THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SECOND
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1914
CANTON BANKNOTES.
The Nam Sum's Cargo.
PHILIPPINE SLAVERY,
A Goodly Company of Limes.
DAY BY BAY.
Jumped into the Harbour. A Chinero woman aged soven- ty, jumped into the Harbour yesterday, but was resoned by a boatman from a host quite near.
Jewellery Stolen. Some person has stolen from a
Mr.D.O. Worcester writes to the It is reported that the Chinese New York Evening Post as oruiser, Ñam Sum, is bringing follows-In your issue of May 14, down from Peking to Canton 1914, you publish, under the cap- $1,000,000 in new ten-dollar tion "Rege Jirg Philippine notes, issued by the Central Gov Slavery," a lelier from Mr. Erving widow in Lyndhurst Terrace, a ernment to replace the old ones. Winslow star og that five com box containing $94 worth of
The Nam Sum is said to be due mittees were appointed by the jewellery. in Hongkong on or about July Philippine Assembly to examine 22." It is believed that, on ac into the charges of slavery, made Count of her deep draft, she will by me, and making allegations as not proceed farther than Wham to what thesa er umittees have pos, but that the gun-boat Po Pik
reported. will await her there to relieve her of her valuable cargo.
BATHING INCIDENT.
European's Narrow Escape from Drowning.
Last evening an unpleasant
inoident occurred in connection
with the Y.M.C.&. bathing picnic,
nearly lost his life. Mr. Bland,
room &
Telegraph Stolen. Captain Flath, s.e. Sulamis, has reported that someone has stolen from the engineer's One Assembly committee was telegraph valued $250. appointed to investigate slavery and poonsge
It divided itself;
Sent to Tria!,
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into various süb.committees, A Chinese charged with snatch- which reported back to the parent
organization. The latter rendered ing a gold earring from a Chinese
two reports.
woman was committed for trial
Mr. Winslow has done scant by Mr. Wood this morning. The man admitted six previous con- justice to the sweeping conclusions viotions.
set forth in those interesting do-
committee found not only that
caments. Briefy, the Agesmbly Constable Discharged.
Richard Kensett, a police con-
slavery in the legal sonse" does stable at the Naval Yard, was not exist in the Philippines, but
when Mr. Bland, one of the party that it has probably never existed discharged by Mr. Wood on a charge of behaving in a noisy and
Street.
As a matter of fact, I myself disorderly manner, in Sampan
who is a tyro at swimming, had there, except in Jolo, kept a course parallel to the shore
Discharged.
A case which has taken a con-
and, as he thought, well within was merely the humble instra- his depth. Becoming fatigued ment for arranging in logical and desiring to rest, he endeay- sequence. a small part of the oured to touch, the bottom, but written and signed testimony of siderable time and in which Kwan found he could not do so. He found judges, lawyers, army and con- Tye, 102 Queen's Road Central, himself in difficulties and was stabulary officers, policemen, was summoned for supplying the only able to attract attention with churchmen, missionaries, bureau Superintendent of Imports and his hands." Other swimmers chiefs, ethnologists, provincial Exports with a false and incorrect hastened to his aid, and he was officers, both Filipino and Ameri-
return, ended in the defendant's taken ashore in an unconscious can, business men, and private discharge. Mr. G, K. Hall Brutton state, being brought round by Spanish, and Filipino birth,
citizena of American, English, defended. artificial respiration carried out under the direction of Mr., Dovey. exist in the Philippines.
declaring that slavery and peonage
Extradition Case. W. A. Beer, who was arrested We now find not only that all on an extradition warrant on a of this goodly company, including charge of obtaining 10,00) francs myself, were liars, decaivere or in Switzerland by false pretences, themselves deceived, but that appeared to-day at the Police historians beginning, with Martin Oourt and was remanded in police Da Rada in 1574 and ending with custody until to-morrow, by Mr. Blumenbritt in 1881, were also J. R. Wcod.
CORRESPONDENCE. [The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]
WEIGHT-LIFTING.
probably deceived in believing
that what they saw was slavery,
while the description of slavery
The lojured Police Officer.
Acting Inspector McKay, who
in Batangas, written by the Filip was injured by two Chinese when [To the Editor of the Hongkong pino patriot Rizal in 1890, 18 ho was trying to effect an arrest,
Telegraph.]
passed over in silence.. To is still in hospital, but he is pro- Sir, I beg to state that Mr. cap the climax, we learn that gressing favourably. The in- Moyle's plucky boast in challeng-"eren in Jolo, where the institu-juries ho received are not as ing Mr. Evans to a contest to lift tion, existed legally under the serious as at first anticipated. bar-bells seems fruitless. Moyle precepts of the Mohammedans, promised, through the medium it was almost nominal."
the
Attempted Armed Robbery....
of the Hongkong Telegraph, dated Is it not remarkable that these It is reported that three armed the 18th, inst., to meet Mr. Evans Mohammedans, who harried the men attempted a robbery at in their at the V.R.O. on Tuesday night, Philippines throughout their Kowloon City, and the 21st, to sign up for the length and breadth, burning and attempt gagged a male occupant. contest.,
murdering, should suddenly have The man's mother happened to Νοπ, after the committes became so humane upon their arrive on the scene and sbe called meeting was over, I placed books return to their homes that they out Thief," causing thorobbers to before the Hon. Secretary and incorporated their Filipino pri- bol t. The men are known and members showing the rules and soners in their households prac- there is every likelihood of an regulations which two tically as members of the family? arrest. Nothing was stolen. contestante were actually to These things being so, what perform,
Mr. Evans, wes midsummer madness has, seized present, and mattora were upon Governor-General Francis discussed to bis satisfaction Barton Harrison, who,' after the as to rules and styles of lifting, somewhat revolutionary findings Rather sad to say, Mr. Moyle did of the Assembly committee had not turn up as promised. We been made public, issued the waited for him up to 8.40 p.m., following executive.order: when matters were adjourned. The Government of the Philip
pins lelands..
The performance of recent Executive Bureau, Manila.
human sacrifices, which is frank- March 31, 1914.
ly admitted by the Bilan and Executive Order No. 30.
Bagobo chiefs who have practised The attention of all insular, them, will be found described at provincial, municipal, and town-length by Cole in the publication ship officers is hereby directed to No. 170 of the Field Museum of the provisions of act numbered Natural History, beginning on 2,300 of the Philippine Legisla
page 111.
Books with the rules were left in the hands of the Secretary, who will be pleased to accommodate Mr. Moyle at any time he opres to put in an appearance for the contest according to the rules of the B. A. W. L. A. No other rules will be recognised.
J. Mc. WILLIAM,
Human slavery in its most extreme form, under which the owner sacrifices his heathen divinities, has been checked in Mindanao only since the Ameri- can occupation.
V. R. O., Hongkong, 22nd. Jaly,ture, and not numbered 2,399 of When the Philippine Assembly the Philippine Commission, recently passed a law prohibiting
1914.
We understand that Moyle will regarding slavery, involuntary and penalizing slavery and be given the option of picking ang servitude, peonage, and the tak-peonage, it did not intend that it lifts he likes, and that Evans willing away of any non-Christian should be enforced. The way undertake to do the same lifts, ribs from his or her place of was prepared for its non-enforce- according to the Association abode for the purpose of ex- rules,-Ed-]
Olive Oil.
ment by the above-mentioned ploiting or exhibiting such committee report, denying the person as a spectacle elsewhere, existence of the evils which the It is the duty of all executive, Assembly had just legislated pesce, and prosecuting officers of against. This was pure affrontery. It is saldom that the opportuni- the Government, whether insular. The matter threatened to become ty is presented to Hongkong folk provincial, municipal, or town such a scandal that the Governor- of securing really genuine olive ship, to enforce the provisions of General issued an executive order oil. They can now get their wants the above lawa vigorously, and warning the executive, pace, supplied; however, for the Medi-failure to do so will render the and prosecuting officers of the cal Hall has just received a negligent other subject to Government that failure to consignment direct from Nice. It discipline.
enforce the law would ren der | them subject to disciplino,
is invaluable for medicinal pur Francia Barton Harrison, poses, table use, salade, eta,
"Governor-General.