PHILIPPINES UNDER CIVIL
RULE.
[FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]
Manila, 28th June.
THE BEGINNING OF CIVIL ÜGVEREMENT.
to continue military rula as to withdraw the troops Giving fall credit to the commanders for what they have accomplished, sigus buvo everywhaze appeared that it was not wholly force of arms that impolled many of the surrenders. Insurgents who have been meifled by captus or surrender are those whe could become so without personal danger. In summing up military operations, it should not be over. looked that insurgents whose surrender with hemours of war will not be permitted, manage to slide the troops as well as they over did, and are still powerful for mischief. Even if
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 9TH, 1901
itself out. Much will depend upon the trent- ment of these who hold slaves. Since there
is
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 8th July.
Beroux MR. HAZELAND.
ILLICIT OPIUM,
Chief Excise Officer Spooner brought five cases of illicit opium taes imposed were $5, $10, 915, $40 and $50, before His Worship. Tho respectively.
no reason to suppose that efforts will Le made to deprive them of this property by forev, the poed will be for a theifril Governer in that district. Military manage. went there has been in the rusin discreet. There is no tribe hostile to Americans, and many of them are quite friendly. If they shall have careful handling in the fature, through foren as a visible expression of power, they way civil agency, with the retention of a military
THEFT OF JEWELLERY. become good subjects. The man who anderTi for robbing his sister of a gold and ebony
Polico Burgoant Gordon prosecuted Loong:
February, the Civil Commission having visited all who are in were convinceul of the hopelessness takes to do this will have a tark that will call and six gol beads, total valuu 80. Thoi
bangle, two gold rings, two jadestone drops,
one hour after information of the theft hul and was arrested in a bruthol at Yaumati.
ben given. The thief was sentenced to six
Civil rule is about to be installed in the Philippines with the organisations in the provinces ami a central government at Manila. Nearly all of the province will have been organised under the Provincial Act, passed in
be fur for that purpose moarly 30 out of 10 of them. The most notable excoption is furnished in Mindanne, where conditions of population and of resources along the south coast make it alrimble at this time to substitute a civil department, to include the fole and other southern groups, in all of which the Filipines ure so few in number and the Moros and other tribes so mumerous as to make'ordinary govern ment impracticable. Provision somevlat similar, or at any rate by special unt, will be mado for the supervision of some of the tribal
districts of Nothern - Luzon. Tho island of
Mindoro, heretofore unoccupied and to which troops have been forwarded this month, kas no place in immediate plans. Samar must also be left out, because the military authorities sevm to have thought until recently that the insur- rection ought to wear itself out rather than be suppressed. Aanila is to be organised tuder in sapurate dehy
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Tie executive head of the civil government wil ba William H. Taft, President of the Civil Commisi u. I will have a cabinet eomp of the rimsiting members of the Commission, who wit in with several Filipinos, to be app into a first but perhaps afterward chartest, a, tas sait tepidative handy of the islands. There will be a reorganist tion of the judeity, the Supreme Court sitting as whole at Mauila, and by divisions at Cebu and Iloilo, at times to be prescribed, for hearing appeals ou quotes of fact. A tireuit system is reasly for operation, under Americau judges, some of them specially brought from the United States to preside over wist are locally known as Courts of the First fustanes, which will correspond generally to canty or superior courte. It is important that Americans bold these places, because native or Spanish lawyers in practice have become so thoroughly trained in the involved methods of the old school that the new codes and procedure will be too simple for their ready comprehension, Bench honours will be open to thom when they shall have accommodated thetuseltes modern practice.
SAFEGUARDS OF GOVERNMENT.
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STEALING A WOODEN CLOCK.
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An Indian boarding house-kesper charged a lock." Accused received fourteen days tard labour.
BAIDING ANOTHER GAMBLING HOUSE. house at No. 3, Wing On Streat, ou Saturday Detective Sergeant Grout raided a gambling night, and though the wily gumblers had scurts. out to give the alarm should the police approach the Serpart numaged to bag the roturies of the gene-sixteen in all
They bad to pay a piece for their pastime.
ASSAULTING A WATCHMAN.
A private of the Royal Artillery was charged with assaulting a watchmann at Shaukiwas on Sunday morning.
assaulted him first, and be only struck hack in Defendant claimed that complainant had self-defence, and wanted to go away, when complainant put his stick between his legs, and threw him down, afterwards striking bha agzin on the legs.
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of their cause, it would be a violent assumption for denting with Luman material that has here
upon his ingenuity, his patience and his aptitude ofther that they were alone in that view or that they might not have remained out in spite of it. tofore always been unwieldy and unmanageable. The fact is that tho work of the Coinmlasión It was not many years ago that the tribes were has led the people to wish to give a trial to the "Egressive. All through the Visayas my be form of government that the Commission offers.
seen watch-towers that were built and occupied Promises lusvo beer mata meat confidently in by ratives as lookouts, that the people might various provinces visited that order will be
be warned of the approach of savage invaders. | restored and kept through local agoncios. On
Moros sent out their shell feels over seus often the eve of the return of the Commission from turbulent, usually taking back with them booty the south, a telegram came from Legno, au sometimes slaves. So much has been said saking that civil government be established by everybody against the Spaniards that it is a there. It is probably a safe guess that the other relief to in able to give them credit for having provinces in Luzon where inflitary operations put a stop to that as well as to the plicy that have not, availed to restore order will come into infested those wotors. But the Spaniards could line, trusting in the good, faith of the Come never do much with the tribes except defensive. mission, and undertaking on their own Recounty. The nearest they came to accomplishing to suppress disorder: Should moral influence results by aggression was when thay laid a'bert or police activity be unequal to this task. for a railroad from Iligan to Lake Lanao, in the military will no doubt be an efficient aid. Mindanao,took two or three ganhoats up to the lake and dumped them there, after Government in the municipalities and pro-shelling the people away from the shures. The rinces, while in important respects autonomous, railroad enterprise failed, and the Atoericans is to be surrounded by safeguards calculated to may fish out the gunboats should they over wish ropress unworthy tendencies. Municipal offers, to disperse the Moro settlement of 250,000 whether chosen by popular election or appointed people at the lake. On the other hand, these by locul anthority, must be subject always to very instruments may now le turned to account. oversight by the provincial offers. Bends will in a way to enlist Mora co-operation and on baadle of lumboos, and received foarte days NEW PIANOS vgkong 2u8 April, 1801. j1078-1 be required of those handling public funde, and couragement. If the Blorox could be convinced the checkscommonly used to prevent surpation that there were no menacing intentions toward and to encourage good behaviour will be applied. thon, and that ready access to the coast, by rail of the five provincial officers, the Governor will or any other kind of road, would bring them be the only one to be sécted, and his elestion trade, money, and protection, it is by no meas must be approved and confirmed by the executive certain that they would oppose the improve authority of the islands. The Treasurer must ment. They are gifted with natural shrewdness, qualify with a bond equal to the largest sum of they have an eye for the main chance, and if money likely at any time to be in his hands, the they believe, as they say and act, that they will Supervisor must be an engineer, and the Fiscal have fair play, there is no telling how far their a lawyer. These officers, together with a Sec. disposition might he moulded for the acceptance retary, terve now in each organised province of suggestions in relation to other things. under appointment, because the first provincial election will not be held until next February.
AMERICAN V. FILIPINO APPOINTMENTS.
In some of the provinces, the representatives of the municipalities who met the Commission asked that proference be given to Americans in the appointments in order that the provincial The chiefson to be imparted under the wochinery might he started right. The Com new rule will that of government honestly mission has appointed, however, more Filipinos administered It is most important that it than Americans to the office of Governor. In shonk be emplary. Natives will look to avery instance except one, the Americans Amerienus office as guides to publie conduct.appointed were army oficos, most of them Lessons imparted, to karo full value, vohintees whose military service is about to should be perfectly clear and direct. Nothing end. Suggestions for such appointments often can so fard governmental progress at mia.
came from: untives, showing that officers whose conduct by Americana, who may ease their semi-civil duties brought them in contact with conscients with the reflection that at this the people,-not infrequently commanded such distance from home they ought to make the respect and affection as to make them the choice most their opportunities. Nothing will for the performance of duties wholly civil-quite as often American appointments were to be explained by faction feeling, rasping so high that the Commission chose this way of steering clear of it in its own work.
escaparotice in view of the sociation of native with Americans in affairs. How apt papily may be in ovil may be inferred from the notions drilled into them through misrule, leaying out of account reputed inborn ten- dencies. itow well the lesson of correct observance of offler obligations may be learned, ista question for experience to answer,
THE MILITARY AND CIVIL RULE.
EOAPS AND CIVILISATION,
His Worship said the assault was proven, and the defendant would have to pay a $5 Eine or to fourteen days' havi labour.
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CASES OF THEPT. One i Hi robbed a Chinese woman of a
hard labour.
A Chinese named Ma Chaw stole s0.108. gauze clothing valued at $8. He was rewarded with fourteen days hard labour.
INFRINGING - POSTMASTER GENERAL'S
PRIVILEGES.
excinsive
constable with infringing the"
Lo Lung was charged by an India privileges of the Postmaster General of the Colony, by attempting to carry away seventy letters. The constable caught defendant just as he was about to hourd the ss. Lim Yueng. Seeing mauer, he asked him what he had there. Becused carrying a parcel in a very suspicions Defendant said Medivine." Tho constable, being satisfied, opened the parcel and found
not
seventy ettors.
The third clork at the Magistracy stated that he had examined the lotters. They were all applications for " Wai Sing lottery tickets.
Accused had nothing to say. He was ordered The fine was paid. to pay a $100 fue, or go to gaol for six weeks.
BEFORE M. KEMP.
Tribal te implies isolation. One departure from the customs that have hedged the tribes may lead to others. It might not be too much to expect i multiplication of roads, should one' experiment prove fortunate. Mundo's order! points to the effect of good treatment in a single neighbourhood. Other neighbourhoods might follow it under similar treatment. Slow as that process may be, an attempt to force such a result would probably be slower. Moros
DAMAGING HOTEL FROPERTY,
might be reached, for their traditions moke
Two clerks residing at the Sailors Home were having a good time on Sunday night, and thou live near the water: but other tries that finished by running foul of the police. The practise slavery have their habitat in the wilders was charged (1) with breaking a flower. where such small bodies of white troops as are
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The Indian watchmah was leclared, and stated that the two defendants wore in the sugg of the hotel entrance in Queen's Road, when the second defendant knocked the flower stand over. Witness asked him to go to the office to pay the damage, but this the second the witness, one (the second) atriking him on the defendant refused to do. Both then assaulted'
eye and the other dealing him a blow in the side. Directors presented at the first annual generales defendant-I was drunk and fell against
• The following is the report of the Board of The police arrived, and the men were taken meeting hold at 14. Broadway, Shanghai ou
custody.
the 5th July:—_
the lower-stand, but there was no asmult.
Second defendant-The watchman committe
There has been some easiness over sup Pised military jealousy of the succession of civil with a native, the Commission may escapes. C. FARNHAM, BOYD & CO., LTD. power. While this is trne in a measure, it may criticism that might otherwise possibly be To said in general that wire commanders have leveled at it hereafter on this score. The brought their districts into pacified condition, Provincial Board for administrative purposas willingness to be succeded by civil authority is to consist of the Governor, the Treasurer In such dis riets military and the Supervisor, the last two of whom,
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supremacy has been effective largely because it beginning with the next official year, are jons passed at an extraordinary moeting of the the assant. He struck me over the face with
Gentlemen. In accordance with the resolt. shareholders of S. C. Farnian & Co., Limited. held at their head office on Friday, the 14th September last, and confirmed at a meeting of shareholders hold on the 5th October last, the the new company has been duly complated. sale of the company's property and business to
an extraordinary meeting held at the bead In accordance with the resolutions passed al office of S. C. Farnham, Limited, on the 5th February, 1901, the amalgamation with Messrs. Boyd & Co, Ltd., has been duly carried out.
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In tempered consideration,
There are districts in view of the high requirements that bar the which commanders have matters so well in way to these two offices, the probib lities are Jand and understand conditions thoroughly that for some years both of these offices will be that they feel sincerely apprehensive lost held by Americans in nearly arety provines. change of authority may menaes the order now The two ofteors will constitute a hajority of prevailing. Since troops will be at hand for an the Provincial Board. In other words, the indefinite peried to uphold civil authority, fear immediate control of provincial affairs will be of trouble on this account would seem to be in American hauls, although natives unny hold needloss. In districts not pacified, the military three of the tivo provincial offices. The Secre. force will certainly not be reduced, and in some
tary is merely a recorder and keeper of records, of those districts events have shown clearly and the Fiscal attends to lay work for the enough that change is needel, and that even province and its municipalitiei. civil authority cannot be more inert or helpless which natives may cease to remain a minority sharholders on the register on the 19th July Your lirectors have decided to offer to the than that which it will supersede. It is unfor in the Provincial Bourt, the law provides snel next, 6,900 of the 7.400 shares still amissned tunate for the peace of the islands that the supervisory and corrective power in the central of seven shares being entitled to one new share. at the rato of Shanghai tecls 325. each holder provision was struck from the army bill which governm ut as to make provincial administra
The directors regret to place on record the would have entitled men long in service tarotire tion a dung,rous undertaking. At nearly all deall of their collangue. Mr. Gen. Peobics, ous grade above their active rank, for that of the meetings in provincial capitals, emphasis which took place on the 28th December last, would have disposed of officers whose declining was laid on the prime importanes of allie and further the death. on the 8th January careers are so consumed with heartburnings, service for the public good. Natives cannot J. S. Knowles, both of whom had been lest of the company's late secretary, Mr. that younger men are promoted over their fail to understand what is expected in this connected with the old company for many
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small switch he carried in his band,
His Worship (to witness)-Did you strike vither of the defendants with the switch?
Witness-No, sir,
His Worship-Did the defendants go yniotly to the station?
Witness-The first man struggled with the constable, but the second went quietly.
His Worship-Yon say the second defendant; knocked the Höwer-stand over. Is that so?
Witness-No, it was the first.
The Indian constable who first arrived on the scene gave aridence as to the arrest, and said the first defendant struggled.
A European constable who assisted in arrost- ing the defendants said the first used very second defendant assaulted Indian P.C. 544 in obscene language in the Central Station. The the charge-room by striking him on the chest.
Sergount Dymond said both men were neisy in the charge room. The second defendant made a lunge at Indian P.C. 44, who and both rolled on the ground.
closed, Witness reparted them.
1be language used by thei defendants was characterised by the witness as
the foalest he had ever heard in his life.
Defendants had no statement beyond that they had been abused..
For the defence, a Scotsh ongineer sail an defondant. Both defendants wanted to eattle up for the damage, but the opportunity to do an was denied them, and they were mar ched off to the Police Station. Witness did not ses the Indian watchman striko either of the defendanta with his cane.
His Worship-Wers the defendants drunk? Witness-No, they weren't drunk, and they Weren't sober. They were "half on."
heada, as to abit them for useful activity, |- regard, or that it is the intention, so ar net profits, after paying all charges, and Indian constable was lying on top of the first disregarding any other CANGAS Whatever central authority can control, to hold strictly Tho comment may be justitiedon which at one time possibly restrained military official, and they have been assured that profes and Dock Company. Limited, aro as follows:-
influences to the performanes of his duties every public writing off the greater portion of the deficit of the late Shanghai Engineering, Shipbafiding progress in the islands, events now provs that sicus are to be upheld in practice to such an officers who bastir themselves for peaceful con-extout that while their own offences will not be
Iland office
.Tk. 1,133,280 68 Branch office
164,027.10 ditions are the ones for whom favours and condoned, misconduct by American officinis will approval are reserved, and that for a time at ke punisbed to the full extent of the law,
Amounting in all to Tha. 1,287,313.74 least a share of the honours has fallen to those
After allowing for the interim dividönd of who earned them. The situation here in respect
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With this amount the directors propose to A dividend of Ta. 21, per
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Tk. 1,014,800.00 - Amount to be carried to
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1,065,41374
SLAVERY AND POLYUANY. Slavery and polygamy will need patient
The charges wore found proven, and the first
to the military personnel and the relation of treatment. There are already indications that for distribution the sum of Tls. 1,085,413.74.defendant was fined $15, the second $13.
Total...
that; branch of the service to civil authority slavery may be terminated in a way that will would need detailed treatment to make them clear. They serve now merely to accentuate per voluntary. The ruilitary order wideht authorised porsous to make complaint of slavery. conditions in some of the unpacified territory.
or slaves to seek protection and liberty by appeal Whether opinions expressed at some of the to military commanders, has had some beneficial meetings on the couthern trip of the Commie effect. A few slaves have thus appealed and sion, that civil government might have been bean set free. Their owners solar have male advantageously established in various provinces no fuss over this netion.
In accordance with 599 of the Momomadum months ago, are justified or not, the conclusion from Zamboanga that Datto Nando there has tera, Mr. H. von Rücker, retire, bat, being Now comes news and Articles of Association, os of the dirao will hardly be questioned that a long step toward issued a sort of emancipation ediot in relation eligible, offers himself for re-election. the welfare of the isisads will have been taken to slaves in his district. This does not mean Geo. D. Scott and JD. Thorburn, who retire, The accounts have been adited by Messrs. when the military becomes auxiliary to the mach numerically; but it is encouraging as an bat, being eligible, offer themselves for re-heat as the last time. civil establishment. It would be as unfortunate indication that the problem may almost work election.
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