INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED
WINE MERCHANTS.
'*'
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 30xα. 1903
Dr. Yersin returned to Saigon by the M.M. steamer Tonkin.
The U.S. transport Shernas brought out from San Francisco on her last voyage $1,500,000 wort
scem no crime to do so to some persons | civilised world, and it is matter of cuminoni whoso moral perceptions ara perlinps not too roinal. Now, it right and it is prudent to restrain such persons from
stepping on to this fatally easy path, by a
knowledge that the enforcement of the regulations of the new Ordinance in their entirety will necessitate in that quarter of
the Colony a densoffion of cubicles that
could only be described as wholesale with
knowledge that paine and pounities beset it but it is also right and reasonable that consequent serious derangement of the do- the path of virtue should be rendered osmestic lives of hundrels of families and the Kinooth us possible. Thus, the salaries paid | unhousing of many. It must be borne in to officials who are exposed to auch tempta-} mind also that if the Chinese are already tious should at least be sufficient to place finding the new laws so oppressive while them above the pinch and pressure of want. They should be decently housed and surrounded by their own people as far as CLARET S. possible, be able to send their children to
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
T'er Cave Por Case
I dos. Qts. 2 doz. Pls
$8.00 $0.00
10,00 [1.09 13.50 14.50
a
good school among other Briish children, and be able to furnish the marne for some innoemt enjoyments or amusements to their families. In Colonies like Hongkong the means of recreation for Europeans of the poorer class are regrettably few, and if, in aridition, they are compelled to live 22.00 among the natives, and participate in the surround themselves, the lot of such persons is hard indeed.
ST. ESTEPHE
ST. JULIEN
LA ROSE...
CHATEAU HAUT
BRION LARRIVET...
20.00
CHATEAU MOUTON
D'ARMAILHACQ
24.00
26.00
CHATEAU PONEỶ
CANET... ...
2830
CHATEAU LA TOUR
CANET..
33:00
CHATEAU RAUZAN
48.00
CHATEAU LAFITE
$4.00
of the now Filipinos pesos.
The agenda papers of to-morrow's moeting of the Legislative Council and of the meeting to-day of the Banitary Board will be found on p. 3; blso Late Telograms.
Chinatown in Dixon, U.S.A., was destruyed by fre a few weeks ago. Many of the Chinese yet these are oply operative in one district, had their money buried in the ground under the their hardships will be immeasurably in-floore, and on the morning following the fire tensified when the operation of the Ordin-several boxes containing large sums of money ance becomes general. From No. 5 District wers unsarthed.
the displaced population may remove u present to other districts of the city, but, en far as can be foreseen at the moment, the Ordinance will drive befor from one quarter of the Colony to another an ever-growing mass of unhoused families: who will finally be compelled absolutely to quit the island ualess dwellings are provided
Among those “called" to the Bar from the Middle Temple on the 25th Juno was Mr. R. E. Bellios, of Hongkong; and Mr. J. W. Jones, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, was called" at the same tim as a member of Gray's Int.
Damo Deboral lowring, widow of bur Job TELEGRAMS.
Bowring, a formor Govorner of Hongkong, bass died at Exeter at the age of 65, leaving un ostato
valued at £13,392.
The Superintendent of the Aliso Mumorial and Nethersolo Hospitals tegs to acknowledge with thinks the following donation to the build- ing fund of the Maternity Hospital: --Lady Goodman, 325.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
CHINESE LABOUR FOR THE TRANSVAAL.
* LONDON, 5th July. A foreign Consal at Johannesburg h received a cable from Hongkong offering 200,000 Chinese labourers for five years' sorrion
at. 77/6 per monui, food included, the Mines to
from wages. The offer has been submitted to arrange for transport, the east being dednotod
We notice in the Tins the announcement that Lord Meath has received a letter from Sir Henry Blake, Governor of Hongkong, in, forming him that his suggestion za to an Mag will in due couren be added to the list of "Empire Day" has besa adopted, and that 24th
pablis holidaya at presont settled by Ordianco, the Túdustry. -At the Legislative Council meeting to-morrow a bill entitled "An Ordinanca to set apart a as 'Victoria Day' in holiday to be known loting remembrance of Hor Most Gracious Majesty the late Queen Victoris," will be read
* Delayed in circulation.
THE LATE POPE'S SUCCESSOR.
LONDON, 27th July,
It is expected that the Concharon to be held on the 31st instant will consist of 62 Cardines,
dirt and squalor, with which the latter for them. It is equally true, of coureted at New York of Mr. W. Graham, who for many Empress-Dowoger of Chius, drawn by Frederick making the 41 votes necessary to elect a now
L
We learn by the oil that the sudden death
years was Messrs. Jardíus, Matheson & Co.'s representative at Fougbow, was das to heat apoplexy, Mr. Graham fell down in the street, death being almost instantaneous.
It is not a pleasant fact to have to note, says
The weekly Graphic of 27th June contains a full-pago picture of an audience, with the
MoCormick.
The picture represents Her Majesty thouking M. Boutlined, the manager of the Lanan railway, on the occasion of the Court's rotura by train from this Western Tombs in April. In the group at the station
Lianfang (Vice-President of this Foreign Office), and Yuan Shikui. In the same mumber of the raphis those are also views of some of the prominent features at the Osaka Exhibition.
the statement is borne out by most eminent experts, that sa long as numberless window- As a matter of fact the Government has less cubicles are permitted to remain, so long always failed grievously in its duty to the will the Colony be at the mercy of devas- lower ranks of officials, such us the minor tating epidemics. So the Government find the b. & C.Express, nor are there any confort-figure also Price Ching, General Chiang, clerks, police, sanitary and public works themselves on the hores of a dilemma. Weing reflections to be gained from the fact, that inspectors and overseers, a class who think that it is their banden, duty to in the senast tea report of Mars, W. J. and receive a rate of pay that will not permit provide houses for the accommodation of the H. Thompson there is hardly a word dovoted to of their occupying a respectable European displaced people. But in the meantime the China ten. Poor China!. It is almost ignored, dwelling-house and which necessitates their needs of the Chinese are crying out to be and certainly does not receive any encontage- There CLARETS are specially selected living in flats in Chinese tonements. Many supplied, and we are of opinion that in a and obtained from the LEADING years ago it was suggested in the columns well-considered compromise the Government that the Government should provide quar-will find a practicabile middl's path that can FRENCH GROWERS: they are of excepters for the nrried nimbers of the Police with safety he temporarily pursued. Under tion value and in fine condition.
Force and for those officials whose salaries the Ordinance the Goreroor in Council CHATEAU LA TOUR CANET,wore insufficient to allow of their renting has power in special cases to modifying) :--
CHATEAU RAUZAN, AND
CHATEAU LAFITE
decent houses in the European quarters of the Colony. It is ominently desirable that the lower ranks of the officials should not are recommended to the notice of Connois-be driven to live as and among natives, and more especially those whose duties place seurs as high-class after-dinaer Wines.
them in a position to oblige or thwart Chinese contractors or dealers. At the
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to
us in the Calony or from our authorised Agents at the Count Ports.
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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the requirements of the section referred to in respect to the external air, upon such roeditions as he may deem expedient. Let His Excellency exercise that power and the Government hasten slowly. It should be the object of the authorities at the present stage rather to abolish what is glaringly
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WATER POLO.
We are requested by the Captain of the VRC to state that owing to the fixtura of a Gymkhana for Saturday, he Water Polo Shield Competition will take place this alter. noon at the V.RO.,
By permission of Major Radolifts and officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme at the Kontoon Hotel, during dinner, this orening (weather permit.
March. Zazón --
Klein diverture
Chorubin
THE JOINT TELEGRAPH Selection "Little Christopher Columbus,” Caryl'
COMPANIES. Jteven Song "The Flight of Ages... Selection
"Thres Little Maids," Rubens Waltz........ "Amour, Amour AlfanoThe joint corvico. of the Eastorn Extension Barcarolle... Caracteristique,
Conterno and Great Northern Telegraph Companies will be discontinued from the Ist of August, from
Lodolen
'God Enve the King”
...
A correspondent la a London financial which dats each Company will have its own
Pope; the Cardinale of Romo present number 45.
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY-- COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
Losney, 27th July.
Is is understood that negotiations for tho future commerels! relations of Great Britain and Germany still continas by means of am exchange of notes-between the two Gorgin-
ents.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT GLASGOW.
Losnos, 27th July,
Au excersion train, ranuing inte the terminus at S. Enoch's Statina, Glasgow, crashed into the buffers, killing thirteen and injuring twenty- passengers.
THE ROYAL VISIP TO IRELAND.
LONDON, 27th July.
The King and Queen havo arrived at Belfast
time the suggestion was minde, it would bad than to improve what is passably good, contemporary mailfaing that the silver-using Reparate counter where telegrams will be and met with a repetition of the enthusias
a scheme..
shown at Dublin.
CORRESPONDENCE,
30 THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PEERS."" Hongkong, 29th July, Big-In dealing with the overcrowding question it is admittedly necessary to considər Lugo. Ondians, goodies the abolitips what popandation lifavailable for linuring the windowless cubicles fa dobosite houses, and person to be displaced from the overcrowded to-day a petition from the Chinese inhabitants, and in every sohome which involves the in No. & Health District will be forwarded to destruction of toremost houses or actions" the Government asking for permission to redwell ngs at home provision for the unbowed erect cuticles already demolished by the sanitary population takes a very prominent part,
Our Sanitary Board is now considering the authorities. Some days age the con Merchant
commualties of the world can also all the accepted for transmission by either Company's hure been comparatively way to carry it In cases where the provisions regarding silver that is annually produced wasilver line.. be genuine only when bought direct from into effect. The Government laud plenty mir-space are almost satisfied, temporary is placed on a commercial-through silver
of sites at its command and could readily exemptions would hardly be too frely ballion banks of issue, he says, the THE CHINESE AND THE CUBICLE bave built suitable quarters ut a reasonable granted. As will be seen from another interest on and redemption. of "gola, loans that
QUESTION, cost. Now it would be much more difficult column the Chines! community of Hong-hiodor the progress and developpannt, of juter." and much more expensive to carry out snel kong through their Commercial Union and national and inter-oceanic highways and by ways,We are informed that there was meeting OVERCROWDING AND LOCOMOTION.
At the same time it is not the ten Merchant Guilds are endeavouring and thus of trade and commerce, Whereas, if yesterday of the members of the Chinese Com A. S. WATSON & CO.[impracticable, and we hops it will yet be to induce the Government to with draw the silver louns were employed through bullion merical Union-Mr. Frog W, Chan pronting altempted. The pay of certain officials new regulations flecting enbicles, and books at, say, 3 per cent. per annum, the world over an attendance of about thiris to discnes would be benefited thereby, and there would only what action should be tıkan in view of the | shouldalso be considerably increased, in cuses to-day petition from the inhabitants of
be a small surplus of eliser left for the coinage enforcement of the provisions of the new Bald where great responsibilities new accipted or No. 5 Health District will be forwarded bon tons of the world. If Chinelostet quater great temptations have to be ancountered. to the Governor, praying for mission loan of $100,000,000 where would the silver While on the one hand officials should be to re-crect cubicles already demolished. come from? A silver load at 1 par cont. per thus encouraged to go straight and resist It would surely be a backward step to Raoum may sound strange to the ears of English temptation, however insidiously thrust agree to this latter proposal, but the men, but the day may not be far distant when Europe will see the successful flotation of auch upon them, efforts should likewise and simul- Government in their future operation taneously be made to punish all parties offer- under the new Ordinance might well bear a loan, and probably an original financial lines. ing bribes to officin It is an offence to in mind the considerations which prompt
The British Consul at Copenhagen, in his of its provisions press as lightly as possible remarks that the business carried on by the enterprising East Asiatic Company during upon the Chinese community at large.
1902 was most satisfactory, and in spite of low freights, which appear to have been universal- the shareholders have received 8 per cent., much the same as in former years.
TER TO OGRRESPONDENTS.
Ong | comntuicatione relating to these columns Shungil ke vitezreseti toTux Eorros,
are side
·
No may4rly signed communications that, have } altempt to seduco a public servant from the petitioners, and make the enforcement report on the trade of Denmark for 1902, to the abolition of cubicles in existing buildings. { large number of residents, Chines, and of hors i
tae, enganaliselt raust forward their names ami ad, desses with rotanumcat aldressed to the Editor and to pasklication, but as evidence of good faith.
All letter for publication, should be written on
of the peper only. ady appeared in other papers will be inserted. Unders jor tetra copies of Daxby Paris should be vant lefore 11 425, on day of publication. After that hour the supply sa limited. Only supplied for Gunk, Telegraphic Address: Prune Codes: A.R.O. 5th BA.
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the performance of his duties, and those guilty of it should be made ligblo to severe punishment. A fine would not The Chinese in many instances would care nothing for a fine, but if they were made to understand that
meet the case.
it would
a term of imprisonment with hard labour would coufront, those caught attempting the corruption of an officer either by bribery or by other means possibly have some deterrent effect. In tha case head as the 22nd inst. several witnesses cnimly admitted having offered these bribes, and it should be an easy matter to procure u conviction.. The Attorney-General has these men in his hand, and we trust he will not fail to institute a prosecution.
Wury the new Buildings Ordinance' was
The U.S. craiser Raleigh, Albany and Cin- cinnati are shortly expected in these waters.
Yesterday's plague retorn contained three can all Chinese, and two of them fatal, the lotter being "found" in the streets. The total austar of cases for the year now stands at 1,368.
Sorious damage was done by a Gire which Street early on Tuesday evening, the ground, broke out in a medicine-shop at 35, Gough fist, and second floors being partially destroyed. The place where the fire originated in jusured. No cause for the outbreak kus badu assigned.
Mr. William Howaty chief officer of the as. Bealarig, died in the Government Civil ilospital on Tuesday after a month's illnes and was buried at Happy Valley. Be was a native of Kilmacolm, Scotland, and had been mate of the Benlarig for four years. His death was the result of an abstess on the liver.
of
Company say that trade in China has improved as much as was expected. The decreasing value of silver and the want gold standard have been much felt, the absence of these has caused fuctuations, etc., in
Guilds of Hongkong also petitioned the Govern- | destruction of cubiclea in the castral parts of ment to withdraw the now provisions relating the town and the neccesary disturbance of a
and the question arises where are these residents to go to F
·POLO CLUB GYMKHANA,
Mr. C. H. Ross, Hon-Socretary of the Polo Club, announces that e E. the Governor Thelus declined to permit the use of the sleeptoclase not course for the Gyinkban on Saturday next Race No. & has been cancelled and a do-as you please Race substituted, Competitors will start in front of the Judge's box, and ride round the course, the computiter who finishes in exactly
watches allowed. Entries to be made to the four minutes for failing this the competitor who finishes in nearest to this time to win. No Clerk of the Scales at the course on the day of
the whole of the East Asiatic market. Tho
been very satisfactory, and the Company's sales trade in the various woods, especially teak, has in Europe, Americs, India, China, and Jan
are continuously increasing. During 1902 the
It will be argued that there are numbers of empty houses at Wanchai, Bowrington, North Point, Kennedytown, and the Kow- loon villages available at very moderato roats. Until, however, the new Victoria tramway and the Kowloon tramway are in sporation there are no cheap and rapid moans of communication between the localities named and the central parts of the City, to which the majority of tre residents likely to be dispisood are bound to come daily in order to reach their offices and expecially for long distances, and the saving shops. Hickshas are comparatively expensive, in rent is not likely to be sufficient to
Company has launched two small stcomers for the Races, prior to the start of Race N. 4. must the cost of EU ovals a day for riokaka-hire. the ecasting trade in the Far East, and two / Entranco. tickets have been posted to all Walking in a Hongkong summer, whether large passeer and freight steamers, Prince members of the Jockey Club. Any Momber Valdemar and Princess Marie, of 6,000 tons who has not received a ticket is asked to com- enek. In these four steamers liquid faci bas municate with the Hon. Secretary. been used for bunkors, and it is said to bava taken up less space, thereby allowing more cargo room. They have also begun trading
PIRATES ATTACK. À JUNK,
in rain or sun, is out of the question for those whose occupations are of a sedentary natura (and I think most of the persons likely to be affected belong to this class),
Bat in Hongkong (as in London) wo have an alternative means of locomotion, ie, by
operations in South Africa with ss. Stem and Pirates ar ginning te make their presence water, and my object in writing this letter
"THE trial of Mr. R. G. McEwEN, Inspector of Markets, on a charge of having on the 15th July, 1902, unlawfully accepted a bribe of $10 from Que FUNG YUNG with a view to influence his conduct in the performance of his duties, and having on other occasions accepted bribes of amounts varying from $17 to $120, which re-still before the Legislative Council there sulted ir bis acquittal on the 22nd inst.,was no one of its provisions round which suggests some serious reflections. The jury the battle of debate waxed stronger than wore quite satisfied that the charges were round the section dealing with the abolition not proved, and gave an unanimous verdict of windowless cubicles in existing domestic to that effect, but the Governmcut evidently buildings. The wording of the Ordinance holidaying, occupied a seat on the Bench at the of Nowohwang for 1902 states that the net licensed pass-boot No. 295, has informed the suburbs were thus brought into easy communica is reference to this mattor may appear Magkiracy yesterday beside Mr. T. Sercombo value of the trade of Newohnung ourried by police that on the evening of the 26th insttion with the centro I feel sure that one of the that may be, Mr. McEwEN has been sufficiently succinct, but, as already there Sith, und displayed much interest in the foreign vessels in 1902 amounted to Hk. Tls. balf-way between Canton and this port, greatest objections to moving from the entre
42,592,135 (£5,549,977) compared with HIk, Tls. he was attacked by pirates in a fishing: I would be overcome, -2,202,200 (£8,251,290) in 1901. The great fall | junk. They fired abots from musketa
hek a very different opision. However
triumphantly acquitted, and the verdict was obviously in accordance with outside opinion, as was evidenced by the unseemly outburst of applause which it evoked from the spectactors, and which the Chief Justice in righteous indignation promptly suppres
The ques.in now before the public is not Mr. McEwen's case, or that of others who have recently been accused of the same offence, but the broader one of how to put
ned.
have been obtained upon it legal opinions which differ materially, and as a test-case is under the process of preparation, it may be pardonable to again quote the words laid down in the Act. Section 154 (1) provides that "No cubielo or room which is not pro. "rided with a window or windows or a skylight opening directly into the external "air and having a total glazed are of not "less than one-tenth of the floor area of
afr. George Forster, one of America's ablest judges, who arrived here on Tuesday by the Empress of China from Japan, where he was
proceedings of the Court.
Majesty the Empress.
Home chartered steamers, and they hope that a profitable business may be worked up in time,
Mr. Consal Fulford in his report on the trade
1
felt on the West River again. On Monday is to suggest that a system of cheap but we reported the looting of a Hongkong jaok near the Bogue Forts, in Chinese water, and powerful sunt rapid ferry-lmanotes should he now the master of another Hongkong craft outskirts to the centre of the Colony. If the Iran in the mornings and evenings from the
Point to Kennedytown and back, calling at the
at Paikokteni and other villages to the northa
a stop to the corruption which is admittedly"such cubicle or room, may be erected or if Washington to all inspectors of Chinese ration during 1902 was still in an embryo eventually sailed away in the direction of them with bamboo jetes free of cost in the
going on in several administrative depart ments of the Government..
Canton.
| H.E. Shong Kang Pao ufter inspeating the in exchange, making the average value of the across his bows, compelling him to hease to. One line of forries might run from North electric light plant at the Chinese Bank tad in sterling about 11 per cent. less than in The pass-hot was then boarded by about fifteen principal public piors on route; another line. at Shanghai piacel an order with Mr. Daring 1901, produces an apparent decline of more than of the pirates, who tied up the crew by the the Shanghat Hercury mayr, for electric-light £700,000 in 1902, but an inspection of the quings in batches of four, drove them into the should run from. Shauipo, and after calling installations for both Imperial Palaces at comparative tables of quantities shows a balaus hold, and opt them imprisoned there for over of Tamanti, orois over to Blake Fier; while a Peking, amounting to about one and a half in favour of 1902. The shipping bgates were three hours under a guard of three men armed luce, these plants being present to Her ale larger in 1902. The Consul states that the with revolvers the while the boat was looted, bird line should run from Kowloon City vie competition of the Bassian port of Dalny has Cargo, money, and personal effects to the total Such ferry lees might to assisted by the Matankokund Tokwawan to Blake Pier. Ondors have receatly been sent out from not yet been keenly felt. The railway adminit amount of $4,000 were stolen by the pirates, whe Government at small expense by providing directing the medical inspection of Chinese stage, and greater advantages will no derb: be applicants for admission into the United given to Daley traffic this year; but until the States. This inspection is to be made under Chinese merchants of Newchwang can bo In the first place, whatever can be done
the terzas of the Immigration Act possed by induced to move to the new port and place to lessen the temptations to which slenderly
mean "a clear and the last. Congress, and is supplementul to all themselves under foreign rules and regulations, the bulk of the trade will keep to its old chzonel. paid officials are exposed should most "unobstructed open space measured in a Chinese exclusion lawa.
In spite of differential rates on the railway, certainly be attempted. Human nature is straight line trom and at right angles
In addition to the names in the Birthday and the freedom from all customs duties, the frail, and money exrued by merely not "to the plane of any window and of a seeing or not knowing possesses a great width throughout of not less than Honours List elrondy reported, we notice amount of imports and exports by Port Arthur that of Dr. Patrick Manson, LL.D., M.D., and Daley was inconsiderable. The country fascination to men whose wages only" thirteen feet." These provisions were supply them with a bars living. Every ordered to be first enforced in No. 5) F.R.8, C.M.G., Medical Adviser to the Col-sefcred from want of rain in 1902, con of cisco, 3rd inst., left Moji on the 28th inst., zad is machinery; the sun is there ready made and.
ouist Office, who was an old hand in Formoss, man also likes to supplement kis ordinary Health District, which for density of build. Amoy, nad Hongkong before he settled down at income, if possible, either by extra work or inge and population in proportion to ures home. He receives the honour of K.C.M.G. by any legitimate labour. If it can be is said to suffer the unpleasant distinction for special arrest in connection with tropies! increased by much easier methods, it may of being unrivalled in any city in the dise
already crested be maintained in any “storey of any domestic dwelling." When wo turn to the definition of " external air" we find it stated to
driest seasons on record. The grain crop was deficient, and at the time of writing, beans the staple product-ware both scarce and dear The truda prospects for 1903 are therefore not very bright.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
outlying districts, and permitting the uno of the public piers in Victoria."
The Star Forry Co., which has, I believe, a large reserve of capital and lauzobos, might The C.P.R. steamer Empress of India left | operate one or more of these routes, whilst there Vancouver on the 27th inst. pm, for Hongkong, are numerong Chinese-owned launches available tie the tisual ports of call
The P. & O steamer Nankin loft Singapore for the remaining routes. for this port on the 29th inst., at 2 p.m.
There is no need to wait for the construc- The C.C. steamer Chingre, from San Frantion of expensive permanent ways, or elaborato
due hero
On Sunday next. The CC. steamer Lien left San Francisco | open to all, on the 29th inst.
Trusting that this suggestion may be of some The Bestos Tow Boat Co's steamer Lyra atsistance in solving a must difficult problem- Victoria for Yokobama and the penal perte on
DECENTRALISA / ION.
the 26th inst, and is due to surive at that port Tours, etc., on the 15th pror,