Page
NTIMATION.
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
another nation, which has a perfect right to its own ideas upon such subjecta.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 26TH, 1910.
1
3
Two fresh cases of plague, bringing the total
up to nine, ware reported yesterday. Both a TELEGRAMS.
from Tung To Lane.
For stealing 100lbs. of lead from the Pablio Works Department Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced a native to ous month's imprisonment and four hours' stocks.
The fears that the passage to Police Pier at Kowloon would be practically closed by the railway and its barrier have been removed by the indication that a level crossing is to be laid. thers.
[Protected by the Telegraph Message
Copyright Ordinanes, 1804]
[AKUTKE'S ANRVION TO THE “HONGKONG ́DAILY PRE98."}
JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION.
LONDON, May 24th. Prince Fushimi, accompanied by A native who was arrested on a framear with Prince Arthur of Connaught and six taels of raw opium in his possession was Aned $100 by Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy Members of the Council, quietly in- yesterday, the alternative being two montespected the Japan-British Exhibition imprisonment
to-day.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, May 25th,
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. W. Runs DAVIES (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE),
VÁTAL FIGHT AT TAIKOG DOCKA,
Ju Chai was arraigned on a charge of warder at Saiwand on March 24th. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was om panelled:--Messrs. W. J. Battey (fororian), K. Rahman, J. H. Soth, J. F. Fan Reus, T. Barnett, G. M. Dalgety and C. H. Lyson.
CANTON
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, May 24th.
BRIGANDAGN.
Some months ago bandits captured in the Nam Hol district a man whis was supposed to have considerable money in his posession and demanded $3,000 for his ransom. His friends were unable to raise this mars, and afraid of calling down the wrath of the robbers by report- ing the matter to the authorities they remained silout. Now, after an interval of overal months, the family learn that the
On the whole, therefore, it is with the material aspect of the question that we are more practically concerned, and such pro 8. WATSON & CO., gress as has been made has been chiefly watched in its bearing in this direction, When looked upon in this light, it is im possible to deny that the progress of which there have been manifestations in China Whatever appears to be disappointing. may be its ultimate bearing, there dan hardly be any doubt that its immediate effects have not been to the benefit of foreign na tions so far se their opportunities of trade with China are concerned. As the Chinese have become better acquainted ÆRATED WATERS European methods, they have found the ins of getting the trada more and more into their own hands; and to this extent the changes that have taken place within this last fifteen or twenty years have proved disappointing in a commercial point of view, the more so as everything points to a continuance of the tendency of trade to drift into Chinese hands. It is not Observatory:-Manila, May 25, 11.25am.should not suffer full general mourn" | the docks on the morning of the dete mentioned of $2 Needless to say she was firmly believed
MANUFACTURERS OF
HIGH CLASS
THIS SEASON'S PRICES:
PEE Do
**
-50 cents SODA WATER SODA WATER (Bombay bottles). GO POTASH, SELTZER & B. P.
SODA...
60
LEMONADE
65
++
TONIC WATER
76
LITHIA WATER
75
GINGER ALE ...
SARSAPARILLA
ORANGE CHAMPAGNE
LEMON SQUASH
75
#
RASPBERRYADE
75
SPECIALITIES:
STONE GINGER BEER DRY GINGER ALE
75">
75
***- 85 cente.
Pints 81.00: Splita 60 conta. LIME FRUIT CHAMPAGNE
Plots $1.00; Splits 60 cents.
surprising that, under such circumstances, those who have been used to times when the trade was very much more under the control of foreigners may have some doubt as to the advantages of Chinese progrese, which has been so long hoped for, and of which there are encouraging signs at the present time. It is folt by many that, after all, we have been placing in Chinese hands a which they hare weapon
contrived ingculously to use against ourselves; and it
can scarcely be denied that there is a certain amount of truth in this view.
At the same time, it must be burne in mind that the present is a transition period from one sat of circumstances to another; and that it would be a mistake to estimate the ultimate effects of the progress that has been made, by the immediate, and it must be owaod, somewhat disappointing results. Among other changes favourable to foreign trade with China which have become notice- able of late years is the uprise of a demand for many articles which did not formerly find their way into the country, and in this A.S. WATSON & CO., direction there must be a great increase in trade as time goes on. Thus looked at LIMITED,
broadly, there is not any ground to doubt
Bottles will be charged for at the Bate of $1.20 per dozen, and credited in full on being returned in good condition.
HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA,
(25
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news solumn should be addreued to THE EDITOR,
Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.
inserted.
that the assimilation of China in various
Thess. Arratoon Apear brought 15 deportess to the Colony yesterday from Singapore, and another seven arrived from Haiphong by the atenuer Hongkong. They wers quartered in the vagrants' quarters of Talmoha'soi, and will be forwarded on to Ching shortly.
Cyclone er typhoon W. of northern Luzon more than 100 miles distant, moving N. E.
THE MOURNING ORDER.
ing should cease on the 17th June and half mourning on the 30th June.
unfortunate mas has boon killed. In tho Tai Mr. M. W. Slado, 'K.C. (Asting Attorney. Sher village in the Pan. Ya district the other night robbere took away the whole stook General), instructed by Mr. H. L. Donnys, senr,, from the office of the Crown Solicitor, appeared in trade of wine and rice merchant and for the Crown, while the prisoner was reprekidnapped the merchant's son, making their sented by Mr. Eldon Potter, who was instructed | escape by means of a boat, which prevented the by Mr. Davidson, from the office of Mossms. | villagers from pursuing them. Other cases of a Hastings & Hastings.
bold nature are reported in the locality.
The Attorney-General, in opening, informed the Court and jury that the prisoner was charg
had heard the evidence, that a quarrel arose in
between a goug of boilermakers and a gang of carpenters over the removal of a block of wood which had been placed under a lighter in process of being built. The foreman of the
Hongkong has done badly in the shooting for the Daily Mail oup. The sight markanen only made a total of 606 points, an average of 75.75. BOMB OUTRAGE IN MADRID. boilermakers and the foreman of the carpenters
The highest score, 87, was registared by Mr. Hamilton, while Messrs. A. Jenkins and Wake- man made 84 sach. A 62 and a 59 brought down the total very considerably,.......***
A FEMALE SWINDLER.
A woman, trading on the ignorance and cre-
LONDON, May 24th. The Gazette" notifies the desireed with the mardor of a man named Sui Fondulity of others of her ser, has succeeded in Wo have roosived from the Amerisa Con-of Their Majesties and Alexandra theployed at the Taikoo Dooks, and there would be
March 24th. Docensed and prisoner were both em amassing a considerable sum of money.
She gave out that she had a wonderful basi- sulate-Glazieral at Hongkong the following typhoon warning dispatched from the Manila Queen Mother that in order that trade no doubt in the minds of the jurors, after they neas which was so prosperous that every $10 invested in It would produce a weekly income
by those she spoke to and money simply showered in upon her. The first week tha interest was duly paid, which being looked upon sae perfect contration of hor atory resulted in a fresh flow of money. The next week also came to blows, but were separated by one all was well, but the week following it was found of the Europoon employem of the docks. that the lady had disappeared. The unfor LONDON, May 24th.
Babaoquently, the evidence would show, a taiate women then found that they had been Consternation has been created in gang of over one hundred men, a mixed crowd doosired and their lamentations were very Five men who were arrested on a licensed cargo Madrid by the explosion of a bomb, of carpenters and friends, wont to attack hitter. The police are now trying to find this the boilermakers who were working on the enterprising lady, whose ill-gotten gains orp. boat in the harbour on Tuesday on a charge of which fortunately caused no harm, at lighter, The defendant, according to the said to amount to many hundred dollars.
THE FLAQULİ. gambling were charged before Mr. J. B. Wood the monument erected to the victims oyidance, was among that gang. This attack was
Now that the hot season has some, that at the Magistracy yesterday. A detective who
frustrated, and nothing more securred until the was palling in an open boat witnessed the game of the bomb explosion which marred man left their work at about ive in this evening dread visitant the plague has again muile its
In the Sun Wai district many. of chance, but as he arrested the players with the wedding day of King Alfonso. When the boilermakers got out into the street spread. out a warrant they were discharged.
The perpetrator was pursued, but com- they were attacked, and the nozi fact about persons have succumbed to it, and in is place which the Attorney-General thought the jury called She Wat more than 200 hare boon carried. Before Mr.J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yes raitted suicide before he could be would have no doubt when they heard the of From the latter place comes the nows that terday Inspector O'Sullivan proceeded against Chinese for uttering counterfeit coin. The
evidence was that deceased met his death by a the people of the village are afraid to go to bet wound inflicted with a sharp-edged weapon, at night, as the hewlings of the departed are evidence showed that the defendant had ten-
which was driven right into his bears. The fearsome in the extreme. It is said that these dored two aparious Hongkong dollars in pay.
question which they had to consider carefully ignorant villagers are devoting mach of their ment of purchases, and his Worship committed
was whether the defendant was concerned in time to burning jostaticks to propitiate evil the accused for trial at the Criminal Sessions.
the dealing of that deadly blow. In a charge spirits, but no one ever thinks of cleaning out LONDON, May 25th. of murder the jury could returu three verdiets. his house or observing the common laws of Beuter's correspondent at St. They could find a war guilty on the capital sanitation, A man named Chiu has sent a lotter charge, they could find him guilty of to the Press Association condemning the various Petersburg telegraphs that the mandaughter, or they could find him not methods of curing the plagas, and he asks the Bourse Gazette states that M.gality. If a man weat forth armed with a ditors of the various journals to invite lethal weapon, and with the intention of assault orrespondence on the subject. To those whe Isrolsky, the Minister for Foreigning others, and if he dealt a blow which caused know Canton well the chief wonder is that more Affairs, has introduced a Bill in the the death of another man, he was guilty of people do not die than notually do. The bulk of Nino resha coolies appeared before Mr. E. B. Duma providing for the establish-murder. But if, on the other hand, he took the people are absolutely ignorant of the most the small class of educated and enlightened men Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday on a ment of a Russian consulate, at part in a chance affray, and in the heat of the rudimentary principles of hygiene, and though charge of causing an obstruction at Observation
a
The trial of a Chinese letter carrier for open- ing and deleging certain curruspondence con- cluded before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday. As before, Mr. C. McI. Messer, the Postmaster-General, prosecuted, and Mr. J. B. Gardiner appeared for the defendant. The socused was convicted, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Place." The tramcars stop at this corner, and
in view of the numerous accidents which occur here, the police have decided to keep the ric coolios on their stand, and thus avoid collisione. His Worship fined each of the defendants $4.
Chan Kam, a silversmith from British North
Borneo, whose extradition is sought by the Government of Borneo on a charge of stesting $320, again appeared before Mr. E. R. Hailifax at the Magistracy yesterday. The prisoner announced his willingness to return, and was committed to gaol pending the decision of His Excelleasy the Officer Administering the Gor- ̈erament.
ways to European ideas and her adoption of our methods will really be antagonistic to foreign commercial interests, though there may appear to be some ground for this fear as the change is going on. The real point at which, there is a danger to European trade is that possibly the Chinese with the cheap labour they are able to command may All letters for publication should be uration on become independent of European or me side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that American manufacturers of piece goods- fave already appeared in other papers will be and may again be able to supply their own Orders for extra sopies of DARY Pass wants in this direction. This should be should be sent before 11 a.. O day of seriously considered by those who look with piblasation. After that has the supply in
so much complacency upon the work of. limited. Only mapply for Cash.
Trade Unions at Home, who are constantly Telegraphic Address: PRESS,
A. Quarcial journal published in Holland calls Coder: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,
increasing the cost of production, overlook.
attention to the steadily increasing amount of ing the fact staring them in the face that alien capital sunk in rubber in Netherlands. foreign manufactures will in time have to India. It says that British companies furnish compete with those produced in China. It most of the money the amount being set at may be possible to withstand the competi£3,811,000. Pessimists in Holland feel alarmed tion of cheap Chinese labour in foreign at this, and fear political complications arising countries, but nothing will prevent its being terests in the Colony.
from foreign capitalists acquiring landed in
availed of by the Chinese in their own country, and it will ultimately depend
of powers
the working at Home whether the e-
P. O. Boz., 34. Telephone No. 13,
HongKong OFFICE: WA, Des Vuur ROAD LONDON OFFICE 131; FLEET STREET. EC
The Darly Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 26TH, 1910.
Owing to rainy weather along the Yangtze valley the Central Government has received many reports from the authorities in various districts along that river through thegovernors and viceroys, in which it is stated that the rice time crop shows no hope. Famine will be inevitable
IN. one way or another, consciously or un- upon the consciously, it is a subject of consideration." handa ** inmany questions, how far thechanges which port of piece goods will continueto China, are undoubtedly taking place in China will It is perhaps forgotten that
sufferers.
captured.
RUSSIAN CONSULATE IN FAR EAST.
Changjin in Kirin.
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.
LONDON, May 26th. At the South African Progressive Conference held at Bloemfontein Dr. Jameson was elected the leader of the new Unionist party in South Africa.
AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE. Mr. E. R. Hallifax dealt with another case of matching at the Magistracy yesterday Shortly after 4 p.in. on Monday an amak The walking along Dos Voeux Road with a small boy on her back. The boy's arm, on which was bangle, was hanging down behind his nurse's hack, and the jewel tempted the thief. He snatched it and ran away, but the cries of the amsh attracted the attention of a Chinese detective in the vicinity, and the snatcher was overtaken as he was running along Gough Street with the bangle in his possession. His Worship committed him to prison for twelve months with hard labour.
A JUROR CAUTIONED.
despatched to command his presence,
not this man was concerned in the assault which
..
GAMBLING.
momant, without premeditation, he saized a deadly weapon without intending to kill, and i do their best to improve matters the ordinary dealt a blow which caused death, it would be person is sentant to go along under the same right for the jury to return a verdict of man-insanitary conditions as of yors and with the slaughter. The jury in this inetsace had first annoyance arising from suprare Ignorance of all to come to the conclusion of whether or laugh to scorn measures for improvement, remited in the death of the deceased. Then In the Hok Shan district the gambling evil. they would consider whether the evidence has reached such a degree that the local gentry satisfied them that accused's was the hand which have sent in a strongly-worded petition to the dealt the deadly blow. One witness would say Viceroy saking him to do all he can to quickly that he saw the defendant, with what looked like abolish it. The favourite farm of gambling in s piece of iron in his hand, strike at the the district is the Shan Fiu lottery. Exol decoined. That witness himself was struck on floket only costs 5 cents, but it is said that the head, apparently with a hammer. Two more than a million tickets are sold in the other witnesses would swear that they heard the province for every drawing, and the drawings, prisoner call out, Thore they are. Strike." take place three times a month. The mode of They saw the prisoner rash towards the de-procedure is to pick out a certain member of ceased, but they did not ses his strike bim. winning characters from a paper containing the occurrence was reported to the polios 120 of these characters. Noadless to say, the immediately, and the prisoner was arrested on profits of the lottary company must be enormous.
the same night at about eleven o'clock,
Mr. Potter-Some six hours afterwards,
The Attorney-General-I don't think you ought to interrupt me when I am stating absolutely accurately the ease for the Crown, I have no doubt that my friend will ask you (the jury to draw the inference that
The hold that these lotteries have on the people here is astonishing. Merchants, gantry, stud. eats, police, soldiers, coolies, street loafers and the women in the homes all buy them, and when the results are proclaimed it is pitiful to watch the people counting up their characters in the hope that they have won something. A because the prisoner was not arrested until great responsibility rests upon the Government six hours afterwards he could not have in this matter, and the sooner these lotteries
are abolished the baster for the country. been there. My friend, who is defending
TROUBLE WETIK POLICE. When the Criminal Betsions opened yesterday the prisoner, will no doubt attack the wit-
The police and public do not seem to get t redound to the advantage of Europeans. Was when "Nanheens" were exported from in the sutama. According to the report from and a jury was being empanelled, Mr. W..A. Es for the prosecution in his well-known along very well at Fatehas, Last year one of vigorous manier, and will use every device the police stations was wreaked, and the saIG who have, ina very large measure, been the Chinato Europe, and, if our manufacturers | Shantung and Kiangaax the wheat crop is very Otto failed to answer his name, and ʼn builig we which his skill will suggest to discredit the nearly occurred a few days ago. A man carry- means of bringing them about. The idea are to be increasingly hampered by Trades good, and this is the only hope for the famine has always prevailed that if only the Chinese Unions, strikes and eight-hour movements, could be induced to adopt European ideas the tire may come when cotton manufac and civilization, not only would they them-tures may again become an article of solves be benekted morally and intellectually export from China to European countries but foreign nations would also reap sub- The Bangkeng Government has duolared stantial advantage through a large increase Swatow to be an infected port. in commercial relations. It would be un- fair to say that many foreignere both European and American, taking a natural interest in the progress of a nation, which, with some obvious shortcomings, yet pos- "Plagas is raging in Nanningfu, Xuângai sesses many good and solid qualities, have province, and the mortality is very great, not desired the adoption by China of Euro-specially among children.
The P. and O. steamer Areage will not leave Hongkong for the north until Friday morning xt daylight.
Sorgeant Garrod prosecuted two Chinese before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Megistracy yes terday under the eruelty to animals Ordinance. The defendante were throwing crates of poultry from the deck of a river steamer on to a wharf,
a distance of about ten feet. A witness way. called who testified that this was the usual way of unloading poultry, but as the police proved that several of the birds had their lega roken, his
Worship convicted the defendants and ordered sach to pay a fine of $10.1
· LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE,
On Empire Day the replayed match Watsons The weather still remains remarkably cool. Civil Service resulted in a win for the for this season of the year. The long absence Service by 56 to 43. Scores:- of rais is also noteworthy.
Pile and Atkinson lost to Humphreys and Clark 5-5, best Tayler and H. Rapp 8-3, and beat Capell and F. Rapp 11.0.
MeEwen and Woodcock lost to Humphreys and Clark 4-7, beat Tayler and H. Kapp 6:5,
and beat Capoll and T. Kapp 8-3.."
MoKay and Wood lost to Humphreys and Clark 3-8, lost to Tayler and Rapp 5-6, and beat Capell and F. Rapp 6-5.
When he arrived later the Deputy Beglatrar, Mr. J. W. Lee Jones, requested him to step forward and to explain why he was not present to answer to his name and save his fine.
Mr. Otto informest his Lordship that he was very sorry. He had forgotten all about the Sessions, pad was by himself in the office,
His Lordship-You had forgotten P. Mr. Otto Tes. ·
His LordshipWell; don't let it bsour again.
SUBMARINE WITH FINS.
Of all the queer inventions brought out by English inventors of late, that of Henry Mid- dletou, a venerable manipulator of mechanism, la the strangest. It is nothing less than a submarine witle fins. Moreover, the seven-foot model ha de showing in London swimming tanks sots with a necess that has startled onlookers.
It can slak or swim at the will of the controller, by means of these fins. Inventor Middleton says aucli a submarine could not be deathtray like types at present, in ues, for even if the vessel were incapable of forward or backward movement it could still rise to the The submarine is provided with two "fas"
wurface.
evidence for the Crown. That is what he is ing a basket collided with a policeman, who strack the man with his truncheon, The mür here for.
Mr. Potter-It is not.
The Attorney-General-I am here to present the osso as impartially as may be on behalf of the Crown.
Mr. Potter-I am not here to get an acquit tal by any means I can. It is not quite fair to say that sort of thing...
Mr. Blade-I don't think you ought to inter- rapt me in the opening of this case, at
Evidence was led, and the hearing adjourned.
WIRELESS SERVICE ÀCROSS
THE ATLANTIC.
Great interest in London commercial circles is manifested in the reopening of the tramant- lantie wireless telegraph servins, which was suspendes last year because of the burning of Glace Bay, Cape the Marconi station at Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The most of men cable rates. The distance travelled by messages cages will be 35 per cent below the existing through the air between Clifden, Traland, and Glace Bay, is 2,450 miles.
resented this and there was the usual lengthy
striking the man again. The man then appeal- argument which the policeman eat short by
ed to thebystanders to help him, which they did by going to the station and demanding the punishment of the countable. The officer in charge said that the constable was not to blame and ordered the arrest of the man who was marrying the bankst. - This was donɔ, but the mod becoming more excited threatened to wrock" the station if the man were not given his liberty. To prevent further trouble the man was not fros, but public opinion is very much against the polies and their methods.
BILLS OF LADING.
The Japan Chronicle states that the foreign banks in Kobe, togather with the Yokohams Specle Bank, have jointly issued the following sirenlar
pean civilization, with an honest wish for the advancement of the Chinese. On the other hand, there is no question that a large number frankly admit that they desire to. The lawn tennis championship of Kowloon see the advance of the Chinese in this direc-Cricket Club has been retained by Mr. S. E. -tion, mainly as a means of improving their Greens. He easily beat Mr. P. Klimanok in the
commercial opportunities. For this, they final on Tuesday afternoon. can hardly be blamed, as it is only natural that they should look upon a question of this kind mainly as it practically concerns themselves. It is also to be remembered that it is far easier to estimate imaterial than There seems to be ne abatement of the Post moral progress; and also that, in respect to Office nuisance. The offensive collection of The local agent of the Nederlandsche Handal the latter, questions of a somewhat fine stump-purchasing cookies crowd the pavement Maatschappii is in receipt of telegraphis in in front of the building and makes the passage of formation that a dividend of per cont. (nine nature may arise as to how far we are that portion anything but pleasant for those per cant) has been declared by this Bank for the boat goes under and travels at any depth wing the wireless to engage seats in London except in describing the methods of those justified in pressing our special views upon who here to use it.
A feature of the mourning in Shanghai. last Friday was the procession to the Cathedral in which Consular officials, naval, military and police participated.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
·MAATSCHAPPII
the year 1909,
on each side, as well as a propeller. No rudder For the present messages will be filled at the is wanted, as the propeller shaft can be turned Marconi headquarters in London, but arrange at an angle, directing the boat to port or star- mante are shortly to be completed with the board. The fins consist of curved flexible mstel Post Of whereby they may be filled at any plates and, like the
running from accumulators. The submarine model osn be propelled by motion of the fins alene and it then appears exactly like some large fish swimming gracefully, By bouding the fins into the correct position
"Ia vlow of the increasing practice of insort- ing partionists in Bila of Exchange by me at of a typewriter instead of pen and ink, the at tention of our constituents is drawn to the danger thereby incurred. A typewritten bff pan easily be altered, and the difficulty of detect- ing an alteration involves all concerned in serioas confident our friends will in future discontinue this pernicious method."
by electric motorsPalier, they are driven i telegraph office in the United Kingdom. The risk. In pointing out the risk we are i
below the surface.
rate for Eastern Canada will be 15 sents a word the and for other places on the North American continent 9 cents less than the rates quoted in the Post Office guides.
Americans now on their way to England or thaatres while still sheard ship in mid-Atlantic,
The warning is of moment to all merchants, but the word pernicious scarcely seems the right term to employ, remarks our contemporary unscrupulous individuals who attempt to alter the particulars entered upon the bill,