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"TRIAL OF ALLEORD PIRĀTES..

RE·HEARING OF THE WEST POINT. KAID..

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 23

THE OLD "ZAFIRO,"

BOLD FOR JUNK,

A Puget Sound despatch of 17th ult. säys :-- I will be remembered that about a week The blutoric merchant steamer Zaffiro, which ago the West Foist police, in charge of played an important part in the Spanish-Ameri Inspector Robertson, raided a house in Bel- can war, is soon to lose her antity in a junk cook, a coolle, a doctor, a boatman, a school-yard, according to the report here. The vessel is to be sold to the Chicago Juok Company of manter, and two taltors-in whose posses Seattle, whose offer to pay $3,300 for the vassel slon was found large number of arms, to wit, was the only one received in response to adver figbilog leons, diggers, etc., gags and pepper, tisements for bids. The Zafiro is considered the suspects for attacking the crew of a cargo up for jack. She is a alcal, schooner-rigged the suspect for alleged; were to be used by useless as a ship and will probably be broken beat called the Taf. Ping on that day.

vossal of 1,200 tons displacement and was built in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1984, She curries a British register. *

** The reader will afro-recollect that the accus- "ed were charged before Mr. F. A. Hareland (first police magistrate) on the following day and being found guilty of having in their possession cortala arms without a permit from the Police, they were nach fined $15, with the eption of three months' hard labour.

Soon after the conviction was entered Mr. Orowther Smith, of Masts, d'Almada and Smith, applied for the re-bearing of the case în the matter of the boatman.. His grounds for applying for a re-triat were that the two men in question knew nothing of the matter, that they were only lodgers in the house, and they had

no hand in the affair.

Mr. Hazeland allowed the re-bearing, which was heard at the Magistracy, last Saturday fore: Han Hang, one of the detectives, who raided the house, was re-called to the winess box, and examined by the Court.

Hit Worship-When you entered this cubicle do I understand from your evidence

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proceed against Manila to capture or destroy When Commodore Dewey was planning to the Spanish flest there, be war in dire need of coal. The only fuel obtainable was that aboard the merchant steamers Zafiro and Nanshan,] Britisis vorals engaged in trafic along the China coast. The owners were asked by the paymaster of Dewey's flest to put a price on the cargoes of coal.

They refused to sell the

cargues unless the ships were included in the sale. Realizing that the Americans were in desperate need of coal, the owners placed a price upon their vessels which was considered exorbitant. But it was so time to haggle over prices, so both ships, with their precious cargoes, were purchased. The Zokiro and Nanakan were in the line of battle in Manila bay, the former as a supply ship and the latter as collier. Subsequently the Zafiro was used as a dispatch craft in the Philippines. Several years ago she was brought to this yard and has been bere ever since. She had already outlived her usefulness, but all the time she has been'bero, it has been necessary to havę a watchman on board at all hours. This expose has run up to many thou Where was the seventh man (the schoolmas-sands of dollars while the vessel has remained idle at this yard. The navy offered the Zafire ter) ?---He was also inated on a bed.

You said that the sixth defendant ran into the to the army, for a cable ship, but the army lound that she would be useless for this purpose. She kitchen when you appeared ?—Yes.

Why did allow that Because I bad to look was offered for sale on various occasions. The first price fixed by the department was $20,000, and the last was $5,000 The Chicago Juak Company of Seattle made an offer of $3,300, and ibis will be accepted. The Nanakan is still | ļa naval auxiliary vessel in Asiatic waters.

- that all the seven'men were there?—Yes, alt.

When you first saw the sixth defendant (the boatman) where was be 7-la the cubicle," "sit- ting on a bed.

after the others.

Did you arrest him in the klichen ?—Yes.. And the seventh defendant? He ran into the

Dext cubicle and hid himself under a bed,

Did you pull him from under the bed?—Yes. Who paid the rent for the house?—The seventh defondant.

Mr. Smith (cross-examining)-How many of you went to thiHouse -Three.

The witness said that there is no door load- ing to the street from the kitchen, where the sixth defendant ran. He did not find any weapons on the sixth and seventh defendants. There were four or five women in the house at the time of the raid. They were seated in the passage way.

Mr. Smith-Did you search the rest of the floor?--Yes,

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Detective Choy Tim said that on Sooday Jast, at 8.30 p.m., he went to No. 27, Belchers Street (ground floor) in compasy - with two other men. When he entered the house he

• skwy through--a-crack in the partition, seven men in the first cubicle, Some of them were seated, while others meto standing

Once inside the cubicle the men WEIG searched. The two defendants made ao et- tempt to escape, but were captured by an other detective: After-searching the men and finding the weapons, he assisted in taking the

man to the station.

Mr. Smith-Have you ever seen any of these sovan men before-No.

THE SIMPLICITY OF CHINESE

WANTS.

SOME TERRIBLE STOKIES OF STARVATION.

A correspondent of the Hankis Daily News,

now travelling across China on fool, describes the inhabitants of Chaotong, and locality, as follows-

"As can be gathered, the whole neighbour- hood is extremely poor; poverty stalks abroad dressed in a rug or two, carrying a staff to keep

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AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPH

COMPANY:

EXHIBITION AT KO SHING THEATRE.

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CHINESE FAMILY LIFE.

STUDY AT CLOSE QUARTERS.

Mr. Yoshino, assistant professor in the Law Department of the Tokyo University, who was formerly a tutur. to the son of Yuan Shih-kai, bus an article in the Nippon Zarrat describing family life, in China. We make the following interesting extracts smug.

SECLUSION OF WOMEN,

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1909.

on chastity. This abnormal respect paid to the parent was the cause of the tremendous power the late Empress Dowager wielded over the late Emperor. The Japaness provatb says ' In oid age we must follow the dlciatos of youth' (olts wa' ko ni shitagas), bạt the Chinese idea is just the reverie. They pay great attention to filial piety, but I regret to. say that both man and woman think very lightly of their marriage ties. Träs, there are ao legal divorces in China, but this is rather proof that the Chinese have no action of the inviolability of marriage."-Japan Chronicle,

FAMINE AND OUTRAGE. ·

THE TROUBLE IN SHENS AND KANSU,

and Kauau were received on Saturday, says Further particulars of the trouble in Shepsi

that one cause of the rebellion in the north of the N. G.. D. News of 17th last. It appears Shepsi was the severe measures taken by the Magistrate at Michihhsion to suppress the determination of opium habit. To Impress upon the people the down oplum smaking the Magistrate seired

the authorities to a member of the gentry who was addicted to opium smoking and had his eyes gouged out and his arms taken off, The people rose to revenge, this atrocity and killed the official's o The Magistrate, to save himself from the people, jumped down a wall. Michibhsien was then besleged. Officials have been sent to the scene of the trouble, Michibhsion is not far Dorth of Suitectou in and Saltechou, both of which towns are report- Shensi and is almost midway between Yuliafu ed to be affected by an attempt at rebellion o0 the part of the Mohammedans.

Last Friday night, at the Ko Shing Theatre, series of comic andinstructive Sims were thrown as the screen by the American Cinematograph Company before a preponderatingly Chinese audience. It cannot be said that all the pictures were clear and distinct, several of them being dimmed to an extent which proved

In China communication between men and are capable of improvement. But this little built that no man can enter the apartments oppressive to the eye, and in this respect they woman is strictly forbidden, and the house is discomfort was evidently not felt by the Chinese of the women from the outside of the building. part of the house and to them the scenes the Chinese themselves, and foreigners are kept This strict separation is insisted upon amongst depicted on the canvas were both novel and to their huge delight by spontaneous bursts of with Mr. Yuan and his son, but I was never allow entertaining, the spectators giving expression tavery long distance indeed. Ispent two years in the Yuan family, and was on intimate terms hi-yabs." The principal feature of the oven. Ing's entertainment was splendid Gimshing out of Mr. Yuan's study and was on the ed to meet Mr. Yuso. One day I was com jng the, recent Chinese Imporial funeral. The long procession of mourners preceding and point of entering the coach which was waiting following the cuffie of Imperial yellow lived alt for me in the courtyard, when i heard the over agaio, as it were. To a person who was realise what was going on, a manservant grasp

rambling of another carriage, and before I could fortunate enough to have been present at the ed me by the atm and forcibly dragged me into solema procession, they must have brought an adjoining room, where he shut me in. Later back a vivid recollection of the imposing learnt that Mrs. Yuan had just arrived from ceremony, while to a strange eye they must Peking, and all males had to be shut in or baye afforded some idea of the event at which all Feking attended. The grandeur which is in-driven away while she was entering the house, Even the pages and footmen were not allowed variably attached to such an event can be

to stand by. Only when the lady was secure guessed when it is said that the bearers of the

in her private room was I allowed to emerge. Imperial hearse were no less than 178 stalwart

It is costomary in rich Chinese families to Celestials. An amusing feature of the film was the continuous passing of the people across the maintain concubines as well as a lawful wife, line of the procession and no sooner had the five or six such women. The differenca be- in Mr. Yuan's establishment there ware perhaps eyes discerned the photographer's (to them)ween the treatment accorded the wife and that terrible instrument, than they unconsciously dealt out to the concubines is very great. High treated the audience to a qaitsical expression, Chinese officials usually have their residences the effect of which was remarkably funny on the nudience. Most of there people's attitude was

within the office precincts, and when the wife Characterized by haughty indiference, but when goes out the front gate is opened, three salutes one of them who must have held, decided baing fired as in the case of her husband. Thepatitions wera, zant-to the officials for ra.. opinians of the "foreign devil." came face to attendants when she leaves the residence, but the wife is usually accompanied by thirty or forty face with the kodak man, the prompt, manser in which be.beat a hasty retrent caused mars

concubices are allowed to use only the back of laughter, especially from the Chinese, who, ie, through which pass children and ordinary by the way, were observed on more than one

visitors. As there are no lady doctors in China, ladies of the higher classes, on falling ill, have occasion during the course of the evening to give vent to their feelings by unrestrained to send for male docters, but these doctors would no: dare to look at the face of the ladies laughter at no panicularly 'facetious per-

they attend, Japanese doctors, who are not formance as at some psychological moment.

inclined to pay attention to this point of cliquette, are not sought after unless the case serious enough to necessitate their aid. The Girterpreter who assists in the diagnosis always casta bis.ayes downward and never looks up even while he is talking to the lady. When such bigh-class ladies take a walk, they con. at it to the court-yard and are surrounded by long curtains.

We would advise those who have not

already donese to see the filet which reproduces on the canvas the historic event. Of course, cinematograph film Jacks the colour of the "real live" thing, as our American friends.say; but something is better than nothing, and the absence of the ear- racking fanfare and bustle of the real pageant should serve as an incentive for a visit to the show. We understand that the film'cost no less than $10,000, and is protected under the Copp right Act..

A MILLION AND A HALF' SMUGGLED GUN.CAPS,

THE CRUISE OF THE KEN NUEN HENG."

The Chines0 state that there has been drought in the disturbed districts of Kansu and Sheast for three years and that many list. The recently dismissed Viceroy Shen, however, neglected their cries of distress and took no adequate measures to obtain the Im- perial clemency. Another source of the trouble is the manner in which the authorities are taking up opium suppression. The barbaric method of forcing the people to observe the law is characteristic of some phases of Chinese ideas. Such acts of barbarity are usually prac tised in the West and South-West,

THE ATTACK ON. CLARKE'S PARTY. The Peking, and Tientsin Times contains the following additional particulars of the outrage in Kansu.

Peking, July 2

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A SHOBLESS SCHOOL-MASTER.

- A REASON FOR BEING MINUS BROES. A young Chinaman, dressed, in a browa water gaure coat and a pair of blue tromiers had asen better days, stopped into the witnesi which ware, a size too small for him, and which

box at the Magistracy, at noon last Saturday to give evidence on his own beball. The mas lawful possession of arms. had been arrested on a charge of balog in un-

His Worship What are you? Defendant-A school-master. A school-master ?—Yes,

How is it that you are a school-master and you do not wear shoes )—In the hurry to get nway 1 kicked them off (Laughter.).

Mr. Crowther Smith (for the defence)-His feet look as if he was in the habit of wearing And, the examination of the profesior con Ilouad.

aboes.

A HAUNTED BridgH,

STORY OF A HYUGO, FIRE GHOST,

In Japan the existence of Okabe-san is stiil believed in by many. The ghost is supposed. to appear usually as a bait of pale fire which moves about in the air. Thus the exibi, or the Rhoslly fire, has become the synonym for evil spirit. The opici is said to have made its ap. Pearance in Hyoga, lately, and thrown several people into consternation.

Quite recently two men were crushed to death

Sipce the floating bridge at Shinkawa, Hyogo, was converted loto a drawbridge, sayi a report, saveral lives have been lost on it,

by the railings on the bridge as the two halves came together. From these accidents the bridge bes now carded the sobriquet of Attobuf-dashi, or man-eating bridge." On damp nights the onthi is said often to appear on the railings of the bridge, and not a few peo- pie claim parandally to have seen it. A couple of days ago, a labourer named Torakichi wes returning home about midnight, when the rale had just ceased. Whilst crossing the bridge in the dark, he perceived a pais ball of fire on the rails, and fed in terror, though he was reputed to be brave'in alber respects. The advantare has been loudly poised in the neighbourhood, with the result that few people now venture on the bridge at night,~~Japan Chronicle, THE PRATAS ISLAND QUESTIÓN.

DEPARTURE OF COMMISSIONERS. -The Clarke hunting and scientific expedition has been attacked by the Chinese in Northern Mr. Segawa, the Japanese Consul at Canton, Kansu. An Indian surveyor loaned by H. Minor to jointly ascertain with the Chinese who has been appointed Japanese Commis- LOVE OF BIRTHPLACE,

Government was killed. A. de C. Sowerby, Commissioner the amount of compensation to "No people love their native place more formerly master of the Anglo-Chinese College, than the Chinese. No matter how long Tientsin, was captured by the natives. Lieut. be paid to the Japanese sellers on Praiat Island, they may live in another place or what Clark, who is an American millionaire and was left by the lapanese cruiser Akashi on Saturday. prominence they may altain elsewhere with the 1990 expedition, escaped and organized Mr. Segawa was accompanied by Mr. Nishi ihao their native town, they never regard a relief expedition, including R. Coltman, Jr., zawa, the enterprising promoter of the Japaners the field of their activities as anything and effected Mr. Sowerby's release. The body syndicate that has been working the guano de

posits on the island. Taotai Wei Han, the to of the Indian was not recovered. bar a place of sojourn. According their nation, it is the place where they sleep It appears, says the same paper, that the Chinese Commissioner, loft for the same des hat ant where they live. To the question Indian, who was killed, was more or less restination, by the Chinese gunboat Hoi Chau on Sunday. The Commission of Investigatinu ponsible. He left Lanchousu and some distance The good ship Ken Niten. 17ong is a thoroughWhere is your home, they invariably name ly piratical locking Chinese junk, or would be the place of their birth. Their ideal is to ro from the city trouble occurred betwear him and expect to remain po the island three or four to the eye of those unversed in the ordinary turn to their native town as soon as they have Chinese He was murdered. Mr. Sowerby days. junk of commerce. She has two decks and.. made coough money, and to bury their bones alone, had also, left the City to study the flora

· SITUATION ON THE ISLAND. three masts taking at different angles, to say in their fathers' place, however far away they and fauna in the neighbourhood. The Chinese,

The Osaka Asahi credits a person who has nobing of a crew of 16 hands, all told, and a may be during their life, to a country where excited by the murder of the Indian, attacked quantity of pigs, ducks and fowls, and per- means of communication are poor, it may rehim, but making a show of force, he kept them just returned to Tokyo by the Kasama-maru laps a few casual invertebrate Her valiant quire many months of hard travel to reach at bay until Capt. Douglas, the British officer fram Pratas Island with the following skipper rejoices in the appellation of Fock their gosi, but they ever think of burying who is in charge of the expedition, gathered marks

No remarkable change has yet taken place Heng and he and his brother, the cook of the their bones in a strange soil. Even those who together a relief party and came to the rescue, in the situations on Praias lande sce

vassel and crew hail from port with an

towo are satisfied with miserable dwellings in being shown by Mr. Robert Coliman and impossible name somewhere on the island their place of sojourn, Most of the high offi a German-representative we believe of appeared. As usual on such occasions, the of Haioan. Running south-westwards before cinfs live in their official quarters, while patty Messis. Teige and Shroster-both of whom Japauese in the island at once boisted a Japas- boon commended to the British esa flag to show that the island was a Japanese the N. E monsoon some six moglbs ago the officials live in bachelor fashion tenement have Ren Nuen Hong rounded Cambodia Poist and houses attached to the office premises, as they Government. Que Chinese was killed and possession. The second officer of the gunboat boldly beat up the Gulf of Siam with a cargo of

are not allowed to have their families in the

two wounded, and after an exciting skirmish, came ashore, and the representative of Mr. pots, which ber gallant skipper found a ready tenements. Even those who can afford to hire the party regained the shelter of the City.Nishisawa, who established the business on the mare for to fourishing Petrow. Here she houses-for-their-wives do cot always live with The Waingpu has asked the British and island, inquired the object of the gunboat's

visit Inoply the officer, who was accompani them. They live in the tenement houses and American Ministers to send representatives to

ed by an Englishman, såld that ike gunboat join their families only once or twice a investigate the killing of the Chiness, and the

was on her way from Canton to Manila, and weck. A similar custom prevails among em- affair generally. We regret to learn that con pinyes of commercial houses, and quite often siderable excitement in aroused in the interior had called at the island to see what was going a house is run by males alone, · In such cir- generally, without, however, any convection with

on there. After about an hour's stay the officer returned to his ship. cumstances they do not like to invite people to this affair. In Shepsi and Kansu owing to thair houses; indeed, some of them often con- continued drought, the crops have failed and ceal their lodgings."

the people, famivo stricken, bave resorted to Cannibalism. While, no anti-foreign feeling condition, exists, as such, the people are in a dangerous

The witness could not identify the two men they can live without furniture, without im Kallant erálf," are likewis? the owners, And have magnificent rendences in their Bilva"A"severe-fight unsued, conspicuous-bravery, 1st last the Chinesa gunboat Fri-Ying suddenly,

And you didn't find any more weapons-away the dogs and a dirty bowl to gather gar No.

bage. Even the better class, who can afford their maize cards and beans when in season, ate to be praised for the simplicity which every where marks their life. Indeed, this is true of the, whole aren which I have traversed. furniture brings confusion to their rooms ;- no machinery distresses the ear with its groanings or the eye with its unsightliness; no factories blacken the sky with smoke; no trains screech to disturb sleepers and frighten babies. The simple bed, the sandal on the foot, wooden chopsticks in place of knives and forks, the small variety of foods and of cooking utensils, the simple, homespun cotton clothing-much of this finds favour in the eyes of the Occident. al.The Chinese of all peoples Teach us how who tried to excapa. He believed, however, pediments, with the least possible amount of that they were the defendants as there were no clothing is the case of the poorer classes, and other men, besides the seven, in the house,

It shows more than the advaninge held by The sitting room of the boute looked to witness this great nation in the struggle of life; it líka a school owing to the presence of a sumber shows incidentally' niso the real character of of tables.

some of the weaknesses in our own civiliza. Mr. Smith submitted that the defendantstion, and when one is in China forces reflection occupied the second and third cubicles, and at

upon the useless multiplicity of our daily wants. the time of the raid the sixth defendant was

We must have meat and bread and butter; glass windows and fires; hats, white shirts and woollen underwear; boots, and shoes; trunks, bags and boxes; bedsteads, mattresses, sheets and blankets—most of which a Chinese can do without, and is actually better off without. This does not hold good in every class, for, whilst there is no denying the charm of the simpler civilisation, many of the Chinese of Szechuan and Yungan glory in implements of western civilisation, no matter whether they do not know the first thing as to the use of any panti. cular article adopted.

seated at a table writing. He was learning to write, being taught by the saveath man-the school-master, and it was very unlikely that they were mixed up in this matter. Like all other Chinese they were afraid of authority, and when the police entered they ran in order to get out of the raid.

The evidence of the boatman followed, the gist of which was a total denial of any know Tedge of the matter. The defendant said that he had only been in the Colony for about five months and during his stay bore be was em ployed by a man named Mok Hok, who, on belag called, said that defendant had beco with him for three yearıl

Mr. Smith, on bearing the contradiction, seld that it was no use his going on with the witness.

His Worship-You say that the sixth defen- dant was in your employ for three years. He says he was only with you for five months. How do yon account for that ?

Witness-He is lying.

His Worship said he was quite satisfied that the two defendants had nothing to do with the matter and discharged them.

Upper YanĊISZE SERVICE.

THE "NINGSHAQ."

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VILLAGES FLOODED:

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SLAVE MARKETS.

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ATTACK ON A LION.

KEMARKABLE SCENE IN AN OSAKA —MANAGERIE~~

The Chinese official inquired If permission to carry on business had been given by the Tokyo Government or the Formosan Government. Mr. Asanuma replied that on June 14th last year six officials of the Formosan Government came to the island and inspected its situation.

with salt and went off with it on up wind to Singara, whence she took a lot of fire wood to Singapore. Here the pallet slipper and his cook loaded up the ship with poles, such as are used in Siam to entwins the siri or betel plants upon. They also took on board 22 cases, of which more anon. Pakoam was

On the 19th of the same month the gunbost Fel-Ying and the cruiser Hai Yung arrived, reached one Saturday and on Sunday the Ren Nuck Heng beat bbidly up the broad Menami.

and two Chinese civil officials, accompanied by She was just about to cast anchor in front of the Bombay Burma Corporation's saw mill when a slave markets and asserts that women are often Then Mr. Yoshino refers to the axistence of

two Chinese of the merchant type, ave other Chinese, an interpreter, and three Europesor, visited the office of Mr. Nishisawa and informé 1 Custom's Inunch hove alongside. The myrmi bought and sold even at the present time.

ed Mr. Asaruma Hikozojo, the manager, that dons contained in it dived down among the "Among the lower classes," he continues,

they had been sent by the Viceroy of Liang- bean-poles and shortly afterwards came up all "even marriage is not tres from this idea of

kwang inspact affairs in the island. Tha Chaotong is the centre of a district which smiles. They did not say much but they made purchase. A recent Judgment given by the

Chinese officials_arked the same of the owner bas been devastated by recurring seasons of the crew get up the mud-hook, made fast a line Tiantain Court will give the reader some notion.

of the business, from what authorities permis "plague, rebellion, and famine, and thousands" |To the junk, and towed her to the "Customs'

of the Chiness attitude tó marriage. A has. die ausually from starvation is the town and

sion had been ribtained to carry on the busiɛarg station below Bangkolem Pojat, Hereathorough band discovered his wife in the act of unfaith. A specimen of the king of beasts in the Zoo and who was the manager. Mr. Asanuma re- on the level uplands which surround it. The overhaul was made with the result

the 22 fulness, and attacked the man who was found at the Osaka Museum has become the inno.plied that the owner of the business was in Jh- Seggars on one occasion becoming so numer mysterious cases were brought on deck and with her. When the case was brought into cant victim of a brutal sightseer, who attacked pan, and bad a branch office at Keelung, For out, were drives from the streets, were confined found to contain a total of no less than one the Court, the latter sentenced the seducer to the animal with a sword on the 7th instant, mosa, where a manager was in charge. He within the walls of the temple and grounds be- million, four hundred and nisely-nine thousand, bard labour for six months; and, judging that The man entered the Osaka Museum at Ham (Mr. Asinuma) knew nothing of the matter and yoad the south gate, and fed by common aeven hundred and fifty gun caps. There were the husband would not be happy with an mochi-bashi, Osaka, without a ticket, and was asked the Chinese officials to go to Keelung and charity. Huddled together in rags and misery, 1,000,000 of one size and 497,750 of another, the nofaithful wife, ordered him to divorce her, stopped by a ticket collector. The man stared obtain the information they required. they died in thousands, and the Chinese say tin boxes they were contained in each bearing at the same time commissioning the elders of insolently in the face of the ticket collector for that of five thousand who crossed the tem- the British Royal coat-of-arms and the legend the village to sell the woman and give the mo a moment, but finally bought the ticket and ple threshold, two thousand never came "Enfield Rids Capa." Of course the "muni ney so obtained to the busband" so that he

made his way inside. After making a round of out alive, Years age the people could anter tious of war were confiscated and equally of could buy a new wife. This judgmont was the various exhibits he arrived at the menagerie lain some small hope of prosperity now and

course the skipper and cook and part owners delivered in the autumn of 1908 by what is re- and stopped in front of the lion's cage. The again if the opium crop was good, money was were put under arrest. The skipper must have garded as the most advanced Court in China, weather being cloudy, threatening rato, there plentiful. Bus now no opium is grown, and thought he was in China, for he promptly offer which stands for the abolition of extra-territori-were no other visitors, and the lion was quietly Mr. Asanuma was also asked if ba thought the miserable people have lost all hope of bet- ed the boarding officer tes 1,000 to pass the ality. This custom, however, prevails only sleeping. The man looked at the animal for a the inland was a Japanese possession or belang. ter times, and seem to have sunk in many io. goods. It is hardly necessary to state that this among the lower classes. In the higher classes moment and shouting at the top of his voiceed to Chios. He replied that he could not tell, stances to the lowest, pangs of distressful offer was not conated unto him for righteous an early engagement is usually arranged by the "kono bakaydro!" (Dama foo!"), raised bis the business was started in August, 1907, pre- poverty. The occasion referred to happened ness and that both the skipper and the cook

word stick as though to strike the lion. The parations having been made for five or six yours some ten years or more aga; the unfortunate have to face the music in the Borispab Court.---

lion thereupon awoke and os seeing the man previously. Tha Chinese officials said that victims bad for their food a rice porridge mixed. Stam Observer,

It may be noted that not all Chinese women standing outside the cage threatening to attack there must have been a shrine in the island and with which was alleged to be lime, the common

bind their feet. These of Manchurias extrac- him,rose op and roared. On this the man shook asked what had become of it, inquiring also the belief being that the majority of those who died,

tion never practise the custom. Though the hissword-stickagain. This infuriated the animal, nature of the business and its result, after died as the affect of poisoning thereby, Out

evil of foot-binding is admitted in theory by all, which roared still louder, and extending its which they returned to their ships. side the city boundary bundreds of the dend

the recognition does not seem to affect the paw attempted to grasp the sword-stick. In the were flung into huge pits, and even now the in-

practice to any remarkable degree. The Cbi struggle the stick was broken nod the sword habitants rater to cases when children were ex-

bese, strange to say, see three virtues in foot-blade was exposed. The lon. then bit the | changed ad libitum for a bandful of rice, or

bieding. First, it stops the woman from sword, whereupon the man pushed it in the Chinese officials took photographs of various even loss. During my stay in this city, I heard

going out of the house, which is taught as lion's mouth, inflicting a seripps wound, whence places on the island. Nothing further trans- on all hands some of the most blood curdling

one of the female virtues, In the second the blood poured profusely. Despite the inpired before the departure of the Kammo Máru stories of the dira distress which like a dark

And the business on the island' was continued cloud menaces the people, some of which are

place the small font adds to a woman's at-jury the lion continued to bite the sword and tractions, for ia the Chinese motion, a at last broke it into two. Meanwhile the as before. even too dreadful for public print.

figure with large hips balanced on small keeper and others belonging to the museum There are at present some 120 Japanese and fect, ambling about in a rolling fashion, is the appeared and seized the man, handing him 49 Formosen Chinese labourers on the island, climax of beauty. The Chinese word fong-lio over to the police officers on daty in the and all of them hara maanged to save a toi (fashionable) literally means "flow of wind," museum, who conducted him to the Eastern spectable amount, ranging from Y300 to Yono, and this, fung-lin, think the Chinese, is evinced Police Station, where he was examined. He Before the Kasama. Mfani left there wars, 160 is the walking of such a woman. In the third proved to be a native of Hastike-mura, Kochi ́Japeness on the island, but forty returned on the place, they honestly believe that the muscles prefecture, gamed Chikami Takerbi, aged 35, vessel. The businessonthe island in sald to have pressed out from the feat contribute to an en. He was paying a visit to Oaska, having landed | brilliant prospects. Under present conditions fargement of the hips, thereby adding bozuty at Ajikawa on the same morning. He was sober the value of phosphate alone collected in one to the female form. Chinese women think and said he had attacked the lion merely for year is not less than V180,000, while the water more of their ornaments, rings, and gemethur "fun. The injuries to the flow are sald to be round the island abounds in turtles, edible 16′′ serious, and their treatment presente consider. | wead, fish, and shells suitable, for button-mak- Companies as are interested in the Ningpo Masbate, Philippios Islands, to the Executive

Japanese women, but pay little attention to their clothes. On the other baud, men are in- | ablodifficulty.~Japan Chronicla.

lng. Thus it should not be difficult for the su- shipping trade, the venture would, on the face | Secretary, gives detalls of the borrible fate of a

terprise to warn Y300,000 or Y400,000 '■' yazy" of it, appear foredoomed to failure. But it is a six year old girl who was eaten alive by an and the people have been drives out of their.

clined to take pride in the gorgeousness of their attire.

The island, says iba enthusiastic narrator” in tribute to the business acumen of the promot- alligator in the barrio of San laidor, munici

· THE PUNISHMENT OF UNCHASTITY.

A BANGKOK resident' who has been recently thus more promising than the`Pescadores. are, that they have had the astuteness to enlist pality of Aroray, on June gibi

"It should be borne in mind that in matters, visiting Kiong Rangsit and other important | the sympathy and support of the massi, b74 «The child was playing along the banks of a parcelling out the stock in such a way, as to stream near a group of shacks called Natia

of ethics, the Chinese honour old people, and rice growing districts in Siam, says that at AT the fustance of Mr. A. Conse, traffic, among the higher classes chastity is most rigor present the prospects of a good harvest are ex-perintendent of the Electric Traction Company, give even the humblest worker an opportunity bunan, about noon, when the alligator crawled

ously losisted upon. A remarkable penal case cellent. There is too much water in many i man named Chan Kam was charged in the „of co-operating...., It is said that, the Ningpo out of the water and had the child, in jo jawa The rise of the water is also responsible for was decided in the Tientsin Court last summer, places, but lo the Klong Rangait district, this Police Court, mat Suterday, with theft?” iba đại sampanmar and coolio swalt the arrival of the before the alarm could be given by other chil the loss of a large number of poultry and pigs, A female teacher of the Normal School of Tien can be regulated to a certain extent owing to fendant was employed as house coolls by com- Ningikas, with the same degree of expectant | "dren playing asar. The father, the tealanie of while considerable damage has been done to i tsin poisoned her daughter, who had clandestine its wall planned system of canals and locks | plainant. On Friday. Chân entered the powIT Interest, as their Shanghai confrare displays | the barrio, and several of the residents, rushed houses the foundation of a great many being "islations with a man-servant. : 1 supposed that | which shut off or leave on the water as require house and was soon leaving the premises, with..... here, nad such a consolidation of interests to the place where the incident occurred, but greatly affected, and collapses are expected to the respondent would be the mother alone, but || ed. Of course where there are no cuasis to 4. backet which contained a quantity of phosp must as gur well for the future success of the the alligator had disappeared. Sometime later take place.

Ma in the judgment the servant was punished regulate the circulation of water, the condition par, bronss and braka":"He was naised, and 'an Company. It is the beginning of a now chap. the hair, a part of the skull, and parts of the " There is no report of any person being | and the anther, acquitted. It was held that of the crop will depond chiefly on the minfall, belog "saarched. Mr. Coursele siiver cigareta fer in, the commercial history of Shanghai, child's body were found in a mangrove swamp: drowned. The amount of the damage done is the man had wronged the viri and was respon which has been heavier than usual this year, case was found in his pocket NTSE CASE WAS Nothing quite no formidables and both at this to the first report of such a case in Marcosiderables spatial mible, but the mother had the right to judge the The result is that though the crop may offer removed from cupboard in the hours tampted before, and the peoplá take a pardon- | bate, although several incidenta have occurred *? faktúr accounts received show that the watar miscreant. ✨ This /extraordinary, judgment lo, the low-lying districts, the higher latitudes fendant was sentenced to six: hoare secka) mais pride in their ship—the agony of good of the suring of human beings by alligators' is receding la certain parts sad that the vil- | shows clearly how much the Chinees hongar will produce a better harvest than usual -- Stem" "de frut charge, sad to fourteen (dare!

Aguri sen returning to their houses,”

their parents, and incidentally their Inststence "Arm Pr

To the casual observer it will appear some what extraordinary, that there is so much enthusiasm shown over the inauguration of the Shanghai-Ningpo service by the Ningaldo, the ww vessal belonging to the Ningpo Shanshing Company, which was thrown opes to public fuspection last Friday, remarks the N.C. D. News. On Saturday afternoon a large crowd of Chinese took up positions along the entire length of the Band foreshore and on the dif- forcat pontoons and approaches, in expectation of sosing the steamar start on her maiden voy. age. Pootung bad sent its complement, és there must have been several hundred people bent on the same errand, grouped on the op-

"Can any who read these imes imagine their pasite shore. The police regulations regarding horse, even a Chinese horse, refuse to pass the admission of Chinese to the riverside walks what turned out to be the corpse of a well-made between the Custom House and the Pablic child, one limb of which had been gaswed Garden, seemed to have been suspended for the away? it would take a hard heart not to be time being, as they waited there for two or three touched at constantly happening occurrences of Lours unmolested and until long after the ad- this naturo," vertised time of her departure, and then only

disperand with evident reluctance when it w| CHILD EATEN BY AN ALLIGATOR. obvious that there had been a postponement"

To oppose such a powerful combination of A report from the Lizatenant-Governor of

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE IN THE NEW TERRITORY:

News was received in the Colony last Satur- day morning of the damage which has been done by the recout' rain storms in certain parts of the New Teritory.

At the time of writing it is impossible to estimate the loss which the villagers will have to suffer...

The report which the police at beadquarters has received is of a very meagre nature. Bat It can be imagined, nevertheless, what trouble and misery those concerned have been put to.

The information placed at our disposal is to the affect that two villages, Chung Huk and Chung Chai, in the Pisgahan district, which is opposite Castle Peak Bay, are flooded.

The water has risen to a height of four feet,

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Paddy fields have been destroyed, and the output of rice from that district this year will fall considerably below the average.

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The next day a boat belonging to the cruiser- sailed round the island, after which the vonials felt. Three Europeans who cams with the