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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH 1903

On the 26th ult, lest advion from Japan report, the summit of Fugiyama way covered

with snow.

Admiral Evaus, U.S.N., with the Kentucky, Oregon, New Orleans, and Albany, arrived at Negasaki on the 29th ult.

The appointment of Mr. Li Man, second apothecary's assistant, as a Public Vaccina for is notified in the Gaudte.

In spite of what our Shanghai contemporary the Mercury sage about the disappearses from The northern port of Mr. R. P. Tuthill, we boto scertained that it is a fact that be passed through Hongkong on the last southward German mail. Home papers of the 7th ult. say that Mr. R. II. Spooner. the Lancashire batsman, has notified the MC.C. that owing to business

TELEGRAM S.

“DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

THE MINDANAO PIRACY.

MANILA, 10th October, 7.20 p.m. DRAMATIC STORY--RETURN OF THE "VICTORIA," The 37-tou steamer Victoria, which was seized by two constabulary officere, by pante Hertanon and Johnson, returned

CANTON NOTES.

(FBOM THIS "JRUNG NGỌI BAN FO.""}

THE PROMOZION OF TRADE,

FOOCHQW.

[FROM OUR COLRESPONDENT.]

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Foochow, 2nd October. H. E. Viceroy Shum has sent a long letter

PROPERIT SALES A to the varions cbaritable' institutions of Canton, İ

There have been some good sales of European inviting the leading merchants of the

property hors recently, the most interesting saranty-two guilda nad all others who have one being

purchase by a well-known good experience of commerce to hold a Chizose family who at present reside in the city mesting dealing with the subject of the bat, I understand, wish to take early possession. promotion of trade. He will be pleased, hof An exceptionally good figure was paid, and good says, to hear the proposals of the merchants, prices are expected for some other European who are requrated to draft regulations to be

SPORTING NEWS,

sent to him for his approval, and, he will property still on the market. exert bis utmost to protect them. It remarks

The Kullung season is practically over, and the power of China and the strength of its

commonly said that China can be made

"subject in a matter of bat secondary 'importance, it being incumbent upon this country to deal with the question solely "from the point of view of what it owen, to "itself and to civilisation. It does not "make any material difference to Japan whether or not China agrees to her own "dismemberment, and it is, therefore, for **her own sake, rather than for the sake of this country, that wo are glad to learn "that she seems now to be disposed to "stand up for her rights and dignity." What proof the Japan Times has of China's disposition to stand up for her rights and digaity.we do not know; it must take a very keen eye to ace it. As a matter of fact, it

to Mindanao at midnight yesterday, both people are at present lamentably small. It is ladies are busy practising for a Ladies' lawin tennis tournament (American) to be held on the 12th inst is no longer a gitestion of preserving Maacharia to Chin, but a much larger

boat and crew being intact. The captain powerful, which means ibat commercs con ba

promoted. If the commerce of the two Sport has not been good so far this season, one of Russia's absolute prelominance in claims he is unable to join the English combina. states bist the pirates intended to go to the Kwang provinces can be extended, every part even snipe seem to be more soares than usual, North-eastern Asia. That the responsible

Cagayan Islands, in the Sulu Sen, after of China might follow suit. The power of a Now that Autumn has opened, shooting parties leading wood nud water. Japanese statestion seu this there can be no

Bat the crow country depends on commerce. From this it is will be able to go farther afield. Two visitors, doubt. It is little to be wondered at,

contrived to change the Victoria's course clearly to be understood how important it is toons of whom bails from Hongkong, have gono therefore, that they should consider the

and ran her aground at Bayauan, on the promote the trade of Canton, the whole toucherg in hopes of bagging a tiger. Our eastern coast of Negros, then telling the of Canton have lived mainly by commerce, all No doubt.there is big game in the Kucheng country depending on it. Hitherto the people lust visitors from Shanghai were assocksfal. BLEND present state of affaire so long and so

carefully.

pirates that it would require several days to other occupations coming second. The hope district, and I hear mors gaus.are to start

of reforming China is very small if the tende shortly. repair the ship. The pirates thereupon of Canton remains weak, loaded a native boat with supplies, armas, and ouey, and headed for the west coast of Negros, intending to penetrate the moun-

and returned to Mindanao.

províncks, he therefore, in daty wound, «is alwoya anxious to do good to the poopis and tom. on the following morning. They appear Meanwhile Admiral, Stirling has sent his and every possible way to protect them. So lai to have travalled well, and are pronounced to the merchants awake and co-operate with bin be very fair lot. The coffee-pot is already in to gain good resalts. His Excellency then makes request at the Racecouse in the mornings. suggestions as follows →→→

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Few more remarkable tales of piracy at the present day have been heard than that of which we published the first details known here in our Manila telegnum on

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A Board of Enquity was appointed in Manlia to enquire into the cirenmstances attending the three mishaps which have befallen the transport relieved of his commud, and Capt. Carleton has

Sumner, and as a result Capt, Lathrop bag been

beca appointed in his place, -

The fellowing telegram appears in the Jap ́n | Times:Matsuyams, 29th September A report has been received to the effect that the French liner Austrace, which ran aground off

** A shooting match has been arranged between His Excellency quite understands that the our local and the Amey Gug Club for the 18th merobants have been hectored, bullied, and inst "squoczed" by the officers, and that their complaints cannot reach the ears of the bigb

GRIFFING,

The new Subscription Grillas (13) for the December meeting arrived last Sunday (27th

that day brought ample confirmation.and Imabaru as Sand-y, is expecta il to founder. tains. The captain then refloated the Victoria authorítica. Being Viceroy of the two Kwangalt.) per as. Socotra, and wore drawn for st

in our telegraphic column this morning we give another chapter of the romance. The whole affair began, it seems, from systemu. bie falsification of necounts, of a nature unfortunately very provalent among the interior class of United States officials in the Philippines. Placed in a position of resposibility a supply officer in the Con- stabulary in Mindanao lived at an ex- t-avagant rate, and drew the money to meet his heavy expe ises from the funds passing through his hands. Suspicion was arousel and the quatter was being investigated quietly, when the culprit, feeling his posi tion no bugyr safe, joined forces with arther constabulary officer at Minamis, Mindanao, who had also been living in the lese 10 per cent, discount on account of style, and brake open the office safe,

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ONLY LUTH Miations dating to the acus ortumn

The Chief of Polic-bas accordingly harried to the neeno of the relent." (!)

The American expedition, on the schooner son, Flag-Lieutenant Stirling, in command Hermann, which has been searching for bidden of a gunboat fleet to search the seas, treasure on Cocos Island, hicabandoned the quest after having searched trouty islands. The Colonel Taylor, with a strong force of con- originator of the sclume then confested that he stabulary, sailed for Negros to-day, prepared was ignorant of the whereabouts of the island to conduct a long pursuit. where he expected to find the treasure.

It had been intended to continua on the 5th

inst the cricket match at Shanghai, Provisional laterport XI. e. the Best, which cominenced on the previous Saturday, but the failare of some. of the Rest to turn up made changes necessary, and a the XL took on a scratch XIV, whom they succeded in dismissing for 125, Daw taking 6 wickets for 36 raus. The XÍ only. had a little batting pretion.

secured $5,000 or $6,000, forced thres A telegram dated Simin, September 24th, natives (the Marika Cablenews says eighteen): A further rise to nearly fourteen thousand took place last week in the number of of the Constabulary to accompany them,

plague deaths in India. Bambay Presidency proceeded to the beach and acized the had 2.176 deaths, Central India 1,712, Hydora - launch or small steamer Victonic. Over

bad State 940, Borar 745, Mysore 678, the

A. S. WATSON & CO. awing the native captain and crew they stened off; intending (according to the account of the captain, who is now back in Mindanao) to proeced to the Cagayan Islands, lying in the Sul Sea Totoon Negros and Paleovoyer, they held up a casting teamer, and filled the Victoria's bunkers with coal from her, and further took on board supplies of wood and water. Finding on the Mindanao coast by night. While so doing they were one site of the paper only.

unable to prevent one of the native police- signed cavimunications that heve

men from escaping, and it was be who first at may

in other pers will be inserted. trders for extra copia of DAILY. Pause should be gave the alarm, getting back to Misamis seat before il om, on day of publication. After tint hour the supply is limital. Only supplied for Casi.pparently in the boarded craft-and Telegraphic Address: Press, Coder: 4.B.. stk 22. immediately reporting the affair. The

should

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condo motorka must forward their names and ad- daleka with communication addressed to the Edit*, wol for publication, but as acidence of good faith

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.

HONGKONO, 12th October, 1908.

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Central Provinces 310, Madrés Presidency 117, Bengal 66, United Provinces 70, the Punjab 83, Rajputana sevon, and? Kashmir seven.

Tho following is the programms of music to bb parfumed by the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry on the New Fergie Ground from 4.30 to 6 p.m. today Overture March........The Uhlap's Call "...Ellenberg Zamp"................Herolá The

o is of New York "...Kurker Selection

Love.ie Idlenes"

......... Macbeth "A Chinese Hongwoon"Talbot "A Greek slave "... sidney-Jones "God Save the King"

Serenade Selection wälz..

Dr. F. L. Anderson, of Western Australia, has gone to Borabay to study the plugno. Dr. Anderson was selected by the Westralian Government and despatched on the mission in pirates, baving finished their prepimtious, consequi nes of the appearance of stray cases of Dr. Anderson gave orders to read the Victoria for the the spidemic in Apstralis. Cagayanes, but being ignorant of seaman-expects to be back in Austria at the beginning of December. Besides studying plague he will ship allowed the crew to run the steamer also make investigations with regard to suLİ - ashore on the eastern coast of Negros; and pox, for which purpose he will visit Calent ta when they were informed that it would take and Benares. several daye to repair the Victoria, they determined to leave her, so transferred Rumours of a declaration of war between their supplies, arms, and stolen money to a native boat and started for the Japan and Russia were prevalent in the

other side of Negros island. The Virtoria, Colony on Saturday, but there was no

which foundation for them evidenced in telegrams.

really injured The Daily Mail story of Russin's suggested able to get off and to return to Mindanao partition of Cores, and Japan's refusal of midnight on the 9th instant. A fleet of the offer has been contradicted by the gunboats is out in search of the desperadoes Japanese Minister in London, Baron and a strong force of Constabulary has pro- HAYASHI. The North-China Daily News ceeded to Negros, prépared for a long hunt publishes a telegram from Tokyo which after them. In the meantime the Marila states that "present appearauces indicate the transfer of the negotiations between Russia and Japan to Tokyo, Baron RosEN. the Russian Minister, having been given plenary powers." This perhaps is the result of Baron ROSEN's visit to Fort Arthur and

not Wits

Wha

papers have been speculatiag whether the runaways will go in for pirney by sea, or make for Borneo and join the head-hunters: a There is, however, no indication.of their having gone to Borneo or indeed of having gone any further than Negros, where they

his conference with Admiral ALERIErr, have at least the mountainous interior at

*Regulations for water supply in the Colony are published in the Gazelle.

The Freach Mail of the 8th Seph was do

livered in Loudon on the 8th inst.

Mr. W. Armstrong has been elooted a lay member of the Church Body, vice Commander R. Murray Rumesy, resigned.

Banks.

THE STRAITS REVENUE,

Singapore, 10th October, 10.45 a.m.

ENORMOUS FIGURES.

1. A Chamber of Commerce should be

established, every guild to be represented by ⚫leading merchant. Constant meetings should be held, so that all disputes between merchants can be settled and all complaints can reach the ears of the high anthorities at once. Branches of the Chamber of Commerce should also be established in Chiu-Chow and Shin-Hing to co-operate.

The estimated revenue of the Straits Settlements for 1904 is 811,928,742. The total trade of 1902 was 8653,000,000. The credit balance in the Federated Malay States in December next is estimated at $16,000,000.

THE PHILIPPINES.

MANILA, 10th October, 7.20 p.m.

FILIPINO STUDENTS FOR THE

STATES.

94 Filipino students, going to colleges in the United States at Government expense, have completely £lled the accommodation on the Rohilla Maru. At Hongkong they will tranship to the Korca.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S FISCAL POLICY.

LONDON, 8th October All, including bis most bitter opponents, recognise Mr. Chamberlain's ability in the presentation of his scheme. By the sincerity of his appeal and the absence of raucour, the Eeneral feeling is that he has opened his campaign auspiciously, and it has been wolf received in Mincing and Mark Lanes and on the Stock Exchange.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

The following reteras of the arenge amount of back-notes in circula ion and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during September, are certified by the usagers of the respective bank>-

LONDON, 8th October, Avoruge Specie in

The Daily Mail states that the Russion Amount. Henerve.

&

8 Chartered Bank of India, "Aus.

Minister handed a note to Japan on the 4th tralia aut Chin

3,32,435 1,850,000 Hongkong and Shaacha Bank-

instant declaring that Japan was not entitled ing Corporation.... ..... 11,673.812 7,000,000 National Bank of China. Limited 445,630 150,000 to interfere in regard to Manchuris, but Total........$15,439,897 $9,000,000 preposing a partition of Cores, Japan to take the Banthern half. Japan replied on the 6th instant rejecting the proposal,

LATER.

The NC. Daily News says that the following story has been confirmed:-News having been received by Viceroy Shum that

The Japanese Minist or says that the Doily certain General Chao Huan siang; a native of Hunan province, and commanding the Phong Mail story is not worthy of serious considera- regiment of Human troups, had been defeated tion, by rebels on the 20th ult., near Ch'ougouchen, Liuciou profecture, resulting in General Chao and his men abandoning the town to the rebels,

GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

LONDON, 9th October,

2. Iuspectors of summerco should be employed

ducts, and all other things connected with trade. to inspect all exports, importa, sud native pro-

3. There should be exhibitions of articles the Chamber of Commerce. native and foreign, to extend the knowledge of

4. Men should be employed, to reports all the market quotations, the conditions of the market, and all other things connected with commercial business.

5. Commercial training schools should be opened.

6. The Chamber should consult with mer. shants in foreign countries and ask them their advice as to the promotion of commerne.

FÖREIGN VIBITOES,

A party consisting of French wizing expert and some influential Chinese have just started to exploit the interior of this provoco and are expected to be away for some two month.

The German gun-boats Tiger and Illis are. lying at Pagods Anchorage. Representatives of the Gorman Navy were conspicuoua here last winter. Wo had two admirals, and tho excellent bands of the Howd and Fitrat Bidmarck. Except for a flying visit paid by Rear-Admiral Grunfell, British men-of-war were notable by their absones,

CORRESPONDENCE.

A DESERVING CASE. --

TO THE EDITUE OF THE "DAILY PEESS."

Vistoria Barrasics, Hongkong, 10th October. BIB-I trust you will permit mo through the medium of your paper to call the attention of your readera to the fact that I have started a public subscription for the wife and family of BURGLARY AND ASSAULT IN-

John Power, late Bergeant-Major of the SHAUKIWAN ROAD.

Hongkong Volunteer Corps. The details of

Shrieks for bõlp were heard coming from a

his case are too frash to admit of sny repetition. at this moment, and it will suffles the generous a short distance Chinese tenement bowe from the Bay View Hotel, at 1:30a.m. yesterday. public to inform them that his family are left A policeman on patrol duty was in the vicinity in this Colony totally unprovided for. I wit and rushed up the stairs of the house just in gladly after personally on any intending time to intercept a couple of coolies. Tho subscriber, should they so wiat, and acknow- constable took the liberty of stopping the ledge by letter the receipt of any subscription, men, and then proceeded to enquire into the which is sent to-gora, etc. cause of the screams, A tale was told by the woman occupying the room that a gang of eight forced the door, neized and gagged her, and ransacked the place for valuables. Notwith stealing the dirty cloth in her mouth, the woman was able to ory for assistance; this caused the robbers to decamp, the policeman ar riving at the moment the last two were leaving. Help was obtained from the Police Station, and on search being made four other arrests were effected,

We are not indebted to the police for the above particulars, but to a party on the spot at the time.

THE ROBBERY IN BELILIOS TERRACE

CHARLES HARVEY,

Q. Mr. Sorgt. R.G.A. Sergeants Mess, Hongkong.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKANA.

Vienna, 3rd October. The Tear and Emperor will decide upon a scheme to prevent the Macedonians from continuing their depredations on the Servisu frontier--Manila Times

London, 5th October.

It is stated at Sofa that fighting has becarred between Bulgarian and Turkish oops at Dewirken, on the frontier, with losses on both sides.

Following the identification by Mrs. Sheffield of one of the men supposed to have been con-

Austria and Russia have notified the Porta cerved in the highway robbery on Kennedy Road, the amsh of Miss Eateruan, who with her that, while insisting on the execution of the mistress was bound and gagged by a gang of prescribed reforms, it is their urgent duty to robbers on the 16: ult, recognised a member 8t the peaceful sletios of the deplorable of the party last Friday. As the amah was crueltics and excesses committed by the Turks walking along the sisee, she observed a man in suppressing the disorders, fostered by the whose face seemed familiar. On coming nearer revolutionaries, by supporting the starving she was greatly startled to find that he repatriating the refugees, and restoring the, was one of those who had maltreated her villages that have been destroyed-N-C.D. N... and burrying back to Miss Bateman's house SACRILEGH AT 8. PETBE'S, BONE. she told her mistress the news, Action wer

Bowe, 3rd October. promptly taken, and the police were soon at the

Fifteen silver chalices are missing from 8. Peter's and the cficials at the Vatican are greatly concerned. No trace of the missing vessels can be found.-Manila Times

the Vicaroy at once determined to make an It is reported that the main features of a house. In company with the cmuh, the detec example of the officer, and accordingly ordered a court-martial to be held over General Chao, general arbitration treaty between Grant tives set out to look for the suspect, who was seen HE. himself presiding over the court, assisted Britain and France have been concinded on the in the same locality as before. There was no by the prefect of Lischaafu and the district lines of the Hay-Pancafele treaty between difficulty over the arrest, and the mas was given magistrate of Mapinghaien. Cowardice on the Great Britain and the United States, and this morning Miss Bateman and the ameh separately quarters in the Police Station. On Saturday part of General Chas having been proved, the

treaty is now only awaiting signaturė, Viceroy gave sentence of summary decapitation without delay, and the doomed officer was

THE BALKAN TEQUBLES. forthwith executed in the presence of some ten thousand men belonging to the Viceroy's own special force.

ATTEMPTED „SUICIDE.

LONDON, 9th i efeber.

*HISTORIO, V.J. VESSEL BOLD.

Taku, 3rd October.

The old storio American paddle-schooner picked ont the zaa from about a dozen. The case will come on in the Magistracy this morning, gunboat, Monocacy, which lies on the mud flats It is anticipated that mono arrests will follow now here, has been sold to a local Japanese merchant that the Folice have something substantial te for junk.

The Monocacy wet launched in 1863, and It is canounced in Sofia that Turkey and work upon,

Besides assaulting Miss Bateman, who was was at that time the most formidable vessal in Bulgaria have arrived at an understanding on the

the U.S.. Nary,} a poor state of health, being confined to question of demobilisation, Bulgaria releasing her couch at the time, the robbers stole s 20,000 and Turkey 40,000 men,

quantity of jewelry from the lady. Two of the LATER..

amab's teeth wore broken, and two gold rings Diplomatia ciroles in Constantinopla ara convinced that war is now averted for the snatched from her fingers. present year.

in

it was obvious that Baron RONEN was not their disposal for a time, provided the likely to have gone to Port Arthur at the natives do not molest them. The story is present grave crisis cxcept for very import a curiously romantic one, as far as it has ant reasons. What the result of the gone. Its ending may be very prosaic. conference may be it is impossible oven to hazard a guess. Admiral ALEXIEFF hold- ing the views described in the letter of our Port Arthur correspondent, which we published in our issue of Saturday, it is useless to expect that a very conciliatory line of conduct can have been suggested by him to his country's representative at Tokyo. Nor is there much suggestion of concession on the side of Japan, where it is well known that it is far more than the question of Manchuria's future which is concerned. Yet evaa with regard to Manchuria alone, nn. influential portion of the Japanese Press still speaks as if the loss of the province to China were not an accomplished fagt. For instance, the Japan Times, a journal, it is sols auspices of the VR C., Instead of ander the to the surface the best people secured & hold true, which is berused of jingoism by some joint auspices of the VEC, and the Boat Club of her clothes, and after a hard fight managed the Sultan instigated the recent Moorish attacks the robbers must have had an intimate know of its Anglo-Japanese contemporaries, wrote as win the case last year. There will be three to pull the woman, who struggled like one on French conveys in Moroso France ledge of the house to go to the places where The steamer Indrast, from New York, has at the end of last month: The time has open events the Challenge, the International possessed, into the sampan, from the nos ale was demands explanations, and this seems to imply the jewelry was kept without having to waste

arrived when China's, attitude on the Challenge, and the Ladies' Prize.

time in searching.

It is actifed in the Cazette that M. Gaston Liébert, having arrived in the Colony, has been recognised by H. E. the Governor as Consul for France..

An exciting incident was witnessed at 230 yesterday afternoon, opposite Blue Buildings, Prays East. Having had a quarrel with her mistress, a Chinese women jamped into the harbour with the intention of putting an end to har existence. The would-be suicide struck

Mr. Freak White, Hon. Secretary of the Victoria Rocrastion Club, informs us that the

Thursday, 16th and 17th December, under the had sasa her enter the water, and on coming annaal Regatta will be held on Wednesday and the water near a sampon, ho occupants of which

| transferred to No. 2 Poliss Sitation,

+

FRANCE AND TURKEY.

LONDON, 9th October, The semi-official papers in Paris state that

| forthcoming action.

Some time previous to the above, a honse boy in the employ of Miss Bateman stole $80 in money, and though she was able to furnish particulara for his identification, the rascal has not yet been arrested. It is presumed that there is a connection between the two cases, as

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Imperial German mail steamer Seydlitz left Shanghai on the 10th Inst.. at 11 a.m., and may be exposted here this rening.

The Imperial German ninil steamer Preussen Left Singapore on the 9th inst., at 6 p.m., and may be expected here on the 14th just,

The steamer Clavering, sailed from Koji on the afternoon of the 9th inst., and is duo here on the afternoon of the 14th.

The steamer Rubi left Manila on the 10th

inst., at 10 am, and is due here to day, nt 1. p.m. arrived at Manila, and may be expected here on

or about the 19th inst,