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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

VICEROY OHANG JEN- CHUN.

SEEKS KETIREMENT FROM OFFICE.

"[By courtesy of the “Sheung Pa.""]

Peking, 18th August. H.E. Chang Jon-chun, Viceroy of the Liangkwang, has asked that ho be permitted to retire from office.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

MACAU NOTES

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW GOVERNON;

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Macao, 18th August. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, His Excellency Senhor Alver Regidas, the new governor, arrived her, by the gunhaat Rio Lima which weat over to Hongkong on the 14th innt, with the special purpose of conveying the new go. veroor to Macao, The landing took place with all the customary ceremony. Hii Excellency proceeded at once to the Leal Senado to re- ceive the orignia of office from the Officer Administering the Government and from the hands of the President of the Municipal Coon cil the keys of the city, whereupon he attested his signature to the lettera patent after having taken the usual oaths of Lffice.

Afterwards His Excellency and the Govern

ment official proceeded to St. Augustin Church, the cathedral, being under zepõlts,

His Excellency attended at a solemn, Te Deusi, after which he adjourned to Government House where his first lovɗa wis held. All the civil,"

military and ccclesiastical functionaries at intended the levée; there were also present the

members of the Contu'ar cosps.

Grand Councillor Clying Chili- ting strongly recommends Yuan Shu-fun; Governor of Shantung a fit and proper official to be

ap pointed accessor to H.E. Chang the Viceroyship of the two Kwang. The points in favour of Yuan's uppointment are that he is h+h well vorsed in railway affairs and is con- versant with the ways of foreigners with whom he will be capable of conducting proper interemurse.

[Governor Yung Shu-fin was the Shanghai Tausi at the time of the Mixi Court-riots two years ago. Ed., H‚¿‚‚7...,”

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British Naval Affairs,

LONDON, 17th August.

BAIRING, FAMILITY.

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AUGUST 19.

CORRESPONDENCK,

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1908

To-day's Advertisements.

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A middle aged farmer residing Samchun was drowned there yesterday,^-Tha fatality was not witonised by anybody. Chan Wo, the farmer, who was about finy years of age, went | down to the beach for swim. He divested, himself of bisciobing, and entered the water He was missed for nearly four hours after that, A torch was made and hisclothes were found on the beach. The bay was searched and the farmer's body was picked up floating some distance away from the place where his clothing lay. The theory: advanced is that the firmer became rusted in the water and being

was drowned. His remains oms Dining room, Smoking lounge) | THE "abiva Club is formed chiefly for beyond his depth,

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A MOTORING STORY.

LOGAL CHAFFEUR ACCUSED OF RECKLESS.

AND FURIOUS DRIVING.

Bome amusement is expected to be provided next week in a case which occupied the siten,

tion of Mr. J. R. Wood, is the Police Court, to-day. The case in question was that in

which Mr. S. A. Marican, the, proprietor of the Capi. Diogo de á, who had acted with so Dragon Cycle Defó“, is charged with (1) reck much credit to himself as governor, since the lessly driving a motorcar along the Wong nei- departure of Senb d'Azevedo Coutinho, re-chong Road yesterday afternoon an 1 damaging turned to the harbour office to resume charge a tick-ha to the extent of $7.50, and (?) driving of his department., Capt. Ventura, who bad in a forious manber to the danger of pedestrians, efficiated as acting harbour master, reverted to The complainant in the first charge is the puller of the sichsha, and the second, Hr. S. Swant, a partner in the firm of Echold; and Company.

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It is to be hoped that Governor Regades will. enjoy a period of prosperous and successful | administration. He comes to Chion with a Yesterday afternoon the defendast anda great military reputation an the hero.of Cuamato couple of his friends west-out-for-e-drive-in-a- in Portuguese Africa. It was Lieut. Col. (then motor car. The driver (Mr. Marican) teaded

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·JERVOIS STREET, INCIDENT CLOSED.

Capt.) R-çadas who was in commod of the the car for Happy Valley, A fusera); proces- punitive force that subjugated the Cuamatos. |sion was warding its way towards the ceme

FLOOD FUND HAZAAR.

tery as the motor car hove in sight. Accord

A large crowd of Chinese was present to wit The fad fund bazaar for the West River, ing to the evidence that was adduced it was

news the concluding chapter of the trial of Chan suffercia was opened at it o'clock in the fore-alleged that Mr. Maricat mado no effort to Taze Hing, the ex accountant, for stabbing the goon Sunday, the 16th inst. The thinese slow down his engines. Jóstead of that master, Wong Chus, and the accountant of the The Daily Telegraph understands that the member of the committee awaited the it was asserted that he shot past the Po Chun shop, which came to an end in the Government has under consideration a pro-arrival of the acting Governor, Capt. Diogo cortege at a furious pace, scattering the Criminal Sessions, this morning, when a sen ➡ posal to raise a ban of a hundred millions de $4, with whom was Mrs-5d and the A.D.C. mourners. In attempting to dodge a pedës- jence of five years' hard lab sur was passed.

sterling for the formation, of a fund to heThe Right Rev. Jr P. Azevedo e Camiso, ulan, who, it was reported, would undoubtedly

Yesterday aferhood the case for the prosecu drawn upon as required for the necessitler Bishop of Macar, arrived before the Acting have bean kucked down had he not get out of tion closed, and when the hearing was resumed Governor. His Excellency delivered an address the way in time, the car collided witha sta-to-day Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, opened bir of the Navy; thus obviating the disorganiza. congratulating the Chinese in Macao for tionary ricksha damaging the hood and one of final a dress to the jury for the defence. His tion of budgets.

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An influential section of the Cabinet sup -ports the proposal which is tantamount.10.a. declaration of the intention to maintain a two-Power standard at all costs.

Certain financiers and underwriters have agreed to find the duns required on nominal

terms,

Turaey,

Disquieting news has been received from

their benevolence in initiating the bizar which he hoped would be a success in every respect. Bishop Castr) also addressed the assembly, Both speeches were rendered into Chinese

by the chief interpreter, Mr. C. A R. d'As sumpça Drawing aside the silk curtain at the malu entrance, the Governor, leading the way into the matched, declared the bazaar open. His Excellency and party then visited the stalls which Capi, and Mrs. Så alio patron. zed. About Fir,oco' was collected for the whole day and evening, being proceeds of

the splash borde

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The charges were denied by Mr. Marican, who asked for an adjournment to call witnesses

The next hearing was fixed for Monday, whes, we understand, Mr. Marican will have issued, croir-summo: sei

A NOTOR QUS-SWINDLER, CONVICTED FOR ORCAINING MONEY UNDER

P. EGED PROMISIORY NOTE,

The Criminal Sessions was traumed this

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Mostul and Diurbekr, wheré a fanatical party { admission tickets sold, refreshments, flowers, afternoon,' when the second and fast case in him to call a docto! How was that done when | consignment will be sorted out mark; by

refuses to recognize the new regime in Turkey The Vali of Darbéke is siding with the reactionarics.

Later.

The Stettin Strike, -. The shipbuilders on strike at Stettin, have resumed work, and the lockout has been averted.

America and Japan. The New Park Herald is ventilating the Idea of an American alliance with China as

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6 hours.

address lasted for over an hour, He reviewed the evidence at length and ridicated certais statements made by the prosecutors. 'In the coune of his remaria Counsel stated that at the Police Court, Woig Chun, the complainant, T gave the magistrate to undertand that hị became ictapsible after he had received the third blow and knew nothing more until he found himself in hospital. Yet, doring cross-examination yesterday, one of the fokus of the Po Chung said that after the departure of the defendant Wong Chuo asked fancy asticies, admissions to the Chinese the calendar was taken. The defendant was Wong Chun was ignoble? Sir Henry asked. theatrical performance and cinematograph Cheung Kai, alias Chao Kam Sing, and he was Either o

her one or the other or both were not telling exhibitions. It should be noted that the called upon to answer there charges of forgery, the truth.” It was pot denied by the defence wealthier class of Chinese have not yel ss follows:−(1) forging's promissory ncte for that sccused did the stabbing." He was a half- begun to unloosen their purse strings;|5,200, (3) ultering a forged. promissory note, witted, weak-minded youth. He it was who it le believed that their palzonage is being and (a) obtaining the sum of $1,100 by meani was stacked, by these two inta, Be it wa withheld until later. Four men, however, of the forged promissory este,

whose life was put in peril, and in self-defence made themselves conspicuru by their The Attorney-General-Y.r. W. Rees Davies, stabbed them. "Coups showed that Wong rivalry to attain to the position of dissines Cipstructed by Mr. P. Dinays,, of the Chun had a great dislike for the accused, that tion of the late Chinese millionaire Lucao. Crown Solichor's office, prosecuted. The de-accused was charged with "theft" and, di- They availed themselves of this opportunity to fendant, a man of about twenty-two years of charged from the firm, that he was reinstated vie with one another in their ability to spend age, pleaded not guilty to the charger. He by the proprietressliter,ibat Wong Chun refused to obey the order, that insult was added to The following were the jurymen empinellad Chan Fong, and well-known in Hongkong, is--Messis, T. W. Robertion (foreman), W: Ljury by the power of that libellous pole in doing much gord without ostentation. The Leask, A. H. Ham, jas Toppio, J.T. Young.accused and is boxes were chicked out of the days of the steamer's arrival here after which

the shop, that on the trorail to question

All Claims must be presented within, ten late Lu-can's eldest soo, Mr. Lim-irc, paid Saco G. H. Saunders and P. AA. Kuoze.

-shóp, and that the accused, a person of weak | date they cannot be raceruijed, for a bottle of lemonade. A frame embroidered In presenting the facts of the case to the Jury icrellect while being assaulted defended him. No Claims will be admitted nfter the Goods fogold ihreads was offered 1853 by Chi Cheong. the Attorney General explained the charges on

self with the chopper. The story for the pro bave left the Godowns ke of a lotucro factory; the minimum price set which the d find tot was indicted, and remark--|-section was incredible, there was a reasonable on the frame is a thousand dollars. A Chinese ed that if they co 1-1 not fud him guilty of the douh at to what took place, and Counsel asked lady doneed 510c for an iced drisk. The same forgery they thould relora a verdict of guilty for the scq fiftal of the cccused authusiasm and barmény prevail at the Macao on the count of passtog å forged document Bazaar av at those held in Hongkong and The defendant, be said, was a storekeeper, Canton, A. scroll with a poem ascribed by and at one time was employed on board the Mr. Simon Tae Yan, of Hongkeur, was first offered $o, the bid baring aoce advanced to $83. The same gentleman presented, through Mr. She Tai Cho', compradora lo Hongkong of the Hongkong, Conlon and Macao Steam heat Oof 'Ld. two, pło ograph enlargements "Sunset at Macao and Macao Harbour." Mr. The Yin's very.fire crayon d swing-"An Old Gate in China'is much admired.

counter-balante 10.Japanese power; bulmittee, Mr. Chan Chek-yu, a son (the late Mr

liberally he president of the hiriat com- was undefended.

the movement possesses little substance.

The Times Washington correspondeat says that the Government does not intend depart jog from the policy of avoiding cutangling alliances; nevertheless, it is undeniable that there exists in America a palent distrust of Japan, and much relief will be felt officially when the visit of the fleet comes to an end without incident or contretemps.

THE KWANGSI MUJINY.

CAPTURE BY ADMIRAL LỊ CHUN.

· Wuchow, njih. August,, Fifty prisoners have been captured by Ad- minal Li Chun's mao. All the prisoners are brigands suspected of having taken part in the looting of Kong Hạn. The mutinous soldiers' movements, ara-well known. But the officers “do not consider is worth the 'disk to rush iteir position, as it is only a question of time when they will be starved into submissión, The

SARIOUS COLLISION ON THE PRAYA KASŤ,"

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steamer Alinuta. Prosecutor was employed on the Wong Tsui Wo moneychanger's shop at 65, Weg Lok Street, and had known the defendant for four or five months. On the 4th Aprit defondant called to the prosecutor and said that the compradore of Messrs. Dap u and Company- firm managed by a French | gentleman; with premistiáï17), (2) seen's Road Central-wabted the loans $1,200. Prosecutor asked him to call again. Two days later defen dant called again and prosecutor consented to Fiend the money, at the sime tíma saying, “I

RBY CASS Whatever.

Goods 20 cleared by the 25th instant, at 4 PM. will be subject to rent.

No Fire fasurance will be effected by me in Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowes for examination by the Consigbee's

appointed hour, and the Company's representative cal- en

·F.*J. ABBOTT,

Hongkong19th.Augusta.com§.

Acting Superintendent.

CANTON TAY BY DAY.

-CINTON-HANKOW RAILW..

[From Our Own Correspondini.]

The Attorney-General'said that Sir Henry in hisingeniou speechdealt with certain irrelevant matters. During his learned friend's addres he was reminded of a story which came to bi hearing a while ago. A humerous man was Iktering to an argument. At the conclusion ha said to one of thement "I have heard many

Canton, 17th August. » тей

argue that black is white-but you

The term of office of the praient board of are the only man who can prove it." Counsel directors of the Canton-Hankow Railway Com. did not think Sir Henry had proved that black poy will shortly expire, and meeting will be was white. Continuing, he sent on to held on the 1st day of the Sib moon at the tost the assault had been admitted by the Company's offices for the election of new, in defence; the broality could not be gainsaid. place of the retiring, members. A telegraphic, When a persos put up the defence of self-despatch has been received by the Vienray. defence he most prova that the circumstances from the Ministry of Posts and Communica

had not done. There was no justification for vincial Treasurer, the Judge sad. Total Chan the violence accused used which might have Mon Tsang proceed on that day to the meeting place to personally superintend the forthcoming election to that perfect order may be main tained.

mutineers have sichuoged some of their rilles' TRANCAR DAMAGED TO: THE EXTENT OF $100 don't know the compi.dech (Kwok Mo Hoi), led him to defend himself. This the defence tions with instructions that the Cintos Pre-

and ammunition for food, with the aborigines. The Kwangsi aborigines are culside the juris diction of the Chinese officials and are the only people who will have anything to do with them. The secretary, writers and several ser- vants of the murdered Capt. Chuen Shun Tak kara all returned and have not been killed, as some sumourn would have it. They have both In biding motil the relief forcés arrived.

... Practice for this match will commence on:

IN COLLISION WITH A TRUCK. Veritious damage resulted is a collision which took place on the Prays Eas, the crossing near Ship Street, last evening, betweep

but t will lead it to you for him. On the day following defendant took prosecutor to see a man, who be alleged was Kwok No Holcaused the death of the two me. The only Negotiations took place, the promissory note plasthat his friend could have succeeded on was was drawn up, and signed and chopped, and one of insanity, Although it was suggested that secured was of weak intelfect and had no! pasteision of biaficulty, it was a matter for

Company.

month

a truck and a tramcar, Mr. A. Course, the the money handed ower, „J The chop plirported traffic manager of the Electric Tramway Com to be the genuine chip of the comprador pany, who was in the neighbourhood at the time department of Darg and gave his story of the collision in the Police On the_7th=\\ May,'' wearly Court, this morning, when the luck coolie-flater, • projecutor West 10 Dargu mod We Chur, of?, Fei nirgton S. reel was charged Company, to demand top yment. On this THE INTERFORT RIFLE MATCH, with reckless diving and doing Stoo damage occasion, the real Kwok Mo Hol. was prese

to the car.

and prosecutor told how he had been awindled. Mr. Course explained that the mishup took Several days later he met defendant in the place at about seven o'clock. A tramcar was Central Market, and asked for his money. The travelling cartward and on reaching the cross defendant mide an attempt to bolt, but was ing met a truck whịch was in charge of two purined and captured. The alleged com- or more colias bound wash. The truck pradoré had not been seen since. succcèded in pasting the freal' part" of "this・ Witnesses lo, corroborate this story were 'car, wilboot touching it. A second or two called, at the conclusion of which the juŋy“

later the passengers were startlid, by a loud was addresied. crash, followed by s, tearing, polin, and in

The jury found the difendant guilty And a looking in that direction they saw the shafts of the track inside the car, and the back porsion sentence of four year hard labour was passed. demolished. I would seem hat tooraites the The Criminal Sessions was adjourned sine truck bad cleared the front portion of the tram de car some mismanagement followed, with the

Saturday, 5th September, at 1.30 p.m., on the King's Park Range, and continue every Saine day and Sunday notil the match is fired, about szik October. All riflemen as invited to at tand these practices and it is hoped there will bas good attendance as every effort should be made to secure the trophy for Hongkong.

Ma. F. J. Badaloy, captain seperintendent of the local police force, returned to the, Colony to-day from leave by the English mail sitamer Mails. The C: S. P. is looking wall and seem nd to hīva enjagad llú holiday,”

17 is rather regrettable that the Chian Squadron bas lost the bonour of having the top ship of the Royal Navy in the guouery trials. The baula practice returns, have yet to come to band, and there is every reason to bellers that the handy man in the Fa

Kait will give a good account of thinnlves in what is, after all, the miast test of afficiency in action,

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FIREB Yesterday morning two cases of fire occurred the Governor to commute the potence after if in the city, but fortunately none of them have was passed.

ben attended by serious damage. Mrs Justice Compeste opened i summing Manag up to the jury a few minutes before noon, his address lasting about twenty minnies.

MARIN COURT.

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A! 1215 o'clock the 'Jury relted, and retur: In the Marino Court, ibia mosaing, before ad la ten' minutil, with a onimous verdict the Hon. Commander Basit Taylor, R.N., of not guilty on the Arst const, but guilty on Harbour Master, Palice-Sergeant Edwards the third,

charged Chan Yup, master of the steam-launch' His Lordship then passed sentence of fire | Lai Fat, with unlawfully carrying shiny-eight yein' gaol.

persons in excess of the number allowed by his licence on the 16th instant. “It was stated by P, TRADE-MARKS. IN KOREA, O, Edwards that at about 4.30 p.m; on the day mentioned, when off Blake Pler, he boarded NOTABLE CONCESSION DY JAPAN, the defendant's launch and proceeded to count

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the passengers in presence of the defendant, The Lawa dekling with pants, trade-muk and found there were ass all told, including the designs and copyrights in Korea have bees crew. The proper number allowed by the licence obvious result that the track, shaft beat, crashed in a Gesels Extraordinary issued the after poblabed to-day the Japanese Official was 164 The delendasi ploaded itat he could into the back portion of the car carrying away soon, Ampy has been proclaimed as infected Goldie with Kent's and facis consent to com not prevent the passengers, from coming on avaryibing in its way. As a matter of fact over

pir with them?> They cupremal a further con- Stoc damage was dose, but this was as near as pertva

Doudna sölläatios of Japan's protectorate over Kores, board. However, the Magistrate thought other wiss and Chin had to, fears the Caurt poorer ertimate that coold be reached prior to the The action brought by the Imperial Bank of Tafegulations, which are the outcome of the damage belog inspected. The state passen. Chios against the compradors of the Canadian Treaty between the United Bates and Jupiti by $130... gers, some of whom left the car je their excite Pacific Rainay Compasy, 10 recover the sum follow the lines of the Japans laws on the mast, boarded another conveyance, and the of, 5346,045.65 and intrest, the amount of subject but whereas Japan his hitherto adher damaged car was removed back to the shed. suraty of Leung King Wo, brother of the fed to the emociple of priority of Application is tempora

The accused pleaded guilty to the chargs defendant, now deceased, was continued in the the recognition of trade-marky she undertales, addition and-way an accident if Chief, Janice Chaimban ledarecile pay for

into.comsidantinskih units of the Worship ordered accused to pay the Tramway basinsan done was reading of park of the arid: Company $5 composentieri 200

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