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340.

BRUTAL MURDER AT KOWLOON.

ALLEGED. MURDEREK ARRESTED.

rath inst,

"I did not kill the man," said the prisoner, when asked to plead to the capital charge, "The man who killed Au Yeung Cheung ran away."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1906.

AL FRESCO PUTE.

SOCILTY OF ST. VINCENT DE P UL.

11th inst

BREACH OF CONTRACT.

UNDELIVERED CARGO, BOAT.

13th inst.

LICENSING SESSIONS..

MERTING OF JUSTICES.

14th inat, At the Supreme Court this morning, hin

The annual inecting of His Majesty's Jus Honour Mr. A. G Wise. Pulane Judge, presidtices of the Peace for the Colony was held at ing in the umuary Jurisdiction Cour, Have the Magistracy, thn afternoon, the business judgment in the case which the Kwong being in consider the applications from differs ing firm, of No. 57 Bonham Strand, West, ent holes fur licenses to sell intoxicating sued Chan Shiti, owner of the Wa fine, cargo liquors on the promises. bat. 693, for the sum of $200, being the aminant claimed by plaintiffs as being due to them by the defendant for (1) breach of a con- tract to hire out to the plaintifs the said cargo boat, and (1) for return of the depasit money of $ oo, the bargain money.

Mr. P. X."d'àlmida e Gastro appeared for

the plaintiff fires, and Mr. R. Gardiner, of Me . D. Thomson's office, represented the de-

fendant.

Wong Kin, an unemployed butcher, and a

The al parco féls advertised to take place, native of San-wui, was arraigned before Mt. in the compound of the Roman Catholic Cather F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this more-dral was held in those grounds, last night, and ing, on a charge of murdering one Au Yeung if a crowding throng of promenaders, and Cheong at Kowloon, yesterday morning.

emply stalls, can be taken as any criterion, Inspector Arthur Langley of the Water then the fele mist have been a pronounced Police Station, prosecuted, the prisoner being and unqualified success. Nine o'clock was the undefonded.

hour advertised for the opening of the gates and at that hour there whi

very big crowd awaiting admission, while half an hour late? there was scarcely a visitor who was not carry: ing one, or more parcels, big and little, and 10 pm, the "sa cents chance" stall was entire denuded if the last scrap of the articles offered all had been soll. The crowd

COL tinued to increase momentarily, until at last it

His Honour said that the plaintiff's story was was almost impossible to move along without that they agreed to rent the cargo boxt, being jo tied and elbowed oneself, of performing, from the defendant at a rental of ing those undesired life offices for others. $200 per menses, and deposited with the defendant the sum of $100 lar what is known One pleasing feature of this fête was the ab-

as "bargain money," the defendant agreeing sence of "outing' for custom, which is usually

to return the bar,an money and also pay an“ such an annoying experience at most clarity Izaars. Here all were left to see for them other Scooby way of damages if he Giled to selves and make their own selections for pur-deliver the boat for hire to the plaintiff firm an chase without being pestered with all kinds of the date agreed upon. In proof of their story blandishments to buy just the very thing plaintiff's managing partner produced a book they didn't want. The stalls looked very at in which was entered that agreement or con- track. “Defendant failed to deliver the caNO tractive with their dainty array of goods just fresh from England, and showed what an immense

bad on the date contracted tar. Oe the other amount of labour the hard-wor-ing committee

hand, defendant inaid that the amount agreed had expended upon their arrangement, in upon was $:00 a month, and not $300; that order to display their gods to the best ad- of the agreement was added by plaintiff aberwards; a d that the hirerment regarding vantage.

The prisoner-according to particulars re- ceived by the police was until about a month aga employed as a beicher in a butcher's estab lishment at No. 5 Elgin Road, Kowloon. The reason for his discharge was for neglect of duty. He was not seen for several days after that. At about six o'clock on Saturday night last

the the went to the shop and begged mani. ger-Au Yeung Cheung-to allow him and a frien to pass the night there as they had a other place to go to. The manager, having pily on the man, consented, and the prisoner with his friend remained in the shop until clus ing time. What happened after that is pure conjecture, but it is believed that at shan: ten minutes to two o'clock on Sunday morning. when the masager and his, only "foki were, asleep, the prisoner and his hiend got to work. With the aid of a huge butcher's knife, which they secured from a collection of others in the shop, they chopped the manager's head off

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The Band of the Royal West Kenbe by kind persion of Lieut-Colonel Fuston, ... and offct 15, was mesent and under Bandmaster J. McKelvic, aided considerably to the liveliness of the proceedings with mest spicted renderings of inspiring

The head was hanging by a thin piece ni flesh when the police found the body.

They then turned their attention to the other man: They approached him silently, and just as they were, about to bring down knife un the sleeping man in the Buy 2 was evidently the "Children's sight," was hacked on the left side of the face. Badly for dolls were everywhere in evidence and wounded, the fok sprang out of bed, and

there was scarcely a small girl in the vast a struggle followed, between him and the doll to her bosnin-her latest treasure; while crowd who was not hugging her just bought prisener, who was making vain, attempts to reach the door to escape.

some few were even laboring under the But the Audi teld.on to his man and yelled for assistance. "s

weight of dails as big as themselves, not which they only relased to surrender to older screams were heard by Indian Police constable 702, who was passing the shop at the pine en

arms for safer carriage, “Look, mother, what his beat. After some difficulty the policeman gained admittaner and sliscovered the prison and the wounded foki struggling near the dona He secured the prisoner and reinaved him to the Trim-tsa-tsui of ce Station.

When assistance arrived the wounded foll was found unconscious and bleeding freely fro his wound, the manager was in the same pod tion as when he went to bed on the previou night, with a quilt over him, but with his he, i severed from the trank, while the second utan, who was alleged to have been a party to murder, had vanished.

The unconscious man was sent ur hospit and the remains of the manager in the Kow loon morgue.

The prisoner was questioned at the Matin.. He denied committing the murder, le gam the police the name of the man who was wit him, but refused to tell the police when he

could be found.

From information which the police have 17. ceived they are of opinion that the men went to theshop to rob. The prisoner, who was acquait 1- ed with the workings of the butcher's slip, line w that between the 12th and 15th of every month the firm collected their hills and always had large sum of money on the premises." On 18 occasion there was over 2,000 BỶ the sat-f Knowing this the pritener got a confedemte and planned to rob the shop, but their plais

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His Worship remanded the prisoner in palica custody for one week. In the meantime the police will hunt for the inissing man.

A PROFESSIONAL SMUGGLER.

A HEAVY PENASTY.

13th inst.

A Chinaman, who is known to the police as a professional anuggler, came before Mr. F, A Hazeland, as the Palice Court this warning. charged with being in possession of arms with out having a permit from the police:

A few days ago a policeman on duty is

Queen's Road Central saw defendant carrying

a box on his shoulder. The officer asked 15,6 man what he had in the box and on receiving "Nothing" for a reply told the man" to show the box. The box was opened, and it was found to contain three Winchester repeating rifles. As he could not show a permit the man was locked up.

lovaly dull I've w," cried a bright-eye maiden of some eight years, while another we averheard to murmur, with tears in her voice "Ah! unly a ton of posted mest! And so the "fae of the for" was kept miling, and when the accounts come to be made a, there can heule donat that the com lee and all responsible for working towards that end with have mean to feel them-nives well iewardes for all ter tiouble, by the satisfactory Gnari. cial e alts, which will remove from the Society any anxiety as to the minuance of its goni work for yet another year..

AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE NANNING.

The

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JUHLAENA STUDENT LAKUS POISON.

CHINESE DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE USELESS.

14th inst..

At about half-past nine o'clock last night Yeung, Woi Chuen, twenty-eight years of age, a stuitent of well-to-do parente, residing at No. 51, Gage Street, committed suicide, by taking There were present:-Messis, F. A. Haz an overdose of opium. Ele was discovered in land (presiding), C., A. D. Melbourne, F. J. his room by his family, who immediately sum Badeley, Captain F. Lyons, Captain F moned a Chinese doctor, who responded quick Coddard, Messrs. R. 13 A. Craig, A. Macy, but notwithstanding that a stomach pump kenzie, W. Paclane, Duncan Clark, F. G.

was put into use the man died some minutes yre Willard, Henry Humphreys, J. R. Wood, A. Inter. The police were called in and the body re- moved to the morgue. His personal effects were Rumjalin and Rev. G. H. Hickling,

searched and several, letters, addressed to his The following applied for publican licenses-fenily, were found. In these the deceased spoke of committing suicide. He complained of being Father Oliver, The New Traveller's Hotel, ill and that his sufferings were such that death 70. Qaren's Road Central

was preferable to anything else. He wanted In considering the application for this hotel, relief, and that could only be obtained in death. the Rev. Mr. C. H. Blickling asked whether it

The deccused man's family, who are greatly the police that drunken cimetathe knowledgżot

grieved over the 'nffair, did not want persons were being served with drink knowing-

martem examination." ly on the premises?' Would that be commit- ting a breach of their licenses?

PUBLICAN'S LICENSES.

Mr. Badeley said it would. If it came to lis knowledge of the police that drinks were being scived to intoxicated persons they would be prosecuted.

Mr. Wei Os, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this morning, and begged for that privilege. He said that the Chiuere doctor, who attended to deceased, and who held foreign diplomas, could testify that the man died from npm poisoning and that past-mortem was unnecessary,

The Chairman said that no case of that kind had being heard in the police courts for some Ume..

His Worship said that he could not accep! George Licen, The Critction Hotel, 98 and the certificate of a native physician, and directed Mr. Wei On to Dr. C. M. Heaney, medical [Q Queen's Road Central.

officer in charge of public mortuaries. If the Granted.

The license was granted.

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price was verbal, and was not entered in

A Tchelchelaarki,, The Land We Love m the agreement the time, but was addef later by the plaintiff Bat this, his Honour said,Hotel, 332 and 334, Queen's Road West. defendant had entirely failed to prove. Taking the two stories it appeared his

Honour that the plaintiffs story was the mast likely and reliable, and that the defendant's statement that $700 was the sum agnest of the boat was up for monthly ent un Joubledly an exaggeration, as the price would have been lar tom high. Supposing the defendant's story was true, and that the annthly rent agreed upon was 570ɔ, then why did not the defendant see that that said was entered in the agreement pro ured, war, at the same

time, when these proce· dings were "zustituted, why did he not bring a counter-claim againsi the plaintiff fro? But whatever the rent was to be the defendant had been proved to have failed to deliver the boat for hire as agreed. and had thereby sendered hiswell liable to pay the $100 damages and return the too bargain There would be judgment for the plaintiff firm, with costs, against the defendant.

money.

A SHIPPING NUISANCE.

FULL PENALTY INFLICTED.

13th inst.

The habit sampaomen and hunch men lave of making fast in steamers while they are AMV News Myyne: dispatch entering this babuur does aút only expose received by the logat na daims from Cans themselves to great danger, hisz also end ingers tou repeats that a farge body of insurgents the navigation of the ship to a certain extent. Composed of disidfgeved farmers' and pea- The Water Police have been for some bre sints of Namnog pjeterare, Kwongsi pros

trying in, pu! p to the nuisance, but the vince. Attempted to rush the mupottant pre- fines imposed when the delinquents came Bestatal tyd that name on the 26d instant.heine the Court were small as in appear the design, her g to build that city as the base

more of a farce than anything else to the of a proposed rebelium of the whole provinc

Mr. P. A. Hazeland, first police rong thes of Kwangsi, The sprangend were joined by magistrate, has operid a crusade against these Various bodies of mishanded soldiers who ate mea, for he intimate at the Palice Court this allwell armed with breach-loaders, and provid-morning that fall penalties will be imposed ed with a considerable stock of ammunition, in the future. making them a dingetans body of maga to con-" Lance ergant Winter, of the Water Police, rend With. Furtunately, however, information who, prosecuted two boat owners and six was received by the authorities just in time to boarding house runners before his Worship for frustrate the intended comp, which accordingly making fast to the s 5. Sinuki Mfare white she failed, through the prompt closing of the city was entering the part yesterday, said that when gares, the mounting of the garrison and militia his launch got near enough to the steamer be the walls and the arrest of the principal saw the first two defendants-boatmen—had maler utents living inside the City, who liad their boat hooks made fast to the steamer, while intended to create a diversion by attacking the the boarding house rangers were in the act of various yamens and during the attendant con i climbing up the boat-hook to board the vessel. insion open the City gate to the insurgenti | As soon as they saw the police launch the wading outside. Newforcements from the boarding-house runners slipped down the pole I various military camps at Kweilin, the provin- and the boatinen unfa tened their hooks from

cial capital, and cities in that 'v cinity are being the ship's hawsers and pushed off. vend post beste to the ward of Nanning. With the future of their intended coup the insurgents, kwing that they would be surrounded m short order by the Imperatists, wisely decided and retreat into the hill county, there to await

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to break up teruntunities. It will be perhaps remembered by uus readers that, owing to its favourable position, strategeially and commercially, both Viceroy Tsén Chup-hsten and Governo, Liu Shan-nien joined in asking permission jast spring from Peking to transler the provincial capital på Kwangsi from Kweilm Going into the old records at the Station

to Nanning. This permission fuas not yet been Delective-sergeant Grant discovered that the

given, but it is evidently thought in Kwangst man was an old offender, having bad what whoever balls Nanning controls the previous convictions for similar offences. Some time last year he was fined Stoo for being in possession of a number of muskets.

Again, at the beginning of this year he was arrested for carrying shot guos without a permit, and on being taken before the Count he was fined $150. The fires on each occasion were paid.

For an excuse, the defendant; this morning, informed his Worship that the box containing the rides was given him by a stranger to carrs, but the stranger disappeared when he was arrested.

A fine of $150 was imposed,

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siteration.

THE "INDIANKhé ántiri.

WILL, BE OVERHAULED AT HONGKONG

The Cabienetur, of 10th inst., says: Late Chunstlay night the British freight steamer Inbarels, Captain Cullington, put into the harbour 13 days out from Chiffon, having brown out of her couse. The Indrarelli, 4524 ne, belongs to the Indra line and is in the conle trade between South Africa and China. The

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ilis Worship said that the charge against the delendis was for "inaking fast." That was only proved in the case of the bostmen. The boarding house runners were only making fast to the steamer.

passengers an board the sampans and did not läke pan in The only charge the police could have had against them would have been for boarding the ship without per Emission, but the men had not bounded the ship. Therefore the police had no charge against the boarding-house, men and his Worship dis charged them. As tegards the case of the boatmen his Weship imposed a penalty of150 each, with the hernative of three months hard fabour each

KÜLANGSU MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

Granted.

Witam Krater, The Rose,, Shamrock, and

Thistle, 394 a d 30%, Queen's Road Central.

Ciracted.

Isylor ilberman, he Globe Hotel, 184, Queen's Road Central,

Granted

R.Matthaey. The Viccidentul Hotel, 39-41 Elgm Road, Kowloon.

Granted,

Bernard Mayer, The Colonial Hotel, 1, Jubilee Street.

Granted.

Monitz Stemberg, The Internlional. Hotel, 18 and 320. Queen's Road Ceutral

Ginstell.

Shui Wan, baukiwan Road,

Granted.

latter gentleman, concluded the Court, was willing in endorse the certificate given by the Chinese doctor then the maiter was settled.

Mr. Wei On said he would see Dr. Henley and left the Court.

We understand this afternoon that Dr. Hanley has sent in his report, and be certifies that death was, due za opium poisoning,"

MAKINE COURT.

ONSTRUCTIVE JUNKMEN.

14th insi.

At the Marine Court, before Lieut. C, W,

THE PAMINE IN KIANGPEH:

To the Editor of the

"NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS,

Sin The North of our Province is suffering from a terrible famine. The floods caused by the recent rains (ruch floods surpassing all former records) far from being on the wane, are increasing daily. It's not the tidal-wave of an hour's duration, passing over the desolate country, but a continual ebb-tide for the last three months; and, since the Autumnal equinox, we have and seven days of heavy rains. I be old-fashioned system of dykes, more or less parallel, constructed to check the overflowing of the loangho, bas tamed the country into so many basins, wore, with no uutist, which have become lakes. For the last fifty years the Hoangho has been altering its course, there- by depositing its rich, and abundant alluvium elsewhere, and changing therefore the conse quent traffic, which after all afforded the Balives a little commerce, keeping them re- fat zely thrifty. In olden times the agriculture carried on in the former bed and in the adjoin- ing plains of the Hongho compensated the inhabitants to a certain degree, yat barely pro

as it

red themsufficient food for an ever-increasing population. For hundreds of years the old system has been allowed to have its own way, and when jamine follows drought.and flood the poor people have only to choose between car. isin death and flight to another district less infortunate.

In Northern Kiangsu rice is not cultivated; the people live on cort, serghum and millet ass, a substantial food which gives to our Prasants a vigorous strength and activity quite unknown among the Southern races. Sweet Potatoes (the poor man's bread) are reared, also beans, sesame, carhouts and opium, but The abost products are taken to the Grand niore for exportation than for personal usage.

Canal where large boats come to exchange them at Tankiang-for British or American col tan, for the soil here is too sandy for the growth of cation, and all clothing comes in the form of raw material.

The five broad roads which furrowed the plain in every direction have disappeared under water. The carmen are all starving, and the pe wants are selling their oxen and mules 10 the inhabitants of Chilli and the envirodu,

Empty granaries, fields ander water, house in juins, what is to be done? Those who haven Beckwith, R., Matine Magistrate, Mr. L. A little grain or money in reserve try to struggle on; they remain, and rebuild part of their ooke, superintendent in charge of the work Greenstein, The Central Hotel, of salving junks and boats sunken is the hovels buying up their hopes for a better 245 anul 21, Queen's Road Central.

harbour, and clearing, the fairways, charged spring. Whether they stay or whether they go, Granted

three owners of fishing junks with wilfully disit al comes to the same thing, they are already M. A. Razack, The Belle View Hotel, Pak obeying the lawful orders of the Harbour Mas-

too weak to resist the tortures of hunger. The ter, in the waters of the harbour on the 13th young and the strong gather their little

all, and pile it on to a wheelbarrow, generally a straw mat, a saucepan, a basket, and ́ ́a few rags, The father all out of breath pushes the wheelbarrow; the eldest son, emaciated, and scarcely clothed, pulls in front behind comes the mother with a nuraling in her arms, and two or three other children dragging on in the rear, crying or amusing themselves as the case may be. And it is by hundreds that I meet such on the roads of

rdeshir Bejanjee Kharas, The Thomas's Intel, 2, Queen's Road Centrel

Granted.

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The prosecutor sited that he was played by the Harbour Office, and was engaged to raise various obstruction sunk in the harbour. He was working at a sunken junk near Jardine's buay yesterday when the three defendants came in where plaintiff's men weir Patrick Roberts, The 'Praya East Hotel, to engaged, and placed their boats on close in and 4. Paya East

Alexander Muir, The Peak Hotel. Victoria Gap, leik. Granted.

This application was withdrawn. Js. Win. Oshorge, The Kenwloon Hotel, Elon Road, Kowloon..

Granted.

Dhunthboy Durabjee, The King Edward Hotel, 3 and 5. Dès Vaux Road.

When this application came before the meet- int, the Rev. Mr. C. H, trickling had another question to ask. He said that since the police considered it a nuisance for persons to past posters and placards on walls, might not the police give the proprietory of this hotel a hint to remove the placard they have stuck up on the right hand side of the budding, or ask them to put up it mare substantial sign?

Mr. Badeley said the police could not make any suggestions.

Mr Mackenzie said that the Hongkong Hotel bad the same kind of placards on their doors.

Rev. Mr. Hickling observed that the police dustrial Company about a sinlar matter. some time ago gave a hint to the Eastern In Mr. Madeley said he knew nothing of the

matter

License granted.

Granted.

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Harry Haynes, The Hongkong Hotel, 21-31 Queen's Road and t to 3; Pedder Street,

Walter Hoppe, The Western Hotel, 95 and 92, Queen's Road West.

Granted.

where, the operations, were proceeding as to prevent his men from getting the sunkes jak in positing for raising Plaintiff explained to them that he was warking under the orders of the Harbour Department, and that they mus go away at once, as they did not, they would be reporteil to the Harbour Master

made

They relased to move away, and so plaintiffs official report against them), and ́à Beauling Officer went out and told them to g away, they still refused to do so. n account of the obstruction caused by thear mea's boats in the vicinity, two of compl'inam's junks were put out of baciness, thus causing in the work of clearing the harbour great delay

The Boarding Officer corroborated the above. The first defendaut, the master of the junk, No. 5739, H. said he did not stop in the way where complainant was working on the sunken junk, but he did keep out of his way.

The second defendant said he was master of junk No. 19578 H. He did not interfere with complainant's work on the junk. He did not go away when he was told to do so because the other defendants told him not to.

The third defendaal, master of junk No. 16340 H, said he did not obey the order to ga away as the first defendant, Li Soi, told him not in do so, but in slay where he was,

His Honour said, having gone fully into the evidence against the three defendants, he found that the first defendant, Li Soi; bad disobeyed his lawful orders, after being twice warned; once by his own Boarding officer; and that h The undermentioned 'made applications for

Also

encouraged the two o her defendants, here adjunct licenses:-

with charged, in also disobey those lawful com

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ADJUNCT LICENSES.

Lewis Contr, he Cosmopolitan Botel; 65, Des Voeux Road:

Granted.

„A. A. It, Mihoy, The Sailors' Home, 394, Des Vieux Road West,

Granted.

Joseph Beney Newbold, The Owl Grill Room, 47, Des Vieax Road Central. [

Granted.

IL. W. Slaton, The New Connaught Hotel, 43, Queen's Road Central,

Granted.

Hans Weismann, The Cafe Weisman, I.imit- Afinates of a meeting of the Municipal Couned, 34, Queen's kid Central and A, Wynd- cit, held at the Board Room, Kulangsu, on the 23 Octobek, 1966.

Present:-Messrs. P; B. Marshall (Cirairman), AV Bowra, F. Cardiner, 1. akatsuki, W. B. Wallace, the Health *ffices and the Secretary.

1. The minutes of the last weeting were tead and confirmed.

letter is 2 d from the Senior Consul

THÊ SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS. et Chelon mu ballast October 27 for Housing Fax claimed by the Council on

GERMAN AND PORTUGUESE COMPANIES.

king, where she was dues November 1. A short distause out from Chefon the ran intera heavy typhunn and was blown completely

other couse! For four days she drifted at the sale of 100 miles per day. She drifted easily as she was tavelling fight, and could not beat back-upu the couise, coming to. Manila in- stead. While the storm raged heavy seas boke aves her deck repeatedly, but aside from the loss of her superstructure aft no sexinus damage was sustained. Five Asiatic passer gers are aboard and are uninjured. Her engines will be overhauled here and she will take on a cargo of cual before suiting for Hongkong.

The N. C. D. News, of 5th insi, says -The German and Portuguese Companies, S.V.C. had a field day yesterday in the Sicawei district The Germans mustered at the Race (lub and the Portuguese at St. George's Farms, the former taking up a defensive position behind 11 Hung-chang's Monument, off Sicawei Read. About 8.30 am, the Portuguese Company set to attack and were split up into three divisions one to outflank the Germans on the right, another to fulfit a similar duty on the left, and the third held in reserve to complete the attack Messrs. Stevenson' and „Co., agents for the The first division marched by way of Sicawei Indrá lise, state that the Indravelli is not Road, taking to country near Nanyang College, damaged, that her engines were to be over while the second division took the Jessfeld hauled at Hongkong all any rate, and that she

Road and Brenan

route. The reservé will sail for that port next week. division advanced along Rante Say Zoong, Avenue, Paul Brunut and Sicawei Road. On the arrival of the Portuguese Relive the German outposts were already engaged between the Cross fire of the out-flink. ing divisions of the Portuguese, but the defend- era had taken up a defensive position under excellent cover, of which they made the fullest use, and the attackers' reserve were compelled to advance in the open, which meant practical annihilation. The verdict of the umpier - Capt. Stewart (for the Germans) and Capt. Collyer (for the Portuguese)-was in favour of the defence. When the "cease fire" had been Bounded the combatants adjourned to the Chinese gardens behind the Bubbling Well Police Station, where an excellent tiffin was served by the commissariat of the Portuguese Company. After this, athletic sports were held, at the conclusion of which the two com panies marched back to town, the Germans dismissing at the Race Club and the Por. tuguese at the Club Uaiko..

THE inmates of No. 15, Lower Lascar Row re- ceived a bad scare shoully after two o'clock on Monday morning when they discoverert tha Biranger was in the house. The master of the house a silversmith-sprang out of bed in a moment, and grabbing a big stick told the intruder to come forth. Like a whipped cur

bain St.

Granted. Tam King Kaw, The Shanghai Hotel, 188 and 18., Connaught ad West, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.

Granted. Luis Manuel Lobo, Thể Stag Hote', 148 and 5o, Queen's Road Central.

mands,

His Honour sentenced the first defendant, Li Sni, triphy a fine of $30, or in default ui dergo six weeks imprisonment. The other two were discharges,

PIG'S FOOT IN COURT,

SAILOR CHARGED WITH THEFT.

fath inst.

A well choked slice of pig's foot, wrapped in a bit of brown paper and nicely tied wi string, which made the mouths of many water in Coort, while a few had to turn their heads away from lon ing at it, was the subject at some discussion at the Plice Court this mora ing,

James Hill, eighteen years old, of the Sadors' Home, was chand, with stealing the pig's foot from a park catcher's shop, at Ni 84, Des Voux Road Central,

When the case was called on Inspector Ritchie said that he did not befieve Hill meant to steal the pig's font when he took it from ike shop window-pure and simple mischievous- ns, he thought.

The Chairman inquired how it was this hotel was only applying for an a junct license. Mr. Melbourne explained that the present licensee had said that he could not make the place pay. "fhed he knows the aules of an adjunct license?" asked the Chairman, Mr. Melbourne said that jy had een explained to him. The license was granted,

That concluded the business of the meeting. | Hazeland,

Did you steal the pig's foot?" asked Mr.

cestan Foreshore at La-Eik, Chiao, it is de- cisted to inform the Senor Consu' the Council do so agree with the Hadangling's interpre tapon of- Lana Régulation (No. "14)" for "the chlement of Kut-nisu, The Council con- tend that this egolaton only refers to new foreshore,

Imeshore that may hereal er accrete" and rint to foreshore the tease of which has simply been transferred from one in- dividual to another, and to request that the 74, ROYAL, HONGKONG GULF cused and two other Europeans walked up to question may be referred to the Consular Body. for their opinion.

CLUB.

14th inst.

The monthly competition for the Robertsen Farewell Cup was held at Happy Valley from the talk to 12th November, 1906, The follow- ing cards were handed in:—

90-10-20

3. With reference to Mr. W. C. Hankin's verbal 'request for the Council to build a read from Typhoon Villa to Cat Castle, the Secretary is instructed to inform Mr. Haskins the Council cannot undertake the building of such a road at the expense, or partial expense, of the rate-

ROBERTSON FAREWELL CUP. payers, but if property owners in the neigh' bourbond, who an the people who would really | Hon, Mr. F. J. Badeley †

** gain the benefit, like to acquire the necessary Capt. R. M. Ranking, R.A... 95-15-80 land and build the road at their own expense

Hon. Mr. W. J. Greison...

94-1281 the Council would be prepared to take over Staff Paym. If, G. Wilson, RN..., 94-11-11 the raid when completed and maintain it.. Mr. C. I. Gale

101–15=86 | 4. The Superintendent of Police reports the Mr. A. Gillina.

89 27 following cases have been deal with at the Mr. E.. Grist..

res 89—12188 Mixed Court since the last meeting of the Council:-

SUMMONSES.

(29 entries).

POOL..

Defendant denied swiping the pig's foot. The burcher-the complainaut – said that ac-

his stall yesterday. Defendant picked up the pig's foot, which was on his chopping board; placed it in his pocket, and proceeded to walk away. He (witness) ran out and gave him in charge.

Have you got any money?" asked the Court, "I have not, but I am going to sign on a ship 10-day, your Worship.""

Hsinchoul

Among the workmen, the masons and car penters only can obtain in work. They are wanted everywhere in town and in country, for 5 per cent of the houses are in ruins. They naturally profit hereby to raise their prices, ‘as in ordinary times 120 150 cash per day is the general tariff. As for the carpenters they have found a new opening not in building for who Builds under present circumstances ? They have become cilkers. Villages being surrounded by water are turned into islands, fields are now lakes, roads are rivers; therefore anyone wishing for diy shod communication are ordering boats big and small and of every description. The carpenters and joiners af comparatively scarce seeing all the work ready for thein. And all this time in presence of such a terrible situation what are the mandar ins doing?

Their first and greatest occupation is to exact taxes. That is the surest part of their revenue and in canvassing for their lucrative positions the possible taxes with their fatare percentage was all they thought of or cared about. To any authority coming to tell them that the harvests have been exceptionally bad or altogether lost, they turn a deaf ear, and answer by assuring them that the preceding harvest was a good one, that at least a third or fourth part of the bad harvest was saved, etc., etc.

They also try to fill the public granaries, but how? There is no gain here and the neigh- baaring provinces have sent out an edict for bidding the exportation of caro. However, there are some few mandarins, who me good and kindly disposed, and they are foresceing troubles of another kind. Already many armed hands are overunning the country, borrowing or taking whatever comes in their way from live cattle to old clothes. Those patives who are well u de forsake the country, to settle in town, but others who cannot leave their farms seck protection from the magistrate against these wanderers and brigands.

For consolation, the mandarins are selling uld guns of 1850 A.D. at five taels apiece to the chief gentry of the district, wherewith our peasants themselves will carry out all pecessary Arrangements for sell-delence; providing those very, guns do not fall in the hands of the brigands, who might use the against the very mandarins from whom they were bought.

This is our present situation which is far from being comfortable. Are there no means by which a few persons, with clever brains, stout bears, and able bodies, or ample fortune could come to the rescue of so much misfor. 1ne, and prevent great calamities? About a dozan Catholic misssionaries, with twaniy thousand or more Christians are struggling the scourge. It is not only for their own flock that they wish in-avert the danger, but for thou sands of human beings threatened with death from hanger and cold during the approaching winter, which promises to be far from mild.

I am, etc. LEOPOLD CSAIN (GAIN), S. J. Hsinchoufu, October 3

SUGAR REFINING IN FORMOSA.

A NATIONAL WORK, did not take the pig's foot, your Worship, said defendant. "I and two friends were pass The prospectus of the Toyo Seito Kaisha, or ing this man's stall yesterday. He suddenly the Oricotal Sugar Refining Company, has rushed nut of his shop, and commenced search | been published, and the shares are now on the ing me. I told him to leave aff He would market. The total number of shares offered is not, so I lets out and knocks him down," 100,000, of which 75,000 are now so the; mar- Wet, the subscription list closing on the roth instant, in Osaka the Konoike, Naniwa, Yamaguchi, Dai-san and Taiwan Banks receive subscriptions. The promoters of the com pany number over 160, including capitalists in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and other

places. The business of the bow com pany to purchase about, 5,000 cho of land in Formosa for raising sugar-cane. Crude sugar and raw material will be supplied to the sugar- refining companies, to check the import of crude sugar from java. The total consumption in Japan of crude sugar a year is said to ba 3,00,000 piculs, against, which Formosa pros duces only about 1,000,000 pícuts, so the pro. spect of the new company is considered very promising. It is stated that the scheme is sup- ported by Count Matsuka and Court Okum Hift. left the Court, eyeing the cause of the who hold that the concern is in the calure of a trouble-the pig's foot-in company with au nationat work which will assist the develop. officer, Inwardly hoping by would get the job. ment of the resources of Formosa,

What ship?" queried his Worship. "The Kclipse," answered accused.

Have you been promised the job?" Well, no," spid accused, "but the shipping man crwled from under a bed and sur.

master said that Pritishers always have first rendered himself. He was handed over to a Theft, Being in possession of stolen pro-

Lieut. Col. H. G. Faton R,W K.... 90-10-80 chance when there is a vacancy guin. There Juki who removed him to the Central Police party. Breach of agreement, 1. Debt, 1.

Capt. R. M. Ranking, R.A.M.C.* ... 95–150 is a vacancy on this sailing ship and I was told Station. There he

Mr. H. T. Hutterwaith... 03-12-81 was recognised as the Assault, t. Allowing pigs to stray; 1.

that I will sign on to-day as she sails to Mr. T.S. Forrest............ 74+ 4-82morrow." natusions house-breaker, Chù Hung, who was

SUMMARY ARRESTS. banished from the Colony in April, 1905. He.

Dr. G. M. Harston 90- BaBy

"Jake him down to the shipping master," was celled. He was charged before Mr. F. Aing a disturbance, 3. Being in possession of Mr. C. : Gale

Theft, 3. Committing a nuisance, 1. Create Staff Paym. H. G. Wilson, R.N.... 94-11-83 sit the Court, addressing Inspector Ritchie, Hazeland, later, at the Police Court, with

101-15-66 who was looking after the pig's font, "and find returning from banishment, and being found

stolen property, 1.

Mr. E.J, Grist.

80-88

out if he really is going to sign on. If that is in a private dwelling house with intent to

the case release him, if not bring him back commit a felony. On the first count he was

here to-morrow." sentenced to twelve monthe hard labour and four hours' stock. On the next item he re- ceived an axira month's gaol,

(Signed), W. H. WALLACE,

Vice-Chairman. By Order,

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

(84 entries). Tie for Cup. Tie for Pool.. The next_competition for the Captain's ('op and May Cup will be held a Happy Valley from the 1st to 3rd December, 1906,

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