Kutimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 1906.
for they shall not see grace. They will serer attain the height of being described as siodling mes-but that is beside the question. The members of the Sanitary Board, or at least the gnofficial members, that is to say, the accredited representatives of all classes in the community,
A. S. WATSON & CO., desired to know why the "0.5.0." Ware
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
the
THE CONDUCT OF INDIAN
CONSTABLES;"
LOCAL AND GENERAL
THE Colonial Secretary informs us that the following telegenin has been received from H.M. Coal at Bangkok:-" Quarantine removed, but vessels must call at Kob Khis for inspection."
THROUGH the courtesy of the agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company In Hong kong, we are in receipt of the nineteenili qual report of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Mi should prove of the utmost interest to any one costemplating a visit to the garden of Canada.
What can be said on behalf of the two in dian police constables who wanionly insulted two gentlemen, in pretence of ladies, in Cains Road, on Wednesday evening, ually mal withheld from them. And here is another puzzle: Should anybody send document treated them when called upon for an explana to the P.W.D., for example, which has tion, hated them off to prison like a couple of habitual malefactors, and, trumped up evidence to be referred to the Governor, the D.P.W,
to secure a conviction? The other day an forwards it in a covering letter to Colonial Secretary. In the office of the latter, inspector of police, who was in plain clothes the F.W.D. communication is "jackotted." and was paying a short visit to Hongkong-his On its wrapper is noted a préels of the cop-station being in the New Territory-gave the tenta, the origin of the commusication, and Court some idea of the dangers which beset the date of receipt. It bears a distinctive civilians at the hands of these Indian swaab number and now becomes" a full-fledged bucklers. The case in which he was concerned C.S.O distinguished from "0.0.D." .is of no moment in the present connection-a (Colonial Office Despatches) and is assign-ricksha coolie endeavoured to victimise the ed to a poultion in the registered official inspector-but he made the caustic remark archives as a C.5.0. relating to a particular sub that had it been an ordinary civilian who was ject. The Colonial Secretary, or C.S., notes on concerned, and hadjap indian constable beep the wrapper his opinion and sends the C.S.O. to called to Kattiefmatters, the probability was that
MR. T. F. Hough, of, Messts. Hughes and His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency, the civilian would have "Tound himper in gol Hough, anctioneers, was just about to offer for after considering the remarks, or "minu ́es" for attempting to swindle an overworked coolic, aule by public auction, this morning, at their as they are officially termed, of the C.S. and also been punished for "committing a sates rooms, the valuable leasehold property HEALTH-GIVING. and the D.P., endorses it with his views and breach of the peace. In the present case, the known as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 540, which gentlemen, who farewell-known in athletic carries an annual Crown rent of $566, and has an area of 123,232 square feet, when Mr. R. circles, and are not given to royatering, espeHarding, of Meius, Ewans, Harston and Hard cially in the presence of ladies, were dagrantly ing, solicitors for the mortgagees, appeared lasolled by one of those Indian opstarts who and withdraw the sale, as the matter had been
RAINIER BEER.
SPARKLING
INVIGORATING
During the Hot Damp Weather when Heavy Drinks are out of the Question one's thoughts naturally turn to 'RAINIER."
returns it to the C.S. who again adds a memo, and once more it reaches the D.P.W. If the latter is in good form, the wrapper, with the document inside, may start on another journey round the official globe, and if the writer of the document ever hears of it again in this life he may thank his lucky stars. Now, the C.S.Os to which the members of the Sanitary Board eferred mean the endorsements on the wrap per containing the document. Occasionally
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are nothing more or less than a public 'nui- sance and a menace to the peace of the com-
munits. When the gentlemen returned to take the number of the policeman and his confrères, they sel upon the civilians like a pack of thieves in the night, stripped them of their
it happens that a member desires to know why clothing and carried them, bruised and batter
application has been refused without explaned, to the police station. The incident, for-
alion, but no answer is forthcoming. A glance | tunately, was witnessed by independent Euro. at these endorsements would shed light on the paan witnesses who offered to give evidence in subject at once. When the unofficial mem-favour of the defendants, but in Mr. F. Al bars, therefore, expressed a wish that these Hazeland, who presided on the bench, the C.S.D. might be placed before them they Indians found their Nemesis. Mark the dis Per Case of 4 duz. quarts ...$16.50 were only asking for what would enable them graceful treachery of the rascally constables
Per Doze quarts Per Case of 6 doz, pints
Per Doz. Pints
4.20
10,50
2.75
to do their duty by their constituents. The They trotted out a long story about the suffer unofficials are not-supposed-to-be-mes-of-ings they had endured la the fight, which was departmental knowledge. They need not even wholly one-sided, and one Indian constable have a thorough acquaintance with all the actually produced his tunic which he had him. modifications of the various rules and self wilfully ripped up as evidence that he had regulations as interpreted by the Court. been mishandled. by the defendants; The They are selected because of their business evidence of the Indians was a concoction, a
INFORMATION has been received that the transport Soudan will arrive here, with the 3rd battalion Middlesex Regiment, on the 30th October leave for Taku on 3rd November, arrive there isth, leave 13th, arrive Hongkong 20th, and leave Hongkong with 2nd battalion Royal West Kent Regiment for Singapore on 28th, arriving at Singapore 4th December. The transport Sicilia will arrive here on 13th December and leave for England on the 21st December.
settled between the parties,
By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. A. G. Filton,
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
ANOTHER COOLIE AGITATION FEARED.
[From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton, sih September. The chair bearers in Canton have already given up the strike and are now engaged at work as usual, but it is feared that another agita- lion may arise. The Captain Superintendent of Police has issued a notification stating that the carriera have to be registered and my will ob tain licenses without any charge. W regard to the regulations to which they are unwilling to submit, a petition must be sent to the Police Department for consideration. The police are instructed to discover the chief agitator and those who bave committed riots in the streets.
CONSIDERATE RONDERS.
The house of Leung Han-lim in Fatihno was looted at midnight on the 26th day of the 6th moon (15th August). The robbers said to Leung Han-lim: "Do you want the pawn tickets of the booty returned?" "Yes," he replied. No arrests have been made. A few days ago several pawn tickets in an envelope bearing the name of Leang Han-lim, were lef at the door of his house,
THE FIRE GOD VESTIVAL. The Canton Police Department notified thai all the representatives of Kaifongs in the city have to be registered, the object being to prevent demonstrations on the occasion of the "Fire God" festival, by electing matsheds in
large sum of money is spent every year on streets, which is the custom in Canton. A these celebrations.
Canton, 6th September. VUET-HAN RAILWAY COMPANY'S 'MONETARY SCHEME.
A meeting was held on the 15th-day of the D.S.D., and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt, 7th soon (3rd insi,) in the head office of the "The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent RegYuet-han Railway Company to consider the will play the following programme of music, quenton of the casting of dollars in the Can- ton mint. Mr. Chao Kun Ying, the chief during dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, on
manager of the company, has petitioned Viceroy Shum to grant the company, this privilege and the question is now under consideration.
Saturday, 8th inst. :-.
Möller .....James. ***Leber .....Mina
March........." Dio Kaiser Brigade Satection from... The Gehl Valve..............." Cold and Silver.... Marorka......' Subre au Clair Song (Cornet Sole)...... Mora " Selection from......."The Toreador"............Alonckton Spanish Quickstép.....” La Manchiche"......Borse-Ciore God Save the King.
STANDING in the witness-box, exhibiting to the Court a white cotten long cant, beemeared with
blood, one_eye_in_deep_mourning, his nose trifle datter than was natural, and his left ear swollen, a "boy" employed in the Café Welsmann appeared before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, to prosecute Albert Kisseling
The cook
¿A. S. WATSON & CO., neumen, representative character and probity, parcel of lies, from beginning to end. They saying that such a mouling, could not be
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ALEXANDRA BURDININGS. Hongkong, 4th September, 1906.
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MARRIAGE.
On June 13, at Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, Charing Cross, RICHARD SADLER FREEMAN MCBAIN, of Shangbai, to CECILE MARIE MC- BAIN, of Shanghai,
DEATHS,
On September 1, at Shanghai, BARRY SMITH, aged 35, late managing director of the China Printing Co., I.d.
At Bhanghai, on the 1st September, THOMAS DAVIES, late and Engineer, China Merchants S.N. Co., aged 31 years.
On September 2, at Shanghai, Dr. CURT SCHOLZ, acting Consul General for Germany,
aged 37 years.
They are not clockwork machines or automata
useful if they sit befogged and wonder if the
bolstered up an unwarrantable attack on peace
chief cook of the café, for mysquit. wanted to settle the matter and offered the complainant Sic, but the latter would not listen, settled for Stoo. According to his evidence complainant left work a bit earlier that was the rule of the café, and when he returned, the following morning, defendant "fixed him." His Worship held an offence had been com mitted and fined the cook sia
to be wound up and set going by the officials.ful and respectable citizens by an outrageous But as things stand, at present, it would appear series of calumnies. These are our guardians that all they are required to do la to attend the of the peace, our limbs of the law, who protect Board, nod their beds at the appointed time,us against thugs and hooligans, and inspire repeat the responses, sing "amen," how their respect for the force to which they tongy
Mr. Hazeland dismissed the case without call ONG Man, a boatman, of Yaumati, was ar heads for the presidential benediction, and
Police Court this morning, by Inspector Mac. clear out. They are not put in possession of ing upon the witnesses for the defence--and ged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the the Indian constables were allowed to go fres. donald, on a very serious charge-that of at the facts of each case. They may harass their minds trying to fathom why they decided, in
Why wore they allowed to go free? Were they tempting to do krievous bodily harm to bis not guilty of contempt of Court, or have they wife yesterday, by rubbing so ne corrásive pow- accordance with the wish of the afficial element,
been reserved for more drastic punishment?der on her neck and fare. Wong pleaded to do this or to do that, but they will be most
guilty,, but held that she deserved all she got., We know how the Chief Justice looks upon the crime of perjury did not these lodian con- stables reach the uttermost limits of porjary when they attempted to swear away the liberty of a couple of gentlemes, and should not their pao shment be made to fit the crime? This is 3, matter, which affects every person in the Colony. Far too long have these Indians--who are by no means ornamental and certainly seem to be dangerous characters-strulled the streets like turkey cocks, turning up their noses at Luropean trash, and bauging coolies about if they were ninepins. The Captain Superit tendent of Police may be unaware of the fact, but it is common talk that the Indian police- |
to a disgrace to Hongkong.
world in flat. The real business of the Board is carried on by means of these C.S.O.. All the information they require, all the whys and wherefores, all the facts, all the pros and coins are contained on the wrappers known si the C.S.O's. Yet they are withheld from the unofficial members. Why? Surely not because the heads of departments object to their re-i marks being scrutinised and criticised. Surely not because they wish to reduce the unofficial members to the position of puppets. Than
If
Their
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He said that the woman was bad, and of late she had been disappearing from the boat for days. When she returned she refused to give an account of herself. On the last occasion he had to go and fetch her home. He rubbed the powder on her neck and face because he knew another man had taken a liking to her, and by attempting to disfigure har "goods look." be hoped that liking would evaporate. The fast young woman, who could scarcely be five. and-twenty years of age, was badly burnt, but the defendant refused to tell the police what kind of powder he used that could do such damage. He was sentenced to three months' hard inbour.
THE HONAM THEATRE FIGHT.
Another meeting was held in the Kwong You College at Canton, where nine scholars of tives to present a petition to the Pan Yu. different Colleges were elected, as representa magistrale praying that the Hesam Theatre
should be closed. The matter is still pending.
AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE.
Wong Ki-tsik, Chan Tiau and Chan Shan chuen, employed as letter carriers in the China Inland Postal Office, were charged by the Postmaster with disorderly conduc). They wore sentenced by the Nam Hui magistrate in one year's hard labour cach, in the Canton Industrial Factory,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. The following players have been invited to play in a maubon the Cricket Gound to morrow ng 30 p.m. t
Mr. K. Hancock's Team Mestre T. Han
Morell, H. E. Stanger Leathes, L.M.S., W. E Cock, T. Sercombe Smith, C. H, Mackay, G.E Dixon, W. G. Martin, F. R. Lowe, R. A. Ponsonby, W.. Penke, F. A. Fowler, Ussher,
129th Bal.
Mr, W. C. D. Turner's Team-Messrs. W. C. D. Turner, T. E. Pearce, H. W. Woodward, N., W. A. Powell, Capt. II. W. Smith, R.A.,
Messy H. Handcock, Hope, RA, Graham, R-W., W. J. Daniel, P. W. Goldring, Lucy. RA
MARINH COUNT
ANOTHER IGNORANT COXSWAIN FINED,
TELEGRAMS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH?!
SERVICE.
RIOT AT TOKYO.
CROWDS BOMBARD TRAm depots.
HAND-TO-HAND FIONTS DETWEEN POLICE
AND CIVILIANS.-
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 7th September, 2.20 p.m.
W
As predicted at the mass meeting
of Socialists and others held at Tokyo on Wednesday, serious dis turbances have followed the resolu tion to boycott the tramway care in consequence of the increased fares which are now demanded.
On Thursday night there were
order among the populace. manifestations of the greatest dis
Crowds paraded; the streets and... assembling at the tramway depôts......' bombarded the stations with a fu silade of stones,
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As a result of the riot several sheds were reduced to ruins.
The police endeavoured to quell the disturbance and hand-to-hand fights occurred.
Many policemen were seriously in- jured in the fray.
Up to the present time 82 rioters have been arrested.
U. B. Transport Ashore. PROBABLE TOTAL LOSS.
San Francisco, 1st September, The United States Army Transport Sheridan, bound from Manila to this part, has gone ashore, on a reef near Honolulu, and will probably be
tutal loss. The ship hangs where she struck;" although there 'is, deep water all around her. All the passengers, and crów gre malo. It la believed that the reef is not charted.
Later. The news of the stranding of the Sheridan excited great interest her, which was relieved. when the passengers weis reported, In 'no im mediale danger. The steamer has gone half her length over the reef, and is now fast ausid. ships.
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Thera was considerable of a shock, and the main steam pipe burst when the engines were reversed. The boats are in good order, and can, accommodate all if necessary, which is not apricipated.
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The Sheridan's condition is regarded as critical should a wrong wind arise. „The passengers have not been removed, but ar At the Marine Court yesterday morning,rangements are being made to do so at short Hon. Captain L. A. W. Barnes-Lawrence) N nolice. They have confidence in the office. Marine Magistrate, presiding, Mr. Edward and there is no panic. At present the weather Jones, assistant Harbour Masir, charged Liis quiet, so there is no need for alarm as to Man, master of licensed steam launch Kwong their safety. If the passengers are ordered, to Sing, with unlawfully using the steam whistle leave the ship, they will be accommodated at of his launch, on the 6th inst, in Victoria Har. Honolulu until another ship can be sent.- why all this Star Chamber conduct?
boar, contrary to Regulation 9, of Ordinance Manila Cablenewa. the unofficial members, the members who
ALBERT Hansen and Cari Johannsen, Germanto, of 1899. seamen, were charged before Mr. H. H. J.
Mr. Jonas stated that shor ly before noor represent the justices, the ratepayers, the merchants, shopkeepen, property-kaldaralind,
by P. C. Murphy and Sergeant Aris, with being ing through the harbour to the eastward, at a even the coolies, are not to know why
ents and particularly to European visitors who drunk and disorderly in the Sailors' Home, high rate of speed. When abreast of the Han a motion was vetoed what is the use of being
innocently fancy that a uniformed Indian con yesterday, Murphy said that Hanson was bour Office he gave a prolonged blast on the members of the Sanitary Board! It cannot be
stable is appointed to direct strangers to the trying to get up a fight. There were between whistle, evidently as a signal to some sampant said that the officials fear that the Press mightbest of his ability, and certainly with some 60 and 70 Chinese seamen in the Home, and ahead of him. A few seconds later he rave Ret hold of some unguarded endorsement. For. as everybridy knows, half the business of the Gree of politeness, are simply intolerable. Hanson was 'poiling and tugging at the another prolonged, blast on the whistle, but
They arrogate to themselves the rights men, in she hope that one would take up the never altered his course, or moved his helm, Sanitary Board is conducted in private as it is, True, nobody seems to lose by all this secrecy nobody tries to become clairvoyant in order to read the bidden doings of the Board behind
supercilious behävinur, their insolence to resid. Gompertz, at the Police Court, this morning, yesterday, the defendant's launch was proceed. into the Colony from Canion was revealed at
patentates in Hongkong, whereas, in their dw country they would be crawling in the dose
the feet of a foreigner. Now comes climaxhen they begin by openly insulf
he Hongkong Telegraph them in the
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1906.
"C. S. 0.4%,"
cha lenge. Because the natives refused to give Hanson a couple of roundi, he got very poly and disorderly. He said he was feeling fine for a scrap, and the reason why the Chinese would not take their coats off was because they
know how the unofficial members manage to fashion and then running them in as they arrested. Jobanasep, on the other hand, had
keep pace with the officials if they get sa ink ting of the reasons which led to the rejection of this or the approval of that. Manifestly, if
would a couple of social parts. So much know, but how often have these sanyo toda been the direct means, by falso testimony, of
more money (ban was good for him. At tbs time be was arrested be was flinging his money about to the great delight of the street Araba. "Bath knew nothing of what occurred on the
the Board is to be of any value, anyibing, that sending perfectly innocent persans to prises previous day, bot "admitted being Intoxicated. Some people outside the pale of the public concerns the Board as a whole should be The entire Indian squad should be overhauled. They were fined $5 each..
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Li Man'said there were some sampans under weigh on his starboard how, and he whistled to them to hurry their movements and meanings of the blasts on the whistles,
The defer tant was then examined in the use
but showed he did not know them.,
He was fined $5 with the alternative of seven |'days' imprisonment, and warned to study the
use of the whistle.
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SIGNALLING AT SKA,
NEW AIR LTY REGULATIONS.
A VERY ingenious way of smuggling opium'
the Police Court this moreing, when the smug. gler came before the Court. Of late the excite officers stationed on the Canton wharves have bad their suspicions aroused over a certain in dividual whose business appeared to be travel ling backwards and forwards from Canton almost daily. He carried no luggage, but wore a bamboo bat-even at night-and was niways in a hurry to get ashore. Early this morning the opium men expected to meet theif; fñéndi).
quin so when the Henam made the wharf a sharp look-out was kept. The suspicious one left the vessel and was making for the road?!!!! when he was grabbed and a search followed. in his clothes they could find nothing and he was about to be released when somebody sug. gested searching his hai. The bamboo, bat was carefully scrutinized. Inside of that were found fifteen tsets of opium. The man on being placed before Mr. F.A. Hasciand was ordered to pay a fins of Sico, in default thre months' gaol.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS, DUE
service must have wondered from time to time brought to the knowledge of the Board as a
there may be good members of the tribe in A Most amusing incident occurred on the The Admiralty, we understand, are about to what was the meaning of those mysterious whole; otherwise, the business must be mostly the force, but they manage to elude the vigi Praya, just east of the Yumati farry wharf, issue a new set of regulations for the sigast letters "0.9.0." They may take comfort cut-and-dried before it comes to the Board. It
and a woman were walking along together, vennela at sea, both during the day and at from the fact that in confessing their ignorance has been said that no reasonable man wouldance of the public. The Captalo Superinteid, about 11 o'clock this morning. A Chinaman ling between British men-of-war and merchant chatting in the usual loud-toned manner night. These new regulations are not intend they are in good company. It seems that the believe that, any of the beads of the departent of Police has only to consult a few kn letters "C.S.O. walch have been the subjectments would fear the light of day as repte. dependent winesses to leard the genial opinion peculiar to the Crienis), the woman carrying a ed to abridge, or to any way alter the interne set of rules affecting only British vessels. For of questions, answers, minutes, and objections sented by the unofficial members-being garding the Indian constables, and, in this ces basket containing vegetables and eggs, when ational code of signals, but merely to frame a
it is his duty to see that the full effect of the law small girl, of some six years of age, or so, sun- at the Sanitary Board, stand for Colonis! allowed to shine on the endorsements on
brought home to the perjurers. Unfortunatening backwards, bumped into the basket, and this purpose they are issuing a manual to ex- Secretary's Office, though it must be confessed the C.S.O... But in face of the facts, that one stands amazed to learn that such and human nature being what it is, what is one, all these things reflect on the character of it is to be assumed, broke some of the egg-at plain the new means of signalling, and sigoal- the European members of the force, against the couple assbloed it as a fact, for the log by the moveable semaphore, and by the woman put down her basket, caught bold of Morse system, both flashing and pyrotechnic, great and sturdy bulwark of the Colony, not to to think? It would be much more satisfactory whom there is not, as a rule, a word of reproach the child, and gave her a sound thrashing, the is also fully explained. "he Importance of if His Excellency the Governor, or whoever The Chinese constables behave civilly and are latter, the while, emitting heart-rending gelle. this new move and of these systems cannot be ay the Empits, is allowed to be referied to in
baa the authority, shoulden;dkin that ali docu‣ suche:slipshod," Aippant, off-hand, even
certainly picturesque. But the Indian con. But her screaming was soon stopped, and over-estimated, and no doubt the expectation madue, endorsements, opinions and suggestions impudent manner. It is just possibly that the bonoerable gentleman who occupies the relating to any matter coming before the Sani- stabla is past words. It will be a good thing stopped very suddenly, for the man picked up that they will be generally brought into use in inst., p., may be expected hare op soth inst,
contents over the youngster, so that she gasped The pyrotechnic Morse code is very simple honourable office of Colonial Secretary for the ery Board should be at the disposal of the for the community if this unprovoked assault an oil drum filled with water, and emptied the the Mercantile Marine will be fully realizad on decent citizens-combined with the cen members at the fortnightly meeting, or may Donce is also actually designated the "C.5" | other reasonable, time, so that in coming to cocted evidence of the constables arranged with / for breath, and could not piles. à sound. It and efficient, though somewhat slow, as a sub- via Japan posts, will be due to arrive at this
by the junior members of the staff. But they deal with any subject the members should be in almost diabolical cunning-leads to a thorough Will be righteously punished even as those who position to give a decision based on full reformation and reorganlation of the Indian cried in former day, "Go up thon bald head!" | knowledge' of the facts of the fie
squad of policemeh in Hongkong.
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German (nelienau) roth inst., 10 a01. Canadian (Monteagls) 11th inst. German (Sachsen) 11th inst. Indian (Kuliang) estis inak, Canadian (Empress of China) 131d inst
The Lx Borazo has left Sandakan an sih
The P. & A. .. 'Nicomedia from Fortland stitute for the fashing system, but in its favour port on the morning of the 12th inst, was somewhat drastic treatment to mate ant
it may be said that no particular skill or prac.
The C. P. R. Caïs vå. Empress of China” to such a toy mits for what was a simple tice is necessary for its usa, with the exception accident, especially as, after all, it was quite of the attention to the intervals, as required by lalt Vancouver, p.m., on Tuesday, the 4th
-† the regulations.
66]|[inst,, for Hongkong via the usual posts of call. possible that none of the spg ware brokenr