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bank of lights on the shore blinding the eye of the navigator, and he suggested a red guiding light on Blackhead's Point." In conversation with Mr. Law, however, 1 gathered that the shipping community did not want ships arriving after dark," "It is a
JUNK BAY FLOUR.
ALLEGED TAMPERING WITH
BAGS.
"STOCKS" ASKED FOR DOATWOMAN,
R. Yosede, a Japanese, who is assistent manager of the Junk Bay Flour Mills, stated that at about hall-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon he was in the reading room of the mills, which is above the offices, and, while happening to look out of the window, he saw the defendant cut open a bag of flour eimply part of the contents in a bowl, and stiched up the bag again, When witness boarded the junk to question her he saw the woman hid, the bowl under some matting He had the junk searched, and in a cabin under a bed he found a pallful of wheat. Winess concluded his evidence by stating that numerous complants had been made to the office about short weight in each bag of flour." His Wonship-How do you import wheat- in bulk er in bags ?
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
FIRE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 20th February,
very short space of time. At about ii p.in. the fire started again with the result that another four buildings in the same, neighbourhood were gutted.
GOVEROR OF KWANGSI
A Kwangsi telegram state's that IIE. Chiog Ming-chi, Governor of that province, has arrived at Lunchow on his tour of inspection,
* WATERWAYý patrolling. Admiral Li Chun bas' satisfactorily carried
out the arrangements concerning the patrol of the waterways of the West River and now his attention is drawn to the patrolling of the en trace of the three passes, Ngaimoon, Moto- moon and Wangmoos, which lead train the China Sea into the interar of the province into side. H.EL has obtained permission from the districts of leungshan and Sanui on either the high authorities to place a few gunboats on each of these passes for cruising purposes. This step is taken to prevent snuggling by way of these passes into the interior of the pro-
A. S. WATSON & CO., well known fact that, with the exception of At the Palice Court, this morning, Mr. H. HA9 pn, yesterday, a fire broke out in a fract of the Kwangchow Prefect's yemen build. vessels from Canton and Macao, skippers J. Gamperts, first police magistrate, presiding, foreign cloth goods store in Wai Oi Street, in do not evince any anxiety to arrive at Hong the mistress of a cargin-boat, by name Chang. During the time of the outbreak the kong after dark, and those who have travelled Treung woman of about forty years of BR wind was blowing very sittingly, and six. by the mail lines are aware that either anwho lins for some time past been engaged in buildings were burat to the ground in a removing goods from ship to share and vier, accelerated speed is employed to bring a
era for the Hongkong Milling Company, mail vessel into Hongkong, harbour before figured to the dock, with her young babe in her dusk, or the engines are slowed down so
arms, on a charge of stealing twenty--cents- that the vessel may reach Hongkong in worth of flour and thirty cents' worth of wheat
from the company, yesterday. the early hours of the morning after the sun
The defendans pleaded not guilty to the in- has risen. The question would, therefore, appear to be of more importance to the dictment. Admiralty than to the general shipping con- munity of the port, and that fact should be kept strictly in mind when the subject is being discussed in committee, If the sub ject is of paramount importance to the Navy then the Navy should bear the brunt of the cost, for it is perfectly certain that if it had been a question affecting the mercantile marine the representatives of the shipping firms in Hongkong would have been called upon to defray, in one way or another, the expense of the additional facilities required for the safety of vessels entering the port of Hongkong." Fortunately in appointing Mr. Keswick the Chamber of Commerce have *TABLOID' BRAND PRODUCTS.
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THE Bishop of Victoria will preach at the Sea. men's Church; West Point, at 6.3; to-morrow evening, and erilors are asked to attend.
Witness-In bags.
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS · RESUMED,
The official seals of the different yamens were to-day re-opened and the transaction of public business will be conducted as usual.in
That concluded the evidence for the prosecuff the yamını. tion,"
Defendant (in her defence) stated that during transportation several bags of flour were broken She decided to sew up the bags and as each bag-wat-to-lightly filled, she had to take out a quantity of four from each bag in order to do the work. As regarded the wheat, she said it was sweepings which she had removed from the hold of the junk.
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A foki in the employ of the defendant was next called. He said that altogether four bags of four were broken during transportation yesterday, caused by the bags, while being thrown into the hold, coming in contact with the corner of the haichway. This he said, was witnessed by the reman of the mills Chinaman-who called on the defeud. and to sew up the bags. That was all be
knew of the matter.
His Worship (to delendant-Have you any questions to ask the witness?
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Hr. A. H. Rennie, who had been watching the case for the Milling Company, at this stage got up and asked for a severe penalty, adding that this, business-of broaching cargo-had been going on for a cur and a half.
His Worship (to Mr. Rennie) The case is not yet finished,
As the defendant had no questions to ask the witness, his Worship called for an empty flour bag and a knife. Then he spread the bag on his desk and attempted to rip it, without
result.
THE ERS! Asiatic Steamship Company at St. Petersburg has ordered five new steamers for the transport of emigrants to the Far East,
Mr. Rennie stated that it was hard to cut an STUDENTS at the Westpoint Military Academy.empty flour big, but easy with a full one. baye been allowed to graduate prematurely is. Three other witnesses were then called for the defence, all of whom gave corroborative order to meet the pressing needs of the army."
evidence, after which Mr. Yonede, the pro- Ir is notified that in order to facilitate thesecutor, was ro-called...
His Worship-Are there many bags brakan navigation of the Nevelski Channel and Amur River, the channels will be marked by a line of during transit ? white buoys,
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THE Kumano Maru reports a large junk drift- ing with must and sails alongside, no crew
N. 38 Et miles.
On February 17, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife visible. Breaker Fait Lighthouse bearing of F. II. CROSSLEY, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On February 17, 1938, at Shanghai, Miss SARAI NICOLL WODDWARD, to, the Rev. CAMERON FARQUHAR McRal:
DEATH.
On February 17, 1908, at Shanghai, ERNEST 'DE BAVIER, aged 6 years.
The Hongkang Celegraph
A Tokio despatch of 17th inst says:-Over 300 employees in the bean cake factories of Tichling struck work, but their grievances have been adjusted by the offices of the prefect.
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EIGHTY members of pro-japanese societies are reported to have been murdered in Hamkyong province, Kotes, The Tokio House of Repre sentatives has passed 'n-Juvenile Temperance
IT is notified in the Gazette that a charge of S HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1908 will in future. be made for utt. certificates granted by Government: medical officers, to periant other that members of the 'Civil Service in connection with fitness or vafitness for the performance of duly and invaliding.
HARBOUR LIGHTS.
Mr. Yonede-Yes;
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And have you anybody appointed to sew up these bags ?--No,”
Did the defendant have any authorit, o sew пр these tags?-No,”
What do you do then in the case of broken. bags-According to orders all broken bags are to be returned to the mills and new ones furnished. We never ship broken bags.
Mr. Rengie then addressed the Court, sug gesting that, a heavy penalty as severe as passible-should-be inflicted. The company. he said, had been put to lots of expense, and the police called there every night looking for Such offenders, but without any results. He said that hundreds of complaints had been made and thousands of bags of his floor had been returned from Swatów and Amoy-owing to short weight. It was detrimental to the busi nels and he suggested, that as an example "the old lady should be placed in the stocks,
His Worship-1 never put women in the stocks.
A sentence of six weeks' imprisonmeot was passed.
When H.M.S. Flora stranded in Hung hom Bay it was alleged that the casually NOTIFICATION appears in the Clusefte over WRE due to the confusion caused by the
the signature of the Registrar of Companies A STRONG rumpur is going round that Admiral multitude of lights along both sides of the that managers, secretaries, and other officers of A, Moore, who is being succeeded by Sir harbour, whereby the navigating officer companies whose duty it is to furnish annual Hedworth Lambton in the command of the mistook the precise position of the vessel. returns of shareholders, (Form E); are request. Chini, Station, may take over the command of The new range of lights along the Kowloon ed in future to cause to be added to the games the Channel Fleet in the event of Lord Charles nerboard was specially cited as a distracting of Chinese shutebolders appearing in the te Beresford remaining on "long leave." Lord" Charles is at present laid up with en ditack inßuence oo Davigators, who otherwise turns the Chinese characters for such nam s
of gout, but is progressing. His Lordship declines to make any statement as to his knew the harbour as a landiman knows Queen's Road. "As the result of the inquiry
possible retirement. A. statement to which into that accident, the Government decided
prominence is given in a Portsmouth paper says the only reason that is likely to cause
in November last to nominate a small com
CHINESE LAUKCHES. Yesterday a meeting was held at the head office of the Canton Chinese Steam-lavoch Owner's Association for the purpose of taking-further-action_in_inducing.stc_owRCIS_
Zi Chan, Mr. Cheung Yuen-pan, the re
Telegram. "HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH." SERVICE
SHANGHAI WATCH CLUB,
IVOR THOMAS ACQUITTED,
JUDGE DESCRIBES, CLUB AS A SWINDER.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 22nd February,
11.25 am.
At the resumption of the trial, for the fifth day, of Ivor Thomas in con. nection with the Shanghai Watch Club, the jury intimated that they had arrived at a verdict.
Novertheless, the judge permitted the Crown Advocate to deliver his address to the jury.
His Lordship, in summing up, characterised the Watch Club as s swindle and described Mr. Black's
estimate of the profits as one of the most impudent documents he had
British authority, that the Club was closed down. The Club was closed through the Chinese going to the Club with their $40 and being unable to get their watches. The Club had been going. to pieces for weeks) it was rotten when, it was takon over and went worse from weak to "week, until action was taken by the Crown, The Crown Advocate' proceeded to explain in detail the manner in which the Watch Club bad been run. Out of 81 clubi, supposed to be running at the time Mr. Thomas was arrested, not a single club had 40 members in it, and this, counsel said, was
· “absolutely clear, easy, square and well under stood fraud.". One of the 8t clubs had three members only, some bad fifteen members, -others-more, but not one had 40,members, and this Mr Thomas could not help knowing. As to bow the business of the Watch Club was conducted under his management, Mr. Wil kinson said he purposed calling Mr. H. J. Black who was silentioned in the indictment. Coun sel briefly outlined the nature of his evidence
which be proposed to lay before the Court on behalf of the Crown. Inspector McDowell'
would be included in the lily of witnesses to prove that he warned the accused when bo took over the management of the Watch Club from H. J. Black that the same was not a sound - financial undertaking,~
THỆ TATSU MAKO”
NEGOTIATIONS AT A DEADLOCK.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 21st February, 1908. With reference to the arrest of the Japanese Mr. Black, he said, had sold out steamer Taing Mark No a no further partis
ever seen.
at the psychological moment.
The jury, without retiring, return- ed a verdict of not guilty.
His Lordship, in discharging the pational flag. There were present Admiral defendant, remarked that he concur. le change their colours to the Chinese cently appointed assistant surveyor of mared in the verdict of the jury. chinery of Chinese launches, the Kwangchow. Prefect and other officials, who all encouraged the owners to change their flags at an early date, and promised to assist them in every respect.
CANTON-HANKOW. RAILWAY,
Although the Canton-Hankow Railway Company of Canton has been opened for about two year, with capital collected to the amount of over $8,000,000 being the first instalment, the Company has not yet been registered at the Ministry of Posts and Com- munications, the Ministry of Agriculture. Industry and Commerce at Peking, as the Cantou Nine Charitable lostitutions were the promoters of the comp my and the company is entirely under mercantile management, "When Sir Chentong Linng Cheng Look over the presidentship of the Company he applied to the officials of the Ministry of Posts and Communications to have the company received from the Ministry by Sir Chentung registered. Yesterday a telegraphic reply was sanctioning the request and also instructing the Company to, at an early date, collect the second instalment of the capital. The same. telegram informs the Company of the Imperial sanction of the appointment of Mr. Lo Poshun as vice-president of the Compasy,
MACAO'S BOUNDARIES.
A Peking telegram states that the Imperial Government has already appointed a special envoy to proceed South to investigate and fix definitely the boundary line between Chinese territory and the Portuguese colony of Macao.
NEW COMMANDER IN CHIEF. The official building on the Tien Tsie wharf is now being got ready for the reception of the newly appointed Commander-in-chief of Kwangtung, Chun Ping-chik, who is expected to arrive from Yunchow shortly.
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*1st February. CHINESE TRANSPORTING BUREAU, The Viceroy of Chihli has appointed Mr.
Liang Yiu Tsang to take charge of the Gov. eroment Transporting Bureau (the un Po Chu) that will be opened at Hongkong in con. nection with the northern province,
FIRE.
With reference to the outbreak of fire re ported yesterday it is stated that the buildings destroyed were mostly covered by insurance.
DEAR RICE.
The price of rice has risen considerably; $.00 can only procere about 15 calties of the first and about IB of the inferior quality. The general public is opinion that a famine will inevitably take place shortly. The Viceroy has received several letters from individuals requesting-him to devise means to assist the people in the *ame manner. 25, was done last year.
REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS, Berides the offer of $20,000 by the authorities for the capture of the revolutionary leader, Dr. Sun Yel-sen, a sum of $15,020 has been fiered for the apprehension of Chan King-wah, Stop for Wong. Wo-chun and $13.000 for Leung San-chun, who are Dr, Sun's accomplices.
WIRELESS APPARATUR.
Iver Thomas, of 41 Haining Rond was in dicted as follows:-
That he Ivor Thomas and one H. J. Black (a citizen of the United States), being evil disposed persons and wickedly devising and intending to defraud and prejudice Certain persons hereinafter mentioned did on the 12th November 190 and on other days thereafter between the said last mentioned day and the 18th day January 1958 at Shanghai unlawfully fraudulently and deceitfully, amongst them. seives conspire combine confederats and agree together by divers false pretences to obtain and acquire to themselves of and from such Chinese and foreigners resident in Shanghai and Ningpo as should he reduced to buy shares or chances in a certain company or association known as the Watch Club of divers large sums of money and to cheat and defraud them thereof against the peace of Our Lord the King bis Crown and Dignity.
In answer to this charge, accused pleaded "not guilty."
A second charge-read as follows:-That he the said Ivor Thomas in pursuance of and according to the said conspiracy com- bination confederacy and agreement as afore. said did act as the manager of the Shanghai Watch Club and did, receive various sums of money from Chinese and foreigners or resident is aforesaid buying shares chances in the said Shanghai Watch Club and did issue receipts for the said sums of money as manager thereof is in form as though the said Shanghai Watch Club was a sound" financial undertaking able out of its assets to the great damage of the said Chinese and meet its' liabilities as was not the fact to foreigners buying shares or chances an alore 'said and bgainst the peace of Qur Lord the
King his Crown and Dignity,
In answer to the second charge accused said:-''I was the manager of the Watch Club, but I ain not guilty of any fraud.".
The Crown Advocate (Mr. H. F. Wilkinson), assisted by Mr. S. H. McKean, prosecuted, and Mr. T. Morgan-Phillips, assisted by Mr. R. A Frost, defended the accused. Liect, Col. Bruce, Captain-Superintendent of the 5, M. Police, was present during the proceedings. Inspector Mathenas represented the police in the conduct. of the case.
THE JURY EKPANELLED-FINES AND
CHALLENGES."
The empanelling of the jury took place after the reading of the indictment. On the name's of those summoned, being called out there were three absentees, viz. Messrs. FE Hodges, P. Peebles and E. L. Allen, each of whom
was fined 65. Eleven names were 'called out by the Registrar of the Court for service as, Jurors, six of whom were challenged by the Crown Advocate. Their samewere:-Messrs. f. C. Carter, S. Spooner, F. G. Payne, G. V. T Marshall, J. T. Smith and E. R. Palmer, and the Crown Advocate's challenges were all sustained. The jury was then empanelled and sworn in as follows:-Messis, C. Alderton,
culars have transpired in connection with the negotiations between the Chinese Provincial Government and the Japanese Consul here. The Canton Seventy-two Guilds' Association News reported that the Japanese Consul bas since forwarded two despatches to HE the Viceroy demanding the release of the vessel, and
H E. bas accordingly instructed a weiyuan to call on the Consut, the other day, in connection with the case. The weiyudo assured the Con sul that a court of inquiry not having yet been held into the case, the vessel cannot under any circumstance be released at pressst. The Consul further asked that the case be þarded over to the Central Government and the Japanese Minister at Peking to be dealt with, but the Viceroy again gave the reply that the case will be settled by a court of equity to be held at Cmon, and that it will not be transferred to the authorities at the Capital for the present, as an official investigation has still to be held.
GAMBLING IN KESTAURANIS
LUKONG'S EVIDEnce discredited.
A very interesting gambling case was heard
Inspector Collett, No. 7. Police Station at the Police Count, yesterday afternoon, when charged Um Siu Kui, a restaurant keeper, carrying on business at 446, Queen's Road West, with permitting a game of chance to be played in his licensed promises; Mak Tox, *\ tinsmith, with running a gambling game, and three other men and two women with gambling off the premises..
Mr.-H. W. Looker, of Messis, Deacon, Looker and Deacon, apposted for the restaur not keeper, the remainder were undaiseded.
Lukang No. 381 stated that on the night of the 15th instant, attired like a restaurant "boy," ho. paid a visit to the Lok To To restaurant, at 441. Queen's Road West, He had a warrant. In a room he saw six people seated around a table gambling.. The gamu He sounded the alarm whes the game bad got to an interesting they played was lau-ngiu, stage, the house was raided, and “arrestgy followed.
Mr. Looker-How long have you been in the force?
Wilness-Twenty months.
How did you know you would find man playing there?-From the warrant, ~
Why?-Information I have received. They are always gambling there;
Before entering the restaurant you stood at the door for a few minutes? →Yes.
How were you dressed?-Like a hotel waiter, His Worship-Do you know that hotel ser. vants are not supposed to be waiting at -doors —I did not know.
Further evidence was called, Mr. Looker submitted that as regarded. the liquor licence the onus was on the part of the police to prove that the game played in the hotel was a game of chance.
His Worship did not believe the evidence of the two lukongs and dischar, ed the accused.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr, F..G.. Director of the Hongkong Observatory;
On the 22nd at 11.30 0.-The barometer ha risen moderately in N. Chins, and fallen con-
mittee for the purpose of considering pro. of Victoria will preach of the 11 a.m. service Lord Charles 10 haul down his flag prematurely The Canton authorities have again ordered, Eric Moller, H. T. Allen, A. M. Maclean and siðarably over Japan.
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Sir A. K. Wilson, If the former, then the com-
A.
TUR CROWN ADVOCATE'S ADDRESS, In his opening address to the jury the Crown Advocate said that according to the charge accused had agreed, along with one H. I
the business of the
A depression is moving Eastwards in the M. part of the Sea of Japan, nod pressure in again high over N. China.
The barometer has fallen slightly at the Southern stations, and pressure is now low over S, part of the China Sea and the Philippines.
AT 1. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to-morrow, there will be an administration of Holy Com monina at 8 am. The Right Rev. the Bishop
(which the 'C. of E' party of the Cameron
would be his removal to the Admiralty as First through a foreign firm, a quactity of wireless | A. A. Penny. posals for the improved lighting of Hong Highlanders attend as their parado service" See Lord, in place ni Sir John Fisher, The telegraphy materials and instruments which kong harbour, and in November last the and at 6 p.m. Evening prayer, the preacher retirement of the latter in March may be ex-are expected to arrive here by the third Chinese Colonial Secretary sent a letter to the will be the Rev. T. Sherwood Jones, M.A.pected, and his successor will in all probability MUGD. Chamber of Commerce requesting that. a Vicar of St. Martin's, Liverpool, and temporary be either the present Commander-in-Chief of
the Channel Fleet or the Admiral of the Fleet, M. Charles HARDOUIN, for many years Con- Black to carry on member should be appointed to represent domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Victoris, the shipping-interest on the committee in
mand of the Fleet will be given to Admiral Sir Spl, for France in Canton, and who had been Watch Club," that business being at the sent by the Governor-General of Indo-Chin time unsound-a fact which accused could question. A month later the Chamber mei THE Nagasaki Prew, of stly inst.,, say's :---
to inquire into the opium question has just not help knowing. Counsel's case was that And appointed the Hon. Mr. H. Keswick to Considerable excitement was caused among Moore.-L. &. C. Express.
returned to Saigon. The Governor-General in-accused knew absolutély, that he carried on that the vacancy, Mr. A. R. Lowe, who then the doating population of Nagasaki by the
tends to put down opium-smoking in the business as manager, held himself out to the occupied the position. of secretary to the appearance off Kozaki yesterday afternoon of a large whate. The animal had evidently lost
Colony, so that M. Hardouin's inquiries were public, Chinese and foreign, and by that hold- Chamber of Commerce, in communicating its bearings and remained in the vicinity of the
directed to find out what lessons China caning out deprived depositors, or people, taking the desire of the members to Mr. Keswick vil tanks for some time, during which a "lergé
teach on this point.. M. Hardouin has nothing chances in the Club, of good money. That that he should represent them on the number of people gathered. An eyewitness
but praise for the hospitals, asylums, and re- shortly was the case which the Crown proposed Government committee, wrote: "It may be states that one of the small steamers engaged
fuges established in Chios for the cute of to prove; accused was indicted for taking over opium smokers, "and urges the starting of from Mr. Black, and continuing, under Mz-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, fresh. of service to you to know that just after the
itar establishments in the Colony. This is Black's fatherly Interest, a ipttery which was an --South coast of China between Hongkong grounding of H.M.8. Flora, Capt. Pybus of with the animal, A brief excursion to Pai pear
4-South coast of China between Hongkong- unfair lottery, in other words a swindle. Mr. and Lamocks, sama sa No. 17h when pant barsh acting on his part, as repreventative of the] [and Hainan, sama as do të Wilkinson'said that it was not on account of any
the coasting trade narrowly escaped colliding
indecisios, after which the whale appeared to
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
SALGS MUR,
German (Klist) 25th inst,' Indian (Arratoon Apcar) 25th inst., s.m Indian (Gregory Apcar) 25th inst, daylight. American (Mongolia) 37th inst German (Print Ludwig) 4th prox.
The Mogul Line s Pathan leit Singapore on the Empress: Line infòrmed me that this burg was followed by a finber period of ist inst, and should arrive here on 28th inst.
The O. &.0; S. 6. Co.'s as Atla is dus to harbour was one of the worst in the world have discovered the right exit to the open sea arrive at Hongkong from Manila on asid as In which to enter at night, by reason of the and was,sosa no more, t
all very well, remarks the Safgon Opinion, but
it will cost, a lot of money, and the colonial Euances Cannot stand the outlay
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The monsoon is expected to freshen in the Formosa Channel and the N, part of the China Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at ro mm, to-day, 0.22 inches.
FORECAST. When -Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. winda,? moderate to fresh; rain at first, probably imest, proving later, at de