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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1901.

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Advertisements.

V. R.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

*HE Undersigned have received instructions to Sell by N

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TOMORROW,

WEDNESDAY), the 22nd May, 1901,

at 1 A.M.,

AT ARMY ORDNANCE STORES, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

4, Des Voeux Roul.

THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT STORES:-

"Hongkong, ritheday, 1901

-ST

NAVAL CONTRACT, - .

1000-1902.

*EALED TENDERS in Duplicate will be

Seived by the DEPUTY VICTUALLING STORE OFFICER until Noom, on MONDAY, the roth june, por, for the SUPPLY of TEA for the use of H.A. NAVY for One Year ending 31st August, 1902.

Printed Forms and Tenders and further particulars can be obtained at the Deputy Victualling Store Officer's Office.

L

Samples to accompany Tenders. The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.

H. S. VAUGHAN, Deputy Victualling Store Officer (In Charge).

Hongkong Victualling Yard,

15500

20th May, 190,

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-

TION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG

AND SINGAPORE,

E Steamship

THE

BINDI”.

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed Ni their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained. This Vessel brings Cargo:-.

From Venice, er-5.8. Massimiliano "tran-

shipped at Trieste.

From Levante, er 5.5, l'oscidon and Imperator

transhipped at Port Said. Optional Cargo will be discharged here unless" notice to the contrary be given immediately,

No Claims will be admitted after the Gonds have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon, on the 28th instant, or they will not be recognizeili

.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 28th instant, will be subject to rent,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by.

SÄNDER, WIELER & Ćo, Agents.

Hongkong, 21st May, 1997,

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

5.S. "BENGLUE," FROM LONDON AND STRAITS.

(5280

'ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

Could that all Godsate beitty laticall at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowns Company, Limited whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Chorls unde- livered after 28th instant, will be subject to rent. All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 5th June, or they will not be recognized, ·

AT THE ARSENAL YARD:-.

· OLD URASS, GUNMETAL, COPPER," WHITE METAL, LEAD, ZING, STEEL,

Intimation.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:- On the 21st at 12.5 p.m. the barometer has fallen in S. China and W. Japan. The depres alon is moving Eastwards between the E. coast of China and W. Japan. Gradients slight with

cast S. W. winds, light; fine.

A. S. WATSON & CO., light variable winds on the China coast. Fore

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841)

‚THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS

OF

-LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A GOOD shorthand reporter is wanted, vide advertisement appearing elsewhere. TENDERS for the supply of tea to H. M. Fleet for one year are advertised for, as will be seen by reference to another column. THE remains of the burnt ship, R. D. Rice, lished, were sold by auction on the 13th inst at Kobe. The total sum realized for hull, cargo etc, salved, was $10,172.

We shall be obliged.. if any subscriber.on receiving his paper late" or "irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., L., 50 Queen's Road Central The wrapper will enable us to check the delivery coolies

THE King has been pleased to approve of. Mr. Oscar F. Williams as Consul-General of the United States of America at Singapore ; Mr. Otto Gumprecht as Consul of 'Germany' at Hongkong; Mr. Donald A. Stewart as Consul of Siam at Liverpool; Mr. James W. Murray as Consul of Siam at Glasgow; Don Jesús M. Zuniga as Consul of Pert at Hongkong.

A MARINE FINED... Su Ling Chiu, eating house keeper, charged Thomas Fearley, a marine from .NS. It seems that Fearley had two meals at com Hermione with disorderly conduct and assault. plainant's house and not only refused to pay. but assaulted bin. Fined $3 or test days and ordered to pay 30 cents compensation.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Honour Sir John Carrington, Kh., C.M.G..., ( Chief Justice);

May doth

CAST, WROUGHT and GALVANISED | ÆRATED. WATERS details concerning which we have already pub-generally, giving the names of officers on leave been concluded, evidence of the arrest and

FRON, LEATHER, BLANKETS, SERGE,. TENT DUCK, GROUND SHEETS, TAR RED and PLAIN CANVAS, ROPE, DOO. SUOTIE, BUNTING, LINEN, COTTON and WOOLLEN RAGS, TARRED OAKUM, TRA and COFFEE BOILERS, WADMIL TILES, BEL CASES, WOOD and PACKING CASES, &c., &c., &c.

Is R.E's Yarn, OrrosITE NAVAL, YARD

EMPTY PACKING CASES, ZINC LIN- INGS, OLD IRON and WOOD.

Catalogues can he had at. Ordnance Uffice or from the Auctioneers.

TERMS OF SALE,--Cash' on delivery. All Faults and Errors of Descriptions, at Pur chasers Risk on the fail of the hammer. All Lots to be cleared within 48 hours.

£5454

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 41st May, 1901.

NOTICE.

THIS is to notify the Public that a person known as LEUNG CHUK SANG of WENG FAT, No. 24. Stapley Street, has no connec tion whatsoever with the Undersigned.

WING FAT, Printer, Stationer. No. 16, Pottinger Street,

Hongkong, 21st May, 1991.

VICTORIA.

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PRECEPTORY.

REGULAR MEETING of the VIC-

the FREEMASONS HA, on MONDAY, TORIA, PRECEĘTORY will be held the 27th instant, at 8.30 for 9 P.M. precisely Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to attendi.

Hongkong, 1st May, goi,

THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LIMITED.

IN THE FAR EAST.

OUR NEW FACTORY, facing the seat at the Prata ReciáMATION, is constructed, with every attention to the best principles that sanitary, science can suggest.

A perfect System of Filtration is employed guaranteeing Absolute pur- ity.

NOTICE.

he obtained on application. Price fifty cents. Our Special Edition is now on sale and may

Intending purchasers are advised to order early. See advertisement appearing eleswhere. Tak "Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge

with thanks, the following donation to, the funds of the Hospitals-

Ho Ngok Lau

...$50

We would remind our readers of the sale by auction to-morrow by Messrs. Hughes & Hough of the steamer Sobraon, with her gear, engin

boilers, coal in her bunkers, etc, as per our advertisement, at 12 o'clock noon.

MR. P. H. Herlihy, who was chief engineer of The Machinery used is of the Latest the Rio de Janeiro, has failed in his injune tion suit to restrain the US. Inspectors Type..

from refusing to issue him a chief engineer's license. The U. 5. Circuit Court decided that

The Waters produced are of the highest class and excellence; as testi fied to by the best English makers. [5490

FOR FOOCHOW VIA SWATOW AND AMOY

THE Company's Steamship

ANPING MARU,"

A STAFF OF ENGLISH EXPERTSit had no jurisdiction. attends to every detail of the Mauu. THE official returns of cases of communicable disease reported as occurring in the Colony facture,

during the week ended 18th May show Bubonic Plague, 122 casses, ir3 deaths, all but 1g of the cases being from the City; Enteric Fever, 2 cases 2 deaths, both Chinese. WE (Globe) have received a post-card which left London for Hongkong on February 8th, arrived there on March 13th, and on the same day was re-despatched to London, where it was received on April 131. As the return was made by way of Vancouver, the post-card has actually made the circuit of the world in sixty four days, which is sixteen less than Jules Verne dreamed of. Our contemporary, says the L. &C. Express, mentions via Vancouver, but this is evidently a mistake The mail delivered on 13th came via Taconia The post card probably came up from Hongkong to Yokohama by a chance steamer and just caught the Northern Pacific sleamer leaving for

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hougkong.

MARRIAGES,

Captain S. Atsumi, will be despatched for the above Pert, on THURSDAY, the 23rd instant,WOLFERSTAN, to ETHEL MARY JANSON. nt Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agents. Hongkong, 2451 May, rgot.

THE OSAKA SHOSEN KÄISHA, LIMITED.

FOR TAMSUI AND KELUNG. "HE Company's Steamship

THE

At Kensington, April roth, L. E. PIPE-

At Clifton, April 14th, Captain HERBERT IV. PECK, Sarawak Service, to MARY, only daughter of Mr. Yates Stevens, of Clifton.

Ai Kensington, April 15th, E. W. MARTELLI, 1321010 ELSIE KATE, daughter of George Jamieson,

DEATHS.

"AKASHI MARU," Captain K. Sudzuki, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 28th instant:

For Freight or Passage, apply to

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agents. Hongkong, 21st May, igon

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THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LIMITEU.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are FOR ANPING YA SWATOW AND AMOY.

to be left in the Gowns, where they will beHE Company's Steamship examined on the 28th instant, KUTI AM.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

יי

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents.

.

Hongkong, ist May, 1901

NIPPON YUSEN, KAISHA.

15478

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, COLOMBO

AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"WAKASA MARU? having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed,

Optional goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M., TO-DAY.

Goods, not cleared by the 28th instam, will be subject to rent...

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

All ship-damaged packages must be left in the Godowns and Notice of same sent to this Office before the 31st instant, or claims in connection therewith will not be recognised.

NIPPON YUSEN KÄISHA. Hongkong, 21st May, 1901.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P.&O.'S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"PEKIN," FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-muned vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the 'Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo –

“MAIDZURU MAKU,"

Captain K. Sabjinn, will be despatched for the above Ports, on WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

THE MITSUI BÚSSAN KAISHA, Agents, Hongkong, 21st May, 1901.

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IN the Yokohama Ku Suibansha, on the roth Un the 20th instant, R. M. MEITA, aged instant before judge. Tanuma, judgment was [546c given in the case connected with the protest raised by Mr. Gilmour, third officer of the British steamer Ajax, sgainst judgment given in default in the same Court on the 22nd April ordering him to pay damages of yen 49 to the

At Surbiton, April 1th, LOUISE, wife of R. G. Sillar, aged 69.

he

Hongkong Celegraph coolie Tanaka Shotaro for causing injury to

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1901.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

A NEW CHINESE LOAN.

LONDON, May 18th.

It is stated in the City that a Chinese loan of sixty millions sterling has been interna tionally guaranteed, and is practically arranged to be issued as soon as affairs in China, have quietened.

MRS. MCKINLEY'S ILLNESS. Mrs. McKinley is better.

LATER.

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY: The alteration in the date for the obser- vance of King Edward's birthday was a mis- apprehension, due to the King having direct ed the Courts of Law and Government Offices to close this year on the 24th of May. There will be no other official celebration on that date.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. The burghers are "dreading a winter cam

to the latter. The Judge (the Japan Herald states) gave judgment that Gilmour should pay damages of yen 18.06 to Tanaka, and that the costs of Court previous to the judgment by default should be borne by the petitioner, while those after the judgment should be borne by both parties, the appellant paying two-fifths and the respondent three-fifths.

It may be hoticed that we are publishing"=" gazelle of interest to the shipping community promotiens, transfers, etc. We imagine it will be found useful by inany shipping people here, who can see at a glance where their friends are at the time. We shall be much obliged for

keep the column up to date. any information from our readers lending lợ

A PLYMOUTH Correspondent states that the Admiralty las cancelled the order to Keyham factory to construct thirty-six Belleville water lube boilers for the cruiser Encounter, and directed that the boilers shall be of the Durr type. The Encouriter will be the first vessel in the British Navy fitted with such boilers. The chief engineer of Keyham Dockyard will proceed to the Durr Engineering Works, in Germany, to obtain working designs. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha are making some

alterations in their Tamsai--Hongkong and Anping-Hongkonglines, as will be seen from our advertisement columns. The s.s. Daigi Maru leaves Hongkong on her maiden trip on on the 2nd prox, in place of the Maldsuru staru, and will run on the Tamsur-Hongkong line alternately with the Daigin Maru. The 5.8. Maidzuru Maju takes the place of the Akashi Maru and leaves on her first trip for Auping (via Swatow and Amoy) on the 29th inst

AT Brentford recently Edward Langley, a bright little lad of nine, summoned a woman named Evans for malicibus assault. The boy stated that he was a newspaper seller, and on one occasion while he was waiting outside a Brentford publishing office he stooped down and looked through the keyhole of the door. immediately he felt a sharp pain in his eye, and found that it was caused by a hatpin. The sight of the eye was permanently destroyed. Defendant, who pleaded that the occurrence was an accident, was sentenced to 21 days'

hard labour.

THE VITRIOL OUTRAGE The cross-examination of Mr. Hays having charging of Allen was given by Police Inspec tors Cuthbert and Garo Galud.

Mr. Francis then addressed the Jury for the defence. He pointedout the very slender nature of the evidence upon which the Prisoner had been charged and went on to show that the whole of the case rested upon the evidence of attempted to show that Allen had some motive the first witness for the Crown. The Crown bad for throwing the fluid upon Reek, but they had failed to do so, and he held that it was impossible to get any jury to believe that any European would instigate.a Chinaman lo throw uitic acid vpon another European for no reason whatever. Reek himself had given Allen a good character and had stated that no ill feeling existed between them. Mr. Francis then called the attention of the jury to the fact that Me Hays' account of his conversation with the Prisoner as given in his evidence at the Police Court and in the written statement which

he had taken down shortly after the conversation

was held, bore a very different light. In the statement it was said that Allen stated he came to see Mr. Hays on the behalf of the man's relations and Mr. Hays had not mentioned this fact in his evidence, thus leading one to believe that Allen came solely on his own account and not as the agent of Lo Troi's relations. Even though Allen had known that some assault was contemplated upon Reck. it did not bring him within reach of the law. He submitted that the whole of the case for the Crown rested on the evidence of the first wit- hess and as this was not to be relied upon his client should be discharged,

His Lordship having summed up at some length, the jury, without retiring, returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty.

May 21st.

ARMED ROBBERY

Leung, Tai and Cheung Kwan Tao were Cheung Chik Ko, Cheung Chi, Cheung charged with armed robbery at Deep Water Bay. Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the following jury was empannelled Messrs. C. W. Sherrington, A. A., dos Remedios, E.M.H. Schubert, W. A. H. Otto, D. Harvey, 1. 5. Perry, and C. E. Maligni, Mr. Wong Wah Foy was also called, but was directed to stand tlic rest of the jurymen were thanked for their aside. This being the last case of the Sessions attendance by His Lordship and allowed to depart.

General, appeared for the Crown and Mr. Mr. H. E. Pollock, 'K. C., Acting Attorney

Robinson for the defence.

125.

IT is stated by a Copenhagen correspondent that a Russian company has already been golia. The company will conduct its opera formed to work the natural resources of Mon;

tions under the direct protection of the Russian Government, and has engaged two Swedish Cheng Tu, stated:-1 am the master of a engineers, MM. Lagerholm and Olivecrona, fishing boat and am also steersman. She hails who recently left for St. Petersburg, whence the morning of 27th April I was fishing at from Ping Hoi between here and Swatow. On they will proceed to Irkutsk and Urga, the Deep Water Bay. Myself and my two fokis capital of Mongolia. Their mission is to ex; Wong Yu and Lo Kau were on board. While plore and survey the country between Urgawe were fishing I noticed a junk. When she and Kalga, situated near the Chinese wall, men entered it and rowed towards us. They came close she lowered a sumpan and four about 180 miles from Peking.

came alongside and two of the men boarded The four prisoners were the men' and the third and fourth were the ones that boarded us. The first prisoner was armed with a firearm and the second with a knife about a foot long. It was an ordinary fire arm did not dare like one of those in court. The first and to go close enough to see what sort. It was second prisoners remained in the sampan. The first pointed his gun at the three of us and said something I could not understand. The second prisoner was brandishing his knife and threaten ing to cut me. The third and fourth prisoners who came on board were unarmed. They took away the fish from the hold of my boat and put it in their sampan. There was about 150 catties of fish. They also took some leads and nets, all my own property. We were unarmed and so offered no resistance. Then they went away. I noticed the number of their junk. It. was 413.

SHOOTING.

H.K. V. Ċ,—“ D” INFANTRY CO. The monthly shoot of the above Company was held at Kowloon on Sunday Jast. There was a good attendance of members. Licut Skinner scored his first win on the "A" Class Cup, Private Gillings and Priv. Auld having the same success in the "B" and "C" Classes respectively.

The following are some of the Scores :-

"A" CLASS:

י,

27

25 20 35. 29

ì

Total 33 12

94 30 2 91

Lieut Skinner...... 23 Priv. Horley..... Priv. Watson Capt. Forbes..

TE convict Soar, who escaped from Borstal prison last November, has had a fine fling of liberty before returning to gaol again. He seems to have acted on the clever theory that the best thing to do is the most unlikely. Together with his fellow-convict King, who was recap

90 tured in January, he walked straight up to town

25 25 2012 88 "B" CLASS," after breaking out of prison, and went to his father's house in Deptford. And all the while Priv. Gillloys...... 20

́avoydu, goo yds. 600 yds. H'cap.Total

2421 column upon column was decorating the half-Priv. McPherson.. 14 penny press describing desperate men in full Priv. Ferguson...... 21 19 15 car, and of terrorized cottagers propitiating them flight through the woods, or holding up a mail'

"C" CLAYS. by meals set outside the door! Soar, in unjourna. listic fact, was living at his father's all the time, and he had little difficulty in finding work. The family were known in the neighbourhood, and so certain precautions appear to have been If no watch had been kept at all, it may be adopted about his comings in and goings out that Soar would be still at large, since they

aroused the suspicions of P. C. Stiles. We are rather sorry for Soar, saysthe Pall Mall Gazette, whose adventures might, with a little ingenuity, be worked up into a good detective story. But

crime, it is just as well that Borstal should reclaim him.

HOSE desirous of obtaining copies should/paign in the bushveldt, and are surrendering as he has a consistently maintained record of

order ery, as only a brnite number

has been struck off and a Second Edition can.. not be printed.

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The Special Edition will be mailed to any address on receipt of 58 conts to cover cost and/Postage.

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1901,

EYE SIGHT.

Mr. N.. LAZARUS; Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Central, (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL). Business hours:9 A.M. to 5P.M.

A

GREAT proportion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing in life occar to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes-the many years of Eye Strain ending in serious forms of disease. 5. N. Co.'s Steamers. Goods not cleared-by-the-28th-instant, at Glasses specially adapted in youth to those 4 P.M., will be subject to 'rent..

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me inquiring them save and preserve he sight.

From Persian Gulf, B.L.S.N. and B. & P.

any case whatever.

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of All damaged Packages must be left in the dimness. when reading, weak eyes, the letters Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- running together; any of these symptoms indi tained from the Godown Company within ten cate a deficiency in the farm of the eye requir days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which ing Classes only to correct url cure. no Claims will be recognised.de H. A. RITCHIE,

ME LAZARUS Supplies his SPECTACLES Superintendent only after testing the sight. Hongkong, afst May, 1901. 2

If

· ADVICE FREE,

in increasing numbers.

ANOTHER BOER INVASION OF CAPE COLONY.

May 19th. Another Boer force has entered Cape Colony under Commandant Vanreenan, and

has reached Zuurburg

OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN

TRANSVAAL,

The Boers with four guns thrice attacked General Bullock's column between Amers foort and Ermelo, The latter made an tempt to capture the guns but failed." The Boers retreated to Carolina..!

LATER.

STAFF-PAYMASTER Harrison Smith, who has been appointed secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, has had a more varied experience than usually falls to the lot of members of the

recountant branch of the navy, In addition to 'naving on two occasions served in the Soudan

ار

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19 25.

71 03

5 60

300 yıì. 500 yuv, 'Goo yda.. Total.

20 12 56 9

Priv. Auld.......... 24 Capt. Lochead..... 29

*Winners of Spoons.

I

J:

THE PLAGUE. Number of cases reported (Chinese

569

up till room of the 20th Other Asiatics.8 May, 19or

(Europeans......... g Number of cases reported (Chinese 23 Other Asiatics o during the past 24 hours

Europeans... 0

Case proceeding.

**RIO DE JANEIRO" PILOT RE- INSTATED.

(FROM JAPANESE PAPERS.)

A San Francisco cable of April 11th says the State Pilot Commission at a meeting acquitted Captain Frederick Jordan of blame for the wreck of the steamer Rio de Janeiro. The license of Captain Jordan as a port pilot was restored and he is to resume the discharge of his duties at once. "

All the members of the Commission partici pated in the decisiom The vote was taken in executive session. Caplin R. S. Alexander and W. H. Leafe both supported Jordan. The Third Commissioner, Charles H. S. Pratt, did- not agree with his associates and voted against the restoration of the license.

Total number of cases reported to date 608

In an interview. Captain Alexander stated that in his view the record in the case failed 10 Number of deaths reported (Chinese 541 show that Cuplain Jordan was in any way dis up till noon of the zoth Other Asiatics 6 qualified as a pilot. He agreed with Captain May, 1901

(Europeans...... 3 Number of deaths reported during the past 24 hours.

Chinese

Other Asiatics Europeans

Total number of deaths recorded to date. 571

!

Leale in holding that the loss of the fit was, a matter of misfortune rather than of bad sehrman ship on the part of the pilot. Captain Patt refused, however, to take this view of the matter; and based his vole upon the theory that Captain. Jordan, in attempting to bring the steamer into the harbour during a heavy fog, had been guilty of conduct meriting punishment by the Com- inision.

the vote, Captain Jordan was Following called before the Commission and advised of For plying a private ricksha without a light the action in his favour. Commissioner Ale after dark, Lung Kee was fined $1.00.

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

NO LIGHT.

ROBBING THE MILITARY, Chan Yau was convicted of stealing ten canvas bags from the Military Stores on the Parade Ground opposite the City Hall," Mr. Kemp sentenced him to three weeks hard

with the Naval Brigade as A.D.C. and quarter, master, he has twice been on a mission to Abyssinia. On the first occasion be accompanied the late Sir W. Hewett, Governor of the Red Sea, Littoral, whose secretary he then was, as at-accountant officer of the mission. In 1885 he went himself as special envoy to King John, to convey an autograph letter from Queen Victoria and a sword of honour, as a mark of the Queen's gratitude for services rendered in relief of Soudan garrisons. The chief importance of Mr. Harrison Smith's

licate task of settling certain vexed questions mission on this occasion, however, lay in the fact that he was entrusted with the de Jabour. between Italy and Abyssinia. On his return he visited Rome, en route to England, and was P. C. Lai Mun found Kwany Pun carrying a well received in the Italian capital. For his bag which he said contained flour. Claser services on this occasion he was specially examination showed the "four" to be shell fish. promoted. In 1899 Mr. Harrison Smith pub As Kwong, could not give a satisfactory fished his Abyssinian experiences in an enter account of how he came by them he was fined taining volume, entitled Through Abyssinia: Sro or 14 days. He paid up. An Envoy's Ride to the King of Zian Re cently he has been serving on the special committee on the victualling of the navy, appointed by the AdmiraltyUnited Servite Gartite,

DE WET'S MOVEMENTS.

be trekking rapidly south past. Boshof; with The latest news of De Wet reports him to

forty followers. He is believed to be again making for Cape Colony..

PROPOSED WAR MEMORIAL AT CAPETOWN.

King Edward has become patron of a fund for the purpose of erecting a Cathedral in the eastern part of Capetown as a memorial [1453b to those fallen during the war,

STOLEN SHELLFISHLA

ANOTHER MAN'S SHOES..

xander admonished the pilot that, he should he more careful in the future and handle vessels. in such a way as to leave no room for accident or disaster,

DISCOVERY OF A SCHUBERT MANUSCRIPT.

An interesting original manuscript work by Franz Schubert was discovered on the 18th: ult says the Vienna correspondent, of the Daily Telegraph, among the property of a rich and eccentric man named Wyssiak, an official of the Court of Justice, who, died reccalls fr is the long sought for composition in D. Aat for two violing, viola, and violoncello,; This work is dated March, 1844, and was recognized us genuine some years ago by Schubert's step- brother. The same verdict is given by several

The theft of a pair of shoes cost: Mak, Ning specialists well acquainted with Schubeit's 14 days' hard labour."

music,