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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 22 1910
gates. Many of these reforms resemble that paper money which is burat at funerali.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Others deserve attention. One phenomenon TO-MORROW in the eve of the Jewish Pavn. calls for the most serious consideration of overturnedqjanj thoughtful and practical meu. Whereas THE Perak River is in flood caused by heavy formerly the mere merchant, or business raios in the Ulu and tons of drift timber were
Kangsar.
ONE OF HONGKO G'S DIS ADVANTAGES,
A THE CHANGE OF, THE SEASONS.
HH THE MAHARANI OF
BARODA
VISIT TO THE ITALIAN CONVERT♪
WANCHAL PROPERTY SALE
KHEY DIDDING..
"A. S. WATSON & CO. | man, was looked down upon by the official, seen fling down in the direction of Kuala Fundergoes climatically when the north simeon visited the orphanage and the entire Convent be confirmed. Agila tbls afternoon more than
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the scholar and the farmer, it has come to pass well within the limits of two generations, that the trader is not only usually able to
A CHINESE was awarked three months hard
If there is one disadvantage that Hoogkong suffers under as regards the health of its inhabitants, it is the rapid uansition which it veers round to the south-wait. This Spring the transition pariod bas boon, comparatively, one of equablé gradation, but the fact remaine that within a week or two we will have
Her Highost the Maharani of Baroda" paid visit, to the Italian Convent this morning he went over all the class-rooms and then buildings. Her Highness was much surprised with all she saw and spoke in landatory terms of the wonderful organisation which was res
labour at the Magistracy this morafug for hold his own with classes once held superior teaching two youths the art of pick-pocketing. the real hot weather `with us, with all its ponsible for the carrying out of so large comprised the remaining portion of Section A to bim but that he can sometimes dominate The youths have been sent to the reformatory attendant discomforts. In officer, banke, and institution la so 'admirable a’manner.
them and always influence them. We our selves of a trading nation watch this advance of this merchant class In China with sycopa- thy and approval. Their ideals and me thods in business are essentially the same as, our own, and when we complain of the MANUFACTURERS. obstructiveness and short-sighted obstinacy
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Matter "THE defendant is one of those people who hover around the corner of Chins and fly as 1000 as a writ is issued," said Mr. Harris in the Summary Chust this morning when a certain Case was mentioned.
of the Chinese it must be very clearly under stood that we are not speaking of the trading class. We are condemning the enemies of the whole Chinese people the blind, ignorant minority who misrule one fifth of mankind. Business men have little or no room for use
á CHINAMAN was charged in the Police Court less; that is, unprofitable, sentiment. Sternly this morning for being in possession of and and practically they consider facts and judge solling two mace and 8 candareans of opium at by results of the ferment" the "leaven" Sbau-ki-wan. Finas of $100 and $10," res" which has been working in China for pospectively, were imposed: sibly the past sixteen and certainly the past ten years. Even a casual observer will note the transformation of the military forces of the Empire, and the establishment of a few battalions armed and drilled according to Western methods, capable, it is said, "of giving a good account of themselves if efficiently led We may pass on to the consideration which must this evening be very bric(-we sball return to it again-of REFRESHING. the much trumpeted abolition of a numbered, but no serious damage was caused, clio-
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WHILE & Chinese woman wis walking along near the Empire Cinematograph last night, she was suddenly seen, to stagger and the next moment fall down dead on the roadway. Her body was removed to the mortuary.
hotels, we see punkahs being unearthed from their winter quarters and strung up to warn us that summer is imminent and has got to be provided against. To be discursive for a moment, it, used to be quite a joke at the Supreme Court when Sir William Goodman, than Chief Justice, would say to the perspising Counsel who were addressing him, “Gentle; men, I think we can now dispetse with our wigs." That utterance counted as the official declaration that the hot waather had arrived. And the barristers gladly put away their horse-hair bead-gear into the camphor tins made for the storage of the sams. But to come back to a consideration of
THE HONGKONG BUMMER. in its entirety. Such an old resident as Sir Thomas Jackson was once heard to declare that he dreaded it more ovary year that ke remained in the Colony. At the same time be put it down that bo had sujoyed such ex- cellent health dating his sojourn in Hongkong of the wily China pheasant whenever office to the fact that he had been constantly is poranil' doties permitted bim. There is no particular N the mething of the 12th fustadt, says close time observed in Chinese, territory, who at all times, so that the sportsman can always Taipeh dispatch, a severe earthquake was ex-ther in summer or winter, and wild pig is game perienced in the northern part of Formosa, In
summer time. That the Hongkong summer the Taipeh district over a dozsa houses collaps be sure of something to shoot at even in the is trying seed not be recounted. All those who are fortunate enough to enjoy leave. in Europa take their departure in March or April in order
Ir has been reported to the Police that between i and 2 o'clock this morning, three men board ed a lighter at Taikos Dockyard and aller terrifying the only parson on board, whom they locked up in a cabin, they removed an anchor and chain and fathome of cable. The Police are investigating the matter.
TO ESCAPE THE MID-SUMMER heat of Hongkong. But the remaining ones. have to sweiler on, with no cónfolation except that which can be found below a swiftly
moving punkab. On one occasion, the writer met a plaster who had spent more than twenty A THROUGH freight train service between years of his life in the tropics and, who had Moscow and Harbin has been started, and has resided almost on the Line daring that period, proved so successful that a bi-weekly service in such countries as Borneo, Java, and the is shortly to ba commenced. At present trains wilds of the Malaya jungle." When passing leave Moscow every Saturday, but the demand through here on his way home to France for freight space is so great that trains will with his wiến during the hot weather, ho shortly be dispatched for Harbin every Wed.declared that the Hongkong summer sur
of Buddhist and Taoist monasteries, and the where establishment of Government schools, to gether with a complete change in the educa tional system, involving the study of what are called "Western subjects." We wish to beware of rash generalization, but we know of at least one large and populous Province where not even a handful of bond Side stud- ents of these Government schools could pass a serious examination in any Westera sub. That insistent pressure from within which has forced the Chinese Government to attempt the colossal task of opium abolition, must we think be entitled to the honourable game of Public Opinion. The numerous edicts announcing or pro-aesday and Saturday. A. S. WATSON & CO., mising reforms of many kinds-in finance, la the coinage, in weights and measures need. act enter into consideration at the moment. What conceros us at present' is that we do not hear anybody give us a single instance [28 of real thorough whole-heartedness on the part of the present Government in China to carry out the promptings of the spirit of pro
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All cominufications Intended tot pabilostion
addressed to The tatur, is Ice Hours Road, and of railway constructed by Chinese, the few
THERE aço no less than 6,051 indus.rial guilds in Japan, according to investigations recently made by the Government. Of these, 800 were agricultural "guilds, while 176 were trade quids. Hyogo prefecture contains the greatest number of industrial guilds," which, total no less than 438, while the Hokkaido comce last' | on the list with only 21.
passed in its terrible intolerableness any. thing that he bad ever encountered in the course of his wanderings. Instead of apend- in moath in the Colony, as they had intended to do, the couple were glad to 'get away to Japan, and Paris, in less than a week, To those of us who are willy-milly enforced to remain in Hoogkang during the hot weather there are some observances that require to be considered with regard to bealth. Most im portent of all is the change-from winter cloth ing into the light garmenle thas generally
*The HONGKONG TELEGRAPII" should be gress. Men point to the very amall mileage | THE CASE was again me stioned in the Summary 1 denote the summer's advent. When we should be accompauled by ibe Writer's Name and cities where-wonder of wpadera-the elec. Court this morning in which Ah Mon and H108 have one hot day, it leads people to supposa" | tric light is tolerated. We are not cavilling | John Grant the sum of Saige for goods sup- that the summer has come upo› us, with the
Adareas. i Cnduary business confestions abould be addres
to The Manager.
The Editor will nat tinlertake in bo responsible f any rajacted MB,, or to return say, Contribution. BUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-380 persenmark, 1, WKBEZY-319 por mantti.
of
but can only sigh at the countless miles country and acres of city that go without railway and without light solely because the Chinese Government is not inspired by the spirit they profess and by which the peo- ple are animated. We shall again have
com/ We
Cheung, tailors, are seeking to recover from
plied. Mr. Wilson, of Messrs. Bastinga kod Hastings, informed the Court that the defen dent was not in the Qology and the case was adjbumed sine dia..
DTECTIVE Sergeant Watt this morning pto
secuted a Chiese for kasping a divan for the means of
smoking of prepared opium at 8A, Oà Tai occasion to refer to
Street and four others with smoking on the munication and lighting of cities.
rest were each feed S4. The house in ques- now 'lavake the spirit of progress while premises. The keeper was fined So while the considering the practical matter of the Hoihow harbour copservancy scheme. This tion bad formerly a first-class licence. The pre- must be fresh in the minds of our readers.mises were found to be elaborately furnished. The facts are briefly these. Hoibow is
The rates par quarter and par meter, proportions, Bubscriptions for any period lem than ons mont will be charged as for a full month. The daily issue is delivered fres when the address is Reccauitile to monger., I'eak subscribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On coples sont by part additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage The postage on this weekly inad' to any part of tha
the name of the harbour of Kiungchow, A7 5.40 p.m. on the 13th instant, reports the world is 80 cents per quarter. Biogin Cople, Daily, on cents. Weekly, iwant; the capital of Hainan," It is an extremely Japan Gamite, the firebelis sounded the alarm for an outbreak of froʻat No. 41, Yokohama, used as a godown by Boll's Aabemos Company, five conta (for cash only).
The fire-brigade were soon on the scene, and at six o'clock were endeavouring to concentrate stream of water on the roof of the building. A considerable quantity of smoke was at first issuing through the roof, but a quarter of as hour later it seemed that the work of the bri- gade was gradually becoming effective, and all danger of a serious outbreak was removed, The godown is situated just apposite Mossis Street.
bad harbour, and is hardly deserving of the name. It is so shallow that steamers have to lie some two miles and more from the
The Hongkong Gelegraph shore. The working of cargo is there
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1910. CHINA'S SPIRIT OF PROGRESS,
fore dependent on the vagaries of the wea. ther or of the temper of the coolle-labourers, In spite of these disadvantages, however, the trade is considerable, and would be very great and valuable but for the defects of the harbour.Mr. G. W. Pearson, H, B. M's
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A GOLD brick weighing 51 ounces and P38 an ounce was brought to Manila on the
result that heary clothing is discarded. "On climate, it may ba biting cold-one of those the following day, again, so doçentain is our days na which it might be said that
"April lingering chills the lap of May." The danger of not fully regarding the change of starobs in health respects is perhaps more pronounced in Hongkong than in any other country under the sun. Local medical men there is xaore sickness prevalent than at any ther time, and it is just at this period, that tell us that at this transition period of the year
people should be building up and conserving their strength to avail agaion the rigours of
the summer monľás.
.. ANOTHER OPIUM SEIZURE,
`, POLICEMAN'S DOG 18 USEFUL.
The story of an opium haul under somewhat peculiar circumstances was related before Mr. E. R. Hallifex, First Police Magistrate, in the Police Court this morning.. It appears that yesterday, P.C. Burtorda received information that there was opium on, the premises known
CAN A CORPORATION SOBI
LOCAL HOTEL "NON-SUITED IN ABSENCE
OF SOLICITOR.
Before Mr. Justice Gompers, Puirne Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, the Hong- kong Hotel Company, Limited, filed a salt against Oscar Wilson to recover the sum of Sig.as, amount das for refreshments supplied. Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who appeared for the defendant, stated that be nederstood that the plaintiffs appeared in person and as they were a limited liability company, they could not que withont a solicitor.
His Lordsbip-It the manager here ?. His Lordship-Suppose the managing direc Mr. Gardiner-He is not authorised to sue.
tor were to appear? ......
Mr. Gardiner-He can't. Hin Lordship-Is that so? Mr. Gardiner-Yes,
The case was adjourned for a few minutes, When the case was again mentioned, Mr, Gardiner submitted that a corporation could only bring an action through a salicitor. The as no solicitor's name appeared on it. In sup. wat in the present case was also bad, inasmuch
London County Council against the London pan of his contention, be cited the case of the
Tramways.
His Lordship-I think I shall adjourn the
Mr. Gardiner-But thay are not' bere? case to consult the authorities..
His Lordship-Probably if I pop-ault the plaintiffs they will bring another action against Shall non-suit them with the defoodaot. costs?
Mr. Gai Jinor-Yes, my Lord, His Lordship accordingly non-suited, the plaintiffs with costs.
S. $. "KIREFIELD" WRECKED.
OFFICERS AND CREW SAFE.
A Baguio despatch, of 18th inst, to the Manila Gablencus says:-Dispatcher received era from Borneo to day state that the British steamer Kirkfield was, wrecked off the west have been saicly landed at Kudat, Borneo. Coast of Palawan and that her officers and crew The date of the disaster is not given in the dispatch.
The Kirkfield is a steamer of 3,692 tons dis. placement, built in 1906 by Messis, Bartram and Sops, of Sunderland. She was rated by Lloyd's A roo 1. Her part of registry was Glasgow,
FIERCE TRIBAL RIGHT.
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ONE HUNDRED COMBATANTS ENGAGED From a recent live of the Brisbane Courter, we take the following:-
James Ruccia M'Pherson, who arrived here. a few days ago in bis logger from a trepanging expedition along the coast to the eastward, reports that while working in Rolling Hay he
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If the results of recent sales of landed pro party by public auction are any criterion, then the opinion that proparty values in Hongkong are beginning to look up again can be sald to ordinary interest was evinced in a sale of car tain honies at Wanchai at the auction robins of Masers, Hughes and Hough. The property of Inland Lot No. of, and the remaining portion of laland Lot No. 5o5, together with the messunges thereon, known as Now $4, 56, 58, 60 and 61, Stone Nollah Lane, and Nos. 4, 5, 9, 10 and 12, Wanchal Rond. Area 3,694 square feel or thereabouts. Term 999 yours. Annual Crown rent $55.00 Mess. Johnson, Stokes and Masteracted as solicitors for the mortgages, the vendor of the property. Bidding was api. sited and after somewhat keen competition, the property was knocked down to Mr. Fred. Ellis for the sum of $14,300.
FIGHT ON BOARD 5.S. "GOWANBORN"
HONGKONG V. BHANGHAI MEN,
This morning about 8 o'clock a fight was started on the steamer Gowanburn in the bay, by the Chinese cook Ah Cheb, which quickly developed foto a class fight between the Hong- kong min and these from Shanghai, reports the Mantla Times of 16th insta fizy
Koves, hamman, and files were used with deadly effect and lo a low moments the deck was covered with blood,
Saint Paul's hospital, two of them dangerously Four of the Chinese were taken ashore, to
probably will dis. wounded, one stabbed through the right lung
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The other three were cut and hammered in revere manner oan having the arteries in his right arm severed in two places.
There were eight Chinese in the scrimmage, four of whom were taken ashore in customs launch number out, and sent to the police station. The badly wounded were sent ashore earlier."
18th inst At the request of the British Gosasi all the Chinese who were implicated in the fight on' the British steamer Gewandur last Saturday bave been turned over to the British authorities and will be sent to Austrails to be tried
The Chinese had previously been arrested by the police and were bald, until, warrantu This moming the British Consul appeared at the office of the pros.cuting attorney of the could be sworn out against them.
Prosecuting Attorney Southworth bad boon city and demanded their custody. requested to file complaints against the men. on Saturday but refused to do so on the ground that the Courts bere had no jurisdiction, nod His opinion in the matter was based on the that it was a matter of comity among nations.
who instructed the United Statos minister decision of former Secretary of State Fish, at the court of. St James, to present to Earl Derby and the Britub authorities representations to the effect that a recar- rence of simdar arrests and assumption of authority over subjects of the United States on board of its own ships must be presented.
la hii agle to the minister the former Secret ary of State stated that it was “az daço injuri vasto the interems of the vessale which may international inconvenience to the two nations, be made subject of it and pssibly may cause so largely interested in the commerce of the
"The Chiness will be seat to Australia to be Great Britain." world as are those of the United States and
tried before the British'námitally coort,
witnessed a singully férocious and fatal tribal fight between so Junction Bay natives, em expedition of Liverpool River natives number. ing 30 or 40 braves. The fight took place on played by bim trepaoging, and a marauding
cleared space sear the seashore. M'Pherson pulled ashore to his smoke house on the morning of January 24, and deliced that a few A boirding-house keeper was fiood 150 ut only of his working natives were abouts He the Magistracy this morning for having an was told they were expecting to fight with excess of lamates on his promises, hostile natives at about 4 pm, that day. A peculiar blood curdling yell rang out from some bushes about 200 yards away, and immediately following this scores of ghastly white-painted figures: darted out from the thick bushes on each side of the clearing at the rear of the
smoke-bouse.
In The Sawid, the publication of the Chias Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd, the following paragraph sppdats: -Among the numerous agents connected with the China Mutual Life tion for anergy in opening up new territory, and is securing now business, there is perhaps Insurace Ca, Ltd., who have gained a reputa.
done better koowa than Mr. A. R. Moordsa, stativond at Cantos, in Southern China. His accounts continue to show a steady monthly incrasse in business, during both dull" - and prospsious seasons, and incidentally it might be mentioned that in March he won a gold watch offered by the company for the successe
spears were broken. Ons of the Junction Bay fal agent who secured the greatest amount of he was in the act of stooping to pick up a spear thrown by an opponent,
AIR THICK WITH SPEARS, The air . soon thick with flying, spears, as No. 26, Mongkok-wal, whemupen he pro and the combatants approached within about ceeded to the house in question with a patty of excise officers. The policeman 15 yards of each other. The spears used were India has been called the land of dis-Consul at Hoihow, after great exertion and Jardine, Mathgion and Co's premises in Water was also accompanied by his dog, which is large, heavy barbed ones. The natives on reputed to have all the qualities of a slenth each side showed am zog definess in avoiding or warding off these barb-pointed death-dealra. illusionment: South Africa the grave of great difficulty, succeeded in inducing the Chinese
bound. After searching the premises for some
In about a quarter of an hour nearly all the reputations. Chins might be named the Provincial Government to authorize a tho- Land of Promise Uufulfilled. The facility rough survey of the port. Mr. Cross, the
time, the constable beard one of the excise of wisdom alter the event will not explain Commissioner of Customs, co-operated with
officers give a wild shout and on going to the away the cynical smile or weary sigh of the Mr. Pearson in every way. The survey was Tonych from the Paracale district by Mr. A. intter's assistance, he saw that the excise officer. i ostiren was then fransfixed by a large spear.as paid business during the m incn., This, he lins
made by two engineers of one of the best- known engineering firms in Hongkong, and Gillis for the Stanley dredging company. and the little canine detectiva had fixed the certain ahipowneri, notably Messrs. Butter. This brick represents six days' work of the new culprit they were pursuing in a tight corner. The field and Swire and Mesura, A. R. Marty bucket line recently installed and is the ♬ st of constable appeared on the scene just as the and Co., agreed to pay increased port a steady stream of gold that will flow into law-breaker was about to hard a quantity of the Manila from this dredge which soon will be drug which he was preparing in the direction dues and the Hoihow merchanta surtax on their cargo as a contribu❘ working in much richer ground, According of the roof, with the consequence that he ra tion towards the six hundred thousand to Mr. Gillis, the Paracain mining company's Ceived the strange missile full in the face with a splash. This morning the mad appeared dollars. needed for the improvement of the new dredge will b's in ruaning order within a harbour. The Chinese Government also month and will have a capacity of so per cent before Mr. J, R. Wood on charges of being in agreed to contribute an advance so that the muse than the old. The company is cutting possession of and preparing opium and was necessary works might be begun immediately: lumber with its own sawmill to build a second Alas, for the Land of Promise Unfulfilled! the Chinese Provincial Authorities have sew dredge for which the machinery atrendy not only failed to contribute their promised share of the preliminary expenses, but have
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man who has read many such prophecies as have been made only recently regarding the Immediate future of Chios. The same old metaphom have a kuack of recurring; the "sleeping giant of the Far East is at last awake, and is shaking off the dust of cen- turies. Now fully roused he will rapidly clean out the Augie in stable” etc etc. These prophets of bygone years were certainly as sincere and honest as we their critics are, and probably at least as able and far-seeing as wo think ourselves. Yet the prophecies provoke a smile, and the famillar old giant is still represented as sitting up and taking not permitted the work to be begun at all. A PACK of Japanese playing-cards hat proved EAST ASIATIC COMPANY SECURG NEW SERVICE. "After all, some may say, "It is their coun. the undping of an nofortunate Russian labourer,
In regard to the new service between Hal My house in It appears that the man to questionne phong and Hongkong the East Asiatic Company botics" while the dust is yet caked on
try, and their harbour," him, and he fo
merely turning in Hongkong, is mine, but if I allow the Korokoff returned to Tomsk on the 34th the successful tenderers, state that they bare not his set is in truth very difficult access to it to become blocked with filth, I ultime from Marchoria, where he had been yet definitely settled upon the class of vessels to read the signs of the times wright soon have trouble with sanitary inspector" on a fruitless search for employment. Whilst they will are on the ran, but it is probable that people, Moreover, apart from the deferred promise, there he bought a pack of Japanese playing at the outset a steamer of 1,300 tons, capable apy land, and among May P
Drely, On arriving And nowhero harder than in China and its consider this the whole Chinese communi- cards for 31 sau to make a present of them to of steaming 13 mois, with accommodation for
tragic day, merchants and people of Hollion ardente bir enigmatic poople, Bince the tragic c
makaronie ly desire increased facilides for their
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of 1900 the rulers of this the greatest in Bad as the port is, over 100,000 tons
numbers all the tribes of men have been shipping entered it during the last quar
forced
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a8-49 passenger, will be tried. The present contract will terminate on May 31; the per- manent contract to begin on Juss 11910. Dealing with the postal subventing which ke been secured by the East: Animic Company/
Torkin pays
written to the directors, he will always consi der as a constant reminder of well applied The transfixing of this man seemed to fill effort. both sides with awful ferocity, and they im. mediately closed. A thrilling hand-to-hand A PROMINENT business man of Manila who melse exited, The Jui ction Bay natives had has just returned from the United Stat the advantage in numbers and weapons, being way, of Honolulu is authority for the sale armed with knives, tomahawks, and iron bars that from six te twelve Bawalian nga aft, lang, made from hatch baitons, taken from will come to the Philippines in Jan the wreck of the steamer Australian, Their 19 look over sugar passibilities with
opponents had only ordinary bush waddiestion of making permanent
Guðlensis-American's informant. and womerabs. The from bars proved deadly wespons, inflicting ghastly wounds wherever formation fast band from
influential member they struck.
Been02) |||Planters' Associa BODIES CREMATED, EVANGE marauding party fed into the scrub, leaving planters in the Within half an hour the survivors of the number of the
of their number on the field These were vid that immediately backed and beaten to death with profiable market
emphawks and iron bar. Those whe
and M'Pherson thinks that few;
On going shore ierson found that all