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oal that by the sala of this pality lower patch the heaven-sent chance has arrived. Without aay beating about the boab, it may be said that when His Excellency stated that the applicants for the lease of the site are the Standard Oil Corporation, a body which could erect, a dozen palaces without recognising any falling off in thair accounts. The upset price is six lakhs, while the laterest on that rum, together With the Crows rest, assessed taxes and so forth amounts to 244,100 a year. There was Hittle doubt in, the minds of those watching the icenk what the fate of the resolution would be Here was a scheme which im- mediately saw us out of many of our difficulties;

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 15 1910

INTAOTAL OF CONSTABULA RYŽEŠ

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stabulary, Lan Wing Tin, will assume charge

The newly appointed Canion. Total of Crn of office in the course of about a week.⠀

THE MACAO CONTROVERSY, Although the Conference appointed to gu| to the question of the delimitation of Macao between the Commissioners of the two countrie concerned babaeofor some time at a standstill, the Association for the Protection of Boundary Rights Cautor has now arranged to hold meetings every Sunday to discuss mailer is connection with the vexad question,

A NEW FACTORY.).

DEATE UF CONSUL-GENERAC

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ON FOR APPENDICITIS AT

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KENNEDYTOWN PROPERTY

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OVER TWO LAKHS REALISED.

At the auction rooms of "Mr.-Geo.-P. Lam valuable leasehold properties was bald. Forty melt, this afternoon; ku ex edsive sale of very Nos. 1 in 19, inddrive, Prays Kennedy Towe hodies were put up altogether; they included

Street; and No. Collison Strest. The pro- Nos. 1 to 39 (odd budibers only) Belcher's parties were

At the opening ceremony of the Ah Tung robust strength. Lasi' süthniet ke underwent wing resulta put up in ted lots with the follow.

This forenoon we received the following

We are desired to state thit the favits. tions issued for an Official Dinner and Reception at Government House to-night in honour of Their Highnesses The Gackar and Mabaraol of Baroda, bave been cancelled in view of the critical condition of the health of Mr. Rubleė, Consul General for the United States of America." This morning's ballotin, Issued by Dr. Stedman and Muller, regarding the state of health of Mr. W. A. Rubles, the United States Consul-General, showed that the end was near' for it stated that bis coodhion had become Even worse than on the previous day and remained for a recovery.

berala respectively for the residue of a term Lot 1. No. 1, Praya Kennedy Town and Nos. i & J. Belcher's Street and the appurtenances

Secudo & of Marine Lot No. 260. Area 2,530 of 999 years from the 25th October, 186, in- tended to be registered in the Land Office as

Crown Rent $40.30 per annum. Bought by square feet or thereshouts Proportion o

and Nos. 5 and 7, Belcher's Street. Arda 3.577 Mr. U. Ratujahs for $18,000.

Lot 2 Nos. 3 and 3. Praya Kennedy Town

Crown, xeot $54.22 per annum, squote feet or thereabouts. Proption of Lut-y-Nos. 4 and 5, Praya Kennedy Town Kamjhn, Szo,100, bod Nos, 9 and 1, Belcher's Streat. Avea 3,605 square feet or thereabouts, Proportion of Craws rent $57.88 per annum. Mr. U. Ramjalin, Sia,co.

Mr. U

Lot 4 Nos, 6 and 7, Praya Kennedy Town, and Nos. 13 and 15, Belcher's Street. Area 31590 square fest or theresboots. Propontina of Crown rent $57.52 per annum. Mr. M. S. Nonhcote, on behalf of the Land Reclamation Co., for $12,000,

Donuce the death ro-day at the Hon. Mr. W. It is with depp regel that we have to an for Ruble the Consul General in Hongkong for the United States of America. . The disease from which be expired was diagnosed as appendicitis. For many months past the late presented by a reputable and world

Consul General has beeh it aything but koden dem with oceans of money at their back Weaving, and Fabric Factory, which was And It provided for an immediate chain recently formed under the auspices of H. Esince his arrival kera bis state of health has an operation for some internal disease, and batles to the exchequer six lakhit while thete Cheung Pat Sze, la Canton, H., E. Viceroy been such that he was seldom seen in "was always the best eng of the assessments Yuan Shu Hibo, the Licatenat Tartar public. The disease is stated to bave worth 544100 4-year coming in. Now hersions General, the Provincial Trainer, Chae Kwat rub is course from last Friday to Tuesday. opjal point which was overlooked io menote Lis, the Tastai for the Development of Native when Dis. Stedmize and Mullet feand it to be by Mr. Stewart,, After Landing the cities for their Industries, Chao Mong Tsing, and several appendicitis and ad operation was necessary patriotic attitude in securing theatreat beautiful other officials were present at the function; He was removed to the Park and the operation thuzicipality of Venice were to propose to sail and it is reported that go less than two hop revive, from the shock. He died at 4 o'clock He said wonder what woull be faid if the The factory building is a spacious structure performed but his strength would got let himi for office building a site os te pad #pice dred workels he to be employed: between the Doge's palace and Sansovino's officials, who were conducted round by the was his devoted wife, who is now prostrated The this afternoon. With her husband to the end great Library. The whole world would ring promoter, H. E. Chadbg. Pat Sze, made a with protest. Way? I suppose because all thorough inspection of the factory building

over her affl ction, men's seose of the fituess of things regards the and the machinery HE Viceroy Yohn.war-mesage from Government House landing place opposite St Mark's the city's highly pleased with the establishment and de front doorstep, and the ground indicated as belivered a speechin which he expressed the bope jag necesiary to the artistic effect of that that the concern would turn out successful and marvelloos frontage. With that I do not seek prosperous. to compare for a moment our modest frontage."

Later.. Quite so, but how can anybody compare Venice with Hongkong? The former has a history of centuries, the fall of the Campanile Whs regarded as an international calamity, the feeding of the pigeons la à vécoguised custom by visitors. The fact it; Venice or any of the cities which Ilde the Italian coast is history. What history has Royal Square? And it is not as if the band of the vandal were to sweep over the scene. A building compatible with the vicinity will unquestionably be erected protesting against the Portuguess representa- by the most powerful trust in the world if only tions fogatding the Chinese Goverement | for their owe credit. As the Gaverant, put it Fishery Bureau established in Wan Chai. They If the site remains unremunerative for a for-lso requested the Viceroy to take immediate ther period of, say, only ten years, the loan st least will be half a million dollars. If i rebuoy laid near Chin Shan by the Portuguese teps to urge the Portuguese to remove the maine upromenerative for a period of twenty year the sum, lost with interest will be

in a position alleged to be in Chinese territorial THE FINEST SITE IN THE COLONY. 3,895 square feet or thereabouts. Proportion much bearer a million, and a half. I agree mysaif with the view taken by the unofficial

OUTBREAK OF FIRE, member who spoke on that occasion, that it is

Shortly after 1 o'clock last night, the sound- not a reasonable thing to allow highly valuable of gongs announcing the outbreak of a sites to remain unoccupied. We do not finde roused local residents from their slumbers. in Tak Hing Street; not far from the kerosene It was discovered that a building was ablaze.

oil-bots and the steamer wharves. As there was a stiff wind blowing at the time the fire threatened to cause considerable damage but fortunately the various fi e-brigades promptly turned out at the scene of the conflagration to render assistance. As the fire fighters were able to obtain a plentiful supply of water from the river bank, the fire was soon got under control, ant, however, before two buildings had been totally gutted.

THE MACAD CONTROVERSY, recently presented ajal petition consisting The Chinese merchants in Hongkong over a thousand words to H.E. Viceory Yuan, in which they tried to impress upon the exercised in all his communications to the Viceroy the fact that great care should be Portuguese authorities in order to avoid any misunderstanding, and the consequent loss of Chiness

waters,

prestige und ta__continos" that alight, hopes

SPIRITS FARM.

9th April.

that, in London, or in any city in the United Kingdom, sites are allowed to remain vacant which are valued from 22 ing to £1 pu square foot, and this is, for a series of years OD the off chance that they may appreciate in value or possibly be required for public build. ious: Lenses will fall in which posterity can utilise. In case of urgent necessity we have an Ordinance which allows insumption for public purposes. So far as the price of the present plot of land is concerned, I think you will agree with me that it is a very high nao, and one which we are not likely to considerably improve upon within at all a tousenable period," Mr. Gresso acknowledged the priot by metaphorically throwing up his On being informed that the spirits farm for hat and declining that in those cir be province of Kwang ung has recently bran cumstances he would have nothing to let to a merchant named Leung Kwok Chun do with the resolution. Prior to that fur the sum of $800,000 a year, by the Saint Mr. Oborne bad explained why he was Hou Kuk department, the Cantonese residing opposed to the resolution, showing that there in Yelbourne, Australia, yesterday wired 'to was no necessity for a flower garden at this the Kangtung Provincial Deliberative Council part of the city, which would only Live an stating that they strongly object to the letting esthetic setting to the front of the Hongkong of the monopoly, unless it had been pieivously Club. Mr. Hewett said he had not heard is declared by the officials that the amount of the the course of his daily round any particular exyenus derived therefrom would be appro- ression of opinion against the action which printed to make good in part the loss of revenue the Government proposed to take. Mr. Stewart by the proposed abolition of all the gambling pleaded subsequently that his bantting might monopolies throughout the whole province, be saved from sudden paralysis and that time should be allowed, so that public opinion might have word

say

Ibe metter. The Governor was adamant, however, and the poor little sparraw was squelched before it bad left its shell. We think that after His Excellency's speech there could have bean no reasonable doubt as to what the end would ba. Instead of keeping in reserve a place of land which as a site is described as the best in Hongkong, and diawing from it no revenue whatever, indeed actually expending money on it and its tintivatido, we are to receive a lump um of six lakhs of dollars at once and every year we can look forward to a safe and sourd returo of $44,000, which we take it is good business and abruld appeal to the business itaracts of the merchants of the Colony, quite apart from their love for the beautiful.

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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

CHING HING FESTIVAL.

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton. 6th April. To-day being the universary of the Chianse Cling Ming festival, many people in the city. obrorved it as a holiday. In FCcordance with aditional custom a bundle of willow leaves was een hanging at nearly every door, and the Chinese in parties proceeded to the hills to worship at the ancestral tombs., There will be no issue of the vernacular papers here

In⚫morrow.

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SEVERE JENALTIES.

The two min Tam Kin and Tam Shun, who were arrested last year for smuggling explosives from Macan to Canton, have now been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five yours each by order of the Viceroy, though they donied the charges brought against them. On the 8th instaat the two prisoners word scol their terms of imprisonment, to the Namboi gaol, where they are to serve

MOTOR DOATI.

During his stay in Canton last month H. E. Choo Ping Chik, Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces in Kwangtung, found that motor heats are the most useful class of vessels for river service. H.E. Chus has therefore written to Admiral Li Chan asking him for the loan of two of his motor boats, for service on the East River.

THE RECENT NÜTIKY.

17th April. As' result of the recent mutiny of the newly. formed regiment in Canton, the Board of Cen- sors in Peking has again submitted a memorial to the Thrace denouncing the Chaton Viceroy HE Vain Shu Hsun, for the alleged unsatis factory manner in which His Excellency dealt with the matter.

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NEW TAOTAL OF CONSTABULARY, Lau Wing Tin assumed charge of office an Tactai of Constabulary yesterday vice Total Wong Ping Yun.

NANKING 1XHIBITION." large assortment of articles to be sent to The Canton merchants have prepared a Naoking for the forthcoming Commercial Exbibition to be held there this year. Speci- collected and exposed in the Pat Yup Assembly mens of the intended exbibits are now being Hall on the new bund for inspection by the pubile,

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CEMENT WORKS.

WEAVING FACTORY. Under the auspices of H.E. Cheung Patze A weaving factory has been established in the western suburb of the city in the vicinity of the Chol Hung Bridge. This new concern will open and commence operation on the 7th last. SUN AU WAN, Suo Ab Wao, who bas

been long and very badly wanted by the Chinese officials, was int, until yesterday, extra- Aited to Cantou from Hongkong where he was captured some, time age, This man was taken op to Castod in a Chinese torpedo ht, the Lui Fu, and landed at the GoverD- ment Tio Tzz Wharf ander an armed escort of BOATSWAIN AND LAMP TRIMMER SENTENCED: twenty men of Admiral Li Chun's corps. Oa Arrival here, Sun Ah Was attempted to commit

rath inst. salcide by trying to bite off his tongue, but le

Before Mr. E. R., Hallifax this morning Ser Wambal Magistrate pending trial.

STEALING LAMP OIL,

CORRESPONDENCE,

(We do not necessarily endors the opinions expressed

by Correspondents, in this column.}

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Teluosari.“ Sir, beg that you will allow me through your columns to draw attention a matter of public interest.

tion of putting up public auction the plot of The Government has announced the inten- Crown land situated on the sea front to the north of the Law Courts, reserving as a garden enclosure, on the eart of Queen Victoria's statue, only au area corresponding to the space similarly reserved by the Hongkong Bank,

I am strongly of opinion, that the plot of ground in question should be utilised, in the same way, as a garden, if not for all timp, at any rate in the meantime

It may be that is years to come the City of Victoria will develope prosperity enough, and public spirit enough, to indulge a desire for a really fine City all. The pietest pri- vately-owned building, dignified by the name, will not always suffice to serve the community's needs, and it is situated on a site which would be useless for the purpose indicated. The main objection to the present edifice (that it new building; bot a fatal objection to the site faces the wrong way) could be remedied in a remains. No building upon it could be seen any point of view, and it would be absurd to to advantage from the barbour, or indeed from erect a fine public building that could not be seen to advantage.

The only suitable site for such a building is that which the Government proposes naw to sell.

Is this fair to those who are to come fier We are all the trustees of posterity !" Í for one feel called upon to protest.-Yours, &c.

M. STEWART, Hongkong, 13th April, 1910.

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THE TAIKOO MURDER,

THE STORY OF A QUARREL AMONG BOILER-MAKERS.'

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15th inst,

Before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy this afternoon, Yu Chan, a former bbiler-maker in the Taikoo Dockyard, was charged with the alleged murder of a compatriot on the Sai wan-po road at Shau-ki-wan on the 21th March Tast. Mr. R. F. C. Master prosecuted, and Mi

Davidion appeared for the defendant, In specior Collet, of Shau-ki-wap Police Station, watched the case on beba fofthe Pol ce.

and Nos. 17 and 19, Belcher's Streat.

Lot 5. Nos. 8 and 9. Praya Kaanedy Town Area, 3545 square feet or thereabout Proportion of Crown rant $56.47 per annum. Land Reclama tion Co. for $:0,000.

Lot 6. Nos. to andit, Praya Keanedy Town, and Nos, a1 and 5, Belcher's Street. Arca 3.729 square feet or thereabouts. Proportion of Crows rent $57.40 per andum. clamation Co. for $20 500.

Lot 7. Nos, 12 and), Praya Kennedy Town, and Nos. 25 and 27, Belcher's Streat Arca of Crown rent £61/2 per saaum. Labd ke clamation Co for $12,000.

Loto Nos. 16 and 17, Praya Kennedy Town, and Nos. 33 and 35, Belcher's Street, Area 4,157 square feet or thereabouts. Crowa rent $66.64 per annum, Land Reclama

Proportion :

tion Co, for $13,000.

Lot 10. Nos 18 and 17, Praya Kennedy Town, and Nos. 37 and 37, Belcher's Street. Area 4,441 square feet or thereabouts. portion of Crown reut Sting per LUNGO. Reclamation Co, for $25,00

Pro- Laud

« INISTINGUISHED PARTY,

|| VISITING, "HONOK^NG,

14th inst)'.

present is His Highness the Gaekwarof Baroda A notable guest at Government House at Porty, a maguste of high state from India, who with his attendant suits has fonched at Höng. kung in the course of a trip round the world. His Highness is accompiled by H. H. Ms. harashi Suleb, Priacest Indiraragi, Captain Rhio Raj Singh, Captain G. R. Nimbalker, Miss F.M. West, Mr. E. B. Dasal, Dr. SS Wagh, Ms. Lakshambui Kunkull, and Mrs. Meata, Mr Burrows, Mr. Neale, Mr. Shaiker Parobed Mojadi..

by firm show to their patrons, His Highness The party are travelling onder the auspices of Couk's agency, and needless to say, received every attention on landing that this enterpris

H. H. will bo royally entertained by His Ex- and party, we understand, will leave Itongket by the Empress of India on Saturday a role lor Europe by way of America. During his stay in Hongkong, it can be taken for granted that cellcacy Si Frederick Lugard although his vant to our shores is purely unofficial and bus bat been marked even by the firing of the salud of guns to which bis high position as an in la. Prisco entitles bim.

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· DISTRESS IN THE NORTH,

FAMINE SCENES NEAR HAICHOW.

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SIR HORMUSIEK HODY,

We are infmed by the Colonial Office that the King has been plaited, on tha aression of the laying of the foundation alone of the build-

Now Mody. We may add our congratula. the bopour of knighthood on Mr. Hormoj| ings for the University at Hongkong, to, confor

tions to those of his fellow citizens in Hongkong On receiving this distinction at the hands of his thoroughly well deserved. Our readers will Mojotly. All will agree that it' il in bonour recollect that Sir H. N. Mody offered to pay for the erection of the buildings on condition that adequats funds, estimated at £100,000, were provided for equipment and endowment We note from a talegram from Hongkong that the

presentation of the buildings. There can be n the Governor on 16th init, and that Sir H. N. foundation-stoos of the University wan Inld-by Mody opened the proceedings with an addrzan to the Governor in which he sooounced the question that the University will result la good for Hongkong and China.-L. &a C. Express,

A GOOD DEPRACE.

SUMMARY AMENITIES;

S1 Schihat: Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, Puisus Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, a cas was mentioned in which Messrs. Bamonn and Berblinger are seeking to recover from W. H. Emberley the sum of $46,60 for goods amp- plied. Mr. M. J. D. Stephens appeared for the plaintiffs, which Mr. Hinds was for the de- fendant,

Mr. Stephens- ask for an adjourment for here pr is represented.

fortnight. I don't know if the defendant is

Mr. Hinds I am for the defendent. journment, Mr. Hinda?

His Lordship-What do you say to no ad-

Mi Hindet bare no objection. Mr. Stephens-Have you a defence? Me, Hinds-A good defence (Laughter)į.. Mr. Stephen-What?

Mr. Hinds-A good defence (Laughter), ' Very well, I konw now I'll have to meet you.. Thank you, my Lord. Much obliged.

CHING MING,

THE FEAST OF TOMBS,

The Straits Timer is indebted to a corres pondent for the following article:-

Brightness was celebrated by tens of thousands

Yes arday, the malveral festival of Pure' of Chinesa in Singapore and Malaya, and wherever they are found outside their own country; as well as by the teeming millions in the Central Kingdom as they still call, what foreigners koom as, Chins.

The Shangkat Timer correspondent at Hai Chow, writing on March 31, says :-

The prices of foodstuff's team to keep going higher rather than lower.

On the average, higher than usual and not even in the great prites of all graips are six to seven times famine of 19.5-7 has food been so scarce or prices so bigb. To the west and south of the city of Huichow there are large stretches of Land Re-Country where people are eating the bark of trees and the roots of weeds and grass or even the dry chaff of last year's wheat, ground up and made into a porridge by mixing with water. Just now, too, is beginning, in all its horrible aspects, the harvest of the grim mon ster, Famine, in the large numbers of dead Lot 8. Nos. 14 and 15, Prays Kennedy Town, and dying in every town and village, ibose CELEBRATING POPULAR CHINESE FESTIVAL. and Nos. 20 and 31, Belcher's Street, Arca, o, swollen and puffed till they resemble

ation Co., for $22,200. 4,000 square feat or shereabouts Proportion of Rosby persons, are dying of actand starvation' Crowd rent $64.26 per annum. Land Reclamose who die quickly from want of food be cause of former weakness. from other cauIES, and those who are so weakened by starvation as to fill easy victims to smallpox, famine that so aboued in the time of famine. The fever, diphthonia aud the many other dittases story is to awful to dwell upon, it is simply, the great famine of 1995-7 over again an smaller scale, but not deprived, in the least, of any of the sickening dewils that were so fami- liar to us all at that time. Attempts at relief are being made by the Chinese bui, creditable In a custom, followed by hundreds of mil as these attempts are, they are far from reliev ing the distress. Distribution of both money

lions of the people, there must be mady mil-

· DIVORCE IN HONGKONG,

lions of dollars spent in the making, preparā and food stuffs is being made and often we seetion and carrying to the graves, by a manner the long line of women and children, most of of conveyances, of the tons of gold and silver Some interesting evidence was given by Sir

thera gaunt and weak from lack of food, toil-paper, the incanse sticks, and the many differ- Francis Piggott, Caief Justice of Hongxong.

ing in from the country to buy their allowance before the Royal Commission to the Divorce of core or wheat at the distributing 'station Law now siting in Loudon. It emphasised The credit of the distribution beiongs, be the hardships to parties in divorce cases in

lieve, to the Viceroy at Nanking, and Taotui, oversen Colonies, under the present system

Loh is overseeing the actual work of distribu- Sir Francis mantioned a case in Hongkook tina bera As much as we heard of the in Scotland, had to go to the Court of his domi vide employment for the famine vicums, where the petitioner, because bis domicile was establishment of public improvements to pro cile and present his petition, although all the noting seems to have been done as yel alleged acts of adultery, cover four of five years, hope to see prograir along this line very 5000, We occurred in Hoogkong. The expente and de

because, evau though money has been distri- tay in such a case can well be imagined It

buted, if it 1000 used up lu buying food, and is a well-known fact that in the Colonies.

the precious opportunity of public improve large proportion of the population-having al-

inent is inst while the people who receive re ways the desire to return to England never lict in this way cannot but be, to a certain acquire a domicile in the Colo-y, Sir Francis extel, pauperized by the distribution of funds suggests that it might be possible in such cises among them with no effort on their part: 7he to hear divorce cases in the Co ony and the station is from two to three times higher than fact that the price of grals at the distributing let the petitioner move the record to, the Divorce Court in London, who should formally the usual price canvisces one that, no matter pronounce the decree of divorce, li some such

how much money be dis ributed, it cannot last Brrangement as this was made, it would doubt-long or really reach the most goedy of the less mitigate good many hardships which sufferers, now have to be enduted by parties in the Colonies who have rccasion to go to the Divorce Coort.-L & C. Exprus,

AMATHUR BILLIARD

CHAMPIONSHIP.

SEMI-F. NAL.

14th inst. The first match in the semi-float took place last night at the V. R. C: The match was

give any chances. Heigh had a big lead in the between Heigh and Malvin, Buth players played a steady came throughout and did not early part of the game, and at times the scoring was rather slow. When Heigh reached 770 Melvio was left at 610, but the latter played up and made a few good breaks which ponent. He then lost a good opportunity. brought him pretty level with his While taking a stroke bir ball went out of the table, and this enabled Heish to ran away. He won by 28 points. The evening's breaks were: Heigh, 6, 34, 18, 21, 27, 20 and 20. Melvin 18, 18, 30, 19, 17, 18, 6, 18 and 1,

The second match in the Semi-foal will take place tonight, and will be between Pitt and Yvanovich."

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MISHAP 10 The french maIL.

NEW ARRIVALS,

We bave bad much pleasure in a visit re- cently from Mr. Beeçker, asitor of the daily paper at Tsingtan.

Mr. C. E. Rupp, as American, has recently arrived and has taken over the management of the Kai Fong Flour Mills at Hsinpu.

AMATBUR BILLIARD

CHAMPIONSHIP.

LEUNG KAM KWONG vs PITT.

23th inst

above interesting match in the third round

Soon after pine last night the V.B.C. Gymn sium was packed with spectators to watch the

Lenny opcard the game and no sco log was done until after a good' few strokes scored two cannons, The scoring was slow when it had the opportunity and be and when Pitt reached :7, Leung was only 2. Immediately after this Leung made a good 24, bresk and brought the score up to missed' au sany in-off, which enabled Pitt to 26-28. He jolinwed it with an 11 break and At this singe Leung took the lead and added a 96 break, when He reached "rho Pitt was left at 41. The game was then again very slow and tame and no godd breaks were made for a while. Sabirquently Lenog reached his 214 mark with a good 12 break and Pitt was seensat 114 points, Leang being a clear tco, points. ahead of him After this Leung was scoring very slow and

Pitt 231 Pitt was picking up wonderfully, At the iole val the core read:~Leung Kam Kwong, 255

(core a capEON.

On reaming play Pitt opened the game and made a pice 18 break; he followed it up with a 14. and 33. Pitt thus overtook his opponent

ent kinds of paper representations of things, which are spread on the graven, ar burat in offering for the benefit of the hungry and nag- lacted naked ghosts in the unseen world as whose behalf this great expense and trouble is

takan.

ANCESTRAL WORSHIP...... The Chinese notion is that a man has three preserved in the ancestral, tablet, and one is in outs, one of which goes to the grave, bon is the earth prison, or realm of darkness, a not at there the spirits of the dead are supposed to be all happy land, when thought of at all. But ia waut, and have need of clothes and mosey, did when alive. So, on those occasions, paper so as to buy and sell and liva mech as they houses, furniture, money, slaves, and whatever. fire into the other world. There is a great deal is thought desirable and needful are passed by of confusion of thought among the Chiaste of this subject, as formerly among the Greeks and Romans and the nations of antiquity, as also among the ancient Hebrawa, aus Christ shed His fight,upon,the nations of mankind.

of benefiting the dead by offerings is not to be But the worship of ao estors, and the hope thrust aside with a laugh and a sneer. Dr. scholars, and a missionary still resident in W. A. P. Martin, one of the abisi Chipse China, after well nigh sixty years novice, writes in bis Hanin Papers: "The worship of ancestors springs front some of the best principles of human nature. The first concep tion of alle beyond the grave was, it is thought, suggested by a desire to commune with deceased parents. And, if it is natural that children shoula fallow them with their thoughts and affections, is it not equally natural that they should seek to call them back by the offering of such things as they require while. living ?" Dr., Ma in further says: "I do not object to ancestral worship ak a system, bat solely to those parts of t the dead." which escribe divino attributes to the mauls of

ORIGIN OF Ccu'ing MING. The idolatrous ceremony of Ching-Ming. took its rise for the benefit of neglected ghosts, and it is required of government officials as weli auris common people that it should be observed, owing to the fact that the first Em- peror of the Ming dynasty was in childhood a hero boy. He lost his parents when young, and had no knowledge of the place of their inter ment. When he reached the throne, being unable to sacrifice at the grave of his ancestors, he commanded bis officers throughout the Empire 10 sacrifics to the shaden, of those, whose graves were neglected. Thus, the Feast of Souls holds away to-day over the milhods of Chinese, and they "pity the un- fortunates by helping, as they best know how, in many cases, with genuine plty and respect, largely from fear of consequences should they resent being neglected, but the fact remains that they worship at the tombs. The spread of rationalism aniong the Chintza

4 conserved, and, under wins teachers, the the best elements in tham may well be saved Chinese, when as a nation they become Chris

ment bebeen aroused in the malade of soms tiaze, will not be uamindfal of the best ikings"

of the best of the Chinese, from the fact that in their dog roll of traditions and customs which have come down to them. Much resante

those who have set themselves to be their inc structors have not sought to know and appr ciate their past history, literature and religions, but have to gross ignorancs, in some intances. at lost, sought to uproot and destroy what they had instead of giving them light into the way to walk along more excellest path) which bringe the fruits of righteousnessS'KE DO MCHAT. way does in the same extent an

with the murder of a compsiting at Sal-wan-po, Mr. Master stated that prisoner was charged Shau-ki-wan, on the 24th March last. On that date, both the defendant and the deceased, who were employed at the Taikon Dockyard as boller-makers, bad a quarrel,. The deceased played by one Chan Ching, the first witoes for boiler maker was one of a gang of men en the prosecution. The defendant was no em- played in the same gang, Os the morning of the 24th March, deceased was working with the rest of bis gang on a lioer. At one o'clock in the moming, one of the employees moeda certain black of wood and asked Chas Ching where it was. Shortly afterwards, the wood was found in the carpenter's possession and defendant accused Lan Ling of removing the wood Lan Ling came up to Chan | Ching and had some words about the Tantai Lo Chi Lam assumed charge of office matter.

Mr. McKay was an eye-witness yelerday as managing director of the Canton of the disturbance and Government Cement and Brick Works in sucstrike Chau Ching and separated them

La Ling

-THE "SALAZIE" LAID UP AT SAIGON. cession to Taoral Lau Sui Lin.

Some time after, Leu Ling came up with

:24th jost, a considerable sumber of carpenters and This afternoon we were in receipt of a mes. created a disturbance and it would be proved sage that some mishap bad occurred to the that defendant was there both at the origins! Massagaries Maritimes steamer the Salute, quarrel was smoothed over by a Europene p.ssengers. Os pursuing further, inquities, a quarrel nad na the latter coccasion. The outward bound to Chian with mail and constable, but at five o'clock, when the men representative of the Telegraph was cear- were leaving the Dockyard, deceased was walk-teously informed at the Company's local but when 337 was reached it read all, Fitt then the limp trimmer of the North German Lloyd two other man rushed out crying These are So far, however, the nature of the mishap which breaks of the evening were: Pitts 17, 16, 21, 33, yards from the Dack gate, when defendeut and telegraphic advices received by themselves. and won with 49 points to spare. The best steamship Chat with the trofe of 68 lbs of the men i Strike, strike " Defendant rushed at hat befallen the Safoxte has not tospired. and 33, Leng Kam Kwong 27, 39, 241 10, 11 The Pan Yo Magistrate Yeung Shi Ki, who in the act of sending the staff overboard into some instrument.

lamp oll, valued at Sia. They were detected deceased and struck him more than once with More thas probably, he passed through very resorted in torture to extort evidence in tryingwalting sampad by the chief offer of the ship was found dead shortly afterwards. One wa

Deceased fall down and beavy weaiber a woman sme time ago and who consequently shortly after midnight on the 13th of this who would be called as a witness was walking à All that is known defiolely is that she has to- | Leung lost, it was thought by many of the

hot vorste edm Stoptpore received numerous complaints from ringem. The Police were called, and Sergeant few pices behind the deceased and saw deceased curred damage, that satails her lying up in spectators that he played a much better and Both players played a good game, and -Pit to Salgon,ith a breakdown as a consequence, wop the game (brough good luck, Although sources against his acties, has now tendered Wals ntrasted the two men. To-day, Mr. struck and also heard defendant shout "Strike, Saigon for repair for the time being." Ibis resignatina from his post. But it Halifax sentenced them both to one month's steiko!" yexpected that his resignation will not be imprisonment with hard labour, Of late the men were beard to cry out, "It's a misbean transferind to the s.s. Cechar, a steamer

There was evidently some mistake, accepled, until due runishment has been there have been frequent larcenias of this take! It's a mistake!" What Happened was belonging to the Messageries Maritimes and Meanwhile her mails and passenger have

more scientific game then his opponent, meted out to him for his mistake as the Viceroy kind in the Harbour and the penalties in this that defendant and Liu Ling collected a lot of running betwann Saigon and Halphong The himself is geatly annoyed and bas given lo case should act as a deterrent. The famp oil meg other than those employed at the Salante was duo to, arriva here: on Saturday

EXPORT OF BEAN FROM structions to lavestigate, the circumstances of stolen is used generally for cooking chow," Docks and brought them over from Hang the 16th lost, The Cachar will leave Saigon -the calf,

MANCHOIRA, and it may not be out of the way to tell our hom to ascent the other boiler-maker to-morrow: (Friday);, and is expected to be German friends that's practice which is favour. The withes Chap Ching would say he saw here on Tuesday next, so that no very ed much by chief englanats on British ships it the defendiat rash out and sitike deseritas delay Ill hve occurred. The lank when the sweat oil is being stored. This sy he siw dendused Black, Decemid zom up to 8tnogbai and the Norib,, but Europe showed great activity last month. The THE Bratta Timur understands that A quantity to' pour's gallon or so of ketosine into the ceased-and-the-other-witness would also Carkar, too, will take malls and pisser-The shipment of benci from Vladivostok forgotten way lo tile bills to worship at the ancestral tombs pecessarily has to be done in the presence of was carried to a Chinese clab; where the body it is hoped that by the time she reaches total shipment from October to January last of cash and currency notes which word in the Sun Ulster, twenty-nine persons some members of the crew, but it is an affectus was found the same crening, Defendant was Saigon,, on the downward voyage, all the amounted to 39,741 tong, while last month is board the La Seyne when that unfortunate were attacked and killed by robbery, several check ppon the thallugue appropriatios of etheream wounded and four of tham hanc Chips stores that motorunately it too common pointed out by Chun. Ching at the men who becastury repairs on the Salesfe will have been much as 43,286 tons were shipped, of which variel, met her fate by collis be carried away, Chloha! Wil, ch baing in both wook and id Hongkong Harbour. The defendant wal gully For not, The question undertake the Homeward ransom pekarey bapts and the remainder by Japanese merchants who have receully been at work a

struck the bidw. "It was not a question, whether completed and that the latter will be fit; to 28,000 loss, were dispatched by foreign mate is Rhio Straits, – has been rece forland of the antage, at once proceeded with pmiered of the Nuranine in the angise-room it was whether there, wax kimelast primagada The Cachar lewerint scarded in espenfiby three of them and killing messi butik makas, it impossible for the liquid

studělat Wasch site wired in the watbhobres jogapore, has number of hemio arrest the robert and -hclamp oil dries sit really depreciate in deful evidence to put the docased on kis fi194-9880 Andy,366 Tavertet of 3,144 gross tonn Vorster Now lying in the harbour of The recovered money bic

Saza * Visdivostok ready to fold beses, about 56,500 diessler occurred was being 10 beu, edsa a cooking ogsali

vab. He is now placed in custody of the geant R; H, Wills charged the boatswain and g along the Sai-wau po high road about 250 | branch, that the report has been confirmed by again took the lead and led till the foish is cutting at the bottom of noch customs bat

TORTURE.

OUTRAGE BY ARMED ROBBERBE

8th April.

Od the 17th day of this nibon, while in their

is Maricelandcopter evidence Marcelled and irons, roalingu ol qing, tohi End: XT16:With the care ndjatun AVAN

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ACTIVITY AT VLADIVOSTOK,

A Vladivostok message to the 46 Ay

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