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Kutimations,

MITHUR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, December 1, 1904,

'As a result of the Inquest segarding the death A communications intendol for publication in of the two Chinese children, ni recorded lo

The HONGKONG TELEGRAP" should be these columns, the jury returned Ahirani to The Blot, 1.. Ics Hours Road, mccidental puitoning, An analysis of the returned, a verdict of should be sooompanied by the Writer's Name and peknut, the seed suspected of being the cause of the deaths, it showed that it was not.

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THE SOLDIERS CHUB

GRE-OPENED BY H. E THE GO.

monument, in the Happy Valley Cemetery: to their comerndes who fell in the North Chiny "expedition,The members were proud of then Club, and had looked forward to this to open. Ing, and he hoped, by their good conduct the Hongkong Soldiais' Club would come to be

worlds

only entirely harmless, but an ordinary article Hatton) to c. formally re-opened the Soldiers' sp ken of as a model one in all parts of the

of daily diet among the Chiness. The actual poison causing these deaths thus remains a mystery.

At noon (p-day H. E. Major General Villiers

Club on Queen's Road, Central, which has been closed for some time, to permit of certain pairs and alterations being made in us. irternal at mugenicis, as well as a new entrance being made at the side. The Club premises had been very tastefully decorated by Mr. Hother, and polled plants, white on the walls of atington, the Manager, with flags, evergreens,

By kind permission of Lt. Cul. Iremonger and officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry The rates per quincter act por imensem, proportional. will play the following programme of indisi, at

Friday, the and inst, (weather permitting)

Alarch "The Monarch "Ord Hume. Overture........" Stradella"....

Flotow,

The daily in delivered fren when the wildross is Lacewible to movengos. 174 a copies sent by p

Ad litional 91.44 per quarter is charge for pentage. The postage on the weekly wne to any part of the

world is 30 cents per quarter.

Singlo Capter, Daily, on cont; Weekly, twenty

live cents.

BIRTHS.

At Shanghai, on 24th November, the wife of A, SCAGLIOTTI, of a daughter, Clarenz L

On 23rd November, at 7, Haskell Road, Shanghai, the wife of H. A. GRAY, of a son.

DEATH.

At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on 15th November, WILHELM LUHAS, of the 1. M. Customs, aged 63 years.

The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tute sugar refineries in the Madras Presidency are making large imports of Dutch standard brown sugar from java for reñizing purposes.””

ACTING Viceroy Tuan Fang has received in- structions from the Central Government to start a mint for making copper cents at Shanghai.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha have opened new offices at Shanghai which are reporte 1 to be almost, if not quite, the best in the settlement.

1. Cunu Fu, the new Acting Viceroy at Nanking, now in Shanghai, intends to open a

Recherche Character. Chinese Exposition after he arrives at his new

post at Nanking.

IT is reported that the Throne wired its secret

A. S. WATSON & Co., fostructions to the provincial authorities 10.

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THERE ARE

THREE POINTS

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maintain the good feelings between the Chris- tians and non-Christians.--Eastern Times.

IT is now reported that the Japanese four. [35 funnelled destroyer which strande i on Cheloo

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IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.

APPLICATION BY THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER

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Colonel Brown, on behalf of himself and the members of the Club Commitée ard ordinary members, thanked H. E. the 440. C. for his presence and for re-opening the Club: H. E. replied that there was nothing further show the vistiore what a fine club, the soldiers to detain anyone, and a walk

TELEGRAM

THE WAR.______

PORT ARTHUR

METRE HILL CAPTURED.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly forwarded to us the following tele gram ---

Tokio, rst December, 10.40 am. The Port Arthur army reports the com mencement of the bombardment, against the...203 Metre Hill, which commands the

the billiard room, in which the re-orenius care-had-Captain Fitzwilliams then called for mony took place, were hung portraits of Their three cheers for H. E. Major General Villiers Bajestles tho-King and Queen, and T. R..B. Hatton, which were, iven ringingly. the Princé and Princess of Wales, and in front of the dait one of Sir William Gascoign,K.C.M.G, General and Mrs. Villicis Hatton, Captain E.

Among those present were H. E. Major-harbour, at down of the 30th November. the founder of the institution. Punctually at S. Ward, A.D.C. Commodore and Mrs. Dicken, stoutest resistance, but at 3 pm the Japan- The repeated assaults met with the enemy's noon . E the G.O.C, accompanied by Colonel, Mre, and Miss Brown, Mrs. F. H. May, ese army finally succeeded in occupying the Captain E. S. Ward, A.D.C. and with Commo: Majar and Mrs Chichester, Captain and Mrs. doit Dic en, and Colonel own, enter the Fi-zwifins, olmel and Mrs. Kent, Colonel

whole hill. hall, and precorded in his place on the dais and airs Webb, Lt. "Colonel Bunny, A.0.C, between the billiard tables, when Cal Brown, Captain Davis, 1.0.8; Major Ormiston, President of the Club, addressed II. E as fol- R.GA.; Majer Dopping Heppenstall, RE; lows:-Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, Rev: E. J. Hardy, Chaplain to the Forces, Rev. on the fyth of October last the club was closed for general cleaning and renovation, which im Captain. Walkim, R.E.; Major Pritchard, C. H., Mrs. and Miss Blickling, Rev. Pridie, provements have now been carried out and H.K.V.C Lieut. Strugnell, R.M.L., Lieut completed, by a contribution from the War Hainey H.AMC, Lieut. Pezare, X Department of £140, anil the rest by the profits lonel Watts, Sherwood Forester and Major`

X's.C., Co-

of the now self supporting Club itself, and many additional comforts have now been pro-

At the Bankruptcy Court this morning before the Chief Joice (Sir fleury S. Berkeley) the case of Hu Tsui, exparte, debtor, and Yee Chan, creditors, came up again in the shape of an application by the Official Receiver, (Mr.vided. I will now.ask your Excellency to re Bruce Sheplierd), who applied for the paymcut open this Club for the use of its members. to him of $55241 by Mesurs, Johnson, Stokes and Master.

Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., opposed on behalf of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master,

The Official Receiver said he made his ap. plication under section, 43. sub-section 2, the Bankruptcy Ordinance. He thought the

"affidavit fully explained the case.

of the Bankruptcy Ordinance 7 of 1891.

Roise, D.A.Q.M.G.

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EXTRADITION CASH.

The case against Barrison Noble, the alleged mbezzler, wanted in Malta for certain em bezzlements of sums of money in that city, was again called on this afternoon, before Mr. H. H.J. Compertz Mr. Looker, of Messrs.

On rising H. E. Major-General Villiers Haiion, C.M G., said :-Co onel Brown, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me much pleasure to come here to-day to re-open this club. I have been here frequently, and can see th; marked advance and improvements made in this club. It had previously its drawbacks; one was to be Deacon, Looker at d. Deacon, addressed the found-in-its-publicity-through-having-its-main--Court-for-the-defence at-great-length-to-prove

Heaps of the enemy's corpses were found on the eastern side.

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION

GATISHANGHALANTHRO

The would-be nsenssin of Wang Chih-ch'ur, ex-Governor of Kwangsi, Wan Fu-hua, was taken on Monday morning for trial to the Mixed Court in a carriage under the escort ef mounted and foot police, but nothing was aj prently done beyond asking the man's name Fu-hoa also went twelve young men of the and certain preliminary questions,With Wan Advancement of Education Society, of Park Street, who had been named by the man as his accomplices, young men with quiet, intel- lectual faces and by their coks the very oppr

ment... We understand that without exception all these youths are scions of good families. many of them wealthy and high in Chine social circles. Indeed one of them, Kno Pan-

ceng, is an expectant Tastai of Fukien pro vince, two others are of sub-prefect rank, while circumstance contradices of itself the assertion all possess official rank of some sort. This

of Wan Fuhua. The young men were well,

their native costumes. At first none was will.

Mr. Pollock submitted that the application entrance into the side walk in Queen's Road that the requisition for the extradition of his site of conspirators against a paternal Govern- - must be refused, because it seemed to him Central, but this has now been put right, and client must come from the Secretary of State that his clients, the judgment creditors the members can now feel, as they should, and or a consul-general, 'inasmuch as the who had actually received payment of the adevery one likes to feel, that the club is as it. Philippines were, if they were anything at all, money under the order of this Court, come were ones own property. This club is a most part of the United States territory and not under the express terms of section 38, Bank-prosperous instrution and a club is always a colonies or dependencies and the Britih rupicy Ordinance 37 al 191, and they were good thing as it inales a man feel that he has law on the subjeci, under the jurisdiction further protected in the possession of that a place of resort that is in a way his own pro- of which the extradition of his client was money by reason of the terms of section 38,perty, for pleasure or for study. We must thank requisitioned, mentioned only "Colonies or Capt. Fitzwilliams, who runs the whole show, dependencies," while the Philippines were

Bri̟ich tow the Cou had no jurisdiction to cause the extradition of any person upon such requisition as was before the Court, and then proceeded read certain sections of the con- stitution of the United States, to show that under the laws of the United States alsh, the application for extradition in this case was legal, and beyond the jurisdiction of His Worship's Count.

His Lordship said he could not go behind and Coinnel krwn, the President, who also neither. Mr. Looker submitted that under the dressed, although some wote foreign, and others

the order of the Court directing the paying uur of this money, except on a peal. He must

believe that Mr. Justice Wise, in making that

order, made a proper order.

Mr. Pollock remarked that the order was

made in 1992,

The Official Receiver submitted that under the Ordinance he had such power. The money, he was informed, was still in the hauds of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, and had not paid it over to the creditors. He said the payment was a wrong one.

His Lordship said it was impossible for him to accede to the application The position would be, if he did, that he gave the Umcial Receiver an order to be paid back to him what the Court had already ordered to be paid to Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master. The

CALENDARS for the new year have commenced to arrive, the first to reach us being from Messrs. ciemssen & Co., as agents for the sun Fire Office, and L'Urion of Paris Fire insur-application would be dismissed, ance Co., Ltd.

A kich Chinese applied to the Board of Com merce to establish a syndicate for the con- struction of the railway between Ngankin and Nankin. The applicants declared that Is. 4,000,000 had been raised for this purpose.

THE Hongkong Cricket League has now, through its secretary Mr. A. E. Asger, accept- ed with thanks the offer, of a cup, by Mr. G. Bloggarth, for the batsman making the best average batting analysis in the league matches.

THE workmen of the arsenals of Lorient, Brest and Toulon have decided to go on strike an account of the dismissal of six workmen of the Lorient powder mills. This measure had been taken by order of M. Pelletan.-L'Echo de Chine.

THE Russian cruiser Zabinka, 1,230 tons, built at Philadephia in 1878, has been sunk by a Japanese shell in Port Arthur. The hospital ship Angora has been sunk, and the Kazan and Mongolia abandoned in Port Arthur, as a result of the Japanese fire.

THE steamer Else, which arrived at Cheloo from Newchwang on the 18th uit, passed two

Mr. Pollock asked for costs.

His Lordship said he would grant ordinary costs, but not for Counsel.

SIMILAR CASE WITHDRAWN.

takes great interest in the Club; but Captain | Fitzwilliams has worked hard To place the Club on its present basis of prosperity

and success.

Included in the repairs was the floor on the upper storey which is nearly new, while the lower fluor has been paved to pre vent the depredations of white ants which had to be guarded against. You members have here a charming home, and I hope you will long enjoy it, but not be kept here longer than your proper term of service requires (cheers), 1 row have pleasure in declaring the Club THE ATTEMPT ON B.E. WANG. re-opened. (applause).

Captain Fitzwilliams then spoke as fol lows-Your Excellency, Mr. President, ladies and genti men, perhaps a few remarks by me, aston Secretary of this Club, may not be out of place. The origin of the Soldier's Club is aut to be lost sight of. It was a free gift by the officers to the garrison four and a half years ago. Sir William Gascoigne, K.C M.G.,

the the founder, whom the garrisen have to thank

for its existence, raised the funds to start it, himself giving $1,000. Of all the members of the garrison who contributed to its inaugura *A similar application in the matter of Lamtion, one alone remains, our gallant President, Colonel browne (cheers). The Club has

Yung, expurie debtor, for the payment to the

Official Receiver of the sum of $551.38 was

then called.

Mr. O. D. Thonisun opposed.

Mr. Bruce Shepherd said the order was wrougly made.

His Lordship thought he had better with draw the application.

Mr. Bruce Shepherd consented.

10 RECOVER COSTS.

Mr. Harston made an application for the recovery of certain costs, in the bank- ruptcy matter Kwang Tse Ting 'exparte, de-

turers of Queen's Road. The application was

changed since these days from a dirty disused

and insanitary store to whai you now see it. It is so clean, new, spick and span that we might run the chance of someone wishing to re-appropriate and convert it into something

to kneel before the Court, but when his Worship luang Hsüen quietly reminded them that they were standing before a regularly con stituted tribunal, "Fa T'ang" of the Imperin)' Government, they at once went on their knee, according to the Chinese custom. This again is a proof that the accused youths are not hos

tite to the Emperor-N. C. D. News,

THE NEW VICEROY QE THE.

LIANGKIANG,

The e'even young men arrested by the Police in connection with the attempted murder of ex-Governor Wang Chib-cliun of Kwangsi on

-H. E. Chou Fu, Acting Viceroy-designate of the 19th ult., were again brought up before the the Liangkang province, arrived here yester Mixed Court at Shanghai on the 24th last, sincks from Tsingtao, (says the W. C. D. New, day fureuoom, by the China Merchants' steamer when four of the number were released on security. The first was Kuo Fao-seng (official where he was welcomed by all the local and of 25 ult.,) and landed at the Kinleyuan Wharf,

Shensi province, eldest son of a famous Chi-ing a brief audience on board to the principal name Kuo Jên-chang), an Expectant Tantai of visiting mandarins.. lis Excellency after grant-

nese General-Kuo Sung-tan of Taiping re- bellion period-and recently appointed by Governor Hsia Shih, of Kiangsi province, te be Brigade Commandant of a large body of foreign-modelled troops of that province.

According to Kno Pao-sing, he had come to Shanghai to engage four drill instructors for his troops, He was residing at the time of his arrest in the same alley, but in a different house from the one in which the

mandarins, and to Dr. Timothy Richard, drova- over to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs on the Bub- bling Well Road, where apartments have been prepared for himself, and suite by the Shanghai

Taslai. The new Viceroy is a native of Hofci, province of Anhui, and belongs to the same town as the late Marquis Li Hung-chang of whom he is also a relation on the female side. H. E. Chou Eu is nearly seventy years of

else. The Club's mottoe should be "What others had been arrested. The uniform of the age and a Hsiujstai, or Licentiate in literary officers of the foreign-modelled troops being of ant" Taotai of Chihli, and it was not until rank. He was. for many years an expect

I have I hold "-not by right or might, but by its good behaviour. The Club is now self- supporting, and all these improvements have

it

been paid for out of its own funds. Te-day has made a re-start, and will run more smooth ly and better than the tram outside (laughter)

a semi-foreign style, he also was attired in semi-March 1882. that his relative and patron, foreign elathes, The Mixed Court Magistrate the late Marquis, then Viceroy of Chink and from custody if he produced proper security, im Customs Taqtai of Tientsin, considering told Kuo Pao-stug that he could be released in the height of his power, consented to appoint

as here wil be less noise about it. Its future whereupon he replied that he could get the the latter "too good-natured and mild success.

"social" it is urderstood that all soldiers and

Shanghai Taotal. to be his bondsman. The btor, and Chau Chui Nam, brick manufac. functions are to be social and sporting. By Magistrate, however, said it would not be ati, fully to hold such an important post. Pressure however, po the part of other relatives and quette for the Shanghai Taotai to do such a capecially of the late Lady Li herself, who made under section 33, sub-section 2, of the sailors of the garrison may mix, irrespective of thing and told Kuo Pao seng to get some evidently understood the stuff of which Chou

business man to stand security for him. This was eventually done, his bondsman being the proprietor of a book publishing hong on Fon- chow Road. The next man to be released on security was a person named Li Shou-chih hold- ing the literary degree of Hsiutelai and tutor of

Bankruptcy Ordinance 7 of 181. The appli- cation was granted, the costs amounting to $60.

RECEIVING ORDER MADE.

Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared on behalf of Cheung Cooki Nam, exparte, debtor, that a receiving order be made against his client. He

rank. It offers privileges to those who wish for a quiet time, to read or write, away from the noise and publicity of the Barracks. For the nucleus of our library we have to thank the members of the Hongkong Club. By "sport," it is understood that it will be a place where all records of events in the garrison can be seen, whether cricket, football, shooting, boxing

Fu was made better than her spouse, foally. obtained for him the post of the Customs plug stone to his future greatness. After hold. Fautaiship of Treatsin, which formed the step-

three years, his Excellency was appointed in og that lucrative post for the full period of

Mingli Mêng Hsio-tang-in Kiukiang. He Circuit of Chibli and Honan provinces, and two a "Western Learning" Primary School 1886 Acting Salt Commissioner of Chang-Ly

You can secure them all by dealing with mines in the middle of the Linotung Gull, put in a declaration made by the debtor stating swimming, or billiards, so that a new unit, had come to Shanghai to purchase books and years alfer was promoted to the Provincial Judg.

Absolutely the finest obtainable in Ilong-

kong.

N.B.All our Wines and Spirits are bottled

just south of Newchwang. The U. S. Agship that he was quite unable to pay his debts and

showing that his abilities fir exceeded his coming into the Colony can see on these walls school furniture and was a friend of Taotal ship of Chibli in 1895, after the war with New Orleans left Chefoo on the 20th to locate and destroy these mines.

assets. The application was granted.

FOR CREDITORS,

WE are asked to state for the information of those who have received invitations to the dance at Government House on Friday next that the dance will be continued to o'clock

GOOD NEWS

A. M. C. da Silva expurte, the debtor, made

an application for His Lordship to approve a composition which he had been able to effect.

Mr. Bruce Shepherd in reply to His Lard-

the sporting records of the past. There is a cer tain section of the Garrison who say hard things of the club, and assert it is a source of crime in the garrison. I, for one, very much doubt if it is true, but if it were, the committee who consist of the O. C. units, have the remedy in

Tang Cha-hsier, an expectant Assistant Dis the late Li Hung-chang's official career, Chou ue Pan-seng. The third man released was Japan, which almost proved the death knell of trict Magistrate in rank, amember of Tantai kun Fu resigned his post, on the ground of chronic Pao-seng's Military Staffand Instructor of Japan illness. Four years afterwards with the ap ese in that Officer's Regimental School. This

their own hands, by debarring all bad characters person had his quene cut off. Asked whether paintment of his patron to the Viceroyalty of he could furnish security, Tang Cha-haien turned to official life and was appointed Pro-

the Two Kwang provinces, Chou Fu also re-

at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers and not stop at 12, as was stated on the ir vita. ship said he recom nended that the application from entering the club at all. Elevating the replied that he had to look to his Brigadier vincial Treasurer of Szechuan which; however,

all the advantages accruing from bottling tions. Special trams will be run at 1245 and be granted, as by doing so, the creditors would

1.15, and a special ferry at 1.15.

dune at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared to bottling done in China by Chinamen

at the service of European Firms.

GREGOR & CO.,

status of he British army is a popular cry of

he did not hold Jpag, for upon the execution of

get filly per cent of their claims, instead of the present day; it is by clubs such as these The fourth was called Chao Mei, who also was Ting Yung, the Provincial Treasurer of Cbjuti.

hardly anything.

The application was acceded to.

THE WEATHER,

A TIENTSIN contemporary learns that Messrs, Hall and Holtz have purchased the land be tween Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. and the Imperial German Post Office, Tientsin, for Tls. 25,000. They intend erecting a large building thereon during the coming year. The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plum. Messrs. Oswald, Loup, and Lee have been mer, Chiet Assistant of the Hongkong: Obser appointed architects.

The barometer

Valory :-

On the 1st at 11.45 a.m.

to give the necessary bond on his behalf. that the soldier can show that he is worthy of such consideration. It is by su ba club that minus his queue. Ile stated that he had been and Boxer partisan, by the Allies ut Paoiing, studying in Japan for the past two years and Chou Fu was appointed (November 1900) to ha 1 just returned, owing to the receipt of news succeed him, at the recommendation of Li of his mother's illness al Yangchou. On arrival Hung chang. Upon the death of his patron at Shanghai he had met Taotai Kua Fao-seng, and ibe, assumption of the Viceroyship of who asked him to keep him company during Chihlt by Yuan Shih-kai, Chou Fu was pro- the few days' stay be (Kuo) was making here. moted in 1992 to succeed that official in the In reply to the question whether he had any pust be has just vacated. official tank, Chao Mei stated that he was an expectant chihhsien, or district magistrate.--

he can realize what social obligations he is under to society. I predict within the next 20 years most garrison towns will have clubs; already Candia and India each has one, and the "Union Jack" is shortly to be opened in London. The Hongkong Garrison, however, can claim the record for the first Soldier's Club started and run on independent lines, and can congratulate itself on the state in which

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS | THE money speat for the celebration of the has risen in Formosa and over the neighbours H,E.theG.O.C. has this day kindly re-opened it. } N, C. D. News.

HONGKONG,

میاره

Hongkong, ist December, 1904.

PRE NOTICE.

Empress Dowager's birthday is said to have come to $10,000,000. The old lady received [1264 presents from all the officials throughout the Empire, principally in pearls, gold and other costly rticles. The P. and F. Timer says that

Tls, 160,000 were presented to her by various officials. The graio superintendent presented a beat ful diamond which subs quenily turned |[1470 | out to be glass,

Bo Con hand Pottinger pearls and precious stones to the value of

Stroet, has always

FIRST-CLASS'WRITING AND PRINTING PAPERS, AND STATIONERY of every variety. Hongkong, 4th November, 1904.

T

ing portion of the Pacific and has fallen slight-Sergeant Bryant, a member of the sub-com. ly throughout China and Japan.

mittee, then thanked B, E. the G. O. C. for IT has been mentioned in connection with the the interest he had displayed in all that ap attempt on the life of ex-Governor Wang Chih

chained to the club, and said that it was due chun that the Chinese authorities are enden- to the interest of the officers that the club was vouring to have the men arrested transferred to a place where any one could drop in and spend the native city for trial. The W. C. D. News happy hour. The Club supported all sports learns that the Senior Consul bas informed the and had given challenge shields and cups, for Tabts that the offence having been committed outdoor as well as for indor games. It had within the Settlement, the trial must be at the also contributed largely ty the erection of the Mixed Court,

The distribution of atmospheric pressure re mains practically the same as yesterday.

Gradients are very steep upon the China Coast, and very strong NE. monsoon will con tinue in the Formosa Channel and NE. gate in the northem part of the China Sea,

Forecast -Strong N. to NE. wlads, fine. ·

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

Y MAILS DUK

English (Bengal) 3rd inst. Indian (Kumsang) 5th inst. German (Seydlifs) Ah last, Amèrican (David) 8h inst.. --American (Munckursa) 17th inst,

· · Canadian (Empress of China) 19th (dth,

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