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cats and cosily every, member, at o'npled tu make a bulls eye what the qžestion arons, Mr.

those who wish to pass a quiet and enjoyab'e half-hour, but as some of the statements are an steep as Lion's Read Hill and so deepen mphreys propus was that there should be the flood at Wuchow we merely bow respect Cat show. In that case we beg to protest fully and pass on. One suggestion there is, against soy cat show being held at any place. which is rather humorous in its way and that newer than Aberdeen. But Mr. Humphreys Is, the distribution of the Relief Fund should, cannot be serious, for there are many cat be entrusted to the missions. Of course shows in ongkong. it is, male and female, neither the missions nor the missionaries and they are not by any means exhilirating, and would take a particle of credit for handling to offer pr ass to the cata that have most kittens the money provided by rich and poor alike Roosevelins ider, which should not be in Hongkong. We only refer to this point entertained. He also hinted that the plague in order that the proper authorities may give inspectors should be abolished in favour of sit the consideration it

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cate, but we would sugge't that the force

urder 11 look after boss carnivorous mam should, on the contrary, be increased, in

mals. Mr. Lau Chu Pak also Basa penchant for the cat tribe and is only disturbed

unsympathetic Europeans. Now, why should

THE SAVITARY BUARD AT WORK,

THE WEST POINT TRAGEDY.

(SUPREME COURT ORDER:

CORRESPOND

(We do not necessarily, undorse the

by Compondents a thin

HONGKONG FLOOD RELIEF FUND:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG TELEONAY.”;

Before the car against the two men charged withalleged forgery was called on attheBapreme

(Mr. W. Reas Davica, KC), sotited the Chief Court, this morning the Attorney-General

-A suggestion has appeared in print (bat Justice that he had an application to make in money, rice and or other forms of relief for the plerance to the acquittal of the iwo men, who od sufferers be forwarded to and distributed were found not guilty by the jury yesterday of through the agencies of the missionary bodies. manslaughter. One of the defendants, he some of the affected districts. I thick 11- mortgage deeds-which belonged to the cover the real motive underlying this sinister stated, was found la possession of the documents", does not require too keen a perception to die deceased. What he wanted was that these suggestion. 11 in clear to any ordinary practi documents be handed over "to" deceased's cal mind acquainted with the character (of brother, who had fide an application for the honest peasantry of Chlon that the tug- gestion is usy as it is worthy of the The Chief Justice beld that there was prima source whence it emanates. facie avidence, and maintained that the probe no question that from whomsoever the

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WATERS is it not, how the readers of the Hongkong | who might be inclined to fincy after reading an about their fain, owing to the attitude oferty of the deceased should be turnid over to starving thousands of the Igaorant natives:

There are some individuals in Hongkong, account of the proceedings at the Sanitary

his relatives,

being manufactured with the FINEST ago.es the sand of June ? Curious, also, Board yesterday that that impressive body was the Board stick at cats? Why n domesticale make the order? :-

after the event that there had been a flood on the West River. Meanwhile, if our con- temporary is, to be trusted, the public of Hongkong, or that section of it which is con- tent to browse on, the memories of a dead A. S. WATSON & 00;, past, slept peacefully in their beds, little

knowing that hundreds of thousands of the LIMITED

fellows were perishing hardly a hundred miles away. At least such is our con- temporary's assumption, for how other wise are we to interpret the statement that until the public had read (and we are prepared to lay 100 to that the public, wasn't so foolish as to waste time-in reading) the report of this gal lant and particularly precious Committee of Investigation "they hardly appreciated the real magnitude of the disaster.". Curious, Telegraph knew the whole of the main facts regarding the ravages of the flood so long that our readers never minimised the severity. of the calamity which had befallen the unfor tunate victims.. Supposing the "public" had awaited the result of the report by this alleged Committee of Investigation where would the sufferers have been by this time? Those who had not died from exposure would be rienial imitators of the fasting Succi-if they had managed to live. Instead of wait ing until the auth of July to learn with our contemporary whether it was actually true of not that a flood had occurred, the Chin esc relying, as well they might, ou the accuracy of our information, met together on the 3rd of June, collected a large sum of money on the spot and sent off an enormous quantity of provisions as a first Instalment of relief from Hongkong, They didn't sit down by the fireside and munible to themselves—"It can't be true because the missionaries don't know about Price $1.20, per dozen,

The missionaries are only human and Credit given of do cents per dozen for if they have adopted a life of peaceful bottles returned in good condition. " adventure that does not imply that they are

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WEST RIVER FLOODS.

CHINESE OFFICIAL REPORT.

"[From Our Own Correspondent]

receive their relief in money or in kind The Attorney-General-Will your Lordship they will look upon the persons distributing them as their real benefactors. Despite all The Chief Justice-Yes:

damning and damaging pictures drawn of the Order made accordingly.

“benthoan," to a credulous audience of hysteric: women and benighted of. fogies at afternoon - church meetings at home, we who have spent the best part of our lives' în d'ily tradalm and sometimes social-intercourse with the Chinese estimate the character of these much slandered people at its true worth, Them is in' them as 'much rentiment of genuine gratitude as there is in the Occidental hould

the Chinese benefiting by that relief, Ignoring the missionaries be willied as the lastruments for even the panial diniibution of the funds, as they must from their very literacy the tros. origin of the benevolecce, will attribute to mis." sionary "real" the timely succour which they might receive. Hence would the missionary cause be espoused at the expense of many who have the least sympathy with the invasion of

a few igers, pantheri and jickals, who would be only too glad to do what they could in wiping out undesirable features in the com mosity? Then, if the introduction of cate means the extinction of the Sanitary Depart meat inspectors, the playful attention of the larger animale would land to a decided redac tion to the size of the police force which many worthy people who hays a grudge against the

Canino, zrst July, law, say is far too big already. The subject as a gate and report on the condition of the flooded The weiyuans who were ordered to investi whole is fraught with the deepest interest and the districts have now forwarded complete reportato most far-reaching cous quences to the people the Viceroy giving his number of sufferers in of Hongkong and we trust that the committee each of the districts as follows: Nam boi 22,600, appointed to consider the question will bandonamshat 154,700, Taing Yuen 114,00, Tungkun the spitit of levity and treat it with that solem pity and thoughtfulness which it so fully

dealt mirthfully with the domestic cat. Wa prefer to believe that the Board, having covered from she, fever known as the Public Health and Buildings Amendment Ordinance 1948, was merely on the outlook for some "source of innocent inconvenient," acting po the principle that "a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. The cat, as everybody knows, in a much maligned animat, being accredited with tastes and habits which would be scorned by a Cockney coster mosger. "It is pleasing, therefore, to ante that the Colonial Secretary has a good word to pay for the humble quadruped which haunts the kit chea by day and revels on the roof by night. He has discovered that the cat is a plague preventer and is about the equal of half a dres sanitary inspectors, for when the sanitary

LOCAL AND GENERAL. oficials failed to catch the plague-jafected zato which infested his resi'esce a fine speci- THE Todo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ld, men of the genus felis "domestica” was

Itas fleet

of forty steamers aggregating turned loose and claimed out the house 95,294 look.

deserves.

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1532, Shustak number insignificant, Ko: Yiu 3540, Ming 6:0; Sa Wui 23,000). Hok

Shan 7,807...

APPROPRIATION OF RELIEF FUNDA,WA

The The 100,00 granted by the Imperial Gov romest for the relief will be apportioned districts in proportion to the number of auf. by order of the Viceroy among the following

farers stated above. Nambol 3.500 teels; Samshul 23,300 fals; Talag Yuen 23,000 taels

Chipn by 8-called Christian proselytisjog jrfluencés.. I am" con of those, who em«

pratically enounce the unwarrantable and unjustifiable intrusion into the Chinese of Christianity. I say " preachers advisedly i beaith and home by the preachers of the tenets

for in the, whole band ef mission workers the decir des of Christianny, as I understand the

vial ted in the spirit.

to bury themselves in the wilds along with with a thoroughness and expedition that THE Geenite kudounces that the King has been Tung Kun 500 taols; Shunták 300 taels; Ko teran, are observed in the letter and flagrantly

alt nothing to be desired. Now, the average cat in Hongkong seldim enjoys the quiet, contemplative lir, because Dr. Hunter, the bacteriologist, discovered that among other animals cats were in the hab-r-of-contracting- an transmitting plague. The Colonial Secret aty is at variance with the bacteriologist on this point and says so with that straightforwardness which distinguishes the utterances of his coun- trymen. It is unfort nain, that Dr. Hunter is

́absent on furlough so, that he may not learn

pleased to approve of Mr. Gustav Friesland as Consul of Denmark at Hongkong.

3,800 saels; Hok Shan 1.455 tasis; total Viù 4,000 taels; Ko Ming 1,300 taels; Fx Wai 60,notaels. The balance Tis. 40,000 will be distributed among all other flood-affected dis tricts on completion of investigations.

THE FORTHCOMINY BAZAAR,

THE P. and O: Campany's 4. Muerdonia, which left London na 19 hull.jook the follows. idg specie for singapore: Coin gold £4,000). THE preliminary hearing of the case against.ed telegrams to various centres requesting that The Central Relief Committee-bas despatch

Chan Tiz Hing, be is charged with alleged attempted muide: at 127, Jervois Street, was concluded at the Police Court, this af traces.

Defendant was commited for trial,

To those who take an interest in the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. Ld, we cam mend the perusal of an article comp ring the past with the present administration of the Company, from a Chinese point of view, which "ii-printed on the third page"

Jarga assortments of articles be forwarded to Cantos at an early date for the Flood Fund Bazar which will be opened on the 31st

instant,

PROMISED GIFTS

Any act calculated to ingratiate the mission- aries with the Chinese as it is now sought in their interest by the extremely astute sugges tion put forward by representatives of that body. should be unhesitatingly exposed.

It is with pleasure that I observe ibal, mem- Flood Relief Fund bave resolved to proceed bers of the Hongkong Committen of the to Canton in person and to collaborale with the Central Committee at Centon in order to perceed to the flooded districts, with their

own surveyors and engineers, so as to plan the remedial measures against future calamities

A large quantity of embroidery and sundry like that which has temporarily crippled the ani les has been promised by ladies, and mainstay of the provinces of Kwanglung and Temale students especially, to the Central Re: Kwangu. The local commities are under a lief Committee for the forthcoming bar inr. moral obligation to distribute the magnificent Lady Chang Jes-Chun has expressed her in-funds they have raised from the liberal citizens "Tentido to visit the 14.6.

of flongtong by their own hands... Those who bave comributed to the bazaar hare dune

ORGANISING COMMITTEE,

renew the contract with the Canadian Facific purpose of appointing a committee for the 78 Canadian Government has agreed to At a meeting held on the rpth inst. for ibes to relieve distress amongst the Chinese, Railway Company for the transport of the general supervision and management of the mails between Liverpool, Canada, and Hong-forthcoming bazuar, HE. Tang Siu Chik, kong. The Canadian Government contributes formerly governor of Kweichow, was elected an annual subsidy of £500 and the Imperial president; Mr. Yeung Siu Chuen. H. Cheng Government one of 4100 0 -

Pal Tze, Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, Mossra.

and not indirectly to aid the missionsty propaganda with which the majority of people are rely out of sympathy. As one who has constituted bis little quote towards that fund, against the handing over of any ponion of with the Committes would be forewarned

Su Tak Kang, Kong Kung Yan, and Yik Sin the money they have raised to any sect ~tion" "of÷the-missionary Organisation—for: Ching vice-presidominated to the ossifity distribution. If they do that they would committee.

be unworthy of the confidence generous PICTURE EXHIBITION.

community-has-reposed in-them. Ler the For five days, from the p4 h.to the 29th inst., (amishing peasantry of Kwangiung know that there will be an exhibition of pictures only, the heart of Hongking teaches ibem in their offered by a certain society for sale at Ha Kow hour ci trial and tribulation. Hongkong makes Po Siree', Canton, and at the Hol Toog Monasts money out of the millions of the inhabitants tery, Honam; the proceeds realise from this of the provinces at whose Cook it stands ax ito

started for the scene of desolation exactly casionally rewarding their efforts with pick THE distribution of the reduced Hongkong. | sale 'will be all, davoted in aid of the flood commercial sentinel. Its people aie sufficiently

sofiarers.

the cannibals who are supposed to infest the shores of the West River. So, as the missionaries were enjoying themselves else where our unfortunate contemporary lulled itself to sleep for a math in the confident belief that these yarn about floods and. freshers and so forth were all sheer moon shine. Poor Rip Van Winkle the Second awoke to realitics on the zoth of July, exactly two days ago, and its digestion is still awry, for now it is beginning to under»' stand why a certain, bazaar was held in that his view as characterised by the Colonial Hongkong, why iliousands and thousands of dollars were poured into what was called Secretary, is an absolute or almost absolute a Relief Fund, why coolies were to be seen fallacy, for it is hardly, likely that if he had wandering about with their precariously been in Hongkong he would have refused to earned cash desirous of adding their mite to take up the gauntie, and there is to knowing wards the relief of their compatriots.. But our what apoit might have been provided the com A. S. WATSON & CO., contemporary is as courageous as it is honest, munity. But, as we have said, Dr. Hunter is and its confession that it "hardly appreciated absent, god the Colonial Secretary has the floor, LIMITED,

the real magnitude of the disaster" will and that is why the cat is being so sedulously HONGKON^, CHINA & MANILA.

be accepted as full atonement for its laggard whitewashed. The idea is, of course, to utilise news and we will let byggones be byegones, the cat as a rat-exterminster and householders After such a handsome explanation of its are to be encouraged to give their allegiance apparent apathy, showing the evil effects of once again to this deity of hearib and home. somnolency (which might happen to any His Excellency the Coverage-sight and body similarly situated our contemporary is admite his belief in the rat-catching propensities FOURTEEN days bard labour was the sentence All comìninnuations Interlel for publication in that it knew all about the food a month will mean the di-sppearance of our singing | Kwai Sun, reulding in a mashed in the Naval

not likely to declare sometime in the future of the cat but laments that its glorification passed upon a coolie at the Polic's Court, this Rentismen were nominated to the organising in their public: 11usi, and should; morning, for thok. The accused-Yeung "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH“ Boull be sddrmed to The Editor, 1. les Hauge Road, and before it occurred. But now let us have a birds. Well, what of it? -The cat can sing as Yard Exeqsion—was caught yesterday leaving | should be arrampanied by the Writer's Name and glance at some of the things which this well as hoy rook, and there are those who the Dairy Farm piemises at Paklonium with Royal Commission, or rather Committes of actually sit up at nights to listen to the serenades Investigation, noted on its travels. It rendered by feline philharmonic societies, oc-

too amply sice bags. The manager, Mr. Jis Walker, prosecuted,

a8 days after the flood began, with a full stock of victuals for the comfort of the packs of varying value varying in weight from Fiatrepid explorers. It pried liere and it

four ounces avoirdupois to half a ton. While pried there, felt the ribs of youngsters to

soloists of merit-are-

t-are-respected with a respect see whether it was quite the fact that their and presented with compliments of a character daily quanturn of rice had been reducci, undre mt af by Tetrazzini or Melba, So if we and itted the empty bags which people do-lose-our-singing-birds we have our were carrying. All of which was most im cats, which another illustrtion of what portant and will serve as a series of thrilling philosophers call the law of compensation, tales for old women when the noble-hearted Mr. Shelton Hooper was thoroughly convinced A WASTER, giving the game if Un Kau was missionaries return to the land of the free as to the utility of cats, and we can fancy him charged, at the instance of Inspector Dymond, which is Amerikee. Whether they fed the on reaching home demanding sternly for the in the Polics Cauri, fa-day, with stealing s hungry or inerely calmed them with em- production of his favourite "foot-warmer" only goig medal from boatm in at. Aberdeen broidered language we have no means of to learn that it has been sigion by the Chinese ant's houseboat to have a cha', and son after yesterday. Defendant went on board complain knowing the shepherd has to be fed as That would be sufficient to destroy the health he had taken his departure the medal was well as the sheep. At all events they est m18's appetite for who that, thļuks the missing. When accused of the theft-ba ad made up a list of estimates. Could idea of keeping cats excellent could calmly mitted it in promised to pay the owner $4, anybody off-hand and without refer-

pursue his way through an elaborate menu the value of the trinket, which he had pawned ting to other sources, guess how many ben "Old Tom was perhaps mewing his to pay $4.20 compensation to the complainant. Mr. Wood saed srcused S'o, and ordered him people were drowned by this flood which rose 45 feet in a single night, overwhelmed et out in some noisome cellar? The One of those delightfully naive confessions Wuchow, swept cemeteries clean, submerged idea is enough to spil one's reflec- SEVERAL thousand head of oxen bave been which ever and abon grace the columns of Samshui, covered bamboo plantations to the tipps on the merits of a two-column speech exported recently from Chefon to Manchuria our evening contemporary appeared in yes depth of ao feet, and laid waste an area not delivered amid the open-mouthed admira. The Russian Government, fast year refused to terday's issue, when it was editorially admit- under 200 miles in extent, the river io parts tion of one's fellow members at the Sand permit the importation of Chinese animals. ted that untill two days ago such a thing assuming the appearance of a great ocean tary Board. The unfeeling Registrar-General Tuis order, however, has, just been rescinded, as the existence of a flood on the Fu where no land was visible? Can anybody with a wortel lack of humour sought to clarify amined by a Russian veterinary surgood, and on condition what every beast shall be ex And West Rivers was regarded as a make a rough guess at the actual number the air by observing that from the Sanitary that none shall be embarked unless they have simple figment of the imagination, True, drowned, after all the sampans and junks Board point of view it won't matter if they are been vaccinated. Mr. Chilkoff, the Rossite 110 7840, a carpenter, was making tracks for a large area. The fire continue reports had been received to the effect had been swept to perdition and the stolen. They will be catching rain all the Government Inspector, has recently been in the steamer filming last evening to return to for fally two hours, and involved an that there were clouds in the sky and that at rivers had been cleared of all semblance of mea mast reprehensible remark which no gumber of beasts have also been exported was carrying. He did his level best to conceal big Yoon, street, thirt

Chefon to see that this was done. A great Canton, when he ist fall a bundle which he prised within five streets, destroyin certain places unknown occasional drops of small craft? If the answer is in the negative tender-hearted, man of feeling would have from Weihaiwal. rain leavened the sun-dried fields, but as for then let us quote the Comaltice of Investimado, To think that a delicately-nurtured cat

most of the stuff which lay scattered over the airtel, cas in Tung Mun'aree flood or an inundation the idea was ridi- gation. The number of people drowned all reared at the Peak and accustomed to tooth. A YOUTH named Chau Ki Fong pleaded guilty it to the bundle, but a sharp-eyed lubing bad the

road, by hastily sweeping it up and replacing Lee'street and two in Teng Hi

This extensive confligra culous. And why, it may be asked, was it told was 23-not 13 or 33 but exactly two; some morsels in the shape of specially.prépared in the Police Cour, to-day to charge of seen a thing or three." No sognar bad be relied 140 fact that, as the fire took | Hdiculous? Because it had not been vouched three! That settles that vexed point so now

Jarceny, preferred against him by three men, the bundle and was about to move off that the early hour, there was diffe for by the missionaries. Two days ago, our minds are at rest. The only pity is that abould have to descend in the social scale Chat, it appears, resided with a number of along se sad him, and politely requested toto play on the fire and Aliowever, a report was placed in the bands we are not told how many of that number wo far that it must forage for itself and live on, mes at 71, Des Vaux Road Central, During be shown the size of the contridge he possess of a boss This intermis

brigade bad to relax their of our contemporary, the report of a Come were men, how many women and how many common or cellar rats as thin and fell of their absence yesterday he collected four pairs eda Ho untied the bundle and showed the fact that for cer mitce of Investigation. Who composed the children—lacia which a really careful Com garmos as a church vestry is enough to shock a of trousers, a pair of binoculars, and a pair of officer seu Committee, or who appointed it, we are not mittee of Investigation would have elucidat- saint, - It is impossible to say~whether Mr. socks, which he pawned. The police traced ammunit told and we have no desire to interfere in ed, but then peth

the missing Committee was

Police Court

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1908.

RIP VAN WINKLE AWAKES.

number of inquisitors ('busy [* studies loftsgreater import,ously krim when he

„order to gain what | As to the other facts gathered by the Com this

7 déclaring a month, mittes of Investigation's are there for

Singapore Battalion Raya! Garrison Artillery is now: No. 1. Company (Captain 'A. R. Y. Kükpatrick), Mauritius; No. 2 Company (Captain G. F. C. Flach), Hongkong: No. 3 Company (Captain J. ff. M. Beasley), Heng Thornhill), Singapore; No. 5 Company (Cap kong ; No: 4 Compiny:(Captain "G, Badham tain P. H. limo, Ho gkong.

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"prac Icalto recognise-il only out of expediency. and noi out ofthogenerosity of theirhearts ---thất. MR. Kishimoto, of Osaka, some time ago in the rehabilitation of its most favoure: martE," purchased the .. Tarize (4,500 tons) for the can the prosperity of the Colony be advanced. purpose of convecting the steamer into a fi folffthe sanctified missionary bodies are as'nager templates taking the steamer to Hakodate of their self-acclaimed God-entrusted dock he jog store in Hokkaido-waters -Ho-now-con-1 they pretend to be to alleviate the sufferings.

towards sis and of this month, and will comhem, like the good shepherds they would have merce business as soon as a licence has been us believe them to be, give out of their own granted for the use of a certain area of water in competencies rather than seek to be chari abla the harbour

at the expense of others. -Youn, els m

A COLONIS N Hongkong, 22nd July,"

FIRE:AFÚZNTON:

-FOUR HOUSES OUTTED

[From Our Own Correspondent.

Canton, 20th July

in reference to the fire at Ching. Ypen street,

LiRUT-COLONEL G. D. Chamier, C. MG to the command of the Royal Garrison Astil Royal Garrison Artillery, has been appointed lery, at Hongkong, in succession to Colonel Keht, whose tenure, recently expired. Licut, Colonel Chamier has been a gunner office for over 28 years and was promoted to Bis present. African war, and had the ongous duty of com on the morning of the 18th last report of rank in january, 190-Ile served in the South

of Kimberley, and as subsequently command it is now asconaired that the total number of manding the Royal Arillery during the defence ch I made in my telegram of the same day, ed a mobile column, and saw considerable fight-shops barat is Seventy our ing in Caps Colony, Transvaal, and Orange belog mach greater that at firs River Colony (mentioned twice in despatches wired to you. The die originaled i C. M. G., Qlean's medal with three clasp, known as the Leung Mon Kee King's medal with two claips).

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