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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 1909.

tion are Europeans. These facta alone show

A royal saluto was fired from the warships

how desirable it is that everything possible in port yesterday afternoon us this German mit TELEGRAMS. typhoon would some so, clons. While the

steamer Luctress left port with H. I. H. Prince

Heun on board,

should be done to encourage the surplus population at Home to overflow into the Colonies, where there are almost limitless resources awaiting labour to develop them Yet the monthly Board of Trude returns. & CO. indicate that enigration from England to the men who insalted the Protector (Mr. 1, C.

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the principal. Colonies is this year on the. decline rather than "ou the increase. Thero would appear to be several reasons why this stream of omigration is so small and so re- tarded, and they should have, as the resolu- tion expresses it, the constant solicitude of the Home and Colonial Governmente." Que direction in which the Governments can-

do good work is in önding the type of men required, and then sending them out under The appearance organised supervision.

from time to time in Canadian papers of advertisements for assistants, with the inti- mation that No Euglishmen need apply" is not due to a rooted objection on the part of the Canadians to Englishmen as such; in fact, many of those who the most against employing Englishmen have only been in the Dominion a few years themsolves; the objection to Englishmen as employers is doé to experience with them in that capacity. For example, a young Englishman enigmates

The Protector of Chinese at. Ipoh is taking strong measures to stop the boycott by the Chinese of the Japanske. It is anderswood-tlint Ridges will be banished.

Today is the Chineso festival of Chung Feyng, when it is the practice of the Chinese to make pilgrimages to the summits of the nearest hills. The traffe or the Peak tramway will therefore be heavy to-day.

done beyond stripping the trees of their foliage, turning over the Chinesa street stalls and cast. ing down a few old wolis.

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A FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR THE MALAY STATES.

LONDON, October 21st.. A Federal Council for the Federated Malay States has been formed, to meet Yesterday was "Trafalgar Day." We lears in the beginning of December. that by desire of a number of officers of merchant Special provision is made that the "Trafalgar Day" service at St. John's Cathedral, planting and raining interests shall be ships, arrangements are being made toiustitute a similar to the commemoration service annually represented, also that each State shall held at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. be represented, but autonomy is

retained locally.

Harniston's Cirens, temporarily interrupted by the typhoon, re-opened last night. To-aight a grand complimentary benefit will be tendered to the popular manager, Col. Bob Love, and special! features of the performance include a boxing. contest the appearance of the Phillip Sistors and Col. Bob Levo "will open his album of comic songs."

Wo have received from Mr. Sterrie, Hon.

Scoretory of the Hongkong Football Association and League the handbook of rules. Giring us it does the rules to be observed by all clubs

assistance to the secretaries and committers of the various clubs concerned.

(LEUTER'S SARVICH TO THE "HONGKONG- DAILY PRESS."]

MILITARY OCCUPATION OF

FINNISHI PROVINCE.

LONDON, October 21st..

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A St. Petersburg dispatch states that r strong military force is being

storm.

and the seas

About 9. p.m. the wind began to rear round to the E and thon havoo was played with pro- perty shore. The matshed over the pavilion in front of the Macao Hotel came down, and as also did the large matshed of the Victoris Cinematograph near the wharves. The road south of Praya Grande was wushed away, dashing up against the boues in the vicinity broke front doors and carried the stones of the readway into the houses. Along the inner and outer Prayas there was about four feet of water, and great damage was done to merchandise in the Chinese shops, Considor able damage has been done to windows and roofs throughout the city, the roof of the Boa Vista Hotel among them.

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Aflost, the damage is less than ashore. Only two or three suniljanks were sunk, and their masts' are showing above water.

The now Prays reclamation. has suffered greatly, and the repair of the sea wall will be an expensive piech of work for the Public Works Department.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, October 21st.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

..

BEVOLE HIS HONOUR MR. H. H. J. GXPERTZ (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE SHARK-FIN-UABE, Ko Fun and Lai Lok wera arraigned on charges of receiving 1,085 Tbs. of shark fins between July 1st and August 7th,

Prisoners pleaded not guilty, and the follow- ing jury wea empanelled-fesars, J. O. Vorster (foreman), V-G. J. Dirong, G. E. L Hurtig, D. P. J. Lopes, J. Wilkie, P. D. Sutherland and F. J. Gellion.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Jr., from the office of the Crown Solici. tor, and assisted by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (ol· Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon), who prosconted at the Magistracy, appeared" on behalf of the Attorney General Mr. J. W.

instructed by Mr. Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings and Hostings) represented the first prisoner while the second was defended by Ms. Eldon Potter, who was instructed by Mr. P.

Sydenham Dixon. of Mr. R. A. Harding's Coffice.

-Me Alabaster in opening, said both prisoners. were charged with receiving, well knowing the goods received had beer stolen. It was non- Bary for Counsel to prove first of all that the

BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE to Canada Gilled with a sense of his own which are 1embers, the book will be of great sent to Finland, primarily to occupy cents is down, se also are tho walks surrounding they were stolen. It was also necessary for him.

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goods wore stalen; and that at the time when The wall surrounding the military tennis tach prisoner received these things, he knew

the province of Viberg.

Mr. Herbert Dont's summer house. The wood. to satisfy the jury that at some time or other; en bouchos recently put along the Prava the goods were in the possession of both pri- The Finnish Senate was recently Grande-for the use of the public wore dashed soners. The way he proposed to prove that the Je a review of Sir Francis Piggott's recently dismissed and replaced by Russian against houses and walls and reduced to fire. defendunts knew the goods were sloion was

finding such exponunta."

for a separato Finnish Army was finally refused and the Diet ordered to contribute two million pounds sterling towards the maintenance of the Russian Army.

importance and anxious to let everyone know he is not a Colonial." Then he wants to find a job expetly similar to what he has been trained to at Home, and assuming he is

pablished book on the Music and Musical successful he finds things are not done there Instruments of Japan, the Japan Mail says nominees. At the same time a claim as they were done in the Old Country!"It is delightful to read such a work as that He wants to introduce his own method of Sir Francis Piggott. He is so throughly forgetful of the fact that the method in sympathetic and withal so discerning, and the the Colony has been built up

on graces of his style are so well suited to discuss a thomo Eko music. Japan is fortunate in experience of the Colony's requirements. We all know that once these insular prejudices are overcome he becomes a com petent and usually successful Colonial, but in the initial stage many fail and much praju dice against the new emigrant is created. It would be a valuable feature if the Home Country could in some manner bring home to intending emigrants the importance of adapting themselves to the new country from the beginning. Another feature of none success in emigration has been the drifting of English mechanics and journeymen into Colonial towns where their particular trade.

The four military officers and one surgeon, despatched by the British Government early in the summer of last year to Japan, and who have been studying Japanese during the time, joined. on the 1st instant the regiments stationed at Sendai, Utsunomiya, Yokosuka nud the garri- son hospital in Tokyo, respectively. They are to study until the end of March next. Seven other British officers who wont to Jupak during the spring of this year, are also expected to join regiments in Kyushu or in the central provincas.

While in port at Manila-on-the-13th inst. the

PEARY AND THE POLE.

LONDON, October 21st.

It is reported from Washington that Commander Peary has submitted his. Polar records to the National Geographical Society."

wood. quarters, on Wednesday, the people being on- gaged in bailing the water out of their premises and in "cleaning up" generally.

It is remarkable that the electric light wires suffered very little damage. Here and there a pole in down or a fastening torn from a wall, but it will not take long to repair this damage.

CANTON..

Business was at a standstill in the Chinese

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

October 20th, 1909. THEATRE AIDS SCHOOL.

The Kai Ming School in the City is an in- stitution which in its time has done a great deal of good in the educational world. Unfor. tunately funds are lacking to keep the good THE TSAR'S VISIT TO ITALY. work going and the school was advertised to bo

POREIGN ANARCHISTS ARRESTED,"

LONDON, October 21st...

elosod down. Hearing this the "Yan Tic Ying-theatrical troupe offered to give par- formances in aid of the school funds in the Ngok Sin theatre. It is expected by this means

MOUNTED POLICE. POUVOI

by the fact that each gave an account

Mr. Potter-.object. My friend is now opon-

lng with what happened at the Police Court. He batinnt, put before the jury anything that

happened there that he cannot actually prove, He must open his own case.

His Lordship-If your client did at the Police Court, under the provisions of the Magistrates' Ordinance and after boing cautioned by the Magistrate, make a statement, that statoment can be used as part of the case for the Crown.

Mr. Potter-It was not a statement, it was a deposition, and cannot be put in unless the man.is dead, or too ill to attend Court

His Lordship-Supposing he had simply medė a statement which was not sworn to?

Mr. Potter-That would be a different mat- ter altogether.

His Lordship What is the differeà P Mr. Potter-In the one case you have a deposition; in the other you haven't.

His Lordship The general principle is that a man's statement, made by him not under any inducement of fear or otherwise, is receivable in ovidence against him.

A. S. WATSON & CO., Already has a surplus of workmen. The T.K.K.stomer Chigo-Maru was thrown open best type of emigrant is the man who is to public-inspection and several hundred guests prepared to turn his hand to any honest were entertained on board. Mr. Forbes, the labour. If he cannot find immediate employ-Acting Governor-General, and many other prominent officials and business men tiffined ment at his own trads he will take up some with the officers of the ship. Captain Greene thing. elep until he feels his feet, or, as in a letter to Mr. Lowenstain, of Mosers. Castle they say in Canada,make good." What Bros. and Wolf, the Manila agents of the is required is some organised means of dom- Company, said he could conscientiously say that Emmanuel, eleven thousand Italian side the city, many robberies have from time put into diffioultion which would be almost

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munication between the Colonies and the

Home Country as to the number and class

freight could not be handled better at any port

than at Manila, all things taken into considera-

tion. The ship was drawing 29ft. 8in. when she

of men wanted from time to time, so that entered the inner harbour, and Captain Greene Buttable men can be selected and sent out.said that be would not hesitate on some future Perhaps, the most important of all branches voyage to enter the harbour of Manila with even of Colonial enterprises is agriculture, and this greater draft, as from soundings he made ho is what the average English emigrant is most found he had two feet of water to spare.

No anonymously signed-communications that have already appeared in other papers will be ignorant about. Tet the Governments then Prince Ito has declared that his trip to interrted.

troops are concentrated.

Numerous arrests of foreign archists have been made in Italy.

Secrecy is maintained regarding the that the school will obtain a new lease of life. Tsar's route through Italy.

Outside the East Gate there is a great deal Between Barfoneccia and Recconigi, of building going on and the traffic into the where the Tsar will meet King city from the villagos in this locality is very great. As anally the case in districts "out-

to time occurred, and it bas lately been suggested an-to the Total of Constabulary that mounted polies be used to patrol this district. The Taotai has fallen in with this suggestion and the patrole will be started in the near future.

While speaking of police it is necessary to stato that many of the villages lying outside the City are without any police system at all, hence the prevalence of robberies with violence in these places. The headmen of the villages, is rumoured, often work in concert with the miscreants who disturb the public peace and

BRITAIN'S NAVAL POSITION.

LONDON, October 21st.

Mr. George Lambert, M.P., Civil

Orders for extra copics of DALLE PRESS show a little enterprise and train for a short Manchuris has no political significance; ita Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at should be sent before 11 am on day of time the thousands of men who desire object is merely to acquire such a knowledge pubication. After that hour the supply is

to emigrate so as to make them useful of the conditions in the territory as will Penicuik, said Great Britain, would

limited. Only supply for Cash,

Telegraphio Address: Paans.

Code: A.B.O. 5th Ed. Liober.

P. O. Box, 34. Telephone No. 12.

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Mr. Potter-That is another matter. The law says that depositions are not receivable in evidence except in case of death or sickness. It is obvious that otherwise a prisoner might be

insurmountable,

His Lordship-He is not bound to say any thing unless he chooses.

Mr. Potter A prisoner is now allowed to give evidence on his own behalf, just as an ordinary witness. Therefore he is a witness and a witness only. What my friend wants to do is to open to the jury with evidence given by a witness at the Police Court, -

Mr. Alabaster referred his Lordship to pag 327 of Archibold.

His Lordship Was the prisoner defended at

Mr. Alabaster-Yea.

the Pollve Court?

His Lordship-I have no doubt at præsent

to the Colonial farmer. Farm Colonies could enable him to form an intelligent judgment on have twenty Dreadnoughts in 1912 as be run by the Home and Colonit3 Govern-ny future Manchurian question. According to. ments, and the men, after being well initiated the Tokyo Mainichi the Prince's mission is the compared with Germany's estimated altered. Such is the state of lawlessness in about the point, but if it arises later on I can HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, De Vœux Road Cinto the work, could be drafted out to the

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Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 22ND 1909.

Amore the many important inatters which engaged the attention of the Congress of Empire Chambers of Commerce recently

various Cistricts where they would gain further experience and finally have an opportunity to become small settlers them- selves. The post would be small compared with the inestimable benefits which would accrue from such undertakings. A full tide of emigration on an organised scientific basis would prove a great benefit to the people emigrating, the Home Country and

final establishment in Manchuria of the Japanese thirteen. long-cherished principle of the open-door and of equal opportunity. As a consequence Japan's political undertakings in the land will even be minimised rather than extended. In view of the fact that the Fowers are gradually assuming a friendly attitude towar is Chins, and that the Alan relation between Japan and Russia improving, Japan will take a liberal policy in Manchuris, and will reduce various powers hitherto enjoyed by the Kwantung Governor. General Thus a great curtailment of adminis

hold in Sydney was that of British emigra the Colonies, and the resolution passed attrative expenditure will be effected in this tion. Sir ALBERT SPICES, the President, the Sydney Congress is one which deserves

direction. These important changes are to be

` moved a resolution of the London Chamber to receive the fullest consideration in the carried out by Japan's great veteran atutesman.

in the following terms: That the settle. proper quarters.

ment in adequate volume of the Anglo-Saxon race in British Dominions is deserving of the constant solicitude of the Home and Colonial Gasternments, who are hereby urged to consider what further or better steps than

those at present existing can be taken to elaborate a general State-aided scheme at reduced rates to encourage emigration of well-considered suitable settlers under conditions." There can be no doubt from

The International Ranking Corporation is arranging for the opening of branch at

Hankow.

A lakong who deserted from the force in February laat was discovered at Wanchal and „duly appeared before the Magistrate yesterday

He was fined 35%

An luteresting case was mentioned at the Magistracy yesterday wiren G. A. Souza, one of the Star Forry staff. was charged with

fraudulently substituting an old ticket for the one presented by Corporal Whitks to be punch- ed. The case was remanded till Friday week.

THE WRECK AT THE PARACELS.

K.M., FLORA-TO THE RESCUE.

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We are informed that by means of wireless telegraphy HMS. Flora, or her Hongkong from the South, was diverted to Fattle Island on Wednesday with a view to rescuing the members of the crew remaining on board the Norwegian steamer Bagnar.

ACCIDENT TO THE "ERNEST SIMONS."

THE TYPHOON.

At Kowloon city the wharf was damaged and windows were broken in many of the houses.

The police station at. Ter Mui lost part of the roof of the verandah, which was blown off, but at Shaakiwan itself comparatively little damage was done, with the exception of the sea wall and roadway. From the Oll Works to Quarry Bay the road is undermined, large holes measuring in some instances twelve feet long having been made, making the thoroughfare particularly dangerous at night.

A alt junk of 6,000 picula capacity is ashore. at Sajwanho, bat, uo lives wore lost. At the entrance to Taikos Dock a trading junk sank and was afterwards smashed up. The damage

is estimated at $1,000,

The body of a man, evidently a boatman, was washed up on the foreshore at Talkoo Dookyard. Apparently he had been drowned during the

typhoon.

Teak logs to the value of over $800 drifted from the contractor's place at the Lyssman Forta. ;

EXPERIENCES AT SNA.

share profits with them. In some districte, at all events, this state of affairs is soon to be

some localities that even the supine Chinese uficials have at last been moved to action. The Tastai of Constabulary has given orders that the Siu Chow Prefecture and the Es District are to be adequately policed and other places will be supplied with constables before long.

It unfortunately happens, however, that the police, instead of preserving the law, frequently break it, as lately happoned in the following, case. A constable who had been found guilty of several misdemeanours was placed in Nam Hoi Gaol Soon after his imprisonment a man. petitioned the Viceroy for justice against this man for enticing away the petitioner's wife The Viceroy has ordered the Chief of Police to make an investigation..

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT. The second meeting of the Deliberative.

reserve it:

Mr. Potior-Another point which must arise how far the evidence of one prisoner on be used as evidenco against another prisoner.

His Lordship-The view I take is this: If one prisoner goes into the box to give evidence, the other should have the right to cross-examine him. I am not sure that we had not better try the prisoners separately.

Mr, Alabaster Anything a prisoner ways can be used in evidence against him.

His Lordship-I am with you so far. It statement made by a prisoner in the Palice. seems to me there is no doubt whatever that any Court is not evidence against another prisoner, bat is evidence against himself.

Mr. Alabaster stated that if he succeeded in satisfying the jury that in each of these statements there were things untrue,

reason for saying, something untrue, they could infer. from that that the prisonors and their reason was that they knew

the

Council for the Preparation of Constitutional Government was held on Sunday. There were not an many officials present on this occasion, as property in question was stolen. An honest man who came into possession of atolon property the Viceroy and Provincial Judge were engaged had no reason to tell anything but the truth. that some time 7th twenty cases in the trial of a political offender called Teal Ki Counsel intended to present, and Mr. Lo Nai Tung was elected Ming. Many private gentlemen were, however, bobreen, July 1st and August 7

Vics-President.

MACAO BOUNDARY.

As formerly reported, a meeting of the Boundary Rights Socisty was held on Sunday, All the ships which came into port yesterday, At the meeting it was unanimously held that whether from the North or the South, reported the Commissioner had yielded too much to the bad weather. The Haimus reported a strong Portuguese and that China had suffered a serious robuf. A telegram was dispatched to M. de Champmorin, agent in Hongkong of typhoon at Swston, the Messageries Maritimes Co., communicates The German steamer Choising from Bangkok Poking urging that no treaty be sigued with the information that the mail steamer Ernest was in a typhoon from Pam. on the 19th till 8 Portugal. The Viceroy was also urged to take Simons on her outward voyage to China am on the 20th, the barometer falling to 731.00 serious steps in the matter. Telograms were sustained damage or passing Suez Canal, and in at 7pin on the 19th Heavy seas broke over the abso sent to Cantonese residents in Peking and ship and paused a good deal of damage. Asailor various provinces as well as in foreign countries was-washed overboard about noon n the 19th, notifying them as to the state of affairs.' s and owing to the heavy, ses which prevailed it was impossible to save the unfortunate man.

this carefully-worded resolution that the London Chamber of Commerce is awakening to the fact that the question of emigration to the Colonies has not received, the considera- tion or the support that, is due to it whether regarded as a solvent of labour troubles at Home or as necessary for the development of the Colonies and their preservation as essentially British domains. The latest statistics we have at hand show the density of the population in

A Triad Society dispute led to a big fight at England to be over 600 persons to the square West Point on Wednesday, when about thirty mile, whilst the densities of population in men were engaged in pammelling each other. the North American Colonies, Australasia, Three were arrested, and on being brought and South Africa were 1.5, 1.6 and 7.0 befors the Magistrate yesterday one was dis: persons to the square mile, respectively charged, one was remanded and un Only one-sixth of the South African popula sentenced to one month's imprisonment

A Quarry Bay man who had a gambling quarrel with several other man was threatened, thought he was threatened, by the others, and ito protect himself on the way home he stole detained at Suez.

bar of iron froza the shipyard Mr Hazeland on learning the circumstances discharged” the prisoner--

WAS

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS"

The C.N. Co.'s str. Chinha left Shanghai on the 21st inst., and is due here on the 24th inst.

The Austrian Lloyd'e str. Austria left Shang- hai for this port on the 21st instant, and is due here on the 24th instant.

The CPR. str. Empress of Japan arrived Nagamici at 7.30 am, on the 21st inst, and left again at 4 p.m. same day for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at p.m. on the 22nd instant.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB

of shark fine and shark liver disappeared from Talati's warehouses, and that on July 31st the second prisoner went with another man to a shark fin dealer. He introduced this man as a person who had come from Singapore with shariz fius for sale.

His Lordship said he thought he had batter discharge the case against the second prisoner,

Mr. Potter asked his Lordship to direct the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty.

Mr. Alabaster said he offered no farther The jury, on his Lordship's direction, brought evidence against the second man.. in a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.

August 7th an offer of police obtained a Mr. Alabaster then continued with his case ginst the other prisoner. He stated that on search warrant for shop in Des Voeux Road. It was a business in which the prisoner di mitted that had an interest, and of which he was in chargeOn these premises 1,085 lbs. of The following have been chosen to play in shark fine und 257 lbs. of liver were found. Under the bed & special kind of Indian shark Eugby game . H. M. S. Kent this afternoon, which was imported by only four merchants Our Macao correspondent writes:Not for on the Club Ground, Happy Valley, commens in the Colony, was found, and in the same room many years has this city been visited by so ing st. 5.15-Shaw, Carroll, Kilby, Oliver, there were a number of pieces of packing cases, severe a typhoon as that which passed over it on Gill, Claxton, Clarks, Thickness, Robertson, about which the joy would learn more when Tuesday. The typhoon gau was fired at 10.15 Hone, Hellraith, Wolfe, Heathcote, Courtney they being was adjou

The hearing was adjourned, a.m., but few people at that time believed that and Lester.

THE DAMAGE AT MACÃO.