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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1910.
Yesterday, being the anniversary of the birth-“ day of the King, was observed as a dies son. Business as suspended, but the rain infor fered with outdoor pleasures.
Some forty students selected from Hongkong.
have strived at Peking. They will take an electricity course in the college under the pervision of the Board of Posts and Com
manications.
Dispatches from Honan report the overflowing to an alarming degree of the Hoangio. It is feared that much damage will be done. Active steps are being taken by the officials to strength- on the dykes.
Mukden wires that the repeated occurrence of police clashes along the Antung-Muhdan line is exciting Chiness fil-feeling vory deeply, the native purers being filled with bitter orticisms of the brutality of the Japanese patrols.
that on two occasions attempts were made from The Hagistrar General notes in his report outside the Colony to revive the Japanese boycott, but they did not receive support from business people.
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ANOTHER GREAT AERIAL ACHIEVEMENT.
LONDON, June 2nd. The Hon. Mr. Rolls started at 6.80 in his acroplane from Dover and crossed the Channel to Calais. He circled ten minutes over Sangatte, and, without landing, started back to Dover, where he alighted at 8.5.
"AN EXAMPLE" TO THE
NATIONS.
in numbers of 4,832 vessels with an increase in tonuage of 215,604 tons. Yet curiously enough the average tonnage of individual ocean vessels visiting the port, has slightly decreased, having fallen from 2,448.6 tous to 2,390.4 tous, a circunstance which might be regarded as contrary to our preceding state ment that larger and consequently fewer vessels were engaged in the trade of the port, did the facts not belong to common know. lodge. The tonnage of ships visiting the Colony has in fact practically doubled itself within the last twenty years, the average having risen from 1,182.3 tons to 2,890.4 tous. While the tonnage of British ocean- This is a now method of encouraging comfoundland fisheries dispute, met to-day. going ships has increased froin 33,7 per cent. merce, and the honour of the discovery belongs
The President said Britain and to China.' The Peling Daily Newe says:-Bat to 34.5 per cent. in 1909; foreign ocean-going when last year China with the view of encourag America had set an example to the ships show the greater advance, from 35.2pering navigation and commerce on the Sungari whole community of nations in sub-
"The Sanitary Board," writes the Hegistrar- Gonoral is his annual report, does not appear to be such a bogey as it was, and it is pleasant not to hear so much of it as I have had to do of late years,""
river established a number of custom houses along that river and promulgated a set of new regulations to be carried out under the new régime, trouble with Russia arose.
S
The following from the annual report of the, Registrar-General is worth noting Along- side the harmless fortune-tellers, selectors of lucky dates, palmists and phrenologists who charge a fee for telling a fortune, there exists
LONDON, June 2nd." An arbitration tribunal, consisting of the most eminent lawyers, appoint ed to settle the Anglo-American New-
mitting a century old.conflict to
arbitration.
THE KING'S NEW TITLES.
LONDON, June 3rd. King George has been gazetted an
LABOUR DISPUTES IN HONGKONG.
The following is from the report of the Registrar-General 1-
FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART.
SAST OF I
Yesterday the Roman Catholic celebrated the feast of the Sacred Heart At about eevan o'clock in the morning His Grace the There have been numerous labour disputes, Archbishop Agius, Popal Delegate in the but none which has caused much inconvenience. Philippine Islands, entered the Cathedral In Jane the finrieksha coolies sacceeded in of the Immaculato Conception and took getting from the owners of the vehicles a his place in the chapel of the Holy reduction in the hire of jiarieshas from 55 Sacrament. A new associate (Mr. Rodrigues) cente a day for first class and 40 for second, to to be enrolled on the list of promoters of this 47 and 35 conte, respectively. The coolies ceremony was introduced. He was decorated presumed somewhat on their socess, and with the insignia of the apostleship, which wäs anmerous disputes uroso batireen individual blessed by Hia Grace, and he was presented owners and pallors, but relations between them with a beautifully illuminated diplome, The are now normal.
Archbishop then delivered an address in which he congratulated the new promoter and impressed the members of the Apostleship of Prayer of their responsibilities, reminding them of the devotion which they owed to the Sucred Heart of Jesus. His Grace don eluded by bestowing his pontifical blessing on the whole congregation.
In July the head coal-coolies succeeded in obtaining an increase in the customary allow anco for baskets and shovels, which amounted to twelve or thirteen dollars on an average cargo of coal. The amount in dispute was trifling, and I think the hoad-coolies who had recently formed a guild wished to test their strongth and obtain recognition. W
Similarly the Hakka quarry masters have been organizing themselves, and much time has been oucapiod in settling a dispute to which the Stone-masons Guild, the Quarry Farmer and the quarry masters were all parties.
In October the painters went on strike. The strike was not a serious one or of long duration; it is dusted by the younger men and the older workmen took advantage of the annual Tomb Worship to leave the Colony and keep out of the quarrel; the masters were content to wait for the workmen to reduce their demands. A ciss of 5 cents a day in wages the first rise since 1901-was conceded. There was some tides and the man on yearly contracts did not intimidation, and during the strike the appron
During the Holy Mass general communion. was administered by His Grace to about 890 communicante, and the Ciboriums had to be replenished with consecrated hosts, the communion lasting for 33 minutes, during which the Rev. Fr. Gramps rendered a suitable hymn, accompanied on the organ by Mr. O Baptista. At 8 o'clock a reception took place. at St. Joseph's College in honons of His Grace the Archbishop Agius, at which several die. tinguished guests were present, including His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni, the Very Rev. Fr. Costs Nunes, Vicar-General of Macao, tlae Rev. Secretary of the Archbishop, the priests of the Italian Mission and several civilians. A welcome Brothers after the reception. was tendered to His Grace by the Christian
Subsequently a Solemn High Mass was cou
ders to leave their masters" premises.
Thore was a small strike reported to me inducted by the Dev. Fr. Agostini Plazeck, one of the docks. It was soon settled, but the Military Chaplain, nassisted by a deacon and interesting point about it was that it was sub-dozoon, at the Cathedral's main altar. The masie was of Gregorian style, sung by the started by the local men without consulting Seminarists under the conductorship of the large Union which has been lately formed, and the Union officials wore opposed to it. This Rev. Fr. Grampa, Mr. O. Baptista presiding at Union differs considerably from the ordinary
modera linea, S
the organ,
Just after 5 p.m. Bolemn Vespers were sung
a class of men who deal in black magic or make Admiral of the Fleet and a Field Chinose workmen's guild, and works on veby the Sanctuary Choir, responded to by the
use of their supposed powers to extract large arms from women. The Government receives the hearty support of the Chinoso in ridding the Colony of these pests,
cent. to 35.1. The augmentation of foreign ccaan versals by 186-4.5 per cent. in numbers and 6.2 per cent. in tonnage is, as might be expected, due almost entirely to Japanese shipping, which has increased by These are 118 ships of 459,292 tons. significant figures. They betoken the extent of the trade falling to the vessels sailing under the Rising Sun and illustrate afresh the kesiness with which the Japanese are competing with all-comers. The other in creases are practically divided between Norwegians and Swedes, though the Portu- guese and Dutch, despito decreased fleets,
The welcome fall of rain which commenced show greater activity and have cach a
on Thursday continued the greater part of larger total tonnage to their crodit
yesterday. The storms dere accompanied by for the year. The figures relating to thunder and lightning. Fears as to the searcity German shipping come as a surprise. They of water have vanished, and the face of nature show a decrease of twenty-one ocean-going hassumed a brighter aspect in consequence of steamers and a reduction in tonnaga of the refreshing showers. The Observatory re- 11,773 tone. Vessels flying the tricolour port indicated that the rainfall from 10 am, on Thursday till 10 am yesterday was 8.52 in also decreased from 39 in 1908 to 32 last The water supply in Hongkong was increased by A. S. WATSON & CO.. year, the tonnage falling from 289,222 tons 78,000,000 gallons during the 24 hours.
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to 262,459, Auother singular set of figures relates to American ships, which advanced in
number by seven, but declined in tonnage by 42,211 tons, a similar fall being reported in the average size of Chinese vessels, an increase of two ships being accompanied by
Kidnapping of children-mostly boys-both
in Hongkong and in the adjacent districts of China has been very provalent. The Registrar General's department has had the fortune
occasionally to discover kidnapped children who had been brought to Hongkong and to obtain,
a decrease of 3,503 tons. Turning to river through the Po Leung Kuk, the restoration of
steamers, it is noteworthy that they furnish children who had been taken away from the another exception to the tendency already Colous. The traffic in children from Shanghai, quoted, the average tonnage entered last year says the Registrar General In his annual report, having fallen from 665-5 tons to 620-6 tons, appears to have ceased. There were only three decrease which was common to both cases discovered, all in the early part of the British and foreign steamere. The reduction Year.
in the number of British river steamers clearing is explained by the loss of the illfated Powan and Yingking and to the withdrawal of two smaller steaters. Foreign river steamers, though showing a
CORRESPONDENCE.
less average tonnage, yet increased by HONGKONG'S CONNOISSEUR,
erews,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG
DAILT PRESS."--
8-1 was deeply grieved on reading the speech by the Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart' at the Legislative Council on Thursday to gather that there was only one man in the Colony who Possessed architectural good taste.Yours,
Hongkong, June 2nd.
TAILLESS.
THE TERROR OF THE TUB IN TIBET.
Marshal.
BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
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LONDON, June 3rd. The special birthday honours list is limited to the Royal Household,
Queen Mary is made a Lady of the Garter.
Prince Arthur of Connaught, Baron Knollys (Private Secretary to his late Majesty), and Sir Carrington Bigge (Private Secretary to King George) have been created Privy Coun- cillors, while Major General Sir Henry Ewart (Crown Equerry since 1894) has received a baronetcy.
Prince Louis of Battenberg, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Prince Christian and the Duke of Teck are appointed
aides-de-camp to personal
Majesty.
HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS.
In each of these labour disputes, the sattle ment of which is often a very tedious affair, I have been much indebted to the Chinese gentlemen who readily responded to my request for their co-operation, without which no satis: tory or permanent settlement could be effected.
ABANDONMENT OF DEAD BODIES,
The report of the Registrar General on the matter of the abandonment of dead Chinese bodies in the streets of Hongkong notes progress, as is evident from the following
extrasts-
The state of affairs compared with that which existed a very short time ago is one which Justifies me in congratulating the leaders of the Chinese community on the success of their efforts That there still remains much to be done is obvious; it is only in Victoris that the number of bodies abandoned during the second half-year
St. Joseph's College Choir, and followed by the litany of All Saints. Then a grand procession went round the precincts of the Cathedral, His Lordship the Bishop bearing the mostrance with the Holy Host, and accompanied by the members of the Apostleship (including ladies), members of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, the Confreres of St. Louis de Gonzaga and of St. Joseph, the full body of
and Seminarists. the clergy
After the procession the Vory Ror, Fr. Costa Nures, Vicar General of sose, ascended the pulpit. accompanied by the master of ceremonies and preached the sermon of the occasion, the text of which was-Christes viut. Christus regnat, Christus imperat. The subject of his homily was based upon the maní- festation of ardent love of the Sacred Heart of Jeans towards mankind, the importansc of the devotion to the Sacred Heart and the abundant
cos derived from it. Needless to say, the veney and eloquenos displayed by the learned preacher attracted the attention and apprecia
Immediately after the sormion followed the
is less than the number for the art six months,tion of the whole congregation. There, out of a total of 111 bodies abandoned only 12 belong to the last six months. Of the
Banediotion of the Holy Sacrament.
The rendering of the Tantum ergo by His whole number of abandoned bodies 28166
were bodies of infants brought to the dispensary the Christian Brothers' chair during the and alleged to have been found in the street. Benediction of the Holy Baorament was very Very possibly a number of these were brought effective. The voices of the Bev. Fr. Grampa, from the house where the infants died, but the as baritons, and of Mr. A. Osmund, as bass, parents were afraid to give the address. In were heard to advantage, as well as those connection with the abandoning of infants of Mr. M. Baptista, tenor, and the LONDON, June 3rd.
The music was from Professor: bodies, it is satisfactory to note that 5,704 sopranos. The elections in Hungary have children under 5 years of age were treated at the erosi resulted in the unexpected and over-dispensaries as compared with 2,721 in 1907,
Enquiries have been received from Singapore whelming victory of the Government.
regarding the methods adopted in Hongkong to put a stop to "dumping" and a copy of Mr. Irving's report of the 26th February was sent to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs
TWO-WHEELED CARS..
THE GYROSCOPE FOR THE MOTOÉ, -
Mr. Louis Breunan has been engaged in perfecting gyroscopic mechanism, and has intro- duced the mono-rail into railway construction,
Until Istely it was scarcely imagined that the
two
Seldom has thaCathedral been so thronged; it was in fact crowded, the spacca surrounding the palpit and the nave being fully occupied. The eloquent preacher held his audience for about three-quarters of an hour, and one and all left' the Church greatly impressed.
The confidence which the dispensaries are A sermon will be preached by the same beginning in various degrees to inspire is very Rev. Father on the 13th inst. at 6 pm. well seen from statisties which show the number at the Chapel of St. Anthony of at
West Point, toy of Lisbon
of
infants-alive and dond-taken to the dis-
His Grace the Archbishop Agius, Papay Delegate, and suite seo laring to-day for Manila per steamer Zafiro.
during 1909 with an enhanced tonnage of 2,617. So much for the skips. The per- sonnel now calls for attention. Although the British ships were 29 fewer in number last year than in 1908 they carried larger did also the foreign ships. The explanation is obvious. Larger HONGKONG, JUNE 4TH, 1910.
vessels need more wen to work them,
system could ever be adapted to the ordinary pensaries and whether the address from which On British ships British crews were more
motor car; that in the near future we might they came was reported or not. At the Western see the motor, like the bicycle, running on FACTE and figures seldom tell such an
numerous in 1909 than in 1908, but the interesting story as do those which constitute manning of foreign vessels by British crews
wheels instead of four, and that in consequence Dispensary, the first started, and the one in the danger arising from sudden swerves and which the keenest local interest is taken, the lacoles might be avoided Mr. Brennan has number of live infants has risen from 207 to A WIDOW'S BREACH OF PROMISE. the annual report of the Harbour Master.
is on the decline, a fact which is demonstrat
The experience of the first white women to explained is system to a representative of The 256 and the number of dead bodies dropped The review of the trade and shipping of the ed especially on Japanese steamboat lines. penetrate to Lake Manasarovar (the Sacred Daily News
In the King's Banon, London, Mr. Jask port for 1009 has just been published, and Against a decrease in the number of Lake of Tibet) is bold very naturally by one of 200 210 resson," said Mr. Brennae, “why from 268 to 151, the number of dead bodies from
The unpleas the gyroscopic principle should not be adapted to as ankowa address falling from 167 to 20 The Bower, & Norwich traper's assistant, aged 25, though it is more bully than the usual Europeans and Americans engaged on antly entire habits of the Tibetan motor esr construction in fact, it lends itself East Point Dispensary, which was opened at the obtained £100 damages and costs against Mrs. departmental report its pages are filled with visiting ships there has to be set an increase amusingly described "It is a solemn fact that pre-eminently to it. Instead of being more same time, is more backward, but there it is a Agues Ebsworth, a widow, aged 54, fex breach some Tibetans nover bathe from this craille to the dangerous it would render motor trafila safer, assimilated by many readers. Statistics are in the number of Asiatics. The tendancy grave. Once in treating a Tibetan lams who was and the motor would not be so liable to give matter of angratulation that although the cases of promise of marriage Counsel stated that has been noted of late years and. after all, suffering from dropsy, Mize Sheldon recommend the huge lurches on uneven ground which often in which the address is unknown have risen from the parties met in September, 1907, at Harro naither dull nor uninteresting when they
ed a bath on a warm day. The wife held and in upsetting the car and injuring or killing 4 to 53 the number of dead bodies has risen at the gate, whore plaintiff had gone in search of refer to shipping--the first consideration of need occasion no surprise. It is inevitable consultation with our Tibetan Christian, woman the driver. The gyruscopic principle does away same time from 5 to 165. At the Central health, and apparently the defendant wie atX
We have given enough to indicate that the as to the effect of auch hercio treatment. entirely with all lateral oscillation. our Colony-and to suggest that, even the
If the principle were adoptal," the repre. Dispensary, opened two years after the other two, tracted by him at once, as she sought his com. man in the street" betrays some concern in Port, having passed, through several lean He had never had a bath in his life, sheentatire asked, would it be harder or easier. Progress is marked by a large increase of the casos pany in every woy: They had a discussion on
said and she was not quite sure whether he years, is not by any means decadent, and would survive one! Their prejudices wore to drive and steer a car than it is at present in which the address is known, the number of plaintiff's health, and the lady suggested he its proud position as the third in the world overcome the man was bathed and eventually It would be much easier, answered Mr. those in which the address is unknown remaining ought to get some rich woman to marry him.
recovered Since then there have, buon other Brennan, and motor driving would be a much
They met again in Harrogate the following importance of shipping in recognised by all. is not likely to be challenged.
similar cases, and a few days before the penning
simpler business altogether than it is at present.
The returns kept by the Police show year, when, it was stated, a marriage between of this article a sick Tibetan woman who came The gyroscopio system works automatically, and to the mission was in such a filthy condition requires no balancing on the part of the driver; that in 1905 and the four succeeding years the parties was talked over, but in January, that vermin seemed to be consuming her, moreover, the car would yield more easily to tho the number of bodies dumped was 1,068, 1909, the lady mid she had decided it would She was too far gone, and anoombed in a steering gear!" very abort time. Others of her family were:e
information which will doubtless be
this subject is to state the obvious.
The
It is the raison d'etre of Hongkong, and consequently the community cannot afford A draft Limited Partnersing Bill was con-
received their support.
to be insensible to its progress or decline. aidered by the Chinese in Hongkong and bae The Harbour Master alone is in the position
to feel its pulse, and on his verdict the Colony
the two enterprising, travellers.
also ill, but they were cleaned up and gradually recovered. Their former garmente had
the canto.
1,447, 1,273, 989 and 381 For the purbe unwise, to marry, besides she would lose her pute of comparison between the years 1903 and money. That foounsel remarked) was not true,
ingome of £16,000 absolutely unencumbered. end which are 1,005 (instead of 989) and 381:
waita with some anxiety. Happily, the there is no sign of trouble there, and latest mail burned or buried.-Miss E. U. Brown LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. 1909.I take the figures given in my office returns, as it appeared her husband had left her LI
bulletin which he has issued is satisfactory,
Tolegraphic advices from Tebang states that adriges from Changsha report all quiet,
True, it might have been more favourable, Large sums of money, contributions towards
but in these days of increasing competition and intermittent trade depression, due to a variety of causes, there is every reason to
the fand for the reorganization of the Chinese navy, have been received, says a Peking paper,
from various sources,
and Exploration Day We
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It is stated that owing to resignatioas and | Lano) loit also on account of the unusually large number inst, and is
The NYK. dr. Tango Maru (European The effect of the crusade against dumping/Mrs. Ebsworth, who has a son ten years older. Line) left Shanghai, for this port on the 3rd inst, and is expected here on the 6th inst, was not apparent until August, 1908. In the than plaintiff, denied the statements made in the The NYK. str. Kumano Mara (Australian first seven months of 1908 the number of bodies case. Her interest in the plaintiff was purdy Line) left Nagasaki for this port on the ard abandoned was 748, in the last five months 257, motherly. When plaintiff naked her to mago inst, and is expected here on the 17th inst
Mishima
Mari (European In 1909 the corresponding figures were 223 and bim she was very angry. Ho apologised and. for this port on the 3rd 166. In Victoris the number for the your has said he would never brosch the subject again, Confucius birthday, says the Registrar-
Kowloon from 341 to 80% The Harbour breach of promise. She replied it was a cane of General in his annual report, was publicly of new places calling for immediate conpation The N.I.K. str. dropped from 377 in 1908 to 111 in 1909, in Plaintiff told her he was going to us her for
and organisation. Calgary is more seriously left Tokchain for this port ria Kobe, Moji of Hongkong shipping during 1909 is the celebrated, and the day is every year more widely undarmanned than ever before, The situation and Shanghai on the 30th alt, and is expected population is the worst offender, and do not blackmail, and the worst plaintiff could say of
observed he a holiday. The celebration is a is very critical; and the Bishop finds himself here on the 12th inst same as in 1908. It is the decrease in the sign of the growth of a national spirit among obliged to appeal to the sympathy of the older The Dodwell New York Tint Shanticipate-mñch improvement until the second her was that she had suffered from ova
half of 1910. In comparing the figures generosity Lan diocese that he may receira even temporarily arrived at New York in the 1st instore en
In the Court of Appeal an application for number of abips entering the port, sorres the Chinese Two of the other signs of these of their most energetlo and capable young "The Mogul Line sts: Chases from United for the last two years the stance of way stay of execution was granted, conusel stating ponding with an mercase in the tonnage a times are public theatrical performanos by clergymen to halp him in the great work to be Kingdom left Singapore on the 2nd inst, and serious epidemde in 1909 měst not be lost the lady intended to apply for a new trial:/ circumstance which is understood by most amstens and amateur boxing contests,
dons in that important part of the Dominion. is due here on the 9th instant mornings,
feel gratifled if even the slightest degree of Confi progress be recorded. The salient feature