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CORRESPONDENCE. I

THE WATER SUPPLY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS"

SIR-As the plague reason is with us now, and many occupiors of houses, especially domes tie bauses situated in lanes or narrow streets in the western side of the town, ornnot get water for us from their taps, they Ive to carry water from other places to the 2nd or 3rd floor and have to curry water and pass through the sterp and dirty stairs of their flats. As mang of the

stairs erected in these kinds of houses are already dirty, and the tubs they use are almost broken tubs, and water is dropping freely on the stairs, making the stairs meredirty and slippery, mal they do pat clean them at all on acount of wand of water and the amount of trouble in obtaining water to use, the floors are left very dirty, thereby causing sickus99,

Cuder the abové circumstances will the Water Anthority kindly see that water is properly sup plied to this kind of houso in order to enable everyone to have a chance of enjoying eay at

least one or two hours' of water daily from their respective taps to save the trouble of their hunt ing for and carrying about water from one place to another?

Yours faithfully,

K.

SHORTHAND IN SINGAPORE.

The following letter appears in the Singapore Free Preae":"Ic January last a Mr. Warwick Peelend rertised freely in the focal papers about a now system of shorthand called the Up-to-date Shorthand, of which he was one of the original promotors By this system a bright pupil was sup posed to be able to jot down 200 words a minute after six weeks study. After securing a fairly Jarge number of pupils, some of whom paid $30 in advance for the whole series of lessons, studio was opened near Cavanagh Bridge, and Mr. Feets soon after left, promanably, for fresh fields and puatores new, leaving behind a lady in charge of the studio. Last week the Up-to- dato shorthand pupils were rather surprised to see the studio closed and their lady-teacher non-. cat. No intimation whatever was given, either verbally or through advertisements, about the intended closing of the studie, and its sudden

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL JURJÉDICTION"

Wednesday, 18th May.

BEFORE SIE W. M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

ALLEGED ARSON.

Tam Wan, a Chiuamin, was charged with cutting Bre to a dwelling house, persons being therein. Sir H. Spencer Berkeley (Attorney- General) prosecuted, and Mr. N. I. Shade, barrister-at-law, instructed by Mr. P. W. Guldring, solicitor, of Mr. John Hastings's office, appeared on behalf of the defendunt.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

The following jurors were empaneliod:-- Mers. Alfredo Maria Roza, Charles Ler, Issao Turner, Albert Solidt boru, Arthur Pearson Goodwin, Edward Stephen, and Sassoon Ezra Moses.

In opening the case the Attorney-General said the facts

the 9th that on 1920

April a fire occurred at No. 138, Wellington

streat, a four story house.

The tire broke uvat

a the early hours in the morning between two

and three o'clock, At this ho386 the occupant of the second floor had insurances, covering furniture, goods, clothing, ofe, totalling $4,000. Thess insurances had been issued all within a

mouth, under the name of Pan Tak. On the 9th March the men in question had taken out a policy for $2,000, on the 18th March another policy for 81.000, and on the 24th March a third for $1,000. All the policies were for the sac.:nd floor. The fire occurred, as previously mentioned, on the 9th April, a few days after the last policy was taken cat. People were living both above sud bolow the second Hoor. When the police arrived shortly after the fire had started the second and third floors were burning fiercely. The fire therefore, started either on the second or third floor; there was no fire on the first floor. Each floor was let to separate temante.

The ground floor was occupied by a shoemaker and a alvaremill, the first by a family house, second by defendant, and third by a storekeeper,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 19TH, 1904.

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HONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD

A meeting of the Board will be held at 1.15 p.m. to-day-

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

1. Minute by the Medical Offear of Health recommending that certain werks be provided for in the Estimates for Public Works for 1905. 2. Further correspondence relative to the Drainage Syston,

3. Further correspondence relative to the question of external air in respect of Nos. 4. to 60, Bridge Street.

4. Application for exemption from the re quirements of Sub-section of Section 183 of the Buildings Ordinancs,

5. Further correspondence relative to the application for exemption from the provisions of Sectious 180 (1) and 141 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, in respect of No. 438, Des Voux Boad.

ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND RUSSIA.

A leading article in the Paris Figaro by Baron Pierro de Conboriin pats in black and white an ides which in different forms has been about for some little time past, at all events, ever since the "Anglo-French rapprochemcat

med substantial proportions-ags to the Possibility of an improvement of relations between England and Russia, to be accomplished possibly through France as an intermediary The questions that at ones arise in connection withs what most people would regard as b ing in-

principle a onasummation devoutly to be wished

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are whether the plan is feasibla at all, and | RAILWAYS IN WESTERN ASIA.] whether England's obligations towards Japın would permit the nocemary pourparlers to bo Chess Bru entered upon before the war is over. questions, however, which can be answered only by the two parties directly cona-reed, but it is

of interest to find in so well-informed a newspaper zs the Figaro confirmation of the

At a moofing of the Contral Asian Society. held at 2, Albemarle Street, London, on the 15th alt, a paper en Railways in Western Asia" was read by@iantonwut-Colonel H. Pivot- Sir Alfred Lyall provided.

Colonel Picot, after giving a short gletek of

6. Plan of proposed urinal in the Engino-fact recently mentioned in my own corrospon- railways already built or bibling that house at the Peak Tramway terminus.

7. Correspondence relative to the applications for Bake-house Licences, in respect of Nos. 21 and 30, Sham Shui Po, and the unsatisfactory condition of the drainage in tìmt village.

E. Farther correspoculence relativo to the application for a Bakehouse Licence, in respect of No. 34, Queen's Road Contral.

§. Further correspondence relative to the

application for a licence to sell fish, pork and vegetables at No. 26, Quarry Bay,

10. Application for a pork licence and a fat- boiling licence, in respect of No. 38, Wanchai

Road.

11. Applications for licences or the renewal of same as detailed bulog

Fruit-No. 29, Hollywood Rout; No. 516,

Queen's Road West; No. 604. Queen's Road West, No. 61, Station Street South, Yaumati. Pork. No. 115, Queen's Road East: No. 59

Staunton Street No. 62, Staunton Street; No 46, Sai Wan Ho; No. 6, Station Street, Mongkok.

Fish. No. 52, Staunton Street. Fish, Pork, and Vegetables.--No. 2, Bridges Row. Quarry Bay.

12. Applications that the following premises may be registered or re-registered for the par poses stated :---

Bako-houses. No, 90, Des Voeux Road Cen-

trad; No. 33, Wellington Street; Nos. 54 and

douce-amely, that in influential Freach political circlos au Anglo-Russiau rapprochement It is, inded, would be particularly welcome. probable that throngbont. Frates such a chicago in the international diplomatie situation would ba hailed with intense satisfaction.

The Figaro alludes to the "possibility honce. forth assured" for the Government of the French Republie to work on behalf of a rap- prochement between ugland and Russia. The tank had hitherto appeared bayond attainment, not because it did not correspond to the secret do cires entertained for a long time past both in London and S. Petersburg, to the feeling of real security, and to the concern for well-understood interests. Yeare have passed away since Üncil

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TELEPHONE No. 185.

Syria was being rapidly opened up by a well- connived system of railways, subsidiary to the HAVE YOU TRIED more ambitious schemes of Asia Minor and Mesopotamia. Taking Kills or Birjik as the point of junction on the future Bagale! Rail- way, we might at no very distant date be able to Traverse the whole of Syria in its longth The prolongation to from north to south. Melina and Mecca would be the first step at

breaking ground in Arabia, and must lead to great economic and social changes in that por- tion of Asia. That British enterprise and capital should have so little part in the opening of Syria by rond aan rail was not; surprising. The political inflacones of Fruner Was for long suprends in Syria, and we in-

closing and the strange disappearance of Mr. Canton. The theory of the prosecution was 55, Bonham Strand West; Nos. 107, 109, and remarked, beenggests, that the moment isscarcely was first in the field when the Euphrates Valley

W.Peele's lady representative are warmly talked about. A son of raine was a pupil of this studio. Thirty dollars were paid in advance for his tai- tion, and he received only five lessons. As I am "thereby a loser to a certain extent, I shall feel obliged if yon, Mr. Editor, or any of your readers, would kindly enlighten me about this rather strange business. TR the studio alto- gether closed or only temporarily? Oh, where and oh where, is the lady-tencher ?"

We learn on enquiry that Mr. Warwick Peale is at present absent from Hongkong ou honeymoon trip, and is expected to reture within ten days.

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 18th May."

BEгOLE MR. H. H. J. GONPERIZ,

(ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE.)

NOT IMPRESSED.

While in a crowd actually looking at criminis in stocke, Chinamun attempted to pick the -pockets of two Chinese women. The man was sentenced to six hours' stocks himself, 14 days imprisonment being thrown in.

·FALSE TESTIMONY,

An Opium Excim Oor was fined $25 for giving false testimony when charging a man with possession of illicit opium.

The defondest was discharged. He admitted possession, but said the opium bad heon pat in his pocket by a woman, It appeared to be a plot against him..

DIBORDERLY BELGIANS,

Two Belgians charged with bohaving in o disorderly manner were fined $5.

EXPECTORATION.

A minu was fined $5 and 5 cents compensa tion for quieting betel-juice cp a Chinese

woman's jacket.

THREATENING LANGUAGE,

A witness of the second floor would state that she first saw the fire on the staircase leading from the first to the second floor. The prisoner and his wife were sorvants to Hung Hang Chi, but at the time of the fire this man was at first that Hung Hang Chi had gone to Canton, caring the other man to barn the house. The tenant on the first floor was awakened by cries of "fire," and getting up saw tre on the stairs half-way between the first and second floors. This person got water and put out the Hames; there were bundles of fire-wood on the stairs. This witness also saw a room on the second floor burning. He ran down the stairs and com-- neuced to remove his boxes.

111, Wanchai Road; No. 82, Queen's Road West: No. 46, Elgin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

Launches No. 15, Upper Lascar Row; No. 4, Lee Yuen Street West, No. 14, Hollywood Road No. 19, Gough Street.

Dairy, No. 33, Pottinger Street. Fat-boiling. No. 423, Queen's Food West; No. 1. Sheung On Lave, Hang Hom.

13. Reports of the Medical Officer of Health, Surgeon for the year 1903.

Rhodes, during a short call at the Quei d'Orsay, thought, have viewed an drew the attention of the French Minister for orcase of that influence with perfect good- Foreign Affairs to this sure means of placing the will, hat French influence was on the daclius. poate of the world on firm basis and of The most suggestive factor in the present replaning France in the front rank of nations. economic situation in Syria to his mind was the What the eagle eyo of this adventurer of gezius entry on scene of Germ agencies for the perosived is now becoming clear to the most financing and construction of its railways. competent politicians. It will soon be grasped by German engineers, trained on the Anatolian public opinion. The writer procezos to any that Railway, were now supervising the construction of the Haifa-Damascus and the Hejaz railways, there are certainly difficultios and obstacles. He points out that only a few years ago the merd

the Sultan's own pat schemes, and there stomed motion that England would abardan her tradi-

no doubt that 'Gorman financial assistance would tional insularism and would dispose of her diff be offered and probably accepted when the cash culties with France by an swicable settlement resources of the Sultan's civil list become orhaus- would have been treated as Utopian. It may be ted. Speaking of the network of railways of Asix Minor, he said that just as British enterprise propitiots for an Anglo-Franco-Russian entente, chome was undor consideration, so was it first bat bebimself argues differently. Hoears thatthu in opening up new ground in Asia Minor. war in the Far East has placed the belligerente, as well as their allies, in presence of crude

With the exception of the short line from Mudania to Brussa, very one of the lines, the

Smyrna-Kasala, realities calculated to engender, not discourage. Smyrna-Aidin,

Mersinn. ment or lassitudo, but reflection and sagacity.

Adana, and the Haldar-Pusha-Ismid railways, It was thought at one moment in Europe that

wore built, he believed, in the first instance with English capital, under English man- there had broken out in the Far East one of agemont, and with English material, and these decisive and fail struggles to which the yet at the present day all we had to show certainly the most successful of the various schemes, but still a poor result after all our effort. The apathy of our statesmen in the past had brought us to the present impasse. It was against this apathy sud want of imagins.. tion that all the genius of a Chesney and the persistence of an Androws beat in vain. Pass- ing on to the Baghdad Railway scheme, he said the enterprise had its detractors in

had said of it that whatever course English financiers may tako, and whatever course the English Government may pursue, sooner or later this undertaking will be carried out." If Mr. Balfour had correctly summed up the situation, too much emphasis could not be lail on the fundamental and dominating factor- namely, that, whatever our attitude, whether for or against the enterprise would be carried through. He sincerely hopod that we shonld take up the thread of negotiation and give our best support to the fulfilment of this enterprise. The solidarity of our permanent interests with those of Germany should be strong enough to brush away the cobwebs ephemeral jealousies

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witness who sat fire on the stairs ran out and gave an alarm. A man living next door

14, Reports of the analyses of the public water heard shouts from his neighbours, and forced supplies for the month of April, 1904. his way through a partition on the varandah, 15. Mortality Statistics for the weeks ending with the result that he found a quantity of | 30th April, and 7th May, 1904. - paper lanterns burning. No one sh the prisoner set fire to the house-it wua very rare

the irony of fate. But already the aspect of the conflict is less alarming, but its difficulties, on the contrary, are increasing and multiplying. England experiences similar impressions in her expedition against Tibet. While soldiers stirred by the flourish of trumpets feel themselves fall of patriotic enthusiasm, thinking Govern- 17. Rat Return for the fortnights ending 2ndments may repent for not having sufficiently

16. Lime-washing Return for the fortnight ending 10th May, 1904.

in orson cases that anyone did. There were three fres:-ono fire in the room, one and 1811 May, 1904. on the staire, and one on the verandab,

Evidence was led

Included among the witnesses were the per- sons spoken of by the Attorney-General. Pa ice Inspector Gourlay said he was the first of the Police Force to see tho fre. Ho judged that it must have started in the back part of the building.

Mr. Jadal, of Messrs. Turner & Co., was called upon to give evidence regarding the first men- tioned insurance policy. The Attorney-General

asked him a lending question as to the premises. Mr. Slade reso to his feel and vigorously objected to the Attorney-General's question. Witness said that the promises insured were the top floor

and not the second floor.

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Further evidence wont to show that Pun Tak and Hing Hang Chi were the same man.

On the Attorney-General closing his case Mr. Slude said that he had no witnesses.

The Attorney-General read a statement by the prisoner, afterwards saying that on the man's own admission he was left in charge of the pre- mises in question. Prisoner had told a story about another man bringing powder in a paper and spirits-of-wine to the house he was in charge of. Why did he let this mau bring these things in Prisoner's wife and this man had

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

The 78th annual general meeting of the Standard Lite Assurance Company was held at Edinburgh, on Tuesday, the 29th March last. The following results for the year ended 15th Novembar, 19:3, were reported:-5,48 policias word issued. daring

the year, assuring £2,497,9.6; the claims by death during the year, including bonus additions, amounted to 1695,679; the claims under Endowments matured during the year, including bonus artditions, amounted to £74,470; the revenus for the year from preminus and interest amounted to £1,890,196; the amount received ip purchase of cunuities during the your, for which 171 bonds were issued, was £129,974; the accumulated fund at the same date amounted to £11.014,817. An inuronse is shown daxing the year of £971,64". The averagorate of interest returned from the funds, including unproduc tive balances, was reported to he £ 2. 7d. per dividend and bonus to the cent.. proprietors was declared as follows, viz., a

The

Begotiated. In any case, England and Ruesia appreciate each other, and esteem each othor more now than they did a year ago,

The Figare considers that it would be a worthy task to establish a durable peace in Asia based on an Anglo-Russian agreement. No," exclaims the writer, "the eclusion of au Anglo-Free Russian alliage is not beyond Den for. It remains the most powerful and salutary arrangement that could be realised; and under the tragic rock of the Mateppo Mountains the shade of Cecil Rhodes is no doubt still thinking of it."

Fer using threatening language to a constable escaped, so prissaer naturally put the blame on dividend at the rate of lepr cout, and a bons each thousand pounds carefully before we

a Chinese coolio was fined $3.

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BEFORE Ma, J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLICE

MAGISTRATE),

ENTICING A GIRL.

them. Be offrued that the jury had quite

sufficient circumstantial evidence to return a verdict of guilty.

Mr. lado with remarkable atility impressed on the minds of the jurors that the crime of arson was a very serious one, and the jury there- fore had to be very careful that they had the For outicing a girl under 16 years of ago right mau before they convisted the prisoner. live with bim a Свідча of It was their duty & convict if they bad no Hunghom was sentenced to three months' reasonably doubt as to the man's guilt and hard labour Defendant said the girl only so.

In all other circumstances they must camo to his house and told him that her aunt give defendunt the boneßt of the doubt, it being bad assaulted her. His excuse was not accepted. the duty of the Crown to prove the man guilty

not the duty of prisoner to prove himself into esat. Mr. Slade coulianing picked the evidence of each to pieces, proving that the sum total of it proved nothing. The really guilty person was not in custody.

OVERCROWDING.

The occupant ofa Chinese boarding-house, No. 146 D Vœux Road Central, was charged with overcrowding.

Mr. E. R. Hallifax (Deputy Superintendent of Polies) prosecuted, and Mr. O. D. Thompson, solicitor, appeared for the defence.

The caso was remanded till Saturday, Mr. Kemp desiring to consider a point.

ABOUT $2,000.

A man was charged with embezzlement- when a creditor had brought a promissary note to him, for collection. Ire tore it up.

Mr. Aimadue Castro, solicitor, apparel for the defence,

After his Lordship had summed up the jury returned a verdict of not guilty" by 5-2.

RACING IN ENGLAND.

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had woven. With regard to that gigantic enterprise which was to establish direct com. munication by rall between the hourt of Russia and Chion, he said Andijan, in Ferghans, the presont terminus of the Ene, was sometimes! ineationed as its starting point, whence it would run to Lan Chau, on the Hoangho river, which was 1,664 miles in length. He had himself been over the section between Andijan, and Kasligar, and could speak of that part of the point west of Kulja iu the direction of the Ili country as likely to defeat any such project. A river on the line some day to be built from Tashkond through Somiretchinsk northward was also sometimes mentioned as a starting point for the China project. Though this scheme would seem to carry in its train the assalage of Tibet and the conquest of China. it might fairly be granted that nothing was too DR. NEWELL WILSON. DR. WILLIAM Dai difficult for a nation which could conceive and carry out such scheme as the Biberian Rail- way; but, nevertheless, it formed part of a train of Arabian Nights fancy having no chance of realisation in the present or the near future.

SHIPPING NOTES;

WEATHER.

CANADA AND THE NAVY.

Canada is the only British self-governing colony which maker contribution to the outlay upon the Navy. Politicians in the Dominion are, however, at last, beginning to take action. Unfortunately it does not take the form of a monetary contribution. Why does net Canada maks an auuual grant as other Colonies do is a question frequently asked. An ausver was supplied by a Canadian to other day: "In the first place," he said, we will never contribute money in the sponding of which we can have po voice. Your Parliament rotes milions in a few hours while we consider

payable allocate it to any purpose. We have done some- carruatthitg for Imperial defence by builling the great trans-continental railway from ocean to A part from these points, we do not see the awe of the North America squadron, to which we are asked to pay; our only probable : The Lightning from Singapore, the Lek eremy is Amerion, ant will you te me Song from Bangkok, and the Timahi from what good be faw oruim.rs would Macassar had pleasant passages, bo against the fleet which the Washington people would send to son?" This is a colonist's view of the matter, given in a cantid moment. The squadron is good for colonial trade, so that not much is heard of this aspect of the question. Now, however, steps are being iskou to imitate the example of Newfoundland. For some time a number of fishermon from the far north have boso training on board the Charybdis and Ariadne, and they have been well reported upon. Canada proposes to have two training-ships' fr naval rese.vists of Couadisa birth. One ressal will be stationed in the Atlantic and the other in the Pacific. A scheme has been prepared by the Minister of Marine, and after it has been parsed by the Ottawa Parliament, be will roceed to London to talk over details with the

BIGGER SHIPS BUILDING.

The shipbuilding returas issued by Lloyd's Register for the quarter onding the Sles March show ibat in comparison with: last year there were twenty-nine fewer steamers under con- straction, but that the aggregate ionnage exhibited au oxcess of 30,146 tons. As to sailors, two more were being built, the excoss in weight being 3.832 tous. The following abstract gives further details :--

1004.

No. 'T'ons. Steamers.. 353 978,511 Sailors......

-15,153 Au

Totals 393 988,684

1903. No. Tons, 382 963,36

43 11,32

425 974.65

In the return is included a statement as to the warships under construction. These, ur sevenly in number, including tea battle-ships, eleven first-class cruisers, and thirteon sub- marines.

Fine weather continues.

The faiching from Foochow and Swatow and the fiang Sang from Shanghai report ins weather.

WRECK REMOVED,

Capeh Point have been removed.

The musts of the wreck of sunken jauk off There is 14 fathoms of water over the wreck at low water spring tides.

MISCELLANYQUÉ.

3,965 tons of coal for Messrs. Bradley & Cu

The sa Ness, from Moji yesterday, brought

The .. Lok Sang arrived from Bangkok yesterday with 1,800 tons of rico.

The Apear liner Lightning arrived from Calcutta yesterday.

The Tit hat brought 1,800 tons of sugar and 1,600 tons of general from Batavia or the Holland China Trading Co.

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The N.G.I. steamer Copri left Bombay for this port on the 17th inst., and may be expected Dare on the 4th June, Admiralty. Such proposals are all very welĻ The H.A.L. steamer Nurnberg, from Har- According to the latest reports from abroad, and are very helpful in a way, but they do not barg, left Singapore for this port on the 17th Germany leads the way in the shipbuilding in-

promise to relieve any of the financial pressure inst., p.m., and may be expected here on the

24th inst, at daylight. 2dastry in foreign countries with a total of 134,545 on the Mother Country, nor do they carry any The Indo-China steamer Kremsung, from Cal-1903.

toos, the United States coming next with 122,935 - recogsition of the colony's indebtedness for iba cutta and the Straits, left Singapore for this

tons, both totals not including warships. İdefence which the whole Navy provides.

port on the 18th Just, at 10 a.m.

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