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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1909.
Father Árkright, has returned from Laban TELEGRAMS.
The police have been informed that Mrs. Park, of 58, the Peak, left a green silk mushate in a public chair at the Lower Tram Station on the 17th inst.
The fire brigade were called out twice yes. terday morning, once for a fire in Cochrane Street, and once for an outbreak in Wellington Street. In each instance, however, the fire was extinguished before their arrival.
think, will contemplate such a contingency with equanimity. It is suggestive of to Macae. all that is obnoxious to those who have learned to appreciate the personal security and the political liberty enjoyed by the British subject, and it is particularly regrettable that these privileges, or rather
Owing to the inclement state of the weather CO. rights, should be abused in such a manner.
yesterday, the thirteenth ordinary yearly inset The student of events in Europe cannoting of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., called for fail to. be impressed with the wave 12.30 p.m., was postponed until the same hour of economic and political unrest which is to-day. passing over the Continent. The voice of discontent is always loud in Russia, Ger many has had a constitutional struggle of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. some importance, the Balkans have again been the scenes of disturbances, France and Sweden have been convulsed with strikes. which almost paralysed the industry of each country, Spinnd Portugal havo attracted the eyes of Europe by the fierceness of their domestic troubles, and Greas is at present passing through a period of great anxiety Britain is to exception. While the anties of the wulfagettes hava exatort the con- tempt of onlookers at home and abroad. the speeches and actions of irresponsible members of Parliament bolonging to the Socialist group have fomented edition and created trouble. But what is infinitely worse is the truckling of the respon sible members of Governmout to the ignor ant inasses as is borne out by the plundering proposals of the present Chan- cellor of the Exchequer. The Budget
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Mr. David F. Wilbur, formerly consul-general at Singapore, but recently United States consul general at Halifax, has received notification from Washington of his transfer to Tokyo as consul-general. The transfer will probably take place within a month or two.
Mr. F. O. Day, of 10, Seymour Terrace, reports to: tim jenta that during the past two |- weeke someone has stolen from a hox fu his house sight large and eight sms): blankets, m overal of which the name "Day" was town. A gold matchbox is also missing. value of the articles stolen is $175. The sorvants are suspooted,
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DAILY PEE85.
RAILWAY QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, October 18th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Ginnell asked what was the cost of the construction of the harbour docks at Hongkong, without which the Canton- Kowloon Railway would be useless.
Colonel Seely, in reply, said it was not proposed to construct harbour docks in connection with the Railway.
:
THE CRISIS IN GREECE.
sato anchorages behind Stonecutter Island or
in other favourable parts. Thus it came to pass
THE TYPHOON, COMPARATIVELY LITTLE DAMAGE that when the typhoon overtook the Colony the Turboor was practically deserted, only TIMELY WARNINGS PREPARE RESIDENTS. the larger steamers and a few sailing vessels remaining at thoir anchorages The sailors As alarm after alarm proved false, and as there secured by abled, while the steamers. ent of the typhoonseon was approaching out two anchors and steamed against-
the gale. In the afternoon two of the sailing vessels and the Portuguese cruiser Dona. Reinha Amelia Bragged their anolors slightly.. but it was not expected that they would be in any danger before the storm ceased. A pinnaes from the Austrian oruiser Kaizerin Elisabeth was overtaken by the typhoon before she could
many residents were sanguine that the dread visitant would leave nn nnmolested this year Our hopes in this respect, however, were not too promising on Monday when information was received that a typhoon was making 'direot for the Colony, and they were completely shat- tered yesterday morning when the thros explosive bombs wore fired from the Water Police Station at Tsimobatsol, and from Hrbour Office, indicating that the wind might increase to typhoon fores at
the
any moment.
When day broke yesterday it revealed a lowering sky heavy with drifting rain
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return to the cruiser, and the bluejackets aboard
of her luul on maxious time. The pinnace was lying alongside a Hongkong wharf when over." taken by the storm, but the oflear in obarge of her decided to make an effort to return to the warship. This, however, proved unsuccessful, and the little rossel was headed for the
MISCELLANEOUS."
clouds. Continuous showers of rain fell, and Naval Yard camber, which she reached in safety. sharp gusta of wind swept over the Colony, The German mail steamer Luetzon was expect- increasing in force as the bours passed by natilod to arrive from, Shanghai yesterday morning, about one o'clock when Hongkong was nailed but as she did not put in an appearance it was with the full force of the gale. Thence on till thought that she had been oncoautored the widnight there were speenndic gusts, some of typhoon Information was received lator in the exceptional violence, but fortunately, they wore day to the affect that she had put into Judk LONDON, October 18th,
brief, and in consequence, the damage done to Bay until the storm passed. Prince Haan, who A Times" telegram from Athens property was not so serious as might have been was a recaut visitor to Hongkong, is a passongers for Europe by this steamer. The states that arrangements had actually expected.
Barly in the morning there was every Prinzene Alfen, on her voyage out, was also sighted been made for the military occupationindication of a stormy day; and many residents yesterday, but as she did not come into port it is of the Chamber of Deputies and the of the Peak and Kowloon decided to absent expected that she turned and ran before the arrest of the most prominent politicians themselves from their offices. Others put in au
gule. and the proclamation of a dictatorship appearance, but who possible left for home
early in order to catch the last tram or ferry.. A ramour was current that the bodies of: on Friday evening Only the with There were those horaver, who had to remain,several Chinese were soon Hoating near West and the subsequent obedience of the once had left, who found themselves marooned The Hongkong Football Club were again in the city. Of those, the Kowloon residents unfortunate, their grandstand being once more Chamber to the Officers' League had no alternative but to seek temporary raised to the ground,
lodgings in Hongkong, but many of the Peakites
The Emergency Volunteers. wore not averted the crisis,
preferred, rather than romain in the city, to
course ít conspicuous. Of
would love climb the storm-swept bills to their homes. A been practically impossible to have done 11a.m. the Tramway Co. wors obliged, to stop:
anything At narfainatations while the the Shankiwan service owing to the heavy sons breaking over the band, and sweeping great storm was at its height, but if the Volunteers rocks on to the tram line. Shortly afterwards. were animated by a sense of daty they would as the storm gathered in strength, the entire doubtless have taken up their allotted stations. service ceased, and the only means of conveyance At Wanchai a praiseworthy member of the on the lower levels was by chair or riesho. brigade stood alono at his post ready for setiou, Neither of these methods, however, was pleasant, and made the dereliction of the others all the the strong gusts of wind threatening to capsize greater by contrast. the riesha or to tear the chair from the shoulders of the bearers: The Star Ferry ceased ranning
is not merely an attack on the property BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. II. H. J. GOMPERredrawal of the Princes from the Army and those who dallied until the last convey Point, but the Police could not confirm this.
and money interests of the country but it is an attack on the liberty of the subject, and as such it is to be deplored. It tends to set class against class, and so long as a Government is allowed to pursue that policy so long will it be a recruiting agency for that state of lawlessness and political con- fusion represented by the term anarchy
-WRITING before the typhoon has spent its force, it is impossible to speak with definite- ness as to its effects, but up to a late hour last night there was justification for a feeling of optimism that the storm had not been responsible for any ter rible toll of human life, such as has been too frequently associated with the dread visitant, or any great destruction of property. In-
(ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY. Young Wong Kwai was arraigned on a charge of robbey with violence at Tsung Un Ha in the New Territory on September 13tb.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the following nry was empanelled:-G. L. Duaçan (foreman), S. G. Bolden, A. Charlton, C. Chaytor, E: Z Britto, T. Braun and E. E. Rigold.
Hon. Mr W. Roes Davies, K.C. (Attorney" General, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys; Jr., from the office of the Crown Eolicitor, prove cuted, the prisoner being undefended,
ADVANTAGES OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
LONDON, October 19th.
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A mossage from Aden states that the P. and O. steamer "Mantua" The Attorney General informed the Court communicated by wireless telegraphy and jury that this was another of the unfortun with H. M. cruisers "Hyacinth and ate robberies with violence which were so very prevalent in the Colony at the present time." Philomel" long before the arrival of The prisoner was charged with being on the vessel at that port. of the robbers who committed this gang. robbery at Namshiwo au September 13th and
Passengers are anticipating being stole, beside a quantity of clothing, three buf. able to telegraph to friends in India faloes and two bollocks. The prosecutor, who two days out from Bombay. A. S. WATSON & CO.. deed the feature of yesterday's typhoon was was a farmer, would slate that at about eleven the practically complete absence of reports o'clock on the night of September 13th several LIMITED,
as to casualties or of damage to property, men broke into his house. Thres men entered Of course a few hours may bring forth the rooms in which he and wife were, and they identified the prisoner as being the second of accounts of fatalities by land and sea, but at the three. The accused was arrested in Hong- seenis good reason for kong, and at the Magistracy he made a state- present there giving vent to a feeling of satisfactionment in which he set up an alibi alleging that all is as well as can be expected in the that he was in the city at the time. The whole circumstances. This happy, state of affairs question was purely one of identity, and all the
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the public have every reason to feel indebted to the institution for the service it has rendered on the present occasion. A corres pondent complains of the manner in which the signals at the Peak have been handled, but that is a local matter, and a very little attention should ensure a correct interpret ation of the typhoon warning.
Seldom in-
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD deed have the preparations to meet the storm
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 20TH 1909,
Ware you looking out for the robbers as you walked along, or
was it by accident, that you come across the prisoner?—I was looking for him.
For this particular man, or for the robbers generally-1 was locking for this man in Hongkong. I did not know where the other man had gone to.
Had you any reason to think the prisoner would be in Hongkong PA detective found ont
Le camo here.
So you and your wife were going along to soo if you could find him ?—Yes.
Witness was then questioned by the foreman of the jury:
I have not asked her whether she knows his Does your wife know the name of this man?
name or not. She is horn and you can ask "Ber Did the prisoner recognise you and your wife hore?-He did not see me.
Prisoner asid be had no questions to ask. The scensation prosecutor was making a false
THE CITY AND THE KING OF PORTUGAL,
about noon. when the explosive hombs heralded the approach of the typhoon, and shortly after- wards the last tram left for the Peak. As the bombs were fired and the black cross hoisted
ceesive flow of water which came down from the hillside, and many streets were flooded. On the Praya the seas were breaking clean over the wall and sweeping screas the road, and it was not long before the binding of the macadam was washed away, and the thoroughfare became a mrse of loose stones."
́ ́ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
CORRESPONDENCE,
TYPHOON SIGNALS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PERSE."]
This Signal Station at Mount Gough was. I. understand, established mainly for the prpren of giving the latest typhoon warnings to the boat population at Aberdeen, but errors of the kind mentioned above (and it is by no means na isolated case) render the signals a source of absolate danger rather than assistance, for seeing the ball in the signal hoisted, the saturat conclusion to draw would be that the disturb. ance had passed Hongkong, subject, of cours9A,
"OBSERVER."
BRITISH TRADE WITH KOREA.
AMERICAN COMPETITION.
the barometer stood at 29.36, but in the after... noon it fell to 29,17, the lowest reading for the.
Hongkong, 19th October, 1909. day.
SIR Last evening I observed that the The Peak, apparently, encountered the fall typhoon signal oxhibited at Mount Gough force of the storm, for all communication was Police Station indicated a typhoon within 300 cut off early in the day, and the residents of the miles Bouth West (South Cone and Ball) of the bigher levels couplutely isolated. As the gusts Colony, and a notion was issued from the Pank At a meeting of the Court of Common Concil, of wind swept the city there wore the usual Police Station at 12:15 yesterday afternoon at which the Lord layor presided, last month,
Mr. Deputy Painter moved: That on the scenes of fying signboards, of jalousies being giving similar information. The same signal occasion of the approaching suspicions visit to torn from their fastenings or branches stripped was rehoisted this morning, but at 8.45 it was this country of his Majesty the King of from tress, and the usual crashing of glass corrected to the South West (South Cone and Patagal, as the guest of his Majesty King where windowa bid not been securely fastened, Dram), those in charge evidently having had is undoubtedly due to the timely warnings jury would have to decide was whether the Edward VII, an invitation bi conveyed to his side channels could not cope with the ex- their attention drawn to the mistake.
asking him to honour the Corporation by allow Prosecutor then gave evidence, after which ing them to present his Majesty an address of prisoner was one of the robbers or not.
welcome in a suitable gold box, and that his he was questioned by his Lordship :.
Majesty be farther asked to accept an invitation What brought you to Hongkong?I came to a déjeuner, to be given in his honour in the Guildhall," He said that it was barely five years since the Corporation had the pleasure of revolving King Mannel's father-King Carlos accompanied by the Queen, in the Guildhall Since then un
under most tragic and pathetic eironstances, the King, at the early age of
Lashonsa Street was one of the main thorough 17, had been called upon to preside over the destinies of his country. The association of fares yesterday, and down this street crowds of Portugal with this country had been of king duration and, at times, intimate. It was spectators wanded their way to view the damage to the possibility of a recurve.
It seems to me that unless these signals are noteworthy that the firet King of Portugal-wrought by the storm on the harbour and along Alfonso Henriques-ascended the three at the the waterfront. The first sight to be seen from correctly and intelligently handled (an ons some age, 17, as King Manuel, and had a long this street was thes Star Ferry wharf minus the occasion I noticed the signal hoisted upside and prosperons reign. In the 14th century the first treaty of commerce between England and matshed, the building having tumbled with down), it would be far better to discontinue
first
Parts them altogether. Perhaps the "powers that Portugal was effected, and King John I. of the fierce gasts of wind. Portugal was the first foreign sovereign to re of the fonder very no torn asunder by be" will consider the matter of sufficient im. cave the Order of the Garter. A Portuguese the wares, and drifted with buoys which portaco to give it the necessary attention.—I navigator the famous Vasco de Gama-dis covered the passage to the ladies by way of the had slipped their moorings and other wreckage am, Sir, yours truly,
The iron structure above England that Portugal was saved from the Blake Pior, needless to say, withstood the gate, Cape of Good Hope, and it was with the help of in the harbour. bostile invasion of the Spanish and French in 1762. King Charles 11, married a Portuguese but the lamp post at the end of the pier was Princess-Catharine of Braganza and in the tent, and a matshed at the shore end was lifted 14th century an English Princess--Philippa of bodily and dumped near the centre of Con Lancaster-a. daughter of John of Gamat, enght Road. Westward, the damage done Kores is not reassuring, judging frous a report married a Pertugasse sovereign (King John).
Alderman Sir Henry Knight seconded the was slight. The entrance to the rubbish tip by Mr. Acting-Conard Hamilton Holmes on the on the way to the harbour office had trade of that country for 1908. Mr. Holmes resolution. which was carried with acclamation. After hearing further evidence the jury
It was arranged that a special committee
koen blown down, and the tip being fairly says There is, in the present depressed returned a verdict of guilty, and his Lordship should be appointed at the next meeting to
state of business in Korea, but little to say on sunced the prisoner to five yours' imprisonmake arrangements for his Majesty's reception, full the rubbish was strew thickly across this head. British manufacturers, if willing
should the invitation be accepted. :-
the street, and emitted a very offensive smell to supply an inferior article at a cheap price, The Harbour Departinent bamboo wharf and might extend their trade and compete with covering had been entirely swept away, and a Continental manufacturers, but there is likely number of the smaller piled wharres awaved to be at present but little démand for articles of good quality at high price. Railway require- dangerously as wind and wave inshod against, mouts and engineering works provide a and threatened to
them
The constant though varying demand for rails, I don't know just how much of a show French stoomers wharf was damaged at the locomotives, and machinery, and in this respect British firms have to face American com- Hongkong is to have in it, but we are to have share end, and the houses on either side took a petition. new club devoted to Imperial trade and called
The total foreign trade of Kores for the Imperial Commerce Chit. The Lord Mayor considerable list. Harmston's Circas tent at has returned to his duties after an absence of moming of the 4th inst., having on board Mr. ready in November. The objects are to promote the animals and effects of the circus were oon-decrease of £192,857 on the figures for 1907, H.M.S. More left. Tabasu for Brunei on the the accepted the presidency and the club will be Kennedy Town had been taken down early, and the year 1908, exclusis, of the sport of gold, amounted to 25,628,339, showing a archist demonstration attended by about
Stoney, Acting Resident, and Mr. Roberts, the best interests of Imperial commerce, to ten thousand people has just been held in eighteen months on leave.
superintendent of work She anchored in
the record year since the opening of the Eastwards the scene was the santé. The soa conntry to foreign trade. The diminution Brunei Bay off Ujong Bapa, and Acting Re-provide a first class, centrally situated, social royed to safe quarters before the storm broke. and non-politics club for the principals and , and several officers sident, Capt. Nicholas, R. N.,
to decreased exports, entirely due leading representatives of business houses, and MeArthur The Brane followed with 50 blue-
premissa at Wanchai bat little damage was done imports, £4,187,605, having shown an increase relating to commerce and trade.
The importe, however, as Mr. to take advantage of any occasion to the first amateur riding contest will take place, jaskets in charge of two officers to act as guard premises have been secured in Oxford Streat, The Corinthian Yacht Club lost its wooden jetty, of 187
of honour at the Istana. Mr. Roberts also went which is coming into new freshness every week with the matched thereon, beth being washed Holes pising, were far in excess of require- make an attack against the property and
up by the same launch-both launches having
ments, and resulted in the holding over of heary Mr. Holmes money interests of the nation, but among the We have received from Messrs. A S. Watson been detallad to meet the Flora in Brunei Bay Howadays with a stars and to for Bt away early in the afternoon. None of the yachts stocks into the present year
the first vice presidents are Lord Blyth, the nulaber were those who aspire to be leaders and Co a sample tin of Messrs. Godfrey The Drume steamed right up to the Palace, Lord Mayors of Sheffield and Dublin, the Lord were exposed to the elements." Floning timberé procetds:
The slackening of the local demand for of men. According to Eanter, violent Phillips and Son's finest sucking mirtura. This where the guard of honour was drawn up al58 Provost of Glasgow, the Mayor of Hull, Sir suggested that some craft had come to grief bat
the covered way leading to the Council Chamber. Frederick Rorden, Canadian Minister of Mili- in most cases they had drifted from ono et purchasing power of the Koreans, caused by foreign goods is attributable to the diminished, tobacco provides a cool and pleasant smoke, sad The Moarthur then steamet up alongside the tin and Defence, and Col. the Hon. J. F. G. speeches were delivered by Socialist members has a sweet aroma Messrs. Watson ars. the landing stage, where the Resident Capt to to, tener the Commonwealth other of the ship-building yards on the water the dificulty of transportation of agricultural of Parliament and it is that, together sole importers for China.
Nicholas, and officers of the Flora landel and Government. Representatives of Colonial front. Bowrington Caral gave shelter to a produce to the coast in spite of improved rail- immediately entered the Conneil Chamber, where with the fact that so many unenlightened
there was a very large crowd. The Resident business houses. at home on s visit will
the country, resulting in a decrease of exports. sympathisers with a would be regicide and
and partly to the cessation of railway and other An event that should not be overlocked is the thon read an important letter addressed to the be eligible for honorary membership. The number of sampans but the bulk of the native way facilities, owing to the disturbances in
- ON, THE HARBOUR.
construction works, which had drawn conside an unscrupulous political agitator attended bazear and fanny féte under the auspices of the Sultan by the High Commissioner, formally Crown Agents for the Colomes-I don't wish to flotilla was found at Causeway Bay.
it to him, the procedings terminsting throw doubt on the success of the Clab on that.
Fortunately the timely warning of approach. erable sums of money from Japan to Korea; the demonstration, which gives an, undesir Children's Ministering Leagus to be held on mediately afterwards. The Resident and account-have been naked to support the scheme,
The Korean, being thriftless by astaró, spends: able significance to the news. It showed the Volunteer Parado Ground on Saturday, 30th party and the guard of honour then returned while there is no doubt the Agents-General foring danger prepared sesmen, and boat-people for Fredly so long as he has money, and the with-
the various colonies, the leading Chambers of inet. There will be a varisty entertainment to their launches, and steamed down river to Commerce, prominent members of the Chins the coming storm. Junks skid ssimpans lost no drawal of these sources of income restricted that even in Britain anarchy has gained during the afternoon, as well as a pisy entitled rejoin the Flord, the Brunei returning up Association and other organisations will take time in putting into shelter, while early in the his purchases of cotton goods and other foreign-
river, the Flora and Me Arthur to Laban, a hand in setting the enterprise on its feet. many adherents. Few reale we venture to A Pair of Lunation."
morning the river steamers and launches sought made articles." arriving in port at about 9 p.m.
been so complete. Afloat the big steamers made ready to meet the gale by getting up steam to keep them from dragging their moorings, and while 3 aunber felt confident in their ability to weather it in the harbour itself, others sought an ANARCHY, whether as a very abstract ideal anchorage at Kowloon Bay or at Stoneutters, or as a terrible mality, represents a state of The native craft blackened the waters of society which in Britain, despite its freedom Causeway Bay and Bowrington Canal, and loving instincts, bas always been parti- not a single mishap among the hundreds cularly abhorred, and it has been ap has been reported. Ashore householders accepted axiom that anarchism could not took the usual precautions, with the result flourish in acountry where so much personal that nothing more serious than a few broken and political liberty was enjoyed. The con-windows or damaged jalousiese to be tinental countries not blessed with the same chronicled: Therefore it will be apparent carnally knowing a girl eight years of age. freeinstitutions whichare the proud heritages from the information available yesterday | of the sons and daughters of Britain were that the typhoon was the least destructive hear by the same jury as fat previously.
regarded as the only places in Europe where which has passed over the Colony for years. anarchism could be expected to develop
üler favouring conditions, but it must
make us pause when we read that an i
London. And pausing, we reflect that that
Mr. Howell, chief bailiff at the Supreme Court,
Owing to the typhoon Harmston's. Circus did
against him.
ment with hard labour.
T. Bhaminsky was arraigned on the charge of
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the case was The hearing was adjourned,
A NEW CLUB.
VISIT OF H.M.S. "FLORA" TO Our London correspondent writes:-
BRUNEI
demolish
WEB
The outlook for British trade enterprise in
meeting was not composed of the proletariat, not show last night, bat there will be a matinge of the Flora procceded up river by the launch to foster the periodigal discussion of all subjects/topded the roadway and inundated the low-lying 1.440,734, as compared with £1.732.718: the
the howling no who are always eager this afteroon, and at to-night's "performance