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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1901.

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against recognition owing to a skilfully spread THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, rumour that he has fallen over a precipice in the vicinity and pershed miserably. The dis- consolate widow, her daughter and the barrister- lover, the Major, the Gay Parisienne, and all the personages in the piece, also find their way to the "hotel. Honeycomb is driven' to continual straingem to avoid discovery; and the action of the play becomes complicated and very amusing. Doubt, suspicion, jealousy and rage reign supreme; but the air is finally cleared, and all ends happily.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the fourth ordinary General meeting, to be held at the office of the Company, No. 14. Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 6th day of April, 1901, at noon :--

The Directors have now to submit the state. ment of accounts and report of the working of the Company in the year ended 318 December 1900,

Mrs. Dallas, as the wronged spouse, was the very personification of the elderly British Mrs. Grundy. But the very excellence of her

The work of constructing the new Dani. is acting in so unsuitable a part made us regret steadily progressing and it is expected that all the more that so graceful and talented water will be available therefrom by June next actress has not yet had an opportunity of show-The Damn would have been completed before ing us herself at her best. Her chief charm, this, had not the embankment been partially her exquisitely modulated voice, is wasted in.

washed away by a heavy food in December comic parts such as this.

Jast.

As the Gay Parisienne Miss May Nonna recalled Ada Reeve almost at her best. In each role she seems to improve; and we in common with the rest of Hongkong, like her bet er every time we see her.

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Miss Evelyne de Worms looked very charm ing and was graceful and natural-particularly in the love scenes-as Miss Honeycomb;

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The Machinery and Plant at the Mines have een overhauled, and put in repair, new inortar boxes provided, and the bed legs renewed.

The two Shafts which have been sunk by Mr. Flughes, one at South Jalis to a depth of 100 feet, and the other at Mill Gully to a depth of 130 feet, are shortly to be spened out.

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AT THE MAGISTRACY, March 26th.

THE VITRIOL OUTRAGE ON THE PRATA, a coolle employed at Jardine's bazaar, was This morning before Mr. Hazeland Lo'Trai, charged on remand with feloniously, unlawfully, and maliciously throwing upon one Francis George Reek, leading man of stores at H. M.

Naval Yard, a certain corrosive fluid, with the thinst. intent in so doing to burn the complainant, on

The Hon. F. H. May, C.M.C. (Captain Super. intendent of Police), prosecuted.

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evidence was heard as His Worship said he The defendant pleaded guilty, but the intended committing the defendant for trial at the Criminal Sessions

-SMALL-FOX.

Number of cases reparted (Chinese.......... up till noon of the 25th Other Asiatics

Number of cases reported

March, 1901 pastissoses Europeans...... Q Chinese 2 during the past 24 hours

Other Asiatics o Europeans!

Other Asiatics Europeans... Chinese Europeans Other Asiatics

thorised to asked that a decision on a matter of such importance should be postponed till after the Easter holidays. This proposal was Unanimously adopted.

The Spanish Marriage : Disturbances.. Severe repressive measures have been ad- Total number of cases reported to date...opted by the Government to quell the agitation in connection with the Spanish marriage Number of deaths reported (Chinese

Drastic steps were taken to prevent the publica. 18tion of news, and the newspapers retaliated by up till noon of the 25th

abstaining from publishing any accounts of the Number of deaths reported

March, 9101

Royal marriage. It is believed the military Dictatorship of General Weyler is likely to last during the past 24 hours

that, unter a new or reconstituted Government until the end of the month, when it is hoped

13 law in the capital. Senor Silvela is represented it may be possible to dispense with martial to bave said:"The incidents of the past few days are of no importance, and may be re- garded as at an end. The present economic situation in Spain is as satisfactory as possible. I believe that a Ministerial crisis is the less to be dreaded as the difference between the Liberal and Conservative programmes are in- faitesinmi."

Total number of deaths recorded to date

BY THE MAIL

(FROM HOME PAPERS)

Wireless Telography.

Mr. Nikola Tesla prophesies confidently that wireless Transatlantic telegraphy is at hand. This daring electrician. states that he has the

New York to London without the agency of disposal, and that before the year is ended the prices of pigs and cotton will be flashed from

though we regret that ber part did not afford | sively as possible with the Staff at our disposal, † seven were employed at the Dock Yard and capital necessary for his great enterprise at his us more apportunities of hearing her sweet and. well-trained voice:

Miss Jeryl MacKay was a decided success and her drolleries kept the house continually amused.

'rospecting has been carried on as exten And a rich specimen of stone has been brought in from Swah showing Cold at all points, and every effon is now being made to find the reef. It is believed that this part of the Company's future.

in the difficult sole of Ruth, the comic servanti! Concession will open up well in the near at about 6.40 am. on the 14th instant when any visible mediam.

Our Boys' Own Girl" Miss Hettie Peel elicited frantic applause in the patriotic song "Sons of the Sea. An especially charming collection of national dances was introduced by the pretty little danseuse, Miss Violet.Capell. Mr. Dallas was at his best and that is saying a good-deal-as Mr. Honeycoinh; and portray ed the unctuous hypocrite to the life. His disguise as the Highland tourist in the second act-afforded him an excellent opportunity of displaying bis unrivalled comic powers and his marvellous mimicry of accents.

The New Manager, Mr. Thomas Lester, bas arrived at the Mines, and, after a tour of in spection, advises that more Miners be engaged for the purpose of prospecting; and as this advice accortis with the views of the Directors, they have wired to the Agents of the Company at Charters Towers to send two Miners im- mediately.

Inasmuch as during the past year, in the absence of water power, little crushing of ore has been done, consequently the returns from winnings of Gold have been small, while the As the Major Ms. Munro was particularly wages etc. have had to be paid; and, as more cost of the New Dam, Repaks to Machinery, good; and niore than surpassed his previous cfforts. To so clever an actor as Mr. Godwinds will be required for the contemplated the German mu-keeper's part was a mere trifle; developments, your Directors advised an in- and we regret that we had no chance of hearing say, was agreed to by the Shareholders; and crease of Capital, which, they are pleased to Mr. Metcalfe was received with applause by they now hope that with the New Manager and the house after his recent indisposition, and increased Capital, the result will be satisfactory sang as well as ever.

to all concerned.

his clear and cultured voice.

Mr. Ferrell's Dingle was a clever little bit of comedy; and the veteran actor was as good as

he always is:

Mr. Wilson's Frenchman was excellent,

"THE GEISHA" ON THURSDAY.

If one may judge by the numbers of people who have already booked seats to witness this most charming of all 1/1 musical pieces of later years, its popularity is by no ineans on the wane-quite the reverse in fact. Certainly the best of it's class since "The Mikado," "The Geisha" continues its hold upon the public to a remarkable degree. It is undoubtedly the best all-mond show that the Dallas' Company presents, and when one takes into consideration the fact that all the scenery, dresses and effects are the identical ones used in the original production at Daly's | Theatre, and that the present Company is one eminently adapted to the requirements of such a piece, this is scarcely to be wondered at. -The Geisha" will only be played for three nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and on Monday, next the great gaiety success "A Runaway Girl" will take its place. A pro. duction of that extraordinarily funny piece. "What happened to Jones" is promised dur ing the season.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Honour Sir John Carrington, K., C.M.G., (Chief Justice). March 25th.

THE WANCHAI MURDER.

The case against the widow named Wong Po, 143, Queen's Road East, Wanchai, being charged with the wilful murder of a man named Kwong Cheung, of the same address, formerly a messenger in connection with the Supreme Court, on the 5th February, was concluded last evening.

The prisoner, for whom Mr. E. H. Sharp appeared, pleaded not guilty.

The following were the jury-Mess's. P. A. Cox, John Galbraith, Wan Ki Mei, George Hunter, F. A. C. Hann, George Patton, and Gustave Meyer.

The case being concluded, and His Lordship having summed up to the jury, it was half-past five when the jury retired to consider their verdict.

They returned at twenty minutes.to six. and in reply to the Cleik (Mr. L. W. Jones) the Foreman of the jury (Mr. Cox) said that the jury were unanimously of opinion that the prisoner was guilty.

Mr. R. C. Wilcox accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors, and Mr. J. H. Lewis has resigned his seat on the Board, owing to his departure for Europe.

In accordance with the Articles of Associa- tion Messts. D. Gillies, Thomas Howard, and being eligible, offer them themselves for W. Kerfoot Hughes retire from the Board, but re-election.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. Fullerton Henderson, and the Board recom. mends him for re-election.

R. CHATTERION WILCOX,

Chainman. Hongkong, 21st March, 1901, BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1900. Authorised Capital~~

Capital and Liabilities.

63,000,ordinary shares

at $8.00 ....... 30,000 preference

shares at 51.00

Paid-up Capital---

$480,000.00

30,000,00

$510,000,00

53945 ordinary shares

at $8.00 5.558 ordinary shares

at $7.00

$431,560,00

38,906.00

147 ordinary shares at $5.00 (for feited)

735.00

350 ordinary shares (unallotied)......

60,000

10,000 preference shares.

nt $1,00....................... Accounts payable Deposits by employees Pekan Agency Mines, Suspense account, Unclaimed dividends

30,000,00

Cost of estale...

Property and sasēts. Machinery, plant, and equipment... Cyanide plant

Development of concession. Main shaft.......

Buildings Main and Klidah dams

$501,201.00 3,445.80 1,333.67 15.23

12,320 27 8,118.26

Inoculation Against Malaria.”

Incredible-Except of the

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Mc Redmond advised his follower to refuse to speak in English if he was forbidden to speak in Erse. So Mr. O'Donnell shut his lips with soap, and the House won't hear him (alk this side. Christmas. It is a small mercy, but not to be despised. As for Mr. Redmond, if he would restore himself to our favour, let him give similar advice to the rest of his party.

Shipping.

Arrivals.

TAI LEE, German steamer, 828, T. Calender,

TRIGONIA, British steamer, 1,069, Powell, 25th 25th Mar Saigon zind Mar, Rice. Meyer & Co..

Mar., Pulo Dickone 17th Man, Oll- Arnhold, Karberg & Co. · AFDI, British steamer: 3,354, S. Golding, zóth.

MarGlasgow 30th Jan, and Singapore" 19th Mar, General-Dodwell & Co Ed. HAITAN, British steamer, 1,183, J. S. Roach,

26th Mar,Foochow 23rd March, Amay 24th, and Swatow 25th, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co.

KOSETTA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3825, N. Tate, 26th Mar,-Nagasaki z2nd March,

LOKSANG, British steamer, 978, Leask, 25th

General Nippon Yusen Kaisha. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,158, A. H. Hall,'

16th Mar-Canton 25th Mar., General- Butterfield & Swire.

Mar, Canton 25th March, General- HIKOSAN MARU, Japanese steamer, 2302, P.

Jardine, Matheson & Co,

La Tsun Man, Chinese detective No. 312, gave evidence of arrest. He made enquiries defendant with others at 154 Queen's Road East and as a result of the same he arrested the on the 14th inst. at 4.45 p.m. He took him to the Dock Yard where there were six or seven defendant with these men. The witness Shun men standing inside the gate. He placed the Yu and P.S. 8s came up and the former pointed out the defendant as the man who ran away at the time of the assault. Some of the six or some were belonging to his own party. the witness box. He gave the details of the

Army, sends us a cutting from the Hampshire The complainant, Mr. Reek, then went into

. War Office. affair. He was walking along the Praya East,

'A correspondent, with sons intended for the Chronicle, wherein is described a War Office He recollected seing a chinaman sitting on the the fluid was suddenly thrown into his face.

blunder of truly stupendous dimensions. In parapet opposite. He noticed a sudden flash

July, 1897, Dr. Fearon, the headmaster of Dr. Kahn, a military surgeon in German Winchester, most patriotically decided on pre- and felt a burn on his face. He had his South-West Africa, has successfully inacalated,senting the city and school with a rifle range- moving it he saw handkerchief over, his eyes and when reaccording to his method, a large number of a necessity in which they were totally deficient CANTON, British steamer, 1,110, D. F. F. Hallstrom, 26th Mar-Moji 20th Mar, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha rickshaw.

European with a Europeans there as a prophylactic against-and to lay out at his own expense. The He borrowed the vehicle and malaria. Inoculations are still being made, and owners of the land were prepared to meet his went to the Naval Hospital. He had suf the white population of the Colony evidently wishes with corresponding generosity. He

Lawrence, 26th Mar.,-Canton 26th Mar, General. Jardine, Matheson & Co. fered a great deal from the injuries and, had believe in the virtue of these preventive mea applied to the War Office for permission. That not yet recovered. ille did act know how the sures. Dr. Kuhn has invited Dr. Bail, a former sage department were so delighted with the Keongwal, German str., for Swalow. in Court, which were burnt with the fluid also in Berlin, to help him.

Clearances at the Harbour OBCE.. fluid was thrown. He was wearing the clothes assistant at Professor von Bergmann's Hospital idea that they insisted on taking it over them-Auping Maru, Japanese str., fur Swatow. the straw hat which was burnt all along the underside of the rim in front.

selves. There followed committees and in. Laksang, British sir, for Shanghai. quiries and bourds. After three years and a half, Pak Rong, British str., for Canton. De. Fearon was informed that the War Office | Pienia, German str., for Hoilo. intended to do nothing because they were not

Decima, German 'str, for Swatow. bound to help Volunteers in that school any

the War Office. more than they were bound to help them else.

Hainos, British str, for Canton. where." It would be incredible-if it were Dot

Szechuen, British str., for Shanghai. Sahine Rickmers, Bitish str., for Swatow. Glengyle, British-ste, for Shanghai. Kutsang, British str, for Hongay.

Canton, British str., for Ningpo.

singlau, German str., for Chefoo. Aristia, Austrian str., for Moji. Siam, British str., for Singapore.

Mr. T. J.-Wilde, Acting Government analyst said he examined the articles of clothing and Inspector Cuthbert and found that it was found they had been burnt by nitric acid. He also examined a Chinese jacket received from similarly stained. Nitric acid was a danger ous substance.

Dr. E. K. Tuck, surgeon at the Naval Hos Hospital on the 14th inst., shortly after 7 a.m. pital said the complainant come to the Naval He was severely burnt across the forehead and on each side of the face and down the right arm. The eyes were washed out and the burns were dressed.

seeing the complainant on the 14th inst. He Dr. Canton, of the Naval Yard, deposed to was suffering from extensive burns and was

not yet completely recovered.

Police Inspector Cuthbert then entered the box. He saw the defendan: divest himself of the articles of clothing which had been found to be stained. Mr. Reek handed them to him and he gave them to Mr. Wild, the Analyst When the defendant was brought to the station he was wearing the clothes in question.

Wong Pong Lia then gave evidence as Sergeant interpreter, having read the charge to the defendant at the Police Station,

The case was remanded.

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THE ALLEGED PRIME CULPRIT. Yeling Kun, a store coolie at H.M. Naval Yard, was charged on remand with aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring the throw ing of corrosive fluid on Mr. Reck, in the case in which Lo Tsai pleaded guilty. He pleaded not guilty.

Mr. J. Hays (Messrs. Johnston Stokes and Master) was for the defendant.

The Hon. F. H. May, CM.G. (Captain Superintendent of Police) prosecuted.

Leung Piu. Blacksmith in the Naval Yard was the first witness. His evidence was to the effect that the defendant asked him to find a man to throw the fluid over a European storekeeper the same man who was assaulted on the 14th inst...

Case proceeding.

CANTON NOTES,

SMALL-POX.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

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The Siberian Railway. The winter passenger traffic over the Paikat appear to be attended with much uncertainty Lake section of the Siberian Railway would and discomfort. The very powerful ice-breaker never as yet been able to keep the traffic going Baikal and its lesser assistant the Angara bare for a continuous juonth. This winter the cross-lake post and the passenger and goods kind of way, almost wholly by the employment traffic have been maintained, in an irregular of some six hundred horses. The winter passage of Lake Baikal is evidently not much of a picnic.

New Scholarships.

Sir Edwyn S. Dames, K.C.M.C., one of the.

The Now Coinage.

engraver to the Royal Mint, who is to design has given a sitting to Mr. G. W. De Saulles, The Court Circular announces that the King

the die for the new coinage. Our coinage of late years has not been particularly beautiful. The gold coinage is unimpeachable with the beautiful design of St. George and the Dragon by Pestrucci in 1817. But what can he said Mr. Brock's design' for the half-crown and Sir 'shilling? They are very bad, as a matter of fact, and we shall be glad of a change even should the cage be not an im provement, though that is hardly possible. There was a time when we had artists in gold and silver, but they take some finding in these

has. Paynter's design for the florin and

directors of the Suez Canal Company, generously undertaken to found two scholar- ships tenable at Faversham Grammar School by sons of officers who have been killed during the South African war. Sir Edwyn went to sea in 1854, was in the Crimea thughout the war, spent the years from 1856 to 1855 mainly in India and China, and iten returned to England and founded the mercantile firm of which he is the senior partner. In 1857 he was shipwrecked off Sumaira, and had the exciting experience of passing five days at sea in an open boat before being picked up.

Memorial to Victoria the Good. The Committee formed, at the suggestion of the King, to consider the various proposals for raising a national memorial to the late Queen field its first meeting at the Foreign Office on rgth ulto. A report of its proceedings was sub- initted to His Majesty, and it is anticipated that an Executive Committee will afterwards be formed. The following consented to act as members of the first Committee:-Lord Salis bury, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Mr. A. J. Bal four, Lord Cadogan, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Akers-Douglas, Lord George Hamilton, Lord Rosebery, Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry Fowler, Lord Kimberley, and the Lord Mayor of London, with Sir Arthur Bigge as secretary.

days, when cheapness and nastiness arg, the idols of the manyheaded rignster. him all success in the adventure which awaits But we wish Mr. De Saulles and those who shall assist them.

Perversions and Omissions.

The Daily Chronicle does admirable service to-day, says the Pall Mall Garcite of the 22nd ult, by exposing the unscrupulous dishonesty of the South Africa Conciliation Committee's widely-circulated pamphlet, "Kitchener's Iron Hand, with which Mr. Lloyd George made great play in the House the other day. It pro fesses to be a reproduction of a letter written by Lieutenant Morrison and published in the Ottawa Citizen. So it is in a sort of way, but in a less honest way even lan Bismarck's famous edition represented King William's the committee from the Ollawa Citizen has not Ems despatch. For whoever, "did" this for only entirely perverted Lieutenant Morrison's meaning by leaving out important clauses, but has positively put in "literary touches" of his own. "Weeping in abject misery and des- pair" is a characteristic insertion of this kind, the general effect being to write up Lieutenant Morrison's impressions, and exaggerate them as if his name had been Molteno instead of

themselves; the italics represent what the S.A. But the omissions are the worst. Here are

C. editor leaves qut:- 10 speciinen extracts which will speak for.

very pretty cottage standing in a rose garden As stood looking, a woman, owner of a

turned to me and said (garbled to "pathetically exclaimed]: Oh, how can you be so cruel! on a side street, which was being destroyed,

Isympathized with her, and explained that it a good-looking female in distress, and had quite the dramatic style of an ill-used heroine. was an order, and had to be obeyed. She was

I certainly was sorry for her-we all were- until the house began to burn, and a lot of concealed ammunition to explode, and nearly killed some of our men,

A Record Telegram, The nearest approach to the latest record telegram was probably one sent by Mr. Chaun- 86.46

cey Depew, Mr. Depew wrote the despatch Morrison. CANTON, March 25th. A marine from the U. S. Monitor Monterey which was put on the wires at 8.34 and 1,437-77 died yesterday from small-pax in the Canton Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Win sent it on its mission through Chicago, Las hospital. Some weeks ago a case of varioloid nipeg, Montreal, Canso, London, Lisbon, $507,619.92

was found among the men olie Monterey Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Suez, Bom Where the man caught the infection is not bay. Madras, Singapore, Shanghai, Naga- ..$157,964-39 known. Measures were at once taken to pre-saki, and Tokyo. Mr. Depey's message was 57,182 04 vent a spread of the disease. All the marines received in London át 8.38, thus travelling who had been in any way exposed to infection. 3,620 miles in four minutes. Having reached were removed to the Canton hospital. A score Tokyo, the telegram was returned to New 10,000.00 of men have been under observation and among York, reaching Mr. Edison fif.y minutes after 3,000.00, these a few developed mild cases of varioloid, its despatch by Mr. Depew. In those fifty 15,744.or and two or three cases of genuine small-pox minutes it had delivered its message in eight 9,046.87occurred, one of which has proved fatal., All

95772 the others are rapidly improving and it is expect countries and nineteen cities. 195.35ed that in a few days all will be well again and 19.987.09 the ship have a clean bill. ・・

China New Year in London. 2,264 88

KOBBERY.

The Chinese community in the East of Lon- 3.320.06

A bold case of robbery occured yesterday don have been duly celebrating the New Year, 167.88 on Yan Tsai Street, just in front of the Canton A newspaper correspondent who had the 16.410.40 hospital. Some women were quietly walking unique privilege of assisting in letting in 19.4738 along the street when they were suddenly at the Chinese New Year at the residence of Mr.. tacked by two men who succeeded in taking Su Tung-fa, of Limehouse, says that only the 69.32 several dollars from the persons of the women, pasal organ could detect any public manifest 1,702.36The alam was immediately given and the robation of rejoicing. for, since the tuble in 21,034-46 Sunday the exit from the hospital was locked ing New Year's Day with the public display 1,119.76bers bolted for the hospital entrance. Being China, Limehouse has refrained from observ. 467-43 The robbers then turned back into Yan Tsai of streamers, Janterns, crackers and kites it 145,353.66 Street where they were met by the street guard

was wont to indulge in. Inside his host's house, and captured. The money was found on their however, the representative saw a spectacle of $507,619.92 persons and returned to the women and the wild and unrestrained merry-making. The

robbers marched off to prison.....

guests, all Chinamen, numbered about thirty. The usual ceremonies were gone through,

Roads and bridges....... Bullock carts and live stuck Furniture at mines, Stores on band... Firewood and timber on hand Merchandise loaned.. Cash at mines

Concentrates on hard and in transit Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, New dam

Singapore Advances to employees...... Accounts receivable

Head Office furniture Cash on hand and at bankers....... Balance of working account

2-...

On being asked if she had anything fo say why sentence of death, should not be passed upon her, the prisoner, made a statement al- most identical with those marle by her in the charge room at the Police Station and at the Magistracy.

His Lordship, assuming the black cap then said-Wong lo, you have been found guilty of the murder with which you are charged. As far as I understan! the evidence I think it goes clearly, to show that the verdict of the jury is a right verdict. I believe you cruelly and treas WORKING ACCOUNT TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1900. cherously took the life of this man' and then concocted this story to shield yourself The sentence of the Court upon you is that you be taken hence to the place from whence, you came, and thence to the place of execution; and that you be there hanged by the neck until you be dead, and that your body be buried in such place as flis Excellency the Governor shall order. And may the Lord have mercy on your Boul!

Before His Hon. F. Sercombe Smith (Actlig Puisne- Judge,);

• March 26th..

ARMED. ROBDERY -AT' KOWLOON 'CITY. Tse Luk, Ko Wing Sang, and Lo Fu, stood

on an indictment charging them with (1). Larceny in a dwelling house, (2) robbery being

Dr.

OFFICIAL REPRIMANDED,

Some time ago I reported that a guard boat To balance from last account.. $72,363,56 near Shui Hing had been attacked, robbed and To maintenance of blacksinith's shop281.84 took the matter up and after long and careful To operations at mines

39, 85.00 afterwards burned. The Hip Toi of Shai Hing To royalties on gold.......................

648.63 investigation has discovered that the robbery To prospecting ....................

5,156.28

was committed by soldiers, belonging to what 1.776.73 is known as the Kai Chi Ying. 18,831.24 soldiers are under the command of an officer These 3.685.68 by the same of Ma Wai Ki. This official 2,600.00 was allowed to command as many as 3,00

To general expenses at mines To Panggong Office, expenses To concentrales.......

To firewood and timber

To salaries, wages, and Head Office

charges......

To insurance.... To exchange account. To telegram account.. To agency fees

To director's and auditor's fees

armed at Kowloon City on the 23rd of February By proceeds of gold winnings

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By concentrates produced By interest...

last.

Mr. E. Sharp (instructed by Mr. F. B Bowley, Crown Solicitor), conducted the pro, „secution.jp

By transfer fees..... It was alleged that seven, men entered' a

By sundry revenue. bagse in Kawloon City on the 23rd February. By balance. By fines..... armed with revolvers and robbed the inmates to the extent of $2,000,

Mr. Sharp having opened the case, the evi dence for the prosecution was proceeded with

The case having: concluded, a verdict of guilty was returned, His Lordship sentenced.

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public. The Press, including the Socialist The New Italian Cabinet. The new Gabinet finds little favour with the organ Avanti, adopts an attitude of sceptical expectancy. Even the Giolittian Tribuna assumes a semi-apologetic tone. The refusal verament deprives the Cabinet of its chief of the Extreme Left to participate in the Go- raison d'éiri, and reduces it to the level of a hybrid combination doomed to sterility.

Italy's Population.

Again :.

hand. And we were die knuckles. It was a It was the first touch of Kitchener's iron terrible thing to see, and I don't know that I want to see another trip of the sort, but we could not help approving the policy, though it rather revolted most of us to be the instruments. Of course, we do not charge Messrs. Courtney am glad the Artillery were exempt from it. and Lloyd-George with this garbling, which is morally as bad as forgery. They have inerely been to trustful to their instrument so far but if they do not repudiate, him now-

Burghers Auxious to Fight Burghers.

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Departures.

Mar. 25, Eminion, British cruiser, for S'hai. Mar. 23, Chinkiang, British str., for Canton. Mar. 36, Decima, German str., for Swalow, Mar. 26, Formota, British str., for Swatow. Mar. 26, Clam, British str., for Shanghai. Mar. 26, Priyang, German str., for Chinkiang, Mar. 26, Fuensang, British sir, for Amoy. Mar. 26, Independent, British str., for Chefoo. Mar. 26, Benelutha, British str., for Canton, Mar. 26, Hsich Ho, British sin, for Canton, Mar. 26, Wingsang, British str., for Canton. Mar. 26, Jacob Diederichsen, German str, for

Heihow,

Mar. 26, Suisang, British str., for Calcutta. Mar. 26, Mazagon, British str, for Singapore. Mar. 26, Taiskun, American str., for Shanghai Mar. 26 Yamaguchi Maru, jap. str., for Moji. Mar. 26 Loksang, British str., for Shanghai Mar 26, Sabine Rickmers, German str., for

Swatow.

Fassengers-Arrived, a

Per Haiten, from Coast PortsMr. Wong fee Me, and 168 Chinese.

Per Rosetta Marn, from Japan for Hongkong Prince H. Rowso, Messrs. Goldman, Kang Su Yang, Yan Su Kan and Jogansu. For Manila-Mr. J. Bowan. For Brisbane-Mr. H. Fell. For Melbourne-Mr. L. Wirt,

Departed.

chard and Prsybylinski. For Colombo-Mr. Per Annam, for Batavia-Messrs. J. H. Boy. and Mrs H, H. Andrews. For Marseilles Mrs. Guermeur, Messrs. Battle and son, Deli nean, F. Douglas Irvine, Lutz, W. Errington,. A. Coelho, J. de Souza, A. Loureiro, J. S. de Carvalho, A. Chabes, Agostinho, A. Martins, F. da Silva Reis, R. Seine, M. B. Pereira and J. do Luramento.

Per Oceanien, for Shanghal-Chevalier 2. Volpicelli, Mrs. Percy Scott, Miss Bassane, Mr. G. A. Watkins, Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Evans, Mrs. Matheson, Miss Gray, Messra. Bernhiem,

dios, Rev. Relave, and Mr. A. Moses. For Wagenmann, Begerback, C. O. de Mongaillard, H. Karmeling. Mr. and Mrs. A. Titelbaum, and Miss Mina, For Kobe-Mr. and Mrs. Reme- Yokohama Mr. Jabot.,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

from Forchow, Amoy and Swatow, reports

Captain J. S. Roach, of the steamship Haitan, Foochow to Amoy inoderate N.E. breeze and sea, full, overcast and showery, Amoy to Swatow light E.N.E. breeze, smooth sea, fine and cltar, Swatow to Hongkong moderate

Britomart, and ss. Haeshin. In Amoy E to light E.N.E. breeze, slight sea, cloudy and clear. Vessels in Foochow-H.MS

French cruiser, 1 German gunboat, and 1.8. Pakkei la Swatow-ss. Fooksang, Thales, Kathing, Kinkiang, Chrfoo, and Felching, SWATOW.WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT.

(March 23rd, 1901.)

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respondent of the Morning Post, to offer their A movement is on foot among the surrender. ed burghers in Pretoria, writes the special cor

fighting. They have lost their former employ- services in the field against the burghers still

commando, which was placed in the forefront two hundred of them were in the Pretoria town ment and find it hard to make a living. Nearly

of the Boer army at the battle of Spion Kep and accordingly suffered heavier losses than any other commando engaged. If the war is still continuing bener on the subject. This proach Lord Kitchener on the subject. This mentioned to show the divergence of opinion Marat is not likely to come to anything, but it is among the various classes of the Boers them selves.

Terae Criticism.

men. During the investigation it was found 5,849.61 that his soldiers have been guilty of com- 412.98mitting many robberies. Three of them have 761.25 been arrested for being concerned in the Shui 231.95 Hing outrages The Viceroy has informed the

A census of the whole of Italy has just been, 3,460.00 officer that he is responsible for the conduct of

taken for the first time in twenty years. The 2,650.00 the men under his control and that the past first result of the census has been a great sur

conduct proves that he is not capable to com- $157,496.82 mand such a large body of soldiers. The com- have hitherto been made upon the assumption prise, for it shows that the population of Italy has risen to 35,000,000, whereas all calculations mand has therefore been reduced to fourth it was only 31,000,000 No European 5.380.52 hundred men. 5,438.47

THE KEROSENE MONOPOLY country has increased in the same ratio during 673.42

"Ailly follow, Mr. Thomas O'Donnell, rose Persistent efforts are being made to organize the past twenty years. 87.90 kerosens monopoly, but up to the present

in the House recently to make his maiden 435.84 time without success. The officials have so

speech, and addressed the Speaker in the Erie The Belgian Gambling Bill. 118 06 far refused to place the sale of kerosene in the

language. As a joke it was the feeblest peri 145,353.65 bands of any company. Large sums have been now before the Senate at Brussels prohibiting perpetrated, and by this time he ought to be In view of the probable passage of the Bill formance, that ever Mr. O'Donnell kan have offered by different companies and the officials gambling in Belgium, a proposal has been consumed in his own blushes, Bat that Mr. may yet yield. It is said that a secret organi- made on behalf of the proprietors of gaming John Redmond should have shown so much $157,496 Ba W. H. GASKELL,

zation exists which controls the sale of peanut establishments to transfer the tables to steamers, eagerness to play the part of Bottom is rather Secretary.

oil. The price of peanut oil has gradually which would remain outside the territorial sad. Mr. Redinoid is deteriorating rapidly what it did a few years ago. This increase is ulto, M. de Smer de Naeyer, Minister of Fin-administered to him by the myrmidons of Mr. increased until now it costs more than twice finit. When the Chamber assembled on 15th His, meekness under the crushing rebuke charged against the dealers in of who, it is ance, announced that the period prescribed by Will in O'Brien was painful enough but fait said, have forced the price of oil up by their the convention of 1890 for the eveninal ang performance was asicidal, When the secret organization. The same result is feared nexation of the Congo State to Belgium would

I have examined the books and vouchers of the prisoners to seven years, hard inbour on the company, and certify that the above state

each count the second term, however, to rapments are in accordance there with, and concurrent with the first He said it was a bad Caso and each would receive zo strokes withi

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