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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.
When the recent attack was made on Tai O Village, Lantao Island, the villagers wore in a 'mortal funk" until the arrival of Bergt. Floyd Tho official correspondance laid on the table of thus Logislative Council this week disclosed Headed by the fanquai, however, they picked that the Canton officials who instigated or up wonderful courage and procceded at once to comivel at a violation of Hongkong territory load their ancient-very ancient-muzzle-load- The guns were charged with by compassing the murder of a man in Dosing cannon.
course powder and slugs of any metal that catae Vieux Road more than a year ago, in order to
After the fuse-one of those things xenro monetary rewards, have been punished along. and the Viceroy has apologised to the Hong- that the Chiness Light thoir pipes with--had done kong Government. So far no good. But what its work at the touch-hole and the weapon hind is being done with regard to the more flagrant belched forth into space, the ceremony of spong It was too funny ease of the murder of Roformer in Gageing and re-loading followel. Street, committed as far back as 1901? When for words," said an eye witness. The villagers one of the gang was arrested and tried in the certainly had never iward the good old maxim Supreme Court in May of last your oritence about altitude being the art of gunnery. Their a noise to was given to the effect that each member of sole iten seemed to be to make the gang reenived from the Cantonese authori- frighten off the pirates, and they aimed at lles monetary rewards alleged to amouit to nothing in particular. The attacking party, 20 each, and buttons of the fifth rank. Aapparently, had just about the same amount of military mandarin in command of the Guard at | pluck as the defenders. When the police boat Corton organised the murder, and a captain of put off they deserted their junks and took to a Chinese gunboat also took a leading part in the kills. The crow, two in number, of the only flair. Six me in all were concerned so boat that kept to the waves was captured. If that if the statements made in the Supreme the men had stuck together they might have Court werd true, a sum of at least $12,450 was given pause to the polies. Numbers certainly, were in their favour, and some of them were paid ont of the Cantua treasury for the murder. It may not be an incorrect assumption that armed with revolvers. the amount was still larger, as the two leading spirits doubtless required a bigger roward than their tools who curried the plot into ufført This is a case in which the Government ought mi to be sutistise with a formal apology and the punishment of the officials concerned. The public awaits with interest some information as
to the demands made by the Gevornment by way of reparation for so outrageons a violation of our forritory. The public, howovor, must ho patient. It has taken more than a year to reach settlement of the Des Vonix Road affair, sul Heaven only knows how long it will take to exot the mere onerous reparation which the eivenmstances in the other case call for. I do
ANNUAL MEETING.
I havo often heard it asserted that Europeaus HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LD. [ who come to China pick up native swearwords
The 15th ordinary yearly meeting of the with more uvidity than they do the ordinary safd of the Chinese with regard to their atop shareholders in the Hongkong Elsetric Com- domestic colloquial. The same thing might be tion of English words of that description. Ipany, Ld., was held at the Company's offices, have met Chinese who have shown a command No. 4, Queen's Buildings, on Saturday. Mr- of this sort of language that no Billingsgata A. G. Wood (chairman) presided and thoro C.M.G., Hou, W. J. Grosson (directors), Hon. fishwife need be ashamed of (?) But the other were also prosent Heu. Slr C. Paul Chater, day at Blake Pier I heard a row between a sampen man and his Chinese passenger which Gerehom Stewart, Messrs. E. W. Terry, C. W. sarpassed all my previous experience in such May. J.W.C. Bonnar, G. T. Veitch, J. Wheeley, things. The quarrel was about the fore. Both G. do Chawpeaux, J. Galt, H. F. Carmichael, The notice convening the meeting was disputants were masters of abuse. They cursed N. Mumford and W. H. Wickham (mnanger).
The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, The re- each other volubly in Chinese until they had exhaustal their vocabularies and then they read. started in with English, and really I never
for some time so I trust that I may take them as- before got such a vivid idea of the number of port and accents have been in your possession road. The directors have placed before you expletives we have in the English language.
I LE not for
to what I hope you will consider satisfactory the present going revive the Bamboo poles" subject; we accounts of another year's working, as the But I may mention $93,967.77, or nearly $12,000 more than last bas to say first. will wait and see what the Suprano Court balanes at credit of profit and loss amounts to We ore. therefore, able to propose a the hanging of clothes out to dry in year. the public streets! For instance, it is quite dividend of 19 per cent. an advance of one per a common practice at Elgin Road. Kowloon, cent over last year, to write off for depreciation to pake long tamboes in cracks in the Military $44,922.11, and carry forward $1,747.66. With ground retaining wall, right across the foot regard to the amount thas written off for The pirates, by the way, are said to hapa. and hang clothes thereon. Pedestrians depreciation I have only to confirm the remarks that have been made on the subject at our previous meetings. The liberal provision we have representatives of the Triad Society. This are obliged to step into the road.
be able to make has not proved excosire, but Society, of course, requires funds to carry on its interwinable politient campaign against the
has proved requisite to keep our accounts in the Mancha Dynasty, and if the people will not
satisfactory position in which I think they are contribute with loyal alacrity, these gentry feel
shown to be. In consequence of unforeseen
Though the spectacle is common enough to have become, one would think, uninteresting, the Chinese never seem to tire of watebing the sprat-ishers who pursue their evocation off the
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A sailor from the ss. Kensington charged
another sailor, from the same ship, with
larceny. The complainant gave evidence that on the 5th inst., while the vessel was lying in Yokchana Harbour, he went on watch at Gp.m.
Praya wall. Often the flat net is let down with out securing a single fish, and at other times as many as wouldfilla quart messure. One old fellow the other day caught among the spruts a big fish of nearly a pound weight, and so great was the along the Konnedy, Macdonald and Robinson When he returned below some two hours curiosity excited by the unusual event that a crowd of Chinese who were listening to the harangue of a medicine-man near by desertail
the wonderful fish. The old fisherman was wel
for a good price.
not imagine for one moment-that the Govern of the Kwaugsi Rebellion. Mr. W. Fartner this favourite pastime to go to have a look a
bound to call and collect. That this is a common practice in South China is common knowledge The Triads can hardly claian mich sympathy when they extend their terrorising into British territory, and their criminal charactor and methods are against regarding them as "refor mars. The funds they collect," apparently are at present being devoted to the carrying an
little affair at Macao is still green in our It is highly satisfactory to learn that His memory. It was the same set of men, probably delighted, for he was able to sell it on the snot you, as has also the cost of two now boilers however, declared that the money belonged to
who tried to collect taxes" from him under the alternative threat of burning down his hotel.
ment enn have lost sight of this case.
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In the outlying villages around Hongkong the sight of a European visitor does not gener. ally cause much commotion among the Chinese Yet nowadays such as used to be the case. there are one or two places a white man cannot even now go without getting a tail of gutter
One of spipes and dogs following at his heels. the worst villages in this respect is Aplichan, opposite Aberdeon, the residents of which have not taken kindly to British role and police patrol. A party of Europeans who visited the village last week were subjected to ne mach unwelcome attention as though they had been monstrosities. and were escorted back to
their boat by about half a hundred yelling
street urchins who shouted out all kinds of abuse
Majesty the King has given his assent to the Ordiounec passed by the Legislative Council in April lust reserving to the European popala. tion the Peak district. as a residential arwa True, Chiness The measure is a timely one. competition for Peak residences has not yet urisen, but when we look back over the last ten years er so and note the intrasion of Chinese into the district which the Ordinances of 1888 were supposed to reserve to the European community we shall find ample justification for the Ordinance which has now by Royal assent been proclaimed. But, if the Chinese have practically absorbed the district below, reserved for Europeans by the Ordinances of (989, what guarantan esu there be that the Peak district will not in time succumb to similar fate In eonversation I have heard that question put more than once. The answer is that the Ordinances of 1888 did not expressly prohibit Chinese from occupying tenements in the re- servation area, but it was thought sufficient at The time to prohibit the building of Chinose Leatments in that district and to framo pressu- tions against the overcrowding of non-ChinesG teaonents. The Ordinance reserving the Fonk for Europeans makes it unlawful for any owner, Inssee, tenant or other occupier of any land or building within the Hill district to let the vamy for the purposes of residence by any but non-Chinese, or to permit any but non-Chinese la reside on or in such land or building. The Governor in Council has the power to exempt any Chinese from the operation of the Ordin- ance on such terms as he may think fit, but this The ways Hongkong servants have of aqueos seems to indicate that the framers of the ordin-ing" are too numerous for detail, as many nace had in mind temporary residence waly,bachelors Fud out to their cost. und there is very little likelihood, I think, that the new ordinanca will be suffered to become a dead letter.
and unsavoury remarks regarding the visitors. A little summary correction administered by the police would have a salutary effect on euch offenders if they could be caught in the act.
The warrant questionstill remains to be solved That Chinese boys" prefer bachelor establish meate to those of married people is accounted for by the fact that the fairer sex know cou- siderably more about housekeeping than their husbands or bachelor friends, Most servants at Hongkong are engaged under terms requiring them to "chow" themselves, but when they cater for bachelors their masters' meat when cooked is very, very auch smaller than in its raw state.
Sometimes.
they are obliged to abandon hensekeeping for the less homely boarding-house oxistence. The latest idea of the "boy" is that there is nothing felonious in "borrowing" his master's shirt, Such conduct requires some sort of ad- jective, however,
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Roads, and we trust thereby to have rendered cuzvolves free from any fresh interruptions to ur service. A large proportion of its cost has been debited to plant in the accounts now before
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later he discovered that his baak had been disturbed and his purs stolen from beneath his pillow. He seized defendant and found some of the mopcy in his hand. The defendant, HAVE YOU TRIED
him.
The question of jurisdiction was brought for warıl
Mr. Gompertz said that was not of importance as there was no corroboratiré evidence, and he
which have been added to the works. They are provided with smoke consuming apparatus, and the sume is being fitted to the other boilers, se Is not the statement made in the Scientific
we trust to be no longer offenders in the way of a week ago. that tomatoes
sinoke nuisance (Applause). A new machine has Miscellany"
EASCALLY EX-CONSTABLE. are the natural food of mosmites, not in some just arrived from home, and is needed to ouable must dismiss the case. sort a reflection upon the inbalsitants of Hongs to keep pace with the growing requirements
A Chinese ex-constable was charged with of our service, which has met with further
He had kong? It cannot be respectful to refer to them
extensions during the year, and we are now assuming the role of a constable. as tomatoes.
supplying the equivalent of 27,500 lamps of arrested a coolin who was carrying sugar bas eight-candle power, and twelve electric lifts,kots, and aconsed him of having stolen property. Are lamps are 85, the same as last year. "If you give me $20," he said to the man in Our Manager, Mr. Wickham, has resumed Chineso, "I will let you go." The coolie sent his duties; a good portion of his holiday another coolie to a friend's house to borrow 82 was spant in the service of the company and this was given to the defendant. The same and we trust to benefit by the results of his trick was practised on a man carrying ganney- inquiries into the latest processes of electric bags, the victim being "squeezed" out of 60 lighting and application of power. We have cents.. in progress some expenditure on capital and plant accounts and have further improvements upon we may have to call on shareholders for under consideration. If their adoption is decided the remainder of the unpaid capital of the company during the course of the year, but these matters are not yet sufficiently advanced
Has any shareholder any remarks to make? for me to say anything positive on the subject.
There were no questions.
(FROM OUR CURBESTONDENT.]
16th July, 1904. FRENCH FETES,
The celebration of the national fite day of France was well kept up here. In the forenoon there was a recaption in the French Consulate and illuminations at night in the French Con: where a Portuguese string laud from Macao cession, and along the Bund and in the garden, was playing. The fireworks on tho Bed attracted a great number of sightseers on shore and in fewer-boats. At 11 p.m. there was a soirée in the Consulate. H. E. the Governor of Macao sent his adjutant to represent him.
"UNEAST LIES THE HEAD." To-day the Viceroy Shum Chou Han is going again to Kwangsi to fight the rebels, all the offcial business of the Viceroyalty being in charge of the Provincial Treasurer. H. B. is sick, and it is being said he may never rotura from this expedition.
(ORRESPONDENCE.
A "BOY" PROBLEM.
DAILY TRESS."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DEAR SIR-I road with disgust Mr. Gompertz's decision, in the case where a inan charged his bey' with stealing one of his vests, It seems to my un-official mind that the rosult of this decision will be, that one's 'boy' can. in future, wear one's rest with impunity.
Therefore the only thing to be done,
long as the present regime oxists in the senior. Magistrate's Court, is to take the law into one's own bands.
Enclosing my card.
I am yours, etc.
SUMMARY JUSTICE. [While sympathising with our correspondent's dilemma we must deprecate strongly the threat
The question of compulsory registration of Chinese partnerships, which has recently crop ped up again, has been a subject of much dis-
Something really might to be done in the way cussion for many years past, As far back as 1874 it was ruised by the Chinese themselves, of reducing Chinese signboards. These great the nativo community petitioning the Govern- swinging planks, so common at almost all parts ment to introduce logislation. An Ordinance of the City, might with advantage be replaced was drafted, and although it manet with the by neat business notices in Europe style. approval of the Chinese community, the During typhoons Chinese signboards are blown Government declined to submit it to the con about the thoroughfares, rendering the streets The extremely dangerous for wayfarers. Eaglich sideration of the Logislative Council. Government doubted in the first place whether towns once, not very long ago either, were, like the measure would achieve ite object. It was those of the Celestial Empire at present, largely found that the capitalists did not live in the composed of narrow streets wherė dangerous Colony as a rule, and it was considered imprac- signboards, etc. were the rule, and it was for tirable to follow them or their property. The similar reasons that they disappeared. They
with which he conclules. There must be stane Government also tock the viow that it would be constitute a trespass on the public sidew alk
must they always be at Hongkong?
solution to the problem, probably in the legislating for a low whose aim was virtually anchi the destruction of competition, as
The four lions-emblems of Britain's mighty direction of some modification of the charge "espionngo" would bave the effect of checking
prestige-that crouch at each corner of the to be kid in such cases. It is not to be supposed those combinations amongst the Chinese resid
Fountain (which nover plays) at the City Hall that this decision ía u licencs for all the "toys" ing at Canton, Amoy and elsewhere which are alculated to stimulate and strengthen their ara objects of great interest to the Chinese in Hongkong to wear their masters" apparel. trade at Hongkong; and finally the Government gonerally, but it would appear that at instEL. D. P. arged that any interference whatever with the familiarity in Ireeding contempt. Ou a recent freedom of trade would be at variance with the Bend day on the Parade Ground I noticed that on the back of each lion a group of coclios had general policy ofthe Government. Butthe matter Was it succeeding yours again and again pressed taken up their porch from which to view the upon the attention of the Government by Chinese musicians and the promenade, and one of their merchants and by the General Chamber of number was cansing much merriment among the Commerce, with the result that a Committee of crowd by filling up a lion's open mouth with Inquiry was appointed in 1901. The Commit-barana skins and other gazinge collected from teo unanimously decided (though for different the gutter. Impudent and ridiculous as this reasons) that it would be inadvisable to introituce was, the zeruk is that the lion showed a lordly legislation whether penal or disabling. This was tolerance thereto. less than three years ago, and I am afruit Sir
These two verses seem to fit Hongkong, but Willan Goodman's wishes are not likely to bo soon gratified. Sir Thomas Jackson, whose were not meant to. Thoy, with others to opinion on such a question must carry great numerous to quote, were produced by some weight, told the Committee that it would be far unsympathetic Bangkok resident, with referencs
"One would to local troubles. better to leave things as they are "rather know "ho said," what amount the firm ist mity be, who the tram cars start aranding
That they will prove a saying and a blessing worth than know the names of the partners." Alog our most congested thoroughfares
It may be. But seeing that there is and always bus been a Como amongst us weary mortals unawares. feeling among a not winportant section of the It may be that the ricksha man will bless thom Chinese community in favour of registration,And when his rik is smashed by them in fan, would it not be a step in the right direction if And he and it mixed up in minor pieces,
It may be. the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were to The war 'gainst Chinese labour has begun. encourage the advertising of partnerships!
SOCIAL EV.L
Defendant was fined 8100 and sixhours'stocks, or two months' imprisonmont and six hours stocks.
AN INCURABLE ROGUE.
A Chinese youth, 20 years of age, was charged with unlawful possession of European clothing. The defendant had no less than 20 previous penishments had included banishment, birching convictions recorded against him. His various and solitary confinement; Mr. Gompertz fined The CHAIRMAN mored that the report and him $50 or two mouths' imprisonment.
BEFOEE MR. J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE.) accounts he adopted and passed.
Mr. G. T. VEITCH seconded and the motion was carried.
Mr. E.W. TERRY proposed, Mr. J. WHEELEY seconded, and it was agreed, that the appoint- ment of the Hon. W. J. Greason and Mr. E. S. Whealler to the Board of Directors be cun- firmed.
THE MAGISTRATE SMILED.
A most amusing case came before Mr. Komp. Three Chinamen were charged with fighting in the street. The first defendunt said that he saw the second and third defendants fighting and he want to separate them, whereupon they set upon Mr. N. MUMFond proposed that the Hon. Sir Paul Chater and the Hon, W. J. Gresson him. The second defendant said that he saw the fest and third defendants fighting etc.; be re-elected to the directorate.
Mr, J. W. C. BONNAR seconded and it and the third defendant said he saw the other two defendants etc., etc., ete. The magistrate was agreed to.
Awiled and everyone else laughed outright. The
Mr. H. F. CARMICHAEL proposed. Mr. J. GALT seconded, and it was agreed, that the Hon. Gershom Stewart and Mr. C. W. May be re-elected auditors.
men were fined $2 each.
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31 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (First Floor Watkin's Building Mahomed, a foreman of the Sanitary Hongkong 18th, February The CHAIRMAN thanked those present for Board, charged a Chinese woman, 55 years of |~~- their attendance and announced that dividend age, with damping the dead body of a two-year- warrants would be ready this (Monday) morning.ld girl in Third Street, near the Garders. HFFICE No.2, CONNAUGHT
Mr. BluxFORD said: I think, gentlemen, that The body was in a basket with some clothes the thanks of the shareholders are due to the over it. The woman, it was said, put the basket namgement and the directors for the very down, and when arrested she denied that it was satisfactory condition of the Electric Lighters. Company. I think there is no other company in Hongkong in a more satisfactory condition or that has given more satisfaction to share- holders than this corapany has during the past year (Applause.)
POLICE COURT. Saturday, 16th July,
BEFORE Mr. H. H. J. GOMFERTZ (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE.)
AMERICAN PRISONER RELEASED.
General E. S. Bragg, Consul General of the We are in receipt of a letter by "A Resident," U. S, applied to Mr. Gompertz to reduce the
The man was convicted of complaining that sotaries of Venus expelled sentence of 14 days' imprisonment which from one quarter by the Authorities have he had imposed on the boatswain of the pitched their unsavoury camp close to his. U.S.S. Solace.
General Bragg said that residence, “where many decent families stay," stealing a biscuit box from the bar of the Wo prefer not to publish the letter, as it Hongkong Hotel. sympathise with "A Resident," and consider simply advertises the new address; but wo that the police have been anfortunate in their efforts to remedy evils. It is a case of atcoring between Scylla and Charybdis, and we are at some loss what to advise. So long as they are not to be driven from the town altogether, it seems but indifferently useful to purify oue Locality at the expense of another.
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The case was remanded.
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ORDERS OF THE DAY.
First reading of a Bill entitled Au Ordinance to amend the Will Birds and Game Preserve- tion Ordinance. 1885.
Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Criminal Procoura Ordinance, 1889.
Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of 831,624 11 to defray the Charges of the Year 1903.
SHIPPING NOTES.
WEATHER AT SEA.
The Teta, from Manis, reported fresh Wly The tilenfalluch, from Singapore, survics in the Navy; and he had children to showers.
reports light to unders'e W.S.W. win and the defondant had put in 30 years of creditable wins, moderate sea sud vory hoary rain
be consider d.
Under the circumstances, Mr. Gomperts. the berm atreudly served, and the defendant was reduced the sentence to four days' imprisonment,
for goed behaviour for 12 months... released. The man was required to find sureties
NO LIGHT.
THE "CUCHTFIELD" Yesterday the South African coolis emigra tion steamer Courtfield went ins dock at pro.sed to the North to embark coolies for the mines. The 9.8. Tweeddale, which took down Kowloon for an overhaal, after what she will
the first contingent to the Transvaal, is due here about Wednesday next.
THE HOTHAG.”
Mr. Watt Jameson who has undertaken the
A European from Meisra. Arnold, Karberg & Co's office charged a sampan man with RECOMMEND MAINIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS.ailing to exhibit a light and thereby caus salvage of the Marty steamer Hoikas sank at THE WAVERLEY PE, for Easy Writing, ing a collision between his sampan and the Hainan Head telegrapha to Hongkong that the THE FLTING SCOTCHMAN PEN, instead of a Quill THE FLYING J. writea 200 words per dip. Sold launch Shuiki. The defendant's son said that salving operations are proceeding favourably
on her way here within the next few days. at all Stationers. WAVERLEY WORKS, EDINBURGH there was a light, but his father was convicted and that he hopes to have the ship raised and
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