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England, America, France, Italy, Hungary and other countries to take part in the latter. From the recent Bombay papers it appeared that a selected team of crack players from Manipur, the birthplace of polo, were to take part in the Delhi tournament. (Applause)
Other toasts followed, including The Ladies," proposed by the gallant Captain Laber- touche in a speech brimful of Irish wit and humour, and responded to by Mr. J. D. Venables. A very enjoyable evening terminated with "Auld Lang Syne."-Contributed.
MURDER OF MR. G. RUTHER-
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND the material for silk handkerchiefs, the losses, it is feared, may to some extent affect the markets at Yokohama and Kobe. Fortunat ly, however, the many wearing mills are sitnated in suburbs and in rural districts, and thus escaped destruction, so that uo lack of stock is anticipated.
According to the latest return made by the City Office, some twenty-nine streets or about one-third of the whole city, were devastated, the honses destroyed numbering 3,209, in addi- tion to about 90 in the suburbs. Some 900 godowns were also destroyed. The total losses caused by the destruction of property are estimated at 15,205,000 yen.
As far as can be ascertained, six persons were
barat to death, one being a fireman: 57 were badly injured, and 361 sustained injuries of a more or less severe nature. About six hundred of the poorer inhabitants who were rendered homeless are receiving relief in temples, schools, and other places.
FORD AT SINGAPORE. The Singapore papere bring details of the horrible murder, on the night of the 9th inst., of Mr. George Rutherford, managing director of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. The following account is taken from the Straits Times-At about 2.30 o'clock a.m., three natives dressed in
On the authority of the Mayor of Fukui city. black entered Mr. Rutherford's residence.
a dispatch to the Asahi says that speaking They climbed up the posts of the verandah and cut away the venetian blinds from the windows. from the point of view of the number of houses They then undid the bolts and opened the destroyed by the recent fire. only one-third windows. The robbers then helped themselves of the city has been devastated, but viewed to a couple of small clocks valued at about $30.from the standpoint of wealth, almost seven- They next went into the bedroom of Miss tenths of the city has been destroyed, as the Gunn, who is staying rs a guest with Mrs. part over which the fire swept was the most Rutherford, and one of the ruffians opened the prosperous. In consequence it is feared that
The the finances of the city will materially suffer. mosquito curtain and looked in at her.
The Fukui City authorities estimate the lady awoke and, seeing the burglars, screamed for help. One of the men instantly stabbed her damage done by the fire at 13,280,00 yen. A later despatch from Fakui states that seven in the forehead and leg. Mr. Rutherford, who
bodies were discovered in the ashes. was sleeping in an adjoining room, heard the noise and came to Miss Gunn's-assistance. met one of the robbers on the way and attempted The barglar, however, at once to seize him. stabbed him in the abdomen, ripping him open and exposing his intestines. The murderer then made his escape. While this was happening. Mrs. Rutherford ran to get a revolver from one of the rooms. At the same time Miss Gnan, although wounded and bleeding, pursued cne of the burglars. As this man passed Mr. Rather ford he also stabbed the unfortunate gentleman in the stomach. He then escaped in the dark-
ness.
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All the robbers managed to escape by the verandah. The servants had all been securely locked in by the burglars before they entered the house, and were therefore unable to come to the assistance of their master. The jagah, a Bengali, was asleep at the time. Mr. Rather- ford had no dogs. Medical assistance was telephoned for and Drs. Kirk, Galloway and Fowlie were soon on the scene and attended to the unfortunate gentleman. He had to be put under chloroform and was seen to be in a hopeless condition from the first. He expired at 2.30 o'clock this (the 10th) afternoon. It is not known whether the burglars were Malays, Javanese or Chinamen. The police think that The matter is being they were Chinamen, investigated. Mr. Rutherford had only arrived from England two months before.
THE FUKUI FIRE.
EFFECT ON THE HABUTAI MARKET.
SWATOW.
[FROM OUR Correspondent,”
Swatow, 16th April.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
H.1.G.M.S. Tiger, with Rear-Admiral von Alefeld on board. called in here yesterday and will be leaving for Hongkong to-day or to-morrow.
CHANGE OF OFFICIALS.
Mr. Too Streich, for many years Consul for Germany at this port, left on a two years' furlough in company with his wife last Sunday by the Thales. His successor is Mr. Bernhard Krause, late Acting-Consul at Amoy, who has already arrived here.
A CONFLAGRATION.
Early this morning, at about 2 o'clock, a fire broke out in Chao An Street and lasted until 5 o'clock. There are ab ut two dozen houses destroyed, the majority of which were rice and flour shops. The l' ss is estimated at half a lac of dollars, which is not covered by any fire insurance.
RAIN AT LAST.
Since writing last, rain has happily come down in good abundance and thereby averted a scarcity of water in the port. It has been raining
incessantly for three days, which, however, is not quite sufficient to replenish our almost emptied r. servoirs.
THE WEATHER,
We have been having very changeable weather of late, which is not conducive to good health.
During last week the thermometer dropped
CLAN FIGHTS AGAIN.
From further particulars of the fire at Fukui published in the Osaks papers, it appears that 156 buildings occupied by weaving firms and 112 occupied by silk goods brokers
over night from 85 to 65 degrees F., and one have been destroyed, while the value of habutai silk and raw silk destroyed or damaged is esti-imagined, owing to the existing chilly weather.
that winter had returned once more. mated at some 300,000 yen. Thirty-nine raw silk dealers were also burnt out. As the stock of raw silk is mostly stored in the more or less fire-proof warehouses of banks, the lesses are estimated at not more than 50,000 yen. For unately the safes, godowns and books of all the banks were saved, except those of the Fakin Shogyo Ginko, whose raw silk godown was destroyed.
Just before closing my letter news reaches me of a clan fight between Roman Catholic and Protestant converts at Han-Po. Details are,
however, lacking.
According to the Japan correspondent of the N-6. Daily News, the leading capitalists of Japan will shortly start a new steamship Com- pany on the Yangtze under the name of the❘ Hunan Steamship Co., with the object of opening up Hunan, The capital of the company will be one million and a half of yen, and thre steamers of 700 tons esch will soon be built.
Fukui, as our readers will be aware, is one of the principal habatai-producing centres. There are 2,833 habutai-weaving firms in the prefecture, the quantity of silk produced last year amounting to 800,000 pieces, representing a value of about 14,880,000 yen. The quantity of habutai destroyed by the fire is as yet The line will ex end over 325 miles between Hankow and Siang tan vid Yochon and unknown. From a return made by the police
Changsha and up the Siang river, and will be authorities some 2,000 pieces were examined on the 27th and 28th ult., and the stocks on the extended at an early date to Changtê up the day of the fire were estimated at some 20,000 Yuan river. The Dit will almost certainly habutai market was beginning to'give an official guarantee for five years of
as the mills were busy weaving 6 per cent. per annum,
prove, I
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PEKING.
(April 21, 1902.
Peking, 4th April.
THE GYMKHANA
given at the race course this week met with considerable appreciation. The Germans gave a first class gymnastic performance, there was horse-racing, and the Russian Cossacks turned ont in full force to give a thorough exhibition of fancy riding-on ponies. Any kind of riding i on the Chinese or Mongolian horse is, of course, fancy. The soberest equestrian is sure to cut a few figures in even an ordinary airing on these beasts that will astonish and alarm any pedes- trian. They are not horses, but a cross between a pig and a jumping jack, as everyone knows. So such feats as the American cowboy does on the real horse when done as they were by the Cossacks with their scrabby steeds were feats indeed.
MINES AND RAILW.YS,
as
was and
The mountain has laboured and brought forth the mouse. Those sweet paragons of taleut, the members of the new Board of Mines and Railways, have made and printed the rules for making money out of the foreigners, who are sure to tumble over themselves just to open mines and build railways, on conditions tha
+4 green would swamp any enterprise but a
One-third the tax provided goods" business! for minerals would kill any iron mine, and the conditions are prohibi ive by the happiest scheme of interpretation, for any kuown
The ministers have jumped marketing ores. on it and some of them have told the Wai Wupu what they think. It was not entirely unexpected, but Chang Yenmao
of
mining experience in other business enterprises of a foreign nature. there was reason to believe the work of the board would show some of the earmarks of foreign regulations. But, bless your life, there was Wang Wenshan, with Lis razor out and Chi Hungchi with a club like a cricket but ready to swipe any pale-face notion that came along -and they made it too warm for the modern idea altogether. No, no, my Celestials, not if the Court knows itself! You are not going to have the benefits of your natural resources while we can prevent their being forced upon you by a barbarian enemy. No siree, not in China! What have we hiked all the way to Sian and back for !
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And when Yung Lu saw it he was made glad, saying that they have not forgotten their fathers, and straightway the vermillion pencil was brought out and seeing it was intended that they should get rich by approval they all gave thanks, appropriating a small sum for printing expenses.
TWO PRIESTS SEIZED BY REBELS.
One of the Chinese generals in command of troops here says that two priests are in the bands of rebels near Chaoyang, east of Jehol. We have had it from a foreign source ard authorities that no such thing exists, but the Chinese said positively it was so and gave the reason, which was this:-The Catholic mission there collected thousand taels indemnity, upon pay. ment of which they guarranteed the district against invasion by allies or Russians and
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capture. But whether the priests are captured or not, Bishop Favier sent a deputy up there with General Mayukun last Sunday, and a set.. tlement is thought possible with his assistance and that of five or six thousand soldiers.
SERIOUS UPRISING.
Stories have arrived from Paotingfu that a serious uprising occurred at Tamingfu, the southernmost fn of Chihli, and that Yuan Shih- kai sent a force of soldiers that killed a thousand people! This is the native story but, as the dis- trict is the refuge of lawless persons from near by Shantung and Honan and in constant danger of riots, part of the story is believed. Rumours of uprisings in many distiots are afloat, indem nity riots, the Chinese call them, and attribute them to hatred of the Church. Doubtless the
collectors and Yamen tax disturbances by charging. missions with indemnity.
berd foment converts and the responsibility of the Catholics and Protestants who have possessed themselves of land and houses by confiscation are the special objects of danger, and in many places are trying to rid themselves of these possessions at great discounts upon
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