A Sensational Affair.
SUPPOSED PIRATES CAPTURED IN HONGKONG,
.FINDING OF INCRIMINATING INSTRUMENTS
́AT WEST POINT.
12th.inst
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 17 1909.
Shipbuilding Com-
petition.
·HONGKONG ♬ SINGAPORE DOOKS.
THE MANILA CONTRACTS.
IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
PRIVY COUNCIL TO DE MOVED.
A DESPERATE GRIMINAL.
STATES: REASONS: YOK RECAPING FROM GAOL.
10th Ints.
A DOG CLAIM.
MRACTION AGAINST A POLICEMAN,/
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PROPERTY SALE QUESTIONED,
LEAVE TO APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL ALLOWED.
in the Supreme Court, last Monday, before the Full Conft, comprising the Chief Justice (Ble Francis Piggotty and Mr. Justies Gomperts, the adjourned application forinave to move the Privy
The Singapore 'Free' Press writes editorially Privy Council against the decision delivated by i escaped from the Victoria Gaol during the early tionnd at Shatlo, is suing, Policaman Grant, of Council in the matter of the Hip On Er
as follows:
* If the story which has been related to one of Singapore's industrial companies have al ont-representativas this morning is correct,
ways been on the alert for work outside the there is no question that a most daring Colony and F. M. S, and some good contracts plan, worked out by a number of men, to
have beco secured in the part, which bave attack a cargo-boat in bin barbour, or to materially helped in the establishment of these embark of passengers and then carry out their establishments. So much has the exigusion dastardly dead while at sea, has been frustrated idea grown that at least one of our big engineer by Inspector Robertson and his able detec-log Brms established branches away up. in tivas, at West Point.
Obins and is reported to have done exceedingly "At about nine o'clock lasi 'night the sensa well with their contracts there. It is a legiti tional news reached' No, y Police Station. It
mate expansion of such business gratifying to was to the effect that preparations had been Singapore inasmuch as it brings great trade. made, and would shortly be carried out, by a
When the F.M. S. were developing the large number of men, residing at 27; Belchers Street, amount of construction work fully occupied to attack and rob the crew of the junk Tal the various firms, but, of course, the num Ping, which carries on a passenger and cargo her of capital works to be carried out in trade between this port and the port whose opening up a country is limited. When you 'camo she bears, The Tai Ping at the moment
have one bridge across a river, there is no need was moored off Connaught Road West,
for the second, till traffic his exceeded the original anticipations. So in a seare; our local engineers were forced to leak elsewhere for work, and they have secured a fair share. The old Tanjong Pagar Dock Company took part in tendering, and the new Tanjong Pagar Board, which is rapidly being reorganised and patin a position to be able to undertake work better and cheaper, is pursuing the same polley; Recently tenders were called building work in the Philippines, and the Manila correspondent of the Hongkong Tele graph sends particulars down to bis paper: The first set of tenders were for the construc- tion of steel lighters, and Singapore put two tenders in. The prices are of great interest and we quote then.
One Three Six Time Hongkong & Wham-
pon Deck (gold) 55,870 17,196 94,341. El mo Vardeto de Manila
41,055 Taujong Pagar $3,600 23,000 44,000 9 mo Riley "largreaves
The plans of the pirates, as they were sup plied by the informers to police, werd two-fold. Firstly, that they should board the junk after dark and the dead should be carried out there and then. One of the pirates, who was a friend of the boatswain of the Tai Ping, who was known to be never without a revolver, was to pay bim a "friendly" visit and "get rid of him, by knocking him over the head, before he was joined by the others. The other alternative was to go aboard as passengers and carry out their purpose on the high seas. The latter was, no doubt, what they intended to do
Immediately the information eceived Inspector Robertson got together a ber of men and lost no time, in raiding the house, Seven, men were found in a room. They were promptly seized and searched and some of the most murderous-looking weapons were found in their possession.
The policemen brought out such things at fighting irons, gags, with tape attached, ready for use a large quantity of wire, to be used for securing the crew by their queues a packet of pepper, for theireyes; and various other articles. They were arrested and taken to the 'station, where they passed the night. Their names [ara :—Lò Lai (25) a hawker, Chu Kwong (30) a fireman, Wong On (26) tailor, Chu Koog.
cerinin ship.
Last Monday morning, in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Gompertx pre- alding, an application was made by the Imperi al Bank of Chind for leave to appeal to the the Full Court the piher day against them is favour of Mr. Lonag Shui Kobe, compradore to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, who claimed
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(r) To recover the sum of $345,045.65, being the amount of surety of one Leung King Wo deceased, under a written contract dated 28th August, 1897.
After, ovading the 'minloos of the law for pearly a week, Last Tai, the coolie with over a dosen previous convictions against him, who part of this moon has been recaptured. Lau when alfaser correspond with the number of his previous convictions, was traced to a lodg Ing house to Tung Wo Lane last night by sa Indian warder, and it necessitated two men to remove him to the Central Police Station, where Inspecter Smith sooo bad the men under lock and kay,
Before Mr. Justice Gomperts, in the Supreme Court, last Monday forenoon; the case WAI CÓDY cluded in which Mit, A. W. Illott, chief time keeper of the Kowloon Canton Railway, at Kowloon, to recover the sum of. Saas damage for injuring a dog by shooting at iterat
Mr. A. Holborem, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr, P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, defended,
Kvidence was heard to the sffact that on the
Judgment was entered for the plaintiff for Stg and costs.
INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
8th fast, white defendant was passing plaintiff's (2) Compound interest at the rate of eight. Thai Lau is a desperate character will be house, with his dogs following him, the latter's per cont. per annum with half-yearly interests seen from the fact that in spite of the presence dog began barking. The defendant was alleged upon the various amounts composing the of two Chiasso police, who were placed on to have draws his revolver and fired four shots, amount from the following dates, respectively-duty outside his call to watch bis actions, be one of which caly struck a dog on the thigh. (a) laterast. on S185,998.85 from 15th No attempted twice during the night to commit Plaintif's dogs, it was stated, did not leave the
vember, 1901, until payment or judgment, suicide by choking himself with his clothing, garden... (5) Interest on the sum of $10,606,79 from In order to prevent a third, attempt, which It was alleged for the defence that the shoot
Ist May, 1902.
might have proved successful, Inspector Smithing was justified, as the dog attacked defendant's had the man stripped of his clothing.
a dogs. third policeman put on guard,
The circumstances under which Lau Tai succeeded in escaping from prison were not stated. The patter. It is reported, however, cent over matter. that the prisoner, having divested himself. of his prins jacket, succeeded in scaling the wall of the prison, with, the aid of his blanket, which he had torn to pieces to do duty for a rope. It cannot be denied that he had friends who assisted him from outside, and who provided him with a proper outfit of clothing. After leaving the prison Lau was traced to Robinson Road, where among clump of trees his gaol trousers were found, He was not seem again until last night when' he was caught, as already stated.
This morning, Lau Tal was charged before Mr. J. R. Waed, in the Police Court, with es- The excuse he tendered caping from prison, was that the reason be "left" the gaol because was there "too much work to do, vo food, and that he was always being assaulted."-
(c). Interest three sums (165,444.75, $13.550.52 and $59,444) from 1st July, 1900, until payment or judgment. In this action, the reader may perhaps ro member that same years ago & was named Leung King Wo (now dead) a brother of the respondent, was appointed by the bank as sole maunger for their Tientsin branch. Leung King Wo's appointment to Ticotein took place some time in August, 1897, and it seemed that at the end of that month be proceeded to the Northern port to take up bis duties. He continued to act as manager until 1900, when the "Boxer" rising took place, and in consequence of this Leung King King Wo and his staff had, of course, to stop We and his staff and, of course, this Leang
all business, during his absence in Shanghai. He had not been in the latter pati for any length of time before he became ill, and some time dur ing the month of August of that year he died; prior to may resumption of business at Ticatsin, Previousto Leung King Wỡ's appointment to the responsible position albrak manager, the bank, naturally, required security from him. His bro. ther, Leunghui Kong (the respondent) was up. (Straits Currency}$17,400 48,800 93,550
pronebed and be consented to find what se Taikoo D'yard (gold) 17775
curity was necessary, which he did, and finally Kwong Sang Loong
guarantee bonds were signed. Before Loung (Mex)£23,800 67,950 122,900
King Wo left for Tiestain he was given as work Feed Wilson & Co.
ing (capital for the Tientsin branch a sum of. (gold)
7,700 11,400 43,750 10 mo
50,000 Shanghai tacks, which was equivalent Shanghai Dock 7,000 19,600 39,120 6 mo
to 47,619.05 Hong-ping taels, the currency in It will be seen that the Japanese Dock
use at Tientsin, for which he gave a receipt. yards have dropped out, possibly for the
After this bad been settled it was noticed -renson--of-the grester-distance-from
some months later from the half-yearly and In the Police Count, this morning, they were place of delivery, though at one time they monthly returns which Leung King Wo sent charged with being in possession of arms with made a bold bid for the whole of the Ameri
down to the head office at Shanghai, explaining out a permit from the police. This was the only can work in the Philippines. The distance
the working of this branch, that the Tientsin charge that could be preferred against them. from the point of delivery acts as a penalty business was making a small profit, so on the
The accused plended "not guilty," and after against the more distat builders, and on that
face of the returns, and from various other satis ovidence was heard, the magistrate (Faccount Hongkook ought to be the most favour.
factory reports of the bank's business, the Harland) fined each map $260, the alternative testes cast the Taikon-trader-has-so.non Shanghai tacks working capital which being six months! hard labour. They did not pay the fines. An order was made copficating een recommended for acceptance," although was cotrusted to the manager should have been untouched at the time of the "Boxer" outbreak. the arms, etc.
the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock stands a chance of securidy the contract."because of its
Some importance was also attached to the lower bid. Remembering a previous acpounce.
bank's chops which were in Leung King Wo's possession. I was seen that soon after Leng ment in Hongkong, as to the results of tendera in Manila we shall wait for the official an- King Wo's arrival at Tientsin be bad another Chinese the words "Imperial Bank of China" set of chops made, on which appeared in
God had them made forhisown private purposes, These chops were used by him, not in the in- terest of the bank's business; neither were they used on the returns ha forwarded monthly or half-yearly to the bead office of the bank,
Subsequent to the death of Leung King Wo,
"Ming (45) a doctor, U Yes (30) a coolie, Chó Tseung (14) a boatmas (the supposed leader) and Wong Tan_Natı (47) a`school-master...
Inspector Robertson and his men deserve great praise for the prompt way in which they acted, thereby averting what would have been a most serious affait.
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nouncement before concluding that Singapore has lost the work. [The contract bas since been awarded to Hongkong.-Ed., XI.K.7] - Bids were also called for the constraction of a river steamer to take the place of the Napidon,
and the bids were as follows;-
His Worship passed sentence of six mouth's hard labour-Lau's fourteenth conviction,
A JOCULAR WITNESS;
CURIOUS THEORY OF DISMISSAL.
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ANNUAL REPROT... The twenty-seventh annual report of the board of directors states:
The directors now submit their report and sialement of accounts for the year 1908.
The depression in Trade and Shipping, 10 which allusion was made in last year's report, was intensified during 1908, and the year's accounts show a loss of £33,455, 15%. gd. To meet this, and to provide for the depreciation of the fleet, £55,358, 191., £80,000 has been taken from the underwriting account and £10,000 from the general reserve fund. After making these sp propriations, and meeting all expenses charga able upon the year, there remains a balance of £15,162, as. 8d., which will be carried forward:
The later reports from China bave been of a more reassuring character. Freights in many directions have shown a considerable improve- ment, and there is reason to hope that this im provement will be continued. A committee of the board has been for some time, and still is, closely considering the heads of expenditure with a view to effecting any economies which might be found possible.
No additions bave been made to the Com- pany's fleet daring 1903, and no building con- tracts have been entered intoje
During the progress of a Chinese insurance man's examination in the witness-box in an important case, reported elsewhere, in the Supreme Court last Monday afternoon, Mr. M. W. Slade asked the Celestial if he had not been dismissed from the employ of Messrs: Sander, During the present fyear-advantage has been Wieler and Company shortly after the me taken of low rates to cover the bulk of the in- morable typhoon of a8th July, 1908,surance on the fleet hutside, instead of carry. for an alleged irregularity. It was clearly ing it in the company's underwriting account. noticed that the witness was evidently trying The retiring directors are Mr. W. Paterion to quibble, as the followisz dinlogue between and xr, W. W. Dickinson, who, being eligible Messrs. Turquand, Youngs & Co., the Audi "bim and Counsel will show:-
tors, relire and will be proposed for re-election.
By order of the Board,
A. G. WELLS,
Secretary.
Mr Slade-Were you' not dismissed from Mastri, Sander, Wieler and Company?
Witness-No.
Mr. Slade-I put it to you that you were dis- missed from the firm.
Witness-1 left at my own discretion. The Company did not want me and I didn't wout to have farther connection with the Company,
Mr. Slade-It is quite clear the firm didn't want you ?
Witness-Yes, and they put a notica în the papers to that effect.
THE PUSHUN COLLIRKY.
PROSPECTS OF THE ENTERPRISE.
Writing with reference to the prospects of the Fushun Colliery in Manchuria, which is being worked by the South, Manchurian Rail- way Company, the Nippon remarks that the Engineering and Shipbuilding Works, Shang. examined it was account books. came to be Court gave audible sounds of marriment.
Shanghai Drick and Engineering Company $19,250 gold; KwangBang Loong and Company. of Hongkong $28.500, Mexican
curraboy
Now
hai, $28,900 gold. Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, Singapore, $35,000 gold; Riley, Hargreaves and Compnay Limited, Singapore, $72,500 Straits Settlemepis currency will alternate bid of $77,000 for larger engines giving greater speed; Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com. pany $27,713 gold.
THE PRAYA BASI HOTEL,
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER REFUSED.
future of the colliery is being awaited with great Interest by coal producers and merchants and Industrial men. Seven pits have now been open- ed up in the colliery-three at Chien-kin chal, two at Yeng-pai pao, and two at Lac-ku-tal, and the total daily out-put of the fuel from the pits Is about 1,800 tons (the quantity may be increas- ed to 3,000 tons if there isla demand). The toil output for last year was 490,751 tons, the quan. tity sold amounting to 441,581 tons. Of this amount the South Manchuriao Railway Com- pany took 274,170 tons, the rest being sold to general buyers. The mining expenses are pot more thao V1.80 per ton, so that the price of the coal is low.. Calculated from the price of coal shipped to Shangbai, it could be imported Into Japan and sold at Moji for about Y6 per ton. When the Oyama and Togo mines are worked, the mining expense may be reduced to Yr.50 per ton. It is believed that the freight from the celllary to Tairen, which is now a sen, par ton per mile, could be reduced to i sen, which would amount in about Y1.40 over the distance of 277 miles separating the two places, and the price of the coal could be re- Mr. F. A. Hazelaed presided. The other duced accordingly. In quality Fuebun coal is | Justices present were :—Mr. J.R. Wood (second lo do way inferior to the best quality produced police magistrate) Captain Badeley (Captain In Japan, while its beating power is far superior. Superintendent of Police) and Mr. C. A. D. It is therefore believed that Fushun coat wili | Målbourne, be extensively imported into Japan, in course, of time. With the present producing capacity of the mine, the question arises as to how much could be imported into this county. As 'stated, the fullest extent of the output at
present does not exceed 3,000 tons working day-between 600,000 and 700,000
A
Jons a year," Of tbls guantity, about 300,000 tons are consumed by the South Manchurian Railway, while Bo,poo toos are supplied on contract to the Seoul-Fusan Rail- way. When these amounts are deducted, the remainder available for the general market will not exceed 300,000 tons, and there are many. other markets better than Japan, as will be seen from the amount of shipments made last year, which were as follows:-
Chefoo...............................................
Japan
Shanghai.
3,800
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A meeting of the Justices of the Peace was held at the Magistracy, last Monday afternoon, in order to consider the application from R. H. Whittaker for a licence to sell by retail intoxicat ing liquors (except Chinese wines and spirits) io the house and appurtenances therele belonging known as No. 1. Queen's Road East under the name of the Victoria Holel, in exchange for and on surrendering the licenca now held by the applicant in respect of the promises koown as the Praya East Hotel.
and when the
Olssevered also, that two satf of books were kept at the direction of Leung. King Wo... The bank's set of books was used to enter all the bank's business and the reports thereon, which was forwarded constantly to the head office for inspection. The other set of books, the "secret set," dealt with the bank's transactions, and kept by Leung King Wo on known to the bead office. When the pass-book between the Telegraph Company and the bank was examined Leung King Wo's and not the bank's chops were to be secu, This also applied to the Coast Defence book. After Leung King Wo's death full, investigation was made and it came out that certain debts, one of them amounting to some 10,000 tools, was owing by the bank, to these firms, which the back had to settle.
The application to move the Privy Coincil Blade (for the respondent) took some objections was made by Mr. C. J. Alabaster, Mr.. 1 W. to the manner in which the petition was diawn up. But this was soon rectified, and the ap: plication was granted.
VANDALISM IN CHINA.
During these proceedings, several people in
UNIQUE RIFLE RANGE.
LLOYD'S REGISTER INNOVATION. Through the courtesy, of Mr. Jobo Lambert," the widely popular surveyor for Lloyd's at this port, we print the following particulars of a goique rifle range, one of the Register's recent innovations
It is now almost eight years since we left the little unpretention Georgian building in Corn. hill to take up our abode in the beautiful Italian palace erected for us in Fenchurch Street. The stone is a little mellowed with
age, the corners gracefully rounded, and the general tone of the building is gradually as- suming that peculiar tint common to a Loodoo ng is only just completed, the faal touch house. Yet it can truly be said that the build.
baving at last been given by the erection of a minitture rifle range on the roof."
AT. THE RANGE.
Ji was at the last reunion of the staff that one
offer themselves for re-election."
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change and Loan Company, Limited, and the Hongkong and Manila Youn Shing Exchange and Trading Company, Lid (appellants), and Li Po Yung and LiPo Kam (repoddants), was 'heard.
On Friday last, it will be remembered, this application came up, but was adjourned owing to certain inaccuracies which appeared in the petition. This, however, had been pat right and the application was granted
Full Court some time ago, was for the reversion The last apponi, as it was brought before the of a judgment delivered by the Chief Justice in That the sale by the appellants to Kwok Yik an original action in so far as it directed(1) Ting of certain property, the subject of a counterclaim, be set aside, and that the con sequent satries be made in the Land Office Register; (2) 1 hat the appellants' „claim, plaintiffs in the action, be dismissed as agelost the respondent Li Po Yong with cosa That-the-sppellants and Kwok Vile Tiog (ibe defendant to the counterclaim) pay to Li Po Yung his costs of the counterclaim." 10
The Court gave decision a few days ago, on the 18th auto,, to be precise, and dismissed the appeal;
"Mr. H. L. Deonys (of Messrs. Dennys and Dowley) in the absence of Mr. H. E. Pollock, LC., (00w away) appeared for the Hip On and Yuen Shing Companies, Sir Henry Berkeley KC, instructed by Mr. R. D. Atkinson (of Mesirs, Deacon, Looker and Deacon), repro- sented Kwok Yik Ting. Messts. M. W. Slade and E. Potter, instructed by Mr. F. Page: Hatt (of Messrs, Bruttoo and Hett) appeared for Li Po Yung,
S'S, "HAILAN" "SOLD;
TO BAIGON TURCHASERS.
We are reliably informed that the .. Hailan, belonging to Messss. A. R. Marty & Co., baa bean sold to French buyers in Saigon. The Hallas is at present on the slipway in Kowloon Dock and pendingthesurvey by Lloyd's survey. or and necessary overhaul will be delivered to the new ownOIS,
auce
DUICH NEW GUINBA,
́A ́DRITIBH ̈EXPÉDITION BEING ORGANISED. START TO BE MADE IN THE AUTUMN. The British expedition which is being or ganised for the exploration of Dutch New duinen-grows steadily in interest and lapsi- its inception at the jubilee meeting of the its plans develop. The enterprise had British Ornithologists Union at the end of last year, and, being designed to celebrate that event, embraced originally only proposals for natural history research work. The interior of 29, Cornhill, London, 19th June, 1909. Datch Now Guloex offers an unusually tempt- ing field for zoological and botanical investi. BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1908. gations. The Dutch territory occupies the Liabilities. L. d. whole of the western half of the island, and in A large as, if not larger than, British and Gorman New Guinea together. Yet this vast larritory, estimated to cover an area of some thing like 150,000 square miles, in practically unknown with the exception of a comparatively narrow strip of country along the coast.
SNOWY PEAKS,
To
Authorized share capital £1,300,000, divided into 120,000" 6 per cent cumulative preferred ordinary shares of £5 each. Subscribed and paid up.
49,589 cumulative
ordinary............ "£247,945 0 0. 49.589 deferrad
ordinary.......
Travellers passing along the coast bave sight. 247,945 0 0.
ed in the interior a lofty range of snowed-cappad -495,890 Do mountains, but hitherto little success has at
tended-the-many-efforts which hava bean mada
To-first-mortgage debentures-
First issue of £345,000, Subscribed and issued.....265,825 o o forcing a way into the interior op ika rapidly
Also £60,000 issued and lodged with bankers as security for temporary loans as may be required.
To balance of underwriting de-
count..................................148,891 18 11 To aundry creditors in London
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and Chisa................................... 78813 13 Te loans 19,900 6.0 Te deposits.......... 19,095 159 Te balance from revenue account 15,162 að
Assils,
£1,042,688 90 s. d.
to explore the range owing to the difficulty of
flowing streams and through the dense tropical, vegetation, the scarcity of food supplies, and the hostility of the natives. The most successful expedition up to the present has been that an- Her Dr. Lorenis, a Dutch explorer who in 1907 | attained, on the shoulder of aus of the moon- tain groups, an altitude of 7,fooft, The forthest point reached by Dr. Lorentz was no more than 85 miles from the coast in a straight line, but from views he got of the snowy peaks he es-
imated their height at about 15,400ft.
ZOOLOGICAL TREASURES.
From the zoological specimens, and parti cularly the specimens of bird life, obtained by explorers and naturalisia in both British and German New Guinea and in the extreme west of Dutch New Guines, whera
broad mous tainous peninsula juts out from the main body of the island, there is every reason to suppore that the unexplored interior regions of the 4 Datch sphere will yield to the collector a great abundance of zoological treasures. In these 7 10
circumstances, and in view of the large propor Gotion of thefunds for the proposed expeditionsab
scribed by members of the British Ornithologists. Union, it is only natural that the zoological ob..
932,696
E.
£ 1 d £ By steamships, bulks,
ferry boats, &c....988,054 18°4 Les depreciation written off for this year.com...... 55.358 x2 o By coals and provisions on board
ships and godowES, 10,895 By, office furniture........... By sundry debtors in London and China Agents' balances, freights, &c.numanum By cash in London and China... 12,605 11 By expenses of de-
benture issue.£18,240 12 9
Less written off at the rate of to per cant. per ALASTU
1,824 1 3
70,016 10
11
jects of the expedition should loom large in the
5
18,416 11
£1,042,688 9o
REVENUE ACCOUNT. For the year ending 31st December, 1908.
Dr.
a. d. Togensral charges and telegrams in London and China, including directors, trus toosand auditors' fees, muzika 6,607 · 17 Te general interest 4,698 To debentura in-
terest....mogam 12,636 10 6 To expenses of de-
Visitors to 71, Fenchurch Street, after admir Ing the artistic sculptured work, the fine ball, the marble staircase; the 'unique and beautiful friere, the oak room and the Imposing Com. Visitors to the Ming tombs at Nanking, homittee Room have stepped out on to the roof have lamented the continual defacemeal of and been struck by the amount of unoccupied these ancient and beautiful monuments, wil! space there seeming to call for something: Mr. F. C. Barlow, of Mesars, Goldring, Bar- hear with every satisfaction that Viceroy Tan This space, thanks to the generosity and low and Morrell, who was for the applicant, said Fang has come to the rescue of the tombs By thoughtfulness of the Committee, has now that the application was before the Justices ou is Excellency's orders a notice, in Chinese, been taken advantage of, and in a manner June 25th, at which meeting Mr. Shelton Hoop- English, French, Italino, Russian and German, eminently pleasing to the staff in general. er appeared. He found that what he said on is about to be published stating that owing to that occasion was incorrect. Mr. Hooper's past acts of vandalism and defacement of the appearance not only rendered bim liable to a Imperial tablets, monuments and ancient elics arst became aware that something was being penalty, but proceedings could also be taken.
in the vicinity of the Ming tombs, palings have done in the matter, Mr. Dixon, in responding Mr. Hooper, on that occasion, said he bad an been erected for their preservation by the
to the toast of the evening mentioning that objection to make, but he advanced it at Viceroy's orders; and visitors are herebre project was on foot for the formation of a Rille the private sitting instead of before the public, quested to abstain from entering the pal Club in the office. This statement was received That was sufficient reason to invalidate the ings, or from doing anything detrimenti to with such vociferons applause that no doubt. meeting, What Mr. Barlow suggested was that
the tombs and monuments. The preau could exist as to the feeling of the staff in the Mr. Hooper should have made the objection in tion has not come a day too soon, andil mely matter, and soon after Mr. Dalton Hardy, from public, and that was the reason that the second remains to efface the traces of past desecraton whom the idea originally emanated, caused application was made. The applicant, naturally, and to restore wherever possible what has careful inquiries to be made as to the feasibility considerded that he had not been given a fair been thrown down, at for example the caped of erecting a miniature range on the rool; with Tops-bearing-If sufficient objection had been brought-balustrade of the bridge that unites the wathe result that Messrs. Greener, the well-known properly forward, the applicant would have been anterior courts of the tomb. It is to be regrcled | experts at this type of work, received lastrac- 7,254 salisfied. He trusted to the chance of getting that the Viceroy should have found in editions to commence operations. 6.485 a fair hearing with regard to that application, ary to erect palings which, like a glass shade. A short description of the range may not Hongkong
3,906 which was slightly different in form that was
over a bronze statuette, invariably give an be out of place. From the roof a flight of iron Harbin
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necessary if he had to petition the Governor. The artificial touch to what was otherwise sitple steps takes one to the entrance to the firing Other places ........
,530 reason that he was pressing for a removal was, and natural; let us hope that the examphat shed. Entering one finds oneself in a well- Thus the amount imported into Japan last year
as he had said before, the trafic had been Nasking will save other relics from sisilar lighted room on a raised platform, the centre Was not, more than 3,800 tons.If the Tago, divartad from the existing premises, which fencing. But it was clear that some mealist
of which is occupied by à small desk for the and Oyama mines, are opened in 1912, which were unsatisfactory owing to the mud and had to be taken and the Viceroy's Acılov skuld use of the Range Officer, and to one's left is the will cost soma. Y10,000,000, the output will be water which covered-the-floors. The general meet with coiversal approbation and suport rack containing the rißen.. Slightly in front of Increased, by about 1,600,000, tgan, bringing convenience of the public lies in the removal.-N. C. D. Newn.
the platform is a sloping table, very substan. up the total to not more than 2,000,000 tons of the premises, as the present site’was very
sally bulle and sufficiently large to allow The consumption of cost by the South Man inconvenient.
of four men shooting at the same time: Churian and Seoul-Fusan rallways will increase The licence was fully entitled 'to con
.In. Empat, tapering away to diminishing per- in 1913, so that the amount available for the sideration because dil-licencers paid beavy
'spective, is the range itself, at - the end' of general waṛkat may not exceed 1,500,000 tons.fees. Tha public Warn also cotitled
which are the four, diminutive, targots, umall There being, an stated, better markets for the to consideration, because the new premises
enough to represent ordinary targets at a dis. "fuel then Japan, the amount imported into this | would be much more suitable for the con Some time ago, Manila, Salgon, Singapre, tance of zoo yards. These targets are suspond,
country - may not exceed 1,000,000 tons, in|| ventence of the people in that district.
Batavia, Bangkok, and other ports fa bended on a wooden board, which is brought up to 2012. On the other hand between 3,000,000 • Mr. Barlow believed his cilent is, the only | pants.wars visited by a Chinese squidronkhe | the firing shed by a special apparatus at the and 4,000,000 tons of coal are annually ex- British licencee on the register with the ex-admiral in command of which sanfio a rejust conclusion of every course of eight rounds. ported from Japan, so that even if 1,000,000 ception of the Hongkong Hotel. There were of his experiences to the Peking overam at: The sides of the range are constricted of heavy tans are imported from Fashup, so long as the na merits in that, particular case, bụi Mr.The Courier Baigonnais given few extricts baulk timber three inches thick, and the whole price is maintained-at about V6 per ton, the Whittaker was apt to say, with a certain from the report which show thit the admimi ength is protected from fire on the outside by market for, Japanese coal will probably not be smount of justice, that the other licencess got took a wholly Chiusia stauḍpoát. - He dwells y casing of risc, la energ
brownfciens conto all considerable, facilities, for removing their upon the fact that these places that corpet fiethould be mentioned that the club
suficient Fushun coal to supply all the cances about, but the first application, made part of Greater Chiarinese; intensis the Society of Miniature Rife Clubs. Through By
conesest | ́ißlletad to the National Rifle Association and demands of the railways in Japan, and the day on his behalf was refused, and that, so far, by foreigners did harm so Is yet distant when the cost market in Japan as he knew, without any objection, excepting The natives struck bim a/boing barbarus, the former connection the club gains exonerat
Hates ton from paying gun licenses, the right to hire | the announcement made by Mr, Hooper, that be weak-minded,: idle,-and-tjévish, will declion on account of the Importation of proposed to bring an objection, which, prasume with pride that, the Chi dontrol, alineat targets at Bisley, special cheap fares for mam-
Ef would fem that the main object of the ably, he did." He asked the justices to serious wholly the rica market Saigon. They were bars in, travelling to and from that shooting By Abors article in to seamors the pwners of Jay consider, the fact that traffic had gone split up into hostile us, but the admiral centre cheap rates for buying tiles and am- bassade caki mloos, who may fear the comped, to another place, His client, had, bean persuaded them to sin all differences, and to munition, and the right to participate. In the lion of the Chiasse mines owned by Japan losing money and he hoped to be in a better work together for the common good. He has various competitionsinstigated by the National 78mm Chrenkelak a
position to mard it on the new premises, nothing but praise fohe liberal policy towards Rifs Association. Also, thanks to Mr. Astor, peeThe Justices considered the matter la private, kokinase followed at agapore. To concluding who founded a fond for the purpose, the club, The Prince Regent recently Commanded the for low minutes, and the Chairman sonunate all report, the ag ia jumarks that boggh through; fillation to the National Ridp As pendent of themiany of the Interior, not to so that thay could, mat rant, the applicäden, these countries 1 aprins
led by Kuropeans, the sociation, has longed to it for an indefinite *a*almost all this. als contigu because of the locality, athey had no pkfection, Chicasa alone, a hy
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minds of its promoters. At the same time it. has been felt that it would be a great mistake to neglect the opportunties which the expedi tion will afford for adding to geographical knowledge of one of the largest explored, regions still remaining on the face of the globe and the Council of the Royal Geographical So- 6ciety has accordingly voted a substantial con- tribution to the funds of the expedition so as to provide for the addition of trained geographical surveyors to the staff of natural history col
lectors,
CAPT. RAWLING, Arrangements have just bean concluded dwhereby this department of the expedition's work will be in charge of Capt. G. G. Rawling. As the recipient this, year of the Mar cheson award of the Royal Geographical. Society Capt. Rawling is already well known for his explorations in. Central Asia. Is 1903 he mapped a larga area of hitherto unknown country in North-Western Tibet, and in the following year served on the British Mission to Lhans, afterwards taking command of the side expedition which ascended the valley of the Brahmapetra and made its way back to India by the sources of the Indor, §. In the new- work he has undertaken Capt, Rawling will be -assisted by another Fellow of the Royal Geo
Rraphical Society who has lately gained the society's diploms for surveying, This, exten- sion of the expedition's programme cannot fail- || to add very grantly to the geographical valus of To depreciation account:-On
the expedition, which now promises to be one
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