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At a monthly meeting of the General-Com-defence of the Colony, mittee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Comndice, held at the Chamber Room, City Our Special Edition is now on sale and may Hall, on the 18th May, 1901, at noon-Pro sent. Sir Thomas Jackson, (Chairman), ME C. S. Sharp, (Vice-Chairman), Messrs. "A. Haupt, Hon. J. Keswick, W. Ponte, R. L Richardson, N. A. Sichs, H. E. Tomkins, Hon. J. Thorburn, (ex officio), and R. C. Wilcox (Secretary).
futending purchasers are advised to order early. See advertisement appearing eleswhere. MESSRS. LAMKE & ROUGE, courteously inform us that they have received telegraphic advice from Mr. W: J. Bale & Co. Snigon, that at Saigon 12 day's quamntine (including passage) is established against all vessels arriving from
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IT is notified in the Gazette that ships convey-] ing Chinese l'assengers, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1889, will not be allowed. to carry them on the Upper or Weather Deck, between the 1st of June and the 15th of October inclusive.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last monthly meeting held 17th April) and of the special meeting. held on the 27th iden were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER,
The Secretary; reported that the Hamburg. Amerika Linie had been admitted to member- ship of the Chamber since the last inceting.
THE CHINESE TARIFF AND THE WAR
INDEMNITIES..
Read letter from the Shanghai General Chamber of Commence, dated 5th Máy, en closing copy of a telegram addressed by that FROM the number of prosecutions at the body to the Chambers of Commerce at London Magistracy this moming for plying rickshasParis, Berlin, and New York, protesting against and hawking without licences, one would have hasty treatment of the tariff question as des
troying the only leverage for obtaining redress. been led to imagine that the bulk of our Chi of anti-treaty grievances and as threatening nese population had been amusing themselves trade expansion, as amateur rickshamen and hawkets. COMMANDER W. C. Pakenham took over cominand of HM.S. Daphne yesterday, în succession to Commander C. W. Winnington ingiam, brother of the new Bishop of London, who leaves for England on the P. & 6. S. Bengal,
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A perfect System of Filtration is employed guaranteeing Absolute pur-THE Tientsin paper of the 11th inst, says
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The Machinery used is of the Latest Type.
A STAFF OF ENGLISH EXPERTS attends to every detail of the Mapu. facture.
The Waters produced are of the
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IT may be noticed that we are publishing a gazette of interest to the shipping community generally, giving the names of officers on leave,
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THE News Press correspondent at Hankow writes saying that the tea, market has already opened, without much success in any direction. The buyers, British and Russian, have all arrived there and have been disappointed be
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On the 14th May, at H.. B. M. Consulate General, afterwards at the Holy Trinity Cathe dral, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, MA, JAMES HECTOR WATTS, C.M.G, of Tientsin, to SALOME LOUISA, eldest daughter of Osbonle and Salome Elizabeth Middleton of Shanghai.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1901.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ARMY REFORM.
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Intimations.
EYE SIGHT.
proposals of the Government. The House rejected Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's amendment that the Government's proposals were unadapted to the wants of the Empire, and an undue increase of armaments which might be provocative. Some of the Unionists abstained from the voting, which was, on strictly party lines.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:-
On the 19th at 12.10 p.m, the barometer has risen in S. China and Luzon. Pressure is high. between the . coast of China and W. Japan, and low probably over the W. part of the China Sea. Gradients slight to moderate with fresh E. winds on the coast, and strong N.E. and E. winds in the N. part of the China Sea. cast-Strong to fresh E. wind; fair
reason given for this is that in the spring just gone by when the leaves were just coming forth there had been too much rain in the tea dis- tricts whilst at the time of plucking the leaves, a sand-storm was experienced. Consequently, the majority of leaves became muddy and un clean. The market price for Ningchow or Oolong Tea (Black), varies from Tis, 45 to Tls. 50 per picul.
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Sars the Eche of the 11th inst:-As lookers on it is satisfactory to reflect that everything was done by Fouchow, the nearest port to the scene of the wreck, of the Sobraon, that could be done to render assistance in the time of trouble. Mr. Gibb, of Messrs. Cibb, Livingston & Co. the Agents of the F & O. Company, was most energetic thro- ughout. H.B.M. Consul, the Vice-consul at Pagoda, the Chinese Authorities and the Commissioner of Custom's all took their part Then Mr. Lachian of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son & Co., Mr, Warren of the E. E. Telegraph Company, at Sharp Peak, and Mr. Mclanes, Harbour Master at Pagoda, each helped mate rally by extending their hospitality to the disconsolates shipwrecked passengers' as the opportunity presented itself; and we must not omit to mention the kindness of the Captain of the Descartes in hastening to the scene of the wreck as soon as he heard of the misfortune, to be of assistance, if necessary: this was very much appreciated.
W. J. GASCOIGNE, Major-General, t Commanding in China and Hongkong.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,
SUPREME COURT/.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Before His Honour Sir John Carrington, ;
KL., C.M.G., (Chief Justice),
May 20th.
A SOLICITOR ENROLLED.
Before the usual business of the court was commenced Mr. Pollock, Acting Attorney General, moved that Mr. Edmund Charles Pontifex be enrolled as a Solicitor. The usual affidavits were put in and His Lordship wel- comed Mr. Pontifex to practice and hoped that he would prosper.
THE VITRIOL, OUTRAGE.. The first case called was that in which George Allen is charged with procuring the throwing of a corrosive fluid over George Reek. The Police Court proceedings were fully reported
On his name being called Allen stepped into the dock and on the charge being read over to him, pleaded “not guilty.".
Decided, when replying, to reciprocate by forwarding copy of this Chamber's telegram of the 3rd inst, to the London Chamber of Comin' our columns at the time.
merce.
The Chairman, referring to this question, said it was clear from Lord Cranborne's state I'ment, as telegraphed by Reuter (which he read), that the British Government appreciated the pusi tion, and that it was very satisfactory to find them bolding out for the very conditions mentioned in the Chamber's telegram recently despatched to London, It was interesting to note, in this connection, that the NC. Daily News cor- respondent at Peking had telegraphed on the 7th instant-
The following jury was then empannelled and sworn -
Messes. David Gow, F. H. Hobuke, G. G.J. Atzenroth, Arthur Klein, D. S. Gubbay, A. K. Love and N. H. Rutherford. The names of Messrs. L. A. da Silva and Wong Wa Foy were also drawn, but they were told by the Registrar to stand aside.
The Prisoner had no objection to any of the Jury.
present one.
"The Foreign Ministers to-day agreed to inform the Chinese Plenipotentiaries of the Mr. Polleck, Acting Attorney General then amount of the indemnities to be asked for. explained to the Jury that in effect Allen was They also agreed to stipulate for the aboli charged with being an accessory before the tion of lekin, the establishment of the tariff fact and that in point of law this was held to be on a gold basis, the free navigation of the equally as criminal as the actual commission of the felony. He then went on, to explain the inland waters of China, and the removal of the obstachs presented by the Bars at Woo-law on the subject, telling the fury that it was not necessary. that any actual communication sung and Taku. They are not agreed as to the opening of the whole of China freely to be proved between the accessory and the foreign trade: Sir Ernest Satow objects to criminal, and cited a case, which bore upon the this as long as extra-territoriality obtains." Placing the Tarif on a gold basis would practically mean doubling it. A present the Chinese Government justly complain that they are losing heavily owing to the fall in ex- change. Probably this is the reason the British Government object to any other increase in the Tarif, which might have the effect in rendering it almost prohibitive in some directions. He thought the majority of the Foreign ministers intended to hold this Tariff question in terio- rem over the heads of the Chinese Government until outstanding commercial grievances were finally adjusted.
THE REGULATION OF SAILING CRAFT IN HONGKONG HARBOUR Read letter from Colonial Secretary, dated 18th April, announcing that the Government were in communication with the Government of the Straits Settlements, presumably as to the rules adopted in Singapore for the regulation of sailing craft in that harbour. The Secretary said that no further letter had been received since.
The Chaiman daid' that all they could do now was to await the result of the Government's reference to Singapore.
MANILA DECLARED AN INFECTED FORT.
A letter having been received from the Government on the 15th April announcing that Manila had been proclaimed by the Go- vernor in Council to be an infected port, information of the fact was at once supplied to the local Press.
Some conversation ensued on an inquiry by the Chairman as to what information this stop had been grounded on.
THE PIRACY OF REUTER'S POLITICAL TELEGRAMIS,
Read letter from the Manager of the N. C. Herald, Shanghai, dated 1st May, calling attention to the fact that piracy of the telegrams in this Colony-viz, their despatch-by wire to Shanghai as soon as printed-and enclosing copy of an extract from the opinion of Mr. J. J. Francis, K.C., in which various steps were suggested, and asking if the Chamber, through its Representative in the Legislative Council, would kindly introduce some amendment to the ordinance (No. 14 of 1894) specially framed for the protection of these messages.
After some discussion, it was, decided to take steps to discover the offender with a view to his prosecution.
This was all the-business of public interest.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
The following Report from the General We have received the following for, publica Officer Commantling in China and Hongkong to H.E. the Governor, appears in the Gazette of tion:-
the 8th inst
HEAD QUARTERS, HONGKONO, May 2nd, 1901. Sir, have the honour to forward the mandant's Report on the training of the Hong. kong Volunteer Corps for the past year.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, NO. 364. China Sea. VANGTZE RIVER-HANKOW DISTRICT.
Establishment of Range Beacons and Lights for King Kau Rocks, ForeNotice is hereby given that Range Beatons
and Lights have been established at Hsia-sha hu, on the east bank of the river about 2 miles above the King-kau Rocks to guide vessels between the rock in the centre of the river and the rocks lying abreast of it off the east bank.
The rear and higher Beacon exhibits a red light 48 feet above ground the fore. Beacon,
white light 36 feet above ground.
On the 20th at 12.10 p.m. the barometer has fallen on the China coast, particularly in the North. A depression appears to be moving Eastwards over N. China. Gradients slight Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, with light variable winds in 5. China. Fore
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Coast Inspector's Office,
Shanghai, and May, 1901.
THE PLAGUE.
I am glad to see that the numerical strength of the Corps has attained the highly creditable total of 366 of all-ranks; a strength that I hope may be maintained, but, I think, need not be increased.
He then proceeded to relate the principal facts of the case as given in the Police Court
proceedings
Yeung Kuen, stated—I am a prisoner in Victoria Gaol under sentence of 3 years for procuring Lo Tsoi to throw a corrosive fluid on one George Reek...
Here Mr. Hays came into Court and Mr. Francis objected to his presence while evidence was being given.
Mr. Reek and Lo Tsoi were brought into Court and identified by the Witness.
Witness continuing was formerly em- ployed in the Naval Yard for about ten years as a storehouse man, to get goods out of the stores on receiving orders from the Prisoner, who was employed in the same store with me. He was there a few years before I joined. He was my superior in the store and I was under him the whole ten years. The Prisoner first spoke to me with reference to an assault on Mr. Reek on 15th February inst. He said to me,
Can you get a man to strike Mr. Reek?" I said, "Let me see about it. I will go and look for one." Then I went to a blacksmith's store and asked Leung Piu to go and look for man. I was not able to get a man. On the 4th March last the Prisoner asked me if I had succeeded in gett ing a man. I said, "No I am not able to get one." I told him it was very hard to get a man. About 10.30 am. on the same day, Prisoner said to me, "There is an easy way He then gave me a piece of blotting paper with some writing on it in English and told me to go and bay some medicine water and to get a man to throw it on Mr. Reck. I then gave the paper to a man named Cheung Yeng to buy the medi cine water. Cheung Yeng went to Watson's Dispensary and come back saying there was none for sale. He then went to the German Dispensary and brought back a bottle contain- ing medicine water. On the 5th March I found Leung Pin and he went and got hold of Cheng | Fu to throw the medicine water. I heard him tell Cheng Fu to throw the medicine water and he promised to do so, but somehow or other her refused to do it and it was not thrown. Cheung Yeng then bought some more thedicine
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work to do. If a man didn't turn up at 12.30- Mr. Reek refused to pay him, taking two outs side coolies in his place and dividing the day's pay between them. If a man was a minute late he lost his half day's pay. Even if a man came late and worked all the afternoon he lost his pay.
Mr. Blake was there before Mr. Reek. He was not so strict as Mr. Reck. I was employed in and out of the store-room. When there was nothing to do I was sonte times inside and sometimes outside the store-- room, Prisoner had a small desk in Store No. 7. He was also in charge of No. 12 D and also No. 9. I slept and ale at the rst floor of a house opposite Ultmann and Co., in Queen's Road Central. Leung Piu was a coolic frequently employed in the yard. Lo Tsu's house is one in which poor people lived. He sometimes worked in the Naval Yard. Cheung Yeng was cook in the house in which 1 lived. Cheng Fu worked sometimes as a coolie in the Naval Yard. The coolies com- plained a great deal about Mr. Reek's cutting their pay, as a man who was a minute late lost his whole day's pay. Owing to the coolies being searched it was sometimes more than 12.15 before passed the gate, and yet if, he was not back by 12.30 he lost his day's pay. Some livel a long distance off and so couldn't get their chow. Sometimes as many as six were late. I first mentioned the prisoner in con- nection with the case to Mr. Hays. I was in gaul up to the last Sessions and Mr. Ilays saw me there. He brought an interpreter with him, always the same one. Mr. Robinson defended. me. He came to the Gaol with Mr. Hays on 17th April last. It was about 4.30. All thë' conversation was through the interpreter. Nothing was said about Prisoner having been to Mr. Hays' Office. I did not send för Mr. Hays and Mr. Robinson. They came to see how this and that took place. Some Europeans were mentioned then. I had said nothing about any Europeans previously and up to that time always said I was not quilty. That afternoon I was asked by the interpreter to tell everything and make a full statement and the interpreter took it down in Chinese.. I read and signed it, - They did not ask me who instigated me to do it I was asked to tell the truth and did so.
the last coolia
They said if I told the truth I should probably, get a lighter sentence. They did not tell me that Mr. Allen was ready to pay more for, my. defence if necessary. His name was not men- Linned at all nor was it in the paper I signed. I simply mentioned a foreigner, but hot his name. I used the word foreigner or foreigners, By His Lordship-I meant one.
By Mr. Francis-I have known Prisoner between 15 and 16 years. I know the Kwang Tung Hing Blacksmith Shop. I had a share of it. It was sold at the end of last year and still goes on under another name.. It was sold to some of the old partners for $200 and the name was changed. It was a flourishing business, When I was arrested I had $80 deposited with the Prisoner. It was there for safe keeping. The blacksmith's shop referred to has been shifted from Wanchai to Queen's Road Central opposite Ullman's. They are now blacksmiths and stevedores. I know Leung Wun; he is a partner in the shop, While I was a partner the shop had borrowed money from the Prisoner. He was looked on by the Chinese as a good man and money was deposited with him. 1 had borrowed money from him and when I was arrested I sent my brother to ask Prisoner to help me as a friend. If he had advanced money the shop would have repaid it. I did not mention the name of Allen to Mr. Hays, Mr. Robinson or the Captain Superintendent, I said a foreigner and they put a name to him. He had some- thing to do with the vitriol throwing. Some of the coolies who were not satisfied with Mr. Reck had something to do with it and if Mr. Reck had not been so strict it would never have taken place. The 4th March was the first time medicine water was mentioned. I am paid weekly and was regularly employed. -
The Chinese in the yard always went to Prisoner if they were in trouble and wanted. help. I remember Poon Tai, who joined the police and then came back to the yard. Prisoner went security for him when he joined the police and fent him money to buy clothes, In fact Prisoner had also been a kind man, Kwok Hing, who was employed in the Yard, was taken ill and he was removed to the Hospital by Prisoner and all expenses paid.
On 5th March I did not speak to Prisoner. 1 did not go to work on the 6th, 7th, or 8th, being ill. The writing given me by the prisoner was in English on a piece of red blotting paper. I did not see Prisoner write it and have aever" seen red blotting paper in the Yard. It is always white there. All the Chinämen have
Naval Yard. mentioned, except one, were employed at the
In reply to a question as to why Allen mixed himself. up in the affair if it was occasioned by Reek's treatment of the coolies, Witness said he was a kind man and he supposed that was the reason he did no like to see the Chinese treated thus. Cont. tinuing-Prisoner simply wanted to disgrace Reek. He did not want to hurt him but merely: to have a little medicine water thrown on his: clothes to stain them. The man who arrested me, a Chinaman, said, "you must say some thing against Allen and the Judge will give you a lighter sentence." That was why I men. tioned a foreigner and had it not been said to me I should not have mentioned one.
Mr. Francis. Then really Allen had nothing to do with it?
Witness.It was the coolies who moved in the matter, first.
Mr. Francis repeated his question. WitnessYes, yes, yes.
water on the 5th March. On the morning of 14th March Leung Pui found LogTsal for me. Lo Taoi, Leung Pui, Lo Tsu anif myself were together in Wing Fung Street, near Wanchai, at about 6 a.m. Lo Tsoi promised to throw the medicine water on Mr. Reek. then handed him the medicine water and also gave him a cent to buy a bowl. Then we all four walked down to the Praya. Shortly after six we saw Mr. Reck walking along the Praya. Lo Tsoi poured the medicine water into the bowl and threw it on Mr. Reek. Then I went away. About 7 I went to work at the Naval Yard and at about ten o'clock the Prisoner gave me ten dollars to pay to Lo Tsoi. When he hand- ed me the money, he said, "Go and pay it to the man who threw the medicine water." We Com-stopped work at noon and I went to the Fu Heong tea house and there met Leung Piu- and Lo Tsu.. I handed Leung Piu ten dollars and asked him to pay it to Lo Tsdi. Iliad seen Lo Tsai on 13th March and on the 12th. also at his house in Jardine's Bazaar I spoke to him about the matter and said, "Lo Tsoi, a foreigner wants a man to do a certain things are you willing to do it ?: I said, "A foreigner. wants a man to throw medicine water on an Englishman, he is willing to pay ten dollars; are you willing to do it?" "Lo Tsai said, “1 am willing; when do you want me to go? I said, Any.time you like." Then I went away. I saw him again, on 13th March at the same place. I spoke to him about the matter and he promised to do it on the follow ing day, I did not tell him who the English man was upon whom the water was to be thrown. On the morning of 14th March I pointed out Mr. Reek to Lo Tsai and told him to throw the medicine water.on him. The Witness The coolies moved in the matter Prisoner told me no reason why he wanted the first Mr. Allen simply assisted them in carry- inediting water thrown on Mr. Reek and saiding it out, nothing out the relations between them... His Lordship. Was by attempt. made to told the Magistrate that I did not know if there throw the medicine water on 5th March? was ill-feeling between Prisoner and Mr. Reck Witness Yes. but that they did not appear to be on good terms. Prisoner said nothing on the subject-
"E" the Engineer Company, has done specially, useful work in assisting the Royal Engineers in working the Electric fight in- stallations. Major Mould, R.E., speaks very highly of the attainments of some of the men, but of others he says they have put in very few attendances and require more training As very highly trained men are required for these duties, I hope that the company will make a point of maintaining a superior standard of efficiency in this branch of technical military training.
In para 33 the Commandant states that no Rite Range was at the disposal of the Corps. No application for a range was made, and I maysay that, if made, a range would have been allotted to him, for hold that volunteers should be proficients in rifle shooting.
Para 35-A Revolver Range is situated near the Racquet Court, and could very easily have been made available if an application had Number of cases reported (Chinese...... 529 been made for it.
up till noon of the 18th Other Asiatics 6 Para. 44-I hope that next autumn Stone- May, go....
(Europeans.....6cutters' may be at the service of the Corps for (Chinese 40.its Annual Camp of Instruction, Number of cases reported
Other Asiatics z At the parade for my Annual Inspection, during the past 48 hours (Europeans am glad to say that the numbers attending were good, an increase over that of last year, Total number of cases reported to date 585 although I had again to call attention to the fact that there were too many "Absent without Number of deaths reported (Chinese 495 leave." Inderstand that the majority of these up till noon of the 18th Other Asiatice 4 absentees had left the Colony, either perma- May, 1909
Europeans.nently or for a few months. In either case Chinese46 leave should have been applied for, Number of death reported Other Asiatica a The parade itself was good. The men were during the past 48 hours Europeans steady in the ranks the arms clean; the cloth
-ing of uniform pattern; and the movements aths recorded to datoraro executed showed a marked improvement over
to me,
After the question had been put in various ways, to all of which Mr. Francis objected, witness said that the Prisoner had told him that Mr. Reek was on bad terms, with him. Witness continuing The Prisoner several times asked Witness, "What about that matter; anybody going to do it? There was a China man holding a position between those of Wit ness and Prisoner
By Mr. Francis, Lo Tsoi was now and then employed in the Naval Yard as a coolic, During March last about a hundred or an out- aide coolies were employed daily. When they come of 2 m. they get a ticket. They go out at noon and return at 1.30 p.m. In January, Yabrdary and March some of the cooffer were
By Mr. Pollock-Allen Jent money to the shop, without interest and, without getting a share of the profits. He was a very obliging man and would lend money to anyone doing well. Mr. Reek once cut my wages. This was
six months ago. Mr. Hays saw me twice in gaol before the trial. Once with Mr. Robinson and once without. The first time I told Mr. Hays that foreigner had something to do irith it. was referring to Allen, and nobody" else. I did not mention his name. At that time no question of my pleading quily had been raised,
Mr. Pollock. If Prisoner had never spoken about the matter would you still have asked Lo Tsoi to throw the fluid ?NG
Question: Was it at your instigation Answer Yes
Q.-Were you present?
A.No but Cheung Fu and Yeung Pin were there.
Q-1 want to be quite clear. Do I under stand that, the coolics who were dissatisfied
wanted to throw medicine water on Mr. Reek?
A Yes the coolies first moved in the matter
Witness continuing: The coolies first moved in the matter fully ten days before Prisoner spoke to me on the subject and I was fully aware of it. I was not the ringleader, I had embarked in the matter and taken part in it before the prisoner spoke to me. I told him" when he spoke to me that the coolies were al ready moving in the matter: I first spoke to him about it before he mentioned the affair to