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There is no worthy pursuit but the idea of doing some good to the V.The Yankee Girl In Canton,
world.
Drying Fish on Foot Path.
For causing an obstruction by drving fish on the foot path in Eastern Street, two Chinese were each fined $3, at the Police Court, this morning.
Alleged Assault- An old woman, 84 years of age, living in a sumpan, has been ro- moved to the bospital suffering from injuries alloged to have been inflicted by a boatman with a stick.
"Be on board by eight forty five!" our genial Skipper had admonished.
"Oh if something would only break loose now! thought I But no such luck {
Through the gate, over another bridge, and here wo aro in the Shameon.
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COMMENTS.
September 18, 1906.
Many residents in Hongkong,
atmosphers!!
vividly brought PAYMENT IN COOLIES. NOTES AND IMPRESSIONS. up the struggles that have taken
place in the centuries old city, The Recent Demand" for Coolle the Death Cage, and all rest of the and I had wisions of executions, Labour at Singapore.
ingenious methods by which This morning in the Summary the Chinese dragged out lives Court, before Mr. Justice Gout-when they glanced out of the with the greatest possible amount pertz, Wong Hong Chi, trading window this morning, ut vi Fromptly at that hour wo flesh could stand..
of exquisite tortures that human as Tai Ying Chan, brought an vidly luve been remindril of the elbowed our way through a
action against Wing Chang Chan, morning of Tuesday, September and Lau Tan You, claiming the 18, 1906. That was the morning luggage laden, vociferating orowd
sum of $1,016, balance of money of the great typhoon which, in of Chinese and crossed the gang
lent to the defendant by the the short space of barely two plank. It was a particularly
plaintif. The plaintiff waived hours, worked such tremendous stulty night, the ship was par
the sum of $18 to bring the mast destruation all round.**** Dawn ticularly crowded, and in oon sequence the modlay of odours Ta the cool of the morning Court.
tor within the jurisdiction of the broke this morning, dull wet and threatening," said the Hong- that filled the saloon was a par was delightful, moving swifty Mr. Crewe of Messrs. Hastings kong Tolograph" of the date. ticularly choice one!
along the richly grass-centred and Hastings, appeared for the and, the words, save for the wat, his streaming face. med," Skip' announced, mopping cent trees and handsome re of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and ing. Just after eight to-dag, the "Never have seon her so jam-ronds that are lined with magni- plaintiff, and Mr. D.. H. Lewis might have applied to this morn great floel of sampans and janks sidences. Everything seemed so Master, for the defence. I almost wished that we had peaceful, so far removed from Mr. Crewo said the plaintiffs me down the harbour, takon a friend's advice and gone strife, that the many grim bar were a firm who carried on bus. Just six yours ago such another by one of the British boats, ricades of sandbags, ported for iness from about the beginning doet was seen going the other and Pakhoi..
but, remembering my absolute quick firing guns and rifles, wore of 1010, in exporting coolies to way, desperately seeking sufe Cooked Meat Vendor Fined.determination to 500 things out of place, and the distinctively Singapore. They were to a cer- tr. No breathing space lind A fine of $5, or in default four- Chinese
in ne nearly toen days, was imposed on a man loosl
defensive fencing of barbed wire tain extent financed by persons been allowed them. The wind possible, way
was apparently ridiculous. Sikhs in Singapore. The defendants. eapt roaring from the west and by Mr. E. A. Irving, at the l'olice I held my handkerchief to my everywhere,moving gravely about, were emigrant boarding house caught them before they were Court, this morning, for selling nose, thought of Elysian fields and rifles on shoulder, black eyes ever keepers and it was through their aware. cooked meat in the street, with-followed the big Englishman, to alert. Horo a few hundred hands that the plaintiff was in. out a licenco.
Malls Arrived.
today. Taiyuan from Aus- The following mails arrived tralia and Manila; s.s. Tamba- moru from Japan and Shanghai; 8.8. Hon ong, from Haiphong
hours.
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An ́Amusing · Incident.
"Funny lot!" he said crisply. sidor that they have a right to "It's a Chinese ship, they con-
Tho Skipper shrugged his should- ors characteristically.
it
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LADY AND MAGISTRATE.
Sharp Words Exchanged in Police Court.
Kowloon, answered him unsatis factorily his Worship spoke sharply to her and eventually told her to "stand down.”
The case was one in which Madamo Gains was prososuting
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Another Great Typhoon.
the Bridge.
Christians, and, just over the canal, the habit of obtaining coolies The Scene in the Harbour. Theft of Cinnamon.
Promptly at nine o'clock wo thousands on thousands of the The method, which was almost The scene in the liarbour that At the Police Court, this morn steamed out into the ever-entranc-Haythen Chinee."
universally adopted in dealing morning on nover be offaced ing, before Mr. Irving, a man was ing harbour.
Well, when the row does begin with these pooplo, wis for from the memory. Men say yot charged with etouling seven pieces
Somehow I novor tire of there will be "something doing!
the purchasor to advance cer-that the horror of it still chills The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will of cinnamon valued $1.50, the the thousands of lights that
Personally I should like to botain Bum of money to the the blood when they recall it to bo as follows:--
property of his master. Defend-twinkle so cheerily. They re- there to see it, but I am told that boarding house koopera, which day. The gimorsak ampans and ant said he only took four pieces. mind me of numberless little this would be impossible. were reduced by deductions of unwieldy junks were turned bot- He was sent to gaol, for three goblins, auch with one bright To my mind the greatest nuis- certain amounts when the coolies to upward all over the harbour. The rates por quarter and por menseka, proportional. Subscriptions wooks with hard labour.
eys, all peering merrily out ofance in the work is to be a girl! were passed. There were deal-me were dashed agalast the for any poriod less than wae month will be charged as for The Alleged Colners. the hazy darknes9.
Can't do this, must'nt do that-ings between the parties through- Praya wall and savagely broken. 'full month.
The man and woman who stand
I dare not guess how many always in your
own way,-out 1910 Various Bums were For the most part the spectators The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to charged with being in possession Chinese wore on board! Suffico or some one else's. Why the lent and suma rep tid. However, on land saw them on moment memenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at of several thousand spurious coins, it to say that it was an impos. liokens isn't the prospective in January 1911 there was a sum dasing before the win 1, the next their rosidences without any extra charge. On copies sent by wore again brought up before Mr. sibility to move without having member of the human race allowed of $2,008; a balance larger than healing over and disappearing post an additional $1.80 por quartor is charged for postage, E. A. Irving, at the Polion Court, to stop over their dark bodios, to have a say in the sex question? had been the case before. Con-In bg moments of this kind,
excellent chance of The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 this morning, and romanded for a with an
Foolishi question No. 999,990! soquently the plaintiff transferred when nature runs amok, man per quarter.
week. Inspector Murison said stopping on ono. Skipper warned
$98 to current acumunt, and realise how puny and helpless Single Copies, Daily, ton cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for he still opposed the granting of us against doing this.
cash only).
bril.
Accepted a note for $2,000, the they are at best. It was a very balance. The dofondant agreed holocaust in shipping; two hours. Twice Returned from Banishment
with the plaintiff that ho should if it on'y, but two terrible hours. A man who had twice returned
supply him (the latter) with which wrought irreparable dam- from banishment appeared baforavery, part of her, and wore I to
coolies for every shipmont going ago to thousands," "There is no Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police orcolt me!-Favorite trick of clear 'em off this dock they might
to Singapore and that on no monster more greedy and insati- Mr. E. A. Irving is always cension should the number of ble than the treacherous and Court, this morning. Inspector theire!- Mellardy said the last order of
roadly to come down smartly coolies be less than ton. As a feverlasting soa.. Today it is dull banishment was made out so radara son keep them off the colour, who shows any dis coolies between Feb 4 and May 4 on spire I the wind, unexpected "By gum!" Partner said.upon anyone, irrespective of crood matter of fact, they did supply and threatening, but we have cently as the 14th of last th. Bridges that I would at least regard for the dignity of the during which time sixco instal-and unheralded, which that day Prisoner was sent to guol for one have room to navigate my ship!" Court, and this morning when meats wore supplied ad ingot through the Colony, the year with hard labour and ordered
"This is n't the Mauretania!" | Madamo Gains, 54, Nathan Road, sight cases the instalmeat Ingger darts of rain which stung to be kept in the stocks for four
were less than ten, and in viciously, the horrific scene on only six oases were deductions to face of the waters of the The hrooze was delightful, but
made from the long. At the ond unrbour. A rickshaw, containing a Chin- it was uncanny to sit there in
of May 1911-ho had been pres woman and two children total darkness, listening to the
sing the defendants to supply lost wheel fon Conanught snores, grunts and guttural
him with coolies, he instruciol Road this morning. A rich sounds of invisible beings all a boy for loving her employ his solicitors to write applying he the way, we read the recent Touching the ovent of 1006, by
Apart altogether from their political significanes, the results o rickshaw and the children were kose a good place to rost his.
Chinese was passing in his about. Ono Chink thought my without permission.
for the instant repayment of the great typhoon which did immense Complainant said the boy left balance. The defendants ap image in the Onokiang Province recent bye-elections at Home have conclusively demonstrated the thrown on to kia tap.. Ho prompt head. I didn't! He tumbled yesterday morning. He was "proached plaintiff and asked him is described as one of the most need of serious attention being given to the question of the rovision ly assisted the old lady to get to over, and the lot of 'em rustlol, sort of cook." He left at six not to press for repayment and devastating over oxperienced, The of our presont electoral system, and we are not surprised to note, in mishaps and Bonthor and her two bed on roost.
her feet, offered sympathy for her just like a lot of chickens distur- o'clock in the morning and did they agreed to let the matter luien city of Tsingdie" (Ureon-
not tell her anything about it. stand over for the the comments on the fight at Midlothian, a demand that the merits youngsters home in his " Tuxi.”-
momontells), situated ion miles abovo How entirely different from When he went to her he said the Subsequently the defend int in Wonchow, was over-whelmed and of the Second Ballot, or the Alternative Vote, be taken into con- The Shanghai Gambling Case, anything Hongkong-esque was compradore had sent him, but formel the plaintiff that he had three-fourths wiped out by the sideration. Though it is true that nowadays i tendonoy is making
Harper Deported. the sight at sunrise as we steam jufterwards he denied it. She did numbor of coolies which fevastating watars. It is stated itself manifest for little groups to form themselves into now parties, made for his deportation, Arthur botsoon long lines of junks and well. She did not know why he to be ast off against the delis. been drowned. Six miles aboro According to the arrangements od slowly up the Cauton River not mind that, as he worked very he was preparod to let him have that 10,000 of its inhabitants have it is fortunately the ouse that in Eaglisti politios there is not that Harper, who pleaded guilty in thatched houses built on piles went away. On Sunday she pro- From July 8 onward nothing was Wonchow city a town named noute sub-division of thought and feeling which in other countries connection with the recent gam-over the water.
mised him a rise in wagon if he applied to the plaintiff and, in Konen was entirely destroyed and particularly on the Continent-makes for the confusing multiplica-bling prosecution in the British. Thegreenof the paddy fields was did the work himself because he November 1911, they practically most every one was drowned. All tion of parties, onch clamouring for adequate representation. Nor Court, was sent aboard the P. & a brilliant emerald, that enhanced had worked so well. In the ceased to do business. The busivor the trovince the death-roll must we forget that there is also at work a force for the coalescence arrived in Hongkong yesterday. ton fold; and the bamboa loaves, bath roady, he went away leaving meet this rash at Singapore for however, that there is one bright
O. 8.6. Sardinia at Shanghai which the decorative colours of the junks morning, after he had got lier noss had been largely formed toast be enormous, of interests which are closely allied, as has recently been evidenced He is returning to England. In wet from a light rain, sparkled all the doors wide open. She coolie labour in 1910-1911. by the merging of the erstwhile Liberal Unionist and Conservative regard to Hodds, the other man as though set with diamonds, as then noticed that some knives
side to the picture inasmuch as,, His Lordship: It comes to this; in spite of the extent of the floods, parties into one solid body. This movement, indeed, or the spirit against whom a conviction was the sun climbed into the heavens had disappeared, but she could you have acknowledged the debt the second crop of rice does not which it typifies, may practically be said to counter-balance the recorded, it is understood that Evon the Arab porters at Tri- not say who took thom.
of $2,000, and you say $1,000 has ppear to be damaged. There is other tendency to which we have made roference.
arrangements are progressing poli, Benghazi and Dorna havo
been repaid.. Mr. Irving. Who did you
every hope of the later harvest in China. whereby he may be able to remain nothing on the gang of coolies
Mr. Lewis-Rapaid by deduc-proving se fruitful as the early that were packed in a solid muss next seo him?
tions for coolios onpplied.. Complainant-I did not sco
-ummer one. If this hope is What Must Pedestrians Do P against the gates of the dock
His Lordship: What is md-realised, the privations suffered "What do you want foot pas-it was finally opened they literally
as we warped alongside! When him until this raorning.
mitted?
by the people will not be so Defendant:-The work Was to do, walk on the road sengers solution. For while minorities have a right to adequate representa- or walk on your fish?" nukod M. wodged themselves so tightly too hard.
Mr. Lewis-We say be has terrible as they might have been tion, the chief point to be kept in view is that majorities shall havo E. A. Irving of a man charged at
ceased to do business. He trans. Prosecutrix-He brought in ferred the business and has lost The Belfast Riets. security assured and that the opinions of the fow shall not triumph the Police Court, this morning
| in the aperture that they could not
another boy and asked if I want his iconco. over the will of the many. That at the present time majorities have with causing an obstruction by about, and I was reminded
Tho battle royal which took no such assurance, has many times been illustrated in bye-elections placing a mat ten feet square on of the song in San Toy that bo
Funny little soldiers stood od one? I said no, I had a boy.
Mr. Irving:-As a substitute? is that you are not to pay him?
His Lordship-And your caso place at Belfast on Saturday be where there are three candidates, while, oven apart from the matter the footpath for the purpose of gins: Ohinee Sojee Man, heitte
tween thousands of combatants, Prosecutrix-No, not as sub-i of split votes, we have seen in two recent General Elections & drying flat. The defendant said
Mr. Lewis-I will pay him in and which resulted in some sixty majority of members returned by a minority of electora, With the mat was not ou the footpath dolent was their attitude.
I had another boy and coolies. He has put it out of his injured men being admitted to these facts in mind, it would appear that the Alternative Vote would but on the side channel. Mr.
waveo piecce fan.......". so in-dismissed him. He (defendant) power to take coolies.
wanted him (the bay he brought)
Lospital, is full of significance. It be an eminently suitable system to be applied to Home politics, Irving, in fining him $3, said he instead of the bark of the long-
His Lordship-And you are ia, indeed, to be feared that it is system which is now in force in certain parts of Australin, where it had not to go away with the iden
Next thing-rickshawi And to take his place.
not carrying on business now? but the forerunner of many similar Mr. Irving:-He loft on the has worked most effectively. Its great recommendation is that it that the punishment would be so relief to hear the quite musical
Mr. Orawe :-We are not send-scenes. Some may regard it as a works admirably in single-member constituencies, where three or light if he came to the Court tinkling of bella.
kong boys it was a distinct | 16th?
ing any coolies now and have not mere squabble between excitable, Prossoutrix-Yes. more candidates come forward. It is simple in operation and does
done so for the past eight months. partisans of rival football clubs, Mr. Irving: You thought ho not confuse the elector, who has merely to cast his vote in the
again.
His Lordship: The dofon- but that it has a deeper meaning ordinary way for the candidate he most approves, at the same time
Snow, a temperature of 10 dog. was bringing this man to take dants' case is that they any only is evidenced by the fact that the marking with the figure "2" his second choice. If, on the counting Shortly before the O. N. atr.have beon a sleighing party.
below freezing, and it would his place?
bound to pay in coolies, Prosecutrix-No, nothing of
fight only became really serious of votes, the leading candidate has not a clear majority on the total Chenan left Shanghai for Hong-(It makes me cool to write about the sort; it was never mentioned. otherwise.
Mr. Lewis:Yes and not when the opposing mobs display poll, the candidate lowest on the list is eliminated and his votes aro kong and Canton on the 12th, snow!)
ed, respectively, the Union Jaok Mr. Irving:-Woll, what did distributed among the remaining candidates in accordance with the the French police, acting on in-
and the Green and White banner. Those Cantonese can travel! you think he meant him to be second preferences of the electors, the method followed being the formation about the movements. We were at the bridge and in a substituto?
So, while the riot had no political same as in the Transferable Vote, which, however, is a rather more boarded the vossol and after a in loss time than it takes a Hong- of a gang of chill traffiokors, chairs, bound for the Shomeen,
Proscoutrix:-No.
origin, it soon developed along complicated system.
political lines and demonstrated Mr. Irving-Woll, you said The Government of the day has already embodied its opinions women who had with them eleven distance,
brief search arrested six men and kong
xegrotiable under-current to", "steed "tago half the you thought he wanted this man on the franchise in the form of a Bill which is still before Parlia young children who had boen
to work for you.
At the Police Court, this morn have been at work. It was, too, ment, kid we know that a mossare affecting other aspects of Kidnapped from various river row streets, where venders of told you before.
This is China. Strango, nar Prosecutrix-That is what I fined $100 for not taking new development in Irish aquab»-
ing, a Chinese contractor was noteworthy for a comparatively electoral reform is foreshadowed. It will be dooidedly, interesting ports and were being taken to anything dump their wares any to note the provisions of such a Bill whether it will morely aim at southern ports to be disposed of old way, so se almost to block me like that.
Mr. Irving-Don't speak to sufficient precautions whilst blast-bles, namely the use of the revol a redistribution of seats, or whether it will also recommend the The "Shanghai Mercury" states the passage entirely in places, a
ing at Breezy Point.
ver. The orthodox method of It was stated in evidence that westling disputes between rival application of some such system as the Alternative Vote in cases that the gang were looked up lot of new smells, crowds of faces not speak to me like that.
Prosecutrix-Well, you should where there are many candidates for one seat. At any rate, every-rending investigation into the utterly unlike any that I have Mr Irving Will you stand
piece of stone dropped through factions in Ireland, by resort to the roof of a house and another the good old whi agis, the body will agree that it is an absurd anomaly which allows of the matter while the children are be seen; Laces that are turned far down please? I will take this
hrough a door and smashed at bat, and the like, return of a member, who has more votes cast against him than in ing looked after by a charitable Lively towards one, and as quickly onse later in the morning
that now to bəli institution.
(senin." Of course the Promontrix this left the Court
Broadly speaking, therefore, we may take it that, for all practical purposes, there are only three-at the most, four-parties seriously to be considered when contemplation is being given to electoral reform. Hence the problem becomes relatively simple of
his favour.
Arrested on S.S. Chenan.
mova,
**Work 'was too Hard," ·
The case was adjourned for certain enquiries to be mado.
CONTRACTOR FINED,
obe.
We road,