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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22x 1908.

The Bishop Hoare memoris window in the TELEGRAMS.] Cathedral is the work of Mears. William Morris & Co., Ruskin House, Rochester Road,

London.

Yesterday's togram from the Manila Observatory to the American Consulate General, Hongkong read "Cyclone or typhoon over N.

[REUTER'S BELVICE.]

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 21st September.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

THE HARBOUR SWIM.

AGAIN WON MY THOMAS,

Owing to paragraphs in Extras and counter: raports, there was some doubt as to whether tho swim geross the kerbone for prizes presented by

BEFORE MEH, H. J. GoMPERiz (ACTING the China Mait would take place yesterday, but

truth of this view, much as it was doubted at the time when it was pronounced. There is undoubtedly a danger that strong and well organised conbination among the masses

LOCK OUT IN LANCASHIRE. may become as oppressive as high handed. zolion on the part of the higher classes; and

LONDON, September 19th. it cannot be denied that in the present day

The Lanonshire cotión--omployers have. decided on bek-out to commence on thie danger-bas-become-markedly apparent The labeur elasses and to some extent the

The defence of Mr. Henry O'Shea, editor of Socialiste, have artablished a position auch the China Gazette, who is charged with libelling Monday, owing to the refusal of the men as givee them so great a power both at Judge Willey is in the hands of Mr. Francis to agree to a five per cent reduction in making a false declaration at the Supreme in the sea was somewhat ohoppy, bat`a heavy · wages. One hundred and fifty thousand Els and Mr.-E. W. Godfrey

operatives will be thrown idle.

elections and in Parliament that any given, administration is forced to accade to measured which they advocate though they may have very grave doubts as to their expediency, and even in some instances where they may be conscions of their dangerous tendency. "Mersufes not men'' used to be the old familiar cry, but now this has to be changed int measures not party" to liave its old significance; and the difficulty of obtaining a really represent. ativa vite upon any matter that is brought before Parliament is almost insuperable, when piae members out of ten, if not nine.y ARDATH TOBACCO nine out of a hundred, are prepared to vote

CRAVEN

MIXTURE Fine, and Broad Cut:

SPECIAL.

China Bua, moving west,

The Chinese Gorerament have protested to the British Minister against San Int Sen, the lender of the Anti-dynastic morement-bain-g permitted to remain at Singapore,

There has been a very serious cutbreak of bubonic plague at Tongshan, the China Times says. The first reports were that it was cholera, but its now fully establishol that it iw visitation of genuine bubonic plague,

Mr. W. Baker, eldest son of the Inspector Baker of the Hongkong Police, died at Macso on Saturday on board the steamer "Hoisang" of which he was chief engineer. He was buried Deceased was about 20 years of

at Macao age.

blindly with their party-and the chief

This death took place on Septembar 9 at the object of the Leadera is to keep their party

Yokohams General Hospital, of Mr. Walter in power-hot to pass measures which are

Tucker, who had been 6 resident of Japan for really to benchit the nation at large..

eighteen years, during which time he was con- The necessity for dae repressutationtinuously associated with the firm of Messre. A of all clauses of the people is now so Rosenthal & Co. MIXTURE well established, and thoroughly

JOHN COTTON'S

SMOKING

accepted as the only principle upon

TURKEY.

Longos, September 19th. The Sultan has promoted the Turkish Ambassador in London to the rank of Vizier in recognition of his services. in the Anglo-Turkish copagetion with rapprochement.

[FROM JAPAN PAPERS. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION.

New York, September 8.. On the 20th instant President Roosevelt will retien to Washington to take command of the election campaign and to prepare his Message to Congress. The Message will contain a proposal for increasing the standing Army from 80,000 to 100,000 men, partly with a view to thedale of Hawaii being strengthened. To-day, a Labour festival of 40,000 workers marched in precession through New York. The Labour League now has 2.00 4000 members.

A New York message says that the Prest- The Aunual Aquatic Sports in connection dential election campaign has now actively Governor bogen. On Saturday evening. with the Victoria Recreation Cub are ap.

Hughes and Senator Beveridge delivered which Government can be properly connounced for Thursday, Friday and Saturday speeches at Youngstown to 12 000 employees of ducted, tirat, even with such a drawbacks na next. The Committee regret that through the steel works there. They describd Mr. Bryan as à monument of political misconception aud s signpost pointing to business demoralization CIGARETTES those which from time to time basame lack of accommodation, they are unable to in

At the end of this month, Mr. Taft will begin appareat, hardly any one can be found invite the ladies to be present,

tour through all the States. Mr. Bryan will the present day who doubts the advantages

begin a three weeks' tont to-morrow. His main With those

abject is to bid for the labent and negro rates STATE EXPRESS of constitutional institutione.

Labour Party will support him, and the negroes CIGARETTES who is alive to the defects of the system in

It is exiemely doubtful whether or not the certain directious, the hope is entertained

are stilt hesitating as to what action they shall that improved the tin among the masses

take.

will counteract the evils, and will, in the

BLACK CAT.

And all Brands of the Best Makers

MANILA CIGARS course of time make the working classes as

In Fiar Condition, Specially Recommeatud: LOLITAS, AROMATICOS, CULEBR ́S

ESTRELLAS

LIMITED,

little disposed to pass measures of a detri- mental character to the country generally as any other class; and it cannot be denied that there are apparently good grounds for

The Consulate General of the Netherlands informe as that telegraphic information has been received from the Governor General of Netherlands India, that lie sanitary measures adopted against Hongkong on account of plague hard boon withdrawa

We are informed that it is the intention of- the Pacific Mail Co., to make an intermedia' steamer of the ss. dala ou leasing here October 17th and thereafter. The China is alas to be made an intermediate veel and from

JUMPED ON A POLICEMAN'S HEAD

PUISNE JUDGs).

ALLEGED FALSE DECLARATION

not defended,

an Extraordinary izened by, that paper in the afternoon settled the matter, and the telephone informed sportsmen that the race, would take Lan Kia was indicted on the charge of place. About an hour before the time of start-

Caurt on May 16th Prisober pleaded not shower of rain fell in the interval and the water guilty, and the following jarors wore called subsided considerably. The only thing that P. R. Wolfe (foreman), K. Laurenz, F. S. swimmers had to contend with was a rather Allou, G. A. Caldwell, R. G.. Walker, A. Estrong carreat, which soon fatigued a number Asger and D. W. Torno,

of the weaker, mau! Thirteen competitors The Hoa. Mr. Reen Davies, K.C., Attorney-anterad for the race, and tb 190 were sont away at General, föstruoted by Mr. F. B. L Bowley, the Police ptor, Kowloon, on the time an Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and prisoner was nounced for the start, by Me, Frank Lammert. George Witchell took the outermost course to The Attorney-General-atated that this was the east, while Roza Pereira struck out for one of making a false declaration before the the weat, the remainder of the competitors Commissioner for Oaths in the register of the swimming between the pair. Romodica took Supreme Court in a matter affecting probate, the lead, Cooks and Barros Tollowing hat? The indictment la perjcry cases was always behind, while Thomas wheen hourse was more rather elaborate, aut Counsel expected that the to this, east, swam about level with the lattor gentlemen of the jury would probably think, pair, his strong and well-known overarm stroke when he had related the facts connected with carrying him through the water at a rapid this case, that it was somewhat explicated. rato. Cooke, Thomas, Barro, Foraira and Fa But when all the facts were laid before them it medios continued for sometime with little would be perfectly simple, and the issue they distance between them, but as the "Tamar would have to decide was a simple one. The was neared Cooke, and Thomas draw shoad, case arose out of the disputed ownership of a gradually increasing the distans which small house or Shinkiwan. It-built by a goarryman (now deceased) Bamid Lai Loung about 15 years ago. He lived in it with his wife until his death in June 1905, The day before his death he obtained a Crown lease of the site of the house. Deceased left a widow, who was the prosecutrix in this case. At his death no administration or probate was granted in respect of this property apparently the parties were poor, ant no sleps were taken to secure administration. The widow of deceased left Hongkong for a lim-after her husband's

separated them from the others as the Hong kong shore was approached. Thomas kept his powerful overarm stroke going from the start

Kowloon, hat Cocke's speed was only in- creased after passing a buoy sear the "Tamar. It was too late then, however, to overhaul the marins, who touched the Praya wall at Hong- koug 25 minutes after leaving the pier at Kowloon. Cooked was second home, having distance ід 264 явса. completed the after the first

Barros got third place, Remedios fourth and Witehall th

laster Was il! Advised as to his

I NO

the

death, and the house su question was then taken The care of by the husband of the defendant. Two course, however, going too far to years later prosecntrix returned to the Colony eastward. Had he swam more dirept, there is and lived in part of the house which, during her little doubt that he would have given a better sbsence, hail buon divided into two parts. Defend account of himself. As Thomas touched the lived in the other part. In the spring of Praya wall the crowds on Murray Pier, on the the present year the land bailiff ditoore el, thit Praga and in the V. I. C. ohastily, and part of the house was no pornohment sa

as Cooko and Barros followed him the chouring Crown land, and give the widow notier to which succeeded proved that the fight they had it. Then the widow went to defendant and put up was greatly appreciated by the sportsmen asked her to give up possession of her part of who had gathered „te witness the ereat. The the hours. The defendant at first refused, bat ; starters in the raco wera -A.. Carroll and J.

this belief aud for the hope that the better December 12th next she will carry intermediato midventure which might have ended fatally. was afterwards porsanted to do so by prosecutrix Clark of the 3rd Middlesex, P. M. Ramadios, A.

informed of the working classes, will in

passengers only.

and probably by ts influence brought to bear by the Laspaotor of Folies at Shaffivas As soon as defendant left, proscatrix let the house to another woman, and shortly afterwards summons was issied by the magistrate, on the

A. S. WATSON & CO.. corm of time, become as little disposed to pass basty and ill-considered measures us the midelo classer, in whose hands the power had hitherto mainly rested, have always shown themselves to be. This however the presidency of Mr. Lau Chu Pak the three of the number lesped out of the window. the occupier of the house. Prosentrix instituted

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MARTI

On September 8 at Fouchow, the wife of LUTENT too, H. B. Consulat 4, CF daught er. DEATH.

On-10th September 1904, nt Kobe, after a short

ille HEMANN FRIEDRICH METERING of Aitoun. Deeply logrotted.

Unusual excitement attended a gambling rog which was carried out at 13 4may be on Saturday night and Sergeant Devney had a

The intonge had filed up the narrow slairpay to the upper" stirer where the gamblers were Today is the birthday anniverary of assembled and the sergeant stood at the entranos Confacing and the cortion will be daly waiting for the stairway to be cleared before-ho. The Chinos new asconded. The rush of the lakongs, created observed in Hongkong. papers suspend publication for one day. Under consternation among the crowd upstairs and leading Chines in the Colony assemble this The first man alighted with both feet on the must be a work of tine, and in the interval morning at the Taiping Thestra where homage head of the sorgeant, followed by another who there can be no gainsaying that there are will be paid before a portrait of Confucius,jumped on to his shoulder. As the unincky and from noon til half past vao and from many dificulties to bo faced and overcoins, and that thy present state of affairs as re-two o'clock until four speeches will be made appropriate to the ocession. A fund is being gards representativeinstitutions is one which

raised to erect a Confucian temple may give rise to well founded anxiety ven among the most liberal-minded, This is of course likely to be much more the vase umong people like the Chinese, to whom the ideal of any organised representation of The people at lurgs is new, especially as they baye aut to look very far to see an illustra-- ton of some of the dangers that have to be Liced in applying such a system to a nation who have been for ages governed under au autocratic system. In Japan, however much may have been gained by the introduction of constitutioanl government, complaints are tanto in well informed directions of the

application of a man named Lai Lenag, to eject loquiries and found that this man had obtained grant of administration from the Suprem Court to the estate of deceased, alleging that officer way falling to the ground in an uncenso he was the next of kin, and that he had regis sus condition the third man fell on to his back,tered the grant of property in his name at the The first man who fall was broken was Land Ofer It was necessary that there apparently nuhart, for he made good his scape should be an affluxit of identity filed be. The other twe borover: reosived injuries, to their legs and had to be removed to the hospi.fore administration was granted, and the tal. The sergeant's escape is also marvellous defendant, it appeared, identified this m0AXI The wonder is that his neck was not dislocated, and corroborated his petition by making a le recovered consciousness to about fiftaan desaration before the Commissioner for Oaths that he was the younger brother of dossased. minutes and some little the worse for his to the effect that he was Lai Loung, nail experience.

Presocutrix allagad tast the petitionst wis no relation whatever to her deceased husband, who never had a brother. The practical effect of this crime was to deprive prosentriz of her

The first " At Homo" given by H. E. Sebber Aves R exdas, Governor of Macao, was held on Saturday, the 19th inst. Over sixty ladies an usually large, sum er of gutlemen were prosent, jucluding a few from Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai, Senhor and Lady most pleasant and enjoyable. Dacing was kept A TRADE A ARK CASE IN JAPAN.

og das by their geninity made the cression up till quite & Fits hours Amongst the guests

We learn from the Japan Afall that decision present were Senhor Moraes, Consul Generals ben given in the Patent Bursan on a property. The case was an important one for. Portugal at Canton, Suhr Leiria, the Fortuguese Consul at Hongkong, Major Nathan, Mr. Soares, Mr. and Miss Sila of Shanghai, nd others,

V. Barros, A. F. Thomas' of #I, M.8. "Tamar," A. I EIS, A.8. BUG, J. M. KZY“ Pornira, Sapper Haller, R. E., G. Witchell, C. J. Caoke,

حسنة

This Mrs. Brown did, and as each competito stepped forward to receive liis reward the gymns. rang with choots which were renewed as this lady congratulated the first, second and third

Alarak and T. C. S: 10 of the Empresa of Cain. The ondale, who carried out their duties to the satisfaction of all contour.inl were Mesura A. Rodger (President of the V.RO), judge; Frank Lammert (secretary of the same Club) sisrter; Witchell and T ̧ Butherford, referees, and T. Meck, timekeeper. In the V... Gymnasium Istor, Mr. Ron. a2z sekod Mrs. Belly Browa to present the prizes. In doing so he said he thought all would agree with him when he said they had

say, finished as it did on the last occasion, the witnessed a very fine raes which, strange to

then bying Brst, second and third wen in the same order. On behalf of the com the proprietors of the China Mail for petitore and swimming man, he had to tlauk inaugurating this rase and providing the prizes (applause). As it was a rags to bring out long distance swimmers, he thought it was one that should be soutiuned, and he was sure that the paper mentioned would ese tant it was protest filed by Harr J. S. Staedtler of Nuernbecause although the property in question was (applause), He then neked Mrs. Browar berg against M. Takakawa, a, pencil manu facturer of Osaka. Du Feb. 24th 1904, the small, there was a seriontastion involved. It-wife of the editor of that piper, to present the German manufacturer registered a trade mark was therefore the daty of the Crown taks up prizes. showing a representation of a human faes within this case to profect the publio against frauds of a orescent and the description "J., Staedtler's Ta Chinese gentlemen tovored their queues. Moon afflred to all paroils manufactured this description. sume defects which have become apparent in Europe. The old respect for authority at the Sirkum Rubber Estate, Malacon, a fort by him. His complaint was that a Japanese Whor evidence had been hard his Lordship and the force of family influence on chate vight age The oremony was most interesting, registered a trade-mark con-inting of a new directed the jury to find a verdict of ast guilty,

moon with the inscription "144, T. S. Stan- HONGKONG OFFICE : 10%, Das Vaux Roan for havo largely diminished, while a Aceomapained by several of their friends, the dard," and that this closely resembled biet

tendency to strikes and to other forms of party journeyed from the town to the estate in mark. He further bold that the registration

nal and void since it would create preplexity in The Sessions were adjourned until this resistance and insubordination has, accord-motor-cars, and the operation" was performed of the Japanese trade-mark should be taken as the prisoner was dischargod.

the public mind vis-a-vis the German mark, morning. ing to all recent accounts, became incren by Mr. Ton Wi Yau, himself queueless,

grandson of the founder of Tan Took Song's Mr. Nakamatsu, Director of the Patent Bureau, singly main fest. Statesmen in Japan are,Huspital, Bingapore. The scissors used bad admitted the protest and ordered the Japanese Fun fact, troubled by many of the aume been purahased specially for the occasion, and manufacturer to refrain from using the trader

on pencils made by him. probleme, from ever demands on the part they were decorated by a piece of red ribbon in Ir would certainly appear somewhat unfor- of the masses, as have caused dificulty else hexiour of the event. The actual cutting of the tangte that at the one when China is where. That they will be able to deal with quone did not end the ceremony; the selebrations generally credited with considering seriously them there seems every reason to believe, but were to extend over three days, the desirability of introducing representative the fact of these difficulties arising both in government in sous form, the unfavourable Japan and in Farope is not likely to be side of that system has become markedly overlooked by the opponents of reform in apparent in more directions than one. The Chinn, in whose hands it is to be feared it gate of matters in the British Parliament, will be made a strong argument where measures which are unquestionably not in accordance with the views of the nation at large have been forced through simply because the Liberal Government has so large majority at its back, and in some instances, as for example the Old Age

The Chief Eunuch, T'ai An, has been per which has been sitting at the Toyama Tactical Pensions Bill, against the opinion of those

School since the loss of the campaign with undoubtedly best qualified to judge, ipefully banished from the Palace.

Kasia. pf

LONDON OFFICH: 193. FLEET STREET: EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1908.

certainly not encouraging, and leads to the suggestion that there may be a limit to the principle that in the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom. This proverb is no doubt true if the counsellors are all mes qualified to judge; nad-urrinfluenced by progonal o siderations. But, where these two essential elements are wanting, government by mere uumbers is apt to be as faulty as government by any single individual, Emerson long go pointed out that Democracy carried to

reactionary direction.

There were no cases of plague reported in the Colony last wook, but three fatal oas cholera,

mark

CLIMATE IN ENGLAND AND CHINA.

trade

sible, or at least unwise, to venture out befora

as there was not salient evidence to convict.

The jury returned a gardict accordingly, sad

MACAO.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

September, 20th.

AN ICE FACTORY, Soon Mapao will be blest with an Ice werks, The factory is now nearing completion, and will be in full working order by rest summer.

NEWS FOR PORTAMEN.

The abundance of spipe and other game

men.

More bearty cheers followed for Mre, Brown and the donors of the prizes, after which

..

Mr. BROWN returned thanks on behalf of his wife. She had: hsen honoured indead, in being – permitted to present the prizes, and he hoped th↳ next year they would be able to do the same (applause).

BLED TO DEATH.

A singular accidents reported to the Wanchai polios on Sunday. An engine driver in the employ of the Sugar Refinery, who lives at Tai Hang, went to wind up his eight day. slock on Sunday. I'o da so he had to stand on a stool. The stool turned ander him and in a sain effort to save himself he clutched at the The glass pierced the fleshy part of tis arm and he bled to death before medical assistimos could reach him.

The no Japanese Infantry Training A Tientsin resident, Mr. H. W. D. Schmidt,.

writes to a London comtemporary as follows: Manasi, which bas bien soxiously looked

"Regarding the British cliante: Have you forward to by all. European eflcers for some ever lived in a climate which for any period of time past, is based on the German regulations the year prevented your doing whatever had to and on the lessons of the war in Afscioburis.be done, in a clixiate whore, say, it was impos- The Manual lays great stress on strict discip-down? Do you keep half a dozen store about our neighbourhood just now is attracting duor of the clock, pulling it down upon him. The Homeward German Mail this week leaves lie on combined action, on night exercises going night and day for five months through the attention of sportsmen, and those who have over every kind of ground, and on husty the wister to warm the hones? Does your grasped the opportunity to have a day's shoot- on Thursday.

entrenchments in the attack and the defence climate restrict the use of the water supply to ing have returned to the city well satified

day on account of frost? Do

Do with their luck.

AN INTERESTING. PROSECUTION. The Eaglish Mail of the 22nd August was and it bears testimony to the importance of the half an hour

A VEPUTATION TO THS GOVERNOR, delivered in London on the 19th lest,

bayonet in the decision of victory. The Mann-you for several months have to wrap up nose

and care whenever you go outside the house?

The Purk dealers of the Colony have waited

At the Magistracy yesterday Rudolf Rəhmin,.. all the result of the work of the Committee fortunati uimam; sa si bona norint! Becanee

of the wonderful climate they enjoy, people at upon His Excellency Seahor Rocadas to com- second offer of the German steamer Ambis,” home look for perfection; they leave umbrelles od mackintoshise bekind or torget, their plain of the treatment meted out to them by was charged with being in unlawful possession of a overcoats, and then blame the climate because efficers of the Leal Senado. It is alleged that quantity of arms-four revolvers and five shot they are insufficiently clad, they exaggerate the some of the municipal police attempted to guns--and, pleading not guilty, was defended by queeze" the dealers, bat being unsuccessful Mr. Davidson. The prosecution doposed that The Netherlands India Estimates for 1999 | rain and cold and belittle the sun and warmth. They would have their bountiful flowers, and have been laid before the Dutch Parliament ress, grass and crops, wilboat the essential get even with them in another way. Removing a the arms were found in his ohin. The figures show a deficit of seven millions of propagator of them; they would have, in fact, pig from one of the stalls, they kept it for defence it was contended that Rehmin, being guilders enused extraordinary outlay. Had all the advantages without in any way paying three days and then replaced it Next they on cliper in the service of a foreign Govern. Lit not been for this outlay, the balance would for them! To one who like myself has arrested, the master of the stall, placed him mout, was exempt from the provisions of the

have been the other way to the amount of fro millions of guilders.. Its not intended to so dry that no grass grows at all, their attitude west, and scoured a conviction.

No doubt liened this point, and Mr. Davidson replied that increase taxation except in some of the ontfying seems ungrateful these countries one has with the grievances of the pork readers before defendant was an officer in the German nave islands. The additional outlay includes the to dress specially according to seasons, where

Kaiser's commission was an officer of a foreign mont. In winter-here, stoves night and day inquiry to be made into the matter, and see extension of education, especially among Chinese either the heat or old required special treat him, His Excelfoney will close starching serve and any gentleman who bore the children, and railway construction in Java and indoors for five months, outside fars; in summer, that justice is done, It is high time that the Government. His Worship said that even if

punkabs and flannels and ice for four months,

bring 1000 arms intu the colony. Eventually enteric and dysentery. Perscnally I ask for Leal Senado dealt more fairly with our morch that were the case it would not entitle him to thè, cant was remanded till to-day to permit of nothing better, either in alimiste or weather; ants, nad took active steps to abolish the too than what I experienced in 1904-5 in all parte provalent equossa pidgin '

employees.

The typhoon signals were lowered yesterday before noon and the small craft returned to the barbour.

Princo, Tsai Pa, son of Prince Ching, has been appointed Secretary to the Special Embassy to the United States.

No fewer than 50 gamblers fell into the hands of the police on Saturday. One shoot numbered 27 and the other 28.

extreme was in reality only Autocracy Trade between Canada and the East is evident In another form and of late years, therely Improving. The R.M.S. Empress of China is certainly been much, not only in Great left Vancouver with a big cargo on the present Britain but in other countries to

prove the

trip

Sumatra. There will be further experimenting with mechanical (in-wining in Banks. The opian, gambling and spirit farms on the East

Coast of Sumatra will be extended. The Bank tin output is not at 100,000 picats cext year.

For the

FFON VED the Courbon maharga at silag puinid | Ordisso00,- His Worship (Mr. Kemp) ques

Bha

of England and Scotland, but then you see, I hadn't been spoilt by living continually in it.?

#1

ameng

their

the defendant's naval" reserve papers, baing translated.