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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13,

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Nagisa On the 30th July, at Segama Estale, Darya Bay, B. N. B wife of D. TAR BRUGGE, Of

ilone.last year showing a substa df some, 4150,000 in value and

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On the 2nd September, at Batu Gajab, forda employment to ALEXANDER GUNN

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widow of Right Rev. G. Smith, D.D.; first ture the industry will; doubtless have read Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong), na

ed, and as a conséquence, great loss must be occasioned both to the lessees of the fisheries and also to those who have

SALVAGE VESSEL SPRINGS A LEAK

SSRUB

TO THE RESCUE The recent typhoon, which raged over the Philippines, was not without its, effect on the seas of that archipelago. The Ki Rudi,

ring in port last night, bro ght the news, of two wrecks one of which led to the other The China and Manila liner left the Philippines capital on her usual run to Hongkong on Suturday at hot, the weather the Consul at Hakodate has given it's his squally and the seas rough 43:12

The Hongkong Gelegraph teen employed in the work The British

1904.

LONGKONG CRICKET

Following is the first antiual report of the Hongkong Cricket League

The committee, haq much pleasure in sub- muting their first annual report. ? ____

The league was originated with the object of adding a stimulus to local Cricket. The cir cular inviting Clubs to join the League met with a hearty response Eight Clubs signified their fatention of jolaing, namely, the Army Royal Engineer, Hongkong Cricket Club "A Ordnance Corps, Civil Service, Craigengower,

agenda

H.M.S. Tamar, Royal Army, Medical Corps,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1904. opinion that, even if by employing a day, the Toth in, she sigbted a barquen the Parsees ton

convict labour, which is notoriously unine, flying distressed signals, "N.C." and the

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ide down. The course of satisfactory, some of the lessees”, should

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The initial difficulties of the league were much simplified by the liberality of the South

trophy for competition. of which generously presented a handsome

vas ultimately be

keenest rivalry amongst the various clubs and "The competition for this trophy excited the

the Army Ordnand cessful, having won At the close of sident, Mr.

alizion, the Pre

the Grold medal the league to tach

ELECRA

THE WAR

DUM DUM BULLETS.

MILIAGYANOSEG

Mr. M. Noma, Japanese Consul, forwards; ữa the following official

The Manchurian Army reports that two

Tokio, 12th September

kinds of Dum-du bullets were found among the prizes at the yang battle. resembled cartridges for the Russian rifles of

men are suspected to have been caused by them:

ASSAULT ON A LADY

BY HOUSE-DOYEN

JAPAN AND SAGHALIEN,

be able to carry on the industry, the the Rubt was immediately, altered, and she china Morning Post, Limited, the executive the 1891 type. Some of the wounds of our y Singularly enough the Japanese first came principal, in fact the only market fored to be the Frans, of Manila. Her caplain bore down upon the vessel, which was discover into contact with Russia over territory, which the product will be closed. It may be reported by signal that his craft had a large is likely to figure prominently in the later because of this apparent mineral wealth and quantity of water in her hold, and wanted to be stages of the present war. In 1780 a trade that Japan desires the cession of the

of the towed into Subig Bay, A boat was at once Japanese vessel was wrecked on the Si-island; or, more probably, in order to re- despatched, in charge of the Chief Officer of berian coast and the crew compelled to gain possession of land to which she claims the Rubi, and a towline from the Franx taken -FLAVOUR proceed to Irkutsk, where they were she is justly entitled.

aboard. This being made fast, the tow began, made to teach their language to their

Caponis, at the time, bearing N.E., and Sam-

shield to the winners captors, who eventually set out to explore

paloc Point N. 64 E. tue reckoning, the Lat-supplied out of the flude being 14.40 N. and Longitude 120 E. the land from where their captives came.

There was a very beavy sea, as well as a heavy Saghalien was visited, and as a result of Russia's attitude ill-feeling at once sprang the United Kingdom is lurs.

The only article of export from Hakodate 10 swell from the south west, and the weather was

very dull and overcast. At 4.45 p.m. the tow-- up between the two nations. For the greater

rope broke, and for the second time a boat was part of a century his island was the cause of The Royal Dutch Co. has been trying to in lowered from the Rudd, and this time a new Fancour, the Russian settlers drifting down froduce Batoum oil in Korea, in opposition to

hawser was taken from her to the Frans which was again taken in tow, and meeting wards from the north, and the Japanese up-American oil. wards from the south, always intensifying

with no further mishap, the Rubi and the the frontier question, and often raising on

"windjammer entered Subig Bay, the Fraus being taken to the back of Gande Island where she was safely anchored, at 7.10 p.m. It was then learnt that the Frans was bound froin Manila to the laland of Mindoro, with salvage pumps and plant on board, tu charge of had been wrecked on the coast of that island, an American engineer, to salve a vessel which

ABOUT 275,000 cgarettes are turned out daily with a cargo of timber consigned to the Cali- while on her voyage from that island to Manila, by the Chenuipo Cigarette and Tobacco Cofornia and Manila Lumber Company at Manila. a British enterprise commenced to November, The Frans was chattered by that company for the purpose, and also to bring on the cargo of timber from the wrecked vessel. The name

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the part of Russia the question of mutual trading. Upwards of forty years ago the boundary question pressed for solution, and WHISKY.Japan sent envoys to Russia to discuss it

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Price:$16.50 per Dozen.

with the government there. Nothing, how

THE five hundredth case of plague since the

beginning of the year is nutified us having occurred during the past twenty-four hours. THE 5.5. Rubi, of the Hongkong-Manila line, goes into dock on Thursday, for her periodical overhaul, following her sister boat, the Zafire:

ever, came of the mission, nor of several others which followed, until a convention was made by which the island was to be occupied jointly by Russian and Japanese subjects. After this arrangement had exist- | 1903. ed for eight years it was determined by Russia to take measures for the expulsion of the Japanese from the southern portion of Saghalien, where numbers had settled; and the difficulty was ended much to the advantage of the former, by the latter surrendering the territory, and itself taking possession of the Kurile Islands, a poor exchange. Thus it was that Russia

got rid of what she considered as an un- welcome neighbour who might at any time desire to exhibit a disconcerting curiosity as A. S. WATSON & CO., regards the Muscovite's action.. It has ever

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MARINEWORK.”

THE British Consul at Shimonoseki says that, apart from the upposition from the local refineries in 1933, the improvement in the price of silver had an adverse effect on the importation of Hongkong refined sugar

SOME attention has been given to Formosa lately, where the native companies assert that paying petroleum deposits are in evidence, but the information at hand is too meagre to war- rant any opinion as to prospects at present.

KOREA is a country with a good climate, says Mr. Lay, the Vice-Consul, and were due regard, paid to sanitation, could easily be rendered comparatively free from epidemics. Nothing is further from the truth that Korea is a poor country.

LAST evening a truck belonging to the Electric Company, in charge of some coolies in Garden Road, suddenly did a bolt on its own account and dashing into a telegraph post, knocked it dawa. The coolies were arrested, "but the Electric Company undertook to make good the

BETWEEN eleven and twelve thousand fur seal. skins were taken in the Sea of Japan, off the Komandorski Islands, and in the Behring Sea last year. Twenty-two Japanese schooners were employed in the business and, owing to the increased catch, it is expected that another eleven will be engaged this year.

been a sore point with the Japanese people that, in a time of weakness and national convalescence from the consequences of a revolution, Russia should take advantage of their situation to oblige them to cede the island to her. But now that Japan is doing so well in the present war she will doubtless take advantage to repair the wrong done to the nation. It has already been reported that her troops are expected to land on Saghalien, and whether or not she will pre-damage done, on their release, pare to permanently re-occupy the island, it seems almost inevitable

that any treaty en. tered into between the belligerents at the close of hostilities will contain a reference to the country. That the Japanese want these thirty thousand square miles of land restored to them there is not the least doubt; but with regard to its cession, worthless and sterile, as that island is, it would probably be an objectionable point in such a treaty from the Russian way of thinking-probably because of the protection it might afford to the Siberian coast line. But so far the Government of the Tzar has done nothing with the land except to utilise it as a con- vict depot, and it is very doubtful, if it con tinued in occupation, whether, any steps would be made to open it up in the interests of commerce. A writer in à St. Peters- burg paper asserts that considerable mineral wealth is attaching to it. Coal is known AT the Supreme Court this afternoon, before to exist throughout almost the whole of the

Mr. F. Serconbe Smith (Pusne Judge) the territory, but although indications showdown for hearing. The plaintiff,

case of Yeung Ah Pui v. J.'). Quuerrez was a trader of that these deposits contain very large sup Lok Hing Lane, catered suit against the defen- plies, no thorough investigations have yet dant, a clerk in the employ of Mesars, Jebsen been made except in the case of deposits & Co, in respect of a promissory nule payable which exist in the neighbourhood of Alexan-ou demand for 558, with interest at three per drovak, which have been somewhat carefully cent per month for the past eleven months, examined and are now partly-being worked. amounting in all to $76.35. Mr. Harding ap-

Coal is now mined at four points; two of these are found within the convlet district, whilst the other two belong to Messrs. Mokowski & Co. Altogether about 150,000 tons of coal were taken out during the last three years. According to the writer, the causes for the small quantity obtained are to be found in the lack of means of convey-

MA. Loung Hing Lip, clerk at the Victoria Gaol, has resigned. his appointment, as from the 19th inst, having been summoned to Penang by his mother to look after the that town. affairs of his father, lately deceased, in He leaves by the next steamer for Penang. When Mr. Leung embarks his many friends in this Colony will have difficulty in recognizing him, as he is about to sacrifice his queue, and don the latest fashions in European attire.

of the other vessel was not ascertained.

the Rubi was about to return to her course, After seeing the Franr to a safe anchorage,

but beeing dirty weather coming up, at 7.45 p.m. she anchored close by. At op.a., however, the weather began to moderate, and the seas be the Frans did not need standing by, she came somewhat less rough, and seeing that have up her anchor and proceeded to sen, in continuance of her voyage to Hongkong, where she arrived at 9 pm, yesterday, occupying the Rubi's berth, and there being and anchored off West Point, the Zafiro stili no other berth available. Captain Almond, of the Rubi; reports that from Bubig: Bay up, while there was a heavy swell, the weather was fiae with light breezes.

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The barquentine Frans was a vessel of sonic 600 or 701 2005, being manned entirely by Fili pinos, from the Captain down, ag all told, the only white men on board being the salvage engineer, and a representative of the California and Manila Lumber Company. It appeared from her captain's story, that he experienced very bad weather, being caught by the ty. phoon, and sprung a leak, but from her.

condition position and

there Was doubt as to the probability of her being salved. Nutwithstanding the delay caused to the Rubi, on account of this incident, she arrived in Manila only a few hours late on her due date. of arrival.

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The sequel to the case in which three house boys summoned a lady before the Puline Individual as a memento of their successful wages, was enacted in Mr. Kempa Court his Judge, MT. Sercombe Smith, for their season.

morning, when the lady in question, having Before the close of the season, a match took taken the advice of the Puisse Judge, appear place between the Hongkong Cricket Clubed to prosecute the boys for an alleged assault, and if players selected from the various clubs in that Court. She was, however, informed by in the league, the senior club winning by 31 the magistrate that the onses had not Club 161 runs and the league team 131 runs viven wrong addresses, Fnd the boys were not

The scores were Hongkong Cricket

been served, as, in her application, she had The league has reason to congratulate itself

known at those addresses. on the result of its first match with the premier got them from another boy, club of the Colony, og

them Berself. Ils Wo

salon police quiries

would be made, and the boys, if pos that effect, so that she might appear to prose sible, found; notice being given to the lady to

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after defraying all expenses

The accounts show a credict balance of $254.

Considerable trouble was experienced last

season in securing suitable umpires for the matches.

the opening of next season 10 devise some connected with this matter but hopes before Your committee is aware of the difficulties

methods which will be satisfactory to all com

ceraed.

A. E. ASGER Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Hongkong, 13th September, 1974

S.S. PAUL BEAU” AND

CHARLES HARDOUIN."

It will be remembered by our readers that, as exclusively announced in these, columns

about a month ago, these steamers were put into liquidation, owing to certain disagreements between the owners, The Messageries Canton

differences between the specifications and the naise, and the builders in France, over alleged outturns, and the ss. Paul Beau and Charles fardouin have consequently been lying idle in Canton. We now learn that, although the differences mentioned have not been yet settled and remain in jafu quo, it has been considered advisable to ruis the steamers on account of the concerned, and it is expected that they will resume their run between Hongkong and Canton about the end of the current month.

OPIUM HABIT IN FORMOSA.

SUPPRESSION. BY GOVERNMENT.

In his report on the trade of North Formosa, for 1903, Mr. Consul Pinyfair writes ---

The authorities are doing their best to put: Being with a lair

down the opium habit, and appear to be meet-

measure of

of success,

A third disaster reparted from Manila is that of a four-masted sailing ship, the William F. Garms, which bad left that port a few days Previously for Port Townsend, Washington, and, which was sighted by a steamer on her way to Manila, off Lubang Island, about forty four miles south of Corregidor Island, with all her sails in very bad condition. She appeared to be crippled and in need of assistance, which, it was understood, arrangements were being

made to send to her.

THE RT REV.L. M. PLAZZO LI

IN COLOMBO, .........

SIR HENRY BLAKE CALLS ON HIS LORDSHIP.

No one but the government is allowed to deaf with opium in any way, save those who are licensed. Only those proved to be addicted to opium are given permission to buy and smoke it Exceptionally heavy penalties are. inflicted on those detected in importing, sell- ing or smoking the drug without permission.

Regulations for the application of the Opium Law were first promulgated in 1897, but have frequently been revised since. These regula

cute them

ted that the

bor know

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB

sheeting to be held at the Happy Valley, on Following the programme of the fourth

Saturday, 1st October, (weather permitting) 13.30 FM-THE O S. CUP PRESENTED.

One mile and a Quarter Flat Raca-Handic cap. For all China podies Jockeys who have won an official race in rongkong or China pecalized als Jockeys who have never won an official race in Hongkong or China Entrance fee $5, and prize: $25. 3—4 P.M.—HURDLE - RACE, For China ponies. Catch weights sost, tolls. Ponies, winners of one jump race to carry 38. extra of two or more jump races 6lbs, extra. Jockeys who have won an official race in

Honguong of China, penalized abs. Distance about Taule Entrance fee $5. First prize presented; and prize: $15. 3-4.30 PM. LADIES NOMINATION, Gentle, men to start mounted, ride to nominator,

hand a dress swallow tail coat (supplied by dismount, cominator will tie a white dress

competitor) to rider who must put it on and tio round the gentleman's collar and will

gallop back to winning post through a screen. No whips, spurs or bandages-over horse's? eyes allowed. The screen must not be broken by the band, elbow or foot of rider White Two prizes presented by the Club, clean ties supplied by the Club. Entrance fee 55.

4—5 PM-DISTANCE Handicap. Open to all comers. For hories, pooles and 'don. kays, Description whether water country bred, China paaya Monkey, &c,) name and height of almal and standing weight of rider to be given. Entrance Ice $s. Fint prite presented and prize: $25 5-5/30 PM. THE GYMKHANA CLUB CHAL

LENOR CUP, _Value Bago. For all China ponies Weight for inches as per scale, Winners of an open races of open griffin race. 5ths extra non winning subscription grif Bas allowed sbs. Jockeys that have wou an official race fo: Hongkong or China 2 Ihs. extra), non-winning jockeys allowed 5 iba. in the races for the cup by the end of the To be won by the pony scoring most marks:

club's season, countlag. 4 for a firit, z fora), second, and 1 for a third. The benefit of marks already scored to pass with the pony on a sale. Any winner of the race to carry. sbs, extra for each win in subsequent starts for the Cup. Penalties accumulative up to 15 lbs. One Mile. Entrance Tes 85; to go in the purchase of a memento to the winner of each race, and $15 to second pony out of the club funds. At the conclusion of the season a cup will be presented to, the owner of the pony obtaining the second highest number of marks

6-6 P.M. THREE FURLONGS: FLAT RACE --- For all China ponies. Catch weights, Es- trance fee $5. Fust prize presented; and Prize: $35.

Entries close to the Honorary Secretary, Gymkhana Club on Saturday, the 24th instant,

the Hongkong Club at 7.p.m.

at

THE WEATHER.

tions show that the Government makes three qualitica. Agents and dealers in opium have to be non-smokers and persons of good charac ter. They are licensed, as are the smokers, and the latter must always produce their licenses when purchasing opium, of which, however, only a certain quantity can be bought. The Rt. Rev. Piazzoli, Roman Catholic The price is fixed by Government, and the Bishop of Hongkong, attended by the Rev. selling agent who supplies the retailer is only Father Pezzoni, who was travelling to Genoa allowed a profit of it per cent. He pays 3 yen route to Italy by the N. D. L. s.s. Prins Rea year for his license, and has to report monthly gent Luitpold, broke his journey here on Mon- the quantity and value of the opluw he has 19th alt. His Lordship came ashore in the has to pay 3 yen per annum for his license, day afternoon, says the Geylon Independent of sold since the last report. The retailer also. Governor's barge, and called on His Excellency the Governor and Lady Blake, one of the Queen's House carriages being placed at his Lordship'a disposal. His Lordship, we regret to * The regulations control the agent, dealer änd state, has been in pour health for some time smoker so completely that, if well administered, suffering from sprew and other complications it is asserted that a large amount of stuggling. and during the past two months he has been evasion is almost impossible. Nevertheless, so much so that his medical advisers thought it imperative that he should take a trip Home is carried on. On the promulgation of the law at once. His Lordship is in a very weak state, it was translated and well circulated amongst and it was, thought advisable that he should the islanders. Break his journey here, rest for a while, and vernacular weat from village to village, gathermose Channel and moderate E.

Officials acquainted with the Many complaints have la ely been made by then take the next German mail for Europe, fed together the Chief aatives and, sinin out His Excellency the Governor called in his

peared for the plaintiff and Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro for the defendant. When the case

by bis absence. Judgment was given for de was called on plaintiff was conspicuous only fendant with costs.

HARBOUR LIGHTS..

and has to keep a careful account of his transer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkung Obser The following report is from. Mr. J: C Plum actions and report to the police.

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ance, and the fact that little attention has been captains of launches moving about the har- dtd friend the Bishop Monday, Last evening af to them the great injury dope to

hour at night of the constant danger and diffi-representative of this paper learnt froin Kev. body by indulgence in the babif,

Father: Pezzont that his Lordship's condition time expounded the law. Moreover, the native was somewhat poorly, and if all's well they authorities generously assisted natives in the would take the next steamer,

er. His Lordship, who has passed bis sixtieth year, has been for study of the Japanese language in order to the past twenty-two years in Chips and for qualify them as folerpreters, heen Bishop of Hongkong for the past seven the subject were circulated for

children, and opinm was made a special bran LEAVES FOR KANDY TO RECRUIT. of study is schoo de Hongkong, who was in the Archbishop's

schools His Lordship the Right Rev, Piazzoli, Bisling Falace at Borella since his arrival here, left for

The attempt 10 control, the opium babit caused at the quiset many distur Kandy yesterday morning (zard) to recruit his

might easily have ripenzdőlI Bealth. The Rey, Pezzoni, Private Secretary, for the policy of the Admini accompanied his Lordship, who will be a guest authorities found great difficulty, his stay in Kandy, ka or His Excellency Monsignor Zaleski, during the number

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paid to the mineral wealth of Saghalien." No railway communication exists with the shore, culty that menaces them in their navigation and no harbour has yet been built on the owing to the neglect of the junkmen to exhibit const where ships may load coal without lights, until they bear the launches almost on diflicutly in any state of weather. In addi- top of them, and then only they haul up the tion to coal, several classes. of mineral pro-moment the danger is past. The ordinance year.

necessary light, but only to haul it down the ducts are known to exist, eg iron, copper, requires that all craft anchored in the barbour naphtho, etc., but no thorough investigation for the night shall, between sunset sad su of these has yet been made. Japan has rise, exhibit a mast-head light, which shall be had a heavy trade to and from ports in the kept constantly, burning brightly during those island, and some idea of its volume may be hours, so that they may be distinctly seen all gleaned from the fact that last year about over the harbour. But the danger nevertheless ten thousand Japanese fishermen were ems increasing by reason of the junkmen ignos ployed on the coasts of Sagbalien, and the eg the law. The police have, therefore, had necessaries of life of the whole of these had orders to keep a strict watch for these evades

retain voyage,

to be transported from Hakodate On the of the law, and accordingly, this morning de

spector Langley placed fifteen, and lespector full cargoes of fish manure Wilhamson eight of these culprits.befors Mr and oil would always be obtainable. It is Kemp, whoe they were ford $ each, with the with this fishmanure that Hakodate does alternative of seven days gaol The fines 1581 such a large with Saghalien, the item were paid.

Telephone

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Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904.

ANOTHER VISIT BY THE GOVERNOR On Sunday afternoon, His Excellency be spent about half an houris.conversation. The Queen's Uguse carriages were placed at the ris Will remain in Kandy will the end of the rok and returning to Colombo, will take the next posal of the Bishop yesterday. His Lordship

Governal paid another visit to flis Lordship, Red

Garman steamer to Canoa, e

On the 13th at 11.30. The barometer has siderably in the north of Japan. fallen slightly at all stations, and more con--

Gradients continue to be rather slight on the China Coast and over the China Sea and over the Pacif

Moderate N Edwinds will preva

the northern part of the China. Forecast Light Pawindi

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