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coolles concerned to the theft of three bigs of rice wers to-day sent to guol for six weeks eịch.
Two chair coolles to-day were sentenced to iwenty-eight days'band Jabour for stealing silver. ware the property of Mr. B. Byramjee,
and it appears that the Admiralty are of the same opinion Reuter tells us that no naval manoeuvres are to take place this year owing to the Admiralty being reluctant to deplete the supplies of coal. Even here in Hongkong the Naval Authorities are looking to their coal supply, and large stocks are at present held in readiness for all eventualities. The assem
THE Canard Steamship Company's "Maditer. bling of all the smaller gunboats at Hong-ranean steamer Trinidad has been told to thr kong also may point to a state of prepa German Government, and has left Liverpool for redness, as we understand that in the event of an outbreak of hostilities these
Wilhelmshaven, to load naval stores for German small craft are to be laid up here and Klau-chew. The Trinidad is baving all her their crews drafted to the torpedo boats cables taken out so that she can load as much and fighting ships. We have eight gun cargo as possible. It is understood that she boats on the station, excluding the Est will also lake out a quantity of coal, and that en and Tweed, and, with the exception of one
aral at Kiao-chow, her engines wil be In the Behring Ses, they are all at Hong- | removed, and she will then become a coal-halk, kong or Manila. This looks as though permanently statloned there. It is father these small craft were being kept within reported that the German authorities are reach of Hongkong in view of the possi- ceking three other steamers for the same par pese, and that they have already closed, or are just about closing, for the second sieimar,
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REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
LONDON, June 19th. The Cadle squadron onfer the command of Admiral Camare, accom, fed ly six laers covering for thousand traps has finally salled and passed the Stalts of Gibraltar on Thursday
bound eastwarĴY.
Admiral Sampson has telegraphed to the Gov. ernment anxiosaly enq siring when the. In vad-
THE WAR.
MANILA NOTES, (From our Resident Correspondent)
MANILA, June 14th. The rebels are at advancing steadily along the railway towards Tondo. I went out to the end of the Spanish lices on the Malabon Tram way, and found that their last post is about one nice miles from Mantis. There the Spanteras third of a mile past Caloocan about sight or
are intrenched and fittag goes on at intervals The rebels are in the wooded ground near the raliway and also have an intrenched position on Metabon Tramway about a thousand meters from the Spanish liner. At other pofats there has been so farther rebel advance,
June 15th. The rebels have advanced quickly along the Raliway towards Tondo, and the Spaniards have retired from the entrenched position they occupied yesterday, and are now fighting within two miles of the Manila Railway Station, The rebels are still suspending their advance al other points.
June 16th.
There has been heavy fi:log at all paints both morning and evening, in spite of a strong gale blowing sccompanied by torrents of zaio, which looks as though we had got the tall and of a
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.ng army will ar ire, adding that the situationphoon. Firing began again at Melato at 7 pm
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898.
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Reuter has now solved our doubts as to Captalo Ramsay, will be despatched on the whereabouts of the Spanish Reserve THURSDAY, the 30th instant, at 3 P.M. Squadron and it is evident that the Superior Accommodation offered by tála Steamer.
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The Marquis Radiat hrs announced in the Chambers that the Cabinet will resign, and re. quete the suspention of the skilags which
was zeed to.
ABANDONMENT OF THE NAVAL MANCEUVRES.
It is officially announced that the British Naval Marcouvres will not take place this year, the Admiralty being reluctant to deplete the supplies all cost lo'vlew of the possibilities of
the stallen.
PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE NAVAL
BUILDING PROGRAMME. for nearly a month without contradicting the report. The progress eastwards of
Mr. Geschen stated in the House of Coms the fleet will doubtless be watched with, in reply to a question, that some addition interest, and, allowing them a moderate to the hallding prog amme had been under the rate of steaming, they should reach Port consideration of the Government for some time, Sald some time to-morrow or Thursday, A and that the Government would announce the doubt exists in the minds of some persons details on iku x5ʻk Joly, as to whether or not they will be allowed the use of the Suez Canal, but we belleve that no objection can be raised to either belligerent passing through it.
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There was sharp fighti`g all night at Malate and it in wald that the fort was nearly taken and probab'y will be to-night.
About a couple of thousand men are now working at sandbag defences close up to the City walls at the Luneta come, and are evl dently preparing to retire within the citadel and make adsperate fight cf it. It may be des. perste but I do not think that it will last long. You pass along the Excolts and sex the Spanish officers laughing, chanting and drinking in the cafer as if the enemy were not at their very gates and they themselves within measurable dis- tance of the end. I believe that the rebels could takes the place by themselves without American of how far Dewey will allow them to go. First arsistance but we have heard warluus ruraours they were not to be allowed to touch Manlia until the anival of the American troops, and now it has got to be "latramuros," inside the walled city, and this I believe to be the truth, Once the Spaniards 210 cooped up within the walled city tas American Admiral can do as he likes with them, eliber starve them out or bom bard the place. The only thing we are afraid of now is the Spaniards, while taking refuge inside the wails, or natives, dronk with wins and victory, massacring the nos.combatants and the Spaniards have gone inside the citadel they flag the houses. Then too, wo fear that once may turn the guns of the place on the rest of the town, and explosive shel's raining into the streets would make matters very unpleasant for
C.%.
I must rash this off to the Consulate now as it is uncertain when the Zafiro will leave. It may be at once or it may be to-morrow, so it belloves me to be lo time
21, 1898.
THE CAINE ROAD MURDER.
At the Supreme Court this morning in the Criminal Session before His Lordship Sir J. W. Carrington, Chief Justice and a special jury, Jeño, da Maita Ozoido, clerk, was placed on his trial | upon the charge of the wilful murder of Francisco Xavier de Jesus on the evening of May 9th.
man) ingiracted by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. The Attorney General (Hon. W. M. Good-
L. Dennys) prosecuted and Mr. J. J. Francts, QC Instructed by Mr. E. J. Geist, appesis for the defence.
Mr. F. G. Peralra was sworn as interpreter, Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The following special jury was empannelled: |--Merna Herbert Smlib, 1. Orange, S Han- cock, M. C. J. Grote, A. F, Smith, G. Cham- peaux, J. G. Smitä.
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was called and His Lordship directed that he Mr. H. Wicklig was abacat when his name be summoned to appear at a p.m.
Mr. D. Güler, when called, was asked to stand zalda by the Attorney General on the ground that the defendant was in the employ of Mr. Gilles, Mr. A. MacConachle was also. asked to stand zelda.
the suspicions as to the conduct of this girl were perfectly true and that she had been carrying an with some person, in inw it did noi redaco the ilme. Counsel mentioned one case in support of this,
Mr. E. M. Hisland of the P, W. D. pro daced plane of the ground for of No. 2 West Terrace,
3. M. de R. Xavier was then called and res pealed what he had deposed to at the Police Court which was fully reported in these columns
the time.
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When the Count resumed at a p.m., Mr. Wicking appeared
The Chlel Justice.-Me. Wicking, you falled to sitend illa momisg at to
Mr. Wicking-Ivery greatly regret that I was not present but actually left my office five or ten minutes before 10 hat when I was at the staircase I re-read the notice and saw that half- past ten was mentioned and I went back to my desk. The neilce is priated hali-past ton.
Mr. Wicking than showed Hts Lordship the natico.--
Deputy Register):-The mistake was made in The Chief Justice (after conferring with the the summons, Mr. Wicking, and Mr. Wicking withdraw.
The Allorney General said that the next wil cess was Dr. Lowion but he had an attack of fever and was unable to come and Counsel asked that the depositions be pat in,
Dr. Atkinson was sworn and said that Dr, Lowson had the malaifal fever and was not A to come to Court, Ko got the lover yesterday when as a p.m. his temperaturo was at 10% and at 10 o'clock this morning it was gg. Winess advised him not to came to Court, /**
Mr. Francia objected to the deposiitoas belag pat in. He submitted there was not reasonable evidence before the Court to show that Dr. Lowson could not attend. He had ordinary
The Attorney-General in prefacing his remarks to the fary said that in view of the extreme gravly of the charge he was sure that be could not ask la vala for their careful attention to the facts which he would lay before them in the opening of the cise and the evidence which it would be his Palalal duty to use to support of this charge. Magistrate and therefore mady details through This matter had been investigated before the called pablle property, and in cases of this klod, Henghong fever and his temperature this mors the Press bad naturally become what might be expecially in a place like Hongkong which was not a large place, sometimes there was a lot of talk, gossip and itle rumour and he need hardly ask them to discard wil this from their minds and try the case as if they had never heard any-
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leg was 9. Dosess of men go to business with mere fever than ikat.
The Attorney-General submitted that the depositoon should be put in. They had the Frincipal Medical Officer's sworn statement that Do Lowron was unfit to appear at the Court, sal be did not want to incre se the number of persons at the Happy Valley.
The chief Justice raid that if this were the last day of the trial be would have allowed the depositions to be put la but as it was Dr. Lowsch might possibly be able to appear to-morrow It was his opinion that medical evidence should come at the end of trial.
Miss Partain was next called. Har testimoDY was also fully reported at the Police Court pro Ceedings. She admitted having received a lat- tes produced from defendant on Easter Monday, The latter was put in and read by the Depoly Registrar (Mr. A. Setb) as follows' ;——
My dearest cousin Nina.
I am unfortunate, Glafira; I could never imagine that after promising to wed me you would have discarded your virtue and thea marry me. I ask you not to perjare yourself in trying to deceive me. I told you I am a man and I know how lo distinguish god fram bad. The carted band bas crushed my heart, it cospels me to lose hope I had for a bright lature. The ictolerabic feeling I best in my saol weighs me down tili lostead of dreams of past happiness, misforione. But I tell you now but I did not do so in order that, this moment that from my youth I could have disgraced you
of pleasure may arrivo. Of course you will know that my heart never had the slightest idea to offend you cor to prejudice you motil
you are mine. The pain that is feeling my sout, this very pain that miskes me shed so many tears, will if unit: now It does not give you gilef bring Help me to discover the cursed who ratlified the you repentance at sometime. Good Goll
to show me the heart of my faxca. It you are bold enough the man who has lajured me so much, I biak I could mangin him for the benefit of bumanly because a man like that is not fit to live. Before week you will hear of a morder and satcide. It will end the lives of a lover and one despised. Do not cay, think only of the harm you have done me and what sad time you passed In the arms of him who has robbed me of all my happiness, Should you some day repent you will not have me to tell me the secret that until now you siO trying to hide from me at the bottom of your cadel heart. I am golog to demand an explana. ilan of what passed between you and him and if you do not give me satisfaction, I will finish tha carsed one." Winess
replied to this letter deaying defea- dant's allegations,
The Court adj mened tiil só 8,m, to-morrow,
thing about it. With these remarks he would at once proceed to lay before them briefly the outlines of the frets of the case. No. West Terrace was the residence of the deceased man and bis family and on 9th May, the day on which the crime was alleged to have taken place, deceased was residing there with the other members of his family, The deceased man Jexux appeared to have been very respec- table, and was in the employ of Messrs Cattam & Co., the sulfitters in Pedder's Street. There were altogether to No. a West Terrace on that day 11 people-the decessed and his wife, sisters, his mother (an old lady of 75), two grown up wife (a sort of companies), three little atecer,
woman who used to assist deceased's
capectable young man, J. H. R. Xavier, who saed to lodge in the house and in addition there was a young lady Miss Glabra Postaria. This girl was the cousin of Mr. de Jesus and had no father and mother living. She came from Macan when she was ten years old and for some years past had resided in the house of the de- ceased. Congrel would presently put in a plan which wou'd show the disposition of the room in the ground flor of No. West Terrace. As regards the defendant he was in the employ of the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company and got a salary about $100 month. He lived in Remedios Terrace, asma little dis tance from West Terrace. Same two or three rears past he had bean more or less attached to Miss Portails. He did not become, formally engaged to her until January this yes. From March onwards they seemed to barchad quarrels but apparently these did not appear to stop the masage because a notice bad been put up in day was intended to have been the wedding the Registrar General's Depar mant, and 28th day. All that was toterrupted owing to what occurred on 9th May. On that day CONDECY would prove that the accute! man Orario shot fear bullets from a revolver into the body of the deceased and that this caused his death. Ar regards the quirols they seemed to have risen chiefly owing to some suspicion on the part of Oznio that Miss Portaria was not altogether true to him. If he had a doubt as to her being true there was one course open to him, which was the best course he could have adopte, and that What he did was that on the afternoon of th was that he should have broken the engagement. May he went to Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Ca's and purchased a revolver for Lyo or $33. Then ho wanted cartridges and obtained a dozen for, thirty conts. The revolver was put in a lule caid-board box and defendant took it away.
Ja ner to Mr. Frazcis witness said that That same afternoon at 5.30 he took the revolver defendant had repeatedly threatened to commit and cartridges to No, a West Terrace Missleide because of her being unfaithfull. Portaria saw this package and asted bics what It was. Courel thought that there was some divergence between defendant's statement balora the Police and the evidence of the girl. Consel thought that they would hear from the girl that it was the defendant who opened the box sud then she saw that it was revolver. The de- fendant ld that it was the who londed the I hear that the American Consul bas, under revolver and, she said he loaded it. They seem telegraphic fostructions from the Unlied Sixter to have courted and at the same time quarrelled. Representative in Peking, formulated a rather They went out to the verandab and resumed the heavy claim for damages in connection with the quirrel about whether she was true to his and Mision School at Helping as reported last with his sister, Just about that time the old watton destruction of Dr. Hager's American he wanted her to go from the house and live |
Chan Yau Hol, master of the Gulding Star, week. The money compensation is reported to lady, deceased's mother, was posted by the give avidence to the effect that on Jane sed he was and the Consul also demands that the school be he had heard he went out to see what the Gladiator was going out at the same time. She be set down at upwards of $10,000 (Mexican), defendant. Xavies then came in sed from what going from Tsia-Ten-Tal at 8 am. The launch rebuilt at the expense of the Chinese gantzy and quarrel was about. Just about this time Me backed out on the starboard alde and iben turned authorities of 'olping district. The damages and Mrs. de Jesus came into the house and to port Witness sarkarded a little to pass under claimed are doobiles Intended to be partive went upstairs. la consequence of what His. | her stein. Before he cleared the wharf he saw sad to save the purpose of demonstrating to the feeds heard of the quarrelling and of his mother the Syoff coming up on his post bow. Witness Chinese authorities that fozziga properly cannot
came up close by the defendant and said to hims to keep clear of him as he went astern to Lathorities must be held responsible for the infriendly way "Ion what is all this about,"
colliding with the Gladiator, The Avoid unlawful acts of anti-foreign students, who incite Then the prisones produced his revolver and Syoff Balled him to go on and Fon obstructing the Praya East by weighing by spreading faise reports and distributing dis shots fato him. The effect upon the deceased was ahead.
their ignorant countrymen to commit outrages standing about a foot from the deceased fire four out bat ho saw there was no rɛom, so did not ga coals, a match-ot was to-day fixed $15, in defaulting pictures purporting to be true represent that he went upstairs and near the top he fell with the Guiding Star He could not have The Sybil then came on and collided six weeks.
atlons of foreign religious ceremonies. It is into the arms of his wife who arsisted him to i & seen the Sybil soner because of a steamer determined to have the real culprits arrested and fring the defendant never wald a word to deceas evident that the Consul is on the war-path and chair and he died almost immediately. Before alongside the wharf,
the American Boad Lilsston, whose affairs are punished and make the Mandarins pay all costs ed.. Xavier seelog this went out by the back promptly. The property destroyed is owned by way towards the Italian Conrent. When he got some lit le distance be turned back and then In the able cartely of Dr. C. R. Hager, M. D., met defendant and siso Sikh constable No. 63. and the Rev. C. A. Nelson. It was Dr. Nelson Kevler gave Aim into custody and they all wont who brought the full report of the catrage to together to the Central Station. On entering ing Star went astern and the Sybil appeared to Crator.
ike Station, without a word being sold to him, do the same, but she came on and the way was defendant volunteered the statement "I have off the biafe when they collided. When the killed a man Shortly afterwards the usual || Star loft the wharf she could not go straight caution was admitatered to him and he began ahead as accoast of the Gladiator. He to make a statement la English and when he could not say if the collision would have been used the word "betray" the Foiles thought that avoided if the Star had gone on lastead of stop be belog Portuguese it would be better to have ping and going asters. The tide was inpalag
Portuguese interpreter and the rest of the slate trang from the north at the tima. ment was made through the interpreter. After Cand. Rumsey said the Guiding Star was defendant was arrested Inspector Moffat went entirely to blame, even without bearing the evi to No. a West terrace about 7.45 p.m. and dates for the Sybil. The master of the Star received the snvolver from Dr. Jordan. Inspector was gality of negligence in leaving the wharf Moffat saw two bullets entracted from the body while the Gladiators was turning round aboad examination at the Martasry and another ballet navigation to pulling his boat under start hard of deceased by Dr. Lowana at the post martem of him. He was further gally of coraloas was found by Police Constable Faherty who helm and bilaging her so close to the South went to search the verandah of No. 3 West Whart and the verses alongside it Terrace. Inspector Hanson went to defendant's prevent his best beleg seen by any heat.. drawer he took several letters which had passed of the rule of the road in stopplog and gelan. house and from ■ lock:d derk and unlocked on his port side. He was a guilty of neglect
these facts were proved then there could he only It was clear from the evidence the Sybil never between the defendant and Miss Portals. If astern when he should have kept on bla o cavo. cas result, Counsel did not know what the da and a chance of avoiding, the collision and she fence would be but he could only say that by did all she could in potting har helm and going apnsible for his actions. Even if it was alleged Guiding Star was suspended for one mails law every man is presumed to be sane and reastern. The certificate of the master of the that there háð bgas some "provocatles and tist soza duże,
LORD SALISBURY ON CHINA, Lord Ballibary stated in the House that negotiations were proceeding with China rela- tive to the re-organisation of the Army and Navy, and although the negoilations regarding the Navy was more advanced, the difficulty as hitherto, was that' China was powilileg, to give British rekzganizing officers, a free hand, and he feared thateva da In China could have but one issuo uktersỹ her military defences were thoroughly re-organlard.
The fleet consists of the following DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & warships-Fdayo (battleship), Carles V (armouredcruiser), Alfonso XIII. (cruiser), Piforia (armoured cruiser), and the Orafo, dudas, and Fream pina (torpedo boat destroyers). There is also the despatch vessel Giralda, formerly Mr. H. Mc- CALMONT'S yacht, the auxiliary cruiser Rapido (formerly the Hamburg-American liner Columbia), and the merchant cruisers Alfonso XII, Buenos Ayres, and Antonio Lopia. During the 24 hours up to neɔx, 20th June, They will form a squadron capable of meeting the American Asiatic fleet on
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CANTON NOTES.
{From our Special Correspondent).
CANTON, June 19th,
" SYBIL "." QUÍDING STAR" COLLISION.
An erquity was held at the Harbour Offka to-day by Comdr. R. M. Ramsey regarding the collision that took place between the ferry launch Guiding Sirr a›d the Health . Officer'ı launch Syiff on June 2nd.
should they really arrive off Manila weNo cases of plague in the 34 hours up to noon be destroyed with Impunity and that Deing pushed he went into the verandah and at onco want astern It was the Sybil's busineış
We fear, however, that the Spanish squadron will be too late to do much good out here. The first batch of the American troops from San Francisco day, and, unless the Spanish garrison of were expected to arrive at Manlia yester- the town makes a most heroic defence and manages to keep the Americans from landing and occupying the place, in all probability Manila will be garrisoned by American troops long before the arrival of the Spanish Reserve Squadron. It is also exceedingly improbable that the Ameri- cans will leave the entrance to Manila Bay undelended and the Spanlah fleet will not be allowed to steal past Corrigidör under cover of darkness as the Americans did. Then too, where will the Spanish [734 fleet coal on the voyageout? There are no Spanish coaling stationa dotted along the route and so it is presumable that they will be obliged to coal at sea from their tran- sports, which is a slow undertaking and will probably mean the loss of much valuable time on the way. 27 they do arrive at Manila, and the American fleet has not been considerably reinforced in the mean time, then we are likely to see an exciting fight in the Far East In about a month's time. “
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CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION. OTICE is hereby given that THURSDAY next, the 23rd instant, (sk Moon, 5th Day) belog the CHINESE MIDSUMMER TESTIVAL will be observed as a HOLIDAY at the KOWLOOM CUSTOMS OFFICE, OPIUM
XXAMINATION OFFICE sad STATIONS,
All Examination of Cargo and Clearances of Janks will be suspended on that date.,
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Kowloon, 18th June, 1898.
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The following enties have both received for the 1 mile Handicap at the Gymbkena to de beld on 25th fast :-
Mr. Atkinson's Landinecht, 11st, gibs, Mr. Kingston's Banner.nan, txst, gība. Mr. Madico's Tantivy, Its), 3lbs. Hen. T. H. Whitehead's, 12st. Mr. Grezion's Black Dence, rist. Hoo, F. H. May's Red Rose, 1IR. Mr. Lewis's Sancy, fost zxlbi, Mr. Potte' Tocsis, as
A CORRESPONDENT taforme on that be to-day obtained a letter from the Past Office which had been lying there since the 8th fast, although he had more than once enquired for it on the 8th and on subarquant dates also. Yesterday our corespondent saw the letter to question adver- ifsed in the list of unclaimed letters published in the Golf and so obtained it. The envelops, which we have seen, is plainly addressed and is is evidently simply owing to carelessness on the A few days back we remarked that the part of the P. Q. officists that the letter was not present situation was full of possibilities, ' delivered nearly a fortaight ago,
A syndicate promoted by some Americans has been formed, and is in commentation with the High Authorities of the Two Kwange, to reclaim s large amount at the waterfront of the river bo- low the Steamboat Co.'s mbart at Canton. If it is carried through it will to great boon to shipping generally, for the present wharf accommodation is very inadequate and out of all proportion to the volama of the ever-increas lag cargo and passenger trade of this busy port I hear that numbers of well-to-do Chinese mer chants have signified their wish to lavest heavily ascessary permission for the work to be com to the undertaking if the Authorliler grant the minced and the ground when reclaimed to be leased to the Syndicate. There should, I imaglae, be no insuperable difficulties in the the trade of the port and consequent increase of revenue.
way for the work is bound to result in benefit to
Splendid rains have fallen here and will do immense good to the crops if they "lake off" day or two hence.
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despatched to various points kave not yet come No further news of the rebellion as the troops
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William Bamicy, passenger on the Guld- ing Star, deierited the portion of the vessels,
He told how the Gulding Star cleared the Gladiator and said he heard a long blast pa Eer whistle afterwards, He then saw the Sybil on his Port bow sad almost ahead. The Gila.
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