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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27TH, 1910.
As the homeward German malt Boon was
leaving the wharf at Singapore Inst week an unfortunate accident occurred. A gentleman Passenger arriving late saw the ship moving Paway and made su attempt to jumį va bouri
with the result that he fell and broke one of his ' legs. The name of the unfortunate gentleman was not obtainable at the time of writing.
It is reported that Chinese merchants in the Straits Satilements, Magilo, Burmah, and Jära, and those in the Yangtze ports have appointed delegates to hold a meeting in Shanghai with a
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THE SHIPPING DISASTER.
ALLEGED COLOWAN ESCAPERS IN HONGKONG.
SUPREME COURT,
Tuesday, July 26th.
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BEFORE HIS HONOUR MI. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUNE JUDGE),
eannot be neglected in a community such as ours, especially as many students will find a good knowledge of Chinese essential to their subsequent advancement in their native land. Now that the college is placed under the control of the Director of Education the changes necessary to improvement will doubtless be more readily affected. One. result of striving for aficioney has been to reduce the numbers in attendance at the College, with the consequence that the at tendance at the district schools showed. view to cranising a Chineso Cominercial on the Korean coast near Mokpo, which Mr. Hallifax presides to apply for the quiry of what property and assets the said AND marked iuercases. This raises the question $1,000,000,000, of which the merchants in the ring fog, has foundered.
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CONDITION is QUALITY, the most essential quisite of a Cigar. Our Warehouse in Stanley Street contains specially fitted Drying Rooms for Maturing Cigars, and in the Dispensary itself the samo ufen is carried out on a smaller scale by the installation of drying cupboards.
which the Government has to decide regard ing the additional accommodation to be provided. There is a steadily increasing number taking an English education, but the capacity of staffs and class roma iz | limited, and so many and it impossible to enter school. To what extent the Govern. tomeut is justed it incurring additional re-expenditure by building or enlarging schools is a large question willing for considerable thought and debate, and there can be no doubt that the extensions which have been carried out for the benefit of lower grades will have to be continued. Last year an outery from the Chinese was occasioned by the raising of the fees payable at the district schools, but the report shows that this had no apparent effect on the numbers aceking admission to these schools, a result which justifies the action of the Government, While Kowloon Tritish School continues to fill a useful purpose,the state of the Victoria (Boys) School is not satisfactory, is fact which must be deplored by the British sce- tion of the community, and it is to be hoped that it will be quickened ore long into a more healthy condition. The most remark. able educational-development is to be found perhaps in the Belilios Public School, where the English and zornucular depart LOLITAS – PER BOX OF 50. $5.50 ments lare been dmva together, so much so that the fusion of both is well within sight.
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Some few conclusions given by M. IRVING Are worth quoting, He notes that the "numbers taking a vernacular education have increased. The crease is due entirely to the development of the Belilios Public School." The small vernacular schools
Bauk. The capital stock of the bank is to be
foreign colonies have subscribed $630,00 1,000 and thous in the faked porta $400,000,000. Those delegates, it is further stated, will soon, proceed to Peking and potition the Ministry of Agriculture, Fadustry and Commerce to sanction the incorporation of this Commercial Bank,
deduction of relusursuões, amounted to Ten
TOKYO, July 26th, The "Tetsurei," which grounded
The captain is missing. The rescue work has been effective and there has been little loss of life:
CHINESE MINISTERIAL
CHANGES.
The report of the Meiji Fire Insurance Co.
PEKING, July 26th. for the year ended-Murch Just akates that the
The resignation of His Excellency. Premiums collected during the year, after 3,137,168.948; the lasses, after dedeation of re- Liang Tun Yen, president of the Board insurance, amonated to Yen 1,035,374.766; the of Foreign Affairs, has been accepted, balanes of the worlding account for the year and H.E. Chou Chia Lai, the present amounted to You 1,475,896.675; and the mot profit of the year amounted to Yen 80,596.675 acting President of the Board The divestors recommend the sum of Ten Foreign affairs, has been appointed his 80.596.675 to be appropriated in the following mouner: Dividend of 20 per cent to share-8ccessar while Hu Wei To late and holders. You 50.000.000; bonus to directors and Chinese minister Japan auditors, Yen 5,200.000; To reserve fund, Yeu Tsou Yu Lin, first secretary to the 25,396.675,
Board of Foreign affairs, are appointed Vice-Presidents.
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A serioxs mutiny treks out last week on the
Russian steamer Dunia while she was lying at Singapore The story was that the captain having refuse i to allow two men to go ashore
was shortly afterwards confronted five or six mon armed with knives. He called for assistance and two offloors tame, whereupon the mon retired to the forecastle. Again the two men
entored the captain's cabin and throatened to kill him. After considemble trouble two fromen, Gustar Save one and John Sillman, were
arrested and taken on shore. They appeared in the Marino Court before the acting Muster Attendant, Liont. B: A. Cater, charged with assanitio, the captain and officers of the Dania. Ono man was senteroad to ten weeks rigorous imprisonment and the other to three weeks.
THE MACAO SENSATION.
(FLOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
COMMODORE WU, ON THE TEAIL.
The monotony which has surrounded proceed- ings at the local Police Court of Iste gave place to a stie of excitement’yesterday when it becsmo. known that a number of Chinese had been
CLAIM FOR PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNT. arrested on suspicion of being Colowan pirates.
Chow Tak brought action against Trang Cho In the morning Mr. H. L. Donays, jusr., frem and another duiming au account of the part- the office of the Crown Solicitar, accompanied nership doslings in the business of Tak Cho by Commodore Wo, appeared in the Court over Hing, of 102, Market Street, Hungbom, sa in- extradition to Chies of Leang Ya Chan, said partnership now consists, and for payment to to be a chief of the Copwan outlaws. The the plaintiff of the amount found due to him, prisoner, who wore a long silk robe, was arrested in Hollywood Read and taken to the Contral Station by four lukongs. He douted the charges preferred my sinst aim, and the hearing of the case was adjournad.
Several othe. Chinese are said to have boon arrested on suspicion of being pirates from Colowau, and these will be oked at the Magistravy in due course."
Mr. Davidson (of Messrs. Haslings & Hastings) appessed for the plaintif, Mr. Joo d'Almads o Castro represented the first do- fendant, and the second defendant appeared in
porean.
Mr. Davidson informed the Court that the notion was brought by the plaintiff as one of the partners in the firm, the defendants being the other two partnere. He was suing forwa soconut Hoping to gain some reliable information and payment of any money which might be found happenings at Colowan, a representative of the $1,000. On the first houring of the action the concerning the truestate of affairs and the actual due, and waived the right to say amount abore Daily Press tot out in search of Commodore defendant admitted the partnership and the mat- Wa, finding him at the Supronio Court build terras ferred to the Court shroff to take
although he might have, said much, it was shroff had found that there was a credit balance of. But the Commodore was cautions, and accounts. Accounts and been taken, and the apparent that he did not intend to be "drawn." in rospect of the firm's business of $1,044, which Its also evident that he thought the rooft a sum of $1,000 to be dealt with. It was porter wished information regarding the alleged mutually agreed between the solicitors pirate chief who was then in Victoria Cool, of the parties, in Case of an objection to and it was plainly manifest that if this was the certificate of the shroff, that an Aguo the pressman's errand it would be a fruit should be framed for the Court to try any Jess one. "I have nothing to say," said the disputs in items of account. Plaintiff disputed sailor, and the manner in which he said it a good many items, but accepted the shroff's showed that it would be useless to persist in cortilente. The flat dofondant did not. It was considerably more than a month since the further questioning.
accounts were taken by the shroff, but defendant had never raised an objection to the items proviously. Mr. Almada now said his client did not admit the amount, and further said he was not in a position to say whether it was right or wrong..
Hu Wei Te succeeds Liang Tun Yen as assistant controller of customs,
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY FRESN.").
REPUDIATING FREE TRADE.
LONDON, July 25th. A statement by the Tariff Reform Commission has been issued directed to showing the injurious effect of the Japanese tariff upon British trade.
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But you were at Colowan, Commodore, and saw the bombardment?"
"Yes," said the Commodors, but I did not go ashore. I kept my beats oraising rodad to
prevent the pirates sucaping,"
--And with such precautions ash'oro and afoot how did they manage to escaps?"
With a gestures Frenclunan could not excel, and which indicated much, the Commodore gave the irrelevant reply, "I came away six days
go."
But the bombardment was practically ended thon," said the pressman,
"The Portuguese troops were still on the | island,” said the Commodore, "but they did not scam to like to catch the pirates, I come away
because I was sick of it."
"Did you go on the island after the bombard-
His Lordship-Those contracts, as you know, are sublet and sublet, till there are accounts between one and two, three and four, and so on.
Mr. Davidson-That is not quite the position [ here. My friend's elient-admits that he does all the business of the firm. He receives all the money payable to the firm and pays out, but bu says that any money due by him to the firm has been paid. Then be states that be sloes not know whether the balance is right or wrong, - The position is impossible.
His Lordship Why does lo say that? Mr. Davidson-I suppose the truth is that ha **Yes,” was the reply, but there was nothing did not keep his books in a very satisfactory
way.
ment, Commodor's pr to be seen."
The "Times," in a leading article, considers it extraordinary that a highly intelligent progressive Oriental MACAO, JULY 25th.people agrees with Western people in The search prosecuted by the soldiers on the absolutely repudiating the glorious doc. island of Colowan is likely to be productive of A. S. WATSON & CO., aged by the various missione che result at last, and it is believed that the land trines of Free Trade. It is even more
| decline (2,011: 2,142) The satisfactory force has now discovered some of the caves in extraordinary that both should pro modore boing anxious to get away to koop that a contract is sublet, and sublet and subiet-
nature of the education given in these which the pirates have been hiding. schools is considered under the heading The story is that one of the boys who had per amazingly upon its repudiation. vernacular education, but their worldly suc-been kidnapped and taken to the island guided cess is very easily surpassed by that of the the soldiers to several entrances to caves hour private vernacular schools. Of these careful the const. Two men approached the cave encret ly, and one volunteered to enter while the other records, so far as it is possible to obtain remained on guard. The man who satored was them, have been kept for several years. If the shot by piratas hiding within, but his companion numbers shown.... oraggerates their | wont to his assistance and got him ont. ***.
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growth." Speaking of education in English he remarkathat "the progress of the private English schools seems to prove that there is little money to be made out of tesching a smattering of English at low fees." With his conclusions on the cost of education liore we bring these notes to a close: "The expenditure upon education has in- creased by $13,484 ($219,350 $205,875), and the revenue Ins increased by $13,611 ($68,214: $54,603). The net result is a percentage of revenue to expenditure of 4384, which is a high figure. At Govern- ment schools the cost per unit (average attendance) foll to $87.15, the lowest it has been since 1902. At the grant schools on
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HONGKONG, JULY 27TH, 1910.
Since then the two gnabouts have proceeded to the land again,
It is alleged that mines on the island will
be blown up.
The wounded man has been taken to the hospital His injuries are not serions.
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A BUSINESS DODGE.
A Canton correspondent writes telling us of an ariful trick that was worked by a foreigner on a number of gullible purchasers. He im- ported a number of knitting machines which he disposed of at 2135 each on the assurance that two dollars a day could be easily mado, by operators. To lend colour to this he is reported to have secretly bought up the output of the maolines and by this means cleared his stock, The trouble caine when the market for the finished article closed with the sale of the last machine, and when the Chinoso learned how
oxplanation. He of course referred them to his
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
EXPERIMENT IN PREFERENCE REJECTED.
LONDON, July 25th. On the Budget resolutions in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Fitzalan Hope moved an amendment to reduce the duty on tea grown within the Empire to fourpence as an experiment in preference.
This closed the harried interview, the Com.
another appointment.
Commodore Wa, who speaks excellent English, is a man of medium height, middle age and medium build. He is evidently one of the new
His Lordship-What generally happens is
Mr. Davision-That does not arise here. This
is a coolie contracting firm, and did « cnusider. able amount of business in supplying coolien to. the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. From the books of the firm the shroff has found the correct balance to be $1,044, nad my friend says is, having
school of China's naval seamen, for there is a restlessness about him which indicates unwonted activity, and where anty is concerned there she is not bound by that. I say no doubt that he is a martinet. There is a tone of command in his speech, and from his booring everything should be shipshape and business like on the vessel under his control.
PROSECUTIONS UNDER LIQUORS ORDINANCE.
regard to the fact that he had the issue in his hands so long, and never took steps to challenge. any of the items or vary the certificate. If ha does not accept the figures as correct we are not only prevented from going ou now, but tha action will never come to an end. I want your Lordship to doside that the amount must be taken as the correct amount of profit made by the firm, and then your Lordship can try the issue as to whether the first defenilant has or has not paid over that money to the partnership. The shroff has taken the secounts from the books
Louis Comar, proprietor of the Cosmopolitan The amendment was defeated by Hotel, was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at 188 votes to 145.
the Magistracy yesterday with selling rum not up to the required standard. Defendant, who the defendant has never challenged them, and ho
IRISH RAILWAYS.
NATIONALISATION FAVOURED.
was represented by bir. M. Reader Harris (of | is out of time, Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist; ploaded not guilty, and the hearing off the case was adjourned uoti) Friday.
Mr. Almada said he would explain the position more nocurately than his friend. The action was commenced against the two partners for an account and for monios due by them to the 1ONDON, July 26th. '. O.E. Owen, proprietor of the Grand Carlton
Hotels, who was arrested on wariant by Deter plaintiff. The first application received by the regal Commission on Irish Railways uppoared before Mr. E. E. Hallifax at the
The majority report of the Vice-tire-Sergeant Snilicen on Monday afterncan, defendants was from the plaintiff's mother. In the first sca plaintiff took the position that the first defendant had all the books, which was liquor without a licence. Defendant was repre-accountant, and his friend admitted that eartain
Wiza bopes and ambitions centring on the the contrary it is higher than ever before they had been deluded they went to the com. appointed in 1906 favour their nation Magistracy, yesterday on a charge of selling denied. The books of account were kept by the university and the educational pre-eminences is due to the higher proportion of Fradore employed by the foreigner for an alisation with a view to working them sonted by Mr. J. H. Gardiner. A member of hooks of account wore in plaintiff's possession. such an institution is likely to give to oupils in the upper grade schools. Indeed principal, but no satisfaction was forthcoming, 48 a single system, thus meeting the T'olics Force newly arrived in the Calony To save time be agreed to reforthe matter to the Hongkong, it is decidedly satisfactory to there is no simpler and fairer indication and considerable feeling has in consequence economic requirements and develop- learn that the no less important education of the progress of education in Hongkong been reased in the city against the partying resources. imparted by the various schools of the than the steady increase in the average est concerned, Colony is sighly creditable on the whole and per pupil at grant schools since 1903, when that sound progress is being made year by the new code, and new rates of grant came year. Such is the tengur of the report of into force."
A BIG DEFALCATION,
LONDON, July 26th. The cashier of tho New York
ANOTHER RISING FEARED,
KIA-TING-CHAU, July 20th. There are rumours of insurrection is the The Rev. F. Brown has bad the Third Class | district of Liung-chon. The city of Chong-lok of the Third Division of the Order of the Double has been in a state of pirio. Most of the inha branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank Dragon conferred upon him by the Emperor bitants are said to have left. Many of the
refugees have come here, among them Mr has absconded with $600,000 securi- Gussman of the Basel Mission, with his family, | ties; Far East of the Equitabis Life, has had the of that city were closed for a time for fear of Ms. 3. P. Hamilton, general manager-for-tho-Some west to the otry of Hin-ven, and (Eo gefen Fourth Class of the Order of the Rising Sun conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan.
the Director of Education, whose comments are of more than ordinary value, inasmuch as they are candid, free and outspoken. Weaknesses are revealed, not with a view of China. to either damaging the ropetation of a school or wounding the susceptiblities of its head or the members of the staff, but with a sine re desire to point the path to better results, and congratulations-are not- withheld where they are deserved and where they will prove an encouragement to good work
Interest in the railway was revived yesterday by the appearance of a number of trucks and cattle waggons at the terminus. They
occasioned no little comment.
H.E. Boren Albert d'Ansthan, whoso death we reported yesterday from Tokyo, was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Belgium. He was the dozen of the diple matic corps in Tokyo.
an attack.
became a boarder at one of the defendant's hotels abroff, but he could not admit any liability for a couple of days, and during that time because certain of the books of account were not ordered beer and spirits, with which he was produced. If these books were produced his supplied. The police seized on the premises Lordship would find that there was nothing due some five baskets and two cases of liquors con- to the pishtin. The first defendant did all the sisting of wines, spirits and boor, which the work, and when he received money he passed it proprietor valued at $200. On the evidenos his Worship imposed a fan of $100 and ordered the confiscation of the liquors.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
The positions up to July 4th were:- HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE,
Kent Y.M.C.A. 'bout Queen's College on Saturday Middleser The Commandant of Linng-chon seat a dis by 62 points to 37. This was the final matob, Sussex patch to the Brigade Commander at Chanoba-and as the .M.C.A. Lave beaten all the other Lancashire some time ago, stating that robbers were nums- Clubs, they have won the shield. It will be pro- Northe rous in Kia-ying-chau and soldiers few, and that mented on the Y.M.C.A. grounds on Saturday Surrey
Northamptashire he suspected two of his subalterns of treasonable next, when the Committee will be " At Home" Yorkshire correspondence with the robbers.
to the Rest of the League. Play commences at Hampshire Lieutenant Yung, with a hundred braves, want 5 pm.
up a week ago and the Major goes soon, with soldiers. It is said that soveral hundred solittéra are on their way from Chanchau-fa to Liung
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His Lordship-What about the missing. books P
Mr. AlmadaThey show whore the credit balance has gone to.
Evidence was called and the hearing oil- journed.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-
On the 26th at 12.05 m.-The baremeter
has a tendency to fall over the Loochoos. It
42455 has risen elsewhere, moderately at the Boulos
08.46
*Inclusive of match abandoned as a draw on
and slightly tho other.stations.
The
HOW Over the Pacific appears to be.
situated
the Bonins and the Loochoos
and to be moving towards N.W.
Pressure remains high over N.E. Japan and relatively low over N. China.
If the report creates any surprise at all, it is that so much, in the opinion of the Director of Education, remains to be done
JAPANESE MILITARY SCANDAL. to entitle Queen's 'College to the scholastic
Bome time ago it was reported that a scandal
Light or moderate variable winds may be predominance which it was hoped it should
chou. The Sam-tiam Society announced shad been brought to light in connection with
expected in the Formosa Channel and light W. possess. The absence of a curriculum is
It is reported that since the opening of the rising on the 12th inst, changed the date to the the construction of barracks at Yuyog), a suburb
winda
slong the S. coast of China. Hongkong minfall for the 24 hours ending a serious disadvantage. It makes im railway from the Annum frontier to Yannanfu 15th and now again to the 22nd. They have of Tokyo, The Tokyo papers, as quoted by the
the third day, owing to the death of King at 10 am. tố day, 0.00 inches.' possible the definiteness which should dis.last March, trade, both local and foreign, has sent notices to wealthy persons in various places Japan Gazette, now report that as the result of Edward.
A court-martial T. Shiraishi, first-class necount- received considerable impetus. A number of requiring them to advanos sums corresponding ant belonging to the First Division,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon The championship this season is determined tinguish the course of instruction, and, as French firms have already started business into their reputed ability, ranging from four Askare; an export belonging to the Divisios, Quit Hongkong & Neighbourhood Wind, light
and M.
by the percentage of wins to matches played. to-day is as followi Mr. Izvira points out, without a formulated Yunnanfa, and the export of nativo produce is thousand dollars downwards. No one has been have each been sentenced to four years' imprison- and comprehensive course neither parents gradually increasing. Considerablanctivity has plundered or injured yet and no one has seen ment; K. Hirano, an expert belonging to the How To B BEAUTIFUL-Keep your
Tivision to nor boys, perhaps not even the staff, can also been shown in the religious propagands by be any adequate reason for such alarm and ex- any body of robbers. There does not appear to
Division two years' imprisonment; and 8. Coiaplexion, Mrs. Ellon's Cross Charmante, Nagao, an expert attached to the Division, to
Tait Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and clearly see the scope of the education which the arrival of a number of Roman Catholic citement, but the people seem to be expecting
fourteen months' imprisonment,
Poudre Charmant will enable you to do it. misaionaries, who as determined to avail disorder azt bloodshed, are helpless themselves, it is intended to provide. On its Chinese themselves of the railway to push their religion and have little confidence in the ability of the receiving bribes from the conlasotors in charge
Her Specialities for the Skin are the study of a lifetime. A. S. Warion & Co., LT responsible authorities to preserve order.
Hole Agents,
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side the College is also weak. This subject among the Chinese of south-eastern China.
The obargo against the prisoners was that of
of the work.
Formosa Channel
fine
Variable winds, light or mo dérate
South coast of Chins between Same as No. I
Hongkong and Lamooks, South coast of China between { Bame as No. 1
Hongkong und Hainan...