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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 1911,
Įtaken either to the Chinese Post Office or to the foreign agencies and have to pay the 24d. ate. But the want of a post office is comparatively "only a minor grievance," The time taken for a letter to get from London to Teking is 18 days, but for some extraordinary reason the mail bagn for Peking are dropped at Tientsin-to the A. 8. WATSON & CO. British Post Office there and two or three
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As this isme was going to press the Fire | Brigades were summoned to an outbren, of fire at No. 6, Des Voeux Hood. At 4.00 am. the fire was practically extinguished. The occupants were able to escape,
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1" DAILY PBHSM” EXCLUSIVE SERVICE. } RESIGNATION OF TANG SHAO
A large posse of police tarned out in malli on Thursday for the marriage of Police Sergeant Taylor to Miss Agnes Mary Wait, of Little Elrick, Aberdeen, which event was solemnised at the Union Church. Bergesat James John Watt gave the bride away; and Miss B. Robertson, daughter of Inspector Robertson, and Miss Amy Watt, sister of Detective. Sergeant Watt, were the bridesmaids, while Mr, R. C. Watt, brother of the bride, was best man. By special permission of the Captain steps to obviate a delay for which there can be fuperintendent, No. 8 Police Station was no justification whatever. It does not scomused for danos and supper in the evening to have been an isolated circumstance, but a whon about sixty guests were present. Mr. R to
days elapse before they are delivered in the capital. That secnis inexeuseable, and had! the attention of the Postmaster-General in Hongkong been drawn to this delay white the Tientsin Agency was under his control, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS he would surely have taken the necessary
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR.
SCOTCH
YI ACCEPTED.
A SHUFFLING OF PORTFOLIOS.
PRKING, January 6th. An Imperial Edict has been issued intimating that the Throne accepts the resignation of Tang Shao Yi, owing
continued ill health,
A MEGAPHONE INCIDENT. At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. W. Eow, engineer, appeared before Mr. J. B. Wood to answor a mummons at the instance of Choy Wa Shi charging him with uning abusive and threatening language and also with insiting his dogs to chaso her goats. Mr. Roader Harris appeared in support of the sammons, and Mr. A. H. G. Jackson represented the defondant."
Mr. Harris stated that Choy Wa Shi was the owner of a large estate at Castle Peak and on frequent ecossions people lauded there and shot over the land. On Saturday, December 17th, defendant landed from a motor boat and went on complainant's ground. There might
one seen on complainant's land. · Complainant's have been others with him, but he was the only attention was called to his presence by the fact
that his dog chased half a dozen of her goats, and they had evidenos that he set his dog'
general practice, for a correspondent writes: McEwen piped the bride and groom into supper, Sheng Kung Pao has been promoto has the gos's. She sent down her In "For instance, the express train from the usual toasts were proposed and honoured
A tample keeper spoke to hearing abusivo language noming from the sea. He did not know who need it.
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A storekeeper deposed to being called, by the complainant to stop the goats, but they were too fast for him. He saw that there warą doga after them.
This oloned the case for the complainant. Defondant weut into the witness-bar. His Worship Did you on the evening of the 19th December we say sbúningamage from your motor boat at Castle Peak Bay -1 did not.
Did you land on that evening with your dogs s I did. The dogs are my brother's. How many Four.
Did you incito them on to any goats?—I did not. I never saw any gosta.,
Did the dogs got out of hand P-No, they are well trained dogs,
Creas-examined by Mr. Harris:
Europe reaches here at 2.80 p.m. on Sun. and dancing continued until the wee sma' hoursted to Acting President of the dian watolman to remonstrato with him, and to Sunday chase any goats F-No
days, but we don't get our letters until, Wednesday, whereas the Berlin letters are delivered on Sunday afternoon." This is the most serious part of the grievance, aud ought to be at once rectified, but as to the other complaint, while we can quite appreciate the argument that British residents ought to receive postal facilities, equal to those enjoyed by other nationalities WHISKY it can hardly be said, we think, that I'ritish business interests are" especially bard BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE bit by the fact that its cost 24
to send a letter to England from Poking, MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
while a lettor can be sent through the German Post Office to any part of Germany for the equivalent of a penny for the British mail from Poking cannot be a large one, and probably contains few
However, it business packets.
OF
GENUINE AGE
AND
now
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR reasts with the Imperial Government to make any changes they may wish in the postal arrangements for Peking, and since a Foreign Office bag is regularly taken from the Legation to the British Post Office at Tientsin, the Postmaster General might very well consider a suggestion that the general post from Peking could be managed by the Legation guard, which a correspondent GUINNESS' STOUT says would be "only too glad to detail a non-
ROBT. PORTER & Co.'s
BULL DOG
BRAND
IN PINTS & SPLITS.
FARNWELL PRESENTATION TO
LADY MAY.
In view of Lady May's long residenon the Colony, and of the personal interest which the has always taken in all that relates to its welfare,
Did your dogs at any time on Saturday or
Why did the watchman come down and order you away?—He told me to go away as it was his master's land.
tell him to shoot somewhere else. Defendant told him to tall Mr. Choy to some down, bat the latter did not come down, and the incident ended there. Next day, late in the evening, defendant with two or three other people landed from should tell you to go away P-No, except that through a mog phone very abusive words ad- fors, to carry his gun properly. He was carry-
Yuchuanpa (Board of Communica- tions). Lord Li Ching Fong (who has just completed his term as Minister to Great Britain) is appointed Acting Senior Vice-President, replacing Shened
There was no other reason why the watchman
motor boat, but before he came ashore he shout-I told Choy Yes, whom I met five minutes be-
it is proposed to present to her, prior to her Fun Pei who has been transferred to dressed to Mr. Choy. Thoa he landed, and coming it in a Fory escaless manner.
piafuant would slate that she saw him urga departure on the 2tat inst., some suitable token the Board of Appointments. Whis dog to chase the goats. She shouted of the respect and esteem in which has is cou. Yu Sheng, formerly an Acting Grand by the whole community. The necessary coa-
D committee of
sent of the Secretary of State for the Colonies Councillor, succeeds Sheng Kung Pao
as-Vice-President of the Yuchuanpu.
[REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE “HONGYONG
"DALLT ́PRESS."] · ·
PILLAGING BY BEDOUINS,
has been obtained, and ladies has been formed.
Contributions which, at Lady May's request, are limited to one dollar, should be sent in as soon as possible to Mr. P. S. Jameson of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Company, who bave kindly consented to not as Hon. Treasurers. An alphabetical list of contributors will accompany the gift.
THE FORTHCOMING VISIT OF THE GERMAN CEOWN PRINCE.
Mr. C. E. Posvis, as Hon. Seematary of the Committee appointed to consider the arrange ments to be made for the reception of HL. I. H the Crown Prince of Germany, sends us the following as the correct list of members of the Committer:-
Sir Francie Figgott, Chairman; Mr. F. H. Armstron, The Hon Mr. F. J. Badeley, Mr. G. Belloch, Mr. A. Pecker, The Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, CM G.; Mr. W. Dickson, Mr. G. Engel, Mr. G. Friesland, Mr. R. Fahrmann, Mr. Fung Wa Chuen, Mr. C. G. Gok, Mr. T. F. Hough, The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, .M.G.; Mr. R. Kull-
commissioned officer to manage a sub-post office at a small remuneration." Occasion has been taken, we note, to draw attention also to
the exasperating via Siberia question." Allmans, The Hon.Mr. H. Keswick, Mr. W. Logan, Nr. 8 A. Lery, Mr. R. Lontman, Mr. F.
A. S. WATSON & CO. the other Post Offices in Pelting, it is point-Lieb, Mr. Lan Clan Pak, Sir H N. Mody, Mr
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ANOTHER TURKISH LOAN.
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·SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY BONDS.
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to man to stop them, but he did net sue- ored, and they ran off. Three of the goats were
recovered, but two wore still missing. His client wrote to Mr. Kew asking him to apologies and to give an undertaking t'at it should not goour again, but no answer was obtained and proceed. ings were talou.
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Is there a megaphon on your boat?—Yes. Was it used P-Yea
By whom?-By myself.
What for?-To call a sampen,
Was that the only time it was used? -- Yes. What molive de you think Mr. Choy has in making up this story?—I don't know.
All this story about the goste being chased is a fabrication P--It is paroly a lie.
His Worship-The summous is dismissed. I think you acted rightly and properly.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO MURDER,
FUBTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Chy Wu S1i said that on Sunday, 18th December, after fire o'clock, on her way from the rogetable garden she heard a motor boat coming into the bay, and shortly afterwards she heard
abusiva language through someone sa megaphone. She met a man who told her some. body was addressing abusire language to her husband, and afterwards she saw some people land from the boat. Defendant was among At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon before the number. The party oime up to complainant's | Mr. E. R. Halifax the hearing of the charge of boundary and frightened her gosta. Defendant suspiracy to murder preferred against thres urged his dog to chase the goats. The goats And to the village, and she shouted to a man to atop the gests for har. Three of the goats were recovered, but two wars stil missing.
Cross-examinedêhe did not know defendant. before, and he was very for sway when she him through the glasses. She saw him through the glass pointing his dog to the goats. He was carrying gun. Thoro were other people some distance off. The defendant's name was given to her by Mr. Otto Kong Sing
ALMOST
Were you frightened the defendant would do you any injury He told my Indian watchman ho would kill his employer. I don't knoW which employer he meant.
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Chinese, one of whom belongs to a well-known local family, was continued. The names of the defendants are Wong Tan Kin, Mak U Chiu
And Chin Chama:
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, pro- secuted, and Mr. J. . Garliner appeared for
the defendants.
Chief Chinese Detective Au Hang deposed to first ansing certain letters, produced, on Decem.
ber 9th at the Central Police Station. With
them he received certain information, in coass- quence of which he sent two Chinese constables to 42, China Road. Two days later the man who handed him the previous letters, Mak Tun, gare him certain other papers, which he handed to Mr. Hanson. On December 14th.
Do you mean to toll us you took in all this witness accompanied Mr. Hanson and thros" detail--gun, moustache, cost but not trousers detectives to 32 Elgin Street. When witness entered he found a shop in the drawer of a You don't produce the telescope?-No, one table in the sitting zoom on the second floor. through a telescope ?--Yes,
man can't carry it.
It was fairly dark-When he was about to
go on his boat it was deriz.
Was it dark at six o'alook ?--I had no mind
to prosecute him thon and did not look at the
time.
In cross-etamination, witness said he did
not find a larger chop bearing the same
characters.
This closed the case for the prosention. Mr. Gardiner asid he did not wish to call any
including Hongkong, as well as at Home, and the reason is that the British Government ia tied to a contract for conveying mails by "the antiquated Suezroute"; and, moreover the Siberian route is the most expensive for mail carriage. That, in fact, accounts for the loss incurred in recent years in maintain- Treaty ports. The Imperial Treasury is batter able to bear that loss than the Treasury of Hongkong, and should be impressed by the representations from the northern portaat least regarding theabsurdity of sending mail not marked via Siberia" by the Sues route, taking about six weeks to or from Peking, whereas by the railway scarcely probable the Government will favour physical pleasure, and the psychological effecthe-wo with defendant on the occasion intimidating the principal witness in the previous
route across Siberia a letter would reach
its destination in thirteen days. The only defence of this arrangement is, as we have said, the greater cost of sending vis Siberia,
DEL KEITH TAYLOR, Sergeant of the Hong-but now that the Imperial Government have kong Pelice, second son of James Taylor, taken over the Postal Agencies, it can surely East Thunderton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to AGNES MARY, eldest daughter of Andrew be expected that this stupid rule will be WATT, farmer, Little Elrick, Aberdeenshire, waived, in the northern ports at least.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, January 7th, 1911.
From the end of 1910 the Government of Hongkong ceased to be responsible for the British Postal Agencies in the Treaty ports of China, these offices having been taken over by the Imperial Government. We have not heard that the Imperial Post Office bas taken ary steps to reduce the loss from the working of these Agencies, which has in the past few years been borne by the Treasury of Hongkong, but we note in one of the leading commercial organe that some!
An event in the musical life of Hongkong Mr. C. C. Walton, of Grand Mere, Quebec, has come to an end by the second and final is asking the Dominion Government to subaldise appearance of Madame Galvé, and the impres proposed steamship service between Eastera sion created by the Dira is not likely to be soon ports in Canada and Hongkong, via the Suez forgotten. Her hearers last night were not so Canal. Mr. Walton requires a gradually numerous as on Wednesday, but they were just decreasing subsidy for as long as 30 years; in as enthusiastic. The charm of her sweet rofon view of which we are not surprised to find the held the audience in a spoil antil it was realised Canadian Mauufacturers' Association, which is she had left the stage, and then a unanimous always ready to support reasonable proposals of outburst of applause, sincere as it was prolong- this kind, expressing the opinion "that it ised, was followed by the inevitable encore. The
his suit.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE SIBERIAN MAIL.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Friday noon. DEAR SIR, Can you not impress on the Post Office the importanos to the business com. munity of the Colony of regularity in the delivery of the Siberian mail when the shipping The Elks of Manila have this week opened facilities at Shanghai admit of it? their new Indige.
The Hongkong Volunteers have decided to hold their annual ball at en marly date not yet
fixed.
At the Magistracy yesterday six chair coolies were each fined $4 for arbating en obstruction at the Hongkong Hotel,
We are desired to state that the invitations issued for Musical Practices at Government House on Fridays in December are intended to apply to Fridays la January as well.
Two Chinese were at the Magistracy yester day sentenced to six months' imprisonment and four hours in the stocks for stealing clothing and jewellery from a house at Aberdeen.
A Chinese rent collector, srrested on a charge
What induced you to change your mind?oridonos if his Worship was satisfied that there
·was a prima facie case made not.
His Wrahip adjourned the hearing until saw Mr. Otto Kong Bing, who said he knew
Monday afternoon, when he will make known his decision.
Mr. Kew,
You are not married to Mr. Choi Yu- His Worship-That does not matter here. By the Court-Did you speak to defendant that day --No.
Mr. Harold Seth, clled by complainant, said
question.
Did anybody on board shout through s megaphone? They possibly did.
Did the defendant about through a mega- phone--I can't remember,
What were the things shouted through the megaphone? Piensant addresses to the fisher in the bay-Fishes in the bay don't talk. I shouted myself. I called for a sampan.
Was that the only kind of shouling--I can't remember...
Did you hear any wards addressed to Mr. Chay-No.
Did you hear his name used?—I can't re-
of such a voice can scarcely be put into words." If thrill, and oharms, and delights, and uplifts. It' etherealises for the moment, but its effent in more tasting To hear hor is one of the rare experiences of life. and those who have not done BQ vaght to be conscione of regret. Her first appearance last night was in the "Jewel Song from Faust, and the exquisite rendering produced & demand for a encore, which, to the delight of all, was granted. The extraordinary compass of her voice was heard in the Aria" from Alceste, another We have been accustomed, in English mail recall being responded to. M. Pintel was greatly week, to expect a Siberian mail by the P. and O. appreciated in his several performances, the favourite being the dainty Gavotte by Gluck- steamer coming down from Shanghai. As that Brahms. Signor Gasparri surprised and de- steamer invariably comes in early on Friday, lighted everybody with the beautiful quality the community gets an opportunity of returning of his fine tener voice, and he also had to
Was there any quarrel between your party replies to their Home letters by the Siberian respond to several recalls. The feature of the mail regularly dispatched from hore on evening was the soones from Cavalleria and the Choy family-So far as I know there Saturday,
This morning the Devgnha arrived without Rusticana presented by Madame Calve and has always been a quarrel.
Signor Gaspari. Dramatic interpretation What was the quarrel?-On Saturday the Siberian mail, which appears to have beanadded to the effect of the powerful singing, and watchman ordered us off the ground. dispatched from Shanghai on
board the Monteagle, which I gather left the northern port the curtain dropped amid a remarkable expres in advance of the Daranha, bat according to sion of popular appreciation and enthusiasın. the latest shipping information in your paper is not expected to arrive here until 6 p.. to-day!
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 6th at 1105 am-The barometer has fallen very rapidly in N.B. Japan, and risen quickly over W. Japan.
Kiembar.
Was it possible that words would be used on hoard that you did not kear-Yes, if I was not paying attention to thom
What was the trouble on Banday!-Thers Was no trouble at all..
phase
Everything passed off quietly?—Yes. When your party landed did your dogs the goats-No
Did you see any goats chased?-I never mw any goats.
pressure is being brought to bear upon the of omheling the sum of $10,000 hetween the probable time of arrival of each ship when there the Yangtze valley, and pressure has increased dogs olssing the goats. Had defendant urged
Government to make a concession which 1st December and 4th January, was brought can only add to the loss. The demand is before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy
yesterday and remanded.
If the Shanghai Post Office, in not familiar with the steaming qualities of the respective
The pressure, which deepened considerably Cross-examined The party landed at the bay on Sunday at his wish. He was a friend of both ships surely they might take the trouble to in- during its paesage across the Sea of Japan, lies quire at the shipping offices of the port as to the now off Southern Hokkaido.
The anti-cyclonic area is lying to the North of parties. He would not be surprised to find the moderately on the Chins coast, A. his dogs to chase the goats bo would have heard is a choice of ressels,
I would make a prosent of this suggestion to Try strong monsoon may be expected in the the Shanghai Post Office, and if they would Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China something.
Sok. only act on it, I can safely say, on behalf of the whole community of Hongkong, that we would be extremely grateful. At present we are
for a British postal agency to he
A contribution of $5,000, U. S. currency, established at Peking. Among the reasons offered in support of the demand donation from the American Red Cross Equity,
DISAPPOINTED. are the following In the first place the was last Saturday handed over by the American Consulate-General of Shanghai to Mr. 8. K.
[Another communication of slutilar purport French, Germans, Japanese and Russians
Suzuki, Manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank, have Post Offices in the Chinese Capital, and and Treasurer of the Famine Relief Fund, The bas reached us, and we commend the matter to Great Britain bas not. The German Post money was forwarded by Mr. Knez, the Ameri- the attention of the postal authorities. We rusy, office sends letters from Peking to Germany, can Secretary of Stats, to the American Minister however, mention that although the Monteagle at the home (inland German rate), about of Peking and remitted by telegaph to Shanghai, was announced as being due at 6 pm, yesterday, the mail was delivered between four and five equivalent to one penny, while letters for When converted into local curremoy it amount she arrived in the harbour shout two o'clock and
ed to Tuels 8,256.
o'clock yesterday afternoon.-ED.] Great Britain or the Colonies have to be
J'
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. y. 0.00 înckos.
The forest for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows
(N.E. and E.
fair, olondy Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, strong;
N.E, and strong {to a gale.
DATES No. 1.
Same as No. 1.
Formosa Channel
Hongkong South coast of Chins between gonth ago and Lamcoks. Hongkong and Esins...
Choy Tee spoke to hearing abusive language addressed to him through a megaphone from the motor boat, but he took no notice of it and went inside the house.
Cross-examined-He looked through the tole scope and saw the fastares of two men. Mr. Both was on the deck Witness did not see any goate being chased. He went inside the house because he did not like the look of the men.
An Indian watchman employed by complain- ant said he heard abusive language addressed to his master from the motor boat. He could not see the inan.
A fresh development occurred when two more Chinese Chin Chia and Chin Kai-were placed before his Worship ou a charge of in-
case by paying him money to leave the Colony. The defendants were remaded for a week.
YACHTING,
B.H.I.Y.C.
The 5th Club Racas will be sailed to-day.
THE HANDICAP CLASS, Staris at 230 p.m. Course ---North Fairway Buoy (star.) Kowloon Rack (etar.) Channel Rask (atar.).
The probable starters are as follows:
Name Owner Dione, Sir Honry May..... Iris, Commodora Eyres, R.N. Erica, Mr, A. Denison Kathleen, Officers R.E. Min, Messrs. Irving andl Alabaster Colleen, Hon. Mr. H. L. Pollock, dyesha, Capt. Loring
Ade, Col. Chapman...
Albicore, Mr. Cheesman.....
Marks
to dare. ... 36
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ONE DESIGN CLASS. Starts at 2.40 p.m. Courier-Channel Rocks (port) Cust Rocks
Buoy (port) Kowloon Rook (star,) Channel Rocks (atar.)
Marks to date:
23 115
The probable starters are:-
Nama, Owaer.......... Halcyon, Mr. Rouse Bonile, Mr. H. W. Bird dlannah, Mr, Sutherland. 10 Ailsa, Mr. Jameson Daphne, Officers R. E.
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On Sunday, the 8th inst, the 3rd Craiser Race will be sailed, starting at 10a.m., org the following pourso:
Marke
From pier on South side of Stonecuttera Island, leaving Green Island on port hand outwards, Lamma Island (star.). The follow- ing boate will probably compete ;-
Owner
to date Dalveen, Hon. Mr. H. Keswick ... Miranda, Mr. Bratton Sripe, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock- Tary, Officers H.M.S. Tamar Dorothy, Capt. Lyddow ...
Elaine, Eng Commander Highton, La Cigale, Mr. Bane
Aileen, Mr. Snowman Brynhilde, Mr. Van Andel