William B. Hear Figure
much was his remark, which Last night eleven non ero American millionaire news
the Police owner, has decided to issue an Something in the nature of a apparently applied to banking landed in Hongkong by sensation was created this morn-Hongkong
in special custody, along with illustrated half-penny We have since learnt that the threoguma, having the pearance London next Spring, edited ing when it was known that the Compradore of the Hongkong and police, though they have not been of duck guns, but known by the managed on American lines, Shanghai Banking Corporation officially notified of the matter, name of Gingals. At the Police we remember aright, this gentle- Was missing. It is believed that have it in hand. Their informa- Court, this morning, the gang man endeavoured, some years he has absconded from the tion is that the amount missing were placed in the dock, before since, to gain a foothold in colony. It appears that it was is about four hundred thousand Mr. E. A. Irving, and the charge English newspaper-owning, and against them was such as might was politely informed that his known in some quarters as early dollars.
It is regarded as almost certain lead one to wonder if they had papital was not required. Further, as Friday last that Lau Pan Chiu, for that is his name, was in mone that Lau has made off to the any connection with the pirates in in order to enlighten British festing that part of the coast. journalists as to the proper con tary difficulties, but at the time it mainland." was not anticipated that anything
Wong Po Ki, Ho Kin, Chan act of a newspaper, Mr. Hearst WOMAN FINED $250. Lai, Kwok Pau, Lat. Tat, Lamnce upon a time published in serious was the matter. However,
Sing, Lam Wish, Ho Ng, Kam Tai | London-for, one night only we are informed that on Saturday
Kam, Woug Kin and Lan Mi, each news-sheet in the American style afternoon he made off and has not been heard of since. It appears
pleaded not guilty to the follow-cares, top-heavy_hend - lines, Tag charge
slong, and all, but wo do not that on Saturday ovoning the
A man and woman wero charg-
For that the defendants gather that it met with much discovery was made by the bank, Triad Society Certificate.
This morning a "Telegraph" ed before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, nt feloniously did counsel and pro-appreciation. Assuming the pro- A man was contenced to six representative called on the the Police Court, this morning cure three persons not in custody phet's mantle for a moment, unless month's hard labour by Mr. E. A. manager of the bank and was in- with being in unlawful passes to commit felony, to wit to take he greatly modifies his methods, Irving at the Police, Court, this formed that the compradore had sion of five revolvera and 2,175, and carry away by force and we venture to foretell failure for morning, for being found in gone away.
The main facts rounds of Ammunition, at 23 detain against his will, a man Mr. Hearst's excursion into the named Cheug Hoi Kit, alias Fa London journalistic camp. We possession of a Trind Society of the story were confirmed and, Square Street. certificate.
Sergeant Cooper deposed to Shai, with intent to procure a have, alack, too many papers in answer to a question, he Youth with Oplum.
said that as far as they could visiting the premises and finding ransom for him; the said forcible already in England that justly A youth in his teens was fined ascertain the defalcations were the arms and ammunition in asking and detaining being a nerit the somewhat opprobrious. $5, with an alternative of fourteen small.
basket and also in the wall of a felony by virtue of Ordinance 2 title of "rag," and we would no Hongkong Tolograph" will days, by Mr. E. A. Irving at the
Enquiries in other directions cubicle that had been re-bricked-1885; off Sha-to Wan-point, willingly see the number inorous- Police Court, this morning, for elicited the information that the and covered with a picture so that Lau Tao Island in the waters of ad. From the botter class of being found in unlawful possos- amount of money that Lan is alleg. it might not be seen that any this Colony on or about midnight United States papar, British, journalists might well take many sion of a small quantity of opium. ed to have got away with is some-chango had been effected in the on 26th Sept.
a valuable hint; but patriotism, Sergeant Brazil deposed that he evidence of our senses, and, Steamer Reports.
whore in the region of five lakha wall. The officer also doposed
roan the 26th about midnight, above all, the ready testimony f The 8.a. Maohaon, from the of dollars though one estimate that fruit hawkers were North, reports: "Strong N.N.E. places it has high as one sponsible for the smuggling of three man armed with rifles and winds, cloudy weather and high million dollars. At any rate, the many arms as they secreted them revolvera, had been on board the educated Americans, mako us sea in Formosa Channel." The general trend of information goes in the lower basket of the num- first prisoner's junk, twenty-four old to place the Britial Pross s.8. Lituania, from Rangoon, re- to show that the defalcations are ber they carriod. Boing known hours previously they went above that of the United States, ports strong gales off Paracels and of a very large amount. In the as licensed hawkers, they were alongside a junk and, so far as high sen; violent gales.
opt to be overlooked.
the police knew, they took the Chinese detective 92 also took owner of the junk away. He had part in the arrests, and gave not returned and was being holdup very valuable aid to the present for ransom. He was given to an- prosecution.
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
"HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 191%.
THE DUTY OF volunteering.
In point of fact, there is a constant grumble in Hongkong that young men have nothing to occupy their attention during apare hours; and it is therefore the more difficult to understand why the healthful and highly honourable business of volunteering does not make a deeper and more general appeal.
No Licence.
A fine of $25 or one month was imposed by Mr. C. D. Melbourne, on a Chinese charged at the Police Court, this morning with being in possession of a revolver with out a licenco. The magistrate thought the revolver would do more harm to the man that fired it than to the object fired at;
case of the "Hongkong Shanghai Bank we learn that the whole smount missing from that institu- tion is covered by the security that he had to deposit on taking up the compradoreship.
The man was discharged and the woman was fined $250, or in default three months.
A LAUGHABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.
doratand that Mr. Lewis (Messrs. Jolinson Stokes and Master) was defending the last three inen.
not
as a whole-head and shoulders
Men, Minds and Methods.
News served up correctly, in- telligibly and with a fair-minded consideration for the prejudices
of opponents, may be said to form part of the education of the public; and, contrariwise, half verified "facts," tricked out with ornaments of exaggeration and Slung and mud and blood, can be A man was remanded on the relied upon to lower popular chargo of being in possession of taste and morals with alarming
The case was remanded until Friday.
The persons who are most likely to be liit are the Chinese banks in the native quar- tor, and it is estimated that the lurger portion of the money line. Nursing Sisters Quarters. boon obtained on loan from them.
The correspondent who inform-the gingals and a lasking book, clarity. When Mr. Henrat gives A Board of Oflicers composed It is consequently feared that one as under will assemble at Bown or two of them will be badly led us that he knew, long before such as is used by pirates for devant to such statements us that "American minds are so debased Road Hospital at 10a.m. ou hit,
the event, of the expedition from stroying a rigging. Thursday the 3rd October, to ne-
Wo have been informed that that the worse morally the papers, Macao against the pirates, now Lau Pun Ohiu is a man over lect a site on the land adjoining forty years of age and is well amplifies his statement by sending the men arrested aro supposed to the bigger their sile, it is not the East Boundary of the Bowen known in the colony.
ue details of a laughable circam- have taken the owner of the junk surprising that we objest to see stance.
to a place where there were great him catering for English readers; -
* He has
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Rond Hospital, for the erection occupied positions of public Thirty of the pirates, ho says,quantities of fish On arrival but, if we know anything about of Nursing Sisters Quarters importance among the Chinese stood on the quay watching the Praident Major W. M. Pyne and at one time was a director
raoke.
R. E.; Members: An Officer R.A.- of the Tung Wah Hospital. Prior departure of the expedition which M. O., the A.S.C. Officer ile Bar-to his joining the Hongkong and was intended to capture them i
Shanghai Banking Corporation he was Compradoro for Sir Pan! We draw our readers' attention Chater and the late Sir Hormusjco
Convent Sale of Work.
Victoria Theatre.
hai.
TYPHOON WARNING.
Arrived and Salled.
Malls Arrived.
! Oun Practice.
there, they told a foki to take the those readers, we would suggest junk back and held the owner up that there is no groat, cause for for ranson, Sergeant Brazil was alarm. England orn undoubt successful, with the aid of a odly produce an appalling num- launch, in picking, up the foki ber of persons whose appetite for who had charge of the junk.
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the gross, the exaggerated and the scandalous is pretty well Developed; but their number is
carcely great enough to encour
nge Mr. Henrat to look for big financial results from his venture. Interport Cricket.
The practice match on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground on: Saturday suggests that quite
His Excellency's speech to the workers at Kowloon Docks on to the sale of work at the Italian Mody as well as some important The telegram quoted below was Friday calle attention anew to the unfortunate fact that the duty of Convent, which begins to-morrow firms in the colony. When he received from the Manila Obser- volunteering is not recognised by a greater number of young man earnestly hoped that those in-has just vacated be was succeeded General, Hongkong at 1.40 p.m.
and onde on October 5. It is took up the position which he vatory, by the American Consulate ALLEGED GAMING HOUSE. in the Colony. Some months ago General Anderson voiced his re-terested in charitable work will by another, prominent Chinese in to day
Three men were charged before gret that this state of matters obtained, and it would appear that give the Sisters their fullest eup there offices who went security Oyclone or Typhoon over or Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Polico the youth of Hongkong are difficult to rouse. The fact that they port. The convent makes itself for him.
near Maiacosima moving N.N.E. Court, this morning, with keep- should require to be roused at all is disquieting. There seems to hundreds of orphans and is in responsible for the care of many
or N.E.
ing a gaming house in Mercer We are informed 'that besides
Street. Bound reason in the world why the ranks of the volunteers here sore need of funds. A visit to the money that has come from the
Mr. Lewis, of Messrs Johnson few of the Interport" pro- bables are early in form: It should remain uafilled. Young men in Hongkong have much more school will afford an opportunity Hongkong Banking Corporation The Japanese gunboat Uji Stokes and Master, defended t
trould be foolish to trust too time to spare than is the case at Home. They are not so seriously of sooing the great amount of the Chinese banke are also sup arrived in the harbour yesterday second and third defendants. bound either by business or domestic obligations which are almost good that is being done by the posed to have suffered. It is and sailed again to-day.
According to the evidence, 330 greatly to the form shown in any lottery tickets were found in the one match, of course, but when certain occasionally to make attendance at drills difficult. There is Sistore; and it is hoped that said that shortly before his dis
we find players who show steady visitors and purchasers will be appearance he went to some not, besides, the same wealth of attractive amusements here that in
members of his own staff and The following mails arrived houBO. numerous during the sale.
Mr. LewisIf the first pleads form one season coming out with found at Home and which naturally militates against active recruiting.
told them of a good investment today.. Haiyang from Coast
rly in the next, itis good scores early On Saturday night the Soltoroffe that he knew of, which he thought ports; B.B. Antenor, from Shang-guilty, of course the case against reasonable to assume that they the second and third will collapse. have not fallen off. Everything gave their final performance at would bring them in a return of least eight and a half per cent.
Chinese Imperial Government If not I ask your Worship to re-
points to Hongkong putting a the Victoria Theatre. We do not On the strength of this he per-
Loan.
||maud-it, ARM Interest due.and drawn bonde
Dam in the field which should All the defendants pleaded not make the others travel all the remember having seen such skilful sanded some of them to subscribe of the Chinese Imperial Govern- guilty. gymnasts and jugglers in Hong-
to it and in some cases the mem-ment Loan (Silver loan of 1888, kong, over before, and their stay
The aret defendant said he had way provided the members of it The first duty of every man should be to be able to fight for his has been all too short. Theatre bons of the staff are said to have E.) will be paid at the offices of ninety-two lottery tickets in his practice assidusonaly That is the country. Most men would be willing enough, if the need arose, but, goers will, however, learn with put up thousands of dollars each. the Hongkong and Shanghai possession but he had brought important factor; the team which takes itself most seriously is the except skill has come from training, more willingness is of little pleasure that the two Australian That money is also, we are in- Rank on and after to-day them from Macno for his own μRE,
team most likely to win. value. Comes, therefore, the noed, which is steadily growing, for artistes, whose dancing created formed, missing
Mr. Lewis said that another compelling men to prepare themselves. From the word compulsion, quite a sensation locally, a few Enquiries among many of the Sub-calibre Practice will be man not charged owned the re- of course, the average Britou shrinks as from the plague. He is all weeks ago, are returning to the prominent Chinese in banking carried out as follows: 1st Ost.mainder and that completely ex- for freedom, us he understands it. But there is a point here that is Colony for a few days. So elever circles seems to contradict, the From Stonecutters West, in a onerated his clients, seed
Revolution Anniversary; often overlooked. It is true that the freedom of the individual must and refined are their turns that impressions formed at first that W. to B.W. direction, from 9 a.m. The case was remanded. be protected at all hazards. But there are times when the freedom we hope a more cordial welcome Chinese banks would suffer. A to 4 p.m.; 4th Ost-From Devils
Yesterday was kept as the anniversary of the commencement of the individual must give way before the freedom and safety of than ever will be extended to them friend of the missing man gave Peak, in a E. to 8.E. direction,
of the Revolution, and while there. the State. A man may not care to pay a certain tax-few men pay by the Hongkong public. The it as his opinion that a fair por- from 9 am to 4 p.m.; 5th Oct
was not the same noisy demon- taxes cheerfully—but it is recognised that freedom for the individual managers are also offering a long tion of the money had been ob From Lyemun, in a N.E. to N. cannot be claimed in this direction. Each man must do his part-series of entirely new pictures.
tained as private loans, from his direction, from 9 am to 2 p.m.;
strations as characterised the must be forced to do his part, if necessary. Quite often, indeed, he
acquaintances. Some time ago
calebration of the fall of, Pak Bijou Theatro.
"Arrivals.net has to be forced; and if the State can compel men to do service in Mr. Stephenson is indeed to be it was known in Chinese circles
A little Chinese girl took a gold there can be little doubt that the Major E. W Comyn, R.G.A., payment of taxes, why should it not, if necessary, compel them to congratulated on having secured that Ian Fun-chiu was in straigh- and wife, arrived on 25th instant watch belonging to her uncle rejoicing was equally, na since give of their time and strength in the way of military training? the services of two such clever and toned circumstances, though the per s.s. Chics and are taken on who resides at 22; Nullah Lane All the shops were closed even
In regard to compulsory military service, the daughter nations charming artistes as Miss Ads precise facts did not appear to be the strength of the Command and sold it to a man for twenty the money changers, are wiser than the Homeland. The Parliament of Australia, for Rowley and Miss Gladys Spencer. well known. It has been suggest accordingly. Major G. W. Robin-five cents. The watch was worth the native quarter, instance, has made military service compulsory on the youth of the Miss. Rowley's rendering, lasted in at least one quarter that son, 27th Punjabis, arrived on $25, and at the Police Court, this reservation, busine country and several cases have been reported of fathors boing night, of four very tuneful bal- there is n woman in the the 19th instant per as, Kutsang morning, the man who made the standstill. What wo heavily, fired for refusing to allow their sons to receive the required lade was figoly varpathetic, and 9800, rat Pada bajet and is taken on the strength of purchase was fined $100 or in respect to noise military training. It is unfortunate, of course, that compulsion more than justified the rounds of Some short time ago, it ap- the Command from that fate default six weeks for receiving lanced by the should be necessary, but there is no escaping the need for it if men applause which a crowded house pears, he was approached in con-
tuo watch knowing it to have enriched will not voluntarily give part of their time to training. Here in offered. Mias Gladys, Spencer's neation with some securities he Tenders for specie British and been stolen,
ovary hous Hongkong the no excuse for young men who will not face their rigging and dancing are full of bad deposited and asked to alter Mexican dollars, current in this The pawnbrokers who took flag plain duty With an awakened "East next door, that duty be grace and fascination, and she their character. He entered into Colony in exchange for forling clothing from the con with three others. Doines more plait than ever, and, if they will not voluntarily under may be relied upon to attract big negotiations with some of his Bills drawn at ten days"
ege; were caution take it, there is no escaping the conclusion, that they must be made bones during her stay in the friends, including our informant, the Lords Promes
ting things from to so, Met can be forced to fight, if urgent need arises Why Colony, The pictures are, as who refused to meet his views on Majesty's Tre should they not be forced to learn to fight first, they will not learn usual, of the beat and most the matter What was cabse be received volunt We Believe, however, that His Excellengy's efforts entertaining and reflect gro quently done regarding the so Chost Offor
the direction of rousing young men, are unwearying, will credit the taste of the mans curities does not appear: töi bà
lunteering in the Colony vzd
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