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the Society will certainly earn its title by undertaking the duty of “getting people to become guarantors" of monies which it must hand over intact, in a
ified Buns, to another institution. Thot.
which both institutions have in view is ju abtedly the Bame, and if it be correct as HIS EXCELLESLY thinks, that the Benevolent Society has better opportunities of eliciting support. than the Sailors' Home, it would indead li
At about 13.30 am. yestárday a Chinese boy was knocked down by an electric tram. His
• skull was fructured. He was removed to Government Civil Hospital.
The Hongkong cricket elovan wi! lease for Swatos on Friday morning by the Haitan, will be as announced, with this exception of learing the Douglas Wharf at 7.30. The teams
Mr. P. W. Goldring, 'who is unable to get away. The inquiry into the death of thy coolia who
TELEGRAMS.
["DAILY PRESS "SERVICE]
THE RUSSIAN-REVOLUTION,
LONDON, 1st February.
The "strikers" now include
overy
ALLEGED MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY.
....
The hearing of this enso, in which Loung Tak, elins Ta Pa Min, was charged with murder and ermod robbery witbla the jurisdiction of China, was continued before Mr. H. H. J- Gompertz at the Palico Court yesterday after- nom, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding, applied on behalf of the Chinese Government for the extradition of tho
CORRESPONDENCE.
E. THE GOVERNOR'S RELIEF
SCHEME.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"
Sin-After reading tho ashame' suggested by H.E. the Governor for the relief of dostituto European and American ownen, it occurs to 100 that it would be helpful in the discussion of
ja gracioua net on the part of the former thus was killed by the fall of a wardrobe at Morrison | trade and craft in Moscow, almost to prisoner. Mr. John Hastings appeared for the the scheme if the Superintendent of the Sailors'
Hi Road on the 25th inst., was concluded before H. H. J, Gompertz at the Magistracy yesterday morning. The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.
for,
In the early hours of yesterday morning a Chinese Sergeant Detective of Police, while on detective duty, was attacked by four law- breakers at Autan. in the New Territory, about six miles from Taipo. He is in a precarions. condition.
to lift up the hands of the latter. One of our correspondents to-day makes the somewhat startling suggestion that sixty dollars is Joo high a sun to charge in the
The February dance of the Masonic Quadrille Bubsistence of an out-of-work sailor during Club will be bold at the Masonic Hall, Zotland ench month of waiting. As hy backs up Street, to-morrow (Friday). About 150-inviti his assertion by figures, the accuracy or tions have been sent out. As dancing will bo otherwise of which we have not yet ind kept up till 2a minute ferry hai beef arranged time to investigate, we hope the point he raises will be the subject of serion, discus- sion when the seberné contes under con- sideration. In reply to a query addressed to him, he said that to the test of bis know ledge and belief, the Sailors' Home is not handicapped by u huwawy rental, so thit, judging-perficially, sixty dollars doės ap pear an excessive charge to make, especially, in view of the fact that many of the intels and bounding houses, conducted solely for profit, charge uly-290, while offering in return a enisine which no recipient of clarity, howev
est and deserving he may be, has tight to expect. Either there is some leggitin expediture which our correspondent has failed to take into
VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY account, or the Sailors' Home is one of the
YEARS IN BOTTLE
institutions, already referred to, which fritters away in administrative extravigande monies that should be devoted almost wholly to the real purposes of its foundation, la formation on these and other peints should
*
which
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P. S. O'Sniliran charged two Chinese before
aman. The movement is also gaining
prodigiously in the provinces.
PRINCESS VICTORIA'S
ILLNESS,
*LONDON,. 31st January.
Princess Victoria has undergone
an operation for appendicitis. The medical bulletin is a favourable one.
CORRECTION.
The telegraph company informs us that the Mr. Gompertz at the Police Court yesterdogs published yesterday morning, relating with being the keepers of a chamod gaming house in Wing Ting Streat. They were onch fined $20. Nine natives who were arrested for gambling in the said hans were each finod 33,
Two new stars may be sudded to " Old Glory. The Senate Committee on Territories, by a vote of six to four, authorizat a favourablo ro port on the statehood bill providing for ad- uission into the United States of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, -ta bocome the State of Oklahoma, and of Arizona and New Mexico to income the State of Arizona,
charges of frond have been filed against, former The Maria Cablenews says:-"Thirioon Consal-General Goodnow. That amaber of really dealings is enough to make anybody anfucky." The best Americans, like the
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to the intalities at Warzar and Riga, should bove zvad “Imudreck," not " hundred."
*Received February lat,
REUTEE'S SERVICE.]
THE NORTH SEA ENQUIRY COM- MISSION,
:
LONDON, 30th January- The North Sea Commission has been sitting a week in Paris, with open doors. The exom if the reported presence of Japanese torpedo nation of the Hall fishermen elicited flat denials boats.
RUSSIA.
defonce,
Home or the Hon. Seretary of the Ladies' Benevolent Society would, if possible, furnish answers (approximate if not exact? to the following questions:-
(1) What was the average daily number of destitate Europoans and Americans in the Colony throughout the year 1904 ?
2) How many such persons are now in tho Colony
2) What is the proportion of deserving as among them?
(4) How many of these are accomodated in
the Sailors Home P
(5) How many of the men who in the courxo of last year deposited $60 to enter the Failors Hemo were able to leave that Institution befora that sam was entirely exhausted P
Su Chak Man was further eross-examined by Mr. TastingsThe body of the maidservant who was killed on the 2nd October was buried on the 4th October on a bill near Pak' Kong. I went to the grave when she was buried;
Su Yer Mas declared :--I am a brother of the last witness, and live at the same house with, bim. Ou the night, of the robbery, "ny brother two of his children, his wife, my wife, and two arddeurvants were sleeping in the house, The lanidservants were sleeping in a room nisur the street. Anybody entering the house from the front would first come into their room, On the evening of the robbery I wont to bel at 9 p.m. About 11 p.m. I heart a lot of people coming in by the street door. A. hammering noise woke me up. Then heard two shots, after which I heard a hammering at the parlour door. This door is between the parlour and the yard. When I heard this hammering I got ap and hid myself ander the bed. The parlour door was bylted. It was broken in. Some people entered my room. One man holding a light drugged me from under the bed. I then saw seven or eight mon in the rasta. They were armed with knives and revolvers. One caméup and searched me. Ollors broke open three boxes in the room. The man who "searched me took a bangle off my wrist. Alto support out of the public fuuda the deserving gether the robbers took property of mino worth and the undesorring alike in the House of but $380. I afterwards heard a ncis like Detention. I venture to submit for considera the firing of erneters in the street, and the suggestion that the doserving casa then made of dragging me or of the robbers said "Sung" They should be assisted by the Governmout at the Sailors Home instead of in the prison-like
with them.
(6) If any, how many were turned out of the Fallers Home last year because the amount of their deposit had been entirely mortgagoḍ }
(7) What became of them then?
Finally I should like to put to the public regrally this gnostion: Why should not the funds accusary to cover all serving cards bo pbtained from the surplus revenus of the - Colony! Every desarring ease could then he guaranteed by the Government. but it may not be possible to do that under the *ystem of voluntary guarantees. At present
I would not walk, an the prisoner pointed Horse of Defcution.
revolver me. He said You'd better
walk; if not, I will shoot yan." Thres mon thin drugged my out of thù grate into the
UBIQUE,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS
A CHOICE AFTER DINNER WINE be promptly offered to the punite, u
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
purpose we will spare as much of our space ns is possible. The suggestion of our other correspondent that the Honso of Extention
English, reserve such comes is proven guilty, The Cablenews does not represent the hast Americans,
London, 30th Joamry,
A Circalar from the Holy Synod to the Burck and Wel, two sailors of the .. Forest Orthede, says that the strikes are instigated A. S. WATSON & CO. is a semi-prison needs. we feel sure,
to be greatly qualified; but this point Hull. wore charged befors Mr. Hazeland at the by enemies at home and abroad, and led by a Police Court yesterday with bearing in a riminal priest; the movement had broken out LIMITED.
we must reserve for later comment. Redisorderly manner at West Point on Tuesday when all shonlu hare cooperated to protect the turring to the scheme of the GovERsor, night last. In a fight, Wel is said to have fatherland; the object of Russia's sacroles was We are inclined to four it, not be stabbed his antagonist in the back, and was into produce civil war to prevent reinforcements cause it is the idea of a man in high his turn folled with a belaying pin by a being sent to the Maucharis army. place, but because we are convinced of onlooker. The defendants were each fined Sacular concludes with an appeal for obedience to the ability of the Sailors Home inana gersand bound over in the sum of $160 persons! the Emperor and God's commands, and gives a
security to beep the peace for two months.
Warning against advisers in the pay of Russia's to distinguish deserving cases, because we
enemies. 133 feel strongly that such discrimination is imperatively necessary, and because we have often been told that the anthorities of
The oir-
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street by force. They do not take far. There were about thirty mon at the place to which they dragged me. The two men who dragged me out then said they would let me go. This remark was addressed to the other rob bars. One of them said, "No. Take him back." Pris per then came up and asked what was The matter.. He said to me :-"I will let you go; consider yourself Josky." The robbers then deramped, and I went hems. When I entered the door, I saw the maidservant lying on the floor. She was then dead. I did not see a wound on for at the time. On entering the parlour I saw my brother. He finds mark on his leg. I am quite sure I saw prisoner at the house that evening. He is the man who let
me go and pointel at me
that they wished in numerous cases. The honesty to pay up at the sad of the mouth. If fired at many paints. The British Consul number of others inside the gaul here. Nobody idea of those who think it better to bestow he takes a hand bag some fine morning and General and the Vice-Cousal, al separate times, described him to me beforehand. No anonymously signed communications that have eemosynary doles upon several unde rays that he is going out into the provinces were charged by patrols, and the latter received robbery a Chinese official called at my house to.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Ostrcommunications relating to the serosalumis should be addressed loTax EDITOR.
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A hotel keeper interviewed by a Cablancas reporter said that at Manila u Americin with a clau suit end often when it isn't clean, car get board at about any plan in town simply
LATER
Seriens riots occurred in Warsaw on Satur- day, many of the finest shops were soled and
Grundenta must forward their rames and wi: the Sailors' Home have been unable to do all for the asking, the proprietor trust.ng to his burned; the cavalry sharged, and the troops with a revólver. I piekod him out from a
drrace with communications addrested to the Edit
not for publication, but as evidence of good faith
of letter for publication should be written on
one side of the paper only. already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for extra copies of Daisy PL should be sent Lefare 11 am on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: Pason. Codes: 1.B.C. 5th Ed. Liiber's P.O. Bor, Sa, Telephone No. 12
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serving ones rather than to miss helping for a few days, bois takes at his word. He can one deserving, is kind, but impolitic, for be well past Hongkong before anything is
gospected. * reasons that should now be sufficiently obvious, without further elaboration here.
The Hon. Tassarer of the Alice femorial
Terrible sword-ents on the taco.
LATER. The Hon. Charles Hardings has sent a British military attaché to investigate the re-
After the
BIR,It would appear by the correspondence in your issue of this date that there has long been a complete misapprehension as to tho setual primo cost of individual support in casos of sailors (and flours) who are pail off from
their ships in this port. The amount domanded by the Sailors' Homes, according to tho correspondence. $60 per month. The follow- ing items may interest.
...
Broadba Butter 1 oz. Chess i.. Moat, average... Vegetables, Various Tea, milk and sugar Fruit, I Catty var.. Condiments, var...
other dishes...
Conta
10
Total, por day, 75 ote Add to this amount for extras or
33 por cout, 25
For Day
$1 investigate. This was on the 4th October. The other maidservant died month after the
The quality of the articles kore slated is the robbery,
very best and estimated for an average of twenty Hastings:-My men. In proportion as Cross-examined by Mr.
the number of men itself at the rate of ten per cent. Thus 50 man 90 cents per day, 47 m 80 cents per day. and so on, 50 men being well airved at the rate of 70 cents per day
Those who persist in giving a dollur here and Nethersols Hospitals begs to acknowledgeported attacks on the British Consul-General brother does not well lottery tickets, neither doos increases by tens, as the figure will redzos
and a dollar thers, instead of enquiring into and supporting some such scheme us the one suggested, lay themselves open to a charge of indifference as culpable or more so than that of the curmudgeon who never gives at all. Far from sharjag :-* noble impulse," they are ignobly gratifying a natural one in an ignobly lazy manner, throwing alms to the beggar because it is less trouble than to refuse, and much less trouble than to write a note to those who make it their business to see that charity is judiciously exorcised. No one will deuy
In such very unpromising times it would be
with thanks deeations as in the list that and the Pro-Coneulat Wared by the soldiery, he colloot money for lotteries. He does not run a gambling establishment. When the official follows:--Talate & Co. 825; F. Bornemann, 820; The Hon. Charles Hardinge has also sent #
caine to my house he found two ballets. He China Export, Import, and Banks Co., 820; protest against the re-publication of the notices Gapp and Co., 520; E. Osborne, 21; F. 9. posted at Libau, pointing out that it will did not take them away. I did not think it was important that I should bring the ballots hore Joseph, $15; A. K. Holmes, $10; H. Hurstaariously affect the friendly relations of the two with me. I did not go to the maidservant's interesting to know how the $60--demande d house, $10; Asgar and Esmail, $10; J. F.Powers.
The disturbances in Warsaw were, renewed funeral. I am frightened of dead bodies. My by the Sailors' Homo-is disposed of. They must Boulton, $10; A. G. Gordon, $10; F. Haver Drcete, $10; Rev. F. F. Gettschalk, 85; B. yesterday when to were killed and wounded, Layton, 810; A. Becker, 910; Kelly and
the troops at Liban have been reinforced. Walsh, $10.
The Tientsin Timer reports that of the fifty- two head of cattle on Mesars. Walte and Co.'s farm forty maven have already died, including
THE WAR.
wife was in bed with me when the robbers came having turkey, ham and champagne every When I hid underneath the bed she got under day P-Ycurs, eto.,
the blanket. I never saw the prisoner before the night of the robbery.
the two imported bulle. f the four remaining [BY COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSUL in. The warrant gave his name as Leung Chan,
ews, one is spected to die at any time, while
HONDROND OFFICE : 14, DERVED ROAD C. LON IN OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. HONGKONO, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1905. We would commend to our readem, and particularly to those who may attend the forthcoming meeting of the Benevolent Society, the scheme of His Excellency the GOVERNOR for the relief of destitute and deserving sailors in this Colony. The atti- tude we have felt obliged to take with regard to the foolish sentiment for and that as order for food is a more sensible į the others are all siling. None of the other thoughtless encouragement of the beach. gift then u coin, that may be, and too often comber as a type does not delar us from is, spent on something goaded less; but one sympathising with genuine peed, and involves trouble, and the other doesn't. the scheme unfolded in our correspondence Such indolent benevolence blesses neither column yesterday we perceive possibilities him that takes nor him that gives, and is of ensuring that local philanthropy may positive injustice to those who give more reach the maximum of mer with a mini- wisely, and to the place to which bad char
Our Commouts on the acters are thereby attracted. mum of WASLA; beachcomber nuisance have been misunder stoad in one quarter, whence the suggestion comes that they tended to benumb and!
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The English Mail of the 31st December was delivered in London on the 28th January.
farms have suffered from rinderpest. Muol sympathy will be folt with Me. Walto, who started this farm with so much public spirt, a success. It is the more unfortunate that the and spared neither money nor pains to make it
low has occurred during bis absence.
RUSSIANS REPULSED,
John William Hanson, Chief Detective-In- spector, deposed: Lwas in the charge-room at the Contral Station when the priecnor was brought
alias To Fa Min. When asked his name the prisoner said, "I am Leang Tak." I said "Your Burzame is Loting; you say your name is Tuk and not Chau. I then said "You are Ta Fa Tokyo, 1st January.
Min." He replied," They call me so," I was Marabal Ohypma reports that on our
present when Soo Tak Man picked out the right and centre on the 80th January the prisoner from sixteen others on the gaol.com Russians engaged in bombordmeat, while pound. This was in the presence of the nade the Captain Superintendent, whe The Manila Cableness says:-It is certain their small detachments attacked in arrangements. It
une 14th Junsary, that the small stores in Manila-those kept by Chinese and Filipinos--will not lose anything various directions, but all were repulsed by under the new revenue law if they continue to our outposts.. On our left the enemy bom find customers to purchase what they offer for site. The dealers in poultry, fish and similar barded on the 30th January with heavy
WOY
The ideatification by oach of the witnesses was. eeparate. There could be no communication hetween the two witness prior to the identification by each of the witnesses.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hastings:-Defend
A prisoner in Bilibid prison has mysteriouslydomestic products lase advanced their prices all guns on Peiyentai and Chenchiehpao; other-ant was picked out from a row of sistema was found outside the prison.
EXPERT
PIRACY IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
The four Chinese pirates who took $2,074 from a cargo junk in Quarry Bay were brought up on round yesterday. Mr. H. K. Holmes again appeared to defend one of thom.
Kwak Sau Chi deposer: On the morning of the 18th instant our junk laft Shaukiwan for Victoria When we got as far as the Saip Works I saw a heat palling towards us from the direction of Tsaichwan. There were over ten men on board of her. When the boat get aear as I shonted ont "What, boat is that?" They did not answer, but kept on, palling towards our bout. When they got alongsido they told us not to call out or they would shoot us. They said they had come to take rarengs. Seven men boarded our junk and two remained. in their boat. Some of the boarders were
paralyse the most kindly and noble im disappeared. His abandoned prison clothing along the line, under the sxcase that the now wise called Sandejiu, and on the 81st remaad prisoners. I do not think any of the armed with revolvers, and some with daggore.
-pulses" of our fellow colonists. There is poeed to call such kindly impulses "poble. They are natural, and being so,
internal revenue tax will absorb their profita.
An American papor commente:The Czar For example, a small chicken could be purchased Jagorry on Cheschiehpao, Yakatai (two is said to be the richest man in the world. in Manila for about thirty-five cents, local cur- miles east of Chenchiehp20) and Litajenton. That is probably due to the fact that he is rency, before the first of the year. The price afraid to get out to spend his laçome.”:
is now sixty cents. The small booth keepers The enemy's offensive movements in swall
All nuits of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps have advanced the price of their goods all the detachments on the 30th January towards
do not run much danger of paralysis. What is needed, and this was our chief object, is to see that their gratification - follows fair and proper channels, doing good will purado at Head Quarters at 10 am on by encouraging the deserving to make a Saturday next (Chinese Now Year's Day) for inspection by Major-General F. G. Slade, C.B. good fight against adversity, and doing no
The men will proceed by launch to Lyemun for barm to the community at large by en drill and practice with the 15.pr. B.L. aid couraging worthless aird even dangerous | Maxim guns. Titi will be provided. » characters. The objection that much of the money subscribed to charity organisa tions filters away in administrative charges is trite, and not in all eases true. Although correct in many instances, it does not apply to the present scheme, as no part of the sums
Mr. F. Loureiro has joined the II.K.V.A. and Messrs. H. W. Lorhed and A.-S. Mason have joined the HK.V. Engineer Company. naner H. C. Austen, H.K.V.A.. has bova granted six months' leave of absence, Ganders H. D. Ball and G. Blood, E.K.V.A., havo bera,
way from twenty to Bfty per cent, and give as
excure that the demands of the internal Tatzupao, Jutaitzu, and on the 31st January revonne law must be met. It is to be regretted towards Chinchielpao were repulsed at all that the Government could not esset one half
of all advance in price over and above that sides. actually required by the new revenne, where such advance is, based on the exense that is now given by the small dealer.
SALVAGE OF THE S.S." SHREWS.
BURY,"
It is reported that Mossre. E, C. Wilke
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RECENT LOSSES.
LONDON, 30th January. The Japanese estimate their losses in the guaranteed in the manner suggested by S promoted to Bombardiers. Corporal -B., Laps Fead Co. have secured the contract on behalf of i MATTHEWNATHAN Could beupplied to the ex- Second Corporal J. H. Witchell, H.K.V.E, Messrs, Gilman and Company salve the recent fighting ut 5,000 and that of the
8.9. Shrewsbury stranded on Borabay Shoal. Russians at 10,000, penditure of the Benevolent Society. Indeed, has been promoted to Corporal.
toy, H.K.V.D., has been promoted to Sergeant.
Chinese detectives were present at the identifies Same of them rubbed my eyes with pepper, and tion. I do not know that some of them have a blinded nie. One of the robbers broke the considerable interest in this caso.
Hearing continues.
CANTON'S NEW AMERICAN
· CONSUL.
rattan of the gold mounted bangle on my right wrist tail took it away. I also bad a gold mounted bangle on my left wrist. This they tried to pull off, but as they could ast they put my wrist on the eaver of the latch and with n eltopper cut the rattan of the bangle. They also took my gold finger ring. I was then forced-down-into-the bold, At first I refused
When Mr. Julius G. Lay, the new American Conarl- to go, until they threatened to siah ine General for Canton, and Mrs. Lay, arrived at the robbers were leaving the ship I heard the Manils on the 27th ult, on their way to Canton word "sung." I went up on deck, and on vis Hongkong. Mr. Lay has been in the examining the ship I missed my box. It consular service of the United States for over contained about 50 pieces of clothing di Biteen years, and now comes from Barcelona, gold mounted bangle valued at $7. Besides Spain, where be spent five years. At Canton he the ring I mentioned, I lost four other rings relioros Mr. Cheshire, who has been acting since of the total välno" of $150, which wore in my Consul McWade's dismissal. Mr. Montgomery box, also 74 gold beads worth $72. 1 could not Sohaylor, another representative of the United identify any of the robbers who came on board-
our junk. States consuler service, is on the way to Bangkok as Consul-General
Hearing continues.
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