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Uns been appointed to investigate The COMMISSIONER F. A. Carl, returning from St, harbour regulations, will also commider the Louis Exposition, was expected to arrive in question of lowering the port and harbour Shanghai by the N.-D, L. S. Pring Heinrich Mr. Carl is well known in Hongkong by reason ducs, so that Manila may become the distri- of his long connection with Lappa, where he buting centre from Singapore to Manchuria. was engaged in the service of the 1. M. Cus The greatest reliance is placed on the char- toms. acter of the new docks to attract shipping."

It is pointed out that large steamers are unMR. N. de G. Davies, win is conducting ex able to approach within fifteen or twenty plorations in Egyp', reports having discovered mites of Shanghai; while at Hongkong and between the sepulchres of Rameses IV. and ameses XII. the tomb of Yua and Tua, Singapore ships must lie out in the roads,

parents of Queen Tele. The sepulchres had on account of the lack of docking accom-

not been disturbed since the time of the modation. By using the new docks, now eighteenth dynasty (about 1300 B.C.), and were accessible to messenger. Ou coplon sent by post no

under construction in Manila, vessels can still filled with Royal treasures. The discovery «dditional $1,80 per quarter is charged fo rportagoj). The portage on the weekly issue to any part of the load or unload with the same case and is the most important ever made in Egypt.

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facility as they can in New York or Liver-

The rates per quarter and per menson, propuritanal, Ten daily ines is deliverad free when the address

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DEATH.

On 4th April, at 186, Chapoo Road, Shang hai, SHEIK RAMJAHN HOOSEN, aged 24; deeply regretted.

son why Manila should not be the terminal point for the big trans-Pacific liners. By a system of bonded warehouses, modifications of the port and harbour regulations, and an amendment of the harbour dues, Manila will leap at once into the front rank as one of the great ports in the world. This roseate dream, however, depends upon private en-

BANK BURGLARY IN HONGKONG.

NEARLY A quarter of a MILLION STOLEN.

SOLDIERS STRANGE DEATH.

"ACCIDENTAL POISONING. SOCI At the Magistracy this afternoon, Mr. F.A. Hazeland, sitting as Coroner, held the Inquiry into the circumstances nitending the death of An exceptionally daring burglary, carried one Usuf, a private in the 119h Mahrattas, through with great dish and audacity, was which occurred on the 27th ult. The following committed at the premises of Sai Hing, bank-jurymen were empanelled: Messrs. Walter.

Somer er, 109 Wing Lok Street, in the early hours of Daniel (Foreman), K.N. Mody, and Sunday moming, and money and securities ville. aggregating $116,010 were appropriated. No clue to the perpetrators of the burglary has been found, and the proprietor of the establish-- ment can offer no suggestion as to any suspect- ed party.

When the premises were locked up on Satur- day evening, the money, promissory notes, scrip, and shares belonging to the firm were placed in the safc-one of the old-fashioned iron box affaits. The safe stands in the ground flour of the business,andn xt door to the room in which it was, it is stated, three servants sleep. About 3 o'clock on Sunday morning one of the partners awoke with the uneasy feeling that there was some stranger in the house. He im-

Shek Otar Ali said he belonged to the same 19th Mahrattas regiment as deceased, who, was a Mahommedan. On the night deceased

died witness went to see him at 9 o'clock, to Take a lesson in the scriptures as usual, 'and found him well and in good spirits, and he stayed about an hour. He never heard deceas ed say he was sick of life, and he never heard him threaten to t the his life.

Mahommed Alm, who was in the same company as the deceased, sinted that on the night before deceased died he did not hear him complain of feeling ill, of having had any bad news, or of being tired of life. He was still in bed when witness got up early the

next morning. lle did not know if deceased got up in the middle of the night. He ro membered deceased going to hospital, but did

was ill. He was a married man and his wife was in India.

The Hongkong Gelegraph terprise, and it remains to be seun how far where the reporting was very excellent indeed, whole housechrid, but the burglar had fed, tak not know before, he was taken there that lie

HONGKONO, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1995,

THE BALTIC FLEET,

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squadron had passed Singapore came as an amazing surprise to the majority of people in the Far East. The vagaries which have characterised Roshjestvensky's fleet since it left the shelter of home waters, the delays and dilatoriness at Madagascar, the repeated- contradictions that the fleet had sailed,

On the occasion of the departure of Acting Judge Wilkinson from the beach of the British Court in Bangkok, a tribute was paid to the local press fortheir reports of the law ruite, Mr. Naylor, of counsel, remarked that local reports of cases certainly would not bear com parison with the Times Law Reports, but they were infinitely better than the reports apmediately went to the next room, and was shock pearing in the Singapore papers. It was only ed to find the safe standing wide open and its when compared with Hongkong and Shanghai, contents rifled. He gave the alarm to the

ing with him everything of value he could lay that Bangkok fell at all short.

his hands upon. When the proprietor came to measure the extent of his. losses he was dis- VICEROY Chou Fu of ¡angkiang recently ap-mayed to find that the burglar had taken $4.648 pointed Admiral Yeh of the Nanyang and Pei-in ready cash, mostly notes of small denomina- yang Navies to inspect with the assistance of Mr. Bassé, a Cerman civil engineer, the site for the dockyard, of the Shanghai Arsenal and to adopt such measures as are deemed neces H.M.'s surveying vessel Rambler left for Singasary for the purpose, as niready reported. It is pore this morning.

now learned that Mr. Base has returned to Nanking, giving a full report of the dockyard Bisos Favier, of the Lazarist's Mission, schemes, to the Viceroy. Mr. Basse has been ordered to carry out the schemes with power Peking, died on 3rd inst.

te employ engineers.Sinwanpao.

the people of Manila will respond to the call for increased energy. At any rate, Hongkong need not feel greatly alarmed for some years to come.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MR. Ragsdale, American Consul-General at

Yukon Territory, on promotion.

tions, although there were one or two of $100 each. Bills and securities to the value of $111,362 has also disappeared, besides scrip for ten Hongkong Banking Corporation shares, the office chop, and various scrip. It will be practically impossible to trace the bank-notes, but the securities should be recovered unless the burglar, finding that he cannot dispose of them without involving the risk of his own, capture; should wantonly destroy that evidence of his crime, As for the promissory notes, they are of no use to any the Y.M.C.A. on Saturday, on the occasion of likely that the Bank shares will be sold, cer- a farewell reception by the Chinese depart-tainly not on the local market at any rate. Southam and Mis. Southan, who are leaving Sut fling says he has not the faintest suspicion ment to the general secretary, Rev. W. J. As previously remarked the proprietor of

Shimat Khan, a private in the 19th regi ment, stated that lie slept in the same room as deceased. On the night of the 27th witness went to bed at ro o'clock. Deceased was then sitting on his bed. He did not complain at all of being ill. At six oblock next morning, de ceased was still sleeping in his bed. At seven o'clock when he returned to the room he saw that the deceased was sick. Ila was then in the deely ready to go to hospital, and was senseless. Witness saw him carried away to hospital.

Ahmed Ali Khan said deceased complained to him about half-past five that he was feeling ill. He was there in his bed. Witness then went

followed by the statement that it occupied Tientsie, has been transferred to Dawson GRY A VERY enjoyable social evening was spent at body except the drawer, and it is not at all to fetch a dooly to take him to hospital. That

its old position, hardly prepared the public mind for this sudden spasm of energy. The Baltic Fleet, however, has reached Singapore and the question now to be considered is- what will happen next? It is known that a flying Japanese squadron is somewhere near

SEVEN cases of small-pox were notified as having occurred in the Colony last week. Five

of these were Chinese, ope European and one. Indian.

for England by the next Germin mail; After a musical programme had been gone through

who the burglar could be; he has no enemies that he is aware of, and it is unlikely, in his

was about six o'clock; when he returned with the dooly, deceased was sitting up but was not to. Witness felt his bead and found he had senseless, though he did not reply when spoken

the Gulf of Siam, and the difficulties of the THE total population of China is estimated at a large number of members and friends sat opinion, that a person would burgle a house at all. Russians are now about to begin. With a 432,000,000. Shanghai is given at 654,coo, down to a banquet, and following the removal merely to get back a promissory note. It is the

line of vessels extending over ten miles and proceeding at the low speed of eight knots an hour, the Baltic Beet is peculiarly liable

Soochow 500,000, Hankaw 870,000, and Tien- tsin 750,000.

ONOR Marconi states that he is confident messages to the Antipodes more economically

of the cloth, the President of the Department addressed the assembly eulogising the work of Mr Southam and wishing him and his wife a pleasant holiday. Others having spoken and were presented on behalf of the native depart ment and the beautiful giftshaving been suitably acknowledged the proceedings terminated.

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fever. He was senseless when he was removed to hospital. Deceased did not go out that day

Another Indian deposed that he was the cleverness and the cool manner of proceeding Company cook, and on the 27th alt, witness about the matter that will arouse attention, cooked the evening meal for deceased, who, rom all that can be seen, the burglar entered that night, only ate bread which witness made. by a skylight on the roof of the house. He He used the usual flour, and nothing else.

Captain W. Luke, of the Indian Medical dozen sleepers, and yet he must have trod so Service, stated that he was medical officer in tightly that he never even stirred the repose of charge of the 119th Infantry. He saw the the slumberers. Then be fitteda keyintothe lock deceased first between seven and half-past of the safe, carefully selected what he wanted, seven on the morning of the 28th ult. The

to attack by a mobile squadron of fast that before long he will be able to transmit Mr. Southam replied, two Chinese silk scrolls found his way to the basement, past half a

than by cable.

Owing to the presence of rinderpest in the Philippines, the desirability of the Common. is

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The MR. J. C. Aikman, M.L.C, whe purchased the wrecked steamer Austendio, has abandoned his efforts to float the ship. Out of the con- tent, however, he netied £8,cno.

cruisers; and according to a rumour which gained currency in Hongkong to-day a fight has already taken place. It was reported that the Russian consul at Hongkong had

engagement had been fought so miles to being emphasised. the eastward of Singapore in which the Russians had proved the victors. rumour went further, and alleged that five Japanese warships had been sunk by the Russian fleet, but what truth there is in all these reports it is difficult to say. If Rosh- gestvensky has really proved his calibre as a naval commander in the first engagement' with the Japanese, the Tsar's choice will have been brilliantly justified; but there is always a suspicion in the mind that if there has been a fight the advantage has been not

GENERAL Fock, who is now a prisoner at Nagoya, has no faith in General Linievitch being able to save the Russians from disaster,

where General Kuropatkin failed.

AT a meeting of the directors of Messrs. Hall & Holtz, id., on Wednesday last it was

A COMMUNICATION has been received by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture from Mr. J B. Suttor, Commercial Agent in the East, wherein he refers to an inquiry he heard of for 3 luge quantity of lead, and only 14 days given for the supply. It ap, ears a certain firm had a large consignment on hand, with the result that they obtained the contract under most favourable terms. Mr. Sattor says there are similar and numerous instances, for it is a characteristic in the Orjent not to anticipate requirements for any length of time ahead, hence urgent deliveries asked for when re- quired. Mr. Suttur also again refers to the advi-ability of a certain portion of the copper output being reserved for the East instead of

and wandered away the same way as he had man was then sonseless, and bad slight fever, come. He had fingered the papers so gently and was unconscious of any painful pressure. that they do not seem to have rustled even, He did not respond when called upon. Ilis otherwise the three servants sleeping in the pupils were widely dilated, and insensible to adjoining apartment, separated by a thin parti. light. His skin was warm, and his organs ap tion from the safe, would almost certainly have parently healthy, the heart beating forcibly, and card the noise. The fact that he had a key there were no signs of any disease-such as on- upon him, with which tu inanipulate the lock |larged glands, etc. In witness's opinion deceased would seem to hint at inside complicity, but died from poisoning from a vegetable alkalold, Sui Hing scouts that nation.

such as datura. · Suicide is rare among Mahom. It is stated that the bank does not usually medans, and is uncommon in India generally. keep such a large stock of money in the house, The religion of Mahommedans is against sui but on Saturday evening, after the sales of the cide. Datura is used as a powder to alleviate day, several tradesmen brought their takings pain, and is also smoked in cases of asthma, to the bank, with the result that the value of and is a specific among the natives for colic. the money and securities totalled nearly a quar. There have been a good many cases of culic

with the Russians but with the Japanese. decided to recommend the payment of a final forcing importations via London and other ter of a million of dollars. Of that sum, it is among the Indian regiments in Hongkong,

However, time will tell but in the mean- while the Baltic fleet is slowly proceeding to the Father East, and, from all accounts, an engagement in the very near future is in evitable. It has been suggested, and the probabilities are great, that Koshjestvensky will divide his fleet at sea, that one half SPIRIT MERCHANTS, will go to Indo-China, while the remainder makes for Vladivostok sa the Philippines, The result of such a more would be to per mit the Russians to harass Japanese trade

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We learn that Mr. Tully, of Messrs. E. C. Wilks and Co., who was so successful in fout ing the ill-fated s.s. Shrewsbury, is laid up suf. fering from injury to his knees, as the result of a fall. Mr. Tully was stepping out of a tram car when he slipped on the narrow foot-board, and landed on his knees.

THE clause in the new mining regulations pro-

places.

possible that the burglar may manage to secure due to the cold winds. Deceased's quarters for himself 55,000 or more, but the rest is searched by witness's assistant, but nothing valueless to him. The story reads like an was found. There is no difficulty in obtaining MR. W. H. Trenchard Davis, hon, secretary of amazing puzzle; the crime might have been this datura in Hongkong. the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association, committed by a somnambulist, for all the informs us that fifty members entered for traces left behind. And the curious part of it the April Competition, under sealed handi- is that nobody can even hint at a possible clue. cap, on Saturday at the King's Park range, The police were informed of the occurrence on and some good scores were recorded. No Sunday forenoon, but up to the present tinie, scores will be published until next month, not a vestige of the missing money has been members having the option of shooting agafo seen or heard of It is a mystery which will for the same trophy at 200 yards on Saturday, give the police authorities something to think the sand inst. It has been found necessary to about for some time to come." amend the original programme as follows:-

His Worship shortly reviewed the evidence in his charge to the jury, and pointed out that what they had to consider was whether the poison was administered by another to murder deceased'; whether he took it himself to com- mit suicide; or whether he took an over-dose ac cidentally. As regards the first point no evidence had been adduced to suggest that the man was- murdered. On the second point it was in, evidence that the man was of a happy disposi

in these waters, while the rest of the fee! {hibiting foreign participation in mining inter Saturday, zznd inst., 201 yds. Monday, 240 HARBIN ARSUNAL DESTROYED), tion, and on good terms with all his comrades.

ests in China, is still being discussed in Pekinst, 500 yds, and Saturday, 29th inst., 300 yds. ing, and the Chinese Government have not yet The firing points have been repaired and complied with the demand of the Foreign lengthened, and inany other improvemen's Ministers for it to be struck out as it violates effected at the range. Arrangements are now the protocol and the commercial treaties.-P. being made to erect shelter sheds at the

various firing paints.

would account for matters in the north. French neutrality would not be greatly taxed--if the vessels only entered for coal ing purposes-and, moreover, the French have always had a partiality for their Russian allies; a fact which is not perhaps | & T. Times. very surprising. Whether the other half of the fleet could succeed in evading the lynx. eyed Japanese cruisers is another question. Now that the Baltic feet is here, events are bound to match rapidly, and it cannot be many days before we are able to realise the strength of Russia's forlorn hope.

HONGKONG'S RIVAL.

A FRENCH tailor from the Resolvi was charg ed by a ricksha conlie with refusing to pay his fare after driving around the town. Defendant said he started out with $to, and had a few drinks, and when he returned to the Sailors Home he found he had no money left. The Casa was remanded by Mr. Kemp

to-morrow,

THE officers of the armed cruiser Rion, former ly the Volunteer steamer Smolensk, held a An important step is being taken by the special banquet to celebrate the news of the Government in Manila, with the object of fall of Port Arthur, which only one officer fostering the shipping trade of that port. A declind to attend. They were not, however, committee has been appointed to investigate rejoicing over a Russian reverse, but they the harbour regulations and the restrictions thought it would lead to peace and enable them

to get back to their homes. which hamper American and foreign trade, and to promulgate a plan for their improve-

A NEW ISLAND IN LOOCHOO ARCHIPELAGO.

REMARKABLE VOLCANIC Disturbances.

exchanges, and dated from San Francisco on An expanded cablegram" printed in Manila

4th inst, states that a bomb explosion in a Russian arsenal at Harbin was the cause of a terrible disaster to the Russian arms. Seventy- five men, mostly soldiers, but some of them civilian employees of the ordnance department, were killed and a great many others were wounded. The official explanation is that two workmen were filling the shell when the ugh carelessness on their part it was exploded,

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On the point of his accidentally taking an over- dose it was in evidence that the datura was colic was very prevalent among them, cape two commonly taken by the Indians for colic, and ly as the regiment had only been here two months,

The jury, after a brief consultation, returned. a verdict of death by misadventure" by" ac- cidental poisoning.

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KAILS DUE. Canadian (Empress of India) 11th inst. German (Prins Heinrick) 11th inst. German (Preussen) 12th inst, American (Mongolia) 16th inst. Indian (Namsang) 17th inst.

In an interview with Professor Watson, of the Adelaide University, who has just been on a trip to Hongkong and Manila, reference is made to a disease in the Philippines known as -We learn from the Jupe Mail that a newThe concussion set off other shells and

surra, which is killing off horses and catile. in instant the entire contents of Island has made its appearance in the Loochoo

The disease, it is stated, is believed to bo Archipelago. It is said to be 2,000 feet long the arsenal, numbering millions of proidentical with the sleeping sickness so destruc by 1,800 feet wide, and to be surrounded by a jectiles, went up in a solid column of flame live among certain natives in South Africa. sandy shore. Near the north coast is a lake and smoke, and a thundering detonation The island emerged from the sea on the 4th of shock all Harbin, Houses were wrecked for

SHIPPING AND MAILS. December, but the fact was not announced to many yards about the arsenal, people were the local officials until the 8th of March. Its thrown violently to the ground, and cavalry- position is 3 nautical miles south of Iwojima. men patroling the streets of the town were From the 14th Novemberat frequent intervals unhorsed. Every one in the arsenal perished. sounds were heard from the sea; sounds as of The loss to the Russian army is a severe one, heavy explosions, and on the 28th heavy smoke as the munitions destroyed were intended to THE following is the return of visitors to the was observed. The inhabitants of Iwojima be used by Linevitch's army, and it will be ment. The real object of the committec 18 City Hall Library and Museum for, the week imagined that a steamer was passing, but as weeks before a new supply can be brought (a white wine of exceptional bouquet). | to rival Hongkong as a distributing centre, ending the 9th April, 1905.

and already the good people of Manila see

Library Museum their port the hub of the Far East. Major-

Non-Chinese......................... 294 Chinese........ 109 General Corbin, chairman of the Committee which is to accomplish this great, work, N.1-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at candidly expresses the opinion that from its

haine, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling done at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared ty bottling done in China by Chinaman *at the service of European Firms,

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Hongkong, gist December, 1904.

74

1,873

Total...... 493 1,947

the volume of smoke grew denser and con- over the trans-Siberian railroad. tinued to emanate from one place, they sus

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The Imperial German Mail ss. Prins Helm Gallons. rich has left Shanghai on Saturday at 11 am. and may be expected here on or about to-day 87,000 p.01.

The P. & A. 5.5. Arabia sailed from Port land, on 1st inst. and is dae here on 3id prax,

The Java China Japan Lijn ss. Tjipanas pected the truth. This wont' on until the 4th Tue following telegraphic information, dated left Kobe va Kuchinotzu and Amoy for this of December, and on the appearance as of a the 2nd inst, has been received from the Suma- small island was observed amid the smoke, tra Director and Manager of the Maatschappij port on 7th inst, and may be expected here which thenceforth grew lighter, so the 6th, the tot Mijn-Bosch-en-Landbouwexploitatie in on or about the 18th inst. island stood plainly revealed. In January the

Langkat, Ed.:- geographical situation, and with its new THE Eastern Times gives currency once more people launched a boat, and on the 30th of system of harbour works, Manila is the future to the discredited old fiction that the Peking that inonth they landed on the north shore of trade centre of the Orient. Of course, Rome authorities are contemplating the introduction the new island. They ascended the highest was not built in a day and Manila is not of constitutional government into China. The point, 480 feet above the sea, and there raised likely to compete successfully with Hong China Gozelle says, the story, which comes a post declaring the island to be the property kong for some time to come; but the Ameri- from Tokyo, is only a revival of the fable that of Japan, and saying that it had been first was current when Kang Yo-wei was at the observed by the inhabitants of Iwejima on the cans are to make a bold bid for custom, height of his notoriety, and is about as choice 18th of December. The face of the island is and no expense will be spared to recure

a piece of nonsense as a credulous public was covered with volcanic tufa and the water of the [ss-q] the end in view, The Committee, which | over asked to swallow:

Jaka is boiling.

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Daily aggregate output of Crude Petro-

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s 5.5. Prona Ieft Crude Petroleum in Tanks at date......160,000

Cases Singapore for.this port on gih inst., at 11 am. The P. M.-S. S. Co.'s a... Manchuria with ceding half monthly telegram 82,000 maits, &c, which left honce March 11th for Kerosine made since the date of the pre-

San Francisco via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Kerosine shipped since the date of the

preceding half-monthly telegram... 77,coo (foland Sea), Yokohama, and Honolulu, Kerosine in stock at Refinery at date. $1,000 arrived at her destination on the 7th insty