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There were only five cases of plague yesterday: TELEGRAMS.
One fatal case was a Portuguese; The total | number is now 203.
penalty for accepting "eighty Laels for aa unlawful, or a hundred and twenty for a lawful object", it is notorious that in China the weight of evidence" has too Dr. Sron Hedin, after six months, has com- often been the weight of monotary offer-pleted his journey across Asia Minor and Persia and is now staging at Simla, chore he hoper to make arrangements for crossing Tibet.
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A Chinaman reported at the Chekwan Police Station on Monday that as he was jourabying from Chekwan to Sauchuu he was hold up by. four armed robbers whe bound biot, clieved bim of all he pressed 28-and departed into Chinese territory.
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DEATH OF A CHESS.
CHAMPION.
LONDON, June 19th. Pillsbury is dead. Harry N. Pillebary, the Atarian chess player, was bora at Somerville Hear Boston, Mass, in 1872. Bo won the world's Chess Championship in the Hastings tonrument in 1975, was second at Viena in 1998, and has been first American Champion since 155.
Masara. E. 8. Kalooris & Co. courteously inform us that they are in receipt of tolegraphic
tricos from Singapore advising that the AMERICAN MEAT SCANDALS. crushing for the past four weeks of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd, in 780 ans.
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Those who were interested by the reaut prize-fight-pictares will be farthur interested by the following reference to one of the princi- pals, token from an American paper-Terry McGovern and Jimmy Britt signal articles on June 14tà for a fight to be polled off is the Bour fature. The conditions of the mill have
difficult to get, notwithstanding that the punishment for a detected cue of this has to be, according to the law, heavier than the punishment - mcted the person RATED WATER charged supposing his guilt established, Often these miscarriages of justice, or more orrectly, carriages of injustice, have been barfaced and well understood on the
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we recently pointed out, in pre-telegraph days many things conti happen bofore an appeal could reach the higher authorities, and the rule for men of common souse seems to have been to "grin and bear it ". A very unjust official might, arcording to an ancient custom, be bitten to death by an enraged community; but it is obvious that for sich a purpose there would have to be a unanimity which we suppose a sivert man could easily and means to prevent. Even now, in 1905, when boot made so liberal that sadh man will har an telegraph wires are rapidly bringing the opportunity to show the best that is in bim. Central Goverùment into immediate touch | Neither of them want to be known as, a bas- with all parts of the empire, we have daily been and they intend to prove that they are instances of the ineffectiveness of the control still very clerar mastersjof the pugilistic art. In their last encounter Britt was the viator, really wielded by Peking. The affairat Amoy yesterday, for instance. Professor Gites is said to believe that torture, though not woknown in China, exists there practically io name only. We do not know how
Manila is to have a vow industry if the plaza ofs number of her epiteliala do not go awry, general the pene tice should be to satisfy The first step in this directions takan, saya him that it exists in fuet; but there is a
the best Tres, in 1903, whọn permission well-informed committee in Hongkong) was grouted by the Insular Collector of Cus. which evidently believes that torture was toms to E. Zobot, director of the Ayala Dis. judicially practised quite recently. Dearestillery, to bring into Manila under contract six from the Throue, abolishing it, and alco Japanese glass-makera. The second step was abolishing decapitation as a method of completed a few days ago when six master glo-makers arrived on the stemmer. Yowają Mars from Japan. Those men were brought to Manila with the purpose of establishing' e glass works and an edallishment for the manufacture of vitrifled ornamental bricks and porcelain ware, the raw materials for
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certain places are known to have been ignored. With the system of Censors, and talebearing, one oficial memorialising against another, it might be expected that Peking had found a means of effectively checking malpractices by provincial officials, Memoriale in plenty we hear of, nud occasionally degradations in courcquence; but in many instances it would seen that Peking was too busy to attend to them, and aliases continue unchecked, while the wicked flourish. ifis Excellency Wn TING-PANG himself, the leading spird in the reform of the penal code, has been greatly discouraged by the disobedience of the oficiale who cling to old ways. These Correspondenta mun forward their nams and ad-Decrees were doubtless casily put forth,
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HoNerone, JUNE 20TH, 1906.
THEORETICALLY, at has often been pointed out, the general arrangements for the good government of China are as early perfect 4s philosophy can invent. Almost every
but MoGevern has always held that he can best the Woslarn boy underconditions that are equi fur both.
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which are found in the Philippine Islavits in abundant quantities.
CORRESPONDENCE.'
A GRUESOME CUSTOM:
TO THE KOPECK OF TH2 DAILY PREMA."
LONDON, June 19th. The Committee of Investigation agree with President Roosevelt that inspection of the factories is neces |sary.
REVOLT IN RUSSIA
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, June 196.
IN SUMMARY JURISĶICTION.
BEYORE Mr. A. G. Whe (Peissé Judor)
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CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDEST.)
Juna 18th.
BAD BROWNING YATALITY. A seri adcurrquee took place yesterday afternoon on the river north of the Shamoen- INDIAN MONEYLENDEL, Sarein Blogh syed A Samad for 881,
A party had left the Shameen on a stone launch dun on a promissory note. On July 1st last oa danday afternoon for a plenic and having
plaintiff lout fendant $57 0 1
reached clearer waters indulged in bathing. promissory note. interent to be charged at the Mr. Max Krotzschmar, of Messrs. Carlowitz rate of five por cout, but it was not state if & Co., maldenly sank and disappeared. He was seen sinking and those of his friouls that cooki this was to be paid monthly or yearly, Plaintiff now sad for the'principal plus $30, charging swim immediately went to his assistance, but 83 per month as interest. For the defence it wore unable to recover his lody. Later in the was stated that defendant had paid interest orening a fisherman found the body and tho sach mouth with the exception of the last two unfortunate young man was brought back in moziba, but when questioned by his ¡Lordship Mr. Froton's bonobost, Deceased was here he admitted he had no receipts
only two weaths, and as he was a fair swimmer it is surmised that he was overcome by the heat as the water was abnormally warm. was only twenty-two yenzó of age,
Deceased
His Lordship-I am always poisting out that without a receipt or endorsement ou the promissory note I cannot scopt these stories. If you have un receipt you mual pay again.
Defondant called a man to support his statement as to the payments made, but his trom Peking sonding that, the management Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff.
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Is Criminal JuRISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (ŠTE FRANCIS |
PIGGOTT).
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTKE.
THE KURCRANTS' LINE.
The Canton Chronicle hos received a telegram
of the Canton-Hankow railway will be entirely left in the hands of the merchants.
SALE OF JEWELLERY.
The Sin Han Kuk has inaned a notification to the effect that all the jewellery seized from the five families Chan Tung-sing, Chau Tit-sai, LONBON, June 19th.
Fu Kayu. Fu Ka-sin and Poon Man-hing are There is a heavy fali in Russian The hearing of the charge of manslaughter offered for sale. Intending bayors are requested
against Li Sam, who was alleged to bare to examine the articles and to make seated securitics.
inflicted fatal injuries duringafight between the tenders. The lota will be disposed of to the The Jews are leaving the country Li clan and the Chan clau in the Fingsbunbighest bidder. in great numbers.
district was resumed bot after a protracted hearing the jury returned a verdict of nut guilty and the prisoner was soquitled,
INTERNATIONAL FRATER-
NISING.
LONDON, June 19th. Sixty German editors are visiting London.
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SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
LONDON, June 19th. A conference of colonial shipping interests is announced,
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RUSSIA.
POLICE COURT. Tuesday, June 19th.
BEFORE MB. II. 11. J. GoMPERIZ (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTLATE).
SBAULT.
4Three scavenging coolies were proceeded against by tho conductor of a tramcar on a Tebarge'of assault.
Complainant stated that while standing ou Market the defendupts struck him with the footboard of his car as it passed the Central
bamboo. They called him hard names and to him he ought to be put in the stocks. Later, when his car was returning, the defendants, who were still at the same place, poked fun at him, and when he alightæl from the car they waized and struck him.
Overseer Weil; of the Public Works Depart LONDON, June 17th.
ment," said the defendants were employed by Fighting and sacking continuer ut that department. "He was instructed to have Bielostok and martial law 28 been as much of the work they were on done as proclaimed. The outbreak is disastrously quickly as possible in order to save expense. affecting the Bourses and a heavy fall has a clearing drains a piece of wood with taken place in Russians. Moscow is unhole. This was quite clear of the tram
it was sticking out pulley in
of the very unsettled state and street demonstra tion occur daily. The troops have heen increased at the factory quarters in St. Petersburg.
THE NATIVE REBELLION IN
NATAL
LONDON, June 17th. More of the Zulu chiefs are surrendering
This trouble was caused by the conductor swinging out of the car as he went from one compertinent to another.
His Worship said it appeared to be a unitor of gire-and-take.' The defendants had their work to do, but should do it with as'ınueb regard ta tho futy of the public as they could, and if conductor was standing on the footboard they were not to call him names but to tell him politely to get out of it. If they came up again they would be bound over: this time they were
Hongkong, 19th June. Sur, --It is not quite the fact that the rent of boiling the bones" bus been out of whe in Chinafor 500 years, as stated in your yesterday's extract from the Shanghai Times. A somewhat with a view to furthering the Chinese Limilar case occurred at Bankor in 1982. A ambition for the abolition of extra- death by suspected poisoning occurred a little territoriality and it may possibly he that farther up the river and the parties concorsod apart from thut object the bigh authorities being influential, a commission was sent from are not greatly concerned as to their stria Feking to enquire into the matter. The body. observance. It is superfluous to say that after a year's burial was exhumed and sent and it is expected that the unjority of the discharged. until such Decrees appear to be a real force down lo Hankow for trial. A temporary kitoben abels will come in by the 19th instant. in the land, the dream of China for the middle of the Yaugias being used as most pare, Only two of the important chiefs arẻ how Chinese must continue to wait its fulfillment the remains" were duly cookert Than the in rebellion.
Ona consideration suggests itself which is | story goes on to say that the resulting liquid relevant more to our observations nude was tested by the experts. As a sequel it was“ yesterday than to the present discussion.
was built outside Wuciang, and water from the
said that they were all very sick. One of the
teals was- whether there were black marka on
Yours truly,
A NUISANCE.
J.
„TO THE EDITOX OF THE "DAILY PREJ,”
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
1. Resolved that the resolution regarding the running of workmen's cars by the Houg. kong Tramway Electric Company, Limited, passed by the Legislative Council on the lith September, 1904, be rescinded as from to-day.
2. Resolved that until further notice the Hongkong Tramway Electric Company, Limited, shall provide the following number of enra every morning and avering, et moh hours not being later than 7 am, bor earlier than 5.30 p.m. as the Company shall think most convenient. for artisans, mechanics sad daily labourers, at faros not exceeding 2 cents for the singls journey and 3 cents for the return journey -
MORNING,
AN ARMED BOATMAN.
Li Ching, a boatman, was charged with having in his possession seven revolvers, 270 rounds of ammunition and 20 boxes of caps without the permission of the Captain Saper- intendent of Palico.
He was flued $30 and the arms wore forfeited.
A DOUBLE LARCENY,
Chau Tevi, au npprentise of Su Taqi, tailor, of Bridger trest, was charged with the larceny of 12 pieces of clothing valued at $150 and 837.80 in money, in all $187.80, from his master, District watchrian Li Tsing was also charged
with the larceny of the said goods from the first defendant, who pleaded guilty.
The second defendant pleaded not guilty aud the first was colled to giva evidence against him. He said he stole the money and goods with the object of going back to his country, When be got to Jervois. Streat the second defendant asked where he was going: he replied to secure asteamer passage. The second defendant then took his bundje, opened it and refused to return it, tolling witness that he had stolen it and would accompany him to the ihop. Witness had seen the second defendant on several occasions prior to the larceny. When the clothing was taken from him be returned to the shop and told his master about it and the affair was reported to the police.
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TRIAD THREATH,
A rich family surnamed Tsai has received a threatening letter sigred "Bam Uop-win", a Triad Society chop. The letter informs the resiver that unless u sum of Tls. 5,000 in paid over within a specified timeat a given place, the zons of the family will be kidnapped. The family în grastig stacımud, sad face reported the matter to the anthorities,
TRADE COMPETITION,
Chu-chin, of the Kwong-WeCo.,has petitioned the Sin Hau Kuk stating that the work done by his rival Chan was very poor and that bad
materials had been used in the construction of the Praya roclamation. Ovor forty cheung of to undertake the work at a cheaper rate and to the retaining walls cracked. Pethioner offers *-
supply bettor materials. The sin Hau Kuk has instructed the reclamation officials to make à capofol examination of tho whols work and to report
CUSTOMS RÓTIFICATION..
A notification was sont round by the Gustoras hate yesterday stating that importors and ex- porters must state all values given on Custom applications in Haikwan Tools: Applications giving values in other correcties will not be accepted. There will be posted weekly at the Custom House, and in the two Examination
for pounds sterling, gold dollars, usucks, france Shed, notices showing the rates of exchange
and Japanese pan. These rates will rule until a new potico has been posted.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER 'RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
The following are the highest scores for the Governor's 1906 Cup at the 200 yards range during the month of June. There were 145 entries
S. A. Joseph Dr. W. W. Pearns R. D. Atkinson
53 + 17 - 70
50
49
Dr. G. M. Harston
44
R. M. Ezekiel... G. E. Morrell
J. H Pidgeon
C. K. H. Benvis A. Moir
J. McInnes...
G. H. Wakoman
J. C. Gow
Sir Francis Piggott
Peter
1.0.
W. J. Saunders
H. W. Bird
W. G. Humphreys
P. P. J. Wadehouse
D. J. McKenzie
W. H. T. Davis
E. C. Carrathaero K. Haxton.
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Dr. W.
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J.T. Douglas.. P. N. H. Jozes R. E. O Bird. A. W. J. Watt J. Hutchings E. W. Terrey. W, Goodfellow
Capt. Barnes-Lawrence...
10 = 69
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Dr. W. W. Poarse was the winner of the 200 yards pool on the 16th and 17th instant witli a Hure of 53+ 14 67.
It is the apparent inconsistenty of the bones or not: aud to the bust of my severely brutal Chinese legal penalties with recollection the result was inconclusive, the At the next meeting on Thursday, 21st June, the Chinese abhorrence of soldiering. The re-operation having been spoiled by the officer, at 23k) p.,, the following resolutions will be fivements of torture described in the Chinese who conducted the fair patting salt in the proposed by the Attorney floueral:
He was severely punished for this penal code help to confirm the impression water. that the Chinese are physically harder than mistake. Some of the judges held ons opinion and some another not they suled away from Europeans, more callous to suffering. Yal Hapkow under a salots of grans. I happened to a contingewey is provided for. We it is notorious that they shrink from any be arriving at Hankow at this juncture after * need not recapitulate the points, nor trouble thing like fighting on an equality. The long absener, and my enquiry as to the occasion
of the noise brought forth this story. to show all the ways in which practice falle bistory of torture reveals the truth that shri de racept,
Professor Gas las torturers need not be warriors. The soft. recently called attention very interestingly effeminate, physically degenerate have to the Chinese penal code; and as this is always been ingeniously cruel. A befrocked one of the directions in which Chinese priest of old would continue the racking reformers have Intely been busying them process where a battle-scarred man would selves, we may hope to dwell profitably for turn away disgusted. So the mandarin who a while upam that, For over two thousand could sit numoved while a were child was years Chinn has had penal codes, one based fing-chik'd for accidentally wounding its upon another, and all larking back to the classified list of nearly fourteen thousand laws and precedente prepared by Hsiao Ho
From Arsenal Street to Kounedy Town, r the Hau Dynasty As-cach- alteration would he in the nature of au amendment different thing to the ability to countenance { go on now for a' considerable time. I refer to Connaught Road to North Point, 2 saTS..
From the junction of Wing Lok Street and warranted by experience, or should have forture where no resistance is likely. China
the hoap of rubbish which has been accumulating. The orders of the day aro:-First reading of been, it is only to be expected that of them undoubtedly possesses the mantier material, on a vacant piece of Government ground at it can be enid. There are many thinga ir/bat we doubt if it possesses thise who are the rear of the St. Joseph's Church. I ́under-Governor to grant licenbes to search for and Soid excitement was occasional in hand-uneasiness prevailed among the people of On Monday, May the 14th, gesst excitemen stand that the rubbish consists of the sweepings prove minerals and to grant licences and lessen harbone last night when it was diceveral that Tounges, Burma For some time past amours Chinese law which in theory appeal to the fit to develop and lead it.
of the Public Gardens dumped there by the of land for the purpe e of worklag minas and are had broken out ou the steamer Dor.c. The hare buen spread that a Hpoongyi, living near judicial mind as being almost all that might The Bengal Chamber of Commerce has gardeners, perhaps without the consent or know. be desired."
In practice, however, the addressed the Government of India regarding ledge of the Superintendent of the Botanical
Second reading of the Bill entitled an but though the fire lost did not reach the charms and amulets supposed to poss
vessel made the usual signals for assistance, an ancient pagota, called Sigongsi, about teú miles west of Toungos, has been distributing corruption and the ignoratice that have the adulteration of wheat and measures which Department.
Ordinance to authorize the construction and skip till about an hour after the gen had natural power The heap of rubbish was saturaled with nis made an idcal form of government a vain might be taken to secure the export of cleaner
The people of the neighbouring water for months and is in various stages of maintenance of certain naval and wilitary been fired, other helpare were quickly on village. The story spread for and wide, and thing have also made the administration of
works upon and ovar certain portions of the the scene. Piquets from the Tamar drew on the last full moon day, glon le
many igamant prople flocked to his standard. Chinese how a byword. When Professor The total output of cotton yarn (20's) daring decomposition, and now with the blazing sus
June 1923.
Sin,-- You will be conferring a favour suð a
From Konuody Town to Arsenal Street, 2
cars,
From North Point to the junction of Wing Lok Street and Connaught Road, 4 cara.
EVENING.
purcut would scattle away like a squawking boon to the congregation of the St. Joseph's ben and leave his hired retinue to face a Church in Garden Road by granting we a small band of robbers. The manly knackwall space in your valuable paper to draw the of giving and reiving blows is a vastly attention of the gembers of the Sanitary Board
to a grave nuisance which has been allowed to cura-
grain.
a Bill entitled an Ordinance to empower the
mineral.
→
ANOTHER OUTBREAK AT AMOY.
Sergeant Wilson stated that the second
It is reported that two foreigners have been defendant took the bundle to No, 7 Police attacked and injured at a place near Amoy. Station and reported that he picked it up, a thief. One of the gentlemen named is our cortes- haring dropped it and ran away at sight of him. pondent for that distrist, and the absence of After further evidenes was hoard his any message from him regarding the affair Worship reserved his decision until to-day
makes us fear that he has bean stverdly hurt.
FIRE ON THE "DORIC," ·
ON THE D
od a
WITCHCRAFT IN BURMA.
to
to had
muster.
GL explains that no mandarin overlay in Japan amounted to 20,435 bales, an in-shining on it, it emits an offensive swell and Crown, foreshore and sea bed situste upon the alongside and rendered effective service, and a sufficient number of followers, he explained attempteil to anster the vast agglomeration crease of 300 bales on the figures for the breeds all sorts of inscats, mesquitoes, flier, eta, harbour frontage of the City of Victoria, in when the Water Police arrived a little later, to them the object of his mission, which was
pre.eding month, and the output of 16' was of statutes in the present code, preferring | 30,193, an increase of 1,950 valos,.
to depend upon
might also go on to say that even were the
au expert adviser, ho
on 2let instant at the Sub-Marine Mining
A Court of Inquiry will assonible at 10 am,
tion of dentists.
this Colony. in fact, entomologists and especially members of the Savilery Institute have a rare opportacity.the Bill entitled an Ordinance to regulate the Committed of the whole Council to consider to prosecute their researches in this spot. Why has this been allowed to go on for so long by qualifications and to provide for the registr the Sanitary Board inspectors? Because the
Third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordis
for the detention, quatódy and care of persons of ausound mind, and others.
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their joint efforts succeeding in extinguishing that on there of Monday, the 14th of May, they
were to marchi
take the flames in the forepsak, to which the fire
apon the town, The
police station by force, storm
rm the fort, und turs upon was coufload. It continued to shoulder for the
with the arm
ammunition thus some time afterwards, but the marul mon and Arrangements were also made with
arus sod #police the police saw that there was no further another poongyi from Ela, fifty miles north danger before they left. The outbreak took of Tourgas, who with his followers were to co-operate in the general assault apon the town. before darkness set it. We have not heard affair, and took effective measures to prevent the extent of the damage.
aby disorder.
agglomeration less vast, a like disinclination' Offlce, Wellington Barracks, for the purpose of offence happens to be committed by Government ance to provide for the establishment of asylaws place about half-past five and it was quelled Fortunately the police became aware of the
so study it would be evident. Although onquiring into and reporting upon the loss of servants?
bribery is a very serious offence indeed, stores, in accordance with paragraph 540 King's death by strangulation being the specified Regulations.
Yours truly,
HYGIENZ.