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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's.

The British Fleet..

LONDON, "yth January,

The Daily Mail gives official detalls of the new composition of the fleets, Thirty thren battleships in active commission are reduced to twenty-six, and sixteen armoured cruiser to twelve. The Channel fleet will

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 9 1907

RELIEF FUND. ATHLETIC SPORT IN, CANTUN

SINO (PONE'S"GÈNIHOUS"RESPONSE,

OVER A THOUSAND, DONTESTANTS FOR

BANNERS,

The Chinese, srelateresting themselves Sam From a Cerramondent.] greatly in the Famine Relief Fund, reports the Singapore Free Frust of 31st ult." The town has been placanded with botices of which transali in is given.bolow and a vigorous cam paign is being carried on. From the wealthier Chiness more the $18,000 has been collected in three days, and in order to give the poorer classes an opportunity of joining in the good

Royhaw

live on

desire to see and still not wish to pay the price the of admission. Several hundred soldiers bad per diem. been promised to guard the field, but only two: such hundred came and they left after a few hours.|ará ob] to go out beg for But the thousands of outsiders were very, the Viceroy has now giren order as a rulekkept outside the fance crease the lepers daily allowance IVICA) Canton, 8th January, 1907,

The second track most that hot, bien hildaich they could easily bare broken down and head each day. No doubt this: benevolent.

Only once or twice did the interest of H. E. will be heartily appreciated by the In South Chinx occurred on the 2th inst. 2 Lad year the Viceroy of the two Kwang, led on by the games or the pressure from behind unfortunate

desire to be modern in education as well as used them to overstep the bounds, and, then THE VICEROY'S BIRTHDAY

was other phases in life, beld a track meet on they were easily beaten back by the few large military exercise ground outside the East policemen scattered over the ground. gate of Canton. The games occupied the f Forty schools participated in the contests and canied by the alleged partiality of the judges thousand. Onsccount of the great number of The result of the quarrel was that a good many entries thres and four heats had to be run for of the schools marched away in high dudgeon each race. The first event was the 300 metre This year as a chaogo in Viceroys had caused face. The starter was to blows whistle three some confusion and accessitated many changes times: at the third the boys ware to run.; But of positions, officers, etc., the schools which is every race ha lind to explain the method of

"of the birth of H‚£; the Viceroy, be received, Yesterday being the seventieth anniversary presents, in the form of birthday scrolls, etc.,.

now be weaker than the German North Seawork a number of gentlemen have undertaken greater part of two days and ended in a quarrel: the boys who entered events numbered at laser from the Throne, 2

feet

PWRussia.

The disturbances at Lodz continue and ambulance work is impossible, the hooligans threatening to murder the doctors. The wounded are lying in the streets.

to place collecting boxes is the temples, masket, docks and other fréquented places. Each box bears an inscription in blue letters (blue is amoursing colour with Chinese) China's great famine, give money to save life. The Tiechiu community alone bar up to date paid in over $10,000, and it is not likely that

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE,

Buyers-Hongkong. Banks: $830, National Baske 349, Union Insurance $750, Hongkong Steamboats $291, Indo-Chinas 583, China and

oud wealthy Hokkieor, will allow themselves to era represented in 'the maet of last year wurd starting. At the first whinția the boys were 101 Firoz $14% China. Fires $93, HK, C. & M.|

be bea en in a competition of this nature. The The United States... Straits-born Chinese are also working hard. The American Federal and States Courts. All the larger clubs have opened subscription aro actively prosecuting investigations refists, that of the first to take action The garding trading combinations, and the Inter-Weekly Entertainment Club-already totals State Commission in New York has opened 5500. If Penang and the Native States display half the energy which the Chinese of the junior an inquiry into the manipulations of the Settlement are showing, the relief sent, to great rallway magnate, Mr. Harriman, whose Kiangsu from the Southern Sens will be very unlimited power has enabled him to purchase material indeed. stock to the extent of £20,000,000 in other railways, in six months, and to use the funds as he deemed fit.

The inquiry comprises The Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific. The Vice-Pre sident of the former has admitted that he did not know how the issue of $100,000,000 in igor bonds had been spent.

A translation of the placard issued rous at follows:

"An Appeal to save the lives of four million starving people."

During the spring and summer of this year rain fell daily and incessantly in the three pre- fectures of Huai, Hai and Hsu to the North of the Yangtz This caused the rivers to over flow their banks with the result that the whole The Transvaal Elections.

country thereabout was turned into a vast sheet The elections in the Transvaal are fixed of water. In autumn the ratar continued; the crops were destroyed; 'houses were washed *for the end of February, but camping seaway; and the area Affected by the flood already begun. The Boer leaders have extended to Boo li with a population of distinctly pronounced against interference million people entirely without food. The with Chinese labour until an efficient sub roads were strewn with corpses of persons who 'stitute is found.

had died of starvation. "Those who had not died were homeless and had to sell their children. Such distressing news causes pain in one's heart and brings tears into one's eyes. Moreover, the north of China is now bitterly cold with frequent falls of snow; so unless "peedy relief is afforded them thero unfortunate people will certainly die of cold even if they escape the death by hunger. Alas, how sad and distressing this is The authorities of the localities affected bave devised means to give relief to the hungry population but the sumber of the sufferers is so great and the relief fund small that the latter will be exhausted very 1000.

WOOHOW NOTES.

WRECK OF, A MOZOR LAUNCH.

Wachow, 6th January.. News is to hand of the wreck of Messri. Banker & Co's, new motor launch trading bo.. tween this port and Nanning. This vessel left: for Nanning en ly last week and just above Kweilin struck a rock. No casualties ensued, but a lot of luggage, etc. was lost. The motor Jaunch will not be a total wreck, and efforts of salving bar and bringing her down to Wuchow are entertained locally. The loss to Banker & Co. is great, as this versel was on her maiden trip, add it is apparent that the navigation be twein Wuchow and Nanning is anything but eney, as the approaches to the rapids are rock strewn and with the lowness of the river at present, the difficulties of safe navigation are correspondingly increased. The lowness of the river is hurting the West River trade con- siderably, as vessels from Hongkong and Castor pre continually going ashore notwith. standing the careful buoying of the Winter -Channels by the Customs authorities,

NANNING.

The opening of Nanning or a treaty port will not be a blessing to Wuchow. The staple Industries of Nanning have hitherto passed through the Wuchow Customs under the Transit Pass system; but now that Nanning opened, the Nanding office will, of course, „ship, gaóde as export and sending ame through Wuchow under exemption certificate

port,

given to understand that there would be cone this staion. There arous diss the fentiment the the Government, was not the medium through which a track meet should be con ducted with the most fairness; as it would be partial to its own schools to the disadvantage of the private schools which, of course, were in the majority,

Afterascertaining the fact that the Government

Wall in line, at the second they must put out one foot on the line, ready to start off on the bind. The first heat of this race was close, up 10 within a short distance of the finish, when the foot-bail training of the Canton Christian College boy stood him in good stead and be finished fiteen feet ahead. It was the first `time that a pair of spikes were ever used In South China. The second heat was easily won by another Canton Christian College boy; the third heat was won by Shin Hing school. Two heats in the 200 metre race were won in the same manner by two more Canton Christian College boys and the third heat by the Wong Sha school. The third division had four heats No finale ware run."

did not intend to repeat its experiment this year it was decided that the good results of the pree, rioas

* mest could not be dissipated without serious injury to the educational reform of South China, so a meeting was called to cuts measures for having sporis for the boceft of the private schools. At the third meeting thirty-nine schools were represented; twenty. one of, which immediately registered them selves as ready to assist in the organisation of an association to forward the interests of athletics in South China. The association bad of necessity to be temporarily organised, as it was only an experiment. The private schools bad never before united in any kind of organisation so they considered that they were under the special responsibility of work ing in harmony and enthusiastically forwarding the purpose of the association. Especially did they feel this as the Government had failed to secure the object they bad sought."

Measures to secure the assistance of the Educational Bureau, the Viceroy and the soldiers were discussed, and committees were appointed. Mr. W. K. Chung, M. A., (Chinese) of the Canton Christian College, was elected president and a beer choice could not have been made. Committees on rules, programme, reception, finance, grounds and advertisement were appofated and the work of preparation begun. The rules for the meet are outlined as lollows:

accurate method of reckoning and because of the, ease' with which a person could falsify his statement. Those over four fast two inches, (Chinese measurement) were enrolled in the first division; those under three feet seven incher, were enrolled in the third divisions between these two heights, in the bond division, The entries were limited to two from each school in each division and in each event.

The participants were separated into thres The British Consul at Shanghai being moved divisions according to height. Age could not by the great distress wired to various porta bebe considered as a standard because of the ip yand the seas asking for subscriptions to sup. plement the relief fund that he has started; and His Excellency the Governor on reciept of the wire showed the great, sympathy that be felt by telegraphing at once to the Federated Malay States, Penang, Malacca and elsewhere request ing similar assistance. At novo on the 22nd inst., a meeting was held in the Colonial Secre- tary's Office at which a Committee was appoint ed to raise subscriptions. On the 24th inst. at 2.30 pm, the Committee met at the Chinese" Protectorate, when the method as to how the subscriptions were to be collected was decided upon.

Now the sufferers at Huai, Hai and Hau ara

all Chine e and yet His Excellency and the merchants of other countries are doing all they

kindness?

The events were:--Races, 300, 200, and 200 metres, according to divisions; running broad jump; arithmetic race, with the same distances

The second event was the running broad Jump. Each contestant was allowed two jumps which had to be taken lo succession. It was in this event that training showed more than in' any other. One school from Fat Shan came expecting to win only in the long jump: Their man was a very tall fellow who though not knowing much about jumping won. In the second heat of the first class a Canton Chris- in College boy Jumped much farther than any other. The judges instead of measuring where the ground broke when a man fell back, measure at all times the heel-print. One boy threw his feet and fell back with one hand two feet behind his heel, but nevertheless his jump was measured. The qualifying of the contestants, the number of entries and the delays of inexperience made the meet and an intermission exceedingly slow

of one hour was given for tiffin between the first and second classes in the broad Jump. After tiffin the jumping contest, was finished and the arithmetic race was run. Each boy in the race was given a piece of chalk and Japanese book-slate and at the third whistle they raced to a "black-board placed about half way down the course. The problem was copled sad the runner either, stopped to work it or worked it as he ran to the finish.

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Hongkong Lands $100, Humphreys 'Estate Sir, Electrics Siscos Sago, Chien Light and Powers $91.mp

SellersCanton Insurance $397 HK.

C. & M. Steamboats 53 Douglases $36, Shell Transports 30/-, West Points 550, Hotels St13, Hongkang Cottons 513, China Borneo 510. China Provident $94, Cements Sar, Kopas $22,

Hongk Sales-Hongkong Fires $340, HK, C. & M. Steamboats 330, China Sugars S135, Chinn ¿Providents $91, Camanta $21/2tė.

Nominal: Kowloon Wharves 596, Shanghai Docks Tis 101, Shanghai Wharves Tis. 2421, Dairy Farms $161, Tramways $219, A. 5. Wat son Sta

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By the time this event was completed the afternoon was almost gone, so the committee decided to omit the ball-throwing contest and three-legged race. The Canton Christian Col- lege won the banner of the first division and fled with the Tsum Tsui School for the second the sind day of January, 1907, at 3 o'clock in banner, The Tsun Tsai School won the third

to be contested for again next year. banner. The second banner was held on a tie

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

as above, throwing a baseball into a basket VICEROY CHOW YU CONDEMNS THE BOYCOTT. one foot five inches in diameter, twenty-two, nineteen and sixteen feet Chinese measure. meat respectively, above the ground, each boy to have ten throws; three-legged rate, 200, 150 and 100 metres, respectively.

Canton, 8th January.

The afternoon,

BY

- Mr GEO, P. LAMMERT, Auctionear, to at his Auction Rooms, in Duddell Streat.

BEING all that PIECE or PARCEL OF

GROUND altuate lying and being 'at' Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and re- gistered at the Land Office as SECTION B

Large and VartKI

ASSORTMENT

MUSIC

Comic Opera Scores

and Dance Music.

RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1906,

THO

THE FAMOUS

OF MARINE LOT No. 54, together with the AMSTEL PASTEURIZED

messuage or tenement thereon now known as No. 131, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. The said premises are held for the residue of the term of 75 years and for the further term of On the 4th instant, the boycott leader Ma 974 years respectively created therein, by a Crown I case and Extension, thereaf· res- Namhoi Magistrate, and on the following day, the and day of sum of $2402 being a propor Tat Son was detained at the yamen by the pectively dated the ith day of June, 1845, and of November, 1857, subject to the the 5th instant, when the second of the arrang-payment of

served and contained.

For further particulars, apply to—-

WERKWILKINSON AND GRIST,

Solicitors for the Vendor,

or

Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. „Hongkong, 9th January, 1907,

can for their relief In view of this should not the Chinese community of Singapore exert its utmost strength to raise a large sum of money

It was in the face of some protest that the 'As a mark of appreciation and gratitude for His. above programme was adopted as some of Excellency and the foreign merchants' great those who had seen foreign track mests con This will of course mean a'isarious curtailment of

ed boycott meeting was to take place, an officiation of the rent and the performance of the the Wuchow Customs revenue. The Nanninmunity of Singapore is noted for its liberality contest as not suitable to such an occasion.

·Moreover, the Chinese come sidered the arithmetic race and ball throwing with a body of soldiers was sent to the Kwong covenante in the said Lease and Extension re- Customs Pontoons, Custom House, elcare and charity. It is ever ready to subscribe

A banner was to be given to the school cbai Hospital with orders to stop any such -nearly completed, and will be shipped to Nan | money to relieve distress in foreign countries winning the most points in each division. Also meeting, if actually persisted in. The whole of ning from here, in sections, in the course of a such as earthquake in San Francisco and the 'prizes, first, second and third, made of silver the students of Canton sent a petition to the day or two. The Customs Staff of the new typhoon in Hongkong; and for the famine in and gold plated. The points gained to count port, it is expecte, will be recruited from this Japan, the amount subscribed was over ten for a first, six for a second, and three for a $17,000, On this occasion it is China herself third. The bays were given numbers by which that wants relief; should not the Chinese com- they were identified, no two baving the same munity then exert itself for its own country? number. Another fact that must not be lost sight of is -W. K-Chung, president-of-the-association, Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs that the ares covered by the distress this time showed good executive ability as he was him on the 1st January. ----

is greater than that affected by the earthquake self inexperienced in affairs of this character, and typhoon while the number of people in and the men who constituted his committees 1907. 75 below distress is larger than those who suffered in San were as a rulo very inefficient. His presence, overflow

overflow Francisco, Hongkong and Japan, combined diplomacy and enthusiasm were responsible 18" below. 28" a′′ below

We, the Committee, therefore make this ear more than any other one thing for the great overflow i overflow

success of the gathering, 23 4" below 140 below as appeal on behalf of the sufferers and hope that liberal subscriptions will come in at once. overdow Wong-nei 453 below 15 to below All subscriptions received will be paid over to

chong... overflow:

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and by him will be remitted to Shanghai and acknowledged in the local papers.

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Tytam...

Byewach...

Poksalum.

WATER RETURN.

LEVEL,

1906.

20 9° below

averflow

overflow

STORAGE, GALLONS.

1906.0 1907. 231,440,00 mild 18,300,000

Dil

Tytam

****

Byewash

Pokfulum Wong-nei-chang

324,150,000

Dil

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE ~HE. Steamship.

Namboi Magistrate asking for the reason of Ma's detention at his yamen. In reply the Magistrate stated that Ma bad committed an offence in convening boycott meetings, and was detained by orders. from the Viceroy, whose instructions as to how to deal with the case" are now, being awaited. By orders from the Viceroy the Nambol Magistrate has sent bis sicordipales to lear down, and destroy all TH boycott placards, and to warn the local native

"JAPAN,"

signees of Cargo are hereby informed that newspapers not to publish any reports in coabaving arrived from the above Ports, Con--

their Goods will be delivered from alongsider action with the American Boycolt.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees risk and expense, als Cargo remaining on board after 4 PM of the. rith instant, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into the hazardous and/or extra

* MERCANTILE DISPUTE The law case between Lo Pak Shup and Fang Nia Postill remains unsettled, owing to the absence of the Italian merchant Masso, who is interested in it. The Viceroy has for

questing him to request Masso in relure to warded a despatch to the Italian Consul, re

Canton at an early date, and appear before the

PILSENER

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lightest, most wholesome and delicious Beer

hazardous "Godowns of the Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.

Contirnees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and fas PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE aver pot on the market. such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense:

It has also been decided to put up subscrip school arrived at seven-thirty, with all the pomp Namhoi Magistrate, so that the casa, can be DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside,

tion boxes to such public places as temples 33,074,000 eating houses, marksis, theatres &c., an that small subscriptions of any amount may be put in by the subscriber themselves.

· Tótai njenega

349,740,000 373,374,000 Consumption of water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of December.

1905. 1006.

25.8

15.6 gallons

Consumption....13,799,000 114,383,000 gallons Estimated)

231,300 236,10 population 24 J Consumption); per head par { daybr Intermittent supply to the whole of the Rider Main Districts during December, 1956, and to the Western and Central Rider Main Districts during December, 1905, and to the Eastern District from 15th December, 1905.

Consumption of water in Kowloon Peninsula during the month of December

1905 1906, T Consumption 235,735,000 (16,461,000 gallone

$76,850 182,450%;

The Government Analys

THE WHATHER.

The following report it from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:

On the 9th at 11.55 -The barometer has risen over Chlos and Japan.'

*

A high pressure area lies over the content to the North of the Yangize, and pressure remains low to the Southeast of the Philippine

Archipelago,

Friday morning was a perfect day for an occasion of this kind. The schools were to be assembled and the sports to begin promptly at same shape as last year, un inner circle only eight o'clock. The track had practically the

being added for prid admissions. The first of martial array, bugles blaring and drums beating. Song from every point of drom pass could be heard the sound of the ap proaching schools. All the schools have military drill' and wear uniforme, some baving swords and wooden guns. China is quickly and efficiently drilling a vast army of boys and young med with expenditure of very fits money. The students are wild with enthusiasm: for this kind of exercise. Some of the schools mado a good appearance as they marched one to four hundred strong into the places reserved for them. Their uniform sometimes fitted poorly and were not always clean, but the boys were all earnest in their endeavour to appear military in bearing. Most of the schools used the German-Japanese "goose step," which to

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Gradients are rather steep la the South, and hard monsoon may be expected in the Formosaone not accustomed to it appears ridiculous. Chancel, and the China Scal

Taking their places according to previous die position, the schools, fifty-three of them, and marathy FORKOLET, -Hongkong and neighbourhood, N, winda; bering in all at least four thousand Bye hus freshening fine,

dred, awaited the opening of the sports.

The association was uncertain. many spectators would take advanta feper circle to watch the spo

--Formos Channel, N, E. winds, strong, to 235, #gale.

South coast of Chios between Hongkong hundred paid the admission fee of

jud Lamocks, came as No.1

and most of the

Santh coast of China between Hongkong day. Boma fear

settled at once. CENY

· LARCENY.

Yesterday the British Consul-General sent. two men to the Namboi Magistrate for tilal for larceny.

TO DEFEAT CRIMINALS, Owing to the frequency of robberies, the authorities have decided to install a complete system of electric alarms in all the houses of the different streets of the city, and connect them with the most central points of every locality, so that at a moment's notice an alarm of fire or robbery can be communicated to the different placer. A certain merchant has already applied to the Head Police Department for the sold right of installing these alarms, but the authorities have not yet come 1p an under. standing. We h

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- No Fire-Insurance has been affected; 1. Bills of Lading, will be countersigned by the Undersigned. '

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