THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY. OCTOBER 131906
DEDICATION OF 51, ANDRAWS. | FIR PLANTING EXTRAORDINARY,Į
*NEW CHURCH AT KOWLOON.
GIFT OF BIR TAul chater,
6in inst.
PLANTER CLAITS 118 COSTS.
foth inst...
BANISHMENT ORDER DIS-
OBKYED..
CAPT, PAGE PLEADS FOR PRISONER,
10th inst.
VALUH ON BLACKWOOD.
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
to the Supreme Court this morning, before his Honour 1 r.. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, presiding in Summary Junisdiction, Wang Wan and Wong Yip sued the tu Wo bi firm for the recovery the tum $464,55, money alleged to be due by, defendant to plaintiff for work
1905, whereby the plaintiff was to dig the pits done under a contract dated 4th December,
and plant amall fir trees and fie seed in the The boatswain-n Chinaman-was banished New Territory for and on account of the de-by the police some months ago, after serving a fendant.
term of imprisonment in the Victoria Gool for committing some offence, and was warned not to return to the Colony for a period of five e was, however, met on the, Praya' Central a day or two aku had was taken in charge. It appears that immediately after he And been banished, the deportee joined the steamer Vingking at Cantony as boatswain, and had been entering and leaving this port for ❘ over two months, until he made a mistake and and came ashore on Monday last,
6th inst. Capt. Page, of the river steamer Vingking. Mabel Mason, a married woman, residing at pleaded very strongly on behalf of his boat. No! 7, Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, was swain, as the Police Court this morning, and
charged before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the begged for a reduction of the usual sentence'olice Court this morning, with being in un for disobeying a banishment order, an the lawful possession of some furniture. The ground that the boatswain was known to him furniture consisted of two carved blackwood sa gand man, and had been in his employ for 1100s, which the police say is worth $20-a some little time.
price far in excess.
office, represented the plaintiff, and Mr. R. F. Mr. R. Gardiner of Mr. C. D. Thomson's
C. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defendant,
vtars.
This afternoon, acting under the powers vested in him as Contimissory, by His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, during the vacancy in the See of Victoria, Hongkong, created by the death of the late Bishop, the venerable Archdeacon Bannister, dedicated the new church of S. Andrews, which has been erected and presented by Sir.C Paul Chinter, C.M.G., 19 Kowloon. It will he remembered that the foundation slont of this new place of worship was laid by the Inte Bishop of Victoria on December 13th, 1904, the church itself being erected according to plans drawn up by Mr. Bryer, of Messin, Leigh and Olange, architects, following the lines of the old English Gothic
Mr. Gardiner said that this was a claim un- style of architecture. The church, is erected on a finé site at the end of Robinson Road, on der a contract.minde between plaintiff and de- an elevation, the ground being a free gif offendant in December under terms of which the Government for the porpuse As the the paintiff was to dig to5,oco pits to mea- edifice neared completion the difficulty of surement for panting fir trees and seed on the furnishing had to be faced, hal it The hill-side in the New "erntory, the trea
After giving the Count the good qualities of WAS one soon surmounted, or the appeal and seeds to be supplied by defendant; and
the defendant, Capinin l'aga emphasized the to the public was promptly responded to, and the pits were to be ready for receiving the all anxiety op that score was soon removed. Trees or seeds before the Chinese New Year.net that defendant was not now ashore, but Besides giving the Churcis itself, har Paul The work was done within contract time, but feat, and that he had been on his ship for
over months.
Two Chater presented a beautiful East Window, plaintiff could not obtain either trees or seeds depicting the Crucifixion, and the Last Supper, from the defendan, and after keeping his fois and five chancel lights. The brass engle waiting til 4th May, without getti geither the. lectern was the gift of Mr Bayer, the architect trees ur seeds nor any money for the work of the Church, the Rev. F.. Jubuson, M.A., dove the jokis left the plain-iff, as they saw he Chaplain of S. John's Ca hedrat (now on leave had no money to pay them, and they took at home), presenting the font. The Com work elsewhere. The plaintiff had repeatedly munian Pale was provided by subscription, supled to the defendant for money on accoust while Mr W. King presented the Service and of the contract, but was pys off from day to Office books, and the Bible for deler tēmu. day, an in ali had only been able to obtain The "Eme Linen" for the altar during the $020a ae nunt, out of which he had to pay 30 celebration of the Eucharist, was presented by fis a day. There was nuwue by the le * Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Lewis : Messrs. Wilks und fendant 1964.55 to the plaintiff, and he would Jack, asing secured the co-operation of their ask for judgment with custs for that amount friends, being responsible for the installation of electric by his throng hou the building. The brass bookrest for the Altar was the, if ofMr. J. Lowe, Mr. John Tummer presenting the brass cross for the altar. The alt frupials are the gift of Iady Honea relative of the ente Bishop. The prayer books have been presented to the church, by the s. P. C. 1, while the late Bishop Bickersteth, Bishop of Exeier, shortly before his death, which took place an' recently, made gift by grant of the Flyma books required, As forte pulpit, reading-desks, credence table, iseats for the clergy, choir seats and rails they were all provided by the late Bishop of Victoria, who took much interest in this new church
As reguds the salary of the Chaplain, the Rev. A. J. Stevens, the Cathedral Church Body v mate themselves responsible for half of the
ane fur three years, the remainder to be provided out of the offer tories, pew-reats, voluntary contributions, and subscriptione, out of which alto must be provided all the expenses for maintaing the services, as there is no endowanent. Later, naturally, an organ will be required, and that means an organist's stipend. The Cathedral Church body will be appointed trustees of the Church and property, and they will appoint a Vestry for the usual purposes of the Church At the Dedication Service in day the order of
which had been specially drawn up by the late Bishop, there were present all the clergy in the Colony who could be present, besides a large contingent of members of S. John's Cathedral.
The Rev. A. J. Sieveus now enters upon his duties as first chaplain of S. Andrew's Church, having been released from duty at The Cathedral.
THE ́S P. "S. H HITCHCOCK"
CONSIDERABLY DAMAGED.
rothy inst.
NOTICE TO, MARINERS,
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The furniture which was discovered in Mrs. Masons bouse, was alleged to have been part of a cargo of a junk which was wrecked on the Kuwloon heach during the typhoon of the 18th plomo. On that junk at the time, we are in formed, were several thousand dollars of black- wood furniture, and as it is stated, they were nol insured and most of the cargo was lost, tha owner have invoked the aid of the police to assist him in recovering what property was stolen from the beach.
You are charged with unlawful possession of these things-two stans," said his Worship. "What have you get to say?"
"I am not guilty," replied Mrs. Mason. P. C. Wits, of the Water Police Station," sworn, said that at 6.49 o'clock yesterday after- noon, by virtue of a search warrant, he entered defendami's house-No. She was there at the time. He informed de 7. Salisbury Avenue,
fendant that he had a warrant to search the premises and showed her the order. Defend ant then said that she had two pieces of black wood furniture. Witness went into the dining- room and seized the furniture. When his
a Chinaman.
WOMAN'S LURIOSITY.
*Toth inst.
An aged Chinese woman, who visited the Police Court this morning with the intention al speaking on behalf of a defendant in a cer- main larceny case from Yau-ma-ti, when called to the witness-box by the accused, suddenly turned hostile.
What do you know about this case ?" asked Mr. Gomperti.
"Nothing." replied the old woman.
Do you know the defendant?" "I don't."
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Or the complainant?
Np."
"Where does the complainant livė?!! "Next door to me."
"What brought you up here then?" was Mr. Gompertz's next query.
"I came to see things," the woman replied. "What kind of things?" "Nothing."
"Was it curiosity that brought you here?" sked his Worship.
The woman replied, smilingly, that it was, and she was told to budge
Junks in COLLISION,
SUI FOR DAMAGES.
rith inst.
His Worship said that a man could be a ras- cal at sea as well as on shore, and that during the two months or more he had been working aboard the Yingding he was breaking the law, He believed, however, that defendant acted in returning to seek for work ashore, and that was anod faith when he took to sea life, instead of a pont in his favour. He could not reduce the happened defendant said she received it from $224, being the amount of loss and damage
sentence, and would therefore send defendant In gaul for one year, but without stocks.
SALVING THE S.S.-KINSHAN"
"INTIMIDATING LABOURERS BOUND OVER,
The four coolies who were remanded a week as at the Police Court, by Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, on a charge of interfering with the labourers'of the steamer Kinshan at Tailam-
he cir
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THB SHANGHAI WATER- WORKS:
The Shanghai Waterworks and pumping, station are situated about two and a half miles from the Garden Bridge on Yangloopso Road. The Company was formed in 1881, and com menced to supply Shanghai with water in 1883, and was the first venture of its kind so be start- ed in China. The property owned by the Company is very extensive, covering an area of more then 150 mow. The property on the river side of the roadway is nearly all deval- oped, but ample room is still available for add- itional engines and boilers. To understand: the process by which the turbid water of the Huangpu is converted into the clean water which the Company supplies, it is necessary to follow the different steps through which it passes before it is pumped into the mains and the water tower.
SETTLING RESERVOIRS.
·The water is taken from the river at flood
de, by gravitation and pumping. The two centrifugal pumps used for this purpose are housed on the bank of the river, and are сар able of delivering into any of the reservoirs 1,250,000 gallons per hour. There are four settling reserviors with a total capacity of 20,- 000,000 gallons, and in them the water remains unit the sediment and 'heavy matter are precipitated. When this is accomplished the. water is pumped through floating suction pipes, so arranged that the top water is always drawa off while the sediment on the bottom of the reservoira'is not disturbed.
At the Supreme Court this morning, before hip Hongur Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, presiding in Summary Jurisdiction, Yuk Leung, SERVICE RESERVOIRS, FILTER BEDS AND owner of junk No, 198, sued Fung Lau, master
CLEAN WATER RESERVOIRS. pumped into the service Jeservoirs, which ars of another junk, for recovery of the sum of
The water from the settling reservoirs" is ustained by plaintiff by reason of defendant's junk having fun into plaintiff's and caused the the water to flow by gravitation on to the filter to allow damage, and also for damages for detention of beds. Each filter bed kna special valves to *he plaintiff's jank, for the purpose of repairs.egulate the flow and discharge. After passing.
in Canton,"
When asked what she had to say, Mrs. Mason explained that recently, the mel, by a man who asked her if she wanted to buy some things.
He pro duced the stools and she thought he had them on sale, as he had others besides. The man. Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. O. 13. Thomson's Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plain. asked her if she would give bim So for the office, representing the defendant, Pas She said she would not, and gave him $5.
Five dollars?" queried Mr. Gompertz "Yes," continued the defendant, "and no inre, for I can buy the same things for $y at auction, and don't see why I should pay more."
A question then arose in Couites to the mar
that the estimate the police placed on the fur nitute was low, while others in Court who knew good blackwood furniture when they saw it, wern of opinion that the carving was not properly done and that the stools were not worth $5 each.
Plaintiff stated that it was agreed between. himself and the defendant that he was to make the pits for the fir-trees, amounting to 105,000 in all. He commenced work in Nov., 1909, and in December defendant paid bin various small sims on account, and picul rice. The con tract with plaintif was not only dig the pitschung, on the 28th thin, were brought before but to plant the trees, but on 14th Jan, defend his Worship today for decision. ant told him to stop the work. Defendant was cumstances of the case, it will he remembered, to supply the seeds and the small trees. Alter were to the effect that soon after the typhoon, digging the holes plaintiff applied to defendant and the stranding of the Kishan, Tai-lam-ket price of the articles. His Worship thought for the seeds, but could not get them.. It was thong, a few hundred villagers were engaged by the Pongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat never understood that plaintiff was to sup- ply the seeds or trees. He was only to be paid Company assist in getting the vessel refluated. eleven ouk per tree planted by him, and at
The labourers were then receiving thirty cents that price it would be impossible for him to do per tide. The defendants, who had nothing the wor, and supply the seed, and the young
tisdn with the work, instigated the labourers trees. When the pits were ready plaintiff went demand higher wages or strike. The Com- seral times and asked, for the seeds or the pany accordingly doubled the wages of the
hbourers yung trees to plant, but defendant always
This apparently did not satisfy the said the trets and seeds had not arrived. On cfendants, who formed a plan to satisfy them ibe 15th January last the defendant told plain-selves, and as the Steamboat Company would liff to keep his men in readiness as the seeds
not assist them, they started chasing, the were expected to arrive about the 1st or 2nd hourers away from the steamer and threatened February. He kept his men on till the 4th at the first man or woman who took to work May. ;
again. Arrests followed;
His Honour But you can't claim anything for that.
Mr. Gardiner: No, my Lord, we are only claiming the contract figures.
Plaintiff, continuing, sand that, later, defend nt had come to him and asked him to sup- P'y the seed and trees. Witness said he had several tens of fakis to support, and he had no money for anything else. He then asked de- lendant for some money to provide food for This fulas, and the defendant gave, hím 52! Defendant thereater put him "off from day in day, and he got no more money from hini. In consequence of the defendant not paying him hejawed his fokts $29, and $80 a grocer for rice and other things, besides simaliai amounts for other goods, which he was unable to pay, at present,
The contract was made on the 4th December 1905, and was a verbial contract, and was sub- Sequently entered in bork setting forth the lerins. Witness went over on the 25th Novem ber to inspect the ground where the firs he would have to complete the work before were to be planted, ard he was then told
hol
At the last hearing of the case his Worship told the defendants that they must produce hiends from Tai-lam-chung to stand security for their good behaviour in the future.
"Have you got your friends to stand security for you?" asked his Worship.
Inspector Langley intimated that they had not, and added that if his Worship'andered the men to sign personal honds he thought that would be sufficient. He did not think they would'raise trouble again.
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His Worship concurred with the views taken by the inspector, and stated that as de fendants bad to lends to pay their finet they had no money themselves-he did not want to send them to gaol. Be bound the over in personal bonds in the sum of $100 each to be of good behavious for six months, and warned the men that it would go hard with them if they made trouble, before six months bad expired.
ST. JOHN'S LEPER ASYLUM.
Its gaves are always open to poor, unshelter. walls gumbers of the, less flicted find treat ed, outcast, and despised leper. and within its uent and relief.
It has been arm Pat some tine las: week divers have bee engaged, upon a careful -Cross examined by Mr. Master, witness said
the contract was for eleven cash per tree plant- examination of the summerged portion of the sail. ing ship S. P. Hi chuck as she lies against thed, or pit dug and serd inserted and covered.. seawall of the Hongkong and 'Kowloon What? and Godown 16, at fem-sha-tsui. The report of the damag reveals the extent of the inju
A RECENT VISIT TO MANDALAY. ries as might be gathered from the position of the wreck which, to the uninitiated observer,
To visit it is to sweep you away from your looks to be rather sengus. We believe that
swing far beyond this earth. inner self, and to let your thoughts and soul two large rents, have been discovered, the
for inside its the Chinese New Year. To do this he course of the examnation, on the starboard
would have to employ 30 men a day, and he
portals are twenty-two European Nursing side of the ball; they are from five to six yards
Sisters and Priests, administering to the wants in length and rather more than we in width.ept that number working every day unul the
of three-hundred-and twenty-five men, women As soon as practicable salving operate the 15th January: 1906
pts, were completed. That was on
and children afflicted with that most terrible of which should be altogether successful, will be
on that day, he saw commenced doi a vessel."
the defendant on the hill where he had dug the malarties leprosy The Institution self pits. On the 15th November, when the artand out and garlanded with most delightful covers thirty-five acres of ground, beautifully rangement was first made he saw Yu Fat, but he did not know why he was, nor if he had any and azured trees.
pichs bordering flower beds, palms, groves, connect on with the defendant. Witness made the contact solely with the defendant, and the contract was made in the name of Yu Wo Kee as that was the defendant's business name, Hbo' contract was for plaint to plant some where about 100,000 small fir trees and sine Seeds the work was to be completed before the Chinese New Year: -lbar was, the work of dogging the pits, byl-on time was arranged for th planung to be completed. The pits were to bedug according to certain measurements, and witness inspected the pits to see that they were so. On the 15th January he applied for she seed or the trees, as the contract was to plant some trees, and some seed, but be could not get them. He had not planted any firs under this contract. le did not know if any of them had since been planted. It was not a fact that the plants and seeds were off red to him, but he would not take them. His fobis went away on the 4th May because they saw withṛLE was unable to pay them. No ariangrinent was made whereby if he dog the holes, but the trees or seed were mor supplied to him for planting, he was to be paid so much for the dig ing of the holes. His contract was to dig 105,000, holes and he did it within contract time. A Government in-
10th inst, The Harbour authorities here, are its receipt of a telegram from the Hon. the Colonial Se- cretary at Singapore to the following offect..~
Raffles new light dark sextor, not fixed.” In the absence of any previous announcement here of the placing of the light in question in position, it is presumed that it is a revolving light,
His Worship therefore adjourned the case fo make inquiries in the matter, saying he would band over his decision on Monday.
CHARGE OF ÚNŁAWFUL POSSESSION DISMISSED.
8th inst, at 7. Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, was Mabel Mason, a married woman, residing charged on remand before Mr. H, H. J., Gom perz, at the Police Churt this morning, with blackwood souls, valued at 5. The stools being in unlawful possession of two carved
were alleged to have been part of a cargo of a junk that was wrecked on the Kowloon beach during the disastrous typhoon of the 18th ult. Defendant, it will be remembered, said that she purchased the stnals for $5 from a Chion- The police were, of opinion that the defendant paid $5 for the pair showed, stools were worth $20, and the very fact that it was alleged, that she knew she was buy. red that on account of the inferior carving. ing stolen properly
on the stools they were not worth more than
mas.
Others in Cour aver
Mr. Olto Kong Sing said that plaintiff was the owner of registered junk 298. On the 29th August last he was being lawed by the steami-launch Krung Lee, (om Wing Lok Street Capsuimun, but they had not proceeded for when defendant's junk came up, going north, and crossed, plaintiff's bpws-that is, she crossed the bows of the aunch which was towing plaintiffs junk. De
ndani's junk got clear after crossing, when she suddenly turned about and collided with the plaintiff's junk, striking the latter on the stern quaner, and damaging her to the extent men-
tanned.
Yuk Seung, the owner of junk No. 198, cor cob rated the above statements, and was pro- ceeding to give further evidence when his Honour asked him for his licence..
Witness: I haven't got it here, my lord, His Honour: Well, it must be produced to identify him without it, he may be any coolie;
How can I tell
Mr. Otto Kang Sing : 1 thought he had it with him, my Lord, I instructed him to bring it.
is Honour: How long will this case take Mr. Otto Kong Sing: It will take all this Morning, my ord.
Mr. ardiner: And then I shall have 10 ask for an adjournaient, have two or three wit messes I wish to call, but they are at present ip Canion.
His Honour: Well, as the case is not likely in finish" to-day, you (in Mr. Ofte Kong Sing) must see that this man produce his licence at the next hearing.
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insed some ten to twelve feet so
through a thick layer of fine sand and other filtering material (one filter bed contains about, 4,000, tons of filtering material) the water again flows by gravitation to the clean waterreservoirs, which is entirely covered in, so as to prevent any possibility of pollution from the atmos phere. This reservoir is about zo feet deep, and is connected to the main pump wells by 30-inch Pes. This is the last stage before the water is pumped to Shanghai.
THE ENGINE AND THE BOILER HOUSE, The main engine and boiler house is a hand- some and substantial building of castellated design, containing four powerful pumping engines. Three of the engines are of the borizontal compound condensing type, while the fourth is one of Messrs. Hathon Davey's differential engines. These are designed to pump into the Settlement no less than [1,030,000 gallons in twenty-four hours, though the maximum daily supply has never exceeded 7:750,000 gallons. Like the rest of the Com- pany's plant, the engines are kept in splendid order, everything in the room being as bright as the proverbial new pin. Steam is generated in four Lancashire boilers, and there are indica- 101s and alarms to show the height of water in the tower, and to give warning of fires, so that the staff may be ready for any emergency. It' is interesting to note the growth of the Com pany's work from the dates on these engines. The first pair were built in 1881, and were then considered large, but they were completely eclipsed by the engine installed" ten years later, which was in turn dwarfed by the power- ful pump put down in for. The latter has a thonster fly-wheel 16 feet in diameter, weigh- ing rearty 24 tom, and can account for about 250,000 gallons per hour. Yet in spite of its size and power the foundations upon which it star's are so bojid that no vibration in felt, and
Mr. Otto Kong Sing: Very well,'my Lord.. - Witness, continuing his evidence, said that the defendant's junk after crossing his bows, went about 40 cheungs and then turned round, it. works almost noiselessly. The water and came right at them. Seeing her coming finds its way to the tower and Shanghai the launch blew a warning blast on her whistle, through one 25-inch and two -20-inch but the defendant came on and ran into wit. | Hunk mains. For the accommodation of ness's junk. Immediately alter the collision the large engine, which has all the latest witness sent a dinghey to the defendant's junk | improvements that economy and efficiency de- isking defendant to come on board and inspect mand, a new engine house had to be built. Of· the damage, which was above watermark, and the four boiless, only two are worked at a time, the latter did so and an inspection was made. the other two being held in reserve'; in fac..., ni Then they went on to Sham-shui po. Witness's far as possible, the Company's plant is in dupli junk was still being towed, and defendant's fol- cate throughout to guard against the contingen-
$. In consequence of that his Worship adjourned the case until this morning in order institute inquiries. When Mrs. Mason came before the Court to-day his Worship warned her to be very careful in the future how she purchased things from hawkers. He
· said that no prima facić cwe had been made out against her by the prosecution and ordered her to be discharged, at the same time issuinwed, and they all anchored off Sham-shui pe.cy of a stoppage in the water supply. The
an order to Inspector Langley that the tools should be returned to her.
WARNING TO MARINERS.
with inst.
Captain Walker, master of the ss. Wing
that when about five miles to the south-west of Seng, who arrived in port last night, reports
the Ninepins he passed a large derelict, water- logged junk. As this derelict forms a menace to navigation, mariners are warned to keep a good look-out for her.
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GAOL PRISONER WANTED FOR MURDER.
Tith inst,
Fan Ning, a coolie, who was convicted at the last Criminal Sessions and sentenced to seven years' hard labour for being conceined in an armed robbery, commilled some time last month at Chak 1 sun village, near Sheung. shui, New Teritory, is now wanted by the
Founded in 1891 by the late Father CHINESE MANDARIN HELDUP Wehinger, who followed the example of Father Damien and devoted his whole life to the service of afflicted lepers, the institution bas been enabled by swall grants from the Govern- ment and Municipality to increase its sphere of influence. year by year, by public suliscrip tions in Burma, Germany, France and Australia. At first all the wards, priests' re. sidences, store houses, and other buildings were of bimboo, but the number of patients kept, so continually increasing that Father Weinger went to Europe in 1897 and suc- ceeded in enlisting much.sympathỷ at the In- ternational Congress an leprosy, the result being that today the Asylum is a most im posing structure, and stands out in bold relief to the wild and deserted landscape at the foot of the bill.
Chinese authorities at Canton for murder.
The Viceroy at Canton has applied for his extradition, and as the charge preferred against him by the Chinese authorities is more serious than the one he is now serving time for, his Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathaq, has approved of extradition proceedings being opened against the prisoner
Accordingly Fan Ning and another coolie were brought before Mi 19. H. J. Gompertz, this forenoon, on a charge of committing mur
Witness then asked defendant to pay for the "pumping station and compound are lighted by damage done to his junk, when the latter told electricity supplied-by a dýnamo in the main him he had better bring an action for its re-engine house. covery. Witness then reported the occurrence to the Harbour Master. He was delayed for four days, trying to get defendant to come to
damage.
terms and arrange about the payment of it
His Honour: Where were you?
Witness: At Sham-shui-pò, my Lord. His Honour: Well, you can't claim anything for that. You knew the number of the junk which had run into you, and so knew that it was registered here and could be easily traced, and you could get hold of her at any moment, You could have gone on to Canton at once instead of wasting four days doing nothing at Sham-shui-po. Where was the junk reparted eventually?
Witness: At Canton.
His Honour: There you are, you ace; you wasted four days for nothing. Who paid for the repairs?
Witness: I did, my Lord.
His Honour: Have you the accounts? Witness: No, they are not paid,
His Honour: You have just this minute said you had paid them-what do you mean?
Witness: Yes, I have paid them, but I mean that defendant has not paid me.
His Honour: Well, let's look at the accounts. Witness produced accounts showing payment in taels of the equivalent of $224 for repairs to junk 298, at Cântón, in September Jast.,
Continuing, wilness said he had been navigating for nine years, and he knew the nile of the road and the Harbour regulations.
For the defence it was admitted that a collision did take place between the two junks,
plaint ff's junk was to blame, by reason of her Contributory negligence in not keeping out of the way and she oushi, therefore, to have been made a co-defendant.
Plaintiff, recalled, said that on account of his position he could not alter his course,
Mr. Gardiner: Could you not have gone quicker?
NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Extensive additions to the Company's works are now in course of construction, principal item being a new clean water reservoir, which, when completed, will be capable of holding about, 1,550,000 gallons of filtered water. This reser voir is now approaching completion, and two additional filter beds, the excavation of which has just commenced, will be ready for use ip the spring of next year. But by far the most important of the company's new enterprises is the construction of another water tower in the Sinza district. The growth of Shanghai and the great and ever-increasing demand for water' have necess.tated constant extensions of the Company's mains, and recently an additional 25-inch main has been laid from the pump- ing station to connect direct with the new tower in Sinza, a distance of five miles from the pumping station, the new tower, which is to be erected on a site quite close to the Stone Brid- ge, will be of greater capacity than that in atines are now seaily completed, and the huge Kiange Road: The cement concrete found-
granite block which are each to bear one of the seventeen columns are now being prepared for the positions they are to occupy, These blocks, which are raid to be the largest blocks of granite that have ever been brought to Shanghai, weigh no less than six tons encli. The new tower will be 25 feet high, so as to give pressuTO si fficient to provide an adequate water supply to the high buildings lately put up or now in 'course of construction,
pressed that there would be sin difficulty inspector came up one day. and,'after inspecting the segregation of the sexes, and the mainder within the jurisdiction of China. They but they contended that the launch towing handsome design. It is too feet high, and
The
THE PRESENT WATER TOWER, The Water Tower in Kiangse Road is of
delivers water at the pressure of 40 lbs. to the square inch. The water is pumped from the works to the tower through the tronk mains 62 miles of mains to the various districts, ex- already mentioned, and is distributed through
Read, the Rifle Range on the North, and tending nearly to the Point on Yangtzepoo lessfield and Sicawei on the West. There are also 600 hydrants for use at fires, and for filling water carts. The summit of the water tower is reached by a special staircase round the central column, and 120 steps have to be ascended to
BANGKOK FIRE BRIGADE
FORMATION EVOLUNTEER CORPS.
We are gald to be able to say that the pro- posal to form a Volunteer Fire Brigade in Bangkok is at last taking practical form. The iden bas, of course, been discussed occasionally. these many years after a big fire, and then quietly forgotten tilf the next one. But in April last, when the suggestion had been revived after the big blaze in Sampeng, a very fair number of Europeans took the trouble to
central enclosure containing the Administra..
here are three distinct compounds, the announce through our columns their willing
tie Building, the Brompton Oratory Chapel, Ress to enroll themselves as active members of
and the home of the Sisters; and except for the Brigade: The opin on was generally ex- raising the necessary funds, but no one felt the pits, told witness in the presence of several restraint to freedom among the inmates of the
tenance of requisite discipline, there is no denied the charge. called upon to take this first step and call
The murder was alleged to have been come of his fekis, that the work had been very well meeting. Now at last an important preli- done.
Various wards on each side. In their recrea-mitted at Namiao, some months ago the minary step is being taken. Firms are being
tions and diversions the visitor could never head mandarin of that place was journeying When he last applied to defendant for pay-imagine that the merry laugh and the gaiety of on horseback to Lung-wa-ma-ki-jau. He was asked to say what they are prepared to subscribs towards starting a proper Volunteer ment the latter said "You're a very funny hope, long-deferred, welled up from examples ace mpanied by his braves." On the way
men. | of living death on earth--the unclean ones of they were held up by seven Brigade. When this has been ascertained man you wait a few days." the idea is to call a meating of those in- Several of the jokis gave corroborative evi-history. The large central building which con- streets were blocked and five out of the terested, and that meeting will then be in a dence, and stated that it was untrue that a tains the chapel owes its existence in the seren robbers proceeded to rob the officials, position to get to business at once. Necessarily sang of 40 coolies employed by the defendant princely generosity of Duke Johann at Lieck-There was a fight between braves" and rab there will be many ready to argue that such a went over to deepen the pits dog by plaintiff's lenstein, the Baronne de Gargan, the Imperial hers and in the melee one of the “braves" was shot dead: The mandarin was wounded in proposal is futile and to prophesy fallure. But, I was true. that tome cooltes did go Councillor Stand, and the family Wehinger, at
This witness caused some amusement when, Bangkok is in need of increased protection to the district, but they were there for other a total cost of two-and-a-half lakhs of rupees, several places, and one shot which would have
on being shown a chart, he was sold to show from fire, as is evidenced by the face that the loss work, and did not-touch plaintiff's pite,
So urgent has been the need to meet the in- proved fatal struck his belt and glanced off. from this cause in the present year already
where Capsuimun was, he gazed vacantly round reach the gallery that surrounds the tank, The At this stage Mr. Gardiner stated that he creasing appeals for treatment that the services Fan Ning, who was well-known at Namiao, the Court room, and then suddenly waving his demand for water varies at different hours of
was said to have been one of the robbers.
a way to embrace half the points in the day, being heaviest in the morning between rowin nesses, if his Lordship required further and the wards have been much enlarged.
seven and nood, and again, is the summer evidence.
the village and was not heard of for some time.
Then followed the armed robbery to the East to South West!
therb"There being anywhere from Northmonths, between six and eight in the evening, New Territory and I on Ning was captured.
Besides the ordinary domestic requirements The Court then adjourned the casa till to for Municipal use, and to the shipping and the Company supplies large quantities of water
manufactorice. Powerful steam waterboats aro employed for supplying water to the shipping for creating a disturbarce in the street. Ho ACCORDING to a statement in the Shanghai in harbour and outside Woosung. At the foot of the water tower there are extensive work- Word reached the Canton authorities that two of Dock and Ship building plant there several shops, and a large godown fully stocked with the men who were concerned in the Namao vessels are shortly to be, ordered by the water fittings, of the latest design. A large staff der murder were in Hongkong and an official, Philippine Government for service round the of trained workman is constantly employed in accompanied by several witnesses, arrived in islands, and bids for same will soon be ad- laying on hot and cold water fittings, and in- the Colony and they identified Fan Ning and vertised. The Shanghai Dock and Engineer- | stalling heating apparatus in new buildings. the other man the one who was fined $5 for ing Company will be among the bidders, and, fighting-as being concerned in the murder, in view of the work done on the evenue cutlers The negotiations for their extradition were baik for the U. S. Government a couple of then started
years ago, that Company believes it stands a **The case was adjourned.
chance of securing some of the contracte,
Witness: How could I go quicker, when I was already going full speed, with a full preasure af steam?
amounts to upwards of four million ticals. could if necessary call any amount more wit.ofa duly qualified doctor have been obtained, her the "brave" was killed the robbers left the compass, he said "Ob, Capsoimun is over
His Honout: That's a matter entirely, for you to consider, Mr. Gardiner,
There are len Hurasian patients being treat. ed; and efforts are now being put forth to giye them a billiard-table, and supply them with other means to make their isolated lives happy. Lord-Yong Ki
Mr. Gardiner: Then 1'.I call one more, my | A reading-room has been opened, but it is at prerent sparsely furnished, and the present This witness merely corroborated the pre-superintendent, Father Lafost, would be glad
Soon after his crrest a fight occurred at Yaumati rad one of the combatants was arrewed, and at the Police Court was fined $5
morrow at jo a.m.
And if little can be done too often, an account of the scarcity of water, that does not alter the fact that the existing Brigades da a great deal of most useful work. Moreover, the latest of these brigades, that raised by the Siam Ele tricity Co., has came to the front in quite a remarkable way and has won the respect of all engaged in extinguishing fires here. There vious witnesses, and added that inter some to receive for it any newspapers, magazines, tad no money to pay his fine and went to gaol. Mercury, that evidently emanated from the be doubted that the proposed Volunteer Brigade Hok-lo people planted wees in the pits which backs, &c. In short, the St. John's Leper Asy.
is the result of efficient training, and it cannot would show an example in efficiency and thoroughness. Daugkok Times.
THE Viceroy has prohibited the importation of all but two of the Hongkong native papers to Swalow. They have been discussing him, and his unpopular dealings, with a freedom which he basiniled to appreciate
plaintiff had dug-they were engaged by the defendant. He knew that plaintiff could get no money from the defendant to pay his fair. as he, witness, knew for a fact that the plain, tiff pawned his clothes and everything he could to get money to feed his fökis,
This closed the case for- the plaintiff,, and the Court, then adjourned the case until Tuce day next at ro a.m,
tum at Mandalay is an institution worthy of every support; and the hope that the purse strings of those in the Straits, who feel for suffering humanity, and sympathize with those poor creatures who are banished from all they love dear on earth, will be opened towards it, is my excuse for ponning this letter on my leaving Burma for the bills and plains in Indis, -Rangoon. Times,
Under a recent arrangement with the Muni- cipal Council the latter was given a large number of shares in the Company, in whosa doserved prosperity the ratepayears will pow akura,-N. G, D, Newt;