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HONGKONG!

IDAY, NOVEMBERDI

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LIEN-CHAU TROUBLE.

THREATENING DEVELOPMENTS.

VILLAGES ARMING,ANG

From Our Special wepresentativi];

Shameen (Canton), 9th November, 1905, 6.15 p.m. The trouble arising out of the dastardly murders at Lion chau promises serious developments:SZAS

It is reported from the Interior that the restlessness of the natives is spreading to the surrounding country and the hitherto peace able people in the villages are resorting to

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Macao, in compliment to the British residis engaged in philanthrople daly which in doring the day at Government House, supplied. The best evidence that the Society cats on the occasion of their King's birthday, the Portuguese Royal Brasdant was bristed at the Lighthouse Fort, as is the usual custom in that colony on gala days.

VASISTHE 'LEVEE.

The closing scene of the day's celebrations

of the British and foreign communities, who

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worthy of encouragement is to be found in the fact that the Government of the Colony 60 NEW PIANOS contributes $100 to the funds, and His Excel

at the Fête.

enough from the constitution of the Official Commission of Inquiry, whose first sittings have already been held at Canton Bince

*lency the Governor is him “If an annual, sob. the publication yesterday in the Hongkong

scriber to the extent of Stoo, which may be Telegraph of the all-connected and

taken as official appreciation of the Society's dispassionate datafled narrative of the disturbances that "culminated" onder such past two days. Thore admited to the courtly took place at Government Househbours. The affresco Fte, which lakes 40 tragical circumstances, we have learnt that of inquiry are not allowed to give any in when Bis Excellency Sir Matibew Nathan place on the 12tli inst, will follow the familiar CC.MG, held a leves in honour of the King's lines of previous years. The cost of admission immediately on the return of the survivors furmation regarding the results of the ex- (Dr. Machle and Miss Patterson) at Chotos amination of the witnesses. As the investiga-birthday, which was attended by just over 500 is St, but the holder of a ticket is also entitled

visitors, including the Naval Military, and

to a souvenir, which will be presented at the they were interviewed by Consul-General Lay, tion is to be concluded in Lien-chau is will be civil officials, the consular corps, and members Shravanit Pavilion, it may be taken for Hieut-Commander Evanı (of the battleship some weeks before the public will be informed Oregon), and Licol Commander. Dismukes (of of the result of the Commission's work. The the monitor Monadnock), members of the Com-U. S. Consul General is procesding slowly and called to pay their mapests to King Edward's granted that there will be a large attendance mission. These gentlemen, with Dr. Machle very carefu1ly. He seems determined to get representative: As usual, of course, at all

ANOTHER" BLANTING PATALITY. and probably the Rey. Noyes, Jr accom at the bottom of the trouble and place the gullt, no ladies warmgrosent, as was erroneous-

ly stated by a contemporary. panied by Taotai Wen, and two other Chiness where it belongs. officials with a guard of sixty soldiers ware to proceed to Lien-chau first thing this morning to take such testimony do the spot as the Chiness officials at Lien chau may desire Shanghai, 9th November,

to lay before the Commission. The party will Masayo 3.10 p.m.

meet the guard stationed at Samshul and then The Americans Havo demanded that on proceed as far as possible by boat. Boals with soldiers left Canton, yesterday moming for the Indemnity must be paid by China.

river port. These craft, we understand, draw too much water to proceed as far as the North River, zo H.E. Viceroy Shum has wired to the Samshui Magistrate to prepare twelve shallow. shaft boats to be ready there. His Excellency at the same time wired to the Ching-yuen magistrate to engage all available shallow-draft

AMERICA'S CLAIM.

INDEMNITY DEMANDED.

VICEROY SHOULD. HE CABHIERED.

[From Our Own Correspondant,];

They further demand the immediate cashiering of Viceroy Shum and the Prefect, holding them responsible for the massacre of the missionaries at Lien-chau.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

AT HANKOW.

| 5,000) UOUSES NURNT.

[From Our Own Correspondeut.]

Shanghal, 9th November, 7.2.3.10 p.m.

Five thousand houses have been burned

at Hankow

steam launches to come down river to meet

the others on their way up. The boats will thus probably be able to take the party as far as Yanshan. From that point it is most pro- bable that the large party will travel overland

to their destination,*

ROBBERS AND REBELS ACTIVE. We are informed that certain gentlemen, who have recently travelled in the neighbour hood of the disturbed districts of Ching-yuen and Lion chan, report that the country is in fested with robbers and that some of the [The above two telegrams from Shanghai Kwangsi rebels have lately again made their were issued as an "Extra" fate last evening.— Ed, H,K. T.]

appearance in the district.

A DENTAL

FROM CANTON.

DEPARTURE OF THE COMMISSION.

[From Our Special Representative.].......

Shameen (Canton), Broth November, 1905, 3.10 p.m. In an interview with the Secretary to the Viceroy this afternoon, this official denies

the report of the American demands cabled from Shanghai yesterday.

The Joint Commission of Inquiry de finitely leaves for Lien-chau to-night.

[Renter's.]

Prince Arthur's Visit to Japan.

LONDON, 8th November. Prince Arthur of Connaught's'mission will sail in the Mongolfa on the‘5th January.

The Massacres in Russia. At a mass meeting, the Jews of New York have formed a relief committee for the Rus sian sufferers, irrespective of religion; $56,800 Was subscribed. The

Telegrams have been received from the Jews in London, Paris and Berlin, offering to participate in an international organisation, Five hundred and twelve Jewish victims were buried in Odessa yesterday in the pre. sence of vast crowds; the bodies were inter- red in trenches without coffins,

EUCALYPTUS AS A MEDICINE.

Now that the season of colds and influenza to at hand, a timely article appeats in the Cancel dealing specially with the use and abuse of eucalyptus. To those who may be suffering from influenta and who may be disposed at its first onser to fly to cocalyplus for reilet, a warning is issued, "it is very probable," says the Lancil, ❤that too large a dosa is usually taken by those who employ it as a domestic remedy, the cus for being to saturate a lump of sugar with the pil, A recent reference to a case of acute poisoning by sucalyptus is mentioned ; and the opinion of Sir Lander Brunton on the tonic pro perties of the oll are quoted. "In large doses, said the famous physician, after absorption it to act chiefly on the nerve centres, paralysis, and death, pa po In

The inquiry at Canton is being conducted in camera, but from the little that has been gathered since the return of the missionaries if is learnt that Dr. Cheïnut is said to have had an opportunity of escaping, but preferred to be with the other missionaries. The cause of the trouble seems to be pretty much the same as has already appeared in our columns, though the details, bayand, those that were given in yesterday's Telegraph, are at present unavailable, as the tmost care is being taken to prevent any material facts becoming known until the Commission has concluded iis labours.

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT, DE

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

I have seen-to-day the felter which the gen- try of Lien-chau sent to the Kwong Tsai Hospital giving the first news of the Massacre At Lien-chau. It is a brief document and truly Chinese. The substance of the letter is as follows: The American doctor and some trouble with a fa frui and the result is that the hospitals and houses are burned and five. Americans have been killed.. It is very un-' fortunate that there was no boycott organiza- tion hete, for if there had been we would have had some one to exhort the people to keep the pence. It is fortunate that we have no boycott organixution here, for if we had then Ameri cans would say that the boycott is the cause. of the trouble. In this curious way the gentry express themselves. It seems to be true that there was no organization to preach boycolt, but at the same time the people all knew of the boycott and understood that there was difficulty between America and China.

The account of the trouble and killing has already been sent in full. This account agrees fully with the account given by the Lien chau magistrale to the Viceroy. The soldiers who escorted Dr. Machle to Canton give practically the same story. The report that has appeared that Dr. Machle took an idol or that his little daughter trok one of the idols from a procession is ent rely frise, Had there been any truths in this report the officials would have been quick to report it. But on the other hand there was no procession and there were no idols in a posi- tion to be taken. Again Dr. Machle is too old and experienced a missionary to do anything of the kind.

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A curious statement appeared in one of the native papers to-day. It is stated that filty men have banded together in Lien-chau and offer to give themselves over to the officials, Aby five of them are to be chosen and to suffer death to atone for the killing of the five for- eigners. This sounds like japan. If it is true there is hope for China, However it may be only a story made up in Cantun." But we would like to believe it true.

ROME AND THE CALABRIA DISASTER.

CURIOUS SCENES IN THE CAPITAL.

The grounds were very handsomely lit up with Chinese lanterns, and as the night was balmy many visitors enjoyed a stroll around while smoking their post-prandial cigare or cigarettes, the function ending, after the partaking, of light refreshments, about mid- night

CONCERT AT WELLINGTON BARRACKS.

THREE MEN KILLLD..

Another of those accidents by which men Josu

arrived for our NEW STORE,

Bechstein,

Steinway,

Winkelmann,

Krauss,

Hanke,

WELL-TRIED MAKERS, ALSO

BABY GRANDS,

their lives through their own carlesanais oc- curred about five o'clock last evening at Quarry AND OTHER FAMOUS AND Bay, with the result that three men were in- stantly killed, by being struck on the bead and face by flying lumps of blasted rock. It ap pears from the report of the foreman that blast- ing operations had been going ‘on during the `afternoon," and "at:5; pm. believing all the charges laid to have been exploded, work was suspended for the night, and the coolies dis Pered. But three of them went up the hill. sider past where the blasting operations had been going on earlier in the afternoon, when suddenly, without any warning, an unexploded charge went off close by them and the three men were killed as mentioned. The bodies were removed to the Kowloon morgue. Luckily, as it happened, the other coolies who had been employed during the day in. these operations had got well away so there were no fanher casualties.

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AT PRICES OF COTTAGES,

OCCUPYING SAME SPACE

AND WITH ALL THE

FINE TONE AND APPEARANCE

OF A FULL GRAND.

PRESENT STOCK

The junior non-commissioned officers of the Royal Engineers' draft which arrived at Hong kong three years ago, celebrated the anniversary of that event at Wellington Barracks last night, The proceedings, which proved to be of a most enjoyable character, took the form of a smoking concert at which Lance-Corporal Meldrum presided. It may be mentioned that each draft on its arrival in the Colony is promptly fitted with a nickname and the three-year-old draft goes under the soube qurt of "The Ping-Pong Draft, which no doubt explains itself. The chief attractions of the evening proved to be

A month ago, as a result of blasting opera- Private Burnett, RAM C. Sapper Jury, RB. tions, a Chinese woman was struck on the and Mr..T. Bailey, of the Naval Yard. Among thigh; while sitting inside her bouse, at the others who contributed to the programme Bay View and with such vibience as to were-Sergeant Stokes, gramaphone entertain necessitate her removal to the Govern meat; Staff-sergeant Olive, piano solo; Sap. maut Civil Hospital, with a badly damaged leg, and there she is still confined, A per Simmonds, Corporal Graber, ., Lance-charge of neglect to comply with the regula Corporal Cook, and Lance-Corporal Turner, lions governing blasting operations, which who gave a whistling solo. Corporal Morris, provide that screens shall be put up to prevent AS.C., Acted as accompanist. At the close, the flying in all directions of the blasted rock, REDUCED $100 To $200 there were the usual votes, of thanks, and of pending against the foreman in charge of

those operations. course the toast of" ifis Yajesty the King' and many returns, of his Birthday" was pledged with enthusiasm. The draft leave for home by the Dunera on the 14th December."

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endors the'opľalons expressed by Correspondents in this columo.]

THE LIEN-CHAU TROUBLE.

TO THE EDITOR or the "Horakomu TelegraPIL" · IRAR SIR,-In your leader of Wednesday last, 8th inst., you report from the information which you have received through your special representative at Canton, that, according to a' statement made by Tautai Wen, the Govern. ment has been led to understand that the dis- turbances, at Lien-chau arose out of some action, the nature of which is not revealed, on the part of French Missionaries; and, a few inciton of the French missionaries, you attri lines alter, revealing then the nature of that bate on the authority of Taotzi Wen, the out- age at Lien-chau to the overzealousness of

French missionarica.

In saswer to these suggestions, I beg to in-

Canton, 8th November, 1905. Dr. Mackie and Miss Patterson accompanied by Mr. Nayes, Dr. Beattie and Dr. Todd reached Canton by rail from Samrhol this morning. They had been sent on. from one magistrale to another under a Chinese guard, Everything possible was done for them on the

Rome, 3th October. way daws. The story of the massacre and the

Rome and the Italian cities, generally are burning of the buildings has been already told. An official Investigation was begun to-day at making laudable efforts to sleviate the distress the American Consulate General, Two off caused by the earthquake in Calabria. The cers from the U. S. puuboat and Mr. Wen, the State is employing baggage waggons, driven Viceroy'ufidential stcrtiary, are sitting with and attended by soldiers, to collect clothing the U.S. Consul General. The Commission and furniture for the houseless families. One will proceed to Lien-chiu to complete the in- sees these waggons loaded with mattresses. form you that a telegram received yesterday vestigation. The Viceroy has provided sixty bedsteads, utensils of every description, paradaight from our Mission in Canton, entirely trained troops to accompany the Commissioning the streets, parcels and clothing, being denies that Tuotai Wen could have made the One hundred soldiers have already been des thrown from nearly every window to swell the above statements, as the Canton Viceroy has patched to the scene of the trouble. It is not contribution, garments inaccurately aimed authoritatively asseried that no official tele- many weeks ago since the Viceroy withdrew often remaining, suspended on tramway cables, gram, to this effect has been received from most of the soldiers from Lien-chau. I believe providing occupation for the dexterus angler Lies-chau-I am, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully,

It is serious work, indeed, to get together the actual number remaining in Lien-chau of with his bamboo rod for the rest of the day, all kinds is 23... How the officials could be ex- pected to keep order with these men is something the bare necessaries of life for the many home. for the Viceroy to solve. And the Viceroy should less families; but while engaged in this charit- give a satisfactory reason why he left Lien-able work for the living, the dead are not for chau at the mercy of the numerous robbers infesting the neighbourhood. Of course, the Vireroy can and probably will make the local oficials suffer in some way for permitting the trouble. But it will not be difficult for any one to point out the man who is largely responsible for the terable result of what might have been a very insignificant riol.

ews comes in from other places to the effect that there is considerable unrest among the people and that this unrest is on the in- crease. This is the time of the year when robbers are very numerous, and it would be easy for these roughs to get together in suffi cleat numbers to cause serious trouble. The country is so badly protected that there is no telling what may happen during the remaining months of this year

ROBBERS AT THE HOME FOR UNTAINTED "CHILDREN.

sing action on the spinal cord is so great

reflex scilon, even when it has. We might reasonably suppose, that, robbers aly increased by brucine, and would let the lepers alone, This is Sot case. Almost every year robbers enter the leper village and carry off all that they can get in

of the brain, medulla, and ess, faible respiration and fall tempera.

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· Hongkong, roth November, 1955, [With all deference, we would submit that gutten, and Requiem Masses are celebrated the Rev. Father Run has obviously misinter

N INTERIM DIVIDEND on account with solemn musical accompaniment, thrilling preted the meaning and intention of our re of the year 1905, of Fifty Cents per Share, sermons are delivered, and Roman ladies and marks. There was never any suggestion that will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai gentlemen move about among the assembled the action of the French missionaries in any Bank, Hongkong, on and after SATURDAY, particular could be held responsible for the un- congregations collecting, alms for the living happy tragedy at Lien-chan. Our special ained at the Crispy's Meets to be ab- wille the repose of the dead is being prayed representative at Casion distinctly stated, howlained at the Company's Offices, for. I read in an Italian paper that a poor ever, that the Taotal said he had been led to be widow was seen to put her wedding ring into a lieve that the disturbances might be attributed to a clear attempt at evasion; the Taolai wished collecting box and an English visiter a hun-French missionaries. In our opinion that was T to saddle somebody other than the Chinese dred-franc hole,

A cheery geological friend informed me officials at Canton and Lipphau with the re yesterday that Rome lies in the direct earth-sponsibility for the crime, and accordingly quake line that runs from Stromboll to the

might have had some connection with the Nobody would put the slightest Riviera and thence into France. But I am not affair.

ab accusation, even preparing to leave, in spite of thunderstorms credence in such and variable weather, and the usual influx of if it had been formulated in direct language, which it was not. And the Rev. Father Brun ctober visitors appear to be occurring very

may rest assured that we would be the last to much as in former years, America's contriba. | cast suspicion on a hard-working and most tion being as plentiful as heretofore,

amiable body of missionaries amongst whom **Roman society, when it takes any interest in ) wo are pleased to sumber many friends- SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com

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the religions of the stranger, is somewhat purred by the frequent allusions to Lady Wimborne and her, League in the English papers. is it that the Puritan world must have some female cok, and; now that Lady. Hon

the way of blinkets, etc. A few nights 980tingdon's Compexion is nearly fading into

the Home for Linisisted Children of (apors was oblivion, a vacant piche stands ready for an attacked by robbers The children called incarnation of the robust minded won

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loudly for help and

slarm Man from

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village close at hind

scene and managed to capture

Beeing bow active the Anglo-Saxon woman is becoming in all social and civic

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