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situation would be of avail,". The other con- tentions, viz: that the ares of the existing shelter at Causeway Bay is large enough for all practical purposes" "that lighters and S. WATSON & CO., large juuks can ride at anchor as they have always done and that small craft can be well accommodated at Causeway Bay in ordinary typhoons," were contentions that we felt the Government were in a position to examine in the light of information which the Harbour Master and other competent observers, were in a position to furnish, The severe typhoon of July 27.28th bas since afforded & further opportunity for the
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this question; he merely wished for a further postponement in the hope that the Chamber of Commerce would be likewise convinced of the validity of the reasons given by the Government. The Hon. Mr. Gegason did not contest, the need of another shelter, but said he had supported it on the basis of in estimate of $600,000 of which one hält The Cantonese merchants of Hankow kare would come from the Typhoon Relief Fond. added handsomely to the previous remittance, The Legislative Council therefore ie prac-sent to relieve the sufferers from the flood tically unanimously of opinion that another in the Seatb, the total sum no reaching typhoon shelter is necessary or at least desireable.
very
That being the case, the necessary funds collection of information on the subject, have to be provided, and, but for the fact and the result is contained in the Govern, that the Government came to the decision- ment's letter of 6th inst, in which the fact that half the estimated cost must be obtained that ao fewer than six steam launches, one by the direct taxation of the shipping of the motor-bout, 10 European fighters, and 66 port, we should probably never have heard junks, cargo boats and sampans were
the need of additional seconmodation wrecked, with a loss of 45 lives, in quoted questioned. The financial aspect of the as disproving the contention of the matter has certainly changed since repro- Shipping Companies. We doubt whether Bentatives of the shipping interest like Mr. HEWETT and Mr. GRESSON committed
thirty thousand tesla.
It is rumoured that the China Merchants S. N. Co. intend to pat a atomer on the Hankow, Chang-hs run. At present there are ze stemmers-running regularly every week three British and two Japanese.
to
The United States Government has intimated
Peking that they expect that the amounte of the war indemnity remitted to China will be used neither for the purposes of the army nor of the navy, but exclusively for educational purposes,
RSTER'S SERVICE.] RETURN OF PRESIDENT. FALLIERES.
London, August 5th. President Fallières has returned to Paris.
TURKEY
LONDON, August 5th The Turkish Minister of Marine has resigned. The public, who are excited and impatient insist on the withdrawal of the whole cabinet, and the formation of a homogeneous liberal ministry.
It is reported that four other ministers have resigned,
AIRSHIP. DISASTER.
LONDON, August 5th. Count Zeppelin's airship broke from her __moorings_during a gale at Stuttgart, after wards catching fire and disappearing in the
several others injured.
this list of basualties will convert the themselves to the scheme. As Mr. GRESSON Fill take place in Tokyo. between H. I. H. air. Count Zeppelin is safe, but there are
Shipping Companies until it is supple mented by information showing that those losses cannot be ascribed to the negligence of the persons in charge of the oraft. At the present time cases are pend, ing at the Magistracy, against the coxwains of two launches who are charged with cul. pable negligence in not proceeding to shelter when directed to do so, whereby two laun- ches were sunk, The great majority of these losses were in the harbour, and it may TABLETS.vory pertinently be said in reply to the A Haliable Remedy and su Invaluable Aid COLONIAL SECRETARY's letter that the losses
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explained, the original ides was that the additional shelter could be provided for a sum of about $600,000, and that towards this expenditure a suin amounting to about one-half would be available from the Typhoon Relief Fund. Practically the understanding was that the Government would provide almost the entire sum out of the ordinary revenues of the Colony, for the Government's promised contribution to the Typhoon Fund of an amount equal to the public subscriptions would have come out of the ordinary revenues of the Colony. But would probably have been insignificant had additional taxation on the shipping of the the craft heeded the warning and sought question. We can sympathise with the port puts an entirely differe at aspect on the shelter behind Stonecutters or in other simi-protest made by the shipping companies, larly protected places. There can be no
a protest made in the interests of the guarantee that similar risks will not be general trade of the port. In their Memor HEADACHE CURE. taken when the Mengkoktai shulies andum the stripping companies pointed out completed. On this last occasion the ship-that they could always "even up" on rates, ping craft had fully five hours warning that so that ultimately all additional taxation is danger was to be apprehended. The day's met by consumers. If that is done there is work was finished when the black signal little to be gained, from the general public's `was boisted at six o'clock, and steam laun standpoint, in placing this additional impost chos, lighters and juuks had no pecuniary on the shipping industry only. It is inducement to remain in unprotected parts conceivable, though we hope the fears of the harbour after dark when they saw expressed will not be realised, that the the signals warning them of the risks they results to the Colony's trade anay be more were taking. We cannot say therefore that serions than if the money had been raised the list of casualties on the preeant ocasion by general taxation, though the outery affords convincing proof of the necessity against any proposal of that character would A. S. WATSON & CO.. for the son shelter. HIS EXCELLENCY TER
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LI, H. Prince Naribisa, the second son of the Princess Kane, daughter of the Emperor, and lata General Princə Kitashirakawa. The bride
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The Central Government proposes to have. allof China's currency made in the Guvern- mont Miut in Tientsin and of ons pattern, is place of the varisty at prosent existing owing posal is still nuder consideration, to the separate Provincial eininge, The pro-
Their, Excellencies Sum Pacobi. and Lú Twin-ching, Chinese Ministers in Berlin and Amsterdam respectively, have addressed com- munications to the Peking Government urging the grating of a constitution in order to most the desires of the people,
Tartar Generals and Imperial Chinese Residents The Central Government has advised all
stope for the recruiting of a suficient force of in Inner and Outer Mongolia to take prompt police, in order to secure the Provings. Reporte
on the recruiting and training will be required.
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OBITUARY.
LONDON, August 6th,
Paria correspondent of the Times
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, August 7th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
Bero SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE),
TAR · MORTGAGE - CASE, The case in which the Hip On Insurance Company and the Hongkong and Manila Yong Sheng Insurance and Trading Company r platatitis on tored on the fourth day of its bearing yesterday. Hon. Mr. Pollook asked it'
his Lordship would sit on Saturday, and his Saturday. He asked if two more days would Lordship said that he did not intend to sit on finish it, and Mr. Slade replied that he hoped
to finish on Monday,
Mr. Slade said that the Imperial Bank onsa would come next week.
His Lordship said that in the day between the finishing of the present case and the Bommence- ment of the other be would take Bankruptcy.
Mr. Pollook-It won't be much of a holiday. Sir Henry Berkeley then proceeded with hia osse on behalf of Kwok Tik King, and the hearing was adjourned.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION,
BEFORE THE Full Coveḥ,
TAI RUSSIAN BANK CAR.
The Chief Instios and the Puisne Jadge The death is announced of M. Lavino,at to hear an application by the hon. Mr. Pallock, KC, for leave to appeal against the decision in the case Li Yau Bam F. Rasio Chinese Bank, the jury having given a verdict to Li Yan Sam who claimed 841,015.12 from the Bank,
THE TYPHOON REFUGE.
OTHER OPINIONS.
A writer to the China Critic blames the we think, in view of recent events-for not Hongkong Government-rather ungenerously, having carried out the wishes of the residents with regard to the promised typhoon shelter. The remarks in print are: ----
Mr. H. E. Pollook, K.C. (instructed by Mr. faster, appeared for the Russo-Chinese Dank, A. J. Gadge, of Messra. Johnson, Stokes and
Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for Li and Mr. M. Blade (instructed by Mr. Boavios of Feu-Sam.
The petitioner based their application for "It is well known that after the terrible (1) that judgment might be entered for them leave to appeal on the following grounds.
promise that something should be done in regard warranted upon the evidence, if properly typhoon of 1906, there we a Government on the ground that the jury would not be to a new typhoon abolter. Nothing. however, directed to the issues and as to the law, lù bas as yet been accomplished, except that there Ending verdict for the respondent; (2) or of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Love, of the Tientsin refuge shall be, and who shall be taxed to find plaintiffy be set aside on the following gounds (s) In recording the death of the infant daught been some discussion, and a decided diverg-in defauls of the above order being made, that ence of opinion as to how large the proposed the verdiet in favour of the respondent (the School, the other day, the China Times makes the remark that the last few wooks
that his Hoavur the Chief Jastics misdirected, have seen a very beavy increase in the mumber
the Chief Justice was wrong in retasing to leave... the jury on certain points, (b) that His Honour of infante graves in the cemetery."
to-the-iney certain questions submitted by counsel for the petitioners. On July 24th the. Fall Court dismissed the application with costs The petitioners now asked leave to appeal to the Privy Council, and that, pending the said
The application was granted:
2
The directors of the North-German Lloyd announce that, owing to alteration in the times of departure from Ganos and Naples of the outward bound Imperial mail steamers of their China and Japan lina, a enficiently lang sisy will now be made at Gibzsitar and Algiers to
afford passengere an opportunity of visiting these ports
the necessary funds,
that the olde at Causeway Bay is quite silted “Meanwhile, what seems very strangain, up, and is only available at high tide, and for comparatively for of the boats and junks that rly in the harbour. At half-tide, and low water the whole place supplies a fine level spot for boya to play.
pro
The shipping firms are opposing the posed tax, and the Government, oials are
answering the objections, and so the me goes merrily on. Meanwhile should there be another rattling typhoon this summer, even if it should
to the Council to offer some proof that at which His ExCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR in reported that the man who, about abe daly signalled, it seems that the boats and
so plainly hinted when he remarked that I
FRANCE AND CHINESE BELS,
the shelter at Causeway Bay was inadequate on this occasion to accommodate all the he feared when the Government nine month ago, swindled a native bank in Hankow other craft would find it difficult to get into a lighters which sought shelter there, and hot to frame the budget for next year we of Tle. 24,000 by falsely and fraudulently secure place of refuge, If this bad been a was abla to give the Council information may find that shipping is not the only stive of the Vidarey of Chihlt, was arrested in long are this
representing himself to be the official reprosant-private undertaking it would have been stap NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONET communications relating to the news sou n to the number of vessels which sought ano. Leavergmani ya kurus is under a escort. On examination he was found industry which will have to pay extra za last month. He arrived in Manking should be addressed to Tar EDITOR.
Ossrespondents must forward their names and ad- shelter in Kowloon Bay, Hunghom Bay, is absessed by the notion that this Colony is to have been a pott official in Hankow some dresses with communications addressed to the off Yaumati, behind. Stonecutters and in lightly taxed. With this view we entirely years ago. Editor, not for publication but as widenes of peop faith.
Chingan Bay, a total of some 450 amall disagree, and we trust that the Government craft of various descriptions, and it is, of before deciding on increased, taxation will courec, congeivable that, had the Mongkok- soek a way out of its difficulties in the man recent letter to the Times, viz., by pressing upon the Imperial Government the just alaim for a reduction in the compulsory military contribution rate.
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EUROPEAN AND SYCES.
1BOUBLE AT KOWLOON.
Before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy maligno H A Wateon, engineer, of Robinson Road, Kowloon, procet con ng k Kaka Singh, syeve, on a charge of sesult, and the Indian took out soros-suMYKOLM.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Messrs. Brutton and Hatt) appeared for Mr. Watson, while Kaku Singh was represented by Mr. S. Davidson (of Moors Hastings and Hastings).
The French have agreed to take action
who may escape into French territory, under Mr. Gardiner, in opening, said the complain sgainst the Chinose rebels on the boundaries of wing-tung, Kwangi, Yunnan and AnxAM,
tha following regulations.
(1) The suspected persons shall be prevented
ant owned a stable at Kowloon, He also owned
the Central Government saying that two H.E. Wu Ting lang has sent a despatch to students have pased out with distinction as chan and Son Tor-yu, the former is a graduate cost of arresting these persone shall be paid by There were other stables in the vicinity, the from Yale and the latter from Cornell. He the Chinese Government (3) Chinese detectives owners of which engaged syes to look after recommends that these men be brought back to proceed to the interior for the purpose of pony and mateo only about a month, had had on obtaining a licence from the French way their ponies. Mr. Watson, who had hind hin China, and be given Government appointments.discovering the hiding places of such persons.
(4) When hiding place are discovered "French some trouble with Indians before. On the The Board of Agriculture has sent a despatchaaldiers will proseed, en
tsui ehelter been in existence, they might ner suggested by Sir H&NEY BLAKE. in hisoivil engineers. They are Messrs. Wang King from going into the interior of Annam. (2) The pony and had a Chinese mafoo to look after. it.
that so large a number safely rode out waniad to answer a charge of murder at Penang to the Provinces stating that henceforward if capture the rebelsport being lodged, to evening of August 2ad, as he was about to take any Companies wish to open any mines in remain within their The. Chinese all his nsual ride, his attention was attracted by a
all have obtained therein that greater so curity which a shelter is designed to allord, As to how many, if any, craft were lost in these sheltered bays, HIS EXCELLENCY, speech affords ne information, but the fact. Yesterday a Chinese named Lo Wah, who is the storm in these places and that some was handed over to the Siraits police. thing like nine-tenths of the casualties occurred among craft which had not sought shelter, if our information on the subject is #orrest—rather strengthens than weskens the assertion of the Shipping Firms. But if the direction of the wiod had been
My
native restaurant keapers 825 apiece for keeping Al the Magistracy Mr. J. A. Kemp flued two thoir restaurante open during prohibited hours Lt-Colonel Bruss, the Superintendent of Police at Shanghai, arrived here yesterday by the Marmora, to play in the Interport Polo Match,
An inquiry into the circumstances attending the loss of the British 5.8 "Ying King" will be held at the Marine Court on Tuesday next the 11th instant, at 10.30 am.
Sa great is the business before the Supreme the Paine Judge to preside at the Criminal Court that the Chief Justice has arranged for Bersions this month,
conjunction with foreignere, or desire to employ of proper address and qualifications, and parti- foreigh mining lawyers, these must be persone calars of these must be first forwarded to the Wai We Pu, foreign-Chinese Companies at present working mast also comply with the above requirements.
guilty thereof shall be punished without relief.
licence.
A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
by the state of the weather there seemed bat
As
other Indians, whom it has since not been. Evidence was called, and the case adjourned.
boundaries (6; Chines soldiers passiog rabels shall hand over their arms to the French kneeling over his boy and striking him,` Com-'
the boundaries in pursuit of nose. Looking back he saw the defendant
rebels (7) Captured rebele shall be taken returning from his customary ride on the until the latter have soldiers out to capture the plainant went back and separated them. On before the French court before being handed following day, as complainant gave his pony to over to the Chinese Authorities, (8) Natives the mafoo ho was approsohed by the defendant, of Annam will not be allowed to receive any Chiness unless the latter are provided with whom he warned to keep away from his stable. When Mr. Watson started for the house, the TROUGH it is a matter for dep regret that different the results would possibly have
defendant, who was bolding a bamboo pole, The Wai wu pu has been informed that many the Government of this Colony should at been worse, and therefore it would be unsafe
lifted it up and brought it down with grast force of the people living on the islands along the the present time of sovers commercially on the experience of any one
with the intention of striking oomplainant, Com- depression. be required to embark on any
coast of China have surreptitiously sold their typhoon,
land to foreigners, to the prejudice of China's water in the Sarawak River above Busau Was
During the greater part of last month, the plainant caught the blow on the band and tried scheme involving the expenditure of a large It has to be admitted that the Govern
to wrench the pole from defendant. A struggle sovereignty. Official instructions have there abnormally low even for this time of year. It enhed, during which six other Indians esme amount of money, we think the communityment has been given a strong mandate by
fore been sent to the Tioaroys and Governors so happened, says the Sarawak Gazette, that will be convinced by the debate which took the Community, and largely on the initia
of maritime provinces that they are to institute Messrs. The Bornes Co. Ltd, had occassion upon the scene, and they also attacked the place in the Legislative Council Chamber on live of representatives of the Shipping
practice has been carried, and that all persons the middle of May, but owing to the shallownese straggle osmin to his rescue and drove away the investigations in order to find how far this to send some heavy mining machinery to Ban complainant. Fortunately for him, some. Euca
and the lighter containing me left Bran about peans who witnessed the latter part of the Thursday that the Government is amply interest, to proceed with the construction of
of the water, it took nearly a mouth to reich the jastifed in proceeding to construct an addi- other shelter as an urgent measure. The
Invitations are being issued by Mr. B. Mori,
foot of the series of rapids below Ban landing tional harbour of refuge for small shipping official papers which have been recently laid the noting manager of the Nippon Yussn Owing to the difficulty of engaging foreign stage Here, the highter strnok, and to judge possible to find craft, though they may not consider that on the table of the Legislative Council, and Kaisha, and by Captain F. L. Sommer and mochanical engineers for the various arsenals Hitle prospect of a heavy rain coming along to the arguments of the Shipping Firms in large part reproduced in the Daily Press, Officers to su "At Home" on board the new in China, the Central Government has decided assist matters by flooding the river suficiently
A DISHONEST ACCOUNTANT against the scheme have been convincingly have shown how strong has been the European linor Kam Maru" on Tuesday that all Chinese subjects that have had ex- to enable it to go alongside the pengkallas refuted. The protest of the leading British pressure on the Government to construct
perience of mechanical engeering are to be sent the machinery was urgently required, our
Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy friends ap country tried the experiment of rais- Shipping Firms, which denied that any this additional she for, and they have also
apto Pokin. From such mon a selection willing the level of the water in the river by Testerday Lai Pau, late accountant in the Hop real necessity exists for additional accom shown that varions schemes have been
be made, and of the selected some will be sent to constructing a temporary dam belew the lighter. Kee dried goods shop at 363, Queen's Road Central, was proseated by Acting Isapootor mmodation, "eame as a surprise to the fully considered without the necessity for
Europe or America to take a completa course of and in this they were entirely successful. mechanical engineering, whilst others will be with sandy loam from the banks and laid four
great, amber of gunny bags were filled Sullivan on charges of larosny and embezzle- general public when it was published a another shelter being once questioned. We month ago. It was a complete volte face, for must recognise, in view of all that has been
appointed immediately to posts in the varions deep across the bad of the river, which at the ment. The evidence showed that on June 11th areonals Instructions to the above effent have point in question was sont 100 fast wide, the defendant wont to another shop which was the need of additional accommodation had done, that further postponement would look
After several more layers of bags had been Indebted to the Hop Kee in the sum of $106,15, been forwarded to all Viceroys and Governors.
added and the surface of the water nearly collected this money and converted it to his own not hitherto been questionet, so far as we are very much like (to use the words of the The Band of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment
are built
|_ use, On receiving the money he chopped the aware by single public wan in the Uolony,"
dismeter, wore Yet the case the Shipping Companies made
events tour, have Club-thie (£aturday evening, will not be able and idle, except for the virage of sixit change packed tight with empty sacks. Many more receipt wild the chop of the Hop Kee and out against the scheme was not one-keen put fumul by the Shippily Firma will be available on the following Saturday to take oight crores out of croulation level, all the water in the meantime passing pera in the fim he had fobbed-end-on-artiral to play at the Hongkong Hotel, as usual, bat the Government of India Laving been obliged layers of eandbags were then added until the signot it. Then he left for Canton, but was
structure rose
rose about six feet above the water entfeed back to Hongkong by one of the part- which could bo dismissed in any off but strong as they appear to be, are not so evening, 15th instant, to play during dinnstal during the past few months, by means of starling through the iron pipes. When all was com here was arrested His Worship sentenced manner. The impression it created was entirely convincing as to justify the Govern the Hongkong Hotel.
bills on the Secretary of State, in order to plete, the pipes were closed one by one until the him to six mouths imprisonment with hard that all the past agitation for an additionalment, in going back upon ita decisión in the
support exchange, which has resulted in a water reached to within a few inches of the top aboar, shalter had been panic-born, and when the master, At the Legislative Council the special conference has been held in Pekin plethora of rupees in the Treasuries. Gold and of the dam, and after mask exertion and shout- to consider la reduction of telegraph rates. silver bullion continued none the less to pour freight of machinery was brought asfaly along- ing the lighter with its heavy and long delay Government found almost unanimous public recalled the terrible eqddenuess of
Various proposals have teen brought forward, into India, the imports from April 1 to the end side the landing stage. the great typhoon of the 18th September support. The Hon. Mr. MURRAY STEWART, but the one said to have been scoopted by H. 3. of May having amounted in value to rupees 251
The whole operation occupied about three 1906, it was difficult to contest the statement the representative of the Chamber of Chen Pi is that the rates shall be reduced by lakhs in the case of silver and rupees 117 day; about two thousand five hundred bage holding over 200 tons of sand were used, and thất “ for a typhoon uusignalled, as in 1900 Commerce, made it perfectly clear that percent. It is probable that this reductions in that of gold,
will take place at an early date.
over 100 poolies were engaged in the work.
next.
The Emperor of Kores has had two bad teeth extracted by a Japanose dentist. This is to first surgical operation ever porformed on the person-of a Korean polentate, and it is said to have caused something like a panin in the
Palaco.
A
INTERPORT POLO,
The interport polo. match between the representatives of Shanghai and Hongkong, arranged for this afternoon, has been postponed for a few days owing to the ponies not being in condition.