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CANTON NOTES.

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Canton, 15th foly. *

THE CAXTON RAILWAY.

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IFROM THE CHUNG NGOI SẠN PO

MORE RAILWAY TALK."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 18TH, 1905.

GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS AT

KIAOCHAU.

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AMUSEMENTS OF THE, CHINESE THE WEATHER IS MORE SETTLED

NOW: LOOK UP YOUR CAMERA.

Information has been received from Antication of Kiaocha, a Berija telegram of the observativas:--It might have bean supposed

to the effect that HE. Chang Pat-shi, the director goueral of the Southern provinces, pro- poses to 209stract oilway Thuy dug Ye Amy, to Swater vin Cheung Chow, so as to be connected with the Canton and Swatow railway. the gentry and morehauts of Amoy ako pro- pose to construct another line from Amoy to Focchow vin Chen Chow and Hing Fa. They know the latter is pass through very few market towns and there is not much cargo to. be taken on roste, but the places Chrough which it passes are covered with many mines, so that it is very important to fucilitate the working of these mines. They are waiting for the arrival of H.E. Chang Pat-shi to make necessary

In spite of what has recently appeared in papera about the Kowloon-Can en Railway the Chinese are do not seem to think that this line will be running for a considerable time yet to come. As a matter of fact, their whole attention has been drawn towards the projected Centon Hankow railway by snow and wonderful schere of the Chinese merchants. In order to carry the trunk line to Hankow, it is proposed to form a lottery. The lottery will be drawn once a month, and the parchaser of a ticket, if he doos not draw a prize, may hold the ticket-speaking | dérangements with him. from memory, a $2-ticket till he has difty such

tickets.

TRET OF COTTON YAEN.

A hundred dollar share will be given On the 16th ultimo a morekant imported in exchange for those. It remains to be seen sixty kales of cotton yarn from Hongkong. how such a scheme would work, Porsonally I When they arrived at Csuton, a boat was hired am of opinion that it would take a very long to convey tho came to Linehow for sale. When time, indoud, to get in the requisite suim by this the boat was sailing near Whang-Kong of meaux, for the following reson-Two dollar Ching-Ynon district, she was attacked by about is na absurdly small sum under the circma-dozen pirates, who boarded the boat, terrifying atances only twenty per cent, of the takings the crew by presenting firearms at them, and will be devoted to prizes; and as the directorate force the master of the beat to make for of the Ruilway Company will be entirely Wong-Sung-how, whers they carried away Chinese, it is not at all improbable that the twenty eight, bales of cotton yarn and all the greater part of the profits, if any, would be firearons on board to the values of about five doccted to Directeer form. The lettery, at all thousand dollars. The case was at once reported to the local authorities, who have sent soldiers yents, will have to be a very very big one.

to the place to hunt for the culprits; bat no cins concerning the pirates has been discovered

240,000 A MONTH.

The Canton Fulshan tine, 1-hear, is making a net profit of about $200 per mouth-n wonderful suZE185.

TO-DAY'S EXECUTIONS.

keepers, nevertheless,

os yet.

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BANDITS,

With regard to the rumours about the forti. ith ultimo definitely says that an Imperial order to fortify Kinochou Bay has been issued. The work will price of the Governor of the protectante, Rear Admiral Trupel, and five engineer fortification ofleere detailed for this purpose. The extant of the fortifications and the amount to be spout on them aro facts not to be disinsed, but it is pro bable, says (u telegram, at the work how template is only the beginning of un activo Commenting upon the above, A. Washington telogram says the news has aroused considerable interes in Washington, and in diplomitis circles as to sprentation about Germany's intentions.. Te a conversation on this scbjrët, Baron Speck ron Sternborg, the German Ambassador, is reported to have said:

plan.

of

the

In a long article on "Sparts of the Orient,” Mr. All-yae Ireland makes the following that the chinaman, who lives in a country which is onbeide the tropics would buvo takou wore kadly than his Malay noʻgʻlih master games and sports involving outdoor exorcise; but this is not the case, and the principel amusements Chinas are theatres and gambling, It is true that many persons, fly kits, or match trained birds in a contest of osteling sets thrown high its the air and that young boys tiud, amuseiuent in pitching coins fighting crickets and quails, or wit.ng in a circle for un hour or two trying to guess th number of seeds in an orange but the thestro and the gambling house are the populus sorts of the Claman when he is in search of enjoyment.

yen find it to be mouldy send it to us and we shall clean and re-varaish it for you FREE OF CHARGE. Bo quick, as camoras sent in after the 25th inst, will be subjected to thể ̈ nsual charges.

LONG. HING & CO..

17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Hongkong? 12th July, 1205, 'OBLIGATIONS OF SHIPPING AGENTS.

ACTION BY A SHIPPER.

In the Kobe Court on July 6th an action was:

There is much that is curioasabont & Chinuso theatrical performance. The theatro itself is seldom more than a rudo stage erected on some Pluas for the defence of Kinochau harbour, vacant piece of ground, with very rudimentary which is Germany's maral base in the Far East,,accommodation for the ulice The female wore drawn up some time ago, in ecordance parts are always taken by layer painter heard in which Tuck Woo, a Chinese lives in with Germany's agreement with China, which faces, and imitato the dress voice or Moto-machi, Kobe, rued A. J. Cornes, represent of the gentler ses with great ing nuity, Por provided for the fortifying of the harbour, Lack of funds, howarar, hus mais imposible hops the most unusual feature of a Chinese Messrs. Curnes & Co. shipping agent. the execution of the project until his owing wertern idea of the drama, is the constant disoft

ing theatrical shows, from the standpoint of our Kobe.caining 481.16. damages for, branch of the great amount of money necessary to cover

Plaintiff's Counsel stated that the Chinese firm the cost of erooting docks, piers, at other the orchestra, which makes impossibly for the finding facilities for tealing vessels nol jauks greater part of the audience to hear a word of obtained an expert prmit from the Robe Castons in November last year for the export Having provided excellent facilities for ships of what is being said on the stag

But the thastra makes do such appeal to the of timber to Soungbai and arranged with commerce, attention apparently has now beca

Chinaman ay thng of the various gambling the defendant's company to ship the rame. schemes which add the charms of nocurta aly

Defendant duly issued a shipping order for the to the life of the lappy Lekstial. Men and timber to be taken to Shanghai by the Benalder, women, boys and girls, theaghout the length but while plaintiff was having the cargo cou and breadth of China, aro invet rate gamblers veged to the steamer, dofe cunt's company Chinese gambling takes many forms. The abjected, on the ground that they wore not best known it that of fuutun, which consists able to take it, and it had to be brought bore. Defendant failed to carry out the contract, of counting out a bowl of cash four at s time the being made on how busy and plaintiff was put to expense, estimated at are left over after the last complete four the autoant plained.

Then there are the have been counted.

turned the fortifications.

to

The correspondent contimes :-- At the 1.8. Navy Department the nuws of Germany's intentions in regard to Kinochau recalled to the officers the fortified condition of the Philippines, a situation to which Admiral Dewey has frequently called attention, and the hope was expressed that the nation of the German Gerorament would result in action by Congress to meet the noods of the Americau A base at Olongapo, plus for the defence of which were prepared long ago by the General Board of the Navy, of which Admiral Dewey is President.

CHINESE NATIONAL PRIDE.

various lotteries, of which the most popular is pak kop piu, in which he player selects ton Chiuose characters out of sighly, printed on a slip of aper, in the hope that some of them may be the same as twenty drawn by the holder of the bank. If the player gets five of the character the same as those drawn by the tank he wins his money back, if he gets six he raid three times bis sako. it even bo poctives eight times is stake, and so

TRADE

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MARK

CLARETS.

VIN ORDINAIRE $175

VOTES

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MEDOC Sr. EMILION

MARGAUX

ST. JULIEN... ST. ESTEPE Cos ST. MICHEL CH. LEOVILLE...

Mr. Hirata, for the defonco, maiutained that the defenalant was not the owner of the steamer Bound and that the company issued the shipping order in the usual way, but took no C. LAROSE

sponsibility with it and did not enter into any contract. The defondant could not recognise, the facto i ntioned in the pitition. ---

The Chinese compradores of two foreign shipping firms at Kols were eatained as to the customary procedure in hipping cargo, and shortly afterwards the houring was concluded, judgment being reserved.

CHINESE EXCLUSION IN AMERICA.

U.9. MERCHANTS CONDAM

FOLIOT,

GOVERNMENT'S

·

CALIFORNIA ZINFANDEL ...

5.25

I'dez. 2 doz. Roofles Battles bottles.

$5.75

645

1 doz

$8.73

9.25

6,75 9.75

6.75 7.00

$10.75

8.00 11.00

*800 9.00

12,00 10.50 11.50 1-4.50 12.50 11.50 16.50 13900

14.00 17.00 13.00 14,00 17.00

AMERICAN.

$4.75*

5.75

SPANISH VALDEPENAS... $4.75

$3.76 $8.75

6.75

9.75

$5,75.

New York, 8th June. H. PRICE & COA The Morchants' Association to-day appealed President Roosevelt to pegotiate through Congress a new Treaty with China, which, while

Immigration, would permit freedom of entry provide for proper regulation of undesirablo and domicile on the part of Chinese not of tho

On the Bud inst, a house belonging to a well- to-do citizen surzamed Pun, of the village of As a result of a paraphilot written by Ches Kirsi.chow, in San-tak district, was rauapkod Z. Volpicelli, the Italian Consul at Hongkong, by a largo gang of robbers, who curried away

The Jupan Chronicle remarks: The attitude pointing out the uselessness of torturing pri- all the valuables found therein and kidnapped a

of the United States to the immigration of soners till they xaude false confesions, etc, au sanall child aged six. A few days later a lotter Chiness and Japanese we have frequently order has been received from Peking not to was received from the criminals demanding one referred to as an example of the solishness of

The various games of class, dominoes and decapitato prisonera sentenced to death save thousand five hundred dollars, and five hundred certain of the white races, who at this same time

cards have their special devotees, and all these do not hesitate to exploit the countries of the

games are played for stakes varying from some. in vory exceptionul vases, but to resort to taels of opium for the ransom of the child under Orientale. But it is now apparent that the strangulation. Up to the present, such a mode threat of slaughtering the child if their demand-whole aspect of the question is changing and thing like a fiftieth of a cent up to Bundreds of dollars. As far as I win awara," the ouly form of execution was reserved for officials of more was not complied with immediately. The letter that the attitude of the United States being of yazibling song the Chinese to which tha oto tation, who had been sentenced was signed by the hond rubber amed Leung modißed in consequence of the action taken by European and American civilization has given to death, and then it was entered in Kau Magistrate Tong; of Sun-tak district, to the Chinese to assert their own position as a

any impetus in horse racing. In Boroso, in nation. It now scoms clear that unless the ques the Malay Foningnis, in Hongkong, in Shang the official records as "Bo-and-so was pre-whom the case was reported, proceeded at once tion of Oriental immigrationissatisfactorily deali hai, betting on the horse races is a favourite seated with a silk cord with which to com.

with some soldiers to Tai-Ngan-Sa where the with by the United States Government it

hot a few of the wealthier among them owa mit suicide", but the man was strangled by dew of the robbers was. In the den, the child, quickly prore to Americans one of the great set of the upper class Chinamen; and problems of the day, and until solved become their racing stubles and carry off from time to together with eleven other captives was found, stumbling block to Amerima pogress in the time the Governor's eup or win the Jockeyfabouring class. unt the robbers, made good their escape, and

Far East. It is the commercial disadvantages Clab stakes. only the wife of the head robber was arrested.

that American morchants suffer through tho working of the Chinese Exclusion Law. emphasized by the rataliatory measures (aken present movement for the reform of the law in Amorica. To the Chinese however, it is not commercial question, but a matter of personal and national pride, and it is very natural that the Chinese should desire to compel America to recognise them as she rougnises ung other eivilised nation. The Chines Exolusion Law fe looked upon as insulting in the rare, and, however it may be modified, it is probable that it will always remain an object of detestation to race inferiority. The law was originally passcit to excludo Chinese coolies, but it hos become so siministered that Chinese" of the better classes, merchants who enjoy the canadence and respect of foreigners in the Far East, students. and rough and inconsiderate stigials who see in other travellers, are subject to groat indignities the Chinese only one class of men, the coolie.

Seven men were executed under the new ples to-day, mail.another, whose crime, that of supplying crus and ammunition to the Kwangei Rolls, was considered of a more surious character, but his head chopped off according to old" custom. The men who were strangled were first of all tiod to crosses, and then cords about their necks were screwed up tight. Of the two I should say that this strangulation was the slower and more bar. Jarons way of putting a man out of existence, A large audience.turned oat, to u tho "new

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT by Chinese merchants, that prompts the

میت جنایت

Monday 17th July,——————

BITORE MR. BASIL. H. TAYLOR (ÅSSISTANT HABBOUR MASTER),

NEGLIGENT NAVIGATION.

Captain B. M. Lake of the as. Lesung

SINGAPORE AND FOREIGN

SHIPPING.

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

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ROBINSON

PIANO Co.,LD.

The Association denounces the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1892 as unreasonable, wrong- faly violative of the sacred obligations of the Treaty of 1880, and detrimental to the bout interests of the people of the United States.A Prosulation adopted, declares that "as the promont foreign outlet for Amerima muanfactures, patricnlarly cotton-goods, and the market The process of the transfer of local steamers which promises an immense expansion in from the British flag to other flags goes on, the near future is in China. it is the slowly but apparently inevitably. The reseals seus of this Association that existing laws of the Tan Kuu Tian Stuanship Co. ara ́ to go of the United States excluding Chinese under the Dutch flag, The Company is now subjects to a class whoas immigration is not in bankruptcy, but the Ging Ann, the Giungnjected to restriction by the terms of the Seng, and the Zwerns were mortgaged to Oci Treaty, are harsh, nureusonable, wrongfully

Ham, the Chinese Mayors Fof SALI

inviolate of the sacred obligations of a Treaty, rang. The tripa na formerly, the Gung Anu has people of the United States, and the AssocÍN- been put under the Patch flag, and the lion, therefore, earnestly urges upon Congress ang Seng is to go under these colours this their repeal, and recommends the negotiation trip. The new owner has of course the right of a new Treaty with hiss, which, while pro- but it is a little discouraging to admirers of the Chinese immigration, shall likowies permit HIGHEST to ran his vessels under what flag in choosesviding for the proper regulation of undesirable |

fashion," several Europeans being amongst, tho | charged To Kam Wing, master of the steam the Chinese of the botter chaos, as suggesting Ting vessels are running on the saine and are detrimental to the best interests of the

crowd. As soon as the nfair was over, one of launch Nancy with negligently navigating his "the Europeans immediately steppad-into the Laanch in the harbour on the 14th instant.

ring to bargain with the No. 1 executioner

Captain Lake statul-On Friday the 14th for-the-oordeko had und It is really instant I was coming into Blake pier in a too bad that while some Europeans are ampan. As I passed the end of Douglas writing against thesa public executions what a launch came out at fall speed, stora. others, innumerable tourists and globe first. She had been lying to the east- trotters, should be encouraging them; and ward of the pier, and came out without faney, for instance, the indelicacy of a lady" giving any signal, and at sach speo d taking gaspshot of such things. I know of that she could not have brought up one instance of a tourist bribing the execution or within two or three lengths. The launch to hold his sword in air, above the condemned passed so close abrass the bows of the sampan man's head, for three seconds" so that o clear that her bows touched in passing. The corswain picture might be secured. It was a gruesome took no steps to avoid collision, but I should sight; and after the execution, the blood got have complained only for his subsequent bespattered tourist secured the executioner's action. After I landed at Bhike pier the same sword, oren preventing him from wiping it.

between the pier and the sampan, again colliding with the latter, and nearly breaking one of the wharf, and went with him on board the launch, I called the constable on duty at the who I found the man in chargo had no certificate. It was not the men before the Court.

Constable Jones corroborated the evidence of the lust witness

THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE The United States Consulate here is in möurn-

ing for a mouth on account of the death of Secretary Bay. The dag is kopt at half-mast and the Consolar Court draped in black.

WHOLEŜALE KIDNAPPING,

Last Sunday a gang of robbers, known as tho Gap You (the Ton Brotherhood) engaged a large flower boat. At about ous lock in the morn.

ing, when there were fourteen girls in the boat, a number of dragon boats came alongside, and the robbers bundled the girls, just as they stood, tnto these. Neighbouring flower heats raised an alarm by beating gongs, but this noise was speedily silenced by a fow shots from carbines and revolvers. Chinese gunboats were anchored

THE DISARMING OF THE STEBEL".

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Rod Eusign to see these frequent transfers. It is said that the trouble is in the Netherlands inter-island trade, from which vessels under alien fage are debarred--or permitted to take part it under such restrictions. as are practically prohibitive. It is also osserted that even in The Batavia Nieuwsblad of June 30 hes the the trade between this Colony and the Nether- following nocount of the antival of the Russian landa Iudies there are many regulations us to craiser Terel: there:- i

quarantine and examination, berthing and Yesterday morning the Russian steamer papers, which are applied more stringently to Terels, ex Maria Theresis of the Hamburg British and Alion this thun to Dutch vessels. Amerika line, Commander Pancroff, arrived in Shipmasters and owners esa best festify as to.

Priok Tanjoak

She is a ship of 7,3.0 Lous with a crew of 18 officers and 493 mes, and has the fact of the replacing of the British flag"

whether this is to or upt; at all events we have

freedom of entry and of domicile upon the Chinese not of the labouring class and with whom the maintenance of friendly relations fa of prime importance to the development of the business interests of this country."

THE ACCIDENT IN NAGASAKI. HARBOUR.

launch came up at full speed, crushing in an armament of 16 guns The Terek was one others. There can be of course no gry/ft the No. 8 Dock of the Mitsu Bishi Dock.

oars.

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The Nagasaki Press gives the following account of the accident in Nagasaki harbour.

On Monday evening the steamship Minnesota yard and Engian Works and was mcored to the No. Buoy, which belongs to the Harbone of the ships of Rodshestrensky's foot and came of complaint that Dutch ships are favoured es. About 8 p.m., Captain Rider decided to from Cara hay last. According to a wire in Dutch Colonies. All that we esu ask for is

move his vessel to No. 1 Baer, as the Minnesota, that English ships shall be equally favoured in message the Terek has sunk the B. I. Ikhona.

was lying near the floating dock and he feared The same happened to the Danish steamer

smer British colonies. Moreover if English ships that the swing of the tide might cause a col- Princes Marie, the crew of the latter is still are placed at a dis deantage in foreign waters, sion. Reaccordingly gave the necessary orders, on board the Terch. The authorities here then it seems logical that foreign ships should A lighter which was lying alongside, laden allowed the commander to day in the harbour be placed at a similar disadvantage in British with 20 tons of coal was tied to the Minnesota, for 24 hours and to take in 1200 tons of coal to waters. The stock argnment trotted out is that The rope, apparently, was not strong enough enable her to reach her nearest port, Djibutil. if you hamper foreign ships in a poft like Binga for the strait thrown upon it by the movement As soon as she was alongside the wharf a Com- pore, you drive them away and help them to found of the liner, and broke. The motion of the pany of soldiers under an offer guarded her fa ports in their own territory. If this be 60— scrow capsized the lighter, and about seventy Te Kam Wing, coxswain of the Nancy, declared prevent the crow from deserting as happened we are far from admitting that the natural coolies were thrown into the water. Boats I was not on board at the time of the collision with the Rion. When coals were to be taken advantage and commercial development of were promptly sent to the rescue by the war. DEVOTED

in no coolics were handy. After this the Com- Singapore can be rivalled in a few years, er a having you to my master's office. Ous of the mander eet his crow to work, but this morning for decades, by sny neighbouring port-then spite of the darknexe of the evening, the greater EXCLUSIVELY

ships in harbour and the Water Police, and in crow, Wong Cheung, took charge in my only 100 tons had been taken in and the Com We are face to face with the problem of whether number were rescued. absence, at the regriest of a German named ander being able to reach with this the it is worth while to provide a rent free port

As far as can be ascertained; the casualties can trade with other

wore ne followe ---Five women drowned (two Olsson: The owner of the launch is Mr. Werest neutral port, requested the Dutch to iu which

disarm his ship, which was Bene .in The course

own goods a hiker and 3. Bailey.

The Russian

We Bay. of the day.

and three missing), and two masserely and Wong Cheung suid-I am one of the row of the breechblocks of that was handed lows, in their own vessels.

gus takan bat, and e

seuse of whether it ton women slightly injured by the screw. the purely commercial pars in dollars and pounds to give the freedom

We understand that the officers and crow This happened at a quaror past three afternoon in the presence

end the Commander

odies

being picked up on Tuesday morning

Hear the group of flower boats, but they paid no the Nancy, and hold no cortifieste. I was military gaard pal on board, in the off the Colony to all and sundry, There is made a collection for the benefit of the families up river. After they were landed, a guard-boat when I was ordered by my master through Resident (Acting Resident of the Assistant patriotic sad sentimental aspect of the question of the victims.

attention: The girls were landed some distance steering the launch on Friday morning Inst.:

in that locality, suspecting that there was some- thing wrong, searched a dragon boat, and found en board hair-pins, women's shoes, etc. Three men were thereupon arrested, but unfortunately they may be men who were forced to do the work, The robbery wore. traced to a certain village, whore an unsuccessful search was made by order of the Viceroy.

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THE FRENCH FETE,

Mr. Olsson to go alongside Blaka pier.

His Worship found To Kan Wing guilty of negligence in leaving his launch in charge of an uncertifiented man, and suspended his certificate for one month,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS..

whether we should we our national flug swept off the coastal seas of this part of the world by adopting a policy which all other coknising and trading nations have rejected - Free.

T

A JAPANESE BURGLAR.

JAPANESE IN SHANGHAI AND THE YANGTSE..

TO THE PIANO TRADE.

WE ARE BY FAR THE

LARGEST

IMPORTERS

AND

Mr. Odagiri, the Japanese Consul-G-beral at Shanghai, passed through Kobe on July 6th having been summoned to Tokyo In the MANUFACTURERS

of the Siboga. The Commander was allowed to remain on board, the offisers and crew will be detained born. The offices were liberated on parole The crew will be detained, together Press. with the crew of the Rion, in all 500 Rossiou's, st Government-expense. A witness who saw the Terek, states that the ship has the big guns, one forward and one af the rest are emall

course of an interview with a representative of quicktirers. The steamer has only had the

the Gunka Mainichi, Mr. Odagiri stated that since Of good appearance, gentlemanly behaviour, the outbreak of the war Japanese residents at IN CHINA, AND STOCK THE necessary alterations made to convert her into Braiser, this accoquaodation for passengers and a man who knows how to talk to advantage, The M.M: stx. Sydney, with the next brench remains intact. In comparison with the swall Csalta polios for a long series of mean thefts. there were at pressut nearly 4,000

walla suave Japanese Ins just been arrested by the Shanghai had greatly increased in number, and

Fin the

·GREATEST VARIETY OF mail, left Bingapore postorday at 2 pm. for ships of the K. P. M. the raiser looks impos. Since April last he has boarded at a hotel in munity, but only a few were

of means.

The had I also increased in elties this port via Baigon,

The C.F.R. str. Empress of Chind arrived at reported, the Penis as bee saugom Horige-kita-deri, giving out that he was in Japan Palatio plans ssttl-18, however, Yeholms at 8 a.. on Monday, the 17th July the Russian Government to stop worrying produced ample svidenco in a casual way as to Chinese Government, and only a few were

an English cruiser to receive an order from

army officer invalided from the front along the

trere mostly school teachers or employees of the and left again at 2 pm same day for Kobe, merchantmen, and retura to Rassia at the where she is due to arrive at 2 pm, to-day.

business meo. Each being the ens, the Consul- first opportunity. Perhaps this caused the his respectability spent money freely, was diraing.

above all, interesting for his war anecdotes and

General did not think Japaness influence was wrote charming poetry, which more that all is likely to come into condict with British influence other accomplishments raised kini the opinion of the hotel people. The weeks passed by and in the Yangtse Valley.

The 14th was observed as a public holiday bors by the whole of the French community celebrating the Fall of the Bastillo. La arning there was a grand display of fireworks, which was greatly appreciated by the Chinese

The CPR. str. Athenian arrived at Yoko from Canton Cily. A brass band onlivened the hams at 5.30 pm, on Friday, the 14th Judy, and proceedings. The landamen were quartered in left again at noon Saturday for Kobe, where a specially erected stand in front of-the-French-she was due to arrive at 6 pm on Sunday, the Consalate. This neighbourhood was prettily decorated with innumerat little glass lights: intermingled freely with a great blaze of Japanese and Chinese lanterns, The French mail, by special favour, as several friends of the French Consul had come to Canton for the occasion, was permitted to postpone har departure for Hongkong till 10.30, when the precedings concluded. Sororal flower-boats and sampaus were kind in front of the Shameen

to watch the fireworks.

18th July

The CPR. str. Empress of Japan arrived at Nagasaki at 8 am on Monday, the 17th July, and left again at 4 p.m. same day for Kobe where she is due to arrivo at 9 pm to-day.

The CPR. str. Turiar left Yokohama on the 13th July, p.m., for Victoria and

The U.N. etr. Tsinan, from Australian ports, left Manila on the 15th inst., pm, and is duo here today, a.m.

The C.N. str. Yochow left Shanghai on the

14th inst, via Amoy for this port, and is dus

hore to-morrow.

MERCHANT VESSELS SEIZED BY JAPAN.

thefts occurred in various parts of the city. which

resident the police. An American

The total numbór of forely steamers captured 1 Kuzz out two bicycles in March; the

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watch

by the Japanese up to the 30th June was police received reports of stolen clothing and with an aggregata tonnage of 131,132 Divine and obain while at a Lotel in Dojima umbrellas; an engineer of Tokyo lost his gold according to their fings, they are as follows

tho hama. These reports sot the police on British

alert, and by some means saspicion was, directed. Bursian

to the bogus army offer. He was therefore Germäh

watched. On July 5th the police apprehended Norwegian

hm white in the net of selling ambreilos stolen Frenchi

from the Commercial Muer, and while ou the Austrian

way to the station he swallowed an incrigins Dalch

ting gold chain which he wore. Amerivan

WEATHER REPORT.

com-

The Hongkong harvatory yesterday issued the following report:

continues to fall slowly ou the China coast and On the 17th 12.10 p.m. The barometer

in Lazon.

The area of low pressure is, appiroutly, still tying over the Pacific to the Eof Luz m

Gradients remain alight, and light to moderate rariak a winds will probably prevail in the Formosa Channel, ond moderate N.E. winde over the N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast: Light variable winds; fäir.

MAKES.

Hongkong, 9th June, 1905.

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DENTIST.

Latest American Metboir. Reasonable Fees.

No charge for examinations. Office hours 9 a.m. to 5-P.M,

No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the General Post Office and opposite to the side entrance to the Hongkong Hotel)

1370 Hougkong, bil 1905.