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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFSS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1906.

THE CHARGES AGAINST INSPECTOR

H. J. W. GIDUNT.

We would draw attention to the first of TELEGRAMS.] FRUITS OF THE COMMISSION.

["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE. } PREMIER'S WIFE DEAD.

was unfortunately later made public. The POFE strongly resented the action of M."Banyan's" Jettings, in which our contributor LOUBET, as head of a Catholic State, pointedly recognising the Power that bad deprived the Pure of his dominions.

A. S. WATSON & CO. As a matter of fact, M. LOUIET had

LIMITED.

ay

merely performed

tho

necessary duty of returning a Royal visit, their. Italian París the MAJESTIES having been year before. Other Catholic Powers were

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gives a forecast of an interesting and important antouncement which is expouted to be offemily angoanced before long. Bince it has been truly

"long felt want," and the wonder is that it was never done before, we feel sure that Bir Matthew. Nathan and the gentleman who approached him will have the appreciation, and gratitude of many parents.

Omitting cente, following were the total

When the 5250 was paid to him he took it to defondant's house. He first went to seo defon- dant at the office, but Mok did not go with kim. Mok was present when the money was The bearing of the charges of bribery pre-paid to witness, and when he witness) weat to dofondant he left Mok bohind in the shop, ferred against Inspector Habert J. W.

where he found him when he returned. Ho Gidley of the Sanitary Board was continued. LONDON, August 31st. ·

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, called on the inspector at his offes between 10 There were a number, of Chinoso Luly Campbell-Bannerman, after a prosocated and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (of Messrs and 11 ate.

Wilkinson and Grist) represented

the presont, but he e suld not say whether Inspooler defendant.

Lamble was there. The desk opposite defen- long illness, has died at Marienland.

[The deconsed lady, who was a daughter of the late General Sir Charles Bruce, was

AINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. circularised from Rome, and the publication | Customs collections for the Inne quarter atarrind in 1880.]

WATSON'S

CELEBRATED

E

BLEND

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

preference.

ALL RUSSIA DISORDERED.

LONDON, August 31st. Disorders are

now reported all over Russia.

Re-examined—Whonwitness leftrobool howAY

Chak Hok-king was farther examined. He dent's in the office was occupied by a Chinese said the notice produced was siguo by clork. Witness always conversel with thedofon- defendant. It was first handed to him by dant in Chinase. He kept an account book in of the protest. Bronised the indiquation of local ports. The figures in parentheses are for

gare him the paper he took it and showed it in his books of the portions of the two bribes he the Republicans. The Port ordered two the corresponding quarter of 1906. Amoy COLONIAL TARIFF PROPOSAL. Mok in witness shop last year. After Mok connection with his business, hat had no record bishops of Republican sympathies to resign Tir. 201,043 (189,145), Swatow Th. 340,331

LONDON, August 31st. to the inspector. He saw defondsut at his hours and received. Witness had not gone round with and told hini ho saw the owner of $250 if heather inspectors to watch them examining cou- and repair to Rome for disciplinary pur-(375,471), Canton The. 720,347 (713,614), Kong- moon Tis. 29,108 (26,604, Samshui Tia 36,672

The Australian Government has would exempt an owner from concreting his orste. Only the premises he had already mon- poses; aud in reply to this assertion of

the house. The inspector looked at the motion and toned were found satisfactory by the inspector, 144,231). and Wuchow Tia. 101,046 (137,935)

Great Britain

said all right; be said he would go and inspect the so far as be know. The $25) from the Ynen power, France recalled its ambassador from The quarterly total for all thirty ports was proposed to

honse on the following day, Wituose a bit Fat hong was taken to inform the the Vatican. By this time the necessity of Hongkong Tis, 8,960,971, against Tls. 9,613,971 | establishment of, a ten

per cent.

inspect it. Hie coolie was also present. He defondant had inspected the premises. He told complete disestablishment had become fully in the same quarter of 1905.

could not remember whether any hole was dng the man who handed it to him that the inspec apparent, and legislation to that end was

Witness ter had not inspected the premises. in the floor. After the inspection witness agizod started. The Vatican was accused by M.

defends it whether the floor was satisfactory, had been to school for five or six years, and left

At lusch when he was twenty-one years of age. Comes of having wilfully disregarded and

and defendant said it would de violated the Concordat of 1901 by which,

time witness went to the inspector's house and in retorn for recognition of State rights.

handed him $5, No one else was provenfor. The 350 was given him by Mok. NAPOLEON 1. marle an annual grant equivalent to 21,480,000, as some pensation for church property seized during the Revolution. Subsequent governments had arranged melifications of detail; int this principle demained intact, that the roment of the Civil Government necessary for all appointments or dismissala The French government, therefore, could not submit to the POPE's attitude in the matter of th two bishopa. Violent disscusions in the Chamber were only to be expected, but M. ROUVIER in cending M. Coney se long will it be, as Mr. Bryan, before" the MORE CHILI EARTHQUAKES. father in the business until ouo or two years the four has

WHISK Y. of pelesiastical diguituries.

WHICH

THIS YERY FINE OLD SCOTCH HAS BEEN A WHISKY

THE THROUGHOUT FAVOURITE EAST FOR OVER 20 YEARS STILL MAINTAINS ITS SUPREMACY OWING PURITY AND TO ITS ABSOLUTE MELLOWNESS.

PER CABE

$15.00

A. S. WATSON & CO.. have been the first to set.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Houghong, 23rd August, 1906,

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NUTICK TO CORRESPONDENTS. OSŁYCɔmmunications relating to tha.aws column Should be addreed to THE EDITOR.

kritopondents must forward their names and að de with cogamunication, addrsuad to the Bios, not fin publication but as evidence of good faith,

lasters for publication, should be written on thside of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have mirandy appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra caries of DAILY PAs held be ni before li a.m, on day of publication. After that

COM-

Wits

year showed that the noble ideal at liberty, not be equality, and fraternity must hindered by the tyranny of the cask Where before France legally recognised all religione, and made a grant to every meet. that could boast of a hundred thousand adherents, now France washes 19 hands of them all; each ser Est. support itself and the State. will not meddle, provided no sect presumes to melille with the State. Education is removed entirely from, church control, An example winch Britain, as a Protestant country, should By the law pro- mulgated on December 9th, 1904, the churches are separated from the State, which ja volieved from payment of salaries. The adherents of all creeds may form Bociations for public worship and all buildings actually used for public worship are to be made over after nu inventory is takon of

assosiations. thuse various Ecclesiastics ever sixty years of age and with over thirty years of remunerative service under the State are entitled to a pension equal to three-fourths of that salary, and others according to their length of service. There are nearly forty thousand Catholic pensioners, seven hundred Pro

The members of the Garman Reichsrath whe are touring in the East arrived at Singapore an Aug. 23rd on board the N.D.I.. Prin Heinrich The starrer had been acting almost in the capacity of a private yacht on this voyag having been run close to the Riveira coast in order to let the parliamentarians get a good view, and round the arighbourhood of Sabang Bay, AL Singapore istys the Free Press) 1h y had quite a busy day's rightansing. They visited Bobu Meyers & Co's premises and godowns, went in the Botanical Gardens, and were shown the other sights of the place.

The whole system of Government in India is, in Mr Bryan's opinion, ajast. It seems that "the Government of India is an arbitrary and depatic as the Government of Russia ever This from any one else would have was" been called, and deservedly called, trast.

How

quickened constiruce of England's Christion people" will apply to England's greatest. colony "the doctrines of human brotherhood! which have made the Anglo-Saxon race se great? Has he ever asked himself when a negro will become the Fresident of the foiled States Preliminary to that stage, the con- sciones must be sufficeady quickened not tor tolerate hyperboles.

Famine is spreading.

CRICKET RECORD.

in the same class as defendant's elder brother,

The inspector who sat next him in the class. He was rebuild-

on receiving the money gare witness $10. Witness paisted ont to the Court what he w the inspector write on the notice. It read

H: J. W. "Examined and found good. Gidley 29:105 hod 13 Beahsm Strand LONDON, August, 31st, West." This was written immediately after Defendant first George Hirst of Yorkshire C. C, witness male the payment.

wrote it in pencil, and witness said "It is in It might come off."

Defendnut then wrote it in ink, and has made 2,0110 runs and taken 200 pencil. They won't believe me.

This makes a wickets this season.

witness took the paper to his shop and handed it to Mok. new record for first class cricket,

Cross-examiand-Witness did not assist his

before his death. He had been in the business twelve or thirteen years, and left school when

There was not another con

LONDON, August 31st. Heavy shocks of earthquake have guin heen felt in Chili.

ISLAMISM IN ENGLAND.

LONDON August 31st, It has been arranged to build a Mahomedan mosque at Bayswater.

By kind permission of Lieut. Col. A. G. Fitton, D.2.0., and Officers, the Band of the Second Battalion The Quma's Own" (Royal West Kent Regiment will play the following

REUTRE'S SEETICE.] programme of music during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel, this (Saturday) evening :—

THE WELLMAN EXPEDITION. March" Preciosu,”

Valbindt

LONDON, August 29th. Selection from The Belle of New York," Keeker Valse Lustige Hrader,”

Philp avotte Sony. "Mimons,"

It is now confirmed that the Wellman Chanson de Nuit, Selection from "Menzie. England,” German expedition to the North Pole has been

"La Charitu!

Gabre Marutka

...... Hare abandoned. Seatch Overture" Hob Rey,"

Devery

RUSSIA.

London, August 29th.

he was a min.

tractor firm hare by the name of Lik Kee. Sineo his father died be had ut a little manez. Ic the contract to pull down Lane, Crawford's old premises he spont After more munny than he had received. the Ynen Fat bong affair he did not often go to as the fendant about more business, had had no quarrel with him, and was

ing part of Lane, Crawford's old pramines, but the work was not finished yet. Before he w the ustion in the nowapspoes shout the Com. mission he did not speak to angoas about defendant. Fahad his boss linawashol twice a year. Mr. Lamble, and not; defendant, looked after that.

la

last year

Ko Chan-king, sworn, said he was a dealer in preserved fruits. His shop namy was

Su Tak-ng.

November he was occupying Nos. 138, 142, 144 and 15 Queen's Road West. A sanitary inspector then called and inspected the ground surfaces of The inspector was accom- panied by a Chinamau who carried a pick. A small hole about ten inches square was out in the ground surfach of two of the houses. The holes had since been repaired by his foki, but the Sanitary Board had not paid for them Cross-examined-Witness went to each of the houses with the inspector when be examined the floors. He saw the concret laid, and it was very well laid.

Re-examined. That was about six or seven

aware that it was a criminal offenes for defen-years ago. dant to accept bribes. Witness was not asked to give a receipt for the $250.

Mr. Wilkinect-Are you aware that it in a criminal offence to induce a person to Recept

or affor bribes

Witness Yes.

Mr. Bowley-I submit, your Worship, the witness is not bound to answer that question,

His Wurship saw no objection to the question being answered.

Mr. Bowley Heneed notanswer the question My friend is asking him to incriminate himself, DINNER MENO-Hors D'Oeuvres-Anchovy and

and he is entitled to the protection of the Court. Otive Croutone. Soap Potato Fish-Fish a la

His Worship He is not bound to swar Creals Entrees-loved steak and Mushrootas, igen Farce and Green Pets, Chi-wan Liver an

any question that will tend to incriminate bim, Halalties.Corry--Lamih. Joints, &c. ---Roast 321.

It is stated in St. Petersburg that an

but I don't see that the question asked will. of Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Capon-ana?

insurrection had been planned for October Mr. Wilkiasen-Thisis really a waste of time. Bread Bauce, Boiled Calf's tea and Brain Bauce Cold Patted Corned Best and Tomato Salad. Eweets-Vermicelli Pudding, Chocolate Ice Cream and that vast quantities of arms and ex-As a matter of fact the question is the gist of and Finger Cakes, Tipsy Cafe. Dessora-Coffee-plosives had been purchased; the insurrecthe whole thing.

Fruit.

V.R.C. FETE.

It was a happy suggestion which emanated hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.testante, and a few Jewish, who take about from the V.H.C. committed to bold a swimming L'elegraphic Address: Pause. Code: A,B,C), «kh K.

fr. 20,200,000 from the Stute, The Pors gula at night, and when it took practical shape

Lieber

P.0. Bor. 8. Telephone Nin, 12

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On August 31st, at 1, Stewart Terre, Pook. the wife of the Honorable Mr. Raw Ass OkBORN1 A daughter.

HсNGKONG OFFIOR: 10, DES YEUX ROAD C

tion had, however, been thwarted owing to the number of arrests of the conspirators.

The Tsar aid the Grand Duke Nicholas were among the bearers of the coffin at General Minn's funeral yesterday.

A mauifesta from the Labour party of the

appears quite willing to goad the State int last night the rasalt was noanimously prolate Duma, to the army, says that the

withdrawing this generous item, by his suicidal and unscripteral orders to the priesthood to resist the separation law There may be, dirvetly incited by tho Church, which hangers still after temporal "Lonpos Operes: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C dominion, more disorders and fatalities. It is n sad thing to contemplate, but it is consoling to believe that the flowing tide is with the party of common-sense and hurgau dignity, and that in time to come all Freuch men will blush to think of the folly of those

failed misguided predecessors who

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 1ST. 1906.

This priest controls the peanut and the Pork controls the priest: otherwise, the pix,

to

nounced a disticer sucouss, Kitson, lights

laminated the bathing ursa.

Its ray datced on the rippling waves, and showed the gleaming bodies of the competitors, making a scene that was decidedly attractive. Its picturesquoticas was of course sabauced by the dainty costume of the ladies and the light garb of the gentlo men. It was feared at one time that tha. presence of a typhoon in the vicinity would affect the attendance, but fortunately all fears disappeared yesterday, and the number pressut was exceptionally large. The arrangements were all that] could be desired, and a good night's sport was enjoyed. Results:

soldiers have sworn loyalty not only to the Tsar but to the Facberland, which the Tour has deceived. The manifesto urges the soldiers to fulfil their oath to the Father land and to fight for the authority of the people.

FAILURE IN AMERICA.

LONDON, August 29th. A sensation has been caused in America.

by the failure of one of the strongest financial institutions in Philadelphia, a

Mr. Bowley This man is not on his trial for offering a bribe and noed not answer the ques- tionnaless be likos.

ur

Mr. Wilkinson-Whather he is aware not, the fact ronins that he is guilty.

Mr. Bowley-If he has admitted the fact, he is not bound to udail guilty knowledge of the fact. His Worship-I don't sua any ground for his refusing to answer the question.

Mr. Bowley--If he has incriminated himself, Le is not bound to incriminate himself farther, His Worship- My opinion is that the answer to the question will not tend to incriminate him, Mr. Wilkinson (to wiles)-Are you not but I will make a note of the objection.

afraid of being prosecuted?

Witness-No. It was advertised in the newspapers that we were to tell the truth. and we would get the protection of the Commission, Continuing, witness said he had never been otherwise than on friendly terms with the trafondent He turned round now because the Government hed found defendant out

Three Lengths' flandicap First heat, J. M. | real-estate and trust company. The Defendaur and never refused to got witness seni relations of the French Government and recognise the rottenness of the pretensioos Remolios, 48 &cs; sond heat, J. A. you failure involves 1,400,000. The President work, and now he pitied the defendant. Last

the Vatican would app ar in the light of an

for which they fought,

yesterday,

The as Cranley, which arrived here from Chingwants and Cheloo yesterday, has 1,421 coolies abourd, bound for South Africa.

44 Bes; third heut, J. M. Ioza Pereira, 48! secs. fourth hent, A. H. Carroll 48 secs.

Final ifth heat, J. M. Lapes, 49 seca. Lyon; 2, Lopes. A keen struggle at the clos In the early stages the soraich men found t'og could not wipe off the handicap.

Plunging. Serouteau competitors entered F. K. Tata, J. Witeball and R. Lapsley ware the thres best. Tata failed to do so well on his second attempt and Witchell won.

A pleasant inforlule was taken up with the antics of two ladies" and two "gentleman" o

boating excursion, which resulted in all four. struggling in the water.

archaic absurdity. Frenchmen in the Far The Colonial Secretary informs us that the East appear to be vastly indignaut at the issue of clean Bills of Health was resumed Pore's Encyclical to the French bishops, and befor other nationals can understand why they take Rome so seriously, they must review the situation. Once, of course, there was a temporal Power at the Vatican;

The bar at the Singapore Supreme Court on and the renewed troubles between Church August 23rd way crowded by all of the counse) and State in France are chiefly due to the practising in Singapore, who would possibly Fict that a point of State etiquette happened be present, when the recently appointed to be viewed by the Vatican through Chief Justice, Mr. Hyndman Jones, took his the eye of diplouncy, rather than through seat in his new and exalted capacity for the the eye of religion. Many people not closely interested assume that the Govern-

Challenge Team Racs. Four teams entered, ment of France has fallen into atheistic an assistant master at a school in Hongkong. V. R. C. “B,” 87th Co., R. G. A., Hongkong hands, and that it is this which ting incurred and lately of the Singer Sowing Machine Com the displeasure of the Church, and provoked 'pany, is sovering his connection with the latter antipathetic legislation in contempt of that concern and resuming scholastic duties. He displeasure. Really, the cause of the leaves this evening en route to Teinaula, where trouble is much less worthy; it is almost the newly founded school will benefit by his Indieroua and certainly contemptible.

first time.

!

The following reference was in the Haukow paper--We learn that Mr. Whittisk, formerly

services.

Running header from springboard two prizes. One for hest, M. A. R. Sonza; worst J. W. Baius.

Yacht Club, and R. W. K. The stroggle lay between V. R. C. and the R. G. A., the latter starting off with a lead. Bains, however. secured the first place for the V. R. C.

A polo match between scratch teams, though not on the programma was introduced at the

President Lot BET visited the KING OF The programme for the Kowloon Cricket request of a number of spectatore, and proved

Life Saving Race. A big outry. First disqualified because three to arrive were "rasened" assisted. Haltou and Cos per-won.

very exciting. to-night is very attractive. ITALY early in 1904, and omitted at the Clah overt

There is a pleasing variety of vocal and in- same time to visit His HOLINESS THE POPE, stramental selections, and the artistes include Various reasons have been suggested for Mrs. Jordan Mies North, Messrs. R. Hume, the omission, but none should be necessary. L. Broughall, Groome, A. F. Walstow, G. R. if modern piety were balf us real as modern Edwards, E. G. Jordau, A. E. Paine, Bristow, pretence. The Fapal authorities, however, Burnett and Brougham, with the Band of the not a protested bitterly in a private note, which 129th Baluchis.

No one hun any real sense of pathos who has tenet of humour, and both these are the sense of stree proportion.

· Cheung Cho muid be wass carpenter carry- ing on business at 1-44 12 ammm's Road West. He remembered a sanitary inspector calling to inspect the ground surface of his kop last year. The inspector did not dig a hole in the floor.

Cross-examined Two or three non accom- panied the inspector when he called at witness" premises. The inspector went all round the place and amped sha after this occasion he called, several times ta

inspect.

ALAM

Re-examined-There was not more than ope thumping of the floor.

The case was adjourned nutil 3 onday after-

habu.

THE OPIUM FARM.

.

BIG DROP IN PURCHASE PRICE,

Toaders for the purchase of the privileges known as the Optima Farm closed ut the Colonial Secretary's Office al moon yesterday. As was anticipated, there was a heavy drop in the purchase price, so that the Government will hare to devise other means to raise the $49,900 worth of revenue which will be lost by the acceptance of the highest tender.

The successful tenderer was Lok Yau, the present farmer, sad the amount of On his tender was $121,000 per month.

offer of $185,099 per month for the privileges the last occasion when tenders were called his connected with the farm was accepted lig Government. During the year, however, the heary losses which he sustained indeed the Government to reduce his monthly payment to $170,000, and over then the business was not flourishing,

MACAO.

(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

August 30th

AN UNIMPORTANT ELECTION,

of the company, a Mr. Nipple, a most year he had been to see Inspector Lamble

On Sunday, the 2nd proximo, there will be an prominent Presbyterian churchman, has about three times. It would not be about fifty election by the Macao citizens of a representa - or sixty times During the last three years five at S. Bonto, Portugal. As the election is committed suicide.

BOWLS,

The postponed lawn bowls match Civil Service v. Kowloon will take place to-day at 4 pm, on the Civil Servies Ground: -

No. 2 Kink. E. Dawson

G. Badcock

CIVIL SERVICE TEAM.. No. 1 Rick. R. Duncan --A. Blowuy A. Brown M. McIvor, zhip

No. 3 Wink. T. T. Lasable

P. AdamIN

W. H. Kelly

L. E. Brett, skip

W. Fincher E. Fenton, skip No. 4 Pink.

B. Palmer

E. Stedman

Č. H. Parkineora

J. A. Wheal, skip

The Kowloon team is substantially the same as was published a fortnight ago.

It is reganied as noteworthy that we should have got through the month of August witbont a typhoon.

he bad been at the branch office on several not of much importance, I believe that it will occasions, but he could not remember when prove a very tame affair, only those who are he saw defendaut. Witness shop was in the compelled to vote will do so. The independent voters know thal Timor (the sister colony) will defendant's district, but he did not know how long defendant had been on the district. elect whom they or the Government wants. He could not say whether an inspector had been understand, however, that this will be the to inspect his premises once in two months. last elretion of the kind, as Macau will have to His pramisoz were in East Street, and the only elect its own representative independently of Timor the next time. More interest will then other premises be represented wore the Yuen Fat hong and these he mentioned yesterday: be given to the election,

Mr. Wilkinson-Have you ever negotisted with other owners to get bribes?

His Worsbip-He needn't answer tint question. To the interpreter)-Ask him if he wishes to answer that question.

THE WEATHER.

The incor

'Yesterday's weather was very threatening, and the glses fell very low. We thought that a typhoon was going to visit as. harbour was full of fishing and other junke which here come in for shelter: H. H. & Continuing, witness said he did concreting Moorhen was also bore. The weather to-day for other owners than the Yuen Fat hang. He has improved on the whole, bat it is raining did work for eight or ten houses in Wanchai, hard.

Witnees-No,

THE BHA SERPENT AGAIN!

This morning as the bathers were as usual

but the work was very dificult to get. Some- times his friends asked hims to do it; they were the owners. When his friends were not owners, having their dip on the beach opposite the The Ilon. Treasurer of the Missions to Mok got the business for him. So far as he Bay View Bouss a strange animal of several Seamen begs to acknowledge the receipt of knew Mok did not act us broker to other feet in length was observed by thom on the a cheque for $47.49, being the proceeds of the contractors. Mok endeavoured to ascertain sande. The bathers were at opeo apprized of concert kindly given by the Hougkong whenever notices were sent to owners of houses the dangor, and they immediately quitted the Volunteer Corps on the 18th ult. He would by the Sanitary Board, and then he would try water. The animal appeared like a crocodila also take this opportunity to thank

to get the work for witness. He allowed Mok andwas about ted or twelve fast long. Sportsman are keeping a watch for this monster, which a commission of 82 on overy house; 'sometimes a promoters and all who took part, for their

On the occasion has somewhat intimidated and reduced the usual little more, sometimes low, great kindness in the matter.

when defendant gave him $50 he gave Mot $10 | crowd of bathers in this much frequented spot.

the