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IMPORTANT ADDITIONS

CONTEMPLATED.

4 CRUISERS AND BATTLESHIPS. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

· Shanghai, 10th August, 2.20 p.m.

Important additions to tlib Ja pan- ese Navy are contemplated.

A project is now before the Army and Navy Reorganisation Council whereby it is proposed to strengthen the Imperial Navy.

The additions proposed are four fast cruisers of th flaschi type and two battleships of 8.000 tons each.

CHINA SUGAK'S TRADE MARKS.

LAWYER'S COSTS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ant and another rowed up to the stern of the bostin a dinghy, climbed on board, and attacked the occupants-two women-straight away, Then they searched the boat and stole a gold finger ring and a pair of silver bar-rings, which they removed from the ears of one of the women. The women, who had just got over, their scare, gave an alarm, and the robbers lived into the san, swam to their dinghy, and got safely away. The following day accused was caught,

The case was remanded.

in the

SATURDAY

AUGUST 11, 1906.

the owners of the houses. The water supply prias in the New Territoring; & flour mill on

large scale is in courab of construction at i is very irregular, and is often cut off avan

favourablo site in Junk Bay, and is to be com. for some days without previous warning o the inhabitants, which causes them to suffer bined with an extensive farm for the rearing of pigs on the refuse materint. Sérious attempts goite a water famins for the time that it is

to prospect for metals in those-Territories were purpose by turned off. If it is not turned off on the water authorities to make the people also, put in hand during the year. If thes feel the hardship of the water famins, and prove the existence of minerals in quantities then make them feel grateful for a scanty that will pay for their extraction, the future supply when the authorities graciously con development of the Territories will be greatly sent to let them have a little marn, it must be assisted. cut off by some careless water coolles who

work tum of their

it course afterwards neglect to turn it on again. of the enormous amount of money house have to

to spend on account of the rider main of the serious grievance system, and then think o under which they have to suffer by gelling very little water after spending so much money. Ip Sing, & denfor in arms, of No. 326, Guenn' The introducer of this syslom must naturally Hi Maleaty's Government and under sanction Road Central, was arrested last evening in his repent of his fault if he knows that for the shop, by virtue of a warrant, sworn out by people it proves a wou. Detective sergeant Grant, and removed to the Central Police Station, where he was entered

and later released on on the

HONGKONG MANUFACTURED

the

RIFLES.

GUN SHOP MASTER, PROJECUTED,

charge-sheat, the sum of $1,000 to ensure his presence at

Police

Court on the following day. This mixning, Ip Sing appeared before Mr. F. A. Fazeland, charged with submitting a false return to the Captain Superintendent of Police, The accused denied the charge.

The accused, who has been convicted before, for other offences, was alleged to have been selling good rifles and replacing them with bogus guns that is to say, guns made on the premises, with a piece of metal piping for a barrel.

On the 31% ultimo, Mr. F. A. Harelind delivered judgment in favour of the China Sugar Refining Co Ltd., in the action they brought against the managing-partner of the

On hearing that defendant had engaged a Fung Fat Loong firm, of No. 275. Des Vœux

solicitor to defend his case, his Worship nd- Road Central, for applying a false trademark to certain bags of sugar, which resembled that inurned the case until Tuesday next. Bail

$1,000 remembered of the complainant's. It will be that the defendant firm was fined $10, and costs were entered against them. Mr. H. W... Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Dea con, who prosecuted, said the casts would amount to $500. Mr. R. A. Harding, the de fendant's lawyer requested the Court to tax the costs.

His Worship directed the lawyer for the com- plainant firm to serve Mr. Harding with his bill and should the latter gentleman fail to meet the bill, both parties were to attend Court on a later date when his Warship.would fix the costs, That the defendant firm consider the costs far too high, and that they had no intention of meeting the bill ever since judgment was delivered, was evidenced when both parlies appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this afternoon, to ask him to fix Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon.

The bill of costs received by the defendant firm, we understand, amounted to $617.30.

The hearing, which was held in camera, was argued at some length hy the lawyers, after which the Court fixed costs at $157.50.

ALLEGED THEPT OF A DIA

MOND EAR-RING.

etc.,

1.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. Various projects that have been mooted far Think the construction of railways to ports on-the

Hongkong, 9th August, 1966. THE GOVERNOR ON HONGKONG.

TRADE AND INDUSTRIES IN 1903.

enhanced the desire of Hongkong to have as. trunk line through that as possible country with a terminus in the Colony.

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WATER RETURN.

Level and Storage of Water in Roservoirs on the ist August,

LEVEL

Tytam...... lyowash...

1goo.

11' of below overflow

19 a′′ below overflow

ori" below overfow

146 below overflow

1905. 4' si" below" overflow

23' 4" below overflow

Pokfulum..

o' 0"

Wong-nei chong

level 31 * below overflow

STORAGE GALLONS.

1905.

Tytam

347,660,000

1,336,000

66,000,000

1,408,000

On the 6th October, with the approval of Byewash.

Pokfulum.................. of an imperial decree, the Government of Wong-nei-chong Hongkong lent and the Viceroy of the Hu Kwang Provinces borrowed a sum of £1,100,000,

ten annual instalments. The se

All the reservoirs are full enough, and why can't we be allowed at least a proper, if not a copious, supply of water every day ?--Yours,ruly for the loan was the opium revenue of

Hunan,

and Kwangtung, and the in- MORE WATER.

terest on it 41 per cent payable half-

The

money was advanced to Hong- yearly. kong by the Crown Agents at Bank rate-

4 per cent and on being paid over User to the Chinese Ambassador at Washington, was at once utilised to redeem the Cantoo Hankow railway concession from the various persons who had acquired interests in it from original concessionaires. With the object of raising a loan to repay the Crown Agents

fands nivance, at the same time to provide lo: the lash section of the Canton.Kowloon d to meet other railway needs that railway, a might arise, An Ordinance (No. 11 of 1995) was passed on the 16th October to empower the Governor to raise, as occasion required, loans not exceeding two million pounds in all. No loan was however raised before the end of the. year.

Sir Matthew Nathan's report accompanying the Blue Book for Hoogkong (or 1954 has been presented to both Haases of Parliament. Recapitulating the history of the Colony for the past year, the Governor makes is coo- cluding general observations as follows:-

EFFECT OF THE WAR,

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Throughout the year attempts were being made in conjunction with His Majesty's Minis ter at Peking to get the Chinese authorities, and particularly the Viceroy of the Liang Kwang Provinces, to negotiate arrangements

"AMOY NOTES.

[From a Correspondent.]

Amoy, 2nd August, rgos, The Italian cruiser Calabria arrived here on the 3kat July, and will make a short stay bars. The Amey residents are looking forward to hearing the fine Band this boat is reputed to

carry.

CRICKET.

and

A very enjoyable game of cricket was played yesterday between the Amoy Customs Club and the Kalangau Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club. The game, which should have started at 3 p.m., did not begin till 4.30 p.m. owing 1906,

to some of the latter Club's men not turoing 297,400,000 up. The Customs Club was the toss, and 3,179,000 elected to bat. A very good opening was 65,730,000 effected by Messrs. Decks and Simpro0, 14,302,000 both men played very well. When the score

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Simpson put up a "skier and was caus

33 in the deep Geld. His innings of 'caught

was compiled by very steady play. The so cond wicket (Komaroff) miced the score to 107, when Komaroff was out to a simple catch. Decks was 61 not out, played a very pretty received a pleasant reception on his

the return to pavilion. The Customs Club now declared their innings closed-(107 for a wickets). The Kulangsu Club with about an hour and a half to bat, made a

Total........ 418,404,000

380,510,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of July.

น

1905,

1986,

Consumption...161,350,000 (22,335,000 gallons

129,300 234,100

16.8

Estimated

population... Consumption per head per

gallons

22.7 day............ Universal constant supply during the whole of July, 1905. Rider Mains in operation during the whale of July, 1906 in the Central and Western Districts.

16.

Constant supply to the other Districts, Consumption of Water in Kowloon Peninsula during the month of July..

1903. Consumption. 18,574,000 15,215,000 gallons Estimated

Bo, iso population.. Consumption)

8.0 per head per

6.0 gallons day...... The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

*74.450

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W, CHATHAM,

Water Authority,

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.

Canton, 7th August. heal College, residing in Ching Sui He Cheung Chal-Sheun, a student of the In

and

poor start against the bowling of Simpson and Decks. At 6.45 p.m., Stumps wore drawn the Kulangsu Club having scored 67 for 7 wickets. The game was therefore drawn very much in favour of the Customs Club. A return match, to be played next Wednesday and Thursday aftemoon, is eagerly looked forward to by both teams.

DR. HORNE'S SUCCESSOR.

Dr. Churchill has succeeded Dr. H. Hotne as medical officer to the China Mutual Assar ance Co. Mr. H. Firman replaces Mr. F. Eadie in the same companý.

THE "SAINAM" PIRACY.

VICEROY SHUM TO GO.

It is reported on credible authority that the British Minister in Peking has demanded the supercession of the Viceroy of Canton on the ground that the Sainam piracy and many other similar outrages are directly attributable to his maladministration of the Two Kwang Pro vinces Shanghai Times.

the costs, Mr. F. 1. Dracon, representing gutter, but the pawnbroker had his doubts, carrying contrahind of war, of two 'British ships Council, expressed at a meeting on the 21st Sep: Street, of the new city of Canton, suddenly THE SHANGHAI MIXED COURT.

CLAIM FOR INTEREST.

_A_SICK_DEFENDANT,

The war between Russia and Japao continu ed during the first half of the year to affect disadvantageously the trade of the Colony and to be productive of incidents involving import- ant questions of law. The position of one of the belligerent feel from the middle of April 10 YOUTHFUL HOUSE-BOY CHARGED.

the middle of May within three days' steam of When fourteen-year-old Lam Pang, a house. Hongkong necessitated stringent measures in accordance with British neutrality laws, and boy, amplayed at 11. Chancery Lane, walked being taken to prevent any use of the port not into a pawnbroker's shop at No. 72, Hollywood

in several instances the severe penalties infer the constrution and subsequent working of the Chinese section of the proposed Canton volved by the despatch of any ship with rea Kowloon railway on the basis of Loan and Road, yesterday, and threw a $170.diamood

int Working Agreements which had been able cause to believe, that the same would be ear ring on the counter, at the same time ask

employed on the naval service of a foreign drafted by the British and Chinese Corporation leg the pawnbroker what he-would-give for it,

is consultation with the Colonial Office in the man behind-the-counter became very sus

State at war with a friendly State had to be picious...The pawnbroker called the youth into the stimm, where he was severely questioned brought to the special notice at SP London. These attempts had pot succeeded

in the maller, was

In the meantime, however, the Hongkong The youth, in answer to the questions, replied agents the departure, noxliwards of that at the close of the vente that picked it up outside the door in the

and followed by the capture, on the grounds of

Government, with the approval of the Legislative er it-Oldhamia in the Basher Channel on May

18th, and the St. Kilde a few hours out of ember, decided that the British section of the line disappeared on the 9th ult. His father offered a substantial reward to anyone who would bring Hongkong on June 4th. The latter capture should be put in hand without waiting for the was the last inci tent of the naval operations conclusion of the negotiations with regard to him any tidings of his son, but to no purpose. nary survey and estimate of alternative routes went to the Shing Wong Temple to worship was no till nearly three months later that the

bad been

were being made in the compound behind the completed armistice protocol was signed, on September 1st.

been sent from England sight of his young master, sitting in a room

ace in- Mixed Court The alterations were ostensibly The opportunity was taken of the first visit to engineer, who had y Mr. J. C. Bruce, an the gods, and on leaving the temple he caught siderable building alterations add extensions.

near the entrance. The servant at once for the purpose and had arrived in the Colony formed the constable on duty, and requested for the purpose of improving the calls in which on the 16th June, and a route zi mites in

women brought before the Mixed Court have the port after the conclusion of peace of

on him to release the young man. They captured which passed through the Kowloon

been confined, but the intention was obviously Wong A Wab and

-previous limits. the police station for punish-ta extend the piol far beyond.p along the west shore of Tide Cove, and southment. The police sant for the priest of the

The whole question of the custody of Mixed shote of Tule Harbor aid by the villages of

Court prisoners being now under discussion at Peking between the Diplomatic Body Fai Po, Ha Wai, Fan Ling, and Sheung Shui temple and having carefully examined him, to the Sham Chun, River, near the Lo. Fu ascertained that prisoner was the kidnapped and the Waiwupu, the Council consulted the Consular Body, and eventually suspended the ferry, had been selected as the inost economical, he was duly punished. The servant returned bath as rewards construction, and working home, accompanied by his young master, to

building permit until a settlement has been expenses, and as best answering the require the great joy of the people of the house.

arrived at on the main point. ments, of a section of a trunk line through China.

asked Lam to take him to his master. The pawnbroker was taken to a house-whether was the right one or not he could not say-but On the youth's employer could not be found. the way back to the pawnshop he left the lad and the diamond earring in charge of the police. The lat was again questinned and he gave the address of another person, whom he aid saw him "find" the ear-ring. That per

wha មាន,

turned out to be a house-coolie employed at Castle Road, was sought after and subsequently also charged: The police 12, Chancery Lane In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, his went later to No.

who TO- Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge presil and found the bay's master,

He ing, Lam Yat sued Au Kang Sing, an agedcognised the ear-ring as his property.

informed the police that he lost it some and apparently infirm Chinaman, wearing a long grey beard, for recovery of the sum of days ago, but could not say where, and he was certain that the youth charged did not 5337.50, being nine months' interest due on a mortgage of certain property for $1,500, which know that he possessed such a gem. sum was advanced to defendant by plaintiff. Plaintiff stated that the interest had been when

ULTIMATUM BY THE COUNCIL.

A short time since the attention of the Muni--

which directly affected Hongkong, though it the Chinese section. By that date a prelimi. Yesterday one of his old servants, Li SR'Sapgcipal Council was drawn to the fact that con.

Russian war vessel-the Almas-10, c'inbarkens by a low-level,tunnel 2,465 yards long brought him

on her on November 30th for repatriation the two officers and 53:men of the farmer Russiah torpedo boat destroyer furnt, who had arrived in the Colony from ci-Jai-Wei on the 221d Two officers and eight men, August, 1954 who had formed part of the same crew, had previously been sent to Europe uu grounds of

-health.

THE BRITISH FLEET.

paid regularly up to October of last repeatedly Gret defendant's master gave evidence to the | Station and a reduction in the number of bank as soon as the centra.line was located

payments ceased, and though he applied to defendant for payment he was as repeatedly put off, upon various pretexts. He produced the deed of mortgage. Defendant, was called, and who was scarcely able to win with, when he the mortgage was shown to acknowledged his signature thereto, and then said, in a quivering voice, I owe the noisey, and if 1 pay he is at liberty to sell the

property anes be si do 607"

.

His Honour: Quile so; he has that right;

this case he does not want to do but

10; he evidently prefers to sue for his interest, "He

il can, he likes, foreclose; he has every right.

Defendunt: Then will your Lonship ask the plaintiff to be very len ent with me? Faui 'an old man, and have been very sick for a long time, and the interest is a burden altogether too freavy for meask hartu be very lenient.

His Honour: You knew what the interest was when you signed the moitage. very sorry for you, but there must be judgment

for the plaintiff Defendant (pathetically): May I not pay by instalments, my Lord?

with

совів

His Honour: You must arrange that with the plaintiff. You had better ask him.

Plaintiff I am not willing to accept instal

I want my money in full at once.

ments.

SALES BY AUCTION.

GOODS UNPAID FOR.

The boy and the house-coalie were charged

The lessening of mperial expenditure in the before Mr. H. H. 1. Gompertz this, morning with being in unlawful possession of the enratony resulting from the withdrawal of all the ring, and attempting to pawn the same. The battleships from the British fleet on the China. affect that he carried the earring in the breast

Cruisers has necessarily been disadvantageout to its trade. pocket of his long-cost, and was of opisien that in getting out his key to open the street

"AMERICAN DOуcorr. song of his house the earring must have dropped out, and later been picked up by his "boy" His Worship was of the same opinion, and bound the accused over in the sum of $100 each to be of good behaviour for three months.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the 'opinions expressed by Correqondents in this column.}

PO ICE SALARIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Telkóra FILL" -

This was more seriously affected by the organised attempt of the Chinese in the last half of the year to boyrou American goods as a protest against the administration of the United States law, excluding Chinese labourers. fmns that country. The attempt to extend the organisation of the movement to this Colony was not supported by the principal Chinese merchants here, but is strength in Canton adversely affected the business in American goods which passed through Hongkong, and further tended to the development of anti. foreign feeling and consequent unrest in that

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of China, with which Hongkong does most trade. Advantage was taken of the visit in September of Mr. William H. Taf, United, Stales Secretary for War, to give that gentle. man an opportunity of hearing the views of some of the leading Chinese of the Colony as in the Chinese objections in the provisions and administration of the exclusion w

EXCHANGE PLUCTUATIONS.

Peuding the completion of the final survey, it was decided in commence throwing up the along the part of the line, 7 miles in length, which traverses the low-lying ground harth of Tai Po Theneguiations and clerical work involved in the resumption of the large num ber

of small padi fields required before con. struction could, he started, was expeditiously carried out by Mr. C. Clementi, the Assistant Land Officer, and the first sad was turned on December 9th. The decision to use labour supplied by the elders of the surrounding vill lages for the earthwork was found, as had been anticipated, to obviate local difficulties, aris- ing from removal of graves, "feng shui," pre- judices, etc.

scale

NEW TERRITORIES, "

The introduction of the new rent roll to fake the place of the rough one on which rents had previously been collected in the New Territories, and at the same time of the new

elders and some hesitancy 10, pay the free produced several petitions from rents due. Regulations for the collection of Crown renta in the New Territories made in September and re-enacted with slight modifica tions at the end of November, enabled there

ears bank, doubtless, assisted in getting in arrears of considerable same for work on the railway shortly after the end of the year. Fears en tertained at one time that the second crop of rice would suffer from want of rain were fortu. nately not realised, and the New Territories remained prosperous and on the whole quiet throughout the year.

kidea the

HIGH SCHOOL FOR LADIES, A number of Chinese ladies propose 10 establish a Kam Lung Street, in the western suburb of Canton, a high school for Indy lenchers. The school is to be named the Yuk Kwan Lady Teachers' School. The rules and regulations of this school have not yet been minde known to the public.

A CRUEL BANNERMAN. A coolie named Ah Chai happened to be passing along the street at Hing Nam Fong, near the city, west of Canan yesterday. Ac

the street, whereupon the latter struck the cidentally he pushed a bannerman aside an coolie on the head with a carrying pole and wounded him, blood streaming from the wound.. A policeman witnessed the assault and took both men up to the police station. It is not known whether the coolie succumbed. to his injuries, but it is hoped the offender will be adequately punished for the cruel assault.

Canton, 8th Augusí.

Uncertainty nf exchange is always a factor difficulties to be got over, and the payment Indemnity. Although, there were thousands

Sjr-Whilst in the precints of the Police Court yesterday I managed to overhear what I call a very gand cause for complaint. There were several policemen conversing overthe high rate of exchange. It was stated by one nian that when he came to Hongkong he received now after three years' $105 per month; service although he had at a 10 a year rise he only received $ per month or $19 less They still had to pay the same for the necessaries of life and that they adverse to trade, and the year under review was not exceptional in this respect, the range found that their scanty supply of dollars was insufficient to meet their needs, and that auf variation being slightly greater than in 1994. yea retarted with the dollar at 18, 11-16. part of their next month's wages was moit The

our police is I fell to 15, told, at the end of March, fose gaged. I think that the pay

Young men are enticed out regularly is 28. 1 3.16d. at the end of November a very poor one.

and stood at 25. 0.-tód, in the fast days of At the Supreme Court this moming, in Sum

from their homes on the offer of £100 a mary Jurisdiction, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wiat, Puisne Judge, presiding, Messrs. Hughes and year; that sounds a lot. But when the ecember. The maximum of the year was the men arrive here they find that the few highest value that had been attained since Hough, auctioneers, seed 1. Costa for the re-

dollars they get will not meet their require.arly in 1897. covery of the sum of $449.75 due for goods

ments and do not wish to remain in the force,

time as for example there are at the present time as sold at auction, and taken delivery of by the

resigned or defendant from the plaintiffs, without payment being made. Mr. Hughes, of the plaintiff firm, many as four or five men either.

as the money they get is fosufficient. There proved the debt, showing that the goods had applying to be transferred to other departments been bought by defendant ut auction on is no likelihood of one knowing when the dollar various dates since November last, and though will fall. I should suggest that the Govern repeated application had been made for payment of Hongkong could well spend a few ment of the amount due, no notice was taken

hours in seeing into this little matter and in of theft application.

the near future pay the peace army of our Defendant did not appear, and judgment Colony a substantial wage and make our police was given for plaintiffs with costs.

force second to none in the Far East-Yours, etc.,

CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD.

AMAH OR MISTRESS 7

AN ADMIRER OF POLICE Hongkong, 7th August, 1956.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HanoKona Tetzɑkaph."- Sir,-1.have read with interest, in your larue of the 7th inst, the correspondence under the heading of "Police Salaries."

ber

PERSONAL.

In conclusion, i would refer to a few changes Probably the most important factor is making in personnel that occurred in the Colony in 1903. The Right Reverend Bishop Domenico he year a bad one for trade was the loss of

Pazzoni succeeded the late lamented Bishop confidence in ilongkong Chinese dealers, ow

of

the Roman Catholic atural result of making it difficult for these Church, and was consecrated on the 111 Octo- ag to the speculation of 1904, which had the Piazzoli as head

Commodore H. P. Williams took over delers to

to get money with which to carry on

•heir business in As regards imports, the charge of the naval dockyard from Rear

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Admiral C. G.

G. Dicken on 29th September, 1915. trade was particularly lack in fancy cotton

while but a Sir Paul Chater, Kt., C.M.G... resigned his ap melala, and wantlen goods and imited binesu was done in Manchester pointment on the Legislative Council after ceeded by Mr. H, E. Pallock, K.C., as re piece-goods Vains did fairly well, expecially serving on.it for 18 years, and has been suc for impsters. Australian Hour entered into

erious competition with American, of which presentative of the ratepayers. In the Colonial

Service

Mn (now Sir) Francis Piggott, former the importation fell off largely: Americar kerosine also suffered from the boycott Aly Procureur General in Mauritius, arrived on the 23rd May an acceed Sir William Meigh regards exports, trade in silk was adversely

Goodman as Chief Justice; and since ind affected by various causes, and in other articles

August Mr. T. Sercombe Smith has ably acted specially ginger and say, compared unfavour-

in the appointment of Colonial Secretary, tem porarily vacated by Mr. F. H. May, C.M.O., who proceeded on leave on that date. ably with that of preceding years

LOCAL STOCKS.

In spite of indifferent trade, several "locaÏ stocks stood higher at the end than at the Hongkong and

Before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, presiding in the Summary Court, this morning, Li Ving, master of the Tung Wan

If the figures stated therein are correct, one plece-goode shop, sued Leung Kee for re covery of the sum of $25.3/ being the value of cannet wonder at the poor state of the Police

Force, and the consequent amount of crime that commencement of the year, delivered by the plaintiff to

is committed in the Colony, produced his book in defendant. Plaintiff which were the entries of goods sold to Leung brothel. Defendant Kee, at mistress of denied the debt, and stated that she was only the amah, not the mistress,

His Honour: Oh, yes; the same old story. When as action is brought the mistress be comes the amah for the time, and then when it is over the amah becomes the mistress again. Did you receive these goods?

Defendant: Yes, for the mistress.

Hi Honour; Judgment for plaintiff with costs.

ROBBERY ON A JUNK,.

ONE MAN ARRESTED,

etc.,

RESIDENT.

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THE CHONGCHOSES,

REDELS ARMED WITH MACHINE-GUNG,

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It appears, however, that the Mixed Court authorities have proceeded with their building in the face of the Council's prohibition, and it has become necessary, therefore, to assert the Council's authority in the only way possible. to It is understood that notice has bean given

erections the magistrate that unless the removed by this (Monday) morning the Coun cil's afficers will be obliged to demolish them.

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No resistance to the enforcement of the or der is apprehended, but as a precautionary measure, we understand that fifty members af company of the S. V. C. are to parade at head- "A" Company, which forms, the emergency quaetera at 7.45 am.-N. C. D. News.

THE OPENING'OR MANCHURIA.

STATEMENT BY VISCOUNT HAYASHI.

H.R. Viscount Hayashi, interviewed by a representative of the Jiji Shimpo, is reported to have sad but Japan intends to adhere. strictly to the policy of equal opportunities.for all in Manchuria and that she does not con. template, and never did contemplate the grante ing

THE BOXER" INDEMNITY. On the 6th inst. the Sun Wui Magistrate, Lam Yuk Ming, and a military officer named

of exclusive advantage to any nationals, Pun Chak Man called a meeting at the Public Hall, for the purpose of urging the people to whether her own or other. Of course, during the war Manchuria, being in military occupa make a donation to the 'Government, for the purpose of assisting 1 pay the Boxertion, could not possibly be thrown open to trade. Even after. peace was concluded thate remained nearly a million and a quarter of of people present, not a single person agreed with the proposal. The meeting was a very combatant and non-combatant Japanese sub. jects in Buat region, all of whom had to irregular and disorderly one.

be supplied with food had other neces- saries from home, and the duty of carry. ing out such a work absorbed the means of communication so that free access for com mercial commodities in general was out of question. This, however, was an exceptional and temporary state of affairs and sim

Bimulta neously with its semoval the place would be thrown open. It might be affirmed that Manchuria, so far as concerned publicly A NIVERSARY OF FUNG HA WAI'S DRATI

in accupation, could be completely originally In the city of Sun Wai, on the 6th matt, thrown open to all nations at about the begin the members of the Hung Sing Debalingning of September. Only those that were un Society met to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Fung Ha Wai, the boycott marlyr.

THE SAINAM school. The Sainam school, established in the city of Sun. Wui, is a handsome building and very beautifully situated. The thirst for modern education runs high; there are over a hundred A certain students now attending this school.

visit there, was xentleman, who had paid loud in his praise of both the school and the staff.

#intil next April.

of the

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acquainted with the facis could entertain any doubt under such circumstances. The truth was that according to treaty Japan Canton, 9th August, 1906.

have continued in

military THE CANTON MILITARY COLLEGE.

Nobody could But, The Canon military college has issued ra have questioned her right to do so. notice stating that an examination will be bold on the contrary, the has employed extra- at the Provincial Examiner's Yamen, on the ordinary expedition to 74th inst, to select military students. Those who wish to present themselves must each ery. It is reported that it is the desire of the collage to select most of the students from the lower modern schaals,

and prepare for the repatriate her troope bring a photo, as well as the requisite station- Manchuria by the beginning than the date

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INSPECTOR OF THE TREASURY, Mr. Wong Hia Ten, who has studied in 181for U.S.A. for a period of several years, has been appointed by Viceroy Shum to the position of Inspector of the Treasury of San Hau Chu of Canton,

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of civil admini tration, and if she succeeds in opening southern of September,

In the that will be seven months conventionally fixed for evacuation. presence of such celerity the world, instead" doubting Japan's intentions, ought to be thanks ful for hor efforts. It is of course possible that its may have sold to the Chasse Japanese merchants may h inhabitants of Manchuria some of the goods imponed nominally for the use of the troops, That kind of thing more or less inevitable :- no precautions would suffice to prevent It, car tha pecially amid conditions such as accompany The school for delectives in this clay, will evacuation of territory by great armies, The On Sunday morning, reports the Japan hold an examination in a few days' time, for Japanese Government's desire is not to lose a Chronicle of and inst, several hundreds of the purpose of selecting students for that de- day in throwing open the whole of Manchuria,

partment. The school issued a notice stating but every one must understand that there Chungchures appeared at Machatun, about six that those who desire to present themselves many prep ations necessarily precedent to miles from Pon damr, and attacked" the

which have the liberty of applying for admission to such consummation, a

as, for example, the tion of the sea bed in front of their glice-tation. A company of troopved at the Magistrale of the place to which they bearganization of civil administration, courts of

had left the train at Port Adams,

long. The different Magistrates will forward law and so forth. These matters could not Machatus just at the moment the attack was made, and immediately engaged the rebels, the lists of names to the school before the date arranged in a day. The long and short of the

There is no doubt that there In this action a sergeant-major was killed, the of examination. caplain wounded, and to men either killed or will be a large entry for this axamination, wounded, the bandits also suffered 1012, It is the particulars of which are unknown.

JOHORE OPIUM AND SPIRIT FARMS. reponed that they are armed with machine. gunu.

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Shanghai Banking Corporation shares ad I endorse the sentiments of "Admirer of vanced $159 a sinst an advance of $50 in 150. Police" that the guardians of the peace, whose Local shipping companies retrograded Marine duty it is to protect our property, especially insurance shares generally improved. Of the whilst we sleep, should receive a little mors local land and building companies the shares consideration at the hands of the Government, of one operating at Kowloon slightly ap in regard to their monthly salaries.—I am, | precinted, the others declined; and the dec

sion of holders of marine Jota on the au Praya not to undertake for the present the was probably a wire ons. The dock companies did not do well, and the increase of dock accommodation in the Far East promises TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HongKong Telegraph,'*

severe competition in the fature As regards Sir, The rider-maio system has caused a

other industrial undertakings, though there great deal of grievance among the people of

wa: no heavy fall, only in a few unimportast the City of Victoria, and the complaints against instances was there any advance on the value it have, ever since its beginning, become one of of shares the end of the preceding yaar, the chief topics of the day among's all the people, and it even leads to free fights amongst some

longkang, 9th Augan, 1906, RIDER-MAIN SYSTEM CONDEMNED,

some.

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The maintenance of existing and the creation of age, of fishing junk No, 16,504, appeared of them, for they must have water, and so this morning, before Mr. F. A. Hareland, at the times they are obliged to fight for it Now, to of new industrial undertakings, are becoming instance of Inspector Langley, at the Police say the least, one may observe that in the disa matter of very great importance to the Co trict in which the system is about to be intro Jony, threatened as it is by various competition Court, charged with committing robbery on board a junk near Chang E island, on the 6th duced, the construction of the changes of the from other places in some of its principal instant. The Jusk (No, 3,784) which accused waterpipes in the house there required for sources of wealth in the past. A satisfactory was alleged to have robbed was anchored off the connection with the system, preparatory feature of the year was, therefore, the Initiation the shore at the time. "It was rapoxied defends to laying the new pipes, is being made by of arrangements to start one such new antite

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A large police force has left Port Arthur for the reinforcensent of the police in and about Port Adams, and on the star ulimo troops were dispatched from Tairen. Machine-guns will be used in future in the operatie ne against the Chungchises. The whole district under Office 10 a sine of'alarm. the Jurisdiction of the Kinchow Administration

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matter is that if any foreigners entonala a feel- ing of dissatisfaction about Japan's proceedings in Manchuria, bis mood must be attributed solely to ignoranca of the real facts of the case, -Japan Mail.

ACCORDING to a circular which has reached us on Thursday, we notice that preparations are under way, for the opening of a new club, to be called "The Mutual Club. One of the rules relates to the "chit system." It says "A $5 limitehall be placed on all chits, one member shall sign over $5. A viry.kama[51

al $100,200 77,500 Lim Ab Siangovar minute 77,000 Kho in Chow CỤ THẠCH HỌC 75,000 The present tender in Johore is $85,000, so there is an increase of $15,000 per month in the present farmer in Johore.-Straits Titus restriction tbls. the new highest tender. Mr. Kho ju Chow is