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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 19m, 1910.

The health return for the Colony last week

cholers (aiz fatal), and four of anterio ferer (two fatal),

declaim incoherently on sox equality« Much nonsense is talked on the subject, and showed one case of plague (fatal), nim of meldentally some unhappiness is occasioned by ignorant woman absorbing doctrines they are unable to assimilate. It may be argued that that is inevitable in all reform. That is trie without donbt, but it does not insline

For stealing a quantity of slus pipes from a house in Aberdeen Strest Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced a natie to

8. WATSON & CO., public opinion in favour of the extension of three wooks' imprisonment and four hours

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

the franchise meantime. Even Australia, which has never been slow in experimental legislation, is divided on the subject of giving women the vote. The fear, frequently CIGAR MERCHANTS AND expressed in the Commonwealth, is that they would fall muler the influence of the priesta. The fear may be well founded or not but it serves to illustrate the necessity for having an electorate which shall be as from se possible from all influences which detract from an impartial consideration of the political questions involved. Many woman of brilliant intellect have rendored service to humanity, many are doing useful work which can only be

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MONGOLIA REFLOATED.

The outor of a local Chinese newspaper

TOKYO, July 18th. appeared before Mr. J. B. Wood at the

The Mongolia" was refloated on Maghirsoy yesterday on a charge of being in unlawful possession of a quantity of opium Ho Sunday night and arrived in Yokohama was fined $190, the alternative being two months' prison.

undamaged.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood passed an exemplary sentence on a thief who snatched tvo bangle from a child near the Ko Shing theatre. The etendant was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, it hours stocks and twelve strokes of the birch.

A Chinaman appeared before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magirirsey yesterday on a charge of entering a passenger's cabin on the Shui On was under the influence of liquor, wis dis

[REUTER'S HIRVÍCE TO THE “ HONKONG

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KING'S APPRECIATION OF

THE ARMY.

LONDON, July 17th. Their Majesties the King and

Aldershot.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, July 18th.

IN ÖRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

ATTEMPTED ALMED KOBBERT.

Mr. Alabaster shied that s short time ago the prisoner was imployed at the Petroleum Works at Causeway Bay as mees kooper at a monthly wage of about $16. Subsequently now

JuroKE HIS HONGUE BIF FRANCE PIGGOTT rangements were made whereby a new man yae employed and mceived $750 a month and (CHIEF JUTION),

kia food and lodginga. On July Eth the measman who encoded prischer was with his Lather near Petroleum Works when they were Wong Sin and Teal San vare arraigned on at upon by a crowd of Chineo which included charge of armed robbery,

the prisoner. Both father and sou wers stabbed, Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the follow and no doubt would have been very fing jury was empanelled:-

seriously injured and perhas killed had not Prisoner adunities stabbing ors man. Come alficers of the Buffs come to the resque,

Rooh, T. J. Richards, D. T. Sted, A. W. 1 Stabling (foxnan), A J. de

Baraley, J. B. Scott and W. Taylor.

J

The Hon, Mr. W. Res Davies, K.O., in-

structed by Mr. H. L. Dannys, sons, from the

office of the Crown Solicitor, prosemted, and prisoners weto undefondst,

The Attorney General informed the Court and jury that the soctisod wore charged with an sitempted armed robbery at a house in Wanchal opposite the Police Statim. On June 17th tho prossentrix was in her house about 30 midday, with her little daughter, a child nine years of age. Away at work at the thas, and she would ssy that the four mon went to the second

On the ovidoncs the jury found the prisons sulty of assault with intent to cause grievous

bodily harm,

His Lordship before passing sentence com monded Lieat the Hon. P. G, Boorlett for tim action he had taken. He had prevented a very serious semmit and probably a murder by his prompt interferenc

Dealing with the prisoners, his Lordship said these attacks wervill too common, and must be put down. He regarded them as very serious, imprisonment withhard labour,

quisite of a Cigar. Our Warehouse accomplished by members of their sox, but and stealing jacket. Defendant, who saidQueen have returned to London from She lived on the second for. Her husband was and would sentence the prisoner to seven years

in Stanley Street contains specially fitted Drying Rooms for Maturing Cigars, and in the Dispensary itself

withal they have their limitations as men have. They have not yet developed the political faculty. It may come:

charged with a calion,

The King has addressed a message

or arid told her they were looking for some

to General Smith Dorrien in which he body. The art prisoner than clubsked her expressed his satisfaction at the fitness.the throat, and the other, who carried

a kuifo, gagged her, and they threatened to

CEFALLEGED: KIDNAPPING. ·

Chan Yau was arraigned on a charge of

kidnapping Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the same jury sat in the precious case,

After hearing the evidence the jury brought E verdict of guilty, and his Lordship

meat with hard labour.

The duath has occurred of Bear Admiral It is trito, of course, to say that women are John Casament, who, while serving as a heute the same idea is carried out on a less logical than men, yet it is truent in China is 1884, jumped overboard and real and keenness of the troops. His stab her to death if she said anything. The in

rezoned a seaman in Amoy Roads, for which smaller scale by the installation of northeless. Women's quickness of gallant action he reaived the bronze medal of Majesty added that he intended to child cried out, and her soreams attracted the sentenced the defendant to five years imprison.

ception and readiness of sympathy may the Royal Hamas: Society. drying cupboards.

serve admirably in the ordinary "effairs of Any Cigars purchased from us have therefore the advantage of being in TINE CONDITION.

us 3

We Stock all the Best Known

make the visit an annual one.

The attack by pirates on the Portuguese

Vladivostook. Following an struck by Chinese

people below, who went upstairs. This startled the four man, and they ran out of the house. Both the women and the little girl identified

BREAKING AND EXTERING, Yun Chak Nam and another wore charged two of the four men who entered their house, stealing twenty-two cases of docks,

life, but in the body posledné possasion at Clown in paralleled a CONTINENTAL APPRECIATION the prisoners, they said beyond doubt at being with breaking and entering a godown and ➡ qualities are essential. A breadth mind and wideness of vision are re-pirates on a Ruslan settlement near Vidivo quired for a proper appreciation of the stock, torpedo-boals went in parsait and captar- Iarge problems which are discussed in od three junkce with thirty men. Parliament. These attributes may be Manila was to to treated to an aviation feat

OF PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

An English police sergeant on duty at the Prisoners pleads not guilty and the same Wanobai Felice Station beard a police whistle, jury at as in the previous ISO. LONDON, July 17th.

laspt out of the windoy, and seeing the first

Mr. Alabaster stated that the prisoner was The official Nord Deutsche re- prisoner running away gave chase, and with charged with breaking and entering a Mitai assistance of a Chinese watchman Br Kaisha golown and staling over twenty

the

which are Manufactured solely for the circumstances feeling of doubt is a mohinist connected with the Estrela del tion of the real motives of Germany hoard police whistles and saw the second pris Jans 22nd the meend prisoner west to the Brands, as well as the following, developed through being exercised, but in Last Bunday afternoon by Mr. Edward Martell joices at Mr. Asquith's clear recognisenred the runaway. A Mr. Lysaght also cases containing dooks. It appeared that sa

to undertake an experiment fraught with ground for a flight in on aeroplane which he he naval expansion and hopes that the ouer ranning from the house of the prosecu godown and madh some inquiries, and was told justified, and the Legislature in hesitating Norte garage, who would attempt to leave the

question of armaments will be calmly. He gave chase, and this man was safely to mind his own busines Later, the first such immense risk is not deserving of blame.

secured by an Indian watchman, who also saw prisoner engaged a number of coolies to go to and dispasionately discussed and that him running. When the second prisoner was this godown in the early morning, and foll LOLITAS PER BOX OF 50. $5.50 So far as the measure recently before Par

lament is concerned it would seem that its and Museum for the weak ending the 17th July, the future relations of the two peoples caught he took a knife ont of his pooket and them to carry away a number of cases. These

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HONGKONG, JULY 19TH, 1910.

In the absence of more detailed information from Home Beuter's recent cables an

nouncing the introduction in the House of Commons and subsequent shelving of the Women's Suffrage Bill leaves usin doubt as to the precise nature of the proposals submitted. All that we know that the Bill provided for the extension of the Women's Municipal franchise to a Parlia mentary franchise. At present women, with the necessary property or rate paying qualifications, are entitled to vote at municipal and county council elections, but for Parliament they are ungallantly bracketed with the list of alima, idiots, lunatics, infants, peers, convicted felons,

disqualified, and

promoters were satisfied if an academic dis cussion was permitted. This is what has happoned The Bill has been read a | Becond time, but "in view of the exigencies of other Parliamentary business and their own announcement of their decision not to prosecute contentious legis- lation, the Government could not afford any further facilities for the Bill this Session The Government recognise that the House ought to have opportunities, if that is their deliberate desire of effectively dealing with the whole question, and, of course, the debate may be expected to throw an instruc tive light on Parliamentary opinion both in regard to the Bill and to other proposals This statement of the Premier shows that the subject is not likely to come up again this session, but it is certain that we shall hear of it later.

The intense heat of the wook-end culminated in a thunderstorza on Sunday night which

led the atmosphere.

The Hunghom Dispensary Committee spored their new dispensary on Saturday. The core mcay was performed by the Hon. Registrar. General (Mr. A. W. Brewin).

The total output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending 2nd July, 1910, amounted to 28,467.74 toms and the raise during the period to 23,380.26 tons.

constructed.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library

1910, shows that of non-Chines tauro, wero 316

to the Library and 184 to the Masen, and of Chinese 136 to the former and 2,019 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 452 persons and the Museum by 2,203.

Lent Colonel Sir Matthon Nathan (Secre- tary of the Post Office) inspected Waring sondet corpin the quadrangle of the War Odeon 11th ultimo, The corps consista of youths who were formerly telegraph messengers, bat who, on reaching the age limit, left the service of the General Post Office, and entered that of the firm of

ears Waing & Gillow, Limited, of Oxford-street, who raised and equipped ik

Oring ton big vindstorm on Sunday week at Nanking one fea-house and the temporary sheer of the Manchuriam Zoological Exhibits ware badly damaged Ton Chinese were jujur. ed. They were immediately taken to the Exposition Emergency Hospital and promptly attended by Chinese aid farsign docton No damage was done to the exhibits and the injury to the buildings was confund to s few ekylights.

Mr. Albert Edward Bow tied sudduly at the General Hspital, Shanghal, last Wedreaday He was in his forty-ninth year. Born in

will correspondingly improve,

The Austrian newspapers hail Mr. Asquith's statement with delight, especially the admission that Germany is as equally entitled as Britain to increase her army.

KAISER AND THE TURF.

LONDON, July 18th. The Standard" states that the Kaiser, who has hitherto held aloof from hore racing has become the patron of the principal tarf club in Germany exercising authority throughout the country.

THE COMPETITION OF ARMAMENTS.

LONDON, July 18th. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the Glamorgstelde, he was at one time a member Bankers' Dinner, referred to the in- of the theatrical profession and came to Shanghai crease in national expenditure which, with one of the Baudmans companies For some years past he has been in the service he said, was mainly due to the insane the Astor House Hotel Company and his kindly competition in and obliging disposition found him many friends who will receive the news of his death with genuine regret,

armaments.

All nations seemed to be affected by the epidemic of prodigality Weled, but

throw it into the harbour, and that knife was afterwards secured by a diver. When the first

searched thor implements of the vocation

cases were taken to Chater Street, and one of.

prisoner was caught he threw dora e gags, the coolies who helped them to carry the wire and string, and a fact whom he was thought the jury would have no doubt CRSON WAS givin four cleolos, Counsel the burglar we found one that the tro prisoners were members of the gang Tas other two men were not discovered, but who stole the docks. With regard to the the two prisoners were practically caught in the left the defendants put on a new mdlock

breaking, the padook was forced, and when they

sot

after hearing the evidence the jury found a unanimous verdios of gellly and prisoners were sach sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour and twelve strokes of the birch.

The Attorney-General-It will be a help to the police if your Lordship will kindly commend the two watchmen.

His Lordship-Tes, and if there is any fand

gratuity.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER,

breaking and entering, and the second guilty of The jury found the first prisoner guilty of

receiving

The first was niepood to two years and the second to one your's imprisonment with hard Labour.

THE SENSATION AT BLACAO.

Maono, July 17th.

I will recommend that they roosire a small At last the bombardment of Colowan has commenced. The work was undertaken by the gunboats Patria na facao, whose guns boomed for three hours. The details of what happened on the island havenot o ome to hand yet, but it is. reported that thesoldiers and marines landeden the island went in pursuit of the pirates.

Kwok Sing and Wan Tat Krong wore indicted on a charge of manslaughter. Pria oners pleaded not guily, and the amo jurors sat as in the previous

The Attorney-Generd stated that prisoners were before the Court on a charge of man.

anghter of a man on 27th June at Yaumati

The oruiser Baraha Donna Amate reached Mamoyesterday and landed 150 men on Colowan,

· LATKEÄ The siege will be înterfered with by the storm

The story for the prosemtion rested chiefly on the evidence of two man who stated that a gong The launches are running testaltor. of ton men were attacking the deceased near the theatre, and that they say the affray. Both these

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE

WATSON'S D. TAIKOO.

This match was won by Watson'sby 66 to 3

witnesses would say they were with the deceased that the first prisoner struck the decessed several times with a bamboo pole and one of the witnesses scores

the sand prisoner throw stones at the H. Rapp and F. Bapp hat McCubbin and. deconsed which hit him on the body. The Hunter, 83, lost to Aitcheon and Hamilton,

The pawnbroker, as is well known, is sfriend we had the excuse that we bad the one of death was rupture of the green, which 5.6; beat MacAskil and Ross, 92

AERIAL MILITARY

to the needy, that is, if they hare any article of greatest Empire to defend. We naderstand that the action in which the value to pawa. On anything ssleable cui can Robinson Plase Company was sed by Mr. Aberalised at thegn of three balls, but seldom, Ogltria for the sum of $145 for commissions duc has been settled out of Court. Payment of 3400 has been made by the defendants.

It is stated in Paking that H. 1. H. Prince Pu Ting, the President of the Board of Agrionl turs, Industry and Commerce, has determined to open an Industrial Exposition in Feking ext year for the purpose of developing the national industries

Bafora Mr. Hallifax at the Magistrany yes- torisy a Filpino was arraigned on two counts of stabbing Chinese in Queen's Road East The charges were proved and the defendant WER sentenced to six weeks imprisonment en sach charge.

A fifteen years old boy appeared before Mr. B. R. Hallifax at the Magistrany yesterday charged with cutting a gold ostring of a girl's ear with a pair of pliers. He was sentensed to 48 hours detention and twelve strokes of the

birch,

at syr, do we hear of money being pawns), Bich transaction, however, came to light in the kidnapping case at the Besalous yesterday, and Jurors and Court vore a broad kmile when they we told by the prisoner that he had parted 835

MANŒUVRES,

the doctor mid might have been used by a Capell and Millar bea McCubbin and blow or the result of a fall. The doctor also Hunter, 74, lost to Affchon and Hamilton, discovered some external bruises on the body, 3.8 beat MacAskil and Rose, 7.4,

and one of deceased's left riba was fractured. Tayler and Phillips best MeCubbin and The cause of the quarrel was wholly unknown, Huster, 7.4 best Aitcheson and Hamilton, and apparently there was no motive whatever 10.1 boat MasAmil and Row, 10.1. for the attack. The first prisoner, when charged

WATION'S D. WHWAH.

LONDON, July 18th, The German Anny airship war for dollar. It appears that the prisoner intended manoeuvres began to-day

Three entering company where a lot of money was a dangerous thing, and decided, before paying his archips are participating in making the Jury had to decide was purely s ques-Ballook, 6.5, best Eustace and Gregory, a

extensive reconnaisances,

call, to put his finds in sa's custody. Truly, the ways of the hosthen Chiness are peculiar.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following typhoon waning was seived from the Manila Observatory at 10.15 8.m. vertorday Manila, 18th, 9,30 am. Cyelone or typhoon near or over the northern part of Forntiss chaune moving NW. or NNW

A NEW TERRITORY MURDER.

A gruesome discovery was made on the Tsipo A native was charged before Mr. Hallifax at Road near the water works on Sunday after.

or more persons. When

FROM HEMANILA COMMELCO"]

THE TOWER OF PISA

July 14th The leaning tower of Pisa is in a state of collapse.

by the police, said he was arrested oring to the Watson's won by the narrow margin of [ spite of this chief witnem ogrinst him, while the point. second denied that he was present of all. The H. Rapp and F. Rapp boat Avenell and

tion of credit,

After hearing the aridanoe the jury found the prinomers not guilty, and his Lordship discharged them

beat Jeffries and Brandtmer, 6.5.

Capell and Spargo lost to Avenell and Bullock, 5.6; best Eustace and Gregory, 6.5; lost to Jeffries and Brandtrer, 1.10.

Taylor and Philips best Areneli and Bullock, 6.5, beat Eustas and Gregory, 6,5; lost to Jeffrion and Braidlinar, 5,6.-

QUITING AND WOUNDING To Chur sud another Tere arraigned on a charge of stabbingi". A ples of not guilty was entered, and the same jurors were again sworn.

Tho Attorney-General informed the jury that CANTON KOWLOON BAILWAY. this case aress out of a quarrel which occurred

Mr. Ginnell asked m the House of Commona on a coal bat at Yannati.. In the fight the

on June 21st the Under-Secretary for the It is the cam prosecutor was stabbed, us witnessed would say. Colonies it he would say who were the count by the tre defendants, and also pshot over ing engineers of the Canton Kowloon Hailway, board. He was recovered from the water by 's whether they motelin Ulst eagalt

Long Railway, and the Joh boatman who was in the vicinity and who would with the Shangua Nanking.

that could never my up The jury returned a verdict of guilty and his straction, whether Appear as witness.

The leaning tower of Pion is one of the famous landmarks of taly. panile or bell tower of the cathedral, built in the year 1063 and restored at the beginn ing of the seventeenth century. The tower is perfectly round. Though the walls at the

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BEFORE HIS HONGUE ME. HA HAZELAND (ACZING PORNE JUDUE).

bankrupts, paupers, and others who are the Magistracy yesterday with attempting to oos, the dead body of a Chinese, bloody and base are turteen feet thick and at the top Lordship sentenced each of the accused to five countant, was the nomi

break open a show cass at 269, Queen's Road mutiated, being found concealed on the hillside about half as much they are constructed years imprisonment with hari labour naturally the more Central, and with having housebreaking Decanod must have been travelling to or from throughout of marble. advanced resent this classification and implementiin his possection. On the first charge Kontoon, and when near the top of the big hill The basement is surrounded by a rango demand that representation should not he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, he was attacked by be withheld where taxation is paid, and on the second to fourteen days and air discvered, he had been dead for some hours, and then were five gaping wounds on his head Doubtless some extension of the franchise hours stooks,

which had proba

been inflicted by a will be granted at some later period, When Moosa Ebrahim was discharged from kaifs or shopper, Robbery

to have but there can be no denying the fact prion on Saturday, having completed the bear the motive of the crime, for the dead. diam that the time for this concession is not yet sentence passed on him by the Court for offences girdle, in which he would probably have only twelve commas.

nuder the Bankruptcy Ordinance, he was re- Berested by Bergeant Wills and pissed before carried what money he posao, had been out

ripe.

all

of semi-circular arches supported by fifteen volumns and above this rise arvades with The eighth story, thirty columns each. which contains the bells, is of much smaller thin the rest of the tower and has

It is thirteen feet echt inches out of the

A BERIOUS ABBAVET. Chi Chan was indicted on charges of assault with intent to danse grievous bodily harm, and

sault with intent to murder,

Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the follow ing jurors waru called

J. T. Shaw (foreman, T. P. Hall, 6. M. The demand for women's suffrage 18 Me E. R. Halifax at the Meganes ou offer from les wates and was found lying at his perpendicular and from this fact gets ite Hay. H. Hyndman, H. Hinter, D. Barrey and not by any means general. Admittedly it marke of outsining, goods by falso prefencer-bour to the police bp the that the architects did not intend to stand i

which was consealed in some shes same. It 183 feet high. It is believed. Stoltz, it must be recognised The Sergeant said the Grown Solicitor wished The murder was growing, but that the present agitation is "engi- the oase withdram and prisoner was dis- Eurpeen in charge of the water work, and

charged seered" by enthusiasts or fanatics who

Lavutigations may now being mids.

Mr. C. J. Alsbeater instructed by Mr. H. L in this oblique position, but that i assumed Dennys, Jr., prosecned on best of the

Crown, while prisoner we undefender it while the work was in progress.

whether the amount yet been ascerta were being taken His nominatoria

Colonel Seely replied gineers are Bir J. Wolte The consulting AurinÖNET way are Master, Gregor I have no intention Nanking Hallway, I ment that either the railway can never pay. genflaman on Novembe

is not spadened with accountant on the

ning to