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THE RAILWAY AFFRAY,

PARTICULARS OF THE INCIDENT.

SUN-ON DISTRICT, MAOʻSTRATE'S INTERVENTION,

`{By Our Special Representativa.) ·

When os the sith insi, we published a re port of ana sault on a party of surveynis en gaged in the preliminary work conected with the Canton Kowloon Railway (Chineté section) wa, made it clear that the bald statement that an affray had taken place was all.

the informs in that had reached us that day

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

with the 1. so clan. It was outside Ping Pan hul that the assault took place, an LST TALKINM At Lung Fobol() the survey party had their residence. The house which, as we were informed, the Europeans occupied, is owned by a missionary organization, and when not tenanted by the railway engineers in devated to n school of so-called modern learning.

· Lung Fu huí is situsio at a distance of about four li, pra trifle over an English mile, from Ping Pau-hai.

The surveyors usually start work between 7 and 8 o'clock in the morning; knock off at mid day for their lift recess, and then resume work between 2 and 3 p.m till 5. p.m.

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After luncheon on the 16th day of the 8th moon (23rd Sept) a survey party started work just outside the village at Ping Pau-hui. The

pany consisted of one Britisher, (whose name,

THE HONGKONG TRAGEDY,

ADSETTS EXAMINATION FURTHER!!!

ADJOURNED

William Hall Adsetts, the alleged murderer of the Dayton woman, whose body was found in

Saratoga trunk on board the C. P. R. Beamer Monteagle in August last, came up for trial on the capital charge at the Magistincy, this afternoon.

From the standpoint of the curious the trial attracted a good crowd of Europeans and foreigners, who hung around the Court hoping to get a glimpse of someone con nected with the trial. There have been many Important trials held in this couti-room trials that have brought out the curiosity hunters--but it is safe in saying that never before has this Court held such a crowd of Europeans interested in a trial. Every bit of space avaliable at the back of the Court was alled.

from the interior. It was at a late hour that a member of oe staff succeeded in obtaining we have since ascertained is Mr. Warmington), the scanty news. We printed the report with

Iwe weiguant surnamed Pan and Tang, eight considerable reservo, since, as we stated, at the or ten Chinese "braves" and a few surveying

"Adsetie, who lacked a trifle pale, and wearing time, the avenues for verification were then coslies. Usually two British surveyors set out,

a few days' old board; was aṛtired, in a pink close to us. From the very initiation of this but on the present occasion the other (Mr. Railway undertaking an amount of mystery Fraser) was stated to be ill and confined shirt, a black coat and a pair of blue black quite incompatible with the traditions of the to his quarters. Upon the party's arrival pants. last before the commencement of the British Government has been inverted around the villagers declared that they had alreadyr.ceedings he was handed a collar and the inspection of the route, the survey of been acq tainted with the object of their mission necktie, which be adjusted in the dock There was no ladication when he entered the dock, the projected road, and the commencement by proclamador issued by the authorities,

escorted by Detective O'Sullivan and Constables of the constructional work So that the pre-A gang of some 21 or 31 farmers who

Fox and Lenaghen, that he was worried at the sentationofanintelligible and connected history were walking in the fields approached the of the building of the line, at each sucressive guns, whom they begged not to have ordeal he was to face. Left slone in the dock

around at the gathering.. stege of its progress is a thik of the utmost the ground measured. They alleged that for a propped himself up in a corner and looked difficulty to Press scribes. The hole-and-generations the remains of their ancestors had corner minner by which, the amounts were been lying undisturbed in that revered soil: appropriated for the initial work, and then hangs had been particularly propitious spant long before a vote had bee taken by the to their forebears; and Whu'd the surveyors Legislive Counci', is another of those strange be kind enough to diveri the course of the line proceedings which bay marked the whole from their ground? course of procedure in ralion to the Kowloon Canton Railway project.

Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, appeared for the Crown, Mr. Reginald Hardin, was retained for the

defence.

Mr. Melbourne-Are you ready to go on

with the case?

Mr. Morrell said that he appeared for the Weiyuan Pus, who is acquai, ted with the English language, then interpreted the requestCrown. M. Harding, he said, was arsigned to 3-Warmington.

by the Government to defend the a cused, and he would suggest a further adjournment.

"Mr. Harding-In any event, your Worship, wint an adjournment, a short one, as I have not been instructed.

If such unwonted cation is taken to keep the public out of the confidence of the Govern There followed a long dialogue after, this, ment in what relates to the British section of and, ss related to our representative, much the line, it will be admitted th it, when it comes persuasive argument was brought to bear by to matters affecting the Chinese steling-both sides." It speaks much for the surveyors, wherein the Hongkong taxpayers have a forbearance that, at no stage of the discussion, remote in firect interest, since the two which was developing Into some degree of sections are to form a junction at the boundary | warm.h on the pit of the natives, did iHey line between British and Chinese territories manifest intolerance with the altitude of the an attempt will be made to keep the public villagers. ; „s hopelessly out of any information that should' be of interes'.

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The modest eagerness with which our exclusive report of what may be termed the Sam-chun incident was ought to be stifled convinces us of the fict that every endeavour is bring made to seal 'all out'ets w' erefrom a. "leakage" would be passible of 'news" from the progressiva scene of operations,

It is a peculiar cait of the aleuth-hounds of the Prass that they are not easily baffled. In view of the attempted dime la of our report Wednesday-which has ben mide capital of in ceriafo quarters representative, who was responsible for the report, went to same palos, to secure a connected narrative of the whole incident.

Obviously under the circumstances, such a report conil only be gathered from Chinese sources, and in our opinion the account which is now presented amply rewards the labour which its collection has involved, it is true. that from the surveyers' odpoint there may be another version of the story. However, the candour of the narrator may be accepted as geonine from the Chinese side.

To begin with, it should be stated that

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"Ultimately the welwan was inquested to inform the men that the party wage not there. for their own pleasure. The inhabitants of the

utrict should have known from the published injunctions of the official proclamation that the party were carrying on the work under instruc dòns from the Imperial Government. The railway had to follow a certain couse and the line could not be made to divert at any one's whimsical pleasure..

#tie Worship-I am sorry you did not let me know before. This is a whole afternoon wasted,

MONTSEPTEMBER 30, 1907.

CANTUN DAY BY DAY.

THE ANTI-OPIUM PROPAGANDA," [From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton. 7th September.

To-day's

Advertisements.

COMPAGNIE DUS MESSAGERE

MARITIMES

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA

The Chinese residing in Manila have scht a sum of $136 helag subscriptions collected to wards the funds for the Central Anti-opium Association together with a letter expressing THE Company's Steamship the hope that the movement will be carried io

successful and

20;-1XECUTION OF ROBBERS.

- Yesterday, by order of the authorities, four robbers who were extradited from Hongkong, were beloaded in the presence of the Namhoi Magistrate and the British Consul General at Canton, for having been found guilty of com- mitting armed robbery.

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'A NEW PRISON,

The Magistrates of Namhol and Punyu, owing to the lack of accommodation in the industrial institutions in connection with the prisons, a abort time ago proposed the trans. forming of the old prison and gaol of the Kwangchow, Frefect's yamon into an industrial institution and the proposal was sanctioned by the Authorities and the work of rebuilding the prison was begun. The fund for this work has been authorised and a sum of $30,050 was taken out of the Provincial Treasurer's yames for the purphat, besides several large sums of money obtained from other sources.

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POLICE SCHOOLS. ·:

The Police Department, in connection with which a Primary Police School was opened last year, is now contemplating the opening of a Middle and a High School for the completion of the studies of the students of the Primary School. Three' bundred: students will be received into those two schools and the Depart ment has issued a notice advising the public of an examination to be held to select soltable students for them.

28th Leptember:

THE SOUTHERN UNREST. A letter received from the prefecture of Yum- chow states that Brigadier-General Li Chun' has stationed troops on different points of the prefecture and have also placed troops on the boundaries to prevent the rebels from scat- tering and fleeing into other prelectures, The Kwangsi authorities have also taken concerted action in co-operating with the authorities of the sister province in sending Troops and was then adjourned until 2.45 placing them at suitable points on the borders o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

and assisting in every way ip pulting down the rising.

Mr. Morrell stated that he did not know until late that the Government had a signed a solicitor to the accused.

The case

SA POPULAR NAV IL ANNUAL,

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THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER,,

H. E. Wu Shang-lum to-day resumed chirge of his former post as Provincial Treasurer of the province of Kwanglung,

"YARRA," Captain Sellier, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-DAY, the 35th instant, at 7 PM,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

ng Agent Hongkong, 30th September, 1907.

S.S. "YARRA..

fro

COMPAGNIE des messaGERIES . MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. *ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London or

sa. Medoc and Charente, in connection their Goods, with the exception ol' Oplum, with above Steamer, are hereby informed that Treasure, and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees.. before Noon TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.

Dills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 7th October, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 7th October, or they will not be re- cognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 7th October, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been offected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 30th September, 1007.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P, & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

."POONA;"

THE

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FROM Antwerp, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo-by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

The representative of the Kwangsi Railway Company has arrived here and yesterday, call ed on H. E. Viceroy Chang at his yämen, and

Optional Goods will be landed here unless had a conference with him on masters in con-instructions are given to the contrary before

*6 hours, (* nection with the construction of railroads in that province and the opening of a branch office of the Company here.

ANTI-OPIUM PROPAGANDA,

On Trafalgar Day, October 21st, there will be issued from the Navy League Offices, 13, Victoria Street, Westminster, the initial num ber of a new and promising publication, to This harangue concluded, the surveyors be entitled The Navy League Annual. The proceeded to resume their work. Whereupon idea of such a work is no new one but the the villagers gave masifesinti ns of consider troubiz up to the present has been to find able excitement. Perceiving that the crowd was unitable honorary editor. This difficulty bas bent upan mischief the railway men pioceeded been overcome through the offeroftis services by to put themselves on the defensive.. They bare Mr. Alan H. Burgoyne, whose naval writings and ly pepared themselves for an assault when research into the problem of submarine pavige the coolies were set upon Ng Fuk, tinn have long bien well known to the public. the head of the coolie gang, a stightly built Mr. Burgoyne has been more than fortunate in Chinaman of about 45 years of age, received a the choice of his collaborators and we are masty blow on the head which drew blood.able, through the courtesy of the Secretary of The villagers aimed themselves with bamboos, the League, to state the ubjects to be dis poles, and any other weapon they could readily cussed and the names of the gentlemen readmitted to the Refuge since its opening in

lay their hands on. Ng. Fuk apparently beresponsible for them. the brunt of the assault, although it was stated

that Mr. Warmington received three blows

on the back with bimboss

the constructim of the Chinese section of

Once the assault began the nks of the this railway will be carried out under, the assailantis were increased by reinforcements termal of the Agreement effected from the village. Steing that, they were hope Tweed the two contracting priesthete sly outnumbered, and believing discretion Chinese Government, that is the Vice the better part of valour, the suncy party began roy of Canton, on the one hand, and the Brio beat agetreat in the direction of their quarters. tish and Chinese. Corporation on the other. Such of the smaller instruments as the mem- The Corporation were represented in Castonbers of the party could carry away with them during the final stages of the negotiations by without proving, imp:diments, they success their special representative, Mr. J. O. P. Bland; fully removed as they hastened from their interests are now is the safe paternal gui- the scene of the

disturbance. But what dance of Messrs. fardine, Muheson & Co, wha

was described to us as a tripnd und such stand in identical relation to the Canton other encombrances as were too bulky to be Kowloon Railway (Chinese section) as the easily handled by the retreating' party, were Shanghai office of the firm did to the Shanghaiken by the Chinese, as well as axes which were Ranking railway opened last year.

used by the coolies for chopping down trees For the past month

the survey

or brushwood, that obstructed the engineers in of the Chinesa section of the railway to

their work. Canton has been, in progress under the expert direction of the Erginder-in-Chief, Mr. Grove Staiting at the S.m-chan end a party of surveyers lias gen. making steady progress across the district of Sun-Op, and it was within this, district that the trouble arose the other day-atouble which bappily, was of the briefest duration.

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The party reache their lodgings after 7 pm, No other incident ocurred that night

The book will be divided into three distinct sections in the first of which Mr. Burgoyne wall detail the progress of British and Foreign avies during the preceding twelve months; i will also contain a clever comparative. analysis of the present naval situation by the eminent naval critic, Mr. H. Lawrence Swin- burne. Part II is to be devoted to articles upon aval topics of current interest and lo the selection of subjects, Mr. Burgoyne has, to use a nautical phrase," boxed the compass." A list of the chief of these essays it appeaded.

I The Navy and the Empire, The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Meath, K.P.

Goods not cleared by the 6th prox, al 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No, Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees'

appointed hour. and the Company's representative at 25.

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All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT.

Superintendent. Hongkong, 3ɔh September, 1907,

It is ascertained from the returns of the Central Anti-Opium Association that, since the opening of that institution, 5,038 opium smoking individuals have applied for licences that about half of that number.bave recovered and also for anti-opium plis. It is reported from their habit, and the rest are expected to be rid of the drag by the end of the ninth moon. The number of opium-smoking patients the 7th moun, is put at 183, of whom gt have already recovered from their vice and have been discharged from-that institution, whilst fourteen of the patients died during the period. There are still seventy-one patients remaining in the Hospital and fily of there are in course of recovery and will soon be discharged Those of the patients who are in betler health are sent out to the recreation, grounds eachTHE day for recreation and exercise, in order to niore quickly recuperate their health.,

-STORING KEROSENE.

As the outcome of the danger experienced in Tang Hing Street, in the kerosene ail stores, by the fire which took place a short time age the people of the neighbousing streets have drawn up a code of regulations which only permit of two cases of kerosene to be stored in each of these shops at a time, when they arG rebuilt, and large quantities of the oil cannot be allowed to be stored in these premises, but in other places where the dauger, does not threaten the public safety so much. The id fringement of these regulations is proposed to Thebe in do punishable by law. These regula

lions have been presented to the Magistrate of

2 Cruisers, Adiniral the Hoo, Sir E. R, Fre- mantle, GC., C.MO.

3, L1 Marine Francaise et l'Entenie-Chr diale, Capitaine Sorb Officier Francais,

4 Barrow: A Modern Shipyard.

the Wurk of the Naval Volum'cers, Marquis of Grábam, R. N.V.R.

6 The Fature of the Coastguard, Comman-ambol for approval and if sanctioned will be

carried into effect at once: der the Hon. Henry N. Shore, R.N.

7 The Progress of the German Navy, H. W. Wilson.

8 The Navy in the Fouse of lords, The

9 The Navy in the use of Common's, V scount urnour, M.P.

On the following morning two elders of the village proceeded to: tung Fu-hui for an interEf Malmmsbury view with the iu veyors. The eklers begged the party to desist from any work ont of doors that day, as in the then femper of the village, s the elfers could not restrain the mob from any act of winter ce. They would not therefore, hold themselves respors ble for any. untoward action of their men that day. That was on Tuźiday, auth inst. The day, was wholly uneventful,

to The Needs of the Mercantile. Muine, Commander W, Caius Crutchley, RNR.

Gunnery and the Navy, Arnold White. 12 The Training of Boys for the Navy, Captain W. Veraos Anson, RN.

13 An Ideal Sea-Training Home, Captain Aylmer Hi Garnons Williams, RN,

WU TINO FANG.. Confirmatory news is now to hand as to the re-appointment of H.H. Wu Ting-fang us Min- ister for China to the United States of America, Mexico and Petu. H.E. Wu is now here on some important business.

MACAO BOUNDARIES,

HE Viceroy Chang received telegraphic

PUBLIC AUCTION..

to sell by Undersigned have received instructions PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, :

ON:

MONDAY, < the 7th October, 1907, at 11 AM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY MERCHANDIZE,

Comprising:

ARMY CLOTH, PRINTS, GREY MEL- TONS, UMBRELLAS, SHIRTS, RAZORS, BLANKETS, CARDIGAN JACKETS, EM. 'BROIDERED BROCADES, RUGS, &c., &c.

TERMS: As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,"

Auctioneer. Hangkong, 28th September, 1907,

MR. SHELTON HOOPKR'S QUESTIONS,

IN SANITARY MATTERS.

..1876

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board to

in fractions from the Waiwupu, at Peking a morrow, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, pursuant to

day or two ago, ordering him to make an in-notice, quiry into the question of the exact boundaries

Will'osk:-

(a) low many notices to abafe nuisances. of Macso and also to inquire into masters con. cerning the West River cruising launches and under Pari Ill of the Public Health and Build ings Ordinance have been issued by the Sani to report to the capital in due cousse.

A Yumchow telegram states that, a few daystary Department of Sanitary Board Office on

It should be mentioned that Sam-chun, which is a Com collecting sintien opened on the 1st March, 19:0, after the Kowloon Convention of 1296, with frontier guard posts, is now in 'dlmost . daily communication with Han, kong. by steam tagneb. Thirylar service is usually maintained by the little sie ungr Hang On, but as that vessel was laid up last week for rep is her place has been taken by the King Let person, attended "by a bodyguard of fiily statements of feels, grouped as follows: The the result that twenty-nine of the bandits were them bave been before the Bilding Authority? With the exception of Mondays the service braves," armed with tißes-or long guas" Anglo-'apanese Alliance: The Dgal Alliance: more or less wounded whilst two of the im.

Manwhile it appears the district authorities were communicated with as to the incidents that took place on Monday;f ros 'Wednesday, the asth inat, the magistrate of Sun-On in

as put to our representativo in Chinese

ference.

14 he Co-operation of the Navy & Army in Wartune, Mejor-il. R. Beddoes.

15 The Rise of the Japanese Navy, Alan H, Burgoyar

Part I will contain comprehensive tabular

go, the Brigadier General of Pakhai, Li Chup the reports of sanitary inspectors since the with troops had an encounter with the rebels in the vicinity of the district of Tung Hing, engagement lasted for several hours, with

The

itoops were wounded and one killed.

STEAM LAUNCH SERVÍCE.

A new company has been fasted, and the' ton and Fatshan has been resumed, plying of steam towing lausches between Can-

Ordinance came into force?

(b) Whether any, and if s«, how many of

(c) Wheiber,any of these notices emanating from the Sanitary Department were issued by the direct instigation of the Building Authority or any officer in the office of the Building Authority?

(d) Whell er. any part of the salaries of the Sanitary Board or sanitary l'epartment officials who have done any of the above work mention. ed in question No. r is charged to the Building Authority's Department or charged wholly to

Intimations

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO. LD

INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR

BABY GRANDS

BY

STEINWAY,

НААКЕ,

WINKELMANN,

&c.," &c., &c.

Prices from $750,

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1907.

THE ORIGINAL

CANADIAN

CLUB WHISKY.

1901

Canadian Club Whistory. Hiram H

WE AT COVNIKKELITE |

in regularly maintained throughout the

The Triple Alliarca: The Northern European Perial week. Starting fra a Hongkong at 6.35 a.m.

The Southern Europeen Powers (Spain, Portu the steamer proceeds to Sha-tow, which in arrived at Ping Pashui. The magistrate sum Towers (Norway, Sxeder, Holland, Denmark): ordinary weather and tide is reached by ab al conference was hell. Beyond that the magis-America: The South American Republics: moned the elders before his presence. A longgal, Turkey, Greece): The United States of 10.30 a.m. At Sha-tow when the river is

FOR THE VICEROY'S CONVENIENCE. shallow the, (long kong passengers are transate desired to be informed what business the Minor Yaval Powers.

The book will be illustrated with plans and The Commodore of the Canton Naval De shipped into boats which then take up villagers had in interfering with the survey | drawings by the editor and there will also be a

partment has orders the Chinese guebont the journey to Sam-chon. With an adverse party in their peaceful mission, nothing is de number of photographs of the latest ship-types Po Pik to be put is readiness and steam got tide the latter place is reached in four hours, finitely known of what transpired at the con of our own and foreign navies. Many of these up in case H.E. Viceroy Chang should at any fatter will be published for the first time time desire to wisit way of the Government de The passenger bɔat runs up right slongside the

There will be some 183 pages of matter and laeding place where the passengers disembaik.

The district magistrate' reniained at Ping Putha whole, work will be old forf net in /partments situated io she qullying portions of] the "anitary Department?.

the district. The scene of the affry list walk insome bui two days, and departed therefrom-on-thestnut piper covers and 16 in, handsome distance from this important maikat-town, and morning of the 10th day of the 8th moon (17th red cloth binding and with gilt edges. An edition de luxe, numbered, and signed by the is reached by traversing flat country and over Sept).

it is sskerted, but the enly authority for the editor and bund in Morocco, leather with "Harrow pathways across the fields'atte

e loured illustrations, will be issued at £1. 1. D. per volume. As this last edition is strictly steady fiva 'bour journey an foot.statement is Chinese information, that when Reaching Ping Pauhui (5) our Mess. Warmington and Fraser re-emed limited, and orders will be met according to back, namely, the cloth weaving factories and sounded ears. & R. Elle and W. J. Lew Beware of Counterfeits.

the sik factories. Since the beginning of the ington.cllimbed the scaffoldings on to the roof destination, all the material necessary to the survey they armed themselves with revolvern quence of application, those desirous of

obtaining a copy should write immediately to year, the cloth factories bava dose business to and, with the assistance of Indian Constable the extent of some 1,000,000 dollars less than. present narrativo was obtained. Ping Pau-hui for sefile fence,

the offices of the League and have their names. may be defined as a sort of market-place. Having completed the survey of the village registered, The book, which is being printed the corresponding period for last year. The 620 and Chinese, Constable 234, began to fight It is inhabited by from two to three hundred were the clash with native susceptibilities and produced by the Norman Davy Printing silk factories business is also declining from the flames before the arrival of a Despatch villagers, who are for the most part able-bodied bid ta' n place, the survey party proceeded Company, is bound to create considerable-stir the fact that only two-fifths of the number of Box, with Fireman 35 ja charge, from the H. PRICE & Co., Ltd.,

WINE. ANDE and children. The vitlinge consists on their course, and at latest report were amongst those who take an interest in the employers, who, in former years, could all ob Clock Tower. Water was soon brought to

said to have traversed over the Ban On district scolor service and their name in these days istain employment, are now being engaged in of small brick and mud booses and contains into Tung Kun, their goal being the thriving legion. We believe the "Little Red Peck the work. Besides the industrial depression play on the thatchid-roofing which took no wall ancestraltemple of the family of Lau. The market-town of Bbek Lung, the capital seat of it is centelp to be called, will be a goat populer afrother branches of trade havy aleq sudared time in being consumed by the flames., No

'other' dansagu was dong, 2nd more or less) Addition to the growing list of Aanvale, Jahabitants of the place claim ancient ljusage "the district

men, women

FATSHAN INDUSTRIES.-

THE matshed ovar Messre Caldbeck, Mac- Gregor & Co.'s premises, in Queen's Rand, took PER CASE 12 BOTTLES...$20.00 Reports from Fatakan state that the com mercial prospects of that place are for the pre-fire abortly before 2 p.. yesterday, and lo sent very unpromising, at the two principal industries of the city have shown signs of Assi- almost no time' was ablaze. Before the alarms

AGENTS›

SPIRIT MERCHAN

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

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