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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1909.
Inspector McHardy and a party of polios |
who went to amber of Ch gambling on the hillside at Lysemun dad is exciting experience when they appdagated the gamblers The latter throw stones at the police, but their sins was not too good and so castialties were reported. Twelve of the gamblers made their appearance before Mr. Hallifax at the Magistraay, yesterday and were flood 910 sacli.
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SHOT IN MACAO.
ANOTHER! STABBED.
BITS OF CHINA."
An official has petitioned the Board of Education to draw up-regulations for inflicting fines on the foot-binding females of the Empire.
to install a letter box on the cataids door of that The President of the Censorate has proposed
Writing on Tuesday, our Macao correspondent states that an sssault of a serious nature committed on twà usilors of the German gün- bost Tringtas, near the Hongkong, Canton and department in order that people with sugges Macao's steamer wharf on the previous morning, bons may deposit their ideas in writing therein. It appears that the men were returning to their
The Viceroy in Canton is reported to have ship, and when under the wharf covoring. were impeached a number of employees in the servios accusteil by two men, who demanded that they of the Canton-Hankow Railway for committing LONDON, December 15th. should settle accounts owing by them to certain malpractices and accepting money by false pre- "The surgical operation performed restaurant, they being alleged to have paid tences ets. The Board of Posts and Commu- twenty cents short of the bill tendered. The nications has been ordered to investigate the on King Leopold of Belgium was sailors, either misunderstanding or ignoring the matter. successfully accomplished. No tum-request, were proveeding on their way when o our was found, only a simple obstruc-revolver shot brought them to a balt, one of the tion being discovered.
IRISH SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERALS.
It having been stated that the new American Minister to Feking, Mr. W.-J. Calhoun, in s widower, the Shanghai Times states that this is incorrect. Mr. Calhoun was married a mound
LONDON, December 15th. time three or four years age to Mins Lucy
The Director of the Irish Nations] Munroe, formerly well-known in Chicago nes magazine writer. Mrs. Calhoun's sister, Miss
at Mutive, wrote the Commemoration League has decided to support the Ode at the opening of the World's Fair in Liberals in the elections, Mr. Chicago in 1892. *-
Asquith's Home Rule declaration being considered satisfactory,
occasions when the low operates ther harshly, and the present case is one which falls within that category. This man did not strike any of the blows which deprived the two policemen of their lives The CO.evidence against him was that he was a- sociated with the men who set out presum- ably with a fixed intention to murder the | Indians, and i was presumed that he was moved with the same motives, which
The attempt in Hawaii 16 get("Rudalan actuated the principals, though he himself labourers for the cane fields is partly due to u the witness-box denied that he had any dorite to offset Japanese propozidarance and knowledge of their intention to commit apartly to increase the white coolis elemout with a view to its ultimate citizensbip, The strike, murder. His own evidence was that he
few months ago, suggested the Russian came upon five men sitting at a gap, and Selections of the Pareat and Finoet Quality
experiment. Much faith is put in the latter by Imported from the Leading London, New after an inquiry as to where he was going, Hawaii, says a San Francisco paper, despite the he was asked to sit down, and he sat with unknown factor of Californio's drawing power York and Parisian Houses.
them for half an hour. Two policemen were upon a labouring class. then seen approaching the gap and the five men rose, but the man who yesterday was executed said he was requested to remain where he was and to call out if he saw anyone approaching. The men returned to the spot after an absence of twenty minutes carrying money, and he told the Court that he asked them where they obtained this money, and they told him they had struggled with the FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY.
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Bum of twelve dol-Agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. st. TRADE MARKS IN KOREA. CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPERMINT rewarded with the LUMPS, and CHOCOLATES, 1 lb. and Jars to keep quiet." It seems incredible Hongkong, vice Mr. S. Silvazstana, who resigna 1 lb. Boxes, &c., &c, &o, WALNUT that he would have been content to risk his TOFFEE, PERPERMINT CREAMS life for the paltry sum of twelve dollars, yet the jury taliered that he did. The man's story was straightforward. He related what he had been asked to do. He candidly ad- mitted that he had companied the men, when they met him, but, as we have said, he denied that he knew that their object involved murder. There was no evidence that he was one of the men who MACKINTOJE'S CREAM TREACLE planned the outrage, and there was none that the principals divulged their scheme to him. Therefore, it is not making a large demand on our credulity to believe that the man who yesterday died on the scaffold would hardly have been content to risk his life for the prospect of gaining twelve dollars. He may have been very poor, and certainly he was very ignorant, but in view of his extreme candour and simplicity it is not difficult to believe that he was telling.
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petition for a respite or a reprieve. He Correspondents must forward their names and may have been accessory after, but it was addresses with communications addressed to the by no means clear that he knew murder Editor, not for publication but as evidence of was intended when he agreed to assist the good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on operations of the gang by keeping guard one side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that at the pass, and therefore his condemnation have already appeared in other papers will be to death seerns a barah punishment for the inserted.
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PENS part he took in the affair. The case is cer should be sent before 11 am on day of tainly one which goes some way to support publication. After that hour the supply is the argument that capital punishment
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HONGKONG.. DECEMBER 16TH, 1909,
EXECUTIONS are not frequent in Hongkong, but whenever the capital punishment is carried out in the Colony the wisdom of exacting the death penalty for murder, if not much discussed, is usually questioned in some slight degree, perhaps for no other reason than to seek justification for the act which deprives a fellow creature, of his life. Few people, despite their abhorrence of the crime which entails the death sentence, can withhold their sympathy for the wretch who has been condemned to
at the sad of the present year. Mr. Halten has been the obfef assistant in the offles for the past three years and noted as agent during the absence of Mr. Silverstone at home on leare last year. Mr. Halton has just returned from six months' leave, and his many friends in the Colony will be pleased to hear of his promotion.
The Straits Times of the 6th inst, contains the following:-Singapore experienced some of the coldest weather known for several year beginning en Saturday afternoon, and continu- ing through yesterday. Many oldi residents times here, while others, compare it with Jan say that they have novar experienced such shilly
uary, 1897, when several days of unceasing tor- rential rains brought the temperature to an unusually low point. The cool weather of yesterday appears to have been caused by northerly wind, which blew steadily for over twenty-four hour.
LONDON, December 15th.
It is announced in Berlin that ân Anglo-German Convention has been concluded for the protection. of trade marks in Korea, the Consuls being empowered to prosecute their own nationals for the unauthorised use of trade marks..
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OFFICIAL, DENIAL THAT WAR IS INEVITABLE.
LONDON, December 15th.
The statement declares that the relations of the two countries are of
is corroborated by recent agreements,
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, December 15th.
..
An official report gives Kwangtang's revenue
men being severely wounded. His comrade, from all forms of gambling as $6,641,444,598 a who stayed to render assistance, was stabbed. year, made up as follows:34,196,198.15 from They were able to return to the ship, but the fan tan, $2,354,857.133 from Chi Fo and Shan bluejacket who was shot died on Tuesday mern- lotteries, and 850,389.2 from ordinary lotteries. ing and was removed to the military hospital, The State Council has proposed to confer on from which the funeral took place yesterday all Viceroys and Governors of the various morning.
provinces the extra title of "High Commis- The commander of the German gunbest sioner for Deliberation of Government Affairs.” reported the affair to the local authorities, who All the Ministers of the Grand Council have are investigating. Inquiries so far have only endorsed this proposal except a curtain Grand listed the fact that the two sesailants were Secretary. wearing European clothes and were not Chinese, but the culprits have not yet been discovered.
The pecond mat injured is reported to be in a serious condition, and gravo doubts are entertained as to his recovery.
COMPANY MEETING,
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The seventh annual ordinary general meeting of the South China Morning Post, Limited, was held in the offices of Dr. J. W. Noble, at Bank Buildings. Queen's Road Central, on Wednes day, the 15th, at noon. There were present Mr.
appre.
Following an idea that met with no success in Kores an Association has been inaugurated at Tientsin with the object of raising subscriptions to pay off the Empire's debt to foreign countries. The Prince Regent has proposed to confer a rank of 3rd or 4th grade of the Grand Court on the promoter of the Association
H. E. In Chuan-ling, member of the Grand Council, has suggested that negotiations of diplomatic questions la Manchuria between China and Japan should not be conducted in secret, because misunderstandings often happon through secrecy between foreigners and Chinese. This suggestion is not approved of by the other members of the Grand Council.
RUS: O-JAPANESE RELATIONS. . C. Maxon (in the chair) and Mr. P. M. The Prince Regent is reported to have. Hodgson, director; Mears, Geo. T. Lloyd personally memorialized the Empresa Dowager (general manager and editor), T. Petrie, and on the following questions, namely, the rend E. B. Ayris
| justmont of the finances of the Imperial house- The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen,The hold next spring, the appropriation of a certain report and accounts having been in your portion of the Emperor's private money for the hands for some days, I will, with your projected reforms, and the fixing of the amount Au official statement published at permission, take them as road. The diree of the Emperor's monthly expenses pending the St. Petersburg denies the rumourstors regret that the result of the year's work-settlement of the whole question of the sunnall circulated in the Press that anothering is not a favourable as that of the previous disbursements in the Palace.
year, but when the depression in trade-so war with Japan is inevitable.
The Board of Finance some time ago generally felt-in taken into consideration, we - Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth and a party
have cause to be thankful for even the measure requested the provincial authorities to report made a good paptare in Conduit Road on Thee
of success which is now recorded. Valuable the copper wirrency and to state whether there were too many coins of this metal in of the bill and succeeded in arresting two men day. They secrated themselves on the slope the friendliest character, and says this with the view of furthering the interests of ironlation: A Northern contemporary now
suggestions are from time to time being made
states that the provincial authorities have na they were depositing opium in their cache
the company, and whilst they are on the hillside. Not only had the two men a
cinted-and acted upon when possible-it is reported that these coins are most convenient quantity of opium in their possession, but one
necessary to remember that we are fighting an for them. Instead of being too numerous there
to trade and there is always a great demand ..
was found with a printing die which was
uphill battle, and have to be very careful not to the opium in their possession, purporting that intended to apply a false trade description to
orpond monios without obvious benefit to the a lot of foreign cents have come into the country are not enough to supply the demand. Besides, company Economy has been most religiously lately, and permission should be given to con- it came from the Opium Farmer. The first
indied in the past, and it is imperative that the tinue minting Chinese copper money so as to defendant was at the Magistracy Jesterday fined
same policy should be pursued in the immediate $26, ten times the value of the opfum in his.
future if we
keep out the foreign coins. are to be successful, although possesion, and the second was fined $33, ten
economy will not be allowed to impair efficiency. The authorities at Peking, says a Northern times the value of the opium which he had
Action was brought by Gazdar against Led, the cable service of exclusive English news report that the foreign Powers are going to The quality of the newspaper might be improv. contemporary, seem to be much alarmed at the when arrested. The charges of applying a false trade description was remanded.
extended, and a number of attractive special propose at the ecming Hague Conference that features introduced, but as all these mean China's finunges be controlled by foreigners, increased expense, improvements can only be The Prince Regent is said to have enquired affected after the most careful deliberation. of Grand Councillors Bhi Hsu and Na The object of your management has been said Tang and Prince Teal The whether they is to guard shareholders' interests wherever could suggest anything to prevent this possible, compatible with reasonable progress danger. The two latter are reported to have and due efficiency. Every effort is being made replied that though it was important to to make the newspaper readable and acceptable re-adjust the national finances yet the effort to the bulk of the English-reading people, and would be of no avall without the help of the the fact that the circulation has been substanti people. As the people of several provinces had ally increased during the past year proves that proposed to raise funds to pay off the foreign its popularity is by no means on the wane, whilst debts, advantage should be taken of this frame its value as an advertising medium has been most of mind to induce the other provinces to follow ** generously recognised. Before moving the suit, and they suggested that the best way to do it adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be was to hasten the establishment of a Parliament. pleased to answer any questions to the best of His Imperial Highness, the report ada, wan my ability.att
rather pleased with this proposal.
A party of police from Victoria bad rather a long excursion on Tuesday when they embarked on a launch for Tsi O, which they reached when the shades of night even had fallen. Then they made their way, escorted by the local police, to a certain house, where it was found that gambling was proceeding and that quite a large number of people were participating. However, the advent of the police created the amal scare, and by for the larger number of those presant made good their escape. Fifteen men fell into the hands of the police, but what was their H. Wu Ting-fang was das in Feking yes. surprise to find that the keepen of the gambling" terday.
with those who oppose capital punishment altogether, as we believe that generally capital punishment need not he regarded as vindictive but preventive...
A census of the population of Macao and its February 9th. The last census was taken in dependencies will be taken at midnight on
1896.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to-day open a sub-ageney at Hong- kew, No. 9, Broadway, Shanghai. Mr. E. E. Deacon will be in charge.
house was a Chinaša dotactive. 1 When the case was brought on before Mr. E. B-Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday the delictive was defended by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, and the hearing was adjourned.
EXECUTION AT VICTORIA GAÓL.
Yesterday morning the Chinese named Mnk
· IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR Mx. H H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUISNY JUDGE).
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CLAIM ON A PROMISSORT WOKE.
Kow to recover $1,000 on a promisory not signed by this defendant and Chan Dat Che.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro (of Messrs Almada and Smith) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. Roader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) for the defendant.
Mr. Almada informed his Lordship that he understood the defence was want of considera- tion
Evidence was tendered to the effect that the plaintiff could not identify the defendant, to whom he was alleged to have leat the money, Defendant denied having signed a premissory note, but admitted having signed tender for the making of certain machinery. The hearing was adjourned.
Excellency
Those being no questions,
Mr. T. PETIRE 5econded, and the motion was RECOVERY OF NATIONAL RIGHTS carried
IN CHINA.
STATEMENT BY À JAPANESE OFFICIAL.
TRADE WITH YUNNAN..
The total value of the trade of Tengyush for the year 1908-9 amounted to 1,765,868 taola, an incresas of 33,656 taola ou the Agures for the preceding your. The pros- Mr. Avais moved the re-election of Dr. pects for 1909 are not overpromising, The J. W. Noble, Mr. G. C. Moxon, and Mr. J, highly eng dah Liang Viceroy of Yunnan Scott Harston se directors for the year ending and Kwaishow, in purance of the aims of 31st of August, 1910, and the election of Mr the anti-opdum edict and embodied in his pro Paul M. Hodgson as director during the absence clamation dated Ziet July, 1908, must in all reasonable probability have an advezes effect on the trade of Bengeon in the immediata future The terms of the proclamation are reported to
crop. It is estimated that air-tenths of the opium-producing centres se regards the 1909 arable land in Yunnan has of late years been under opium onltivation, whilst the profits, only on an average crop, are estimated to have been from 300 to 400 per cent.
of Mr. J. Scott Harston.
Tin Fak. who was sentenced to death for com pheity in the murder of two Indian police in
was carried A H.E. the Governor will open the new wing of the New Territory in August last, was end his life on the scaffold. It may be that St. Stephen's College on Monday next, and on duly executed in. Victoria. Gaol, and the have been strictly enforced in all the principal
Wednesday His Excellency prosides at the distribution of prizes at St. Joseph's English College.
Certain charges have been made before the British Consul, at Batavia, against the captain and one other officer of the fine ship King George, recently reported as wrecked off Java, and a court of enquiry is to be held in Singapore into the disaster.
anal inquest was held at the Magistracy in the afternoon. Mr. B. B. Hallifax conducted the inquiry, and the jurors were: Mars F. A McIntosh, A. A. Alvos, and F. T. Chappell
After the jury had viewed the body, evidence was called.
Mr. LLOT seconded, and the resolution
This was all the business.
A VANCOUVER TRAGEDY.
:
In an interview with the Toyko correspondent of the Aha, Mr. Akatsuks, a Secretary in the tour of inspection in South Chinn, remarke that Foreign Office, who has just returned from a objection may be taken from a political and diplomatic point of view to the agitation of the Chinese for the recovery of national rights, but the good effects or the agitation on various undertakings in the interior of China must be admitted. In the first place joiut-stock com- panies have been fast coming into existence. In their nature the Chinese are generally inclined. to distrust others. This trait makes it A sad ending has been given in Canads to a very diffenit to form a joint-stock company, but drama set originally in Shanghal. According when the people are stirred up by the idea of to statements in the Canadian Press the death recovering national rights, subscribers to the of Mr. H Wehar by his own hand occurred in capital of such a company on be easily obtain- superintendent in charge of Victoria Gnol, who
Vancouver on November 8. Mr. Weber joined d. The formation of electric light, telephone, * The Asian publishes two stories concerning the Health Department of the Shanghai and waterworks companies is booming in South said he received the deceased into his custody St. Andrew's Day which have been sent to it. Municipal Council in 1902 and owing to his China at the present time. Such companies are on 20th November under sentenes of death, They read as follows
proficiency in Chinese was employed mainly on mostly semi Government concerns. When which sentense was duly carried out in his hours after the feast. the time. The pipor is in May of this mod of ill-health; and deimed the the dividend does not exceed 6 or 7 per cent, The scene is the same one the wee sma translation work until he sent in his resignation inviting enbscriptions to the shares the pro
He tendered his resigns- moters attract capitalists by promising that if prosence at 5-5 am that day. He produced the wending his way home, his pipes under one arm tion on the ground fovernment want for the execution,
and a bottle of Athel Breas under the other; en full amount of his superannuation money. As per annum, the Government will not receive a ad sumaritan, may, though the poor man's regard to his health was given on his behalf by milk-rooling are rapidly increasing in number. route he is run over by a motor-tat and appar his request was refused, be instituted proceedings. dividend on ite shares. Partnership companies Lently killed; he is removed to the house of their the Court of Cannels het evidente in engaged in flore-milling, cotton-spinning aud
fabs are sorely bruised and bent, and his nose is three independent doctors, all of whom stated The goods turned out. by these broken, his spirit is for from crushed, for as that he was suffering from a severe form of panies are invariably labelled soon as he comes to, he roars out: Wheur's ma neurasthenis. The Court of Consals in giving went of Native Industry. This indicates whaskie P
was one which merited the special consideration rights is at work under the promotion of such
The first witness was Mr. R. H.Craig, assistant
ST. ANDREW'S DINNER STORIES.
their pity is extended because the culprit by his brutality has sunk so low in the human scale, or it may be that their feelings are stirred simply by pondering over the mental agonies which the condemned man must endure before he goes to his doom. At any rate, the murderer in his cell is not so secluded as first thoughts suggest. The fact that he has to be executed attracts public attention and public thought to himself, and it is safe to say that if there An officer of the U.B.S. Pennsylvania, named be any condoning or exculpatory features, Frank Garvey, died on the cruiser. Deceased, who was 45 years of age, and a native of Con- these will not be overlooked by a conectiont, was buried yesterday afternoon at munity which, though it sanctions capital
Happy Valley. The cruiser's band played punistamont, cherishes a lively sentindent faneral marches and all warships in iarbour Ad to the sanctity of human life had their flags half-masted, Yesterday a Chinese, who had been found guilty by a British jury of complicity in The Minstrel Troupe of US.S. West the double murder of two Indian Police in Virginia announce minstrel performances at the New Territory in August last, met his the Theatre on ti 22nd and 23rd inst. II. E. the Governor has kiully promised his patronsge, death at the hands of the public executioner and the proceeds of the entertainments will be Chazzant and Special Skin Tonió and Poudre wanted in the way of meat and drink. He was doctore on his condition, it is to be feared, was
exocation. Death was instantousous. Ha
Dr. Thomson said he was present at the
amined the body and found that death was due to dislocation of the neck.
The jury found that death was in accordancs with the law, the immediate cause being dislocation of the neck.
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'he other story is from an up-country station/dgment, expressed its opinion that the case that the aspiration for the recovery of national
in India, where the committee of the Bt of the Council, but found that Mr. Weber was companies. The action of the Government in Andrew's dinner had made all necessary not incapacitated from performing his work in refraining from imposing all likin and other arrangements for the solitary piper that they the meaning of Clause 6 of the Superannuation daes except a tax of 5 per cent on goods had managed to secure. He was housed in the Rules, and ordered each party to pay half the produced by machinery in China goes a long Dak bungalow, and told to sign for all that he Court fees and expenses. The verdict of the way towards encouraging the industries referred to. This privilege is also extended to the goods manufactured in foreign settlements in China. The Japanese might prove very successful, con- dudes Mz. Akatanka, if they proceeded to China and started manufacturing business.
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