TELEGRAMS.
[Reuter's.]||-
Russia.
LONDON, 17th August.. After the disturbance on Wednesday in Warsaw, the soldiery attacked the Jews in the evening, killing and wounding 250 of them,
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The reign of terror is now general through oul Russia.
The police are powerless and the Govern ment incapable of dealing with the situation.
Later.
The United States Presidency. Mr. Cannon, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has agreed to stand for the Presidency of the United States.
The Now Japanese Minister to London.
Baron Komura has arrived in Londori, The newspapers extend the most cordial welcome to him, and regard the appointment of such a distinguished statesman, the author of the Portsmouth treaty, as a compliment to Great Britain, and the surest means of strengthening the alliance.
Church and State in France.
18th August.
A Cabinet Council in Paris has approved of the views of M. Briand, the Minister of Worship, who said that the Government would ignore the Pope's Fncyclical and await the action of the clergy.
It is understood that measures are con templated to include the enforcement of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 20, 1906.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK CO.
HALF-YEARLY MEETING.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BRIBERY.
Adjdurned from Saturday last, the Auguit. Criminal Sessions were resumed this morning, bis Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, The ordinary half-yearly meeting of share. holders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock residing, when the case of Rahim Box, an, Co, Ld, was held at the offices of the Com. Indian foreman in the Amploy of the Sanitary' pany, Queen's Building, at noon, to-day, Sir Board, was put on trial on the charge of accept- Paul Chater, C.M.G. Chairman of directors, preins bribes on various dates since October last sided. Others present were:--Messrs. G. H.
The Hon. the Attorney General, Sir Henry Medhurst, N. A Siebs, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gres. Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. G. H. Morrell, of Messrs. Dennys.and Bowley, Crown Solicit. son, E. Goetz, A. Haupt, and S. Silverstone
ors, prosecuted, and Mr. M. W. Slade, in- (directors), T. I, Rose (secretary), W. Wilson (acting chief manager). Messrs. "A, V. Apear atructed by Mr. C. F. Dixon, of Mr. John E. G. Barrett, J. P. Braga, Chau Siu Ki, Choa Hastings' office, defended. Leep Chee, E Georg, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewelt, Messrs. Ha Koin Tong, Henry Humphreys, WC. Jack, W. Jameson, J. J. Leiria. La Chenny 'Shin, C. W. Way, M. H, Michael, S. H. Michael, P. Mitchell, E. I. Moses, W. Parlane, S. Perry, T. Skinner. U; Percy Small, Murray Stewart; and Ą. G. Wood.
The secretary read the notice convening the
meeting.
I'r suner pleaded not guilty.
The following jurymen were impanelled: Messa. E. I. Ellis (foreman), A. E. Hollings, Robert C. Hatley, J. A. T. Plammer, 'J. Ly- snught, Gerald N. Courtney, and Alford Ohme.
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complaints against the night-soil contractor at the Peak
Witness: Yes, there seem to be some. Mr. Slade: Look at the last, what is that? Witness: It is a 'complaint about leaving night soil standing.
ACCIDENT IN QUEEN'S KUAD,
ARMY SERGEANT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Quarter-master Sergeant Cramer, of the Army Ordasscs Department, is at present in the Military Hospital suffering from sever The Attorney General: What is the date, of and it was said early this morning that his injuries which he sustained from a fall that?,
Witness: The 8th July Inst.
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condition is very serious. How the accident occurred no one can tell at present; all that
the
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in
M. Stade: On that report you ordered a pra can be sad is that Cramer was found
street, bleeding profusely fram his secution
Witness: No, I don't remember giving any his comrades. Sergeant Cramer,
wounds, and was removed to the infirmary by who resides such orders..
in the Warrant Officers Mess, E Block, Mr. Slade: Then he did it on his own initia. Queen's Road Central, adjoining the Soldier tive ?
Llub, was seen by others just before bed-time last evening, lounging in the Witness: Yes, being a public nuisance he followed remains a blank, as the others and verandab. What
had a right to do so.
retired for the night. It is conjectured, that the sergeant retired also, but finding it rather close indoors went into the balcony and took up a position on top of the verandah, where he sat. Whether Cramer fall asleep there or not unknown, but he must have lost his balance nd fallen into the street below where he was
Mr. Slade: Did you, within the last few months, give orders for a prosecution against this night-soll contractor?
Witness. Yes, I did so.
Mr. Slade: When was that ? Witness: It was early in this year, but discovered by friends, cannot remember the month.
Mr. Slade: That was upon a report coming from the prisoner ?
-Witness: Yes; it must have come from him. His Honour: Tell me this, are these' cop. tracts annual ?
Witness: cannot remember.
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The Attorney General: Among those coun
terfoils are there any in which you ordered pra:
secution?
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The Hon, the Attorney Genial said the accused in this case was a servant employed by the Sanitary Board, as a watchman in the Peak district, and bis duties consisted in supervising the work of the conservancy and The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,—The re-scavenging contractors. The defendant ac port and statement of accounts having been incepted bribes on thitty-two different occasions, your hands for some days, I will, with your the first one being on October 4, 1905, and the permission, take them a read. The net profits last on 8th July, 1906 Evidence would be for the half year ending noth June, 1906, adduced to prove that on 1st October, 1905, a amount to $103,23641 48.compared with
new sub-contractor, Im Sung by name, was $171.619.83 for the previous six months, engaged, by the conservancy contractor for and 1328,20.51 for the corresponding period conservancy work at the Peak. On that day in 1995, an improvement which I am sure the rewly-engaged sub-contractor went; and
must be very gratifying any all, and
sw defendant at his quailers at the Peak. which tends to show that the hopes I expressed After they had had a preliminary conversation at out Inst meeting of angimp ovement in our the defendant anid: "So you have taken over After evidence of the arrest had been given, isiness consequent upon the cessation of the conservancy contratt? The man replied the case for the prosecution closed, and Mr. hostilities in the North have been in some in the affirmative, and the defendant informed Slade addressed the Court and said there was extent realized, the result of the past half year'i | him that whatever contractor took the job, he one question which stood out for the Court and working being the best since the corresponding | (defendant) must be paid by him $40 a month. Į jury to consider, and that was, what was the At first the man, demurred, but ultimately he definition of the ter n of "public servant.". In period two years ago. To this amount must
Witness: There is nothing to show whether I ordered prosecutions or not, so I can't say.
Im Sung, the sub-contractor, then gave evid ence of the facts inentioned in the Hon. the Attorney General's opening statement.
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military service on 6,000 priests, hitherto be added the sum of $362,232 10 the balance acquiesced, and from books which would be ordinance 1 of 189, under which the prosecu. exempt, and for the suppression of pensions brought forward from last account, and after produced the Count .d the jury would son was brought, a public servant was defined
CHINESE DEMONSTRATION..
AGAINST THE EVILS OF OPIUM,
From a Correspondent.]
Canton, 17th August. A large procession of students from different colleges in Canton paraded the streets on the 16th inst, carrying banners bearing various. devices purporting to condemn the opium habit, They were dressed in white and wore straw hats with blue ribbons on which there were
white letters, As they perambulated the streets the distributed leaflets in support of the demonstration. One of the leaflets which fell into my bands set forth that the native population of Canton pumbried over three million inhabitants and more than half of that number were addicted to the
∙opium habit. It was proposed to form an anti-opium society, building a hospital and en- kaging European-doctors, so that persons who had contracted ibe smoking babit Could be properly attended to. When the society is formed, the leafiel went on, any one desiring to get rid of the habit, cas apply personally or by letter to the secretary of the society, the hospital where proper treatment will be affuided. Among other things the society will sent, offices throu bout the city, and preachers will be engaged to preach to the people the evils of smok ing op.um. Also at such meetings opium.. stricken persons, such as pale-faced propte. cripples, etc., will be exliber on a stage showing the effects of opium. Another band of preachers will be paid to tour the country delivering anti-opium, lectures and receiving patients who are desirous of getting cured of the habit. The circular strongly reminds the people that opium-the drug of the devils - comes from the "Black Man's country (India), and since its importation into China the people
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have been in a'state of sonnambuli.m. the conclusion of the report they sound this warning: China wake up! Care yourself of the dreadful babit you have fallen into, and take up the position to which you are entitled with the other world's powers."'
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see that the $40 was paid by instalments each month. Then hearing that the Sanitary Commission, now sitting, bad seized the books of the contractors, complainant be came aftand that his payments to the defend ant would become known, so he would not make any more payments. Then the defendant brgen to threaten him. During all the time since last October, defendant never charged complainant or his fokir with not doing the work satisfactorily, but on 518 July, when he found the payments stopped, defendant had two
as "any person holding, or; discharging the duties, whether permanently or temporarily, of any office or appointment in the civil service of the Colony, and includes any member of the police force.
His Honour said there was no doubt this was a Department and not a separate Board. Mr. Sade said it was a department of the Govern ment, and he had asked the question in evidence which makes this quite clear that the salary of the accused was paid direct by the Government of Hongkong. The point was
Government as a watchman. The last words of the section cited' meant that, "all officers who are covenanted servants."
His Heuour said the police were under a separate organisation.
deducting Directors' and Auditors' fes we have available for appropriation the sum of 5754,738.54, which sum your Directers propose, subject to your concurrence, lo deal with as follows:--To pay a dividend of 12% or $5 per share for the lialf year, absorbing $300,00..00: to write off from the value of Kowloon Docks $36.578.71; to write off the Cosmopolitan Duck $1,712.45; to write off the value of floating plant $2,360 on; and to carry forward the balance $302,087.15 to a new account. It may be of interest to mention here that during the past five years we have written off our various proof the complainant's fatis charged with de-really quite clear, he is appolated by the perties sums to the amount of 1846, co making positing night-soil in'the drains, and they were a grand total for the past twenty years of no convicted and punished. 1 hese things might tess than $4 998,000 su 'dealt with, exclusive of be coincidences, but all the same they were the $62,6;116 now proposed to be written off facts! Then the facts became known to The tonnage of ships docked during the past the police, and a trap was laid for the ac six months shows an increase of some 79,900 cused, and on Sunday, the 8'4 July, the sub.
Mr. Slade: Under a slightly different or tops in British and foreign men-of-war, while the contacter was supplied with four, Sto bank-ganisation. They are appointed by the Govers- tor nape of merchant ships has slightly declined. notes, the numbers of which had previously meal, under the recommendation of the Captain Since last addressing you we have completed been recorded by Inspector Hanson, The Superintendent of Police, and paid by the ngil delivered the large sigamer for the Yang- contractor then went down to a whaif in Con-
Government. Isze trade This vess-1 was built in eight naught Road, Central, followed by a detective, mouths from the date of anal in the yard of and the contractor and the defendant were the material from home, a fict which I think reen in conversation. At a given signal from the compares favourably with anything dope in contractor the detective arrested the defendant, Europe. There is indeed no reason why a large when the latter was sein to take something amount of this class of work which now goes to from his pocket and drop it on the ground. Europe or Japan should not come to us. With That something was the marked hanknotes, nur present facilities and up in date equipment | The defendant was then taken to the station we are well able and quie ready to undertake and locked up. any contract in the shipbuilding line. Resides this steamer we have delivered nine wooden lighters and thiren launches and have now under construction four steel stern wheel steamers, six lighters, a steam Launch and steam, water boat. You will remember at our
seem to call for any special comment but before moving their adoption. 1 stall he pleased to answer any questinos any shareholder may wish to put.
No questions were asked.
The Chairman then, moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
last meeting some remark was made with re- ference to the apparently unnecessarily large stack of materials carried which then load in the accounts at 31,950,415.52 and you will notice that in the accounts now before you we have adopted a sligluly different method in dealing with this item, showing the amount of wark in quogress separately from amount of materials on hand, the two together totalling $1,044,043.88 as against 5.950,41.53 in the last account, a decrease of $3.6,367 64 due to the completion of the Yangisze steamer and ollier works. The dredger Canton River 18th August. bas, I regret to say, been unemployed for prac- The anti-opium demonstration of which I sent | Gically the whole of the past six months which you an account yesterday was continued to-day, explains the item in the profit and fous act the precession peran:bulating another part of | comnt under this head. The accounts do not the city this morning. In manifestation of their approval of this emphatic demonstration against the opium habit the Chinese representa tives ut five different shops in the city presented five red banners to the processionists. These. tokens of sympathy with the niovement were carried through the streets to-day. A feature of the procession, which was headed by Chin. ese and European bands, was a China, boy mounted en horseback. The bay was painted black and dressed after the fashion of Indians and wore a flaming red turban. le carried a long opium pipe, Three miler boys whose representative assumed characters 1 was not able to discover were also mounted on ponies and accompanied the procession There was a lurga display of numerous banners, most of them white and bore huge devices in mind that the result had been brought about in the face of increased competition. But they Chinese characters. The procession is cer
must remember that competition would tend tainly an effective 'demonstration against the use of opium; it promises to entist widespread rather to increase than diminish and amongst -sympathy in the city of Canton and environ.ather things they must see they did not employ more cats than catch mics. In every firm there was niways a certain number of men,' PROPERTY SALE.
who although they did not do anything which might make them liable to be dismissed im- Under instructions from Meises. Deacon,mediately yet did not pull their weight in the Looker and Deacon, solicitors for the mort boat, It seemed to him that the cost of gageen, Mesars, Hughes add Hough, auction-supervision at the Docks was high and the cers, put up for sale by publie auction, at their expenses at the Head Office rather large. It sales rooms, Ice House Street, of noon to-day might be that his lack of technical knowledge in one let, the valuable leasehold property, led him to a wrong conclusion, but speaking registered in the Land Office as the remaining directors to give this matter their attention and portion of section E. of Inland Lot No. 10, with the premises thereon known as No. 8, so if any economy could be brought about in that respect. He had much pleasure in Le- George Lane. The total area of the above property is 707 square feet. The proportion of conding the report.
medis.
the Crown Rent is $3.50.
'There was not much competition and when the bidding reached $1,600, the property was knocked down to Mr. I Tu Li..
that after the remarks of the Chairman be Mr. Henry Humphreys, in se o ding, said would be as brief as possible. They had had a good half year which although it could no compare with some of those they enjoyed in the fland-tide of their prosperity yet was a dis tinct improvement on anything during the fast two years. That, in itself, was he, iliought sa tisfactory, especially when it was borne in
as an outside shareholder he would like the
The motion was carried unanimously.
The Chairman-The dividend warrants' will
be ready to-morrow morning,
The meeting then sat in private.
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Mr. G. A. Woodcock, Secretary to the
Sanitary Board, said he knew the prisoners Rabim Bux. He was a servant of the Sandary Board, being appointed in 1903, and was so employed until the time of his arrest. He was employed at the Peak.
To Mr. Slade, witness said the Government appointed prisoner. The Sanitary Board re- commended him, that is, submitted his name, and Government appointed him. His duties were to supervise the conservancy and sca. venging contractors,
Mr. Slade: If anything is wrong, bas he the power in prosecute 2
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Witness: am under the impression that he has the power, but I would not like to make a definite statement on oath. His duty is to re- port to the Chief Inspector. Inspector Redie was the Chief Inspector until about four months age.
Mr. Slade: Are the duties of the inspectors and watchmen laid down in regulations?
Witness: The duties of the inspectors are laid down, but I cannot speak as to those of the watchmen.
Mr. Stade: Do not the reports come to you? Witness: No, the Chief Inspector passes them on to the Medical Officer of Health.
Dr. Pearse, Medical Officer of Health, said he knew the defendant; he was employed as Sanitary Watchman at the Peak district,
The Hon, the Attorney General: Do you know Im Song, the sub-contractor?
Mr. Slade: To be accurate he is one of the sub-contractors,,"
The Han. the Attorney General said he would suggest why the Police Force had been sized or the inclusion was because that force carried arms. The public service is defined to mean the civil service, that is why an armed body cannot be called a civil department.
H's Honour said there were very many offices in the Government service, such as artisans, who have no right as "civil servants." Mr Blade said the man, was engaged as a
watchman-nnt a high position. If it is a pensionable office he would be a civil servant, but he did not think anyone in less than a pensionable position was a civil servant.
The Hon, the Attorney General said the was in the service of the Colony, and the nature of his service could only be ascertained by a process of elimination: be is not in the medical, military, naval, or arms service, therefore he must be in the civil service.
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His Honour said he could conceive, cases which did not came under the Ordinance, such as the clerks in the police force. He thought he would decide that he was a member of the
civil service.
Mr. Slade then continued his argiment, and for the defence said that the marked money was put in the pocket of the accused by the sub- contractor just before he called the detective..
After his Honour had brit Ay sunimed up, the jury retired to consider their verdict, and on return to Court they returned a unanimous verdict of guilty, on all counts save the last, and the prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for two years.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
“HE DIVIDEND of 12 % per Share for the six months ending 30th June, 190%, declared at Monday's Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting, will be payable at the premises of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, on and after TUESDAY, the arst August, and Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office, Queen's Building, New Praya.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary.
Hongkong, zoth August, 1906)
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
"HE Undersigned have received instructions on the Registrar, Supreme Court,
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW, (TUESDAY), the 21st August, 1906, at Noon, at Kung Yik Coal Godowas, Yau-ma-ti, A QUANTITY OF SHANGTUNG AND MOJI COALS. TERMS As usual,
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CANION'S WATER SUPPLY.
COMPANY'S CAPITAL. (YER-SUBSCRIŲAD. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 19th August. Acting upon the suggestion of Viceroy The Attorney Gener Lam always accurate, Shin a company was digated with a capital of (Laughter)
$105,000 for the purpose of supplying the city. Witness: We do not recognize sub-conf Cantod with an efficient water service. The tractors; but i saw that man when he was capital was over-subscribed to the extent of complainant at the Magistracy; I don't know
Kome $200,000 in a very few days' time. A commencement of the work will be made FROM LONDON, ANTWERP, & PORTS.
him otherwise.
THE YUET-HAN RAILWAY,
Mr. Blade: as the prisoner authority to immediately. prosecute on his own account?
Witness: Not under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, but i think he may do so in summary offences. No inspector or watch man has authority to prosecute without the consent of the Medical Officer of Health in
writing.
Hongkong, 20th August, 1906,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
THE Steamship
The first day of the 7th moon has been
"GLENLOGAN" selected as the day on which the shareholders having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees the Yuet-han Railway Company will have of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their the opportunity of electing the committee of Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Goods are being landed at their risk into the
the Company. It is reported that Mr | Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, Wosy Su Ping, the deputy manager, has left where each consignment will be sorted out
Mr. Slade: Since October last have you re- here for watow, to avoid misunderstanding, mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained Ceived reports against the contractor from the
Peak?
Witness: Yes, I have.
Mr. Slade: Seat in through the Chief Tospect or by the prisoner?
A CONVERT'S TROUBLES.
A French convert has been vending beef,in ui Tan 19wn in the Nam Hai District and was arrogant enough to display the French tri. colour. This incident so irritated the feeling Witness: 1 cannot say what stops, were
of the people that upon several occasions they taken without referring to the papers, the chief French missionary, who in turn tod took his beef from him. He complained to but "under the usual course it would come ged his complaint with the officials of the from the prisoner.
place, but no notice was taken of the com- plaint. The missionary was obliged to report to the Nam-Hoi magistrate and demand pay.
Mr. Slade: Is this a form of the books used to make reports?
Witness: That fooks like one of the books.ment of the foss sustained and the punishment of the ringleader of the mob. It remains to be seen what action will be taken by the magie. Mr. Blade: Are there any counterfoils of trate in the matter,
There are counterfoils of the complaint forms.
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