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WITH DOG AND GUN IN THE NEW TERRITORY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, AUGUST 20гH, 1910. Their Excellencise Sir Frederick and Lady TELEGRAMS. coin, a country, that has a gold exchango system, such as the Philippines, India, or Ingard have decided to return to Hongkong the Straits Settlements, does not coin gold,vid Biberia. They are expected to arrive here but bas instead a standard silver coin on or about October 24th. circulated on a fixed parity with gold.⠀ In both cases the silver or subsidiary coin is not worth its face value as builion, but is a
token representing an aliquot part of a fixed gold standard, the only difference being that A 8. WATSON & CO., the gold coin is real in the one case and
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His many friends in the Colony will be pleased to learn that Captain Mitchell-Taylor has completely recovered from the operation he underwent at home shortly after his arrival.
The popular A.D.C, leaves London for Hong- kong by the sa. Namur on September 10th, and is expected to arrive here shout the same time
fictitious in the other. This system of gold as His Excellency the Governor and Lady exchange is held to be the most dran-Lugard.
tageous in a country that is accustomed to the use of silver, and particularly where the standard of living is low and transactions on a small scale are numerous. Its advan tage over the silver basis is that the valuo of the coinage not fluctuate, while, on
We are asked to state in connection with the
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as in a purely gold standard country, the gold reserve for the maintenance of the silver parity will be absolutely under the
control of the Government.
The Chinese statesmen who have given the subject their attention appear to have unanimously advocated beginning with a silver currency, but always with the hope of one day putting it on a gold basis. They have differed only on the question as to whether the unit should be the taal or the dollar. At different times both have been officially adopted. The Board of Finance a $57.00 [few years ago had a national dollar coined
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as an experiment," the intention being to make use of this coiu temporarily as boing "known to the people and easy to establish," but there was a revolt against the deliar as being offensive to the antional dignity. Why could not China, it was asked, have a
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CANADA AND EXCLUSION OF ASIATICS.
LONDON, August 18th. The Times" correspondent at tribute to be paid to the late Colonel Mesquite, Toronto reports that a deputation of at Maxse on the 28th instant, that the funeral Labour Unions at Vancouver have cortège will leave the Sé Cathedral at 5.30 pm, Instead of the Military Hospital, as previously asked Sir Wilfred Laurier to raise the We understand that arrangements poll tax on Chinese from $1,000 (gold), are being made to have a late boat, leaving
and have urged that all legislation henceforth should tend to the exclu- Hongkong residents attending the ceremony.
The promises of the Dallas Horse Repository sion of all Asiatica. Ltd., st Bhanghai are advertised for sale, and fast Monday morning an endeavour was unde to have the sale stopped. The application, which came bofors H. B. M.'s Court, was made on behalf of the receiver by Mr. Montaga Harris, who asked for a stay of execution in the matter of the sale. The application was not. entertained.
Sir Wilfred Laurier replied that the Government were forced to consider the diplomatic phase of the relations and the general welfare of Canada, besides the per liar labour require ments of British Columbia,
A. CHRISTIAN BURNT ALIVE.
LONDON, August 19th.
and Mussulmans in Crete is becoming The hostility between the Christians
mouse-coloured with silver-groy throat and breast. Their flesh is rather rank, but improves if hung for 48 hours, while the Chinese- whose name for them is “Moi Thi”—consider their flook great delicacy,
MISCELLANEOUS BIRDS,
Before proceeding te deal with duck, onrlow,
Coming to the swamp fow), the writer must greenshank, sto, all of whom are more or less contem to long being in ignorance of their aquatic, there are a few rarer land birds which real name, and it was entirely as the result deserve mention, and incidentally, a place in the of a chance visit to the Natural History sportoman's bag. These will be dealt with Museum, South Kensington, that enlighten. collectively in this article, and their haunts, sto, ment came. They aru strange looking birds briofly described. Few sportsmen will, I think, about the size of a duck, having very dark- take the trouble to And these birds individually, green almost black-plumage. On their although all or either of them may be met with heads is a curious red wattle gradually rising in a day's shoot. These rarar birds, then, are from the beak and ending in a sort of knob on the woodcock, water-rail, water-bau, daboltioktop. They have loga similar to those of an and swamp fowl--the last named being the rarest ordinary domestic hen, the feet being large and of all, With the exception of the water hon adapted for wading. I believe their natural they are all migratory, the months of October. habitat is Western China and Burma, and that November witnessing their arrival. The they only visit here during the months of July the New Territory generally, or whenever the fields inclined to be marshy, much no obtain first of these, the woodecek, is found throughout August and September. They froguent pull conditions are favourable. Being allied to the along the banks of the Sham Chan River and anipe family they favour damp and moist-oven other large streams, and are always found in marshy-places, and they are certainly never pair. Their flesh is well flavoured, and it is a found for from water holes and streams. Most pity they are not more numerous, but, as it is, villages of any siza have in their proximity a they are seldom seen, and few sportamon know clump of trees and bushes-the latter denge anything about them. dark, and moisture laden-in which woodecek are generally found- one might almost say invariably, and overgrown walls and rains seem
to add to their attraction,
*SPORTSMAN".
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, August 19th,
Is SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
HIS HONOUR MB. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUIBNE JUDGE),
A SMALL CLAIM, This Oriental Brewery Company, Limited,
brought action against J. Lafferty for 88.44. Mr. Davidson, from the office of Mears. Hastings & Hastings, appeared for plaintiffs.
Mr. Davidson-Defendant is not here. Hia Lordship Has he beón served! Mr. Davidson-Yes, my Loni.. I presume
In every district of the New Territory there RELIGIOUS FEUDS IN CRETE. are irrigation ditches skirting the foothills,
often neglected and choked with wild under- BEFORE growth; also there are erstwhile enltivated "Holds, "now overgrown in the same manner, and developed into mere marshes. In all such places will woodcock be found, but they
hillier parts of the New Territory have every- have generally such a maze of channels to run in that they are very hard to flush, The
where steams ending in, or passing throngb, small bogs and marshes, sometimes the soone of former cultivation, but more often natural marsh, and here, if there be not too much water, one Thorgare such places in the Fa Hoang Lo and Lang Sbut ralleys lying between Castle Peak and Lung Ku Tan, along the coast bobind the Nim Wan and Tai Shui Han villages, and also
more acute.
Several assaults and outrages have occurred at Retimo, Suda and Candia. A Christian property owner in Candia has been burnt alive.
will efter come across a brace of woodcock.
BO.
His Lordship-Yes. Personal service, I noo, Mr. Davidson-This is Mr. Wilson's case, Perhaps you will allow him to prove it in
Chambore to-morrow.
A report on the London ten market, to hnd by yesterday's mail, says: ""Buyers have bought freely of fine and finest. Komuna and Kintocks, both on the spot and to arrivé, as it is generally considered that the supply of choice qualities will be extremely email. In medium teas a moderato extent of imsiness is reported out of the recent arrivals. The s.s. Idmenous, with the first shipment of fine Seamous, Panyonge the Sonohongs, is just to hand. At this wee's anotions.583 packages wore offered to sale.”
An application for the extradition to Chios distinct coin of her own, instead of adopt-of Wan Chan Hung on a charge of complicity ing a coin which was foisted upon the in a robbery at the Chun A Tani village, Hanug country by foreigners?"We cannot afford ahaa, on 12th August, 1909, was made by Mr. H. L. Dennys, janr., from the office of the to throw away our sovereign rights in order Crown Solicitor, to Mr. E. R. Hallitar at the to gratify the wishes of others," said the Magistracy yesterday. Defendast stands charg
in the Tai Lam Chung and Tean Wan valloys. Government Council two years ago in aed with stealing a quantity of property and
Farther north there are woodcock in the Mai memorial to the Throne, in which this wae kidnapping a boy whom he sold in Masso for
Po valley, San Tin, and also in thoswampy valley insisted upon as "a fundamental principle." 8800. Evidenos was called and the hearing
running into the bills from the eastern end of Really the question as to whether the unit adjourned,
Kū Tong villago, San Tin. Other good spota be the tael or the dollar interests the outside
are to be found along the base of the hills sur world but little; what the tradel relations
rounding the Taiú Lang and Lung Kwat Tau of China, not only with the outside world, composed of representatives of the most apparent progress of Theodore Roosevelt valleys, and in some waste, marahy fields, among $35.00 but within her own wide borders, demands infantial and largest commercial and industrial toward the camp of the Insurgents. For the hills separating the Sheung Shui and Luk latter gave him a promissory note for $100 and
some time after his arrival from Europe it Yeak districts. The whole of the mountainous} an L.-O. U. for $10.
eastern and south-eastern postions of the New was believed that he would act as peace-Territory is favourable for woodcook, and if $100 and the I.O.U. for $10. I only disput- Mr. Holmes-I admit the promissory note for
aim in torout?
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Commissioner Elliott of Manila has devised a scheme for bringing to Mauil the rarions members of the Dollar tourist party, which is
bodies on the Pacific Coast. This party will arrive in the Orient in September and will bò
The Christians are endeavouring to organise a boycott of the Mussulmans.
[FROM THE "CABLENEWS-AMERICAN."] MR. ROOSEVELT AND AMERICAN POLITICS.
NEW YORK, August 13tb. The political theme of the hour is the
His Lordship-Can't be attend later?
Mr. Davidson-Perhaps your Lordship will allow it to stand over for a wook it Mr. Wilson do not attend this morning.
His Lordship consented.
LOAN WITHOUT INTEREST, Prem Singh claimed 3137 from L. R. Avillis, being money lent. Mr. Holmes appeared for defendant.
Plaintiff said ho lont $110 to defendant. The
A.S. WATSON & CO..basia. the better it will be for everybody, the guests, primarily, of the Shanghai Chamber maker between the factions of the Party, mach places sa are described be searched, the ing the interest. (To plaintiff)-How do you
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[ie - a `unilor `uational coinage, and the sooner that coinage can be placed on a gold What is wanted is the strong man able and of Commerce, but will also visit other Chinese but of late a change has been noted in his sportsman doing so will not be disappointed determined to implement the promise made and possibly Japanese const ports. The scheme attitude and even in his utterances and The water-rail is also very much akin to writings. The public is now expecting Mr. the woodegek in ita love of hoggy, Roosevelt to openly espouse insurgency in marshy places, although with this difference. the very near future.
FROM THE "K.-G. DAILY HEMA."] CHINA'S NAVY.
. PEKING, August 15th. The Mitsa Bishi Kaisha has received a contract from China for a gunboat of 780 tons and a speed of thirteen knots and
No anonymously signed communications that expressed confidence in his ability to i got a planter who know the estate to put a flota hilf. The Japanese expect further orders,
is to send the coastguard ship Ríeal to Hong to the Powers by the Chinese Govern kong, where she will be cooked in the ordinary ment. Surely with TAND SHAO-ȚI and courus. She will carry an exhibition of SHENG KUNO-PAO now in the Government. Philippine products and probably return with s NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. we may expect this question to make sub-cargo of coal. ONLY communications relating to the nei stantial progress. Botli recognise the ar- The American Consul-General at Singapore, alumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents mast forward their names and geney of the reform, and the news our in reporting on opportunites in Malaysia for atrosses with communications addressed to the Peking correspondent telegraphed yesterday rubber-growing enterprises, records an instance Editor, not for publication out as evidence of that SAENG KUNG-FAO, the new Vice-Pre- to show how the investing public is sometimes goud faith.
All letters for publication should be written on sident of the Board of Communications, has takes in. According to this an estate was gold to promoters for 8150,003, and the syndicate me side of paper only.
situte a uniform national currency, insisting tion value on it. He named $250,000, it the
The Germans are negotiating for orders at the same time that it must be on a gold, promoters were not satisflod, Another expet for four small gunboats and the Americans basis, and our correspondent's further state examined and reported. His price was $350,000. ment that the Government is apparently British and American gold was pouring into for one cruiser. ready to support his efforts, is distinctly the country and the get-rich-quick spirit born. Skil another erpart WAR interesting and very welcome news. When called in. He was told of the former
have already appeared in other papers will be Orders for extra copies of DAILY Paxes should be sent before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cask
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Plaintiff Three dollars per month for nino months.
Mr. Holmes-Your doonmont says nothing about interest.
Plaintif He agreed to pay that. His Lordship-Was it a verbal agreement? Plaintiff Yes,
Mr. Halmes-Are you suing on the promis- sory note P
Plaiati-Yes.
His Lordship-Is the $27 interest on the promissory note and the I.O.U.?
Plaintiff-Yes,
Defendant, on being called, denied that ke
agreed to pay interest on the money advanced.
His Lordship said he was satisfied that there had boon no agreement as to interest, and gave judgment for plaintiff for $110.
that it likes less cover, and is not found in village tree clumps, or in high lying marshes. They prefer open marshy ground, with just suficient marsh growth to cover the little runnels in which they food. The two large bogs to the west of Ho Shaang Hoang village, Sheung Shui, the large bog to the south of
eastern end of Ka Tong, San Tin, are among Ping Kong, Fan Ling, and the bag at the the best water-rail haunts of the New Territory, but they will be found in cdd couples anywhere when the conditions described prevail, Inciden. tally, and in passing, it may be observed that the bogs named are the haunts of winter" snipe, painted snips, and sometimes-in wet winters-golden-plover. The water-rall, like the woodcock, is extremely hard to flush, and
In the case of J. W. Bestowe Against Tesag even good dogs are often greatly puzzled by their tactics. Being rather weak in flight they for the defondants, said the evidence had already Kin Tang for 8500, Mr. Shenton, who appeared
at this time rubber took a big jump in the Lon-
wing, doubling and twisting in a manner often legal question for his Lordship as to whether to judge what chance the project bas of don and New York markets, and another expert
Kent beat Gloucestershire at Cheltenham exasperating to both man and dog. Their action lay and the farther point for the jury a materialising. Meanwhile it is of interest to orice at $750,000, and the syndicate, to have by au innings and 242 runs: Lancashire colour is a dings brown on the back, with gray to what the damage was,
was asked to report. He placed the flotation round numbers, made it an even 88(0,600, and beat Hampshire at Southampton by five throst and in size are about suidway between a Boated it at this price. People fought for the wickets; Middlesex beat Sussex by anjacksnips and woodcock. Their flesh is dark atook, the share jesus was over subscribed, and innings and 105 rana; Worcestershire beat many immediately sold at a good advance. All Somersetshire at Taunton by 295 runs and this was done within a few months without the the match between Surrey and Yorkshire at slightest improvement on the property except the Oval was abandoned. the natural growth of the few hundred acres of RAILWAY COLLISION IN FRANCE. Para plants which had recently been planted.
it is known how the Government propose valuations, and that they were unsatis-
LONDON, August 15th. The following are the results of the
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LONDON OPrice: 131, FLEET STREET. EC to obtain the necessary funds to undertake factory. Ha valued the estate at 2500,000. Just cricket matches played on August 11, 12mpoh prefer hiding in the runnels to taking been taken de bene care, and it was simply nor a
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the reform, we shall be in a better position
mention that SHENG KUNG-PAO is a decided advocate of foreign loans for remunerative enterprise in China. According to reporta in the Chinese Press, His Excellency has bean having earnest conferences on the subject lately with the PRINCE REGENT, and it is not unlikely that he has already & well-considered plan for procuring the funds needed to place a uniform national currency on a gold basis.
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A DESPERATE PORTUGUESE
SAILOR
A Portuguese sailor from the craisor San Gabriel was charged before Mr. E. R. Half at the Magistracy yesterday with assaulting Bergeant Baker of the local police. From the evidence adduced it appears that the defendant,
LONDON, August 15th. Thirty-two persons have been killed and fifty-five were injured by a collision between an excursion and a goods train at Saujon in the Department of the Charente Inférieure, in the South of France.
The first two coaches of the excursion
who was under the influence of liquor, was walk-train, which were full of a party from ing along Arsenal Street on Thursday night with girls' school, were splintered and the cecu a shipmate, when they mot two countrymen pants mangled. who were seamen on a merchant vessel. The blus- jackets and the men of the mercantile marine quarrelled, and in the fight the defendant drew
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The hosting was fixed for September 28th, The hearing of the action P. Fickford v. Palmer & Turner for $51.50 was fixed for September 3rd.
The action in which E. J. Gedge olaimed
$137.86 from E. M. Haseland was referred to
LOCAL SPORT.
THE INTERPORT SWIMMING
CONTEST.
Mr. Frank Lammert, secretary of the V.B.C., has received further information from the
We are all familiar with the aphorism that
coloured, and resembles that of the suipe in flavour. They are, however, by no means Hope deferred maketh the heart sick.'
brace. The water-hen or moor-hen, which may Its applicability to the reports once more
numerous, and one is lucky to get three or four
now be described in torn, is known to everyous current that the Chinese Government is
with knowledge of the New Territory, or of the resolved to reform the currency of the
country in general. They are always to be found the Registrar. Empire scarcely needs to be pointed out
along the bash-lined banks of streams, or wherever Nothing could be more definite than the
water and jungle growth are together. They promise given by the Chinese Government
are indigenous to Bonth China, but are leas numerous than might be supposed, owing to the eight years ago, and embodied in the
ravages of vermin. The female bird builde her MACKAY Treaty, that the necessary stepe Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Best in some thick, impenetrablo bush over would be taken to provide a uniform national Bank are reminded of the meeting which takes
hanging water-the eggs being four in num currency, but the undertaking has not as plaos at noon to-day in the City Hall,
ber. The general appearance of the birds is yet assumed any tangible shape. It is true It is understood that the railway will be
greenish-black on the upper part of the body, Shanghai Swimming Clab with regard to the that in 1905 an Imperial Decree was opened on October 1st, by which time it is
with white throat and neck and rusty red in coming interport, contest, He has been informed the coverts. Although expert swimmers and that the 680 yards race and throwing the poło published sanctioning the immediate in- expected the carriages will be completed.
divers they are not web-footed; also they all will take place in the Hongkow Park, there troduction of a "uniform silver currency 21
A sensation was created in commercial circles
rarely indulge in lengthy fights, and, being being a pond which will be measured off at 110 with a coin of the weight and valus of the resterday by the report that a local sbro had
hard to flush, getting them is greatly a matter yards to the lap. As this place has best Kuping tael as its standard unit, and with disappeared, luvolving a sum of abent $60,000.
a knife, cut one of his opponents across the arm, the following report
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued of lack. They are most numerous in the Pat considered unsafe for high diving, however, fractional coins of five mace, two mace and Capt. L. J. Stenhouse, Royal Garrison Artíl. nad stabbed the other in the back. At thi
On the 19th at 11.50 ..--The barometer Heang, Taia Kay, Lang Kwat Tan and this event has been eliminated from the pro
gramme. Neat diving will consist of diving one mice, respectively; but in the rules the lery, from No. 22 Company at Cheerness, has stage of the fight Sergeant Baker appeared on is inclined to fall ovar N. China. It has risen Tai Po valleys. The dabchick-a small cardinal principle that the coin must be been appointed Armament Offloar, Hongkong. the scene and arrested the defendant, while his slightly over Japan and Annam.
shipinate was arrested by a lukong, and the pressure is relatively low over the interior of is found in all streams of any size, such as which is about ten feet high. The programme The high pressure ares covers E. Japan, and grobe which arrives here about November from a spring board and from a platform intrinsically worth its nominal value was
Touching the sabject of the roasting and other two sailors accompanied the police to the China.
the Sham Chun River and is tributaries, of interport ovents is as follows disregarded, and the Imperial Decree for grinding of coffee in Hongkong, we are asked to Wanchai Station. All the way from Arsenal Gradients continue slight in the South and the Bheung Shui and Tepi Kang strestus, also September let. Municipal Bath, 9 pm. all practical purposes has remained a dead mention Meases. H. Euttonjes & Bon in this Strost to Ship Street the defendant struggled light variable winds may be expected in the in the crooks running inland to Ping Shan, letter. Dr. JENKS, the expert lent to China connection, lest it should be thought that they desperately with the sergeant, and when he Formoss Channel and the N. part of the Chinswang Chan and Kam Tin, and in the fish-
Bon had ceased to roast and grind the delectable | found he could not loosen the grip of the police- by the American Government, after a very bean. For further information we refer the man he deliberately tripped him up on the tram
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending thorough investigation of the chaotic eur reader, to the firm's advt. on page 4.
line, just as a car was approaching The at 10 am to day, 0.00 inches, rency conditions in China, recommended a
sergeant promptly rolled off the line, and Con- The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon Major Claudio 1. da Silva, of the Macsostate Sullivan, who arrived at the time, stopped today is as follows:- monetary system on what is called the gold Infantry, now on the retired list, has been arrested, and was taken with the rest of the Hongkong & Neighbourhood
Dafondant approaching car.
yes again
or variable exchange basis, rather than the gold basis. decorated with the Military Order of Avis, for part
winds, light to the Police Station. There the где
fale. party
Variable winds,
light
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the
WEATHER REPORT.
Dr. JENKA in a recently published book services rendored daring his long stay at Timor. merchant seamen refused to proceed against the explains that while a country having a gold Capt. Bilva is now residing in Hongkong with offender, but Sergeant Baker laid's charge of Formosa Channel...
accompanied him quietly, was discharged, After Hongkong and Lamocks,
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ponds of Ping Shan, Wang Chan and Un Long. They are expert swimmers and divers, but are incapable of walking on dry land, their legs and feet having in the course of generations degenerated into mere flipperstrofal shaped. When startled they at once dive, re-appearing somedistance up or down steam, when they gener ally take to fight. In the distanco they look like small tool, but closer examination shows their
basis has gold, couas in regular circulation, his family, Previons to joining, the militars Assault against the defendant, Hin-friend, who | South coast of China between game ss No. 1.tter dissimilarity. They are smaller than ton), with silver, copper, and nickel coins repre-service at Masso in formor years, he was a hearing the evidence his Worship fund the South coast of China between Same as No. 1. and have pointed beaks, their plumage being
Hongkong and Hainan...) senting fractional parts of the gold standard resident of Hongkong.
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defendant $15, the alternative being one month's imprisonment
100 yards Championship. Long plunge.
September 2nd. Hongkow Park, 5.30 p.m.
880 yards Championship, Throwing pelo ball.
9p.m., Municipal Bath :
Nest diving,
220 yards Championship. Ons length team race,
September 3rd, Municipal Bath, 2 p.m.
440 yards Championship. Two lengths team race. Water Polo,
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