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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

SERVIOF

MAGAO'S DELIMITATION. NEGOTIATIONS AT PEKING.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."].

Peking, 6th December.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 1900

PRASHNJATION TO LIBUT.

BECK WITH.

BY THE HARBOUR OFFICE STAFFR.

CLUB LUSITANO.

MEETING OF PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY

CONVENED.

An "Express," in Portuguese, was issued to- day, of which the following is a literal transla-

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NOTICE.

`OPIOM MANUFACTURERS SENT TO GAOL.

CHINAMAN SAVE THAT COMPATRIOT HAD a "BAD HEART."

The story of how two men conducted a secret opium mannfactory and their subsequent

To-day's Advertisements,

"SOLIGNUM.”

PERFECT preservative stals for Wood,

Stone, and Brickwork,

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The Harbour Office was the scene of a presentation to Lieut. C. W. Beckwith, R. Assistani Harbour Master, on Saturday last. On the occasion of his marriage to-morrow, The

downfall was told before Mr. J. R. Wood (SA The committee of the Club Lusitano, being cond Police Magistrate) ibis morning." It presentation on behalf of the European staff desirous of testifying in a public manner to the would appear that, for some time, the men had

It protects against Decay, Fungus, Dry was made by Mr. A.. E. Davey, Boardlog appreciation of the Portuguese community in successfully evaded the lynx-eyed excise offi- Art, the Ravages of Insects and Vormin Officer of the Harbour, Department, and con. sisted of a blackwood tray with silver border the country by His Excellency General Macha- ment at Tain Loong, Shau-ki-wan, where they

Hongkong of the eminent services rendered to car and maintained a surreptitious establish(pecially the white ant) and the action of the

weather. It has been settled to transfer to and handle. Mr. Davey in a faw well-chosen do in the discharge of the delicate mission with manufactured prepared and dross opium. Their for it, as may bo

"Bolignum "really does what is claimed waldi congratulated Lieut. Beckwith on hits which he was anteusted, by this means invite immanity from detection, however, was short-monials of the Governments of India, the

soon from the testi Peking the negotiations for the deli-engagement: The latter replied in suitable the members of the community to a mass moot-lived, as a number of the Opium Farmer's offi. Sudan, &c. mitation of the boundaries of Macao, terms, and thanked his staff for their banding to-day at 6.30 p.m, at the Club Lusitano, so cers the other day, paid a surprise visit to the

some gitt.. Immediately afterwards, Lieut. The Waiwupu bas in readiness

as to deliberate upon the form the demonstra- unlawful establishment and pounced upon all Beckwith was the recipient of a second gift in tion should take, in view of the fact that His the paraphernalia that could be found. The mass of documentary proofs (to ostab the shape of a teatable by the Chinese staff of Excellency leaves for Peking this week,

the Harbour Department, together with a con-

than appeared in the Police Court this morning lish China's claims) over the island gratulatory address, when the genial official

and called on their babail a Chinese witnes who,, strange to relate; calmly declared of Colowan, Lung-ting. Sakorg, and again expressed bis sense of appreciation of the

staff's kind and thoughtful act,

that he knew nothing about the matter. Sau-siak.

Each of the delinquents was. Grad $175, in default of payment, three months' hard labour, As the men were leaving the dock, one of them addressed his Worship as follows: "Your Worship, the opium balongs to the wit THE Undersigned have received instructions mess. Needless to remark, the Magistrate

to sell by disbelipred, the

PUBLIC AUCTION, rok ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs are quite ready for the Portuguese Minister iu Poking.

CHINA'S NAVAL DEFENCE.

THE SOUTHERN SUB-DIVISION.

\ {By courtesy of the" Sheung l'e."]

FATHER ALgue LectoRES.

INTERESTING DATA ON STORM FORCES.

One of the best lectures yet prosented by the University Extension Institute was that deliver ed in the marble ball of the Ayuntamiento las: night by the Rev. José Algge, Director, of the Weather Bureau for the Philippines, says the Manila Times of 30th alt. The speaker of the evening was introduced by Judge Lobingier, who referred to the splendid work of the Manils Observatory and the high standing of its chial in the world of science.

In commencing his lecture Father Algue gave a brief outline of the beginnings of 171

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men to be taken out of the Court-room. While in the "waiting room prior to being installed in Victoris Gaol, the men vigorously sustained a lively discussion which immensely amused their fellow-prisoners, fu the course of which one of them accused the other of a "bad beart" in notiacriminating the witness. The other worthy was in a pitiable

not appeal to his peaceful nature. lachrymose condition, as the healthy diversions of oakum-picking and shat-drill evidently did

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COLLISION IN SINGAPORE.

THE "SATSUMA" RAMS THE "GUTHRIE)" About ga.m. yesterday, says the Singapore Free Press of 27th ull, as the Barber Line steamer Sukma from New York to Manila, was coming to her berth at Tanjong Pagar, the crashed into the bow of the Australian steamer Guthrie, knocking the latter's jib-boom into a cocked-hat" and making a hole in her own bows about 3 feet in length by a feet in breadth, Peking, 6th December.

The Satruma is a large freight s camer The Naval Board has decided to of some 400 too, and apparently had tootematic study of the weather in various parts of allot one squadron for the protection what. The current running in the channel, at pines was taken by the professor of science of much way on her as she was coming to the the world. The first steps toward the establish

•ment of a meteorological service in the Philip of the Province of Kwang-tung,

the present time, is of exceptional strengib, the Ateneo de Manila in 1855, when the Manila and the probability is that something went The Southern Division will be wrong with the engines on approaching the Observatory was founded. It was in this same

BOOR MEN ADRIFT. divided into three sections, viz

Guthrie, When the order to go estero was year that the Hon. Issac Newton, U. S. Com- r.ceived by the engineer of the Satruwa, what

mimoner of Agriculture recommended the (1) Canton and adjacent prefectures; with the current and the space intervening, it States for the benefit of agri culture, mara ex-

RESCUE BY HAL. "BITHONIA." establishment of a weather service in the United 2) Kiangchow, Lienelow and Kin-was too late to prevent a collision. The

Four mea, castaways from Corregidor in the sigamer Guthrie is one of the old fashioned tensive than the work that had previously been gasoline launch Zaura, were picked up and thow; and (3) Weichów and Kit-type baving e clipper bow and a jib-boom and,

done by the Smithsonian Institution in connec-taken to Saigon by the s.s. Mauban "while their. siak.

all things considered, she may consider her. tion with the United States Commissioner of frail craft was rescued yesterday, 29th alt, by self very lucky that she is not constructed

Patents. Ten years later a weather service was the s.3. Sithonia which arrived in port this as other steamers are. The force of the impactsaugurated in Japan. Three years previous morning." The launch, which belongs to the of such a large steamer as the Satsuma against bai, had been founded by the Jesuit mission disabled last Thursday night and drifted help te that the observatory at Zikawei, aear Shang- 55th Company of Coast Artillery, became such a comparatively small steamer as the Guthrie, might have had disastrous resulta badrics. The observatory at Hongkong was lessly about until the Mauban came along op she bean of the straight-sinm order of ships. established in 188, upon the recommendation Saturday night when the four passengers wer The damage inflicted upon the Guthrie look

of Padre Faura, of the Manila Observatory, to rescued from it. The men were probably with- very much like a prize-fighter's nose that has

the Bristish authorities. This was just thras out food and must have, suffered 'considerably. bearknocked askew. trisnor considered that, years-aller-the-successful-typhoon-predictions-i-ho-man-in-the-launch-were- losing bar graceful contour and twisting her issued by the Manila Observatory. The bow into a position that like: Paddy's gua is Manita: Observatory bas throughout its career good for shooting rood1 corners, that the been especially noted for its successful ty- Guthris will be detained la part, and she no phoon predictions and its excellent records of doubt, will leave today on her retura voyage seismic disturbances, its record of the famous to Australia. The force of the blow caused by Valparaiso earthquake and the one in Alaska, the Salma had the effect of soapping the

which occurred simultaneously boing pro cables by which the Guthrie was attached, and bounced by the laternational Seismographic the latter went astern, leaving several of her Committed as the best in existence. It also plates aduering to the Sutnima's bow. There holds the world's record in the measurement of were a number of the Guthrie's native crew clouds at high altitudes, having in June of 1897 on the bows at the time, but seeing the measured cirrus clouds at an altitude of 67,093-Thie-launch, Laura-belonging to the 5515THE above Steamer having arrived, Con- impending collision they fied as one man,

feet, or over twice the height of the highest much to the amusement of those on the wharf. The injury to the Salems is not serious and after coating she will continue her voyage to Manila The Suliums reports a favourable voyage from New York and carries a large

Cucial cargo for the Philippines and China.

TIBET

DALAI LAMA'S SECRET AGREE. MENT:

[By courtesy of the" Sheung Po."]|

Peking, 6th December. The Chinese Amban in Tibet has memorialized the 'I hrone to the effect that the Dalai Lama has concluded a secret agreement with another coun- try.

The Amban applied for a perusal of the agreement, but was refused by the Pontiff.

198 NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA,

QUESTION OF SUBSIDY,

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, says the Niebi Nichi (according a translation by the Japan Advertiser), has decided to apply for subsidies' or its Europeno nod 'American lines under the Jaw relating to Lubsidies fur Oceanic Steamship lices for a period of five years beginning in January next. It was to be submitted to the general matting of shareholders held on the 26th blt.

The periods of subsidies for the company's American and European lines are to expire on the 318 December nex', and there are two law under which the company can get subsidies, namely, the new law relating to, subsidies for Oceanic Steamship lines and the law relating to

OPIUM-SMUGGLING IN KOBE

AND YOKOHAMA,

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE,

fo the Yakobama District Court, before Jud. Hasegawa, on Friday, the zoch ultimo, the trial took place of a Chinese named. Hao Ab opium from Kobe to Yokohama. Public Pro Chang, of Kobe, oo. a charge of smuggling curator Sugimoto conducted the prosecution.

The accused, a general merchant at Kobe, engaged in the smuggling of opium at Kobe in collosion with a Chinese, Kwo Tat Ching, a tailor at Kobu. On August 15th last the ac-.

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TERMS:—A Úsual. Corporal Fioch, Private Mallory, Private Harber, H. K. Huasicker, civilian employsa.

The drifting launch was about 15 miles of Corregidor when the Sirkonia sighted it. The Sithonia is a Hamburg-America line freighter and was bound to Manila from Singapore." The auoch was sighted yesterday morning and the Sithonia rent a boat alongside of it. In the boat was found this latter written by Major | FROM TACOMA, VANCOUVER, YOKO- Parke of the 14th Infantry who was a passenger on route to Saigon on the Monbay;

Company, Coast Artillery, Corregidor island, with four men, three soldiers and one civilian, The lecturer dealt briefly with the question was picked up 10 night at 10.30 by the na of air and its density, pressure, temperature Mauban, which took the man on beardand left and fluctuations at different altitudes as deter-the launch being unable to tow it. The man mined by observations made on the earth are Privates Mallory and Harber and Corporal and from ballogos; passing from this to the Finch, all of the 55th Company and a civilian question of the changes which cause and in-named H. K, Hubsicker, Department of Engi fluence storms in various parts of the world and particularly in the neighbourhood of the Philippines. The great velocity of storms in the upper air was demonstrated by the state- ment that on October 16, 1896, cirras clands passed over Manila at a height of 11,348 meters, which were ascertained to be travelling at the

rate of 179 miles per hour,

After a very careful study of typhoons, their capees, general course, time of most fre- quent occurrence and general character, the lecturer stated that the Manila Observatory

nears, Fortifications. Have been ont since Thursday night when the engine gave oui. Will be taken on to Saigos.

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will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be elected by us in any case whatever,

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Nov. 17. J. S. Parks, Major U.S. A.” The master of the"Sithonia rap a line to the Lawra and took it in tow, but had considerable difficulty in getting it safely to port. It parily With Liberty to Call at Malsbac Coast.) filled a couple of times and it was necessary to atop and put men into it to bait it out. But it came through all right and will be turned over to the military authorities to-day. Behu Meyer

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The Committes of the V.R.G. request the pleasure of the Company of the Ladies of Hongkong on SATURDAY, 2ith "inst, at t P.M. at the Reclamation, Bay View, kindly lent by Messra, Fenwick & Co.

Miss HUTTON POTTS has kindly consented to present the Prizes at the conclusion of the races.

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to the latter the terms are more favourable until September 1914 when the pariod expires but the ships will not be entitled to any subsidy after

Thatdate According to the former, any new ship will be subsidized regularly during the first five years, but from the sixth year on, the rate is re duced and in the 15th year no subsidy will be granted. It will thus bessen that the two laws have both advantages and disadvantages.

It is considered unwise to be subsidized an. der the Navigation Encouragement Law, fox, although profitable for some time, the.com. pany will have to abandon its two most im. portant lines after September, 1909. The anticipation will bave AD usfavourable influence upon its general business.

The N. Y. K. authorities have therefore to apply for subsidies under the new law, accord- ing to which the six new ships (8,500 tons each) will be subsidized without reduction for some time. The company will be able to declare a dividend of 10 per cent, for this term, though it' will be reduced a little from the next term co,

BELGIAN TRADE IN CHINA.

The Belgian Consul is Tientsin does not writa hopéially of the chance Belgium may bave to increase ber direct dealings with Chinn, for she is not strong enough to struggle with tbo complicated situation out there. Ho ro commends that young Belgians should be edu cated for commerce with the Far East; but Belgian houses must not expect to do business' immediately, as a result of such a policy. He counsels his countrymen rather to have re course to the commission houser of London, Hamburg, Liverpool, and Paris, that deal'al, ready with Chins, and to correspond with English and German houses already establish ed in China. Little as he is disposed to advise bis compatriots to enter directly into the great struggle for the Chinese market, he gives a list of goods which they should be ready to supply to merchants willing to ship them, such as steal bars, plates, tubes, sabestos, copper, zine white, white lead, þrusbos, rubber, Ironmongery, and a great variety of analogous goods."

cusad brought 42 cans of opium to Yokohama owned by a Chinese, Ti Yu by name, at No. 139, with Kwo Teu Ching and put up at a house Yamashita-cho, While attempting to sell the goods they were arrested by the Kagacho police, In reply to the Judga the accused stated ibat he arrived at Yokohama from Kobo on the 15th Angustia demand from a Chinese-Chang Yu- money lent to him, but cot in order to smoggle opium, He met Kwa Tsu Ching at Osaka that they came up to Yokohama together Station, who was also going to Yokohama, io Guided by Kwo the accused visited the bouse of Ti Ya and put up at the house. The accused did not ever see Ti Yu.

typhoons per year being a little over twenty. up to the proscat month, the average of

Craft by Major Parke. and deliver the letter lest in the abandonad

Of these 594 typhoons only about thirty were. The four men had been missed from Corre

gidor and it was feared that their little vessel had been lost with all on board.

properly classed as destructive. From the which destructive typhoons are likely to occur records it would seem that the months in in Manila are May. September, October and November; other parts of the islands, however, averaging a much greater number of destruc. tive storms. In connection with the study of aiz currents affect the ocean currents and cause storms on land the lecturer showed how the

the destructive tidal waves which have ón several occasions destroyed great cities.

Altogether the lecture of Father Algue-was such as to give to the lay mind a very compra hensive idea of many of the factors which affect the weather in the Philippines and vicinity and ing, some cans of opium which had been confis could be made.

The Judge shamed him a hand-bag contain - was'as inteṛesting as such a technical subject

cated as evidence,

MISS HART'S WEDDING.

The accused, replied that the bag. did not belong to him. 'n was requested by an uns known Chinese at Kobe Btation to convey the Mr. H. C: Brodie, M. P. for Reigate Division, bag to Yokohamon ionland of him, stating to and Miss Hart, daughter of Sir Robert Hart, who him that the unknown person would proceed to were married at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Yokohama from babjad sed receive it at Hira- numa Station,

On arrival at HiraDuma, the accused waited for him a long time in valo. The accused then proceeded to the hours of Ti Ya with Kwo.

He opened the bag at the house of Ti Yu and at first found, out some cans of opium in the bag. He then thought to report the dia covery of opium to the Kegacho Police after having consulted with Kwo, who was in Tokyo at the time. Meantime he was arrested by the polico

Public Procurator Sugimoto'asked the Judge that the accused be sentenced to six months major imprisonment in accordance with Ar- ticle 156 of the Criminal Code, on the ground that the accused's statement was untrue and that it could not be thought that a stranger had asked the sccused to convey his own bag to Yokohams,

← The Judge announced that judgment would be given on the 29th ultimo,

of the circumstances under which the men An investigation will be made at Corregidor

went off in the launch,

*The Zaura shows few signs of its wonderfoj experience in the China Sea, and when the again.-Manila Times: engine in repaired will be ready for service

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Wednesday, 8th December,

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Saturday, 11th December. add pearl pin was handed to Mr. Brodie and a gold bracelet sot with amethysts and

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