TUB CONSPIRACY- CASE.
DAIL REFUSED,
The case was continued before Mr, E. R. 'Hallifox at the Magistracy this afternoon, ia which Wong Tsz Kło, f. c.netly a student of St. Stophon's College; Mak U Chíu, as unto ploy ed scaman; ad Ch's Chin nou employed wah cle dilve', as charged with alleged cos spiracy to murder ans Wong Pak Chiu, aged 9 years, and Worg Bo Chau, 5 years of age Calel Duecive-loip cior Hanson prosecuted and Mr. J. 1. Gardiner appeared for the de- fence in place of Mr. Davidio".
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 1910
WHAT AMERICA HAS ACCOM-
PLISHED AT PANAMA,
OPTIMISTIC VIEWS OF MR. FULLERTO T L. WALDU, F.R.GS,
So many persons ura istorested to making : appear that the Inazma Canal in getting on famously, and so many others would have us belleve it next door to an ignominious failure, that we (Lite'nry Digest) scarcely know to whit or whem to pin our faith. An article confil. bated by a British authority, Fullerton_L. Wildo, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Chief Detective Inspector Hasson was call Society, to The Fagineering Magazine (Now and stated that at $ 31 pm, on the 14th lest be York) comes to cur timely aid. "Mr. Waldo was on the Isthmus in January, 1907, and did entered 3 Ella Street. On reaching the 5 co.d fl sor, he entered the b com. Het see it again until July, 190 He is frankly
we saw a shovely with dirt-trains in assiduous attendance,
FAT NO OUT THE HEART OF IT. It was a big slide, a slide that worried the heads of the work, and yet no layman could beve
To read some of the saffron-tin'e journals, á seen what there was to make such a fass ab.at.
would be almost sure to believe that the walls 'c milant reader' 2,000 miles from the spot of the cat from top to bitam wers caving in, On the spot, there seems to be practically noibing the matter "
canalatine time assigned is, Mr. Waldo thinks, The best assurance of the completion of the not the official report of the cubic yardage of the shovels, but the character of the working population itself. Hagoes on!
"There were gord men on the Isthmus lo saw the three defcognols in thi`room and enthusiastic about the progress made in thron 1907; plenty of them, with their souls in the. standig guard on them were threa Chinese and a half years, but he assures us that pane work of their hands' and the useful knowledge detectives, whom he had sout there with lon rocytic is apart from his purpose. His aim, he of the schools in the'r heads, plus the fruition says, is merely to contrast what there was "to of valuable experience elsewhere. But in 1910 tious arrostof the three defendants on A
show for the money' three years ago, and the lab:urers in all particulars worthy of their warrant, which was p edicel,-
Mr. Cardinor reserved kii cross-examina. what exists to-day "as a refetation of the sceptis hire are excessively in the majority, where for- chm of those who opposed the Isthmian wafermerly they were merely numerous. They have in for the next beating,
way-a carping band ef opstructionists and brought their families to the Isthmus, secure pull-backs now mostly staged into silence." In the knowledge of We re id:
Mansen asked for a remand.
Hi Worship To Mr.
you any officiien?
Gardiner)-HaYO
· Mr. Gardio-r=None whatever, your Wor
"In January, 1907, there was one
· LONELY LITTLE 'STEAM-SHOVEL
ship, provided that bail is allowed. I under-cot ragerusly batting into the billside at Gatua, stand the Police have no cbjˇction.
Mr. Hacza obj:c'ed to bail,
making a beginning of the excavation for the
Bail was refused and the case was rémaned / locks. Down below, a sleam. Janech drowsed | really seem to cure to make their door.
till Tuesday next at xa a.m.
SEORIING.
TO MJAROW'S EXTURI S.
The following are the fixtures far to-mo
IOW:-
LEAGUE CRICKET. Hongkong Cricket Club "A" ra. Caigen gower Cricket Club, on t'e Cricket Club B Qurd.
on the stagnaci strip of water that repratented what was lift of the shallow channel deg for seven miles from the sea at Colin by the French. There was a palm-thatched native village, and a wooden gray Catholic church thrust its sp'ra a little abave the tallest frands of the cocoanut-palms. The chocolate brown Chogres swirled insolently down the middle of the wide green valley and otherwise there
greenery from bill to hil was scarcely a break in the ample expanse of There was a great mary
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UNIECHNICAL, AVERAGT PEOPLE Civil Servics Cricket Club vs Roy:1 Eog here at home who asked doubifolly of every one who came from the isthmus la those days, 'Remnants va York en the Naval giorni.
'Do you really believe they are going to be The following players will re; resent the H.
able to put the caval through? For hi ob- K. O. C. "A"Hon. Dr. J, M. Atkins, Dr G. session of the French failure still weighed E. Aubrey, E: A, S. Fowler, Hall, H. Han heavily on the mind of many drubting cock, P. Jacks, A. O. Lang, A. R. Lowe, A. Thomases, and the optimistic prophecies of Mackenzio, Rev. S. W. Payze, H. D. Sharpin.ike tollers on the spot seemed to good to bo
The Qivil Service will be represented by the llowing :-H. T. Jackman (Cop'aio), F, E. C.. Bird, H. R. Phelips, G. Bailock, P. E. Dixon, A. G. Pile, J. McEwen, J. McKay, H. Ellis, 7.. Dale, F. J. Ling. Reterves, A. Tucker, F. Bacia, A. M. Thori h Il and B. W. Dawson.
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So much for the status of the canal four years ago; now for what Mr. Waldo saw last July;
"We ran all over the premises at Gatun, in division engineer's track-automóbile; we climb ed into and around the huge lock-chambers,
'BREATHED THE CHOKING DUST
H ́ALTHFUL SURROUNDINGS, good schools, a generally moral environment, commissariat. The number of gardens in social diversions, and a thoroughly satisfactory-
three years, bas lacrested greatly. The prop's yards beautiful Panama begins to appear like home to them. They are not merely biding the times. la durance vile, unlij the six-weeks' annual vacation. Every kind of fraternal organization that urlsbes in the United States as taken firm root upon the Isthmus, The baseball rivalty is as fast and furious as that of the steam-shovels. There is a splendid opera-house in the city of Panama, opened in November, 19 8, with a brilliaus por formance of' Aida! Whereas there were but two automobiles three years ago the passing of the
The millions of vitrifiad brick bave made bsozine buggy,to-day arouses no comment,
Panama by all odds the best-paved city between the c1pital of Mexico and Buenos Aires.. There is no room for any but so optimistic opinion in the mind of eve y American as to the Frasent and the future of the fasama Canal"
NO MORE 'SPHERES OF IN. FLUENCE IN CHINA,
MR. STRAIGHT'S WORK IN PEKING.
According to a despatch to the fill the first thing to be attended to by Mr. Straight at Pek-
with the Chinese authorities in regard to the contract made is London between the capitalists of the four Pewers. He observes that the con tract in question is simply arranged among the bankers, and has
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COMMERCIAL.
16th December, I p.ń.
The following quotatiods for rubber shares 7 wire, are supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kadoorle
Co.-
Allagers moriscadutarega (kaan)
..........5/ Anglo-Java....suunam... Tis, 7 ** Angio-Malay¤.............
..24)-
•Balgowales...sti
Bertams..........................................6)ő Carey United..................................17/6 prom,'
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Changkat Serdangs ..................................583 Choras (part pald)...............................$8 pram, Do. (fully paid)...$:8 Damansaras.
Rastem Internationale......13/ prom. Glenoalys
$2.00 Highlands and Lowlands 107/6 fodragisla .......
Kamaalogs...............................................5/- prom, Kuala Lumpon..........................................t65/- Ledburys.....
Linggis (47.3 London Asiatica........................................t3!- London Ventures Mortimaos .........................asaan sainimest. 5!•
St-
Rubber Trusts..................................17/• gram. Sandycrofts Sapongs
37/-
73/9
....................................................$16
Spaßieldsummarian140/-
Shelfordsentavast Singapore & Johores ......................... .....513 Suppel Chobt...................................................491/6 Suogel Kapar...........................24]. Tangkaha......
Toeranglo........................................par Valted Serdangs12/6 Dalled Singapores............$1 Volted Sumatrix.com (cour
8/3 United Langkats ......... ................9ɔf Doffs..........
Para Rabber.................................5/11 per lk.
Tronab Mines have declared à dividend of 7/- per sbarc.
MORO PROVINce fair,
COMING EXHIBITION AT ZAMBOANGA.
We have received from Mr. John A. Hackett, Jr., Chairman of the Publicity Committee In
communication by way of "bosing" the farth coming. Philippines Carnival:-
"The Remnants" will be represented by:- of the concrete-mixers, and risked the third-railing is the arrangement of the details of the loan connection with the above Fair to be held at A. H. Young, G. A, Cooke, n.N., A. P. H. Row system animated by the magnificant naw power contract, and the negotiations will be opened Zamboargı February 14, 1916, tho' following quette, 2.M., W. G. Warburton, G., G. May, D. G. Door elly, W. Waterhouse, C E. Sticlds, M. M. Maas, C. T. Hata on 1 F. Matson.
0.0. C. team:-R. Bata, J. D. Notiz, B. Peston, L. A, Rose, R. A. Carvalho, J. V. Brage, E. L. Braga, W. H. Vives', P. Curtle, H. H. Taylor'ard L. E. ammart.
Restive:--W. Il Warrener
The Illowing is the table up to date :--
Played Won Lost Draw Pescem'
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house. It was hard to bellave it was the same place as the site of the furtive operations of the single slavel ju ço. The Indignant Chagres, decurted since the first Spanish occupation, now'r o'ed seaward through a 30-foot spillway channelled through a mound in the middle o the dam site. Already the Ga au Lake his be como a very considerable shio' of water, dolled bera and there with a surviving clump of trees or in abunder o3of, and requiring thi con stzot presence of one of the big dredges with living quarter as.comfortabla, as those of a beu eboat. The great, terraced lock-walls in- ch
stantly challenged comparison with,the, work of 20.10 the builders of the mausoleum of Chrops, You 33-93
cou'd bardy understand how much concrete 25.00 ges into these 'monoliths 'as tt ey are called, fill you saw the bar Is and bays stored in the sheds... The massmy work for the frat pair of locks will smelly be completed by November. The far of the second pair of fucks in m'ready prepared to receive the super structure. The shovels are now g ubbing 40 feet below sea-level to complets the necessary excavatios for the third pit of locks-and this, it is expected, wi'l be done by January...
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WATSON'S. D. KĊĊ. "A."
25.01
The Wa son's eloran will meet the K C.C. "A" the Kowloon side. Watson's will be reprostated by E. James, B. S. Spurge, J. R. Sulter, O.S. Williams, J. Spittles, C. John- sor, }, A, Tarrant, H. Rapp, F. Itapp, N. Croucher and R. Philips, Scorer:' E. A. Danrich.
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K.C.G. "Atram (—Majurs Kirke, Watling, D. J. McKenz'e, F. P.Sh: f. A. E Goldsmith. J. Douglas, W. T. Eisen, L. F. Brett, S. Moor, Capt. Ralphs and T. Chie,
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
FIRST DIVISION.
Kowloon Football Club vs. Royal Engineers on the K wloon ground at 4.30 p.m.
Royal Garrison Aniley us, Hongkong Football Club on the Military ground, at 4.20 p.m.
LEAGUE TABLE,
11 in scarcely necessɛry to recapitulate the dimes ions of thy great lockwerks and the huge dim that is steadily rising at G1 47 The dam Itielf is to b'i a mile and a half long, 100 feet wide at the top, and
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4 VERT IN THICKNESS the waterline. The crest will be ret feet bove the sea-level-herce 30 feet higher than the general surface of Laka Gatup,
It Eas, of course, been found necessary to ra'ccate the railroad to bring it around the artifici 1 lake. That is why they have not entirely completed the double-tracking of the present-line,
The railway at ita hichest will be 15 feet above the surface of the water. Through the Culebra Cut it will run along on P. W. D. L. Pis. de kerm only to fret ab:ve the canal. From the Pacific side of the cat (at Praxise) it will Farallel the cacal to the store-brarching, of e urre,, to the depo: at Panama, Neas Mira
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SECOND DIV.SION. 8rd Coy., Royaí Garrison “Artillery va. The Boys Oma Club, on the Military Ground at 2.0 pm, Sergt. West referen
Aores there is tiba
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Ä TUNNEL 73. FEET LONG, The complete lice will be 46.3 miles in length -skorter by a mile thin the present route.
"Besides the Gatun Dam with the locks, the other great factor upon walch the completi of the canal by 1915 depends, is of course, the Caleb'a Cu'. A great deal of nonsense bas ap. (Forperedin print in the United§ƒater ́about theCu
athu slides,
(Goal) White, (Back:) Abbis and Stammers, (Half-backs) Chew, Khan and Cordeiro, ward Baptista, Jex, Castro, Chunnuti and Heigh (Referee) Reserve Wing.
IK POLICE a E8ri, cov., nas. This match was to have taken place yester day afternos but owing to the non-appearance of the militaryman the match did not come ff. Should the decision be a arded to the Folice It will be their first win of the season. After waiting a len time for their opponesis to (ura up, the 'oice put in a good xferecon's practice.
RUGBY,
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NO POLITICAL, SIGNIFICANCE, it being a private concern. He also says that the contract pis supposes the future develop most of China and friendly andertalings of foreign financiers is the Middie Klog. dom. As those sharing in the contract include special flannciers of various Powars, he con- cludes, th's contract closes the era in which the Powers have enjoyed spheres of influence in Cbins.
In reference to the establishment of the Japan China.Bank Baron Takahasbl of the Specie Bank is reported to be opposed to : Although the Japaness in China, he is reported by the Japan Advertiser as saying, attick the Jioability of the Specis Bank and plead the
IMPERFECT CONCITION OF THE MONETARY
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The Fair will afford a rare opportunity for a week's pleasure and beach in studying the great resources of Moroland, the Gem of the Orinat. The fame of the Moro country bas gone forth over all the world, from the romantic days of the Spice Islands and the discoveries of Magellan to the present,
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Events Coming.
Friday, 16th December, Bijon Scenic Theatre, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, 20th December. "At Home," Government Hoajo, Sanitary Board Meeting."
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Wednesday, 21st December. Hongkong Philharmonic Society Concert.
Wednesday, aind December. St. Joseph's College, Priss Distribution.
Friday, 23rd December,
Police Ball.
Saturday, 24th December, Boxing at City Hall, 9 p.m.
Monday, 26th December. Volunteers Field Day,
WEDNESDAY,
December 21st,
9.15 p.m.
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The pisy decade of American occupation his developed the Interesting fact that the Castors receipts have grown from Past,063.36 to F43,541,06, while the exports for the fiíčaj year 190 wers P3419,711,53, and the exports for the first quarter 19 have increased 2. are unrivalled in Hongkong for thale Wide and Choice Stock of JEWELLERY di every kind,
than one hundred per cent over the sime period of last year. Yet we stand to-day only at the threshold of a great and prosperod fature a the development of our natural re sources. The forests are rich in valuable tim. ber, the mountains contale mineral wealth, and the deep, alluvial soil of the well-watered
farmer and the cattlema?. valleys and tabʻoland's await the coming of the
for the Colonies, the regulations of the Specie Baok do not al'om the Bank to take active Among the ladusteles which have been I steps in mortgage of real esta'e and ether busi-developed beyond the experimental stage are
ness connected with real estate, Therefore, should the Speci Bank regulations be improv felt in Chi a all complaints against the Bank ed in such a way as to meet the necessity
will be swept away.
Mr. Shiraiwa sad others who are interested in the Chinese trade speak to the following effict: The Spica Bank commenced advan ces ca real estate with a'capital of ¥1,000,000, but has act advanced more than 70,000. The way the officials of the Specio Baok do business is
TOO COSERVATIVE,
In fact they are subject to efficial red tape To take an instance, when the Shanghal branch of the Mitsui Easton applied for a loan of Y305,000 the Bank was vo y slow about the maller, even to pes pecf the standing of the Mi:sui's. Each being the case unless there is! a quauge in the system of the Bank it will be next to impossible to pregrers with the times, We do not ses any reason why they should obj e to the establishment of the Japan-Chion
Drak.
MITSUBIShi dockfaRD.
PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF DOCK.
It is
rubber, lamber, hemp, cocoanets, cattle, rice, coffee, taploca, poail', sponges and fisheries adapted for the growing of rubber, kèm p, co- Large arias of aneccopled land are especially
commuts, sugar, coffee, rice, and cattle raising,
The cultivation of rubber has demonstrated beyond a doubt that our soil and climato nis peculiarly suitable for this profitable ladostsy, Bights are proverbial.
Our rich so, baalthful climate and cool
Our shipping facilities are ample for present. needs, with steamers from Manila, Hongkong, Pausms Ouns) to 1915 will place 2 imbourga. Singapore and Australia. The opening of the on the great Pacific route from Facama to the Straits Settlement, Hongkong tad Manila, Agriculturalists, commercial houses and manu. facturers should coms in contact with the pro- daring possibilities of the Mero Province.
Comb
to the Fair and study the Industries, products and acvalties as presented by modern methods and those of the wild tribes. Amuse ments of every description will be afforded. Field tournaments by the Army, sham battles, rough riding, ball games, packers' contests, etc. The paaceable and picturesque wild tribga will be in evidence with their brass, cloth, weapons Ind.gamer
exhibits,
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We supply Special Xmas Cases of Wines
cancha and oft alidit. Rekreace to the contentented that the Mitsu Bishi Company Application for quase for eiblone minute. and Spirits according to your own
sh; w that the engine's a:ticipated id to lo order to provide dicking facilities for large Committen on Concessiors, Mara Province
the extent of about 400,cos cubic yards in the vessels which may be built at the Deckyard cr | Fair, Zımboanga, P. I.
THE FESTIVE SEASON.
VERYTHING is ready for CHRISTMAS at the BRITISH AMERICAN BANDY STORES, No. 16, Pottinger Street, CANDIES of evary"description, XMAS CRACKERS
Comrel Division. They have now generously which may trade to the Far Eas'. The dock alarged the'r estimate 12 301,dio. Supprei | is question, however, says the Nagasaki Frois, the campistion of the canil should be delayed can accommodate the G.N. 19, Minniteta, two months by these untoward happenings which is the largest vessel now trading in the what is tws moaths, when mankird has waited Pacific, with revenly feet to spire, and it does for four centuries? Standing on the wooden so: seem probable that a larger duck will be su pension-Iridge thrown actors the cut at required for many years to cruis. The only HIO GKONG FOOTBALL CLUB. VI. THE ARMY. Empae, ona 6.ds it hard to believe that the mercantile vajiels, in sarvice which could not and STOCKINGS can be had at very reason-
excavation of such saggering dimensions is te docked at Nagasaki are the Lustacia and able prices. be second match in thi Challenge Cup the series takes place to morrow at Happy Vall y
Maatila. It is also stated that large ware- WORK OF MAN, btween the ongkong Football Club and the a'ded by his the own mechan ̈cal extension of which is now being reclaimed st Akunoura
houses and workshops will be erected on land Army, Kick off 4.15 p.m. The follow at his powals. It seems as though it must rap's at the Club:-Fut-back, H. G. Hegar,
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ty; Three qua te s] C. Rob na T.-R. S bo work of convuliva natural forces. If ACCORDING to the Necogs Premya, the Minit Robson, A. EW od an, F. a:Gergor: Natura bere end there shows herself stubborn try of Marie proposes to enter lato a contract Halves, A. A. Ciaxt and R. L Staw; Ferly opposed to the invasion of drill and shovel, for fifteen years with Moirts Jobs Brown and ward, A. G. Ravantil, W. Rou, D. G. Chocimau, B. Temp rey, C. C. F. Conning the greater the eventual triumph of man over Co, for equipping and improving the work ham I. Callsfrving, A. Murd;ch; U; W. Natate." One of the slides eccorred the night || skópu of the port of Nicolaieff, naya' Rantur
before we came to Qulebra, and the next day | from 81. Palersburg,
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