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legrams.

“HÇONO TELEGRAPH'

SERVICE

ALATE EMPRESS

DO WAGER.

FORT

LADIES' CONDOLENCE [jartery of the "Sheung [4.2"]

Peking, 26th November

Thyes of the Foreign Ministers in Pekill proceed to the Palace on the at to pay their last respects to the meg of the late Empress Dowager.

THE FUNERAL. DCHOSEN BY THE IMPERIAL

ASTRONOWEK.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.|||

Peking, 26th November.

e Imperial Astronomer has seleced the fth day of the second moon of the Cinese * Year as the most propitious dy" for interment of the remains of the lab Ern- ca Dowager.

FUNERAL EXPENSE.

COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. [By courtesy of the "Sheung "P"]

Peking, 26th Novaber.

The funeral expenses of the Emptor and Empress Dowager are estimated aseveral millions of dollars.

The expenditure will be provide by the Board of Revenue, and the Vicelys, atid Governors of the various Provinces

CHANG CHIH TUM.

TO HE APPOINTED IMPRIAL

TUTOR [By tourtesy of the

Sheing Prking, 26th Ngamber. buncillor-Trai Chule hallohgly Grand recommended 11,E.- Chang, Chtung of appointment at tutor to the dripperor..

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Germany ENT LONDON The German prets is "House of Lords" adoptios of

motion, a section strongly herenig

Roberts,

A semi-official statement haseen that Germany will continue to Yid army and navy in accordance w het interests, regardless of other Pors

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27 1908

FORGE OF HABIT.

A GAOL BIRD'S " UNSHASHABLE ": RECORD,

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• Among the criminal'class' in this Colony there are very few, if any at all, possessing a record. similar to the one Choi Tang has earned for Simself. Choi, who has six aliases, is a man about thirty years of age, and during the last five years most of his days bave been spent behind" bara in the Victoria Gaol. He first became known to the police lo January, 1903 when be made a fotile attempt to make away with property belonging to another person, for |which he got a month. He was subsequently.

banished, and, as will be seen from his record printed below, Gael has made up what the price may be The reculd speaks for what the price be The for

itself.

5th January, 1983-Arrested for attempted

Jarceny. One month's hard labour. 6th Sept 1903-Charged with theft and un- lawful possession. Twenty-one days first charge; fsarieen days'second charge. 13th Oct., 1903-Banished. 161b. Oct., 1903-Arrested for returning be

fore expiration of the banishment term

(five years), and given a year, 17th Oct, 1904-Banished agaio,

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27th Dec, 1904-Re-arrested for returning

from banishment; one year. 20th June, 1505-Arrested for theft and for returning from banishment. Thirteen months' hard labour.

20th July, 1907–Banished again. 3rd Aug, 1937-Arrested for being a rogné and vagabond, Also recognised us return. ing from banishment. Fourteen months hard labour...*

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4th Oct., 1908-Osce more banishad. He was brought up yesterday morning by Detective Geo. Watt and arraigned on a charge of larceny and also with returning from banish ment. He was tolled off to do another term of eight months.

MARINE COURT,

NO-LIGHT

Toe Marine Couri, yesterday morning, beler Lieut. C. W. Beckwith, R.N., Harbour Masier, Police Sergeant W. N. Edwards charg ed apk Yau Li, owner of a fishing boat, and Kwok Chun, a boatwoman, with failing between sunset and subrite to carry at the foremast head n their boats a bright white light visible all TOUGH

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

PROVINCIAL JUDOE'S LIVAL.

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 15th November.

The Canton Provincial Judge dasignare Wel Ching Tung arrived bere yesterday afietsson by the C. M. S. N. Co.'s steamer Chiguen, and on the same day he called on the Viceroy to report his arrival-te is not contain whether this now official will take over charge of office this month owing to the present, solemn occa.

Bion.

OFFICIALS, DISAGREE.

When making an inspection of the Wing Chun magazion, the Brigadier General W Leg Sun kound that some pires the magazine premises word la' a dilapidated condition and reprimanded the officer in charge of the ma- gazine for neglecting repairs to the damaged parts and at the same time spoke certain hot words to him. The officer in charge, whose name is Chul Fui, remonstrated and an ex- change of words" followed, with the result that Brigadier General Wu struck Chuí.. Chal has therefore personally reported the case to the

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Chang Chih Tung has made Taotai "Wong Plog Yua Saperintendent of the Cantou. Hankow Railway to relieve himself, as H.E. in unable to leave the Capital owing to the death of the Emperor Kuang Hsu,

IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPHS.

The Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administra tion being now solely a Government concern, the Ministly of Posts and Com nunications has notified the public through the local authorities here that from the 1st of the first moon nezi Chinese year, a deduction of 25 per cent will be made in the rale for telegraphic messages received at all Colosso telegraph offices.

CALL ON SHARES POSTPONED. Sir Chuo Lung Liang Ching, President of the Canton Hankow Railway Company, has tele- graphically informed the railway shareholders. abrand that the day for the closing of the col lection of the second call of shares has been postponed to the igth day of the 11th moon.

FATAL ACCIDENT. Yesterday morning, a number of coolies were engaged in removing earth from some excava- tion work which were being conducted at the back of the Five-Storeyed Pagoda. All of a sud dee the earth on the top fell down and the men were buried in the debris with the result that I the Borizon at a distance of at least one mile whilst under way in the barbour-yesterday-woradca. Va learning of the necisions the of them was.killed outright and five others

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Fong Pin Hospital at once sent hands to the

Prosecutor stated that engly yesterday morn ing, the defendants' boils were under way in the Mao-e-War Anchorage without a masthead fight. He went on board the first defendant's bort pad and only the stern light. In the

are of the boatwoman, with food that the

•Zipit light was burning, but alreefs no sign Johaug masthead light K

The first defendant, said that big light had

made erh blows of. The decond, delantee also Holeaded that her light was bidwik but by the upwind This was obviously a lie, as there was

w

oo light in positipy at the time, the Police officer boarded pet Junk.

Later Lord Roberts in thelouse of Lords Lord 1. Roberts speech loreated a general sensation and increas the biter pest of the anti-British tone ide Austrian prèss.

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The delectants were fined $t, each, jarde. fabirof payment, 14 days' hard labourį,

EXCESS OF PSSENGERS

Toghe same Court, Police Serveant George Jackson proceedett against Kwok Dai Yao boa man, for carrying six persontia excess of

rescue of the pufortunate, coolies;

A HANDSOME “DONATION,

H. E. the Viceroy Chang Jea Chun, at the request of bis native subjects, has personally donated a sum of $10,000 towards the funds for the relief of sufferers by the famine as well as the recent floods in the province of Chilt

ARMS-KUNNING..

Yesterday, the Capton-Hankow Railway Company was in receipt of a telegram from the Ministry of Posts and Communications with instructions to institute a strict search of the luggage and persons of railway passengers to order to prevent the smuggling of arms and ammunition.

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THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.·

THE BRITISH DELIGATE. SIR CECIL CLEMENTİ SMITII'S APPOINT-

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- Nothing could more tend to reassure the people and the Government of the Eastera Crown Colonies, "which have so much at stake in the fanhcoming proceedings of the later XMAS & NEW YEAR pational Opium Commission that is to assem ble before long at Shangbai, than in see that His Majesty's Government bat selected, as the Chief British Commissioner, a distinguished former Governor of this Colony in the person of Sir.Cecil Clementi Smith." And it is fitting that the Colony whose revenue interests are moit deeply implicated in any policy that may diverge from that now existing, Dámely rate-if-the-Federated Malay States, should the Straits Settlements, with the Pretecto have been that with which Sir Cecil Smith's

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career should have been most continuously associated, as Colonial Secretary, a Officer Administering the Governmeal, and as Goveig. or and Commander-in-Chief. As a juajor Messrs. RAFAEL TUCK & SONS; officer of the Colonial Civil Service, Sir Cecil Smith made his debutat Hongkong student Now-for-Sale-at ̈iplerpreter-ia-1862;-He passed through various grades in the Hongkong Civil Service, finally becoming Colonial Treasurer and member of Executive and Legislative Councils. From Dongkong Sir Cecil was transferred to the PRICES MODERATË. Straite Settlements la 1878, in the time of Sir W. C. F. Robinson's Governorship, a Colonial Becretary and so continued under General An son and Sir Frederick Weld, both acting Govern. ors, until 1885, wheo Sir Cecil Smith was appointed Lieutenant Governor and Colonial Secretary of Ceylon. He had however, only joined that appointment for a short time,

TAIPO BARMOR FLEECED, after a period of leave to England, when he was appointed to the Governorship of this Colony, of whose people and of

NOCTURNAL VISIT BY GANG OF whose affairs he had already so intimate

ARMED ROBBERS.. H.E. LIANG TUN-IN.' ..

knowledge. The warm of Sir Cecil

The full particulars of the armed robbery .H.E. Liang Tun-io, after completing his | Smith's welcome on hije" return was proved by mission as special commissioner to receive the the universal demonstration that greeted him which was perpetrated at Taipo in the middle American Fleet at Amoy, obtained one month's upon his landing, and the emphatic satisfaction of this week, the bare facts of which we

The High Authorities bave also received telegraphic orders from Peking to take vigilant action in checking the smuggling of arms and ammunition into the South and to suppress all rumours that may crop up as the present

the number allowed by his license, on Wed-juncture after the death of the Emperor Kuang

The French press conet with Lordnesday.

P.S. Jackson stated that at about 3.30, pent." Roberts, and argues that t remedy is on Wednesday, he was du duly at the Arse conscription.

mal Strept steps, when he sam the defendant approaching the steps with a ballad of passengers. Witness hailed the defendant to proceeded to discharge bis passengers, which on being counted, were found to he's number, not including the crew, which were

The Magistrate said that taking into con The following telegrams we received at the sideration that the cffence seemed to be getting American Consulate Generfrom the Masila

a very common one, hé intended to make an Observatory to-day. :—

example of all casea of a similar nature, Be 9.75 0. Cyclone or typhoon E of Visayas istands, (berefore fined the defendant $5, of the alter

mative of one monili. "Direction unknown,,

TYPHOON, WANING.

Cyclone or typhoon

of the apribere Visayas or south-easternuzaa' moving W.

four.

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26th November.

obefore his leave expired, H.E. Liang hat twice received telegraphic orders through the Canton Víceray from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalling him to return to the Capital for service, H.E. left here yesterday afternoon by the steamer Faishan for Hongkong an rows to Peking..

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Hongkong, 27th November, 1:8.

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The Opium Commsign. The Timer states that Amica has agreed to the request of China tpostpone the stop but the latter took nu pojice of him and, leave and H.E. arrived here to pay a visit to of the public at the fact that the administration | published recently, were received this mora- | his native home in the Shantak district. But of the Colony was being continued in the hands ing. It would appear that about midnight on of onewhoseknowledge of the China Izoguage. Wednesday last a gang of armed men gained and Chiness affairs was not surpassed by admittance to a house, occupied by a farmer that of the famous Taijin Mr. Pickering him- and his family in the Tang Moon Chau villages self, and whose abilities jo general adminis which is situated about two miles away from tration had ensured the esteens and admira. Taipo proper. The house was entered by way tion of the community at large. In every way of the roof, and through a skylight into the Il v- - Sir Cecil Smith's appointment to the Governoring quarters. It is needless to remark that at that AN IMPOSTOR'S TATE The other day a mouk was arrested by the ship was that of the right man in the right time of night the occupants were asleep, but police in Fatshan for obtaining money by false place, and more than that, at that particular they were soon aroused. The presence of threa pretences from the villagers and disturbing theme, that of the only right man in the right armed men among them, and the threats to public poace by pretending that he could bring place. His policy in regard to the repression of chop their heads off should resistance" ba lortune to the people and drive away the evil Secret Societies proved a marked success al- shown, so terrified the half awake inmates, that spirits. The manic told the ignorant people though there were many who feared that the they allowed the "rascals to ransack the pre that he was endowed with extraordinary power Beciaties would comes to be more dangerous for mines and remove with them all the valuabice in charme Thecrédulous gentry believed him without any misgivings and asked him for his being driven below the surface. The farge they possessed, which would amouni ia about mysterious advice. When the monk was placed powers of deportation assumed by the Govern- thirty-five dollars. The police at Taip, police under arrest those who had confidence in bim ment during Sir Cecil Smith's regime practi-ware not informed of the robbery" that night prayed in body for his release, which was refus.cally assured the grip of the Protectorats upon owing mainly to the long tramp that would ed and the monk was brought to Canton in chains and goder ao escort of balf-a-dozen the Chinese Soc'eties. These remarks are made bave to be undertakes, but next day they were not so much as a general tribute to Sir Cecil placed in position of the true facts. A search police, to be dealt with accordingly.

** OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT.

Smith's personal abilities, but rather to indi- is being made for the stolen property, which, The Provincial Treasurer, has issued a pro cate that in dealing with -Chinese statesmen if the police are successful, will lead to the clamation in which the present Paosu Ma and officials Sır Cecil Smith's special familiari arrest of the wrongdoerm. › gistrate Chou Ya Chan has been appointed toy with Chiness modes of thought and political Yumehow as Sub-prefect. It is not known at present who will be appointed to be Chou's successor.

'or W.N.W...

CHICHT

HONGKONG CRICK KOWLOON: The following will p for the "A" leam in the above match to mow. afternoon, go the Club' ground, commcing at 2.15 p. Mau, W. C. D. Tues, A. E. Lanning, H. R. Hakin, A P. Dastood, E. Irving, L. E J. H. Haughton, lojalah, Lt. B. W: Greed (The Hoffs) Lt. D. KAnderson (The Buff Lol. Innes (The Bull M. EC. Olivar, R.. and Flag Li. Mollenex, RN,

"B" TEA. POLICE.

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MASUSING“A” BQA Kwok Kao, owner of a cargo-boat, was charged by the same officer with carrying passengers in bil cargo-boat on Wednesday.

PS. Jackson stated that at 5 30 p.m. On Wednesday, while be was on, patrol off the ss, Chumsung, he stopped the defendant's boat, which was carrying passengers, and went on board to examine the license. There were 35 adults and 6.children on board at the time.

The defendast admitted the offence and was fined $§.

DISOBEYING A POLICE OFFICER.

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A father charge of refusing to stop bis boat when called upon to do so by the Police was preferred against Kwok Tai Yau, who was already fined 55. for 'carrying an excess of passenger. Defendant's excuse was that he The "B" team w be represented by the | neither saw or heard the "Sergeant and was following players one Police ground, Happy surprised to know that he would have to pay Valley, at 3.15 pm-Messrs. R. Hancock, Tan extra $3 for his costly trick. Such is the E. Pearce, A. O. La, P. Jacky, A. A. Claxton, thorough analysis of an offence by British H. D. Sharpio, 5. Loged, Capt. Baird, D 6.0. | legislation. "(The Buff) Com F. O. Lewis,` R.K., Mr. Iphiston, R.. 20 Mr. G. Stewart Lockhart,

LEİVE TABLE.

The following fiba table up to date:—

Club.

Civilßervice:

P. W. L. D. F. -3-3-0-0-0

EL C. C.. #B3 jo o 10

Telegraphs. 3

3 Y 1 1 0

NIMALI

Galgengawer... 6·2·2 20

H.K. C. C

Moral Engines BK. Police

Percent ago. **100%~~

++

100%

0

counts, 1 poin

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAILS DUZ.

Americas (China), 1st prox. German (Burlose) grå prøx. ^ German (Prime-Waldemar) 9th.pidx.

The P. & O. S. N Co's in Wil left Singa- pore for this port on 2yih list, at 6 am.

The N. Y. K. 2.*. Moyori Mare, Bombay Lian, left Moji for this port on agth fast, and is expected harn on fet prox.

(The C. P. R. Cós sa. Montangle arrived at Nagusiki at 7 am, on 27th lust, and leaves again at 4 p.m., same day, for Shanghai, whern Paku li den en arvien of 3 um, en egth inst,

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ROBBERY,'

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On the zrst instant a daring robbery was district, where one house was ransacked and committed in the Nam Shui village in Shuntsk one man named So Tax Pan kidnapped.

OBSTREFEROUS CHINESE,

For failing to observe the traditional custom of mourning on account of the death of the Emperor Kuang Hsu, two men were afrested yesterday in Fatehan for having shaved their hoads, and were each fined $z.!

VICKKOY'S ANXIETY,

COMMERCIAL,

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE Selling

melbode, acquired as Registrar-General in Hongkong and confirmed by bis long experi»| ence in the Straits Settlements, will stand him in excellent stead during the proceedings of

is a point upon which Sir Cecil Smith will the Oplum Commission at Shanghai, There "London-Bank T.Tu

Do. demand..... ́be well equipped to watch over the interests of Do 4 months sights Hongkong and this Colony, and that is in the Franca-Back TT... matter of the possible ways in which the America-Bank T.Te recommendations of the Commission may formany-Bank T.T. affect the Colonial revenues. That care for the Colonial Interests, so far as this Colony was concerned, was displayed in the splendid fronty shown by the Governor and his Executive Council (with two contemptible

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ST. ANDREW'S DAY

SCOTCH

DINNER

ON

MONDAY,

the 30th Nov., 1908.

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le consequence of the pressat critical stats ‚of affairs as a result of the death of the Em peror, the Viceroy has now issued 'n proclam exceptions) in the matter of the arbitraryaction JapanBank TiT, jainrmmandE DI

sion to warn his sebordinater not to start any rumours and to be careful not to absent them selves from their duties, t

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CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY,

The Canton-Hankow Rallway Company has now advertised that after the expiration of the fifteen days! extension granted for the closing of the subscription lista for the second call for capirat, if those shareholders who pernist to the non-payment of their money still remain obdue TAMING CORING Till lovit other people to take us such an puld up, thaigh in accordance

TArticle 20 of the Commay's Kerulations/

of Lord Ripon in regard to the abrupt doubling of the military exaction. Apart from Sir Cecil Bank Te Smith's high and statesmanlike qualifications

the special points on which this Colony may 4 months' sight L/O, .......

8 9/16 congratulate itself on his selection as chief months sight L./0, caninenque su1|5 116 British Commissioner to the Conference: at days sight 8an Francisco a New York 1417 Shanghai are his axceptional knowledge of the months right indildo, official Chinese dialect and the Chinese official 30 days sight Sydney & Melbourur character, and the certainty that there is no "months' sight France........ question that he will watch ever to vigilantly. Ď monthy' sight as the possible effects upon our Colonial revan- 4 mantan night German us of such proposals or suggestions as may be Bar Silethanonnu Imought, forward in the International Opium Bank of Regland rate

The 105th M. L. I. Band will play Special Selections of Musio

during and after Dinner.

O. E OWEN.

16th November

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