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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 26 œ. 1902

native labour, a course pèrhaps questionable the stowaways without the knowledge of but oflend

advisable in Hongkong, they the Taropean officers hot a dificult, feat would have hesitated

affording, the prosent facilities t

native employee to evade his responsibilities and Such

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is unknown in Chinese law, for in the Mixed Court at Shanghai severe pentice and floggings are inflicted for such breaches of contmet, where loss has been proved. In England the employer has the opportunity to recover in the County Court, and it is assumed that such is the only remedy left here to an employer, but there are numer ous obstacles against redress in this way, the principal being the identity and the location of the offender.

Our law-givers, we are afraid, overlooked $10.80 30.90 the fact that the native artisan in nearly

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A Berlin telegram of the 19th lost, states, tint the Government of the United States and the Pope have arranged all pending questions of religious interests in the Philippines,

The Campanils of St. Mark's in Venice will he cobailt, says a Berlin telegram. The Gate of San Andres (?) at Vanion is sabriding on one side precnatione have been taken to prevent collapse.

Referring to the bitter anti-Bitish article. by Prines Hesper Ukhtomski which appeared in the last number of the Contemporary Rovice, and in which the writer said "it would be no wonder if toms fine morning the bakers in Hongkong and Singapore served up their brond spiced with arsenic," the Straits Times remarks that to many it is not known that polesning bread with anseule for the destruction of for- sign was actually tried by the Chinese bakers at Hongkong in 1837, during the Second China War.

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GENERAL NEWS,

FROM OUR SPECIAL, DOBBERFOND ENT"]}

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DENCE

LONDON, 24th July 7:30

JAPANESE BARON IN LONDON:

Baron Watanabe, having visited the arrived in greater part of Europe, London. When interviewed, be said he being đồng, and no special mission, but was closely studying European financial and commercial | lists questions.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, ESY T

“THE CHANUELLOR OF THE

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"Quere are in the By a word as th which they should. There is reason to believe that consid.

my opinioi pressure is being used to induce Sir Michael for in Hiske-Beach to remain in offes until after the hec Lest budget, his colleagues desiring him to

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ponies and

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have been placed,

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fina hare beat and have doen kapt Fin the Colony their owners should

subscription grifos of the currenv

considerable

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or grins with ditions, allowances to ones which have so far not been remunerat to tkai OWENKE ON ACOGunt of not being good enough or throng. & variety of possible ressons should in

when it is considered that sixty were working against six and that the sto of the cargo was directly in the hands of a Chinese teredore and compradore. As the agent of the Kayong point out, nothing is easier for these people to arrange the stowage of the cargo in auch n way, when the officers backs are turned, as to leave vacant spaces, for the accommodation of stowaways who come be board at night and she secretod away with the knowledge of the quartermaster on deck while the officers are asleep. That is what was done in this case. The suspicions of the captain and officers being aroused and a search instituted, it was found that properly constructed rooms had been formed among every case knows the local law only to the cargo and that these were full of evade it. It is natural that the class to stowaways. When they were brought luck 12.00 1.00 which he belongs should think it quite to Hongkong, the men were prosecuted and proper if they can possibly evade any regula-fined, but the police were unable to lay tion or law foreign to their conception and hands on the real culprite, the people judgment. The result is, instead of having responsible for the presence of these stow Mr. Davitt describes Colonel" Lynch, M.P... two honest parties to a contract, one, the aways on board the ship. It was as a result as "a young man about thirty-five, talt, hand- -native who is protected, usually acts dis-of that case that the Chamber of Commercome and accomplished. He is a graduate of honestly and causes Insa to the other, who approached the Government with a view to Melbourne University, and is in every sons, is unprotected by the law. It matters not having an amendment of the law made in physically and intellectually, a worthy roure- sentative of the Australian-born sons of K-elatid to the unscrupulous workman whether the direction of greater stringency and He proved himself to be an able commander, his leaving suddenly without explain bervior penalties with regard to stowaway and enjoyed the confidence of General Botta, 24.00 2.00 | tion or notice, with his fellows, will ruin In their reply to this cominunication the who spoke of him to me as one of the very bearrange a scheme for paying off the debt which quite as such and quite as fasʊs

n contract and increase expenses; if he Government indiented their belief that the of my officers" According to the same is a little considerate be may first demand abuse complained of was largely due to the authority, he is an able linguist, speaking has increased since 1899 a largo increase of pay, and promptly quit neglect of the ships officers and to the fact French and German with fuency.".. if unsuccessful. This is a frequent source that no penalty had been inflicted upon

* Newspaper reporters hear many peculiar of intimidation. It is a very serious mat-them. In face of the responses which that ter affecting every employer of labour, large statement has now evoked from the China things, and see a variety of unusual episodes, but the gentleman who generally amuses the or small, in this Colony, and we do not Navigation Co., Ld., the China and Masti note-taker most is the man that fancies besitate to adoit that we write from person Steamship Co, Ld, and the Indo-Ching himself in public speaking, who disdaine to al experience. Under the existing law Steamship Navigation Co., Lal, we do not write out his speech, and who will declare with cumployers have no apparent redress and no see how the Government can any longer most positive conviction that what afterwards satisfactory means of securing compensation. maintain the position which they had taken app ars in the newspaper is not what lie said, It is almost absurd to expect employers of up on the question. These responses con- Such a man is instinctively and generally

unconsciously a liar." labour to sus absconding workmen in the struts a thorough indicated, of its Straits Times. The class of speaker Civil Court, so the majority prefer to respectivo shipping Companies concerned;ferred to is not umanown it Hongkong. silently anffer instead of sending valuable they also strengthen att time in taking such proceedings. In our Chantbas in its respectful demand for own cape the evil had become so serious and an amendment of the Ordinance. It is unbearable that we were compelled to test suggested that the penalty to which a stów; every amas afforded for redress, with the way is liable should be no longer a fine object of making an example. At the but a term of hard labour imprisonment Police Court we were referred to the Civil without the option. On the Government Court, and in January last we paid for will fall the responsibility of saying what summonses against absconders actually that terre shall be, if they decide to meet WATSON & CO. working in other offices. Since then we the wishes of the Chamber in the mutter

have waited for the cases to be called on, and there certainly appears to be no other LIMITED,

but without result. We only quote our solution of the difficulty than to provide a personal experience to prove that under vigorous deterrent in the shape of hard quieting law au ciuployer is at the mercy of Inboar upon the actual stowaways, so long an unscrupulous native workman, who, as

at least as the police authorities are unable a skilled labourer, and by means of his

to lay the more oulpable aiders and abettors guild, any increase wages as he so desires, by the heels. or my abscind at his own sweet will, causing serious loss, without fear of pain or penalty or stroke of conscience, because he transgresses.no local Ordinance, Wesubmit that such is an intolerable state of affairs which should be immediately remedied.

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Per Doz. Per Bot $15,00 81.25 24.00 2.00

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DEATHS.

On the 3rd July, at Kuala Gris, Kelantan, W. RESPATH, of New Zealand, Dredge-Master in the splay of the Diff Syndicate, Ld. Drowned

while bathing,

and Rangoon, aged so yearss

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Such is the dictum

According to a telegram in the dasht, the Jsperese residents of Shanghai, were proposing to hold a weeting to protest against an alleged disrespectful reference Prince Komaten which appeared in the North-China Daily News aud was ignored by the Japanese Consul. It appears the Shanghai paper said that it was hearing too much of Prince Komatsua in the telegrams Mr. Drummoud, the well-known barrister, protested against the remark that made, and the editor thereupon replied that not one out of a hundred of the readers of the N.-C. Daily News had any interest in the movements of Prince Komatit.

LONDON, 23rd July.

THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

His Majesty King Edward will hold a Privy my opinion be given a chance and the oe ers |ther by encouraged not to disposs" of the Council at Cowes next Saturday,

unlucky ones after any particular mesting, but to keep them oven knowledge that they

Black next time. There sro hers

ROWING-DEFEAT OF BERLIN

OARSMEN Leander has beaten the Berlin row of duramen in the final for the International Challenge Cup if the Cork Begatta

THE RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL PE OPOSALS.

in the Colony three or four owner who have kept over ur, hare

since last tree meating three (last year's gilins, and there are also a igle pony. It iniderable hardship to

For four

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Mr. Balfour states that the Government, it considering the Russing proposals for a joiat agreement, having for its objectatás próteinmar thead of international commerce.

THE SINGAPORE MURDER.

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me in tize, désira Stewards. Of course if the

who is charged with the murder of a ricksha to encourage owners to keep overs

On the 19th inst. at Singapore, Joset Gouin which

coolie at Tanjong Pagar, was brought up on one meeting to anoth remand before Mr Betty Tusperter Howard the remark endnoted the enquiry. The defondant was not represented. Mr. Fells Houreat of the French

Pcannot

nob

But to destrability possible,

Consulate acted as interpreter. The defendant | the seria stands charged with the murder of a rioksha- The few steel gunbouls now under construc olie, Kan Sam On, at about 3 sm. on the 6th revert to the question of tion for the American Government at the inet. on the Koppel Road. The prisoner was of having a proget yards of Mesars. S. C. Farnham, Boyd and supplied with a obair in the dock and he received Iesu consive tho

das and whoC Co., Lad, at Shanghai, are rapidly approaching the incriminating evidenes with apparent calm say, has a cumple of modera

go to the expense The German gunboat Lushus arrived yesterday completion. The boats will be used to patreless, showing keen interest in the proceding a wand be willing and ready

hut never proffering to question the witnesses of keepick then til pezt the meeting if he the Philippine coast. The gunboats are of a com from Swater.

who spoke for the prosecution. He eat pale thought that onder the conditions of a par positie type, with bulls of steel and upper works of wood. They will be schconer-rigged with and unmoved, Lisaalion complexion contrasting ticular race be bad a chance of winging a s two masts each. The hoffers will be of a mating with a dark brown moustache and black hair with them, but on the other houd if he does not Ho appears to be about ɔə years of agə, and ↑ and convot know whither ha so to have such a multitabalar type with compound surface

waren soiled white cost and khaki trousers, Dr. chases he not unustarally mys to himself condensing engines capable of developing

speed of tea knots. The machinery will be Fraser, house surgeon. General Hospital, was it an opportunity offers of selling gue ne bath, placed sinidships. The coal capacity will be the first witness land yesterday. He depared Well, it isn't good enough to hang on I don't serenty-Aro tens. The armament of each to the prisoner being taken to him by known how I shall be treated, and he parts

Four fatal cares of plague were reported as having occurred during the 24 hours ended at Doon yesterday,

H.M.B. Terrible will leave for home on Monday next, but will remain at Singapora. to asist in the Coronation rejoicings.

weasel will include two Gatlings and one pounder Thy s. Kiange, which was recently lost rapid-fire ride. Electricity will be used near Swataw, had on board a number of mail throughout for lighting purpose. The follow bags. These were scured in the captain's decking are the limensions of the vessel Lngth house which was washed overboard, and the over all, 133 fest, bp 140 lost; extreme bread, 25 feet depth, moulded, 11 fost o inches; drenght 9 feet 6 inches.

mails were lost.

Tus correspondence which we published yesterday as having passed between the Chamber of Commerce, the Government, and three leading shipping bouses throws much light on the vexed question of the entrance into the Philippine Islands of On the 8th July, at Penang, MARIC FLORENCE, Chinese stowaways from Hongkong. Since widow of the late Capt. 3, 3118, of Penang the annexation of these islands by the On the 13th July, at Marble Hall, Fenang, United States, there has been an increasing JAMES LOGAN, Surgeon Dentist, second son of the demand for labour with a consequent aug late AURAMA.LOGAN, of Penang.

On the 16th July, at Payah Lane, Singapore,imentation of wages; and it is little wonder PELICIA CONSTANCE (Conny), the eldest daughter that the Chinese coolie, looking upon the of H. and M. . ANGUS, aged fryers and months Philippines with longing eyes, risks the

penalties of the stowaway and runs the March.ntional Foncible"

Overture%anspa blockade of the perilous Exclusion Law in Selection "Les Coches de Cornovilla" order to reach his golden El Dorado. Nora Italian Melodies"

Dancing Girl". Fantas's....... Spanish Serenade "Le Paloma is it surprising wider these conditions that

ESTRA secret agencies have sprung into existence here for the purpose of smuggling coolies Waltz.. Marchen aus tam Quellenthel into the Philippines. That such agencies

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Horoso,, 26th July, 1902.

By kind permission of Major Borger and officers, the band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-night from 8 to 9.30 o'clock Programu

"God Save the King."--

The court-martial on Lieut. Cecil F. Rooke for having negligently, or by defruit, hazarded the Recruit, hd, on 27th May, when she Soviss

stranded near Land's End, was resumed on the Herold Planquette 19th ult, on board the Cambridge, guanory school Prampezotti said that he posted one inaa on each end of the Coateship, at Deromport. Lient. Rooks in ins defence

forebridge on the look out. The small chart be Fetras ves using showed nothing but deep water courses, and as he was in deep water he did not think it necessary to take soundinge. 48 further accounting for the accident, he asked

Hartamno

have been long in operation was already A telegram has been received at Singapore, Tux Committed of the Hongkong Chamberwell known, and the seriousness of the evit from the Sematary of State for the Colonies,

and the urgent need for its suppression stating that the departure of the Straits Settle the Court to take into consideration the tides mexta Coronation Contingent has been and currents some ten miles from tas sbora, postponed sine die. This probably means that which were not generally known and were very the Contingent will not leave England Ull after There were also tis wines and the 12th proximo. The leave of almoncaguetio attractions, in the neighbourhood granted to those members of the S. V. C. Con which were strong enough to affect the ship's dingent who sie in Government service has oompas. Ihe Court, after deliberating in sen extended on ball-salary till the return of private, found that the charge was proved, and sentenced Lient. Reoke to be suverely repri the Contingent,

manded.

The Outlook is responsible for the folk wing :-- When Mr Wilfrid Sparrey went to Persia as totor to the children of B.TH. Zillie Saltko, G.U.S.I. he kept a nota-book. (Je could the following account of his with that lashing, free-and-easy Akbar ipak, bare got dato

of Commerce at their last meeting discussed a very important subject, namely, the ques were recently brought home in a very tion of the facility with which under the forcible manner to the minds of all parties existing local law a Chinese employee can coesired by the case of the s.8. Kaifong, leave his employer without giving notice or on which no less than one hundred and compensation and without fear of a penalty thirty-four stowaways were found secreted. for so doing. When it is considered that while on a voyage from Hongkong to Cebu, in the numerous large industrial and Perhaps it was only natural that one should commercial undertakings in this Colony have doubts, at the first glance, na to

A shipping correspondent in forwarding ne some thousands of natives are employed, whether such a grest number of men could

the it is readily realised that

con-bestowed away without connivance, and 6 typhoon warning (murd yealarday by the tinuance and increasing popularity of this certainly the American Press of the arch Hongkong Observatory congratulates this de- partment on its sudden and appreciated display practice is productive of much loes and pelago did not err on the side of generosity of nagy Ho hopes at will not be the only sorious inconvenience to employers of labour when considering the possible enlpability result of the jugging recently given to the Previous to the introduction of the present of all on board the steamor, from captain 10 Observatory as the port is still a long way balund Piolco Ordinance, which in certain respects cabin-boy. As a matter of fact the presence Shanghai in respect to sach warnings and the is one of the most vexations gifts wo have of the stowaways on board wna discovered method of giving them, although Shanghai has received from a considerate Council, the by the master and officers before Cebu was to thank the Jesuit fathers for their voluntary same luw practically applied to the native reached. On arrival there, the harbour work and not a Government department. employes as 10 the domestic servant, For authorities were notified and the Kaifong some reasons, this law was altered, no was put under a bond of $70,000 (gold) to A Wushang despatch to the N-C. Daily Noce Tou doubt with the good intention of freeing the return the undearables to Hongkong. This reports tist, it is rumoured in the city that artisan from certain restraints. The idea was done and the mid-discharged. presumably was to place the native work-result of subsequent proceedings at the nian here on the same footing as the Magistroy and of careful private enqu artisan in England, on the assumption made by the agents, Mesars, Burz that his moral conception of the relations & SWIB, went to show that the whole thing between capital and labour was equal. If was a carefully arranged conspiracy in those responsible for the Ordinance had which all or nearly all of the native crew elected to consult the leading employers of must have been in confederacy to secrete for Shanghai on the 19th instant:

the tarif negotiations that have been going there for the past ten days British pon

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D. S. Frayne, and on arrival, accused's clothes were found to bear dry stains of blood. There his hands. The stains were dry. After other evidense, the case was adjourned till the 23rd, when the sccused will probably kay something in bis defence

were blood stains on the front and back of both

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with his popies which untine otuar circum STANOUS Lugand

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SHANGHAT EC. LL AND 3 BANK of working In the abore match at Shanglial on Saturday wee last the Bank staff faced badly. Appended are other the scorer und nualyses

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H.D. Shapin, b.2. hi

1. Y. Reith, bit. Wellnes D. Meluos, o T. Telten,

N. L. Armitage, 55. M, Wall

J Dyer, Walline, JA. Maclean, u 1, Vesteliy GW. Wood, not ont ER. Hooper, b T. Wallhes

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W. J. Zumbull, b Meclara W. B. Tarkin, o anclean, b Rtarpini

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