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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 26 1905.

It is rated that the, Kaiser has promised to | As soon as Sic Claude MacDonald presents his All communications fütended för pabllension Income to China's assistance if any Power at- credentials he becomes Doyen of the Diplo«' *Tâm HONGRÒNG TELEGRAFİ “wald be tempts to seize her northern territory.

matic Corpe in Tokio, being the first Ambassa- kistused in The Elinor, I, low Hows loed, and

dor to Japan. should be scom-spanded by the Writer's Name and Addrøm,

Grillinary basins a sumunications should be addrowed

to The Manager.

The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any rojectal MS., nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN AUVÄNDE), ALLY-90 per atmum WKERLY-19 per annum.

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M. F. M. Jainon, manager of the Penang branch of the Chartered Bank, has married Miss Georgette Marie Rossignon, daughter of the late Procureur du Rol of Brussels,

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A-MARRIAGE. But been arranged between Eric William, eldest son of Mr. W. W. Mann, of Ravenswood, Dextoy, Kent, and Josephine Catherine (Kitzie), only daughter of Sir Ewan Cameron, K.C.M.O., 41, Maresfield-gardens, Hampstead. - dag,

MR. H. Westerveld, of Messrs C. Nickel & Co., a resident in Kobe for some 8 ur 9 years, and a well-known member of the K. K, and A. C. and the Golf Club, committed suicide withstanding the fact that the weather has been THR plague is on the increase in Osakh, not- Kobe on the 14th, 'nged 40.

much colder in the past few days. Up to the 13th inst. 91 cases were reported to the city authorities of which 72 have ended intally, and only a recovered..

The ton per quarter and por inean, propertional. The daily inque in delivered free iwhen the addrow is neoralide to mumsenger. On cop de must liy put an

DR. Chikamure, of the Osaka Infectious additional $1,80 ser quarter in charged for postage:iscales Hospital, died on the teth from This pinge on the weekly lawns to any part of the

world in 30 cents per quarter.

plague, contracted from a patient. According to his own wish, his remains are being minute- Aigle Coples Daily, teu cents: Wockly. twenty-

ly investigated by Dr. Sato for scientific pur fivecanta,

BIRTH. 1.

MARRIAGE.

pares,

On 20th December, at Shanghai, the wife of IT is reported that the Mikado has been asked to be honorary colonel of the ist Lancashire PHILIĘ W. MASSKY, of a son,

Regiment, and if he complies, the King will probably be asked to be honorary colonel of the 1st Regiment of Imperial Body Guards in Japan.

On 16th December, at Shanghai, DONALD R. MCEUGN, second son of the late Captain- McEuen, Captain-Superintendent of Police, to K. RUTH ANDERSEN, only daughter of Capt. W. P. Andersen, C. 1. M. Customs service,'

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fire station in Cannon-strool, E. C., the work- WHILE excavating the foundations of the new

men have unearthed an unusually fine speci- men of a in bath. It is proposed to place the bath in a London museum. Canton-street was the main artery of Roman London.

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INDIAN Constable 713 was charged by Inspec. tor Warnock with allowing a convicted prisoner to escape from his custody while waiting for THE N. C. D. News is informed that the total the committ, papers to be made out, and output of Kaiping coal from the Chinese Enfailing to re-arrest him within the allotted time. Mr, F. A. Hazeland fired him Sto or one

On 18th December, at Shanghai, Lord YUgineering and Mining Company's three imines. KENG, ex-Minister to France.

for the week ended the gth inst. amounted to 20,000.lons and the sales for the same period Le 20,000 tons.

The Hongkong Celegraph WHISKY.ONGKONU, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1905.

$16.50

THE LEPENS OF CANTON.

FREDERICK Thomas was charged before Mr. Hazeland their morning, by Inspector Collett, with remaining in the Colony after his vessel, the Empress of Japan and sailed. He had previously deserted from the Navy, by his own' admission, and bad nothing to say to this charge, He was sentenced to pay a fine of $25, or undergo one month's hard labour.

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Tun Japan Times states that Municipal authorities and leading business men are making investigations in connection with the some talk making the Exhibition international to certain extent. Again, though the probable date of the Axhibition is 1907, still a delay for two or three years is possible; some people think it very probable.

Sixth National Industrial Exhibition. There is

month.

THE 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment, now in Ceylon, will, it is expected, replace the 2nd Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment at Hongkong. The and Battalion. of the gallant "Firms," of which Lieut.-Colonel E. C. Ingouville-Williams, 1.5.0., is the com

and ng officer, went from Bloemfontein to the land of spicy breezes" last year. It served with distinction in the South African War.

THE Shangpu has recently drawn up some new

regulations, consisting of thirty-eight, articles,

forth clearly the methods of procedure with regard to the opening of mines, such as the applying for licenses from the Board, the formation of mining companies, the amount of royalties, etc., etc. It is anderstood that these new regulations aim to improve on the existing

SKY RACE MEETING:

THE ROYAL VISIT.

THE

GRAM

ORAPH:

PREPARED FOR

REINFORCEMEN

From Our Own

Shanghini, 20thi Decomber,

It has been atated in theme columni thay it. was contemplated to hold a sky race meeting during the stay in Hongkong of Prince Anbur of Connaught in February next. We are now informed that it has been definitely decided to hold the races on the 12th February, 1900!! The programme has not yet been fosily settled. The races are to be held under the auspices of

the Club will meet at an early date to discuss the Hongkong Jockey Club. - The Stewards of

the programme that is to be drawn up. We understand that ponies entering for the 1905-1906 race meeting will be eligible to compete at the sky meeting, and as there will be no less than fifty subscription griffins, the Although the Settlement races on the 13th February should prove quite suming its normal condit as interesting as the best of the annual fixtures, Our local sports in general and the Stewards | forcements of binejacke of the Hongkong Jockey Club in particular can be deponded upon for arranging a pro-

arrive

and camps are gramme that will maintain the high standard in various parts of the of the Colony's sporting traditios during the | Royal visit,

LEGAL LIGH18 LOST

ON, LANTIO

THE TROUBLE IN SHANGHAI

The N. C.D. News, of the sand insty's Shanghai yesterday had something of the air of a city recovering from the effects of a holiday, though the interruption to business fo AND STRANDED ON A REEF.

the present instance had besh of too grim A very unfortunate ending to a pleasant kind. Residents were taking up the threads tramp on Lantao was experienced by a party of their commercial life, Sut the armed sentries of Hongkong gentlemen on Sunday. The and police remained as reminders of the excite Attorney General (Sir H. S. Berkeley), Messrs. ing spicaties of the three preceding days. The E H. Sharp, K.G., C.E. Ewens, George Hast Japanese cruiser Truskim arrived, at Woo- ings and CA. Dick-Melbourne chartered a

sung to reinforce the naval guards here. launch in the morning, to take them to the That it would not be advisable as yet to dis-> island where they arrived in due course and pense with our naval protectora je proved by after disposing of tiffin set off to explore the the fact that about 6 pm. yesterday a slight table laud. As the afternoon advanced a thick attack was made on the Waterworks premises mist drifted up and soon enveloped them within Yangtze poo Rond. The staff were able to the result that they got separated and lost their way. Mesars, Ewens and Melbourne eventu ally found a track leading to the Tai O police station at the further end of the island over- Inoking the mouth of the Canton River, and following this they were soon doing justice to a pot lick dinner before turn ing in for the night. But a sorrier fate awaited

beat it off, but the Amercian bluejackets, to whom has been entrusted the projection of Hangkow, were informed, of the occurrence in case of a repetition on a larger scale, you

We learn that a movement is on foot to ac

cord to the sailors who have done so much for our security in the last few days some recogni tion of the residents' appreciation and we are

It is not unknown to our readers that for several years past evangelistic work has been carried on by the American Presbyterian Mission in the leper village situated about two miles outside of the East gate of Canton city. The Rev. Dr. Andrew Beattie, who has charge of the work, has frequently been sbliged to point out that, although it A. S. WATSON & CO., is under the direction of the Presbyterian Mission, the Mission is not responsible for its financial, support. LIMITED.

Few of the lepers THE British cruiser squadron, under the com. have any means of support. Their friendsmand of Admiral Sir George Noel, will arrive THE present of the electrical business in Chinabashed," eventually reached the shore and 0 | were ut the bottom of some of the disturbances cast them off entirely. The Government in Manila Bay on Ianuary 11. The squadron gives to each one and a half cents a day, but consists of the cruiters Hogue, Sutlej and Dia. the least a man can live on is five cents a day,dem, the latter the fiagahip of the admiral. The money collected through the medium of the Press is devoted to the purchase acting governor-general, General Corbin, China field. "When once' electrical construcgers, started for Hongkong and, steaming scattered all their purchases to the ground,

and the officers will be entertained by the

Admiral Train and the British colony..

WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRÁ BPÍLDINGS.

· Hongkong, 28th October, 1905,

GREGOR & CO.,

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

ITALIAN WINES

ASTI, MOSCATO,

of rice which is distributed to the lepers three times during the week and the eagerness displayed by these people in attending at the distribution and getting their measure, of food is evidenced in the fact that many of them diag their diseased limbs over miles of country in order that they may partake of the little that funds enable to be given Contributions to permit of this work bay 'carried où during the winter months is the most pressing need at the present time, and should not be lost sight of by the menibers ofthe foreign and native communities in Hong-

The vessels will remain at Manila three days

IT is stated by the Japan Advertiser that the American quarantine officials at Yokohama have notified various steamship companies conducting American services that persons who come in Yokohama, via Osaka and its neighbourhood, will not be allowed to go to' America antess they remain in Yokohama a before their departure and their health is tified to. This appears a somewhal'extra- ordinary regulation. Is cargo to be treated in the same way?

TAN days ago Charles Ernold, an unemployed engineer, when placed before Mr. F. A. Haze

ones, so as to make them as nearly perfect as possible.

the other three members of the parly, who sure that any well-devised scheme with that were doomed to spend their night on an ex- end will meet with an enthusiastic response.. posed reef. These gentlemen, after being Evidence is not wanting that the Cantonese. is not very attractive for American business found their way to a ferry wharf, where they def of the past two days, remarks the Mercury of men, but the possibilities of the future are 10

cided to take the ordinary bost baçe to Hong: the aoth inst. If the Cantoness did not 'actual. 'great, that the U. S. Consul at Amoy reports that American concerns will make a grave mis kong. But fate was against them even then for by raid the Hongkew market, many of them take if they fail to keep representatives to the the ferry launch, after embarking the pasten waylaid foreign cooks leaving that market and One regrettable feature of the affair is, no tion in the Empite is really commenced the along at full speed, crashed into a reef between concerns on the ground will probably have two rock and there jack fast. The engines doubt, the sympathy shown by the Chinese red fullsapsed, astero, but after one policemen towards the rioters, and several, more work than they can do, and there will w and probably be sale for more machines and appli-

100 firmly wedged and all nese constal Vanishing at the first sign of beregebacking" it was found that instances hay home to our knowledge of Chlo unces then they can readily and promptly fur changetting her off seemed hopeless trouble and in some cases they have looked Distt.

that they had to spend the night; with the grestest unconcern, at the mob bar. Jungry and tired, without food or proper rassing foreigners. In one case especially er, the rain blowing over them in gusty on a Chinese constable being apparlad yo netrating torrents, and no means available for | for protection from the_mub he had the communicating with their friends. Each party effrontery of saying, No can catchee China- was, of course, entirely ignorant of the other's man to-day!" The Chinese portion of the whereabouts, and was only in the morning force is at the beat a negligible quantity and that Meters, Ewent and Melbourne, on taking. tha day is perhaps not very, far off when their wrecked ferry and on board their miss. Some of the foreign shops have been trying

launch to. Hơm hơng, came across the retention will be a burning question.

An informal meeting of shareholders in the Weihaiwel Gold Mining Co., Ld., was held at

Shanghai on 21st, inst. Mr. E. S. Little presided

Mr. W. Denham Verschuyle, the laté manager, was present and reported on the general out look and the work which had been done. He stated that he had confidence for the future and that there was rich ore in the mine, but as a whole it was a low grade proposition and must

a

credit it must be said that they have consistent ly refused to sell any amma and ammunitions to

kong whose liberality on former occasions.inand, charged with vagrancy, said he could get be handled as such. Mr. Verschoyle concluding friends. The quickly transferred to 16 reap a good barvest with the trouble by ed. "The mine is now, I hope, on the high the launch, when peed was made to Hong-doubling their prices for cartridges, but to their road towards the dividend paying stage end kong, to obtain relief for the weary and hungry therefore resign from its management, with explorers who eventually arrived home shortly feelings of professional satisfaction.There before nnon on Christmas Day,

CONCERT AT THE ENGINEER'S

assisting to mitigate the sufferings of the aflicted is thoroughly appreciated by those in charge of the work. But there are other needs which, sooner or later, will have to be met. One of the great problems that Dr. Beattie has to face is what to do with the children. Authorities are agreed that the children of leprous parents are not and need not become tainted. It is necess

work if he could get to Canton, but he had no money to get there with. His Worship ordered 3 to be given to him out of the Poor-box for this purpose. Instead of taking advantage of this clemency the man elected to remain in the Colony and celebrate the festive season, with the result that he was re-arrested as a vagrant and this morning was sent to the House of Detention.

ERNEST Horwitz, formerly Secretary of the

and presenting it, had it cashed. He then left Shanghai for Vladivostok where he remained until the breaking out of the nois, when he telt for Japan to which country he was traced. le secured a passage under an assumed name on the 1. M. steamer Korea and left for San Francisco A telegram was sent to that part and the man was arrested on board the ship on her arrival there on the 18th inst. Extradi- tion proceedings are now under way at the State Department with the view of having the man brought back to Shanghai for trial.

ary, however, 10 separate them from those Shanghai Pilot 1soat Company, is alleged to who have been touched with the disease have forged a cheque for nearly ten thousand A home or boarding school for these un-faels on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank tainted children has already been opened outside of the leper village, and as funds permit children without a taint of leprosy will be admitted from the neighbouring village. Another need of the leper colony at Canton is a hospital; for, as i r. Beattie has pointed out, in addition to his leprosy the leper is subject to all the ills the flesh is keir to. He has his fevers and pains as well as we, and a hospital in which he may be cared for is a crying necessity. This will also be an asylum for the sick and worn out lepers, and a place where the Christians can spend their last days in greater comfort than in their own rooms. As soon as the means are provided work BAROLO & BARBERA the institution will be commenced and 'continued as the way is opened. The Chi- es came forward with subscriptions for the boarding school and are willing to subscribe more, but without further assistance little can be done. Here, in Hongkong, we have many calls upon the purse of charity and it must be acknowledged are ever ready to assist many worthy objects, and if only we would realisé more fully the value of the work that is being carried on at Canten the Leper | Fund should materially benefit by libéral

subscriptions from Hongkong,

FROM

G. LENTI,

ALESSANDRIA, PIEDMONT,

ALSO

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE N. Y. K. has decided to continue its Bombay service without a subsidy."

Saturday night,, when a constable passing the A VERY during robbery was discovered on Chinese recreation ground, at 'Hollywood Road noticed a Chinaman coming out, whose pro- portions round his stomach were such as to call for investigation. The constable stopped the man and then discovered that he was carrying, wrapped around his stomach, a new European rweed overcoat. Further lovosti- gatibus developed the fact that the man, Chou Yau, by name, unemployed, had stolen the coat in Morrison Hill Road from the residence of Mr. J. H. Oxberry, of the Hongkong Hotel by slipping into the house at 8 o'clock on Saturday night. The man pleaded guilty, and was sentenced by 'Mr. F. A; Hareland to threes weeks' hard labour and six hours in the stocks. Inspector Warnock prosecuted,

CHAU Kunjan unemployed houseboy, was this morning at 3.45 o'clock, found coming from No. 418 Des Voeux Road West, by Inspector. Collett, under suspicious circumstances. The Inspector stopped and questioned the man, and on searching him found a pick-lock be sides a quantity of counterfeit coins, while the door of the house showed signs of ao tempt to break in. Placed before Mr. Harsland later in the day the man was sentenced, for posses sion of the burglar's tools, to one month's hard Jabour and six hours in the stocks, and for post session of the counterfeit coin to pay a fins of 57, in default ons month's hard labour, the sentences to run consecutively, and at ibe ex DURING his stay in Manila; Vice Admiral piration thereof the prisoner is to be deport Noel will be entertained by the acting governed. The tools and coins were ordered to be [33-10 or general and by General Corbla.

destroyedi

THE steamers Industria, Basiry, and Henry

Bolċkow have been definitely confiscated. THE Mikesa will be refloated by March at TABLE CLARET IN CASKS., and the North after the ice has di

appeared.

Hongkong, 13th July,' 1995,

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was a short discussion on the report and sonic questions were asked and replied to.

Ir will be remembered that some time ago H. E. Ko Feng-shib, ex-Governor of Kunichow, was appointed Commissioner of the Tax on

Prepared Opium in eight provinces much against the wishes of the higher provincial authorities concerned. The Viceroy of Canton, H. E. Shum was particularly strong in his protest against this appointment, as he main tained that the Opium tax should be collected by the various provinces themselves. The Government, however, does not at present consider it prudent to withdraw the appoint ment, but will, it is stated, abolish that office in the future. It is surmised that the trans ference of H. E. Ko to the Metropolitan service is an initiatory'step towards this end,

IN connection with the proposed constitution for China, it is stated that the Government any measure recommended by the Travelling will put into execation, by way of experiment, Commissioners as a result of their inquiry. | All information, acquired by them in the course of their mission will be arranged un- der two main heads, vie (1) internal ad- ministration, which is to include (a) national religion, (b) the form the government and (c) social customs; and (2) Diplomacy, which will embrace (8) rights of sovereignty, (b) | International Law and (c) protection against aggression. It is difficult, however, to say how to carry out the measures, until the reports of the Commissioners have been received.

INSTITUTE

On Saturday evening the Institute of En. gineers and Shipbuilders opened the festive

the natives....

Japanese photographers have been very in- dustrious in taking snap shots of the happening of the past two days and the result of their achievements will, no doubt, appear very soon In the home papers.

The Nonfangpao, discussing the riot, said : “Tho great mistake, was that the mob was season by a smoker to the members and friends, The room had been tastefully prepared under not fired on at the very beginning, for no doubt Mr. Lesnox's supervision, and showed his the outbreak would not have been so serious, artistic capabilities. Mr. J. Inokay opened the had a few of the ruffians been killed. Once programme with a very brilliant musical they had a taste of blood, without receiving medley in which the execution was wonderful, punishment, they got bolder and bolder and The well-known Hongkong tenor, Mr. J. H, every foreigner that came in their way was Oxberry, was next on the programme, and his | attacked, •§. powerful voice filled the entire room, which till No one deplores the ir gedy of yesterday now had had a few vacant chairs in it. The inore deeply than we do. The acts of violence next item was a violus solo by Mr. L. Graça of were totally uncalled for, and the perpetrators, the 'Arework' description which was very who bad their ulterior motivan," should" be effectively rendered and gained much applause, severely punished, We had thought that the Other names on the programme were Messrs. Mixed Court outbreak was to be settled 'ami- J. L. Colter, Paine, and E. O Murjby, bat these | cably, and that the recent disagreement was on for some reason unexplained were unable to keep a fair way to arrive at an understanding, their appointment. There were several valus-

"A serious blow has been dealt on China's

Mr. Tuxford gave a clarionet solo which was recover. Leers, however, and the concert went on merrily, prestige, which will take, years for her fo

well adapted to the fimbre of the instrument,

in his usual'style, and Mr. J. J. Inokay gave. as stated that although the work of refosung | Balalaika solo “Reminiscences of Moscow, the battleship 48ikasa was started soon afr which has proved such a popular item at recenter sinking; the operations have not yet shown concerts, responding with In Vain" as an any marked, progress owing to the sea-bed encore, Mr. Cullen provided the humorous being muddy, The holes in the vessel's bottom element. He started Rocked in the Cradle are, however, beleg patched up, and the ir ok, of the Deep, but aming the transposing piano pected to be raised before, Marck next, jus being at high pitch for the Justrumental items, he struck a snag on top F. But this cended to earth am.d loud applause, and made

SHIPPING AN didn't disconcert him in the least, and he dea-

a few brilliant remarks to the audience which kept them in roars of laughter, and did more to. American (China promote general hilarity than any other item. Australian (Bøpiri) Air. Jillings' recitation. "The Billiard Marker's English (Ocsana) 39th how some rookies were cooked by an inno Story" was equally humorous, if quieter, telling Canadian (Afkantan) 3rd prop.

German (Roon) 3rd prox cant' old colonel, who kept a thing or two fup Australian (Tasywam) 5th prox..> his sleeve' when challenged to a game. - Mr. Jillings gave as an encore. Jerome's-

PUTalk | The, F. &'0. S, N; Cò's si

-1.8, Octana loit about Babies" which was cleverly rendered. Singapore for this port on 34th, instant to a mi Mr. Graça's banjo solo was deservedly encored with the outward. English Malls,” and is due In place of the absentee porformers Mr. Jordan here on 20th inst, at about to a.m. sang Under, the Bamboo Tree, which was. The Imperial German Mall & Prins Hein: ancored. Mr. Smith also obliged with two rich which left here on Wednesday" songs which were much enjoyed Mr. Hume has arrived at Singapore on Sunday 1, 6 a gave Echo, and although was near the The Imperial German Mail x Roon Ca witching hour of night the madiance would not the German Mails with dates from Bar be denied and insisted on another song, which, the 5th December, har left Colombo of owing to Mr. Hume's voice and happy cholce day and may be expected her of songs, left a pleasant impression on every Wedicaday the 3rd January one, who loyally sang God Save the King on The C. PR Co masser Votes of thanks, were proposed, and Kong, arrived at Vanconyers everyone: Noted the concerts in unqualified Saturday, the 3rd Ditemba company is chartering tramp steamers to success 14 may be added that Mr. Richardson encourage the trade, and prepare for the ostab-ably performed the duties of Chairman, but the| Sigismund

aliment of the new lisp when the new basis thanks of performans and visitors alike are due already contracted for are f

Watson who personally, sam, has 10 MV are finished The cons their wants to supplied, and whose hos The Impina, Germi tracts call for the building of four new $5,900 pitality je po small way west to mai up the which left bere on

success of the evenlig2=Contribus

aerived at Shi

Tus Rallway and Engineering Review says that. Senator Clark has completed plans for the establishment of a line of steamers to be run from San Pedro to the Orient in connection with the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake. R. R. These boats are to touch at the Hawaiian felands and the ports of China, Japan and Manila, and are designed to compete with the steamers of the Hill lines, and to supple ment the Harriman lines, The United States Government has finished at San Pedro a break water costing $5,000,000 which makes it a fine harbour, as vessels drawing thirty-five feet can enter. The San Pedro line has begun the construction of large docks at a terminat, and the

́ton steamers,