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TELEGRAMS.

' HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE

SHANGHAI POLICE. ENROLMENT OF RECRUITS

SUSPENDED.,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 18th December,

12.30 p.m..

The proposal to add to the strength of the Shanghai Municipal Police force by the enrolment of 250 Sikh recruits has been temporarily suspended.

[Renter's;}

The Nobel Peace Prize.

LONDON, T1th December. The American Minister, in thanking the Storthing, announced that President Roose vekt, would use the prize to establish a per marient Peace Committee in Washington,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY DECEMBER 13,

THE "SORSOGON" "REFLOATED.

SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS'DY THE DOCK.

CO.'S STAFF.

CONVENT BAZAAR.

TAR YURT-HAN K'AILWAY.

CHANG WILL NOT RETURN.

[From a Correspondent.]

1906.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

FOR"IGN GUNS FOR CHINESE GUNBOATS, [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, Fath December.

RAILWAY BUREAU ESTABLISHED. B.E. the Viceroy has established a railway

Intimations.

THE

CO., LDA

Cantor, 12th December.

A certain foreign firm offered a quick-firing *The following telegram has been received on of a certain make, the cost of which is Yuet-han Railway Company Id., who is now or trial. Yesterday the trial took place on the here from Cheng To Chai, ex-president of the bout $6 gold apiece, to H.E. the Viceroy ROBINSON PIANO in Macao-To the Directors and Shareholders Norther Parade Ground, and it proved very of the Yet han Railway Company, Ld, Canton. satisfactory. It is reported that H.E. the Vice-

the appointment of president of your company

have received all your letters and telegrams roy, intends to introduce this type of gun on sent to me here. As my reasons for resigning | heard the gunboats. 1 have be very fally explained in the Press of Southcs, 1 need not repeat them here, bureau in close proximity to the old Governor's My agvery great, while my knowledge of yamen, for the purpose of offering protection Since I have been in Macan I have been an-with, the Yuet-ban. Railway Company. H.E. the affairs of the Company is very limited. and settling all railway affairs in connection well, but if my health improves at an early as appointed the Providcial Treasurer ás pre- date I will return to Canton, where I will un sident and Trotai Sum Tung as the vice-pre- dertake to help you to choose a president and silent of this bureau. This office was opened vice-president, and also to fix up the statement attend to business yesterday. of accounts. I will not undertake to attend to or help in any other business of the company. hope you will all agree to this, and it so please wine me when convenient

UNRECOVERABLE LOANS.

APPEAL TO RESIDENTS' GENBROSİTY.

The bazaar which was held in the City Hall One by one those in charge of the various the other day in aid of the funds of that most salvago parties at work in connection with the charitable institution the French Convent has different wrecks in the harbour since the 18th not proved so saccessing as had been desired September last are seeing the results of their or expected. As was previously stated, the labour crowned with complete success Hither bazaar had for its object the sale of em in the Dock Co.'s staff, to whose credit is dus broideries, laces and other articles which had the raising of the Chinkat Maru, have confined been made by the hands of the Chinese orphans their attention mainly to the work of repairing who are looked after and tended by the Sisters vards, the Danish expeats on board the one in every respect, but the public refrained and overhauling within the Company's ship of the Convent. The display was an excellent Protecter claiming to themselves most of the from attending, with the result that the Sisters successes attending their stupendous efforts in had to return to the Convent with the majority refloating the all-bui-lost #eungshan off Say-of the goods unsold. The double intention to chau: the French destroyer Fronds, and a augment the funds of the institution and to couple other steamer within the harbour limits, contribute the amquat required for the election was left to the Dock Co, to refloat. The wreck of the American steamer Sorsogon of the hospital in Leighton Hill Road bas The therefore been frustrated. It is now pro Sorsogon, as might be recalled, was advertised posed to afford residents "the opportunity for sale by public auction as she lay upon the of helping the Convent by contributing to the Hunghom seawall where she went down on disposal of the remaining articles. The plan

LEAD MINES IN KWANGSI. the 18th September. The sale was tubsequently adopted is rather a novel one. Parties may

Yesterday an official named Wu Shiu Yuan withdrawn as the wreck had changed hands contribute 55 or $to or any other amount by private treaty to the Dock Co. for a sum of they may please, and that amount will be

petitioned the Viceroy, applying for the right In work certain lesd mines in different parts of $4,200 including the old boiler ashore. A few credited to them. Whereupon the Sisters

Kwangs, the products from which he proposes weeks since a preliminary examination was will apportion some article or articles res made by the Company's divers to ascertain the presenting the sum banded over, and the stated that H.E. Chow Fu has informed asend to foreign countries to be refined, H.E. extent of damage in the hull of the vessel, and donors will have the satisfaction of assisting the Company, that in the event of any money, if he is really going to open these mines bim- the shareholders of the Yuet-han Railway the Viceroy has replied to the petition'inquiring at a later stage of the operations divers from institution while, at the same time, they will similar undertaking. It was then ascer reality they will not be out of pocket. The Pabung unrecoverable from the person to privilege on behalf of some foreigners to work tained that the damage to the Sorsogon, was Sister in charge of the scheme hopes that what it was leat, it will be made good by the the mines, and stating that he will write to the somewhat extensive, but not in great, however, gentlemen will not tremble when she presents Pet of the Society through whom the loan Mining Department of Kwangsi to make as to lead to her being aandoned to the scrap her book of coupons, but contribute to the suppleased to hear this, and hoped that no further

was degotiated. The shareholders were very further inquiries. heap. It was ultimately decided to make every part of the institution. The Mother Superior dificulties would fine. attempt to re-float the steamer. That the de- also wishes to thank the ladies who were in cision was a wise ons is borne out by the fact charge of the stalls for their services, and the that the Sorsogon, thanks to the skilful opera public for their patronage. The officer com tions of the salving experts, is once again on manding and the officers of the Baluchimar the surface. Lashed to the improvised pon. thanked for permitting their band to give selec Church and State in Franco.

toon, that had been huilt in connection, with tions of music at the bazaar, the band in thank. Monsignor Montagnini, the Papal repre- the operations, on one side and huggio theed for giving their services without charge, while sentative in Paris, has been searched, arrest. dredger Canton River on the other, the Corso the kindness of Mr Osborne, of the Wharf and ed, and will be conveyed to the frontier. .com supported by stout timber frames "connect. Godown Company, in allowing the bandsmen The Council of Ministers this afternooning the pontoon with the dredger was towed free, transit on the Feny is also acknowledged

· decided on the immediate liquidation of out of the seawall opposite the sbeerlegs to a The generosity of Mr. Weismann, in sending cakes, etc., to be disposed of for the benefit of the Convent, nud of Mr. Datenberg for bis gift of aer, ted waters is highly esteemed. I is to be hoped that the bazaar, which is noy open at the Couvent, will prove in the end a thorough success.

righteous peace in the industrial world being the British Navy were also, employed upon a receive articles for value received, so that in advanced as loans out of the funds of the Com-self or whether he is only applying for the

as important as in the international world.

Germany.

Later.

The Budget Committee of the Reichstag has rejected the suplementary estimate of

·£1,000, £1,500,000 for Damaraland, includ- ing the estimates for a railway, and a much desired Government House.

Church property, and to call upon 5500 seminarists to perform military service,

NEWSPAPER-REGULATIONS

IN CANTON...

[From a Correspondent.]

Canino, 11th December On Sunday last, the 9th inst, the managers of the several vernacular papers published in Canton bold a meeting in order to consider the best means of induring the postal authorities 10 cancel the new regulation, which has lately come into force, regarding the stamping” of all

Dewspapers sent to subscribers outside of Can ton, and the delivery of the same by carmiare of the Imperial Post Office. At that meeting they agreed to call upon the Commissioner of Posts on the following day, to lay the matter before him. Accordingly on Monday, the rath inst., they pald an official visit to the Commis-

·sioner and asked him to cancel the regulation mentioned as it was a grant hardship on them. After hearing what they had to say, the Com. missioner said that in enforcing the new regula tion he was only obeying the instructions of the Ministry of sin, and he could not cancel it. But as regarded papers for subscribers in the country, he would order that they might be car- ried as before, unstamped sed by private mes sengers. All papers, however, for out-parts must be stamped, and must be carried through the proper channel-the Imperial Post Office. The depuration thereupon thanked the Com- missioner and withdr, returning to their respective offices,

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Á TROINFUL PRISONÈR, An aged Chinaman residing at Tai O, New Kry, surprised the Court this morning by bis love for the truth. He was charged by Policeman Downie' with being in possession of illicit opium.

position midway between the No. 2 and No. 3 Docks at Hunghom shortly after four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Robert Cooke assist, ed by the Edith sowed the trio. No. 3 dock is engaged by the Admiralty where in tuens H.M. torpedo-destroyers are being overhauled; while No. 2 dock holds the Brungthan for her exten sive repairs which may not be completed for some little tim danger. As soon, as either of these berths available the Sursogon will be promptly drydocked and men will be set to wark as her to render her seaworthy again. The new boiler for the steaner was ready at fortunately, not placed in position. It can be the time the typhoon took het, but was,

seen under the sheerlegs at Kowloon. When

make a versable item in the floating asset of

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ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

YOUNG WIDOW'S LOVE TROUBLES,

the repairs we nonleted the Ca shambanigida wadadas, first be happing and han the Hongkong & Whampon Dock Co.

SUICIDE AT WEST POINT.

CHINESE WOMAN SWALLOWS POISON,

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AÏQUESTION OF GOOD TRA.

SMASHING UP A TRA SHOP.

A tired-looking toolie, after a hard day's work, walked into a tea shop at No. 83, Wing Lok Street, yesterday evening, and dropping into a seat, called for some tea and cakes. The order was promptly carried out. After taking beple of sips of the beverage, the coolin "Do you call this tea?" he asked. “Why, the thing isn't bot{{

'eled the waiter.

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Why then don't you go and boil your own tea instead of coming here?" asked the waiter, insultingly.

"If I had a home to boil my own tea, do you. expect for a moment that I would come to a place like this?” replied the coolie.

tha

FIRE AT CANTON.

A slight fire occurred last evening about 'g o'clock st Tai Ping Street, near the Tai Ping City Gates, but it was got under control before much damage was done.

INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONS."

The industrial institution'in connection with

TALKING

MACHINES

AND

RECORDS.

LARGE AND VARIED

found too small to accommodate ail tho the Namhai and Pun Yu Prisous has been New Stock just arrived prisoners, so the Namboi Magistrate has selected two more sites on which to build. similar institutions and has called for tenders for the erection of these buildings. The Nam- hol and Fun Yu Magistrates now petition the E. that the tender has been accepted at taels Viceroy upon the facts of the case, informing 2,065,252 and requesting the Viceroy to make arrangements to provide the necessary funds.

Co-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

1, at 3,30 F.., at

·the "reth Denton,

The waiter told the coolie that he would not take any more "cheek," and as the coolie looked like saving more, the waiter was alleged knocking the coolic ever. Two of the coolie's to have landed him a blow under the chin, THE Undersigned have received instructiona friends, who were entering the tea shop at the time, thirring sprawling on the Pai sallid into the waiter and walters, who had not taken to their heels. like a log They did the same with the other During the fight a basket fall of crockery was destroyed. The three coolies were given in charge as they were leaving the premises.

at the Police Court, to-day, on a charge of as They were anaigned before Hr. F. A. Hazeland, sault, lodged against them by the waiter, and they were bound over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for a year.

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.

Noon.

Cort No & Des Vœux Road, of Ice House Street, . JAPANESE GOLD DAMASCENE WARE, A SUPERB COLLECTION OF

Comprising'→→r, "GOLD · CIGAR · BOX, INCENSE

BURNERS, INK STANDS FLOWER HOLDERS, BROOCHES, SLEEVE LINKS HAIR PINS, &C. &C., &C. and STUDS, NECKLACES, BUTTONS,

Catalogues will be issued. TERMINAS usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 13th December, 1906 (1193

NOTICE."

Buyers-Hongkong Banks SBoy, National Banks $47, Indo-Chinas $86, Kowloon Wharves NOTICE is hereby given that the SALVED GOODS and WRECKAGE now in 593, Shanghai Docks Tin., 107, Hongkew the Custody of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves Tis: 131 in Shanghai, China' Provid. Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at ents 59.15. Cements $191, Electrics $15. Watsons Kowloon, will be sold by Public Auction by

ASSORTMENT.

MUSIC

Comic Opera

Scores

and Dance Mucio RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL.

Hongkong, 19th November, 1908,

| UNSURPASSED FOR QUALITY.

AND CONDI VION.

HALL'S BOAR'S HEAD'

BRAND.

Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH at the Godawns At Kowloon, on SATURDAY, the 22nd Sellers-Chins Fires $94, Macao Steam December, 1906, at 11 AM, unless the same boats $27, China and Manilas 522, Douglases are claimed and taken delivery of and the 839. Shell Transports 30/6, China Sugats $138, charges due in respect thereof paid before that

date. Raubs $8, Hongkong Docks $148, West Points Full particulars of the said Goods and $so, Humphreys EstateSt, Hongkong Cations Wreckage can be obtained from the POLICE GUINNESS'S EXTRA. 513, China Borneos Sto, Dairy Farms S16, Ices and HUGHES & HOUGH. $236, Rapes $23, China Light and Power $10, Powells $8.

A young, comely-looking widow, camed Hung Fun, twenty-three years of age, who was until last evening employed by a Portuguese woman, residing at No. 139, Praya East, amah was alleged to have attempted to com; by taking opitim, because objected to her marrying, the man she loved. | The man whe was so successful in working round the widow's affections is a hawker carry ing on a small business on the ground floor of the same building in which the widow lived with her employer. He also is a young man, with a No. wife in the interior. To become After failing to raise the necessary cash with acquainted with the young widow was an easy which to redeem a quantity of jewellery which matter, for she made it a point, of patronis. she borrowed from a friend and pawned, a

ing his she for her supplies. The ac Chinese married woman, after a quarrel with quaintance ripened into friendship. The the owner of the valuables, took what is sup- friendship ripened into something else, until posed to be an overdose of opium, at her bae quiet afternoon when business was slack; house, No. 5, Yini Fuk Lane, West Point, last and the young widow went to purchase some night, and died shortly afterwards. About a preserved eggs, the hawker, faking his courage maoth ago, so we are informed, the deceased in both hands, popped the vital question. borrowed a number of jewels from another Would she became his No. 1 concubine?" woman to wear at a certain festival. Instead The widow pretended she did not hear him of returning the trinkets to the owner after use, and busied herself adjusting the strings of her it appears that decensed fell short of cash, and, parcel which really did not require fixing. He it is alleged, she pawned the jewellery. It was gathered up courage again and repealed the then that she found difficulty in raising the cash request. This time he was successful. She $11.75. to redeem them. The owner of the jewellery smited, shook her head, and added that shee has been constantly pressing deceased for the was agreeable, but that he would have to ask return of her things. Last night there was mamma" The hawker tackled mamma the quarrel between the two women, during which, first opportunity he had, but he found her it is reported, threats of prosecution were abdurate. She could not hear of such a thing ultered. When the visitor left the house de- and refused to give a reason. The widow ceased went out but returned shortly afterwards tried next and she met with as much success and went to bed. When her husband returned as her lover did. Whether the lovers, made it home he found his wife in an unconscious con-up between themselves that the mother's de dition, but before assistance could be called cision must be altered at any cost, is not told, of the remains and removed them to the friends were having dinner last evening the the woman had died. The police took charge but while her employer and and the latter's mortuary, where a post-mortem examination is widow, with the front of her jacket soiled, dash. to be held to determine the cause of death, as ed into the room and said she had taken poi. the police, alter searching the house, could find son. Without much sdo the was rushed to No. 1 Police Station and handed over to In- no clue as to what poison deceased took.

spector Gourlay, who, on examining the widow, discovered the whole thing to be a yarn. The widow told the police her story and said she had attempted to commit. suicide by hang- |ing earlier in the day, but failed. Later in the evening, abe went on, she mixed some pre- pared opium in a glass of water and poured Mo Hau, a tobacco cutter, employed in a, is over her clothes, She had no idea of shop at No: 140, Des Voeux Road Central, and taking her life on this occasion, she is re- Chau Lok, an unemployed coolie, were ported to have said, only by doing that she arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazelaod, at the thought her mother would change her thind Police Court, this morning, on a charge of and give her consent to the marriage. The stealing a box containing $17 from the shop, police held the widow and charged her this last night. Evidence was beard, from which it morning, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with, appeared that Ho and Chau ere great friends, "attempting to commit suicide. This charge They met a couple of rights ago in an opium she denied. When his Worship learnt the divan at West Point and Chau, the unemploy story he called in the hawker.. The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figged, started to tell Ho his troubles. .Ho "Do you want this woman to be your con First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:-

On the 11th at 11.45 a-The barometer has sympathized with his friend, told him he cubine ?" asked the Court, Tisen over Formosa nod the Loochoos, and fallen over Japan and N. Chìnà

Where did you get that opium?" asked Mr. Sercombe Smith,

"It isn't mine," replied the coolie. "But it was found in your house." "Perhaps it was, but is don't belong to me," It was left in the house by another man."

#1 see," said the Court, "A man left the house and left the opium in the house?"

"The man died and left the opium," put in accused.

"Have you ever been convicted before for possessing illicit opium ?"

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"Yes, I have. Io June last I went to gaol for a month was walking along the street with five cents' worth of opium in my fist and ED excise officer, who was out looking for opiem, found me "

"Any more convictions before that ?" asked the Court,

"Oh1 several!" The records were referred to and it was found that in 1904 accused was convicted four times, in 1905 many, and twice this year,

He was food Stoo, with the alternative of two months, which he took,

TAX WEATHER.

A FRIEND INDEED.

HELPING A NERDFUL FAL,

could not let him have a loan, but volunteered The hawker said he did, but before he could

to help Chau in any underhand trick, where- | utter another word, the widow's mother's The depression lying near the Loochoos, yesterday, has moved away to the N.E. Presby money could be raised, that Chau could tongue broke loose, strongly objecting to any sure is highest over Central China. It remains suggest. Chan suggested that Ho's employers such balon. As her reason, she explained to low over. Manchuria,

should be the first to be fleeced. Consequent- the Bench that her daughter was once a No, i Gradients are slight over S. China, and light | ly when Ho went to bed last night he forgot to wife and she could not think of giving her monsoon will prevail in the Formosa Chapel, lock the shop door, which was part of bis consent now to her daughter becoming a con and the moderate monsoon over the N part of business. A little past midnight Chau entered cubine. It was too low! the China Sea.

FORECAST

Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. winds, Light; fine. S

2-Formosa Channel, N. winds Hight

moderate. T

3South coast of China between Hongkong und Lamocks, same as No. 2.

-South coast of China between Hongkong jud Hainan, sama és Noi z.

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the shop and the two friends had a whispered After promising the Court that she would conversation, after which Chau went behind not make an attempt on her life again, his the counter and picked up the box of money. Worship bound accused over in the sum X They were both leaving the shop to dispose of $100 to come up for judgment when called Court found the pair guilty and sentenced ate hawker to see the mother again and try jo the money when they were arrested. The upon, at the same time advising the unfortun-

them to ode month's gaol and four hours talk her ower, which from the present condition Hocks each

of thingu jooks very unlikely,

Sales:-Canton Insurance $297), Hongkong, Fires $335, Indo-Chinas $87-$86,. Hongkong

Cements Szo, Lands Sros, China Providents 59.15-19.35,

Nominal:-Hongkong Hotels S112), Tram- ways $215.

It is estimated that about 450,000 persbun'ear ¡y emigralo from their native countries to others,

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Hongkong, 13th December, 1906. 11194

STEAM TO CANTON.

New Twig Scrow Steel Steamer ''KWONG TUNG*.....1,233.....IL W. WALKER. Leav Hongkong for Canton on each Sup. day, Tuesday and Thursday, at 9 'overy evening.

Leavis Canton for Hongkong on each Mon-

FOREIGN STOUT.

BASS'S INDIA PALE ALE-

(CED TRIANGLE),

day, Wednesday and Friday, about 5.30 o'clock THE VERY FINEST PRODUCTIONS every evening.

This Fine New Steamer his, unexcelled

the Church of England were disendowed, Accommodation for First Class Passengers and the capitalised value of its funds is estimated is lit throuchant by Electricity. Electric Fast. at £123,500,000,

in First Class Cabins,

{{Servant

TO-MORROW will be the 1th anniversary of Passage Fe-Bingle journey..15 {excluded).

the birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Weal..............................

„11-eacht

Albert, second son of the Prince and Princess The Company's Wharf in situsted in front of Wales. His Royal Highness, with his elder of the New Vestern Markel, opposite the old brother, Prince Edward, will join the Naval Harbour Office. College in the coming year, following in the footsteps of this father and uncle, the late Duke

of Clarence.

YUEN ON S.S. CO., LD..

No. 8, Queen's Road West Hongkong, 7th Navamber, roof. [2074

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA, GAS CO., LTD.,

‚BEGS TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS AND THE PUBLIC THATṢÓN AND

1ST JANUARY, 1907,

The Price of Gas will be Reduced to $2.75 per 1,000 Cubic Feet.

OF THE

CELEBRATED BREWERIES'

OF

Messrs. A. QUINNESS, SON

Messrs. BASS & Cọ,, Ld.

IN CASES QUARTE, Pints, and SPLITS.

PRICELIST ON APPLICATION.

IDX DISCOUNT ALLOWED UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE.

SOLE AGENTS:

THE Company takes this opportunity of pointing out the advantages in cheapness and

safety of Gas lighting over any other form of illuminant, and of inviting inspection H. PRICE & CO. Its Show-rooms at West Point and Yau-ma-ti, Kowloon,

be seen every wolktal description of Gas apparatus suitable for lighting, beating

WINE AND SPIRIT; MERCHANTS, GEORGE CURRY,

15, Queen's Road CenTRAL, Local Secretary..

gkong, sath December, 1906,

Hongkong, th December,

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