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GRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 7
alanded in return, and it is no
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that in nearly every
presence of at least one bad or doubtful ekamination will disclose the
two-anna bits there is also a very large rupee number in circulation, whilst so-cent pletes in every fen. Of worn and defaced
from Ceylon, Hongkong or the Straits, appear with alarming regularity amongst small change, if one is not sharply on the lookout. While we mention the disappearance of the spurious, defaced and doubtful coins from
SHOCKING TRAGEDY TESA
SHATINS
the line is progressing at a rapid rate. there are also other matters closely affecting the future welfare and prosperity of the Colony which demand close attention and the clear brain of an administrator. The WATSON & CO., fact that the Governor is only proceeding a far as the Netherlands Indies leads us to LIMITE
the hope that it is not treatment which he needs but the recuperative qualities of the salubrious mountain air of Java. That island has a great name for its healing virtues and we trust that it will live up this Colony, we must not be taken as in other was his nephew, and the third, who was
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG
FOR
ROBERT PORTER & CO.'S.
to its reputation on this occasion and That His Excellency may return rein vigorated, prepared to deal with some of the knotty problems which are crop ping up every day. For instance, ques BULL DOG BRAND tions relating to opium are bound to demand consideration in the immediate future and from a financial point of view may adversely affect the Colony's budget.
GUINNESS' STOUT The schemes which are being pushed for
(in pints and splits)
'AND
ROBERT POBTER & CO.'3 BULL DOG
BRAND
OF
LIGHT ALE (in quarts, pints and splits).
These are our stout supporters in our bitter
ailments."
ward in Canton may reflect on the trade of Hongkong, and, at allevents, require constant
'attention on the part of the local administra
tending to convey that that disappearance has been entire and complete, and there fore that all necessity for the rigorous acru. tiny of small cos received in change has been removed. Far from it, for on the principle of "in time of peace prepite for War, so must the ecrutiny of the colus go on unceasingly, lest, like a thief in the night," the robber-coiner comes into our
midst again with his very undesirable opera. tions and finds us unprepared for him. There is, perhaps, no other Colony or country that labours under suchy dipad
THREE MEN FOULLY DONE TO: DEATH. A terrible tragedy was brought to light men and a youth were found lying on the hill side of Küb Yam Shao, West of the Shatin Gap, shortly before aleven o'clock yesterday morning In the New Territory, when three persons-two
dead hair throats were cut and the bodies mutilated. The discovery was made by a farmer named Wong Shau, who went in search of the three men. The youngest of the three who were murdered was the son of Wong Shab, the American mail iner Dakoss, was a friend of the two. fermerly employed as steward on board the
The horror of the old man may be imagined
from each other, in a mutilated condition. when he came upon the inanimate forms of his two nearest relativer, lying not far away
and made a report to Police-sergeant Devney He hurried back to the hatin Police Station
promptly repaired to the scene of the Kowloon mortuary for examination, preparatory tragedy and had the remains removed to the to burial. The pews of the murder was dashed across the wires to the Water Police Station and from there it was circulated to the other the little village of Shatin was in a great state.
THE GOVERNOR S ILLNES
IMPENDING VISIT, TO JAVA. SECRETARY OF STATE SANCTIONS THE TRIN
the majority of people in Hongkong to lear that His Excellency the Governor has been It will not be entirely unexpected news for
advised by his medical attendants to re cuperate after his illness, in Java. The return of Mr. F. H-May, the Colonial Secre tary, from his urip home will enable the Governor to preceed on his holiday, without enjoy a full and speedy recovery in the delay and we sincerely trust that he will
have passed between His Excellency the mountains of Java. The telegrams which Governor and the Secretary ofte for the Colonies, officially sanctioning the journey
effect municated to us and are to the following to the Netherlands Indies, have been com
of State, dated 3rd December, 1906 1
From Governor, Hongkong, to Secretary
V@KONG, TELEGRAPH
BERVICE.
KOREAN RIOTERS.
JAPANESE POS MASTER
From Our Of
Shanghai, 7th December,
Information has been received to
2.40 p.m.
the effect that a Japanese postmaster in South Korea has been murdered by rioters
tion. For these and for other reasons; it is unfortunate that His Excellency the Governor vantagés as we do here in Hongkong today, macións: ând during the whole of yesterday-change to Java or r5th December returning Goverment Stores Certificates and to be
The Post Office will take nought but the coin that bears the British Sovereign's head
of excitement.”
instant, the farmer reported to the police, bis At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 2nd nephew, his son and a friend, went for a walk on the hillside above Shatio. They carried a
"Doctors strongly advise my handing his arrival on 8th December and, leaving for It has long since been a customary praction over government to May immediately on
20th January, Please telegraph if I should act on this advice,
Reply from the Secretary of State, dated 4th December, 1906:
return. as soon as possible and that his com- who will take it no more than $a of it is ac. 1 chopper, he said, with which la cut down any dato act or advice of doctors. Hope you. It is expected to incrente...- year; after year.
should have to leave the Colony, for none can have the influence which can be brought to bear by the substantive head and not always even that, the Banks don't of the island's affairs; We can only want subsidiary, coin, the Ferry Company trust that Sir Matthew will be enabled to won't have it, while even among those pulsory racation will be of the shortest excepted as legal tender. Then the problem tent. The sympathy of the community goes of change is another source of irritation to out to him at-this time and if good wishes the ordinary man in the street. He finds will bring him back "chop, chop," to use a himself weighted down with silver and tries colloquialism, then lie can rest assured that to change a substantial quantity into paper, he has them in abundance,
for lighter carriage. What is the result? He must either submit to be mulcted to the extent of 7 per cent, or grin and bear the burden of his coins, which are in the anomalous position of being desired by all yet wanted by none. The problem is a very hard one, and has been frequently written
BAD MONEY.
Until quite recently, and for a very long time past, residents in and visitors to Hong kong, were harassed and annoyed, and in
piece of twig which they might fancy could be turned into a good walking-stick. When the trio did not return for several hours the
After they
old farmer thought that perhaps they had journeyed to Kowloon City. had been missing for several days the old man became alarmed, and yesterday he went in search of them. After an hour's which were in a terrible condition. Their walk he came across the three bodies, throats were cut, their queues partly torn off and other parts of their bodies horribly hacked' When the trio left their homes on. the and the ex-steward who wore an American nickel watch
"In reply to your telegram of yesterday's will defer return to work until quite re covered."
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
GOVERNMENT STORES. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
We Canton, 6th December that government stores are to be covered by exempted from any duties, in forcier years in the whole of China the average annual duties on government stores - exempted Aggregated some bix or seven hundred thous showed the amount of over 1,000,000-tals, and sand talk, and in 1904 the figures of this Itam
From the 186th quarterly return of the In- spector General of Customs, the figures of that item showed the amount of some 2,400,000, taels. In considering this enor mous sum of duties on Government stores exempted B.E. Tich Liang and H.B. Teng
tion of duties on them, so that the collection recommending the discontinuation of exemp Shao Yu, Comptrollers-General of Cas- toms, submitted a memorial to the Throps
of revenue will become more substantial Their memorial has been favourably approved instructions have been received here from the of by the Throne and it is reported that
subject.
RAISING A STEAM LAUNCH.
· HARBOUR BASTER V, LAUNCH 'OWNER.
summoned Chung Chin Kai, of No. 10, C. W. Beckwith, K.N., Harbour Master, Further hearing of the case in which Lieut."
Queen's Road Central, for the recovery of $1,250, the expenses of raising the defendant's waters of the Colony, the said defendant hav. steam launch at Sum, which was sunk in the
by the Harbour Master requiring him to re the 15th October, 1906, was resumed at the Street. Fortunately there was no strong wind move the said launch within one week from Last night a fire broke out in Tai Ping fand presiding Police Court, this afternoon Mr. F. A. Hare-at-the-time-and-it-was-extinguished without much difficulty. One house was completely guiltad,
some instances even embarassed by the about before, but owing to the peculiar and chain' outside his coat and had 530ing failed to comply with the actice sent him Shulon Chu instructing the Customs on the
absolute refusal of rickstra and chair coolies A. S. WATSON & CO., tendered them in payment for their hire. to accept 10 cent and ao cent pieces when
The tenderer could see no fault with the LIMITED,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 4th December, 1906,
NOTION
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Ordinary business commantations abould be addrowed
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The Editor will not undertake to be rapoaible for any rejected MS., nor to return any Contribution.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY $30 per annum, WEEKLY-$18 per annum.
in his pocket, but that was missing when the bodies were picked up by the police. The chopper also which they look out with them police that it was with that weapon they were could not be found and it is believed by the,
one a cane and other a sapling. Both were murdered. In its place they found two sticks, stained with blood, and there the police took charge of, which will no doubt form a clus that will perhaps lead to the arrest of the the three persons were examined, and we were given to understand that the body of the youth had been outraged,
murderers. This morning the remains of
monetary conditions existing between here and South China, it is difficult of solution. In one direction, however, the man in the street can help himself-by maintaining the prin- coin, except that it appeared somewhat de more than Sz of the subsidiary coin in his ciple of legal tender and refusing to accept faced which is the natural result to be exchange for a note when making, smalt pur. pected in the course of circulation. But have chases. The payer and payee are on the thera the coolies wouldn't, and, as a conse-same plane in that regard, and have equal quence, the general public bad to refuse rights, and if one enforces his own rights in them too, in self-protection. Then came the next trouble--the flooding of the market with absolutely spurious coins, made of brass and copper, and with the merest "lick and promise" of a silver plating. The public was warned, in the columos of the local Press, against accepting change without first scrutinizing it, But still the circulation went on, and it is safe to say that the unwary had palmed off on them at least two bad ten or twenty cent backs; H. C. Gray, E. Humphreys and T, Cith the clues they possess are working hard
his own interests. the matter, the other should follow suit, in
LOCAL AND GENERAL·
TO-MOR Ow afternoon, on the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Football Club Association will play H.M.S. Tamar Kick-off at 4.15.p.m. The following will play for the Club:-D, F. Kew, goal, E. F. Aucott and H. L. Garrett,
Atkinson, J. Weston, R. Miller and J. Mead, forwards.
Vernon, halves; W. H. Williams, R. D.
That robbery, was the prime motive of the crime is certain, and that the three unfortunate men when they were attacked resisted is borde out by the fact that the ground near where they were found was in a disturbed condition. The odds were against them, however. They were Overpowered, and their own chopper was used
and their lives,
The police have taken up the question and on the matter. They have their suspicions es to where the guilty parties might be found, but
reveal, is another question which time alone will whether they will make good their suspicions
WATER RETURN.
pieces they accepted in change, out of every ten. It was the strangers and visitors who were chiefy victimized; for the residents had become accustomed to the necessity tinger Street, was summoned by the police CHRUNG Yau, a foreman conlie, of No. 41, Pot for scrutinizing their change very care. fully, and were seldom to be caught nap Police Court, for neglecting, on the 3rd instant, before Mr. F. A. Fazeland; this morning, at the ping. Then it became very evident that to exhibit a lighted lantern after onset över, the parsers of these coins changed their The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional, tactics, and devised a new method of grow-Point. The foreman said there was a lamp on the 1st December.
some excavation work in Hill Road, West scoonsible to messenger. On copies sent by posting rich. on their spurious stock. In the over the excavation, but that the wind bad ex tinguished it. He was told it was his business to see that this wind did not put out the light, and was fined $5.
The dally in is delivered free when the addrew is
additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly image to any part of the
world in 80 cents per quarter.
Ava cels,,
The
Honghang Telegraph found for the problem. Paying off a chair pasient war so weak that the necessary akin
Level and Storage of Water, in Redorvoiss
· LEVEL. roog.
Tytam....
Byewash...
ir 3 below Loverflow
28 3* below
averflow
day-time it was fairly easy for a careful observer to detect a bad coin, or one so. de- faced as to be likely to be refused by the first Single Copies, Dally, ion cantar Weekly, twenty person he might tender it to, if he accepted Ar the meeting of the Stoke-on-Trent Gambe
it. But at night? There was the solu- dians the resident medical officer reported that Pokfulum.. 17' 31" below tion which the coiners and their agents a patient in the hospital had a bad leg and Wong-nei 453 below"
skin-grafting was the only remedy. The chong... Loverflow could not be taken from his own limbs. Two other patients, named Crabe and, Challinor, Tytam ............ however, yolunteered the skin from their own Pokfalum
Byewashes arms, Crane gave skin from both arms. The Wong-nei-chong doctor thought that such generous acts were the two men should be rewarded, with allow worthy of recognition. Guardians agreed that
the doctor's approval; ance of tobacco for three months, subject to,
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1906..
Total
1906,
si below overflow
28" 11" below overflow
6' 7" below overfor
6 6 below overflow
STORAGE GALLONS.
1905. 295,900,000
nil 29,540,000
vil
1905.
Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Messra, Dennys and Bowley, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr F. X. d'Almada e Castro for the defence,
THE LATE MR. A. D. SLATON,
With reference to the natien of the death of Mr. AD. Slaton which we published on Wed with a call from Miss Stella. Bancroft who r nesday last, we were this morning favoured
This case, it will be remembered, was ad- journed from yesterday in order to allow Mr. C: F. Barlow and Mr. M. MacIvor to attend Court to-day, the former lo speak as to the notice having been served on the defendant, and the latter to testify as to the position in which the Yut Sum lay when she foundered quested us to state that the deceased gentian of McGregor Barracks on the 18th September, man was ill in hospital with inflammailon of that Department, said he was acquainted with the
Martin Melver, boarding oficer, Hubourg, and not with any mental trouble, as the locality where the Yud Sum went down posscision, Miss. Bancroft was in a position to doctors in allendance upon him have certified.. As regards his having a big roll of bills in his Tha depth of water in that vicinity state that Mr. Slaton had only one Sto note în WAS about 23 fathoms low water and his pocket at the time he went on board the 40 at spring, tide. When witness to inspect the wreck he could see her form which a passengeron the steamer at the time also steamer,to tiffin, as she stated, by invitation, under water. She was an obstruction to navigation.
time he visited the Fat Sam was about the Cross-examined Mr. McIvor said the first ith or rath of October. The boatpeople at Wanchai give the information that the Yat Saim was sunk.
:
His Worship-What is your point?
Went
Mr. d'Almada o Castro-I am coming to it, your Worship. My point is that if the board- ing officer did not go near to the wreck he can. not speak as to its being an obstruction. (To Mr. McIvor)-Did you go near to the wreck when you went to inspect it?
Mr. Mclver did not think it was safe enough.
| י .
Mr. d'Almada e Castro-Did you see in what position the launch lay when you visited her?
Mr. McIvor-No.
F. C. Barlow, solicitor, said on 15th October 1900.
be received a nolice from the Harbour Office 372,550,000 addressed to the defendant. Witness did not
mil
know defendant, but signed the chit-book ac 50,550,000 12,173,000 knowledging receipt of the letter. At that time Mr. Goldring was away, and witness did not 1325, 140,000 445,337,000 know defendant was a client of Mr. Goldring: Contimption of water in the City of Victoria Ha despatched his clerks to find the defendant, and Will District during the month of November. but they could not find him...
1905. Consumption....(16,409,000 100,96:,000 gallons Estimated) Consumption). population ...
230,900 *35,700
per head per 168
14,0 gallons day..................) Intermittent supply, to the whole of the Rider Main Districts during November, 19:6; 194 -March-Stars and Stripes". Sousa and to the Wesicin and Central Rider Main
Vabe......Ehren on the Ruins Salcedon...... "The Mikado "Slivko Lied..............." Gute Nacht Overture
*Rosamunda" American Sketch...." Down Southyddision Stealscance of All Nations.com.And. Gadfrey kalka ........"The Dragoon "..... .Fabrhach
By kind permission of Lien-Col, W. Scalt Moncrieff and Officers, the Band of the 3rd Bait 'The Duke of Cambridge's Own" (Middlondk
of music, during dinner, of the Hongkong Hotel, on Saturday, 8th inst. -
Aba .fchubert
Districts during November, 1905, the laying of the Rider Mains being then incomplete.
Consumption of water in Kowinon Peninsula during the month of November.
1905.
N
assured her was the fact: Miss Bancroft farther...
under way down the harbour they proposed dismisses, as we do ourselves, the theory of suicide. When the party found themselves. chartering a junk or other host to return to.. ongkong, but the iden did not appear to have, been given effect to.
DEAD MAN'S JEST.
There has just died at Balley in Francs an... old gentleman of seventy-two, who during his lifetime was notorious for his eccentric and miserly habits, though he was in: possession of an income of Book His funeral was attended by a large number of relatives, who wana ksi tonished to discover only a few coppers in the. bouse after the funeral. The will was then opened, and it read as follows ——
My dear relatives, I am afraid "yon am going to be disappolated, I know that none). of you have any sort of affection for me and that if you come to my funeral it wit be in the hope of dividing in between you whatever I may leave behind me. I now in- form that I have left so, money whatever. } sank the whole of my fortune some years squ in a life annuity. All the money that remain. ed over and above what I spent of the annuity I have given away or burned, in order that you should not have it. I hope this will be a little
evidence to the effect that defendant did not A clerk from the Harbour Office gave register his change of address at the Harbour Office, as it was necessary.
The case, at this stage, was adjourned, until surprise for you.” Monday next, at 11.30 am.
- RAUB CRUSHING. Messrs. E. S. Kadonrie & Co. inform us that they are in receipt of telegraphic advices from Singapore, informing them that the crushing of the Raub' Australian Gold Mining Co. for the past 4 weeks yielded 845 ozs, smelted gold, from 5,235 tons stones. 24
or a ricksha in a hurry, at the Ferry wharf, the upper level tram terminus, or where not, in the dark, most people were too THE GOVERNOR'S ILLNESS. tired, or in too much of a hurry to get to the end of their journey, to stop to Regret and concern will be the ruling examine their change. Night, then, became sentiments of the people of Hongkong on the coiners harvest-time. But only for a learning the news, which we-publish in anwhile, for their operation were discovered other column, that His Excellency Sir just as murder will out, and then to the Matthew Nathan has been constrained on surprise of every one there came a sudden the advice of his medical attendants to apply disappearance of the undesirable coins from to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for circulation in this Colony. While every-Regiment) will play the following programme leave to relinquish the reins of Government in order that he may proceed to Java where body was full of self-gratulation at this im- he will recruit his health. It was evident proved order of affairs in the local money from the first that the shock to market," there was naturally, at the lency's system as the result of an accident on the polo ground was not so superficial or trivial as the cheerful bulletins issued by the doctors would have led one to believe, At one time the most serious results were feared and it was anticipated that His Ex. cellency would be compelled to proceed home on a lengthened holiday, so that he
LAM Yeung, a street coolie, made a mistaka might have the advantage of expert medical
when he gave up carrying loads and got be opinion. That was all the more to be. re-
tween the shafts 'of a ricksha, for he had not been at the Job more than twenty-four hours gretted for it is many years since the Colony
before he became acquainted with the police. has required the wisdom and guidance of a
He came before. Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at safe administrator more acutely than it does at appreciated disappearance of the debased ing were stolen. Shortly after the report was
the Police Court, this morning, on two charges the present moment, when so many interests" coins"-Calcutta, it would appear, has made a coolis named Li Tak was taken in low THE case against the head coolio who was and driving his vehicle in such a manner as to Plying his ricksha without a driver's licence, are in the balance. It must be particularly been the unfortunate victim of the coinerslater in the night. At five minutes after mid of ear No: 25 because the latter ran down 'nde Wong Kami Fur and doing damage to ber by the police. The second robbery occurred yesterday charged with assaulting the motorman endanger the life or limb of a woman named galling to the Governor that he should be schemes, at would appear from the com, might No. 10, Arbuthnot Road was visited and of his clansmen near Holland Street, was disclothing to the extent of $3. The accused compelled to leave the rudder in other plaint of a writer in The Journal of that curiously enough the burglar appropriated also missed as the Police Court lo-day. The West pleaded guilty to the charge, It appeared that buads at this juncture when affairs in concity: He says:-It is high time that the a black leather case containing about $36 Point police intimated at the trial yesterday complainant engaged accused's vehicle to re- nection with the Kowloon-Canton railway attention of the Currency Department was Wong Chung in this case and he was arrested to ibis morning they did not succeed in making a professional at the game accused ziz-zagged worth of clothing, The police suspected that they would hunt for the guilty ones, but up tum home yesterday aliemoon, Not being are developing and British rights have to be drawn to the extensive circulation of coun. They were charged with the offence at the a capture. Mr. Hareland held that the head along the road until Goally he overturned the protected and, safeguarded at all hazards. terfeit, clipped and worn coln in Calcutta. Police Court to-day. The charge was proved, goolia took no part in the fight-the.com vehicle, pitching the woman out: His Worship The enthusiasm of the Governor in this Things have now arrived at such a pitch that and Mr. Haxeland sent each man to gaol for plainant himself having said, 10, soheme is not Tag: that onthusiasm, the changing of a ten-rupes, note anywhere { six weeks and four hours' stocks."
Blued bim Sa on the first charge and ordered him from custody.
kim to give complainant $3 compensation
time, great wonder as to what had become of the unwanted tokeps. Where had this "specie" vanished to? It could not have gone to Canton, for the folks there would have none of it. For the same reason Macao could not have been the dumping. ground. No, it had vanished from this Colony-to the Colony's advantage-and its place knew it no more, and then people turned their thoughts to other affairs, and the matter was forgotten. Now comes the ex- planation of the mysterious, though much
Regimental Marches. God Bless the Prince of Wales. God Save the KiDK.
1906. Consumption...15,247,000 14,095,000 gallons Estimated.
population. 76,350 82,000 trict last night and in cath case the burglar
Consumption) Two burglaries occurred in the Central dis was captured, which speaks well for the police.
per head per ઠે.ઠ 5.7 gallons dayışınması)" The first floor of No. 10, Gilman Bazaar wat water is of excellent quality.'
The Government Analyst, reports that the entered at sight o'clock and s-camphor wond bax, two leather cases, and about $30 is cloth
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
A search revealed, however, £1,500 worth of Annuity stock, the coupons of which appeared”** to have remained unpaid but on going to the back to have these coupons cashed, the Balta” discovered that the coupons had been paid, but at the special request of the old gentleman, who had given a separate receipt for each con pen; they had not been cancelled. "Thit in only a little surprise I am keeping back for my bebs," he said...
It appears that on the occasion of the annual village festival this year the old gentleman das liberately burned £3,000 worth of bank-nojas, which he found he had been unabid loʻspend.:
Tux property belonging to the various Livery Companies of London is estimated to be worth' at least fifteen millions sterling
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILA · DUR,
American (Hongkong Maru) 8th inst. Franch (Yarra) roth init, Indian (Ammiang) 14th inst.-
Kobs at 8 am on datinit, and leR again Canadian (Empress of China) 15th fast. The C. P. R. Co's an Athenian-amiyed" 1.30 p.m., same day, for Yokohama, where she is due to strive at a pa, a pin inac