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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 41908,

The "Powan" Disaster. very ifactory, as he was not able to give any

MASTER AND SECOND MATE REPRIMANDED.

CLOSING INCIDENTS OF THE CASE

Juos 27th

that effect. The pilot's evidence here is mot reason for his confident recognition of the land, The master was still under the impression that the land he had seen on the starboard bow. was Mawan Island, and, after turning to star: board two or three points, righted his helm, and sided up, as he imagined, in mid-channel, to go through Cap-sal-mun, Almost at the same Instant the ship, took the ground, and the end quiry which was held to consider the circum-peased to pass over the rocks, and to be afloat, Glances surrounding the disaster which befel! so the engines were put to full speed ahead the steamship Fouran, on the 8th instant, war again, with view to getting her out of the

while the wells of

ing danger,

were being

evidence as to the actual signals given to and received by the engineers, but this is account. ad for by the fact that the telegraph was ob- viously damaged by the stock of the impact, and was unreliable. When it was found that the

THE BISHOP OF MACÃO

RETURNS FROM EUROPE, MARIO

:the÷(

OUTBREAK IN YUNNAN.

OVER THREE" HUNDRED KILLED IN RECENT: SKIRMISH

The troubles in Anasm bave reached stage at which the Goverment has had to re- sent to military force with great loss of life to the rebels agad

2. PersianTM

THE CHINA

“AUSTRALIAN

"The verdict arrived at by the Court of Inj gloes were masod to half spoodi, The skip P/ Bishop of Mücaɑ returned toʻthe Colony maskeness of the taxation lavled. But as the opium to any of the Trea Kowloon | riving at the decision that it is 'impossible to

After short visit to Europe during which his Lordship proceeded to Rome to confer with His Holiness the Pope on the imnsfer of jurisdiction of the Hainan missions, the German mail Prins route for Macao by Ludwig to-day His Lordship was met on board by the Right Rev. D. Possani, Roman Sephor Jule Catholic Bishop of Hongkong, Procurator, Spanish Dominican Missions Hongkong, and the Rev. Fathers Nunes, Ark wright, B., and Henriques from Macae.

The Bishop is a guest of the Spanish Fathers during his brief sojours in Hongkong. He morrow morning.

The agitators at first, tried, passive resistance organising crowds to protest against the Government (coplanted itself with dispersing the assembled mobs, and only resorted to force When driven, to It: the seditious movement

that, the master should be "severely" reprived. There is some light conflict of Leitin, Paringuezs. Consul, Rev. Fr.. Naval, I grow in strabath.BợEVEMENT AN

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manded, while the second mate was "repri- manded an

The Court sat at nine o'clock, but awing to the absence of Mr. Robian, who was the sec and angiseer of the Powan, who had in the maantima obtained another position on a Man rial to the case, the Court adjourned for anties, it was decided to beach the ship, for which bour in order that the witness might be able to attend. At ten o'clock, Mr.. Robson was seat and gave his evidence, which we submit below.

GREAT SLAUGHTER

THE OPIUM TRAFFIC

IMPORTATION OF TURKISH AND PERSIAN.

The Chinese Commissioner General and the

General regret will be fall at the decision of Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime

I to have taken the follow the Imperial Government not to allow the ships Customs are reported log decision concerning the importation of of the China Squadron to visit Australia a

tian" or "Turkish oplum pengi

order to participate in the welcome to the Beginning from January 1, 1999, any United States feet, says the Sydney Daily merchants want to Import Persian or Turkish Telegraphs It is sat forth that ranions of State

Ports of China,

have actuated the Imperial Government in they must first obtain from the toms a permit for each case of the drug, with sand the China Squadron to Australlan, waters out which the consignment will be liable to for the occasion, and with that explanation confiscation when it reaches China

pad the Commonwealth will have to be content. (b) Beginning with the year 1909, the impor Anyhow, there is no need to look for ulterior tation

of Parsian or

will be ** Tarkib annually reduced by one-ninth. reasons. The Chitin Squadron of the British

Navy bas boon reduced to therr (c) Only those who have regularly been strength that is suficient in the judgment engaged in the opium trade will be allowed to of the Imperial Government for the duty of apply to the Customs for permits, but their upholding Britain's interests in Far Eastern applications will be regulated by the amount

ter is b

Com

mieluum

ila boat, and whose evidence was very mata- | skip was making water in considerable quanti proceeds to Macao, by the s.a. Sui Tai 10: killed alone amounting to 353hat the dis; imported during the previous" years, which alters. The political: Dutlook in that quat-··

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purpose the belm was pat hard a-starboard She, however, sank before reaching it, ↑ and the ship headed for the nearest beach,

We find that all possible steps were taken The Barbour-master

houremaster (Comdr., Basil Taylor, after grounding to save the ship and passen. R..), presided. The Assessors were-Lieut. gers. We are of the opinion that the master Henry Batterworth, R.M., H.M.S. Tamar, was guilty of a grave error in judgment in Captain James Page, as Yinging, Captato Ed-keeping the engines at fall speed when he was son Stewart Crowe, s., Kuangani, and Captain in any way uncertsiu of his position in thick Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 1.6. Fonk Bang.. weather. He also appears to have placed too much reliance upon the expression of opinion

· EVIDENCE BY THE SECOND ENGINEER,

by the Malay pilot, who was not, as it turned out, teeing that so much importance was attached to the opinion of the pilot, it would helmsman from the wheel, necessitating the most improper proceeding to take the absence from his post of the pilot, but this was done by the second male without the fireet, ledge of the master. We, therefore, direct, that the master be reverely reprimanded and the second mate reprimanded.

THE OPIUM GRUSADE,

In the Province of Quinho amount will be nine-tenths of the above whole. between China sud·Japan han bood steadily)

The

officials

in charge of the Anti-Opium Burean have issued an order that all the offi- cials in Faking, of every grade, are to be thor oughly examined as to their addiction to the

oplum habit or not and are to be clatslied accordance with the following six classes *-

The rebels mastered in great numbers in the vince of Khay-hos, and took post at a place called Phu-yes. There the troops met the enemy and defeated them with heavy loss, the This happened on May azƐ The latest nowa in trict was quietlög down.

whare theN, C. D.

imply morament started, the bloodsbed hai enraged the discontented people, and there is so check to the agitation: The more moderate Mr. Joseph Alexander, the veteran Secretary section still hope for justice from the Govern of the Ant Opium Association at home, has not allowed Sir Frank, Swettenham's recentment by lessening the weight of the crushing vigoroas protest published in the Times, to pa The leaders ses clearly that passive de by unchallenged. In a characteristic letter bemonstrations will not benest them and that has had the temerity to describe Sir Frank as resistance is out of the question and the mouth piece of the

people who are

they have taken to a more formidable weapon

boycott. their money. Mr. Alexander dogmatically gave the order, and at once all the asserts, that the money belongs to the very may be put down, so that they may be no Chinese, who are asking that the Opium traffic ceither buyers nor sellers, Guarda posted on the roads turn back all the dealers. All longer tempted to aquander their hard earned business and trade bare stopped from the strict garish Government, and adds this startling Frenchmen, and not to work on any account deas and shops licensed by enforcement of orders not to sell anything to the British proposition

com

taxation.

1. Robson, second angineer of the Powan, in a position to give an opinion of any plaining that the House of Commons is takimered districts were forsaken, there being

Was the last witness called. He testified to the fact that, on the night of the 8th instant, when the From left the wharf, he was in the engine. room. The order first was "slow aboad," and Ister half speed." It was about fifteen minutes after leaving the wharf that the order for "fall spend " was given,

The Court-Was the speed altered after that? Witness Yes.

What was it?-Half speed.

How long after that did she strike ?--About two minutes.

Will you describe what took place in the engine-room after she struck - fali three bumps.

The first bump was not a hard one?—Not very

You?--Immediately after she struck the telegraph rang" full ipsed whead."

The witness then proceeded to describe Water, the scene that followed the bumping. he said, rushed into the engine room in great volumes. An attempt was made to get the pumps out.

have.

And than what happened? The plates

started to buckle.

Iwo minutes.

The Court was then dissolved.

CHINA AND THE HAGUE.

THE NEXT CONFERENCE.

2

for European

THE BOYCOTT む

It is, in fact, a.fierce war waged to starve out All the French residents, and to ruin all the lists and merchants. The boycott is a real thing, and those who refuse to join receive 20 mercy. For instance, at Tam Quang, a carpenter, who persisted in working for European was seized and beheaded., Several of Europeans bave disappeared altogether, it boys and coolies who remained in the employ being conjectured that they have shared the fate of the carpenter.

One thing certain is that the guiding spirits who order the boycott and compel servants and are Nationalists who have been to Japan and bave been fired by the Japanese victories over workmen to leave the employ of Europeans

Russia Matters are indeed so bad that the proclamation of maniał jaw is now urged. Malay Mall,

THE RECAPTURE OF HOROW,

(1)-The non-smokoť. ah, substantiałkovia. | #phore of Influence certainly does not command

ance, showing that he has habit

."

of

s by no means clear of clouda Tension increasing ever since the Test Mars incident, and the resaliant boycott of Japanese goods by, treaty China. Japan's interpretation of ber obligation to maintain equal trading, privile for all sutions in Korea has boun Doled dissatisfaction by more than one Powered her view of what is an "open door in that portion of Manchuria which is within bar Her attempt to imposs general acceptance. " taxation upon

village near the Chino-Korean (1)~~~The smoker, professing to be cured be frontier has led to the despatch of 5,000

troopst

to the scene, and the remarkable lacking a rufficiency of evidence.

ro-organisation which has been going on (4)-The suspected amoker, showing symp in Colas, when taken in conjunction with the

toms of indulgence in the habit,

strong anti-Japanese feeling prevalent in, that (5)--The amoker, discovered an indulging by country, suggests grave posibilities of hepbie,

tbe investigating officials.

apart altogether from the forthcoming visit of the (6)-The smoker professing not to be addict United States battleship fleet to Chinese ed to the habit but known to indulge free waters. In view of all these facts it would be 17, is to be dismissed without further taking an unjustifiable risk if the British investigation.

cruisers which protect British interests in the Far East were to leave their station, in order to make purely ceremonial visit to Australia. Hence there is no need to look farther forthe- decision that will, at the same time, give the people of the Commonwealth keen disappoint. ment. It would have been a great pleasure to welcome the China Squadron, but at any rate the ships of the Australian Squadron) are to take a prominent part in the celebrations, and it is to be hoped that nothing will be left un- done which could help the officers and crews, of those ships to feel that they, too, will be the honoured gosats of the Australias people.

Classes I and a will be exempt from further supervision, but classes 3, 4 and 5 will be sub- jected to further investigation. Chinese Public Opinion.

TRADE-MARKS IN JAPAN.

SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN.

སྣ་ལས ༈་་ DEPRESSION IN THIR TRADE.

It is in fact the people whose money the Government of the Stekits has been abstractie by means of the Opium Farm who asks protec tion from this abstraction, which is in oas respect far worse than mare robbery because it demoralises besides impoverishing them."

There is a kablo similarity in the charge It will, perhaps, be remembered that shortly levelled against the Home Government

Hill account of its introduction of the Licensing after the conclusion of the last Hague Peace and the denunciation levelled against the Goy

́BEQUEL TO FALSE DESCRIPTION, - Conferença, H. E. Chien Hsun, Chinese Minis-

eraments of the Crown Colonies, for-their ter in Holland, presented to the Throne a

retention of the Opium Farms. The friends

After many hard things have been said of the memorial in which he suggested an early pre-

of the brewer describe as sheer confiscation

The Saigon Opinion says that the rebel methods of the Japan. Patent Bureau, it is sat paration on the part of China for participating and robbery the propose to extinguish a in the next conference, which is fixed for 1914.number of licenses annually on payment of

movement is managed by clever leader who isfactory to be able to record even an occasional We now learn from Paking that, in response to The Court-Weren't the pumps out at all? the memorial, a conference which lasted for compensation. Here in the Straits, on them to obey orders issued by a supremo su instance where the authorities have taken

thority.

proper steps to protect the public. from being ether band, the Government is accused of rob Witness-No.

misled by a wilful and deliberate falan state- You say the chief engineer was in the engine. three days was recently held at the 'Lungcheng bery because it permits those who choose to purchase a quantity of the drag at an almost

meat as to the place of origin of certain goods, zoom? Did he start the pumps don't yuan by the Princes, the Minister, and other high officials the Central Government, to

maker of boot-cream, who incorporated a falus know.

raised that the inland excise revente realised

pams and address with his registered trade For all you know he may have? He may determine what efforts should be made to pre prohibitive price. Strangely enough no city is

The case we have in mind is that of a Japanese

pare for the next Conférence. Some time in

at home, a robbed from the pockets of the

mark. It appears that in January of last year March last instructions were sent by the Central Goverment to the Viceroys and Governors of consumers of beer and alcohol. 7~The

Mr. Alexander also shows singular lack of

Makita Furuta, of Hisamatsu-cho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, registered a trade-mark consisting of a the different provinces asking them to submit

picture of a Chelsea pensioner and the words proposals to be brought up for discussion at the knowledge of the real situation in his assertion

Chelsea Boot Cream." In passing, we may est Conference, and to recommand legal that the sale of Opium to Malays is already8.

observe that it seems strange such a registra The Secretary of the Anti Opium Association

tion by a Japanese of a completely foreign de- experts and diplomatists well acquainted with prohibited in the Straits. conditions prevailing in foreign countries for the

sign and title should have been allowed task of bringing into order the legal and political in rushing into pribt, reckoned without Sir systems of Chins, so that she may take position Frank Swettenham, who bas replied in a terse tion letter which should serve to open the eyes of

apparently without inquiry. However, the mark was duly registered as No. aB179. That first-class Pawar at the next Conference,

many who are not wholly blinded by prejudice

the trade-mark was the property of Messrs Bat, as neitheir experts had been recommended it was decided

la repudiating the position as a mouth piece! nor proposals sent to Peking,

or a peppiece of anybody, as atributed to himed in advance of the coming of the regular Gaswell & Co, Ltd., of London and Kettering, again to instruct the officials concerned to obey orders without further delay, as notice of the

by Mr. Alexander, Sir Frank points out that be troops sent to Ancamite messengers, promis: did not come into consideration, as this firms has heard of no complaints that, the House of ing tlben, a large sum ifthey accomplished their bad taken no steps to register their trade-mark aage greatly exceeds what is required. Depres

in Japan. subjects to be discussed has to be sent out twa

Commons is taking the money of the people of mission, which was to carry to the commanders

orders both for construction and repair have years prior to

Having so far succeeded in his plans, Makita sion of trade has made the trouble' worse, and the opening of the Conference.

Faruta proceeded to incorporate with his remarkedly decreased As the work at ship- and that he is not aware that the House of Com them, if possible, not to open fire on the

maDy at the recent meeting at the Langchengyuan moosis in a position to take their money. As ir city as it was completely abandoned,-whichgistered mark the words: Carmell & Co., building yards has seriously fallen off

Lid., Kettering and London, substituting the workers have necessarily bean dismissed. At which will be brought up by China at the next Alexander had visited the Straits in 1906, and made it: certain that, no telstance would To bi tranted-exactly-in-the-same-manner as more recantly, he calls upon the farmer to favour.complished their object as the troops arrived and reversing the positions of Landon and Ket+ | ber dismissed but been large, and it is reported. In litigation any Christian converts och anmker member of Parliament has been there be offered. The messengers seem to have so letter "m" for "" in the word "Caswell, the Haködata and Uraga dockyards the num·· ordinary subjects without any distinctions as to tim with the laformationes to whether-hi with their arms slung over their shoulders, and tering. This fact coming to the satice of the that since April 12th over two thousand men stalement that the F. M. S.. and governed by M. Dupont is to be commended for his initia-Patent Burelo” bowever, it was decided that have been dismissed by the Kawasaki yard. The particulars appeared as to the place of Government yards haws also dismissed about who is a convert or who is not a convert and no

false missionaries shall be allowed to interfere with

origin and the maker's name, the "Chelsea

2,000 It is estimated that about riioner trade-mark came under the pro-Boga, rates are now out of employment the case.

visloss of Article XI., section of the Trade The Mitsu Bishi yard at Nagasaki, has (a). If any insurgents or fugitives from justice not be recognized as political refugees but shall

mark Law, and it was accordingly cancelled by suffered to the same extent ss.etler yards act to a foreign country for safety they shall be extradited, and they shall eat be allowed to

the Director of the Patent Bureau on the 14th has twelve vessels in hand-the Chiyo mark and of May.

Tonyo-mark, two 9,000-an N.YiKliders for the

three T.K.K. oil-tank steamer Koyo-mars, sisice ships of the T.K.K. lair Europa line

About how long after the grounding did you notice the water nearly up to the fires? About After the engines had beso put "fall speed shead" did you get any further signals?--Yes.

What was it?" Stand by."

No farther signals after that ?--No. Were the engine still going?-Yes.' Had your staff of firemen gone to the deck 'before you ?-1 think so.

By Liautopani Butterworth-Had the pumps been started would they be sufficient to keep the water out?-No, sir. It was nothing like it,

As a

ASTOUNDING ATROCITINB

The recapture of Bokow is to-day an accom- plished fact. M, Dupont, in charge of the French consulate, Hokow, having been inform

Was the telegraph in working order all the the following are some of the subjects discussed Hongkong, the Straits, the F. M. 8. and.Ceylon of the troops a letter in which he requested

time you were in the engine-room 7-Yes.

Did you get any verbal, orders from the

dack?No.

No russago about engines?--No, sir. By.Captain Black You said-you-had-orders.

to go "half speed" before she struck ?—Yes,

the telegraph ?—Yes.

By Captain Black-1 am not aware of having Cap REL given that

The Court-You are quité certain about that? Witness-I am. Captain Black stated that he could not up- derstand the witness's statement regarding the alleged lack of signals. If, he said, no orders were given the ship would have junk to the middle of the Pass.

Conference

Live.

*Encouraged by the great activity in the can struction or repair of war-ships and merchaat vessels during and after the Russo-Japandis War, the Japan Chronicle says all the... shipbuilding yards, including the Government operatives, blacksmiths in cities and the yards, largely Increased the number of their interior being attracted by high wagen in addition the Mitsu" Bishi, Kawasaki, Uragaji and Hakodate yards have largely extended

their works. The tide has now turand. Top-

ot

the Colonial Office and not by their Sultans,

Then, on Tuesday, the auth May, about 8.30 is made on the authority of the Secretary of a. the sound of filing came to our ears I then State for the Colonies or on that of the Sultano, actment or order prohibiting the sale of Opium were to be noticed, "this page) on a butiress He also asks Mr, Alexander to quote the su came the sound of trampels, and finally, ther to Malays. With such misconceptions it to preceded by Commandant Ko, and furnished the real status of the Sultans and the condition with many coloured. flags. The chief, whom to the Malays, it is not surprising that Mr. many Europeans know, came in front of them. We are very pleased to be able to record Alexander should have taken such a distorted French medals suspended on a tricoloured ried this action on the part of the Patent Bureau, 10 view of the actual situation prevailing in,the Stralu, Sir Frank Swefteobam thus conclades DOP, that had been bestowed upon Him it leads to the. Hops that other labels, with the Voluptéar Fleet S.5. Sakura-maru and Ume- The last order you said, was "stand by? allowed to hold manœuvres«in foreign ter- his weighty letter replete with cogent arguč - services rendered, don't know under what equally false descriptions will meet with a woka-mary, and the dispatch-boat, Afogani,

(To the witness)-You had no orders for stop ping the ablp!--No.

remain on the frontier or be supplied with provisions and munitions of war.

(3) No men-of-war shall be allowed to navi. gate the inland waters of a foreign country, or Power, nor acy naval or military forces ho ritorial waters or territory, as it would violatements which cannot fail to convince the most On being re-opened, Captain Black was call. its sovereign rights and caute anxiety to its

Singapore and Peping-even the Federated people.

Malay States-cootain a considerable number of young

Chinese who were born and educated which would not be regarded with entire

Yes

The Court was here cleared.

ed upon to make a statement,

A

() No person shall be allowed to smuggle

obtuse:-

rib-

for

#milar fate.

DEATH OF AN OLD N. YLA

OFFICER.

Ha cisted that he wanted to corroborate his munitipar of war into the interior of a foreign in the colony, and hold views, often.excelicate the number of about a thousand, followed by / Edward - Noble; -late chief engineer of the I thousand, a heavy-decrease from the period

provions statement." Furthermore, he wanted

circumstanceE..

Commandant Ko, it is known, was beaten by the Rebels, and took refuge at Toukin: I can.

On Sunday altemoon last, June yih, Mr. 3043ay by what strategy he was able to bring. himself into the ranks of the regular troops.

Here, then, are the Yunnan regulars," to their artillery, who made hatte, to occupy the HEY, K. Andgasus Mart, died on board the forts while they emitted wild cries; they install. Hitachi fars, between Penang and Colombo, The Court-Had you been where you thought cruel manner, that is to say, they shall be

themselves, tranquilly, no one bothering Mr. Nobla was, being invalided boms. He placed on the same footing as the subjects of opium and oiber questions. It is just possible'a good constituilon, garbed. in clean khaki, paralysis. Mr. Noble'leaves behind a widow - now,raportad to be under 7,000. The Ozát their debating society meetings discuss the them in the least; they are men well set up, of Enccumbed to softening of the brain, and

To say that on Sunday aftergoon he went out to verify the point and to locate the place where: the Rowan sank,

you were.

Captalo Black-Yes.

..

The Captain then proceeded to explain the bxact position where the Powan struck by the chart. He added also that from previous ex "perience after a heavy rain the ebb tide wa

abnormally strong in those parts. He drew the Court's attention to the fact, as he had stated before, that the pilot was, at the wheel instead of at his post

Agsit the Court was cleared; this time for the decision to po-arrived at

.:THE FINDING.

After about twenty minutes the Court was re-opened, and the finding was read by the Harbour-master, as follows

We find that the British steamer Powan, oficial number 68,387, of Hongkong, of which Hanty Irwin Black, master mariner, was mas ter, left the wharf of the Hongkong, Canton and Matao Steamboat Company, Hongkong,

country.

(5) No aliens aball be allowed to own lands. Foreign labourers shall not be treated in

citizens of the most favoured nation.

(7) No foreign bank-notes thall be allowed io be put into circulation except in the ports open to foreign trade.

(8 Mining or railway concessions granted to foreign subjects shall not be renewed upon the expiration of said concessions.-N. C. D.

News

SPINNING MACHINERY

CONTRAC78.

During the boom in the spinning industry after the war, there was considerable extension of milis, and not a few, new companies were formed, the machinery required for the exten tiod of mills or for the new companies being chiefly ordered from abroad through the me® didm of the Mitsui Bursa Kaisha, fe, some cases the time for taking delivery of the

approval

in China. They dress in a fashion

of ibeir own, dispense with the queue, and, of

that the meetings referred. to by your coffe spondent, were organised by Chinese who are not themselves opium smokers.

There is a great dent still to be carefully weighed. The question is suficiently difficult even when you know something about it Lord Ponaldshay and Sir Henry Blake have spoken. and

written of what they know, and their facts cannot be disregarded. I only suggested that, if the Imperial Government determines to act on the resolution of the House of Commous, and issues orders to the Essiers Crown Co fonies to abolish the opium monopoly and give up all revenue derived therefrom, it will be easy, while gratifying moral feelings, to share the cost of that gratification, by excasing the colonies from any further contribution toward Imperial defence.

Neither the Government edict, nor the te fusal of the defence contribution (hitherto derived in a large part from the opium revenue) or yet the enthusiastic meetings of Suralite

and family, who are at Bedford. He was ons of the oldest employees of the N.-V. K., which he served faithfully well nigh a quarter of a

century.

ittle

Even at the Mitsu Bishi yazdı however, there is a slight diminution in the number of work. men employed, a yacancies which occur are not filled, At present the total number of operatives working at shipbuilding yards at Nagasaki and Kobe is not more than twelve

was for a time very prosperous. The number immediately after the war, when the industry

stood at over 9,000 on February 11th last; in of operatives at the Kiwasaki Vard, which

Iron Works is reported to beʼin- position, the works being now chiefly occupied with making bridgegirders and other works ordered by the Imperial Railway Bureau, These facts show how depressed the shipbuild. ing industry in Japan is at the present mo ment in the course of some remarks on this. head, the Asahi points out that the shipbuilding yards on the back of the Clyde are also having Dr. Mom Feking, June 12 bad time and have dismissed more opera. The first exploit of these fellows concerned Next Sunday another contingent of fifteentives than the Kawasaki Katd. That is true, an unfortunate who was found taking refuge selected cadets, twelve Chinese, two Mongofs and shipbuilding is going through a serious on a timber raft and who jumped into the water, and one Mancha from the military collages of crisis generally to the United Kingdom, swing Dever raising his head exceps to breathe; for- Paotinglu, Nucking and Wachang, will leave to over production, but it is calculated to girs. tunately the sbots did not hit him

Peking for France to naderge complete military A rather incorrect idea of the two places Patting their instinct of savagery at the training for period of five and a half years, that more workmen bave been dismissed en In the eleven years since the promulgation service of chcumstances, the "shin pinge" and The average age of the cadets in seventeen, the Clyde than in Kobel

"regular" gave proof of a remarkable They will proceed vid Siberis first to the zeal. A beggar going out of the village, with Prytande military school at La Fitche in of the Shipbuilding Encouragement. Lis

packsze of diny clothes, as apprehended the department of Sarthe, here they will March 1890 to the tone of over

with a peaked cap bound with gold braid,

Their Installation completed, groups went to and fro in the city to pillage it with rigour, but the fehabitante had not forgotten anything, everything having been left open for their in spection. The regulars therefore didn't find anyibing, whence the fury of the soldiers, who seizing several ragged natives, and thirsting for blood, inflicted on them the most atrociotis

tortures.

a

OHINA'S MILITARF "STUDENTS,

The following telegram has been sent to The Times by Dr. Morrison

by one these: demoniact; the beggar was take the places of previous contingent with an aggregate, tonange)

to say

does.goo

at mine p.m. on the 8th June, 1988, on voyage chinery has already arrived, and in other to! Canton Lth a small cargo of 160 bales of cases. the time is approaching, but, ibeber Chinese in favour of the suppression of Lfirst bound and then the soldiers with shricks of. | of filleen sludents, whose departure from Fek were builtja Japan, receiving bounties in U paper and 24dw other sundry packages, and 171 depression in the yam market of late, bas the opium, monopoly, will pot.au end to the joy beat him comercifully with the butt and ofing for a similar taisļog was recorded in The accordance with the same law, Those steamers kept rendered it, very difficult for the companies smoking, eating, or hypodermie jejection of En. Not satisfied with this act, they Times, on April 20, 1907. Excellent reports clade the NY.K. steamer Kliami-mark (37);

"Chinese

his

the drug. It is a mistake to cloud the isoan by - fem ignoring, misstating, or distoning, the facts, Perak Plonzeṛ.

HARBOUR FATALITY

SAD END TO AN UNXnown man,

ural 29th alto.

The

searched the man sad took possession of the bave been received of the progress and conduct tops), faunched at the Kawarski Yard in few cents that were contained in the pockets of the first detachment before, special ber 1897, and the Marine tafelog hip of this unfortunate-It is evident that this facilities are granted by the French Govero Trakishima-maru, 1,019 toss (n/vessel which are defrayed by the disappeared with her whole crew), launched at victim must have been accused of !!Raforma" | miezi and all O W PRUThe allowances for the Miss Bishi ed in March 1898, the TKK sentiments...... What expedients. baren't these Chinese Ministry

Tayo-maru, the largest Japanese BORDET Bom each student are Fra, 2000 per annum

built at the same yard and falows got?

Sakura-maru, linnched at the IV.E steamer After dinner-a-horrible spectacle, in which details are similar to those arranged for the first now flost, Bestiality was displayed by all who took part, contingent by Caleset Tinge, at present judge. was to be witnessed on a sandy bank at the Advocate-General of the Ministry of War, the Nagasaki on the 6th festapt of the convergence of the Red River with the Nam ti studied law for some years at Lincoln's Inn steamers, 76(exclusive of the Hitachi wars und river, Some unfortunate coolies ipcapable was ons of the representatives of China at other wrecked), with an aggregate fonsage way resistance, guilty only of having been found the Hague Conference, and by. Major Brissaad, 167,747, are completed. The yards bellating

No. of in Hakow, were led bound to the place of the French military attaché,

to, FEROCE with raber in the calves and hit mises to become in thoual eve

the north of her course for some minutes after facturers-'of, spinning machinery,. It is reacco belonged to the coolie class, mat, bis : „Patowego. On the way, loTM" Calvary .” thay ("símilár bodies of picked cadayand dispatch of these steamers aro ką foliowa (

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The engines were At balf whed until the fairway" buoys were to take delivery of the machinery. We learn inwand, when a course was set for Cap-salmon, from the fat that not a few. companies are W by WW, the invariable course asking the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha to cancel adopted, and the engines put to full speed, the orders. Amony the companies making which thould give her about ras knots, this request are the Fokusims and Tokyo Shortly after this the master left the Bridge, Spinning Companies, each of which ordered and, on his return, few minutes later machinery and plant for 40,000 spindles, and be found it, was raining, and the land obscured the Shimoruke Spinning Company, whose from view. During the passage between the order amounted to 20,000 spindles. This fairway bopys and Capsul-muo it was twice machinery and plant, are ordered under the necessary to alter the course to port to avoid guarantee of the Mitsui Bustan Kaisha, and janks. This, however, was compensated for the orders kave been chiefly placed with by keeping her beaded a quarter of a point "to Mess Platt, the well-known: British man. An acknown Chisaman, who, from appear

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marked that io; the event of the English death yesterday through an error of judg about 9.40, at which hour it was to be manufacturers refusing to cancel the contracts ment The coolis a passenger on over the shoulders with the butt end of their The question now naturally arises whether expected that the ship would be nearing Cap the Mitsui Bussan: Kaisha. may be compelled board they stated worming iba red, goan Arrived at the spot, the horde (ispeted the British Copen menement of the Missin suitin, land was sighted close under the to take measures against the Japanese com port early yesterday morning from Canton with each other the bonour of metialing the this commendable movement of t gon bow and, by the master alone, on the panics.to enforce delivery. In that case the As the vessel was slowing round to the whalf patient fally alive: The operation commenced of War and encourage the sending of similar

who seemed to be in a hurry to by opening his abdomen; the intestines were bodies of Chinese students to British schools starboard bow, -The mestar, not, being quite spinning, companies will have to make a fur, the coolie, hy many other passengers to torn out, his head“split: open, This spleen and | and whother, ales, itauld not be wise grea...

a of Ale position, appealed to the pilot ther call on the new shares for the pur and, was seen member of the crew who had been an pose of paying for the machinery. Should vise from bis seat and move towards the lodge liver taken out the operations were fallitated to extend the system of training. Chinese mayal the run in the ship for nineteen years of the spinning companies/ fail to take of the deck. He remained thers with hit by kicks on his chest, be executioner carried off cars on board British ships, introduced by whether the land on the starboard delivery of the machinery, it will follow bandis under his arm well ko'thosight the ship the liver back to the campionament Admiral Moon, the recent Commander-in-

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the number of seven, were Chief of this station, and to persubstan doainers at difcrent yards lda 5 was: Mawan - Island · Is...his opinion.: 1 art the bargain' money: paid in advance: had got within "ko distance, from this whisky rected to the same "Gful treatment. The Flint lacrosse of the onmber of Chinese under: The pilot, nafortunately, was not at his station will be forfeited, but on account of the absence when he jumped. Unfortunately, the

bøar doshing but atador of the Eeel hosts over the of precedents, the Milso. Bassan Kalebs to under-estima, the distance. He shance the saving victors, their passion not yet suaged; going, training in the British New rom master's head, but in

“in the temporary absence

mentionable.ways. Li Kekoda Chimerade prise of the belpris this direction/gions: the helmsman, had taken they ace experiencing difficulty la determining the whart and fell into the water. Every eden Amused themselves hit the corpses is us. Chinesa qualled to speak

amount of damages to be claimed: The Mit made to rescue the unlucky man, a bui -51. "hich position he was unable to son the land on fali thas experiencing the bardest that in the appeared to bawa sank imtaediately, he toucard 9 1 The French writer goes on to describe the Adm

atrocities committed, which were the same sa starboard bow and thinking, the master past fall mainly on foreign arms. It is evident, the water.

(at the frui Durch was later made for i bift body those inflicted by the Chinese Land on the port bow which he that in all branches of trade, Japanese, im port: marchants are placed in a very trying posilon,

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