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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TEEEGRAPH "A:

SFRVICE.

CHINA AND, JAPAN. PRINCE ITO IN MANCHURIA.

[By courtesy of the Bheung Po.")

Pyking; 22nd October.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 29 1000

gotiating in an amicable manner ni to Germany, to assist Prince with the Portuguese Commissioner al Pui-lap in the conduct of his regarding the delimitation of the investigations into the foreign naval

systems.

boundaries of Macao.

He asked the Waitupu not to give credence to the rumour that Portugal will break off fadly re lations with China.

Lator.

The attitude of the Ministers of the Waiwupu towards the Macao

The Waiwupu doputed Chow Yu-boundary question is that it should Juni to leave Peking on the 21st inst. be amicably concluded... for Mukden to welcome Prince Ito of Japan on his visit to Manchuria.

INCREASE OF DUTIES,

ABOLITION OF LIKIN. --

[By courtesy of the Shaung Po")

Q

CENSUS OF CHINA. SHOULD BE CONCLUDED BEFORE 10TH MOON.

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Por

Peking, 26th Qrober. Poking, 22nd Octabor. The Commissioners for the taking The Grand Council has requested of a census of the Empire have not the Foreign Ministers at Peking to fied the various Provinces that they submit to it their proposals regard-must have the returns duly filled in ing the abolition "of "likin and the before the tenth moon. increase of duties, so as to enable it to adopt such methods as may be best suited to the circumstances.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

By courtesy of the "Shaung Po."]

Peking, 22nd October. Owing to the disagreement of the Foreign Powers in connection with the Canton-Hankow Railway Loan the Waiwupu finds it extremely difficult to arrive at a satisfactory. arrangement.

TA CHING BANK.

LAST YEAR'S PROFITS,

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Pa."]

Peking, 24th October.

MILITARY STUDENTS. EXAMINATION ON return to CHINA,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"}

Peking, 25th October. The Ministry of War has memo- rialized that a high official, with knowledge of military affairs should be appointed to examine the military students returning from foreign countries.

A SOLDIERS. FRACAS DISTURBANCE AT CHANGCHUN.

[By courtesy of the "Showy Po"]

Changchun (Kirin), 25th October.

Some Chinese soldiers were wounded with rifle shots by Japanese soldiers in a recent fracas

The Japanese Consul has applied The Ministry of Finance has me.

to Viceroy Sik Liang for an explan morialized the Throno to the effectation of the occurrence: that last year the Ta Ching Bank, which was opened with branches in PRINCE TIO ASSASSINA1 ED. "all the Provinces of China, made a profit of over fourteen million taela. -SUNNING. RAILWAY.

BUILDER HONOURED. .

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po"]

Peking, 24th October. The Ministry of Roste and Com- munications has received sanction from the Throne to award to Chang Tee-hee, the buildor of the Sunning Railway, a rank of the second class and also the honour of fourth class adviser to the Ministry of Posts and Communications.

. DASTARDLY OUTRAGE AT

-HARDIN,

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 26th October,

12.40 p.m. A Korean assassinated Prince Ito at Harbin to-day.

The assassin also wounded the

Japanese Consul and the Manager of the South Manchuria Railway.

T. Funatsu kindly feformed our representa (On Inquiry at the Japanese Consulats, Mr. tive that he had received so oficial informa tion of the very distressing news contained in

the above telegram.

The Japanese Consul at Harbin is, Mr. T, Kawakam-Ed., H.K.T.]

UHINA MERCHANTS S. N. CO.-ASSASSINATION OF PRINCE

INVESTIGATION ORDERED,

[By courty of the "Sheung Pa"] "

Peking, 24th October.

ITO.

CHINESE REPORT:

[By color tesy of the " Sheung Po‚"]

Peking, 20th October. Prince Ito, of Japan, while on tour Manchuria, was assassinated by a Korean on his arrival at Harbin on, the morning of the 26th inst.

On account of the importance of the posts held by H.E. Lisng Shih-in yi he cannot proceed to Shanghai to Investigate the affairs of the China Merahanta' 8,N. Co...

H.E. Li King-tao, a son of the late Li Hung-chang, will go in his place.

OFFICIAL SALARIES.

"TA CHING BANK PAYING MEDIUM.

[By courtesy of the Shoung Po."]· · Peking, 24th October. The Grand Council has decided that, in future; all official salaries will be paid through the medium of the Te Ching Bank.

“ARGÜS” RE-FLOATED.

APPARENTLY UNDAMAGED,

[From Our Own Corrispondet.]

Macao, 25th October,

,8.40 p.m. The French guoboat Argus, which went aground on a paddy field, at Bami, in the typhoon on Tuesday last, has been refloated.

She proceeded under her own steain, down the river and was an- chored in the inner harbour at three o'clock this afternoon.

The Japanese Consul is wounded. The Manager of the South Mad- churia Railway was also killed.

The assassin has been arrested,, Tit will be aen that the Chinesá varian differs from our special telegram yesterday in that it reports the death of the manager.of the South Manchuria Railway, who was only wounded.-Ed., #1.8.7.]

CHINA'S CURRENCY, ·

REPRESENTATION TO THE THRONE.

[By courtesy of the "Shawng Po"]

THE IRAGEDY AT HARBIN,

t

CHINESE SYMPATHY.

[By_courday of the "Shiung: Po,*].

After the Gale.

ORUISE TO GAP ROCK

RETURN OF THR DESTROYERS,

At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday, the Governor mentioned the fact of the commissioning of the David Gillies and the torpedo-boat destroyers to search for the feet of dienblad Janks reported by the Alfred Holta's "4.8. Caleh u foll particulars of which Peking, 27th October..

have already appeared in the Hongkong. Tele: When Prince Ito was fired at at graph. A second commission was organised. and despatched this week to conduct further Harbin, he was standing by the side of search in the waters around and beyond the Russian Minister of Finance (M, Gap Rock for any trading juoks that may

still be in aid of assistance. The Kokovatoff):

accogd mission consisted of the following, vanaelap head. M. sloop Cadmus, the destroyers Handy and Fanus, and the steam tender Stanley. Upon the

The Korean shot him in the and Prince Ito dropped down mortal- ly wounded.

The assassin then surrendered himself...

When inquiry was made for his proper name and the olan to which he belonged, he declined to make any answer,

Later.

On learning of the tragods, the Central Government directed the Ministers of the Waiwupu to proceed to the Japanese Legation and offer to Mr. Ijuin, the Japanese Minister to Peking, the Government's sympathy.

Jater.

The Japanese Consul at Harbin Mr. T. Kawakami) and the manager of the South Manchuria Bailway, who were standing close to Prince Ito when he was fired at, were both wounded and not killed (as, first reported

STAMP DUTY. IN CANTON.

AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR, [By courtesy of the "Sheng Po."]

..com

return of the vessels to-day a reprezentative of this

*

the second expedition gather particulars of On Wednesday fast the Sandey was dus to affect her usual relief at Gap Rock, and the occasion was availed of to charge her with the further duty of carrying out the search. Ac cordingly, the was provisioned with too piculs of rice on Wednesday (27th inst.) morning. She,

took in supplies while lying at Douglas Buny Castlog off 4:30pm for Gap Rock Within- an hour of the Sfinley's departure H. M. sloop Cadmus followed, the other Admiralty vessels commissioned being, as stated, the destroyers Hondy and Fanus The Handy took a wester ty courer keeping close to Lantao Island, while the Cadmus and the Janus followed la the wake of the Colonial Government's vessel, steering S.S.W.

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SPOKE THE "PROTECTOR" When_off-Lingting Island at 9.15 a.m”, the Stanley sighted the salvage steamer Protector making for Hongkong barbour on her return from the Paracels to salve the Norwegian steamer Ragner which has since become a total wreck. The Stanley spoke the Protector, and asked if the had seen any disabled junks or wrecked vessels on the voyage op from the Farcels. The Danish vessel can up the peas ant, "Yes." Whereupon the Stanley boisted the signal Direct me how to stocr." Al most simultaneously the Camus,, not far

Profeofar to heave to, which the latter did. The British sloop then went alongside.

During the minceurres between the Cadmus and the foreign bont the destroyer pufon steam and went ahead shaping a coumes to Gap Rock

Through the megaphone a brief conversatiop. was held between the commander of the sloop and the captais of the Protector. This did not

formar vessel was again on the move in con-

course of her cruise the Janus ras short of Armed Robbery in Des

water bol managed to get a supply.

.......

It can now be concluded that all the help that was possible to render the Roots of Chi nese junke had been most fromptly despatch. ed by the Government whore humans afforta were seconded by the Admiralty oficiale. Thanks to this" mutual co-operation, maty Sir Frederick Lugard's thoughtfulness mad Chinesa sailormen owe thele lives to-day to

Commodore Lyan's willing assistance to, soud forth the vessels under. his command -20 the rescue of valuable Chinusa lives and proparty.

OPIUM AT MAOAO,

EFFECT OF U. 8. LEGISLATION.

Reference to the opium trade. at. Mucno in made is the last report of the Leppa Commis sloper of Customs, who writes i

|

Voeux Road.

SHOPKEEPER AND FOKIS

TIED WITH WIRE;

LONG-COATED CHINAMEN 'REMOVE" $1,000,

Au armed robbery of a very daring character was farpatmied shortly beförs sight o'clock last Friday night at No. 293, Des Voeux Road War. It appears that at about 7.45 pm; a Chinaman |„attired in's silk, long-coat antered the house in question, which laa mat-deaine's establishment, and asked two of the sobis if their muster met surnamed Li. Just then, nine other men rushed into the room and before the two fokis knaw. where they were, they were seized, gagged and their bards bound with, with he robbars then went upstairs, where they - found the master the shop, his brother armed, with” u revolver, while four or fira of and four jokis. One of the robbertas them had knives. The men tied their victims' hair with wire and threw a blanket over them. They then searched the master for the safe koy with which they opened the sale and extracted therefrom $1,000 is money. be rubbers also 1905. 1906. 1907.

broka open several boxes, from which they stole some rolls of silk, and a quantity of clothing, _of_a∙totai vidue of $:yo. As the robbers were. Picule-Ficula-Picula-Picule.

about to leave, a visitor entered the room and 1.783 *1,650 1400 Smuggling from Kwangchowwan continues to as he refused to be gagged, he was stabbed in affect, so for as Lappa is concerned, the dis-several places, after which, the robbers de tricts down the west coast, but the decrease to camped.

The Police are making investigations.", be noted during 1908 avust be chially attribut 'ed to the wingent regulations enforced for the licensing of smokers, which caused consumere in the interior to refrain from laying in stock and which, assisted by moral suasion, seems, destined to reduce the import to the limit of the

The import during 1908 falls, short of the

view of the fact that the Chipass. Government revious year's spores by 134 plcals, and le have instituted a regular crusade against the practice of opium smoking, the fures given in the subjoined table, showing a graden diminution in the import, if the drug during the past few yeats, are not wishnut interest

I.

1908,

1,382

TEN PRISONERS REMANDED. At the Magistracy last Tuesday morning, ba fore Mr. F., Harsland (First Magistrate) ton Chisasa worn arraigned on charges of armed rob- bery at 258, Des Voeux Road West and wound-

cius preparequirements of the drag as a medling with scient to murder. A woman Blagappear cial only. Duty and likin were paided is ibe dock on a charge of having received 1,183 piculs actually passed the stations. The guilty to the charge, of armed robbery but not at the Lappa Custom House on 1,375 picule! | stolen goods. Five of the prisoners pleaded

existence of this excess can be explained by the to the charge of wounding "with Intent to fact that there were remaining at the end of murder. The remaining four mes pleïded not

exi

1937 29 piculs on which duty and likin had been paid auri which had not passed the stations at this close of that year. The Macao opium lärmer received 2,157 chests during the year, as agatal 2,20t chests in 1907, and is reported by the Opiom Superintendency to have preparad

guilty to both the charges, while the woman

made a statement to the effect that sho' was

only watching and had nothing to do with

the matter.

astorn of the Stanley, ran up signais asking the ↑ cát chests (22.459 balls) for Incal consumption eight o'clock on Friday, evening, a number of

lauance of her voyage,

`Peking, 27th October. There are rumours în circulation in Peking that on account of the imast long and it was soon observed that the position of stamp duties in Canton,

When about overhauling the Stanley the the tradespeople have gone on strike. Cadmus inquired, by signals, "Where are you When the Prince Regent became going to search?" and the smaller vessel replied aware of the rumours he caused with the flags denoting To Gap Rock," Soon instructions to be despatched to Vice-after, the Cadmus took the lead of the Stanley and also proceeded in the direction of Gap roy Yuan Shu-boun at Canton to Rock.

The first of the yessols to reach the lighthouse' bring about a cessation of the strike:ation was the Handy which considerably out [Needless to say, the rumours are not found distanced the two other warships. When the ed on fact.-Ed., Z.K.T.]

Ruaboat reached Gap Rock, she have toand ignalled by semaphore to the lightkeeper: "Have you seen any janks drifting? And where ?" Having obtained all the information they desired, the Cadmus resumed her vaynge and was seen to proceed to the West to the Ladrone Islands and then changed her courss In a S.Wly direction.

THE EUNUOES.

ABOLITION OF SERVICE,

[By courtesy of the" Sheung Po.")

Peking, 28th October, 'The Prince Regent has determined to abolish the sunuch service in the

Palace.

and 1,615 chests (64,620 balls) for export to Sen Francisco 3,016à chests (80,660, balls) were actually shipped. This excess must also be sttributed to stock in hand from the preceding year. The news of autopium legislation in America led importers to withhold their orders on Macao towards the end of the year, doring the last two months of which the farmer im ported 104 chests only, against 377 during the same months, of the previous year.' The pre- paration of opium for export to San Francisco ceased on the 5th November.

WUCHOW IN 1908...

EXTRACTS FROM CUSTOMS REPORT, The year 1908 was marked by the dislocation of the pool which bad existed between the various West River steamship companies and by the efforts of the Chinese Ang to attract the better part of the carrying trade. The re suit of the dislocation was to creats'm-rate- cutting competition between the companies

Bad to facilitate the establishment of a

It may he remembered that shortly before

men catered No. 292, Des Voeux Road West, which is a mat-dealer's establishment, and after having bound a sumber of fokie, a visitor and the master of the shop, they opened a'safe from which they extracted $1,000 ia money and after having appropriated fanber goods valued at Sago, the rafiasly characters decamped. Full particulars of the outrage appeared at the time in the Hongkong Telegraph, which was the frit“ to give the news of the sensational occurrence.

It now appears that one of the fokis amploy. ed in the establishment was the sqle originator of the outrage. It seems that shortly before the robbery was committed, bạ lavited three of the principal fukis to an opium divan, to which the unsuspecting ones consepted, mad this fact doubtless accounts for the mase with which the shop people were overpowered by the desperadoes.. The foil was shority for wards arrested and was one of the prifocare who appeared before Mr. Hazeland on Tues. day morning.

Mr. Hazeland remanded the case for a' werk, Prisoners were immediately taken to the Detectiva Department, where their finger ware "Then prints ware taken. Jam farts seived out to the prisongis, but the woman refused to touch the delicacies and fell into

bystorica

Great credit is due to Inspector Robertion and his posss of detectives for the smart manner in which the capture of the prisoners' was effected. The robbers was committed on Friday evening and by noon on the following day all the ten prisoners were success- (Baturday)

fully tracked, the work of the Police being absolutely no cice was provided the Police. Five of the men were arrested at No. 14, Square Street while three were run to earth at Yau-ma-ti. Two more men who are alleged to be concerned in the affair are still "wanted, Some of the missing articles have been r covered but the bulk of the stolen goods bas not yet been traced.

Chinese company with two steamers runuing to Hongkong and one to Canton, which com The Hongkong Goverment tender was late pany, thanks to certain international lucidants, in arriving at Gap Rock, which she reached bad no difficulty in ensuring the patronage of some time before noos. Within an hour of Wuchow shippers. Chinese steamer toppage getting reliefs over, she was again. on the bas trebled since 1907, and may be put down maya, This time the steered Soulb and at 280 entries with 60,000 tons. The Franch covered a distance of twenty miles from Gap flag disappeared for some months, owing to The period for abolition has been Rock; then polating her unse eastward Capt the loss of the Tungkong in the Danton

G.

L. Willoughby took his command eastward typhoon and the Getman f g withdrew antire-readored still more difficuli owing to the fact that fixed at six years, commencing from some twenty-five miles distant without observ.ly. The Brilish fig is still prominent with

Assured that no next year.

ing a tblog on the wates

over 500 entries and 175,000 tons, represented further derelicts were floating about, he decided by the best steamers on the river. The total. OPIUM-SMOKING OFFICIALS. (~ return to Hongkong, and came back to port entries of the river steamers were only 1,126, outside of Lema' Island through Waglapiuto but their aggregate tonnage-255:981 tons--- 1.yemun and on to Hongkong, arriving bare was by far the highest on record." Communica DISMISSED FROM SERVICE.

ahout midnight on Tuesday night.

tion with Nanning in secured by two motor. boats, of about 50 tons each, drawing less than (By couricey of the "Shoung Po."]

Early on the morning of Wednesday, the 2 feet 8 inches, and which are able to run all Atanley was. again under orders to proceed to

the year round carrying cargo and pissopgers, GARRISON SCHOOLS Concert. and also by a number of chartered junks, Pillar Point which she visited, last week. Her orders, were to pull off the mast of which during 1909 aggregated 457. entries and clearances with a tonnage of 12,4ft tons. "The the fook which foundered off Pillar Polat on 18th-19th instant and which she lacated on her river between Wechow and Neaping was first cruise to Castle Peak Bay. The junk con-arveyed with a view to ameliorating the stituted a on the bottom of the sea, right in the track of plishment of which cauzot, for many reasons, danger to navigation lying as she was channel; but this is a titanic work, the accom

the river steamers

be expected in a opar future.

Peking, 28th October. The Provincial Treasurer and the Judge of the Kweichow Province have been dismissed from service on account of their being still addicted to the opium habit.

CANTON-HANKO V RAILWAY.

2

THE LOAN AGREEMENT. By courtesy of the "Shoung Po*),

TYPHOON WARNING,

DANGER TO NAVIGATION REMOVED.

Early in the forenoon yesterday iba Stanley arrived at her destination, when she at once proceeded about her special business with capital precision. By means of her an- chor and several fathom leo, the of chair, the Stanley started to bleek up the junk. The modus operandi was to attach the anchor to one and of the chain which was lengthened with the addition of a rope and then flopping the whole contrivance down on the wreck. This action Peking, 28th October,

was repeated several times in succession, and There is considerable difficulty in each time the sochor was brought up-agein it effecting the cancellation of the Can- fished something or another from the hull of the submerged wreck. The gundy bags ton-Hankow Railway Loan Agree that were brought ap established beyond a ment owing to the insistence of Ame-doubt the correctness of the first surmise rica to participate in the loans. that the junk's cargo wak one of rice when she was overtaken by the typhoon and sack. Among other articles picked up from the wreck, were two wooden windlasses forward. The Stanley ultimately succeeded in partly breaking the junk's sie n into splinters which floated op to the surface. For two hours the operations were continued without inter

after which mitsioo,

the

wreckers made an adjournment for the much-needed luncheon.

When work was resumed in the afternoon, it was with the intention of dismanting what was felt of the jock. This is how the wreckcze went about their task. They brog, the an chor with a slip rope, pot a ball-blich over the mist with a cable, slacked out chain and let go the anchor. When sure of the anchor on the wreck, those on the Stanley bove in the chio and up came the mast intact, it was that of a deep-sea funk and when seen by sar 16- presentative on the prava, this morning, it girth about It As soon as the mast

-rose-to

The following telegrams were inceived from the Manila Observatory at the American Con sulata Goperali

October 24th, 8.20.8,m,. October 24th, 5 8.2. ·Cyclone or typhoon N. of Manila, moving W.N,W

October 24th, 3 pas: Cyclone or typhoon W. of Northern Lozan less than too miles distant,

Peking, 28th October. Cheung Yuk-ying, the represen- tative of the people appointed by the Province of Kiangai, arrived at Pe king with the object of submitting a memorial to the Throne, through the Censors, concerning the chaotic con- | moving W.N,W. dition of China's currency.

CANTON-HANKOW

RAILWAY.

THE LOAN AGREEMENTS, .

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Fo"]

Peking, 26th October."

188 ALLANA CASE.

FURTHER ADJOURNED,

'm'd

E

PABSENGER TRAFFIC,

Daring 1908 a total of 218,290 passengers travelled to and from Wachow: 374 foreigners and 107.581 Chinese came to Wnchow and 391 foreigears and 100,942 Chinese left the port, Hongkong steamers brought 125 foreigners and 6,750 Chinese and took away 156 foreigners and 7,981 (hinese;, and are foreigners sod 15.504 Chions came from Canton and Sam shel, while 198 foreigners and 1500 Chinent left Wuchow for these two places. The other passengers went to or came from Nauding and island places by steam-launch.

TREASURE.

CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT AT THE

2: E. THEATRE, Last night, the Hongkong Garrisos Bchools... held a concert at the R. E. Thantro, which cert hall was tastefully decorated with flags and the seating accommodation provided was comfortable to a degree. Great credit, ia due to Miss Myles, the Headmistress, and. Mr.La Hayne, the Headmaster of the School, for the high standard of excellence attained by the childrep, and it to be boped that these light functions will come to be, à regular feature of the little ones' school life

proved a success in every respect. The con

The concert opened with an overture by the Haud of the Boffs, executed with the Band's usual brilliance. Then followed the glee "Hail, Smiling More! by the elder children, which was given in perfect harmony. "Widdic ́mbe Fair" by Master H. Williams, elicited a popular ascertain the amount of treasure transported by was gone through in capital style. Not the least Endeavours were made during the year to selion song entitled Moisy. Licile apeich

"Merry Japa

success. As rewards Hongkong ao treasu-dex

the entertainment was the. was declared ; but Government vessels brought dexterous exhibition of club-swinging by Master from the Canton Mist large quantities of cap-W. Phillips, which was greatly admired by the per cents and silver 10-cent pieces, mostly for audience. Mirten V. Smith and E. Phillips the use of the Kwangel troops, and also whole appeared in a dust entitled "Bush Thas, my Bible," which was very sweetly suby, The dollars for the Wuchow market.

Best part of the programme concluded with an The Farmyard, in which action song enthiled

steamer to and from Wachaw, but with le

OPIUM,

..

prominent feature of t

During 1908 only, 20 catiles of Fatnu opium the children created an excellent -

were imported direct from Hongkong and 2,785 The second part of the programme cattles vid Canton. No native oplum came with the song The Chorister," by Master R. from Canton, but 1,037 plenis passed the Fisian, given in Eins voice. Misser Si, Leck and Native Customs le jaoks bourd for down river. H. Hooper than appeared in a pianoforte dest The total native opium said to bave entered entitled "Merry Skaters," which was brilliantly the province of Kangs from Yann und executed. Next,faltowed "Nursery Rhymes" Kwalchow is 5,651 picule; bet sa re ble in given under a very picturesque saning, in which formation can be obtained on this sub, cl so little amusement, was caused by or of the children holding magnifying glass before his face, presumably to protect his

maid from the dazzling charms of a blusblog bibition of physical drill, with musical accom paciment, which was vociferously applauded.

The Glorious Flag, of Kogland" b elder children, one of whom Brittanis. The children's efforts were loudly The applauded. After the Bud's Band had played

· MISCELLANEOUS. The inundations of igo were calamitous, The river, which rose to 67 feet 3 inches, was anddensess with which the water came; the ra pidity of its rise, the eddies and swirls it form ed along the anchorage, and the wreckage aud

by the

The conduct of the negotiations for 1 by B. A. Maricany of the ragon Cycle. Dopo, vastarday. The mast w.s landed ashore and devastation it caused along the Siklang sudith of Audience were than iznated 10 the mains

probably be placed in the hands of H., Liang Shib-yi.

of gold

At the Magistracy, this mooing, before. Mr. K. R. Halifax (First: Magistrale) Mr. Lee, d'Almada (of Messrs, Goldring, Barlow and casured 60 ft, in length with it greatestil I foot below the flood of 19031 bat the The older children next gave a charming e Mortali) applied on behalf

The case in the surface it was lashed alongside the Stanley ford formal adjournment in the case in which which, having fulfiled its allotted task, steamed 5. E. Allacs, of 55, Hollywood Road, is charged

Back te Hongkong, reaching here at 5 pm. 31-35, Des Voeux Road Central, with the sieg we are informed the Harbour officials are affluents were greater than ary within the the loans for the Canton-Hankow and barsiament on the 1st of May last, he awaiting to hand it over to its rightist claims-recolisction of living man, On the 11th June

roth The Argus is apparently undam-Hankow-Szechuan Ballways will play a complete the chapin if way survived the fateful typhoon. We roth it marked 36 feet, and on 19th over 67 foot. A Country Giri, a very enjoyable aveni

and chalpy of $250

balleys the Junk's number on the must in 4305. aged.

# birining ticket for Calcutta pa the agih A02

Rver steamers proceeding to and from Can. There was from 12 to 15 feet of water in the was brought to a close with a curaçt frica ust by means of false prstancia,fu

streets of the city, and when the water retired it entitled Assurance and Insurance, which do so without any fear of striking eff JOB CAD BOY

Which la proved extremely amusing. The following wWH Mr. Almada, ip making the application, the submerged junk, as it po longer constitutes save birth to pralarial infection Thin the cast.

Zalman 1 Ram Slam, ma offion beg panding proceedings against another bankrog, and quite eight fathoms of water we found flood was dus maiply to the swelling of Pair Prudential, an Insurance agent...Mater

northern streams, and later in the autums the

Besan Sesat, s'young lady, Viboss, Jar of Moosa". Viers and

over the remains of the wreck. ".

Havning River sent fresh volumes of water Aliansiab Bhiver, a Quakertomuldastar W. Chou z

Pollerne autent THE DESTROYERS' RETURN,

which brought the Wachow River once more Faget Hetty, who appeared for the de- fendant, opposed the application o

Both the destroyers as well as the Cadite per Orardowing point-Machinery has been ME KIERON KRIEG that the evidence, je dhe, retornad to part this morning. The 6st to Imported for mining purposes, but results are M. and Mrs. J. O. P. Bland,

gainst Monsa,, qui in her appearance was the fondy, then the not yet apparent. A School of Agricultuin was Dr. Gaitrail, passed throt

sloop, and last of all the Janus, So far as we opened at Käsilin "early in the fast, for the 14th instant, ju jenis, - hare been, able to ascartalo the result of the purpose of forming corpi of axpelti" in midah bauer and appea ( two days careful search falled to, discover any salentine farming with a view to educating the coyanful from Wind

Bentina: funkeln the manner in the prețione

THE MACAO BOUNDARY,

CHINESE COMMISSIONER'S DEMENTE,

[By courtail of the "'"Shoung Po"]

Peking, 25th October. ED Ko Yuhim Mase Delimi Commissioner, has wired to he Walways stating that he is no

NAVAL COMMISSIONERS. ́¡- MINISTER TO Germany

TO ASSIST

·{By' courtesy of the "dhsung Po").

Peking: 20th October. The Prince Regent has telegraph to H.E, Yam Choung, Chinese

tated RAALKED fors, formul adjoprement) a dagger to naviga:ing, Soundinge wass taken everywhere indaseribable: 1

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