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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1904.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1904.

BRITISH IN THIBET.

Since reading of the gilded domes and gaudy temples rising above the filthy streets of Lhassa, as described by the correspondents with the troops under Colonel Young husband, there has been a lack of news from that strange quarter of the world, owing BLEND no doubt to the policy of protest and prevarication which has characterised the Thibetan authorities in dealing with the question of a settlement. The Mission did its utmost to arrange terms at Gyantse, but Colonel Younghusband was obdurate, and when at length he reached Lhassa, the political situation was just as embarrass ing: the Thibetan authorities continuing childishly futile in their haggling over terms and declining to consider themselves as van- quished. The Delai Lama retired to a monastery beyond the reach of messages,

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Tite report of the death in the fighting at Liao. yany of the son of General Tersuchi, Minister of War, is officially contradicted,- RUSSIAN four Per Cents hay failen, to the lowest price ever recorded, suyla Londen wire of tithipal At St. Petersburg, all stacks are depressed.

IT is reported that the new Russion loan of forty millions will be entirely reserved for Germany, the securly boing the Ru sian tobacco excise duties.

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AN influential deputation of St. Petersburg citizens has visited the War Office to protest against the suppression of the Russian casualty

lists for whole months at a time.

THE requisite number of shares having been subscibed, it has been decided to float the Hotel Metropole Company, at Shanghai, under the Hongkong Ordinances immediately. CAPTAIN Rinder, who was obliged by illness to hand over the command of the P. M. 5.5. Mongolia, has been appointed to the command of the Same company's big freight steame Algoa.

JUDGE Parker, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States, advicites the granting to the Philippines of political and territorial independence, similar to that enjoy ed by Cuba.

THE Hon Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersale Hospital begs to knowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-11.E. Sir Matthew Sathan

100, Chan Sun $zo.

BERRF. O. Licht, of Magdeburg, in his monthly circular on the beet sugar trade, states that the production last month increased by 288,000 tons, and estimates that the campaign will show a surplus of 313,000 tons.

By the s. s. Emprs of Jupin, sailing to

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Connection with the stoppage and search | of the British steamer Scufian, off Gihaliar by the Russian Valunteer cruiser Ural, it is now stated that the Ural first fired two black shots at the Stoffan, bu' as she disregarded them the lureer cruiser fired a shell, which passed within three leet of the Sentina's funnel On arrival at Ajaccio (Corsica), Captain Stuart, of the Scotian, entered a protest against the action of the Russians, declaring that the small connage of his ves el (1,200 tons, ought to have

bluted her above suspicion,

SOMETHING of a gloom has been call over Welhaiwei by an unhappy occurrence there a few days since. A Chinaman was 'le ning against the well of the hotel when he was talled by a yung naval lieutenant and, losing his holince, fell in. Every effort was made him, but the well is deep and when the body was at length recovered life was quite extinct. The fatality was apparently the result of a foolish joke on the part of the ieutenant, says the N. C. D. News, who was greatly distressed by its unexpected turnie

SANITARY BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary, Board was held this afternoon owing to a meeting of the Legislative Council being fixed for Thursday.. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, P.C.M.O., presided, and, inter a'ia, the following business

was transacted.

PEAK SCAVENGING.

THE CRIMINAL

*Continuing our report from yesterday, the prisoner, Yan: Shau, was further indicted for receiving stolen property, knowing the same to have been stolen.

Police constables were called to prove the discovery of clothes, a clock, and other goods identified by the prosecutors

of.

THE WAR.

M

LIAOYANG BOOTY.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly forwarded to us the fol lowing telegram

TOKIO, 20th Septoniber,

1.65 p.m.

Marshal Oyama reports that fur- ther investigation shows the follow-

Prisoner strenuously denied any connection with the affair, but the jury found him guilty

His Lordship, in giving judgment, com mented upon the serious nature of the charges brought home to accused. The prisoner, he said; had been convicted, and properly so, taking part in a gang robbery, and not content with robbing an old man and an old roman, had ill, used them. Such a man was a ing additional trophies captured near astant menace to the community. Proper Liaoyang 15,000 bushels of would be sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour on each charge. The sent barley, 30,000 bushels of bran, 6,000 tences would run consecutively. In respect of bushels of Chinese rice, 6,000 the charge of robbing with volence, and

bushels of cracked barley, 25,000. wounding an old woman, he would receive 24 lashes within the first six months of his entrance bushels of millet, L300 boxes of to the gaol.

petroleum, 0,250 piculs of firewood, 110 tons of coal, 1,800 boxes of

AN INGENUOUS FLEA.

of twenty summers, named Lam

A you talks Atlully setting fire to | jump sugar,

Yani, was indicted for

certain in properly in a ton-house in Welington Street, under circumstances amounting to a felony.

The report of the sub-committee re the scavenging of the Peak District was submitted and showed that, little more than half the labbish collected from the houses in that dis-modest form of trict ever reached the rubbish-boats, the balance being dumped anywhere. It was re commended that hopper barges be constructed for the purpose of taking the rubbiah right out

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The prisoner when called upon to plead denied arson, though he admitted setting fire to a couple of rattan chairs. He was a Wailer in the tea-house, and on the day in ques tion he was visited by a particular friend whom he had not seen for a long time. He asked his friend to indulge in some and the last- named acquisicing, he rang the bell. There was no response e

to his bell-ringing. He then became angry, or as he said to the Judge, "I lost my head. The proprietor cane nto the room and said, "I shall not serve you or your friend. Your money is only copper," Prisoner thereupon set fire to some chairs in sheer spite. He had no intention of endan

course not.”

353 Russian houses and 214 go. downs, near the railway station, also fell into our hands. The quantity of coal, which fell to General Kuroki's army, is as yet unknown.

THE GOVERNOR

VISITS THE GAOL

This afternoon H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan, Kic Mio. Governor of this Colony, visited -

Victoria Gaol and made a thorough examina tion of every department, including the work. shops, the custodians' accommodation, the prisoners' cells, and the kitchens. Sir Mat- thew, who was accompanied by his Private Secretary, Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, was con

and the formal drawing up of a settlement be- Surveyor at this port, proceeds to Japan for among the animals at the Kennedy Town gering surrounding property. "Oh not! Of ducted over the prisan by Mr. F. J. Badeley

came a tedious matter, the Thibetans prob. ably considering that the Mission and its escort could not remain an indefinite time at Lhassa, and that easier terms would be obtained by prolonging the negotiations. They are undeceived now as, according to Reuter, an agreement has been signed and arrangements made whereby the Mission starts on its return journey on Friday. If reliance can be placed on additional particulars published in the North, the treaty gives Great Britain a free hand in Ą. S. WATSON & CO., Thibet, where China will not in future interfere. While this indicates that the

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KENNEDY TOWN ANIMAL DEFOTS. A report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon regarding the outbreak of infectious diseases

Animal Depot was submitted. Mr.-E. A. short holiday. During his absence his office Hewelt minuted: All cattle arriving in this will be taken in charge of by Mr. J. F Miller Colony from Shanghai siauld be isolated for a few days after arrival-Mr. A. Rumjahn of Messrs. Bradley and Company's Office.

minuted: The same as above. It is impossi THE Viceroy of Yunnan and Kweichow hable for the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon to telegr phed to the Board of Revenue for funds inspect every head of cattle arriving, unless to the extent of Tls. 400,000 or so to build the he were to spend the whole of his time in the

The Board of Yunnan-Kweichow Railway. Revenue has ordered the different provincial authorities to devise methods for raising this

amount-Eastern Times.

MR Dinwiddie explained to the Chefon Daily News that Liaoyang was likely to prove the turning point in the war, the Russians being so

heavily reinforced that they would be able to

sheds alone.

DAIRY FARM'S NEW BUSINES). An application, from Mr. S. A. Seth, secre- tary of the Dairy Farm in Wyndham Street,

to have the premises licensed for the sale of mutton, perk, bares, rabbits and turkeys, was laid on the table, applicant having taken

over the business of the Cold Storage Company

Captain, Superintendent of Police and Super. His Lordsbip committed him to prison for intendent of Victoris Caol, and Mr. C.D. Mei-

bourne, Assistant Superintendent. 12 months with hard labour.,

"HORRORS OF COOLIE

EMIGRATION :-

TO THE SOUTH..

OPIUM IN KWANGIONG..

According to those who are engaged in preparing opium for the native opium- "SHANGHAI-ING AND KIDNAPPING ALL TOO mokers in Kwanglung, the quantity of opium has decreased 30% as compared, with that which was consumed last year, and, therefore, it may be safely, conclud- ed that the number of opium-smokers has

COMMON.

The Criminal Sessions ware continued this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir H. S. Berkeley), **

whole situation has much improved and take the offensive and drive the Japanese back of Ice, House Street, by purchase. There was and Chu Hau under circumstances of the most local authorities in the suppression of opium-

that the attitude of the people as a body is now far from hostile, it places China in an .[35

awkward situation in view of a secret treaty said to exist between her and Russin, where by China, recognising that she is unable to maintain peace in Thibet, surrenders to Russia all herrights to that country. Unquestionably, one of the most difficult problems raised by the occupation of Lhassa was connected with the claim to suzerainty over 'Thibet, made by

2004 the Emperor of China. This, however, has

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been regarded more or less in the light of con- stitutional fiction, and now that she relin- quishes her right, Great Britain has evidently nothing to fear from designing Powers wish share in the unopened ing to have a

Thibetan pie.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

RINDERPEST is very prevalent io Tokio.

to

the sea; where, no doubt, we may add, the

Baltic fleet will finish them off.

THE S.S. Cranley, the latest vessel chattered for the South African emigration trade to South Africa, leaves at daylight to-morrow for Chia- wantno, to embark a batch of coolies now wait ing at that port for transportation. She will be followed about the end of the week by the

9.5. Inkun, whose destination will also be Chinwaniao,

WANGHAI DATH-HOUSES.

no objection to the transfer of licence.

The reply from Government to the Board's recommendation that additional accommoda tiou be provided at the Wanchai bath-houses, to enable part of the premises to be received for bathers other than coal coolies, was laid on the table. Mr.. A. Rumjahn minuted that as the estimate for the alterations $250 for a board annexe with tarred board roof-was so riting the suggestion might be given a trial. No charge should be made to the bathers. THE China Times says: "Dr. Ross and Dr.The Registrar General minuted that there Christie left Pelaiho on Tuesday on their should be separate baths for coal-coolies. The return to Mukden. In view of the Japanese Director of Public Works agreed, and believed advance beyond Liaoyang, which will compel the coal-coolies far out-numbered the others. the retirement of the Russian guard from Hsin. It was decided to recommend Government to mintun-if that movement has not taken place provide the extra bath accommodation. already the journey to Mukden is attended with uncertainties,"

GENUINE MILK.

SHIPPING NEWS.;

The following items are taken from the Nagasaki Press :---

⠀⠀ decreased in proportion. The reason of the The Hon. the Attorney General prosecuted striking decrease is, 11. must be realized, on three men named Wong Chun, Yeung Cheung, account of the drastic measures adopted by the

horrible nature. They were indicted for de- | smoking. Of late the lax on opium has been taining by force, certain persons for the pur-Increased to an enormous extent, thus render poses of emigration; also with intimidationing it very difficult for those who are not well- and fraud, and the evidence adduced the fact off to enjoy this destructive drug. – Es, that in Hongkong the kidnapping of ignorant Chinamen is all too rife, The prisoners were the managers of a boarding house at 121, Des Vaux Road West, licensed for the reception of intending emigrants, and therefore supposed| under the Emigration Ordinance to be con The German steamer Royal, which stranded unde ha igrati manner this case, Mr. outside the harbour of Yokkaichi during Sharp said, was part of a big conspiracy to heavy storm on the roth July last, has at length defeat the Ordinance, which was meant for the been refloated. She is now undergoing tem protection of poor emigrants and be was veryporary repairs at Toba, and is then to proceed sorry to say that unfortunately kidna, ping to Kobe for a thorough overhauling at the and crimping were all too prevalent in the Kawasaki dockyard.

cases The Dritish steamer Solamanca bas been Colony. It was very difficult to bring home to the wrong doers for Various sold to Mr. Okazaki of Kobe. She is of 1,385 reasons. In the

In the first place the coolies, gross and 883 reg, tons, and was built by ], Lễ A report from Mr. T. C. Franklin, Govern-

peasants from the interfer, were of a particular-Thompson and Sons at Sunderland in 1887. ment Analyst, on two samples of milk pur-ly stupid class. They were inveigled here This steamer has been renamed the Wickibi- under promise of employment in Hongkong, but on arrival, were taken to these boarding houses, not allowed to go out on the street, and then shipped away to the plantations south, as speedily as possible. The coolies An application to have registered as a soap-wers so ignorant that they were known to the The bouse jo boiling establishment the ground floor of No. crimps as Chu Tsai, or little pigs. 44, Second Stree, was submitted: Inspector question, as proved by a plan made by Mr. Cullen reported that this was not a new busi Bissell, of the Public Works Department, was ness; it had been carried on in the same place perfect prison. Incredible as it might seem, by the same man for 7 years. It was only the coolies were told, and believed, that if they within the last three weeks that the discovery attempted to set foot out of the house they was made that it was not licensed. Mr. E. A. would be arrested. There was evidence to Hewett minuted that there was something very show that they were terrorised and frightened wrong with the system of checking licences, if into abject submission. The case was brought, a man can carry on a business for 7 years to light under circumstances more or less ac- without ever having a licence. Mr. H. E cidental. A coolie endeavouring to escape Pollock, K.C., minuted that the fact that the from this hell upon earth, fell from the veran- premises were unlicensed should have been dah on the third floor to the street and lost his ascertained earlier. Dr. W: Pearse, M.0.1, life. The police entered the house, and as the minuted that there was no objection to the result of their laquiries the prisoncha were ar business, and it should now be registered. rested and proved to be the principals. He

would also prove, and one of the prisoners hader Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser

THE September number of "The Yellow Drachased at No. 23. Cochrane Street, and No. 41 gon" of Queen's College contains the usual Hollywood Road was laid on the table, the budget of interesting information, a paper ona report declaring both samples to be those of tour in Formosa, by Mr. R. E. O, Bird, who genuine milk. ** THE report of a Russian attack on one of the spent his holidays in the Island with Mr. A. W Kurile islands is now discredited.

THERE have been 20,000 deaths from cholera at Teheran, the Persian capital, in six weeks. The epidemic is now subsiding.

MANY more vessels have been rendered idle at Marseilles by the dockers' strike. The mails are being carried by men-of-war.

THE Russian Agricultural Department has ar ranged for large shipments of Siberian mutton and beef for the Smithfield market.

AN epidemic of smallpox has broken out in Zion City, and Dr. Dowie refuses to admit. doctors to attend upon the victims,

Grant, and a descriptive account of "A visit to a country at war," by the headmaster, Dr. G. H. Bateson-Wright being features of the pub.

lication.

ADOLPH Beck, who was wrongfully convicted of stealing from women, and received a term of penal servitude, and who was afterwards again convicted on a similar charge, of which he was also innocent, has asked the Treasury to re-consider its offer of Loco as compensa- tion. Many of the newspapers declare that the sum offered is inadequate, and demand an inquiry.

THE Governor advertises his desire to meet on Friday evening, in the City Hall, all who have sent in their names, expressing willing- CANON Freer, who was Archdeacon of Derbyness to join the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve. for many years, has devised £30,000 to the bishopric of Birmingham, his native town..

CAPTAIN Virren, Commander of the Bayan, has been pro noted Admiral and appointed to [45 supersede Prince L'khtomsky at Port Arthur.

E. C. WILKS & Co., MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

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OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed. o Salvage Worklunderlaken.

Ship Designs and Specifications prepared.

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ACCORDING to the native papers, the Japanese

tempus of the

The age limit is fixed between 35 and 55 years, and this stipulationsbuts out, the best shot in the Colony-and without doubt the best rifleman in the Orient-Mr. J. F. C. Macdonald of the Public Works Department.

VICE-GOVERNOR Ide announces that the first payment on the friar lands in the Philippines is to be made in a week. The deeds have

.` SOAP-BOILING.

MAKINE COURT

DISOBEDIENT QUARTERMASTER,

This morning Captain Henry Pybus, of the 5.8. Empress of Japan, charged A. Hughes, quartermaster of that steamer, before the Har bour Master, with wilfully disobeying the law

sur cesses have caused a large demand for Japa-been drawn up, the surveys made, and every-ful orders of the complainant, and with being hese goods among the Chinese at Shanghai,

thing is in readiness to pay from $1,000,000 to absent without leave, on the roth inet, in the $2,100,000 gold on the Augustinian lands. As waters of this Calony, the purchase price agreed upon by the commis sion was $2,203,667 83, this payment will wipe but the debt with exception of a hundred thou sand dollars or so....

THE Band will play at the Kowloon Hotel on Saturday evening instead of Thursday evening for this week only. The programme will ap pear in due course.

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Another Diitish steamer, the Mascotte, 1,084 fons gross, owned by Mr. R. M. Hudson of Sunderland, is now being negotiated for sale to Mr. Fukunga of Osaka. ^~

The steamers which are now being built or hrranged to be constructed at the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works, Nagasaki, are eight in number, They comprise the Tango was for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's Seattle service, the Mitsui Bussan, Kaisha's collier Chokakusak-mara, the two ferry bosia to be used in the steamship, intermediary

service of the Sanyo Railway between Fusan and Shimo noseki, and four other vessels for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha's Osaka-Chemulpo and South China services. The Tango maru, about 6,000 tons gross, is expected to be launched from the Tategami yard in November next

The following report

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• On the zoth af 11.3zam. The barometer has

admitted it before the Magistrate, that persona- tion was the regular rule. Returns of emi- grants to the Harbour Master were falsified, and strings of men, accomplices of the boarding risen slightly in S. China, but elsewhere the masters, personated coolies forcibly detained, changer of pressure' are very irivial and noim In conclusion, Mr. Sharp said that there was portant

Gradjanta are slight on the China Coast, and no doubt that the three prisoners had combined to pursue an illegal purpose, and therefore the moderate winde.. act of each was the act of all

moss C nonhern part

Messrs N.J. Stabb, H. E. Craddock, F. G. Smith, M, H. Michael, H, M., Baild, F. R Smith and Obadiah Ellis were sworn jurors.

o was led bearing out Counsel's Evidence” opening statement

Captain Pybus stated that the defendant was the quartermaster of the Empress of Japan,

Mr. Alves of the Harbour Master's office, was and and was repeatedly absent without leave on the 12th and 13th inst, and entries to that called and spoke to passing as emigrants, men fect were made in the official log book. He whom he now learned were detained virtually was given distinct orders not to leave the ship 20 Actually as prisoners in the house in quef-

menian-

OWING to the local Legislature of Jersey. A CHINAMAN was charged at the Magistracy Channel Islands having, failed to render the this morning, before, Mr. Kemp, with kidnap without permas.on, but on the gur just, he tion. He did not, be said, read Chinese, but militia effective, the Army Council has decid-ping, three young, Chinese, and bringing them was again absent without leave, and on his re- when the return was made certa Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steamed to withdraw the entire Jersey garrison.

into this Colony from Canton, for the purpose turn witness called him up and told him he swered to the names called, and were osten- of emigration. It appears, from

the story and Mojor Launches...

of would be prosecuted. The defendant then sibly the men from this board

nothing to say This was defendant's first bad an English tran one of the kidnapped men, that the accused had gothi accosted them in the street and invited them. voyage in the ship. He was taken on at Yan- to have a drink of tea in a tea house, and after-couver, Accused pleaded guilty, and said he bad wards to a steamer to have a smoke of opium, been four years in the company, and was sorry

hehad behaved so The Hon. and thus got them to Hongkong It was

fouricen Watchn alleged that the defendant intended to ship the fence, sentenced defendant, to fo men off to Singapore. The case was remanded; days', wages, and

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms A DESPATCH from Peking says that the Wai o2with First-class Builders...

Wu-pa contends that the Chefoo Convention does not authorize British men-of-war to enter the Poyang Lake.· The British Minister is satisfied on the point raised by the Wai Wu-pu and the sanctity of the Lake will be respected by Great Britain. But Germany insits upon her right to send her warships to the for [381|| bidden waters,

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