A coolie was charged at the Mixed Court yesterday with wilfully damaging telephone wires. Mr. Oberg stated that the man had carelessly taken down some sunshades in Szechuen Rond and thereby put the telephone wires out of order. The defendant was warned and the wires repaired, but the same afternoon the offence was repeated. The Court ordered the man to wear the cangue for five days. At the conclusion of the hearing a spectator naively suggested that a more fitting punishment would have been to compel the mun to ring up people on the telephone for the clerks in a busy office for five days As a result of the present revision of the Organic Regulations of the Residency-General and Residencies, the snalgamation of the Japanese and Korean police will be consummated. The two police forces have already been in a state of unity and mutual assist ance, yet there has hitherto been a plain distinction, affairs concerning Japanese being attended to by the Residency police. The new Regul tions have put an end to the institution of the police attached to the Residencies, and arrangements hare been made to transfer all the officers and men of our Kesideney police to the Korean Government. As for police affairs connected with Japanese subjects in this country they will hereafter be controlled by the Japanese police in the service of the Korean Goveroment—The Seoal Prose"
Ar the chinese ¥: M.C: A. Benefit, on Wednesday evening, the Boy's Band of the Chinese Public School rendered several selections in the rotunda previous to the Cinematograph entertainment which lasted for over two hours. Two series hibitions were given by the conjuror jiamn Vincent of London, whois alsos professional ventriloquist of wide repute. Owing to the popular demand, the Y.M.C.A. has decided to continue these benefit evenings on Friday and Saturday of this week. On Friday the Astor House orchestra will play and on Saturday the Town Band orchestra, as an addition to the Cinematograph.
Axoruen of the female prisoners who escaped from the Mixed Court gaol on July 9 was brought up for sentence en Monday. She was arrested by a runner in Pootung. Six months were added to her sentence.
A nicswa coolie was charged, at the Mixed Court, on Monday, with recklessly running ® private ricsha in Hongkong Road the previous evening, thereby colliding with, and causing the death of, native woman, Pending an inquest the man was remanded.
Loo Pixa-taxe is evidently tired of life. For the second time, he was charged at the Mixed Court with attempting suicide. An Indian police-wen found him hanging from " bamboo fence with a piece of cloth round his neck. The Court was of opinion that he should not be permitted to make a third attempt in the Settlement, so was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment, to be followed by expulsion, xAvoo who was charged with furious driving in Bubbling Well Road was brought up at the Mixed Court on Tuesday. Indian P. C. 199 said the man refused to stop when called upon to do so, and he was pulled up by a Sikh trooper after witness had blown histie. Sergeant Johnston pressed heavy penalty. A fine of $20 was imposed.
Ar the Mixed Court on Wednesday Tsung Ah-ming was charged with being concerned with several others in murdering one Koo Fah-sun in a teashop, No. 500 Canton Rosd, about 9 p.m.on April 27. Det.-Sgt. Craig arrested accused on Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock in the Paoshan district. Prisoner was remanded by the Court.
M.S. Nightingale was at Kiukiang on the 18th instant and " French cruiser was at Anking the following day.
M. 8. Snipe and the str. Mei-shun were andocked and the str. Talee Maru docked at the Old Dock on the 22nd instant.
The German gunboat Vorwaerts returned to Shanghai on Tuesday The French cruiser Alger arrived here from river ports on Tuesday There is a Board of Trade commanication to the effect that the Chinese Government is in the market for twenty shallow-draught spoon-bowed [gunboats, intended for patrol service on the Yangtzekiang. It is intimated that tenders from British firms will receive favourable consideration.
'A Liverpool correspondent hears on the best authority that Messrs. A Holt Ca. have decided to discontinue carry-jing Chinese firemen on vessels of the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company. He understands that the firm has bad great trouble with the Celestial firemen by reason of their tendency, to desert at the European end of the voyage. The supply of these crews at Chinese ports has also recently left much to be desired as regards the class of men shipped.
I difficult to say whether the "Limerick" or its illustration is the better, in the frontispiece of this Kilowatt"
Four competitors sent in correct solutions of the first acrostic of the series.
Mxsens. Kegan Paul, Trench, Triibner & Ca. announce that they will publish early in Optober a new volume by the Rev. Dr. Macgowan, the well Known author of "The History of China," under the title of " Side Lights on Chinese Life." The publishers have secured the copyright of some fine pictures of China by Mr. Montague Smyth, who recently spent some six months in the country painting Chinese scenes, These will be reproduced in colour as illustrations, and there will be also number of reproductions of photographs by the author and others.
"Tus Satarday Evening Review" starts upon its new career under fresh auspices with a very bright and promising number. "The Traffic Problem" calls forth a cartoon upon the front page, which seems to indicate at least one way of solution. The editorial notes are topical and interesting; while poetry, short stories, general articles, and illustrations combine plenty of atnusement with due instruction.
"Tur Nagasaki Press "states that on Monday, the 16th instant, " lighter with 104 labourers on board was capsized in Nagasaki harbour. The men were cruployed by contractors at the Miten Bishi Dockyard and were returning to their homes when the. accident occurred. It is stated that the wash from two steamlaunches—the Miten Bishi Company's Takashima-arn and Mr. Sawayama's Takamara—capsized the lighter. Assiétance was speedily rendered by the sampans and lighters in the vicinity and the Water Police also hastened to the scene.
Ninety were rescued and twelve bodies have since been picked up.
We are requested to state that there is no foundation for the report of the engagement of Mr. Willard D. Straight, American Consul General at Mukden, to the daughter of Mr. E.
Tue Pakhoi correspondent of "The South China Morning Post "on September 9 says: This remote corner of the province seems far from quiet yet. The soldiers, who were sent from the Capital some three months ago, scattered and repulsed the rebels for a time, but almost every week has brought tales of skirmishes, riots and plunderings—now by rebels, now by soldiers. The latent al f
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