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THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.

[From Our Special Correspondent;]

Stonecutters Is., 29th October. Saturday, as usual, was an exciting day for the men under canvas. The C. R. A. inspected the Artillery Companies at Gun Practice, while an officer of the H. E. examined the Engineer Company. The shooting was at a moveable sea target and both the 15 Pdrs and Maxims came out well. All thaan who presented themselves for the technical examination in the Engineer Company passed.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 1906.

'THE ATTORNEY-GANERAL

PIDS PAREWELL TO THE Dencit:

On

SANITARY BOARD.

soth ult,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the Board room, this after noon, the usual members being present, when the following business was transacted

GENERAL CLEANSING. 1

The president moved : That the Board, under section 14 (2), of the Public Health and build. ings Ordinance of 1903, appoint a select com- mittee, consisting of the President, Mr. Fung Wa

"CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necurity andorse the opinioni umpressed

by Correspondents In this colunia.]

́THE SHANGHAI,DOCK AND EN-

GINEERING CO, LD.

To the Editor of the

DEATH OF MR, CHÂRLES FOCKEN.

30th ult.

It is with much regret that we have to an nounce the death of Mr, Charles Focken, Ma- rine. Superintendent of the Norddeutscher Lloyd S. N. Co, which event took place at about

12.30 p.m. to-day, at the Government. Civil Hospital, the Immediate cause of death being the formation of a clot of blood on the brain. The deceased, who had been ill for some time, and laid up at his residence in

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CHINESE POLICEMAN

CONVICTED.

SENT TO GAOL FOR THEFT,

#goth uit The record gambling raid which was "ox" ecuted on Sunday night at Quarry Bay, in which sixty-five men were captured, was the cause of a lutone (No. 148), from No. 2 Police Station, going wrong. The lutong in question after the raid was made, had charge of pas of the leaders of the gang, and when his prisoner was searched at Shau-kitwan Police Station,

man's

There was an impromptu concell in the even.of the British Empire, and lastly in Hongkong, all Chuo лnd Mr. Lau Chi Pak, to consider tion only" has been sent to me from the Shang Kowloon, grew worse, and suddenly became in and chain, à Mexican dollar, a cigaraita-

29th ult. At the conclusion of the Criminal Sessions at the Supreme Court this morning, the Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., Attomey," General, addressing his Honour the Chief Justice, said that this was the last oc- casion which he "would appear be fore' the Court as Automey-General of this Colony, seas an officer of the Crown, in which capacities he had been engaged in many parts

where he had been engaged in the work per ing and a full house gave complete appretaining to those offices for the past four and n ciation to the capital concert carried out in the mess enclosure. Many of the guests took

half years. He carried very pleasing im 20 active part in the evening's proceedings,

pressions and recollections of his term of amongst whom, Lieut. Cross, R.G.A., and Mr. office, and of the consideration he had ever Sutherland, who kept the audience lively the received at his Lordship's hands,, which had always been of great assistance to him in all his whole time, are worthy of mention.

efforts for the proper administration of justice in this Colony, which duty fell to the lot of the Attorney-General.

returning

The attendance in Camp on Sunday was highly creditable. At about to 10 am. His Excellency the General Officer Commanding inspected the Corps on parade. Soon after the men had been formed up, Col. Darling, R. E. (G.0.6), accompanied by Mujur „Chichester, D.S.O. (Major General Stall, and Lieut. Chesty, R.E. A..., arrived on the ground

all complaints arising in connection with the general cleansing,

Mr. Lau Chi Pak anid: Ithink the 'select committee should also be quiborized to arrange all the details in connection with the general cleansing as before 1905,

The Hon. the Principal Civit Medical Officer minu ed: The details are arranged for depart. mentally.

CITY REFUSE.

to

and were received with a safute, His Excel. speaking for the Crown as well as for himself Victorin, owing to use from the City of pay the piper. As all the world knows the socially or in business, and by them he will be overheard the prisonerask the lukone: "Where

lency then inspected the ranks and was quite. satisfied with the turn out, the general ap pearance of the men and their accoutrements, After a few evolutions, the men formed up in quarter column close order. His Excellency, in addressing Major Pritchard and the Officers and men of the Corps, said that he was very glad to have the opportunity of seeing them at the conclusion of their Annual Camp. Re- garding the Gun Practice of last Saturday he was pleased to say that the C.R.A. had reported very favourably and that he was quite satisfied. with the results. He wanted to see the Corps up to its full strength and in order to attain that end he urged its members to persuade their friends to join the ranks, He congratulated the officer and men on the results of their 16 days' training which he felt assured had proved very instructive. The men were lucky, he re- marked, in being favoured with: brilliant weather during their stay on the island and above all he had received a very favourable report of the discipline 12 Camp, With these few re- marks the men were marched into the mess enclosure for Divine Service, the Rev Mr. Scarle, Chaplain of the Forces, officiating.

At the conclusion of the Church farade, H.E. the G.O.C. inspected the young cadets from the Victoria School and. examined them in semaphore signalling. His Excellency took very keen interest in the youngsters. Cadet Hoskins was the recipient of a prize.

His Excellency then made a thorough in- spection of the Tools and of the Camp in general, after which the men were dsinissed.

Thermausi sports were held in the afternoon and there was a very large gathering, including A military-band and a few many ladies, Indian pipers rendered appropriate music alternately and was much appreciated. The following is a list of the prize-winners:-

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS.

Boat Race (Challenge). R.G.A. (Stone- culten) v. H.K.V., rowed in five oared gigs. The Volunteers took the inside course and started well. The R.G.A. practically held the tead all the way and finished about two lengths abead. Bill the race was a good one and had the Volunteers been in training a different result might have been expected."

Cadets Race, Martin; 2, Robson 3 Stokes

Boal and Puttee Race-1, E. Humphreys; 2, Menagh, R.G.A..

Victoria Cross Race. Run in three heals of oine each-1, Copl. Witchell and Cadet Baker; 2, Gibson.

Inter-Company Maximi gun completion. Six teams entered. The conditions were: Guns to be brought into action, changed from travelling to tripod, cease firing and retire to base. Points for time and discipline. Won by Sergt. I ong staff's team. Time a mins. 3 secs. Scrgt, Seth's team was second.

Team race (open). Four teams, including one from the 87th Co. R.G.A., entered. Corp. Witchell's team won.

Potato Race-Gunner Brotherton, R.G.A. Tug-of-War R.G.A. (Stonecutters) v.

H.K.VA.

Four Entries or no race. Entries to be sent through the Co-Sert. Majors,

Sergt. Nets Prize for E. J. Arn L. Eserd Lt. Dinock,

In the evening some of the visitors were unable to get away on account of the scarcity of launches and were obliged to remain for dinner. Those who did so quite enjoyed themselves.

After dinner, as an appreciation of the Com mandant, who is severing his connection with the Corps shortly, to the regret of every mem- ber, & squad of men wat paraded and marched to the Major's tent and here he was lustily cheered. The men then drank to the health of the popular Commandant, who responded in suitable terms.

"This morning the Camp was struck and the men returned to their civil dullès, leaving impressions which would lead to their looking forward to the next annual outing.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERRESERVE

ASSOCIATION.

29th ult. The following are the highest scores for the competition for the Governor's Cup for the month of October at the zeo yarits range.

There were 117 catrics:-

A. Jenkins

A. Moir......

A. S. Guhbay

A. W.. Walt

67+ 3-70

63+ 770

53+17=10 637-69

Sir Francis Piggott................... 63+ 4-67

L.G. Bird........

57+1067

W. Chatham.............. 474-20-67

66ser. 66

1. H. Pidgeon............... 60scr.-06 G. H. Wakeman.............................. 60+ 656 Hutchings can 461.20*56

C. Peteršalu

D. J. McKenzie

H. W. Bird...min

E. W: Terrey

W. J. Saunders

D. Willis

W.

H. Wickham.............

1. E. Goldsmith...

R. M.

Ezekial

D. S. Gubbay

C. Bond........

Dr. W.A

61+ 405 39+ 6-65 50+14=-64 48+14-62 45+16-61 49+12=51 44416005 40+20-60 43+16=50 43+2659 54+ 4-58

.A. B. Moore..... 44+1458

W. H. T. Davis

W. B, Boyce.......mempun

W. H.

Donald

E. S. Carruthers

W. G. Stackwood

Dr. Evan Jour

51+ 657

491 857

45+16-57 41+14=55 $45cr. 54 43+10=53

P. N. H. Jones.... 33+20=53.

A. Blowey.nama. 37+14=51

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J. McCubbin commm... 35+14=50 · The pool competition of the 7th and 8th has won by Jenkins with a score of 65+4-69.

Iris announced that on account of his wife's bealth, Mr. W. J. Southam, formerly secretary of the Y,M,O,A, will not return to Hongkong,"

He was now la private life, and he would bid farewell to the Court in his capacity of Attorney General, The Chief Justice said that the relations between the Judges and the Attorney-General bad always been cordial, and he thought he was Attorney-General on his excellent work of the and his colleague in complimenting the retiring

past

few years,

But while the latter would die to them as Attorney-Lienen! he would remain with them as Sir Henry Berkeley, Barrister, -Law, and he, the Chief Justice, wished him every success and prosperty in his new sphere, Sir Henry Berkeley thanked his Honour for his kind expressions, and the proceedings closed.

:

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

CASE ABANDONED.

1.

zoth ult, At the Supreme Court this morning the Cri- minal Sessions were resumed, when his Honour the Chiel justice announced that the Hon, the Attorney General, Sir Henry Berkeley, having entered a solle prosequi in the last case on the calendar, that of the charge of alleged bribery against inspector Gidley, there was no further case to proceed with, Inspector Gidley was then called up and formally discharged.

This closed the Octolier Criminal Sessions.

FRENCH EXTRADITION CASE.

ALLEGED LARCENY.

29th ult,

From information received by telegram a few days ago, a detective from the Water Lulice Station-boarded the steamer Derwent as soon as she dropped anchor in the harbour, a Saturday morning last and arrested a respectable looking Chinaman named eck Ho, alior Diep Dac Ha, on a warrant alleging larceny.

At the present time no definite particulan of the case are to hand from the authorities at Saigon, but from what the police could ascer tais it appears that the prisoner was formerly employed as clerk to a shipping firm at Saigon. Recently he was given a sum of money to pay the harbour office nt that post as harbour fees, and it is alleged he absconded with the money. The sum alleged to have been stolen by accus

ed is said to be about $zcandd.

He was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy to-day, and remanded in al papers from Saigon. police custody for one week pending the artival

THE ITALIAN COMMERCIAL

TREATY.

NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF, /

"NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEWS." Sir,-A circular marked "for private circula:

hai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld,, and under ordinary circumstances. I would certainly treat delirious, and in consequence was removed the property, which consisted of a silver. auch a document as private, but in this instance

in the Government Civil Hospital, where, holder and a girdle, was handed over to the as we have stated, in spite of all that mediuking for sale keeping. The man was con secois to me that the public of Shanghai, and more especially the shareholders in the Dock cal care and attention could do for him, victed at the Magistracy yesterday morning Co, who may not all be fully acquainted with

be succumbed to-day. Mr. Charles Focken and sentenced to pay a fine of $50, or ge to the real facts of the case, run the risk of beinghe Scottish Oriental S.S. Company, until it gaol. It was then the duty of the lulong to

served for many years in various-capacities-in-gaol-for-two-month. He decided to go victimized. I therefore propose, with your per ́mission, Me, Editor, to submit the new scheme to some usefal criticism. Asa preliminary it An application was submitted, relative will not be amiss to point out that our properly, to the supply of junks for the disposal the Dock Co., during the last tour years has suffered from the excessive xeni of of City refuse, by Ng Kwong, contractor, in

scheme-mongers which he said that in view of the discuity at

and it in needless to point present experienced by the sanitary authorities out, further, that the public have had to in the disposal of the

present scheme is based on acquiring the waht of dust boats, he sea worthy junks, with the necessary crew for verized for sale for the sum of property is would venture to offer his services for supplying property of the Dock Company as recently the work." With his past long experience of the Having paid this trifle for the property it is City scavenging work he might safely any that proposed to issue debentures for fle 1,220,000 the lig ter hired by the Government to take the caring interest at the rate of seven per cent refuse out to sea is far from being suficient to per annum, and to issue shares in the new meet the present requirements. He was pre- Company to the extent of Ts. 400,000. All pared to supply zight sea-going junks of not this makes the capital of the Company Tls. less than 1,000

3,000,000. The promoters istimate that "it picula capacity, each, which

will be noticed that the only money required were to moor at the Praya at the present bant-

to carry out the scheme after the land, has been stations, Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12, for a pay of $1,500 a month. Such household re-acquired is the debenture issue of Tls, 1,220,030 luse as may be carted to the boat-stations on

and as the land is of considerably greater value the Iraya would be carried on board by his than this sum the promiters of the scheme are men, and taken out to sea, off Green land, and confulent there will be no difficulty in obtaining there dumped overboard. This work should be the money required," under a contract for a term of not less than three months. The applicant would be ready to take up the work within one week of being notified that his offer was acceptable to the understood that the lighter was not sufficient to Government. Mr. Lau Chi Pak said he

meet the present requirements, and a nuisance s caused by the accumulation of refuse on the Prays. He asked what arrangements were being considered by the Government, stating, he thought, the Board was entitled to know all the details,

AN EXCÏTING CHASE.

INDIAN FIREMAN'ROUBED.

That the only money required will be Tis. 1,220,000 (to develop the property, I presume) will no doubt prove a too sanguine view, for the promoters give to the shareholders of the Dock Company the choice of Tis. z; in cash for each share held by them if they prefer the money instead of the piece of paper in the new Com- pany marked value Tis. 25, and there can be no doubt that nice out of every ten shareholders will prefer the cash to the said piece of paper. This will, therefore, mean at least another million Taels in cash, or a total of Tis, 2,380,000 in cash. Then the outside public will be in vited to subscribe to 16,000 shares valued Tis. 25 each, or a total amount required fu cask, to enable the promoters to float the new concern, up to Tis. 2.780,000. The balance, Tls. 220,000, I have no doubt will be subscribed by confid- ing investors.

30th ult. After an exciting chase in and out of the Central Market yesterday afternoon, in which But now we come to an assertion made by a number of persons, took part, a Chinaman the promoters which requires correction. They named Sze Chau Kwai, a boarding house runway that as the land is of considerably greater ver, residing at No. 1, First Street, West Point, value than this sum (Tis. 1,220,000) the promo was run to earth in Connaught Road Central ters of the scheme are confident there will be and arrested by lukon 206 and taken to the no difficulty in obtaining the money required. Central Station. The complainant was Yahya (Tis. 1,120,020)." As a business man I have Mahomed, an Indian fireman, employed on always understood that the value of an article board the French steamer Tourane.

is the price it will command in the open mar. kei.

.

The fireman said he was walking along Queen's Road Central shortly after the tiffin hour yesterday. Suddenly the prisoner rushed past him, picked a purse containing two gold sovereigns and other foreign coins out of his coal pocket, and bolted down the road, in the direction of the Central Market. With the fireman behind him, the thief, purse still in his hand, ran through the Central Market and made his exit in Des Voeux Road, going westward. A lužoug in plain clothes, who was waiting for a tramcer, saw the coolic and the crowd rush pase him, took up the chase, and arrested the thief in Connaught Road, after a hard sprint. The purse, with the contents

·intact, was recovered:

Inspector Ritchie, who was on duty at the fime, placed the coolie before Mr. H. H. J Gompertz the same afternoon, owing to the early departure of complainant's ship. Evid- ence was called, and, his Worship sentenced the 'coolie to six weeks? haid fabour and six liners stocks, The smart capture on the part of C.C. 9o6 should be brought to the notice of

KOWLOON RICKSHA COOLIES.

A SEVERE SENTENCE,

Two weeks ago the Old Dock plus the

was merged in the Norddeutscher Lloyd, when return the man his property, preparatory to the joined the latter company as assistant removing him into gaol. Then the gaol people Marine Saperintendent, and had but lately looks after the property until the expiration of been promoted to Superintendest in that Com the sentence. When the case was over the pany. Although a very quiet, retiring man he long returned the prisoter his girdle was a mason of high degree and very popular only and kept the remainder of the property. with all with whom he came in contact, either Sergeant Lee, who was standing near by, much missed. Deceased, who was only is my watch and chain you, took from me last

home to mourn his loss, and with them the years of age, leaves a widow and one child in Kowloos and two elder children at school at prisoners waiting room immediately after- night?" and also sw the futong leave the ward. The sergeant followed the dakong and was just in time to see him take the watch and chain out of his pocket to hide them at the back of the Court. The inteng was then arrested and charged with theft He came balora Mr. H. H. J. Gompent this morning. He denied the charge, and explained to the Court that the whole affair was a matter of jealousy. Inspector Gourlay, whe prosecuted, gave ac- cused a very good character, and his Worship, in sentencing him to three weeks' hard labour, would not give him stocks, remarked that owing to his good character be

greatest sympathy is felt at their untimely bereavement. We have been requested to state that the funeral will pass the Monument at 8.30 am., tomorrow, the gist inst. No flowers.

SANITARY BOARDIN

CAMERA"

THE SITUATION ÎN NORTH MANCHURIA.

..

30th ult, At the meeting of the Sanitary Board. this, afternoon, Leung lu, the City scavenging con. *ractor submitted an application for payment of the balance of his scavenging bill for Jast month, according to contract, as soon as pos sible. On the rat inst, he was only paid in part, little, more than half the amount due to him. He did not know what object the Board had in keeping back his money, but he would point out that having lost heavily-in fact near. all his capital over this contract-the only fy remnant of his capital being his boats, which 'were all destroyed by the typhoon of the 18th silt, be was more in need of money than ever, to enable him to pay his meu, so that they can continue the scavenging work, By keeping back this money the Board prevented him from getting the work done expeditiously. Further hore he learned that the Board was engagingvostok there is a garrison equal to twice that his

property on the Pootung side (the identical property which the new Company are desirous of acquiring) was ffered for sale, and it was open for anybody for about three months to make a fair offer, but no one offered anything like the price the prommuters now. estimate this property at, and it is therefore permissible to assume that it is really not with anything like Thr: 1,223,000, and farther, the promotorsvernment. adopt an altogether ton sanguine view when they calculate that people will come forward and subscribe to their debentures on security which is valued far above its actual selling price.

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HARDIN AND VLADIVOSTOK.

JAPANESE PRESSING NORTHWARD, The N. C. D. News, of 26th Oct., prints the following lengthy cable message from Mr. Putnam Weale :—

Tientsin, October af.

I have just returned from the Russian Pacific "provinces and Manchuria.

As the result of the disorders in European Russia the authorities here are everywhere without instructions. Thus, although i Vladi

of Port Arthur, and there are 38,000 men and seventy-six forts, the whole of the military scheme for the Primorsk district is confused. The various authorities are at conflict with each other. Suspicion and pessimism are the order of the day.

The presence of the Japanese on the Tumen river (North-East frontier of Korea), ninety miles off, and the constant rumours of their activity create unending false alarms.

Meanwhile, since the war, 30,000 Russians have settled in Primorsk province, yet the territory is practically virgin soil today.

sub-contractor, Sham Iu, to do the work at the exceptionally high rate of to cents to St per cart-load of refuse removed, some of the dust-caits being taken away from the com- plainant at eight o'clock in the morning, which of course threw his work out of order, as on account of the higher pay, the sub-contractor takes complainant's scavengers and works for the Board instead of for him. This naturally makes it difficult for the latter to differentiate between which cart-load 15 removed for the Board and which for him, as the sab-contractor uses the same carts and the same men. Thus, there is every chance of him charging twice for the same

Imports to Manchuria via Vladivostok are work. He therefore requested the Governmentnegre, and since August most of the cargoes to buy some new dust-boats, as his own were

have been Russian and consumed in the destroyed, and these could then be taken over

Ussuri region. The milway business from by the next contractor at cost price.

Vladivostok is very brisk and the traffic is The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer yielding a yearly profit of Rbls. 15,000,000, said the matter bad been settled by the Go-

This is in contrast to what is happening on the Chinese Eastern Railway, which

io abowing an Mr. Shelton Hooper asked where was the annual loss of Rbls. 30,000,000. The surveys letter from the Government to the Board, stat

of the Amur railway are beginning and all ord ing that they have settled the matter.

hoping this line will be the ultimate saviour of the Russian Orient. Vladivostok and the other ports are suffering from over-confidence on the part of the traders who have over-estimated the consumptive demand; Nicolaevsk is, however, growing very rapidly.

Manchuria has been evacuated by the Russians, except in so far as is permitted by the Portsmouth Treaty. There remain 28,000 failway guards and fragments of the headquarters till April at Harbin, where are Third Siberian Corps. They will have their six infantry and two cavalry regiments with a brigade of artillery. The balance are thinly 'distributed along the railway with an advance guard of cavalry at Kuanchentze. In spite of this, brigandage is at its worst and is paraly zing all trade. The Chinese are in a state of panic.

The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer said there was no letter from the Government to the Board; the information was conveyed C.S.O.

y a minute, from the Colonial Secretary in a

Mr. Lau Chu Pak said: 1 should like to know if the contractor's complain that his work has been given to his sub-contractor was well-founded. How has the matter been set- t appears that things are now done is camera by the Sanitary Department.

led?

THE GRAVE QUESTION.

...

30th ult.

Mr. Tong E. Chec, of No. 5 Pak Fu Lane, submitted an application to the Sanitary Board at their meeting this afternoon, for permission to mark out a large grave space, 12 feet by 12

But even supposing that people could really to these fair promises without subjecting the be found who would be foolish enough to listen scheme to the searching criticism which alone will show its true value, I maintain that the scheme itself is based on calculations which are erroneous. The word calculation is not enough, the scheme under review is remark

proper term to use, however, for singularly able for the abience of every suspicion of calculation. When you float a brewery Com pany, or a match factory or anything in the nature of a public company, it is not only customary but absolutely essential for the in formation of your prospective shareholders that you intimate, firstly, when you anticipate to be able to start active operations, i. e., to From the decision of a case which he gave

earn money; and, secondly, what interest you at the Police Count to-day Kowloon ricksha anticipate to earn on the money invested. Then Section "B" of the Chinese cemetery coolies will not have an easy time when they

al Mount Caroline, for which he was prepared present scheme is remarkable for its very to pay the fees as required by the bye-laws, come before Mr. F. A. Hozeland in, the future, significant silence on these two points. But The applicant was informed that the bye-laws for he has decided to put a stop to their improfessional men will tell you that the new only provided for the extensions of grave spaces pertinence.

cont for the next four years. May I ask who cemetery, and moreover they only provided for Company will not be in a position to carnato 12 feet by 12 feet in Section E of that

meantime? It is possible that the promoters use. Applicant then asked to be allowed to are going to pay the debenture-holders in the the marking out of grave spaces for immediate have left the fact out of consideration that for mark off grave spaces of the regulation sizes in several years the Company will not be in a section "B" position to cam even enough money to pay interest on the debentures? Or is it possible that the Tls. 120,000 which they are good

30th ult.

The N. C. D. News of 25th Oct. says: Negotiations for the new Commercial Treaty between laly and China, which have been suspended since the beginning of the month, were definitely broken off yesterday at moon. The Commissioners first met in May last and have held numerous sittings since then. The Chinese representatives were, as in the negoli.is superiors. ations with the other Powers, who have been engaged in revising their treaties with China, T. E. Li Hai-huan and Sheng Hsuan-kuat, (Sheng Kang-pao) with L Kung-fang. Haly has been represented by Consul-General at Shanghai (Major Nerazzini), with whom were associated Baron Vitale (Secretary of Legation), and Mr. Ach, Riva (Chairman of the Italian China Association), with Count Gravina as Secretary la connexion with the clause. which is required in order to bring into effect the provisions of. Clause Eight (the Likin Clause) of the British Treaty, the Italian Cem-

A Chinese woman, who was represented by missioner asked certain concessions, which understand, was made to come to an underson and Grist, summoned a Kowloon ricksha were emphatically refused. Every effort, we Mr. E. J. Grist, of the firm of Mesin. Wilkin- standing, but without avail and as a protest coolie, of vehicle too, before Mr. F. A. Haze Major Nerazsini intimated that unless over- land, this morning, for refusing to accept bire tures were made by noon yesterday the nego-white disengaged. The ricksha coolic denied tiations must be broken oll.

the charge, and evidence was heard.

Mr. Grist, in addressing the Court, re. marked that his client had had troublé before with Kowloon ricksha caulles. He drew the Court's attention to the fact that the coolies on the peninsula had been giving a good deal of trouble lately to Kowloonites and that there had been a good deal of comment in the local newspapers_oftheir conduct. A coalie, continued Mr. Grist, was fined some days ago for a similar offence and it appeared to him that fines did not affect them nor did it act as a deterrent to others. He would therefore ask his Worship lo'deal with the defendant severely so that others might take pole.

His Worship fined the coolie Sag, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment with hard labour, and io lieu of Si of the fine to ba exposed in the stocks for six hours.

Of the revised commercial treaties which were to be an outcome of Article XI of the Final Protocol of, 1901 with the eleven Powers, there have now been signed those with Great Britain (1952), the United States (1903), Japan (1903) and Portugal (1934). The negotiations with Germany were opened but were broken off by Dr. Knappe in much the same manner as these by the Italian Commissioner have now been abandoned. In the case of Germany it is no secret now that request was made for the opening of the internal waters of China to fres navigation and the direct refusal by the Chi- nese Commissioners led to the rupture.

THE JAPANESE SKALERS.

AN AMERICAN REPORT.

According to an American exchange, the sealing schooner City of San Diego, the first of the feet from Bebring Sea to reach. Victoria, Brithish Columbia, arrived on the 27th ukimo

bringing news of several mids made by Japan ese sealing-schooners, armed with quick-firing guns, on Copper and Behring Islands, whose tookeries are leased by an American company from the Russian Government, "which" has guards on the Island.

Hunters of Japanese schooners who boarded the City of San Diego in Eching Sea reported that a number of Japanese schooners had made raids at Copper Islands, two being armed with

Gatling guns with which they bombarded the huts of the guards on the island before making a landing.

During the past summer it was estimated that at least twenty Japanese were killed, and sone kaen how many Russians had been shot. The

of one of the Japanese schooners captain was among the killed, he finving been shot through the head by the mokery guard.

The City of San Diegoreported seeing about twenty-five Japanese schooners in Behring Sea. They were clustered close about the islands. and shooting right and left,

KOLANGSU' MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

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the selection of another site fora new cemetery Mr. Lau Chi Pak minuted on this: Pending by the committee, can't it be so arranged as to section "B" let applicant have the three grave spaces, in

The Hon, the Registrar General said: I don't think this should be granted; space is very limited in the cemeteries.

enough to leave as "a balance of the debenture issue for contingencies is meant to be employ ed for the payment of the seven per cent due to the debenture holders? Provided Tis. 1,220,000 really be raised by debentures the interest dus will amount to Tis, 86,400 per year, and the

The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer above mentioned little balance "for contin said: If the applicant has bodies which he purpose. It being, however, a fundamental do not think spaces should be granted "in gencies" will therefore nearly suffice for the wishes to be buried well and good, but if not law in finance that you must not pay interest | advance." out of your borrowed principal, we must come to the conclusion that this cannot possibly be the intention of the promoters of this ill-con- sidered scheme, and the question therefore obtrudes itself still more pointedly; where is the money going to come from wherewith to pay the debenture-holders their due interest on the money they have invested in security which is inadequate?

I trust that I have made myself saficiently clear and demonstrated beyond any question of doubt that the proposed nrw Company will be unable to earn any money for several years, so that investors will get no return on their outlay till the happy day arrives when shores ara banded, dock filled up sad steamers can alongside the wharver that have not yet go bees built. But those for whom I shall feel

NO COWS TO BE EXPORTED"

PROM KWANGTUNG,

{From a Correspondent.]

Canton, 2616 October. H.E. Viceroy Shum has issued a notice stating that he had received a despatch from the Board of Trade at Peking, to the effect. that no cows were to be exponed from Kwang- tung in future, except for provisioning ships, and even then not more than five head will be allowed to be exported at any ons time to any vessel,

This regulation is similar to that which has The principal ports from which large

The position at Habin is most curious. There are 70,000 Russians in the place living on the enormous profits made in the war. Trade is dead, but money is plentiful, and the growth of the town is unbelievable. There are eighteen flour mills in and around the town capable of a daily output of three million war, but are now idis. Except the military pounds. They fed the entire army during the

of the country, East of Harbin, the railway authorities, all desire ardently the opening up settlements are prosperous owing to the lum ber trade, but west there is nothing doing.

tern Railway is at Ershihlipu, seven miles south

The Japanese terminus of the Chinese Eng

of Kuanchentze. Entering the Japanese sphere reveals that the former positions are now re versed. Japan is pressing eagerly forward. There are 60,000 Japanese in Southern Man- churia aiming through the railway at cbtaining the mastership. Still rado is stagnani, since the Chinese are alarmed.

Summarizing my impression, I find there is strengthened, for all the Manchurian settle. urgent necessity for Chinese authority to be ments to be made international and for Chinese customs to ba established, Unless neutral action ameliorates the situation the rivalry and animosity of the Powers will deepen and Man- churia will ultimately share the fate of Poland.

A. E. MINISTER WU TING FAN

CALLED TO PEKING,

[From a Correspondent.]

most sorry are the people who will be allured been lately instituted at Atities, of cattle | Minister of the Board of Punishmegle, to the.

in debentures. into taking up the little item of Tis. 1,220,000

The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Council, Kulangin, Amoy, held at the Board room on the 9th October, 1906. There were presents-Messrs. F. B. Marshall (Chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, I. Takatsuki, W. H. Wallace, the Health Officer and the Secretary, The miantes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

The Superintendent of Police reported that following cases have been dealt with at the In conclusion it will perhaps not be out of Mixed Court since the fast meeting:-Sum- place to say that of all the schemes with which illegal detention of pro. the local Deck Company has been entangled perty i; debt 2; wife desertion, 1. Summary within recent years, the present oan seems premises for an unlawful purpose) ti assault shareholder's point of view, provided the pro- Arrests-on suspicion (being found on private about the most advantageous one from a dock

Ianatic found wandering at large; theft 3; moters pay us Tis. 1,380,000 down committing a nuisance 1.

Ordinary routine business was transacted, (Signed), FRED B. MARSHALL,

Chairman.

montes-assault

I

By Order,

C. BERKELEY MITCHELL. Secretary K. M. C.

Consequently the Victoria schooners, obliged to remain sixty miles ouulde the islands, had The Société Francaise des Charbonnages du a poor season. Despite this, however, some Tonkin announces that coupon No. 2 will be good caches were reported. It is expected paid on Oct, a through the Société Generalé de the catch will average about equal to that of - Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 66, Rue de la last year'in Behring Sea,

Victoire, Paria.

hard carh. For no shareholder in the Dock Com- pany who reisins bis faculties unimpaired would dream of exchanging part of his scrip in the Dock for the piece of very flimsy paper offered him by the new Company. When all is said and done most people will probably feel inclined to agree with the mark made by the worthy chairman of the Dock Company at the last annual meeling, to the effect that it would be better if people would leave the Company 10 work out is own destiny.- am, etc,

arth October

WARNING,

are exported from Kwangtung are Chin Chow and Swatow, H.E. Viceroy Shum has accordingly issued instructions to all the heads of the Customs departments to pay particular attention to the regulation, in order to sea that Province, so long as this rule remains in force. no cows are smuggled out of the Kwangtung

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Canion, 26th Cctober. The Government at Feking has requested H.E. Wu Ting Fan, ex-Minister to the United States of America, to return to Peking as soon as be possibly can, to arrange about the reform of the existing Chinese laws and punishments. H. X. Wu has devoted the last three years, as

reform of a large number of laws, in which he proves to have been very successful, so for this reason the Imperial Government desires H. E. Wu to go further and make general reforms of all the laws of China. It is, however, stated that H. E. Wu, after a holiday in his country hours at Sun-ui, intendato retire, but it is at the same time doebtful whether the Imperial Government will accept his resignation and allow him to retire at present,

On the authority of Mr. Takeda, the Governor of Yamanashi, the Tokio Mainichi states that a remarkable piece of crystal has been dis covered on a hill at Masutemi-mura, Kita A RUSTIC of Kawano, Miyano-mum, Koho district, Fukuoka Prefecture, while levelling Koma district, Yamanaabi Prefecture. It is four and a half feet long and a foot and a half forest land on the hillside in the village re. thick, weighing over 20,000 lbs. 7 he sum of cently, unearthed an old earthenware jas, Viso has been given by the Society of Yama which contained a quamily of ancient Chinese nashi towards the cost of transporting the crys. and Koreas coins, The jar is described as tal to the forthcoming exhibition at Yamana- being eighteen inches high and 31 feet in cir shi: The largest pieca of crystal previously cumference, and in the opinion of experts was known was only about eight faches in diam. | probably made, during the Toyotomi régime, ister, valued at 18,000.

about three hundred yairs ago.

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