January 12, 1903.]
necessary to enlist
more troops, say tea battalions, in addition to what there are in the garrisons, and they should not be under the control of Wang Chi-chon. So Liu refused to go and the Viceroy had to despatch another general, Pan Pai-kai,
PIRATES.
The pirates on the Canton river frequently carry on their depredations in various disguises; sometimes as officials of the revenue cruisers, with a pretext of searching for contraband, sometimes as soldiers patrolling the river, sometimes as merchants, sometimes as passen. gers, and sometimes as boatmen in slipper-boats so as to take passengers to a long distance and then rob them. A few days ago a certain Chinese, by name Ngai Hang, came from Hongkong to Canton by the night boat; on arrival he engaged a boat to take him ashore. Another boat come into collision with this, and the boatmen started quarrelling. The pirates then jumped into the first boat, beat the boatmen, and rubbed the passenger of bis luggage. They were arrested and identified, and are lodged in the Nam Hoi gaol.
A TRAGEDY,
In Fatshan, somewhere near Shekwan, there was an earthenware-maker by name Chan Yang Tai, over sixty years of age. He had been married three or four times, and all h's wives died without children, which the Chinese call "tough life." Lately be was betrothed to a girl of seventeen, of the same place, But it seems that the girl did not like the elderly bridegroom, for on the day of the marriage, when the bridal chair was brought to take her to Chau's house, she ran into her room, closed the door, and cut her throat with a pair of scissors. When the door was broken open she was found in a pool of blood; and the bridegroom had to pay for her faneral.
[FROM ANOTHER CORRE PONDENT.]
Canton, 5th January,
ALLEGED INCENDIARISM.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
able to prove the case, the claim of damages | the athletic sports arranged for that day had fell to the ground. Li Chi therefore reported the matter to the Viceroy and recom-
to be postponed in consequence.
The New Year was also observed as a holiday, mended that the claim in question could not be and being graced by bright weather, the entertained and should be disallowed. The athletic sports held over German
from Christmas Consul Was communicated with Day came off successfully and were well accordingly.
patronised by the foreign community. The natires flocked in thousands to see the fan, this being the first time such an open-air amusement was arranged in the port. The following are the various items of the events :- 1. MENAGERIE RACE, 50 yards (handicap). One prise.
SWATOW.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Swatow; 5th January. MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY. between here and Hongkong, over & Lundred Off Suabae, a large placo, situated midway dead bodies were picked up, floating in the water, a few days back. The first intelligence last, when a Chinaman came to Swatow from of this sad affair was received here on Friday Suabae and solicited funds to enable the people there to bury the bodies of the unfortunate dead. Regular steam launches ply between this and Suabae, and between that place and Hongkong. As yet no further light has been that a steamer must have met with an appalling thrown on this affair, which forcibly indicates
Long, as junks never, or very seldom, carry disaster somewhere between here and Hong- any large number of passengers. As in such circulated, I state with great reserve one ti at circumstances various rumours are generally has been freely repeated here for the past two days, namely that the s.s. Chow Tai, one of the North German Lloyd-vessels, is supposed to be the victim of the calamity. It has since been proved, by the safe arrival of the Chow Tai at Bangkok, that it is not this vessel which met with the catastrophe-E". D.P.]
PAKHOI.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
In the beginning of February last year the
Pakhoi, 2nd January. German School at Luk Hang Village, in the
ESTABLISHMENT OF A GERMAN CONSULATE. Fa Yuen District near Canton, when nearing this port, which has long been spoken of, has The establishment of a German Consulate at completion, was destroyed by fire. It was alleged that the outbreak of fire was due to the
become an accomplished fact at last. Dr. 4. act of an incendiary, so the German Consul Mudra arrived here in November last to take took up the matter and communicated it to charge of the Consulate, and, in the absence of a the Viceroy and at the same time claim d $20,000 proper building for the purpose, he is putting damages, being the cost of the building of the "Pat a private residence where he has been Bchool in question. The Viceroy on receipt carrying on the work since the 1st December, of the communication forthwith ordered a wet-pending the erection of the Consular build- yuen to institute enquiries into the matter.ings, the work on which is now approaching Owing to his inability to find out the real cause completion. As you may probably know, Ger- of the origin of the fire, the Viceroy ap by the British Consul. The arrival of Dr. man interests here were formerly represented pointed another wei-yuen in the person of Li Chi to take up the matter. This gentle-
Mudra to create the Consulate before the
of erection man is the Secretary to the Hoppo of Canton and
a proper building has even speaks very fluent English. te is very highly
commenc d is due. I am told, to fores of respected by the foreign Consuls in Shameen. circumstances, as German affairs here, of late In fact, he has on occasions previously been
have taken such an important aspect as to appointed by the Viceroy to enquire into Madra, is also to represent Germany in the warrant the immediate presence of a Consul. Dr. matters of dispute arising between Chinese and foreigners, and all such enquiries conducted neighbouring port of Hoihow. European in- by him have been settled in a most friendly three Consuls-British, French, and German.
terests here are now represented by no less than manner. The Viceroy has undoubtedly realised the valuable services of this gentleman, hence he was again appointed to enquire into the present case.
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THE REBELLION IN KWANGSI, The 8.8. Hongkong arrived bere last week with over five hundred braves from Canton to replace the garrison in Tamchow, which has been deple'ed recently through sending reinforce ments to N-nuing to quell the rebellion in Kwangsi. It is reported that no less than four villages have fallen into the han 's of the rebels.
RELEASED BY THE PIRATES.
T. Loureiro's Goose
2. PUTTING THE Suor (16 lbs.)
G. E. Bell...
3. Stone and BUCKET RACE.
V. Drayson
...
1 One prize.
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prise presented by the Commissioner, E. O. 4. 100 YARDS FLAT RACE. Two prizes. 1st Reis, Esq.
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A. Brand ... V. Drayson
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5. EG AND SPOON RACE. One prize.
V. Drayson
...
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1
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6. THREE-LEGGED RACE. Two prizes.
T. L^ureiro and V. Drayɛon...
7. LONG JUMP. One prize.
G. E. Bell...
8. WHEELBARROW RACE. One prizo.
G. E. Bell
side. It is needless to say the "Stronger ” 9. TUG-OF-WAB, "Strong v. Weak." Six a got the best of it.
Little, Esq., Briti h Consul; and E. O. Reis, L Flayalle, Esq., Consul of France; H. A. Esq., Commissioner, I. M. C., consented to act as judges and starters, but. M. Flayelle being absent at Haiphong, Dr. Abb.bucoi noted in his instead.
The following gentlemen formed the Execu- tive Committee:-Dr. Abbatucci, A, Brand, Esq., and Dr. J. H. Lowry.
Great praise is due to the gentlemen of the Committee and to the members of the Customs staff for the able manner in which they adapted the vacant piece of ground alongside the British Consulate for the accommodation and comfort of the visitors. Order was kept by a gang of braves and the Customs boatmen, kindly lent by their respective superiors,
COREAN NOTES.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
Mokpo, 24th December.
CABINET CHANGES.
Corean Cabinet, Min Yung Chuk having been Some changes have just been made in the
appointed Minister of Education, Kin Sag Kam of Finance, Ye Sei Keuk of Justice, and Kia Chou Hyen of the Home Department. Yi Yong Yik, after his dismissal from office, was banished from the Imperial Court and s said to have left for Kyajna by a Russian man-of-war.
THE JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE,
Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Minister, left Chemul- po for Japan on the 21st inst. and is expected back at the end of January.
THE FUSAN FIRE.
The Emperor of Japan has very kindly pre- sented the sum of 1,000 yen to the sufferers from the fire in the Japanese settlement at Fusan.
CORTANS FOR HAWAIL
It is reported that the first batch of Corona emigrants for Hawaii, to the number of 50, will leave Chemppo in the course of a few days. The importation is under the control of the U.S. Government.
Li Chi has recently, in consequence of the instructions received from the Vicery, pro- ceeded to the scene of the fire and institute enquiries into the matter. The enquiries were conducted in conjunction with the Vice-German Consul of Canton, Sham Yuk Toi, ex Mágis- strate of the Heangshan District, and Colonel Telegraphic advices were rec ived horo last Yang, Commander of the Shameen Guard. { uight stating that the principal of the firm of Several native converts were brought forward | Ching Try & Co., of this port, by name Kwan,
prove the alleged incendiarism, but who had been held for ransm by pirates in the The Bank of Japan's spasie reserve has unfortunately none of them seamed to know Kowkong district, near Canlon, some time last reiched the unprecedented figure of 180 million how the fire originated. It appeared that month, is now release, after paying an yon. Its losas at present aggregate only 37 the contractor who undertook to build the enormous sum of money to his captors. As the | millions and its margin of note issuing power school in question had a matshed near by. This mau in question is well known here as well as, 16 15 million yen. This state of affairs appears matshed was used as a work-hop by his work elsewhere, the news cannot fail to be received to be regarded with satisfaction by some men for sawing timber and for other purposes with gretication by his many friends, who Japanese journals, says the Japan Daily Mail, in connection with the building of the school; were, deep'y concerned as to his whereabouts bat others justly consider it an evidence of somehow or other, it caught fire and the coa- and how he fared in the hauds of the scoundrels business depression. As a matter of fact tlo flagration spread all over the place, and the during the late severe weather, for he wat stagnation in business circles is about as bad school subsequently caught firs and was man of nearly sixty summers.
this winter as anything we can recall during completely destroyed. Fortunately the chapel
CHRISTMAS AND NEW TRAR,
the past thirty years. Small tradesfolk who and the mission house which were close by Christmas Day was observed as a
usually have their hands full of work, are escaped. However, as none of the native and it passed off most uneventfully, the
altogether idle, and signs ofTM-- straitened converts who came forward as witnesses were being miserably dull and rainy, so much so that ↑ cireumaianoes are everywhere visible.
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