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The way is long and dusty, dirty and uncom fortabis. The whole country is as dry as a bone and when the stops were made at the various sta- tions, it was almost suffocating. Active girls and small boys were numerous and peddled about all sorts of "chow.” -Duck eggs, roast duck and chicken, bananas, mangos, cucoanuts, beef, water, tobacco, and a dozen other odds and ends were offered for sale. At Angeles and San Fernendo are two typical “quick-lunch.". Amer- ican style restauran s. The stop lasts only for a few minutes and a person easily learns how the Americans can
go in one door and oût the other without stopping, and -pick up a lunch on the way. Things are thrown at you as you enter; you grab them, sail along with the crowd and sby the price at the baseball expert behind the rough box counter. tastes good, for a person is so hungry and thirsty that anything is acceptable.
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As a rule very few natives are to be seen except those peddling at the stations. The towns lie some distance from the railroad, and as this is not the planting or ploughing season the fields are empty except for occasional caribaos, and these seems to prefer the road bed to the fields. We had a gay engineer
on the train and be seemed to take de. light in sailing them through the air into the ditch whenever he got a chance, Each little collision shook things up a bit, but we became accustomed to bumps and jerks and rather enjoyed straining out of the car windows
to see what became of the caribaos.
We pulled into the ruins of the Dagupan station at six o'clock in the evening and strack off up the dusty road in a bumping ramshackle, bonebreaker of a bull cart. These are spring less machines, mounted straight on wooden axles, with solid wooden wheels. The bulls are of the hump variety and trot very fast. but as the road was a rookpatch the ride was not comfortable. The native baggage-carriers preferred to run alongside with blankets and boxes.
It had been a long tedious ride of nine hours; but a pile of work had been done. Stores and supplies to the amount of several tons had been distributed along the lines, and troops were constantly being picked up and dropped. No accidents had occurred, we had not been attack- ed by the insurgents, and the wonder of it. all was how so much was accomplished with such an assortment of dilapidated machinery as the present road.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
CANTON.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 7th April.
It was reported that the Chinese Minister in the United States, Wu Ting Fang, sent a telegram to E. the Viceroy, Li Hung-chang at Canton, and requested him to arrest the fami- lies of the two Los, who had subscribed to the Society got up by the reformer Kang-yu-wei. The fact was that one of the men, Lo Tung-fan, in America was receiving subscriptions for the Society, and that as it came to the knowledge of the Chinese Consul Hoyao, and Vice-Conqul Sowyin, they reported it to the Chinese Minister Wu, who wired it to the Viceroy. By the order of the Viceroy. the Nam-Hoi Magistrate went with soldiers to Lokak in the district of Nam Hoi, and arrested Lee Sz, wife of one Lo, and his relative Lo Pni, and brought them back to Canton. Upon a petition the Viceroy as to how this family under arrest should be dealt with, the Viceroy ordered them to be discharged with a caution, and that the yamen runnera must not ́ ́ squeeze "them. The other day the elders and gentry of the village went in a long Procession, accompanied by banners, tablets, an embroidered state-umbrella, and musicians, to the Nam Hoi yamen, and presented to the Magistrate the state-ambrella and a tablet in praise of his virtue and upright judgment. being connected with the society was a mau Among the persons reported to the Viceroy as named Tong King-cheong, alias Tong Pak, of the Yan Ping district. He was editor of the Chinese newspaper Man Hing, published in the United States, a strong advocate for reform, and a staunch supporter of the society.
His father is now under arrest, but it is to be
hoped that he will be released too.
[April 14, 1900,
SANDAKAN NOTES.
Sandakan, 2nd April.
Mr. Angier, of The London and China Express, and Mrs. Angier, have been paying a visit to our territory. They arrived per the Sandakan on the 19th ult., and, after a few days here, took a trip up the Kinabatangan River, as far as Koyah Estate (Borneo 'l'obacco Estates, Le.) On their return the Government chartered the local steamer Labuan to take them down the West Coast to see the railway so far as it has progressed, The Labuan ar- rived back with them last evening, the lat, and I understand they return to Hongkong to-day per 8.8. Sandakan. Their trip must have been full of novelty, and they seem to have enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and to have been pleased with the measure of hospitality extended to them,
The Chinese detective who was charged with causing the death of a coolie in the employ of the China-Borneo Co., Ld., by rupturing his spleen, has been sentenced to two years' im. prisonment.
Un the 19th ult, a number of coolies landed ex 8.8. Mausang, and created a dis urbance at the Bahalla Coolie Depot, An extra guard was immediately sent for, the ring leaders were im- prisoned, and no further trouble was experienced with the men.
(Cowie Harbour) estate was landed he e on the The first shipment of tobacco from the Tawao
26th alt., and leaves for Rotterdam, via Singa pore, per the first Singapore steamer. It is be- lieved to be of very fine quality, and good price is confidently looked for.
March has been an exceedingly busy month Ever since the opening of the West river to at this port, the arrivals and departures num- trade large numbers of steamers have been con- bering a record, viz :—Arrivals 29, and sailings.
There is little doubt about the growing stantly going and coming for hundreds of miles; 27. s me of light draught got on well enough; importance of the port, and, as the develop. but those of heary draught always came to grief ment has been slow, it is logical to suppose that by running against sunken rocks in shallow t will be permaneut. The great want of the water. Last year the steamer Shi Ping wasport is now undoubtedly more wharf and go.
down space, and the sooner this is provided the wrecked on a sunken rock somewhere in Tak-
better for the por and territory. hiugchow, shortly afterwards another steamer, Po Wah, was als wrecked in the same locality, and two weeks after a third steamer, the Wo On, rau against a sunken rock at the entrance to the Sin Hing river and was 80 disabled that the Wo Kwai and Wo Ping had to go aud float her and take her in tow back to People are clamouring every where for a service Canton, the passengers on board being very that will permit easy shipping between Manila
much frightened. A similar fate happened to and way stations, and in the present crippled to the light-draught gunboat Sandpiper, and she state of the road only a small percentage of the had to be taken in tow back to Hongkong by possible carrying can be done. In spite of the
the torpedo boat Fame There is talk of a much insurrection there is a large of amount of pro-needed survey of the river. duce that lies to waiting for cars, and when the crops are in, the loss on account of poor freight facilities will be very-great. It is hoped that the managers of the road will be active in pro- caring the new rolling stock and making the necessary repairs.
LIMITED ROLLING STOCK CAUSES HEAVY
LOS8.
A CORRECTION.
For a week or ten days we have had no beef in Canton on account of the strike of butchers, Those of the foreign community who required beef had to send for it from Hongkong or obtained it at a high price from Hing-kee. The other day Chea-cheoug, a butcher, presented a petition to the Nam Hoi Magistrate, stating the motives for the I feel that an injustice has been done to an
strike as follows. He said that by permission of agent of Messrs Smith, Bell & Co., Mr. Colling. wood who was stationed at the town of Gubat, chers stalls under the names of Sun Fuk Lee and one of the foreign Consuls he opened two bat. The first reports of the attack and attempted Sun Seong Lee, in Lan Hing Street, Cantou, to burning of Gubat were accompanied by cri- supply beuf to the foreign merchants in Sha- ticisms of Mr. Collingwood, and when the
meen and their ships from Hongkong. This native, and Chinese refugees who escaped on
business he has been carrying on from 40 to 50 the steamer Juno were cross-examined, they years without any trouble. On the 22nd of the were apparently much disturbed, and possibly second moou one of the water police went to save themselves, they concocted a story con-
with a number of persons into bis shop and de- cerning Mr. Collingwood. Further investimanded blackmail, failing the payment of gation has put an entirely different light on the affair, and I. take this first opportunity to set the maiter right. British agents are scattered everywhere throughout the islands and in numerous instances they have. - re- mained at their poste during months of the insurrection, and not only have they saved their properties, but they have held the respect and confidence of the changeable Filipino.
According to the Kobe Chronicle, the exodus of gold from Japan still continues. In Feb. ruary it amounted to two and a half millions. It is estimated that the amount of gold leaving the country last month will reach three mil lions.
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which they robbed and carried away a quantity of beef, money, &c. The Magistrate set the petition with an order to the Iuspec-
in charge of the water police have the man and his associates arrested and punished. The Chinese do not eat much beef. A pig. on the other hand, is everything; a feast would be deemed a poor one without a roast pig; for medicinal purpose, if a Chinese has a beadache he takes the brain of a pig; if his heart suffers he eats pigs; if his If a legs are tired he tries leg of pork bride on the third morning of her marriage does not bring back a dozen or two of roast pigs to her father it is deemed a shame and a dishon- our to the family.
On the morning of the 28th ult.. as the Mau- sang was approaching Sandakan from Tawao, one of the men, who was on a derrick head, lost his hold, and fell into the ship's hold, very seriously injuring his back, and it is feared the accident may prove fatal.
On the 28th inst. Ngh Teck Sing, the Gov- ernment Opium and Pawnbroking Farmor, died in Sandakan at the age of 51. He was buried on the morning of the 30th, the funeral being a very imposing sight. Deceased-had risen from the lowest ranks, and was esteemed by all who knew him.
H.E. Governor Clifford and Mrs. Clifford are due here this morning, per the steamer Kelantan.
ROYAL HONJKOng yacht club.
On Saturday, 7th inst., a second attempt was made to sail off the race for the 1:onito Cup, but although the time for finishing had been extended to 7 p.m., it was found impossible to do'the twelve miles in the five hours, and so once more the yachts will have to try for it, This was hard luch for the commodore, who sailed the Iris with great skill and patience in the light and baffling airs, and at one time seemed to have the well-earned prize at his mercy.
On Sunday, April 8th, the eleventh club race was sailed over a course round Cosmopo- litan Dook Buoy to port north Fairway Booy, mark boat off Chung-hue and Stonecutters' Is land to starboard, distance 14 miles. in the first-class, all the boats were anchored on the line and all got away almost abreast. The Maid Marian and Erica as
ananal slipped away in the light airs, spinnakers set most of the time, to the first mark, al- though in justice to the Bonito it should be stated that for some part of this run she was carrying the roof of a small matched on her keel. The Cosmopolitan Dock Buoy was ronuded
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