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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBI B 20. 1904
In the alx-a-side football matches yesterday: evening at the Happy Valley, Williams's team best Kuyvett's by three goals to nii.
under the very nose of the officials up- "pointed to guard against the unwilling
• shipment, of coolies to the plantations and mines, kidnapping has apparently been
Harmston's Circus have announced that they "flourishing for years, the abductors bat-will give a bonet performance at Shanghai on "tening on the ignorance of the coolies. It behalf of the fands of the Navy League on "is not to be expected that any different Friday, 28th inst, "result will follow from the system which is disguised by the mume of indentured
Vi beg to notify our Customers and the his certificate until he shall have mustereding on the 14th ult., says it was being stated in
Public Generally that we have new REMOVED war Large and Sel cted Stock of WINES anl
SPIRITS in Wood and Battle to the Cellarage occupying the whole of the Spree under ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS; and Lave new
the LANGERT AND BEST STOCKED. WINE
VAULTS IN THE COLONY,
We are in a better position than ever before to meet our Customers' requirements, Casks of Sherry, Hogsheads of Whisky and Krandy, Pipes of Port, and Bottled Wines Maturing in Bias or packed in cases ready for export may be seon in every direction as far as the eye cau
reach
Our Wine Vaults are well worth a visit, and we 'cordially invite any of our Customers to ems and judge for themselves.
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Considerabile orders for Manchester goods for
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China for delivery into next your have been [recently plaend, though the orders have slasken. ed of late. It is noted also that from the United. States the same demand is reported. Duis Review says during the last five months sonrealy a work fine gene by without some business with China being accomplished. The size of in-
The destb is announced of the Princess of the dividual orders has not been largo, but the num- ber of them has been considerable, avû the result" Asturias, the Heiress Prosumptive to the
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market. The demand covare a variety of quods from four-yard sleetings, aul avon lighter, to standarde in drills and testings. Deliveries The Berlin representative of the Times, writ-specified are not very far ahead, but orders have been hooked on four-yard sheeting extanding various quarters that fresh sales of ocean-going into next year, and on 3.50-yard 64 by 68 steamers were being negotiated between the shootings for fairly late delivery. Once Mau Hamburg-American line and agents of the churia is again opened for trading purposes, it is expected that the demand for heavy goods, which has been shut off, will recommence.
Russian Government,
It is announced in the London Gazette that
the King has been pleased to appoint Mr.
SAMPAN PASSENGERS IN PERIL.
LONDON, 17th October.
THE RECENT TRAGEDY AT
CANTON.
Following is the text of the finding of the Board of Enquiry, formed to investigate the drowning of a ship's compradors who was thrown into a creek by, it was alleged, American
sailors: -
CANTON, 17th October.
A short time ago the Colombo Municipality was short of hands, ami in consequence four vacancies wore advertised. There were 350 Las been the e'earing up of several lines of stock | Spanish throns, in obikkbirth, "labour." The way to stop this kidnapping applicants for these four posts in one day. The which have been an incubus on the gen: traffic is simple enough. The Emigra salary allotted for these posts is R17.50 a tion regulations include a stipulation that month. the Emigration Officer shall in no case give
the passengers and have ascertained to the | best of his power that they understand whither they are going, and in case they shall have made any contracts of service that they comprehend the nature thereof. This regulation ought to afford the neces sary protection to the holie, but from the statements made in the Supreme Court, it appeared that it often rappens that the actual coolies who are sent abroad are not brought before the officials, the places of these “emi- grant" being taken by long strings of meu, accomplices of the boarding masters, who p.rsonate the labourers supposed to be tecking york in the South. It that be the case, the obvious rowedy is to have the
An extraordinary general meeting of the émigrants muster on the ship. We do
Manila Railway Company (Limited) was held not think there can be the renictest pós- on 9th ult, at Winchester House, London, Mr. sibility of this kind of fraud being. J. Cater Seat presiding, when the resolution perpetrated in the shipment of indentura increasing the capital of the company passed at,
the recent meeting was confirmed,
labour to South Africa, so admirable and completearethe arrangements, and wearefar from thinking that if Hongkong is the centre of a kidnapping traffic of this nature now to other places abroad it must necessarily continue to be so for ever. When such abuses are brought to light it is the duty of the Goverúnirot to see that Measures are Fudopted which will effectually prevent their repetition, and though we are uninforged as A. S. WATSON & CO. to what action, if any, has been taken in
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the Supreme Court, we should be greatly surprised to learn that the shiparent of coolies to places abroad without their foff 49usent and comprehension of the nature of WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, their survie is still possible in the Colony.
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Our correspondent “Victim” called atten- tion, in our issue of the 10th inst., to a matter that well deserves the attention of [3] the Government. We allude to the charges
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MARRIAGES.
On the 8th October, at Colombo, RUMUND SCOTT- RUSSELL, of Richmond, Surrey, to EMILY EATE RILEY, daughter of the late RICHARD and ELIZA BFFM KILET, of Liverpool and Singapore.
On the 9th October, at Singapore, CONSTANCE
ETHEL, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. BRUCK ROBENTEMN; to GILLES HENNUS, Netherlands Trading Society.
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made by wbart and street coolies for carry- ing merchandise and burdens. Those coolies are, at present, so far as their charges go and their behaviour is concerned a law unto themselves. They have latterly taken to make charges entirely out of all proportion to the work they undertake, and if their terus we not agreed do they make a noise, become troublesome and insolent, and presently go away and render it impos. sible for their would-be employers to obtain coolie labour at any price. There used to be a scale of hire for street coolies, and as it has never been revoked, it is still published in the " Directory," but it is expressly statel
in a footnote that “nothing in the above
scale is to affect private agreements," and,
as a matter of fact, the rates laid down aro soldom if ever accepted. What is required is that the carrying coolies should be re- HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DESVEUX ROAD CLgistered just as cargo-boats, jinricksla and LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STERET, E.C.
HONGKONG, OcтonɛR 20тя, 1904.
exist now.
Frederick S. A: Bourne (Assistant Judge of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea), to be also Judge of His Majesty's High Court of Weilmiwei.
The contributions offered by Japanese subjects towards the Government, war funds from the outbreak of hostilities in February up
A rather serious accident occurred in the harbour shortly after sunset on Tuesday evening, when a stawa lanch collided with a samopan which was conveying several European pas. Fangors from the steamship Awang Seng to the wharf. There were seven people on the span, including two children, one of whom was only as
Ko Erh-kien. Directors of the Baroan of We, the undersigned, Wen Tsung-yao 'and
Foreign Affairs; Shen Chuan-yi, Prefect of Kwang Chow. F; Fa Yu-mai, Naza Hoi Magistrate; and F. D. Cheshire, United States Cousal-General, Canton, after carefully weigh- ing and considering the testimony adduced at the Conrt of Enquiry into the cause of death of the third compradors of the s.a. Kansuh, jon
at the following conclusions.
to the end of August were estimated at yon few months old. The sampan was under sail at the 26th day of September, 1904, have arrived 1,914,190, of which yen 1519,221 has already been paid to the authorities.
the time, and although the steam lunch was seen approaching it was thought the danger of collision would be avoided by the steersman Unfortunately the lunch of the launch. held on its way and struck the sampan sideways. The sumpan expsized, and all the occupants were thrown into the water. Fears were entertained that the children would downed, but the European passengers pluckily The reason given in a Home paper for the swam to their rescue and held them until the resignation of the Bishopric of Corea by Dr. launch picked them up. The Europeans rotarn- Corfe ju ** inability to learn the language." Oned to the Kwang Seng for a change of raiment this the Globe says:-"It is consoling to know that even a man on the spot has some difficulty in prononucing the names in the Fur Eust."
The Sanyo Railway Company will converò a general meeting of shareholders at the Kobe Chamber of Commerce on the 28th October to make a fiuni decision respecting the purchase of the Sanuki Railway for 1,600,000 yen. The Saunki Railway Company will also hold a general meeting at Osaka on the same date,
A xomarkable coaling feat was accomplished recently by the cruiser Grafton, Hagship of the Pacific Station, at Esquimalt. Her crow, using sludlow baskets only, put on board 600 tons of coat at an average of nearly 185 tons an hour, Two years ago the ship's best performancs was j-80 tons an hour. She is now believed to have established a world's record for a vessel of her size e aling in similar conditions.
The Manchester Chamber of Commercs in 2 letter to the Foreign Office last month expressed a hope that in view of the impor tauce to Manchester of the subjout of trade marks régulations for China, no conclusive arrangements would be made-until the Cham bers of Commerce had been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion on matters of detail. It should be noted that the regulations which are to some into force on the 23rd inst. aro only Experimental Regulations" which are subject to revision when cireumstances prove the necessity theref
Japanese in London, unl many a Japanese blue. jacket, remarks a London contemporary, have loat a good friend by the death of Miss Margaret It McLean, which took place on the 13th ult will be remembered the Emperor of Japan Crown. This distinction had not been previously avarded her last year the Imperiul Order of the
little the worse for their ducking One of the passengers, however, lost a pocket book con- taining a considerable sum of money, besides his ticket to Shanghai, whence he was proceeding It is understood that the matter has been report ed to the Harbour Master.
A CONSERVANCY NUISANCE.
Of late the couservancy contractor's dust. buat men have bem committing few if any nuisances by throwing rubbish into the Harbour. The many prosecutions, resulting in heavy fines had a healthy effet; and now as Indian watch man is employed at Giu Drinker's Bay to see that the boatmen deposit the rubbish at the ash Leap. It is notacea le, though, that the boatmen are in the imtit of picking verminous rags, dirty matting, old two caps, and other refuse from the rabbish, and bringing them back to Hongkong—the very things likely to carry plague ġeră..
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Council takos pinos to-day at 8 pm. The business on the paper is the consideration of Financial Minutes (Nos. 51 and 52), and the orders of the day comprise the first reading of the following Bills; au ordinance to give effect to Article VII of the Brussels Sugar Convention, 1902; an ordinance to amend the Iniberite Persons Introduction. Ordinance, 1903; an ordinance to enable "the trust es of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hongkong" to hold and deal with property for the purpose of promoting the work of the Church of Bugland in Hongkong and hinn The second reading of the Bill entitled the Chipose Emigration (Amendment) Ordinance, 1904, will also be taken.
MASONIC QUADRILLE CLUB,
A general meeting of members of the Masonic Quadrille Club was held at the Masonic Hull banqn-ding room last evening. The fol- Jowing members were elected to fill the various offices: War. Bro, H. W. Wolfe (president), Bro. A. P. Goodwin (hon, secretary), Bro. W. H. E. Smith (hon, treasurer), and Bros. Stokes, Summers, Swaby, Rouso. Saina and Tucker The Hamburg-American Steamship Company (general committee). The first dance of confirms the statement that the Emperor, as a the season will be hold од the 7th of ronowed expression of hit warm interest in the November, commoticing at 1 p.m. and German mercantile marine, bas, in compliance finishing 3 am. Tickets for admission will be with the request of Herr Ballin, the manager 5 for the mouths of November, December Captain von Grate; to join the managing ansuing three months. of the company, allowed his naval aide-de-cump, and January; the other half souson will be the board of the Hamburg-American line. It ja ologible for membership, nor can they be invited anticipated that Captain Grumme, who is the to the dances as guosis. son-in-law of the Free Conservative. Deputy and great industrialist Count Douglas, will retire from the active service of the navy, but rank of aide-de-camp to the Emperor, thereby he will doubtless retain the designation and tin
drawing closer the ties which units the State of the French mail stemmer La Sayne, was and its supreme head with the German Trans-charged at Singapore on the 12th inst. with atlantic shipping interest.
| importing and passessing illicit chaudu werth
confarral on a European lady, and was the Mikado's expression of gratitude to Miss McLean for her philanthropie work among Japanese sailors and mon-of-war'a man. Thirty chuir coolies are registered, and that they your ago Miss McLean wont to the Far East, and spent nine years there. At the Japanese should be furnished with a number and a copy Christian Institute, Albert Docks, she wields of the tariff, to which they would have to remarkable intuence over the Japanese sailors, adhere. There is no reason why these carry-who looked on the instituta as a home. We trust it may be said, though we haveing coolies should not come under the same no assuranes on the point, that the
regulations as other coolies, and it would conspiracy which it was alleged at the put an end to an over-recurring trouble, Jast Criminal Sessions existed with the which is felt not only by new arrivals but object of kidnapping ignorant coolies for
by all engaged in business, including even shipment abroad from this Colony does not the compradores, who frequently complain We may at least hope that the of the difficulty of dealing with the elamu revelations made in the Supreme Court on rous carrier. We fail to sec any reason the occasion referred to have led to greater why the currying coolics should not be vigilance on the part of the authorities who registered and licensed, and we hope that are charged under the Einigration Con-this auggestion will meet with prompt at- vention with the duty of protecting the tention at the bands of the Government, who ignorant coolie from deception and fraud, would recoup the cost of registration by the and consequently from the rapacity of
fee charged for the licence. unscrupulous recruiting agents. We ob. serve that the evidence given in the case which raises this general question forms the text of a trenchant leader in the Kobe Chronicle, with the greater part of which we are in complete accord. But when our contemporary, proceeding from the parti- cular to the general, says that the case in question shows conclusively that, despito Lady Noel and Mia Noel are coming out to all safeguards, coolie trothie from China the East. They were to leave London by the i always likely to be accompanied by passages being booked to Hongkong.
P. & O. steamer Victoria on the 28th alt, their
kidnapping and to end in slavery, we dissant. "The Hongkong Lanigrants "Ordinance," our contemporary remarks,
B
The ordinary yearly meeting of the Union Insurance Society of Canton takes place to-day at No. 1, Queer's Buildings, at noen.
On Tuesday evening Zatland Lodge (525 E.C) and St. John's Ledge (618 9.) paid official visits to Eastern Scotia Lodge, at
Kowlooo.
Non-masons are not
SHARP METHODS WITH OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
Victor Baline, a Frenchman, and boatswain
1. That the said compradore came to h's death by drowning on the 26th of September, 1904, by being thrown into the grouk from the Western bridge of Shameen.
2. That a grant deal of the evidence is con- flioting and merely bearsay, and we have not considered it of any value oving to its extrinsic weakness and ita incompetency to satisfy the Court as to faets.
3. That the most direst and ecnclusive evidence is that of the soldiers and guards on duty at the bridga, who testified that they saw the act, and it shows that the dood was com mitted by sailors in American uniform. This direct evidence must not be overlooked, and the veracity of the witnesses is presumed in the. absence of proof to the contrary.
4. That there is no proof of the identity of the actual person or persons who committed the deed.
5. That in our opinion continued efforts should be made to ascertain if possible the real culprits, who, in the event of their being found, and their guilt established, should be dealt with as provided by the laws of their country.
THE WAR.
[JAPANESE OFFICIAL DISPATCH,]
THE RETREATING RUSSIANS.
Toxy, 19th October. Marshal Oyama reported in Tuesday that the enemy's force scenas to be gradually decreasing in the direction of our Right Away, only a small detachment continuing
«ctive.
The enemy beaten at Penhsiho is retykat- ing in a north-easterly direction.
In the direction of our Central Army the enemy last night made some assults, but all were repulsed, and to-day there las been only an decasional exchange of can- donading.
In front of our Left Army the enemy is occasionally sending an indirect fire.
(REUTER'S SERVICE.].
BOTH ARMIES MUD-BOUND.
LONDON, 17th October. Bouter's correspondent with the Russian western army wired on the 15th fusta at. that six days' fighting, exceeling in ferocity that at Liaoyang, had resultel in the con-
tinued retirement of the Russians. The Japanese were now driving a wedge into the Russian centre. The terrific bombard-
ment bad esused a heavy storm of rain and hail, and the battlefield had become an impassable morass in which both armie were stuck.
SCOTLAND GETS JAPANESE ORDERS,
LONDON, 17th October. Japan is placing large orders for army winter clothing with South Scotland manu. facturers.
A RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
LONDON, 17th October. General Sakharoff reports that the Rne- sians, after desperate fighting yesterday, drove the Japanese from a hill on the sonthera bank of the Shaho, capturing 12
6. That in view of the sad circumstancos surrounding this case, and the many precedents of indemnity having been paid by the Chinese Government for loss of life of foreigners, guns. Americai citizens included, wo recommend that steps be taken to properly indemnify the family of the deceased through representation by the United States Consul-General at Canton to the United States Minister at Poking for the consideration of his Government.
WEN TSUNG-Yo, Director of the Burea of Foreign Affairs.
KAO BEH-XION, Directer of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
SHEN CHUEN-Y3, Prefoot of Kwang Chow Fu. Fu YU-DAI, Nam Hoi Magistrate. F. D. CHESHIRE, American Consul-General.
CRICKET.
In the Cricket League matches yesterday, there met the Police XL and the R.A.M.C. team, and the Police cams cut victorious with a score of $1 against 50. Scores and bowling analys are as follows:~~~
POLICE.
Edwards, e Latter, b Ingmore Winter, & Byford, b Browning,
55
8
Langley, b Browning
0
Shepherd, b Ingmore
Lander, h Browning
6
Kerr. e Byford, b Browning.
"
Hallifer, Browning
4
Cooper, c Harvey b Browning Kent e and b Byford- Clyde, b Browning Waterer, not out...
0
10
Extras...
Total...
R.A.M.C.
6
91
Staff Sgt Wilson, o Edwards, b
Shepherd...
3
11
0
11
Ingmore, e Clyde, L Lander... Lieut. Harvey, b Larder Sgt. Allwork, b Lander... Garrett, & Lander, b Shepherd Browning, Cooper, b Shephard 4 Sgt Riordan, b Lander... Byford, e Langley, b Shepherd Latter, b Landor Lt. Craig, Shepherd Duff (not out)...
Extras...
Total... BOWLING ANALYSIS:
Browning... Byford Ingmore
Lander Shepherd
30
POLICE.
M. 12. W. E ( 42 7 D 97
5 0
K.A.M.C.
DI. F. 92
( 10
26
WEATHER REPORT.
THE RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET.
LONDON, 17th October, The Baltic fleet goaled yesterday from three steaners in the Great Belt.
POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA COMPANY.
Before a large and appreciative audience the Pollard's Lilliputians gave last night the well- known and popular musical comedy The Geisha. The piece was put through in capital stylo, and the songs on the whole wern acceptably rendere and much applauded. The scenery and dresses were now and highly artistic. The leading character of Mires San was untrusted to Miss Eva Moore, who did full justice to the various songs allotted to her. The "Gold Fish" song, as well as the "Jewel of Asis," and all the duets with Reginald Fairfax (Miss Lech Leichtner), wero very pleasingly rendered The part of Miss Mollie Seymour (Relie Pollie Ban) was undertaken by little Miss Daphne Pollard with astonishing success. Her rendering of the "The Toy Monkey," and Chon Kine" elivited the heartiest applause and both songs had to be repeated. In the capable hands of Mins Merlie- Pollard the part of the French girl was engag- ingly portrayed; and a word of praise mus also be given to Mise Nellie Shoddon for her in- personation of the English lady yachting visitor. The part of Wan Hi, the proprietor of the tes shop, had Master Jack Pollard as the exponent. and the role was cleverly acted. The Marquis Imuri of Master Oscar Hginta was also a good piece of acting, while his brother Jounie as the middy kept the audience will amused Master Fred Pollard was Lieut. Katana and to him was entrusted the woll-known song "Ster of my Boul," which he sang with good exp ession. The minor part of officers, geislu. guests of Lady Constance, were well filled. The chernses were tuneful and capitally rendered. Tonight The Geisha will be repeater.
LECTURE ON ROWING.
Mr. F. W. Warre, son of the headmaster of Eton, and formerly a "Blue" gave a very Before Mr. Gervais introduced the question $180. He admitted possession, saying he had
interesting lecture last evening on “Rowing" of a British-Canadian consular service to the got it on board the French mail steamer Ava-
to a fair-attendance of members of the Victoris Parliament of Canada (says the L. & C. Express) tralien. The chanda was in two skins bound
Recreation Club. Mr. Arthur Chapman, a different solution of the same problems had round his waist. A Rerenns officer of 25
shairman of the Club, prasided. Mr. Warre. said he was well aware that the conditions in occurred to a Canadiani in Japaz. The Roy, years' experience said the staff was brought
Hongkong Karbour-where the water was R. C. Armstrong, of Ottawa, now doing from Hongkong, Acqused alleged that he got anission work in Japan for the Epworth the chandu from two Chinamen. In answer to
made choppy by the wind, titles, and the Leagues of the Methodist Church of the Galt & question by the Court he said he did not
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued backwash of launches, junks etc.--were quite and Waterloo, Ontario, districts, writes to know that a number of Chinese in Hongkong the following report
different to the conditions on tus Thames friends that Canada produces mach ikat Japan had formed a syndicate to singgle chandu into
On the 19th at 11.15 sm. The barometer has but the principles to he observed were the same, needs, but ought to be directly represented neighbouring countries. After the evidence rison over the Pacific to the eastward of For He regorded the V.B.C. four-car boots is tor officially. He thinks s Canadian secretary aconsed was convicted and fined $1,000, in moss, and fallen at all other stations, but more heavy; the oars, also, were several inches too
dofault thres months' imprisonment.
particularly in the north of Japan and in the long. To lighten the boats they might have In yesterday's issue the name of the now should be appointed to the British Legation.
Two Chinamon were afterwards charged with Yungtsze valley.
Te depression referred to yesterday is enter the sides altered; the koels and ribs, however, barrister who was formally admitted to the and to every British Legution, whose duty it
intorests:-Mr-Gervais in Canada and the Rev. R. C. Armstrong in Japan both voice the care the Australien. They were convicted on general idea that Candian interests can never evidence and each was ordered to pay a fine of be looked after properly by British officials who $1,000 and suffer three months' imprisonment; are. entirely ignorant of Canada's productions in default of payment an additional six months and interests.
is a measure which was devised with local bar on Tuesday was wrongly spelt. It would be to look specially after Canadian being in possession of illicit chanda to the ing the Yellow Boa to the northward of Shang- should be kept very strong, Carral boats
"the object of protecting the coolie "and proventing such scandals as were associated with the traffic in Macas; yet we find that in the Colony itself, and
was Mr. H. G. Calthrop who was introduced.
At the beginning of the month the Chinese and Indian constables were all given a shift of rognes impersonating constables.
around. Since then there have been two cases
value of $1,170, whick they had taken from hai,mazing towards the NE. Another, and offered least friction, and in this some respect
imprisonment.
deeper depression is passing over Hokkaido.
Gradients are slight on the China Coast, and light variable winds way be expected in the Formers Channel and Fight E. winds in the northern part of the China Sea.
Forecast: Light E. winds, cloudy, fair.
varnish was better than paint. Mr. Warre explained the art of rowing, and indicated the faults to be guarded against At the conclusion
Mr. Warre was cordially thanked for hisc lecture on the motion of Mr. G. A. Caldwell.