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rent, and we do not even believe that herole measures are necessary... What in decessary now, as we have painted out above, is that Government shall exercise its Crown Colony, autocracy in a matter in which they will have the entire, even if unspoken, backing of the mercantile community, and a measure, of this can be devised by the Government Colony, which will to operate as to free the trade of this port from a burden which it has unwillingly bome for many years at dictation of a certain clique,
opinion, the opinions of those who have nothing to do with the subject might have been waived, likewise the last remark. At all events, when a person feels strongly on a subject, it is probable that he will give vent to expressions which, as they say in Court are not admissible." Now, then, we come to the really serious part of the business the charges. The charges, we are told, rather a little too solemnly, are that theyt ure entirely based on public policy. héy proceed to say that because the Conference has secured a monopoly of the traffic, that monopoly tends to frustrate the indictment, bleed the trade, of the Colony and reader it unprofitable to the majority of merchants, thereby reducing the wealth of the commu- uity, acquired and prospective; reduce the
· public revenue and tripple 'the progress of the Colony, throw British trade to neigh bouring foreign ports, to Continental ports, and into foreign hands and foreign ship owners, cause the downfall of British houses and seriously injured others, drive away, Brit-
ish shipping and encourage foreign shipping, so tie the hand of merchants and shippers that to live at all, they are obliged to accept the arbitrary dictates of a secret couference in London, as to what tax trade shall pay by the way of freights-introduce under the guise of cliarinating speculation an unprin- cipled machine fixing freights without notice in place of the ordinary trade law of supply and demand. Our contemporary goes on: Take £100,000 a year in secret re bates, cause the Colony to lose the
·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
is anounced that Priaco Tani Chen, who was appointed-Commissioner to welcome the American Fleet, Has now refused to accept the appointmest.
THE Colonial Secretary hes received the fol. lowing telegram from H. B. M Consul General at Shanghai: The declaration of infection as regards Hongkong and Canton will be with drawn from the 25th September."
Typhoon Aftermath.
STORY OF THE YAU MA TI
A COLLAPSES. MY
FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY.
An inquiry was bold at the Magistracy, this afternoon, concerning the death of six persons who were killed in the collapse of a number of houses in Portland Street, Yau-me-ti, during
the last typhoon.
Mr. J. H/Kemp acted as Coroser. The jury empanelled comprisend Mesure, Frank Austen, Hugh Danning and G. G. Catchick.:
Inspector McHardy was presens on behalf of the police.".
lined the facts of the case. He stated that * ¡Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, out-
when the typhoon was raging on the 18th of July, a number of persons who resided at Fortland Street, Yaumati, were killed in the collapse. The house, 36 Portland Street, was on. the road near to the laundry, leading to Kow- loon City. Between one and two o'clock in the morning of the 28th ful, the house in question along with the two adjoining premises, AN Indian who drives about Calcutta in Nex 18 and 40, collapsed. After great trouble, motor-car makes a habit of adding attar of several people were taken out of the debris, haust is stated to form a pleasant contrast to me... roses to his petrol, and the odour of the ex-Among those killed were two women and four that of the London motor-omnibus. IT is reported from the North that, owing to the continuousrainy weather now being experienced. throughout that region, there are grave fears that the inhabitants round about Peking and the vicinity will suffer greatly this winter owing to the consequent failure of the crops,
hitherto sumbered 36, but after the collapse MAJOR-General R. G, Broadwood, C.B., Com, it was discovered that the house, bots a wrong manding H.B.M.'s Forces in South Chics, sumber and should have been "35" The end accompanied by Captain Heathcote, A.D.C.,house of a black, which comprised, 13 tene. left Shanghai on 19th inst. by the str. Kobe menti, faced Portland Street. There was also Mars for Dalny, whence he will make an another block of houses in Pitt Street, all of extended tour of the Manchurian battlefields."
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The object of this loquity, said the Crown Solicitor, wat to ascertain whether, there was way culpable neglect on the part of any person, There was ao doubt that the collapse of the building was due to the force of the wind, but it was essential to learn whether the building wat in accord with the regulations of the Building
Authority. The house was a corner- boutė,
which were what open to the South-east..
Some years ago, continued the Crown
CANION-MAGAU RAILWA
CHEUNG PAT-JZE SEEKS THE CONCESSION.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, azad Septembar.
MERCHANT,
*REMANDED ON. A CHARGE OF LARCENW
As he was on the point of leaving for Canton last night, Datective Sergeant Appleton, by virtos-of a warrant, placed undar KETENÇA MUD It has been reparted that the contract for the named Ip Pan Nam, who is believed to be building of the Canton-Macao Railway by merchant, residing at 16, Des Voeux Road: Fortuguese concessionaries has been capcelled Central, not charge of larcens and the right of constructing this lioe restored | The accused is alleged to have stolen from s to Chinese. Availing himself of the opportusife in the office of Messre, U. Skoll and Com nity, H. E. Cheung Pal-aza has deputed Mr. | pany 51,308 in cash, a cheque for $200, a.che- Shum Tao Sang to proceed to Peking to coo que book, and a number of valuable papers, la sult with the Ministry of Posts and Communi- cluding a quantity of old peitage stamps. When. |cations, with the intention of obtaining the arrested a sum of money was found in accused's Ministry's sanction to float a company with sal socks. From the information gathered by the ficient capital for this doubtful enterprise. police it was stated that accused knew very well the working in the office of Skott and Company, 10. Das Vœux Road. On the night of the auth Instant, by some roundabout means, be gained admittance to the compradore's office, ged with a duplicate key opened the safe, (bok out the valuables already mentioned and lah. Next morning the theft was discored, and suspicion having fallen on the accused, bis arrest followed.
THE MORTUARY BURGLARY,
TWO MEN ARRESTED-ONE CONVICTED. Last evening the West Point polico arrested two men in connection with the burglary which was committed in the public mortuary the other day, particulars of which we reposted in recent issue. The accused-a took, residing at Hollywood Road, and a dissector at the murtuary-were charged with the larceny of a quantity, of brass piping which had been moved from the walls of the morgué."
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The chief disractor of the mortuary stated
the premises had twice been broken into during the month. The first act was committed fortnight age and the last yesterday evening. When he returned to the mortuary last even- ing he found all the windows broken open and incie braas fittings gone. One of his artisants the second accused was not to be found on the premises, although it was his hour to be on daty. He immediately reported the matter to the medical officer, and later the police,
Accused pleaded not guilty before Mr. T R.. Wood (s:cond police magistrate) this morn ing, and the case was remanded.
MARINE COURT.
DISOBEVING LAWFUL COMMANDE,
Be the Marine Court, this morning, before
the Hon. Commander Basil R. Hi Taylor, 2. N.,
men, belonging to the British-steamship Hors Harbour Master, the cafe where elahteen sea- bart, were charged with continued wilful dis obedience in the lawful commands of Captain G. E. Bignell, matter of the sam. Harbors, wan
resumed. Mr. O. H. H. Banvis, of Messrs Wilkinson and, Grist, appeared on behalf of the defendants.".
$16.00 handling of six million pikula of produce ADVICES have been received in Tokyo to the Selicitor, Humphreys Estate nad Finance Co. witness was schooled to say, in case be all the defendants came off in `bady, the ship
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effect that the free port of Vladivostock will be closed on November ist, two monitis earlier than was expected. The Russian Government
trade and drive away annually 40,000 tons of shipping, raise freights by hundreds percent.
Free Press again : "On this evidence and is reported to have decided to add twenty gun- on these charges we ask the Government-to-boate to the patrol flotilla on the River Amur. step in, as being the only power that can prevent the process of deterioration of our rade, and pass an Ordinance declaring that scret rebates are illegal. It would be better they would go further and declare all combinations in restraint of trade illegal,
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PRINCE Ching handed in recently a memorial to the Throne asking to be relieved of the Comptroller Generalship of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of War, on the ples that he will thus have more time to devote to bis duties at Court: The memorial, we under
stand, was promptly refused by the Empices Dowager.--N. C. D. News,
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A. S. WATSON & CO. but that is perliaps a step beyond what British public opinica is prepared for "at present. All that may be beautiful and WHILE walking along Queen's Road Central fing, but would they want us to send our yesterday afternoon as aged Chinese woman goods by tramp steamers who have no rate alipped, on what is believed to be a barnos whatever and whose excursions cannot be skis, receiving certain injuries' to her head.. accounted for?. No doubt the combine The old lady was, taken to the Tung Wa system is wrong in principle, but we very-Hospital-in-an-unconscious state. Her injuries much doubt if it has been found to be wrong are not of a serious nature, but she in action. It would not pay them to be so expected to be discharged from hospital before.
a week. The suggestion that rates have been raised
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leased the land in question and built houses there-the usual three storeyed tenements. than were subinitted to the Director of Public
Works, and a“ Note was deposited to show intention to build. Messrs. Palmer and Turner submitted the plans to the D. P. W. stating that on the 'estate that had been acquired it was the intention of the lessees to erect zó bouges.
The plans were sent to Mr. Tooker, who issued a notice that the conditions did not comply with the Ordinance.
Another witoess spoke to meeting the second accused in Hollywood Rond last
Captain G. E. Bignell stated that on the *VEDİDR. Accused invited him to go to
26th of August last, between 12.30 and i p.m.. a certain place to sell some brass, The
thon being aachbred at Mororan. They.com. was stopped by the police, that he had got plained about having had salt meat for two brass from people in Stanley. The witness agreed. In company with the accused witness days in port, and said that unless he gave them weat to the mortuary and accused started his fresh meal at once, they would refuse duty. the main door and, bay-Witness assured thers that it was impossible work. He forced open the n ing gained admittance, proceeded to strip the for him to give them fresh meat ibai day, but on receipt of a telegram from London, ha "walls of all filings. The police were already
would do so the saxi day they turned to. They on the scent and the accused were arrested,
Sanitary loupector McEwen, who has charge then left, saying they wouldn't work. He warned of the mortuary, said there were three dissectors them that they were rendering themselves liabla in the mortuary, one of whom was on duty to gual, to which they replied they would sooner every night. He recognised the brass piping 80 to guol. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the as that belonging to the public mortuary,
mate went forward to ask them if they would The first accused pleaded guilty to the charge turp to, but they igein refused. Witness than The second, however, entered a denial, I did telegraphed to the Consul at Bakodate; who not steal the fittings," be said." The first accas replied that he could not get to Mororan before the 29th August. On the 29th, the shipping
The question was whether the wall was pro. perly constructed. Mr. Tooker, said the Crown Solicitor, was now absent, and he was not in afterwards learnt that the length was 45 feet. position to state the length of the wall, but he
Messrs. Palmer and Turner were considered use The plant were accepted by the P.W.Dauded bad nobody to put the blame on so he had to
to be responsible. A Chinese contractor was
laspecter Robenson stated that on the pro- engaged to erect the buildings. But it was pos
vicus, occasion two dead bodies were on the sible that the contract had been sub-let 10 ag="
stub when the place was entered, and on the other man.;
last occasion no less than four corpses ware present, and he did not think that any other person, except somebody connected with the was committed by someone who katw his way
master came instead. He came on board and
should be scompanied by the Writer's Name and hundreds per cent. is quite true in a way, A COUPLE of the most popular members of the I for of Buildings who recommended that all the mortuary, would enter the place. The that wanted to go home, and that they understood?
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but why? We would suggest that it is simply 1. M. Customs, to the persons of G. J. Jensen due to enforced competition. More than and J. J. Gorm zo, assistant examiners, received that Was there ever a time when people in transfer orders last week, reports the Shanghai the Far East could go home to snugly and Mercury. Mr. feusen goes to Kiuagchow, Hai- comfortably at a low charge than at the pre-how, as full examiner and Mr. Gorman goes, t Yochow. Both officers will be entertained sent day? It may be remembered that two
to dinner by their Customs comrades prior to or three years ago Sir Thomas Sutherland their departure for their new posts. said that passages to Bombay were some thing under a penny a mile. Can any body say that freight we speak of silk
On the 14th of May, 1933, five verandaba collapsed. That was recorded by the inspec. verandahs and front walls should be pulled down. That report was made to Mr Tooker, and it was not known to the rown Solicitor what had happened. On examination it was discovered by Mr. Haggard of the P.W.D. that the mortar was of poor quality,____
WXEKLY-113 per sunum, The rates per quarter and per inneem, proportions, The daily imus in delivered from when the address
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The Hongkong Celegraph
Hongkong, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 190B..
A MIDDLE-AGED Chinese woman was killed early yesterday morning near Sbalin, the re between Sam-shui-po and the south face lun- Del A Chicese woman, aged about forty, was crossing the railway track when her umbrella was blown out of her hand. She was relursing to recover the umbrella' when a train 'hove in sight. The woman, who apparently was deaf and did not hear the whistle, was hit by the train and burled to the sids of the road. She was picked up in an unconscious condition, suffering-from-bruises about the head and a lacerated arm. Inspector Me Hardy had the unfortunate woman seat to the Government
Civil Hospital, but she died before admittance. Daath was due to shock.
ON THE QUESTION OF SHIPPING by the press. It was obvious that the mered to leave the vessel on that account. When
RINGS.
On the sight of the collapse there were Six-wern allogether.31 persons in the house. killed owing to the collapse. At the time, the Eplice Force in Yaumati was engaged in attending to the distressed who were over Ward, who is in charge of the District Station, proceeded at daylight to engage coolles to clear away the debris and remove the dead.
Evidence was then called,
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Dr. McFarlane, medical officer in charge of the Kowloon mortuary, stated that on July 18th he inspected the bodies of six Chinese-2 females and four males. The cause of death s-duo-o-multiple-injuries-and-asphyxia. The appearances of the bodies showed that they had been buried in the collapse of the house as they were all dusty and broken up.
The inquiry is still proceeding.
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The magistrale, Mr. J. R. Wood, convicted the first accused and sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour. A remand was allowed in the case of other accused, who desired to call
Wildesses.
THE "PAUL BEAU” APPAIR,
A STORM IN A TEAPOT.
saw the boatswain and the No. fremad, and after hearing what they had to say, and going through the Articles and logbook, told them that they had no grounds for refusal, and advised them to turn to. They epiled that their real reason for refusal was that they when they signed on that they were only going to be away for six montha - Tos'Arilcles, were signed at Hongkong for a period of two years. They admitted biving received considerably more food than they had sigood on for, but they persisted in refusing work. After a series of correspondence with his owners, witness received di fioite orders from them to go to Moji and there load coal for Hongkong. This was c the first of the present month, Hesent for the boatswain and No. t fireman" and Informed. them what the orders: wata. At first, they seemed inclined to disbelieve witness' state- ment, but, subsequently, they turned to at about
on
Cross-examined by Mr. Beavis, witness stated that they bad been in poit two days on the 26th August, having arrived there from Nikolaef They left Mororan early on the and September, Several of the men understood English, but the boatswain and No. 1 Greman acted as intere preters
By the Court-None of the defendants par formed any work between the time of refusing: on the 16th August and turning to on the rit Beptember.
Man Hop, the fireman's cook, was called to ve evidence for the defence. He said that his daty was to cook fresh codfish for the crew while in Japan. The men complained that the food was insufficient. Witness' own opinion was that he did not consider that enough rations. were supplied. This occurred very often. The steward was the person who supplied him wil the victuale, PST NEMAL
By the Court-Witness was supplied with 11, taels of fish per min daily. He was never sup:
not aware that any complaint was ever made to plied with less than that em jurt, but sometimes 'the fish win not particularly good,
say officer about the fish being bid, received less than 12-taels of
[From Our Own Corrispondent.] much less? They are as a matter of fact so
Canton, 220d September. Bingle Coples, Dally, ten conta Wookly, twenty much less to suit the convenience and the
is reference to the case in which four alleged ability of the exporter. We quote again
jobbers were arrested by the officers of the from our contemporary in the Strails:
Shames Guard bo board the as. Paul Beds "There is an overwhelming balance of
on her arrival, here on the morning of the 14th On September 17, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr.public opinion and public evidence against
instant and were subsequently released on and Mrs. J. C. SHENGLE, a son. (Premature),
the operations of the Conferences and the
account of the Chinese officers not having DEATHS: On September 8, 1908, at Macao, ROZA DA Secret Rebates. So much the easier for the
obtained the necessary warrant from the French CONCEICAO, the beloved grandmother of J. Movernment to act. tightse advantageous,
Consul at Canton, for the apprehension of the however, for some Unofficial Member of
men, the native newspapers here have taken up Council to ask a question whether the Govern
the case and reported not only full particulars ment intends to take legislative action. And
of the occurrence but have made a great deal of vehement comments which are calcul.ted to then the FH has sundry remarks to the men
JAPAN YARN TRADE. stir up the feelings of the ignorant public who should do those things. Now we' want THE "Moji Skimpi gives some particulara of
against the French. It is reported that to reproduce what the Press says on the the trouble between the captain and crew of
The Nippon has an article- dealing with the the French Consul at Canton has com subject, leaving out, what we hope are im the German sa. Maria Rickmers. Nine Chin cotton-spinning industry of Japan. Never in muricated with the Viceroy requesting bins to material points --In this case there was exe seaman accuse the officers of brutality and the annals of the spinning industry, says the stop the native preas from making farther distinctly a need for the matter to be taken state that when they arrived at Moji they with Tokio joustal, has there been such an ecule references to the case with unjust-fable com depression as that which is now experienced meats so as to avoid misunderstanding. Upon chants themselves would never bring the they requested the payment of their wages, by the Japanese spinners in general. In the the Cobtul's representa
representation, the Viceroy has affair to publicity for various reasons pre period of six months, they were refused. at Osaka, while devising the "lottery schemes proclamation on the subject.
which amounted to Yak 1,715, covering.a apting of this year the Collen Splaners' Guild directed the Kwangchow prefect, to issue a In several leading articles recently the viously enumerated. The Conference has; Through the Moji golice the men communicate passed a resolution to reduce the output after
*This morning, at 11 o'clock, the Viceroy re- Singapore Free Prest has been conducting a twice since the 190s Shipping Rings Comed with the Chinese Consul at Nagasaki and May by abolishing night crusade against the combine known as the mission report, been severely criticised by later with the Gomme Contal at Shimonoseki of six months, thereby attempting to en- this interview was probably in connection with work for a period ceived the French Consul and the purport of Shipping Conference and the system of Government, and we conceived it a public bust without obtaining redress. They have no courage the exports of Japanced yarn to the case, which, it is expected, will be amicably secret rebates. The final of the series ap duty to underline the Government condem means to take legal proceedings for the China in the future. But their efforts were settled before longitis after all a storm is peared in our contemporary on the 16th inst. nation by bringing forward that evidence covery of their money, so it is improbable that of no avail. Not only the Japanese spinnern, respot. and consists of a summary of the evidence which lay to close to band, evidence which they will obtain their wages. The ship left but also the British merchants in the same collected from various sources which are supported the Government condemnation, Moll for Tsuruga, the nine Chinese remaining line, are experiencing great hardship su pra- stated, and the formulation of the charges evidence.. which under the peculiar
sent. Under these circumstances, the Japanese which have been made against the opera circumstances we believe would never I appears that eleven men altogether have Cotton Spinners Guild convened an extraor tions of the Conference. The subject is of bave received anything like such com been arrested in connection with the forgery of diary meeting on the 8th instant, when it was Interest not merely to Singapore-bur-to plete-publicity had not-the-press-under-rouble notes in Nagasaki Fire of them are agreed that the period of the suspension of merchants in the Far East generally and a laken to bring it forward. There has been Rutians, five Japanese and one Chinese, ight work should be further prolonged until synopsis of the conclusions arrived at by our throughout, no question of sensational There are rumours that some Rossina officers April 30 next. With the abolition of sight on the active list are connected with the fraud, work, the number of operatives has on- contemporary may not be out of place, in newspaper agitation. · · The facts have been Tan ndg entrusted tha'duty of preparing the fully decreased mid the ratio of over; } prevented by the pressure of other business Dexs said that the val; beef and
plate to Mr. Watanabe, a well known ergiatar 4,000 every month, so that their number ofera, bet it does not appost that he has been at the end of July this year had dimin arrested, though the printers in Nagasaki are libed to 67.709. It may be remarked that now lying in prison, The imitation is said to power
the result of the abolition of the night be so psifect that the notes can scarcely be work, the value of yarns exported abroad at wind are the end of July this year was only Y,14,000,000 distinguished from gouine paper. The part
gainst Va2,000,000 for the correspondi period of last year, showing a dimis
babind.
view of the importance of the shipping trade gathered from official reports and from the of Hongkong. The evidence, it may be opinions and knowledge of men well quali stated, is contained in several official and fed to judge, the presentation of those facts other documents, not to say statemenla has been in such form ar was considered. They are set out in tabulated form by the. would best bring home their meaning to all Free-Press in the following way: The report who should see them. There has been of the Commission (Straits Home Confer much pessimism displayed throughout by taked by the Chinese, who is nader arrest, was enco) 1998; the Colonial Secretary's report many sound business men. It has been to put the notes in circulation at Cheloo, and be (Siraita) for 1997 the report of the sub questioned whether Commaltor of the Singapore Chamber of good med hat question should
can be done.
-unenda to have been very-
Commerce; the report of the Registrar of never bara been asked, there Imports and sports, Singapore, 1897, the | wrong which the wit of man, can, worth.
od opinion of public men, intercaled i format which the wit of man can not circumci tion
six million yeni 19.
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THE WHARGHIO CONSERVANCY
INQUIRY
mad, nor less than 13 lbs, al rica por man daily:
Leung Chu, the boa swain of the s
spoke to having complained oftes to thei that the food was bed. "On two ajona befoje last month, he' on behalf of the Chinein crew generally. he saw the master on the abgh told to go to work, but he refuse
Farther cross-examined by
The Whaugpso Conservancy Inquiry was commenced at the Custom House yesterday morning (thjast.) by His Honone Trai Nai hung, the Shroghal Tacial, and Mr. H. E. Hobson, Commissioner of Customs Being
from devoting bis time to this logoley, His Honour the Total has appointed Messrs. J.D.ssantaliva al Mersin, who Anderson and Wan Hau beung to act on his behat Shanghai Times,
EARLY this moming a mork usmed Lung Sia Lam attempted to com
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mentioned the lasta
food was good.
Cross-examined by the Master that he could not remember the
picide in the bare complained-toʻhim
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of attempting to kill'i