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LICENSING COURT.

In reply to Mr. Shelton Hooper,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30тm 1904

Mr. Clark said his terms of agreement were that he was engaged on monthly terms as manager, he had reived a month's notice.

The Justices afterwards considered the matter

in private. When the Court was again made public,

The Chairman stated that the Justices folt

MANILA.

A meeting of Justices of the Pence was held

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] yesterday afternoon at the Magistracy to dispose

Manila, 17th March. - of application of licences for the Hotel America,

THE GOMEZ CABE. Wyndham Street, the Connaught Hotel, Queen's

One of the principal events of the past week Road, and the Windsor Garden and Restaurant

was the closing of the prosecution and the 3. Wonguicheong Road. Mr. T. Sercogabo

themselves in some difficulty in the attorpening of the defence in the long drawn ant Smith provided, and the other Justices prosent

and had decided to adjourn it for a work. At Gomez trial. This is the most tedious case were Messrs. K. H. J. Gompertz, E. R. Hallifaz, A. Rumjahn, J. H. Komp, P. W. Sorgeant, Athe end of that time they desired the proprietor heard by the Insular bonch, having already and the new applicant to come before them covered a period of over four months in session, -Shelton Hooper, W. H. T. Davis, and C. D.

Melbourne. Chief Detective-Inspector J. Wagrain and explain the then position of affairs; during which in the close neighbourhood of and if the Justices considered it a satisfactory seventy-fire witnesses have been examined ons and one on which they could grant the by the prosecution. The publie prosecutor has licence to the new applicant they would further presented an intricate line of testimony on consider the matter.

the count of conspiring to raise a rebellion, strengthened from time to time with fresh

Hanson was in attendance.

MOTEL AMERICA. This was an application from one Fred Nolte for an adjunct licence to sell and retail intoxicat ing liquors on the promises situated at No. 2, Wyndham Street, under the sign of "Hotel

America."

WINDSOR GARDEN.

This was an application from ene Frederick Huber for an adjunct licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situated at No. 3, Wongneicheng Road, under the sign of

*Windsor Garden and Restaurant."

Hon., H. E. Pollock, K. C. (instructed by Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, solicitor); appeared in sp. port of the application.

The Cliniriman reuil u numerously signed petition asking that the licence le granted,

Hon. Mr. Pollock said the applicant was carrying on a restaurant business at these premises. He asked simply for an adjunct licence, so that he could supply liquors along with treats to his customers. The premises

developments by the constabulary and local polien. As the case now stands the hand of Dominador Gomez has been shown in every unlawful disturbance or solitions, act of the past year, and his plottings revealed since the time when the Madrid junta first hell its meotings in his house in 1839. Gomez's rola ticu with the Hongkong junta and the banditti over here have served to shed light on the true motives of the so-called Labour Union, as president of which ho corresponded in both cases. The ingenious manner in which this

man succeeded in

Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton, Folicitor, appeared for the applicaut. The promises, ho stated, were situated on the top floor of the old German Clab all it was the intention of the applicant to carry on the business of a private hotel. There was accommodation for 33 guests, and it would he apparent to all the Justices that it would be a great convenience to him if he was permitted this licence so as to enable him to supply liquors to his guests with their meals. The Rcurest fully licensed hotels wore the Hongkong Hotel

veiling the real purposes of the Union and and King Edward Hotel, and he submitted that

secured absolute financial and administrative this adjunct licence would in no way interfore with their business. There was a bourding house and about half-a-mile from No. 1 Police dangerous type--and a type he unquestion. peculiarly in the neighbourhood with an adjunct licence, but Station. Applicant hat served 12 years in ably is. He is analizo, with a strain of it was quite of a different class to the Hotel the army and had held a beer and spirit licence Chinese blood in him, and belongs to a class Anoricu, where the charges were somewhere afterwards in India. His discharge showed much too common in the Philippines, whose about $10 a day for each person. In the busy that he bore an exemplary character, and he personal ambitions for power" and money cause monton many peoplɔ were unable to get rooms at came before them with such a record as would them to agitate their less intelligent country. the King Edward or Hongkong Hotels, and heat ali events justify the Justices in giving him men into a state of political dissatisfaction a trial. If the licence were granted now it leading to disturbance, invaliably resulting in would come up for renewal on or before the 30th their own profit but the misery of their November. Of Lato years there were increasing | followers. The public prosecutor, pointedly numbers of people who travelled down to Happy referred to this a few days ago when addressing Valloy to see the sports and games and enjoy the court at the arraignment of ex-General the scenery. The applicant was content to Lukban and his brothers on a similar charge. have the licence extending from 10 am."

were about a mile from the neatest hotel .control. marks him an one of u

was sure it would be admitted, that the Hotel America would be a convenience, to tourist

vistors.

Chore were no police objections. T'ho application was granted.

CONNAUGHT HOTEL.

This was an application from one Froderick Eshop for au ddjunct locace to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situated at No. Id, Queen's Road Control, under the sign

"The Connaught House."

Mr. P. W. Goldring, solicitor, of Mr. John Jasting,'s office, appeared on behalf of the pplicant. He said Mr. Bishop had been en- aged by the proprietors of the hotel in uccession to Mr. G. J. Clark, who was still on he premises, but was leaving on the 30th of this month.

Mr. Clark (who was present in Court) stated that he appeared in opposition to this applies- tion.

The Chairman suid ho would be heard presently.

Mr. Goldring, continuing, stafel that Mr. Bishop had previously held a licence for Thomas's Grill Room, and there had been no complaints against him. The difficulty that appeared to arise in respect to this licence was as to whether it could be granted to the present icant while bir. Clack held the licence. Ho could not find anything in the Ordinance showing that two licencos could not be granted at this Kame time for the same hotel. The difficulty had arisen Beesuse Mr. Clark had declined to acquiesce in the transfer. The Justices were bound to look

after the interests of the owners, if the licances was unsatisfactory.

The Chairman did not think the Justices had any power to cancel the licenca.

Mr. Goldring repeated that the application was made in this form becauso Mr. Clark refused to consent to the transfer. If it was held that the Justices had no power to cancel the existing licence he would ask that the two licences be granted at the same time; there was nothing contrary to this in the Ordinance. Mr. Clarke

would after the 30th be in the position of a trespassor, and he might be liable to be vjected from the premises.

Mr. Shelton Hocper-asked which licenceo would be liable in this case of an offence against the licence being committed next week.

till 7 pm, and would andartake to light Wongueicheong Road with electricity, to build & permanent structure to replace the present temporary one, and to have watchmea,

Government, so that order should be maintained. or eren to engage two policeman, from the

Mr. Hallifax stated that there were police objections. Before the license was granted there should be a suitable structure, and similar applications had been refused before.

After considering the matter in private the Justices refused the application.

"The offence of men of this clara," ho said,

is not against the American Government; it is against those people" (indicating the throng of barefooted natives). They are the people who have been going to prison and to the gallows because such mon as the defeudants have ade tools of them; and it is now time for the lealers to take a little panishmant."

In the Ricarte episode the hand of Gomez appears. It is for plotting with Gomez. to the end of bringing Ricarte to Manila to organise an active rebellion that the Takhans are standing trial.

Artemio Ricarte seems to have suffered an impression that the Filipinos vore just ripe for an uprising, and that they only KING EDWARD HOTEL AND THE needed a leader. Instead, he found the native

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This was all-tha business.

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population apathetic and less inclined to listen to agitators than ever since the American

staging the play. Aurelio jointly subscribed himself to Ricarte's letters to Governor Wright, in which he posed as an unfortunate journalist who had only written to keep the wolf from the door, and had become an involuntary fugitive from the persecution of the Government.

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Those who are anxious of making the pro- sent satisfactory conditions appear as other, wise have attempted to connect the Viguu for Amateurs, where we turn out work of the best description and with great promptness. mutiny and some palijan raids in Samar with the Ricarte affair. The latter is not unusual lo the porlogie banditry of that island, and the former was only related in that the chief ring sader, a Constabulavy corporal named Ayala, was a junior officer andor Ricarto during the insurrection and was inspired to incite the mutiny by a letter from his former chief.

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expressed hero over the manner in which the Vigan affair was handleil. The personal conduct of its suppression by Colonel Scart, the Acting FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO Chief of Constabulary; his unhesitancy in

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king for military co-operation; the final | recapture of all the mutineers with their arms; and the prompt trial of the ringleaders, the HILL DISTRICT RESERVATION principal of what recoived tho death sentence. within a week of his capture, have had a salutary effect und have won the commendation of all.

NOTES FROM THE BOTANIC GARDENS.

Chinese are very fond of ou recount of the A small magnoliaceous trea, which the

various parts of the gardens This plant is fragrance of its flowers, is now in bloom in

known under the name of Michelia fuscata, and was introduced into Europe from Chiu more than a century ago. The petals are light yellow in colour and slightly tinged with purple on the margins. Although the flowers are nearly in inch long they are not voy conspicuas on the trees, but the scent from them is very powerful The leaves are glabrous and shining above, about 3 inches long, and mous than an inch China, and it was only a few years ago that it was found by us for the Rest time in Hongkong.

Across The species has not been found out of

PETITION,

The following is the text of the petition to which we alluded in our leading article yesterday:-...

To His Excellency the Officer Administering the Governout of Hongkong.

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED

occupiers of houses in the Hill District of Hongkong, and, being desirous of preserving the waid District as a place of residence for themselves, their wives and their children, and this Colony, beg to submit to Your Excellency the wives and children of their successors in that prompt stops should be taken permanently to reserve that particular part of this Colony for exclusive residency of non-Chinese in-

Showeth 1. Your Potitioners are owner and

habitants.

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2. The conditions of life in this Colony have

changed greatly during recent years. The fall the Gold value of the Dollar, the increased

eeripetition in all branches of trade and Another small tree, or large shrub, known the consequent reduction of individual incomes attractive feature in the garlons during main longer than formerly in the Cotong before as Fiburuan odoratissimum, has been an have rendered it necessary for Europeans to re- the last week. A couple of specimens may being in a position to retire home with a com- be seen near the status in the old garden. petancy. This species differs from the one mentioned 3. Coincidently with this change in the con- in last week's notos, are fertile. These are abundantly produced in

all the flowers ditions of life. there have been a vast increase both in the numbers and wealth of the Chinese panicles at the ends of the branches, and insects fand in the lower levels of the City of Victorin population, and the available aren of building appear to be especially fond of them. When being limited, the Chinese have gradually spread out of flower this tree is a very ornamental farther along the lower levels until large arous pluus on account of its thickly set dark green which were formerly inhabited by Europeans are leaves. It is a native of Eastern India, Japan, and China, including Hongkong.

The Amaryllis plants in the bed alongside the walk leading from the Grevillea walk to tho No. I house are beginning to make a good show

At the request of Mr. Dorabjee, of the Ring occupation. Worn out from a wariure that has When all the flowers are open they are a Edward Hotel, an enquiry was yesterday held at the Marine Court, before the Hou, L. Barnes Lawrence; Harbour Master and Marine Magis trate into the circumstances regarding a collision between the launch King Edward and No, 3 launch of the Cosmopolitan Dock, by which both launches were damaged.

Ricarte

only earned trouble for themselves, and satisfied that they are getting good treatment from the present government, the common people are now loading themselves to recouping from the effects of stagnated industry. clearly evinces his disappointment at this by the bitter tone of his absurd vapourings, which he has been uttering in the form of public latters on the morning of the 25th inst. he was pre-in which he violently denounces his countrymen

to the Press and rabid epistles to the Governor, ceeding from Stonecutters' Island to the Status Pier, and, when nearly opposite Douglas Wharf, for their moral and material support of American saw the other lazach on his port side crossing anthority. These communications have aronad his bows. He blew one whistle in indicate that no concern in the Government, but rather amuse-

The coswain of the King Edward said that

ho was going to starbeard, but the other bontinent everywhere at their extravagant anti- took no notice. He continued his course and struck the other beat on hor starboard bow.

The other coxswain said that he was steering from Sanshui-po to Peddar's Wharf. He saw the King Edward on his starboard bow, and went fall astern, lut not in time to avoid collision...

possible, threats. The lotters to Governor Weight boar all the earmarks" of the desperate | attempt. of sc. impecunious and unserupulous agitator to pince himself in a false position of importance with a view to obtaining sonde con- cession or consideration for a change of heart (F). In one of these Ricarte frankly intimated that

gorgeous sight. Many people call these plants lilies, but they are not, and this often leads to great confusion. A lily form its fruit within the flower, an amaryllis beneath it; a difference which may be noticed by the most casua, observer.

Some, very good specimens of Cineraria stellata, a garden hybrid, have been placed with other plants along the Grevillea walk.

tho winter flowering annuals, likewise much The recent rain has done a lot of damage to

good to other things.

CORRESPONDENCE. RAGGED SCHOOL UNION AND SHAFTESBURY SOCIETY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," 26th February, 1904. Sin-Ia view of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee this year, the Council of the egged School Union, and Shaftesbury Society,

5. Should this process of absorption by

now mainly in the decupation of Chinese.

4. As long ago as. 1888, the necessity for regorvation of a European district was recog- nised, and provision was made by. Ordinances Nos. 16 and 26 of that year for future prohibition over crowding in houses already erected and to be of Chinese tenements' and the prevention of

erested in certain districts of the City of Victoria, but those Ordinances have not prevented the practical absorption by Chinese of a large pro- portion of the ares intended to be thus reserved. Chinese extend to the Peak District, and it is not more unlikely than the absorption of the European District of Victoria must bare seemed to the framers of Ordinance No. 16 of 1885 very serious results to the health of Euro peaus and their families would follow. There

conditions are highly prejudicial to their health. being no other place for them to go to, they would then be driven to reside below, where the

The Hill District is undeniably the healthiest part of the Colony for all those to whora life iz the tropics presents the disadvantage of an- unnatural environment; in fact it is the muly accessible part of the Colony which is fitted to ha a healthy residential quarter for people accus- tomed to a temperate climate.

The Hon. Barnes-Lawrence found the Dock if a sufficiently Incrative position were assired (formerly of Exeter Hail, and now of 32, Jobt have shewn do desire to occupy houses in that launch to blame, and suspended the cozarain's to him he would come into daylight and exort

certificate for one month,

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his friendly induce" in pacifying (P) the Islands. These tirarles are patho-comic, and palpably ridiculous efforts at political blackmail, buch as are perhaps only possible in the Philip pino Islands.

Street, Theqbald's Road, London, W.C.) have in preparation n velaine giving the history of the work from the early beginnings in 1844.

There must be many friends scattered over the Empire who were associated with the Grout Earl Shaftesbury and other notabis people in this beneficent work in the old days. Might I

Your petitioners sulanit that in order efectually to secure the object they have in other than servants, from occupying houses built view. it is necessary directly to prohibit Chinese, in the hill district, and further that, in imposing this limitation of residence. no hardship would be inflicted on the Chinese, for hitherto they

district, and, us they are living here in their í native climate, they do not suffer from the oppressive heat of the lower levels during the pressing is the need amongst the Europea summer months as Europeans do. To shew how section of the community for securing dwellings at the Peak, your petitioners may mention that the rent of houses there is on the average nearly treble that which was paid ten yours ago. and his notwithstanding the fact that the number of houses has very greatly increase in the interval.

IS A SAILOR A WORKMAN?, The sailor as a rule is without the pule of the Workmen's Compensation Act. According to the Court of Appeal's decision in England last month, however, this does not apply when he is Mathew dissented from this view, but an appeal a ship in dock, Lord Justice working on

ou the point wont by a majority. The Houlder necessary to the licence. That could not be the Line, Limited, were granted leave to take the of those arrested being generals"; and all the the earliset organised movement dealing with countries and who are now compelled to live in

Mr. Goldring replied that it wonkl be the one that allowed the fault to be committed and was on the promises. If there were two, both would be liable. It seemed a monstrous thing in a case like this, that if the owners had an unsatis- factory employes and wanted to turn him out they could not get in a fresh manager as was

spirit of the law, and the only way was to grant this application and to leave the owners to deal with Mr. Clark in the best way they could according to the law.

matter to the House of Lorda.

Nevertheless, the acret service of the Govern- mont has been busy rounding up off core bearingsk if there are any such amongst your readers the appointment of the Viper," as he styles and if so whether they would be good enough to send to me any reports, letters of interest, himself; and the court dockets have shown a

far, however, not a single private soldier nor unusual sprinkling of conspiracy charges, Solstation, newspaper cuttings, or other

information hearing upon this work is the past patty official has been discovers, the majority and will tend to complete the record of this All such communications will be valued,

documentary evidence gathered consists of a

The Thales, from Foochow and Swator, reports overcast and foggy. The Chento, from Pakhói, reports tog. The Kohnichang (Messrs. The Chairman said he had received from Mrvesterday with 1,800 tons of cargo for this port Butterfeld & Swire) arrived from Bangkok Clark a letter dated 26th inst. stating that this The Glenartney, from London, has 1,000 tons sibility. application had been made without his authority, for Hongkong, and 2,200 tons for other coast and that he had no desire at present to transfer ports. The German mil-N. D. L.-Preussen the licence to Mr. Bishop or any other person.

Mr. Clark, on being asked if he losired to

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7. The extension of the principle of Ordinance. 16 of 1883 for which Your Petitioners ask is not very great, and their request for this welfare of those who belong to non-tropical reservation is made solely out of regard for the

this enervating climate for the best part of flisir lives. It was the European section of the Community that opened up and developed the Hill District. They were impelled to do so by considerations of health alone, for the locality I is more expensive and less convenient to live iù thus the lower levels. The number of reasonably ile sites for houses in the Peak District. is limited. Airendy the large majority have boen built upon and very few remsin for addi- tional houses. Your Petitioners desire that this By the withdrawal of the steamships America stall proportion of Hongkong shall be reserved Maru, Honghony Maru, and Nippon Maru, of as a place of abode for those who cannot dwell the Toyo Kisun Keisha Line, for the Hong-in qual woll-being alswhom upon the Island,

Community as a whole that each section of it $6,000 per annum from the United States Gor should live in the environment to which it is Kaisha vessels were on what is termed a "don »*- eramont for carrying mails. The Toro Kisen best alapted.

8. In conclusion. Your Petitioners submit DR. NEWELL WILSON. DE. WILLIAM DANEL to contract," carrying United Statesinails et.of its inhabitants as a whole, and its consequent that the future welfare of this Colony, that is, ween San Francisco and Honolulu, and frem value to the Empire, dopends to a very large. Honolulu to the Orient. The

on the well-being of the European is paid according to the regulations of section of the Community whose health it is the Postal Union. The vessels are un.

therefore essential to preserve, and that overy year conditions render it more and more impor-

few wild manifestos and the commissions of the the condition of the very poor children of the individuals in question; who are, without ex congested centres ofthe heart of the Empire. coption, men of very inferior station und

rounding titles and the fascination of respon- intelligence who have been lured by high-

When Ricarte surreptitiously untored Manila arrived from Shanghai yesterday, having exper- last December one of the most solicitous in ienced fine weather. She had 27 bags of mil offering assistance and information to the for Hongkong. The Kennebec (Standard Oil Constabulary was Pio del Pilar, another ex- make any statement, said he held the licence for Co.) arrived from Shanghai yesterday, As she general of insurgents and a fellow prisoner of kong-San Francisco ran the Company has and they submit it is for the advantage of the

had 250 cases of sulphuric acid on board she was obliged to come to," at the Dangerous Goods the "Viper "at Guam. Pilar was transported The Chairman, having inspected the licencs, The P.&O. Juve arrived from Shanghai yester-parole, and since subscribing the oath of allegiance Anchorage, lying to the south of Stonecutters. to Guam in 1900 after repeatedly breaking his pointed out that the words used were, "The day, the passage being a fair-weather one. Her

on his return to Manila last year has been licences shall bot abandon the occupation original port was Yokohama The Chin of his house," and said the only effect of this Canton run, arrived from the north yesterday.livelihood in an outskirt town. His ansought Navigation Whampoa, ou the Shanghaenguged in gambling and cock-fighting for a was that if he did so Mr. Clark would be subject to a penalty under the Ordinance. The O. & O stemmer Doric, with mails, &c. proffer of help to the authorities aroused their Jeft Nagasaki for Manila on Tuesday, the 29th suspicions and brought about his surveilance.

these premises, and by that licence was not allowed to desert them.

did not see how that affected the Justicos.

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Mr. Clark-Ido not think they could eject inst.,, at daylight, due Manila Saturday daylight. Then, finding himself watched and out of aor contract to make fifteen round trips por tant that this section should be able to reside in

me from the premises.

The Chairman-Well, that is not a matter for us.

Mr. Clark-I have to all intents and purposes paid $960 for this licence.

The Chairman-It was the proprietor of the hotel who paid ít.

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Mr. Clark-Ile has paid it in consideration fur mac.

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the rising generation may spend their childhood trips per annum, for the vessels on the through Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that rub. Under existing conditions, with all the Your Excellency may be pleased to consider vessels of the Toyo Kisen Kaisbe line being ro- steps to preserve the Hill District as a resid favourably their request and to take prompt quired for service in the Japan-Russian war, it ential quarter for the non-Chinese residents of is possible the United States Post Office De- the community. partment may abrogate the contract, which expires on June 30th of this year,

Another gentleman who managed to vanish successfully is Aurelio Tolentino, the seditious playwright who was under a $5,000 bond to appear for trial as the author of Yesterday, To-day, and To-morrow, who also joined Ricarts. This resulted in the bondsman of Tolentino's brother [402-1 murrendering their charge, who is to be tried for

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