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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1908.

THE SUMMARY, COURT.

Moneylenders Again.

THE BOYCOTT.

U. S, Consal Again Approaches The Viceroy.

(From Our Correspondent.)

OPIUM-SMOKING.

(From Our Correspondent,)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Canton, Augent 23.- Although many years ago a Society for the provention of opium-smoking was stared, members who joined it were but few. In Canton, during the past week or two, a frush agitation has taken place, and medicine to promote the abandonment of the habit has been distributed freely to the smokers who are pledged their desire to touch the pipe no more. It is reported that during the past week, as many as shroo hundred persons, young and old, have joined the society.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Nichi Nichi tulegra from London re- ports that the trial of Genemi Brossael will the bold in November. The evidence' is expected to be of an unfavourable character. Presumably the previous proceedings, con- offning which so many premature reporte have been abled, were of a proliminary mature

containing a report of the unveiling of the

A Pakhi ronder sends us a Boifast paper [ Dufferin Memorial The Marquis of Lon donderry described Lord Dafferia as a true and typical Irishman. He was always proud of Ireland and proud of the Irish

Two interesting cases were head in the Summary Juridiction of the Supreme Court this inorning, before His Llengur Mr

CANTON, August 23 A. G. Wise (Paisne Judge). In one of The U. 8. Consal bar again approached them an Indian womeylander, sued a China- the Canton Viceroy with respect to the man named Ab Hat for money lent. The Chinees Boycott against Americari producte, writ was served on a Chinaman who an It appears that the step was hartazed by it the fact that on the arrival of the remains of the "Boycott Hero" Fung Ha Wel, who was reported to have killed himself at the American Consulate at Shanghat last year in order to lend force to the boycott; great demonstrations among the students and merchants were made and in the Hol| THE "SAINAM” PIRACY CASE. poop!. Ha lived in an age when there Chang Monastery many exciting speeeben i raspoorlog the American Exelosion Act were delivered. A revival of the boycott is feared. The Viceroy's reply to the Ameri can Consul's communication has not been published,

swered to the name of Chan Ah Ho, aud was this man that the Indian averred he lout the money. Defendant dentud the allegation and «fter hearing evideoss His Honour decided in favour of the defendant, non-auiting plaintiff.

A MIZED-UP BTORY.

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In the second case two Obinese woro the partian, ona suing the other for $20, valua of sewing machine. It appears that the plaintiff employed the defendant as tailor and saverted that defendant bought a sewing machine from him for 89, raking it away from the plaintiffa house without his kcówledge and authority. For this offence

AMOY NEWS. 'ho took defendant to the Police Station where he wanted to lay a chance of inrcany (From Our Oorespondent.) against him. The police took charge of.

Amor, August 20. the machine but refused to accept the

Amoy fast evening was startiod out of charge, and advised plaintiff to sue defenite usual somnolence by several pretty Jant for the money in the Summary Courtemart abocka of earthquake. The first Plaintiff took the advice and in the shock happened about six o'clock and for witheas box, gave evidence corroborating for seconds produced something resembling the above story. A witness called to sup-

a panic The o:vice in the Union Church port his story, however, declared that plaintiff runted the amchine to defendant just about to commones when a tremor

a

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(From Our Correspondent.)

CANTON, August 23. The arrests which have been made in uneection with the "Sainam" piracy case, number fifty. The pslooters went through a preliminary trial at Kong Po the other day, So far only thron of the fifty persons have pleaded guilty, while the rest hold that

ware many brilliant and sôle, Irish con- temporaries. If they looked at tho diplomatists they found amongst them Lord Mayo and Lord Lansdowne ;'umang brilliant soldiers" there was the great Nicholson--of whos they in the North of Ireland were jusily pred-Lord Wolse lay, Lord Roberts, and Field-Maraha! Siz: George White; and going hack to the time of ecíance they had Lord Kelvin ; and in of the off Ang, Lard Gungh; in the domain

iterature there was the name of Mr Lecky. Yesterday, the 'Vicorey forwarded in-In the future, when the history of these structions to the officere in charge of the time was 'sturled, and the lives of these affair ordering them not to delay in the men pourtrayed, he vantared to my that matter but have the men brought back to amongst all these great Irishraon none Canton na mon as possible.

would shad greater lustro on the name of

they were innocent.

A communication has also been addressed Ireland than that of the late Lord Daffarin.

to the British Consul requesting hit to be

Canton,

SPORTING.

Water Polo,

P

in the first place and afterwards agreed to through the building zad shook the present at the trial of the prisoners at es)! it for $20. Defendant accepted and chandeliers and made a drotagorashing took the machins away in the prosonce of sound in the expansive ceiling overhead, plaintiff, When Bie Hotion informed at once, with a look of consternation, the #itnear that plaintiff denied being present majority of the congregation rose from their when the machine was taken away these and made a motion towards the door, Fortunately the tremor subsided and the witness contradicted himself.

Dofendant admitted buying the machine, people returned to their esata. Ope curious

Yesterday afternoon the Royal Engineers but said he had paid $17 on account of it effect of the earthquake was the nervous- and that instead of paying the other he that it sunt through the system.defeated "G" Company, R. W. K., in the Even amongst flince who were not in Water Polo Competition by thres goals to did certain work for plaintiff.

His Honour ordered the machine to be the least terrified and who kept their one. In the first half the game was fairly taken from the custody of the police and stats during the time that it seemed possi-even, and each side scored ono gual, but in bio that there might be a tragedy, there the second spell the Royal Engineers wote was a strange feeling of nervoustions that superior to their opponents, some of whom lasted for same timo alter the shock bad

tired rapidly. panned. One lady Cenlared that when the INSPEC-congregation stood up to sing sho bad hardly efficient strength to fuaro her seat. One could reo on all sides bor esaily parle might havo hoen produced that might hare anded with the most disastrous results.

handed over to defendant on condition that he paid plaintif 83.

CHARGEJ AGAINST

TOR WARD.

Evidence Continued.

The cave for the prozesation was continued. Mr F. D. L. Bowley (Crown Solicitors declaring the examination of Oban Tann closed.

THE ENVEROR'S BIRTHDAY,

BY WHARF AND WAVE.

According to the Norska Ferilas, 69 steamers, all of steel, and measuring altogether 49,750 tona, gross, as well as 5 esiting vessels, all of vhod, and invasuting | 770 tons net, were in courso of ennstruction is Norwegian yarda on the Int of has month, against 48 steamers and 51,700 tons on the 1st July, 1906.

The Jupra Gazette notes the arrival | at Yokohams of the American yasht Galilee," commanded by Capt. I. Peters, which comes on the important mission of taking a magnetic survey of the Pacific, for The Royal Engineers have just finished the (rnegie Institute, Washington, D.C. a third match against H. M. S. "Astraca."The "Galilee" comes immediately from The first match was won by the Royal Guam. The Galilee," which has a nom Engineers by four goals to one, the second bor of Carnegie students on heart, will was won by the Navalmen by four to one, stay in port about two weeks, and the deciding match was won by the

Royal Engineers by two goals to one.. Considerable interest is taken by the

Rifle Shooting.--Interport Match.

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Me F. A. Hazeland continued the hear- ing, at the Magistancy this afternoon, of the There has been great excitement through charges of bribery and obstruction of Jaseut Amoy for three whole days whilst cles preferred against Sanitary Inspector colebrating tho birthday of the Emperor of Francis Ward.

China. Never before have such damon playors in these matches against the floot, strations of loyalty and affection been made and good play is usualy shown. in this part. People came from all parts of the country to witness the festivitias. They formed themselves into gorgeous Cross-examined by Mr Grist Chan Tean processions wherein man dressed in all said that be paid defendant the $20 on kinds of ancient and grotesque costomes December 24, 1905, at No 2 Chater Street, delighted the crowda. There were also first floor. Defendant was in bed at the bands of highly respectable citizens who

According to a Sasebo telegram received time and his cook was in the kitchen; there discourse! the eplemn musle of the for and Hongkong will take place. Up-to-date by the dash the most extensive damage of f was no one in the room but themestres eignore and there were young damsels Hongkong liave won ten matches, been sustained by the "Mikasa " is in the nolgh Witness saw the cook as he was leaving, de highly ruugod and bedecked fandant having called to the kitchen at that flowers, who were carried under a dragon second twice nur third four times; Singa-bourhood of the stern. The magazine was entirely destroyed and the torpedo room Dafendent naked the cook to like canopy and who represented some pore has won four, been accond seven tell witnown that he would only be thing is the past that no one seemed to times, and third five times; Shanghini has partly, evor 1,000 rounds of G inch shells, there for two days and would then know anything about. To add to the won two, been second seven times and comore to No. 1 Chater Street. Witness did goneral hileriry the bonacholders had given third seven times, Penang has taken part not know the cook's name but thought be could identify him. Witnese went to the up the three days to foreting and every in three contests und has finished fourth

time.

for about ten minutes.

with

During the month of October next the seventeenth annual Interport Rifle Shoot- ing match between Singapore, Shanghai

house bad tables sprend and gueste bad each time.

uf Nos 9 and 19 Districts. The Inspecturis quite time for the good of the Empire apoke to him.

that this should be so.

PUBLISHED ON

SATURDAY

MORNING.

3,000 rounds of twelve kin shells, and two hundred rounds of twelve-inch shells having been exploded. Abut 84 foot of the third deck has collapsed, carrying with it, of course, the machinery on it. A section of the stoel frame below the water, line, masuring about 99 feet, has been

OPEN LETTER TO eight liundred tons of shells and 1,400 tons HONGKONG ISLANDERS. coal remain on board, about six hundred Veronica has excelled borself this week. labourers are now engaged in removing Her advice to a Benedict is pungent and follow. machinery and other gear. Pumping witty, and should be read by all husbands. operations are still in progresa. The inside in the Colony. Not a few wives might also of the ship is full of med. Savon dend profit, if they read, marked, learnt and bodies have been recovered so far and it is inwardly digested it. expected that a few meru will be found...

READ THE BILL OF FARE.

of

.:

POEM ON THE AMAH. The Poet describes the making of [poem (7) and sots example which the Foung Perders of the Colony should not

IN SERIOUS MOOD. The writer "Gritic" tolls of Shamn he has mot and incidentally provides mach Food for reflection.

No. 9 District Banitary Office on June 28th, been invited. The expenso of all this must It will possibly be remembered by many at 9 a.m. and saw two Chinese interpreters have been very great, but there is sething in the Colony that last year Hongkong won and the defendant. There was no other in-r which a Chinaman will so willingly with a total score of 923, an average of carried away. It is thought that about apector there. Witness staged at the office and the money as for pleasure of this kind. 92.3 per man, Shanghai being 4 points To Me Bowley-As witness was leaving This celebration is certainly a sign that the bobind and Singapore 29 points behind the office he saw the Senior Inspector onmirtue of patriotism is deeply stirred in Shanghai. On that becasion the Hongkong ing in. This was Inspecter Cously. Senior the heart of the people here at lost. It tona was as follows:-Mr J. Walsh (99) Mr J. C. Gow (26), Mr R. Lapsley (15), Mr J. Parkes and Armourer Sergeant Simons (94 each), Colour Sergeant Bullock

HONGKONG TYPES. (03), Captain G. P. Lammiert (92), Chief

"An excellent page" is the criticism Petty Officer W. Manning, N. (90).

FOR WOMEN ONLY. The Japan Herald states that an in-that will assuredly be passed upon the re Colour, Sergeant Spooner and Sergeant J.cident which might have resulted in a matkably fine and characteristle drawings

Madama Rose'e illustrated Loadon Andrews (85 each).

sorious breach of the peace in the bar with our artist presents in this issue. letter will be found roplete with useful The block at the top of this column will hints on that all-important subject, women's For this year's match, however, fire of hour, had it not been for the interven give a hint as to the subject he has so- dress.

Bir Grist objected. They could not havoj

The proprietor of this Takao Ironworks, those who took part in the contest last year tion of the Water Police, occurred in lectad promiscuous adjournments without some Kobe, recently purchased eight vessels, as will not be available, and possibly a sixth. Tokohama Harbour at an early hour on reason, 80 that the prosecution could cast they laid at the bottom of the sea in Port Armourer Sergeant Simons, Colour Ser- August 10. It appears that s contract has about for evidence. It was usual in all Arthur. Two wore Russian gunboats, four geaut Spooner, Captain O. P. Lammert, existed for ten years between the Yoko- courts not to state what witogwea would were Japanese ateamore sunk doring the Chief Petty Officer Manning and Mr J. hama Pier Oo, and a shipping agent named amusing sever. He has a most insincere offered. Anyone wishing a pleasant and

C. F. W. Bowen Rowlanda, secretary to the Roys Commission, said that the subpoens served on Chon Tsun and that served on Chan Fai were issued by him under the Commission's orders.

Mr Bowley and he bad ne moro wit- nesses to call to-day."

be called bat what evidence they would

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WEATHER REPORT.

SALVAGE FROM PORT

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Interesting Relics.

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MEN OF THE TIME.

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

bottling-up" operations the reusining Parkes are out of the Colony, while it is Suzaki Ryukiohi, by which the latter was Russian ships being a steamer and doubtful whether Mr Welsh will be in empowered to attend to certain shipping Mr Bowley said the reason why he had destroyer. A large quantity of scrap metal, Hongkong in October. In order to secure no other vitnasa was that ho anticipated chain eshin, pieces of gues, and machinery the best possible shots to reprisent the duties, the charge being fixed at 20 sen that Mr Grist would cross-examine the have been recovered and sent to Kobe, and Colony in the coming autoh the committee per ton. The Pier Company's officials, witness at some length. The next witness the atrage is now being sorted out at the in whose hands the arrangements have have, however, made a contract with other would be Chan Fai, the last witness ironworks These are great piles of spent been left (at whose head is Lieut. M. S. shipping agente os more favourable terms, admirable.

the Volunteers and with-

WITHOUT PREJUDICE. father, who was now away in the country. cartridge-cases of wil kinds, and intermixed out whore energy little would be accomplish- and attempted to cancel the contract with

The faal instalment of Inscricks for The case was adjourned neil Monday with these are found brass buttons and ed in rifle shooting in the Colony) have Suzuki. The cooling employed by Suzuki

This will be found the most compchen-which prizos amounting to $25 are to be siternoon when Mr Bowley stated that the badges from the Russian form, and decided to commence practice shooting highly resented this setion, and attempted caso for the prosecution would be con occasionally-but only rarely-lore ge without delay.

to make a forcible demonstration. The sive review upon spert in the Far East to awarded. Aliquis discourses on the futility The first practice will take place on

of "alling." scing Pieces of machine guns, torpedo he King's Park range, Kowican, which police interfered, and the Company has be found in sny paper published in this part of the world. The information is mechanism, side lights, and various other has been given up for these practices Bow copseated to continue their business give erisply, and Corcaluin's notes and ships rear, thickly conted with rust, are by the Volunteer Itoserve Asation, on with Bazuki, so that the matter was con- coramente on past and forthcoming evente ast aside as curios, being so corroded by

September 16. and will be continued sidered as settled. As About Ave o'clock, will be found to repay study. The following ustice is issued by Mr the action of sea water that their renovation wolly until Cofober, commencing at while about Bfty coolies were working on

2.30 p.m. cach day. The following have

MUSIC IN HONGKONG. ir impossible. Figg of the Hongkong Observatory

been invited to participato On the 24th at 11.30am. The baxo An interesting rolls of the sportines and as many as dan are requested to turn Friedrich," about ous handred and twenty Musicus continues his interesting rocol lections of bygone days and concludes his meter has fallen wideratoly to slightly over before Port Arthur consists of a large soc. out regularly-Major Chitty Captain coolies belonging to other abipping agentseferences to the vocalists who used to D'Oyley, Colour Sergeant Bullock, Colour Japan. the Loochoos. and Formosa.! tion of iron plate, cut from the stern balwerk Sergenot Thorne, Quarter Master Sergeant proceeded to the pier and on board the delight Colonista of the past decade.

Pressure is lowest, apparently, over the of the "Fukui maru," one of the ships Wood, His Lordship: Sir Francis Piggott, Beamship to force the coolies there to step

SOCIABILITY Pacife to the NE, of Luzon. It la latest suck by the Japaneso to close the entrance Mesura J. C. Gow, R. Lapsley, J. Palgeon, work. A serious disturbance was threaten over NE. Japan to the North, and over the to the harbour, Three Japanese characters J. Andrew, F. G. Reynolds, Thornhill, ed, but just at the critical moment the

Crouchar, Stackwood, Smyth, J. E. Wat 8. part of the China Sea in the South. It were painted on the side of the ship by son, J. Marshall, J. Haybon. The team Water Police intortured and the rioters ratio of things social, alike interesting to EXCHANGE AND MART. is normal over Fortices and the Loochoos, someone on board, to the effect that those will be solanted immediately after the were dispersed. slightly in defect over. Leon, and a little who formed the crew of the Bakulmara" final practice, and the match will be feed on abore the average point on the Chica know that there was little hope of their October 12.

return, and were prepared to die. There ley, Andrews and Bullock took part in

Of the shore-named Mesirs Gow, Laps- A RELIABLE REMEDY FOR DISEN THE WHAMPOA CLUB. Coast,

TERF AND DIARRHOEA how causeries are writion and succeeds A now contributor, Flanour," shows Gradients contious slight, chilly for NE. were about twelve men on board, under last year's match; Marshall shot for the

A B the season is at band when disrrhoes in turning out a highly amusing topical and E. Winde along the Ching Coast and Comichander Hirose, when the ship steamed Colony in 1900 (msking 96) and in 1901; over the N. part of the Chins Bea, out to her fate, and how many if any Flagoon shot in 1901, 1902 and 1909, and stod dysentery are prevalent, a rell pare

Stackwood shot i 1902. Watson has able remedy should always be kept in the Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end-expod when she sank is unknown.

fired for Shanghai, bois, only a recent house for immediate use. The success of There are also dozens of boxes of bullets arrival, and wo believe a

Chamberlain'e Culto, Cholam and Diarrhoea ing at 10a.m. to-day, 0,00 inshes.ANGE

tempomry Forecast for the 24 hours ending at Down and rap lend gettered by industrinus rasident, la Hongkong In last year's Romedy in the treatment of bowel trouble,

Chinese from round about the scene of the contest ha soured 09 for Shanghai, being he brought it into almost universal use and operations; huga dopper" steam pipes well above the avarage for his team. The the following latter iodistes it is giving sadly bent and betternd-but still good Volunteer Reserve Anéciation has done satisfaction in Routh Africs, Mr motal lengths of cable, bitts, main höke much during the past couple of years to Morris, Chemist at George, Caps Colone out happily in the end.")

I have stocked Chamberlain's 2.Formosa Obannel: NE. winds, ingall Frought up from the sunken ship. foster shooting in the Colony and if the for some yours and find the Only a very wall proportion of the whole interport team includes several members

TO-MORTOW:

FORECAST DISTRICT.

Neighbourhood: winds, light to mode.zbe fair,

1. –Hongkong... and

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moderate.

3-South coast of Chios between Hoog kong and Lamooks: Bame as No. 1.

-South coast of Uhias batreon Hong

kong and Bainan: Same as No. 1.

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AN OLD MAID'S TRAGEDY.

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