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TUESDAY JUNE 8, 1909

"CHINA FOR THE

CHINESE.

(Wah To Yat Po's Service'? PERINO, Jus

The people of Suchuey are opposed to the appointment of a German Chief Engineer to the Chengtu-Hankow Rail- way. They demand the appointment of Tactai Tin Tin Yan instead. H. E. Chang Chih-tung is said to be in a dilemma.

THE MACAO BOUNDARY.

(Wah Tu Yat Po's Service.)

PEKING, Jane T. The powers of the Chinese and Portuguese commissioners in the Macso boundary delimitation affair will be

strictly defined in the commissions issued by the respective Governments..

TANG SHAO-YI.

(Wah~Tu, Yat Po's Service.)

PERING, June 7.

H. E. Tang Shao-yi having bean

FRAILWAY

when, the

At the meeting of the Legislative Counal on Thursday, the Hon Coinatal Bedratary First reading of a bill entitled will. mowy :—Ib le hereby resolved that adinance to, trazačár: to, esrtain, Offlours of sum of $3,280,683 be advanced out of funds the Public Service certain duties at prescr in the custody of the Government for the performed by other Offers purpose of construction of the Hongkong Canton Railway, British Section, during the year 1909.

1.

THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT

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NOTE. ISSUE.

The Hongkong Chamber of Commerce has sout the following letter to the Gavem ment upon the question of the proposed introduction into the Colony of Govern

ment note issue

Sir,-With reference to your letter of the 15th April, on the question of the proposed introduction in this Colony of a Government Note Issue on the lines of the system already adopted in the Siraits Settlements. I have the honour to point- out that the information now before my Committee is not sufficient to enable them

to form an opinion as to the proposal and I would beg to be furnished with more details so as to enable my Committes to go fully into the question,

The more important points upon which

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He has been song' back or tro First reading" of a bill untitled An Or-antiye district where he will serra dinanas to amend the Patente Ordinance meniha in the local gaol. He will probably

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First randing of a bl entitled "An Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891.

Third reading of the Bill entitled Ani Ordinance to anthorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and twelve thousand two hundred Dollars and thirty-four Cams, to defray the Oharges of the Year 1008.

think twice before he again insulta young worzen

"DVENING OF A RAILWAY,

The railway in the Sus Ling distrof having been completed an inaugural care- mons was held on the 3rd instant. Hun dreds of visitors from Hongkong, Canton and neighbourhood were present and the Viceroy sent a special Deputy to attend.

for

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Committee on the Bill enuisted An Or- The officer in charge of the department Indoor Outdoor

dates for authorising the Construction of Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong,

THE GATHEDRAL ORGAN.

In Church Notes for June, the Rev, T. Johnson writes: For some months

past a roprosentative of Mosites Walker

and Co. has been at work on the Cathedral Organ, which was in a very bad state of repair: This work has hous temporarily brought to a stop owing to his departure to

the development of native Industrien was prosent and the British. Consulate was also represented. ***Eleven abonmasa, bwenty

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flower-boats, and a gun-boat were in the AMUSEMENT

port during the ceremonios. 2*,

Yesterday no little excitement was caused on the Sha 'e by the behaviour of a

denounced to the Prince Regent by Committee would like to be informed Manila where the erection of the Cathedral to be a young widow of unsound mind

certain parties he will not be given any influential position on his return to Poking.

are:-

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The general lines which it is proposed 2. The arrangements for exchanging Dullara into Notos and vice ver

Whether the Government will have their own treasuries and staff for working (b.) If not, what alternative system have

the issue,

"A REPRIMAND.

they in view. (Wah To Yat Po's Service)

3. To

To what extent do the Government PEKING, June 7.

estimate the revenue of the. Colony would Constit-benefit sa asinst the present tax on Bank Notas and the data on which such estimate is based.

For opposing the proposed" atico, Chan Kwai Lung, Governor of Peking, has been reprimanded by the Prince Regent

CHINESE ACTOR SUED.

In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, before his Lordship, Me Justice' Gempertz (Puisas Judge), today, an action was brought by Kwong Koon Kwan, trading as Wai Shing Tong, of 131 Connaught. Road Central, to recover from Ling Yuk,,: an actor of the Taung Hing Theatre;' a sum of 81,753.20, being amount of principal and interest due for money lent. Plaintiff waived the sum of 7763.20 in order to

bring the action within the Court of Summary Jurisdiction."

I

My Committee, upon receipt of these Faller details, will then be in a position to express their views on the subject, and am directed to ask you to thank His Excellency the Governor for referring the matter to the Chamber.--I have fo

(Sgd.) E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary. Hox. Mx F.-E. MAY, C.M.G.,'

Colonial Secretary, -

SCOTTISH CAUSE UELIBRE."

{Prow Our Own Correspondent)

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EDINBORGE, May 7, "Murder most foul" was committed on the evening of 21st December ist in Glasgoly Bat; an old lady nemed Miss Mr Otto Kong Sing appeared for plaintiff Marion Gilchrist was done to death under and said Mr D. Almader was to appear "forsireumstances of savage cruelty such as defendant, but he had written saying that bars been rarely paralleled in the annals of crime; and Oscar Slater, an alien, was he was no longer instructed.

The Puieno Judge-Dees the defendant suspected, followed to America, and there apprehended by the police and brought appearin person, do you know?

Mt. Otto Kong SingNo, not that. I back to this country. Not since the know of, my Lord. I think the man basardamont mystery has any case in absconded...

Plaintiff went into the box and said there was due to him from defendant under two promissory notes's aura of 81,000.

The Paine Judge-You are waiving

$700.

Mr Otto Korg Sing-Yes; that is interest, my Lord.

Judgment was given for plaintiff.

́DISINFECTANT PURCHASES,

Seethad pecupied so large a space in the public mind, and as a consequence the trial which has just finished to the High Court of Justiciary has been followed by the keenost attention.

Miss Gilchrist was eighty-two, of in-

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woman. While walking with her MONTHLY TERMS mother she began to scream and rage and attack the passers-by. A great now so CHOICE HELICTION OF RECORDS collected and the woman was taken into dustody. Under examination she proved whom her mother had brought up from Chan Chan for medical attendance. While on thats way to the hospital she was seized with a sudden frenzy The police took the unfortunate person to the hospital for trustment.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

HA EMPLOYING THE POLICE SYSTEM.

A few months ago, the Commandsak of

has to be attended to. On his return our own organ will again be put under repair and it is hoped that it may be re-opened in September. The repairs have been of a most extensive stare but there lane doubt that they were imperatively necessary. At present only about half the work necessary has been done, bat the Great and Swell TmAh Yau, a native of Si Wei, tried to Organs have been thoroughly overhauled commit suicide by plunging into the river and put into good order so that these parta near the Macao Sicum Wharf. He was of the instrument should not require much promptly hauled out by boatmen and taken further attention for some yours. As will to the police-station. There he said he had be observed the front of the organ has been just returned from abroad in order to have bracketed out over the Choir and we disease from which he suffered modically venture to think that this has proved a attended to. He tried to obtain admission great gain not only in sound but in apto a hospital but would find no one to pearance as well. This has been done guarantee him. In his despair he resolved by the builders bat to the plan and de- to die. The police, having taken pity on aign, and under the supervision, of Bir him, sant the man to a hospital. Bryer and Mr Denman Fuller conjointly. The case work has yet to be added but the arrangement of pipes, etc., with certain smail alterations, is permanently com Police sont a special deputy to Tantein to pleted. On the return of Messrs Walker's study the police system there and to report representative the Pedal and Chair Organs thereon. This official has now returned will be put under repair and the blowing having fulfilled his mission and has present arrangements, which have given mached the Commandant with a long statement. trouble for a long time past, will be re- It is said that, in consequence, the police newed. Whilst electric blowing is for the system of Canton will shortly be grastly present out of the question on the score of roformed exponse, preparation for its subsequent in- stallation will bay ipado when the amount (about £100) is forthcoming. In a climate like this, the present system can never be entirely satisfactory and blowing by electric fan would obvinte most of the existing troubles. The complete amount wanted for the entire renovation and repair of the organ is £1,000. The amounts already subscribed will be found below." Further subscriptions will be gladly ceived by the Hon Trassurer of the Organ Fund (Dr. Francia, Clark) and acknowledged

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At a meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon, erraspondence relative to up plications for permits to ezhume remains for roburial in China was submitted.

one living saw it committed. Nothing in Sir K. S. Berkeley.

the shape of marks, instruments, or booty, Messrs Linstead & Davis was found upon Sinter that clearly seen. Scott Harston. ted him with the ghastly tragedy. Acts J. I. Flummer, and movements previous to the morder: H L Pattendan and sabsequent to it, on which the Crown C. E. H. Beavis founded its case, are readily reccu-Capt. Wait, B.E. able with the iden of muscemos, But N. F. Blanch there were other parts of the evidence A. H. Ough which was something more than circams Dr G. M. Harston bantial the identificating,

A. Soth Identification of one of whom only Shelton Hooper. The President wrote-Appruded are being glance was obtained during to Dr. F. Grims.

admittedly Lieut Edgell, B number of applications for permits to momenta, of excitement de exhome cousins for reburial in China matter of doubt and diffulty, But here G. F. Wakeman, As those applicants have beco waiting a comes in a strikingly impressive feature of W. G. Humphrey considerable time I propose with the the case. Nature had set her peculiar mask Bay. G. & Bunbury approval of the members of the Board on the prisoner in the shape of linesmente WA Dowley to instruct the Recretary to issue which once soon can never be forgotten G. T. Edkins these permits under action 91A section He was from the very beginning called D. W. Craddock

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