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shop would tend to weaken the wall. If, as had been suggested, a quantity of iron was stored on the front verandah of the first floor, it might have pulled out the party wall and caused the collapse of the party wall, upon which the roof” and all the floors rested. If the front and party walls were properly bonded, the latter would go when the former fell ont, more especially as the two would be further secured by means of tie-rods. In witness's opinion, however, it was more probable that the party wall collapsed first. The remains of this wall had the appearance of one badly bouded, but not hollow. It looked in places like two nine-inch walls built together. Ideal bricklaying was that if a knife were inserted in any joint it would touch a brick.
Mr. Bowley-Ideal bricklaying! I'm afraid it's not to be found in this Colony.
Witness noticed that broken bricks had been used to build the party wall. As a general rule
this method was a safe one.
ence had been gained in the P.W.D., and he had no certificates or diplomas.
The Court again sat on the 21st inst., when the hearing was adjourned until to-day
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[September 23, 1 901.
AN IMPUDENT CHINAMAN
WELL SERVED.
This stopped the dag-out's progress, and see. ing capture imminent the two men sprang into the water and swam down stream, being picked up by another dug-out hovering near. The escaping Chinaman was overtaken. At the Supreme Court on Friday morning dragged into the ship's boat, and carried back in Summary Jurisdiction, before his Honour to the Sainam, where he was fastened beyond T. Sercombo Smith, Acting Puisno Judge, all possibility of escape. At Canton. Captain Tung Fat, a domestic boy lately in the Dickson handed him over to the British employ of Mr. Terrill, manager of the Soldiers' Consul, who preferred a charge against the Club, sued his former master for the sum of $13, man and turned him over to the Chinese wages alleged to be due by the defendant for authorities. The whole affair points inclu- services by the plaintiff for the month of sively to the existence of an elaborate con- August and part of the succeeding month. federacy of law-breakers who are a constant menace to the public safety.
PIRATES IN HONGKONG WATERS.
In the course of the hearing his Lordship had occasion to reprimand the plaintiff for his impudent attitude towards Mr. Terrill, telling him that such conduct was unfortunately common enough in private homes, but would The police report that on the 14th iust. I not be tolerated in a public court, Po-toi island. lying to the South-east of Cape When Mrs Terrill was in the witness box D'Aguilar, was visited by a gang of robbers, giving evidence, the plaintiff asked her Witness's experi-eight or nine in number, who terrorised the if it was not the case that he gave notice that villagers and proceeded to pillage the place, he intended to leave his employment. Mrs. When they left in their junk they carried away Terrill replied in the negative, and the plaintiff a great quantity of plunder, consisting of cloth. thereupon told her that she was not speaking ing and jewellery. One or two of the looted the truth. villagers hurried off to the police station at
On hearing this remark, his Lordship at once Stanley, and narrated the circumstances to fined the plaintiff three dollars for contempt of ergeant Lamont, who at once communicated court, saying he would not have a British by telephone with the Central Police Station lady insulted in a British court of law by Water Police at Tsimshatsui, and the latter here. The officials at the Central rang up the Chinaman.
In the end, judgment was given for the forthwith took steps for the capture of the rob-plaintiff for the sum of three dollars, the with all possible haste, the order being to fendant. His Lordship directed the money to Pinnaces were manned and despatched amount admitted to be due to him by the de-
Inspector Riley was in charge of one launch, plaintiff. scour the waters on both sides of the island. be paid into Court direct, and not to the
EXCITING INCIDENT ON THE
"SAINAM."
One of those incidents which are never long absent from the lives of those whose business brings them in continuous contact with Chinese-incidents that carry with them just that amount of danger which makes them enjoyable to those whom they affect-is reported by Mr. W. Harris, of Woochow, a passenger on the Sainam (Captain Dickson), a steamer which runs between Woochow and Canton.
one
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espieda supicions-looking junk running in and between Shaukiwan and Quarry Bay he
shure to avoid detection. She was brought up sharp and boarded. The crew were Chinchus innherd nine, all told. Thy answered the description of the villagers at Po-toi, and as further they could not explain the possession of the miscellaneous prope ty found on board. they were placed uude arrest and ultimately lodged in the Central Plice Station Later in the day the goods were identified by their plundered owners
RABIES IN MACAO.
RUSSIA AND TIBET.
The Ostasiatische Lloyd of the 6th inst. has Lama of Tibet to the Tsar, and shrewdly re- a lengthy article on the Mission of the Dalai marks that, according to the old axiom, Qui s'excuse s'accuse, Russin's roiterated official as- surance that the Mission has merely a religions and non-political significance makes it all the more certain that Russia has a political and interested mo ive in her sudden friendship for the Lama of Tibet.
The writer claims that the Russian usturalist and traveller Balmajew was the one who Our Macao correspondent writes to us, under influenced the Lama to send the first Mission date the 15th inst.. as follows:-
havi the
to Russia and open friendly relations with that Power. Badmajew is the only foreigner who ever succeeded in residing in Tibet. In fact. →come victims of this dreadful malady. he is no foreigner, hut himself a Mongolian.
resolved unicipality have
that alle wormed himself so well into the confidence unmuzzled dogs found in the public thorough of the Tibetans that he was even permitted to fares shall be apprehended and destroyo enter their capital, and was received in person With a view to notify the public of this by the Lama. Badmajow then worked on the preventive measure against the spread of Lama's well-known fear of English aggression, hydrophobia, the Leal Senado have caused to be and held out to him as a bait the mighty advan printed, in Portuguese and Chinese, a large tages that would accrue to Tibot from a friendly number of leaflets which are being widely alliance with Russia. This was the more distributed throughout the City."
plansible, as Russia has always posed as the heal and protector of the Asiatic religious.
The Sainam, as usual, numbered on her last ran a great many Chinese amongst her passen- gers, but nothing out of the usual happened til. Kumchuk, situated betwe-n Woochow and Can- ton, wasreached. ere one of the Chinese wented to disembark. bu re used alsolutely to allow the ship's compradore to go through the formality of searching his box. However, he at last yielded and handed over a key, which, on being applied to the look of the box, was found not to ft. The man had no other key, or professed hot to have, and as the affair looked suspicious a search was instituted amongst the other pas sengers, and the discovery was made that the Chinaman in question had substituted another box, similar in every detail, for that of one of
Dogs, with rabies, having appeared in the the other passengers, also a Chinaman. Thity, and two privates of the local garrison substituted box contained a worthless assortment of odds and ends, whilst the
stolen had rather valuable contents. The would-be- thief had two accomplices, but these mixed with the crowd of Chinese on board and could not be picked out. Captain Dickson turned his attention to the prisoner, and ordered him to put his hands behind his back, in order to have them pinioned. This he declined to do, and instead, calmly folded his arms across his chest. A neatly-planted blow brought him to his seases and the deck-and he was secured. He was fastened by the quena to a post, and his hands were tied behind his back. Deeming him quite secure, and the incident having apparently ended, no more attention was paid to the Chinaman, who was tagging at his cords. Presently he wriggled free, and made a dash past a man on guard, one of the crew, who was armed with a revolver. This man always stands at the head of the stairs leading from the Chinese quarters, and carries a loaded revolver to keep any chance desperadoes from rushing the deck. The escaping prisoner ran down the companionway leading to the lower deck, and jumping on to the ship's rail, threw himself into the sea. The steamer was then about two miles from Canton. The guard fired his revolver, but aimed wide, and did no harm. The vessel was stopped, and Captain Dickson ordered a boat to be lowered, and ran below for his revolver. A sampan was hailed. and one or two of the crew tumbled into it. whilst the guard got into the ship's boat. Ia the meantime a dug-out containing two men, pro- bably confederates, was making rapidly for the swimmer, and seeing that he was likely to lose his prisoner Captain Dickson fired. The range was a long one, but the shot was good, the ball striking the water a few yards from the dug-out and, ricocheting, breaking one of the oare,
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It seems to us that the Sanitary Board in Hongkong should at once take steps to enforce the regulation against the importation of dogs from the neighbouring Colony for a period of at least six months. When rabies existed in Japan and later in Shanghai, the precaution we now suggest should be taken against Macao was enforced with good effect.-Daily Press, 17th September.
We are glad to see that, as we suggested above paragraph, H.E. the Governor has made an Order in Council stating that no dogs brought from Macao will be permitted to land in this Colony for a period of six months from this date.
The writer further thinks that the fact that
the Russian escort which accompanied the Mission back to their own country--ostensibly as a protection-was formed entirely of staff officers, plainly shows that the intention of a reconnaissance party was combined with the wish to fulfil the duty of courtesy,
The following items are from the Foochore Echo of the 7th inst. :-The Gun Club shot their annual match with Shanghai yesterday. The light was good, but a strong wind made the birds fast and rather difficult. A lot of interest was taken in this match, as Foochow only re- quired one more win to secure the Cup. We are glad to hear they were successful, Shanghai L'Echo de Chine mentions the death at Paris scoring 67 against Foochow's 72. A large on the 14th inst. of Mgr. Riet, Roman Catho- number of visitors watched the shooting. Mr. lic Vicar Apostolic of Tibet. The Bishop Gittins acted as referce and Mr. Brockett as came to China in 1881. was made Bishop in 1878, and returned to France, broken down in owners of the wrecked Sobraton are now working scorer.-Nothing daunted, the enterprising
health, in 1891. He had three brothers, also away at their property under water with as was drowned by pirates a much sest as when it still rested on the rocks. little below Woosung, and another insasacred and it is understood that they are meeting with by Chiness at Maulmim (?). Travellers in fair success. —', Tibet during recent years, including the la te street running thron;h the scene of the lato -The dismal appearance of the Prince Henri d'Orleans, M. Bonvalot, and Mr. tre remains unchanged, the proprietors of the W. W. Rockhill, have united in bearing testi.property, with the exception" of Messrs.. mony to the kindness and hospitality of the Gilman & Co., not having as. yet commenced a te Bishop Biet.
rebuilding.
missionaries; ope
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