THE SOTTO EXTRADITION CASE.
The hearing of the application by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodgion), on Lehudi óf the American Government,
for the surrender of Vicentá Sette! the editor of the Philippine Republic, was resumed, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday.
The Crown Solicitor, in his final reply, said his friend had submitted that the defence had no case to answer, and gave
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 12mm, 1918.
JERRY-BUILDING, OVERCROWDING
AND PLAGUE,
HONGKONG'S EXPERIENCE. -
HONGKONG. SHARE:
The following extract is froux the Acting Colonial Secretary's Report on the Hong-state jur kong Blue Hook for 1912:—
There has been great activity in regaid to building operations during the past year, to meet the urgent demands for house-room created by the immigration of
MARKET.
The market for local securities has
THE CLARET UNIFORM.
#TRAITS CHINESE WHO DESIRE TO COPY *WESTERN BEHAVIOURS,"
Messrs. Vernon & Byth in their
Wo reproduced a few days ago from weekly share report dated 11th the Straits Times an amusing reference to a circular issued to members of the
Club that members should adopt a
gli Club, Singapore, recomuneading uniform," an essential part of which was to be a tail coat of dark claret
ruled fairly frm throughout the week, though a slight weakness was apparent during the early part, but at date the market has hardened, and in several stocks looks like going better.
cloth with velvet collar to match." The
A gentleman signing himself Lin Pong |
THE FILIPINO PRESS AND THE
****GLORIOUS FOURTH,”??*
The following translations arc from, the Manila Geblenews:--
The Filipinos have disappointed--the
who alarmists
predicted general
and safe Fourth of Jaly, says Et Ideal. Nobody, anyway, bad paid much atten- tion to these predictions, the paper says, and Filipinos on the Fourth thronged the public avenues and thoroughfares in
uprising and we have had a truly
five reasons. The fret was that he (the some forty to fifty thousand Chinese, who London market has remained at about Foo now writes to the Singapore Freea happy frame of mind and as though
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Crawn Solicitor) had not proved that the poured into Hongkong during 1011. Philippine 1-lands were incorporated into These people were of all classes, and the United States, or that they were a principally from the neighbouring
vinees of Kwangtang, Kwangsi and constituent part of the United States. The serisid and third points were prac Fokien, seeking refuge from the political tionily one, namely, that the documents unrest which ultimately led to the over containing the proof that an extraditable throw of the dynasty and the establish offener had been committed were not ment of a Republican Government in
The fourth China. properly authenticated. point was that the matter
dient, and the filth that the Treaty of 1812 was But before the Court, the progrsed to deal with each point in that order. The argument for the defence a contention was practically based on that the Philippine islands had never been incorporated into the United States in the sense that they had not been taken iute the sisterhood of the States and made
apart of the United States.
Mr. Brutton objected, and said that was not his argument at all.
was
"As a Straits-boru Chinese who is cherish finest Western bohuviours and socialistas, ing noble schemes in his head to copy the wish much respectfully to appeal before you for your honourable dutification. A number of Jur-coung Chinese gentlemen who she much likeliness to what English gentlemen call the knitts have made society for practising Western dances, and deermis, and other polite deportments. Once a week
Saturday in the evening time we ment and assemble for amusements and diversi fieations. With gramaphone music we try esperiment in the Buter's then the Turks
I am of opinion we are second to none, quite Frotters, and other gracinis agilities, and primus in the Indus, as they say in the Latin languages,
very
Last week's price with regard to oiress on the subject as follows:- shares, but shows an easier tendeney with pro-regard to tin and rubber shares, the
closing trine being dat for "Rubbers' and casier for Tins." Fine Hard Para rubber is quoted to day at 3/82 per b., and Finntation Sheets at 2/83. The Bank of England rate of discount remains unchanged at 43 per cent., and Pending the erection of sufficient in the open market 43 per cent, is quoted. dwellings for the accommodation of the Bar Silver closes quiet at 203d. for ready large an increase in our normal populand 274, for forward delivery. Sterling tion, the existing dwellings became greatly overcrowded, but any very strict enforce T.T. is quoted to-day at 1/117-180. vas Shanghai T.T. at 781. and Singapore ment of the overcrowding laws deemed impossible while the penalty
"Our Society congregates in one which had to be paid for this abnormal at 3 Consols have weakened to
commodating house on Au Siang Hui, state of affairs amounting practically 723.
BANKS.---Hongkong and Shanghais have from which can be obtain very fine view of to the conversion of Hongkong into a
The common-dominator lange refuge camp-way a severe outbreak weakened, and to-day sales have taken | Harbour Works.
Loudon remains of our Society is the Tinggal-Tangoling Club. But lately there are superions of Plague, no less than 1,847 cases being place at $803. recorded. These cases were generally dis-
ructions among the ranks and files of the MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions remain members, likewise including the committee. tributed throughout the City, except in changed at 281. the European business quarter (where only a few cases occurred), and through-quiet at last week's price, viz., $790. Cau- This body of which I am happy to inform common place ar Kee Boun members that it out Kowloon, and the most probable tons have improved to $205 buyers and am not member, has intialated to the determining cause of the epidemie was a North Chinas have buyers and sales the desideratum of the Committer to make decree for new fashion in apparel style.
are wearing for our considerable augmentation of the rat
Always we danging operations simple white clothing that can be given to dhoby tory week. we all exert ourselves most perspiraciously This is wise because in these hot evening and become exceeding damp wet.
The committee want to manifesto that futurgly we must all wear clothing of cloth of a bright green colour, with tails of pink, Four buttons go down the front. and eight up the back. The and caffs of dark bine.
work. A peacock's feather is to be worn in the loft buttonhole of the green cont. And the Committee are wishful that all the meters agree, so that the Club will he quite tophole, and altogether the Limit.
But some of us are not revolving in wealthiness, and about twenty of us are inpleased with such a pretence to compel ms
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all they desired was to take part in the
and satisfied in their minds that the prin general rejoicing, without preoccupation
| ciples of the immortal, declaration of hope and a independence furnish promise of redemption and liberty which must ultimately be realized. The govern
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ment, El Ident claims, did not show the same cunidence in the people, the paper claiming to have noticed IE certa.tn martial favour, an appearance of readi- ness for contingencies, in connection with
part in the same “ being attired in the military parade, the soldiers taking campaign uniforms, As they marched in line chewing gun).”
The Fourth of July, but Democraci says, is not, strictly speaking, an Ameri ean festival, but is observed as the day of Liberty, the day of the triumph of right, the day on which humanity has rendered due homage to reason and liberty which are the patrimony of all races. Filipinos, therefore, had observed the day as thongli it wore one of their own holidays, their tion of independence proclaiming the attention fixed on the lines of the declara- equality of men and the right of all peoples to be free and independent.
Lontinuing, the Crown Solicitor said it was contended that before the Philip pine Islands could be considered a terri- tury of the United States he must prove that they had been so incorporated. an entirely That, he submitted, fallacious argument, and the whole point which his Worship would have to consider was whether the Philippines were under the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
He had never contended-nor was it necessary for him to prove that the Philippines had been incorporated the average and refuse of all sorts will lie in China and Manilas at $10, a stockings are to be of white silk, with clock. Filipinos, who are ardent believers in
Yangtzes have a population consequent on the general reparted at Tls. 135, overcrowding of the native dwellings. nominal quotation of Tis, 200.--
FIRE INSURANCES, Sales have taken The overcrowding naturally led to a marked increase in the amount of wasto food, both in the houses and in the yards place in Hongkongs at $357, and Chinas SHIPPING Hongkong. Canton and and lanes adjacent thereto, and although close with buyers at $147. efforts were made to deal with this excess by improved scavenging, yet it is obvious Macaos have been sold at 827, and Indo
selling that where houses are overcrowded with hau beings and their belongings, the Chinas have weakened to cleanliness of the premises must fall below quotation of 884. Sales have taken place
which price there
buyers concealed among the lumber,
Douglases remain a quiet murket, with sellers at 833. Star Ferries remain firm
The rat population depends almost entirely upon the available food supply and this large increase in the amount of food refuge would promptly lead to a corresponding increase in the number of sceptible rats by 'nge frequent breng and large littera. Plague is endemic among the rats of Hongkong and the infection is krown to be carried forward from senson to season by the Mus Decumanus
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a buyer's rate of 8534.
One-Shells are unchanged, and close with a nominal quotation of 109/- Ural Caspians are reported at 37/6 raiddle, REFINERIES.-China Sugars remain a and Mexican Eagles at 41/9 middle.. quiet market and close with sellers at 380 Luzons remain unchanged, with sellers at 937.
to uniformity.
Our conversations are very angry, und the Tinggal-Tangoling Club is new. alas, rent in twine. If, Sir, you can give us the
benoliciousness of your advice it will he
la Vinyaḍrdia comments on the good
recommended the omission of the reading of the declaration of independence on sense shown by Murray Bartlett, of having
July Fourth. What's the use, anyway. the paper pays, of reading every year that disturbing to the document which is so inconvenient, so antiquated and so
iu these latitudes! colonial peace
the fundamental principles of the great republie which are solemnly invoked here to show how much in error are those who pines is due to motives of exploitation believe that the retention of the Philip and tyranny, upon hearing the sublime declaration of the immortal document,
are as capable as the rest of humanity and feel inclined to resist every. impedinient placed in the rund of the attainment of their just and legitimate aspirations."
cannot but escape the conviction that they
int the United States in the sense that. they had been taken into fall Statehood; it was common knowledge that they had not been. The section on which his friend relied when be contended that the Crown stall prove this was Section 25 of the Extradition Act, which said,. “For the Colony, purposes of this. Act every Dependency, or constituent part of a foreign State, and every vessel of that drain rat, among which species Plague infected animals are found throughout
During the human Plague MININO-Tronohs have again weaken-welcome to excess," State shall be deemed to be within the the year. -jurisdiction of and to be a part of such season-February to July-the infectioned, and close with a middle quotation of foreign State." His Worship would see spreads to the house rat (Mus Rattus), and 5319. Rauhs remain unchanged at $3.50, although cases of human Plague de cer at which figure sales have been effected. that Section was clearly not restrictive tainly occur when only infected drain Heawoods close with a nomin quotation Chinese Engineerings have in any sense. There was nothing in
rats are being discovered, the infection of 3/6. the judgments of the Fall Court which being acquired in warehouses, hasements, declined to a middle quotation of 3173.
workshops, and onthenses generally, into and Pahangs to 8/6 middle. stated that he should prove or
which these eats are driven by the rain allege in any shape or
storms flooding their underground haunts, the Philippines were
yet the maximum incidence of human States, and infection, corresponds exactly with the with buyers at $90. United of the part there was nothing in the Act which stated maximum incidence of the rattus infcc that if the foreign State was not a Colony tion, and the main efforts of the Sanitary or Dependency that it must be a conDepartment are therefore directed to the stituent part. He further submitted that exclusion of rats from human dwelling with buyers at $85). Amoy Docks remain traffic at present going custward is RO since the ordinanes is to some extent such
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form that constituent
and the limitation of the food supply of if his Worship was satisfied that he (the the rat population. The latter is secured Crown Solicitor) had not made out a by a daily collection of garbage from all Caso that the Philippines were an integral dwellings, and by the efficient scavenging part of the territory of the United States, of lanes and alleys, while the former or that they were within the territorial object is aimed at by the concreting of
Dorks, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kung and Kowloon Wharves have again been considerably dealt in and now close Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have also been the medium of large business, but have failed to maintain their last week's price, closing steady with buyers at 88. Shanghai Docks has declined to The, 66, at which price they are inquired for, and Hong- kew Wharves have sellers at the reduced
rate of Th. 118.
TRANS-PACIFIC TRAFFIC.
INCREASE IN ROUND-THE-WORLD TOURIST TRAFFIC.
REGULATION OF FIRE INSURANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
PROPOSED NEW ORDINANCE.
Mr. Nesmith, the City Attorney in the following Mr. George E. Anderson, United States Manila, kas rendered
trans-Pacific offre insurance in the Philippine Consul-General at Hongkong, has unde opinion on the subject of the regulation
Islands: the following report on passenger traffic: trans-Pacific travel generally during 1912 over previous years, and, 1913 promises The to eclipse all records in this line.
There was a remarkable increase in
jurisdiction of the United States, jground surfaces, the protection of drai kong Lands still continue in request and interest. of travellers in the Far East veation of Bres.
would not be necessary for his Worship to give judgment dealing with such a wide matter, and one of such international importance, as the political status of the Philippines. It could not be argued for one orment that the Philippine Islands did not come under the jurisdiction of the nited States, Mr. Hodgson then quoted
LAND, HUTALS AND BEHDINGS-Hong are wanted at the improved rate of $117, Kowloon Lands are also in request at $40. Humphreys Estates have been done at West Points close with sellers at $74. 883, at which price they now come buyers. Hongkong Hotels are still in request at last work's quotations, viz., 121 and 890 COTTON M1115 → Hongkongs remain for old and new shares.
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authorities, and said he would go into the numerous that Plague has displayed its unchanged, and again close with buyers | Pacific, are appealing to great numbers power to warrant doing so itself,
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There is no provision of law which expressiy authorizes the municipal buard to regulate insurance companies, and THE
one regulating a regulation, and mot property in many cases for weeks to come,
As such, the question arises heavy that accommodation can not be had
Round the world tourist traffic by way whether such power is conferred under
Several reasons of Hongkong has grown by about 50 per the general welfare clause supplemented cent, in the last year,
This is a very close are assigned for this, notably increased by the express power relative to the pre-
openings by gratings, and the prohibition
because of recent political events, & gen- tion, and in a hasty search of the eral dispusition to break away from worn authorities I can find no precedent where of ceilings, wainscotings and hollow walls. There is unfortunately, however, a very
surrounding the Mediterranean, and the this kind, doubtlessly because insuranc large number of old houses in the Colony
Lourists paths in Europe and countries a municipality has enacted regulations of
which possess these hollow walls, con- structed of soft bricks, which form ideal
effective work of tourist organizations. companies are subject to State rather than by a winter trip through India. Java pines, the legislature has not as yet nesting places for the Mus Rattus and
The attractiveness and advantage of a municipal regulations in practically every and the East India, and a return to the acted regulations covering this point, enable him to enter the dwellings at night
short winter season in Egypt, fallowed one of the United States. In the Philip- United States ur Europe by way of the and in my opinion the board has sufficient to forage for food, and it is in those dia- tricts in which such buildings are most
matter can, of course, only be decided of travellers each year.
One of the most hoportant factors in finally by the Cuarts, but the regulation greatest incidence since the infection was very first imported into the Colony in 1894.
one and reasonably necessary to enable question of incorporated into shortly. His friend sought to establish There is no remedy for such faulty con- sellers at 89, Green Island Cements at the increase, however, is the marked improposed is without question a ben ficial He is steamer lines, both to Europe and across charge his duties properly. the fact that all other territories of the struction, short of actual demolition of $7.00, Ics at 8190. Steam Laundries at provement in all means of communication
requited to investigate the origin and United States, except those under the the premises, which is too heroic, as, Fisheries at St. and Pulps at $20. a and to the Far East. Nearly all the the chief of the fire department to dis and Honghung Electric Trams are wanted
Railways in Manchuria, cause of all fires, and white some question Treaty of Paris, had been incorporated measure to be practicable on any extended Weismanns have improved to $30 buyers, the Pacife, have put on fine large new
at 7/2, China Borneus at $109, Dairy Farins at $20, and Hongkong Ropes at Japan, North China and the Philippines might arise as to whether the chief of the i have established or are establishing in- $23. Langkats have been a weak market, proved railway services. Weather condi- fire department or the chief of police! and have declined to Tis. 40, at which ions in the Pacife, especially during the should investigate fires of incendiary figure sellers are in evidence ———
milder months of the year, but also all origin, the latter department is interested round EEH compared with only in individual cases, while the former Max-The China and Manila Steam- the
Improved investigates all fires and deals with the Furthermore, although overinsurance ship Co, Ltd., extraordinary general Atlantic, favour travellers. meeting called for the 12th day of July, hotel accommodation in most of the ports general situation with respect thereto. 1013, has been cancelled, and will now also enter into the situation.
One feature of the general improvement cannot in itself cause a fire, it may, and is the vast increase in the number of it is now well recognized that it does, this hand LORDON QUOTATIONS to take place on the 24th July.
tourists visiting the Philippines-anhav-the closest connection with the causes morning by wire from our Agents are as
increase dae not only to interest in the of fires Overinsurance creates o situa- islands, but also to improved communication where the insured is under the follows (all middle prices):-
tion between the islands and Europe and constant temptation either to set fire to Trouch Mines
his premises or property or to allow them STUDY the United States.
to be in such condition that they will Pahang Consolidated Ural Caspians
Lin-all likelihood catch fire. I fail to see United Serdang
any real ground of distinction between Mexican Eagles
a condition, or a system of doing business, Rubber Trusts Eastern Trusts
which furnishes a constant motive for gross negligence or even arson, and u purely physical condition of premiers over which, if they are a means to safety, the board has undisputed control.
by Twats into the Union.
Mr. Brutton dissented, and said his friend was mixing up inter-Statehood and territory,
The Crown Solicitor went on to say that it had been held that Article 3 in the Treaty of Louisiana meant that im mediately upon the signing of the Treaty Louisiana became incorporated into the United States. He read from the judg- ment of Chief Justice Marshall in the Base of New Orleans r. de Armas, that "the Article obviously contemplated two objects (1) that Louisiana should be admitted into the Union as soon as possible, and (2) that until such admis- siou the inhabitants should be protected in the full enjoyment of their liberty, This judgment property, and religion." went to show, the Crown Solicitor said. an Act of Congress was that until passed the territory was not incorporated into the States immediately upon the His friend signing of the Treaty, endeavoured to argue in the face of that judgment that all the other territories were incorporated on the signing of the Treaties. The argument was ridiculous, because Acts had been passed incorporat. ing the territories
Mr. Brutton-Making them into States. The Crown Solicitor-No, making them hty territories from unorganised terri- this. Louisiana was, in fact, admitted in the United States piecemeal by Acts of Congress. The Philippine Islands are in actly the same position as they were ther except that there is no promise in the eaty.That does not prevent Con- gress admitting the Philippaucs to morrc-Con it be said in the face of that that the Philippines are not a territory of the ited States? The growth of the United States was in the following manner: First they became unorganised territories upon cession, then organised territories Act of Congress, and then they were admitted directly into the Sisterhood States.
The hearing was again adjourned.
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FORESTRY IN HONGKONG.
The following information regarding the formation of pine tree plantations is given in the annual report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department---
The two areas felled near the Aberdeen Paper Mills and west of the village were sown with pine tree seeds.
The newly own pine seedlings were thinned and transplanted during every spell of wet weather.
The bare places at 94 and 9B on the low hills near the south face of the Kow Ioon tunnel were planted with some 10,000 Banian trees.
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At the same place about 175,000 pits Shell Transpurts have been sown as an experiment with Indo-China (Combined)....165 f -
tamentora, elastoma Hongkong Electric Trans 7) Ithodomyrtus end of broad-leaved trees, such as Chinese Engineerings sanguineum, Melastoma candidum, Psi- dium Gujran, thus hypoleura, Mallotuz paniculatus and Lucamo glauca.
For next year's planting in 9A and E on bare ground some 60,000 or 70,000 seedling pines were raised in the nursery near the south face of the tunnel.
Approximately 6,000 pits were dug for planting during 1912.
In B, on the spur of a hill between Wangneichong Gap and Deepwater Bay, 200 Azaleas were planted on the suggestion of His Excellency the Governor.
The plantations above and below Tuipo Road having become too thick a consider able quantity of trees were felled-to enable the rest to mature,
The whole of the pine seedlings at GE, Aberdeen, were closely inspected, and any which had failed to germinate were replaced with young trees from other pits. 300 pounds of pine seeds were obtained from cones which were collected.
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