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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER

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BIRTHS.

At Wuchang, on 26th November, the wife of the Rev. HENRY ROBERTSON, Londen Mis- sion, Tsaoshib, of a daughter.

On 2nd December, at the West Lake School, Hangchow, the wife of T. GAUNT, of a son.

DEATHS.

At the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, on 3rd December, LEONARD S. SANDERS, of Shank hai, aged 28.

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Hague dwelt with such problems as the maintenance of general peace, the regulation of the operation of war and the lessening of the burdens which preparedness for eventual war entails upon modern peoples and others, It has been pointed out that the second conference is not designed to supercede other calls for the consideration of special topics, but to push forward towards completion the work already begun at the Hague. The issue of the circular note to the Powers while the present war is in progress is stated to be justified by the fact that the first conference was called before the American treaty of peace with Spain was concluded.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CONNECTION by wireless telegraphy has been established between Bangkok and Kohsichang for some weeks,

Yacht Club race for the Royal Engineers' cup, which was subsequently presented to him by Mrs. L. F. Brown.

12, 1904.

NAVAL NOTES.

It appears that the order for the departure of the Vangrance for Wei-hai-wei has been countermandled, and the cruiser lll leave for Mirs Bays next Thursday and return to long. MR. A. C. Macmillan won the Hongkong Gun kong on the 23rd inst. Its not certain what

her movements will be after that date.

Club 1954 championship on Saturday, with score of 18 birds out of 20-15 yards rise. Mr. G. C. Moxon was second with 15 birds, Mr. H, -W. Looker and Mr. E. S, Deacon following

with 14 apiece.

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THE damage done at the Yaumati fire has now been estimated at a very much smaller figure than was at first thought, the total loss being covered by an insurance for $2,500 in the lung On insurance Company. Much credit is due to a large contingent of Hassians from the internment camp above who lent valuable assistance in subduing the flames.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

PORT ARTHUR FLEET.

FURTHER PARTICULARS."

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

It seems that the victuali ng staff of H.M.S. Rosario had an anxious time after the crew of the Shrewsbuy were taken aboard at the Bombay Keef. The Indian lascars could not 'grams — take food as supplied to the ordinary British sailor so they had to be treated with rice, grain, milk nad tinned meats. It was noticed that they were not all backward in asking for what they wanted; buteverything possible was done to ensure their comfort. They appeared to take their being wrecked as a matter of course, and proceeded to make the best of a bad job.

H.M.S. Rosario remains in Hongkong for the present,

It is reported that yesterday, the flagship Glory was signalled to get up steam, and be ready to proceed to sea without delay within the next forty-eight hours. Rumour had it that her destination is to the South to watch certain movements of the belligerent fleets.

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Tokio, December roth, 4.p.m. The Commander of the Naval Artillery reports that the bombardment on Friday söt the Bayan afire. She heeled over to port nearly twenty-five degrees, and almost capsized.

The Relvisan and Poltava subnierged in high tide up to the upper deck, below the conning tower.

The Poltava and Pobieda heel consider. ably to port and starboard, respectively, ex posing the hull below the water line. In high tide a part of the upper deck is awash.

The Presviet submerges in high tide up |to the poop, and

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to the torpedo tu bé nằ

The Gilpak is close to shore and is listing considerably. It is believed that she is rest.

JOIN SYDNEY, an ex-excise officer, was arrested for being drunk and disorderly, and lighting THE German mail of the 9th November was with a Chinaman. The latter was also arrested delivered in London on the 10th inst.

for creating a disturbance, and while the pair of them were in police custody and being marched the gaol, Sydney punched the Chinamon in the nose, making it bleed. When placed before Mr. Hazeland this morn | NEW TERRITORY LAND APPEAL. the bow. ing, Sydney was sent to fourteen days' hard labour, without the option, the Chinaman get- At the Supreme Court this morning, sitting ting a nominal fine.

in Appellate Jurisdiction, the Chief Justice (Siring on the bottom. Henry S. Berkeley) and Mr. T. Sercombe At dawn on Friday the Sevastopol removed. Smith (Puisne Judge) had before them the her anchorage to the outer roadstead, pre- matter of the claim of Tung Taz U to land in sumably for the purpose of escaping from the New Territories, being claim C. A. survey district No. 4, and in the matter of the New Territories Land Court Crdinances 1900 to 1923.

SHANGHAI Sport and Gossip, of 4th inst. con- At Shanghai General Hospital on 4th Detains excellent reproductions from photographs cember DAVID BEALE, late marine engineer

in the service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. of the three Interport cricket teams. Age $8.

On 4th December, at Weihsien, JANE HELENA, wife of E. W. Burt, of the English Baptis. Mission, Shantung, aged 32 years.

On 5th December, at Shanghai, HERRMANN ADOLF AHRENS, aged 40 years.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1904.

70 STOP EMIGRATION.

Although the emigration of coolies for South Africa has been suspended locally for several weeks-on account of Viceregal op position it is evident that many persons out- side of official circles are doing their at most to prevent a renewal of successful re- cruiting in the Two Kwang Provinces. An A. S. WATSON & CO., amouement is now made from Shanghai that a plan is on fool among a number of wealthy Chinese in the South to stem the tide of emigration of native labour by open- ing to agriculture some five hundred thou sand mow of land at present lying fallow and uncultivated in the district of Hsuwenhsien, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. in Leichow prefecture, Kwangtung Province. The lands in question are said to be rich

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cultivation of the sugar cane as well as hemp. There are also other extensive tracts of fine arable land in other parts of the province which are at present uninhabited, and these, it is reported, are to be thrown open to immigrants as soon as matters can be arranged. It is unlikely, however, that the scheme will prove successful from the point of view of those who have for

THE Asahi has a report that an American shipbuilding firm has contracted to build a bundred Russian men-of-war at Sebastopol,

THE Netherlands Chamber has ratified the convention for the Saigon Pontianak cable which connects the Dutch cable to Pontianak

and Batavia.

AN Imperial Ordinance was promulgated at Tokia, on 6th inst., regarding the organisation of the militia and volunteer service, to which time-expired officers and men are invited.

THE employees at Krupp's ordnance works at Essen are working double relays. One order

is for 200,000 shells of a completely new make, and probably intended for Russia or Japan.

THE JAPANESE have refloated and repaired Adiniral Alexeiel's yacht Nagadan, sco tons, which was sunk by the Russians at Dalny to block the dock, and she has arrived at Sasebo.

THE New York Sun states that Mr. Whitelaw

Reid, the well-known editor of the New York Tribune, will succeed Mr. J. H. Choate as United States Ambassador to the Court of St. Tames

THE Secretary of the Weihniwei Gold Mining Co., Ld, has announced the following cabled result of the first month's crushing :-" 1900 tons crushed, Bullion. 87.02. of gold, 57 Silver; Concentrates, 79 ounces of gold, 468 Silver."

It is stated that a British steamer delivered 40,000 projectiles at Port Arther, and that the Japanese captured a second steamer with a

IN circles that ought to be well informed it is

stated that the Russsian war-vessel Askold has taken in a much larger quantity of coal than she requires for heating purposes, and it is hinted that she atends to slip out of the har- bour to join the Baltic fleet. The Chinese war-vessel, that was supposed to watch her, has gone to the arsenal, and as there are no Japanese war-vessels outside, the Russian war- vessels if they have succeeded in duplicating the portions of machinery, etc., that were taken from them by the Chinese authorities stand a good chance of making good their escape-Shengkai Mercury.

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The Hon. the Attorney-General (Hon. E. §. Sharp, K.C.,) was the respondent.

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JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK.

LATER. The Commander of the Third Squadron Tang Tsz U, representing the five branches reports that the cruiser Shiyen, 1,344 tons, of the Tang clan, appealed against the judg. while engaged in co-operating with the army ment, of Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz in regard to and blockade near Fort Arthur fortress hit the ownership of the land in question in thea Russian mechanical mine on Nove New Territories Land Court, which austed his claim. The appellant holds official rank under the Chinese Government,

Mr. M. W. Slade, with whom was Mr. H, G. Cahbrop (instructed by Messrs. Ewens and Harston) for the appellant, and Hon. E. H. Sharp, K.C., and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., (in- structed by the Crown Solicitor, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley) for the respondent. ---------

Mr, Slade, in opening the case for the appel-

ja and sank. All her men exception 38 were saved, including Captain Tajimië

STONE-LAYING CEREMONY

AT, KOWLOON,

WHAT is understood to be the last performance of "Dorothy," by the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Company, was giv on Saturday night, at the City Hall. The piece went well, though at times a slight loss of memory

-At-Kowloon on Saturday afternoon, thá Pro- of their parts were evinced by some of the

Vicar Apostolic, the Rev. Fr. P. de Maria, per- members, but they were very venial faults, and wers indulgently passed over by the ap-lant, said the appellant was the trustee for, and formed the ceremony of laying the foundation preciative audience. Lurcher's "quips," of representative of, the five branches of the Tang stone of a new Roman Catholic church given by which he had some new and original ones, clan. He was not appealing on his own be. Dr. A. S. Gomes in memory of his parents and low clansmen for whom he was trustee, and he to the Blessed Virgin. It has long been real- tickled his audience, while the singing through half alone, but on behalf of himself and his fel- sister, and as an act of his love and veneration oul was admirable, the quarlette "You swear to be good and true," being exceptionally claimed on their behalf 150 acres or so, of theised by the Catholics of Kowicon that there was well rendered. More life and feeling in-

foreshore in Chuk Sha Wan Bay, which was a need for further church accommodation, but fused in "Queen of my heart" would have large, bay in the harbour, on the mainland, owing to lack of funds nothing could be done until Dr. Gomes came forward with his gene- made at a little more realistic, and a little less The rights to the foreshore were based on. like a drawing-room bailed. The dancing, in two documents, issued by a Board or Bureau Tous offer to erect a bullding, which it is esti the ball-room scene, was capitally arranged, the in the year 1899. It was not disputed that mated will cost about $23,000. Messrs. Palmer pies seules being especially attmctive. Nearly these documents were genuine documents, or and Turner were consulted and have prepared that the Dead mine the proper Chiosse authority plane of a peatty, little building with a tower to issue these documents. The questions their and spire. Assisting the Pro-Vicar Apostolic Lordships had to decide were, firstly, what was at the ceremony were the Rev. Frs. G. Spada the effect of the documents, of the title, if any, and P. de Gabardly After the stone had been given to the appellants; and secondly, whether well and truly laid Fr. Spada made a short the British Government had the right to con.

address in the course of which he referred to fiscate or avoid these rights by means of any the generosity of Dr. Gomes and alluded to the thing done or omitted to be done by the ap. fact that it was a happy idea of the donor to pellants. Counsel defined the boundaries of erect the new church in honour of the Blessed the claim, and said there was no dispute as to Virgin in the Jubilee year of the proclamation the boundaries to both pieces of land claimed of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. by the appellants on the cast and west. The He said the church would ever remain as a

the west the old Laichikok Custom Blouse Roman Catholics in Hongkong and Kowloon The two pieces of land were contiguous. The of the piety and devotion of its generous donor. documents of title for the northern of the two In conclusion, he called upon-those present to were marked A. S, and the Counterfail A.O., express their thanks to Dr. Gomes for provid. and the documents of title for the southerning the necessary funds for the construction of boundary of the two pieces of land were marked A. T. and the counterfoil A. P. The

Aoral trophies, and in all ways the performance was another distillet success.

SUICIDE.

At about sight o'clock on the evening of Saturday last, a report was made to the police that a Chinese woman was hanging by a rope from the rafters of a house at Sham Shui Po. The police immediate proceeded to the spot to

months past been seeking to bring an end similar cargo, Russia offered the owners of the investigale, when it was found that the woman boundary on the cast was Sam Suś Po, and on lasting memento to the future posterity of the

to the despatching of Chinese labour to South Africa, for while it is generally.known that owing to the Viceroy's obstinate quibbl- ing over an insignificant point in the Con- vention emigration for the Transvaal has been at a standstill, there is reason to believe that, when once the obstacles are removed, a full complement of coolies for each ship will not be found wanting. Should H.E. Tsen Ch'un-hsien persist it his demands it may be necessary for the Labour Association to remove its headquarters to some. Treaty port further north along the coast.

steamers

(£105,000).

'bonus of 1,000,000

roubles

THE District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China English constitution will hold its annual meeting on the evening of the 19th inst. The Right Worshipful 1:ro. Sir C. P. Chater, C.MG., is District Grand Master; and the Right Worshipful Bro. E. C. Ray, Deputy District

Grand Master.

k Ernest Satow has written to the Waiwupa that he will proceed to Southern China to What-

In-

as Chong Chou Kin, the wife of teacher in charge of the Sham Shui Po school. quiries among the neighbours brought forth the allegations that it was the result of a

quarrel, though what it was about no oneknew, Things became quiet, and later, a neighbour going to the house found the woman hanging It is surmised that the woman, in a fit of temper, took her own life by hanging herself. The body was cut down and removed to the

mortuary.

reason for the counterfoil was because the man who held the originals would not give them up, and the appellants through the proper authori ties got the counterfoils. Now the boundary of the piece of land held under A.5. warth northern of the two, and was stated as the embankment on the border of the people's Closely following on the fire at Yaumati on fields. This northern boundary was afterwards moved a little nearer to the sea. The southern

ANOTHER FIRE.

ever action is decided upon it is evident inquire into commercial afirs and that the Saturday, another alarm was turned in the same

Waiwapu will wire for the dut protection of

that the opening up of this land in Kwang the Viceroys and governors of the provinces height, at the Central Police Station, the report boundary was the sea. Now in the Land tung will have no appreciable effect on will go through which request the Waiwapu being made that a fire had broken out in Bon- Court judgment it was held that the land com- ) recuriting as, apart from the higher rate of had acceded to.—Sinwanpao.

wages which the native labourer would require to persuade him to remain at home, the southern provinces are not in a con dition, politically speaking, to receive large numbers of immigrants from other parts of the empire. At Wuchow, for instance, the Kwangsi disturbances are responsible for a considerable loss, trade is at a standstill, and boats, which should be working on in- land waters, are lying idle unable to find selves in the same predicament, may | shippers willing to run the risk of sending cargo into the country. That much lawless ness exists in Kwangtung itself is apparent from the fact that the Peking government recently issued an Imperial rescript appre- ciating the Viceroy's success in Kwangsi, and ordering him that, if the troubles in the adjoining province are calmed down he may be allowed to return to Canton immediately so as to put an end to the disturbances in Kwangtung.

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JAPAN AND THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

GREGOR & Co., Provided that the decisions do not affect the present war, Japan is reported to have WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, accepted President Roosevelt's suggestion for a second conference to be held at the 34, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Hague, in all probability, in June of 1906 for the purpose of discussing questions affect. First Floor,

ing the rights and duties of neutrals, the (opposite Post Office), inviolability of private property in naval war- fare and the bombardment of ponts, towns Hongkong, 11th December, 1994. (r256~ | and villages by a naval force. These are

Tuk following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 11th December, 1904 —

Library Museum Nan-Chinese............ 247 118 Chinese...................

108 1,687

Total...... 355 1,805

A CERTAIN foreign minister has arrived at Tientsin from Peking and had a talk with Yuan Shih-kai on behalf of Sir Robert Hart to get the salt and opium taxes placed under his (the 1.G.'s) control. However, the details of the scheme are not known to outsiders. It is also believed that Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai will not agree with the view yet.

THE Nanusa islands and the Islands to the north of Grand Sangir, in the Dutch East Indies, have been devastated by an overflow of the sea caused by a hurricane. Thiny per- sons were drowned. A cable message from Batavia also reports that the Talaut Islands, south-east of Mindanao, have been devastated, and that 30,000 persons are, in consequence, homeless.

bam Strand. The Brigade turned out in charge of Mr. E. R. Hallifax, with Chief Inspector Baker, and Chief Engineer Macdonald, and it was soon discovered that a big crockery ware- shop at ro8 Bonham Strand was afire. The James had made considerable headway among large quantities of straw and dry packing cases, and all the efforts of the Brigade ware directed to confining the conflagration to the one house. Just how the outbreak was caused cannot be ascertained, at present, but it is believed that the usual careless handling of an oil lamp by | a coolie in the shop was responsible for it.

The damage done was estimated at about $10,500, and the premises and stock was in- sured with Chinese firms.

CANTON LEPEr relief funD.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the following contributions to the above fund-

Shameen residents, per Mrs. Rus.

sell and Mrs. Moorhead.........$185 Mr. Ho Fook................................

THE WEATHER,

10.

The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plum mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser- vatory:

On the 12th at 11.25 am. The barometer has risen in. N. China and also, though slightly, in the Philippines. In S. China and Formosa

Gradients have become rather sleep upon the China Coast and strong NE. monsoon will prevail in the Formosa Channel, and moderate but increasing monsoon in the northern part of

On the evening of the 5th inst, the end of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.'s Tung-kait has fallen. doo wharf, at Shanghai, was carried away by a subsidence. The foundations of the wharf have been noticed to be giving way for some time past and preparations were being made to effect repairs when the subsidence occurred; the China Sea... fortunately there was no person or cargo on the

cloudy, fair. what at the time.

Forecast-Moderate to fresh NE, winds,

prised within A. S. was land entirely above high water.

Their case was that under these documents A. S. and A. T. they obtained a title to the land. The case for the Crown apparently was that these documents conferred no titles. He dealt at some length on the Chinese low governing land, and also referred to judgments on the subject given by Chinese Courts of competent jurisdiction. Another important point in this case was that this land was neve'r Shing fa'd, but the land was registered, the name of the cultivating family was registered, and the land was taxed.

the church, for the inauguration and consecra. tion of which in the coming year he hoped to have a still more solemn and agreeable cere mony, Three hearty cheers having been given for Dr. Gomes, the party adjourned to the Cha- pel for the Benediction, aller which tea and cakes were provided in the school rooms of the Italian Sisters of Charity.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE

American (Doric) 13th ir st

· French (Dumbea) ́14th inst. Indian (Arratoon A pear) 13th inst. English (Malla) 1'7th inst American (Manchuria) 1811 inst.. Canadian (Empress of China)-19th inst.

·Germa"} {Prinz_Eitel Friedrich) 20th inst. German (Roon) 21st inst.. Australian (Tafyuan) 28th inst.

The ss. Louiter Castle left New York on 5th inst.

The O. & D. S. S. Co.'s as, Doric with mails, &c, left. Manila for this put yesterday, at.6 am, nad is due here on 13th inst.

Hon. E. H. Sharp said he had never heard of it.

The Java-Chino-Japan Lijn as, Tjimahf left Mr. Slade, continuing, said it was described: Moji for this port on roth inst,, and may be in more than one place as taxed land. It had expected here via Swatow and Amoy on bist not, however, paid the regular and taxes, as inst.

the land had not been Shing fad, and such The M. M. Co.'s B.5. Dumba, with the next

taxes had never béta demanded. The coun- French Mail, left 'Saigon this morning at 5. terfoils constituted the Zegistry. There were a.m., and is expected hero at daylight of two of them, one being kept in the local Wednesday next. Yamén, and the other in the Provincial Trea- sury. The Crow' had put forward a theory of Chinese law which he conteoded was entirely erroneous, They asserted that the appellants were merely licensees, without any estate in the property at all,

'The Chief Justice said that what Mr. Slade. had to do to succeed, was to show not only that the Crown case was inconsistent, but that Mr. Gomperty's decision was inconsistent,

Mr. Slade remarked that he was occupied in showing that they had absolute tille in this land.

Mr. Stade explained the procedure in regard

The Imperial German Mail as, Prine Bitel Friedrich left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shang hai on rith inst., at to p.m., and may be ex- pected here on 20th inst.

The P. & O..S. N. Cola's Malts, lest Singapore for this port on 11th inst, at r p.m., with the Outward English Mails, and is due here on 17th inst, at 3 p.m.

The Imperial German Mail s.4. ¿Roon carry- ing the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 22nd ult, left Colombo on Saturday p.m., and may be expected here on zist inst."

The C. P. R. Co.'s s.s. Athenian arrived at

to the issue of Board of Revenue receipts or Kobe at 1 p.m., on joth inst, and left again at captificates. A pumber of documents in Chi- 8 pm, same day, via Nagasaki for Shanghai nese, etc., were put in, gfter which the further where she is due to arrive at 3 a.m., on 14th bearing was adjourned,

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