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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1903.

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BIRTHS.

On the 17th August, at Kuling, the wife of

Dr. EDGERTON H, HART, of a son,`

On the 29th August, at Newchwang, the wife of E. W. SHARPLES, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On the 16th July, at Windsor, Vermont, U.S.A., RANDOLPH F. BUNNER, of New Lon dan, Connecticut, U.S.A., to MARGUERITE ROSALIE (Daisy), younger daughter of the late Edward Antonio Fabris, of Shanghai, China. aud of New Beckenham, Kent.

DEATHS.

On the 2nd September, at the Gener. Hos. pital, Shanghai, PAUL Baursigisten, aged 25

years.

At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 3rd September, WILLIAM BIRD, Late Chief Engineer, str. Tatskun

SIXTY fatalities occurred during the recent ! A BOAT containing 30 passengers, came into | Ose more chance to buy a Kodak, for s cyclone in Jamaica, The damage by the collision with a steamer on the River Dnieper, good Kodak. LeMunyon, 11, Des Voeux cyclone is estimated at £3,000,000,

at Kieff, Russia, 18 being drowned,

THE death is announced of Mrs. Campbell, the wife of Mr. D. G. Campbell, Acting Resident of Paliang, who died at Kuala Lipis.

THE move of the No. 86 Company, R. G. A., fiom Hongkong, will be carried out by freight alp on a date to be fixed hereafter.

MR. W. T. Maud, the war artist and special Correspondent of the Dany Graphie, who died at Aden in May, has left estate valued at £4,88

AN Indian gentleman writes to the Pinang Gaselle foretelling a period of seismic disturb ance during the last three weeks of September. QUIIn an epidemic of burglary has broken out in Singapore. Nearly every day last wreak

the town. burglaries were reported in various parts of

WE understand from reliable sources that the Chinese morning p per Trun. Wan Yai Po will soan be converted into an evening journal. Do your own developing without a dark room by using an Eastman developing machine, LeMunyon-Advt.

IT is reported at Venna that King Peter of Servia, who is sad to be terrorised by his militasy entourage, threatens in consequence

to abdicate.

MAJOR-General Sir WJ, and fady Gascoigne will be passengers for Honolulu and San Francisco by the Pacific Mait Co's liner Siberia sailing on Wednesday, 16th inst ROME telegrama allege that a sum of money amounting to £280,000 was found in the rooms occupied by the late Pops Leo Xill, and also a jewelled tiara worth £80,000, which his Holi

ness never wore.

FROM the F. M. S. in the first seven months ol this year 458,276 piculs of tin and tin ore were exported, against 428,462 picula in the corres, a view to improving the cuisine on ponding period of i9oz.

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|.J. A. JARVIS, the English long-distance cham- pion swimmer, has won the 300 metres (about a third of a mile) championship of the world at Paris in 8 min. 33 3-5 sec. ·

Framing, fancy and artistically done by Le-

The Hongkong Gelegraph Munyon, 31, Des Vaux Rnad-Adut.

HONGKONG, Monday, Sept. 7, 1903.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Pique, cruiser, Capt. H..C. Reynolds, was paid off at Devonport on 4th inst.

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Two Japanese doctors have discovered a serum whose injection will cure asthma.

For use in the garden gencrally, | THE German Mail of the th' August was

delivered in London on the 4th inst.

RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS.

THE students of Queen's College, after a month's holiday, resumed duties to-day,

Fresh. Kodak film, plenty of them, at LeMan The Best and Cheapest Machines in the you's, 31, Des Voeux Road.--Advt."

Market,

THERE seems little probability of the money being obtained to found the proposed Central

Bank of Corca.

A. S. WATSON & CO., THE Daily Express says that C. B. Fry has

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declined the invitation to join Warner's cricket team for Australia.

THE electric light plant for the Palace has arrived in Tientsin, and will be taken up to Peking within the next few days.

MR. T. Howard, of the firm of Thontas Howard & Co., and one of the oldest residents in the Colony, leaves for England to-morrow on the French mail steamer Salazie.

Kaisha is reported to have engaged from England a steward, & cook, and a baker, who have arrived by the Inaba Maru.

Road Advt.

AFFAIS?OFIA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,

Newerritory.

FOR carrying sixteen passengers in excess of

Elers the number allowed by his licence he master of the steam launch E-We was this moming represented in the Supreme Court fined $50 or one

month's hard labour,

when they, Pulsne Judge, HIS MANAVEN ¿Wise, investigated a claim brought by

-Yu, on @belialf of himself and S

MR. Joseph Pulitzer, the editor of the New York World, has provided Columbia University with 2,000,000 dola, to establish a school of journalism on the lines of the school of law and medicine.

MR. Chamberlain has stated that the Legisla

members of the Nam Hing Tong, 6/6

charitable society established in 1850, certain inhabitants of Fun Lingvil against Pang Shiu Hon, who, in 1887, alleged, was appointed secretary of the and withheld.certain moneys which the liff now sought to recover:

MT. Morgan Phillips (instructed by Mr. live: Council of the Transvaal was entitled to J. D. Stephens) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. M. W Slade (instructed by MH. K Flolines) appeared for the defendant

In the plaintiff's statement of claim it; was) set forth (1) The plaintiff

ember of and in May, toor was appo

Secretary

authorise the importation of Asiatice without obtaining the previous sauction of Imperial authorities, VPAL

MK

THE Daily Mall states that the Emperor Fran of the Nam Hing Tong. (a) The Nam Hing cis Joseph of Austria-liungary has promised Tong is a Chinese charitable society, estab King Edward that, should co adverse, circumlished about the year 1850 by certain

habitants of the Fun Ling vil age, situated stances intervene, he will pay a visit to Eng

land in 1904

THE Customs authorities at Belgrade have confiscated a quantity of Ammonition which

in the Colony of Hongkong (3) Ing year 1887; the defendant was appointed the secretary of the said society (4)The du-jes of the secretary of the said society arc, among others, to receive the money of the society, to mako 1 necessary payments, and' lo" keep it. board its foreign liners, the Nippon Yusen they discovered in cases labelled "bardware accounts." (5). In the year 1894 the defendant?

and nails, and which was destined for tensed to hold the office of Secretary, and fat

that titne held moneys belonging to the Society's to the amount of $3,015:40, which amount he Macedonia

still withholds from the society, and although, frequent demands, have, I cen made to him to band the said account over te has peglected and refused to do so. (6). The plaintiff claims the said amount of $3,01 5.40 as money receive. able by the defendant for the use of the mem bars of the said Nam Hieg Tong (7) The plaintiff also seeks to recover interest on the said amount from the 7th March, 1896, till Payment or judgments a admitted paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 of the state- The defendant, in his statement of defence,

appointed secretary of the Nam Hing Tong for Que year only. He denied that in the year 1887, said he had rever had any moneys belonging or at any time, he was appointed secretary, and

to the society in liis possession.en

AMONGST a number of rare colonial tokens and coins, the property of the late Mr. J. G. Tux inquiry regarding the fallen wall at MuMurdoch, which were disposed of recently at Kwai Lane on the 19th August, Ja which one Sothebey's, was a Hongkong pattern dollar 1854 coolie was killed and another injured, was con- which realized"£14. cluded at the Magistracy this afternoon, when. it was announce i that the death of the coolie (Man Chun) was due to suffocation.

A CELESTIAL was charged and fined $150, or six weeks' hard labour, at the Magistracy this morning, for being in possession of five tacls A ROOM boy employed in the Soldiers and Sai-of prepared opium and boiling appliances lors Home, Arsenal Sheet, was charged at the

THE export of rubber from East Africa should Magistracy this morning for stealing a leather without a certificate from the opium farmers. ment of claim, but stated that the plaintiff was

soon commence in earnest, says a Mombasa paper, as the Italian, German, and at least one Indian firm have already obtained permits for

collection.

THE Malay Mail hears that some'fficea Chi- nese coolies working on Mr. Low Boon Tit's mining land at Cheras, have come across a rich lode of tin and that in 20 days they have al. ready succeeded in raising 1,00, picüls.

THE Federal Automobile Mail Service Co. is busy erecting its own workshop at Raub. The machinery will be driven by a De Dion motor. The building, which will be finished in about six weeks, is expected to be the finest in Raub.

FOLLOWING the decision of the Penang Muni-

cipality to establish a system of electric lighting

in the 'town, Messrs. Lux Brothers, electrical contractors, are now sending an experienced English electrician to the sister port to carry out various private installations of the current,

The Straits Times, of 29th ult., says :-There was a rumour about during the past day or two IN consequence of the dissolution of the Gerred from this on the ruth instant, for Hong- man cartel (agreement the news,

THE training squadron of three cruisers which recently visited Australia and other points has returned to Yokosuka, after a voyage of 194 days and 17,000 miles.

deep interest the German Government takes in

kong, had come to grief. She was seen in Messrs. Wee Bin and Co. state that she leaves Hongkong, on Saturday last however, and Swatow for this to-day.

FROM

belt, value 80 cents, the property of Albert Stanley, a private. He was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.

A CABLE from San Francisco, dated and inst., reports that the protected cruiser Baltimore. and six torpedo boat destroyers have been ordered to the United States Asiatic Station. The feet has been off To proceed with all practicable haste to Kula, its original des

tination.

THE Talan Maru and Tallo Maru, two steamers of 8 tons register each belonging to the Formosan Commissariat Depot at Kelung, have arrived safely at Ujina in the inland Sea without an escort. Their officers and crews were presented with certificates of merit for their seamanship and daring.

A WASHINGTON wire, of 3rd instant, says that word has been received from Oyster Bay that a crank was arrested when about to shoot President Roosevelt. The arrest was made by the personal guard of the President. The pri sover has been seen in the vicinity of Mr.

Ar Sydney on 18th ultimo, a representative munity met in the saloon of the Japanese mail gathering of the mercantile and shipping.com- steamer Yawata Maru, in order to make a presentation to Mr. Eitaki, who since 1899 has been the Acting-Consul for Japan in Sydney, Mr Elaki, with Mrs. Eitaki, left Sydney the following day by the steamer, and Mr. M. Fuji of the Consulate.

Sony pose THOMAS Elvins, headwatchman of the Hong kong and Whampoa Dock Co., charged two nativa vagabonds with being on the premises for unlawful purposes, with intent to commilf-reply, the plaintiff foined issue with the a felony. They were both seulenced to one defendant upon his defence. month's hard labour.

ROBERT Marrah, the Americar, remanded at the Magisiracy on Saturday en a charge of embezzlement in the Philippines, was recently sales clerk in one of the Quartermaster's da partments and erstwhile centre-field on one of the base ball nines.

Mr. Morgan Phillips said that upon the plead ings the issue seemed to be whether, in 1887 or at any time, the defendant was secretary Nami Hing Tong, and, if he were bad he the moneys of the society in his possession, and out that the society was established by refused to hand them over. He then pointed.

three clansmen of Fun Ling village, and. their descendant had carried on the institu- tion until the present day. It was an ordinary charitable society and its funds were used for purposes of donations, loans, land charity, such, for instance, as the distribus ton of pork about the time of China Tew year, and so forth. lis early days the secretary was supposciato act for about fen years, and in 1876 the position was hold by a certain_Pang On Yo, who remained in

The man had that capacity until 1887 the misfortune to be blind and Consequent, ly carried on his duties under very great dif 17 is reported that the International Congress Gculties, but a relative of his, the defendant in upon wireless telegraphy, which assembled in

the present action, undertook the work for bim, ́and upon his death was appointed to the position Berlin on the 4th ult, has favoured making and continued to act in that capacity from 1886 wireless telegraphy the business of various until 1896. According to the banks, there was j now regulated. It is understood that this area that the annual meetingt delen. of securing a monopoly. rangement extinguishes Mr. Marconi's chance on behalf of the

dant was asked to lavest the money.

said

DURING the week ended at noon on Saturday only one fatal case of plague was reported, and for the forty-eight hours terminated at noon to-day one further Chinese case is notified from First Street Two European cases of enteric fever were reported during the week

just closed.

as soon as he saw a alleged, however, that he failed la

THE Earl of Lonsdale, who is at present tour-request, and at the annual meet ing the chief countries of the world and who recently visited Hongkong has arrived in Sydney and was escorted to Government House, where be and Lady Lonsdale were the guests Lord Tennyson. He will go to Melbourne

the German Press, all telegrams from Berlin gold medal for Para rubber, which includes Chancellor of Foreign Affairs, will be in charge New Zealand, Honolulu, America, and home.

must be received with caution.

the Hanoi Exposition authorities, through the French Consul, Mr. Tan Chay. THE Japan Times says that, considering the Yan, of Malacca, has received a diploma and gutta rambong. Also he has received a silver medal for his tapioca, "green tiger" mark, and a bronze commemorative medal. The exhibits THAmerican fishermen on Lake Erie have are being put in the Hanoi Museum, at the eyed to arm their fishing tugs with quick request of the Governor-General of Indo-ring guns, in order to resist the Canadian ro vene cutter Petrel, which recently discovered the United States, fishing tog Silverspray on Mail your films and Kodak orders to LeMun- the Canadian side of the lake The cutter hailed the boat, but the Silverspray refused to P. O. B. 368-Advt.

top: "The Petrel therefore fired zo shots after the retreating fishing tug, riddling her rigging nd wounding two of her crew.ne

1ST FLOOR, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD, direction of Mr. Collingson have arrived at

(above Messrs. H. PRICE & Co.)

THREE English railroad engineers under the

Shanghai to start the work of consuuction on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway for the British and China Corporation.

FURNITURE MR. Alfred Tidswell Duvals, of Wenhamholt,

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HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

East Liss, Hants, and formerly of Deacon & Co., Canton, who died on June 24 last, aged 59 years, jeft estate valued at £28,969 gross, and the net personsky at £22,971.

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THE official trial trip of the new twin-screw steamer Moldavia, built and engined by Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock, for the P, and 0. Company, took place on the Clyde on the 30th

E Bangkok Times, was officially informed

THE police raided a gambling den No. 14 Moon Street, Wanchaj, last night, and managed to arrest eight natives who were engaged in paying at low. They were paraded in a row before Mr. Sercombe Smith this morning, when the two principals were fined $50 or one month hard labour, and the remainder $5, or seven days each

when it was shown there was a bal to 1,900 taels and so many mice and in favour of the sockery, amoun candareens and 181,000 cash, he admitted the defendant had not invested sny money as he had used it and there was none left for that purpose. At that meeting defend nt's brother was temporarily appointed recre ary, as it was supposed be might be able to get the money from his brother. It was an unfortunate selection; for he failed to do so, Court, and a claim for $800 made against him. and, in 1902, was brought before the Summary Ha admitted his liability and served twelve months in Victoria Gaol

understand...

Mr. Slade. Judgment was by default,

Mr. Phillips, proceeding, said that in May,

to obtain the apney from 1901, the plaintiff, was appointed secret ry the Society, and was inst ceedings were instit fed and having to be invoked on three title deeds, the President, have been some difficulty i

Evidence was then called, finished when the Court ro th

THE Russian Government announces that July, The Moldavia is 540ft. in length, 58ft. h the 27th. ult. by the Acting Financial His Majesty has suffered considerable annoy they were subsequently handa

passports for American travellers to Russia will be vised only at four cities in the United States instead of twelve. The dropping of Manila among the eight other cities prevents the access of Americans to Russia vid the Phi- lippines.

in breadth, and 4611. in depth, with a gross dviser that the Banks had been notified that Her equipment is in y that the Government selling rate for ticals register of 10,000 tons. excess of Lloyd's highest class, and in the til further notice, was 17 to the pound sterling arrangements for passengers, for whom there his step, the journal adds, has been taken in is accommodation for 350 first saloon and 170 mpathy with the continuous advance of the second saloon, everything is up-to-date and oflar in Singapore, where the quotations are the most luxurious description. The Moldavía pidly approaching 25, as well as in con

en effected at the rate of 171. engines to indicate 12,000-horse power,

A LONDON wire of 15th ult. reports that King Edward, who is travelling incognito as the medicinal waters at Marienbad, in Bohemia Duke of Lancaster, has begun a course of the

ance on the promenade from the tactless curiosity of the crowds at the famous watering place. The police have had great difficulty in persuading the public not to hamper the move meats of the King

the

THE FRENCH MAIL STEAMER

C. E. WHARTON, who is under à charge of is propelled by two sets of triple-expansion quence of a considerable sale of ticals having to inquire into various matters connected with MM: steamer Tonkin will sail from Kobe for.

causing the death of a Chinaman at Swatow, was again brought before the Court on the and inst., and was informed that he would be sent down to Swatow for trial before the British

Consul at that port in the steamship Hangsang, which was to leave Shanghai on 3rd inst.

PHOTOGRAPHICA SCIENTIFIC expedition, to explore the nor

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thern parts of the Pacific Ocean, will leave Stockholm, next April by railway...for Port Arthur by way of Siberia. At Port Arthur the expedition will embark on a ship under the leadership of Mr. Kolthoff, who will be accom- panied by five or six other Swedish naturalists,

SHORTLY before night o'clock yesterday moming H.M.S. Argonaut left for home, and CARMICHAEL AND the Albion departed for Weihaiwel. On the

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SAN MIGUEL

THE Norddeutscher Lloyd's new twin-screw 25th ult. 100 tins of opium were found on sicamer Pring Sigismundi which has been hard the steamer Ellen Rickmers in Bangkok. specially built for the Company's local East Farm had notice of the opium being Indian service--and whose call at Dover on apped, and the vessel was searched without preliminary Atlantic trip is recorded-will sail stuff being found The officer, however, e up their assistance and one of them discovered from Southampton on September fa to take u

A PRETORIA commission, which was appointed

the proposed South African Mining University, has recommended that the site should be near the Witwatersrand, The commission also sug gests that a principal, who would be entirely

onsible for selected from candidates from

technical work, should be ris of the

pire, at a minimum salary.ofy without-residence

chinery. The local Times, understands a The Storia encountered a derelict la abon ard of some 7co ticals has been paid to lati officer. The Chinese owner of the case arrested, dad has been taken before the passed apah Court

her station. The company are seizing the op in a case that was supposed to contain portunity, says a London paper, to offer a round trip to Australia outwards in the Prins Sigs mandi to Sydney, via Colombo, Penang Singapore, Batavia, New Guinea, Townsvilles and Brisbane, and returning by the N.D.Lre gular Imperial mail line via Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle, Colombo, Egypt, and the Mediterranean,

29th ult, the following men-of-war were at JUDGMENT has bee Welbaiwei, viz-Glory, Ocean, Vengeance, George Polier (C Cressy, Amphitrite, Blankelm, Humber, Esguese Consula piegle, Sirius, Thelis, Phoenix, Fearless, brought by Mr. Alacrity, and Torpedo Boat Destroyers against, Mr. Handy, Janus, Offer and Hart, J.Jili

Portuguese sub ther with

THE military reliefs for China arrived at Ham burg on and ult from the barracks at Lock skedt, some miles from Hamburg, to prepare for their departure in the Silesia steamship This steamer is to arrive in Ching about the middle of Septem

home the relieved:

troops were shipped on left with the next tide for

pica is the Bee -SAN MIGUELS

buying the

S S. Ujlina of the British-India Com-face was six days overdue from Rangoon on

was con inst. She is taking. cargo of rice for the S catila and goes from there to Japan Messrs. the unke Bell and Company, the agents for the 17 fear that the Ujima had a breakdown of Ost

ery or has encountered heavy wear at

e is making port slowly

the Umballa arved at Manila from Ho

she reported having seen no trace.

Britis

bound sout

The Kobe Chronicle is informed thr Marseilles, with passengers and Car by the Kawasaki Dockyard Company and these, 12th inst. Temporary repairs are heir

expected, will be finished on Wednesday,

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