MARINE MAGISTRATE'S
COURT.
Friday, 9th December,
BEFORE HON. CAPTAIN L. A. W. BARNES
LAWRENOS (MARINE MACISTLATE}
STARVED SEAMEN AND A MISSING STEWARD, The inquiry into the complaint made by the Grow of the British ship Simla of Liverpool, as to the bad quality had defl'ciones in quality of provisions supplied was concluded before his Worship yesterday,
Carlin Cesso, recailed, said the steward
had not been found, although the polies bad
made every effort to trace him.
His Worship (to complainants)-Have you any further statements to make-in respost of the complaint under investigation ?
Patrick McCarty, A.B., said the pork was never up to weight when served out.
To his Worship-Complainant bad never Beth it woighed, bat after the captain gave the men permission to see it weighed, there appeared
to be more of it,
No further evidosco was adduced, and in delivering judgment his Worship sald During the interval between the two hearings I have gone carefully inlp the matter of your complaint. The provisions on board your ship have been supplied, and stook bay horn taken of the balance. remaining. I find as follows:-
PARIS
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECIMBER 30гa, 1905.
24th November.
THE KING OF PORTUGAL
The charming weather that proxiled; had much to do with enhancing the very cordial. welcome accorded to Portugal's popular Sovereign, Don Carlos, on his safe arrival in Paris last Wednesday, by n lnego crowd of spectators who had assembled parponely both
of no great value, 8 armoured gunboats, 14 first-class armoured cruisors and 4 second-class | ́ornisers, 33 protected ornisers of ali olaszer, 1 torpedo carrying orniser, 48 torpedo-bont des- troyers, 9 torpedo dingatol boats, 40 ess-going torpedo-hosts, 182 torpedo-boats of all chases, 27 torpedo-boats for ass in the Colonies, 6 submersibles and 20 submarines. Germány Postesses 21 battleships, of which 16 have been
MR. OLIVER BAINBRIDGE IN
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The following will represent the Hongkong Civil Service Cricket Club in their League Match with the Royal Engineers on the C.S Tracing the lost tribes of Israel line been n
ground commencing to-day at 2.15 p.m. sharp: -H. T. Jackman (Expt), F. Biden, G. A. favourite study of many for a long time, but while not actually engaged in that work, Mr. Woodcock, P. T. Xamble, £. 13. Rood, R. Wit- Oliver Bainbridge, who has attained a reputabell, R. Rivers, P. R. Adams, W. L. Weaser, A. R. Raven, H. Gilley, Umpire, hr, W, H then as an author and traveller, has thrown a'
flood of light on that interesting subjeol Woolley. not only by discovery of Jews in Papua, but by the investigations le has made in the interior of China relative to the Chinese Jews and also with regard to traits of Hebraic presence in Japan. To a Daily Press
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H.K.C.8. 2ND XL ». KOWLOON ÉND XI. The following will represent the 2nd Eleven against 2nd Eleven of Kowloon at King's Park at 2.15 p.m. sharp-N. H. E. Saith (Capt.), H. Coombs, E. Dawson, A. Hurlow, G. Har
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By our French Dressmaker, whose work has often been eulogized by French Journals, Hongkong, 14th December, 1905,
PICTURESQUE INCIDENTS OF
.
THE SHANGHAI RIOT.
During the early stages of the riot in Hangkaw Market, many foreign women were present. In several cases foreigners were injured by stones, but several left the market ignorant of the fact that any disturbance had uccarred. In spite of the bogus circalar circulated on Sunday evening many prominent native höhers kept open their stores es long as it was possible to do so. Une fereign lady was in Cheng Kea's making purchases in the midst of the riot. Fortustely for her, a foreigner lifted her bodily from the shop to his
in har hauds, and told her to get home sa quickly as possible. The lady has no ides who the gentleman was and still retains the
On Monday morning, during the disturbance
to either butter or marjarine, this complaint of Spain has only just left Paris, on his representative yesterday, the explorer was garth, R. Badeook, R. Kelly, D. Gour lay, D carriage, seated her there, placed bis revolver
return from Germany, for Madrid...
M. LODBET,
dour-where
NEW YEAR'S DAY,
luce 1900, 8 armoured coast-defence ships, 12 armoured gunboats, 4 armoured cruisere, all quite new, 36 large and small craiere, 10 old. E... torpedo division basis, 87 large torpedo boats, inside as well as outside the railway station,
78 small torpedo-boats; and several submarines Although but anything a stranger to the French capital, the fact that it was the Klos known. At first sight the French navy soomas now boing built but of which the number is not. of Portugal's first oficial visit to Paris, made such superior to that of Germany, especially in Faraos C.C. against the Craigongower "A" imperative for Parisians to groot their old view of the total number of units. Each uavy team in a match to-day (Saturday). N. F. friend in an exceptional manner. Wherever King Carlos goes he is certain to be like; has the same number of big fighting units. In Nalledaroo (Captain), C. B. Mondavals, F. J. his jocial, easy good atare is quite familiar 1909, the big fighting units belonging to Franes Kangs, J. A. Chinoy, J. J. Vastoin, B. A. to, Parisians. While in France His Majesty will be 1 in number, while Germany will own Taraporewalla, S. B. Batliwara, K. Jamshedjou, is perfectly safe. Being a aniversal favourite 28, which will be of greater speed, better orned, J. H. Bejonjec, F. K. Batki and A. N. Other.
The following will represent Craigongower no one would thinks of harming a heir of his and more homogeneous than the corresponding head, Besides, the King of Portugal is no nuits of the French navy. Germany, France C.C.-L. E. Lammert (Capt), M. E. Asgør, coward; bis bravery and coolness are proverbial.alleges, has no need of a nuvy for proti sling her J. W. Slewart, J. Dewar Melvin, L. Vincenot, His Majesty distilos fuas; this may explain coasts. The Kaiser Wilhelm's navy has hasten-E. Irving, L. A. Raso, J. Fairholm, H. Rapp, why the French Government while keeping like the task of King Edward VII, and the E. Roza, sud F. Loureiro. an eye upon its royal guest from the time uthaises of the British for the ontents with "friendly," begins at 2.15 on the Craigongswer Franov. England continues to add to her he crossed the frontier until his arrival io
already formidable navy. the capital, did not take the trouble to guard the railway line from the Spanish frontior" to Paris, as they did in the case of the King of The scale of provisions authorized contains ao Spain or the Czar. Not the lesa precautionary serving clause as to abalitates or equivalents, measures will outinuo to be taken while which is customary, while the scale itself is on ho la enjoying Franco's hospitality. President somewhat antiquated lines. It appears, however, Lenbet, at whose special request His Majesty
came to Paris, in an ofloial capacity, has pro that substitutes such as Australian meat, mar- jarius, marmalade, etc., were served out in lisu pared a magnificent reception for hira, while of sult pork nad beef in certain proportions, but. Parisians who admire kis simplicity and the that you consider you were hardly dealt with ingeniality of his manners intend that his present Everything receiving warjarine in lieu of butter. The visit will be a memorable ons. marjaring which I sampled was of good has been dous to ensure his comfort and safety quality, and as there is absence of any From a political point of view, the visit will plause in the agreement that you were entitled have far reaching consequences; the King
must pass
On stock taking it was found that there was a surpins quantity of beef and pork amounting to 742 Is., but as against this 828. Iks. of Australian meat had been issued, the the provisions were found to ha in right proportions. I attributs the use of your comes ho will alter his mind about retiring foreign Powers-he lourd about eight families to 6 pm when a pick-up Game of Cricket and store of Ching Feng (tailer) was shot through complaint as largely due to the scalo of provis.and remain where he is. Were President Lou ions not containing the customary clause as to bet a younger man there is no doubt that he would be quite willing to accept a second term. equivalents and substitutes, but as the ship was provided with such and they were issued, I am Circumstances alter cases. On more than che anahlo to see that you have a grievance on this dccasion M. Lonbet definitely stated that ho band. The last witness spinks of the salt pork will not offer himself for a socond term of seven being short, but can bring no evidence to years though he would certainly be elected with an overwhelming majority. The fact is, that prove it. If it was short, how is it that nope
the President is not so young as he was, that he In the of f you made complaint, Rooner!
has had quite soough of politics--of French ouse of the sugar, as soon as the master politios especially-and tlust his one desire is, as was wade aware of the defisionby be caused the French say, to planter ses cheer, or retire the matter to be justified, and later, when into private life; to resume the quiet, peaceful complaint was mails concerning the aborigess existence of a good bourgeois, and live in a generally, the mastor directsil that representa- modest mansion in Paris Time will prove tives of the oriw were to see the provisions whether he meant what he said; of course many weighed out before issat. It appears to me Parisians disbelieve his intentious hausase sorry
elapsed before the next Jewish that you were, instead of coming forward and to part with such a good man. They must not migration. In 900 A.D. missionary stating your grievances to the master at the work, a willing horso to death. Franco is named Li, accompanied by 70 familias arrived, time they occurred, propured to bottle them up already on the look out for another President and presented the Emperor with a lot of and wake them when proof of your statement M. Loubet's time is up at the sud of February Western clothing. Then they became subject is impossible to verify. The only fact I have next. French Presidents receive bat a modest to Chinese control. In 1869 the Cenabites, as to go on is that the issue of sugar was short by salary-only £24,000 a year-they must serve they were called, were given a piece of land two ounces per man from the 4th July nati
seven youre, and not seek re-election; it being on which to build their synagogue in recogni- the 19th August, and that being so I award the established precedent that a President shall tion of their teaching the people to do good, M. Loubet is a but this building was overwhelmed afterwards by each member of the crew compensation at the not serve a second term, rate of one penny per diem during that period. wealthy old gentleman, with no other ambition the rising of the Yellow River. Another interest The fee for examination of the provisions will but to serve his country, as he has so actly done, ing feature is that Mr. Bainbridge has lowsBack:-Costigan; Three-quart-rs : be borne by the ship, and the sums to the crew to the best of his ability. The idea of becoming been made the
medium of carrying a
Bateman, Presbaw, Lang (Capt.), and Lim- will be paid in addition and be recoverable as a Dictator or Emperor never for one moment petition from the Chinese Jewish community penny Hall Books-Haunay and Lecky; For-
entors his head. Another reason why Parisians to Dr. Adler, the Chist Eabbi, for exsistence towards Dillon, Bailey, Brown, Boyd, Camp wages.
would like to see M. Loubot still hold office for rebuild their sy nagogue, In Japan be found bell, Steen, Medd and another. another term is that good men are scarce.
many things which could only be explained by M. Doumer, the present President of the
some Jewish origin, such as the representation Chamber of Deputios and formerly Governor in a palace at Kiote of Solomon receiving General of Indo-China, who stands one of the the Queen of Shobs, and Solomon returning the Government for the coming fiscal year basi These were set on fire and carried from room to
POLICE COURT.
Friday, 29th December.
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE).
BOARDING WITHOUT PERMISSION.
For boarding the s.s. Monmouthshire on hor arrival in port yesterday without the permission of the captain, two Chinese hawkers were each fined $7, the alternative being fourteen days Imprisonment.
ASSAULT,
A Swedish sailor Domed Christensen was charged with assaulting Indian constable No 644 while in the execution of his duty ia-Queen's Road East.
The defendant was fined $5 and ordered to pay 82.50 compensation.
it.
A DESPERATE ASSAILANT,
His Worship inflicted a fine of $7 and bound the defendant over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for twelve months.
It speaks volumes for M. Loubet's immenso popularity to think that so many of his country. men still cling to the belief that when the time
best cluaces of stepping into M. Lonbet's shoes, is not altogether a persond grata; his certain to bave so many adherents in the electoral congrass that all the moderate factions in the Convention will rally to Loubet as "the safe man," and to vote for his re-election if only to save France from the ultra-radicals,
INSANITARY PARIS.
The Civil Servico will be at home to their revolver. friends on Monday, 1st January, from 1.30 p.m. iu Nanking Road, one of the assistauts in the Lawn Bowls, Competitions, &c., will take place.
H.K.C.C. V. KAVY.
home and outlined his discoveries. At Kai- fenfu, the ancient cap ital of the Middle King-J. McKenzie, F. Cassy and W. W. Cooper.
it is interesting to note tha Dowager Empress spent the two months during the occupation of Peking by the who admitted they were Jows and several others who belonged to the same race but who for ▼ aricus reasons did not proclaim their origin,
The latter merged with the surrounding sects, The following have boon selected to play for Mahommedan or Confncian, but though the Hongkong Cricket Club in the Match "The others wore queuss and adopted Hongkong Cricket Club" against The Navy' the Chinese custom they worshipped in seorat the to-day and on Monday, 1st January. Play God of Israel. The photographs of these commences each day at 1.15 p.m. and 11 am people were particularly inforesting, respectively. Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, especially as several faces showed distinot, Mesars. W. C. D. Tarnor, R. A. B. Ponsonby, Jewish obaracteristics, but egrally interest. R. E. O. Bird, T. E. Poare, Walker Daniol ing was the rubbings which the explorer. H. Mackey, Major Lowis, A. Mackenzie, E.
The A. Fowler and C. H. Falloon. showod of several wonderful stones. inscription on one of these told, the history of the coming of the Jowa The first `contingent reached the country 700 B.C., and a long interval
dosment from
A
ENGLAND AND WALES U SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.
A Rugby football match starts at 4.15 this (Saturday) afternoon on the Hongkong Club's Ground. The team for England and Wales is
Baok-H. R. Baker, R.N.; Three-quarters: L. C. Larmour, R.AT. E. Pearce, F. R. Barry, R.N., and G.-B. Down, R.A.; Halves: K. JBlackbarn, and H. G. Knowles, R.N.; Forwards :-P. W. Goldring, F. C. Hall, R. M. Ranking,J. N. Benbow, R.N., HI, M. Ken. all, H. P. Hickman, H. J. W. Woodward,
N., and H. F. Cbard,
Belgoteh-Trish team is composed as fol-
MONEY IN JAPAN.
the stomach in his shop, the shot being fred from the road, It was a glausing shot which first penetrated a rubber hot-water bag and the glanced off some hard substance until it found its billet in the body of the unfortunate assistant.
During the attack on Hongkow Police Station, in the absence of permission or order ta sorve out firearms, the staff were armed with the shafts of disable ricshes, and these proved most effective weapons for repelling the mou
Throughout the riot our "Sikh police have proved most faithful and energetic. No sooner volunteered for the nart guard. This has been
and one hatch finished geard duty, then they
the case throughout the week.
The hose of the Hongkow Fire Company Wes a prominent factor in quelling the disturbance in Hoogkew Market on Monday. The streami were very effectir in, breaking down tho barricades of stalls and bouches from the rear of which the rioters were throwing stones and nightscil at foreigners and natives in foreign employ.
During the attack Lonzo Station Inspector Wilson and a civilian had to retire. from the charge-room, to the store-room-a room whose only exit was ou to the charge room. From the door of this room the Inspector and his coupssion fred as many
as posible on the mob faulty mechanism of the ojcolors rendered their
shots
оп
until the
wen pods useless. In the meantime the mob obtained baboo poles, some twenty feet in length, and continuously prodded the occupants of his room. Finally, the charge-room was set on fire, and the two men had to burst open the door of their refuge and break through thro crowd to gain the upper floor of the buildings.
The total destruction of Louza Station was sverted by the flooding of the upper floors of the buildings
The station was systematically set on fire, the mob bringing with them goods of an inflammable nature, looted from stores in Nanking Road. room,
The publication of tho financial acueme of giffe; the fact that the Mikado traces his given a feeling of confidence in business
The origin or first incident of the disturb- dragon which is called circle, bat has not proved any incentive to
greater activity in business, beyond animating into a tea shop for food and his refusal to pay ance in Nuuking Road was the entry of a loafer Osse or Oshi, a name which is given in the the share market. The ya market still con
for a meal. Upon demand being made for pay. Torsion of the Bible to the leat king of Israel. tinues active. The congestion of goods at the
meut, he struck the attendant. The police Numerous other traits common to the Jews were railway status sud to hindrance of traile
were called and be was arrested, and taken to also discovered but most remarkable of all is generally at the present important period, the Station, followed by an angry and excited just balore the close of the your is seriously Mr. Bainbridge's amortion that he can trace an interfering with the distribution of goods, mob, which increased as the Station was neared. The attack on, and demolition of the Metro- and in Osaka the prevalence of plague is Irish element among the Japanese. He has checking the sole of goods for the interior, pala Annexe was due to the fact that a for- collected a vast amount of information which Under these circumstances, the demand eigner, being chased by the mob, took refuge
there N.C.D.N. will be embodied in two books-one on the for money is ruling small despite the near Bankers are, black Jews and the other on the yellow Jows approach of the year-end.
however, cautious, and the bank rate on advances Learing here on Wednesday, the well-known
bas slightly advanced, the minimum rate ruling explorer will proceed to India in order to study at about 8.6 per cent, per mon. The demand the Jews there,
money for your-ond settlement purposes usually arises after the 20th December, but this year Excheqgner Bonds to the amount of 315,000,000 are to be redeemed on the 2511 as this money will be used for the
THE GERMAN ARMY.
BUDGET FOR 1006.
for
instant further advance in the bank rate
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BURMA.
HOW ENGLAND, CAKE TO ANNEX THE
COUNTRY.
Paris is very much bohind England and America as regards sanitation. Though the Municipality has been able to report progress of late years, such progress, hampered as it has namistakably boen, by the want of capital, has bean touch too slow to satisfy the sanitary author ities. According to Dr. Lowenthal, the sani- tary conditions of Paris at the present moment Ng Kwai, a small boy engaged at the Ken is nothing short of deplorable, "Paris," he nedytown slaughter house, who styled himself a | says, “as also the greater number of our towns, butcher, was charged with assaulting a man contributes in a great measure to the depopu
settlerug ho may be seen before the close of the year. engaged at the same place.
lation of France, not only by its low birth rate,
The Budget of the German Army for 1906 Advances made by the bank of Japan in Osaka The evidence showed that the defendant, who but o biefly by its high death rate which is not is now being discussed by the Federal Council stood at 1,300,000 and doposita at Y989,000 on could not reach the complainant's face, seized a accurately given for the official statistics. I before its adoption. Details have yet yet been Saturday, the former showing an increase of only kamboo and belaboured him about the hord with consider that I am doing a useful work in made known; bat, it is known so far, that the V27,000 and the latter a decrease of Y360,000 making the trath known, a truth as humiliating Budget contains nothing that will aronse any on the figures at the end of the preceding wark Tu Kobe the cironiation of money is so great remark, as the new bodies of troops to be for the Ville Lumiore as for the whole of raised will be raised only in sorordones to the singgah that the situation is entirely unpro France." This is hardly pleasant reading but low concerning the strength of the German cedented at this season of the year, and the bank fauts are facts. The Doctor, who makes a strong Army on a peace footing. According to this xete is ruling at about .4 per cent, per annum. law the formations already in existence will be This state of the market is brought about by indictment of the insanitary conditions and of incressed by eight infantry battalions, nine regie the activity of the cotton yarn market, which the defective municipal methods of Paris, ments of cavalry, each of five squadrons inclusive ouables spinners to do without money while they further condemns the callous indifference with of the existing 17 squadrons of ramated a stocks which will last for some months to which the over-crowded rookeries of the city sro "Jagers," two battalions of foot artillery, come. It is expected that no special change treated. When these pest pinces can be no with team-daluchments, inclusive of the exist will take place in the money market before the longer ignored or neglected, they are simply team-detachment for the gunnery-shoot off Kyoto there
ing six companies Ons company with a close of the year.
are signs of a revival demolished. Of the decent housing of their the foot artillery three pioneer battal ous, of business, but the demand for money one battalion of telegraphists, one experimental in not yet in evidence. Advances made by the wretched inhabitants, no care is taken. They company of the railway troops, and one train local branch of the Bank of Japan stood at have been socretly negotiated between the company According to the Budget of 1907 Y 429 and deposits at Y171,396 on Saturday, the following new formations remain to boshowing a decrease of Y60,732, in advances and oreated in the years 1908 to 1909--8ir infantry of 10,000 deposits, as compared with the battalions (live Prussian and one caxon), 18 end of the preceding year. squadrons of cavalry (13 Prassian and Eve A Nagoya the money market remains gides, Saxoni, two companies and two toom detach but the demand is slowly increasing. Since ments of foot artillery, three pioneer battalions, the beginning of hat month about 11,000,000 one telegraph battalion with one teams detach of the money advanced in the city has returned a copy of the treaty, and trademitted it to company (Bavaria). It rommins to be sees the end of just work borrowers became netive, it to the British Government at Rangoon, ment, all being Prussian, and one luggage and dogunails are rapidly increasing. Towardsancther friend in Mandalay, who communicated how much of this latter programme will be unit the bank rate is now raling at about $per Within a few months the British expedition was
EMBEZZLEMENT,
Detective Sergeant Watt ebarged Wong Cheong, storekeeper and clerk at the goal, with embezzling $28, the property of the Govern ment.
The case was remanded until Wednesday ́bil being allowed in the sum of $200.
WEATHER REPORT.
are marely left to render still wore the already The Hongkong Ohsert story yesterday issued bail condition of other over-crowded. prens.
the following report:
On the 29th at 11.55 a.m. The baracter bas fallen over China and Formosa.
Pressure is highest over N. Chim and lowest over the Pacific to the S.E. of Foress where a depression may be forming
Fresh to strong N... and N. winds may expected in the Fermoss Chaupel and the
part of the China Sea,
Forecast:-Fresh N. winds; showery.
A'NAVAL COMPARISON.
The report of M. Charles, Bos ou the Naval Eadget is a most interesting work indeed. The most striking feature about it is the comparison which he makes between the Navies of France and Germany. At this moment," says M, Bos, France owns 11 first-class and 10 sopond
class battleships, 9 urmoured const-defence ships
tacked on to the Army Budget for 1906.
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TAKEN. Charges moderate, which led to the annexation of Upper Burme in
FRAN, RIBEIRO 1885. It is pretty getierully understood that the British expedition against
Theebar was
(late of the Hongkong Typewriting Barosu) prompted by the knowledge or suspicion that the 34, Queen's Road Central (Second Floor). with the French Goment. monarch was ongaged in a dangerous flirtation
Hongkong, 25th October, 1995, Hoy this information came to t knowledge of the British Government is thus explained.
There was living at that period at Mandalay a European lady, in great favour at the Burmese Court, the widow of a gentleman who had been in the service of the Burmess Government. There were several Frenchmen hanging about the Burmese Court at the time, and one of them became engaged to this lady, But he proved faithless, went home to France on leave, and returned with a Parisian bride,
Shortly after his return a tresty is said to French Government and Theebaw, the effect of which would have been to place Burma, ander the financial control of France. The farthings Frachmae was the negotiator of this treaty. His discarded sweetheart, getting scent of what was going on, saw the opportunity of revenge.
She obtained, through the Frenchman's clerk,
steaming up the Irrawaddy.
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DENTIST.
·Latest Amorican Mot,kočky, Reasonable, Feim.
No charge, for examinations, Olos hours 9 A.0. to 5. P.M
No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the
General Post Offee and opposite to the slide. entrance to the Hongkong Hotal).
Hongkong, July 5th, 1995,
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