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·HÒNGKONG & WHAT
BOCK CÒ.
ANNUAL REPORT."-
The report of the board of directors of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, to the ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the company, Queen's Buildings, on Monday, the 22nd lost, at 12 o'clock anon reads.
Gestlames, The directors have now to submit to you their report, with a statement of accounts for the half-year ended 31st Decem ber, 1908.
The aut profit for i the six months, after paying interest due and all·
charges, amounts to...261,981.53
to which has to be added the balance
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 19 1909.
THE
~A GOVERNOR'S:BUICIDE.
FICIALS UNAWARE OF SHOOTING TRAGEDY,
DETAILS OF DEATH OF M. DONHOURE.
THE DISMISSAL OF CHEN PI
DROWNING PATALITY NARROW ESCAPE OF EUROPEANS AT KUALA PAHANG.
Cay
Excepting the downfall of Yuan Shib-kai nothing more Conspicuous bas happened dur ing the present reign than the cashiering
The Strails Steamship Company's steamer of Chen Pl, Tate Eresident of the Minis try of Posts and Communications. The two Eye Long returned from Pabang, this morn Early in the morning of January 30, the events are, of course, in no way comparing and full particolars of the fatality at Kuala paws spread throughout Salgon that M, Bon-able. Scarcely an affort has been made to veil Pahang are available, says the Straits Timer houre, the Lieutenant-Governor of Cochin the fact that personal: auimus prompted Yuan of 11th fest. The number of persons drowned was correctly given by the first reports brought China, had committed suicide. Crowds flocked Shib-kni's overthrow and the utmost that may by the Flero, but there was a mistake in their to Government House to find the sad news be hoped of it is that it will not prove a doors identity, the European Police Inspector, Mr. confirmed, and a reporter interviewed M. rent to any fulfilment of the much-promited Outrey, high official, whom be met in the reforms, But the downfall of Chen Pi would Nail, having beau saved. The two men who appear to bas simple act of justice, the one were drowned were his Malay Sergeant and a
whose game. Japaneis deck pavienger what
in us deceased's office.
tangible outcome yet vouchsafod from the maze
The of appeals, warnings and threats. The swiftness known with which condemnation has followed on im
M. Outray told the pressman how he had been invited to dinner, by M. Bonbourn the previous evening, along with two other gentle
MRMODY IN BOMBAY
ANOTHER CHARITABLE DONATION
A CHINESE BRIGAND
brought forward from last Account 384,847.24 mon... The dinner lasted till 10.30, and was patchment is in itself remarkable. It is true that and Live Irong way at 'anchor off the bar, membership having increased as also its funds, janks to shore. For this they paid, the munī
a pleasant function, M. Bonhoora: being in Grand Secretaries Sun Chai-nai and Na Tung departure, at noon on Sunday, the passòn, led many of the Ruling. Chiols of India and | twelfth part of an Engine Powell
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$646,838.77
10.750.00
And from this hava to be deducted.
Directors foe...$10,000.00- Auditors' feel com 750.00
leaving available for appropriation$636,078.77 The directors recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 8 or $200,000 be paid to shareholders, that $21,000 he passed to a special account (No. 1, Dock Extension), that $3,000 be written from the value of Cosmopol itan Docks, $15,000 from the floating plant and the balance $387,078.77 be carried to the new
account,
good humour and not showing the least sign of being low-spirited or depressed in mind.
When the guests took leave, the Governor invited M. Outrby to come again in two days! time. On the next morning, at 8.30, M. Outroy beard of M. Bonboure's suicide..
COUNCILLORS WAITINO.
Just as the In the ordinary couren of things, Ip Sul Wang grew up and somehow or another learnt other paper that came bis-way. The to sad the scraps of the Sheung fou or auf feature that most appealed to him at that time was the iranulation of Deadwood, Dick editor, resident in Hongkong, represented au real incidents of life in Hongkong. Of course,
The members of the Executive Council dr. enough to warrant. his being dismissed from la put to the assistance of the overturned craft, to the fraternity, made a donation àf. Rs. 1,000 or "Doad. Man's. Gulch which; "the" Chinese":
rived at Government House that morning at 8 o'clock, and were astonished at not seelog the Governor. A meeling of the Council bad been fixed for that hour to be presided over by its Excellency. Thinking that H.E. was slightly. onwell, they waited. Half so bour elapsed but the Governor did not come. One of the members feeling uneasy, went to the Governor's room and found him atretched out on the bad mationless."
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CLINGING
TO UPTURNED BOAT.
THE STORY OF IP BUI WANG,"
Hongkong, 17 Dec We have received from an old subscriber in Bombay and a former resident of Hongkong, When Ip Sul Wang was brought by the copy of the Bombay Garaits of the 2016 ull,stork from a far country to the little village The installation meating took place at the welcomed with great rejoicing, because he was from which we extract the following which bordered on the West River bothe Freemason's Hall on Monday of Lodge Eas the first-born son, and pw, boc bag was tera Star No. 1189 EC, when Mr. Kaikobad now assured that the ancestral tomb would not Cowasli Adenwalln was installed in the chair be neglected. by the retiring Master Mr. Merwan H. Ip Sui Wang did not come into much of an Medy, D. G., Chaplain. The Lodge was inheritance. All that belonged to the family. honoured by an official-visit-of-the District was a field of paddy (which was periodically, Grand Lodge. During Mr. Medy's Master flooded lo the summer months), and a dug-out, thin the Lodge has medo much progress; its used occasionally to bring passengers from the The roll of membership in the past has includ- ficent sum of three cash each, or about the scions of ruling familles in Western India. money-changers willed it. Death has removed from the roll the name of H. H Wor. Bro. Sir Jaswani and Raon Baldevji. of Dharampore, but Fattesingji, K.C.I.E., Thakur Saheb af Limbdi paw member of the year was Prince Vlay singji of Paldano who, to mark his admission to found a charity fund. Acnibes fund was founded by Mr. Dinshaw Dorabji Mistri who has completed forty years attachment to the Lodge and marked this event with a donation of Rs. 5oo, to which was added a similar amount by the Lodge to found a charity fund in his name, while yet a third fund was created by a donation from Mr. Hotmaji Navrejt Mody of China, a well-known Mason and father of the retiring Muster, the donation being given to mark his appreciation of the honour dons to his son. Few Lodges in India, if any perhaps, gas show such a satisfactory balance sheet as Lodge "Eastern Star," which, during Mr. Mody's Rs. 14,595 10, Rs. 16,999 with a total fund ef Rs. 1,428. During the evening Mr. Medp, who has been ill for some months, was cou gratulated on bis panial' recovery and on his pluck at saking on the heavy work of the even g. Alpresentation of Past Masters' Jewels and Regalia to Messis, M. D. Dadyshit and P. B Jerjeebhor and the Secretary's Jewel to Mr. Pallonji N. Daver, was also made during the evening. Subsequently, at the banquet, an excellent programme of music was rendered by a portion of H.E the Governor's band.
Deadwood Dick!! appeared under the sobrie quet of Chan Tai or Nam Sang, just af the name occurred to him; and the Gulch became Honam, or Shun. Tak
AN HEREDITARY
PROFESSION.
and most of the materiaf on the ground or in who accompanied him back to the death cham garded as a sound organization. But it is and three of the passengers desperately cling" Mastership, increased its charity funds from nothing when the magistrate is on tour withờ
The new vessels is band during the half-year under review were all completed and having passed satisfactory trials 'were duly accepted; the contract for building's new steel wharf for the Hongkong & Godown Co. is well in band
the shops.
We were entrusted with the building of five, ateol caissons for bridge foundations for the Canton Kowloon Railway; one was delivered la 1958, and the gibers are nearly finished.
The only new vessels in hand are two small launches on stock at Cosmopolitan Dock and a launch for harbour use at Kowloon Dock; we have bad several inquiries during the year but nothing has so far resulted.
The bailer-shop- extcosion at Kowloon in practically completed with the exception of an overhead electric crase now on order; the other extensions are well advanced..
The dredger has not been employed during the ball-year except for a few days on our own account to connection with the new wharf at
DIRECTORS.
Kowlood.
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He tried to arouse bim and, to his horror, found M. Borboure dead. He rushed out and met another member of the Executive Council, ber. It was only on this second visit that it was found that death was due to suicide. A revolver lay on the bed, and the Governor bore a gaping wound in one temple..
All this time, the other members of the Executive Council were wondering what could have caused the Governor's absence. The A news of his death quite stunned them. medical examination showed that the Gover nor must have shot himself about midnight,
The strangest thing of all, said M. Outray; was that nobody in the house or pear it heard the least sound suggesting anything unusual,
SCENE IN BEDROOM.
M. Outrey himself, who had a room on the premises, did not hear aby uousual sound that night. But he returned to his room about 11.30. In bis opinion. M. Bochouro had taken his bfe before that hour.
It is believed that the Japanese hung on to the sergeant, who was unable to save himself and his burden, chiefly because of the heavy boots he was wearing. At last accounts the bodies had not been recovered. The survivors were taken on board the rescuing boats with considerable. difficulty, but reached shore all right, and had fully recovered by next mora- jug, when lospecier. Neat proceeded over- land on foot to Kuantan," where he overlook the Hye Leong, returning by her, this morn ing. The mails and all the personal effects of the passengers were lost.
·COINCIDENCE...
THE GHISHA.”
LITTLE MITES CHARM NAVAL AND MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES.
preparations were being made for her gers, having just left the vessel in one of who investigated the case refused to convict on the graver charges of bribery and misappro- the native surf boats commonly used. at priatios of foreign loan; and some attempt was Kuala Pahang, for taking ashore the pass- made to save the fallen-Minister's face by lay-engers, mails and cargo, when Captain Mor ing the greater share of blame on an Assistant tell noticed that the sail of the bost was no Secretary in the Minister of the Interior, longer to be seen. He burriedly saminoned the crew of a cargo boat which was alongside But his guilt, or maladministration, WAY
and another similar boat was sean putting off office, while three chist, undertrappers,
the act of going ashore were Mr. Charter, of the including the Assistant Secretary, already from the shore. The passengers who were in Forest Department, F.M.S. Goverement, In mentioned, have shared in his disgrace. In short, the North China Daily News ob
spector Neal, Armourar, P.M.S. Government, servas, we are to suppose that a clean sweep
who was on a tour of inspection of the arms of has been made and that the Yuchuanpu starts
the Pabang police, two police subordinator and on a new basis. In that event it is to be
a Japanese passenger. The boat also contained upped that we have heard the last of the pro Chen Pi.himself, to cut the Post Office adrift posal, originating, if we remember rightly, with three bags of mail and a postal packet.
The boat from the shore and the one from from the Imperial Customs. It is not disputad that the postal service of China has made cop. the Hye Lepeg reached the overturned craft at siderable strides in recent years and may be realmost the same moment, and found the crew scarcely in condition as yet to stand aloating on to her bottem, Inspector Neal was in without the guarantee implied in its relation an exhausted condition, but the others seemed ship to the Customs; while in any case it is still little the worse for their experience. The indebted to the latter for loans contracted while Malay Sergeant and the Japanese passenger It was still an infant, and a very struggling in were nowhere to be seen, but were last seen dustry. Uubappily forthe bapes that might have clinging together. been founded upon the cleansing of the Yu- chuaopu, we are now confronted with noother of those too familiar re-shuffings of high officials which are apt to recall the vague mauvres of a beginner at the game of patience. The Ministry of Posts and Communications is, is itself, a notable example of the evils of per petual changing and since the condemnation of Chen Pi must have been intended quite as much for a terror to evil-doers in general as for any other purpose, it should have been possible to leave Li Thea-lin in charge as Acting President, on the chance of his proving himself worthy for substantive appolament, without calling up his Excellency Hsu Shih-chang from Manchuria. Two important vice-royalties are thus disturb ed for the sake of a Ministry which certainly in biber countries, takes a secondary place ambag state departments. The fact that Hsu Shib chang may be reckoned among the pro
The survivors are low in his praises, saying mising administrators (albeit he would appear, lately, to have been somewhat bat dicapped by that he yelled to his crew, when the the boat upset, to save the Europeans, and bimsell set the loss of Governor Tang Shao-yi), and that Viceroy Hai Liang, now Chosen to succeed to
the example by helping Inspector Neal on to the hull of the boat twice, when his exhausted Manchutia, has done undoubtedly excellent work in the Yunkoei provinces, is the last rea-condition made it impossible to bold on and son for removing them from posts of excepto regain it when hurled off by the waves. Mr. tional difficulties. It is possible, of course, Davis and Dr. Leicester bad just come off safe that in the weeks or months that must ly to the Hye Leong in the same boat, but it scene of his new duties another shifting cargo ashore, and a Malay boatman was mund will have been announced to replace both drowned. Two years ago, Mr. Da Silva was officials in their old yameus. But the im- drowned in a similar way on the same spot. It mediato effect of the decren of February 9, is is felt by those who travel up the East Coast of discouraging, if it be not actually unsettling, the Peninsula that Government ought to supply wearisoma sepetitios of the methods of what, it ❘ a lifeboat, especially for the safe carriage of the had been hoped, were bygone days; and in mails, both at this and other ports. It is rumour- this respect it materially weakens the force, ofed that one is to be supplied at Kuantan, where All they knew was that the Governor, of late, that earnest appeal from the Prince Regent 10 it is little needed, as vessels go alongside, and Ministers and Governors, which we read a.day it is said that there was an appropriation for bad severe trouble from acute neurasthenia. I
or two ago, to govers worthily, to shup favourit another in the piciant F.M.S. budget but it was probably during an acuter fit than usual
ism and to appoint fit men to be their lieuten was struck out in the great demand for econo Capital 50,000 shares of 550 each,
that he took his life. fully paid up giv... .... $1,500,000,00 Another conjecture was that the Europeanants. If the Prince Regent's ambitions can be my. The native surf boats are inade of chang- No. 1 Dock extension account:...
200,000,00 mail which arrived on the fatal day bad brought Bauged by his words, ne object is more'pre.bal wood and are very heavy, so that when fill-afready been done before on the accasion of
cious to him than the subordination of corruped with water they quickly sink. Marion insurance account, ........ 78,106.17 him bad news
The two European gentlemen who had so 1,851,657.83. A medical examination-of-the-body-certified. tible provincials to a well-ordered capital and
death to be from a revolver shot through the the union of all parts of China-io-para-govero-parrow-an-escape on Sunday last owe their meat. Within the last few weeks we have lives to the fact that their boat was completely brain where the bullet lodged.
been told of the control to be given to tha Crowds visited Government House all that Ministry of Finance over the salt taxes of the aflost, so long as it remained in that position, day;
M. Bonhoure was born at Nimes in France, Empire; of the appointment of provincial offi: It is also suggested that the mails at such 646,818.77 in 1854, and began his career in the Civil Serers by the Regent bimself; of the probibulico dangerous spole should be provided with against sales of official rank; el commands special buoys to facilitate in their recovery if -vice in Tonkin, lo 1891, He served next do $5,276,592,67 the Guinea Coast, at Cayenne, the Somali issued to every province to submit its budget they are thrown into the sea as is done in some
to Poking. There are the ideals. The actual other parts of the world.. Coast, and Martinique. From there he was transferred back to Indo-China in 1907. He practice is sufficiently illustrated by the cor respondent who takes us to task to-day on the bore an unblemished record of service:
The burial took place on February 1. About subject of likin on the Shanghai-Nanking 20,000 persone attended. Heaps of Bowers Railway. As he very rightly points out: "It is contrary to Treaty to impose any additional covered the coffio, which was let down into the
does or duties whatsoever" upon duty-paid grave amid the sound of cannon.
imparts conveyed from one Treaty post to an other. Unfortunately, the stipulations of Treaty
The Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick, Mr. A. Fuchs and Mr. G: H. Medhurst having resigned their seats on leaving the Colony, the Hoo. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Mr. O, G. R. Broderson and Mr. Edgar G. Barrelt were invited 10 Join the Board in their places and these appointments now re -quire confirmation.
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Mr. C. G. R. Brodersen having died, Mr. H. A. Siebe has been loviled to fill the vacancy and his appointment now requires confirmation In accordance with clauses 78 and 85 of the articies of the association, Mr. G. Friesland -and-Mr. D. W. Craddock retire by rotation but
offer themselves for.ra-election.
1
The Hoa. Mr. W. J. Gresson has been elected Chairman for the year 1909.
AUDITORS.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. H. Us Jeffries and Mr. H. Percy Smith, F. C. A. The Directors, recommend Messrs. Jeffries and Percy Smith for re-election.
W. J. GREBSON, Chairman
Hongkong, 15th February, 1909, *BALANCE SHIKET, 31ST DECENTER, 1908,"
Liabilities,
Sundry crediton
Balance of profit brought
forward from last a/c' 384,847.24
Profit for the half-year
ending, December
31st, 1908.
161,981.53
Assets. Aberdeen, Value of Aberdeen' Docks, as per
last statement.
Kowloon,
Velia of Kowloon
·Docks an per
lart statement...$2,575,620,00 Les amount since
written of
Amount paid on ac
count of boiler shop extension, boiler Emith's shed, shipyard extension, fire opgine and wrecking store and additions to /yard plant, .....
65,810,00
2,510,000,00
36,927.00
No. 1 Dock extension Account.
Amount paid sa per...
last statement...
Amount expended
during six months
1st July to sist
87,791.78
December, 1908 · 12,445.81
Cosmopolitan.
Dock, ai per last
-Valdeol Cosmopolitari
statement.........* 307,602.95 ·
Less amoun) DCA
written off
4,602.95
Value of tuge, dredgers, launches
and lighter
Sundry debtors .......................................... Value of matorial
expended
DA
work in progress, 121,371.47 Valtio of material on
hand..... 1,298,894.60
$100,000.00
2,546,927.00
100,137,60
The reporter, who represented the Saigon Opinion, then went to the death chamber. The Governor's corpse lay on a bed which had been made in Hongkong. The band was turned to one side, and the arms were strelch› nd alongside the body.
The bullet had pierced the right temple, and a thin streak of blood stained the bed. The revolver lay near the bead, pointed in the right also. It was an ordinary amy pistol.
By that time, a number of officiate bad reached the room, including some law officers The reporter then questioned M. Outrey and the law officers about the causes of the suicide, but they could give no reason. They had found, seemed that. M. Bonboure kept a diary dealing with his private affairs. Every day he jotted down his thoughts and ideas. The last entry hore date nuary 28.
"The sea was unusually rough at the time of the accident, especially on the bar, where the fatalities occurred. The boat was in charge of Bujang, the senior boatman of the place, who is well known to all who are accustomed to visit Kusla Pahang.
A big, lusty youib was, Ip Sul Wang, and one to be respected, because his father bad great hopes of becoming a headman some fine day. There was money in the family some where, though where it came from" nobody felt > laclined to ask. It is always beat to know his yamen runners and their bamboos. Fws hundred sofi, apa with a willowy bamboo can raise a mountain of flesh, and the canggapin nothing to it. So lp Wo made his expeditions, while his wives, and daughters pomped and irrigated the fields, and a more
Meanwhile little Ip became proficient with than 1p Wo did not exist. the bamboo pole--not as a beast of "bardea, carrying loads of paddy for other people, bat ar village. a warrior against the clansmen of the next
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Old ip Wo was carried bome in the black. ness of night suffering from various wounds and contusions about which poquestions were asked and none offered. He lay under a heap of Runny-bags and lived without so much as breathing. The local "doctor" gave the No. wife lations made from indescribable parts of the tiger, and pills the size of fat rolling-pins. When the soldiers cam;, they were entertain ad with “lamshu," which is twice as heady as bad whisky, and lea limes more effective in celestial regions. Ip Wo's wounds, festered." giving a bibulous one a free passage to the
proposed to amputate it, for how would a man. Ons of bis legs became numb, but nobody look in heaven with only a leg and a bail? So Ip Wo died, and. there was much wailing and clanging of cyrabali" Even the wooden god. that did duty for the family was taken into the impotence. Village street and mercilessly thrashed for his
however, M. Bonhoure's will and a diary.. telapse before, either Viceroy can reach the bad been upset only a week before when taking sufficiently convey the idea of the pleasuretardship was disastions to the village : First,
M. Outrey, and the law officers glanced at the entries for the whole of January, but could fad nothing to account for the suicida.
FUNERAL.
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Strong adverse comment was aroused by the fact that the Bishop of. Saigon was not present at the funeral. Church and State
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not yet separated in Cochin-Chion, remarks the Opinion. The Bishop is still a functionary and, as such, have attended the funeral of his official chief, without any thought. what might have been the latter's political and religious opinions.
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overturned and a cushion of air inside kept it
A
PARI-MUTUEL IN JAPAN,
A STORMY MEETING.'
Tokyo, Feb. t. sub-committee appointed by the Petition Committee to investigate the petition brough redress. for the loss sustained by them on ac- count of the precipitate prohibition of the pari. mutuel met 10-day at 1.20 p m.
THE CHOICE or a CAREER. The year that Ip Sul Wing assumed hit
bad to soad up launches with boga bags of” there was a famine, and the Viceroy at Canton biscuits and rice to relieve the people. Then came the usual floods, more destructive than usual, and Ip Sui Wang, with all his relatives; sat on the roof of the house munching raw grain and ship's biscuits for nearly a week When the flooda bogan' to, subside, and every." body saw that they must starve or steal until the next crop was dus, Ip Sui called his satellites together.
16th inst. Owing to pressure of space, we were unable to publish a report of the private performance given by the Portuguese of the Geisha Lilliputians on Saturday night in honour of H. E. Vica-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton; KCB, the Officers of the British Army and Navy and the Officers of the visiting ship Patrie to our last issue. To put it briefly the proceedings on Saturday night did not fall far short of the most cherished tradi tions of the Scottish ace so far: ne good fellowship and unbounded hospitality are con- cerned. To say that the production of the pretty musical comedy, was a success will not which the distinguished audience must have undoubtedly felt on Saturday night. This is poved by the numerous encores which were' demanded by auditors who were, to take the most charitable view of it, inconsiderate, which as perhaps pardonable, At one time it looked as it the strain on their little throats was really too much for them, but happily, they came out of the ordeal with the highest credit to their youthful ability rod to the painstaking efforts of those in whose hands the work of training was entrusted. It would be superfluous to
Next day the great pawoshop, seven storeys detail each individual performance, as this has the original production, Suffice it to say that landmark to the river steamers-which were, high, standing out like a baronial fortress, s the title-16le was filed by Miss Camilla Castro efficered by a Liverpool captain and a New- with greater success than before, Mus Elfrida castle mate, along with the usual Glasgow Ch Osmund as Mollie Szamore captivated the auginear was looted. Only a law were killed, dience by her charming binging and dancingasd and the river being bandy, dead and injured were unceremoniously sent adrift. That was. Master Henrique Lopes sis the monay-grabbing
the beginning, of the trouble. Won Hi kept his heaters in constant merri meat by his clever wilticlime and his weird dauce in the second part was particularly ap preciated. The other performers ably sup. ported the principale: A feature of the evening wore the allusion's to Admiral Lambton and the olher Officers present, which highly amused those in the auditorium. During the evening, floral tributes and sweets were many and when the performance concluded, the appreciative audience insisted on repeatedly having a laat look at the heroes of the evening, the curtain having to be raised several times before the hopes for a repetition of a most enjoyable func-
Ip Sui Wang and his gang made tracks for the Caton delta, and entered a new carest, buccaneering and pleating with impunity. For a long time they had no firearms, only stink-' pots and swords; but a lucky haul oa" junk which was in the smuggling business provided them with Belgian Mausers nod condemned powder and cartridges,
Then Ip made a mistake, attacked. a' British stern-wheeler, and killed a missionary-all by mistake and the force of circumstances. · Off went the British gunboats to the Pearl River,"
in this respect have been more honoured in the by the associated horse-racing clubs asking for gathering finally dispersed, with lingering which leads to Castor, and the West River,
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breach than the observance, as for instance when the the provincial authorities considered themselves entitled to differentiate between
Dealing with this question, General Viscount ships and railway transport for the purposes of Teranchi, Minister for War, as President of the likin. The agitation against this illegal inter. Stud Barcau, explained the action taken by the pretation has been continued for years; and Government. He said that in Japan people although the word "concession" was ton loose- took much less interest in horses than in Speeches were delivered at the grave by two
ly employed in such a connection, the recent
Europe and America, ́to Consequence the higher officials, the Mayor of Saigon, and by a
exemptions constitute the first piece of solid improvement of the breed of horses was law officer, 7
The latter spoke in the name of the Masonicatisfaction that has beco obtained. It is to be confined to theoretical discussions and little was achieved in practice, The Government, lodges in the Colony, and dwelt upon the high hoped that they will prove ap earnest of you
better things to come; in which case the rail considering it advisable to encourage the pub character of the decensed, and his eminence as
ways can scarcely deserve more congratulatic to take more interest in horses and thus a Mesen.-Straits Times,
on than the Central Government
VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS.
ROBBERY AT CARLION HOTEL.
CLEVER BURGLAR LEAVES NO TRACK...
* 17th inst, Particulars of a very ingenious burglary which was committed fast night at the pe- mises of the new Carlton Hotel have been placed at our disposal. According to the story. which has been courteously supplied to us, it would appear that sometime last night, (the 303,000.00 exxci tims is not known) room No. 34' was entered into by some ne'er-do-well-or more 505,282.89 than one person of that kidney for a matter of 300,870.31 that-for investigation purposes. The. theory brought forward is that the robber gained access into the room by means of the verandab. Balog satisfied that there was no one to disturb him in his midnight depredations, and evidently Imagining that the others had tasted not wisely 1,420,266.07 but too well under the happy influences of Happy Valley, the thief started to see what could be got as a reward for his visit, when his greedy vision fell on a gold watch and chain and a wrist-strap on the mantelpiece. With out waiting to answer to the calls of conscience; -for the very simple reason that he had one- he gently appropriated the valuable articles, and without waiting for further aggrand.
$5.376,593.87 REVENUE ACCOUNT 3167 DECEMBER, 190B. To smonat paid 6 months 'recon.
stracting caisson No. 5 Dock; - and repairing docks, slips and'. buildings after typkion of July
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ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY UNITS, Parade:At beadquarter at 3.30 p.m.or Monday, the 22nd, Tuesday, the 23rd, and Wednesday, the 24th rostant, for Maxim gue dull. Sergt. Moore will attend on Monday and Wedoesday and Sergs Eveleigh bo Toes day.
TAIKOO DETACHMENT. Parade:-At Quarry Bay at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, the 25th instant, for Gun Drill, Seigt, Evoleigh will attend,
ENGINEER COMPANY." Parade; At West fort, Kowloon, at 6 pm on Wednesday, the 34th instant, for technical in stractions.
GASCOIGNE SHIELD COMPETITION. Artillery and lafantry Units. Parade-At Tai Hang Kange nest: God yards firing point at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, 17th February. Dress:-Khaki and potties, service dress cap, rifle and sidearms and two to-round poocher. Both artillery just will attend.
BLAKE SHIELD COMPETITION,
To interest 7,991.70 ixement-for our hero, be it said to his credit, No. a Company;:.648
PROMOTION!
The following is the result of the above com. petition which was carried out at King's Park Range on Saturday, the 6th instanis
No. 3 Company No. 1 Company,595 Corporal T Grimshaw is promoted to ser geant with effect from 16th inst
Conger). Penfold is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the 13th instant.
promote the improvement of hores breading, permitted the establishment of race-courses as being most suitable for the purpose in view, the racing clubs being allowed to operate the pari-mutuel to connection with the races. Of course the parl-mutuel was a bad thing, but it was tolerated in view of the necessity for im proving the breed of horses. Accordingly, a number of racing clubs were established. Un fortunately all sorts of evil resulted from the pari-matuel, Warnings were given to the clubs after the spring race meeting of fast year, despite which the evils increased in the automo, In October last the new Cri mindi Codé came into operation, which makes all gambling a criminal offence, and the pari-mutual was consequently prohibited. The principal cause of the probibition was failure on the part of the racing clubs to profit by the warnings of the Government. In short, the clubs brought the calamity upon themselves.
When the Minister resumed his seat, many questions were asked. Among others Mr. Seki, a Progressist, who is a director of one of the racing clubs, asked why the Procuratore visited the Naruo race-course on May 25th last to examine the parl-mutuet, acelog that on that day the new Criminal Code had not yet coms
into operation.
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AN INSINUATING STYLE, WE Just at this time there was another tres mendous flood, and the whole country-side waR". starving, The Provincial Government rat tight- SHOCKING AFFAIR IN SINGAPORE.
and waited for the Hongkong and Frisco A shocking accident occurred in China-town subscriptions. Then came Ip out of his retreat on Friday night, during, the course of the and issued a proclamation. If the Viceroy that did
not immediately send 100,000 tecis cracker firing which was practised
worth of food up country he would find evening, reports the Singapore Free Preis of
himself in a hornet's nest. If the merchants 8th inst. It is a common castrm not only to let off crackers in the streets, but to throw did not give a fifth of their means they would: them into the streets from the houses, and as a find themselves despoiled of their entire pose rule very little barm is ever done, Unfortun sessions. If the Imperial granaries were not, ately in this case the injuries caused bave re-opened, they would be looted. If the officialt failed to expedite matters, they and their aulted, in two deaths.
families would regret it. That proclamation was more effectual than a dozen Imperial edicts or Viceregal proclamatlogs.
Junks, launches, gunboats, and even tor. pedo boats went to the relief of the people. Even Admiral Li, who is Com mander-in-Chief of the navy in Seatt China, and the army in Kwangiang and Kwangel, accompanied the fistilla of line preservers. But some merchants and efficiels Deglected the summons. A nephew of one of the Grand-Councillors has disappeared, owing, it is believed, to bis inaction. Piracy was, of course, out of the question long after the floods: subsided, so kidnapping is the game now. AB obdurate Prefect is resting somewhere in the mountains-so far only an ear has been retura, ad. His ransom is fixed at 20,000 dollars, and it will be paid. Lately two members of a very wealthy family called the Lo's were kidnapped, Everything paints to Ip Sui Wang having a hand in the business, and it would be like him if, on receiving the ransome, be disisibated toe. money among the poor of his pative province
It appears that on the night in ques- tion, when the filing was at its height, a young Kep, named Wong Chie Long, a member of a Keb family who eain a velibood by. manufacturing and selling salt, was in his house No. 12, Cheaug Ho Lim Street, fring crackers. There was a large quantity of the Breworks in the room, and the young fellow took up one lot, lighted it and threw it out into the street. The bundle fell to the ground, and, it is said, was promptly picked up by a young Hokkien, a member of a family of barbers who live in the same sired, and tossed back into the Keh's room. Here the handle, which was not of dangerous proportion itself, fell amongst the stock of crickers be Kehs bad in the room, and in a minuic the interior was a mass of blaz ingexplosions. The room was small, there were no less than seven people in it, three men, two women and two children, and the proper exit was a narrow door, and a staircase which was little better than a step ladder, A frightful scens followed. The Breworks exploded all over the place and the frenized inmates tried to
Is it any wonder that Ip is persona, graid escape. The room itself caught alight in places, and only desperate efforts on the part of the with the common people, that the whole coun="
be even has representatives in Hongkong inmates and friends prevented the house catch-tryilda acte su his eyes and bars, and that ing fire. When at length the people escaped sad the fire was out, two men were found to A. W. B. in Morviing Leader, se veloin kalsi be shockingly burned, and tbo, women and children also, but not so badly. They were
dung In view of the increasing importance of Han- kow as a commercial: contre, a cumber of en- One, mas, however, died in grest egony on Saturday from his injuries, and another died terprising Chinese have formulated a scheme on Sonday. The women and children will to open a Chiassa: public warden for th apparebily get ever it, their injuries not being on a similar seals to that of the C so severe ale znaegugi garden in the pattiomentuos The police have arrested the young Kab who 12,000 fange it is reported, bas threw the first cracker, sad also his father, for Th. 75,000, and a-fönker. The inquest on the dead men bas nol yol been 150,000 in aeeded to lay toa "fined. Although the room caught light In fornitors, plants and managarin, places the inmates were able to extinguish the being issued for the noterprise, *** Hames, and the Brigade were not called out gel posted to be a VERY DĚTÍ
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taken to hospital for treatment. 5,250.00 trousers to his booty from other room. To fire insurance Va...............
To office expenses, salaries, stak On waking up in the morning, the vic
tionery and rest of head office. 36,633.44 m of the robbery proceeded to look at the
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1,891,80 time, when he received a rude shock by dis 257,50 covering that the watch had mysteriously dis 10,171.30 appeared On further investigallons, a wrist 251,981.53 atrap was also found to be missing. The other
things, as already stated, were left untouched $378,134 91 The matter has been reported to the Police, 3378,334.91 but clicamstances would seem to indicate that, there is no likelihood of the missing valuables
There will be an saction of the papere and magazines for the present year at headquartois op Monday, 22nd, instant, at 6.15 p.m. Por chasers will be able to take away their papain Jawad a fortnight old. But
Notwithstanding the number of questions, the bulk ware ignored. General Toranchi merely replied that the Government had not, considered any proposal to grant compensation the Vojimoto Blotoro, member for Osaka-fu. tono in Indignation, and said that the prohibi- tion of the pat-mutuel was a plece of work on the part of the present Ministry for which the Houto and the public id general ought to be deeply grateful. If further objection was raised to the action taken by the Government, all the malpractices and irregularities, of which, the racing clubs were guilty should be disclosed,
This statement caused great excitement among the member, and the Chairman ads Joumadine mening at jag papan
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