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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 1996.

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that many of the European journals were These events simply augmented VAN KA-TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT not particularly well-informed, and that DER'S already well-furnished armament. they were merely following one another's The last more in the gase, by the native lead. This so often imppons in connection authorities, was pathetic, and typically with events geographically far removed Chinese, VAR KA-DER was invited to TRIAL OF THE DREADNOUGHT." from their opportunities for investigation accept ofkial rauk, and redoom his crimes

A. S. WATSON & CO., the business men out here have learned to by muritorious acts."

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discount a good deal of it. That is partly one reason why the Chinese regard the resident public us less friendly than the homeslaying British public to which some of their reformers and diplomate are so fond of appealingg. lufthis instance, the positions

We shared with our wire partly reversed,

CHAMPAGNE senior Shanghai mtemporary the toso

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of promptly suggesting that things were not so bad as they were ling painted; and

it was only the attitude of the always well- China Aerociation that cauld advised

ST. MARCEAUX ve shaken our opinion that too aach was.

& Co.

REIMS

1898 VINTAGE

VIN BRUT AND VERY DRY.

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Wine and is supplied to all the Leading Hotels

and Rostatirants througbeat Londos.

we suspect that the China Association

stolen.

He preferred his

LONDON, October 6th. H.MS. Dreadnought, on her speed trial, own moro lucrative and powerful position. attained a speed of 213 kuote, half a knot in We still await positive news of his execu-advance of the estimate, this mukes her the tion, before rejoicing undaly, for the rascal | fastest battleship in the world. The is as slippery as an oel, an I be has much Admiralty announces that the maneuvring money and a large following-

at the trial was exceptionally good, and the ense of steering remarkable. She proved a good sea boat and is easily handled.

The Hongkong crickets returned bomu Festerday by the Gavisenoa."*

Official returns issed yesterday show that tite Colony continuos free from serious infections

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TARIFF REFORM.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Corinthian Ycoht Club was held at the Club House last evening. Dr. F. Clark (commedove) was in the chair, and thoro were also prosent Mesars, E. M. Hazeland (vica commodora), W Howell (treasurer), M. McIvor, L. Gus. E. G. Jordan. F. P. Lonforty, J. Logan, T. Blair, J. D. Melvin, F. Lammert, F. W. White, A. Me irly, S. M. Thorne, M. A. Souza, H. Henderson, J. MéQorquedals and Captain Casey.

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POLICE COURT.

Monday, October 8th.

BEFORE MB, H. H. J. GƏMPERTZ (F:18T POLICE MAGISTRATE).

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL POSESSION, The round case in which Mrs. Mason of No. 7 Salisbury Avonne, Kowloon, was charged with being in andawful pensassion of two black- wood stools, was concluded.

His Worship told defendant that she must to carofut in her dealings with Chinese haw- kers, as very often the articles they soli were out properly come by. In this instance he did not think a prima fecie ouse had been made out, discharged the defendant, and onlered the polis to restore the stools.

The CowMoore stated that the Club had reason to congratulate itself on a very successful The Championship was Wo by Hibers in, with Gucf second. The comunitare's Cup was won by Asthere, also the China Mail:

GAMBLERS IN AN OFFICER'S HOUSE.

Lonnor, October 6th.,

Cup, the fihrrada Cup and the Cup in Cha Twelve palives were charged with playing V.R.C. ngatta, while the Nim won the Vice ugaupsi in the servants' quarters of Lieutenant AA meeting of The Tariff Reform

Commodore's Cup. Authore thus wou four Duncan's house at No. 1 Salsbury Avenue, The Philippine Commission has abolished all | Executive, a letter was react from Mr.

pizos during the season, and showed Ionelf to | Kowloon, on Sunday evening. Ten of them tonne ya and navigation dus as from August Chamberlain, l■ which he said that he was be the best of the deat. The gratitude of the were further charged with being on the pre-

confident the tinophs of reforic were | Club' was due to the several menibers who mises without the tenant's permission.

presented books and photographs for' the wee assureil.

of members and the adornment of the building, Mr. Reelie prenanted a lot of books, Mr. Howell a number of photographs, Mr. Gibson profented wood for the laulding and the

Bist.

Sympathetic referenco to the late Captain Barnes-Lavrenco was made by the Rer. (i. A. Bunbury at the Cathedral ua Sanday morning.

No. 2 Folies launch has been succes-fully refloated and brought to Pangkong from Pak shawan. Ah King was the silver.

The inside of the inuer line of tureys in the Kowloon Naval Auchorage is dangerous to launches of account of suiken wrecks of juuks and other ornft.

We or informed by Messrs. Melcher and Co that the aus. Kiné which sailed from here on the 24th September, lansarrived at Singapore on the 5th instaut with donage to mechinery. The Company have no detaia but doubtless the vessel mentored bad weather.

being made of an unimportant incident. We could not al cant see that the change we anything beyond a transfer from: Tweedledum TreeHlece; aul members of the

were acting ON the prudent principle of locking the stable door before the burse was They have so often appealed to deaf eara that it must have been a welcome change to ful a syngurbetic reception awaiting their warding. Culously enough, while the storm was at its height, the one man whose opinion was most important, seeing how his personality was dragged into the dist: 1286, maintained silence. It was in a way his cause that was being championed, and yet. all the time he enjoyed his holiday rest by the sea, without eonfirming the allegations made on his behalf, and almest in his game,

Was Sir and without denying them. ROBERT HART superseded, or was he not Only Sir Rose HART could tell us with suficient conviction, and he said nothing. Yesterday morning Me. G. P. Lanimert, It is not difficult to realize the awkwardness auctioneer, offered for sale the wreck of the s. of his position, and the cause of his silence. Win chai as she lay on the rocks off Samshuipo, But now, if our information be correct, hetgether with anchors, gear, atd., or heard. There were a number of Chinese in attendance, has found a proper way to set all ficar at

and bidding which opened at $9,500 rapidly He does not believe there will be any increased by $5 0) and $1,000 rises to$14,500), ol indue interference-any more, that is, than which pring Mr. Yeung Fuang became owner during the regime of the Wai-w-pu-and of this week. QW.11 saan can say, with any hope of proving, his words, that there was ever likely to be any undas interference. Our ow

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WINE AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS,

Agents.

Hongkong, 29th September, 1906.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDRETS. CNLTCommunications relating to the new solu hath be add read to Tan EDITOR.

Gerrespondents must forward their nams and a dreads will communications addressed to Shi Edit,

or publication but a pridence of good faith, dil letters for publication should be written on

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earliest coiament was to give the Chinese credit for sufficient intelligence to realise that such interference would never he tolerated. It was sy often referred to as the latest Chiness intrigue", but those who know anything of Chinese intrigue kuow that the carda are never spread on the table in that way. It is, however, sufficient in the case of a notorious sharper to make the slightest move, for him to be instantly

The rolern of visitors to the City Hall Library nord Mussam for the work, ending the 7th Octo- ber, 1906, shows that of non-Chinese there were 313 to the Library sud 11 to the Muur;

and of Chinese 156 to the former and 233 to the latter. The Library was, therafare used by 10 persons and the Musum by 2,497.

Yesterday at the office of the Pablic Works Department the letting by public auction sale took plner of one lot of Craan land at Hunghein for a term of 75 years, with anal option of renewal. The lot contain: 27,018 square feet, carrying an annual Crownseat of 824 The upsal price was $33,779, There was no com potition and with a bid of 893833. 859 above upset prices, Messrs. Leigh and Orange became

the purchasers.

Deprolatious by Chinese pizados ou the Baican oasts are now reported. A junk load of pigs was reported recently as having been captured and another junk, having as part of its cargo twelve casks of omgent for an enterprising seized; it is said that when the pirates were tota

No anonymously signed communicationa Qhat have suspected. The simpler and more innonut merchant in one of the east markete, was also

elicady appeared in other papers will be inserted,

ders for extra sowiesof DAILY PRE É be before ilam, on day of publication. ter that war the supply is limited, Only supplied for Cash

that the cement was for such and such a touc

VLADIVOSTOCK CEASING TO BE A FREE PORT.

ment

now

Vladivostock will come to be a free port landing stage, while Mr. Hozeland very from the mort Bscal year, says the Echo desperously did not inflict any architectural

(applause). The maembership Chine. It is stated that the Russian Govern-fen

numbered 175, and for a young club this was a have already communicated their inteutions on the subject to the Japanese very fair record. The balanes shoot showed the total receipts for the year to be $4,671,20 and Government.

the total expenditure 4.677.87. Bo'ormoving the adoption of the accounts, he gave members an opportunity to ask questions.

If this be authentic, we should find ourselves much nesror to a solution of the problem of opening Manoharis,

Note were asked, and he moved that the balance shoat as presented to adopte.

A HONG FOOTBALL MATCH.

Mr. HAZELAND seconded, and the motion was carried. Last year mouters of the staff of Jardíae,

The COMMODORE stated that now, na Matheson & Co. played a football match against fortunately, members bel to consider a the Eastern Frtension Telegraph Ca There

question

In which was not so chourful, was no score on either side. Coquently, conjunction with any others they had considerable interest attaches to a newal of suffered damage in the recant typhoon, and the contest, which has been arranged to take that damage could not be covered by a

than anm

3600. The enta mitteo place to-day Tuesday). The watch will be less called "Ewo 1. Telegraphs." Kios of at 5.15 | suggested that the yearly subscription pus, on the ground of the Hongkong Football | should be incroused from 85 to $10. They Clai, Hoppy Waley. The following will play thought it better to alter the rules straight for Ewe" -

Goal: W. G. Goggin.

Backs--T. 9. Forrest and P. S. Jameson, Half-Backs:-J. E. Grasson, E. F. Ancolt and A. Piercy.

Forwards W. W. G. Ross, A. Brooke Smith, A. Morley, A. Gregory and R. G.

Muuro.

Libeeman:-B. Satherland. Reserve:L. N. Leofo,

RAILWAYS IN CHINA.

CRICISM OF THE CONCRESIONARIES,

The Belgian syndicate has found it possible to carry on its work in Chian in spite of Boxer and other politol troubles, and actually threw open for traffe at the end of last year 870 miles of line, overe min stupendous engineering difficulties in the course of its work. Ons, therefore, finds it difficult to praise the British and Chinone Corporatio, says Commercial Intelli enc for

ence, track, over an absolutely level piece of country, throwing open 8 miles of without a single engineering difficulty, sight years after it had obtained ita concession. It this delay that is responsible for the wholesale cancellation of aining and railway unceasions all over the Empire of Chins.

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away rather than tinker with other methods of raising ranney. They wanted to bear the

opinion of members on the subject, and then hold another meeting in ten dage time.

Mr. HOWELL thought members would agres that 55 per annum was a nominal sum. The senior yacht club paid $2-4 per annum and an entrance fee. There was no entrance fee so far to the Corinthian club, and he trustat there never would be. He thought $10 a year u ressun able sum, and that from the increased subscrip- tion it would be possible to recuporate their lossee, sad place the Club is a good financial position.

Tas COMMODORE proposed that stope be taken to call a further general meeting to alter rule 6 so that it should road that members pay an annual entsoription of $10 in hou of 85

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From the evidence it appeared that on the night in question Lieut. Danesa oame to Hongkong to spend the evening at the Peak, loaving his humne in okozgo yƐbia two " boys.” Knowing that he would not return for some-

time, the bors" decided to have a gambling party, and invited ton outsiders into the quar tern to play ngaupai. While the game was in progress Detective Wilden and a posse of polion raided the quarters by virtus of a gambling warrant and arrested the defendants,

His Worship fluted the first defendant $19; thr seventh, who had a previous conviction, $50); and discharged the twelfth, who was a toy, Tho remainder were fired $3 splees ou each of the charges.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (BSCOND POLICR MAGISTRATE).

HIGHWAY BOHBESY.

The hearing of the case in which Lui Fa and another were charged with robbery with

violence on the Aberdeen Road was concluded.

Chief Pstective Inspector Hanson prosecuted, and prisoners were undefondel.

Chan Wa-sing stated that on the morning of September 1ik he and bis foki were travelling from Wanchai to Deep Water Boy, to buy fiel. Each of them carried two empty baskets on a pole. When about half way down the bill from the reservoir three men sprang out of a clamp. of bushes and barred their path. One of the robbers was armed with a dagger, and the inces of the three were covered with white cloth, The other two men roshed at bim and knockal him down, one catching hold of his queno aul covering his eyes, while the other sexrohed his clothes and took $800 in small money and a rattan bangle mounted with silver wire. After this they wound his quese round bis eyes sof made it fast. His hands and feet were, bound with string, likewise bis month which was so tied as to prevent his calling for aisistance. Witnem did not see what the robbers did to his foki, but the foki loosened his bonds sometime after wunds, and they proceeded to the police

As at present.

Mr. HOWELL seconded, and the motion was station and reported the waller.

agreed to.

At that general meeting if was decided that ther necessary alterations should be made in the Club rales.

The election of officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with, and resulted as follows Dr. Clark, Commodore: Mr. Hazeland, vica. commodore, Mr.. Gay, secretary; Mr. G. treasuror; Mr. Craik, official Williams,

step may appear, made at Feking, the more closely will it be scrutinised, and the more distrust will it engeuder. We Telegraphic Addre: Paxes. Code: 4.B. Fuggest seriously that probably nobody was

more surprised by the rout putter than on. The capture of several pirates Las siaca locomotives now running on the Shanghaeasurer; and Mesars. McIver, Gibson, Hands

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BIRTHS.

were the Chinese antherines. However, there beed be no more argument about 1878 L. Assuming that there WILK Bang sides of regaining absolute control of the Customs by the Chinese-and we can readily

On Cebeber 4th, at Sentow, the wife of J. C. A. Hou, 1. M. Cuetotos, of a daughter.

Un Velber 5th, at Cantu, China, the wife of ArtHun ViуJas Howo, of a daughter..

Mr. and Miss Barnes-Lawrence wish to thank

shown with them in the bereavement.

their many friends for the beartfelt sympathy accept it as a likely arubition-they made a

very poor show of getting what they Henokong Office: 204, Das Vœux ROAD C. Wanted, so poor, indeed, md so ya-Chinese, that we are still inclined to give them the bereft of the doubt. But again assuming that their object was as stated, there can be

LONDON OFFICE: 13), FEET STRET, E.C

The Daily Press.

Honakoxo, OCTOBER 9TH, 1906.

Since the police force has been established in Canton, everything is in better order, mys the Chang Ngai Sux Po. The police authorities have taken steps to cleans the streets, and had all the rabbish accumulating at the ends of the streets and roads cleared oway. It is now eaid that the authorities propose to engage people who are skilful in making mate, straw slippers, bamboo brooms, baskets, oft., to teach the pri or such arts, wo that when they are released from prison, they will know some way to earn their livelihood, this preventing them from

to

and MeKirdy, committee.

A vote of thanks was proposed by the Com modore to these members who had worked so bard in the interests of the Club during the past year, spesially Mr. Howell, who had devoted toany hours to the accounts,

The vote was carried by seclamation and the meeting terminated.

THE WRECK OF THE "CHARTER-

HOUSE".

After hearing further evidezno, his Worɛbip committed the defendants for trial at the Criminal Sessions,

CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

October 6th.

VICMBER L COMINGS A`D GOINGS. Viceroy Stom has deputed delegater Ng Tung (Expectant Magistrate) and Colonel Choi Pak Kui, both of whas will proceed to Shanghai on the 8th instant, to receive Viceroy Chou Fu. In view of the departure of Hig Excellency Viceroy Shum, the Directors of the Yvel-Han Railway Company have prepared a lot of wooden tablets and state umbrella · with chamcters on them prsising the Vionery. These presents will be sent to the Viceroy on the 9th instant. The Ditestors propose to give His Excellency a grand send-off.

YUET-HAN RAILWAY OVERSTOCKED WITH

There has be considerable criticism on the and that he would be seriously inconvenienced the part of the Chinese authorities about the by delay in receiving's coment, they graciously costly manner in which the railway is being permitted four casks, to go on to their destina-coustruoted. Oua has only to compare the in India, with those in use Nanking Railway been offertesd.

Egypt. or Japan to realise that there is some ground for thisriticism. It is hardly desirable here to go into technical comparisons of the work being done with that, say, in fadia, Rail- ways in India are required to earn revenue for the Government and the companies which work them, If the Shanghai-Nanking Railway be taken as alandard, railways in Chi

in China zaust by trying to create a record in cost of construc tiou. Salaries are on a very generous scale, and some of our railway managers at home would find it vers dificult to meet shareholders if their staffs had to be paid on the same scale.

The British Consul at Hoihow has informed The statutory meeting of the Kisigpei Concessions (Limited) was held sous time ago, the harbour authorities that five Chinamon,

the fact that Mr. Archibald Little despite Ascured the copersion, he has not been able to survivors of the wreck of the Hongkong steamer ensure that the Chinese will allow him to work "Charterhouse," wore picked up by the woon. The company was originally formed to the property. The money subscribed by the German steamor Mathilde" sad taken to shareholders is lying i

idle at the bank, and no Hoihow. work whatever is being done in developing the property. The British and Chinese Corpora tion, Hoa, It will be remembered, held a concessina the const Hotion of railway from Hong- how to Su-clan. As was the case with its other concessions, no work has been done, with the result that the Chinese are proceeding on their own account, in spite of all protests on the part of the Corporation.

no doubt that they have bad their lesson.being regnes and vagaboeds. They will not be likely to want to stir up anch a hornets' nest ugain in a hurry,

The capture of Van Ka-Der at or near

bui

WEATHER REPORT.

increased

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CANTON SUBSIDIARY COINAGE

A WILT MINT MASTER.

KONEY.

The payment of the second instalment of the Yuet-Han Company shares fell das in the 8th

raise a capital of $20,000,000. But as orar double that amount has been subscribed and the anbatantial local Chinese banks and pawnshops have all been overstocked with the movies ($8,800,000) collected from the first instalment We gather from the Chung Ngoi San Po which was invested with them, an extraordinary. that the movement to reduce the issue of twenty meeting of the shareholders was called a fow and ton cent pieces at Canton is not being vory honestly encouraged. The order to reduce is going to be abeyed, but not natil another flood of this depreciated currency is poured on the

market.

days ago and a resolation was meanimously passed to postpone the collection of the second instalment until the first noon of next year. At the meeting some one suggested that the second instalment should be collected and the

It appears that about twenty thousad teelsey places in foreign banks. But say of the shareholders objected to the money being placed in foreign banks on the ground

In the United States District Court of estaru Weahington va Sept. 7th a claim was filed against the waere of the steamship THE telegraphic news items relating to Far langchow is an event which, we fancy,hawmut by the Kelley-Clarke Company Fastern matters which we were enabled to give wild eclipse all recent sensations it for $2,320.48 claimed damages die for in our yesterday's issue were of more than Shanghai, where the bandit's more zane merchandise lost in transit from Kobe on a trip ordinary interest and importance. Prob

was 1 housebold bogie, with which to of the "Bhawmut last year. The complaint ably the one message that would be rend frighten children. It also closes, we hope, a states that when the Shawmut" loft Hote on with most interest was the intimation from romance more thrilling and less creditable thousand cases of salmon, but when the cargo August 3rd, 1905, she and on board several

or Shanghai correspondent with regard to than that of the English RowIN 001, was delivered at Tacoma, 229 cases were mining Sir Roster Hart and the control of the For years this man has been the administra- and 6,000 cama were broken, zmeshed and Imperial Maritime Castonis. In the last tive head of a powerful association of mutilated and the labels a stained, damaged

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued few months we have heard perhaps more Chinese criminals, whe levied toll on the and torn a to necessitata relabelling and the following raport

re-lacquering

On the 7th at 1245 p.m.--The barometer worth has been issued every day, with swel about this department than has been said or people and trade of the whole surrounding

has fallen rapidly over E. Japan owing to Un results that the Britiel Consul at Canton, that the company will have to pay a very high written in the fat four decades. The district. Frequently members of his gang

In a circular letter the Lords of the depression, which is now moving to the N.E. to fearing for the trade of the port, warned the

provincial government what was happening that the company will sustain heavy losses it premion to purchase foreign bank notes and gulden appointment of Chinese Commis. were caught, and sometinies was captured Admiralty hare notified that the Royal the South of Hokkaido.

Pressare is inclined to give way over N. There was no disguising the heavy discounts in the premium on bank notes were to fall again. xioners to assume such control as was some fine eraft, which proved to be a unit of Standard, being the personal flag of the formerly vested in the Chinese Foreign the flotilla with which bis men intented the Sovereign, is, by his Majesty's command, and to light, while the porested moderately to exchange deala, so the Vicaros issued instruc

be displayed in futuro on board his Majesty's Furwon These always served to confirni ships or os

The Office at once excited the most extmordinary creeks.

anticyclone is still central over China official holdings, as his bean

10 the North of the Yangtze, and pressure apprehensions among the constituents of the stories of the man's power, wealth, and bitherto customery, or his Majesty's birthday remains low between the Parsels and N. Luzon the various foreign Powers, and particularly astuteness. The foreign polics long ago and other occasions, but is only to be hoisted on Gradients contians steep uver 8 China and in the British Freas. It was easy, and found that in his casen stern chase was a

occasions when the Severoigu is actually pre-strong N. and N.E. winds and goles will con- tinue in the Formosa Channel and the N. sant, or when any member of the Royal Family part of the China Sea. perhaps natural, to jump to the worst long chase. The Chinese simply gave up

is representing the Sovereign for the ins Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending conclusions as to Chim's good faith in the trying to catch him. Any Chinaman who being. In such case members of the Royal at 10 am-to-day, 0.00 inches. matter. Diplomats were more comervative persevered in an attempt to lay him by the Family my fly the Royal Standard for the an the majority of newspaper critics, but heels, returbed, if he returned at all, minus time being, but on no other occasion. The their netions had, of course, to be largely bis ears, or with some similar traditional Royal Standard is to be used for her Majesty determined by the pressure of public opinion.. disfigurement. But moro often than not, As the occasione for all Royal salutes are the Queen in the same maner as for the King. That opinion, as so golubly expressed, or those sent to catch him simply joined his officially notified, it is considered that the use rather inspired, in the newspapers at Home, band. A high military officer deputed by of the Royal Standard is unnecessary when did not carry as much weight as it might the Governor of Soochow to capture him, Boyal salutos are fired in the abseries of the otherwise have done. It appeared sobrious joined forces with his quarry only last year. Sovereign.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:--

N. and N.E. Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, fresh or

Letrong; fair.

N.Ě. galra. Formosa Chantel South coast of Chins between N. to N.E.

Hongkong and Lamocks winds, strong, South coast of China between

N. winds, Hongkong and Hainan.. strong.

EBINSTASED.

tions, as we reported at the time, to coin fewer.

Looug Shew-Bhan has been appointed a The officer in charge of the mint failed fo

member of the Educational Bureau at Peking oppreciate the necessity for this order. He is and has to proceed to Peking without delay. afraid, our Chinese contemporary, ingenuously Leong Show-Shan is an expectant reader to remarks, that if he stops coining, large quantities His Majesty the Emperor. He was cashiered of Hongkong treaty will flow into Canton, by Viceroy Sham during the Yast Han so that the profit will be solely reaped by Railway trouebles, but was reinstated through another country." He perhaps does not believe representations made to the Throne by Viceroy that the Hongkong Government is sincero in its determination to forego these profits.

It is announced that at the end of the eighth moon, [Oct. 17th a further reduction in tho Canton issue will be made, but the mint has no idea of suspending operations altogether, even for the short period necessary to effect a recovery. Meantime, it promises to issue no more than five thousand taels worth a day.

Chou Fr.

CHAU TUNG-SANOB AFFAIRS. One of the charitable instituations in Canton petitioned the Kwong Chow Profest to release Chau Tung-Sang's family who are stal im. prisoned. It is reported that the Porfoos said be would take the matter into consideration if Chaa's people were prepared to offer a big sum of money as royalty to the Government.