RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, June 7th,"
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION
BEFORE THE POISNE JUDGE (MR. J. H. KEMP).
JÚDOMMENT IN RENT CASE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 9rn 1913.
TORNADO AT MACAO.
HEAVY LOES OF LIFE.
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THE CONCERT BY THE CHERNIAVSKYS
THE PIRACY OF A FRENCH STEAMER
FULLER DETAILS.
The persistency of the Chinese who
The herniavsky Trio paid u return Early indulge in opium smoking in Ricit
Sunday morning
visit to the Cołuny last week and a fore inhabitants of Maeno divans in Hongkong shows the difficulty
wore rudely well performance was given in the City
We are now able to amplify the brief of making people good by Act of Parlia-
awakened by a fierce tornado, which, Hall on Saturday evening, These
account which appeared in our Satur ment. Here, at the bidding of the good
in its brief duration of about three talented musicians made quite a reputa- day's issue of the looting of the French people at Home, we have closed all the
minutes, created a general panic and tion for themselves during their previous steamer Lebeaudy by a gang of opium divans in the Colony in the hope
caused much damage to property in the visit and, as was anticipated, a crowded pirates on the West River. The steamer Judgment was delivered in the case in city and to the vessels in the Harbour. house assembled to hear then on this is a small one of about 270 tons, and that we would put an end to the so-called which Lau Wan So sued the Tai San Many of the large trees outside the city occasion. The programino comprised carries but ane European officer, the pernicious habit. That the hopes enter-Chan firm to recover the sum of $1,057 were completely uprooted, while the sea principally classical music more or less master, whose name is Vivier. She left, tained in this direction have not been for rent and rates in respect of 253, Descame very rough. Several junks were familiar to serious students of music, and Canton on her usual ran to Wuchow, at realised must be apparent from the pro-Vieux Boad Contrál, Plaintiff waived
respective performance of the o'clock on Thursday morning with 72 ceedings at the Police Court. Scarcely a $57 to bring the case within the jurisdic. capsized, and the steamers suffered badly, the
The Hongkong, Canton and Macao brothers Cherniavsky evoked rounds of passengers. Arriving at a place named day passes but what sees a batch of mention of the Summary Court before the Magistrate charged with using Mr. R. C, Faithfull was for the plain. Steamboat Co.'s steamer Sai d had hor applause, and encores were accorded in Yun-ki at 3.45. pan. another 31 passengers | some locality as an opium divan. Though tiff, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner represented awning carried away, one of the ladders nearly every
Though the torn off and flung by the wind across the standard of excellence was very high, hardly left this place three miles behind were taken on, and the steamer had heavy sentences are imposed upon the the defendant.
His Lordship said-This case depends deck, and other slight damage By the indeed it was nevertheless apparent that before i gang of about £ftcen, armed keepers, it seems to have little effect in suppressing these institutions. No
strictly orthodox interpretation was now inen from among the passengers, at sooner is one keeper sent to prison and his premises closed than a successor is found who apparently takes advantage of the good-will vested in the premises and carries a business much the same as before.
This clearly shows that a habit, no matter whether it be swearing or beer drinking, cannot be broken off at once. Medical men recognise that people
addicted to certain vices, such as exceX- sive craving for liquor, are injured rather than helped by being suddenly deprived of their supply of liquor, and even those who have a habit of any kind do not appreciate having it suddenly lopped off. The same applice to the Chinese and opium. Apparently those who suppled are still anxious to enjoy the narcotic, and are prepared to pay the enhanced. price and take all the risks of arrest and imprisonment, Those who indulge at an illicit divan are not doing much harm,
on an alleged conversation on the oth December. I am not satisfied. I don't think the plaintiff has proved that that conversation took place. I believe, as a matter of fact, it did not, Therefore, judgmont will be for the defendant.
A CONTRACTOR'S SUCCESSFUL ACTION. Mak Kong, contractor, of 116, Queen's Road West, sued Chan Pui Yue, alias Chan Loong & Sons, 17, Ship Street, to recover the suin of $850.50, bing as to
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irony of Fate, the Sui An, while on her Yonge to Hongkong shortly after the "xperience at Macao, encountered waterspout, which swilled everything and "Verybody not under ample protection.
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effect. and again sacrifood to stage
a given signal apparently, took passes This was especially noticeable in Jan Chorniaysky a pianoforte rendering of sion of the ship, obviously acting accord- Liszt's delightful Hungarian Rhapsodie ing to a prearranged plan.
All the No, 13 Mischel Cherniavsky was happy men were armed with Mauser pistols.| in his 'callo selections and proved himself a 'celloist of no mean order, and so far as Three rushed to the wheel-house and Since the above was written we have individual efforts
A Really Recherché Whisky. are concerned he over-awed the Chinese pilot. Another learned that the cecurrence was not appealed to the audience" oven
more three without its toll of human life. The strongly than his brothers. The violinist
wero detailed to deal with the The best that quality of ingredients tornado was felt only in the inner was not heard to the best advantage, captain, while the others over-awed the
the accustics of the hall, and possibly also passengers and ransacked their belong and ago combined with experience harbour: 1 the Praya Grande the the climatic influence on the instrument. ings. The Captain was not in his cabin inahitants were unaware of the stormy boing doubtless largely responsible for when the pirates went to seize him and and skill can produce. dant from the officer commanding the visitation. At least three junks were this. Royal Engineers, Hongkong, for the use capsized, but many more sampans were of the plaintiff, and, as to $135.00, money overturned, and the occupants thrown drawn by the defondant from the plain-into the water, with the result that about tiff's business.
9516.60 for money received by the defen-
Mr. Reador Harris (of Messrs. Wilkin son & Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crew (of Messrs. Hastings & Hastings) for the defence.
His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff on clair and counter-claim with
costs.
HARD SWEARING,
An action was brought by Ng Chuen,
150 of the Chinese bont population are believed to have been drowied So violent was the wind that the steamer Kiang Tang was driven from her wharf
The Hot
and blown among the junką. Sang, lying at another wharf, had all her ropes carried away with the exception of one, which fortunately held.
It is reported that a number of houses
killed.
but they are breaking the law, and, of keeper of the Shing On Kan Kee Sailors' lapsed and that several propls were
course, have to be punished,
Club, against Fong Wai, No, fireinan on the Sheung Un, to recover the sum of
Mr. C. A. S. Huss (of Meagra. Goldring. Barlow & Morrell) appeured for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) de- fended.
The present position is not a satis$414.50. money lent. factory one. The divans are not decreas- ing, and the attempts at suppression have been met with a pertinacity that is dis- concerting to the authorities. The existing regulations are not sufficiently rigorous to attain the object desired by the Législature, and something · more drastic should be framed if the authorities are to succeed in making the Chinesa as good as the Home people would like them
to be.
Mr. Russ said defendant had resided for some time in the plaintiff's boarding house, and ou certain dates small amounts of money were lont him. On 14th Janu- ary defendant had an offer to go as No. the steamship on board 2 fireman Glenogle, the registered nume of the Sheung One Defendant had no money at all, and no particular credit, and it was necessary that he should obtain the job, and that he should be able to advance money to the other firemen which he would be able to stop oun of their wages,
TRIAL TRIP.
The trial trip of the motor vessel Kwong, built at the Taikoo Docks for the Asiatic Petrolum Company, took place yesterday. About 120 guests were invited, and of these about 100 attended in spite of the inclement weather. They included gentlemen interested in ship building and engineering, and they were unanimous in expressing their admiration of the now craft and her serviceability. Her speed is nine knots. The trial proved must satisfactory.
RUSSO-ASIATIO BANK.
The Board of Directors of the Itusso-
THE GOVERNMENT AND ARMS
AND AMMUNITION.
A proclamation is published in the Government Gazette by HE the Governor, by and with the advice of the this Colony, prohibiting for a further period of one year from and including the 28th of May, 1913, either to be exported from the Colony, or to be carried constwise within
Exeentive Council of
the said Colony, arms, ammunition, gun- powder, Military and Naval stores, sulphur and saltpetre, the last two being I articles which His Excellency Judges capable of being converted into or made useful in mereasing the quantity of Military or Naval stores, or any or either of such arms, ammunition, gunpowder, stores, goals or articles respectively, unless this proclamation shall, in the mission shall have been obtained under meantime, be revoked, or unless per- Section 3 of the Military Stores (Pro hibition of Exportation) Ordinance, 1862.
THE CANADA MARU.”.
With reference to the stranding of the A.S. Canada Maru, a further cable reaclied the Osaka Shosen Kaisha on Saturday stating that the steamer will resume her voyage to Tacoma, Jesying Kobe on the 10th inst., three days delay from the
the man at the wheel was covered by thej revolvers of his captors, who threatened to shoot him if he did tell the whereabouts of the captain. He could only point to the cabin, but it happened that the captain at the moment was observed coming
towards his cabin, apparently unaware of what was happening on the ship. He was immediately seized and dragged. towards the wheel-house covered all the whille by three revolver:
From the compradore the pirates demanded the keys of the safe, and they possessed themselves of 11,000 taels' worth of Hongkong subsidiary coins. (Our informant explains that Chinese sub- coins are prohibited by the Chinese authorities in the country.") Altogether the pirates seem to have soured from the ship and passengers toney and other property worth $20,000.
Captain Vivier was relieved of his gold watch and chain and his gold-ring was wrenched from his finger. So thoroughly did the pirates do their footing that ansong the whole of the passengers, not & dollar in small coin could be made up after the pirates had left,
CHINESE WOMAN, SHOT,
Kowloon residents have long complained of the absence of proper wharf Accom- mulation, and the present time is very fitting for the consideration of the subject. Hitherto Police Pier has been used by the public, but as it was more frequently used by military launches, the Kowloon people ordinary hooks of the boarding-house, instalment of Els. 9.374 on June 1st, 1913 original schedule, after the damages are wounded and two other passengers were
had often to clamber over one or two of these to reach their own launch or to get ashoro They suffered this inconvenience with a murmur which scarcely amounted to a protest, but now that the Police Pier is positively dangerous-two soldiers dropped into the water the other Sunday night-they feel that they have ground for complaint. It will be many months get before the new Ferry and Railway pier will be completed and the present ferry wharf liberated for public utility, and it would be a great convenience to have the Police Pier made temporarily safe for use. While piers are being constructed, is it not fair to ask that the military authorities should do something towards supplying themselves with a wharf on the Kowloon side in view of the consider able traffic that they at present hüve and aco likely to have with the railway facili ties on the peninsula ?
that when money was
skipper of
when they were paid. At that time the defendant owed the plaintiff a small amount for board and lodging, but the plaintiff agreed to lend him more money, the transaction being entered in the Some riminal proceedings, had started out of this matter. The No. 1 fireman, Chan Fat, had been prosecuted at the instance of the defendant, on the grounds him at the hot the voyage by the ship the Glenople, he did not pay the other firemon. It was alleged that Chan Fat had paid the plaintiff, at the request of tock the money, and be assorted that he the defendant, $300 of the sum for which One side or the the latter was liable, other in this case would be committing the most fagrant perjury, and the whole question would be as to which his Honour believed. This was a ense in which there muld be no mistake, and scane pie, must bs committing perjury.
The case was adjourned.
or The
The Water Authority was more then isually arbitrary on Friday evening when he cut off the water supply at Kowloon without notice. The inconvenience caused can be imagined by most people, but
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. H.E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth to act as Second Assistant-Director of Public Works during the absence on leave of Mr. C. H. Gale, with effect from the 27th
· May, 1913.
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain J. H. W. Armstrong to act as Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and Captain A. F Churchill to net as Staff Officer, during
appareatly it never dawned upon the the absence on leave of Captain C V. 5. Water Authority. whose thoughtless
Skrimshire, R.C.A., with effect from this action was responsible for the poorer date. Portuguese and Europeins searching Kowloon on Saturday morning for water. which could not be found. The spectacle was not an edifying one, and it is to be hoped it will not be seen again,
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Some time ago I commented upon the Javish display of the Chinese Republican flag in the Colony on the occasion of
CORRESPONDENCE
MACAO OFFICIALS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.]
Sin-Dr. Mousilha has beeri re- Chinese celebrations, and remarked that appointed Colonial Secretary of Macao
it was unusual to have a foreign flag so and arrived the other day to take up his
post.
Mr. Bocha goes home shortly, having served as Inspector of Revenue and lately as Colonial Secretary.
extensively flown in any place. My attention has been drawn this week to the entire absence of the Union Jack in
The Macao Treasury has to bear all the Chinese quarters on the occasion of
expenses of this contra dance of officials British celebrations, especially as it marks & conspicuous change from lo to and from Lisbon. Since the proclama custom." Formerly on the King's Birth- tion of the Republic thousands, if not day or other British holiday the Chinese millions of dollars have been spent for flag and the Union Jack would be flown civil and military officials' passages. It side by side. Now, it is not so. What appears that no stability prevails in the does it signify a lessening appreciation appointments of the various oficials to the colonies. The late Harbour Macter, of British administration, or an
Mr. Lacerda, has made two trips to and. veening republican conceit ?
fro, and how comes Dr. Manaille as well,
Over-
new
Some folks have all the Inck. Those and very soon another official who had who wont to Macao from Hongkong on bean appointed to Afrien will come back Saturday for a week-end had a sensation when they were reused from to Macao. Why all these changes with the their peaceful alumbers by a tornado, deplorable waste of public money they
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A Chinese woman about twenty years of age was shot dead, because, from nodesty, she resisted the attempts of the pirates to search her person a second time. An old woman was seriously
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The ship was rushed when she was off Tai-kok, and the whole business was over. in a quarter of an hour. Two-long boats. approached the ship and the men at the wheel were ordered by their captors to stand by. The loot was transferred to these boats and the pirates accom- panied it. They proceeded towards a place called Tai-sin Whumpon-not the Whampoa Bear Canton, but a small place between Heungshan and Shun Tak.
The steamer put back to Yung-ki and reported the piracy to a small police launch, which al once started for the place. where the pirates had landed, though those on the R. Lebeaudy told them they needed to take more polico as the pirates were numerout. After reporting the piracy the steamer went on to Canton, arriving about midnight A French doctor at once boarded the steamer and attended to the wounded, who were later conveyed to the French hospital.
The French Consul at Canton, who was also communicated with; lost, no time in "reporting the matter to the Chinese
authorities.
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RECORD TRANS-PACIFIC PASSAGE
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