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GYMKHANA MEETING.

We are pleased to be able to announce that "another Gymkhana Meeting has been fixed for September 21st. The last one was so enjoy. able that we are glad it has been decided to hold the third of the series. The meeting will be purely composed of Gymkhana sports of more than usual interest. Several novelties

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1901.

JAPAN'S PROPOSED LOAN TO COREA.

Tokio, August 28th. The Corean Goverment, which applied to the Danichi Ginko for a loan of yen 400,000, subsequently increased the amount to yen joo,oco. The Government made no objection to the rate of interest being 10 per cent. per

will be introduced and a capital afternoon's annuin. It is reported that the sum of ven amusement is promised. As for the arrange-400,000 is required to pay for goods bought by 'ments, when we say they are in the hands of the Government from Japan and the balance is Mr. G. C. C. Master, that in itself is a guarantee required for the Imperial Household. Certain of everything being carried out correctly and taxes are to be offered, as security. The proper and perfect arrangements being made Japanese 'bank officials in Tokio say that all for the comfort of the onlookers." -

the details have been left to the Manager of the Scout Branch Office.-Mainichi. /';

CORRESPONDENCE.

We de nai necessarily endorse the opinions repressed by Correspondents in this 'column,}

ROAD MAKING.

TO THE EDITOR or the "Hosakong TrizurariCH SIR,-For a long time it has puzzled me why

■ mad like Queens Road, with only light traffic passing over it, should become a succession of hills and va leys on the slightest provocation. | A good shower of rain and the street, until repaired, is a disgrace to the Colony, Thappened this morning to inspect the stuff they were

putting down just opposite your office, and for

all the good it is the Authorities might just as well repair with loaf sugar. Who ever heard of using a rather disintegrated granite for such a purpose, a class of stone that pulverizes with the least friction! A true granite, yes, but the muck being laid is practically finished after the steam roller has gone over it. In wet weather it becomes mud and in fine, if it were not for the quantity of clayey loam mixed with it to bind it; a ricksha would sink in over he rim from the friability of the stone. Why do not the Government pay a decent price for a good article? Surely it is to be got and would be much cheaper in use in the long run. Queen's Road laid down with a sound blue diorite would not require repairing for two years.

I am, Sir,

Yours, etc.

PRACTICAL. Hongkong, September 10th, 1951.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

SANITARY BOARD CONVICTIONS.

FRANCE, AND THE SEOUL-WIJU RAILWAY.

ILL-HEALTH OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS,

(From the Kobe Herald),

SEOUL, August 27th. The French Minister to Seoul addressed`an official note to the Foreign Department regard- ing the despatch of a warship to the Taidoko from Chemuipo, to survey the route of the Seoul Wiju Tailway. Some parties advised the Corean officials that the despatch of a war ship for the survey of a railway was irregular,

and moreover, it was strange that the advice came from the French Minister to Scoul instead of the railway officials. The Corean Govern ment has not replied to the French Minister. It not clear who is to provide funds for the railway. It appears that the French intend to build the line irrespective of the wishes of the Corean Government, and manage it them- selves. Nothing is definitely known about the ceremony that is to mark the commencement of work.

Mr. McLeavy Brown's health is causing such anxiety that the British Minister is report- ed to be considering the advisability of selec ing a suitable substitute,

Rice quotations have fallen owing to the embargo on cereals, and the Corcan Govern- ment will be compelled to sell Annam rice to the Japanese merchants after all.

The Corean North Western Railway Bureau officials favoured a row gauge railway between Seoul and Wijn: but it has been decided to adopt the wide gauge as intended at the outset. The Russian Minister to Seoul

officials to adopt the narrow gange.--Kijij

having been offered a commission by the in- surgents and said, that he thought he would take, i on." He claimed to have been born In Dublin but his unmistakeable London accent gave the lie to that assertion. On the muster rolls of the regiment his birthplace, as given by himself, is Dublin. While the regi. ment was at the Presidio, San Franciaco, prior to embarkation for the Philippines, Waller was absent without leave for four days. He had sold several sacks of the company four and we finally located in a lodging house. All of his ill gotten money had been spent and there seemed to have been no doubt that he intended to desert then. While he was with the company he was continually pestering the officers with tales of his prowess and what he would do if only given the opportunity. While Howard claims to have never been in": the United States nor in the American army, yet the two gentlemen mentioned positively swear to his identity with the man Waller. They say that with the exception of his tanned- face there is hardly any change in hire and have no doubt but that the Ray. Father Me- Kinnon, who was chaplain of the tst Call- fornias at time, will readily recognize him.

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The foregoing information, while having every appearance of truth, was not officially corroborated yesterday. In fact Lieutenant Hazzard has expressed himself as being firmly - convinced that this Howard is not the man who deserted from the 1st Californians. ThisTHE Undersigned, having been appointed man is a highly educated person, a thorough. soldier and perfect gentleman, and not at all like the man the deserter Howard. would be expected to be. Moreover from his mention of dates and places, it would appear certain pines before ever the 1st Californians were seat that this man, now captured, was in the Philip-

here.

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Lieutenant Hazzard has had ample time to observe the can since his capture, on the 14th of August last, and speaks of him as an all round good fellow and not the stuff deserters are made of.

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His father is said to have been an English- man, and his mother a Spanish mestiza.

NETHERLANDS INDIA.

SOUTH-EAST BORNEO.

August Jist

Mr. Kroesan, the Resident of S. E. Borneo, has been on a visit to Java, where he was lately interviewed by a reporter at Sourabaya. The Resident took a gloomy view of tobacco cul tivation in his district, and held that it would

Inspector Hoggarth" was very busy this is understood to have instigated the railway prove to be unprofitable in the long run. The

morning He had a batch of offenders against the Sanitary Board Bye-Laws before his Worship. The evidence was of the usual monotonous character, but in most cases the defendants' evident-poverty was taken into consideration and fight fines imposed.

STEALING,

Li Ching was sent to gaol for one month stealing clothing from some baskets.

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THE HONOLULU INCIDENT.

planters, said he, leave too much of the wo in the hands of the natives, who do not take sufficient pains to put in thorough work as in Deli. The leaf also is not of good quality. It is found impracticable to mend matters, the result being that tobacco does not pay in S. E.

AT

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Borneo. Other reasons are that, in that section of Bornes, the land is too fat to admit of proper drainage, and there is no planting season, properly so called, as in Dell. In other words, S.. E. Borneo has no future as a tobacco country, unless extensive embank- ing and draining works are taken in hand. Turning to mining, Mr. Kroesen said that gold seekers had been successful, and that coal NO. 3. ORMSBY TERRACE. KOWLOON. mining had been undertaken. There is aburidance of coal, but the main difficulty lo profitably working the coal mines lies in the matter of transport, owing to banks and bars marting the safe navigation of the river. The rainfall is too small to swell the rivers, and the flow of water fails in the dry season. As to diamonds, the best stones had been dug" long

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An officer of the America Mary which ar rived at Kobe from San Francisco via ports on the goth ult, was interviewed by a Herald re. presentative regarding the quarantine affa'r at for Honolulu.. The account given by the officer corroborated the reports that have been already published regarding this incident. The number of passengers was reported to, the Honolulu Tain Shing was charged with assaulting P.C.quarantine officers on the steamer's arrival 325 Lo Kaw. Complainant said the defendant there, particulars being given of the number of caught him by the collar and struck him on the European cabin passengers and Japanese cabin mouth, making it bleed. The defendant stated passengers as well as steerage passengers. This his head knocked against the constable's mouth, distinction, which was made by Dr. Dodge, He was fined $10 or 3 weeks hard labour. the stemmer's doctor, was probably one of reasons which led to the unpleasant affair. It was further remarked that the two Cheung Kam Yuk, for being a rogue and a Japanese ladies who gave à sworn statement vagabond, was sent to gaol for 14 days.

on the affair were rather reluctant to do so, but the Japanese at Honolulu were so enraged by what had happened that they had to complyago, and what is left does not "amount to with their request. Mr. Okabe, the new Vice much. There is, however, some chance of Consul at Hawaii, who was a passenger to

better things should the neighbouring moun Number of cases reported (Chinese......1,550 Honolulu with his wife, did not consider the tains prove to be rich, as some fancy, in precious

up bit noon of the 9th Other Asiatics 53 affair serious and he is now very unpopular stones. The Resident thought highly of the Go September, 1901.

Europeans.......30 with the Japanese in Honolulu, who have taken petroleum deposits. In his opinion the Shell (Chinese....... 3

action with a view to having him transferred at Transport and Trading Company has done Number of cases reported

during the past 24 hours Other Asiatics a

once to some other post. The Japanese ladies wonders in developing the oil wealth of the (Europeans..... 0

were wearing "kimono "and "hakama" (some country. The trouble is the uncertainty of Total number of cases reported to date 1,636 | thing like a skirt) at the time. The officer large output continuing, It often happens that „further stated that Captain Going was not aware a rich well all of a sudden fails. But, so the Number of deaths reported (Chinese1,516 what was going on until the incident was all

up till noon of the 9th Other Asiatics 35 Europeans......11 September, 1901

Chinesa 3 Number of deaths reported Other Asiatics o during the past 24 hours Europeans...... o Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,565 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are:--

THE PLAGUE.

Cases Chinese.....

Other Aslatics European....

Total

Deaths Chinese

Other Aslaticamqan Europeans

3

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PHILLIPINES NEWS.

DESERTER HOWARD RECOGNIZED AS

Resident pointed out, other eli companies have fared just the same.

Talk at Sourabaya has it that the Shall Trading and Transport Company is not doing particularly well in Cotie just at present, owing, so, it is said, to bad management. The mana- gers are reported to stick too closely to their | desks.

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FORMERLY OF 1ST CALIFORNIA VOLS. The deserter Howard, who was brought from

The boremasters complain of bad Mindoro on Monday by the steamer. Syracuse, rations. Rows ending sometimes in strikes way unofficially, identified on the 4th inst, are not uncommon. Finally Dame Rumour RURAL BUILDING LOT NO. 1, situate upon MOUNT GOUGH, THE PEAK, says the Manila Times, by two of the former alleges that the oil output has considerably together with the Four Houses standing there members of his company in the 1st California | fallen off of late..

on. The owner is prepared to accept an offer Volunteers. These two gentlemen, Mr. P. I. A Dutch East Borneo, petroleum venture for the whole Lot or to sell the houses Duffy, manager of Ah Gang's restaurant and the Cotle Exploration Company, has just separately, subject to the existing tenancies, any portion of the purchase money can remain John Shiells, a member of the Metropolkan brought out its report for 1900, The raporton Mortgage at 8% per annum. For detailed Police in Tondo, visited the station where gives particulars of several rich oll Ands on the Particulars, apply to "Howard" was found sitting on his bunk company's concessions. The company has run

DENNYS & BOWLEY, Solicitors, Going to the door of the cell Mr. Duffy called short of funds to go on with the prospecting

SUPREME COURT HOUSE. out," How are you, Waller." The man started work, and has struck a bargain with the Royal

(9roc up as if shot and then sat down again. The Langkat Petroleum Company to proceed at its mutual recognition was complete and, although own expense, with the work already begun. somewhat supburned, Arthur Howard is the The Langkat Company will allow its partner a WILL BE HELD AT THE ITALIAN CONVENT, man who, at the outbreak of the Spanish-royalty on the oil exported from the concession. on behalf of the poor Orphans from the GERMAN WARSHIPS IN COREAN American war, enlisted at San Francisco in Co. This company has started prospecting with 23rd instant, at 2 2,34, to the 28th, of Ladies'

M, 1st California Volunteers, under the name of promising results. The combination of the and childres' underclothing and other useful HCOMPOSITION RED HAND PORTS.

and embroidered articles suitable for birthday Alfred G. Waller. He was then a deserter from two companies is expected soon to result in oil presents dzcalliper M the British Army, at Fort Esquimault. Reaching from their ground being exported in 1902. The San Francisco be was taken sick and sent to the Langkat Company has set vigorously to work City and County Hospital. where he was given with that intent-Straits Timis,

Totál augune The plague returns for last week were

Gases Deaths...................................

FUSAN, August 27th.

The German cruiser Geler and No. 92 torpe. do boat arrived here from Hakodate to-day The latter has salled for Masampo,

• Princi Konoye and his suite visited the Japanese settlement to-day and sailed by the

Pan this evening Mainf

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MAJAMPO, August 28th. The German torpedo boats Nos. 91, and 9 arrived here to-day--Mainichi,

MASMAPO, August 27th.. The Gorman cruisers Fuerit Bismarck and fertha arrived here from Hakodate to-day

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a job as writer as soon as he was convalescent.

He deserted in the afternoon of January 15, 1899, while he was a member of the guard for

that day. By those who were in Manila on that date it will be remembered that a call to arma was sounded in the afternoon and every- body was on the qui vive for the threatened autbreak, Waller was most anxious to be røllaved from guard so as to be able, as he boasted, to join in the fray. He was relieved at five o'clock'and disappeared.; A month prior to his desertion he had openly boasted of

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