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SEIZED CIGARS.

Apologer Store.

to Hongkong

In connection with a summons

CANTON AFFAIRS,

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

New Governor Gets No Rest.

Our

Canton correspondent

brought by Mr. C. Ingenabi, trad- Įstates that on the day of his ac-

not

offi

THE SINKING "EGYPT."

Passengers Calmed by

Heroic Nur

passengers.

She was praying when the ship listed and went over. Witness went down with the Egypt, and, after clinging to the wreckage. was rescued.

One of the heroic figures in the ing as the Orient Tobacco Com-cepting the seal of office as sinking of the liner Egypt was a pany, against the Hongkong Cigar Civil Governor, and during a tims nus, whose fortituds during the Store of Alexandra Buildings, for when he was busy receiving last moments aboard the vessel the alleged risuse of certain visitors, Mr. Chan Chik-yus was was described as the Board of

that representatives Trade Inquiry. was informed trade marks, an apology

Mr. Hansen, a passenger, in given in the Polica Court this from the Coal Coolisa' Guild and morning by Mr. M. H. Turner from leading marchants wished to an affidavit, said the nun, Sister (Messrs. Descon, Locker, Deacon interview him, the former in Rhoda, did much to catm the and Haraton), on behalf of the gard to the settlement of their passengers and inspire them.

demand for more wages, and tha She sat reading a Prayer Book, complainants in the case.

Mr. Turner said:-The com-latter with a request that small-and at times held witness's hand. plainants in this case are owners denomination notes of face She also did a good deal to com trade marks, and. value of three million dollars fort the two children of one of the of certain from

information received.be withdrawn from circulation they

પ્રેમ! wers

believer. Chan sent out an to

and that the defondants in this case cial to see the callers were using those trade marks for intimated that he would look into the purpose of cigars that were the matters as soon as possible.

by manufactured

the General Chan King-ming will

COWARDLY LASCARS. Mongkok the Orient Tobacco assume office as Commander-in- Company's) factory. In conse- Chief on the 12th, instant.

Another affidavit, a pathetic Information from official

one, was read from Mr. Anthony quence of this, they applied for and obtained a warrant and had quarters states that in future the Bado, a recondelass passenger, They have administration of the province who lived at Peel-attest, Bootle, those cigars seized. inspected the cigars and found will be divided into two branches and was going with his wife and their action to be entirely unwar--civil and military. The quest little girls, aged Give yours ranted, and that the cigars were tions of improving the currency, and four months respectively, to

They developing industry, modernising Gibraltar. their own manufacture.

Municipality, education. He said the natives were panic- now wish to tender an unqualified the

the passengers. apology to the defendants for police, etc., will be in the hands stricken, but their action, and to withdraw the of the Civil Governor, whilst the officers and white crew were quite suppression of bandits and pirates

His little girl repeatedly| Mr. H. B. L. Dennys (for the and the protection of traffic on called to the lascars for help, but defendants) said: I endorse the land and water will be seen to by they did not take the slightest, remarks of Mr. Turner. I should the Commander-in-Chief. like it to be fully understood that; nothing has been done by the Cigar Store at ali which would justify their being brought, up before this Court. But the com- plainants have compensated de fendants for their action and have given an unqualified apology. On that, I will ask your Worship to withdraw the summons and to orders the return of the cigars 10 the defendants.

summons.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell-The sum mons is withdrawn. The cigare to be returged to defendant.

ARMS CASE.

CANTON'S NEW GOVERNOR.

calm.

notice.

His family went to the bast deck, where an English steward gave his wife life jacket.

A passing lascar tried to tear the life jacke: from her back. He had his little girl in his arms, and all be could do was to kick that lascar.

HIS MONEY STOLEN.

Speeches at Banquet. Mr. Chan Chik-gue, Canton's dew Civil Governor, was enter tained at a banquet by General From what he saw, the lascars Chan King-ming in the Provincial did nothing but look after them Mint last night.

selves. They appeared to disobey In the course of a speech.all the orders given. General Chan said:"For the last two months Kwangtung Pro- Mr. Bado said he, his wife, and vince has been in a very disturbed children wen: down with the state. My idea is to restore order liner, and he never saw his wife in the shortest period. A the and Httle girls again. He wa post of a Civil fiovernor is con-picked up and taken to the Seire. sidered the most vital of its kind "The lascars could have saved Searching for the Owner. in a province, Kwangtung Pro-the lives of my little children," because the sex There is a Chinese somewhere vince cannot be allowed to fall be declared. in the Colony who is unconscious into a state of lawlessness due to was calm, and at least 23 minutes of the fact that he is being looked the lack of an administrative elapsed between the collision and A to my own case, all the sinking of the ship. The only for by the police in connection head.

earnestly children on board were my two) with an arms case-which-came commanders base up for disposal be the Magistrate desired me to resume s post as daughters, and no effort was made last week. On that day a ship's Commander-in-Chief. I feel oblig- to save them." boy, employed os the Empressed also to come out again in onier of aris, was sentenced

to

When he reached the shore hel to six to maintain peace and order in found a lascar wearing his cost. Now that His Feeling in the parket, be dis montbs hard labour for being the province.

is here co-covared that all the banknotes" is possession of three automatic Fxcellency

& Case had been pistols without a permit from operate with me in ruling the contained in

it is indeed. very stolen, but there was a picture the police, and to-day Mr. A. E. province.

left of his wife. As a result of the 1 Hall acting for the defence, fortunate for Kwangtung.

The new Governor. replying liner going down, he added, hel applied to the L'ourt for a rebesting, on the ground that said:"As I have stayed long in the man really to blame of my country home, I bave heard was a passenger by the Empress very little and paid very little liner, who had given the auto-attention to the affaits of the matice into the charge of the boy. province.

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CHINA COAST OFFICERS.

on reserve.

had lost everything of value he in charge of a bastioal of 29 native said he ordered the men bad in the world.

Mr. Thomas White, second to row near the side of the liner.

Latest Changes. engineer, said that at full speed, which was fisting. in order to But since I was under normal conditions, the take of other people. The men

Mr. W. J. Larter, chief officer, He bad broken his journey a: requested by the eller brother Egypt want at 16 knots. At 5.20 refused and backed away.

They shouted out the names of Chakiang. is on reserve. M. T. Shanghai and had how returned.e. tieneral Chen) and the neon the evening of the collision Le to the Colony, unaware of the bars of the Provincial Assembly received the orders in succession. ships they had been in during the L Rasmussen, from reserve, has

Stand by." "Hall

speed." war, which, they said, hed turned gone chief officer. Chekiang.

Mr. W. J. Mackenzie, second fach, as Mr. Hall humorously to take up this important past. I

over on the boats. dared not refuse to do my utmost "Slow," and "Stop." added, that be was "after him.

Later be was telegraphed. Finding that it was useless to officer, Pakboi, is Mr. Lindsell pointed out that to regulate the affairs of the this development would not maske province. Still, I hope that the" Full speed ahead." and he can induce the men to obey him, wit Mr. L. V. Rowe. second officer, any difference to the fact that the General will from time to time tinued that until about 6.54. when ness took the boat to the Seine, Fatshan. has gone second officer,

that orde: in the engines were again stopped.aboard which the nativesscrambl Pakboi. br was in possession of the kive advice.

ed. He then took charge of one Mr. J. A. Anderson, third arms, and hat in Court made an Kwangtung may be restored us

as possible. Not until Then he felt a slight shock. of the Seine's lifeboats, in which engineer. Wuchung, has gone admission to that effect.

tbird engineer, Fengtien. the present affairs are and soon after the stokers crowd. were three Frenchmen. Mr. Hall replied that he could all

After working

Mr. McRae, from reserve, not dispate the point, but, on settled will I be satisfied with ed out of the stokehold into the

He ordered the wreckage for two

has gone chief officer, Chunsing. me engine-room. Jooking into the question of the duties entrusted to responsibility, he thought the man Following this all the guests natives back, and pusbed them French lifeboat picked up about Mr. C. Moore, chief officer Chan he was going to produce would at the entertainment drank to away. The Indians said. water persons, a few of whom were sang, has gone acting mastet,

same ship. meri: the major blame in which the health of His Excellency, was pouring rapidly through the coloured people. case his client, the ship's boy on whose behalf he was making the applica jon, abould be entitled to

the option of a fine, which was not given by his Worship when he

soon

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

THE CRASH.

rentre bulkhead.

around

the hours, the

Mr. W. George, electrical super- Mr. W. S. Gee. second officer. Water poured into the engine visor H.M. Dockyard, Gibraltar. Leesang, has gone acting chief room, and rose to the height of said there was a got deal of panicofficer, same ship. Mr. H. Curtis, a foot. Witness closed an ad among the native crew and only from laave, has gone second

case of panic among the officer, Leesang. jacent water-tight, door and the one imposed the six months' sentence. The subratine flame which is engine-room door, and set the passengers.

If the Egypt had carried a white The Magistrate-If the pass now cutting up Dreadnought pumps working.

At the time the ship was taking grew there would have been no provided enger is the man who really has owas the arms, I shall certainly submarine match, for occasional violent list, and he was expect-loss of life.

The Solicitor-General said the flame the

outing her to sura 2023 reconsider my sentence. I do not y

match" is about ay shall alter it. You will The

the minute. He rang up the bridge, officer whose conduct was praised arrange with the police for a war-size of a cigarette, with brass but received no answer, and left by Mr. George was evidently Mr.

Halliday, the third officer. rant to be issued for the production tubing instead of paper. and the engine-room. of this passenger. I shall adjourn chemicals in place of tobacco. It the case until to-morrow.

been

with

&

is fixed to the side of the torch and when it is wanted for use stopper is pulled out. water is COMEDY OF TWO BIG

admitted. and DIAMONDS. Two diamond merchants met inmediately resulte, igniting the & Paris street to do business. as issuing in a persistent stream There was a proposed deal over from the nozzle of the burner. two diamonds worth 40,000 francs. While they were being examined,

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He ordered a large number of natives out of the boats, and told! them to help with the other boate

Mr. White described bis thrill-

a flame iming experiences in getting free

of the ship as she went down.

He was helping to launch boat full of people, be said. That boat never swung free, and went down with the ship.

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One of the most remarkable the diamond fell into the road-markets in London, and one that

Witness was caught by Dog of its davits, and forced down. He

way. Instead of picking them up. is known only to a few of the the owner, ia a fit of anger, general public, although it is was swirled around under the accused his would be client of open six days a week, exists at water in the suction of the sink Houndeditching, and shot up through an alley- having dropped them, and called Phil's-buildings,

PERTINENT PARS.

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A man who can't be shown anything can be shown up.

We would hate to be a robber. There is so much competition.

Mr. H. A. Houchen, from reserve, bas gone chief officer, Mausang. Mr. N. H. Grieg. chief officer, Mausang. has resigned.

Captain C. D. Nicoll, of the Chuasang, is on reserve.

Mr. J. A. Banting, from reserve, has gone third officer, Haogsang. Mr. E. J. Twist, third officer. Hanggang. is on reserve.

Mr. A. Cameron, second officer, Tungahing, bas gone third officer, Mausing.

Mr. C. C. Warren, from leave. bas gone supir second officer Esang.

Mr. A. Franklin has been ap pointed second officer, Luanho. Smokeless powder is strong

Mr. A. B. McIntyre, from leare,; has gone third engineer, Fooshing- Mr. J. Deane has been appoint- and so is a smokeless cigar.

There is a tendency to go to ed second officer, Kwanglee.

Mr. B. Gunther has been ap- A policeman to arrest him. The One must pay to enter it. for it way of the Egypt to the surface.

Then be found an car floating, sleep in political berths.

pointed second officer, Yusban. On client proved bio ionocence, and is on private property, and has

five and bung on to it for two hours!

"Longer skirts,' say the bow- Mr. B. S. Laukosky, second officer, people standing by assured the been for generations.

legged. Shorter," say the bold-Yashua, bas gone acting chief merchant that his accusation was days a week it is the wholesale before being rescued.

LASCARS WHO DID THEIR

legged.

afficer, same ship. unfounded. Having patched up merket for secondhand clothing.

DUTY,

Mr. F. Prezedlatsky, third en- their quarrel, the dealers com- bats, and manufacturers' sur-

Replying to Mr. Cotter (Amal- the plus stocks of all descriptions,

Money seems to go further gineer, Taishun, has gone third menced to search for

engineer, Toonan.-Shipping and diamonds, but they had vanished; and dealers have to pay a weak-gamated Marice Workers' Union),

Hundreds of witness said some of the natives when you are after it.

Engineering. For over an hour they sought the ly subscription. "lost property. Finally the police thousands of pounds are turned would not do their duty, but he forcibly removed the two dealers over there every year. Only on saw two who did not attempt to to the pavement to allow of Sunday is it a retail market, but get away. They stood on the deck rebloular traffic to be resumed. this fact seems very little known It is believed that the diamonds drobably owing to the obscurity

of the entrance. were picked up by a passer-by.

and went down with the ship.

Turning down high prices will make them feel cheap.

Mr. John Hamilton, third You can't keep a good man OF engineer of the Egypt, who was a good man's business down.

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