2078
The Sunning Railway.
OFFICIAL OPENING.
SOME DETAILS OF THE LINE.
On the 3rd Instant, the official opening of the Sunding Railway (a privats concem) by the Viceroy of Canton, or one of his representatives, will take pince. And it was considered neces sary that our readers should be posted with full particulars of the line. Of course, we are in no position to go into minute dalails optil the line is seen, but we appard below what facts we have gathered from Doe of the leading men' connected with the railway, who was good enough to grant one of our representatives an interview.
The line, we were given to understand, was built entirely of Chinese capital, and by Chi- auso labour,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 5 1909.
China Lights,
REPORTED SALE OF CANTON
PROPERTY: -*
$1,300,000 CAPITAL OF NEW UNDERTAKING. |
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[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 28th May,
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Templo Collapse.
WORSHIPPERS ENTOMBED.
WOMEN FATALLY, INJURED,
-PARTING OF OLD FRIENDS!
CAUSE OF DISPUTE TOLD AT POLICE-COURT-
A rather Interesting case was heard by Mr. F. A. Hareland in the Police Court, last Thurs day, when a clark summoned a foreman en- gineer, residing at Kowloon, for using insulting and abusive langarge towards him on the ryth all. There was a cross-summons for a similar offence.
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ged lust. Wanchai was the scene of a startling collapse to-day. Two young women were buried under the debres of the fallen building a man was injur- ed by falling timbar, and not a few bad narrow The evidence heard was that about 5.45 p.m. escapes from death. The women were the only on the day in question & witness, while re- persons taken to the Government Civil Hoslutning to his quarters from work, saw the pital, and thele condition is such that faint defendant- enter a contractor's office, for what hopes are held out for their recovery.
purpose he did not know. Some minutes later The injured are:-
he saw complainant follow into the office. Then witness heard filthy language being used between the parties. While this was going on the wile of the complainant appeared on the scene, and she was insulted by defendant, who used very insulting language, and added that his children were white, and not "wonks
Defendant was called to the witness-box. He stated the alleged facts of the case, and after that was cross-examined by the defendant.
Defendant-When we were both working at the railway were we not as very friendly terms?
Ip Chuon (45), a married woman residing
at 3, Queen's Road, East. Lo Ho (22), & married women, of 5, Tai Yuen
Street.
Fong, Chouk (0), the emple keeper. Those who had narrow escapes were "-" Laung Po (28), a friend visiting the temple
kooper; and
A boy and a girl.
Everybody is interested in railway work in Chia Everybody, who has Chips's interests at heart, follows these collossal undertakings carefully. Everybody is watching China's steady progress in. railway building with awe. It is reported that the Canton Authorities Nobody can dispute the fact that a railway is a
bave completed arrangements for the purchase huge assel to a country. It not only alleviates
of the Croton Electric Light Works and will Boo inke over the undertaking from_the distress, bring increased prosperity to agricul turs and production generally, open up naw voudors-the China' Light and Power Com. country, and give great facility to districts for
pany, Limited, under the General manage. merly dependent on the river trade, but incitement of Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co. The people to labour in confidence that they will required capital for the re purchase of the con receive its fruits.
cera, including purchase exparin, assignment fens and other outgoings in order to convert the company into a purely Chinese enterprise is stated at $4,300,000.. Of this large amount. one-half will be fully subscribed by the Provin cial Government and the other half will be The collapse occurred shortly before oleven raised by subscriptions in shares to be offered 'clock in tan Tai Wong Temple, in Queen's Road East, and the noise caused by the falling to the public as already reported. It is now further fearnt that the Taotal for the Develop. bricks and the smashing of timber startled ment of Native Industries (Chan Mong Tsang) the whole neighbourhood. Is a minute the has been charged with the duty of soliciting street and cross lanes were crammed with subscriptions for shares from among the officials, inokers, and this obstructing caused no little while Mr. Pan Pui Yu has the care of the appltifficulty to the police and firemen from No. a cation and allotment forms among the general Police Station, who were on the scene is quick public. The Viceroy, bas instructed both the Provincial Treasurer and the Salt Commissioner
The news anon got around that there were to assist Taolai Chao Mong Tsang in the matter. some people buried under the ruins and the It is confidently anticipated that the unofficial rescuers lost not a second in finding out whether moiety of the required capital will be raised such was the case or not. When they arrived
in the main ball of the templa (the large wor without any difficulty, as the national character of the undertaking fills the natives with en-shipping hall) they beard cries, coming fram two places under the debris, The police thusiasm in their desire to wrest the concez.
officers got to work and like Trojans they sion from a foreign company. It is currently reported that Mr. Fung Wa-chun, of Hong,
went about it, until finally they succeeded koog, has beca largely tostrumental in bringin getting out the unfortunate women, who were to a head the success of the negotiations in a pitiful condition.. A search for more bodies for the sale and purchase of the electric works,, proved fruitless. He has been working continuously and labori- ously to this end for the past three months.
[The sale of the above property was firát reported in the Telegraph of Thursday last.- Eȧ., G. K. T.)
No, there was not a single European attached to the line," said the gentleman in Auswor to the interviewer's question, "My father, Mr. Chin Gee Hee, was the engineer in charge, He is also prasidont and manager."
"What experience bas your father in rail way-building?"
"Many years' experience. He has been employed.ne engineer on many railway lines In the United States of America. He took an active part in building the Seattle Railroad.
It was a pity that the chief engineer was not prosent at the interview, from whom we could We learnt that be secure more definite news. was at the scene of operations attending to the faishing touches of the line.
In the course of further conversation with the gentleman, the interviewer was told that be railway ran from Kung Yik to Tao Shap, a distance of forty-four miles, which were covered in nearly two hours and a halt..
"How long did it take you to complete the line?"
"About two years."
The root bed was faid in the fifth moon of the 33rd year of Kwong Sui, and in the eleventh moon trains were running half way to Sun Hung The cost of building the railway was $2,000,000, and it is expected to lick on with the Haokow trunk line.
"Were there any tammels to pierce ?" "None. We had a straight path."
DROWNING NEAR VAU-MA-TI.
JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES HIS
OWN LIFE.
Arthe Magistracy, last Wednesday, an inquiry was held by Mr. J. Kemp, the Coroner, to ascertain the cause of the death of a Japanese named Subichi Beki, aged twenty-five years, who committed suicide in the harbour the other Seki was in the employ of a local photogra
day.
time...
The women's clothing was partly ripped off their bodies, and they were bleeding profusely from various cuts and bruises: The bead end leys of one of the women are believed to have been fractured, while the injuries sustained by the other are too numerons to mention in detail, They were taken to hospital in an unconscions state in Tung Wah Hospital ambulances.
Shortly alter ten o'clock this morning the two women, who are friends, went to the temple to worship. This temple, it might here be said, bas
balls. two
In the larger hall is the high altar; the small, altar is in the next ball, on the western side, and both are consecied by means of a door!" Worshippers, so our reporter was told, are in the habit of visiting the small altar first and ben concluding their worshipping in the next room. p-Chuco and Lo Ho followed this rule, and they were on their bended knees bs- terrific bang. They were beads crashed in thrown on their sides and pinned down by the mass of bricks and tiles until rescued by the police.
Witness-Yes.
Was it not through you that I got dismiss- ed-No. Ever since you got dismissed you bave been causing trouble..
At this stage defendant said to the Court that complainant was one of the most quarrel. some men at the railway.
Continuing, he asked: Were you not black. balled at a Fremason's Lodge in the Colony owing to your habits?—I don't know.
Were you not put up for election ?—I don't
know.
Are you a Freemason ?—No.
It is not a fact that the two witnesses I have called, and who have failed to appear. wers threatened by you that they would lose two- days' pay if they came to Count-No,
it is not a fact that on account of your drank ennent you were black-balled at a certain club?
I don't know.
Do you remember when I was working at the railway ?Yes.
One day did not get leave from you to shift my piaso, and did you not report me?—No.
Did you not attempt to strike as inspector with a stick i had a quarrel with him... Did you not attempt to strike him?-No. Now, if I had called your wile a why did you not strike me down to the ground like say decent Englishman?—I did not want to take the law into my hands.
You are thin-skinned?— His Worship objected,
An accountant in the empicy of a Chinese contractor explained shortly lint took place at Lai-chi-kok-that evening. The two men quar- relled there, he said,
MÜRDER IN CANTON.
-TAOTAL_FOULLY.DONE TO DEATH,
From Our Own Correspondent:]
SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL
AFFAIRS.
Not a few subjects of spacial importance are dealt with in this wook's number of the Muni. cipal Gazette. Of these the first to catch the Canton, 28th May.
attention, both by position and interest, is the Taotai|Laú See Kee afías Lan Ming Pok, a Notification that the Siccawei Road has beeR antive of the Lung Moon district and a well re-opened to traffic, with the obvious Inference, known citizen here as well as in Hongkong, strengthened as there is reason to believe by. was murdered at his residence in Wing On actual fact, that the scandal of the Alhambra is Lane last evening at half-past seven o'clock, on the way to a satisfactory adjustment, For He was called on by thres visitor, who, under † the moment, however, it would be prematura. to comment on this part of the Gazette, and wa false pretence alleged themselves to be mem- bars of the Hongkook Wah Yick Company; may pass on to the correspondence dealing soven other confederates kept watch at the with the somewhat regrettable episode of doon. The late Trotni Lau was very familiar Viceroy Tuan Fang's departure from: Shanghal with the Wab Yick Company, so he received the on-February 3, after the opening of the Intere. men, as soon as they were received into the ized appearance on that occasion of a guard of disguised visitors without hesitation. The three national Oplum Commission and the unauthor prosence of Total Lau drew out their daggers honour of 180 Chinese soldiers armed with and stabbed him in four different places on the rifles and ammunition, marched into the body. Tantsi Lau at once fell down unconscious Settlementland occupied the Passenger Pon- and succumbed from his fatal injuries in a very-toon." On the question of ammosition there short time. All the other immates in the bouso appears to have been some misunderstanding. were threatened with their lives by the ruffians, The Taotai states positively-that the troops carried "empty rifles add had no ammunition so they could not raise an alarm, until the act- assins had taken their departure. The Kwang-about them. For the main part of the contro- cho Brigadier-General and the Police officials, very, however, the Chinese authorities frankly on learning of the tragedy, hastened to the scene admli the breach of etiquette. It had originally but could fod no trace of the culprits. On the been arranged, we are told, that his Excellency recommendation of the Kwangsl Governor, the should take his departure from the China Mer Inte Taotai Lau proceeded to the United States chants Wharf and permission for the body of America to collect subscriptions from the guard to enter the French Concession had been Chinese residing there for the formation of the arranged for accordingly. At the last moment Kwangsi Chua Wab Banking and Mining the Viceroy decided to embark further down Company for the development of the mineral the river; the route of the soldiers had to be resources of Kwangsi. The deceased ratumad changed; and "siaca the time available was to Canton only a few weeks ago from San abort it was not possible first to inform the Francisco.
Police of the Satilement. The letter con cludes with a recognition of the standing rulas and an assurance that they shall be more strictly observed in futuro..
ROBBERY AT. THE PEAK,
RAUD RATORNS.
"From where did you get material for build-aben He had been in the Colony for nearly fore the main nitar when the roof over their question he saw defendant leave the quarters. The following is the result of crushing opera; up than dispelled. But for "this very reason
log the line."
Some from England, some from the United States and Germany."
As we have already stated, this line is a private one, built by American Chinese, and the opening will be of a semi-private nature.
OPIUM SMUGGLING..
CHARGE OF IMPORTING INTO AUSTRALIA.
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The second case against Edward Merchant, who was in charge of the launch Warreemde On January 27, when the Customs officers seized a quantity of opium, was copcluded at the High Court on Thursday, reports the Syd- pey Evening News of 30th April The charge In this case was one of having imported the opium.
Mr. Wise, K.C., Mr. Blacket, and Mr Bavio (instructed by the Soliciter for the Common- wealth) appeared for the Crown, and Mr.-Flan- nery (instructed by Mr. R. H. Levin) for the defendant, who pleaded not guiltys 2.5
Evidencethat has beta made public was taken in the case, and points raised in the previous cases were raised in this case by Mr. Flannery.
Bernard Einerson, the owner of the steam launch Warreember, was called, and he gave evidence corroborating Merchant's statement that he was in charge of the bual on wages, and bad.power to make terms for hiring it out.-
Mi. Wise asked the. witness' to relate the
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three years. On the morning of the 14th ulto: be obtained leave from his employer, his ex- cuse being that he was going on a trip to Canton. He was not seen alive after that. was some five days later that the coxswain (Ho ing) of the steam launch Meteor_discovered on a piece of vacant ground, near Yau-ma-ti, close to the praya wall, a bundle of clothing. On the face of the wall he saw blood stains, He reported the matter to Inspector Langley, at Water Police Station, and the clothing was taken charge of by the police... In the inner pocket the coat was found a letter, which, it is believed, explains the motive for the man taking his lie. An hour after this discovery, Seki's body was found floating close to the spot where the clothing was recovered.
Evidence was taken, and the jury returned of verdict of Suicide by drowning."
POSTAL DEVELOPMENT IN SHANGHAI,
RAPID PROGRESS.
Although for the past year the development of postal facilities in Shanghai and the district has-been proceeding apace under the auspices of the Chinese Imperial Post Office at no time has the progress of the work been so rapid as at the present, says the Shanghai Mercury, Within the last month or two the extension of the postal service and the increased facilities offered by the Imperial Post Office have been
When the news of the collapse reached this office, a Telegraph representative rushed to the temple, where he inspected the damage. The to the main ball collapse was confined only, the roof covering the small hall being in. tact, though, perhaps in a dangerous condition. The most curious thing about the accident is that, notwithstanding that bricks and timber were hurled in every direction, even penetrat ing into the adjoining worshipping place, no damage was done to the altars. Not an image was dislodged from its position.
The temple keeper when seen by the press. iman was limping badly. He said that before the collapse he was standing at the street door waiting for his friend, Leung Po, who was in the kitchen. Wib Leung were the boy and girl... Suddenly, and without the least warning, he heard a crash, and before he had time to look round, the roof had dropped. He was struck on the right ankle with a piece of timber and thrown several feet. Although swollen badly, the injury to the ankle is not, so serious as to warrant his removal to hospital,
Apolber witness said that on the sight in
and-gelinton ricksba. Before defendant he met a child, and patting the child on the head and addressing complainant and his wife, said:| "This is white and not a wook."
Complainant's solicitor asked what defendant meant by that. The witness explained that com- placant had been married to a Japanese lady.
Cross-examined by defendant; The witness was not drunk the whole time when he was with his last employers. He did not know why he was dismissed for nothing, he believed. Wit ness was not found dead drunk in his quarters;:: and sent for his pay.
Defendant-Then you have. heen dismissed for.po.cause all?-As far as I could see.
Whern were you working before?—The Naval Yard,
And were you not dismissed from there for drunkenness too?—No,
Were you sirictly sober on the day of this affair?-Yes, strictly sober.
conversation which he said Merchant bad had sufficient to attract attention and call for paces when I discovered my passage barred." "This is white. There is no wonk attached to
·with him.'
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Witness: Am i to sepeat what was said in a private conversation?
His Honour: Yes, Mr. Wise: What did he say? Witness: He said the launch had been seized for smuggling opium.
What else did he say?-He asked me if would put him in the same position he was a before He said some Chinaman, had asked
him to go out with him. 147
What for?-To smuggle opium.
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urning round quickly on his beel he made for a side door, which he forced open, and be. and bis young companions effected their escape without a bruise.
Thus the incident may be regarded as closed) GOOD HAUL OF JEWELLERY MADE BY THIEF.
and there could be little reason for further Daring the absence of the occupier of 116,
allusion it but för the belief that something more lies behind than appears in the published. Gough Hill Road, the. Peak, between seven and ball-past eleven o'clock last Tessday night, correspondence. This at least may be inferred a thief forced an entrance into the house, and from the reference in the Council's letter to the piative authorities' explanation of their failure to making his way late one of the bed-rooms, go obtain a permit, as given "through an informal away with a good haul of jewellery; The robbary was not discovered until late that channel. Apart from the slight which, it was night, and headquarters were promptly notified. Considered, had been offered to the Viceroy, an The list of the property stolen is as follows: impression seems to have gained ground among Stco in potes, one twenty franc nole, a gold Chinese of the higher classes that there had watch chain with jade pandant, valued at $50, been a deliberate intention to seite an oppor a gold bracelet, worth $50, a gold.ring, S15tunity, not for the first time, to place them in an inferior position in the eyes, of their coun- pair of Japanese bracelets, valued at $13, a
try men. Whether or not a complaint waE' lady's gold watch, the value of which was given at $150, a brooch set with pearls, with a green lodged at Peking we have no means of know... stone in the centre, value $40-the total. But there is reason to believe that the aggregating $425. The police are investigating whole circumstance of the case, as seen from the Chinese, standpoint, were fully reported to the affair.
the Central Government and that'special' emi phasis was laid upon them in connection with the application for Settlement extension. It is. a truism that such ideas ara more easily caught
there is all the greater seed of endeavouring to persuade our Chinese neighbours that neither in this nor in any difference of opinion is there the slightest desire to humiliate them, directly or indirectly. In the case of the Viceroy's retinus it was merely necessary for the Total to have,informed the authorities_of_the_Settle.. ment of his wishes in-order to obtain the fullest satisfaction ; and if there was any special reason for altering the point of bis Ex- cellency's departure al 'the last moment, no doubt the necessary arrangements could have been made. The undesirability of indiscri minate entry into the Settlement by bodies of armed dative military is too clear to be passed over without protest. But the tone of the Council's letter, the allusion to the Viceroy's courteous visit" and the fact that no letter was went to the Consular Body until more than three' weeks after the date of the incident in question, are evidence that that protest was not made without careful deliberation: It, in general, thers have been points of friction, the cause cannot in fairness be attributed to the one side only, and there are moments when a decided
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tions at Raub for the four weeks ending, zzad- altimo:-
BUKIT KOMAN. Stope crushed 3,885. Laug Gold obtained 1,092 aunces Average per ton 5.62 dwts.
BUKIT-MALACCA. Štode crushed 2,094 lors Gold obtained 110 ounces Average per ton 1.05 dwis.
CVANIDE
for 2 weeks ending 220d ultimo 91 ozs..
SUMATRA CANNIBALS.
UBE OF MEDICINE AMONG THEIR LAST
KEPRESENTATIVES,
A WOMAN'S JEALOUSY What is supposed to have been a case of jeal- nusy wasexplained in the Police Court, last Wed. needay. A Chinaman was charged with stealing Trom a woman residing in Yee Yik Lane a meta! A European foreman said that be heard water pipe, valued about $1. The evidence was the noise in the contractors' office, and heard to the effect that the defendant, who was "pot complainant say to defendant: Who gave known" to the complainant, paid her a visit you authority to use the telephone?" Com-on previous day. He remained there for a while, plainant also told him he had no right in the and soon after his departure the pipa was lost premises, and requested him to leave. As The other side of the story was that complaisant attitude and frant utterance become inevitable. defendant was leaving he turned round and and defendant were old sweethearts. TheyBut to deduce from there a deliberate intention at all times and opportunities to put indigoly called complainant a cur and other unprintable had bad a lover's tiff; had agreed to part, and
upon the Chinese, would be to accuse the From Leung, Po, who did not seem to have names, nieo saying: "I'd like in knack your the charge, so it is alleged, was preferred
· far recovered from bis fright, when he was spoken head off." He then made a lunge at his ap against the man to get him into "hot water, foreign authorities of a policy that is
from their desire as it is from their interest. to, we obtained the following statement: "pozent. Complainant drew back and the blow The defendant was libérated at once..
At the turning point of the seasons, between was in the kitchen when the collapse struck bis cap, knocking it to the floor. De
ammer and winter, the Medical Officer's re- took place. When I heard the crumbling fendant then quitted the place, and, getting
port for April affords very satisfactory reading, noise I made to run through the temple to into the tickeba, in which already was his ron,
No cases of typhoid have been notified; we are get to the street. I had proceeded about five
turned to complainant's wife and said:
told; small-pox has been almost completely -absent, and the out-stations have proved "com. him. He then insulted the lady,
spicuously useful in getting at those people who have no best clothes,"" which are consider. A- Dutch colonial surgeon who practices at Medan, of the east coast of Sumatra, hased'necessary (not only, perhaps, among Chin. communicated to the Academy of Medicine of ese) for a visit to the Health Office. The last Paris a paper on Medicine among the Bataks, fact is a strong argument for the permanent in- and this has been published in the French stitution of local Health Stations to which Dr. medical journal La Semaine Medicale. The Stanley again refers. The system is briefly outlined in the Annual Report for 1908 and Bataks are the last representatives of the
would consist of a number of depôts in charga Sumatra cannibals and the description of their physical and moral conditlan is not plea of resident Assistant lospectors, whose duties. sant reading. Their medicine, like that of most would include vaccination, disinfection, col, other savages, is largely dominated by their lection of refuse, registration of native deaths. endeavours to propitiate the evil spirits to whose and the dissemination of sanitary knowledge. agency all diseases are attributed. They do, For land, and, buildings the cost of each however, use massage, meditated baths, and station is computed at Tls. 10,000 to Tis. various drugs, and they seem to have a good 30,000, or a total of about Tis, 210,000 for the working knowledge of ʼn large number of ladi-hole. No definite proposal was included in the genous poisons like different kinds of strychnos, Estimates for this year, and the idea seems to solanacre, and euphorbiace. It is unfortunate have been put forward chiefly as a "feeler. Bot to make use of the hot and sulphur springs of the obvios advantages of from the presen that their superstitions do not allow them the cost cao bardly be considered large in view which are close at hand. Leprosy is much dreaded, and sufferers are obliged to live at a which convey food to them, In epidemics of amount will be found to have considerably ex-small-pox and cholera, the people derest their villages, bat Dr. Romës, the writer of the paper coeded requirements:
The Japan Chronicle learns from a Japanese says the introduction of vaccination by the paper that the amount of old debeatures of the missionaries has had a good effect. A certain company bow outstanding is Y3,500,000, while amount of crude surgery is practised by the the paid-up capital amounts to Yr6,500,000 people, who understand the use of splints, for
The collapse, it is shid, is due to the bad condition of the beams supporting the roof, and also to the mortar which had become sadden for several days past, owing to the rains, and which bad just been dried...
favourable comment, but during the next few weeks when scheme on foot commences to approach the completion of its present phase the results will be
more marked. Perhaps the most important part of the new service in the establishment of a branch of the pust-office in the native City. For the purpose a large semi-foreign building on the main thoroughfare running from the North Gote was
It is farymate that the accident did not secured, and, a fortnight,ago was opened to business. Up to the present so parcel business occur on another day when the temple is has been done there, but a foreigner will shortly usually full of worshippers piberwise the con- be in charge and then the branch will be simi.quences might have been much more serions. far in its operations to the head office. Affecting the Settlement more closely will be the opening in a few days of a branch in Naoking Road. a building recently occupied by a bicycle stote has been leafed not far from Chekiang Road, and here all the kinds of postal_business.done in the head office will be, transacted. This
COTTON, PARN.
THE MARKET IN JAPAN..
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Under cross-examination, the witness said he was quite sober on that day. It was not a fact that if he gave evidence in this case. against complainant he would come to any harm. He was not afraid of the man.
Defendant-Would a man not be a lunatic to use such uproarious language towards a lady in front of his own child?--I am telling the truth. At this stage the case was adjourned until Wednesday afternoon,
OSARA SHOSÉN KAISHA,
This was the case for the Crown and M Flannery tendered the depositions taken for the delence in Ah Way's case. He raised the points that there was no evidence of concert between the defendant and any person who might have Imported them; and if the evidence amounted to proof of the offence referred to in section 236 and no mors, the defendant could get bo should prove of the greatest benefit to the com- convicted under this information.
Hi Honour then proceeded to give his decimunity, not alone the Chinese either, and adja cent to such a busy part of the town as ibe For sion in Ab Way'scate No. 1. It had been chow Road district it is certainly required. A which enables buyers in the interior to hold the amount required. When the reports arrive distance from the villages, the inhabitants of more amenable to the idea of medical super- :
Chinese Buad not many minutes' walk from third branch is being arranged for on the French-town, as a fortnight should see this work commence. la addition to these mes tlon mult not be omitted of the branch recently established at the corner of Rue Ratard and Rue Cemetiere in Frenchtown
tended by the defendant that the Federal Parlia meethad no powerto authorisethe proclamation, and as both parties had wished him to leave this point to the High Court he did so. But be dealt with the points of law,
Passing on, His rooour dealt with the evid sace of the discovery of the opium. With regard to the conversation in the bout between
THE DEBENTURE, İSSUR Subscriptions to the Osaka, Shosen Kaisha No increase is shown in the stock of cotton per cent, debentures closed on Friday, 21st uft, with a very satisfactory resuli. The amount that the present is the period when some depres. tained up to 5 pm, on Friday, was 731416,100, vara on the market in Osaka, despite the fact applied for in Tokyo and Osaku, so far as ascer sien is shown. The Quaka Azhi ascribes this of which Y2,285,000 were subscribed in Osaka partly to the casiness of the money, market, of is an excess of Y1,416,100 over large quantities, and partly to the increased frem all the local branches, it is believed the number of weaving looms in spinning companies." At the end of last year the total number of wea: ving looms used by the spinning companies was 11,146. Taking the quantity of cotton yarn con somed by each loom at one bale al 40 buadies a month, the total consumption must be fairly 1,283 for the Mis Spinning, zoo for the Ama gasaki Spinning, 600 for the Kenegafuchi, 300 for the Temma Weaving Company, and 316 for the Wakayama Weaving Company, and tion to these many individual weaving factories have now been set up. These have largely in: creased the consumption of and demand for cotten yarn.
MacManus and Merchant, bis Honour dis..hich is doing excellent work.. Besides these large. About 2,700 looms have been added-The accounts of the company at the end of last example, in the treatment of fractures.
missed that from his mind, and treated it as not being evidence against Ab Way.
"I am prepared," said bis-Honour, "in the circumstances in the cuso, to God, in favour of
evidences of activity on the part of the I. F. is to be noticed that the number of deliveries per diem has been increased in the central district from seven rounds to eight, and in
In ons of the country districts which the Post- reserved for the High Court, and the order! | office has recently taken over, the delivery was propose to make is in pursuance of section 18
formerly bi-weekly, and now is four times a day. This is a remarkable transformation, of the Judiciary Act, to respive for the Full Court this question is the proclamation of December 29, 1935, which appears in the Com: highly creditable to the energy of the authoti lies, who it may be mentioned, now have a monwealth Government Gazelle of December | radius of fifteen miles to cover. 1.19, 1995, valid so far as it prohibits the impor
tattoo of opium suitable for, smoking?" Then
the plaintiff subject to the point which I aveather parts of the Settlement from four to six, they are already partly in operation, le ada. The figate given as the value of verseir
I propose to reserve liberty, if the answer should be la favour of the plaintiff for him to apply to fix the penalty. I shall be ready iben to decide,
Mr. Garland: There is no conviction yet?
:ment.
VALUE OF A WIFB.
OPINION OF & COOLIÙ.
TİR FOKUSHIMA SPINNING COMPANY.
VOLUNTEER corps orderS.
SIGNALLING CLASE"
especially as we may report that the Chinese are becoming more and
vision and visitations. This fact is brought out in connection 'with the record of measures for :- plague prevention, which indeed farms the móit satisfactory part of what Dr. Stanley has
in to say. The spectre is not wholly laid, part,
our borders over which, unhappily, no sanitary perhaps, because there are districts close upon control is possible; and near those districts a comparatively large number of plague-infected rats is still being found,· On the other/hand wo read that "at a time when the conditions' might be expected to become aggravated" there are very material signs of improvement Whereas in December the infected percentage At Beadquarters at 5.30 pm. on Monday, the was as high as 3.7 among 1,359 rats examined, it had sunk in April as low as tu among 1,897, "Prompt measures: have had their due resalt and for these Dr. Stanley and the sanitary staff. deserve the almost thanks of the community. With this amount of respite from the danger of. plague, the Department prepares the more vigorously to wage war upon the mosquito, according to the principle laid down by Dr. Stanley, that "a small unheeded pot of water will suffice to breed sufficient mosquitoes to irritate a whole neighbourhood”-W.; C, D, Now
year showed that the total assets were valued. at. Y34.565,809. The value of the vessels was estimated at ¥14,000f000, but the amount of the reserve was not more than Y1,650,000. works out at Y110 per ton, which is a remark- able increase over former figures and is due | 7th, and Wednesday, the 9th instast. to the number of new sleamers added to the. company's fleet. Up in the end of April next, six new vessels, each of 6,con tous, are to be added. The tonnags of the fleet during the terms of five years from the end of 1903 to the end of last year ban increased by about 45.000.
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BOATING FATALITY,
·SAD'ACCIDENT IN SANDAKAN,
AMBULANCE CLASS,
More names are still required for this class.
JOINED.
:
Mr. J. Johnstone rejoined the Troop on the 29th May assigned Troop No, 68 and posted to the froop.
PROMOTION.
Trooper J. Johnstone is promoted to Troop Sargt. Major with effect front 29th May.,
ENGINEER COMPANY, Drill for the above company will be held on
the first and last Wednesdays of the month
until further notica.,
LANGKATS.
A Chinese woman, who had for months been His Honungo. It is coally an adjouro-hawking vegetables in the city, but without a licence, was arrested last Monday for the offence. His ilonour found that Merchant had unlaw. On being brought before a magistrate on Toss ifully in his possession the goods referred to in day morning, the lady was fined $3. When she the High Court in regard to the charge of | meat of the penalty, the police officer, who had dividend at the same rate is anticipated.: Tap the s.1. Tringgáns, accompanied by a Malay Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 3rd connection' with the Langkat liigation, which ' the information, reserving oné onint raised for was taken to the waiting room to await the pay
+hat
Importing, he took it that in the view he look made the arrest, met the woman's husband. of section 236 it was unnecessary to say " Baid the policeman-Are-you going to pay Merchant must have been deemed es have un-wout wife's Goe? 100
dar that section committed the offence, and The addressed said nothing for a that therefore, the information under the Act while, was right in describing him as having aolaw. He was probably figuring out how long it fally imported, that he had been "directly and would take to get back that bo Indirectly concerned" in the commission of the
Bail was extended in the case of each of the lafondantaj
Then he Foride spoke. "No, I will not," bu said to the
of everybady." "She is not worth it. A week gaol will de her no harm."
The lady wani to goal"
It was expected that debentures of the Fu kushima Couch Splaning Company would be issued shortly to the amount of Y500,000. The Japan Chronicle now learns from the Oraks Araki that the amount has bran reduced to Y300,000 and the date of issne postponed to about October next, as the present cusiness: pf money is expected to contious longer.. Mora- over, the result of the working of the company
A and boating fatality occurred in Bandakan for the present, half-year is expected to leave.R surplus of Y0,000 after distributing a dividend harbour yesterday afternoon, reports the B. N. at the rate of 12 per cent, while for the next | Workte Herald, of 17ih olt.
The second officer and second, engineer of half-year a surplus of Y150,000 after paying a
quartermaster, went off in a small native boat fateading to go to Palau Bay. When some three-quarters of the way across the boat was capsized by a heavy so. The second engineer, Her Reppich was drowned. After searching for sometime and finding no signs of Herr Rep. pich, the second officer and, the quartermaster managed to right the boat and returned to the LL. Borneo. A staam launch put off and search: ad bat, up to the time of writing, the body has mot been rechtered.
proposal is to bo`lsid before the forthcoming
oneral meeting of the company, -
RETURN of visitors to the: City Hall Library And Museum for the week ending, the 30th May, 1909-
a desat pentadia pe Library, Museum
Non-Chinesamusiin 555 7741 Chinesa minumanutiusé 208 1,594
Total 363
It is prepásed to forot-a rifle club of the above company, A. meeting will be held at instant, All members are requested to attend. HO SHAP, unemployed, was charged in the Police Court, last Thursday, with stealing a cantity of small articles and seven books from shopkeeper, residing in Wing Kat Sirest. De fandant was employed by the shopkeeper until Wednesday, when he puriained the goods, and disappeared. : Ila was sentenced to six wosks hard labour and six hours' stocks,
Sensational developments are in progress in is now taking on a more serious and diatic shape than it has hitherto nasumed. We are, not at the moment at liberty, sor do we wish to make any further announcement on the 17 subject, which will ia das course come before.or the proper tribunals.com
Suffice it to say that the two civil suits Bow before the British Supreme Court form only a small part of the litigation in train?-China Gar