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Entinations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21, 1908.

LOCAL, AND GENERAL,

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THE absence of a lighthouse on the Agincourt Island which lles thirty-six miles off Keelung bas been considered by seamen very inconven iebt; and the Formosas, Government has now built a temporary lighthouse there, which has been lighted since the azad ultimo.

Floods in Kwangtung

„FURTHER CASUALTY: LIST.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE,

[From Our Own Correspondent)..

Canton, zolb October

Is contiquation of my report on the floods in the Hoi Ping district alons a further report giving in detail the names of the villages that have been inundated, the number of bosses that have been swept away, collapsed or others wise destroyed, together, with the number of sufferers is now to hand. The list is as fal

THE Waiwupu has asked H.E. Li Shang-tu, Chinese Minister at Brussels, to obtain, if pos|lows sible, for that Department "a copy of Govern- ment Regulations for the control of religious bodies." It is proposed to make such regola, ti ne, when obtained, the base of similar ruler ja Chins..

THE export of 'matting from. Kobe continues active. During the first ten days of this month, the value of matting shipped rerched some ¥417,000, the destination of the shipment being the United States. - The explanation, off course; in the new freight rates that will shortly come into operation.

Two'chair coolies who were arrested at an en ly bour this morning, in Square Street, removing the dead body of a female child for burial, or to be dumped in the street, were, on prosecution, fined Sroo eich by Mr. J. H, Kemp in the Police Court, to-day. The fines weer sot paid and the delinquents want to gael for two months. Ar

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On the gth ult, the big liner Mongolin, Cap- tain, Morton, of the Pacific Mail Company, left San Francisco for Honolulu and Far Eastern ports. She carried 250 saloon passengers and about half that number Aşiatics in the steerage quarters. In the Mongolia cargo of 5,500 (ons wis a large consigament of silver bullion, -valued at nearly $500,000 (gold).

Names of villages. Tung Niog Li

© Nor÷Lọng (wikai

No. of houses No, of collapsed suffers

298

35

30

75%

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Yau Kok Shai................. 9 Pak Taub-17 Ha Lin Tong ...... Sun Ling Tsun *Kong Kup...mit. - 18 He Was Tous 48 Sheung Wan Tian... 13 Ling You Bl... 45 To Lo Tsun..:57 Tung Kiu Tsun Lung Kong Li...... 36 Tuog You Lino 15 Hai Ngọk Trum

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Hung Sua Tsun .............. 30° Yang Ter Kong ii.... 23.

97 Tin Sum: Juana, 148 25 5075663 In the suburb of Hol Ping many other vil- lagos suffered more or less. Some 2,000 houses have been damaged and it is reported that some 6,000 people are in distress.

It is surmised that the foregoing figures even taken in conjunction with those supplied you terday do not exhaust the complete list of casu alties.

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„A COMPRADORE VICTIMIZED.

VERDICT OF THE JURY.

The jurymaz having, Inspected and satisfied themselves as to the formation of the building in which the business of Messrs. Skolt and Company is located, the trial of im Pan Nam for the larceny of a cash box containing $3,308 is money, a leather pocket book, a cheque for 5100 and various other things belonging to the compradors of Skott and Company, to, Vieux Road Central, was continued in the Criminal Sessions this morning, the Puisce Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gamparts) presiding.

Counsel for the defente (Mr. H. G. Calibrop) opened the proceedings by cross-examining Detective Sergeant Appleton, the officer who was responsible for bringing the defendant to justice.

CANTUN DAY BY DAY.

MACAO

·BOUNDARY DELIMITATION,

"¡:[From "Our Own Correspondent.】

Canton, solb October.

Tsung Yao, the newly-appointed Imperial It has already been reported that H.E. Won' Assistant Misistor at Lhussa, was about to start for his destination to take up his now appoint meet. However, yesterday, telegraphic insime, tions were unexpectedly received here from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalling H.E. Wen and directing him to complete negotiations on the delimitation of the boundaries between the Portuguese Colony of Macao and Chinese ter ritory before proceeding to his new post. When H.B. Wen will start for, Thibet it, is at present unknown,

JUNIOR LIEUT TARTAR GENERAL.

Lưu simu. The Cantón Jucior Lieutenant Tartar Gen-

Mr. Calthrop-What time were you called for on Septembar 18th ? -About 8 p.m.

Did you go up immediately 7-Yes. Did you examine the footmarks carefully I did.

Did you compare them afterwards with the prisoner's? No. It was too late; the marks were covered with dust, 2

***Did you cover them up?--Yes.

When you found the prisoner on board the French steamer what did you do?-Examined

Did you charge him ?—No,

So you proceeded to examine him without charging him?—Yes. It is the usual way on board ship when officers are searching for arms.

Did you have a warrant,?—No.

When he was taken to the station did you charge him ?--No, not till next morning. The same night I told him I suspected him of theft. "The Attorney-General--With regard to the question of searching passengers on board ships without a warrant, is that frequently, done?—Yes.

Is that a police Order?-No, an Ordinance." That is for persons suspected of being in possession of arms and ammunition?—Yes, **

And by virtue of that Order you frequently do 20?—Yes.

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The whole of Tung Po district was alto in..... undated and the extent of destruction sustained there is said to be comparatively smaller than that in the Hoi Ping district. Tupg On, is far

The next witness for the prosecution was IT is reported from Peking that the Ministry of from Centoo, so that no report was received. War has telegraphed to the Chinese Ministers the flood until yesterday afternoon when school-master with whom the defendant lived in Paris asking him to contract with French the Viceroy was placed in possession of a re for three years. In his evidence he spoke to shipbuilders on behalf of the Chiesse Govern port from the officials of that distries to the bim being a stop collect. Cross-examin. ment for the construction of fourteen gunboats, effect that, on the rath instant, the water roseed, be said that on the night before the rob

over twenty feet covering an area of some bery he and another man accompanied the de- I. is further taparted that these vessels are to

Squadrons, and that the necessary expenses are to be defrayed by the various provincial

aral Chong has forwarded as application to the Imperial Government for three months' leave

to enable him to be rid of his opium-smoking habit.

TORRIGNER VINED,

Day before yesterday thren foreigners riding | * on horseback passed by Sha Kee, and one of them accidentally krocked down a woman who

ed in the leg. The foreigner was then placed was passing by, the latter being slightly injur under strest and taken to a police station where he was made to pay $xo to the woman as com pentation.

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DEPORTERS FOR HONGKONG.

("'QUESTION' OF ACCOMMODATION AGAIN,,

Another batch of deportess, numbering all 185, was landed in the Colony this morning: They arrived by the steamer Quarts from the Dutch East Indies. Tas unfortunate mes, most of whom are not in the best of health, were taken to police headquarters, and owing. to the absence of any proper accommodation, as we have already pointed out, were "dumped? on a piece of vacant ground outside the charge room, there to bake in the sun matil the time arrives for their transportation home. In the splendid weather we are now enjoying a little sunshine probably matters little to the more healthy man, but when the same condition exist in the rainy season, as has happened before, then someone is at fauit. By steamer which is due to arrive here to morrow over pun hundred more deportees are

will not be shipped for a day or so, it is to be wozdered where the caming batch is to be "pzoned."

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THE OPENING MATCH.

SHANGHAI'S. EXCELLENT START,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 21st October, 1.40 pm. The opening match was played in perfect summer weather with a cloudless sky, to-day.

Winning the tous Shanghai elect-

ed to bat

The wicket was soft and slow. The scores up to the tiffin ad-

H. B Ollerdessen, b. Sharpe journment are as follows-

W. H. Moule, b. Sharpe Capt E. I. M. Barrett, b. Bird. R. N. Anderson, not out L. Walker, not out

Extras,

Total 131 runs for three wickets.

4.10 p.m.

74

Play was resumed after tiffin with the following reault- L. Walker, c Houghton, b Bird... 6 R. N. Anderson, b Sharps... V. H. Lanning, run out ``... O. D. Basmussen, b Bird. McEuen, 1.b.w., b Bird Harrison, e Bird, b Sharpe A. F. Wheon, b Sharpe

Guaranteed to be made from the be drafted into the Peiyang and Nanyang seventy li. The houses destroyed there are no fendant on board à Canton steamer and he left expected, and considering that to-day's batch | G. M. Billings, not out

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The Attorney-General began to re-examine on that point, which was impónant.

less than 3,000 and there are now numerous sufferers awaking urgent, relief. The Viceroy and the Central Relief Committee were aar- ́nestly asked ̈io^immediately send provisionsTMMr. Calthtop-objected strongly; He said: and other necessary articles to the scene of that the witness was called by the Crown and disaster to assist the unfortunates:

they should know what he was going to say.

In view of the unmerous protests coming from all partsofthe country, complaining of the heavy

H.E. Viceroy Chang yesterday forwarded à laxation on domestic products that is now over telegraphic raport to Peking on the condi- burdeningmerchants and producers, the Comptions of the present flood, in which H.E. mon. trollers General of Customs have been lately holding several conferences in Peking to devise methods of reducing this taxation. Such a stop would doublesi revive trade and ensure conteal amongst the farmers and trader throughout the Empire.

133 THE tops lett by the Powsis in North China after the Boxer empute are now distributed at eight places and their respectiva numbers are said to be as follows:-British 1,95); American

The Attorney-General contended that he was entitled to re-examine on the priot bis learned

friend bad extracted from the witness,

Mr. Calibrop stated that that could not be done unless the Crown treated the witness as hostile, s

toned that, the districts, which have been seriously affected are Ko Yiu, Tok Hing, Ko Ming, Sze Wai, Hok Shan, Hoi Kin, Yeung Kong, Yun Ping, Sun Hlog, Lo Ting, Sai Ning, Tung Os, Hol Ping, Sunning, Sunui authe Samshul, etc to the report H.E. Chang memorialised the Imperial Government to grant funds for immediate relief to the thousands of sufferers in the aforesaid dis tricts:

During the last few days the Central Relief

After further discussion, the Court allowed question to be put to the witness, at the ame time doting Mr. Calibrop's objection, The Court also offered to consider the point. .

The Attorney-General (to witness.You said that you accompanied the defendant on-board a Canton steamer ?~~Yes.

Did you see him leave? -No.

The Hongkong Celegraph 193; Kussin May German-750; Kreach 400; Committes, and this idiferent charitable instill. That was the case for the Crown,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 198

FORMOSAN LOAN..

Italy 230; Austin 218 and Japan 1,000, Japan now proposes to withdraw,one half of her infan try and all her cavalry. The Mainichi Dempo, from which we take these details, says that the monetary, saving effected in Japan's case will Amoun) to 1,320,aco yes annually, kn

THE first Russo-Japanese conference on the

"Owing to the steady progress of business iu Formosa, the demand for money is in subject of the connection of railway and steam. creasing month after month. This is the ship services is and from Manchuria will be tenor of note published in the Nichi-Nichi held in St. Petersburg in November, that is to Shimp of Taiwan-of which our corresponday, after the auquel Ruro-Gertian Dutch and ent has favoured us with a translation. Russo Austrian conferences. Japanese dele According to our representative at the gatesintheid Conference will be Vice-Presi- Formosau capital the Bank of Taiwan, whose dent Yamanouchi of the Railway Board, Mr. capital is now fully paid up. is still short. Tanaka, director of the South Manchuris Rail of sufficient amount to meet the demand, way, and a representative of the Osaka Mer- and therefore it has already proposed to in chantmen Co. The conference is to be held

Gunually in Tairan, Tokio or St. Petersburg. „crease the capital of the Bank, which would be carried out actually in the near future. Tux Japan Chronirte has received two com- However the-present-money-market-in-memorative postcards issued by the Depart Japan is not opportune for the Bank to in- ment of Communications in honour of the Crease its capital for the time being. Under forthcoming visit of the American Fiedt, which was cue lo arrive at Yokohama so the 17th iott. The cards, which are tastefully designed and coloured, are. emblematic. Doe contains a Rorait of Admiral Sperry set in an emboss.

the circumstances, the Bank thought it more advisable to negotiate a foreign loan at low interest, and with this view, Mr. Vagiu, pre- sident of the Bank, who is now on a tour

to Europe, is reponed to have been success

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tions have been very busily engaged in pre-regard to the point as to whether tha pating expeditions to be despatched to the last witness should be treated as hostile, the fooded districts one after another to help the Cockt thought that that should be done, but the poor peasantry.

Attorney-General refused to treat the witness as such, adding that if his Lordship had come to that conclusion he could eliminate the wit nesa's-evidence.

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MARINE COURT.

OBSTRUCTING VESSELS.

of other vessels:

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Mr. Calthrop remarked that the jury had heard his story now, and suggested that when his Lordship summed up he should bring that point to their attention.

Mr. Calthrop," in stating the case for the

To the Marine Court, bis morning, before Harbour Master Police Sergeant George defence, maid that it was extremely probable the Hop, Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.N., Jackson charged Wong Ki, master of a licensed lightes, with unlawfully lying alongside the that on the night of the 18th the safe was not stone, wharf at Observation Place on the 19th-locked; that nobody was left in charge of the inst, in such a manner as to prevent the access compradore department at night; that farge sums of money and jewellery were stored there, that this state of things was known to people and that on that night some evilly-disposed PDD catered the room and fading the safo open cleared it out and went off,

Witnesses were the 3-called, the object being to prove an alibi, after which Counsel address

A verdict of "guilty" was returned by the ed the jury.

Jury and sentence of five years hard labour was passed.

On the 29th inst, at 3:45 pm, defendant mide fast bis lighter to the west side of the wlaf at Observation Place, thus blocking defendant whit he was doing there and the. tht side of the wharf Prosecutor asked

later answered that he was waiting for some one ashore. He was not working any cargo.at. the time.

Defendant was Gued $j.

LVING ALONGSIDE,

by prosecutor that at 4 pm. yesterday he saw ten cargo-boats van outside the other on the portside of the Carl Diederichsen. Of these, outside ones. They were all full of carge, those belonging to the defendants were the It was pleaded by the defendants that they

ed silver shield, mounted on a golden anchor-to-the-same-Coust, six "cargo-boat owners. on which a golden eagle is perched. The were charged by the same officer with unlaw. ful in raising a loan of Yen 2,000,000 from, centre-piece-reposes in a veil formed fully lying alongside the gs. Carl Diederichsen Parr's Bank in London, Mr. Shimosaka; by the American and Japanese flags in such a manner as to cause an obstruction to vice-president, ío an interview with the re-flanked by appropriate floral emblems, the Central Fairway yesterday." "It was slated presentative of our Japanese contemporary, Over the eagle's head appear two Japanese explains that the only reason for raising this characters meaning "Welcome." The second Joan, is to meet the increasing demand for card contains a photograph of the flagship of money in the Island, and nothing else, as it the Fleet, set in an embossed anchor, upon should be well understood by the public. which a spray of roses is fastened by a golden Parr's Bank, he adds, is one of the leading cord, whose convolutions form the words banka-in London, and-their-capital; together with reserves, amount to over zoo 'million you. The terms of the loan are as customary and no special stipulation is provided; the rate of interest will fluctuate according to the money market in London, and ds to other 'particulars it has not yet been decided. By this import of Yen 2,000,000 it is hoped that the business in the Island will be greatly stimulated.

Americ10-Fiset? The whole-is-crowned- with the word "Welcome" in English and Japanese. The Department of Communications seque is that the public refrain from sending these cards through the post before the arrival of the Fleet.

LUKONG CONVICTED.

FOUND QUILTY OF STEALING VEGETABLES, The re-trial of the two men- coal coolie "WE"Hots"ahat—MrFarmer-the-well-known-sada lukeng--who were, at the first hosting, proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, Shamien, and sistenced, respectively, to one month and the Macao Hotel, at Macao, has come three months' hard-labour, for the larceny of nonth in the Cheongshing. He has obtained a quantity of vegetables (livo conis' worth) from the contract for catering for the ipops who are

a hawker at Wanchal the other day repid leaving, and coming to Tientsin by the above of which appeared in a recent issue of this steamer, Mr. Farmer bis had a long and paper, was concluded in the Police Court, this Jarga experience in catering in different parts of morning Mr. J. R. Wood (second police the world, and may be trusted to do tblogs well magistrate) discharged the coolie, and reduced He is Well-known, Caterer in Hongkong and the Inkosy's sentence to six weeks' imprison. grets mest of the big catering jobs in thaj | ment, Mr. J.H. Gardiner, who appeared for.

tha démica, bao gives notice of appeal.

were loading cargo,

A fine of $5, was imposed in each case.

NO LICENSE

Wong Ho, master of an unlicensed boat, bad to answer a charge, preferred by PC. Bold, of using his boat as a passenger boat without a license this moralsg.

P. C. Bond stated that he saw defendant's sampin off the Harbour Office this morning with cargo and passengers on board. She had no number and defendant failed to produce a license.

Defendani's 'excuse was that he had only bought the boat two days ago and had no to obtain a licnose. He was fined $5.

CARRYING CAROD.

Pony Tai, master of a passenger boat, was charged by P. S. Jackson with carrying cargo in bis passenger boat other than passengers baggage on Tuesday.

Yesterday, at about 4 pm, defendant had on board his boat slaven bags of rice. He had na passengers.

„Pour was kand-J5]

COTTON YARN”TRADE","

THE OUTLOOK IN JAPAN.

Regarding the outlook for the export of collon yarn, the Japan Chronicle says a vernacular contemporary observes that the measures taken by: the Cotton Spinners' Association for en

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CAMP NOTES.

The Volunteer Camp promises to be a suc cessful affair for the next few days and officers and men alike are ungridgingly putting in some good, hard work. Last night, a few men, about forty in all, from all units, were detailed for offensive and defensive tactics. A neigh- bouring kijl was chosen' and thiny men were posted on it with strict orders to prevent the invading force, six in number, who were acting. as spies, from taking them by surprise. The lattor, however, proved themselves the superior men, for by some clever and strategic move. ment, which afterwards proved a bone of con- teation with some of the men, they succeeded ia evading the sentry guards, and thus monplus, sed those appointed to bafils them,

This morning, practice with the maxim and 15 pdr. guns was renewed. As the special gun practice is, to come out on Saturday, the men are training very hard to get into the coveted place. No. a Company means business and is determined to capture the Shield this year.

GÓDOWN KOBBERY.

SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MACAO

STABLISHES ALINE,"

Extras

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Wickets. Runs,

77

84

Bird Sharpe Barton Peake

40%

10 #203 [The telegram received by the Hongkong Cricket Club confirms the total for Shangbai's. first innings 1 328 runs. There is an error in. the individual scores in the above telegram- Ed, H.K.7.]

A CUNNING GAME,

LAD-VIED AS A CATSPAW.

A few days ago-to-be-precise,-on-the-rth- instant-a lad of about ten years of age, called at a shop at 98, Bonham Strand East, and banded the accountant an order which purported to have been signed by a well-known customer, it was recorded that a conlie samed Lau Tung Believing the order to be genules, the sales In a recent issue of the Hongkong Telegraph The order was to give bearer sixteen teacups, had been arrested in Macao on suspicion of res supplied the goods. Yesterday the lad baving been implicated in an extensive godown rebreed with another order for a spitoon, robbery in which something like $1,184 worth is, wine pot and five rice bowls at fancy goods had been stolen. The alleged By this time the shopkeeper had become aware that both the orders were forged, and ha facis of the case, as given by an informar, ware that Las Tung and a few aber men had forced detained the youth. From information se an entry into the gedown on 16th, August last,ceived the shopkeeper and the police were taken and bad removed the stuff to a bouse at West ed aut a man pamed Yang Tie Saug as the ons to 219, Hollywood Raid by the boy, who point. Point. The house was visited and part of the who gave him the orders. This led to“ Yang's... stolen property recovered

au was charged with the offence, which he debt was charged (1) with obtaining gonds under At the Police Court, this afternoon, apprehension. In the Police Court, this moraleg nied absolutely, adding that he was not in the false pretences, and (2) with attempting to Colony who the rubbery happened. He stated. Obtain a quality of stuff by means of ■ false), that formerly he was a beef and vegetable sentenced to one month's hard labour on each instrument. He was found guilty, and was hawker in Singapore," retaining to Hongkong

· at the end-of-last year. After that he went to bis native home, Hal Ping, and from there to Macko, where he was arrested by the police. He had never sei foot in the Colony since he left for his home in July. The cloth he was ac cused of stealing was offered him for sale at his shop At Sai-bao. He refused to purchasa, because he was told that it was stolen pro

-that-handed=not_want_to_cross:examine the

THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

PRODUCTION GREATER THAN CONSUMPTION.'

The purchase of the business, machinery, plat, &c, of the Toyo Sugar Refining Come Pay in Formosa by the Japan Sugar Refining Company is reported to bave been decided on, and-an-agreement has been come to by the

couraging the export of yara have proved perty. Then he went to Macro and became fruitless, as was bound to be the case. It is acquainted with the police. Mr. Grist said pointed out that the depression to the defendant, and added that he would leave it to export to. Chins is due as much to the Worship either to bel eye the informer or / boards of directors, The Japan Sugar Röfélaga, dystry in that country of late as to the where he lived in Hongkong. He gave the other company for some time past. marked development of the spinning in the defendant's story. Defendant was asked Company has been buying up the abares of the low price of silver. The yarn spun by hand address, and the question arose as to whether that in Japan the productiva power now exceeda has now been almost entirely ousted from the there was such a number on a house in the demand is supplied with yam spus by machin and the case was adjourned to enable inquiries Chiazne market, and more than one half of the street be-lived. This could not be decided, ery. The market for Japanese yam is being to be made. rapidly encroached upon by yarn produced

defence.

RAUB,

in China and India and the prospects for secation, while Mr. G. E. Morrell was for the

Mr. K. J. Grist was distracted by the pro the export of Japanssa yarn are considered vary, discouraging. It may be decided le discontinue the issue of lottery tickela titling their bearers to a certain quantity of yats, as a matter of expediency. The spinning companies are beginning to direct their efforts to the production of yard for the home market rather than for export.

Tes total output of yard in Japan for last | month amounted to 70,395 bales, showing an increase of 947 bales on the figures for the preceding month, but a decrease of 6,544 bales as compared with

It is pointed out by a Japanese contemporary

than was at one time the case. On the other the ontlook for the industry is less promising that of consumption in the sugar market, and

band the sugar-refialog industry in Formosa is protection by the Fermosan Government. For is a different position, being accorded special

_example_auperior qualities have applied.to. tham's rate of excise which properly applies to inferior qualites, thus reducing the impost. In this way sugar produced in placed in a very advaningross poss Japidere market. Moreover,ti Batit Koman lose cushed 3,785 tons; "fining Company's factory in Gold obtained 867 queces; average, per ion built and can be worked ni 4.39 dwa da

sequently, the Japas: Sugar Bokit Malacca Stone crushed 3,016 toner, has decided to tore its sitentie Gold obtained 149 qunces). SYSTEgE per ion and affat the expenses of it

The following in the, "result" of "crashing operations at Raub for the four weeks ending zoth instantium