Commodore Wu at Government House.
The Commander-in-Chief of this formidable Ittle flotilla, in point of numbers, Commodore Wu, was the guest of His Excellency Senber Marques at lurch at Government House, on Friday, Thein were also present at tiffin the Staff Officers and members of the suite of tha
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JULY 18 1910
the City itself an unwonted fuss or excitement is apparent over Macao's "Hitla war" there is no denying the truth, that in military chicles the Colony, has never been so much aroused since the days of the storming and capture of
Pustalen
The gunboat "Macau.” Thoss of our readers who have followed the
correcineas of
Inception will have noted the polat made by our representative on the spot of the remark able accoracy of the shooting on the part of the Chinese. Further evidence, if any were need. ed, has been forthcoming to-day proving the
cur, correspondent's which he was able to obtain yesterday that report in sh authoritativa statement plates of the gunbaat Meras have been pierced by bullets in several places. It was little short of miraculous that the fusillade directed by the Chinese against the little gun-vessel did eat account for any casualty in the naval side,
Military Demonstration at
Wong Kam:
[From an Occasional Correspondent.]
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER,
CASE WITHDRAWN AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS
Macao, 16th July, B p.m....
Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, at the Criminal Sessions this morning Kwok tagueso waters and the demonstration of the with the alleged manslaughter of a man named The presence of the Chlosse flotilla is For Slog and Wong Yat Kwong were charged
misinterpretations. The reasons I assign for last. Hon. Mr. W. Rees-Davies, K. C, Acting both are
Attorney-General, Instructed by Mr. H. La 1.—To surround and capture any pirates it, by any chance, they manage to slude they, Sr., from the Crown Solicitor's office,
prosecuted. Prisoners wore undefended. naval cordon.
The following were sworn in as foroni :- Cruz Rox, A. J Richards, D. T. Steel, A.J, Musers, W. T. Stebbing (foreman), A. J. da
Burley, J. B: Scott and W. Taylor.
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1. To prevent the escape, of the pirates to pursuit by our foïces. Chinese territory in Wong Kam upon their
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Portuguese Governor. We have authoritative narrative of the Colowan' campaign aloca Itu military force at Wong Kam are susceptible el Chan Sun at Causeway Bay on the 27th June THE Steamship information that the Chinese Naval Official expressed to His Excellency bis deep 100se of appreciation of the action of the Portuguess in adopting such effective measures to extermin- ate the pirate bordes root and branch from Colowan. The assurance was given that the presence of the naval units of the Kwang tung ~Squadron-is-the-neighbourhood of Colowan was for pa other purporn than to act in friendly co-operation for the maintenance of the cordon and to prevent the pirates from fleeing fato Chinese territory where they will be regarded as the most unwelcoms guests. The cordial expressions of good-will on the part of the Chinese representative ‘are mutually recipro cated at Mscio.
Bombardment re-commenced
to-day,
Mecao's ultimatum to the Cbiceso pirats chiefs expired at a pɔm, yesterday (Saturday) Hi was generally supposed that by that bour a wither ing fire would have been opened'on the island' from the batteries of the gunboats Puffia and Marou. But the authorities conducting opera-
Prizes of War. ***
The exact number of the captured prisoners by the Porte uso has aat yel been definitely ascertained, but a rough estimue places the number of knwo prisoners now in Macan at about seventy. Besides arms and ammunitions the Portuguese troops have come in for three valuable prizes of war in the shape of three Chi- nese Jacks which were brought into the loner Harbour from Colowan on Friday in tow of the Shanghai tow-boat. Theta janks were the
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3. To demonstrate China's preparedness to
place an effective force upon a war fooling at any given moment wheiber on land or at sp. The Commander of the Chinese naval forces had timo' with His Excellency the Governor yesterday. Ho confers with the Portuguese authorities in almost all matters concerning the blockade of Colowan and has rendered great services in establishlog the cordon by sea with his fourteen war vessain, launches included, su as to prevent the escape if any junk from Cotown.
To-dy was to have been the day for renewal of hostilities against the pirates, but nothing eventuated. Yesterday was a day of test for the Portuguese troops who badly need
prisoners were charged with the manslaughter The Attorney-General stated that the two of a man's
"usmed Chan Chun at Yan+ma+1}, The act took place at 3 o'clock in the af ternoon of the day in question. The case for the prosecution rested chiefly on the evidence of two men. The deceased was attack- ed outside the theatre. The first prisoner struck the deceased several blows with a bam-. at the deceased, which caused a rupture of the boo pole and the second prisoner throw stones
splean. The doctor would say that death was either due to the blows or was the result of a fall. The victim was taken to the Yau-ma-ti hospital in an ambulance but died before the arrival of the doctor. The prosecution did not
tions were awaiting the arrival of the cruiser Kaileys of the pirate horde. Larga nambate of led it. Fifteen prisoners worn landed at Macas not know the cause of the assault and there
Rainha Doud Amelia of whose departure from the nct of shoving off when they were dis- men had got on board at Colowan and were in Hongkong to Main at noon yesterday they covered by the Portuguese troops. Failed la had been apprised by cable 'despatch." The
their attempt at escape the natives jumped off Dona Amelia was signalled off the roadstead the decks ashore again and ran for their lives shortly before four o'clock in the afternoon.in all directions into shelter. She lay at anchor in the offing and awaited the three boats were captured by the Portuguese Abandoned, the flood tide before she picked up the outer chapas prizzs-of war and towed across the bay to nel and moved up to Golawan. This she did at
Macao, eight o'clock last night. Eigereyes watched her part lights, from the Praia Grande and when she dropped anchor in front of Calawao anti cipations ran bigh of subsequent developments -ig the night.-
Naval Contingent Disembarked.
The plan was that she was to land a naval contingent of 150 men last night to reinforce the troops of land which with the men from the gunboat Fatria is now of a, total strength ́of some five hundred men.
Saturday night proved, uneventful. By this morning, the pirate chiefs had not complied with their signals for an honest truce and sar render. Accordis,ly, at 8 a m. sharp the
Terrific Boom
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Nowa gathering.
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The Naval Jelly and all along the bund is full of people anxious to get every scrap of first nows which they promptly retail is the City. The arrival, of every launch, or any despatch vessel, from Colowan, is the signal for a rush to the Naval Camber. But as the officials even down to the subordinates are under pala of penalty to observe judicions reticence the purveyors of news, specially of the raw novice type, is invariably doomed to disappointment. Pirates identified.
rescued children, yesterday; they have been identified by the
1
The correspondent of a Hongkong new paper applied for permission to the Governor to proceed to Colowan to gather Information for hii papir. Tas, permission was refused.
of the invaluable services rendered by the gun The people of Macao are loud in their praise boat Maude both on the part of her Commander, Seaber Matta Oliveira and his Firat-Lieuten ant, Senhor Althougula Pinto Basto.
COUNCIL.
was no motive as far as they could ascertain such a thing to heppin among Chinese coolies. which could have led up to it but it was usual for The first prisoner said he had a quarrel with the chief witoses and that was how the charge was brought against him. The second purely a question of credit-whether the jury prisoner said he was not there at all. It was would believe the witnesses or not.
In the course of the evidence, bis Lordship. said he had grave doubts about the case.
The Attorney-General-I'm in your Lord.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL | ship'ı haqda. I frankly admit if prisoners wale represented by Counsel it would have bean an easy caza to defend.
The Chief Justice-I think the case should
The prisoners were then discharged,
Migutes of a meeting of the Council, held at ba withdraws. the Board Room, on the 28th June, 1910.
Present:-Messrs. W. Krase, (CoBirma),
J. S. Foswick, C. Lee, Lim. Nee Kar, J. Men. carini, K. Taudz arabara, the Health Officer aud the Secretary.
1. The minutes of the meetings bald on the 14th and atst. Jude are read and confirmed:
The eighteen men, who were brought mana cled to Macao, on Friday, having been made prisoners at Colowan, and who are in sala custody in the military prison 2. A despitch is read from the Consular of Monte Foil have since been identified Body enclosing correspondence which has by at least two of their former captives. passed between the Senior Consal and the A Chinese boy, who had been bald Chiness authorities regarding the removal 10 ransom aud was since rescued by his of water from Kulangsu to places cutside deliverers, the Portuguese, was taken to of the Settlement. In reply it is decid Monte and there without any hesitation pointed to inform the Consular Body that the ed out his ersibile tormentors. The pris soners stoutly denied the charges alleged | against them before the fad when the little youngster, emboldened by the presence of the armed extail, called out aloud: "us-lo, keeting: Hai chik!" masawhile, keeping bis fadex finger in front of the quivering countenancs of the contemptible wretch now held in durance vile. The led's ejaculatory exclamation was: "Yes, that is the man. He is the robbar1"
Olbers of the gang were identified by an old, old man, who had been held in captivity pend.
of the heavy artillery of the Patrin was the first signal that a bombardment of Colowan bad re-commenced with unmistakable deter. mination. The lighter guns of the patrol-boat Afacau followed in rapid succession ant soon A continuous cannonade of, shot and shell was directed against the pirates' inaccessible strong. holds. The boom of the guns could be distinct. ly board by the passengeisoa hoard the Lui Tai on her way from Macin jo Hongkong this moro. log. For fully au buar those travelling by the Macau steamier to-day bad the rare pti. vilege of watching a misinture bombardment well out of the zone of operations and safely outwith the lion of the deadly fire. What the dreadful consequances of to-day's 'ialul on slaught will be, it is yet too early for us to be able 'to report. Communication between Colowanand
Macas being maintained as io a state of siege,ing the payment of a large sum of money privals despatches take some time to arrive which bad been demoded as the price of his but we expect to be fully posted by our well, life by the brigands from his well-to-do son who informed correspondent to-morrow morning. "Moreover, at the time of the despatch of the Hongkong Telegraph'r répressotalive's latest message from Macao, it was the plan to keep up the bombardment throughout the day unless, of courie, capitulation is made in the course of the day. While fizing is kept up there is no possibility of particulars being gathered by our energetic correspondent for transmission.
Pirates' strongholds located. The location of the pirates' suorgholds by the Portuguesa scouts, no doubt, led to the deter mination for the puriuance of the drastic mea sures which called forth nothing less then the concerted action of the warthips of Portugal in these waters, lo certain quarters these'shocking reprisals are deprecated which, uoforțusaiely. caquot discriminate between the inpocest and the guilty, and wames and children from the blood busty cutthroats - the human pariahs— who thrive and have theit being on the ill-gotten gaion of peaceful villages and boneat traders. By others, again, it is thought that no measures can be severs or repressive enou, kto pat down pace for all the state of lawlessness on the very borders of our civilization. Here we bays the disciples of two schools diametrically opposed in sentimenis and opinions, each having equally good and sound arguments in support of their contentions..
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Portuguese sergeant dead,
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is said to be in business at Macao,
Story of the. Kidnapping. The youthful witness, just meationed tells a graphic story of how he was kidnapped. Oso day he was at the Macao whari of the ferry to Taipa and Cołowao... He was inquiring for the lauach to take him to his native place when he was accosted by a man who declared himself to be a friend willing to help lake him to his vál ge bome. The boy was accordingly persuaded to follow the stranger to the Colowan launch, c.tt.ving at the destination the unsuspecting youth declined to disembark, declaring that that was not the landing place of his ancestral village, Whereupon his would-be guide and friend unmasked his villany and told the now affright- ed boy that if be refused to follow him he would. be done to death then and there.. The simp fate would befall him even if its attempted to raise an olɔrm. Of the two evils the boy, who by his time was terror.sed beyond words, meekly accepted the less and obeyed the relentless-injsaction of his tyrant taken to a Chinese house in a villago at Cotawan and there at once ordered into the kitchen where he was to turn a vielel band fo the scullery department of his unwilling cap- tivity. In servite bondage thus the boy re- moed and became the victim of the worst tortures as it suited the whimsienf wrath of
He was
Council is desirous of meeting the wishes of the Chiness officials in this matter as far as possible, and therefore request the Senior Con suf to comunicate the following to the Haifang.
(a) That, as nearly all the foreigners · ont Kolangs derive their water supply from private wells, the question hardly affects them, and the proclamation has therefore been issued prin- cipally in the interests of the Chinese residents
within the Settlement.
(2) That the proclamation issued by the Council on the 20th inst, prohibiting the re, moval of water from all wells to places quis de the Settlement, ba méd fied as follows:-
Water for Amay may be taken from the wells at Pak-tia," below Mr. Marshall's house, owned by Ng Lai, aud from those under the trees at Lai-choo-of, ówced by. Ng Nai Choan, but from these walls alone, From all other wells the prohibl tion stande good.. Fortber the Coun cil considers that as this is only a tem porary measure, and not likely to last
CANTON OPIUM JAX,
The Bombly correspondent of Thể Times sends the following telegram, dated soth ult. ;- The opium market is excited and disfurbed on account of the action of Chios in holding dealers in row opium responsible for the collec tion of new duties on prepared opium. The measure is regarded as a dodge invented by the Viceroy of Canton for the purpose of intreduc. ing a monopoly and as a breach of the Treaty of Chifu. The Government of India in cup. porting the protests of local merchants, but the British. Consul General in Canton is reported to have related his assistanco... Tae effects of the Chinese action on the opium trade are disastrous. In consequence of the risks involved dealers have ceased trading in opium, sad the market is extremely congested, 11,000 untold chests lying with merchants in ludia and Chios. Prices are completely broken, Patos falling from 3,658 upeas in April to 2,300 in Jupa, The unanimous opinion is that the Government ought to stop opium sales until the situation is cleared, and that the British Government should put a stop to the barassing manger of collect- ing the tax. Unless this is done the Indian revennes will suffer considerably, and-mer chants will be involved in heavy losses.
CANION-KOWLOON RAILWAY.
QUESTIONI IN PARLIAMENT.
Ón the sand ul-, la the House of Commoma, lang, it will be quite fair for the Hailang- | Mr. Gionell asked the Vader-Secretary for the | ting to make such arrangements with the | Colonies if he would say who were the consult owners as, will ensure that all water boatsing enginesis of the Canton-Kowloon Railway; from Amoy obtain their supply from these whether they acted in that capacity in connec wells, and not limit the use of the wells | tion with the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, the to two or three boats and to create a | Hongkong Railway, and the Johore Railway, monopoly.
all lines that could never pay owing to the cost (0) In thus meeting the wishes of the Chinese of construction; whether the late chief, British in Amoy, the Council desires to record that accountant was the nominee of those engineers; they in no way forfait their right to prohibit whether the amount of his embezzlements bad the removal of water from all wells on Kulangsu..yer_been ascertained; and whatker kay steps whenever the Council cons ders such a course were being taken to recover that amount from necessary in the interests of the inhabitants of his nominator. the Settlement.
Colpoel Scely: "The consulting englusars The Council is prepared to issue, if the above | are Sir J. Wolle Barry and Partners. The con- meats with the approval of the Consular Bodysulting engineers for the Johore Feliway ATO and the Chinese officials, a modified prociama tion accordingly.
3-Correspondence which has passed ba tween Mr. Lim Hock Siew and the Council, concerning blasting, is read,
4-A letter from Mr. Lim Pi Sin, concern.
connect his house with the hoods of a relative, is read,. He is to be requested to faraish the Council with a plan showing where he proposes to erect. bis poles.
5. Ten days' leave of absence, on urgent pri-
Sad to relate, Sergeant Pirico, who had gone to his master, Wien the boy demuired to saying the erection of a private telephone wire to The "front," was found dead on the island of loathsome task to which he had been ordered, Coloway yes siday. Our representative was be was forcibly held and bound by the arms and Boable to ascertain the cause of death. It has hoisted to the ceiling and there hung until it not yet transpired whether the sergeant was pleased the savage inhumanity of bis captor to killed by an enemy's ballet or died from sa- release him. This sad other suffxings tha tural causes. The fact, acvertheless, remates boy had had to underg when the 'droadfolvate affairs, is granted to the Secretary. that his corpso has been brought over to Macao sound of infantry fits of Tuesday last nu- and will be buried in due course with fall mili. tery bopours. Deceased left a wide and one child at Macao to moura-bis untimely end, and with whom the grantest sympathy is felt,——.
More Troops for Jolowan. The tow-boat, which was purchased at Shanghai, for barbour work at Macao, is ren daring signal service to the Military Transport and Commissariat Departments. She has kept up regular and rapid communication, between the Settlement and its insular "dependency ever, alace the commencement of bostilities. Yesterday, at 6,39 p.m.,' the tow-boat left the Naval Pies in the Inner Harbour 'with commis. muriat and a further detachment of 25 min from theflocal Garilson for Colowan, the
Officers: Leive Buspended. -----Ofibers having fimilios at, Macao have had their lekre suspended, and all, without excop: tion, hava to take up thale quatters in the bar for any amergency. Although in
acuced to him amidst a scene of gory revelry bis joyeux deliverance from a bondage that
was more terrible than death,
Uruiser recalled.
6. The Council proc:aded to view the site of the Baad the Amoy Tinuing Co. propose to erect on the water front at their premises, sad the site of a house for which Mr. Loo Soo Tong has applied for a building parmit,'
7. The Capt. Sopt reports that the following
cases have been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the meeting on the 14th inst, Sum.
Messrs. Gregory, Eyles, and Wating. I have on information.as to the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. I cannot accept the statement that either the Hongkong or the Johore railway can, nevar pay As 1 informed the hon. gentleman on Nov, 25, the Colonial Office is not concerned with the doings of the late chiaf accountant on the Chinese section of the line. Mr. Gionell asked whether: His Majesty's Government was in possession of independent evidence that the Cauton-Kowloon Railway could never possibly pay its cost of construc. tion and working expenses; that it was being forced through merely for the resuscitation of Hongkong at the expense of the Chinese Guarantors; and that it had already cost £16,000 per mile; and whether, in these circumstances, approval of the Colonial Office ?
further load for its completion would have the
̧¡ Colonel Seuly ‡ The answer to the first two parts of the hon. gentleman's question is la the
The cruiser Vasce de Gama, which left Hong- kong not long ago, on a cruise in Japan waters and subsequently proceeded to Dalny and Fort Arthur, has bien recalled to Macao by telegram, monses :-Debt-5, Assault 3, Throwing rubbish, upgative. I have not the exact figures She is expected to arrive any time.
&c. into the public draina: 4, Biogal sale of
as to the cost of the line to date, and no
The San Gabriel, which is on a cruise roundland 1, Breach of prison regulations 2, Falling question of a farther loan for its completion the world, is also expected here shortly and will to comply with the Municipal proclamation has arison.
at once proceed to jointle Portuguero Squadron concerning the removal of water 1. Summary
at Colowab. So that the Gghting units of the Portuguese will be represented by ----
Vasco da Gama (flagship), Ban Gabriel,
Rainha Dona Amalia, Patria, and ⠀
Bacau,
(The above report was printed in a special Banday edition of the Hongkong. Telegraph and issued to subscribers grafis the same, even- Ing.-Edg
Arrests. Theft 3, Breach of Oplum Regolations
́4, Attempting.io.remove water from the Bettle ́ment: contrary; to Municipal proclamation forbidding same 2.
By order,
(Signed), W. Kruie, Chairman."
O BERKELEY MITCHELL
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MACKENZIE'S STOUT ANALYST'S REPORT.
Form 31.185.
E.
HONGKONG.
Government Laboratory,
STOUT.
Hongkong, June 25, 1910.
Bubstance for analysis :—
Marks --
(Dr. Mackenzie's Burton on Treat.
(Invalid Stout, specially brewed for the East.
Received:-On June 15, 1910, from Mesars. H. PRICE ♣ Con
Hongkong.
RESULTS OF ANALYSIS.
100 fluid parts of the sample contain ---
Bolid matter
Ash
Free noid as aostio....
Percentage of alcohol
Specific granity at 15,5* 0----- Amenic
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