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THE HOONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY OCTOBER 31. 1907.

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Ox.recommissioning, Commander T. Dahu reather bar been re-applied to the cruiter rear on the Chion Stati, and fieutenant If. W C. Hughes has been appointed navigailng officer of the same cruiser, and Sub-Lieutenant F.D.B. Baddon jains the flagship King Alfred..

ALDARESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions unpressed by Correspondente in this column.)

DIRECTORS AND "RUMOURS."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFI SIR," said that this proposal han given rise to some, apprehensions, or rather misapprehensions, that the underwriting results of the Office have been excepinually unfavour. able. I am glad that the existence of such a for has reached me, as it enables me to take this opportunity of stating that it is without justification, and we do not estimate that it

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NATIVE AFFAIRS

SAMIKUI HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

[From a Correspondent.]

Telegram.

'HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

NAVAL MUTINY AT VLADIVOSTOK

·SAILORS ATTACK THE ADMIR ALTY.

ONE TORPEDO BOAT.

Canton; 30th October, Since the opening of the treaty port of Sam-. shui, although business there has not been flourishing, the place has teen used by vesels trading betweto Cantón or Hongkong and the West River si a port of call. But there has not been any harbour regulations for the guidance of the merchant shipping. Two months ago, Mr. TROOPS OFFER RESISTANCE AND CAPTURE von Lindholm, the acting Commissioner there, wrote to the Superintendent of Customs suggest ng bat harbour regulations should be speedily

Up and submit: them to the superintendent for

guidance of vessels in anchoring, loading and approval H.E. iceroy Chang is in receipt of these, regulations, 24 in dumber, for the

discharging cargo, etc, which will be published as soon as possible.

compulsorily retired from society for a period Tas directors of Reutet Telegium Company, of one or two weeks is not quite a baidened Limite have declared an interim dividend of criminal, is not burdened with a record of 4 per sbaie, balng at the rate of 5 per cent. previous convictions, and may not, prove per annum free of income-tax, for the balf-

year ended June 30," absolutely inimical to the Colony's best int terests. ` It is gonecessary fo-cite' instances A. S. WATSON & CO., which prove out argument, for they are common to everyday experience: And the Magistrates, having at times no option but to sentence a prisoner to imprisonment and banishment-seem inclined to take the more lenient course of dismissing the small offender with a caution. That means to say MAJOR D. F. H. Lagan, Royal Garrison Act that many who are actually deserving of a lery, and Lieutenants E. Wodehouse and certain degree of punishment are practically. Shandon, Royal Engineers, have been placed pardoned, because if they have to suffer the Middlesex Reginent, Londonerry, is preparing

an duty with the draft'which the 4th Battalion.) will cost more to clove the year 1905, than in promulgated. He was requested to draw them full measure of their offence they will have

to join the 3rd Battalion at Hongkong. The. to be expelled from, the Colony. Those draft will embark on se. Sicilia at Southampton who expressed themselves in favour of the to-day, Amendment to the Stocks Ordinance, and that includes a notable majority of the intelligent and thinking, portion of the community, never suggested that crime should go unrewarded. The idea was that those of the native community who had infringed the minor laws of the Colony, but still retained the personal-regard of their friends, should not be exposed to the ribald ridicule of loafere, who are infinitely less' valuable to the Colony but have managed to evade the mealies of the Magistracy: If that amendment to the Stocks Ordinance is to mean the enforcement of the order of banishment against all who enter, the portals of the gaol even for twenty-four hours-arid we are credibly informed that is what it is coming to then the new order of things will be much worse than the old. For

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Ar a meeting at the Mansion House on 1st int. a scheme which will require £190,000, was submitted for saving Crosby Hall, The proposal is to offer the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chine, the present owners, another site in Bishopsgate, and a committee was appointed to endeavour to carry out the schemes.

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megting of the Canton 'nsurance Office, Ld, Thus spoke the Chairman at the annual

held last Friday. The passags explains Quelf. The Honourable gentleman, having heard that'n fear existed among the shareholders

TELEGRAPH STATION AT PÅKHOI, as to the financial position of the com pady, considered li fils duty, and rightly so,

A few days ago, the telegraph station at Pakhoi rent cable information to the Telegraph to offer an explanation with a view of removing that fear, for which the thanks padetractions in suns the station was of the general body of shareholders are open to destruction by insurgents and an un- due to him. But for this explanation, they feeling was felt al around Pakhoi in shares of that Office would have experienced a reply, the head department has sent telegra decline, which was averted by the timely itate.phic instructions to all civil and, military offi

'citl to give it polection, ment from the Chair,

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Mr. Keswick, however, besides, the thanks of

CHINESE OPIUM MONOJOLY, AT the squal general meeting of the Royal

H. E. Viceroy Chang's reply to the rapre- Sanitary Institute held in the Lecture, room of the Institute, on Wednesday last, the following his own shareholders, deserves well at the sentations forwarded by Chau Yau-ki, ex- officers ware elected for the coming session-hands of the general investing public, in that pectant magistrate of Fukien, states that the Chairman, Mr. T. L. Perkins; committer, Dr. he has established a most valuable precedent aim of their Majesties Government for the Clark, Mr. A. H. Ough, Mr. A. E. Samy, Mr. by taking cognisance of, and effectually con-suppression of opium smoking in China is to R. Hemmings; hon, secretary, Mr. E. Ralphs; tradicling it, some report not officially brought

remove obnoxious habits of the people and not' honest secretary, Mr. Alleed Carter's hon. to his notice, thus showing that he possesses for the purpose of drawing more revenue. His the moral courage to break away from "olo proposed scheme of raising the price of the treasurer, Mr. W. H. Woolley.

costom." The "olo custom, as everyone who drug, ailbough with the object of compelling.

[From "Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 31st October,

11.45 a.m.

A serious naval mutiny is reported to have broken out at Vladivostok.

The Russian s

sailors made a des. perate attack on the Admiralty from two of the torpedo boats in the har bour.

The troops made a gallant resist ance and succeeded in capturing one of the torpedo boats.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

SIR CHENTUNG DIANG CHENG,

{From Our Own Correspondent]

Caston, 30th October. Sir Chantung Liang Chếng, the newly-aps

the Magistrates, being disposed to elemency/Fu promoting committee of the Japan Steam- has the least ncquaintance with mallers Ginan the people to desiat, from smoking, is inex-pointed president of the, Canton-Ifankow Rail- and finding themselves without weapons Ship Company has at last agreed to wind up cial knows, is that, as a general rule, local pedient, since the m. javity of the people have way. Company, has postponed his return to nicled out, will frequently allow convicted shareholders will be called shortly in consider ba absolute taboo to take noy notice whatever already awakened in the decessity of giving | Canton, to take up his appointment, to the oth directors of public companies have held it to of "outside reparts (for "outside" read Stock Exchange), their maxim probably being that,

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enable even-handed justice. to, he the concern, and a general meeting of the tite proposal.. The first call on the shares, Y35 each, has now been paid on about 30,000 shares, and this amount will be returned to the share. holders, all the promoting expenses so far io- curred being borne by the promoters.

prisoners to go unpunishet rather than call in the harsh decree of banishment. The law may be an ass, but it is not necessarily vindictive nor consciously unjust. We do not believe that many will envy the Magis. trates in their present position, for they must be swayed in every case, which is followed by a conviction, by the difficult question whether a prisoner who has done nothing A. S. WATSON & CO., seriously wrong should be rendered liable to

CIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS; Hongkong, fath October, 1907:

banishment or should be let off with a cau tion. We certainly do not want to sea known scamps allowed to roam at large over the Colony through, a mistaken-idea of mercy, but, again, it would be im proper and absurd to expel those whose 131 offence is trivial to the point, of foolishness, From what we can gather the latter is the interpretation given at the Magistracy at the

Where Iznorance is blin,

Ta lolly to be-otherwise, When such reports are put into cireciation, At the Supreme Court, this morning, Mr. D. D.. they can generally be traced in Stock Exchange Thomson applied for a warrant for the arrest rigging" and they ars only circulated in order of ane Li Wing, of the Tung On firm, a debtor, to catch the unwary and bona fide investor. he was ordered to appear in Court to-day forThey are tactics that are quite familiar wherever public examination, but who when the Bank. Stuck Exchanges exist, but they are tactics ruptcy Court opened had not put in an appear which should have no chance of succeeding in ance. Mr. H. Kemp, the Official Receiver, a amali place like loogkong, for no sooner are informed MaJustice Wise that Li Wing had the "reports”, started than they invariably reach admitted he was a partner in the Tung On firm, the ears of the directors concerned, and, were there gentlemen but to follow the good load Hit Lordship granted the warrant.

thus set by Mr. Keswick, they would undoubt edly 'save un incalculable amount of undeserved harm to that čiuse, of honest investors who are least able to stand it.

LAM TSUN, a ricksha confie, residing in a coolle house at 14, Sai On Lane, was called upon to answer charges of theft and disorderly beha viour at the Palice Court, this morning, It was

In my humble opinion, directon ought to follow. Mr. Keswick's lead for their own

The Hongkong Celegraph present time as the result of the altered alleged that acessed last night termoved a brass air dame und maine. How after, when

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1907,

IS THE LAW UNJUST? Whatever benefits, the majority of those who have studied the new Ordinance, re- stricting the imposition of the stocks on convicted prisoners may have expected to

conditions. Where a convicted person was

na from the wheel of a private vehicle be

up their vice. Referring to the importation of

foreign opium, it is for the Waiwaps to decide with H. B. M Minis er.

RAINS IN CANTON

The heavy rain yesterday continued to fall throughout the night in torrent The rice- crop around Canton was expected to be very satisfactory this season. But owing to the tain and wind, the grains will probably be injured.

ipstart.

MILITARY COLIKOE STUDENTS, Shortly, an examination will take place to select suitable candidates for admission to tha Cantda Military College, and a notification bas been issued informing intending candidates fo send in their applications and get their namen registered pot later than the agth day of tha present moon (the 31st instans).

·RAILWAY RECEIPTS.

ADSKITS KUMOUR,

The collection of fares on passengers, travel- ALLEGED"ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN GAOL ling on the Cantos-Koogtsun section of the

Canton Hankow Railway for the 10'days from? To-day, a rumour got about to the effect the tnth day to the sath day of the present that Adsetts, the murderer of Gertrude Dayton, moon were as follows:-17th Instant, $259:45: who is lying under senience of death, had 18th instant, $197.20; 19th instant, $200 481 attempted suicide in his cell last night, by zach fastant, $208.60; 21st instant, $189.191|| dashing his head against a wall, and that he 12.d instan), $:68.63; 23rd instant, "$170.24; had to be removed to safer quartern. In- | 14h instant, $130,34; 25th insiant, $116,751, quiries made at headquarters cliched the 26th instan', 1178,32; total $2,093.96. - Information that the report was without

EX VICEROY SHUM. foundation. Adsetts, we were informed, seems.

more satisfied since he has confessed to

A jelegram from the Capital staten that g H. M. the Empress Dowager has personally.

formerly sentenced to a day's or a week's longing to a woman named Chan Sie, of azit rigging coup", had been operated, and the murder and appears to bave resigned given instructions to the Grand Councillors to Des Vœux Road West, and when caught at same poor devil of an investor found him- bimself to bis fate. He eats little, it was said, at once despatch a telegraphic order to H, E.

tempted to demolish the vehicle. Pa denied

the accusations, and the case was remanded.

sleeps but little also, and constantly speaki ci his aged mother in Philadelphia. He still holds the hope of being reprieved, however, and expects soon to hear something favourable from the Government, as he believes that through his confession, in which he alleged that the deed was committed in a white heat, the nature of the provocation being so great. coupled with the tale of his mother's illness,

his sentence.

Shum Chun-bsuez at Hangchow commandjeg:

10 Iso no time in proceeding to the Capital, (1 1. M. no states that if H.E. Shum is stil in bad health he shou'd come to Poking for medical treatment. The Grand Councilors have sent a telegram to that effect, as in-

structed.

TAOTAI KWOK..

imprisonment and came out to rehabilitate himself in the Colony, it now means that because that person has been behind the prison bars for a single day under a sentence

In reference to the report, published in these of simple imprisonment, he will be banished columns on the 17th inst, from Canton, which as a matter of course. Such an interpreta-sinted that the followers of San Yat-sen were tion of the law is ridiculous and harmful to making Haiphong their headquarters for the the Colony, and if things are as we have planning of a general rising, we are courteously accrue, it seems evident that the amended been led to state they should he remedied isformed by Mr. R. Soulacge Teissier, the as a reserve fund. Yet, immediately after the the Government will be moved to commute troops in the prefecture of Yumchow, who bas

acting Consul for France in Hongkong, that he is in receipt of a islegram from M. Beau, the Governor-General of French Indo-Chinn, in which he is requested to contradict the statement reihe presence of revolutionaries in Indo-China."

law as administered is calculated to du more harm than good unless its provisions are interpreted in another fight. The Ordin Fance, good or bad, as it stands and we

it

without delay.

LOCAL AND GENERAL...

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not attribute self, high and dry, did he the whole minceuvre to his own board of directors? An instance of this kind was afford ed early last year in connection with the China Sugar Refining Company, The statement of accounts of this company was published some time in March and it disclosed, record earnings, out of which a handsome fil dividend was declared and a very substantial sum set aside annual meeting had taken place, the shares of the company, for some unaccountable reason, commenced to decline. Soon after, mysterious rumours also began to circuite, which were to the effect that things were not what they seemed that the reserve fund, recently set aside, had already been lost, which surely could not have been true, and finally that a disaster CHAN Fook, a coolie, fifty-one years of age, was imminent. These tumours were of com. was accused of "rooking" a country shop deal, mon knowledge, and were in the mouth of er at the Police Court, to-day. Tang Ka, a everybody. Had a short communiqué, by those ground-nul dealer, residing at Tipo, came to in authority, been sent to the fress, giving the town yesterday, to purchase supplies. While exact position of affairs, probably not much Fin Queen's Road Central in the evening he got harm-would-have-been done. But that was

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THE three hundred and thirty-fifth case of jammed in a crowd on the sidewalk, and on Plague which has scentred in the Colony since being freed,he instinctively felt for his purse, the beginning of the year was reported to-day.which contained $32.51. It was not in his pocket. He grabbed the nearest man, who bappened to be Chap, and handed him over io policeman as a pitk pocker. "Accused denied anything of the sort, and a remand was allowed the palice to produce furiber evidence.

A batch of thirty-nine deportees landed in the Colony, from Singapore, this morning, by the steamer fon; Aful. They were on arrival tak charge of by the police and shipped to

their homes.

Tounow, Friday, November 1st, being all Saints Day, there will be celebrations" of the Holy Commaning in 5. John's Cathedral at 8 n m, and at 11.30 a m. Malins and Litapy will be said at

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not done. The result was that the prophesied disaster actually did occur; the shares, which just before the annual meeti ghid stord at $117, within a few months dropped to $120, The coup had succeeded; and the victims of that coup attributed it to the directors of the Company. I do not say they were right in so attributing it, but surely they could not be very much blamed when they asserted that their paki oficials shoyld have averted their mis. fortune by a timely warning.

I must, therefore, again repeat that the good example of explaining away" rumours" having been set by the Hon. Mr. Keswick, should, whenever possible, be followed by other direc tors of local companies, were it for their own sake, even if not for the welfare of their clients, the shareholders.—Yours, &c,

fancy there is comparatively little to say in The Eari of Crawford is shortly proceeding for its favour-lays it down that Chinese pria prolonged cruise in the Rast, ng, board his: soners found guilty of crimes punishable by yacht Palhalla...... imprisonment without the option of a fine may in addition be sentenced to four hours' exposure in the stocks. The idea is, of course, that those convicted of peity offences shall not suffer the dis grace and subsequent loss of character which the sentence of the stocks carries with it, particularly in the case of those who have made a trifling slip against the law. But those offences which in the past permitted the Magistrates to sentence prisoners to public derision also meant in plied banishment at the end of, the term of their incarceration. We have nothing to say against that, for that is beside the question. The point is that now "appears to be considered that all prisoners (who are Chinese subjects) sentenced to the shortest terms of simple imprison. ment shall be banisfied on the expiration of their sentence. Now, we are told, the Magistrates are most humanic officials, who are full of the bowels of compassion for those who have either unwittingly, or for simple, understandable reasons, contra- vened the law, with the result that In passing judgment they take into recount

Ar Holy Trinity Church, Sloane ireet, on 1st the future of the prisoners who come before

ult, M, N, 1. Hannen, only son of the fate" Sig Nicholas. J. Hagpen, Chief Justice of the them. That is all very well in its way, and it

Supreme Courts for China and Japan, and is a characteristic which is worthy of the

Consul General at Shanghai, and Lady Han- occupants of the magisterial bench. But,

throu, hout the world, due to the remarkable cen, of Lake Lodge, Wargrave, Berks, was as it works out, it means that many who are

advance in the price this year, which at onn married to Miss. Muriel Morland, youngest not necessarily habitual offenders, or whose

time touched 33 pence per ounce. But the daughter of the late &r Henry and Lady delinquencies are not worthy of banishment, Miss Isabelle Sassoon,, younger daughter of immediate cause of the decline is the action Morland. The Rev. S. Field, Warden of cannot receive that punaliment which fits Mr. and Mr. "Edward Sassoon, of 46, Gros- taken in, Shaoghal. Here it is-anserted that Radtey, officiated, ausisted by the Rev; Austen their offences, unless the judge goes against vener-place, was married on 3rd inst, to Mr. ce trio Chinese merchants, who saw that the Leigh. The bride, who was given away, by the grain of his own opinion. For example Arthur Humphrey Owen, only son of the late decline of silver was immineni, drew on London her uncle, Major Cassaadini, wore a gown of ★ matter of a fortnight's sojourn in. gaol Mr. Humphreys-Owen, M.P. for Montgomery. to the value of about ejus pou taels towards soft ivory satin, trimmed with chiffo, Honiton

shire, of Glansevern, có, Montgomery.

the end of last month. At that time the rate of face, and silver, and full Court train of moiré. might have the effect of reforming the petty

exchange was about 68 taele against Zio sterk There were, five bridesmaids, wearing gowns ollander, but in that case, we understand,

SUB-LIEUTENANTS R. G. M. D. Hunt and ing. This led foreign banks in Shangbai to of white chiffon over soft white salin, and large the accused is practically certain to be

Rog r.V, de Halpert, serving respectively on dispose of silver bullion to the value of white soft hats, with a large white rose and banished; and there are many conceivable the cruiser King Alfred (flagship) and the des- 10,000 tacle for the settlement in London sprays of white leaves. The bridegroom has conditions which would render such a penalty trayer Pingo, on the China Station, have been of telegraphic transfers, and thus gave the given to each a gold powder-puff case with aftogether excentive. We may take it for promoted licu'enants, and re-appointed preinitial impetus which forced down the sliver their names inscribed. The honeymoon will

market.-Jopon Chropide,;

be spent at the Jiglian lakes, granted that the average prisoner who is sem to these ships in lion'of sub-lieutenants.

The heavy decline in silver is seriously disturb ing he trade with China, Vernacular contem- poraries observe that so farad Kobe is concern- ed the trade with China is almost at a standmill, and both Chinese and Japanese merchants tre experiencing hard times. Some of the ticher Chinese merchants, however, are turn At the Caviton the presence of a Chinese lady, their superior commands of capital. The ing the prsition to advantage by reason of

Mr. Yuan, in the restaurant has attracted a

shipment of goods for Kwangtung, in South good deal of attention. She was with her hus-China, is continued, though the amount is band, and wore the usual Chinese dress, with small, but the shipment of goods to Shanghai the addition of a white straw hat with dairies is almost entirely stopped, as exporters. to Shanghai are generally of smaller means. The decline of silver is auributed partly to CAPTAIN Cloe, Poyal-Garrison Antillery, who, an expectation that the purchases of silver as already announced, has been transferred by India will be small this year on from the 49th Company, Dover, to the Hong-account of the apprehended failure of Indian kong garrison for duty here, has been placed crops, and partly to the increase in the output in charge of the artillery drafti for the same

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INVESTOR.

Hongkon, 31st October, 1997)

Tantai Kwok Jen-chang; commander of

held this office for some time, and who hasệ done good work in the suppression of the COBRAS IN A BANK HOUSH....rebeli there, is about to be transferred in the", prefecture of Shiu ́ Hing, as he is at present" suffering from ill-health.

PROMOTIONS.

At Colombo recently when a decayed beam was being removed from the upstairs verandak of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-house, A Peking telegram states that the present overlooking Queen's Stree', a young cobra, Governor of the province of Kwangsi, H.E. two feet long, emerged and was at once killed Chang. Ming-ki, will be appointed to take duty.. by the workmen. The beam had supported at the Capital and that the present - Canton the worden ventilator frame over one of Provincial Treasurer Wo. Sheung-tom will be · the windows, and the cobra's nest was promoted to replace the former, The present seven feet, above the floor-about 30 feet above the street. The pieces of timber were

not immediately removed and were stood against the wall, and four days later another young cobra appeared from the wood-work, After that a thorough eirch was made but no patent cobras, other young or egg, have been found so far. The lank had not the names of the manager are that he had any such guests the snakes on its books as depositors nor was

in his quar err

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated · Hospitals - nckaowledges with thanks the following donation to the funds of the ho pitals.

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SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAIL'S DUE, Indian ( Vamiang) 4th prox., a.m. German (Roon) gih prox.: Tudien (Lalsäng) 10th prox. German (Prinzest, Alice) 6th prox, a‚m.

· Caiadian (Empress of China) 17th prox.

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The Imperial German Mailas. Prina Walde war left Kobe on goth insi., at to p.m., and may be expected here on or about 5th prox, p.m..

The C: P. R. Co ̧nà. Empress of India arrived at Kobe at 5.30 pm, on 29th lust., and left again at 7 pm., same day, for Yokohama, where he is dus to arrive at 4 p.m., a soth

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Canton Admiral and Commander-in-chief, Chus Ping-chik, will be promoted as Provincial

Treasurer of the province of Kwasgtung, vica H.. Wo.

CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAYA. The Ministry of Communications and Posts at Peking have, given instructions to the Canton High Authorities to in ki, is com ese section, an estimate as to the cost of the pany with the Engineer-ic-chi f of the Chin

construction of each of the sections of the Canton Kowloon Railway (Imperiál, Chinese Section), and there est.mates are first to be approved of by .E. the Viceroy of Canton. A quarterly statement is to be forwarded to that Ministry where records will also be kept.

BIRTHDAY OF THE JAPANESE EMPEROX, H.E. the Viceroy will personally proceed, fa? the Japanese Consulate af Canton on the sid proximo, to offer his congratulations to the Consul on the occasion of, the birthday"of H.1.M. the Emperor of Japan, **:"

PROPOSED CHINESE CONSULATE 'FOR HONGKONG.

It is reported that ji is the latention of the Walwupu (Minist.y of Foreign Affairs) to up- point a Consul for Chinä to reside at the British Colóny of Hongkong, who will be under the control of the Chinese Minister at the Court of St. James, to look after the intercals of the Chinese residents there.

THE 13th Rajpats, Lieut-Colonel W. Prior commanding, with Major G. M. Evans, second in command, will leave Cawnpore' for Hong kong of Feb. ra next. The regiment, which will voyage from Calcutta per the s.8. Hardinge of the Indian Service,, relieves the 110th In. fairy here. The 13th is an old corps, former ly known as the Shekhwatis Regiment, which name it still bears as a subsidiary ons, which has done good service in several campaigos, notably the Bikb wars, the Afghan campaign of.1879-80, and the Chitral Expe