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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week' onding 25th March:-Library-Non-Chinese, The closing ceremony of the Japanese Dict 268. Chinese, 113; total, 387. Museum took place on 28th ult

Non-Chinese, 286; Chinese, 2,885; total, 3,171

OVER 200,000 yen has been received areny THE Amateur Dramatic Club on Saturday from the United States for the Japanesse gave a performance of "Lady Huntworth's Famine Relief Fund,

ags || Experiment," before a fairly futi house. His Excellency the Governor, with a party of guests, officers. The play went vary well, was present, as well as a number of French'

A COMPROMISE has been arrived at in regard to the new Japanese Tariff at the joint confer

cace of the two Houses.

THE Dumbar of vessels constructed at the Misu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works, Nagasaki, during 1905 was 14, of 13,989 tons. INSPECTOR Macdonald placed six coolies be fore Mr. F, A. Hazeland this morning on a

day. They admitted the charge and were fined $3 each.

A DEATH-BED will, consisting of three words only, and written on an envelope, was held by the President of the Probate Court to be per fectly valid. The widow of the testator inherits the whole estate, valued at £8,000. The document ran:-"All to mother.-C. T.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

INDIAN WATCHMAN CHARGED.

CA. D. Melbourne, Hordaj Rai, an Indian At the Magistracy this afternoon, befte Mr.

watchman employed at the Quarry Bay ship yard, was brought up on remand charged with the manslaughter of one Ng King, a codie, at Quarry Bay, on March 26th last.

Mr. F.B. Deacon, of Mastra: Descon, Iker and Deacon, prosecuted.. Mr. H. J. Gajdiner, in the office of Mr. O. D. Thomson, defended, while Mr. R. F. G. Master watched the css on behalf of Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire,

Dr. William Hunter, 'medical offical in: charge of the public mortuary, said that on 27th ult, he made a post-mortem examination. où a male Chinaman, that was brought ipfrom Quarry Bay. The deceased died from ajjadly. ture might have been caused by a blow or a kick.

TELEGRAMS.

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SERVICE.

THE JAPANESE TARIFF.

DATE OF OPERATION.

OCTOBER 1.

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Shanghai, 2nd April, 2.15 p.m.

Telographic advices have been

Single Coplo Dally, tes conta: Weekly, twenty. charge of street gambling, at Yaumati yester THE Governor of Honan has wired to the Wai- ruptured spleen. In witness's opinion the run received from Tokio announcing that

five conta

BIRTHS.

On the 20th March, at London, the wife of F. F. RAPER, of a daughter,

On the 28th March, at Shanghal, the wife of T. F. W. MAMMEN, of a daughter.

DEATH.

On the 17th March, at Shanghai, of men- ingitis, VITTORIO PALAZZI, son of, F. Palazzi, aged 17 months.

THE woman and two fitters who were arrested some days ago, for cutting a water pipe, as she thought the people living above her were using too much water, were this afternoon fined $ÿö and $5 each, respectively.

THE junk which was sunk by the U.S. collier Alexander on the 28th ulto, near the eastern edge of the Rambler Shoal, is being successfully raised, and the Fairway is expected to be clear

HYGIENOL The Hongkong Gelegraph of the obstriction by to-night,

(REGISTERED).

A POWERFUL

DISINFECTANT,

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Hongkong, 3rd March, 1906,

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HONGKONG, Monday, April 2, 1905.

THE SUGAR MARKET.

On Friday Reuter transmitted a most important message to the Colony which is not without considerable interest to all those interested in one of the staple industries of Hongkong. Mr. Scott's motion in the House of Commons that Great Britain with draw from the Sugar Convention was with drawn upon the statement of Mr. Lloyd George that, though the convention had not achieved the anticipated results, a with drawal at the present time would cm. barrass Great Britain. It has been the reiterated opinion in the Colony that e operation of the Convention to which Hongkong with adheres has brought about results bene- ficial to the sugar, refining business which could never have been possible when

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wupu and the Shangpu, proposing the opening of the three places, Cheng Chou, Lo Yang and Chu Ma-tion to international trade, and will memorialize the Throne after he has received the approval of the said Boards to his pro- posal.—Shanghai Times.

THE No "boy" of the Club Lusitana was charged this afternoon, at the Police Court, before Mr..CA. D. Melbourne, for being, in possession of 4 taels a mace of prepared opium and 5 mace of opium dross, without the rei quired pennit. Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth prosecuted and Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, defended. Evidence was

Cross-examined: A fall would cage a spleen to rupture. There were no exernal signs of violence on the deceased. The scen

of the deceased was four times its normal site. Hui Ou, foreman, Quarry Bay, said that about 9 a.m. on the 26th ult, the deceasedwas placing together some pieces of wood a matshed at Quarry Bay. Witness saw the to. I watchman (defendant) passing. When ofen- he looked in. At the same time the decased dant arrived at the maished already mentine asked: "What are you looking in here.

the now Japanese Tariff comes into operation on the 1st October next.

[N. C. D. News.}

Manchuria for the Manohus.

Peking, 27th March. The gentry of Heilungkiang and Kirin pro- vinces have held a meeting and decided that the railway,, mining, timber-felling, and other enterprises in these provinces shall be exploit- decision to the Waiwupu and the Shangpu on ed by local capital. They communicated this'

decided to order from the Kawasaki Dockyard, heard. Mr. Grist said that recently the de. for? The defendant entered saying, "Why the 25th inst., and have also sent delegations

Kobe, a steamer of 3,000 tons. When com plated the vessel will be placed on the Osaka Shosen Kaisha's Formosan service..

FOR stealing two lead pencils and thirteen envelopes on the 1st instant, the property of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, a coolic was this morning sentenced by Mr. F. A. Haze- land, at the Magistracy, to one week's bard labour.

leodant discharged a cook in the Club. It was presumed that the cook gave the informa. tion to get defendant into trouble. His Wor ship fined the defendant $72.50,

Or late Jardine's Sugar Refinery at East Point have been losing quite a lot of feather belting from their machine rooms, and although strict watches have been kept they failed to find the thief. In fact, notwithstanding the watches MEREUX Joli, quartermaster, Mousquet, and kept, the belting continued to disappear. Re. Come Claude, fireman, Montcalm, were char-cently, two men were taken off their ordinary ged this morning before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at duties and stationed in the machine rooms, the Police Court, for behaving in a disorderly with the object of seeing that none of the Com manner while drunk in Connaught Road Cen. pany's belting was removed from the premises, On Saturday afternoon suspicions were tral last night. They were fined $3 each.

"aroused, 'and after work, when the men: were GEORG Rosch, butcher, 5.s. Pring Waldemar, passing out, the two watchmen were searched. charged Hu Wong, a butcher's assistant on On each man was found small pieces of belt- the ship, for stealing, last evening, one tio box,

ing, lashed found their legs. They were im- valued at 30 marks, and 63) marks in money, mediately charged. At the Magistracy this the property of the complainant. The charge morning, the defendants were sentenced to was proved and the defendant sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.

ceased man's face.. Defendant then eiz- do you scold me?" and slapped the de-

kicked him on the right side. The decas. ed the deccused by the right shouldenind

ed then tried to run away bat was again seed and kicked twice about the stomach. Witess then said to the defendant: "That will do. Do not strike him again. Conway. The dein- dant left. A few minutes later the deceped started to vomit. He gradually grew wase, became unconscious and fifteen minutes ar

wards died.

Further evidence was called to corrobque the last witness' statement.

The case was proceeding when our repper left the Court.

CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB

SUNDAY'S' RACING.

to Peking.

The Suspended Negotiations.

Peking, 28th March. suspended. The Waiwupu has frequently urg

The Russo-Chinese negotiations ara, still.

ed the Russia Minister to resume them, but Ir. Pokotiloff continues to postpone them on the plea of his sickness. It is believed, how. ever, that he is inteniionally postponing the meetings, while the Russian military authori ties are dispatching parties to explore for mines

in'Manchuria.

The Railway Nationalisation Bill,

A CLOSURE WITH EMPHASIS.

Takia, 29th March.' The House of Peers referred the revised Railway Nationalisation Bili back to the House of Representatives where an unprecedented The weather conditions during the past wek

scene ensued in consequence of a motion by did not look very promising for the comp. the Seiyu-kai to divide without further debate, tors in the yacht race set to take place fa.all discussion being already exhausted. The

despairing of suc THE new Blue funnel liner Teucer has loaded terday, by members of the Corinthian Yet opponents of the measure,

She is one of five Fortune, was for once propitious, and the & but that fickle jade, Weather, twin sistero voyage on March 1st. similar steamers ordered by the Ocean Steam-

ments were all that could have been desin.

one week's hard labour cach

beet sugar found its way in increasing quan⋅ } "[y they swept it into the sea; it would only for the Far East, and sailed on her maiden Club, for the cup presented by Mr. E. F. Gibin, ccss, retired, and the Bill was thus adopted by

A. S. WATSON & CO., tities to the markets of the East from the bounty-granting countries in Europe. In the interest, therefore, of the protection of the colonial industry it is greatly to be hop ed that Great Britain's adhesion to the compact against the bounty-giving 'States will be long continued. In connection with the speech from the Chairman at the recent meeting of the Chian Sugar Refining Co. with special reference to the recession of prices which has taken place upon nearly all European sugar markets, it may serve some useful purpose to scan over the review of the world's sugar market as"presented in the journal devoted to the sugar industry. We are told that sellers obtained the upper hand and they were supported on the one hand

CREGOR & CO.,

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be wasted, so I swept it up," said a sampan woman at the Magistracy this morning. She was charged with being in possession of a quantity of flour and being unable to give a satisfactory explanation as to how she pro cured it Mr. Hareland, in fining her $3, re- marked that the flour was too clean to be caft. ed sweepings.

THE Chinese Travelling Commissioners have telegraphed that, when the Chinese Minister

ship Company, and is practically a sister-ship to the Bellerophon, of which vessel we recently Rave some description. The chief feature is that in these steamers masts have been entirely dispensed with, their place being taken by four pillars, arranged in pairs, fore and alt, to act as crane posts for derricks. Her appliances permis of her handing weighs up to 36 lons,

Tyne, is fitted with twin screws, and is 432Ēl, long, set in beam, and 42ft. Gus. deep, of 5,000 toes, and with a deadweight capacity of about 13,000 tons.-L. & C. Express.

THE ganboat Thistle was commissioned at age they are best acquainted with-namely, Devonport on 27th Feb, for special service on English is the medium of instruction. The the China Station by Lieutenant R. M. R. prestige accruing to Britain and British medi- West. The Thistle was launched in 1898, and | cine, were this fulfilled, must surely be ap, she has served commissions on the Cape, Westparent to all, however narrow their imperialism; African, and South Atlantic Stations. She car- and it only wants one Governor of the Colony lies a crew of 70 all told, including six officers of Hongkong to take the matter in hand and Her amament consists of twe 4-inch quick appeal to the patriotism of the nation to develop firing guns, four 12-pounders, and maxima, and a scheme of superlative importance to the her 1,300 h.p. engines give her a speed of 135 welfare of China, and to the pre-eminence of knots per hour.

Precisely at noon the starting signal was giv and seven yachts set off in the competition, course being from the Police Pier to t North Fairway, starboard, thence to Aro Rock, starboard, and so home. There was fair breeze, but not quite as much might have been desired, but in the sult the race proved a fairly good one, at

was finally won by Gael, splendidly steer to victory by Mr. M. Melver,

The Cup, a very handsome silver trophy,

an absolute majority of the House...

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.

CHINESE POLICEMAN CHARGED.

No. 7 Folice-station, West Point, was charged' Cheong Sang, palice-constable' No. 336, of

before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Count this morning, with unlawfully taking an un- married girl, aged sixteen years of age, out of the possession of her father, against his

will, on the 7th ultimo. The complainant was Chiu Cheuk Chi, a shop-keeper of No. 20, Western Street.

a carved blackwond stand, was subsequend Mr. R, F. C. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, presented to the fortunate wiener, by MStokes and Master, appeared for the defendant, Hands, at the request of Mr. F. F. Gibs and applied for an adjournment. (who was overcome by an unusual fit The case was accordingly remanded until bashfulness), and the presentation was

Monday next. Bail $100. knowledged by Mr. Mclver in a few appropriți words.

The yachts competing were:- Gas, M. Mclver.......... Hibernia, W. J. Withers Nina, E. M. Hazeland Cam, J. Henderson...... Asthore, R. Witchell.... Antriméta, Captain Casey ...... Thekla, W. A. Crake

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STARTING YOUNG.

A fad, not more than twelve years of age, appeared as a witness in a case of larceny this morning.

Mr. Hazeland-What are you?

Little Boy-A cook!(laughter).

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Mr. Hazeland-How long have you been a

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100k?

HE DISBANDING OF THE FIRS CHINESE REGIMENT,

Little Boy-1 commenced when I was mina years old.

Mr. Hazeland-Well, what do you know of this matter?

Little Boy-Nothing.

Mr. Hazeland-But didn't you tell the in- spector on duty that you saw the defendants taking away the opium pipes?

Little Boy-No!

was received in nudicace by the Kaiser, His The two forward pillars are joined by a look. Majesty advised him that every country, but out bridge, eighty feet above the water line, especially China, should have an army and The Teucer, which has been built by Messrs. Davy sufficiently strong to meet any emer-Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., of Hebburn-on- gency. The Kaiser also expressed the opinion that there is no necessity for China to intro duce any other country's administration. 10 MANY, of our readers, says the N, C.D. News, by the fact that the fears of insufficient in-have doubtless experienced difficulty for some

IN noticing the Calendar for 1906 of the Col 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.crease in consumption were stimulated by time past in obtaining bank notes for their re-lege of Medic ne for Chinese at Hongkong the reports from numerous sources and on the quirements, and have had to accept the mora Journal of Tropical Atidicine expresses the other hand by reports that the decrease of cumbersome silver Mexican, They, and the wish that the meaning and importance of this acreage in the beet-growing districts of the public generally, will probably be interested to College could be brought home to British folk, learn that the International Banking Corpor. so that we would have in Hongkong a teaching old world would not be acarly so large as italion are now issuing notes for $5, $10, and University of the first rank. Instead of turn- was hoped and anticipated. There was also Stoo, Shanghai currency, and the above inconting to Japan, where German is the scientific a noticeable decrease of buying orders fromvenience will thus be greatly relieved.

language of the class-room, the Chinese would turn to an institution where the foreign langu the Orient, which had been taking rather large consignments of granulated and caused quite an activity in the English markets. Cheaper prices, however, did not cause any perceptible buying over the usual amounts, and it looked as if the consumers ex- pect a still further decline. In view of the altogether erratic complexion of the market during the past few months, it cannot be said whether this expectation will be realized or not. Still some effects of the decline Six Edward Sassoon was entertained at a din ought to have been discounted, because the ner, on 27th Feb., in celebration of his return first two months of the year are, according as the Conservative member for Hythe, the to the experiences of many years, the least Royal Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, being the satisfactory in the sugar trade. The current place of meeting. Alderman Penfold, Mayor beet crops have been disposed of, no surt Folkestone, presided over a company of more than 400. The Earl of Radnor proposed prises in this direction are possible and, soOur Member," saying it was a great satisfac far as the acreage for the next campaign is tion to local Unionists to think that Folkestone concerned, reliable estimates cannot be had not been taken in by the "terminological made before spring. This causes, naturally, inexactitudes concerning Chinese labour and either a cessation or suspension of specula- other matters which flew about so freely during tive operations. This attitude of the specula- the recent election campaign. The toast was received with great enthusiasm, and Sir Ed tive element is so much the more pronounced ward Sassoon, returning thanks, alluded to the this year because the admiuedly immense question of Asiatic labour in the Transvaal, world's production on the one and the low observing that no fewer than 18,000 white men prices on the other hand scarcely admit of were finding work mainly in consequence of any advantageous conjunctions in either the presence of Chiness coolies. direction. Even if the acreage should really decrease a few per cent and the crops should take a fairly normal 'course, the tendency

be downward rather than upward. It eye in deep mourning, to charge one Yuen Fat during the last three months showed a distinct the Kiangsu coolia; he is accustonied to Moji for Hongkong on 30th ult, and is due

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HONGKONG SCHOOLS FOOTBALL

SHIELD.

"DIOCESAN SCHOOL THE WINNERS.

Mr. Hazeland-Didn't you say to?..

Little Bay (reluctantly)-Yes, but the lukong told me to say that!

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

The disbanding of the Chinese' Regiment! Weihaiwei, and the withdrawal of what othị troops there are there, are, of course, in acco ance with the decision that was arrived at"|| make Weihaiwei exclusively a naval statio and need not be regarded as in any way a st towards the abandonment of the port. Th Weihaiwei Regiment, has served its tura. has shown what can be done with the Chines Further evidence was called and one of the peasant to make him a soldier; but it was defendants was convicted and sentenced to never likely to see active service again, and so three weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks. its usefulness has ended, and its disbandmen was inevitable. It passes in Ewigkeit with The Diocesan School boys, and the football spendid record, and its officers will retien 2 seam in particular, were in great glee on Satur day afternoon when they won the Schools

their original regiments with a feeling of pride Football Shield. The presentation took placement in every sense, and many Londoners wit as well as regret, för it has been a model regi on the Hongkong Football ground, kindly lent recollect with admiration how they enjoye for the occasion. Mr. W. H. Williams, the seeing the Chinese soldiers who went home for hoa. secretary of the League, said that the the Coronation, marching about in St. Jamest Dibeeran boys were the first to have their Park with all the smartness and swagger of the names inscribed on the shield. They had Guards with whom they were quartered. secured 23 points out of a possible 24, and scored 59 goals to their credit with one goal only scored against them. The best team had undoubtedly won on its merits, and the Dioce san boys, though keep on winding and sup ported by their enthusiastic masters, had never forgotten to play the game in the right spirit, With regard to the rest of the schools the play

which we publish this morning that, what

Our correspondent "F" shows, 'in a lette

certainly a disappointment to Weihaiwel ma be tamed greatly to the advantage of Shang hai. The disbanded men of the First Chines WONG Yuen, a sub-contractor, 15, Station

Regiment would make excellent material f Street, Yau-ma-ti, stepped into the witness box,

our police force. The Shantung peasant is at the Palice Coust this morning, with his left

far foer man, physically and morally, tha

is probably a

with assault. The defendant, it appeared, gwed improvement and a levelling up to the standard abroad to care his livelihood, and there be the complaicabt 53.40 for house-rent. The of the winners, so that next season a still always been a bond between the peoples remarks the Sugar Gazelle, that the complainant called on defendant on several kether and more even competition might be Shantung and Shanghai, due to the extensiv décline should have set in now, because occasions for the money, but could not recover anticipated. Dr. G. H. Bateson-Wright, junk traffic that has existed between them f this will result in lower offerings for beets in it. On Saturday afternoon complainant again who made the presentation, complimented the centuries. These men have been well drille

Diocesan School footballers on the victory, the next campaign, and this in turn will visited defendant. This time defendants and remarked that previous to the inauguration under English officers and their character an have some influence upon the acreage. The ready and as soon as the complaiast entered, of this Schools League, games of football bad courage cried; and in many ways they woul the accused and others fall on to the sub-con, bean played in a more or less desultory fashion; } be better and more acceptable police than ti fact that the first estimates of the European tractor and thrashed him, the defendant using now they had a programme for the season and Sikhs. Probably the idea has already su beet crop have been materially exceeded,

schoolboys benefited in more ways than one, a a fighting-iros: When asked what he had to result for which they had to thank Mr. Wil gested itself to the Council; and we trust a PTABLE CLARET IN CASKS. and that the production may reach 7,000,000 say, the defendant. replied: "That man come flams, the hon. sec. of the League.

endeavour will be made to enlist as many tons, seems to have come to the compreto my house to steal,?” And what about the At the conclusion of the presentation, cheers these native warriors as possible! They wi hension of speculation only very gradually, knuckleduster, you were using asked Mn were given, after which the shield-holders play be much more welcome to the Chiness be

Haceland. "Oh I found that in the complained a team representing "The Rest of the but its effect is for this reason apparently so kat's pocket !" replied the defendant, The case League. The match resulted in a draw of two than the Sikhs, who are to be shortly introduce

goale all [36-10 much the more marked.

was remanded,

to augment this force, will bo--N. Ç. D. New

.ALSO

Hongkong, 13th Jaly, 1905.

MAILS DUL. Indian Namtang) 3rd inst. Canadian (Athenian) 3rd inst. English (Devanha) 5th inst., 5 p.m. Australian (Taiyuan) 6th just. German (Prins Sigismund) qth inst Canadian (Empress of India) joth inst. German (Sachsen) 11th inst. -

Singapore for this port on 31st ult, at 4 p.m.

The P. & O, S. N. Co.'s s.s. Ceylon left

ult., p.m. and may be expected here on or The s.. Borneo left Sandakan on 29th about 3rd inst.

The Imperial Gorman Mail&s, Bayern, which left here on 28th blt, arrived at Singapore on

az inst., 6 p.m.

The N. Y. K. s.3. Colombo Marui Teft here on 4th ins..

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The O, S, S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Co's 8.5. . Calchar left Singapore yesterday and may be expected here on 5th just.

The P. & D. S. N. Co.'s a... Devanka Jest

Singapore for this port on rst inst., at 8 a.m., with the outward English Mails, and is dug here on 5th inst., at 5 p.m. arrived at Shanghai at 8 am, on arst wit, and The C. P. R. Co's sa. Empress of China left again at midnight, same day, for Nagasaki, where she is due to arrive at 8 a.m., on 2nd inst. The Imperial German Mail us. Socksim carrying the German Mails with dates from Berfin of the 13th,ult, left-Colombo ou rat inst, a., and may be expected here on 11th Lost, pm,