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just cause. Therefore, legislation could be made to protect the servant as well as the master, and it is this which the ladies have of Hongkong recently sought to initiated. They did not ask for oppressive legislation in their favour as against. the interests of the Chinese, but merely that every servant who offered himself as a sor vant should come with credentials which could be relied upon. It was not asking much; and the difficulties in the way of a successful enactment are by no means so intricate as those which beset the registra-transfer of ingots, coin, &c., up to une lon.. tion of Chinese partnerships, concerning THE I. C. S. N Co.'s steamer On Sung has which legislation must be initiated in the been chartered to load 6:00 piculs rice from Saigon to 1 port Japan at 25 cents per picul and the same company's 5.5. Bin Sung arrived at Han kung to-day with 48,000 piculs * 15
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THE SERVANT DIFFICULTY.
Among the many problems which will undoubtedly be brought to the notice of His Excellency the Governor during the term of his administration in Hongkong is that dealing with the registration of the domestic servant. The question was widely discussed some months since when we first announced in these columns that the ladies of Hongkong had requested that legisla tion be introduced to cope with the existing difficulties in connection with Chinese ser- vice, had suggested that an Ordinance be initiated on the following or similar lines:--- (e) Compulsory registration of all domestic servants; (4) Compulsory photographing of all domestic servants; (c) Compulsory taking out of registration certificates; (f) Compal| sory entries of changes of the services on the registration centilicates; and (e) all the other measures embodied in the draft Bill which formed an Appendix to the recent Report of the Private Chair and Jinricksha Coolies Commission. Their petition was introduced at a Council meeting in January last, but H.E. the Officer Administering the Government would not permit its being laid on the table
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE French mail of the ah July was deliver. ed in London on the 8th inst.
A CASE of plague reported since noon of yesterday makes the total to date 485.
THE China Sugar Refining Co, is about to declare an interim dividend of five per cent.
It is stated that a Russian cruiser is to be built by public subscription to be called the
Admiral Makarej.
ADMIRAL Togo is already commemorated by his name being given to a new railway station 30 miles from Scattle.
THE British destroyer fanus has arrived safely at Taku, where she is to be repaired by the Takuug and Lighter Co., Ld.
THE Hon. C H. Strutt, M.P. for the Maldon Division of Essex, has left England for Barnes, and he will not return until next year.
SIA requires a motor van for carrying bullion, according to the Automotor journal. The Royal Mint authorities at Bangkok, Siam, are desirous of obtaining a motor van for the
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THE Chinese messenger employed at the Naval Yard who furged a cheque for $20 and receivert that amount thereon, from the Hongkong and | Shanghai Bank was, this afternoon, committed by Mr. Kemp to take his trial at the next Criminal Sessions
TO-DAY being the second anniversary of the coronation of King Edward VII, a royal salute was fired from the battery at noon. Several of the vessels in harbour dressed ship, but otherwise the importance of the occasion seem- ed to have been overlooked,
Brush squadron, which left -Wei-hai-woi- unexpectedly anchored in Yungching Day consequence of orders from home to evacuate the Gulf of Pechili.
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THE East Rand Mines Company has issued notice to the effect that the sores brought from China by the steamer Tweeddate will be offered for sale to traders, who will be required to deposit o as a guarantee that they will sell to the Chinese alone.
WHEN the Russians had abandoned Dalny the Chinese looted the Government offices and private houses of the town. The City Office was almost carried away bodily, even the entrance gates being stolen. Nevertheless it was found that one godown had escaped the marauders, and this on examination was found to contain over sixty bicycles, and a quantity uf revolvers among other goods. The bicycles were soon in use for exercise purposes and cycling is now in great fashion at Dalny Kobe Chronicle.
COUNT Tolstoi's recent pamphlet on the war is being secretly circulated in Russia by hundreds of thousands of copies. On the other hand, it has sown discord of the most acute nature in the Count's own family. His son Andrea is at the front with his regiment, and the younger son Leo, as a military correspon dent. Countess Tolstoi is also on the side of her two sons against her husband's anti-national theories. Tolstol devoted two whole months to the preparation of his pamphlet.. During that period he suspended all other work.
ACCORDING to a San Francisco wire of 5th inst., Field Marshal Oyama, the commande:- in-chief of the Japanese forces, presented formal demand for the surrender of Port Arthur CORRESPONDENT of the Uraka Mainichi at pointing out the futility of further resistance the front writes as follows:-"The Chinese The swatin round the dead bodies of the Russians and the useless shedding of blood demand was met with unequivocal fusal by which are left in isrge numbers on the battle. field. Their object is to strip off the uniforms. the Russian commander.
and to steal what they can. The fapanese when possible drive the Chinese away and inter the Russians. The Chinese are quite indifferent to the war, and are found working innocently on their farms, driving horses or oxen, as if they knew nothing of the fighting which is going on almost in their tight. They lake little heed if a shot or two from big guns falls near them, and only run away for a time when shot falls like rain, but when the firing stops they return and begin to search for the bullets and the shot.
CAPT. Kynach, of the s.s. An Pho which ar
THE Emperor of Korea has made the suminterrived from Saigon this morning, reports that at recess an excuse for not receiving the Japanese1 p.m. on Sunday, when in lat. 19 N., long Minister M. Hayashi on his return to Seoul.
THE P. & D. steamers Socotra and Alazgger report passing large quantities of dangerous floating débris between Do Sim and Rock
Island.
The King has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Mr. II. C. Nicolle, (Local Au- ditor, flongkong), to be Treasurer of the is land of Ceylon,
CHING Yuan has been captured by the rebels,
112 E. he passed a dome topped buoy with white and black, broad, ver.ical stripes, and a bamboo staff with a blue flag on top and two
says, was hanging, from the top of the buoy, lamps made fast to the foot. A small chain, he
into the water.
NATURAL Soap has been discovered in Algeria, being produced by a tree known as Sapindus utilis. Its fruit has valuable saponacenus qualities when treated with water or alcohol. The soap obtained from this tree (long known in Japan, China and India) is superior to the alkaline properties; while the cost of its
as it was out of order by reason of its not Liang-Kuang, Yunan, Kweichow, and Hunan ordinary article of commerce, being free from
are ordered to despatch troops to the assistance
of Kwangsi.-Eastern Times.
The hospital being erected on Mount Kellett by the executors of the late Granville Sharp, and which is to be called after the testator's wife, is making fairly rapid progress, two of the buildings being now nearly toofed.
being addressed to the hon. menabers. A correspondent has now written inquiring whe ther further action will be taken, and point- ing out that the problem is becoming more difficult of solution, nothing appearing to satisfy the domestic servant who, he aileges, is always on the look out for a better situa- tion which means better pay, better board, ON 30th ult., Police Sergeant Mussel left Sin- less work and more freedom. Formerly, the domestic was more largely available and gapore for l'enang to bring C. C. St. Clair, the pugilist, to Singapore. St. Clair was 'arrested much cheaper and far superior to what he
in Penang on a telegram from Singapore churg. now, with the result that domesticing him with cheating in respect to the sum of economy is a source of increasing annoy go odd.-S. F. Press. ance and strain especially to the ladies of the Colony. The only remedy is re- gistration which will undoubtedly keep them well under control. In Ceylon a person who 17, QUEEN'S ROAD.
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office daily. All unemployed registered ser- vants go there to examine this list, and dozens generally apply for the appointment within a very few hours. Applicants are trained servants who have a complete record of their service in their pocket registers, men whose name, description, nationality, etc. are recorded in the book for purposes of identi. fication: whose whole career from date of registration is accounted for; whose recorded characters are genuine and not borrowed for the occasion; men who cannot swear that their last salary was, say, rs. 3o when it was only rs. 15 in a word, men whose anteced. ents are carefully recorded for one's benefit. According to the system at present in vogue we have no means whatever of identifying a 'boy, who, in his neatest of dress, presents himself for engagement and relies upon the bare statement of a needy relative or friend to oblain employment. It is immateria! whether be brings a certificate as to his char-
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MESSRS, Hanna, Donald and Wilson, of Abbey Works, Paisley, have received the contract for a caisson for the dock which is being built for Messrs. Butterfield & Swire at Quarry Bay and also the necessary hauling gear, which will be
driven by a powerful electric motor.
The demand for false huir has greatly increas- ed, while the supply has diminished to an extent qualified as perfectly alarming by the West End coiffeurs. The actual supply of false hair for the European markets is now for the most part imported, via Marseilles, from Asia Minor, India, China, and Japan-Health.
production and manufacture is low.
THE BLASTING: FATALITY AT LAICHIROK.
It will be remembered by our readers that while blasting operat ons were proceeding at Laichikok, on the 27th ulto, one of the Chinese workmen was fatally struck by the flying stones and so severely injured that he succumbed the same evening.
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A series of twelve blasts had been arranged, and eleven had taken place, when the workman in question ran forward to gather up the broken stone, and while so engaged the twelfth blast exploded, the min being struck by the flying debris in such a way that his lees and right. arm were broken, besides his head receiving
number of wounds, which eventually caused his death, three hours after the occurrence. As a result of this catastrophe Li Ping, the con- tractor, and Li Wai, the foremen in charge of the blasting operations, were charged with carrying out those operations without having placed covers over the spot, as a protection to the workmen en ployed ikere, against the dying stones. The case was called on this morning before Mr. Gompertz, and adjourned for the purpose of enabling bath sides to secure further evidence.
THE BORGLARY IN QUEEN'S ROAD.
Thite Chipamen were arraigned before Mr. Gompertz this afternoon on the charge of burg. lary of the premises of Messrs. Rombach and Ca., jewellers, on the 20th ulto, and stealing. therefrom a case of watches, of the value of
Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared for the $455. Inspector Collett was in charge of the case. defence.
Mr. Rombach stated that on the day in quest tion he had occasion to return to the office, and found the door open and the iron bar to secure the same wrenched of. A search dia closed the fact that thieves bad entered the premises and stolen 133 silver-plated and nickel watches. Information was given to the police and on the 25th ult. they brought
to him 18 watches which had been re-
covered from various pawn shops, a num ber of them having steel chains attached. i hese he identified as his property, but said A handkerchief the chains were not his. was also produced which he identified as his, but the monogram had been neatly cut SIR Donald Stewart and Sir Matthew Nathan, out. Police evidence was to the effect that the both recently back from service in the Gold watches produced were pawned by the defend. ants on various dates between the 20th and Coast region, left for the East together the one to turn off at Aden for Mombasa, and the other 25th ulto, and the defendants were arrested on to go on to Hongkong. As Sir Dona'd pas- the description of the pawn-brokers, who sub- ses Suakim, says an exchange, he will doubt sequently identified them. One of the defend- less be thinking of the hot campaign inshore, ants was the complainant's office coolie. Two nearly 20 years ago, when he had his horse of the watches were found on the person of": killed under him at Hasheen, and won great one of the defendants. Detective, Inspector the finding of the credit for his coolness and Rallantry in the Mucioni test ember most difficult conditions. Before and since watches in a number of pawn-brokers' estab Hasheen, he has been through desperate cam lishments, in the Central district. He took paigns. He was dangerously woundet on the the watches to the complainant who at once position of Assistant Manager of the hotel on march from Kabul to Candabar, and he had identified them, with the exception of one." the 13th uit. Captain Davies, says the Garelle, many escapes in the wars in Ashanti in 1895 A pawn-broker, of 380 Queen's Road. has been very popular as a host on the water and 1900. Curiously eaaugh, Sir Matthew Central, testified that on the aird ult. a and will be welcomed by the patrons of his Nathan, who served in the Sappers for many watch was brought to his shap by the first new post on land. Mr. Louis Eppinger, the years before he became a Colonial Governor, defendant and pawned with him for $1.50. veteran manager, will avail himself of Captain fought alongside Sir Donald on the Nile in 85, That was one of the watches produced- Davies' arrival to take a well-carned-holiday-in-and they have-since-bad-to-work-together a Several other pawnbrokers gave similar evidence, identifying the defendants and the watches produced-Mr. J. Hanson, chief of the Detective Department, testified to the identification of defendants. proceeding when our seporter left.
THE Japan Gaselle states that in accordance with a resolution at the last meeting of share- holders of the Grand Hotel, Captain-F. Davies, late of the Bingo-maru, was to assume the
the country.
good deal on the Gold Coast over the Ashanti control and the development of the hinterland.
THE APPEAL COURT.
Two Brighton gentlemen, Mr. A. L. Napper and Mr. J. L. Langford, have sailed from Lawestoft in a 14-ton sailing boat, named the Brighton, for Australia. Their little craft, which is only 4 ft. long, was to call at Brighton for
The Chief Justice (Sir William M. Goodman) provisions and necessaries, and would then make and the Paisne Judge (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith) for Madeira and the Cape. From the South resumed the hearing of the appeal from a African port, she is to strike across scos miles judgment of the Chief Justice in March last in of sea to Fremantle, in West Australia, and regard to certain reclaimed land (particulars the voyagers, both of whom are certificated of which have already appeared in these master mariners, expect to reach their destina-columns) at the Supreme Court this morning. tion by Christmas. The voyage means a trip of some 16,000 miles,
The vast majority of Russia's population ob- stinately refuse to believe that the Petrepay Love has been lost, says a Warsaw message. The Khirgbises, says the Pilvislinsky Kaki, believe that Makharuff and his men dived to the bottom of the sea, where they live with
THE operations for raising the Russian cruiser Varya at Chemulpo are progressing slowly. The ship's guos and coal bave already been raised, and at present the sand and mud in the hold of the vessel are being removed by means
mermaids in earth houses. The only things of electric power, while the pumping out of water is also in progress, the breaches in the they want are money and bread. A self-styled hull of the vessel having been repaired by emissary from Makharoff arrived in the village drivers. It is expected that the cruiser will be of Allabs, where, after giving a seductive des- afloat before the end of this year. The transcription of the joys of submarine life, he col- port Soongari will probably be based in two lected a large sum of money from the credulous months.
peasants and then disappeared.
ACCORDING to information which has reached an official quarier here from St. Petersburg,
ham Pert, it is understood that a Russian
launch
The master of the Chinese passenger Kongsis was summoned before Mr. Gumperts
launch was visited in the central fairway an
Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mr. Gedge) appeared for the appellants, Chu Lee and Chu Ping, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K,C., and Mr. H. E. Pollack, K.C, represented the respondents, Chan Ut Chiu and Pun Kon Sas.
Counsel for the respondents both addressed the Court at same length, after which, Mr. Slade replied, submitting that the respondents had completely failed to prove any title what
ever.
The Court deferred judgment.
TRE PARSEE CHARITY.
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The case was
HAWAIIANS IN TROUBLE.
Last evening two sprightly looking young Hawaians, who had just arrived in this Colony
from Honolulu, started out to see the sights of Hongkong, and first wended their way to the Ko Shing Theatre. There they asked the ticket- seller for the best seats, and were given two passes, costing fifteen cents each. They entered the theatre and sat down for about a quarter of an hour when two Chinamen entered and told them to get out as they were eccupying their seats. A ticket collector was called and ordered then to vacate the seats. The Hawaiians did not see why they should be turned out, and a European constable appeared, and be ordered
the men to leave. They refused to go, so the constable caught hold of one and pulled him out, the other trying to prevent his doing so. An Indian constable then joined in and tried to eject the wanderers, and one of them struck the European constable on the chest, the other The annual statement of accounts and bal- trying to make him let go of his friend. They wers both removed to the station and th's morn- ance sheet of the Parsee Charity Fund of South China for 1903 is now out, and being circulateding Mr. Gompertz said they were undoubtedly in the wrong in not at once vacating the seats amongst the members of the community. It
acter or not; those are always obtainable on says the Landon correspondent of the Birming at the Magistracy this morning, for carrying shows a balance of $y1,567.77 to the credit of when it was pointed out to them that they were loan or hire. If engaged he is really co political officer, with a smail escort, will be passengers in excess of his license. The the fund, being an increase of nearly $8,000, reserved for others. The serious part of the during the year. The amount is invested affair however was their molesting the police ployed upon his personal appearance and a
sent to Lhassa immediately the British expedi. Sunday, by a European sergeant who found mostly as deposits with two of the local banks, in the execution of their duty." He fined the plentiful supply of faith. He may turn out
tion arrives there, to be present a:, though not there were a hundred and twelve passengers with the usual lucidity and minuteness of de-first defendant $10 for that offence, and the to take any part in, the negotiations for a
„on board, or seventy-five in 'excess. The de
but the Hawaiians, who were well-dressed janec's be honorary secretary) care and assi (45 than not it is only when he has practised peaceful settlement of the present difficulty fendant now stoutly denied what the office tail the statement bears the stamp of Mr. Aj-second $1 for interfering, The fines were paid,
As to said, and called no less than seven Chinese between Great Britain and Tibet. whether the officer will join in the British witnesses, who averred that At the time of the duty and nos fail to repay a perusal by and intelligent-looking young men, left the expedition on the way, or, with his escort, will boarding there were no more than eighteen an make his own way to Lhassa, is not yet clear; the launch all told. He added that he could but the step is not without interest as showing call plenty more witnesses. The case was ad- Russian anxiety to maintain its influence in
journed till to-morrow. Tibet
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his 'arts that one is able to réalise the character of the man that he has been employing. Then he is dismissed, and the employer has to go through the same process again, and possibly get another as bad, or worse. With registration,
The following 'repon is from Mr. J 1. Plu a correct description of the person, his
It is reported from Changsha that since the Two shabbi'y attired Russians appeared before, mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong 'Obser- age, birthplace, parents' names, any peci.
beginning of last year when a large body of Mr. Gompertz at the Police Court this morning, vatory liar marks on his body, a thumb impres Kwangsi rebels crossed the borders into Hunan to further answer a charge of being in the un On the 8th at 11.35 am. the Red Drum and sion, and photograph could be recorded so province and made such havoc there, resulting lawful possession of six pearls, reported to be Red S. Cone was ordered to be hoisted and at that at any time it would be possible to in a portion of them also getting into Szechuan, worth 51,4-0, and which had been stolen in 4.45 p.m. the Red 5. Cone was ordered to be trace the person, if dccasion arose. Then no less than 15,oco. Hunanese troops have been Canton. Mr. P. W. Goldring prosecured and again, he could not desert or abscond at sent down from Changsha to patrol the Mr. R. Harding (Messrs Earens and larston) will; for, when entering employment, a Aunan-Kwangai frontiers in order to prevent defended, whilst Madame Papier of the Colo- note would be made in his pocket register, any further recurrence of similar raids from the al Hotel interpreted, it will be remembered which he would be called upon to take to southern province. Besides the troops on the that when the case was first remanded, the the registry and have noted and until this was borders some 3,000 are now scattered about in prisoners set up an ingenious defence, declar- cancelled by another entry, specifying the Kwangsi province in delached bodies assisting ing that the gems were in reality part of the the territorial forces of Kwangi in garrisoning costly jewels looted in Peking during the Boxer, date and cause of dismissal he could not the various cities there. In consequence of uprising. The case being cow proved, the accept another engagement. On the other this Hunan itself is heatly depleted of troops Magistrate committed one of then to prison hand, it would prevent his being discharged and it is feared that trouble may come out of it for six months with hard labour, the other
being remanded. from a situation without due notice and a when least expected-N, C, D. News.
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hoisted.
On the 9th at 11.40 am: The barometer has
in the Philippines,engl risen in NE Japan and fallen in S. China and
The typhoon is now south of Hongkong and
Frosh Ewinds will prevail in the Formosa moving towards the W.N.W. threateni g the neighbourhood of the Hoihow straits.
Channel and strong E. to 52 winds in the northern part of the China Sea.
Forecast -Strong E. to E. winds, squally.
Court with looks of the most injured innocence on their countenances.
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
HAILS DUE. Australian (Changaka) 11th inst, English (Coromandel) i tih inst.: Anierican (Korea) z2th inst. Indian (Namsang) 15ık inst, Canadian (Empress of India) 15th inst. German (Preussen) 16th Inst. Amencan (Guelfe) 18th inst
The P. M. S. S, Coss. Korea with mails,
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The C. P. R. Co's 2.6. Empress of India
left again at 3 pm, same day, for Kobe where anived at Yokohama at 9 a.m., on 8th inst, and she is due to arrive at 's pm, on gth inst.