Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JUNE 25, 1908.
detail which is beside the subject, but to the
fata of vassals, plying?
the: Norther
matter of serious concerni
sen? Hongkonp
Can.be gathered, it is the intention
S. WATSON & CO., porial Government to interfere with the
established practice both in the Straits Settle... ments and Hongkong ~ of manning local steamers with British officers and engineers and. Chinese dock hands and, stokers." How otherwise can Mr. Winston Churchill's state
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 16.1.
meni
CHEMISTS
wiibi varlotta
the skill and ability of the c of embroidery and the lang but so far as Hongkong vantages to be derived from such i that hinted it will be vastly on the other
the
tion as side, It.
Major Genaral
dwood,
Secretary), Hon. Mr. W. Reas Davies (A torney Ga ral), Hop. Mr. L. A. M. Jokosion (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Co. (Director of Public Works), Hon, Capt. Basil R. H. Taylor, R. (Harbour Master), Hop. Mr. E. A. - laving (Registrar General),
avemot.
the request of the emed to him that this pro- Pored amendment was most decidedly of a retrograde character. He could not com cerewhy a party should not legally with the Governor-in-Council have the power saking that his case should be stated. He ||pratered against this extremety, retrograde
of
Celegrams!
HONGKONG
SERVICE
THE PUNNAN AEPAIR:
MORE FRENCH DEMANDS.
[By courtity of
P
Peking 44th June
The French Ministar, has again presented a
Chinese seamon and firemen from the Straits | and if he suffers it is hardly probable that the 'Yuk, Hon Mr. Murray Stewart, Hop, Sibold a Concession which had been granted, suries of six demands to the Walwuba în con-
regarding the birth and laoguage test of will be the British owaer who will sui Hos. Dr. Ho Kai, M.D., C.M.Q, Hon. Mr. Wei? movement by which it was proposed to with.
and Hongkong be laterpreted? The latest tels- gram on the subject anys that "the Board of Trade is communicating with the Colonial Office in reference to facilities for providing asives of the Colonies and protectorates, By Appointment to HIS EXCELLENCY THE especially the Straits and Hongkong, with
Guvernor AND HOUSEHOLD,
WATSON'S HYGIENOL
AND.
BUBONIC PLAGUE.
It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent ageel, for the destruction of fleas, especially cat fleas.
It is a well known fact that Plague is con- veyed to human beings by means of fleas from rate which have died of this disease.
All risk of infection can be avoided, washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solation of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL."
A tea spoonful to a piot of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.
HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL
DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.
PRICES PER PINT ......50 Cents
GALLON...$3.00
LIMITED,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY."
-Hongkong, 27th May, 1908,
NOTICE.
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birth certificates," and abbough there is the porsibility that the intention is to apply that to those Chinese shipping on occan-going | steamers, there is always the danger that the House of Commons will ignore the claims of the Crowe Colonies to special consideration. Even if it be made to apply to ocean-going vessels calling at Hangtong the situation is seria in. According to the report of Captain Basil Taylor, RN, the Harbour-master, 362
ocean-going British vessels entered Hongkong in 1907. The nationality of the crews carried in given as follows: 23,976 British; 638 other Eu ropeans and Americans, and 115,474 Asiatics, To put in another way, 16.5 per cent, of the crows carried were British; 0.5 per cent. were. other Europeans; and no less than 83 per cent. were Asiatics. If, say, a quirier of that 83 per ceet, of Asiatic sailors can produce certificates to show that were burn on British soil we should be vastly surprised, and in that event what is to become of the already hand-to- noush existence which many vessels are obtaining if they are precluded fron employ ing Chinese who cannot prove themselves be British-born and fail to pass the Fioguage: lost? They are bound to go to
interests of the British aamon will be greatly advanced. We are quite aware that there ars half a dozen aspects of this intricate question, but so far as Hongkong in concerned the past- ing of any Act restricting the employmdat of Chinese ox board British vessels to those who can either produce evidence to show that they are of the lion's cubs or can pass the language test, is certain id the end to have so unsettling and adverne, not to say disastrous, effect.",
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Heary Berkoloy, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councils),
WADSENTA
* Hon. Mr LL A. W. Slade,
“MINUTES,
“'
It is believed ibal all the other Foreign. Powers are greatly surprised and are watching the developments in the French represent ations with intereste
The Attorney General said the discretion of nection with the kliung of French soldiers la the Governor-in-Council was absolute and Yunnan. where any good cause could be stowo by an appellant that the case should be stated on a point of law the Governori. Council would
and confirmed.
The minutes of the last meeting were read most certainly submit the case 10 the fall court The only question was whether the party should have it set out in the law that he had the power to move the Governor-in-Council to. sixto a case, ́ ́Parsrually, he would have no hesitation in recommending the Governor-in-
FINANCE
The Colonial Secretary fald on the table the report of the Finance Committee (Nä, 10).
VINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Becretary laid on the table Council to state a case on behalf of the Floancial Minutes Nos. 30 and 30,
Appelant - where there were grounds · for doing 20
/ It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee../.
Ar anti-Japanese boycott, is reported to have OPIUM EXPORTATION, beep started in Harbin,
THE two Chisamen who are accused of mar wirdow, at West Point, some weeks ago, wert, dering a compatriot, by throwing him over a at the Police Court, yesterday, committed to and their fiial at the next Criminal Sessions,
JAMES PEARSON, the foreman moulder of the Limited, was charged on remand in the Police Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Court, with obta aing the sum of $58.50, the property of the company, under false pretences, Another remand, for a week was allowed to enable the auditors to examine the book. Mr. P. W. Goldring is retained for the defence.
Bal in the sum of $1,000 was granted.
Farther consideration of the Bill entitled. An Ordinance to prohibit the Exportation of Pre
pared Opiom to Chios, wasn't proceeded with
at this menting.
The Council resumed Commities no the ill cotitled An Ordinance to amend the Pub tic Health and Fuildings Ordinance, 1903, and the Public Health and Buildings Amendmest Ordinance, 1903.
PUBLIC HEALTH DILL."
g
A division was taken and the amoodmeat was losta
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA.
THE NOTE ISSUE.
[Ry courtesy of the Shrung Po."||
Peking, 14th June
It is proposed by the Board of Revenue, that
Od clause 85, the Chief Justice's suggested | bank-notes shall only be issued by the Nation- amendment that the words to give effect oal Bank of China, and that no other bank will
be accorded that privileges with preventing abuses,
the finding" be intered instead of "the opinion" was adopted without discussion, ....... ** Desultory, remarks entirely confided to the legal members of the Council and of the usual laymen, to the verge of slumber Incomprehensible character sent several of the
The Attorney-General, however, made some jocular remark on one of Mr. Pollock's sog genions, Mr. Follock hastily got fumbling among his papers and confounded the host. He added, amid laughter, "I don't think the hon. Attor ey-General should make these reck
The following were the proposed additions to clauses 84 and 83 of the new Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, postponed at the last meeting of the Legislative Council as the result.ess remarks.
letter which had been received by His Excellency the Governor from the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, who commented on certain aspects of the debate which took place at previous meeting of the Council sad which His Excellency said rised several constitutional points which deserved serious consideration:
J
"
Various other amendments were submilled. Sir Henry Berkeley's amendment, quoted above, was amended, by the words or any other order being substituted for
"próhibi. tion”,
The Committed thereafter proceeded to amand minor errors which had crept into the Bill.
CHINESE TELEGRAPHS
REDUCTION IN CHARGES.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung-Po")
Peking, 24th Juna H. E. Chang Pik, president of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, has decided to reduce the telegraph rates by thirty per cent.
Censors urging the Government not to offer A memorial has been presented by certain
too, low a price for shares in the Chinese. Telegraph Administration, as it may give rise to discontent among the shareholders.
The memorial has been referred to the
the wall and the trade must necessarily tion with the Amoy Taolai Liu Ching-fès, for ing to the Supreme Court. for a mandamul, following addition was made to the title of the Ministry of Pasts and Communications.
pass to those competitors who are not hahdi capped by such restrictions. It cannot for a moment be contended that, if the Chiunse seamen and stokers who had neglected the im- portant duty of coming into this toilk me world under the aegis of the British flag were summarily ejected from the vestals of which they had served for years, their places would be taken immediately or even eventually by British seamen, for as a matter of fact the 1umber of British seamen is little more than sufficient logo round the home mercantile
H. E. ADMIRAL Sah, Commander-in-Chiel of the combined l'eiyang and Nanyang squadrons, arrived at Amoy on Saturday in his flagship, the Hatchi, His Excellency is charged with. "the duty of making preparations, in conjunc. the entertainment of the American Pacific Fleet when it visits that part in the autuma. We understand that' the Ministry of Finance will place at the disposal of the Waiwupu over hat a million dollars towards this object, one half of which sum is to be provided by the Shanghai Customs,
| A DISTURBANCE: was very nearly created at Apllchpu, Aberdeen, yesterday. A police officer arrested a suspicious looking individual
This action was objected to by a number of on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond,
Inafers, who followed the officers ordering the
manded.
"Provided that nothing herei a contained shall be deemed to prevent any person from apply:
injunction or prohibition should be elect to do so lastead of appealing to the Governor-in Council under this section."-
IN
Provided that nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from any proceeding by way of mandamus, injunction or probibition.
The clause was introduced by the Hoo: Sir Benry Berkeley, K.C...
The Attorney-General said that considera. tion of clause 8; had been postponed as His Excellency had informed the Committed at
bad been received from the Chief Justice who the last meeting in order that n-loltor which
had raised a point requiring consideration
might be discussed. The Chief Justice sng. gased in effect that the clause should be amended so that the finding of the Court in cases referred to it might be carried out. The effect of this would be that all the Common Law remedies would be specially reserved. There would be the right of appeal to the Governor-in-Council and the
A. S. WATSON & CO., et as it, and no due will dare to assert that man's releases, and leciting others to attack the sea'ns a calling for the ordinary man who the policeman, but not one raised a hand. The cannot hope to rise beyond the rank of boat policeman, however, turned round and arrested sain possesses any irascendental charms.he leader of the uproarious gsog. The others then melted away. The two prisoners were The pay is meagre, the life is hard, and the fare charged at the Police Court, 'o-day, and ie is just as moderate as the Board of Trade re- gulations will permit." Naturally, then, the average lad prefers to spend his life ashore, STEAMER "PEIRONIA" ON FIRE. Governor-in-Council would have the power to enjoying the freedom and privileges edjoined oo. employers of labour' by numerous Acts of Parliament. So that, if the Chinese are ex
TOTAL LOSS AT ADEN. cluded from serving on British vessels because
According to a jelegram which was received of their neglect 10 be registered as British to-day by Messra, Melchers & Co., from their subjects or failure to acquire a working head office at Copenhagen, the knowledge of "pidgin" English, they must be Petronia, for which they are agents in Hong supplanted by crews drawn froni the continenfalkong, bas reached den after av, exciting ex. same time he considered it proper that the ports, What precise advantage the honest and, apparently, when the vessel reiched Adon Council should deal with, clause 84 be gre
Afl. uical intended for patifcation in *The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH“ abould be widrewed un The Kaltor 1, for Hootond, and should be womanint by the Writer's Name and dinary breues oumitations held bead
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ATO DELLA
BIRTHS.
On June 1, 1908, at Newchwang, the wife of F. W. LYONS, I.M. Customs, a daughter.”
On June 20, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of Duplessis, of a son, GEORGE ANDRE LOUIS,
*G.
·
VESSEL HOUND FOR HONGKONG DEEMED
steamer
perience. The cargo was found to be on fire.
British sailor would derive from the displace the safety of the crew was extremely precarious ment of the meek Celestial by the fiery tempered. No hope is entertained that the Petronia will be Dago is not exacly clear to the average lands.saved. The telegram received by Messrs, Mel. man. Wages would not be seriously affected chers & Co., to whom we are indebted for its
use, is in the following terms: frim the Europeas standpoial, but British owners in the Far East would find themselves practically co spelled to culist the services of the first English-speaking beachcomber who came along and trust to luck that their vessels would muddle through. Undoubtedly in this part of the world the working expenses of coasting ships would advance. We may be told
that one European is eq sal to three Chinamen any and every day in the wick, but we may be
stato a caso to the full Court on any legal point. The Government did not consider there --was anything-objectionable-in-the-amendment- | proposed,
Mr. Pallock thought it was desirable that to which he had referred thould be laid on the the letter from His Honour the Chief Justice
learn the exact terms of the letter. At the table. It would be far more satisfactory, to
to the former clause, which was to the effect that dealing with clause 85. He had an amendment
Buy application to the Court should include a matter of law as well Ry a matter of discretion "'upan pore questions of fact. He hoped the Gov. Steamship Peronis arrived at Aden, with
erament would agree to accept this amend cargo on fire. Will most likely be a total lossment as it was really in accordance with what No further. particulars as to the origin had previously fallen from the hon, member at of the fire, whether there
the previous meeting of the Counc
The Attorney General: Tois clause was passengers on board, or whether there, hate been any casualties are as yet obtainable, amplified in order to include every posible, in a serious plight when it is deemed probable but it is obvious that the vessel must have been paint that might arice. that the vessel will be burnt to the water's edge. The Peironia belongs to the Russian East Asiatic Company, of St. Petersburg, and was
were
aby
a:
intended that parties could apply to the Court Mr. Pollock explained that his amendment
On the motion of the Attorney General the
Bill" and, to make better provision for the health of the Colony."
The Council resumed.
SALE OF POISONS.
log of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide The Attomey General moved the third rend.
for the registration of Chemists and Druggists and to regulate the "Hale of Poistos. The Colonial Secretary secunded ad the Bill was read a third time and passed.
"ADJOURNMENT The Council then adjourned tilf. Thuriday Bext.
1:
FINANCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committen" was held immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Becretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes, be adopted by the Council:
HANSARD REPORTS,
A sum of ene hundred dollars in aid of the.
vote Colunist Secretary's Deparings and Legislature, Oʻher Charges, Hinased Reports.
OBSERVATORY STAFF.
„A'sum of seven bupdred_and_forty,fiva döj » lare in aid of the vote, Observatory, Personal Emoluments, for the following itemt :-
5th Grade Computer," ($48»' to
$6ix by 160 annually) ........ $joj Allowance for Dight duty to 2
5th Grade Computers 340
·$745⋅
This was all the business.
QUESTION OF AN ADJOURN-
MENT
"SICK MIN ABOUT."
Court, this morning, when an adjourement was Much amusement was caused in the Suprema applied for in a certain case. The incident "was that in which the Hung Yu Bank brought an action to recover the sum of $1,900 frem, Chan Ab King, the well-known contractor, and on a promissory note dated 23rd March last. Chow Lim Kam, which was alleged to be due
Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs, Wilkinson and Grist,
on a question of law as well as of fact, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. A. Holbotow, Sir Henry Berkeley thought that everything Merira, Deacon, Looker and Deacon, was was obtained under the proviso which the for Chan Ah King, the c
On June 21. iços, at Shanghai, to Mr, and allowed to beg lears. t doubt the statement, on her way to Hongkong, Shangbai and Japan Attorney General proposed to add at the end The application for the adjournment was
Mrs. W. B, BUYER' a daughter.
Will the aforesaid British tar maintain, that
On June 21, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr. and the dregs of some Mediterranean port are Mrs. ARNOLD, HOTSON, a daughter.
individually equal to three Chinimen_at_all_
The Hongkong Celegraph express an opioing on the point and we cannot
may.
'CONSUL LEIRIA.
of the clause. That proviso empowered any made by Mr. lolborow, who stated that his person to apply to the Supreme Court for a client was too ill to milead. He wrote to him mandamus, injunction or prohibition all of yesterday-for-a-medical-certificate, and got which implied questions of law, No question prescription] (Laughter). of law could arise other than would also under'
Mr. Grist objected to the adjournment. He the three orders mentioned.
1 shall certainly press my town yesterday, t
said that Chan Ab King was seen about the Mr. Pollock; amendment to a division,
Mr Holborow That I don't know. The Attorney General wanted to know how
Mr. Grist observed that Mr. Morrell saw the section as it stood did not meet all require Chan Ab King at the Police Comit ygaterday ments?!!
The Colonial Secretary understood Mrrection of the reporters box, added that he morning—(laughter)—and, looking in the die Pollock to mean that the Court should be ap was sure one of the spporters saw him there, proached on a question of law as well as of too, (Laughter) fact,
BANAS
times? We rather fancy that he will hesitate to OFFICIAL VISIT TO REAR-ADMIRAL STORES,
blame him for his reticence. We say nothing the new Coniul for Portugal in Hongkong, In the forenoon today Scabor ). J. Leiria, about the habis of the ordinary A. B, as com- paid his first official visit to Rear-Admiral pared with those of the Chinaman, or the Stokes on board H.M.S. Tamar Mr. Leiria HONGKONG, THURDAY, JUNK 25, 1908.
anxiety of masters regarding their crows when was received with a formal saluts of seven WHEN BRITISH SEAMUN RULA
the time of departure draws nigh. That is a guns
There arrived by the English mall from THE ROOSZ
Bubject which
best be left alone, for it is London yesterday.a despatch from the Brazilian certain that masters and forecasts hands will Treasury Delegation, in London, dated the Considering the importance of Hongkong in ever, agree on lan po'nt, Whit werde hold 30th May, in which Senbor Leiris was informed the shipping world the agitation which is bein, that if there shall be any legislation at all that he had been appointed Consul for Brazil: The Attomey-General: The Court would not Ing fostered by the Seamen's Ualon of Great (and we admit legislation is necessary) it is in Hongkong in succession to the late Con- listen to anything that, was not a question of
selheiro A. G. Romano, Britain Agalost the employment of Chinese being started at the wrong and, if by this
BANESA VAD WW Mr, Pollock I cannot consent to be handed fabour on British vessely is of more than pass late t scheme of ameliorating the condition of
down to posturity as the anchor of this partie log Interest to this Colony, where the bulk of seamen and firemen the difficulier of ship
cular cause. tke" craws on local craft are Chinese. The owner is making both ends meer ara rendered entatives of the sermen Parliament more acute the result bound, to recoil on Sa 140 METER the beads of those who fail to se beyond the are not apparently so much concerned with the bran
the Crown Colonies length, of their respective nosev
facilities, afforded the
kong
sting:
HOCKEY"
QON O.CĒJĀU.S.R CA
The Colonial Secretary remarked that the clauio kad been very fully considered and did not in his opinion' require further elaboration,--
After forber discussion the amendment was
Mr. Justice Competizstated thatif the man was about yesterday it did not follow that he could attend to day
#PERING-BANKOW, RAILWAY.
ROAD TO. BE BOUGHT BACK.
[By courtesy of the "Shoung Po"]
* Paking, 24th June. The Ministry of Posis and Communications has decided to buy back the Peking-Hankow
Reilway.
How the funds are to be raised, it has moi yet been decided upon.
A Royal Birth
LONDON, 23rd June. The Queen of Spain has given, birth to a
zon.
Canada and Chinese Immigration." The Chinese Immigration, Bill has passed. the Canadian House of Commons:
It restricis admission to students paying a head tax of three hundred dollars, which is repayable after the completion of a year's study in Canada
The Korean Newspaper. Case. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. A. Pease, Junior Lord of the Treasury, replying to Mr. D. M. Smeaton, Liberal member for Stirlingshire, said that Mr. Bethell, British subject, had been imprisoned in Scout far against the publishing seditious articles, iga Japanese in Korean vernacular newspapers. He had been prosecuted and tried, not by | Japanese, but by the British law under the
China and Korea Orders-in-Council
Laler,
More Fighting in Yunnan, "An engagement was fought on the Yunnah.
fronter on the roth instant, between six hundred Chinese revolutionaries, and one
and fifty rebels were killed. hundred and fifty Tonkinese sharpshooters.. Two French lleutenants, two sergeants,
Reinforcements are being sent.
Persia
Fighting at Teheran,
Cossacks surrounded the Parliamen
Repler's Teheran correspondent wires that
ings early yesterday and demanded the sur- sender of contain-members of Par
The demand being refused,gl „sued, and some Cossac
arrived, and fighting lasted another hour.
Thereupon reinford entrs withe drtillery
Bir Franc 'ment this Mr. Crist -A man who does not go and seb his hol citor since last Friday is playing a fast-
To and teose garagara key
* Mr. Holborów. He has bron to set bis noli- citors
#The Court, alter, to the ad
#greed
and the
of costs
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