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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 19th July,

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

QUARTERLY MEETING.

THE I-ONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 19TM¤, 1901

DEPUTATION TO`THS FOREIGN, OFFICE.

Ho

being at the mercy of foreign aggressors. They were Flad to know that the Government desired to limit the amount of the mossy in A deputation of representatives of the temnity, believing that the compensation should, Association of Chambers of Comniare of the be largely sought in increased facilities for trade. United Kingdom attended at the Foreign anggested that the commercial treaties should be re-arranged, and in case of a substantial their views in the mattor of British commercial for Foreign Affairs, Lord Lansdowne wus, liowever, nagble to receive the deputation oring to lines, and his place was taken Foreign Affairs who by Lort Cranborne, Under-Soerotary for accompanied

| ROTAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. and struck himself on the head with it and ¦ BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA,

created a noise. Ho was given in chargo..

Defendant stated that he

was engaged complainant as a coolie at $8 per month on RACEWIN CUP: BOGZY OUP: POOL. the 5th ult. On the 5th of this month he was Ahongh entries were up to the average, it asked for his wages and was put off till the BEFORE. HIR HONGUE A. G. Wise (âsting fin to be regretted that very fow oards wore 10th, On the 10th, asking again, he was told Ofoe on the 11th aft., for the purpose of lasing { ineroase of duty beyond & per cent, being agreed to wait till the 15th, When he failed to receive rotumed. If members would make a point of his wages on the 15th he stoppad werking, interests in China before the Secretary of State to, it should be ou the conditions:

Last night whenke went to complainant's house to ask for his hard-earned money, complain Fant struck him over the hond with u stick. The winner of the MacEwen Cup in his second defendant took a stone and struck his own Hi Worship said he could not believe that ronnucceeded in breaking the 9 hole record forchen with it. It was net plansible at all by the Hon.. F. Berlio, Assistant Under for the adequate payment of Chinese olleiala,

CHIEF JUSTICE),

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always handing their scores iu, the handicap ping committee's task would be made much ximpler.

There were only three cases on the calendar Lo Shing, robbery by two or more penons; Lo Yow Hoi alice Taï. Li,‘uttering a forged will; Ho Kwai, (1) robbing and wounding; (2), wounding.

HPECIAL SESSIONS TO BE HELD The Hon. E. Pollock, K.C., Acting Attorney-General, before the commencement of the Sessions, asked his Lordship to fix a dy for the hearing of two cases pending at the Folice Court under the Forgery Ordinance. One of CuptR. M. Rumsey, RN..... the witnesses was a man holding an oficiali position in the Namtao district of China. He WAS NOW in the colony, and if he went away it would lay diffealt to get him down here again, us he would is outside the jurisdiction of the Court.

of the course in medal play." The score was mudup as follows:---4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 3-36,

MACEWEN CUP Mr. M. G. Burnie

Hix Lendship fixed Monday for the Special Sessions, saljoet to the exes on the calendar being Guided.

BOBBING AND WOUNDING.

Ho Kwai was charged (1) with wounding one Lau On the 10th May and robbing him of $5-20, and (2) with wounding Lan On on the

same date.

A plea of not guilty was tendered by the defendant.

1-t entries.

HOORY CUP.

79 3 70 08 · 11 87

Mr. M. G. Burnie ...rec. 2 strokes 5 down Captit. M. Ramsey, R.N.

complainant did not pay him his wages ho He told defendant he was discharged, and if

should summon him.

(1) That all lekin he absolutely abolished. to the Provincial Exchequer to make good their (2) That a proportion should be handed over loss of revenue by the abolition of lekin.

(3) That u farther eum should be allocated

the China Department of the Foreign Offer.opriation of rovetes passing through Soretary, and Mr. F. A. Campbell, head of onder to prevent the acessity for their

their hands Mr. W. H. Holland, M.P. introdieed the

(1) The complete opening of the inland deputation, which included Mr. Joseph Walton, BRITISH NORTH BORNEO,

M.P. Dr. Fargo, P., Mr. Beige waterways of China to foreign trade. M.P., Colonel

(5) The allocation of a cortin portion of the I. Mr. Emmett, The trado setarns of British North Borneo to Curdon, MP. Br. Weir, M.P, Sir J,

M.D., Sir Jolm Caomi, M., Sir W. Bramperensed revanno fa lenppliot by International

Conservancy

Boards in removing obstructiona give the following results:-

Lee, M.P., Mr. Charles MeArthur, HP of China and the deepening of the Taku and to navigation in the grout internal waterways Imports.

Experta, Mr. Houry Nolan, M.P. Sir A. Haytor, Woosung bars. $3,178,829.29

$3521.50

A. Mr. Harwood, MP, and the following 3,439,564,33 members 1les Chaunbos-Sir E. I. Carditt, Br. J. W. Smithios, Mr. J. Grotzian, r Decrease, $102,918,94 | Hancock, Mr. Stebel. Mr. Firth (tulifax) imports by tion was the question of the

$

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1900

+1

14 entries.

1899 ...

2,450,099.06

Poot

Increase, $721,830.33

.....

3

70

...103 TS

85

Mr. M. G. Burnio

M

1. S. Sweeting

10 entries.

PROPEESIONAL PAIRS TOURNAMENT.

engaged in the above competition, for which Il comples entered. The winners at a hard The following jury was empanelled Muare. D. P. J. Lepass, P. X. de Rozario, F. Groting,ruggle in their semi-final round, ending all F. G. Churnutt, W. 8. Bailey, J. I. Andrew, yan with their opponents after being "dormy and It. Parkh.

D* don. On replaying a few days later they worwictorious by 2 up and 1 to play,

The Arling Attorney-Gaoral, in defalling the direumatics of the care, said that on the 10th May e prosecutor, a flower-gardens out

of employment, went to tho Sul K

divan, in a side lane of Queon's

met 10,

FIRST TES.

The improvements going on in the territory

and Mr. F. Brittain (Shefield).

charged on gooils passed over the land frontiers (5) That: the same import duties shall be of China as are from time to time charged c

The next

SOIL.

resulted in a large increase in the importation i deputation, expressed their regret that the railway.concessions. Of the concessions grant

prines

question, both

pros

el for the construction by British subjects of railways to the extent of 2.80 miles, no single

Mr. HOLLAND, MP, in introducing the af materials for telegraphs and railways. It illness of Lg Ladder experts there were heavy increases under the reviving them. The deputation desired to had prevented his Doing the past month members have been heads of guita perchs and timber. Severai present to the Freign Office the resolution concession had been finally ratified or the work

important export staples show a fulling of wheh was passed by the Association of Chinta

of construction began; whit, on the other us noted in the official customs reporters of Cone hast March as to the necessity were, eres in the midst of the present crisis, hand. Hassia, Germany, Belgium and France The decrease in extch is regrettaldo owing no fad doubt to the Racination of lum

feguarding the comercial relations with busily engaged in Caza Hupply, on the China The decrease in complior is also regrettable. died parties we agreed, and eqully in and rolling stock in connection with the rail. railway; conpying Chine by was stipulated Hat the wide of the material but it cannot mom that this product is irz Hoy tested it moistaining The volume way worked out as all other jungle products ity of our Chian telu. The speakers ways should be drawn from the countring of the have substantial increases. Coffee, as in many work introduca presented both political respectiva concessionaires, 16 the fire eseln- other aljacant countries, seams to have seent its days. It is to be hoped for

parties, for they were all agreed that, in the of British prodners and manufacturers. sake of those how engaged in this production that

w of the Yash issues at stake, party moving regard in the fact that this country good times mas agains con route of potentialities for those in the Chin market tion of affairs was very unsatisfactory. There mal place That thops were morinoited China to tracks, and fought at least two ways to maintain her trade rights, that couli tion of seed parts seems to have fallen off considerably, Twating th exports generally.

admitted of no argent. Those who understood was no question that the investors had confidence may he said that the deerens is mainly due the arket best were test pati in latin Chinese railway enterprises, as contul be judged ing it incapable of being exaggerated, and can- to agricultural prydlnet (vntel) that is most Bable to fuctuation

siderable as was their past trete with China, by the fact that when the kontol 22,324 for ths had only touched the fringe of that trade market less than £12,000) sterling wan the Northern Chinese Railway was put on the The Bruly believed that the prosperity of our offered by the public. At present aument trade for the generation, and perhap for many generations, sus in the hands of the For of the Chinese railway north of the Great Wall. Bassin aid in possession of that portion siga fee, in the hands of the Foreign Seere the line from Shanbuik was to Nowelwang, tary, and of His Lordship, representing the Fox although on no ground of military exists

Mr.H. W. Robertssitaul Mr. QV W. Dick- son Merchant). Mr. A. B. Rouse and Mr.

West. Aber smoking some opium he left the C. H.P. Hay (Insurance), Mr. H. W. Slade divan and went out into the tune. II and Fr. R. L. Richardson (Merchants), Mr.

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up and W. Saunders and Mr. C. M. G. Burnie put his arm round the prosecutor, while the other man, who lenona to the prorautor Insuu, Majó- Derchill, R.A. and Capt. D. by sight and whm was the prisoner in the lock. Clapham, 1.A. (Military), all bayes, Mr. E. T. put his hand into the prosentor's pocket and Grist and Mr. J. Ilastings (Lawyers) wer pilled out a package conning $3.20. The heatonly Mr. V. A. C. Harkins and Hon. J. presentar tried to spute the package from Thurlarni (Bankers) by 4 up und 3 to play: the prisoner, whom he caught by the quote. The prisoner therrepon stabbed the prostor while fr. P. A, Cox and Mr. W. G. Worersler

it

GUNNERY ON THE "TERRIBLE. The cruiser Terrible completed her prize in 198 rounds with her 6-inch quick-firing genes.

in the p. Saflieding a rather serious injury. (Shipping) only succumbel after a gallant firing on Thursday last, having rouda J0j hits fie in the House of Contuous, son degree could the retention of the railway in deo!

HECOND TIEN.

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$12 PER DOZ.

H. PRICE & CO.

Hongkong, 1st July, 1901. -

PIANO TUNING.

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F you VALUE your PIANO #1 all, you

should bare it TUNED REGULARLY by

MEN ONLY, who are

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ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.

Hongkong. 76th July, 1901.

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This presentve fell to the ground, and his two struggle to Major Koe, A.S.C., and Capt. Dew assailants ran away. Becovering slightly the

(or a score of 81-3 per cent, which is a recordaullet in our time. Tlogy considered, if injured an get into a ricksha and do toons 1.A. (Military) at the 1st holes the for this calibre of gun, says the Naval and there were any singleet now with regani to those necessary. In addition to this, the claim CONTRACT, and by EXPERIENCED Nolie Station, where he sundo a repert.atching thus prolonged by rostral agres liber Record When in command of the questions, it would spell rain in years to come by usis to large tract of land stretch

whilst vigiauce world cause prosperity in the ing for two miles along the bank of the river The evideness of the gun divan kape meat. Mr. T. C. Gray and Mr. P. Raliers Scyfle Captain Percy Seat astonished

future. Heart heat) o gladly would show that the primer and thu dher (Morelanti) scratelard to Mr. T. S. Forrest

the query world with a score of 83 per cent,

of the Northern China Railway m were in the divan on the sum night and A. D. Smith (Mechuut).

Is the Seyle hus six 4.7-inch ans, the best | Thus the speech of the Marquis knowledgeų į ut Tientsin, part of which is undoubtedly the and TRAINED bitting weapon, and only two inch guns.

in the Loss of Louis, on May 21, showed that i British commercial eutimmunity look to Hisi etuployed by us.

Company. Is a

discoding incident. The as the proscator, and that they left together.

Later, when he went to China in the Tearle, Formiga fes was not muiralf of the Majesty's Government to Eat British-bond- The story told by the prisoner at the Police

that ship made the best target practics on the interests of British trade in L lina, Court in answer to the dinggo was that hand

Iters hav

have restored to them the passporty to the poster 'nsed to go ont together" to 31ess, Hawkins and Tharburn by 2 holes slation, and now she has hesten her own per-pulioy should be one of wisdom and continuity; which they neo entitled as security for a loan has invariably been ascribed to want of satiricient they should look to it that this policy was carried sanction of the British Foreign Ofee. The one of nuredricted trail and intercone, and formmanes of last year. Indiferent gwencry

dadcaneal with the

perial knowledge and practice by the ganners, but the experienes of ent, and that no single Power should obtain Pai-ho at Tientsin is very naraw, the British this suggestion. These two ships stand out prominently because they have produced phonetenal results. Why? The answer is at open secret. The Terrible is not the best shooting ship in the service because he has the More Forrest and Smith concerling Majorst guns or the stendiest platforms, nor bruse Kos and Capt Des Vans & strokes were dormy her guns crews were specially selected. The down, but eventually succeeded in having the the net tlut if the guns can hit the target explanation is to be found in the recognition of

signifying nothing.

- Maje Koy and Capt. Des Vans defeated

after good fight. Messrs. Forrest and Smith necomte for Messrs. Robertson and Dicksons

Rickgop, Messrs. Saunder and Burnie dis. powd of 2 ajer Perchill and Capt. Cupluma in all free exces by 4 up and 3 to play.

SEMI-FINAL,

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had no desire to embarrass the Goverment in their grands delicate task. In proportion to the difitealies of the task would be the relit of its sucossial accomplishment. He hoped they would not awake soma toorning and tod tlein- sites in worse position than Buy were at pet, Hear, hear.j

anko moms." On the night in question the prisoner alleged that the presentar quirrelled with him in the opium divanabout some many. They went down into the street together, Mesin Roa.e and Hay beat Messrs. Slade and the Seylla and the Terrible lees not support | advant tges to the mansion of the then They Settlement thero (which is on Crow and is nfl the prosecutor then asked the prisner for two dollars. The prisoner kud ng mag nort seconding to his story, was there and then multed by the prosecutor. The prisoner picked up a piece of wood to dried himself, and struck the prosecutor with it, not knowing there was a nail in die wood.

Bidenre was then lel. Dr. Bell's statement was to the feet that the wound 13 the

deep and from a half to thee-quarters of an ingh brand at the surface. Tho wound had been inflicted by a sharp lastraamat like a penkrifs.

The prisoner's defence was similar to that which be made at the Police Court. The pro-

cutor, was a thief, und had tried to get him to. steal. When he stench: the prosecutor he did not know there was a wail in the wood,

proscentar's hip was a' jagged one four as matet,aud in playing off the tie a few days later both ship and guns are tinkling eyrabals, rant resting of the Associated Clausbers of if so little alive to the cousanoreial interests ¦

provulvictorious by 2 up and to play. Mosses, Saunday and Burnie conceding 8 strokit scored a hollo victory over Messrs. Rouso and lay by Sup op 7 to play.

FINAL.

The

In the final played on Wednesday, the 17th July, Messrs. Forrest and Smith rewiring a The jury retired to consider their verdict, stroke defeated Messy, Sanders and Burnie, The foreman said they had found the prisman Obtaining a lead of Sholes in the first niuo, they af-inch 7-ton quick-tiring gun was landed from would mean an increase of 200,000,000 sterling | bud, he understood, explicit ausuraueos frate

and returned after na zlewng of fiva minutos.

mut guilty on the first count and guilty on the second, adding a rider to the fleet that hohad acted under provucation, and dii not mean to inflict such a severe injury.

played steady golf to the finish, eventually winning a well fought match by up and to play.

would

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QUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND

SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry-(Green Seal)

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.,

Solo Agents,

Hongkong, 17th May, 1894

Hongkong, 31st August, 1-07.

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on the opposite tank to the land demanded by Hassia, mul the whole width of the mine i already fully compted by shipping arriving and departing from the wharvis on the British Settlement. A very serious interference with our trade would therefore result if Inain

the honour of moving the resolution at the of Russia, the British Government has shown Mr. JOSEPH WALTON, M.P., id he had bad created shipping facilities on the hand referred 10. In contrast to the enterprise and courage

Commerce in refermes to the importance of of the Empire that the railway from British ify notes the day after the news of safeguarding British commercial interests in Barma to the Upper Yugis comparatively England, Commander J. E. Drummond, the the Terrible's successful performance reached China,

importance of the China tradę

"ARBOLINEUM·AVENARIUS was shown by the fact that out of a total foreign short in length, and which has been shown by gunery lieutenant of the ship, promoted out trale done by Chins of 70,088,000, the share of not only rot been undertaket, but has been

recent surveys to be perfectly practicable-las USED FOR OVER TWENTY YEALS, of the ship for services in South Africa and the British Empire was no less than 3,00000 China, arrived in this country. It will be sterling The foreign trade of China was sulutely discouraged by our Foreign Office

Throughly reliable preservative for Woon remembered that in the final attack on Pistor's capsule of tlmust limited expansion; sed if we ought also to secure egual rights with all and Stone against White huts, Ducay, Fangu Hill, which opened the way to Ladysmith, it was developed in the next 30 years to the other tionis for the carriage of our goods Rot, and Danpress.

over railways laid down by Eussia and other extent as is the past years by Japan, it foreign Powers. His Majesty's Government General Buller asked for heavier artillery and

Bele Agents for China, LETGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., a year. During the last two years of great Russia both in the Terrible, and, on a Scott mounting, was

1372 railway. sent to the front under Licut. Drummond. This commercial prosperity the ascessity of preserve but in regard was the heaviest piece of lanco ased in ing their just rights and privileges had not that these occupations are only temporary.

to Newchwang South Africa, and the way in which Lieut. so fully realised as it was likely to bu It Drizamond and his men handled it evoked siring the cycle of commercial depression with is no reason why Nevehwag hond not

appear, however, that special mention of the officer, who has since which they would soon he face to faca. They be restared to its original position as regards isan promoted, in General Buler's despatches, weld then see brought home to them the both civil and military administration without for the heavy lydlite shell it poured into the shuts necessity, along with other mutions, of further delay. I went on to sponk of the emy's camp was an important factor in the effectually safeguarding and phobling the nitack. When news of the disturbano in quel right to trade thronghoat the great. Clifforts put forward by the French to acquire a predominart iudinence ia Yunman and Szachuen. Empire, with its 100,000,000 of people. North China reached Hongkong steps were token on board the Terrible to monat 12 Henlevel therurver was a question on which wed strong opposition to the opening Taka these guns were at once taken by Lieut. th upon the policy which ought to be pur to Great Britails for the construction of a pounder guns, and on the arrival of the ship at on of all politicnf parties were more fidly agrol of Nausingfu as a treaty-port, and to ther granting of a concession by that hinese Gogern.

thy materially asisted in saving the garrison, oficer who took guns of this libre to Peking: Inter on Lieut. Dramtaond was the only

Commander Drummond. to give him his present title as added greatly to his reputation of the Terrible to its present high stato of efficiency, and there is reason to believe that consplenous gallantry, the devotion he has shown to his special branch of the service in proreentersores with his hauds, and another put about feminitat, of course, knew Rohing producing the best shenting results of the world for ign Powers of sprentents behind the befighest importance, and in view of the fact the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go

that whoreus in 1885 oven-eighths of the Waa ving to revil for the police, defendant would have won for him his promotion. Da porticus of the Chinese Empire. There was Gerinang, and Switzerland, owing to duties put Mark and delivery.can be obtained as 800 n

arge importe to Tonkin camo from Englaul, proseculars eyes; he was then blindfolded who before pretended he knew no Bagisht, the unique distinction of having within one and bound to the bed. Aftarn' time he succeded suddenly said to complainant "I no steal your year taken nuval guns to Ladysmith and Poxing, wherein we conceded to Russin exclusive right on in favour of Franes, and rauging up W 50 the gouds we landed.

the four men plundering the mwateb, and wanted to clear out. Complainant and having on both occasions played a leading of railway construction north of the Great from France, and only oue-fourlu from the rest

In passing sentence of four months hard labour, Lis Lordship said it was known that there were previous convictions against the prisoner, but that the Atommy-General did not desire to pross these. The fact of their existence was mentioned just to show ho prisoner that he was known

KOBBERY.

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 18th July.

BEFORE ME. HAZELAND.

watch and chain under his pillow. When he Drammend to Tientsin. whero there is no doubt sued in regard to China, namely, that it should railway from British Burma to the Upper

ไ

to directed towards preserving Chinn for the Chinese and an equal opportunity for all nations to trade the That has over and over again been announced as the policy of the Government; but the question was how far Tessfully carried out. There was little deali

Yangtze; whilst they luvo lasistad ugun

COAL MERCHANTS, have always on hand LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP- TION OF COAL, Addreas-Care of Messrs. Kwong Sang & Co.

No. 14, DES VŒUX ROAD.

(883

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE P. & G. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

DISHONEST HOUSE COCIJE. James Compbell, a sorman, slept at the Li Shing pleaded not guilty to a charge of Soldies and Sailors' Institute on Wednesday robbery by one or more porsous at Kwai Chung night. Before going to sleep he put lis silver on the 7 nlt., when four men entered a quatshred and stole money and property bebug arose jesterday morning he forget to take if ing to cue Ching Yau, whom they ugsunited, with ha, and was already about his ship before

The jury

was the same as that in the previous he remembered having left the, watch behind, He blind leave to go ashore again, and The Acting Attorney General said the pro-reports the matter to the man in surge of secutor was the master of a grocer's stop at the Institute. They both went upstairs to the Kwai Chung, near Laichikok On the 7th bed-rom, where they found the bed complainant June, in the early morning, he was awakened had spt still in the same condition as he left by a knocking at the door, whieb, on bing it, but on looking under the pillow for the even if he had not served in the field with such intraders was day mainly to the unjustátial safeguuriling and upholding British cranmercial vessel are hereby informed that. their Goods opened by the prosecutor, disclosed four pon standing outside. One of the meu covered the

10230.

sand into his month. Sand was also rubbed on

and saw

the gaol authorities.

to Tan-

were questioned,

Noppel him, and after much questioiing by No. 1 boy he pronged the watch and chain from dor a pile of bed clothing where he had

hiddenit away.

He was sentenced to six weeks”. bard labour.

MUTION, NOT BERF.

Mr. Haynes, manager of the Hongkong Hotel, charged the sergeant of the hotel watch- men with th ft of meat and bread.

Mr.Reece

case,

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through Yunnan to the Upper Yangtze, and concussion for railway from Takin are prowedling, with its Contruction." The T French were also actively seeking to gain

and Kwangtung, though the laiter was the hinterland of Hongkong. The question of

in brilliant war services by raising the gunnery that policy was that the uprising on the finenes in the vine of Kuansi

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of age, Commander Drummond has

part in the solution of difficult problems. To those achievements must be added the formation ai u corps d'elite of naval gasers, who cannot Osily be beaten. Is hos used bis opportuition wisely and wall, and be kus only now to live to become oventually an admiral of the feel, MRS. BOTHA'S INTERVIEW WITH

EX-PRESIDENT KRUGER.

put of the Chinese people to expel foreign a pessions of foreign lowers on Chinese territory, and secondly to the conclusion of the Chinese Government dealing with the Anglo-Russian Agroement cutered into,

back

Wall of China, whilst she conceded to us similar Tingle in the Yangtzo region. Then emotie Anglo-German understanding, which was to the effect that we accorded to Germany.pro- ferential rights as regarded railway con- struction in the great province of Shantung and the

whilst

reghu.

Speed

TIENTSIN." FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS.

Consignres of Cargo by the above-named

down Company's Gedowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by

per cent, three-fourths of the imports now care

This vessel brings on Cargo: of the world, it was clear that Franco had

From London, &c ex .. Egypt and Clyde, Goods not bored by the 23rd instant, at proctically destroyed our French Tuto-China 4 P.M., will by subject to rent. trado. Another important question was the No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in argent need of having our Consular Service any case whatever. his travels in the Far East lie was bound is the Godown, and certificate system entirely remodelled. As the rent of All damaged packague must be left in the

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eived similar rights in the lang tare public interest to say that whereas he found the obtained from the croients of the dateaga American, German, Japanew, and other ten days after the vessel's arrival here, alter The agreement, however, to be unllified by the Anglo-German Agree Consuls devoted their attention mainly to push- which no claims will be recognised

H. A. RITCHIE, me if; which, whilst it confirmed to Russia the commercial interests of their respectivo and Germany the preferential rights which atrie, pur Consuls for the most part some

Superintendent. Hongkong, 17th July, 1901 he had referred to, canceled the preferentin to regard their diplomatic aud jdicial rights accorded to us in the Yangtzo region commercini interests

functions as of the first importance, and our and admitted Rusia, Germany, and other the latter should be the principal

whiteas Powers to equal privileges with ourselves in the in view, if British traders were not to be placed object kejt matter of railway enterprises in that region, of at a disadvantage as compared with their THE P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Steamship the ebject-the preservation of the integrity of foreign competitors. Especially did it

appear the •part of all nations had been seared, it woull have been a step in ont of the Gerpun in the right direction; but in view of the

squits

in getting the landage partly from his They stele money and clothing to the value of between fourteen and iften dollars, and made off in their bout. The

presenter's shouts at tracted the notice of a neighbour, who released him from his bonds. The prosecuter then got inton filing junk and made his

way mati, where he reported the robbery to Con stabils Wik The prisoner was arrested in the street carly next morning, and, besides carrying

appeared for the defence. a bundle containing part of the stolen property, Chinse constable No. 131 told Mr. Reore was wearing at the time dathes which the and the Court that the sergeant gave him three

The following account of the interview prosecutor recognised as this.

pieces of beef, which had boun ecoked to make between Mrs. Botha and ex President Kruger Evidenes was heard, and the jury unanimetslysonp, and some bread, which witness gave to a was telegraphed on the 17th ult by the Amster. found the prisoner guilty. He was sentenced coolie to take up to the Central Stition for dam correspondent of the Express to seven yars hard labour and twenty birch him. When they got there, European P.S, 54 When Mr, Botha caine into the presence of strokes, to te administered at the discretion of stopped thou and wanted to know what they Do Paul, one of the very first inquiries the

had. He showed the meat and beef to the latter made was, "How is Mrs. Kruger The forged will caso comes on for trial this sergeant, and told him where he got it from. marning.

His Worakip was about to romand the ton being set at rest on that score, for Mrs. Clea and an oquai opportunity to trude there he accessary that Oriental institutes should

Botha told him that his wife was all right and wall looked aftor by the British authorities, he

on a large scale be immediately presided, where Consular Service could be thoroughly tight prapared to hear her story.

those desirous of entoring our Diplomatic and This she told refraining from interruptions. As with the story of the Boer condition, as weld to practically valueless us ensuring the open door

on applying to Shantang or Manchuria, it become languages. her by her husband, she became so overcome to the Chinese Empire. He might say British that the entire China trods in 1849 was 70,000,000, Mr. J. Troupson (Manchester) pointed out by her emotions that she burst into tears, and commercial mon regard the setting up of a was obliged temporarily to stop the narrativo, better Government and administration in China of which no less than 43,000,000 belonged to Eng She has convinced Mr. Kruger that the Boer as the only foundation upon which the rapid trade, az in 1899 they sald 500,400,000 yards of lang. Manchester showed very largely in that cause is as good as played out. Her story has development of that country can proceed. To cloth and 26,000 bales of ysen which was manu- given him a more accurate account of the actual restore peace and tranquillity to China, it was condition of things than he ever bad before, earnestly to be hoped that the raiding expedi factured in the district. In addition to this buse his entoange have carefully kopt back tions which the Germans uppear to wishful to Bombay. Large as these figures were, they facts from him which were detrimental to the undertake will be discouraged by His Majesty's Bour chances, and mugnified others which were Government, and that their efforts will badirected were not what might be expected looking at in their favour.

to facilitating the return of the Chiness Govern the wealth and population of China. The his home; when asked what he wanted, he said At one point in Mrs. Botha's story where she next as speedily as possible to Peking in order people generally fully concurred in the opinion

on misories which the Boer women that the country way

of the Government, that it was dasiuble He was a house coolis formerly, and money

and childrer. following the commandes suffer, rio and the foreign troops withdrawn.

replaced under Chinese to keep down the amount of the indemnity, had wages due him, but complainant refused her voice shook will emotion, and then a tour (Mr. Walton) expressed the hope that the the charge would be made a specific elarge Helle hoped, when the revision took place, that to pay him as the work performed by defendunt stole down Mr. Kruger's cheek.

ininence of the Government would be used to had a been satisfactory. He told defendant to ge out of the house, and gave him and thanked her again and again for what she und import arms, and to create such military

When she left he shook her hand heartily, secure for the Chinese the right to manufacture and not an ad valorem duty, as ad valorem daties were open to many abjections. · The 184-1 & pasi, Defendant then picked up a stone had done.

forces as might be necessary to prevent their

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A Berlin dispatch states that one of the best- known preachers in Berlin has been dismissed by the Kaiser for preaching long sermons. He was one of the pastors in the garrison church. The Kaiser attended this churah, and, after listen. ing to a three quarter-of-an-hour sermon, sent his aido-de-camp to say that the sermon was too lour and must be curtailed to a quarter of a hour. On the next Sunday the sermon wa no shorter, and his Majesty gars instruction to have the pastor removed to another, spher of activity. Have we the same affliction in Hug- kong P

A HAPPY IDEA for a trade mark is, the word "LEMCO coined from the initinis of Lielig's Extract of Meal Co. Many inforier meat extracts geek to trade on the Liebig Company's 30 years' reputation and day accordingly ask the public to order their extmot under the name LEMCO in enter, to asure obtaining the genuine article,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"BANCA,"

when lie attention was drawn to the fact that the mat capturod was a shoulder of suntion, and ssid he was him in her own way, Kruger Government that they did not regard it as the Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Oriental vessel are hereby informed that their Goods Bra not the cooked soup beef witness spoke shout.

His Worship said that as the mutton stcle could not be the soup beef of witness story, he had alternative but to dismiss the charge.

Lukong 151, who gave evidence in the above use leading to the discharge of the accused, was in turu chaged with the theft of three punds of mutton and a loaf of bread from the gkong Hotel. His case has been remated for hearing until a later date, and defendant released on $25 bail

QUESTION OF PATING WAGEL M. in Cuzha, a clerk, charged a solio with disordely conduct

Complainant said he found defendant inside

Who

there was a considerabletrade between Chinsand

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, RORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAÏTS: Consignees of Cargo by the above-naped,

heing landed and placed at their risk in the Company Godowns at Kowloon, whore escl Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown consign be sorted out Mark by Mark. Goods are kinded. and delivery can be obtained as soon as the

Optional Goode will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before

4 P.M. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 23rd inat, at 4 ex., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in

any case whatever.

All damaged packages must be left in the Colowns, and a cortificate of the damage ob- days after the vessel's arrival toro, after which tained from the Godowe Company within ton no claims will be recognised.

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 17th July, 1991

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