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THE CHINESE AND THE WATER METER QUESTION.

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The Editor allot sturtake to be responsible for DUCK Last night n Chinese filter while any rejected Ms, or to return any Contribution. working on the ss Victoria at the Aberdeen Docks fell from the top of the boiler (butwein 20 and 30 feet) and was killed, kunst LUCHU AND FORMOSA-An appropria tion of yen 60,003 has been requested by the by Mr Ferreri The Attorney General proMr. Chun Kan Yu and Mr. Bo-Kem Tong

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG TELKORANI." SIR,With reference to the statement in your last evening's issue that "It was not generally known that alà in cling led on the 18th August 1st at the Chinese Commercial Union,

morning before His Lordship, Sir W. M.

The Criminal Sessions was resumed this.

Goodman, when the trial of Ho Cheung, Lat String Chun, and at Han for armed robbery. on the 10th October, near Sliam-sül-poo, and also with stealing $350 was continued Prisoners pleaded not guilty and were defended,

Luchu Islands, for a je ind af ten years, tu

secuted on behalf of the Crown, and the develop their sugar factorles, and another yeniawing jury was sworn -F, G C Georg were appointed to ascertain the views of the, 50,000 for a line of steamers connecting the.

D), Gow, S. Marcovitch, G. F. Ribeiro, C. Chinese community in regard to this matter. islands with Foochow

Kinick, A. A. de Jesus, H. A. L. O'denburg, Accordingly the two gentlemich sit in work

After a lengthy address by the Attorney General and Mr. Ferrers, the Chief Justice summed up the case, pointing out the valence of crime in the New Territory,

The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoners were each seatened 10 five year's lund labour, and ordered 10 receive, zo strokes of the birch. At the conclusion of the case, the Attorney General

WARREN'S CIRCUS is having a continued success with the new programme, and the matinees are a welcome treat to children and so many others who prefer an afternoon en tertainment to a more crowded one at night. Sir Henry and Lady Blake and suite wit be present at to-morrow night's per ormance. THE BAYERN--The German mail steamer Bayers, which is due here shortly has, accord ing to intelligence received by mail, been in collision near Brockdorks with the Grimsby steamer Beinfell, The Bayern received in Our well-informed correspondent at Tien jury to her statbu rd side amidships, while the tsin continues to delight readers of this journalefeld had er atera damaged. Both vessels with excellentnotes on the present position of

put into flamburg. affairs throughout China,--and those who | recollect the admirable letters forwarded prior to the Boxer outbreak in 1900 have no

FICKLE TIENTSIN.

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She

THE S. S. PHRA NANG:—The Nord- dent her Lloyd steamer Phra Nang which stranded, about the beginning of the month, on Triton Island, Paracels, is not only saleable but is afinat. was towed leaves for liongkong viz Haihow to-morrow. 10 Turon by the steamship Mackew and

The extent of damage is not known." THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC RAILWAY from London to Brighton will run through a tunnel for about thirteen miles, and the total fe gth of the line will be under forty-seven miles.

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with might ape main, &c.". I send you herewith extracts of the tran-lation of the record of the meetings held on the 15 b July and 8th August last respectively. Extract of Meeling lied on the 25th July, 1902. by Mr. Tam Tsz Kong that the Chairman Proposed by Mr. Chun Kün Yu and secunded Mr. Fung Wa Chun) shall appoint a committee to collect subscriptions.

Cu cil of this Union should go round and, The Chairman" Every member of the collect

NAVAL NOTES.

UMS, Phoenia from Waosang vid Amoy arrived yesterday and

German gunboat - Figer will probably leave do k tomorrow morning

The Japanese yupboat Oshima will winter at Newchwang, with the British, and Russian gunboats.

THE CANTON VICEROYALTY.

The report which has been in circulation at Shanghai for several days that E. Kuci Chun, the late Viceroy of Szechuen, is to be appointed to Canton, does not seem to us unfounded, says the Universal Gaserte for although the news has not been officially con- Ermed yet Kuei Chun's prolonged sojourn at this port, since his arriv, from Szechuco, to stay here to wait for further orders from the inclines us to suspect he has been given a hint Central Gaycrament. With regard to Kuei Chun's ability as an administrator, though we have noi studied it seriously, yet, judging by

the situation of Szechuen since last Spring, we

drew the Chief Justice's attenting the two willesses, La Tin, and Leong Fing Yeung, who appeared and gave evidence on Mr. Ho Koi Tong--"The members pre- behalf of he prisoners, and tried to prove an alibi, After A severe ceinture by lishe should start the subscription list great responsibility. The Boxara in Szechuan

Lordship, they were each sentenced to three month's hard labour for perjury and gross contempt of Court.

morning 24th proxitno when the case of Luk The Court then adjourned till Monday Hang, for a breach of the Bankruptcy Or- dinafice, will be tried.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

ihemfelves."

The Chairman-"That is not necessary," Mr. Ho Kom Tong, who at first following the example of Chún Kan Yu, Li Fak and Pan- said "I withdraw my promise of 100. How Tz Wan hd promised to subscribe $100 each much I will subscribe will fe decided by me

Jater on."

cannot but come to the conviction that he is. not a man to be entrusted with any position of

could have been nipped in the bud-without diffi- culty, but Kuei Chun, as Viceroy of the province, did not take any measures to remove the evil'or

beyond his power to cope with it. At this to check its progress- until at last, when he Tealised the seriousness of the situation, it was point, the Central Government was obliged to remove him from the Viceroyalty and appoint Tsen Chenhsien as his successor. And the situation in Szechuen has been improving since his departure from the province.

Imposed by Mr. Tam Tsz Kong and seconded by Mr. Chun Kan Yu that the Chair fain and Mr. Ahmet Rumjahn be deputed to instruct legal advisers in drawing up a Petition.

On the motion of Mr. Chun Kan Yú, it was traced to three principal causes. In the first The Boxer outbreaks in Szechuen are to be were charged with causing the death ofmittee should meet the next day at 11 o'clock the Empire it cannot learn so easily and unanimously agreed that members of the complace, as the province is situated in a corner of

AT THE KOWLOON FERRY WHARE.

At the Police Court this morning, four coolies

Chinesa.hterman in the barbour-on the 3rd

The stopping places will be Croydon, inst. Mr. Brutton, of Messrs. Mounsey; and aim at the Chin On Fire Insurance Co. and quickly as the maritime provinces what is going

cause to doubt the veracity of the assertions. On the 10th inst. a 'letter was received stating that on the previous day all Tientsin, military, official and civilian of all nation alities, were running in their best ceremonial toggery to the Viceroy's Yamen, where Acting Viceroy Wu was "at home" to drink champagne to the health of the Em press Dowager!!! Of what use, our corres. pondent asks, to cavil at Ministers if mer- Redbill, Horley, and Hayward's Heath, and chants, who shrank while shot and shell the journey will be covered-in about forty rifled their godowns, and swore grimly as minutes. The London terminus will be adjoin they dragged their choicest bales of wooling Waterloo Station. A Bill is to be presented and skins from their store houses to make barricades, only two years ago, can now don morning coat and bell topper to drink long life to the woman who pulled the string in 1900, and lives but to pull it again Truly fashion is a fickle jade and men are her slaves! If one had stood firm and had the temerity to ventilate his true opinion, dozen would have fol

A. S. WATSON & Co., In their heart of hearts if they stopped to think what they were doing Tientsinners were doubtless a bit ashamed- of themselves, and a great many managed Chemists and Druggists by Appoint-This perpetual feasting is getting not only not to go, and so much to their honour.

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Extract af Record of Meeting on 18th dust, 1903. The Chairman (Mt. Fung Wa of the Water Meter System having been Chun) The Petition praying for the abolition drwn up with great care and satisfaction by Messrs. Ho Kai, Johnson Stokes and Master

start therefrom for subscriptions.

on in the outside world. Hence its inhabitants are still in the dark as to the unprecedented

calamity which the Boxer rising in North China brought on the country in 1900. On the

contrary, they are under the impression that

Brutton, defended, It appears that the lighter on which the deceased was working went alongside the Praya wall at Tsimshatsui, and in doing so collided with a log cafe bet the pelled by the fur accused and several other coolies. As the result of the impact the Ings were unshipped and scattered. High words were exchanged and a free fight followed,ad Ahmet Rumjahn, I now propose that during which deceased is alleged to have been copies be made and sent round to all the Chi- Grand Council of New Reforms Chu Hung knocked overboard and drowned, „Inspector This proposal supported by Mr. Chun Kan Ystimulus to the Boxer movement in Szechuen.

pese in this Colony for signatures and chops,"

STILL MORE BOARDS IN PEKING:

The establishment of the Board of Commercial Affairs has already been decided upon by the

chi is to be appointed President and Wu Ting-Williamson, asked His Wership to discharge. fang Vice-President; the other members of the the defendants this morning, as nothing further Board will be appointed from amongst men had been seen of the missing man. conversant with commercial affairs from each Province. Mercantile Maritime, Railway'`acd

Mining Affairs will be administered by the new

Bard

BY KIND PERMISSION of Col. Iremonger and officers, the Band of the 33rd Burma to-morrow (Sa.urday) evening from 8 p.r. to Infiniry will play at the Hongkong Hotel

PROGRAMME. 1. March... Welcome Home".

Cher,are.. .3. Selection

"A Country Gift" Palla,....

4 Sons Saint Selection...." An Ardst': model," Valt......."Idylle'

monotonous, but suspicious. A certain 9.30 pm. amount of social intercourse with the object_of creating a better mutual under- standing is all very well. But if China thinks that she can lead us by the nose be- cause she feasts us she is making a grave mistake, and we are making a still graver one by letting her think so. The whole object"| of it is to full suspicion. To feast us off our

Dance f

EXTRA.

Ruyter ..Chrinulo Mmseklor. „Akatirèy," Sidney Jones, ..... Wafdienfel

SOLDIER BURIED IN CONFLAGRATION,

AT STONECUTTERS ISLAND.

was carried unanimbusly,

Proposed by Mr. Tam Tsz Kong and seconded by Mr. Chan King Ting that Messis. Chun Kan Yu and ilo Kom Tong be deputed to look after and engage messengers to go round for signatures and chops..

Proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. Tam Tsz Kong that advenisements be in-

land caught fire. The Royal Garrison Artillery of the Petition. matshed at the North side of Stonecutters Is the Chinese public to siga and chop the copies Shortly after one o'click this morning aserted in all the Chinese newspapers requesting

station d there were soon on the scene and From the above it is obvious that the views worked hard to extinguish themes of the Chinese Community had already been When the conflagration was over Gunner Den-ascertained prior to the meeting of the 18th can, R.G.A., was found to be missing and, after August fast as referred to by you and that no a search, his body was discovered among particular persons had been appointed for that the debris. His remains were removed to the purpose

mortuary.

TIENTBIN DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

That over $3,000 had been expended in con- nection with the Petition is also incorrect. Tlie actual expenses up to the present date do not

amount to more than $1,200.

Yours

faithful

FUNG WA CHUN,

Chairman, Chinese Commercial Union,

the Boxers of 1900 are patriotic subjects of China and got the upper hand of the Foreign.

troops.

Such an impression has given a great

Secondly, when the Relief Contingent' Hsianfu to protect the Refugee Court after the which the Viceroy of Szechuan sent up to fall of Peking, was returning to Szecbuen, ä had to be recruited to fill the vacancies in the great many soldiers deserted and new men

thus enlisted were ex-Boxers from the North, have been sowing sedition in the hearts of the and ever since their advent in Szechuen, they

people and their mischievous work has been greatly assisted by the long drought and grent famine which prevailed in a large part of the province,

ranks en route. But most of the new men

Lastly, several of the high officials who were. banished to Seccbuen for their complicity in the Boxer movement of 1909, had held offices in Szechuan as Taotai, Provincial Treasurers, and so forth. So, on, and after their arrival in culprits by the focal officials. When the people the province they were not treated like ordinary.

saw this they naturally thought that the Govern ment still favoured Boxerism and they were thereby greatly encouraged to join the move. ment in the province.

"Country Dance from). Gerin *.

Nell Gwyn"..... God Save the King. VLADIVOSTOCK AS A FREE PORT:- guard, so that we may get on terms which premake Vladivostock a free port is to the effect. A later report with regard to the proposal to clude constant and carping criticism of events. It is said that the Viceroy, directly he returns, will give a big entertainment to both ladies and gentlemen at witich dancing will take place. All this is out of place, first so soon after the tragic occurrences of 1900, secondly' until China has given solid and undeniable FURNITURE proof of her sincerity in rectifying her mis takes. The following interesting letter, the correspondent adds, shows how a Chinese opened negotiations with a view to causing the splendid race. A.I three first ponies were Water Petition there referred to amounted 10 pointed to, the Viceroyalty of two provinces,

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TIENTSIN, November 7th- FINISH OF THE`R`CES, ' was splendid. The champions aroused con- The weather for the last day of the Races siderable enthusiasm as after a very plucky animal at the start young Tom Wats came in ten nimmutes on a rearing and pretty vicious

winner on Yusks, a splendid finish to a

a splendid show this meeting and are fine ridden by the Watts brothers who have made

horsemen,

Hongkong, 21st November, 1912. -

- To the Editor oF THE "HongKong TELEGRAPH.""

DEAR SIR-lo a paragraph which appeared ending your readers are led to understand in your issue of the zora inst. under the above that the legal expenses connerted with the

over $3,000.

As far as we know the legal expenses amounted to $4,058. We know that we re THE CHENCHOW MASSACRE.

ce.ved a sum of $500 as our fee for our services The recent edict about the Chenchow officials in connection with the petition, which con has find given satisfaction i Peking- as it sisted of drafting and settling the document complies with all the ministers principal de- and consultations with De Ho Kai and cor mand The Chinese are inclined to boastrecting the printers' proofs. We believe a however that they have scored in saving the like sum was paid to Dr. Ho Kai as his fee for life of the Brigadier General. I am glad to see his services in assisting us in selling, the that Sir Ernest is making a stand against mere Telition. S8 was the amount of the printing Would that ministers in the past had blood noney settlements of these matters. account. always taken this attitude and valuable lives might have been saved

So far as we are concerned those who assist to Dr. Ho Kai) were: Messrs. Ahmet Rumjahn, many ed us with suggestions (in addition, of course,

Kindly publish this letter in your next issue Fung Wa Chun and Chin Kang Yu.. as a means of correcting the incorrect state ments which appeared in your issue of the zoth

for foreigners on Sunday in honour of the The acting Viceroy M. Wu holds a reception E.D.'s birthday, and he has given orders for the town to be decorated with Hags after the Japanese fashion.

Kuci Chun is no longer fit for any Viceroyal- ty especially that of the Two Kwang provinces, no matter how the lioxer movement in Szechen originated. He did not do and was completely beginning to end. I nd we may easily imagine powerless to do anything to stop the evil fiom what the result would be if he were to be an

one of which, namely, Kwangsi, is still being disturbed by an insurrection compared with which the Boxer movement in Szechuen is but trifting, and the other, namely, Kwangtung, unequalled by all the other provin es of the Empire in the fierceness and audacity of its robbers.

THE WEATHER.

Acting Director of the Hongkong Obser

The following report is from Mr. F. G Fis

vatory:--

On the 21st at 12:20 pm. The bar meter Chiva has fallen quickly over Japan, risen in N..

A depression is passing to the Pacific over N.L. Japan, and a second low area lies off the coast of S.W, Japan,

the Japanese Commercial Agent at that port: that the Japanese Gover..ment has instructed to supply necessary information, and a reply has been received stating that as the result of his inquiries of the Customs superintendent, he learned that arrangements have been made to allow the importation of Chinese goods and products into Vladivostock free of impet duty. it is said that the Japanese Government has

views the situation :-"Since the Chinese goods imported into Vladivostock.

same treatment to be extended to Japanese have resumed charge of the City, the place is gradually getting dirty again, and the CRUELTY TO CHILDREN:-A man named streets are not being as well kept as they William Murphy, in business with his father, a were before. The military police, instead of tailor and draper, and residing in Esher-road, keeping the place quiet, themselves disturb Liverpool, was charged recently before the the people, often blowing out

stipendiary with cruelty to Eveline Dorothy the street' lamps and rousing the people to relight them Bolton. Mr. Dobeil prosecuted for the Lier Lomax, 11, daughter of a widow living in Though they dare not openly ask for pool Society for the Prevention if Cruelty to money they contrive in these ways to Children, and stated that the girl's mother, make the people pay them. Now that seeing an advertisement in the Liverpool papers the 'weather is getting cold it will be very

for a girl to mind a baby and run messages, hard for the people to be roused at night, communicated with the defendant, the result, and they naturally pay to escape being so.

being that her daughter went to live at delen- All this is, of course, very trifling compared dant's house, where she was subjected to very with the tampering with civil and criminal severe treatment for slight faults. A weck cases going on in the Chinese Court. It alter entering the situation she broke an orna- was agreed that no cases of the T.P.G. ment, when the defendant took her upstairs PHOTOGRAPHIC were to be touched, but there are several and struck her with his fist several times. to a store room, laid her across a basket, DEPARTMENT.

now which the Chinese are trying to reverse, Generally he thrashed her with a strap and they will very likely be decided against cut in a a number of tails, not infrequently the T.P.G. These cases have probably going to her bed room and turning down UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS been brought By the Yamen runners, who the clothes so that he could use the strap Hing-chi and We Ting-fang being Directors, have been paid by-the other side. The on her. Once he took her across his knee end it is not in the least likely that any Singap re Chinese are placing themselves in a very

beat her with the bristles of a brush, and once merchants will fall into the trap, as their great he held her in a cold bath. The evidencebject in being there is to save their money. awkward position should the Powers choose of the girl and of a doctor having been given in Neither is it likely that the new Board wilt to take notice of it." With this we entirely comboration, Bl. J. A. T. bin, who defended, accomplish anything. It is but another excuse agree, and the sponer. Tientsin and the said his client recognized that he had gone too for giving office to some hangers on and British Government wake up to the true far, but there was no idea of wanton ciuelly, making another dribble hole in the exchequer. The last two nights are anaourch of English (Bengal) to-inorrow, position of affairs the better will it be for all and the girl had not suffered physically. Ho

The Chinese appear to be taking to

Royal Divorce; concerned. Let these suspicious social was prepared to hand over a sum of money for

and enthus panderings cease, and actions prove the the benefit of the girl. The magistrate imposed very, kindly. Mr. Poulsen's system is being

piece has courage of convictions...

the full penalty of £25 and costs, on the un almost daily extended and some towns in the

pont and sh derstanding that the defendant also paid to country are being connected with Tientsio, that this city to the society, and if they used that money for The line between Peking and Tientsin is the to benefit the girl it would doubtless meet the greatest possible convenience and conversa- approval all present—If £257 is the tions take place daily. As a rule the voices are full penalty for such shocking brutality the very clear, but occasionally a cross conversa sooner the law is amended the better, for such tion interferes. I was present the other day a very mild sentence is a travesty on justice when all the events of the Peking races, were

fine of 1000 or two years hard, with a telephoned down

with the great flogging each half year, would come nearer venien"

want now is a speak fitting the enormity of cowardly and inhuman tube wil

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Yours faithfully, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. - The amount collected and available for legal and although the whole has not yet been re expenses, as we are informed, is over $3,000

defrayed it is still available until this matter reaches its final sta, e. We did not presume any knowledge nor did we stale who were the patties instructing Messrs Johnson, Stokes rad

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