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Intimation,

The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 1908

the water front. Occasionally it may occur to THE sis. Set in and Sul Tafa them that the Green Island Coment Works, Macno on Sunday paxi, the fath inst. In their with their numerous kilns and their increasing place the Aaungskan will make the trips to and product which has gained for the company from Maco, leaving the Company's Hongkong world-wide recognition, is another of the valu- | wharfal 9 am

A. S. WATSON & CO., able assets which belong to the Colony, while A COLLISIOn took place at Manila ön szed inst. the various small shipyards which line the coast between the transport Wore and the British, LIMITED.

may also at times attract the somewhat doreamship Team According to the local Zámers the damage to the Taim is roughi, estimated at mant notice of the real islander, whose views coo but it is thought that F50'a will do the are bounded by the Peak and lis anvicose and | teplish in “ongkung. The Team arred from whose ideas of Kowlown are roughly merged. Manila shis afermons in the general term of the New Territorias,

THE GREAT

POPULARITY: But a visit to Hongkong will speedily disilin: slon those who would depreciate the value and importance of the Colony's offshoot. The need of a hospital for this flourishing and widening centre of the arts and crafts of the Colony be

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all the more pressing when it is remem. bered that within a few years Kowloon will be come the terminus of a railway system over which it is anticipated that thousands of coolies will travel. All these things, ahhough they may come as a surprise to the city sesi. - dentabundantly strengthentheappeal which has

THE GOVERNOR IN

CANTON,

ENGAGED IN SIGHT-SERING,

OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE VICEROY, ...

**From Our Own Correspondent.

Canton, gb January

The Admiral's despaich, vessel — HMS Alicity which left Hongkeng on Wednesday Ma. Xling Root, Secretary of State, Wy receiving arrived hers yesterday afternoon. The Alacrity carried a distinguished party on edin bote from Count 1 ayashi, Japanese board, vir, the Governor of Hongkong, Sir Minister of Foreign affum, is reply to the Frederick 'ugard, Lady Lugard, Cipt. Tay: report of the San Francis of immigration for and Mr. A. I fleackenbury. There were bureau to the If ct that ote Japanese are besides, the Governor valet, Mc Wooster, landing than ev. in spite of the agreement and Lady Lugara'a meid, Miss Stuart, between the two countries, a

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WHILE drawing a dust cart along Centre Street, West Point, early this morning, one of the coolies who had hold of the shaft slipped and fell. Before the can could be stopped one of the wheels crossed over the coolie's chest, causing seriouit Jury; The unfortunate nan was taken to hospital for treatment THX Pollard Lilliputian Opera Company made

Theatre Royal, last night when they usged

Mr. R. W. Mansfield, H.D.M. Consul General, called on bard" on the arrival

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[From Our Ow» Correspondent

Shanghai, 10th January

11.5.am.

jating has occurred atong 'sliun-hsión, near Kushing

So many months have passed by since the Water Authority provided free spectacular dis- plays for the benest of an admiring and appre- clative populace thm raders will bail with Joy the announcement that the first performance for IRA YORF WAY'IGccessfully brought off in the vicinity of East Point this forepoos. Previously those appointed to look after, the water males bad shows most reprehensible habit of cons uning tus imitation geyers tsthe central section of the city!: Das Voosk Reid was the fyrsarie sit, and many callous individual has been roused in an unwanted s ata of enthusiasm on wiinessing the weird and wonderful effects if an impromptu bút always long-coniloved exhilation of what happens when Adam's wize bat a free hand. Peo, le may talk of the of the Alecrity. Today the party watewater core, but they can never realise what engaged in si, ht-seeing, visiting, all the places it means unless they have attended a Hong, of most interest, the historical buildings and kung seance. The latest display was given temples, the Chinese city and the principal no the Praya East today, when a decorous establishments wherein the greatest activities water main lying alongside the tram raila are shown in carrying on the remarkable indus and between the god was of the United. tries of this wonderful city, Asbestos Co. and those of Means, Midzus United States Finance.

In the evening the Governor and suite, will shima and Cn, just hundred yards be the guests of the British reproseqia treat from. Observation Pace, suddenly burst into

which comprised the entire population that scene. Need it also be said that the fosting could run, walk or crawl in the district, to the

population also was there, and the advice tenderef and reminiscences exchanged were at once valuable and interesting.

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KOWLOON BARRACKS TRAGEDY.

The Chineso vamen has been destroyed and the Protestant chapel and school building burnt,

London, 8th January, Washington advises that the Chiffre

taxable as high as 6 and retirable when for an emergency currency of Bago,po

the emergency is ended.

The issue will be secured and approred by State County Municipal Bonds,

British Naval Harbours.

WHISKY been made by the Yaumati Hospital Committee

in favour of the proposal to establish a hospital | on the mainland. As we have noted, the. their final bow to the rongkong påblic at the } this port at dinner to which the leading reside" |·life"and provided entertainment for crowd the Senate of Finance has introduced a Bill Chinese merchants in Hongkong: have nobly | Sketchy Bits, As was expectediabre was a infl of Shameen have been invited, pati CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE responded to the call for subscriptions, which house to greet them. The youngsters once will be made to-morrow, when H.E. Chang len

Sir Frederick Lugard's visit to the Vicio is quite in consonance with their usual attitude | mare rose to the occasion and the discores were

chuo will receive the Governor of Hongkong when claims for charitable purposes krock at numerous. At the conclusion of the performat ten o'clock in the forenoon. ‚the door,' As a rule the Chinese are bombardance, "Auld Lang Syne" was sang by the

ed with appeals, which are intended to benefit entire company. their compatriots and the British and foreign PURE MALT WHISKYmunity alike and they have never failed to unloosen their purse-strings, even in cases, which we could enumerate and multiply, when it was far from obvious that they would reap the very slightest reward beyond, the esteem and appreciaton of their fellow citizens. As matter of fact, it is the common practice, or once was, for the collectors of subscriptions, no matter what the object may be, to call upon the

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Chinese nabobs, even before the European population have been sounded, and it was seldom that they are turned emply away. The present Appeal for funds is specially directed to the attention of the British and foreign community In Hongkong and we sincere.

ly trust and believe that it will receive that prompt consideration and support which it deserves as much on account of the admirable purpose which it proposes to achieve as on account of the opportually it affords the Euro- pean population of indicating their appreciation of the assistance which the Chinese community 133 has in the past afforded spontaneously when

CORONER'S INQUIRY,

This afternoon, at the Magistracy, ân inquiry the death of Wails Khau, sepoy, belonging was opened into the circumstances touching to the 1zgih Baluchia, who met his death in

The twenty young mandarina of the Cambo dian mission to France, who word to ferva Marseilles for home on 8th uit., paid a visiť to the Soperior Primary School of Bandol, where several of their young countrymed are pupils, and among the pub r Chantelektha, Prince of Cambodia, son of Norodom-1 and two princes of the Laos. The members of the misbarracks on the 27th ulto, particulars of which we printed exclusively in a recent intus of this sion were delighted with theft visit, and ex- pressed their satisfaction to the Mayor of Bandol,

By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel C, H. U. Prits and GEces, the band of the rain Bald chi" will play the "following programme of music, during dinner, at the Kowloon Hotel, to-morrow, the thin, from 7.30 10 10 30

pm

March......... 11.M.S. Camperdon Overture..." I Finqiiko Valia up.........." Folfacte:”

*** Lolsengefu" Selection......nis

Serenade"

.**Andulouse", Tarantelle & Helphegor Selection." & Cossatry Girl"... Two-Slep "Whistling Hafus”

God Save the King-

Cloda" Kling Fahrbachi

Warner Ellenberg ..Abiert

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QUEI-WARI, Chinese Rivast in the employ, of Dr. Sutherland, of 20, Derby-coad, Bertrama, Johannesburg, committed suicide recently be Act, was buried at the expense of the Tranny

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It is perfectly trus that certain carmudgeons who will always look on the worst alde, of things spoke about the waste of pure water— quoting of course, from the monthly report of

The Gaseffe notiles that British naval the Cμy Analyst, which, like some other things and hinted that many, of those who danced proached with the greatest caution whenever that we have to put up with, never changeth— harbour at home and abroad must be ap:

with delight would have no water for their the searchlights are seen in constant opera- baths and not more than one cup of tea in the tion. Furthermore, in the event offi moroing. The people only reviled bim for becoming strained between Great Britain pessimist and a killj iy; while the aerial, foun Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz presided as Coroner. sin traced Valenciennies' designs on the alpared to be examined before entering port.

and another naval power, a ship must be pres Following was the jury empanelled-Mesira. | |mosphere. The water, and it smer

Enerub: absurd. E. J. Moxas (foreman), B. Mori and P. H; Nye to call it by such a plebeian term con

The Cotton Lock-out......... His Worship Thers, is no one charged in sidering the beauties, it evolved and the

was pleasure" 11" gave young and old crashed In the event of outside cotton firms join- Inspector Keir-Not, yet, your Worship: 7- upwards with a bɩng, then sat majesticallying the federation, 200,000 operatives will At this stage Mohammed Khan, another poised is mit-air, and felt in cascades and be involved in the lock-out, sepoy, who was supposed to have been stabbed cataracts of wondrous shapes. The stream The press appeals for conciliation to avert by the deceased, appeared in Court..with his urged high over the "godowni and nobody an economic disaster of the first magnitude, right hand in a ling. He was given a cbalt cared two pins whether they were "foundated at the side of the dɔck. *

'ośnot, "li was a 'mayoificeni spectacle-nature

***Portugal and Brazil. first, art nowhere: ~

this caso

From Blue Bul dia, is the shower bath. could be witnessed in all its extravagance

The King of Portugal, who will visit Brazil on the occasion of the centenary of the open-

The first witness called and, examined was Abdulla Khan, of A.. Campany tagth «Baluchis, quartered in #matshed

Kowloon, There were betweco 3j aŭd, 14 per of fanciful effect." The Batman and wo|ing of Brazilian ports to the trade of the sons in his matshed on the night of the 26th men, with the children strapped, tiubtly on world, will arrive at Rio de Janeiro on the ufto, he said. Witness was a charge of the shed their backs, the coal coolies and the unem 21b June. Mohammed Khan was in the shed that night,played, spent the day watching the unusual His bed was about twenty, paces away from sight, and people travelled out from Qaeda's

The Coober-Did anything, awake you? was here, the only people who couldn't find 9 is p.m.

Everybody who could get away from business

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any matter affecting the welfare of the Colony cause he had registered under the new: Asiatic" thas of witness's, who went to sleep at about Road Central to view the opening performanca. DhATH OF SIGNALMAN STRRE7... The Hongkong Telegraph urgent importance. It has to be borne in mind Chinese Association' and was accorded as im Witness-Yes; Mohang Khan did by C: time atiend being the officials, of the

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY IN FOOR

AN APPRAL TO BE HONOURED,

registered in Johannesburg.

Was there a light in the room?-Yes, it was. burning dimly.

What happened then?-Op. hearing the Boite six or seven other men from another shed rushed in.

What did you do?--I was lying in bed When the meo came in 1 said to them: Brother, the young man (meaning Mohammed Khan) must have been frightened."

Mohammed Khin's bed is that at one end of the matshed?-You-

And is your bed right at the other end?—Yes. entry of the other est Mohammed Khan call- Proceeding, witness said that soon after the

or the people of the Colony has become of

that in undertaking this work of erecting a posing funeral by his gratified comparing an Antika vina in the shed were aroused," hospital in the Kowloon diarre, the Chimaan Tharikap ware gist had was leadily admited and someone suggested saying playari. of Hongkong are undertaking a work which by some of the maiders, and because of the D; you mean to say you thought the mad

uld actually devolve upon the Government very popular among them, but because they other acpor did the same thing,

death of a countryman, for he was admittedly had a mahimare?--Yes, The nigh, before an To the extent of the total cost of the building felt that the Chinese community had been' To -No more worthy abject for the exercise of and furnishing of the hospital and the treat-habilitated by his generous act of self-incrifice that wise and generous philanthropy which disment of Chinese patients, they are relieving Quei-Wasi was one of the two Chinaman who tinguishes the Chinese and European residents the Governme, 1, and, therefore, the taxpayers, of the Colony, even in times of sites and of the expense and burden of maintaining an general depression, could be presented than institution of this character on the peninsula. KWOK YAU, a seaman, w.s arraigned at the that to which attention has been directed by There can be no two ways about it--if the Chin Pulice Court, this morning, charged with lar. the Yaumati Hospital Committee. The apes had no! taken the matter in hand now, the ceny, on which charge he was foord guilty peal on, behalf. of funds was published in list Government would have been compelled to set day afternoon Kwok rushed up from behind and convicted. At about five o'clock yester

night's issue. It is proposed to build a hos apt fans for the special purpose of erecting two Shanghai women who were walking along 'pl'al for the beseft of the Chinese community a branch hospital in Kowloon at no distant Queen's Ro.d Central, and, removing a gold in Kowloon, where no institution ex'sts at pre-date. If the Government is prepared to grant down the road. The women pursued him a ear-pick which one carried in her hair, bolted sent for the accommodation of the sick and a site and provide an endowment of $30,000 far as Lee Yuen Street East where they caped to him to bring a light. When a lamp was ailing or for the treatment of those cases which together with an annual subvention of $5,5ctured him; and while one held him by the produced Mohammed Khan WAS SEED to rise demand attention in the casually word. The it is doing no more thao shift a prospective and queue, another held him by the arm, and if this - from - The" födr" had": "fall on another amount aimed at by the promoters of the scheme is Sto00, of which something like $65,000, the contributions of Chinese sup. „po.3651, hat Álready been collected... The hos.

pital when completed will contain, aro beds, l'ad. In every respect the apical of the Yau- but for the present it is not proposed to pro- mati Hospital Committon is worthy of being ceed beyond the erection of the administrativa honoured by the European talpans of Hong block and the provision of 70 beds for kong. patients, which is expected to meet the require- mentsforsome years. With the sumofStco,000 It is calculated that the hospital canbe built, and equipped and open free of debt, and the Com- millee sely on annual subscriptions to mala tain the institution on a scale suitable to the needs of the peninsula. These are the main points which will be considered by those who fest inclined to acknowledge the appest in tangiblefashion. It is almost incredible that the people of Kowloon, meaning in this, in

permanent incubus on to the shoulders of a hindy of private gentlemen who may be relied Upon to see that the charge committed to their rani dy is not allowed to be starved or neglect-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.-

MESSEE. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., wine merchants, bave issued their usual tasteful date- block for the new year,

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JAPAN's total expons for the year 1907 amounts ed to over Yea 430,500,000. The impan were of a value of almost Yen 494,300,000. The grand total exceeds that of 1906 by over Yeh 8,000,000.

way they removed him 10 the Central Folice sepoy's bed. Vitacas went up to him, Station. Accused was sentenced to six weeks and saw there was blood on his face, hard labour, with four hours stocks, a to While witness was watching Mohammed Khan receive twelve strokes with the blich. " be heard a noise.from under ons af the beds, which he thought was made by a cat. Witness did not know of the tragedy until about six Wazir Khat was removed from the bed in o'clock next morning when the dead body of

Kreicber, Deceased was not a B luchi. He was an Afridi, and was geartered in the proper bar racks, some 300 paces away from the maished The Coroner-Have you any Altidis to your matshed?-No.

"Water Department, Now and again false there was an official among the crowd, but the rumours would be circulated to the effect that alarm quickly passed and the display pro

cended.

Tens of thousands of gallons of plaid water, were thrown into the air doring the day. The exhibition began this morning and was still in full swing in the early part of the afternoon, its popularity having been en anced if anything by its prolonged duration,

LCANTON DAY BY DAY;

EMUGOLING OF ARMS..

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 9th January. The Total of the circuit of the prefectures

That Signalman B, H. Street, late of H.M.B..

barbour on December 26:b, met his death by Tamar, whose body was found drilling in that

accident, was the verdict arrived at by the jury

this afternoon. It will be remembered that the inquiry was adjourned from yesterday in onder to obtain certain witnesses to speak to identifying the dead body of the decessed in the morgue at the Royal Naval Hospital. This, evidence was taken this afternoon po

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Policeman Irving spoke to finding the body. of the deceased white on harbour duty.

The Coroner Where did you and the body?. Witness-About, sixty yards west of the Canton wharves.

How was it doessed? In a sailor's uniform. Where did you take the, body? To the police pier at Taim-1sa-tsui,

Charles Stephen Belvin, wardmaster," Röyal Naval Hospital apoke body of the deceased in 2618 ulto,

Lance-Sergeant Davis, of the Water Police

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of Weichow, Chiochow and Kayligchow ban received information th" "largo" quanilty of arms and ammunitions will shonly be smug. gles into the interior of Chaochow by insur. genis, where they will attempt to false a rebel Stat op, was on station duty when the body of lion. O receipt of this information the Total the deceased was brought to the

mation, at once wined to the Cantos authorities to the! Witness accompanied three men belonging to effect and at the same time applied for the the Tamar to the police pier, and they detachment of several gunboats to be sent to identified the body as that of Reginald Harold and protection purposes in case of emergency. This conclared its evidende, the waterways of these prefactures for cruising Street,

DISASTROUS FIRE.

Throughĩ lo aveldict of accidental

VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS,

Eve of the supposed death by drowning of Mir, NEws was received at Shanghai go New Years Paxton, chief engineer of the C. N.S. Ngankin The Aganking left Shanghai for River parts or

On the afternoon of the 7th instant, about 3 the sight of the 29th ultimo, and when the boat

o'clock, a big fire broke out in a village named was approaching - Chiokiang on the following

Ap Ti Sha, in the district of Sbuntak, and over day, it i. said that Mr. Pexion left the engine

kredko, three bundred houses were burnt to the ground. room and went towards the large carga pozt... Supposing you had found another man in Since that time he has not been seen and it is your maished at night what would you have tonante of the burg houses are now homeless Parade. At headquarters 1.5.30 pm on

hi #rajkot

tof - this disastrous outbreak, the presumed that the crossbar of the port had done? I would seize him and band him over been left unfastened and that he accidentally to the guard. fell into the vor➡Another nocident occurred

And are la need of immediate succour,

ALL UNITS.)

'Monday, 13th instant, for infantry drill, Sangt, Downes, 3rd ddlesex Kegt,, will attends at Chinking on Thursday night, but (gigasse mated Pkyes, ons once

Have you ever speg Wasu Khan în ybar When HEL Chun, Jospector General of PGUVUTARTILLITY, UNITS, ty without meridor consequences. Mr.

stating the Naval Forces, was in Pakhai, ko offered a Parade Ar be inters at 5.30 pm on Maclibur, 000 of the engineers of the famatshed, you did not go forward and squire henston of the two notorious ringleaders of the drill Sergi Cook, R.

How was it, you bling senior man in the large aim of money as rewards for the appro. Tocaday, the 14th"festant, for 15 pdı. 0.1. gue Tafun, was crossing the gangway to board the cause of the tumult was greatly sure slots named Wong Worstue and Cheung Takade Al beaco the steamer from the halk, he slipped and fell prised when I saw Mohammed, Khan lying in into the river but was rescued by those op

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hing, but so far these two bandits have not yet Friday, the 17th instant, fur. 155

atance the pative" population, of some 74,000 H.M. RIVER gunbɔut Sandpiper arrived from board who had #itoessed the accident another man's bed with blood on his face, PA filles loto the hands of the officials New | dell}, Sergi Con

should have been allowed to maddle along Caston last evening. II,Af, destroyer Virage, without the meros of furnishing the commonest help to the suffering, or making the simplest provision for the alleviation of those who have falian victims to the ordinary accidents which

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ANNTE PORES IN Are you not bald responsible for the good R.E. LI bas obtained H.E, the Viceroy

Madonas conduct of your men?—Yes, heg kortti, authority to add another $1,000 to the reward Pande with the senior officer on board, left the A CORRESPONDENT of the Western Morning

Forl> Küwloon, fl 6 px, harbour yesterday for Canton to join the West News writes from the Chion Squadron sating in outside men, and yet you remained le bed? the arrest of Cheung,

Yousafdihat Nohammed Khan'acries brought for the Capture of Wong and another $'co for on Wednesday, the igih instant, "for" (echnical

Instructions. River Flotil.-

that the ships have done splendidly at the thought he was foghtened.

You remember telling the police you beard battle practice. The Kent promises to be one

By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel W. Scott are continually occurring in daily life Moncrieff and Officers, the Band of the Third majority of people who live and spend their Battalion "The Duke of Cambridge's Own? working hours on the island of Hong (Mitdissex Regiment) will play the following kong have “generally”, hot: "a" faint com.

programme of muile, during dinner, at the caption of the marvellous; › atrida) which | Hongkong Holat, to-morrow, the 1 rih inst, So

of m are being, mids in the expansion of Kowloon Main

as a business and manufacturing centre and a residential area. They are vaguely aware that there are some benighted heathen who prefer to five against a barricade of

Handing! steyes and they are also aware that there is a dock compaDY ploying hundreds of laboursi

the reputation [the Colony,

DOMOVÍNSPECTOR OF MACHINERY,

At the arrest request of the owners of the Chinese-owned, term lapaches to appoint Tantai Wei Han sa Inspector of Machinery to Chinere lasecher in place of a Cunoms

CARE Viceroy Laat

of the best shlon in this year's columns Altergurgling solse and saw a man lying at ibs she had Anished firing the Commander-in-Chief side of a bed with his throat cui ?—No, I did (admiral bir A. W. Moore) went on board and tint. I told them that the boise sounded like congratulated officers and ship's company those made by a cat on the all-round, efficiency of the Krst, and

Proceeding refered especially to the excellent shooting, Vale"The Kisa of Love Marrum, Kari Kapalr) (3 he &fommonth and Kilrad did well, and were: Selection The Marry Widow in followed at the firing grange, by the Bedford

ink!” The Song you Bang to me" mykloĥay; Bassboyan "

and King Alfred. The former obta Carlosion! The Whistler nod-bla′′

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