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many consultations it was arranged that only the first and binth districts of Paoshan should be open to foreign merchants who may lease land and or reside therein, but this loc lity is still to be under the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities; some people have, however, secret ty purchased land and constructed had's thers, which action on their part it seems impossible to prevent.

in the spring of the present year certain policemen were sent there to extort a tax, taking the supplying of water as their pretext for so doing. This incident bas only just been conchided after considerable negotiation, Resisting or forestilling contrivances cannot be delayed and tre te the first and ninth districts of Panshan-hsien should new be amalgamated with the proposed new Settement in North Sinz, so as to maintain our sovereign rights. As soon as the roads are constructed!! and the proposed trading mart- opened, foreign merchants will be permitted to reside therein, enjoying the same privileges as native residents, provided they abide by our police. regulations: this arrangement is a special con- cession, not stipulated for in the treaties.

The authority of the Chinese oficiais cadro extend into the Foreign Seulement and the Municipal Council has hitheria undertaken the maintenance of peace and law therein. But in regard to the riots of last December we have been blamed for not rentiering proper protec tion and therefore asked to indemnify the losses during the disturbance.

We will now extend full protection, in; our own Settlement with Palice force: this being in accordance with Article 18 of the Tient in Treaty with Great Britain, that they () have objected to the matter and we cannot under- stand their reason. As they say that 1, the Taotai, do not understand the treaties, there is no doubt that they

them them know

is there selves. I desire to aquire what treaty, for a a foreign guest to object in the self- kevorament of this country and the construc- tion of roast awléstablishment of a police fone for the protection of merchants? I beg to ask that this question niay be placed before the British Min ster.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY AUGUST 25 1906.

YARN MARKET.

In their seport dated 24th instant, Messis. Phiraz ha B. Petit & Co. wite:Orlast te port wis dated the toth inst, and this one is dated, as usual, a fortnight inter, but it doeslak not in fact cover the whole of the fortnight, as will be seen presently.

TWENTY-one days' hard labour, to be exposed | Cro1 Tim, a fireman, residing at No. 38, Cen- in the stocks for six hours, and to be the re- ire Street, wo1 Arraigned before. Mr. H. H. J. Sipient of ten strokes with the birch, was the Comperis on Wednesday, at the Police Coul, sentence passed on Monday, by Mr. Goms, by Inspector Ritchie, for sonicling from a periz, at the Police Court, on a coolie for snatch. Chinese wom, in Market Street, ye terday, gold ear-pick, valued at $14, from gold ear-pick. valued at $5.30. Evidence woman the street, on Sunday:

was heard to the effect that necused snatched the ear-pick from the woman while she was purchasing something from a stall and bolted. hut was captured by other coolies. He was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour and six

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Tuk Alacrity, despatch vessel, attached to the History repeats itself in all conceivable de- partments of human activity, and that will be China Squadion, will be re-commissioned next the verdict pronounced when events that have month, says the Z. Get Express of 20th ut, transpired during the Inrnight have become the new officers and crew proceeding per the know. It was about October, 1890, that the cruiser Terrible to the Far East along with the The Terribl Intel, a merchants dealing in Cotton Yarn grew other relief for the same station. disgusted with the lax system, or rather no will leave for Hongkong on 24th inst, system, that was then allowed to prevail in Hongkong in the matter of clearan e in Yaru YUNG Yun, the hather, of No. 34. Sullah already seld and left uncleared almost ad fane, who was recently charged by Sergeant Lee, with being 'n meraber of the Triad Society, Finitush The foreign merchants thereupon

was brought up ou remand at the Pulice Cutit, then met together and took a concerted action and new rules of business were adopted on the day of November, 1890, which have been in force to this day.

noon, to-day. fr. F. A. Hazeland sen tenced hun to two months' hard labour and to be deported at the expiration of his term of imprisonment

SUROFANT Lee prosecuted Yung Yun, a bar ber, of Na. 24, Nullah Lane, Wanchai, befute

hours' stocks.

Two carpenters, employed in the leather Fac tory, at Mongkok, were charged before Mr. H. HJ. Compeity at the Police Court, on Wednes day, by inspectar Macdonald, el Yaumati Police Station, with aiding a certain prisoner, while custody, yesterday, to escape. The prisoner,

Eend of accused, was being re wise was. moved to, the station, by, a ludon,,„The de- fendants saw that and dragged the prisoner away from the lukong and he escaped. They were, however, secured His Worship imposed a fine of $25 each.

SERGEANT Lee, of No. Police Station, executed a gambling raid at No. to Ship Street, yesterday afternoon, and succeeded in capturing sixteen shopkeepers, carrying on business in that street, who were this morning charged with gambling on the premises. They were placed before Mr. F.. Razeland, and on the charge being proved, the first two men were fined $10 each, and the remainder 52 apiece.

A RANGEME TS have now been made by tween the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company and the Hamburg-America Line for joint tanff with interchangeable tickets for use on the steamers of the two companies be tween Shanghai and Tientsin. It will be pos.

sible therefore for passengers to make the fast journey vid Chingwatan, and return for varia tion by way of Cheloo and Tsingtao or vice

Versa,

ANOTHER launch-master ́was prosecuted, by" Mr. E. Jones, Assistant Harbour Master, be fore Hon. Captain L. A. W. Bamos-Lawrence, R.M., Marino Magistrate, on Thursday, for un lawfully using his whistle in the harbour or the 21st inst. This time it was Chung Muk Sheng, of the team launch Towed, and he was Gined $10, and ordered to come up ing re-ex | amination on the rule of the mad and the use of the whistle. And so the campaign goes on.

"Why did you remove the fence ?" asked his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisna Judge, pre siding in the Summary Court, of the defen dant's solicitor, in a case before the Court for damages to fence. "It was as much oUN AT- the plaintiff's, replied the legal representative, "and we remove·l it for our convenience. We admit that we removed it, and are willing to pay the other side compensation, if they leel aggrieved." "Judgment, with costs, for the $20 claimed," said his Honour.

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ISTISITE Garcia, an Italian seaman,employed on board the steamer Tonawanda, enjoyed A FIRE of considerable magnitude occurred himself immensely on Sunday, but it became very costly when Mr. Gompertz was over with among the parched grass on the hills to the castward of Kowloon, on Wednesday. In the him at the 6lice Cost on alonday. He was clear night the blazing scrub formed an exceed..

Mr. F. A. Hazelarid, on Monday, for beng a LAM Hing, a grass-cutter, of Causeway Bay charged with being drunk and disorderlyingly picibiresque sight, and many viewed tho chases during the last six months" that they member of the Triad Society. When 'defend. was charged befora Nr. 14. M. J. Gampertz. assaulting an Indian constable, refusing to pay fire from, the higher levels, watching it gradual.

The first week of this perind witnessed a somewhat similar achievement inutatis mat. andis. This time the bill was set rolling from the other side. Our Chinese friends but bear so checktul by reason of their énormous pur found free breathing a difficult task and their system required the serious attention of the physician. They themselves hit upon a remedy which has been accepted and adopted as a sure cure-all, But they thought of Bolding a con- sultation upon their case and they invited the aid of their foreign confreres and the laiter were only ton willing to co-operate. A meeting was scrdingly held on the 16th inst. at which both Chinese and foreigu merchants and their representatives were present. The Chinese were certainly fortunate in being t presented by such an able spokesman as Mr Wong Kam Fook of the Aim of Messis. Koong Hing, who proved an excellent ex ponent of Chinese ailments, aims and desites As a result of such meeting a resolution wik proposed a d, after some discussion, unan: mously paged with a view to relieve the Chinese dealers of their heavy and high-priced holdings. Foreign merchants have agreed not to sell, a | single bale for fully one month (up to the 12th of September next either in Hongkong or any other marke, at the, Chinese have on the part agreed to co-operate.

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ant's house was searched on Saturday certain books relating to the Society were seized by the police. He pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned.

AT the instance of Sergeant Counsell, of the Water Police Station, four boilermakers were arraigned before Mr.", H. J. Gompertz, al the Palice Court, this morning, charged with being found on board the C. P. R. Company's steamer Empress of India, yesterday, without the com sent of the captain They adinitted the charge, and were each asked to pay a fine úf 85.

THE thermometer has lately continued in Pek ing and vicinity at 105 degrees Faluenheit and numerous cases of sun-stroke and heat apo

The practice amongst plexy, have occurred the other classes of Chinese to eat unripe fruit has also brought che era into Peking. The deaths from the above causes lately in Peking number over 300 daily.

A MEETING of the Justices of the Peace wits held the agistracy..on Tuesday alternoon, to considersider an appliction from one Moosa Abdur Razack for a publican's bicei e to sell premises by ethil intoxicating quots on numbered 2, Pak Shui Wang under the sign of "the Helle View Hotel. There being no police objection, the licence was granted,

his ricksha fire, and damaging a night sall the Felice Court, on Thursday, by Mr. G. C. C.

buckel_to_the_extent of a dollar. All that with stealing from his land, at Morrison Hill, damage, it was said, was done is the twinkling Master, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, 100 catties of guinea grass, valued at 5, yf in eye. He came before Mr. Gomperty this

erlay. The defendant denied the charge, and

nurning, and was fined $3 on the first charges Mr. Master gave evidence, showing that on returning home yesterday a ternoon from the $5 on the second, to pay the nicksba coolic rare couise he saw.peresed stealing the grass.wenty five cents, and to return to the Govern

ment the cost of the 'damage done to the. He said the amount of grass stolen would have

bucket. been enough to feed us horses for a week.

! His Worship semenced accused in fifteen days' hard labour and six hours' stack....

The cook employed in the Military Sanatorium, the leak, and a youth, fourteen years of age, were charged before Mr. H. H. I. Gomer, at the Palice Court, on Monday, with stealing ten patties of beel, the property of the military authorities, Gunner Thos. Head, RGA, pro- secuted. Evidence was adduced to the effect has defendants removed the beef, which had already been boiled, from the kitchen. The ouk said that the beef was cooked and would have been thrown away if he did not take it. The soldiers had already taken dinner. His Worship sentenced him to seven days' hard fubour and six hours' stacks, and the youth to receive twelve strokes with the birch."

A RESIDENT of Kowloon writes complaining

emergency,

ly spread over the brow of the hill. By 9 ing from the area covered in the earlier part o'clock the fire had burned itself out, but judg-

of the evening it may be assumed that a largo extent of ground was laid waste. The origio of the firo is, of course, unknown,, ·

WE are informed by Mr. S. Silverstone, agent for the P. M. O. & 0, and T. K. steamship companies that be is in receipt of cable advice that the Police Stations on the other side are

trom San Francisco that the 8.3. Manchuria not connected with the exchange, so that those got ashore on the North-East coast of Oahu, who go to the trouble and expense of having

near Makapun Point, on Monday, the 20th inst, at 4 7.m. All passengers and baggage" the telephone installed in their residences, can only reach, the police in an

were landed, and they will be forwarded to iy very roundabout methods, since a tel.. their several destinations by the 1s. Hong- phone message intended for any of the stationseng Muru and the ss. Korea, the former on thatside mu polothe Central first, and then of which will be due at this port on September be transferred at leisure." We would point 25th, and the Korea will be dus on October ou to our Kowloon correspondent that we on

5th. this side are in exactly in the same position, and all our messages must go through the Central. At lines it is somewhat more than inconvenient, but the fact remains that it is so.

A DETERMINED Suicide was carried out by a Chinaman. at Shankiwan l'olice Station the other day. The Chinamon had been arrested, TURER Camers, who arrived here recently it is stated, on a charge of stealing several from the interior, were charged before Masticles of wearing apparel fram a house at

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I have to state that I have not communicated with them separately in regard to the proposed Chinese Settlement, but have simply mentioned it in connection with a document dealing with the case of the water rate outsid the Sele- ment on which have ebagmented in order in of business, and all earnestly hope that the point out in them that foreign merchants ar attangernent thus come to will he Catrully admitted into the Panshian district under i

rarned out by all concemed, merchants and special arrangement or concession and there brokers, principals and agents, hinese or fire they have a right to number the houses Foreigner. But the Chinese have been grant. and collect taxes in that district. However, ed a special privilege. They have accumulated they have now repredneed certain "statement stocks on hand and they must get rid of them,

and to get rid of them they thust sell them to is reply to Mr. Hart-Davies, in the house. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, on Quarry Bay. He was lucked up in a cell and therefrom for testing watters and I have to ask that the Board may make strong represent their country buyers and, although all horiness -ations thereto, and should not prome_od_at_|_is_suspended, they have been granted a con interference with the matter In short, we baya cession in menipulate' a freely as they can full and perfect liberty to establish a settlere

their own present holdings. That is all we for development purposes and either under the

bove to say, in our to-day's report, which may representations of treaties or for general reasons well be considered a barten report. outsider cannot interfere with this, minutes. The only for the native police has bee advanced by the Tuota, which will be separd after the public land has been sold. The matier is very important; the Tantai will-deal with it in accundafice with the recommendating as memorialised by L. Ta-en (Treaty Com missioner) and approved by the Board in re opening a seitlements, but the treaties do no concern therein. The Bratd is regnested to consider the above.-Universal Gazette.

THE SAINAM" PIRACY.

HOME PAPER COMMENTS.

The outrage. the steamer Sanum on the West River will bring back memories of the tragic occurrences that took place more than ence on the old Spark, and al ether simila events. The whole of the Canton delta, even to the present day, remains a pirates' nesi, in fested with hordes of boats that are frequently peaceful traders, one moment and piratical erat the next. Their calling is sometimes lucrative but often precarions. and their fate often au enviable. Not long since a local mandarin, finding it impossible to capture a band of de predators, caused a proclamation to be issued, offering a free parden for all their misdeeds to those of the gang who presented themselve, at his yamen. Trusting to these assurances, a number of the pirates presented themselves at the yamen, and were immediately put to dently by "ting chi." The people were so enraged at the pirates that before some of the culprits reached the place of execution they set upon them and carried out the execution on the public street. Precautions are taken na l foreign steamers of au elaborate nature, bat in occasional cases, like the present Safnam outrage, they cannot always cope with the numbers and resourcefulness of the pirates. Details are not sufficient in the present case to apprise us whether the usual trick was resorted to in this case. That course is for the pirates to ship a number of their gang as passengers, who, at an agreed point,

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the crew, and steer the vower a murder

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confederates are waiting junks. We may

sure

that the Sainant adopted åll. precau- tions, for she is owned jointly by the Hongkong. Cauton, and Macas Steamboat Company, the China Navigation Company, and the Todo- China Steam Navigation Company, than whom there are none who know more about the run- ning of steamers on the China coast and waters.

Rxpress.

In the notes from the native press appearing in the Shanghai Times, it is learnt that, since the daring robbery and foul murder perpetrated on the s.5. Sainam in the Canton River, the British Minister at Pekin has repeatedly lodged complaints against the Viceroy of the two Kwan. He said that he learned from the Governor of Hongkong that the Viceroy always makes very light of foreigners, and conse quently no sufficient protection is accorded them. The crime would not have 1 een com

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Sales which are reported in this ciucular were effected briore the 16th of the current month, afterwards no sales have been done;

Sales during the past fortnight:150 bales fos : 450 bales of No thr, and 500 bales of a zos,; in all about stoo bales.

Arrivals per steamers Gregory Aipcar, Jach sang and Catheripe A pour (from Calcutin) and Buyen, Silesia and Oceana from Vombay) of about 5.500 hales for this pon and about 20,000 bales for Shanghai,

Shipments-To Shanghai and Coast Peus. about 1300 biles.

Casoll Steck-Estimated at about 78,000

bales.

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of Cominous, Sir E Grey said he claims of the master and crew of the night Commander are included in the general claim put forward for the loss of the vessel. His Majesty's Government have within the fast few weeks again pressed the claim upon the "Russian (iqvernment. but hitherto without success.

Wednesday, with being on board the Chun

lel to meditate upon his musdeeds, Apparent Sang yesterday, with the intention of stow

ly be resolved to do his accuser for he lied his ing away. The accountant and

queue to a stanchion along the side of the cell, from a boarding house in New Market Street wined the queue round his neck and deli were also charged with aiding and abetting the berately went on his unges in order to strangle. three farmers on board the vessel with the himself. When the police went to make the intention of getting them to Singapore, without usual call on the prisoner they found him crou• the knowledge of the captain. The theeching at the side of the door que dead. The farmers tursed King's evidence, and said they

inquest was held to-day and it was found tha ANOTHER demented Chinaman' 'residing at

were put on board by the boarding house men, the Chinaman commisted suicide while insane. No. 334 Des Vux Road West, made on who were fined $7 ench. The farmes were attempt to take us lile at West Point on Moncautioned and discharged. day. He was seen to leap out of bed, saying thất he was being chased by a man with a knife. le gained the verandats and jumped from the

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second flour into the street below. He was not seriously injured. The police removed him in the hospital and then in the lunatic Asylum

LAI Clini, a member of the light-fingered gang, has got the get-rich-quick idea on the brain. Y cleared Stock-Estimated at abou: 60,e appropriated the purse of a boatwem in, bales.

which contained $140, while she was walking alang Temple Street, Yaunati, on Saturday night, and got arrested. Lai will have to turn his fingers to hard, though less profitable, la- bour, far fifteen days, after he has done sx hours in the stocks.

Catton-Sales of about 250 bales were re- ported at $23 to $24 par picul."'

No business is reported, in Local as well as Japanese yarn.

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Exchange-We quote, in-day, as under:-- India T. T at Rs. 6 per cent.

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MANY in Hongkong will be pleased in learn of the success of an afd Queen's College boy, Mr.. Hung Kam Leung, who has just passed his final law examination and been called to the bar in England. Mr. Hung K. Leung was "published" a barrister on the 27th June by Sir Edward Clarke. It is understand that he intends, to practice in England for a couple of years before returning to Hongkong.

A FEW days ago, it was mentioned in these columns that the police officer in charge of Bay View Police Station had summoned Messrs. Meyer and Company, owners of the. Petroleum Works, at North Point, for dis charging petroleum, or petroleum mixed with water, into the harbour. The summons WAS heard belute Mr. F. A. Hazeland and adjouin- ed. It is now stated that the police have with- drawn the summons.

the

EIGHT aut of every ten smashed leads that are place at West Point nowadays are simply shimigh fights over the water supply. On Monday a hawker went to a street hydrant to fill his buckets with water. A stranger, also carry; ing two buckets, made for the hydrant and aticnpted to elbow the hawker away from hydrant in order that he might get his bucke s filled first. The inwker resented such rough treatment and told the stranger so, The stranger turned on the hawker and hanged him over the head; necessitating his removal to hospital. The stranger was arrested and F. A. Hazeland, was placed before Mr. on Tuesday, on a charge of assault. He was ordered in pay a fine of $7.

ABOUT 3 35 pm..on 16th inst, an unfortunate. coulie employed to operate an elevator at the Russo-Chinese Bank at Shanghai was killed in a very shocking manner. It appears he was rather new to the work, and in making an ascent about the hair mentioned, be inceu... tiously put his head out through the door too soon, and get it caught between the top of the. cage and the wall of the shaft. The head was erushed like an eggshell and death took place at once. Later in the afternoon the body was removed by deceased's Iriends-Shanghai

Times.

THE cruiser Ashers, whose commission is about to expire, will be recommissioned at Hongkong shortly for d second spell of duty with the China Squadron. Captain Vaughan- Lens, who commands ber, will again hoist his venant on her truck. In addition, the follow. ing officers have been appointed to her:- Lieutenants R. R. Gosset (first and gunnery REMANDED a week ago, by Mr. H. H. J. officer), W. J. Fletcher, N.E. Iremonger; En temper, to allow the forly Malay seamen-gineer Lieutenants W. C. Saunders, and I. twenty Bremen and a like sumber of deck Walker; Staff Surgeon J. It. Pead, Surgeon hands-crew of the steamship Virginia, |A, J. Sheldong Paymaster E. 13. Swan The who are charged with refusing to obey Astries was commissioned ar Chatham on Feb. the lawful commands of the captain-to 25, 190s, by Captain Lionel G. Tufnell.

me to some arrangement with the captain

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arrangement had been arrived it, and asked the men's discharge. His Worship dis. missed the charge, but ordered that C1, out of carb man's wages, should be stopped, in order to pay the Chinese who did their work whic they were on strike.

in return on board, the men were again placed before the Court, this morning. Mr. Grist, of A CORRESPONDEN writes expressing surprise that nothing has appeared regarding the nr. Wilkinson and Crist, who appeared on pehalf of the firemen, said that a satisfactory

tor usual occurrence at the Noval Yard on Sunday. He states that while rain was falling heavily on Sunday forenoon there was a shower of frogs, which littered the Yard and aroused much interest. The frogs were each about the size of a dollar. Immediately on falling they began hopping about on the stone flags till it seemed as if the Yard had contracted a form of St. Vitus! dance. Our correspondent fails to sláte what ultimately became of the frogs, but-ha adds that the sight crested great amusement among those who happened to be about the Yard at the time.

FORTY-nine gambless, among them ten women. FOLLOWING the reduction of the garrison of

were arrested between Saturday and Sunday Indo-China by one brigade, orders have now been given for reducing French naval strength by the police, the result of gambling raids, and placed before the magistrates, on Monday, at in Chinese waters, where she has for some time Four of

The Police Court Inspector blacdonald secur. had a powerful cruiser squadron.

ed twenty-seven gamblers at Yaumati, for game these cruisers, the Montcalm, the Amirul

bling at No. :11, Station Street, while Sergeant Gueydon, the Dupetit Thounes, and the Guicken, with the Vice-Adiniral in command, Lee, of No. 2 Police Station, handled thirteen are to return to Europe. They will be replaced from No. 63, Wanchai Road. The leaders in by three older and smaller.vessels, the firuia, both cases were fined $50 each, tee others in Chuney, and Alger, which, with the d'Entrecas the Wanchai case Sto apiece, and the remain. tear, will forun the bulk of the force to be kept der $5 each, for gambling on the premises on the station, under the orders of a Rear-laspector Robertson also had nine men for Admiral. The remainder is made up of five gambing on the street at Quarry Bay, and causing an obstruction. In this case each man destroyers, one sea-going and five river gu.

was fined $3. boats, and a surveying vessel. There are also a number of submarines at Saigon.

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ERGRANT Baker, af No. Police Station, arraigned Tong Ng, a truck coolie, residing at CHAP Ho, a blacksmith, of Yaumati, was

No. 47. Yee Wo Street, before Mr. H. H. J. Charged before Mr. 11. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Couri, on Wednesday, with maliciously.Gompertz, on Monday, at the Magistracy for Ar the instance of Constable Calliford, of Bay wounding a woman at Yaumati, on Tuesday, ne., Carelessly driving his truck along the Praya East, on Saturday: Accused said he was the

View Police Station, Messrs. Meyer and Con

MK F. A. Hazeland, na Thursday, at the Police Court, gave his reserved decision 'in the rase in which Sergeant Grant prosecuted Tam Yiu Tung, the master of the Kwang Shing gun- shop, of No. 283, Queen's Kand Central, for submitting a false return of arms to the Captain of Police. Mr. R. A. Harding appeared on be half of the defendant. in this case, it will be remembered, that when the shop was visited 540 good rifles were found on the premises, whereas in defendant's return to the police bo gave the number as 606, The police also seized 55 dummy rifles, is Worship held accused guilty, and ordered him to pay a fine. of $5, the dummy rifles to be confiscated by, .he police.

pany, owners of the Petroleum Works, North Cessitating her removal to hospital. Yesterday only one in charge of the track, his fobis having | Mr. A. I. Basto, the well known barrister of this

Paint, were summoned for permitting a quan. ity petroleum, or petroleum mixed with water, to be discharged into the harbour on the 16th August, A solicitor from Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defend- ..2.231 ant firm and applied for a reinar.d, which was +7.35 allowed by Mr. F.A. Hazeland.

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afternoon the woman was sitting outside ber doorway bathing one of her children. The defendant and two others, who were leaning.

against the wall of her house, were playing with a bamboo pole: The woman told the men that the hambon might slip out of their hands and hurt the child. The defendant got insulted and said they would not hurt the child, but they would hurt her, whereupon he Tirk master of the steam launch Krang fang | attacked her with a chopper, causing serious was summoned by the Water Police, at the damage to her arms and shoulders. The others Police Court, this morning, for carrying twen-escaped. His Worshin held him guilty of the ty-seven passengers in excess of the number assault, and he was fined $ze, or six weeks' allowed. by his licence, as the 20th instant. garl VICEROY Shum having heard of a fich coal inspector Langley, who prosecuted, said this mine in the Tailing Mountains near the vill-case was a very serious on. The defendant's age of S. Tong, says the Cunton Daily News, Launch was only registered to carry 40 passen- has ordered the Magistrate of am Hoi to gers, but when the police stopped the launch take a party of engineers and Gad out whether slicic were 73 passengers or board. The the repnit is correct or int.

charge was adinated and accused was fined $o.

LOCAL, AND GENERAL.

DURING the tial of the Criminal Sessions on Monday, of Rahim Bux, the sun fary watch man at the leak,indicted for bribery, the body' of the watchman class, who followed the pro ceedings with close attention.

OUR Macao correspondent writes on Thursday:

left him just before he met the police officer. city, was made a knight of the Legion of The police say that at the time accused was Honour by the Government of the French Re

I om east to west, pushing a truck

He was public

the honour should have been con- ferred upon this gentleman some time since, propelling it fram behind, while on the cati was merchandise stacked about fifteen feet For more than thirteen years he served high, which obstructed his view of where be the French Government gratuitously in was going. The result of his carelessness was the capacity of Consular agent for France that a collision occurred between defendant's in this city, and wasfprominent in his defence truck and the dead-catt, the latter having a in the Public Press of the interests of France chipse on board. No damage was done The

in South China. When M. Casamir Perrier defendant was held guilty of the charge, and a

was president of the Republic he elected Mr. fine of $3 imposed.

flasto honoráry Vice Consul for France.-The many friends of Mr. Basto in Hongkong will he glad to learn of the honour, which has been. conferred on one of the leading citizens of the Portuguese Colony,

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mitted had he thought better of Furopeans, and { of the Cout room was crowded with Indiansnesday, before Mr. 1. H. J. Gompenz. The basket of clothing for safe-keeping. On her enforce his objection he had a gate erected. In South China, when people.are not consider.

the whole affair was due to the slighting of foreigners on the part of the Viceroy: It is said also that the Minister seems to ask for a chaoge of Viceroy in Kwangtung,

COMMERCIAL.

TODAY'S INTELLIGENCE,

3 p.m..

Buyers:-Unions $700, China Fires 19 HK., C., and M. Steamboats S17), China and Manitas S22, Shell Transports 27/- China Sugars $148, Shanghai Docks Tls. roo, Hong. kew Wharves $445, Hongkong Hotels $120, Cottons S15, China Providents $0.35. Tram ways F235, China Lights Siot, Watsons $13.

Sellers-Canton Insurances 9330, Shell Transports 27/6, Raubs $7, Hongkong Docks $142 ex div. Hlumplireys Estates St, West Points $50, China Borncos $12, Cements Saat Electrics $15, tces $137, Ropes 129.

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Sales-National Banks $47, Hongkong Fires 5125, Kowloon Wharves Stof, Hongkong Lands S110, West Points $50, Hongkong Hotels $120, China Providents $91. Dairy Farms $17, Watsons $13,

Nominal-Hongkong Banks 1835 ex div., Hongkong Fires $335, Douglassa $47, Powells $tot, Langkats Tiê, 240,

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"TELL the plaintiff," said his Honour the Paisne Judge, in the Summary Court, this morning," that it is no use for him to coine here with witnesses who do not tell the same

tale as himself. I cannot under these circunt. stances help him, and defendant must get judgment."

Fon removing $1.40 from the trousers pockets of Sanitary Inspector Hullen when he called at No.5. Morrison Hill Gap on Monday to remove, aniled linen, a washerman, ut No. 13; Jardine's Bazaar, East Point, was on Tuesday sentenced to three weeks' hard labourand six hours' stacks at the Police Court.

THE case against the master of the steamship Phranang which has been pen ing since July lart was called on at the Police Court, on Wed. summons was taken out by Mr. Mclver, of the Harbour Office. There are threecharges against the captain: Anchoring his vessel in, an un authorized place, west of Green Island,

st leaving the Colony without a por clearance, and fading to pay light dues. Mr. Mclvor gave evidence supporting the charges, and his Worship, fined the captain Sio on the firs count, and 15 on each of the other twa charges.

MA NGAU, an amah, employed at No. 41, Caine Hoad, gave her stepmotlier in charge at the Central Police Station on Tuesday for converting a basket containing 525 worth of clothing to her own use on the 13th instant. Mr. C. F. Dixon, of Mr. John Hastings' office, appeared for the defence. It appeared that on 13th Augustthe complainant, before leaving for Canton, deposited with her stepmother the return yesterday she visited her stepmother to get back her things and it was stated that the defendant would not return the basket, averring that she was never given a basket. The com plainant reported the matter to the police and, it was alleged, the basket of clothing was dis covered by Sergeant Earner under defendant's bed. The case was adjourned, and the defend. ant was released on bait of $50.

SINCE the action of the Commission in regard THE Chinaman and the youth, thirteen years to lottery tickets the mails have been carefully of age, who were remanded recently by Mr H watched, with the reelt that the other day a H. J. Gompertz for ste hng several umbrellas letter addressed to Evaristo Francisco con- from the house of Captain Price, R. G. A. attaining ten Macao lottery tickets, was discover Austin Avenue, Kowlonn, ware dealt with by his ed, and the tickets seized and destroyed, reparts Worship at the Police Court, on Thursday. It the Afanila Cablenews just before the Act of Appeared that the man got the boy to enter the the

Commission, 0 68 whole tickets were brought CHAN A King, well-known at the Magistracy, house and remove the umbrellas, while he kept in by a Chinaman for a man named Kennedy, came before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, this guard outside. The man had two previous he is well known to the Customs secret ser mining, charged with allowing his launch, convictions and was sentenced to six weeks 'ce men. Kennedy admitted that the tickets the Aingshan, to ply in the harbour, at 6 30 hard labour and six hours stocks. The youth am, the zoth instant, without n certificated bad three previous convictions ngainst him. He en, inert on board. Lance-sergeant Counselt did not want to be whipped but asked to be sert said that when he boarded the launch she was to gnol. His Worship said he was too young coming in from Shau-ki-wan with 80 passengers to be sent to gaol or to be put in the stacks. on board. He was informed that the engineer He would, however, sentence him 10 receive was ashore. The police took charge of the twelve strokes with the birch. Among other launch and ran her to Kowloon, where they places the umbella thieves have visited lately at Kowloon are the Occidental Hotel, and awaited the arrival of the engineer, who come two hours later A'fing of $10 was imposed. houses in Salisbury and Austin Avenuet,

were for him and the Collector decided that

FIVE Pokialum villagers were charged before Mr. H. H. I. Golaperiz, at the Police Court, on Monday, by Inspector Collett, for "bamboning" a farmer al West Point, on Sunday. The com- plainant is the lessee to certain lands at Pokfu- WHEN it is remembered that one of the prin. ` lum, and prior in that the villagers were wont cipal questions interesting the Far East at the to pass through the grounds ns a short-cut s present moment is the construction of railways. the village,

When complainant became it can well be appreciated that the prominence master of the land he objected to the villagers given to the subject in the August number of using his property as a thoroughfare and to the Far Eastern Review is particularly timely. This so annoyed the villagers that the fouring the best means of bringing the chief towns 'd fendants were deputed to pay the farmer a into line with modern conditions they are en- visit yesterday and demand an explanation, grossed in the railway question. At this mo- The farmer gave none, and when the villagers ment there are three important lines be- had finished with him, he had to be treated fr

fre the public, but North China also has its railway affairs which might be neglected bruises on his head. His Warship fund the

rr overlooked in the attraction of discussing defendants guilty of tlie charge and they were fined $2 each. We understand a civil action the Cantonese projects. The Review gives regarding the matter is pending.

accounts of the doings on all the railways now in progress in China and the Philippines, and WHEN A Canton man and a Hak-ka coolie had as these are illustrated by photographic repro- finished showing each other their fists and bad ductions it will be understood that the value of sailed into each other at Aberdeen, on Sun the articles is greatly enhanced, A

page is de- day, and when parties from both sides had voted to the enterprias of Messrs. Carmichael

"Public

works in joined in the battle, and the rising and fulling

in Mindanao" Bra "Hemp of bambon piles went on vigorously, one Moroland

among the nther items which should attract at thongly that there wou'd be some funerals to hold later. The Aberdeen police saved the tention. There are the astal sit-bits of informa situation, however, and a Cantonese was arrestion on commercial subjects and, of course, ed. The Cantonese was alleged to have been the the magazine is lavishly illu trated. The Fil cause of the whole fight. He is employed in a Eastern Riview continues to maintain its shop.at Aberdeen and the Hak-ka man was reputation which is more than can be said of only there for a few days. The Hak-ka coolie, many journals of its class, and provides pabu- last evening, stood near the wall of the Canton- lum for very varied sections of readers in this est shop: blocking the doorway, and when part of the world

and Clarke, Hongkong.

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Mr. Kennedy would have to pay 185 gold, as a fine for inducing the smuggling of the tickets. As the destroying act had not then been passed toir to "gt a move on," he refused. The the tickets will be returned to the sender in Canton man came out with a bamboo pole and

Printed and Published by JOSE PEDRO Hongkong. The new law, however, prohibits laid it on the 'fak-ka man's cranium, falling the sending or receiving of the tickets through his like a log. Then the clan fight started.BRAGA, for The Hongkong Telegraph Com-* the mails so the Collector will have to send On being placed before Mr. H. H. J. Gompany, Limited, at the Printing Office of the them by messenger to Hongkong. They will parts, at the Police Court, on Monday, the Company, No. 1, Ice House Road, in the City

„Tautópers was fined $10, probably be taken over by some shipmaster,

of Victoria, Hongkong.