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·HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1913.
NATIONAL INSURANCE GRIEVANCES.
Oplum la France.
We sto just as sorry to hear that the ufor abuse-of opium
DAY BY DAY.
Senec 1.
is becoming popular in France as "Lat us pray for a go: I mind, we ate to know that the Chinese which is a wish to no man'e are taking kindly to alcoholio injury." drivka. One man's meat is an- other's poitin, and were opium to gain anything like the hold on European nation that it has had
on the Chine., the fatal results
of indulgence therein would be just about four Emas as great
The Mails.
English lail. La per 6.5.
Devauba at 6 p.m. to-day. Siberian Mail-Due per s..
Linan to day.
THE DUMPING OF SEAMEN.
Where does the Fault Ile ?
be a particular fender in THE STATION STREET this and another direction. It
TRAGEDY.
app sara' that, on more than one cccgion, British Eshermen have
been brought out in Japan-on Date of Enguly not yet Knowa. contracts sigved in England-to [SYVOLAL ANTHOLM. J
teach the Japanese fishermen the We regret that we are still A fortnight Boago fifteensenmen trawling industry. When their unable to inform our readers as brought down to Hongkong-and there was no money forthcoming into the house-collapse in Station of foreign rationality were time expired they found that to the date fixed for an enquiry
left hera. Their story is easily for their passage Home, and were Stret. The police are furnishing a told and is perfeo'y feasible told that contracte signed in full report to the Corner as to the one. Ten of them wete Turks, Eugland were not binding. The deaths of the various violins. We two were Gresks, to were luckless men drifted down to gather that it is customary in
among thɩss Euro; tans as among Siberia Meil.-Olaeja per 8.8 Egyptians and one was a Porin Hongkong, and here they had to oases like this for them to bacilled
Orientals. Ta the same manner,
7.
Davaus at 11 am to day, Injured People Discharged.
A avuter of people injured in the house lapse, have now tsen discharged from the hospitals.
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SANITARY BOARD.
Much of the property collected from the wreckage eseme not yet to have been claimed, and still lies in the police station com- pound.
of course, when once intoxicating drink bas become fashionable
guese, and they had originally wait till they corld be sant to upon for such a report, which is among the Chines, we may look.
signed on at Port Said pe seamen England as a rule, presumably, ssrt to the Coroner, who, after to 180 diunkengesa gain four
bound for Koba. on beard an Aus rian vessel at the cost of local oharity. Both various formalities have been times the rip of their race that
On arrival this system and the dumping of gone through, desilsa whether or tho at it ever had on Anglo-Saxon and
port, foreign seamen here scem to call no there shall be an inquest." Japanes Council Meeting Postponed.
6. the
WAS cbip Keltic coples. There is no dodg
We ere advised by the Colonial sold to local buyers, and the men
forthwith for a little investigation. ing the influence of heredity in Store Fapartment that there were thus at once thrown out of these matters. The Englishman will no me sting of the Igis-work A British Indis boat, the who has generations of beer-lative Council ti morrow.
5.a. Torilla, was leaving shortly for drinkers Labind bin, and the Franobman who i and stora, for
the 8th, and pass120s were booked on board her for the men, over a thousand yes, have drank
na fer as the frat British port wine, have nothing to fear from
Hongkong. They claim, however, the rational v3 of alcohol; bat
that their skipper told them that opium to either of them is a new
the Torilla would take them as tbing by compariton, and its
far as Port Said." popularity could only national death.
mean
Against Chinese Labour.
It is with apfeigned joy that we learn of a adesturion agitator's conversion to common senge. Mr. Havelock Wilem, the general
China To-day.
Sneak Thiel.
A Fask thief with a bamboo pale has managed to book a shirt with studs and link, and a bid cover, from a bedroom in 4, Blue Buildings, Praya Bouti
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Boy Drowned. A Chiness toy was downe whilst bathing near the Aberdeen ferry whef, Aberdeen Harbour. P. C. Harrow, applied arificial respiration, but could not have the boy.
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Mr. Thomas Leaves.
Thieves Armed with Choppers It is reported that four men armed with choppers entered a matshed on the morning of the
To Whom Should They do? On arriving here, the Pilat to Herod and Herod to Filate buei- nese began. Inasmuch as the men had come East on an Austrian ve sel, they naturally applied to the Austrian Consul for advies and
Who is Responsible ?
Mr. Bowley.Wants an Explanation.
We understand that charitable Chineas have contributed towards helping those who have ton rendered homeless by the diass- expenses of the dead. ter, as well as towards the fanerai
CANTON'S GOVERNER,
of the Sanitary Board was held The usual fortnightly meeting yesterday afternoon in the offices of the Board; Mr D. W. Tratman sent Messrs F.B.L. Bowley, Ohan presiding. There were also pre Kai Ming, Ng Hon Taz, Dr. F. Governor Wu Hon Man reported Clark, M.O.H., Dr. W. W. Pearte, Assistant M.O.H. and the teore- tary," Mr W. Bowen Rowlands.
government relative to the erec A letter was received from the ion of four urinals at the Chinese restaurant now being erected on Leland Lot 1355.
to have been Superseded.
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We pre informed that a fole- On and after the 19th instant assistance, The Corau! referred
Saturday from the Central Go gram was received in Canton on president of the Nations the business of the Messigeties them to the Harbor Master. The
vernment of Peking, requesting samen's Union, has said Maritimos Agency will to car. Harbour Master has, of coures, no
Governor-General Wu Hon Man openly that it is better to oppose ried on by Mr. Saint Clair de power to help non-British reamen, the employment of Chine on Bassieurre, acting Agent during and could only recommend the
to give up his post within two British ships than to ar ad money Mr. Thomas's absence from the wanderers to apply to the Conan there were any appeal to the the etiivel of a succese-Me
Mr Bowley-Might I ask if days, and ordering that pending on strikes. As to the opposing of Colony, Chinese labou that, as we said
of the country under whos: flag Governor in Council under ses-Chan Kwing Ming should take they had left their homes.
tion 2657 the other day, is all very well in
over the position" of Aoting Some of the man had money; theory, but is rather a hopeless
presurally a should have had, as for the restau ant appealed to the
The President -The architeols Governor. tank at present. To stoke a ship
they bad really teen paid off government. The orly informe- derstand, Mr Chan Chin Sheung The new Governor iawe un through the tropics is work more 15th at Kowloon Tong village, even betook themselves to the Station which I Love is in the letter on of the late Mr Chan Ting Chi becoming an Oriental than a man Taey tied up the occupier and men's lasita's, uncther seven to which I have circulated. who comes from the temperate got away with clothing and the Sailors' Home, and the re
who was well buown in Hong rogions of Europe. More wer money to the value of $40.
Mr Bowley said that he kong as founder and a direc maining one appare to have thought it would be wies if the tor of the Trag Wah Hospital. every strike that takes place in
Prize for Swimming Handicap. found refuge in the House of board were to ask for some ex Baiore the Revolution Mr Chan England is an additional sac pur- agement findead, why should we of the Hiplome Orors, has are here.
M. K. Byrik, the proprietor Detention. To-day the men planstion of this proceeding. Chiu Sheung was appointed not say justification?) to the owners presentel a bandesme trophy to
It seemed exitsordinery that, Governor of Mukden, which office, to engage foreiga labour. But by given to the winner of the
when a disoration was vested he continued to hold after the' let that pass; the main point is 100 pads handicap at the V. R. finitely who's resor sible. Lae grant the permit, the matter he received the Canton appoint One world like to know, de- in the board, and they refused to Republio was declared, and qutil that a British agitator has at last. fet u Sarday night. Zus Harkou Master's pion in the bold come before the Governor ment. ben persuaded to admit that
pizi will be rented to the matter ma festly oleor, for in Council who without any ré- It is said that Governor Wa money can be devoted to an object iruez at the circus on Monday bie doly ends with obtaining a ference to the brd reversed the Hon Man will shortly proceed to mora worthy than strikes.
evening,
gureurts for the ke sp of foreiga | decision of the lord. It itsmed Tibet to hike over a Commis Accident to Former Hongkong swaen temsining de Colony to him that the toerd ought to sionership under the Chine Go-
Doctor.
either from their can Cortul have some explanation of this vetement. M Welt was iso Jn October, 1911. a striking Oldssidents of Hongkong who or from the Corsal of the apparently arbitraty praeding well know to
the Chin sairs of articles on the revolution remember Dr. Hartigan will be country under who flag they last of the Governor in Council. in China ang arred in the "North sieved to le ta that he has lost sailed; and with orng to it
ea of Hongkong and, for The President replied that the some time before the Revolution, Oria Daily News,' and after one of eyes, says s'exchange, that no versl leave here eny letter which he had oirculated edited a native newspaper heie.. warda, in pamulet form, ran Dr. Hertigun was out hunting man who is likely to become a did contain a certain explanation We ler that the Central. through four editione. There were and receive 1 a seatch on the eye charge on the Colony. AB & of the circumstances. The firat Government is about to opin a written over the ton-neme of from a leaf or a twig. Not till matter of fact, Commander Taylor objection raised by the Hon. Mr. bank in Canton, to redeem the Sinophilus." In April laat six at cut a month afterwarde did the baston using bis bat efforts to Hewett when the matter was ha- Canton notes. Government notes Since the National Insurance Aot came into operation criticism artioles headed "China To-day"" "trouble become serious, when the help the men and get them fore the board was that the nullah will be issued and a prtion of the of the effects of its working has been forthcoming from many the signature "Cosmos." The 3 moved.
appeared in a Peking paper over eye had sub aquently to be re-shipped to their home; but this from which it was propored to loan is, it is said, 'to bo bat aside quarters. Employers feel the weight of the new burden, employees have bron published in pamphlet Yorks Ire Insuance Co., Ltd.
by the way.
obtain the water ran dry in win a cash deposit for these, The Austrian Consal may parter. It seamed that there was s resent having a sum regularly dooked from their wagas every week, form by Messrs. Brewer and Co. while the doctors and chemists, who naturally bave much lo of Shanghai, and the writer pinental inpers and cut him to bave provide for man not
We he received the eighty haps feal that it is rather herd on differance of opinion on that.
A FALSE ALARM. with the actual working of the Act, have grievances of an even more He is revealed as Mr. W. V. ire Insorsucs Co. Ltd, from rave shipped on in Abstien the next meeting in order that he Colony last night when the
Mr. Bowley irked that the mat- throwa off the veil of anonymity, ment of tom of the York. of his rationality was happen to ter be allowed to stand over ontil
There was constancation in the sarious nature still. On paper the scheme promised great things, Drummond who explains that, Wes rs. Reuter, Brooke'ren stenmship, the mora
since he bas recently retired from and Co. The number of politics the average but so far it has to be shown from the point of view of public hie firm, he can now express 0.1 during the year was 1,160 here is ill provided with Mr. Chan Kai Ming seconded Harbour, others at Stonecutters, that might be able to move a propositumour spread that a big five had Consulats out tion on the subject, well-being-and that is really the main point, after all-that the strong paraonal convictions with grinet 1,194 in 1911. Claims funda for philanthropic purposes; and this was carried.
broken out come raid ju the new arrangement is working any better than the old, when people out the danger of embarrassing by death and maturity more but law is low.
and others at Ini Chi Kók, The looked after their own health with the minimum of interference by business paricers. Few foreigners £100,241 (including bonuses).
Application for permission to Fire Brigade motor was sent out the authorities. Usena will be recalled of doctors who have been in Ubins bave more claim in bene fe and annuity fund stands.
The Government's Position. * carry on a dangerous trade att make enquies, and fire fics's And speaking of law and Mongkoktai was granted while were made ready plongside the scandalously over-worked under the Act, and now it appears that are more likely to be lie aned to
beard than Mr. Drammond, or at £2,272,397.
of grievances reminds one that the request for permission to re- Praya. P. plerashed away from ohemists also have grounds for serious complaints.
Conau1s Fre not the only tain a stove in the yard of 127 their dinner tables,some apparent Forrons who may find themselves Des Voeux Road Central was rely under the impression that an It should be explained that under the Act the arrangement for the dispensing of medioines is that each chemist on the panel is
aggcieved whers the materia fasad. hind is meetaed · If the 30 men supplied through the local Insurance Committee with a teriff of
landed in the Colony with len then fily dolleta in their possea drugs, which has been approved by the Insurance Commissioners, a Radical in politics without pre- Mr. E. J. Ossenbeck, of Shang-sion, from eg. a Bish India On the prescription given to an insurance patient by a doctor there judices on the question of hai, representing the Oliver In Company's ship, the law demands is a money column in which the chemist has to record his charge, monarchy or republio. Never-port & For Co. of theme that tlst ship, or some other of worked out according to the official tariff. In addition to the pay-grest Power, having a large after various intereais conneoadway again. And so the mat argcss theless he is convinced that every place, a in Hongkong le king the same line, should take them ment for drugs, a dispensing fee of two-pence or three-pence is amount of foreign affaits to deal with the company, and is staying back and back. The Government allowed. The chemists are, of course, compelled to do business with with, is battar governed under a at the Hongkong Hotel.
of the Colony also has a grievance. insurance patients on the terme prescribed, and this involves much then under a republican system. die rich Co., of Akron, O., one into British teritory? What syetem of constitutional monarchy The abve company rele Why should homeless foreign time and labour in dispensing the prescriptions, working out the Without going all the
dis-ributera in China for the B. F. ilora (it may well sak) be aзnt costs and keeping the necessary accounts. Now that the Act has with him here, it must be of the largest rubber menufor would Japan have to gay Hong- been given a fair trial, many chemists find that their sale of pro-admitted that this sms to be koring comparies in the world kong sorted to read to Kobe. To the Editor of the "Hongkong prietary and stock medicines has very seriously declined, and, what the very ground from which and makers of Gurich Motor Nagarsk or Yokohama all non-
''Telegraph." smore, they complain that the insurance business is not remunera-republic. Mr. Dammond is con- butsta in the seme territory for feels extremely tony for the men, sistement appearing in this guess at the cause. On tele- most danger threatens to the young Car Tyres. They are also dietri- British germen found here ? One tive enough to compensate them adequately for the time and labour vinced that no country in Asis in the well and favourably knows as one is bound 12 feel for any morning's issue of the "South phoping to Teim Test Tsai we they have to expend on it. Another point is that the better-class fitted for a republican government Cadillac Motor. OSTs. trade threatened because at the times most convenient for people and regards, "the attempt to es
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by the Chines people for whom be writes.
Too much Fiddling.
Mr. Drumond confesses himself
way
to do their shopping, the stores are so crowded with insurancs cases tablish a republic in China as a
very grave rational disaster that
BUSINESS
INTERESTING
VISITOR.
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CORRESPONDENCE
The opinions expressed by our correspondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph"]
enemy had landed, or was trying to land.
Station, but all that we could We enquired first at the Fira
gleen was that the motor had gone out, presumably look for
the fire. We then telephoned to Tamer know justes much as wedid." the Tamar, only to find that the
On proceeding to the water-front we found various opinions "belog. expres ed, though there was nothing defuite or coherent to be learned. Everyone had sean minute or so everyone had seen the sky lit up with flame for a
rockste ascend and had heard the Bir,With reference to the reports ther, af, but could only
GREATER VIGILANCE
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NEEDED."
Lody whom nobody wants. But China Morning Post" under, the found a like state of ignoranca 81 ponce, we stutta talk about heading "Greater Vigilance prevailing there. A Chinees de sympathy we find that there are Nded to the effect that the tective wao sto d by, in a sudden that adinary customers cannot be served at all promptly. One will have to be paid heavily for JUBILEE. ROAD AFFAIR, wheatoninther Blair calls for the inhabitants of certain it was merely aes of jos pidgin further matter out of many which could be mentioned may be noted. by the nation in the near future."
others, besidesthemen themselves, authorities recently warded burst of inspiration, opined that The payments allowed for certain olasses of drags are described as With all this, Mr. Luwmond, a Chinese Charged with Murder. have to take the decaliots away; form you that no such warning explosions, and the curion mad
commiceration; to wit: the British houses in altogether inadequate, and it need therefore be no surprise to read is well known, is a sincere well-
India Line, which apparently the rectat collapse, I beg to in there were no further blazes or the locality of rud Obiness crackers. However, the consequence is a distinct temptation in some instances to wisher of China. Even yet, he Before Mr. Hazeland, at the Master; and the Government. supply an inferior quality of drug,
the Austrian Cert; the Harbour was given by this Department the nervous, returned each man thipke, it is not quita too late. If
and, that no report of any kind to his home,, The list of grievances might be extended, but from what has fluence Chiness history would has charged with the
there who ore in a position to in- Police Coot, this morning, Kan Question of internationel Lww.regarding the buildiggs, had To-day we learn from the army been disclosed it will have become evident that it is one thing to cease to chatter and squabble and murder of Kan Hop, on Jubilee tional law is still not quite per- of the disaster. launch a fanciful scheme which is to safeguard and protect the cultivate humility, "Chins might and Sunday morning, last.
It would seam that Interas reached this office up to theme authorities that a new consign- health of the nation, and quite another matter orally to work it yet become a peaceful and pro-
Rond, between Saturday night fect, or tugh a sate of affairs
ment of rockets had been received with any measure of success. It may be that aventually the scheme sporons country. That is the being on attendance at the Ly no means the first time that
Yours eto, Stonecutters and that sɔme of will fairly get under way and accomplish grod, but its originators fact to be hammered home. There Caiminal Sessions, a remand for a the name Had of thing has Owing to Inspector Dymond the present writer hears, thie in could hardly exist. From what
these were fired off in order to AW CHATHAM have sadly under estimated the difficulties which have had to be has been too much fiddling week
test their quality and reliability Director of Pablio Works.
It is a terribly commonplace and encountered and which will yet have to be reckoned wit
Public Wotke Office, ing to a story, fall of romantiq while Rome is burning.
was applied for and granted. goourred. And Japan seems to
Hongkour, 17 June, 1913, ves possibilition,