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CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINESE ON THE PEAK.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG
·DAILY PRESS."]
August 20th, BIR,--May 1 bring to your attention matter which I think should receive some attention at the present time? I have late ly been greatly struck by the very large increases is the number of Chinese women and chiklren ʊne segg on the Peak. These are evidently living up here, and are pri sumably the wives and families of bon v servants.
THE
PEAK BURGLAR. "
DIES IN VICTORIA GAOL.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27rs, 1915,
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly shere repor; "dated the 26th August, ate:-
WAR NEWS.
DEAD GERMAN'S BURIAL. They base queer faucies, some of our British soldiers from the rural districts. two ngo an, for instance, when a day trouble with a dead German-he had been some of them went to a great deal of end three weeks-in order to bury him face downwards.
¿
RELEASED CAPTIVES.
Wong Chenk, whose
persistent burglaries at Peak residences in the sum
The local market has ruled quieter mer of 1912, and subsequent escape from prison, and rooupturs will readily be re-generally during the past week. Prices called, died in Victoria Gnol yesterday have, however, been well maintained for all investment securities, whilst in the specula-
What on earth are you doing?" He was serving a sentence of
tiva section the decline in value must be asked their sergeant major, who could not morning.
'Well, it's like this," was the explana teỡ years' imprisonment for burglary.
About five years ago ho eluded the attributed largely to settlement influences understand, the meaning of all this Fuss.
tion. "If the beggar begins to scratch warders of Victorin Guol," and reached from which a recovery many regionally be
our Fulney, the bridge which connectel the gool with looked for. Plantation Rubber in London he will scratch his bar to the operates He went to the is quoted at 3/4 buyers, Standard Tin nisan old belief in our district, and it look the police - compound. lukungs' quarters, and, while the police. £150 for cash, and £1b11 for 3 months men there slumbered and slept, exchanged delivery. Bar Bilver is wired to-day at
·•for & 22 13-10d, for ready, the opening rate for
PORTUGUESE SOLDIERS FETED IN CAPE TOWN. the costume of the broad arrow
The Portuguese community of Cape Jukong's private clothes, passing out of Sterling T.T. bing 1/35-16, whilst on the police station unchallenged. In 1912 Shanghai the T.T. rate is unchanged at Apart from the legality of the question;
Replying to the welcome, Lieutenant Portuguese of which I know nothing, there is my doubt be retumed to his old profession," and 731 The Bark's buying rate for 3 dix Town cordially entertained the released
declared that Germans FOTOPS, BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have Aragon, commanding the the practice of allowing one's servants to stablished such a reign of terror at The bills on Shanghai is the same as lastPortuguese prisoners from Damaraland have their families with them is a perut-Peak that the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, usted, viz.. 792.
opened fire The Portuguese were out- cions, one.
In the first place, the majority K.C. (one of the victims) wrots to the again been bouk dat 8830, but at the close
numbered by five to one. $825, Press requesting Peak residents to meet are slightly easier with a few sellers at superior force approached his men and of the houses on the Peak, while they have ample quarters for the necessary house and him at a private can forence" with a view
to concorted aution being taken for the advanced to 2383 and Unious to 8072, the latter with salts and further buyer, North outside, servants, are certainly, not pro- vided with scrónüoday for the families movement of the state of affairs.”
at 2245 with exchange 73..
FIRE INSURANCES.-Chinas continue to euzli..and rome Tsanitery overeriwding Even the site of Capt. Badeley, are quies at Tls. 165 and Yangtses must ensue. Then again, many of the thon Captant-Suppyintrikank of Police,
shgrek can now be placed at $162. Hong| Chinese children are suffering from skit was not immune, and certain articles improve in sympathy with Enious, dod- troubles, and the recent epidemic of baging to him and to Mr. J.-R. W kongs have advane d without sales to a
buying quotation of $405. (Polic Magistrate) were stolen. whooping rough has also been traced to
a large number of then.
Eventually, after prominent residents has been victimised, the thief was caught whilst running away from the house of Mr. E. A. M. Williams, conniitted for Barker Road.
There are..of course, many rok. sans, why it is not desirable to have these families on the Peak, but only mention the most obvious,
He was
ΜΑΤΙΝΕ
INSURANCES.-Cantons
have
SHUPING-Donglases have declined un- der settlement prissure to 865, at which rate, however, there are strong buyers. Steamboats are quiet with sellers at $22 Star Forries at $801, and Indos (combined) at 2147 after sales at $146 and $146, The preferred issue of the latter is obtainable
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD & Co.
BUTTERIGNOLDEX
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The gathering warmly cheered the men The released tion of the name of General Botha, whe had effected tarix release. prisoners sailed for Lisbon on the steater
WAIL TO LAST ANOTHER FOURTEEN MONTHS.
FORECAST BY A LONDON EDITON.
Mr. James L. Garvin, Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, writing the 11th ultimo, said:-
The week bas en full of strong encouragement.
The Kaiser is reported to have said de The truth
war will be over by Detober.
The private resident is not the only
[about October. It will hardly have risen "offender," for I have noted, during the trial, and while awaiting the Sessions separavly at 836, and the Deferred at $91.
escaped from gard in a remarkable man- China and Manilas continue in request ai is the war will only be rightly beginning
10 centy as last quoted,
OILS-Shell have been booked at 911-10 its climax until next Spring. Then, ner. With some coul he managed to pick a building of the now Government Sehpai, that the Chinese employed therem "have hole through the wall of his cell, which and class firm. Langkats are quiet with indeed, it may be possible that six months' will be ever by October of next year hy taken the opportunity of bringing there
was two feet thick, and succeeded in gut-sales and sellers at Tls. 37. and Ural fighting will finish it, and that the war- MINING.-Tronohs are in request at 31/Germany being beaten to the ground and
Austria to pievės. small children to the Peak, undoubtedlying out ar about the time when the Caspians unchanged at 39/-,
prison guard was changed. After sever and Kailans at 30/-. Hans continue on
Great Britain, with the disappointrul for their health.
re-arrested in offer at $4, but without business reported. days liberty, he was
DOCKS, WHARFES AND GODOWNS.-Heng-expectations of being fully ready long Mare, When he again appeared in the
was hand- kong and Whampoa Docks are in request before now, will be about six months late at the reduced quotation of $231, after sales impleting full military and indus- We may still have to pay more 11. escort of two
late. Hongkong. Magistracy, he cuffed, and he had
at $74 and 874. Kowloon Wharves base tria mobilization, but it will not be too European and four Chiness policemen, been sold at $75 and more are procurable,
Tip is at Tig. 9, and Shanghai Docks Tls. 61 delays, but there is air reason to think
they will be the last delays. At the Sessions to pleaded guilty to New Engineerings are wanted in the North instalments of the bitter penalty for past Honghew Wharves are unchanged and the ally of the Allies and the re- featureless at Tls, -90.
morseless enemy of the Central Empires. several charges of burglary, and was tithneed to ten years imprisonaent,
The most important point in the whole mallur, however, in my opinion is this: The permission to the servants to have their families living with them cinstitutes a precedent the ultimate results of which we should do well To consider selionat. Chinese servants are the last to the world to abandon lightly a privilege ange con- ceded, and is does not require the mantle of a prophet to forse a time whey each and every servant will demand provision- for his family aisu, and we shall be powers less in the face of “dla, castong. Dear sir, Yotirs, etc..
Fan,
DAME DERDEN.
"THE STRANGE CLUSTER
OF STARS."
In reference to the letter on this sub jeet which appeared in the Daily Press
of yesterdiny, a reador writes
The heavenly body seen by "your corres- pondent was probably the planet Jupiter, the largest of the solar system. Jupiter orosses the meridian at about 2 w.m., neid. is thus a conspicuous object during inost of the hours of darkness.
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KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF $110, and Central Estates at $100. Hong-
FUND.
The Tung. Wal Hospital begs 10 scknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangung Flood Relief Fund:
T. T. fruin Chinese Chamber of
Commerce, Ipola
Kwong, Fuk District of Kong
Sau, Perak
Sang Wo Iron Factory, Kuala
Lumpur
Tung Foo Company. Hos We Company of fauebow Tah Ene Company of Pakhei Tat Hing Co. of Eloihow
1 subscriber of $10, 1 of 83 much
und 1 of $3
10 subscriber of $2 each one l
of $1...... Already acknowledged
Total
REFINERIES-China Sugars after sale
"FACTS ABOUT SHELLS"
1t
LANDS. HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.---Hong- king Lands are quiet but unchanged at
Mr. Arthur Chamberlain, as head, of kong Hotels are neglected at $116, but hav probable buyers at slightly under this rate,one of the greatest muition firms in the Humphreys Estates are in firm request at country, replied to the orities of the Kynoch, Ltd., held at Birmingham in Points at $71.
He said they would gather 964 Kowloon Lands a: $40 and West Government at the annual meeting of
Dia week, a $10, $129 and $128-une-now-quoted from reading some newspapers that the loosely Wer for what $197 llers, but a recovery is looked for authorities had-only just realised the WH should fight- $ 3,996.55 after the settlement which is fixed Forneccmity
COMINEMER ++> able -b Luzons have declined under decribed as shells, and to-morrow. -393.50
the same influences to 8383, but at this t
ing for another nine or ten months. rate shares can be placed.
COTTON MILLS.-Hongkongs have im Furtunately that was not the case. proved to a buying quotation of $s, after was a great pity to allow armchair critics to write and say the things they did of sales at $72, whilst in the North there are
immense services wonderfully rendered. buyers of Ewas at Tis. 177, Internationals people to whom we word indebred for at T 92, Kung Yiks at Tis. 15, Shanghai Enough musitions would enable us to win 33.00 Cottons at Tis, 102, and Say Chees at Tls. the war eventually. Twice enough would perhaps win the war in a quarter of the As he understood the MISCELLANEOUS-China Lights are wantinin and with a quarter of the loss of 21.00
made 8402.029.04ed at $4.30, Cements at $8.15, Hongkong life to our army,
the Government had Trams at $5.15, Peak Trams at 393 and position $196,547,33 Strun Laundries at $3. There are sellers arrangements for enough, and more than of Puwills at $0.00, China Providents at enough, and they were now trying to ses how much they could increase that. $8.00 and Watsons at 87.
Kynoch, Id., had placed their trade secret at the service of the Government, and though it had been dons at the expense
General
A QUAINT
JEWISH
CEREMONY.
Dr. C.. A. Young in his Astronomy," thus describes the planet's
telescopic appearance:
30.21 30,00 25.00 20.00 20.00
45.
In the Chief Presidency Magistrate's THE INDO-CHINA S.N. CO.'S of the company's profits, their policy was
Court at Calenta recently Misy. T. Moses,
He had
SHARES.
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to help the Government before all other The accounts showed a considerations. ordinary dividend was 10 per cent, plus a bonus of s. per share, £50,000 being profit for the year of £152,872, and the
placed to reservo,
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Even in a small telescope the planet is a beautiful object. When near op ei- Jewess, alleged that Mr. Abraham Pin.
The Financial Times says:- mom a magnifying power of only 40 makes chas had been pursuing her with his inton
had persistently repelled him.
It has been suggested in the market that ite apparent size equal to that of the Full tions for some tinie past and that sho no novice would made offers of marriage to her, which she
Cumulativo six per cent. Preferred £5 moon (though cscsive that impression), and with a rejected, having discovered that he the worn advance in the price of the telescope of 8 or 10 inches aperture and had already a wife and children in Turkey ordinary shares of the Indo-China Stram One evening the accused drugged her cup Navigation Company to over 5, as against of milk, and while she was in a semi-con-33 at the end of last July, and in the case with a magnifying power of 300 or 400,
HIS WIFE. thu dise is covered with an infinite scious state he came to her room with two of the £5 deferred shares from 2 to variety of bountiful and interesting or three other persons and thrust into her over 7 during the same period, is due to A PEASANT'S LAST THOUGHTS OF
P. & O. Steam Navigation Company. It uess she found the gold coin on the floor
One night, says a Russian army doctor, details which rapidly shift under the hand a gold coin. On regaining conscious a possible absorption of the line by tho observer's eye in consequence of the The accused himself turned up later aalis more than probable, however, that th For the most claimed her as his wife, maintaining that explanation of the substantial movements planet's swift rotation..
she had accepted the gold coin from him referred to is that an arrangement has in a wood, before the roar of the guns hail, been arrived at with the Nippon Yusao quite ceased, we started to bring in the in the presence of two witnesses which con. part the markings are in streaks more-or
He could hardly -less parallel to the planet's equator..stituted a betrothal in the eye of the Jewish Kaisha, which has hitherto been the wounded. At a distance we saw & saldi-r with amd telescope the markings law. Since this the accused had purgest rival of the English undertaking. raise himself slightly and beckon to us. He usually reduce to two dark and comparabistently molested, and on being repeller, whereby competition between the two was wrapped in his big cloak, which was her up in her sons. The accused man was agreement has been rendered possible speak. His face as we looked at him by by the elimination of the German the light of the smoky torch, was already bively well-dichoed belts, one on each side he intuidated her with a knife and locked feets will virtually come to an end. This drenched with blood.
very penitent and begged Miss Moses' for-
"Well, what do you want, little brother?" | WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE interets having found it served their of the equator.”
"If you would be so kind, write a lettor giveness, undertaking not to molest her intag from off the face of the seas. Tantonic that of a corpse, future. The case was allowed to be cur-
purporn to keep English shipowners and dis-
for me to my wife to tell her I am dead." their rivals in a state of tension. promised, and the accused
And he dictated as follow: charged-Englishman."
A feature of the markings observed on the planet's surface with powerful telescopes is the "great red-spot," which observed by frequently astronomers; it varies greatly in colour and size.
bas
boar
Jupiter has seven satellites, four of which can be easily seen with a small telescopo; three only can be observed on most occasions, as one of them is usually in course of occultation.
PRICE OF COAL,
Way
THE S.-W. AFRICA
CAMPAIGN.
HARDSHIPS EXPERIENCED BY BOTHA'S TROOPS.
The Times of July 30th under the head- ing The Indo-China Steam Anomaly
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come.
"My beloved wife Lukerya Petrowna,- I have to tell you that my last hour is God has not permitted that wo Bays:-
Further dealings took place vester should see one another again. Take care If you marry combired shares of the of Vasutki and Dunka lay in the India China Steam Navigation Company,
Sell the mare to Rene Byz- which, as has been pointed out, have again, see that your new husband does tal- Iately
come into vogue with Eastern beat them.
One bargain was transacted at hooff, but not for less than 70 roubles. That One of the Valunteers who served with buyers.
washed, and accept three roubles from Old unele the Forces in German South-West Africa 12, which, as the shares were ex the is its prica to-day. Have the house white- writing to a relative in Hongkong sas: dividend of és on the preferred and
I only arrived back a few days ago.on the deferred, was actually a slightly Peter Bezruchoff for the cats. We had a very hard time of it, going for higher price than the 12 accepted on Vlass will whitewash the house for 20. I have been wounded ja the back, and days without food or water. Some of the Wednesday. This transaction appears to kopeks,
It was the fellows went mad; others got sunstroke has been marked in the Official List by and fever. The surrounding country was mutual agreement in the form of 5 for the bullet has gon; clean through me wid
I think, Lakerya, that it: The disadvantage of marking will of God. The Bill intraduced by the President of nothing laut sand and at all the water the preferred and 7 for the deferred come out through the breast. the Board of Trade (Mr. Walter Runci-holes we struck we found the water had shares.
been poisoned. There was no a blade nominal prices for the preferred and would be better to sell the calf and buy a of grass or a tree to be seen there, and deferred shares is that buyers who con colt off Carriloff. Horses will continue to man) last month to reduce the price of coal
love of Christ. Apparently the Chinese We covered his head," says the doctor, prohibits the sale of coal at the pit's mouth one can hardly realise without actual fined their attention to one class of share for more than 45. above the price prevail-experience the hardships of the campaign only might possibly be misled as to the go up in price, Forgive me all, for the
in a country of this description. I are actual price.
ия. He remained alone. Twenty minutes ing on the corresponding date for the year not sorry it is all over: civilian life is have no intention of changing their long-and passed on, as hers were crying for later we passed by again. He was dear eading June, 1914. The penally is £100 or by far-but I would give anything established custom of dealing in the com
insuperable difficulty in the way Europe!" sterling or a fine not exceeding treble the to have a smack at the Germans in bined shares, but there ought to be no
brokers in London buying the two classes His hands were crossed over his breast. He Bonny by which the sum payable exceeds the maximum legally fixed. The Board of
of dhares separately for the combi had crossed them himself, waiting for death
"That is how our peasants die." Trada will decide questions regarding
order of their Eastern clients, especially in full consciousness, without a complaint, case be issued by the company, corresponding prices. The Bill does at
as, separte share certificates will in any without a word.
apply to exported or ship's coal.
The conrespondent sends a paper which gives a number of illustrations of the damage done to German property at Port Elizabeth in the anti-German rice which occurred there towards the end of May-
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