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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1295.
LOCAL WATERFRONT ITEMS.
WEST RIVER NEWS.
MILITARY OPERATIONS
CONTINUE.
A Wuchow correspondent, welt- ing under date of the 20th. inst.,
says:—
Two of a gang of men who Thoro was quite a lull in the torrorised the inmates of a brothel monsoon during Saturday and at Yaumati wore charged at the Sunday, but to-day the galo is Criminal Bessions, before the blowing again outsido with re- Pulene Judge, this morning, with nowed vigour, a strong galo It was reported horo yesterday having been reported by several that General Shon Hung-ying's robbery with violence.
Mr. H. K. Holmes prosecuted vossals who have arrived to-day. army has for the lant work had a and stated that the gang stayed Tho H.M H. Nemazoo steamor series of heavy attacks delivered at the house for the night and Armansstan, Captain C. Mercor, it by the forces of Generals noxt morning locked all the arrived from Singapore on Satur- Chong Yan-pal and Wong Shiu. inmates in cubicle, used day and had rough weather during hung. This campaign was inau- gurated in order to Occupy violence towards one of them, the greator part of hor trip. and took away jowollory. One Tho coaster Fordor, Captain E. Kwellin from the Foo Rivor.
General Shon Hung-ying's of the prisonors was recognised Dahl, arrived on Saturday from by one of the girls, who was Saigon after a rathor prolonged forces had to giva way at first, vayago and had very bad weather, but after ho had been reinforced walking in the street.
Prisoners ploaded guilty The Jardino Matheson steamer by suma of Tang Chi-yao's Yun- and, passing, sentence of Roven Barrymore, Captain H, W. Chand-nanoso, he counter-attacked and years hard labour, his Lorahipler, which arrived yesterday from rogained the lost territory, taking said he would have ordered the Singapore, had mostly strong N. several hundred prisonors and "oat" but for the fact that they E. monsoon. She wont alongside also some ammunition and other
military equipment. ondeavoured to assist the police the Kowloon wharvon. in the apprehension of the other men who were concerned.
ARMS CASES.
Two Chinese who ploaded guilty to having in their possos
a loaded revolver and slon revolver and three rounds of ammunition rospectively, wore oach sontonood to seven youre' hard labour, at the Criminal Sossions to-day.
SHOT BY PURSUING CONSTABLE.
A man who struggled to ovade a coarch and was shot in the thigh when running away was obarged at the Criminal Sessions, this morning, with the unlawfui possession of a daggor. It was stated that he was soon to draw something and subsequently a dagger shoath was found in his gartor.
Mr H. H. J. Gompertz inflicted a penalty of three years' bard labour.
THEFT OF BEWING MACHINES
Li Lan wan charged at the Criminal Sessions this morning with stealing novon sowing machines from the Wing On Factory at Causeway Bay QU January 16th.
Mr. H K. Holmes, who said the machines waro valued at 8160 (gold), prosecuted And montioned that the case War simplified by the statement of the prisoner, who admitted that he was there and admitted receiving the machinos, but denied the actual stealing.
The caso is procouding.
NEW INDIAN BATTALION.
ARRIVAL OF 5th.
PUNJABIS.
Ture arrived on the ir pship Porbyshire, yesterday, the 5 ti Punjab Regim ut, from Rawal- pini, who are to take the place
The coastor Gittoro, Captain E. Tvedt, in now at the Kowloon Docks for her survery and ro- classification.
The spell of vory low water which we experienced here for a while is now avor, at least for the time being, he the wator has The constor Livingstono, rison considerably: Thoro is now Captain R. Anda, left to-day for about 9 ft. 3 in. at the Second Bar Bangkok where she has obtained (2 ft. 2 in. above zero at Wuchow). iinio obarter in the Bangkok to The tide gaugo at Do Sing shows Hongkong and Swatow trade. 2 ft. 0 in. above zore, while the Another coaster the Prominent, one at Bam Shui shows 11 in. Japtain A. Jenson, arrived this below zoro, which moane 10 ft. 1 morning from Saigon and roports in. on the bar at the entrance to that thoro is now a full gale the harbour. blowing outside, dirty and rainy weather and tremendously high
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route best known to himself, Captain Jonson managed to bring General Li Chal-cham's head- na vossel up in slightly more quartors at Shiu Hing towarda this port, have now coasod, at than five days,
On her way up from Saigon least temporarily, and with a cargo of rice and paddy, presumed that Gon. Li now the steamer Changchow ran into needs the remainder for the ho north-east monsoon, meeting Harrisoning of Shiu Hing. It is soid that the movements of with such heavy soas small portion of the cargo was troops from Pakket and Kong washed overboard. Sho arrived Moon towards Canton havo also in port yesterday after spending stopped for the time being. nino days on a trip that in normal Writing under the same data, weather conditions should not a Sam Shui correspondent
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When the Kwong Ying, heard in the Shek Ki district last The DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. Captain R. Williams, had com- Wednesday morning. This is the pleted her extensive repairs at locality situated south of a line the Kwong Fook Hing's small drawn between, Wang Mun and shipyard at Yaumati, her Com- Sailam. pany's steamer the Kwong Hung
The military authorities at immediately took her place in Shek Ki are using their search- order to have considerable lights every night extensively, repairs carried out to her which sometimes ara blinding the unginos.
navigators on the river boats.
The Cheun Chow, Captain H. Jones, is now finished with her annual repairing and overhaul at he Konz Fook Cheong abip vard, and resumed her old run to Macao to-day.
The Fook On, Captain R. Campbell, is still repairing ber engines at Sam Bhui Po.
GAMBLING SCHOOL,
A DOZEN CHINESE CHAR ED.
A raid conducted on a brothel
of the 2,4th Bombay Grenadiers at No. 528, Queen's Road West,
appearance,
a
The Government launch which sunk off Kumchuk on the 13th was raised to-day by means of small junka and the usual cross- boam, purchaso and capstan method, and then towed away suspended from the cross-beams in order to be docked, or beached oiyowhere.
SHOOTING COMPETITION,
STONECUTTERS FUNCTION. Members of the Royal Marines
an enjoyable afternoon at Stone- cutters yesterday, when they shot, andor Bisley conditions, for a cup presented by their loanl president, Lt. Colonel Cantrell, R.M.
(K.E.O.) who are proceeding to resulted in a charge being brought Old Comrades Association spont, Connanore. The new battalion against one woman and glove disambarked at Kowloon this at the Central Magistracy morning, presenting a very smart this morning, of participation in
gambling school.
In regard to two of the male The 5th Battalion of the 2nd.defendants who wore arrested at
Mr Grimmett was first, with a' Punjab Regiment was recently tho Police Station where theycamo the 87th Punjabis. It has an to claim their coats after the raid. score of G8, and he was presented with the cup by Capt. Sturgess, interesting history, having been Mr. M K. Lo, who appeared for R.M., at the conclusion of the raised at Trichinopoly in 1793, by | Ml the defendants, submitted they match, when the competitors Major A. Lindsay, as the 1st were not participating in thogamo extra Battalion of Madras but were in another rophantho were entertained to tea. Spacches were made setting out the many Native Infantry. It became raid was carriedout, Hoquestioned advantages of the Association to the 1st. Bn. of the
11th the wisdom of charging thous ex-Marines out here, and the Madras Regiment of
Native wo
men without evidence in hope was expressed that more Infantry the game year, and support; and said that in the mon would join. continued as such for some yeare. avont of the case against thom In 1824 the dosignation was falling through, as he anticipated changed to the 35th Regiment of it would, the police might hy Madras Native Infantry;iu 1895 Themselves opon to action on
It became the "7th Regiment of certain lines which ho might¦ PD-DAV'S MISCELLANY. Madras Infantry in 1901 take.
became the 27th Madras Mr. J. R. Wood said that ho Infantry"; and in 1903 was rewould take the evidenco first. namod the "87th Punjabis. " The betora giving his decision in the prusont designation dates from case of the two men referred to.
A
TO MARINERS.
It is quite time the ilen word broken down that China is
1922. The Punjab Regiment has The defendants wore romanded overlastingly to be bound by o distinguished racord of service, on bail of $20 each, oxcept in the arrangements made under con-. the battle honours comprising caso of the woman, who, being ditions quite different from those Sholinghur, Carnatio, Mysore, the toonseo of the house, was existing at the present time, Mabelpoor, Ava, China, Pegu, hold on bail of $500.
ospecially when those arrange- monts are highly obnoxious to Luoknow, and Burma 1885-87.
the Chinose themselves and are The British officors at prosent
such as up to the present, with attached or with the fifth bat
several yearaʼracord behind thom, tallon, as given in the latest
have not done a single thing to Army List, are:-Lt. Col, C. Mc
benefit the country. Amongst G. Withers (in command), Majors
such arrangements, declares the V. Coates, F. L. Gora, CIE,
Far Eastern Times, is tho onstiron) O.B.E.; P.T. L. Thompson, and
A Customs notification states anachronism known as the Con- C. 1. M. Smith; Captains M
timo the Middleton, J. M. Hunt, R. A. that a rooky patch has been sortium. In course Slater, M.C., C. H. D. O'Callaghan, located in latitude 30 degroes 49 Consortium must disintegrate T. O. T. Bloketis, F. G. Bovie, foot 30 inches N., longitude 122 from the effects of the wind and F. M. D. Pavell, O.B.E., R. M. degroos 10 foot 20 inches Eweather of international polities Lunt, and M. G. O'Leary, M.B.E. (Marine Department Chart No. 1). and finance, but China cannot and Lieutenants H. J. Hawthorn From the contro of the patoh, afford to wait indefinitely for that Qutzlaff Lightbouso bears N. 24 highly desirable consummation. G. M. S. Webb and C. V, King.
The Commandant obtained his degroos E., magnotic, distant 2 An attempt should be made to first gammission or January 20ch, cables, Soundinge on the patch broak it down at once, by enlisting 1897, and atteined his prosent ranged from 6 feet to 31 foot the sympathy and. c-operation rauk of Lieutenant Colonel on reduced to low water of extra- of Unancial and industrial inter-
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