Telegrams.
[Renter's.)
A New Indian Military Dedor.tion:
my, London, 28th June.
The Salvation Army. General Booth has been welcomed, on
his retum, by an audience of 12,000 people in the Albert Hall.
The audience included many titled and prominent people, also the staff of the Jipinese Embassy.
General Booth announced the immediate commencement of war salvationist work in -Korea and forecasted the opening of China
to`salvationist work.
France,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY
2 HE INDIAN MURDER TRIAL.
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'A WITNESS'S STORY OF THE WURDER.
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Assistant Superintendent of Police Wode house conducted the case, with the assistance of Sergeant Gordon, for the police, Mr. EJ Gris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, repro-
nted the defendants.
CANTON DAY BY DAY
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THE SOUTHERN RIOTERS.
Our Own Correspondent.}
Canton, 39th June,
AGAINST PIRACY.
JULY
We take the following raport from the China Grille (Tunisia) of kind, bất c—This caNO beard before the City Magistrate in his coun yesterday afternoon. The British Consular
To-day's Advertisements.
CANO WA | GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
was represented by Mr. Händley Dany There were present in the court Capt. Harwood of the stabla, the Chief Engineer, and Dr Coltman, the Manager of the Standard Oil Co in Tessin, and Cap, Burrows.
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Further evidence was adduced it the Magis tracy this afternoon when the trial of Kaiser Bingh, Fonda Singh, Vrher Singh and Sorain The King has created a new military de Singh for the murder of Mails, "an, Indian to addition to the troops sent to Yumchow coration entitled "The Indian Distinguished.tch the employ of M-su. Essabboy from Canton H.E, the Viceroy telegraphed to Service Medal!!!
and Co, at West Point, on the 15th or foth the authorities at Kwangel asking that two May last, was called on for hearing. In this regiments oftroops be sent to co-operate with case six Indians were arrested in connection the Canton troops in suppressing the disturb with the murder. At the last hearing on France. The troops have since arrived there day twn of the defendantsThaker Singh and under the command of an officer, sent by that the steamer came from San Francisco, Capt. Harwood was fist examined. He stated Kishin. Singh weis discharged. was Commander-in-Chief Tiog Nai Yang, the newly arriving at Taku Bar on the 5th June, 16' dayı alleged that they find made certain statements appointed Salt Commissioner of Kwangtung, to the police and the charge against them wa?
ago. The crew were taken on at Shanghai for withdrawn to allow them to give evidence for completely suppressed, H.B. the Viceroy has month going backward and forward between
As the rioters of limehow have not yet been one year. They had been on board." for the prosecution,
Chun to send three more regiments of soldiers. ad an agreement. There werp 66 ordered Admiral and Commander-in-Chief Li-America and China. They had all sign
Som feng under the command of Commodore 29 had mutinied, the mutineers were all fire to the scene. Yesterday the Chinese gurbet altogether in the crew and out of these Liu returned from Hongkong to convey these men and trimmer. He had no trouble with troops to Limchow.
the other, men. I lie firemen received wage) from #18 þer,month doroward and the other trouble started by the firemen demanding members of the crew from $18 downward. The
$3,600 but only $2,400 was due to them. To avoid trouble he was willing to pay them, the Since the requests of H.E. the Viceroy, the Shangbu, the money to be given to their $2,600 by an order on the Company's office is Canton Chamber of Commerce, and the Canton familiespor he was willing to pay them when Charitable Institutions to the Authorities of seven days out from port. He was not obliged The faterpreter was told and the Sith oath Kwangsi for the removal of the prohibition of to pay them anything until their contract. was administered to the witness by repeating the exportation of rice from that province bare expired at the end of the year, but he certain words after the inespreter. This done, been refused, the principal Cheap Rice Office always' paid them "advances which he was witngst said he was formerly in the employ of has decided to lay the matter before H.Eat libuty to do at his own discretion. The he was a company with a watchman employed ald in telegraphing to the Kwangsi Authorities Messrs. Tata and Compay. On the 14th inst. Viceroy Sham with the hope of soliciting his by Mestra, A, S. Wation and Company, Ltd., requesting the removal of the prohibition. At in Des Voeux Road. While speaking with his a meeting held at the rice disposal office yes friend he saw the first, second- and fourth deterday it was unanimously decided to telegraph | fendants standing on the opposite side of the to H.E.. Viceroy Shum.
told. The fourth defendant called witness across and both started off in the direction of
29th June.
Mr. Wodehouse called Thoker Singh to the stand, but before the usual oath was admib. The French Chamber has passed a volnistered, he said, that he wanted the witness to of confidence in the Government on the be put through the proper Sith path, conduct of the wine growers' agitation, by 323 to #33.
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M. Clemenceau has declared that the Royalists are conducting an insurrectionary.. `cimpalga’in the South. He said that the troops would be withdrawn when the law was respected. The Peking to Paris Motor Race Prince Borghese, on the 16tli inst, was stopped by insurmountable obstacles on the South of Lake Baikal and returned to Misovik.
Indian Mutiny Viterans The King has appointed: 37 veterans of the Indian Mutiny Military Companions of the Bath.
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His Worship-Tell me how it is done. Mr. Wodehouse 11 tell to the interpreter. His Worship is there anything to be broken?
Mr. Wodehouse-No.
'the Naval Yard,
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Mr. Wodehouse-What did the first defend- The Hague Conference. ant tell you when you and he were together? The British delegates have proposed to
Witaet He asked me when Mails was the Hague Naval Commission, the prohibi-going to India. I told him that Maila was not tion of the employment of unmoored sub-going set marine mines, or mines which are liable to drift, and to restrict the use of mines in ter- ritorial waters to adjoining naval bases and fortified parts; notice of laying to be given to hextrals and all endeavours made to pre- vent the destruction funnotified merchant
men.
SOUTH CHINA RIOTS.
:
Writing from Peking, on 15th June, the correspondent of the N. C. D. News says:-In accordance with telegrains received here by the Chinese Government from the high authorities io Canion and Foochow, the rebels in Lien chow, Yaoping and Changpu in the provinces of Kwanglung and Fukies have been severely e deleated and dispersed by the Imperial troop
final suppression is not distant, -
Mr. Wodehouse (interrupting the interpreter) Didn't the witness sny he didn't know?—No, Mr. Wodehouse-li sounded like that, The question was then put again and the same answer was received.
Continuing, the witness said that the fourth accused asked him if Maila had remitted sny money home. Witness said that Maila had sent twenty rupees to India some days ago, and that his brother had sent 2.0.
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partol the walpeways of the West River have The fourteen newly built steam launches to
been assigned to the respective sections of the river,
KWANGST: RICE.",
ANZI OPIUM CRUSADE.
A few days ago the Junior Lieutenant Tartar General, Li Kyok Kit, issued a proclamation orde ing the closing of all opium divans and oplum selling establishments from the 27th last. Yesterday the Tartar Georal issued another proclamation ordering the closing of the tablishyiants by to-day at the very latest. The Police Department has been instructed that if by to-morrow any of such establishments are it opened they are to be at once scaled up and their owners severely punished. As
Mr. Chan Wai-po, the superintendent of the Canton Fong Pin Hospital, seeing that the prohibition of opium smoking will be soon effected, bas proposed to make arrangements for the receiving of opium smoking patients, who may suffer from the giving up of their habit, At about eight o'clock on the following into this hospital. Arrangements will also be night, witness said he met the third de-made for the distribution of anti-opium pills to fendant in Duddell Street and the latter opium smokers! *** gave witness to understand that the fourth accused wanted to see him. Witness said his would not go and the third defendant went way. An hour later the first and second defendants called on witsers and again he was told the fourth defendant wanted to see him.
RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY.
The Canton River Iron Bridge Company was formed with a fully subscribed capital, and its formation was sanctioned by the Viceroy. The Company secured the services of Mr. Wm. Danby, the Hongkong engineer, and work was
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NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING given thai an EXTRA- of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Company's Registered Office, St. George's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 13th day of July, 1957, et ta o'clock. noon," posed. when the subjoined Resolation will be pro
That it is desirable to capitalise the sum of .. $900,000 being part of the undivided profits --- of the Company standing to the credit of the Company's reserve fund and according: ly that the same be distributed as a bonus amongst the shareholders registered as 'such in the Register of Shareholders of the Company at the date of the passing of is Resolution in proportion to the shares held by them respectively and "that the General Managers be and they are. hereby authorised to distribute among the shareholders the 700,000 unissued shares. in like proportida,
will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 13th July, to SATURDAY, the th July, 1927, both days inclusive,
SHEWAN, TOMES. & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 1st July, 1907. J *[625
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
NOTICE
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THE
ROBINSON
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TALKING
MACHINES
AND
RECORDS.
in the Consular office. Each agreement has No. 12, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, the New Stook just arrived
NOTICE bereby given that, owing to the INCREASE of the Business of Mastra.
business has been formed into a Company with H. PRICE & CO., WINE MERCHANTS of
Limited liability under the name and style of Messrs. H. PRICE & CO., LIMITER," with Mr. A. E ROBINSON ait Manager.
All Debis due to, and ewing by, the late firm, will be received, and paid, by Messrs. H. PRICE & CO., LTD.
H. PRICE & CO., LTD. H. PRICE & CO. Hongkong, tst July, 1007.
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MESSRS, BARRETTO & Co.'s Offices have this day bean Removed to
months, I have paid them for about amount of $2,40 is due to them for aboutUEEN'S BUILDINGS, No. 3, Third Floor, month; They have not been paid for the las
Hongkong, ist July, 1907. "
three months. Each min draws a little money when he wants it. As each man signs on að advance of one mouth's wages is given to bim the consular mark on it showing that it has been explained to them and that they affs their mark with a knowledge of its contents. The 39 prisoners and to others came from Shanghai, the 10 others were willing to take their money when 7 days out from port. ̧-- They' said they wanted to sond, their money to their relatives. If I had paid" them half they would have deserted, they hat made up their minds, to desert. Thel: wages are not legally due to them until the end of their contract. If they wanted clothes or other small things: I told them they could get them and I would endorse the bills and the office would pay them, No. 1 fireman and anothen came to Tientsio os Friday and saw the British Consul, they were told that they must go back, to their ship and complete their contracts No. fireman and the wo man who were wounded by revolver shot were the ringleaders. One of the men hit the second officer with an inn bar or the shoulder down the leg. He can move about but cannot work. Capt. Burrows saw to write the cheque su Shanghai for their me start
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
„„FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE." THE Steamship
THE
LARGE AND VARIED
ASSORTMENT
MUSIC.
Comic Opera Scores
and Dance Music.
"CATHERINE APCAR,” having arrived from the above Ports, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside, ad at once, a Consignees risk and expanse.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be land- Cargo remaining on board after 49,107 of the sed instant, will be landed at Consigness risk RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL. and expenis.
dispatched against them and the date of their Witness replied that he was on duty and could begun a short time ago. Through some reages. When the dispute about the wage DELIVERY-of-their-Goods-from-alongside, |
The anxiety of the Chinese authorit'es con- cerning the risings in the South, therefore is not so great.
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not go. Thereupon the first accused seized son not yet explained the work has been tem man on board who spoke English and the
took place there—war #ship—chandler'r"} him by the right arm, while the second pararily suspended, and it is now rumoured Ningpo dialect. Dr. Shaw examined the accused. held on to the left and witness was (although the rumour is not credited) that this
men who were shot and extracted the bullets, An Imperial Decree (through the Grand dragged along the road. He was taken along company is to be wound up and the share The No. 1 fireman, who was the ringleader had i
Wyndham Street and to Queea's Road Central capital." Duddell Street, up le Ice House Street, down holders will each be returned his share of the already received $214 of his wages and only $
was due to him to date. On Friday last they to the place where the fourth defendant was
were asked to get the fires going by the and engineer, shortly after ikey all struck work, the and engineer tried to keep one man in the Į stoke hole to look after things. Six of them were arbore. They then attacked the 2nd
Councillors of State) was inued yesterday, commanding Viceroys Chow Fu and Shun. Shou of the Liangkwang and Minché provinces La mike every effort to protect the foreign mis sions missionaries, and their native converts in their respective jurisdictions, otherwise they
employed. Ife sat there for a while. Wit
ness then heard the first accused ask the
fourth defendant is the night alright... it is rainy and dark." There comg no reply. Then turning to the second defendant the
and their framediate subordinates will be held -responsible for any outrages which may occur.
The Diplomatic Corps in l'ching his informed have where did you put it? The reply was: first accused, asked: "The 'thing' that you ths Waiwupu that the di-patch of warships 101 is in my possession and 1'il bring it." He the scene of riots is simply for the protection of foreigner and the vessels will be reculled when peace is completely restored. In order
to prevent agitators from fabricating false
rumours about the movements of the vessels in
question, Prince Ching has been requested to
notify the said two Viceroy + in the above sense
then got up, went towards the steps, and picked up a knife and a chepper. liere witness was shown a knife and a chopper, but he failed to recognize them. defendant, went on the witness, said .bat the The first defendant, addressing the fourth
second defendant and himself were going A minute or two later the third defendant took his departure, saying he was going along the
THE PROHIBITION; OF OPIUM.
AN IMPERIAL EDICT. The consumption of opium, is a great cala
mity to the people of this Empire. I ast year we issued an edict prohibiting the cultivation and consumption of opium and commanded gulations on the subject for dissemination throughout the provinces and also commanded the various yamens concerned to see to it that
every detail by one and all. the said regulations should be observed in
the Council of State to devise effective re-
engineer. The first engineer came and quieted them and told them to wait until the Captain came aboard. After he came aboard they
had ready for use. I had refused to pay them any wages until the end of the year 1 should have been quite within my rights.
atïacked the officers with iron ban which they
The Magistrate asked numerous questions as to why the men had not been paid up to date, or why they were not paid every month,
at Takut the answers to which were repetitions of the Captain's statements as above. The question of mutiny was not touched on.
There is much rumour in reference to the arrival somewhere along the praya., 7 bey, then fer again issued an Imperial Decree reiterating or why an advance had not been given to them
kwang and also to the Chinese Consul-General at Singapore with offers to discover and capture him alive or dead at whatever c. st.
Trotai Sun, Ch'nese -Consul-General st Singapore, has also been ordiƒed by the Pak ing Government to request HM. Government got to allow the revolution leader to remain ün Dritish territory if he got there, POLICE Sergeant Adlington while on duty in Queen's Road Central on Saturday saw a coolie annoying European pedestrains bestop. ping them, showing his wounds and deformities, and begging für alms." He arrested the coolie "And took him 10 the Cental Police Station. Among the man's deformities. he was micus en arm. He was charged before Mr. F. A. Haze. land, at the Police Court, to-diy, with being a rogue and vagabond, Accused admitted the charge, and asked his Worship for permission to beg in the streets. His Worship gave him three weeks' hard labour and recommended him to be deported at the expiration of his
cd
ant.
Kishin
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The Magistrate then decided that the muti. neer should be paid three months' wages, that the two wounded men should be kept until it - was seed how they progressed, and that the ́maiter should be further decided when the
Ashtabula returned to Tientsin.
Consulate, stated that he was unable to accept - Mr Pandley-Derry, on behalf of the British
this judgment.
The examination of the prisoners, by the
ed into English. Magistrate, and their replies were not "translat
THE FORMOSAN ABORIGINĖS.
of
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE
will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel expense.
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No Fire Insurance has been effected." Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the
Undersigned,
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 1st July, 1907,
TO LET.
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“TONKIN,"
Captain Mouton, will be despatched for the above Ports, on or about MONDAY, the 8th, Tuly
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In the 3rd month of this year (April-May) we
of the notorious chief revolutionary, Dr. Sun:
previous commands to the high provincial wed' (alias Sun Yai-sé), in Singapore, where he
authorities to impress upon their respec is said to be ob'aining arņts, and money for the
lve subordinates the vital importance of tram lines: The founh accused and witness obeying to the letter and putting into force supply of the rebels. Secret Decrees, there
were the last to leave. Witness was taken the regulations, concerning the cultivation fore, have been issued to the Viceroys of Liangkwang, Liangkiang, Minché and Hu-along Queen's Road, going westwards. While of the poppy and the sale and consump
asleep at the place where he was employ-command last year and which received our on their journey they found Kishin Singhsion of the drug, which were drawn up at our
as watchman. Witness woke him up, approval and sanction at the time. and the question, "Did your go and see
in our anxiety for the welfare of our people Maila was put to him by the fourth defend-and the desire to: eradicate evils harmful to Kishin saif he did. There was no them-it must be understood once for all, that fourth accused left, followed by further conversation and witness and the this matter-the prohibition of opium must be Singh. When witness and the two others and that the Governor of shuntien prefecture put into force without fail, and it is our com- arrived outside deceased's house, be found the (Peking and dependencies) and the Viceroys first and second defendants, wating there. On and Governors and Tartar Generals through their arrival the first accused called, "Maila" out our Emp'te shall see to it that our Deceased answered: "Who are you?" Kaiser wishes are strictly obey d by themselves and
LA DIFFICULT TASK. Singh, replied the firet defendant, "I've their subordinates. Let each family, exch
· General · · Sakuma, Governor-General come to see you. Did you quarrel with household be exhorted to put away from Formosa, according to Japanese contempora Maher Singh 7" (third defendant)." He is dis. themselves the obnoxious habil, and like a rien, seeing that over in years have passed disease let it be plucked out by the roots. siare Formosa was annexed by Japan, and yet! pleased with you." The third defendant was
It shall be the duty of the Customs Service, not with the ging. Suddenly the door was diligently to keep watch over the import over half the total area of the island still re opened from the inside by no olter person of opium from abroad, whilst it is even mains nusubjugated, deems this state of things than the third accused, who was with the de- more important to see to it that the Imperial a national disgrace to Japan.. Ever since his ceased when the others called. Then the regulations on the subject of the planting assumption of office in Formosa, the Governor and cultivation of the poppy within the first and second defendants, followed by the Empire shall be obeyed and the production General has bog' recent to he third, entered the house, the latter closing the reduced, each year, so that the cultivation of ster, sad during his recent visit to Tokyo, be door behind him,' an f; the first and second the drag shall cease within the limit of time waited on his Majesty, sad spoke of the matter accused followed deceased into the kitchen, set for it by the said Imperial regulations, to the Throne. Now that General Sakuma bat The following Tokio telegram of 26th ult, is
We further command the said Viceropi, to get a drink of wafer from the N. G. D. News:' The proposals put
Governors and Tartar Generals to keep a returned to Formosa, it is, generally believed orward by Russia and Japan regarding Mon all this time 7" Mr. Wadehouse.sked.
"Where were you and the fourth defendant strict account of the conduct of their respec- that operations for the subjugation of the gæolía, and Nond, Manchuria respectively have
live subordinates; those who honestly and aborigines will shortly show marked progress. Wincas said he wasstanding outsidethe door | diligently put into force our regulations and Mia PE abandoned Pourparlers are now in and he could see all that was being done inside ce to their strict observeAge by the people. The Rev. Father Colmus, 5. 'I. Chaplain of logies for the purpose of delimiting the re-
Permission is hereby given for such spergetic Live spheres of influence in North and South had disappeared into the kitchen witness beard special rewards. Those who feat is who, we deeply regret to say, as compelled to through the iron bar. After the three men officers to be recomended to the Throus for the English-speaking Catholics in Shangbai, nachuris, and there is a growing bellef in a aneb dy cry out, "I am dead." About fif.een the performance of their duties, who pay super return home on account of ill-health, was Hedy settlement. Owing to Russia's conniinuict later the first and second defendants ficial obedience bat actually violate the reentertained at a very pleasant and successful latory atitude we are now on the eve of the came out of the kitchen and went into deceased's | us for punishment. Lét can be taken to keep', iki wall dinner at the Asor House on 26th “pit;) 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne, 1.3 1/16
gulation in secret, such, must be reported to, Artistions for a commercial and a Fishery bedrorm, where they remained for acolher prict account of the area of land under peppy Mr. Cécil Holliday prided and
between fifteen minutes, and the three men came out. cultivation throughout the Empire and list and 40 people were present. The proceedings her consent to the interpretatioplaced Arriving in the open, the first defendunt aid: drawn up in detail for reference, which must were moli anjoyable, and the keynote of the Prance:
and Japan on the terms of their "Let us go now, we're done the work: The be set up to the Ministry concerned for report oratory, which war of analoquent order,
men climbed over the gate at the entrance to to the Throne, in order that all may know our appreciation in which he reement, presumably in anticipation of the deceased's quarters and left. Witness saw anxiety, for the welfare of our people and our clusion of the' entenia now under negotia...
desire to eradicate all existing aboses human evening knë always boga bold in the
At the same time Russia will
marks of blood on the men's clothes,"
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