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NOTICE,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JULY 2 1906.
SALUBRIOUS BANGKOK.
FIRE IN A PAWNSHOP.
DAMAGE DONE að ut $iro.
Volumes of smoke issuing from the third
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Bangkok people are peculiarly sensitive to any allusion which would seem to disparage gested in the columns some time ago that Bangkok was annually scourged by cholera wo stated a fact which nobody can deny; but the residents in the capital of Siam decided. ly object to any reference being made to their misfortune, and the result is seen in ■ leading article and a contributed sketchA MARINE haker, of Reclamation Street, which appeared on successive days in the Bangkok Timer. It is amusing to read in the former that "Bangkok, it may be admit ted, is not an ideal place of residence, but the fact remains that no farang ever willing Hongkong, even though the latter has the distinction of being cleanly enough to suit the fastidious plague bacillue." And yet it is to Hongkong that the farangs in Siam in- variably journey when their health breaks down and they need the bracing climate to
LJ Wing, a shop coolie, employed in a piece goods firin at No. 218, Queen's Road Central, ❘ was charged this morning by his employers with uttering a forged order on the firm for the cad of May and 6th June. The coelie denied the attention of the people at the Government the charge. Mr. F. X, d'Almada e Castro, who Civil Hospital soon after nine o'clock last appeared for the prosecution, applied for a re-night and they immediately gave the alarm, mund, which was granted, until Monday next, not, however, without allempting to reader Defendant, it is stated, applied for bail, but some assistance. Without any delay, a de- was refused by Mr. F. A. Hareland.
patch-box froni the hospital was got out, and rushed to the scene and soon a single hose was playing on the flames. Not long after- Yaumati, was brought before Mr. H. H. J.wards the fire-brigade, in charge of Chief Ins. Comperts, at the Police Court this morning pector Baker, arrived at the scene of the fire, charged with being in unlawful possession of only to find that the hospital men had charge a basketful of iron slabs, reasonably suspected of affairs and the fire parify under control. to have been stolen. The defendant denied They joined in, several lengths of hose were the charge, but the fact that he had a previous run to the top of the building, and about half an hour later the fire was extinguished. The him, and be was ordered to pay a fine of $100 entite building of No. 218 is occupied by the and to be exposed in the stricks for six hours. Kung On pawnshop, one of the oldest pawn- shop in the Colony. The fire-the origin of Sergt. Appleton prosecuted and Mr. Ouo
which is at present a mystery-broke out Kong Sing defended.
on the third storey, where clothing was stored. As soon as the fire became known to the fokis of the pawnshop, who slept on the ground floor,
which was stored in this for--and which it are ported was uninanted-watiemoved but several second-hand clocks, which at the time wers
The Hongkong Celegraphy exchanged it for either Singapore or conviction for a similar office, went againat
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1906.
A HINT TO HONG KONG MERCHANTS.
Some pregnant remarks are made by Mr. F. E. Wilkinson, Acting Consul at Wuchow, EXPERT MANIPULATION. in his survey of trade in that district during the past year, and they should be of special interest to merchants and shipping firms in Hongkong. While he regards the general conditions of trade in Kwangsi as inimical
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TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”.
SERVICE.
SHIPPING DISASTER,
JAPANESE VESSEL SUNK,
PASSENGERS AND CREW MISSING [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 2nd July, 10.50, a.m.
The Hinode Maru collided with the Nichiyei Maru on Friday.
a
The former sank within three and half minutes of the disaster. The passengere and crew issing.
are
[Our correspondent has omitted to indicate where the dienster occurred, but we may pre- some that it was in the vicinity of Japan. The Hinode Manu was formerly known as the Nichiyel Mary was originally the Ceder before passing under the Japanese flag and is a vessel of 2,302 gross tonnage--Ed.; B.K, 7.).
counteract the effects of life in the jungle. alterocon near the Praya East Holel, when the several thousands of dollars' worth of jewellery, Hellona and was a vessel of 1,125 tons. The
The writer of the contributed article denies that Bangkok lacks the Juxuries and comforts of ordinary civilised cities, and, greatly daring, to find us a first-class hotel and offers the best of everything provided we take a But having had some trip to that city.
hanging on the wall, had to be left in the flames owing to the progress of the fire. The fire was extinguished before it could reach the floors below, and what damage was done intheground, first and second Anors was simply by water. No damage was done to the building.
The premises are insured with Messrs. E. D. Sasioun & Company, for $14,000, and the damage done to the woods on the third floor l estimated at between quo and $1,000.
THE SITUATION IN COREA,
WHAT might have been a serious accident and perhaps attended by death, occurred yesterday
motorman of car No, zo had to apply this emer- gency brake so as to save the lives of three persens. This came about through a careless coal coolie who would not leave the tram track, when the car was some distance behind him. A ricksha, carrying a Filipino, crossed the road from right to left so as to allow to the development of the province's unexperience of the place we hardly care a Western bound car to pass. The ricksha got on the left side of the toad now, and at that doubted resources by the introduction of to take advantage of his generosity even. foreign capital, he is firmly of opinion that though we miss all the delights which part of the road is ton narrow to allow the car behind it to pass, the ricksha coolie dashed British firms of standing in Hongkong would he depicts. He speaks of hale and
across the rails to make for the other side, find it to their advantage in open branches hearty old residents who actually prefer when, unfortunately, the coal coolie, who at Wuchow, and engage directly in the im- the atmosphere of Bangkok to any other was walking gaily along the track was kanck- port and export business, instead of leaving place between heaven and Texas, and suged down by the ricksha. The sudden jar in in the hands of a few Chinese firms in the gests that the Hongkong critic" knows also caused the coolie to fall and the late was Colony. He remarks that he is well aware nothing of Bangkok. In fact, he abandons thrown out of the vehicle. The framear, which that it is the general opinion among British himself to an orgy of enthusiasm in favour was coming up behind's a good rate, answered merchants that it is quite impossible for for of his place of exile and, it might be fancied, beautfully to the brake and the car was pulled eign firms to compete with the Chinese at almost persuades himself that his picture is up a few yards away from the wreck," not however, without giving the passengers à rude outports or in the interior, either in the dis. correctly drawn. Bangkok may be all that
jolt. tribution of imports or in the purchase of its admirers claim for it, yet things happen produce for export. The conditions, how there that could never occur in Hongkong The numbers of the Pe Rastern Review for For instance, it is humorous to read in one May and June ani cestainly full of maiter which ever, are not quite the same in Kwangsi as they are in other pasts of China, and he column the beauties of Kulalongkhorn's city, will prove of interest in the business population suggests that the experiment should, at any and in immediate juxtaposition to find the of the East. The May issue is devoted to the industrial, commercial and agricultul, de- rate, le made by some British firm. He following paragraph -"There has been a describes the methods pursued by the dead horse lying by the side of the new road.velopment of the Mero Province, and affords an excel eni idea of the progress which is being Canten and Faishan firms in dealing opposite Hongkong Bank-lane for the last made in that erstwhile tabulent district under with the people of the interior.
two or three days. Yesterday it had been the.merican tegin. The article is profusely is mainly carried on by barter and the dragged, aut into the middle of the road.illustrated, all sides of the internal economy of the Province being depicted. The June num. buyers have to take with them to every Besides being offensive to the nose, the car A. S. WATSON & CO., market town they visit as many bales of cass had been ripped open by vultures, and cotton yarn, which is the chief medium of presented a ghastly spectacle. Surely, there exchange, or other foreign goods as they should be some chance of discovering and estimate will be sufficient to pay for the pro- prosecuting the owner." Of course, if that 14duce they may find there. They also take is the sort of thing that Bangkok people like up with them outward transit passes to naturally they would be out of place in exempt the goods purchased from likin Hongkong. The writer remarks: "Bane to offer the work to the local concems, but in is not still the Hermit Kingdom,
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dues. The goods are eventually shipped from Wuchow u Hongkong. In some cases," he observes, "the goods are ordered and the price fixed in advance. The system has many good points to recommend it as it involves no risks to the foreign merchant and very little trouble; but any foreign firm with capital at its disposal which, instead of waiting for the business to come to it at Hongkong, opens a branch of its own at this urt and sends its own buyers into the interior, will apparently have so many ad- vantages over the native firms with which is competes that, while greatly benefiting its import trade, it will also be able to lay down produce for expon át Hongkong at lower cost than these firms are able to do." It is pointed out that native dealers are handi-. capped through lack of capital, and when it is stated that the rates of interest charged by PREMIER CIGAR the native banka run from 12 to 36 per
THE
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No. 2-$2.50
No. 8 - $2.25
cent. It will be understood there is small inclination to embark on schemes whose success is not absolutely assured. One of the advantages of having a branch in Wu cllow instead of working the trade from Hongkong direct is, first of all, that less opposition will be encountered there; and, secondly, the knowledge that there is a firm there which will buy produce-at present Wuchow is merely a port of transhipment will encourage sellers in the interior, instead of waiting for the buyers to visit them, to bring their goods down themselves to the per 100 port. Mr. Wilkinson is very enthusiastic over
this matter, and predicts that if a British 'firm opened a branch at Wuchow it would never rue the day. One suggestion which he
kok being what it is, with all its admitted shortcomings, what will it be when its sani- tation and water supply are as good as, say, those of Hongkong?" There is much vir lue in the "when," and much imagination. in the writer, but it is to be doubted whe ther even in those halcyon days Bangkok will ever be able to compete with Hong kong as regards salubrity and healthiness. Still it is good in these doubling days to find that the world is not yet destitute of optimists.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring countries, on private affairs, has been granted to Major A. C. Painter, Royal ) agineers, from a 3rd July 10 6th October.
THE following typt on warning has been issued by Mr. Wilder, the American Cosul,
here: Manila Observatory, 2nd July, at 11 am, typhoon East Bisayas approaching Archipelago. THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending the 16th June, 1906, amount- ed to 20,567.31 tons and the sales during the same period to 19,049.69 tonn.
DURING the last 48 houre only one case of plague was reported, a Chinese residing at | Hollywood Road, who succumbed. Last week the total number of cases was 21, of whom one was a Filipino and another an Indian. The total cases since January is 843,of which 790 proved fatai.
"ALTHOUGH I have recognized you before, sád bis Honour the Puisne fudge, in the Summary Jurisdiction Court this morning, to a grey- coated, be-gowned member of the legal pro
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ber is more general in character, but thoroughly to the taste of the practical man. Referring to shipbuilding, the Review remarks that about 450.000 pesos has been paid to foreign dock companies for ship repairs during the last t mouths. It states that "the spirit of loyalty to home enterprise prompted the shipawners first
usy case the China Coast shipbuilders step- ped with figures which meast the saving of thousands of pesos to the owners by sending the work abroad, and in business, as well as in life, the first law being self-preservation the twners were compelled to send their ships away. The local canceres appreciated the sit vation and could not complain against the punciple i volved," & spirited article in favour oftoral concerns ends with theexpression of the hope that the great possibilities open to Manila shipbuilders may soon be realised. A very fine photographic reproduction of Mr. Luke E. Wright, the American ambassador to Japan,
occupies the issue.
STEALING TRAM TICKETS.
RE-HIRARING OPENED.
[N. C. D: Netus.]
The British Admiral in Japan. Tokio, 27th June. Admiral Moore left Miyajima this morning, and is expected at Kobe to-morrow morning,
The Mikado to Visit Kioto.
Takio, 27th June,
It has been informally decided that the Emperor and Empress will visit Kioto in January, when a memorial service to the Imperial Ancestor will be held,
SUNDAY'S EXCURSIONS,
Starquis te has returned 1 Seoul, and, except among those interested in keeping Corea in a state of ferment, there is general satin-
The popularity of the Sanday excursions to faction emphasised by his very explicit denial of the recent roasts that he is contemplating Macao was once again exemplified yesterday, retirement from the position, ní Resident when advantage was taken of the "beautiful General. A great deal has been made of the weather by a large number of Hongkongites, recent riots and other ebullitions of populàr to enjoy the day's outing. The excursion dis ostent, but the complete failure to work steamers were all "full up" with both first and up any serious agitation against the Japanese second class passengers, the 18. Heungihan administration, revealed by the renom of the alene having just over two hundred first class
Ch: passengers aboard, the majority being well-· disappointed outsiders who have been couraging the Coraan Emperar ald his Court known and prominent local résidents. The 1 the weather was all that could be desired, and so satellites in their foolishness. country should be restless is not a new con-delightfully cool and pleasant was it on board dition. To aury the best utterance of Mr. Winston Churchill, who does not besitate to express impell biantly when the easier demands it, "none but a fool or an opponen exercted that Japan would set Corea right in the few months she has been in office there." The task, indeed, will be long and difficult, for the corn in itave long-standing dislike of the Japanese as a race, and a still longer-standing dislike of any attempt at the exploitation of their country. It is at their fao't that theirs
that large numbers elected to "lunch and lounge" of the vessel instead of venturing into the treat on shore An excellent tiffin was pro- vided by the Café Weismann, well served
from Ladis kept things bright and lively both coming and going, and during tiffin. Al- together a delightful day was spent by ail, most of whom, there can be no doubt, will be looking forward to their next opportunity of enjoying such a healthy and pleasant change from the heat of the Chly.
and attended, while the lately arrived Band
A DISORDERLY HOUSEBOY.
ASSAULTS HIS MISTRESS.
The fates having decreed, however, that Coren must come out of her isolamon, have made recer sary a government which all beat once stabi and fice from commuption one pretend that the Coreans were able to give them-
At the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. selves such a pover meṛt, and in the day!
H. H. J. Gompertz, Wong Tao, a houseboy, before the war, or more accurately between the employed at 6, Mountain View, Peak, was wars, the Emperor and his advisers were cop. cerned merely in turning to their own advar-charged at the instance of Inspector Dymond, tae as far as possible the rival.ambitions of the Powate, while the unhappy county suffer ed, no, mintier which patty had the temporary ascendency at Court Corea herself then has directly benefited by the war, which defiitely decided that paramennt political, military, and economical interests therein are possessed by her neighbour faßan; and which provider measures for her guidance, protection, and control. The l'owers by the unanimous with drawal of their Legations have acquiesced in this admission by Japan's principal rival at the
the speedy success of the administration of Marquis lia in bringing rome order out of the chaos f Curein affairs, ....
Before Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magis- trary this afternoon, the re-hearing was open-Seoul Court, and are now chiefly concerned in ed of the case in which a tramway conductor nceived the sel! penalty of the law-to go to gand for six months, with hard labour and six hours' stocks-for stealing 100 tram tickets, valued at 15, the property of the Company, some weeks ago.
Inspector Gourlay prosecuted and Mr. C. F. Dixon, in the office of Mr. John Hastings, re presented the accused.
with assaulting his employer-Mrs. E. Robin. son-at her residence, on Saturday lasi, and also with disobeying lawful orders. The de fendant denied both charges, Mrs. Robinson said defendant was her boy. On Saturday morning witness gave orders to defendant to do certain work. The same afternoon, whan the returned bome from the city, the found that ber orders were not carried out and again repeated her orders, and reprimanded the defendant In doing so, she caught him by the queue and defendant, picking up & lin can, which was standing en a table,
**Did struck witness on the mouth,
"No,
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MASEN 25
Germin (Bayern) 3rd inst, 5 pm. Canadian (Empress of Japan ) 3rd inst. American (Hongkong Moru), 7ih init, Indian (Namtang) 11th inst." Canadian (Tarlar) 17th inst.
strike hum? queries Mr. Gompert, did not," replied Mrs. Robinson, ply caught him by the pig-tail" Continuing, witness said that in the past defendant had been a goo' worker. Defendant said there was Hitherto the Japanese administration has
a certain person living with his mistress. On boule of wine much Saturday that per-on drank pay not thought it necessary to head to the clumsy calumny which has been and was drunk. Accused was at work in the persistently levelled against it, while of genuine, kitchen, and was on tip-toe ge ting a tin of
sugar
from the cupboard, when suddenly he felt criticism there has been almost nene. More somebody rull him by the gueve. He became serious than the propagation of inventions as very dizzy by the pull, closed his eyes and striking bis mistrem sugar When The first witness called for the prosecution palpable as that which declared Marquie kto to collapsed, the tin of
be herome conscious his mistress asked him was Arthur Couris, traffic superintendent of be plotting vague mischief in Manchuria ata
10 gather up the sugar and later he was time when his daily doings in Tokio were public given in chance. His Worship sentenced sha the Tramway Company. He said on 16th
property, has been the unwillingness of the defendant to one month's hard labour and six June, at $1 a.m., he was preparing to send out
Emperor and his Ministers to (mego their old hours' stocks on the first charge, and be bound mid-day cars. Conductor 27 complaind to
over in the nam of Stop to be of good behaviour for one year witness, in the presence of the defendant, that pastime of intrigue. It seems to be clearly 100 tickets were short from his box. Witness established, says the M. C. D. News of 27th uli, went to the ticket clerk and reported the loss. as our Tokio correspondent explained in detai The clerk said that as this box was out in the in our yesterday's issue, that advantage wis. morning he had carefully examined it before taken of the absence of Marquis Ito to work on issuing for the mid-day trams. The tickets this propensity of the Emperor and to obtain lost were five cent tickets. Witness's next hir tacit, if not his open, support
the disturbances which have occurred The step was to send for an interpreter, and he wa
the per 100 makes is eminently reasonable the man you must go out and d in a black coat before fucked to tell the conductors that unless the 100 pit was. like the slottethrowing st
tickets were forthcoming the cars would not railway car conveying the returning in charge should have a working know you I
can hear you." The learned legat light vanished, leave the shed Conductor 38 went to the inter Resident-General, more annoying than dan ledge of Chinese so that he might be in and presently re-appeared clad in the garb that preter and said that he had taken the same box gerous, since it was doomed to failure from the position to deal with the natives at first hand, in de o the British Courts, for those earlier in the day and finding 192 tickets short beginning. Already our telegrama inform
The latter told to-day, the return of Marquis fin has had the instead of having to trust to a Chinese staff | addressing the Court, and all went on merrily he spoke to the defendant.
not to mind but to inkeanother hox. De Ministers to their senses, and it may be Japan salutary effect of bringing the Emperor and his **whose interests are not always the interests to judgment.
fendant was called and asked to produce his that it will not be necessary, as the fagur of their employers." The idea should cer
THERE WAY & scarcity of rickshàs at East Point
box for examination. There the missing Mail lately feared, to take more drastic measures then those the Resident General has Hainly commend itself to local merchants this morning owing to some mishap occur-
tickets were found. His way-hill was aló ex-
yet employed. "Obviously, By opt Takin who are always on the outlook for new ring to the works of the electric, tramcare.
amined, but the extra tickets were not men- Contemporary, the
"the farce "of pretending to of good sources of revenue, for it seems that the Passengers boarded the cars in the usual mag initial cost of inaugurating a branch would ser, but before their fares were taken they tioned in it. A very curious thing happened believe his (the Emperor's) expression
Ecapent will At Arsenal Strapt terpreter. The interpreter went up to the labe ba infinitesmal in comparsion with the pro- only ran to Araunal Street.
and as far down as the Naval Yard a string of ble, upon which the tickets, lacluding the become fite in the end.
CATS were tied up owing to the absence of extra hundred, were spread, and commenced say nothing of the in possibility of achiev
ing the task they have set for themselve alectricity on the other section to enable the
in Cores, if they contings to place fary in Kobe for this port via Moji and cars to proceed. Some passengers, who did replacing them in the box. Again it wAS
WHAT
up" AT found that 100 tickets had disappeared, and semblance of trust in not expect that they would be bald the Naval Yard, sat and waited patiently for
disturb the peace. continued that way, they would be late for office there was a rush for rickshas. Fer the greater part of the morning there was only a half service trams could only be obtained from Arsenal Street to Causeway Bay, Later in the day the fuses in the feeding, boxes were altered and the through service continued,
per 100
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inthenew
Iware informed by the conductor that the cars after witness had a conversation with the in-wined. The Japa
in the of the world,
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American (Korea) 18th inst,
The as. Alyanax jet Slogspore on 30th ult, for Shangbai,
The 11 Canfa being due here on 4th inst, will sail on 6th lust,
Singapore for this port on joth uit, at 3 p.m.
The 'P'. & Q, 8. N. Coện ■.x. Auðfá leľ
The M. 31. Co.h sɩ, Armand Nebie, loft Singapore in and inst., at 3 p.m., for this port via Skin
The Imonial German Mall 19. Zirten Jeh shanghai yesterday at 1 p.m., and may he ex- pected here on 4th it, at 6am.
Apcar Co.'ss. Catherina Apcar from Calcutta left Singapore, yesterday alm, and may be expected here on him
The N. Y. K European Line sa. Kainahura
a sovereign and Shanghal on 1st inst, and is expected here on
competente tooth inst.
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played by the (ccidental Hotel, in charge on the power to be restored, but finding, that if it putting his hand in defendant's canvas bag the to leave him in Do Corean Emperor arrived at Shangha at 5 am, on 30th ult, and
THE Indian watchman in the employ of the Kowloon Hotel gave Chan Li, a coolie, em-' Saturday for being in the servants' quarters of the hotel without the consent of the proprietor. When the case was called on at the Magistracy this morning no complainant appeared, and Mr. F. A. Hazeland ordered the defendant to [36-be released from custody.
Gregor & Co.,
SOLE AGENTS.
Hongkong, and july, 1908;.
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econd rootlekels were discovered wrapped in those are poor a handkerchief.
Crom-examined: Witness suggested that defendant stole the second bunch of 100 tickets which wore found in his bag. The case ly provesdiny.
friends
of which is that The C. P. R. Cols vs. Empreu of Japan ·
teft again at p.m., une day, for Hongkong, where this is due to arrive af 11 am.. on 3rd init
who stimpale him to further kicking against the pricks. In co-operation with the Resident General he can yet play a dignified and worthy part in the government of his country; attempt to arrest the new order will merely end in his complota discómsture.
The C. P. R. Cole se. Athenian arrived si Shanghai at 7,30 pm, ou 30th ult,and i fragsin at z .m., Sunday, far Nagasaki, where she it due to arrive at 6 p.m., on 224 inai.