THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, 1914.
TELEGRAMS. THE LATE SIR KAI HO KAI the Hon Mr. H. F. Pollock, K.U., Mr. SUI TAI" AND "ON LEE" bow, and they were all three about mid-
["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD " SERVICE.]
CHINA SERVICE,
·SALT GABELLE SURPLUS.
PAKING, July 2nd.
The "surplus of $2,500,000 frous the receipts of the Salt Gabelle has been handed over to the Government...
THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.
PEKING. July 22nd.
President Yuan Shih-kai intends grant ing the Bood sufferers in Kwangtung and Human immunity from the payment of taxes this year.
A TAX ON QUELES !
PEKING, July Zand.
FUNERAL AT THE HAPPY VALLEY The funeral of the inte Sir Kai Ho Kai, Kt., C.M.G., took place at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, last evening,
CU. Alabaster, Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C, Mr. Eldon Potter, and Mr. F. C. Jenkia, Mr. Lee Jones (Begistrar of the Supremo Court), Mr. J. R. Wood (First Police Magistrate), Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Crown Solicitor); and Messrs. H. J.
IN COLLISION,
THE RESUMED INQUIRY,
The hearing was resumed before Com- mander Beckwith, R.N., at the Marine
channel. He was watching from the bridge. The On Lee and Sui Tai seemed to be about neck and neck. The ships passed his vessel about the same time. He was watching them as he had done- every night, When they passed the
amid every manifestation of sincere Gedge, G. E. H. Boavis, F. Agass Court yesterday of the case in which Shren Lee," witness added, "I was watch
regret
A very large number of European and Chinese residents assembled near the Monument, and those formed in process on behind the mourner. At the grave
DA. 8. Rum, E. M. Tozer, W. Crowther Smith, C. Willson, G. K. Hall Bratton, P. W. Goldring, C. F. Mason, A. B. Crew, R. C. Faithfull, D. J. Lewis, C. Heywood, Otto Kong Sing, H. Dennys, R. Stokes,
ing them closely, because they were racing. On that account I watched them very closely. Then, as they lay off my port quarter. I looked at them through my glasses for about threo minutes.
And I'
side, beside the mourners (the widow. H. K. Holmes, W. B. Hind, E. H. Langof July 13th, contrary to the Inter believe thoroughly that the Ou Lee did
Lady Ho Kai, nine sons, and three daugh- ters; Mr. Ho Ko Tsun, nephew; and Dr. To, son-in-law); there was a gathering representative of every branch of public activity in the Colony. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G.) wearing the Order of the K.C.M.G., strended the funeral. There were also present the following members of the Executive and Legislative Councils:
and Leo D'Almada e Castro, ⠀⠀⠀
The Hon. Attorney-General said: The occasion of this sitting of the Court is
not alter her course more than three
Ifughes, master of the str. On Ice, was summed by R. D. Thomas, master of the str. Sui Tai, for failing to observe the rule of the road at sea while navigating the str. On Lee on the West River on the night
national Collision Regulations,
Mr. V. D. Steavenson (from Messrs.egrees from the time I saw the shipa Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harsten's conviction. I saw the Sun Fez go over until they touched.. That is my firm, office) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr to the left-port side-and then the two Dixon (from Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist) ships gradually came together. I had no that any damage was done. Then, when idea at the moment that they touched cr. they had come together they suddenly opened out again; the Sui Tai mote particularly, and thx On Lee camo over inte my course. In my opinion the On Lee did not swerve from her course when she passed me."
defended.
one that we might have hoped would be long deferred, for in the ordinary course of things Sir Kai Ho Kai might well have looked forward to many more years of life and usefulness. Though, however, his
The quartermaster on the Sui Tai said life was not a long one, he succeeded in that on the evening of July 13th he was crowding into it many and varied activin charge of the wheel when off Kio O Island and he was told by the pilot to stcer towards the mud and also for the white light uff Kongmoon. He was also ordered to port the helm, and then port the him hard.
The Police of Peking intend instituting Hon. Mr. Claud Severn (Colonial Secreties. He took a prominent part in almost
a special tax on queue-wearing.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
PERINO, July 22nd. The somal-olicial Kuv Chuan Pas doubts whether it will be possible to bring about in the near future, either a new farge foreign loan or the grant of an advance on the part of the Quintuple Bankers Group. The same paper reports that by a majority the Financial Conference now being held at the Bureau of the President has therefore decided to offer to the public another Interior Loan to the amount of $60,000,000, guaranteed by securities: Other details of this pro posal are not available at presont
A REBEL AGITATOR CONVEYED TO PEKING.
PERING, July 22nd. A delegate of the Teen Cheng Chuan, who had devoted himself at Canton to the propagation of rebel ideas amongst the military has been brought to Peking.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
FRENCH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO RUSSIA.
GREAT LABOUR STRIKE AT ST. PETERSBURG.
BERLIN, July 21st. There are 150,000 labourers out on strike at St. Petersburg. The police are making efforts to prevent a disturbance of the Russo-French sailors' fête.
AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.
BERLIN, July 21st.
tary), Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Hon Mr. J.. H. Kemp (Attorney-General), Hon Mr. E. D. C Wolfe (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. A. F. Churchill (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. C. | Mcl. Mester (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon Mr. Wei Yuk, O.M.G., Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, C., Hon. Mr.
His
every department of public life.. influence has been felt for over twenty years, both directly and indirectly, in the statate law which your Lordships and the Courts of this Colony administer, but that part of his activities to which our thoughts turn mest natually in these sur- Foundings is his membership of the Hong
E. A. Hewett, C.M.G., and Hon. Mr. Laukong Ber. The fact of that membership Chu Pak. Members of the Bench and is the occasion of my addressing you now, Bar-His Honour Mr. H. H. 3. Gom and my object in doing so is to express, pertz (Chief Justice), Mr.
on behalf of the members of the Bar and Hazelaud (Puise Judge), Mr. J. the officers of the legal departments of this Colonial Service, their deep regret and grief at his death.
Justice
Wood (First Magistrate), Mesers, EH Sharp, K.C., Eldon Potter, C/G. Alabaster, and F. C. Jenkin; Lieut. Bradney, representing the General Officer Commanding (Major-General Kelly, C.B.), Commodore Austruther, C.M.G., Archdeacon Barnett, Dr. Voretszch (German Consul); members of the Hong kong Civil Service: Dr. Francis Clark, Dr. F. Keyt, Messrs. T. K. Dealy, R. O Hutchison, D. W. Tratman, Lee Jones, T. H. King, T. F. Claxton, and A. P, Lindsell Professor Digby and Mr. A. C. Franklyn (Hongkong University), Capt. Hall, Messrs. W. L. Pattenden, J. Rodger, E. J. Grist, H. K. Woo (representing Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's office), A H. M. da Silva, and Miss Rayner (Matron of the Maternity Hospital),
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. My Lords, I hope I may be permitted, as senior member of the Bar, and speakingTM
on behalf of both branches of the legal
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Mr. Stevenson-And did the ship steer?-A little.
By Mr. Dixon-The Su Tai could have gone to starboard.
Answering Mr. Steavenson, witness said that the On Lee was travelling, in his opinion, about eleven knots.
Mr. Stevenson-You say the two ships the speed of the Sui Tai --No. were running neck and neck; do you know
As to the collision witness explained that the On Lee came towards the Sui Tar and then the other ship glided against the Sui Tai. He was unable to see the actual collision, but the On Lee must have struck the Stii Tai on the bluff of the port bow. He did not know how the engines were going at the time. During these incidents he did not hear any blast from the Onsubsequently, Lee nor anyone speaking through a megaphone.
Answering Mr. Dixon witness ssid be
Well, she cannot do eleven knots-i cannot say.
The Magistrate That will be gone into
Mr. Steavenson-I put it to you that what you have just told us about standing on the port-side of your ship with glasses,
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did hear a blast from the Sui Tai just watching this incident, is entirely untrue CHS. J. GAUPP
before the collision. All that he did was done at the dietation of the pilot. Before the collision the Su Tai sounded three blasts.
profession, to add a few words to those which have just fallen from the learned Attorney General. When I first arrived in the Colony in 1888, Ho. Kai was still actively engaged in the profession of a barrister, and I can well remember the Tai started on the run from Hongkong Captain Hughes said that when the Sui
keenness and activity and ability which to Kongmoon on July 8th, he then he displayed in the conduct of the various | noticed that she was steering all over cases in which he was engaged. Of late the sca." years he has seldom peared in the Courts, but confined his energies almost entirely to matters of public interest in the Colony. For several years upon the Legislative Council, I can bear witness to the patience and diligence which he
The Magistrate Captain Thomas has said that he then had a quartermaster who was no good at all and whom he had dismissed.
Proceeding, defendant said that about 10.5 p.m. on the day of the collision he
brought to bear upon the study of the was north of Ki O with the On Lee, and various measures brought forward by the was altering his course. At that time the Government from time to time with a view Sui Tai was about two cables astern of to amendment and improvement. His the On Lee on the starboard quarter. record of services rendered in the Colony, covering so many fields of varied publice Magistrate-And how was the Sut steering She was steering badly, interests, is one of wich any man might well be proud, and it is only fitting that going across her course, first one way and we should testify on this occasion to the then the other.
strength during the best years of his life the same time?-No. fact that he devoted the best of his Were you able to see both her lights at
to the promotion of measures for the
You say so, sir Yes.
Witness And I am supposed to be an eye-witness; then it is porjury, is it 1.
Mr. Stevenson-It is equal to that. Witness.Then go ahead.
& CO.,
it was rather a strong one to use.
The Magistrate remarked that Mr. WATCHMAKERS Bteavenson should qualify his suggestion;
Mr. Steavenson-Is it not usual for you, when you have secured the course, to hand the bridge over to the mate --Yes. Witness added that it was always his journey. He always brought the ship watch at this particuler stage of the from Wongmoon to the wharf.
Mr Steavenson-Then you were on duty on the bridget-Yes.
Is it the custom to watch outgoing steamers every night --I have done so for
AND
JEWELLERS.
SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
the last three months you maintain, sir, the channel there is not aver-wide and
Why? Because, as the natives there are not over-reliable. ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. (Laughter.) Further, I can keep my eye: upon everything in case there are any difficulties,
Witness added that he did not hear any blast, and that if he had done so he would not have known which of the ships had sounded it, ge
SUN GLASSES.
The Magistrate then conferred with SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE. Mr. Steavenson, after which the latter. remarked to witness-With regard to my first suggestion to you, Capt. Bomerville, that the statement you made about stand-
entirely untrue, I am sorry to say that my instructions were to put the suggestion
BERLIN, July 1st. The German Press, commenting on the toasts at Peterhof, points out that there
Practically all the leading Chinese was nothing new in the speeches and add merchants were either present in person that the proof of the sincerity of the or were represented, together with the Czar's and M. Poincaré's peaceful senti deceased gentleman's former colleagues ments would be evidenced by the attitude on the Directorates of the Tang Wah of Russia and France in the Austro-Hospital, the Po Leung Kuk, and the Servian affair.
District Watchmen's Committee. Several of the district watchmen attended in uniform. A large number of students of the University and St. Stephen's College were also present. Among well-known Chinese at the graveside were:-Messrs. Chan Kai Ming, Ng-Hon Tez, Ho Kom Tong, Ho Fook, Ho Wing, public interest and for the public welfare Witness added that he then handed the S. W. Tao, Chan Siu Ki, Lo Cho San, of the Colony. We earnestly hope that bridge over to Chief Officer Jones and Li Kin Tong, Chin Tu Tin, Chau Shan career may be the means of bring some
the contemplation of his distinguished went to his room. Then he heard a blasting on the port-side of the bridge was Shun, Tee Yan Chi, Au Chak Mun, Chin measure of consolation to his widow and on a whistle, which must have been the Chau Sam. Fung Ping Sun, Wei Wing family in the sudden bereavement which whistle of the Sue Tai. He thereupon Bum, Mak Cho Chan, Foo Sik, Luk Tung has befallen them, and on behalf of the went on to the bridge, and at that time Nam, Sui Yuen Fai, Li Yuk Tong Ufession I desire to tender to them our
members of both branches of the legs, pro- he saw that the Sai Tai was about 20 feet Yuk Chi, Wong Chung Yan, Yung Sing most sincere sympathy. We do thom our off the starboard quarter satern of the Kiu, Kwok Siu Lau, Mok Kam Cheung, The Chief Justice-We are come to On Lee and overtaking thein. Witness La Po Kwai, Ng Kwok Hing, Tim Pak gether to-day to do honour to the memory
the bride. was standing on
He of a distinguished member of our profes- Siu, Chan Kang U. Yung Sai Ngam, sion. After an academic career of the did not alter his course and never Chan For P. K. Kwok, Leung Hing most brilliant promise, he was admitted ported. I cannot understand anyone Kwai. Cheung Sum Woo, Chan Chenk Fan, Lam Heung Sun, Kam Tin Hing, Fung Pak Hung, and Leung Heung Tin, and Drs. Thomas, Jew Hawk, Au Shi Cham, and Kwan Sum Yin.
The Rev. T. W. Pearce, of the London Missionary Society, who was a great personal friend of the deceased, and was associated with him in many of his philanthropic, charitable and educational works, conducted the service in the small Church at the Cemetery, and also officiated at the graveside.
The Austrian Premier, Count Berch told, is at Ischi to-day in order to place before H.M. the Emperor Franz Josef the final draft of the Note which will be handed to Belgrade next Thursday:
The Austrian Note to Servin demands the trial and punishment of the accom- plices in the late assassinations and guarantees for the cessation of the Pan Servian agitation, as well as the dissolu- tion of the anti-Austrian societies and strict guarding of the frontier. It is said that a reply is demanded in 48 hours.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS AGAINST AUSTRIA.
BERLIN, July 21st. It is an established fact that the Serviana and Montenegrins are making military preparations against Austria at the froutier, notwithstanding their official denials.
BULGO ROUMANIAN FRONTIER TROUBLES
BERLIN, July 21st. Renewed frontier quarrels have taken place between Roumanian and Bulgarian guards. Bulgaria demanda an Interna fional enquiry, while Ronmania prefers direct settlement between Bukharest and Sofis
RUSSTA AND ALBANIA.
to the Bar of this Colony in 1882, and had saying," witness added, “that we ported attained the highest eminence in the two or three points. I was on the bridge he desired undoubtedly career he had chosen. But the history of at the time and we never ported." our profession abounds with instances of Mr. Dixon asked What do you think the disinterestedness of its sons. Sir Kaf Ho Kai felt that the world had claims the Su Ta should have done-She upon him, and he devoted himself with should have ported che had plenty of an admirable single-mindedness to the room-or stopped. There were sight or services of his fellow men. His labours on nine lathoms of water on each side of her. behalf of this Colony, the land of his adoption, were recognised by His Majesty The Magistrate Well, I have never the King, who conferred upon him not found that there. only the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, but also the dignity of Knighthood. He worked for many years for the regeneration of his native land, and those responsible for the destinies of China have freely availed themselves of his sagacious and broad- minded counsel, and his eminent modera-
SAD SUICIDE AT MACAO.
real reason of the accident-The real Mr. Dixon--What do you think was the reason was that the Su Tai did not keep
on her course.
Representatives
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to you that the statement was untrue. I MAPPIN & WEBB. find that your evidence is true, and I tender you my apology, podpora
At this witness exclaimed-I forgive yon-I forgive you because you are a lawyer. (Laughter.) But I was going to fight you to the bitter death-I was.
Corroborative evidence was also given by the pilot of the On Lee, after which the inquiry was again adjourned until Friday morning,
THE BERTAM RUBBER COMPANY.
The report of the Straits Settlements (Bertem) Rubber Company for the year ended March 31st fast states that the profit amounted to £31,763, as compared with a profit of £30,870 for the preceding
year.
The total rubber production was 507,225lbs. (estate weight) against the original estimate of 500,000lbs, and a total
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BUILDINGS.
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CALDBECK,
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tion in costs may be anticipated for the current year. The manager estimates the output for the year 1914-1915 at 775,000lbs. The directors propose to pay a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, and to place
account leaving balance to be carried forward of 225 FALCON
WIRELESS BETWEEN JAPAN AND AMERICA.
PILSENER
of 287,048lbs. The average price realized realized production for the previous year MACGREGOR&C. was approximately 25. 7d. per lb., as There were over 300 wreaths, sent by all
compared with 42 per lb. in 1912-1913. sections of the community. Among them
The fo.b. cost of production, including were tributes from H.E. Sir Henry May
Chief Oficer F. W. Jones was called depreciation, was Is. 2.39d. per ib. and Dr. Wu Ting Fang, Hongkong Legisla
and said he was in charge of the bridge the "all in" cost 18. 4.87d. per lb., which tive Council, Tung Wah Hospital, Potion and common sense,
at 10 o'clocs on the night of the collision. 6.33d and is. 11.79d. per lh. respectiv, compares, favourably with the costs of is.
Leung Kuk, District Watchmen's Com-
At that time he noticed the d'ui Tai two | for the previous year. A further reduc- mittee, Chinose Club, Hongkong Chamber
lengths astorn on the starboard quarter, of Commerce, Chinese Chamber of On Tuesday morning ». gloom was cast and steering badly. When the Shun Lee, Commerce, China Merchants Steam
over Macso by the news that the retired which was coming down, passed the On Lee Navigation Co., Students of the Medical
Captain Joan de Souza Carneiro the Si Taz was but 50 feet away from the Faculty at the Hongkong University, Canavarro had left his house Carly in Gn Lee. The Sus Tai was also then in the Chinese Recreation Club, St. Stephen's the morning, leaving behind him a letter act of overtaking the On Lee. Witness College, St.
Paul's College, Alice to his wife announcing his intention passed the Shun Lee 200 feet away. He Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals, to put an end to his life by drowning. added, "I ould have passed her 300 feet Chinese Y.M.C.A.
The Captain went out at 4 o'clock, and away if I had not had the Yu Ta to deal Many telegrams from various parts of his letter was not discovered til about with" The impression is gained hers that China, and letters from prominent re7am.
a.m. The body was recovered at
Mr. Dixon-Did you port 3-Not one Roumania, would be willing to storesidents in the Colony have been received noon when the tide was low. He ended iota; I kept the course all the way. order in Albania by military force; if the by Lady Ho Kai, expressing eorrow his life at Bishop Bay, just under the Witness was then naked to describe Great Powers would entrust her with a and sympathy.
Boa Vista Hotel Capt. Canavarro had what actually occurred when the On Lee mandate..
TRIBUTES FROM THE BAR AND been in the Colony more then 35 years, and far l'ai came abreast. Ho at once and it is unnecessary to say that the burst into an excited and unintelligible BENCH. THE GERMAN NAVAL BUDGET;
large circle of friends he had in the BEELIK, July Blat, At the Supreme Court yesterday a
Colony learned of the suicide with the speech, thumping the desk in front of him most profound regret. He retired from with his fiat The witness, who wAS The next German Naval Budget will striking tribute was paid to the esteem the posts of Captain Superintendent of evidently greatly perturbed, was there contain nothing that is not provided by in which the deceased Kaight was held by Police and Administrator of Taip, upon ordered by the Magistrate to leave
about a year ago. His funeral took the established Naval Law. The Budget the Beach and Bar. The Chief Justice (Mr. place yesterday at 6 pm. He leaves the Court and his evidence was not taken. will show & delicit of several millions, H. H. J. Gompertz) and the Puisne Judge a widow, three daughters and four sons. J. P. Somerville, the master of the to cover which the Imperial treasury (Mr. F. A. Hazelaud) were on the Bench, In the death of Capt. Canavarro the Sun Lee, was called by the defence. Heat a distance of 3,433 miles. Encouraged. department is proparing a cigarette and the following were in Court: The Colony has lost an excellent man and said that he first sighted the On Lee and Hon Mr. J. H. Kemp (Attorney-General), many residents mourn the loss of a valued
friend.
Sui Tai about 10.30 p.m., close to his port
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With a view to establishing a wireless service between Japan and the United States vid Hawaii, the Communications Department will shortly erect a large wireless station at Hiraiso, near Chashi. Mr. Torigata, expert of the Department, and party are now at Hiraiso making the necessary arrangements for the catablish
in December wireless communication was successfully effected between this Choshi Station and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha str. Tacoma-mara at a distance steamer Hongkong mare, when between of 2,400 miles. In October, 1913, the 10- San Francisco and Hawaii, exchanged communication with the Choabi Station
by these successes, the Tokyo authorities have decided to erect a large power station near the present Choshi Station. -Japan Gazette.
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