Entimation.
REDUCED PRICES.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, DECEMBER
the cultivation of the poppy, notwithstand THE English mail of the 3rd November was ing the Imperial edict issued on the subject. | delivered in London on the 1st last.
SERGEANT Lee, of No. 2 Police Station, apprehended a seaman pamed John Watson. in Arsenal Street, yesterday, and charged him
Detention,
of
305, Des Voeux Road West yesterday morning NINETEEN rice-pouriders were arrested at No.
af the result of a gambling raid made on the
The mea
petice, from No. 7 Fulice Station, os of
MOTION FOR RE-HHARING.
A STATE DOCUMENT IN COURT.
HEATED DISCUSSION.
:|
Before the Full Beach, consisting of their
His Honour the Chief Justica,said the title
was 'Rex v the defondant, and the reverse in appeals:
Mr. Slade said that was so, and be thought the that that had been the form used in this Court title wrong, but the records of the Court showed The Chief Justice said he thought the form used at Home was the proper one and should infeture be the sine used here.
On the contrary, we expressed the conviction that the edict was a mere red herring thrown across the track of the reformers, A. S. WATSON & CO., inasmuch as it is in the highest degree pro
bable that the Imperial Garemment intended at the Police Court this morning with, baing Honours Sir Francis Fl gott, Chief Justice, LIMITED.
to foster the local, cultivation of the plant at agratit. Complaints have been made to the and Mr. A. G. Wise, Puise Judge, Mr. M. W. the expense of, the foreign grower. In this police of the nuisance caused by a number oflade, instructed by: Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. connection it is. Interesting to learn Mr. Street, near the Soldiers and Sailors' Home,
benchcombers who congregate daily in Arrenalon. Thomson's office, applied on behalf of Hosie's views on the subject. He says "that eliciting alms from passers-by. Watson the defendant in the case of Hajat Ali: Shab the decrease of foreign opium will continue admitted being destitute, and Mr. F. A. Hara Hon. Mr. H. H, J. Gompens, the defendant verius Mustofa Ismail, which was tried before We beg to invite your undoubted The production of native made an order that he be sent to the House being found guilty and committed to prison,
opium increases, year by year without re- attention to our Price riction. Indeed, the Chinese Government-
for a rebearing of that care. Sir Henry Berkeley, instructed by Mr. F. B L. Bowley, List which is now being the revenue derived from its taxation, which
Solicitors, represented the Crown. And it a most profitable source, of income,
of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Crown sent out. Please apply in many provinces has been placed on a for a copy if you have public pipes, ra this source various purposes. From ex-
were playing palikaur. The police, seized not already received one.ple the province of Szechuan and the The reduced prices to provide an annual contribution of 400,000 before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court prefecture of Hau-chou Fu in Kiangsu have among other things $4.12, which they found on a table. The nineteen men were charged which take effect as from tees for carrying out the Whangpoo this morning-the first two men with sunning Huangpu Conservancy Scheme,,. Is it likely a gambling house and the remainder with the 16th instant will be the the Government of China la to fling away reinbling. The two leaders were fined $so found to compare advocates of reform? From investigations
such a contribution at the behest of some each, while the others paid $1 each. favourably with those made with the view of obtaining statistics on. of other stores in the Colony whether European or Chinese: of the opium habit expect to find that the
We have also just issued separately a new wine list with prices based on rate of Ex-mpire's total direct trade of £57,747,591, change -now ruling, reference to which will show that substantial reductions have been made.
All prices are strictly net.
An Indian was arraigned before Mr. F.
A.
to
the subject it appears that Szech'uan alone | Hazeland, at the Police Court, this forenoon, produces annually over 200,000 picule or on a charge of being disorderly whilst drunk
on the Praya East yesterday. "In order bombastically, 3 will plead-" His Worship save the time of the Court?" began defendant,
four times the total import of foreign opium
into China. If, in their zeal, the opponents
informed accused that the time of the Court poppy bas disappeared from China in ten had nothing to do with him, and called years and with it the revenue derived from evidence. It was said accused was chasing As usual, much of the trade of the British anked police protection and the Indian was this source they must be very simple-minded: three women on the Pray These women Empire with China is attributed to Hongkong arrested. Defendant said he wit a bit "stag but Mr. Hosie notes that "if from the British gering," but was not unconscious. He was
Fined $3.
the whole of the Hongkong trade be deduct- ed, there remains a balance of £23,223,389 which still places the British Empire nearly £7,500,000 ahead of the next country on
the list the United States of America,
which no doubt has its fair share, like other countries, of the Hongkong trade." Last year Japan was third on the list. The report extends to 120 pages and should attract the
now attention of all interested in the trade of the Middle Kingdom. Mr. Hosic is especially luminous in his hints to merchants, and perhaps some firms in Hongkong might
their commerical connections with the in- terior. '
A. S. WATSON & CO., profit from his suggestions for increasing
LIMITED,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
Hongkong, 27th November, 1906,
BIRTHS.
134
On November 26, 1906, at Shanghal, to Mr. and Mrs. SCHMIDT-DECARLI, of the German Bank, Kobe, a daughter.
At Shanghai, the wife of D, R. McEUEN, of a daughter.
At Shanghai, the wife of C. RASMUSSEN, of
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE crisis in the situation caused by the Japanese Budget proposals is now over, thanks
to the offices of Count Katsura,
H.B. THE GOVERNOR.
PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.
The following bulletin was issued by the doctors in attendance upon His Excellency the Governor yesterday :-His Excellency the Governor has made marked progress during
the past week. It is probable that, all being well, His Excellency will leave the Colony in about two weeks' time, for a month's change,
LIVELY TIMES IN THE HARBOUR.
DISCHARGES REVOLVER TO CALL
THE POLICE.
In a case which was brought up before Mr. F. A, Hazeland, this guarding, at the Police Court, four cargo-boston were released on bail of $50 each to ensure their attendance in a
THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com-few days' time for examination lato charges of „pany's total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending November 17 amounted to 23,967.75 tons and the sales during the same period to 21,474.57 tons.
THE work, on the laying-out of the Canton Public Gardens, which was temporarily sus
assault preferred against them by the coxswain and accountant of the steam faunch Ei Tung. When the case is next called on the coxswain and the crew of the steam launch will testify to the effect that some time yesterday after noon the launch Zi Jung, towing two sait junks, was leaving the barbour on a trip to Cantos.
1906.
ALLEGED 47TEMPIED MURDER.
EVIDENCE IN HARBOUR OFFICE CASE TAKEN,
דיי
Chu Lo Fui, a farmer, rosiding in a boards ing house is Sutherland Street, West Point,
One the first count it is alleged he attempted the Magistracy, to-day, on two serious charges. was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazoland, at
to murder Mr. A. C. Botethu, first clerk of the dictment be is said to have canted grievous Harbour. Department, and on the second in bodily harm to two boatmen, Chung Fuk and Kwok Chuen, on the oth ultimo,
tective Sergeant Watt Conducted the case for Chief Detective Inspector Hanson and De- the police, the prisoner denying the charges in toto.
Ur. Koch, assistant superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, spoke as to the
he examined them
in hospital..
was somewhat confasingy as the forms at home were suffering from when the active boatmen Mr. A. C. Botelho, Brat clerk, Harbour master's department, was next called to the that department close on thirty-four years, and land. Witness declared that he had been in it was part of his duty to examine intending Chiness emigrants to foreign ports for voyages of over seven days' duration. On the morning in question, witness went on, he started to examine a batch of emigrants for the Straits Settlemesis to proceed by the British steamer started to examine the prisoner who was Hopsang. At about ten o'clock witness. among the batch of emigrants. He had to stand on. box to answer questions put to him. (Plan of the place put in.) Wit. ass then gave the Court the positions a# to whore he and the others sal
Mr. Slade said that this was a motion for re-heating of this case. The motion would not take long as the Crown find consented to have the case heard before the Full Bench,
Sir Henry Berkeley: That is so, my Lords The Chief Justice: Do you want a re-hear ing?
sufficient reasons for it, my Lords.
Sir Henry: If they can show good and
it
beat those reasons to-day.. I understood that The Paisne Judge: I am not prepared to this was purely a formal motion, and that journed for a short time from the other Court would take only a few minutes, so I have ad- Mr. Slade: understood so, my Lords: I thought the consent of the Crown was suffici. ent, but if I have to argue reasons it will take some time. 1. will first read a "letter I have here.
Sir Henry: abject to that letter being read here. My learned friend purposes to read before this Court a confidential letter from His
Excellency the Governor to the Officer Com manding, which is marked "confidential." is a state document and cannot be read; it is also a confidential document from one Government Official to another, and the con.
tents cannot be put before this Court. 1.am surprised that my learned friend should propose to read such a document to your Lordships.
The Chief Justice: I don't see how you can rend it unless you have the consent of the writer and recipient. Confidential lettere must be treated as such,
Mr. Slade': I have the consent of one party, my Lord.
The Puisne Judge: You cannot argue upon. the contents of such a letter,
Sir Henry: The point to consider is whether your Lordships can accede to the request that the evidence of the prisoner be taken at this hearing as it was not taken before the magin. trate. The Crown consents to this though we do not know what that evidence consists of The Crown does not wish to create any feeling among the soldiers or others that the prisoner has not been fairly dealt with.
Mr. Slade I want to have a re-hearing. I want to put it clearly that the Crown does object to a re-bearing. The Crown wants the Court to assume that if the evidence had been
After the examination, he went ou, accused
stepped down from the box to receive
TELEGRAM
* HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVIORA
BOYCOTT REVIVAL.,
MASS MEETING AT CANTON:
NEW PROPAGANDA BY BOYCOTT LEADERS.
[From a Co19spondent.]:
Shameon, 3rd December.
1.60 p.m.
The members of the Boycott As- sociation assembled in large numbers
at the Kwongoliai Hospital with the object of discussing what methods should be adopted to secure a revival
lately has somewhat languished as of interest in the movement, which
the result of questions of more im- mediate interest attracting the atten tion of the public.
Mr. Chan Man Ma, who is a re- sident of Fatshan, and is recognised, as one of the boycott leaders,, appointed chairman.
Speeches, exhorting the member to stand by their guns, and give all by Kwok Chues. Instead of that prisoner the boycott against American goods, bis passage ticket, which was being stamped the aid in their power to maintain rushed.at witness and clutched him by the' throat with his left hand, at the same time were delivered. murmuring something which witness did not understand. Witness threw him off and ac
It was decided that the next meet
seize bins, but failed, defendant leaving through held on the 10th inst, for the cused fell. Kwok Chuen was then ab ut to ing of the Association should be the eastern door. Witness followed accused
pur
the fugitive witness stopped. Soon after Kwok A resolution was put to the mest into the yard, but when he saw others chasing pose of electing offico-bearers. Chuca went to witness, and raining his jacket, showed that he was wounded. The other boatman followed him soon after with a wound on his breast. Witness did not know that any.
י,
body had been wounded until he saw the beat
The men were then dispatched to hospital.
the stabbing" asked his Worship.
"Can you suggest any motive or reason for
"I cannot," replied the witness. Other witnesses were called, and the case adjaurged.
CORRESPONDENCE.
¿We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.)
THE CHIT SYSTEM.
TO THE EDITOR ór tan." Horukorg Telguratii.''
Sir,-There is no doubt in my mind that the present chit system, when entrusted to all such men who are in a more or less degree careless and indifierent as regards moncy matters, ja most pernicious system and one that certainly should be strongly put down by every right thinking Taipan and ether employers of clerks,
a check to
ing that industrial establishments should be established, so that the
Chinese might become independent of foreign supplies and that Chinese capital might be retained in the country.
Meanwhile the members should exert themselves to the uttermost to popularise the boycott soheme, and attract the sympathies of the people.
Funds
will be supplied by the Association for grand funeral monies in honour of the boy "hero" and "martyr" Fung Wai, one of the originators movement...
PIRACY NEAR HongkoNG,
The Hongkong Gelegraph to a young and therefore crimen CARGO-BOAT "HELD UP" AND CARGO STOLEM.
to be resumed at an early date and pusbed a cargo-boat belonging to the defendaois made the case, the magistrate would still have con- his progress and prospects in life, and in some
HONGKONG, Monday, DecembER · 3, 1906,,
CHINA. AFFAIRS.
forward with all speed to completion.
::
Tuż Dock ungs, Robert Cooke and Edith, have been employed for the last three nights in try ing to shift the steamship Kwongchow from fter position in the mud, preparatory to raising her. On each occasion, we are informed, they
failed.
ten o'clock, last night, with intent to commit a felony. The premises are occupied by workmen. Defendant had no sooner entered the house than he was promptly secured and handed over to the police... The mistake cost him three weeks hard labour and six hours stocks. Deportation will follow.
A CURIOUS accident occurred yesterday to a European lady, which fortunately is not ex pected to have serious results. It appears that M. Mitchell, wife of the light-house keeper at Green Island, was going up a wooden flight of stairs to a house at East Point where she was paying a call, when the stairway collapsed, and fadder and lady were thrown violently to the ground. Mrs. Mitchell received a very severe shock, besides a number of wounds and contusions, and was removed to hospital for treatment. Fortunately no boxes were broken, and the, unfortunate lady is progressing very well-towards recovery from the shaking and general knock-about.
Although the report of Mr. Alex. Hosie, the British Acting Commercial Attaché, on the foreign trade of China for 1904-05, which has just been issued is rather beIT was a mittake on my part, your Worship lated, it forms interesting reading by house! This was the excuse tendered Mr. I made a mistake in the number of the
reason of the sides in which so com. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court to-day, petent an authority on Chinese affairs by a coolie named Li Sang. He was charged. indulges. The main figures have already with breaking and entering into the second appeared in our columns when they were
floor of Na, 219, Station Street, Mangkok, at published by the Customs Statisticiau, and it is not necessary to go into details now, beyond stating that during the period under review Chior enjoyed comparative prosperity. It has been frequently averred that China is a poor country and even the fact that the merchants and guilds have combined to provide the capital for local enterprises the idan H been dissipated. The fact that the per
of exports to imports has been gradually increasing has induced in the superficial mind the belief that one of these days China will find herself unable to meet ber obligations abroad. Minute inquiries into the question, however, do not in any respect support that suggestion. Mr. Hosie states that much valuable information has come to light In the process of trying to gauge the country's ans of meeting its commercial liabilities. Much of that information is necessarily only approximate, but it shows that China is quite able to pay for what she gets from abroad. THREE Germans, Messrs. E. Vollerecht. W The question is, after all, an academic one, Go and Adolph Thiessen, appeared before for the imports would not go on increasing Mr. F.A. Fareland, this morning, at the Magis. year by year had China got the means and tracy, to claim the two overcoats and the pair the power to pay for and absorb them.
In of American brown bools that F.C. Cooper this connection, says Mr. Hotle, there is one found in possession of a coolic on Saturday point that should not be overlooked. A morning. it will be remembered that it was
at first thought that the clothing was removed, considerable portion of this import trade from the cloak room of the City Hall on the represents, in the shape of goods, capital night of St. Andrew's Ball. This proved to be coming into the country to assist in its deincorrect. The claimants, who resided at No. 3; velopment and is not for the purpose of buying Queen's Gardens, identified the property as native produce for export. With regard to the their own and informed the Court that the back oplum trade, we referred some days ago to the door of their house was broken into op Satur day, morning and the property lost.." The da unlikelihood that China was determined to fendant was sent to gaol for six weeks and six suppress the trade, in view of the profits BG hours stocks and to be deported. The clothe ering from the importation of the drug and ing, stc, was returned to the ownere, spywar
consent. If they appeal 10. Cesar let them come to Cretar; we come to your Lordships. If my learned friend asserts that the magistrate convicted wrongly, that is a question of law. The prisoner must be confined within the four corners of the depositions and no extraneous matter can be introduced. We must stop my learned friend from bringing correspondence calculated to cause ill-feeling between the Military and Civil Governments.
Mr. Slade (beatedly): To refuse now to consent to a re-hearing is à disgmceful breach of faith on the part of the Goverment.
Sir Henry: If my lea ned friend wishes to call in question the conduct of the magistrate in dealing with the case, he abould not come before this Court.
fast to one of the salt junks and was towed {victed. as far as Kowloon Point. The coxswain of the Sir Henry Then 1 do now. withdraw my launch 'did not offer any objection to towing the cargo-boat. When Kowloon Point was reached, and seeing that the bow of the launch was kept straight, the defendants yelted to the coxswain to tow them in the old Harbour Office wharf, The coxswain replied that that was not his destination. He was bound for Canton, and if the cargo-bont people wanted to get to the wharf they mentioned the best thing there themselves. Without another word ibe they could do WAS LO cast off and sail
defendants were alleged to have bombarded the launch with chunks of firewood. Seeing that it at did not have any effect on the stub born coxswain the four defendants sprang on to one of the salt junks, then boarded the launch and ordered the coxswain to change his course. The Coxswain did not and they attacked him and his crew. They tussled with each other | for a lime, until the coxswain whipped out a revolver, and holding it above his head, pulled the trigger twice in quick successions sending two bullets through the awalogs of the launch and into the air. The report put a stop to the fight inmediately, but one of the accused, fear- ing that the coxswain would perforate some- body with the revolver if he was allowed to hold it much longer, disarmed the Coxswain. The police heard the revolver shots and took the four defendants in custody. Mr. J: Danielser to have the correspondence sent to us in of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, who Chambors, and we can consider the matter appeared for the prosecution, asked for the ad- there. My learned brother agrees with me journment of the cass, which was granted. that, even assuming that the Crown consented,
that would not bind this Court.
THE WEATHER.
Mr. Slade: do not wish to call in question the conduct of the magistrate; 1 wish merely to have a'rehearing of that case,
The Chief Justice: You would contend that in those letters there would be found a consent, but we must consider whether we can consider the matter on those terms.
Mr. Slade: I have the consent of one party. The Puispe Judge: That's Dot enough; we cannot hear the letters without both parties consenting.
The Chief Justice: I think it would be bet
The Painne Judge: Even if there was a con-
if not many cates, leads to his downfall.
I am well aware that other contributors to
your paper have written on the evil effects of the above system in a much abler way than I can, but one must never despair in looking for change when this system-cases of necessity excepted--will be a thing of the past. Yours,
a
elc1,
CASUAL CONTRIBUTOR. Hongkongd December.
HARDSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
TO THE EDITOR or tux "Honemang Terokan," SIR, The Dongkong Government Gazette should be dignified, and like Cæsar's wife, be above suspicion. It has been observed that its pages are closed to such comparatively minor and insignificant events as the appointments þór promations of the little army of clerks, over- seers, warders, etc., etc, embraced in the one sweeping term of subordinates. - Perhaps they are, in the eyes of the official big pots, neither Gish, fowl, nor even good red herring, and yet its pages are not closed to adding the finishing touches to a subordinate's forced or even vo- luntary departure from the service, to the detri ment of his future caseer."
As wilbers the recent case of the meter reader who was dismissed from the service of the Government for misconduct," For an error of judgment, which no one regrets more than he, this man, or rather lad, for he is no more than that, tendered his resignation which in any other service would have been accepted, sent 1. should not grant a re-hearing unless and the incident thereby closed, but it was dis.
now comes to oppose a re-hearing, good grounds were shown for it. The Crowstorted into a disminun),
The Crown is now opposing a re-hearing.
Mr. Slade: That is the plain fact, my Lords,
Sir Henry: I consider that the Court cannot grant a re-hearing now that the Crown, with-
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:~< risen moderately over Japan and the E. coast On the 3rd at 11.35 a-The barometer has of China, and fallen slightly over N. China
The depression lying over N.E. Japan yes-draws its consent. terday, has moved into the Pacific. The area of high pressure is situated over the Yangtze valley.
Gradients are moderats in the South, and fresh to strong monsoon will prevail is the Formora Channel and the China Sea
FORECAST. 1-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N.E. winds, fresh; fair.
2-Formosa Chinpel, N.E. winds, strong.
and Lamocks, samo as No,.1..
3.—South coast of China between Hongkong,
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, same as No. 1,
ed Judges, the Chief Justico said that they After a brief consultation between the learn would consider that point in Chambers, after sont is the torre, and note which was to be sout to them there, and adjourned the further hearing of this motion until the 11th inst.
The word used "misconduct'" has rather a wide meaning and to the unknown public it may mean embezzling, bribe-taking, etc., etc. The punishment should fit the crime," but where no crime has been committed, as in this case, the castigation meted out is very excess- ive and quite unnecessary, involving, as it does, is more than all, blight a young man's career loss of character, and month's pay and, what in the very bud. And this brings us back to the opening sentence of this letter. Perhaps the presence of H.F. the Governor was WADI ing to "mix ■' wi' admonition: dua"?—Yours faithfully,
"PER INCURIAM." Hongkong, 3rd December, 1906.
A band of pirates seem to be infesting the waters in and around Mirs Bay, for cargo-bost was "held up" on the afternoon of the ath ultimo under unus.l circumstances. The police have only been notified of the occurrence yesterday. The cargo-boat which was held up trades between Hongkong and Mire Bay ports, She leaves Hongkong during the small hours of the morning, arriving at her last port toward five o'clock the same afternoon. On the 29th ultimo, according to the master of the cargo- boat, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, the cargo-beat was making for Nam Oman Island 11 British waters, not far from Mira Bay. About an bour's sail from Nam O, two fishing boats, each carrying a crew of four men, drew up alongside the cargo-bort, and after making fast, the eight men sprang aboufdithe cargo volvers, the others carrying choppers. The crew boat. Four of the men worn (armed "with reg of the cargo-boat, seven persons in all, including women and children, were wamrd that some thing would happen if the least" obstruction was put in their way. No opposition was forthcoming, in fact the crew proved a very docile lot, and they were drives hats the hold, while two of the pirates stood guard over them. The six other desperadoes searched the ship~ and secured $18 in silver sød notes. This apparently did not satisfy them for they started to work to shift the cargo-boat's cargo. When they had placed sixty cases of kerosene oil into their crafts the pirates left. The cargo-boat contlazed its journey to Nam 0, "whịiber they reported the mailer to the Custom houss officials, but they said nothing could be dona for them as the piratical raid occurred in British waters. The cargo-bost returned to Hong- long, yesterday and communicated with the police at the Central Station. The news was dispatched to all stations for action,
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILE DUESEN German (Prins" Etti Friidrich) áth los. Indian (Namsang) 5th inst,
American (Henghong, Maru) 9th inst..
· Indian (Kmmtung) vịth fun."
afternoon, and
Thuis. Cambodia left Slogapore on 1st inst
may expected here on 9th idst,
ung
The M: M. Con 1.5. Yarra left" Singapore on yid inst., at a p.m., for Hongkong wi Saigon.
The Imperial German Mait as. Prian Sigis. mund left Kobe on and inst, at 8 p.m., and may be expected barn on 9th inst, e "The' Java-China-Japán. Lija A left Macassar for this port on 28th the und
may be expected base on 6th lost
LEUNG Bam, a cook, was prosecuted by Mr Carroll, of No. 3, Pedder's Hill, before Mr. F. A. Hareland, this morning, at the Police Court; for refusing to obey her orders on Saturday JUDGING from plant fossils found in its bed Shanghai at 9,10 pay on 18 lastig,
The C. P. R. Com an Aikenton
last. The charge was proved and a due of Sto the Thames is an immensely older river than again at 11 a 14 Sunday, for Nag linkky
shé le dug toʻamire at 6 am, ou álbu
Tag] the Savein,