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LOSSES FROM INSUFFICIENTLY-.
BALLASTED STEAMSHIPS.
Discussing at the Institution of Naval Architects the losses daily arising from in- sufficiently-ballasted steamships, Professor
into two parts--one, the necessity for legisla tion; and the other, the structural additions. needed to vessels. It was the first considera. tion which probably excited most public attention; but interfering legislation was not desirable as a general principle, and the necessity for it was only present when danger of lo-9 of life or serious loss of property arose. Statistics showed that the instances in which anthere was loss of life from lack of ballast were
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1903.
ments by himself, &c." would seem to return to Servia. The abdicated-King pleaded imply that he actually held employment with his sons for reconciliation, but pleaded in vain. Then came a pathetic sequel, the father The inclusion dying, and, as many persons believe, dying of a should be recompanied by the Writer's Name and of the scale of wages upon an incremental broken heart. The visit to the parental tomb, Delituary Prize – baltasunications - Bell Paruldasis; moreover, should remove any doubt to insure recognition at the Austrian court, is maiter of recent history. And now we have this as to Ng Kai's position in relation to latest act of youthful majesty-the constitution wharf, opposite the Central Market, at 8.30 Biles said that the subject might be divided The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for | the firm. The second point in the temporarily suspended, and a people's free am and will return at 10 pm.
my rejected MS., 19 to return any Contribution Magistrate's decision is also open to question. dom obliterated. It all has a very ugly look."!
Such were some of the
troubles of AT a meeting of Governor Wright and Manila It bangs round the definition of the word the dead Servian royal couple, added business men it was stured that order to the "servant." "Assuming for the purpose of
was the question of veracity amount of $200,000 would soon be placed with argument that the position of the defendant is that of a tailor, I am of opinion," the in connection with a recent revolutionary local merchants, who agreed on 10% profils. Magistrate remarked, "that he could not be attempt alleged 10 included in the general words or other of Prince Karageorgevitch, the pretender to the Servian throne. The question of the handicraftsnmu,' as these words are in my opinion ejusdem generis to the special words rightful succession to this throne is a matter of some speculation as the late Queen died mechanic and 'artificer.' Where it
without issue, Prince Mirko, son of Prince appears that the class which it is sought to Nicholas of Montenegro, and brother of the Peak, the ring with an Act was known to the Queen of Italy was some time ago officially [Legislature at the time the Act was passed, designated as the heir, and, in the event of and that class is omitted, it must be suppos: his succession, an important advance towards ed to have been omitted intentionally. It the realisation of a greater Servia, or the i- impossible to suppose that so numerous union under one sovereign of the different and extensive a class as 'tailors' would be branches of the Servian race would be referred to under general words if it was meant to be included. The intention of the Legislature was to protect foreign employers from the vexatious practices of Chinese em ployees generally. This is sufficiently evid
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elegraph in the letter from the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce in remitting the Bill tothe Attorney General with proposed amend. ments. After enumerating the employees that should be brought under the provisions of the Ordinance, to complete the compre. The decision of the Police Magistrate inhensiveness of the definition they proposed the first case brought before the Court under the addition of the term "and all other the Ordinance relating to employers and employees in receipt of monthly wages." servants appears to raise some doubts in the This was substituted by "who enters into public mind as to the correct interpretation a contract of service with an employer "in of the law which was enacted in order to the Bill as passed into law. It will have obtain remedy for the annoyances of been seen that in the light of our reading of fractious Chinese servants in the employ the context of the Ordinance the defendant was actually under "contract of service," and Try it in your bath and you will feel allment of foreigners. The case of Messrs.
Wm. Powell, Ld.. against the Chinese tailor, therefore was a "servant," within the meaning the better for it. For cleansing silver Kai, retained in their service, in which of the Act. If, however, the present case is ware, jewellery, and clothing, it is the recent decision relates," is, briefly to be taken as establishing a procedent, the put, as follows. The plaintiff firm em- estricted interpretation demands prompt without equal.
ployed the defendant under a written agree. amendment of the law, lest, a measure ment dated the 22nd October last to perform, directed at effecting a remedy by himself and other workmen to be evils generally admitted to be vexatious to engaged by him, certain work for specific foreign employers of labour should be
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HE SERVIAN MASSACKA.
In our issue of Tuesday last we printed a❘ New York cable stating that the whole Kingdom of Servia has been aroused to an unwonted state of excitement through the 10 v. wwwwwly that a systematic attempt was being made to
agreed not to leave the employ of the said firm. On the allegation of the firm's manager the defendant was summoned for discheving orders and generally for breach of the speci- fic terms of the contract into which he had entered. Counsel, on behalf of the defend. ant, submitted that there was no "contract of services, defined" within the meaning of the said Ordinance, Mr. Slade also sub-poison her Majesty through inserting poison- mitted a second point, that, Inasmuch as the ous stuffs in the food that was prepared for provisions of Section 7 have not been com her table, and that the Royal cook was the plied with, the case does not come within guilty party, and when he learned of his the Ordinance. The Magistrate upheld the plot, and fearing the ultimate consequences opinion that there was no "contract of ser to bimself, he immediately committed vice" to work personally for the firm, the suicide. The paragraph concluded with the defendant's position being that of a person following ominous lines, "It is not believed who supplies abour, and there was no sug
that the cook was the prime mover in the gestion in the agreement that he should affair but that it was at the instigation of
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A FIRM in Odessa wish to get into touch with dealers of Manila hemp.
THERE will be no band performance on. Mon.
day next, the 15th inst.
The German mail of the 13th May was deli- vered in London on the ith inst.
AN article entitled "An audience with the Empress Dowager," is printed on the third
page.
DELITCHEFF, the Bulgarian leader who cap. tured Ellen Stone, the American missionary, has been killed.
We shall have a Souvenir Day sonn, but ynn will have to pay us a personal visit as no chits will go. LeMunyon-Adut.
"MARSHAL" Su Yuan-chun of Kwangsi is expected at Shanghai by an carly China Mer- chants' steamer en route to Peking.
H.E. THE Covernor has accepted the resigna tion by Lieut. 1. as lieutenant in the longkong Volunteer Corps THE warehouse of Messrs. Ynchausti & Co.,
Wheeler of his commission
Manila, which was stored with sugar, was ablue on Tuesday, and damage to the extent of $ 50,000 Mex. was caused The premises were fully insured.
Now look out for LeMunyon's new store adv. It is a beauty. Advt.
TRE Elaterite Roofing Co. of San Francisco has sold a quantity of its special elaterite floor- ing material for use in warehouses on the Hongkong waterfront. The flooring is parti- cularly made for damp localities.
heen formed to build an American railroad in Cuba. The syndicate has already been grant- ed certain concessions and the work will be
A SYNDICATE of American millionaires has
pushed rapidly forward to completion.
GARDEN Lot, No. 21, near the Union Church in Kennedy Road will be sold by public auction at
THE Russian battleship Pokeria, of 12,674 1005,-| Capt. Zatzarcieng, arrived in port this morning and tonk up her position in the admiralty charage where she fired the usual salute, left Sabang, Pulo Wey, on the 3rd inst
She
COMMENCING some time this month, the steamers of the N. Y. K. European Line will be berthed in London at the Royal Albert Docks, instead of the Tilbury Dock as hereta- fore. The new arrangement is much more convenient than the old one, so far as cargo is concerned, and will no doubt be welcomed by shippers at both ends.
MUCH indignation is felt in Penang over the treatment accorded to the body of Mr. G. H. Cockram, chief officer of the Soloninca, who was drowned in the Harbour on the goth ult.
The body was recovered and left on the brach
in the hot sua, covered by a tarpaulin for six hours, the body being then put into a coffin before the gaze of a curious crowd of natives.
THE St. Louis Exposition Board at Manila is preparing to make a shipment of 500 tons of exhibits within a short time. The exhibits are now being packed and arrangements are being made to send them forward by one of the transports. It was originally planned to send them to New York on the Summer but the delay in despatching that vessel and the fact that there is more government cargo booked for her than she can possibly carry may lead o the exhibits being rotted by way of San Francisco.
so few that no case was made out for legisla tion on that ground. Supposing, however, that legislation were needed, would it be practic able to bailast steamers so that they might be
safe for all purposes? Naval architects would be ready enough to introduce a new principle if it would make present ship obsolete, and so create a demand for new ves'cis.. With regard to structural difficulties, they were so numerous that the matter might better be left to the shipowners and shipbuilders to settle, under the constant supervision of Lloyd's and other registration societies. Legislation on technical matters was often accompanied by new dangers; for instance, loose water ballast might cause more danger than the absence of
water, and even deeper freeboard might become
a danger induced by legislation. As an illust tation, he mention the case of the vessel that had been Ins'; it had sufficient freeboard to satisfy the demands of the law twice over, but still it turned over. The Irerboard allowed was 7 inches on a vessel 13 feet 6 inches wide.
Taking the structural side of the question, if water ballast were necessary, then the ideal method would be that the water- ballast space should be used for cargo. Water ballast in double bottoms was more or less of
a
makeshift, and if more water ballast were needed, all present vessels should be recon- structed. For the safety of the ship, the middle- line bulkhead should be water-tight. Another method of reducing risk from free water was that of fitting transverre bulkheads which would cut the body of water up into smaller
SUGAR IMPORTS.
THE cure of "Reform "China at the moment is suffering somewhat from a set-back, and parts. There had been cases in which the many former sympathisers are more or less dis-water-ballast tanks had not been divided, being gusted at the sitter humbug of such individuals open from end to end, with disastrous results. as Kang Yu-wei, Liang Chih-chao, and Sen-Engineering. Yat-sen and their enthusiastic but misguided visionary advisers from the missionary societies who do not seem to see that Kang and his as- sociales are simply making money out of a ance, while leaving their wretched dupes like movement which they watch from a safe dis
the converts when times of trouble come and the shepherds discreetly seek some safe and distant fold) to bear the brunt of the storm in Kwangtung and Kwangsi. But the young men in Shanghai around whom the reactionary party are striving to draw the net, belong to a hany differant category. They are now not violent or armed revolutionists but respectable, sensible men who only indulge in proper methods of expressing their condemnation of the obvious faults of their rulers, and they must be protected at all costs -China Gazeti.
THE CANTON VICEROY.
A Wuchang telegram to the N. G. D. News states that owing to the seriousness of the crisis in the South, H. E. Viceroy Tşên, of the Two Kwang provinces, will not be able to call at Shanghai en route, His Excellency is nc-
As to the decline in the imports of foreign only. There is a large stock in the country sugar, it should be noted that it is teinporary
besides an abnormal tonnage which is awaiting export by the continental karte Is. It remains toe seen whether it will flood the country by heptember next when the Resolution of the Brussel Conference of last year comes into operation. may be that the Indian Govern- ment, to further justily what it calls its solicitude for the indigenous sugar industry— an hypocritical solicitude only, as we have pointed out time out of number,—may screw up the countervailing duty and thus give a farther fillip to the Mauritius sugar-planters, But even then we do not see how it can check the greater imports of the foreign sugar which has already cheapened price and is destined silli mare to do so in obedience; not to artificial legislation, but to the laws of mature which know no freaks like those of our terrestial providences, Mauritius, despite all the open support it har received from the Colonial Mini ter and the Government of India,
ing popularity of the Queen." Three days the offices of the P. W. D. on Monday, 29th inst companied hy, his bodyguard of two battalions is yet behind its imports of 1900-1, And as to later Reuter cables that the King and Queen The lot comprises 5,000 square feet, the annual of Kwangsi troups-his fellow provincials-and | indigenous industry being further protected,
of Servia, the Queen's her and two sis tors, the King's aide-de-camp, one general, the Premier, two ministers and twelve of the palace guards have been shot dead by troops in the Imperial residence. Such a whole.
crown rent is $13, and the upset price $250
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upon arrival at Chinkiang will be met by the they may as well protect indigenous cloth by China Merchants' steamer Toonan, which will
carry the Viceroy and his staff straight down to Canton, H.E's bodyguard will be carried down South at the same time by three cruisers of the Nanyang squadron.-in our issue last evening we reported the arrival of the Teoman at Canion. Our correspondent referred to the
of the Fire Insurance Companies and especial.tion of the Viceroy, although on Thursday he
prohibiting all Manchester fabrics. There is Do native suger industry worth competing with the foreign, says an Indian exchange, albeit we know that there are the new fangled Behar and Cawnpur factories with British capital and under British management, These are no help to the country. They funher assist the annut operation of the drain of its wealth and all that remains in it is the amount of wages
ly the tone of dictation of the home offices, and wired that H.E. was expected in the city that earned by the ecolies employed in the two is discussing starting a local company of its | dy.
Owti.
QUA ANT NE restrictions are in force at Shanghai and Manila, and sanitary measures are adopted against Hongkong at Manila, Netherlands India, Singapore, Rangoon, Shanghai, iam, Indo-China, Labuan and British North Borneo,
THE DISTURBANCES IN LINGANFU.
enter the firm. In the light of that inter-higher powers who were afraid of the grow. pretation of the term "contract of service" he dismissed the summons and did not FURNITURE by Mr. Slade on behalf of his client as consider the second preliminary point raised
to the non-compliance with the provisions DEALERS.
of section by the complainants. Regard- ing the latter issue there' could be no doubt that Mesars. Powell's action could not he sale massacre of nobility has not happened sustained. The contract was executed since the days of the French Revolu- | beginning to revolt against the heavy exactions presence of troops aboard, but made no men. ihe parties in October and the Ordinance tion, and Europe, as indeed the whole was brought into operation on the 15th world, is horror stricken at this ghastly December. Section 23 provides for existing crime. It is well known' that for years contracts which though in force shall never- past the countries of South-Eastern Europe theless be subject to the provisions of the have been in a state of discontent, and poli- Ordinance. There is no question that sectical outbreaks are constantly marking the tion 7. prescribing the manner in which a annals of their history. Only a few weeks contract shall be executed, has not been com- ago all Europe was astounded, on hearing plied with. It is clear, therefore, that tech that King Alexander, following in the lines nically speaking, the action in question does
of the Servian royal family, had suddenly not constitute a case of which the Magis promulgated a decree blotting out the con- trate could take any cognizance under the stitution of his country that had theri existed Ordinance the preliminary provision of which for two consecutive years. He immediately to establish a binding contract has not been promulgated a new decree restoring the con- PHOTOGRAPHIC carried into effect. So far it must be ad-stitution. His objections to the old order of
DEPARTMENT.
mitted that the failure to obtain the defend-affairs were because an uncensored press was tolerated by it; the secret ballot enacted under it led to the election of radicals; and, Queen defect in the law, but to an evident miscon. Draga did not like it. At the time the UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. ception of the validity of the agreement Pester Lloyd (Budapest) observed that "It
under. which Ng Kai had been performing certain services for his employers, Messrs. may be doubted if the proclamation of a new constitution can be to the best interest (7286 Powell, Ld. Had the Magistrate taken this of Servia. It seems, on the contrary, as if
view and dismissed the summons, no com.
the measure-apart from its lack of legal ment on the judgment would, In our opinion, sanction-must prove a shock to the public CARMICHAEL AND have been necessary. He, however, dis- conscience and lead to new party struggles."
CLARKE,
missed the case on the ground that prima writer in the London Daily News, said:- Don't forget the chits for they will not go been presented signed by miscellaneous Oriental
COOKING RANGES,
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
GOOD WORK.
PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th July, 1902
CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND
SHIPBUILDERS,
SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS...
REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
TELEGRAMS: "CARMICHAEL," Hongkong.
A. B. C. Code, 4th Edition.
A. I Code.
Lieber's Standard Codo.
TELEPONE, 232.
Hongkong, 20th March, 1903.
Lasse
THE
HE Beer to drink in the tropics in the Beer made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL.
ant's fulfilment of the contract is due to no
Work is about to be begun on the opening of the floilo harbour. The river mouth forming the harbour is to be dredged and the channel widened and deepened.. At the present time the river channel is so 6lled with drift and deposit that it is almost impossible for the large vessels to pass.
Samoa. The first batch of three hundred
It was rumoured in Peking at the beginning of last week, says the N. C. D. News, that the French Minister had sent an ultimatum to the Chiness Government demanding the re- storation of order in Linganfu, Yunnan, within ten days commencing with the 28th of May and ending the 5th instant, failing which
French troops would be sent into Yunnan to
do the job. Two days after this the Walwupu
rent a circular note to the Ministers of the various Powers informing them that news had been received from Yunnan that Linganfu had been retaken by the Imperial troops and order restored throughout the province,
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THE German Government is making a new experiment by introducing Chinese labour to coolies has landed in Apia, having sailed direct | NEW YORK ORIENTAL DOCKS. these will be followed by others until the from Swatow. Should the experiment succeed
demand for Chiness labour in Samoa and the neighbourhood is supplied.
¿
facie no "contract of service", as defined by
Some of us have long expected what has ↑ LeMunyon.--Advt. - Ordinance No. 45 of 19oz had been entered now happened. King Alexander I is A
Parliament, into between the parties. The definition of uncompromising young autocrat the term is read to mean "any contract, naught when weighed against bis will.· Ha
constitution, national wishes-all count for DURING the month ended 30th April, 650 deaths were registered in the Colony, 28 being whether in writing or verbal, to work person was a mere boy when his father-in conse among the European and foreign community, ally for any period of time." The Magle-quence, some persons believe, of bypnotic in and 622 among Chinero. Of these, 118 were dance-abdicated. Later there came the time trate held that Ng Kai was in the position when his Majesty was to have wedded a Euro attributed to chest affections, 23 to bowel com- of a supplier of labour only and was not, pean princess-a spiendid match for Servis, plaints, 297 to fevers, 24 to masasraus, 43 to consequently, under "contract of service." and one in which two emperors and an em infantile convulsive disenter, and 146 to other
The clause in the agreement "1 will not leave the employ of the said William Powell, Limi. ted," read with the preceding undertaking on the partofthe defendant for "making up ofgar THE Beer to drink in the topic is the Beer
made in the troples-SAN MIGUEL
Causes. The death rate per 1,000, British and foreign community, civil population, and among the British, foreign,
press were interesting themselves. But the wilful youngster insisted upon marrying the widow of a commoner, thereby alienating the friendship of all the court of Europe. There was 27.41 was also the incident of the young King in and Chinese, excluding Army and Navy, 24.4 structing the army to shoot his father should he per 1,000.
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THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Bees made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL made in the troples-8AM MIGUEL,
ADDITIONAL PIER FACILITIES.
In connection with State measures affecting docking interests at New York, petitions have interests at that port, including bankers, im- pariers and exporters, shipowners, for addi. tional pier facilities, that the China, Japan, Philippines and other Eastern fleets can dis- charge in the same locality as for 100 years past. The fear is expressed, says the American Asiadis, that the closing of the few remaining open piers on the East River side of Manhattan will put the Oriental fleet under extortionate charges of private docks and force it to other maritime cities which are now "stretching out their arms, only too eagerly, to welcome the commerce that New York is slowly but surely driving away."
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THE PLAGUE.
During the twenty-four hours en led at nous to-day to further cases of bubonic plague, making, according to the official return, 1,170 since January, 1st, were reported. Of thein one Indian and five Chinese cases were fatal, A European case, Mr. A. J. Mackie, aged 23, is reparted from 5, Caine Road.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. ・・ German (Preussen) to-morrow, French (Ernest Simens) to-morrow. Indian (Sutsang) 16th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 16th inst
American (Siberia) 20th inst. Australian (Taiyuan) 22nd inst. American (Coptic) 1st prox. Canadian (Tartar) 1st prox..
The C. & M. Co.'s s.s. Rudi loft Manila 13th insta.m., and is due here 15th inst., at noon.
The C. P. R. ss. Empress of China left Yokohama pm, 12th inst, for Victoria and Vancouver.
The Silk ex C. P. R. Cols Empress of Japan which left Hongkong 13th ult, arrived at her destination New York 17th inst..
The N. Y. K. a. Yawala Maru (Australian
Line) left Manila for this port 13th inst, and is expected to arrive here 15th inst.
The C. P. R. s.s. Empress of India arrived at Shanghai at 1 am, 13th init, and leaves gain at 9 p.m., same day for Hongkong where she is due at 9 am, 16th inst. THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Bear
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