1906-04-14 — Page 9

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No 5125

CONTENTS.

Marringes and Deaths:

Leading, Artiolos:-

More Piracy.

"China's Sorrow."

Kowloon-Canton Railway..

Japanese Policy in China,

Hongkong Partnership Registration. Gambling in Siam.

Hongkong and Singapore.

Crime in Hongkong. Shanghai Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Weather Forecasts...

Tolograms:-

Yunnan Outbreak.

Germany in Favour,

Disturbance at Kin-hua-fu.

Russian Troops,

Mukden and Antung.

The Yunnan Fears.

Formosa.

Moctinge

The China Light & Power Co. Lů. Philippine Company, Limited.

Logal Intelligence:~~~

Partnership Issue.

A Close Shave from Gaol.

The Wrong Man,

Polico.

Robling a Junk in Distress.

Alleged Murder.

Justices' Meeting.

Scenes in MacDonald Road.

An "Awlully Nice" House-boy,

The Gold-brick Game.

The Kelptomaniac Pica.

Abducting a Native Woman.

Correspondence~

Is it Chinese Superstition ?

Miscellaneous Articlos and Report:-

Seaquake in Hongkong.

Another Piracy.

Playmates."

Gymkhana Xales,

Hongkong Gymklana Cleb,

Hongkong's Importance to America German Statesman Here.

The Peak Tramway.

Victoria "chool.

The China Traders' Insurance Co., Lt.

Hongkong's Water Supply.

Undesirables in Hongkong..

The Wrecked Agincouri.

Sale of the Deciman.

M. Struce Wrecked,

The Stranded Jumbarton,

Cheap Excursions to Chck-wan,

An Elephant's Revenge.

Physical Culture.

The Royal ilangkong Golf Club.

Sir Arthur MODIE,

Macao Gambling.

Canton Notes.

Canton-Hankow Railway, Activity of Viceroy Shum. Energetic Viceroy Shum. Boxer Rising in Hunan. Alleged Trouble at Shun-tak, Piratical Outrage.

The Shanghai Boys' Brigade. American Banker in Japan. The Japanese Railways. Russian Fishing Rights in Saghalien. The Duty on Rice in Japan. Japanese Shipping Enterprise. The Disaster at Takashima.

Singapore Schemes.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Local and General.

Commercial

聪二十月三年二十三精光

one recorded in these columns about three years ago, when a foreign member of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs was the victim. The pirates began by firing at the passengers, then boarded the boats and removed whatever they could find in the way of valuables. In the present case it is a noteworthy fact that the pirates in their search for goods were particularly anxious to discover the presence of banknotes amongst the passengers. Had these men been raw recruits, or merely the native marauders that range along the boun- daries of their limited territory, it would be understood that they would not realize the value of paper currency, and therefore since the band which attacked Dr. Hager appear ed to know the value of this easily conver tible form of money, it may be surmised that they were old hands at the game, and would not burden themselves with unneces- sary gear. it is, satisfactory to know that in this case the U.S. Consul General has taken the matter in hand, but this is only the culminating instance of a series of depreda tions which we have reported. Energetic as the present American representative in Canton may be, are submit that the time has arrived when compensation from the Chinese Government is not all that should be demanded.

In the own interest the Powers are

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the mountain districts to regulate the flow of water and to act as silt-depositing basins. This idea, Capt. Tyler states in his report, has been condemned by Mr. de Rijke, on account of the vast expense, the temporary character of the remedy, and the danger. A prevalent Chinese idea-one shared, he believes, by some Europeans-is that the remedy can be obtained by clearing the mouth of the river that it is the ac cumulation of detritus there that restricts the flow of the water and, consequently, the bringing down of silt: The condition of the mouth of the river, however, cannot properly be looked upon as the cause of the state of affairs higher up: it is merely the result of that stale. Doubtless dredging operations on a very large scale would have a good effect for a limited distance up; but even for this they would have to be continuous. Capt. Tyler's conjectural scheme which he has to his mind is ar follows:

1. By training-works, which would possibly in part include low dikes which would be flooded at high river, get the lowgiver chan net under control, and gradually bring it to the section which was best suited to the dis- charge of silt; lead this channel in long curves about midway between the present food dikes-modifying these latter, however, where they were too close; encourage the bound deposition of silt in the immediate neigh hourhood of the flood dikes by the growth of willow scrub; where the flood channel is uunecessarily wide and the flood plain suffi- ciently high, embank portions and devote them to the owners of expropriated lauds.

10 intervene to claim adequate protection for the vessels and persons of their countries, and to take in hand themselves the repres. sion of such crimes as make the delta of the Canton rivers a. source of the utmost inse curity and danger at the present time. It would appear that the Provincial authorities of China and especially of the Kwang pro vinces are incapable of maintaining order and good government, and therefore it behoves the Powers to exercise that su thority which will be a guarantee for the traders of their nationality, and at the same time rid China of the pests who wax fat on the incapacity of their own Go- vernment. At all events there is no denying the fact that some radical change must be -made in the method of controlling the water way between Canton and the ports in the West and North Rivers, if life is.to be pro- tected and trade facilitated.

"CHINA'S SORROW?

(9th April.)

The wingho, or Yellow River, has well been named "China's Sorrow," and the suffering and loss it has occasioned are in

calculable. The time must conie-sooner,

it is hoped, than later-when the problem of this river will be seriously investigated. Such is the concluding statement by Capt. W. F. Tyler, Coast Inspector, in his "Notes on the Hwangbo, or Yellow River, including extracts from a report on the condition of the south bank immediately below Lo-k'ou." In the early part of 1903 Capt. Tyler was in- structed by the Inspector General of Cus toms to proceed to Shantung and render some advisory services to His Excellency the Governor of that province in connection with waterways. The service required prov- ed to be in regard to the Hsiao-ch'ing-ho and its navigational possibilities. The result of Capt. Tyler's exhaustive investigations is now published in the form of a Yellow Book in the special series of the Imperial Maritime Customis valuable publications and for a copy of which we are indebted to the local Commissioner of Customs. The report On the 4th April, at Shanghai, HƯỜD KIRK HOPE, Tientsin, to AGNES MOFFAT. second describes the condition of this important daughter of Thomas Hoggarth, Bath, England.

waterway, the immediate measures of pro- On the 4th April, at Shanghai, 'ARCHERAND PAIN NAZER, eldest son of the late Jobnection which should be taken within the Stewart Nazer, Shanghai, to ALICE MARY, only daughter of the late Alex MacCallum.and Mrs. MacCallum, of Shanghai.

DEATHS

Weekly Share Report. Freight.

Exchange.

Opium.

MARRIAGES.

On the 31st March, at Vladivostok (of heari

58 years.

71 years,

disease), M. TEIFPENDRAG, of Shanghai, aged On the 2nd of April, at Shanghai, HENRY LEWIS, Yangtsze pilot, native of U.S.A., aged Os the 4th April, at Shanghai, WILLIAM BELL, aged 49 years.

On the 4th April, at fabe, whilst on his homeward voyage, J. H. Savit, Second Assistant, I. M. Customs Service,

II: By a survey of the river, and its neigh bourhood ascertain the position of the low lands and the relatively high; select a "low" of suitable size, say, so by zo miles, as far ap the river as possible and bordered as much as possible by a "high" embank this area and expropriate the land; into this area train the low-river channel, and from again lead the waters into the existing led; as soon as possible reclaim the deserted! river bed, fertilising it by suitable floodings, and appropriate it to the use of expropriated

Natives.

JAPANESE POLICY IN CHIŇA.

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號四十月四英港香

HONGKONG partnurSHIP

REGISTRATION,

(11th. April.)

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effort to the speedy completion of a Govern

own houses, an act of royal clemency which inent venture, which, will mean 30 very

binds the people to the throne and re minds them that they are indeed bless- much to Hongkong. The fact that 15,000

ed with a great potentate. The chagrin men will be engaged in the arduous operation

On many occasions we have pointed out

of the Wambling Farmer is a minor matter, of levelling the country in the New Teni tories through which the line will take its the anomalous and entirely unsatisfactory unworthy of consideration. Yet with all course, implies that great, not to say exceptate of things which exists as the result of this, the Siamese Government is vaguely tional, efforts are being made to carry the the lack of any Registration of Partnerships suspicious that outside peoples think gam project through in the shortest space of Ordinance in Hongkong. Cases innumer-bling is a sign of a nation's weakness, and time. On this occasion, at least, no laggardable have been argued with endless iteration therefore as a graceful concession to Pro spirit is being shown by those at the head in the local Courts over the question of part. Bono Publico and all his satellites every of affairs, and we may take it for granted nership without any perfectly equitable now and again a law is promulgated that every means to accelerate, matters will result being arrived at, and certainly no that in such and such a district-which ap pears on the map, but has never sentie continue to be adopted. This is probably perfectly acceptable solution being found. the most interesting news that the people of1ad there been a Registration of Partner venues of any sort to Court except under Hongkong could obtain, for it indicates that ships Ordmance in force at present, the case military compulsion, and is really a nuisance the Government is not slow to recognise the which concluded in the Court of Bankruptcy to the State, and regarding which the high materint advantages to be derived by the Jurisdiction yesterday, nothing would ever officials know nothing and care remarkably early completion of the Kowloon-Canton have been heard of the matter "în public, nor less-a law is promulgated, then, that in that railway, and is determined, at all hazards, to would business in many large and important district gambling shall be abolished and any see constant communication by rail establish firins retarded if not disorganised by the al violation of the law shall be followed by ex- ed between this Colony and the great city of synce of principals in Court for a period of five cruciating punishments. Then the Minia are satisfied and contemplate their Southern China.

days. It may be said that there is such a thing ters as voluntary registration of certain Chinese magnificence, their enlightenment, their more fums in the Registrar-General's Department than efficiency as Government servant; as was brought out in the course of the while the King strikes another medal which A highly important and instructive inter-evidence submitted in the case in question is distributed to all who have spare room for view with the Prime Minister of Japan, but this voluntary registration is so very the new adornment amid the galaxy of Marquis Saionji, on the subject of the policy limited that the benefits accruing from it are ornaments and decorations on their manly at home and abroad of the recently-elected scarcely perceptible. The Chinese of the breasts. But even these things will not Ministry appears in the Kobe Herald from merchant class who have a real interest in quite satisfy a critical world that Siam is the pen of Mr. Curtis, who recently passed wading companies are entirely in favour of advancing by leaps and bounds, so we have through Hongkong Since the present registration, although certain members of that another batch of amended regulations which Ministry took office, the Premier, following community on the Committee investigating will greatly commend themselves to the Japanese precedent, has been studiously in the question of registration have expressed xublic at large. Now, we are told, all public themselves as opposed to the idea of regis-gambling-houses in Sinn, outside Bangkok, sation. But gauging the feelings of the will be closed. The exception is interesting, merchant class in general, we can state clear as it leads one to ask-how many gambling houses ever existed outside Dangkok? Then ly and distinctly that registration has, with a few exceptions, the support of the best the following ganies are "absolutely" pro representatives of that class, for they hibited: "games involving cruelty toanimals, can see the benefits they would derive in like tying knives to the spurs of fighting defeating the machinations of men of straw cocks, or thorns to the wings of pigeons, or who are nothing more or less than making fighting animals (cockroaches for or putting fire on a hindrance and detriment to legitimate instance) drunk, traders. Dench and bar, in every case of the backs of tortoises in a race. any importance, wherein the question of forms of gambling are partnership has been involved, have express. permits being obtained. Cock-fights, races ed themselves as entirely of one mind that and such like can be carried ou only in registration should be resorted to at the places appointed by the Commissioner." It must be a wonderful people which finds earliest moment in the interest of Hongkong, The suggestion of the Chamber of Com- delight in making cock-roaches drunk, but, merce that Canton capital would be diverted of course, the cock-toaches of Siam may be.. from lingkong were a policy of registration long to an unusual species and only enter the adopted is very doubiful, since Chinese, as lists under the compelling force of drunken. a shrewd lot of business people, only want the opportunity to find profitable in vestments for their capital, and there is no gainsaying the fact that in Hongkong such opportunity does occur, even though a small restriction might become perceptible, were registration enforced.

communicative, with the result that those interested in Japanese aims and objects in the immediate future have been engaged in a somewhat hopeless attempt to deduce the intentions of that country from the latest acts of the Government. On the one band we are assured that all the Japanese troops in Manchuria have now returned to Japan, while only one-third of the Russians have embarked for home su that the Manchurian difficulty still remains. It is satisfactory to note, however, from a telegram which ap pears in anther column, that Manchuria will be evacuated by the entire Russian forces within eighteen months. Russia has soleinnly undertaken to see that promise

To summarise his considerations, Capt. Tyler says. "The Hwangho in its pre-carried into effect. Marquis Saionji was sent condition incurs an annual expense questioned as to the political outlook in and loss which has been roughly es

Eastern Asia, and incidentally reference was imated at 5 million tacts, and, in addi

made to the native outbreaks that have late tion, there is the annual expenditure ofly occurred in Southern China. The Marquis life and suffering. But what about the con ditions and risks of the future? Will these be the same as in past? It is known for certain that the conditions are getting

worse and that the dangers of the im

espressed the opinion that affairs in China and Manchuria are now in a fairly settled state, and that so far as human foresight can judge, pence in the Orient may be held to be assured for à considerable period. He ocdiate future are incomparably greater than regarded the recent outbreaks of lawlessness those of the past; so great are these dangers, in Southern China as purely local and in no so certain, indeed, under present methods is way indicative of the presence of an anti- disaster, that the sum that could properly be foreign spirit in the counsels of the govern spent to insure against them would be very ing authorities. Such outbreaks, deplorable great. But it is quite possible that these though they are, he considered bound to enn be insured against by a sum which is no

recur; and therein, in bis opinion, lay the greater than that which is now annually only real menace to the peace of the East, spent-e, the sum of 3 millions a year, inasmuch as it is impossible to predicate property handled, might well suffice for the

the probable policy of foreign Powers in the purpose. Even, however, if twice as much

event of further outrages occurring. He did be required, it would be a cheap insurance.”

not consider that any of the more recent The first step is, as the Coast Inspector so

acts of rapine and murder were allied in any clearly pointed out in his preface, for the way with the condition of things antecedent Government to be persuaded of tlie urgency

to the Boxer outbreak, which was encourag of the matter-of the dangers that are imed, if not instigated, by officials within the pending, to be impressed with the fact that Paince. It is important to learn that a the thorough, control of the river can with

statesman of Marquis Saionji's tank should certainty be effected.

be found on the side of those who believe that the sporadic outbreaks at different places in China do not represent Chinese views as a whole, but are merely the

ness.

Other

allowed on

We quote further:-"When the Com- missioner sees that people are devoting themselves to gambling and thereby neglect ing their work and getting into bad habits, he is empowered to restrict the amount of gambling allowed under the permits. For three days at Krut Thai and Kurt Chiu and for four days at Songkran permits are not GAMBLING IN MAM,

required for the allowed forms of gambling- A rent has to be paid for a race-course o How inéradicable is the love of gambling cock-pit. In Monthon Puket the Commist in the lower orders of the Chinese is best evi- sioner may empower the manager of any denced by the fact that, although a strict Or. mine to allow the playing of Chinese dice dinance prohibiting games of chance in the for fixed times within the mining property, Colony has been in existence for some years, but the permits have to be paid for in the the coolies gaily and daily laugh to scorn its ordinary way." Always the money! Gam- provisions, and gamble to their heart's con- blers, and those in Hongkong unless they lent on every possible occasion. Even the knew these things are behind the age,

tarif for tiniest children on the waterfront may be should know the Siamese witnessed any day of the week playing some permits in that interesting and modern. mysterious game in which coppers form the country: A permit for cock-fighting, bullock- Naturally when gangs of lighting, buffalo-fighting or bird-fighting will essential feature. coolies collect together. and become so ab cost to ticals a day, and under these new pibed in the tide of fortime that they are regulations a day consists only [alas 1] of 12 For fish or cock-roach fishing the oblivious to mundane matters they are liable hours. to find themselves in the clutches of the tariff is 1 tical per pen. For the ordinary law... Our columns teem with cases in which gambling games that are permitted at festi- gamblers have been caught in flagrante de-vais-about a score are enumerated in the, In a recent issue of the Hongkong Tele-responsible acts of individuals who gain it and in each case fines have been inflict schedule-the permit costs Tes. 4 a day. as an additional risk in the game, in which costing 4 ticals for the day of twelve haurs decrying the foreigners. The question as to

the banker is the chief loser, if discovered, and 8 ticals for the night of twelve hours." limits of ordinary expenditure; the measures graph we were in the happy position of beingporary notoriety among their fellows by ed. But these fines seem to be considered Cards may be played any time, permits. which can be undertaken by an extraordin-able exclusively to furnists our readers with how far the missionaries could be blamed

which no doubt adds to the satisfaction of the From all these regulations, framed with ary expenditure, and other necessary works. an account of the work proceeding in con for these occasional acts of crime, was

bellor when matters have been going against statesmanlike care, we may auger that there Under the last section Capt. Tyler says: nection with the Kowloon Canton railway on monted. The Marquis unhesitatingly ac- "It should be remembered that in

the British section of the line. At that time knowledged the purity of motive of many of him. In Siam, which seeks to emulate is a great future for Siam. Hongkong several particulars of paramount importance it, no doubt, came as a surprise to the majority the missionaries, and paid a high tribute of Japan moral and material advancement, legislates for rats, but these are high in the the condition of the Hwangho is getting of people to learn that not only had the

praise to theit zeal and self-denying labours, gambling is the national pastime, It at scale of vermin compared with fleas and worse and worse: (), the amount of silt surveying of the route been completed, but

but he thought it could not be denied that tracts all classes, and more energy is thrown cock-roaches.

into an exciting gamble than would be devot brought down is on the increase; (b) the that work had actually been commenced at many of them go beyond their true and law-

HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE. ful province and indirectly meddle in politied to any sort of labour whatever. But it has been the endeavour of the Siamese Govern- flood volume (at all events in the upper part) five different places, by the erection of co- is on the increase; and (c) the low-river bankments which were intended to provide cal matters, sometimes affording asylum to

(12th April). Rivalry between colonies is an excellent volume is on the decrease. This serious suitable levels, and carry the line at a safe refugees, and interfering with the course of ment to prove that Siam is worthy of a place condition is one which we can consider to distance above possible inundations, and justice and the authority of the mandarins among the powers of the world. As a certainly exist by reason of the steadily in-

over natural obstacles. Since the publica. over their own people. Coming to the general rule when anybody suggests that institution, which deserves the utmost en- creasing effects of deforestation in the moun tion of that news, the work on the new line question of the "open door"

in Man Siam is a coming force in the Far East, couragement, stimulating as it does the op- tain districts. Existing torrents in the has proceeded with unabated energy and, churin, the interviewer plainly said that people treat the idea with something very ponents to increased effort and thereby wid- like derision. But Siam has been in-ening the horizon of both parties. Singa

new torrents

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

(reth April.)

..

he Hongkong Celegraph denuded bills give birth to nor saira sig as for a covernment project, wiaty example misgivings prevailed in many quarters tensely in earnest, and Dangkok to-day pure has always been credited with a sneak-

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRII, 14, 1906,

MORE PIRACY.·'

(7th April.)

is as Europeanised as any Eastern capi.ing jealousy of the prosperity of Hongkong, The rainfall and melted snow is carried ing on the construction of the British section Japanese traders exclusively. His Excel-

tal could ever attain. Moreover, there the magniture of its shipping interests, the faster and faster into, the river, while at the utmost speed and, although little or in the dry season the drainage from nothing has come to the attention of the ency replied deliberately and empha is a fleet and an army and other diversions extent of its great industrial works, and tically, in these words:"It is a distinct

which hear the imprimatur of progress: its influence as the naval base of the Far the country is correspondingly decreased." public through the agency or medium of the feature of my policy to ensure the opening Unfortunately the common people pre East. Of course, this jealousy, or whatever We are told the question of silt is the do. Legislative Council as representing the com- of the country to all alike, irrespective of

fer to abide by the ways and customs of it may be termed, was scarcely worthy of a minant factor in the problem of the Hwanghe, munity, there has been no slackness in the questions of nationality." This is satisfac

their predecessors, and one of the articles flourishing Colony such as Singapore, is to and is the one that no one province can solve progress of the work. Rather the reverse, tory from the commercial point of view, and ranking high in their ancestral heritage is day, with its manifold interests in shipping, for itself. Before, too it can be considered for it will be found that when His Excellency being couched in clear and definite terms as problem for definite solution, a great the Governor has occasion at a future should prevent the possibility of any mis. gambling. The Siamese gamble by night and the variety of its own undertakings, but as well as day, and if they have the funds it existed, and from a casual observation Repeatedly we have called attention to deal of information requires to be collected. meeting of the Legislative Council to understanding on the point. It also assures

they live in the gaming house, no doubt to which appears in the Bastern Daily Mail it the necessity for action by the Powers in the The first and most obvious remedial refer to the Kowloon-Canton railway he foreign Governments that the Japanese the delight of those at the head of the is clear that such a feeling remains in the suppression of piracy on the coast of China.scheme, it is mentioned in the report, will be in a position to announce that. Foreign Office is resolved to maintain a For the last few months many cases of would be to try and make the water the work has advanced by immense strides, continuity of policy in permitting the sub Farm. Now, the Government have been heart of the Colony. In quoting our re.. dastardly attacks upon innocent traders carry the silt down to the sea-to straighten and that the sums already voted towards jects of foreign l'owers to participate in the annoyed at this adherence to games of marks with regard to the new harbour-im- have been reported, and now we record to- the bends by training work and to bring the the construction of the track have been benefits flowing from the results achiever chance. Naturally the income derived from provement scheme at Singapore, the writer day another instance in which a well-known low and high river channels to sections best largely exceeded. Indeed, His Excellency by our ally in the late war. In fue, this is the Gambling Farmer has been a great con- suggests that the answer of the Government

of the Straits Settlements to the indictment. missionary has been the victim of the pirates' adapted to the volumes. The serious diffi- will, in all likelihood, ask the Council to

a timely and valuable exposition of Japan-sideration, for it is probably the chief item on

we framed against that scheme would pro- depredations. In this case the piratical culty in the way of this is the decreasing appropriate an additional sum for the pro- ese policy which should serve to dissipate the revenue side of the national accounts, attack occurred near the village of Tang, in volume of water as the sea is approached, ject, and that vote will be for a very con all ambiguities which may have previously and, however progressive and liberal-minded bably be that "Hongkong naturally objects distinct and to be immense development of the port the San-hing district, about eighty miles owing to exfiltration through the permeable siderable amount, if it is not merged in the existed on the subject of fapan's position in

of Singapore which is now proposed." But from Canton by water and thirty-five miles bed of the river. Another scheme is to take sum of £2,000,000 sterling which, under a China. As a matter of fact, the only point very natural dislike to abandon, mere as the crow flies. The robbery showed that

steps in the upper part of theriver-in fonan, recent Ordinance passed by the Legislature, on which the Marquis was at all dubious wasy for the sake of a principle, or an why should the Government of Singapore, or idea--a philosophic idea, indeed, and one any individual resident in that Colony there had been skill and conception in its Shansi, and Stensi-to mitigate the erosion of the Government is empowered to raise for as to what should occur in the way of for. planning and execution, and the probability the river banks and that of its tributaries, and, railway purposes. We understand that work eiga intervention should further outbreaks which comes from Europe at that a source holding its interests as a precious treasure, is that these people were in league with the by afforestation, to ameliorate the torrents is actively proceeding at regular intervals of go anti-foreign character arise in Chine, of income which permits of expenditure in conceive such an idea? It must be evident, other directions, useful and materialistic ex- If the most cursory examination is made of numerous bands of pirates which infest the cause a more regular flow from the new de-along the route of the failway. The super- and it is not much to say that it passeth the penditure, such as the construction of roads, the subject, that Singapore and Hongkong, delta of the Canton river. Dr. C. R. Hager, nuded uplands. Such a work is of such intendent's office, it has been decided, will be wit of man to forecast what would happen the installation of a water supply, the sup. by virtue of their relative geographical posi bead of the American Board Mission in immense magnitude and, as regards afforest located at Tsimshatsui, and already the staff in such an event.

pression of piracy, and various other im tion, must inevitably stand apart as compet- Hongkong, was the victim, and, as he states, ation, would take so many years to have any is fully organised. The contractors have sub-

provements which only originate in the ing agents, the one flourishing in a measure had it not been that no resistance was shown appreciable effect, that it is to be considered mittedtheir tenders which have been accepted by those in the vicinity the result would in as outside the limits of a scheme for the and have begun operations. Some 15,000 The Singanpas learns that the British Reminds of practical people. And besides on correlative to the prosperity which attends presentative at Nanchang has expressed the a certain great festival in Siam it is the King's the other. Singapore can never hope to all likelihood have been serious for the control of the Yellow River within the life labourers and foremen, it has been roughly idea that if an enduring monument is built to reverend gentleman. The pirates were well time of the present generation. Still an-estimated, will ultimately be engaged at one the memory of the late Mr., Mre, and Miss pleasure to allow the people to gamble for challenge Hongkong's advantage as the armed, and the method by which they pur other scheme that has been mentioned and the same time on the lins--and it is pro- Kingham in that city, the question of punish three, or perhaps it is four, days that is to distributing centre for South China, just as say, 72 or 96 hours without a break-in their Hongkong can have to pretension to ousting sued their attack is similar in all respects to is the formation of huge reservoirs in I bable that they are even now bending every. ments will not be pressed,

one may be, there is