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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 16TH, 1904.

A SINGAPORE TRAGEDY.

It is generally agreed that the numbering of houses in the Peak distrist hus proved a grost

The Hylam Street tragedy occupied the Chief It is scarcely necessary to say-nipecially success, enabling visitors to save much time con after the correspondence which recently when trying to get by chair to houses pre- Justice, sitting at the Singapore Assizes, all The defendant, Juseph Maurice Somers, grid appested in the Daily Press-that the public viously unvisited by theta. It is now only today on the 6th inst. welcomes the recommencement of the weekly be wondered at that the idos was not thought of

with the stage for 47 years. He joined the performances of the military bands on the Now before. But this is always the case with usefnie was 68 years of age, and had been connected Parede Ground instituted for the special bonafit reformis.

Stauley Opera Co. at Culentta, 24 months before of the European civilian population by Major-

Christmas last year. Ou the 19th ult, he took General Gascoigne, and now happily contioned

an old revolver from Scott's room at the ~by his successor. Like the majority of residents who have put in an appearance on Monday

Adolphi to show it to members of the Co. at overings, I was surprised to find it no longer

the theatre, possible to infer the ground from the pathway at the eul of the Baccasiokl Arcade.

When. in commenting last season on the need for a little improvement at this entrance. I described it as an unauthorised oze 1 did not contamplate that the military authorities would block it up, but rather, seeing that it was used by fully 90 per cent of those who attended the Band per ferances, the thought suggested itself that the Wittle hauk at that point might be properly graded or a comple of steps inserted. But the

anthorities have decreed otherwise, and it has been using to watch the number of people who have gone up what is now a cul de sac and have had to come back again und walk a couple of bandrol yards to the proper sutrance oppos

ite to the barracks.

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There has been a rumour of another evening paper for Hongkong. This is not quite a new idea. Poneilly, however, tho would be promoters will think twice about it. The European population is not growing at un abnormal puen now, and innovations in the journalistir line are attended with some .riske. At any rate, we do not see any development of the "Society" side so far. Tet we were threatened not long ago with a real Society weekly. Hongkong has survived many threats.

I see that the correspondent up north of a

London, paper revives the question of a Ming candidats for the Dragon Throne, and mentions that a descendant of the old house is living in Canton without any thoughts of taking advaa- tage of his illustrious descent. This may lo go; Wa but I would not like to wager much on it. have been told for many years that the Mings are as dead as a door-mail. It is safest to my "Perhaps,"

BANYAN

POLICE COURT,

Saturday, 14th May.

BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ.

(ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE.)

STOWAWAYS SENT BACK FROM AUSTRALIA,

Two Chinuman stowed away at Hongkong in ths E. & A. 9.9. Eustern. The Captain, how ever, knowing the penalty to which he would be liable if they gained admission into the Commonwealth, reported the matter on his arrival at first port and had the two men kept nadar surveillance wife on board. He brought

Somers procended to recapitulate the story of what happened in the house in Hylam Street. how there was a scuffle with the Germans.

All

the party was priered out of the hones. Scott hit a man and knocked up against the door and eriod Open this door; open the door for God's

sake."

CHEFOO.

PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT.

A mooting of the community of Chefoo was called on the 30th April, at the Beach Hotel, to ccnsider the replies of the varions Consuls to the community letter sont thom relating to the object of endeavouring te secure for Chefon an International Settlement. The following were Present:-Messra. Tomalin, G. Gipperich, V. G- C. P. Riudarila, J. D. Smedley, H. 8. Smith, H. Lyman, J. R. Greaves, Dr. F. R. Molyneux, R. J. Pless, A. H. Huntley, Mortimer O'Sullivan, J. Stooke, G. Denny, and R. R. McDermid,

The Chairman road the call for the mosting | and the minutes of the last zavoting.

Foar letters, from the Consuls for Great Britain, Japan, Belgium, and France respecti The door had been slammed and locked vely, being replies to a cecomunication on the whenever they got out. He saw three mon subject before the meeting, were read by thoį.

Chairman, who stated that no roply had bewu with sticks waiting for him. One man with a Somers Kang out for help. To frighten him Consuls for the United States, Rassin, and the big stick was standing four feet from him.received from the German Consul, and that the he pulled out the revolver and it exploded before Netherlands had replied at a previous meeting, After some discussion as to the fast of, and he knew what had happened.

reasons far, the failuro to elicit replies from the Consuls for Germany and Austris, Mr. Greaves offered the following motion --

Mr. Raine, who was conducting the case, in an oratorical outburst which rang through the

Courtrooms, hold that no jury could convict Somers of murder. In calmer tones, he pro ceeded to state the facts in favour of Somers.

In an impassioned peroration he asked the jury to allow the prisoner to return to his own country and his own people, to have the solace of their verdict that the tragedy of Hylam Street was the cosalt of an acci:leut. He painted in vivid colours the life of a European in a Singa- the hell of torment" that pore prison, short-sued his days and made life a daily terror, and he pleaded that Somers shoutil go free.

"That a potition be sent to the Ministers at Peking by the community through a special committee of not more than three lo be appointed at this meeting, with copies of the replies received from the Consuls, and setting forth the reasons why the Settlement is now a presH- ing necessity, and indicating the difficulties which are apparently placed is the way by certain members of the Consular Body."

Carried unanimously.

Doetor Molyneux mored that the commities The jury retired to consider its verdict provided for is Mr. Greaves's motion be om. shortly before 1 o'clock, and returned at 1-powered to selout two additional members. o'clock with a verdict to the effect that the prisoner was guilty of a rash act not amounting

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M. Georges Bourdan, the Special Correspon dent of the Figaro in Russia, has made af pilgrimage from 9. Petersbury to Iasnala Polana to ascertain the views of Count Tolstoi on the Busso-Japanese, War. Though he is the ents in the Far East, and as frequently described as taking the most lively interest in siding a distance of twenty-eight vetats to HAVE YOU TRIED Toula to obtain the latest telegrams, the Count has remained true to his ideals. War is a scourge and a shame to the human race; and he does ust know whether the victory of his own country neu or that of the Japanese would hasten the moment of its disappearaben fremi the face of the earth. M. Hardon having

an armed conflict between two peoples, but a minted out that the present war is not merely struggle between two ruces, Count Tolstoi

tinction between races. The question is, what said, "What does it matter? I make no dis- advantage will humanity derive from this war?" The Figaro Correspondent suggested that humanity would profit by the victory of Russia, the civilised Power." Admitting that civilisa tion contains an active and incational forco,

The meeting balloted for members of the Count Tolstoi inquired whether civilisation was |

ou the side of the Russians or of the Japanese.

to murder, resulting in desth, and was sentenced committee, with rosult as follows:-- to nine months' simple imprisonment,

We must continue to enjoy the danger of being bit in the face or elsewhere with bamboo poles! It cannot be denied that our local magistrates are careful mon-careful rather of nct straining the law, however, then of the public convenience. This was illustrated last Monday, when the senior magistrate refused to consider a coolie carrying a bamboo pole on a footpath under a verandah as liable to the penalty prescribed by Ordinance 14 of 1845. Now the part of this Ordinance which bears on the point has already been quoted in the Press, but some of my readers may not have seen it, so I give it once more. It runs-Every person shall be liable to a punalty not exceeding fire pounds who upon any public footway, shall roll or carry any barrel, cask, butt, or other thing calculated to annoy er incommode the passengers thereon, except for the purpose of housing them or leading any cart or carriage on the other side of the footway." Bamboo- poles, however, in the opinion of the magistrate, do not come under the heading" other thing."anaccountable leakage of water. It will be interesting to hour whether paper is another thing; a case camp up at the Police Court on Friday on this point and was adjourned till the 20th inst. I presume that it is held that, with reference to the in orpretation of Ordinance 14 of 1845, bamboo poles are not "other things" because not ejusdem gencria But a shovel apparently is ejusdem generis Truly the magisteriul mind is a weudorful would pay him S6. The other told her to get to my Government suggesting that it would be with startling surprise to the country. It is machinery, did vot embarrass Count Tolstoi |

thing, and the law should be the admiration of the coolie class!

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them back with him, and handed them over to the police to deal with. They were ennvicted and fined $1,000, with six hours' stocks, in default of nine months' imprisonment.

A WATER FRAUÐ. ·

The Water Departinout have noticed an The my stery was solved through a Chinese plain clothes constable overbearing a courersation & Chinaman and a woman at the between door of a house in Queen's Road West. The nun, a Chinese inspector of the Wator Department, after anal preliminaries. offered to turn on water if she paid $16. The woman

said she had sotso much money in the house, but

the balance and he would return later.

Mr. A. W. J. Simmons, of the Public Works Department, give evidence that the defendant had no authority to turn on the cocks at any

water rates.

Defendant was convicted and sentenced to sight months' hard labour and six

CHINESE EXCLUSION.

SPEECH BY H.2. LIANG CHEN TUSU. H.E. Liang Chen Tang, Chinese Ministor to the U.S., recently discussed Chin se excla. sion, "Since my Government gave notice to Minister Conger, on 27th January, that the Minister, correspondenes has been carried on exclusion treaty would be denounced," said the between the Foreiga Offles and myself, and I have also interchanged views with Secretary Hay. I am glad Wu Ting Fang is now in the Foreign Office, as he is perfectly familiar with the conditions here. Two months ago I wrote

I notice a growing practice on the part of Chinese firms, and some others, of advertising tiine, nor to collect any money on account of of the exempted classes, in order to save them

of advertising may be ingenious, but the practice is one that the public fails to appreciate and prays for its discontinuance, Chinese magazines

and the proper place for trade mnouncements is in the advertising columns of the Daily Press. Terms cu application.

hours' stocks,

BEFORE ME. J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLIOR MAGISTRATE)

"EAST AND WEST."

anwise to demand from the American Govern. ment any concessions in the way of the admission of labourers, but that we ought to insist apon mere liberal provisions regarding the admission from the humiliations and detentions they now was approved, and that the entire matter would undergo. I received a reply that toy proposal be left in my hands, with the assurance that my Government would sustain me at every point. I have advised the State Department of the general character of the treaty we should lio lo hare.

"It is obsolutely requisite that a new treaty abal provide for better treatment of the ex- empled classes. We shall insist upon that, and China will not enter into any treaty that does not provide for that.

Elected to the Committee: Mossra. J. R. Greaves, V. G. Lyman, and Eichwede.

The meeting then adjourned vino dic.--N.-C. D.N.

THE SHANGHAI-NANKING RAILWAY.

Why should I pluco civilisation in Europe? Is it because the Europeans have created for themselves artificial needs, and because they hase invented the railway, the telegraph, the telephone, and I do not know wint boside? To me all those acquisitions of so-called civilisation seem the inventions of barbaris. They serve and pander to all that is lausust in man. I fuit to see that they confer on him any sort of moral

"Oriout" writes to the Editor of the superiority, while I perceive that, on the other hand, the use he makes of his intelligence is Financier -

inost, often for evil and not for goul."

The announcement made on March 28th by the British Government that it had been. decided that the issue of the loss for this railway should be indofinitely postponed came

now stated that a condition in the aerosmant of July 9th last gave the British contractors the right to suspend its action in the ovent of an unfavourable state of the Money Markot consequent on war being dociarod. In the first

per that such a clause should exist, bat in the agreement it would appear reasonable and pro- second one (which was signed about nine months ago) it was altogether out of place, and quite inconsistent with the then, and now, existing conditions. The first had been unacted upon for many years, and the ostensible object for concluding the second with the same parties was to obligate them unconditionally to do what

which unquestionably was well within their

in the past they had failed to perform, but

The objection that civilisation had not only created instruments of war and of material en- joyment, but had also provided labour-saving who exclaimed "Oh, yes; they save work. But work is good, and healthy work is excellent. agreeable, and amusng." Reminded that labour in mines, &c., was wont arduous and unhealthy. the philosopher's answer was that the proper way to remedy that evil was to restrict one's needs.

It is not work which ruust be abolished, bat appetites which must be subdued. Moderu in- ventions, by developing appotites, perpetuate labour. No, no; it is not by modern incen- tions that the development of the nmun mind must be judged. I am not at all captivated by the railway, the telegraph, and all the so-called

making progress. We are lost in wonder at the conquests by which raun pretende that he is

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As for the exclusion of powers. Under such circumstancos, therefore, Pyramids, and we ok Of what use were they? ROYAI, a Baking Powder chemi-

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"Teu or fiteen years from now we believe event of war arising, or a stata of war subsisting, the American sentiment will be more liberal.in which one or both of the countries of the the world are directly involved, the sum So for the prosont we waive the request for the signatories, or one or more first-rate Powers of admission of all Chiness, and merely ask decout

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themselves and their wares on the backs of bank-notes. We pity and forgive the obscura Chinese poet who sometimes covers the back of a note with hieroglyphies which the translator will explain is a poem, but we are inclined to riss up in our wrath and saite the man who desecrates a banknote with so sordid a thing asa trude advertisement. The ingenious trader often uxes a nous rubber stamp for the purpose, but

Mrs, Ethel Kat, an Australian woman marri- this week a ten-dollar note cume into my hands

ed to a Chinarian, charged her husband for which was adored by an advertisement of a

assault. Complainant and her husband arrived Chinese firm laboriously written ont in English at Hongkong from Australia by the steamer and covering quite one half the back of the Eastern. The conple had not been married labourers, we regret the position of the Unitea the clause referred to should have besz omitted! note. The caligraphy was not a work of art, long, the ceremony having been performed at but the Chinamsa might have consoled himself

farm which brought him in a comfortable living. with the thought that it was all the more Tumut, N. S. Wales, where the defendant had a attractive for that very reason. This method

In Australia he treated his wife woll, and spent money on her freely. but on the Eastern his attitude towards her was entirely changed She alleged that he frequently used violence are more suitable circulating media for posty towards her, and at last so annoyed her that she treatment of the exempted classes. It is too thereon become dne, and should this money

had to be removed to another part of the ship On one occasion ker husband knocked her dowa and tried to pull four gold teeth out of her A visit to an auction where Chinese gather mouth, which had been put in at his expenso. together and compete for charred rubbish, Arriving in Hongkong her husband asked her to debris from one of Hongkong's numerous live with him in the Chinose territory near fires, is well worth the trouble. The sodden Canton. She refused, and is left without charred straw, intermingled with damaged rar- support.

Bail had been waitted in the sum of $50, but nish, barrel-heops etc., at No. 9 Kowloon Guilows, fetched some $550. One Chiramas, when the ease was called this morning he failed you see, bids against another, neither having to appear. Buy knowledge of the stuff. Each has a notion that the other is playing for a big thing, and, consequently, up go the priver. It is surprising to see what burnt-out tio-oans fetch; and about $500 was paid for the remains of matches at the other godown. The soly thing the crowd really turned their noses up at was a few bales of worthless churred bay-svea the 'cute Chies

Ai man could not make capital out of that! quantity of candles came out of the thick of No. 9 Godown fire as good as ever. The cases were stained ours.de, bat inside was as "right. .as rain." Water, of course, must have chanced to fall on them pretty liborelly, bat ever so the occurrence is extraordinary.

The bail was forfeited and His Worship issned a warrant for defendant's arrest.

A TROUBLESOME SERVANT,

A houseboy in the employ of Mrs. Wilson was charge, with disobeying orders, insolence, and continued absence without permission......

Defendant was fined $10, with an alternative of one month's imprisonment.

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Bringing the conversation back to the pre- sont war, M. Bourdon inquired whether Count Japanese and the establishment of their supre- Bacy in the Far East would be injurious to the case cause of peace and progress. In reply, the Tolstoi did not think that the victory of the

Count said that he was not at all sure the DR. NEWELL WILSON. DR. WILLIAM DAN Japanese wore what the Correspondent des-j cribed them to be. It was probable, more- over, that they had imitated Europe in its defects. They were working out their evolation, were the Russians China having been pointed to as a proof of the slowness of the evolution of the yellow raco, Count Tolstoi remarked that at least the Chinese and Hindoos were not warlike peoples. They despised war and those who wagedit.

not be the forthcoming the contract will thereby be declared saucelled, and the contractors be held debtors to the Imperial Chinese Government for the sum of £325,00, by the bonds." The basis thus being so qual profit and an equal risk of loss. being 10 per cent, of the capital sum represented

In the absence of such terms, in

Government could like this, the Chinese have no effectul control.ovor the due execution of the contract, and would expose themselves to DECADENT AUSTRALIA..

become the sport of circumstances in the crea The report of the Royal Commission on the tion or, at least, the aggravation of which con- decline of the New South Wales birth-rate, is a tractors for loans may be immediately inter- The fitness and course.commends itself, document of immense importance from every outed in a high degres. point of view. It states that since 1889 thare prudence of such a has been a very marked fall in the birth-ra to when on the one hand we consider that for at and that bewoon 1899 and 1902 the decresse least fourout of the last five years these contrac was no less than ten births per thousand. It tors had it in their power to issue these bonds is rapid and continuous." The Commission successfully at or neur par, and on the other have gone carefully into the causes of the hand, when we remember that war is invariably a creator of great debts, followed by higher rates of interest. Against these contingencies Governments, previously committed to indus trial and peaceful' enterprises, require to be

decline. They attribute it to the deliberate limitation of families, and thi, again, is due

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That is a real superiority over us.

A eonsiderable loss has fallen on London to personal selfishus, indicative of the desire insurance companies through the wreck of the of the individual to avoid his obligations to the Commercial Pacific Cable Company's supply community," and in part to the decay of reli- Several barrels of ship Scotia, which went ashore on the Spanishgions feeling. The Commission are also inclined protected from negligent and dilatory parties, have shaped admirabla

Rocke, Guam, recently, with the water nearly.

oil, too, were none the worse for their heating. Merchandise was so strewn about in the vicinity of No. 9 Godown that it took an Indian walch. man all his due to look after it.

over her docks. She was insured for £500 to attribute the fall to restrictive regulations with of trade, designed to abolish competition," which la the autumn she left England £140,00 worth of cable, on behalf of the interfere with the continuity of employment Dutch Government, and proceeded to lng it

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that they do not kill, I learn from the narra tives of travellers that they are honest in husi. ness, keep their word, and do not lie. Such qualities are not common in Europe. Their thoughts. If tho philosophers, such as Confucius and Buddha, not the Europeans

Count Tolstoi does not know whether the yellow race is cruel, are

so-called civilised world is advancing or going also ernel!"

buckwards. "How, then," he asked; "can I decide a priori if the triumph of this or that]

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The Imperial who by evading their ob igations seek additional advantages and profits at the expones of those Chineso Government will doubtless have some- in Europe will carefully watch any changes is the East Indies. After having done this, and render the income of the worker precarious. That anti-ing susko-hrutor Solomon, of the she took coal from Singapore to Hongkong, and The effect on the health of the community is thing to say on this matter, and many persons Water Department, effected a clever capture of sailed thence to Guam with cable stores for the said on expert eridenes to be grave, and there which it may make among these officials who race would be of greator advantage to humand KYNOCK'S a large hooded cobra on Friday evening near telegraph operators there. The Scotia's cable has been an increase in insanity. "Defective bave been connected with this very remarkable nity?" Then, after denouncing the horrors of CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 ̊BC

Plantation Road. He secured it alive. and it

was on exhibition at the Poak on Saturday very clearly morning. The spectacles were marked in white at the back of the head. The

tanks are undamaged.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The PM. stomer Korea, with mails, &c., left Shanghai for this port on the 14th iust, at 7 a.m, and is due hero this morning-

The Imperial German mail steamer Zielen

health, defective morals, and defective character

are already manifesting themselves as a warning piece of business.

of more marked deterioration likely to ensue.”

The evidenco Lakou shows that among women

cobra was fully four feet in length, and was tett Colombo on Saturday, the 14th inst., p.m.. there is no sense of the wrong to the community book has inspired a Fronch officer, Lientemant | violence is a fundamental tendency in men, for!

evidently a fully grown reptile. I vuderstand and may be expected here on the 25th inst. the captor in ends to present it to the City Hall Museum, and us it is a finy and very pafoot no doubt provo a welcome specimen it will addition to the collection of snakes in that institution.

The Boston Steamship Co.'s steamer Shawmut is expected to leave Manila for Hongkong on Monday evening, the 16th inst.

The C. & M. steamer Zafiro left Manila on Saturday, at 11 am, and is due here on Monday at 3 p.m.

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