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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1904.
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ABOUT $8,000 was spent in Hongkong on } . CLAIM AGAINST CHINESE repairs for the .s. Seward. She was recoppered and repainted besides, having her propeller fixed, one blade of which she had lost.
POST OFFICE.
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
The following notification are published in the Gazette :----
It is hereby notified that, under the provisions of the Chinese Emigration Ordinances, 1889 to
Sitting in the Supreme Court, this afternoon, the Puisne Judge, His Honour T. Sercombe LUNG HONG was placed before Mr. Kemp this Smith, heard an action brought by Ho Trun, a
Fun Lung Kee, known as the Chinese Post Transvaal Government, is until further notice A. S. WATSON & CO., try business canmusications should be atires morning, by Inspector Gourlay, on the charge trader, of 76 Bonham Strand West, against the 1901, William Cowan, Emigration Agent for the of stealing a jacket and two umbrellas from a house in Des Vœux Road. The charge being Office, of 19a Queen's Road Central. Proceed-appointed a Deputy Emigration Officer, to The Editor will not underuke to be responsible for proved, Lung went to three months' haril labourings were taker in respect of certain clothing undertake the duties of the Emigration Officer.
which the trade entrusted to the Post Office in connection with Transvaal emigration, to lofward and deliver to the Ming Yee Lun shop at Canton, and which, it was alleged, had not been delivered. He now sought to recover the clothing, or, in the alternative, the sum of
61.50 being the value thereof,
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and three hours in the stocks.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE).
THE import of sugar into Yokohama during DALLY-$80 per annum.
the part month was $37,844 bags, the great WEEKLY $13 per mitrin.
increase on the usual trade in this article being
Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared for the plain due to early unports in anticipation of the The rute per quarter mod per em, proportional.
increase of the duties, the immediate impositiff, and in opening the case said that on The dally isun is delivered free when the addretion of the Consumption tax doul less not being November last his client was desirous of send- mere-gible to messenger. copies sent by post mo audrated when the orders were given. ing a parcel of clothing to his brother, who re- side l at or near Canton. He entrusted it to additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for pistage.
the defendant with instructions to send it to The postage on the wevicly issue to any part of the FRED. C. Weeks, an thle seaman of H.M.S. the Kwong Sang, to eliver. Not having heard Waterwitch, was prosecuted at the instance of from his brother plaint ff made inquiries and Inspector Gourlay, at the Police Court this was told that the Kwong Sang firm had
refused to morning, and lined in ali 518 with the alter
accept the parcel, and native of twenty there days' imprisonnient, for he requested that it be forwarded to the Ming refusing to pay las rick ba hire, and for assault-Yec Lun firm. As a matter of fact it was not ing the police. An officer from the Waterwitch | delivered or had it been received by plaintiff's paid te fine, and ordered the man on board at once, where he would be further dealt with.
world is 30 cents per quarter.
Single Copies Daily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-
live Cents.
BIRTHS.
On Sunday, March 6th, at "Scramble House," Sandakan, the wife of P. BREITAG, of a daughter.
At Lahat Dato, on the 27th March, the wile of A. ZA DEB, of son.
At "Inverlochy, Scotts Road, Singapore, on the 1st instant, the wife of A. EMSLE BONZIE,
of a daughter.
On the 2nd May, 1904. at Lucille Cottage. Bukit Timah, Singapore, the wife of J. W. K. Scott, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On pah April, at the Cathedral of the Gond Shepherd, Singapore, ETHEL MAUD, daughter of Mr. Willian Herley Rose of Singapore, to HERBERT SAXELBY, R.N.R., of Singapore.
DEATH.
At Kramat toad, Singapore, April goth, Mrs. AL. RYAN, aged 73
The Hongkong (elegraph
Hongkong. It 1-day, May 10-1991-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE 1 & 0 9.3. Coromande will leave for
For a "Soda" Brandy we strongly Shanghai on the 21st inst.
recommend the "B" quality,
THE Brigade responded to a false alarm of fire at Pattinger Street last evening.
Tax colher Knight Errunt aurived at Singa pore from Muroran on the 1st inst, with 10,720 tons of Japanese coal for Singapore. While lying in the Roads Captain Kendall few the Merchant Service Guid dag-Union Jack with a white diamond and the letters 31. S. G. in the
centre but it had only been up a short time when a boat arrived from H.M.S. Talbot and the officer in charge ordered the flag to be
hauled down or he would have to do so hum- self.-S. F. Press.
brother.
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For the defence, Mr. J. Hays submitted that it was perfectly clear the goods were delivered to the deicedant, and that between the time the first order was given, revarding the agents who were to hand them on, and the time it was countermanded the goods had been despatched by them.
I, the undersigned, by virty hf my appoint- ment as Deputy Emigration Calder, do hereby, with the consent and approval of His Excel lency the Officer Administering the Govern ment, declare the present temporary buildings at Lai Chi Kuk to be a Depot for the reception of intending emigrants for the Transvaal.
MR. COWAN'S PROMOTION.
THE ATTEMPT TO RETAIN HIS SERVICES
IN PERAK. Following is the petition, and answer, sent to the Resident-General, F: M. S., with a view to retraining Mr. W. Cowan in Perak:-
PETITION 10 RESIDENT-GENERAL. The Petition of the undersigned Residents in Kinta sheweth-
That we are much pleased to hear that the Government have recognized the merits of Mr. William Cowan, Protector of Chinese, Perak, by offering him promotion.
We are however very sorry that we shall have to lose the services Mr. William Cowan as Protector of Chinese but we most sincerely hope the Government of the Federated Malay
ilis Honour found that defendant had not States may find some means by which the ser- discharged the onus of proving that the goods vices of Mr. William Cowan may be retrained were delivered by him to the parties to whom in Perak as a Protector of Chinese without loss he undertook to deliver them, judgment would, to him of the increased emoluments and bene-
fits which his new appointment would carry. therefore, be for plaintiff with costs.
THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.
The return showing the number of cases of PERHAPS a truer idea of life in Singapore a commanicable disea-es notified as having oc afforded in the Supreme Court on Thursdays curred in the Colony during the week ended than anywhere else, for it is then and there that 7th inst. is now to hand. There were 28 Chi the bankrupts and petry debtors come up to
nese and one European case of plague record- explain affairs. They are mercilessly searcheded during the week, of wluch z6 of the regarding their mode of life, their means, their former proved fatal. Since noon of yesterday position and their history. A curious tale it is three further cases, one imported from Canton, occasionally. The habitue of the Court has have been notified. To flate the total number become so seared to these record that his
since the beginning of the year is 79 not mind passes them by without concern. Occa including one of the cases previously notified sionally, however, a case sticks in the memory
as plague, but since ascertained to be another -Straits Times,
d seast. A fatal case of cholera amongst the Chinese community has also engaged the attention of the authorities during the past week, besides a fatal (Chinese) small-pox case, and one non-fatal case of enteric fever in the European community.
Tovon the Japanese have declined the ser vices of British naval officers, they have engaged a considerable number of British engineers. Several are already serving on board Japanese warships, an I more are being LIKUT. Ebeurt has joined HM.S. Bambler enlisted from vessels now in the China Seas
A. S. WATSON & CO., from H M 5. figeria, of the British Columbia is a somewhat striking fact that, in spite of
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Hongkong, 7th May, 1904.
TELEPHONE NO. 995, LABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEL," HONGKONG
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station.
THE sight at Canton on Sunday ended in a draw, Christie and St. Clair going for ten rounds without much damage being effected.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to hold a Quoit Tournament, on the Civil Service Cricket Club's ground, at Wanchai, on Saturday next, the 14th inst.
A LAMP explosion at 59. Des Vigus Road last evening resulted in damage to a few books and sheets of paper belonging to Messrs. Sumire & Co., printers.
FURNITURE TSANG KWONG HING, a cattle dealer, was fined
DEALERS.
DRAWING-ROOM,
DINING-ROOM,
and BED-ROOM
FURNITURE.
ELECTRO-PLATED,
GLASS, and
CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF
FILTERS,
ROCHESTER LAMPS,
WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.
COUNTERPANES.
COOKING RANGES,
525 by Mr. Kemp, this morning, for cruelly ill- treating a bullock, by beating it and forcing it to go along the road after its leg had been broken.
Incessant persecution of the Jews in Russia, they are not only fighting in thousands in the Russian ranks, but are supplying volunteer doctors and nurses in proportions far beyond their number and contributing liberally to the
the Russian war fund.
A FALSE ALARM.
The Fire Brigade was
The mining community in Kinta have of late years had much to be thankful for to Mr. Wil- liam Cowan for the very able way in which be has discharged his onerous duties.
That during the last year the Kinta mining community generally suffered very heavy losses, and we have no hesitation in saying that, owing to Mr. William Cowan's tact combined with the confidence of the Chinese in him, he was able to carry out much mediatory work being the means of averting a great and general financial disas ter which would have hampered trade very considerably and very seriously affected the well-being and prosperity of the District.
lu matters of disputes and coolies' troubles Mr. William Cowan has been more than use- fal especially so lately, and it will be long time before any successor can in like manner gain the confidence of the mining population of Kinta.
The difference between the value of Mr. William Cowan's present appointment and that of his new one is really so small a matter
for any Government with such an increasingly high revenue as Perak that your Petitioners are hoping that the Coverament may see their way to relaining the services of Mr. William Cowan as Protector of Chinese in Perak, and recognizing his promotion by enhancing his salary so as to be equivalent in all respect to the new appointment which has been offered to him in Hongkong.
Your Petitioners trust that sore means may be devised by which the services of Mr. William Cowan as Protector of Chinese may not be lost to Perak, and your Petitioners ever pray.
An alarm, which proved to be false, of an outbreak of fire was sent in to the Central Station last night. immediately in readiness to repair to the scene of a fire at No. 59 Des Voeux Road, Central, a Japanese store kept by one Okimura, when it was reported at the Station that it had already been extinguished. The firemen were DETECTIVE Sergeant Sullivan yesterday ar- just doffing their heavy uniforms, when inform rested Chan Tam in his house in Queen's Road, ation was received that another fire had broken on a warrant, for the theft of clothing which out in No. 37 Connaught Road. Mr. Hallifax, was reported stolen a week ago. In searching Chief Inspector Baker, and Mr. MacDonald, the prisoner's house other clothing was dis- Chief Engineer, with their fire fighting force, covered which answered to the description of immediately repaired to the spot, only to find | Signed by that reported stolen from a Chinese house in they had been sent out on a futile errand. Queen's Road West, about a month ago. Chan Investigation elicited the fact that a watchman used a pair of piacers to effect an entrance to was passing through the upper storey of No. 37 the houses whence he extracted the clothes with a turch, and seeing the light the Indian This morning Mr. Kemp sent him to nine Constable on duty in that locality, immediately months' hard labour and six hours in the stocks, I rushed off and raised the alarm of fire. being the aggregate penalties for the two larcenies.
THERE was trouble at Wanchai last nigh! i consequence of a dispute among a gang of SELLING meat outside the markets is an offence under the Ordinance, but we learn that a coolies who had been coaling. Bamboo poles Magistrate refused to grant summons agai stplayed an important part in the settlement of some offenders when applied to by an inspector of police.
THE well-known British s.s. Crown of Arragon, which has left for Nagasaki has been sold the Japanese for £12,000. For a long time the steamer was cogaged in the tea trade running from Foochow to the Cape via Hongkong.
difficulties, and when the attack began to get serious. Mr. J. Mills stepped forward with a view to preventing bloodshed. He had to force his way up a staircase whithe: the blackened coolies had gone and for his trouble get a crack on the head. An Indian constable came along and three of the gang were arrested, and this
morning taken before Mr. Gompertz, who pointed out to the first that prosecutor did not wish to press the charge of assault as he did no: know whether it was intentional or not. The blow, however, might have been more serious and he was determined to put a stop to
bitterly opposed by the interests which suffer other two $5 or fourteen days."
MR. W. H. Taft, Secretary of War, has made a ruling to the effect that the new shipping bill does not apply to the Philippine government.
引
THE PLEET.
"INVISIBILITY" OF SHIPS,
Foo Choo Choon Li Thung Seng Cheah Gheang Lim Lai Peang Seng Chang On Siew Low Foo Leong Fi Cheong Guan Hin Lai Chak Sang Chan Yek Theng Yong Chiew Hin Chan Heang Thoy Eu Tong Seng Khong Cheong Tak Tet Fo
Cheong Mah
Hen Choon Tong Wong Lam Yin San Ban Fook...... Kong Guan Teik Chin & Co.
Kong Kee
Chong Siew Straits Trading Co. W. J. Mitchell McAlister & Co. Aylesbury and Garland E. Legroes,
French Mining Co. Howarth Erskine Nutter and Pearse Riley Hargreaves
J. D. Blaze and several others. Dated this 28th day of March, 1904.
TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE,
THE WAR,
THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO CLOSE PORT ARTHUR,
TWENTY THOUSAND
VOLUNTEERS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
YOKOHAMA, 10th May, 10.23 a.m.
There were twenty thousand volun- teers in Admiral Togo's fleet for the third attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur.
Onehundred and fifty-seven officers and then were employed, of whom 41 returned unscathed, 23 were wounded,
while the remainder were killed or captured.
SECURITY IN KOREA.
FARMERS RESUME WORK.
In consequence of the efforts of the Japanese Commissurint Department, farmers have resumed work in the Phongyang and Anju districts, and are now busy sowing their crops.
REFUGEES FROM
* SAGHALIEN
REACH JAPAN,
Three hundred and forty-two Ja- panese refugees from Saghalien have reached Hakodate.
They were well treated by the Russian officials, who facilitated their departure and provided them with provisions.
FIRE AT YONGAMPHO.
RUSSIAN PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The offices and buildings of the Russian timber company at Yongar. pho have been destroyed by fire.
(Rexter's.)
The Pope, and the French Pre- sident's Visit to Italy.
LONDON, 8th May,
The Pope has sent France a formal strong protest against the head of a Catholic State visiting the Quirinal. France has replied refusing absolutely to entertain the protest.
LATER.
The Mission to Thibet. A company of Ghurkas and a company of Sikhs attacked 1,500 Thibetans on the 6th instant below the Karo Fass and a six-hour
As far as our ships on active service are concerned, the lead-grey colour they are painted has come to stay. With many the colour is unpopular, but there can be no doubt that it is the best thing for the Fleet. Not only from the point of view of "invisibility" is this the case, but the change has done more than anything else to improve guanery. Even now on some ships too great attention is paid to 'spit and polish" and unnecessary painting.
Resident-General's Office, There is plenty for the seaman to learn if
Selangor, Malay Peninsula, efficiency is to be the motto of our Navy, and
6th April, 1904. be has no time to waste in doing work outside
SIR,I have the honour to acknowledge the his business. The old and perhaps more pic-receipt of your petition praying that Mr. Cowan turesque manner in which our ships were
may be retained in his appointment as Protector painted-black hulls, white upperworks, and of Chinese in Perak and I have read with great
ing service, the ships of which will be laus value of his services. distinguished from the fighting line.
I regret that it is impossible to comply with loss of 200. The British casualties were 25, your request as Mr. Cowan has been specially including Captain Bethune killed.. selected by the Secretary of State to under take important duties in connection with an- other part of the Empire, but I trust that his transfer may not be for a very prolonged period and it is possible that he may be restored to the service of the Federated Malay States,
I am submitting copy of your petition to His Excellency the High Commissioner,
I have the honour in be,
Sir,
The ruling was made in a specific case, and is this sost of thing. Stg or six week, and the yellow funnels-is to be retained in the train-pleasure the terms in which you mention the fight ensued before the enemy Bled with a
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES. PHOTOGRAPHIC by it.
DEPARTMENT.
DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.
GOOD WORK.
PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904-
against 74.
JOY AMONG THE MARINES. MR. T. W. H. Crosland is following his Un There is joy among the Marines. Being under the War Office when ashore, and paid AT a meeting of the Bombay Millowners' Ass-speakable Sent and Lovely Woman by a series ciation held in Bombay to c msider the advis of articles in the Gentlewoman on Unlovely on the Army scale, they now get their rations abiluy of a general adoption of short time (four fan. These are quite characteristic of the and efficiency money just the same as Tommy days in the week) consequent on the abnormal author, as the following extracts will show Atkins does. Time was when stoppages for prices of cotton and prohibitive cost of pro in the way of mere looks man is singularly un-messing were a severe tax upon the macios. (45duction, the motion was lost by 64 votes fortunate. In youth he has a face like a teapot. Gradually this has bien decreased, until now Ilis prime is distinguished by the bottle-nose, he finds himself in the happy position of get the double chin, and the bald pate, and in ofdting all his pay practically clear, THE proprietor of the Kang On saw-mill, at age he mops and mows. Adam, as most peo Shaukiwan Road, was summoned for causing ple are aware, is commonly credited with an obstruction by hauling 15-ton logs right having been the first man. And yet how litle across the road in front of his mill. Mr. J. is recorded about him. Nobody has thought Hastings, solicitor, appeared for the defendant it worth while to collect materials for his bio Mr. Kemp, acting Police Magistrate, fined the graphy, nobody has ventured to edit his cor max $5. On the 3rd instant, the same defend-respondence. All that we know of him is a and was fined $5 for a similar offence. "Pre- vious convictions" did not appear to e ter into the Magistrate's calculations.
E. C. WILKS & Co., MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND NAVAL ARCHITECTS.
"OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.
Salvage Work undertaken, -,
Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam
fand Motor Launches,~~
Contract for New Topoage on reasonable terms
with First-class Builders.
A large stock of Canadian Asbestos, and
Asbertocel goods kept,
single episode which does not redound to his good name. I shall content myself by men tioning that I believe him to have been Scotchman. Probably his real name was Mae Adam. Proceeding on this basis. I think it
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
Your Obedient Servant,
(Sgd.) W. H. Treacher, ›
Resident-General, F. M.S Messrs. Foo Cho's Choan, Lot Chow Kit. & Co., Kinta....
In the annual N.D.L. report it is mentioned that the East Indian coasting traffic at present is served by 14 lines of the Lloyd, which are It is added that although un- enumerated. favourable periods were experienced in that business in igo, the hope may be entertained
THAT deservedly pope and very able mem. that in 1904 more favourable results will set in, The Bangkok lines-Singapore-Bangkok, and ber of the Chinese Imperii Maritime Customs Bangkok Hongkong-suffered in consequence ervice, Mr. Wi Noyes-Morehouse," is among of the unfavourable sice crop in Siam; on the other hand, the goods transit traffic from the passengers for rope on board the palatial Singapore to Bangkok has improved. The German liner Hamburg, says the Straffs Echo,
trics also the respits of the line Singapore: with it has on more to da nos cask of am kong and British North Horneo, has given Chinese Civil Service and while connected favourable results, in occasion success-
imgree of! ing ports to the trade, and
I connection with a telegram printed else is safe to assume that the garment of leaves where in this issue the following item will be of which he invented for himself was the begia-new steamer Borneo, running between Hoog Mr. March use has seen much service in the the Pope #ave to two American ladies who wooed Eve in the Doric. When he had assur, interest: At a recent special audience whichning of the kilt. I think it possible that Adan
have married distinguished Frenchmen the ad himself with deliberation that she was fair - British North Bonep bave been satisfactory,
naturally turned on the religious to look upon. Adam un doubt sidled,
batranet of goods to" Manila has increased conversations RESTAURAN silustion in France, His Holiness, though #2- said, “Yom pressing himself with great dignity and forbear- ance, made use of the words:"France is a very (581 | naughty daughter of the Church Just now a
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[Capt. Hector Bothune served in the opera- tions in Chitral in 1895 with the Relief Forces from Gilgi, and was present in the engage ment at Nisa Ghol during which mention of nearly 15 years' service and was attached to him was made in despatches: He had seen
the good Bengal Infantry....... He was formerly in the East Lancashire. Regiment Ed, #KTĮ
The War
Russia has ordered the mobilization: of the f barkoff and Moscow Army Corps and other troops to strengthen the Manchurian Army
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