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SOUTH CHINA RISING,

TWELVE HOURS' ENGAGEMENT.

"PEOPLE DRIVEN TO REVOLT.”

[From Our Own Correspondent.].

Canton, 13th September, 19-7; On the 9th instani, a telegraphic report was received by the authigillen at Cantos from the district of Lingshan, In the prefecture of Yum- chow, to the effect that the city of Lingstian, was vigorously attacked by the insurgents The despatch added that the city was in im minent danger of falling into the hands of the risters. Immediately upon the receipt of the

nows the officinis a once despatched a tele

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

THRIVINGRONG TRAGEDY

'ADSUIT'S ARRIVAL, SHORTLY-EXPECTED.

ath inst.

From special information gathered at police he dituriers to-day by a tiongkong Telegraph reporter wo are in a position to inform our renders that Adseti, the alleged murderer of Gertrude Paylan, whose body was found in e' Trankeboard has Canadian Tacific liper Moutragir cot din m»ny' weeks ago, will arrive

In Hongkong to stand his trial in the not

distanı future.

day or two age the police were in

receip

This piece of .39% utmost importan e, for it coroborates a cab'egram, published in a recent issue of this fourgal to the effect that Adsell was willing to give himself up to the British authorities and stand bis trist at ffong kong without waiting for the usual formalities

ted with connected extrudition,

Ceipt .5. ship Galveston, in which Adselt is con fined, had left Chefen bound for Manila, from Which

port Advent will take passage to this Colony.

No news is to hand at the present moment as to whether the Gulv stom bas orived at Mands or 101, but ne Monday next two Hongkong detectives-Mes is O'Sullivan and Pe kinn-will leave for that post on the Rabi,it to meet the American, and to escort him back to this post to stand bis trial before a British juty. **. EXTRACTION PROCERDINGS TO BE OPENED

No reply was Yeceived until a late hour is at

the ol evening of the following day, the rith instal when a seleram was received from Kwangs It staled that a large detachment of troops was ordered to the scene of the outbreak and that the Imperial troops engaged the rebels for twelve hours contiuqunusly, from the small houn of the morning-at, 3.4 m, to be precise of the 17th instant until abo two o'clock in the afternoon, when the insurgents were obliged to beat a retreat and, owing to the large num bers and strength of the. Government troops, e despatched shoy

took flight. The troops were

and to march fully equipped, in order to ready: and thus succeeded in relieving the city. The telegraph wires in the disturbed area have all since been cut by the "riorers, consequently no telegraphic communication could be establish- ed with other place. The foregoing.telegram has had to be despatched to Canton via Kwang- si. The insurgents appear to have been equipped with up-to-date rifler and ammuni tion, and it is believed that they were supplied with military stores by revolutionista, or other bad characters, in the e districts.

all occasionally to be found. But illesd'very did pieces or ardnance, are exitemely rare, course, and most of the foreign-måde: guns in the junk fleets date from 50, or 60 or 70 yoRTE: ago. The guns of native manufacture to be found on board these vessels, are newer, for they do not seem to last so long as the Euro peno or American article. Though their mana facture has now pretty completely ceased we believe, they were made up to fiftien er twenty years ago in the smaller provincial arsenals, an it is, after all, guns of about this age and type,amanth-bore mula toaders, firing solid shot-that are chiefly mounted on mandarin warjunks,

SEPTEMBER 20 1907.

SHE HAKODALE FIRE,

MEMORYGINSURANCE CO,'S LOSSES, PLA

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Fire Insurance companies have "sationaly suffered from the Haködate firs, and the fipan- cial consequences are looked forward to with great anxiety. The losses, of the Insurance companjës are estimated at between Y4,000,000 and Ys doo,000. The loss in some cases in believed to be 10 heavy that the sticts will hardly cover the loss. Many of the companies may dispose of, and is that case, the financial: stocks held by them to setile the claims in that situating will be disturbed. The Orada Mat nicht asks whether all the Gro offices interested are solvent, and able to settle ile claims, and argues that the question involved is not mere ly the welfare of Insurance companies, but the economic situation in general, as the present disaster may entall changes in Insurance lowing figures to show the solvent power of business, The Osaka journal appends the fol the principal inturance offices interested in the Hakodate fire-p

NIPPON TOKYO MEJI YOKOHAMA Kroso

FINK FIRK

FIRET

Ten Ten·

*

FITE.

As we have said, these vessels belong almost invariably to the Provincial officials and the Central Government makes no claim to author ity over them Not that Peking has never ought to gain contral of them, for it has, rpeatedly, but always unsuccessfully but difficulties

relating graphic Inquiry for full details of the affair.of infeilion which made it clear that thetween Peking and Provincial authorities, are

to naval administration be

an old story in China, and they have not always been connected with such humble craft as war junks either. Our readers, or some of them, may remember the fate of the Lay-Og. borne flatila, out of which, the advancement of

Capitalipaid up 750,000 8,300,000 30,000 1,350,000 1,150,000 Sir Robert ffart to the 1: G-ship in the I. M. Total reserves 643,000 1,333,000, 78,000 1,80,000 3,000 Customs may be aid to have arisen. But that al123,000 3,017:000 3,031,000 2,631,000 3,373,000 is and her story, and we only wish to refer to

Our contemporary then goes on to say that here as instancing the friction that has been

the reserve of these fire companies totalt nearly their command 77,000,000, and so frequent in the past between the Peking und

they have provincial authorities with regard to naval assets to the amount of Y 3,379,000, including

pital, which

bo disposed of at can bo administration. Mr. Horatio Lay, and. 1. G of paid-up capital, the period, was in England on leave in 1861, once. If the losses amount to Y5,000,000 as his locum tenens" in Chioa being r. (now supposed, their reserve alone is enough to Sir Robert) Hatt. Conferences with the Chi.meet the claims, without setting hands upon 16th just

tiese Min sters on the naval weakness of the the capital. But when considered individually, Additionaf particulars me to hại din connec.

the loss in some cases may be larger than the Empire resulted in Sir Robert being au tion with the murder af Gertrude Dastoo.

thorised to send to Mr. Lay ordes for ce reserve. The supposed loss of each company whose body, renders will remember, was lo

und

is compared with their respective reserve, as tain armed vessels to be officered and man-

follows: in a trunk in the baggage room of the slaamer ned by Britishers. Mr. Lay executed the Monteagle some time ago. At police head-order "according to his lights," as Alexander quarters this afternoon we were informed that Michis tells R, engaging Captain Sherard the U. 5. ship Galveston, carrying the alleged. Osborne tocommand the fleet, which was equip murderer, Adsett, had arrived at Manila, in

ped on a war-loiting. The ships came out and the course of a few days proceedings will be ail deemed to be going well with the scheme opened against him with the object of finding when the whole business was ruined in conce. out whether there is prima fačte evidence that quence of a conflict of authority between the he was.connected with the crime, and for that leking and the provincial officials, with tegard pure se two of the leading witnesses-Messrs. to the question which was entitled to give Cap J ́Oxberry and A. R. Sognderam, of the Hong tain Sherard Osborne orters, Petin2 or the kong Hutel-together with Detective ('Sullivan Provinces. The ships were sitimately taken and Constable Perkins, left for Manila to-day, back to turope and sold➡nt a heavy pecuniary by be seamer Rubi.

loss in China.--Skarghui Fimes.

THE RELIEF OF FOÑO SHING, Later reports have reached the Government since the relief of therity of Fong Shing which fell into the hauds of the insurgen's on the instant. The bandits have now scattered in amill bands and are creating disturbances in various places. It has not been posible to successfully put them down. As there is not a farge body of troops available at the disposai of Tanini Wong to garrison the city of Fang Shing to resist another attack, Wong has been obliged to retaini. only tan regiments at that place. Commander Kwok and Sung have sent their troops to harrass the insurgents wherever they appear in numbers.

SIMULTANEOUS OUTBREAKS IN KWAI YOEN.

Another telegram from Kwangsi reports si multaneous, outbreaks of large numbers of rin'ers in the markel-plines of Ma-sze, Mo-kak, and Fan-koi and the neighbourine towns.D the district of Kwai Yu»^, in the prefecture of Chumchow. The insurgents carried banners bearing the legend. "People driven by officials to revolt." The inland guardboats dared not offer resistance and were consequently, at the mercy

7 of the rebels who, however, did not : ppear to be eager to avail themselves of the arms and ammunition on band. It is repolted that a` quantity of os calties of rice has been con sumed daily by the marauders, from which fact their numbers can be greed with fair approx. imation.

FRENCH REPRESEN, ATIONS.

It is reported that the French Minister at Peking has made représentations to the Central Gavernment urging-tint-steps should.bijaken. at once to put down the outbreak in Yumchow prefecture and precautions taken in order to prevent the rebels crossing into Annan. The Central Government has instructed the Kwang si Governor to devise means to that end and send troops to co-operate with the troops of the sister province to prevent the disturbance from spreading over a larger area.

YUMCHOW TANTAI REINSTATE“.

Canton, 14th September. Wong Ping-yun, tata of the circuit of Yum- chow and Limchow, who hid been discharged from his past án neciing of neelect of duty in taking the necessary measures for putting down the rising within his jurisdiction two months ago, returned to Canion the other day and re- ported his arrival to IE the Acting Viceroy Tanta Wong had been in office for several years, and it consequently well versed in the administration of affius in the lower prefect ures. In view of the seriousness, of the present situation the Viceroy has decided to send Tan tai Wong to co-operate with Brigadier-General Li Chun, in puiting down the rebellion in

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AT MANIA.

"Do you think that a prima facie cate will be made cut against him?” asked a fiongkong Telegraph,reporter of a police inspector.

As regards that question I am afraid 1 am not in a position to state how the evidence will affect the American judeo, came the reply.

"But do you think you have sufficient evid- ence to establish your cast ?".

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"I should think so." "Then what are the chances of Adrett being handed over to the British Governmen!?

"As you will see from the passenger list the leading witnesses have left to-day for Manila. And, in my opinion, I should think that their evidence alone would be sufficient for the Asperican nuthorities jo hand him over. But you can never tell how the evidence will be taken on the other aide."

DUMB-BEIL, ISLAND MURDER.

PRISONERS CONVICTED.

At the Criminal Sessions, last Thursday, be forė his Honour Mr' A. G. Wise, Chie' Justice To Hing Chang, a fisherman, and his wife, Ha Yung, wele ladicted no a charge of murder ing one Fan Muk Fat, at Lantau, on the 26th uita.

The following, was the jury' empanelled :— Messrs. J: A. T. FLmmer (foreman), . . Ramsay H. B. Bridger, J. Olson, S. Judes, G. White and G. W. Gegg.

Mr. Rees Davis, Attorney-General, prose cuted for the Crown; Hon. Dr. Ho Kai repre-

"Why do you think so? Is there any reassenting the accused, son why the American government shoul screen lilm?"

I don't think so.. Why should they?" Taking everything in a consideration, when d you expect to set eyes on Adsen ?"

That appeared to be a poser. The inspector looked vicantly into space. "Three weeks from now," he replied, and turned away.

CHINA'S JUNK FLEBTS.

Amount Rate of loss Losses sof

to. reserva. reserve.

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CANZON DAY BY DAY

THE NEW VICEROY,

[From? Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 16th Septembar..

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Shun Tak There was presect's large number of paroos laclading.llie.representatives of the different sali-opium institutions throughout the province. Many speeches were delivered. *: On the 15th instant, a meeting of the Central

·Anti-Opium: Association was held at its head” quarters at the Mon Lan Shi Yuan, “tet!'ME. Chin Wal-po, the dowly el cled president was voted to the

ineeting the fol lowing resolutions wete police authorities be requested to give authority for the lavitation of tenders for the sale of an by the police (3) That general meeting be ald opium divan confiscated short time ago arranged to take place on the 18th instant when the accounts for the last two months will. be presepted for approval and payme bir sanc

taken to reduce the amount of anti-õpidm'plile

On the evening of the 14th instant, the officials of the Canton Shaa Hou Chu received, H.E. Viceroy Chung of the Liang Kwang will a'loisgram from Shanghai informing them that start from that port at 8 o'clock on the morning of the 15th, on board the G. M. S. N. Co.'s ... Tai SAww for the South. E. Viceroy Chaug will pay a call to HE the kong when he arrives there en ronds for Captioned by the committee. (0) That steps ba ton. It is ascertained that H.E family cop to be distributed daily to applicants (4) That sists of thirteen members and that ble salte o

several questions be brought up for discussion

reference to further reforms necessary to about eighly in number. This morning sight Chinese Government-gunboala together with be affected in the Refuge in condection with the second reception party left here for Hong the association for the treatment of anti-oplum kong to receive the Viceroy H.E. Viceroy patients. That means be devised atau maily Chang will lake over charge of office of the date for the building of an industrial instituțion Viceroyalty of the Liang Kwang provinces on for the admiss and those persons left destituia; or about the 19th instant,

by the abolition o of opium smoking.

Work on the repair of the Canton viceregal yamen has been pushed on fately by orders of the High Authorities pending the arrival of the new Viceroy and was completed a few days ago. Everything it now la rendicose for H.E g his arrival heis.

-BAILWAY ACCIDENT.

On the 12th instant, a train bound for Canton from Faishan, knocked down a man who was walking along the railway tracks, when approaching the Chai Pia Station. The unfortunate man was seriously injured about the legs, which have been amputated. The man is not expected to recover from his serious injuries.

THE SOUTHERN DISTURBANCES. Advice received from the districts of Fong

LOADING" MILITARY STOKES, Pap Yesterday the Chinese gunboat. Fu le re- turned from Pakhol to ship more ammunition for the troops at Yumchow and Limchow," he Fu Pois also taking in bunker'coal.

THE OPIUM FARMLAND Owing to the numerous petitions received from the different opium,farmers throughout the provlace, for, the reduction of the empast of royalty paid for the monopoly through, the recent enforcement of the anti-oplum regul. ations throughout the province, the Shan Hon Chu has written to the different districts. to request the focal officials to report on The matter and make suggestions as to the advisability of the oplum manaroly, being in future taken over by the Chu, so as 10, prayent

Shing in Yumchow, and Lingshan in Limehow, further trouble.

THIS WEATHER.

Takyn Fire 1,100,000 1,333,000 13. Per Meiji Pen..... 550,000 2,782,000 19.8

indicate that the local officials are taking 470,000 1,643,0.0 286 Nippon Fire... Kyodo Fire_... 370,000 123,000 219.5 every necessary step to put down the rising in those places; 'is reported that, owing to Yokohama Fits 190,000 1,081,000 17.4 As will be seen from the above figures, the the large numbers of troops san! sgainst the Kyodo Company has lost Y270,000 against re-insurgents, they are showing signs of weakness, serves amounting to not more than 123,003, and will not be long before they are sup so that the company hes to draw upon its capi- pressed. tal in settling the claims.' in the case of the other four companies they are able to meet the claims out of the reserve without touching their capital, as observed by the Mainichi, When the claims are settled, the Yokobama will lose 17 per cent of its reserve, the Meiji about 20 per cent, the Nippon about 30 per cent and the Tokyo 82 per cent. What will be the position of these companies after the claims have been settled? It may be advisable to introduce new methods of business in the future,

The weather here for the past few days has been very unsettled. On Friday evening the sky became overcast and as the morning of Saturday rain began to fall in torrents and last ed throughout the day. A strong north-easter is wind blow throughout that day. Rain fall all yesterday, but the wind has rubsided and this forenoon the weather began to moderate.

LAUNCH SERVICE SUSPENDED,

All steam towing launches running between Canton and Fatahan have som stopped the service, owing to the slackness of business through the opening of the Canten-Fatrhan Railway,

واحد

KWANGSI RAILWAY CO.

LIKIN COLLECTIONS..

The collection of likin-dues-by-the. Canton Likin Bureau for the seventh moan amounted at Tls. 377.3.313

It seems that marine insurance companies have also largely s ffered from the fire The disastrous fire in Otaru som years ago taught A lesson la shippers of cargo by steamers. In that fire the warehouse of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha was destroyed, involving the shippera In a heavy loss. After that it was agreed be. The particulars of the case as outlined briefly tween matine insurance fices and shippers The Kwangs Railway Company has been by the Attorney-General were in the effect that that the insurance of cargo remaining in light-frmed and construction work will begin next nccused were husband and wife, residing in the ers" or warehouses alter being discharged spring in the sister province. The work will be Mui Wo village. On the morning of the 26th steamers would be valid for 30 days. A con- divided into thres sections: the first section, August, the first accused--Toing Chan-siderable quantity of such cargo remaining in extending from Samshui to Wuchow, the went to the Cheung Chau Pulice Station and the N. Y. K. warehouses or lighters was lost in encend from Wuchow to Kwei Yuen district, polified Sergeant Angus that a robbery had the Hakodate fire. The loss of the Yokohama and the third section thepce to the port of been committed in his house the previous | Marine Insurance Company alone is estimated Nanniog, night. While the sergeant was listening to at not less than Y.zoo. When the losses of his story the wife and brother of the deceased |othi stompanies are taken together, the total is entered, the charge.room, accompanied by a. estimated to exceed Y400,000 The settlement. Chinese policeman and, recognising To Hing of the claims against insurance offices may Chan, gave him in charga for murder, Fan seriously affect the financial situation this Muk Yau, deceased brother, said that while he month. was asleep in his house, which is situate about forty feet away from that of To Hing Chan's, of about ten o'clock on the night of the 25th ull, he was awakened by a noise mide in the street. jumping out of bed he went to investigate and saw the fut delenda & holding deceased by the queue. Then the second defendant, Ho Yung, was een afriking the deceased on the head lapsed. Witness asked wifat the trouble was and legs with a chopper. The sleceased col. about. The second defendant threw away the chopper she held, and disappeared. Witness "Peached his dying brother, who informed collect a debt and was attacked, him that he went to the defendants' house to he female defendant remained hiding on the hillside for a couple of das when she, too, was arrested.

The Oraka Mainichi ubserver that the pre- dent loss of fire-insurance offices in Japan in one fire is the largest known in this country. ed, the Osaks, Nisshu, Naigai and Ryokwan In addition to the fire cffices already mention and.other smaller offices have suffered mora or less. The loss of the various companies con- cerned is said to range from 100,000 to ¥2,000,0co, The Hakodate fire may be fatal be fatal 10 some of the smaller companies foundations are not stund. It is stated that the Government is ready to take determined measures against any company which may hesitate to settle claims without good and valid reason, and they may consequently be fosc ed to soitiethecitims without delay. The leading which value the confidence reposed

Compantegal hesitate to settle, even without

Evidence was then called? y the Crown. in them, Both-counsel having addressed the Count, favernment incederecce......... Insettling the the jury brought in a verdict rf gently of man-['claims, the Afatnicht thinks, the insuredes

laughter.

Last week we devoted some attention to the immense fears of junks in which so much of China's domestic commerce is still carried from one end of the Empire to the other, and the subject has app rently proved so interesting that several of our readers have been writing to us suggesting that a ljule space might be use- fully allotted to the consideration of another variety of junk, the pclarerque and graceful looking war-craft, of which myriads are still to be seen skimming along the Chinese coasts, or resting peacefully at ar chor at every riverside lekin station in the innermost recesses of the Empire. The appearance of those vessels is especially familiar to people who are, fond of making up-country trips; for as the greater part of the warjunks is "spent in idleness, they are most usually to be | seen, as we have jus decribed them, snugly moored off the inland fekin stations and bar- tiers, where the inquiring foreigner, if he be but ordinarily polite and conciliatory in manner, and perhaps accompanies his advances with the proffer of a few cigars to the soldiers and to three years' hard labour and the woman to His Lordship sentenced the first defendant boatmen be board, saldum. encounters-any-eighteen months' imprisonment. difficulty in being allowed to pay a visit to the It is reported that the leaders of the present interesting ule-vessels and inspecting them from stert to 'ern. And there is generally a rising in Fong Shing are men who have return. ed from the Straits Settlements, Annam and good deal to admire to be found on board; the other places whence they imported their boals themselves je, ni a rule, kept scrupul munitions of war. into the country. Tinously clean their fight-coloured timbers are. connection with this report the following highly, polished and everything about them paragraph in the V. C. D. Nier, of 9th inst., presents as great a contrast, in appearance corroborative of the news: Certain China men-of-war in nil climes and all ages

residents have telegraphed in the Acting and have beca want to offer to the hum Viceroy

drum, homely lookingyhips, with the wear and of the Linngwang provinces stating that a large band of anti-monarchists is return. tear ap Isoll of trade, in every plate and plack ing from the Malay Federated States to Canton of them, this sail the waters for the purpose of and Shantung for the purpose of starting a

commerce.. Construcfed en finer lines than The merchant jún 5, the war junks can also revelation in the Southern and Northern pro.

show a greater spread of sail and are in every vinces simultaneously," Ed., K.T] HE the Acting Viceroy has given instructions to way, fister and more easily handled. It is an Taolai Wong to detail gun-boats to cruise in the tremely pretty to see them manwavring on a southern waters, in order to prevent the smug broad expanse of water, such as the lakes. gling of arms and ammunition by the revolu. beyond Soochow, tacking and turning with Lionists into the southern coast of China. marvellous celerity, and failing clover into the wind then almost any other type of craft we know.

Yumchow. het on

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REBEL LEADERS.

... ANOTHER. OʻTURBAK.

11 is reported that the malcontents have tison, and are now attacking the district of Hop Pu, Troops under the command of an officer sur- named Chiu have been sent there. While Commander Liang ia marching at the head of another body of soldiers to, Lingshan.

¿CONFIRMATrov news.

These junks are organised and controlled by the provincial nuthorities and are in no way

Every Viceroy and Governor maintains a large fleet of them, and smaller squadrons are kept

offices may be forced to withdraw their field by them, and consequently sodie of the deposits in the banks, or dispose of the stocks bank, which have to meet a large demand from an insurance office, may be placed in some difficulty in paying out a very large sum, GERMAN BHIPPING ACTIVITY Further, whet stocks are disposed of to a large amount by he insurance offices, the stock market, which is inclined to go down, may become much more depressed, perhaps result. ing in considerable financial strain-Jafun

THE FIGHT FOR EASTERN TRAFFIC,

fe activity of the German' steamship com- panics nowadays needs no emphasis, but this energy was never so marked as at present.

Io no quarter has their zeal been more mark- ed than in their fight for the trade and traffic of the East.

Chronicle.

CHINESE IMAGES:

The latest effort is the report that the North An Interesting series of seven Chines German-Lloyd Com any have decided, to | images has just been presented to the Museum, "strengthen its For Eastern line by putting on says the Singapore Free Prass, by a former some of its best sleamers to call at Southamp Library Clerk, Mr. Fong Tian Cheng, who at ton and Algiers,” This is looked upon as a picsent is travelling in China. They represent: bid for the large English passenger traffic to (4) Lao su, the founder of the Philosophy that port.

known as Taoism, who lived in the Chau Dynamy (6th Centur BC). His name significa "Old foy," as he was born with white hair and the face of an old man.

The haudquarters of the company in London profess ign rance on the subject. But the fact that another German Fne, which formerly sent its steamers to Algiers, has ceased its service there, renders it the more probable that the Nonk German-Lloyd-will-seize the opportunity

its hold on that part,

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(2) Lu pan, the God of the Carpenters, who lived at the time of Confucius and was skilful in making wooden figures,

ANTI-OPIUM PROCLAMATION." The Police Department has issued a pro- to foreign interference the prohibition of opium clamation stating that the rumour that, owing smeking will be relaxed, is without foundation, and the anti-opium regulations will he strictly enforced as heretofore and with even greater stranden must apply for licences and that they stringency: Opium smokers are all reminded must get rid of their vice as soon as possible, Whilst owners of opium-selling establishments ate warned to abide by the regulations, and if found selling opium to opium smokers without licences of selling to any one smoken a larger amount of the drag than specified on the licence, they will be strictly dealt with.

CEMENT WORKS. · ·

The Canton Educational Bureau has been instructed to issue, the sum of Taels in,000 payment of the purchase of machinery for the monthly from the seventh moon towards the equipment of the Honam Government Cement Works.

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POPPY CULTIVATION, In accordance with instructionss received from Peking, H.E. the Acling Viceroy has given orders to the different district magistrates, etc. to order that poppy-planting farmers throughout their respective jurisdiction, should reduce cultivation of the poppy plant, com mencing from the beginning of next year.

NANNING REGULATIONS.

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A foreign Minister at Peking has cim municated with the Walwopu complaining of the regulations drawn up in connection with the opening of Nanning as a treaty port and requesting the Ministry to have them revised, Acting Viceroy Wu bas been instructed by the Ministry to investigate the matter and to report accordingly.

17th September.

subject to the orders of the Central Government. to realp-broker, in a conversation Infernal World, who lived under the Sung toy Shum Chun-hseup and who left here toge

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(3) Yen Lowang, the Supreme Judge of the Dynasty and distinguished himself through his severity as judge

TAOTAL-WEN. Tamai Wen Taung-yeo, who was a secretary of foreign affairs in Canton under ex-Vice ther with U.E for Shanghai, has now returned Taisi Wen, has been again appointed secre (4) Kuan-ti, the God of War. He is one of tary of foreign affairs to the newly appointed the most noted figures, in Chinese bistory, Viceroy, H.E. Chang Jen-chun. famous for his valour, generosity and high mindedness. He is represented with a red face. There is a temple to bim in Telok Ayer

Street.

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on the io ult, with a representative of the Pall by the Provincial Treasurers, Salt Commission- | ¿fall Garette, said that if the report were true ors, and the Taotais and District Magistrates, it was not of vital importance. "But," he Their function is to prevent amuggling and added, "it only reveals the strenuous efforts piracy, chiefly in the inland waters, for their German companies are making. Look at the The N, C. D. News of 11th inst-says-News duties al sea haye within the past two or three headway they have made in the Persian Gulf, has been received confirming the Reports of the decades been assumed pretty completely by for instance. Up to within a year or two ago murder of Prelect Chu of Fanget éng, a city on cruisers of the Imperial Maritime Customs, we had this track in our own hands. New the Kuanglung Torgking frontier, and of Sung, In addition to the sailors there is usually a des they threaten our supremacy in all directions (5) Kuan-yin, Bhe was the daughter of a the district magistrate of that city, by mutinous tachment of "braves" on boards, more or less The Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Linie has just issued King and is worshipped by Chinese women as troops, formerly under the command of General

nume ous according to the size of the vessel, a list of sailings of their fleet to Mashonaland the Goddess of Mercy, There are two tem Ting Hual, After taking Fangcheng the muti- and indifferently aimed for the greater pari and Rhodesia. Some of the vessels will call ples in Singapore dedicated to her, one in neers who have been joined by a considerable with old-fashioned firearms, swords and spents. et Beira, and others will take passengers for Telok Ayer Street and one in Victoria Street.

Uganda and East Afrien, via Mombassa. Thir body of Triads, marched upon the prefectural The ordnance which the war funks cary

(6) Hai-Lung-wang, the God of the Sen. He of Chingchon, the headquarters of the is, from many points of view, the most interest all proclaims their keen desire to capture trade, has jurisdiction over all aquatic things, ascend Provincial. Commieder-in-chief of Kuanging feature of their equipment. It consists however small. The German services to the ing to Heaves once a year to report to the tung, and, by the last account, are now besieg altogether of small, muzzle-leading pieces of Far East from Southampton compare favour Pearly Emperor. He bar the head of a dragon, ing that city. As a measure of precaution all ancient make, a lar. a proposting having come ably with the English lines."

The s.s. lys Leang is named after him a The Press Association's the foreign missionaries in Ch'ingehou and originally from old forein frigates and corvet

I iverpool coires- (7) Pan-ku, the creator of this Earth. He in Lisachou (where the last massacre of missinna tes-the Blonde," perhaps, or the "Imogen. pundokt telegraphs that no importance represented as holding the Sun in the one hand, ries took place) have been asked by the officials or the Andromache" or any of the other attached in Liverpool shipping circles to the

and the Moon in the other. When he died, his of those place to seek, refuge in their yameps, famous ships that fought at Amor, or Centan ancanicemens from. Bremen that the North breath became the air, hil eyes the sun, and The dissaļisfaction of the mutinous troops or Taku in the stirring times of the Opium War. German-Lloyd has reduced the steerage pan- | moon, his blood the water of the rivers, bis is due to the removal of their Commander, On southern junke pieces of extreme antiquity, senger rates from Bremen to New York. The flesh the soil, his tears the rain, and the pass General Ting Hei, and a refusal by his dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth reduction does not imply a culting of rates, sites of his body the human race! After that successor to recognize certain arrears of

tell that they originally belonged to the system, under which companies recolving a caravels and galleons in which the Portuguess large share of traffic are at liberty to advance Tig Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., conquistadores Camoeor himself, perhaps, their rates, while those not getting a full share Ld, announce that the total output of the among them-look Macao and waged war on can reduce the tariff, The rates consequently Company's three mines for the wack ending the Kwangtung pirates, and opened up a rich automatically adjust themselves, and the reduc- August 31, 1907 amounted to 19,866,76 tons and trade between China and the ladies generations tion by the North Corrine-Lloyd forms part of the sales during the same period to 15,5a58a before a British fing appeared in these sous, are | thig gutomatic arrangement,”

dus to them by this Government, the cons centuries, and bearing inscriptions which The verinus Continental lines have a pooling who would not prefer the Darwinjan theory?

application for which led to the removal of their old commander. The movement is not expected to spread beyond the two prefectures, It is knows that certain revolutionaries are endeavouring to turn the mutlay into a rebellion,

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

On the 16th instant a meeting was held in the afternoon at the office of the Canton-Han kow Railway Company, at which it was sug gested that two more members should be ap. pointed by the president, Mr. Lo Po-shop, and others, to assist Mr. Chus Pakskin, who

· WAS *ppointed to take over charge of the finances of the Company but the majority of these present decided that this question should bebrought upfordiscussion at a general meeting to be held at a later date. At the meeting a number of those present were sent to call on the newly-elected president, Mr. Lo Po-shuo, and the vice-president, Mr. Wang Shiu-ping, to request them to assume charge, of office from that date.

On the urgent representations of the share bolders, Ma-Wong Shin-ping assumed the duties of his effice from yesterday; but Mr. Lo Poshua, the president, did not put in apcap pearance at the office, owing to the fact that the question of the Baancial consol of the Company is still in abeyance. juna

THE ANTI-OPIUM MOVEMENT, On the aph instant, an anti-oplum associa ilon was opened in Chan Chik in the district of.

AWAITING THE NEW VICEROY. Yesterday Brigadier-General Chaung pro- ceeding to Hongkong to meet H.E. Viceroy Chang who is expected in your Colony to

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POSTAL CONVENIENCES. The Chinese Imperial Posts have, for the first time, erected letter pillars at different points of the City. The Postal authorities have writ- ten to the Canton Police Department requesting. them to instruct is officials to see that thesa pillars are properly protected.

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RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

With reference to the different complaints lodged with the Caston-Haskow Railway Com. pany against irregularities in the taking of votes with regard to the election of Mr. Wong Shlurping as vice-president of the yesterday morning, the Prefect of Kwanza Chan, the two magistrates of Namboi and Punyo and sevoraf police officials visited the Company's office to make investigation, On going through the votes it was found that 43. voles, representing,12,128 shares, were altered is favoural Wong. The matter still be referred to the authorities.

Yesterday a tea party was given by Mr. Wong shiu-ping, the vice-president of the Company at the Company's office when he assumed charge of office. There were several members of the board of directors present in addition to a-few-shareholders.-The-seal_of_office_mas- handed overto bimby the members of the Com. mittee, who took charge of the seal upon the resignation of the ex-president, Chang To Chal

WAICKOW. INDUSTRIAL, PROSPECTS: of Waichow states that the industrial prospects A correspondent writing from the prefecture there for the present are not at all promising. The vegetable growing sugar, and wood co- inactivity. It staled that the recent dis ting industries have all shown sign of turbances there have greatly disorganised the course of trade and lately the heavy rains raused a considerable rise of the river; the. flood is doing a large amount of damage to the padily, the peanut and bean fields. within the prefecture:

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BRIGANDAUS ON THE WEST RIVER,

Robbers and pirates of the district of Sham. shui have been very active, but since the rear- Ranisation of the guards initiated by ex-Admiral Lately, however, somnife, he hers. Fo Caste Li Chun the district is becoming quieter. were captured and sent to the Kony Fo Camp. where over twenty have been beheaded, while the others have been imprisoned for having committed various crimes.

LAWLESSNESS IN WAICHOW,* Although work of reorganisation has been going on since the suppression of lawlessness in the prefecture of Walchow, several cases of robbery have been reported from there. the The Nam Chuo village, about thres li from city of Waichow, was attacked on, the 13th inst.. by robbers who ransacked several houses," kid napped a child and led away several ploughing oxen. They also killed two villagers, includ ing an old man over sixty years of age, 500) the following day, three or four Junks laden with carse were pirated at a place called Tam Tong and all cargo was taken off by the freebooter, .

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JUNK LOST IN TYPHOON, One of the thesteleal junks belonging to the Yaet Fung Nin Theatrical Company was overs taken by the typhoon on the river. in the dis trict of Sanul, on the evening of the 13th inst., with the resolt that the junk,was sunk with all the valuable property of the troupe, besides four persons being drowned. 11 AE alta - ported that most of the private property of the members of the troupe has been also lost. ...-.

SILK CROP PROSPECTS. The fifth crop of silk worms in the prefecture of Shiu, Hing has turned out satisfactorily, and a good crop of silk for this season is expected. The price of mulherry, leaves, which formerly stood at from 8 to 9 mace havg-sow.risen to Szbo par picul-as extraordinary rise,

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THE TUMCHOW RIOTS, Total Wu, of Chaochow, who, proceeded to Yumchow a short time ago, has returned to Canton and has handed a report of the presept state of affairs to HE the Acting Viceroy The report states that; the present rising (an more general and stronger than the last one bat, fortunately, owing to the large number of troops sent, the government - wll be 'ablaj;ta. cope with the outbreak,

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DISTURBANCE BREWING, HA The Tdolol of Shin Hing, Vang Kong: and' and Lo Ting his memonialised the Acling Viceroy to the effect that the outlaws in the prefecture of Shin Hing and sub-prefecture-af -Lo Ting are showing sigos of activity;'undőas the number of troops there is at, prascht in- sufficient, mare troops and gunboals: foz khat | locality are necestaY