THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
VOL. LXVII.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 19TH JANUARY, 1908.
Messrs. E. 8. Kadoorie & Co, are in receipt' of telegraphic information from Shangbai, : PAGE advising them that the Shanghai Dk and 17 Engineering Co., Ltd, have declared su interim dividend of Tis. 2 per share for the 6 months The China Association or the Country Club?..18 | eading 31st October, 1907.
Epitome
Leading Articles
Dr. Morrison's Speech
Divided China
Patriotic Carricula
Asiatic Immigrants
Hongkong Sanitary Board
Supreme Court...
Ric-haleas Hongkong
A bluejacket's Death
The Akile de la Sainte Enfance
Thrilling Story of Castaways
Macao
Evolution of Hongkong
Commerc al
Shipping.
BIRTHS.
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The fire ricsha enolies who were arrested on Jan, 6th for iton‹ behaviour during the strike were charged befors Mr. F. A. Hazland at the Polica Court on Jan. 7th, and each man was bound over in the sum of $100 to be of good 22 behaviour for tw-Ive mouths.
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The deep sympathy of a very wide circle of friend in the C lony and coast ports will be fit for Mr. William Danby on the death of his 2 eldest son, Mr. F. W. Danby, intelligence of 20 which bas just baon received. Death took plio
at Klang, elangor, on the 10th ult.
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On December 20th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mra, C. L. SEITZ, a son.
On December 31st, 1907, at 2 Gomes; Villa, Mrs. A. W. LAMPER KI, of a son.
MARRIAGES,
On December 6th, at St. Peter's Church, long- kong, by the Rev. J. H. France, iss LANDA METER, of Melbourne, Australia, GEORGE to HORACE KING (Lappa Customs).
On December 20th, at Shanghai, HENRY WILLIAM DAINNTY of Columbo, to DAIS KATE, second [aughter of the late Robert Law, Shanghai.
On Decem' er 21st, at Shanghai, ANDRRAB HANBEN ERIKSEN to EDITH MARY, only daughter of the late William Fowler, of Shanghai.
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Prince Ching and Grand Councillor Yasn Shih-k'ai are said to by conferring daily about starting local self-government councils in the provino, in order to prepare the pɔople for the Love House of Par iament,
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J sa Maria de Souza, for whose arrast a warrant has been out for s m vime, was on Jan. 7th brought back to the Colony by Detectiva. Sargeant Marison, and was charged bafora Mr. F. A. Haz land at the Police Court with l ceny as a bail-e. In February, 190, the d-fendant was employed in the Hongkong bra ob of the Indo Chius Bank O a day hi was given some registered letters, oɔntsinine altogether $1303, to post. The defendant it appears, procured some similar envelopes put blank piper in sich, addressed thom the original envelops were addressed, and posted them. With the money which he ́ex rac'el from the letters he was told to post, haba wonded. The Hongkong police, howeve“, traced him t› Shanghai where he was detained pending the arrival of Dat-otive Sarg ant Murison. The detective had no difficulty in On January 7th, as the three o'clock p.m. ra ognising Souza, who was handed over ti When Pank car was discouding the steepest gradieu him and benght safely to Hongkong. btween Plantation and Bowen road, a large, he heard the evidenos yesterday, his Worship dog crossed the rails and was caught by the oir'soutenoad the defendant to six months' impel- which almost overturned. The pa sengers iu sonment with hard labur. cinded several ladies who were very much frightened by the inci·lent. The car wheels cut ri ht through the dog, killing it instantly.
The attractive lime ball tower erected ou Signal Hill, Kowloon, and designel by Mr. A. C. Little of the Public Works D-partment, is now ready for uss It is a fire proof structure, 40 feet in height, and can be sea from almos' every part of the harbour.
H.M.. Tamar his ben a pleasure bost for the children of the Colony during the last fav day', Commander and Mrs. Stokes and the officers of that vessel being "at hom to them ou board
Ther was a miniature rif › range, a On December 10th, at Cardiff, THOMAS WILF RD, otor car shout, and many other things o lou- beloved father of F. C. Wilford, ongkong, agedated to please the juvenile, while ther, wora 92 years.
DEATHS.
On Fece be 10th last, at Klang, Selangor, Malay States, FRANCIS WILLIAM DANGY eldest son of Wm. Danhy of Hongkong, aged 33 years.
On December 26th, 1907, at her residence 13, RUA DE ANTONIO DA SILVA, the beloved mother of Messrs, Silva and b others of Hongkong, VICENIA, S. CARNEIRO E SILVA, aged 90 years.
On December 22nd, at Shanghai, HELEN WINI- FrId Olsen, the wife of Joh. A. Olsen, aged 24
years.
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many helpers to attend to their wants and 8.8 that they had an eojo able tim.
In the short list published in The Builder of successful candidat is elected to Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects at the last general meeting two Hongkong names appear. Mr. A. H. Ough's election was mentioned in our yesterday's issne. The other successful candida e was Mr. A. C. Little, of the Public Works Department. Mr. Little is a medallist of the Institute and Mr. Ough was formerly an associate member,
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VILLAGE ELDERS MURDERED.
The story of one of those orimes for which Chins is so notorious was told to Mr. F. A. Hizland at the Polios Court on January 7th, whe Mr. G. E. Morrell, of the Crowu Solicitor's office, on behalf of the Chin se Government applied for the extradition of a o stive on a charge of armed rubbery. Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring and Barlow) represented the defendant.
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Mr. Morrell informed his Worship that th→ accused was charged with armed robbery a Kwai Ling in the Waichow Prefecture. It appeared that the elders of this village hal reported the names of all the lawless characters in their district to the authorities, and the defendant's name was incluted in the list. In consequence, the lawless class threatened to exterminate the elders. On the 9th May, 1906, A very small man was placed in the dock, and four elders started off to pay respect to the ancestral tablets in neighbɔaring village an unusually large Japanese sword, having a b'ade at least an inch and a half broa, was called Wong Yuan. They proceedel on
journey
оп foo', & 800 of on, *of HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DEs Vœux Road C1. | placed on the table at the Pulice Court yester
The man was a juggler, and was 'ders and a coolie following them, and overy. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET Strekt, E.C.day morning
charged before Mr. Gompertz with being ining the food trays. When they got to Kwai possession of arms without a permit. The Ling, which was half way between the two word was his means of livelihood, for he earned villages, four men, of whom the defendat was said to be one, jumped from an ambush his daily rice by shoving it down his throat to the hilt. Mr. Gompertz referred the lawbreaker and seized the elders. When the coolies in sw this they dropped their trays to the Cap'ain Superintendent of Police, and the reir
and rau. The robbers pursued them for a Captain Lyons made things legal by issuing a
distance, but they succeeded in making their permit to the juggler t› carry the sword.
8301pe. They collected help and returned to the place where the robbers had surprised the party. There they found the four dead bodies of the elders, and on returning to the village gave the names of the robbers. In consequence of that report the defendant was arrested in Hongkong.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of Decmber 13th arrived, per the 8.3. Deranha, on thursday, the 9th inst.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
It is reported from Peki g that the Russian Minister has written to the Waiwa, u asking for permission to establish & Consulate in Ulissut'ai, Mongolia, in order to protect Russian interests there.
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise bis power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances: No. 12 of 1907, entitled-An Ordinance to amend the Local Communities Ordinance, 1899; and No. 13 of 19 7, entitled-An Ordinance to limit the imposition of punishment by publio exposure in the stocks.
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An Indian constable appeared before Mr. H. H. J. Gomperta at the Pulios Court on Jan. 6th on two charges of obtaining money by false pretences, an one charge of attempting to
obtain a sum,
The defendant it appears. Was on duty at Murray Pier during the holidays. and when a Naval offloor appeared to hail a sampan, would tell him the he had paid 5 cents to send a drunken officer off to his ship, and would ask the new arrival to repay him. Twice the trick was successfu', but ine third time it failed, the failure resulting in the con stable's appearance before the Court. The case was remanded.
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His Worship-These four men were arm›), and were seen to attack the elders?
Mr. Morrell-They all ourried revolvers, and were seen to jump out on the four elders and shoot them.
Evidence was then called. and the hearing adjourned.
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