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LO-DAY'S Dertisements.

ONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. LARSON CUP AND SPOONS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 25, 1899

Intimation.

LAST night two more bod

from the debris of the house that collapsed Graham Street, as reported in out last nights, `issue, bringing the casualties to three severely,

ssession,

Choisting for the main attacked bust take::distance that no casun

the troops proceeded

i four slightly injured, and three killed, The date returned, and reported to me that May. Chinesetlispersed. ¡Gener

of the inquiry has not yet been definitely fixed

MORROW (SATURDAY) the roth A. S. WATSON & Co., VEUK WA was this morning committed to

LIMITED.

instant, at 4 PM.

Ranges,200, 500 and 600 yards.

Weather permitting

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Hon. Sec. Hongkong, 25th August, 1899.

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

PROMENADE CONCERT will be held at the VOLUNTEER HEAD QUARTERS, TO-MORROW, the 26th August, 1899, al 9 PM

Admission $r, Members of Corps and Soldier and Sailors in uniform, 25 cents.

TICKETS can be obtained at Volunteer Head Quarters or on Night of Performance at the Gates.

Refreshments will be provided on Payment.

[10812 Hongkong, 25th August, 1899

PUBLIC AUCTION.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED.Ä.D. 1841.

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

A-THORNE'S BLEND, White

CapsuleTM B-WATON'S. GLENORUNY MELLOW BLEND, Bine Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark

ADELOUR GLENLIVET, led Cap. sule, with name and Trade Mark D.-WATSON'S H.K.D., BLEND

THE Undersigned have received instructions C-Watson's

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

MONDAY, the 28th August, 1899,

- II A.M.,

At Kowloon Docks Premises. ASBESTOS METALLIC PACKING and

·ASBESTOS, PARAGON, GARLOCK, and. TUCKS PACKING, OLD MANILA ROPE. ARMOURED, PLAIN and COTTON HOSES, BALL LAMP COTTON, LAMP WICKS, GRINDSTONES and a Large Quantity of OAKUM weighing about 1,53415,

&c.,

ke,

&*.

A Steam Launch will leave" Peddar's Wharf at 10.30 AM. to convey intending Purchasers.

TERMS As Usual

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 25th August, 1899, (10840

THE Und

PUBLIO AUCTION. Undersigned have received instructions from the Captain Superintendent of Police to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,..

TUESDAY, the 29th August, 1899, at 11 A.3., AL CENTRAL POLICE STATION. (Instead of as previously advertised) A LARGE QUANTITY OF SURPLUS STORES.

ON

ALSO

224 MAUSER RIFLES, MUSSLE LOADING RIFLES, 344 REVOLVERS, RIFLE and REVOLVER AMMUNITION, SWORDS, LEAD COPPER, IRON, SUGAR, RICE, &c, &c.

TERMS—As Usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 5th August, 1899. [10672

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The Grounds will be Brilliantly Illuminated by Acetylen Gas,--Eastern Acetylen Lighting Syndicate.

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Hongkong, 25th August, 1899.

NOTICE, THIRD. GYMKHANA is POSTPONED THIRD

until SATURDAY, the 2nd September,

on account of the Weather.

Hongkong, 25th August, 1899. 1o8ja DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAM'SUL THE Company's Steamship

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FORMOSA," Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 26th instant, at.Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 25th August, 1899. THE CHINA AND MANILA-STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.'.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

THE Steamship

ZET P.M.

"TAI LEE

Per Car

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$10.80

10.80

12.00

14.10

OF THE FINEST. SCOTT:11 MALT WHISKIES, Vio- let Capsule. E-WATSON'S VERY OLD £t. QUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY. Gold Capsule

15:00 THORNE'S BLEND and. WATSON's GLENORCHY are high class Soda Whiskies, of greater age than most brands in the market.

ADELOUR-GLENLIVET is a very old Peat Whisky.(smoky) and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. D is well known for its fine flavour!

E is of superb quality and pro- nounced by leading local connois- seurs to be the best brand in the Hongkong market.

A. B. WATSON & Co., Limited. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

take his trial at the next Criminal Sessions charged with stealing one leatherware savings bank, containing $20, the propery of Yeung Hung Fake, and with burglariously entering com- plainant's dwelling house No. 5o Cochrane St. in the night time and stealing money, clothing and jewellery valued at $40, on the 10th inst, in this Colony.

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7. On the evening of the 1st April tractor's men had stopped work and come away so he had left two Indian police and two Chintas in charge of the sheds, in course of erection and the materials. I disapproved of leaving any armed men in Chinese territory and directed him to withdraw them. He said that he had promised the villagers to return, and would go himself and withdraw them, feel ing that possibly an explanation with the people, when their tempers had time to cool, would

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to treat the Viceroy and chi (with a scrupulous fegard for interna- obligations. The result has shown, an

THE despatches, etc, relating to the extension of the Colony, and which were laid on the table at yesterday's Council meeting, have been pub- be handed over the protection of the watshed loss fire been humanely controlled when the Forces Nar Cat 1 look upon such needless:

fished in the form of a Blue Book of sixty-nine pages. A sketch of the flag 'captured by the Hongkong Regiment, on 15th April, at Taipo hu, is given, while another sketch shows the flug of submission subsequently hoisted by the various villages, which bears an inscription reading, "Submissive and Loyal People resid- ing wilbin British Territory."

B. Accordingly, carly on Monday morn ing, the 3rd instant, he proceeded to Tai pó Hi, calling at Kowloon en route and taking with him five Chinese soldiers to whom, under the Instructions of the Viceroy, was to and the workmen. Addititional soldiers were to be sent on as soon as they had arrived from Canton. Mr. May took with him six unarmed Sikh police, merely a formal escort as is usual in China. At 12 midnight I received a pencilled note in Mr. May's pocket book, brought by one of the Chinese who had been left at the matshed, in which he said that he was attacked by a mob and would hold the mashed until

on Sunday afternoon and apprehended no serious difficulty

16 On Monday, Tuesity, and Wednesday the troops were moring to the weghard some village in which it was reported that men were imprigned who had come in fron Ping Shin district to Hongkong on the thith instant to present a petition to we praying for cleniency on account of the first burning of the matsheds. On each day they were attacked. On Tuesday, the attacking Force consisted of 2,600 men who, in the neighbourhood of Kam. Tin advanced across the open in excellenttional skirnishing order against two Conpanies of the utter disregard of the responsibility assumed Hongkong Regiment until they were within

life; for it ja Idle to ignore, the fact that the 'rr 300 yards, when they broke and fed. This was life for cry of Canton, and a serious loss of tire fast attack and was repulsed with some assailants have suffered serious dosses in their which would have been much heavier had four days hopclass contest against difciplined not the assailants fled. Two guns were taken in Mon loss of lfe with equanimity The slatements day's pursuit, and six other guns were found of N Ki Chung and Tang Kok Lam and The thrown into a deep pond at Ping Shan letters found in the meeting-house show that 17. Since then the villagers acknowledge those people possess some of the qualities that that in their resistance, they were hope make good subjects, and foolish at their opposi lessly beaten, and Mr. Stewart Lockhart tion may have been, with the exception of the reports that they are now returning to work murder of Cheung Tsoi after the fight at Kam have instructed him to make every effort to Trin, their action displayed no moral turpitude.

we have come to change their customs or to decision whether any, or what notice, shall be. confiscate their land of the events of the of life, serious expense, and inevitable foolings e taken of violated promises involving grave less

of acerbity on the part of the people of the New Territory with whom it was my most carries desire to establish relations of confidence from the moment c of the Government

Two Japanese youths have just completed the For but urgently required relief, I re beget confidence and to remove the idea that With Her Majesty's Government resis tha

feat of awimming from Tokyo to Yokohama Their nanies aré Oka Tomokichi, and Yama. moto Hikakichi, their ages 18 and respec- tively. Each tied upon his head four eggs and two pieces of dried bonito to serve for food, and they set out from Kaigunbashi at 6 am. on. the 8th inst. The current in the neighbour. hood of Haneda gave them a great deal of trouble and swept them near the shore, and their attempt to eat their provisions, in the sea off Kawasaki, was a failure, as they dropped the egg's in the water. They obtained some rice, however, from a fisherman and pushed on to Yokohama, reaching that place. at 3.40 p.m. Apparently they were not accompanied by a boat; for we Japan Mail) read that a friend

had carried their clothes to Yokohama and was waiting for them on the shore. The distance covered must have been over 20 inites.

H.E.' THE GOVERNOR ON THE HINTERLAND DISTUR- BANCES.

The following is Sir Henry Black's despatch to bit. Chamberlain in connection with the Hin terland disturbances. We shall publish further extracts from the Blue Book in subsequent

issues. No. 107.

Government House, Hongkong, 28th April 1899 Sir-The late unfortunate disturbances in the leased area render it expedient that I should place you in possession of all the facts bearing upon the present situation.

The Hongkong Celegraph considerable delay in arranging for the delimita

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1899.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS." THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY.

LONDON, August 23rd. Despatches from Pretoria state that Presi- dent Kruger's definitive reply has not yet been sent but only a tentative summary of the Transvaal's new proposals, which are a five years' franchise, a one-fifth representation on the First Volksraad, and an understanding that there shall be no further interference in the internal affairs of the republic.

The Militia Infantry and Artillery in Jamaica have: volunteered for service in the Transvaal.

'CRICKET. Australia has beaten, Middlesex by an in- ∙nings and 230 runs.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says On the 25th at it.50 a.m. The barometer has risen, and is near the normal on the China coast and over the Philippines. Pressure is lowest in Tongking, highest over the l'acific to the S. of Japan. Gradients slight, mainly for E. winds, on the China coast. FORECAST Moderate S.E. to E. winds; showery.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Four saman owners were fined $2 apiece for refusing to curry passengers in the harbour, without reasonable excuse...

WE would call the attention of our readers to the promenade concert to be held at the Volun- teer Parade Ground, full particulars of which will be found in our advertising coloumns. [xodra***

We understand that, on the completion of the summer cruise, H.M.S. Undaunted will proceed to Manila to relieve H.M.S. Endymion, at pre- sent senior officer's ship in Philippine waters. THE Manager of the joint Telegraph Cos.-in- forms us that telegraphic communication was re-established last evening with Foochow, and thence with Amoy by the Chinese landline Telegrams exchanged with Amoy are subject to some delay,

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Tested that all

all communications relating to Sub escriptions Advertisements headdressed to the

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"Thank Viceroy for prompt orders to Kowloon Inform His Excellency that British official and men with five Chinese soldiers were attacked this evening at Tai-. po Hü. Am sending a Force to relieve them and remove them leaving protection property to Chinese Government. Request Viceroy to order sufficient Force to be sent without delay to preserve order and fully protect workers. A considerable Force will be necessary. I have directed the relieving Force now proceeding in one of Her Majesty's ships not to do more than relieve British subjects, except they are attacked."

18. This is a narrative 19 days in the New Territory. But there ate other facts that have a direci bearing upon the whole matter. I will be remembered that there was a difficulty about the question of lie retention of the Customs stations in the leased area, as 1 pointed out that by the automatl action of the Convention the Chinese, Customs officials could nor continue to exercise their despa functions while the leased area remained under British jurisdiction, to which the the Viceroy demurred. On the toth instant, acks the Viceroy informed the Consul that there Major was no use in my proceeding to hoist Powell but for- the flag on the 17th instant as he declined to hand it over because the Chinese Customs were not to be allowed to remain within the New Territory. To that despatch; after re colving your approval, I replied that under

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Major-General Gascoigne to send a to relieve him, and at 3.30 am. Major General Gascoigne proceeded himself in Her Majesty's ship Whiting, accompanied by Mr. Stewart Lockhart, and taking with him 100 men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Of the two matsheds partially erected they found one burnt, but the principal one was untouched. The people informed them that Mr. May and his party bad left for Hongkong, so they returned. In the forenoon Mr. May returned and reported that he and his party had been assailed with stones, and other missiles, and seeing, after 9 o'clock, that signals were being shown and drums beat indicating a general concentration of villagers, he retreated over the hill, and remained concealed until morning, seeing, as he thought, both matsheds on fire. He heard a general advance upon the hill, upon which he had first taken his position.

Instructions from Her Majesty's Government hay with him had behaved very well...

reported that the Chinese soldiers sent in

I immediately telegraphed to Her MnI would proceed at 1 pm, on the 17th to bist and

the British flag, and invited His Excellency to Keyes jesty's Consul at Canton as follows:-

name an Official of suitable rank to be presont perfor at the ceremony. On the 5th, I was informed spicuous zeal. that Deputy Wang, who had been the Chinese ance Commissioner for the delimitation of the bor boundary, had been sent down by the Viceroying with 300 soldiers to Kowloon. On receipt of the message from Captain Berger, of the Hongkong Regiment, that he was opposed by the Chinese troops with guns, sent for Deputy Wang, and demanded to know if these men were Chinese troops. He said "No," adding that the Viceroy had sent him down to see that 300 men should be placed in the New Temitory to protect it until I took it over told him that I bad dest termined to hoist the flag next morning and.. I telegraphed again on the sth as follows-

"Inform Viceroy troops not yet arrived, that all Chinese soldiers and officials must leave neither has San On Magistrate issued the leased area, On the 17th, the Commissicher

of Imperial Customs conveyed to me that De held Viceroy's prochimation: The names of ringleaders Monday's attack giren Kow-puty Wang wished to see me, and shortly after Colon looh authority but instructions from Vicoroy he waited upon me accompanied by Mr. Hillier to San On Magistrate to arrest guilty parties the Chinese Commissioner of Customs. Deputy necessary. Please request that instruction Wang was anxious to discuss the Customs question about which he had evidently been; be given."

sent down, but I declined to enter upon the subject. I told him that I could not permit Chinese troops to remain in the Territory and at Kowloon, and could not understand whylhe Viceroy should have considered peccamry to send to Kowloon an addition force of 300men two days before the date on ichl annou that the New Territory wouk be faken over pressed the question for sometimo and course of his remarks said something which Chinese Customs Commissioner did not tru late saying it was mere folly, but Mr. Mans field, Her Majesty's Consulat Canton who was present, at once interpreted it as a statement that soldiers had been sent down to protect the Customs. I told him that it was necessary that these men should be withdrawn; be promised to telegraph to the Viceroy, and, if no answer was returned, to go to Canton himself, although front the known state of the Viceroy's feelings of he had little hope of obtaining the necessary authority to move I made it clear that it how would be necessary for the soldiers to withdraw whatever the state of the Viceroy's feelings the Deputy Wang stated that there were several he parties of soldiers stationed all through the Territory which he would order to comed to Kowloon. I said that those should be ordered to retire t

to Sham Chunniker 13. On the 14th, Mr. Stewart, Lockhart re-than to Kowloon to reach which place ceived information from an inhabitant of they would be obliged to march across the Tái po Hu that the matsheds were quite Territory and over the hills. unprotected, and as there were rowdies about it would be well to have them occupied lest some mischievous person should burn them. As it was intended that the: 25 police to be stationed there, with a Company of the Hong- kong Regiment, should march over on Saturday, the 15th, to have things in readiness for the ceremony of hoisting the flag, I determined to send the police in at once by launch. When they arrived they found a heap of smouldering ruins. They returned and reported the matter, and, still under the impression that the burn ing of the matsheds was simply an act of wanton mischief, I'directed the police to return next morning, taking tents, and also the Company of the Hongkong Regiment with ins tructions that they were to hire some coolies and have the debris cleared away. It was evident that the Viceroy bad not afforded the protection In accordance with his undertaking, but the cost of the matshed was a comparatively, un

2. It will be remembered that there has been tion of the Northem boundary. August last year the entire district was visited by Mr. 10. In response to those telegrams, I was in Stewart Lockhart whose able report has been formed that Goo soldiers had been sent into the considered by you, Immediately after his leased area to preserve order. Immediately arrival front. England on the 3rd February, I after the occurrence I considered the position entered upon the consideration of the details in Executive Council and decided not to take of administration of the New Territory, while over the territory until the 17th as the occur the question of the boundary was being disrence seemed to be nothing more than a cussed between Her Majesty's and the Chinese, sudden nfiray, and as the Viceroy had accepted Governments. All the details of the additional all the responsibility and undertaken to establishments, number and location of police, afford protection, the contractor could, go on necessary public works, &c. were determined and re-construct the matsheds. The contractor by the time when the boundary was fixed on resumed work and finished the natsheds on behalf of the two Governments by Deputy the 14th instant sufficiently to enable them to Wang and Mr. Stewart Lockhart on the ith be occupied. March..

3. On the 24th March Mr. May, the Caplain Superintendent of Police, proceeded to Tai pó Hi and selected a site for a station. On the 31st March he again visited the place and. found the framework of a matshed erected by the contractor, who had, however, ceased to work as he was ordered to desist by the vill agers. I may observe that matsheds are temporary structures of bamboo poles, rafters, and floors with sides and roof of palm leaves. They are put up without nails and very rapidly and are strong and watertight.

4 On being appealed to by the village to remove the matshed asis position would interfere with their "Fưng Shui” or goed luck, he declined to do so or consider the matter until they permitted the workmen 10 proceed, so work was resumed. On the next day he returned, and in deference to the objections of the villagers he asked them to point out another site, which they did, on. which he ordered the frame to be taken down and removed to the new site. As soon as the workmen had well begun on the new shed they were resisted, upon which a message was sent to the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Stewart Lockhart.

11. On the 7th instant, issued a proclama tion in Chinese a copy of which I annex, and published a notice in the Gazelle that. I would take over the Territory in accordance with Her Majesty's Order-in-Council On the 17th, 1 also informed the Viceroy through Her Majesty's Consul. By general desire the day way proclaimed a public holiday and large numbers of the inhabitants of Hongkong of all classes intended to be present..

12. All this time Mr. Stewart Lockhart was assured by Chinese, to whom he looked for information, that the people were all anxious that we should take over the Territory, the gentry alone being antagonistic.

s. On that day Mr. Stewart Lockhart came to me bringing with him an inflammatory placard that was, according to the information given to him, being posted in the villages of the leased area. A copy of this placard was transmitted with my despatch, No. 82 of 1st instant. At the same time the information was given to me that the workinen erecting the mat- sheds were stopped by threats Mr. Stewart Lockhart, who has a long experience in China, said that the consequences of the issue of this placard and the stoppage of the work of erect-important matter. ing the matshed would be very serious, He suggested that I should send him to Canton to see the Viceroy, as not a moment should be lost. I concluded that if it was necessary to see the Viceroy I had better see him myself telegraphed to the Consul at Canton that I desired to see the Viceroy next day, and rext moming started from here, al 5 ating M. Stewart Lockhart with me. Up to that time, although apparently everything was friendly in the New Territory, we were only.on sufferance in erecting matsheds, and it became evident that if the Viceroy would not accept responsibility for their protection 1 must eillier defer any preparation for the accommodation of the police, or apply for authority to take over possession without further delay.

6. I have reported the circumstances of my visit to the Viceroy in my despatched No. 87 of 7th instant. He accepted all the respons- bility for the protection of the matsheds which involved his permission to erect them, and, in accordance with his promise, telegraphed at once to the Colonel stationed at Kowloon to prepare for 300 men who were to proceed to any portion of the leased ares desired by this Government, 49.25 to afford protection to the en matsheds being erected, and also to surveying paltits, and generally to preserve order. These soldiers were sent down within three tinys, and the places to which we wished them to be sent indicated by the Colonial Secretary, The

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19. I have stated that my proclamation was posted in different parts of the leased area on and after the 7th instant. In the absence of Mr. Stewart Lockhart, who is in the New Territory, I cannot say what arrangement was made for posting it, but I presume that some, native of the district was employed to post them in the usual manner. On the zoth instant received a petilon from a wife of a man Cheung-Tsoi who was, it appears, employed post those notices. He had p distributed some, for evidence since f shows that when the leaders were resistance, they said that the ma killed if he returned to his Hongkong, where he then was, proclamations. The evidence

the that early on the morning of Hongkong for Castle, Peak Bay en rout village of HaTsun. At the time a nomber of the people, who had been called to arms were assembled at Castle Peak Bay 14 On the arrival of the police and troops, is not clear if the man carried any of my they observed large numbers of apparently clamations will him, but he was Chinese troops in uniform, who were in posi Castle Peak Bay and sent at a prisoner tion on the hills to the north of Túi po Hu village where he was confined in the village There was also a battery of guns house. After the defeat at Kames mounted in a regular emplacement These leader, whose name is keow people opened fire, which was sustained for a came to Ha Tsun, beat the ma considerable time, until the arrival of Her, Mahim put the body in a pig in jesty's ship Fame, with Capt Long, Deputy into the river The body Assistant Adjutant General, who had gone found with a chain tightly round te arrange the position of the camp. The neck, and several shor Fame landed a party of 16 men under Lieuten attack upon the troops ant Keyes, R.N., who joined the Forces engaged that has taken place during on the bill. The Fair then opened fire on the 5th instant Chinese, position and the troops and blue- Jackets advanced, clearing away the assailants who were regularly entrenched, and capturing a fing which has on it an inscription showing to the outbreak of viol it to be the flag of one of the local and Forces flier obtained the leaders in the mov of Chise

intelligence of the serious and expressed 15. On receiving intel turn that Events had taken, Major-General the letter Gascoigne proceeded to the spot himself, with power three Companies of the Hongkong Regiment Scottish and one Company of the Asigric Anillery He evident was accompanied by Mr. Stewaif Lockhart the who was instructed by me to host the flag on the afrival and, to read Her Majesty's Order in- Counc

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