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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST

with no more bad luck ensuing between times, will be seen. Fortunately, Mr. Con sul Rodgers pessimitle forecaste has not been realized. At the meeting of the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

A. S. WATSON & CO., this day last week, the Chairman was in the

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MP BD. Seina received telegram (rem Bombay last night, stating that the cricket match played there between, the Parsee and Hindoo teams resulted in the complete victory of the Farases by eight wickets and one rup.

THE undermentioned details left this Com mand per 1.8. Catherine ipcar on aand inston for Calcutta-H.K&D.R.GA, 5, men troth Infantry, 14′′ mea; fagib Baluchis, Jemadar Karim Dad, 11 min: 47th Sikhy, Subadar Savan Singh, 17 man; 4431 Dogras, 36 meni S. and T. Corps, 4 followers: A. M. Corps, 7 followers; Ord. Dept., 3. followers; ind. Sub- Med. Dept., Ror, Asst. Hatur Singh.

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MEDICINE

ZA FORWARD MOVEMENT,

At a caneting of the Court of the Mongkong College of Medicina, held in the Legislative Council Chamber on Friday, the Diploma of the College was presented by the Rector, Hao, Mr. F. H. May, GMG to two modebts, Kwan Klug Hung and L. Ho Ching, who have com plated the curriculum of five years' study and passed all the professional examinations.

Mr. Li Ro Ching, who has been appointed to be Government Medical Officer at Tai Fo, was also presented by the Retor with a cheque

1907.

GYMKHANAINOJAS,

CANTON- DAY BY DAY

The heat of the past few days has prevented

· STRANGE INCIDENT"" ownew from giving their pinias any strong

[From Our Own Correspondani.] work and for which, no doubt, the animals aro tbankiol, 1.have not turned up many morninge

Canton, 23rd August": litely, owing to an attack of "that fred⠀⠀ On the evening of the stat: last, a foreigner

feeling," preferring to lie back on the verandab accompanied, by his boy pald visit to the Po

Away from the morning sub, and quaff the matátinal cocktail:

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happy position to announce that our friends in Shanghai and the Norils have also been concerned in bringing about a reduc- |

The rass course is looking in fine drder, tion of the large stocks of piece goods and

thanks to our energetic Acting Clark of the yarn which they have had to carry for so

"ourse and the great "Ab ̈ Tai."" WINE AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS. long; in this they were greatly helped by the

propos of the "ACO C, I hear that he has rise in Cotton which prevented new goods

been burtling around and obisining a lot of new subscribers for the subscription griffins for next being imported at less cost than those he'd

season's meeting. With the exchange so high and even led to the unusual spectacle of re-shipments of Cotton goods to America.

for $150, the amount of the Blike Scholarship, it was a moot point whether or no the list The situation has been further assisted by of the new Shanghai Saturday Evening Rawarded after a compet sive examination on might fill, but thanks to the energy of the the opening of Custom houses at Dainy andies, was in Chefs last week settling up his the subjects of clinical surgery, clinical medi-ACOC a larger number than last year affairs there; having dissolved partnership with | cine and diseases of the eye, held at the Gov-have put their names down and it is expected Mr. Half, who goes home, and placed Mrernment Civil Hospital and the Ho Miu Ling it when the hat closes to-day it will total Silverthrone in charge of the Cheļos Daily

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on the Russian and Korean borders. This move may be regarded as likely to restore to Newchwang its position as the chief dis- tributing centre for Manchuria. Clearances have been fairly satisfactory lately, and as only small supplies are now coming for. ward the statistical position of the 20.00 import trade has much improved." From the consular report to Washington it is ascertained that Cotton piece goods, which play so large a part in Chinese import statistics, were assigned a net value of $122,181,976 in 1946, a decrease of 16 per cent, in comparison with 1905, but still an abnormal quantity, since the 1906 value is 19 per cent higher than that of 1903, the record year previous to 1905. The clas.

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MR. R. R. Mellermid, one of the proprietors

On the Sib instant a Chinese student of the Meiji Law College in Tokyo presented a pro missory note for Yoo at the Hongkong and Shanghai Book in Yokohama to be cashed! Do inquiry: it was found that the note was among the papers lost by a certain foreign resident in Tokyo. The matter, says the force Herald, was reported in the Kaga cho police who succeeded on the foth instant in arresting the student in China-town. The mas is now under examination,

Hospital...

The College of Medicine is making an in- partant forward movement at the present time. Towards the and of last year there came to it the beginnings of an endowment, in the form of a bequest of property valued at $1,000, under the will of the late Mr. Th Chuk Kai, and this has been speedily followed by on offer of College buildings,

For twenty years the College has been in ex- intento, quietly and continuously carrying on the work it marked out for itself in 1887. There

has been no lack of students; teachers, each taking a subject for which by previous training and experience he is specially fitted, have been at all times forthcoming an organ zation has existed, modelled on that of English Medical Schools; but thus far the College hat possessed

Wah theatre in the eastern section of the new bund. About midnight, the whain theatre was aroused by an alarm raised by the foreigner that he had been relieved, of a $2,000 chéque. from his pocket. He laid the blame - out/ boy, complaining that he was carelesa in look- ing after him, and furthermore that he is alleg. ed to have been in leagues with; some other rascals in committing the theft. The fomigner at once seized the boy and it remains to be sesa what will be the outcome of the mater

THE NEW ADMIRALISM

The now Admiral of the province of Kwang- tung, Chun Fing-chik, arrived here yesterday morning on board the Chinesa gunboat A'wang, It seems a great pity that at the meeting no thang which had been specially despatched to one protested against the Shanghai Horse Hongkong to meet him. The Admiral landed Hazaar obtaining their griffins from outside at the Tien Tase Wharf, where he was met by sources. If this allowed to happen again the Brigadier-General of Kwangchow, the two his year we may again look for the same pro-magistrates of Namhol and Punya and other portion of rotters, which can never again hop officials He is taking up bis temporary to repeat their Shan hai performance.

sidenco inside, the City, and will take, over The times I append are all on bearsay.

charge of office on the 27th instant. Coxcombe, 1 mile and a quarter, 3.00, last.

FIRES quarter 34, catering. Coxcombe, 3/4 mile, 1.39,

At o'clock yesterday a fire broke out in a last quarter 32, going in grand style; this popy matting shop at Yau Lan Mun. The fire buiat tion and again heat Blue Nile, or, as I over-assistance of the different fire brigaded, the out- may safely be expected to uphold his reputa fiercely for a time, but owing to the timely

break was extinguished before, much damage was done to the neighbourhood. One building was completely destroyed in the conflagration,

card bim miscalled, the Blog Mule.

Nigel, i mile, 1.22, last quarter 34. Nigel, į miles, got, last quarter 33 if th's pony will only keep fit hs may render an account of

sification of colton goods shows that the Tue Superintendents of the Eastern Extension no permanent local habitation, and there has himself in the handicap, nol overweighted. '

Australasia & China Telegraph Co., Ltd, and of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. L advise that, as the telegraph operators in Canada refuse to transmit messages coming from, or transiting the United States of merica, all telegrams forwarded via San Francisco" will be mailed from the nearest paint in the United States, to Canadian destination and are accepted at senders' risk. Telegrams may be forwarded via Atlantic without restriction.

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been no regularly paid staff devoting itself entirely to the training of the students,

At length, however, College buildings are.

Coscombe; so of course, the same times apply Grey Tick has been going in company with

to him. He is looking in fine trim and will pro-

hably win the first ev at if be in elected to start. Tiara and Beaufort-have both gone under

there.

about to be erected The Government two years age restryed on the Tai Ping Shan resumed areas.te in every way suitable for the parind will probably ba non starters. prises of a Medical Collage, convenient of access for Lecturers, and centrally placed in relatio to the Government Civil flospital, Alice Memorial Hospital, Nemersole flospital, He Miu Ling Hospital, Tung Wa Hospital, the Public Martuary and the Badierfological La-

It is reported that the Sugar Refining Comboratory, to be granted to the Court, free of pany of Entulko, Fornosa, has abandoned proposal to call on its shares (second, instal. ment) in view of the present state of the money-market in Japan, and has decided to borrow cheap foreign money. The task of Mr. Arai, president of the company, now travelling in Europe, is to negotiate & load, The Formosan Sugar Refining Company has decided to declare a dividend for the last half year at the rate of 1a per cost per annum, the same as for the preceding period,

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charge; and a generous Chinese gentleman, Mr. Ng Li Hing, an old resident of this Colony, has now offered to spend $30,0 o in the erection of College buildings on the site thus held in readineta. His offer has been accepted, and the buildings will be commenced immediately. The Hongkong College of Medicine has thus far had no visible existence; but as a living organization it has had a very real existence and has done much substantial work, and it has done its utmost by makeshifts to make good its somewhat asomalous circumstances. it has had is headquarters in the Alien, Memorial Happital, and the affiliated Nether

On the same day at 4 p.m. another outbreak of hre took place in a building adjoizing the pressed at once, so no serious damage was Kwok Sr. Pas office, but the flame was sup

"done.

PRISON REFORM.

The Punyu Magistrate is going to effect some reforms in the present prisons in connection with his yamen. He has already raised the Manchurian Chief ont is occasion will have

necessary fund for the undertaking, & num le chance of his life; he is in better condition|ber of prisoners has been trans erred to the thin any of the others and gets a tremendous Namhai Prison, so that the o'd prison may pull in the weights. He bar done some very he pulled down nad rebujk. good working gallops; his mile in 2.12, Jast and quarter this morning, with weight up, in quirter 32, was distinctly useful, and his milt.

KEROSENE. TRADE.

Owing to the enforcement of the new regula.“

tions recently promulgated by the provincial 3, should make him a dangerous candidate authorities relating to the landing and rioting fix the mile and a quarter handicap should he of kerasens in Ilie City of Canton, it is reported a'so start there. But it is in the Challenge Cup that the importation of this commodity by the that I expect to see him blossom forth into Chinese oil merchants has fallen off consider winner, his tight weight and his forward condiably; and consequently the price has advanced tion being very much in his favour.

*I am very pleased to see that the Gymkhan coinmittee have removed the fiasco, the Hurdle Race, from the programme, and have substitu'ed jumping competition, which should prove very interesting; the ponies are being schooled nightly and really some are jumping quite

plain fabrics fell from 27.724,980 pieces in 1905 to 20,247:123 pieces in 1906. The imports of copper, of late an absolutely abnormal import, fell from 129,796,900 pounds in 1905 to a normal quantity in 1906, and the value of all metal importations fell from $36,343,198 in 1995 to $13,83 1,884 in 1906, Of foodstuffs, rice increased from 197.055.470 pounds in 1905 10 6:4,850,000 pounds in 1906, and flour from 124,234,800 pounds in 1905 to 237.957,800 pounds (4,759,149 bags) in 1906, of which 40 per cent, went into the northern, Yangtze, and central ports, and Go per cent, to the south. It is not believed that Australian flour gained much over the preceding year, although this eamot be verified owing to the Hongkong A. S. WATSON & CO., statistics, which record all flour going into South China, whether from the United Slate's or Australia. Kerosene oil fell from $53.471,831 gallons in 1905 to 128,687,600 gallons in 1906, but this did not mean that consumption was less, for the Standard Oil Company, of New York, which has about 60 per cent of the trade at present, had, the most prosperous year in its history in China, The stocks have simply been reduced, and the close of the year 1907 will doubtless show normal quantities on hand. Ma chinery, which it was thought would increase CHINA'S TRADE IN 1906. largely in 1906, has not increased much, the impprts for 1956 amounting to $4,584,177, Quite recently we presented a brief review

a small gain on 1905. The result is pro. of the trade of China for the past year sum bably attributable in part to the prevailing marised from the excellent publications poor business conditions, bul it is also true issued by the Statistical Department of the that the development of the machinery Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, Con-market has been a disappointment. There sidering the keen bid which American anu-

has been a large increase in railway plant AT about one o'clock on Thursday morning a facturers and steamship owiters are making inports, from $5,877,301 in 1905, to Chinaman, about thirty years of age, by name for a share of the expanding trade of this 51,845 gold in 1906. The sugar trade Ah Cheng, residing with his family at 13 immense Empire, and more especially the of China sitows signs of a healthy increase, Arthur Street. Yau-ma-li, received injuries well-directed efforts to obtain the supremacy the gain Faving bech from 616,000,000 which resulted afterwards in his death. -Ah of the Pacific trade, the report furnished by | pounds in 1905, la 872,765,733 pounds in Cheung, is a seaman and had been paid off Mr. James L. Rodgers, until recently U.S. 1906 There has been a steady advance in Consul-General at Shanghai, deserves more the imports each year, and it is now expected theatre and, it was sad, went out to the students have been enrolled; of these 31 have well, Soon after Barros was unmarked, got | than passing notice. That official remarks on that larger gains are coming. It would ap pear from the foregoing that the remarkable

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1907.

the trade of China for the calendar year of 1906 that the distinguishing characteristics of the trade in China for last year were those recuperative powers of China will convince the worst pessimist of an early revival in trade generally, and when we bear in mind the remarks of the chairman at the Bank meeting on Saturday, we need not doubt

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise i.is power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances, vie, to authorize the appropriation of a supplementary sum ofgle and Ho Miu Ling Hospitals have also four hundred and seventy-seven thousand eight been open to students for purposes of clinical hundred and forty-nine dollar's and fifty-ibres instruction; but, in addition, the College has cents, to defray the charges of the year 1906; to remove doubts as to the validity of the ceedings of the Supreme Court of this Colony during. the time that Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Esquire, held the office of Puisne Judge of such Court from the 25th day of June 1902 down to the present; and an Ordinance to amend the Married Women's Property Ordin:

ance, 1906

from his ship last week. He returned home shortly after midnight yesterday from the verandals to get the air. While looking over the verandah he is believed to have overbalanced hi self and fallen to the street-a distance of some twenty feet. Sergeant Appletons moved the unconscious man to the hospital. He died

late last night from a fractured skull.

decently.

Mr. G. K. H., Brutton has a couple of new ponies down from the North, 1 am told that the black has been going very well and in certain quaters is expected in the long dia-

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SHIELD COMPETITION ·

all over the city. During this summer session, borrowed accommodation for special purposes tanco face." **

for example, the Surgery lectures have been delivered at the Government Civil Hospital, Biology has been taught at Queen's College, Chemistry and Physics in the Queen's College Laboratory, Public Health in the Royal Savitary Institute's lecture hall, Fathology and

This match did not prove to be half as hard Bacteriology in, the Public Mortuary and the

as many expected and the V.R.C. team, though Bacteriological Institute; and the Tung Wa having to work hard in the first half, had things Hospital has also been made use of in tutorial practically all their own way in the second

half.

V.R.C. “A” ÚJ. R.H.KY,C,

Soon after the commencement Pereira tried a shot which was well saved, and the ball was passed up and down the bath for a considerable fine, then Beattie got away from H. A. Lam- mert and swan up to near the V.R.C. goal and tried a shot which L. E. Lammert defended hold of the ball and swam up, and registered the first goal for bis side..

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to one tael per picul more than the former. price.

PIRACY.

On the h instant, a junk, fully laden with cargo, left Shis fling for Canton and upos arrival at a place called Kam Kai the junk was held up by a gang of pirates. The value of the hooty carried away is estimated at about $800; the case has been reported to the authorities, Within this month several cases of piracy have

from Canton to Shiu Hing,

been reported to have taken place on the route

THE NEW VICEROY,

The Canton Authorities baye now made ail the necessary arrangements for, the reception of the newly appointed Viceroy of the Liang Kwang, Chang Yup-chun. The first batch of the reception patty, consisting of over ten par sons, has already left for Shanghai, and the second parts will leave here for that port. to-day. The Shan Hou Chu will send launches to Hongkong to receive H. E. when his

departure from the North is ascertained.

LIKIN COLLECTIONS. · The total amount of likin collected for the sixth moon by the Canton tikin Bureau Amounts to Taels 68,09 .649 and the collection of likin by the Lappa Customs, for the first

STEAMBOAT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION month of the period amounts to faels 5,939.243.

of unfavourable conditions, induced by:na tural as well as abnormal causes. These were floods over large sections of the em pire; disturbed commercial conditions, owing to the effects of the war in the North that "there does seem reason to think that "LAST night I went out for a walk. In Wing are in direct Government service in the New the third goal from half way up the bath, Bodlund for the establishment of the institutipa,

fluctuations of the currency, and very nearly all manner of ills which could affect people whose numbers make any divergence from ordinary results a very serious matter. The

our long auspense is drawing to a close, and Wad Street 1 net an old friend of mine. We that the improvement in business, which we had a cha, daring which I got dizay and fel' have so often anticipated is slowly but asleep. What happened after that I don't know. When I went to sleep I must have surely appearing at last," and with its return

fallen to the street. The next thing I remem Hongkong is bound to take its share in the

classes for the clinical material is affords. The Lecturers of the Co lege die thus, it must be apparent, doing their best, under the great disadvantages that exist, to make their teaching a thorough and as practical as possible.

During the twenty years that have elapsed. since the College was inaugurated, exactly 100

The steamboat owners of Canton, under the qualified, and most of the Licentiates already

leadership of Mr. Han-yin, bave petitioned the officials of the Canton Bureau of Agricul qualified have settled in the Colony itself. All

In the second spell the staying power of the ture, Industry and Commerce requesting per the Dispensaties established by the Chinese themselves in various part of Victoria, in Yau- V.R.C. was shown when they ran away from mission to form here a Canton River, Steam mati, Hunghom and old Kowloon city, for the the'r men time after time, and Lammert scored boat Owners Association, and stating that the express purpose of assisting the Government the second goal for the V,R.C, from a pass by Steam Launch Owners' guild have already to enforce its sanitary laws, are manned by Sayer. Linton tried a shot soon after for the

consented to subscribe $0,0 o towards the Licentiates of this College. Other Licentiates Yacht Club, but misted. Barros then scored

The Association propose to issue ce tificates snon Sayer added a fourth from a pass by Bar oils members which are to be renewed an- Territory and on the Railway werks; some are resident surgeons in the Hospitals for the ros; it was impossible for Wishart to stop this nually and the Association is formed with the Chinese; and several are practising their pre-shot as Sayer got away from his man and was object of looking after the interests of the fession privately among their own people in only a few yards away from the goal. The "A" stormboat owners. The number of river steam various parts of the Colony, and in this capa- team tried a good many shots which Wishartsuce boat companies here is estimated at about .confidence of the Chinese, rich and poor slike, which ultimately ended in the fifth goal being corner throw. The V.R.C. goal was threatened These men are exerting a wide; and a widen red by Ba ros fisting the ball in from the ingi influence towards the breaking down of soon after when Alves left Rides, who availed Chinese prejudices and Chinese obstraction to himself of an excellent opportunity to score by that better sanitation in which, is is recognised swimming up to his opponents' goal and trying aswift shot which L.. E, Lammert just managed on all hand, lie a happier future and a yet to save, and the game ended soon after without greater commercial prosperity for this Colony. any further scoring being done by either side We u idensland that it is in view to make a in a wis for the V.R.C," tram by 5 goals vigorous effort early next year to raise by pub.to nil.

crop failures induced a sacrifice of "commo; forefront as the great receiving and distribu. Iber was being removed to No. a Police Station," city gaining access to the homes and the cessfully stopped, but a corner resulted from one ninely altogether,

China.

dities in the desperate effort to tide overing centre for the darts of the most difficulties; the consequent nse in the price populous and the wealthiest province of of rice, amounting as it did to over 100 per cent in many places, meant ruin and star vation to many; the unrest among these people, so stricken by calamity, implled lack of business confidence; and finally the know. ledge that in Shanghai, the great clearing city of the empire, there was an enormous

t coolie's excuse at the Police, Court, yester `day, when he was charged with being a rogue and vagabond and sleeping in the street. "How long have you been in Hongkong?" queried Mr. Hazeland. "A couple of days

Have you any money?" replied accused. pursued, the Court. "No," came the calm DR. J. W. Hanley has been appointed to be reply. "I came down here to see if I could Surgeon Lieutenant in the Hongkong Volungei some!" Three weeks hard libour. teer Corps, with effect from the atșt last.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Firing exercises will be carried out by the British Fleet both by night and day at frequent intervals from October 15th next onwards, in Mirs Pay.

AMONG the passengers leavo-day for America, by the Amartests were Go vernor Knight, of the Neuva Vize, province, and Mr. W. M. Wooden, of the Philippine Educational Bureau.

quantity of unsold goods on hand, which meant heavy financial burdens and strained credits, had their effect upon all who came in.contact with commercial affairs. In any country, no matter how rich, a surplus stack of $100,000,000 worth of goods would have LICENCES to shoot and take game, granted been a menace; in China, with a combina-under Ordinance 6 of 1885, are due for renewal tion apparently of every adverse circum The fee for each licence is St.,

or issue on the first day of September, 1907.

stance, it was portentous, and the only wonder is that the nation. endured the situation as well as it did. Mr. Rodgers believes that the worst is not over by any means, for China's credit, impaired as it is to some extent, must in the year to come be again strained, since after a poor year fol ACCORDING to Mr. Plowden, there is 'a serious lowing the war, she no longer has any reason for everything in life, except suicide,' benefit whatever from the war funds which But that was dol the opinion of a certain other were poured in and which to some extent magistrate whose son expressed his desire to marry the lady of his heart. But why do you anet the necessities of 1906. It may be ex- want to marry her?' demanded the father. Be pected that the year of 1907 will show poor cause I love her, sir, said the son. 'That, trade results, and it will be well on into 1908 replied the father, 'isn't a reason; it's an before normal business conditions, even | uzcusu"

lic subscription an Endowment Fund to enable A regrettable feature of the game was the The Court to engage the services of a staff of amount of fouling that was done by both sides specially qualified lecturers for the mose dis- went so far as to forget themselves and ducked and on two or three occasions some ofthe players tinctively scientific subjects, and to render each other when their opponents, had got more effective by the provision of adequate the ball." teaching appliances the work of the present Barros and H. As Lammert played a very bonorary staff of lecturers, who will continue, good game for the V.R.C. so did L. B. Lam- their services to the institution.

SHIPPING AND, MAILS

“WAILE' DUR,

STOWAWAYS ON À LINER.

FOURTHEN Discovered on BOARD, 3.5. "TARTARY

The Canadian Tacific liner: Tartar, in yes terday from Vancouver, brought back with her fourteen stowaways-farmers, who were found hiding on board during the vessal's last voyage to Canada. The presence of the stowaways on board the Tarlar became known to the

officers soon after the ship left Yokobama, and steps were Jaked to see that the Chinamen did not leave the vessel alther at Victoria, B. C., or Vancouver. It is known that four of mert in goal. The Yacht Club Team also the stowaways' are from Hongkong, while played a good game, especially Wishart. In the remaining ten wire smuggled aboard at goal,

Yokohama.

The teams were~V.R.C. “A”:~~LE, Lain- mert (goai), A. E, Aves H. A. Lammert (fullback), A. V. Barros (balfback), J. M. Roza Pereira, H, C.-Sayer and P, M. Remedios (forwards).

YESTERDAY afternoon, a coolis made his way into a rattan dealer's establishment, at 84, Bonham Strand, and asked to be shown some of their finest bed mats. After some sorting the cool picked our one which cost fer, and told the shopkeeper to enter it in the account of a certain firm, the name of which he gave, .This the shopkeeper promised to do. But after a few minutes' thinking he became suspicious and sent one of his fatis to follow the stranger. When the firm to which the coolie said. be belonged was reached he made no attempt to enter but continued on his way. In the next sizeel the fati seized the man and handed him over to a policeman. On inquiries made by the police at the firm it was learnt that the, coolla did not have their permission to order the mat. At the Central Police Station

The H. A. L... Rhenanda left Singapore he gave the name of Fun Ho, of Sheung On on 24th inst, a.m., and may be expected here Lang, inspector Ritchie charged cased at on agih inst, sm. « the Police Court, this morning, with theft,e Imperial German Mails.1. Prine Regent · R. E. “B Mr. Hardland had the charge amended to cos Zalifold left Shanghai on 23rd inst., 21 12 p m., | Middlesex "A" of obtaining goods under false pretences, and and may be expected here on or about 17th Middlesex "B" the case was

instap..

indien (Kumaang) 26th last, German (Prins Heinrich) 16th inst., 4 p.m. German (Prius Regant Luitpold ) 27thinst., p.m. American (China) 28th insi,

R..K.Y.C.-Wishart (goal), G. G. Frank lin, II. W. Le-ter (fallbacks), Linton (halfback), Beattie, siden add Carpenter (forwards),

COMPETITION TABLE.

Played Wen. Lost, Drawn, Points,

V. R. C. HA.... 6: -87:b Co., R.G.3, 5'

Corinthian Y.C.

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Detective Sergeant Wilden was on board soon after the ship arrived and took charge of the stowaways. He also arrested the head fireman, one of bir assistants and the carpenter of the ship—all Chinese-on suspicion of having' been implicated in smuggling the ten men aboard at Yokobama; and the boatswain for assisting the other four,

The stowaways were paraded before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, to-day, They pleaded guilty. The four men who are

accused of Alding and abetting them on beard

denied the charge relig

Mr. Balloy, of Messrs. Johnson, Stakes and. Master, appeared for the prosecution." The Case was remanded,