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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Big Building Collapse. (EEFT OF A DEPOSIT RECEIPT. | ALLEGED WILFUL MOR)'AR.
THREE HOUSES FALL
FIVE K
HEY KILLEEMAHY INJURED.
10th ins".
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JÖNER'M USED AS 'TOOL HY DARING
GANG, OF, NURULARS,
en roth inat.
A CATTLE-DRIVER'S DEATH
I be following was the jary-Messrs. }, Rosa
de bilra Loureiro, K. 15. Wood, A. Lopes and 'B,C, Groff.") p
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1910
KOWLOON CANZON RAILWAY.
FIEST CARRIAGE COMPLETID
BULLION,
17th Inst.
Messes, Samuel Moniaga and Co.'s Circular
Ing:
TOO TIRED TO WORK
CREW MUTINY AT, CHRISTMAS ISLAND.
AAA LASCARY IMPRISONED,
COMMERC
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. Reviewing the share business for the week, Meirs. E. 8. Exdaurie & Co. write on 16th
changes of any importance. and featureless there bulog practical y no Int Business in Local Stocks continues dall
an immunity from this ssecies of public Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. F. O. Barlow | (foremad), M. W. Mark, M. J. Dinenberg, EJ; asted London, August 25, contains the follow. Mr.. D. Y. Fark ns prolecated ta behall Banks-Hongkong", and: Shangbel Bänke
FIRE BRIDADE TO THE RESCUE....:
Between half-past eight o'clock and nine o'clock p.m. on Saturday the Police were ap prised that a disister had occurred in Morrison Street and immediately upon receipt of the meauaga Chief Tospector Bater turned out with reicos pasly from the Gent al along with the Fire Brigade under Actieg Firemaster Be MacDonald.
It was then discovered that the two adjoinide houses, Nes, 13 and 15, Morrison Street had completely collapsed and that a great many of tas debris. Some of these were still cying foudly for stanco, and the work of was set about with a will and at great danger to all concerned, for the party walls of the two adjoining houses were every moment threaten ing to collapse also. At the time of the disaster it was estimated that there were about
Geld. The arrivals of bar gold smospted to about half a million sterling, of which £174,000 was reserved for Indis; the permaloder was purchased for the Costinent. The price mained at 171, gd. p. os. Std,
The following amouet was received by the Bank of Bogland:
Thirty dejected, balf-cled lascars were crowd.
white Ligat Calor heard ovidants in the Baron yesterday reports the Strotte Zimer of 13th lost ed in and around the dock of the Marine Count,
userdale mutiny cats. The man were charged Rubber The price if the raw material hai on three counts--willal disobedience to the shown weakrest during the weeks which bra commauda: of the master, continued dis. rtflicted du’the share marker, quotations as we obediente, and impoding the navigation of the close showing a. lower level tham. the can inst ship. One of the accured was also charged reported.. Tas price of Hard Para in London with assaulting the first officer but no evidence' in 7/6 per ib. Singapore akowa, a downward was taken on ible charge cadency in Dollar Stocks, following no doubt
on the decline in London, the owner and master of the ship. The men, who pleaded guilty, were undefended,
'after having sold.mt 5935 fall to $930, probably Donald McAlister, master, stated the men
in: sympathy with London, the price there ware engaged 1 Calestia on September 15, bavim receded to £87, 10/, being drop of 1909. The agreement was for eat but in The stock Bus, however, again hardened witness had the option of keeping the men
And rare hive brea mite at 5931 National for a month over that time if it was incon- venient to discharge them. They sailed from
are unchanged with bayars at 376, 47
Hongkong on August 11, and arrived at | Caristmas Island on, August 23 to take in a cargo of phosphate thy work of loading was Completed on September 5. About 9:30 am on that day, the ceas came aft to the chait
oom and asked, to be paid off as hy were iced. Witness said he was tired also but he could not discharge them there because Christ mas Island was not a port where he could get
Kobs, the port of call, and sand them back to Calenta The men then returand to the foras castle. The chief officer and second engine went forward to get the men to lors to but they refored.
Marines Insurances Catoos have farther airing honed and hoya bean sold at $ion, Uptops are again offering at 5 agy and businEIS. his bien dons at $810, North Chinan kavo changed boods at Tie, 115 and Yaugling at $205.
Before the Chiel fastics, Sir Francis Piggott,Of the eight carriages, which the Hongkong The bad reputation which Hongkong suffers Judge, of the Criminal saisions this morries, at Shan Li Pai on the 25th July Tar. Hon. plated Ouis morning and delivered to the railway Tefo e Mr. Justice Hroland, Acting Puisse Hing was fedicted on a charge of willel murder the Kowloon Canton Railway one was com
at the Oriminal Seastors this morning. Wang and Whampoa Dock Co. are construc log for under for jeny-ballding was accentuated very Chan Tin Cheong was indicted on charges of forcibly on Saturday night last by a fatal house receiving a stolen depasit receipt, false pre-rected bare Atror sy-General, in administration Werk on the others is being Collapra in Morrison Street nearby where that tences and strely representing himself as one by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr., from the pushed forward with all expedition. chordozhfara ⠀⠀ įsime Jervoin: Strest, a neigh-Ah King, whereby do. attemp'ed to oʻtain the
Clown Solicitora office, appeared for the ptn. bourhood that came into notorious prominence um of Sidco from the Hongkong aid Sharg-
secution and Mr. Klden Poster, leazacted by Mr. Leo, d'Almada, was for the defendant. daring the "house-collapse epidemic" some bai Fank." Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by five or six years ago. Since that tims uațil ep br B. 1. Dennys, fr., from the Crown Soli
Pro ser entered a pica of not guilty, ag to golte recently, we bave enjoyed practically clior's office, appeated for the Crown and Mr.
dharter bul within the past few weeks there bas of Maisti Goldring, Barlow and Morrel, tas Esen, a recrudescence of ibaso happsulngs, presented the defendant. - As the prisoner bad brought on, no doubt, by the excessively entered a plea of guilty to the thir i caust, the
The Attorney-General stated that prisoner beavy rains that have deluged the Colony,” “The
appotted on a charge of wilful murder. He to cascf a jury were disposed with was formerly a castle-driver and lived at Sam ficts of the case are those,"fea
cate were that some tima ngo a woman-de-
ale". Alabaster stated that the facts of the who, in Chinese territory. The deceased as posited the sum of $1,000 at the longkong and was to a caule driver, it appeared from the avidence of deceased's brotherihatthe deceased Shaughal Bank and task the depot receipt with her to Macao. While there, the house is left a place called Keag Ho, near Bam Chun, which she was staying was entered by sum buffalo and cast. The min telt Kang Ha quite bar of rubbers, who stole the receipt. Prisoner alobe. Un the way be mat a man driving
at 7 o'clock on the pight in quenloo, driving m took the receipt to the Bank on reveral ccc3-bulalo and a calf is the same direction! be Shortly afterwards the frand was discovered. sions but was rafused payment by the clerk
by the prosecution but took exopting to the Mr. Potter agreed with (ża statements made allogailos that prisoner had deliberately tried to defraud the party in question. Osiketo hajure the Bank hut it was not unit August that pl. spatr went to the Bark and cedeavoured to obtain the money two months after the note been in Hongkong twice. When he came had been reported misirg. He had only to the Col. by in August leef, 7 was taken to e shop called to Wong Kwong Wing Tui by a certato darty, who said that the mosty beloor, in the two tenements, which were occupied used to his brother and after a lot of persuasion shops on the ground fler and dwellings on the succeeded in Iiducing the prisoner to go to the upper. So anddan was the collapsy. that none Bink and obtain the money. He was festiucl- of item had time to escape.
ed that in case a book was produced, he sho It appears that the 6 st thing to cause the write the oɩma of Ah-King in it. At the Bank catastrophe was the giving way of the thin a book was produced and prisoner signed the partition wall between the two fated bouses, nome.of Ah King. The mere fact of a book This was followed by a portion of the frontage being produced should have at ficed to put and wall falling into the street. Then the top floors one on his guard but it failed to put prisoner on ground one upon another, whilst the inside hands but feritnately, the woman lost nothing walls of the buildings on either side threatened as a reinlt of the men's attempt to defraud every moment to follow suit,
As may be imagined, the dangers that the but was relesed payment and on going the third ber. Prisoner west to the Bank a second time rescue party had to undergo were not small to time be was arrested. In view of those fac's the circumstances; yet they continued their and having regard to the man's past character work with indomitable courage. At the risk of and there was no reason why his Laidship being buried under tottering brickwork and should not accept his story-be asked that the -beams, they contrived to,
prisoner be dealt with ligh lp. Of to-nig, he was technically guil y for,signing the name if Ab King : od thus representing himself as Ah
the unfastupate occupants were, buried under be loss of the deposit receipt was reported at, Proceed in the directi in of Kowloon, Prisoner bgold and £1,500 in silver was sent to Con-another crew. Ha promised to pay tiem eflig | Steamboats Wře slightly tower and beva barn":
TWENTY PERSONS AN
„August 20-£17,000 in bar gold.
Withdrawals were made as noder August 16 £100,000 in aovereigns for San Paulo. man was afterwards seen at Shatin,' Decessett
a2 £103,603 in sovereigns for Java went to a lea-bouse and while thère prisoner Dating the wask the net efflax was 68 4000, and another man entered the "tok-house.
The Geological Surray of India reports an The deceased was seen to leave the tea-house aver go gold output for the period 1904/8 of at ball-past seven with his buffalo and cart and 1,365,307 p. apoum. Recently 6100,000 in and lo ciber man left ten minutes later and at stantloople, presumably for new coinage.
Silver-The price bay remained". almost the time were not accompanied by any animaly, Nashing more was seen of the deceased until stationary since we last addressed you. A few 3.pm, on the following day, when Mr. Broad-Continental orders, including 10,000 Kilos Dept of the Kowloon Waterworks, found the quired for ths French Treasury, and some pur dead body of a Chinese male in the rase voir, chases for India and Chins of small size, they were not all a leged to have belonged little inclination on the part of America to ist Sogis articles were found near the bady bat sufficed to hold the market steady, there belag 10 deceased. Some of them at all events du silver at current prices.
There was, however, 3D particular impor,105, making a total of 19.400 bir. A ship was said to be the property of the prisoner.
The stock ja Bombay shows an increase of
fance attached to the finding of the articles,
mast of bars has been made from Shaoghal to M. B oadbent saw traces of blood stain London, only £5,000, in amount, but indicative on the bank, which showed that the body was of the market tendency, dra, ged from the bank to the reservole. The
Ab edict was promulgated in China on the tie-depó: batween one and two on the mamit g of attached to the Ministry of Finance to assist in pri ouer was next seen at the Sham-shulpo cat-
s7 h instant, by which Sheng Kudg.pro was
currency relo m. This statesman, a most ed the price of some cattle and then left. It secinedobim an extraordinary thing that aman se authority on Western Currency methode of the moralog but he was told that the practice Chinese currency: a problem ex'remely hard should be anklag the price of cattle at that hour and his appointment is a farther attempt to grapple with the intricate problem of was quite common among the villagers. A Croma's case was the identification of the heifer was subsequently purchased. The
in solve owing to the intense conservatism cf buffalo and the identification of the boiler calf. gold seserie should the gold standard bs decide the people, and the difficulty of providing a Be evidence was purely what was legallyed on. Te any case, the evolition of a practical
ass circumstantial. There was no direct scheme will cover a long period of time.
↑ A shipment of 200.000 cz. has been made evidence to show that prischer had a bed in the murder. The jury's verdict would be subject from San Francisco to the Far East, .. to his Lordship's discretions. If the circum stances attending the murder led them to be lievs that they would be justified in finding prisoner guilty of the offence alleged against Prisoner then their verdict must be que el mur dess otherwise prisoner was entitled to an ac quitali
ARMED WITH STICKS AND ROCKLANDI
collapsed and cams crashing · down to "tha | his guard. He was used as a tool in ai o her theyth July with a buffalo and call. He it quircolightened man, is probably the chlef Obi-with billet of wood and witners had to
CUT A ROID
lator the kitchen of No. 15, where three injured occupants were found to be imprisoned beyond means of anything but outside aid. Seven or eight others were rescued through the efforts of the salvage party, who had now been reinforced by a Public Works Contingent and, a crowd of Sani ary Department servants, all' of whom worked with a will to get the victims out, Thres dead bodies were recovered.
Kiog.
At this po'nt His Lordship said that he was bound to take. To coasideration the statemeate which were subsequently made by the prisoner.
Mi. Potter submitted that very often girlsos. ers made foolish statements to the Police. In that particular instance a chit was sent to
prisoner while the latter was confised is jail in After heating Counsel's addresses and His which he was warned to stick to the orig Datardship's summing up, the Jury retorned a story or it might mean ten years hard labour, unanimous verdict of not guilty. which to an ignorant, aan, was no appifling was accordingly discharged,
in the case of two of the men who lay under the debris a way. had to be cut to them by making holes in the abatting walls through which they could crawl to safety or at least be dragged out All the lejaredat of affairs. He submitted that it was on were sent to hospital, where and died,
To make matters wors, the ruins now went
on fire and the work of relief had temporarily to be suspended whilst the Brigade got the out- breakander coatrol. Nor was this an easy mat- ter, for the gas mains ini iba houses had been broken, and it is supposed that one of there had become ignited from the kitchen fire. At any rate, the conflagration raged very fiercely for several hours, and had plouty to feed on in the broken Asor-placking and the wooden brame that lay in a mass on the ground floor:
As the flames were being extloguished, the P.W.D. men began to shore up the pasty walls of Nos, and 17, which every minute throaton. ad to Jall into the breach. This work was executed with
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COMMENDABLE PROMPTITUDE, Meanwhile the Sanitary Department servants started again to clear away the debris, shovel- ling the loose stuff into baskets for deposit in the side streets, throwing the ward debrie ta
of those cards whera a man confused his fanit and he asked his Lordship to deal with the the power to deal with bim leniently. A man as leniorly as possible. His Lordship had
matier of fact, ono of th men who were 'com. Bank with the defendant but discreetly kept cerned in the robbery actually want to the
to Impress upon the defendant the story be was at the back of the premises and took good care to any.
put forward by the defence was true. He was His Lordship aid that he thought the strry
he was trafficking in stolen property, but the however, satired that prisoner well knew that needs of justice would be satisfied by tentetc. of four months' hard labour.
CHINA AND OPIUM,
CANTON VICEROY'S IFFORTS.
one side, and recoverlog as much as possible tore of Mt. R. Fannel', whe wrote to the forn The following letter appesis over the signa of personal property, such as tronks, merchaning Leader, Irons Limerick on ah ul::-The alte, atc.
check the importation of opium isto bis Vice Veeroy of Canton is making great efforts to royalty, but the Chi ere authorities say that the British are rot carrying out the agreement to strivs jintly for the suppysios at the vice,
All day yesterday the work continued without cessation, but the day was not to end without even funker disaster, fir in the afternoon the partition wall of. No: 17 came down with a run and the whole three fizors and roof followed. Luckily the gang of workers had waining that the wall was tal in z dowo, but at the most they scaped only by the narrowest, as for No. 17, bad already been condemand as unsafe some time ago by the P.W.D., and its occupants had left.
THE REAR WALL ・・
We used to hear that if we ceased to sead optam into Chiza sho would gew the ad- ditional amount at home, es it was said ako could net forrgo. the revenue. But since the importation of the foreign polson was checked she has caused to grak it in many of the pro- Vinces.
It used to be for he kid that China wa of the collapsed boildings now showed signs of a perfectly free agent in the importation of coming down so, ao in order to ensure the British-Indian opium, and that if abs pro safely of the workers bestow it was decided hibited its importation, we could look op to bring down the top pouin betimes. as plented spectators, st the Cli ́se have This was a cordingly code by means of showo themselves more than eager to stop the playing the hose-upon it, so that it fell harm-flow of this drug ; and the 11i ish basst that lesly. Among those who helped to direct they would pot check Chipa in any effort ibe operations yesterday were the Hon. Mr. W. thought proper to make to save hetzelf from this Ghatham and Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. Where all evil does not accord with fitt worked so well and with such good will I would to inv.dious almost to menilon cames,
delay to our effic als in China isasucting them Sir Edward Grey should tele; raph without in no way to obstrust Abs Cajorte in their efforts to shut out this bore ble ding.
but especially good work was done by Fire master MacDonald, Inspector Fisher of the Sanitary Department and Sergeant Ler. Toe much credit can hardly be done to the effous of the P. W. D. and S. D. mer, ho accomKULANGSU (AMOV) MUNICIPAL plished wonders, lat inßnita sisk of their own livas.
Today the task of clearing away the debris coptioned, with detachmipis of the Police and the Firs Brigade standing by. While the work was proceeding one morn dead body was recovered so badly smashed up auto be recognisable, it will be four or fire days yet before all the debris can be cleared away.
COUNCIL..
the Bard Room, on the 30th August, 2410.
Mientes at a meeting of the Council, held at Prosept Merr W. Kie (Chairman), ). S. Fenwick, C. Lee, J. Menarini, L. 1. Thomas, K. Tandzurabara, and the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.:
OORĶESPONDENCE,
Prisoner
¿We do not accorarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column)
HONGKONG HOUSES.
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rardy to love at 1.15, the man still refused to When the vessel, having finished loading was work, so the magistratà came abɔaid, and' with' steamer falander the ship was nomoored and the help of Malays and asme men from the got under way. The officers clorad down the batches and looked after the englass, Wiess bad to keep the vassel in the smooth witar under the lac of the island. While some of the officers ware working on deck the crew issund from the forecastle armed with a icks and lumps of phosphate rick. The chief officer was struck dodge same rocks that were flang at him
take the ship to Singapors and 1 discharge on the bridge, Witness went forward with the steward for interpreter and offered to the crew there. The men said they'wanted to into Firing Fith Cave and tac magistrate of see the magistrate, so the ship was put back the island came aboard at tip.ms. Witsess signed, under protest, a. guarantee that he won d make for Singapore and release the ciam there. The sarang's accepted that and the ship gat under way again. They arrived in Singa Core on Saturday. They had lost font days by coming to Singapore and the demarrage amounted to about 455. Watoess believed the crew would bave mutinied bad be gone direct to Koba.
Messrs. Macatta and Goldsmil's Circular dated London, August 26, syr
We have again, to separi a very steady but inactive market and the price which was 347/16d on the dite of our list circular fellje6d on the following day and has jemained'abro-
A QUESTION OF FOD. lutely changed since then the forward quota tion belog @hod premium.
Henry George Smith, chief officer, gave similar evidence. la deswer to the deck serang The Paris Miet asked for tenders last Wed-be said the crew were given proper food. nesday for 10,000 kilós silver, but this and small order from China have been easily flied by ates from New York and have had little or no effect on the market.
Christopher Fraser, chief englazer, also corroborated. The engines, he said, were. tended by the officers, the second and third engineers doing the firing.
Abdul Jabbar, the steward, raid it was ds. true.that the craw did not get fall rations. The serangs saw the food weighed every week and signed for it in the provision book. They ran host of potatoes, and muiton at Chrisimas
The stock is Bombay is now reported to be 19,400 bar and to spite of the very satisfactory motsoan, the up-country demand remains at about eighty bars a day so that purchases for India can hardly be expected for the present and the market mast laigely depend on ChinaIsland and the crew got dried fish instead. and outside orders for support,
7 here were no polatges, even for the officers' The deck serang, acting as spokesman, set for the caso for ihn.dafence. On September 5, he said, he went to the master and com. plained of h food. They were getting only rice. Pa'signed the provision book-but added a pole in Bengal to the effect that some items of food were missing. They could not work for hunger. Witness told the chief officer that he might kill the crew but they crud not works they would rather jump overboard than
The arrivals of Gold this week bave been | mass, model comparatively small and have again been taken for export, to the Contient with the exception of what was required for India. Sovereigns to the value of £303,000 have been withdrawn from the Bank of England, £100,000 of which were for Constantino, lo, whilat £48,non have been seceived by the Bank during the week in Bars and Coin.
748 HABITS OF SEAMAN,
turn to.
Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires häre im. proved and sales at $300 bra reported. Con first have been the medium of a fair business at rates varying between Stig, and Sto; the later rate a few kbareu sro obtalbabin, any
Shipping-Hongkong, Canton and Macao
Chlon Menilar contions on offit at 5:1. Doug. deelt, in At $12, and close steady, at lhe rate; las Steamships aro wank at $15, and fadon at Sio. Star Fenis ars without business and are quoted at $1, and Sra for the old and new sbares
but they have again waskened to-day and thera respectively Shelly have been a litile erratic. They were quoted from London as high as 90/5
Refatria We-have-no-busineis to report. are nellers locally at 87/4000
in this section.
There is some demand for Headwaters, which Minlog-Haube are obfaluable at $11.
are also inquired for at their present quotation have been soli st par♫-Oriantal Consolidateds of 31/6 Chin as Engineering and Mising Co. are wosk at Tir. 16, AND SOCI
Decks, Whaiver, and Godowas-Hongkong And Whampoa Docks remain about the same. The have been a few small sales at 3501
loco Wharves have been booked at $14, Shang- and Shanghai Docks are also unchanged, with sellers at Tis. 75 Hongkong and Kow bal and Hongkew Wharves are easy at Tis. 17,
Lacde hive again found buyera at Ston. Hum
Lende, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong phre, Hatkes are on offer at $8. West Polits Shanghai Lands are unchanged at Tis. 111. ate asked for at $39 and,Kowloon Lands at $33,
Hongkong Hotels are quoted at $:00 for the old andibenawa: $751alew of the formerarewanted.
Cotton Mil-Tke e are no changes to re< part in this section, The Hongkong Cotton Coy's Report for the year ending atit July shows a loss of 552,041.68 ned after deducting the sum of $ 6,197,01 brought forward from the previous year, the balance of $15,893.65 is to be catrja 1 forwardzonego M
Miscellaneous Cina Dorazos have ad vanced to $9 and Hongkong Electrics to St, after sales during the week at $ câ... Grena Islands are asked for at $1.75: ex the interim | dividend of 15 cents paid on the tath lost. China Providents are in favour and can ba placed at $83,0 km
Exchange The Bank's driving rate on London in 1/5t on demand and the T.T...ta on Shanghai in Tia 74İMLER
FREIGHT MARKET.
Messi. Lamke and Rogga writa in their circular of 17th in t.1-Since our last report there was no noticeable increase in the demand. for orange for prompt loading from any of the various sources except in the direction Saicoif Java and outwards, caused the delay to thả ?. steamers at Javy; attention to which was already drawn in our last circular. Poly a moderats vala ne of business was completed during abs past fortnight, but we bays had a few trustace less of interest. These are the fixta es of the Now. s. FrometÃ.us a months at Sihop and Germ's,s; Marin, 6/3/3 months at $5,250 per month, also chartered by the newly insagorated Steamship line Compangnin de Navigation Chinoise de la Cochlachias" to run in com
interested has promptly bogue, regular liners The rate wir between the different companies petition to the ragulsa liners to Saigon and back.
having reduced considerably the rates for down
TO THE BUTTON, THONGкong Telegraph.”. E18, An observant mied temporarily located in the Colony for the past fifteen months always questions the propriety of bow is the name of Victoria stand! How human folly with its far gravitation some of the houses in the city of
and deeply concentrated searching propositics remain in utter submission,.to fato. How we, who pretend, to govern the elements, are so menaly deficient in understanding our watched plight waife-travelling in this shout life? A four-storied houseon a stoping ground scarcely 80'x to-really noswers the object of economy, utility and hygiene but how it shall
Mr. Ferkins withdrew the third chargs and tracter, nor the PW, Department cares to have to stand? Neither architect noz con-
the magistrate pronounced sentence on the answer. All that could be said with all
other two count. The two serangs and four It affords a plessure to corroborate the
quație man era were each sent to prison for 14 public interest is that they appear perfectlytary of the Imper Merchant Guild, regard la car, who at the beginning of the. trouble had deference to those whose duty it is to serve the
sttements made by Mr. T, W. Moore, Secresccord and were fined 60 rupats each. Cos days on the first charge and four weeks on the just fed la allowing about ze% of the bouras ing" The hablis of Seaman," 40-V.ctoria to stand even though they are utter- ly unfit for human habiiatlon, Why? Because
sentence of a week's Imprisonment on exchward cargo. A reasoned with his fellow, was given a reduced Same katal to the East and others to the
charge and a five of 1g rupaas. The remainder Wesl
of the crew were sentenced to 14 days and four breas↑
Same show weak posteriors, but very bold
weckimprisonment and fond 45 rupees each; The sentences will to concurrently. Batali uato fate has to resign; While in beauty and finish they pleasantly shine-Your; etc,
Hongkong, zath Sep'èmber.
ANEX.LE.
U. 5. FLEBI IN HONGKONG,
'ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN IQUADRON.
20th inst
A DOCTOR'S. VIEWS.
bave sailed as abip surgeon on voyages to the speak from considerable experience, for 1 United States, India, China, the Arctic re 61ons, and Peru. I bave seen a good deal of our seafaring folks, and i hava no hesitation in saying that would be unfair to brand them as sdunked class.
Saigon Jopin: All purchases of rice seem to bave ben done on E. a, b, basir, and Japan. ote toonge is Accepting such freights at 18 seo per pical
Saigon, Philippines:-We hear of two char 1HE WRECK OF HIM, Y. "BED-fers only having been put through or basis of 25,000 p'culs.at 19 cents to Cebu, and 15,000 picula si a cante to Iloilo,"
FORD."
The following in from the Nagusiki Press of September 10: The captain of the salvage steamer Ori-mary reports that during the six
Na doubt whan the sailor gets ashore after a voyagot ba is apt to indulga too freely, and there is no denying the fact that the fireman, frequently starta con voyage Luffering from. the effects of deep pitations, and celebrates the end of it with a very frea Indulgence ia liquos But they do not drink utsen, | days the vessel lay off tbs wreck of the cruiser and, taking the years round, they consume less Bidford, only ten hours' work was possible on slcohol than the samectars sakere. It is to being to the bigh sun. On Tuesday the weather deplored that the foɔlish fellows look upos
A MÉPREE"
Asiatic Fizet consisting of the New Yok (fig. voyage, or the brailing heat of the sickehold la Shortly afternoonlo-day part of the Americans the legilmate salace for the hardships of a long ship), New Orleans, Allany, Bainbridge, Barry, the tropics. As to the Captain and Officers of Chauncey, Dale and Pompey, arrived to put acrmercantilemarige, there is no class for whom The squadion is under the command of Keur. I bays greater respect, sympathy, and good will customary salutes were exchanged between the Admiral Hubbard, Commander-in-Chief. The 1 have often thought that the public and ship
awners do not quite realise what her owe to U. S. Bael and the Tamar, the Commodo e's these men. receiving ship. As we go to press the Raindre wan gatting into part.
"DEATH OF QUM, S, TOMKIN.
-THE JUNKHAL..
Ship officers as a tule are poorly paid, and they havo vory heavy responsibilities. At sea there are the watches on tho' bridge ("Mount Misery-it may be in the biller cold gates of the North Atlantic, with the spindrift fashing into the face and eyes over the dodger" it may be under the dazzling glare of the tropical sue; it may be on pitch dark nigh's, peering through driving rain tom mjestu
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was so thrasia: Ing that the Gura masu ran to the Goto Esfands for shelire. The captain states condition for salvage as she was on the occasion that the Bedford is not in such favourable
Selgon/Java and Java/Oniwards:Tonpage for prompt loading in both directions ha bean urgently wanted in conseqence of the heavy detentions caused by want of lighters at Java, and several. "Outside" boste, kayn been chartered to If some of the cargoss engaged fer regular liners. There is still a strong demand for additional tonnage, how- evar, owners do not want to look at suche freights volendospatch is guaranteed unsay
Bangkok/Hongkong-There is not sufficient.
of hit Erst visit abortly after the accident, as the cargo allowing outside tonnage to Us required t has listed over to are side and is apparently (rats now stands at 35/18 cents; jider (aimi, deeper in the water, fa MARVIN The North The new rice beginning to
WHAT IS MIXED CARGO.
COMMON PRACTICE OF HONGKONG: 841GON TALDE
come in gradually to be river ports and is going forward by the regular ficers, but they volume of trade is not yet large enough to warrant the employment of cutsiders
Coil Freights-Japancia tonnaga from Tapan to this is offering at S1:30 per ton la ors
A petition was read from Ng Guan, a water
-27th fast, MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL. boatman, asking the Council's permission to
The death took place yesterday morning of Temora water iram the Island. The petition Lyemun. The decessed was only admitted to Quarter Master Sergeant Tomkie of the R.G A., was refared;
The Capt. Supt, reposted that the following as a shock to his numerous friends." The foot Hospital on Wednesday and bis demise came cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Courterat took place in the sferoon, leaving Well since the last meeting-Summovies: Assealt Before the Chief Justice, Sir Franals Piggott, legally removing property x, Bringing o falssngton Barracks at 4 pm, the band of the Buff, winches 'and the, yelling of haraza edices, in applicable to tics sad mixed cirgosspeed farther 6 months et Stre, $3,300 per moaih 12 ps
· eltiing as a Fall Court this mooing, Mr. Eldon cherzo 1, Thrawing rubblih into the public blog in alio adancoj and was followes bỹ tho | saiker wearing to fåg nervated LE TERRA and uobulled and paddy, should be considered Mining Co, Mantin, bava ended in the steamEK
» COUNSEL'S QIJKCTION OVER-RULED,
Both Inst.
That custom of trade should govern the fulder to get into sairable position for the freights fiment of trade cont aufs in any particular lo effected Wakama's/Canton 32, Moji/Canton accepted from Salton to Japan-Fixtures callly, is the rosso given by the Supreme Court, Hepgay/Chinklang Stap, Fort Campbit to at Manila in reveralog decisios of a lower Swatow 3470 Palo Laut, 16, Singapore $2.25 court in which a Jedgment was ferred by Hongkong Carency and Labuan to Ilolle Stige. Mesare. George Armstrong and I. & Mckay, Straite Corrency per ton, brokers, against Mr. Faustico Liebance, the shot. In port the orces is perhaps mara ex. The casa hinged upon the lease of the seam kong, the Carm. . Aniv.org plying between Time charters Except the chartem already No wonder the eyes get strained and blood. caule importer. Mark
mantlered under the heading Falgos/Hang", tallying cargo under the bliss of as ledlaning trade between Silgos and Hongtong by ap la continuation of present employment for bausting. Standing on deck for weary hours
er Spliton, which was hired for the rice carry Bangkok and Singapore has again baan' taken sun, with the copatant din of railling steam the brokers. Different rates of ftright were and Mr. Juice Hasslard Acting Faina Judge,
dispute as to whether a carzo of r ce, halled Sam Negotiations over the fate orcha Potter moved a motion for leave to appeal to stray 9. When a servast, xefasing to obey, Dr. dralce 23. Dobta, Al wing pigs and cattle to
officers and man of 87 Company RGA and
(Chinus 145 Brin Shum to the "Hatan Com numerons friends of the deceased in the Garzi-strain and mental worries to which thess men mixed cargo was taken to the coun, and decid-beleg.njected after inspecilor afectateme
I am lempet to say moje of the physical the Privy Council from a decision oling. Caler ders, Summary Arrests -Assault 4 Theft 4. Mammy and Doly, Fie. White, RAM C., have said enough to show that there is to ated The Supreme Court to reversing this duck Timerstindier betweens Hoogkong and Salzed Juice delivered in the Tung Wong Shin Falling to anzware summonea, when sarvani, West Langley Carill, and. Divis Water to call: alcobal
son, Wreaths were sent by the following are subjected in their andunos avocation ; but I ad la favour of the brokers. WINSHEM BACialdin-58. Kumchoro bat ofthuregalar La Chi Chio dispute, gas, wat
M Alabaster on kehalf of the respondent using threatening language, Returning from Police Officers 83 Co, RG.A, N.C.O, and occurring in eye of mezve, though doubtless in cargo was mixed or not, but based its decision depar,pen from this; she had her iniciais.
sion made no allempt to decide whathur, lần caught site in her bankers shortly mited, preliminary of action on the ground deportation, Attempting to remove water from men By Co., R.G.A. Onasiable Water Police some cases it may be a factor common practice among thip brokers on the brace and Mary and unfortu
́an explanation of mlichlif * that; the application was tui of time. The
Pasanen zitten by: Associate Justice Johnson on the tons gutted, a quae ily of cargo wa rules were, petlptly clean. The time had ex
(Signed); W. KRUSE, Sergi Mers RCA Victoria-Manied Famiş In my experience the Officers of our mar
les Eg Co. R.GACQ.M.S. Foster R.G.A castile marine arpa sober, well-conducted class Justice: Moraised concurred in the décision. pired posterday as the
Chairman, Man, Woods-Junior N0.0-88 C.R.G.A of meo, devoted to the falibfal discharge of
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Ty order, the objection in accordance with a diw decision
C. Berksoy Mitchell," he
3 S. Froteur is abors Sister Toller ATM.N.F. N.C.O. End their onerous doties. And wall is it for the though he based his concurence upon the carious posit of the Carist with regard to the question,
men 81 Co. R.G.A. Sergis. Xess Lyzman, public and for shipowners that it cofanity chicer of the contract between the two Mry#labaster; sald, ha;1-naw, that that was
Secretary. Capt. and Mrs. 7wiss R.GA. WO SA 30 tobacco fit the great Alice for these partian to the suit
RGHA doan for the convenience of the Court' but his His MAJESTY. the Emperor hans prisented the lostor N.00, 83 Co R.GA. Bergi Mere that is some casta it is ladaised to too fratr
Sair and Sergia R.G.A. Victoria Barracks, poor fellows when relleved from day; but I fear had no power to allar the rules of the Mayor of Madrid with a beautiful silver bowl: R.A MG; Bergis. Mess Stonecotere St & It has given me peasa * jo baar testimony. bearing an Zesterial crest, is recognition of the HB,SD. RQA, N0.0., U do 1.0.4 on behalf of my old shipms/ed; but at the be cordial reception accorded by him to Princes Forgie, Mein sed Hpils, Married Familler 61 time I was sure täht Dạ Harrison Bailer Süvar. and Princesses Nashimoto, Kent, and Fastimi, C. R.GA Members Garrison Sergi Messy meant to brand the Ofapers of our ma cantile Jan, during their visit in dipain; in the course | B., Borghi and Min Folkes and Kit KE marianas in in emparata class of men Dr.
that MThaws' escent four in Eater to 890, Mese Hongkong/
There's also another pre anteidey was the vacation,
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