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Miscellaneous. Goods per Gregory Apcar undelivered after 4 p.m. on this data will be landed.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,

The possession of ton skeleton keys know that the Governor-in-Council has resulted in Chan Lam being sent to gaol the trump card. What is "the Govern for three wooks with six hours in the or-in-Council ?? It is His Excellency stocks, Chan could not giyo a satisînotory

explanation.

We learn from the Colonial Secretary's upon Wan Hoi Chi, one of the mon convicted Department that the sentence of death

of the murder of To Pak Cheung, haa bocn coramuted to penal servitude for life,

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Auetion, '. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furnithe Governor and the members of the ture, de, at Moura Bughan Hough's Executive Council two of whom are Baler Rooms.

official members of the Sanitary Board. Ong aide of the question only is heard and the recommendation of the un official members is promptly disallowed. This appeal from Cesar to Caser

A coolie was stopped by a constable this morning on one of the wharves along auggests opera bouffe. ordinance we trust that the recommon- 2000 rounds of revolver ammunition were In the new Connaught Road and on being searched 6 p.m.-Meeting of Bowling Club, Ld.dations of the Sanitary Commission found in his poss99İ,

General Memoranda, FRIDAY, September :-

2.30 p.m.Auction of Japanese Curios, &o, at Mewers Hughes & Hough'

Sales Rooms

At Club Premises.

MONDAY, September 9:-

Ammunition Discovered.

will be largely carried out and the The Harbou BACO.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1907.

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BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE BELFAST RIOTS.

Why the Troops Fired.

(Exclusive Bervice, supplied by Reuter,

vis Bombay.) LONDON, September 3. An inquest has been held on the.) victims of the shooting by the troops: during the Belfast riots.

Major Thackeray, the officer who gave the command to fire, stated in his evidence that the troops were con- Police Pier, Kowloon, to the Praya, near fronted with the alternative of firing Goods per Benvenue andelivered after matters brought before it. As things the V.R.O-will close to-morrow at this or running AWAY.

are at present the representation office, Ten compatiters have already:

Goods per Australien unclaimed after this data at Noon will be subject to rent and landing obarges.

this data subject to rent.

Boord empowered to decide-

upon

Entries for the harbour raca-from

Goods per Manila not cleared at 4p. of the ratepayers on the Board is Bigaified their intention of competing.

on thla date subject to rent,

WEDNESDAY, September 11-

Goods per Manchuria undelivered after

noon on this date subject to rent.

TURSDAY, September 12:-

farce. If the officials cannot defeat the unofficials in open contest they retire privily to the Umpire-in-Chief and have

11 6.Auction of Screw Steam Tex their adversaries disqualified on ex parte

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1907.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

ourselves in the weak satisfaction of

statements. This hardly seems to le British fair play and most people will agree that the amending legislation

cannot come too soon.

Found Drowned. Chungen follower of the 119th Infantry: The dead body of an Indian med

September 2; dosth was due to drowning. was found floating in the barbour yester day. Chunoo had been missing since

The Dancing Season,

SOLDIERS MUTINY.

Trouble in South Africa.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, ria Bombay).

LosDos, September 3.

+

A telegram from Protoria atates

sociation propose to continue the monthly The Scottish Masonic Quadrille As

dances as held last winter, and the first one has been fixed for the first week in i November. Mrd. J. Blake, Headquarters that a troop of field engineers, whilst Office, will agaiu act as Secretary, and on the way from the Transvaal to those desiring further particulars should communicate with him. An advertisement Orangia, mutinied, owing to the treat- will appear later on.

ment they received from an officer, and slashed their saddlery.

Theft on a Steamer.

A troop of the Queen's Bays waз

It is rather a coincidence that member of the Liberal Party should be in the Colony to-day and that his de parture should be succeeded by the We have no intention of indulging arrival of another member of the present

Parliament perhaps to-morrow when During the last voyage of the Gregory Mr Keir Hardie is due to shed the light Apcar from Singapore to Hongkong, Fau adding the postscript "We told you of his presence upon the Colony. Mr Tak, a deportee, made a haul of clothing requisitioned and the Engineers were A. S. WATSON " to the ruling out of the proposed Hardie will be in time to tell us what he and jewellery to the value of 396.50, the re-escorted to Pretorin.

standing orders brought forward on the thinks of the cartoon that appears in was also a passenger. Mr C. D. Melbourne, & Co., Ltd. initiative of the Government by the "Punch" just to hand, Under the at the Magistracy to-day, sentenced You C. P. R. TRAIN DERAILED.

President of the Sanitary Board. The

title of "who's afraid " Arthur B. and Tak to six weeks' imprisonment with four opinion of the Attorney General settles ghost branded "Socialism" standing

Henry C.-B. confront a ghoulish looking hours in the stocks. the matter-antil amending legislation knock-kneed on a style. Says Arthur:

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Erskine took place at the Government

The death of Mr Eric Erskine-Pittar-

though he only went into the hospital on Saturday last his death was to an extent

afternoon at Happy Valley, expected. The funeral took place this

Five Persons Killed,

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay),

LONDON, September 4.

CHANG CHIH-TUNG.

Arrives at Peking.

(From Our Correspondent.)

PERING, September 4. ILE. Chang Chili-tung, Viceroy of Liang Ha, who was summoned to advise the Throne in roforenes to the proposed Constitution for China has arrived here.

JAPAN'S ARMY.

Augmentation Postponed.

(From Our Correspondent.}

TOKYO, September 4.

A meeting of the. Cabinet has been hald hore at which the badget was discussed.

It is understood that the increment of the military estimates is to be deferred and that increased taxation is unlikely.

NEW CHINESE CABINET.

Prince Ching Premier.

(Chinese Maila Service).

PEKING, September 5,

Prince Ching is to be Premier in the new Cabinet with Yuan Shih Kai and Chang Chih-tung as Ministers.

Prince Chun has not been included in the Cabinot as it is proposed to put his son upon the Throne vice, the pre- sent Emperor.

YUAN SHIH KAI.

towards Toronto has been derailed.

A Canadian Pacific train journeying Conferring with the Throne.

Five persons were killed and a num.

ill not be thrown away and that the Quoth Henry C.-B.: "Oh, y-y-yes you Civil Hospital at 11.45 last night. Mr Government will, in the future, pause are!" Answereth Arthur B.: "Well Erskine had been employed on the staff I'm not so l-f-frightened as you are, to consider before it takes any action

of the "Hongkong Telegraph" for close anyhow!" Mr Keir Fardie will pro worked on newspapers in Japan and upon three years, prior to which he had which is likely to reault in its losing bably add: "What is there to be afraid Manila. He lived in Indin treuty-five face. After all, although it is un-of?" and will no doubt be able to years ago and since then bad not left the doubtedly right that no-one associated fully justify the appearance of the East. For the past couple of yours Mr with a public body should vote on a

ghual upon the style, as the only chap Erskine's health has been failing and ber injured. to save the country. question in which he is beneficially interested, this is only really applicable Readers will remember that n short when the public body has some direct time ago Router sent us a couple of control over foances. The Sanitary highly sensational telegrama about a Board has no such power. Mr Shelton dispute between the Government of Hooper yesterday pointed out that the Australia and the Government of New The Hon. Mr and Mrs Brewin, who South Wales over some wire netting. have been to Japan on holiday, returned Board was practically only an advisory

Router, not for the first time, forgot yesterday on the Kumanno Maru. Board.

It had no money of its own, to tell us how the trouble ended. had no power to enter isto contracts Australien les just to hand, however, by Mr Bruckenbury, Private Secretary, This afternoon Lady Lugard, accompanied and could merely advise. The objection give the germ of the trouble. The visited the Married Women's Quarters |

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[RKUTER'S SERVICE.] RAILWAY COLLISION IN

SCOTLAND...

LONDON, September 2.

a railway collision at Coness.

Tweaty passengers have been injured in

THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN 'AGREE- MENT.

LONDON, September 2. might be entered that though technically Commonwealth Government has pro-at Muring Barracks,

The papers welcome the Anglo-Russian agreemont as a further security for the a number of public bodies are merely posed a new tariff, and, as readers are

peace of the world, though it in no viso advisory in actual fact the Government probably aware, & new tariff comes in entertain a party at tea at Mountain Agreement..

To-morrow afternoon Lady Lugard will implice an entanto like the Anglo-Freuch is bound by their recommendations, to operation directly it is laid bofore Lodge, when sisters from the Italian This is certainly not the case in rogard

Parliament. This for obvious reasons. Convent will be guests.

An additional duty of 30 per cent, was

The correspondent of the "Standard " in St. Petersburg says the formor apheres of activity in Porain are abolished, Russia

Mr H. E. Pratten, managing director of making concessions, whereby Northern

(Chinese Mail's Service)."

PERO, September 3. Since his arrival at the capital Viceroy Yuan Shih Kaj has had several private audiences with the Empress-Dowager and Emperor.

As theac audiences were absolutely private no mention of them has been made in the" Government Gazotle."

THE WAIWUPU.

New Appointment Fore- shadowed

(Chinese Mail's Service.)

PLEING, September 4

X

Sir Chen Tang Liang Cheng, stoly

likely to be appointed to the Waiwapu (Chinese Foreign Office.)

THE NEW VICEROY,

to the Sanitary Board; as was strikingly clapped on wire notting. Owing to Taylor Brothers, Limited, Sydney: is Pesin is opened to British commercial shown in regard to the question of the rabbit plague vast amounts of wire making an oxtended tour of India and the enterprise, and Britain making similar Chinese Minister at Washington, ia WHISKY,granting exemption from section 175 of notting are used by Australian farmers Far East. He came up by the Yarata concessions in the South.

the Ordinance to a block of houses at and pastoralists. There is no wire Maru. Mangkoktsui, Mr Humphreya declared netting factory in Australia but some

THE DOCKERS' STRIKE. that on four separate occasions the time ago the Government of Victoria M.V.O., A.D.C., has been appointed Captain Charles L. Ottley, R.N., Board bad recommended the Governor decided to manufacture wire netting Secretary to the Imperial Defence Con-

LONDON, September 2. The strike of the dockers in Antwerp, to grant exemption and each time the in the gaole. So, as Mr Carruthers,mittee in succession to Sir George Syden-which Ins been preceeding for many weeks, the Premier of New South Wales, hamn Clarke, the new Governor of Bombay. is disorganising the shipping, and serious recommendation bad been disregarded. Apart from the merits of this particular penalise the farmers and pastoraliste America by way of China and Jayau, pointed out the duty, would heavily

disturbances and much damage to property Mr Thomas S. Jones is on his way to have occurred." procedure, with which we propose to of New South Wales in order to pro- on the Yawata Maru. He was formerly injured.

Many English strike-breakers have been deal in due course, it is obvious that it vide work for the criminals of another manager of the Oceanic Steamship Com- ia immaterial whether a member of the state. This is putting the matter rather pay, Sydney, whose boats have been Sanitary Board rates on a matter in strongly but it is virtually what it withdrawn from the Australian trade. he is beneficially interested. The amounts to. The position is compli- AGE decision of the Board is subject to

cated because the Government of New His Excelloney the Governor, attended rovision or rejection by a higher power. gella it to farmers on easy terms. The inspect the Cattle Depot, the Slaughter Association the anchor stroke has been staff at Canton to abandon all extravá-

South Wales importa wire netting and by Capt. Taylor, A.D.C., to-day visited Victoria Hospital and later went on to If, as is sincerely to be hoped, an Suprome Court of Now South Wales House, and whilst in the vicinity visited abolished. amending Ordinance will confer real has decided that goods imported by Kennedy Town Hespital. powers on the Sanitary Board it wight the State Government are free from

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Anchor Stroke Barred.

LONDON, September 2 At a special meeting of the Billiard

OBITUARY,

To Call On The Governor,

(Chiness Mail's Correspondent.)

CANTON, September 3. H. E. Chang Jui Chun, the new Viceroy of the Two Kwang has, I understand, wired to the authorities here that bu ar ired at Hankow on August 30 and pro- ceeded to Shanghai where ho expected to make a short stay before starting south.

Ho further stated that he would call on His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard en the way.

In conclusion ho commanded the foreign

gance.

Sanitary Staff Changes...

On Monday we published a paragraph LONDON, September Stefering to certain changes alleged to have

The death, at Lucerne, of Colonel taken place in the sanitary staff. At the

nounced.

meeting yesterday the Hon. Mr Chatham said-Members of the Board will observa that the Government have adopted the proposal of the Board that the Inspector of

are inclined to believe that in

of the Commonwealth and of the State. years connected with Messrs. Hall and Fitzgeorge, the eldest son of the late this Colony the

Evidently the State Government had a Holtz, Weaks & Co., Lane Crawford & Co. The Duke of Cambridge, is an chosen by men

shipment of wire netting on the water and subsequently founded the Broadway the ratepayers to represent them upon when the new dutios were imposed and Drapery. More recently still he has done

The E. and A. Company's steamer farkote should be dispensed with and the the Board have been, are, and will be the outburst of indignation which srosa business as a broker and commission agent. Aldonham, which is commanded by the title has been altered to Inspector of Cattle ten of honour and probity who would when the 30 per cent, increase was

popular Captain St. John George, arrived Depot and Slaughter house, Kowloon, do what is right without the coercion announced presumably encouraged Bir Excelloney the Governor and Lady Lugard Melbourne on July 26 nud called at poured in this morning's papoiss as to somo An official dinner is to be given by His from Australia Inst evening. She left With regard to the paragraph which up- of special atauding orders. Coming to Carruthers to decide upon heroio action, at Government House this evening at 8.15 Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Port further changes having boon made in the the complaint of Mr Hamphreys that It is to soon to determine whether hep.m., whom covers will be laid for thirty- Dawi and Manila, and hind fine weather duties of the Sanitary Department staff. I the Government, as was illustrated in

acted wisely on noted that

four, including the Government House and smooth seas throughout the royage. party. Those who have been invited are Typhoon Warsirg.

question arison

may say that the announcement is some what pronaturo. Any further elianges are still engaging the attention of the Gov erninont

the Mongkokisui matter, utterly ignor A Peking dispateli statos that there Teissier, Voretzsch, A. P. Wilder ad received from the Manila Observatory Cher, Z. Volpicell Mesars Soulanje- The telegram quoted below was ed the recommendations of the Beard is very prospect of Prince Fu Lun boing A. G. Romano, the Consuls for Italy at 2.15 p.m. by the American Consul- we consider that there is certainly just chosen Hair-Apparent upon the arrival of France, Germany, America and Portugal General: 12.10 p.m. September 4, 1907-page picture to Sydney. “Bullotin" to PREACHING THE GOSPEL, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ground for complaint. Lnt us set the Viceroy Fuan Shili-Ent and Chang Chih-rospectively, Colonel Kert,

Norman Lindeny contributes a full... Colonel Typhoon probably about EN.E. of Manila illustrate the feebleness of Australia's matter out clearly. A

tung in Peking

Dumbiston; Colonel Prica, Colonel between 17 and 20 let. in regard to recommending the govern OHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY, Commander Grenfell, Capt. Nugent, What is an average i" asked the old Pustralia to spond 2000,000-pa Scott-Moncrieff, Capt. and Mrs Low,

attempt to establish a navy A monkey holds a paper on which is writton: Tokyo ment to graat · cortain exemptions.18

T1818 is a medioine of great worth and Commander. You Koff, Commander Jayne, teacher. The class seanted to be posed,

merit. Try it when you have a Capt. and Mrs Wait, Roy, F. T. Johnson, but a little girl hold out her hand osgely, the beginning of a Navy, In the The official members of the Sanitary cough or cold and you are certain to be bladam Volpicelli, Me Mrs, and Miss Please, it's what a hep lays her eggs on background, under the rays of the rising Boord oppose the proposition, the un noros. It is pleasant to, take and call Shelton Hooper, Mr. Mrs and Miss Justified by the lesson-book, in which was The cartoon is entitled "Only a Fleabito,

pleased with the quick relief which it.

Bowilderment followed, but the ante was aan, is dopiated Japan's powerful fleet official members favour it and prevail, all chomists and storekeepers.

always be depended upon. For sale by Laston, Mr G. H. Ross, Capt. Whitehead, written, The hen lays two hundred eggs and the monkey somtales himself,

R.A., and Madam Voretzsch

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