THE LILLIPUTIANG AT THE THEATRE.
DOROTHY.”
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
to a successful tout ensemble. The fall cast was as follows:
Dorothy Bantam Lydia Haw throne
Squire's daughter, "Miss Alice
Pollard Miss Alico Mac “Dorothy's cousin,”
латага "Innkeeper's
April 11, 1903
THE HONGKONG-MANILA SMUGGLING CASE.
The trial of Captain Harry B. Chamberlain of the US, transport Seward, charged with
full house assembled last night to welcome Phyllis Tupper daughter, Miss Connie Pollard smuggling from Hongkong, opened in Manila
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Miss Nellie Mad-
namara
Mrs. Privett “Squire's sister,' Lady Betty...."Squire's guest," Miss Irone Finlay Geoff Wilder." Squire's nephew," Miss Irene Goulding Harry Sherwood"Geoffrey's friend," Miss Ivy Trott Squire's Bantam Of Chantider Hall," Pollard
Mr. Jack John Tuppet... "Innkeeper," Mr. Oscar Heintz Lurcher
Sheriff, Miss Daphne Trott Mr. Fred. Stewart
Tomstrult
FIRES.
iputians back to the Theatre Royal after in Manila, and to witness the pre- of Dorothy a piece in which the cler.r espians, are seen to decided advantage is a three-act comedy, and in the we are told that Equire Bantam's Dorothy, and her cousin, Lydia Haw uttend the hop-pickers festival disguised Santa. Whilst there they encounter ourey Wilder and Harry herwood, and as case of love at first sight with Geoffrey and Dorothy as well as with Lydia and Harry, they agree to meet next day. Geoffrey, having come An alarming fire broke out on the night of 3rd to the end of his tether financially, is being pur-inst, in Queen's Road West. The first sign of smed by one Lurcher, who buttonholes Geoffrey the conflagration was noticed on the ground and tells him that unless bis just debts are floor of 255, Queen's Road, West. Before the settled within ten minutes Geoffrey must go to flames had got a very serious held the Fire the debtors' prison in London. He then leaves Brigade, under Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse and serve a writ of distraint on an old woman s Mr. H. G. Baker were on the spot, but they Now, Geoffrey, has applied to his uncle found themselves in the unfortunate position of Squire Bautam, for assistance, but is informed having to stand by for about half an hour before that unless he marries the Squire's daughter, the water was turned on. Meanwhile the con- whom Geoffrey has never seen, he will give no flagration spread east and west to the honses on Resistance. This Geoffrey refuses to do. Lur either side Nos. 267, 269, 281, and 253. cher is seized by the villagers, and rescued by When the mains at last gave up their supply, Geoffrey, who compels bim to be an accomplice there was a plentiful output of water thrown to obtain money from the Squire.
upon the burning buildings and the Brigade the second act a country dance is in full
were enabled to keep the conflagration from swing at the Squire's house, when Lurcher, spreading to the adjoining dwellings. But disguised as secretary to his Grace the Duke despite the efforts of the Brigade the house in of Berkshire, enters and asks shelter for his which the fire originated and the four houses master, whose carriage has just met with an
on cach side of it were burned to the ground accident. Accordingly, Geoffrey, disgnised as
and the damage is estimated at something like the Duke, is enabled to again meet Dorothy and $20,000. is once more enamoured, though not recognising her as the peasant girl of the morning. After the guests disappear, the plot commences to unweare itself. Sherwood making a great commotion, the noise brings on the scene the Squire, who is also seized, and the uproar awakens the entire household. Lurcher then informs those present that his Grace has been robbed of eighty pounds sterling. The Squire to prevent a scandal immediately refunds the amount to the paendo: Duke, and thus Geoffrey pays his deptors. In the third aot Lurcher turns traitor and informs the Squire of the deception. The Squire threatens to "send the fellow over the ropes, but on learning that "the fellow" is his nephew he perdons him only on the condition that Geoffrey agrees to marry his daughter. Geoffrey replies that it is impossible, as he is engaged to a peasant girl and will be true: to her. The Squire agrees, as the peasant girl is really his disguised daughter, and so all ends
Each is the simple story of Dorothy. Of course, it is not ono that carries originality with
The high-souled young hero who is not above getting into debt and applying to other people to help him out, but who recoils, with righteous indignation and reproach from marriage with a young lady whom
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It may be mentioned that the fire bell rang at 2.55 a.m. The name of the proprietor of the ground floor where the fire started is hun Haug. Last May a fire occurred in the same place. The ground floor on which the present fire occurred was used AS а medicine shop and kerosene store; the name of the p oprietor is Wn Fai Ping and hit premises were insured with the Hip On Insurance Company for $3,000. ̄ ̄
It is supposed that the fire originated at the back of the shop. Owing to the scarcity of water the flames spread with alarming velocity and while the Fire Brigade were looking and waiting for water the two houses on both sides of the tenement in which the flames started became ignited.
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When once the Brigade got a supply of water they were not long in subduing the fire, which never spread beyond the bounds that it had been confined to whi'e the Brigade stod by. The people resident above the flat where the fire started had narrow escapes, as they knew nothing of their danger until the sound of police whistles roused them from their slumbers; as it they escaped from the burning building with the scautiest of clothing on. The flat above the ground floor where the fire originated was used as & family dwelling house and was uninsured. The top s'ory was used as a seamen's boarding house by Pun Pui Shi and was insured for $2,500. One of the houses destroyed was a medicine shop uninsured, the propriet.r of which estimates the damage at $5,000. When the polios (Chinese) were attracted to the spot by the alarm of fire, two lukongs a rested two of the men from the kerosene shop leaving the premises. They were subsequently, however, released, no evidence of arson being forthcoming against them.
has never seen and whom he cah Lever, never love, because of the other maiden the background, is a familiar figure both drama and novel, and his evil gecius, the with a bunch of promissory notes which, amocles-like, he waves menacingly over the d of the unlucky youth, has also the claim acquaintanceship to advance. Nevertheless, y is not the kind of play one cannot and that thoroughly, for even though its has not broken new, gronad there is a mths contribution of his to the litera- the stage that ommends it at once to The Lilliputians made an excellent characterised their the piece by their usual Master, Jack Pollard came in tion, and acted cleverly his Bantam
am. A Dorothy Bantam, d-made an undoubted hit, and Connie Pollard, was equally of Phyllis Tuppet. Miss Alice clever sketch of Lydia Miss Trott and Miss The charred remains of a Chinese youth of reproach in the 18 have been taken from the ruins of the house ry Sherwood which was gutted by fire in Circular Pathway tion of parts on the 5th inst. The lad, 1 who had bean felicitous, one, reported missing, was employed as a bar-boy in
contributed the Hongkong Hotel.
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through he harmonious scenic
Fire broke out about half-past eleven o'clock on Sunday night on the ground floor of a three story house at 19, Circular Pathway. The flames spread very quickly, and engulfed the two upper floors, both of which, with the ground floor, were completely destroyed. The first floor, a family house, ws uninsured, but the second, which was also used as a family house, was insured for $1,500 in the Transatlantic Company, and the ground floor in the Hung On Insurance Company for $2,501. The cause of the fire is unknown.
on the 2nd:inst
The charges allege that Captain Harry- B. Chamberlain, a Quartermastor-Captain and in charge of the transport Seward, fraudulently and knowingly imported and brought in to the Philippine Islands and assisted in doing so, merchandise contrary to w and in violation of Section 34 of Act No. 353 of the United States Phillipine Commission. It is charged that Captain Chamberberlain had built a box on the transport in order conceal the merchandise, which it is alleged attempted to smuggle into the Philippines.
The first witness for the Government was W H. Hawes, who at the time of the trip of the Seward from Hongkong to Manila was the “ first officer, but is now Captain. “
Captain Hawes testified that on or about the 6th of February, while the Seward was still in Hengkong, Captain Chamberlain instructed him to have a box cons'ructed in the boiler room between the bulk heads. That he in turn transmitted the order to the ship's carpenter, and the box was placed in over the boilers and near the smokestack. That the box was com pleted before the ship arrived in Manila, but that the box was not finished when the Seirard left the port of Hongkong. The box was fixed so that it had to be unscrewed and the lid taken of. The box was about twenty feet long, about two feet wide and about ten inches deep. The caplain said that the box was not to be opened without his orders and that on the night before the ship arrived in Manila Captain Chamberlain ordered the lid of the box to be taken off. The ship's carpenter was called to get to the bix and to perform the work necessary. As the box was in an out-of-the-way place and the only way to get at it was through a window the ship's carpenter climbed through this window and unscrewed the lid. When the lid was unscrewed Captain Chamberlain gave to him (Capt. Hawes) abont nine or ten packages which were passed to the carpenter, who placed them in the box. After all the packages had been placed in the box Captain Chamberlain gavo oiders that the lid was to be screwed down again and not to be opened until he gave the order. Captain Hawes was askel what the packages contained and said that he did not know, as he had never seem them from the time they had been put in the box. Captain Hawes testified further that the temperature was from 120 to 130 degrees,
The packages were seized by the Custom House officials, who became cognisant of now in the the reculiar box, and they are hands of the Collector of Customs. The contents of the packages were composed of silver ware, linen, silk embrodiery, and fancy. work. The packages in a great many instances bore the names of the persons for whom they were intended.
Further evidence was adjourned.? CHARGES AGAINST OFFICIALS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
The first of the cases against William A. Wilson, a public official in the Philippines, who was charged with the misappropriation of public funds, has been concluded. The defen-- dant was sent Court found that while coting to 12 years imprisonment in Bilbid, *
as disbursing officer of the Bureau of Const Guard and Transportation, he misappropriated s sum of 19,000 pesos. Notice of appeal was given.
A few days ago Don Felipe Calderon, president of the Filipino Bar Associa ion (of Manila, was arrested on the charge of the falsification of an official document. Calderon was fined recently in the Court of First Instance for contempt and severely reprimanded by the presiding judge for conduct unbecoming a gentleman and disgraceful to an attorney. The conduct which led to the fine and the reprimand was in relation to the Tan Chuco ca8 The present charges have grown out of the same case.
Calderon's bond was fixed at $5,000 gold.