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Kuspeels. The docrased missionury bad a!
The representatives of the foreign steamiship
character which lifted him above all die nes in Tokozna presented Mr. H. T. Yu, TELEGRAMS
cussion of the Missionary Question, for or He was generally recognised as a against thoroughly altruistic as who sacrifierd į self a private means to the work into
superintendent of harbour polica, with a set of the Eseyclopedia Britaouica, on the eve of his departurs for Kores. We presume they would be labelled " Not wanted oh voyagʊ“.
We have received from Mr. Frederic Jouss,
A. S. WATSON & CO., which I bad thrown all the enthusiasm of Commissioner in the Fast of the Unconstantl
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an earnest and generous life. The Chinese could not inve found a more sincerc friend among their own people. It remains to be seen whether his neighbours and their WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. officials will honestly arone by doing al they can to bring about the discurry and
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suppression of the miscreants who have thus litten the land that fed them, who were such hardened criminals, in fact, this, they could blow unt the brains of a prone But bad as this hxpert is, there is a
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Such an attack upon such a vessel, engaged in such public service is no mere local matter. It might at kast not imapore-perly, bevisna an international affair, DEVONSHIRE CIDER. which the Government of Great Britain wenld be entitled to make very strong the Chinese Imperial demands upon Government. Pourparlerd between Hong kong and the Viceroy might have just as much effect, ta begin with; but the provincial authorities have been so long but it that we cannot give them crit
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Chineso and Japanese journalists at Tientsin have formed an association which has us one of its objects the most laulahia mus of premering
penos in Asin. In any crisis, ihren editors may Gouvons a meeting to discuss the best animous policy. This seus a good isten.
Russia's excuse for dolaying the withdrawal of her troops from nocthoin. Maucharía at pre-
sent is the depradations of the Hunghat
The Tartar-Generals of Kirin und Helmug.
kiang have received orders to immediately the Hungbutzi so as to frustrat
Russia's scheme.
The return of v ́s toes to theCity Hall Library and Museum for the work ealing the 15th July 1906, shows that of nou-Chïlose thero wore 14%. to the Library unit 181 to the Muson, and of thin me 151 to the former and 2,579 to the fattor
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THE NEW HARBOUR OFFICE.
OPENED BY THE JOVERNOR,
room for the examination of captains and wates' certificates. There is a spare room, and' there are quarters for the senior boseiling officers, rooms for twenty-six boatmón, whom it neessary should live on Uựe promigest. There is a somewhat importans addition to that accommolation in the shape of a watch-lower from which it will bo possiblo to, observa «vary. thing going on in the harbour. It was not possible to do so in the okl office, which was very distinct disadvantage. The elevation of
The new Harbour Office, constructed neur Chois Canton steamer wharf, was formally opened yesterday morning by 1.1. the Governor. | Perhaps nothing illustrates the growth and progress of Hongkong was than the changes which have taken place with regard to the harbour offers. The first one stood on the site
The opening of the Shanghai-occupied by the City Hall, and as the shipping the boilling was designed by Air. Fisher, and 1 interests of the Colony demanded greater have heard it said that its features are not Wasich half of the Nanking Railwayscommodation, slut is now the old building coumerate with the importance of the work
Special trains was erected on the harbour front on Paya that will be carried out in it, but I do not think took place to-lay,
Bast In course of years it alas beødme annuit- | it is necessary that one should see from the face conveyed 700 Chinese and foreigned for the work it had to de Its harbone view į of the building the ameont of work that is to be
guests to Souchow, where they were entertained to tiin.
Tauta! Chung Man-yew, on behalf of Tang Shao-yi, declared the railway
open.
· Congratulatory speeches wem de- livered by the Governor of Souchow, Sheng Kung-pao, and others.
A heavy ten-ear train attained The Library in the cefors used by 19 parsous speed of forty miles an hour over and the Museum by 2,763.
The following have been educfed officers of the newly-formed British Association of Japan Chairman, Mr. Mon ague Beart; Vico-Chair- mus, Mr. A. G. Morey-Wale; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. V. A. Caesar Hawkins; Hou, Seerntary, Mr. F. J. Lins; Counity, Mears. F. J. Atbart, I J. Healing, J. Williamson Jones.
pirates. They will not hestir themselves even now, without some string induce
A gunboat sent up to the village or villages at which the pirates were known to have bouchil the steurger, would provide ¦ W. F. Mitchell and Jas. WeltAY, wen ou account of its beneficial action is that inducement, if it were clearly under-
It is highly recommended by many medical
Curtain silat particularly in complaints
a gonty origin or tendency. Either by itself
or Alixed with SODA or GINGER BEER most wholeme, palatable nad it makes a entreshing Summer Beverage.
PER CASE OF 8 DOZ. FINTS
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stood that they had orders to shell and destroy the said villages in default of proper There must be sufficient antisfaction, evidence up there to ensure the arrest of
The editor of the L'hinese Christian
ligneer says, in a 1-ther to a contemporary.
ferally speaking the native secular Press is not anti-Christis. Ou che contrary it is more pro Christian Chan the secular Press in
against the Bible in the native papers. The some of the real offenders, and we have only Barge er America. Das uerer son a jiko suggested an old-fashioned hut effective way Chinese peop's are peculiarly su ceptible to of getting at it. It is not much use asking what they called Tagle or demtrine-not specially for an increased patrol of the river, for theqlogical doctrine, betany tomat that profeses there is never anything for the foreign gun-toteab, instruct and inform." boat to see or chase. In this case the $30. pirates put off to the ship like peaceful passengers, and were doubtless received with all due respect.
The worenents of the junks that had arranged to take them off when their nefarious work was done could
A. S. WATSON & CO., 200 have awakened any suspicion, if they
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had been seen by a dozen gunboats. The only people who can really get at these meu Are the provivein officials, who cut find We pre- them if they search in earnest. sume that the veressary pressure wil be somehow applied; otherwise, the presen: purputar uneasiness is likely to continue.
Last week there were 14 plague onses nud 17 deaths recorded.. On July 16th the tolala were H70 cases, 815 deaths.
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On June 1th, nt Jasadon, the wife of E. ALLAN CARRON, of a man.
De July 11th, at bhunghai, the wife of T. P. BATTA, of a daughter
DEATH,
The Peking-Haskow lisp cannot be re-opened for some time. There hav boon fresh
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It is stated that the Chinese Commissiou to Europe engaged several Norwegian officers as instructors for the Chinese army.
The probibition of marrings in Kores, pending a solection for the Crown Prinee, has been removed, a lady Lasing been chosen to be his sponse.
A Chinese journalist at Shangbai thus refers to a recent onder of Viceroy Shum: "The well-known vindictiveness of the Viceroy in his city of Canton has, of course, successfully bridled the Pross of that city, so that nothing hostile has so far been published in Canton against his Excellency, but there was nothing
to
prevent people in Cantos from Sertly sending copy to Hongkong for publicatiou. Hence the prohibition of the sale in Canton of newspapers published in Hongkong.
considerable distance.
The traffic begins on Wednesday.
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A CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR.
Lospos, July 15th. The army of San Salvador has met | and defeated the forces of Guatemala.
The casualties numbered 2,000.
BATTLESHIPS ORDERED.
Loxnox, July 16 Brazil has placed anders for three battleships with Armstrong.
MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS.
LONDON, July 16th. Mr. Crowle has bequeathed a quarter of a million pounds to the Wesleyan Church and Temperance Societies.
NAVAL VISIT POSTPONED. Los Dos, July 16th.
The visit of the British Fleet to the
With reference to the collision at Yokohama,- Tokyo telegram to the N.-C. Daily News dated 9th instant says: ThoR. M. S. Athenain's mail is sats The passengers have been trans-Baltic has been postponed at the
ferred to the O. & O. S. Doric. The Athenian
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is revving her cargo sad the Appalachee has request of Russia. bra detained. There will be a maritime inquiry. Following a tits official report?"Athenium only slight damage to platos perl-sido alt above water-line. Sufficient cirgo has been discharged to offeet rapsirs, which will be reloaded and the steamer despatchi 13th July."
Toe salary of the Diretor General of Customs Revenue, says than Jik Jih translated by the F. & T. Times, has uri yet been settled. The Government proposem to pay according to thut of the Inspector-General (2,50%) taels per month), with additional allowance of 2,0m) 1acks per month for the keeping of their staff, all ra be issued from the Customs account. But w It ja sid that Prince Tai Tsoh regarded | definite rottlement has yet been arrived at. The with contempt the reports of an attempt on bis P. T Tones states further. The Government LUNDUR OFFICE: 131, FLKET STREET. EC life should be land in Shanghai, and ignored wishes to have a uniform tariff prepared for the
the warning not to land here.
native Customs and collectorales of the Empire L'Echo de Chine haras that the Japanese do by the Board of Customs jointly, which tarif? is
On June 1st at Liscard, Cheshire, WILLIAM IIARs, late of 11.B. id. Offices of Works, Shanghai, nged 11 years
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The Daily Press.
HONGFONO, JULY 17TH, 1906.
As one put it in conversatio." If 1 had been with them, I should have considered myself to be as safe from physical violence as if in a Hongkong street". The second the prenom, of course, referred to unfortunate officers and passengere of the
not intend to make Port Arthur a fork of the first class, but simply a naval base, leaving Basebe as the most important station for Japan.
Under the order of the Viceroy of Naukiu the Trotat of Shanghai has objected to the American marines maneuvring on the man œuvre field of the hinese arsenal, situated to the south of Shanghai.
It is reported that arrangements have been s.s. Sainatu, the pirating of which has given concluded between Viceroy Tua and the such a painful shock to the community. Jap authorities for the purchase of the Vagaely it has been understood that piracy line from siamintun to Mukden, 120 ii, fur was still rife in the neighbourhood, but fowls, 1,500,•{ peuple realised that there was gerious risk for more than a few Chinese junks and traders. When the comparatively recent case of an attack upor a native graft was reported, the fact that there was a foreign passenger on board caused the offenders to
Fitton's monthly Manila market report conti to urge the neeil of an agricultural bank. With regard to gold mines, it suggests. that a little more cozy spent on development **would cause scane excitement".
According to a ativo paper, the Japanese authorities bare selected a site outside the be generally described as " during". The pre-auttlement limite of Dalay for the establish, It shows that the villainsment of a Chiness Customs as provided by are no respecters of persons, and that a treaty, also for establishing business housя. big foreign steater, with foreign pzeZER-
seat case is worse.
Our Shanghai contemporary claints good gers, and foreign manned, is looked upon as authority for stating that the Kawasaki Duck prey no more difficult than a silk junk. The Company has no intention of starting white nat just now is troubled with several tious ní Shanghai Land was purchased unesny reflections. Even a trip to Canton that intention, but the seems has or Macao cannot be held to be safe from dropped.
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FAST TRIP OF 8.5. "· KOREA."
The Rs. for sailed from San Franciscə va June 20th, at 2.50 p.m.- eight days late and arised at Hongkong yesterday at 4.15 p.m.-- one day late.
She made the run from Sou Francisco to Hongkong vis Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, în 24 days. 9 hrs. 59 Jain Deducting therefrom stoppages in ports, ¦ 4 days, rs. 15 min, makes hei ruraing time from San Fransisco to Hongkong 24 days, 4 rs. 44 min., an average of hii kants per hour for the entira distance seress the Pacific,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M.M. Mr. Exact Simons, with the next French mail, left Singapore on the lith inst.. at 10 am., for this port via Haigon.
The Chargeurs Romanis str. dmiral Duperre, from Antwerp and ports, left Singapore oa the 14th dust, and is due bera ou sur about Friday, the 20th inst
THE SCENE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER.
LONDON, July 13th. A duel with swords has been fought between M Pugliesi and Under-Secretary Durrant, je
was seriously
woun-lexi it
THE REMAINS OF M. ZOLA,
LONDON, July 13th.
The French Chatuber has voted for the transfer of the remains of M. Zola to the Pantheon.
C. Daily News Service:
PRECAUTIONS AT SEOUL,
Tokyo, July 11th. Tickets of maission to the palace at Seoul are to be issuabe only through the Japanse police advisory staff.
THE OPENING OF MANCHURIA, Tokyo, July 11th. The Japan Guzelle says that the Shanghai petition to the Diplomalie Hody in regard to the opening of Manchuria is misapplied.
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was shut off by the building put up'na thu deno in it. I profer a building not to be to reclaimed land in front, while the serom pretentions, and I think this building, thanks modation for the incraved Ktatf
to become
tasta Mr. Fisher, is Very good
Thare is insufficient About thre
go the (applanası).
abo part of it which caro is not reported office was comm-aced. I think I shall take
the same ground as the old figs in Des Vaux Road, and is built of granite and brick, tho upper storeys being plastered. A watch tower and a flagstaff are conspicuous features. As the recommodation talent in His
reation of the
this storeys in Leight, ces much in soy public builting that is erected while
Exelency's speech it is only necessary to act
1 semain in the Colony. I allude to the faol that the apper storeys are plastereil. Plaster is really an imitation of slous nad imitation is a sham, Esto in orb, as it is in bailding. We have got in the Volmay „hers plenty building material in the shap of ustural
thi
that ireproof recrd rooms are placed on the granite and shou we gabaot afford to as that
for building I think we should keep te ground and first floors,
To honour of the occasion flags dvcornt d the antural sarfson of the bricks and sea oracly what the building is made of. But ) mesd not bilding, while this approach was laid with red
dwell further on this point, I congealulate cloth. Among those pregat at the surgery wore Commodor, Williams, the Hop. Captain Captain Baraes-Lawrence na the fuot that the Barnes Lawrence (Harbour Kastor), the Hou, change from the forras allies to this one is It is, I knew. esuss fur Kr. T. Sercombe Smith (Colonial Secretary, made in his time. the Ifou. Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Public | congratulation, as anything which helps the Works, the Ion, Mr. N A. Ifewolf, Mr. business of the mercantile community gives COLL pre harbour master A. G. M. Fletcher, Rev. C. II. Hickling pleasure de
kuow that Captain Barnes- Capta a Clark, Captain Milroy, Massera, H. G. C. | (applause). I Fisher, Mr. E. Jones (Assistant Habour Lawrence is nozions to comments the work in Master). J. Madopakt Marine Surveyer), his new premises and I think yum are very
SE will not A. Crake, W. Russell, Chan Al Tong, anxious to get to your old úna. W (contractor), J. T. Longstaff, Grant Smith, M. detain you any longer except to echo the hope
expressed by Captain Baraus-Lawroure that McIvor, E. J. Mengers, and others.
his Excalfancy, who was accompanied by his the business of the department and consequently A DAC», Captain Smith and Captain Column. The business of the port will o núque to increase was received by the Harbour Master and to the sims extent and even to a greater exerted to the Marine Court, where the extent in the new building than it did in the old. I now, of the 16th day of July, 19.6 ceremony took place.
The HARBOUR MASTER said -Your Bacelormally deolars this offles to be open for the Jancy and Gentlemon, I would like to express
traumation of public business (opplause). qu behalf of the Harbour QMes department and myself the extreme gratification that is Excellency bas on his way to conte desa od open the new premises. Wo are here par ticularly glad in this respect, because he has taken the greatest interest in the wok, which
and we shall regard it with the greatest
was commenced before ho arrived in the Colony,
| gratitude that he has put that house in order. Wien His Exelleney arrived in the Colony the life blood of the harbour offles was gradually ebbing away. The older officials were being pensioned off and ther was diflculty is getting men to come forward o calist in the sorvices of to kirbour pfileu on account of the stagnation in promile and the difficulties in connection with salarios. His Exatiency ads vory care fal personal investigations and satised heif that something was required and the result was that the older officials (of whom two, who bare served for 4 and 36 years respectively Musers. Betalho and Britt, still remain with The grading inve been recognised.
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Rystem was introduced and the department
was put into a positing in which I do not hesi- tale to say it is now able to full the duties of ní offer of importance to the Colony. With regard to the work of the offen it is undoubtedly strong at times, but the fuct that, we have
behind the reenguition to which 1 hara stready a'loded and also the fact which I work ike to mention publicly of the relation ship between the officials and the hends of these great shipping firms represented in Hongkong hos olmaya bera of muck a carácter is to help and encourage us in the work we have to do With reepact to oar records, upplause).
On the call of the Harbour Master, throm
only cheers were given for His Excellency. After this the company insported the now building and dispersed.
POLICE COURT.
Monday, July 1th.
BEFORE MR. H. H. J. QOMPERTZ (FIRST POLICE Magithate).
SEW TERRITORY GAMBLERS.
From information received a party of police visited Chungkwane on Sunday and arrested 22 gamblers who were playing fanton on the kill. side. Two of the defendants were charged wi!] being the keapors of the game, and the remain. der with plasing.
After bearing the esidence hia Worship fined the keepers 8100 each or two months' imprison- ment, and each of the players B5.
Another batch of 17 natives spponend before kis Worship on a charge of playing paikau. fued each, and each of the players $5.
They were found guilty and the two keepers
▲ NOISY CONSTABLE.
A constablo in the Naval Yord police was charged with being drank and disorderly in Elgin Rand, Kowloon, yesterday morning.
From the eridesce it appeared that the defendant was "looking for fight", and after testing his skit as a pugilist on several Chinese, ras foul of a soldier, with whom he fought until the police were observed approaching Then the soldier beat a busty retreat, and the defendant was arrested,
His Worship imposed a fine of 310,
▲ SOLICITOUS ROGUE.
A nativa was charged with being on premises after 11 pm, for an unlawful purpose, also with attempting to bribe a lakong.
The constable found him on the stairway of a house at East Point, and on the defendant could not satisfactorily explain why he was On the way to the there, arrested him, station the defendant offered the lukong 20
cents to let him off.
Asked what I had to say, defendant ia- formed his Worship that he ascended the
wo have the proud boast that in the office we bave just loft we have issued statistics that cou- stitmed records in respect of the amount of touage of ships entering and clearing this ntrepôt of Hongkong. In conclusion, I would express the foevent. hope that in our now office we shall continue to rasintain that supremacy we have established and whose fostre may be shed in the welfare of the premises. I will now ank you to kindly start us on our new carver of a futores and declare the premises open for pablis business (applu un6).
Hie EXCELLENCY said-It was suggested to stairs make sure that everything was ell
right. me that it might be appropriate if some formel
As bia Worship did not believe this he coremony marked the transfernnes of the harbour offico from its former headquarters to sentenced the defendant to one month's impris THE WEST RIVER PIRACY. this new building, se I have come down to give onwent on the first charge and fourteen days
you a few facts with regard to this building and and six hours' stocks on the accord. Captain Joulin, who was brought to Hougthen formally declare it to be open for public
Berora MR. F. A. Hazeland (Second The building owes its origin to a
POLICE MAGISTRATE), keng on Saturday, is at present in the Govern ment Civil Hospital, where he was successfully commitice which sat in the time of Sir William operated apa on Sunday by Drs. Beli and Robinson, some ten years ago, to juvestigato Koch. It will be remembered that the Captain the condition of the public offices of that tima. was shot in the stomach, and the bullet has been It was proposed by that committee that the new extracted by the medical man. His progress
harbour office should be erected in front of the The defendaut, it was stated, was in the old site. Thit proposal eventually habit of bargaining with risha coolies at the towards recovery is regarded as satisfactory.
Three of the injured Indians returned to abandoned in favour of the present site and in Kowloon ferry wharf as to the mount for Hongkong yesterday afternoon, and were com-
1901 the contract for the foundation was given which they would carry him to Yawmati. The bat. It was not until a year beforo I arrived fara settled, he would pay over the amount veyed to the Government Civil Hospital.
in the Colony that the superstructure was in cents, evidently knowing that the coolies actually pat in hard, The cost of the building would place the moany in a box beneath tus been some £5,000, or $150,000. It has the son of the ricsba If they faileel
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 16th at 11.55 ..-The barometer has risen moderately over E. Japan, and fallen slightly over the China coast, the Loochoos and the Philippines,
bas.need.
RICHHA COOLIEA DEFRAUDED.
Wong Lai was barged on three counts with. stealing money from ricsha voolies.
Tho 3.0, M. str. Seydlif; 1-ft Foouhom yester. day, at 6 am, and may be expected hors to-lay, st 3 p.m.
The C.P.B. str. Empress of China arrived at
best carrisil out under the careful spervision to do this he would refuse to go, and bargniz of Mr. Fisher, executivo engineer, who has bad with another coolio. When the money was Yokoloni at 11 am. on Monday, the 16th inst and left again at 3 p.m. same day for Kobe, where she is due to urtivo at.3 p.m. on Tuesday,
at different times to assist him. Messrs. Wright deposital as he wished, he would contrive to and Little, assistant engineers. The plan was the 17th inst.
extract it from the box an the journey, and bis The C.P.B. str. Empress of Japan arrived at
originally drawn cat in consultation with Cap- efforts for a time were stexcessful. On Friday. Nagasaki at Sam. on Blenday, the 16th inst...
A depression appears to be developing in the tain Burues-Lawrence's predecessor, Captain he secured $1.80, on Saturday $1,36, but on and let ugain at 4 pm. same day for Kube,
Ramsey. The structure contains offices for the Sunday afternoon he was caught in the set of where she is due to arrive at 7p.in, on Tuesday, Pacific, probably to the N.. of Luzon.
Pressure is highest to the E. of Japan in the harbour master, assistant harbour mastor, marine steading $1.61, handed over to the police and The J.-C.-J. Liju str. Tipanas left Kobo via North, and over the S. part of the China Sea surveyors, and the boarding officers. It also subsequently identified by his previous victime. Moji and Amoy for this port on the 15th just, in the South.
His Worship sentenced him to three weeks" like Dr. MACDONALD of Wuchow is there is nothing so far to confirm the report, and may be expected here on or about 26th inst the Formosa Channel and light variable winds clearanes office, import and expert ofice, and a imprisonment with hard labour and six hours
Light to moderate E. winds are indicated in contains correspondence ofleo, entry and callously muntered, there is some excuse if the desire probably being father to the thenght
junk office. Then there is the Marine Court, in stocks on the last charge, and dismissed the popular resentment should demand the amongst Viceroy Shua's innomerable from Manila on the evening of the 14th inst, over the N. part of the China Sea
and is dus here on the 17th inst. al daylight,
Forecast:-Light variable winds; fair.
which we are now assembled, and there is also a first two harshest possible measures against all wishers in the Two Kwang and at Peking.
such experiences; and it is evident that so
An attempt, it is stated in certain quarters, far as the modern pirate of South China is will be mad by his enemies to get H.E. Viceroy affected by it, the prestige of the white Shum of the Two Kwang transferred to mann has a dwindling importance. When a Focchor and to get HE. Chou Fu down to Canton, the two Vienroy exchanging posts, but
the 17th lust.
The Boston 8.8. Co.'s str. Shawmut sailed
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