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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

Riot near Canton

AMERICANS OPEŃ PINE ́KILLING THREE ¦ WOUNDING FOUR.

(From Our Correspondent.) CANTON, 17th

August,

.3.20 p.in. News of a serious riot, which broke out on Saturday wid spread along the Canton-lunkow railway to Fati, has reached this city. The American employees working on the lino were forced to use fire-arms withi

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST

Manila Timer.) *Governor of Australian

Commonwealth.

London, August 8th,

THE POLLARD COMEDY CO.

"MY FRIEND FROM INDIA."

Saturday evening's performance by the

NOTES ON THE TROUBLE.

IN KWANGSL

Lord Northcote was to-day gaseited governor Pollard Comedy Company of My Soldier Boy has been fortunate enough to secure an inter

of the Commonwealth of Australia vice Lord 'TennysJn.

[Lord Nunhcote was born in 1846, and is the second son of air Stalfont Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh bie was appointed Governor of Bombay in 1899. In 1901 he was leader of the House of Commons. He entered the Fereign Vince as a clerk in 1868 and was private. secretary to Lord Salisbury at the Constan: uple Embassy in 1876-77; secretary to Secretary to war office 1875-86; Surveyor General of Ordnance, 1880-857 Charity Com- Exeter, 1880-99.

Chancellor of Exchequer 1877-80; Financial

missioner, 1811-92; member of Parliament for

(Cublenews.)

was a distinct saccess, the house being com, fletely filled and the play presented in a claver style that elicited, frequent applause from the

audience.

the result that three Chinese were | Governor Taft to be Secretary of appearance till the small hours of the morning derbusses, others having specially made maus-

killed, and four ̈wounded Details are anxiously awaited.

MORE TROOPY FOR KWANG61.

Another batch of troops arrive on Saturday, the Kuyping bringing fifteen hundred in and a quantity of munitions. They will be sent at orice to Kwmsi in aid of the forces now under the Viceroy.

(Reuter's.)

Indisposition of Lord Salisbury.

LONDON, 14th August, Lord Salisbury is unwell and considera- bly exhausted.

LATER.

The condition of Lord Salisbury is very grave.

War,

San Francisco, August 11th. William E. Taft, Civil Governor of the Phi- lippine Islands, is to cater the Cabinet. He will be Secretary of War. Ehhu Root will reire in December next. Governor Taft is to

succeed secretary Root.

Luke E. Wright, now vice-governor of the Philippine Islands, will be the successor of William H. Taft as Civil Governor. This is the most important news of the day from Washington.

THE EWO COITON SPINNING.

AND WEAVING CO., LTD.

This evening fy Friend from India will is largely made up of the family of a retired occupy the boards. In the play the personnel pork packer of Kansas City who has gone east to storm the portals of New York society, One night the son, Charles Underholt, goes out with some boon companions, and be comes intoxicated, and the next morning, "finds he has brought home with him a man he has not seen before. From him he learns of his behaviour during the night, and being anxious to give some explanation of his non

persuades his friend (A Kéen Shaver) to im personate an Indian pandit and theosophist, A name is selected from a list of passengers Tweedle. Charley's father swallows the bait, who arrived the day before, viz, “Rev, James thinking he can draw society by means of the theosophist, and accordingly advertises the powers of the Rev. James, and makes it known that the pundit is his guest. Charles is now anxious to get rid of Shaver, but the old man will not let his companion out of his sight. Charles then makes up his mind, to im personate the dal Tweedle, and proves to his father that the other is an impostor, Tom Valentine, a suitor of Bernice Underholt, hits on the samé idea for serving the old man, and gaining his consent to marry her. Mean while the real Tweedle has read the notices concerning his impersonator, and calls to find

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A representative of the Hongkong Telegraph ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer..........1/93 Bank Bills, on demand ...1/9-13/16. view with a well-known European official at Canton, who furnished some interesting details regarding the position of affairs in Kwangsi province. It seems that the new Viceroy.bas secured all the money he possibly could for the

the rebels in the province and as a result trade purpose of conducting the campaign against ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand...447 in Canton has been considerably hampered, and scarcely any silver left in the city. He then departed to the disturbed districts taking with him all the available gunbonts and the pick of the native troops, which since the arrival of reinforcements, recorded in the Tele-Sovereiges, Bank's Buying Kate.... graph a few days since, comprise about 27,000 ar Silver.....

Gold Leaf 100 touchi, per tae! men. They are armed with all manner of weapons; some carrying old bell-mouthed blun-

ers, which, according to our informant, after the first shot has been fired, are scarcely of any use. Some of the men raised locally are badly

are undisciplined and appear more terror- PATNA NEW drilled, and have no heart for the work; they stricken than capable of striking terror. It is well known that when they get in the mountain passes and rebels commence pouring. volleys down upon them from the heights, they are at a loss to know in which direction to run, but scatter in all directions, like a flock of sheep. Dut-apart from the fact that they are lacking in all military cohesion they need sjeddy com- manders of skill and courage, and in this respect, our representative learned, the most courageous they had ever had was the official recently arrested by order of the Viceroy for baying executed a great many persons although acting strictly in accordance with his powers as a Chinese magistrate. The engagements MR. GEORGE ECKLEYECTOR of the which have taken place within the past week have invariably resulted in victories for the re- bels. Questioned regarding the number of mon now terrorising Kwangsi, our informant stated

members of the family have meanwhile leamed from:30,000 to 70,000, but a fair average would who Shaver really is and decided it must not be to place the number at 35,000. They are jake place. Fortunately a maid had forgotten formed into bands each of which appears to be to post the invitations, and Shaver is left to working independently of the others. There is make the old man believe he had imbibed so no commander-in-chief, and the only large freely as to be quite inebriated. Things satis-body having a leader is a band of 5,000 men factorily arrange themselves, and Underholt determines to let society alone, meanwhile Charles and Tom are happily married, as well as the Rev. James Tweedle

out what it means.

He is met by Shaver who

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REDUCTION OF CAPITAL. Before the Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Good. man, in the Supreme Court this morning, the on. H. E. Po lock, K. C., (instructed by Mr. j. Hastings, of Mesars. Deacon and fastings) appeared in support of a petition confirming a special resolution reducing the capital of the The illnessEwo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company | power of Shaver was to be displayed. Other that it has been asserted the force comprises

[Last autumn the ex-Premier was laid up at Lucerne with a bad chill, accompanied by a cough and an attack of gout. appeared to be much of the nature of that which last laid his Lordship up at Hatfield, 'with the additional complication of gout. He has long suffered from chronic kidney trouble. The following episodes in his great political career will doubtless be, of interest. Briefly summarised they are as follows:-In 1843 be entered the House as the duly elected of Stanford; in 1864 he became Chan

ing year Lord Cranborne died, and Lord Robert Ar.hur Talbot Gascoyne-Cécil assumed the title. In 1866 he begante Secretary for India, resigning on the Reform Bill 12 mouths later. That same year. 1867, he became Marquis of Salisbury. It was seven years later, in 1874, that he became Secretary for India, two years afterwards assuming the office of Plenipotentiary to Constantinople. In 1878 he was appointed Foreign Secretary, the same year attending the Berlin Conference. The year 1881 saw him Conservative Leader in the Upper House, four years later assuming the office of Prime Minister, which he finally relinquished in Jul, 1902. He was born at Hatfield, in 1830-Ed., H.K. T.)

cellor of Oxford University The follow

Limited, from taels 1,750,000 to taels 750,000.

The Hon. Pollock said the application was made under the Companies Ordinances for con- firmation by the Court of a resolution which ad been passed at meetings of the Company held in Shanghai in July of last year. His Lord- ship has no doubt read the papers and seen from paragraph 8 of the petition that a special resolution of the Company was duly passed and confirmed in July, 1952, whereby it was resolved as

follows: "That the capital

the

of the Company be reduced from sum of teals 1,750,000, divided into 17,500 sh res of taels 100 each, to the sum of tatis 750,000 divided into 15,0co fully paid up shares of ixels go each, and that such reduction be effected by cancelling the 2,500 shares of the existing shares which have not been issued, and by cancelling capital which has been lost or is unrepresented by available assets to the extent of taels 50 per share upon each of the The Proposed Stationing of Troops 15,000 fully paid up shares which have been

in South Africa.

issued and ave now outstanding."

His Lordship said he had looked into the papers and seen from section to of the petition it was expressly stated that the reduction of capital did not involve either the diminution of any liability in respect of 'unpaid capital or the payment to any shareholder of any paid up capitali That being so he understood that creditors were practically unaffected by the

Lord George Hamilton has announced that India does not agree to the scheme for the part payment of troops stationed in South Africa; the War Office therefore does not intend to incur the expenditure in South Africa which it would otherwise have done. The papers generally, are pleased at the abandonment of Mr. Brodrick's South Afri-reduction of capital. can proposal.

LATER.

The Murder, of M. Rostkowsky. Turkey pays an indemnity of Francs 400,000 to the Inte M. Rostkowsky's family,

and the murderer has been executed.

M. Kostkowsky's widow has declined the indemnity and returned her late husband's Turkish decorations..

The Balkan Trouble. The Turks have captured Krushivo and fighting continues outside the town.

A quantity of ammunition for Macedonia has been confiscated at the Belgrade Custom House packed in cases, marked hardware.

Prorogation of Parliament. Parliament is prorogued. The King's speech says "the situation in the European provinces of Turkey continues to be a sub ject of general anxiety; my Government and

those of other Powers have used their best efforts to restrict the area of disturbance.”

The Commercial Treaty with China,*

The ratifications of the treaty with China have been exchanged; portions of the treaty come into immediate operation.

The Humbert Trinl.

August 15th.

The Hon. Poll ck --That is so.

His Lordship observed that there appeared to be no creditor or anyone representing any creditors opposing the petition, and under entitled to the order granting the prayer of the the circumstances be thought applicant was

petition,

The Court was adjourned sine die.

THE CORONATION OF POPE PIUS X.

On Saturday at 6 p., at the invitation of His Lordship Bishop L. Piazzoli, a large con gregation, assembled at the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Glenealy, to attend the cere- monies in honour of the coronation of his Holiness Pope Pius X. The service was of short duration, lasting half an hour only. It commenced will: the singing of the Vespers which was followed by the Te Deum, con- cluding with the Benedicti n of the Blessed Sacrament. Mgr. Piazzoli officiated and was assisted by the French and Spanish clergy of

the Colony as well as the members of the Italian mission.

The Manila Cablenews prints the following

wire from Rome da'ed 10th inst.--

Pope Pius X. was crowned here to-day with magnificent pomp. The ceremonies of the placing of the triple tiara on the head of the new Pontiff were magnificent in the extreme

says that he is the son of Tweedle's brother Jahn, who, he avers, was secretly married. In pursuance of his scheme, Underbolt has issued invitations for a reception, at which the magic

My Friend from India will be repeated to

morrow, and on Wednesday and Thursday Charley's Aunt will be staged. On Friday and Saturday Turned Up will be performed.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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LATE DELIVERY OF LETTERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI”.

Dear Sir, The enclosed two registered en- velopes bear the stamps of the Hongkong post office of 27th June and 10 am, and 2 p.m. (the lalter just in time for the mail), that of the N. 1. postal agency, Singapore, of the 30th of July. (The N. I. Government keeps a postal agent at the General Post Office, Singapore, as many years' experience has proved the inability

of this State paid institution to forward letters to the different parts of the Dutch colonies without the assistance of a Dutch postal officer) The latter stamp is evidently the receiving stamp and my inference is, that I must be glad cially important for me, have so carefully been that letters, of which the contents were espe looked after, that they reached Singapore safely in about 33 days. My correspondent tells me in his letter, that he received the two registere letters above mentioned at the same time with

comprising the soldiers of Marshal Su, who are well-drilled having good arms, and unlike the usual method in practice among Chinese of firing into the air, invariably shoot to kill. But whatever their intentions may be, it is

generally thought that the present Viceroy will use every endeavour to quell the disturbance. The following clipping taken from the N. C. D. News furnishes further particulars relating to the subject:--

Owing to the scarcity of troops available in Kwangii, Viceroy Tiền has been unable to make any headway against the rebels and there are several reports that 'H. E.'s troops have been defeated no less than three times

within the month of July. As a matter of fact, it is conceded by everyone that the rebels are both better armed and better provided with modern ammunition than the troops Viceroy Tsen has with him, and in many instances even outnumber the Government forces. further stated that the troops just now.in Kwangsi are so afraid of the rebels having

It is

been repeatedly defeated by them, that unless

the former double the number of the rebels,

whenever the two parties come across each other, the Government troops refuse to come out of their fortified camps to give battle and so the rebels simply overrun the country with impunity. It is confidently asserted that the organised and composed of new troops fresh from Kwangsi Government forces must be entirely re- other provinces and as well armed as the re- bels before Viceroy Tsén will be able to restore order throughout the province. Even H.E.'s

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

BASIL H. BETTS,

Special Representative for THE Steamship Hongkong, China and Japan. Hongkong, 17th August, 1903. 19920

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

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Agents, Hongkong, 13th August. 1903.

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"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

"MERIONETHSHIRE," Captain G. C. Cundy, will be despatched as above on or about TUESDAY, the 25th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply.to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents.

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Hongkong, 17th August, 1903.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. HE Company's Steamship

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strong personality and popularity with his fele THE Company's Steamship low provincials of Kwungsi are insufficient to restore confidence amongst the troops, while

"LOONGSANG,"

above on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, at 4 P.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation meantime 1.E. is fully aware how things for First class Passengers, and is fitted through-

out with Electric Light, and carries a Doctor.

For Freight or Passage apply to

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sidered by many persons to be grave. In the stand and he has sent urgent telegrams to the Viceroys and Governors of the Central pro vinces for speedy help.

THE "SQUALID BONDS"

Hongkong, 17th August, 1973,

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half a dozen other not registered covers dated from 1st to 14th of july. Registering a letter in the Hangkong Post Office, therefore, is safe en: the situation, at the present moment is con- Captain G. S. Weigall, will be despatched as ough, but scarcely advisable, as the special care bestowed on such letters seems to qualify only ope steamer in three weeks (one in 20 to 301) to carry these letters to Singapore.. Hongkong never tires to boast on being the second ship- ping centre of the world and yet it is evident, that there must be a special difficulty to des. patch letters to the Dutch colonies, if the covers bear the enigmatical direction; via Singapore. May be, it would pay the authorities to appoint and ex-Minister, has communicated to the a geographic specialist, to teach the Hongkong postal servants, puzzled by the many European Journal a forcible analysis of the entenia cor- and American mails, something of the geograhe quotes as to the volume and character of phy of the environs. Perhaps they would by

upon its economic side. The statistics

and by get awake enough to do the tiresome ing letters without heavy sighs and extra charges extra work of stamping the chithook for receiv

-in a country where every letter, the reception of which is not duly recognized, is stolen by

M. Pierie Baudin, the well-known Deputy

diate

Anglo-French trade are familiar to students,

M. Baudin reminds us, absorbs 30 per cent, of ut they cannot be kept too prominently before the public mind of both countries. England,

the total exports of France-twice as much as

They took place in the basilica of St. Peter's the domestic messenger either an account of any other customer and more than twice as Church, and were attended not only by all the the value of the stamp (from one cent upwardi much as the whole of the French colonies. Fran-

The official liquidator of Humbert's pre-Clergy of Italy, almost all the distinguished Cardinals of the Conclave, the entire Catholic perty, in giving evidence, estimated a de- people of Italy, and hundreds from all parts ficiency of £468,000.

of the world. The Pope bore the fatiguing ceremony well, and showed himself to be strong in body and mind: Cardinal Vanutelli will probably succeed Cardinal Rampolla as Secretary of State for the Papacy.e

[The cafe came on for hearing on the 7th inst, when Thérèse and Frederic Humbert pleaded not guilty. The proceedings were then adjourned much to the disappointment of the large audience that bad collected to witness the trial]

Russia and Turkey."

A squadron of the Russian Black Sea fleet at. Sebastopol has been ordered to Turkish

waters.

The Heavy Weight Championship. Jeffries beat Corbett for the heavy-weight championship in ten rounds.

The Near East. Russia, with a view to the pacification of Macedonia, has demanded the punishment of all officials guilty of excesses and there employment of foreign officers in the Gen- darmerie Police.^

On the ith inst., the same paper gives publicity to the rumours in Rome that alarming reports concerning the health of the Pope are being circulated there. Pius X. fainted at mass to day in the Papal chapel in the Vati- can. He soon recovered consciousness and is

resting easily in his bed. His physicians

or on principle of general fatigue.-Youre truly,

F. M. Z. SIEBEN. Hongkong, 17th August, 1903...

A Wucnou, Kwangsi province, dispatch to

ce lakes only half as much merchandize in return (though she spends 350,000,000 francs upon freight in British vessels), and the balance of trade in her favour is augmented by the expens diture of 500,000,000 francs, which is reckoned to be a safe and moderate estimate of "the annual value of the British tourist."! How great a sacrifice to both peoples would be caused by the disruption of their friendship M. Daudin takes to be self-evident from such tremendous figures. They may be "squalid bonds," as some of our politicians would say, but we need not be ashamed to hope that they are stout enough to keep the two nations linked together in concord and amity."

the N. C. D. Wews states that the ammunition for Viceroy Tree's forces in Kwangsi sent by the Board of Ordnance at Canton in obedience to H.E.'s instructions having been found to be entirely unfitted for use recalling the days of 1894 when Sheng Kung pao purchased a huge quantity of cheap and antiquated cartridges, either of too large or too small bore for the firearms of the Chinese forces opposing the say that the strain of the Conclave and Japanese in Manchuria. Viceroy Tsen was the subsequent ceremonies and press of greatly incensed at this sign of culpability and ADVICES from Paris, dated 12th inst., are to business hive affected his heart. He was incapacity of the officials of that Board respon-the effect that here was a most horrible sacrifice ordered to rest as much as possible. It is not sible for the purchase of the cartridges in of human lives as a result of the terrible under believed that the Pontiff is constitutionally question and at once telegraphed to the Acting ground railway disaster. The bodies of nearly weak or that he is apt to die, but rumours Governor of Kwangtung to suspend the guilty one hundred persons have been taken out of have been going the rounds that he will not officials who are to await examination by the the tunnel and the search is still in its height, live long. He is not old, is naturally robust, Viceroy personally upon his return to Canton adding fresh horrors to the catastrophe as the and doubtless will recover completely,

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BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 29th instant, Noop, taking Passengers and Cargo for the khove Ports.

'steamer

Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France. and Tea for Londoo (under arrangement) wil proceeding direct to Marseilles and Londas be transhipped at Colombo into

other Cargo for London, &c, will be conveyed vid Bombay with Transhipment.

Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 Value of all Packages are required. P.M. the day before sailing. The Contents and

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"LAISANG," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her, are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after WEDNESDAY, the 19thinstant, at 4 PM, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into Godowns at East Point, No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by,

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