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Telegrams.

[Reuters.]

The Chinese in the Transvaal. London, 3rd July.

Durban wires that the Heliopolis has stil- ed with 1,914 repatriated Chinese coolies...

Cotton.

A sensational advance in the price of cot ton has taken place in New York, on the Colton Bureau allowing the condition of the crops to be 72 per cent, a record for July,

It is asserted that the vitality of the plale is too low to raise even a moderate, crop.

Bir Frederick Lugard. Sir Frederick Lugard has arrived at Ģita. wa, en route to Hongkong.

Morocco...

General Sir Harry Maclean; Colonel of the Sultan of Morocco's Bodyguard, is nego- tinting with Ras Kaisuli regarding the pardon of prisoners captured by Raisili.

The latter, however, exacts his own terms for ransom and pardon.

Australian Mail Contracts. Australia has renewed the contract with the Orient Line for one year under the old subsidy and in the meanwhile invites fresh tenders.

·Chinese Customs at Talny. Reuters correspondent at Peking wiros that a branch of the Chinese Maritime Cus

toms, similar to that at Kiaouchow, will be opened on Monday at Dalny..

Birthday Honours.

** London; 18th June. The list of honours conferred include

Peerages, Peerages to Dr. Alexander Peckover, the banker, and lord lieutenant of Cambridgeshire; To Sir James Kilson, iren and steel manu- facturer railway director, and "l resident of the National Liberal Association,

And to Sir Samuel Montagu, banker of Liverpool.

(this may be some consolation to the gentle man who resigned from the London Clumber of Conimerce because the majority of the body favour Tariff Reform.]

Faronetiece.

The baronetices eleven in number include, Bir William Holland, M.P., cotton spinner of

Manchester.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 5 1907

HỘNGRONG WATER POLO

ASSOCIATION

A general meeting of the above.Association was held at the Victoria Recreation Club yor- terday, Bi 5.30 p.m.

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

RAILWAY FROTECTION,"

[From Our Own 'Correspondent.]

Canton, 4th July, Present: «Messrs, J. W. Bains (chairman),

The Canton-Hankow Railway Company has R. Henderson, R ger, W. Goggin (V.R.C. forwarded a despatch to . E. the Viceroy sab.com utice'. R. C. Witchell (Corinthian stating that, as the railroad, has now been Yacht Club), F. A. Biden (Royal Yacht Club), completed up to the Ching Yuen District, it is H. Ĉ. Siyer, H. A. Lamn est (V.R.C.), W. J. necessary to post more guards along the line Carroll (on. Secretary), Staff Sergt. Weitern for protection, and requesting for the image of (RE), Lance-Corpl, Gee (Middlesex Regi-parmit to allow the Company to purchase mebi), Gunners Canter and Ward (87th Com- and impart from Hongkong & quantity of

smmonition to supply the guards. pany, R.G.A.).

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The Secretary read the notice 'convering the meeting.

The report and accounts for 1906 as read was proposed by Mr. Bains and seconded by Mr. Henderson. Carled, unanimously.

Proposed by Mr. Biden and seconded by Staff Sergt. Westere that entries for the Water

*EMULATING SBHUM,

It is only a few days since. H. E. Actlog Viceroy Wu assumed charge of the Viceroy alty and now H. E. has issued a pro. clamation polting "a stop to the levying of a fea from petitioners, by his subordinates, when the people are presenting petitions, thus fol.

A DIAF DEFENDANT.

SENT TO HOSPITAL WITH A NEW-NAME..

An old woman, who is supposed to be dest, was brought before Mr. F. A. Hirdland, at the

Police Court, this morning on a charge of akog vegetables without a permit. Try how the interpreter would he could not get the old me to speak. Inspector Warnock, who was on charge-room duty, when the accused

was arrested yesterday, explained that he also had tried to get the woman's name, but it was useless She would neither speak or write. For a minute or two the business of the Court

·was paralysed..

The interpreter broke the stillassa. “What's

your name?" be demanded. The woman look

ed at him and smiled. :****

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ENTREES,

Somebody at the back of the Court mur mured to a friend that the, defendant was deaf. This was heard in the body of the Court and Grilled Pigeon on Toast.

Polo Shisid Competition should close oplowing the example of H.E. Viceroy Shum.the uber was instructed to fetch that person Thursday, 11th inat

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Proposed by tall-Sergt. Western and second- ed. by Mr. Witchell that Mr., Henderson be appointed cfficial referer for the coming season, It was also suggested by Staff Sergl. Wes- tern and seconded by MrBiden that, in the event of the official referee being unable to attend any matches, it bo left to Mr. Hender- son's discreting to appoint a refaies to take his place.

Proposed by Staff Sergt. Western and second- ed by Me Rodger that Mr Carroll be appoint-

cd hon, secretary and treasurer for the coming

SC350b.

Proposed by Mr. Bidet and seconded by Mr. Rodger that section C, rule 14, be eliminated. Carried unanimously.

it was suggested by Mr. Biden that Mr. Goggio's proposition with regard to the amount charged to spectators for admission to sea Water Polo Matches bs reduced, be left to the V.R.C. Sub-Committee to be decided,

It was arranged that the next meeting with regard to draws will be held at the V.R.C. on Friday, tath inst.

A WAYWARD SON.

ASSAULTED HIS MOTHER FOR, HER MONEY.

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A Chiunman, dressed in a silk long coat, and who gave the name of Wong Chi, was charged at the instance of inspector Fenton at the Police Court, to-day, with assault and damag. ing property. In June, 1901, Wong was banish- ed trom the Colony for five years for theft Ha

H.E. is also pleased to receive any complaints against any offender against this order.

RUNAWAY HORSE.

At 5 o'clock in the evening of the and in sant, onnel Admiral and Commander-in-Chief Li Chun's horses"

got astray and bolted from Tin Ping Street to the Ye Pai Street, killing pedestrians, who were more or less seriously one child and knocking down several other

injured by this mishap:

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THE COMING OF BRUM. Yesterday a telegram was received by the China Merchants Steam' Navigation Cóm pany's branch office at Hongkong from the Head Office at Shanghai, requesti g that office to despatch at once the sis. Kwangles to Shang: hai to convey H.E. Viceroy Shum (o'the South:

RAILWAY MEETING.

The Canton-lankow Railway Company has wired to H.E. Ye Sik-mui, the newly appointed Vice-president of the Ministry of Communica tions and Fosta at Peking, requesting him 10 appoint a representative of Kwangsi so attend the mass meeting of the Company for the elec tion of the board of director. In reply, H.E. Ye states that he has appointed Leung Ting Fung of Wuchow to come to Canton to attend the meeting.

RICE SHIPMENT.

The principal Rice Disposal Office received a telegram from Hongkong stating that a cargo of rice, zoo bags in all, was transhipped to Canton on board the s.a.. Kwangtung, .

FIRST RICE CROP,

in. When a motherly-looking individual ap: «peared everyong lasked for some amusement.

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· Mb Hazeland-Do you know the defendant? "Y" replied, the woman: "She lives with me, and is deaf.”.

'Mr Hazeland-How can, she be a hawker when she is deaf?-She picks up the vegetables and brings them home!

What is her name? Do you know?-1-dö not..

This woman is living with you and you don't know her name?—No, I do not. We live together, but we don't speak as abo cannot hear what I say,

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Mr. Hareland- think the best thing to be done will be to take her to hospital for examin ation. think she is shamming.

Veal Cutlets and Macedoine.

CURRY

Sweetbread Patties.

Ox Tongue.

JOINTS, &C.

Roast Sirloin of Best and Horseradish, Roast Capon and Celery Sauce: Boiled Bacon and Spinach,

Cold Pork Pies and Cucumber Salad.

SWEETS...

Sago Pudding. Almond Ice Cream and Finger Cakes. -Tipsy.Cakes. Cheast StrawI.",

laspictor Warnock I dont know if the THE will be allowed to enter the gaol hospital, sp she has no name.

„„Ây, Hazeland-Then describe ber as "DE fendist Unknowa No, 1.”

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The case was then adjourned for a week.

WORLD'S SUPPLY OF GOLD.

YELLOW METAL FALLS FROM THE SKY

AND SFLASHES UP FROM THE SEA.

DESSERT,

.Coffeb. Fruits.

[64X

CHARGE'AGAINST Á BANK

COMPRADORE.

APPEAL AT, OSAKA,

On the 24th ult, in the Osaka Court of "Appeal before, Judge Nakayama and four As

sociate judges, the bearing, was resumed of the Procurator in the Kobe Chibo Salbansho against the decision of that Court, by which the late compradore în the Kobe birch of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Pan I-chin, who was charged with having embezzled bank money and with fraud, was acquitted.

Mr, John Emmott Bailaw, M. P. for Frame, telurned a few days ago to simit life afresh, but / hand, and iris expected that the sale of rice membered that guk in small quantities occurs forwarded them to the manager. He did not

and senior partner in the firm of Barlow and Co., of Calcutta, Shanghai and Singapore;

Mr. John Alexander Dewar, Chairman of John Dewar and Sons. M.P., for Inverness. shije

Mr. Frank Edwards, M.P., for Radnor hire: Colonel Ivor John Caradoc Herbert,

.C.M.G, T...

Sir William P. Treloar, Lord Mayor of London:

And Colonel Francis Blake.

New Knigh's.

The knighthoods include Mr Alfred Filson, M. P. (Hali ax), Mr., William Randal Cremer,

there were certain difficulties to be overcome before he could obtain suitable employment. Yesterday, Wong paid a visit to his mother who keeps a small shop in Second Street, and threatened her with death if a certain sum of money was not handed over to him. The old lady refused to give hiat anything and told him to go away. Wong was alleged to have seized hold of his mother and assaulted her. This apparently, did not satisfy him for he went to work to break up the shop. He did not go far, however, for a policeman was called add be was arrested. Mr. Orme found him guilty of the charge and fined him $1 for the assault and at ordered him to pay $3, compensation for

M. P. for axgerston; Mr. Maurice Levy, M.the.jar ufoil be emptied into the gutter. for Longborough,

Professor, Herbert Herkomer, CV: O. and

artist, Royal Academician.

Colonel Eldon Bergeant, C. D., con manding

4th Battalion Rifle Brigade:

Professor John Rhys, the Welsh education; alist..

Military H ́ncurs,

IMPUDENT THEFT IN KOB","

A WARNING TO FOREIGN LADIes.

The harvest of the first crop of rice in ucar at

from the different rice disposal matsheds will be materially decreased day by day.; but, on the other hand, the sale of rice to the different villages after the Dragon Boat Festival appeared to have greatly increased On inquiry, it is found that the harvest of the first crop is not an satisfactory as it might have been.......

PROVINCIAL JUDO (8114P.

To-day Tastal Kung Sem Team will take over charge temporarily of the duties of the Provincial Judge, Chu Show-yung, who will 1oon Jeave for his new post at Anhui. Acting Proviocial judge Kung will attend to these duties.

AN INQUIRY ORDERED. Acting Viceroy Wu has ordered another inquiry to be made into the circumstances in connection with the confiscation of the proper ties of Messrs. Chan Lun & Co, the contract ors for the construction of the new bond,

H.E. has ordered expectant Magistrate Ming-tak to hold the inquiry."

The world's géld supply is absolutely in- exhaustible, no matter what demands are made upon it. Hithero the attention of miners his been entirely directed to comparatively rich, easily, worked deposits. But it has to be re-

in enormous 'masses of rock throughout the world.

¿lmost all volcanic rycks and the formations derived from them, suetras granite, serpentite and whyolite, costisia appreciable quantities of gold, and vast deposits of sedimentary rocks derived from such volcanic formations contain gold in concentrated form, and are to-day in some localities profitably worked...

Profit is and always has been the incentive to gold prediction. Should there ever he need for working the volcanic and sedimentary rocks that ere auriferous the means of profitably working them will be found.

Experiments have shown, that gold is re- | gularly falling to the earth, in association with cosmic dust, and day and night it settles all Some of this gold, over the land and sen,

when concentrated by wind or water, or dissolved by acid surface waters and redeposit Lied in a more concentrated form, is recoverable,

Early in the morning of 24 h ult. a foreign. lady was the victim of a daring and impudent | -77} RETURN OF VICEROY TSAN. General Sir G B. Wolselty, brather of Vis assault on the Futatabi Road, Kobe, near the count Wol.eley, recovers the Grand Commabold waterworks reservoir. We are informed dership of the Bath, as does General Sir N. G. Lylleton —Rjster,

CHINESE SCHOOLS IN AMERICA..

„A. COMMISSION PROBABLEA

** Chinese in China and America are agitating a proposition for their home government to establish a system of schools in cities of the United States where the colonies of Celestials are large. Seattle Chinese are deeply interested in the plan, and are working to have, it put

through.

This is the statement of Chin Keay, manager of the Quong Tuck Company here and a pro- minent man in all affairs of the local China- town, says a Seattle paper of May 18. He bimself believes such a school system would be of great benefit to the Chinese children in America. It is probable that a commission. of four or five representative students and educators will be appointed by the Chinese government to come to America some time: Ibis year and visit the larger cities to find out whether schools 'should be established).

"Many, in fact, the majority, of Chinese with families in Aterica, are business men over here for long periods," said Chin Keay yelter. day, "These men cannot educate their children in America as they would like to have them educated, in both the English and Chinese languages; and most of them cannot read their children back to China for schooling. This is the reason that we are planning to bava the government establish schools here.

Lately I have seen a good "deal about this scheme in Chinese papers, showing the in. terest taken in it over there. To, American (Chinese it in a vital matter. Here in Seattle cur children go to the public schools in the daytime. Tore we have a night-school our "selves, which'bas maintained for several years,

The Beatle Chinese colony is compara tively small, about seven or eight hundred peo ple, with something like forty young children Sull, we are much interested in the plan, and will do what we can to aid in carrying it ou

The government will probably appoint commission, with some high official to head it, and authorize this commission to visit America and son what can be done.. If this comes abou?, such cities as New York, Chicago: Los Ange- | 14, San Francisco, and perhaps soms, others, will get the schools, for they have Turgi Chí...... sese colonies, Portland might also sa pe mad it is possible that Seale will be

317 hann schools would teach the Chimp

ree both in English and in Chiyang DAR

The lady was naturally much distressed at this outrage, but was able to return to her home. Information has been given to the po lice, who are making every effort to trace the thief.-Japan Chron cle

THE WEATHER.

The waters of the sex, also, are auriferous and there can be little doubt that ever in the

remote future there should be an extraordinary demand for-gold, means could be found for profitably reducing the gold in the sea water.

The area of the sea-bed in much larger then that of the land, Its composition is similar in every respect with that of the land. It is com- pored of mountains, platos, and plateaus, of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks which contain great areas of gold-bearing and other mineral veins.

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The question of the hour is the return of H. that the lady in queuion has mida it her prac F. Viceroy, Tseo, and opinions are freely clash. tice for a long time past to take an early ing, writes the Canton correspondent of the W. morning walk in the Hills, unaccompanied. C.D. Aewz on 16th ult. The mere fact that Hitherto she had never been mofested of inter be rouses great opposition in many quarters fered with in any way, but yesterday morning need not be taken as conclusive evidence that she was stopped on the road by a lapiness, he is not a suitable Viceroy for the Liang who appeared to be of the cool class. The Kwang At the same time it cannot be lady, who did not understand what the man denied that he seems to have the defects of Only in a few instances, however, where the said, could see from his threatening attitude his qualities. He is energetic, but his ener- submarine gold fields are close to the land, will that he was demanding money or valuables,gies are not always well directed, and heit be possible to work them as the submarine and no one else being in sight the lady was appears-funiversal report does sol traduce coal fields are now workout. But those aceanic greatly alarmed. The man became more him to lack what may be called a calm out gold fields on which the vein outcrop at the threatening in his manner, and the lady to look on life. He is too lend of Berserk methods, face are subject to constant airiting by the avoid being assaulted and to get rid of him- he has heard of our old friend "fortiter in re," waves. This causes the shedding of gold, gave him a valuable gold watch. The ruffian but never of 'suaviter io modo". Hence he which is concentrated by the ses and washed then made off and 2000 diruppeared from creates uonecastary friction, and he does not ashore. view.

stand for what might be called the "new idea" Gold deposits thus formed exist in many in China, namely, to govern more by.consent commiries, and they are remarkable in that they and less by sheer force. But it must not be are renewed or estiched by almost every storm forgotten that in these days of transition, that passes over them. These deposits are above all things a strong hand is needed in known by various namen but the term auriferous the provinces, as it is a curious fact that the beach sand sufficiently describes them. They Chinese, almost more than any other race, becar in the Pacific beaches, from Alaska to have a capacity for passing by nearly instan- Terra del Fuego, and throughout the coasts of taneous gradation from a law-abiding frame Australia and New Zealand, where they have of mind to instant anarchy. The problem of long been worked with profitabla resolte. ruling modern China is hard to solve, and one reads with a grim sense of humour the essy criticisms of persons who can scarce ly manage their own Chinese ervant. these good people felt the strain for a few months of holding a great province together, they would see things from a different angle The beach is in places auriferous for a width and be less ready to condemn the average of 1,000 feet inlad from the tide level, and Chinese Governor. He has indeed to grapple sometimes to a depth of fifty feet. From the with stern reality, and may do so in a way that western base of Cape Nome there is a series of Western nations have happily, outgrown, but gravelly sex beaches extending inland several nothing can be worse than letting its social miles, which contain gold, and are in places fabric go to pieces. Feform is admittedly being worked to-day. This marine, deposit desirable, but law and order come fint, and it yielded gold to the value of $1,200,200 in 1903, in a childish theory that by spruiting the $185.000 in 1994, and $3,850,000 in 1905, existing government Chios will be amarcipated. The earth, has also immense deposits of from all her political troubles. The first effect onerous sands and claya... These are chiefly of revolution would be to produce a state of in the arid region, in many countries they blood and agony too hideous to contemplate, are profitably worked by dry.blowing processes. and there is no guaraniss that the end of it all. Bat the experiments in Australia have shown. would be better government. That will come that muċti of the gold can be extracted in these gradually, especially if the Foreign: Powars cause by special adaptation of gold dredging would, honestly help it on, but chora | no force, known as the paddocking process. Takes do | either spiritual or material within Chipa įtakif | paslia are formed by the sarosjos of auriferous tolday wrong, anough to change the present tock formation and the concentration of the

The following reperi is from Mr, F. G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 5th at its a-The barometer has risen considerably in E. Japan, and fallen moderately on the E. coast of China.

The depression, lying over N.E. Japan yer- erday, bas paid to Pacific. A slight de- pression is shown this morning over/Shan song. It appears to be moving toward N.E.

Pressure is high are the N. part of the Chinx Sea and the Pacific to the South of the Loo choos. It exceed the normal by about or inches over the S. count of China, Formosa and the Loochoos.

Moderate P. monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Channel and along the Northers shores of the China Sea,

at to a m. to-day, 0,10 inches,

nongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

FORECAST. J.-Hongkong and neighbourhood, S. wind modsiate; falz, mat

4-Formosa Channel, sami aj No, 3.

and Lamocks, same as No. f.

3.—South Coast of China bawaan Hongkong South Court of China between Hongkong

talde

and Haluan, samese No. 1

The goll output from the gold-bearing 'ben- ches at Nome, Alaska, this year is expected to reach $4,00,000. The coast between Cape Nome and Folat Rodney for a distance of more than twenty miles is being worked for goli by bundreds of men.

system into that so vaguely outlined by the rod by the action of wind dir

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fa-reply to questions by the Court, the accused stated that he had made reports of every transaction with Hip Tong-faby and

know whether they had been signed by him or not. ile was not aware whether all the reports made by him, wem, signed by the manager. The accused further stated that he used to inquire the rate of exchange of RI CEIVED BY EVERY MAIL, the manager every morning, and he would dictate a limit of amount as to the purchase of- bills, and every day he would draw up reports fion every transaction, and forward them to the manager for his information. The business of the bank was divided into two, departments external and internat. The former was in his charge, and he did not know anything of the working of the internal department—that is, whether or not transactions with Hip Tong- fang since May, 1935, were entered in the books of the internal department.

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This concluded the examination of the facts, In addressing the Court, Procurator Goisu stated that the decisios of the Kobe Court was illegal. Viewed from every point, the accused was guilty, so that the decision of the Kobe Court atdold be quashed, and accused mast be parithed. The Procurator pointed out that ́accused had been ordered not to do any more business with Hip Teng-sang after May, 1905, but had ignored this order of the manager and

contacted business on his own responsibility, the impecunious merchant Fa Hing for an He had misled the manager is representing other Fa Haing, and bad defrauded the bank.

Hangkong, 29th Novembe

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