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On the 7th NovemberyaUEwo, the DAVID LANDALE OF A BOS, ES CONTEMARRIAGES

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On the 3rd of September, at Croydon FRE DEKICK SOUTHEY, A M. Inst., f1E, AA (OxoD) son of Thos. S. Southey, Chinnie Imparial Mar time Customs, to 'ELLS-MURIRL daughter of Albert Latham, M. Inst, C. 8, of Park Lane, Croydon, Hoka One dig

On the 4th of November, at Shanghai, L. 1 LOPES to EMILIA. AUGUSTA,, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. d'ÃQUINO, JEA

The Hougang

against: others.

With the

because the people murde -missionaries-two of them tadi

HONGKONG, SATUrday, November 11, 1905, child of ten yearsna

SOME ASPERSIONS",

We feel considerable repugnance in having to refer to the splenetic effusion which suliied our contemporary's editorial column this moming, with reference to the Lien-chau tragedy, but in the interests of Justice to cur selves and honest journalism, and in behalf of a colleague, whose honour is impugned and whose despatches are aspersed, we deem it necessary to submit on explanation and a refutation of the innumerable innuendoes and distorted pleadings with which that

that

alves to Pin

demanded, we cannot agree, nor do, we think the majority of people will agree with it. It is tantamount to a declaration to the tarages in the interior that they may with impun wreak their fanatical designs person so long as they confine the missionaries This is not huma fratricide. But it is needless to go further into the matter. Our junior morning con temporary, in an access of spleen and passion largely the outcome of envy, jealousy and all uncharitableness, has lost its head, simply on account of the failure of its staff organisa lon to supply its readers with first news on

we sympathise with it

belle that his

ling;tó3⁄4and

die

Forphans will not

yet unknown to him they time in no bett position than ́and. jane" of a man who died destitute;

of receiving enough

oney under

Inst

the Insur

be all thin

of, October' last; nals of the

friends:

reddarmarie. from H.E. Chao, created Board of the Tientsin genda and now attired in neat unt

similar to those worn by Fap the head, the.. Tientale gendarme

article is so freely, interlarded. The under. { # subject of international importance and herself and ther children: If the agents at side, long malacca cana in

lying motive, if we may make bold to say so, WHISKY.appears to be jealousy; but the exhibition of a mean carping spirit which cannot under. stand enterprise when it is coupled with High' principles is no excuse for an attack on

$16.50 the accuracy of the information which we

have made it our business to obtain for our tenders. It will not be nows to those who

20 THOSE ABOUT TO INSURE.

Insurance agents at Hongkong repre. senting American life companies must be

• polley which was taken out by her late husband, the widow may pelled to beg from money to pay for a page to England for

here are not competent to issue policies which fully Insure ana

applicant what is the use of issuing an interim or any other kind of policy? If there in a board in Shanghai, then let that board decide absolu tely whether an application shall be granted

or not. But to haveboard here whose judgments are liable to be reversed in New

fit. On the cap of each, above" Tilt Chinese character Ching

larm, or re

deal with alarms

read the tongkong Telegraph to learn that resident is quite as, shrewd and far-sighted York; two months after the event, when up the entrance of a lane, which they claimed PRINCE FUSHIMI

we were absolutely the first to chronicle the fact that a terrible massacre of missionaries had occurred at Lien-chad. One of our con A. S. WATSON & CO., temporaries, with a candour which does it credit; admitted that the telegram we published was received by them with incredulity. When we were able to furnish additional facts--not fancies or glcanings picked up in the Shamcey--it was acknow- ledged that the Hongkong Telegraph had scored a march-but we will not dwell on that point. It is now suggested that we

LIMITED.

WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINOS.

Hongkong, 28th October, 1995.

N.C.D. Nam, da SERGEAN Garrod prosecuted three men from Li Yuen Street before Mr. F. A. Hartland this morning for causing an obstruction by closing" to be their private property, by erecing a gate. way. The charge was brought under section of Ordinance 7 of 1905, which sete forth that all private lanes to which the public have a property, and aball not in any way be obstructed against that right of access. As this was a new. ordinance His Worship said he wisher generally known, that so-called

experiencing a woeful lack of new business at present, if the average Hongkong

as he was generally deemed to be in interim" policyholder fancies that, should former days. Not long ago the exposure he die now, at least his wife and family are of the methods employed by a certain provided for, is not only absurd, but it verges New York Insurance Corporation in dealin on the criminal. We would therefore sug with the

funds reacted strongly on Best that those in Hongkong who are on the right of access khalf be deemed to be public policy-holders in American companies point of insuring their lives and there is

anderswap generally. Not only did the Company in always a rush at this period of the year question suffer, but the other leading com should make certain that they are not play panies, which were pushing their claims belog with fate before they hand over their fore the attention of non-shareholders, in first premium, Great Britain, and, indeed, all over the world, felt the effects of the storm of indig

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LOCAL AND GENERAL:

anes

are, under that ordinan publio properly, and

Cha'no one had the right to obtruct them. . In the case, as it was the first of its kind under this new ordinance, he would foflict a nominal fae, of Sis upon each of the three defendants, with the usual alternative

JEWELLERY valued at £202,000 was stolen during a ball at Dublin..

TugI,C. ur. Kingsing, which arrived at Shang--| bai on the 3rd inst, from the north, bad a mob of 200 griffine on board

nation which followed the scandals, which for obviously the attack of our junior was aimed at the Teleph-exploited" the were unearthed. The fact that the premia news, regated the public with "absurd collected and the profits accruing from the rumours," fabricated "distorted productions" investments made in behalf of the policy. inade "wild statements," and "numerous holders were utilised, by capitalists in mani other absurdities." It is further stated that pulating Wall Street-probably to the disad

the only details from Lien-chau are those vantage of the very people whose money was (37 given by the French missionaries, who re being thus surreptitiously and unscrupulos

ceived them with all reserve," and from na ly used-evoked the utmost wrath of the tives. On Thursday we published the first people and the press of America. Investl details that had yet been received in Hongations further showed that the wealthy kong respecting the circumstances attending Surance corporations were in the hable of tlfe tragedy. That account was received contributing immense sums towards the "AT a regular meeting of the Ararat Marinets corner, the six defendants rame up and selling

GREGOR & CO.,

story which, told as it was in the most dispassionate language, carried conviction on 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, the face of it, without seeking to emphasise

LIQUEURS

FROM

LRAVE of absence to England vin Capada on theommandation of medical board, has wanted to Captain G. Elgood, and Royal ant Regiment, from the 15th November spostarath May, 1906,

Lodge,

MAHOMEÐ All, Indian Constable $45, this morning charged six Indians with, assault at Taim Tes Teul on the morning of the 9th inst Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the defendants, In spector Laughloy (prosecuting. Complainant said that on the moming to question howaY an duty in Robinson Road when he saw number of baffaloes grasing along the road un- attended, and was following them to find out to whom they belonged, and where they going. Tust as he got near

held at Zelland Street last evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing smashed his tore off bis turban, and the

complainantheytora: year: W. C. N. Bro. He W. Wolfe; treasurer, knocking him down dragged Bro. J. J. Bullen, Tyler, Bro. J. Vannone, road by his fact, so that his pan ounces that, as his life has twice been at man coming up the men wom THE Chief of Police at Homel, Russin, and his right wrist hurt, Anpi tempted by Jews throwing bombs, in future, subsequently summoned for the wash he is driving, Jews will be shot, at a dis- "dence was led and the cats was tance of fifty paces by Cossacks preceding his

THERI carriage

election expenses of favoured candidates for from the lips of one of the survivors by one

the Senate, presumably in the belief that of their best friends, it was copied, type these candidates when elected would obey written and sent to the Hongkong Telegraph the behests of the corporation directors Without a word in addition, without attempt without requiring any embarrassing ex ing in the smallest degree to exaggerate aplanations. President Roosevelt, whose gorge rose at these revelations, as was the case of every man of high prin ciples and wobla ideals, ordered the im mediate retum of the subscriptions which THE Daily Express states that Sir W. G. these corporations had given towards the Armstrong, Whitworth, and Company, Limited election fund raised by the Republicans to the eminent shipbuilders and ordnance manu. further his candidature for the presidency, facturers, of Elswick-on-Tyne, are establishing

Yokohama.

To-day between".

TALY'S

Prince [Admiral

pected at Shangha eitling Ha will be; Andromida, and

Woosung.

bbycott pro tory in the paltion to say

•holding

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use desirous of

Like barangue of the

Stake place somewhere gear the famou

ground known as the are organized by the

boycott movement from Chir

"Chey," "Z4 | Jong residence.

the ghastliness of the massacre, we publish that MS, as it stood. There were no "rumours" about it, nor were there any dis tortions. Again when our special representa American authorities to investigate the by every honest man and by everyone who as crime, and spoke of the escort of American pires to maintain purity in public offices. No THE Chinaman who was knocked down in Des marines that would accompany the party to sooner have the scandal faded away, in a mes-

Vœux Road by a tram car yesterday, and who Lien-chau, he was writing facts dictated by gure, than a new question which will appeal Civil Hospital, succumbed to the injuries he was subsequently removed to the Government

Live detailed the steps being taken by the and his action was endorsed, and applauded/shipbuilding branch at Hiratsuka, near visitors calling on the occasion of His Maji

A

Volpicelli, Consul-General home in his office in Zetland Street,

the King of Italy's birthday Capt. Laille po

C. calledd tendered His lency the Governor's congratulations, Captain E. S. Ward, A.D.C., on beball- Excellency Major-General Villiers Halton,

the highest authorities, by those, in fact, especially to people in the Orient is raised received last night,” Th Fusual inquiry will do Captain W. Muller, on behalf of Con.mod

who framed the orders: Then when our junior friend speaks of "Dr. Machle's and Miss Patterson's evidence being taken-

by a decision which has just been delivered doubt fix the blame where it belongs.

in Manila in a case in which a' widow' sued

Williams. They were closely followed by members of the Consular Corps, and the Bing Italing***nd other members of the the New York Life Insurance Company for WHILE the CNistri Tlentin was bound up communities, as well as a number of pro will be taken to quote exactly it is pro the recovery of $5,000, being the amount of river on Saturday last from Chefos and in Chinese who called with congr

an insurance policy bequeathed to her bounding the bend, he ran ashore on the the occasion af His Italian. Mi her late busband. The facts are very simple. and got a line to the vessel's port quarter and On July 5th, 1905, an American employs in the service of the Government of the Philip pine Iskids agreed to take out an insurance policy on his life to the amount of $5,000 On payment of the first premium $312.50, he received an “interim" poll

bably unaware that the Official Commission of Inquiry has already held two sittings in Canton, that the proceedings were taken in camera, and that unless our contemporary cobs from us the information which we have already published it will be unable to give any facts at all until the return of the Commission from Lien-chau, a month hence

from-the

Manila agent, and he gave a conditions ceipt stipulating that the Company

MARIE BRIZARD & ROGER, Our versatile contemporary, whose facts are not always quite irrefragable, is pleased to be merry at the expense of a statement which incur no obligation until the insurance

BORDEAUX,

THE

AWARDS:

HIGHEST

WHEREVER

it evolved out of its own inner consciousness,plication had been approved by the

It says "We are told that gunboats are board at Shanghai, and a policy isstied

proceeding to Lien-chau-over land no doubt that board the Company reserving, the when fitted with wheels." Nobody in their right to disapprove of the applica dreams would have imagined such a proceed. August 1st the applicant died ing, but our friend is in the throes of whereupon the home office on being nightmare. Not a single newspaper in the Colony suggested such an idea with the of the fact, refused to issue the solitary exception of our friendly critic itself. amigning as their reason for so doing that On the 3rd inst. in a telegram dated the application had never been acted Shamcen; (Canton) and November our con The widow therefore brought this temporary published this sentenco-"Two recover the money, and it was Chinese gunboats have been despatched to behalf that the very Lien-chau?! So presumably our contemporary hal office was proof knows what it is talking about when it speaks | plicant, who was of gunboats fitted with wheeld. We make no his premium, and comment on our contemporary's accuracy warded was being': where telegrams are concerned, but we blush |tion was when we find our friend ascribing to us the Sha Ingenuities of its own invention, and we re

EXHIBITED, fuse to bear the weight of so great a burden

'rash July, 1905.

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order that it may be demolis

not argument

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