TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1910.
JUNK SHIZED IN MACAO HARBOUR.
ARMS, AMMUNITION AND, DY- NAMITE ON BOARD
Suspected Designs on Macno.
(From Chie, Chen, Correspondent,)
Macao, July 18. Acting....ou information secretly con- voyed, a well armed body of mon from the Harbour Office; seierú a large junk which was lying off the Canton Boat Wharf at 5 p.a. to-day.
It is strange that a crow of 20 pirates was so easily overCOME.
THE REPAIR OF NULLAHS.
Breeding. Places for Mosquitoes.
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The death in Italy of bit. J. S. Van Buros
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Hongkong Tennis League.
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R. Rapp and F. Rapp (Watson's) best McCubbin and Hanter, 8,3; lost to Aitche- son and Hamilton, 5/5; beat MsUnskell and Hom, 9/9.
Capell and Millar (Watson's) beat and Hunter, 7/4; lost to Aitaboson and Hamilton 3,8: beat MoCubbin
MeCnakell and Rose. 74.
fcCubbin and Hunter, 7/4; boat Aitebasan Taylor and Phillipa (Watson's) beat sad Hamilton, 101; beat McCaskoll and Ross, 10/1.
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As the meeting of the Sanitary Board. this afternoon le "Olack submitted the at the age of 56, removes from Hongkong. Played on Saturday and resulted in following minute-I have to report that business circles a figure who played de in-victory for Watson's by 68 games to St. inspected the channels and nullahs to the considerable part in building up the trade of Scores oast of the military hospital, Bowen Road, the Colony. Dasconded Lom an old Dutch in company with Major Probyn, R.A.M.C. Bugenot family which gave a President to the United States in its early years, dezes The channelling is defective în places xa. the result of the recent storms, and needed was the son of General Vas Ituren, the pairing, while the large, nullah from once well-known American Consulat Yako lagazine Gap should be deals with by a Gooszal Van Buren we an auto- cutting wide grooves in the stone bed to aceist world of Yokohama in the early cratio old gentleman and he ruled the facilitate the flow of the water, and by eighties with a roof iron. Many are the filling in with cement the outlying pockets grid stoties which id residents cño tell of in which water lies, pending the time when him put for all his peculiarities he was i esa be properly trained. I noticed a greatly lovet. The American consulate at Yokohama is still housed an the plotˇof. A few of the mer contrised to slido. dam across a tributary to this nullah on
had bought by him for the use of the overboard!.
about the sana lovni as the hospital which collects water for the Bowen Road queduct to which it is carried by a pips. This should be done away with, or carried very much higher up stream. Also a all dam and pipe in the cemented channel close to the hospital should be removed. There is large quantity of brushwood on the hillside. (Crown Land) to the east of the hospital which ought to be cut down ferla distancy of 200 yards from the hospital buildings: leaving only trous. The Botanical and Forestry Du partment undertake this work above the Kennedy Road leve
Ta the junk was fpuat a quantity of arms and ammunition and a goodly "stors of dpramice. A small force from the Polien Corpe ware.tolephoned for and the olevan wore cuptured were desperadoes who marched off to the Police Station. Tha air is full of rumours of most sinister designs on Miseno,
CORRESPONDENCE.
CONSIDERATION FOR JURIES,
(To the Editor of the Casa Misa.”) Sir,-Ierave a stall space in your widely read journal to ventilate a grievance which
Dr Fitzwilliams minuted-Stricter super vision of these rullshe should be kept. fand repairs due to atorme, ot, would then contondought to be brought to public notice, come to notice before outbreaks of illness It relates to the lack of consideration shown drawe sttostion to them. It would sles to a class of men who give up valuable time provent the coolies bathing in these pools, in the interest of justice-whose names as I have seen comparatively lately. appear on the Colony's Jury Last.
Major Probyn, special sanitary officer to Liuus ColSir Joseph Faytor, F.M.Q., wrote as follows:-I bare the honour to report
S. Government, bet Washington ha not followed his long-sighted policy in acquiring the progurty for the natine, General Van Buren always hoped, His son, Mr J. S. Van Buren, Brat came to Bongkang in 1891 Agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, a position he hold till 1900, when increasing business interests induced him to relinquish forward other mercantile and shipping the service and devote himself to pushing projects. man of ine physique, he was latterly afflicted with locomotor ataria and this fell disease finally formed him to,rotics to Earope and Amories is the hope of into private life. Yo mande seramai tripa Anding rulief, and to the end, it is said, retained confidence in his evoutaal recovery, His lose will I be dearly fait by many people in Hongkong and the Far East, for he had the capacity, in a market degree, of win ning sincere and lasting friendshipis sister,
It will be remembered that Miss Van Buren, a lady of most regal appearance and gracious manners, brought put her own theatrical company to the Far East some years ago. Miss Van Buren was the leading lady in the combination and played some stately parts. Ou her return to Americs she abandoned the stage and eveptually became an Italian Countess ington and the circles which she had adorned and delighted for so many years.
and ended in a win for the visitors by the unrrow margin of one ganio. Scores:-
H. Rapp and F. Rapp (Watson's) bouti Avanell and Bullock. U host Eustaca and Grogory 9/9; bast Jeffcine and Brandtmar, 63.
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Capell and purge (Watson's) lost to à vouoll and Bullock, 8 best Eustace and Gregory. 6/5; lost to Jeffries and Avenell and Bullock, 6,5; Beat Eustace Braadtmar, 1/10
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and Gregory, 8/5, lost to Jaffries and Brandimar, St.
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County Cricket.
The following are the results of the ricket matchas played on July 11, 12 and 18:Kent best Somarset at Tunbridge Wells by 304, cuns; the Playas beat the Hampshire beat Warwickshire at Birming Gentlemen at Lords by teu wickets; bata by an innings and 119 runs, Derby- hire beat Loicestershire at Leicester by forty-two runs.
Lawn Tennis Championships.
I was among thoso called to the Criminal Sestions yesterday and again to-day, but fortunately my services were not needed for your information so that a representa- but tiring of Italy she went back to Wash Wimbledon. The meeting of Beals C.
I say, fostanately, because of the conditions can be made at a subsequent meeting of under which the chaser jurors had to remain. All day yesterday they were shut up in a dismal little room (known, I believe,
the Hongkong Sanitary Bonni, of the very insanitary condition of the two nullahs lying cast of the Bowen Road military hospital.
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Twoodalo, In the Balance, by L. G. Moberly. Told in the Dog Watches, by Frank T..
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As the Small Court) with tho weakest These nuliahs are a distinct menace to the ALLEGED BREACH OF OPIUM wilding appeared to be outplayed at all Tangied Livan, by T, W. Speight.
health of the patients in the hospital as
possible type of electric balb giving also to the occupants of the various bar. ar attempting to give, illumination. and without even fan to keep them cool: The warthy, Judge and the mem -bers of the legal fraternity prosent looked supremely happy ander their respective over-hend fans, but the poor jurors simply trickled with perspiration. course, one realises that the sanliness of the Court cannot well be remedied, and that one day the new Law Courts are to be put into actual ure. But why could not fan be placed an as to allow the jurors to carry out their duties in some small degree
of comfort!
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Before Mr E R. Halifax, at the
racks adjoining these water courses, as well as to the inhabitants of the city of Victorin. During the rescat prolonged Magiatmcy this afternoon, Mr G. 4. drought the courses of the streams were Watkins, general manager of Messrs converted into a series of water boles post Watkins, Ltd., was summoned for that on of which were teaming with mosquits lays the importation of a package of morphine chiefly of the suopholine family. Fortunate ly the day after I discovered those lava by the 8.8. Benlarig he failed to declare the the profuse downpour of rain offectually amount of morphine declared therein. washed out these pacis, and none too soon, Mr H. L. Decuys, Ircat, the office of assume of the laves, or rather nymphe Ithe Crown Solicitor, appeared to prosecute obtained, developed into mosquito in the course of two days. Now, diese water and Mr Eldon Potter defended, instructed holes will appens again as soon as the dow by Mir F. X. D'Almada o Castro.
of water diminishes in the nullabs and we
shall get a fresh brood of mosquito
Now by Charles Marriott.
The finals of the two Singles Champion ships drew ада enormous crowd to Wright, the American, and A. F. Wilding, the New Zealander, was, of course, the chief attraction, and an excellent match was. seen, all five sets being played. At first Wright looked to have an easy task, as
points. Four games went to the Amori can before Wilding met with any suc The Education of Jaeguline, by Olsira de cosa, and after leading at 6-1 Wright Praiz won the set at 6-4 In the second The Sword Maker, by Robert Bair. set Wright led at 3-1, but Wilding The Chariot of the Sun, by Rogor Pocock. more effective, and he made fever mistakes began to play better, his drive becoming A Winnowing, by Robert H. Bouson. when he went up tol
Kill the ball. He won three games off the reel, but the next three sames gave Wright the set and what appeared the winning advantage of two sots to love. The tuming point in the mateb came when nearing the end of the third set. The first suvon" games bad gone with the $1, Queen's Road Central. service with an advantage of 4-3 to the
New Zealander. The latter than returned the service in splendid style, and running
Bir Dennys said that was a charge
Sessions reopened the mora spacious Court that the Board be approached with under the upium ordinagee which provided all called in the fourth set, and developing there. I strongly recommend brought by the Superintendent of Experts
But this is not all. Today when the
lay idle, and yet the only case down for trial was taken in the abominably stuffy little room which masquerades as a Court In the big Court there is far more ample Accommdation, an over-bend fan is situate overthe jury box, and the ventilationisdoci
dedly botter than that of the smaller room.
So here is the position today: Big Court empty; Small Court occupied by officials, pisonors, a crowd of Chinese na lookers, and a jury herded togather in remote corner without a single fan and with the sun striking, sama of the Fall kom} the back! To this fair and renson? Ypura, ato..
JUSTICE.
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up finished the ball at the not. In this he won the eighth game, and taking the next game to I won the set at 8-3.
with the realisation of a crucial stage both men fought hard for the lead In the fifth game
douce
was recorded six times. with "vantage" four times to Wright, and in the sixth same the American was brioc at **vantage" with "douce" three times. Wilding, however, won both games, and with the next two games gained the et as 6-2. The excitement, was intense when the rubber was begun, and Wright, by serving a double fault, sppeared under the prevailing influence. He won the game. however, in fine style, and it seamed s though he was now beginning to draw upon the stock of reserved fores with which Ein friends have all through the meeting credited him with. He led at 2-1, but afterwards, won only the seventh game. He made mistakes, especially at easy chances at the net, bat Wilding, as victory appear.
whether in driving from the back of the court or in going out to gain the ace the New Zealander appeared invincible.
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A fine of $500 was imposed on a native FOR PLASTER WORK AND REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION the Magistracy to-day for being in pos- session of opium.
An Indian was charged before Mr J. K. Wood, with misconduct in intimidating others not to join the Police force. Worship reserved his decision,
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St.-I am glad you have seen it to authorities and they to the unifitary hat a urdinary merchandise, Soon after ed in sight played a great game, and balanes of waxes and commission, and we
tanke some cominent on the matter of the irregular arrival in Hongkong of the mails forwarded by the Biberian route. Things are going from bad to wore. Formerly one could reckon on having deliveries twice a week-Tuesdays and Fridays-but now wo never know when letters are likely to
turn up.
Let me gire an instance of what occured in respect of letters from Home sunt at an interval of a week. One dated June 21 from Home apparently arrived hens by the as. Mecfoo, but the delivery could not be mede at my ollice until yesterday (3funday) morning. Not three hours afterwards I had delivered to me at the ticu a letter posted from Home on the 28th of June, which bad come down from Shanghai by the s.s. Tonkin. Is not such an experience as that enough to make one give up the Siberian, route altogether and revert to the old method of utilising the mailboats travelling in Suez
The mails arrive regularly enough at Shanghai, nad surely it is not beyond the power of a to arrange that they shall be despatched from there at regular intervals. Hoping the mutter will be earnestly taken up by some such a body as the Chamber of Commerce, seeing that the advantages of the route, if they could only be availed of, are so pronounced to the mercantile com- munity.—Your in hope,
ANNOYED.
· HONGKONG PILOTAGE,
The Leading Light is a recent ince draws attention to the absurd anomaly which prevails in Hongkong regarding pilofige. Although we have to deal with and of the Ingest aggregations of shipping in the world there is no,, properly organized
view of checking the conditions all licensees must declare the amount obtaining in this neighbourhood. by contained in each package imported. He making a clear passage for the water to would prove that defendant held a leense run away, or if this be not possible to treat from the P.C.M.O. to import for sale and the nullah with some larvacídal fluid to
use in the Colony morphine. Defendant inhibit the development of mosquitoes.
was the holder of a bill of lading for Would is not be a good plan if the Board two cases of morphine but these particular detailed one of its inspectors who has casey appeared in the manifest of the men trained by me received a little training similar to the vessel as drugs. The steamer arrived on
to go round and the 21st ult, and Rarense Offer L. E inspect likely places where mosquitoes Brett marked these two cases along with may breed during the malarin season't
five others on another bill of lading for Along with this letter the P. 4. O, inspection. Mr Brett was acting ander warded another in which he reported visit the Liques Ordinance and be wished to ing the nailsh in question. He stated that know what the cases contained. Not being he was of opiate that immediate leper properly described in the manifest was a should be taken fa dos away with the rich of the ordinance but they were not water h les as their eystarice as breading resting on that. The care were not pods for mutes in general and formed as morphins or opiunt and were not the snophel ne vartegy, in particular was e put in the special godown for that purpose,
new block of tuildings, the ship arrived defendant" sunt bia coolies married quarters) jass below the hospital, to take delivery of the two cases but bus to the Colony generally. During the as the Revenue Oficer wanted to last long dret it the military hospital was open the cases the coolies declined until infested with mosquitoes, and it was some they had seen their master. In the after- time before this probably and apparently noon defendant produced a permit for the only passible, source of danger was dis
two cases as containing morphine, After covered. Some of the pools were found hearing the evilence Mr Dennys had no teeming with larve (ampheleno). He had doubt but that his Worship would consider intended bringing this to the notice of the that there had been a breach of the or Paard but the heavy rain which washed out the whole nallah and for a long time the hospital was not troubled. This later and shorter drought had demon- strated the fact that freely farvæ had been discovered and mosquitoes had again ho- gun to infot the building, which was ample proof that so long as "thase" water holes existed, so long would danger exist. Perhaps the Board could A way to stapping this neisance either by filling up the holes or rough training the nullah.
came
Dr Fitzwilliams minuted-I am strongly possible. Money expended promptly is in favour of this being done as soon as the best of economies in such a case.
dinance.
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Mr Potter-We are not charged with that.
Mr Dennys-The charge is that it was not declared
Mr Potter-I insist on the charge being formulated.
His Worship-The charge is formulated.
tion.
HA Worship-You sit down just now, Ir Potter, I see no reason for interrupting
ordinance.
The Baal of the Ladies' Championship, between Mrs Lambert Chambers and Miss E. G. Johnson, resolved itself into a exposition of steady driving from the brok of the court, neither lady advancing much to the not. For a time Miss Johns-n held
are given è understand that the matter has been settled by payments to plaintiff of the sim of 84ŁO.
SWIFT FUNISHMENT.
The high officials of Kwangtung, handed
her own, 1 all," "2 all," "$ all" and by the Viceroy, bare 1tely made a dater.
4 all" being called in the first set. The latter won the first and £fth games in the mined attempt to stem the progress of the second sat, but the victory of Mrs Lambert Great Knife Society, whose members are Chambers, with her superiority in length pledged to avorture the Manchu Goroms and her greater severity of pace, was always in sight.
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Mr Ginnell asked the Under-Secretary for pears from the report that s good many the Colonies if he would my who were the persons have been seized but in the subee- consulting engineers of the Cantoq-Kowloon queat examinations nothing incriminating Railway: whether they scted in that there was no other course open but that of was found against thor, and therefore capacity in connection with the Shanghai-ordering their release. There has been, Nanking Railway, the Honghong Railway however, one exception to this course. At and the Johore Railway, all lines that could never pay swing to the cost of coz struction; whether the late chief British accountant was the nominee of those engincors; whether the amount of his embezzlements bad yet bean ascertained and whether any steps were being taken to
Mr Houper-I think the work should be done.
Ron. Mr Brewin-We should have a report from our own men woll, and the false declaration.) M..H. should bring to our notice at the
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Mr Potter-As your worship pleason, Mr Dennys-The charge is that defend ant did not make a declaration under the Mr Potter -The charge is for making Continuing Mr Potter said he was same time all the mullah training work absolutely astonished at the charge, namely, he considers should be underlakon, so of making a false declaration. Mr Doonya that we muy judge of the comparative opened a case for attempted fraud which urgency of each item. What is the vote cannot be proved. for nullah training?
Evidence was called and the case was
Hon. Mr Hewett-I agree with the adjourned. Registrar General. There are a number of hullaba which should be attended to, some possibly of equal importance to the nullah specially referred to.
EXHUMATIONS.
Correspondence was submitted at a meet
pilotage, and the businnes is chiefly in ingrof the Sanitary Board this afternoon the lands of the Chinese ship-chandlery. firms, who tout for stevedoring, pro relative to certain exhumations in Chai
visioning, coating and general clearing Wan cemetery.
British mariners in the busisom, but
OFFICIAL CALLS.
At 11 o'clock this morning Commodoro Eyres called officially on His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Henry May) at Government House. saluto of eleven gune were fired from the Kowloon Battery in his honour.
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of vernein. At one time there were oven Hen, Mr A. W. Brewin minuted.M.S. Taxar at 12 o'clock, they not appear to have given Approved on the understanding that tho
general satisfaction, and at last they died romains to be exhumed aro in section A and
In June at year British
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ADMIRAL LI CHUN SEEKS RETIREMENT.
at sea and for twelve years in command was purauaded to take up the work. But he is meeting with most inadequate support, Except the Franch Mail line and fire non- mail whipping offices he Anda no cristom. though he is known as a respectable, nabar and compotent shipmaster. Such con- Chinese papers report that Admiral dition of things oruid surely nevar to Chun has lately been asking to be allowed -possible in any other port ly the world and
we think that the sooner it is remedied thu to retire. The real reason is said to be the "botter.
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WHY SUFFER FROM RHEUMATISM? balance of £7,637, which it is proposed The above monthly premium will secure a £1,000 Policy on
to carry forward. Following the racem- Dr. Clark-The man did not appear to TT is mistake to allow sayetle to entfer
from rheumatism, as the pain can consider expenditure with view to econo mendation of the committee appointed to auswar the summons. The Magistrato always be relieved, and to mend cases a
stems of account as to which differences of affords is alone worth many times its cost. opinion existed have been conceded by the general managers and amicably "arranged
a retrospective basis.
dysentery It hsa novar boen known to The Viceroy, however, will not listen toda warrant for hianreestand sized the cars affected by applying Chamberlain's my, a rovision and an adjustment of cortain
fall. It is equally valuable for children those excuses, and the Admiral's compelled
and adults, and when reduced with water
and sweetened, It is pleasant to take. For to continue at his post-and attend to his boil at 375. The man absconded so that
many and arduous duties.
sale by chemolate and storekeepers.
the warratt could not be executed.
Pało Balm, The relief from pafs which it
For sale by all chemists and storax Depart
For rates and full particulars apply.
DODWELL & CO., LTD
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