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Intimation.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MAY 18 1910

tirely without a water supply, and things were so bad that that vigorous administrator, Sir Richard MacDonnell, announced that though £19,600 had been applied to extending the Pokfulam reservoir and repairing the dam, the work was only half complete, and would cost A. S. WATSON & CO., auther $200,000, though the original estimale was $100,000. Hespanlystated that in his opinion the history of these waterworks "showed how heavily the Coloby may lore, when attempting the most necessary public works, by the in- competence of its employees, and how seldom the most obvious deficiencies of such persons cap restrain them from projectlog schemes beyoud their strength. This may indeed have been tiue in 1869. The Governor sent to England for Mr. T. Kydd, a highly qualified engineer, and after be bad completed the 'extension and the dam, the Pokfulam reservoir had to suffice for Hongkong until the construction of the Taitam Reservoir and aqueduct. To this day Pokfulam supplies a large part of the city.. Now we need not recapitulate the discussions which led to a select committee of the Saulty

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On May 12, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs Benavitch a son.

DEATH

Accidentally drowned at Shanghai, on May 17, 1910, David Marshall Hay, aged 50 years, Master of the tug Gutrioj.

simply because at some date, perhaps in. the not very near future, the still to be constructed low-level reservoir will, farish ali the water needed by Hongkong even in a sen son of drought. The water of Pokfulam might, some day, (we remember those "storm-water.

Fir Chen Tung. CHINESE MINISTER TO GERMANY.

PASSING THROUGH* HONGKONG. Sir Chen Tang Liang Cheng,, Chloevo" Mio-

drains oo the Peak Road") become unit toister-designate to Germany, left Shanghal on drink. But that does not sender it unfit to flush 5th inst. for Hongkong and Canton, en route to Germany, and arrived in the Colony, this dralos with or to use for dozens of other, par- afternoon. His Excellency will visit the Sou-| poses. Before we talk seriously of abandoning thern capital before festaring his journey for great public works we ought to consider more Europe. Sir Chen has held two important embassadorial appointments: the first at Wash than that which lies just under our nose, howevarington and the next in London. On his return bad the smell. And when the abandonment to China, he was appointed, president of the would lüvolvo the construction of a new cons| Canton-Hankow Rallway. Co. from which post- duit and perhaps other works throughout ation be resigned last year. He has since been large part of the town, it becomes less desirable the victim of several virulent diatribes directed than ever. Still, whatever Pokfulam's fate for against him by irresponsible individuals, in Canton, who want to the length of protesting to potable purposes after the Taitam extension is Peking against His Excellency's departure for, complete, we must make up our minds to spend Berlin. some money on keeping it so till then, and in hastening that moment by every possible means, even if we have to sell garden sites"

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Sir Chen 15 ab at forty-nine years of age, and was one of the large number of young China. men who were sent to the Quited States in and after 1872 to study American methods and laws He was educated in America and is a graduate || of Yale University. Some years ago be saived as interpreter when Li Hung Chang was minis- ter to London. Later he was secretary of a

special mission to Japan; and when the jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated ha filled a similar position in the embassy which went to. London. He was knighted on this occasion, Chen was a member of the party sont to Get many, in 1901, to make apologies for the mur der of Baras von Keitelor, and was incretary of the Chinese Embassy to the coronation of the late King Edward. In 1902 Six Chen was appointed Chinese Minister to Washington; the appointment was due, it is said, to his know

THE KOWLOON SHOUTING GÂ58

PRISONER'S WIFE SAYS FIRING OF REVOLVER

BHOT WAS PURELY ACCIDENTAL,

Before Mr. E. R. Hailifoz; at the Police Court this morning, George Quinn, describad as an

both In her opinion defendant was not res ponsible for his act

Wm. Roof, tatel that at about 8 p.m. on the", 7th May last, he was sitting with his wife in ti a front-room, when they hoard. Mra Quiunkhout out for aanisiance. He went to the door and Mya." | Quinn came out babled him out of the samN

Australian Chissac, was again brought up on a door. He met the defendant, whom he bald charge of the attempted murder of bis wife, I z two or three minutes. Defendant "aid his | Ethel Quisa, at No. 3, Rose Terrace, Kowloon, wife was pretending she had been shot, but he on the 7th May last. Inspector Langley, of the did not ballava sha wat, and wished to sua if Kowloon Water Police Station, prosecuted, and she was. Witness said "You" cannot "go, un Mr. J. 1. Gardiner appeared for the defendant, less you give me the revolver or put it away."

His Worbip-You objzel to a further charge | Dafendant refused and threatened to shoot wit of being in possession of a revolver without acess if he did not release him, but defendant licenca?

did dot attempt to do so. Witness said "You Mr. Gardiner Yes. The proceedings are no go on the terms that 1 go with you" to quite improper. I would refer your Worship | which the defendant agreed. On going to Mrs. to Archbold. Tha serious charge should be Quinn's roam, defendast was still saying that bis wife was protending she had been shot but taken first,

• His Worship—We shall inko the serious, oa being shown where the bullet had been charge first.

lodged, he said "Yet, she has been shot." He would not let witness sun bis wila because he thought it best for the defendant. In his opins too, witness was not responsible for bis act.

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Fergt. Davies spoke to having arrested the defendant and baving found a revolver on his person.

Inspecter Langley at this point Intimated to his Worship that he wished to patlu as avid- ence a cemala remark which was dropped by' Mrs. Reed outside the charge-room.

Mr. Gardiner objected on the ground that defendant was under arrest at thetime and this could not be used as evidence against him. He only agreed to its going in as evide ence if the prosecution wished to... dis- credit their own evidence.

Mr. Gardiner-As your Worship pleases. Mis. Ethel Quinn, stated that sha w defendant's wife and lived with her has band at No. 3.Rose Terrace, Kowloon. On the 7th May last, at about 3. p.m., she met her hus- bind on the Hongkong side. She left him at about 4 p.m. and she then found cothing ard being appointed to fuquire, into the

strange about him. They met again at ibe Ferry as 7 pini. had crossed over to condition of Mount Austin gailah and the water supply connected with that area. The

Rats and snakes, among the most repulsive

gether to Kowloon. They had diener in the company of Me and Mr. Reed, wao lived nexi Cmmittes, consisting of Mr. E. D. C Welle, God's creatures, are connected in some men's

door, in the course of which she noticed he Dr. Fix Willams, and Hoo. Mr. E. A. Hewett, minds with wiggly things in matting which

partook of a lot of bear. About 7.1 the retired have presented their report, which we published ought not to be there, and little blue and red

to her bed. Ten or filicen minutes later, the yesterday evening. At first sight it is alarming, devits peeping out of odd corners. A man in a

defendant came to ber room and sat at the frot of her bed and commenced chatting with her, in and people reading it will cry" How Irightfully train with a basket of which be seemed excer

the course of which he said "I'm fed up with life dangerous!" or." What a frightful "expensesively, careful, was an object of tantalising

and I'm gajag to do away with myself. Wit according to temperament. But a little care in curiosity to a fellow-traveller who, after ask

pass asked "What with 2" and delegdant perusing that document over again wil lake ing many impertinent questions, ventured

at once produced a revolver, at the same the reader away from exclamation point in re:fically to press an inquiry as to the conledge of the United States and his education time saying "With this." Witness said

"Don't be foolish and pulled flection period. It really isn't so frightfully tents of that baszel, "A mongoose," growi on the lines that made Wu Ting Fang a ecrious after all, for the immediate remedy muy ad the by now exisperated owner,

When valuable representative of Chiva in the United revolver away from him. During the strug in the hearing of defendant and Mr. Laugley, States. The Cleveland Leady speaks of thegle, the revolver went off harmlessly with-So you've got the beauty, have you? Thank be presumed to do away with immediate the questioner, wanted to know whate daw minister as follows just before his arrival out hurting anybody She called out for help goodness we'll be able to sleep at peace to danger. What does it amicual te? A few ever. for the other explained that he was at the U. S. capital.

Ja Mr. and Mrs. Reed. Mr. Reed came into the alght. Y traces of excreta in the long grass at the just going to visit a sick fríead of his, who saw cats,

room and witneni went to Mrs. Reed in the next tian the causeway runoing from Craig and when he did not see rats, saw suakes, and Rycie to the Peak Road, some offensive gab that the mongoose was being taken along to age, smelling somewhat like stable manure, argue with the reptiles, Butt" cried, the

"Liang Chen "Tung, the new Chinese minis fer tothe United States, can never take the place which Wu Ting Fang has won in the interest and good-will-of the American people. The now mlaister is 100 American himself for any such charm of novelty and humour as the bright and busy Wu long since surrounded himselt with by his speeches, his interviews, and his oflagging interest in the ways and ideas of the nation to which he was sent as the representa

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room. Witness tried to persuade defendant to send for his people but defendant refused and suggested sending Mrs. Reed. When she said that the revolver went off harmlessly without hitting anybody she meant it was an accident but she was bit. Defendant alter wards wished to see bar bat Mr. Read beld bim at the door and would not let him go in unless he surrendered, the revolver over to

Mr. Ladgley asked that the evidence betaken firat ived then bis Worship could decide whe ther the bvidsace was irrelevant or otherwise,

Sergt. Edwards then went into the box and deposed that at the door of the charge-room,~ Mrs. Reed remarked in his hearing, as well as

Mr. Gardiner objected to the evidence on the ground that the matter was not referred to when Mr. Reed was in the box.

A note of Mr. Gardiner's objection was tolyn. Mr. Langley did not press the point. Ha simply wished to put in the evidence to show the hostility of the wituous in that she said in the box that the firing of the revolver shot Her remark outside the was ea accident,

au au old building rubbish heap, some Euro-myrnified curious ong, the rats and snakes pean laundry, drying on the side of the waters aren't real!" No more," grunted the other, course opposite the married quarters at Mountain't this a real mongoose," We read to the Austin, and quantities of building rubbish, Nagasaki Prim of twenty-niuafine specimens bricks, tiles, plaster, etc. brown down the bill-mongoose or Indian ichneumon, being import

ed from Calcatta to Caioawa in the Lia-Kiutive of the oldest and most unchanging civiliza.him. Defendant was under the influence of that conclusion, Pe, left the matter to his

side between the Peak Road and the stream opposite the barracks, might not be regarded as of the worst significance, but that impurities de- posited in the storm water drains on the Peak Road muri (note that musf) find their way into the reservoir is a matter which cries for remedy, add that impurities arising from the continuous traffic, especially coolie traffic, along the Peak joads, Hasbeck road, and Pokfulam Path, can also cause contamination to that source of water

islands by one Dr. Watase of Tokio University in order that they may argue with the rats and soakes of those islands. Really we wonder weather the apicat gentleman who decided on is kind of alien immigration (the phrase uat quis, but that of our costemporary) had buen encouraging the production of imaginary rasa and soakes by promoting the consumption of the wine-of thord-islands] There is no

tion of the world.

"But a Chinese graduate of Yale ought to be a notable force for good in the relations of this republic and the ancient empire he will repre- sent: He should speak for the best and most is progressive elements of the Chinese nation, and alt big loft sence upon his own people and Government should be on the of advanced civilization and the most she and friendly relations with the Occidental Powers which must inevitably,play a great part in shaping the

A. S. WATSON & CO., suply las cantantly very disquieting. While doubt that a real mangoes with demolish rail so be done?" First of all, we think, not to get rals and soakes, but nobody who is saud, or is excited a

about it. We are nowe of us dead yet, not afflicted by the imaginary kind, will import Fand the water from Pokfulam, according to the the mongoose where that wicked lidle beast Guvernment Analyst, is excellent. Next, BA did not exist before. This ignotant importation recommended by the Special Commitae, touf alea animals is almost always: woise suggest that the military authorities prevent than a mistake, it is a tragic folly, The rabbits the washing of clothes in the Mount Austin

of Australia, certain bird's ja New Zealand, stream adjoining the Penk Road, and remove the "Euglish" sparrow in North America, and all building and other rabbish deposited this very creature the mongosse, in Jamaica, alongside the path leading from the casse- are living examples of the folly of introducing way at Craig Ryrie to, the parade ground, Fous pest to drive out another wabout making Certain fances and railings to prevent cooliespura that the remedy is not more detestable than the disease. The mopgoose is one of the most prolific of all'animale." "It rivals the rabbit, and the quasa-pig. It was introduced into Jamaica to kill down the rais which devoured the planters' sugar cane, la an incredibly short time there were no rats left, but the place swarmed with bungry, fearless moogoose. Then came a pest-it still is the curse of the Jamaicas, countryside, which is otherwise one of the most delightful on earth- of ticks; disgusting, tickly, stingy licks, ticks ip thousands, hundreds of thousands. There were no more ratsio devour their &ests, and noxiate of.

The Hongkong Telegraph from wandering over places which the re

HONGKONG, Wednesday, May 18, 1910.

"FAIR WATER.”

development of the Quinces capies desiog a critical period of its life.

The very fact that a man so trained and so long in touch with progressive forces and institutions is scat to Washington to represent the court of Peking ought to be accepted as fresh evidence that the imperial Government of China has set its face toward batter things than

the outwora institutions and methods of the pasi, and is determiced to make the most of whatever opportunities may be found for mak- ing sure of the friendship and help of the great Western Power which has the Jeant selfish and most genuine interest in the progress and good fortune of the Chinese empire as an independ-

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"The new minister of Chica'will be himself, a very hopeful sign of the times for his country. Wu Ting Fang has been up oxcellent repres anotative of the best elements in the national life of China, but his successor, should, be

still more balpful to bis Government and híz people."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE English Mail of the 16th April has beas delivered in London,

LORD LI Ching-fang, Minister to the Court of St. James, has been re-appointed for another

San Francis Piggott, K., O. M. G., Chief Justice, Hongkong, is shortly proceeding on a visit to the F. M. Sc

charge-room ceitafaly did not tend towards

I quor and she did not think he knew what he Worship's discretion. He proposed to put in was dolog, in the struggle, she thraw her the evidence more ‘against the witness than arms round bin and caught hold of the revol-against the defendant. ver with the left hand and during the struggle the revolver went off, hitting her in the right butinck. The only reason she could ascribe to defendant's conduct was the fact of his baving been out of work for some time.

Mr. Langley-Were you standing or lying down when the revolver went off ?

Witness--I was standing..

What was defendant's positiña 7-1 ̧ think be was standing. I remember telling him "Don't be foolish " att defendan sald "I'm not going. 10 hurt you."

You remember being, attended to by Dr. Forsyth -Yes."

Was defendant prosent? No. I don't think

he was.

Mi. Gardiner-When he was in the room. with you, did he give any indication that he had

a revolver with him?-N.

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At the time the revolver west, off, was your bad on the revolver at all?-No.

Would you say that in the struggle ho pulled the trigger with the idea of injuring you ?--No. Did he appear sorry for injuring you ?--Yes. Did he come back to the room and kiss you Yes,

Why did he leave the bone?-He insisted on going to see his people himself.

Dr. Forsyth was the'next witness, Witness (To bis Worship) Am I giving evidence as an expert or as an ordinary withoss?

His Worship-As an ordinary witness.

Dr. Forsyth stated that he was summoned

After farther evidence, the case was re- manded.

CANTON DAY BY DAY, THE MEMORIAL SERVICE. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 17th May, On the 30th ifistant, which date has beon: fixed for the funeral of His lato Majesty King Edward the Seventh, a memorial service will. be held at 9 a‚m. at the British "Episcopal Church of the Shameen. H. E. Viceroy Yuan Shu Haua will proceed to Shamees in the morning of, that day to attend the service la

pation,

¿TIM OPŅU A DEADLOCK. The opium merchants in Canton are egais confronted wib much difficulty as a result of the raw op'um hressing ingulations enforcad by the Canton Goveromast Api-apium Bursay, The opium importers have vigorously protested against the action of the Batesu, but is vain. Yesterday morning the opium marchants held a meeting at their guild and arrived at the " decision that if they can bot obtain redress of

their grievances (bey will cease to da burlness, On the same day in the afternoon the opium merchants wired to their agents là Hongkong asking them to stop stipping foreiga opium to Canion for the present, so there is not a single chest of foreign opium imported into this city to-day,

DIAR RICE.

At 845 p.m. on Saturday, the 7th of May, by The price of rice in Canton has recently ad a man whom he had never betore seen and vançed considerably and it is expacted to ring whom he bad never seen since, to altand to Mrs. | still more. In recalling ibe occurrence of the Quien. Oo getting to the house he found Mre: recent riots in Hunan caused through the Quinn in a very collapsed condition and bleed scarcity of rice, the local gentry yesterday ing from a small wound, such as might have | submitted a joint petition to the Viceroy rad been caused by a bullet, in the hip. The questing him to devire msaus for the raising of wound was about the s z: of a 5-cent piece two fonds for the purchase of a large quantity of inches above and half-an-inch to the left of a rice from Annam and oiber places for cheap mole in the back of sķe right bullock, The disposal so as to supply the wants of the people. wound wa a clean wound, from 7 to 83 inches in the Cratan disistor.. Down and to the right of this wound, there

SIR CHEN TUNG. was a swelling to the right of the buttock

expected £1 arrive at Grutoo on the noth in- stant on a homo vidis before proceeding to bla destination to take up his new appointment.

THR-VICEROY,

servoir","should" make lerrd sacra are also to be erected. The tunnel under the Craig Ryrie causeway which has been used in the past by members of the garrison for bath ing is to be closed, at both ends by a gating Of all man's cordi nons is more urgent, The two siteams which join at the Craig Ryrie even importunato, than that of water. For causeway are to be trained from their sources. drinking and bodily washing stone a large for a distance of at least two hundred yards quantity is required, and it would be intersst below the causeway. We do not so greatly ing to calculate how much more must be used dread "the possible leakage of sewerage from In laundry, cooking, house and household dwelling-houses"getting down to the reservoir, utensil cleaning, flushing drains and guiters, The committee themselves assert that in the abating the dust nuisance on the roads, and in

area they examined they were satisfied that the birds that used to eat them. The mongooseyCAT... thousand and one other purposes, soms of the house drainage is satisfactory, and tha:ents every egg he can get. Ha eats every fowl hich arise from the natural wants of man, impurities cannot under normal conditions in a rug, and what he can't eat be kills. There and others from the complex, necessities creat find their way into Pokfulam," As to the is to keeping him out hois as cunning as a ed by our civilization. Here in Hongkong the traffic on the roads, the fonces referred to and rat and as brave as an angry woman. He fist question of the water supply is absolutely vital the police patrols will suffice. But the matter kills all the fowls in a hen-roost, and then cals via copcera, has apparently struck a good thing THE Lampong Exploration Company, a Bata.

It is learnt that H.E. Sir Chip. Tudg Liang Water wo must have, plenty of it, and that of the storm water gullies does seem to require one or two. Rikki-tikki-tavi" is a charming by finding targa depits of iau ore quite about the size of a hen's egg and in the Cheng, the Chinese #ivister-designate to Ger pare. It is the recognized duty of Govern definite treatment. The Director of fublic story, written by a man of genius, and there is

Concessions in South Somatra, From Singa-centre of the swelling there' was a mark the size | many, Jel Shanghai on the 15th inst, and is ments, and bodies representative of large Works states that there are powerful natural

pore, Germany, and Japan requests for luform of a small pea. He ordered His. Quian to be numbers of their fellow men to see that this agencies at work in breaking up and destroy the plucky, fierce, little fighter. But what the no doubt that the cobra would multiply but for

ation about the fads keep pouring io. But taken to the Government Civil Hospital in an want is supplied, and in this Colony the day ing any lout matter which may find its way fout breeders of Okinawa and the Liu Xiutions owing to its being bound by an option for

the company cannot deal with these applica ambulance. has long gone by when an autocratic Governor into the streams, and their operation is favour islands will do to Dr. Watase by and by we do could declare that it was not the business oled by the conditions in the Pokfulam waler-

the present. This company also repoils finds the Government to furnish individuals with shed, namely the roughness and the sleepness

of coal, gold, and silver,

water any more than any other necessaries of of the stream beds.". Of course there are, or life, and that therefore the annual income of we should all be dead. But the Director's ra. the Colony was not fairly, applicable to such minder is a healthy one, and makes for undertakings as waterworks-which the same calmness, and saally. The most serious ro Governor styled "spocolations." That was Sir | çommendation of all is that the construction

A short commemoration service will be höld John Bowring, who though in many other mat of the low-level reservoir at Tailam be pushed at St. John's, Cathedral os Tuesday, 24th of tera was in advance of his time, in 'this matter'

ou as soon as possible so that the use of Pok May, at 9 am, when His Excellency the Officer was altogether individualistic." The Pokfulam | fulam may be dispensed with." ~ We wish that | Administering the Government will be present, reservoir scheme, long in labour, was not bom that the Committen, to make their melding and a sermon will be proached by the

Mrs. Reed, of No. 3, Rose Terrace, Kowloon,ed one year's baid labour and four hours' On the 6th igst, the costoma authoritlag at | stated that about 8 pm, on the yib May last, tifl 1860, when at a cost which as time went on clearer, had added these words "if.absolutely Right Reverend The Bishop of Victoria. The

service is, intended primarily for the British Iloilo made the capture of 64 tios of opium she and her husband were sitting down is the THE machinery for the new mill for the vasily exceeded the £30,000 voind by the Ordi- necessary." The effect of this simple addition children of the Colony for whom the valued at over $1,000 on board the steamer

Headwaters Mining 'Co, has all been shipped man, and another Celestial ware attempting to dealy heard Mrs. Quinn call out for help, the way to completion. This company will Works to the Royal Engineers, began to narap it. and to show, that the roain Idea in the minds The general public will be accommodated in smuggle the contraband into at port. Four Men Quino noterad witness' room and said "I commence milling early next year and shares At the end of 1853 the reservoir was completed, of the Committen was the great importance the mare aisles. The Cadet Corps will attend other Chinese were arrested and all have been have shot myself struggling with George," Wit. are expected to go to a premium, so write

Bitkelt and Holden, brokers, of and water rates ware levied. But the passing of having the Taitam low-level rezervois ready in uniforms. The musical pession of the service turned over to the costs for prosecution. The hors put, her on her bed and attended to her, These is sustained interest In, and inquir

information was farmirked officials by one of years showed defects of construction and Itin case the sad necessity of closlog Pokfulam giment, by kind permission of Colons! Bayard. Two of the Chinese were arrested white paying wards, Dr. Forsyth came to tend to Mr. Headwaters continue to attract attention In wili be rendered by the Band of the Huffs Reofthe Filipinu guards placed aboard the ship, and after a time she fainted. Shortly after for Philippice Exploration in Shangbai, while: did not provide a supply of water during the should arise. For ona'does not close up and the Officers,

for the contraband. One of the arrested men Quinn and wliness, assisted Dr. Forsyth is forgkong. Lately Rubber has pretty well dry season sufficient for the wasts of a popula- | abandon works which bays cost over a million

A Government Ixunch, available for Kowloon said that the 64 tins were but a part of the dressing the wound. Defendant had",always | and Shangbal, but when the boom wubilden

monopolized the stock markets in Hougkovu, shipment, the balance having been successfully tion which had already begun to Increase. In dollars to construct and goodness only knows | children, will leave the Police pier, Kowloon, landed." The steamer, was fund for having been on friendly terms with his wife and she, the Philippines are sure to claim a good deal xhớỷ the town siật of the clock-tower was sad, how much more to keep up during many yours! at 8:30 am, sheep.

zum-ulfenied catro on" board.

barsalt had always besa on friendly terma with | of attentionnen

bat care to think.

EMPIRE DAY.

COMMEMORATION SERVICE.

A' CILINAHAN whose eyes meekly pooped out of fauomerable plasters, which completely con. cealed the rest of his facial features, charged ́a European engineer with assault in the Police Court this morning, The European's version was while he was engaged at some work in the Ducks prosecutor obstructed him by stand. ing in front of him and he poked him with a pencil, whereupon the latter turned round and avagely attacked him. His Worship dismiss ed the summons.

Cross-examined by the prosecutor, wituese stated that he saw the defendeat shortly after. ha bad attcoded to Mr. Quinn and reported to bim the condition of his wife but it did not appear to produce the slightest effect on him, He did not see a revolver in defendant's hand, Defendant said "I hova dona my "duty" or words to that effect, He never saw the de- fendast in the presence of his wife while he was there. The direction of the shor, must have been from above, downwards and into the right buttock. The revolver must have been

at the back,

A. HE Yman Sho Ksan kas tendered bis

resignation from the Viceroyalty of the Two considering the advisability of transferring him Kwang provinces, the Imperial Government in to Yunnan and appoint the present Yadaan Viceroy, H.E, Li, King Hes, to Canton.

-The vicious puguacity of some. Chinese was well illustrated to the Police Coun this morn

oz. A cativa who had been banished from the Colony no less than three times returned to the scope of bis ill-used activities five days" ago and this morning had to favour the Magiuracy with his presence. He was award-

stocks.

Dance is ofthat year, Mr, S, D. Rowling, Clerk of can only be to elucidate the real sense navo and both transepts will be reserved. Aaifong. The chief fireman, who is a Cblog.at room of their house when they, sod, and the construction of the plant is well on

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