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those of the Pretender on banks of the Muluya A RECENT battle between Moorish troops and ended in its being drawn.

It is agreed that the Scotsman is ubiqui ared to The Edie, 1, Ies House load, aut tous, but that he is a dangerous person is not generally conceded. On St. Andrew's night it is possible that the representatives of the northern section of Great Britain mayThe English and French mails of the 24th and 30th March were delivered in London on become somewhat obstreperous, but their 20th and 19th inst., respectively. ability and far-sightedness are seldom culled in question. It has been left to the Royal Society of St. George to discover that Scots men are not what they seem. And that Society seriously objects to the character and personnel of the new Ministry Our Society," says the journal of the Royal Society of St. George, was formied to en courage and strengthen the spirit of patria. ism amongst all classes of Englishmen,

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THE Port Commissioners propose to construct Boating baths on the Hughfi for the use of Hindu ladies at a cost of one lakh of rupees. Mn. T. K. Dealy has been appointed to be from 16th March, in place of Mr. A. j. May, send master in Queen's College with effect

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APR. 21, 1966,

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

It is many weeks since the exclusive au-

English interests generally. Keeping these objects steadily in view, we have never meddled with party politics as such, and we now refer reluctantly to the new Ministry, beenuse Englishmen (and Irishmen) are practically excluded therefrom. For what reason? Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman no doubt has a legal right to call to his as sistance whomsoever he will; but it is not usual to interpret that right in the way he offices of State, alnust exclusively with his

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Or- dinance, 1897..

LEAVE of absence to England on the itcom- mendation of a Medical Board has been grant ed to Lieutenant A, H. Pullman. 2nd Royal West Kent Reginent, from 23rd April to 22nd

bet.

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1906.

U.S. TRANSPORT DISABLED.

TOWED TO MANILA,

According to a cablegram received at 'Philip- pines Divis.on headquarters from Colonel route to Manila po board the transports Duggan, commanding the 1st Infantry, en Mcclelian and Kilpatrick, announces that the McClellan is disabled and proceeding to Manila in low of the Kilpatrick. The cable that the Kilpatrick has been towing the fc- is from Singapore, dated April 15, and states Clellan since March 2y. The dispatch adds that the vessels will arrive in Manila on April 23.

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RIOTOUS HOUSE COOLIES.

ASSAULTING THE MISTRESS.

RIDICULOUSLY INADEQUATE PUNISHMENT.

U. Sai and V Sing, house coalies, employed at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, No. 6o, Des Vieux Road Cential, were charged at the Magistracy this torepoon, with behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner at the hotel, and also with assaulting their mistress, Mrs. A. Comar. The defendants denied the charge. Evidence was heard to the effect that defendants were ondered by Mrs. Comar, who is ill, to do some particular work. They refused.to carry out the order.

noucement was first made in the columus has seen fit, by filling the most important A FINE of $25, with the option of one' month's What occurred afterwards there was

tacuse

imprisonment with hard labour, was the sen

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evidence to enlighten the Court, but defend. ants were alleged to have caught hold of Mrs. Chinar by the hard and struck her several times on the face with a wet rag.

Alex. Comar, the son of the proprietor, said that, when he went to protect his mother, the defendants "went for him," and he was still feeling the effects of the coolies' handling. The first defendant said that he was struck first, by four people.

is Worship-How did he, come to have

perjury in the bankruptcy case of the Eai Hing that swelling on his forche

Alex. Contar-He broke a screen and it feli an his forehead.

His Worship-You don't want me to believe that. Can't Mrs. Comar attend Court?

Insp. Warnock-No, your Worship. Her

husband says she is dangerously ill.

Bank on the 10th of April was heard belore His Honour the Chief Jusuce. «y is astounding to me to have an affidavit put before me of what I must know perfectly' well," said the Chief Justice this morning in a

His Worship said he found the charge case before the Appellite Court 1 submit we are feclinically right, my Lord," said Mr. praved, and lined the defendants $3 each on Pollock "We are not applying to your, Lord. the first charge. The second man had to pay the only judge we can get at."-" Quite so," ship gua the judge who tried the case, but quan extra 5 for the assault. said the Chief justice.

LAUNCHES IN COLLISION

IN THE HARBOUR.

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE.

[Official]

SAN FRANCISCO EARTII- QUAKE

WORST FEARS CONFIRMED.

ENTARE CITY MUST GO,

To the courtesy of Mr. W. F. Gracey, Acting U.S, Consul-General in this city, we are indebted for the following telegram :

To-day's despatches from the neigh- bourhood of San Francisco seet

() confirm worst leurs of yester day, excepting loss of life, which the chief of police states will not exceed three hundred.

"Since midnight fires have started afresh and are burning

fiercely.

"It is believed that the en-

tire city must go, residentiul as well as business section.

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! (Signed) Bacon, Assistant Secretary of State."

[Renter's

LONDON, 19th April. An earthquake occurred at San Francisco ala.., lasting three minutes. People rushed out of the houses in their night dresses. The north-eastern quarter, the manufacturing and wholesale district, suffer- ed terribly, but there was less damage throughout the city.

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It is roughly estimated that too have been killed and 1,000 injured. The collapsed

buildings ignited in all directions, and the flames threatened the whole city.

It was very difficult combating the fire, owing to the wind and the rupture of the gas and water mains. The firemen had to blow up many buildings in the path of flames, and the terror and excitement are indescribable.

of the Hongkong Telegraph that, while the community was kept in ignorant bliss of the

own countrympen." Of course, it is unfo-tence unposed by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Pulice Court this morning, diu sampanman progress of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, tonate that in the upinion of C.-H. the best for dredging in the man-of-way anchorage yes, work on the British section had actually advisers he could have are Scotsmen, but terday without the necessary, permit from the

an ebullition of naval authorities. been commenced at five different pats that does not Simultaneously. We then detailed the main feeling sucks as distinguishes ar discred-

THE Supreme Court was packed this morning features of this work that had been taken in its a journal purporting to be repre

with a very attentive crowd of Chinese specta hand which, thanks to the personal direction sentative of the English nation. Where when the mating against the commitment of His Excellency the Governor, has since a carpe-bagger from London seeks to woo

uf the seven Chinese merchants for alleged been carried on with commendable.celerity. the suffrages of a Scotch constituteney there The report we were able to place before out is nu suggestion that he is other than a Britisher, one who is entitled to represent DEODORISER readers was, of course, anofficial. So far as

regards, any official statement on the subject even Scotsmen. The Royal Society of St. of the Kowloon-Camton Railway, the public. George forgets that system which eliminates has been kept perfectly in the dark. That nationality. In a humorous spirit, Mr. negotiations for the acquisition, of land Morley said: "A new Government had along the Track of the railroad shld be been formed, a very Scotch Government, carried on quietly, best land speculators and when they could dot find Scotchmen might operate to the detriment of economical enough for the Cabinet, they were obliged purchases by the Government, no one will to take two Englishmen, who, though they question the, expediency of the policy that had the inisfortune to be Englishmen, had has guided the course of negotiations be the good fortune to be Scottish Members. THE two malous, who were arrested on the 19th instant at Causeway Bay ler "dusting" a tram- yond the stage of land purchase. Now, He luckily was one of those," The journal way conductor and subsequently had to answer

A collision took place in the harbour A. S. WATSON & CO., ] flowever, that the possible artificial difficulty of this great and omnipotent Society is wroth fur charges the next morning at the Police

which might have been created has beenaththe fact that even an English member of Court, were brought up on temand this morn- this morning, west of Blake Pier, which How the collision happened, we removed, the inhabitants of the Colony the Cabinet should be jocular on the subjecting. It will be remembered that the defen-resulted in serious damages occurring to a would be gratified were sume official of the absence of Englishmen It is dis- dants boarded a car at the Tinbau Temple, lunch.

are unable to ascertain defiouely, but it Causeway Bay, and were alleged to have re statement to be forthcoming concerning an graceful to learn that, a Scotsman has the fused to pay their fares. Ow arrwal at Cause- was reported that he launch merud, undertaking wheretom the people of Hongs disposal

patronage amounting to'

way Bay they attacked the conductor, damaging | owned by the Green Island Cement Com: Storeys which buried seventy-five tenement

leaving her wharf for Kowloon, pany, It is miserable to hear his clothing and biting his finger. The evidence kong and the mainland expect great results, £220,000 a year.

was ran into by a Chinese-owned Jaunch, were unable to Beyond a stereotyped notification appearing that the pushing Seatsmen actually must for the defence proved an alibi and Mr. F. A

obtain. The Emerald sustained the worst in the Government Gazette ki hand this Englishmen from positions which should Hazeland ordered the defendants to be dis the name of which

"We cannot preserve our charged.

damage, by having her bows stove in. We morning of the appoingient by His Excel belong to them.

the damage was more tency the Governor, under instructions from purely English characteristics, traditions,

are informed that nr less below waterline. Soon after the and customis," says this journal,

and who was found wandering about the streets the Secretary of State for the Colonies, of

Collison, two other launches were hailed and in uw and subse- Mr. Graves William Eves to be Chief Re-strangers are thrust upon us who share our during the small hours tins morning, was re- sident Engineer in charge of the Kowloon sentiments imperfectly, and have different moved to the Central Station by a defective. the Emerald was taken

to the Chinese launch is unknown, and it is | Cantor Railway, British section, the public local institutions. A Scotch Premiership On the way to the lock-up, the coole said that gently heuched. The extent of the damage

ever to be associated with he had a house of his own, bus was only out

stated that, if there was any, it was not of a have yet no official knowledge of how things would seem

to enjoy the cool night air. The loafer was some national calamity." Considering that

serious character. are being conducted in reference to the

sent with a lubang to point out that "house" of his, but failed to do so. He was placed be- failway. The unusual procedure has been Mr. Balfour, the ex-Premier is a Scotsman,

and one of the gerai upholders of the royal tore Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning charged adopted by the appropriation of tunds to wards the initial constructions without and ancient game of Scotland, the remarts with being a rogue atid vagabond. On inquiries the formal sanction of the Legislative of the Royal Society of St. George are hard-being made as to the character of the loafer, it Council in meeting assembled, and as that ly in the best of Easte. Our friends of Eng-was learnt that he had previous convictions. body, by the Colony's Constitution, are the land would be the last to grodge oflice to His Worship sentenced him to six weeks' bard guardians of the purse strings of the Colony, Scotsipen, and it is their pride us forget that labour and six hours' stacks, it is to be hoped that an effort will be made by some unofficia! member to obtain for his constituency the information which will be hailed with considerable satisfaction by the entire community.

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RATS, FLEAS AND PLAGUE,

SOME CONCLUSIVE EXPERIMENTS.

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The must deadly of the collapses of build..... ings, was that of the Valencia Hotel, of live

houses and left eighty in flaming ruins.

The earthquake was felt throughout the western Stales, and the seismatic instruments in New York were violently shaken.

VOLANIC ERUPTION IN

JAPAN.

BAYONNAISE ISLAND ACTIVE.

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 21st April, 10.25 a.in,

Smoke is rising from the volcanoes in Bayonnaise Island, in Japan, to the height of 1,000 feet.

A most serious situation exists. · NEW WHITE STAK LEVIATHAN,

Under the heading "To Conquer Plague," The Times of Inder says:-" An important into the there are Irish and Scotel to compete with A coolie paned Ip Las Chuen was charged step forward in the inquiry

now in process of completion by the plague Englishmen. Allare on the same level, and before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Magis causes, origin, and transmission of plague is

SOME PARTICULARS OF THE "ADRIATIC" the man who sits on the Treasury bench is tmey this morning, with being found in a house

night, for an unlawful purpose. Inspector Laboratory. It may be said at once that the | undenominational. The height of disgust is at No. 60, Macdonell Road, Tsimshatsui, last Research Commission at work at the Parel reached by this sheet when it contemplates Langley said that this was a very aggravated validity of the theory of plaque transmission

Statements which have been made to the the position held by Scotsmen in England. Of late there had been many larcenies by raf-fleas has been established beyond all

in this street. The defendant went up to the question. Whether other living organisms also effect that the Adriatic, now being built by act to the same extent and in the same way as Messrs. Harland and Wall, of telfast; for the remarks:-" It is worth while also to note that the four principal personages, in the house in question, while a policeman was ob Empire ranking aber Royalty, without serving him; to try if he could gain admittance. agencies for transmitting plague has sili to be White Star Line, is a duplicate of the Baltic He apparently failed, and was trying some demonstrated. What is now conclusively proved are misleading. The vessel is not so long as RUMOURED WITHDRAWAL FROM EUROPEAN reckoning the Governor-General of India

other tactics, when he was arrested. On being is that ral-fleas carry plague from rat to rat the Canardens Mauritana or Lusitania, but (Scotch), are the Archbishop of Canterbury searched at the station all that defendant and from rat toan, it will suffice in indicate, she is as much as 1,200 gross tous bigger than 40,000 tons-twice the displacement, that is to It is stated in the City, says the Pall Mall the Primate of all England, the Lord Chan carried on his person was two cash in his the nature of certain recent experiments, which the Baltic. Her disp acement will be over cellor of England, the Archbishop of York, pocket. Defendant said he had no place of give the final evidence required. A room was

ed draught.

Her double bottom has a depth of 5 ft. 1 in body of a rat suffering from plague. Animals Company has decided to give up the European of England-and all are Scotch!" These and lodging for fifteen days."

were placed in this room. Some of the aui- under the propelling machinery it is 5 ft. ta in-and her hall is divided into watertight part of its business, to whom and for what

Scotsmen are simply everywliete, and

MANILA is to have an oil road constructed as

mals were completely protected against the

compartments by eleven bulkheads. There account or for what reasons no one outside the

yet it is unknown for a Scotsman to com-

an experiment. The question of using oil na

attacks of rat-icas by means of metallic

are seven carge holds, including reserve bunk- directors and management can very well pre-plain. It is regrettable that the official the streets of that city has been under con

gauze coverings to their cages and by other ers, two 'tween deck holds insulated, and two | tend to siy; but as the company will in future print of St. George should attempt to disturbsideration for some time, and a thorough study

has been made of the methods used in Cali expedients. Other animals were left without holds fitted as deep tanks, fler decks are ning steel plates-some of the shell plates are 3b it. work with greater freedom in the markets of the friendship which exists between the

three countries, and the only satisfactory formia, where the best results have been ob protection against fleas, It was soon found number. In her bull are close on 20,000 the Far East, it is not unlikely that some arrangemem has been made with the Standard feeling is that Englishmen will not be led

astray by a querulous article which would fained, Bakersfield, California, used 10,935 that the unprotected animals were attacked by long by 5 ft wide, and weigh from three to Oil Company. The Shell Company, working seek to destroy the good relations of Ene gallons of oil on its roads during 1934 and ob- plague and speedily died, and ret-fleas, infected four tons-and nearly 2,50,000 rivets have

Gazelle, that the shell Transport and Trading Primate of England; and the Prime Minister abode. Sequel: "Some work and free board selected in which had been found the dead say, of the battleship Dreadnought at her load.

through the medium of the General Petroleum lish and Scolch, Company (L.d.), has organized extensive petro-

tions are at Manchester and Barrow.

cuartel.

been used to bind them together.

The work of building the vessel is proceeding

is already plated up to her lower deck, and in rapidly, and it is expected that she will be a week or two the shell will be complete. As she sits on the blocks she looks a magnificent ship.

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

MAILS DUL

Indiun (Lightning) 23rd inst, German (Prinz Eliel Friedrich) 23rd inst. German (Prins Heinrich) 25th inst. 'Indian (Kumsung) 29th inst

French (Laos) zatls inst.

tained excellent results. The method employ. with plague, were discovered on their bodies. ed was practically as follows; The road was The protected animals enjoyed complete Im- graded to the proper cross section and then munity. This experiment has been repeated leum distributing business in this country. Tux Manslu Cablenews reports that on Sunday thoroughly sprinkled with water. One day a number of times and has yielded identical ready, for launching in the late summer. She Two of its most recently built storage installa- evening (15th inst.) about a hundred men under

then clapsed before the application of the oil. results: But within the last few days it has the command of Salvador entered Malolos in bancas, und attacked the Constabulary The oil used ranged from 12 to 14 degrees been carried much farther. The animals had itis.well known that a price-cutting war has

The sentry on duty was bolped

Beanme, and was applied at a temperature of not contact or communication with each other and in each instance the agency of infection beco in progress for considerably over a year, and the ladrones forced their way inside,

200 degrees. The quantity of oil necessary. and if some arrangement of the kind mentioned where a hand to hand struggle took place has been made this will most likely be ter between the dozen soldiers thes in bar depended upon the character of the soil, was the rat-fea Living rats suffering from and averaged from two to two and a half plague evidently gradually carried fleas from minated. The three leading competitors of racks and the ladrones. Two soldiers were the Shell Company are the Anglo-American killed and one mortally wounded; one ladion gallons per square yard. This oil was put house to house. Fleas on the bodies of rats

was killed. The ladrones got at least 20 guns

on in two applications, the first coat which had died from plague sought fresh The officers at dinner Oil Company, representing the Standard; the and possibly more. Consolidated Petroleum Company, supported near by heard the struggle in time to take a consisting of approximately one and a half homes which, in this instance, are the animals by Nobel and Rothschild; and the Homelight hand, and avert a massacre. Pursuit followed gallons per square yard. The road was then that tenanted the houses. Had it not been for Oil Company, founded by Mr. Gukassow and following telegram was received late in theeven-

at once and fiflices are already caught. The thoroughly rolled with a 12-ton steam roller at Evacuation measures so promptly, carried out, Mr, Mantascheff, two leading Baku producers ing of the 16th inst., by Colouel Bandhoir, act the rate of 2,700 square yards per day. The the people and not the animals, would have ing director of constabulary, from Lieutenant last coat of oil was then applied and a light died and Sion Koliwada, a locality on the out- McRae: Two of the 15 men who were caught coating of sand spread over the surface and the skirts of Bombay, would have been decimated

whole again thoroughly rolled. The road was by plague. by the detachment of constabulary have been identified. One had a bolo covered with blood not open to traffic until one week had elapsed. and two constabulary soldiers identify him as The oil penetrated to a depth of from four to being in the pasty of ladrones. One soldier. five inches and gave a smooth dustless pave MM. Sarah Bernhardt has a gown worth declared that he is the ladrone who killed mont. The cost of the oil amounted to $0.60 £500. Of ivory satin, it is decorated with Balagtas (the Constabulary soldier), whoso per barrel applied on the street or 20. Fer diamonds and turquoisex. Two hundred ani. death could only have been caused him with a square yard for the oil and 1 c. per square yard mals were needed to procure the ermine to belo like the ons the prisoner has. We will for the labour. The repairs on the road requifine the train. On the skirt is a band of 1,800 ed a half gallon of pil per square yard per year

turquoissa, make the investigation of all these men as

and cost one half (cent complate as possible.

and refiners.

THE half-back seized the ball and made a superb rash down the field. The crowd went wild, but, when the cheers of applause had subsided, it was apparent that the ball had not been "is play." "Oh, dear, what does he have to bring the ball back for?" asked one lady of another. "I'm sure I don't know," was the [36-24 reply, "unless he's got an aecore.”

Canadian (Tartar) 1st prox. German (Willehad) 7th prox.

The Burkuail Line sa. Alanica Maru tell Singapore for this port on 17th inst, and is ex pected here on 23rd inst

The N. Y. K. Bombay Line 5.3. Bomboy Maru left Moji for this port on 19th inst, and

expected here on 24th inst

is

The C. P. R. Co's 1,5. Empress of India arrived at Shanghai at midnight on 20th inst and leaving again at 7 pm, Saturday, for Nagasaki, where she is dus to arrive at 7am. on Bird lust.

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