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Telegrams.

|| Kenter's. ||

The Belfast Riots.

-London, 14th August. The police and military were withdrawn from the disturbed, districts in Belfast yester- day evening, the priests, and Orange and Labour leaders, promising to restrain the factions,

The evening was quiet,

Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Macdonnell, Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has been most active in endeavouring 10 arrange a settlement of the strike.

Laler.,

As a result of conferences between the re

presentatives of employers and inca, sitting late yesterday evening, it is hoped that the labour dispute in Belfast will be settled to day..

Later:

'King and Keiser. King Edward has arrived at Wilhelm- shoehe..

The Kaiser and Prince l'uelow received him at the station, where, the monarchs ́cordially embraced, and afterwards drove to

the castle amid the cheers of the people,

The British Navy. The Daily Telegraph-says that it is under stood three improved Breadnoughts will be commenced shortly.

Heavy Raintall in Bombay. An unprecedented rainfall has occurred in Bombay; up to the present 92.67 inchies have fallen and there are six weeks', morg rain

to come.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY AUGUST 16 1907.

THE HONGKONG TRAGEDY,

DEAD WOMAN'S REMAINS EXHUMED,

Two young women, who recently arrived from Manila, had a most gruesome task to perform yesterday aftercoon when they were called upon by the pulice to identify the body of Gerride Day, who weed, to have bean murdered by the man Arisett, and whose hody was paced in a trunk and taken as board the C.. P. R. lines inter recently. The I body was exhumed at Happy Valley, and was identified by one of the young women as that of Gertrude Daylon" as had been previously surmised. This task having been completed the women left the cemetery; It was not drugged or poisoned before strangulation known whether the dead woman had been

and so, although at rather a late date, the stomach was removed and forwarded to the

Government Analyst for the purpose of having that point set at test. The remains were then

reinterred.

LIFE HISTORY OF GERTRUDE DAYTON.

The Daylon murder occupies position of 'most prominence in recent Manila exchanges, From the Cub excus of roth inst, we take the following:-

WENT À LUND ISLANDS.. Gertrude Dayton, during here short career in these islands made several visita to polats out- aide of Manila She is said to have made a tour of the southern islands tonching at the principal towns between here and Zamboanga. At the fatter port the remained several days and is said to have captivated several of the youths of that town with her excelent singing and dancing, Upon her return to Manila' she was in possession of several handsome presents which she was proud to exhibit to her acquaint Ances in this city. Miss Dayton, ne a git, was well brought up, ber manners were rather refined, she had a good education; was, a brilliant conversationalist and was thoroughly musical and entertaining. She was tall and actress. had a fair complextoo. She had been an

ONCE LEGATION GUARD.

A well known Manilan says: "I knew the suspect, who was recently stationed at the American Legation in Pekin, he being in the service of the Marines. Several months ago be obtained his discharge and went to Shang hai where he was consider a "crooked gam: bler, After saying in Shanghai several week: he quarried a woman of the red light district, and shortly afterwards was compelled to leave the city by Judga Wilfley. He came to Manila Where is he, and dil he have a confederate ? and immediately renewed his acquaintance these are the main questions agitating the with the Dayton woman."- police in deciphering one of the most gruesome Anderson is known in Manila, and was about mysteries that ever troubled justice. W. H.eighteen months ago steward of the post ex-

(ress is wanted by the law as the murderer of ¦ change at Olongapo." Gertrade Dayton, Atzess was formerly a mein- ber of the Twenty-Eight Regiment of Volun. teers in these islands and later a sergeant in the Marine Corps. He was a guard of the American Legation at Pekin, Chine,

He is known 'up'and down the China coast as a would-be sport, a consort of lewd women; anda gainer by their earnings. The police here are searching every ship that arrives from China to find this man. He was expected on, the Thin, which came in from Hongkong at 3. o'clock yesterday morning. Their prey was not aboard.

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He is good looking, and å next dresser," about six feet in height, a decided, blonde and smooth talker.

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The murdered woman is of English parent- nge and was at one time a favourite music hall singer. About 1896 she went to New York, and appeared at Koster and Bials' celebrated music hall. She had a good singing voice, and could have earned a large salary on the vaude. ville stage, had she followed the stage.

CLAIM FOR RENT

́DEFENDANT PLRADI. POVERTY.

F. Blink appeared before his Honopy Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisno Judge, prosiding in the Summary Court, in an action in which he sought to recover from one L. Silve $35, being balance due for rent of a houia in Elgio, Road, Kowloon,

Defendant admitted the debt, but pleaded that he was too poor to pay it.

Plaintiff asked that an order be “made that

defendant pay the amount at the rare of Ston

month..

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him there.

Plaintiff: Well, mỹ Lord, when I returned from Europa in the beginning of this year, my agent told me that ever since July of last year he had been trying to get the defonduct to 'pay something towards the bill, but all he had to say was, "You can go and sue me." I went to him personally and told him that as he had su many children I would make the terms ekay, and I gave him $2 for the children then, and another two later an. He used to pay 55. a mooth, but when I went to Europe he stopped that; and now refuses to pay anything.

His Honour (to defendant); Why don't you pay this money?—I have no money.

His Honour: But you are is service and must draw a salary 7-Yes, but I have a big family....

His Bosaur: Well, I cannot help you, there must be judgment for the plaintiff with costs, the money to be paid by monthly instalments

of Sto each.

Defendast, to plaintiff: I cannot pay this money..

Plaintifi: There, my Lord, now he says he

cannot pay.

that Genrude. Dayton resided in while in Miss Jessie Leasen propriotress of the house

Manila, claims that the murdered woman is not Miss Dayton, saying that she left Hong-you can apply for execution, Kong on the Shawmut, which sailed from that part before the murder took place.

His Honour: Well, judgment has been patered against him, and if he does not pay

The horrible story of his crime as seal to Floods are damaging the crops and pro- the Cobieniewof hy a correspondent in Hoog. perty.

kong, and as gathered piecemeal from various sources in this city is as follows. There are wanting links to make the chain of evidence complete, and the police here preserve almost THE WEST COAST OF SUMATKA. a Sphinx-like silence:

FLOODS NEAR PEKING.

The Hantow Daily News of 6th inst, says:

Two days ago a sailor aboard the steamship Great distress is, threatened in the country Afontearle, a Canadian Pacific steamship com between Peking and Tientsin, and "more especially between Tung-show and Yang.pany liter, then and now. In the port of llong." sup. Owing to the heavy rains, the l'er-hun, reported that a noisome stench issued

from a trunk in the hold. The officers of the steamship summoned the police and the trunk was opened,

TRE CHINESE SETTLEMENT.

broke its banks on Monday, beginning next 'the railway siding. The railway' embank-

ment acts as a barrier and the water spread: southward, creeping swiftly across the whole country. By Tuesday the flood water had mourly reached ring-tsun F1 Tun-chou to within a few miles of Yaugstsun was reportatound-the-week-and-by-the-absence-of-any-quakes, their varying heights, and diversity

ed yesterday to be une great lake, the whole plain lying about four feet under water, with here and there a village or a house standing up above the surface. The spectacle is heart- rending. Villagers are standing gazing help. Jess on the scene, or paddling about in boats, or on ralts trying to save something. For the most part they can do nothing but

con-

-watt till the water subsides. With a tinuance of heavy rain the prospect before them is desofalc.

In it was found the body of a tall woman. She had evidently been dead some days as de composition had set in.. The woman had been sangled. That was phain from the marks

evidence of poison of the use of a wenginn, Her body had been jammed into the trunk, and filled it completely.

The steamship authorities discovered that

the liner.

THE FAR BÀSTERN BUREAU, AT WASHINGTON,

PARTICULARS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT'S

NEW DEPARTURE.

It will be remebered that a cable received a few weeks ago Hated that the American Government had established a Far Eastern Ilureau. The following particulars are given is a Washington despatch of July 14 to a Seattle paper

With the view of placing all diplomatic and consular matters relating to Japan and Chica in the hands of officials familar with conditions in the Orient, the stue department has per fected the organization of a "Far Eastern Bureau," which will have charge of all correspondence and preliminary treaty begotia- tions with the Oriental Governments. new departure is more or less in the nature of an experiment which, if it proves satisfactory, bureaus to conduct diplomatic and consular may lead to the organisation of similar

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NOTICE.

niversary of the Birthday of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty FRANCIS JOSEPH 1, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Mr. DE SZENTIRMAY DE DAR-

pleased to receive callers at the Imperial and Royal Consulate. Ice House Street, Prince's Building from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M,

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rlongkong, 16th August, 1907.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,

1898.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.

OTICE is hereby given that HÒ FUK

NOT

alins HO YU I PO, carrying on business at. Kong Mun, in the Sanwui district, in the Empire of China, under the style or firm of SHUN YICK Họ FUK KEE, has, on the zath day of July, 1907, applied for the Registration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marke of the following Trade Mark ;-

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ASSORTMENT

MUSIC

Comic Opera Scores

and Dance Music.

The representation of a scroll bearing

thereon the Chinese characters RCEIVED BY EVERY MAIL:

Hanukig. 29th November, too.

(Shun Vick Ho Fuk Kes), The representation of a shield supported on either side by two Chinese boys and having thereon depicted two stags in o recumbent position and facing each other.

The representation of a Chinese incen.e burner directly beneath the shield and between the two Chinese boys;

thereof.

The Chinese kampong consists of two wide of thort streets, each with about forty houses along each side, mostly two storied, that of the Capitan China however being three storied They are solidly constructed stone buildings, with deep lofty front verandahs, lika front rooms with the wall on the side towards the street absent.. Though placed side by side. probably for mutual support against earth.

of saufing, most being tiled, some thatched, a few only covered with the odious corrugated iron, prevents the ugly uniformity of a '17 race, On one side were two gaps, signs of the trunk had came aboard the vessel on Au-he last earthquake, which, two years ago,

destroyed a large number of houses, most of RUST 3. I had been sent aboard the Montangle which have, however, now been rebuilt, and consigned to Seattle, Washington, the con- killed four persons. There are some 600 ignor having obtained permission to send it Chinese residents, and about 30 Europeans, correspondence and negotiations with the in the name of HO FUK alias HO YUT in advance of the usual time for receiving who live in bungalows in the vicinity of the South American republics and European and PO, who claims to be. the sole proprietor bagga.e. which is the day before the spiling of Fort. Te district is said to contain over 10,000 patives. As elsewhere, the Chinese are not much given to religious observances of any kind; except that, of course, each house con- tainuts.ancestral tablets, in the usual conspi- cuous place of honour. Close by the Capitan Chica's house is an interesting little temple containing.. not the Buddha one usually finds but sundry large gilt images of members of the Chinese Pantheon; a somewhat unusual feature was a set of dusty pigeon holes, one on. each side. Corresponding to the set of 161 on one side, was an equal number of lang slender slips of bamboo, numbered accordingly, and contained in a big bamboo jar. The inquirer, after burning jote sucks, shook the jar well, till one stip projected; from the corresponding. ly numbered pigeon hole the attendait took a slip of paper, on which, in Chinese and in Malay, was a sort of prophecy as to the good fortune, or business prosperity. "untong," in short, which the inquirer might anticipate. The 6 in number, had reference to health; but other lot of pigeon holes, bamboo slips, only from the thick dust which covered every thing it was evident that resident inquirers were very fow

The southward advance of the water was stopped on Tuesday about four miles north The police of Hongkong found that the of Yanguison by a raised, road which, run-

woman had arrived on the steamship Eastern Ding off from the laddway at an angle, acis August 3, and that she was accompanied by A an embankment," The country ou រ៉េត man. The couple gave the name of Mr. and Peking side of this road is all flooded'; on the ¦ Mrs, W. H. Jones at the Hongkong Hotel, Theatin side it is wet but not a der flood, ALI

This was the name they were registered Yang-ts'on the villagers have erected barriers under an the Eastern. The police of Hong. @gainst the water. Passengers by train be- | kỏng communicated with the police in tween Peking" add flantstu may see some Manila, had the best detectives here were thing of the devastation. The position of the

pul on the case: unhappy vilagen may be imagined.

U. S. CRUISER SQUADRON,

HOMEWARD BOUND

The murdered woman was well-known here

or under world. She had been in Manila about a year when she left. She came here from China and Became the housekeeper and an inmate of the house at.92 calle Alejandro VI. This house was conducted by Beatrice Honth who also had another establishment at 44 culle Reten.

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A Cavite despatch of August to say's,—The * squadron of armoured craners, composed of

the West Virginia, flagship of the commander- Gerade Dayton was far above the middle in-chief, U. S. Pacili. Ficey, Femmyfora inu, height, with brown eyes; and rather faded look. Gatorado and Maryland, commenced their ing. She possessed a fine voice and was adept voyage to San Francisco at five o'clock this in her chosen life. Some weeks ago one of the morning. Shuatly alter the morning gun bad | Booth woman's establishments was burned in been fired and reveille was sounded by ine

the middle of the night and she claimed a bugglers on the several snips, the sailors on heavy kiss on jewelry and furnishings. She board each cruiser quickly secured their ships' was ina bad way financially, as she had bought anchor for sex and by five-thirty the squadron Smith's restaurant some time before and lost was in formation, steaming past Sangley Point, many thousands in the business which was managed by Louis Heymann. The latter married a companion of Beatrice Booth. Finally the creditors seized the restaurant.

They were un larposing sight to witness with their great, whate hals, spar coloured super structure and great volumes of smoke pouring forth from the four fupoets of each ship,

Their powerful enginès,' which weigh 2,100 toas for each vessel, soon put the big ships hull down and finally out of sight of the shore observers.

When the fire occurred Miss Booth Trans ferred the insurance to Genitude Dayton to prevent the creditors from getting it. Miss Dayton collected about four thousand pesos.

and the rising generation are growing up There is no school of any kird in the villaje,

entirely ignorant of their, ancestral tongue, spoken or written. Malay is the universaliy used language; and the present indications *re, that the Chinese in, Sumatra will spom cease to have any communication with China, They are, in fact, in process of becoming "Children of the Sail," a fact of no little inter est, sening that Raffles, in one of his home despatches strongly disapproved of the Dutch

His two

The Trade Mark has been used by the Mr. Huntington Wilson, third Assistant-

Applicant in'respect of Secretary of the Treasury, who for many years

TEA in Class 42. served as secretary to the American legation

A facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen at Tukio, is chief of the new b reau. assistants are Percival Beintz'eman, of Penp-at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of sylvania, formerly student interpreter attached Hongkong, and also at the Office, of the

undersigned. to the American legation at Peking, and late

Dated the roth day of August, 1907. vice and deputy Consul General at Canton and

WILKINSON & GRIST, -Datoy,-and-William Phillips, of Massachusettsi

Solicitors for the Applicants. formerly private secretary, to Ambassador Chonte at London, and for the past two years second secretary to the American Legation at few days agn to enter upon his new duties at Teking. Mr. Phillips arrived from Paking a

the State Department,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

All of these young diplomats speak and readTF Steamship

the Oriental languages, are. familiar with the domestic politics of the Far Eastern nations, and well versed in questions of diplomacy now pending between the United States and the Oriental countries. The preliminary' negotia. tinns between this country and Japan in draft ing a new treaty, probably will be referred to

the bureau.

Another important duty which will devolve upon the newly organized bureau will be to consider the petitions and diplomatic notes: which are annually presented to the State de-

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"CATHERINE APCAR,"

having arrived from the above Ponts, Consignees nl Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside,

at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed

Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M., of the 18th instant, will be lauded at Consignees' risk and expense.

Consigores of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IM-

MEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge

signees' risk and expense.

pariment suggesting changes in the existing of the vessel will be landed and stored at Con- wealy between the United States and China.

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COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Saline.

demand..... 4-months' sight France-Bank T,T. America–Baok T.T..

Do. demand..... Shanghai-Bank T.T, Singapore T.T....... apan-Bank T.T........... fava—Bank T.T. mizones

DwyƐng.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

DAVID SASSOON & ( 0., LIMITED,

Agents,

Hongkong, 6th. August, 1907.

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STILL OUTSIDR PRACTICAL POLITICS.

[Singapore Fres Press]

London, 8th August Mr. Rees, M. P. has asked the Government ..............1334 | whether in view of the Imperial Government accepting the Chinese proposal for a gradual

It was about this time, July 18, that W. H. | policy, which, was, hè stated, "to depress the | London-Bank T,T,...an This morning at eight o'clock the cruiser

Atress appeared on the scene. He was 'well | native Malay or Javanese inhabitants and giye Denver, followed by the Clerstand, saluted the sequanied in Manila having served here as a every encouragement to the Chinese, who are flag of Rear-Admiral Hemphill, Commander of

soldier, and having mixed in tenderloin society. | only itinerants, and not children of the soil; Third Squadron, U. S. Pacific Flees, on board

He took up with the Daylop woman and they and who follow the general practice of remit his flagship Rutndow The customary salute

resided together at the Hotel de Francia, insting their gains to China instead oHspending | Germany—Bank T.T. of 13 guns was accorded the Big officer, and

also did Jome Marshall, another Sampaloc them where they were acquired."—" Beigg only || India T. To the Kambow returned the, salute' with seven

den zen, Genrude Dayton was supposed to temporary residents, they devote themselves guns for each of the Commanding Officers of have at this time from five to ten thousand entirely to the accumulation of wealth, with the two cruisers, recently arrived. This cere pesos in money and Jewels. On July 30 she out scruple, and "from their peculiar mony has been delayed until the deparure of accompanied Alzess on the fastern, and under language and manners they form a kind of the commander-in-chief from this port. As the name of Mr. and Mr. W. H. Jones and separate society in every place where they that officer has left the bay with the big cruiwith Josie Marshall, sailed for Hongkong, 'settle, which gives them great advantage over sere, Rear-Admiral Hemphill now flies the blue The details of their trip and of where they every competition to arranging monopolies of flag with its two stars, instead of the red one

went on arrival in Hongkong are not known trade." Assuredly, if it were not for the Chini which designated him as the junior flag officer

here. They could not have been in a hotel ese there would be very scant trade along the daring the time, Rear Admiral Day.on was there more than a day before Certrude Daylon West Coast of Sumatra; and they seem to be bere with his flagship West Virginia.

was killed as the trunk containing her body making excellent citizens.. Raffles, however, jo days' sight Sydney and Melbourne .. ..131 Mr. Morley in reply said it would be pre- was taken aboard the Monteagle on August 3. was a man of such truly remarkable foresight 4 months" sight Francé .........................................2.85€ mature at the present preliminary stage of the On the 7th init, 11.M.S. Kentrat was towed Beatrice Booth-left here, for Japan on the and sagacity, that his being, so far as one can 6 months sight

.........................1.87 | Begotiations which import reciprocal conditions into Portsmouth with her bows seriously dam: Kumano Maru on August 3, supposedly follow now see, mistaken on this particular point,... 4 months' sight Germany.................2.34. between China and lòdis and have stillto take aged by a collition with the Zeviot. Eghting the Dayton woman in an effort to get back does but serve to show that he was but human; Bar Silvet

...31 13] 6 the form of a precise agreement, to forecast torpedo destroyers were damaged during the the insurance which it was said Miss Dayton that it is human to err is a statement which wa Bank of England rate ................

4X their effect on the future revenues of India or mobilisation of Home Fitel and hava been refused to return, Booth arrived in Hongkong have on excellent authority-Singapers Free Bank of France................ 0.34 % | the moner of dealing with the question of any. docked at Portsmouth,

jhree days after the 'murder,

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4 months' sight 1./C...................3/31 decrease in the export of fodian opium any 6 months' sight LJC............................................................... 5/31 | indication will be given as to how the revenue 10 days' sight San Francisco & New York..55 is to be raised by Great Britain to recoup the

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