WEDNESDAY, JULY 27; 1910.
MORE PIRATES
CAPTURED.
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A BRISK INTERCHANGE OF
SHOTS.
Fivo Women Surrender.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CASE TO BE SETTLED.
At the Suprenio Court this morning. before Mr Justice Hazeland,, the Wang Shiu Tai drm sued Chesng Tak to recover from defendant as surety for Loung Shau Pang, the sum of $923.75 being balance due for provisions sold and
delivered.
Mr H. K, Holmes appeared for plaintiff and Mr J. H. Gardiner defandeil.
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THE MAKING OF A BLOUSE.
MACAO. July 26.
Mr Gardinor said that it had been We left the Portuguese forces in the entourage of the pirate's strengheld at utally agreed between the parties that Hak Sak. By sundown yesterday Captain the case staml over until Friday week with Ambigo Maitins sent word to the free-ario to settlement.
Hie Lordship agreed. booters through a Chinos interpreter calling on them to surrender and adding that they need stand in no fear of being handed over to the Chinese authorities. The outlaws rejoined that they had no time to waste in parloying. Caps. Marthus then threatened to dynamite their retreat. which they arrogantly retorted that they too had dynanite and an ample stock of it. Hard on the heels of the tandits ruply came a suidon volley from their side which started a fusillade that lasted the sight
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Mr J. E. Gardiner sppered for plaintif The husband of defendant said that his
SALT MONOPOLY AND
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CANTON NOTES,
(From Our Owen Correspondent)
ARREST OF A BANDIT.
CANTON, July 25.
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The Lin Chow Prefecture contains a been a good deal of discussion about the advisability of shutting up the gambling notorious bandit named Awok whose many houses in that city, The Paking authori. infamies for years past have made his ties want the thing done, but are neither name one of terror to the neighbourhood, willing nor able to replace the money which Souo time ago this rascal surtanderod
to-date Volumes for the local Government now receives from binal to the magistrate in charge of the You can read the latest up- the farmers of the garabling monopoly, district. This officiat, not knowing exactly This week a long despatch has been what to do with so formidable a prisoner, received from Poking by the Canton pardoned him, raised him to official rank Viceroy, which say that the gambling and provided him with a potty post. For a houses are to be closed, and salt is to short time all was wall bat Boon Kwok's be made to bear the extra burden, whe predatory instincts got the botter of him As far as wo and he betook himself to his former haunts thor it can or not.
This time his course of ovil was short for he was arrosted and places in jail. On the news being conveyed to the Viceroy His Excelloney commatided the man to be brought to Canton for execution.
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Towards daybreak sulphur sud dynamite came into play and this drove eight woman our into the open, who threw up the game. Three of the beldames are reported as "exceedingly charming.
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Before Mr Justies Finculard, at the Government believes that the salt tax cna Supreme Court this morning, Miss,, À.
he raised to 3,800,000 dollars for the frat Roza, manageress of Le Chic shop, Kow: year, and in the following year to 6.200,000 loon, sued Mrs M. Piggott to recover dellura, at which figure it may remain. 911.35 for work done and materials sup-unless it is abundantly clear that the trade plied.
Increases substantially, whereupon it" will
A consus is at present being taken of the again be raised to 7,800,000 dollars por
At this figura it is to remain population of the province and this is being annum.
may be result. The stations should be arranged the mouths preparation of Constitutional Corernment of rivers and at all apote whore waterThe census takers are experiencing mach is evaporated and salt-produced, and the difficulty in carrying out their tisk owing sales are to be uniform Further, it is His Lordship- I don't see how we can to be carefully notient that all sales to the superstitions of the people. Tho. from shops and wisheses are to be at villagers put every chetacle in the way of get on without har..
Mr Gardiner said the transaction was
a muiform price. In regard to those who the men engaged in the work and so the One of the pirates then followed suit that plaintiff and another carried on busi-locally control matters, special care must counting proceeds but slowly. In Farshan
of all loading a child, by either band. He danges in Kowloon under the style of Le be, taken to watch these to which sale and other places there has been trouble but
is put for the preserving his cartridge-bolt from him cut down Chic. Defendant ordered curtain goods of Nea delicacies as well as by all fish the strangest story of all comes from Sun his ride and are hindelf up. Later at the which were supplied to her and a reasonable curars. Special attention is to Lu paid On where the wonten have distinguished police barracks the children' spoke warmly
The Patria, which price was charged. Defendant also ordered to those who carry on these branches of themselves by putting the officials at their At that time she was 3-business. On the other hand, a portion wits end to preserve order. It appears that in the man'
a number of ignorant wcnica seeing the reached Colowan at 2.30a.m., lay meantime even blousee.
yamen rauners "going from house to houso purchase of samd now steam launcher to in the oding prepared for contingenciospecting seme mocey from a fight in which of the income is to be set apart for the
A Laity of France, by D. Symons. The Chinese fatilia was now away from her husband was concerned.
His Lordship Wo can't go into that. suur the rivers so as to proven: anuggling for the purpose of the census gatheredging Lipe, by William Le Quetz, the scene. In the early hours the besigers
Mr Gardiner said he was only explain. But the most drastic portion of the despatch themselves together on a hill and there took Perfidious Lydia, by Frank Barat,
an oath to stop such proceedings. They Simon the Jaster, by William L. Locke. added another six to the number of cap.
are the paragraphs in which it is in rives. One of the latter had risen suddenlying the position. Defendant, subsequently situated that the abases in the collecting then went back to the town and their Ta Justug the Means, by A Poor.
brought an old fashioned "blouse with from behinds boulder with a box of ex plosives which he was in the act of hurling instructions to remake it according to of the salt tax in the past have been rowdy conduct caused are of them to be The Wife of Colonel Enghee, by Hubert Steamers from Hoogkong. | On or about | Connecting at Calcutta with | On or about
When it was finished very grievous, Far more men are em-arrested. This only increased the trouble mong the officers when shot disabled latust models.. his. He was removed in a fold-bed must defendant said she wanted an evening ployed therein than are necessary, and all and in a short time about 3000 women The Heart of Nool, by Fred Whishaw.
superduous hangers-on must now be dis- were gathered before the gamen domar ling The Colonel's Fast, by Florance Wardez.
in armed, that anys the release of their comiades e Braten Bianca's Daughter, by Justus M. Forman. cynically, radiant the while and smiling to bouse and-not a morning blouse.
His Lordship--I don't see box we can charge. Then the left and right of him. Firing WAS
was not granted. So serious was the situa The Dop Doctor, by Richard Debsn. carried out in a desultory sort of way get on without defendant: it is only wast-have been received that have never appearing to demolish the place if their request The Five Epots, by Fred. M. White.
tion that the gates were ordered to be shut A Haunted Inheritance, by James Blyth. 2. Y the the day! during
The local The Lonely Subaltern, by Forzus Eume. sten Bug landed 11 men and 5 women at
and the military called out.. the Harbour Ofice pier. One of the muu, who was over 50, appeared in the varh of a
them to return home. They refused to woman, with his hair streaming down his
isten and as by this time the men had begun to take sides with the woman tae shoulders. The clothing of the others
officials not knowing what to do released. bespoke close acquaintance with smut and
the hve women and the excited temales wilt. In the course of the day the captives
han gradually dispersed. The town is still were all conveyed over. I have it from sure hands that Hak Sab is stili teeming
in an excited state and militars-re-in- forcements have been called for. with despedes Towards p.m." three
GAMBLING. privates were seca driving in rickshaw towards headquarters. One of them was well bandaged up abeat the chest, Obvious ly the Portuguese have another casualty to record.
At 10
As I write the sky is ever and anou illumined by the search light of the Patria.
The refuge of the oatlans stands at some 25 feet from the Hak Ss pagoda.
This afternoon H.E. The Governor cun- ferred with Colonel Ma of the Heung Shan garrison. This genial oficer later on called at the Police barracks in company with Chief Interpreter St. F. Nolase da Silva jr, and was mog courteously welcomed by
ing time.
Wales.
Watson.
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ed in the balance sheets ner indeed in the Defendant's Inneband-My wife is under account bocks. All these things have g medical treatment and will be for some be stopped at once, and as far as the time. I know much about it as my wife; officials are concerned, unnecessary, ex- gentry addressed the women and advised The King's Highway, by H. B. Marriotti
penditure is th be curtailed as far as possible, and everything is to be shown If this is done it in regular books. is believed that. with the additional
there will be sufficient tax,
I was there when the things were ordered and paid the money.
Evidence was called.
Mr Piggots said that the blouse was picked to pieces by his wife and it was made up by another person.
His Lordship-There is no chance of a settlement?
Mr Gardiner think we will have to fight the question of the blouse cut.
His Lardship said it was impossible to go on with the case in the absence of ösfendant and adjarmed the case sine die.
WEST RIVER NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
NANNING, July 21. The present state of the river reminds ene of the Sammer of 1907 when the
the commanding officer and staff, being German gunboat Tsingtau was stock hare shown all over the building after an inspec
for over a month owing to the sudden fall tion of the newly arrived prisoners.
Most unfamiliar antive faces were to be j'cf the water after her arrival... With the exception of one little re in the Spring
dl the benches that line the Praya Grande..
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to replace the gambling revenue. money enough to run exten launches and useless waste is stopped there will be to pay all expenses. Such in general out
During the reign of the last Viceroy the line appears to be Peking's intention in regard to the future. Ws may be par- gambing known as "pak kop plu doned for saying that it seems to pat dowa owing to the demoralizing effect likely that, if the new scheme is applied it had on the people. The evil has, how the gambling dens will, or may be, closed ever, again cropped up in the Tang woul for a time but that at no far distant date district where this species of gaming is said they will gradually open again. We have to be carried on to a surprising degree. A seen them closed of partially closed, so local gentleman named Sheung hna petation.
his often during the last twenty five yearsed the Viceroy to follow predecessor's that we are somewhat sceptical as to their final axtinction. When the pinch comes And
money
is needed, the officials could always turn to the gambling dens as to a gold mine. But there is one now factor in the modern life of Chian that must be reckoned with. It is the upgrowth of a kind of municipal ideal ameng merchants, fathers of families, and the owners of servants who believe that the gambling
will be heard from in the future.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
Greater interest and activity is now being policy and to prohibit this evil. The gentleman also sent His Excellency shown in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps scheme of which that official has expressed his approval. The Provincial Judge has which should tend to increase their num bean ordered to take this matter in handlers and efficiency. Commencing in Augus, and to punish with all the severity of the there are to be two drills a week, two hours a night, one hour being for lectures and Inw those found guilty of indulging in this form of gaming,
the other for practical work. In addition The Anti-opium Society has reason to examinations aro to be held when the noh- officer is very anthusiastic in the carrying
AN ENERGETIC MAONTRATE.
A this evening, huddled up on almost
I hear that the Chinese Government has this year, which did not last long, the river dens are a blot and an evil. These people rejoice in the Hok Shan Magistrate. That commissioned officers who fail to pass will
has been extraordinarily low.
set
price of $12,000 on the liend of the chief Loong Yu Wa pirate
The preliminary inquiries are being coo- ducted by Captain Manuel Mendes of the Atsiliery Corps and the task of identifies tion is by no means a sinecure.
ALB pm. Colonel Ms was apprised of the capture of one pirate at Watthai and two at Halachno by three members of the
Chinese military pulics who requested the customary warrant for delitering the captives to the Chinese authorities.
THE HONGKONG, ARRESTS.
So far there have been two men arrested
The Moorhen and the Vigilante, after being for many weeks at Kwailin, below the great Rapids, anxiously waiting for chance to come up to Nanning, have for the present abandoned the attempt and returned to Wuchow.
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The motor honts are. lowever, running as usual between Nanning and Wuchew and Nanning and Pu Se. The feat has receiv- ed another addition, the Kwang Nim, a sister ship to the Kwang Nam-she flies; the Dragon Ang and is entirely in the hands of Chinese.
The rains have been disappointing so far,
in Hongkong on suspicion of being momad many rice fields badly need more
bers of the Colowan pirate community. Both have been charged with kidnapping, to answer which offence, they are wanted by the Chinese authorities. Extradition proceedings have been initiated, and it is thought that evidence in support of the charges will be rundy next week.
One of the men is believed to be the fourth chief of the Colowan pirates.
SPORTING.
Hongkong Tennis League.
The League matches are now concluded, and Y.M.C.A. comes out with championship honcurs, defeating Queen's College in their last venture by 62 p 37. They have played very consistently all the season and thoroughly deserve their position.
The following in the final table for the ARGO —
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water. The price of rice bawever, still Y.M.C.A. keeps fairly moderate; and there are no Kowloon...... evidences of unrest and discontent, for vil Service
Queer's College. which we are thankful.
Mr Jamieson, the British enneal-general Watson'e.......... from Canton, was here on a visit, but only Craigongower... for a few hours having to leave hurriedly Chinese Y.M.C.A........ owing to a telegram from Hongkong.
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out of the Anti-opium laws and has, during not be allowed to retain their stripes. the past few months, sealed up and coc- fiscated no fower than ten houses carrying"" on. An illicit trade in the drug. Magistrato has also invited the co-operation of the local gentry and a thorough system of inepection has been established with the result that the illegal enle of opium has almost been stamped cup in the
district.
CLAN FICHT.
It is surprising what small things will
A native who had been charged with stealing a sunt of 2977 from a shop in Wing Lok Street was discharged by Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy to-day.
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Chan people laid out some clothes in the hawker.
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Mr J. H. Oxberry, Hongkong Hotel
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For stealing a gold watch and chain, suldiers was sent to the scene of the strife. The combatants at once desisted but it is some liqueur glasses and a blanket from the said that several persons have been killed residence of Chief Sorter Savage at Kow- and many more injured. With this want loon, a Chiness youth was sentenced to of unity in the nation one wonders how it six weeks' imprispament by Mr E. R.
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The Director of the Anti Upie Tareas Sheung sued Tang Lang to recover $12.77 rated on behalf of the Board that the It was difficult to understand quite what it 18, 19 and 20 those between Middlesex and two banks were not strictly comparable was supposed to "exbitit. We were told Lancashire at Lords Surrey and Sussex at was informed by a detective that many for goods sold and delivered. There was as the Hongkong bank was in the field that it was to show the people what the Oral; Kont and Northamptonshire at opium dens existed in the Fa Tei and Chun siso a counterclaim for $7.23, being balance the German com-sho studenta could de, but there wasn't Maidstone, sad Yorkshire and Notting. Shan villages. A company of the river of $20 money lent. Mr Wilson appeared twenty years prior
police were sent to make a search and five illicit smoking shops were found: The for plaintiff and Mr Jackson defended. Quotations for any description of Machinery or Engineering Plant on application to pany, and that Wagah merchants, who much of their handiwork apparout. Ahamshire at Sheffold were sbardened.
'DODWELL &Co., Ltd., MACHINERY DEPT. play a large part in China, naturally gave Chinesa gentleman had lent his camem for Warwickshire beat Gloucestershire as Bir
keepers and ten smokers were arrosted The case was adjourned. while 47 pipes 30 lamps and thren large, preference to their own countrymen. The show, and certain of his photographs, in-mingham by nine wickets former, with which the latter was in keen cluding the pertraite of some celebrated
buckete csatain smoking requisites were
James Buchanan, washorman on board' competition, also had a large isque businers concubines.
KITSON LIGAT There were electrical, and
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN discovatod. The arrested man were handed and was not bound to a group, as was the chemical and mechanical appliances, some
over to the Na Hoi Magistrita for trial. the s...Minnesota, was 'charged before Mr- cuss with the German bank, whose share in of which nobody seemed to know how to
Another smoker was neatly caught the EH. Hallilar, with snatching a handle of A Brilliant, Safe and Cheap Illuminant by Kerosene · Oil. such transactions was comparatively small. manage. There were anatomical and other
Writing but Saturday the N... Day other day. A policeman on duty heard a 50 copper cents from a pop-changer"- An echo of the Susaturg Railway share models, etc., made in Japan. These made inae was also heard at the meeting as good show, but I think many Chiness News aid-Yesterday it became known sound proceeding from the shop at Wanchai. Defendant assorted that
entered. There he found a man enjoying the result of the disposal of the bank's educational authorities bare 3st to learn that the financial trip on had his pipe and as he had no licepso to show the complainant had got the wrong men. holding in the company. It was stated that thore is. vast deal of Western educs existed locally since the rubber boom
then found that and a Japanese civilian deposed that in the be was arrested. It that the yndicate which took over the tion quite apart from the acquisition of materialized in the failure of a vatise bank he was one of the newly trained troops, so crowd some-one put the coins into defend
harus had had them longer than was mechanical toys and that it is a pity when which caused two others to close their desirable for that class of business It had funds are so scarce and the people so pour, doors. Closely connected with the failure he was handed over to the care of the ant's pocket and then accused him." The to i barns in mind that the syndicate had to waste publie money buying, these of the first bank is the reputed insolvency director of the Military Bureau. plund £2,500,000 in the undertaking in Wostera suricnities that are mostly not of a prominent Chinese piece-goods dealer
In a village in Tak Hing Chow there the expectation that German investors important, and many of which must. lis and speculator, but the relations between would actively participate in the subscrip idle and spoil for the wast of the know the two are reported to be too intimate to lived a poor old widow. woman who had tion. That had, however, aut been the ledge of how to use them.
decide it this stage upon the sequence of two grandchildren aged 11 and 7. The old the public la fira: awaited the
Bir T. D. Moorhead, our former Comenta. Native orders on these banks woman worked in the fields day and further favourable development of the missioner of Customs, has arrived home which have hitherto been accepted by the red at night in a little but about 3 miles," railway before manifesting an interest in safely and is now with his family in foreign banks and against which delivery out of the village. A few sights ago she the purchase of the shares. The syndicate Cheltenham. His predoosssor, Horr von of goods take place, has been returned went down to the river to batto sad while night perhaps have been able to get a Strauch, has returned to Chios after his unit, and the sum involved is of suficient standing of the bank widə was noized by
The next day what tiger and carried off. amount to cause Ettlo Anzioty. The
remained of her was found in a field some better price for the sharun, but after tenfurlough in Germany and has been ap-ituation for the present, however, though distance away, as a rosult of this horrible caived from the Sanitary Department a years the group was glad to be able to dia: pointed Commissioner of Yochow, poss of the shares at a good profit.
Mr Landis, of the Alliance Mission; has critical, in indeterminate. Today there Joft Nanning for his annual holiday, ? will be a meeting of the Chinese Chamber occurrence the poor children are left with
On a piece of rising ground, not many of Commerce, and it is hoped that this body out anyons to take care of them. An amasing incident occurred at the hundreds of yards from our front door, in consultation with the "Bankers. Guild, Combangoo Agricultural Show, Dear gamblers have been wont to assemble every which has invited its co-operation, will be Brisbane, recently, where a prizo was offered day for a long time. Hearing a great com-able to cope with the situation caused by for the largest fatally in the district. The motion the other morning, I asked what was these unfortunate developments.
life the average man witha fow rollable to inform you that the Sanitary Depart Queensland Minister of Agriculture was the matter, and was told by a Chinaman
remedies at hand can be just as uncossatul ment is prepared to undertake the fumigas present, and remarked that the district that the palice had made a coup and cap.
in relieving the sufferer ka renowned tian of the basement and coolis could hardly equal his own constituency, tured over a dozen of the gamblers. Bot
in order where there lived a man with twenty-four why I asked, did they allow them to B are all Chelons and Diarrhoes be always at hand. Many times doctors to destroy any mosquitove which may be
DE sure and take bottle of Chamber-practioner. Emergency remedies should of your premises with sulphus, if des The above moutbly premium will secure a £1,000 Policy ou children. A farmor rose and interrupted play there so openly for so many months?" the Minister by remarking that he had Aht? he replied that was just to give Remedy with you when starting on a trip. billa have been saved by having a bottle of there. Should you consent to this procs- thirty-two children, and that all were live them false confidence so that the police It cannot be obtained on board the trains Chamberlain's Colls, Cholers and Diarrhoea duro I shall be glad if you will inform me No doctor can so that arrangements may be made to put ing. Inquiries showed that this was the might got a big fanal!"
or steamers. Changes of water or climate Remedy in the home.
diarrhoes, presibe better remedy for colle or the work, in hand at oson.-I have the fact, the farmor having been married twice I said nothing but wondered if that was often causo sodden stacks and having roared two quite considerable the Chinese "way"-not to discourage and it is best to be prepared. For sale by diarrhoes. For sale by all chemists and honour to be, air, your obedient servant, (Signed) W. Bowen-Rowlands, (Secretary). chemists and torekeepers. families, one after the other,
vioo bat to capture the vicious?
cise.
A STRAIGHT TIP.
ESTABLISHED 1770.
pHE Badersigned have been appointed 801E AGENTS in Hongkong and South China for the above Company's WHISKIES.
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The authorities have evidently awakened, to the necessity of taking stops to dent with T the prevalence of malaria in the Western. district, for houseboldats there havợ re
circular loltar' couched in the following
terta
Sir, In view of the recent occurrence o `ERVEY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR cases of malarial lover in the neighbour Over £12,000,000.
hood of Bonham Road, Babington Path
A
INVESTED FUNDS &
4 Over £2,000.0 PAID DAILY IN CLAIMS.
TN great many of the common fife of and Upper Richmond Road, I am directed THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.
storekeepers.
£1,000 POLICY FOR £2.0.8..
good life aged 25 next birthday. PREMIUMS BY MONTHLY INSTALMENTS
WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE,
For rates and full particulars apply
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