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BRITISH CONSUL'S PROMPT, ACTION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

yesterday.. The Fathan was of course schedul- ed to leave here at 5:30 p.m. in ihs afternoon on her usual trip, and expected to carry as usual a number of passengers and cargo; bat as the result of the impression given in the

JANUARY 4, 1909.

Murderers Doomed.

SHA-TAU-KOK TRAGEDY

RECOUNTED.

·CAUGHT IN CHINESE TERRITORY AND TO NE NKHEADED.

The curtain falls over the scene of the Sha tau-kok murder mystery.

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Sha-tau-kok, as it is commonly called, or Sha-leu-kok, as it appears on the map, is village on the mainland near Starling Inlet, in Mirs Bay. The poputailoa is very small and made up chiefly of fishermed.

THA GEISHAF

BUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE AT THE CLUB LUAITANO.

Hongkong is well maintaining its reputation as second to none lo the Far East in the way

Telegrams.

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SERVICE,

COLLISION AT CHINKLANG.

STEAMERS BADLY DAMAGED,

{From Our Own Correspondent.]

of amateur theatricals. What with the Amateur Dramatic Club's excellent staging of excellen! pieces to charm Hongkong audiences, the Kow ́loon Dock staff's successful efforts to provide diversions of a similar nature, and last, but not least, the Club Lusitano's happy idea of eniulat." ing the Lilliputians, they promise to invest a

Shanghai, 4th January peculiarcharm into the social life of the Colony.

1.15 p.m. In the case of grown-ups, it is but a matter of

There was a collision between the dogged perseverance to ensure success for the production of a piece, but for little mites of children to face an audience and come out of steamers Tachang Maru and Sinles, the ordeal for ordeal undoubtedly it in-with near Chinkiang, on Friday. Aying colours; is the highest tribute that can

"Both steamers were badly damag be paid to the untiring patience of thous io whose hands the success of the pieceed; they had to be beached to pre- was entranted. Certainly, there are poi manY in Hongkong who can say with any degree vent sinking.. Ch of certainty that they could acquit them- selves as ably as the little prodigies did on Saturday sight. Considering the success which attended the production of The Belle of New York last year we feel sure that we are on safe grond when we say that those who were accorded the hospitality of metabers of the Club Lusitano on Saturday evening already antici. pated what was in store for them decided success. Of course, a complete absence of stage fright was by no means apparent, but this was soon overcome, and the applause which greeted 5.5. Singles, ex Victoria, ex Strauss ; 1,ago the efforts of each little player is a stronger tons groas, 934 net, Built in 1871 by Wigham testimony than mere words of the ap- Richardson & Co., Newcastle. Owned by Ka in the day or at night, is not know. It is be-preciation of their auditore. During the oven-Ti Sang,

tion that China is unequal, technically and financially, to the task of providing herself.

Canton, 2nd January, Four men, who were arrested on the Chinesa with railways. The deadlock on the Canton-

Yesterday morning, placards bearing the borders, in connection with this tragedy, were Hankow line and in regard to the proposed games of Fok Wing Fuk and Pak Yu Shibailed before the Namhoi magistrati and tried. railway from the latter town to Szechuan has were found posted in various public places After lengthy evidence had been led by those led to the appointment of Chang, Chih-tung throughout the city, by which public feeling who had been on the scene at the time, the to inquire into the subject of railway con- was greatly aroused. The people were warn quartelte were found guilty and smicaced to struction. As a result negotiations fora Bried not to patronise any more the steamer be beheaded.

Fatakan nad to boycott her immediately from tish loan to complete the main trunk line to Canton are spoken of, and it is inevitable that the same solution should be agreed upon. for the Szechuan line, Railway enterprise during the year included the opening of the Hsinming and Sunning lines in Kwangtung, placards, the appearance, of the steamer lying the completion of the Shanghai-Nanking at her wharf seemed to have become an object Railway to the latter city and the opening attracting the people in large numbers, espe- of the connecting line between the terminus cially the lower classes, to gather around in and the native city; the continuation of the the vicinity of her wharf. No doubt some Kaifeng-Chengchow ling to Hsianfu. Work of the intending passengers disregarded what has been pushed on energetically on the Pck-was said in the placards and others were entite

ly ignorant of them. When coming down the ing-Kalgas line and on the French railway into wharf to board the steamer, some of the par- Yunnan. On the Canton-Hankow line con-sengers had their luggage saaiched by ces struction on the first section from Wuchapgain mischief makers who were working partly has been begun, the German-line in Shan for their own benefit and partly on the pie tung is also being pushed forward. The text of giving warning to the passengers. After a few incidents of this nature had building of the line from Kwangchebgize to Kirin is already in band, and through trains takes place, great excitement prevailed among are now running from Peking to Mukden, the people, and matters became disorderly where a junction between the Imperial Rail Crowds of people then collected and caus-ieved, however, that they forced an entranceing, floral tributes were many and ungrudging. S.S. Riang Ching, ex Haur. Wagner, ex

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have received the initial number of Prugnese weekly printed at Macon and styled Vida Mira (new lite).

ARTIFICER ENGINEER W. S. L. Collins jojas the despatch ship Alacrity, Chian Squadron, for duty, with effect from 27th November,

Tit cruiser Crescent atved at Spithead frpm Hongkong on 29th Nay, with the paid off crews of several vessels on the Chioa Blation.

Stand og on the high road, a few minute walk from the village, is a little mud-house in which lived a middle-aged man, bis wife and an only child, and they earned their living by selling tea and cakes to wayfarers. It was in this little but that the dastardly murders were enacted, Early on a November morning the master of the tea shop set out to walk to Tai Po to traps- act some business there, leaving his wife and child to look after the shop, which they had dous on many occasions in his absence. That robbers had got wind of the shopkeeper's intend ed visit to Tai Po, and that they had planned to loot the premises while he was away wan known only to them..

When the robbery was committed, whether

into the shop and proceeded to carry out their plan, it can be supposed," in the absence of any eye-witnesses, that the woman on finding the men in the house and, knowing the put pose of their visit, yelled for help, while the child began to cry. The robber, is is to be assumed, threatened them to be quiet, but as the order seemed to have been disregarded, the mother and her child were scired, thrown to the fear, while the rashers proceeded to lie pieces of rags round facit uecks, the idea being to stop any, further calls for assistance thus strangling their victims. Bomething like $80 money and goods were removed from the shops. On leaving, the murderers closed the door carefully behind them in order that they may hide their tracks before the discovery was

made,

ed great confusion; some of them threat ways of North China and the South Matened to burn the steamer and others to churia Railway has been a matter of arrange top off the ears of anyone who should attempt ment between the Japanese and Chinese to board her. At about 3 o'clock, there were already on board the steamer over a hundred authorities during the year."

passengers; all of a sudden, some of the scoundrels got among the passengers and in sinuated that they should go up and fall in line, with the boycott movement. As things looked ugly, the Folkun bad to leave her wharf and moored out of the barbour apposite Shameen in order to prevent trouble. The passengers who were already on board the steamer began running to and fro to leave the vessel and not one was found remaining on board; the cargo that was already loaded by the Chinese mer chants Wis also taken dut before her departe. When things were getting serious, the British Consul-General at once telephoned The shopkeeper returned to Sha-tau-kok to the Viceroy informing him of what had hap-some time the following day and was thunder- troops to guard the steamier against any emer truck to find the shop closed. He pushed ray without loss of time ordered the Taptal of tragedy was known. There on the floor were the corpses of his wife and child. to the next Constabulary, the Tabtal for the Development few minutes the whole village was thrown into of Native Industries, the two Brigadier-Gear

a state of excitement. The Sha-tsu-kok police erals, the two District Magistrates of Namboi

were informed and after the necorsary inspec and Parys and the Shameen Gourd to pro-ion the remains were seat to Kowloon for ceed to the scene to restore order. At a little part 4 o'clock the above officials were present at the wbail with soldiers and police fired up to the number of a few hundred, and on their arrival the mob was grada. ally dispersed and everything resumed their former tranquillity. The officials remained on the spot till the steamer left at 5 o'clock. After fifty blue-jackets from the British gunboats wate placed on board, the Fatskan returned to her wharf once more to receive the mail packets and left for Hongkong without further incidents, This morning, the Taotsi of Constabulary

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pened and asked him to immediately send

The 8.8 Kiangching, in order to avoid collision, was also benched.

• Tacking Maru (Chinnae rendering of Dalisi Maru) in a steel twinscrew steamar" of 2,711 - gross tons and 1,781 nett. Built in Igor by the Mitsu Bibi Dockyard and Engine Works at Nagasaki to the order of the Nisshin Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha. Length 282.x feet; bradth 36.4 feet; depth 124 feet

YUAN SHIH-KAT'S DISMISSAL.

DISCONTENT IN PEKING.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Brunswick, ox Meruca, built in 1883 by f. and ly bestowed on the deserving performers.

The plot, which is of the lightest, is too well. G. Thomson, Glasgow, 1,595 tons gross, 951 knows 10 Reed recapitulation. Suffice it to say so. Owned by Tung Kẹe & Co, Ld that the scene is laid in the land of the Rising Sun and has to do with the life of the "geisha"," or tea-house waitresses. Miss Cum lla Castro, whose success in the title-rôla of "The Belle of New York" is still fresh in the minds of many, took the principal part and her, graceful acting and remarkable aptitude for music cap. tured the hearts of the audience, Master Henrique Lopes, as Wuo Hi, proprietor of the

Shanghai, 4th January, toa-house, played the part to perfection, and

1.15 p.m. brought down the house by his clever witti-

Discontent prevails (in Peking) at cisms. His portrayal of greed personified was faultless to a degree and the part where he is told that he will have to break all connection the dismissal of H.E. Yuan Shih-kai, with the tea-house nad all his money.grabbing The appointment is reported of hopes consequently shattered, was particularly good, the subject looking the very picture of des H.E. Liang Tun-yen us president of pair, Miss Maria Rosario as the dignified Lady the Waiwupu vice Yuan Shih-kai. Master Fern Romedios, as the Marquis Imari, appreciated bit part. Miss Elfrida Osmund, as Mollie Seamore, captivated the audience by her singing and dancing. Rer grace on the singe won unstinted applause. The other players filled their parts well and ably support ed the principals,

Following is the caste :- Reginald Fairfax

A most useful XMAS PRESENT for will be held in St. juseph's Church at 9am, ongency. On hearing of the occurrence the Vice. Open the door to find out the cause-and the Constance Wynne, ably interpreted har part.

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Epiphany.

·ENGINERY Sub-Lieutenant F. 1, Jaques has been, appointed to the cruiser King Alfred (flagship of the China squadron) on transfer from the battleship Triumph, Cognnel Fleet. CAPTAIN A. H. Proctor, 1.M.S. was in medical charge of two double Companies of 13th Raj puts while in camp at Tai lam Ching, from 16th Novembeșto zych november, 1998, inclusive, in addition to his dwa regunental duties,

THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com pasy, Ld., announces that the total ou put of the Company's three mines ter the week end- log December 19, amounted to 26,039.71 100 and the sales during the peried to 25,951.10|issued a proclamation with orders to effect the

loas.

arrest of the ringleaders and to suppress the boycott. It is an unfortunate circumstance that the result of the Fatthai incident should have reached the present state.

THE undermentioned details left the Command an ist inst, per s.. Sicilia, for. London:

Yesterday morning, Admiral Li Chun left H.KS.J. R.G.A.-Captaió Il, C. Moultrie. 3rd Middx. Regt.-: N.C.D., 1 "Woman, 3 here with the Kiongla and two, other guabosts children. zad Camerqa Highs.-2 N.C.O,'s | for the West River to make an inspection. and men, I woman, 2 children.

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Fear was still entertained with regard to the safety of the steamer Folskan; the Brigadier

examination."

Sou after the murders had been committed, detectives got on the trail of the murderers and tracked them to the borders of the British ter- ritory. By this time the Chinese authorities had been apprised of the matter, which resulted in their capture, and subsequent conviction.

"PAINLESS" SUICIDE.

SHANGHAILANDER'S PUTILE ATTEMPT TO END HIS DAYS,

A northern Chinaman, by came Trui Lo Shing, a gold gilder by trade, made a mosl desperate, though futile, attempt, to commit suicide ou New Year's mioon. Tsui Lo Shing came to Hengkong from Shanghai aboutn week ago, as he could not get suitable employment, which seemed to worry him, he decided to tako 'the."plunge".

"Arming himself with a rope, Tsui walked at the way from Wanchai to Bonham Road, where

miserable life. He clambered up the hill-

The daily imus in delivered tree where theædários 1. DST is we were going to press news reaches General of Kwangchow was again detailed by he picked out a quiet spot, there to end bis

socible to momeager Peak subscribers can bus of a fire which had broken out at Hunghom. their coples delivered in their residences with

any extra charge. On copies by additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage The postage on the weekly ise to any part of the

world in 80 cents par ijuarter.

Blagle Copier, Daily, won conta. Wookly, twenty,

Ave cents (for cash only).

Inquires made at headquarters clicited, the jo-

formation that the outbreak bad occurred in Tsung On's matshed near the Electric Light works and was still burning at the time. The mashed was far coolies engaged in cutting down the bill for the railway.

the Viceroy to proceed to her wharf with so less than a hundred soldiers to protect the vessel on her arrival here to day at 4 20 p,m,

DRUG STORES ABLAZE.

TWO FIRES AT WEST POINT AND

· EXTERSIVE LOSSES...

Dick Cunningham, et Arthur Caddy George Grintone...

Join Stanley

Constance Lady Wynne emai Miss. Masic White Miss Ethel Burst Mia Matile Grant ... Miss Muilla Sratepre/

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Vachning Viilor

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Wyatte Governor of the J'ruvince The Mar. Takimi ...........quit Private

Secreity; Captain Katan (ofile Mar Sergeant Konseli Corporal blyemchi quin Guards Propietar wifi..........

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Flick D'Alba. 1 da o Castro. Alfredo Cuatro. Jorge Vas,

David Castro.

Misa Maria Rozario.

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Eveline Tow!,

Luiza Begulers.

Ellada Sanand,

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

AMERICAN DELEGATE IN SHANGHAI.

REY. E. W. TWING HAS NO OFFICAL

·STANDING.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 4th January,

1.15 pm.

Dr. Hamilton Wright, one of the

American delegates to the Opium Conference, arrived here from Hong. Aaaier Feen. Remedios kong at noon yesterday.

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# Carlos Vas,

Antonio Castro

Carlos Kochi

Dr. Wright states that the object of the Conference is to ascertain Augusto Senere whether the existence of the opium evil is real or not, and 'to devise

Henrique Lopes

Girl attach Miss Evelina Lopes, Tea House.

Julien Diamanted to the o yurse San (Plum)}] O Nami Sa (Wave To Houses

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Sur (LoL)

“O Kiku San (Chry-\..

sailors) 10 Kana San (Blos» .

den Halp Kengurasaki San (Violet)...

side facing the Diocesan Home, and, .ad. justing the cord around his neck,, which, by. the way, was protected by a handkerchief, o Kinkotu San (ol

strecthe one Tsui hauled himself, up nearest the roadside. Fastening the other end of the rope, to a branch, he released his hold and dropped. An Indian policeman hoard his grosos, and i poiting the suspended body from the road; ran up and cut the man down.

The Hongkong Celegraph folian, leaving Marsilles on Christmas Day. question is a two-storey brick structure and was there for some time, because when he was

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1999.

RAILWAYS IN CHINA.

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*Attendanja

Geisha

O Mipsa SunChief Geisho...

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Angela Remedios, ..

Alda Remedios, Aurea Xavier,

..Phyllis D'Almada

& Contro. "Bertha Xavier.

Gular Remedios.

Celeste Castro.

Camilla Centro.

Colice, Attendais, Moustnas, &c., &c.. Messrs. A. E. da Silva and C. M. S. Alver deserve the greatest credit for the production

means for controlling same.

Only interested Powers have been invited to the Conference.

The territory of Hawaii has not been invited.

Rev. E. W. Thwing has no official standing at the Conference.

[When in Hongkong last week, Mc Towing of the piece, while the thanks of all concerned stated that he had been appointed by the It would deem that Tsui had been hanging are due to Mr. F. A.V. Riberio for the excel- Governor of Hawail to represant the Territory. lent scenery pat up: Messrs. J. C. de Rozario at the Shanghai Opium Conference, a Hawail taken down it needed a great deal of resuscita- and F. Gonzalez, had perfect control of the also has an opium problem to satile-dig tips before he could be brought round. He excellent orchestra of the Sociedade Philarmo. B.A.T.]: was sent to the hospital for examination, and nica.

Great damage was done at a fire which THE Right Hos. Sir Cecil Clernenti Smith, occurred on Saturday afternoon at r, Suther G.C.M.G, is a passenger by the P. and O. s.sland Street, West Point, The building in Passengers for the Straits and China tranship used as a gedown; where,pensive Chinese at Colombo to the Devanka which will arrive medicines were stored. It was about 5.45 at Singapore on or about Friday, Jan. 15th, o'clock that flames were seen issuing from the Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Lady, Roberts top floor and the news was promptly communi. and Ladies A. and S. Robens are also pascated to headquarters. The fire brigade (Chief be bound over to keep the peace: Tsui swears 6th and già inst, while there will be a special manding H.E. Viceroy Tuan Fang to open the sengers by the Mooltan, probably for Egypt.

The steamer Hanging, which has been resting on the bottom of the river since her collision with H. M. S. Flora some ibrée months ago, has at last been raised from her bed of mud, Cofferdams bad been constructed round the steamer's bold in order to pump the water cul

this morning appeared in the Police Court to The Geisha will be produced on the 5th,

Inspector Baker in charge) arrived on the scene he is going back to his native country, where when the premikes wereenveloped in smoke and the climate is more suitable to his tempora flame, and after some bard work they succeeded ment. in saving the building. It was discovered later that one bale of medicine was destroyed, white, the remainder of the stock was damaged by fire and water.

The damage is estimated at $19,000; and the

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Observatory;;---

On the 4th at 11.55 -The barometer bas

matinée on the 10th fast,

---- An-Imperial decree will soon be issued com

International Opium Conference at Shanghai

in February next Three names will given leik 73- the Prince Regent from which to select one as CLOTHES STEALERS PUNISHED. China's chief representative at the Conference, nameir, Prince Kung, Grand Councillor Lu Chuan-lip, and Viceroy Tuan Fang, Tha Regent's choice fell on the last named official,

but great difficulties were encountered, but drugs were insured for $65,000 in the Londfallen considerably, in Japan, and risen slight-with stealing four pigskin boxes containing / Tax Crown Agents for the Colonies, acting on'.

test, were finally surmounted by the Dock Company and the vessel now lies on her side on the Pootung shore. A few patches are necessary before she can be righted and takes into dock for a complete overhaul-Shangkat Zimas.

and Lancaster Insurance Company's office.

The origin of the fire was believed to fly on the E. and N.E. coasts of China.

There are two depressions over the Japanese have been caused by a coolls, who, having struck a lighted candle near a bale of mediates, one maring into the Pacific to the N.E, ol Hokkaido and the other moving towards N. cins, left it, only to set fire to the bals,

E. in the Sea of Japan.

THREE YEARS' HARD LABOUR BACK Li Chan and Kwan Ting, coolles, figured in the Criminal Sessions, which resumed this morning (the Chief Justice presiding) charged $1,728 worth of clothing, and with being in behalf of the Government of Hongkong, lavita tenders for the supply of flat bottomed rails, possession of malen property,

It was stated by the Attorney General, with 85 lbs. per yard, and fishplates. Forms of ten. whom was Mr. Dennys, of the Crown Solicitor's der and all particulars may be obtained on sp- office, that the prosecutor wass blacksmith replication at the office of the Crown Agents for siding at 59, Wing Lok Street. On the night the Colonies, Whiteball-gardens, London, S.W. Pressure, which remains considerably below of the 7th November he and his family went to the normal over Chlon, is giving way again bed on the first floor, and when he (the black. Tenders must be delivered not later than noon

four out of elevre of the boxes were missing. Fishplates, along the Yangtze Valley where another desmith) awoke in the morning he discovered that on Dec. 14, endorsed "Tauder for Rails and pression appears to be developing.

Of course, the matter was reported, to the Moderate to light monsoon may be expected police and the prisoners were arrested by a in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the song in Graham Street, with the pawatickets THE contract for the construcion of the new In their possession The Attorney Goonral te grazing dock at Singapore has besa given to China Sea,

when his effects were being stolen, and the very faished recently the new adonically: dock at Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending marked that the blacksmith beard no noise Messrs Topham, Jones, and Railon, who

fact that he and his family went to bed with the Gizbraliss. There ain at present hærbour at a m. to-day, 0.00 inches,

windows open, suggested that the prisoners bad 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, Ewinds, entered by that way, antiang kelle spent provement and dock works in progress at Sla

The prisoners pleaded not guilty to the gapore involving an expenditure to moderates cloudy, drizzling rala or mist.

Formosa Channel, N.Ewinds, moderate Indictment, but were found guilty after a trial of between two and, three and sentenced to three years, hard labour each. The contractors engaged sep KaThe jury, which comprised Mesiya H. Git: Limited (mola and harbour

In our telegram columne to-day the subject of railways"in China occupies a large amount of space. The review: of events in China for 1908, which appears.in the North China Daily News just to hand, and especi. ally that section devoted to railways, is of particular appositeness in explanation of the awakening of the Central Government to the real importance and value of railway com- munication as a means to the development of the enormous latent resources of the country. The writer in our Shanglial contemporary

DRUG DRVING CAUSES FIRE, West Point's second fire occurred shonly observes --"Inno respect has the spirit of the ,"times found better expression than in regard A REPORT was made to the police go New Year before daybreak to-day. The flames broke out torallway construction. The year opened with Day, by a shopkeeper, that a large quantity at 105, Des Voeux Road, but fortunately the of fungus, about $400 womb, had gone amissing fire-fighters were on the spot immediately after popular feeling strongly opposed to all con- during transbipment. Detective Sergeant Ap the ezibreak, and ware able to tackle matters cession to foreigners, and it required a struggle of some months to obtain the satifi- pleton, after making the necessary inquiries, before they got serious.

and ascertaining the numbers of the junks 106, Des Voeux Road West is a three-story: cation of the agreement for the Shanghai-engaged by the shopkeeper to bring the cargoed blue brick building. The ground floor is Hangchow-Nagpo llue (March 6p On ashers, proceeded tosearch each junk, The first occupied by a hardware merchant, the second January 13 the agreement for the Tientsin-boat to be visited was No. 637, and no sooner had floor is unoccupied, while the third and top floor was 'need as a dwelling house. The firs Fakow Railway was signed, the construc-bo stepped on board than a woman ran to the broke out on the top floor, caused, it was allege tion is entrusted to British and German side and threw a quantity of stuff overboard.ed, by the over-heating of soma druge. In the Interests, but the terms of the loan wore he was placed under arrest at poce; on a twinkling of an eye the whole Roor waslabiace,

and as we have already stated the brigade, or light. board to avoid seizure, On being charged in obtained by China. The desire for pately the Police Court, and pleading guilty, she wa Chinese ownship found further expres ordered to pay a fins of 550, or to suffer to Won in the

to redeem the months in guoli

FORECAST,

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the most favourable that had ever been charge of throwing a quantity of fungus ovo!" arrived in time to confine the fames to that South coast of China' bolwnen Hongkong Nas (foreman), A. Morisy J. Dickie, G; Rappi minster, Coas

coast of China be ween Han kos

The premises were insured la Chinese and Lamocks, tem company for $1,300, and the damage, la put down as Slop

Craddock, E. A. Kennedy and H.J. Vane

Men Bosch) found them guilty, and sentenced modation and lar (was passed as given above;: