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responsibility in countenancing the admis sion of women. Of course it can bo urged that there is work which women can better do; but in view of the dreadful price that has sometimes to be paid, and the liability. they will incur of being accused of a
The programme of the Hongkong. BrancTELEGRAMS.]
of the Sanitary Institute for this week follows:-Monday: Arithmetio Class, 8.30 p.m.; Tuesday: Lecture by Dr. J. C. Thomson on "Water" at 9 p.m.; Friday: Leature by J. C, Thomson on "Water" at 9 pm.
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TIENTSIN, 5th November. In view of the continuance of per-
casca forthwith and not rofor them to the Board frst, involving sometimes a delay of many months. This is boon granted. Does this moon that the Throne relinquishes itsfect order throughout Pechili, the
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CANTON.
{FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
3rd Novombor, DARING ROBBERT.
[gaantity of rice by anotion in the Sam-Wai- Hang Godown at Fati, The Sai-cheong trai was the highest biddor and the rice was knocked down to them. A certain som as bargain money was deposited immediately in the hands of A. V. Rozario. Last week the Sai-choong firm went to take delivery of the rice but Romario refused to deliver the cargo. Thes Sui-obeong firma have addressed a petition to Viosry Sham about the matter, The Viceroy has replied as follows :--
the men of Chinw, the lot of the women of recently claimed prerogative in. the casa. of Powers appear to have agreed to with. root to protect it against attacks from robbers, † Co. did not act properly in refusing to deliver
China would be directly ameliorated as desired, without the intervention of women missionaries.
Returning to the matter of the Einchow affair, all accounts agree in attributing its | origin to the action of Dr. Macule; and as this gentlenen ms nuppily escaped the fate of his companions, there can bo nớ sentimental objection to instituting au enquiry as to his share of responsibility for what happened. Article VIII. of the Tientsin Treaty of 1858 says: "The Christian religion, as professed by Protex- tants or Boman Catholics, incalcares the preties of virtue, and teaches man to do as he would be done by. Persons teaching
Singapore, where the now naval baso is to be, treate the English visitor extremely well, and
club life there is highly enjoyable, says the Glote. The clianate is oquable, but one has to be cautious. A now arrival is struck by the fact that even the mat derly mon keep up atleties of a kind. Want of exercise is dangor- ous, or rather impossible, and anyone who wishes to make certain of living at all rawat play some game.
The second floor of No. 14 Aberdeen Stroot was the scene of an outbreak of five early The residents had been yesterday morning.
chin chinning Jos" with lighted Joss sticks, and some of these foll in a quantity of shavings by a stack of wood on the verandah. The it or professing it, therefore, shall alike behavings iguited and the fire caught on to the entitled to the protection of the Chinewood. The outbreak, however, was got under before the brigado arrived under Chief-Inspector authorities, nor shall any such, peaceably Baker, and very little dumugo was done. pursuing their calling and not offending against the laws, be persecuted or interfered with." To protest against the disturbance of hospital patients by the noises of the Joss procession was reasonable, provided it wara properly done, and the request politely $16.50 made to the responsible parties. If it
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of bank notes in ciretilation, and of spreje in reserve in Hongkong, during the mouth ended 31st Octobor, 1905, nis extitind by the managers of the respective banks, are published in tho Government Gazatte ----
Average Specie Amount in Reserve.
The following returns of the average amount
Banky. Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China $ 3,461,886 $ 2,200,000 Hongkong and Shanghai National Bank of China,
Banking Corporation 1:3,009,460 8,500,000 74,569 40,000
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draw all their troops next March.
One moral to be drawn from this is that the Chinese can completely stop disorders when it seems to be to their interest to do so.
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR
TO JAPAN.
LONDON,itiv November Sir. Claude Macdonald has been formally notified of his elevation to the rank of an ambassador.
THE TSAR'S CLEMENCY.
LONDON, 4th November. The Tsar las proclaimed an amnesty in the case of all "political" prisoners.
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RUSSIA.
LONDON, 2nd November. Civic guards have been organised in every towa iu Finland. At many, including Hel- singfors, the authorities have yielded to the demand of the populaes to disarm the police and entrust the citizens with the maintes- since of order. The Governor-General of Finland has promised a doputation to resign,
"The Sui-cheong being the highest bidder is entitled to the goods and Messrs. Sio mussen und
the cargo to them, as the Sui-cheong frm bad acquired their rights by paying barga in money,
have also learned that this cass has already been laid before the Gorman Consul who has
promised to request Messrs. Siemsson and Co. to pay back doubls theamount of the burgain money deposited. If yon insist on the goods being delivered to you it would lead to a lawsuit which would entail a lot of trouble and expense. You should go to the German Consul and request hirm to press Messra, Siemsson and Co, to pay you back double the amount of the bargain money."
The Fo-Slang pawnshop situated in Cheung Kwai Fong stroot of the Sum-Chong village, Poon-Yu district, has bean established for a considerable time, has a large capital and has flourishing business. Thero, is a wide canal in front of the pawnshop and a small kill behind. The building is well constructed and is very strong. A small fort has been placed on the
eto. No robbers had ever dared to attack this place before, although it was known that many Ou wealthy people kept their valuables there, the afternoon of the 29th fultido many strangere arrived in the villago and a steam launch towing two juaks was seen outering the river close by. The people scou found out that several hundred robbers had come to attack the famous pawnshop. These men were armed with rifles and procosded to attack the fortified pawnshop. The paraskop people rushed to the reef and sounded their gongs for assistance. The fokie Brod on the rubbers from the roof and kept them at bay for over two hours, ~A division of the robbors was then sent on to the In accordance with the new regulations all kill commanding the roof and from there stam launches, and towing junks are to stop at they wily dislodged the dofanders and alithe military stations suroute to bossarched for managed to get into the building which frans. One of the stations on the Fatshan they ransacked from top to bottom. They river has reported to Viceroy Slam that the carried away valuables to the amount of junks Yven Kee nad Hang Tec, which werɔ 50,000 taels and were about to attack the being towed by steam launches, had rofused to neighbouring houses when the advice of the stop to be searched, Viceroy Shum has in- inore prudent enos prevailed and they decided structed the Commissioner of Castoma to seizo to leave the place as daylight was approuching, these two vessels for not complying with the The neighbours were in great consternation regulations, and their fears subsided only when the robbers were known to have left.
the
TAX ON 'PREPALED OPIUM,
merchants
It
On the let inst. Dopaty Wong Shan was gent by the Viceroy to meet the Nam-Hoi and Poon-Yu magistrates and all the merchants dealing in prepared Opium, were received la tho These reception hall of the Nam-Hoi yamın. Lus bson decided to lery L camlareons per ounce of prepared Malwa or Patna opium. Every dealer shall send to the government a detailed report of the mouthly sales and any sale offected which has not been
fax of foar
TO STOP PIRACY.
THE LINCHOW MASSACRE. Our Canton correspondeat, writing on the reached here cascerning this affair, 3rd inst, eaya:-No farther particulars have Tho French gunboat Vigilante left this morning; but I am informed that no vessels of the Rivor- gunboat's size can reach Linolow.
The following is a translation of the Chines legal papers version of the affair as pablished in one of tho
The City of London Corporation, sfter a trint and the Senate, after passing resolutions entered will be charged twenty times the daty. American Mission Hospital and the place was
of over twenty years; has coom to the conclusion that electricity is neither so cheap nor so satisfactory as gas for public lighting, and is accordingly removing the electric standards to make way for the once familiar and despised
lamp post.. Incandescent gas lighting and the introduction of the high pressure system. remarks a London contemporary, have been the
Practically demanding a full restoration of dFinland's autonomous rights, has resigne badily, and sent a cruiser to St. Petersburg with the resolutions and resignations.
LATER.
The St. Petersburg strike committee has decided that the strike shall end to-morrow.
The taxes are payable monthly and
the
The Linchow people are very superstitions. and believe in their Gods. On the 28th the feast of the God of Fire was celebrated near the
very crowded, The doctor of the hospital, an American Missionary, interfered with the pro- Owing to the Waichor insurrection threat. celings on the ground that the noise was ening to becomo mere serious Vicaroy Shumanoying the patients in the hospital. Tho natives were greatly dissatisfied. While the has sent a despatok to Admiral Li Tsun in-
arowd was discussing tho matter with the
ficences renewable yearly,
THE WAICHOW KEBELLION.
tructing him to prooved withant delay to divisions of troops to quell the rebellion. It is
the scone of the disturbance with several
teach the heathen the wickedness and fully saving of gas. The change to the high- In the meantime Russia continues seething reported that Admiral Lí storted on his mission characters pretout, seizing this protext, set fire to
of idol-worship probably thinks he makes a fine point by maltreating the idol; but he is not doing as he would be done by," For we read that "the people of Lanchor Corresponetrate muel forward their names and ddare very superstitious, and " (quid rides) dresses with communications addressed to the Editor, wurf publication, but as evidence of good faith,
ONLTCommunications relating to the news odiumn
should be addressal ioTur EDITOR."
pressure gas incandescent system in the City is costing the corporation about £1,200, but it is claimed that over and above the advantages of greater reliability and increased penetrating power, the gus will effect a saving of 93 squadron, has returned to Sevastopol. per cent.
with excitement. The revolution in Fin-two days ago. land is proceeding tranquilly and unresisted. Admiral Biriell, with the Black Sea
A COLLISION,
doctor, it was found that one of the joss images had been thrown down. This caused the people to become wild with anger. The bad
the hospital, tho ahurch, the mission house and several of the houses occripied by the native Christians. They massacred five of the foreign members of the mission. The authorities were
At 1 a.m. yesterday a collision écourṛod de- twoon a passenger boat running between Chak- hum and Kum-chuk and a steam hunch run- ning between Hougang and Sims. The unable to calm the people's anger. This nows collision occurred near Sam Loung. The immediately dispatched two gunboats and
reached Canton two days ago. Viceroy Shum The troops are re-assuming control of senger boat was sunk and the owner, one sailor, large force of troops, called the Sheung-Pi-Kwen profine the American place of worship, or who are concerned with Colonial trade would | Odessa, and clearing off the mobs. The wo males and one female passenger were soldiers, under the orders of Expectant Prefect
believe in their gods." Some of them might conceivably think it necessary to
The Globe notes: -Tuosa of our merchants All testers for publication should be written on
one side of the paper only.
No enengravaly signed communications that have almady appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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to handle disrespectfully some of its saneli- fed furniture, in which case the missionary's point of view would be different. This affair will inevitably have political results, We in no way wish to whitewash the | turbulent carages who have been guilty of
do well to inke note of what was sail at the Annual Dinner of the Sphinx Club, whon several of the Agents-General bore testi- mony to the desire of the colonists to do business with the Mother country, and warm eulogy of the policy of Colonial proforoums, but it was Americans and thu pointed out that the
3rd November.
railway men are continuing the strike, in order to prevent the despatch of troops to
Finland.
An-Imperial Ukase has been siguel at Peterhof, proclaining au aronesty.
The general situation is unchanged.
continue, and anarchy reigus in Odessa.
of the best reported the matter to the military An English and a French gunboat have also drowned. All the cargo is lost. The master
Tsui-Cheung-Fui, to Linehow to restore order. authorities of Kongmoon so as to prossents the
owner of the steara launch.
4th November.
SEIZURE OF PROPERTY,
gone thoro to proteof the Christinus. The American Consul who was in Hongkong..to reernit bis health, has immediately returned to Canton. It is said that the French Coneul here has received a despatch from the Mission
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FL.BET STAKET, EC. such heinous murders, but it will be but / Germans were devoloping their trade ralations Anti-Jewish disturbances and inassacres compradore to the Hongkong and Shanghai saying that the Catholics are quite sufe."
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 6TH, 1905.
THE shocking affair reported at Linchow
of our advertizing being‹ trivial compared with that of the Americans.
characteristic struggle has arisen between a A enríens aud, for many districts of Germany,
fair to both sides to make sure what trathmore, but because their advertisements were more rapidly, not only because they advertised there is in these stories of provocation.more catching." The Agost-General. for The other point, which we regard as most Prince Edward's Island went so far as to declaro important, is a matter for the various it was only by the merest chance that the people missionary societies, or their respective of Canada heard of British goods, the amount Governments. Will they take into con- on the North River, seams to call for com-sideration the advisability of forbidding the ment, yet the subject of missionaries and importation of women and children by mission work in China is such a thoroy one inland missionaries? We think they ought that it is a task of delicacy to refer to it. Lo. and at the same time to avoid transgressing Home article of faith, canon of good 11ste, or rule of debate. The latest sad incident. involving the cruel murder of women and children, illustrates one side of the matter, one drawback of the movement; but to treat only of that is to ignore the very genuine secular usefulness of these onbar- rassing invaders of China, their educational
The English Mail of the 7th October was and medical work. The long list of femin-delivered in London on the 3rd inst. ine and juvenile martyrs, however, of which theadditions of this latest catastrophe
represent but a smali fraction, must renew in many minds the doubt, often previously -expressed, of the propriety of permitting women and children to accompany the male pioneers of the gospel. The dreadful risks to which these defenceless members of the missionary corps are exposed was painfully exemplified in 1900; and we believe we are
The annual licensing sessions is fixed for the 20th inst.
Fujiyama showed now sucw on the 5th ultime,
Chinese prophets in the north forotolla severe winter.
At noon on Saturday the 297th plague cass was reported.
The French Mail of the 3rd October was
delivered in Lonton on the 2nd inst.
F
Thursday, the Uth inst., is announced as a public holiday, in honour of King Edward's birthday.
The Hainichi says the Japanese Government is placing two shallow-draught gunboats in the Yangisin,
In March nort there is to be nu examination in "Practical Hygiene for School Teachers,"
certain family living in Gera and the authorities of that town. It began fifteen years ago, when a member of the family died, and it was decided to engrave on his tombstone the words "We shall never see you again, yet will always re- member you." This was construed by the police and the vcclesiastical authorities os no open denial of the doctrine of the immortality of the soul and resurrection of the body, and they gure orders to have the words "nover" and "yet" plastered over with· coment. For fifteen years the family attempted to have the cemout removed, and, failing, took the law into their own hands, again exposing the offending words. Again the lows council Lua plastered over the works, and as this operation cost one mark seventy-five pfeinig (about le. Zd.), they sent in their bl for the amount. As the family declined to pay they ware sted, and thus the matter rests for the present..
REVISED HOSPITAL CHARGES.
The following revised scale of fees payable by patients in the Government Civil Hospital, Victoria Hospital, the Government Lunatic Asylum, the Hospital Hulk flygeia or Kennedy Town Hospital, is substituted for the soles 145, 144, 165 and 596 of 1903. published in Government Notifications Non,
CIVIL OFFICERS AND THEIR WIVES.
HALARIES.
Under $240 a year From $240 to $120 a year n
$50 to $600 a year....
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$720 to 8900 a year
$900 to $1,200 (£80 to £105) a
$1,320 to 31,552; (2106 to £135}
$1,650 to $9,040; (£130 to £185)
$2,100 to $2,70); (£181 to £225)
$2,850 to $9,420; (£296 to £219)
$3,600 and over; £300 and over
& your
ANOTHER WOUNDED.
The former Wol-Sing lottery monopoly here was let to Wei-Long-Shan, formerly sesistant
Banking Corporation of Hongkong. He floated- a company to work the concern, called the Our correspondent adds (4th fast,) that a Wong Fung. This company has failed and Chinese-American citizon recently returned from is going through bankruptcy proceedings in Honolulu, native of Linchow, was severely Hongkong. Viceroy Shum has been actively woundad in the melde. The American Consul- prosecuting the partners here for the aapaid General hero has not yet received any official portion of the license for still owing to the despatch from Viceroy Shum regarding this Government. A few days ago the manager of mastore. Tastal Wox has called on the Corsaj the Wong Fung Co. hore, Leong-Choong-Shui, several times and had lengthy interviews. The received confidential information from some of Tastai informed the cousul, inter alia, that his intimate friends who are officials, to the effect Viceroy Sham will shortly send the Consul a that Vinerey Shum was making preparations to dispatch with full particulars. It is said that seize all his properties and cause him to the the victims were not killed in the hospital bat arrested.
He immediately packed up all bis that they were found in a cave on one of the valuables, fornitura, atc., and want to Hongkong neighbouring hills whither they had filed as with all bis family. Loong is a very wealthy soon as it was seen there was danger. The Freeman. He has removed everything that could be victims were dragged out of their hiding place carriel away, even disposing of the flower pots and butcherod. The bodies were thrown of his garden. He has only left an empty into the cana! oloss by the hospital
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house with those fixtures that were two massive Į and tho heads exhibited on poles. It is also or two heavy to be removed. Yesterday suti that some members of the meh made warranta were issued for the seizure of his speeches over the heads of their victims in ose 1.60 95 proporties but it was then too late. Leong's | of the hospital balls. A boycott committos situated ia the Po-Wah was recently established in Linchow a few days 2.00 1.25 property was
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The chief director of the high local colleges hood of Linchow; this was incorrect. Tho The LG.M. str. Princess Alice left Shanghalan Police
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offering the Fokien province to the Japanese river. in exchange for Liao-Tung. The telegram requests him to protest against this exchange being made,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
not alone in thinking it would be better, under the auspices of the Royal Sanitary pcted here to-morrow at daylight.
Institute.
There is an official proposal to screen the Imperial Chairs with "torpedo-nettling" dur- ing their journeys to and from the Sammer Palaes, this to save the occupants from hand thrown bomba
for many reasons, lo restrict missionary work and its perils to males. The Chinese idea of woman's status is not in anything Bike accordance with the foreign iden; and there must be men missionaries of experi- ence who have been coabled to realise the many misconceptions which occur among
His Excellenoy the tovernor has been the Chinese where women missionaries are pleased to appoint Alexander Macdonald concerned. It would not detract at all from Thomson to be chairman of the Widows and their Christian unerlfishness were these to aut | Orphans' Pension Fund, vice Lowis Andlay their faces against the intrusion of women Marsh Johnston, and the latter to be a director of the said fund, vice Arthur Chapman absant into what is emphatically a sphere for men,
on leave, with effect from the 19th October, and to encourage their uncomprehendiag
1903.
The I.G.3. steamer Prinz Regent Twitpold, carrying the German mails with dates from Berlin of the 10th Oct., left Singapore on Friday at 5 pm, and may be expected here on. Wodnesby, the 8th Nov,
The L.G.3. str. Sachsen, which left here on the Olat ult. at 4 pan, arrived at Shanghat on the 4th inst, at 6 s.in.
The IG. M. Australian str. Willehad left Sydney on the 28th ult and Brisbane on the 31st alt, and may be expected hers on the 19th inst
The str. ubi loft Manila on the 4th inst, at 10 a.m., and is due here to-day at 5 pm.
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WEATHER REPORT.
On the tha 11.50 .. Tho barometer has risan generally, particularly over. W. Japan aad the Loochoos..
Note. This telegram is not very clear. I believe it refers to the privileges daanded by the Japanese for their subjects in the Liao-to Tung peninsula, z.e, operating ¡minos, railways, sic, and that the proposal above referred to is to grant these privileges to the Japanese in Fokion provinse instead. "
WAS-THEBE A LESERVE PRICE L Recently Messrs. Stessen and Co, instructed A. V. Rozario, auctioneer, to dispose of a large
The typhoon is passing away over the Pacific the E. of Japan.
The antieyolone appears to be still contral lo the North of the Yangtze.
along the whole of the China coast. N.E. and Gradients remain stoep with heavy monsoon
N. gales will continue in the Formoss Channel and the N. part of the China Se§.....
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