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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 1007

validly of the claims submitted by the Bil

A. S. WATSON & CO., loan that has created the disturbanca and

LIMITED.

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WATSON'S -

ANTUN DAY BY DAY.

WEST RIVER FIRACY.

From Our Dion Correspondents)

Canton, 11th November

tish syndicate The Walwupd/engaged to raise loan through the Corporation of a sum amounting to 1,500,000 sterling which is to be devoted towards the building of the line. It is the announcement of this

As the Biltils Minister at Feking has on opened the hornets' nest in Chekiang. Wheneveral occasions, made'r resantations to the it was first made known that the loan was to Ministry of Foreign Affle on the frequent occurrei ce of piracy on the West River, the be negotiated, the people rose in indignation,

Waiwupt has again wired instructions to the and a muss meeting, was called, at which a

High authorities at Canton ordering them to resolution was passed condemning in foto take early steps to place extra gunboats to: the altitude of the Central Government. effectively patrol the viver, and to render the The gentry and people attributed the action necessary assistance to protect the shiping of the Government to the Governor of interests on that river. The local authorities Cheklang, and in revenge they threatened to delecrate the graves of that official's ancestors. The spirit of the mob left e officials that the threat would be ultimately carried into effect and, in conscijuence, strong guarde of soldiery, were despatched to different places within the Province to guard against the act of sacrilege which was proposed to be carried out. A demonstra

CELEBRATED no doubt in the minds of the

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taking the matter canestly in hand, and are devising mens for the proper patrol of the

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UNA LOCAL NEUF-GOVERNMENT,

SANITARY BOARD.

FORTNIGHTLY, MEETING,

The fortalghtly meeting of the Sanitary Board "was held this aftarsons, in the Board Room

KAI LUNG WAN CEMETERY,"

com.

bye-law. So far as I can learn no steps bavo yet been taken by the pork batchara ply with the by-law, and I would suggest that an ibare la an expenditure of several thousand dollars involved, the Hod, Registrar General be asked to explain the law to thoas concerned and to allow them a reasonab'e time (say three- After the fixed time the prosecute for non- (months) in which to provide the cants required.

compliance.

The Registrar General-It is impossibla to:

A, plan of the Government cemetery for Chinees at Ka Lang Wan was forwarded by the Colonial Secretary to the Secretary of the Sanitary Board for circulation. It is proposed to open the cemetery on the 1st January, 1968.ge these, butchers to do this. The best and Certain parts of the ground will be leased to simplest way is for the Government to arrange the Tang Wa Hospital authorities for burial for the cairingo of the carcases and fpcrease purposes,

the slaughter house fee just enough to pay the cost. The butchers will miss no objection..

The M. O.B-The Hoo. Registrar-General's Rstion should, I think, be considered by the Board. Personally, do not consider

A FUKINESE BURIAL, GROUND," *: Further correspondence relative to the prov posed cemetery for the Fukiness population at Kowloon City was laid on the table.

Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

CHEKIANG RAILWAY

LOAN

MASS MEETING OF CHINESE.

7 WENTY-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS, BUBSCRIBED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 12th November,

11.10a.m..

It will be remembered that Mr. Ng Liit practicable. I think they should be given. to the Government for permission to anak able to require every stail-keeper to provide on Sunday to discuss the question of hink of 64, Bonham Strand West, applied ix months' notice to comply with the bye-law. Me. Laŭ Chu Pak minuled-11 is impractic

At a mass meeting which was held

covered cart, which is too expensive for a the proposed Chokjang: Railway trader of that class to pay. The Registrar- General's suggestion is n good one.

a

Yuen Gardens, in the western suburb, for the Yesterday & meeting was held in the Mun

purpose of electing a president and a com use of 150 acres, of his land, at Kowloon mitee for the proposed Bureau for the intro City as a cemetery fr the Fukinese, J, duction of the self-government scheme in this fium n sanitary point of view, the site was not city. Mr. Liang Siu-sha, who obtained thlity considered suitable he was prepared to surren two votes, was nominated and appointed pre-der the ground to the Govenment in exchinga sistent, and. Meisre. Yik Lan-chi, Yeung siu for another sile suitable for the purpose. tion of force had the effect, apparently, of cliuen, Liang Biu-shan, and tui. Shiu-kwan' Later, the Sanitary Surveyor inspected the stretched over a light frame work? dampening the ardour which prompted lie were appointed members of the commute. land and reported that there was no objection. exhibition of mob law in Cheklang, and now,At this meeting. Mr. Liang Siu-shan was voted from the telegram which we publish to-day, to the chair and a code of draft regulations was Two members of the Board minuted that the to the sile being used as a cemetery it is evident that people intend to take a drawn up for the proposed Burcati. more practical line of action than by resort

PIR CY

On the 5th instant, a junk proceeding to the

of a place called Sau Kau Lung. The pirates carried away a large quantity of valuables and goods in addition to laki g away two thou and dollars in silver from one of the passengers, So far, two of the pirates concerned have been arrested.

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offer should be accepted, and "since then the master has been in abeyance,

The latest minute on the subject is from the

The Director of Public Works-Would it Po do if the casts we covered with canvas,

HONGKONG CLUB OVERCROWDING. in the servants' quarters of the Hongkong Club The application relative to the overcrowding

apnex was dealt with. In connection, with This matter, Messrs. Palmer and Turner, architects and surveyors, wrota-With re-

ing to force to punctuate, their argument district of PoYuen from the city of Waichow was Tegistrar-General. It has been arranged, Terence to notices Nos. 37 to 43 (No. 3 H. D.). We set in the present attitude of the people attacked by pirates when passing in prog'mity || ho writes, "if the Board approves for the ceme. signed by Senior Inspector Riedie, which bav and in the raising of so large an amount voluntarily as twenty-seven rillion dollars, the determination of the Chinese to follow up the policy initiated by the leading men of the Middle Kingdom-the policy of China for the Chinese and by the Chinese We can take no exception to the people in seeking to buy out the concession, fur, view. ing the matter dispassionately, we cannot but concede to them a good deal of reason in their argument, that the right to construct the railway should be retained in the Pro- vince and that the work should be accom-

tery to be presented to the Tung Ws Hospitaling of overcrowding in the above quarters, we bren served on the Hongkong Club, complain- the Tung Wa will then be responsible to the are instructed by the committed to point out Government for the sanitary management of its that these quiriers are exceptionally well and will consult the Fukinese as the internal lighted and ventilated and the windows thereof arrangements and regulations. I recommend open into wide open spaces, also that they are that the T. W. H. be given authority to use

daily under strict European supervision nad- this land as a cemetery, if Mr. Ng Li-bing

are always kept în a scrúpulous state of clear- presents it to the hospital.”

line a. The committee therefore ask, that, pro- viding there quarters are kept in their pro ent further action be taken in the matter. - state of efficiency, the Board will direct that no.

IX-VICEROY SHUM.

A Shanghai telegram states that H.E. Shum Chun-hsuen has arrived there from Hangchów and is staying in a hotel to re-cuperale his

bealth.

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APPOINTMENT.

REMOVAL OF MEAT.

The matter of dealing with the removal of meat from the city slaughter house to the markets was then dealt with. This arose out

Tantai Liang Lon-fun has been appointed by H.E. the Vicer y assistant director of the $15.00 plished by the people on their own initiative. Cauton branch of the Imperial Chinese Tele-to

At the same time, there is no reason for the dissociation of British assistance and co. operation in connection with the technical -A. S. WATSON & CO., and practical questions that have to be solved before the line becomics an accom LIMITED,

plished fact. It would be in the last degree exasperating if the administration of the

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. ·

flougkong, 12th October, 1907:

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graph Administration.

EMPRESS LOWAGER'S BIRTHDAY. HE the Vicer y las issued a notification to the effect that the rath day of the present moon

of a new bye-law which was recently passed, requiring all carts carrying pork to the market be at the same kind as beef carts, in which

The M. O. H. minuted I certainly cannot

recommend that 133 persons be allowed to oc- copy a space which can legally accommodate only 47. I think that no action might be taken

the carcases of pigs may be hung up. All such

for the present if the beds are reduced to 78 in cans to be painted grey. In September last a petition was received by the Ss.retary of the Sanisumber, which would allow 30 square feet per

head instead of so square feet. tary Board, from the pork butchers and dried (the 15th instant), being the birthday of H...M.

meat dealers, praying that they may be allow the Empress Dowager of China, a subordinated to continue using the old cars for the officials, both civil and military, are to as

conveyance of their meat. The cartsat present sed by them, they argue, are very suitable for

respects before the imperialiable on that day.

RIVER ACCIDENT.

Watson that they must use heavy beef carte. As the demand for park-fresh, roasted or dried,- present used was an advantage to the candies. was very great, the lightness of the carts at Te petitioners therefore prayed that they be aflowed to use the old,carts so that they could quickly and easily bring their ments to the market.

Mr. Shehon Hooper-These quarters being under European supervision and kept in, a thorughly clean condition exemption should be granted.

Ar

Lonn, it was decided by the Chinese

buy out the railway

to

The sum of twenty-seven million dollars was subscribed for that pur pose.

"Interport CRICKET

SHANGHAI TEAM DEPARTS.

ENTHUSIASTIC SEND OFF BY THEIR SUPPORTERS.

[From Our Own: Correspondent.)

Shanghai, 12th November,

11,10 am.

The Interport Cricket Team left Shanghai for Hongkong yesterday.

send-off.

They received an enthusiastic.

A STORY PROW KOWLOON

INDIAN MILKMAN-ALLEGED TO HAYE DEEN ROBBED.

An Indian milkman, by name Moola Singh,

residing at ea, Ma-tau-wai village, walked into the charge-room of the Water Police Station on Hon. Mr. Flewellia view of the special Sunday night, looking much disturbed and building reasonable latitude might be granted-held up by some robbers, robbed and mal-

fixed after the matter has been circulated by on the premises. The exact number should be as to the number of sewwants allowed to reside treated, Ho was on his way back to Ma-tags

wai at about nine o'clock on Sunday night, bor ille Bound.

d. Reaching the bend of Austin Road, three

line were allowed to fall into the chaotic semble at the Imperial Temple to offer their the purpose. They had been told by Inspector position accupied by the Hongkong Club rud and told a long tale of how be had been condition which has characterised the Cat lon-Hankow railway as the result of affaiss being entirely placed, in the hands of Chiness. The engineering questions which have to be worked out should certainly be conducted by 'foreign experts, and we take On November 2, 1957, at Shanghai, to Mr. it that such a view will be generally endor. and Mrs. G, HUCHANAN, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

BIRTH.

On Caleber 28, 1997, at Peking, CLAUDZ N, HOLWILL, son of the lite Ernst F. G. Holwill of Pittsfield, Mass, U.S.A sod Christina An- "derson of Edinburgh, Scotland, to KATOO DE LUCA, daughter of the Jale Ferdicando de Luca of Naples and Sophie Kennedy of New Orleans, U.S.AT

On November 2, at Shaughal, the Rev. HENRY PAYNE, souping, Stantong, to ELIZABETH JESSIE, daughter us Mr. John Farquhar of Scarborough, Eng.

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sed even by those who favour the China for the Chinese maxim." What the Chinese themselves object 10, we assume, 'is that the Toan contemplated should be floated abroad, which would niean that the Province to a large extent would be placed in a condition of subservience in the British bondholders. Such national sentiment is laudable even though it may conflict with our own national

Fisk is at Canton, a sampan was upset by the

This morning, on the arrival of the wash from her prop:llers, with the result that thite boatwomen are reported to have been drowned. The life-boat bringing to the Canton Customs succeeded in rescuing a child from the water.

LOCAL AND GENERAL”

ON completing her comminion as flagship of the China Squadron, the cruiser King Alfred with return home,

Officer Commarding the Troops to exprefs his His Excellency the Governor his desired the

The Hon. Registrar-General-It is a ques. tion of fresh air.

"RECALCITRANT SEAMEN.

ON "FRENCH LEAVE,"

At the Marine Court, this morning, Com.

An investigation was then made by the Assistant Registrar-General and his report to the Registrar General is appended :-(1) | The means of conveying pork at present, he writes, are in small band calls, which are covered with oil cloth. (2) The cost of mander Basil P. H. Taylor, Harbourmaster, vans, such as are used for the conveyance of presiding, Alfred Hailey, chief officer of the beef, virien from $-31 to $ 66 new. (3) AC. P. R. liner Empress of Jupan, prosecuted beef "lau" to bring carcases from the slaugh present the beef vans are only used by the three of his men-W. Waison, G. Slaley and W. Bayd-for absenting themselves from the

The accused and nothing to say, besides pleading guilty.

On November.4, 1907, at Shangha, loreals, and we venture to assert that it is appreciation of the steadiness of the Troops ler-house to the lau in the Central Muiker, ship on the 11th Instait, without leave.

ROBERTSON Livingstone CALDER, elder son of Captain A. 3. Calder'of Shanghai, and HONORA SULLIVAN, elder daughter of J. Sullivan, Esq., Melbourne, Victoria.

DEATHS, On November 1, 1907, at Shanghay SUSANNA CATHERINE, eldest Cu fr. und Mire, John G. Currie, aged 16 masths.

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On November 1, 1957, at Shanghaj, EUELIE, wi ab P.H. Martin, 1.-Al. Customs.

not the intention of the British Corporation and the excellence of the March Past on the

From the "jau' to the various ships at the different markets the beef is taken, alung on a pole, or on a' cart, and covered by oil cloth, The only beel van in existence belong to the

Prosecutor stated that the accused had no perin sion to go ashore, They did, however

returning in the evening.

and, while one of them attacked him, the others other fodians sprang out from among the busbar, -

went through his pockets and stole $ oo! Then they cleared.***

Moola Singh gave the police a description of his three kiloged assailants, which resulted in the arrest of two men - Chamba Ho and Allab Bax-late that night. While the two accused wee being, questioned a third on n-Kaflay find out what "all the trouble was about" Khan-strolled quietly ints the charge-room 10 Moola Singh promptly identified him as being concerned in the robbery also, and 1 e, too, was attested.

"A statement that was made by the fill ac cuted-Chamba Ho-cast an entirely different aspect on the 'maiter." Moola Singh, ha said, had borrowed from him some`months ago. $ This Moola did not deny On Sunday

MITSU YAMADA, a Japaness woman, residing at, Hillaide Terrace, Watchai, was fined $8 "lau.". (4) The case of pork differs from beef, on the morning of the 1st, 3rd and Jch inst night, while our for a walk with Allah Bux anch.

to claim any sovereign rights over the King's Birthday Parade. territory through which the railway will" pass. The Corporation, we presume, looks upon the concession in the nature of a practical business transaction, and as such no objection should be offered to the Chinese e acquiring it for themselves, always provided that foreign influence other than that of Great Britain, will not be allowed

by Mr. C. A. D. Me hourne, to-day, fer being in possession of two sword sticka without for eiling the weapons." permit. His Worship alto, made an order

T ETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library to creep in where the representatives of the and Museum for the week ending the roli

The whole subject is illustrative of the

Library Museum.

310 151 1,518

1,669

The Hongkong Gelegraph British Corporation have the prior right. November, 1,07 -

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1907. change passing over China from North to

CHEKIANG RAILWAY LUYAN,

South, and indicates the spirit which has roused the main body of the people to act for themselves.

སཾ ན ནྟི

Non Chinese Chinese .....

Total 435:

arived..."

His Worship ordered accused to forfeit

daya' pay, an i,to go to gaul for twenty- one days, w thichard labour, or until such time as the ship sails, when they will be placed on board.

DISOBEYTIC ORDERS

On.

To this charge they pleaded not guilty. The boat win, called, stated that it was customary while the ship was, in poit for one watch to wash, down, decks every morning. It was Watson's duty to attend

the 1th instant, wilness was fold that Watson was ill, and Stanley was asked to attend to the hose, he, being the port watch, but he refused, saying that Watson was not ill Witness went to look for Watson, and found his with a brooms preparing to scrub deck. On being questioned he denied that there was anything the matter with him. He added also

He was sick of the job, and someone else would' have to do it.

The accused stated that they did not sign on wash down deck

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in that the pigs are bro gly fous the "lau" by the butchers alive, and the butchers them- selves bave them slaughtered, If there fore, the use of covered vans is ins'sel upon, the expense will fall on the shops and stalls. The dried meat shops also buy their pork alive, and their requirements amount to one or two pigs a day, and sometimes n'tevenfu orders of David McClellan, the boat-. An extra indictment-that of disobeying the as much as that. It is obviously very haid for swain of the ship-was added against the first some of these smaller shops to supply them and second accused-Watson and Stanley. selves with these yans, which, in addition to. the initial expense, would involve an increase in their staff and also reg tires some provision THE chimney attached to house No. 34, for the housing of the vans. Their present hand The telegram which we publish to-day THE is a'ieport that the shares of spinning / Queen's Road West-a building occupied by acaris are taken to pieces when not in use and to the hois with the Barboard watch. with reference to the popposed Cheklang companies and sugar refineries are to be Inst night: 1he fire brigade, and a posse of housed near the slaughter house, presumably at pawnbreker-look fire shortly after nine o'clock towed awiyin the shop or stall. Beefvans are Railway Loan is of great importance as in recognised by the Bank of Japan as negotiable policemen turned out and extinguished the dicating the spirit which animates the people securities We cannot say how much truth bl. 24.

The expense of the "lau." (5) The obvious The damage done was triding. Ex-remedy is for so many shops in the market to of North China as well as those of the there is in this rumour, but it would evidently ritement, however, was great, as the accupants combine and get boe van between them; but Kwang Provinces, To trace the story briefly of be a slep, of considerable importance boll ip of the adjoining houses had already shifted do not think they will do this without cfficial the Chekiang railway we must go back into banking and business cricles Before 'such

srip could be placed in this favourable posi. their belongings to the s'reet when the brigade assistance, as there are a great many difficulties that he was not going to attend to the hose. more or less ancient history. It will be re-

in the way of making, arrangements that will tion, the bankers, must presumably satisfy called by those who have followed the sub-themselves that the various businesses THREE truck coolies, in the employ of the "lau" could be made to undert ke the be-fair to the smaller shops, (6) If the pork

•ject of railway construction in North China are absciotely sound--that, for example, on Hongkong Hotel, were arrested last night, by laughtering and provide the vans, the diff. that_the_concession for the construction-of sudden calamity could sweep any one of them Sergeant Adlington, for recklessly drawing & Culty might probably be avoided, though I have this line was obtained some years ago by a away without the holders of stock havi giome thick along Connaught Road Central. The hot yet sounded the pork butchers or the "lau" British syndicate, but for various reasons, security against loss, In this connection it may accused were removing some luggage on one en the feasibility of this. There is, of course; Including the troubled state of the country be asked how these concerns stand in the mat of the company's trucks, They appeared to a certain amount of pork which is imported and other causes which need not be enlarged fer of firpinsurance Some undoubtedly heavy have been in a great hurry, and, while caretr. direct and which never goes into the "I" upon in this connection, the ideas of the but, if we are not mistaken, it is almost fracturing his knee. The man was removed port is in a big way of business and it would insurance on their machinery und, premises, ing down the road, knocked down a coolie, but in much of such cases the shops that im- capitalists who had undertaken the operation wholly in Japanese companies; and when the to hospital, and from all accounts' is not of the railway had to be postponed. Now great value of the plant and machinery of expected to leave the institution for two months themselves with vans. (6). However it is ar- ant be any hardship to them to have to provide that the time has arrived when the conditions angle company is considered, and the They were charged with the offence before Mr..ranged, the provision of vans is bound to cause of the concession may be utilised, the people possibility of a conflagration effecting com C. A. D. Melbourne, in the Palice Court, this lieavy initial expense, and at the responsibi-

English (Malta) 14th inst., 6 p.m. of Chekiang argue that by the effluxion of } plete desiruclinn, it becomes a quesijos as to morning, and the case was adjourned.

German (Sachsen) rath inst., 4 p.m. time the rights granted to the concessionaires how far the Japanese insurance companies

Indian (Grigory Aptar) 14th inst.,, morning. American (China) isth fast. have lapsed and hence the claim which could stand the strain. How are these cop. KUNG low, an unemployed, having no ad

Canadian (Empress of Chima) 17th 'inst has been brought forward that the latter have ens protected against fie? Are all the latest dress, was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Mary.

The O. & O. S. S. Co/s 6.3. Persia arrived at forfeited-their-privilege-to-build-the-railway less likely of outbreak and less damaging when and.vagabond, Shortly after one 'o'clock this Governor does not approve of the carcases

appliances Gxed with a view to rendering fire today to answer a charge.ol being-a-rogue-The-15,0,15wrote-His-Excellency-the-San-Francisco on 7th inst. This view, however, is apparently not en-outbreak does occur? We do not know of morning, Policeman Alewell saw the accused of pigs being conveyed from the slaughter to arrive at Hongkong on 15th fast.

The O. & O. S. S. Col's. Arabia is due dorsed by the powers that be in the Chinese course, if this side of the question bar been tulering in Marker Street, luoghom. The house to the markets in open trucks. This is left here on 6th inst., arrived at Singapore on

- The Imperial German Mail as. Roon, which Foreign Offico at Peking, for the op considered by the bankers, but it is evidently officer watched accused for a while until be entrary to No. ; al the bye-laws governing roth inst., at 7 p.m. posite contention is that the concession one that is of great moment. Before the shares arrived at a certain part of the road, when he slaughter houses within the fimits of the city is still in force and the line must be con- of the spinning companies and sugar refineries disappeared from view. Becoming suspicions of Victoria, Warn the pork-butchers that from Yokohama yesterday, and is due to arrive The . M. S. 5. Cols 1.5. Manchuria sailed structed by the original British syndicate, are made negotiable securities, it is eminently of the movements of the man, Policeman they must provide proper covered cars in at Hongkong on 20th inst We must give credit to the energy displayed necessary that the question of fire insurance "Autewall hauled out his electric light torch, which the carcases of pigs, can bang-nais The C, P. R.. Co.'s sa Emprise of India by the local Betish representative of the factory fooling, for in case of a doubt on this the staircase of house No, to he found the

should be dealt with and placed on a satis ́and crossed Into Bulkeley Steel. Going up already done with beef and mutton.

from Hongkong &c, arrived at Vancouver British and Chinese Corporation, Mr. J. O. bead the proposed new departure is likely to front door open and accused searching about the above, as follows:-1 am afraid it will, Nagasaki at midnight on, rith inst, and left Inspector Watson, of the Markt, replied to C. at 7 pm, on 10th inston Roll Canteen The C.P. R. Co's sa. Monteagle Merived at P. Bland for his efforts in securing the re- produce more evils than it is calculated to the house. His Worship sent accused to.gal require much stronger measures than a arcing again at 3 pm, Tuesday, for Kobe where she cognition of the Chinese authorities to the curean Chronicle,

"for fifteen days

to, get tha, põik-butchers to comply with this, is dun to arrive at foʻp mq on 13th inu,

|lity apparently devolver upon the butchere," something more than a mere warning that such vans are required by the law will be neces

Io answer to a question put by the Court, the chief officer stated that the accused were picked out as lending hands. They receivad certain privileges, among them being that of attending to the hose instead of scrubbing. days pay.

His Worship ordered each man to forfeit tw

SHIPPING AND MAILS

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MAILS. SPLI

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Kallay Khan, he met Moola on this way homa in Austin Road,

Where is my money?" he said he inquired of Moola. The latter rej lied that he did not have the money, and, therefo e, could not pay him. There was an argument, during which. Chamba admitted striking Moola, but derjed rohb ng him.

However, the trio were locked up on a chuge of highway robbery. This morning, they appeared before Mr. Hazeland, in the Poi ce Court, to answer the charge...

Mr. O..D, Thonison represented the accused, and the case was put off for one week, bail be ing allowed in the sum of $500 each.

HON ABOARD THE "LAWIULİ””

CARPENTER PLAYS: HIGH JINKS. Frank Johnson is a' carpenter on board the baigaa Lawkill. On Sunday lest he applied. for and obtained two days! whore liberty, Bo Ing one of those who take to the sea in shipi

Surday he spent in treating his friends with the seamless kind-he took a leip westwards as soon as he got a-h re, and the whole of

what little he had saved during his trip across the Pacific. Yesterday, however, being his last day on shore, Frank started piloting") Anties. He shified his craft from grog shop. to grog shop, and in, each he navigated several large glasses of agio, down his Noj ibold, Soon after, nightfall Frank de cided to shut out further cargo and stand back. He tacked for the side walk then stese eds straight course for the nearest guper- where he dropped his mud-hooki, “But Frank .oeglected to exhibit his riding fight. At three bell another unmanageable craft collided with Frank, the fórea of the impact arouang him. He then proceeded to return to his ship? Arriving on board, Frank mada straight for hig cable and, picking up a hammer, bo.atsggeled to the deck once more. Holding the weapon above his bead, he challenged any man to come near him. Nobody accepted the challenge, wherespon Frank stared to chase people about the deck. He was eventually OTIT powered, and turned over to the Water police, This morning, he pleaded guilty” b fore ir, F. A. Hozeland, in the Police Court, to being

orderly while intoxicated on board the Lawlill, I'd was permitted to leave wlib

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