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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY,, MAY 4, 1908.
NAVAL WARS OF THE FUTURĖ..
A decidedly interesting discussion on the subject of "Coming Naval Wars- America and Japan, Britain and Germany," is dealt with by. Mr. A. M. Laubeuf, former Chief Constructor of the French Navy, in a
But may not the maritime ations, tired.
of the British yoke, combine to cast. for ever?!!
LOCAL AND GENERAL:
THERE WAS trouble yesterday morning between the artis's of the Tai Ting Theatre and the stage hands. If our's ory be irse it would seem that the actors were in the habit of taking their lady frienda behind the stage. This prace tice is not in accordance with the regulations of the theatre, and the stage hands, taking objection, ordered rse lady on Saturday night to return to her seas in the auditorium Three of the scfort who had invited the lady get annoyed, and yesterday morning, seizing the first opportunity, they set upon the offending stage hand and hammered him. The affair was about to become general when the fight was stopped, and the actors placed under arrest. This morning, at the Police Coisit, the artists
"were fined $2 sàch for the assault,
The merchants of thes dealing in Japanese good, delicac coiled piece drugi
already"
join in the Japanese impo into the Southern Cap diminish" day. Japanese goɔda to be chants who have not yet
to
PIN
KÄNEGATUCHI
At several Japanese papers have within the last day oritwe published, statements to the eflect that the price ticket scheme which was recently adopted by Japanese spinaers in con- nection with exports of cotton yarn to Chipa. has been, or is about to be, abandoned in con to the sequence of a warning from the Tokle Gavera- articles ment, a representative of this journal to-day Certálo to greatly called on Mr. Buto Sanji, the president of the are may still be Kanegafuch! Spinning Company, in order to ted by some mar ascertain the facts, says the Kobe Hemid of aird taken part in the boy. ult. At the ostial of the conversation, Mr. Buto colt; but the quanilly to be imported by them | »xplained that the object of the prize ticket will not be vely material. Yesterday the mere scheme was simply to extend the market for chats of another guild here fell in with the Japanese yarns in the interior of China. There boycott movement. The cotton yara mer was no idea of entering into rivalry with indian chants held a meeting in their guild half and yams, The Chinese, Mr. Dito pointed out adopted a resolution to boycott Japanese were conservative people. They were accus colton yarn from yesterday and also fixed a tomed to use their own hand-made yarn, and fine of $300 to be imposed on any offender was very difficult to induce them to employ who may be found committing a breath of the machine-made article. The Japanese the agreement. Wybierally
pinners believed, however, that the Chinese were placed at a disadvantage by using the here that the trade in Japanese products, in products of the hand looms, and that, once moy-lines-with the exception of coal and they tried the machine-made koodi, ikey would matches, has gradually dwindled. The Chinese prefer the latter. The prize ticket scheme was Stoam-launch Guild has held several meetings consequently formulated as a means of induc. for the purpose of taking steps to boycott Japing the Chiness to ascertain ir themselves the anese coal and to gel coal from other countries advantages of the yarns from the factories. As instead; but so far the launch owners have not previously stated, there was | been able to find means for the carrying out
"Stein ascertained from the Chinese meichants
A QUARREL over a small debt which Lo Wai, conlib, owed Lo Pin Forg, a hawker, resulted in the former being removed to hospital on Saturday suffering from a swollen bead, and the arrest of the latter on a charge of assault. Le Wai it appears, owed Lo Pin Fong ten cents a debt which the former would not pay, el- though it has been outstanding for many moons.of their scheme. On Saturday afternoon the two Los met at West Point. Lo Wal" was called upon to
pay the money there and then. He and be couldn't oblige his friend and started to walk away. Lo Ping Fong pursued him and dealt him several blows on the head with his carrying pole. Lo Wai was picked up by the pice bleeding badly from his wounds and sest to hospital, while 'bis, assailant was locked up. At the Police Court, to day, the Hawker was ordered to pay a fine of $1 for the assault. Lo Wai was discharged from hotphal is time to sppear in Court this morning to prosecute,"
SHANGHAL SPRING "MKETING:
RESULTS OF TO-DAY'S RACING.
he following results of the Shanghai Spring Face Meeting run off to-fay were received in Hongkong this afternco
The courie was very fest and the record for the three quartess of a mile was broken. The previous record was'r min. 2 14/5 aCE,
Our own representative telegraphs: The meeting was heldin ideal racing weather.
The results are appended - Criterion Stakes, one mile.
Brockton
(Raid) 1
Kirkwood ............................. (Jobason) 2 -Gemini da. ....................... /..{SchoorT} { Griffics Plate; three-quarters of a mile.
Worcester.....
...{Reid) 1 .....(Muller) 2 ....(Hayes) 3
Sokol .......... Pearl
Time (record)—t-mia 19-seconds. Griffins Subscription 'Plate: three-quarters of
a mile.
Sutlej,
..(Hayes) 1 Waratah...
(Jones) 2 Coalfield...
...............(Crighton) 3 Cathay Cup: One mile and a half.
Manchu King.......................(Johnson) 1 Moriak ..................(Vida) 2 Swapnce.......................(Hayes) 3
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connection
With the ob Ject of regaining his health he preceded
to Australia, but there was no vi ib'e Impri ver
The Cauton Sell-Government Society has sent out circulers for a meeting on the 3rd inst., for the purpose of discussing matters in con- nection with the development of native in- dustries,"
THE "MATSUSHIMA" RXPLOSION,
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
We have received the following telegram from Mr. Mashiko, Acting Consul for Japan for publication to the 30th April, at 4.8 a.m., one of the fapicere training squadron, the Mlataushima, tank in a few moments while anchoring at a port in the Pescadores, owing to the explosion of the after magazine. Only about 4 metres of the chimney ste to be icen above the water at full tide.
May 2nd, 3. officers, 24 midshipmen, 7 MOG
According to the investigation up to noon of commissioned, officers and crew, numbering 205, were saved. The bodies of the captain, one officer,.27 midshipmen, one non-commis- sioned officer and 39 of the crew were found but thois of 21 officers, six midshipman, and 111 crew mɛe still missing, Mike
Being prevented by the condjan of the wreck it is very difficult for divers to discover the remainder of the bodies..
* Tri Y4U-MAU MUNDER A MYSTERY
POLICE FAILS TO FIND CLUB..
After considerable investigation the police at Yau-ma-ti have failed to shøl núy light on
HOTNO IDEA OF FIGHTING
EşThe German. Robert Hart') miles from Hongkong the port
5 pm and is entering.
we go to presi
LEGED LIBEL
CHINE E NEWSPAPER SUED FOR $10,000
DAMAGES,
An action to recover the sum of $10,000 for alleged libel was brought against the Sai Keis Kang Yrke Pe (Chinese newspaper, published in the Colony) and Lam Kok Sang, the printer and publisher, in the Supreme Court, this fare- on The plaintiffs were the Tao Taul Wo firm, dealers in foreign good, nad they state that the alleged libri was published in six different issues of the defendant's newspaper, in February
SERV
BONFIRE OF OPIUM
UT
PUBLIC CEREMONY IN SHANGH.
From Our Own Corre
Shanghai, 4th May, 2:55 pm:
Yesterday afternoon, a vast num ber of opium atensils which had taken from a large opium-shop in French Concession were reape gether, in the Commercial Bass a bonfire and publicly consigned to the flames.
The incitient aroused the utmost
The Chief Justice (Sir Francia, Piggott) pre- sided. Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, instructed by Mr. Oun Koogide, appered for the plaint fis Mr. M. W. Slade, fastructed by Mr. Steavenson, of Mesars, Deacon, Looker, and Deacon, reinterest among the large gathering of présented the defendants
Sir Henry Berkeley stated that this was an natives who had assembled to witness action in which the plaintiffs sought to recover the holocaust. damages for certain defamatory statements with regard to them in connection with the r business which appeared in the defendant's newspaper, He then proceeded to read the statement of claim as follows:-
-(-)-Oan the 5th, 6th, 16th, 17th, 16th and roth days respectively of January, 1918, the defendants falsely and maliciously. printed and published in their news paper a certain libellous article in the Chines language referring to the plaintiffs firm as fol- lows:---
the Indian yara merchan's, and indend the()-The plaintiffs are merchants and carry on business at 149, Connaught Road Central, Japanese spinners would heartily welcome the
Hongkong. latter if they were willing to co-operate in the scheme. With regard to the criticisms passed (2)-The defendant is the proprietor, printer. upon the prize ticket system as being of and publ sher of the newspaper koown as the gambling nature, Mr. Bulo denied that the Sai Kai Kung Yik Po
cheme was a kind of lottery. He also asserted. that it was not unusual for similar tickets to be attached to foreign merchandise. If, he went on to remark, the tickets were sold, it might be considered to be a lottery, bai no such tala took place. The only speculative feature in large prizes while others would only obtain a the affair was that certain bayers would get small discount. The average discount was 75 sea per bale of forty packages. The tickets, which are divisible into fony padi-one for each package were not now packed in the bales, but were sent to the agents of the spin mers at the places of import. The buysz of a whole hale was givee one ticket, while one of the forty divisions was given to the purchaser of a package only.
Quentioned as to the statement that the Japanese Government had made
the case.
4
(Hara, followed certain Chinese characters copied from the paper, in question).
CHINA'S NAVY.
THE RE-ORGANISATION SCHEMES
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pa
Peking, Brd May.
The Government has telegraphed to the Chinese residing in Malaya and Australasia on the subject of the proposed re-organisition of the
(5)-Those words in Chinese" moan in Eng. lish and were understood by those to whom they were published to main:-"If there are such things how can he seize the company's property as his own property? The Tao Yuen Hop ars celebrated persons) in the com mercial circles of Manila. Besides, the branch shop, Tsui Wo Lung, they also have established in Hongkong the Two Taui Wo foreign goods firm. It cannot be said that they are not rică (persons), and yet they have done such an act. It is not that owing to there publ
THE PRESS LAW.
ENFORCEMENT AT PEKING.
{By courtesy of the "Skeung
Peking, Srd May
On the 1st inst., the editors of the Chinese newspapers in l'eking were notified that the Press laws would be brought into and were advised « to
operation-forthwith,
provide
REIRENCHMENT.
EMPRESS DOWAGER'S
the
being a great profit their greedy mouth in guarantee money under the new re. watered for it as if it were watered by rain? Ja gulations. it not that they look strong in their outward appearance but are dried up intereally and as they find it doable to pay out the aforesaid amount they are compelled to do such an act ? Recently, we have seen their correspondence published in a Hongkong, paper giving falsa. allegations regarding this mitter and we there fore give a little explanation here and make all our villagers and relations to the inland' know that, between heaven and earth (1.6., in the universe) there are such unjust and I w leus characters
The whole maiter was a very simple ang, and
6. In the said, article it is alleged that one did so call for the comments which bad lately To Hang Luo, a member of a contain firm fo appeared in the papers: Hs could not, of Manila, known as the To Yuen Hop, had course, definitely say as yet whether the prize absconded and had is concert with the ticket system would be a success. If it failed, managers of the T'so Yuen Hap, in the article the only losers would be the ) spines spinners. described as “Unjust and fawlose "characters,” While we have to thank Mr. Balo for his conspired to defraud a certain company in , referred to in the article as the "Land couneous statement, we are bound to say that Manila, he does not seem to us to have established his favestment Company" and that the Two Yoes contention that a lottery element does not co-op firm, célebrated, had established lo ter into the scheme. By his own admission Hongkong a breach known as the "To Tsul purchasers of the yarn have the chance of win. Win foreign goods fra (meaning the plaintiff ning large prizes, and, while it is true that the foreign goods firm and meshing that such firm tickets are not actually sold, the fact that a coupon can be obtained by the purchase of a fortieth part of a bate makes it easy for Chinese with no interest in the yarn trade to indulge in What is little less than a gambite.
was then connected in business with the Tso Yuen Hop)
INSTRUCTIONS
[By courtesy of the Shlung, Fo.""}
Peking, Brd May.
The other day the Empress Do- wager issued instructions to the Superintendent of the Imperial Household to curtail all expenditure.
Bed Reuters.
Germany's Finances.
"London, rat May,
The Budget Committee of the Reichstag Government representatives have admitted that, even without fresh expenditure, it will be necessary to borrow £50,000,000, within the next five years, to cover deficita,
The Committee has requested the (Spvern.
(7)-The statement contained in that article to the-effect-that-the-To-Tsui Wa foreigement to prepare an Amortization scheme. goode firm was established in Hongkong by Teo Yuen-Hop, is absolutely untroon,and is
Bomb Outrage in Bengal.
REPRESENTATIONS TO THE SPINNERS," Mr. Bulo emphatically denied that this was The splaners had not received any communication or advice from the authorities on the subject. In fact, as the scheme was not in the nature of a lottery, there was no ground for any action being taken by the Government, If the authorities had thought that there was by necessity for intervention they would, of course, have taken up the matter before 1bis: Our representative then asked if there was any trath in the reports that the schema had been abandoned or was likely to b: abandoned in the near future. In reply, Mr. Buto stated the recent murder at Temple Street, and that there was not at present any intention of consequently the suspects have been discharg- WITHDRAWING THE SCHEME. ed from custody to-day. The person who was murdered was a woman named Ah Kiù, the wife of an Indian watchman employed at Quarry Bay, and resided at 119, Temple Street, Yauma-ti. The woman lived on the first flour of the building. On the DEATH OF M8, J. W. OBXORNE, night of the 8th alio, she
was found dead in bed, with a piece o clothed Many in Hongking will learn with regret of securely round her neck Death was due to pamphlet which has just been published: the death, which occurred at 11.30 this after singulation. What let to the murder and According to this authority, who is nothing nos in the Kowloon Hotel, of Mr. James who the miscreant or miscreants, if there were If not an alarmist, the question of supremacy William Osborne, who for thany years har more than one, are of the, dastardly act, which in the Pacific will soon be settled by heavy been connected with the management of encompassed the woman's end to such a guns. He foresees a truge until the Japan Hotels in the Colony. For some months cowardly manner have up the now not, cie Dreadnoughts now completing are ready Osburne had been very ill, and recently and, perhaps, nevar will be disclosed. The _for_tea. It will be a purely naval war, and he gave up active work in
puniculars of the murder as known to the Japan kould stand the financial strain. The with the Kowtoba Hotel
polce are very meagre. At about eight "battle of millions" between Britain and
'clock on the night of the 8th uit, a Chinese woman 'residing on the second ft sor of the Germany must equally, in M. Lauteur's ment in his condition and he returned to same house as the deceased, while going up the opinion, end in a naval war. He observes Hongkong recently in a very serious state stairs, net ir mien coming down one of whom that the Power which is the first to build Little hope was held out for his recovery and she observed was carrying a child is h's arms, battleships of 25,000 tons, of high speed, and the end came this afternoon. huge armament will at once relegate to ob- one of the best types of the coloured race cry of a child, which was familiar to her as coloured race reaching the first landing, she heard the 'solescence even the existing Dreadnoughts, hailing from the Southern States. Arriving in that of the adopted daughter of the woman. A SCHOOL BOY n med Li Un who was accused But Germany isnot pursuing that line of action. the Colony many years ago, he was associated Ab Klu, the deceased. As the child continued of breaking a safe at S, Connaught Road West Her newest ships are not more than imitations with 'the late Mr. Thom is in the working of to cry for some time; the woman bastened yesterday and stealing its cantants-S210
the Peak Hotel, and afterwards at Thomas's downstairs to its assistance and discovered the was given one month's bard labour at the ing effect, The defendent dies not know and The statement of defence was to the follow. of British vessels. What, then, will be Ger- Grillroom, now known as the Oriental Hotel child lying on the pavement below. It had Police Court to day. The money belonged to does not admit that the plaintiffs have for many's plan for wresting the mastery of the The salubrity of the surenundings at Bay View evidently been left there by the four men who 'shopkeeper with whom Li U♫ was lodging, sea from Britain? M. Laubeuf finds the induced the Government, to build a hotel there had descended the stairway while the woman
many years carried on business in Hongkong Answer to the question in the German cred which Mr. Osborne rented and converted was getting up to the second floor. The picked
and that they are well known as the Two This | SHIPPING AND MAILS ita for submersible vessels, of which Get into a popular pleasure.rendezvous where all
Wo foreign gouds firm have as many as sixty ready for and sundry were wont to congregate. When up the girl and proceeded the first fl for of
The defendant admits that be printed and many may
*AT MAILS, DUR,
he article action in 1915.
in the Cujacse language published the Before war broke out Ger- the Government decided to take over Bay, View the house. Arriving at the door,, which was
German (Burlow) 5th inst., pan,
already mentioned, but says that same was pub man submersibles would sail for the British for the purpose of utilising il su a police station unlocked, she began rapping it. Receiving at
American (Mongolia) tath inst, Mr. Osborne migrated to Kowinon and there answer, and after some Inuder rapping, she
lished in the month of Feburary 19:7. The de harbours and wreak havoc among the funded the establishment with which he wit returned. This, coupled with the fact that no Manila nn 3rd in t
called out to the deceased No-answer was
The Boston S, S, Co's sa, Kumeric anised. fandent dear not admit that the plaintiffs were gathering war ships. Sufficient damage so long. connected, the Kowloos Hutel. He light appeated in the room, aroused the wo The 12. And left-finila on zod inst, and is was sent in them as a matter of public inter- referred to in the sild, articss... 7 de unicle would be done to equalise the battle fiecia was well and favourably known to them a suspicion that something had gone due here on 4th inst, at 6 p.m. of the two countries. A landing of Ger- majority of people in Hongkong and his amiss. Str.king a match, she pushed the door. The Silk x M. MC Co.'s 4.5 Folynesian was publish an apology to case it was held that the estand in good faith. They were ready to an troops might follow, and then, in Lord agreeable mapour and general bonhomie gain opts, and, in getting inte the room, was horri. delivered in Lyons on at inst
The British Army Salisbury's phrase," Boglish history will be ed for him hasts of friends. He was fled at the discovery of Ab Kiu's dead bodyThe P. M. 5. S. Co's sa, Arda will be due at defendant paid Sico fato Court to mast any Mr. Haldare,
plaintiff suffered anything by that article. cuded. So much for the German side. But years of age marrów evening and it is ex with her hands bound and a Chinese silk scarf this-port on sih inst, at noon, and
hayo soffered,
but that recrolling what will Britain do? M. Laubouf thinks pected there will be a large, attendance of free securely tied around her neck. The woman The C. PR. C24 24. Montengia loft Yoko lose plaintiff may
Berkeley submitted that the that war is more likely to be begun by Brimasons at the burial ceremonies ----
hama at 3.35 p.m., on and fost fin
were tain, Seventeen great ships, he points out,
The P. &O. 5. N. Co.'s ss.Candia left Sings allegation at the statements
The defendante far poblic must be built in the next four years If the
pore for this port on 3th inst., at 6 am, - pore for this port on and last, at 4pm
The P, &1), 5. N.Co/1s. Caylin left Sloga, Deftish naval force in to be as incontestably auperior to the German at the end of 1911.
The H2 A L Ess Staifa left Shanghai on Jand lust, p.m., and may be expected here on ss it is at the present time. Will Britaļn.
5th inst,pment Continue to spend two millions to Germany's
sudden of the
tis'po
man, ficct
The fancial will pass the Manu... ment at 5.30
ALLEGED MURDER,
BUSPECT DISCHARGED.-
The Chinese "boy"-Pau Chiu by who was arrojied the olber day on 801 having caused the death of ano feagues, a man named Chu Batterfield and Swire's premi
¿was rulonend from polici
was dead;
The sleath hounds at Yan-ma-ti hive exerted their best efforts to lay the crime at the feet of the suspects, but, they have failed. And the Temple Street murder, remains a mystery."
Tux new Portoguese Minister, to China ple- his credentials, to their Imperial Sties al . special audience on the 20th
'Dire
VICE-ADMIRAL the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lamb ton, CB, KCV. O., commsiding the Chips Squadron, arrived at Shanghai on joth ult. on
a (Be Senior Naval, Bany board H. M. 5- Alacrity, which is now moored
China Jor
without founda ion and has been made. mall. Ciously and unjustifiably on the part of the
defendant...
(8) By reason of the false and malicious statemsal the plastiffs have been greally in. been. Called upon suddenly to meet their jored in their credit as merchants and bave abilities. The plaintiffs claim $10,000 damages.
Dig
man
libe
A bomb was thrown in a carriage ocoupled hy a European lady and her, daughter at
Mozueipore, Bengal
The daughter and the coachn
condition. killed, and the mother is in preca
France In Indo-Oht
ferment in the territory and town of Fat
Paris official advices notify a
bang, bang, fermented by Siamess with the French occupation..
The Europeans in Baltambing have taken, refuge in the Bank of Indo China,
- Tronble in Persia. Telegrams received from Urumi. Petersburg, report that the Kurds” petrated revolting cruelles on a 000 women and children.
percent. of the
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