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[1216 MARRIAGES.

At No. 187, Yamate-cho Yukelians., on 14 January, by the Rev. E. S. Booth, MA, SAMUEL HENRY, only son of the late Meri Mon ague KUHN, to SOPHIA, daughter of Louis DEWETTE Esq., all of Yokohama.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1993,

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Ten thousand dollars, worth supplies just eceivol on fast Fr Nipp M. Altri zut every description, Le Munyon's --Advt.

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THE following very interesting piece of news is

ROUBLE IN CANTON:

NEWS FROM THE CITY.

FURTHER ARRESTS. With the arrival of steamers from Canton

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RY 31 1903.

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From letters received from Ca from thquiries made from Chinese who arrived from that city: Inst

that over a hundred arrests have been pade since the 8th Inst. It appears that the. were warned by a traitor from the officials were

to have been some 60 miles: ad been obscured on the

had had no observations for abou The weather also was haay at the seas commenced to break over the

AB, the Regular Meeting of Eothen Mark The Editor will not un-Jorjake to be responsible for Lodge (No. 264 held yesterday at the Free come details of the state of affairs in the rebel.camp, over a month. ago, that a rising seeing that the vessel was in danger of capsiz Southern capital. Writing from that city would be attempted, and for supplying thising, ordered the masts to be cut away," "HE'L masons' Hall, Wor. Bro. F. W. Edwards and anderyesterday's date our correspondent information he was to receive a thousand taels, had not done so all hands would have probably board of P. M. instufled Wor Dro. FD states: The uneasiness, which had been should the maller come to pass... At any rate, been drowned. At about 11-2.0, I ordered Goddard as W. M. for the ensuing year. The increasing for several days apparently, reached anonymous letters were received by high one of the boats to be lowered, but, as soon as The ratom por quarter atal pur ensem, proportional. W. M. appointed and invested the following its height on Wednesday night. The capture progressive officials advising them to inove she took the water, she capsized and broke-up I then had a recond boat-the only sound one The dally bend is delivered free when the less inffic rs-S. WHR B. Harker JW of six men on Fa Ti, and the finding of with their families to treaty ports during the

accessible to messenger. On coples set by post an Bro. W. J. Tutcher; M. O., Bro, W. II. -Wick- guds and ammunition, and bales of uniforms commencement of the Chinese New Year, as remaining, our third being stove, in-flowered; additional $1.80 per quarter la chargel for postajo, The portage on the weekly no to wy part of the ham; S. C., Bro. N. G Edwards; f. O, Bro. Instead of relieving the situation and quieting trouble was approaching, Thess and other and despatched my mate. Br. Evans, and four

world in 30 cents per parter.

H. Sykes; Chap, Bro. J. J. Bryan Treasurer, the minds of the officials and the people, seemed rumours at last awakened the, Canton officials seamen to explore the reef and see if any part Single Copies Daily, ties; Weekly, twenty-

Bro, W., Purcell; Reg. of Marks, Bro. W. A. to make things worse. The prisoners were

to their sense of safely, and spies were sent of it was habitable. The mate returned at. tive Cent

Sims; he is. C. Piercy, Jr.; S. D., Bro. marched through the streets followed by Coalies everywhere to lean whether any rebellious about eight or nine o'clock hext morning, A. i, Seto; J. D., Bro. W. J. G. Whiley carrying the boxes containing the captured movements were on foot, while dangerous and, as the sea was pretty high, we, Soon the report characters were watched. On the 26th in floated him the end of a rope fast ta. C.; Bro. C. P. Chater; J. G., Bro. P. W.

and ammunition.

to a piece of wood. He would not "ame Goldring; St., Bro. G. E. Cole; Tyler, Bro. J. spread that a number of reformters had been formation was received at Canton that a party Vanalone.

caught. This convinced many that an attempt of men, apparently leaders with headquarters alongside, however, but asked for a supply of an the city would be inade, and that the at-Hongkong, were contemplating a march

water and provisions. After some talking w The from the New Territory on Canton. This news,

gave him water, and, as soon as he and the men was conveyed, to the officials by masters of got it, they waved their bands and pulled of from Messrs. llbett & Co.'s Maske: Report of Capture would only hasten maiters.

city g tes were closed at five o'clock. The the 25h inst: 3 large transaction is reported streets were filled with soldiers carrying re Chinese junks, who, it appeared, stated that it was some time before the boat was out of to be under consideration for the supply afvolvers and muskets in their hands. It was certain families living in villages along height, and that is the last we saw of them. Russian cotton' goods and yarn in Manchurias evident to all that something very unusual Canton river from Lantau up to Ping Hoi There was only the cutter left, and this At the Holy Trinity Cubedra', Shanghai, on the authority is the special correspondent in and of a serious nature was feared. The were removing eitherto Macan or to Hongkong, we proceeded to (repair by nailing five the 27th inst., by the Rev. II. C, Hodges, MA, Anchester of the New York Chronicle; tho' onsuls were informed and paripes from The Hongkong Government was then apprised thicknesses of canvas over the damaged JAMES D. STRANG, sun of John T. Stran Glasgow, to LUCY, daughter of the Late Nquantities are 18,000 bales of Sheetings, 6,000 the gunboats panded Shamien all night of the fact, and the full Detective force at part, and painting in turn cach coating. Four hales of Drills, and 12,000 bales of Yam, the The fires on the boats wers kept burning once put on the scent,, with the result that the or five days later, when the weather had CHOLAS CONISH HEXHAM, En, land,

goods to be made up in imitation of American ready for a move at any time. The night twelve men were arrested in. No. 20, D'Aguilar moderated, we pul, the beat over and pulled goods, and stamped with a duplicate of well-passed off quietly The usual blowing of Street. We stated in our columns:last night. her to wrecked Chinese junk, lyg known American stamp; prices to be 15 per whistles and the roaring of firecrackers took the method pursued by one of the Chinese on the coral in four feet of water at high tide, cent below the equivalent of hanghai or New place about midnight. The official worship detectives, who purported that he was also one and one foot at low tide. - Flist of all, to make chwang quotations for the same grade of did not take place, A trip through the city of the sect of the rebels, and had arrived from sure the junk would not break up, we piled American goods; the contract to be for one shortly after daybreak revealed an unusual Canion to learn their future movements and lumps of coil around her, and lie wards year, but buyers to have the option of renewing state of affaits. Before all the yamèns, great le plans premeditated. The officials have boarded this over with batches and planks from the contract for a term of years. The apres- and small, there was a guard of soldiers fully since notified the various prefects and pelty the b rque... For a elter we made an awning. ment is said to have been provisionally signed armed. It was a cold morning and these sol mandarins of all the villages around Garton of out of a sail Practically the whole reef was and is now awaiting the confirmation if the diers were so wrapped with cluthes that it the attempted slaing, and have issued instruc under water and, I can tell you, it was not a Russian manufacturers can compete with seemed impossible for them to move, and a few tions to have all suspicious characters arrested, nice place to live on. As for provisions, well, America, Bombay, and Japan on equal terms, active rebels would have had finle difficulty in and all secret or mass meetings dispersed. we filled demijons and molasses kegs with. Card mounts and cardboard in the very latest they would require a bounty of about 8 lakhs disposing of most of them. The Viceroy, bow-From-a very reliable source we learn that water. There was no scarcity of ship's stores, designs at Le Munyon's --Advt.

of tacs to enable them to carry cut the con-

ever, had a strong guard of very active looking yesterday morning, no less than sixteen mon,

The cook and one of the sailors used, from time friet, or a proportionally greater amount if their braves. But although the first day and night believed to be rebels, wire arrested in a temple to time, to go on board of the 'barque "and"

There is little

have passed of quietly, the situation is still at Fat Shan. Most of them are Hakkas, and bake bread. After the real hard work was laying down cost is higher. doule that orthern Chinese would d a large considered to be one of uncertainty The from papers and letters found in their possession over, we commenced to look around and, as discovery of one house with arms and it seems it was their intention, when the rising the boat would have been damaged pulling the plure of six men is not the end wis effected, to rush the Customs' house, local

over the reef, constructed a raft. By this of the matier by any means, so some treasury, and massacre, all the mandarins.

means we did a bit of exploring, and, wett informed ones say. It is reported, on It was also currently rumoured in Canton yes among some half a dozen other wrecks on the very good authority, that there are many more terday that the iebe s, though thwarted in their rech, found a four masted ship and a se iner. houses in Canton and the immediate neighbour scheme, on the 28th instant bad held secret. The coral stretched for miles and miles and; - hod where large quantities of supplies are meetings since, and are now waiting for rein at the western end of it, was an island with a stored, and that the capture of one lot will but forcements and other final arrangements when greatest height above the sea level of some 201 |h sten the final nove. However, I repeat they will break out in another direction. feet. It had been used as a Chinese fishing what have already said. The officials are so Double guards are posted at all entrances to station, for upon it was an abode, a joss house, he City and every pedestrian is being severely and half a dozen Chinese graves. At one end much on the alert that any attempt at the pr. - sent time is almost doomed to failure. Several scrutinized.`

of each prove was a pot of tea, and at the other the dead-man's- hat.. ~ We also, discovered a milies, on the advice of Hangkong friends. have let the city. Letters have also been

coconut tree, and two tanks containing almiut

The abode contain received from Hongkong urging all Christians

420 gallons of fresh water to leave the city before the 9th of the month."

ed pictures of European ships, an oil painting This morning a representative of the Trl

and other articles which must have been-pro- graph

cered from the different wrecks. The island, however, did not appearto, have been occupied for at least a year. After three weeks of this ser of life and, knowing that Pratas Shoal was a vicinity avoided by mariners, we equipped our boat, and set sail for Hongkong on the 25th inst. It was a miserable journey, the henvy sprays breaking over us as we were lyinky

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THX Craigengower Cicket Club were "at home" this afternoon at their Pavilion, Happy Valley.

UNDER the new Revenne Farm Fractment in Petak no one but Chinese will he allowed to gamble in a public gaming farm.

ACCORDING to a "enisin paper the Chinese exhibits at the Hann exhibition were the chicest, and the Peking cloisotine is expected to carry off the highest awards. Wars the alarm bell sounds the Fire Brigade turas out for duty. This morning members were called to the Eastern district where a quausity of baskets was alight. The members did not remain.

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MESSRS Erich Georg and Co. state in their weekly report of this date, that a dividend of 90 cents per share will be declared by the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co. for the year ended 31st December last.

The following teleg am was sent by the Manila Chamber of Commn.rce to en tar Lodge, Washington-Chartered lark, Hongkong Bank, Guaranty Trust, International Bank,

R DOG | Spanish Bank, Merchants, Members Manila All

Chamber of Comtherce, strongly urge adoption

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gold peso standar. Strongly protest against adoption U.S. Currency resulting rise in prices and expenses disastrous to agricultural, industrial, mercantile, interests unless U. S dollar equal two pesos. Meeting unanimous,

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very latest band cameras. It is the Century To sce опе is 10 pusiess OAC. AL Le Monyon's—¶dut.

THE Governor Wang Chih-chun of Kwangsi has wired to the Wai Wußn that the French Consul (probably at Canton) has written to him

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business on these terms,

TURF 10PICS.

There must be few who could find fault with the beautifully exhilarating, albiet bitterly cold, weather at the Race-course this morning Tre presence quit: a number of ladies added nteress to the social feature of the gathering. Chir popular Major-General was also present, and it is not too much to say that amo gst the owne's our military friends take second place to none with the quality of the cavers entered by them for the principal events of the meeting, If report can be trusted, luck has gone hard on Lt. Col. Hughes's Brilliant, until now consi. dered the crack for the Derby. He is sait to be "d cky" and did no more than trot this mantring To-morrow his trainer aill take him over the course again and upon his galloping performance will be decided whether he will be out of the Derby or not. Algerine is the other horse to gallop to-morrow.

The course to-day was rather heavy going and consequently times were rather slower, Full particulars of the training as "rimed" to-day are given below:--

CHINA PONIES.

Rare Roc, 2 udes in 4 35}. last quarter, 3a). Bulbul, 2 miles in 549,

Desert King, 1 mile, 37, 1.04, 138, 1.14, ; a good

performance.

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Martínez, i mile, 38; 1.15, 1.50, 1.27} Revake 1st, Misfit zad, and C bin Rẩy 3rd,

mile, 40, 1.173, 6.541, 2.32; rather poor. Joker, a mile, 38, 1.11), 1946), 2.24}, Pantur, & miles, last 8, 35, 1.15, 1-47, Snowdrop, if miles, 38 1,16, 1,53, 2.2), 3,04},

3-42.

Commoner, 14 miles, 38, 1.16), 1.53, 2.281, 3.031, Flickamares, 1 miles, 37, 118, 1.48, 2.241,

3.011.

Starling and Style, 13 miles, last 2, 36, 117,

• 1.91.

Fancy and Winter Rose, if miles, 401, 1.20, (the Goveraor) about an agreement @garding 1.59. z.35. 3 1of, 3 47.

a certain railway, but the Governor having no | Ben-y-Glor, time not laken. copy of the same, wired to the Viceroy # Muscatel and Disqusf, time not taken. Canton and has been able to ascertain that the

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Telegraphic information was received in this Colony this morning giving the report that six arrests were effected today by the authorities at

ties at Canton. Its stated, that the men were German converts and alleged complicity of the latter is the movement is ascribed to the fact that an ims portant firm is under the ban of suspicion in conniving with the dissatisfied party by im- porting arms and ammunitions for the rebels to carry on their campaign in China. While these arrests were made in Canton the activity of the Hongkong authorities brought about, it is rumoured, the seizure of 200 revolvers, some of Belgiza make, soine of Smiths and Westons, on board one of the ships in the harbour, and this is supposed to have some connection with the trouble in Canton, espe cially, as we are informed, that the ship was about to proceed thither,

ramped with cold and damp, unable to strich. our legs. After four days we almost reached Hongkong when the Norwegian scener Bygdo, Captain Gundersen, picked us up." e- arrived in harbour on the night of the 28th inst, and went ashore next morning. When we left the reel- the Alexander - RicNeil was still intact, with a lot of stuff an board well worth salving. There is the donkey engine, a ste in pump, al chors, calles, a complete suit of sails, coils of rope, barris of flour and other things. of considerable value. Our represent live then accompanied Cup lain Jorgensen 10 Frays, West, where the bust was lying. It was an ordinary strong, carval built, ship's cutter. The painted CA vas patching was on the port bow, Regarding gear, nothing remained ex ept the mast and wooden thole pins, for, as Captain Jorgensen explained, as soon as the crew felt her, Hng. kong thieves stole the sails, anchor, and two ship's compassco

was able to glean further information regarding the trouble, and ascertained that immediately the projected movement was ade known in Hongkong the British Consul at Canion at once informed. the Customs and other authorities in the City Strict search was made of all boats arriving and no ship was permitted to discharge cargo except under European supervision. It was generally known that arms, ammunition and provisions were expecled to a rive at the port, but despite the diligent search nothing of an incriminating a ure was discovered. On the eve of China New Year the native officials ordered all their gunboats to patrol the river, and every launch

The police are now searching for the leader arriving from Hokorg had to be searched. Acting upon information received from two of the movement, who is reported to be a re- informers, who left Hongkng on Tuesday, former and a prominent member of the Trid. launch specially chartered, Capt and other secret societies. He is supposed to Yang in charge of al the Chinese be in hiding in Hongkong, Over in the New guards of the Shamien, visited two houses Territory the authorities are on the alert. The on Fa Ti and discovered a small quantity murder of a Chinaman, which occurred in the of arms, and a huge collection of uniforms, early hours of the 29th instant, and whose sandals, provisions and general requisites for body was found on the Tai Po Road, as duly chronicled by us, is being investigated by the an army. These were promptly seized, and a quantity of the goods were placed aboard two Police authorities. A rumour gained currency large passenger boats at d towed to the shores this morning that the deceased, while walk of the Shamien and anchored close to a native ing peacefully along the road met some guard boat. It akerwards transpired that Chinese who suspected him of being a spy who during the night Capt. Yang captured six men thereupon murdered him. Indian troops have

The Alexander McNeil is a three-nasted connected with the house in which the seizure now bien despatched to the New Territory was made, and two others, found in a small and, acting in conjunction with the police, atewonden, barque of 1,49 registered tonnage. Rebel King, 14 miles, 38, 1.15, 1.50) for the last boat containing a number of uniforms, were instituting inquiries regarding suspected rebels She was built in 1869 by Mr. A. R. Reely also placed under arrest. As we have already and houses, where ammunition, uniforms, and Waldoboro, Me,, and hails from San Francisco. 1 only.

Tratas Shoal lies between 150 and 200 miles T reported the uniforms are known to have provisions are believed to be stored. "B" om- been made in Hongkong. They resemble an pany of the Sherwood Foresters is now station in a south-easterly direction from Hongkong, ordinary Chi: ese jacket with the exception of ed about three miles from the New Territory It is a notorious, spot for navigators, difficul their being of a very fiery nature a glaring red border, and they are to be relieved by "G" sailing vessels often have great. with a black border and white eye In the Company of the same regiment. From weathering centre, inscribed with Chinese character. The some of the Chinese firms having bran Sandals are similar to those worn by colies,ches at Macao, we learn that the Portuguese while the provisions, which bear evidence of authorities have been informed of the attempted having been packed in Hongkong, are catly rising and that all suspected houses are being enclosed in wooden boxes about two feet carefully watched by spies Chinese Mandarins square, evidently made from packing cases and spies have arrived there and in this Colony Consigned to Hongkong firms. During the from Canton in order to point out. suspected day gunboats began to arrive and, with the reels. approach of evening, the British ships Sandpi per and Moorhen, the United States monitor Alonterey, the French Avalanche.. and the small German gunboar, Shamien, designed for the navigation of creeks, were seen patrolling the river. Sh rily before dusk manges were In our last issue we reported the wreck of the sent ashore for the purpose of patrolling the American barque Alexander McNeil, and k foreign concession. The native guards on the arrived at Hongkong on Thursday morning of British and French bridges across the canni, part of the shi, wrecked crew Since then a dividing the native City from Shamen were representative of the Telegraph has had talk doubled, and every precaution taken to ensure with Cay thin W. Jorgensen, who, between the the Safely of foreigners. The work of draws from a strong briar pipe, related his 30:1 inst, for this port and is due guarding the little island was done so expiriences. We left blanila, benaid, in ballast gil ox

en the oth December, baund for the Puget quietly and Expeditiously that only those in touch with the position of affairs were Sound, Port Townsend, and from the outset the The Imperial German Mail cognizant of the action taken. But the night weather was stormy, a strong North esse furt which left here on the 25th passed quieilly, and China New Year's Day was mans

blowing in our teeth. We practically arrived at hanghai op Wednes ushered in diam dly and damp All crafts m deno simply holding our ground Lze 6), 14 miles, and Remnant, i mile, 30, 591, frun down river, were searched, and, in some

ng and “wearing ship

first 1.30, 202, 2.35 2.11. Legacy was rather-cat

ages, į mile, uroj.

matter has been peading for many years, but the capitalists concerned being Belgians, the question has nothing to do with the French, 14 miles, 40, 1.15, 1.57, 2.26, 3.02. Government and the Governor wishes to get Nicodemus and Defective, I mile, 40, L193, the original documents for perusal.

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Dewdrop 17 and sinndywun, 14 miles, 38, c.15, THEY are determined to do all in their power 152), 2.29, 3.054/5; Handyman, 1 mile, to prevent the possibility of plague breaking lung way behind, say 2.38 for his unité out in Osaka by means of vermin, and a rat | Beskion, 1 mile, 381, 1.15, 1-491, 2 29.- lottery has been arranged by the Osaka Muni- Sunski se 1st, Nipper zid, and Perky 3rd,

mile, 35, 109, 1.40§ PHOTOGRAPHIC cipal authorities, The sum of Yen 300 is

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mand,, mile, 33, 1.01st, 1,36. Cheesi, miley3, 1.06, 1.38), 2.10. Finellu, 1 mile, 34, rost, 1.37, 2.07. Scho, { Girl, } mile, 31, 1.04},, 1.34}.| Princess Charming, I mile, 34, 105, 1.37

and Runaway Girl, 1 mile, 30, 1.05, 1.501, 2011 good time. Runaway Girl was hard held, could do the distance by 5 seconds

faster.

May, 14 miles, 3', 1.008, 7.30), 2.00, 2.31.° Winning Rose, 14 miles, 3 3 1.0, 1.32), 2.06

THE Svet complains that the Russian squadron was unnecessarily delayed at Portland owingy to alleged shortness in the supply of coal, "It is difficult," it adds, "to believe that in a port like Portland there were not 600,000 poods of coal." A fleet that cannot niove, it concludes, is like a fleet that does not exist-this after complaining that the squadron was practically kept prisoner in time of peace. The Nove Vremys adds that it must pofira the views of the Sver, and, to obviate such surprises in future, "if we cannot have our own coaling stations, we must get our coal provisions from our allies on the French coast

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Hay Ronald and Pirate, 13 miles, 338, 1.05,

V. 1.37, 2.07}, 2.40, 3.12). Tyo and Sequah, 14 miles, 338,-1.05 1/5, 1.38)

2101.2431, 3.134; Segun went well and improving immensely; Tyvo's lime, 3.171. Ledy Lena, & mite, 39, 59, 1-31].

proceeding from Hongkong to Can- played out for the distance but there was were boarded by Chinese soldiers on four othing way discovered which war EARLY FIR

Y plenty of go in Remnant

\occa'iops!

LIFE ON PRATAS SHOAL

'SURROUNDED BY WRECKS;

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE

English (Malta) to-morrow." American (Coptic) to-morrow. Indian (h ́umsang) 3rd prox.

German (Darmstadt) 3rd prox, Australian (Changsha) 3rd prox Canadian { Tartar) 5th prox. German (Preussen) 5th prox. American (America Maru) 7th prox, American (Korea) 17th prox

The E & A Co.'s steamer Empire Jimm

Syd by, &c, left Port Darwin

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which he ex-

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