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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JULY 20TH, 1905
being somewhat ahead of Chinese journ. alism generally is undiluted praise, and whether Dr. MORRISON, in his gratitude and gennice delight at fading a Chinese paper saying what he thinks it ought to say, is to be wholly trusted to know what is healthy patriotism and what i nerely the usual anti-foreign prejudice, we do not know, What we do know, or think we know, if"
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H.M.S. Glory is expected hero from TELEGRAMS.
Weihalwai on Monday..
The French and English Mail of the 16th and 17th June was delivered in London on the 15th and 17th inyl
The 252nd plague case was recorded yester day, an increase of seven, four of which were
fatal.
The Hongkong Ice Company, Limited, is
[“DAILY FEESS" szuviem,] DEATH OF ANOTHER SINGAPORE TAIPAN.
SINGAPORE, 19th July.
Mr. Alex Cumming, managing
SUPREME · COURT.
IN SCMMARY JURISDICTION.
Wednesday, 19th July.
cooking. On the 15th June I had left the hotel, so I never served up any finali penales as hard as bullets. On one occasion I asked Mr. Osborne what he knew about carrota, and in consequence was asked to step up to the Baaril meeting. I understood Mr. Osborne to say I BEFORE MR. A. G. WIRE (PUISNĖ Junon). | would get Christmas boxes from the boarders,
and it was said that I would get a lot of tips. ERNST WOHLFAHLT. THE HONGKONG
Ra-otamined-It was the compradore's daly to buy the coffee. The complaints made wera. about trivial matters, and were only mentioned
HOTEL CO, LE.
This was a claim by the plaintiff for the sum
that in declaring that "in Shantung she paying an interim dividend of $4 for the ball director of McAlister & Co. Ltd. of $7,000 from the defondant company for to. me in the course of convormation. Me
(Germany) was creating for herself and by
similar methods of ruisleading assurances the KLMIO advantageous position that Russia hnd established in Manchuria," Dr. Monnias betrays a prejudice that needs a little toning down, and makes a comparison that is far from odorous, Whatcger German ambitions may be in
your. Shareholders will find additional inforship chandlers and agents, died sud-alleged wrongful dismissal,
denly to day, during an apoplectic
mation in the advertisement appearing on our fourth page.
Tho Japanese residents at Yingkor bare decided to canstrast a water-works there. The water is to be brought from the upper reaches, of the Liao, and the works will to large enough to supply 60,000 persoas.
On page 5 today will be found two very interesting articles, both authoritative, relating to the Philippines. We have taken them from
a copy of the Daily Bulletin Annual, kindly placed at our disposal by Mr. C. W. Rasen dock, whe has been slaying at the Hongkong Hotel.
seizure.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
Haynes and myself were on the best of terms.
His Honoar. That is what I was going tó ask you. You are not on such good terms with Davies se you were with Haynes?
Plaintiff Only until very lately-until the last day or so.
His Honour-There is always où undercur- rent in these things.
After further witnesses had been examined,
Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H, W. Locker (of Meaars. Deacon, Looker and Descon) represented the defendants. Mr. Master stated that the plaintiff arrived in the Colony about the 16th September, 1903, THE JAPANESE IN SAGHALIEN.
and took over his datica as chef at the LONDON, 17th July, Hongkong Hotel. He continued to perform The complete ront of the Russians at these duties to the best of his ability; and as far Dalaneye with the loss of 80 pfleonora and 5 he knew to the satisfaction of the directors, guns, ensures the complete occupation of South-up to the actual date of his dismissal on the ern Saghalien."In the ghting the Japanese 1st June. The plaintiff brought the action had 70 killed and wounded and the Russians 160. within the summary jurisdiction of the coart
because he wished to avail himself as far as NEW EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH possible as to clause five of his ugronment which
POLE.
stipulated that he should receive a second class passage home. About the 27th May, or a little earlier, some diflcatty arose between the BEFORE Ma. BASIL H. TAYLOR (ASSISTANT plaintiff and the hotel directors. Mr. Davies, acting manager of the hotel, bad a dispate
Shantung, and however far they may come to be gratified, it is certain that Germany is not an understudy of Russia, where Asiatic enterprise is concerned. The new demands, that the use of modern mining machinery in the German sphere shall be restricted to Germans, without interference by Chinese officials, and that Chinese chall not compete with Germans within fifteen
40.28 for mixed coal, and Yen 44.24 for dust Roosevelt, with two years' supplies, to nttempt with the plaintiff regarding some "sanse fish," zi of their premises, were no doubt enough,Yen 55.32 per 100 picule of lamp coal, Yoniu a specially constructed steamer named the
in the case of the Universal Gazette, to
AMMONIA|"make our hair stand on end and our
FOR THE BATHI, TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD.
Promotes a healthy netion of the skin, counter. ects all offects of perspiration, and is as refreshing and invigorating to the system ess a Turkish Bath,
WATSON'S
eyeballs burst in uncontrollable rage"> (the Chinese journal Foquitur) but surely foreign critic should be so affected. 11
is well known that when the Chinese are in
-The price of coal in Moji has shown a slight online, compared with that which provslled during the first half of last month. Tho average prices of the fuel on the lat inst. were
coal.
British colton goods are still losing ground in the Tientsin market. The natives are showing a marked preference every year for Indiau, Japanese, and Chinese goods. The Indian houses have lost a certain amount of ground to earnest in any business they are very the Japanese, who have spared no effort to formidable competitora indeed, and the gain a strong footing in this market. Chinese essay of the Germans to secure the future textiles are not solling as well as formerly. The of their enterprise is as justifiable as it is quality is poor and the manufacture is defostivo. natural. That the request may have been-Fresch Consul General at Tientsin. made to Peking is not at all improħabla- and we are not aware that it has been officially dealed That the Chiasse should refuse it is equally natural, and equally probable. There does not appear to be sufficient cause for referring to such applications * "demanda", and the A. S. WATSON & CO. Sensational accounts of unusual military activity in Shantung still require confirma. LIMITED.
Lion. The chief witness that there are more soldiers than are called for by ordinary
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 20TH, 1905,
Poking that we are endeavouring to secure a monopoly of exclusive rights in Shantung
transformed into another Port Arthur, is the Timer correspondent himself; and it appears that he gathered his impressions during the same tour that furnished him with the too eulogistic account of the |-·Japanese doings in Corea. Newspapers in Japas, responsible journals of repute, as well as foreign journals in Corea itself, fult obliged to call attention to the extent to which the Timer' picture was overdrawn. On the subject of German qurmament in Shantung, as we pointed out at the time, a Japanese traveller in Shantung, who might be trusted,
one would think, to raise such an alarm where the circumstances seemed to call for it, declared that there Was no appearance of extraordinary strength of militarism within the German colony. Turning to the Chiness point of view, we have to admit the prima facie justice of the native paper's protest, Germans are allowed machinery, and Chiuse are refused its use. The
Things Japanese are greatly in regus'in Kores to-day The watcbos, glasses, trunks, bats, umbrellas, and other things slipped to Korea by Japanese merchants are eagerly. purchased. In particnlar, a hnating-cap is the prevailing fashion among the Koreans who are following the new order of things. The mom bore of the Yichiu Association, who number
tens of thousands, have made the cap their emblem of identification. The upper olasses of society aro wearing fett and tall inte
Sandor and his band of athletes again
entertained a large and enthusiastic andienve
at the City Hall last night when, owing to an inconvenience with the scenes on the previous evening, the program was slightly altered, in order to afford residents living on the outskirts of the town, who may not wish to sit the play ont, au opportunity of Foeing the feats of the "perfect man,” Mr. Sandow has decided to in future make his appearance on the stage from 9.15 to 10.15.
The Bangkok Times understands thust MIr. B. F. W. Hauncher has sold his tin mine con- cession at Bangtaphan to Mr. Dibloy, an American citizen, for $6,000 (gold). Mr.
Homucher has had this concession for sonis thing over twelve years, and the lease has nour
The site of thirteen more years to ran.
concession is about fifteen miles from the coas and water has to be brought some distance - L the works. Mr. C. C. Joans is noting as manager for Mr. Dibley who han loft Bangkok for the United States.
In the small hours one morning a Singapore Police patrol saw three Chinamen attempting to break into a Chinese house. The barglars were seized; and ou being searched a knife and chisel were found on them. The sceniet also
otlier. Germany's oppressive intentions," burn this powder at the house they intend to
but to a fair minded man. it seems to us
enough to introduce these now very desir-
the geck of this canard as soon as possible Germany demands in Shantung as else
able methods in all her other mining terri-
tories. If, having done all that lies to her
the Government Analyst for examination,
seine the burglars.
LONDON, 17th July. Commander Peary has mailed from New York
to reach the North Pole via Smith's Sound.
·ME. BALFOUR'S REDISTRIBUTION
RESOLUTION.
LONDON, 17th July.
Mr. Balfour has withdrawn his redistribution Fesolation, but will proceed with the bill next session.
THE RESSO-JAPANESE WAR.
LONDON, 17th July. General Leviteli telegraphs that Japanese torpedo-busta have entered Olgs Bay, situated
en the mainland, north of Vladivostock.
FRENCH HONOURS TO BRITISH
NAVAL OFFICERS.
LONDON, 17th July, Admiral May has been made a Grand Officer, and Admiral Bridgeman a Commander of the
Logion of Honour; and all the Commandants of the British ships of Brest have been made officers of the Legion of Hontur..
THE STRANDING OF A FRENCH MAILER-A CORRECTION.
the upshot of which was that the plaintiff was suspended and ultimately dismissed from the hotel's service,
The defence was that in a further term of the plaintiff's agreement, notwithstanding anything therein before contained, the defendant company should have power to dismiss the plaintiff at any time if he should ceism to perform his daty to the satisfaction of the directors; but in the event of such dismissal the company should pay the plaintiff two calendar month'e salary and a second class P. and O. age to England, provided such presage was
availed of within one month after such dismissal A further torm of the said agreement stated that the principal duties of the plaintiff thereunder would be to attend the market daily (Saudaye excepted) bofore & a.m, and select the bort pro- curable provisions for the use of the defendant company's hotel. It was also part of the plain tiff's duty to teach and supervise the Chinese
cooks, pantrymen and other persons in the employ of the company, in the preparation and service
Mr. Looker opened, the case for the defence, and His Honour then adjourned the hearing mutil Monday next.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Wednesday, 19th July,
HARBOUR MARTER)
CARELESS COXSWAINK.
An inquiry was hold into the circumstances connected with the collision between the stea launch America, Chan Yung, master, and the steam tag Tug, Fok Kam Tai, master, in the waters of the Colony ou the morning of the 10th instant.
Chae Yung, coxswain of the Anterica, declared,-On the morning of the 10th instant I was going from Kowloon wharf to Blake Pisr. When about 70 feet from the end of the pier. I saw the tag on my starboard bow,coming stern towards me from the Douglas wharf. I blew two stort blasts, stopped my angines and
put my helm to starboard Tho tug still came astorm and struck my starboard bow just as my bowa were getting up to the end of the wharf The Tay's engines were going chead at the time of the collision, and she was about ten foot off when she reversed. I was at the helm at the time, but the coxswain of the Tug was not
Fok Kam Tal, master of the Tug, stated—I
loft Douglas wharf to go to Quarry Bay, blow
of food. On the 1st June the directors, being three-short blasts, and went asfarn for about 80 dissatisfied with the manner in which the plain-yards, then ahead. We did not collide with the tiff was performing his duties, dismissed him, other launch. I was not steering, but my sending him a cheque for two months' salary and certifiented assistant was. ioforming him that his second class passage to LONDON, 17th July. Reuter's correspondent at Aden wires that it ghand would be provided within one month was the Annam and not the Caledonien which from date. The defendants douíed, as afated in ingliore, and on shoving off wont astern. The stranded at Zailia,
INTERNATIONAL SYMPATHIES.
LONDON, 17th July. King Edward sent a magnificent wreath for. the funeral of the victims of the French sub marine boat recently lost.
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
the statement of claim, that the plaintif had faithfully and diligently served the defendant .company.in accordance with the terms of kis agreement.
Tin Yan, assistant coxswain of the Tug, said We were lying alongside Donglas wharf, bows
America was then on the ather side of Douglas whort, and, we were clear of this before I saw her. When I did so her I blew threo blasts on my whistle and hailed her to go to starboard, Ernst Wohlfahrt, the plaintiff, depon:- I reversed-engines and went ahead when the I am chef at the Hongkong Hotel. I fat boats were about one yard apart, and bad head- heard that they required a man through their way on, at the time of the collision No. I agents in London, and entered into an agree-coxswain, who was on the bridge giving orders, ment with them, in pursuanes of which I came to Hongkong. I arrived on the 16th Septem- bor, 1903, and my dulles have never bean com. plained of. When engaged, I was told I would receive a Christmas box of £50 a year, but I have never received such
The French world of science has been for cars endeavouring to solve the problem of Lotography in colours; but has up to now a present. Shortly after my engagement,. I nd the question a dificult one to solve. was told that the food was better. I watched say have not the lesa boon plodding away at the Chinese cooks to see that they served` the the idea. New proofs obtained by quite a dishes up properly, and did my best to assist simple process have just been submitted to the the manager of the hotel. So far as I know Academie des Sciences by M. Lippmann. The Mr. Davies was always perfectly satisfied with said proofs are on glass, and are positive by Ing. There in a direction book kept at the reflection, and negative by transparency, each hotel, wherein complaints are written, and I colour being replaced by its complementary have to sign it. On th April I received a colour. Thus, M. Lippmann photographed letter from Mr. Daries in which it was stated
scientist used plates prepared by himself, the
A terrible explosion occurred recently at a protocBnic establishment in Rouen A work throughout the rest of her dominions, because werplained, it exploded, the re-immff surgative a number of positivo proots,
On the 22nd May soused fish was again served
was in charge.
His Worship considered that the master of the America, having the other launch on his starboard side, should have kept clear. The Kam Tai, by his own showing was in charge of coxswain also made false whistle signals. Fok
the Tag, and made no attempt to avoid collision until the boats were one yard spart. Both masters were to blame, and their tickols would be suspended for two months
FRENCH OPINION OF EUSSIA.
Our Paris correspondent writes:-Russia has shown herself so doceitful of late that her
liberal treatment to the one stands antipoda had two puckets of queer smelling powdor, and several coloured spectrama, the resulta he that I was given a 10 per cent. bonus, and present desire to make peace with Japan is not to the unjust treatment meted out to the it is stated by a native authority that burglars obtained were very satisfactory, so far as the ovarything want smoothly until May, when sewed as sincere as would otherwise be. Many colours are reproduced with all their intensity, complaint was made to me by Mr. Osborne Frenchmen, en the contrary, caudder her latest "THE Amer has had it telegraphed from says the Universal Gazette, hare reached operate on, and it sends the inmates into a down and with great exactnoas of shades. For his about the age of some carrots. This was the anxiety to ascertain the fertas upon which Japan too high a point." This is all very fine, sleep, leaving the burglars free to work their experiments, the distinguished professor and only personal complaint made to me at that time. would be willing to negotiate for peace, as will in the house. The powder has been sent to densitive surface of which is made either of and there was another complaint. I had säsa
nothing mors er less than a fresh diplomatic feeler in the hope that Japan may betray hòr at the expense of other countries. I should that the injustice would be more apparent though the "police beljove, it is merely meant gelatine or of bicromated albumezi. This acr- to the fish myself, and am sure it was good intentions without compromising Russia. The On the 20th May Mr. Davies told me that his Czar knows perfectly well what Japan's farms face, not being very sensitive, recogitates a not like to loss one moment before twisting if the Chinese had been hitherto keen to throw in the eyes of any one attempting considerable time in the exposure. 1 M-wife was going to make some sousɔd fish, are by this time, and the sooner he accepts the Lippmann has at Isat succeeded in obtaining but I objected, as the boys would laugh of moderate conditions without reserve, the sooner. reversed colours by transparency, he will havo me if they saw a woman coming into the will bloodshed cease. We must be prepared for certainly fulfilled one of the desiderate of kitchen. When I returned from & walk. I no end of talk about peace during the next fow Whose fish is that " On being informed and humane, and agrees to sign the treaty that Mrs. Davies got the fiah I told one of of Peace, as presented by Japan. Francs will only the cooks to take it upstairs. Mr. Davies believe the Czar to be in earnest about bringing then came down, and after some words said he suspended me. I replied, You can't do it. You have no right. Next day ropeived a letter from the direnters, together with a cheque for 3101.18, at the bags they had suspend:d me. I returned the cheque. At mosting of the company I expressed my regret for using bad lsugnings towards the manager. I have been on the best terms with the rest of the korelemployese, and have alwaysboor wilfing
where only the open door, If in Shantube hands in the way of industrial progress man was filling a pocket-case when, from some oclaur photography, which consists in pulling Found some soused Ash in the kitchen and asked months, until Nicholas IL has at last become
we have acquired several concrete railway and mining concessions from the Chinese
then came to Germany and insisted upon diately extending to a jar close by contüining. Government this, by the way, took placo. in the years 1898 and 1890 there is no being allowed to play a part in the scientific about ba. of explosives. The workman was development of Shantung, it would not killed, and two others badly burnt. To make question of its being done or being contera
matters worse, a panic seized the fifty work- seoin so “dog-in-the-manger-like" as it at plated now. There is, therefore, no ques
people engaged on the promises. They rushed tion of German exclusive rights in Shan-Present does to all who are not, like the towards the exits in wild terror, twonly being ting Thrus Count, pow Prince, von BU's-
mors or loss hurt. Meanwhile the fire had gained a hold. One handred and twenty Low in the Reichstag more than three years
thousand fireworks or various kitids were stored ago. Evidently His Excellency made sou
on the promises, and blew up with a report mistake as to the breed of the bird. It
hoard thirteen miles away. Trees and plants wore mourn toera ny though by a cyclone: The
comes to posces more of the characteristics
Teutophobes, suddenly obsessed by an after-all belated idea that Chip is threatened with foreign oppression. The Universal Gazette had not only the Germans in and as-is evident in the e-of-the
this thriatouing generic term "foraigners IEL its premises were todured to a heap of ashes.
A FAMOUS PARIS HAUNT. The Grand Velour, or Napoleon's Restaurant
the bloody and one sided wax to an and when he gives way to the pride of the Romanoffs. as it was familiarly called, and which has just
Obstinate as he has proved in the past, closed its doors after an unbroken existence of
aireuinstances show signs of proving stronger nearly 10 years, was one of the most historical
than be anticipated. - Yalu, Line, Yang Shahs, restaurants in Paris. Though established in
Port Arthur, Mukden, and the crowning 1769, it was only twenty years later that it
homiliation of the battle of the Sea of Japan became great resort of fashion. The excelleu
have demonsgusted to his Majesty the atter of its cooking was proverbial and, apart from
futility of continuing a useless campaign; and iny attitude of the Russian nation, its historical unsociations, sufficed to attemet English and American wealtby visitors. The to remain in the service of the company... who from the first have loathed a war which of the phoenix, than the canard, for it bas
majority of people went for the sake of curiosity, In moss-examination-When I was ongaged, they did not understand, and with which they arison since, and continues to arise. The ously worded protestation. Of course, An Italian beronaut had a terrible experince in order to be sile io boast of having sat where in Osborus did not tell me I world be had no sympathy, may have and certainly
if the subject is to be viewed from Peking correspondent of the Tints relursa
a few wooks ago. The aeronaut, Macchi, unde Napoleon, Wellington, and other illustrious under the orders of the hotel manager, but ought to have compelled him to accept the to the charge in the issue of June 16th, and the elementary ethical standpoint that balloon ascent at Vagers on a trapeze. A personages had done previously. On the mirrors Le mid the manager was a very quiet man. inevitable at last. If really desirous of making reiterates his statements that Germany is foreigners have no business to be where gust of wind drove the balloon against the which hung round the principal dining room, did the cooking and attended to peace President Loubet, and President Roosevelt making demands upon China for extensions they are not wanted, then undoubtedly smokestack of a factory. It became entangled were scratched the names of all historical everything that came in. Complaints were are at big disposal. The disastrous war in the hof Far East, with its cumulative catastrophes to and further exclusive rights in her lensed Germany may be regarded as a sinner in but the serenant clung to the bar of the astomers. Theso are worth keeping, they made that the coffee beans, were territory. He now supports his discovery Shantung. But in these vehement attacks, trapeze at the height of 150 foot from the live not already been sold to some American good, and Mr. Potts complained that the chops Bussian arms on land and, has had the effect aid steaks were not out as thick as they used of shaking the confidence of Frenchmen in the by a long quotation from the Universal the Teutophobes appear to be in the posi ground and shouted for help. Firemen arrived millionaire, or English rollector of antiquities.
but their ladders were too short. An army
to be; but when I said, You can save money by might of their ally. The French possentry ases Gazette of Shanghai, a journal which betion of parties who have insisted on some engineer at Paris was summoned by telegraph
cutting them thinner, he did not object. When its millions of savings in danger, there is neither considers to be "an excellent paper which meet allotment-holder allowing their and arrived three hours laz. Meanwhile the
omplaint warmade about there not being enough profit nor glory in the business-hence the follows closely the foreign affairs of the chickens to graze over his garden, and who neronsat, still calling for help, was losing
fat in cold corned beef, and I was requested to general desire for peace, May the Czar and his see at some proper fat was put in the advisors see, wigfor at last, and realize the country and is animated by an indepen-hold up hands in horror at the dishonesty strength, while the balloon was gradually losing
gas Soldiers finally succeeded in hoisting dence of erärit and & bealthy patriotism of another neighbour, who has presumed to rope to the top of the chimney and the seropant Admiral Rozhdestvenaky's wound on the head lds of it, my No. 1 cook complied with the gravity of the danger which menaces them which place it in the forefront of nativa dig a pond for his ducka in a corner of the was lowered to the grummid it all on journals," Whether the reputation of same garden.
condition that he had to be taken to a hospital
ADMIRAL ROZHDESTVENSKY.
There are now 164 Russian officers and mon at the Sasebo naval hospital "They are all progressing favourably towards recovery.
not yet healed, but those on the thigh and other parts are nearly so. He is very cheerful and passes his time in reading or conversation.
quest by sticking in a lump of sast, without for the sake of their shattered prestige, they my knowledge. I was not engaged to do what persist in further resistance to the manifest will was done before, but to improve the hotel of the Russian nation.