CAPTAIN'S SERIOUS OFFENCE.
Quarantine Regulations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 3_1911
CANTON NEWS.
Canton, May 20. Annamites. Outrage.
and asked him if he had come from Beckwith, RN, the masters of Bangkok. On receiving a reply six steam launches were charged (Tan "Tazzonata” CORRESPONDENT } in the afirmativo ho asked why with disobeying the commands of the captain had not complied with the Harbour Master on the 23rd. the regulations of the port e The offence was with regard to garding quarantine by going to the launches lying alongside the tho quarantino anchorage and fly- Nippon Maru, more than two at On Wednesday at the Marineing a yellow flag. The captain a time. Court, Commandor Beckwith in-replied that he had boon informed Sergeant Fox proved the caso. The Magistrate called special vestigated a seriouscharge against in Bangkok that the quarantino
regulations had been removed, attention to the fact that mut more
Disregarded,
to
niongside a stanmor at ono tinta
COMPANY REPORT. Contingency Account to
209
Firo Inaumanoo Promin and Liconvos Unespir
mioot. exported lovens
in Closing Branches In North China and at Mauila,
r
100,000.00
of Inland
Lot No.
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.
The Genomi Managers (Mossra, J. Not long ago some Annamites crossed over to Si-ling in the D. Humphreys & Son) report as follows Local and Province of Kwongsi and captured on the Company's business for the year ono Chinese and killed ono. The ending Doo, 31st, 1910-
in Gentlemen, We beg to lay before). outrage was reported to H. E. the Viceroy who referred the matter
Goitrich Rumens, master of tho ho Magistrate: Did to say than two launches were to lio/to the Consul concornod, in ae-/you a Statement of the Company's busi- | Gormant steunship Pitanalok, how he came in before and had
cordance with treaty stipulations.se, with a Balance Sheet for the year The Consul replied that he had onding the Jial Décombør, 1910. who, it was alloged, committed wait for an officer coming on The order was a new one, but he no power to act, as the case would the Net Profits of the Com- pany for the twelve months was determined to have it carried breach of the quirantius regula-board?
Aunam. H.E.the Viceroy is in re- | uador review, after paying tions, by not having at once Witness: He said he had been out. No launch except the combo sottled by the Government of to the quarantine kept waiting at the quarantino pany's launch was to be alongside coint of a despatch from the Cloy-
all charges, including the proccoded
salary of the General anchorage, on the ship's arrival in station on a provious occasion. when finished discharging or tak And he did not propose waiting on board passengers or lug
Managers, and providing the waters of the colony. There was ing ngain. Is that it?Well, gogo. The hotels had no prior
for all bad and doubtful also a further charge, that be he did not say that. The claim, said the magistrate, and
debts, and allowing for unlawfully discharged forty-nine doctor explained that on a pre-ho hoped the owners of launches
toas on subsidiary coins,
their being examined by the health oflicer, on the 29th inst
The dofondant pleaded not guilty.
passengers from the ship without vious occasion, the 11th Soptom- would assist him in the matter anticipatod along the border. The ber, he was on duty, and had to The rules were made for the con examine a number of ouigrants. vonienco of passengers. Thant was the reason he had to The defendants wore dismissed. keep the defendant waiting with a caution. Thera wero ono or two private passengers on board, who were anxious to get on shore as soon as possible.
A CLEVER HONGKONG POLICE DOG.
+
Captures a Burglar. There isu caume member of the
mount to......
..$83,003.21
To which has to be added the bilato brought for- ward from the previous year............. ..................
ornor of Kwangs to the effect that the affair has caused great agitation in the minds of the is afraid that trouble may be Kwangsi people and the Governor
Governor asked the Viceroy to sottle the affair without further] dolay. As the Consul has refused to take up the case, the Viceroy las no alternative but to refor the mattor to the Board of Foreign Affairs in Peking.. The Board will soon open negotiations with We have transferred to Pro- fit and Loss Account the foreign Minister concerned.
Coolies for Mexico.
**Roserre Fund to moet contingencies' or for the equalization of Dividends." 25,000.00
General Liabilities
tho East and
-iu Ame-
riun......$226,203.38
| Local Band- General Liabilitios in Lon- don ******
Morigago
on Soc.
tion E. of Inland
Lot No.
buildings
ID and the
1,776.81
881,780.02
$59,780.02
From this thoro Ims to be deducted— General Maunger
Commission of
Evidence was given by an ollicer, to the effect that on the dute in question the defondant's
The Magistrato : But the cnp- ship arrived in the harbour from
on the 9th Bangkok vin' Swalow at 10 am. Lain says it was
The Board of Foreign Affairs. Ilo was flying no yellow flag nor April.
Witness: The time I am talk- Hongkong Police Force who has has telegraphed to the Canton did he proceed to the quarantino anchorage but went straight tong about was on the 11th April, already earned a reputation by Viceroy that a foreigner is seeking a supply of Chinose coolios from his by lio mado fust and die- do not remember what occurred boing the moans of getting two
on the 29th April. I shall have criminals laid by the heels. In the interior for Mexico. The charged passengers.
the early hours of this morning he Board has not received any com The Magistrato: How long to refer to my diary.
The Magistrato: He says he added to his record by capturing munication from the foreign hauthors been quarantine?-Since
was kept waiting soms hours, and a Chinese burglar. This four Minister concerned on thosubject. May 6th by proclamation.
was flying the yellow flag. As footed policeman is a plain black The Viceroy is asked to instruct Against Bangkok. Has the steamer been here since no one came ho went to his buoy,"wonk," who makes up for his his junior officials to prevent the foreigner from getting a supply! thon?-He has been here regularlyle says that no doctor went on want of good looks by a remark- in trudo..
board at all. I don't think that ably high intelligouce.
of coolies from Kwangtung. On is possible.
At a quarter past one o'clock receipt of the telegram, the Vice- Witness: Braunot say
this morning P.Č. (62) Bond was Defendant, asked if he had any- The Magistrato: Wo will deal on patrol duty in Bonham Strand instructed to diplomatic the Company's
commissioner to investigate and to report. thing to say, elected to mako a with the case, as it stands. Ho with the dog when he espied a
He said hoenme to the port before, and bo- Chinaman busy at work statement on oath.
On the Window cause he was kept waiting or something, he goes to the buoy of a boot shop at No. 65. The without being examined at all, thief made off on hearing the con- and lands 49 passengers.
stable's footsteps and with his In answer to his Worship, bare feet and scanty clothing Doctor Keyt said he considered would doubtless ously have out tho charge a serious one.
stripped the European.
About how often does he come horo-Once a month or so.
thought that the quarantine had boon removed.
The Magistrate: You arrived hore from Swatow: what bill off Houlth-hud-you 2-Wo had none.
Did your not get one from Bang- kok?-No.
The Magistrate: Inspite of the quarantine rogulations, the de- fendant goes to his buoy, and lands passengers, who, so far as we know, were infected.
Tho defendant: I will not do it again. I will go straight to the quarantine station.
་
ū per cent, on the net profits
for the year se jor Article 80 of
Articles of As-
•sociation.........................*1,630.16
| Remuneration of the Consulting
BS
por Articlq92...2,000.00
Leaving availablo for appropriation Wo proposa tu pay a Dividend of a per cent., which
Smuggling: Preventiva Measures. Owing to the number of eases of smuggling of arms und um munition discovered recently the Committer Board of Foreign Affaira has deemad it expedient to find out the exact zones of the Chinese territorial waters on the coast, in But it must have occurred to order to prevent the foreign the knowing animal that now was nations from trouting it as inter- his time to takoa hand in tho gume, untional waters. This will save for the dog started off in pursuit any dispute arising from the sci- of the fugitive whom he quickly zure of arms on board foreign ves-To overtook and brought to the sols. The Board of Foreign Affairs ground, keeping the man prone on has accordingly drawn up a plan his back until FC. Bond came up showing each of the maritime and arrosted him.
provinces and presento samo to the foreign Ministers at Poking. The Board has also sent a copy to the Canton Viceroy for reference.
Canton, May 30.
When an examination of tlie shop window was made it was found that the robber had by means of a pair of cutting pliers,
To Prevent Smuggling. found in his possession, torn away a piece of the wire netting which At prosent there protected the window and had sufficient wharfs to accommodate extracted a pair of boots. At the steamers arriving at Canton. Con- Magistracy this morning, he was soquently, the work of searching sentenced to two months hard passengers luggage to prevent the labour.
1
aro
not
smuggling of arms and ammuni-
3,650.16
14,988.81
tlierada...₫ 19,000,00 Mortgage
on Kow.
loon In- Innd Lot
No. 1208 and the buildings theroon..
25,000.00
***
Advancongainst SanJae- jato Property, Manila Bills Payable, Hongkong,
•hina and Manila Unclaimed Dividends Security Deposits from
Staff...... Profit and Los Ácconat Forward from 1909
AC-
count.... 1,770.81 Net Profil
1910. 33,008.21
$50,129 80
A mount.
will absorb......227,000.00
write off Buill- `ing Improvo ments, Furni Cure, Fittings, Utensils of Trade, Aomiod
Water Plant and Machinery......25,000.00
To carry forward --
to 1911 acconat 4,129.80
tmusfor- rod fenn Вонегте Fund to
best con-
tingencias
or for the
equaliza- tion of
$31,780.02
Section E.
10 and the build-
ingathero
on......... 60,000.00
Kowloon
Inland
Lot No.
1:08 and
the build-
ing there-
on...... 27,500.00
211,202,84 Morino Lot
No. 208
and tho. baildings Llieroon
As por
Inst Au-
cvmt..... $53,289.50
Expandod
.during
1910..... 27,719.45
San Jacinto Land and
buildings,
81,092.95
Manila... 84,290.85
Extra Con-
OSAPIGA
Let No.
buildlega
73,000.07
28,892,81
76 and the
125,819.-11 1,427.90
theroon,
17,450.00
Canton .. 5,066.00
211,889.80
$1,749,022.08
Profit and Loss. Dr.
..$50,780.02
$59,780.02
Tu Balance ***
By Balanco frum
Contra 01.
1909 Account. 1,770.81
By Not Profits,
Hongkong,
Qhian and
Manila...... 89,008,21
59,780.02 By Transfer of Reserve Fund
Dividends 25,000.00
$1,749,622.68
ASSETS.
$56,129.86 Total Stooks in Trade... $968,978.24
Ballding Improvements,
Reserve Fund-In addition to the
Do you think that quarantine regulations are made as a jest or what? This is the most sorious regulation of the portmade for the safety of the people in the port, and you come hero and dischargo forty-nine passengers, who; as far as we know, are infected. Then
The Magistrato: It is not what you come here and tell me you thought that quarantine regula- you will do, it is what you have tions had been removed. How do done. To Doctor Keyt): Lake you justify yourself? The quaran-it that these regulations are pro- Lino is a year old. You cannot porly drawn up, with duo care pload ignorance of the fact. You and consideration?
Doctor Key: Yos, cortainly, don't raise your yollow flag, you ignore the conditions of the port, Tho Magistrate: Quarantine is go straight to your bouy and dis- the most serious regulation we Clurge passengers. I fail to see how have in the harbour. There is no regulation in the world consider you can justify yourself.
Defendant: The last time thunted more important than this. 1 camo hore I dropped my anchor! Tho Captain said the passon-
tion is greatly handicapped, as transfer of $24,000 from "Reserve at the quarantine station and was gors were landing when the doctor
There has boon some talk of the passengers can easily get Fand to meet contingencies or for the lying there for about two hours went on board, and he thon offer-
late about the probability of the ashore by moans of boats which Equalization of Dividends" to Profit for the doctor.
ed, to take his ship to the quaran employment of bloodbounds in coing alongside the steamers. On and Loss account, we have considered The Magistrate: You are not the tine station and have the pus rusning down the gangs of arned the 26th inst. the Toatai of the it adviesble, in view of the closing of only ship in the port. You moun songors examined.
Doctor Koyt: Ho certainly said robbers who lavo made their pro- Constabulary personally went to the Manila Branch, und possible closing to say that, because you were kopt |
souce very severely felt in numer-Sun Ki, and surveyed the place waiting two hours last time, you so. thought you would not wait this The Magistrato: You noverous villages in the New Territory which forms one bank of the of other branches, to transfer $100,000. time? Nobody came so we raised think of these things, and how recently. These gangs appear to River Chu Kiang. It is reported from Perurnent Reservo Fund to Con- our anchor and went to our buoy,serious they are. If you go round be as "slim" as De Wet's famous that a big scheme is on foot for the tigerey Aosount to not any losses You took a big risk.-I thought the world thinking, the next time corps and are adepts at concealing construction of a large and long that may arise through the sale of much“ that the quarantine was taken off. you will probably find yourself in their tracks. In the Straits Settle-wharf for the mooring of steamers branches. After two or three hours nobody London when you ought to be in ments the services of police dogs arriving at Canton. When the came so I went to my buoy. Thero Hongkong. You must do more ure used in hunting down cri- work is completed, all steamers was no trouble then, and I thought than think. You could have ask mintis. In London, too, and arriving here will moor alongside consists of Lon. Mr. E. Osborne, Mr.
other parts of England, trained for the customs officers to inspect that quarantino had been taken off el people if the quarantine re- ships from Bangkok, `·
gulations had been lifted; there dogs are employed in police work. tho passengers' baggage.
Mooring Restrictions Removed. You would not think it a wise wore a hundred ways of finding thing to ask the doctor when he out. came on board?--I did not see him.
Didn't you sco him to last time ?-No.
Doctor Koyt said that as this was the defendant's first offence, he thought a small fine would be sufficient warning.
Commander Bockwith: This
Police Dogs.
The value of canine help to the police is signally exemplified in the instance related above and there is little doubt that a dog corps would be the means of clearing the New Territory of many dangorous
llad you the yellow flag up
characters who at present keep the then? Yes.
is a most serious offence. The villagers in a constant state of
droad. When was that?-April 29th. charge affects the whole port. That was what mudo no go to the Tho regulations are passed in or
der to protect the health of the buoy this time.
Did you take any steps to askport, and if Gorman captaine aro anyone? Did you ask the board going to blow in hero and dis ing officor 7-I did not see the charge their passengers ad lib., without any regard to the rules boarding officer.
and regulations--
You do not seem to have soon nnybody. Do you mean to tell me that the boarding officer hover came to you?-Yes."
Doctor Koyt: I think this will be a warning.
HEMP IN THE PHILIP PINES.
Consulting Committee.
The existing Couanlting Committoo
H. P. Whito, Mr. J. Scolt-Harston and Sir Honnusjoc Mody.
Auditors.
LIABILITIES.
......... 900,000.00
Reserve Fund......$800,000 00 Beserve Fand to meet.com-
Since the outbreak of the revolt
Tho Company's Accounts at the in Canton, visitors have been sub- ject to search. The intention was to end Ollico have basa nudited by Mr. detect the smuggling of armsand Francis Maitland and Mr. W. Hutten ammunition, and also tho appre- Potts, who offer themselves for re- hension of anarchists. The stoam-lestion ers have to drop anchor at Pak Ngor Tam waiting for the arrival of the water police and the soldiers
out the search work. The former Reserve Fitnd: of the garrison, who jointly carry Capital Account generally come by launches, and Permanent the latter by simpans. Of course The British Consul-General at the soldiers undergo the same Manila (Mr. A. E. Wiloman) re-risic as the passengers who come ports that during the last few ashore by small boats, especially years the production of hemp in at this time, when the river ins the Philippines has been steadily risen to a great height. His increasing. The production in Excellency the Canton Viceroy, 1000 was some 1,280,000 balos, will allow the steamers coming: Addressing the dofondant, the and last year about 1,340,000 from Hongkong and Macao to go: Magistrate said: I find both bales, and it is oxpected that it to their usual moorings from the charges proved against you. I will this year reach 1,400,000 2nd proximo, The Magistrate: As master of consider this to be one of tlio most bales, or possibly more. The
Lean: a ship you have neglected your serious chargos that can be price of hemp in the islands has
The Ministers of the new Cabi-Transfer duties. You ought to have waited brought against a ship-master, fallon considerably in recent years, on April 29th, till you had modi-As the health officer has asked me but the tendency in still for, the not have instructed H.E. the Can- cal inspection. It was for your to deal leniently with the case, production to increase, as the ton Viceroy to report the where- own safety and the safety of the order you to be fined $500, or im- natives have to produce more abouts of Wong Hing, the fugitive port.
prisonment for two months with-homp in order to obtain a living ringloader of the recent outbreak, Dr. F. Keyt, second health out hard labour. The maximum income. The only thing which The Ministors fear that anotherris- officer of the port, stated that to fine is $4,000 in your caso, but I might affect the supply would be ing may break out in Canton and contingency was on duty on the 29th inst., and have fined you a nominal fine of a drought, which has not been have instructed the Canton Viceroy boarded the Pitsanulok, which $500.
experienced for six or seven years; to notify the military and oivilau arrived in harbour at 10-30 ́s.in.
Couldn't you ask anybody That is whore yon got into trouble. I never wanted to do anything against the law.
She was lying at her buoy. Ho
His Worship: I don't think it is sufficient warning,"
Wong-Hing: Another Rising Feared.
tingencies or
for the Equal- luation of
A
Furnitura, Fitting,
and Trade Utensils at Hongkong, Manila,
Canton, Amoy, Tien- sin, Shanghini and Native bran cbos:--
per last
· Account..$151,972.95
for Do-
Written off
preciation
in May, 1910..... 9.310.13
Added dur- ing 1910
$145,662.82
8,856.33
$154,618.15- Aerated Water and other Machinery and Plant at Hongkong, Manila, Cantou, Amoy and Bhanghai: As por last
Account $124,164.91 Written off for. Do-
prociation in May, 1910......
680.87
Boat..... 18,512.77
-180,451.CO
128,170.04
Dividonda... 25,000.00
825,000.00
Added during
1010
Steam laun-
chos, Oar-
12,978.65
Bast and
tu Profit and Loss Ao- count as bo- ∙101 ....1... Transfor
Walor'
Goode Deble duo from
-20,000.00
to
Account
the weather of the last few years thorities to keep a look out for
below..... 100,000.00)
125,000.00
Justice.
At the same Court this morn-has been very suitable for homp Wong Hing and bring him to «met the captain on the gangway, ing, before Commander O. W grow
200,000.00
Bandry Doblon........... Cash in
hand.......15,845,50. Oash at
Bank 1,484.00
904,482.61
to moet contingenvios or
for the Equalization of Dividonda.......
-834,780.02
25,000.00
$59,780.02
J. D. 1.UMPHREYS & SON,
Gonatal Masagoms.
MEMORIAL DAY.
To-day, in the United States of America and all over the world' where Americans aro to be found, is devoted to the commemoration of the soldiers who fell in the Civil War. The graves of the departed combatants are decorat ed and special services are held all over the country.
In Hongkong the occasion was: celebrated ** in time-honoured fashion by the ship's company of the U.S.S. Wilmington, who do corated the graves of American soldiers and sailors who lie buried ut Happy Valley. The United States Consulate was closed in the afternoon from one o'clock.. On the 8.8. Rubi, the flags were Julf-masted. In front of the Paci fio Mail S. E. Co,'a office on the Prays were displayed the Ameri can, English and German ensigns. At twelve o'clock a salute of twenty-one guns was fired from the U.S.S. Wilmington.
Still another police dog, story A bad character from Saigon who was being deported from Hong- kong last night contrived to escape from custody at the wharf but was captured by a Scotch tarriar be longing to Lance-Sergeant J.Ogg. The little animal hold on by the man's clothing until the police carne up.:
A change of lights has taken place on Lauis Lodge, Cebu Har 207,070.58 bour approach, Philippines. Tho 88,761.72 fixed green light has been dis
continued and an intermittent white light every fifteen seconde thus: oloven secondé,
four seconds. The light is estab lished about 1,200 yards to the southward of the former