Bent hotas ?
naver contemplated when the Contingent was The COLONIAL TREASURE-The stipuli tion was that they were to receive no pay whuluver.
The CHAIRMAN-I shall read to you the communication of the Secretary of State on the subject, and put you in possession of all the facts I have got.
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THE HONGKONG JAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14ræ. 1802
Captain Boolt that it was the Tanjong Pagar "Co.'s intention to endeavour to break the Hong- kong record and be (Captain Boott) at once ourteously offered the desistance of his men,
The offer, however, was declined, Tanjong Pagar preferring to socompleh ile big under unaided, and accordinglynt 10.7 the coolies began their five-hour task. Throughout the whole of this time they worked like Trojans with pick and shovel, basket and The commanistion
pole, homed
by The COLONIAL TREASURER-The point their own foreusen and watched by their want to make clear in this matter is this. Hal contractors, Mr. Tan Kheam Hook and several it beer understood the men were to bo pai, Tanjong Pagar officials and some from Pater would the Colony have been better enabled to an Simons. No halt for maken; they took make a selection of the Veluators to go home? this as they plodded on and with the (Laughter.) They were told that they would work at its height, in the blinding clouds receive no pay when they went from, and they of grimy dust and under the fierce scorching go home and are paid........
Capt. Scott said as he watch Tho CHAIRMANI appears that othered the crowds of coolies swarming ant-like up Colonial troops were paid.
and down the gangway on either side of the ship, that he had a
I never seen anything like it. At Hongkong special preparations had been in progress on ship and wharf for two days previous to the attempt at record lowering, band played merrily to encourage the workers and the wolfes were assisted by the Terrible's crew, all the Chiuamen did was to carry the coal to the ship, where it was received and bunkered, but at Tanjong Pagar yesterday the carlies ware in command of the Terrible, they invaded her and held her decks and all the jolly Jacks and gallant Muxíaes did was to look on admiringly and wonder how the yellow devils did it, for, of the 1,500 tons odd. they carried every ocuce to the ship, discharged and bank ered it, and all the Terribles did was to soe that there was no obstruction in the path of the cholies,
The COLONIAL TREASURIE÷We know that beforehand. The Straits Settlements were at going to give them pay, hat they appear to bave changed their mind,
Hon. G. W. F. PLAYFAIRA there not a ot of these men not going to come back--men that were only there for the Coronation ?
The CHAIRMAN-I suppose they will get pay while they are in camp or taking part in the Coronation celebrations.
Hu, G. W. F. PLAYFAIR-I do not suppos a quarter of them were in camp from the 20th of June till the 9th of August, and they would In getting paid all the time.
Le
The rote was pat to the mosting and agreed This was all the business,
POLICE COURT,
Wednesday, 18th August.
BEFORE MR. F. A HAZELAND (POLICE
MAGISTULTE).^/?
THEFT OF A PASSAGE TICKET.
By seven minutes after three the teak was accomplished and eight hundran grimy enicempt Boolies laid back and revelled in luxuries, de light pictared on their countenances despite the thick veil of soal dust. And so Tanjong Pagar broke the World's record for coaling and lowered Hongkong's colours, and she did, to her credit, nuder conditions that were almost normal, for besides the Terrible being un- On Tuesday « Contonese was coming out of prepared, there was other work at Tanjong the Harbour Office carrying in his hand a pagar to be done that day. As a matter ngo-ticket which he had just taken out fr of fuct pine ships discharged something like Singapore by the steamer Nam Sang, when a 2,244 tubs of coal and 2801 tous were bunkered street loafer, a ustice, snatched the ticket from this including the coaling of the French mail.
This shows what Singapore can do when put him and paved it in a twinkling to acto it, for it stands to reason that if the abare federate, who holted. The frat Dan Wis caught by the doped Cantonese, who held on to feat can be performed under such conditions as yesterday's that in time of war oven better him until a policeman came along
When the case came before his Worship it could he done, for it is almost certain that at was remanded for farther enquiries regarding such a time merchant vessels would have to the second man, who, it was thought, might wait for His Majesty's Nary and it would be herdly likely that a French mail would simol. wake use of the ticket and take the trip o Singapore by the Num Sang
taneously require to be coaled. The Terrible was cooled yesterday pinotically under ordinary circumstances and it is a frather in the cap of the Tanjong Pagar Deck Company and a mat- efter of congratulation for Singapore.
BEACHCOMBER.
James O'Neil, an old offender, in the bosch combing line, omitted to return to the house detention, whence he had been committed a vagrant, and was given 14 days hard labou He employed the time he was at liberty by bogging in the street, fat
TROUBLESOME RICKSHA COOLJE.
Lam Ming Lol, rickuka-ooolis, was charged by Mr. P. T. Crisp, Inspector of Buildings, with Greasing disturbance on the complainant's promises and demanding more than his legal fare. The nouuastion was denied.
When it was all over and the Terrible was resuming her former apick and span appear aca previous to her departure, it was a prond moment for Mr. Sellar when Capt. Percy Scott congratulated him as Manager of the Tanjong BEFORE MEJ H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE Pagar Dock Company on the excellent work
MAGISTRATE).
performed. You must wire to the Admiral" (the Admiral on the Chiua Station; said he, Bud tell him what you have done. That you have pat fifteen hundred and ten tons of coat on board the Terrible in fire hours. hich I think is the best prformance that bas ever been accomplished," and by way of conclu- sion the gallant Captain mentioned that the Press must know it, for it was a matter in which His Majesty's Government 10k a deep inforest and there was a general interest in view of the public attention that had been drawn to Hongkong's recent achievement,
It was nearly five o'clock before the Terrible weighed anchor, since ere she did so the body of one of lier complement, a petty officer, who diad an the vessel was coming into Singapore, was born from the ships side by a firing party of fars from H.M.8. Veste, preparatory to interment in the Bukit Timah Cantatery.
The complainant anid be took the riekalu from the electrio works near Hanghom to s house in Salisbury Avenna, and gave bis boy' ten cents to give to the defendant, the journey lasting only a quarter of an boar. The dede daut wanted entsin," and when he saw le was not likely to get it ke pushed open the gate, stood on the steps of the house, and shonlad put abuse.
He was fined 65.4.
QUEREL BETWEEN WIDOWS. Zelinda Barros, a widow residing at 45. Mosque Etreet, summoned her next door neighbour, Regina Carasito, sien a widow, for using wards ber abusivo and indecent language
calculated to cause a breach of the peaco plea of not guilty was tendered,
A
The complainant said she hang of some clothes to dry on the verandah, and as she wie turning away the defendant appeared on the other side and used the express ons complained of. That was all: the complainant had to quarrel with the defendant, who, she added maively, was a little made fruta
The defendunt, who made su unintelligible and mambling statement, mas discharged with a
“PICSP JOKET AT ILLUMINATIONS. On Muuday we reported that a Chinamun und benu arrested by Luspector Gidley for at- tempting to pick the pocket of an European dy who was watching tus illuminations on Satur day night, and that the casa bad besu remanded for the appearares of the latter. She is at tached to the Berlin Foundling Hospital, and an her evidence and that of Inspector Gidley to accused was sentenced to a month's hard labour,
THE TERRIBLE'S NEW RECORD.
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Yesterday, says the Singapore Free Press of the 5th inst, was a great day for Singepere ! and greater still for the Tanjong Pagar Dook Company, for the world's moord for coaling, hilberto beld by Hongkong, was besten s spleenid fashion by the Tanjong Pagar people, who put aboard the Terrable in fire hous, the grand total of 1,510 tons of con), an average of 32 tons per hour, or botually 30 tons for hour more than was elected at Hongkong, whose "verage only amounted to 272,
How it was done remiss to be told and alo of the adreras
zas circumstances under which the task was performed. Properations had on- tainly been made by the Tan
Com Tanjore icon pany, instructed by Mars. Paterson Simons and Co. the Navy Contractors, but these wee for Sunday, when the Terrible was expected and coal had been stacked along by the wharf adga et section six and lighters Loaded resly for the fray. Crowds of poolies had received orders to work at their hardest pitch with a hint of extra kedor at the end and in fact if he Terrible had come in st daylight, on Sunday morning all was prepared for her uriral and the coolies would have tackled her in the cool mara
in the opinion of the Bhanghai Analysts wa cholers, buteur ren ern wil see that the school doctor stengly controverts this statement. We undistand from private sencone that the opinion ofhe School dogter washared by the naval doftops, who so ably co-operated at the crisis. We fear that the episode will illustrate the cla diffulty of a satisfestory lay judgment, when doctore, differ. We also hear that our enterprising hours are Feriously contem
Fia their port. plating a newspaper in
Mr. We Willcocks, the Mounger of the Cairo Waterworker in Egypt, in reporting to Lord Milver states that the permanent, prosperity of South Afries is only possible through irriga tion. We suggests that the low tracts in the Transvaal where Europasos are unabis to work, should be thrown open to British Indians
...ANK, CHAMBERLAIN, ON THE FUTUEN.
London, 29th July,
In the debate on the Colonial Tote Mr.
Mr.
We have some reason for suspecting that Chamberlain denied that it was intended. negolinions are in progress at last for the packing the country in order to outnumber the establishment of a British P. at Office la Tien-Dutch, but British settlers alone would be able tain, and that Britons here will not much longer to convert the Transvaal wastes into a great he andor the postal penalties from which corn-producing country. Fail self-government Shanghai and the southern ports have been for the new Colonies would not be delayed delivered. We feel just a little sorry that the moment longer than was necessary. ever improving Chinese Post Office has not Chamberlain also said he had not forgotten stopped in and taken the wind ont of our sails by the British and Dutch who had helped us, A offering equal facilities:itis an institution which very considerable aum would be devoted to deserves to prosper. Car sympathy with its helping them. The question of land-settlement struggles against hard competition, however, and the Transvaal loan would be considered does not ms-k our appreciation of the advantage in the autumn session, of getting letters home for five cents instead of ten.
Private letters from Hwai La (of the Shausi border dated the 21ste instant, state that the oily is simply infested with bad characters.
They give out that they are employees of the railway and are terreining not only the neighbourhood hat also the officials. A day or two ago they went to a village hard by through people which the telegraph passes, and told the that the Government had given up the telegraph, and now closed the office. They stated that they had been sent to instruct the telograph people how to pull up the poles and ramovo the wires. I need hardly state that their action nearly got the whole village into
the serious trouble with offenile."
We are sorry to state that our French neigi bours have had two cases of suicide in their military forces this week. A sergeant in the Artilery shot himself with a revolver. The man was exceptionally well thought of by officer and comrades and the oxplanation unofficially given is that an inpending panish- ment for a petty fault prayed on his mind. This hardly seems to us adequate stress of heat and weather, like we have recently been having, produces very depressing effects on curtain temperaments and constitutious, issuing in obscure mental derangement. Both in India. as every reader of Kipling knows, and in lude- Chinn these calamitis most frequently occar at the heat climaeteric. The other ease was that of a bagler at Shanhaikwan; this was precisely similar to that in Tisvtään.
We understand that a large party is coming out to strengthen the Loudon Mission in Tientsin this autumn; quite a number of married ladies is expected.
Our city correspondent writes:--
Tt. is the intention of the Viceroy Yuen to be quit once for all of the useless hangers on aad patty officials at the Yameus. We hear that in Ticalsin the days of the unspeakable gas and the stupid squeezing ti-prox are finished. If His Excellency a new departure succeeds, his example is rare to be followed.
Prince Su, in Peking, is belier and again attends to business. The cholers in Peking is much worse, and the hospital accommodation is still insufficient.
We hear that the Vicerey has sent large sums of morey to the foreign banks to meet the necessities of the many experiments in educa tion, etc., that are about to be inaugurated.
The foreign Powers wished the ceremony of handing over Tientsin to be fory formal, aud overtures were made to got Prince Ching But Wang, Wou-shas down, but, like the men in the parable, they all began to make exonse. prosent there is a chance that the sweat unpleasant duty may be imposed on Prince Chun on his return from England. He is duo in Tientsin about the appointed time.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
At
1896 was furourable to Kang Yu-wei, & Mr. A Censor who in the reform movement of Sven Piuo Luh, and who escaped vengeance by Soon ait was ready and the huge vessel. fight, has been taken in Shensi during the the first of its siza to attempt the passage, last week: Ox asking for instructions from noiselessly glided out through the western Peking, the local authorities were told to act, channel in charge of Captain Owen. Itwarily, to as not to provoke foreign eriîticisa was a beautiful scene, for the rays of the setting. nun glinted on the brightly polished brasswork of the anisor strangely coutrosting with ber sombro-coloured huli. Crowds watched her departure from the wharf-side nut as she passed the French mail, fngs dipped and the bronch band struck up a lively tune, and the last heard from our famous cruiser 7ns “Auld Lang Syne" now changing to "Home, Sweet Home as the passed out of Keppel Harbour, over that course rendered fomous by the passage of the Dido bearing homewards her freight of gallant officers and tars.
THE-FIGURES.
Appanded are the actual figures of the coaling:-
Vessal arrived alongside the xhirf at 9.30 am. and work was started at seven minutes past ten.
From 107 to 11am, 260 lens were put en board
11 14 200
p.m. 310-
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305
310
and as 3.7 1,510 tons had been put in the the former record of 272 tous per hoar at. bankers, on average of 309 tous per houragainst Hongkong,
NORTHERN NOTES.
The following items are from the P. & T. Timte of the 2nd inst
News: has reached the Provincial authorities in Pacting that Ching, the man who recently led the Associated Villagers, has been captured 18 D hein in Northern Honen oalled Lang Cheng. He was promptly decapitated and his head sent to be a deterrent to others in his own district of Kwang Tsung in S. W. Chibli.
KEWS YIA BANGOON AND CEILON.
CORONATION AFFAIRS.
NEIA'S CONTINGENT.
London, 28th July, The Indian Coronation troops have arrived at Liverpool after a story passage. All of them are the guests of the Lord Mayor
DECORATION OF THE ROUTE, ·
London, 28th July,
The decoration of the route to Westminister Abboy is actively progressing, and, though it is lees elaborate than in June, It will be an effective display.
SATURDAY'S NAVAL REVIEW.
Loudon, 28th July Admiral Hotban will be in tupreme Com mand at the Review on the 18th August. The constitution of the fleet will be as far as possible. aa criginally arranged.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.
London, 31st July, The final arrangements for the Coronation processious are as follows: Colonials head the cacert, the remainder of the Colonials forinic a guard of honour at Whiteball Eight State carriages contain the Princes sud Princesses in the King's procession from Buckingham Palace, which will ales include the great officers of the Household, the Army and Nary, the Chits and hadian Princes. Conspicuous figures will be Lord Hob-rte, Lord Kitchener, and the Todian Cavalry.
London, 1st Angust.
It is now all but a settled matter that the The Westminster City Couveil have granted bridge across the river in the French Concern application of a resident of Lucknow to erest sion will be vis-à-vis the Rua Courbet. On the an Indian arch in Per ipment Street. misteru bank it will debonch into a road "yet
to
be made, which will reach the Railway Station in a sweeping curve, a good deal to the north of the present paved road. It is to be hoped when the new thoroughfare is opened to traffic that it will be a free road open to all.
A very extensive scheme is being broached by the Tientsin Land Improvement Syndicate. It involves nothing less than connecting the river with the Grand Canal by the cutting of an arti- cial water-way large enough to give passage to sex-going junks The existing small candl that skirts the race-course near the houses of essrs. Detring and J. M. Dickinsen would
Thos. Min arrived at the Band on Thurs
Bnt Capt. Senit had in some way or other
Cent received a message certainly not from the Tu jong Pagar Dock Company, to the effect that he would pat go alongside the wharf hare, et would take in 500 tons of corl frons lightarake the route in part followed.
in the Roads. Previously to this, how day. We regret to hear that on the voyage up Mr. Seliar had written to Captain Scott asking
to be informed when the Termble would arrive she developed a case of cholera in the fuo'slo;
SOUTH AFRICA,
· PRISONERS LEAVE INDIA.
Madrar, 28th July. Fire hundred Boere, including 12 Eger. officers, arrived yesterday evening from Kaity, under an escort of Lieut. O'Kelly, of the War wickshires and 4) men of the Liucolus Captain Clements, R.A.M.C., is in medical charge.
Thirty Boer prisoners who refuse to take the oath of allegiance or sign the declaration, will be detained in India.
LORD KITCHENEE'S DESPATCH,
London, 29th July,
at Singapore he he would make preparathas ou enquiry we find that there was so one case Jone, thanks Lord Milner in the most cordial
- MARTIAL LAW WITHDRAWN.
London, 3 th July. Martial law has been withdrawn in Rhodesia.
RETURNING TROOPS,
"London, 31st July. The troopship Drayton Grange with 2,000 troops aboard-arrived at Australia having a hundred case of measles and pneumonia, alty of them serious, Strong allegations have heen nudo about the overcrowding.
EAILWAY EXTENSION.
London, 31st July, The Railway Board have ordered a survey to he made with a view to the considerable extension of the railways in Orangla and the Transvaal
LORD ROBERTS. ·
Lo don, 1st August.
A deputation of the Lieutenants of the City of Loudon yesterday presented Lord Roberts with an address of congratulation on the con-
clusion of the war
LORD KITCHENER
Lontion, 1st August. The Lord Mayor has presented to Lord Kitchener Cape Town's sword of honour.
At the South African dinner yesterday evening Lera Kitchenes, received an immense oration. Ho paid a tribute to Lord Milner in the most cordial terms. Ho auid Sonth Africa possessed every description of potential wealth and should become a new America in the southern hemisphere.
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GENERAL NEWS.
BIR M RICKS BEACH.
London, 29th July, The Daily Newstates that Sir Michael Hicks Breach proposes to start for India in Septem- ber. He attends the Coronation Durbar
LORD KITCHENER'S TIPL
London, 29th July. Lord Kitchener's title has been guzetted as Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum and the Vaul in the Transvaal'ünd Aspak in Suffolk.
THE GOVERNMENT,
London, 29th July. M. J. C. Wason member for Orkney and -Shetland, has joined the Opposition.
ELECTION NEWS,
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London, 30th July. At the Leeds election the result was Mr. Barrow 7,539 und eir Arthur Lawson 8,781
The Liberals gained.
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holiday spirit. It may not be possible to make | CA I EN TING richer preparation than them, but the show will be no less effective. News of King Edward continnes excoliert. Those so fortun ate as to catch a glimpse of His Majesty ba Saturday will be prepared of course to detect traces of his recent safforing, but it is stapoet- ed that rather than buoy hopes too high con- cercing him, the official bulletins are purpo. sely toued to the cokleal prasible statement, and that his appearance will constitute the most pleast,at surprise of the festivities.
BOCIETY AFTER THE EVENT.
London, 6th August.. Plans for relief from the strain of Corcustion festivities must be modified somewhat because of the juclemency of Spring and early Summer weather. Shooting in the Scotch moors will fail as a sport this seasou on that account, Leports from there agreeing that the outlook is worse than for seven yesta. Those who had arranged shooting parties must thus turn to other diversions, adding no doubt to the exodus of society to the Continent.-Shanghai Times.
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London, 30th July. Anthoritative predictions are made of an inprecedented commercial boom with n three years owing to the abolition of lekin in China. | LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY
THE PERSIAN GULF.
London, 30th July,
Lord Cranborue, in reply to a question in this Honse, said he had no information regarding the Russian purchase of land on the island of Babreen.
THE EDUCATION BILL
London, 30th July. Owing the unpopularity of the Education Bill large political meeting will be beld at Leeds, at which Lord Elgin will preside...
ABNY DEW
::Louden, 30th Julyi, Mr. Balfour bas stated that the War Com- nission is incomplete. Lord Elgin is chairman and it will consist of about even members and will be as far as possible non-political, the civil element predominating.
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·FRANCE AND. SIAM.
London, Jist July. Saladteb, the Siamese Vice-Minister of the Interior, is coming to Europe on a political mission in vennection with the trouble with France.
OBITUARY.
Loudon, 1st August. Colonel Forestier Walker has been acciden tally killed on the milway at Helouer.
THE MAFIA UANE.
London, lat Augast. The Mada trial in conuection with the order of the Mayor of Palermo in 1893 bas been concinded. Ex-Deputy Palazolio Pigner Fontana and Trapani have been sentenced to thirty years heprisonment; the others have been sequitted. The verdict is a tremendous blow to safiu,
-SPORT THE CHAMPIONSHIе PIGME
London, 28th July, The Mayor of San Francisco. revising the decision, says that he thinks the fight we fair.
CRICKET.
London, h July. Kent beat Somerset by an innings and 102- rans.. Hampshire beat Surrey by ban wickets..
London, 30th July. Yorkshire beat Warwickshire by 100 runa Worcesterabire boat Leicestershire by eight wickets. Lancashire v. Gloucester, Sussex v. Middlesex, and Essex a. the Australians were
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London. 6th Angust. Coronation plazs ocupy pubic attention Jented a day or so ago to prepare the city as almost exclusively; moh hesitancy as was mani- completely for the event as was done in June, has disappeared and, as if to make up for lot
THE Undersigned, being closely connected In sctivity. Until Saturday, day and T with the leading MILLS at PORT- the services of General Bindon Blood and night will be indistinguishable in this respect. LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pro- time, the work of dressing the streets is now
Doubt entertained by many as recently as pared to book orders for any specifications at JEBIGATION REQUIRED
yesterday that decorative adjusts of the LOWEST RATES HA
SIEMSSEN & CO London, July. relebration would not be as elaborate sa before, The South African Blue-book dates that cannot withstand the impeins that stirs the Hongkong, 14th Febrawy, 1901,
A despatch from Lord Kitchener, dated 23rd
for her prompt cosling dispatch. A reply fes among the Chinese passengers. The sufferers ticus the services of Lieutenant Colonel Bird manner for his assistance. He specially men mails to the effect the Captain Scott we'd have been teraoved to the IP.G. iaclated camp wood, of the Bengal Lancers, of Sir Paros wire when the Terrible left Hongkong Accord down near the cutting" and the ship has had a
Gironard, Captain Wickham, of the Inition ugly from later information Mr Sellar thorough visit from the corps de sanitation. Stat Corps. Perd Methos, Gomeral Tacher,
The resul calculated the Terrible would be here on Sunday.
vas passed on Wednesday at and it was not satil yesterday morning at the night in the river. It is apposed the in Delayed at Hongkong, the vessel was a day lite, by the port sanitary offcials, but anchored for Colonel De Lisle. He brings to notice seven minutes past ten that she was alungido fection arose in the vegetable food sold by the the wharf ready for her coals, but she was unrempan men
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pared for anything in the way of record-bruk Our Isteet Chefod news is that the came of Ing. Mr. Bellar went on board and informed the recent disaster in the CF.M. Boys School
General Smith Dorrien,
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