THE GOVERNOR'S IRIP 10 CAMION.
CHINESE NAVAL ASCORT PROVIDED. [From Our Special Representatios.]
Shameen, 2th April
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 16 1900
GUNBOAT FOR MACAO
NEW SHALLOW, DRAFT VESSEL TO BE PUT
SUP IN HONGKONG.
ment has had in contemplation the building of a shallow draft gunboat, after the pattern of the British river gunboats, for Macao · Last year a contract was placed with the firm of Messrs. Yarrow & Co, engineers and ship: builders, of Scotstoun, Glasgow, for
vessel
SANMANAOER'S
ALARY.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED.
"ANNUAL REPORT.
THE
The Aas old sailor, Admieni
ple Hay, who has just colabraund his nighty.
of Beyrout and St. Jean d'Acre in 1840- seventy five years ago, and was at the capit
ROBBERIAT A REFINERY
"ACTION FOR ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT:
-INDIAN-WATCHMAN GAUGED, AND BOWNER, Au Yat Po, a restaurant manager, sued the For some time past the Portuguesa Governin Yin Wan Ken eating-house, of 81, Station The report of the Board of Directors to the laged to have been committed the other hight eighth birthday,: entered the Royal Navy,
A remarkable story of robbery which li al last, Wednesday, to recover the sum of $500 holders, to be held at the Company's Offices, fast, Tuesday by the Indian watchman in the em Street South, Yau-ma-ti, in the Supreme Court, twentieth ordinary really meeting fof, share in the Eastera diatrict was told to the police damages for alleged breach of contract, St. Georges Building, at noon on Saturday, play of the East Point Sugar Refinery. The It may not be generally known that the Gov. ernor of Hongkong and party were accorded
Hastings, was for the plaintif while Mr. Otto
Mr. E. Davidson, of Messre is Otto 24th inte is as follows watchman, whose duty it was to look after the signal honnar to-day upon their arrival within
Kong Sing defended. An Yat Po, it would burn to submit the accompanying statement of
Gentlembo Your directors haya. the waters of Canton to assist at the historic
plen company's godowns, gave the police to bellera seem from ha story, was at one time in the the company's accounts, for the year
that at about midnight on Tuesday or carly on the station building of the Canton Kowloon Railure-length 120 ft, by do ft. and 2 ft in fact he was the promoter of the business, Ar
anding the following morning a number of men, whom Warmperial Chinese section) of which i am draft. The construction has been completed manager of the firm his ramuneration was $6co count is $161,702,93; after deducting directors the watchman, whom they gagged and bound.
The Balance at credit
whisky he had seen laading from'a sampan which had, giving you a full and detailed account. This and the vessal is now on the way out in sec report was printed in our fate of the 8th Lions. She has been shipped by the sa, Glmmary and sufficent comme te laat fees (5,000) there remains a sum of $258,702,92 The marauders then sawed their way through InsEd., H.A.7.] The special mark of honour lochy, which is due to arrive in Hongkong of ants employ for only two months, when he was tors recommend that this be disposed of as worth of raw sugar, placed the goods in the Febmary and plaintiff remained in the defend, available for appropriation, and your direc, a door and, having collected about Sage dismissed without notice.
Say $1.00 per share on 60,000 To pay a dividend of zo per cent
to release himself and made his way to the La pret sampan and departed. The watchman munnged
To pay a bonus of a per cent :--
polica alation and told his story. Detectivet share...
are inquiring into the matter, but the Indian's Say so cents per share on 60,000 »)
story in some respecte is rather doubtful. Msharon
ceremonyofthe laying of the féundation stanu of jel the type of the" Moordon, Her dimensions l'amplay of the defendant firm,› As a matter of 28th February, 1999 Alts of profit and loss ac2 | no doubt, come from Causeway Bay, attacked Reär-Admiral in 1866, He became a naval Tordiy
shown to the head of the Executive in the British Colony i peculiarly gratifying to. British residents on the Shameen as demonstrate ing, the cordial relations subsisting between the representatives of two neighbouring ports whose commercial interests are so interde pendent with each other ex Canton and Hong-
kong ard.
the lóth inst, t
of their expert engineers ahead of the gun
Messi. Yarrow & Co. have despatched one boat. Mr. Walter Bugg, the representative In question of the Glasgow firm, bas arrived in Hongkong and is awaiting the Glenlocky with the firm's freight on board, Mr. Bogg will superintend.tbe putting together of the different sections on behalf of the builders, while the Portuguese Superintendent will be Lieut. Pinto Basto who is due here from Lisbon by the German mail. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. will be given the contract for plecing together the sectional We understand she will be of the unboat,
named Macao,
JAPAN SUGAR COMPANY.
SHARED AT WASTE PAPER PRICEE..
far, whether he was suing for a year's salary. Mr. Justice Gompertz asked plaintiff's solici. The reply was in the affirmative. The plaintiff was dismissed without justification and a entitled to damages, which he would have earned were he allowed to completo the conimct. The reason why he was discharged the partner's shares. The shares bad not been was because he had refused to write off one of paid up in full and they wanted plaintiff to write" settled " over the account which be re fused to do. There was a row and plaintiff war discharged on the spot.
1.
Mr. Kong Sing-Didak you in a previous case between the partners say that the business' was sold No.
The official party from Hongkong included His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, Capt. P. H. Mitchell-Taylor, A.D.C., Capt. Simson, private sacratary, Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Colo nia! Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fischer, assistant colonial secretary, and Liest. C. W. Bockwith, assistant barbour master. I learnt that the Government tender Standy (commanded by
The plaintiff, cross-examined by. Mr. Kong Sing, stated that when he promoted the firm Capt. G. Willoughby), which brought the party up, left Hongkong about a quarter past aleven
there were six partners. Mr. Kong Sing then on, Tuciday. When she left. Blake Pier the
took the plaintiff to the roles of the contract as drawn by the partners. He suggested that moon was high up and the night was bright. The journey all the way up was a most delight-
certain additions were made without the know ful das with a light pleasant breeze blowing
ledge of the other partners by plaintiff, but this all the time. The Stanley passed Tiger
The failure of the Fujimoto Bank has in with regard to the Soco which was supposed was denied... The addition, li was alleged, was Island (Bogue Foris) at dawn proceeding up tensified the feeling of uncertainty in the share to have been plaintiff's salary. The accountant the river under easy steam: The cruiser Riang market with regard to the position of the Daho drew up the agreement, and who was To, flagship of Admiral Li Chun, and the Nippon Sagar Refining Company. On Xiang K, were awaiting the arrival of the 29th ultimo the new shares Yao paid up of theployed by the firm, drew to a red when distinguished visitors. Both the Chinese ves Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company dropped put up for sale by tender. The partners thought the partnership dissolved the bosidess was not wals were dressed in honour of the British by Ygo on the Osaka Stock Exchange and Governor. As soon as the Stanley passed touched Y2.50, becoming practically waste-
of doing so, but later changed iɓeir minds.j 'tbe, cruisers; a saints of twenty-ons gaus paper. The highest rate reached in Nov. was fired, and, allowing the Stanley the ember last for January delivery was Y37, position of honour in the lead, the sister vessels The old shares, Yo paid up, dropped to followed in the wake of the tender tili Tai-V19 and a few san. The new shares, on #heck Barrier was passed. At this point which Y30 has yet to be paid, are now worse Admiral Li on the Kiang. Ta steamed then waste paper as their holders are bound to ahead, the sister ship-Xiang. K-bring-pay another Vro on each shares and get no. ing up the rear guard escorting, His Ex- thing in return, cellency and party to the Southern capital.' All the way up on either side of the river this Chinese soldiers garrisoning the numerous “forts and factresses had turned out for review, Trumpet blowing, drum beating and the usual concomitants of Chinese merry-making herald- ed the approach of the Stanley. The tender arrived of the Shameas Tittle after ton, and was boarded by Mr. H. H. Fox, acting British Contul General in Canton, and the leading residents in the foreign concession. At the conclusion of the official visits the Stanley pro ceeded to Tai-sba-tau to attend the cornerstone ceremony. A boat from H.M.H. Alcorhen con- veyed the official party to the jetty. Upon the conclusion of the ceremony the Goveroor and suite re-embarked on board the Stanley which steamed back to Shamten, departing from Canton waters on the return journey to Hongkong at 11.30 p.m.
"EMPRESS" LINER.
Wasn't it because the business was losing that the transfers ware made?—No, the business was dat a losing concern,
At the time the business started you made an estimate of the working expenses ?--Yes,
How many man did you estimate to employ?
Have you seen it?—Yes. Were you in charge of the wages book?—No
The Osaka Asahi notes that the new shares-About twenty... would have become utterly worthless had not speculators continued, as they do even now, to buy them in the hope of a recovery. But fair-dealing and experienced people with so desire for further speculation are rapidly dis- posing of their shares.-Japan Chronicle.
identified and pointed out his name, which The wages book was produced when plaintif gave the salary on which he was received.
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As a matter of fact you received $6 a month? AN EMPHATIC BRITISH PROTEST... No, replied plaintiff with great emphasis, ador, as well as other members of the Empath ?-Between $50 and $60.
Bit Claude McDonald, the British Ambas How much do managers of restaurants got a bassy, who are shareholders of the Japan Sugarlo that book you allowed Sgo for all. Manufacturing Company, recently presented wages. How do your account for your $50?
Premier Katsura, re- That was a guess." It was only an estimate. the following, protest
Your $50 was to be paid, out of the 1907- the business opened. That allimate was a rough one made before,
ports the Japan Advertiser:
indemnified for the great lasses which we have "We, British subjects, do not expect to be suffered as shareholders in the Japan Sugar Manufacturing Company on account of the dis. honesty of the Directors. British subjects are gentlemen. We, therefore, purpoan da thure- holders to see the company's affairs to the end. But to release the unprincipled directors without subjecting them to any restraints, either legal or social, will not only abstract development in economic circles in Japan but will also fail to ensure the maintenance of Japanese credit in We are advised that the Marconi wireless foreign markets. When some years ago an affair apparates has been installed on the Empress of similar to that of the Japan Sugar Manufact China, which steamer is due to arriva in aring Company occurred in England the res- Hongkong at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon,ponsible persons were subjected to legal res and that the Empress of India and Empress of saint and sentenced to 25 (sic) years' imprison Japan will be similarly fitted on reaching Vaniment with hard labour,"
CONVOL.
WIRELESS INSTALLATION.
14th inst.
A TRIP THROUGH SETUL.
STANNIFEROUS LAND AWAITING THE PROSPICTOR.
'Minero' sends to the Bangkok - Times an account of a trip through Setal, a comparatively. little known Siamese State to the north of Panang and Kedah. These passages refer more particularly to the natural resources of this district)
ation of Sew
The population of Setul is about 5,000, Malays predominating, but there are a good many Chinese and Tamils and a few Siamese. The roads are level, and well made with deep brick drains, og either side to carry away the *surface wate"; and are kept clean and free from
rubbish.
revenue.
On either side of this new road there are large areas of agricultural land, both flat and andulating, available and eminently suitable for rubber or sugar planting and equal to any thing lathe F. M. S.
The land dwell watered, requires little drain ing, and has the advantage of being served by a good road.and within easy distance of nahip ping port, walls the telegraph lina traverses the property.
BIG FIRE IN BANGKOK.
OVER. 100 HOUSES DESTROYED..
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After that the defence opened its case and pro Further evidence was called by the plaintiff
ceeded to show that plaintiff was only engaged at Se a moath and that whatever money was Owing to him by the firm was paid in full.
The case was adjourned until Monday next.
A RESCUE AT SEA.
ADRIFT IN A SMALL BOAT
The Siam Free Press of soih-ult, says - Captain Rebar, of the 3.3. Rofan, which arrived this morning from Hongkong, reported that when near Palo Opi he picked up three An- namites who were adrift in a'small boat. They had, it seems, been blown out'io sex from the mouth of the Saigon river, a distance of about 240 miles and were in a very miserable.condi- tion. Upon arrival here they were handed over to the Harbour Department which in turn sent them to the French Consulate,
DARING OUTRAGE IN KOBE.
FOREIGN LADY ROBBED.
A young foreign lady, Miu M. Fleming, fo the employ of Messrs. C. Nickel & Co., Kobe, was a victim of a highway robbery on Tuesday evening, 29th ult. The lady was walking up the Hill towards the Tor Hotel at about 7.30, and was just passing the residence of Mr. C. Lucas in Yamamoto-dori, 3-chome, when a
·Japanese suddenly sprang on her, sanicked a bag containing Y270 in cash, which sha was carrying in her right hand, with the cord round her wrist. The man vanished as suddenly as he had appeared. Upon arrival at the hotel; Miss Fleming communicated with the police by telephone, and no time was lost in institut ing a search for the robber, but without result. The police are redoubling their' efforts, how-. ever, and it is hoped the man will be arrested shortly.
00,000,00
(12,000.00) | To write a plant account for do- KRREN To write off property accoust. for Apreciation
depreciation
To pay a bonus to staff To carry forward to next account...
DIRECTORS
11,043.99 66,382.15
4,081.go 5,195.48 5158,702.92
In accordance with the articles of associa tion, Mesa, J. W. C. Bonuar and E. G. Bar rett retire, but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORS.
DR KOCH IN JAPAN.
PROFESSOR KITABATO'S REPLY TO
CRITICISMA
Some weeks ago we (Japan Chronicle) published a translation of an article 'contribut ad from Japan to the Münchener Medizinischen Wochenschrift, in which it was diserted that | those responsible for the cotertainment of ing to him an entirely one-sided idea of the true Professor Kach in Japan succeeded in convey- hygienic, conditions of this country. As we W. Hatton Potts and Cox Edwards (the lat opinion that it was a short-sighted policy, cal
pointed out at the time, the statements made.
ter in place of Mr. C. W. May who is absent culated to do Japanese interests in the end The accounts have been audited by Messrs.ere quite accurate, and we expressed the
and J. Cox Edwards offer themselves for re- appears in the Deutsche Japan Post from from the Colday). Messrs. W. Hulton Potts more harm than good. A communication now election.
Professor S, Kitasato, who takes up the cudgale J. W. G. Bonnar on behalf of his countrymen and sigorously be.
Chairman.
labours the author of the article in question. We translate Professor Kitasato's letter as Hongkong, 14th April, 1909,
follows: STATEMENT OF 'ACCOUNTS TO FEBRUARY 28TH, 1909. Liabilities.
Capital:-
60,009 shares each Sto paid up...$600,000. Sundry creditors .................... Sexpense account Dividends unclaimed
Balance of profit and loss account...
Asocio,
Plant, cost of, as par last
account.............$483,308.60 Les amount provided
for depreciation...... 58,308,60
$425,000.00 Cost of plant, since ad....
dede 171,382,15 Property, cost of land
"and Buildings as per
jast account.......$123,612.10 Less amount provided
for depreciation... 13,612 10
$119,000.00
1,013,99
1891.8999.
Cast of buildings since
added
Installation material,
stack of
Stores and coal, stock of Tools, &c, stock of..... Furniture, cost of, as per
last account...S Cost of furniture, since
added .........
Insurance, value of unex- pired portions of policia preia qu Sandry debtor.... Cash with agents Hongkong and Shang- bat Banking Cor poration...
620,00
57:00
WORKING, ACCOUNT. Dr.
7,122.50 6,793.29 1744.89 161,703.ga
$777,363.60
-$196,382.15
677.00
1,500.00
23.139.13
$5,129.53 $777,363.60
"The article of the anonymous writer in the Münchanor Medialnischen Wochenschrift (No. | 43/1908) has been widely propagated amongst us in Japan; and throughout medical circtes bas perhaps caused more sensation then, it really deserved. It would have been much better bad it been consigned directly to the waste-paper basket.
The motives which impelled the writer to compose his letter are not easily ex plainable, unless he is envious and jealous on account of the great honour shown his own countryman. Had the writer given his name and not written under cover of anonymity, it would of course have been fers difficult to un- derstand the motives which led to his anti- Japanese manifestations.
"We know very well that the opinion of that writer is an individual one, that we must not accept it as German opinion, and that the author of the article does not write as a re- presentative of the Germans resident in Japan nor has he been commissioned by them to do so.. On the contrary, we are convinced that the great-majority of Germans condemn the article as emphatically as was done in No. fo of the Deutsche Japan Post, published in Koko-, bama.
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went to Chins, and bere his shard la chan a pro in 1945 under Admiral Sir Thomas in Bornén in Cochrane. By the time the Crimean War broke out he was a captain, and he commandel, the
af Whitehall, and he is the senior living offic “Hannibal” in the Black Sea Promotiid tot
that has served on the Board of Admini line, and a splendid, and now almost extinct, Sir John is the fourth barones of his ancient
It was Sir John Dalrymple Hey who told the type of our old-time admliale; ba
Editor of the Singaĝers Free Print (who knew Sir Jobs in Wigtownshire many years ago) When he was home last in 1992, opp Sunday evening in the Scottish Conservative Dish la Edinburgh, that the late Mrs Bellamy-Gordon of Kenmure Castia, Kirkcudbrightshire, an old friend of the Admiral's, related to him in bar own house, that she had sailed from Pasang in a schooner with Sir Stamford Rifles to Sloga pora in 1819, and homsel! saw the Brithik flag hoisted here.
That interesting historical incident is no where on written record (unless it be in the Gordon family archivos at Kenmure "Castle amongst the lady's private letters from Penang); her through Sir John Dalrymple Hay, to the but has been transmitted direct verbally from
Editor as above mentioned.
Mr. Bellamy-Gordon when Singapore was taken over by Sir Stamford Rafflès, was a Mr. Bellamy, her husband being a Bengal official of the Honourable East India Company, at queatly a guest of the Bellamys. On inherit Penang, where Sir Stamford: Raffles, was fre-/
1ng the Kenmure estates (she was originally a Miss Gordon of Kenmure) she added the name. of Gordan to her married nams of Bellamy.⠀
Sir John Dalrymple Hay koew Singapore well as a naval officer, first visiting this place in the Spiteful, a paddle-steamer in 1843, and had much service in the Straits, Borneo, and, i on the China station. (He did not forget to ask about his old friend Mr. W. H. Road when wa mat him.) In his book of reminiscences: 1883, Sir John mates this reference in Már. "Lines from My Log Books" under the year Bellamy Gordon - mbl
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lost another old friend soon after at the age of ninety-three-Mrs. Bellamy Gordon of Kenmure Castle, which she restored? She en tertained me frequently as member for New Galloway at her picturesque old residence. On the 4th October I played thrae rubbers of whist as her partner, and she was much pleased that two of them were bumpers. In her early. Ha Mr. Bellamy, her husband, had been Re- sident of Penang, and she entertained Siz Stamford Raffles when he took possession of the savage island of Singapore and founded “ 900 of the greatest amperiums in the East,)- When Lord Keamura, her brother, died sha became the possessor of the ancient historical home of the southern Gordons, and showed that she possessed all attributes which ais em bodied in the verse
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There qu'er was coward of Gordon bluff. Not yet of Kemuro's Hometo From Sir John Hay'a dato as to the death of Mrs Bellamy-Gordon, and her age at death it Will be seen that she was born in 1790, and wan 39 years of age when she took a health tripli from Penang, to Singapore at the end of January 1819 in the schooner of Sir Stemford Raffles; and was thus the only European lady: present at the hoisting of the flag at Slagsporo.""
ABORIGINES OF YUNNAN,
PICTURESQUE COSTUMES WORN BY WOMEN,
· PECULIARITIES OF A STRANGE RACE,
"As is well-known; it is easy to ascribe base and-ignoble- motives to the noblest intentions. and deeds, is does the writer of this spiteful ar. ticle. We had, however, not the slightest inten- tion of concealing from His Excellency Privy 943.99 Counsellor Koch the shady side of our country --and" what country has no shady side? 45,368.24
Why did the great echofer come to Japar? In $74.396.52
order to see the shady alde? Did he wads to 1,719.30
study the defects and bad features-to seak out want and poverty?” He can certainly find all this nearer bome; there is no need for him to make the long Jourany to Japan for that, Did hs come at all for purposes of study?. Na). He came to Japan on pleasure bent, to enjoy art and nature, as the guest of our country. Since when has it been customary for the host, when he esteems his guest and wishes to make A correspondent of the N. C, D. Nates who' 28,097.74 his sojourn pleasant, to show him the shady is travelling through South-western Yunnan side of his establishment? Is the shady side gives a graphic description of the stranga of Germany paraded before the nation's guests ethnographical hotchpotch which exists in this of honour? And if this is not done; can the little known corner of the Chinese empire. Ha nation be accused of purposely concealing says: The following ate the names of a faw
it should be?
dlátinct tribes that I came across along, the everything which is not
"Moreover, does a thinking mind like that route traverted-Beboni er Beso, Puto of His Excellency Privy Counsellor Koch form Pukong, Bayi or Mohshan, Shimolo, Kato, his judgment of any country after a round of Kapch, Mingis or Peholise, Yao, Mohwalolo, festivities?. There are sufficient sources at the Lo bi Chidre, Lahmi or Ahmo. Generally, the disposat of such a mind to enable him to study men are dressed like Chinese, but the women 8,000.00, independently all conditions in Japan in which betray their nationality by their curious 3.957.86 he is interested 'and as far as the condition of costumes and profane ornaments. Some dress | 2,978.50 medical science in Japan is concerned, he is in darkblae, some in light blue or whites some 242.00 probably better informed than the writer of the trim their dark garments with light blue, some *-787.64 article in question, so that be can hardly be in use kamp, some cotton. Some are long skirts
need of enlightenment by the latter.
open at one side, and loose jackets,, similar to $52,381.49 The reason Professor Koch was received so those worn by the Lepcha women in the honourably was because it was the first time Himalayas. Some use short petticoats to the $ 68,185-49 Japan had lodged such a pioneer scientific kaces; some have a plaited apron behind and investigator. He has many pupils lo Japan short bodics; others have no skirts at all, but ..5 367,799.45.
who feel that they owe him a great debt of gra tight trousers to the knees and a short jacket. 16.00 titude, while all scientific circles in Japan took Soros again are peculiar for their patties, origi 470.04 up to him with admiration: Consequently many bandages round the logs. With the exception));
circles vied in feiing the great scholar, more ofthe Mingja women, the 'women folk, asidom✨ $168,185.49 then had been anticipated even in Japan wear more than two garments-an opper and a "That the writer of thess lines [i, e, Professor lower, Again, the head-dress is often a die- Kitasato] treated flerr Geheimrat Koch as bistinguishing mark, and even serves to dis- personal guest and devoted his whole time to tinguish mothers and spinsters him was due to the fact that he was a former THE MOTHER'S DRESS, papil and an old friend of the savant. Had ha. troubled himself less about Professor Koch and had the latter beep less fetod, the writer
To Agency and office Expenses...$ To Rent and faxes ....................................npå.. To loturance.¶pratesi” To Auditors' fees
To Bad debis...........
To Amount carried to profit and loss
account
By Net profit on warking.....
Cr.
Scrip and transfer fee » Interest
In an interview with a“Japan Chronicle re presentative yesterday Miss Fleming Taid that she had just left a lady friend when she noticed that she was being followed by a rough-fooking, man of the coolie class. This man suddenly came up and struck her a violent blow on the back of the neck, then seized her wrist and snatched the bag she was carrying, disappearing down a dark narrow lane. Miss Fleming proceeded telephoned to the palice, who were soon on the at once to the Tor Halal and the manager. spot, but no trace of the thief could be found. By This is the third time Miss Fleming has been similarly attacked, and on each occasion these attacks, have occurred on the-last day of the month,"
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. To Amount available for ap
propriation
Amount of undivided proft, ∙as per,last account ................ Balance of working account brought down ....
..$
161,702.92
$161,702:93.
The Siam Free Press of zad inst. states:- At half past eleven this morning a fire which. swept a considerable area of humble dwellings to the west side of the New Road broke out in the Bangrak District close to the Pob Yome Bridge and only a few yards from the southern and of the area cleared by fire a little over one year ago. The precise origin of, the outbreak seems to be a moot point. There was heavy thunderstorm overhead at the time and, it is said that the lightning struck an electric light post and then glanced on to an adjoining house. On the other hand it is averred The main road through the State is good for that some coolies were abstracting kerosene travelling as far as Sungei Dusun, 14 miles, from tips, Be this as it may, the fire first and a new road following the telegraph bioke) out in the second house from the line from Kampong China to Perlis has been bridge and in a very short time had spread traced and partly made. as far as Wang to several ramshackle buildings adjoin Blachan, but the road requires metalling, anding it. There was a strong southerly wind several bridges will have to be built, but blowing at the time which drove the flames understand there are no funds available for along the New Road, whilst they also swept this work, which has to be paid for out of westwards towards the river After the alarm and Bantawai stations were soon on the scana was given the police from both the Bangrak bat without pumps their efforts to quell the Hames were utterly futile, Oue of the engines of the Siam Electricity Co. Ldt, and the brigade of Messra, Windsor and Co. were the fret to ar rivobalf an hour after the alarm had been given. By this time there were fully fifty houses alther fally ablaze or guited; the telegraph and electric light poles on both sides of the of the houses on the east side of the New Road streat were ablace and some of the woodwork had also caught. At about upon the wind, which had bitherto been responsible for most of the mischief, dropped, and as everything had been well drenched by the heavy rain, the of forts of the firemen began to have the desired result, vix, to keep the conflagration from market. Meanwhile other detachments of the spreading northwards towards the new Bangrak Electricity Co.'s Brigade and the Sampang and other brigades bad come on the scene. and.
only-after-half-past-welve all danger Great excitement war caused in the Hongkaw was over of the fire spreading further Several district about ugg o'clock 30-day by the sound. faranes were very nergan trazelorts to-of-paljen anden and the sight of prison guards subdue the fiery element amongst whom Mairs. zaoning in all directions, reports the Shanghai Youterday, the goth ultimo, in the Kobe Kotbe of Messrs, Windsor and Co., and Pozzi Mercury of 7th inst. It was learned that a gang Chibo Skibaosho, sentence of one year's im- of the No. 1 Sampung brigade, ware conspicuous of six convicts who were undergoing sentences prisonment was passed on Tobiisbi Kyutero, while some Japanese who appeared mysic of imprisor mest ranging from one to three years formerly a barrister practising at the Kobe Bar, riously on the scent did iplendid work on the for various crimes, such as kidnapping, robbery, and Shinda Maratato, of Kagawa prefecture, roof of the threatened buildings, as well as with sic, had escaped from the Hopan Road depot on a charge of fraud, k axes, By one o'clock the fire was completely of the Municipal gaol, which is situated near in hand and nothing was left but an L shaped the railway station and used as a stons yard, the accused Chiudo, who had married into the As will be remembered It was alleged that space, about one hundred yards long by fifty belog surrounded by a bamboo fence. While Taul family, of Kagawa prefecture, being anb wide of crumbling and smouldering ruins. So the men were at work and the guards patrolling sequently registered as the head of the family, the tin was crudely smalted for export,fer as is known there were no lives lost and no the grounds, the men broke the chain by which was divorced on account of monitary difficut the tin slag found assaying over 20 per cent serious casualties, wore sustained, although they were attached to each other with a stone ties and the divorce was duly registered in He also d discovered several places in the interior there were few bruises and contusions hammer with which they were working, and March, 1907: On the suggestion of the accus. where payable tin could be mised, but until a among the fireman. There was quite a num- making a andden dash for the gate, thayed Tebiiski, Shindo authorised the former, who Batlefactory-title is obtainable it would be use- ber-of-Siamese Princes-and-Nobles-present, were soon on the public road and scatter was then practising ana barrister, to draw up Tess to lake the land op, or rather apply for it.including H. R. H. Prince Bhaskarawonges, ing in various directions they made good a bogus document purporting to show that The State' in well administered by a Govar H. R. H. Prince Nakon Chalsee, H. R. H..the thai ascape, some going along Honan Road, a sum of Yoʻqoo was to be paid by Shindo mor(Malay), a vary enlightened man, but the Prince of Kampongpst: while a cavalry guard and others making in the direction of Faq« to Tabiisht as remuneration for lagal services amount of tersaue derived at present is quite was in attendance government than territory only a short distance away, sier rondered by the latter during the time Shindo Insidequale to meet the expenses of road make in addition to the brigades before mentioned in the afternoon one of the escaped copricts was the hand of the family. The accused To Bay last Wednesday afternoon, the three wall At Kennedy's Horse Repository at Causeway log bridge building, and generally opening up that of Messrs, Howarth Erskine Lady Wit who was in biding in Faoshan was captured by Blight transferred the alleged debt to one of his known race pobles // Seafoam Strathdalla - held in readiness to ent-of 15s-fire-northward, the native police and be will be handed back creditora bey by yinut of the document, TA When the Introduction of ontelde capital is not only from their own works but also from to the Manipal Authorities, Permitial; and granted to Europeans for mining the dirais where last-your's fire took place who escaped, was one who was concerned in family respon IGA
**Among those attached the immorable, pepperty of the Tani Mas and planting peand this must ingvitably comin much of which has been rebuill upon.
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There are also immense areas of stann ferous land waiting for the prospector, and the throwing open of the State by the Government to miners. At the present time Malays add Chiness aply are allowed to take up land for afising purposes, to the exclusion of the European who could introduce capital and open up the coun- try.
Several large areas have been taken up by Chinese but no actual mining or prospecting has been done, and although the Siamese Min fog Regulations apply to the State, there does ant appear to be any resident official capablo", of enforcing them, and all applications for mioing of agricultural land must be made direct to Bangkok...
It is difficult to understand why these, small States on the Western Coast are not thrown open to foreigners-as are the Eastern States for.mipleg, and planting, but the methods of Eastern Governments are proverbially slow,"
The writer bas spent some months to the State and has come across very old Siamese tin workings, and evidence that
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·PRISONERS AT LARGE.
Thus we see the mother with a large piece of cloth on her head, artistically laid so as to prov ject over her forehead and also to cover her The young maiden comes with her black hair nece. It is fastened with massiva plaits of hair, hanging loose down her back, and, shoulders; with a small round cap on her head
All are barefooted and are not in the loast the seath is sometimes a distinguishing market ashamed of their natural, feet. The colour of Some hava walte, some red, some black teeth.
of the article in the German Journal would have certainly writted an articls on the ingratituds of Japanese scholars: There are 9.325.43 some people who cannot give credit to soy | thing, and in whose opinion the best intentions 132,381.49 and deeds spring from unworthy motives."
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self to invective against the writer of the
They all love ornamenta (Uke most of their article. He does not deny single specific sex, and these save to distinguish the one |statement made "in s tlomaiticle” referred to,
abd, in fact, ignores the mais issue altogether, sige from the other. Silver in the metal moet commonly used and it is fashioned, into, all The principal points-raised by the-writer were Flads of curious ornaments. Bly balls, bate the following :-That-everybody was bent on
CHAROB AGAINST AN EX BARRISTER,
BENTENCE.
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pression of Japan that the absence of forego their collars and even apron strings ornamented Alfording word wer Noch an overwhelming in fon chalas, spikes, ting bells, bracelets, -416 310, Some of the women bayo so that the savant's good impressions should with tiny bells and sinklets. Women of medical men from the recepilon was contrived not ba disturbed; that those concerned succeed certain tribe, have silver ornaments sewn in ed in consaying to Dr. Koch an entirely one key, and heely places over their upper sided idea of the tree hygienic conditions of garments. Others again excel is embroidery, more the policy in this country to fête dissilver buttons, others carry rows of silver but s this country; and that it is becoming more and Some have large squares on the cheat sunde of tingulabed travellers in an excesive degree and tons on the head. Beads are also much em to treat as quantile négligeable the foreign played by some made of various things, aven residents who expend their energy and money
red seeds. Po 302¥ here. These are statements of fact which can LIKE ANNAMITES, not be contraverted or explained away by wages appeals to sentimonial Considerations
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strongly resembling Annamites pearance and mode of life others strangely new unlike any other peopl build and appearance Pall stolis no doubt responsible for orally speaking their diffr
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