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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1910,

THE COLOWAN PIRATES. only to La repaid by a ballet which shattered,

LETTERS DEMANDING

RANSOM,

ha right art and graud the skin about his know-up. E all and his comrades dragged him away. The troops meanwhils encompassed the neighbouring arts. The entrance to this underground refuge in dan cribed as entrancing from a scenic polit of "Commodore Wu's Appreciation. view with crystalline springs fawing at the mouth or rather months, for there are four distinct apertures which úmy land to as mABY subterranean gallaries. The pirates are said to have made this their mens for the Inst seventy years, nod ou can fancy the tressures which must lie concesind, ist alone the vast stock of ezina and caminunition stored them for years past.

(Pram a Specid Correspondant.)

Macio, Jaly 26. Macae newspapers publish the following translations of three letters addressed by the chiefs of the pirates, Loông-ngui-ra and -Lemy-tai-chnay-to-the-elters of she village

of Tong-hong and Pik-sok of the Sannang distrist, demanding 295,000 for the rescue of the eighteeu achool boys of the Tong hang College.

The wounded private was at once to moved Mrs Whore Earrived VII

he troops meanwhile kopt an eye on the openings but took no active mamures yet, and not a shot was tired Within the catacombs, all was silent. The youth averred that the caves led deep into the This interesting to note that ny mentionflant of the hills wore numberfuss pirates is mundu of Culowan, as it is believed that their home, at pm. Lieut. Barros

scali con this locality was already well-known to be left for Coleman with a their head quartora.

ringent, provided with several bags of sulphur and a supply of dyummite to either stilla or blow up the inmates of the dens, as occasion may demand.

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· (To the Editor of the ** CHINA. Mai.") The fronty-ninth ordinary' general ment: StB. In the days of tigers, alligators,ing of the above company was held ng 29, son-sarponts and what not else, me Carnhill, Londin, E.C., on 30th-ulb, Mr almost prepared for anything. So we need W. Karwink, M.P.(Chairman), presiding- not be surprised at the following paragraph The Secretary (Bir G. Walls) baring which apparet in a Eloogkong morning read the notice convaning the meeting and Paper yesterday in regard to the experi. the auditors report, the Chairnins said :--- ences of the as. Lightning-"The port have endeavoured.

Gentlemen, in the report the directors place before share" aido of the main deck was under water bulders a full account of the working of when she rolled to starðsaid.”.

the company during the past, year, and It must have been a thrilling moment for do not know that "T"D" with "MAY" TOAT all on board. It puts the thirty-feet lamp advantage enlargo upon that statement, but of the paralysed tiger completely into the it will interest you to know that, not- background. One is not a little bit surpris-withstanding sonditions which have not od after this to learn that the car was been favoumble for shipping in the Far "roduced to a pulp" and that two of the East, the directors are ablu on this crew hind to be sent to hospital following occasion place before you a statement; such an awful experience.-Yours, etc., which, in the main, is an improvement When we MAR.NER.

on its immediate predecesora Inat set the 'directors were in possession of information which led them to anticipata that the long-looked-for improvement, in The present latter in bureby addrem d

the Eastern froight markat was within Owing to nesp-tide the Patria cannot

(To the Editor of the "Corsa Mal."sight but unfortunately the improvemoat to the villages of Tung-hang and Pak

laars befers midnight, ard patty r pairs Sir,—da e' resident in the West Point J not last, and a relapse to depression okto gatherings of the olders by will contine the Macac hare till tom row. district I can fully bong out the facts to ocurred which continued more or less) the Surname of Chan to say the

'We won'd draw the attention of the which you called attention in the China scutely to this and of the seasons, and it has following On the night of the 28th athorities to yory significant fact. Brory Mail last evening concerning the prevalence only been by strict economy and dme is be interested to know that I havo it on that it has been possible through adverse guild arrived at your village, captures and from Colwan the two laudebils which aro

on the daily run between here and Trips reliable authority that Dr. Thomson, before conditions of trade to reduce expenses and took away with them night en boys, and to lease for the laster point loaded with his regretted departure from the Colony, bring the deficit under the amount the at you aw that those who wish to rescue human freight and with a bare in tow, all roade certain very satensive, recommendabar at one time feared might be them must pay $30,000 in Slinoghat paper, of which are not seen to retira till the tions for the improvement of the dininnge of shown for JEAK. The statement money. On receipt of this letter, we trouble blows ever. Who are these, mon the discrier, but yet unthing has been done. is not by any means such as

share. demand that xemo dre should romit the

and what their crrand ?

And this notwitastanding the fact that holders desire and what the directora The beam tenens of the Pirató Chief now sums of money voted for work of this kind | sim at, but the sernùnta denotu improve- said sum and take back the raid minors.in confinement here is said to have made are not nearly expended by the P.W.Dmont and give encouragement to hope If you do not comply with, our demand, we overtures to the Government to raves theIn the leading article in your kas night's that we are approaching a pure satisfactory shall exterminate them and no trace of hiding-place of his men if the latter would lasuo it was shown that of $20,000 voted future and that the anxistics of recent them will be left. This reaalus on will be biedue its word not to hand big over for training nulisha in 1909 only ammo years, and the worries of the board, and

the Chinese authorition:

83.000 odd was utilised. One would have the reariness of shareholders will become executed without morey, thorofaro wo give

thought that if the Department did not things of the past. -The exmmittee which. you this as warning.

know what to do with the money they was formed to offer economics, with might have given the western district soma willing sad enruest aid of the general little couenleration.

managers, have, the directors heliero. But the matter is even more worse than brought all expenditure to the lowest point it was when Dr Thomson made his recom

consistent with the maintenance of the mendations, for with the distariaacs of feet in an efficient condition. Our general the soil on the now University site the managers have also consented to a rovision conditions are all the more hopeful for the of their charges in the company's favour, spread of the dread complaint. Medical and have made the arvingement retroase evidence can he brought of the dangers te rive "I have the nuthority of the bourd 20 health in the district, and it is to be sin ny that the arrangement made is one with cerely hoped that the Government will bowhich they are catively satisfied. cial members, with a view to the dangerous amount allocated for depreciation on the approached, perhaps by one of the Unofl. I will now refer the accounta The state of affairs being speedily, remedied.-steamers for the past year has been on the Yours &c.,.

same arople scale na in recent yes. In- tercat on debenturos is slightly larger than last year, and acting on the advice of your anditora we have written off £4,000 from the expenses of the debenture issue, which is a larger procision than usual. In the balance shoot there are but few items that account be excepted, and in that account call for special mention if cader-writing the balance at credit is £138,108, which would have been larger but for the exception of particular average wo. 20w A hen, however, I tell you that with the run out a small line in this account-cur largest risk being 15 per cent-you will agree with the board in thinking the sum is quite ample for possiblo calls that may be made upon it. We have daring the past year placed £10,800 of the first mortgage dibentures. You doubtless share with the directors disappointment that a dividend in not possible, and that the preference shares we must hope that this may prove the last faro no better than the ordinary slices. year of leanness, snd that better conditions to bas beon of no special a raturo as to will ouable retnere to be made to the

of the 3rd moon, the members of t'i time that news of trouble ronchon this and of malaris in a mild form there. You will supervision of every spanding department No Subscription.

The prevailing conjecture seems to have strayed, as it would appear that most of Wo,the elders of tho clan surnamed Chan || the outlaws did not avail of the opportunity "of the villages of Tang-bang and Fiksek.adurded by the storm on Sunday wook Inst In the year Kaag. 3rd moon, day (in blank), to slip away. Ter they hire no doubt been over confident, as it stands to reason (Seal) Ang-Ngui-Tong (Society of Perioce that sooner or Inter their festerhia captives Justice) Leong-tsi-chan, Loong-ngui-va would put their pursuers on the trail (Senia) who write and send greetings.

SECOND LETTER."

For the second time we do h reby address to the olders of the village of Tong- hang to tell them the schoolbors of the „village were brought by our commdes many days ago and up till to-day nobody appeared to make negotiations for reasons unknown

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to us. If the elders think of bringing the matter to this notice of the authorities and to accuse us before the Fu-tai. (high pingistrate) of the provinces in which there is no Viceroy, we can tell you that ho will not even dare to interfere with us, We giro" you, hereby, a dotinito space of two weeks to either romit ransom or negotiate their rescue. Should you fail to de so, we will do away with your boys and do not blame us for doing so without previous warzing

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This warning is addressed to you for your consideration."

· Chan-song-kuan and Chan-tai-sang for the noti of the elder. In the Year Khan, 11th of the 4th Moon, Ang-ngui-tong (Seal) send you with complimenta.

THIRD LETTIE.

A H`NGKONG ÅRREST.

There has been talk in Hongkong to-day chief of the Colowan pirates, but upon of the capture in the Colony of the second enquiry we learn that this individual bas not been secured. There is a belief that quite a number of the escaped pirates 120

in Hongkong, and aiready the police have the gang of outlaws, while they are in hopes agrested one man whois supposed to be one of i of getting on to the tracks of others within a day or so. Informers are at work doing their utmost to ferret these mon out.

The man arrested has a charge laid

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WEST POINTER,

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My Taipan and I got on (what regrets the past tense brings f) tolembly well against him by the Chinone authorities of together until the day he made an observa- kidnapping, and this afternoon he was tion, ez officio, it is true, which struck at

the

charged and brought up at the Magistracy the very root of our friendship and inciden-mount of £10,000 trasferred from it.

and remanded for a week when proceedings will be commenced.

COMPANY REPORT.

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traditionally against the spirit though, as my young solicitor moat sympathetically informed må, unhappily well within the Fatter of the agreement I showed him, which, en passant, I may mention" was signed in the spring of 1897. I give this date to show that I am now no longer a chicken, and that therefore an altarcation with my Taipan was the last thing I desired, however plessing the prespect might be in the abstract. In addition, my work hither

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The report of the Meiji Firo Insurance Co., Ltd., state that the premiums collected during the year, after deduction of ro insurances, amount to yes 1,137,158,948, The losses, after deduction of reinsurance, Amount to yen 1,006,374.766; the balance

The present letter is addressed to the villages of Song-hang and Fak-ack and to the meeting of the elders to communicate to thom the following of the working account for the gene practically oneure non-umployment in any | pooppicturs.

you the warning.

THE HIP BANG CLAIMA

There is an item which is not partien-

and which

amounts to 1,475,806, 675; loss reserve for other sphere of usefulness should I have. unexpired risk at the 31st March, 1910 the misfortune ever to be compelled to 1.335,3 0.000; Iving a net profit of thesek it; while candour, born of an innate inrised in the accounts" year of pen 64,210.875. The Directors re- commend the sum of jen 80,696.615 be love of truth (a characteristic of our family) only affects the company to a small extent, appropriated in the following manner: forces me to admit that I am not preposses-destruction by a Russian gunboat. It is a I allude to the Hip Sang claim for wrongful Lividend of 20% to shareholders you sing by nature (though I dress well) and that matter for groat regret that this case was

1,000,000; bonus to directors and auditors

decided against the steamer by the Russian yon 5,200.000; To reserve fund ven 20.396.675; total yen 80,506.075.

Prize Court, and that on appeal to the decision was upheld. The evidence, in the Supreme Court of the same country th opinion of the board, was conclusively in favour of the Hip Bang, but as we have not yet received the considered judgment of the Court, the directors at the present time cannot make further protest, though I may, fearlessly state that cur steamer was not at fault, and that sinking her was an undoubted outrage. The ship-

REVIEWS.

Told in the Fing Watcher, by FRANK T. BUELEN, F.R.0.5. London, G. Bell

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must

This Society has ever maintained the Last relations with the three villages of Ting hang, Pak-sok and Ungkong, and we will hover have them molo-ted. Your soul on (a certain kind of fahing bont) and sam-pá (amail watch beats) have been plying freely without our doing any harm or taking a wingle cash., Bet on the 17th day of the 1st

have a slight impediment of speech which moon of last year the comrades of this society having gone to the village of Ho-chao

is not, however, so noticeable, as by mach and there assaulted a merchant by the came

caro I have reached perfection in the art of of Chow, the elders of the three same

monosyllabic conversation. To what apitch villages--who could have thought it? ambitious of the prize promised by the same

of excellence I have carried this you will Chow, have had the intention of capturing

readily conceive when I tell you that I our men and taking them prisoners, in

point to the starboard side of a ship when s order to receive the promised reward.

passenger displays more than usual in Our comrades becamo izdignant at such

tellizonte, at despite constant repetition of proceeding. Thereupon they went to the school of your village and took the school

A very great charm attaches to all that the word the first syllable has ever offered boys prisoners. If you wish to have them Mr Frank T. Ballen writes, for sincerity an insuperable barrier to its free articala-pers of the cargo, the officers and crew of the back we hereby give you two weeks ristice and enthusinam go hand in-kood: He knows tion.

steamer, suffer through no fxaltoftheir own; within which you may presont the ransom his subject thoroughly, and unlike most

and the underwriters unfortunately have The other phrases, through which the also to bear a heavy loss. Our latest advices money. If you fail to do so, we bare deter mined to do away with the priseters and con- Bailors is not inarticulate in face of the lammed by rote, so that though I am dis-China trade, And although the Northern Bay continually rolls, I have as just hinted, indicate continued activity in the South tinue to devastate three vilinges. It is rosol wonders of the universo spread over before tinctly useful to my employers and evon and Yangtre trades are reported leas active rad to show na merey. From what we have the eyes of those who go, down to the ses valuable, I am not indispensable, and this than carlier in the year the prospects are addressed to you in these two explicit comin ships and have their business in great I have always had the good souse to re- munications we invite your best considera.

en the whole encourging, I will now. waters. The mystery and the witchery of cognise.

more That the report of the directors, tion when you may think convenient.

But dash and blood, component parts and the accounts for the year as presented, Addressed to the parents-relatives of the son, the paculiar idiosyncracies of the cho minors of Tong-king and Pak sok. men who find their living by it, the craft pably absent from my Taipan's ayatem, be approved and passed."

revolted, against this new conception of the Mr W. Fisher socor "ed the resolution. In the year Khan, 15th of the 4th moon. they employ and the hazards they run are term duty, and wormlike (to reach bedrock Ang-ngui-tong (ssl).

Replying to Mr Allard, the Chair Leang-tai-cusn, Long-ngui-va. (seal) give through it all and is still dominated by itato

hero ali récorded by one who has been in the matter of bumble simils) I decided

man said they would make further repro- Accompanied by my solicitor (whom I sentations to the Far East to see if the great fascination. In the series of articles had chosen as much on account of his rendering of the accounts could not be The sand has besides the same of Ang-collected to form this book Mr Ballan matured look as for his acknowledged that these were very v luminous Explain accelerated, but It be remembered gui-tong, a dragom, a phoenix and a pi-io magos, over every conceivable topic con. prowess is repartes) and armed with ing the note in the accounts Contingent (a kind of tiger), all animaly of the Chi- acac mythology, symbols of strength and nected with the san, its dangers, its do nothing more than the meagre residue of aahility for Cumulativo Preferred dividend

lights, its sorprimas. Ho talle" us about

five years' agreement, I boldly entered for 1908 and 1909 Amounts to 529,750 88.," Authority

my Taipan's private office Here it is the daily life which goes on aboard His perhaps superitious to add. I found he said the first duty of the europany would Commodore Wa the commandant-gen- Majesty's ships of war as well as the bim doop in Hansard reading and of course bo to pay off the indebtedness to the preference Alarabolders before the or cral of the flotilla and Chinois troops, who conditions which surround the morcantile mir bite dictu-evidently enjoying one of dinary shareholders received a dividend. was an eye-witness at C lowan, during the

his own speeches delivered at a time when Mr E. H. Baker rose to nak, haring engagament of the Portuguess with the maine. Like many another Englishman the knotty question of rope manufacture pirates, with whom several of the repre ha regrets the shortsighted happy-go-lucky by machinery as it affered the oxisting regard to the reports of the last two years. it the directors find couidered the question sentatives of the Macro Pross have had system-or rather lack of system—of the Fed by public interest in his published to whether the cou.pany w: justified in

native industry bad nos yet been anporned- interview, has expressed in high and appreciative terzis his admiration of the English in providing for a constant supply thoughts on scavonging, and more recently, whilst there was pysibility of paying 206. enationing ítr operatives it all, or whether, any in which the Portuguese soldiers and of officers and men. In this regard we are in his teres digs at the Cemetery Authority in the £, the assets should not be sold as a mariacs have conducted the operations both being beaten low by the more zature on the rather Haal subject of graves, while, or, if thought more advisable, the 'on shore and on board their men of war.

Germana, whom Mr Ballon wear the

My Taipan, as we both expected, ralosed comps y wound up. Bingo he became a The number of citared pirates and

to hear my legal luminary, and so the intter shareholder in 1903 there had been a very revolted vilingura totis 250 together with eventual mastors of the sea if Great Britain withdrew with all that forensic grace which large ancrachment on underwriting so quantity of arms and ammunition taken does not radically altor het ways. Several has ever been sasociated with one of the counts, the general reserve account had. from the caves aud atandoned by the articles are devoted to whaling and similar oidest professions in the world. fugitives.

deep sea enterprises, while attention is

the face determined immediately the exchango strong, and during that Iraquently drain to the Increasing on the offensive and careful to avoid words time there had only loan one very favour- safety of mea-travel, making it almost that would produced sammering, succinctly abis year in which this company was able less hinzard to travel to China than to oro yet masterfully, placed my grievance be in carry & sum of £24.000 to reserve a London strout. Any one at all interest.fore him and my resignation in his hands. Further, the indebtedness of the company od in the men will fad abundant good the latter a drastic remedy i bad burriedly had immensely increased, and there was matter prepared for his or her delectation evolved on boing deprived of cours). This now £208,000 due to debenture kol ris.

temerity and a timely remark about the

In reply, the, Chairman sat, omphati- result of a possible case before a common jorg (s clever legal touchs) had their effactully, that no such thing had ever been auggested at the beard as winding-up the By nightfall yostarday one of the youthe

upon my Taipan, but alas 1 á negativa ore.

company. Speding as one of the fonaders and a middle-aged native who had been in The Juna number of the Studio begins He quietly and courteously accepted my.re of the company and its first chairman. treatment at the military hospital, sub new volume. Very appropriately, the dret signation, and being of a deposition pro us and as having been grascisted with it all soquent to their rescue from the clutches article, deals with the Royal Academy is before geneity gare me then these, years, he-mid, most emphatically of the pirates, were sent on a special mission Exhibition. It is a scholarly pions of work have paid into my bank where also lie attempt to wreck the overpaty by proposing And there my wagas due. This I that they should reprobato sa suicidal any to plowan. The lad, now minus bis queue, was actired in a kaki orfolk suit and cap, and is illustrated by nineteen reproduction boom. But I am still out of a job, and se

patouched the profits of he recent rubber liquidation. while the man went in the disguise of a of Academy' exhibits. · The 'wilter whils

"Mr_Baker: I suggested anlo primarily, Jukong. Bys. this morning the two acknowledging the higher level of crafts-fons for me, I am unterally adxious for living on a limited capital has few attract-

not winding up. ex-captires led the forces to the pirate

Continuing, the Chairman sold that, refuge where they had been confined. The manship shown all round, laments that no immediate employment. If anyone being touching the absenco of dividends, this was party arrived at a spot near the beach outstanding works of genius distinguish the in sympathy with this history wants owing to the absence of freilita, due to of Hak Sah sad pointed to pertain exhibition of 1910. The International reliable man at a reasonable figure, who the trade on the cost of Chins having cares which gave kocess beneath the Society Tenth Exhibition and Some Not-knows a ship from stem to stern and is been depressed. That depression had then walked up towards one of the open- the art history of the year in widely municate to the first instance with vings and privata. No. 130, being the mere saperated circles of influe co

esger, and intrepid, of like maton, was în | appreciatire artiols on the pictures of the advance of tâu othämen. He saw a fight and Inte Lady Alma-Tadema, by Marion Hop-

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UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS.

1he Underwood Machine is the best in the market and has been awarded the grand prize at St. Louis Exposition.

ITS WRITING IS ALWAYS IN SIGHT.

It is speedy and durable. it has a UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD

and it is an excellent manitolder.

For further particulars sad price, apply to

DODWELL & COMPANY LTD..

AGENTA, HONGKONO & CHINA.

EXPANDED METAL

FOR PLASTER WORE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

DAS USED IN

NUMEROUS

IMPORTANT

WORKS

IN

双

GREAT BRITAIN

AND

AMERICA.

FOR

CEILINGS,

PARTITIONS,

EXTERIOR

WALES,

FOUNDATIONS

FLOORS,

ROOFS,

ta

THE PREMIER REINFORCING MEDIUM. STOCK LIST, PAMPHLETS, AND PRICES ON APPLICATION,

HORNSBY-STOCKPORT

GAS ENGINES AND SUCTION GAS - PLANTE. OVER 11.000 ÎN DAILY USE

COST OF RUNNING ABOUT HALF-A-GENT PIE HORSE POW

PER: HOUE

HORNSBY OIL ENGINES.

Awarded the £1,000 Prise offered by the War Office for the Best Miltary Tráciu

together with £180 BONUS for exceoding the requirements of the condiiloss. by 45 Per Cent.

made

by

PILE DRIVERS AND HOISTING ENGINES

the LIDGERWOOD MANFG. "Co.

PUMPS

Various makes in stock, including TANGIZ & WORTHING

RICE MILLS.

| Quotations for any description of Machinery or Enginearing Plant on applikation to

DODWELL & Go., Ltd., MACHINERY DEPT.

KITSON LIGET

A Brilliant, Safe and Cheap Illuminant by Kerosene Oil

DODWELL & 00., LTD., Sole Agents, OREG N PINË LUMBER

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LARGE STOCK OF ALL SIZES ON HAND."

JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED 1770.

182 Undersigned have been appointed SULE AGENIM in Hongkong and Boxta

China for the “abora. Company's

THE

INVESTED FUNDS over £12,000,000,

4

WHISKIES.

DODWELL & CO. LTD

Over £2,000 PAID DAILY EN GEN

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE

£1,000 POLICE FOB, £2.0.8.

The above monthly premium will secures £1,000 Policy on

good life aged 25 next birthday. PREMIUMS_BY MONTHLY INSTALMENTS WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE,

For rates and full

particulars apply DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agentu