LOCAL LABOUR TROUBLES. BEAMEN'S EX-PRESIDENT BANISH- ED FOR TEN YEARS.
LAUNCHMEN PRESENT, AN
'CÜHMATUM.
It mens likely that reasonable counsels will prevail and the incident of Chan Fingang will now.. he allowed to drop by the Seamen's Union and other labour guilds of Hongkong. Chan, who had been arrested with a view to deportation, after conviction, in Cantoa for murder,
THE HONGKONG DAILY /
CHURCH EXTENSION IN
KOWLOON,
THE REV. J. KIRE MACONACHIE EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.
The Hev. 3. Kirk Maconachie submitted to interrogatories by Press representa tives, yesterday, as to the proposal for establishing a Union Church for Kow loon, made possible through the generos ity of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.C., to whese broad-minded, and liberal out look Mr. Maconnchie paid tribute.
"I cannot too strongly emphasize the complete spontaneity of his, offer." said
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE POLICE AND THE KOWLOON AMAHS.
[M, THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
WEDNESDAY, MAYEN
COMING WEDDINGS,
Among the weddings 'arranged to take place in the Colony are the following:-
Mr. Oswald Wallwy Darch, manager of the Asiatia Petroleum Co., Canton, is to marry Miss Margaret Barber Marr, of Pak Hok Tung, Canton.
Mr. Allan McDougall Stårk of No. 2x Quega's Gardens, Peak Road, is to marry Miss Edith Woodward, who resides at the Helens May Institute.
812,--With regard to the Police Court case which came before Mr. Lindsell on Monday, in which two amaha were nerested in Nathan Road and, with Mr. Kenneth MoIntyre, engineer of the their charges, taken to the Kolwoon China Navigation-Company is to marry Police Station on a charge of obstrueiss Jessie Blanche Cheyne en route to tion, I am instructed to correct the imHongkong from Australia pression created by Inspector Grant that
was deported from the Colony by police Mr... Macenachie, "I happened to say this raid" was the result of repre: 1
Launch, early yesterday morning. He wag taken to Nantau, just beyond Deep Bay, in Chinese territory. Namtaa, which -1 Chan's native place, was chosen at his -own request,
The Captain Superintendent of Police
incidentally, some months ago, that I hoped, some time or other, we might make a move on the Kowloon side. Not another word passed between us and I was frankly amazed when, three weckt ag, Sir Paul informed me that, if the Government would grant a suitable ite he would put down $50,000 to erect a
sentations made by the Kowloon Resid HEALTH OF THE COLONY. enta Association.
PLAGUE VIRULENCE MAINTAINED.
The Kowloon Residents' Association has de no tomplaints to the authorities regarding obstructions caused by amaha complaint was recently forwarded to the Government with regard to the a
Last week there were 118 cases of plague, with 74 deaths. Eighty-seven af the cases were from the city of Victoria The number of cases is slightly larger than in any previous week of the present
(Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) stated, yesterday Church. I scarcely like to say all I think noyaoce caused to residents of Nathan apidemic. During the 48 hours ended!
afternoon, that the term of banishment was ten years and the man was duly warned of the consequences if he returned to the Colony before that time. PROTRACTED CONFERENCE WITH
of his broad-minded and generous out look, but 1.do wish it to be known, chee for all, that Sir Paul has heted entirely on his own initiative and, whether or not the scheme actually comes into being, wa shall always be grateful to him:**
Rond by Chinese children playing under the verandahs and this has resulted in on abatement of the nuisance. Thanking
April 18th, there were 28 further cases, with five deaths.
Other communicable diseases reported.
you in anticipation of publication last week were 15 of small-pos with 13
Yours, cte,
A. MORLEY,
Hon. Secretary, Kowloon Residents' Association. . Kowloon, May 16th, 1992.
deaths, and one non-fatal case each of diphtheria and enteric, both Ching. There were also two deaths from in Benin.
CASE OF PLAGUE AT VICTORIA GAÖL,
THE LAUNCHMEN.
DIFFICULT QUESTION OF SITE. Yesterday morning ärms owning
Asked if he had may fears that the launches received an ultimatum from the
scheme would not come to fruition, Mr. Launchmen's Association to the effect
Maconachie said the question of a site that, if their demanda were ant conceded was proving a difficuk one. "So far," within 48 hours, 2. strike would be,def he said, we have not been fortunate clared. The letter also complained that enough to make any suggestion to which the Association had received no reply to the Government will necede. It has only
a limited amount of land to offer; some" Its communication. As a matter of fact, neither have the delegates appointed by for the purposes of a Church, and soma Colony on Monday night. In on case, a the Government Civil Hospital on Mon-
SHOOTING AFFRAYS.
MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER WOUNDED.
A woman named Wong He, who was recently sentenced to eight weeka' impri- sonment in Victoria Gaol, for a breach of
Two shooting affrays occurred in the the Opium Ordinance, died suddenly at:
man was killed, and in the ether the victim was seriously wounded.
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is regarded as too valuable to be allocated
the owners to discuss the matter with the
is said to be set apart for recreational men received any reply to their last offer use. Suggestions have been made that we which was a minimum wage for each might move out towards the as-yet-un- The case which proved fatal was com grade. The men recently broke away developed region west of the Cement mitted in the central district at From the conference and sent demands to Works but I don't think that iden will o'clock on Monday evening. individual arm but these met, at the arouse much enthusiast. It certainly named Kong Sam, when passing No. instance of the Chiester of Commerce, will not meet the needs of this generation, Gatzlaff Street, was fired at twice from and agreed to reply to the Association whatever it may do for the next." that the delegates appointed were fully authorised to treat
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (the
A REASONABLE REQUEST. Mr. Maconachie remarked, in this con- nection, tant Union Church had been in
A
'behind Both bullets found their mark,
one entering the man's left shoulder, the other passing through the abdomen
shadows of the neighbouring houses, dis The unknown assailant, who kept in the
day evening and at the death inquiry held yesterday afternoon a verdict of death from. septicaemic plague was re-
turned.
It was stated at the inquiry, that the 3woman was taken suddenly ill on Monday morning and her case was duly reported to the Hedical Officer in Charge of the Gaol. As no prevision is made for women patients in the Gaol Hospital the woman was later in the day removed to the Government Civil Hospital by ambul
Hon Mr. B. R. Hallidax) and the existence practically ca long as the Colony appeared before the quickly gathering fee, where she died shortly after admis-
Harbour Master (Commander Beckwith, itself. He believed it had never asked the RN) met the parties at the S.0-4. Government for a concession and had nup- offices during the day. The Chinese ported its own minister when others were. launch owners left the Conference in maintained out of public funds. The advance of othx disputants, "having Church was not asking anything for itself, agreed to the men's demands. When the now; it was only asking something for proceedings concluded for the day it was the people of Kowloon, and he believed understood that the British and "foreign ablis opinion would endorse the sugges launch-owners were not prepared to give tion that it had a moral claim to favour way as they considered that the condiable consideration of its request, Union Church in Hongkong was certainly not
crowd realised what had happened. The wounded aan was taken to the Central Police Station on an improvised stretcher and from there was removed to the Government Civil Hospital where he died some four hours later.
The other, affair occurred in Yaumati about two hours earlier. The victim in this case was a boiler maker employed on the Kowloon Docks, and for some reason,
sion.
wardress that on the Saturday the woman Evidence was given by a Chinese
complained that she was not feeling well but that it was nothing serious.
The inquiry was conducted by Mr. R: E. Lindsell and the jurors were: Messrs.
S. J. Jordain, E. G. Wilkinson and C M. Sequeira.
HOW DISEASE IS SPREAD.
tions of wrvien on their launches were selfish in pressing the matter, for it would which bas, not yet been made.clear, was PUBLIC RICKSHA USED BY SMALL
so different, and so much less onerous, as not to call for treatment on the same lines as Chinese-owned, launches.
STATEMENT BY MR. HALLIFAX.
The Hon. Mr. Hallifax afterwards
made the following statement ;——
to come.
a member of the Hawkers' Guild (Shite Lup) which has its beadquarters at 111, Battery Street, Yaumati. Early in the evening he paid a visit to a Chinese teb house in Reclamation Street with a friend. On coming out of the restaurant an unknown Chinese rushed up behind
icse memberg to the new Church and be involved in considerable financial res ponsibility for its cfspring for some time We desire a site," added Mr Maconachie, "reasonably comparable, a far as present conditions permit, with the The Chinese launch-owners conceded spacious and central site formerly granted the exact demands of their employés. to our Church of England neighboura"? The owners of British and · foreign
This reference to St. Andrew's reminded launches stood by their last offer of ar. Maconachie that he had just had a of Chinese in the street, the assailant minimum rate of $25, $94, 814 and $11 friendly message from the Rer. G. made good his escape, no attempt being for the four grades concerned. This, Lindsay expressing his cordial sympathy made by the spectators to arrest him, as a whole, was refused by the men. “
The S.C.A and the Harbour Master glad to think there was no question of The wounded man was removed to the advised arbitration to prevent
rivalry. The growing Deeds of Kowloon | Kwong Wab Hospital where his chadi. were manifest; and at present there was
tion was found to be serions though there
stike, the award to date as from April
1st, and the form of arbitration to be settled, to
the satisfaction of "both parties, by the Government.
The men will have a meeting to-night and return here to-morrow morning Negotiations are no, broken off.".
· SHIPPING · BOOKLETS,
with the scheme. Mr. Maconachic was
and shot the boiler maker in the small
of the back. Despite the large numbers
only one Protestant Church to minister are hopes of his recovery. The man
made statement to the police but it is
to the European community. In seeking not of a character we understand, that to arrive aịa tras estimation of the position it had to be borne in mind that, greatly assists the police in tracing the in England, half the communicant memi
would be assassin. bers of Churches attended Presbyterian or Free Churches and in Scotland possibly four-ftha cime within this category.
RELIGIOUS NEEDS OF KOWLOON:
Judging from a petition, Mr. Macone-
The striking progress since its founda-chie exhibited, Kowloon averages out "| tion in 1884 of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha rather more Free Church than England
BULLYING CHILDREN AT HUNGHOM.
CHINESE BULLY NIGHTLY SENTENCED.
POX PATIENT.
The danger of infection to which the public are exposed was illustrated by a case at the Magistracy yesterday when ing his ricksha to be used by a man who a ricksha puller was charged with allow was obviously suffering from small pox.
The men's excuse was that he did not know that his fare was a small-pox patient, but Inspector Willis informed the Magistrate, that it was quite obvious. anybody that the fare had small-pox. The man was at a very bad stage.
The caclie was fined 830 with the option of 14 days' imprisonment. For having no licence to ply for hire a a ricksha puller, a further fine of $3. was imposed..
DEATH OF MR, FREDERIO
• VILLIERS,
Mr. Frederic Villiers, the war artist and correspondent, died on April 3rd. In half a century of active work, there were few theatres of war which he had nct visited, sometimes, as at Port Arthur The public fourtain at Hunghun ap in 1904, being the only war artist pre- pears to be a meeting place for "bullica" sent. In spite of his years he visited adults who go there to draw water. A afterwards toured round the world, lec
amber of complaints have been laid at taring at Hongkong amongst other the district police station and as the places on his experiences, result of special chervation by the police, Inspector Aris charged a «bürly-looking
is demonstrated in a booklet entitled and rather less so than Scotland, owing who delight in annoying the children and almost all fronts during the late war, and
Past and Present " just issued by the to the strong element of Presbyterianism Company in English and Chinese. In at Kowloon Dock. "It tanda to reason, the course of an account of the Company's commented Mr Maconachie, that the history some remarkable graphs are in people desire to worship" according to cluded showing, in convenient form, the their accustomed faith and order and be development of the Company from very able to bring up their children according Chinese, before Mr. Fraser, at the Magis
Considering how keng Chinese have small beginninge until it how nowy, as one itable indicates, 133 steamers representing ticns of ways" and means have delayed boy at the fountain. In this case the man Daily News, an emphatic protest on the to the usages of their fathers. Only que tracy yesterday, with assaulting a small become locally on racing, saya the NO. over 400,000 gross tonnage; not includ action. The war period was unpropitions was aid to have smacked the child's face, part of Cantonese in Shanghai against ing vessels under construction or charter and now the trade lamp would have kicked away the child's bucket of water a foreigner's project to start a race d. Shipping people will doubtless and barred the way indefinitely, but for the and terrified the boy. Inspector Aris said course in the south is curious. The considerable interest in the Company's generous and inspiring offer made to us that children were afraid to go near the foreigner is said to have paid $500,000 angenious graphs. The text, also, is well. "If I wanted an easy life" observed fountain. He mentioned to the Magis for the permission to start the race and interestingly written.
Mr. Maconachie, in conclusion1trate that a similar case was brought course, the money going, it is said, to girl From the N. Y. K) we have received their should never have taken any part in this before Mr. Landall about six months ago, General Chen Chiang-ming. Later he Travél Bulletin containing a useful animatter. Hoftever the sing night to be and, on that occasion the man was sent was going to add an additions! 86500,000. count of the Tokyo Pesce Exhibition now done, and if the minister of Unioni to prison for six weeks. Að ♬ mens of As General Chen is no longer in power, sam prógréta and to be ontinued until the Church does not make it his business no preventing this bullying rest, the Trapec- the foreigner has approached those in
end of July – The circumference of the one elsa:is likely to. I peruanally appre- tor asked for & heavy sentence.
authority asking either his raoney back ground occupied by the exhibition is about ciate, more than I can say, the action of The Magistrate ordered the defendant or permission to proceed with his enter prise The local Cantonese, so far as can eight miles and the exhibits cover a wide Sir Paul Chater in making it hig busi, to be bound over it a personal bond of be learned, are protesting against either field of human and commercial interest."
course being followed,
Dem also,"
1993.
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