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Among the pasengers who left by the Delta for Shanghai yester day were Capt. Knaggs, Mr. A.C.Holborow, and Mr. A.Ritebie, Woman Fined.
"OUR BURGLAR.'
HOOK WORM IN HONG- KONG:
Percentage Greater than was
Belloved.
ANOTHER BURGLARY:
Manager of N.Y.K. Robbed of Jewellary.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS
Hopes and Fears.
We feel happy this morning
Said to be a Great Athlete.
There is very little to report in connection with the Peak Burg-
Yesterday in the early hours of "Our Burglar is once again if lar, arrested in Macao. After
When Dr. Charles W. Stiles the morning the house ocupled custody after some four or fiv appearing before the Court there he will have to wait at Innst discovered the Hook-Worm dl- by Mr. Kusomoto No. 5, Robinson days of aweet liberty. But w fourteen days, according to law, souso in the United States, he was Road, was broken into by bur must not permit our olation t before he can be extradited. The heralded as the discover of a glars and a quantity of jewellery inspire us with undue assurance. police are now busy getting the disease that saprod the lives of stolen. Mr Kusomoto, who is the All is well so far, but our wily papers through for his trous men, women and children, manager of the local branch of friend in yet some 50 miles making thein so that lassitude and tho Nippon Yusu Kaisha, told a outside the walls of Victoria ference to Hongkong.
The Chinese, who are in an hopelessness was their attitude representative of the Telegraph" Goal. He has escaped twics from For squatting at Taikokusui excellent position for obtaining toward life. This disease has that entry into the house was a British prison; we fervently and refusing to take down a shed certain information with hold belted the world, and its debi-effected through the window of pray there will be no repetition
from Europeans,
aver that litating power plays an enormous the pantry from whence it would of history at Maono. And the when ordered to do so by the "Our Burglar," who escaped part in Southern countries, such be an easy matter to gain acouss there is the steamer trip down.
W. D. a woman was fined $10 from gaol in the early hours of as India and Ching.
to the rest of the dwelling, But we will hope for the bat. It's at the Police Court, this morning. Saturday Sept. 30, was ons of a There are in Hongkong to-day The burglar appears to have something that the re-arrest has
A small fire is reported to have thieves. They go further and say to fight it.
gang-of three expert Cantonese two men who are doing their best gone direct to the bedroom of been effected; more, in fact, than Mrs Kusomote, where he devoted we could bring ourselves to think broken out in the village of Sai and say that at the time of his
These two doctors are both much attention to a chest of likely. So we rejoice with those kung, in the New Territory in a capture he and another wore at graduates of well-known English drawers standing in the room. thatrejoice-the police. They have fish drying, matshed. The fire work at Mr. Willians house. On hospitals. Ons of them says that All the drawers were unlocked, certainly done well, and if our the alarm being raised, one man he believes the percentage of with the exception of one, and the slippery customer is not firmly cases of agchylostomosis-other-visitor soarched until he found hold this time the fault will not. scaled the water pipe to the roof wise known as the Book-Worm the key of the locked drawer in ba their's. Theres a limit to where he stayed until the const was clear, and the other slid to disease is far greater than was another part of the chest.
their smartness, of course,
and the ground, only to run into the anticipated.
they cannot reassonably be arms of two plain olothes mon.
expected to re-capture the wily one once a week regularly, can they ?
P.
Small Fire.
was extinguished by the police and the occupants.
Deserters Sentenced. ›
The two deserters from the U. S. S. Wilmington have been ried by by court martial. They have each boon sentenced to ten daya bread and water and to pay | A fine of $15 each.
Clothing Stolen.
A woman living in Elgin Street
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China's future history.
trap door in the roof of her house was left open and that some one took away clothing, umbrellas got in, descended the ladder and etc.
A Great Athieto.
The captured man is believed to be a great athlete who runs and his reputation among the Chinese, jumps with great facility. In fact a almost parallels that of the notorious Spring-heeled Jack in England, for it is thought that all away is to wave his arms, clap our burglar" has to do to get hia hands and, with those prelim- tuaries, go bounding off like a
Gold medal. Hongkong Rubber investors will learn with interest that ae- cording to the "Singapore Free lands have been awarded the Press wire Highlands and Low Rubber Growers Association gold medal at Now York.
Straits Chinese for Hongkong.
'University.
Mr. Saw Whoo Seong accord- ing to the "Straits Times," lenvon for the Hongkong University to take up stadies in engineering, In him the school loses out of ita best athletes and the football toam is deprived of a fine player.
Settled.
dieer,
They state that they are puran- ing their investigations as rapidly, as possible, and that they hope to be able successfully to combat the disease soon.
Examinations are taking place at the rate of 50 per day, a large percentage of which are sullering from the thing called "Hook- Worm."
aminations are woll worth while, It is underfood that these ex
and well worth the trouble, for the reason that the investigations
Worm
In this drawer the thief foun' jewellery valued at about fiftoon handred dollars with which he succeeded in getting away,
The theft was not discovered until some time later when Mrs.
Kusomoto, rising to look at the clook, found the room in complote disorder.
The report given by the polios
$5 in money; the robbery occur is that eight articles of silver, val- valued at $1,310 were taken and od between 2-30 and 430 on Thursday morning, and that the
Magno, is that he came from
The reason why he find to prove beyond question that "look robber or robbers, entered the is prevalent to a vory sitting room by the door, which here; and tint in Canton he is Chino, Canton, to begin his deprodations great extent here, in Southern was left open. will known and is reported to remained there. have feared being shot if he
THE FURNITURE CASE
away.
Plaintiff who was worse after a Holiday.
..
,
The point that these two doctors are aiming at is eventual- FALSE-BOTTOMED ly to tabulate the distribution of the disease, in the various dia- tricts of China.
Wo understand that cases come from Amoy and the Swatow die tricta.
BOX.
Arms Found Secreted Under
Luggage.
Verkshire Cricket.
only nine. Ho includes the years ship was only in 1873, instituted as 1887 and 1870; but the champion- Yorkshire has won the recognised championship only nine times and has been leading county eleven times. The point is worth clear. ing up.
Modern Sycophancy.
What are we to think of thes following advertisement which appeared in a recent issue of "The Times"?"Well known author will dedicate important forthcoming book to any lady or gentleman who will lend him one hundred and fifty pounds." We had thought that this kind of thing died a natural death many years ago, but here we are back
A special article in this issus leais interestingly with some Yorkshire cricket records and should be read by every cricketer. The writer tella of the famos
west turned what sesined a certain 1001 match with Somerset at Leads when the men from the lefeat into a glorious victory. We forget whether it was. Lionel Palairet or Leonard Braund who, writing later, told how Somerset had been dismissed for 87 and ware faced, on the morning of the second day, with a deficit of 238 rung to wipe off in order to save an innings defeat. They had no hope of winning and they actually ordered their special train, to be ready that day. But it was not wanted. Woode, Palairet and At the Police Court, this morn-Braund saw to that. Those were Furthermore, the doctors adding, before Mr. 0. D. Melbourne a the daye when Yorkshire could that many of the patients show Chinose named Tang Sin Sang defeat every county but Somerset; distinot sign of the disense, was charged with being in unlaw-and Somerset wero a moderate lot' We are told that a flat has been ful possession of three Winchester except when they met Yorkshire. At the Supreme Court this
The case in which Mrs. Mar-taken in the Wanchai distriot, rifles, 1000 rounds of ammunition Then they were giants By the morning it was, mentioned in garet Ogilvie is suing Major on the Praya, that is purposed and twenty-nine boxes of percus way, the writer of the artiola Summary jurisdiction that the walton to recover the sum of to be used as a small hospital. case in which the Hongkong Con- $32.07. for damage alleged to be
sion capa, on the Wing Lok Wharf claims eleven championship nac- ton and Mecno Steamboat Com-done to furniture: hired by the ronized by the immigrants that taken into custody by a Chinese acres. Most papers, he ange, gave It is hoped that it will be pat-on the 10th inst, when he was cesses for the county of broad bompany Ltd. sued the Aloxandra plaintiff from the defendant was wish to go to America, All the detective, Cafe to recover the sum of $40 mentioned in the Summary Court patients of this hospital will be had been settled. Mr. W. E. L. this morning, before Mr. Justice under personal medical observa-ward the case for the prosecution Inspector McDonald put for- Shenton of Messrs. Deacon Looker
Gompertz.
tion; because the ultimate object and stated that the arms were and Deacon, appeared for tho
Mr. Sutherton Russ, of Messra, is toestablish a permanent hospital found at the bottom of a false plaintiffs.
Goldring Barlow and Morrell, ap-whore investigation and treatment bottomed box. When the defend Alleged Theft. At the Pulice Court, this morn Reader Harris of Messrs, Wilkin conditions.
peared for the plaintiff and Mr. can be carried on under proper ant was charged at the station be ing, before Mr. E. A. Irving, a
aid "I bought them in London." They realize that the oxisting Mr. Melbourne:-What have Chinese woman was charged with son and Grist for the defendant, Just for the present there appears to be a full in Chinese affaire, stealing a gold watol and chain be fixed.
Mr. Harris applied for a day to quarters are only temporary ones, you to say? and some are beginning to ask whether this is the calm which valued 8200, from a Chineso
na the position that is now main-| Defendant-I bought them in precedes the storm. Alarmists-and there are any number to be young man.
Mr. Russ: In this case my tained,-under mat shed roofs, London. I did not intend to come Mr. Moore, Mesere found nowadays are certain that it is, but the average, lovel-headed Johnson, Stokes, and Master, friend has applied to have the is one of subsidiary character here; I intended to pass on
appeared for the complainant, this; so far from being better ahe
casa reinstated. The position is only. observer of the trend of events refuses to read any such meaning and Mr Davidson, Messra Hastings is worse than when she wout the attention of all who are agenta
Mr. Melbourne:You bought It is a work that should receive them in London? into what may equally well be regarded as a healthy sign of general and Hastings, appeared for the
Defendant-No, Poru in South contentment. There are problenis to be faced, and weighty defendant: The hearing was
of foreign emigration, espe- America ; not in London." His Lordship: Where is she?cially to the United States, where What were you going to do with problems, too—but for the moment nothing points to the need for adjourned until the 15th."
"The Cook.".
Mr. RussShe has come back the now law relating to the land them?-When I was in South alarm, ` Given a fair chance, such as we believe the Powers are
This charming musical comody
and has been advised to go home. ing of emigrants afflicted with America I heard people say there sincerely anxious to secure for her, there is no reason why the new of local production and interest,
Mr. Harris-I want to have a this disease comes in force on were a lot of robbers and thieves in the old days when literature in Ching so I brought them to held a low position and had to China, if her leaders be only true to the highest ideals of State, is, it is rumoured likely to bday fixed so that if she does not November the first.
produced at one of the large appear the case can be struck out: After that date all emigrants protect myself and our family. saek for favours from the wealthy should not find a happy issue out of all her troubles.
London theatres during the pre-fixes a day I should like it to be States will
Mr. RussIf your Lordship seeking admission to the United $150 or six weeks.
But that very position explain- Now that the loan quration and other burning issues are for the eat sonson. We understand the.
be examined for
od-excused, oven-the fulsome. time-being in the background, a moment's attention may be given management have already entered some time ahead.
book worm before they will be Eventually the case was fixed allowed to enter the country.
Jedications of Addision and Dry. dea and Dr. Johnson and Shake- to a discussion which recently took place in the Poking State Council into negotiations with the author on a matter of comparatively minor importance, namely the question For the present production, the
The coolio class have the and composer to obtain the rights. for Wednesday Oct, 23 subject to
speare himself, and a long list of sessions.
greatest percentage showing as of the advisability of establishing a National History Bureau. From entire furnishing of the stage is
others. Yet we doubt whether high as forty and ovon it is said all accounts it appears that a Bill was introduced aiming at the being carried out by Messrs.
sixty percent but, it is understood rickshaw oooliesia the dook before they approached the mather so "prell- creation of such a Bureau, but that it encountered considerable the Hall Mark of Perfection.
JUNKS ATTACKED. Lane Crawford, which will ensure
that they are the ones that are the Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police impertinently as our most anxious to get into the Court, this morning, on a charge known suthor" of to-day, or whe opposition, on the ground that the proposal smacked unduly of the During the evening the full
of siding and abetting another ther they described their forth The masters of licensed trading
important. It is anticipated that in future Chinese, not in custody, to steal coming books na Those, however, who favoured the measure pointed out that the under the baton of Band Master that whilst in Ohinese waters a
Moss will play selections. Bureau was intended for the compilation of National Records and
large junk painted black bore ing to the United States will be some cigarettes from a blue-jacket of this kind fall still-born from
last night down upon them and when they required by the Steamship Com-in the British Navy, at Wanchai, the prese. And the world · did
d'una nei greatly griove either. argued that there was no reason why the Republie should "destroy PIRACY CHARGE FAILS. had got within 100 yards of them panies here to produce a free
Defendant said the complainant The King of Italy's Assallant. national pride" and prevent the people from obtaining official
fired two shots. Two men were from hook worm certificate, before
"It is good to read that another records of great events. One speaker added that during the Ching At the Police Court, this siter- hit, one being wounded on the a ticket will be issued to them and another sailor engaged the
defendants to drive them to the anarchist and would-be assassin by the transportation company. Dynasty a suspicion was entertained that the Official Recorders did noon before Mr. E. A. Irving, the foot and the other on the thigh. This must of course be a medioni sailor's onnteen and when they luar been put beyond the reach of
eleven man charged with dotain-Tho latter suodam bed a few hours not dare record anything unfavourable to the Emperor, but nowadaye ing a man in the Tai O district later. The occupants of the at
Arrived there would not pay them, doing further mischief for the certificate.
They denied the charge preferred next few years, Italy and the there were no grounds for the existence of such a belief. In the for the purposes of ransom, again tacking junk then bond the
against them: A
other Latin countries seem to be and the Bill was passed for its first reading by 40 votes to 21. appeared and were discharged on other craft and took any some Did Chinese Discover America? Inspector Mollardy shked for especially productive of this sort Though laudable in many respects, the proposal foreshadowed account of the Crown, withdraw money which the junk people Professor Wm., Niven has disa remand as he wished to make of undesirable more so even in the Bill can soarely be justified either on the ground of necessitying the charge through lack of said they had received for smug covered a statue at San Miguel further inquiries into the affair than Russis. Is it a question of
convioting evidence.
gling salt. The authorities here Amantia, in Mexico, which, he The case was remanded until racial temperament: is it one of on urgency. All China nood concern herself about for some time to On the last occasion Mr. Hodg- think that the attacking junk was declares, proves the theory that to-morrow.
the signs that the Latins have come in to make hisory of the right sort; her statesmen may well son, Assistant Crown Solicitor, owned by the Chinese authorities the first discoverers of America,
more than had their day and an leave the recording of it to others.
* Developments in China are not prosecuted, but to-day, Mr. King and that the "plundered ", once the race which created the ancient
on the high road to dissolution Japanese Murses In London. making way for a great Sa at all likely to escape the notio
of independent historians; and, Assistant Superintendent of did not stop when called upon. civilisation of Mexico were of after all, the truth will be best served by these. One of the ont- Police, attended in his stead, M
By Chinese or at least of Mongolian
The British Journal of Nure-regime, that has not get hait Mr. Lewis, of Mestre Jolinson, growths of the Republican movement soome to be this Bureau Stokes and Master, and Mr. L.D
TYPHOON WARNING
Morigin. The atatun, which was ing states, that Miss Take Hagi-day; or is it merely that
found in a tohib, is, it is said, wara, matron of the Red Cross extinguisher, on beater fever," If we mug, o term it. Every petty official seized with Almads, who defended cerisin of
olearly that of a Chines Hospital in Tokyo, is now staying ohifiers makes bad fanciful idea imediately clamours for the establishment of a the prisoners, both entered their The talegram quoted below was must have been pleoed same in London, sud-Miss - Watatani cony “Burau" to furth his new-found opinions, quite regardless of the proteste against the notion of the received from the Manila Obaer 1,500 or more yenis e
the other necessity therefor of the expense therof. The development is polios in refusing bail to people vatory by the American Conenlate was also evidence poi
ymptomatio of the tendency to wants time, energy and money
were now discharging | General, Hongko at 10 a.m; conclusion gh lak of eridanos:
to-day
which the whatare really non ssentials, while the big problema await solution, China hasetirred in her stumbara, truly, ; But she is not yet,
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Sta LOR,
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ALLEGED THEFT.
Inspector Mollardy placed two
Jate Ching Dynasty and was, in fact, a quite unnecessary institution.orobestra of the K. O, Y. L. Ljunks have reported to the police Chinese emigrating on rolurn $7 in money, a pipe, podoh and We have seen a good many books
rving mid that complaints the Captain
and
look worde