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British Mine Adrift. "STANLEY'S" SUCCESSFUL SEARCH,
ORIGIN OF THE DEADİN MACHINE A MYSTERY.
Ist inst.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 5, 1909.
The Nanshan" Tragedy.
Legislative Council
THE VACANT SEAT.
MR. MURRAY STEWART'S CANDIDATURE.
Ist lost.
Considerable satisfaction will be felt at the
| CANTON FORBIGN SECRETARY | JAPAN SUGAR CO'S SCANDALS. | give up the scheme. In fact he was very much
SHIP.
APPOINTMENT OF MR. TUNG WA-CHUN.
Tin Chinen circles it is reported that Mr., Fung Wa-chaes, of Hongkong, has been ap- pointed Deputy of Foreign Affairs to the Viceroy of Canton, in succession to Taotai Ng
distressed from wear of money, and he most earnestly appealed to me to arist him Touched by bis distress, I have been duren to receive money from the Dai Nippon Sagar Company in order to relieve a friend from embarrassment. I am mach ashamed, but 2 cannot bast to expose the same of the land. who pemuaded me to get money from the sugar
"Matura
announcement we are able to make to-day Kwong: Kin, who has proceeded to Shanghal | amined by Procurator Taketomi. They are companya.. Gohai worked strengously for thei
that Mr. Murray Stewart has contented to submit his name as a candidate for election to
on leave, It will be recalled that when Trotai Wen Tsung yao was at the Foreign Secretariat the Legislative Council as the representativent Cpaton, Mr. Fung was a candidate for ap of the Justices of the Peace in the Colony dur-
pointment to the Foreigd Department in the ing the absence of Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C, Mr.
Provincial Government. Pollock will be away on home leave until Oc
TWO EUROPEAN officers and THREE FILIPINO BAILORS SUFFOCATED.
291b uilo. Just as we are going to press news has been received to the affect that a distressing accident Rightin the track of vessels making for and not occurred on board the steamer Nangkan while. of Hongkong barbour a fosting mine has been ou the voyage from Cavite to Hongkong, Ac- adrift for a whole week since it was first sighted cording to the information which has come to hand, it would appear that the Nasshaw, which and reported to the Harbour Master by the master of one of the river steamers trading to arrived at Hongkong this forenoon, ander the Macao. The report first appeared in the col
command of Captain Carter, with a. cargo of umus of the Bogkong Telegraph and was' to' coal consigned to "the Admiralty, left the the afect that while on the ruts to Hongkong Philippines on Wednesday. In the course oftober, 1910.
the voyage it was found necessary to оред on the sand uit the master of the steamer şîn
the question, sighted a fosting.mipe.just.between
hatchet and the chief officer and second officer Dumbell Island and Green Island, about a want into the bold to make an investigation of mile and a half from the shore. It was impos the cargo. They were accompanied by three sible" for him to take any steps to remove the Filipinos. What actually occurred we are not danger to navigation, but it was hoped that such-in a position at the moment to siato, but it is a menace to shipping, generally would-be averred that dense fumes werd pervading the hold with the result that the entire party of five removed as soon as possible...
parlons wore overpowered sad asphyxiated.
Immediately upon receipt of the report the Harbour Master caused a search of the waters around and near Dumbell Island: to be-im. mediately instituted. To this end the Gover ment tender -Stanley was despatched on the 23rd alt, to scour the waters near the vicinity where the danger was reported to exist by the captain of the Macao steamer, Kai-i-chow Island was first visited and a close scrutipy of the waters made; then the Stanley steamed down as far as the Ling-ting where the fleet of fishing juaks was closely questioned as to whether they had observed suy floating mine or buoy adrift in the course of their day's cruise. The
masters of the entire fleet had seen nothing which corresponded to the appearance of a mine or busy. On the return journey the Stanley stopped and spoke the Sw! Tat, an- albar Macao ateamer, whoşa master could not confirm Lon.report of the existence of any flua!- ing danger to navigation along his route that day.
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The Government Civil Hospital was com mupicated with but nothing was known of alfair there.
From H.M.S. Tamar the news' was gathered that there was reason to believe the facts were bated, but beyond that no enlightenment as to the cause which would account for this el acholy accident could be obtained. Other Sources were approached but beyond the baro sintement that two European officers and three Filipino scameo bad been suffocated nothing to sbed light on the matter was ascertained.
The Nanshan formerly belonged to Messrs. Government for service as a collier,. She bar a Bradley and Co. but was sold to the American tonnage of 1,574, and is lying off. Blackbead's
Paint.
EVENTFUL VOVACE AT SKA
STORY OF THE DREADFUL CALAMITY,
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Mr. Stewart will be proposed by the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresion, The saconder of the no- mination will be the Hou, Mr. E. A. Hewett, for whom Mr. Stewart acted so efficiently der- log that gentleman's absence from the Colony last year.
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SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN,
· TONNAGE 'AND AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY GRANTED.
The shipbuilding industry in Japan bas received much encouragement from the Ship framed and promulgated in March, 1896, says building and Navigation Laws which were the Toyo Keizai, and it has greatly developed under the protection of these laws. Che top- page of ships built in the country during the table:- last twelve years will be seen from the following
1807 - ...
1898
1899,
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1990 S9, 1901
1992, ***** 1903 ****** 1904 ...... 1905...... 1906
OPIUM SMUGGLER-CAPTURED
DRUG SEIZED ON BOARD THE "ZAFIRO," 1st Inat. A clever capture of opium, found fo the possession of the quarter-mestor of the Manila steamer Zafiro, was made yesterday by Sor geant Wilson. It was suspected for some time, that the quarter-master, Manuwing Simpicio, and been in the habit of smuggling opium into Manila, Information was received by the police yesterday to this effeci, and before the Zajiro had dripped her anchor is the barbour, † Sergeant Wilson was on board. In the quarter. master's trank he found a cholera belt, in which was hidden lour tins of the drug. Had the police officer bras a litle late the quarter-master would have adjusted the bok 1907 ................ And come ashore. The opium seized (twenty || 1908 (10 taels) is believed to have been taken to Manila - Sept) by the quartermaster on the inst. trip, but he had evidently failed to get it ashore at the latter part.
Manuwing Simpicio, a mas about sixty-eight years of age, was arrested, and this, forenoon he was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, to answer a charge of being in possession of illicit opium. The defendant stated that the opium was left in bis cabin by somebody; but Sergeant,Wilson showed that defendant koew that the stuff was there, be Cause when his cabin was entered the quarter. master said:"No gat opium," and, picking up the cholera belt, proceeded to leave the cabin. The belt was taken away from him and the discovory was made.',
The sergeant, giving evidence, spoke to go
RECOND SEARCH SUCCESSFUL
At a late hour on Saturday afternoon the news, Yesterday being a public holiday and the
of the terrible calamity which occurred on Colonial Government teader Stanley bag of td the U. s. Collier Naxsken while on the available for the duty, the Harbour Master again detailed Capt. Willoughby to make a
bigh seas, in which 'five men (two American thorough search of the waters between Hong-fficers and three of the Filipino crew) lost their lives reach us; but at the time defiante particu. kong and Chedog-coa, Casting of her mootio's at 9 a.m., the Stanley soon made lars, as we stated in our last issue; could not be
toner "destination. Wico tracks down
procured in time to serve to our readers. Since between five and six miles outside Green
then, however, Telegraph representatives have been made acquainted with the narrative, which Island the master on the bridge descried, a
so startled this Colony. The adventure of the black object floating on the surface of the sea
Nanakan, as will be seen, was one of the most Rway to coe SE. Believing he had thus carly
sensational that a vessel sailing in these waters #discovered the object of aïs quest, Capt. Wai
has ever encountered. That the tragedy threw loughby turbed the nose of his inde craft to the
a palf over the ship's crew, who held the de..ing on board the ship and meeting the defend
not, who volunteered the statement that be floating object and steamed down to ascertain
ceased men in high esteem, can only be left to When the Stanley, drew close to what it was,
had no opium. He then picked up the bundle the imagination. it, was found to be as of chair. Re
and walked to the deck. Witness stopped him, shaping his course to the N.W. the steam-
bad the bundle opened, and found the tins of tender was worked round till she got to.
poppy juice. Cheung-chau. Fiading nothing there a
real carpost and Search began sig-aag course was determined upon...so that the entire stretch of water might be corared before aightfall, ~ In the cruise in pur- suance of this plan, it was estimated that the Stanley must, bave covered between fifty aud sixty miles and if it were traced on the chatt a sketch of spider's web would have been left on the mariner's guide. Ultimately reward crowned 'the afforts of the ́persevering #Kipper god the mine was, located just about midway between Choung-chau and reen island in the very trick of ocean vessels making for the barbour of Vic toria. Strange to relate, that same Was traversed no less than three times in the When it was passed in the tedious craise. morning there was heavy woather wib a heavy saa tupping which accounted for the watch not being able to see the mide. In the alterpoon when the fortunate discovery was made at 3 o'clock the weather was fine and the sea had become smooth,
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As soon as the ning was located, a' boat kom the Stanley was lowered and the bo'san with a native crew were sent in charge. The bo'san took with him one end of the lies and as the little gig pulled away, some eighty fathoms wore paid out. The boat pulled round the mine which was stropped bymeuns of the rope at a 'sale distance. The Stanley then went fall speed
ahead with her low asteru in order to be sure if the object was a mine and, as it bobbed up and down in the water, if was ascertatued be une beyond a doubt. There being bo explosion it was thougnt safe to single 'up, the line and sbuckle it op to the mice. This was done, and the. Stanley started on her way back to chongkong with her tow. The steam teader arrived in port at 4pm. and the mine was taken across to the Harbour Uffice whorl. it was listed bodily on to the wharf this morning... The mine has some seven fathoms of can striched to it and while it did not act as a sinker it prevented the mine getting into deep water,
When seen by a member of our staff this moming the Hod. Com: Basil B. H. Taylor, RN,, the Harbour Master, kindly jöformed our representative that the mine was of the 72-16 British pauern "and was perfectly harmless as it had no, means of ignition. The Naval Authorities were endeavouring to ascertain, its origin. No one could state for certain bow it came to be where it was,
'Asked if the mine could have been one used in the Russo-Japanese waria shefeld of operations; the Harbour Master simled and repeated the assertion that it was one of British pattern. It might be presumed that it was used in mining operations many years ago and by some means, which remain to be explained, has got adnit. The shell of the mide as seen today is corrod -ed and covered with barnacles which appear to
have been quite recently chipped off.
__CHINA_BORNEO CU... LD,
The Nanshan, a vessel of 1,517 toas, com- manded by Capiate Carter, left Cavite harbour on Wednesday last for this port. She carried a large cargo o coal, paint and' naphtha. Less ban thirty-six hours after the collier had left her last port she met with extremely bad weather, which did some damage to the crait. Here started the first item in what was to be her adventomis programme. The Naruhan as buffeted about mercilessly by the elements, which seemed to have gone mad. As a matter
fact, she was pitchee about like a lost cork She shipped, as she rolled and tossed about, heavy seap, which were running mountains high, and this tended to send her cargo adnít, Another strong sea,carried in her bulkheads.
The defendant said that the opium was found in his possession, but he did not know the laws of the Colony.
The Court-He has probably been doing this babitually.
Sergeant-Yes Delcadant was ordered to pay a fine of $500, or go to gaol for three months.
SHANGHAI ELECTRIC AND ASBESTOS cu.
བ་ད་་བས་རི་དང།
The annual meeting of the Shangbai Electric and Asbestol Co., Ltd, took place at Shanghai on 25th ulto. Mr. W. D♫ Little presided and the others present were Mesus J. Frost, A. Hide, WC. Murray, Directors; R. W. MacCabe, Secretary; O. L. llbert, Thomas Weir, E..W.. Clement, and M. Broweit.
The Chairman said:
'The company was started in 1903 with a ca
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12,620 6,443. 10,6:0
7,463.
CORRUPTION IN JAPANESE POLITICS. „Verbatim reports are published in Japanese papers of the answers of some of the person arrested in connection with the Dai Nippon Sugar Company scandal when they were ex signed by the accused and the Procurator. The records make a vivid picture of the corruption sugar monopoly as well as to promote the sale. prevailing among political party man. We of salt. I cannot tell how much he paid and (Japan Chronicle) quels first, is presenting the
who received the money from him. F, do not company's side, the record of Mr. Imada know whether Shimaru Ryochi received or did i Kamataro, a barrister, who acted as a legal not receive a bribe, but he has bean suspected adviser to the company, and is charged with
on most of the questions so far arising, and. having assisted the directors in bribing the Okano Ichijiro has also been the object of sus members of the Diet. It reads as follows:
picion, while Yoshiuye is a man of similar char acter I know nothing tangible as to the bribes received by these people."
REVELATIONS OF MR. IMADA. “Imada Kamsataro, in response to my (the Procurator), request, made bis appearance at
I beard that when the sugar duty reimburse the Procurator's office in the Tokyo Chitoment question_was_taken up, a considerabia:52 with the charge preferred against him and made spirits of the Constitutional party from the Saibanshoon April 16th, 1909, in connection amount of money was received by the loading.. the following statement
sugar-refining companies, but I do not know who magaged to get the money. Ogido Youg shizo was always spoken of as receiving bribes, so that he might have had dishonourable com nections-with-the company. Hasegawa Toyo- kichi is no pccomplice of Ogino.
***The sum of Y40.000 was expanded by the company in December, 1968, according to a telephone communication by Matsura Gobel [a Constitutionalist now under arrest] at the Under 1,00 10
Over Tora! ime, and out of it the latter consequently paid. 1. $,000 15,000 10
717
727 Y30,000 to Ogino Yoshiza, Yashiuya Shoichiro," 8,172 1,519
7,691 Hasegawa Toyoxo, and one Miyasaki, mem 3,411 6,309
9.720 bers of the Futsukakai (a group of Constilu 7,633
7,633 tionalists in the Diet), who in turn distributed 1,447. 8,694
21,627 among others the balance after deducting their 734 9784
16,951 awa.share. I think the share of each was not 3,615 2,073
20,894 less than Y1,000 Matsura further remarked 3,921 4,284
15,668 that he had banded a certain sum to Yokoi 1,523 11,906
13.429 Tokio and Maramatsu Aize (the loading spirits 3.109 13,970
10,079 of the party), who divided, the money be 3:964 14,001
was further inform 38,698 * 46,657 tween themselves.
ed by Matsura that the day after he had 796 1,811
1,607 received the money from Esaki Raiji he gather. ed eight or nine of the principal members of 18,826 83.558 78,463
180,847 the Fatsutakai at a certain place on some Prior to the promulgation of the Ship-building pretext for the purpose of distributing Y20,000 and Navigation Encouragement Laws in 1896 ul. of the Y39,000 which had been received the shipbuilding industry in Japan was in an from the company. There Matsura produced undeveloped condition, but since the operation the Yz0,000 and arranged the method of lis. of these laws the building of large ships of tributing the money. I did not learn the place 4,000, or 5,000 tons or more has made marked where the meeting was held but I think it was progress. Classifying t80,000 tons of ships built at the office of the Futsukakai... Tachikawa during the past twelve years in compliance Upper, of the Fatsukakai, received money from with the provisions of the Encouragement Law Maisura. The laiter told me that be bad band. ed Tachikswn a portion of the money received according to builders, the Mitsu Bishi Yard beads the list with 114,500 tons, or 63 per cent. from the company. Unfortunately his house of the total, the Kawasaki Yard, the Osaka was entered by a burglar, who carried away the money in question. From these remarks Iron Works, and the Ishikawajima Yard com- ing next in the order named. The amount of of Matsura it is plain, that Tachikawa is a shipbuilding subsidies paid during these years recipient of the money, is shown in the following table:
1897......Y 8,774 Y 4:385 1898...... $87,700 1899...... 160,530 1900...... 121,300 190... 473,164 1901 333,228 49a3—: 359,50%- 1904 159.776 1905... 451,052 1905..... 404,308 1907...596,668
(to Sept.)
Qu hulls,
On engines
96,175.
· 27,160
31,630
107,950
-8,120
-87310
Terial Y 13,109 213,875 187,780 +52,930 38,094 41,148 437,810- 143,070 202,785
123,080
90.1.30
80,680 46,680
574,232 494,428 677.348. 262,912
¥3,453,171 Y746,380 Y4,209,552 As will be seen from the above, the Japanese Government has paid nearly 4,210,000 in sub- sidies on, 180,000 tons of ships built in the country during the last twelve years, or at the rate of Y23.30 per ton ba nu average. Distri; hating the amount of the subsidy paid to the respective recipients the following result is obtained:
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Mitsubi, Kawasaki. Dika. .897
:Y13.109 1898 174,785
39,990 1899. 187,780
56,970. 1900
96,864 1901 383,074 1992 337,190 1903365,860 1904 80,910 2905 404.450 1900 260,820 1907 269,080 1908 (up to Bept.) 208,270
Total Y13, rag' 213.875
. 187,780 152,930 68,645 89.935 542,253 74,158
411,348 29,950 42,000 437,810 83.745 38,15 202,786 81,556 +88,126 574,132 149,205 84,401 494.428 - 303,010 91,086 677,348
54,542 262,812
it was soon discovered that the paint locker was awash, and that a number of tins by conting into colhi with the sides of the ship, had been smashed. But was is known that in that little time a certain gas had generated? The weather: some, hours later abused a trifle, no- thing much to speak of, and steps were taken to re-arrange things in the paint locker-the
We recommend a dividend alTM Biper cent., death bole. One thing which had also to be
the same as fast year. {regrel, however, that done was to bail the water from the locker, and
you have had to wait for this instead of receiv.. this was being done by the crew. What hap.
ing a porting by way of interim dividend alter pened while this was being done is rather vague, the usual half-yearly bilance, as heretofore, but at that time we had a heavy overdraft with our Baturally, through the excitement. It could not be stated definitely which of the, officers Bankers. You will see hom the account that entered the locker first, or whether the latter
at the end of the year we had worked to a accompanied the Filipinos when the death hole
credit; however, at the moment we que again was entered. It is known, however, that Captain overdrawn. The fact is with a growing basi Carter proceeded below to investigate, and was suddenly overcome by the deadly fumes. Hees we want a little more working capital, was last board shouting." Where are you Rapp?"pital of $100,000; on the tath July, 1904, an ex The next person to enter, the locker was the traordinary general meeting passed Resolu boatswain, whose name is given as Tomas tions to the effect that, the capital be increased Cruz. He also was attacked by the fumes, to $200,000 by the creation of 4,000 new shares but he succeeded in crawling up the ladder bot that daly 1,000 of such sharer be then to the deck, and there he told on hir recovery, issued, the remaining 3,900 to be issued of the awful sight he witnessed below. This he and disposed of by the board from time to time told to Mr. Saunderson, the third officer, who and upon wach conditions as the Board in their was on watch on the bridge.
discretion shall deem advisable. Our paid-up capital is now $135,000; we propose to issue as soon as the time in propitious a further 1,000 shares bringing the capitalissued up to $150,000. Tho necessity of carrying considerable stock In other words; the vessels concerned have absorbs our funds. I referred to this position in large part been built by the State for the benefit of shipbuilding companies and indivi. last year and trasted that we should be able to reduce the amount so locked up but unfor.duals. By this hothouse method
mercantile tunately that does not seem possible. For our marine has been forced into existence, but the stock you will obscive is valued at a sum just condition of this industry cannot be said to have slightly in excess of our capital. We recom-justified the sacrifices made.~~Japan Chronicle. mand, placing $5,000 to reserve, bringing that Account up to $15,000, and that certain amounts be written off various accounts as detailed in the Report."
The boatswain presented a most distressing picture after struggling, to the deck. He was covered all over with a black mixture, believed to be coal tar, and from the way he was catcji- ing for his breath showed the Barrow.escope he had had. He stated that the captain, the chief officer (Mr. Larkie) and Mr. Rapp (the second) and three Filipios were dead below in a moment everything was being done to rescue the unfortunate men, and it is through the prompt action taken by those on board that the skipper's life was saved,
At about 8.45 p.m., several seconds after the startling report was made by the boat swain, a lamp was lowered into the death trap, and there, lying wash in the water, were the bodies of six mén-all of one colour, black, and beyond recognition. This set every one on the move. A wind funnel was erected to clear the fumes away, but still it was a dangerous matter for another person to proceed into the locker to reach the bodies.
7,000.00
During the six years of the Company's exis tence to February 28, 1909, · We have paid away, in dividends $34,549.50 Bonns.to Staffmidar Created a Reserve account of.... A special Reserve for bad and doubtful debts of*** And written off various accounts
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INCRIMINATION OF OTHERS.
I heard that the Dai Nippon Sugar, Com pany bad tampared with the Progressisis too when the sogar duty reimbursement question was taken up. Kurihara Ryoichi (Consultation" alist lender is a regular patron of the Dal Nippon Sugar Company, and is an intimate friend of Akiyama [managing director of the company). He might have borrowed money from Akiyama. From his close connection with. the company I assumed that Kuribara had dis honest relations with the company. Morimoto Shan has also very close connection with the company and the same inference may be drawn regarding him. Yokota is a man of a type likely 40 receive bribes. Had the canvassing expen»- ses been paid by the sugar company, the money might have been offered him first of all. ́ ̈ ̈ Usul Teppu à Daido Club leader] and Own Kame saburo are of the same type as Yokota,
"Disgraceful reports are always circulated about O-aka Ikuzo [the principal Constitution alist leader). If money was paid by the ba Nippon Sugar, it must go to bits. I was con corned in the matter of only Y10,000, a portion of which I received. I did not know of the 30,000 paid to the Constitutionalist party by the Dai Nippon Sugar Company.
"Yokoi Tokio." Procomtar Taketomi Sai addi:-"The above- was taken down as stated on the spat..by tha accused and was read to him. He declared-it: to be correct and affixed his signature,"
SACREDNESS OF, TELEQRAMS,
DRASTIC FUMISIIMENTS.
"Tachikawa Unpei, who pursues the same path as Yoshiuye and his confrères in likewis WHERE THE BRIDES WERE MEGOTIATED, suspicious. I heard that he had been robbed Early, in February, 1908, as far as my of the sum he received by a thief who entered memory saves, Matsura invited me by tele-bis house. I do not know whether the money phone to come to a large tea-house (machioi) stolen from him was bribe money or not. Mo called Kiraku, or something like that five or six toda Hajime, a Constitutionalist leader, may not have received bribes from the Dai Nippon doors west of the Tameike electric car station I went there about 1 o'clock at night and Sugar Company, I do not know at all whether fopod Matsura drinking.saké in company with it was through hin (Motoda's) influence-that-1 a geisha in a small room, of 4 mats on the received YI0,000: Okuno Ichijiro is also ground floor. Matsura told me that all were suspicious, as he was working with Yoshiuys, striving hard for the sugar monopoly question and that he woold introduce me to all. There" upon I went upstairs and found in a spacious room Okuno Ichijiro and Yoshieye-Shoichiro, leaders of the Futsukaksi, drinking sakd in the company of two geisha These two mau told me that they would manage matters in such a way as to attain the object of the company, with regard to the sugar moho- pely and requested me to remain assured.
The Board of Posts and Communications Matsura added that D-oka Ikuzo [a leader of the Constitutionalist party) was present in the realizing that divulging of the contents of house, but was sleeping with a geisha in an telegrams may do a lot of harm and is detri- other room. An incident took place at this mental to the public interest, has decided to meeting. Matsura, whilst under the influence severely punish those who are guilty of it. of sake grasped the hair of a waitress, 27 or 28The law passed for the purpose enacts that apy years old, and shook her so that the hair fell one divolging military and State, telegrama down. This action of Matsura sent the women
shall be sentenced to death and any, ogg miding or abetting in.the same shall be, imprisonedj away crying.
that any person divulging the contents of ordinary official telegrams, shall be imprisoned. for len years and any one alding and abetting in the same shall be imprisoned for from three. to five years; that any one divulging the pur port of commercial or press telegrams shall be imprisoned for for one year and any cus aldicg. and abetting in the same shall be imprisoned. for from three to six months ; that any one giving information leading to the arrest and conviction of those guilty of divolging State,... official and ordinary telegrams shall be re- warded $1,000, $500, and $300 respectively and that all telegram officials who exercise due care and diligenca in preventing telegraphic- massages from leaking out shall be rowerḍed.
Shanghai Timis,
"O-oka was present at the tea house on the night in question, but, as I was told that he was sleeping with a geisha, I did not see him, I asked Ökane and Yashiuye to exert them.. felyes in favour of the company, and went home after midnight., I had the impression that Maisura had invited me to the tea-house and introduced me to his friends for the pur pose of showing me that the monay coming from the company had been distributed among Okuné, Yoshiuye, and Q-oka.
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Phelieve O-oka has received some money
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Y4,7a8,999 Y939,298 Y488,243 V4,156,540 Besides the above Y38,840 in 1901 and Y14,172 in 1908 were paid to the Ishikawajima 'Ship--from Matsura, Matsura said :-O-oka is building Yard, making a total, as already. man bi such convequence that we must make stated, of Y4,200,000. Of nearly V4,310,000 in himPresident of the House... We therefore subsidies granted for shipbuilding since the disclosed the sugar monopoly scheme to hins law came into force the Mitsu Bishi obtained and asked for his support and exertions in its 65 per cont. of the total, the Kawasaki za per lavour do dot know how much he bas re- ken... And the Osaka Iron Works 15 per cent. ceived. the share of the Ishikawajima being only t/s par ceut
CHINESE WOMAN ROBBED. QUICK CAPTURE BÝ MR. J. J. BOTELHO,
Ist lost..
As regards the bijbe to Yokoi and Mura- matsu, Matsura told me that Motode Hajima' [a leader of the Constitutionalists) has re guested bim (Mathura) so devise, means to favour them, as they were poor and that in compliance with this request, he (Matsura) handed them a sum of Y10,000.
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IMADA KAMATARO, The above, was laken, down as itated and read to the accused, who declared it to be correct and affixed his signature,
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CIVIL SERVIce cricket CLUB.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S SPORTS. Last-Monday afternoon, at Happy Valley, members of the Civil Service Cricket Club beld their appeal athletic sports. Owing to the day being a Bank Holiday, there was a large at endance of interested spectators and the propi tious weather, farther tended to the after noon's success. An attractive programme was gone through, the variona events being koon- ly-contested..The Band of the 13th Rajputs under the baton of Bandmaster Coke was in attendance, and enlivened the proceedings with.
Following are the results :--- BOYS' FLAT RACE Handicap, 'over soven spars,-1, Brett. 2. Blake..
GIRLS' FLAT RACK, Under seven years—1. M. Fincher. 2. Di Pile. 3. E. Woolley.
GIRLS FLAT KACE. Over seven years—!. 11 YARDS RACE. Handicap. Opes, to all E. McLeod, 2. G. Woolley, “3. B. Breit.“ members.-1. J. Bullen., 2.. E. Dawson. 3. L. E. Breit."
"PROCURATOR TAKÉTOMI SAL”” MR. YOKOI'S CONFESSION. M Before Mr. F. A. Hareland (second police,
The following is the confession of Mr. Yako:pleasant selections of music. magistrate) in the Police Court, this forenoon, Tokio, a leader of the Constitutionalists who two coolies-Ko Ki and Cheung Kam-were was formerly President of the Doshiaba 15,000.00 charged jointly with snatching a gold car-ring and way for years, connected with Christian with jade drop from an old woman named Chu propaganda. The confession was made at the 5.500.00 U in Queen's Road Dentral, near the Clock Procurator's Office in the Tokyo Chibo Saiban. 23,339.45 Tower, yesterday afternoon.
sko pn April 15th, 1909 Se Two hours later a volunteer came forward
The story of the tobbery was told by Mr. B. Gohei asked me to exart, myself in favour of the One morning in December, 1907, Matsura and signified bis-intention of going below to
-$104,378,95 ||]. Botelho," au assistant in the employ of get the bodies. This man was Tomas Cruz.
Messrs. Barretto nad Company. He said that sugar monopoly scheme, stating that if the He was lowered into the bold with a how-line. which shows I think a satisfactory working,about balf-past three o'clock yesterday after scheme was approved by the Diet, the Govern The brave man was provided with another We had a set back in 1906 owing to the defal noon he was walking under the verandab near ment revenue would increase and the Dai Nip-
BONA FIDE CLUB VISITORS FLAT RACE. rope, with which to get the bodies up. He
cations of the Secretary at that time. For the Wang Hing's jewellery store, in Queen's Road, Don Engar Company would be saved from ruin. succeeded in getting to the deck a Filipino, who, year ending 31st March, 1907, we bad to pass He was going in a westerly direction, while Sawada made a similar request.-I saw Akiyaman Handicap, Civil Servants ineligible to compete. afterwards. The boatswain himself was feeling Secretary's defalcations and the expenses cca. but a few yards away. Witness saw the fold me that suitable touceur would be paid Pile.. Mrs. L E. Broil 3. Mr. G. W. Brett although brought up alive, succumbed shortly our dividend but wrate off the whole of the fact the complainant, coming in his direction, was ichiya and Iadmura Otosuke (managing direr- Owen. Androws. 3. Chunyat
tors of the company.), At the tinte Maisura LADIES EGG AND SPOON RACE Mes a bit "seedy" from the effects, but, after a The following references to. the Ching Borrest he went to work again. The volunteer was
nected therewith, amounting to $7,757.46 and | defendant approach_complainant from behind carried forward to the new account $1,126,98 | and struck her on the shoulder. He then to the Constitutional Association upon the pas- POTATO RACE For Members under 37 ato Co., Ld., in which Hongkong shareholders lowered into the hold several times, until final. We are now in new premises in a most suitable walked away. Witness seized the man and by sage through the Diet of the Sugar Monopoly years of age. Witchell, 2. Gibson: Sph are largely interested, appear in the acqualty the fast body was removed. Artificial re-location for our business and with; I hope, a this time complainant discovered that she was.
Bill.
ICO YARDS LADIES' NÓMINATION RACE-N report on Sandakan for 1908;---
good year before us.
minus her ear-ring, '-
About December 25th, 1907, as far as my 1. Bacon (qomiosted by Mrs. Thornhill), a memory serves, I and Muramatsa Aiso met Pile (nominated by Mrs. Hong), 3, Witchell Sawada and Matsura at the office of the Conati-nominated by Mrs. Weil). * futional Association, when Sawada produced THREE-LEGGED RACE- Band and Gib
10,000 in Vio nates, as far as I remember, son. Brett and Dawson, Barlow, and.. and 'on the spot, the four of us divided the
Witchell.. money among ourselves, each receiving Ya,500, This mosty was received as remuneration for our future services in the passage of the Bugar Monopoly Bill. The money came from the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company.
THE SLIPWAY IN SANDAKAN.
2.
The China Borneo Co. built a steam launch for the Mora Government, a house boat for the Kinabatangas district, a large timber lighter for their own van, and a lighter for the New - London Borneo Tobacco Co. They repaired 6 lighters, launebes, and steamer, at their works, of which number a6 were cradled on the slipway.
spiration was resorted to, but it only had effect on Captain Carter. The rest were too far gone.
The dead are :-
Mr. W Larkin, chief officer, Boston. hic. H. C. Rapp, second officer, of Phile delphia, and-
Three Filipinos, whose namer we could pot obtain.
Captain Carter is being treated on board the Nasikan, by the doctor of the U.S.S. Helena, He is doing well.
There were no questions asked and the first resolucion, proposed by the Chariman and sa conded by Mr. Murray, that the report and statement of accounts as printed be adopted, was put to the meeting and carried.
Mr. Clemons moved that Mr. Murray be, ra siacted a Director of the Company and that the appointment of Mr. A. Hide as Director be confirmed. Mr. Ilbert seconded.
Trada in Sandakan improved during the year, more shops being opened and population
In regard to this resolution Mr. Little ex. larger both in towa'and outside, fore coolies It might bere be stated that while the rescue plained that they asked authority to confirm being employed in the District. Towards the work was being done, the Nanckan was "bove | the appointment of Mr. Hide who had been end of the year exchange with Hongkong be- to" and at its completion Mr. Saunderson (the invited by the Directors to take the seat on the came more favourable, and as a consequence third officer) took charge of the vessel and board vacated by Mr. E. G. Pearce some six or the China boats arrived with large cargoss, broughther safely to Hongkong, arriving beroon seven months ago when he went home. He American Government vessels Called in fre- Saturday fótançon, it was a very impressive took this opportunity of thanking Mr. Pearce queally for repairs and coal, and a fow outside Ceremony that took place at Happy Valley on their behalf for the work he had done for versele also came in for bunkering. The China yesterday morning, when the funeral of the | the Company, Boraso Co, completed the erection of their now five men took place. The officers wern' in- sawmill, but say that their slipway and engineer- tarred at the Colonial Cemetery, while the ing plant could have dealt with a much larger Filipinos were laid to rest in the Roman business The North Boraso, Trading Co, la Catholic burial ground. A detachment from form me that their engineering works were fully | the V.5.5. Felong under Capt. W. W. Buch- occupied with their own upkeep, and develop. | anan and Lieut. W, Friedall, also, Mr. C. F. engal work, but as regards Timber they may that. Enguany Chief Engineer, Mr. A. E. Depp goperal conditions were not favourable, but ax- First Assistant Engineer, Mr. W Hatchler, port of log timpar was maintained in preference: Secund Assistant Engluser and the crew from to seducing strength of working gLENOVO the sa. Nanshan warn present.
The revolution was unanimously carried. Mr. Browett moved the appointment of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews as auditors of the Company for the corrent your which was seconded by Mr. Ulbert and agreed
to.
The meeting concluded by a vote of thanks to the Directors and staff for the good results of last year's working, which Mr. Browett propor
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The complainant gave evidence to the effect that while walking along Queen's Road yester. day she felt a tug at her ear. Mr. Bofelbo, she added, grabbed a man, in whom she recognised the first defendant, and asked her whether she had lost anything. Complainant. replied that her ear-ring war missing. Mr. Botelho then banded his prisoner over to "a black European" -laughter)-the old lady continued. The second defendant handed over to the police a few minutes later the missing ear-zing."
Hare his Worship withdrew the charge. against the second defendant, and discharged him, but called upon him to give evidence, The witness said that he was employed by the Ko Shing Theatre Company,
The Court-How did ibis car-ring come into your hands? Did you pick it up?
Witness-No. It was handed to me by a European who asked me to retum it to the complainant. I gave it to the policeman.
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SELF EXCULPATION,
BOYS' FLAT RACE, Under soven your... F., Lawrence, 2. O. Lawrence. 3B Pile,
SACK RACE. Pile, a. Barlow, -3/ Wiltei shire
VETERANS' RACE—1, Dr. Clark, £W, 8. As to the Y2,500 I received, I used a portion | Diggins. 3. A, Bloway, in the expenditure on my new house, spent a GIRLS SKIPPING RACE., Edie McLeod," part as pocket money, and divided the balance LADIES AND GENTS DRIVING RACE of about Yroon between ihres members of the 1 Mr Bratt and Mr. Pte. 3. Mr. Smith Diet who belonged to the Constitutional Asso-. and Mr. Pile. ciation. 1 wish to be excused from giving the sardes of the three men to whom I gave the money. I paid the money to these persons, in firder to establish my influence to the party, but pot for the purpose of making them work for the sugar monopoly..
WHEELBARROW RACE. SCRATCH, Boad and Witchell. 7. Brett and Bellan, 3. Dige gins and Wilishire.
Bideo. 2, Ladd and Bacon. 3. Bloway-andh EGG. AND SPOON RACE.-I. Gibeon" and Bullen, Zagg edge
The defendant said that he came to the Colony a few days ago to sali ten. ` la did not *This is the only time that I have received commit the robbery. As a matter of fact be from others in my fifa as remuneration for pro: Dr. Olark presented the prizes to che suocessió, was yards away from the scene when the thing secuting a movament. A certain friend of mine ful competitors at the conclusion of the sportss occurred, maki who was presied by poverty proposed aid in, and received three cheers and mitigar for wit
His Worship sealanced accused to thre; the movement in return for axpenses. (He said talk.A similar aception to Law in her wahrne manthe' hard labour.
-187) that if i dinsgreed with à is proposal, ku would - brought the proceedings to a classicaNEU.