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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 151M, 1906.
The following advertisment appeared recently TELEGRAMS.
in a conotry paper:
"Wanted, & WAICHOUSEMAN,
Hongkong, were relieved of further re- sponsibility, when the regularly appointed" engineers were ready to assume charge of Applicants must be accustomed to rigorous disciplins. Only the ofers of such o·ndidates the work all along destined for them. It will be entertained who have served in the Army was simply to save time, practically a sopar been married for a considerable length A. S. WATSON & CO.. to the public impatience, that the P. W. D. of time."
LIMITED.
MANUFACTURERS.
were set to work directly the survey was Completed; and they are to be compliment od, we suppose, on the excellence of the preliminary, work long pending the arrival
mgest
SUCCESSOTS
art
ÆRATED WATER of their permanent successors. These per a special staff. whose appointments were decided long before, and by no menni sprung on the local Government. The Consulting' Pordoz inclusive Engineer referred to by Mr. WINSTOg CHURCHILE is ir Jons WOLFE-BARRY, whose commction with other Chinese rail- way schemes, to my nothing of his eminence
SODA WATER
of botti,
1.70
...
1.90
[30. Bombay, bottida; POTASH, SELTZER & B.F. Sona 1.50 LEMONADE...
1.80
TONIC WATER...
1.80
LETIHA WATER
1,95
GINGER ALE
1.95
SARSAPARILLA
1.95
LEMON SQUASH
146
RASPBERRYADE
STONE GINGER BRER...
1.95
Bottles Thurned in Good Condition showed for ut the Rate of 31.29 per doz.
[ dez.
$19.0
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Great amusement was caused during a recent sitting of the American House of Representa- tives by a saticima! amendment to the Naval Bill, moved by Mr. Williams, one of the leaders I the minerity, providing that the name of! Amorica's monster battleship, which is to rival the British Dreadnought, should - ba thar Sheoreih « Nothing, with a proposal forn contest between the two warships, to be attended y the President. and the Cabinet Ministers as chief guests. A motion to strike out from the Naval Bill tha clause providing for the construction of the proposed great battleship was defeated.
("DAILY PERS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE:) THE NATAL REBELLION.
LONDON, June 14th. Sigananda has been captured.
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
MISAPPREHENSIONS >ET RIGHT.
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,
(VROM OUR COBRESTONDSET.)
London, May 18th. THE THREATENED CUSTOMS OUANGE.
Something like consternation was created amengst Angla. Chinese here when they openal their morning popers and found that Tish Linng President of the Board of Revenue, hail brea appointed Superintendent of Customs Affairs in China, with Tong Stae-yi as Aerocista Minister. At first gh, it gato rise to a feel- ing that the long feared blow had been struck at Sir Robert Hart's control of the Imperial Cliuose Maritime Custonis, Later nows ja more reassuring, but the Chinese desire to be Loyoos, June 13th.
wholly independent of the foreigner points to Mr. A. 1. Lee, M.P., asked the changes in the future. It must also create a
It would be a pity to Colonial Secretary for information of sense of insecurity amongst the foreigners in
Chiness employment. the Kowkion-Canton Railway project, I see the members of this great service dispersed, especially with regard to the section of and fortunately, it cannot take placa for seme time. The subject has been brought to the
and men for 1st Class Certificates of Education
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs held in the South Chins Command on the 27th
He asked if it was a fact that for what was this presint understanding of tho March, 1996, are published for information
promise of the Chinese Government as lo the Awarded 1st Class Certifiente-Royal En gineers-No. 9,741 Sapper C. Marshfield. Army about six months rapid and substan-rtual cassion to Sir Robert Hart in bis Orduance Corps No. 129 Armr. Staff Serg tial progress had been made with the W. Fidoo, Passed Group 1--Regal Garrison Artillery-21,854 Tple. D. 11. Grant. Regel instruction of this British section by Baginoore-No, 224 Star Sert, A. C. Buthe Public Works Department of the 1on No. 1230 Bipper A. Patton. Royal Government of Hongkong: if that Army Medical Corps-No. 17,221 Sergi, W. H.
-
No. 349 of Orders, by the 0.C. says:The
East and West by some armingemont which would present tha Christianity of Europe and America in the guise of a friend and not a foo of the Chinese nation?" he asice. "What is there to, hindar na agreement between, say, America, Great Britain, Germany, Frauch Italy, and the losser Powers, with Japan and possibly Russia, to respect and oven gearaules the territorial integrity of China, relieve her of the dread of European or Japuosse aggres. sion, encourage her to fit komself, by reform of her codes and judicial institutions, for the resouval of sxtra-territoriality, and lay the foundation of a complete understanding betwoon
West which workl East and
CLncoiso bolle the white
the yellow perile, and be the prolade of a world-praco P Sporking candidly, I have little sympathy with
AD
Reluctance to disturb international trade is more responsible for the avoidanos of war and the growing desire for international arbitration than all the preaching of all the churches. I
will disagree with me and wok to rend me, but this reference gives me an opportunity of saying that we are far more likely to see an agreement
Utopian schuure to hasten the millennînve
in the profession, had as much to lo with following results of Examination of N.C.0's the line passing through Brisotice of Parliament by Sir Charles Diike, who expecLall goal ebørchmen of all denominations
his appointment no had his conuection with the Crown Agents.
So far as the Kowlaun-Canton Railway is concerned ail that is publicly known of the
maɛre cm be recited in very few words.
ik
It
known that towards the end of fast Spring twn exper railway cugineers arrivel in the Colony to survey the route and presu:oubly to furnish an estimate of the cost of oustereting the line. It is known
territory.
Jones. So, 1101 Sergt. H. Williams. Army Government was in April relieved of
office, and whether a séy office had been crested with powers such as to costitute an alteration of the position of Sir Robert Hurt and of bis exactual sumossar in vaflive.
In his reply, Sir Edward Grey said The promise given by the Chinese Gavertiment will be found in page 19 of Chias Bino- book No,
shall continue to be employed us Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime Customs s long as the trade of Great Britain at the various
among the nations such as Dr. Richarda
thau we are to see an agreement among the gesist guarantee the integrity of China churches to pressat Christianity to the Chinese through one elzar, concentrated channel. Chine, if she is to become a Christian nation, must be Christianised by Christianity pure and simple,
political agency. When Chius in abio to meat if there such a thing, si not through
the missionary problem will be matar solution.
that the survey, Was completed the time! Ordnance Corps -No. 3,737 Lec-Cpl. E. Brain. | further responsibility: and if that 1999, and is to the effect that an Englishman the Westera natioas on a fasting of equality
The British North tornes Company received letter from the Govacuor, in which to said: The net of firectors will be glad to hear that
work was now being continued by a special staff of engineers, appointed
RAILWAT CARRIATES FOR CHINA.
During the visit ofDuko Tsai Teo and his fellow
a party of 490 Free Chineza arrived at Kadat by the Crown Agents nuler Colonist í Chinese portaexceuils that of any other country Commissioners to the manufacturing centres
from Hongkong by last steamship horno.
before Christine and that the engineers! left for Houses Very shortly afterwards the Colony was surprised by an aunsonce- mear, that a lua of two million pounds starling was to be raised by the Governmeur for the construction of the British acrtion of the Kowloons-Cantors Railway and other The secret conged by the words in quotation marks leaked on at Peking, bop zu information has yet been made publie as to the probable cost of the Highfcun" Bollars per dozens is allowed on railway through the Kowloon peninsularly oua stoady flow of immigrate witint, SYPHONS roturned in Good Cendition.
SYPHONS.
SODA WATER
POTASH SELTZER & B. P. Sora LITHIA WATER
13.80
LEM
purposes".
Il we remember rightly, it was even before the loan was raised that the work of co-
We specially recoinmond one STONE GIN-stracting the line was commenced without
Some of thess have obtained work at the | Manganese Mines and Taritipan Estate: others have joined their gardenerfriends in the vicinity of Kudat, and all appear to have found employ exttlers, assisted and solicited by Govern ment, as an excellent sign and a indica ing that the time has practically arrival when we my further notion on the part of the Government."
The House of Lords has given a second bir menge the Bill reading to a Bill that ought to become lar
tent. I consider this arrival of a body of
during the current year.
Office authority F
If these statements were true, he asked, would the Colonial Secretary tell the House what were the reasons for withdrawing the undertaking from the management of the Hongkong Government?)
Mr. Winston Churchill replied that negotiations were still proceeding with the Chinese Government for the con-
This condition still obtuius. Au Imperial decree appeared on the thirst appointing the President of the Board of Revenue to be Administrator-General of the Custome, with control over all Chinese and foreigners in the Customs service. His Majesty's Government
of this decree to introduse muy alteration in
suppose that it is intended by the termes regard to the fanations exercised by the Inspootor-General, but his Majesty's barge d'Affaires at Peking has been instructed to anks the Chinese Government for explanations as to
the exact meaning of tho decreu,
CHINESE PROMISES.
Chinese promises are like the most brittle of
iu the Midlands sad north of England, they spooled at Birmingham the railway encriages which are being built by the Metropolitan
algazanted Carriage and Waggon Company"
us hope this interest in practical details by the for the baughai and Nanking Hailway. Let
members of the Cominission will find its reflex
get official in China when the Com- mission returns with its report on what it has
Been and heard in the countries of the West.
METTISÍC TRADE WITH CHINA.
It in singularly opportune tint the Board of Trade statistics having reference to tùs neutral markote of China and South Amerion should
have been published at this juurture. These
GER BEER, which is brewed from finest ceremony ofɑuykil under the supervision of designed to secure the succession to properly, 1 struction and working of the Canton- | pie-crusts. No one who values the peace of how that whereas British trails with Chins has..
Jamaica Rot by our own special proenes,
the Public Works Department. Hundreds of erolies were employed making entbankanunds, and it was indeed out, lefier considerabila progress had been made with the work that
honours and dignities by children born under the Colonial Murringe Law, that is to say. whore a doce isad wif e'e sister has been married. In all of the self-governing oxonies, with one exception, and in some of the Crown Colonies
A:S. WATSON & CO.. [it became pufidicly known that a beginning and Dependencies, mariage with the sister of
hard actually been made. The Government's deased wife is legal, or, at any rate, consti- reticence naturally allowed many people toutes au bar to sucession, and it is considered
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ESTABLISHED A.D 18h.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1906.
assume that the work was to be carried on a bardship that whon people so married coms to
a
Kowloon Railway.
mind that comes from an assured, income and
assured employment would care to rely entirely The British. section of the line had upon diplomatie promises which could not be been from the first under the super-autored by strength of arms, and when China chooses to repuliats the present arrangement vision of the Consulting Engineer.
no nation will be keen to fucur the risk and There had been no chwage of policy: odium of forcing her to koop the promis. Wa everything so far done had had the can only hope that is the high tomato develops China will be on the high soul to
erased by 2 per cent. in the last ten years, Geren trade has advanced by 81 por cent and American by 137 per cont. In South America, British trade is com 2 per cent, less than it was ten years nge, whereas
crat, and the United States by 25 per cout. Germany has increased her trade by 35 per The aggregate insrence of the trade of the United States with China in the five yours
over a million storling." Mr. Chamberlain ved those statistics in a speech in support of his
throughout by the P. W. D. engineer who live in England they should be regarded as full concurrence of the Governor. Sir vadical notional transformation. This growth 1900-1901 excoeder that of Great Britain by
30
· had been`detached for the work; but as we lave already indicated, such was never the the intention. The wording of
NUTION TO CORREÁKUNDRAZD. ONLitations relating to the news ostume should be addr.. d to Tuz EDITOR.
having done something illegal. Tim biblioła. trons Bishops spoke against the Bill, but did not divide the House.
Following upon theenormous reduction of the
Correspondents musi farward their names and adaptifications of the appointment of Mr. G. Libers! wajority in the Eye Division of
derafca with communicationoaddressed to the Editor,
as evidence of good faith, for publication but as "All Resters for publication should be written on ons sule of the paper only.
No axonymously signed commervations that have already appeared in other papers will be 19389ted..
Unders for extra coves of LAILY PRESS #uld be
W. Eves as chief resident engineer, uni of other gentlemen, which included the phrase "onder instructions from the SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES", when taken in xt before 11 am, in day of publication. After thai conjunction with the assumption referred hour the supply u limited. Qay suppinen Telegraphic Address: Pusse. Code: A.R.. Ed. Daturally led to the err that the
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The Daily Press.
DONGKONG, JUNE 15TH, 1906,
Carl
Tus special telegram we are able to publish this morning giving the substance of questions asked in the House of Commons with regard to the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway entuot fail to excite a good deal of local interest. An uneasy feeling has evidently been engendered in certain quarters partly perlaps because of the reticence which has by the Government heen. maintained
garding the details of the undertaking, and more obviously by a deep-rooted distrust of the-ngually extravagant thethods of the Crown Agents who are assumed to have direct control of the work.
The
Matthew Nathan
KRETER'S SERVICE.)
THE DEATH OF M. SEDDON.
of nationsi patriotism should be welcomed and encouraged, guided and directed. Chica must try to get into stop with other wedd Powers, and this eau best be accomplished by means of well-edneated mon who have profited from ontact with the West and are actuated by a
Low China has some anchi wes.
contributes au article entitled China and the
Suffolk, the success of Mr. Bonar Law at
LONDON, June 12th. Dulwich is regarded by the Unionists as a great
The King las telegraphed to Lord Pittarit of intense national patriotism. We
A MISSIONARY ON CHINA. triumph. Dr. Rutherford Harris was leotat
Mr. Boner Law's kett, his deep regrets at the death of Mr.
Out of the falness of his thirty-six years by a majority of 257. Taj Drity is 1,679). His tatal poll is 70 abere Seddou, whose long, loyal and distinguished the general elective figures; his opponent's services secure for him a periaanent place residence in Chiou, Dr. Timothy Richarda reduced by 852. The inference is that thei middle-class voter who expecte is reduction of 3g statesmen who most zealously foster-West to the current issue of the Contemporary
ed the sentiment of Kingship, upon which Review. Whis inerme tax is dissatisfied with The Budget
disqueal of the sarplus revenue, and has the unity of the Empire depends: Lord returned to the Usionist foki, or has abstainii | Elgin hús also telegraphed to Lord Plankett
the Government's regrets and sympathy. from exercising the franchise sa a The education proposals of the Government les had og effect, for sene seven hundrad Roman Catholics voted salid for Mr. Bouar Law.
undertaking had been taken out of the hauds of the Hongkong Governmeti. now have the explicit official intimation that there has been no change of policy; that it is as much in the hauds of the Hongkong Governuat as it ever was. The concluding assurance that all that has been dove has had the full cucurrence of His Excellency the GOVERNOR should locally inspire coafidence that the interests of the Colony are in no danger of suffering very the mander implied by the badly in questions asked in the House of Commons.
The French Maid of the 15th May was delivered in London on the 13th inst.
Quly one of the are plagus ses recorded The lates, No. 777, yesterday was fatal. was found dead in the strousi.
On page 5 of this issue appears as account of sensational developments in the Christion Science cast; and other items of special interest
prolect
BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.
The viewuth anaual roport of this Company. for which Hears Bradley & Co. are the agents, saysThe business has continued to be of a favourable character. This profit, inclusive of the amount brought forward from previous year, shows a credit balance of £2,337 5s fid. This amonut the Directors recommend should be allocated as follows: To Lot anido £390) es a reserve for bad and doubtful debts and deprecia- tion on stock, &e, to write 2500 off Purchasa of Trading Rights," to pay a dividend of 10 per cout. for the year, frea of Income Tax, absorbing 148 10, and to carry forward £556 151 94 to the next acconat; the sum carried forward
CHINAMAN'S EXTRAORDINARY
ESCAPE.
ONE TAKEN THE OTHER LEFT.
Ma If. H. J. Gomperts, the police magistrate, includes provision for payment on June Jet of questions raised by these anxieties, the having returned from leave, resumed his duties the sum of 109 off the debenture, in terms of product of many-tongued rumour, as they at the Magistracy yesterday, when he presided | the bond. - appear un the telegram, clearly indicate the in the First Can-L shape taken in the public pind by the peril
«All ships from plagne infected ports, going presumed to exist. The reply as it stands, to any of the assian ports in tho" Sast, must Birst enter the Fanitary-Observatory Stition. were we unable to supplement it by our own information, would not appear alojat Vladivostock, according to a Consular notic......... gether satisfactory, especially those in our public anduncements. imttigd with the popular prejudice against, and distrast of the Crown Agents, keeping with the quantity of information permitted to be La to the public, it is meage. It is, however, a categorical repudiation of the implication contained in the questions; and when interpreted with knowledge, it is quite sufficient to allay the doubts of which these questions were the expression. The curious thing is that white house-arrest.”
The Prince of Wales was to lend a collection In of Hongkong stumps and a set of Mauritius stumps to the Philatelie Bixbibition, which was topen in Horticultural Hall, Vincent-square, "on May 23rd.
Ou an ashtray which has reached the English arket is the following: Defirment of tho room by asa of elgure is forbidden to the severest. Anyone wire, notwithstanding, makes railty of ach a one will be punished irrevocably by
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THE AMERICAN INSURANCE
SCANDALS.
LONDON, June 12th.
Unfortunately, there is a Lazines about the article which detracts from
its
to be that the dealings of the natious of the impress. La fest, what he is driving at soen.s West with, the Celestial Empire should be dictated by Christianity, and that is much to aak, seeing that they do not so to each other. The trend of thangut aixong the leading missionaries to-day," he writes, "is ta say, we
Mr. Gillette Granis, the former vice-must Lot pay too much attention te popular president of the New York Mutual Life views of the Christian religion, for these are not the essence of the Divine life, but are often, like factions, only passing phrases of opinion, Insurance, has been indicted for forgery in
whether they be Patriotis, Mediaeval, Reforms. New York.
tion, Puritan, High Church, Evang-lical, Mystic, Christian Science,
H.M.S.MONTAGU."
LONDON, June 12tb. Mr. Robertsou said in the House of Com- mone that he hoped the Mantage would be
nived if the fine weather continued.
DEDICATION OF A CHAPEL IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
pourite subject of feral reform. Those who objeto freight preferences to foreigners in British battems may reasonably use them a an argument for reform
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, June 14th,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR. A. G. Wise (PUISNE JUE).
ABANK DISPUTE.
The Fong Tak book sned the Wai Wing Hong bank to recover the sum of 84.049.60, principal and interest due on two deposit notes or receipts made and given by the defendat bank.
Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. H. K. Holmes, appeared for the plaintiffs, while Mr. F. P. Het of Messrs. Bratton and Hett) watched the caso on behalf of the defendants, who were absent.
In the pleadings Lai Tim-pang, managing partner of the plaintiff bank, stated that on Christian April 29th, 190% the plaintiffs deposited
several
$2,000 each with the defendant sums of Socialist. To think wo can convert Chinu bank for a fixed period of two months at interest at the rate of 26.20 per mile per mouth. The by suy of these mere phrases is to trust to a child's dream, a will->-the-wip or shadow in period had expired, and demand been made for the repayment of the amount daimed, which To win Chius, we meet
was still due and ovfog. place of the substancs. take a wider range: we must be better stalex- men than her Confucianists, belter philosophers than her Buddhats, beller scientists than her Taoists, and have a more reasonable devotion to God than the Mohammedans. Unless our re- igion exched ahat of the existing Chinese religions, we cannot enter the Kindgom of Heaven." So much, apparently, for the misionaries labouring in the Chins vineyard. 'Bat," he continues, “If our religion is to hare ita natural effect in bringing Chinx to Christs it must be displayed avi merely in the traching of missionaries, but in the couduct of the
Kwok Yik-wao, wannging partner of the defendant bink, stated that go far as he knew there was no such bank as the plaintiff bank in the Colony, There was a hack carrying on business under that nome in Canton, and the deposit, notes, if they were genuine, ware issued to the Cantor bank, and had probably bean fraudulently obtained.
After hearing the evidenes of Lai Tim-pang. hie Lordship gave judgment for the splaintif bank with costs.
LONDOR, June 12th Amid a scene of great military and heraldic pomp, and an impressive religious coremonial, the south-west chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral was dedicated to the se of the Order of St Michael and St. George jin the preatuce of the King, the Prince and || Princess Yates ajil the members of the Western nations, who sent the Heroic Berone MR, Hfi S. ONPERTZ (FJEST
Order
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS,
A curious story was brought to light on Wednesday night when a Chinaman was admit- |ted to the Govorument Civil Hospital sullering from injuries to which to succumbed shortly
LONDON, June 12th. afterwards. Apparently the deceased, a iner-
Sir Edward Grey says that the Govern- chant, who lived at 147. Dos Vieux Road, kad been in the liabit of erossing the roofs of the west regards the note from the Waiwup intervening houses when he paid a visit to his regarding the Custolas as satisfactory.
friend at. 30, Queen's Streat. On the night in question he had spout the orening at his friend's house and was returning over the roofs about 11 o'clock when he stepped on a broom
baadle, which caused him to stumblo and fall down the backyard at 24. Queen's Street. At
apnousca На wes washing his hands there.
then implication is altogether wrong, some The Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental the bottom be aligisted on a shopkeeper who
Cariously Chion
of the statements in the questions are Steam Narigation Company more that ball right. The staff of the dividend at the rate of five per cont. per annum enough, the shopkeeper was scarcely injured, Public Works Department did make un the preferred stock, end an interim dividend although the man who fell on him was rather at the rate of seven per cent. por sanom on the weighty, but the latter was so severaly injured rapid and substantial progress with the deferred stock of the Company for the half-year from his fall of 60 fost that bu died a few hours work entrusted to them. They, the Public ended 2 st March, and that warrants for tho same will be posted on the 31st instant, together Works Staff, but not the Government of with the report.
later,
WEATHER REPORT.
with De Bichar The wust join infoe
Western nations, as such, do not send the missionaries to China. The missionaries are there in spite of the nations, so-called. The e is scarely a government which wohl Bot welcome, the withdrawal of the missionaries from the interior of Chins. I do not way that is your opiciou any more than it is mine, but Lord Curzon and other eminent writers and observera bave had something to say on the subject from the point of view of the practical
statesman.
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HIS UTOPIAN SUGGESTION.
MDA
POLICE COURT.
Thursday,
J10 14th.
FORICE MAGISTRATE).
RUNNER VINED.
A boarding house user wdmitted having gons on board the Frouch ship Bourbon without permission and was fined 820.
STEALING TIME,
A Chinuhan was charged with stealing a clock and a shout from different places at Hunginia and was wantoncel to twenty-eight days imprisonment on each charge.
A DISHONEST LAKONG,
A lakong at West Point Police Station was charged with breaking open s comrade's box and stealing therefrom $31. imprisonment.
One month's
BEFORE ME. F. A, HAZELAND (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--
When be proceeds to suggest a policy to the On the 14th at 11,5 a. .- he barometer ha
Richards is by no means original. His view risen generally, wept over the E. coast of Western nations interested in China, Dr.
DISORDERLY BAILORS. A high pressure aros bes ever. N.E, Japan, as a missionary, however, may have
Two Japanese sailors from the Nikka Maru and pressure appears to be in defect over weight, some influence, when thrown into the
Moderate B.E. winds will pravail in the scale with the opinions of others, not mis- were summoned, one for essaulting two girla în Central China.
nations. The former failed to appear and his bail of $20.. treatment of Cbias by Western Fermoss Chazrat and light B.E. GRd Faniable sionaries, who advocate humane and reasonable Ship Street and the other for disorderly conduct winde over the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:--Moderate 8.F. winds; fair.
"Might we not close the long quarrel batwown was estreated, while the latter was fined $3.