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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1908,
This, however, is & digestion from the
existence of the Post of who ou TELEGRAMS.] HONGKONG SANITARY BARD.
resort to it most.". It has been proved to be a great mistake sud the wisdom of a change of policy has been demonstrated "no only by a rapid increase in receipts, but also by demonstrations of popular approval, 1►
Mr. J. O: P. Bland, of the London and Chinese Corporation, is on his may to Lonjer, travelling via Siberia.
The Criminal Saesion for Angmst way opened yesterday by the Acting Paisao Judge. Ther are three cases down for trial,
ing subject of the work of the remained unknown to those who should Chinese Imperial Postal Administration which continues to show very striking progress. Though during the past year, focording to the report, attention has been directed less to expansion than to improve ment of the organisation, to facilitating inter-provincial communications by linking up the courier lines of ons province with those of another, and to accelerating delivery by the establishment of gourier lines working on the day-nud-night system, the result of it all has been not only expansion Whit "unprecedented "expan sion." The total number of offices and agencies has been raised to 2,803, and the Secretary Teporte that unprecedented development marks all branches of the work, We can form some idea of this expansion when it is stated that postal articles letters, postcards, newspapers &c.- which had risen from 76 millions in 1905, to
A sam of 5000 pesos has been guaranteed in Manila for bringing out from America a busetail team to play a series of ton games.
For the Johore Opium, and Spirit Farms only four tenders were received. The highest offer is $90,000 per month by the Keng Kak Choo (Company); the scoond is $75,250; the third $70,000 and the fourth $67,030,
There was a general strike of ricksha ounties
the drastic method adopted by the munisipal
polios of confiscaling ziekinhas for trivial breaches of the municipal regulations,
["DAILY PRESS
EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] ;
HONGKONG'S NEW
COMMODORE.
Lornox, August 18th. It is officially announced that Captain Herbert Lyon of H.M.S. "Formidable" succeeds Rear-Admiral R. II. S. Stokes as Naval Officer in Charge at Hongkong.
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, August 17th.
Mr. L. Cartwright has been
in appointed British Ambassador
Goschen.
Mr LOOPER-Thero his been diraatisfaction alleged on previous occasions as to the partions of A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held tho cametery in which people were interred. They yesterday at the Board Room. Me. C. Mol. thought they had the right to be interred in Messer (president), presided, and there were also certain portious, and were informed that they present Hon. Mr, W. Chatham,(Vice-Presidant), had not because such portions were reserved for Hov. Mr. E. A. Irving, (Registrar-General), -old residente Just after this information had, Mesars, A. Shelton Hooper, H. A. W. Slado,ben laaned, the wife of a very subordinate Lau Cha Pak, Dr. Peares, (Medical Officer officer of that department died, and her body of Healib), and the following off sale; Dr. was allowed to be interred in the old quarter. Maofarlane,... (Assistant Medical Oloor of
Host), Lieut. Colonel Reid, R.A.MC, and A Gibasa, (Soorotary)
HOUR OF MENTING.
ME, SHELTON HOOPEN asked permission to move the suspension of the standing orders in
order to propose a resolution which he did not think would rouse any controversy and which bay thought might be taken that day, instead of giving nolice, Toe motion was that the hour of meeting should be changed from 4-15 to 3-45. That would enable members who wished to go in for recreation to gat way, by five o'clock. He had consulted all the unofistal members with the exception of Mr. Fung Wa Chun, and they were all agreeable.
The effcial members having signified their
nearly 113 millions in 1906, showed, at Haukow on the 7th inst as a protest against succession to the Hon. Sir Edward approval, the motion was unanimously carried. further increase in 1907 of 50 per cent, and totalled no less than 167 millions. The number of parcels carried have just about doubled in three years, while money ördets issued, which represented a valus of $1,230,000 in 1905, and of $2,339.000 i 1906, rose in 1907 to $8,375,000.
South China has contributed its due' prov portion to this development. The South China postal division comprises the pro- vinces of Fukien, Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Yuanen, with an estimated population of 723 millions, and progress in this division, is represented by an increase of 155 estab. fishments, bringing the total up to 818; While the increasó i mail matter received and dispatched has beca from 15 million articles in 1906 to 20 million in 1907, and parcels from 268,000 to 337,000. The "province of Fukien for postal purposes is divided into two districts-Foxhow and Amy-and in both districts is steady development shown. In the Foochow district the mail after received and dispatched Ind increased from 2,400,000 to 2,900,000 wit'cles, and in the Amor district from 1 to 2 million articles. The CO..ay-Postuaster writes, "I reviewing
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Bunghong, 19th August, 1908...
3,50
2,50
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Omar communications relating to the nesta arabų should be addressed 20. Tu■ EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and ac
the work of the past year it must be admitted that rapid strides have been made in every direction. Complaints to the Head Office Aro almost unknown, while much satisfaction is expressed verbally by the residen's of the port and letters to the same effect are frequently received from inland places Our Changchow to Tiagebou fait day-and-night courier service has proved i great success and it would not be too much
A tålegram has been rescired by the Colonial Secretary from the Governor of British North Borneo stating that reseals arriving at Sanda kao from Hongkong are no longer required to
go into quarantiae.
Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday two chair coalies were prosecuted by Constable Fox for refusing to onept hire. Dr. Grone, the Port Offlaer of Health, stated that he willed the defendant chair near the Oriental Hotel, but they refused to take him. this. Worship feed each of the defendants $5.
In April and May laat Drs. E. MacLean Gibson and Chan Hia Fau gave instruction at the Chinese YMCA. in first aid to the injured. Au examination was held in due course when twenty-four were examined, eighteen of whom passed with creditable marks, and they have now all received certificates from the St. John's Ambalanos Association. This is stated to. Ea the first time that lessons in first aid have been given in the Chiness language..
A case of more than erdiuncy importance was om maced in the Supreme Court yesterday to the outbreak of the Boxer troubles in Tien before the Chief Javies Its origin is traced tsin in 1920 when the branch office of the Imperial Bank of
of business, kad
[REUTER'S BERVICE]
LYNCHING IN AMERICA.
The VICE-PRESIDENT-I would like to say with regard to that, that Mr. Hooper is quite right in saying that the matter of deolding in which section of the cemetery interments should take p'nce is in the hands of the Director of Public Works. So far as I am aware that
arrangement has never been altered, but during
recont years reference has rarely ever been made as to here interments should take place. There were places set aside for ordinary inter- ments, and no authority was required to bary people in those parts,
Mr. HOOPAL-I would suggest that a smal committee be appointed to go into the question. A committee composed of Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, the Director of Public Works and the President is to consider the matter.
BINDERPEST AT KENNEDY TOWN, AMENDMENT OF INFECTIOUS DIEKABE... The following, letter from Mr. A. Gibson,
HỶ BỊ LA58.
Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was xead:-Bir, Correspondence was submitted to the Board I have the honour to raport for the information relative to the amendment of the by-laws for of the Board that out of a lot of 5 i eattle which (1) disinfection of infected promises; (2)-pro-arrived at the Kennedy Town cattle depó: from vention or mitigation of epidemic, cademic or Kwangɛi to-day (August 10th) for Fak Lee, contagious disease; (3) not destion ofisfections cattle dealer, one ballock was suffering from LONDON, August 10th.
disease; (4) removal of patients. Serinus rioting has occurred between the
rinderpest, three others had abnormal tempers," Mr.-LAU CHU-P minuted-It appears tures, and the remainder appeared healthy. whites and negroes at Springfield, Illinois, that a new set of amendments is now submitted The affected bullock was in extremis, and was as the result of an assault on a white woman. independently of the recommendation of the slaughtered. Tas postmortem showed well The bites burned most of the negro sab-committee. I should like to have a commarked indications of rinderpost. I have put quarter and lynched a negro. The casualtiesparative statement drawn up showing the the whole lot in the segregation shade, and the amendments proposed by the Head of the ballooks showing temperatures in a small shed are stated at two persons killed and
Sanitary Department side by side with those by themselves seventy-five injured.
rocommended by the sub-committoo. As thinga are at present, it is impossible for mosbom to compare thoroughly and carefully the merits of the two. As these by-lawe are so important, I suggest that when the comparative statement has been drawn up, the whole thing should be referred back to the sub com mities for further report before taking the opinions of members.
The REGISTRAR-GENEBIL -Could not a long and importan: State dost ment like this be typewritten !
and the ofty is controlled by the mob.
There was a further outbreak to-day
All-the State Militia have been stim
monad,
A NEW P. & 0. LINER.
LONDON. August 16th. The new P. & O. liner Moren of 11,500 tons register was launched on the Clyde yesterday.
FRENCH EXPLORATION.
Lorvos, August 16th♪~- The eminent French Doctor Charcot
hundred teas, and the object of the expedi-
The PRESIDENT-Sometime ago this matter cauns up with the report of the sub-committes, and we agreed to wait until the new Ordinance osme out, The Medical Officer of Health, who Was a member of the sub committee, did not quite agree with all the things in the report, 1
..
The VETERINARY SOREON la reply to Mr. Hooper said that the only case which had come in had developed. Sirty esttle, which had not developed, had been slaughtered for food, and two cattle which came in sick had recovered and been killed.
Mr. HOOFER-Any claim for compensation P Dr: GIBSON No,
RAT RETURN.
The rat return for the week ending Angu 15th showed that out of a total of 139 rata killed, not one war found to be plague infected.
should show how many rats are caught by the The BGISTRAR-GANEB This retoro strast committoos, and how many by the rat
estobers.
The PassIDENT-I la impossible to say how
the
General could inquira of the committess.
to spend operations, Autarotic. His vessel is a barque of eight has reported that the whole Board should they label or mark tim. The Registrarė. Its manager. died before the office could be
consider them. They are important, undoubted-- reopened and the bank allege that oxamination is the quest of a mysterious continent, and if we go into them we should go into
which is supposed to exist.
them in committee.
tion of the books showed that he was liable to the bank to the extent of over $310,010, and this
who is mid to have given security for the dos sam they are seeking to recover from his brother
performance of his duties on the part of the deceased
TURK Y.
Loxion, August 16th. Riza Pacha ex-Minister for War, has refunded about two hundred thousand pounds sterling which he had amassed while
Mr. HOOFER I am rather in favour of what Mr. Lau Chu Fak says in bis minute, that they should be referred back to the sub-committee to consider them. Then the Board cas consider them with the committee's report, and go into committee. It would be a`rary long task. for all the members of the Board to disecas esch
dresses with communications addressed to the to say that it vies with any courier line lost his life in bravely going to the rescue office, and has been permitted to return detail of thom now.
Editor, not for publication but as áridones of goop faith.
All letters for publication should be writtes on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that havi already appeared in other papers will de insorted,
Was
bathing
The PRESIDENT-As Mr. Fung Wa Chan home. It is hoped that other imprisoned officials will do likewise, and so relieve the is absent, I would ask Mr. Slade or Mr. Hum. pressure on the treasury.
The Constantinople newspapers publish committes.
Orders for extra copies of Daily Pose should be negotiated en route, certain parts beigelang. to his rescuer and both disappeared the governmental programme, the salient
phrays to take his place on the sub-committes
Mr. LAU CHU PAK-I was not on the previous
Mr. R. Grimble of Yokohama, brother of Mr. George Grimble of Hongkong, nearly funeftining under the same difficulties in a Japanese youth who ny part of the world. The distance at Kamakura, near Yokohama, The drown traversed is 640 (213 miles), with six ing man had gone undor twice when Mr. mountains and Beveral rugged bills to be Grimble resobed him. The man desperately
timo. Mr. Grimble by strangling
was enabled to grasp him using both regulations incompatible with the now arms landlocapped as
in this regime will be changed, the Army and Dr. Clark'e matter, he fought his way in and succeeded in Navy and all branches of the government reaching a spot where he could, almost touch reorganised, non Mussulmans taken into bottom; when exhausted himself, ther assistance was rendered by some forsign the military service, and the best relations
cultivated with all Powers, spectatore.
for
A
before 11 am, or day of publication. After that infestoi with tigers and other wild animals. man managed to release his grip and features of which are that all laws and that Mr. Lau Cha Pak take Mr. Fang Wa
hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash
Telegraphic address: T. Oodes A.B.C. Bih Ed. Lisber. P, 0. Bon, 34. Telephone No. 12.
DEATH.
On August 12th, at Shanghai, General Hospital, MARIE HAREN, wif. of B. HANGER, I M. Customs aged 53 years,
HONGKONG OFFION: 10A, Das Vœux Be LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET. E.
The Daily Press.
Notwithstanding these obstacles, the time occupied in traversing from point to point is only 66 hours, whereas formerly, nails were often as long. five weeks on the road." Coming to the Kwantung province, the Report says that progress here continues to be satisfactory. In the Swatow district 16 new establishments, and in the re mainder of the province, which is adminis tered by the Postal Commissioner stationed remrking on nt, Clinton 72 new establishments were
he WEE
With referonos to the paragraph which appeared in our is ue of yesterday the difference between the Shanghai and Hongkong versions of Ruter's
ENGLISH RAILWAYS.
LONDON, August 16th. The English railway returns for the half
The R. GISTRAR-GENERAL-I would suggst
Chun's place, and the Medical Ofoer of
· The Pazaryent –It would be best to balanse the China side, and have either Mr. Slade or Mr. Humphrey's on the committee.
Mr. BLADE-I am too busy just acw to serve. The PRESIDENT-Perhaps Mr. Humphrey will, and be knows a lot about it.. -"
The EEGISTRAK GENERAL did not under. stand the remark regarding the balancing of the Chinese side,
The PRESIDENT-We want to get it discussed.
oponed. The increase of mail matter in the message of the 12th inst. with regard to the year ending June show a decrease in net by both sides.
revenue of £1,185,000 sterling.
THE CAPTURE: OF JAPANESE
SEALERS.
captured in the Bebring Sea and charged with san poaching, will be taken with their crews totalling fifty-nine, to Unga, Alaska
HovoRONG, AUGUST 19TH, 1908,
opiùm question in Hongkong, we have bad Swatow district was 900,000 to 1 miltion an opportunity of inspao ting the original mes- We have received from the Inspectorate articles, and in the remainder of the sage. We have no hesitation in stating that General of Customs and Posts the Repert province from 9 to 13 million articles. the version given by Router's agent in Hong- on the working of the Imporial Post Office "The most remarkable feature of the year,', kong was the only possible one. It is perfect. this time not, for the year 1907," but says the Postal Secretary, has been the skeleton telegram are "Hongkong's proposala" ly clear that the proposals referred to in the
LONDON, August 16th. for the 33rd your of KANG Hsu." Mr. extraordinary increase in the number of and not the proposals of the Imperial Go-have-advised the Japanese that the ships The Washington Department of Justice HIPIBLEY, the officiating Postel Secretary, lettera for local delivery, which jumped from vernment" The image whick Reuters Hiner Mara" and "Parki Mar explains that the delay in the publication of 44 to 453 thousand. This loen Chinese Agont receives in Hongkong is lentical with the report has been due to this substitution business is of recent growth and is a most the one sent to Shanghai, so that the explana- of the Chinese calendar-which had pre-encouraging indication that the residentsion of the difference is that the telegram has
been incorrectly rendered in Shanghai. viously been followed by Inland Offices in Canton city are transferring their patron- only for the foreign calendar in the age from the native postal hongs to the rendering of accounts and statistics at the Government administration. Another in- postal establishments, Mr. HiPPISLEY goes dication in the same sense is the closing of on to say that "a systent under which some five hongs during the year, four of wirth otices compile their statialies according to out mails to Shanghai, and coast, ports and the Chinese year, while others followed the one to Hongkong and Macao, leaving nine foreign wear was obviously open to objection only in the Cautou city still doing business, and the change had sooner or later to be and 34 only, against 71 in 1901, on the re- hids to meet national ideas and customis gister for the entire Canton district. We can the defectivos tonud. İvə new rifles, four revol- obtained up to the present time,
not in a single artico touch upon all the points vers and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Defen
and to suit the requirements of the Chinese administration," This clango would see at. Ist sight to be prompted more by
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS.
From Information received Defective-Ser-
geants Wilden and Terrott boarded the Ham- barg-Amerika Linie steamer Ambris" on Monday and arrested the second officer on a charge of being in unlawful possession of orans without a permit from the Captain Superinten dent of Police. In the defendant's cabin the
SHIPOWNERS' CLAIMS. AGAINST RUSSIA.
Mr. G. H. Faber asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how the case of the Gorman steamer Petarios for which the Russian Government paid fall compensation early, last rear, differed from that of the British steamers in no single instance had any compensation
Hipsang," "Ikhona," and others, for which
Mr. J. A. Pease, who replied, said: In the Supreme Court of Appeal at St. Petersburg found that the steamer was not liable to confiets
In the House of Commone on the 14th' alt
AMENDMENT OF VARIOUS BIZ-LAWS,
Correspondence was laid on the table relative to the amendment of various bye-laws,
Mr. LA CHU PAZ-What about the bye- laws for the prevention of infections diseases ? Haya they been amended, or are they being consisting of the Registrar-General, the amended as recommended by the sub-committee
Medical Offer of Health and Mr. Fung Ws Chuen The sub-committee's report was adopted by the Board while the new Act was being discussed.
The PRESIDENT-Rs Mr. Lau. Chu Pak's' minute these bye-laws are down on the agenda for consideration. They were never adopted by the Board, but their consideration was adjourned for the passing of the amording ordisar oe.
The PRESIDENT We want the amending
Ordinance to come out, and then we will print now edition of all the by-laws. According to one of the present bye-laws all people are not allowed to keep ests, and we want to permit all residents to keep onta. been Mr. Hoor-referred to the by-laws with
duty it was at present, when an application was regard to cemeteries, and wished to know whore
made for a grave in the Colonial Cemetary, to say in what portion of the cemetery the body
of interest in this Report, and we may bring dant was admitted to bail after his arrest to case of the "Tetartos" (not. "Petarios", the the present article to an end by an allusivi anable bin to proceed with his ship to the importance the Postal Administra Yesterday Mr. E. Davidson, from the one to compensation. The case of the
tion altacities to face.
knows of
Hastings and Hastings, appeared
were
M DIE WEAROW to the Benitory Board or the
MORTALITY STATISTICK; [
The death rats of the whole Colony for the week suding August ist was 342 against 36'3. for the previous week, and 279 for the porresponding week of last year. HARBOUR MASTER'S DISOBEDIENT COOLIE.
The Hon. Commander Basil & H. Taylor, R.N., Harbour Master, summoned his house colic before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday for disobeying lawful ordera,
The Harbour Master testified to getting one of his Chinese clerks to speak to the defendant. He told the clark to tell him that he was to take his orders from the boy" in his (the Harbour Master's) absence.
Chin. Ku stated thalat 3 p., on Saturday be went with Commander Basil Tayl or to bis house, where he was asked to gige certain instructions to complainant's coolia. Witness explained to defendant, who was bond boso coolie, that when Commander and Mrs. Taylor were absent, he must do what the No. 1 boy told him.. Defendant said he would not do it, he would only do what the European nurse told him. He also repeated in English in Avery impolite manner to Commander Taylor that he would go away at any time. Complainant told him be could go, but told him he would not get any pay if he behaved in that way.
His Worship-Can you prove any sotual ast of disobedience afterwards?
Commander Taylor-I put him out of the boase at once.
disobeyed-
His Worship---The treable is, he, has not
Commander Taylor --Ha rofused to obey. His Worship Had you told him previously P Commander Taylor-Ter, on several occasione- His Worship-Did he after that refuse to obey the boy?
Commander Taylor-So the boy told me. * His Worship-You cannot speak definitely to having told him to take his orders from the boy in your absence P
Commander Taylor-Yes, I repeatedly told him to do what the boy told him.
should call the boy to prove some particular act
His Worship suggested that complainant
of disobedience, and remanded the cisa until
today, fring bail atSIO
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The str. Indrani from New York via Suez, :
Nagasaki and Shangusi on the 17th inst. p.m., loft Singapore for this port on 17th inst. p.m.
The IGM str. P. I. Luitpold left Koba via and may be expected here on or about 25th inst. The T.K.Kr. America Maru is due to sail
that as a scheengouge the exam is often m tiou, than by a threery distra un mate how greatly the Chmase are impressed by on fils behalf, baxare M2, 3. H. Kemp at the of Appeal. With regard to the Ikhona," I to be the duty of the Surveyor-General, and
lg bifers the Cours unti
ind for comu yangu maisi Hongkong on the Sailing M
The C.P.R. str. Monteagle left Vancouver on uniformity of practice, for it will at once be appearances, and a recognition of that fact Mogistrasy and stated that his client had boen would beg to refer to the sewer given to the then it was changed by some authority what ports of cor. Lentot arrived Nagasaki at the 16th instam, for Hongkong via the smal vested that the Inland Offcas luces induced some of the Paraisen Pangilind Israel in Shanghai with biz bizi fiton the forthcoming
He understood that when bait was appplied for Supreme Court of Appeal
found that wi
the vessel fullured the Chinees. calendar ja making | build palatial consulates iu poria where the police were informed that defendant would was regularly detained. but should have been Medical Officer of Health. He thought a hys. 20.30 s,mi. on Trooday, the 19th inst, and loft up their accounts might have been in their commercial interests are not very con be obliged to leave the Colony. The ship afterwards relesed, and that the appellants were entitled to recover sompensation, to the amount struct a to follow the foreign oleadar siderable. When the Postal Administration would return to Hangtong na September 15th of the value of ship and cargo. The Supreme the chief offices did. If the change was maugurated considerations of economy and would be here till the 24th of that month. Court in its judgment not having gone into the tunde in the ease to made it necessary that cheap premisas Mr. Davidson asked his Worship to adjourn question of amount, this has to be determined by the Fort Court at Libau, who it is understood, meet national ideas and customs" how should be occupied, and in many instances. the bearing sine die.
The police raised noobjection, so his Worship decision as regards the "Ikhons" is, therefore, will consider the case in September next. The long will it be before we hear of a similar these were rented in lack streets or suburbs adjourned the hearing of the case until substantially the same as in the case of the order in regard to the preparation of the away from the busy quarters of the town
September 15th, Customs Trade Reports
"The consequence has been that the very
פת
had
to be
Tetartos," though the proceedings have taken longer.
again at 6 pm. same day for Shanghai, where law regarding the subject should be made, and she is due to arrivo at 10 cm, tomorrow. therefore he would like the bye-laws before the The P.R. str. Empress of India arrived meeting to stand over with the object of pro-Shanghai at 6 am. on Tuesday, the 18th inst.. sad left again at 4 p.m. same day for Nagasaki, posing a bye-law to that effent. In the mean- time, he would like to be oulightened.
where she is due to arrive at 6 am. Borrow.
The LG.M. str. Scharahorat which left bere on the 13th fast, at nocn, arrived at Singapore on the 18th inst. at 6 am.
The str. Buveric left Yokohama for Victoria B.G. and Tacoma on the 15th inst
would probably be better for the Registrar- The PRESIDENT explained that such appři. cations were instally matters of urgency, and it
General or the Medical Officer of Health to be responalite.