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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

THE O. S. K. steamer Tailoku Marn, which A WARD-boy was dismissed from the Govern- ADVICES fom Honolulu report that the fug left Kobe for Formosa, via parts, on zuth uk, collided with a junk of 50 tons nurther, name

ment Civil Hospital on the rat instant, for mis- Counselman, has, pot in, a salvage claim of unknown, off Mutsujinia, Bitchu province, theed on the first door of the Hospital dressed like ing, and it is expected that the Fearless will con iuct. Late the following night he reappear against the C. C. Co.'s steamer Cliter same night at 9.40. The crew were saved and a patient, and the ward-boy on duly seeing demand even more than that. It will probably. the junk was abandoned,

him making his way to boxes became suspi- | be some weeks before the matter will be cious and stopped him, with the result that he brought before the courts. The U. . tug was handed over to a policeman. At the Iroquois claims nothing nor can the, for she is Magistracy on Thursday he was sentenced 10 on special service and her principal duty is to two months' hard labour,

assiai vessels of any flag in the islands in-dis | tress, free of charge.:

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Six months' hard labour, the first and last weeks to be spent in solitary confinement was the sentence passed by Mr. Sercombe Smith, at the Magistracy on Wednesday, upon celestial for stealing two enamel basins from furniture shop in Wellington Street yesterday afternoon.

According to the San Francisco. Call of the 6th ult, the relatives of the late Mr. George 1. Ferguson, chief engineer of the M. steamship Siberia, who died at Kube last tune of pneumonia after a fall on the Siberia, attive been advised to bring sut for damages against the Pacific Mail Company" on the charge of criminal negligence.

AT the police court at Newcastle (NSW), on the 30th July, Ah You was fined £o, or in default three months' hard labour, for having smuggled from the steamer Easter, while lying at Carrington Dyke, 14 tins of opium, the duty on which amounted to 10. 10s. Water- constable Scott had a long and exciting chase before he captured the Celestial.

THE Toyo Kisen Kaisia (The Oriental Steam- ship Company) is negotiating, says the Ami, with N. D. L. Steamship Company to charter the steamer Ainutschow (12,000 tons) in view of certain special purposes, according to Ja pan exchanges the Toyo Kisen Kaisha is said

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FIRE broke out at about $oo on Wednesday afternoon at No. 4. Yu Hing Lane. The bri. gade under Inspector Baker made for the scene, and on arrival the fire had got a go hold on the building. Every effort is made on the part of the brigade and the fire was soon ex- singushed, with the firt and sad floors enurely gutted and the ground floor totally damaged by the water The property on the premises was insulted for $1,100.

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on the defence he has thus made out for him.

AT the instance of Mr. William MacCay, ward- master at the Kennerty Town Plague Hospital, Tong Ku, an ex-patient, was charged with stealing the flann 1 suit which he used while an inmate of the Hospital.

It appeared that recently the defendant was sentenced by Mr. Kemp to four months hard labour for but and a few weeks later was ordered to the hospital as he was suffering from plague. He then stole the suit, mis Worship sentenced him to three months' hard labour,

Is the long statement which Marsiai Su made the Throne a few days ago, he laid the sad state the Harriman interests will enter into competi- out in the Board of Punishments and sent up to reported, says the Am riene-Asiatic, that of affairs in Kwangsi province at the door of the degraded Governor Wong Chili-Chun and ion with the China Commercial SS. Co. in prayed the Throne to bestow due consideratione transport of coolies to Mexico. The China Commercial has cr tracts with the Mexican Central and with many employers of latour, agreement with the road mentioned, and a for Chinelo 'conlies, beside having a traffic

mail contract Japan-Mexico. The Harriman interests may use their Mexican National by extending it to Mazatlan from Durango.

seif The generti belief in Peking is that, iter all, the death sentence the Marshal has already

received, will be commuted

SEPTEMBER 5, 1903.

EARLY this morning a lukong arrested a Chinamin who was carrying a pair of trousers Police Station an American leather purse, and when he was searched at the Central containing a Sco American note, was found upon him. The role was dated as far back as 1864, and the American Consul subsequently informed the police that although it was a genuine note it was net now worth a cent The native stated that he found the purse and note on a dust-boat. He was sentenced by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith to three month hard labour.

A large gathering of sporting men met at the City Hadlon hur-day lowitness a twenty-round contest between Sam Newman, of Manila, and Jones of the Albion There were several pre sparring match between | Christie and Paul, fiminary bouts, which included an in cresting an America pugilist, Murray of the Alege and Barrett, of the Royal Engineers. Barnes of the Albion and Donaghue, 1.te of the Goliath, and Leighton, of the Humber, and Marriott, of the Derbyshires, The final jones an Newman, which ended in a draw, fight was the twenty-mound contest between Mr. las. Christie was responsible for the evening's sper, which was enjoyed by a large number of gentlemen.

WITH a tora simbonnet for a sombrero, and wearing loose shit and pants, minus boots or sacks, August Audersen, of the 5.9. Nordkyn appeared before Mr. Sercombe Smith this morning to answer a charge of behaving in a disorderly manner in a shop at No. 11, Elgin Street, sim-tsa-tsui, yesterday, and with as- saulting the shopkeeper, and breaking his $3. He was fined $5 or seven days and ordered to pay another $3 as compensation or suffer another week's imprisonment. The same shop transport Summer, with assault. Watts was keeper also charged Patrick Watts, of the U.S.

fined $3 or seven days' hard, and ordered to pay $t as compensation.

The Admiralty nie very much excited over the 11 HE pier of the new Osaka barbour having results of the recent trials with new forms of } de n completed, applications have been made shaped like a Japanese fan. It is an amazing alongside it for the discharge of cargo. The screw propellers. The ident now is a blade by many creamers for permission to tenth fact that very little was known about the un- Osaka Municipal authorities deem it advisable tried possibilities of screw propellers until to allow the use of the pier for the purpose. quite recently, and yet one need not elaborate named, and intend to use every endeavors

he importance of the matter to boll the Royal encourage the use of it among the Navy and the mercantile marine. The NC coming to Osaka Accordis D. News Bays it is calculated that at an average Chronicle it has been arrang cost of £4,000 per vessel the speed of nearly, to use the pier free of charge all our battleships and crusers can be in-regulations and the pier rule, creased about a knoi, with 'a reduction in the mulated. This decision has i coal expenditure, if we fit them with new 'screw cated to the owners of gleamers ài propellers, Another important point is the ling në Osaka.. reduction of vibration, which at high speed prevents the accurate laying of gua

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scene of the wreck, there seems to be little godown at Kennedy Town to a junk lying ber of carrying coolies were removing kerosing ACCORDING to the latest reports from the from the East Asiatic Trainz Company's probability of saving either the stranded alongside the pier, and used a long plank lead- steamer Spol or her cargo, says the N. C. D. ing from the first floor of the godown to the News, of 1st inst. The engineer in charge, street. One of the coolies carrying two boxes. who left Shanghai on Saturday night and

overbalanced and fell to the ground, a distance, Sunday, has sent a report to the Shanghai Tag by the fokis, and taken into the gedown, but arrived at Amherst Rocks at daylight on of about 18 feet. He was at once picked up:

and Lighter Company, from which we gather the coolies not thinking his injuries serious, that the vessel is full of water fore and aft. In failed in report the accident, and the injured the engine room the flond is tidal. On Sunday | coolie died an hour afterwards. Word was the weather was too s'orniy in land any gear | then sent to the police and the deceased was and there was every sign of the wind freshening. | removed to the mortuary, shproniy sa The after ballast tank was pierced and the ofer hold was covered with water at flood tide,

making work impossible. Up to the time of the dispatch of this report no cargo had been taken out of the stranded steamer,

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to have bought the German mail steamer marine hospital service she had to be fumigated | Huantai by the Empress of India near Amoy, | hedboards, a basin and a plate, value about 50,000. An official in the Chinese Registration Certainly good staple shirtings are generally.

Kiaputschow for 3,000,000 marks.

AN old coolie without any fixed abode was charged at the Magistracy this morning for breaking into a house at Kowloon City and stealing a cow and one calf value about $70, besides two water buckets containing potatoes. The defendant who has previous convictions against him was sentenced to six months hard labour, and ordered to be placed in the stocks for an hour.

INFORMATION has been received from the military authorities that the gun practice at a target which was to be held on the 2nd instant from Stonecutters' island, has been postponed, Owing to bad weather, till the 16th instant, or, if the weather is not favourable on that day, till the 18th instant. Practice will commence ai about 7 a.m. and end at about 9 a.m. if the range is clear,

On her last trip from Manila the Rosetta Afare brought a general cargo, and nearly half a mil lion Mexican currency, Of the latter there were three distinct shipments, one of $150,000, one of $105,000, and one of $100,000. Among the passengers were four Japanese women, who came on the vessel from Hongkong and are being returned, having been refused admission to these Islands.

THE Nippon Mars an aniving at Sun Francisco ju July 20 was placed in quarantine for fumigation. She went on the dry dock at Hongkong and under a new regulation of the at San Francisco. She was the first liner arriving from the Orient to come under te new law. There was no sign of any sickness on board the steamer and the cabin passengers, after being carefully examined, were allowed to land.

THE State Department at Washington received a telegram list month from Chen" Chung, pre- sident of the Chinese Reform Society of San Francisco urging that the United States Gar. ernment should use its influence in prevent ing the delivery of Chinese reformers at Shang hai to the Chinese Government for trial. No action has been taken by the U.S. Government in the matter beyond instructing its representa tives in China te insist upon a strict construc- tion of treaty rights.

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The Universal Guzritt gathers that in con- nection with the sking the Chinese cruiser Viceroy Tien of Lian Kwang, for whom the gunboat was transporting troops, arms, etc, is of the opinion that the fault was entirely on the part of the mailboat, therefore he has re- quested Viceroy Wei of Nanking to instruct Yuen Taotai of this Port to engage coursel and sus the agents of the company to which the Empress of India belongs for damages.

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The thirteenth half-yearly, repart of Urapa Deck Company has been issued. It shows that the profit for the period (from Ist January to the 30th June) is Y410,037, and the working expenditure V413,270, leaving a net profit of Y6,767, which, together with a sum of Y1,778 brought forward to last year, made a total Y8,545. The whole sum was ea ried forward to next account without paying a dividend The capital of the company is to Y61,060. Y1,000,000 paid up, with reserves amounting

A MEETING of the Justices of the Peace was held in the Justices' room, at the Magistracy on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of con- sidering an application from Louis Commar for a

THE proposal to 'establish a public, park in or publican's licence to sell and retail intoxicating near Honolulu as a memorial to the late Pre- liquors on the premises situated at No. 64 Desident McKinley will probably be abandoned. Vieux Road, Central, under the sign of "The Instead of this tribute to the Chief Executive, Main loud. The Magistrates present were during whose administration the people of Messrs. J. 11. Kemp, F. W. Lyons, F. R. Wood, awali became citizens of the United States, it F. Browne and CD. Melbourne. The licence lighthouse at the entrance to Honoluli Har- is now planned to erect a McKinley memorial was unanimously refused.

bour. This would be a prominent object from both tand and sea, besides being of great pract.cat utility. This project mee's with much

A MEMORIAL placed in St. John's Church, Lady- the Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld., which favour and is likely to be carried into effect. wood, Birmingham, by the Navy League to perpetuate the name of Walter Grounds, of H.M.S. Terrible, was unveiled by Mr. Arnold White. Grounds was the champion shot of his time in the British Navy, and died at Hongkong while on active service. He was a native of Birmingham, and was educated at St. John's National Schools.

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MK. George Waller Lambe, the well known chief officer of the steamer Awanglec, died at the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 23rd The late Mr. Lambe was a native of Glasgow, Scotland. He possessed a wide ac- quaintance in steamship circles. The day at the Mercantile Marine Officers Association in Shanghai was placed at half mast out of re- spect for the deceased officer.

Jo N ADAMS, a seaman from the Humber, was charged before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith This morning with assaulting an Indian cons- table while in the execution of his duty on the Praya East, and also with behaving in a dis- orderly manner while at No. 2 Police Station. He was discharged on the first offence as the evidence was contradictory, and on the second was fined $ or seven days.

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IT would seem that the mosquito is doomed, as it is reported that a deadly destroyer has been discovered in the shape of a parasite, named Agamomimis culicis, which has its habitat in the abdomen of the mosquito. Infection takes place in the larval or pupal stages of the mosquito, and te noxious insects are stuggish and shon lived, and the females do not breed.

THE first batch of autumn griffins consigned to

arrived on Thursday, the moth ult., were sold by public auction in the Company's sales yard on Monday, says the A. C. D. News. Several of the most prominent racing members of the community were present at the auction, and the bidding on the most fancied lots was brisk. The prices were good, the figures realised being Taels 410 305, 235, 215, 190, 175, 125, 115, and

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H.E, TSEN.Chon-Hsuen, Acting Viceroy of the Two Kwang provinces, has addressed a memo rial to the Throne, ashing the the annual con- tribution, which the province of Kwangtung is required in make towards the liquidation of the foreign indemnity consequent upon the late Boxer war, be reduced. as the inhabitants have become very much poorer than formerly nn account of the heavy taxation, imposed by the local authorities for the purpose of raising money, sufficient to meet the various contribu than six million tacs per year at pret no less than present.

THE Misu Bishi Dockyard Co. are building four steamers for the Nippon Yusen Krisha a their Nagasaki Dockyard. The Inkaa Mara is a vessel of 1,900 tons, while the Wilko Marn is of 5,100 ians, the Ceylon Maru 3,000 tons and the Tango Alaia 7200 tons. The Inkon

Atory was delivered to her owners on he 30th ult. and the Nikko Muru is almost Anished. The keel of the Ceylon Maru was laid last month and the material for the Tango

far has just been ordered from abroad.

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AN investigation was held at the Magistracy on Thursday afternoon into the circumstances attending the death of Sun wong, at the Vic- toria Gaol on the 3rd inst. The deceased was sentenced on the 31st August to pay a fine of $ro or go to prison for ten days' imprisonment, for having a quantity of opium in his house, without the necessary certificate. The fallow THE Swatow, correspondent of the M. C. Ding jury was appointed: Messrs. R. Hamilton, Aews writes: Two boats from the lungtai, A.H. Edwards and I. E. Silva. After hearing which was run down off Breaker Point by the medical and other evidence, the jury brought Empress of India, were towed in here two days in a verdict that death was due to chronic ulcer age by fishermen. About fifteen of her crew of the stomach and failure of the heart's action. have been lost. The 'captain, commander, and a lieutenant stood on the bridge as the ship went down; the two latter were picked up by India's boats. The reporter for the China Mail seems to have got at sea in his facts when he makes a 1,600 h.p. composite cruiser overtake and pass an- Empress,

A PAINT Scraper had to answer a charge at the Magistracy on Friday, before Mr. T. Ser combe Smith, fr being a member of the Triad Society. A native detective stated, that at about 2 pm yesterday, he encountered defen dant at the Tsim-Tsa-tsui ferry wharf, with a bundle of clothing in his hand. He stopped him, and after inspecting the contents of the bundle, consisting of various books, fancy suits, &c. he arrested him for unlawful posses- Police Station, it was stated that he belonged to the unlawful society. Defendant was remanded until Friday 11th inst..

WHILE some Chinese fisherman were haul- ing their net ashore at Tanjong Rhu the other day, they were suddenly alarmed by a terrific commotion in the net and on

hastily rowing out found a huge alligator entangled in the meshes. The men for her embarrassed the creature by doubling the net, and those on share hauled in and soon had the alligator high and dry on the beach. It made frantic efforts to get away, rushing at Everyone who came near it and striking heavy blows with its fail. The fisherman, however managed to secure it between two stout poles and half-a-dozen of them started in town with it, expressing the intention of selling it at a good price so as to recompense them for the damage to their net-Singapore Free Press.

The following returns of the average amoun of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, 1903, as certified by the mar agers of the respective Banks, are published in the Government Gazelle

Average Specia Amount in Reserve,

Banks.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and' China,............ $3,395,319 Hongkong and Shang- bai Banking Cor- pration...

Bank of National

China, Limited,......

11,133,377

408,967

Total,.....$14,937,663

$1,800,000

WITH reference to the special telegram to Sport and Gossip received from Bangkong on Wednesday, 27th ult, which appeared in the Shanghai Timis, the former journal says it has evidently been decided that the Crown Colony, is sending a cricket team." In a letter by the mail dated Hongkong 24th. ult, I read, "You can almost say a cricket team from this in September is a certainty, and I hope will com- prise: Two Hancocks, 1. T. Dixon, A.. Ward, W C. D. Turner, R. F. O, Bird, T. Pearce. Mr. Sercombe Smith and Mr. Frank Mailand will rot be able to join the team. The rest will be selected later. It is cheering to know that the arrival of a team now is a cer tainty.

THE Chinese population of Manila has been variously estimated all the way from 3,000 to Division of the Custom House places the num- ber of actual Chinese residents at 45,000, which is probably nently the correct figure, says the Cablenews, The registration of this portion of the population begun on June 1st, and has been going on without intermission every day. except Sundays, since that date and is likely to continue for many weeks to come. Up to the present time, 10,000 applications for regis: tration certificates have been filed, and the Bureau is kept busy from the opening until the closing of the office Hundreds of Chinese are in line every day and the special officers detailed for this work have a big job on hand keeping the lines in proper order and prevent- ing scuffling among the Chines for precedence.

THE nbsurdity of the Australian Immigration Laws is amply demonstrated in the report of a recent case given in the Sydney press the other day. Frank Garrein; 27, a seaman and native of Portugal, was treated to a little Australian hospitality at the Water Police Court, where, on a chare of being a prohibited. immigrant "found within the Commonwealth. in contravention of the Alien Restriction. Act," he was sentenced to four weeks' imprisonment. Garrcia, it appeared, left his ship a couple of days ago at Newcastle, but was immediately arrested and brought on here, where the vessel the Queen Louire—is at present. If the man from Portugal had been able to write correctly 50 words of English from the dicta- tion of an officer of Customs; a task which might prove a severe trial to some of the repre- sentatives of the people, he would now be free man.

IN-its market report the Manchester Guar dians ys: There seems to be very little busi- ness about for India, but there is a general impression that China is doing rather better. have actually done the business, or the charac It is difficult to discover the: salesmen who

ler of the cloth in which it has been dene.

neglected. There is still some talk of clear-→ though, on the other hand, reports of rerent ances of stock Intely effected from Hongkong, hanghai auctions seem unsatisfactory. Other markets show no notable change. Manufac urers have had a very poor day on the whole, and the opinion is fully expressed on 'Change they cannot afford to stop. The yarn market that some of them continue to run only because

is as dull as ever, and spinners are now receiv ing instructions from manufacturers to hold back deliveries because they are working short, time. Neither in American nor Egyptian yarns is there any sign of improvement. There is some inquiry from China for future delivery. but very little of any kind for immediate

requirements:

DISPATCHES received from reliable sources in Kwangsi state that Viceroy Tsén is success- fully pursuing his scheme of restoring order in the province. The modern armed froops sent down from the Hukuang and Liangkiang pro vinces have been pouring into Kwangei in such large numbers and have since proved themselves of different material from those hitherto oft-beaten braves" of e>. Governor Wang Chilehun and ex-Marshal Su. The rebels are, losing heart and returning to their homes in large numbers to accept the bounty offered by Viceroy Tsen to enable them to purchase food and agricultural implements # and turn law-abiding citizens and farmers It is further stated that only the most desperate of the rebel bands now continue to rove about the province and fight the Government troops, but where shortly before they numbered thou- sands they are now to be met with only in bands of hundreds. By firmly persisting in his present line of conduct it is anticipated that Viceroy Tsen will be able to restore peace and content in Kwangsi province by the end of the year. The Viceroy's popularity amongst his fellow provincials, his mild treatment of them," his strictness over bis subordinates, and stern punishment of unworthy officials all gotó

make the inhabitants of Kwangsi more ameh able to H.E.'s exhortations to give up thes arms and return to their allegiance.

AT the Magistracy on Thursday Messrs. Guedes & Co. charged one of their bookbinders 7,000,000 with stealing a quantity of paper, and Mr. Sercombe Smith sent the thief to prison for six weeks with hard labour.. It seems that MessTS. 150,00›

Guedes & Co. have been in the habit of per $8,950,00omitting their employees totake away any useless waste paper and realise what amount they could upon it. But it transpired yesterday that insteady of contenting themselves with dis carded strips of paper at least one of the book binders stuffed a large quantity of valuable being instituted Messrs. Guedes & Co. as- paper into the dust bag and upon inquiries certained that the men had been in the habit of GREAT regret will be felt on all hands, and, removing the paper to a house in a lane off especially by the staff of the Mining Company Pottinger Street and disposing of it to the best

at Tientsin, Tongshan and Chinwangtae, at the*. advantage. Other printers and bookbinders in

announcement we have to make of the impend- the Colony will doubtless keep their eyes opening retirement of Mr. Wynne. The general similar manner. and see that they are not being treated in a

nature of our announcement has been knowa to many for some little time. The Tientsin Volunteer Corps will d'plore the loss of a com THE Bangkok correspondent of the Avenir manding officer whom they cannot hope to du Tonkin writes that "the Crown: Prince of replace, while the shareholders and well-wishers of the Mining Company, even those who have Siam has incurred the antipathy of a large

been most keenly epposed to the policy "whied portion of the nobility and of several members of the royal family. He has even lost the con-

they bel eve Mr. Wynne to have represented, will be among the first to recognise that in Mr. fidence of the King himself so that D. M.

Wynne the company will lose the most valuable contemplates appoin ing another of his sons as

and highly-qualified maunger whom it has been- Crown Prince. But H. M. would, in that case, have to struggle against English influence,e company's fortune to have had. The resi

dents of Tientsin will deplore the departure because the English who educated the present

both of Mr. and Mrs. Wynne. Hints have influence escape them in that quarter. The municipality would have been eager to avail heir to the Throne will view with disfavour their

from time to time been heard that the liritish

that the Siamese Government is negotiating a same correspondent in another paragraph says itself of the help of a representative so much at works will be undertaken, such as bridging more than one of the great municipal under who has taken. a leading part in promoting the Meinam, dredging, road widening, tree planting, reclaiming of swamps, &c. But the takings of Calcutta. The fear, however, that writer is sceptical that the "famous loan" will the policy of the Mining Company aimed mther at the advantage of Chinwanglao than of Tientsin, whether well founded or not, pro bably deterred those most concerned from

Reenly felt by those who have learnt to look upon him as a strong and clear-headed director pressing this matter forward. The departure of Mr. Wynne, however, will be none the less

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We (Shanghai Mercury) learn that after nearly a week's discussion by the members of the Shanghai Consular Body, to which the so-called Supao case was remitted by the Corps Diplomatique at Peking, as mentioned by us last week, they have been unable to the Constis new has definite instructions from reach any decision. It appears that each of

authorities absolutely refuse to conte, to any his home government, and as the local Chinese

the Chinese side is in the hands of Peking, no compromise has been possible, consequently the whole matter has again been referred to the Ministers at Peking-where we certainly think it rightly belongs at this stage..

A PEKING despatch states that the works in fishing junk near Cape-D'Aguilar. On inquiries sion, but on further investigation at the Central arrangement, on the ground that the matter an- loan in London. If successful. great public home with municipal questions as Mr Wynne,

connection with the repair, of the part of the buildings of the Board of Revenue lately des" inuyed by fire, will be postponed for the lime being, owing to unfavourable fengshui, the much dreaded "Wind and Water" conditions. The minor portion of the work will be started at once, while the main hall will not be touched until next year, but the whole work must be finished within one year.

AN examination open to all qualified natural- born British subjects, for appointments in the Civil Service of India or for Eastern cadetships In the Colonial Service or for clerkships in the Home Civil Service, will take place in London commencing on the 1st August, 1934 Copies of the regulations, syllabus of subjects of examination and forms of application to be filled up by candidates, may be obtained on application at the Colonial Secretary's office.

We are informed that robbers are busy In the

THERE was a report current in the Colony on Tuesday to the effect that the Imperial Ger- man mail steamer Zieten had collided with a- being made by our representative at the office of the agents this morning we learn that the rumour was without foundation. It seems that yesterday morning, signalled to the lighthouse the Zielen, when passing Gap Rock early

that she wished to call at the harbour and go alongside the pier. The people on the rock mistook the signal and reported to Hongkong

that she had come to grief.

It was unfortunate that the entertainment at St. Patrick's Club on Monday evening was spoiled by rain as the Committee and the stage managers (Messis, Burgess and Rogers) spired no pains to make it a success. The Club's strong band was well received, and the songs by Messrs. H. Gilbert, J. Moore, and L. Knight were preatly appreciated. Mr. W. T. Burgess in his song Silence reigned supreme was voci- ferously encored. The dance, performed by

Master and Miss Rocha, was perfaps the

greatest treat of the evening.

San Woi, and Kong Moon districts. There is scarcely a night that passes without a few houses in the district being robbed, and in many cases the inmates seriously wounded, if THE first general meeting of the Taku Tug and not killed. A certain native land owner had Lighter Company took place at Shanghai al the office of the agents on Monday, the 24th to confine himself to his hut, for weeks without being able to venture" out, distil, dne ̈¤ight be

ult. There were present Messrs. Prentice, made good his escape to another province Seaman, Korff, Such, Wrightson, Macray, leaving his paddy-felds with no one in charge: Debie, Mauchan, Love, Young, and Gave (Directors), and Mr. Platt (Legal Adviser). This meeting was called in compliance with the Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong, but being merely the formal statutory one, no

THE crews of the Japanese schooner Tenyt Aferu and nine other vessels, two hundred and fifty men all told, were arrested some time ago

by The Russian authorities at Kamchatka for fishing in Russian waters. The crews were tent to Vladivostock on the 16th July. They were released after being tried and 150 of them arrived at Shimonoseki by the Aikoku Maru yesterday. The remaining 100 men were Expected there by the Ise Mars on 25th ult.

business of note was transacted.

THE Hon. Sec. of the Shanghai Cricket Club has intimated that the Hongkong Cricket Team will leave the colony for that port on the 23rd of September. The N. C.D. News, of 31st alt, says: Considerable interest is already being shown in cricketing circles as to the probable composition of the team which will represent Shanghai in the coming interport matches Shanghai should be able to put a splendid XI into the field if all the crack players are fit and well when the time comes. The selection committee ought not to have a very difficult task in choosing the first nine members of the team, but there will be keen competition for the last two places.

SPEAKING to an interviewer at Brisbane regard ing hus visit to China, Lord Lonsdale sauti

When we went inland we had nothing but the greatest civility from the Chinese in the streets and elsewhere, I went to China with a very different impression. I thought the peo ple were riffraff and ruffians, but I came away considering them very fine fellows. As soldiers the Chinese are very fine. At Pac-ting-fu 1 saw about 10,000 reviewed. All there cere, monial drill was quite astonishing. The march done better. The men' moved like machinery. past and manual exercises could not have been Their work in attack might have been better, hat the march past was one of the best things

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entered the Navy in 1843, and during the War ADMIRAL Ralph Peter Cator is dead. He with Russia commanded the Danube at the capture of Kerich and Yeuikale, and was also employed in the Azoff Expedition, being parti. cularly mentioned in despatches for his ser ices during the night attacks on Sebastopol in 1855, and awarded the Crimean and Turkish, and the Order of the Medjidie of the fifth class. medals with clasps for Sebastopol and Azoff, Three years later, in the course of the China War of 1858, he served in the Calcutta at the carture of the Peibo Forts in May, and was present at the operations in the Canton River, for services obtaining special mention in des including the storming and capture of Canton, patches, and being rewarded with the China medal with Taku and Canton clasps, and pro- motion Admiral Cator, who was the inventer of an alarm buay" which has been approved by the Admiralty and supplied to the Fleet, married Carol ne, widow of Mr. Adam Steuart Gladstone, and was left a widower in 1896.

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COMMENTING on the sale of the Oriante Hotel

As the wall of the new Chinese Empire Re: stendily in the air, the interest and enthusiasm of the local membera shows a marked increase, form Association headquarters building rise

says the Vancouver Daily World. Already plans for the dedication ceremony are being dis cussed, and on 25th July last a grand, informal upont street. Prof Leong Kai Cheu, who, palaver was held in the temporary rooms on was in attendance at the convention when it at Manila, a local journal says: Manila needs second vice-president of the sciety, will be tien have become proverbial: Through pas was decided to undertake the work, and who is a new hotel Her inadequacies in this connec invited to be present. He is now in St. Louis, sengers in the port prefer to remain on board enjoying the bustle and activity of preparations the arrival of a recent steamer seven women their boats lying in the Bay. The night after there being made for the coming exposition. orening of the building will be a gala occasion. shop. Nor was this a special rush of business. If Prof Leong Kai Cheu is present, the slept in one room in the Oriente and the men of the party made a dormitory of the barber Of course, affair will cod with a grand hnquet. The local Chinamen interested in the From Colombo to Yokohama, every Oriental operations of the Reform Association, say that city worthy of the rame has at least one great it will be a heap big time. As for the date, hotel. Here the reasonable comforts of living that is still indefinite, since to a great extent it may be found. Here the traveller rests at ease depends upon ho soon Leong Kai Cheu can is vitally affected by the conditions which un- and his whole impression of the country.visited be induced to leave St. Louis,

mediately surround bim." Manila needs such hotels. The business intercals and the 'social interests of the whole community deman famous, and, better that that, they pay. In them. Some of these hotels have become

Manila such an hotel would pay and pay right well. No better investment is at hand. The American, community is here to say. Thie Bagumbayan is destined to become to Manila what the Bund is to Shanghai or to Yokohama. When the harbour improvements are done and the city walls are razed the south of the Pasig river is certain to become the side of greater consequence. On this pleasant drive a new hotel should be built, a great hotel looking out

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QUITE one of the old time dinners was en A Mo T enjoyable meeting was held in the Toeg on the 27th ult the occasion being the cliction of officers for the ensuing manth Joyed by over thirty friends of Mr. R. E. RA. O. B. Club room on 26th u't. when the anniversary of his wedding. The event took place. Primo G. Burnett was intailed as took place in the Grand Stand, Shanghai, Siting Primo; he then elected his officers as and was very greatly enjoyed ty all present. follows As the host stated, he looked upon the di

City Marshall, Bro Madar. ner as his annual picnic, and there was just that free and easy" feeling enjoyed by all present that made matters "hum.“ Mr. Bredon in kindly terms referred to the host and this the celebration of his tin wedding. Congratulations from all present followed, and

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IN the concluding article, published on Satur day, of the specially contributed scries on BEFORE the Portuguese Consul at Shanghai on "Abaca: the Philippine Staple Industry," the 22nd ult. Mr. S. S. Samekb, broker, sued Mr. writer alluded to the Banjarese labourers. D. M. Goncalves for the loss entailed in the These are a mixed race of Dayaks and Java- buying and selling of shares on his behalf and nese. Banjarmasin in Southern Borneo was A GERMAN telegram dated, Tsingtau, 27th ult, formerly an independent sultana e derived

by his orders. Defendant did not appear, but anya:-Twenty-five mostly heavy sentenced from an old Javanese colony, The Javanese Judge Prints appearedo Rangel, while a telegram signed by all was despatched to Taster. Hung Mak Hol criminals, who were occupied in building a themselves are a mixture of Tamils and defence urged that the whole transaction was a Toasts and speeches followed in quick succes

Lamme for the plaintiff. The Mr Toeg, who is at preset at Wei-haiswei,Minstrel, Sheffield, wi street near Sylang, knocked down a German the aborigines of Java, while the latter seem mode of gambling Mr. FL. Marshall, asion; in fact, hardly a member of the board your primo aber soldier on police doty and wounded three to be represented (with an admixture of broker, explained the local custum, with regard es aped having to red upon his hind legs, and decreurs Blake and

Oxberry. Gisluese pol cemen. Twenty-one of them then My the Sundanese, who inhabit the to such transactions, and declared the contracts say a few words. Notable among the speakers of B. Gooball charges. Bendah "fed," "The troops of the Garrison of Tsingtau

o provinces of Java. The Sunda produced in Court to be in order. Eight furors were the host himself, Mr. Bredon, Mr. Brodia are patrolling the country and 'have already'

Host, Bro Statafeld. Panted and Published by JOSE PEDRO qual the Javanese in almost every point were empanelled and eighteen joints were Clarke, Mr. James McKie, Mr. Willis E. Gray. The following brethern contributed to the BRAGA, for The Hongkong Telegraph Com captured several of the men. The soldier was and surpass them in some. Outside of Java raised on which decisions were given mostly Mr. Ellis Mr Plate and Mn. Job Tiddell.tinimony of the evening. Sit Knight Faucher, pany, Limited, at the Printing Office of the brought to the hospital, where he was found to the difference between the two races is scarcely in favour of defendant.Judgment was re- Mr. Satow arrived at, a late hour and took a Primo Oxberry Bros. Conolly, Bowman, Sice Company No. 1, Ice House Road, in the City have had his skull fractured in different places, known, or noted.

saryed until firat prgy -dder market dash light photography-Sport and Gossip man, and Sheffield.--Contributed,

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