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At the Marius Magistrate's Court yesterday but, as we have said, there were no deaths and consequently thero will bo no inquiry.Commander C. W. Beakwith, R.N., find two by a magistrato into the cause of the dians. Chinese boatmen $25 each, or can month's ter. Before the reorganisation of the Sani imprisonment, for making fast to the 5.5.
Gneisenau while that vessel was under way. tary Department, such atter as this might lave formed the subject of an inquiry by the Beard, but now that the Building Au-
thority has supremo control over building plans, the only means the public have of obtaining information on matters of grave public interest in this connection is by means of question and answer in the Legislative Council. We have been accustomed to hear that at least where European architects have been concernail, the Building Authority has heen, rightly or wrongly, very exacting in his requirements, and that being so, it might have WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. [been concluded that in cases where buildings
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The loyal address of the Tiongkong-and- Straits-barn Chinese community in Bangkok,
prosented on the occasion of the celebration of King George's coronation, has now boon on graved on allver. The address is bandsomely' framed in gold, the ornamentation being of Siawose workmanship. It is to be handed over to II. B. M.'s Chargé d'Affaires with a request that it be forwarded to His Majesty King George, Tho foreign community at Karnizawa has prosented a purse nataining over 12,000 to Mrs. Hail, the young widow of Mr. John Hail who died as the vekult of injuries received dur ing the recent violent aroption of Mount Asams. As the Japan Chronicle remarks, this prosentation to the bereaved lady, who is left with four children; one only six-wooks old is a very practical demonstration of sympathy which does credit to the buevalent feelings of
the little Karuizawa community.
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PEKING, Septeinler 8th. The Viceroy of Szechuan, in which pro- vince there is considerable agitation against the railway policy of the Government, han begun making arrests of ringleaders as directed from Peking. The situation other wise is unchanged,
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THEIR MAJESTIES AT BRAEMAR.
LONDON, Seplouber 8th. Their Majesties the King and Queen attended the Highland sports at Braemar, and were accorded an enthusiastic reception?
HEAT WAVE IN BRITAIN..
LONDON, September 8th. < The heat wave, which has practically not broken since Juno, continues unabated in Great Britain. The thermometer reached -90 degrees in the shade in Loudon yesterday.
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
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THE IMPORT OF OPIUM
INTO CHINA.
PROVINCI VI. RESTRICTIONS.
Peking, Aug. 25. Opium questions have aguia bon to the form this work. It is understand that the irregular tazas imposed by the Viceroy at Cinton hava now been withdrawo and that satisfactory assurances have bou-forthcoming-that they shall not be roimposed in the future. This being the page, Great Britain will probably accede to China's roquest for the exclusion of Indian
opiniu from
from Szechuan, Shansi, and the Max- charion Proviacus, ag noon as the oflloiala concern- ed have reported to the Threns in a memorial that cultivation of the poppy in these provinces has ceased, and that it will never ha revived. entirely A rescript er udiet approving-of the memorial will be the last step beford Britain's format... consent is givented unt before, the exclusion of
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opium-from these fice provinces is conlly only a technical matter, as they have never been largs importers of Indiau opium. Agitations are now ufoot in Chihli and Fokion for these provinces to be included in the list to which Indian opium may not be imported, and doubiles as soon as દાસ authorities have convinced themselves that poppy cultivation has been cutirely suppressed, a formal application will be made to the British Legation.
STOCKS AT KONGKONG.;
were erected without adequate foreign super. vision he would be even more particular to see that the work had been efficients done before granting the nessary permit for occupation. The chief value of a public inquiry into this tea house case would be in
Fire broke out yesterday morning in a soy ascertaining how a permit came to bo granted for premises built as theso were to factory Hour Belohor Stroot just under the be used as a place of public report. One battery boating that unme. Apparently it would suppose that every care would be originated from boiling operations, and two taken to make sure that not only the stair housse wero dextroyed before the flames were here to raise subscriptions on behalf of the is understood that Germany's reply to Powore that it intended to prohibit the importa-
case, but the upper floors also, were such as would be able to stand all the strain likely to be put upon them in a house where con- siderable nambers of people may be expected No one who to frequently congregate. WHISKY has inspected the danings can be at a loss
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to account for the disaster. The whole. internal construction of the building is weak -staircase, corridors and even the floors, for these rest upon beams which pass, not more than three inches into the walls on either sile, so that when the staircase col lapsed under the weight of the people using it, some beams snapped, and a portion of the flooring collapsed also, because the be had insufficient hold in the walls to withstand the strain.
There cortainly is. a cage here for a public enquiry of some kind because the disaster suggests inade- quate supervision of the structural alter- ations made to the premises, and casual investigation of the stability of the buil`ng before it was allowed to be occupied A. S. WATSON & CO., for the purposes of a tea house. If this is so in one case, may it not be so in many others
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It seems quite certsia, says the Foockowe Echo. that a race meeting at the port is assured for December.
The infall during the month of August at Foochow was 10.70 inches, which is described a "quite exceptional "
The French Aaialis Squadron, which has been staying at Otaru for some time, was expected to weigh anchor a week ago for the South Proifle.
A Chiness was yesterday sentenced to three months' imprisonment for being a member of the Triad Society and one month for larceny.
A Chinens netraus from one of the theatres in Hongkong reports to the polica that she Las lest a portion of her clothing white coming to the Colony from Canton.
A Chiness was placed before Mr. Hazeland of the Magistracy yesterday charged with snatch- ing a silver watch from a boy in Bonham Strand, He was remanded.
Three shopkeepers were yesterday brought before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy charged with causing obstractions in Des Voeux Road and wore fined, two $5 each and one 83.
It will be seen from our advertisement columns that in consequence of the recent death of Mr. Dorabjes, the King Edward Hotel is being offered for sale by private tranty.
The engagements of the Bishop of Victoria to-morrow are:-~-8 a.m., Holy Communion, Peak Chaech. an. Church Parate, Lyemtu Barrack. 6.30 pm, Evening Prayer, Peak Church.
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The action brought by Lai Chi Chin against Tang Wong Shi to recover $70,000 for wrong.
got under, while a portion of the adjoining building was unroofeil in order to prevent the flames spreading. The alcohol in the woy took fire, and as the liquid ran over the place it constituted a danger to the firomen. Fortunately loss of life took place, and the damage is roughly estimated at $1,005).
The water return dated 1st September shows that the consumption of water in the City and Hill district during the month of August was 165.955,000 gallons for an estimated population of 212,460, which is 25.2 gallous per head per day. In Kowloon an estimated population of 98.100 covermed 23.650.000 gallons, which reresants 94 gallons per head por day. The storage in the Hongkong reservoirs ou August 21st totalled 737,381,000 gallons, as against 696,836,000 on the same date last year At the Kowloon reservoir the storage was 352,503,000, as against 160.108,000 last year.
SHANGHAI, 8th September. Mr. Chan Kang Yu, compradore to Douglas Lapraik and Co., who has come
LONDON, September 8th. A conference took place last night between Herr von Kidorten-Waechter. Ger- uan Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Bethaan-Hollweg, the German Chancellor, which was followed by another to-day.
France has been drafted.
It
Hongkong University, called a meeting at the Canton Club, at which Mr. Wu Ting Julea Cambon to-night. Fang and Mr. Tam Hon San each sub-
-scribed $10,000,"
Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter meets M.
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RUSSIAN RAILWAYS IN THE NORTH,
LONDON, September 8th. Reater's correspondent at St Potersburg. telegraphs that the Tear has sanctioned the ministerial decision fixing the value of the railway froin Port Arthur to Kwangchengze with equipment, as mentioned in the Ports- Whow the safe at the Bangas de l'Indo-inouth Treaty, at 80,903,500 roubles. Chine, Hankow, was opened recently it was
The Treaty provides that this. Live-and all discovered that thieves hai been in during its branches, properties, privileges and rights tho night and had broken open the door of the shall be transferred to Japan without compensa. safe. The paper and currency were found in tien. ED.] utter disorder, and a count revealed that about T. 1,000 in French gold and French notes was mising. The thieves-who have not been dis- covered-picked the fe's combination look- With the safe open, there was a large treasure--` amounting to millions of tools-within the robbers reach, but for some reason they content- ed themselves with a paltry thousand, says the Central China Post.
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ANGLICAN CHURCH APPOINT-
MENT.
LONDON, September 8th. The Right Reverend F. E. Ridgeway. Bishop of Kensington, has been appointed Bishop of Salisbury.
LONDON · CORPORATION VISITING VIENNA
An important cuplare was made by Chief Eroi Officer Hoggarthand a party of oxoise officers on Thursday night at the servants. quarters of 106, Gough Hill Road. Not only was a considerable quantity of opium discovered,
LONDON, September 8th. But all the paraphernalia for boiling opiam was
The Lord Mayor of London and the found in the house. The defendant, a house coolie, made a desperato attempt to escape. He members of the Corporation leave to-day ou tried to jump through a glass window, but wan
a visit to Vienna, where claborato prepara- ought by an excise officer, otherwise he would. have dropped about 30 fegt ant would in all tions are being made for their reception. After being The streets are decorated with flags and the -probability have been killed.
honour shown is regarded ng unprecedented
treated at the hospital for injuries to his arm received in his abortive attempt to jump through the window, he was brought before "Mr. Wood at the Magistrany yesterday and remanded.
LAWN BOWES CHAMPIONSHIP.- The semi-final between J. Macdonald and G. K. Harton, both of Kowloon, in the open cham- pionship of the Colony, ended in victory for the former by 21. to 14.
The semi-final between G, B. Edwards of Kowloon and A. Hamilton of Taikoo was played last night on the Police Green and resulted in a win for the Kowloon representative.
THE EMPRESS OF CHINA." Gazette of The Japan
the 24-hull, published the following: We learn that the kalvage work on the O. P. R. Empress of Chi-a
ia at Shirahama progressing satisfactorily, and the-divers are basity engaged in patching up the vessel. During the high tides of the next few days an attempt will probably be made to reflest the ship."
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
ME. KIPLING'S VIEWB..
LONDON, September 8th. ae Montreal Star has received a cable- gram from Mr. Rudyard Kipling in which
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LATER.
A Berlin message states that M. Cambon visited the Foreign Office. this evening and received the German reply.
The Daily Graphic says that Germany requires nearly half of French Congo and half of French Ubaughi.
WAR RISKS.
It has leaked out that negotiations are also in pr gres in regard to Persian and Turkish remember that Chins recently notified the piumatuoksut Hongkong. Your readers may
tion of Turkish and Indian oplum altogether from Januari next. It now appears that considerable steaks of Persian opium are held by British merahaste at Hongkong. In 1908 4. Customs. clreular was used by Sir Robert Bredon, notifying that the import of Turkish and Persian opiam would be reduced pari pass
a reduction of with Indian opium, and that Opo ninth of the Anand import, or picals would be made annnelly. For some ren- son, in 1910 taimportation of these varieties of amount. the drug was not up to the authorised Tho Chinese Government claims that no matter what the nationality of the importers, as it no treaty obligations either to Turkey or Persia, it is entitled to stop the importation of opium from those countries without any notice, and that by extending the time to January 1, of its awa initiative, it allowed a reasonable period af gracz
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LONDON, September 8th.
THE BRITISH ATTITUDE. What the attitude of the British Legation War risks yesterday reached 12 per cent.will be I do not know, but I do not imagine that
the rise being due to increased business.
DEAR FOOD RIOTS IN EUROPE,
LONDON, September 8th. A dear food demonstration at Charleroi (Belgium), which was attended by 20,000 people, resulted in a riot.
much aympathy will be felt with the firms con cerned. The Chinese Gorormont suggests 88 E- way out of the diffenity that the Hongkong stocks should be admitted, but that tho amount abould be deducted from the annual imports of the Indian drag. So long as China strictly complies with her treaty obligatious public feel- ing at home will not fasoar the exercise of pressure by the British Government in favour of the few British merchants, who continue to be interested in the spinnr traffic.-N-C. Daily
The police and gendarmes charged the Neus. mob, and fifteen arrests were made.
It has also agreed to u scheme for cheap housing, and decided on various economic measures, including the revision of the prohibition on the importation of foreign cattle.
DEATH OF DR. S. L. GRACEY. News has just come to hand of the death in the United States of an old and highly respected
The
A message from Paris states, that with a view to remedying the dear food situation in France the Cabinet has agreed to pro-China resident in the person of Dr. Samuel L. Gracey, for many years American Consul- posals pernitting of communes participating Goneral at Foochow The deceased, who was 76 years of age, had been ailing for some monthe, im butchers and bakers cooperative and shoat three months ago he proceeded home to America in company with his son Wilbar, societies.
and his death will be heard of with
great regret by a large circle of fries on the China coast. deceased was extremely well liked for his kindly ways and courteous manner, and especial ly in Foocher his friends were legion. This docessed was born in Phila telphia on the 8th-
was ordained University and at Philadelphia. Ho September, 1835. He was educated at the Boston a minister of the M. E. Ministry in 1858. broke When the Civil War
he enlisted as a in the 16th Peus, Regiment and later private on was appointed Chaplain of the 6th Penn. Cavalry. He also served with General Bboridan's Cavalry in the Army of the Potomas. At, the closs of the war he was pastor in various shur- in ches in differout parts of Massachussets, and 1890 he was appointed Consultor Foushow, pre- vious to this appointment having been in the Massachussets legislature. His first consular term was from 1890 to 1895. He then went home and in 1897 he was again appointed Cou
BRITISH TRADE
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LONDON, September 8th. Decreases in imports amounting to £1,113,14-and-m-exports to £2,556,193 took place last month. They are attributed to the strike. The decrauses in imports are mainly-in-raw-maoufacturing materiala, that, which position he retained up to his death decrease in cotton being £537,245. The decreases in exports are principally ships, electrical goods, and wool manu-
he declares that he does not know how ius factures. On the other hand, the imports millions of people can enter into such re- of food, drink and tobacco show a big ciprocity with ninety millions strangers and increase, also the exports of cotton manu- preserve their nationality, Reciprocity offered Ettle ready money and a long re." pentance was generally expected.
FREIGHTS INCREASED.
LONDON, September 8th. The Liverpool Transatlantic shipowners No news of the refloating, however, has yet have resolved to increase freights by ten per cont. next week. This step is due to the loss sustained by the delays caused by the strike.
been received.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The N.Y.K. str. Tango Maru (European Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 8th The NY.K. str. Bingo Laru (Bombay Line) inst., and is expected here on the 11th inst.
and is expected here on the 12th inst
LATER.
The London shipowners will also raise
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 917, 1911.
BECAUSE there were no deaths caused by the 'collapse of a staircase in a Chinese ten-house near the Western nmrket a few days ago
We understand that the Mr. B. J. Barlow there will be no public inquiry we suppose whose tragic end at a Kuala Lumpur dentist's we and no one will suffer. but the unfortunate reported yesterday, is well known in Hongkong people whose business has bean temporarily whore he was in basiness a for years ago sa an interrupted by this untoward disaster,
engineer. Similar disasters have happened on mary previous occasions in the Colony, and they are likely to happen again unless
fal arrost and false imprisonment was adjourned left Singapore for this port on the 6th instant the rate of freights. the supervision over Chinese buildings into Chambers before Mr. Justice Gompertz, is much more strict than is apparently the Puisno Judge, yesterday. There, after arga. case at the present time; and in the interests ment, his Lordship decided that both parties of public safety it seems advisable that a should move for judgment or the 13th instani. public inquiry should be hield into every case
A Chinese lakong who was clearing a congested of the kind that occurs, whether loss of life has resulted or not. This case of the ten part of the thoroughfare in Bonham Strand on Thursday roased the resentment of some of louse is a striking illustration of its the crowd, who proceeded to throw stones at him. need. It is one of the ordinary four-storied "Das of the stons throwers was arrested by a Chinese buildings, recently converted into a detective, and on being brought before the tea-liouse. The proprietor, who had just Magistrate yesterday was sentenced to two removed. his business from another address, months' hard labour. had invited a large number of his patrons The Report of the General Committee of the to a house-warming, the jamboree Insting Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce for hroughout the night. It was about six the year 1910, which has just been issued to o'clock in the morning, when the guests-book form, constitutes a record in bulk, for its With this Report is incor- who are stated to have numbered between pages number 395. 200 and 300-wern leaving that the stairway porated the brief history of the Chamber from collapsed, carrying with it a considerable its inception, 29th May, 1861. to date, portion of the second floor. A few peopl compiled by the Chairman, and the report of the were injured and had to be taken to hospital Jubilee Dinner held on the 3rd April Isat.
The N.Y.K. str. Mishima Maru (European Line) left Singapore for this port on the 7th THE DEATH OF MISS THURSTON. inst and is expected here on the 13th inst.
The N.Y.K. str. Fun Afars (Australian Line) left Sydney for this port vis porta on the 6th inst, and is expected here on the 25th inst.
The T.K.K. str. Kiyo Maru, which sailed hence on the 22nd ult, left Yokohama on the 7th inst. for Peruvian and Chilean porta vis
Honolulu and Mexico.
The Bea Line str. Benalder left Singapore on the 7th inst. for this port
LONDON, September 8th. At an inquest on the body of Katherine Thurston, the well-known authoress, who was found dead in bed in a hotel in Cork, it was found that death was due to natural causes. THE CHIEF HABBISHIP. ·
LONDON, September 8th.: Owing to the difficulty of finding a succes in transit from coast to east being 103 hours sur foc Dr. Adler, à resolution will be moved home dead time at Chiesgo waiting for the con- in the Council of the United Synagogue to necting train, and is the best time that has ever abolish the offie of Chief Rabbi. The urged the been made on a single carload shipment of Silk shipment of Silk was forwarded by the Chicago, between the Pacific Coast and New York This Jewish Chronicle, however,
The Bank Line, Ltd, inform us that they received yesterday advice from their Seatfla agents that the Silk or their now 8.8. Lucerie, which was delivered on rail at Seattle on was landed at Now
August 2nd, at 7.15
a.m...on August 7th, the total time et m York at
and 45 minutes. The time taken includes 32
facturos.
AVIATION FATALITIES.
LONDON, September 8th. The Aviator Senge fell at Karlsruhe and fractured his skull.
was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in 1900 he received the order of the Double Dragon from the Chinese Govern- meat for services during the Boxer rising.- Shanghai Mercury.
"CORNER" IN BOXERS.
A DIG SCHEME FOR AVSTRAZIA OUTIÁNED. A London weekly paper sunounces that it is the intention of Mr. Hugh D. Melatosh to stage a number of important boxing matches during the forthcoming season at the famous Stadium at Sydney, originally built for the world's championship bout between Tommy Barns and Jack Johnson. With this objeol in view, he has "cornered" some of the world's best fistic talent. First and foremost is Jack An aeroplane in which Theut. Neumann Johnson, the world's champion, whilst others under contrast are Sam Moves, Sam Langford, Kaufmann, "Porky" Flynn, accompanied the aviator Le Conte as passen Tommy Burns, Al ger, while proceeding from Muelhausen to Jim Blyna, Bill Lang, Jack Lester, several Both Australasian hoary-weights, Bandman Rice, Strasburg fell a distance of 60 feet.
Dare Bhith, Marcel Morean, Paul Ti, men were killed.
Jumy An eye-witness stated De Font hien,
and Jack Clabby the
American middis-weight). that the accident was due to an explosion Dillon
"Porky" Flynn, Jiu Flynn, Kant- Langford, of the inotor.
Dillon, and Clabby wars to sail from Vancouver, B.C., on August 6 and 13. The French contingent are expected to catch an early boat at Marseilles. Br, MoIntosh Les not get definitely arranged his plane, but so far his programme for the. beary-weights LONDON, September 8th. Betting on the St. Leger is: 13 to 8 calls for contests in the following order
Jim Flgün hacfoane, v. Lester, Lang againat King William, 3 to 1 against Baros v. "Porky" Flynn, Langford Lycaon, and 4 to 1 against Prince Palatius. ira, winner of the second against winner
winter of the first against winner
the
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mann,
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of the fourth. Johnson will meet of the white lot first on Boxing Day this year, and t the winner of the Langford-MeVee LONDON, September 8th.
Easter Monday Burgess undertook a long swim to day, John to receive from Mr. Melatosh £18,000 with many other Ansocial induce- and appeared to be unaffected by mente. One feature of his trip will be o Channel swim, except that his eyes were weak.
STRIKE IN IRELAND.
LONDON, September 8th. Rioting took place at Wexford in connee- tion with an engineering strike. One
lesture tour en route, which will take in every country of the East, China, Japan, and Tadis included. Johnson will leave England in October.
THE ILOILO FIRE.
It is now roughly estimated that the loss due to fire at noilo on September 2nd is greatly in excose of the first estimate of P500,600. It is
that the damage amounts to
Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad, and was appointment of a successor at the earliest hundred and fifty police are being dispatched 1,000,000. As far as can be learned at present delivered at the consignees, warehouse 3 hours opportunity. after its arrival in New York,
from Dublin.
the insurance payment will be about P400,000;
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