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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 28TH, 1910.
or captured; but at considerable loan of life. It may be that the Portuguese were actuated by more humane motives. Their courage is beyond dispute, for it has been proved, and in this instance it is possible that the officer commanding wished to keep the death roll as low as possible. This seems the only feasible reason for the
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Before Mr. E. B. Halifax at the Magistracy TELEGRAMS. programme for another Opium Con- resterday a native was charged with entering the house of Mr. Bavage, chief sorber at the Post Offies, and stealing a watch and chein, & number of liqueur glass and a blanket. The offence was proved, and the thief was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.
The naval authorities in Java feel uncary aboat increasing colour-blindness among offloors
& CO., long-drawn delay in flowing the curtain to Those in bog podo signalsamog
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
CIGAR MERCHANTS
TOBACCONISTS.
AND
CIGARS
bave thoir eyça tested. All naval offoors will be forbidden to wear spectacles. Thore wearing them now will be exempted and will be retained in the service, but they less all chance of promo- tien in the torpedo and surveying branches.
June, 1910, will be remembered us an abnormaĴ
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SHANGHAI, July 20th. The rubber boom has drained all ready money from the Settlement towards the Straits and depleted the native banks of specie.
drop on an unpleasant Eastern act which at Heine will be read as a story from the realni of romaneo. Whatever the reason for the supposed delay, it is evident that the trouble is now practically at an end. The warships have been withdrawn from the island as well as a number of the troops, but the garrison has been strengthened, presumably to meet any contingency that may arise. As an outcome of this affair, it is distressing to observe the attitude adoptedly a certain inches on 18 days. The rainfall for June, 1907: meet native ten day orders.
month in Sandakan, mays the B. N. B. Herald. The rainfall has been most unusual for this time of the year and has put a stop to tennis, cricket and all outdoor games. The total min fall registered at the Ciril Hospital was 13.58
was 7.59 inches. Reports from Kudat and Jesselton also record unusual rains.
The failure of a prominent Chinese merchant has resulted, and four native banks are closing, being unable to
Two and a half millions are held by foreign banks against goods delivered, and a crisis is threatened.
Is many parts of Java, the people are planting rubbor on their own account too much so in the opinion of samp oficiale. For instance, at The Chinese Authorities, Bankers' a one pines, thus district officer ordered all the
rabber plants to be rooted eat on the ground Guild and Chamber of Commerce, that the upkeep of the plantations would be too and foreign banks have held a meeting, wavy a burden on the people! His superiors as a result of which the native banks
love since called him to account for it.
ference to be held at the Hague, but could not agree to a disscussion of Britain's diplomatic relations with China. It was also desirable to know whether the Powers were willing to deal with the exportation of morphia and cocaine to the East.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, July 27th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. F, A. HAZELAND
(ACTING PUTINE JUDGE).
THE STORY OF A BLOUSE. Miss A. Roza; of" Le Chic", dressmaking os
tablishuvat, Kowloon, susu Mrs. M. Piggott
CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
KILLED BY A TIGER.
July 25th,
At Tak Hing thore lived a poor wilow who home was in a little het which she had bailt got her living by working in tho Bokda. Her
about three miles out of the village. Hore sho lived with her two orphaned grandokiklion, aged. respectively 11 and 7. A for nights go the anfortausto woman went down to the stream to batho and, while on the bank sho was seized and carried off by a tiger. ‹ Tho pôor children waited for their grandmother to return, but in vain. The noxt day they wout to the village and told about her disappearance. Search was made for her and a low mutilated fragments of her boily were discovered in a field some distanco from hier hut.
INCONSISTENCIES, *
In a curious article the editor of one of the
to recover $11.35, cents. for work done and material supplied. Plaintiff was reprosontal by local papers says that the notions of the Provin Mr. J. H. Gardiner, and defendant did not dial Government are like those of a childish
game. He then proceeds to point out a aunibor appar.
Defendant's husband informed the Court that of inconsistencies. Tho polise prohibit the
CONDITION is next to section of the Chinese, in the minds of whom, apparently, the ill-feeling which was QUALITY, the most essential re-
the result of the boundary dispute still quisite of a 'Cigar, Our Warehouse rankies. With two equally matched prize
bis wife was ill and could not attend: The whole question was that his wife never had the in Stanley Street contains specially fighters rivalry will prevail until one gains
decisive victory, and so with regard to the
goods. The things she had she paid for.
His Lordship-I don't see how we can get on fitted Drying Rooms for Maturing
Macao Boundary question, disputes will
without her. Cigars, and in the Dispensary itself continue until a definite settlement is
Mr Gardiner said the transaction was that the same idea is carried out on a established. This is the first opportunity,
Hard times are in sters for the Opium Raris bave obtained a loan of three and a plaintiff and another carried on business in Kow The police have probibitod actresses, but police
Toon under the style of "Le Chic,”- Dufendant smaller scale by the installation of sines the dissolving of the abortive
Commission, that the anti-foreign agitators, in Indo-China, which draws two-thirds of its half lakbs from foreign banks to ordered certain goods which were supplied to drying cupboards.
patriots, or whatever else they style them. supplies of the drug from China. It is feared enable them to honour native orders her and a reasonable price was charged. Among illegal modes of punishment, but provincial
that shortly the Cüiuses government will pro- Any Cigars purchased from us have selves, have had an opportunity of re-hibit altogether the exportation of opium from therefore the advantage of being inusitating this much vexed question, and its territory. Indo-China will thon have to tarn to Indin, where restriction is now shartan. FINE CONDITION.
ing the supply. These rocks ahead will bo a source of surions dangers to tho Regio.
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they are taking advantage of it. Because Colowan is part of the territory in dispute, some Chinese hare gone so far as to side with the outlaws, whom in other circum-
stances they would fear as much as they would shin. The Fortuguese is branded as a usurper, and the pirate is exalted as a patriot. It is plainly manifest, however that such a view could be taken only by a LOLITAS PER BOX OF 50. $5.50 | section of agitators or revolutionaries. The
An exquisite smoke.
law-abiding Chinese, who have suffered for a lifetime at the hands of the desperadoes whose trade is plunder and murder, would not, even for the satisfaction of having the boundary question settled, join issue with their natural enemy, the pirates. But the agitator is not particular from which direction the spark blows, so 14g as it
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PER BOX OF 50. $4.00
ROYAL.
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Negotiations for restoring Taku to Chius have been held betwest: the Waiwapu and the Diplomatic Corps in Peking, but as for nothing has been concluded, A Peting dispatch states that the conditions of the restoration are as follow: 1-No foxtrem will be allowed to bo constructed there. 2-Taku will not be allowedl to be transformed into a naval station. 3-No Arsenal will be allowed to be established thore If Chiun agross to these three articles Tesku
will be restored to her.
and prevent further crashes.
PEKINO, July 27th. The Central Government approves of the Shanghai Tastai's scheme for obtaining tools 3,500,000 from foreign banks to relieve the native banks at Shanghai."
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NEW JAPANESE tariff.
LONDON, July 26th.
making of 'speoshos in the public stroots, but the Military Bureau send out men to make specohes on the usefuluess of surveying. The polico wish to restrict gambling, but the financiers ore powerful enough to set the law at deflance and to keep the houses open until a late hour.
officers are guilty of immoral conduct with these women. The Imperial Government prohibit
other things she ordered woven blouses. Atmagistrates apply it at their will. The Imperial that time she was expecting some money from a Government wish to put an end to gambling, fight in which her husband was concerned, but the officials devote their sparo time to
His Lordship-We can't go into that.
"Ma Cheuk Pai." The Imperial Government Mr. Gardiner said he was only explaining the has prohibited to trado f human beings, but position. Defendant subsequently took an okl-the officials buy girls for concubines, fashioned blouse to plaintiff with instructions to
won finished defendant said als wanted an re-make it according to lates: models. When it evening blouse, and not a morning blouse,
His Lordship-I don't suo how we can get on without defendant: it is only wasting time.
Sergeant Piggott My wife is ander medionl treatment and will be for some time. I know as much about it as my wife; I was there when the things were ordered and I paid the money.
His Lordship-There is no chance of a sottle mont?
Mr. Gardiner I think we will have to fight
the question of the blouse out.
His Lordship said it was impossible to go on with the case in the absence of defandout, and
PIRATE HUNT AT COLAWAN.
Mr. Buxton, replying to a question [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDE ST.] in the House of Commons to-day, said
·Macao, July, 25th. that the Board of Trade were fully | adjourned it sine die. Since the discovery of the entrance to the alive to the probablo detrimental eaves occupied by the pirates the land fores haa had a busy time endeavouring to clear every effects on British trade from the new living creature out of these holes. During the Japanese tariff. Many representations night firing was maintained between the soldiers had been received, careful inquiries A Chine o man, anda boy of fifteen, appeared and the cobbers at bay, and today more than
terday on charges of anatching. The two thirty man and women bave been sent over hore were being mado, and Sir Edward before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy
Grey was in communication with the defendants, and & third rogas who escaped, for safe custody.
Japanese Government on the subject. appear to have worked together. Their dest
Attempts have been made to smoke the pirates
from their ir, salphur and other material being barat at the months of the caves, and soveral desperate people have been glad to rush out and risk meeting the soldiers.
The gunboat Palria went to Colowan last night.
The hunting will be resumed again to-day, as it is believed, there are many people, still in hiding.
AN INTERESTING YARN.
The Peking Daily News says in a recent issue :-
A. S. WATSON & CO., ignites and spreads among the masses while the revolutionary, in any trouble that LIMITED,
may arise, always hopes to see a chance of overthrowing the dynasty. Our Canton Currespondent recently wrote stating that he heard the people of Heangshan were very excited over late events and were openly in sympathy with the pirates, whom they regarded as patriots. "There is talk," he continued "of an organised attack to be made on the Portuguese Settle. meat, but it is probable that these stories have very little foundation, Nevertheless, the people of the Houngshan district are a very turbulent set, and it would take very little to rouse them to make trouble.*** That's just it. It is all talk just now, mostly froth and bubble, but it is extending over the Empire, and unless it is checked it may develop into sõinething more serious. Most of this world's troubles emanate from dis-kong, to the effect that there has been trouble contented talk, and in China the tirade of the agitator is often followed by action. Once the minds of the masses are inflamed, the right or wrong of a catise is past con-
And this sideration.
what those malcontents are now apparently bent on In the absence of any official statement doing inflaming the minds of the people concerning the hunting down of the Colowan with imaginary wrongs to their country, and pirates, and in view of the conflicting reports thereby stirring up strife. But the Peking published in the local Press, it is difficult toGovernment has successfully intervened on gauge the true state of affairs at Colowau, such occasious before, and no doubt on this or to comment on the measures adopted by occasion they will take adequate steps to the Portuguese in putting an end to a sitan- prevent disorder arising, and will find means tion which a few months ago would have to suppress the agitators. As far as the been deemed impossible. It is generally Colowau affair is concerned, it is almost considered, however, that the capture of the impossible to believe that the existence of pirates has been unduly prolonged, and that this large band of pirates on the island was known to the Portuguese officials stationed the escape of a large number of them way due to the incompetent direction of affairs. there, especially in view of the fact that the appear to have retained numerOUS For our part, we would prefer to await an official report before coming to conclusions captives. But, no doubt, an inquiry will which might prove erronegus. "Frue, it is be held, and the true facts connected with nearly a fortnight since the pirates' strong the affair will be established.
LONDON
Che Hary Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 28TH, 1910.
hold was discovered, and when the outlaws refused to surrender the Portuguese adopted. measures which promised speedy submission But since the bombardment the action taken appears to have been anything but energetic, and after those many days some of the pirates are said to be still at large. Com SODOBE Wr's statements to our representa tive that the Portuguese "did not seem to like to catch the pirates." and that "ho Jeft Colowan because he was sick of it,"
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Mr. J. Dickinson, American Secretary for War, arrived at Mazilo on Monday,
A. CASHIER'S FRAUDS.-
HEAVY SENTENCES PASSED ON SNATCHERS.
LAKİN TROUBLES.
It is reported that the Viceroy has received a dispatch from Peking ondering him to give an explanation of the many reports of tho mis- management of the likin system that haye reached the capital. It is said that the accounts are falsifiod, bribery goes on to a largo oxtont.. and that merchants liaving plenty of money abe ablo by means of a "present" to the right person to get their goods through without trouble. It is also stated that many of the posts in the likin service are mere sinecuros, and that hundreds of orpestants and their friends are fattening on money which should go to the coffers of the State. If theso charges indeed be true, there is likely to be a good deal of trouble in official circles concerning it.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
Three prisoners confined in the Na Hoi saol yesterday made their escape, and a reward their recaptura. Today the two warders on of a hundred dollars each has been offered for duty are to receive panishment, eat a hundred strokes and the other double that number.
ROBBERY AT BUN WUL
victim was the four year old daughter of a dontist, whose earrings were pulled from her
A daring case of armed robbery has occurred ears while sitting at the door of her home. A at Wan Kong in the Sun Wai District. A fow days later as a girl of nine years was walking band of armed robbers raided the house of a LONDON, July 28th. along the Wanchai Road the defendants accosted rich family named 'At, and afterwards Cooted Besides the $600,000 (gold) be-ber, snatched her carrrings and ran away, the houses of six other families. Several boys, absequent theft was committed at the Coffee a slave girl and an infant, besides much property, longing to the Russo-Chinese Bank, Plantation. A small boy and girl, whom the were taken sway. The most wonderful thing is Wider, the cashier who absconded accused mot in Koswick Street, ware Inred to the that to get to the village the bandits had to from the New York branch, is also plantation by promises of beads and presents, and when they arrived there the thieves relieved reported to have taken $500,000 in the girl of her earrings and departed. His bonds, belonging to customers.
Worship sontensed the man to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, four hours' THE INDIAN ESTIMATES.
stocks and twelve strokes of the kirch, and the youth, who had a previous conviction, to four months' imprisonment and twelve stro kes of the birch.
LONDON, July 27th. On the debate
on the Indian Estimates in the House of Commons
BAND CONCERT.
pass a military camp, and the soldiers saw them going, and also saw them return with their prisoners and plunder, but made no attempt to interfere with them. One can only come to the conclusion in casas liko this that these soldiers are either arrant cowards, or ara in league with the robbers.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued The second load performance in the Botanie the following report -- Gardens took plus laat night and proved very
There is absolutely no truth in a recent report which appears to have originated from Hong
between the Chinese and the Portuguese in the vicinity of Macao. According to this report go attack was made by a gang of pirates on the Portuguese soldiers who were patrolling the roads leading from certain Chinese villages in to-day, the Hon. E. S. Montagu said the vicinity of Masss, and that thres of these the new treaty with Bhutan was soldiers were killed aml four wounded. In order evidence of the Government's intention enjoyable to those who attended. The number has risen slightly at the Bonins, and fallen to avenge this attack, the Macio Government was said to have sent.Portuguese guaboals which not to allow foreign interference in attacked the villages, many of the inhabitants Nepal, Sikkim or Bhutan, He was of which were killed.
In addition to this, the Masso Gevernsont glad that those states shared in the proposed to establish martial law in the district, determination as regards Tibet.
It is edloss to add that the above report is a Government had made it clear to 'paro fabrication and has not the least founda.
China that they would require strict 1. March... tion is fact.
conformity with the Anglo-Tibetan 3. Election Cavalleria Rusticana
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On the 27th at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer moderately to slightly over N.E, Japan, J. W. Japan, the Loochoos and Chius.
The depression is now situated to the E.S.E of the Loochoos. It continues to move towards. NW,
Pressure remains high over the Pacific to the E of Japan, and relatively low over N. China.
Light to moderate S.W and W winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and along the S. coast of Chins.
Hoogkong rainfall for the 24 houra ending at 10 a.in. to day, 0.00 inches,
Convention of 1004 and the Anglo. 4. Piccole Solo .. ...Danse des Bate Thre. today is se follows:-
Lagini.
The forecast for the 24 hours onding at noon
(W. and 8.W. Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, light to
(moderato Ane.
Sume as No. 1. Grlog. Formosa Channel "The Dollar Princes'... Fall. South coast of Chius between, Same as No. 1. -
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she had reduced her output hy DEATH OF THE HON. C. S. ROLLS.
more than three-tenths: There was
London, July 12th.
Hongkong and Hainan..
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Mr. Wernor Laurie is pablishing shortly Thirty-five years in the Digorse Court, Leaves Mr. Rolls was about to alight for the com- from a Reporter's Note Book," by Henry The Siberian Mail of the 4th July was dolix Saturday, when they will play a match s. Rest no absolute proof that this was petition, and was coming down in front of the Edwin Fean. The uthor was for 30 years
of Prague, whose team will to: Hon. Dr. red in London on the 24th inst.
to break. The reporter for the Divorce Court to the Daily Atkinton, J. R. Wood, II. Humphreys, B. B. so, but there was no reason to doubt staal, gavos violent lurch and full at a torrific Telegraph. His work is of a unique character.
when the tailpiece seemed it. His Majesty's Government ac-med in a straight line to the ground. The and never before has one been published dealing
speed
five Fresidents of the Divorce Division, cordingly waived the production of framework buckled in the air, spinning round.
Mr. Rolls was found in the upper plane with commencing with Lord Hannan, the statistical proofs and offered China his legs entangled in the framework. The builder of divorce law. Mrs Fenu includes
attempted
revise bim. Death was I ers, and the work is replete with
chatty way all the brain.
The diaster was witnessed
matters that come before the Court. following are af for, Rails's machine snapped. The touched Expert eye-witnessen decine that the
The Chinese who was charged with stealing aam of nearly $10,000 from a shop in Wing Lok Street was discharged by Mr. J. R. Wood at the Mugistracy yesterday,
An Italian karbor in the employ of Messrs. Campbell, Moore & Co., was ordered by Mr.
PRINCE LEAVES FOR POLAR WATERS.
The steamship Mainz, which is visiting an extension of the agreement for three/doctors carefully extricated him, and vainly chrootor sketches of well-know
Arctic waters in order to ascertain if an attempt. feasible, has left Kiel.
to
to reach the North Pole in a Zeppelin alrship is years more. With reference to the of the treating in a
She had on board, Prince and Princess Henry suggestions to shorten the period, China of Frassia. The Princest, however, will leave
the vessel at Branshuettel, a port at the western itself suggested ten years, but was
start
› stay broke and allowed the propeller to Why pl Sorte
ot the subjects
are suggestive. Had the gallant CoMMODORE J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday to pay and of the Kiel, small and select party of not suggested that there should be that an abrupt descont against the wine for the Nagging Wives; Cruelty Cases on the Part of
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been in charge of operations we may take' it that the issue would have been brief.
a coolis. The alternative to prompt surrendet would.
From the American Consulate General, Hong have been, in all probability, immediate ag kong, we have received a copy of the telegram gression. Chinese troops would have been led quoted, which was despatched from the Manils forthwith to the fray, and it might not have Observatory at 10.50 am. yesterday:-Cyclone been long before all the pirates were killed or typhoon E. of Naha moving N.W.
in the Divoros Court: are so rare-Damages from £25,000; Flatonia LOVE;
The Mainz carries a
of Вигрова
landing in the alighting ring Husbands and Wives; Suggested "Court of experts and an elaborate solen figo any reduction nor any alteration overstrained the machine. The crowd was Conciliation": Children and Divorce:
their touches at Bergen and Tromso, and thep
involve serious ad- horror-stricken and distressed at the catastrophe sious of Wives; Private Detectives and stars direct to Spitzbergen. From there the which would
to the favourite.
Methods; The King's Proctor and His Duties; party embarks on a small Norwegian is steamer,ministrative financial considerations.
Mothers-in-law and Their Influence on Divorce; northern sea where it is necessary to make The Government was examining in
Lady Litigants; The Benefits of Publicity; The American cruiser Rainbow arrived tere Witnesses and their Ways and Abass of Crose- observations.
axxmination. The Ice steamer will remain in wireless a friendly spirit America's tentative yesterday from Manila, telegraphic communication with the Maine,
the Phenic, which will take them into those
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