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Daring Opium Robbery.

SASSOON'S GODOWNS ENTERED..

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CHESTS BROKEN OPEN AND OPIUM BIOLIN.

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What must be chronicled in the criminal sosals of the Colony as one of the Manır elevar- ly conceived and boldly caired way dicka jn Hongkong, is the successful burglary of the oplum godonos of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co., la Ice House Road, last night. Consider log the location of the godowns in the very heart of the City'a commercial activities, situated as they are in the basement of leading Bank with its strong rooms adjoining them and facing another banking establish meat-the Mercantile Bank of ladie, Ldit would have been thought that the godowns of Messrs. E. D. Sassoun and Co... would have

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been the last place to tempt the daring cupidity

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 2 1010

CANTON DAY BY DAY

THE PRATAS ISLANDS, U (From Our Own Correspondent)

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Veducation at Government, expanią to ba das frayed out of the Indumsity Fund refurged by the, Wakted States." ~No·luss than three hans "died candidates were present at the ixamisam tion, but caly six who wild able to pass the tedf, ware selected, and fire others; proved to:f bo only fair la. their work, ware placed on the expectant list.

Canton, 24th June, "Afer the payment cfthe sum" of 130,000 yên to the Japanes», pontiusion of Pratan Island

ALLEGED "SHDITION, MONGERE reverted to the Chinese The Chivusa officiali

8th ult. commercially and beve, during the prsty of addressing large crowds in public places for are very koxious to develop the island

Chinese medición vendors are in, the babit ¡mbichs," sent "a qua de flabourers by gunboats to the on fir the purporthe purpose of inducing them to purchase thair Yesurday enoterprising individual submitted a prices. On the 26th instant, four of much van- suggestion to a high authorities to the effect dors were treated on the new bund by the that it would be well to select a number of police on alleged charges that, they had made pritezers now in the gucis for minor offences to, seditious remarkssonsistirup the feeling of the be sent to the Praias with a view to their fed: poople egalest the officials. The four men were ing profitable employment bute, and at the also suspected of being members of a certain same time the scheme will have the effect of revolutionary society; bat as there was not reducing the number of the disturbers of the sufficient proof forthcoming to justify conviction peace in the city. The officials appear greatly they bave been detained for three days at the in favour of the suggestion and ain thinking of police station. adopting it.

DARING RODDERY, VYN

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of robbers. Yet they were the scene last night. of a carefully planned and successfully carried

A daring robbery occurred in broad daylight out robbery by which the burglars have re-in-Honam yesterday.' 'At abousi p.m. thies moved, unsuspected sad undelectin, Inot, to robbers entered house No. 3 Lung Hing street the value of over four thousand dollars.

under the false pretence of being visitors, “The robbers confined the inmates of the house in one room, and then began, to ransack the pre. mises. The thievos-carried away $350 in cash.

A SIMPLE PLAN..

The plan devised was a simple one. Moulds of the keyholes of the double locks, which anchired she iron bars, across the massive doors of the godowns, most have been taken by one or more men acquainted with the work- ing of their strong-rooms. By menant these moulds it is believed falan keys must have been made and used for the purpose of galecking the padlocks, Mr. E. J. Ellis, the gɔdowe clerk in charge of these premises, fi ̈usmul, siw to the proper barring and locking up of the doors yesterday afternoon. Whed he left the pre- mines at 4 p.m. everything was lo order. It was only at nine o'clock this morning when he went to open the godowns in the ordinary course of the day's builaess that

THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE that the locks had bees tampered with. In fact, he found that the old locks, had gone and, That they had bean replaced by two new ones of different patteras to the patent ones, they Lad in use. This discovery led Mr. Ellis to suppose that the door had been opened and a folony perpetrated. That gentleman insting tively bethought bunsell of the Police id whom the strange ducovery wa at once caminuni

cated;

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RAILWAY ENGINEER.

The engineer la chief of the Cacion-Hankow

Rollway, Kwong Sun Mow, has been offered Chal-Ching tailway Company. He has ten- an appointniss' as engineer-in-chief by the dered bis resignation from the Canion. Hankow Railway Company; but has not yet been ac cepted.

CHEAP SALE OF RICE,

Canton-Kowloon Railway.

OLAN FIGHTS ON CHINESE SECTION

IMPEDE" PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION,"

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 29th June, There has recently been a recrudescence of clan fights between the people of the Wang Sha vllinge and those of the Hau Kong village, in Fan Ya district, close to the lies of the Canton-Kowloos Railway. Arms and other weapons were used by the fighters, thus nadın. | gering the lives of the workmen on the line. In consequence of the serions occurrence work bas berž temporarily suspended. Tactal Wol Hao, managing director of the railway, reported the matter to the Viceroy, and the Pis Ya As the outcome of the above incident, the Magistrate, accompanied by the Brigadier Gen- police authorities have given orders to prohibitoral with a number of "braves," was sent yazi hawkers from selling articles altogether on the lorday to the spot to restore orderi now bund

CLAN FIGHTS.

On the 24th juriant a fight of a serious mature occurred in Teang Shing district between the people of the clan Chui and those of the clam 11e Lat clap were killed and about a dozen Lau. During the fight thirty-five persons of houses were destroyed by Tire. The case has

'now been reported to the Cantón authorities,

TOBBER CHIEF ARRESTED,

A railway passenger was arrested day before yesterday on his arrival at the Ngàn Chan Âu station. The man was 'alleged" to "be, robber chio and for his apprehension a raward of $1,000 had been offered. The prisoner has baon brought to Canton for trist.

DEVICEROY YUAN.

The proceeds realined from the cheap rale. of rice at the four sheds in Capton during the last three days were as follows:. On the

Ou several, occasione rumours bare been 21st insient, Eastern Shed $4,787 Westers Current in thin afty that H.E. Yoan Shu Heun Shed, $2,815 Wongaba Shed, $1,470 and Bonam would be transferred hom the Viceroyalty of Shad, $1,34; on the 22nd jamant, Eastern the Two Kwang provinces, but 10 far no Shed, $3.65; Werero Shed, $474 Wongaba definite news has transpired as to his transfor Shed, $1,427; and Houam Shed, $.534; on the

or the acceptance of,his' resignation by the 23rd instant, Eastern Shed, $2,184; Westera Impariat Governmant. However, it is now Shed, $1,495; Wodysha Sbed, 8,306 and Ho. most act longer. A few weeks ago, H.E. thất H.E. Yoan will not stay in of rice have been sold at the sheds each day to Yuna sent a large quantity of his personal

am shed, $1,121. To addition, large quantities Canton much the value of no less than $8,000 to the villages effects and properties back to his dativo place in the Canton neighbourhood. On the 220d in Huan, and it is now again reported that instant the Provincial Treasurer and many H. Yuan's wife will, in the courie of next other officials made an inspection of the wheat, weck, leave Canton also to proceed to Hunas? They highly admired the active manner. in There is every reason to bellave that H.E. which the charitable people are performing Yuan will sooner or later relinquish his A European officer of the detective departs their self-imposed task la distibuting the position from the. Liang Kwang Viceroyalty, ment, accompanied by a Chines' of the secret.

staple commodity to the purchasers so as to be probably at the expiration of his praient abori

leave. service, was at once detalled to conductinvesi-

within the means of all to buy: · gations to the mysterious affair. In their presence tas padlocks were broken opso and entrance gained into the storehouse of this most valuable of Oriental commodities. Lying ul most within a couple of yards of the curance ward thres broken coes! whose guDAY wrappings had been torn open and the opin

packing" of the broken chests heaped up on the Also Uppa coucting, it was found that sighty-nine balls were missing and they were nowhere to be found in the strong-room, the conclusion was that they had beer

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POLICE INVESTIGATIO È

CARRIED AWAY AS LOOT,

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PRAYING FOR BAIK,

aých ult There has been corain in the Canton district for the past two weeks and inasmuch as the heat of the summer is intense, the rice plantations have been considerably damaged. The Kwang, chow Prelect and the two districi magistrates of Namhoi and Paoyu yesterday, personally offered prayers to the goddess for rain, to be proceeded to the Shing Wong Temple and half of the people. The officials have Riso issued a prociam stion to stop temporarily the slaughtering of cattle.

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The 89 balls represent something over two

FREVALENCE OF ROBBERY chests, as the contents of each are forty Robbery has recently been of almost daily balls. The quality of the drug selected by the occurrents in the district of Shun Tak. Lait burglare for their prize" was New Beagres, week blackmailing letters were received by and, at the current market price, the foot is bearly all the shopkeepers of the Woog Lin, of a value of over four thousand dollars. marketplace from robbers demandla. money It is sarmised that the thieves under with throats. On receipt of these letters, the cover of the mormy night and the torranakop people became graátly alarmed and were tal rains saw

their opportunity to pat compelled to close their shops and 'stop busi- into effect their nefarious designs, as it is wows on the 17th instant. They remained wholly inconceivable that they would be so closed up for fully three days, and serious bold as to put their plan into toparation under consequence was at one time feared. Furts ordinary circumstances, As

Brule the nately, on the 2and instant, by the timely arrivel vicinity of the godowns, situated in lol a Turge number of "braves" from Canton midst of all the merchant bongs and' and other places, the shop people were assured Back Square, in housually welt watched, A of adequate protection being provided by the entrance to the luternational Back pre officials, and business was resunted. mises, where the sobbery was committed, on the Queen's Road,ajdo, 'an lodian walchman is constantly posted throughout the night under ordinary circumstances. Moreover, the Bank itself is lit up from within the public counter, an electric lamp being turned on throughout the night. The thieves. mast have seen their opprunity last night when all the man on walch under the open archway must have been driven into shelter indoors by wind and blading rain."

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The Palice have the matter in hand and are

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FLOOD RELIEF.

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CHEAP RICE DISTRIBUTION/ During the last few days the four sheds where cheap rice is being dhlributed bare boos, ip- vaded by thousands of people of the poorer classes to obtain their daily supply of the staple commodity. The proceeds realised from the sale of cheap rice at the four sheds on the 21th and 26th instant were as follows:-On: 24th i Eastern Shed, 53;585; Western Shed, $2,5641, 52.18 On 25th: Eastern Shed, $3,100; Wes Wongska Shad, Sa,zto; and Hooam Shed, tern Shed, 5,040; Wongiba Shed, 11,363 and Hopam Shed, $1,598. In addition to the above figures, about $80,000 worth of rice were sold during the two days to the villagers who came to Cantou for supplies of the grain.

OPIUM ESTABLISHMENTS.

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A return of the cplum firms, dealing in both raw and prepared opium in Canton, is required to be famished once every six months, together with a memorandum showing the amount of opium sold daily by each. This roibre is, to be submitted by the police authorities to the Cha- ton Government Anti-Oplom Bureau for report to Peking for the information of the Anti-Opium Commissioners According to the last return the number of opium establishments in Canion is two hundred and two in all, of which to are situated in the old city, 18 in the Eastern, and Southern suburbs, 84 in the Wentera suburb had 30 in Hodam. According to the regula ions promulgated by the Anti-Oplum Commis. saners, the number of opium shops is not allow

On the telegraphical appeal from the officials of Hunan for pecuniary assistance to relieve the sufferess in the Shang Tak prefecture, where disastrous & os recently accurred, H.B.ed to be increased la Oraton, Viceroy Yuan has instructed the Provincial from the Government treasury to be at once Treasurer to appropriato a sum of 15,000 tacks remitted to Hupan in aid of the sufferers there.

PROPOSED ICE. FACTORY

CHEAP RICE.

THE CHERRY DANCHATRI010.

A liule" flagged path in the moonlight. A cleted door and a silent crowd waiting. The. agaid to wait, to detach our minds from the dobr ppaas and we stream into an empty room outside world before, entering the Tea-Boom; where for our purification a Tea Ceremony is provided that our minds may be fitly prepired to receive the mygierlos of the Cherry Drice, We sit on the floor, our eyes on the closed screens. Evaly one is siloat, waiting for the walls to open. The screens are parted, and the fint to enter taket the favoured place close to the sacred spot where the tax is to be made. It is a long empty room with a low bench an.. ning round the wall,

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We all sent ourselves. The screens are again closed, and not a sound is heard but the low

SINGING THE TEA KETTLE, TRA Again we wait in meditation or curiosity. A sense of peace and rest and absolute detach ment pervades the room.

Presently a door opens. By two and two indicating, beastful little creatures, in wonder: they come in; the children the most dalety, ful, brilliant dresses, with hair fantastically fapp ed and pinned high on the small beads, like dowers poised on graceful stoms. Each child carries a small table, and with low salami they place them before the guests. The oma- ments in their hair. tinkle, and this, with the soft shuffle of the white stockinged feet, is the only sound. They flatter out like butterflies, to retora with cakes and sweet biscuits, bowing forehead to ground before offering them for our acceptance.

WE MITES

The pity to think these- have bren sold to be trained as geishas No choice for them in the matter—their fate is sealed. Their little faces, anw so happy and brilliant, will they become at the face of her

who now entera?

Sbe, the Tez-Makor, stately and of immovable steps, moves forward and seats herself at the countenance, with the orthodox number of

table. Surely she has stepped out of one of the old printi? Is a gorgaeus costume, her hair dressed elaborately, she rears ber slander neck; above is a pala`still face with eye that glow and lips dyed scarlet. A haunting-sad- ness is expressed in that expressionless face, a something primaval, elemonial, that places ber aloof, apart from the rest of us; it is a some, thing that is tragic-and only a few, a very few years age she was pas of those smiling children; she is hardly grown up, and tragedy kas taken her for kir own,

The kettle sings, and the water bubbles and surges wildly in the third stage of bailing. With a long wooden dipper she pours loa little cold water to revive the the late

* YOUTH OF THE WATER," In silence and with an almost breathless altention we sit, cur eyes fixed upon her every movement. The ordered précision, and the delicacy of every action, trivial in sppearacco, conveys to the initiated a world of sugestion and a fud of thought. I have said nothing of the whisking of the tex (it is powdered (89), nor of the elaborate washing of each alers i before as well as after the making, for to appreciate the art that has gone 10 produce such a ceremony it must be seen and felt,

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INTERFORT POLOS

RONGKONG, DIPRATS: TSINOTAO,

Encouraged by this succeia, Dallas showed up. splendid' in the third round and twiền wiikin a few seconds had a shot at goal, the ball missing: the post in each case by but a few yards.. Then McEu come into prominence, and wis rest; The second of the surlan of Interpart polo: ponsible for a good mun up. the field bat the matchus took place, on the ground of the vleitors, soon bad play, innafetrad, and at the Shanghai Polo Club yesterday aveolog, reports | Shanghai and Landale Cleared an excellant abot the Shanghai Zimes of jgth: last,, whan Honge, which looked almost certain to score: Shang- kong, most and defeated Taingtao,”. A year ago, bal were next awarded a fron bất naar the goal, |_ It; may be rémambered, Taingtao paid a vizli | and Lundalo put in a lovely shot which misaad to Shanghal, bat co that occasion their form the goal by ouir a few lost. The homesters did not impress paiicularly. However, they were now pressing had both McRom"and showed's decided change for the butar on this | Dallas had “hard tides", when near the vialtor'?. occasion and in the opening paarages of the goal. The score was unaltered) at the close of match with Hongkong displayed a coralderable the third chukkaagadot amount of spirit. :: Tawards, the end, however, they fund themselves entirely outplayed, and had ta acknowledge defeat to the tune of 9-3, The tsime took the field as followsing NED, HONGKONG,AN KAY

TSINGTAO.

•*. Capt. Scarlett |`r. A. Schade

2. ^ Beathcoter:|-. z. A. Melacku ... 3. Mr. Crookandan 4. R. H. Eckfordjy 94. Capt. Davidson. 4." Pfeiffer.

The last and Goal chukka saw Hongkong's position silli further improved, their third; goal resulting from a foul, Crökanden doing tha needful. There was now ilttle hopa el victory for Shaoghal; but the local man rallied togas ther and made desperate efforts to score, but all; proved froitlar and the gime resulted

Hongkong 3 Shangba

On retorulog to the pavilion the Hongkong presentatives were heartily chaeredi

SIR CURRIMBHOT MERAHIM,

„CREATED A BARONET.

jolh uit, Mr. E. Pabaney inform us that he received, last night, a telegram from his Bombay office that the firm's realor partner, Sir, Currimbboy Ebrablm, was created a Baronet, by His Majesty King George on Friday last.

To those who, hoped to see Tsingtao offer a good resistance to Hongkong the opening minute of the game proved disappelailng. No sponse was the ball set arolling than. Hong. 'kong pushed up to the Teingtão goal, where however, Davidson with a rather, wild "swipe", sent past. Tsingtao wame duable their back carelessly sent the ball in front of to relieve pressure, and from the restart goal. Here Cicokerden was in walling and making no mistaken pat Hongkong on the lead. With the game ance more in motion Heathcote got away but was quable to pass Pisiffer, who very skilfully deprived him, of the bell. ⠀⠀ From Sir Catrimbhoy Ebrahim is the seafor part here a series of indifferent attempts occurred tuner of Mesa, Currimbhoy Ebrahimi & Co., of midfald and than Eckford got away for Taing Bombay and Calcutta, and E. Pabaney of tao. He shot hard and true, and it seemed a Hongkong, Shaoghal and Kobe. Sir Gerrrin- certain goal, but, fortunately for Hongkong bhoy Ebrahim is the first Mahomedan Baronet Crookenden was very fast and cleared in the in the Bombay Presidency. pick of time. The chukka was immediately brought to a close with the Score :-Hongkong, ∙1; Tsingtao, o........

Starting the second chukka Pfeiffer, taking advantage of one of the Hongkong, playat's. "mistakes, made streight for goal. Davidson was bowover handy and clearing in excellent stylu allowed Hongkong to get away Heath and three of the Tsingtao, men missing in suc a cose galloped up on the wing, then contred, cession he was left with practically a clear goal. With a clear straight shot ho scored, and now Hongkong were two op. On, the push off Tsingtao showed renewed spirit, and Pfeifer, who showed himself a giant on the northern side, got away by himself. Thirty yards from goal he shat and amid applauso the flag signalled a posl. It was, however, paly a temporary success, for a moment later Hong kong increased their lead again. In trying to clear from goal mouth beincke's pony was struck by the ball on the neck, and bouncing between the sticks a goal 'wát given. Soon afterwards the Tringian than repeatku the tatal error of placing the ball in front of their goal and Crookenden lost no chance but scored with a hard drive. The chukka cordiaded with

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Hongkong 4: Tsingtab 10

In the third chukks Davidson went forward through Tsingtao were very hardly pressed and while Crookenden was transferred back. All throughout, the spell Hoogkang seldom left their half Crookenden and Daviding scored a fifth and sixth in rapid, succession, while after scrappy play the former towards the close bang ed home a seventh. The bell then wont and As the players were mseceuvring for place, Pfeiffer got away and passing to Meinche the latter scored a second point for Thingto. The chukka cantinded :—

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Hongkong 7: Taingina 2.. Comparatively little interest was taken in the last chukk, play being slow. Davidson put on au eighth goal for Hongkong and after a dis- uplay of rare combined work Crookenden added A dioth. The match was then brought to a close, Hongkong winning by g goals.to 3. fog a game takes place between Shangbai and Hongkong thus reain the cap. This even-

Tsingtao.

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OPIUM IN BURMA, PROHIBITION OUT OF THE QUESTION, The Rangon Gazette in the course of an auticle on the abova subject matter hat these remarks on the special position la Barms

difcuts ons, Prohibition would; of necessity, The position of the Government is obviously. be a farce unless as part of a wider move- ment which would include China and the Straits Settlements. Otherwise the expanser of maintaining a staff of officers large enough to prevent illicit trade would be an inlölerable burden when added to the growing shortage of revenue. Everything depends on Chins and it would be unwise to attemplanything hetculess. till the net remit of her activity becomes known. to any case there are may districts, such as thots occupied by some of the Shane and the wild Was, where our authority is still un alandar that it would ba

PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY even to suppress cultivation. Complete pro- hibition, therefore, being out of the quellion, if the habit is recognised as atterly paraicious, the only alternative method of dampingitont seeme to be in an extension of the system of repletra, ton and a more careful checking of salem It sold from licensed shops to unregistered it not enough to say that no opium shall be Burmans if they can buy it at alightly higher fignts from non-Burmans who are not subjected to (bat test. Univargal registration, of course, to be effective, would necessitate the creation of a much larger, staff of officials for they would have to deal with the great host of Madmisi coolies and Chinese labourers, large sections of whom ste consumers to Ch man. With a constant stream of Immigrante the work would naver, by finished, and com plicatjona, which would make evasios easy, would be almost certain to arise! Accordingly it would appearthat such a step would be kardly. less impracticable than prohibitione dis

~But there is ARCHAN

AROTHER ASPECT OF THE CASE

to suppress the trade altogether. Opium, Ilke

It has not yet been proved that it is desirable"

alcohol, when taken in moderation, does nobody any great bärm. In somo "Cases. It is A VICTORY FOR HONGKONG.

argued, not to put it and strongly; that it does The first loterport Pulo event of the week god. Certainly no evil effects are traceable to it among the Chinese in Rangono. Soldiers was brought off on yesterday aftercoon on the and coolies often take in small quantities genued of the Shaughal Polo Club, reports the Shanghai Times of 3rd uit. Hongkong and 4 a matter of principle. The same may be Shanghai wore the contestants and the victory aid of Shaus who believe in its virtaus as a went in favour of the visitors by three goals to before the Royal Commission Sir George Scott prophylactic against faver. In his evidenca one. Agood deal of interest was contred around

the scheme of distributlag cheap rice by emulat The gentry of Falshos have decided to adopt lng the example of the Committee of the Cheup Rice Disposal Barcag in Canton to relieve the signal, the door opens and the children troop the match, and consequently a large number said that ho knew of no eril affects dus from It i distress of the people of the poorer classes in that town. A certain sum of money has been ained and rice will be imported from Siam and Annata for the purpose.

188 WATER SUPPLY,

A proposal is now on foot for the establish meat of an ice factory in Canton under the auspices of a merchant gamed Chap Wat Nam, He has submitted a petition to the Total for the Development of Native Industries for permission to form a company to manufactura ico bere. In the petition the applicant pro mised to pay to the Gov ramant, as royalty, a sum of $40 out of every $1,000 toalised from found concerning the recent rainfall Writing In another calúma oficial figures will be she rate of the products of the factory. It i reported that the Taptei has granted the petion this subjact a correspondent says: tider the privilegs applied for.

pursuing searching investigation with a view to running the thieves to earth After this tncident, and considsuing the voluminous pa tore of the foot that has been safely trans- ported through the City into hiding, it most be admitted one's 1808 of security for valuable property is not very reassuring. The ramoval of 89 balls of stolen opium.is

NO CHILD'S PLAY. and the fact that it was accomplished prints to the insufficient patrol of the business quarter of the City and calls for additional

... RAILWAY STATION ROBBED, police in at least one part of the Colony The railway station at No. 9 section of the where, abrelute safety must be guaranteed to Canton-Hapkow Railway was held up the the commercial bonses whose stoka-rooms are stocked with valuable muchandise. Evidently

other day by robbers, and the money from the safe of tickets on that day, as well as the the perpetrators of last night's daring robbery personal effects of the radway officials, ware must be quite a small gang of men, and carried away to the value of about five hundred by the acknowing but when, encouraged dollars. This is the fourth time this year that

the success of one night's sally and the valuable bsul secured, they might not seniore

railway stations have been robbed in this into the vauls of one or other of our Banks in the same locality,

QUESTION OF A PROMISSORY NOTH,

COLOURED MAN'S WIFE SAYS THAT SHE - SIGNED, NOTE:AS WITNESS.

Final inst,

Before Mr. Justice Haziland, Acting Poisne Judge, in the Summaly Court this morning, the case was again mentioned in which lada Singh, a watchman in the employ of Messrs. Gao. Fenwick and Company, sued Cornelius Grant, and his wife Mary Graar, a Chinese woman, to recover the sum of $176.85, being amount due vader two promissory notes and $46.80 Interest thereon, Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff, the defendants ap pearing in person.

In answer to his Lordibip, Grant sold that his wife pui a mark so the promissory pots an Withess: Defendant who spoke English, said he could not write his own signature..

Mr. Gardiner and the promissory note, which bogan "Wa, the oudersigned," ele.

manner.

HARBOUR COLLISION,

The other day when the China. Merchants' Steam Navigation Company's steamer Kong fak was catering port abb collided with and sank a boat fully laden with rice just out side the harbour limit. It is reported that the rice was consigned to the Cheap Rice Disposal Committee. As the result of the accident, the cargo of rice on board was lost, but the crew and passengers on board were fortunately saved.-

FOR LAW AND ORDER,

Only one bow) of ten is madó and handed to him who sits on the left of the table; then, at a in each carrying a little brows bowl filled with with a thick poe-soup mixture, which they place before an, When all are served, wo drink.

It is

'A'SOLEMN MOMENT

to A reverent novice. The cup is held in both hands and slowly tarded about to admire, the with three mouthfuls and a half it is drained of Its delicious (?) contents,"

Thick and green and salt, it is not what we cill tea-but wa are in Japan,, and there is glamour oven over whisked tes.

One should have thought that all the exu- berant raios of la a would have made a mark

The tea ceremony was Bow over. With ed difference in the water supply in our reser. voirs. The fic: remalar, however, that the mind and body wonderfully soolbed and re- apparent supply of drinking water does mofreshed, and postasted by an extraordinary appear to hire increased to any grast extent, two wele flang apan, and we cucered The Hill streams are all running strong, though, raised dais at one end of the theatre. Lising What a scene met our eyes! Wa stood on a and doubtless the deplinished supply will be made good in due cours. Tytam is reported the walls wase the singers, the player of to be only about half-full-a staus of things samisen, gongs and cymbals the auditorium which does not help to brighten prospects for spaces filled with a gay expectant malenude, was clear of seats, and divided into little square the next dry season-but on the other hand' the low-level reservoirs are pretty well primed Long raised paths of polished wood ran the to their fall capacity, and ought to enabis length of the hall, and up these "wer-paths residents to tide over the short commons of the days to come.

'7 PPHOID ON & WARSHIP.

OVER SIXTY PATIENTS,

Typholu fever is very prevalent among the crew on board the battleship Vami (formerly the Oral). Shortly after she left Yokosuka o During the last few days the Taptai of the Irthier, the Japan Hirald states;'s seaman Constabulary and the Total for the Develop was found to be suffering from the fever and meat of Native Industries bad several consults when the warship avived at Kamalsbi on the tiens with the local gantry and the committens 14th instant, the number of patients bad reached of the various charitable institutions with

10 61. Ar it appeared to be spreading farther, view to ridding the city of evil characters, the veszal returned to Yokosuka and after the The gentry and the committees of the charitable patients were accommodated at the Navat insutations alleged to use all this beli Hospital, underwent disinfection on a large efforts to assist ine officials in the matter, and scale. a general meeting has therefore been arranged to take place on the goth ineiant, at the Ol Yuk Charitable lostition, for the purpose of inviting public opisiou) as to how the scheme can be successfully cairled out, ./

'SLAVES,

from Poking the Canton, Authorities have is To accordance with instructions received

practice of baying slaves. Breach of this order sued a proclamation strictly prohibiting the will entail severe punishment.

DERFOOR RICE CROP,

Plaintiff stated that he laut the money to the defendants. Atfit, the man wanted the money himself but plaintificlosed 10 do so unless de fandant's wife was prepáród to affix hor sigus. sure. The reason be did this' was because he rice crop this year is a very poor ons and that It is learnt from the farmers that the first thought in this way defondant would be it is not expected to yield even ball the quin dahamad to go to Coun

Mary Grant went into the box and on baility of a normal harvest.

being

His Lordship entered judgment against the Mardana (9) he isam off,375, including las tarasty with lava follama Aifrisk Welt Keniam

^for the balance of the amount camidea

CAR EDUCATION,

At the beginning of this month a compet sive examination was held by the Canton Pro vincint); Rdqcational - Commissioner to selaçı nudinis to be pest 10!Amarica this yanİ (ŞI

TIPHOON WARNING,

The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at the American Consulate General to-day:

*

Manila, June 27th, 11.00 a.. Channel, moving W. or W.N.W.

Cyclone or Typhoon BOTE DE Over Balintang

Consulate General hote ad from the Manila Observatory at the American Thotelegramsquoted below have boss receive

Manila, Jann 27.h, 4:00 p.m. Cyclone or Typhoon seer or over Balintang Channel moving

Cyclood or Zyphoon !! of Baliotang, Ches

camd.

THE DANCERE

forbid hins to grow the poppy would be to

of spectators were present, despite the extreme of opium world be to put him to death, To and that "to deprive the Shan' and the hillman ly hot weather. The game was timed for 5-15 p.m. bait was nearly half-past five before the ball was est in motion. Four chakkis, of seven court defiance and revolt" it would be con- gaining the advantage of two goale in the very minutes each, were played and the visitors, trary to all the

first chukka, played a splendid.combination game throughout and thoroughly deserved the victory which they achieved. The teams turned out as follows

H'kong (Red) Hon. PG. Scarlett' Cap.J.R.O. Heathcote Mr. 1. Crookenden Capt. Davidson

S'hai (White)

■ Mr. J. A. Hayes

G. Dallas 3. K.J. McEuen, 4 ta D. Landala The Umpires were Ool. C. D. Brace and Mr. H. E. Campbell, and Mr. R. Macgregor acted as time-keeper

ruthlessly and at a single blow at the

MANA TRADITIONS OF BUITISH "RÜLEN SAN

Human!

behest of urotiment ratior (ban science, to outrage a prople by depriving them of an article which they have seldom, abused sad bave come to regard as a necessity. With the Baiman proper things may be different. If, at is the case in Arakan, as is clearly doge nerating morally and physically under a peri picious habit, something ought to be dona Bat care must be takon that prohibition, if deemed practicable, do not delve him to something worse. There are other drugs than spium which undoubtedly do moga barm to Playing at the outset with the sun at their Asiatics, and anfortunatly the suppression brilliant run up on the right wing placed in those poisons. Such as cocaine for last- backs the visitors made a good start, and with of opium is lararlebly followed by illich trafic. Shanghai in difficuldes Mr. Lardale, how. auce, which finds steadily increasing mar ever, relieved the rather dangerous sitas ket. Then there is alcohol. No assial. tion_nod "prosed 10 Hayes The latter pass in served by refusing opium to the Bur A

transferred play to the other end, where man, if you encourage him to drink. "Are wO right through the audience they flattered, and McEnen gained poression and took a shot prepared to prohibit the corromption of alcohol danced like the petals of their beloved cherry. at goal, but the ball want behind. With as well as opium, throughout the proviece? If blossom as they fall to earth. Radiant in the selling of the ball in motion again, the sot, it might well appear to the sative of the diversity of colour, a fan in each hand, with Hongkong men came away on the right wing country that he was merely being asked to stalslides and shythm of gustura and poise at a rapid pace and Crookendes getting the give up delted to an almost ethereal lightness of touch, better el Laudale, reg sto ed Hongkong's first AN ASIÁTIC PRODUCT they floated up and down above the black goal, play having been in progress but a couple for one that came from Eur

of minutes. Such an early disaster seemed to nature in such that the man who is bent on gleaming heads balow, now joining the dancers 02, a stage in a vision of brilliant light and a

dishearten the local representatives somewhat, utimulants will have them so long as science mass of cherry blossom, and again separation, and their display st this stage was quite can give them, and the law, dons, not prevent, to unite, as it ware, the audience with inferior to that of the visitors, who were bim.. If it rin be proved, that oplem uUVAT: while chanted shrill wild harmonies is the the joy they represented. The singers all the

now playing a splendid combination serves any crafal porpane, and that its'nre can' game. Not long afterwards Hongkong's ba safaly prohibited, than a good things with minor key to the accompaniment of samiten, second goal was registered, Heathcote placing have been done. But Barma and Jedla am inte gong, and cymbal-forming the essential cop the ball nicely between the posts after a pretty capable of accomplishing that anaded. . The rast, and voicing the cry of desire that lies at mag up from about the half-way line. The co-operation of Obien pari patsaaq be amazed. background for all this fury lightness of the point was scored, and at the end of the could be adopted than. He Asquith's Walt the back of thiogt, providing the foundation, the timekuspar's ball sounded immediately after und ander ins circumstances no better motto. barely. It was the Impersonation of Spring, first chakka the scoreboard read; Hongkong and son, Ma 8pting dropped from the mountains into the two goals, Shroghai all, borom of night—and, it gave the same llile. In the second chukka the local mis showed THE PABBING OF KOREA-- ache and asked the same question: “la 15-Joy † mach" bitter" formi," and · Dattai pot in" an I am, or is le Sorrow?"-Dicely Marshall excellest shot at goil which came very near INAUGURATION OF COLONIAL BOARDS in Pall Hall Gonetta,

scoring, Landale attuwards gained possession and made another pinccessful attempt to

Bencoklo, Rze:12. Our interesting festuse of planting enterprise, place the ball between the posis. This war The intugurajton of, the Colonial Board wan and Baron which had fallen off greatly of late yours owing goal, where the visitors lost an excellent chance Goto. In addition in Jiwa is the tevival of coffee cultivation followed by an invision of the homester's Kiraited to-day " Marquis

poste (Premierë - to loaf› diucsuez sad low prices, The Java of adding to their score and; Leadsla again and Minister,

+ba/ president crop, which reached nearly, one million picole: rolloved and sant the ball well towards midiaid, and vice pre pictlag Java coffet, properly so called, baving made so individual effort which almost resulted yeady before 1885, now scarcely touches 80,cco Hayes now showed out prominently, and will DP thus fulled, Liberia,coffee came into favour in "anceisn, Shanghits one" mod only-ros unlif leaf disɑkse sofred upon it.. Planters now, was "registered, spon "pin their faith on Robusta coffee, an African centre, receiving the

from variety and theraras, ündar it ja, mandily:ja- | Hongkang playars creialog" "Bonfar, thin caffen is fine from Isal, scoring a boattila disoning. It has bisider than särantage et hity Beanlly appli productiveness