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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY,
SATURDAY JULY 28, 1906.
the overland route, gaining great kodos, if they ucceeded, for their pick in 'emulating, if not eching, Harry de Windt..
ARRIVAL AT PEKING.
JOURNEY COMPLUTED IN SATITY.
[From Qur Own Correspondent,]
Shanghai, 24th July,
1 p.m.
Duke Tsui Tsch has arrived at Peking.
The Commissioners appointed to investigale the principles of the government in Europe and America have thus completed their extensive journey. Duke Tsai Tsch was head of the Commission and fears were entertained that the reactionaries in China would make another attempt on his life-the fist having been inade as the Commissioners were leaving Peking last year, when the Duke was slightly injured by a bomb. Fortunately the mission has been safely. completed, and it only remains to be seen what, if any; results will flow from the report of the Commissioners.-Ed. //.h.7.] * ̧
JAPANESE COURT- MARTIAL.
ECHO OF THE WAR,
OFFICERS CASHIERED AND REDUCED
IN RANK.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 26th July,
11.50a.m.
notices were posted during the day.
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ONE CASE CLAIMED.
alth inst-
The report which was published in last oven- ing's issue relative to the seizure of five cases of morphia, valued at $6,000, in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company's premises at Tsim-tsa-tsui, by excise officers, au the 23rd instant, brought forth claimants this. morning. The claimants were Messrs. Wm. Shewan, commission agents. In a letter to the Opium Farm they stated that one case out of the five seized, and marked, "A. C," and
into the Colony by them, and they requested underneath those letters "0004," was imported that that case be delivered. Receiving instrac- tions from the head of the Opium Farm, Chief Hoggarth made an application before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, this morning, for the release of ano case of morphin, as there had been a claimant. The application was granted, There have been so far no other claimants for the remaining four cases.
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AN IMMIGRATION CASE.
BOARDING HOUSE RUNNER CONVICTED,,
2011 Inst..
At the instance of Detective-Sergeant Gmat, Mak Fuk, a boarding house runner, residing at No. 7, Wa On Lane, was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, charged with enticing a lad named Lam Kwan Yau board the steamer Kum- 36 ሄደ .
by force, and fraud, with the intention of getting him out of the Colony, on the 24th
£200,000 to be expended on Penang har all denied all connection with the gamblers, which she is not justly entitled. But even ejected from the soil of the free and enlightened. CHINESE COMMISSIONERS.|His Worship granted the application and
grand total amounts to hit they had no idea who their tenants so, we may take it that a large proportion of When they returned to Hongkong they natural- ly made inquiries regarding their erstwhile £7,000,000, one half of which is required were! They had simply collected their the goods which helped to swell the aggreender and adviser, but he was not to be found, and whether he has gone to search for Mr. immediately, partly for the payment of ex rents, and with that sublime, indifference to gate value of the imports came in the first shareholders in Tanjong Pagar, and partly mundane affairs which characterises the instance from the United Kingdom or the Micawber in Australia or has joined Lieut. for the commencmdist of the harbour in high and mighty they ignored the existence, Colonies. Great Britain is the largest ex Patry is unknown, It was a decidedly original idea to send the fortune hunters to America With the single exception of their tenants--except as money-grabbing porter of goods to China, the value recorded of the inner harbour scheme the Straits machines-and stood in amazement when it for last year being considerably over 86 because while they were on their way to dis- was suggested that a tenant like a dog usual million taels as compared with 57 illusionment he had ample time to cover his The curious part of the story is that tracks. Government is irrevocably committed to
only had a name. But the police were too lions in 1904. But the United States the would-be Americans were sent to New the works detailed!, The interest £7,000,000 at 31 per cent, plus sinking smart for once; the Magistrate declared is a close second, with over 76 millionYork. The practice used to be to send the fund per cent, equals 1 per cent, per that landlord cannot be held respon.aels' worth of goods sold to China, as con- coolies to Vancouver where they were allowed There, on agency annum, or 297,500, that is to say $2,558,500. sible for his tenant's misdemeanours and trasted with a paltry 29 millions in the pre- to land without question.
vious year. An increase of something like corresponding in a way to the "underground Now where is that sam to come from, and so the landlords depared in great feather.
It would be interesting to know, however, if 250 per cent in a single year is phenomenal, railway" of slavery days, when Sambs and Venus used to be secretly helped to escape. how are the various improvements to be car- fied on simultaneously with the discharge of atenaut in Hongkong who lent his home to and effectively disposes of the files that the out the sunuy south to the frozen north and the Colony's liabilities? It is not anticipated another while he spent the summer months boycott has worked havoc with the American freedom, had its headquarters. The Chinese immigrants boarded C.P.R. trains ostensibly that there will be any marked increase in at Maçao would be held equally innocent trade. It may be conceivable that certain
American, products have entered China bound for Winnipeg, Quawa or any other mind, and left The revenue of Tanjong Pagar, and on exist under similar circuinstances.
under new denominations in order to avoid place that came to the
Eu route, they dropped off at ing rates the earnings of the Board barely
wounding the susceptibilities of the people, Vancouver, cover interest and sinking fund upon the
and in that case there would be a very consome wayside crossing and, guided by the capital cost of the expropriation. It is
Although no official mutification has yet siderable addition to the figures quoted agents, attempted to enter the States by a side door, so to speak. They were exposed to the generally recognised now, even by those who
For the Customs analysis takes into account
greatest hardships, their lives were not worth a were most strenuous in their upposition to been received ur, at all'events, published on
moment's purchase if they were sighted by the the harbour improvement schenie, that the the subject, it is matter of common know and rparates under different headings only
mounted constabulary or boundary riders and principle and plans aving been finally ledge that the steamship Coffee, which for the goods wliose origin is manifest and ad- adopted there is no possibility of evading the last ten years has been rung der mitted, so that it is quite possible and even attempted to escape, but many succeeded, responsibility and the proposition is to make the Occidental and Opental Steamship Comprobable that the Hongkong total has been Indeed, the L... officials were accused of the revenue coincide with the annual expen-pany's flag, has been sold in the Pacific Mail mereased by the inchision of American aiding and abetting the Chinese, A charge diture. Our contemporary remarks that, Steamship Company, of which Mr. W. Hari-articies whose identity was not disclosed which was indignantly denied and never the unitesirables never thought of finding au "Where the interest is to come from on the man, the well-known shipping and railway The trade of Japan with China is gradually proved. That was in the good old days; but There the £1,800,000 worth of developments at Tan magnate, is the head. It will be remembered creeping up, but it is not making the giant gen date through New York,
genius of the Hongkong "passenger, agent" jong Pagar it is dillicult to see." The syer that Sage months ago, when the steamers of strides which mark Great Britain's" and
In 1904 Chuna imated; he should have shipped his customers agerevenue of the Colony is about $11.500,00 the principal Japanese shipping companies America's commerce.
mf to Kamchatka and they could have traversed and the expenditure so closely corresponds were released From: duty by the Govern ported goods, valued at go inition taels ment and resumed their regular passenger from her neighbour; last year the aggregate that the surpins or deficit is infinitesimal-
British India ru, ammor gained currency to the value was over 4 millions. but that is in ordinary times, when there are no harbour of sanitary schemes on the fapps, effect that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha were sent more goods to China than the whole The adoption of improvements, ete, has negotiation be the purchase of two steamer of Europe combined (Russia not included), forged the Colony into what at first sigla foin the Familie Mail Company. "It was for while ou great dependency was respon. seems a financial cut, de ste it has been suggested that the Japanese Company insiste for 3 milions' worth of trade, Europe,,| remarked that only a few years ago the tended to establish a fast line of steamers counting Germany, France, Austria, etc., only Government of the Straits Settlemens basion Hongkong and San Francisco, and transacted business to the extent of gr onl the Paelic Mail Company having failed to hon tiels. But here again it is impossible was in the prosperous condition of t
to say what proportion of the 148 mitions ing able to pay twenty shallings in the theover a fortune in the Bastern trade were sovereign and sull lng something past fut a willing to dispose of at least two of their attributed to longkong should be properly Paris Bext. Whether Mr. Harman's deplaced at the érecht of Germany, which, as rainy day. Naturally, or stleiwise, a flon-
clatation that his Company were prepared to everybody knows, has a great and flourishing. survative Government at Westminster run
Notwithstanding the sidered that it was ausolute folly to alles | abandon the trade they had but up was a trade with. China.
rase de guem in nut is quoftet question efforts of Australian Trade Comunissoners to a Crown Colony to wallow in wealth. - Ti :
was believed that the ship foster a continuous connection, with 'China, Imperial authenties hunted high and loe Amenta
the, Western States |They have still much deeway to make up for a pretest wlierely the surplus of the prog magnate of
trying to Jance the Governmunt they tend to equal Canada on the Straits Settlements might be keja withen, was reasonable bounds and after inany jene won.
I that were the case be evidently decided that the Colony's military estud tron was utterly inadequate. According failed to raise his utject, although thachs it was decreed that the Straits Settlemen's hitly dostať" that "parvate enterprise will should contribute one quarter of the grows famé by rewarded by an annual Goverment revere towards the maintenance of kalperisi | 12 anity. At any rate, the "do".Was not troops--not in the Straits Settlements, but asuhunted and the Pacile Mail linea in all the corners of the globe where the the; | still one of the pummipal factors in the trade is defended by gish soldiers. The Colony,acfwech Ainetica and Chatia. In be tine, protested; the noticial mentlers of Abe and there is no va on to doubt the text, that Legislative Coonil resigned in'a nody; the | the Ruente van las purchased, the tiple or Justices of the Pearg and the membouts of Graneted the verdhi poca exigigical terms, that the Chinese Advisory Board threw up her would seem to mitate that the connection with the PE - Bast appointments in disgud public meetings of the. Viited State were held to denounce the thieving auta has not reached sin a few lovely so itics, hut all to no piffuse. The Tupin. 13 wend enskabour to make out. It would' Government stuck like a hupet to the on alje sem to prove that the Jackie Mither direct, in through Hongkong, in in sided bargain, and since 185 the Strait, Company propose to advance andomsplate greasing quatres last year China tock Thou interests in the interduemental trade. Settlements have seen paying this o
10,447 pics of opius valued at 29,252 stros usaction. During the intervening Fac Fagne Mau line, being a planary ol years, Okc Colony has had no serious dif. the overland railway Thes, agham pracu culty in forwarding the annual contributors,cally dominated by Mr. Harriman-bols advantages whacinare odiy erqualled. By the but a new set of condations has fariens Daless the Colony can meet its expiopranes | Canadais Parme Kulway' Coumpany." "It is bill, and praeced with the general schenstidectory, to believe that
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ELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE
771E *SAINAM" TRAGEDY.
GERMAN TRADERS SUPPORT BRITISH ACTION.
THE BOGRAMS – DESPATCHED TO RAMBERG AND PEKING,
The following telegrams which
The Japanese court-martial; ap- pointed to deal with the officers re- sponsible for the, surrender of troops on board the Kenshin Maru, in May, 1904, has now rendered its decision,
Two lieutenants who were in com- mand of the vessel when the 'sur. render took place have been cashiered. The paymaster. two army captains and three junior military officers have been stripped of their decorations and reduced in muk.
instant, for immigration purposes, Lam wan Yau declared that he was only eighteen years of age and a native of San Wai. On 9th July he was brought into the Colony by a man named Cheung Nau. He came to Hongkong wilhugly to work as a coolie. When witness arrived in Hongkong, he and his guide went to a coolie house at No. 7, Wa Da Läne. During his residence at the coolie house witness be came acquainted with the accused, and on 24th July last defendant spoke to complainant about going to Singapore. Defendant said that he would get witness a job as cook on his arrival there, and his pay would be about $25 per month. Witness consented to go to Singapore and get that job and in the usual course
was taken on board the Kumsangip
Dorado.
When complainant was comfortably installed on board, the philantropliic matter was thrown
to subsitive, the beverls of the Panic Mail | volume, trade, or whereas the Dominion have been despatebei to Hamburg CHINESE COMMISSIONERS, to the winds, and accused "produced a promis..
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sent products to the valne ut 87,95% tads last year, Australia's hade was duly worth. 1,538,74; tels. The other figme's are, iuuaterial, but it would be interest mg of learn whether the emigration of gulies to South Aria has had anything to do with the trade which seems to be growing between our new Colonies and China. 1 1993, South Africa, contubisted nothing to Chuna's needs: in 1904 goods to the value tal 2,243 tacks wire Hagved, and last year thin sum hamcreased in 13.523 acis. Dijing into the volume abast at random, a appens that despite all the efforts of reformers,
continues to purchase optum from India,
Details are giver regarding the imports of "golton goods, iron ware, delicacies such a hard's tests, bechede nier, betel nuts, et,
and Peking by the numbers of the past Asiatic Association in Hong- kong are of especial interest at the present moment.--
|| Translation.|| Hongkong. 21st July, 1900, The East Asiatic Association,
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
PROPOSED FOR CHINA. [From Our Own Correspondent.}
Shanghai, 27th July,
2:10 pm.
The Chinese Commissioners ap- pointed to investigate the methods of government in Europe and Ame-
ica have been in conterence."
sury-pote and asked witness to put his finger impression on it. When the paper was pro duced witness heart somebody whisper mat chu char (sell you like a pig). He knew at ace that on arrival at Singapore the defendant would sell him so he refused to go. This annoyed the accused, who followed com
if plainant, and threatened to "slaughter" hitn he said anything about it.
His Worship-1 don't think I can convict. the man under this ordinance, unless you can prove that Sag is the price paid cooks in Singapore.
Sergt. Grant- can't prove that, your Wor ship, but should think that conditions in singapore are the same as in this Colony.
His Worship-I can convict him for.aiding When complainant was put ou board the and abetting stowaways.
**Hamburg. Forward representations to the (overumtent to the effect that the British action to compel the Viceroy They have decided to submit a of Canton to suppress piracy in the memorial to the Throne proposing Canton Delta should be strenuously the adoption; of a system of coustiKumsang by the accused, said Sergeant Grant, supported by our own Government].tutional government for China,
"Unless dins no qune diraišuú.
We are forwarding a like des. patch to Peking,
“(sd.), Hoșusonu BRANDI EAST ASIATIC ASSOCIATION O HAMBURG."
Translation, Hongkong, 21st July. 19482 German Legation.
Lamin kant { Langlering van sige punane prejt. time figures were 8,894 piculs worth 5f4,723, Lads." British Ludia sent direct to China questionably danger that further 472 picals estuated at 174,424 treis; asavy loss will be inflicted upon agamist 253 ficus valued at 102,200 lacis in German trade. The Pitic
iyo.1. The et itaport of opiumt from Fur- of improvements it will boom the verge of | Mail Company wiki mamton its plustige erg countries, unto Chua dining 190g was as one of the leading ones tunning be
1397 pieuls having a value el 6.5370 insolvency. Singapore, like Hongkong, met
twem Hongling and So tanto, anitacis, ur, neuly a million pounds stering. remain a free punt, which means that this -
theje is little donot that the Company's en are no new sources of revenue to draw them. In these circumstances the new. Liberal Terpose wid for coloqui den warilge?" "Wif the toycott a thing of the past, Manchonsa Government might be approached with a
To quernammal trade, and China | but it is neediess to ribom over the matters. View to remitting part of the military con
almoring besh ndea sand aspnyag moden An exception may be made in by case of tribution. The United Kingdom, despite
M. Roskill, the Amengan tastes every day, the laine of the Pacli
aganeftes. the wails of the Taff Refumers and others
Maister at Peking, wrote to his Government of like kidney, is not going to the dogs, it has had a year of puexampled prosperity and
at the unscrupulous crods of the Japan the Government might well doce, the amount payable by the Shints in natur military expenditure. If the home gution ities agreed reduce the contribution by one-half, the Imperial Government would only lose a trifle of C150,000 or so, a quete Ilcabite amongst the nallions of the inte revenue; but that sum would prove of vast benefit to the Straits Settlements and enable- the Colony to keep its head aboye water.
THE LANDLORD'S TRIALS. After all there seems to be a limit to a land
de is ung with prourse, and at would the unido Anungan methods a an opportuny -99 lavourabic was watingy alowed to paese in closing "Manchung to foreign com Withosal any attempt bang made to obtain a state of the spoil
brie commercial TMPORE
ANCH ORSHENA:
more while permitting Japanese merchants to establish themselves in the interior heal a prejadicial efféel on American trade and he mstanced the case of tobacco in parti eman The Japanese may be making head- way is curse leal tobacco but they are taimy not osa a leved with the United States so far as igarettes are concerned, that is, taking China as a whole.. Last year Ame rica's consignments of cigarettes received in China totalted over 2 milion lack as com
From the analysis, which has been 'pe pated by the importa Matute: Cristons, af the harign imports only China during 1995 some conreption's alfaded of the pot ance of the Middle Kingdom as the outic in the superfluous products of the prinpatpated with slightly over a orillion taels in lord's responsibilities. The tenant who has anulactining counties in the world, fon" 1954-an mercase of tally 100 per cem. years ago, the butal value of the tango Japan's made with China in Egarettes only to pay an abnormal rental in order to satisfy a
tels in the previous yeất. It is obvious that rapacious property owner has a thousand and parts was 25 1,623, 419 1fa:kwan tacks, and amountedio 871,5gotadsasaganist 1,100,8by after deducung ta yalue of the goods which
while America is torging-ahead Japan is jus one grievances, and if he is of the respect- able class of the contmunity his abilities and were re-exported it amounted to 202,599,994
Ith tas last year the foreign imposing its hold on me thinese ergaretle market. sufferings are increased tenfold. But whe the projaietor owns houses in the laser amounted to 461,101,532 Hk. Tasly, and, quarters of the city where coolies congregate after deducting the re exports, in 4.42, Foo.741
k. tagis, so that in a decade China's im and endeavour to mike the best of a bad tar gain be occasionally Jeromes the vicarious port trade has more than doubled, a remark It may be wait victim of the law's requirements. From stainable and significant fact. ments made at the Sanitary Board the other Una en yecta age Clima was only recovering day, it appears that should a tenant fail to from the effects of the war with Japan and notify the Department that a case of plague had liue money to spare, with the respit that the comparison is not me criteria has occurred the landlord will not receive a
of the growth of her dealings with foreign
countries.
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The analyses of Cinna's import trade returns in full of uncrest in tune who de following he working out of China's destiny, and it clearly shows that the nations of the world have a nick and practically untifled field to cultivate in the Middle Kingdoin.
བའ། CHINESE STMÍPLIOPTY.
Acting the principle, doubtless, that the
owes every mall a living, a' Chinaran
Peking.
BANKRUPTCY.
R TRE QUENG VING LOONG FIRM.
26th inst. In Bankruptcy Jurisdiction this morning, his Hanour Mr. A. Wise, Putsne Judge, pre- iding, the public examination of the bankrupt in the case of the Queng Ying, Loong firm, ex parte Chin Cheuk, a creditor, was nicht.
Mr. H. Wakeman, Official. Receiver, con- duced. the examination, Mr. Harstan, of Messrs. Ewens, furston and Harding, appear ing for the petitioning creditor!
he had no ticket and must have been going on board to stowaway. The officer then related said that before a coolie can emigrate from the Colony lie must register himself in a boarding house for tony cight hours. Then he 'goes before the immigration officer, who examines hum, and hands cacti man a properly-chopped passenger ticket. No tickets are allowed to be issued on board ship,
His Worship sentenced accused to six weeks'
hard labour.
THE COOLIE'S FIND.
FINDING'S KEEPING" HE THOUGHT.
Lang, a-shop coslie, of No..8, Cochrane Street, was charged with stealing from a silver-
deng Ying Loung said he was a partner in the bankrupt firm of hausthalders and con. ctors. There were three partners in the firm besides himself. ne partner, Kwo Taismuth, residing at No. 52, Cochrane Street, a
in the Colony.
His Honour: But the dead man;' who takes his share?
We earnestly urge that the Brit-pong, was dead, and the other two were wai ish action to compel the Viceroy of Cauton to Suppress piracy in re Canton Delta should be strenuously supported.
Unless this be done there is mis questionably danger that further heavy losses will be sustained by German trade.
We have forwarded a similar despatch to the East Asiatic Associa tion of simburg.
Sd). Ilosaкkong Branch EAST Astatic ASSOCIATION or HAMBURG," "MANCHICITA'S LEADE. OPEN DOOR IN SEPTEMBER.
JAPANESE CONSULATE TO BE. OPENED AT CANTON,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai. 23rd July,
2.45 pm. Viscount Hayashi states that the whole of Manchuria will be thrown open to foreign trade from the 1st of September next.
The Japanese Government will open a Consulate at Canton.
OBITUARY.
VISCOUNT KODAMA DEAD,
A DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE STATESMAN,
penny in the way of compensation for the
In that case we have only to damage done to his property by enthusiastic
who formerly resided in Hongkong but has now departed for the good of the Colony, dis sanitary officials. They may knyck down turn to the figures for 1994, when the valu the walls and discover sundy openings of the net imports was considerably over covered a new. way to head wink his fellow. these are promptly declared to be tat rites 340 million tacks, while last year it was over countrymen. The story was told in the Count and the landlord is served with a notice 440 million taels, an increase in a single year of Somniary' Jurisdiction yesterday in the ordering him under pain of prosecution to of over 100 million tarts, which is certainly course of an ordinaty dels action. The Chin
a wonderful commentary on the oft-repeated man who evolved the scheme must have had a winning tongue and a vivid imagination te. see that they are blocked up. He has to
cry about China's seclusion. There can be
asserted that for the sum of £700 cash he could conform with rules and regulations abom surface cement, air space, height of buildings is that the Chinese, impelled possibly land any Chiuse abject in the United States and other matters that he never heard of and by the example of their island neighbour, have of America, delying the whole tribe of immi probably did not care a fig about before definitely emerged from their heritage, and gration officers and setting at nought the pro he entered the ranks of the landed the, barriers of convention have been over... visionsol the Chinese Exclusion Act. It migh gentry. These things only occur, of course, turned in the rush to acquire and alisorb be supposed that an individual site to produce where the coolic quarters are concemed. modern ideas. The consequence is that what $760 had a sair chance of beng; admitted to evasion and deceit involved by the Chinese The landlords of houses on the higher levels were, once deemed luxuries have become "Ged's country" without all the attempts at see that their tenants bear all responsibilities, necessities, and even the colle has a higher agency in Hongkong. Few coolies or a lifetime, and all they have to do is to rollect the rents standard of living to-day than he had prior labourers could gather $760 in
to the modernising influence which is at bat the eloquence of their guide, counsellor
Shanghai, 24th July, . and 'wonder by what manner of means and
and anything but friend won the monied nien un what specious excuse they can raise the work at the treaty ports. It should be ex-
One feels inclined to believe that
1 p.m. rent another hundred dollars. It has been plained here for the benefit of the uninitial-over.
he must bave imbibed at the golden spring of
Viscount Kodama died yesterday. left for the police of Singapore to discovered that the Haikwan Lael is calculated as
At any rate, he collected (General Viscount Gentaro Kodaina, Chief of in the States. equivalent to a fraction over three shillings eloquence which is eternally bubbling over in English money; 73 cents gold Alterican nearly $10,000, and shipped his compatriots the General Staff at Tokio. Bora in 1854, lie was educated in Germany and became Vice money; 3.78 france; 3.07 marks; 2.25 off to-not San Francisco, but New York! rupees; 1.47 yen; and 51.55 Mex. Turning The learned counsel in the case observed Minister of War in 1892. In 1900 he was to the details as to the value of the imports that it was a common practice for Chinese appointed Minister of War and Governor-, from the various foreign countries we find to attempt to enter the United States a New General of Formosa. In 1903 he took charge that Hongkong beads the list, having sent York, but that obiter dictum will not hold of the Home Office, but on the outbreak of water. Of course the sight of u dozen or more the late war, proceeded to Manchuria as Chief goods to the value of over 148 million taels Chinamen attempting to rush the gentlemen of the Staff. On returning to Japan he was to China. There is apparently no means of known, we believe, za "sleuths" in America appointed Chief of the general Stuff and in the discovering where all those goods originally was doomed to failure. They were corraled, early part of the year was created a Viscount came from, and so Hongkong gets credit to bundled off to dan Francisco, and ignominiously in recognition of his services. Ed., 11,K,T.]
a new method of "getting at the landlords, if they can. A number of houses in that Colony were raided and found to be nothing more or less then gambling dens. The gamblers were arrested and convicted, but nobody would admit being the tenant of any of the houses. The police thereupon seized the landlords and held that they had com- mitted an infraction of the law in permitting gambling to be carried on in premises bas longing to them. The landlords one and
[from Our Own Correspondent.)
Witness: There are no representatives. The capital, continsed witness. was 3000. (Laugh
(er).
pair of enamelled eardrops set with pearls, valued at $250 and two gold hair ornaments 'set with rubies, opals and diamonds, valued at $350, the aggregate value being $600. The defendant denied stealing the trinkets, but said he picked them up in the street. The silversmith stated that at about four o'clock afternoon he was taking the jewels yesterday back to a pawoshop, whence he had got the things to sell. On his way he dropped and Ile immediately made a lost the trinkets, report to the palice, who sent out notices to all pawnbrokers to arresi any person attempting to pawn the jewels, a description of which was
The Official Receiver: They often start on Small capital, and get to more afterwards.
Wines, continuing, said he started business 1953, and had male profits. The other partners from time to time advanced money to the firm. Witness put in $1,920 and the others, advanced Scro between them. There was was also moucy owing from the Commissioner, the Leung Yik pawnshop and produced the of Customs for a contract in Canton That missing trinkets. The coolie was questioned, due to the firm $3,009_on_contracts, There also supplica, An hour later a coolie entered was in a contract involving $5,000. He had and the silversmith was sent for. When he transferred that contract to Wong Chicong, arrived at the pawnshop and found the trinkers Witness would not the silversmith thanked the pawnbroker, but withom consideration.
ol that contract. His refusedto proceed against the coolie. The polica get anything but
aciest was $3,000 which he put up as heard of the recovery of the trinkets and sent for security. hat was the shop's money, and the pawnbroker, whorelated the story. Thecom had not been reached. Another an awed plainant turned up later and be was asked why- him $7,500 for goods and delivered but he he allowed the coolic to go free. While this had no receipt fur them up. The man lived conversation was going on, the pawnbroker at Shankiwan, but witness had not seen him glancing round recognised defendant in the crowd and he was keu la charge. Defendant for a long ume.
said, he did not know that the castom was when a thing was picked up in the street it was to be
His Hunnar: Probably is dead too. Waness, continuing, said there was a dispute over one contract bill, because the work was noi finished in contract time. Mr. Danby bad Certified the bill for $3,000, but he did not Jemember when that was, This closed the public examination, and the order of adjudica tion was made.
MORPHA SEIZURE AT KOWLOON.
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stat, The evid-,
taken to the near-zoneer was very unen? ence given by the tisfactory, in fact he omitted several importan things in his evidence which was relevant o the case. He denied that when questioned about the trinkets defendant bolted out of the, shop. A tutong said that seeing a crowd out- side the pawashop he went up and see the pawnbroker dragging defendant into há shop by the queue. The lutong asked the pawn- broker what was the matter and the Alter re- plied that the officer had better mind his own business, His Worship gave accued a lec gil inst,
ture, saying that the very fact that he picked Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth, armed with up the trinkets and took them so pawnshop a warrant, and accompanied by a posse of other to sell would get him six months., He was old officers, executed an opium raid, on the 23rd enough to know better. The onl thing to his instant, and seized five cases of morphin that advantage was on offering the bings to the were stored in gedown No. 21. of the Hong pawnbroker he gave his right ame and ad- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, dress, le would, however, he ischarged with Lid at Tsim-tsa-tsui. The seizure is valued
WORTH ABOUT 16,000.
a caution. As regardeil the awnbroker his
at about $6,000. The cases were examined Worship told him to be carcit how he gave and it was discovered that on each of four his evidence in future case, or also there cases were private marks, which consisted of a would be trouble. diamond, inside of which were the words "H and V." The-fifth case bore the number
"2" A mark, consisting of a square, in the THE decision of the. Taký Chibo Saibansho was delivered last week with regard to the centre of which were the letters "A. C.," and un derneath "0934," was also stencilled on the case, burning of the official quarters of the Home As the drug has not been declared at the Import Minister and police bout in Tokio on the and Export Office, and as no person has been night of September 6th ast. The defendants forthcoming to claim the drug, the Chief Excise on trial number to3. O this number, 95 were Officer put in a written application to Mr. F.A. convicted and four haveeach been condemned finemeat for nine years, and eight acquitted. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, to penal servitude for it years; one to major- asking for notices to be posted outside the confinement for ten yours, three to major-con Palice Court compound and on the walls of the godown in which the drug was seized, calling The remainder are to be imprisoned" with for claimants for the drug. The time given labour for periods ranging from one month to will become the property of the Opium Farm. Ys to Y20,-Japan Chronicia. claimants is one week, after which the morphin eighteen months or ined in sums ranging from
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