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THE HONGKONG DAILY PHESS, WEDNES VA, NOVEMBER 19TH, 19)

petitioned HE the Governor, representing the serious losses caused by the ravages of the pirates. Mr. BAI-IRONSIDE, who was then Acting Britian Minister at Peking,.in commenting to the home government on this

Mr Fang Tee, who was a very well-known member of the Chinese Legation staff in London, succeeds to the post of Chinese Consul General at Singapore,

H.M.S. Terrible, when the last mail left home,

was having her quas removed. She was going, as we have already stated, into the D. Division of the Roarve, and refit will, it is understood, be carried out in a private yard,

A. S. WATSON & CO., potition, drew attention to the lack of any action on the part of the Cantón authorities and mentioned a scheme proposed to the Viceroy there by Mr. WTLES, Instructor at the Whamped Naval and Military School, Field-Marshal Count Wilderses has lost by that a flotill should be formed of five of death his elder brother, Count Frederic Wald the torpedo-boats theu lying idle at Whameres, a pensioned German geneul who during po, der the joint command of himself the last ten yards lived as a pensionary at and a Chinese military oflicial, which should chworio. This prevented the Marshal taking scour the watere in quest of pirates. The part at a China commemoration festivity, which Viceroy was interested in the scheme, but took place at Berlin in the Kaiserhof Hotel on Chinese jealousy brought about its rojection, the 17th alt. and what measures were taken against the The British Post Office authorities do not at pirates by T HUNO-CHANG were of a present consider it practicable to forward different climactor, principally' in the direcorrespondence to the Far Eust by the Trans. tion of severer punishments for such of the Siberian rente, The Festifter General is in robbers as were capture. Operations were communication with the Russian Post Office carried on by hand rather than by water, and respecting the now service; nul it any arrange. no permangut. success was achieved. At the ment is made for using It, dus votice will be present moment piracy is once more as bad it ever was in the Canton delta and beyond,

WATERS

THE WATER need is THE PUREST that can be obtained," and is skilfully FIL - TERED ON THE MOST SCIENTIFIC

PRINCIPLES. .

used,

GUARANTEEING

ABSOLUTE PURITY.

given to the public.

A daring robbery by fire Russians is reported froin Port Arthur, on the premises of Messrs. Kuuts and Altus, merchante, from which they sasured jewellery and precious stones to the value of 25,000 rouble, making off An express by rail immoliately afterwards. angine, however, were sent in chase, and the live burglars were cinght with all their booty and trought back to Fort Arthur,

Yesterday the British aloop Algerine arrived from Hwatow and the Japanese cruisers Asama and Takasage departed for Japan.

* The November Nineteenth Century publishes an article by Mr. J. D. Rees, C.LE, comparing,

net nafavourably, the condition of the Indian with the atlier Asistio and European pessan. trios.

Sir Richard Solomon, legal silviser to the Transvaal Government, will represent South Africa at the Delhi Darbar. The invitation was first extended to Mr. Schreiner, of Cape Colony, who was unable to accept.

L'Eche de Chine says that a book containing the Convention with Siam has been distributed

TELEGRAMS.

* DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

FÅR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.),

LONDON, 17th November, 715

RUSSIA IN THE NORTH. The Russian Ministry of War has decreed the establishment of a mobilisation depart. montat Harbin, with railway station com

to the French parliament. M. Deloncle, re-mandante at Port Arthur, Harbin, and gistering himself as against the convention.

in Manchuria. characterises it as insufferable.

The first pole goma ever played in Bangkok took place on the Premane Ground on the 23rd nit, the following taking part-Mestrs. Witt, Tottenham, Macintyre, Thompson, Biggie, Gibbins, Irwin, Cooke-Callis, and Wyori Smith.

The leader of toe Gorman Voluntary Medical Detachment in the lato South Affies war, Naval Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Mathiolus, has been appointed physician-in-chief of the Germa nasal hospital in Yokohama, and shortly leaves for that place.

The U.S. Naval Bourd, of which Adasiral Dewey in proident, has decided to redistribute the ships of the Eect so that there shall be one squadron on the Alantic and one on the Asiatic station. Congress will be asked to puthorise the creation of a Vice-admiral for each squadro..

It seems that this year and bas milrancel very wearly $200,000 on nevonut of Timor, the money being seat to Lisbon to defray the 108803 ou the latter colony. Macao may wall feel aggrieved at having to make up for the loss ou Portugal's lees profitable possession.

Tho Selangor Tarf Club infonds, should

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 10th November.

KING OF THE BELGIANS ATTACKED, His Majesty the King of the Belgians and members of his family, whilst returning to Brussels after attending a memorial service to

NEW STEAMERS LAUNCHED.

Two vary interesting functions, which boar practical stimony to the increasing import mon of the Colony ne a shipbuilding extre took place on Monday, evening, when two steamers, which have been constructed at Banahuko, were successfully lanticked.

At the invitation of the contractor, Mr. H. Chess, assembled in the yard of Mr. Kwong Carmichael, a number of guests," British and

Fuk Cheong, the builder, to withee the lacnobings, The reals were gracefully christened by Mrs. Carmichael, and gilded easily down the stays and entered the water amid the applause of the Europeaus and tho shouts and crackers of the many Chinees.

The first vessel to be named was A Bisbee, and she promises when completed to be a vary handsome little craft.. The boat was built for the Shang- bat Pilots Association, and is united after the late well-known harbour master of that part. The 4. M. Disbré -is 140 fest long by 21 fret beam, with a moulded depth of 13 fest, and a tonnage roughly of 100. The engines are somponel surface condensing, 16 and 31, with a stroke of 1 inches. The boilers aro 9 fost 6 inches in diameter, and 10 feet long, and were

bille under the supervision of Lloyds, Glasgow.

the lite Queen, were firoil upon by an sgarchist, | Aha is built of teak and is specially fitted with Rubino, who discharged three shots strikings patent steam-widch for koisting boats, and the third carriage, and grazing the face of Halle palent anabors, the Comte d'Outremont. Eubire, who was iniradiately seized, confessed that he intended to kill the King.

Captain Hjonabory was present on behalf of the Bhanghai Filots Association; but it fell to the lot of Mr. A. Sinclair, superintendent sagineer of Indo-China Stang Navigation Co, Ld, to express the gratitude of the Asaceiation to Mr. Carmichael for the successful result of Lis work upto the

the present stage. Mr. Sinclair said that, as far as he was aware, the Shanghai Pilots

in spite of the presence of two British gun

The British THE MACHINERY employed is of the buts on the West River,

naval authorities here in 1990 expressed the opinion that the duty of policing the latest design and most approved type.

river clearly belongs to China," and this THE BEST INGREDIENTS only are capot be disputol. Whatever assistance may be given by British and other foreign vessels, the main responsibility rests with

The Japan Times contains a paragraph which | the Conton authorities. As we have said, there are supine and helpless. And yet will greatly interest bouebody two bundred and there are still lying at Whampoa the ninety years hence. It states that the Dai-ichi Bank in Tokyo in 1904 received a deposit of forped boats which, though of, obsolete 3,000 yes, which will remain fixed with ac- pattern now, are quite capable, experts cumulating interest for two hundred and fifty declare, of tiver work under capable cou-years, the bank having contracted to pay at alers. The scheme for their utilisation the end of that time the respectable sum of in such work which we mentioned above 1,209,411,170 yen. not only commended itself to the Chinese Viceroy, but also, we believe we are correct in saying, was approved by Admiral Sir of Vienna, the Russian Government will with there be sufficient support, to give an order for Penguin en wilon there were fouad eight per-modation they were unable to go and to remain E. H. SEYMOUR, the Commaier-in-Chief of the British squadron on this station, is a question which calls for consideration whether the revival of some such proposal should not be urged. The present state of affairs must be done away with, and it is A. S. WATSON & CO. still as true as over it was that China must

ENGLISH EXPERTS

Manage our Factories, and their practical knowledge and constant supervision enable us to produce waters of unrivalled excellence

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According to the Politiselt Corveyrondenz,{

drew its troops from Kuldj, leaving there only ang sotaia of Cossacks to protect the Consul It Kuldjà is the chief towarf the fertilu district which revolted against China in 1e6a, and was occupied by Russia in 1871. Subsequently the late Teo Tmug-tang recongnored Central Asia for China, and after the abortice Chin-How treaty the territory occupied by Russia was restored to China by the Taoug treaty.

assure the duty of policing her own river. She hasnt Whampoa what is declared to be a enituble flotilla and there are men copable of undertaking the task. The matter is one to which the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce might well give a little attention, Chemists and Druggists by Appointment to for Hongking, it is not, recessary to insist, is concerned very seriously in the question ILE. the Governor and-Household

of piracy in the nearest inland waters of (31 Chion. The Chamber can, of course, only make representations, but it is representar tions in the right quarters that are want ed.

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MARRIAGE.

Ow the th November, at 5. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur. by the Rev. F. 6. Swindell, Chaplain, SAMC CECIL YEOMANA, TO HELEN MINNIE, the second daughter of THOMAS KEYT, retired Park Civil Service.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DER VIEUX ROAD LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 19th November, 1902.

The death of Mr. Evans, victim of the cut- rage ut Cha Bi, pear Tiger Island, on the West River, on the 12th instant, tragic as it is, serves an useful purpose in calling attention in the most vivid manner to the disgraceful insecurity not merely of property but also of life within a short distance of Chaton.. An Englishman, employed at the British Cousulate at Canton, has been wau. tonly murdered for the simple reason that he was a foreigner (since the native crew of the junk was spared) by some twenty rufinus in search of plunder. Nothing but the pleas of Mr. Evans's native e mpanions prevented his janniinate body froia -being. thrown overboard the night of the out- rage; he lived therefore mutil Sunday morning, when he expired in the Canton Hospital, to which he had been taken, succumbing as was but natural for a man 43 years old to his six wounds. Among the numerous cases where Europsis hal suffered by the criminality of Canton and West River pirates of late years, this is undoubtedly the worst, and it calls for the most rigorous action of the British Govern ment.

The monstrous state of affairs bas

With a view to the utilisation of the Biberian Railway for the transport of mails from Japan to Europe, the Yokoham Foreign Chamber of Commerce has been in correspondence with the Department of Communications in Tokyo, and the information obtained is that, though the Department is making investigations into the facilities offered by the Siberian Railway for the transmission of mails from Japan to Europe it is impossible it present to say when that rate will be availed of for the purpose.

The Chin Kuestenfahrt Compray in Hamburg, which out of the profit of the year H.E. Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigue 1991 has applied m. 1,499,000 for re-purchasing and Lady Garrolyse returned lither by the s., 1,400 shares of m. 1,009 vish, so that the paid- Furfur yesterday from their holiday in Japau,up capital at present amounts only to m having broken their journey at Shaughni 1,000,000, bas resolved to enhance that capital Lady Gascoigne will recommence her Thursday by issuing 4,900 shares of un.1,000 each to mí, afternoon At Homes" to-morrow.

5,000,000, and also to issue a preference loan of about m, 2,000,000, The Board of directors is

The China Merchants' steamer sin Fang is to convey the remains of the late Viceroy Tao Mu from Craton to his iutive province of Chekisug.. The Hain Tung is expected at Caatou to-morrow and will leave again on the 22nd or 3rd inst. with the body and the family

of the deceased.

A correspondent writes to express the thanks of passengers conveyed by the King Edward launel to Kowloon kast night after the concin sion of the The Hogul Divorce at the Theatre; and to complain that in spite of the announce ment that there would be a lete bont the last Star Ferry launch left at the rgbeduled time.

The Post Office, which in the matter of deli-

sery of mails has been much prompter during the past year than formerly, and a serious relapse into old ways yesterday. The Indus arrivedin Hongkong Harbour on Monday night The bulk of the mail papers did not reach this office till 1:00 pm, yesterday, in spite of frequent apple tione,

The Pa-ca-pin lottery at Macao was put up to auction on the 17th inst, and the monopoly was sold for $145,200. As the lust farmer of this monopoly only paid $74,900, the Macao Government receive a handsome increase of $70,300. It is felt in Muoso that, with the increased ravines from suck monopolies, those on the necessities of life might well be abolished.

to have power to fix the amounts to be issued as well as the time of issuing, It is said that business prospects on the Chinese coast have improved, and that the company has the op- portunity to buy steamers cheaply.

Anti-plague inoculation operations are pro. ceeding upcu the whole very satisfactorily in to Panjab. Some iten thousand operations are now being done weekly, a number which is likely to increuso later on; when the disse again begins to make its presence felt. The only localities where it has caused anything of the nature of a scars have been falker and Jhelow. Everywhere else, the people bave welcome the arrangements in an entirely cordial spirit as being intended for their benefit, though the absence at the moment of virulent plagua in their midst makes them somewhat eireles of securing the protection which the treatment effords.

On the th ni), 1,900 men returned from China to Germany-31 offers of alt descrip tions and 919 men--all of them having lakon part in the late Chinese wor

One

twenty Java ponies, casting not more than $200 piene, landed in Kuala Lumpur, and to be supplied before the 30th November. It is pro- posed to give the ponies a race each day at th December meeting.

The death occurred kust month at his Dorby. sbire seat, Stanton Hull, of Major Michael, MeCreagh-Thornhill, ons of the few remaining survivors of the Six Hundred of Balaclava fame. He served in the 4th Dragoons, and wes the only son of the late Sir Michael Mereagh, He assumed the second surname on his wife

inheriting the estate of Thornbill at Stanton' Hall, Li sat of the Thornbill family. Deceased, who was in his 4th year, was a satire of Kent, laugh of Irish extraction.

FOOTBALL

TERRIBLE SHIPPING DISASTER. The Haddart Parker liner Eliagamite, from Sydney for Auskland, was wrecked on Threo Kings' Island, off the northernmost point of ¦ would be the first in the East to own conjointly

The

astuam pllot-boat, and the 4. M. Bisbee was built New Zealand, on the 9th instant.

boat and would enable the pilots to is a sea going passagers and crew took to the beats and rafts, satse a considerable distance from the mouths and one hundred and thiri uise persons have of the Whaugpoo and the Yangtase rivers to beer picked up, and lauded during the past meet incoming steamers, as at present in their week. A raft has been recovered by HM.3. small sling vessels with very limited com far out Ho complimented Mr. Carmichael on his work and felt quite sure that when the pilots saw their new summer, they would feel very road of it, and would appreciate the handsome.

sousalive and eight dend. The survivors report terrible privations. For nearly five days they wen without food or water, and some went mad from thirst and plunged into the ses and war drowned,

LONDON, 16th November

THE KAISER IN ENGLAND. H. M. the Gorman Emperor has left Sand ringham for Penrith, where he is now the guest of Lord Lonsdale.

accommulation it would afford them

The second steamor launched was named the San Cheung, which has been constructed for the Hong Kong Steamboat Co., Led.. of Connaught Rond Central This is a much larger ressel than the pilot-boat, being built for the. Hengkong-Canton passenger trade. It is in teresting to note, as the secretary was very proud to state, that it is the largest boat built in Hongkong by Chinese, under English supervi son, for o Chinese company. The Sax Cheung in 200 ft. long, 33 ft. benm, 10 ft. 4eup, sut Is of about 1,5 tons. When Bustied five weeks KEUGEE'S MEMOIRS::: hence sie will passoes amplë pascoagur seven- Ex-President Kruger's memoirs will be modation.

Blei

e is Atted with twin-screw engines, published to-morrow. They do not contain any with cylinders 14 ft. by 28 ft. and two beilors,

OBITUARY.. HH. Prince Edward of Save-Weimar, K.P., G.B.C., is dead..

This afternoon on Happy Valley the Hongkong national revelations, but mation that the 'ft by 10 ft MEGA

'Football Club "-A." Toum will play the officers. H.M.S. Cressy; kick-off at 4.30 pm. The following will play for the Club-Berau, goal; Bosustow and Davies, backs; Hanson, Worcss- tou (capt.) and Andarson, halves; Deacon, Bell, Kerr, Sayer, sul Pye, for warbs..

late Mr. Cecil Rhodes visited him at Pretoria dating the secóud presidency,

MUSIC ON THE PARADE GROUND.

The following programme of music will be performed by the band of the 10th Homboy Light Infantry, on the Now Parade Ground, today, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Vakke

Mari Land,"

#Lav

Kuhner

Donizetti *Belisario, mommím P. J. Važe Buckly

Jolly Blacksmith," God Save the King

THE INDRAPURA" FIRE.

Further partioplars regarding the fire which

March Bootch Brigade... F. Arbuckle broke out on the steamer Indrapura in Cosmo politan Docks on Sunday morning show that Selection."The Shop Girl, Jhon Caryl the outbreak could not have been caused by the urille proximity of itras for heating rivets, as the steel Selection piates were being ont aut of the ship in the Polka Lumal way and operations for the fitting in of new oner had not yet started. The origin of the fire therefore remains "explained. That CONCERT IN KOWLOON INSTITUTE. it was not extinguished earlier was dus to the inflammable nature of tile burning material, not to isxity in the adoption of measures for ile subjugation, as four or five hoses were at work a very few minutes after the alarm was given. As a precautionary measure, a steam jet was the balkhead whilst the weter fixed at was being pumped out of the dock The fire was extinguished, we are informed, early on Monday morning.

The

One of the most enjoyable of the Tuesday evening concerts was given yesterday in the Kowloon Institute. The entertainment was arranged by Mrs. Woodcock, who was seriated by Mrs. Beth, Mrs. Hain, Miss Harker and the Misses Seth, and Messrs. Woodcock, C. and J.Hance, a Coster. Miss Barker, who is a takuted young ansician, acted as accompanist, besides playing & rather difficult solo by a well known French lady composer, which was demrvedly encored. The programme was excel- lently varied, and there was not a Jall moment during the evening.

"A ROYAL DIVORCE." The Janet Waldorf Company repeated their performance of this powerful bistorical drama at the Theatre Royal last night to a honse crowded

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY,

Yesterday morning a report was made at the Central Police Station that an armed robbery had been committed in Jervois Street abval The transport eight o'clock on the previous night. was landd at Bremerhaven by the iso, circumstances related to the anthorities showed Hamburg 8.a, whose home pendant was reach-that a gang of tou Chinamon, some of them ng down from the menutup early to the surface armed with revolvers, entered s shop at 130 of the water. The state of health of tho mo Jervois Strast, where the fair is bald at Chinese was good, so that only about 50 of thera had to New Your, and, closing--the doors, presented stay in the hospital for a few days, but the bulk their weapons at the inmates and ordered them to be absolutely quiet. There were in the shop of them went on the same day by mail. officer, named Graft, a captain-lieutenant, had about ten poople, folis and their friends, and died a few days before the arrival of the boat. the robbers proceeded to bind them by the simple A committee has been founded to find employ-process of fastening their genes together with a piece of wire, ufterwards driving them into the ment for the meu.

cook-house at the back of the shop. When the lawbreakers had gone the prisoners ventured cat from their place of captivity, and learnt on investigation that there had disappeared from the premises some milk, a silver watch, an umbrella, and about $70 in cash, to the total carrying the German nails, with dates from value altogether of little over $100. The queues Berlin of the 28th ult.. left Colonzbe on the 15th

and may be expected horn -on having been unfastened, their respective owners inst. pm,

One of the reguits of the recont habbubs about Kelantan, says the Strait Times, is noticeable at the mouth of the Kelantan River. The Siamese. Big which formerly floated from the

Rear-Admiral Arthur Morrell, who has gstaff there is now supplanted by the flag of retired from the command of the Cornwall Kelantan. The Siamese gunbat has also been reformatory training-ship, at Furfoot, left the withdrawn; but the White Elephant" still rusy with the rank of captain as long ago as waren over the Siamese Commissioner's residence 1875. He had then seen just 30 years of service, at Khota Behrn where there is a light guard of Fatering the navy as a volunteer, he spent his Siamese soldiery under the command of a frat fire year on the West Coast of Africa, Danish officer.

chasing slavers and destroying barracoons. He

After the vessels had entered the water, this par y sljourned to the workshop, a istom of which had been set apart for refram byumerous tunsts were proposed, wishing prosperity to the two boxle, tusir contractor, builder and oxners.. Mes Carmichael was made the happy recipient of a very handsomte gold watch and Langle, presented to her by Mr. Kwok Yik-ting, the woretary of the lieang Kong Steamboat Co.. Ed.

THE HONGKONG REGATTA, The following are the crews ploked in represent the Victoria Recreation Chib in the forthcoming regatta a puja

PARSEE CUP, Shainrock.

N. H. Alves A. E Asger

Rose

JH. B. Hauce. A. MarKiö

A Hampbreys Mad J. Millar C. E. A. Kance. Herbet

Cox FW. While

F. M. Bosa Pereira B. Lapsley R. O. Witekel

A. A Alver

Cox, C. M. & Alves

GH Babie

E-D Bajn

LUSITANO CUF

Leek.

J. H. E. Hance A E Asger

C. E. Humphreys

F. Kata MANA. E. Alves. Cos, C. H. W. Kew Cor, S: A. Soth

Thistle

Leb N. HAI BC. Witchell B. Lepelby E, Herbat

Cox A, Seth

F. M Roza Pereira A. J Mackie

J. Miller A. A, Alves

GERMAN

C. B. A. Hones -

Cox, W. White

Kornblum, G. H Rabio F. D. BAR

F. K. Tata

AE. Alver

CoL, z. B. W. Kew Cor, C. M, S Alver

Leek H Alves A D Anger A. Happbraya A. E. Álv

Cox FW White

Kornblume G. H. Babie A. JMackie Jo Millar

A Alves

in every part, amongst the audience Log HEN. the Governor. Si H. A. Blake GCMG Lady Blake, Mas Blake, and Captain Arhuih act, A.DC to His Excellency. From the rise of the curtain to its fall the play was followed with intense interest, and the frequent applause that punctuated its dramatisation testified completely to the success that eben more had been scored by this populer Company. A Royal Divorce will be staged again to-night. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Imperial German moil steamer Bayern,

F.D. Pain

R. C. Witchell R. Lepeley C. F. A. Barce

Cor, SA, Seth

Thistle

J. H. R. HENC

FK Tuta

Cor. G. M. B. Alver Los, H. Bain

POLICE

COUPL

Inceday, 18th, November.

BEFORE MB. F. A. HAZELAND (POLION MAGISTRATE).

Lan Yaa Ko, Arnt to tornator at the

milk. &e, from Ban Francis o to the 30tir all. Central Police Station, Ined to respond to hie a Honolulu, lesvos Yokohama for this port on me when it was called, and ball to the amourt

the morning of the 20th inst, via pland Ses of 3500 estreated, wat also being issued

The O. &0. steamer (laells, with msils, &c.,

been tolerated too long. Since we wrote on The following is from the Straite Piaze of was sesond in commend of the Kisafater as a went to the Central Police Station and related.K.K. steamer America are with this subject last Saturday, further informa the eth inst-Enquiry at the Chamber of prize. He went through the Burmese war, and they did not see the faces of the alleged robbers tion has reached us that river trade beyond Commstce regard to the action that that from 1852 to 1837, when on the Chine Station, so plainly as to be able to regnise them again. Canton is absolutely paralysed. The Clince body has taken or contemplates taking, in was constantly employed on beat service against The affair appears to have been carried, ont merchants decline to take what is scarcely regard to the appointment of a Royal Commis pirates, A romantic incident of bis career at with the almost quietness and despatch, for no the chance, rather the certainty, of being sin, and the other devlopments of the past this time was the rescue, after a corere engage- one the immediate neighbourhood was aware in connection with the Currency question,ment with batteries, one of which mounted 17 of what had transpired anffi luformed of events plundered, The, native officials are supine. elicits the information that the Chamber has so guns, of a French lady who had fallen into the by the victimised fokis and their friends, nor in San Francisco, on the 14th inst one day Licence, the issuing of which lay with the

far done nothing whatever. This seems to be hands of the pirates. For this he received the was there a free fight in the street, accompanied shad of schedule

The "Ben Line stesmer Berlomond, from thoroughly in second with the traditions of the thanks of the Admiralty and of the French by promiscuous discharging of revolvera, as ↑ Leth and London, left Singapore yesterday for

one report ourront in the Colony alleged,

thit port Chamber in auch emergencies.

and helpless. Now as long ago as 1899,

when records of pirácies filled the columns of the los aliapers, the merchants of Hongkong

Government.

left San Francisco for this port, via Honolula, for the arrest of the accused,

He was charged or remand with wtiempling so, on the 15th inst.

The T.KK steamer Hongkong Muru, which to obtain a bribe from an appliciat fer a track sailed from Hongkong on the 18th alt, arrived

defendit. The man; made a complaint to the police, and enquiries made justified the arrest of the sccdeed, who is believed to have been practising squeeze" for a long time.