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CORRESPONDENCE.

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KING EDWARD VII, SCHOLARSHIPS.

TO THE EDIron or vin "Honákona TelegrÁRM”.

Sirio suggesting that the King Edward VII, Scholarships at the proposed Hongkong University should be confined to Hongkong or Straits-born Chinese," Lord Orewa was hardly justified in assuming that the intimation, com- municated to the Governor that "His Majesty, ua a mark of his personal interest in the pro: posed University, had been graciously pleased to direct that the holders of scholanalps should be styled King Edward VII Scholard, would be received with much gratification by the community of Hongkong. That it has been so received by the Chinese there is no denying: but that it has commended itself to the non- Chinese section of the community as a whole it la open to question.

In the first paragraph of the Privata Bacres tary's letter, appearing in your joumal of Thurs day, the Governor makes mention of the 300 to be granted annually by the Imperial Govern- ment for scholarships at the Hongkong University open to British subjects The italics are my own I have purposely im phasized the ferin "British subjects in ordar to give prominence to the fact that, in His Excellency's earlier intimatión to the 'public,, through the medium of the Press, ibere was no attempt at discriminating between sny particu- lar class of subjects of His Majesty the King. They may be natural or Chinese born subjecti within the Colony or the Straits Settlements.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 1000

་ཟ་་་་; “Ko van Korron OF THE "HONGKONS TELMORAIN."

NEW FRENCH MINISTER PE

OFFICIAL VISIT TO MACAO URE H.E. Mons, Margaris, the new French Min- ister to Peking, who arrived in Hongkong the other day from Siam es rende for the Chinese

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES, To-day, being the fist day of the 9th moon In Chinese reckoning, the Provincial Assembly In such provincial capital is to be formally opened. The step is part of the second year's programme, which to turn is pár of the ten

Mái "ysare, programma. (It means another, "stige in

THE RAUÐ AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMI788.

a GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT FOR THE

"FOUR WEEKS ENDING `SEPTEMBER ?...

The following Mining and Milling Ruport for the four weeks oudleg Sapt, 17, 1909:—— (main drives 168 fh, cross-cuts Softs and sinking *** The Mice Shest shows development 263) ft.

vestigation. There have been 231 ft. cross-cuts 20 (L) prospecting drives 97 fl, and 3a de la- for the same purpose.. : Total 7134 ft.

MANKAN BUKIT, MALACCA

HINES.

Sir-Under-Graduate” has stated his case axcellently for those whom he termed " the “Kwangtung-born" Chinese--and also for the sising generation of Caledonians who are thri ing under the aegis of the great and all-powerful Taikoo hong. May bare the courtesy of some space in your very readable colomas 10, inquire where do the Parseesʻand the Indians/ Sapital," bas since been-Busy In his round of - "be" advance "towards, constitutional govern-" official visits to neighbouring territories. Oar come in to the matter of the King's scholar Canton correspondant, reported the French mant, the chief characterization of which ships at the Hongkong University Minister's visit to the Vicardy at Canton to

In the adoption of parliamentary system hope others, baldes myself, will take up wards the end of last week. No sooner did

The determination to adopt this the majter in their behalf. The Claim Mons Margerie setura from the Provincial effect lavalves many difficulties, and at first system seems to be meal. To carry it into. of the Chinese students and of the Scotch Ind- dies have been very ably advocated. Will Capital than he makes a visit of contes to the movement must of necessity be distin- sone come forward to espouse the cause of the Macaling be write Government rakke guished by mistakes and imperfections. The prevailing between the of the Re not inconsiderable number of ladisu youtby?

of developing the system should not process Who, in the first place, stood sponsor for the public and Portugal as soon as the Governor beviewed by a critics aye, but in the spirit of The cross-cut E. from bottom of No. (N.) Governor's University scheme? Was it not Intention to proceed to the Portuguese colony, 1 irikes the onlooker as peculiar is the aft Drive N. from E. cross-cut, No. 1 level of Macao bacame apprised of the Minister's sympathetic friend. One point, for example, shaft has been extended salt, total length our public-spirited citizan Mr. Mody? That he placed the Portuguese goboat Patria t gentleman himself hails from the great Empire the disposal of the distinguished French attempt to form constitutional govern advanced 38ft, total poft. The lode 18 whose sous are among the most loyal and do visitor.

ment without first agreeing on a constitution.inches wide assaying 0.65 dwt. per ton. There voted of King Edward's subjects," Mr. Mody's

Contain general ideas the Peking authori. two points are the only ones in operation In promise to defray the cost of the University

ties hold in mind, but how these Ideas Bakit Malacca properi u building proper and probably also of the

ane to be carried out is left to future develop. haatomical department which will be attacbed

ment In this aspect the process of the bring

Thit prospect drive has been farther extend- to it, eclipses any individual donation. In the circumstance it will be ungeserous to exclude

Pg into existence of the British constitutioned soft, from N to S, making a total length of his nationale from participation, in the most

seems to be obsevad more than the method of 70ft. Nothing of value has been found in these coveted scholarships with which the proposed

drawing up a well-defined written constitution, drives, the lode baing about 40 inches wide such as has been followed in other countries | und aussying 2.5 dwts, per ton. University can be endowed. Will His Excel

and even in the British Coloples. To

Mons, Margarie laft Hongkong for Macao yesterday (Sunday) on board the Patria His Excellency was accompanied by Moos, G. Liebert, Coorst for France in Hongkong, and Capt. D. Dinaiti, of the Portuguese Consular service, and the wall and popularly known' asistant Commissioner for the delimitation of the dates of Macao. The Fortegusta Con in Hongkong, Senhor J. Į. Leiria, would, no

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lency the Governor and the University Com doubt, also have been a member of the party, bad Bay this does not, of course, imply that'

Indian studente?—Yours faithfully,

ANGLO-INDIAN.

Hongkong, 18th October,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

of Mestre, Bration and Hett) was for the de

fence.

- Prisoner entered a plea of not guilty.

The jury sworo in were as followMers, G. C. Kogel (foreman) J. G. Vorster, F. Get

THE BAI KUNG QUARREL. The invidious distinction which the Secretary

'At the Criminal Sessions, last Monday, Mr. of State now no tactlessly draws in bis gratulteus suggestion to the Governor is one which, its Justice Gompertz (Acting Chief Justice) pre- to be hoped, Sir Frederick, Lugard, with the siding, Li Ng, Chinaman, was charged advice of the General as well as the Chinese with the murder of a woman named Li Wong Sab-Commities, will refuse to adopt. It is as Shi at Sam Chun, in the New Territory, on the much in the Interest of the Hongkong and 3th September last. The Hon. Mr. W. Rees- Straits-born Chinese as in that of the entire

Davies, K.G. Attorney-General, instructed by body of students that the proposed distinction Mr. H. L Dennys, fr. (from the Crown Soli should be withdraw. Were the scholarships citor's Office) appeared for the Crown, Mr. C. to become so confined, they will be restricted. Alabaster, jourected by Mr. W. B. Hinds to an lofinitesimally small number of compett. ∙tom and the very itimitlus which their instita. tion would appear to provide will fail in their desited abject. For, where active competition is non-existent, or no restricted as to reduce it to a farce, there is little merit in the securing of the price as the resuk of a "walk over." Were the scholarships open to the British subjects in general the scope of the competition will be come all the more greatly widened and the prizes become correspondingly, all the more Doubts are very seriously and more or less generally entertained as to whether during the first few years of the University's existence thore will be a sufficient number of students to matricalate for the University course That being the case, how much smaller must the number of actually Hongkong or Straits-born Chinese be who will be qualided to enter the examinations for the scholarships?"

maritorions.

mao is still confined to the house ender medical two months ago by which his right leg was

advice since, the : unfortunate accident about

badly fractured,

afternoon. In the evening there was an official

to

lipo, G E. L. Hartig, J. Wilkie, P. D. Sother.ba Lima of the Portuguese cruiser Dona Ame-aducated Chivese who are Christians have been lund and W. J. HII.

· BUKIT BULOH.

BUKIT KOMAN,

from shaft has been advanced fit. Total length * 540ft Leval driva 8. From cross-cut poft 13aft, Assay average oa dut. This drivs does not appear to be on.a lode, there are no walls and but little of other matter to give one the impression that it is a lode. If an improve. maot takes place shortly, cross-cals must be drives E, and W. in search of the lode.

5498. Laval drive from station G. has been advanced raft, total length 8:fi.: The lodo in this drive has improved somewhat and is now 46 io wide and assays 6.47dwts. per ton. Evi- destly this drive is not on either of the lodes driven on the level above (440ft) unlase ons of these bave bean twisting itself considerably. Stopes have been started from the back of this (Sqoft.) level, but are not of a promising appearance, especially in the S. drive at poll from shaft.. In the 121 ft, drives (540ft, level) both N. and S. the lode is very narrow, about sit: wide and the rock on either side of loda hard which makes it expansive for stoplog..

440ft. Laval, N. drive. Advanced gift, total 367ft: Lode dain. wide assaying 07 dwt per ton. This drive appears to have reached the disturbed ground found in the level above.

440ft, Level 5. Extended of total 626ft. Lode 45 in wide susaying 0,6 dwt, per lon. This drive is poor, but should be continued as it is practi cally in unproved ground.

Cross-cat E. Extended Eft (mal 43ft.

Cross-cat W. Extended 4ft, total 15ft. These cross-cat E. and W., opposite each other, from the main S, drive, have been tem- porarily suspended, as we have commenced stoping and sinking in the level near, so the ventilation did not allow of work being carried on in these two points.

Average yield per ton. 3.36 dwt.

Vaine of tailings

BUKIT MALACCA: No. 1 Mill 231 3 days (crushing

No. II

3tood mina stona and 1,393 „tons surface. S Total crushed: 1,816 zone

-30% oru, produclag:9

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Amalgam collected

Retorted Gold

Smelted Gold

· 158 ···

Averagu yield per ton 1,498.

2,215

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On the contrary many regulations may, yat prove China's danger and burden, The do Partment at the capital, composed of the lead ing officials in the Central Government which The Patris, with the party on board, Left deals with constitutional questions elaborates the barbour at 5.10.c.m. yesterday. Upon miete regulations on every change to be made, arrival at Macao the Minister was accorded

and these so receiving Imperial approval bu come the law of the land. By the time the ten an official landing, there being the usual guardi of bonger and band, & visit was then paid to years are anded, there will be such a cumber the Goverer, at Government House, His Ex-some mass of regulations an to fill a library and cellency, returning the courtesy later in the to be within reach only of a few chosen exparts, To return to the Provincial Assemblies, to dinner at the gubernatorial residence. The gulations have been duly drawn up and issued. French Minister returned

but there are few evan among the Chinare Hongkong to-day.

who know what they are.. Franchise has been DINNER AT MOUNTAIN LODGE. To-night Monsieur de Margerie will be the

granted to some, and withheld from some guest of His Excellancy the Govenor, at

In the main there is a property, and a Mountain Lodge. Those invlied to meet the

educational qualification. Any male with pro perty amounting to Tix. 5,000 and any one who new French Minister are:-Commodore, Mrs. 'kod Miss Lyon, Coniul G. Liebert, Mr. and

has a degree under the old examination system or has graduated from a Government middle Mrs. P. de Champmosir, Mr and Mrs. L.

or high school, has been allowed to vote. There Berinduague, Mrs. Fremantle, Caplaia da Coo-

has been complaint in certain quasters, that Hi, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, His Excellency excluded, but this is because they have studied The facts of the case as outlined by the pro-

Major-General R. G. Broadwood, C, U., Sir Paul Chater, CM.G., Hon, Mr. F. H. May, C.MG., in mission schools rather than in the Govern secation were that the deceased women WAY

and Mrs. May, and Capi. Heathcote, &.D.C.

men! schools. To begin with injustice and the wife of one of the prisoner's brothers and

intolerance, is to begin where most nations of the prisoner. One night in September, the another woman was the wifs of'aunther brother

were once but are not now, And yet from THE JAPANBSK BOYCOTT, Z

reports received, many who had the privilego latter women bed some quatrel with prisoner's

SERIOUS SITUATION, IN PENANG.

of voling did not exercise it, and many of wife about some Balds. Before the time of

the most respectable men in every district the murder, the most friendly selations existed

The boycott of lapangan goods by the Chi- refused to allow their names to be voted between the parties. There was no evidence to Desa in Penang, which; doubtless in sympathy for as delegates to the Provincial Assemblies. show that there had been any quarrels beteen

with the movement in Kinta, has baca throat-Those advanced in years or of conservativé the prisoner and the deceased or the deceased ening for some days past, took deficits and instincts have mat with little favour au fir as io- and prisoner's wife. On the 13th September, aggressive form on Thursday and had it not formation has reached us from different provin 440ft. Level 8. A. Winze has been com. the woman Li Fong was washing in deceased's been for the prompt and vigorous measures cas, Men who have nothing to do, or who repre-menced in the bottom of this level 200ft. S. of house. At about 8 o'clock prisoner walked in which the Chief Police Officer adopted im- sent the patti-fogging class, have pushed their No Winte and asked: "What are you doing here?mediately the state of things cate under bis way to the front, and will now grow eloquent is will do some blog to-night," He stabbed the notice; a more serious altuation would have the Assembly Hall, to the amaziment of the solid deceased in the right bullock with a slice been created,

and learned old gentleman who has never maker's knife.. Prisoner then stabbed the other

dared to spark in public. It will be interesting woman, who ran into the house of a neighbour,

to learn the character of the representatives to and a number of people went jo tha house and

all the Assemblies. If the latter possess a found some persons trying to stop the woman's

nolay, refractory crowd, they will only be imitar bleeding, Prisoner ran out of the house but

ting too many similar badies in other countries. 140ft. ),uvel. - Intermediate driva in stops; came back and was, beard to say: "If you

That sedateness and dulcess should char- extended roft, total 158ft. Loda 6oio. wide can't stop the bleeding, I will do so for you." A

acterize their discussions, is a better ideal than assaying néħdw!. This drive has become poor held by Dr. Banicy, who found the sciatic arbrellas, boots and shoes, coats, trousers, sing. Nanking the chairman elected for the Assembly 140ft, Lovel. Cross-cut W. fary severed.

Prior to the murder, prisoper lets, mirrors, articles of lacquer ware, and a represents the scholarly class, namely, Chang total 729ft. The cross-cut has been stopped, was sleeping in a shop some five minutes' hundred and one different kinds of Japanese Chien who is optimur icom the Haullus of his as it is not far enough to prove the ground in walk from the place where the murder was

made goods, all securely nailed to the walls, year and has of late years been prominent in this directing. A branch (todo) about it, wide committed. He was sitting on a bed and while interspersed were inflammatory placards public matters of this province. But the 'main. was- passed through, during the month, as it was said to have got up and gous to a shelf in Chinese, Crowds soon collected to see thing to be borne in mind is that the principle show a trace of gold itll be prospected and touched the topper, from which he these mayel sights and to read the portent

The Stopes in this mine, at present, are took, knife.. At this stage, the Attorney of the placards. By nina relack oporteat of representative and Parliamentary Govern little with drives before abandoning this point,

ment is inaugurated and honoured to day. Power General and that the jury, would have no abouts beth Carnarvon Street and Rope bat bean granted to the people and their repre- rather paar especially those in the upper levels daube that prizoner had procured the knife

Walk contained Burging mob in which sentatives. In striking contrast with the custom

which are practically exhausted, the fow pat with which be committed the murder from the there was a strong infusion of the samseng of only a decade ago, when no private inches of stope remaining in them will be taken shelf. Five minutes afterwards, the shoemaker elemebl, and which lacked nothing but leader-dividual could safely discuss public question,

cul. A new stope bas been commenced ja the found the deceared stabbed and a sumber of ship to rush and break up every Japanese the people now are beckoned to the front and

440 ft. Level S”, also as stated abova in the people standing pear. At about eleven o'clock, house in the town. At this time the whole of are! given their first taste of political power.

boltom ($49 ft) (avgl. . For ssssyn and widths prisoner returned to the shop, but before letting this quarter was in a ferment.

Never agelo can the Government go back on

of the lode in the respective slopes are accom- him in, the shoemaker asked him to retur

Fortunately, at the critical moment. Major this principle, though brakes, may Dow and .panying sheet. the knife, which was passed through de Humel; with Captain Bower, a few European then be applied to the revolving wheels of in-

STOPE MINK window by another man who accompanied officers, and a posse of native constablos came dividual responsibility and independent action.

'163fi, Level drive N. advanced soft total: prisoner, An examination of the wound

on the scene. The walls were promptly deaud- | Imperialism, civilization, monarchy, and oven 270 ft. Lode 74 in wide assaying 12.85 dets was made by the Government Analyst, ed of their unwonted "decorations and after absolutism will still command an outward who found signs of mammalian blood. Early some persuasion the mob was successfully disrespect, but-a-was-perceived from.......the in the morning of the following day (14th Sep. parsed. The street in the neighbourhood beginning of the era of reform, there exists rember) a report was made to the Police and

were then thoroughly patrolled, and cleared, | henceforth a counter-infloente frám among the prisoner was arrested. Prisoner's statement was

and in something like an hour order was ro- | poople and in the provinces. duly taken, in which he admitted having stabored.-P. Gazelle. bed both women but said he bad a grievance against his elder brother's wife, who was not the deceased. In conclusion, the Attorney. General said that prisoner's action in proceed. ing to the house to procure she kalfe supplied | all the evidence mecessary in the element of

malice aforethought.

The method employed by the prime movers in the agitation focnily advenire the auli- Japanese movement showed that the affair was an organised one, calling for immediato action. In the evening, the high bank walls in" Carnarvon Street and Ropa Walk were asam to be covered with articles of Japanese manufac

440ft, Level. The cross-cut E, opposite shaft has been extended raft total length soft, this cross cut is nearing the point where we may expect to intersect the lode found in the cross. cui in the slopes above.

34oft. Level, Cross-cut E. advanced gft. total 36it. No change to nole in the rock.

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Total: Tods crushed ishte dukhdess Amalgam

Smalted Gold

Average Flueneis

Viald per ton

B16.182.0

887.31 0. 2.815 dwt.

WH. OATES,

General Manaver.

ECHO OF THE WAR.

· RUSSIAN PRIZES AND BRITISH CLAIMS,

In the House of Commons on September 20, Mr. M'Arthur saked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs what was the pravout position off the

Government for compensation in the cases of claims by British subjects aros the Russian the Si. Kilda (cotton and rice), Hipsang, Old-

spectively. As rerards the car Colon hamia, Knight Commander, and Chichas re-

E. Grey: the cargo of cotton and rice on the St. Kilda, the Supreme Frize Court has dismissed the claims. I would also refer the hon. member to my reply, on July 8 last in the case of the Migrang, must refer the hon. member to my reply to him on Feb. 22 last. Since that date, the Rusulan: Govern» ment have informed His Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg (in May last) that the evidenca of an important witness on their behalf at Viadivostock was still outstanding, but that the case was otherwise completed for hearing by the Supreme Prize Conft, His Majesty's Govern ment has repeatedly praised that the hearing should be accelerated. With regard to_the Oldkamie the judgment of the Supreme Prise Court has been received. Its affect is as stated in my reply to the boo, member of Feb 22 last. I understand, however, that the owners: are awaiting a fortber report from the advocate in charge of the case. In the case of the Knight Commander, the position as regards the owners of the vessel in unaltered since my reply to the hen. member of Feb. 33 last. The assessment of the claims of owners of innocent cargo is, however, to come before the Libau Priz Court; but I understand that the case may not be heard at the next sitting of the Court, which is fixed for this month or next, at it was heard in the frit instance, by the Via- divostok Court, and so is new to the Libau Court. There has been no development of the Calchar since my reply to the hon, mamber of Feb. 22. In two cases the Supreme Prize Court tai decided that the cotton on board was absolute contraband; and as regards the ques tion of these cases being submitted to arbitra tion, I have nothing to add to my reply to the hon, member for the Lowestoft division of Jul 8 fast In the cases of the Malacon, 81. Külda, khenz, and Foxton Hall, the claim to some compensation has been conceded.':

·TRADE PROSPECTS·

SIBERIA,

NEED OF MANUFACTORIES,

gentlemen then present, informed them that the post, mortem oxamiration was subjegaoatly ture of all descriptions; there were clocks, um2 | socialistic and revolutionary tendencies. At and consequently suspended.anced xzit. country, larger than all Europe put, together,"

I trost sufficient argument has been adduced to demonstrate the inadvisability of adopting >ari Crowe's suggestion on the ground of expediency. There are the same forceful argoments against it on the ground of policy, 1. will proceed to enumerate them.

At the Grat meeting of the Chinese Sub-Com- mittes at Government House, His Excellency the Governor, addressing the large and thoroughly representative gathering of Chinese University was primarily intended to benefit people of the Chinese race. He hoped that students would come not only from Hongkong, but even Canton, Shanghai and avaras Peking In the North, and Saigon, Singapore, Penang and Java in the South. Sir Frederick con- sequently. "commended the project to the Approval and support of the Chinore. What that support has been the subscription lists and official, acknowledgments of donations from time to time made bear aloquent testimony The Chinese in Hongkong have responded liberally to the appeal and the emulation of their compatriots in Canton has fernished the most tangible poof of the value of neighbour. lag Chinese co-operation to Hongkong. Not only as assistance been forthcoming from the Viceroy and the officials in Canton but the infections ouergy of the progressive Cheung Pat Sre has been responsible for the most-recent-dopsilon-of-$100,000 with another Sto0,000 still to come from his native place in Welchow and surrounding prefectural districts. So that while the oogkong Sub Committee have managed to get in a good by two lakhs of dollars Mr. Cheung Pat Sre and the Cantonese officials between them are in a fair way to more than double the collectiva Hongkong subcriptions, magnificent as they

In point of equity alone the question may be asked: Is it fair that the Kwangtang-born Chinese should be put out of the reach of the enviable distinction of being styled "King Scholars"? If Chipend ́sentiment were to be consulted, I have sufficient confidence In the broadness of their liberal principles to anticipate that they would much rather throw the scholarships open to one and all. It is only just; it is only fair; it is only what the donors to the Endowment Fund in Canton and Kwangtung would expect.

Lord Crowe's proposal is as undiplomatic as it is lajadicious. Let the Colony estrange the good feelings of our neighbours in this Univer- alty project and we may as well allenete their neighbourly disposition for over.

Enough has been written on the strictly Chinese" aspect of this most leteresting ques; tion. There is yet another side to the picture. Last my intentions be misunderstood let me assert that I yield to none in my pro tastations of genuine admiration for the splen

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MILIZARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

We expect as a matter of course that the Imperial Commission announced by the Gov- ernor of Hongkong will not confion its observa- tions to that Colo y military contribution,

Medical and other evidence was also taken. The defence Yested their case upon the fact that prisoner was habitually addict ed to drink and that the act was com mitted under great provocation with an in-less heavily in years of depleted revenue, then tention to kill. It was also contended on behalf of the prisoner that the mere fact of his offering assistance in staunching the wo- man's bleeding and the absence of any sitempt to escape eliminated-all possible element of malice aforethought and in closing the case for the defence, Mr. Alabaster asked the jury to return a verdict of " manslaughter,"

Verdict entered accordingly and sentence of seven years' imprisonment with hard labour wat passed,

SAMO CAUSE

writes the Straits Ech). If it should endorse, Sir Frederick Logard's opinion that there should be sought for some mode of levying the military contribution so ar to make it fall

this Colony will have as much right to be coo sidered as Hongkong. Our revenue is being depleted in exactly the same way, by exactly the We have, always hold Grmly to the opinion that these Crown Colories ara milked too much for this purpose, though the Far Eastern comments during the Dreadnought controversy subtracted a "good deal from our sympathy with the grumbler. If it was on patriotic of some of the people at Home to deny the wisdom of conscription and of the we want eight clamour, it is equally copatriot ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCÈ.

ic of them to begrudge any of the Military At the Crimicul Sessions last Tuesday, Mr. Contribution, or Military Exaction, as it were Justice. Gompertz (Acting Chief Justice) pre- better called However, that seems all by far siding, Yeung Wong Kwai, a Chidaman, wes the moment, and we look forward to the Im- near Nam Sbi Wed, on the night of the 13th much hope as we can conjure up. September last The Hon. Mr. W. Rees- Davies, R.C. Attorney-General, lnstructed by ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, Mr. H. L., Denays, jr., (from the Crown.Solici lor's office) appeared for the Crown. The The quarterly nesting took place on the prisoner was undefended and patered a ples of Happy Valley come from 16th to 18th Octo- ont guilty..

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la Sibaria we have what is practically a new.

watered everywhere by immense rivers and crossed brough His centre by a trunk line railway, with mineral riches untolden Bay W and thriving towns ar inldrvals, from one end to the other, any of them with populations of more than 107,000, and with an immigration of mara thịt 500,000, souls a your. § It 'lı ağland

with a soil of wonderful fertility, exporting mil- lions of poodu of agricultural produce ancually, an agriculture which is increasing rapidly avery year.

It has, however, no manufactures to of, considering its size, a few spinning duille and wesying sheds, and hardly any wýlueers ing works, ship-building yards, loader works, etc., worthy of the name, and not faw, of its mines worked in an up-to-date manner. Sp

In Siberia manufactori are needed in all the large trading centres and, says Mr. H. G. if run on modern commercial lines, they

6ofi. Lavel drive S. advanced 14ft. total Read in Carrier's Magazines day handsomely.

1,077 ft.

16sft Level S. The lode has improved in appearence, but, is at present valustess."

A Wibre has been started a23 ft. Ne from No.: Wirza and is now down 13 ft, in a lode assaying tas dwts, aver a width of 48 inches, A New Stops bus been commuored in the back of this level S. of Anderson 'Shaft, this- stepe should eventually join with the main stope

rages 83 in. wide, and assays 9,62dwts, per ton.

The Main Stops in the back of this level avo-

ANDERSON SHAFT Has been sunk 41ft giving a depth of stlt. below the adoft. level. The heavy timber (bearers) for supporting the now plonger lift are in positions and ground is now being out for cistern for same. This machinery together with the winding machinery should be in readi- sess to work essly in next year. The skips for this shaft have been ordered and should'arriva in time, the winding machinery is in readiness. 160ft. Level S. driva advanced 8ft, total 64ft. This drive is to all appearances off the lode and to see if the lode is standing to the W. a cross- cat has been started in this direction sad is now cut Tait

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At the present time there are hundreds of little works scattered about at long distances apart, many of them run by horsepower and others without any power at all, but with everything by band most of them are worked with the cradent appliances and in the most priml- tive manner. They are mostly in the owner- abip of people of limited education and small capital; working almost from hand to month, sions to their business, and are thus kapt with so that they are ausble to make proper exten-

is a narrow trading limit..

| RUBBER-RETURNS.

GLENEALY....

Estates, Ltd,, reports that the output of dry

The Secretary of the Glassaly Rubber -

rubber for September was 7,251 lby, The total crop for the year amounts to 13,173 Ibade

CONSOLIDATED MALLY,

The crop of the consolidated, Malay Rubber. Estates. Ltd, harvested during September, was 20,470 iba, dry rubber.. For the corresponding month of last year it was 12,195 lbs. dry rubber,

The Sagga Rubber Cay Lets crop harrested

did reply the Chinesa made to the Goremor's charged with armed robbery at Tang Yun Ha, parist Commission with mach interest and ar/reat business, they are likely to find one'restrice ing to the E. ormer (paty}dode'fs Tihink stand." "during Be,tember, was 2,820 iba, dry rubber.

Invitation for help. Even though their mani icence has been on a magnificent scale, It cannot be denied, that until the prince ly donation was promised by the great firm of Messrs. John Swire & Son the fruition of the project hung ominously in the balance. To that Birm's credit be it stated that their donation settled once and fort all the feasibility of the *University scheme. Surely be £40,000 gran fro a British firm laya incontrovertible claim to consideration. It must surely have been in the minds of it dounrs that students of British parentage attending the University should be placed on a footing of equality with any other, How about the growlog Scotch colony in Quarry Bay? It may hope some day to send its contingent of eligible youths to the Hong; koog Univerity. Should they be debarred -from the“ right, and privilege of winning a

King Edward VII, Scholarship"? The goes tlon suggests its own answer.

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The following were the jury empanelledber, with the following results:- MACEWEN CUP.

Messrs. G. L. Duncan (f'raman), S. G. Bal den, A. Charlton, C. Chayior, F. X. Britto and' EE. Rignid

The Attorney-General in outlining the facts: of the case said that the cars ip question WAS another unfortunate instance of robbery with vialance, which was so prevalent in the Colony at the present time. Prisoner along with others committed a gang robbery and stole a number of cloibas, two buffaloes and three bullocks. The house where the robbery was committed was that of a farmer at Mam Sbl Woo. At "about eleven o'clock on the night of the 13th September, the gang of robbers broke into a room in which were the farmer and his wife and

Before, therefore, the Governor reaches a dafinita decision on Earl Crowe's hastily con- sidered suggestion, sufficient confidence is felt after putting them in bodily fear of their lives. In Sir Frederick Lugard's sense of justice and they annexed the booty and decamped. The impartiality to lead to the hope that His Ex-wife of the farmer had known prisoner before Cliency will give his most carelol considera- the commission of the outrage and on arrival at tion to the proposal and consultɛike wishes of Hongkong, he was pointed out by both the the representatives of the people before a step | farmer and his wife. Prisquer sat out an alibi, is taken that may be irretrievably detrimental alleging that he was je Hongkong at the time to the best interests of a scheme he had con.. of the robbery and the Attorney-General' ex caffed and since nourished with so much plained to the jury that the case depended gsalous cars,---I am, etcj

UNDER-GRADUATE..

upon the identity of the prisoner, Styl De KiThe jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty and senteson of sevan years' impetrons ment with hard labour was passedi dibuat

76

Grow Handicapć Net. H. S. Sweating* Do 34 A. Ritchie

90 13 H. Pinckney. 93 32 Major Close 90' 5 A. Morfeysergin H.G. Bagnall

93.6 87

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27 antrian Remainder no return,

.** BEAVIS CUP,

86

A. Ritchiet.

Rec. to a op /H, 9, Swosting...........,Rec; 11° a down A. Morley Rec. to a down H. Pinckney.Red. To a down Major Close Rec. 4 4 down C. R. Batterthwaite...Reg. ¡§: 5 dawo- H.-G. Baguall.......Rec. 5 down 27 antric Remainder no retum. 1

POOL

A Ritebiet Rec. 10 2 op H. S. Sweetlogin.Rec411 a dows A. Morfer,minan Kec. to a down H. Pinckney Rec. 9 a down, Najor Close, Rec, 4, 4 down B. P. Walker Rec. 11, 5 down? Melo Winner of MacEwen Cup) -

+Winner of Beavis Cap. ** Winner of Pool;)

It is difficult to ascertain the exact power to be held by these Provincial Assemblies, what questions, that is, they are to handle and de- cide. At present there is only one House in each province. The delegates have already in several cases heen holding preliminary meatings, and have received instructions from their Governor or Viceroy, who in turn has been sending telegrama to Peking to the power and liml- tations of these Assemblies The Viceroy at Nacking, it is reported in the pativa press,”"kus given to the Kiangsu Assembly four questions to discuss and act upon; copper coinage; a Census; river, embankments; the building of railway from Nanking to Wahn. The Governor at Hangchow has furnished the Cheting Assembly with longer list, in which we find the method to be parsund in raising money for the police administration_of the province and in fixing now taxes on the people. Onn learned representative argued that if more schools were started to teach the character by the quick method, it would than be possible to persuade the people to pay

260ft Level: N. drive advanced, ayft, total more taxes. The first days of these Assemblies will afford scope for the talkative delegates to 130ft. This drive is being taken on the lederen display their powers of oratory, afterwards on which the Winze was sook, from, the level they will assemble in silence, eager for an ad above, the lode is 5ft wide asmying. 179. journment. When once they begin to discuss per tan,

level: some investigation is ties after spoiler, either from the provincial now being done to enlighten us on this polet.

Some stoping has been done in the back of Authorities, especially the Viceroy or Governor, or from the Government in Peking. The ex- this 260 ft. level with far from satisfactory re penses of maintaining an Assembly, and of salle, however, the lode is now being system- providinghuitable quarters, will have to be metatically sampled at this point to find out if from a new source, which in the end will be our samples of last month ware wrong of these one and the same source of all revenue the taken prior to that date. people. How the people will welcome. Addi-, fional laxation, required by the Assemblies, by Judging by the assay slurs the falling off In the outpat is duo' to the low grade stone the Viceroys, by the local Magistrates and Mu- Dicipal Councils, and by the Central Govern from Bukit Koman, the stopes in the upper mentin Peking, it will not be hard to foretell; the levels being exhausted, and a quantity of low people will make use of the new power dramati grade stone dent to the Mill: from the 200 ft. cally declared to be theirs, by the sgresmont with level Anderson, this however, compares favour the constitutional idea of all countries, to de-ably with the actual production for several Bounce and resist the tyranny of all the devices, months past. event has promulgated by their own represents. tives. With the adoption of constituilonalism there comes increase of expenditure. The is creased laxation concurrent therswith can only be met by increased enlightenment as to the production of cational wealth, It is certain Cha, Grad B BUKIT KOMAN, ' at least that under the new conditions there is 11:40 Stamps: 18 days legs 1.208 days for clean abundant need for men of sagacity, hoth in up and repairs, also 11 hours of the shove administrative departments and in Parlia through an accident at the Fower Station. maalary Assembiler.-:V, G: D. News

Or Crushed: B. Koman 1,554'20BK/

Stope 1,210 # Paket vell Ande son 209:

Houtington Milia 18.375 dayaq an Dre Crushed'; B. Koman #154 tons/

Stope!

RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 17th- October, 1909. The Museum was reopened on the 14th inst,

Library,"Musetim,"

Non-Chinese......*saari '4T4 Chinese ausproui 235.

GENERAL.

SUKOZI BALAK, Takeda je? The Sungel Salak Rubber Co, Ltd, crop harvasted during September, was: Son Tha-dry

BEREMBAR.STRE

rubber.

The rubber crop of Seremban Autata Serem. ban, last month amounted to 18,155 fbs.

SALAK SOUTH; SUN Mine for lue months of September 30

The output of clean from Salak South

pikals..

PEGON LIMITED.S The outtern of dry rubber from the estates of this Company for the six weeks ending usth September, amounts to 1,241 (bar wintoniz

I can assure you, gentlemen, evary effort will || 13,800 lbs, dry rubber as against 9,478 164. be made on my part to keep the production at in September 1968. The total for the 4 months its former level.

́ending- September," 1909, Is" $5,051 100% dry. Milling Sheet for four weeks ending Septem-gainst 25,281 lbs. for the same period JAM ber 15, 1909,

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Katorad Gold

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KAMA KUALA LUMPUR ZUBBER

14,000 lbs, dry rubber, ai agalust 29,595 Jbs. in September 1908. The total for the mo anding Replember, 1909", is 98,631 Ibë, dry against 45,985 lbs. for the same period last year,

7,91,456 lbs. of rubber have been harve from: 1st Junnary last: to goth (which arito lbs, have been sold

ags of Rajón par 1b: Daring the last yone 12,144] The "ware; Kési Ibd/wers :soldist g