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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 8472

Telegrams.

CHINA AND ENGLAND.

ADVANCE INTO SZECHUAŃ

'OF BRITISH TROOPS.

REGENT GREATLY

ALARMED.

["Snguso Po" SERVICE)

Peking, Fol. 20, Alarming reports are reaching

Telegrams.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1911

晚二十月正年三統宜

Telegrams

CANTON'S LEPERS.

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

GRAVE SITUATION; ARMY

BEING MOBILISED.

TROOPS TO CENTRÉ ON

TIENTSIN.

Susuno Po" SERVICE.]

Peking, Fob, 20.

The situation arising out of the

dispuito between Russia and China

over the Mongolian frontier que:-

UNDESIRABLES TO BE

ISOLATED.

[Tun TELEGRAPH CORRESPON. DEST.]

Criton, Feb. 20.

Tho Provincial Assembly is considering means of dealing with

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

OPENED TODAY.

The Criminal Sessions were opened this morning the Chief Justice, Sir Francia T. Piggott, prosiding in the large Court and His Honour F A. Hazoland in the small Court

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一拜祖:

CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING. Teo Ngan, an elderly Chinese, was charged with having on 10th January Inst kidnapped a five years old child. in Victoria,

He pleaded not guilty, adding "I took the child out to drink tou,"

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Evidouce was then led, at the conclusion of which the jury returnell an unanimous yerdict of guilty:

Prisonor had nothing more to say, but asked to be dealt with leniently

rob.

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The following jury was om- panelled--Messrs. W..R. Weaser, f. M. Wong, W. H. L. Warrener, J. H. Underwood, G. Budow, W. Nicholson and J. W. Taylor. this was one of the very numerous Dr. Clark, in reply to the Court,

The Attorney-General said that

Ho ploaded guilty. cases of kidnapping which was said that the wound inflicted was so rife in this Colony at proscut. not of a serious xuturo. Prisoner was charged with taking

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YACHTING.

THE HONGKONG CORIN- THIAN YACHT CLUB.

A race was yesterday for the Commodorend Vice-Com- modore's cups, the whole fleet competing on handicap timon. A fine start was witnessed from the Club house...

run-

His Lordship passed sentence of three years hard labour. ROBBING AND WOUNDING. Yip Yoh as arraigned on a large of assaulting and wound-ning at the time and wind out of

With a strong flood tido.í ing one Yoh Sang with intent to the N. N. E., the boats had to

starting gun was fired it took very stand away from the line on the

little time for all to cross and port tack, and as soon as the

Datum Rock (the mark), and the fairly well for the run down to sot spinnackors. The wind held

Ayesha and Corrince were first to bunchell together at the Rook that got round. The boats ivero so was passed of 14 years' hard it was only with very smart hand-

the Grand Conncil from thio South tions is becoming increasingly, and the prõjosul is made to mako jon his behalf that he was making Second Street. The mother was labour, the prisoner to be twico ling that some were able to avoid

West.

grave.

The Viceroy of Szoclyton teft-

The Throne has untered the

graphs that a British force has langang armies and the troops

crossed the frontier,

from to Two King to proveed

The Chinese Ambon at Llisseat one to Tientsin. Troops from

reports that Bila ishops are tha other southern provinces are advancing into Tibet,/h, univel- also 19 go north, the mobilisation ing towards Szechuan

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Viceroy Li of Yunnan

ports that Drifish troop

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The Regent is greatly alari el and is holding long gonlorencs

with his Ministora.

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At forsompietoil within ivo days,

GIANA PROTESTS. The Council hotelegri bed to H.E. Shap Yin Ty, Chinogo Minister at St. Petersburg, to protest against the advance of

Russian troops into Mongolia.

The Council has telegraphed

The Ambian asks that stops bo immediatly taken to have thiend-to the Mongolian authorities to vance of the British troopsstopped,

THE NEW GABINET.

ITS POWER TO BE

CURTAILED.

Sncuxa PoBcavicz.]

Poking, Feb. 20.

The Grand Council fear that: the nowy Cabinet, as proposed, will have too great power, and it,

therefore, will form an advisory

council of thirty members, thus

equalising matters.

FENGTIEN RAILWAY.

"SKEUNG PÓ" SELVIOR.]

Peking, Fob, 20.

Traffic has been resumed on the Feugtien Railway, but the foreign

Ministers have expressed the hope that it should at once cease

in the event of a recrudescence of the plague,

.OPIUM.

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SHEUNG TO BERVICE.)

Peking, Folk 20. The British Minister has not agrood to the proposal that the period for this suppression of opíum ahould be shortoned,

keep careful watch on, Rússian,

movements and report at once any activity. The Viceroys and

Governors of the various pro-

vinces have been asked by the

Throne to make suggestions as to the best way to relieve the

situation.

The proposal to send the cruiser Hoi Sun to Singapore has been abandoned.

CHINA WARNED.

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whipped, with 12 strokes, each: of each other. whipping to be within six months

In the Chief Justice's Court, Mr. G. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Shouton) me tioned the case of a Choi Po, who is charged with offences un dor section of Ordinance No. 7of 1909 and section 75 6f Ordinance away the child, a boy, from the had not been disturbed in the His Lordship said if prisoner No. 5 of 1805. In this caso, possession, of his mother with in-robbery, he would doubtless have tont to deprive her of her owner- the leper muisemer in Canton, pouring for the defence and it was same house as the mother, No. 8 on the complainant. Sentence said, Sir Henry Berkeley was ap-ship. He was a lodger in the inflicted more serious bodily harm

this application. Mr. Slade, a census of those afflicted and pn-ho believed, was prosecuting. Tho application was thint the case desirable.persims with a view 1

should go over to the next Sossions, of on various groutils. The prisoner whs committed for trial on 9th Jaunary and he desired to call for his dofonce two witnesses wlio were at presont in Canton. They hud boou sent for, but he did not think they could possibly be down in tinio for those Sussions. The econd ground was that the soner.

dopositions wore, only handed to the solicitors last Friday and they had not had time to instruct counsel. In to third place, the indictment was only filed this morning and on totally different charges. So he was instructed.

deporting them to some ishind

the cast where they could be ing

lated.

Món en won will be separ- led, and a briety will be

tablished in Caution and through out the province to look after the

lepers and see dat they are porly reato».

WEDDING AT OHEL LEAH SYNAGOGUE.'

A very prolly wedding was colebrated yesterday afternoon at the Jewish Synagogue, the con- tracting parties boing Mr. Max Hirschberg, of the Ordnance Depot, Manila, and Miss Sophie Murowich, nidée of Mr. J. Sorper. The Synagogue was tastofully decorated. A large gathering of relatives and friends witnessed

the ceremony.

The bride's, dress, which was designod by Madame Flint, was soft satin, trimmod with silk braid. She wore a bonutiful wreath of myrtle. Mieres Berthn and Esther Sternberg, the brides

side, wore dainty dresses of white silk, triamod with satin and fine Ince.

The bride was given away by Mr. Serper. The groomsinon wore Messre, M. Sternberg and N, Blumenthal.

After the ceremony at the Synagogue, a reception was held at Mr. and Mrs. Weingarten's residence, where the health of the The British, French aud. Ja-bride and bridegroom was en- thusiastically honoured. Tho paneso Ministers have used their wedding presents were numerous and costly. The lippy couple good offices with the Grand Coun-loft for Manila by the 6.8. Rubi

to-day.

cil, advising it to regard the

situation seriously and take wise,

steps to prevent an outbreak,

The Rogent and his Council

Imperial Highnova sent for Prince Ching, although the ágod states- un is ill, and with him dis

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

A FRUSTRATED ROBBERY

Li Choung, a sedate-looking Chinose, was charged with assault and attempted robbery at 171 Wanchi Road on. 10th January.

He pleaded not guilty? Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed

fouling or piling up on the mark.

a widow. At half-past twelve o'clock on the day in question he told the mother that he was going to take the child out to tea. They

The Dalvoon had all her canvas were away some time and at last,

in her now shit of sail, putting all up, and looked a veritable cloud skippers of smaller bonts to loe- the mother beenine anxious sul sent out her sister-in-law to look

ward of her in fear and trembling for the child. The latter went

lost they should be blanketed. to the Maçao, boat and found the

Ou the best back the wind held ' man on board. Ho pointed out where the child was. The child

fairly well up to the fairway buoys, but then foll away to a dead calm, was eating peanuts and enkes, by Mr. H. L. Deunys, jun.) con- loaving Brenda and Ayesha, who presumably supplied by the pri-ducted the prosecution. Ho said soomed to have this race in their The sister-in-law brought that the complainant in the case hands. The other boate thon the child ashere and gave the was Mrs. F. Dubashi, a Japaneso.eropt up to the same place, which man into charged with kidnapping, he said soner in company with another things. The Thecla and Asthors custody. When On the day in question, the pri- considerably altered the aspect of a fellow ledger had taken the man knocked at her door and stuck to the Hongkong shore and child from him and ho had gone asked for the servant boy. She picked up the strongest of the ebb to the steamer to look for him. told them la was out and tide which had set in, and drifted After hearing ovidenco the jury hour later they returned. This freshoning N. B. wind, which they went away. About an with it sufficiently to pick up the returned a verdict of guilty.

His Lordship passed sentenco

time they forced open the gave them a lead on the others, four yours' penil servitude,

loor and seized hold of the com- Thecla crossing the finishing line plainant by the throat. Assist first and Asthoro second. The ance was at hand, however, and Asthoro saved her tinio on Theola, the prisoner was caught by thus securing the Commodore's Japanese just as he was leaving cup, whilst Thecla takes the the house. The other man Vice-Commodore's. ran away and escaped cap- turó. Two Japhnose took the The Attorney-Gonoral recount-prisoner to the police station. On of the facts of the case (which the way lie stooped down, pro- has already been fully reported tonding to do his shoe, and very in the "Telegraph"). It appears gently placed a knife on the that the prisoner set fire to some ground. At the bottom of the wicker baskets lying up against stairs were found two coils of wire. the wall of a matshod dwelling When charged at the police and that it was discovered only station, he admitted that he was just i tiniq to save the whole there but denied the assault.. mentioned that there were a num building The Attorney-General ber of previous

The Attorney General (Hon, Mr. W. Rees avios)-Then my learned friend has boon-misin-of structed. This was not a caso, he went on to say, in which his Lordship should stay the trial. The prisoner was committed for

his instructions were that in trial on the 19th of January, and the meantime there had been a elinge of solicitors--that was the reason of this application being made.

Mr. Alabaster-There are the two witnesses in Canton. The solicitors were only instructed

the 17th.

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The Attorney-General suid there two witnesses down from Cantou. had boon ample time to get the As regarded the depositions, they could have had these long

before.

His Irdship-I think the de- positions should be sent at once.

The Attorney-General-The solicitors always apply for thom. But that is no ground for delay,

His Lordslip No, no. The Attorney-General added that as regarded the glange in the indictment, the only alteration was that one of the counts had been dropped. He thought his learned friend Sir Henry Berkoloy would have ample time before the end of the week to become nice

quainted with the depositions.

His Lordship-Will the case tako long?

Mr, Alabaster-I am instructed that it will take at least two days. His Lordship fixed the hearing for Thursday at 10,30 am,

EMBEZZLEMENT.

Over a hundred Volunteers paraded at King'e Park Rango

The first case called as that yesterday morning to fire their in which Leung Ho Chun was standard test, The day' was &

charged with uttering forged re-

ARSON.

Frank Aquino, a tall young man who claims English paront- age, was charged with arson com- mitted at Mongkoktaui.

He pleaded guilty..

convictions

against them. It seemed to

**THE FOLLIES.” Another large audience filled state of mind should be inquirodnight, and all wore thoroughly him desirablent the prisoner's the Theatre Royal on Saturday into. Except ho were of weak delighted with the first-class and mind, there was no accounting for entirely original fare provided, this extraordinary act.

Mr. Houry Dallas, in the role of "Chief Folly," brimmed over with wit and humour and pro- voked roars of laughter. The inimitable "Henry' onco

tioned that a foul took place Porhaps it ought to be men- after rounding Datum Book, be tween Dawn and Toinette, the former on the port-tack forcing Toinette on the starboard took, about. The skipper of Dawn claims that no foul took place, as the Toinette hadn't touched her. The study and knowledge of the Y. R. A. sailing rules is absolutely necessary in sailing, to prevent accidents, for which purpose they were framed.

Another curious point of the Vice-Commodore's cup aniled un- race was that tho' winner of the der protest against his handicap, but still will take the prize.

In handicapping for a race His Lordship-I should like to

with such a variety of boats, have his antecedents looked into and inquiry made. Ile can come

large and small, it must be ad- mittod that it is a most difficult up before the end of the Sossions,

The case was accordingly re-more returned to the scene of his nine cases out of every ten it task to plonso everyone, and in nanded.

A WELL-ARMED THIEF. Bofore Mr. Justice fazoland and a jury, Lo Chun was charged with having on 21st January boon found armed with weapons with

intent to commit a felony...

He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Alabaster, acting for the Attorney-General, in opening the case for the Crown said that in that caso prisoner was charged with having boon found on the night in question in possession of a revolver, a knife and sundry other weapons, with intent

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former triumphs, and during his occupation of the boards of the will be found that the handicap- Theatre Royal for the next few per knows more about what the days promises to add to his various boats can do than the laurols. A variation of Mand owners themselves.

Races are Allan's" Spring Dance," for which often lost by the helmsman, and through no fault of the boat, he was responsible on Saturday though the boat is always blam night, proved a revelation to many.d. If boats could only speak Itwould bo invidious to draw com- parisons where all excelled, but and bo alive (as sometimes they there are two items which call seem to be in a sea) they would for special mention, and these are treat the helmsman as a horse

does his "greenhorn" rider, the songs "Ypsilanti" and "My Moon" by Misses Cissie Harcourt

THE BEGGAR NUISANCE. and Elsie Rodfern respectively. The Bongs

in themselves are

A Chinese beggar, was charged charming compositions and, com- this morning with begging and are at a loss what to do. His good one for shooting, and someceipts for house, rents to the to commit a felony in a certain bined with the rich and flexible offering a bribe of $2.05 to P. C

splendid scores were made. amount of $50 and also with shop in Wuku Street. On 21et voices of the singers, provide a Wilson, 65: It appears that having embezzled three suis January, the Inspector at Hung- delightful treat. Pelissier's pot- yesterday morning he opproached $85, $160 and $78 respectively hom was in Wuhu Street whon hated plays were a delightful novel-two Europeans outside the Stag The Volunteers will be having-belonging to his employer, saw prisonor along with two other while the burlesque on Hotel, and asked for enmsha. another field day" on Friday Chan Chan Ngan, next. They will leave by the He pleaded not guilty to the up to them, the two other men screamingly funny. The other od him. On doing so the beggar men. When the Inspector wont London East End music-hall was P. C. Wilson saw this and arrest- seven o'clock train in the morning, charge of ultering the forged went away, leaving prisoner.be items on the programme are too stretched out his hand to the and return to the island on the recaita but guilty to the charge hind. On being searched he was numerous to mention in detail but policeman, with 82.05 in it, and same day,

of embezzlement, ***

found to be in possession of a re- they are all marked by the same said "Cumshn, muster."--The The Blake Shield competition was prepared to accept that plea, extra cartridges, together with a thoroughly representative of the station and on being searched The Attorney-General said he volver, fully loaded, and with five standard of excellence which is 60 defondant was then taken to the will take place on the 11th of This was the position which the knife and a gig. During the renowned Polissier. March, at King's Park, Kowloon. prisoner had taken up through struggle, prisoner throw away

over $40 were found on him,' FINANCIAL NEWS.

hidden near his bolt. He admit- Aut, Both at the Police Station something which was afterwards

ed begging, but denied having and at the Magistrney lie had found to be another gag, Prison- The report of the Val D'or offered the bribe to the policeman. admitted embezzling his emer was then taken to the station Rubber Estatos, Limited, sub- Fined $5 or fourteen days for ployer'e money to the extent of and shore charged. After being mitted at the first annual ordinary bogging, and $100 or thireo some $10,000. The indictment cautioned he made a statement general meeting of shareholders montlus for offering the bribe. did not charga qaything like to the effect that lo had in London on the 30th of January,

onased the situation.

BARBERS STRIKE.

["BrevNG PO" Service]

Pekine, Feb, 20. The Chinese barbara have struck work in consequence of the Boart of Interior's new gulation as to keeping shore

and utensile cloin.

The Governor-General of Indo Chins hus, by circular, remind od all heads of departments that his predecessors explicitly for bade officials to buy possess, or acquire intorests in land in the that against him, because the been asked by another innn to go shows that the crops harvested We learn from a Seoul dispatch colony, wherever they are in Crown was not in a position to to Hunghom to rob a shop there during the your ware: Cocoa-that the waterworks in Seoul has re-authority. But H. E, now applies all all the necessary witnesses. called Hee Kee, When he got to huls, 202,037, sugar, 3,236 picule been transferred by the British the prohibition to the whole His Lardship said he would the plape he saw many people, so (192 tons), and rubber, 901 lbs company to a syndicats formed colony, and warns officialsagainst like to read the depositions, he decided to go back to Hong-It is proposed to bring the total by Baron Shibusays, Mr. Tak- trading and engaging in spbeul would pass sonlanco tokong. On his way back he met of the rubber-planted area up to onouchi and other Japanese capt

the Inspector in Wihu Stroot, 1,000 nores?

talists, at the prics of Y2,400,000,

ntion,

morrow.