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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JUNE 263

The Government launch: Shin: Foo has also bean out for two days with rice and gonny bags for distribution among the unfortunates The Bain Foo returned to Canton as soon as her stock on buaid was exhausted

MONCAYIRO FOR HELP.C

and less must have been lost Ik few hours on that fateful day.

tricts within the delta of which Canton is the lunch vigorously sounding gongs appealing toʻmesi the present urgent reglemmende missarias: from" the surrounding districts to

Canton, zand Juso. Harrowing reports begin to arrive of the sad catastrophe which has overtaken the river dis principal city. The stories are necessarily dis- connected and incoherent at the moment, but as received at the headquarters of the charitable institutions of Canton they all palat to the orgency of the needs of the people who ate exposed to direful distress after being rendered homeless and without the wherewithal to provide themselves with so much as a single day's meal. Id answer to the appeals by the envoys from the stricken districts, the charitable organisations of this city are rising to the importance of the occasion and the sacred charge of their hamaaltarian" and self- imposed duties.

On Satu-day last, the soil instant, a number of volunteams attached to the Cheap Rice Distribution Bureau boarded the Government faunch Site Ye towing a cargo-boat with a the North River. But when they got as far as Shek Moon, the water ran down the river is

can be got on board, :

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KIDNAPPERS RENDER PARENTS

DISTRAUGHT

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him over the Road West recently TR. Wood, le tho

large crowd assem

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16th instant à Chinaman; was admitted

Arhe gobury bar wired to the Cantonese office why to only: the appeals from Caston bas-

and to various places to solicit no responsa bean made yet.

4. That in the cabla THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS,

subscriptions in aid of the relief funds. The supplication to the Chinese abroad, Tais being The Canton Charitabla Institutions again espions and to teve His Excellancy's the foreign relations of the fung Wa, action Viceroy has been approached for liberal aube an action relating to what may be lerised held a meeting yesterday. The discussio wafuta Tobiain subscriptions from the in deferred pending the concurrence of the are komarkabla, for the sympathetic expressions: of In the course of her mission of mercy, on opinions offered, all of which agreed that the mandarin circle

Registrar General. Why this delay when tens bearstinst the Shin Poowhich was proceeding time was for action and not words. It w LAUNCH OWNERS' CO-OPERATION, Df thousands of homeless and fainishing people up the West River came across numberless resolved that, in addition to the supply of rice. The Canton Steam-Launch Owners' Associating succour, it is dificult to explain. sampant whose occupants were crying aloud large quantities of biscuits and whatever food tion has been requested to provide steam. The delay should be capable of explanation. BANANE Later, for help. On the embankmente crowds of stuffs that are procurable and capable of casy launches at balf price of hire to crable am-

the hearing began In the course of, the afternoon to-day: the hem could be seen from the deck of the transport should be bought up

travel over to Canton in order that a more Tung Wa Hospital received soother telegram9spector Roberte

prosecpted. Mr. I their neighbours for help to repair the dykes, also resolved that the Shin Hou Kak should be accurate estimate of the extent of the disaster from the Charitable Institutions at Canton Beacon, Lookes and Deacon salai the prop The villagers were pursuing their life and again approached with a view of providing and the amount of relief required, may be apia an additional requisition for analber

supply secution. death task with grim determination. From all another gunboat to tow cargo-bosts with pro proximately formed,

of biscuits. The Tunga directors are en for the defence of the thirst defendant, who w be heard by those on board the Skin Foo, intricts for distribution among those who stand The present case is peculiarly one for the ex- directions heart-rending cries for help could visions and necessaries to the inundated dis-

THE RED CROSS SOCIETY... dravouring to get a shipment off by the discharged shortly after the trial opened on the which the voices of men mingled with those of in need of first aid.

sa. Kinikan to-night; the whole indent

ground that there was no evidence to connect ercise of the activities of the Canton Red Cross require three shipments to fill, het ANA

Chim with the murderi women, and the aged with those of children. A MUNIFICENT DONATION. Society which has deputed members, with the

Between 2 and 5 p.m. to-day, the ChinoseThe first, witness, called by the police was The Shis. Foo will again be loaded with the

Moved by the touching appeals of the gen necessary stock of provisions and stores besides subscription list had already exceeded the DriFi Bell, superintendent, of the Government try, befate the businern of the meeting con. medical comforts, to the North River to attend Stoooo mark. The Nam Pak Hung merchants | Civil Hospital, He stated that on the weaning secessary supplies and despatched on har second merciful; errand as soon as the stores

cluded, Mr. Su Sing Kul voluntarily sub-to those who may be in need thereof.

alone contributed about 56,000, F12, 2 scribed $10,000 towards the Flood Relief Funda. Po WHAT THE SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY This gentleman's munificence was greatly ap

15 DOING. ploaded. It is currently reported that hi On the alt instant the embankments is the benevolence in the present terrible crisis

In the present cris's it was not to be suppos- Samsbui district collapsed. The villagers ran through which the provinces are passing willed that the members of the Canton Self- to the hills koown as, Pang Kong, Shan with be brought to the notice of the Viceroy..

Government Society would remain" idle with their families for refuge, while the able-bodied APPEAL TO HONGKONG.

folded arms while all other associations are men were busily engaged in monding the

displaying such praiseworthy and remarkable

dition,.

Besides the argent: telegrams to Hongkong activity. The commiten has convened a public As if the measure of their misery:

was yesterday cabled to the Tung Wa Hospital immediate steps in collaboration with the ex was not quough, a gang of robbers taking advantage of the absa.op of the men began supply of biscuits in the market for shipment At the mesting the following question will be in your Cology to buy up all the available cellent organisations of the relief committee. to ply their nefarious trade in the midst. of the surrounding distress.

The brigands 20

NAME OR submitted for discussion: Owng to the rushed up to there hills and kidnapped ZRANSFORTING SUPPLIES.

serious calamity that has befallen the inhabit ents of the surrounding districts of Dacion, * number of children from their helpless At 8 o'clock this morning

a günbolt was mothers who were distraught with untold placed at the disposal of the Rollei Commities whether it is not advisable that a joint misery. Upon realising the loss of their by the Shin Hou Kok. She was despatched petition be formulated and submitted to the children, the women gave vent to more along with several cargo-boats in tow carrying Thrane, through the Canton Viceroy, praying weeping and their cries rent the air for con rice and large supphes of biscuits and other that, as a special favour, the poor people within siderable distance. The guard boats in the cementibles to proceed up river.

the loosduled districts be exempted from its vicinity were communicated with the fact, but Throughout yesterday the Charitable In- payment of land taxes for a cartalo specified the robbers, who had decamped, were too quick stitutions bought up all the biscuits in stock

period. for the soldiers.

from the bakeries in the city. The bakeries have been ordered to tum out the largest supply, bey are capable of producing in a single day. The entire astput will be required to partially feed those in the submerged districtt where fuel is unprocurable,

quantity of rice aŭd gunny bags to proceed' up { dykes, which were in a dilapidated con appealing for monetary assistance, a despatch | meeting for to-day for the purpose of taking the first remittance of S10 000, borrowed as an!}, morning he called on witness and had break

such great force that they found the launch could not proceed any farther with safely. The party was obliged to leave the carge-boat with the rice in the vicinity of Shek Moon and return to Cantón.

Upon the return of the first expedition a second was promptly organized. Another launch of greater capacity than the first, which failed to negotiate the violent currents, was requisitioned, and the Won Luy was despatched to Shek Moon without loss of time. All the gunayibags they had were distributed to the Villagers on the way who were busily engaged In stopping the water from overflowing the ambankments which had given way in many ́different parts. Another large quastity of rice and guany bags was purchased by the Bureau and promptly sent to supply the villagers. Handreds of men were engaged all day filing ́the bags with earth and suurd with which they constructed a sort, of breastwork to withstand

the dorash of the rising water, It was a pitiful sight to see the gang of villagers working with might and main to resist the flow of the devastating river.

KELIEY MEASURES.

Yesterday afternoon the different charitable institutions in Canton held a meeting for the purpose of taking steps at once to, relieve the of their fellow-countrymen and the impending floud sufferers. Touched by the predicament

distress threatening them, the members of the benevolent societies all promised to raise funds to bay forthwith all necessary provisions to be taken to the districts to be distributed to the cofortunates, who are now eagerly looking for bel Each of the institutions will, the first instance, vole a certain sum of money for the purpose.

APPEAL TO THE VICEROY..

On their way the relief party found that the roofs of the houses near Shek Moon ware just Tew feat above water ge, the zoth instant Many flood sufferers werd' left withou¡ food; they did not bave any provision even for ap appeal will be made to the Viceroy a single day. The relief commissioners dis- grant a sum of money towards the funds. The Viceroy will, as the same time, be requested to tributed the rice ninong the unlortunates,

Most of the districts along the West River: memorialise the Throne on the calamitous are submerged and many lives have been lost: state of affairs prevailing and to apply for In the Ching Yuen district the houses close inmediate pecuniary assistance. At the meet- "to the river banks were almost entirely inundating it was decided to at once engage a steam ed. The survivors from the flood soughi tanach which will be loaded with; rice, and abalter on the high embankmenis and there pickled vegetables and other necessary food. They resigned themselves to an impending fate stuffs to.hurry the West River. A separato hoping and awaiting for assistance,. At length Bureau will be opened to conduct business in

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HONGKONG RESPONSIVE, Yesterday afternoon a telegraphic reply was received from the Hongkong Tung Wa Has pital to the earlier despatches from the Nine Charitable, Institutions, and the Seventy-two Guilds. It advised a remittance of $10,000 to Chaton on the following day, The Canton gentry has also started a subscription list in äid of the Flood Relief Fundt... ;

ROBBERS AT WORK,

While the stricken sufferers, are--prostrated. with grief in their terrible action they are at the mercy of depredators. Yesterday several cases of tobbery were reported to Canton. from the inundated districts. The Viceroy has renewed his stringent orders to the district police to protect the people from fur |ther and preventible luss,

THE VICEROY'S REPORT.

The Viceroy has submitted a telegraphic re port on the disastrous & od and the actual con› dition of the country'' the Government in Peking. The report was necessarily only a brief one, as the Kwangchow Prefect, who has been out on a visit of inspection to the flooded districts for four days since, has not yet returned to Canton. His Excellency was unable, there- fore, to give more particulars in his report, at present

The Nambol Magistrale, Chang, Yesterday returned from his expedition to the inundated districts and has reported on his tour to the Viceroy..

CONSIGNMENTS FROM HONGKONG, . A quantity of bread and biscuits to the value) of several thousand dollars” was sant' up here"] this morning by the Hongkong Tung Wa Hospital to supply the starving people in the inundated districts,

to the hospital. He was unconsciola andi des

· HONGKONG'S ACTIVITY.

immediately afterwards from numerous ioju, sles, which the witness detailed, in a fail of some Remarkable activity has been displayed by forty-two feet would have caused the injuries, the leading members of the Chinese communi Lau Nan was the next witness. He said he 37 in Hongkong in responding to the calls of was a shop coolic, reading 168, Queen's Road their compairios in Kwangtung and Kwangsi, Central On the sight of the 15th lost, the As we announced yesterday to almost no time deceased he said, carrived from Canton Next emergency lone from the funds of the Tung fast After the meal deceased asked witness to Canton in the forenoon, was wholly subscribed Yeast Street and met the first delandant, who Wa Hospital and remitted by T.T. to call the first defendant. Witgens went to lea by five o'clock in the afternoon. Later in the returned with him to the shop/The deceased evening further signatures were received which and the first defendant had a conversation, after swelled up the amount of subscriptions for the which the latter invited deceased out, A day to over twelve thousand dollars. Early thi The Court-What time, did you see the de- morning several leading members of the Chi- cea ed again? vee community volunteered io canvas for coil tributions in person, prominent amongst whom were Mr. Chau Siu-ki, Mr. Ng Hoo-chl (com pradore, National Bank of China, Ld), Messrs. Chin Yu Tin, Li Shau, Hin, Pun Van Tero, LÂU CHU DAL, LF Yau

chua, Siu Yusufi and all the directors of the Tong Wa Hospital. At 4.30 p.m. all the subscription lists were return-

Witness-At 10.30 in my shop,

"And then-?--The deceased, told me that the first defendant would call at the shop in the afternoon to renew a mortgage deed. - Did you see the mortgage deed?—The. deceased did not show it to me, I saw bim making a draft at mid-day,

No

Did the first defendrat come at 5 o'clock ?---

ed for to-day. The day's collections aggregat- ed $8,000, thus bringing up the total to $30,000. When did he come ?-He didn't. After our A second remittance of $0,000 will be wired evening meal the deceased asked me to accom 10 Canton tonight. By the ss. Falskan apaoy him to look for him feral basal gene further consigansent of 40 picule.biscuits will be made to-night.

"Did you go?—Yes. We want to his boarding. house and discovered that the defendant wäs

HONGKONG'S MUNIFICENCE

Continuing, the witness stated, that after When we closed our report at 5 p.m. yesterday, visiting a few more places they met the first it was then ascertained that the subscriptions defendant in Des Voeux Read, near Wing Kat collected in Hongkong in aid of the Flood Street. Returning to witness's shop, the first Relief Funds in Canton had reached a sum of defendant, in witness's hearing, said to deceas Ewenly thousand. dollars. By six o'clock lasted-Lon't renew the mortgage deed to-day, Come along with me to a house at 315, Des evening, large as that sum was, representing as it did two days' collections, it was increased by Voeux Road West. There: borrow $30 from

a relative and pay you ou account.”—Deceased- $5,000 more," "The latter amount was made up

agreed, and went with him: Witness, went of unsolicited contributions which were sant, by individual members of the Chinese community iso. When they arrived outside the house and bangs doing business in Hongkong, direct-witness was told to wait below, while the first to the directors at the Tung Wa Hospital. An defendant and be deceased went up idea may be gained of the widespread sympathy

- The Court-Who asked you to stay balow ? which the floods. baya aroused amongst the

Witness The first defendants w They were away for about half an hour, wit. Chinese of all classes in Hongkong, when it is related that the total subscriptions collectedness continued, when the first defendant and were obtained from the merchants and traders a stranger came down the staircase and en. in two-streets only, viz, Hastam Strand andered the street. The stranger addiessing wit news asked if he was a clansman, of the deceas ed. Witnessreplied in the affirmative," How did subscriptions to come from the numerous guilds in Hongkong, besides individual deca- this debt come about 2" was the stranger's next tions from the rich Chinese merchants and question. Witness confessed he did not know. others whose munificence may be stirred in a The first defendast then joined in. Do you liberal, response to the numberless starving know if I owe your clansman anything?" be Does within the districts suffering by the terrible anked. Witness said. he thought there WAS

something of mɔɔ moitgers” deed, if he pair“ 'than returned to the house, telling witness they would send his clansman down," After: about ten minutes witness sow's man fall from the third floor, window loto the street. „The a

ausistance did arrive; but for many it was too connection with the relief of the poor people Panyu bave been instructed la make inquiries the disaster which overtook the two Southel Wing Lok Street. There are yet the collective

lats and they perished in the flood."

Of all the districts along the West River Sam has suffered the most, as the water ross with such rapidity that the people had scarcely time to escape, 'and over a hundred lives were lost. Later returns may account for a higher death roll.

A BENEVOLENT VICEROY.

By order of the Viceroy the Kwongchow prefect personally left here yesterday afternoon by a gunboat taking with him one hundred and twenty bags of rice to be distributed among

the suffererst t

RAFT- ADRIFT,

Yesterday morning a larga raft of soft wood poles was lying in the vicinity of Wongsha;, owing to the squash of the tide, the repai suapped and the poles were sent adrift causing danger to navigation by the native crafts for å time in the harbour. The timber was ultimately recovered.

by the calamity. The Bureau will be the central organising office of the relief measures.

- SECURING STOCK OF RICH, ¦- The two district magistrates of Namboi, and

into the quantities of rice that are now in stock in the town of Faishan and Choo Tsun, eic. The object of the inquiry is to prevent mer. chants from storing up the staple commodity with a view of cornering the market in a time of stress, The foresight of the authorities is generally.commended.

HONGKONG'S ASSISTANCE WANTED, Anurgent telegram was yesterday despatched to the Hongkong Tung Wa Hospital asking for joint-assistance and appealing to the hospital to invita subscriptions from the Chinese

BANPANS CAPSIZED. abroad. Realising the influence which the Chinese merchants in Hongkong are capable of Yesterday a low sampans were capsized by exerting, the Canton relief committee look for the strong current in the barbour. Fortunately, ward to tangible help from their compatriots

no loss of lives attended the mishaps, it is Hongkong. There is no denying that the surprising that the chapter of accidents on the case_is_a_deserving—one;-Gover-more-river is not longer than it actually is alma ma so, perhaps, in all the past andals of the pro vince.

A SYMPATH&TIC VICEROY..

The Kwang Chow Prefect, who left here on the 21st instans, with rice and gunay bags for the flooded districw; has not yet returned to Canton,

It is reported that H.E, the Viceroy, who is The natives state that, for twenty years past, deeply moved by the distressful happenings of they have got experienced such a disastrous last week, proposes to proceed personally to jaaadation in the surrounding districts of Can make an inspection of the inundated area. The Lon: They think that, if the embankments of Admirat, Li Chuo, soon after his return from Bhok Kok Wai had collapsed much more.ongkong, heard of the inundation in the serious damage would have resulted and even

the city of Canton itself might have been two or three feat under water,

RELIEF FUNDS.

The Canton Charitable Institutions are about to make arrangements to start a subscription list for relief funds ta'assist the unfortunate jghabitants of the districts which have suffered by, the terrible visitation.

CANTON RELIEF ORGANISATIONS.

Children Kidnapped by ROUBER HANDS.

23rd June.

tiverse districts, and lost no time is proceeding In a certain the state of affairs. He has now returned to Caston and has submitted a report -on-the-disastrous inundation to the Viceroy

THE CALAMITY IN SHIU-HING,

'TARING STOCK OF RICE,

aith jupe.

THE RAILWAY.

The train of the Fatsben-Samshui lize" can

now run only as far as the Three Eye Bridge, Beyond that stage traffic is wholly disorganised up to the present,

INUNDATION SUBSIDING,"

THE RELIEF ORGANISATIONS,

25th June,

At last signs are visible that the recaut flood had attained its worst and that we may hopefully look to an early diminution of water and around the city. In Cactor the height of the water has gone down about seven inches within the past twenty-four hours. Reports received from the surrounding districu also advise that the foundation is subsiding gradual. ly, Many streets are, however, sull under water in the Western suburb, The satives state that if the weather continues av favonta- ble as at present, the flood in this city may be expected to be counted as a thing of the past within the next thres or four days, Dodana

BUCCOURING THE. INHABITANTI, *** The inhabitants of soms streets in the lower, lands of the Western suburb, especially those of the poorest classes, hava been unable to go. oul to buy food during the last few days, and it is known that their small stocks of rice and provisions have been exhausted, They are accordingly reduced to the last strails. The Centon police authorities have, therefore bought a large quantity of biscuits which will be taken by sampass to that quarter and dis tributed to the necessitous pošple mod so keep the wolf from the door until larger relief can be extended to them after the more urgent cases have been supplied with their wanis..

RELIEF EXPEDITIONS. Throughout the week one party after an other of the members of the Charitable Insti satiers, who had formed themselves into dr ganized relief sub-committees, have unceas

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The willingness to assist the Canton bene factors is not conficed to the merchant classes alobe; for the shipping companies which have transported the large supplies of food stuffs: from Hodgkong to Cestou have waived the freights on the consigaments. Notably among the firms to so generously co-operate with the and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld., the Yuca On Canton Committee are the Hongkong, Canton

S. S. Co., Ld., and the Shiu On S. 5. Co., Ld., the latter companies being under the control of Mr. Chau Siù Ki.

fell in a heap near the side channel - Witness" went up and recognised the man si "Lan Chanthir fredd, who had gona upstairs

with the fist defendant, vodu podataks The Court-Before this man fall was your

attention attracted by anything 3

HONGKONG'S SYMPATHY.

24th inat. Now that an approximate estimate is begin ning to be formed of the extent and gravity of

Provinces last week, it was to be expected that; allied as Hongkong is in affinity and commerce with the millions of Kwasglung, if but slightly estranged from the inhabitants of Kwangsi, the been the first to be appealed. Chinese residents in this Culony would bave for material help in-relief of their compatriots. in dire. affliction and misfortune. The full and extended report of the flood as it appeared to a close SHIPPING COS. CO-PERATIONAL MA observer through, the entire length of the affected districts from Wuchow to Sainam, which we were enabled to give in our Mon: day's issue, will have prepared the citizens of Hoogkong for the appeal, which inevitably must reach the Colony, as it did arrive in three urgent telegrams which were seceived in publication of our first and detailed report. The Hongkong within twenty-four hours of the

directors of the Tung Wa Hospital of Hongkong. ward banded three telegraphic despatches from Canton, la' quick succession, yesterday. An emergency meeting of the Board was at once summoned to consider the telegrams. At the

MESSRS, SINCËRI & CO. same time the Registrar General, who is en officio 'a member of the directorate, was ap-

are acting on their own initiative after the ex ample set by the independent relief" parties in prised of the object of the threting At seven Committee met at the board ball. Mr. Tam equipping it with supples to the value of $5,000th o'clock (a the evening the members of the Canton. They are chartering a launch and Hok Po, chairman of directors, presided, and which will be gifted to the sufferers by mem there were also present:Messrs. He Kom bers of the firm's;own staff); Laudable as the Tong, Chau Blu Ki, Lau Chu Pak, Chia-Yee-effort is on the part of years. Sincere, it would Tin, Ng Hon Chi, She Tat Choy, Chan appear that any decentralisation of action would Lok Chuen and several others. After extend to increase the cost of the relief measure. plaining the object of the meeting the Pea chairman proceeded to read the telegrams which Referance has been made to the telegraphie had been received from the Nice Charitable appeal from Canton seeking the weight and in- Institutions and the Seventy w Merchants' fluence of the Chinese merchants in Hongkong, Guilds, In substance the telegrams word to despatch supplicatory cables to the Chinese -An appeal to the Tung Wa Hospital to doing businzas in the more important conf. co-operate with the Canton Charitable | mercial cepires of the world for subscriptions Institutions to raise subscriptions for the to the Relief Funds. This action could not be purchase of rice in aid of the sufferers. -A request to the Tuog Wa Hospital to cable to the Chinese residents in the out- ports, and in foreign countries to collect subscriptions for the Flood Relief Fundi. -

The firm of general store keepers,

TELEGRAMS ABROAD.

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bad

Taken by the Tang Wa directors pff their own bat, as concurrense had to be obtained from the Registrar General; that official is a meme ber of the directorate by vince of his office. The matter having been brought to the notice 3-Arequest to purchase two thousand piculs of the Goverment, and His Excellency agree

of ship's biscuits for immediate shipmenting, the official imprimatur was given to the to Canton for distribution within the inco,

proposed action. Is the course of the forendon dated district,

to-day the cables of appast went forward, aud After some discussion the lollowing resoluit is to be hoped that the funds will as materiad Hoo, Chi, seconded by Mr. Hung Chi Leung, supplication originating in Canton tion was adopted on the motion of Mr. Ngly augmented as the result of the action of the

Witness. No barren En

Inspector Robertson (to the Coon)—He did not see anything of the fighting, e ** The Court-Where were you standing when the deceased fall from the building?—Oh the opposite side of the road,

Dow

Then witness went id his cluesman's assistance..

Witaces, immediately eller he recognised his clansman went for the police. On his

minutes before, then started upstates to return he saw the stranger, who spoke to him

the constable. Witness then upstairs to: get the first defendant. Onthe staircase ho met

im coming down burriedly Witness seized. him, and he, too, was handed over to the police, He picked him up in his arms and called him by bis name. "Quick," the “unfortunate man`sald, "give me something to save me Witness asked him bow he had fallen. **I can't, I can't was the reply. It was al through that deed, They wanted to detain moʻopstair

The heating was then adjourned.

DR. KOCH IN JAPAN.

SPLENDID RECEPTION,

Dr. Koch, the noted Garman bacteriologist, arrived in Yokohama yesterday by the 1.1. steamer Siberie, and immediately proceeded

to: Tokyo, reports a Tokio despatch of 11th inst. He was accompanied by his wife, be with Dr, and Koch on board, was signall Aty o'clock yesterday morning the "Siberia,"

works were discharged at yokohama te ed as having pantod Kannbasaki, and Firo-

Not by a larg way have we reached the last chapter in the tale of was which is being un- folded-of the terrible fl sods and the concomit anddistress which prevads in the districts swept The reports which continue to arrive from

by the violent waters of the Fu-he and West the inundated districts down the. Fu and West Rivers News filters through slowly owing to the collapse of the Land-lines of the Chinese Rivern fully corroborate the earliest accounts of the gravity of the distress brought about by the Telegraph Administration. What intelligence record flood in these parts. Emissary after we can obtain of the conditions in the inundated districia are either brought by soms of the emissary as behalf of the supplicants for urgentearvivors themselves or by members of the succour continues to arrive at home hourly and as each prosents his tale of woe Restry who have to perform a dont mission by to the board of management of the relating to the authorities here, the bavac and various charitable institutions, the pressing destruction wrought within their territory and to appeal on behalf of the survivors for the character of the aid which must be forthwith rendered is brought home to the guardians of bare staple of life to keep them from dying of the poor: To their credit it must be recorded starvation. There does not appear to be a

That a sum of $to,oco, be temporarily lent SUBSCRIPTION FROM QUEEN'S COLLEGE. that all are putting their shoulder to the same single silver lining in the lowering clouds over.

from the funds of the Tung Wa Hospital

The boys and Chinese staff of Queen's wheel with a determination to press forward the hanging the horizon of the two sister provinces,

for remittance to Canton which is to College have subscribed $491,05 and sent it to measures of relief which admit of go dilatori-Sarious as the calamity is now 100 painfully

be refunded from subscriptions raised from the Tuog Wa Hospital as their mute to relieveel steamed into the barbour Dr. Kitasator dess in their execution, if the hundreds--nay,realized to be, the outlook for the immediate

the Chlorse community in Hongkong to the distress in South Chier. the thousands, of life which are crying out in the future, when the peasantty--the bulwark of the ingly proceeded by launches towing cargowards the Flood Relief Funds, des Ma devastated bills andi plains of the riverins country are bereft of their meaps of living, boats with provisions and necessaries for the When the business of the meeting had beenCLAN FIGHT, AR WARST POINT.and his wile proceeded in - districts to the henevolence of Capton and even is still more gloomy. There is a certain food sufferers. In every case is a thorough concluded the sixteen directors present raised v of Hongkong, are to be saved. I mention and in its train a recrudescence of piracy the claims by applicants for relief before help There were three individual subscriptions of prospect of famine stalking-the-provinces, and exhaustive lavestigation condicted vale among the mitives sum of about $4,000 Hongkong because an urgent appeal has gone forth to the Chinese merchant princes and lawlessness which the unrestrainable is granted. The investigation, though rom. $500 each, and kind in the work of relief which the Gov-bick upon in times of stress and trouble, as is practicable, so that charity is dispensed vernment and people have joined hands in this With them history will repeat itself. city to carry out without a moment's delay, It is now just about a week since the fresket with considerable judicious discrimination.

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of your Colony for co-operation in fondebandits of Kwangsi are only toọ ready to fall plete, is carried on with as much" expedition encher baing of $4: 0, $30", "und, 1200

CANTON UNDER WATER..!

PRIVATE BENEVOLENCE, "N

announce", the... arrivali, på thér, distinguished visitors crowds assembling quickly, at the batobs to welcome theme When the ves

Shibats, Ships, and jimu, who bad ly, come down from Tokyo on the

Ear 1 day, together with the German Công Durch to the Siberiabato treat

Civil Hospital-one suffering from bruises, add at the Customs batobs at to d Two men are now lying, in the Government : Koch, who, amidel cheers op,

the other more or less seriously injured the | Dr. Hyodo, chairman, o Bo far as the leading members of the Chinese result of a clan fight which took place at Went Medical Associations presented community are concernedit must be mentioned

Point last evening. Somewhere: half way up | Dr. Koch, who expressed his the Peak filter beds, are being codstracted.| reception accorded him and to their credit that they took immadiata action, began its unchecked career of wholesale dos truction, yet there is 'nd'sigo' that the water in

to give effect to the touching appeal from their For this work Cantoness and Fiak kas are ac interesting fastur of the proc So general is the feeling of sympathy that Although the rain has ceased to fall in the surrounding districts or even in Canton has been aroused that the work of relieving compatriots in Camino. Wilbin two hours of KARed At about six p.m. yesterday a quarrel the presentation of bogact torrents for the past three days and the itself is going down to'ady visible exical.

the termination of the mosting the avail-started between, a Canionese sud ■ Hakka Yokohama Medical Associalion distress is not confined alone to the organisable supplies of biscuits in Hongkong amount over the question of water. A fight followed public bodies which was gracefully performed weather seems favourable enough, the flood Those in charge of the various charitable tions controlled by the central Charitable ing to several bondred nlculs were shipped by the time the police arrived po fear than and Rokkaku Led by these young ladies,

immediately, which soon became general, and by the little daughters of shows no sigs of abatement. It is true that the organisations of this ety are pursuing their Institutions. Individuals are manifesting on board the. ka. Kwangsuland 'vs. Futu lias in the water does not continue, aoither is bener sleat duties with unabating energy and their sympathy which assumes practical shan for transport to Cation. By the forty men were interested, using poles and party proceeded to the upper room of the ja subsidence appreciable. The streets its the vigour. Never before has it been known that form. Several gentlemen, not connected with Bangshan at 8 o'clock this morning, a second pick-axes for all they were worth. The fight fom offices western suburb of Capton have been flooded; the unadinsity and spoutadiety of action have the benevolent societies, have formed them fot was despatched, and it is expected by the was stopped and two men were despatched to ed visitor some are two to three fect while others from been a gaperál s they are on the present occa. selves into small parties with funds provided night boats to-day-that-the order for 270,000 hospital. One had his head opened and the specially long to five feet under water. A veritable lake sion when petty diferences are, sunk in the out of their own pockets with which they have lot, of biscuit will have been executed in full. other one of his fingers split. Sevan arrests to has been formed in the district and: sampani common cause of alleviating the sufferings and bought supplies of food and other necesistics. By telegraphic transfers, early this forenoon were made. The accused were charged in the bag Boat and glide along in the streets with as pangs of hunger of several tens of thousands These parties have proceeded in person to the

the ten thousand dollars was transmitted, aver

Palice Court, this morning, and the case was 'which much freedom and safety as on the river. The of fellow creatures. The relief expeditions are inundated districts with the object of extending the wires to the central committee of the Rer remanded, vastastel houses belog flooded, residents have to erect indefatigable in their efforts and promptitude. help and administering charity to the poor with fief Food in Cantor: At two o'clock in the

The tr high stands on which they place the perishable As fast as it can be done rice and food stuffs their own hands, mund t

afternoon the general subscription list was A Japa verk, priest, by nama Ama, had a very patty T goods and articles to prevent destruction. srs rushed into the districia most bigently in THE GENTRY'S ACTION

opened. It is confidently expacted that a large aganying spirience yesterday. Ama arrived are amor AZER MAN GOVERNMENT RELIEF,

need,

The Canton gentry has raised a sum of sum of money will be collected ; for, when † in Hooghong,from Macao, resterday, by the- Jag Sur (*): Memberi bf die gentry from? several of the A

ARIO-RING DISTRICT

$to,oco from the Wal Chong Granicy fonds, seen by a member of our staff; this morn- steamer, Bulakk.. His pockets were bulging. ljnundated difficis have arrived here with Until yesterday, the worst, reports of the and has appointed four members from among - ing a representative member of the Chinese and this caused some suspicion in the mind of l

reports of the Galamity and the prevailing die food have reached this city from Samehuj.. If themselves to apperintand the distribution of community, who is in a position to ex« s'police officer, who called Ams 10 turn them, usisa "iress to the provincial authorities, Tastal now appears, however, that amʼappalling disan- provision,, and, if necessary, medicion also, to prem: an authoritative opinion, saidan! Au The holy man polled out a revolver and Upad Chẳng, iba Namboi magistrate, has proceeded ter overtook a township in the district of the unfortunates. For while reduced to a con, big calamity has befalian not only Kwang. thirty rounds of ammunition, for which he had which on board "another gunboat with: rice, and a | Shin-hing famous for its gorgan. It is reparted | dition of impeconiousity,, it is to be feared that 31 bat aur own province of Kwangtung, ne permit to carry... He was bailed before Miz inmidat *supply of gunny.bagu to cruise along the flooded that, on the fist instant, like embankment in the women and children, the old and infirm,. Our people are thoroughly, gympathetic and 1; H. Komp, in the Police Court, this morning, Chija, „districts to distribute todd to the people in "ant Ham Chow Wai în ibat dinct gave way): The must havo, iguured lefribis privationi (brough realize the urgency of the tail from our fellow, and, pleading guilty, was bound over in the and to Camish the bige to those employed in villages in the vicinity were all abguiled, "itt is. exposure and during the severe ordeal they had countryshim, we are reduced to the verge of suin; of jo to come up for judgment when embankment constracting to stem the food. | estimated that in all probability, orar a tkous. I to pass through,

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