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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE
VTSIN.CHINKIANG
RAILWAY
A RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE.
[By courtesy of the "Shering Po"],
Peking, 1st June, ... China has appointed a Board of eloven men to the inanagement of the Tientsin-Chiukiang Railway.
'Both the British and the German
QUESTION"
ASMUGGLING COOLIES INTO-
AMERICANUS AN
A rather interesting case cans on for heating before MrJuice Gomperts in the Supreme Chur', this afternen The claim was brought by acuarch,o, nimed Cheung Kwok Wan of 157, Connaught Road Central, against Chan Heung Youk, a commission agent, residing at 103, Queen's Road Central, to recover the sum of Stoo, money paid to the defendant to par forma a cer.ain service, and which, plaintiff alleged, was not performed.
To Japanese sailors their
pational vessely
pitality of the port imbibed too well hilarating roke, with the result that the erstwhi friends were involuntarily brought foto The scene of the battle royal was the forecastle timus
„known to cuiste lasrand of 168 13. Stkirinjf Maru and the dafa yester. day. The combatants are not known to tainaoy griovaccagainst each other; their only differences, it la surmised, aros after an over indulgence of sake Had they been content toy entertain the crew of the Zikiginji with an ex- biblion of fiuju su, they might probably have been rewarded for their willingness to please. But, as it happened, one of the comrades had his state of inebriation hd pictured to him ca behalf of the plaintiff undertook to get four men into the United States for a co talo spectself the slaughter of that memorable field, Ac sum Ibis hr, filed to do. When the miniature of which he sought to repr duce in a fableau vivant in the harbour yesterday, They have raised objections to the intended emigrants arrived as far as Shanghal The victim of the bloody (ray, however, was
the defend ni disappeared. It was stted that appointment.
Mr. C.F. Dixon, of Mestre. Hastings and Hastings, appared for the plaibild. ir Herry Berkeley K.C. instructed by Mr. H, K. Holmes, acted for the defence.
Priefly, the alleged facts of the case, as out.
ting? chunnel,
rrow, abating probably
aid Father Jore Alguỏ, the of the Philippine Weather Bur- prezentative of the Gabianews
25th ult
Hongkong, and Jung: 1908;
TO LET.
FROM 16TH JUNE//
kindly JSE on 6th inst
American
esterday morning, the reportTHE FURNISHED FLAT on Top Floor coolinties, the hoon was crossing the Balie-of Messrs. Douglas Lupraike da Cora was then predicted that ces, Four Rooms with Kitchen and Batb
· Room, becoms slighily worse in aniber wo
Terms on application to the bay would be very rough, JONAS DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
NAM No. 1, Douglas Street,
financiers interested in the under line i by Mr.D xos, were that the defendast heard of the gary Gelds of Makden, and In Winds from, south to west, squally ni lotervals,
taking are dissatisfied with China's action;
were also prophesied, and it came true,
At about noco a report came that a very high The assure prevailed in northern Japan, biometers were rising slightly in the Visayas and South Todo Chies, and falling in southern
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The Deutsch Asiatsche Bank in the defence would raise the point that the con his own compatriot, who at the end of the Japan and elsewhere in the Far East, especially of Public Basiness on MONDAY, the 5th loN AV-YABEDUEKI
particular regards the appointment with disfavour
THE YUNNAN RISING.
CAPTURE BY FRENCH SOLDIERS. [By courtesy of the ** Sheung "Po."]
Yunnan, 1st June.
tract was illegal,
N accordance with Government Notification No 359 of th May the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction
WHIT MONDAY, JUROS
Hongkong, od June, 1908 [367 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
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fight was placed hors de combat, the Redouthern Formoss and northern Luzon, In Plaintiff, called, stated that he knew the Cross vessel being the Japanese private the Jonin group the pressures was failing,
hospitalar
pital at Waochai, whither the van wing chiefly to the depression in the Pacific. daler dan. He paid him "Szo-f200 in the first instance and $500 in the second. The quished was removed to have his sounds Winds in Lazm will conilave to prevail first payment be made on the 7th January lastsurgically treated. The victor did not await from South to West" said Father Algné, This was paid to defendant in get into America. the award of the commemorative medal, but "qually and gosty at intervals, especially FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.|
along the western coast of Luzon, in the Inland Spas and in the Sulu Sea. The second storm signal remains hoisted in Luzon, and there is a rough sex in the channels of Formosa, Bath and Balintang and the China Sea down to parallel 13
They were, to go as follow of the Chinese Consul-General. By this means little trouble would be met what the men landed on the otherTM side. The name of the Consul-General was Hai Ping Chan...
Mr. Dixon-What were you to get out of this ded?
rather thought that discretion was the better part of valour and forthwith look to his heels. Scouts, in the form of the uniformed guardians of the public peace, were despatched in hot pur.cit, but thegallant descendant of the warlike samurai succeeded in evading capture allyester day. His scanty commissary exhausting, be At half past seven o'clock last evening the elected to make an honourable surrender and barometers began rising in Manila, and the with the true stiacts of the warrior marched typhoon was reported raging near Santo Do Did the four men go up to Shangbai?—Yes; into the Water Police Station at Trim-ts-shuimingo de Hasco, Batanes Islands. It was then where he gave himself up to the commander that Father Al,od made the statement quoted I saw them off on the Mungilla,
When did they retura?-Oo the 20th March.chief, who did not rafuse to grant in the beginning of this story.
bim quarters. The prototype of Japan's And they insisted that the money they paidalings warriors was called upon to attetid to you to get to. Americ should be returned court-manist at the Magistracy to-day presided
Yes. And did you?- paid them back.
Some of the insurgents have crossed the border to Yunnan.
French soldiers have succeeded in was to get 5100 per head: capturing many of them.
Winess they had landed in America I
Application has been made to the French Government by the Chinese for the rendition of the prisoners.
PURSUIT OF THE FUGITIVES.
FRENCH CONDESCENSION. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Yunnan, 1st June.
telegram has been received from the Chinese Minister to Paris ad- vising that France has agreed to consent to Chinese soldiers, in pursuit of the fugitives, crossing into French territory within a limit of 80
ten miles of the territorial bound ary with a view of effecting arrests,
COMMERCIAL TREATY SHBUNG KUNG PO HURRIED. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 1st June,
The Waiwupu has directed Sheung Kung Po to hurry on with the com. plotion of the draft Commercial Treaty.
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The Commonwealth of Australia.
LONDON, 31st May, The Melbourne Senate has passed the Tarif, practically unamended,
The Assassination of Sir Colin
Campbell Scott Moncrief.
At the trial in connectin with the an Resination of the late Sir Colin Campbell Scott Moncrief, twelve were sentenced to death, eight to imprisonment for life, and three acquitted,
Later.
The death sentences on the murderers have been commuted to imprisonment for life.
The United States.
Mr. Price, the cotton operator, has been found to be implicated in a conspiracy" with two former Government statisticians by which they made 150,000 sterling through recur- ing advance information."
Yielding to the pressure of the political leaders of both parties, the Bill for creating an emergency currency has passed the Senate in spite of the efforts of certain Senators, one of whom, La Folletic, spoke for 18 hours.
SHIPPING AND MAILS
MALA (PIE
American (Korea) 4th inst, 7 am,
Canadian (Empresi of India) 4th inst.
The CT. R. Co.'s ss. Glenfarg left Yoko
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THE Company's Steamship
HAITANGE
Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 5th instant, at .11 o'clock AM A TAN
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK. & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, and June, 1908,
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FROM EUROPE:
A five-top schooner was blown against the THE H. A. L. Steamship alate beach where the waves ; layed heavily against the old church Vessels have been
What did the defendant, undertake to do?-over by Mr. J. H..Kamp, who was condescend- able to leave the barbour and shipping of Cargo are hereby requested to send
He undertook that the four men should go with the Consul-General's suite and land at San
***ancisca.
And were they to pay, the poil tax? That don't know.
And it was on that understanding that you parted with your money? Yes..
ing enough to allow a remand in order to enable the principal witness to attend, when he has recovered sufficiently from bis injuries, in order to safrate the incidents of the encounter, which will go down to history as the Duel of the Sikiginji Murn" for the edification of Posterity,
THE NORTH
SADDLE ISLAND),
Cross-exam oed by Sir Raniy Berkeley: The Consul General was a Cantonese, and was in Cintop at the time he made the a range. mont with the defendant. The Consul left FPROPOSED SUMMER RESORT FOR SHANGHAI
for the United States on the 7.h March by the Hongulla. The intended emigrants also sailed. by that steamer, He did out know whether. these four men had been barred from entering the United States. The 5 so he paid to get them in. Witness was to get $100 & tread for each men entered.. He did not pay the money to smuggle them in. They were to go as part of the retinue of the Consult
t
Sir Henry Berkeley-Do you know what Chinese have to pay for entering the United
States?
Mr. Dixon-Nothing: The other day I went to see the American Coniul and teaint that there was no poll tax imposed. If a Chioaman desires to cater America he must be medically examined, also a scholastic examination. If he passes he is allowed to enter.
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Mr. Justice Gompertz-If there is no "squeeze."
Sir Henry Berkeley stated that the agreement was that the defendant was to get the four men into the United States in evasion of the "poil-tax."
Mr. Dixon observed that he did not admit there was a poll-tax. If there was any, the defendant, he admitted, would have to get the men in, either by paying the poll-tax or by smuggling them in.
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RESIDENTA.
tied up." The open gap in the breakwater takes itself felt again and loading of vessels has consequently become an impossible task. With such seas as were experienced here dus. ing the past 48 hours the breakwater in little protection so long as the gap remains un-
'closed..
At about three o'clock yesterday afternoon a car was derailed on the Bagumbayan drive: The wrecking. car with Master Mechanic Rushton came to bring the necessary · 25+ sistance; and ""Admiral" Flaherty, proffer ad^^his services. Trying to get a pole, which be discerned on the other side of the most, the admiral bravely faced the storms,
Under the auspices of the North Siddle Is Land Development Company, an excursion was
He had hardly cross, d the equator, that is, the made on Saturday, 24th utt,, says the N. C. sails in an east-north-east direction, Daily News, to this island with the object of lige separating the street from the moat, when picking up the threads of the scheme that aim he discovered an, unchartered reef and driwa, be at the establishment of a permanent summer wept disappearing speedily beneath a wiirlpool resort within seven or eight hours of Shanghai. of ter ant mud. A life-saving expedition was The str. A. Ut, liber belonging to the Licensed Pilots' Association, with Captain Carmichael quickly formed "and" fiskily brought him to In command, had been chartered for the occa- the surface with the help of a derrick, sion and left the Nangking Road jetty at noon. with fourteen passengers on board faterest in the trip was enhanced by the fact that the
Bisbee was to be the fist steamer to use the
new channel now in course of being opened by the Huangpu Conservancy Board on the west side of Gough Island. The river was at low abbtide, and the narrow channel had to be no gotiated carefully; the conndings registered gave a steady ruo of 14 41 and 15 ft, dropping. briefly to 12 ft. then rapidly back 1p 17 it, when
-EFFECT ON SHIPPING,
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"DORTMUND," Captain Malchow, having amiyed. Consignees in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded anies notice to the contrary ba given before TO DAY.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed at Consignee's risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.. Limited, and stored a Consignees' risk and
-expense."
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised, v
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the gib inst, will be subject:
to rent...
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th lost, at 3 P.M.`.
No Fire Insurance has been affected: KOLU HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,. [WW. Hongkong Office, Hongkong, and June, 1008
The MAQICIAN CARTÜR.
The Manila Timis of agih ult, says effect on shipping owing to the continued/bad weather brought matters in the barbour almost
to a standstill. Launches that went out this morning, report a high s:a running and the breakwater a mass of foam from end to end. The loss to shippers must necessarily be great, in almost every case the dates of projected departures have had to be postponed.
The Indo-China steamer Loonging, which listed to leave this afternoon at fi ur o'clock,
a triple blast of the hooter announced the suc-will not leave until to-morrow afternoon as it cessful navigation of the channel..
his been impossible to bandle her cargo,
The China-Manila Company's s'éamer Hubi, advertised, to leave to-morrow at tep in the morning, will not be able to get away at that hour, as her Hongkong cargd, which consists almost entirely of cement, has not yet been dischar, ed en grundand
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ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG FROM MANILA, E
The well known Magician Charles, Carter, who was a pupil of Hermann the Great, is in Hongkong, having arr ved here from Manila yesterday. His opening performance will be given on Thursday night at the Theatre Royal and all those who have read or heard of the brilliant feats performed by the conjurer will make a point of being present. An amusing story of the wonder-worker's experience in The North Saddle Island is too well known to
Mulla comes by the latest mail, through tha. Shanghai residents, either from personal visits
medium of the Cadlenews. Américas. Accus or from the many articles that have been wrillen
tomed for years to the mysterious ways of the ab ut it to bead detailed description bero, It is
necromancer's art, we read, Magician Carter, enough to say that on Sunday last it fully main
when he came through the Manila Custom house, waved his hand and mutlered under his Sir Henry (to the witness)--Why didn't you tained its claim as a health teso t. On the preced go to the American Consul here and get certi-ing days, when the thermometer la Shangbai
breath: Hocus pocus, leger 'emain, cross keys, cates to get these men landed?The defend had been coquetting with the nicelles and had
bull's eyes presto, change and disappear!" and ant agreed to get them landed all right. aven autraged public feeling by flaunting 91-9-
three revolvers which were lying, it is supposed Do you know Hui Ping Chan ?-No.
in the tray of his trunk, exposed to full view of before us, the highest reading at the North Mr Dixon-I understand he is assistant am-
Saddles had been 27. A steady breers was
No. 2 (yphoon signal is still flying although Colonel Colton's minione, dhappeared obedient bassador to Washington."
blowing throughout the day apodi on the island, there is a considerable abatement of the wind, to the wish of the Meilin who came east to, ex- In the river itself the nonb bank is fairly bibit the wonders of Chaldeso ani. After be and while it leat dispatch to both the early morning and the afternoon baths, it rendered packed with small vessels that have been an had been in the city for some time it became walking over the various ridges most pleasant. able to get away, some of these being tied up known that there were three unauthorized re- In the interval that had elapsed since the since Tuesday. The Kalibo, Ramoncile,volvers in iba possession of the witrd. The island was last visited by representatives of Vicenica, and others and on the lookout for the police we sailed to take up the guns. Carter the Development Company it was inevitable slightest sign of fair, weather when they will that most of the buildings should show some sil traces of neglect; but an expert inspection proved that no irremediable damage had been done either by the elements or by the remiss ness of a Chinese caretaker. The plantation of fir trees belo, ging to Vs, Henry Morriss looked sturdy enough, and challenged consideration
Mr. Justice Gompertz-Not Wu Ting Feng Sir Bcury-No. He does not belong to his suite. This man is Consul-General at San Francisco,
Continuing, witness said ho bad po receipt for the Syos he paid to the defendant, v.
Sir Deury-I put it to you, sir, that this mo ney was paid by you to be given to the Chinese Consul to induce him to falsely take these four men as part of his revenue?"
Witness-No.
I put it to you that this money was to be given to the official for bis "good services"?- I don't know what the defendant did.
Do you know if the defendant was a friend of the Consul? I don't know. The defendant came to me and asked me if I knew of anyone who wanted to go to America, and that be could get them across, as followers of the
་་་་་་ Consul
Sir Henry here stated that any "contract" based to defraud a country's revenues
of the time when its successors: should be crowning of the heights and slopes of the we island.
Before that period arrives, however, the Nonh Saddles: stand in need of regular and constant communication with Shanghai, and it
satisfactory to learn that a scheme has now bees, formulated to carry out this object. A company. it is gaderstood, is to be formed to provide such communication and in connexion
The' l. and O. steamer Poona, since her arrival to port to load a cargo of hemp for the United Kingdom and the Continent, has not been worked at all.
The Hongkong laer Taming, due this morn; ing, his not yet been reported.
The Den of Kelly arrived this moming with a cargo of coal,
LEGISLATIVA COUNCIL.
did not attempt the second time to do the Cis appeating act, and thus it happens that the wizard'iy now gualess, while the police depart- ment is aboad one revolver and the customs authorities bave the other two,
Ol Carter's ability, as reviewed by an Austin lian contemporary, we read: Caiter, thé. American mystery.monger, Dow showing at the Palace Theatre, Sydney, is the genuine mesling of the Legislative Council will be | goods. It is a big achievement to mystify for held on Thura Tay, 4th inst., at 2:30 pm.
DE BUSINESS.
Financial Minute. (No. 24.
MORDERS OF THE DAY,
could not be held.. It could not be Whame at 4 pm, da ist lash for Victoria and wed on as it was tloged with fraud. Upon the with it to, 'búlld a large hotel on the narrow defray the Charges of the Year 1997. Ruinea pigs into bouquets-all these are
Vancouver,
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s 6.5. Korea sailed from Shanghai to-day, and is due to arrive at this port on 4th insti, at 7 a mitja
The N. Y. K. a. Tolomi Mary, Bombay Live, left Singapore for this port on 181 1986 and is expected here on 8th inst.
The Imperial German Mail 3.1 Buelows left Foochow yesterday at to sm, and may be ex pected here on or ab ul to-morrow at 6 pm.
Second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordicance in authorize the Appropriation of Sapplementary Sum of Oas bundred and thirty five Dollare and eighty-five Cenis, to plaintiff's own showing the agreement acck separating the North-West-and-the Second reading of the Bill-entitled An Or contrary to good faith as he was about to cor South Bays, Mr. Heary Morriss offers in band dinance for the transfer, of the properties of the rap! the Chinese official. It might be the
over to the Company, free, but subject to the Man Mo Temple to the Tang Wa Hospital, castom among Chinese officials to make a asual land tax, ase hundred mow of land Committen on the Bill entitled Ag Ordina good thing out of their appointments, but" an agreement of that sort in an English Court would close to the beach with all the buildings now ance to probibit the exportation of prepared not be looked upon with favourable eyes, standing there. The capital of the proposed Opium, to Chins,
A Chinese clerk in the employ of the fave Company is to be $152,000 in shares of S. Committed on the Bill satitled An Ordin Chin Japanio gave Corroborative evids each, and of this amount it is thought that ance to provide for the registration of Chemists new hotel and Druggists and to regolate the Sale of ence, speaking to spring the plaintiff hand $50,000 will be spen
site, meading
dinance the money was paid.
-- The NY, Kita, Yawals Maru, Australian- defendant 170 - and stalo, for whit purpose: $16,900 will be reno
sit Kobe for this port via Moji and Naga
roads, building
axion and just,, and is expected here au gh The case was still proceeding when this raftable works.
port closed on:
Kan irawa Mars, European BARONPA for this port via Moji and M
"and is, expre'ed heis on
SHIKOTON despatch of; May 26 anys 1-* gress' has dually, adopted the bill recom
esident Roosevelt / remitting erindemicity dua the United
(ofathe Boxa
Hee on the Bill entitled An
the Public Heal
mendment Ordin
about 24 hours a large body of self-satisfied Sydneyites. Carter works on lides originsted year ago by Maskelyte and Cook, but is a big improvement an those mid-Victorian deceivers. How the Indy-changes-cabinets; how when laside one himself, does the things he appears to do: how wedding ring suffer a sea-change into guinea pigs, and Circumstances that remain Inexplicable to the ordinary mind. The probabilities are out aged with an eating surety sad complete- ness Mits Abigail Price mind-reads succes
and there nd Allao Shaw does a coin-mapi.. fully, and shows a touch of neat humour bers pulang
Caruso to thrill you,
Bobtti to exsite you.
Plançon to astound you.
Melba to enrapture you Patti to delight you Tetrasinni to charm you.. Harry Lauder to amuse you."
Dan Leng to humour you..
Gus Elan to beguile you.
Geo. Robey to entertain you.
Will Evans to enliven you."
Souza's Band to rouse you.
10,000 Records to choose
from. Uall and hea
them at the
ROBINSON PIANO Co., LIMITED.
Hongkong, Igth May, 19
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A SUMMER TREATIE
TOPIC OF THE
TOWN.
*WE WOULD RATHER BE IN KOWLOON DURING THE SUMMER NIGHTS THẦN. HONGKONG.”
The Next one will be on SATURDAY, june the 6th, 2
To meet the above wazis, we bare arranged to continue our Musical Dinner Nights
; SPECIAL MENU.
The famous Regimental Band (19th Rajputs) will discourse special selections of Music from 8 P.M to 11 P.M.
on the lawn,
NOVELTY
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