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ANOTHER ALLEGED AANARIO,

POLICE COURT OFFICIALṣ"Aamused.

8th Inst. Yesterday, à coolie, who is saw a lodger in the Lunatic Asylum, thought be was a French

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY JANUARY

MRS. FLJER SIMPLE.

THE WILY STRANGER AND THE PODLISH:

LANDLADY..

toth lost." A Chinese woman, residing at No. 36 Belcher's Street, West Point, is at present

ALLEGED TRANSACTION INS WOMEN"

· COUPLE 'ARRESTED,

10th inst

THE CHENQO SHOQZING. AUCIDENT

FRANCE" WILL: PAY BOLATIUM.

12) 1907.

CAMION DAY BY DAY

THE VICEROY BIRTHDAY (From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 4th December, day gifts have been received by H.E. Vicarey Chow Fu, from his many friends here It is reported that numerous valuable birth. and oliewhere, including presents from HE Yuan hib Kai Viceroy of Chial, and HE Tuan Fang, Viceroy of the Liang Klangi an the 7th inst. the occasions of the birthday celebrations on

AMERICAN BOYCOTT.

A telegram has been received here from Hangchow stating, that the anti-American Chi oie Exclusion Society there has held a nesting and has manifested vigorous (re)ins s on the American Boycoit question.

MID-CHINA PAMINE.

purpose, bringing bin. Grand; O Moars with himma The Canton Masons"greally imppreciated the Phonour of the; Grand Lodge Officers attend.. Bânce, and a most happy and enjoyable evening "was spont:"A banqust followed the armujAzu

proceedings, and the usual Masonld tonits honoured in bumpers, w

contributed voca their efforts received dan upplause Some of the breteren col musical hon Instrumental selections during the svening,

wing if the list Wor: Bro. TN200 15 3

H. Baples Smith PM. W. E. Clarka MiNZES, WEL W. G. Saunders E Arasion. From OS. PA

ofi

Shelldy

・A. K÷Davia PANS LES

O: Schmit

E. C. Charrington.

A despatch from Washington to a con, Buying and selling women and children temporary says that the French Governmen man and went out of his way to amuse a mob bewailing the loss of her cash-ber, which was might not be an offence in Chine, but to bring will pay an indemnity to the family of Lient in Des Voeux Road Central with his mouth and removed from her room last events through the slaves into this Colony after purchase is a Clarence England. 5. N. who was killed the police in the Central Station choge-room- her own fully. Al áb at anven o'clock that ffence which is punishable with imprisonment last August by abots fired from a French war the latter with both his feet and hands. This, evening, u siranger caged at ilie bouse, and

*hen the British steamet Pingking arrived in morsisg, in the police court, a corpulent Chinquired for a certain person, who, he alexed port from Caotos carly this morning, Inspector ship at target practice Liew England at atre woman, who also appeared to be mentally was a particular filand of his. The deprof the 5. Brown, of the Registrar General's Depart which vessel he was executive oficer, coming on the bridge of the cruises Chattanooga, of deranged, caused all those in Court to selgger house was thrown open and the stranger loviled mant, having received private information pre out of the harbour of Chefoo, China, The by her curious, behaviour in the dock. After in. That the lady of the house in intelviously, boarded the vessel and arrested a man French ship was practising with a rapid firs she had finished addressing the spectators at took fancy to the stranger is certain, for after and woman, whom he bundled into cell el the back of the Court, and her motherly advice giving him the whereabouts of the person he has Central Police Station, and took has of. One of the projectiles struck Lieut." England to the Court Jukong had concluded, the other was looking for, be, ged him to stay for a few three young women, who were removed to the

who died a few hours afterward. It was said at the time that the French ship was carolers, prisoners in the dock-giving her plebly of room minutes for a cup of tea and ask, The Po Leung Kuk, it in said, for safe, custody in that its gunner did not cease firing when the to mascuvre in, the indy went about to "call gvitation was accepted on the spot and the These women, the eldest being about twenty Cheffanoogu was seen to be leaving the har dawn! her accuser in language, which though pair engaged in a long conversation.

years of ago, were alleged to have been pubor. The State Department looked into the unparliamentary, was sufficiens to raise the

ehused in the interior of China and brought case some weeks ago. The altitude of the temperature of the Court rooin several degrees,

Having received sovers! telegrams from | VICEROY CHOW FU CONDEMNS THE BOYCOTT, into the Colony by the couple who are at The complainant a single woman, calling

French Government has been very satisfactory. Kjangoat asking earnestly for contributions Lo present under lock and key, either to be

and it has not been necessary for the State the relief funds to assist the sufferers from the resold to keepers of disorderly houses of Department jo make any demands. As a mat: recent Bands there, the Canton authorities herself Leung Mul, of 491, Quren's Road West,

[From Our Own Corees the scales at 200 easily, with assaulting her

gave his name as Li Kuk, a hawker, and if, in the event of Lieut. England having a he. Sin Hau Kuk,. (Reorganisation Depart charged the corpulent woman, win could tip

for some other unlawful purpose......... The man

er of fact, the French Foreign Office inquired have appropriated twenty thousumi dels from and damaging properly to the extent of $3. A second charge against the defendant was

said she was hi Tai, a widow, but the police dependent family, an indemnity would be remept) and have transmitted this sun to

ceived. The State Department took up the Kingnan for the purpose of relief. added by the police, and that was for being in

are of oplalon, that slio is the, wife of the man possession of a pair of knuckle-dusters and a

under arrest, 7he charges against her re matter with the avy Department, the wishes glass tube,

of the family of the officer have been ancer; similar in every respect to that of the man, only thint where two girls are concerved in his laped and France will close the incident. case only one is against the woman. They were agraigned before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Cquật; this morning, to prawer to the charges, and the case was adjourned,

I am a sin, le woman," beau the complain ant in the witness box.

"A wench" interrupted the accused at the top of her voice, which sounded like a fog horn. Look here," said the Court lukong, Wrning the woman rund ta lare the Court, youll have to be quiet!

Don't you toh me," said the excited lady, edging horse'l in the direction of the gate.

l'on't you date!"

Then turning her back on the Court the w man set to work to deliver her tecture in the spectators, at the same time turning her hands into a semaphore, and swinging her head

side to side..

You see that thing standing in the box ? were her opening remarks to the grinning au dience, pointing at the compliant.

"Look at her!" Then, she started to detail the history of her enemy in true woman's style, eufo cing her remarks with her hands, which the flung wildly about her. The aitress over, she took a fancy to the handsome Couri lukong and chatted away with him, regardless of any Court aliquette.

All this time the complainant related her story to the Bench, never for once looking in the direction of the dock, but appearing to be very ill at ease, when the history of her life was being, narrated, and really looking as if she was sorry she had brought the case before the Coun. The gist of her evidence was to the effect that while she was standing on the door ster, of her house last evening the defendant passed by, looked into the house, and immediately complainant was called upon to defend herself. In the assault her Jacket was torn. 'She called a policeman and Bocused was taken in charge, the knuckje. duster and glass tube being found on her at The Station,

Anaccused's behaviour suggested modneas the Court adjourned, the case to allow the woman to be placed under 'medical observa- tion.

SUGAR" REFINING IN JAPAN.

GREAT DEVELOPMENTS.

The insar-refining, industry in Japan bas cipal factors that have brought about the deve lopment area ribited to an increased.com. sumption in the country, the increasing den and abroad, the effect of tariff legislation, "and "pro- tection of the industry in Fermosa. Despite the opinion which w is expressed to the contrary," in some quarters, optimistic views seem to be generally entertained amongst those who are concerned in the business as to the future of the industry. Hileno the large sugar manufac trets in Japan lave béen the Nippon Ssiseito "Kaisha, of Tokyo, the Nippan Seite Kaisha, of Osaka, the Duirs and the Formon Sero Kaisha. Their total capital up to last last year did not exceed Y9 50,000. The first and second com panies mentioned above have since amalga. mated and the' capiu I has been increased from Y5,500,000'ta Y12,000,000 The Formosa com- pany has also increased the capital of Y 1',oon,ea / to Y,000,000 while the Dani concern is con. templating taking a similar step and bringing up its capital to Y4,000,com The capitalisation of these companies will wand thus:-

Nippon Seiseito...... Dairi Seitore Formosa Seite

Aller

ncrease

Before Increase. ¥5,500,000 Yr2,0:0,000 3,000,000 4,00,000 1,000 5,000,000

V9,50 2002 Y21,000,000 Thur, the capital of the three existing com- panies has been more than doubled within, a short space of time. Turning to the starting of new companies, the following are the leading

ones ++

Yokohama Seito... Toyo Se in

Nagoya Seito

Tên Sond...

Meiji zeilo

****ཏ

Capital, .Y .500,00 5,000,000 1,003,000

2 000,000 5,100,000 Yi4,50,000 Besides these, there are several other smaller sugar manfeluring comp nies that have been established or are under project with a capital

under Y1,000,000, but these have been left out of account. When the increased capital of the old and the capital of the new companies are put together a total is formed of Y26,000, which, compared with the capitalisation <1 Y6,500,000 at the end of last year, shows an increment of 370 per ceat. The condition of the gains in Japan, as judged by the amount of capital in

I suppose you have no fear of burglara entening the house during the night?" the stranger queried in his best Cantoncio,

I don't think there will be any difficulty of waterspout, but then the verandale tours Are a robber gaining the verandah by means of the all clused," the lady replied, tatly.

Now suppose robbers entered the house what difficulty would there be, for them to secure your casb-box?" he asked...

The woman said that her cash-box was

hidden in such an optu place that the robbers would pot dream of looking, there for anything valua.le. Could he guess where It was hidden ?

The stranger said he could not. "Well, show you," went on the foolish woman, and taking him into her cubicle showed him where her cash-box was concealed. After that they reruined in the parlour. A few minutes later she was called into another runn). When sho

éturned the stranger was gone and so was her caali-box, which contained two gold sovereiens, 5150 odd in notes, and $75 worth of jewellery, she burried to Nt. 7 Police Station and repull cd the matter to inspector Cullent, who has the matter in hand.

UNEXPECTED, COLD BAYI

SURPRISING A SANITARY FOREMAN.

10th inst.

-

the contents of the jub over the indian who

he was charged accordingly. The women

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

A meeting of the shareholders in the Indo- hina Steam Navigation Company, Limited, was held on ith uh. under the chairmanship of Mr. W. Keswick, M., for the purpose of confirming the special resolution, passed on uv. 26. In regard to the alteration of te icles of association, and of considering spe- cial resolutions as to the division of the existing 120,000 ordinary shares of' to each into two sla es of £5 each, preferred and deferred, and an apportionment of the rights of each class of shares as from Jan. 1 pext, legether with a motion making certain consequential altesa-' tions in the articles of association

THE JAPANKSE. AND SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS.

A San Francisco message 10 lho. Ärukt velt will summon some members of the San states that it is believed that Fresident Roose

Francisco Board of Education to the White House. The head of the committee, declares that he is quite willing to proceed Wan o if summoned, but asserts that it is impos sible to make any concession on the schools qusition.

·YUET-HAN RAILWAY.

་།*་་

Cuoton, 8th Janya On the 4th instant, the boycolt' lenti

Tai Son was detained at the "vamen Namhoi Magistrate, and on the followin the gth instant, whip the second of the Wong King Fong, vice-president of the Yucted boycott mesting was to take place an omici han Railway Company, has, received a des with a body of soldiers was sent to the patch from the Canton Railway Bureau, asking chai Hospits with orders to stop him to present bimself at the Company's office menting, factually pers

persisted in.

pelitiona on the occasion of the inspection of the accounts the students of Canton Beat of the Company: On receipt of the despatch Namhor Magistrate asking Mor he at once called on 11.E. the Viceroy and Ma's detention at his yamen. asked "H.E for instructions in regard to the Magistrale stated that Ma, had comp maiter.

offence in convening boycott meetings, and was delained by orders from the Vicoroz instructions as to how to deal with the el Viceroy the Nambol Magistrate as are now being awaked, By"order" tren subordinates to tear down and des boyent placards, and to warn the local phire

AN ENORMOUS DEFICIT." /

On going through the accounts of the different departments H.E. Viceroy Chow has found defcit of close on 10,000,000 taeil, for which to H.E. Viceroy Shum, asking for particulars

no account could be shown. II.E. has wired

1 is generally believed that the Washing.as to how this amount has been expended newspapers not to publish 2D Roubin con

jan Governinent will change its lips of policy, and endeavour to solve the schools, question by her means than, by the decision of a Court. of justice.

THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL

DIST.

OPENING CEREMONY.

The 23rd session of the Imperial Diet was formally opened by his Majesty the Emperor yesterday morning at the House of Peers with the usual ceremony, all the ministers of Stain and rivy Councillors being present. The Japan Chronicle of 29th ult says:At 17.70 a.m. his Majesty attended the Chamber of the House of l'ears, and granted the following Message to the Diet:

*We, in performing, the opening ceremony of the Dies in person inform each membo of the House of Peers and of the House of Representatives that we are very happy to sen sod the interconise between 'Our.

cordiality. the Treaty lowers.increasing

The foreman in the Sanitaryepartment, luuking like a drowned rat and string like a seed in the wind, trailed into the charge-room

be Chairman announced that they were do of No. 7 Police Station yesterday afternoon,

ing their best to secure a filth director who was leaving miniature rivulets behind him. Becom

pecially acquained with the trade of China, plained to the officer at the desk that a coolia

and he hoped that before the next meeting one employed a No. 16,. Belchers Street, had given

would be appointed. Regarding debentures, him a sonking. An officer sccompanied him

he trusted the issile might be moderate, and back to the spat and the Indian foreman point ed out the man, who turned out to be the cookid the Board did not intend to go even to at the house, and he was arrested on a charge half of the amount of the issued capital if I'disorderly behaviour. The foreman told thahey could possibly avoid it. There was no police that his duty was to see that all lanes ccasion, to do so, especially when debenturet and latrines were kept in proper condition: ff, thus liberating the capital of the company. Fould be issued on reasonable terms and paid While on duty in the lane at the back of Belchers Street yesterday he noticed a heap of

hareholders would benent by deriving a better dividend. As to converting the reserve fund building rubbish at the back door of bouse

nto cash, hitherto the reserve had been very No. 16. He looked in through the window of the house and saw the cook washing sonie clothes. satisfactorily disposed of in building steamers, bat with preference shares and debentures to "ake your diny black face out of that,"

haye a reserve available for troubled ymes was We have directed Our Ministers of State yelled the cook, when he saw the Indian fore

a sensible and reasonable way of dealing with to frame a su table schɩme for the necessary man looking at him, the same time emptying the issue of capital. When the shares were development of the national resources for the was sunked to the skin. The humerous cookivided, holders of either a large small efficiency of the works of national defence, number would vote as usual, it not being cop also to submit for debate by the Diet the Pud was arraigned before Mr. C. A. D. Melbout templated to interfere in any way with voting ger for the 40th fiscal year (1907-8), based upon at the Police Cour, today, and, pleading powers. When the debentures were issued the above-mentioned scheme, together with guilty to the charge, was fined $5.

depositurs would, of course, be in a preferențial various legal projects. You are requested to

THE KOPAL BONGKONG 'GOLF" preferred, bat he

over de declink yould wishes, in the discharge of your duty." lake p

plulian, was then put to the Fetis, stepped forward

Weidens of the young of meeting and confirmed, after which

Message, and his Majesty retired.*....... The monthly competitions for the Captain'sing the division of the existing 120,000 shares, adopted the usual reply of the House and then The Chauman submitted the motion regard.

The Lower House subsequently met and Cup was held at Happy Valley from the 5th to and said that representation having been made adjourned for the New Year holidays, which

January, 1997. The following returns were

to the board that the fixed cumulative pre-extend to January.zath... ferential dividend of $1 per cent per anno The House of Peers will assemble' thin. was too low, and suggesting 6 per cent, theyorning to elect-the Chairman of the whole And considered the matter, and, while recognis House and consider the reply to the Imperial ing that the ordinary shares would be thrown a Message. little into the background, they believed the company was sufficiently sound and would he

ufciently profitable to admit of the 6 per cent. being paid. If it was the wish of the meeting they would substitute & per cent. for

3 per cent.

made

CAPTAIN'S CUP,

10th inst.

Mr. C. H. Gale

86--13-75 Mr. A. Gittine ****.......... 80scr. 80 Mr. A. Moley......... 98--18-80 Mr. W. J. Saunders 28-781 Hon. Mr. F. J. i adeley..... 92-1082 Mr. T. C. Gray,' i . 92-9-83 Mr. W. C. 1. Turner. 9:-1-84 Mr. H. Pinckney.. 93--8--85

POOL.

Mr. C. I. Gale Mr. A. Morfey'..................... Mr. W. J. Saunders Mr. 1. C Gray

88-13-75 98. 1880 88-7-81

. 92-9=83 Mr, C. 11. Gale was the winner of cup and pool. The next competition will be for the Robertson Farewell Cup, and will be held at

Happy Valley from the 12th 10. 14th January,

rgef.

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during the ex-Viceroy's jerm af office..

THE SCHOOL SPORTS

Canton, ŝth January. Yesterday the athletic sports in connection with the Canton schools and colleges took place at the Fusion parade grund, he weather being very fine, there was a large attendance among those present were Admiral Li Chun, Provincial Treasurer Wys

y and many other leading officials. The officials and some gentlemen kindly subscribed a good sum of money as prizes and presented other prizes to winners of the different events. Five rounds of sport were on the programme, but only three of them were finished by 4 pm and prizes were then distributed to the successfa: competitors, There were several large matsheds erected alongside the parade ground providing seats for the spectators, who were admitted by tickets which were sold at 30 cents each. The students appeared very active throughout the day They assembled on the grounds early in the morning and were not dispersed until nearly 6 p.m.

AMERICAN BOYCOTT.

nection with the American

"MERCANTILE 'DISPUTE.

The law case between Lo Pak Shun"and.

·Fung Nin Po stíll remains unsettled," "owing to the absence of the' "Italian" merchant Multo, who is interested in it. The Vicemy, his főr warded a despatch to the Italian Consul, questing him to regrest Miss to retum to Canton at da sadly date, and appear before the Namboi Magistrate, so, that the case can be settled at once.

LARGENY Yesterday the British Consul-General sent two men to

to the Namhoi Magistrate for trial for

by to the

larceny,

TO DEFEAT CRIMINALS. Owing to the frequency of robberies, ¿be authorities have decided to install compl system of electric slarms in all the house of the different streets of the city, and conget them with the most central prints of vary locality, so that at a moment's notice se alism of fire or robbery can be communicated to the different placer Acertaining already applied to the Head Police Departm for the sole right of installing these aldrini the authorlies Bave not yet come to an

Standing."

on his

wither in paid a Vinil to the "Legeri

The alteration hav'ng been effected; the mo tion was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. The resolution altering the articles, of association in accordance with the foregoing proposals was also carried.

LIBERTY" IN THE PHILIP:

PINES.

SOUND ADVICE TO THE NATIVES

THE NOW JAPANESE STEAM-

SHIP COMBINE

VEVNACULAR CRITICISM,

The second meeting of the Canton Boycott

*LEFERS' ALLOWANCES. - Kwong Chai Hospital on the 4th instant, but Association was arranged to take place in the

Lepers are found frequently wondering, and at 4 pm, on that day Ma Tat Son, the released begging for alms in the various streets of boycott lender and president of the association, as nce know that they are not well cared for. Canton, and from their appearance one would was sent for, by the Namhoi Magistrate and

On the gil instant HE, Viceroy, Chow was detained at his yamen. It is reported that

way to his detention was ordered by H.E. the Viceroy.

"to" Hospital, inquiring into the management of the In- who were put in custody last year budsprof. daily allowance the x-Viceroy Shum, and was released only for the lepers' keep therein, he was told that about a nonin ago at me request of the gentry the daily allowance was 3 cents prz boad and the students.

per diem. No "human being.can ́liva.ton" such a trifling sum of mousy, so that they It is reported that on the next few days are obliged to go out and beg for alma, AHAËL 1.E. Chow will proceed to different places on the Viceroy has now given, instructions taiên- a tour of inspection, so that be may avoid a create the lepers daily allowance to scata per lot of trouble in receiving his friends and sub-head each day. No doubt this benevolent act ordinates who is likely to call on him on of 11. E. will be beartily appreciated by the account of bis birthday.

unfortunate.

TO AVOID CALLERS.

DARING ARMED ROBBERY,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

THE VICEROY'S BIRTHDAY, Yesterday being the seventieth anniversary of the birth of H.B. the Viceroy, he recalled presents, in the form of birthday scrolls, etc., from the Throne,

* YURT;HAN RAILWAY,"

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 7th January, At 19.á.m. yesterday about seven armed rob- bers catered the house of a man named ) ung, situated at Po Wah Street. Borth, in the wes tern suburb. They beld up the inmates in a room and ransacked the house. A servant

Canton, 9th January,^ boy about,ra year of age ran after the culprits By order of the Viceroy the Provincial Treas and raised the alarm as they were departing. Burer and Tantai Sum "eng, Directoes off the |- Hearing the noise the policeman on duty ip Government Railway Buredu, bave lumped a

sued the thieves. Seeing the policeman at the street at once blew his whistle and pur-proclamation potifsing the. Canton Haukow

OUTBREAK OF FIRE,,

At 8 m. yesterday a fire broke out at No. 18 Yeung Yun Lane, The different fire brigades were at once on the scene, and it was extinguished before much damage was done.

NEW MARKET.

Raliway Company and the public that some

of

As we have already noted, the scheme among individual sleamship-owners, to form a combine is making much progress, and the The bairman, in reply a question, ex-

organisation of the company is about to be plained that the hoard had not yet considered

announced, with a fleet of 'steamers represent.. how it was proposed to issue the new shares. ing an aggregate, tonnage of about 200,0′0. The Jiji writes-referring to. this enterprise- Whether they would he submitted to the share- holders at present interest, or simply by making that remarkable increase was made in the in announcemeat, that a certain number of volume of Japanese shipping during the war,

their heels, one of the robbers shot him in the assistaptı hava beed appointed to work jointly shares would be issued, was for the board to tatals about 100,000. This country now stands

and the toonuge of the mercantile fleet of Japan stomach and afterwards the consable, was re with the shareholders Chan Keng Yu, Young THE SAU WAH PONG TROUBLE. | consider when the question arose.

moved to the French Hospital. A large body Sai Ngam, merchants of Hongkong, and- two A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the sixth on the list of marine countries of the

of police was at once called out, but no arrest | others to examiné, and audit the accounts of CASE MAY TERMINATE SEĻIOUSLY. meeting.

world, Great Britain, Germany, the United

was effected. The booty carried away is est). | the Railway Company. This examination States, France and Norway heading the fict

mated at seven thousand dollars consisting of the accounts of the Company was specially all inst.

The increase in the number of vessels hai | cash, bank notes, jewellery, for clothing and authorized by the Viceroy with the object of pro- There was a rumour in circulation Around the Police Cout, this morning, which, though

been followed by a heavy decline in the rate of other valuable articles. The policeman was tecting the railway interest and shareholders. freight, and even large steamship companies

wounded to seriously that bis zrasery is On the 7th instant Total Sum Tungaccin unconfirmed, is attracting attention in sume

have experienced a heavy blow. The difficulty despaired of.

panied by Yeung bai Ngam and some Canton quarters. It was to the effect that the Sau. Wah

of individual steamship-owners can therefore

shareholders went to the Railway Company's. Fong assault case in which fl. Small, a master

be imagined, and it is admitted by all that she ringer, of the Naval Dockyard, is summoning

office to examine the accounts and there was only course left is for the ship-owners to in- Quering Cameze, a clerk employed in the

large gathering of other Canton shareholders. corp rate. themselves into one large company. In the course of an editorial which appears

Before much of the work of investigation was: Neal Yard, J. Games, another rièr also em

The Jiji, congratulating the ship owners on

done, thundering noises were raised by the in the Manila Times, of the 3rd inst., the fol- ployed in a naval office, and an Indian, un-

the scheme having advanced so well, remarks

crowd and everything was in great confusion: employed, or assault, alleged to have lowing sound advice is offered the native

that the vessels forming the new company's

then Taolai Sum/Tung and his companions: at take place ume days age, while there

Filipino; to his last repòrt ptior to his resig-

The construction of the market, building op fleet represent a total tonnage of nearly

önce withdrew. Had they not” prepared the": are cioss-summonses of Mr. and Mrs. J.

nation Governor Shauls of Cavite told the same story of liberty uder the American flag next to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, in order of

200,000. In Japan the new company will come the site of the Clicung : hou Monastery, which necessary precautionary protection of foldlars, Gontes against J. Small, for assault 'ord

was confiscated and pulled down two years. damaging property to the extent of. Siz, being construed as liberty to de no hing and

trouble. This scene has come, about because may perhaps terminate more seruusly than of the labouring men of the province sitting at tonnage, and will become even one of the ago, has been completed for some time. The trouwould probably have encountered some When it rental charged being rather high, large portions Chan: Keng Yu and Yeung Sai Ngami ware not was expected. As stated in fast evening's home inost of the day plumming, their roosters principal companies, of the world.

is floated, it will be a power in shipping.circles of the market are still issue one of the panties-the Indian-concerned while the carabaos are their leads off in the

al home and abroad, and in consequence the

yuan in charge of this market red well recognised by the Railway Company as share

is going to reholders, for they did not remit their capliak: to in the case is in hospital suffering from injuries fields. He said there could he no question that

progress of the scheme is followed with great duce the rents and has notified the public, the Company's office but deposited it in some about the head. Now it is reported that Gomes much of the hard times was due in the lack of

interest all over the world. Many of the inviting ten eis "which will be opened on the Hongkong banks. The disturbance could by was removed to bospital last evening suffe ing the spur the Spanish Government used to

atenroers, which have been offered by their 8th inst.

no means ha quelled: for a majority of the 'ya from internal injuries He had been vomiting apply to the man capable of work, compelling

owners to join the fleet of the new company,

THE KWANGTUNG ARMY." to do something

Ruilds and the g hospitals sided with the Come bi blood during the earlier part of the afternoon

be a continues The Jiji, are said to be worn out by In accordance with instructions received pany and protested aga) st there, Hongkong considered necessary to call in the police who had him removed in the Government hand to mouth and depending chieflypanies it is necessary for the new company to to make the necessary, relojms in the Kwangs that they were quite willing and ready to let mere cumberer of the earth, living from age. To coping successfully with other com from the Viceroy, ordering that steps be taken merchants. The officials of the Company sald Civil Hospital. It is alleged that his spleen ison kind Mother Nure to furnish him his food.

replace these old vessels by new ones. The tung army and to increase the force, the off- the officials examine their accounts, "but not Paid-up Capital. affected, Gomes refused to be taken to the Civil But, our Filiging friends and our. Filipino object of the incorporation of individual team cials in charge of the Military Departments the said Hongkong merchants, and that the

Hospital, arguing that, being in the employ of newspapers will still faise the cry of hard times the Naval authorities, his place was in the loyal and keep on lamenting their misery. They ship-owners is chiefly to assuage the compet. hays been bupily engaged for some time past latter have no right to interfere with the Com Naval Hospital. This request the police will still keep on blaming the Government and lien existing among themselves, and also selused on the ground that as he was in their all Americans for the country's poverty and in a large measure to effect the improvement hands and as they were answerable for him it continue to hold out supplicating hands for of the vessels enanged by means of combined 194

was their duty to remove him to a place where sweet charly, and another dole from the Con- funds, thus confronting the competition of large *1905

they could obtain certificate from a proper gress on fund. While imprastienble it would companies. If the new company intends to 1916

Government official in order to protect them still be the best sort of benevolence could some maintain, the services between-Oriental rat As shown above, the industry has made nearly selves. Gomes was taken to the hospital, and kind despot come along and seize by the engaged in by the vessels before the incorpot Treble progress during the fast three years as

after the police had secured his admission stuff of the neck every able-bodied Filipino Ation, and to extend the services to South America and Oceania, keen competition with papers, he lef, probably with the doctor's per not occupado" and force him to get down forsign steamers cannot be avoided, and the far as the capital is concerned and though no

mission, for the Naval Hospital, so it was and dig and produce something for about 300 property such as plant and buildings there can with the case, according to thens it is pulside. cty of hard times as distress or a country the ultimate victory. If the company is content doubt much of the capital buildings there and stated. The police are having nothing to do days in the year. We would then hear no new company must be propune it to score new and powerful steamers to enable it to score be little question that the manufacturing their province, being summons cases, but, it ja languishing and anemic. What is Capacity has been. materially augmented. The

with the grilling steamers, and peglects the insportation of foreign sugar from 1900 to 1994 reported, they are watching things very closely what they need indiale med bipino people improvement of its fleet, the incorporation will in case something should happen when it will they is a little more, backbone agd- is shown below:**

Brown Refined be their duty to step in and put things on a stickioitiveness, & ditle more grit and a little grly, assuage the existing home competition. less aversion for hard and continued work strong foreign competitors enter the field 1.000 kin, 1,000 straight footing,

involving sweat and expenditure of muscular partners in the combine will find themselves in 209,178 195,390

energy. We venture the assertion that there a more difficult position than that in which they 228,183 264,765 REFERRING to the Constwise freight is to-day no need for one able-bodied Filipino And themselves at present. --- Japan, Chronicle, 178,446. 85,365 - murkel, Nessis. Wheelock & Co. of Shang-to po idle. The one factor that has, probably: 2 3903294,985 97,363.hai, write on the gad instan follows This done more than anything else to scare away, 151904 m 238,921 74553 market is also pretty much in the same state capital from these islands is the uncertain The gradual decrease in the importation, of reas at last time of writing. There is so demand quantity of the available labour, Work Thete fined sugar as shown above and the increase worth speaking of in any direction, whilst hes the real economic salvation of these islands brown in manifestly, the result of the progress tonnage seeking employment is plentiful and without which agricultural banks and tariff res of the Japanese industry cilja gan Chronicle, likely to remaja so šíptil maxi March). ductions will profit nothing

calod, is as follows:-

1899. 1900-v

1901.

1902

3933

1990

1971

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Y1,268,984

2,59,000

2.737,800 2,548,500

2,710,300

3,554,80x 4,931,800 ......... 10,064,100

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Fire broke out on board the Japanese cruiser Truba, in the port of Kare, at about o'clock on the morning of 28th ult. The ou. bleak was fortunately discovered is time, and was put out before any serious damage ward densi

in the matter, and have drawn up plans which are similar to thois now adopted in Kiangnan. They propose to recruit soldiers from the fol lowing prefectures and districts. Namburg, Chinchow, Lieschow, Kab-ying, Tung-kun, etc.bey have forwarded a copy of their pro- posals to the Viceroy for Hit Asproval and decision.

TIIK, NATIVE, PRESS.

It is reported that a copy of the regulations

Fa from Peking. consisting of four articles segarding the native press has been received by H.E.Viceroy Chow

MASONIC INSTALLATION. [Fromí a Correspondents]

Caston, 6th January.

pany's workings as they had bot registared their shares in the Company's of the Company have establisfied" Shareholders Meeling Hall in Fu-Shan Street wast, Where meetings will be convened on railway kattars. | On the evening of thiệt day,, when the 'troubin of the day was over, the Company at buca Vent out circulars asking the merchants of theiza guilds to a meeting to devise maanr:coʻagain. tain the interest of the Company. From the present outlook it is expected that there will be further troubles bout the railway affairs which will get more angled than evar, conten

KWANGYUNG ARMY,

The proposals forwarded by the officials of the Military Department in1 connection with: the proposal to reform the Kwangtung. farmy and to increase the forcellus. I reported off the 7th Instant, have been favourably approved of by the Viceroy, gel manereadin

· The annual india fation meeting of the Lodge

tar of Southern China"No. 2,073 E.C., was RIFLES FOR THE ARSENAL, SO V held last night in the new Masonic Hall on the

As ex-Viceroy “hom has taken with him to Shameen,The ceremony of initalling the Yunnan 8, as pieces of Manter Tids Werthipful Master Elect Bro. T H. Smith Tantos Arional, the officials of quid was conducted by W. Bro. Hough, Districtment have how arranged, with a roo Dapaty Grandmaster of Southern Chine who man fit for the supply of another's kindly came to Canton specially for this of the suche type to ens