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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1905.

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WEEKLY $18 per annun

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Celestial Empire The Chinese are by no means short-sighted. They do not object to America's policy of excluding the coolie class so much as the exactions and indignities placed upon commercial, men, students and others outside the restrictions of the present treaty. A little consideration and fair play on the other side of the Pacific may mean a lot to American trade and American people in general.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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The Jally inne i delifered free when the address in A TOXIC wire of and inst, to the M. C. D. News, accable to masenger. Ou coplex sent by post is says that there has been heavy rain with inan wildlifenal $1.60 per quarter is charged for postagodations in north-eastern Koren. All the Rus The portage on the weekly imus to any part of the sinn pontoons on the Tummen have been carried

world in 80 canta per quarter, Single Copies, Dally, ten conta: Weekly, twenty-

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BIRTH.

On 28th July, al sa, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, the wife of D. F. A. ROBINSON, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

away.

THE landing of the Dutch force at Badju was successfully accomplished after a fierce resin- tance from heavy ramparts. The enemy fled, leaving 256 dend; the Dutch had three killed and twenty-six wounded,

Two Chinese constables were arrested and placed in the lock-up on Saturday for picking the pockets of passengers on the steam launch 'Ching Pik, which plies between various points in the barbour, as a ferry-boat. They were placed before Mr. G. N. Orme this morning,

when the case was remanded for the attendance of some of the victims to give evidence against the culprits.

INSPECTOR McHardy placed a line of twelve tough looking customers before Mr. G. N. Orme this morning, whom he had rounded up at Deep Water Bay while they were in the midst of a fine futter at fantas, "I wasn't

SHIPPING JEI SAM.

The captured German blockade runner Pet. #ran formerly the Thaier, has been named Hachiura Miaru.

The Kawasaki Dockyard at Kobe has just completed a steam yacht 132.6 × 11 feet, for the Siamese Crown Prince.

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The steamer Riyayo Maru, sunk off Moli after collision, has been sold with her cargo of 20,000 bates of fish manure for 77,553 yen.

FIRE IN THE HARBOUR...

On Saturday night..one of the crow of the. 5. Yik Sang, lying at Wanchai, noticed that smoke was issuing from the after hatch, and at once reported the matter to the chief officer, who lipon investigation discovered iħafthe coal stowed in that hatch had caught fie, probably by spontaneous combustion. The chief officer immediately raised an alarm and the police boat with Inspector Langley appeared on the scene. It was then found that the coal was smouldering below, and a relay of firemen was

at once sent from Tsimtsatsu), and the outbreak.. was soon under control.

IT appears that the Cäcilie has been to Petro- pavlovsk, and was trying to get to Nicolaiefsk when she ran ashore off Cape Fatience, Sagha- SUICIDE ON THE "MANCHURIAN licu.

ONE OF THE TAFT PARTY JUMPS OVERB JARD.

The fact that the G. N. S. Ickang, which is 285 feet long, was able to swing at the Tientsin Bond with nearly 20 feet to spare, shows the the Pacific of the P.M. steamship Manchuria, A tragic incident marked the voyage across

THE shipment of sugar from Formosa between gambling, I only went to look sec," said each great improvement made in the river by the which brought Mr. Taft and his party to Yoko-

November and June last amounted to 635,650 picuis-315,280 piculs from Anping, and 320,370 piculs from Takao-valued at V5,240,000. The stock now remaining in the island is estimated to be no more than 40,000 picu!s.

On 19th june, at St. Jude's S. Kensington by the Rev. Eardley-Wilmot, LAWRENCE ON the roth July we stated on the authority of GRAHAM CLUETE GRAHAM, British Vice-Consuta naval correspondent that an intimation had at Tehran (late of H. M.'s Consular Service in been received in the Colony to the effect that China) to AMELIE, younger daughter of H. W. F. Ide, inte of Burwash, Sussex.

Commodore Dicken, R.N., had been promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral. We pointed out that although no official confirmation had beeb

doubted. We now understand that the official intimation of his promotion was received by Rear-Admiral Dicken towards the close of last

FINE FLAVOUR LE Shai, to GEORGINA AUGUSTA, received, the accuracy of the report was not

SAND

On 24th June, at the Royal Chapel of the Savoy, by the Rev. Paul Wyatt, THOMAS

youngest daughter of the late Charles Colloo, of Audley House, Cork.

DEATH.

On 1st August, at No. 5, North Soochow | week.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1905.

Hiniho Conservancy.

ACCIDENT TO THE "DAKÓTA.”

hama. According to the Japan Advertiser, one

of the passengers, William Sullivan, of San -

and every one of the twelve, but cards, dice and money in their midst was strong evidence and the dealer, who was the leader of the game, had to find $100, and the other eleven $3 each, A telegram has been received at the Kobe Antonio, Texas, quded his life by jumping from Office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, who act as the aft promenade deck fate on the night of Tax interpreter of the Tai Po Magistracy so the local agents for the Great Northern Steam-July rath. No one but a woman passeliger far forgot himself on Saturday night as to seize ship Co., that the new steamship Daksia, sister saw him jump, and her story was accepled a ricksha coolie's queue, and with it try to ship of the Minnesola, scheduled to have left with reservation until the following morning, drive the man, au cheval, while using his feet Seattle on her maiden voyage for japan on the when a search of the ship was made. Me. Sul- in lieu of a whip, at Shek Ton Sui. Placed a4th ult, has returned to Seattle with hershaft livan could not be found, and the recovery of a before Mr. Orme to explain bis disorderly con- damaged. Her cargo, etc., will be transferred slipper near the place from which he jumped duct this mominig, he calmly said he had been to the steamship Afinnesoa, which was fixed and its identification by his friends was finally to a party, and when he engaged a ricksha toto leave Seattle for the Far East on 4th inst

accepted as confirmation of the story told by the woman who witnessed his soicide.

take him home, the coalie would not go the

proper way, so he had to try that means to make him. Fined $z.

The Harbour should in time be a clear and safe place for navigation, if the present cam- paign instituted by the Harbour Authorities against junks anchoring in the fairways, and other, unauthorized parts of the waters of the Colony has the expected and desired result.

Mr. Sullivan, who was about, 26 years old, was a brother-in-law of Colonel Clemm, Chief of the Quartermaster's Department in the Phi lippines. He was a graduate of Yale '03 and Jeft San Francisco with the Taft party, with the intention of touring the Fhilippines with them,

THE Police Club bowling semi-finals and finals, Tik inspectorate General of I. M. Customs which we announced as inking place on Satur- has issued a new regulation to ensure better for Inspector Ritchie, who defeated Inspector | Fines of $5 to 515 are almost daily imposed on and spending several months in Japan before

day evening, resulted in a win, in both events, control over steam launches running between Langley in the semi-find, by 21-8, and in the infringers of the harbour regulations, and returning home. The reason which prompted steam-launches found guilty of towing boats Ritchie thus carried off the first prize; the to-day was no exception, as another batch of unknown to them. They say that he entered exceeding the number settled by regulation, or silver-mounted Taylor bowis, presented by Mr at the hands of the Magistrates, and had to into the spirit of all the social entertaimenis on

ports and inland cities-Thore in charge of

containing an excess of passengers, shall in

spector Gauld in the final by 21-7. Inspector

QUALITY CHINA & THE UNITED STATES. future be fined Th. 500 each time, and if while the second prize, consisting of the money

AND

GREAT AGE.

Per Dozen $16.50,

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

through towing such boats any accident, fol- The Washington Aut declares that China lowed by loss of life, occur, those in charge of has notified the State Department that she the steam launches will be severely punished. is sending Mr. Wu Ting Fang to negotiate a new exclusion treaty. Although we have IT would certainly appear that the criminal classes do not appreciate the full import of an seen no oficial confirmation of the report it order for their banishment from the Colony, is quite possible that Sir Liang Chen Tung's Scarcely a day passes without several of these predecessor, who was an excellent repre.men appearing in Court to be dealt-with-by-the sentative of the best elements in the national Magistrates, and though the awards are exem.

him to end his life is said by his friends to be

indifferent junkmasters received their deserts

1. MacDonald, Government Marine Surveyor,

board the Manchuria, and showed no indica- pay fines of $is each. collected for entrance fees, fell. to Inspector

tion of melancholy until July rath; when he' Gauld.-The bowling tournament being now cantile Marine Officers' Association at Shang which he left about 11 o'clock, remarking that A very sad occurrence took place at the Mer-kept to his state-room. In the evening be spent considerable time in the wine-room, over, the energies of the active members of the hai the other evening.. Mr. H. Coughlan, who

he was going to sleep. When he jumped off Police Club are now being directed to the until recently was on one of Mr. Geo. Mc Hain's lawn tennis tournament which is still in pro- steamers, spen: most of the afternoon at the the ship he was in evening clothes and had his gress, the remaining matches to be contested Institute and seemed in the best of health and jewelry, letters of credit, and whatever other being Shepherd v. Langley Grant . Mac-spirits. About 5 pm. he was suddenly taken

valuables he may bave bad in his possession Kenzie; and Waterer v. Gordon (singles), after. The doctor from the Villalobos, who was

on his person. which Watt will play the winner in the first; passing at the time, was called in, but Mr.

Search of his state-room revealed that apart from clothing and travelling accessorias he left'

Manchuria had not been paid. A letter and a

life of China, may have been selected for plary, they do not appear to have any deterrent Clyde the winner in the second, and Edwards Coughlan died a few minutes before 7 p.m. nothing behind of value. His wine bill on ́tbe: "

effect. This morning there were several of that the winner in the third. class before the Court, and each had sentences of 12 months' hard labour, six hours' stocks, and banishment again, at the expiration of their

A. S. WATSON & CO., this important mission. If so, the very fact that a man, so long trained and so long in touch with progressive, ideas and institu- tions, is to return to Washington to re- present the Court of Peking in this delicate matter ought to be accepted as evidence that the Imperial Government of China is deter mined to make the most of whatever opport- unities may be found for bringing to a timely end the serious boycott and for assisting the Western power

in its dealings with the Orient. When Mr. Wu Ting Fang was at Washington he was looked upon not only as a capable minister and guide, but as a counsellor and friend of the American public. He has on many occasions as-

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1905.

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GREGOR & CO.,

Dsisted Congress to legislate and may now

be relied upon to bring to an issue accept able to all parties, any new measure framed in connection with the exclusion of Chinese

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, from the United States. We are told that

IST FLOOR.

CHIANTI WINE

FROM U. FAZZINI, FLORENCE.

$9.75. PER CASE.

Latest award:

GOLD MEDAL

AT

the Chinese in San Francisco are passing re- solutions urging the United States to rescind the Exclusion Law, or at least to make its enforcement less stringent, while, on the

sentences.

Due to the great care which has been exercised in all cases and suspected cases of plague, Manita still continues to remain free from that dread disease. The number of cases for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1995, shows & decrease of fifty per cent, over the number which occurred last year. During the fiscal year ending 1904 there were rot cases, while in 1905 there were only 51. This is considered a very great result when it is remembered that the disease is epidemic io India and other sur- 'rounding countries.

IT will be remembered that on the 11th ult a shopkeeper named Cheng Yau Cheung, of No. 5, Third Street, went to collect a bill for $70 from the Dairy at Pokfulam, and after 'receiving the money he was returning to his shop when he was set upon by two men, who after knocking him down and stealing from him $40 in notes, a $5 silver watch, a $6 jade. stone bangle, a knife and a pair of shoes, tied him up to a tree. The highway robbers dis appeared, and it was supposed they had gone

CANTON VICEROY

DETERMINED TO RESIGN.

D. News.

victim, it is supposed, to heat apoplexy. De- ceased was a native of New Zealand, and at the time of his death was unemployed.-W. Celegram were found from his brother in San Antonio, but their nature did not contributo any additional indication on what many have THE CASE OF THE "AGINCOURT," Fed him to seek death. Mr. Sullivan, accord- The Lord Chief Justice and Justices Daring to his friends, was struck on the head with a revolver in a street brawl in a Texas town

several years ago. The blow, they think, may have resulted in a mental aberration which was never permanently cured, and which may have `racoitad in a radical manifustinn on the night he ended his life,

RAILWAY ENTERPRISE IN SOUTH CHINA,

A number of wealthy men of Hsioning (Col- loquial: Sunning) in Kwangtung province, having decided to construct a railway between

A Canton dispatch states that akhough H.E. Viceroy Tsea Chun-hsilen has been given ona meath's sick leave by the Throne, his Ex-ling and Jalf decided on istuit an appeal in cellency has again mentorialised their Majes- the case of Lloyd v. Sheen, Mr. Lloyd, owner ties to the effect that the state of his health is of the Agincourt, appealed against à decision such that he must be allowed a long period of at Guildhall in favour of a seaman's claim for rest in order to be restored to good health. The question was whether a sexmon. again and that if he is not permitted to who signed articles for a voyage wide enough resign there is reason to fear that "not to cover the Japanese war zone war entitled on only will he be unable to regain his health arrival of the vessel at Singapore with a cargo but that the duties of his post will have of coal to refuse to proceed to Nagasaki, and to be neglected to the detriment of the then claim his wages. Only one officer and Viceroyalty of the Two Kwang provinces, one seaman did not refuse to proceed farther Canton that under the circumstances their the original crew should be picked up on the their city and Canton and points beyond, sent It is therefore expected in mandarin circles in than Singapore, and the ship was taken to Nagasaki by Chinese. It was arranged that Majesties cannot very well persist in keeping his Excellency in Canton any longer.-W. Creturn voyage, but the ship going ashore, they is. May last a couple of their number to the had to come to England by other means. The United States to interest their fellow townsmen, respondent claimed four months' wages. The of whom there are a large number doing busi- shipowner claimed that he was only liable for ness there, in the scheme. According to the wages up to the date of the refusal to proceed N. C. D. News, a Canion correspondent now on the voyage to Nagasaki. The Court held writes that news has been received there from that the captain, by assenting to return and San Francisco that the respresentatives of the there attended a large number of persons inquiesced in the action of the seamen, who had ready collected over $600,000 within a few A meeting has been held in Manila at which pick up the crew on the return voyage, ac proposed Hsinning-Caston Railway, have al terested in the cultivation of sugar in the Phi-

this sum, with the money already guaranteed in Canton and Hsinaing, will now come up to almost two million dollar. It is further stated from Canion that permission for the construc tion of this railway has already been granted by the Shangpu.

D. News.

COLTIVATION OF SUGAR · ·

IN THE PHILIPPINES.

other hand, the Americans are retaliating by out of the Colony, but the police had a fell lippines. They mel together with Commis, not been discharged, and that the men were weeks of their arrival in the States, and that

sioner Worcester and the chief of the bureau of

refusing to deal with the Chinese and by excluding them from every avenue of trade. neighbours of and well-known to, the com: agriculture to talk over the sugar question and

state of affairs cannot continue

description of the men, as they were opposite

plainant, and consequently as soon as they were seep in the streets of the Colony they were

promptly arrested. After evidence of arrest had been taken the case was reminded by Mr. Orme.

such an important matter.

to formulate some plan by which they could present the needs of the country as regards the

cultivation of the product, to the Congressmen who are comming with the secretary of war. One point that will be brought out prominent

REVOLT OF FORMUSAN ABORIGINES.

justified in not proceeding to a port within the war zone. The decision of the magistrate was therefore upheld.

-MOUNT PELEH IN ERUPTION.

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Magistracy, as an unusually large number of This morning was n sallors' day at the members of that calling appeared to answer to the charges of being drunk and disorderly. One man, named Sinnett, from the 6.5. Ballen-

Last month Mont Pelée manifested à re hall, sioutly denied that he was either drunk crudescence of activity which, while stronger than that of the month of April of the present or disorderly, and said he had been insulted

year, does not seem to have been of an "alarm- by a black constable," and, when he trieding nature. Sonie desse clouds of smoke to get away he was knocked down, and taked were discharged from the volcano and slowly to the station. When he was charged with be. fell over the While iver Valley, afterwards ing drunk defendant said he offered to walk disappearing on arrival at the seacoast. Sharp luminous flashes were perceived at the dome along a chalked line, but he was hustled into a of the mountain and a flame was seen on June cell, and there he got sick and was removed to 3rd. On that day a thick cloud of smoke almost Once more a tribe of Formosan aborigines | hospital. He was not drunk at all, and descended to the sea and the cinders thrown has risen in revoli, and there has been loss of had a witness to prove it-Mr. Hazeland up, extended to the village of Leprecheur, which is on the extreme line forming the limit life in consequence. According to a report from said be had a certificate from the doctor to

of territory devastated during the terrible out- the Formosan Government to the Home De say defendant was under the influence of liquor break of May, 1992, resulting in the loss of partment dated the zoth July, it appears that the and the sergeant had testified the same.-De-about 40,000 lives, and then swept secaward trouble originated in the course of operations feudani said "no doctor ever visited me in hos- for the gathering of camphor. A tribe known pital" Ule said he would call his witness and

OPPOSITION TO CAMPHOR OPERATIONS.

Such a without very serious trouble ensuing and the sooner steps are taken to bring about a settlement of the grievances of both parties the better it will be for all concerned. For SAYS the Hongkong correspondent, of the N.ly is the necessity of some reduction in the tunately there are those in America who C.D. News-The brokers are still growling and present tariff. The whole matter of the sugar recognise the injustice of the present ex-grumbling about recent settlement surprises, industry was discussed, and in the next confe-

rence the tobacco industry will be taken up. clusion treaty, and who realise the import and the present stagnation. The last week ance of keeping on friendly terms with there was nothing doing in forward business, China. It was not. long since that Mr. and investment orders, even when there is some money to invest, is not enough to keep Taft, in a speech, hit the nail on the head them occupied. At present the prices are being when he declared that one of the great settled in a clever mauner. As there is neither commercial prizes of the world is the trade supply, demand, hor stic of any kind, I am told. with the 400,000,000 Chinese. "Ought we" that the stocks are taken in their order on the he said, "to throw away the advantage list, and the brokers play fantan games to de- cide what the quotation shall be repre- which we have by reason of Chinese

sents a rise of a point, "x"a ditto fall, “3" no natural friendship for us and continute change, and "4" no business. There has been to enforce an unjustly severe law

a run on the "2", but the experts are getting and thus create in the Chinese mind a ready to back "I" soon. This I had from a disposition to boycott American trade and man to whom I stood two cocktails in succes- to drive our merchants from Chinese shores, sion, and I don't think he would deceive me in simple because we are afraid that we may for the time lose the approval of certain un- reasonable and extreme popular leaders of California and other coast states? Does the question not answer itself? Is it not the duty of members of Congress and of the executive to disregard the untea sonable demands of a portion of the com- munity deeply prejudiced upon this subject in the far west, and insist on extending justice and courtesy to a people from whom we are deriving and are likely to derive such immense benefits, in the way of inter- national trade ?". Such words as these, coming from a speaker whose knowledge of the Chinese is such as to give them additional force, should not escape the attention of that large section of the American community who are so blindly plumping for exclusion without weighing the serious consequences likely to arise if the 33-3 Chinese put a stop to their inde with the

ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION.

Hongkong, 20th June, 1905.

and disappeared. After this the volcano again became calm and remained so until the night of June 10-11th, during which the dome was illuminated by numerous luminous points. The collapse of part of the dome occurred on June 12th at 6 am, it was accompanied by an outflow of mud in the White River Valley. of smoke slowly arose from the crater to the Atir.30a.m. the same morning a dense cloud

estimated height of about 1,000 yards and extended towards Leprecheur. Since then

bevolcano has remained calm,

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

as Towabar having assented to camphoropera- did so, when the letter, in reply to the Magis tions being started in their district, the work trates first question said "Yes! he was very was commenced, and over 200 operatives en drunk"-Defendant then asked the sergeant tered the district, a volunteer station, being who arrested him how he knew if a man was established near the factory for protection drunk, and was told his experience taught A NICE little family brawl occurred in Centre, against possible raids by the aborigines. The him to detect a drunken man at once, even Street which needed explaining to Mr. G. N. operations proceeded satisfactorily, but it seems without the evidence of the breath-His Orme this morning. The explanation was that that various rumodes were circulated among Worship said that the Metropolitan Police some days ago a seaman was engaged for the the aborigines concerning the establishment in London, when testing a man's sobriety working of a cargo jonk, and was given an ad- of the volunteer station, and they became or otherwise adopted the plan of making vance of $5. But he thought 85 was quite en alarmed. On the 15th ult. after several out- the man repeat quickly several times the words ough to live upon without working, for a time, rages had been committed on the operatives, "pricked biscuits."--Defendant: "{ suppose } so he disappeared, and was seen no more until a large body of armed aborigines, appeared shall have to give in; 1 am not guilty, but I yesterday, when the junk-master's wife re

and in a threatening manner demanded the suppose I was drunk.” He was fined $3—" cognized him in Centre Street, and demanded removal of the camphor factory, and the with- Another man was one of the late crew of the the return of the 55 advanced. Upon this the drawal of the guard of volunteers. The volun- unfortunate 8.5. Oldkamia, now unemployed. man struck her on the head, and was about to teers, whose station was unfavourably situated, The liquor was too much for him, and when follow it up with some more castigation when started preparations for withdrawal, when the he wanted to "do up a ricksha coolie, and the be felt himself in his turn banged over the head, aborigines opened fire, and fighting cosned. latter bolted for fear of his life, be wreaked his and discovered the junk-master had arrived on Fortunately all the camphor workers succeeded vengeance on the ricksha, and did so to some the accoe and witnessed the assault on his wife.in getting away noburt. Since then the tribes purpose, since the repairs would cost $6." Ele The two of them then act on the lazy seaman, men bave continued to attack the line of guards, was fined $3 for being drunk and disorderly, and he would have had a bad time of it, but the casualties of the police force and voluid and ordered to pay $6 compensation to the Saturday, at 6 a..

The when he was getting the worst of it his mother teers up to the date of the report were one ticksba coolic. You had better let me off; in-law put in an appearance, and took a hand volunteer killed and one inspector (who has have already lost my ship through it," said in the fracas, which first attracted a crowd and since died), two policemen, and two volunteers another seaman "I can't help that," said His then the police, All four combatants were ar

wounded. Two of the aborigines were teen to Worbip, "you have an business to get drunk. be killed, and it is believed that many others rested, and fined this morning by Mr. Omne $a must have been killed ar wounded-Japan | $3 or 7 days."--Other fines varied from Și to

Chronicle. each. But the Ss is still unreturned.

MAILS DUR Indian (Arratoon Apcar) 8th last.. American (Manchuria) 9th inst, ..... A English (Bengal) toth inst., 5 INS Australian (Eastern) 1gih inst Canadian (Empress of India) rath inst German (Presses) 16th ́inst. Australian (Changsha) 19th inet,

The ss. Rubi left Manila on 5th inst, at ri a.m, and is due here on 7th inst, at 3p.m.

The Imperial German Mail xs. Darmstadt which left here on 6th ult, amived at. Genea on

The P.&O.S. N. Co's ss. Bengal left Singapore for this port on stb inst. noon, with the outward English Mails; and is due here on toth inst, at 6 am. İ carrying the German Mall with dates from Ber

The Imperial German Mail, da Preussen fin of the 18th ult, left Colombo on Saturday, p.m., and may be expected here on zátk instem