1911-05-03 — Page 5

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

CITY GATES OPEN.

[ BOAT PO" SERVIOR.] Canton, May 2, 1.30 p.m. The city galos wore oponed again this morning.

Canton and Fat Shun are quiet.

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

PROJECTED NAVAL BASE AT CHU SHAN.

{"BURUNG Po"

SERVICI.] Peking, May 2. Princo Tai Tho, First Lord of the Admiralty, has decided to go to Cha Shan, in Chokiang, next

FIVE CRUISERS DISPAT-month with a view to making it a

CHED TO CANTON.

["Susuko Po" Bervice.]

Canton, May 2,11 p.m. This afternoon Ilis Excellency, Chang Ming Chi, the Canton Viceroy, has received a telogram from the Army Board saying that five cruisers have boon dispatched from the Southorn squadron for

Canton,

BRIGANDS SET FIRE TO BARRACKS AT FATSHAN.

DEFEATED BY TROOPS,

(" Buruno, Po" SERVICE.)

Canton, May 2, 12 pm. The notorious brigand chief, Lak Lan Ching, lod one thousand of his followers to Siu Po from

Lok Chung market. At Siu l'o

thoy opened fire on the guabonts patrolling that place. They then proceeded to Futshan and 'nt' "Spidor Hill" set fire to the bar- recks of the braves.......

Yesterday they were defented by the troops and retired to Lok Chung market.

GUARD BOATS ORDERED

TO CANTON,

· CRUISENS “HAI CHI" AND

"HAI YUNO" TO PROCEED

SOUTH

[TRE "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT

Canton, May 2. As soon as the Admiralty at Poking heard of the rising in Chaton, who was received by 11.E. the Viceroy that the cruisers *lfa; Chi" nud Hai Yong" hund recolved 'orders to lenvo for the

naval base,

RUSSIA GRANTED INDE- PENDENCE OF TRADE IN CHILI AND TIENTSIN.

("Sunoxa Po" SER¥100.)

Peking, May 2.

It is reported that the Board of Foreign Affairs has granted Russia indépondence of trade in the neighbourhood of Chili and

Tiontsin.

UGLY RUMOURS IN PEKING.

SEAT PO" SERVIC.)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MAY 3 1011

A BILLIARD GENIUS.

AN IMPRESSIONIST

enjoy a good time, but for him TREASURE UNCOVERED. tliere is little change of amusement

SKETCHhe is the servant of the public,

OF GEORGE GRAY.

[By S. A. Mussabini.]

It is now governl years since the nows came to England that an Australian youth more boy--and created a new record for a sequence of losing hazards. Viowed in the light of Gray's lator exploits, it was a puny effort, but at that tinio it so far axceeded the previous host as to

received with considerable suspicion until all doubt ng to the authenticity of the nows had been removed.

Later we had noirs of other record breaks, and when at length it was announced that the young player would shortly be seen in

It is rumoured that a rising in younger. the enpital is contemplated.

All the imperial princes, dukes and high officials have increased their bodyguards and urnied their horse guards.

and the public is an exacting trove to the value of $1,250,000 London, March 25,-Treasure

master.

COMMERCIAL,

SINGAPORE SHARES.

Mossrs. Fraser and Co.'s wook-

He may not even eat what he (gold) is roparted from Jersey, likes, and his diet in carefully where it was uncovered by Atholly share circular, dated April 20, solected for him,

He may not ston Riley, while he was pulling statos: walk either too much or too little, down the ruins of an old manor Thiore has boon more activity and his delicate hands must be house, built in the thirteenth in the market during the past subjected to no strain otherwise century, with the object of using week, though prices in rubbers the little red demon on the green the stone to enlarge his present cloth will gain the upper hand, manor,

have been somewhat easier. At and the reign of George Gray will The discovery includes ancient the close, however, there has been be over,

urne filled with "spade" guiness, a sharp recovery, in sterling coined during the reign of King shares, followed by

CHINESE PARTNERSHIP, George Ill, and bearing the

SINGAPORE'S VIEW.

How frequently the Hongkong Legislative Council has sought.

of

British-arms-on a spade slinped shield. One urn bears the mono- gram of Emperor Vespasian, the Roman, who flourished in the first century.

[Athelstan Riley, who has a large manor in Jorsoy, is well-

born in 1868, was educated at and on foreign travel. He was Etanand Oxford and is n Soigneur of Trinity.]

RICE GROWING EXPERI-

consider.

able demand for dividend-payfog local stocks. Mining shares are quiet with a steady enquiry for section the chief feature has been Tropole, and in the industrial the activity of Straits Trading Company's.

changed hands at £14.10, Soa- folds £5-144 1-2, Tebraus 658. Sapongs 30s. Od. Linggis 40s. Od, Jugra Lands 450. 3d., Od. to 48s. 3d., Vallambrossa 344. d., to 328. 3d., Duffs, 118, 4 1-2d., Chierscuoso 3a: 98., Bertams 6s. Tanjong Malime 3a. Ud. premium,

Od. to 6a. Ed., Yam Songs 98. 3d.

Rubber.-Bukit Rajahs havoj

Intimations

BUTTER.

OUR

"DAISY" BUTTER is the finest quality Table Batter imported,

We stock three other brands at prices to suit all. The Dairy Farm Co., Limited.

POPULAR

'ASAHI" BEER

talning 4 dozen quiris, or 6 dosen pints.

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to introduce a new Ordinance on known as a travellor and a maga- England billiard onthusiasts woro mildly intorested only,

the subject of Chinesa partner-zino writer. He has travelled Gray came, saw, and without ships the records of the Council extensively in the Far East, and doubt luas conquered. From the show, says the "Singapore Free has written many articles on time when he registered his first Press. Perhaps the real reason education, the Eastern Christions thousant break in London seldom of the failure to arrive at any a wook has passed in which he has not added to his long list of four-practical solution of the problem figure inuings, which now num-has been that the effort was in the bor soventeón; and he is but a main to impose Western practice. slip of a lad with a plensing face too rigidly upon Oriental business

to 88, 7 1-2d., Kamunings 48. 4d. and merry eyes, not yet nineteen methods. It is quite true that

premium, Hoawoods 4s. Od., MENTS IN AMERICA, Morlimous 49. 8d. and the yoars of age, and looking ovon

Option alores 38, Chiueso practico in partnerships

Od. to Nature has been kind to George too often lont itself in an ingoni experiments in rico culture are to done at 4/2, Chotas 2/5, Jurus 14s. Stockton, April 2.-This your 28. 9d, Allagars have been Gray, for she has endowed him ous machinery for the evasion be conducted on a much more 31-24, and Singapore United Gd. Note our Prive $13.00 per case 003- not only with a porsonality suffi-morcantile responsibilities. And elaborato scalo than they were premium. Amongst the dollar ciently atriking to attract atten- tion in a crowd, but has added to perhaps the various projects for last season. Different kinds of stocks, Singapore and Johores it thit wonderful inner thing reform were disheartened by the soil will be tried in the effort to have been sold at $11 to $10.75, Hongkong, 7th April, 1911. which at oure enlists the sym-conviction that Chinese firms best crops, with a view of Pajams $10.75, Now Serendahs

determine which will produce the New Singapore Rubbors $5:40] — NATIVE JOURNALISTS:pathy of his audience and makes were in the main agoncios for introducing the industry in $2.10, United Singapores $1.35,

thom as keenly interested in what

fraudulent mercantile practices. California, C. E. Chambliss, Ayer Moleke $1.721-2, and Glen ARRESTED AS ANAROLISTS. is doing as if they were doing At Hongkong there is a renewed the expert whom the United calys $1.70. A few Pogohs have

it thomsolves.

States Agricultural Department been done at $20-and-thoro-haa. AS NATURAL AS A OLD. effort to crouto legislation for the line sent west to look after the rice been considerable investment in

MARRIAGE. This is particularly noticeable registration of Chinese partner- Foxperiments, will be in Stockton Sandycrofts at 823 and Changkat 1911, at St. John's Cathedral, by the Gill-Kannatt.—On the 2nd May, whion Gray is playing badly or is ships. With a regard to com- next week, and will bring with Serdange at $0.50 to 86.75 cum Rev. F. Jalinston, A. Froderick the victim of ill-luck. There are no expressions of disgust, fait he mon sense there is no attempt to him the seed the government dividend.

| Joseph Gill. to Boisio Maul, youngest nover so badly; everybody is onforce any cast-iron practice sections have been selected for placed at $1.05, Malacca Tin Dred-

officials wish to test hero. Two Mining. Kanabois have been daughter of the to Henry Kennett, sympathetic, and when, after derived from Western legislation.

... [1105 Both are on the gings 75 cents, and Sipiaus 25 struggling through the early The foundation of the now Hong- this work. difficulties, he disposes the white kong effort at legislation is the property of Richard R. Smith, conts, Tronohs are wanted at comfortably under a cushion or in completo recognition of Chinose but the soil is quite different. $20.50 with fow shares offering. a packet, and commences to maui- business practice in regard to form on the lower Sacramento One plot will be on the Smith pulate the red ball, every one partnerships, and the embodiment sita back in their seat with a sigh of satisfaction. His sang-froid is wonderful-and nat for a single

I

"Burung Po" BELVICE.]

Poking, May 2. It is reported that a number of native journalists have been arrested in Peking in connection with the anarchist movement. ARMS FOR THE EASTERN

PROVINCES.

("BRAT PO" BEBICE)

Peking, May 2. The newly appointed Viceroy

General.--Forced sales have

To-day's Advertisements

J1

FROM. EUROPE.

placed at their risk in the hazardous

brought the price of Straits Trad- THE HANGA" Steamibip of all that in a system of volun-road and will be irrigated from a ings to $48 at which price a large FREIENFELS,” tary registration. Those who do windmill to try that soil. The business has been done: At the Captain Diedrichach, haring arrived, not care to come under the law of athor will be on the lowlands of a close however there is a scarcity of Consigns of Carga are hereby informed of the Throe Enɛtern Provincos tuomet is he a posour, He is partnership registration will love ranch owned by Smith, where it sollors. Fraser and Neaves are that their goods are boing landed and just as natural ́as a child. to remain under the more drastic will be easily irrigated in caso steady at 838 and Shell Trans

If he makes a thousand break unlimited liability of the present moro water is needed in any soa-ports have been done at 90- and tho packed house shouts in a partnership law. It will be scen son. Smith has taken a great frenzy of applause, he stops back that the Chief Justice of Hong-interest in rico culturó and hopes and quietly bows his acknow-kong, in dealing with a caso not to prove that it can be raised with ledgments, and in it there is very long ago, indicated to the profit in this section of the State, neither arrogance nor nonchial- Government what he styled "the Ruce just a sincero "Thank

las requested the Army Board to supply a quantity of arms for the reorganization of the recruits in

the Eastern Provincos.

-TROUBLE IN, HUNAN.

("SHAT Po" BenvICR.]

Peking, May 2.

South to maintain order. Bofore A rising is reported in Hun. the tumult was subdued, JIE. Every precaution has been taken the Canton Viceroy telegraphed by the military and civil officials to-General Lung Chai Kwong at to prepare for any omorgeney. Kwong Si ordering the despatch

CHINESE MINISTERS of the guard boats (stationed in

ABROAD, the waters of Nun Ning to Cupton)| and assistanco in the suppression of insurrection.

TELEPHONE LINES CUT AND POLES BURNT.

REPAIR EXECUTED, UN-

DER VIRE.

("Sumuno Po" envion.)'

Peking, May 2. The Peking Government has decided to allow the Chinese Minister to Japan to return to Tokyo, and to appoint Chu Yu Tam, the former Under Secretary of the Board of Foreign Affairs, as Chinose Minister to St. Petors

[THE "TELEGRAPH " CONRESPONDEwr.} } burg.

Cunton, May 2.

PEKING ALARMED:

"

Bakʊna Po

you.'

To-day's Advertisements.

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1911. 1106

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Whart" "d- Godown Company, Limited, whene dalivary may be obtained against Bills of-Lading countersigned, by the Under signed,

Optional Cargo will be carried on loss notice to the contrary, be given to-day.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be res cognized.

No claims will be admitted after, the Goods haro left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th inst., will be subject to rent.

extreme danger of reproducing AN ENGINEER'S ACTION. FOR SALE, GREY CHINA English legislation bodily into

PONY, JACK STRAGOON," When he is unsuccessful ho the Colonial Statute book with- Kuala Lumpur, April 25-At 18.1, guaranteed sound, quiet to ride. takos what comes bis way in out at least considering the Malacos, the acting Chief Justice,-Apply W. 8. O., c/o Telegraph excellent spirit. He himself has question how it may affect the Sir A. Law, is hearing an action sot so lugh a standard of success customs of the large body of brought by A. H. S. McGesagainst that his failure, even though it be Chinese who are legislated for." the Malacca Rubber Plantations, only comparative, is to many The Partnership Registration Ld. The plaintiff claime $50,000, people incomprehensible. No one Ordinance is really a careful balance of salary, allowances, etc. valises more keenly than George embodiment of that Chinoso The company is alleged to have Gray the disappointinont of the practice. The important thing dismissed him some months ago. crowd when he repeatedly fails, is that the principles that finde was consulting engineer for SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, KOBE here they will be examined on the and'excuses might easily be found for one so young if, in such circum- stances, he showed some petty signs of annoyanes.

A close observer may some times note a slight raising of the eyebrows exprossive more of wonder than anything elso-but of annoyance there is none, Occasionally when he has failed

FINED.

STEAM FOR

AND YOKOHAMA,

All broken, ohaled," and damaged goods must be left in the Godowns,

8th inst., at 8 p.m. 7

THE Imperial German Mail Steamus in any case whatever.

ship

64

BÜLOW,"

Captain H. Formes, will leave for the abore places TO-MORROW, the áth instant, at a 4.1.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by

This steamer brings on cargo:

Ex "Franz" from Bietin. Ex. "Germania" from Gota

borg.

Ex s... "Mazagan" from Setubal. Ex 3.1. "Hamburg" from Gote-

borg, HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hoxoxone OFFICE, [7 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1911.

The case in which European Police Constable Harold Jones, No. 15, was charged with disa bedience, conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline, and Hongkong, 3rd May, 1911, insubordination to the Chief Police Oficer, was concluded on the 25th before Mr. Maundrell, noting third magistrate, Singa-

For further Particulars, apply to NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & 00,,

General Agents.

pore,

place in this Ordinance must the company, having been on- be assumed to be those pre-gaged about eighteen months ago vailing in all the Chiness Coast on a five years agreement. Ports, and in the Straits; Ran- goon, and Caloutts. The sot of EUROPEAN CONSTABLE" registration under the ordinance is voluntary, and the effect of that is that Chinese firms are en- abled to differentiate their own status voluntarily, either by regis to negotiate an easy middle ing or refraining from registration pocket as he sometimes docs The disability that non-register lio will crane over the table aing firme will suffer will be the little and for a moment gaze at presumption that these are at The tolophonic lines und polos

the offending spot as if to make tempting to carry on mercantile cortain that what should be a operations under pretexts imply in the city, and in front of the OVER CANTON SITUATION. pocket has not been suddenly ing trade irregularities, In Viceroy's famen have been badly

closed up in magic fashion. litigation and in commercial trau dominged by the insurgente.

Whilst he is occupied with sanctions non-registration would the defendant amended the sec His Worship, before convicting

Many lines wore cut, and the

big break he has eyes and ears therefore imply a business pracond charge to read "conduct to Ever sinch the outbreak in for one thing only. Brilliant tice that might be open to quee the prejudice of good order and poles burnt or pulled down.

Canton, the Grand Councillors strokes may como and go and be tion. There is every precaution disciplius by stating to Inspector Evidently, these have been down

are greatly alarmed, and all the signalled with delighted ap- taken to ensure that registration Connor that he (defendant) would with a view to suspending com-

palaces are strongly guarded,. plause. George gives but the of partners, which is quite not salute anyone below the rank munication, Yesterday H.F.

1. The Grand Councillors havement, and bends down to his specific questions to be replied

inereat little nod of acknowledg- voluntary, is genuine. There are of Superintendent." Admiral Li Chun sent out thirty requested the Throne to cancel work. To him there is no crowd to as an essential preliminary

Defendant said he did not u80/ soldiers from the garrison to go the coming theatrical entortsin-no anything except a stretol to personal registration, and if His Worship imposed a fine of round with the workmen of the ments in the palace, and also to of green cloth and a little red in those answers any false state- 820 or two weeks' imprisonment Telephone Dopartinent, to carrý

demon which requires all his at- ment be made, that will con

on the first chargo, $10 or ons toution lest he gain the mastery. stitute a misdemeanour. The week on the accend clurge, and

A BIG STRAIN.

mere foot that registration is

$20 or two weeks on the third. Gray has now been playing day voluntary leaves the option open

Defendantasked for a few days after day without rest for more to the mercantile Chinese com in which to pay the fince, but his than three months, four hours munity. But refraining from Worship refuted his consent, much in private, for if he is to open to presumptions

diona in public and almost as registration must lay the firm

BERVICE.) Peking, May 2.

out the necessary repairs to the postpone the date for taking up lines, and erect now polos. royal residence in the Summer When the workmen climb Pulaco,

The Grand Councillors have od up the poles to mend. also instructed all the maritime and riverine provinces to take

the lines, shots from

unknown distance passed over

R

por

of

those words.

their heads The predicaments every precaution against an out-maintain his wonderful form he irregularity that will not redound Colombo will probably bo do-

was too much for the workmon break.

who descended as quickly as The Prince Regent is very

they could. The occurrence was

anxious about the prosent

out more 80% miral. situation, and has had several in execution and has improved his legislation should prove accept who delivered a lecture there a

at once reported to the Who

from privato conferences with Princes the garrison to give the work Tal Taun and Tao, and the men protection. This time they President of the Army Board, to vore not interrupted in the work consider the best measures for repairs to the lines, uppressing sil risings

must practice, practice, practice.to its 'trading, reputation. Wemanding the constitution' of an That he has improved there is should greatly like to have the Improvement Trust similar to no doubt. Since he played in views of leading Chinese trading that of Calcutta and Bombay, if London last he has become quicker firms here, because if the new we are to believe Dr. P. Dalgado, style. His father pats the measure able and workable in Hongkong, few days since on consumption. of his improvement since leaving that will be a very strong reason in the course of which he said Australia at 400 in a thousand, why its introduction should be there wore houses in Colombo For all his success, one cannot, favourably considered in this into which the enn never entered. however help feeling sorry for Colony, and in the Federated Where the sun entors not the him. Like other lads, he would | Malay Bielas,

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