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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 1909.
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According to an official statistica: table: 61,058 TELEGRAMS.|
cases of divorce happened In Japan during the year 1907, showing a decrease of 4,310 as com pared with 1906
An adjunct licence for the Vienus Café at No: 34, Queen's Rood Contral, was granted by the Justices of the Peace yesterday to Julius Philipp Sommer. Mr. F. A. Haseland presided at the
length on the turn. We leam of an unprecedented rica crop in Japan; in China the crops are reported to be no le promising, while the reports from India since the end of the monsoon predict bumper harvests in all parts of the country. A month ago it was expected that the & 00.crops of the United States this year would be of the value of something like 400 millions sterling, and it is
Messrs. R. H, A. Cmig, G. H. Wakeman, obvious that this factor must have a highly C. A. D. Melbourne, P. P-J. Wodobouse, A. N. stimulating effect on the general commercial | Fleming, J. R. Wood, à. H. Ongh, Dr. W. and industrial position. The monetary B. Moore, Masaza, G. A Woodcock and C. S. position is said to be satisfactory, and a Gubbay." WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS feeling of quiet confidence has prevailed.
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But the news we publish to-day is likely to have a very disturbing effect, for the prosperity of the United States la so im portant an element in international trade. REUTER informs us to-day that the total closing of the Southern cotton mills in contemplated, owing to the dearness of raw cotton. Presumably the results from Failure of the crop in Taxas, where much deterioration was feared owing to pro tracted drought. A recent cotton report stated, however, that full drops are probable in Alaban, Georgia and the
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where the holding power of the planterį į a strongest, and where their interests are most consolidated; whilst Texas, where the crop is short, is just the State where the farmer acts most independently.” The action threatened by the Southern millowners-may-have-upon-the-planters the effect which the foregoing extract suggests is |desired," but the situation will creato
good deal of anxiety, and news of the develop ments will be eagerly awaited. When we tura from America to England it is our pleasure to note that the Board of Trade
Returns of the external trade of the United Kingiom have recently been more entis factory than for a long time past. The July returns, which are the latest received, re. corded an advance ic exports of £1,782,000, or 52 per cent, while the imports showed an improvement of £3,548,000 or over 7:6 per cent. The returas for the first seven months of the year show, as compared with last year,
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an increase of £6,899,559 in imports and decrease of £11,277,530 in exports of
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colonial merchandise, however, had increased by £8,816,140, so that on the whole there was an improvement of over. four millions sterling in the total for the seven months. July was the first time for many months that the Board of Trade
returns bad shown a marked advance both is imports and exports, and we note in the Indian papers a telegram to the effect that the improvement was maintained in the month of August. It
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their smewhat protracte 1 period of deprea....... slon, showed great improvement in July. Of the increase in the exports, cotton yaras and fabrics accounted for £523,717, woollen yarns and fabrics for £374,638, silk for £25,038 and. other textile goods for £245,250.How far the crisis in the weaving trade in the United Statos, reported in to-day's telegrams, will affect the recovery of the world's HOSOKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VESI ROAD Ctrade it is difficult at the moment LONDON OFFICE: 131, ELBET Sraser. EC
to say, and perhape it is wise not to attempt to prophesy on the subject until
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fuller information of the crisis comes to band.
It is confidently stated that the rice erop in Japan this year will be one of unprecedented maguitude.
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The police have been informed by Mr. F. kong, that he lost his pocket book containing Arnold, agent for, the Pathe Freres in Hong-
$210 iu money and a cheque for $30. He left it in the lavatory at Weissmann's.
When the Hon. Mr. GRESSON, as Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
The only case of communicable disease Corporation, *ackdressed the half-yearly reported in the Colony. Inst week was one in- mesting of shareholders a month ago ported Japanese case of enteric forer. The he said in regard to the state of case wis fatal. trade :-"We are still waiting for the long
xpected turn of the tide. It not be said that trade in the Far East is yer in a flourishing condition, but there is pro- mise of improvement in some directions, and I see no cause for taking a pessimistic view. Oa the conary news from India. of the climatic conditions, upon which, particularly in that country, so much de penda, is favourablä; silk drops in both China and Japan are reported to be well-up to, if not above, the average'; and now life
It is stated that Russian emigration to the Amur region is-proceeding vigorously. This number of families that emigrated thither from January to August this year was 2,755, representing 15,584 individuals, which lutter figure shows an increase of 7,763,-as-compared with 1908.
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THE MONKEY HUNTERS,
STRANGE DISCOVERY OF LOCAL- EXPLORERS.
meeting of the Justices, and there were also THE BUTLER WRIGHT CASE.we twenty intrepid adventurers who rose on
present the Captain Superintendent of Police,
The Commonwealth Customs officials are still
experiencing considerable trouble in regard to the introduction of opium into Australia. It
oppears that the Chinese, or some of them, are
determined to have it, and resort is made to all
kinds of devices to secure its introduction. A Tocent case was that of a Chinaman who had a
APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE
VENUE OF TRIAL,
SHANGHAI, October 4th. Mr. Douglas, the solicitor acting for Mr. Butler Wright, applied to the Supreme Court to-day to change the venue of trial to Shanghai.
He filed an affidavit by the accused in which he said that the whole of the residents of the Shameen were his enemies, and that he conscientiously In fact, a regular system has believes it impossible to obtain a fair been established, and, though seizures are fretrial at Canton, quent, yet the profits are so enormous that tho incentive to engage in the illicit traffic is very great.
opulent pigtail like a sitenge, which contained opium inside. The Chinese, any of whom are very well off, give any money for one, and
some Europeans are now known to be in the trade.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT,
Monday, October 4th.
Before Lacut. C, W. Beckwith, R.N. (MARINE MAGISTRATE).
NEGLIGENT NAVÏDAMON,
The Marine Magistrato conducted an inquiry at the Harbour Office yesterday concerning the alleged negligent navigation of Tang Lim, cox. swain of the steam launch Siz Tas Koo, whereby
Spurred by a spirit of emulation of the donghty deeds of Shackleton, and Peary, and | Cook, and a prominent local explorer, we sat fortli
the morning of the third of October, miere obscure local worthine, and retired to rest that. night with the consqlousness of having added to the store of human knowledge-to explore a mysterious island whose very existence was hitherto supposed to be legendary; und upon which the heary foot of white man had never hitherto trodden.
A large crowd came to see us off, and among received a brand-new British flag and a cask of the numerous expressions of good wishes we
O. B. beer (“suitable for plenics: delivered free look at the land of our adoption we steered first on board with ice "- see advt.). Taking a last
of all in a semi-southerly direction and after- wards when wo had got mat of the range of or los quanto com our man or less quasi-northerly. Then, having taken observations, some though double glasses, we lashed the helm to the mast, settled down on our course, and waited for something to turn up His Lordship the Chief Justice And in the fulness of time wo ran right into the (Sir H.-W. do Sausmarez) said the land of our desire. Entering and anchoring in
Turtle cove, the main harbour of the ingnd, wa. Consul had reported that fifteen jury-bohot in the distance, blazing with the glory men wore available who could be of the mid-day sun, the gilded domes, the spark trusted to give an independent and Capital of the Island, awe-strack with wonder, ling minarets and the haughty towers of the proper judgment. If necessary the the post of the party burst forth with Court could sit with Assessors.
His Lordship added that he had been informed that H. E. Wei Han (Managing Director of the line) might be unavailable as a witness. His
Match me such maryal save in Eastern velime,
A Rose-ral City, half as old as Time.
years too late. We found on the beach a
When leaving, there was another interchange of presents: this time we parted with fifty cents and received in returna thoniand-year old sword. tartle of a variety hitherto undreamt of in human philosophy. By universal consent it was handed over to a popular young banker of the Party, who undertook to bring it up as a pet - and who at once christoned it "Willis." He will doubtlew be glad to show it to any readers of the Daily Press,
In conclusion, I have only to say that the other explorers join me in expressing a wish that an official copy of this number ...we are all going to send-one each on our own—will be sont to the committee of the Royal Geographteal Society, and possibly I shall be able to sign my -next contribution-to-human-kaowledge.
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TYPHOON AND EXCURSIONISTS.
The typhoon which was approaching the Colony pastel to the south yesterday, but the black sone still remained suspended, and with the excoption of launches, the harbour remained clear of small, craft. The weather interfered with the running of the smaller steamers, both Sunday night's and Monday morning's Macao stories. belonging to the Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Company being detained.
One small vessel from Macao succeeded in
teaching port on time, but the skippers of the Hongkong. Canton and Macao Co.'s line The as. Heungshan left Macao as usagi ni --- had apparently decided to take no risks.
soven o'clock on Sunday evening willia good number of passengers, and continued. on her voyage for about three-quartárs of. BE hour. Then the threatening state of the On landing we were bitterly disappointed the vessel was anchored under the les of Mala wostiser decided the captain to put back, and find we had come too late-just seventy-eight shan Trland, none the Macao lighthouse, until memorial stone set up to the master of the good compradore of the vessel had only provided. the following morning. It appears that the ship Mercury who had perished on this very provisions and refreshments for the day's trip and on-the-24th of April, 1831. Some offer many of the passengers complained of being became chicken-hearted, and regarded this as a sinister omen and remembered we had forgotten unable to get food and drink, eyen minerale and something on board the ship, to which wo
water being used up before the night was spent, Others again were unable to get sleeping returned with all speed. The rest of us pressed The application was adjourned un- the flora and fauna of the load and tasted many sionists that landed from the boat yesterday forward to the Capital, On the way we studied accommodation, even chairs being at a premium. It was a very forlorn-looking party of erður- hitherto unknown barrios and fruits-first of all morning, and hastened to satisfy the cravings of til Wednesday.
taking the precaution of trying their effect on the bull-terrier which accompanied the expedi tion. Stately antelopes gazed shyly at us from the brows of cliffe preparatory to making a stately los in mid-air and vanishing like try. The poot in his beautiful diction said
collision nearly took place with the Ferry lanuch Southern Star on the Ist instant. The attendance, however, was essential, charge was preferred by the Hon Mr. Osborne and he would request H.B.M.
Hou, Mr. Osborné stated that on the morning of the 1st instant as the Southern Star left Minister at Peking to communicate the Hongkong ferry wharf for Kowloon the with the Chinese Government in munch Sin Tai Koo was coming from the wast regard to this matter. When the boats were within 100 yards of each other tho Sin Tai Kee altered her course to
port, and both vessels closed. The Southern
Star altared her course to starboard, and blew -one blyat to avoid immediate collision. Thon-the-
defendant's launch went full speed astern. Witness noticed that a small boy was støer. ing. The launches got to within twenty yards
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of ach other owing to the careless navigation ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION of the coxswain of the St-Tai-Kos.
Defendant stated that he was proceeding from the west to Wanchai When be say the
Southern Star coming out he starboarded, slowed his angines and gave two short blasts. He did not go astern.
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After hearing further evidence his Worship found that the defendat was to bisine by not time, and by trying to pass ahead of the ferry. altering his course, to starboard in sufficient
He ordered the coxswain to pay a fine of $3, and to pass another examination before his certificate was returned..
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
By clever ruses the police have succeeded in breaking up two gambling establishments at Quarry Bay and Shaakiwan The police-knew for some time that gambling had been going on at a certain house in Shaukiwan and that it was sondusted by a syndicata of ten, but the keepers of the house had developed such a system of espionage on the police that the latter could not hope to obtain sose to the place while gambling was going on. Inspector Collect however, drang- ex with the Central authorities and when the Inspectos sud his detective Haw the emissary front the gambling house watching them as the station they know that gambling was in fall swing at the house. The Inspector com
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that they reminded him of
the inner manD.
The s.8. Sue Tai, which was das in port at 11.30 am. yesterday, remained at Macao, the captain deciding not to attempt the trip owing to the threatening state of the weather. Should
more favourable conditions prevail to-day, the ***The wild gazelle on Judah's hills,”
balated vessel is expected to leave for Hongkong- which anyone must admit is highly at 7 a.m. Mr. Justice Gompertz was expected to poetical way of describing what afterwards return to the Colony by the Bui Tai yesterday. turned out to be a cow with a calf at briel, A and to decide two Supreme Court cases
Chats which At Portland, Oregon, when Presi-and thoro showed as that tigers are not entirely to his non-arrival, however, the hearing of the sudden glimpse of black and yellow stripes bere he had fixed for half past eleven o'clock. - Owing-
LONDON, October 4th.
dent faft was entering his automo-
trying to reach him was arrested. bile a man who was desperately
unknown in this earthly paradise.
Arrived at the main gate of the city we were met by the Chief and his family. The former spoke Anglo-Saxon of the kind that IIe had a revolver concealed in a must have been in vogue before Alfred burnt
his tongus by eating hot cakes.
camera.
THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE IN AN AIRSHIP.
LONDON, October 4th.
cases was postponed.
and Macao Steamboat Co. issued an express Yesterday morning the Hongkong, Canton
stating that there would be no afternoon
stoamor to or from Macao on that day owing to the inclement weather.
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We diplomatically entreated his acceptance of a piece of silver plate-twenty cents to wit,
When darkness set in last night the wind was He returned the compliment with a basket of still high, and the hosting of the green, red, green small fish, and friendliness was the order of the vertical lights on H.M.S. Tamar, at the Harbour day. One of his entourage, rather a pretty one, Office, and at the Water Police Station, Kowloon presented a member of our party with cather a reminded seamen and shore residente that a pretty yellow fewer which he afterwards typhoon was within 300 miles of the Colony. flaunted in his buttonhole, and seemed to think Mr. Orville Wright has made a re-it established his claim to the palm in gasä cord high flight of 450 metres at looks. We would only comment on the strange Berlin.
taste of the untutored savage lass. Subsequently in a flight of eight minutes he was accompanied by H. I. H. the Crown Prince of Ger- many, who constantly urged him to go higher
manicated with the Central, and Sergt.-Ap- His Imperial Highness had been pleton and a posse of police left-for the scene. Meanwhile Inspector Collett took charge to constantly pressing Mr. Wright to show himself to the gambling house spy, who take him in his airship for a week was thas thrown off his guard. In a short time Sergt. Appleton and his men reached the house past, and entered by the back door, taking the inmates. completely by surprise. The majority of the gam klera escaped, but eleven were arrested. The police. also removed the whole outfit, which included a bell on a long wire attachment with which to give the alarm, tables, chairs, cards, etc. Brought bafore Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yester day two leaders were fined $500. each and the remainder $3 each,
COTTON MILL CRISIS. IN. AMERICA.
LONDON, October 4th. At a meeting of Southern Cotton Millowners, held in New York, it was
The chief was quite really to talk about his
kingdom and his people. The former includes five-cities, and the latter at the last camaus numbered; 1,500 of whom 500 were monkeys. Army and no Navy, no pelics and no lawyers, In this veritable garden of don they have no
no Banitary Board (a very obvious fact) and no
taxes. They have no old age pensionsty land and lives on the plentiful fruit thereof. The ons export industry of the island is nam pla
do not need them; every man owns his own
---a usuce mamufactured out of the inner cells of the brains of shrimps, and meant exclusively for the tables of the wealthy, We saw sou. It smells like bilge water, and probably it is worse. But we had not come to Monkey Island to talk commerce and politica-we wanted to see the monkeys. The Chief gave us their history. It seems and this was another disappointment to as in that it showed that yet another white man had forestalled us-that their ancestors were
The following telegrams were received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory yesterday :--
Luzon, direction unknown.
9.30 o.m.-Cyclone or Typhoon N.E. of
China Sea moving W. Also cyclone or typhoon direction unknown.
11,30a.m.-Cyclone or Typhoon over N
E. of Aparri more than 300 miles dielent.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES PROSECUTION.-
Yesterday the Mitsui Bassan Kaisha were just scales. The case in which they had beer: summoned by Inspector Gourlay for using un- previously fined $500 for a similar offence was also re-heard. Mr. John Hastings appeared for the defence. He argued, in the second offence which was alleged to have taken place on the Shibetoro Mart, that there was no evidence of wala fides. Of the eight machines in use three were correct. two were in favour of
The police came from Wanchai on this occasion
A similar ruse was carried out at Quarry Bay. I decided that owing to the dearness of brought there by Vasco da Gama. Now the purchaser, two were in favour of the vendor, and captured 24 gamblers, one man, who jumped out of the window, having to be taken to the $200 each and the others $2 each. hospital. In this case the two keepers were aned
raw cotton and the low price of the product, weaving is at the present time unprofitable.
The almost total closing of the Southern mills is anticipated within a fortnight.
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and nuts and berries in the
summer in
tested?
monkey and man at first were friends, bat when
pique began, the monkey to gain some private and one was out of order, and the Ineoutor ends went and arrogated the whole of Moukey could not say whether it was right or wrong Mountain (20,000 ft. high) to himself. There The two against the purchaser were practically ever since, he has drawn a hard and fast line cancelled by the two against the vendor. There between himself and the next order in the scale
was no intention to defrand. The soles were old.
His Worship-They admit they w
were not of creation. He lives on fresh wild fruits EX TENSIVE BUBBERY
the open air, sud-in winter subsiste in caves Mr. Hastings-They were not tested. They An extensive robbery was en uitted at 3, Sea
-on-dried specimens of the same wares.. Thought to have been tested once a year or more. View Terrace. Quarry Bay, on Sunday morning, when soutons by means of a duplicate key
superior race resenta bis exclusiverees by My clients will do so in future. The scales got has been infused into the Straits Settlements At the Magistracy yesterday Inspector opened a safe and stole therefrom $153 in money,
hunting him..
ont of order through negligence or through by the success attending the cultivation of Macdonaki prosecuted for larceny a coolie, who sight or nine silver prize spoons ralne $12.60,
The day of our visit happened to be an off-lapse of time. Besides, there were only two rabber, a product which bids fair to become was found some distance from the Kowloon silver dragon pattern cup on blackwood stand
day in the way of sport, or we might have seen scales iz respect of which his clients were liable
and if any penalty is imposed I would sk a valuable and, I hope, a permanent addition Railway with charge of dynamite in his value $25, a metal watch value $5, oblong cloak-
LONDON, October 4th. a most novel and intersting ght the chief
your Lordship to make it a zominal one.. to the exports of that region. These factors pocket. The coolie told Mr Wood that the value $260-total value $128.20, the property of
The New York Times" states that pack in the island the Wonk, as one might say
His Worship reserved his decision in both dynamite belonged to the railway, but he was Mr. Croatia Another collection of valuables Rear-Admiral Melville and two others Chist himself. Their only grievance is that --the-Quorn in England--is mastered by the must all have a beneficial effect on the im not aware of its being in his pocket, and his belonging to Mr. Bassford was also stolen. It port trade which has been in a more of Worship said he would not anvist on that included 375 in notes, two gold breast pins have invented gearing by which the their garments do not permit of & Hunt button. less depressed state for a past, and, needless to say, any improve bring in antifa, possession. Mr. Woud held inscribed Won by W. 3. Bassford, Presented increased 15 per cent., simultaneously of barking-deer. Some of the minor packs hunt The Common to the inventor and designer
long time evidence. The charge was then amended to value 340, a silver rose bowl on blackwood stand efficiency of the marine turbine is Mounted on buffaloes they hunt the country inent will be welcomed by all who are that there was no proof that the dynamite by James Henry Soott for swimming," value with a great saving in the initial cost on fost, using teme monkey mount Bat, one of a flying machine adjudged by the Minister of interested in Eastern commerce." The belonged to the Railway and discharged the $40,-silver bamboo pattern cup on blackwood
is distinctly prisoners. Inspector Macdonald then landed stand inscribed Won by W. S. Basford for in space and fuel, and the invention and all, they seem to have good sport, and a military purposes. Entrants for the prize must tone of the Eastern markets is
the dynosite to the prisoner, but the Magistrato alapting Presented by W. Murray Scott," remain in the possession of the police. would not allow that, and the dynamite had to value 223-total value $178. The aggregate 15 expected to revolutionize naviga- sight of it would have been very novel and in-be resident in Australia for at least two years,
value of the articles stolen was $376,20.. tion and warship construction.
teresting to us.
more hopeful-to-day-than-it was a month ago, and confidence is felt that the tide is at
three times a week with a highly trained pack
taip goats to run down the quarry. But, one
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