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Lient R. T. C. Cream, B.G.A., from No. 88 Co., Hongkong, has been posted to No. 106 Co. at Falmouth.
For selling opian without a lieaner at No. 7, Upper Station Street, Yaumati, Mr. E. B. Hallifax at the Magistrany posterday. Blood-a- Chicero $100.
Mr. E. C. Blanchflower, who was secretary to Corumsodore Lyon, has been appointed to H.M.B. President as additional assistant paymastor for vistualling course,
A Northern coutomporary states that Mossis.
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who has mental capacity anough to master a foreign language is not likely to be led astray by the glamour of Socialism. All translations of the works of Socialist writers, however, are being severely dealt
the & CO. with, in effort to exterminate Socialism root and branch. The Japanese people are a particularly docito people under certain circumstances, and the in- structions of authorition, even although their intent be not understood, are generally It WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS followed with scrupulous exactnose,
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It is reported that the Hu-Lang Shon and Haina Shan gold mines, which the British wanted included in the Weihtlasi territory, are to be developed with the aid of Chinese capital.→→ thing Critic
Fishermen are said to be making vory larga. baula of fisk -ince the last blow. The festa at
Aberdeen; after a shienes of only avapla of days, are returning to port with Larger hands thon hara boon reported for years.
It is important when giving a receipt that the stamp should be cancelled, Thirty-six Chinese merchants appeared before Mr. J. R Wood at the Magistroy on charges of failing macel roueipt stamps. Some were fined $25 and others $50.
Mr. Saito, the newly-appointed Japanese Coasal-General to Sydney. four Japanese medical- students who are bound for Germany, and four law students who are proceeding to England, visited the Magistracy yesterday and watched the proceedings la Mr. Hallifax's Court.
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THE TURCO-ROUMANIAN- MILITARY AGREEMENT.
LONDON, September 27th. Re-affirmations succeed denials concerning the Turco-Roumanian Military Agreement.
The Athens correspondent of “ The Times says that 18,000 Asiatic troops have disembarked at Rodosto in the course of the past month and have been dispatched into the interior of European Turkey, while most of the troops who were engaged in the suppression of the Albanian revolt are now distributed along the Greek frontiers.
SOCIALISM IN-GERMANY.
LONDON, September 27th. A socialist has been elected on the second ballot for Frankfurt-an-der- Odder, defeating a National Liberal.
This is the ninth Socialist gain since Prince Buelow's retirement.
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, September 27th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Berozu His HoNGUR Mr. F. Á. HAZELAND (ACTINo Evisna JooGE).
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GLAIM"AGAINST A. HOTELKEEPER.
J. J. C. Lorentzen, acting harbour master at Kongmoon, and· A. M. Lorentzon suid La Gamenu, proprietor of the Astor House Hotel, | for $250, being the amount of damage done to the goods and belongings of the plaintiffs owing to the negligence of the defendant and bis servants. Mr. P. M. Hodgson, from the fee of Mosers. Ewenn & Harston, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing repro-
sented the defendant.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hald yesterday at the Board Room, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe presided, and there were prosent:-Hon. | Mr. W. Chatham (Vice-President), Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving.(Registrar-General), Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Colonel Bedford, R.AM.C. (Principal (Medical Oficer of Health), Dr. W. W. Pearsa Medical Offloor), Mr. Ng Hon Ts Dr. F. Clark
(Asistant Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (secretary).
GEMETERY APPLICATIONS.
The PRESIDENT, in tercis of notice, moved-That the Colonial Cometery's Select Committes be empowered (1) to investigate and deal with all applications for faterment in the Colonial Comotory rofused by the President,
Mr. Hodgson said that on the 29th June last) to investigate and deal with applications for plaintiffs arrived in Hongkong by the German (sub-section 2 of byelaw 10 of the Cemeteries' monuments excooding 15", imperfcial feet
mall steamer Luetane, and after they had ou- Byelaws) and to report to the Board." trusted their luggage to the runner of the Astor In doing so he explained that the notice gross light luggage was sent up to the room confidential meeting a fortnight ago. In fact House Hotel they proceeded to the hotel. Their out of the discussion which took place at the had been engaged, and the heavy boxes were suggestions had been thrown out that la tho stared below. While they stayed at the hotel event of the President restasing applications for rain fell continuously, and the lower part of the interment in the Colonial Cemetery the matter premises war flooded. Several times. Mr. should be referred to the existing committee, Lorentzon naked the hall porter if the luggage the Cometory Committee. That seemed a fair storedbelow was all right, and he was assured that ly reasonable proposal. The committee should Plaintiffs left the hotel on July 1st to be invested with full powers so as to not at once catch the steamer for Kongmoon. They without having to call a special meeting of the paid their bill at the hotel and the luggage was Board. The only other matter the committee brought out from the back premises of the would be called upon to deal with was applica- hotel, not where they thought it had been tiens in respect of monuments, which might stored. The boxes were soaking wet and when encroach on the area allowed by the bye-law. they turned them over water simply poured out He thought if the Comitery Committee was of them. They called the manager and told given full powers, the same as the other two him they should me for the damage done. He committees, much trouble would be saved. replied that he could not do anything and that The EEGISTBAE÷GENERÁL, SCOO¤ded, and the ➡ they had batter take the luggage home and let motion was agreed to, him know the amount of the damage. They
it was
THE COTTON TRADE DISPUIE.did so and after examination of the boxes sapplied the manager with partiualars of the damage done.
LONDON, September 26th.
it could it possibly have been done at the hotel..
His Lordship-You hear what Mr. Hodgsons' says, that water was dripping off it.
Mr. Otto Keng Sing said his case was that At a meeting of the cotton mill
whatever damage. was done was done before the owners held at Manchester it is under-baggage came to the hotel. He could prova that stood that a resolution was passed rejecting the conditions which the cardroom operatives attached to their acceptance of arbitration regarding the question as to who broke the Brook lands agreement in the case of the Fern Mill.
LATER.
be increased by the amount of duty payable martyrs and of acting the part of a tyrant Customis, is transferred to Shanghai as Deputy Fern Mill should start immediately,
-$7.20 Por Duzan.
The expression of Socialistic views Diay be suppressed, but they cannot be exterminated. Even the extermination of Christianity A. S. WATSON & CO., several hundred years ago, though carried
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NOTICE Tating to the news thore still remained one village in Japan
whare the prohibited belief still lingered. o, tamn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and
Another aide of the question, which is ad is causs with communicatione addressed to the Editor, not for publication out as evidence of not without its humourous aspect, is the woud Jaith.
fact that while the authorities are intent upon exterminating Socialism they are No onengmously signed communications that themselves engaged in practising some of Ave alreaty appeared in other papers will be
its most cherished tenots such, for in- arted.
stance, as State ownership, a principle upon which all Socialists, however much they inay differ as to details, scem agreed. In such a Socialist paradiso as is pictured in "Looking Backward," for instance, it is
Orders for calva copies of DAILY PRESS CAR day 07 hould be sunt before 11 placation. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cush.
Telegraphic Address: PRES. oder A.0.0. 5th Ed. Lieber.
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Commissioner. Mr. R. G. Gnernier, who has been Acting Dopaty Commissioner for the Outdoor Staff, will proceed House on leave, his place being taken by Mr. V: E. J. Dent.
into the circumstances attending the death of An inquest was held at Shanghai. last week
Campbell Davis, second engineer of the Indo- China steamer Hangsung, who died on the 2nd inst. The Coroner found, in accordance with the medical avidonce, that death was due to heart failure following upon alcoholic excess.
An addition has to be made to the anaotince- ment in one yesterday's issus that four weddings are taking place in the Colony within the next
few weeks. A marriage is announced to take Messrs. Alexander Ross & Co., and Miss Constance Electra Birdsoll, who will arrive from England by the Namur,
place shortly between Mr. D. K. Mon, of
A typhoon warding received at the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory yesterday morning reported a oyclone or typhoon E. of Northern Luzon, less than 300 mil s distant feom Maails, moving
HONGLONG OFF: 101, Das Vœur. ROAD the State upon which all responsibility and WN,W. or N.W. A telegram despatched LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREST. EC authority devolves. The State is to own
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Sertanvex 28TH, 1910.
since that fine-arrests of Bocialists Jave terested are
from Mahila at 6.30 p.m. read:-Cyclone or typhoon E. of Balintang Clannel, woring N.W. or N.N.W.
The two members of the German Special Commission to the Far East. Mari Goeroke
:
The employers demand that the
otherwise the lock-out will proceed.
GERMAN DREADNOUGHT TO -VISIT SOUTH AMERICA.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing-My client will say it is absolutely falso.
Mr. Hodgson-There will be a conflict of oridence.
SUGAR REFINERY.
Further correspondeṁbe wasnubmitted relative to the carrying en of a sugar refining businesa nt No. 103, Praya East. The application was from Messrs. J. Omwą & Co., who stated that thoy only wished to make a sigall installation.
The VICE-PRESIDENT mid there was no likelihood of any nuisance being creatait, and be moved that the application be granted,
- COLONEL BEDFORD secorded, and the motion `was carried..
Mr. Hooper did not vote.
RONGKONG HOTEL APPLICATION.
Correspondence relative to enclosing the verandalis on the south blook of the Hongkong
Witnesses were called and the case adjourned. Hotel was submitted
THE CHARGE. AGAINST JOHN
GRANT.
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH reco mended that the application be refused, bat suggested as an alternative that plata glass John Grant, formerly a surveyor in the shades be placed over the arched openings in Public Works Department, appeared under ↑ the verandah. ⠀ romand before - Mr. J. R. Wood at the · The HEAD OF THE SANITARt DepartmenT Ma ristracy yesterday on a charge of obtaining thought the suggestion of the Medical Officer by false pretences a sum of $21 from villagers at of Health secured sheltor and ventilation. Kowloon City, Hunghom, and Samehelpo. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the defence.
Mr. A. Chapman, Government Assessor, was driven into the verandahs on which the „wo," the next witness called. He stated that no fees windows opened, and ho considered that the It is stated that the German Dread-were charged to householders for numbering application should be granted on condition
LONDON; September 26th.
nought cruiser Vondertann is going on a prolonged cruise round South America.
The Republics are now largely occupied with the creation and strengthening of navies, and the cruise is being made with a view to advertis- ing German shipyards.
THE GRAND VIZIER'S TOUR,
LONDON, September 26th. The Grand Vizier of Turkey left Paris yesterday for Berlin and Vienna.
The Dincoron oF PUBLIC WORKs pointsd out that during strong westher the rain was
their houses. The unmbering was usually that (a) the wooden shutters are only ta carried out under the sporvision of witness. bo
used in cases of necessity and are sad he bad not employed the accused to number to be immediately removed whenever the bonsés.
necessity for thom passos, some ventilation Mr. 4. J. Darby, noting principal land, sur (is to bo provided of the floor and coiling levels eyor in the Public Works Department, said of any verandahs so enclosed. that the defendant was formerly employed as a surveyor in that Departmeat, and left ou March-I see no reason why the shades should nok 28th of this year. Witness produced a plan exclude rata from the verandahs. The space showing the position of the villages concerned is enclosed on all four sides, and therefore In the case. He did not know if the defendant thero will be no driving rain What falls will could speak Chinese, but while in Government fall almost vertically. employ bis datics would at times take him round-
some of the villages.
Farther evidence was taken, and the hearing again adjourned.
AN ECHO OF THE COLOWAN AFFAIR.
LOCK-OUT IN THE GERMAN CHINESE GOVERNMENT SEEKS EXTRADITION"
METAL TRADE.
and Captain Brueninghaps, arrived in Tientsin
LONDON, September 26th. on the 16th inst. from Peking, accompanied by
Berlin message states that the Mr. C. Fink, O. A. Gazette, and Capt. Disket
Federation of Metal Employers moon, They are the guests of the "Gorman the station. They insproted the German per cent of their workmen from Conenl. Dr. Knipping, who mat the party at have decided on a lock-out of sixty Chinese School and the Lager, and in the oven- ing gave a dinner to the Foreign and Chinese the 8th of next month in order directors and engineers of the Testein-Pakow, to prevent them supporting the ship- Railway. On the 17th, after other functions, builders, who ure still out on strike. they were to leave for Dalny.
* This will affect 420,000 men.
OF SEYSE ALLEGOD, FIBATEK.
The MEDICAL Officer or HEALTH minuted
The VICE-PRESIDENT—I have been informed that the 3.O.H's suggestion will not. exclude the rain from the verandahs, and would there. fore be useless for the purpose for which the Company desire to provide.
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-Ingres with the Medical Officer of Health.
The FEESIDENT said this application was to provide moveable shutters on the verandah on
Li Sz, afías Li Yau (the alleged chief of the the inside of the south block of the Hongkong Colowan pirates), and six others were placed in Hotel. They would see from the papers that the dock before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the about two years ago a proposal was brought Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when Mr. forward by the architects on behalf of the L. Dennys, juur, from the office of the Crown Hongkong Hotel Co, to have w.c's. in each of Originally the wo's, wore to load oyster-boat on July 26th within the jurisdiction were made separate. When the Board granted this Bolicitor, applied for the surrender of the accused these rooms. to China on a charge of piracy committed on un-straight into-the-bedrooms, bat-erbatually they of China.
application no mention was made of may provisó that the verandahs would be enclosed, and he took it that the Board would not have sanctioned the application if the verandahs were to have boon closed. He thought that ought to be taken into consideration before decision was come to in
the land and everything upon the land farms, factories,. pleasure resortsovery thing, so that the whole nation is to he turned into Government employés, with a guarantee of work for all who will work at a fair living wage. If Japan has not got From the Japanese papers it appears that
quite so far yet, she has taken a good step the Government has started a campaiga towards it. A few of the public concerns against Socialism-a campaign which ex-
in which the State in Japan is interested tends not only to the seizure of all litera- may be enumerated. The largest under ture baaring on the subject, but even to the taking the State has acquired so far is the arrest of persons-suspected of holding the railways, recently taken over from the
Mr. Dennys, in placing the facts before the Court, informed his Worship that the prisoners prohibited doctrine. The trouble started bands of private companies. A large aroy
wore charged with piracy on an oyster junk at with the discovery of an alleged Socialist of State officials was thus created. By
Hakou in Chinese territory. The junk was char plot and the arrest of the suspected con- means of subsidies the mercantile marine
THE WANGHAI TRAGEDY.
tered by a Canton firm, and was working on the the matter. spirators. This was some months ago; but is also largely a State concern, since the com-
THE LOSS OF H.M.S."BEDFORD."
oyster beds near the pass on the night of July 26th, The VICE-PRESIDENT explained that the ur John William Haya, gunner's mate of the apparently the ramifications of the."plot" panies are bound to a certain extent by the
The loss of the Bedford with 18 of her crew it was boarded by the seven prisoners. The master alteration without sanction then it woul The masterand crow of the bost were asleep when rangement now proposed was not shown on the plan originally approved, and if they made this are so extensive that the police authorities. instructions of the Government. Among the U.N.S. fagahip New York, was placed before
the Naval and Military Record says, is by far arn house dithculty in following them, for industries in which the Government is in- Mr. B. R. Halifax at the Magisinde yesterday the most serious diasaster which has befallon the of the boat had disappeared. It was not known entail ossiderable trouble and friction when morning on charges of wilful murder and in- British Navy in recent years. Although the where, but he had not been seen since the accus. he was asked to see the necessary certificate: camphor, salt Belto- bssu continuous. The original conspirators bacco, which aro State monoplies, workel-flicting-rehrong bodily harm. Accused, who death roll is not so great is whom the Gladiatored boarded Jee eraft. This remaining six Therefore it was better to coms before the
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Board now,
and white be reosguised that the was represented by Mr. Loo d'Almada e Castro, was rammed by the liner St. Paul in to
on April 25th, 1809, on which occasion there members of the crew were ordered by the Board would not have granted permission are still undergoing the ordeal known as by the State for the benefit of the peoplo, entered a ples of not guilty."',
were 27 drowned; or when the destroyer Tiger prisoners to hoist the sails, and were threatened w.c's. if the verandahs were to be esclosed, the The houring was adjourned provisionally for was eat in two by the crnisar Berwick off the with a revolver. The junk was sailed for three were confronted with the difficulty which had the "preliminary examination-equivalent since the profits go towards the State ex-
Tale of Wight on April 2nd, 1906, with the loss
Arisen. The question was, what was the best. to police-court proceedings under English penditure. One of the largest industries
of 35 lives, the Bedford was a vessel of mush days, when it arrived at Dumb Bell Island in way of getting over it? It was impossible to AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR. greater fighting power, than either of thos. British territory. There it was boarded by Ser alter the building ercept by practically law, but conducted in private-and as in of Japan, copper mining, has so far escaped State interference, but the second largest
from the deaths of so many brare sailers, gesat Gordon, who, sesing it was unlicensed,mude reconstructing it, and
and Le Apart
thought that. industry, silk production, is under Gov- Japan an accused persion is considered
A rumour was current along the waterfront the material loss to the navy through the wreck inquiries. Not being satisfied with the result,
the difficulty could be overcome Ly able precautions in the way of ventilation. guilty until his incocence is proved. al-ernment supervision and may come in time yesterday that the river steamer Chan Pe of the Bedford has not been equalled since the all aboard were taken on to the police is unch, able
battleship Montagu got impaled on the Shutter and subsequently the seven prisoners were st He thought they should be called upon to pat, though the details of the "plot" are still to be a State concern. By the policy of Captain Lowingdon), which unstroyed by a rock, off Lundy Isle, on May 30th, 1906, and rested. On the junk were found two rifles, a some ventilators near the floor and some wear naknown, everyone--not excepting the judi-enbaidies, also, the State has further infring-ong and Wuchow, had been destroyed by fire. gradually want to pieces The Montagu cost revolver, 150 rounds of rifle ammunition and 50 the ceiling to act in the event of the verandahs
The story was a very circumstantial one roughly about a million sterling, whilst the rounds of revolver ammunition. The prisoners being entirely closed. With vial officials-agree that the persons are upon private industries, and so far has The Chon to left bere ou Futurday night, and of building and arising the Bedford were charged with pinoy, and the first, in his reparvations bo, moved that the applicat
the application be it imbued the people with a hankering for part of her cargo being's shipment of kerosene, was class on
three-quarter of a million. guilty. However this may be, the dis-
statement aid, "I did not commit piracy. I engaged the boat to go to Aberdeen, Bad paid covery of the alleged plot has given rise to Socialistic legislation that there is hardly an While between Sai Hing and Tak Bing fire
THE RECOMMISSIONING OF H.M.S.
my passage. what may be described as an official panie. industry in Japan which has not, at one was said to have broken out, and before it could
"ASTEŒA* All the leading Socialists have been arrest-time or another, boun suggested as a fitting he got under ecotrol it spread to the kerosene
they are said to number twents and one for State ownership. Even Japanese and the ship was utterly destroyed! the police authorities are now engaged in publicists have of late felt called upon to ransacking the book-shops and public librar- rebuke the incessant ery for Stato help ies, and appropriating, all books having made when any nadustry shows signs of a. Socialistic tendency. Apparently, the flagging. In primate life also the State ex- campaign does not extend to foreign books | ercises a large control over the people, from
a week.
On inquiring at the office of the agents, the We Shan Company, yesterday, they wore for tunately in a position to refute the rumour, having received a wire that the Chan Po had srrived at Wueborr safely, and had left on her return voyage to Hongkong.
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Hooren said he was not satisladthat this was required at all, and be expressed the opinion His Worship-Were all these statements Medical Officer of Health it would meet the case. that if shades were provided as su gestod by the made after the now charge was preferred P
The recommissioning of H.M.8. Astrea took
Mr. Deauys said they wore. Proceeding. He did not think there was say immediate hurzy, place on the 12th inst. at Colombo,when the relief Mr. Douays said the second prisoner denied the nad ke sonsidered that if a committes, was crew brought from home by H.M.B. Charybdis charge. The third said he was told by a cousisappointed to meet there they could come to a joined the cruiser. Capisiu Kiddle, remaining that his mother was sick, and he engaged the decision more readily. is Dommand of the detres. The time-expired boat to rotura to Cheung Chau. He did not
Mr. No on Szz seconded, and the proposal ore of the darea was to go home by the commit piracy. The remainder of the prisoners
was carried Charibdis, which left for Sheerness on the denied the charge. 17th instant. The Astræa is returning to the Evidence was called and the bearing China Station.
adjourned.
A committee consisting of the Vice-President, Colonel Bedford and Mr. Hooper was appointed to examin and report..