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Intimations.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED) A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1906.

-SUGAR REFINING IN THE

PAST BAST.

THE TYPHOON.

CHINESE MUNIFICENCE.

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ABROAD.

To the future historian whose task it will be

colton and other valuable cargo removed out of the reach of temptation la Hunghom Bay to the Police grounds. Wills's work thus foils. the Indian toolers, who have been a source of nuisance in Hungham Bay during the past week.

Police launch No. 1, which foundered wear | to chronicle the sweats of the Colony during the spontaneous spirit of magnanimity on the morning by Inspectors Langley and Kerr, who the memorable year 1906, the present record of | Tai-kok-tani during the typhoon, was raised this

abroad, will furnish one of the most plersing The launch was brought into the harbout were assisted by a number of other men.

The circular begin by saying: "It is for the public to pity the launch-owners, who are being robbed by the tax-gatherer

Our recent comments on the sugar relin of the Customs, of the Harbour Department at Canton and Kongmoon. Formerly all the editorially in the last number of the authori ing industry in Hongkong were dealt with steam-kunches were under the control of the native Customis, until the middle part of tative journal-the Far Eastern Review of A. S. WATSON & CO., Kwong Bui, 30th year (1904) when they were Mabilon, Mr. Or contemporary in the Pislio Manila. Mr. G. Branson Rea, the editor of handed over to the Harbour Department of pines, is, of all men in the East, the best judge

part of the Chinese here in Hongkong and the Imperial Maritime Customs. Then a to give a definite pronouncement on the sub- new law was passed, called the "Sunday,ject of the sugar industry, and in reproducing, concomitant distrean which overtook the Colony features in the record of the calamity and its Holiday and Night working Act," which in part, his forecast of the result of the Japan on the 18th inst. On the first day of the open provided that all steam launches should be ese competition with the Hongkong refineriesing of the subscription list for the relief treated like big ocean-going steamers, so it will be observed that Mr. Rea substantially of the unfortunate people of the floating that whenever they pass a Customs station bears out the opinion expressed in our pre- fraternity we expressed the confident belief. on Sundays, holidays, or at night, they must vious article. This is what the review says from the combined subscriptions of the Chi. that a sum of $50,000 would be forthcoming pay a tax of two Haikwan Lacls for a clear-The Hongkong Telegraph in its issue of nese and foreign communities. Exceeding our ance, which is a great hardship on the poor August 7th, ulto., reviews the condition of most sanguine anticipations this amount has tax-payer. When launches were first intro the sugar refining industry in Ilongkong, already been exceeded by the Chinese sub- duced into Canton, and later into the and after recognizing 'the inevitable compe, scriptions alone to the extent of sixty per cent. interior, for towing purposes, there was a tition from Japan, ventures the opinion that, over and above the expected aggregate. Up great saving in time and trouble to the mer given a fair field and no favours, the local to noon to-day the Chinese list of the Typhoon chants and shippers, until the launches were companies can hold their own against any of eighty thousand dollars! This amount Relief und had attained the magnificent total handed over to the foreign control, and now competitor. This is undoubtedly true as re- collected within the very short space of a week they very often have new orders given to gards the Eastern markets outside of Japan, is a splendid commentary on the noble spirit of them by the Imperial Maritime Customs. In this country everything point to an carip-gonerosity animating the minds of our Chinese and if they fail to obey them, even though monopolization of the refined sugar business fellow-citizens. The sum of $8,000 includes the disobedience is not their fault, heavy by the Japanese refineries. The trade returns HEALTH-GIVING. fines are imposed, and even, sometimes, the indicate that Japan will continue to increase launches are arrested, and all their work her imports of raw sugars, and correspond; stopped. If a launch happens to pass several ingly diminish the imports of refined grades Customs Stations, it has to pay a tax at each), until her local consumption is fully covered. amounting to several tacls a day. Therefore

How far this, consumption is capable of

RAINIER BEER.

SPARKLING

INVIGORATING

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a second contribution from—.

•H.E. Viceroy Stum........................ .... $ 3.000 The Canton Charitable tosti-

tutions.......

6,000 San Francisco Chinese... 19,000. Shanghai Chinese ............ Tis. 1,000. Chinese in Australia............ 300

During the. Hot Damp the launch-owners are obliged to add these extension depends on the education of the The individual subscription of H.E. the Vice-

taxes to their charges for hire, so thai, find.

Weather when Heavying the expense ton great, shippers have been stopping sending produce from one Drinks are out of the place to another, and so the launches have become unemployed. The owners joined to- Question one's thoughts naturally turn to "RAINIER.'

article, and the ability of the refiners to keep Japanese to a preference for the refined

the price within the purchasing power of the poorer classes. With this big home demand to supply and cater to, under natural con:

gether and memorialized Viceroy Shum,ditions, it would be a long time before Japan "appealing against the handling of the launches by the Harbour Department of the Imperial Maritime Customs, as it gave a lot of trouble to the merchants and shippers, and they asked that the native Customs and the Sin Hao Kuk should take the business in hand. The Sin Hau Kuk sent a 'petition to the Commissioner of the Imperial Maritime Customs, asking him to consider which was the best means to 16.50 have this tax much reduced, or abolished; but the Commissioner took no notice of that appeal. Last year the merchants themselves memorialized Viceroy Shum, on behalf of the launch-owners, to have the tax abolished. I A. S. WATSON & CO., | Again the Viceroy requested the Commis

Por Case of 4 doz. quarts. Per Doz. quarts

Por Case of 6 doz. pints.

Per Doz. Pints

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, 415 September, 1906.

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All communications intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH should, be drd to The Halitor, 1. fee sine Hond, and should be companied by the Writer's Name and

Addrena

Drainery bustries muzzlemtjene schanle de edifre

to The Munkger

The Editor will not umberlake to be responsible for

any rejected MB,, not la refèrs any Couteliootfrom..

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANDUO). DAILY $0 per annum WEEKLY-313 per ansatt -

sioner to accede to the request of these people. The circular then goes on to say that as the Commissioner again ignored the Viceroy's request, the latter sent copies of the petition to Peking, one being addressed to Sir Rob. ert Hart, Inspector-General, and one to the Board of Foreign Affairs. From the latter came a reply to the Viceroy to the effect that the tax ought to be abolished, but nothing in that direction must be attempted without the consent of the Inspector-General. The Board considered, the tax too heavy, and stated that all would be done that could be done, have it abolished.. The Inspector General also, in a despatch received later by the Viceroy, said the tax was a heavy one. It was formerly charged at Lappa, Kowloon, Shamshui., and Wuchow, but under his

will figure as a competitor with Hongkong. for the supply of China and other markets. Japan and Hongkong receive their supplies of raw sugars from the producing centres of Java and the Philippines, and are placed on equal footing in this respect. The differance in freights and labour favours Hongkong in determining the cost of refining and their ability to control the market. With the conventional tariff on refined sugars in Japan of about six-tenths of a cent per pound, it gives a practical monopoly of the home market to the Japanese refiners, and even will a.rebate on exports they can not hope to overcome the advantages enjoyed by Hongkong, on supplying the China market, unless they receive certain concessions in freights-from subsidized lines that will make it possible to compete. If the present policy of Japan is any indication of what may hap, pen in the future, this lowering of freights in favour of the Japanese product will be the determining factor on which the trade will swing.

LOCAL AND GENERAL:

THE English, mail of the 15th August was delivered in London on the 22nd ost.

A RUSSIAN syndicate is about to publish a Chinese jouroal in Peking, and it is reported that the former Mukden General, Cheng-ki, has promised to support the undertaking.

roy of Canton thus amounts to $6,000.

sub-committee of ten to deal with the distribu- fion of funds in the niest beneficial manner to the unfortunate distressi dones. The sub-com. mittee consist of the Registrar General (the Hon. M1. E... Irving) chaixutan ex-ogicfu; the Har unur Slayer (chà Hon. Cup. L. A. V.

Les Lawrence, RN), Mr. A. G. Wood (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.), the Hoo, Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, Mescrs, Fung Wa Chuen, Lau Chu Pak, Ho. Kom Tong, Francisco Tse Yat and Tang Tse-Ngung

The General Committes, has appointed a

One of the first duties of the Committee will Le to give effect to the practical suggestion of H.E. the Governor in regard to the building

of cargo-boats an account of the Committee to be sold, upon certain easy terms to the formally registered owners who lost their for construction and price is being considered by the sub-committee. The distribution of funds will, we understand, be undertaken as soon as expedient.

craft on Tuesday lost. The question of time,

THE WRECKS,

Work on the wrecks in the harbour is pro- resing very satisfactorily. The Protector is serting out this evening to Saw Chau where every possible effort will be made to get the fenugthan off as soon as possible. "Her next Job on the return from Saw Chau will probably be the raising of the French destroyer Fronde. The actual salving of but her repairs will, of necessity, be a work of the warship presents no insuperable difficulty,

considerable time and labour. The Protestor was observed steaming round to the scene of the Fronde's wreck this morning shonly after Dine o'clock.

THE STEAMBOAT CO.'S SERVICE.

to Causeway Bay, Pumps had to be kept hard later in the day and she was removed

at work during the homeward trip in order to keep ber afloat. She will be turned over to Ab King for repairs, we understand,

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THE BOAT PEOPLE'S SHREWDNESS.

under way by which it was decided to advance Owing to the scheme which is at present money to those unfortunates who have lost

their all in the recent typhoon, with which to

re-build new craft, the police are now being put to a great deal of trouble. Sampan folks, who immediately after the typhoon estimated

their loss at a certain gure are now flocking into the different palice stations and informing the officer-in-charge that they had made mistake in their first estimate and that their loss was double or treble the sum they One officer suggested that, first reported.

in order to overcome the difficulty which

must arise, the sampan people should be made to give their estimates in a temple and before the altar. Whether this will prove successful is a matter of opinion. Oos sampan- man in particular estimated on the 20th instant that his loss amounted to $6,000. This mom ing he wanted to make the inspector believe be had made a mistake in his estimate. When asked what ho estimated his loss to be now the man unblushingly said $16,0ca!

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TELEGRAM.

' HONGKONG › TELEGRAPH”.

SERVICE.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION

IN CHINA.

VICEROYS MEMORIALIZE THE THRONE.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 26th September,

10.40 m.

It is announced that their 'Excel- lencies Yuan Shi-kai, Tuan Fang, and Chang Chih-tung, will shortly memorialize the Throne, with the object of making the education of Chi- nese children compulsory throughout the Empire.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA,&a CHINA,

HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND.

The manager of the Chatered Bank of India, Australia and Chins informs, us that he baa received from the London Office a telegram advising that a dividend has been declared for the past half year to 30th June, 1905, at 132 p.a. frea of income tax.

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CHASING A RAT.

FREE FIGHT AT WEST POINT.

The disturbances caused at West Point yox

LOOT BURIED IN THE HILLS. In consequence of information received Sergeant Blackman and a gang of constables. searched the hillside at Kowloon City for fully thirteen hours yesterday in search of fun! that terday afternoon, by a number of coalies, who unearthed $16,000 worth of leather that was stolen from the sea beach, and two tons of col ton yard.

was said to be buried there. They eventually

THE DEATH ROLL Up to a late hour yesterday no less than, fifty-one dead bodies were picked up by the police at different stations,

in the police reports which arrived at head-

quarters this morning from Sai-kung, New Territory, it was reported that thirty-seven parsons in that district. "are dead and, mia sing." made to the police: Up to yesterday no less Reports of missing junks are still being than twenty-five junks and saaipans were re ported at the different police stations as misa- ing.

NO FISH DIET.

were engaged in a frea fight, and in which bamboo poles were very much in évidence, necessitated police intervention before the fight could be calted ovor. The police arrested five coolies and a foreman find removed them to No. 7 Police Station, where their bumps and bruises were patched up. After the prisoners had told their lory-the cause of the free

op the bail required by the police. From fight-they were held, being unable to put the different statements made by the men the cause of the disturbance was the work of a rat! The men, it appeared, were seated around a table at the time, while the foreman was,

asleep on the floor, dreaming, it was Inter learned, of the disastrous typhoon. Everything was as peaceful as ever until suddenly a good-

covery that was alleged to have, been made in

News reached as to-day of a gruesome dis-sized rat came out of its burrow and ran across the room. That was the beginning of the culinary department of a hotel in this the disturbance, the ending of which took place Colony. It was to the effect that in the belly at the Police "Court this mording. Im of a good sized fish, which was being prepared mediately the rat was seen one coplie stood for the table, was found two human fingers.

DERELICT FLOATING CRANE.

A report was brought in to the Harbour Office yesterday, that a floating-crans had been seen passing out of Lycemsa Pass, by one tide, report the Harbour Department launch Victoria and returning by the next. Un receiving this

was despatched to investigate, However, it was learned that in the meantime a private launch had found the crano, and towed it in shoro,,

EUROPEAN LADY'S BODY SIGHTED.~

guard near the burrow, while the others chased the ral about the room with bamboo poles, The rat took refuge for a time behind a wooden box, but finding the bom dodged round the sleeping form of the fore burdanent getting pretty strong it ran out and

rdad. One coolie at that moment let drive...*** with his pole at the fleeing rat, but instead of hitting the target the pole landed on the fore- man's head. Pandemonium reigned. The

The master of the s.s. Liberia, which arrived guilty coolie cleared, Awakennd by the sud...

As may be expected the temporary diz. ' port this morning, reports that whao about 20 miles east of Waglan, the body of a Euro- Mucho, and Canton run has practically dis-as to the upper part, in a blouse, and what ap abling of three of the best boats on the

pean lady Moated by. The body was dressed organized the service for a time. To cope with the heavy freight traffic the Company has chattered the s.s. Suttberg for only a month

carrying service; she will run to and from is not intended to supplement the passenger- Canton for cargo only. The Sullberg's first trip is scheduled for to-morrow night when a full

peared to be a leather belt, but the skirt and petticoats had apparently been washed off. It is not known here whose body this could be, as no ladies are known to be missing from the

On the same day, when about five miles east of Waglan, some seven bodies of Chinamen were also seen floating past.

instructions, the Commissionera had stoppe THE hulk Jupiter, one of the conspicuous to rua between this, port,and Canton, She Colony.

collecting it. The Commissioner at Canton, features of Nagaraki harbour, has been sold by however, had not done so, and he in. Messrs. Kunst and Albers to Mr.Hashimoto, The rates per quarter and per mensen, progertianstructed the Commissioner to do so at of Yedomachi, who will break the vessel up. I'he dally inne is delivered from when the address in once; and reduce the licence from $20 THE Yokosuka Port Admiralty have decided to 10 $10, and other classes proportionately dispose of their carrier-pigeons, owing to the The Viceroy gave instructions to the Sin introduction and perfection of wireless tele- Hau Kuk to have the despatch of the Igraphy. Over 200 birds are to be sold in a few Single Copio, Daily, ren cents: Weekly, twenty spector-General posted up all over the City, days by the naval authorities at Yokosuka.

accessible to mowenger. On copies west by post an sulfitional $1.80 per quarter in charged for patags

The postage on the weekly imite to any part of the

world le 50 cents per quarter

Are cente

The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1906.

END OF THE CANTON STRIKE,

Cauton has been on the verge of what might have developed into a very serious

which was done. This made the Commis

A WASHINGTON message of September 10, sioner very angry, and he refused to obey which has been received by the Fleck, asserts the instructions of the Inspector-General, that a representative of the Tayo Kisen Knishä but continued to impose the tax as before, is negotiating to purchase the Pacific service of threatening the people that if they did not Pacific Mail S.S. Company. It will be remem- pay at once their licences would be cancelledhered that similar reports have been put into circulation in America on several recent and their boats scized. The boatnien re

occasions.~.. ferred to the despatch the Viceroy had promulgated, saying the tax was to be withdrawn, when the Commissioner said he did not care for the Viceroy. And so things went ON. The men again:

*HK Asahi publishes a Vladivostok message, stating that on the afternoon of the 14th instant twelve burglars entered the Siberia. Bank in Vladivosto' and succeeded in carrying away 30,000 roubles. A burglar was arrested on the

cargo is awaiting her at Canton for her return journey on Sunday.

THE MACAO SUNDAY EXCURSION, Week-end excursionists by the delightful and bracing trips on the ringshan which have come to be regarded almost as a necessity by jaded workers in Hongkang, will regret the temporary abandonment of the Honum's Un commencing next Sunday: She can special service. The endin will, however, not be spared at this moment for this

make her usual trip from Macao to Hang- kong at 7.30 am. on Sunday, returning to Macao at a pan. same day. She will probably be employed, off and on, for despatch ser- rice, conveying stores, etc., to her companion boats at Saw Chaù and Castle I'eak Bay.

THE 5.5. "KINSHAN."

-An amusing report has been given publicity

CARGO-BOATS FROM CANTON.

The great difficulty and inconvenience felt by the shipping in port, owing to the scarcity of cargo-boats and fighters, and the exorbitant charges demanded by the owners of those ré- maining afloat and able to do the work, shipping firms in Canton were approached for this has been that this morning twelve boats assistance, by their agents here.. The result of arrived from Canion for lightering work, being consigned to Messrs. Wendt & Co., the NK pectively, and more are expected. But it re Yuen Hing firm, and Gbec On Company, res

allowed to work here, without interference from mains to be seen whether these boats will be

the local lighter owners.

"LET US HELP HONGKONG." The Manila Times of 20th inst, writes:-lo the midst of the festivities attendant on the change in the office of Chief Executive of these islands we are prone to forget the dire mis- fortune which has befallen car British

neigh- bours and friends in Hongkong.

From the accounts which have been received

affair, with far-reaching results, not the least petitioned the Viceroy in August last, same day in an allempt to enter the office of that one thousand coolies are engaged 'digging that proud city has been almost overwhelined

a channel to enable the Kinshan to be towed by the disaster of two days ago a disaster out from the beach at Castle Peak Bay. The memorable in the apuals of storm and flood. which from 118 appalling severity will become, work of cutting the channel is, as readers of catastrophes. and rapidly done by the powerful dredger the Telegraph already know, being efficiently Canton River, belonging to the Hongkong and

hundred coolies working on the Kinshan, instead of ten times that number. The channel should be completed by Sunday next, and at the highest tide on that day the first attempt to lug the Kishan will at once be made.

den jar, and bleeding from the head, the fore man, without waiting for any explanation, picked up the pole and laid it across the face of the neatest coolie to him. That coolie col

lapsed. Then the free fight started 'between

the rat-chisers and the foreman' and his friends. The rat-hunters were routed and they took to the street, being followed quickly by the opposing gang. In the street the fight was restarted and on arrival of the police six of the” belligerents were captured. They admitted the charge of disorderly conduct preferred" against them at the Police Court and Mr. H. U. J. Gompertz fined them 55 each:

gunpowder were made last month at Stockholm, EXPERIMENTS with a recently invented Swedish

in the presence of a number of military experts and several foreign attaches. The results were excellent and the powder proved in be of a periments were made by the well-known terribly destructive force. Subsequently ex.

aeronaut, Captain Unges, with aerial torpedoes. The weight is exceedingly light, and each is hacdled by one' man. The torpedoes carried a distance of over 2,500 yards, the new powder being used,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

WAILS NUK

Indian (G. Apcar) 27th inst. French (Tourana) ist prox. American +Korra) 4th prox. Canadian (Tartar) 18th prox.

The s.1. Satrunja sailed from New York on

The Boston S. S. Coʻs së Tremont arrived at Victoria, B.C., on 15th inst.

of which would have been the paralyzing of and stated that if his power, and the Messrs Kunst and Albers, by digging a tunnel the water-borne trade of the province. If the instructions of the Inspector-General, beneath the office premises. crisis had developed into a riot, whoshall say were to be ignored by the Commissioner, what might not have been the awful results they would have to go into some other vie Shek Fung, a hawker, of the Ho Pai CHIEF Detective Inspector Hafson arraigned with the fearful tales of tragedy we might line of business. The result we gave in our

village, Kwai Sui district, Kwangtung pro- Police Court this morning, charging him with

tion of China. The defendant is being sought after by the Canton authorities. Owing to the absence of witnesses from the interior the case was adjourned for one week.

have had to record. But the self-repression issue last evening-the men went on strike.vince, before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Whampoa Deck Co. There are only oneles and bickerings and we must acknowledge the zoth ist.

extend a hand of sympathy and commiseration. In its dire distress it seems fitting that w It is true that at times we have our little jealous. a sense of trade rivalry, but "blood is thicker than water" and in such times as this we can afford to obliterate and ignore petty strifes and

aimosities

We would not forget that when our proud city of San Francisco was laid low our British neighbour was one of the first to stretch out a helping hand to our stricken brethren across the water, Nor did it content itself with the mere ALBERT Hansen and Bert Furlong, both of the gradually assuming its normal appearance ing and alds nothing; material assistance was

formal expression of sympathy which coats noth Sailors' Home, were charged before Mr. II. H. again. The mass of wreckage and debris has forthcoming and among the contributions to J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning. been almost entirely removed, thanks to the poor people of San Francisco the gift of with assaulting Albert Roland, and behaving the untiring efforts of P.C. Sutton and Clarke, Hongkong found an honourable place.

It is therefore doubly fitting that in its hour

AT ISIN-SHA-TRUI.

The Police basin at Tsim-sha-tsui is

in a disorderly manner in the Homs yesterday who had under their, command a gang off tribulation and sorrow we express our con

The Merionethshire left Singapore 'on Tuesday, the 25th inst, and is due here on Tuesday, the 2nd prox.

The N. Y. K. Australian Linesia. Kümano Jury_left Nagasaki for this port on 24th ist, and is expected here on 27th inst.

and forebearance shown by those affected by But not for long, for as will be seen from what, they thought, was an uncalled for ima letter from a correspondent appearing commuting armed robbery within the jurisdic. position of a tax, which was going far to stop in another column, as soon as the Viceroy their trade, and force the men to turn their learned, the men had gone on strike, he attention elsewhere for their means of bestirred himself, and sent deputies to earning their livelihood is remarkable the Commissioner, post-haste, asking him They began a strike in their own defence, to stop collecting the Ex until further

The N. Y. K. Bombay Lines. Colombo Maru left Shanghai for this port on 24lb inst., but, happily, through the unusually prompt orders came from Peking, be, the Viceroy

at 3 pm, and is expected-bere on 27th inst., p.51. action of Viceroy Shum, it was of but guaranteeing to accept all responsibility for

The Imperial German Mail ́ss. Prinz Elid short duration. The history of this affair such stoppage. This arrangement having

Friedrich which left here on 29th ult, has is interesting, as showing how, even in these been concluded and communicated to the

arrived at Genoa on Tuesday, the 25th inst., at 9 a.m. days, an unpopular action can throw a oen, they all agreed to resume work yesterday

The O. S. S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Co's 3.3. whole community into open revolt, and come morning. Thus ended an incident which was drunk, walked up to his bed and struck promisenously around has been soned out and

Daafa from Pacific poris left Kobe for this. As the poor Chinese in Hongkong seem to via Moji on 25th inst, and is due in Hongkong. perilously near to stagnating the shipping might have had disastrous results on the him. Witness grabbed for his coat und dashed carried by the coolics to the police grounds have been the chief, if not the heaviest sufferers

on and prox. interests of several districts. The story, as trade of Canton, and we cannot but reiterate. for the yard. After a few minutes, he returned

from the disaster, doubtless the Chineso colony The P. & A. 13. Numaníta left Moji on told by the very temperate, and forebearingly what we, said above, that the forebearance to the dormitory but found both defendants at the Tsim-sha-tsui S.ation to be dried. All Thern would gladly and substantially co-operate the will be due to arrive at an early hour on the.. Wednesday, the 26th inst., for this port, where, waiting for him. As soon as he colored the the colants of the rainbow are discernible from in any movement of this kind room Hansen grabbed him by the throat, but the long rows of piecegoods carefully laid out We laks the liberty of suggesting that our murning of Monday, the Tat prox.

received on the tennis grounds which present more Governor-General express our sympathy with The silk ex C. P. R. Co.'s 8.8. Empress of asistant superintendent of the Home, said do than a tennis court of a police station. make inquiry to ascertain if we can be of any a parting sho! from Furlong, Chás

our neighbour across the narrow stretch of water | india which left Hongkong on the 30th ult,

he saw of the assault. His Worship fined each P. C. Wills has done capital work with his material assistance to Hongkong in its bour of fendants were very disorderly and told of what

gang of coolies by having all the balsa of | distress, ›

plicased circular, issued by the leaders of of the boat people, under the circum

lying in bed reading at the time. Hansen, who recovered there. All the cargo that was strewn ists give of our means in affording afternoon. The complainant said that he was thirty coolies. No more dead bodies have been dalence with our neighbour, and if the neede««

relief.

the Guild of Passenger-boats, and which will, stances, was such that Canton may indeed he freed himself, and on running a Goold, the appearance of a clothier's exhibition groundhich separates but does not estranga us, and and Yokobama on the 17th fast,"arrived in

no doubt, be read with interest by all having congratulate herself upon, for had these mercantile or shipping interests in the dis- men broken out into riot, who can tell what tricts mentioned in that circular, is as follows: the results might have been?

man Sio,

New York on Monday, the 24th insi, then mak log a transit of 25 days from Hongkong and 17 days from Yokohama,