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Fit in suggested that at the time of the Fleet's Milas Nicholson, of Coppolitan Dock visit "fover in deadly, form" prevailed, reports that she lost from the Chamber of Again we are told that "Ever since Ameri- Commerce efflon on Wednesday, a marquee gold can occupancy of the Philippines, Hong-ring set with a large diamond and twelve small ones. The value of the ring was given at $250, kong, Shanghai and other coast cities of China have vilified Manila, envious of her progress. Plague stricken though they be
WATSON & CO. and always have been, they have magnified our lesser epidemica and given us no credit for preventative measures, our successes being a reflection on their lethargy," Ja what way Manila has been vilified" bý the coast cities of China, the author does not deem it worth while to state, But WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS are favoured with the explanation that "the strictures of the coast cities of China have a well-defined mercenary object in keeping tourists from visiting us and remaining longer with them."
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Correspondente must forward their names and addrcases with communications addressed to the
good faith.
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Singularly enough the writer omits to add that the British steamship companies actually run loss of steamers from Hong- kong to bring away from Manila any tourist who happens to stray to the [much-maligned city! It is perhaps due the. writer of this diatribe to say that when he writes of Manila heing vilified" in the coast cities of China he is but repeating what many have alleged before in Mauila. What found- ation the allegation has, we have never.
to
It is thought that the ring was picked up from the wash-hand stand.
and Affiliated Hospitals begs to soknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funda of the Hospitals:-
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Momorial
Li Sia Sak Lam Lok Sam
han Shok P'ang Leang A Mui...”
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Before Commander Banil R. H. Taylor, R.N...
at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday the masters of two licensed trading junks were fined 10 wol for neglecting to exhibit masthead lights between sunset and sourise. Another öne of $25 was imposed on the master of a licensed passenger boat for carrying five persons in ex- cess of the number allowed by his licence.
Mr. James F. Younge, the advance agent, of the Bandmann Opera Companies has arrived in Hongkong, where the "Merry Little Maids Company" will play for some nights before proceeding to Shanghai and Jupan As will be seen from our advertisement columns,
the Company open their season next Thurs. day with The Gay Gordons.”
Au Amoy telegram published in the Japanese
been able to learn, and the wrote does papers says the Chinese Minister in Washing not take the trouble to enlighten histon has wired to the Wei-wa-pu that Chinese revolutionists in the neighbourhood of Liang- readers; but there is an implied suggestion
that tourists are told that Manila is a neglected, dirty city and persoaras no beauty worth going far to see. Moreover ite climate has been reported as "uuhealth- ful" while tourists who have favoured
Manila with a visit have found it "delight ul. On this it may be said that every member of the reading public in the coust cities of China must be tolerably familiar with the commendable efforts which have been made, by the American administration
kang are engaged in purchasing arms and ammunition through Americans. Victroy Chang is instructed by the Peking Foreign Office to watch the alleged movement of the revolutionists.
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CHINA AND THE FAKUMEN RAILWAY.
Tokyo, June 3rd. China has formally withdrawn from the proposal to submit the dispute with Japan, regarding the Fakumen railway question, to the Hague Tribunal.
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THE FAKUMEN RAILWAY QUESTION.
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AN EXPLANATION BY JAPAN.
LONDON, June 2nd.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, June 3rd.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PCISNE JUDGE).
CLAIM ON A SUB-CONTRACT.:
COXSWAIN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
"A death inquiry adjourned, and the principal witness placed in the dock on a charge of ranslaughter, were the striking facts recorded at the Magistrsay yesterday. An inquiry was being conducted by Mr. J. H, Kemp into the dronmstances attending the death of a Chinese Ld Wo Shing, trading as the Wo Shing firm, toatan who was drowned in the harbour on sued Li Fook, trading as the Yee Bang firm, to the 23rd May as the result of a steam launch recover $233.49 balance due for werk done and colliding with the sampau. The jury was com material supplied between 9th November, 1908, and and April, 1999: Defendant had paid $1320d of Messrs. C. A. Corr, S. Boulton and into Court, the amount he alleged to be due and owing in respect of the contract.
Mr. Balmer Johnson (of Mosers, Deunys and Bowley) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon (of Mr. R. A. Harding's office) for the defendant.
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P.H. J. G. Jonckheer.
The story was that the docensed Chan Kun, Reblamation Street, Yaamati, fishing, when a his brother and sister were in a boat off steam lamch coming from Hongkong me into them and capsized the boat. Chan Kan, who was at the bow rowing, was thrown into the rater and was never seen again. The steam launch was contmaing on its journey when the woman called out" save life, and it returned. A lifebuoy was thrown to the two in the water and they wore taken on board and afterwards put shore. The deceased, however, was never seen again. The evidence of Dr. Pearse was that the canse of death was drowning.
His Lordship--I suppose it is a question of Rocounte, as this money has been paid into Court. Mr. Johnson-It is a question of whether the defendant has been paid for what he has dene. My case is to prove that he has been paid for
verything he claims to have done,
His Lordship anderstand there is an architect on each side,
Mr. Johnson-Yes. Proceeding to outline!
His Worship informed the jurora that in the facts, Mr. Johnson said;the claim was for addition to the statements presented to him work done to the wall enclosing the Navel Yard, others had been laid before him, and he had been The Times" has received from
wal running along curray Road from the going through these during the inquiry, Had Tokyo an explanation of Japan's re- Vistoria. Recreation Club almost to Queen's he soon then earlier, he would have brought a fusal to refer the Fakumen railway Road. His client was the sub-contractor, and charge of manslaughter against the coxswain of dispute to the Hague Arbitration was employed by the defendant to put in granite the steam launch instead of holding an inquley. Tribunal, which represents that the do the wail from the south end, from the cricket inquiry and charge the coxswain with man- work and coping stones. The contract was to What he proposed to do was to abandon the proposal prompted the conviction that fold and down to the iron railing at the V.R.C. slaughter. He was sorry that his had brought a stage had been reached in the The arrangement was verbal, but subsequently the jurymon up, but he had not the information
his client received a memorandam with a small before him until now, diplomatic negociations at which arbi-sketch on it, which showed the price to be paid. The inquiry was closed and the coxswain tration could properly be invoked.
Afterwards the wall was extended, and eHo Kau was charged with raadslaughter. When "Ibe Times," in an article, says the work. Ha undertook the task on the defendant whether he caused the death of this man or not. sub-contractor was requested to do the additional asked to pland, he said that he did not know International Bank has just been discovered.
The forgery of a bank draft for $600 on the explanation will correct misapprehen- agreeing to pay the additional price which he ridance was called and the case adjournoi, Mr. Anderson, the manager of the Hongkong sions but cannot be read with sincere submitted. branch, reports to the police that on the 8th pleasure by all friends of Japan and Febrnavy last a draft for $600 on the bank in favour of the Wing Sing Cheong firm, 127 Des our Alliance. The right of Japan to Voeux Road West, was presented and cashed veto reilways competing with her line and chopped by a man who signed his name as in South Manchuria cannot be dis- Li Ping. Since, thou the Bank was informed puited, whether they are projected by that the firm named had been advised that a. choque for $600 had been sent to them, but had Chinese or British. Whether the extra work? not been received: Inquisies showed that the Fakumen railway project would prove choque had been cashed and that the chop wasa forgery, the man who received the money having competitive is doubtful, but as the South Manchurian railway was ac quired by our Allies at the cost of a protracted bloody war, they are not
diminished by competition. unnaturally disinclined to see its value
in the Philippines to improve the mutation and general attractiveness of the City of Manile, but while the newspapers of the China Coast have certainly hesitated to tell their renders that Manila ie the sanatorium of the Far East, we have failed to notice the "vile alandera" to which the writer refers, no authority to do xo. nor have we observed any manifestations of u "joy unspeakable" with which the coast cities of China are alleged to have been filled because the Preas of the United States bas echoed these "vile slanders." These things exist only in the morbid imagination of the writer of the diatribe. Even in Manils we traat there are not many readers so credulous as to accept these inventions as sober statements of fact. What we appreciate best about
A very heavy penalty was imposed at the Magistracy, yesterday on a Chinese for having without a permit. The men, who was arrested been found in possession of a quantity of opium at Hok Un Kok, tried to escape by means of a ladder, but without succes. He also attempted to throw away a tin of opium. In view of the fact that there were five previous convictions against him, the man was ordered by Mr. Kemp to pay a fine of 750 or to go to prison for six months Mr. Hogarth, chief excise officer,
ggests the onwisdom of exporting raw opiam the raw opium from Sum Chan, a fact which
from here to Sam Chan.
KAISER AND TSAR TO MEET.
LONDON, June 1st,
At the initiative of the Kaiser, His
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His Lordship-Was there a written contract.
Mr. Johnson Only a memorandum signed by my client, which refers to the contract. at issue? Is it a question of whether the His Lordship-Shortly, what is the question defendant agreed to pay an extra price for the
refuses to pay, and wo don't know what item Mr. Johnson-I don't know. My friend he objects to
Mr. Dixon-The defence is, that under the memerandom the plaintiff refers to the price is
stipulated. That is what he has signed, and what we have paid into Court, and we have Mr. Harker's certifients.
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CHINESE TEMPLE COLLAPSES:
A NUMBER OF WORSHIPPERS INJURED.
Temple, Queen's Road East, yesterday morning, A serions collapse occurred at the Tai Wong when a number of visitors were entombed. The
beams supporting the roof of the building are the mortar is alleged to have been defective said to have been in a bad condition, while
The police were hastily summoned, and when they arrived it. WAS them by the oxcited crowd of onlookers that reported to some people wore buried under the debris.
Assisted by the Bremen, who were also early on the scene of the disaster, they eat to work to His Lordship-The question is whether release the sufferers, and guided by their cries, thors is a separate and independent agreement soon extricated them. They proved to be two dealing with extra work and extra rates. young women who had called at the temple at Mr. Johnson-I am going to submit that the about ten o'clock to engage in devotional memorandum pat in refers to the contract, and exercises. When released, they were found to not to the additional work.
have received various nasty cats and bruises, Mr. A. Denison, a member of the firm of and the condition of one of them is believed to
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Editor, not for publication but as evidence of the article, and what we think the public elicited from the defendant that he obtained Majesty will meet the Tear in the awern dealt with a list of items contained in the aastable building at the time of the collapse
All lettore for publication should be written on one side of paper only.
generally will best enjoy, is not the fecund imagination which this writer of Ration No anonymously signed communications that evidently possesses, but the subtly humorous. have already appeared in other papers will be and peculiarly opposite headline which inserted.
Orders for catra, copica of DAILY Pass the Editor has given to it viz.—“ Ananias should be sent before 11 am, on day of and the Cruise of the Big Fleet." publication. After that hour the supply is
limited. Only supply for Cask.
Telegraphic Address: PRESS.
Codis 1.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber."
P. O. Boz., 84, Telephone No. 12.
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The Alhambra Cigar Factory, Manila, which has been up for sale twice during the past few weeks, was on the 29th alt., purchased by the well know firm of Kuenze and Streiff. The The German Mall of the 5th May was factory, which has for years laboured along in delivered in London on the 2nd inst
the hands of the banks, says a Manila c temporary, is now on a sound business basia, Two additional death from plague were re-Mr. Hoffmeister. who has for many years been HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DES VEUX ROAD Cported yesterday, bringing the total for the connected with the Alhambra, has been retained, LONDON:OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC
year up to 88. They were both Chinese,
as technical manager. A large amount of first and fature crops contracted for, which will quality leaf tobacco has recently been purchased onable the present owners to maintain the high standard always found in the Alhambra factory products. It is understood that the price paid for the concern was to be P233,000.
The Daily Press.
Hoxokowe, Juxɛ 4rm 1909.
MANILA has not forgiven ADMIRAL SPEBRT for denying shore liberty to the men of the Battleship Fleet, during the greater part of their stay in Manila waters last year because the cholera epidemic, which had
The Rey. F. B. Meyer, who is making a tour of the East on a religions mission, is due in Hongkong on the 10th inst and will be hero for
ten days.
The strike and boycott movement against the Manila Electric Railway, and Light Co. was revived by a proclamation issued by the Union Ohrers on May 28th.
Chinose thiores have now turned their atten- broken out in the City some months before,tion to street lamps. It was reported to the had not been entirely vanquished by the police yesterday that the brass fixings of a street time the Fleet arrived, One of our Mauila lamp at the junction of Macdonnell and Bowen contemporaries, received by yesterday's Roads had been stolen. mail, contains a six column article on the Mr. J. H. Gardiner, "solicitor, las sovered his subject, headed "Ananias and the Cruise of connection with the firra of Messrs. Bratton the Big Fleet," being an article written by and Hott, and bus started the practice of his Mr. FRANK L. STRONG, Chairman of the profession on his own account at 50, Queen's Reception Committee, for publication in Road Central, the office of the late Mr. O. D.
After
Thomson.
the compound of the Coutral Police Station. There were 23 from Singapore but the bulk from the Dutch East Indies, the number frein there being 101.
Mrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, on being be critical. Several others who wers in the particulars supplied, most of which
were had arrow sscapes, bai none were seriously for work on plinth stone, and 45 cents por fact admitted. He did not think 15 cents per footj
injured.
for work on coping stone was an unreasonable
Finnish Archipelago on the 17th inst. M. Isvolsky, the Russian Foreign Minister, will accompany the Tsar.
Great political importance is attach-price for work done during Chinese New Year, ed to this meeting in St. Petersburg, for working daring that period.
A contractor would have to pay his men extra where such an event has been entirely unexpected...
London, June 3rd. Prince Buelow is to accompany the Kaiser on his visit to the Tsar.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTION.
The Transvaal and Orangia as. sembled Councils have adopted the
"CHINA'S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS."
The Board of Agriculture, Works and After further evidence was heard, his Lordship mon for foreign Consuls in China to exercisa Cüinmerce has ascertained that it is not uncom- roserved judgment.
THE "DAILY MAIL" CUP. The full respite of the shooting on Empire Day for the Daily Mail Cup in the For East
were as follows :-----
Kuala Lumpur Singapore Shanghai
Penang ... Ipoh... Hongkong
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Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, shot again at
their functions beyond the limits of the foreign settlements, and also foreign troops frequently go beyond the same limite,
The Board therefore has arranged with the that the spirit of the foreign treaties may be Wai Wu-pu to introduce a set of regulations so earried out to the very letter.
MYSTERY OF A NECKLACE
DISAPPEARANCE ON VALUABLE PEARLS.
With reference to the valuable pearl necklace whose mysterious disappearance was recorded
A copy of the report of the Chinese YMCA. amended constitution without a divi. the 600 yards range, the former team winning in our yesterday's issue, says the Siam Observer
of Hongkong for the year ended December 31st sion. last is to hand. The Board of Directors is now composed entirely of Chinese who, the report states, carry the responsibility with increased interest. The report covers the various! branches of work -- religious, educational," | social and athletic. The educational work
with a score of 251 against Singapore's 249.
CLOSING A RUSSIAN NAVAL DOCKYARD.
RUSSIAN RAILWAY LOAN.
It is announced that the new Admiralty LONDON, June 3rd. dookyard in St. Petersburg will be closed this month, and that ite site will be converted into The Russian Government bas de-residential or business quarters. The orniser Bayan and Pallada and the battlosbig dadrew than 1.000 workmen will be thrown out of will be sent for completion to Cronstadt. More
the Baltic works on the opposite side of the employment. It is proposed, however, to extend
includes day and night schools, periodicalcided to raise a loan of three and a lectures, an ambulance class, and a musical club half million sterling for railway pur- loyalty of the members in subscribing to the poses at 4 per cent. It will be issued support of the Association, in addition-to-their in London at £90.
As to the finsacial position, the report says the
membership fees. is well shown in the Treasurer's report. Beceipts from all sources totalled $8,035.17, the financial statement show ing a debit balance of 8396.58, but outstanding accounts, if duly paid, will reduce the debit to
$2.
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THE DERBY.
German Mail from the South give additional Telegrams in spots which reached as by
particulars of the classic race. The betting on the day before the race was as the follows:
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Nera, and an arrangement is still in contem. plation for handing over these works to the management of a well-knowa British ship building firm.
THE SEA BORNE TRADE OF INDIA
of the Zuth inst., there appears to be just that kind of mystery which the writer of "detective stories usually revels in. It seems that the bax containing the necklace was handed to the captain of this mall steamer at Southampton by Mr. Smith, one of the consigning firm and who is now in Bangkok. Upon arrival at of Messrs. Behn Moyer and Co., the agents Singapore, the parcel was placed in the custody of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, and was by them given into the hands of Capt. Hubner, of the necklace and its case was handed by the Dili, just before she spiled. Upon arrival hero the box which was supposed to contain the Captain of the Deli to an employee of Mesars. Windsor and Co., who gave the usual receipt for it. It was then taken by him straight to the office of the firm and locked in the strong room. It had only been there a very short time when it was called for by the consignee, who took it away and on arrival at home opened it at once only to make the discovery that the We recently dealt at some length with the would
necklace was missing. The questions which
striko statistics of the sea-borne trade of India for the
the average seeket after. eleven months ending with February, these the necklace in the case when it, the latter, solution of the mystery are:-(1) was figures showing a decrease of Rs. 6,12,39,000 in left the hunds of the London jewellers (2) was imports and a decline of Rs. 23,83,85,000 iu exit stolen la transit for, (3) was it made off with ports. The statistics for the fall year which after they enter case had arrived in Bangkok P have now been published show that the falling In solving one of these questions first and then off in imports continued daring March, the discovering the present whereabouts of the uggregate decrosse for the twelve months missing article of jewellery the authorities would mounting to Rs. 8,63,34,000. ·
seen to have before them a task fit only for a however, a slight recovery in exports during the month, the tous decrease for the year being Recony or a Sherlock Holmes, Wo earn that
reductious, in the receipts of metals, railway local agents have been notified of its loss, 23,74,71,000, an examination of the figures for the pecklace had been insured for £8,000, it March brings out the fact that there wore heary fall value, in Lloyd's Insurance and that the plant and rolling-stock and silk manufactures, while cotton yarns and piece goods declined by no less than Rs. 1.56 crores. As regards ex ports, articles of food and drink fell by Rs. 67 ments of raw cotton increased by over Rs. 56 The C.N. Co's str. Yingchow left Shanghai lakhs and of cotton yarn by nearly Rs. 56 lakke on the 3rd inst., and is due hore on the 6th inst. and of cotton piece goods by nearly ts. 4 lakhs, the 3rd inst morning, and is expected to arrive Rs. 20 lakhs in wool, but coffee declined by Rs. The Glen Line str. Glenesk left singapore on There was a riso oreover of Rs. 18 lakhs in undressed skins, of Rs.16 lakhs in seeds and of
left this port on the 27th April was delivered in. 16 lakhs, and jute manufacturers by Rs. 42 here on the 8th inst.
The Silk er M.M, str. Ernest Simona which 19 lakhs, rice by Rs. 72 laichs, raw jute by R. Lyons on the let inet
Lakhs.-Stuterman.
Sir Martin Louviers and Valens Bayardo
Collier's Weekly, but which the Editor of that, journal returned to its author, and the Yesterday saw another long procession of Cableneuve-American explains the refuel of undesirables wending their way up the hill to the article by saying Collier's "need not be expected to do the equare thing for Americans in the Philippines, notwithstand.
A case of gruelty to ing that we have here a more sanitary city.
child has just come under the notice of the polles. On the 1st inst. than even Little Old New York,"
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a woman residing at 37 Upper Lascar Row reported that her servant girl uged 11 years reading through this article which our Manila oontemporary has printed as “Some
message was received from Mr. Shellim at the was missing. A little later a telephone Unpublished History of the Fight for
Peak that a girl had been found wandering year Manila's Maligned Name," we could military character: suggest several other adequate grounds.
the house. Sergt. Bell brought the girl down for refusing its publication in a paper
Mr. J. H. Brawu, zaster of the ss., Chenanthat
to the Central Police Station where she said
The order at the finish was Minora, Louviers, of the standing enjoyed by Collier's has informed the police that while the vessaltaistress because of her ornel truaiment Boy, Strickland, The Story, Sandbath, Phaleron,
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run way from her William the Fourth, Valene, Bayurdo, Electric Weekly, but we are of so much interesteding at Quarry Bay Dock on the 30th Her hody was covered with bruises suid after Diamond Stud, Prostor Jack, St. Ninian, and
this question na we are in the the night four out. of white paint mixed with who made the report was sent for. On hor.
May, one person stole from the deck during ale had received raclical-attention the women Brooklands. The time was 2 min 42 2/5 secs.
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The Times Vienna correspondent saya that in Hungarian political circles the visit of Prince Kani to Vienas, arouses considerable interest Nashimoto, coming so soon after that of Prince and gises rise to various rumours of a politico.
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unbridled license taken by the author in Foll, and five gallous of paint oil. The total arrival the girl recognised her us her mistress. LATEST STEAMER, MOVEMENTS lakhs and opiwa by Rs. 34 lakhs, but the ship As Sir Robert Bond, the ex-Promier of Now.
maligning the other porte in the East, by way value was put at $60
of defending the fair name of Manila. Both
Inspector. Marison thereupon charged the Yokohama and Amoy are described as condition of some of the uullahs, mentions that allowed her to go on putting up a bail of 850, A correspondent, in complaining of the thy woman with cruelly illtreating the child and "death holes."Amor is particularly de- in the nullah behind the Kwong Choy Yuen When the case was called at the Magistracy, the signated
one of the dirtiest peat-boles on flower garden at Wong nai-oboong, there are. earth" where "cholera bas reigned uncheck three dead pigs. The statement certainly she had absconded. The child was handed over woman did not appear, and it was discovered that Rom time immemorial." Of Yokohama indicates a state of affairs which ought not to the Registrar Gonteral
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foundland was landing at. Western Bay to address knocked overboard
s political meeting, he was opponents. Sir Robert, was retened by his
crowd of
boat's crow, and returned to the steamer
senseless. His opponents, however, say that that he was kicked in the chest and knocked abandoning his attempt to land. He declares
they only pushed him overboard.