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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 19TH, 1911

as high as in epidemics of bubonic plague, Thursday next belag Asosasion Day, Special TELEGRAMS.

such

CASES

we have been 粒何

getting in Hongkong for so

many years NOW į that

is to

the BBY,

of recovery are very few indeed.

"The gener al experience has been that no method of treatment has been of any avail in saving life, though the serum treatment seems in a few instances to have prolonged the duration of the illness." It would seem from this official summary of the results of the Conference that but two conclusions of importance have been reached. viz., (1) that the disease spread by direct infection from man to man; and (2) that the principal factor in the decline of the epidemic has prob- ably been the preventive measures which were enforced by the authorities, combined E HAVE BEEN APPOINTED

with the efforts naturally made by the HONGKONG AND people to protect themselves. It follows. SUB-AGENTS IN

therefore that the Conference has been able CANTON FOR

recommend a number of protective measures to be taken when plague appears, such as the wouring of masks and goggles,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WE

to

Services are to be held at St. John's Cathedral, The Bishop of Victoria is to preach at Evening Service at 4:45. "Previous to that hour ho and Mra. Lander will be "At hama" at St. Paul's College to ladies and gentlemen engaged in education at work in the Colony,

The Hon. Teewarer of the Alice Memorial sud Affiliated Hospitals bags to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals

R. C. Edwards, Esq. Lapisque & Co. Iwong Thi Long

810 10 10

At the Magistracy yesterday à Chiness was charzed with infringing the privileges of the Postmaster-General by transiting from the with using a one dailer stamp which had been previously used and from which the postal marke had been removed.

Colony a bundle santsining 93 letters, and also

Our Canton correspondent writes that ton

houses have collapsed in various parts of that City during the last few days. The people commonly attribute it to the recent slight seismio disturbance. A more probable cause,

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CHINA'S RAILWAY POLICY.

AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUAN PANG.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, May 18th. IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION

[BEFORE THE FULL Cover]

AN AWKWARDLY DRAWN CODE.

to whom the godown belonged, daly looked the g down and left it. About siz o'olook the nors roosived à communication which canoed thoni to hasten to the place,

There they found the thres prisoners, and another man who es- caped, removing the plates. The prizɔmers said they wore engaged by another man, and were bired lawfully for the job. It would be for ths The case was called-on-in-which Harrison jury to say, when they and heard the avidonos, Midwood is plaintiff, and Walter George whether they believed this, or whether they Vangbag Robinson and the Robiason Piano believed that these men were part of a ging Co., Ltd., defendants.

who went to the godown with the in- tention of taking these plites away.

Tho jury, after a retirement of fifteen minutes, foard all threo prisoners not guilty and they wore discharged.

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instrasted by Mr. Hinde (of Mesare. Bratton & Hett), on behalf of the defendants was to more that so

PEKING, May 18th. Tuap Fang, who was dismissed from much of the order made by the Chief Justice in the Viceroyalty of Chihli for taking not be required to give security for the costs to Chambers as ordered that the plaintiff should photographs of the funeral of the commicion to take evidence in England, nigat be incurred in connection with the propos d Empress-Dowager, has been appoint-be varied, and that so much of the order as dir ed Director-General of the Hu-Kiang railways, with the rank of a Minis- torial Vice-President.

The gentry are tremendously

Registrar a look transfer of the shares held by ooled that the plaintiff de execute to the his in the defendant Company, as susurity for

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DETAINING A CHILD.

detaining a child.

Lam I pleaded not guilty to a sharge of

The samo jurors wore sworn in. Mr.. Alabaster stated that this was a sort of kidnapping cass.

The prisoner was charged with detaining a the sum of $3,700, the amount of the additional skild agalost the will of her guardian. The security including the costs of the commission child, who was 11 years of age, was the nivoo of

that the plaintiff furnish security for the costs privouer asked the child to go with her to Canton in-ordered by the said order to be furnished by the boat woman, and lived with ber must at plaiatif, be varied, and that it may be ordered Whompon, In the middle of April the

of the said commission, and that the amount bo to see things. Instead of going to Canton that it may be farther ordered that the plaintiff When the prisoner was charged she said the referred to the Registrar for his report. And he was brought to Hongkong and detained.

CHAMPAGNE and the formation of a medical board to however, is the action of the hears a consed with regard to the Government

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direct quarantine and sanitary measures. This latter suggestion implies that though the investigators were not successful in trae- ing the primary origin of the outbreak they are strongly of opinion that the filthy conditions under which China's

millions live must ba in -Rome

faulty, foundations and badly-constructed walle.

Japan papors announce the death of Dr. J

railway policy and it is doubtful H. De Forest, who has been a missionary in whether Tuan Fang will accept the Japan since 1874; and also of Mr. J. Morris,

who was for many years sagaged as an electric.appointment.

euglaces by the Government of Japan in the

The Government,

do furnish each security, or other and butter child had besu given to her by the child's

sectirity than the sail shares for the defendants' mother. apparently costs of action, including the amount of tho After hearing evidouse the jury returned a establishment of the telegraph system when the fearing disturbances, has instructed oosts of the commission as axed by the Ro-verdict of guilty, and prisoner was sentenced to country had just been opened to foreigners. He way the direct cause of these plague died at Barnet last month after a somewhat the gentry to continue constructing gistrar, and that in the meantime, and-until three years' imprisonment with hard labour,

protracted illness.

trunk lines of railway pending arcordings in the action by the plaintiff be stayed. such further security be given, all further pro rangements by Government inspec- Mr. Pollock asked their Lordships saither to fix a date now for the hearing of the motion, or. to allow a date to be fred in Chambers.

SITUATION IN CANTON.

A DAY OF SUSPENSE. Writing on tho 17th inst. car Canton Correspondent says:---

tors.

[LEUTER'S HERVICN TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"

BRITISH TINPLATE TRADE.

LONDON, May 18th.

Yesterday the natives of this city were in a notices had been posted in various places in the state of aurpense, for on the previous night Old City to the offact that the rebels were going to rise again and that the City welis would be bombarded with cannon. The notices also told a deputation to Sir Edward Grey It is proposed by the trade to send the residents to remove their women and children while there was got time. Many shops urging diplomatic action to remove and banks did not open their doors and large the anomaly whereby tinplates made into cuses containing oil are admitted into Japan free, but timplates alone are heavily taxed.

apidomics. Consequently "a number of resolutions relating to the question of sanitation were also presented." We are THE glad to see that it is the intention of the Government to publish the, full roport of the Conference, and we assume is intended also to earnestly commend it to the study of all officials who are in any degres re- sponsible for sanitary administration in China In handing the Interim Report of the Conference to the representative of the Chinese Government, Dr. HEREWERIE, the Netherlands Delegate, enid: "We hope and trust that if China should again find herself in the presence of such an epidemic as that which has called forth our presence ambers of studente refrained from attending school. In the Government Middle School here, she, having been inspired by the only three were present in the highest class, and resolutions of this Conference, would be Eine tional Commissioner Chan went to the able, if not altogether to prevent ita germinalool daring the day to exhort both student, tion, at least to-prevout it spreading, as is and teachers to attend regularly and to place no A. S. WATSON & CO., dono in other countries." China basabundant credence in the rumoure going about the City. canae to share that hope, but it is China's The anthorities were well on the alert, but, as LIMITED,

duty to labour as well as hope for that any bu imagined--no rising oueurred and the result, and the manner in which the a thor of the people bere appear to be on edge and each City remained perfectly peaceful. The nerves ties give effect to the recommendations ridiculous story is swallowed with avidity. In which the Conference has made will be the street that leads to the Wing Ching Gata watched with great interest. The Delegates there was excitement for some time at about 2 to the Conference have been profusely P. A very strange noise was heard and thanked by the Government for their valu-people rushed out orying that the revolutionists able services, but gratitude will best be coming. Shops were closed and doors shown by determination to carry out their barred in the space of a few moments, but as no robels appeared and all remained as peaceful- recommendations, and we trust that the as before, people began to ask themselvæs words used by HI.H. PRINCE TRAI TAO, the reason of the panic. It was then found when addressing the Delegates at the ban quet recently held in their honour, mean all

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THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

LONDON, May 18th.

welcome accorded the German Em- The Paris Temps" says that the

peror in London affords additional reason for confidence in the mainten ance of the European equilibrium. THE FUTURE OF THE LORDS.

LONDON, May 18th.

Speaking in the House of Lords

that the noise was caused by the collapse of four Lord Rosebery said that on the Veto houses in a neighbouring freet. Little incid-

BEFORE HIS HNOCR MB, H. H. J.

} GOMPERTZ (PUINE JUDGE).

MORE KIDNAPPINO CASES.

So Sang pleaded not guilty to a barge of kidnapping and harbouring.

The following word sworn in as jurors:-

The Chief Justice, said a dute would be fired in Chambers. He did not know that it was necessary to mention the matter now, for the erðar said on this date or so soon thereafter as R. C. Graff (føreman), G. Las, F.-P. Gutierrez, Counsel conld be heard. He mentioned this F. J. Fisober, A. C. Logan, F. A. Moodie,

Row so that the matter could be put right in the pud E. M. Huzeland, amending of the Code.

Mr. Pollock said he had mentioned the matter

Sir Henry Berkeley, K.O., prosecuted on behalf of the Attorney-General and was in structed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, from the offles The Chief Justice-Wo still try to put all of the Crown Solicitor. these pointe straight,

because the Code was so awkwardly drawn.

Bir Henry Borkoley said it apponrad that tho Mr Pollook-It would be a great convenience child was in the custody of a woman 'when one to the bar if your Lordship could do so.

morning a servant living in the sims house Hon. Mr. Alabaster (for plaintiff)- Your enticed the child to go into the street by tolling Lordship will fix a dato in Chambers?

The Chief Justice-Yes.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE)

her that her father was outside and wanted to da her. The child, want out but did not see uot ker fatbor. She was entical away and was hinded | over prisoner, who took her to a lotus where she had engaged a sleeping place. It was here that the child was found by the police some thrao or four days afterwards. Prisoner's defenc Was that she met the servant by accident in th Wong Chuk aliai Choi Tin was indicted oun street when the latter told her the guild was her charge of disobeying a banishment order. nisce and she asked prisoner to take care of her. instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley (Crown vordist of guilty on both counts, and his Lord- Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster (Attorney-General) The jury, after hearing evidence, returned

AN EXILE'S BION,

Solicitor, appeared for the Crown, and accused ship sentenced prisoner to dive years' imprison- was undefended.

mont with hard labour on such count, the so22- Prisoner pleaded guilty, remarking that hetences to ren concurrently. came back to get something.

that they suggest. "Although we may con-ents such as this show plainly the tension of the Bill alone depended not only the bad returned about six times, and had beer in

gratulate ourselves," His Imperial Highness peoples' nerves. said, that the ravages of the epidemic are now all ever, no pains should be spared to adopt thorough measures to prevent a recurrence of the epidemic." And when these measures have been inaugurated in Northern China, we hope that the Govern- ment will recognise the necessity for similar efforts in South China, where bubonic

The Daily Press. plague epidèmes recur with the regularity

Hongkong, May 19th, 1911.

THE oficial communiqué recently forwarded to us by our Correspondent in Paking giving a summary of the principal preliminary con- clusions and recommendations of the Inter. national Conference held at Mukden to dis- cuss the plague epidemic in Manchuria, shows that though the origin of the epidemic has not definitely been determined, some very important conclusions have been

of the summer season,

The German Mail of the 19th April was delivered in London on the 17th May.

We are officially informed that the Govern ment has declared Fukhoi to be an infected

port.

future of the House of Lords but the bicameral government and the whole constitution.--

THE SITUATION AT FEZ.

IS IT TOO LATE ?

Another charge of kidnapping was preferred against a woman named Lou Sas. The jury brought in u verdict of guilty and prisoner was entenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour..

ALLEGED FORGERY AND UTTEBING.

Mr. Alabaster stated these cases were usually dealt with at the Magistracy when prisoners pleaded guilty, but when they pleaded not guilty they were sent here. The prisoner lind returned from banishment persistently. Ho prison for a year each time. He had a passion for returning from banishment.

Sir Henry Borkeley said prisoner was charged His Lordship What is the maximum with forging-a-delivery order on the Yuen On-- penalty P

godown from the Kwong Choong Loan firm, by Mr. Alabaster-A year, with or without hard which be obtained 205 bags of damaged white Inboar.

uttering.

Lam Kam Fat was charged with forgery and

rice. Prisoner was successful in obtaining the His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to one goods as the Kwong Cheong Loon firm had year's Imprisonment with hard labour.

KIDNAPPING.

bought 405 bags and ou two occasions they had taken 100 bags each time, so that when pri- Ng Yuk was arraigned on sharges of kidnapsoner sppeared with the forged delivery order ping.

COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLDIERS. another orop of complaints against the military During the-past-few-days there has been employed as searchers on assoant of their lawless actions.. I reported last wock that Admiral L

sued a strongly-worded notice to the troops: ordering them to vease this conduct under pain of death. These commands appear to have pro- daced but little effect, and the Admiral has now sent out another manifesto to the effect that z

tany soldier found guilty of robbery or violence will bs oxsented at once. The people here are contrasting in bitter terms the conduct of the revolutionists, who did not plunder a single house or shop, with that of the men who are opposed to protect the citizens, who instead of doing so have looted and plandered right and left. Some people go sofares to say that hardly THE CHARACTER OF PRINCE children went to school, which they left af

For stealing a roll of silk from a restaurant-one-third of those executed during the past two keeper a Chinese was pesterday sentenced to weeks were rebels, but that they had been falsely two months' imprisonment and to be exposed in accused by the police and military in order to the stocks for four hours,

got the reward of $100 that was offered for the capture or head of every rebel. Luckily, the

Dr. Strong, of Manila, who has taken a pro-

LONDON, May 18th. According to a despatch from Tangier, Colonel Mangin has declared that unless General Brulard's column arrived at Fez by May 15th it would be too late...

CHING.

were handed over to him. and a number of coolies, the remaining 205 bags

forged order and his Lordship passed sentence The jury found prisoner gailty of uttering o

of five years' imprisonment with hard labour.

CHILD STEALING.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was empanelled:-E. Jacobs (foroman), W. Jolly, GE. L. Hartig, 8. E. Ismail, A FB Silva Not'a, J. Hyde and J. Hennessy Seth.

Mr. Alabaster informad the Court and jury that the prisoner was sharged with stealing two children, both under the age of 14

Wong Bi was indicted for unlawfully detain years. On the morning of March 29th the ing a Chinese girl of 13 years on April 19th,

Sir Henry Berkeley said this was an offence tifin time, and did not return after the adjourn The child belonged to Chinese parente living in which practically amounted to child-stealing, mèpt. at two o'clock the mistress of the school LONDON, May 18th, communicated with the mother to find out why Couton, and the evidence would show that on publishes a long the children had not returned. The result was April 19th she was sent out by her mother to buy that their loss was reported to the police. The biscuite and never came back. Subsequently the discussing the career and character of the tin hour they met the prisoner and another of prisoner, who stated that she was given the Prince Ching (who was recently woman not in custody. These two women child by its mother, The mother however induced them to go ou board a ship under the would state that she certainly did not give prisoner the child, and that atatement would be balloan szoent. Instead of taking them to wo

"The Times"

formed regarding the means by which minent part in the work of the International Viceroy soon withdrew this offer, but now that letter from its Peking Correspondent children would say that after leaving school at child was found in Hongkong under the control

the trouble has blown over the people His

the epidemie was spread. Though evidence Plague Conference at Malden, is at present in Excellency for ever making it.

Bongkong and leaves for Manila to-morrow.

was furnished that epizootic disease exists among the tarbagans it has not been

JAREYING ARMS,

It has come to the care of the Trotai of Police

proved bacteriologically that this disease is Magistracy yesterday convicted of snatching that since the late troubles many perfectly appointed President of the newly pretence of going to a theatre and to see a borne out by the father.

A boy of sixteen years of age was at the

and was sentenced to three months' imprison gold car-piok from a Shanghai Chinese woman ment, four hours in the stocks and to receive 24 strokes with the birch,

plague, and there is no evidence, we are told

firearms for protection. In a recently issued sw-abiding citizons have taken to carrying formed Cabinet). in the official statement, that a concurrent

manifesto the Tastai points out the danger of

The writer describes the Prince as

a theatre or a balloon arcent the women took the

The jury found prisoner guilty, and she was epizootic in rodents played any part in the

this procedure, as it is possible through the a decrepit old man, irresolute, wily and it was from there that the shildren were

children to Kongmoon in Chiness Territory, sentenced to five years' imprisement. general dissemination of the pest. The A Chinese who with another man not yet in possession of such waspons to be taken for a and corrupt, and whose official record afterwards brought back by their amah. The Conference affirmed that the disease spread custody was charged with committing a high-rubel. He has advised all those that keep or has always been

CHINA INLAND MISSION. by direct infection from man to man. No way robbery was at the Magistracy committed carry arms for their protection to notify the

associated with prisoner in her statement before the Magistrate ovidence was furnished to show that the to the next Sessions. Both men are alleged to fact to the officers la charge of the nearest.

admitted that she was on the steamer on which disaster.

The first of the annual meetings this year of disease was spread by clothing, mor- have held up a little girl of 11 years of age, police station and a certificate or licence will be

the obilaren went away, but said it was a pure the China Inland Mission was held recently at eslucidence. chandise or other inanimate objects. The ad while one man held her by the throat the granted to anyone so presenting himself.

Accused was formerly in the Queen's Hall, Langham-place, London. employ of the little girls' goardian, but left statistics collected during the epidemic did other pulled the banglos from her wrists.

not allow of any definite conclusion to be HRH Prince Chakrabon made a forger reached by the Conference concerning the stay at Peking than was originally proposed. value of active pliglactic inoculation His Royal Highness remained there a whole week in order to see the historic sights of the against plague pneumpris although it was

LOCAL SPORT.

B.O.C. SPORTS,

THE FOLLIES.

The report stated that there had been a not- gain of 35 workers, making a total 968 at the close of 1910. To these must be added 2,08 self-supporting or were supported by the Chinese Chinese colleagues, 639 of whom were either Church. The income received in Great Britain during the first quarter o the present year hud exceeded by a little over £6,000 the income of the 45 years which had passed sine the estab Chuk Fak, Hing Chen and Lam Leung were lishment of the Mission. 36,500 Chinesa had charged with larceny from a godown.

been converted, 12,964 of whom were baptized Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the same crisis.

during the 35 years which preceded the Boxer jurore sat as in the previous case.

ALLEGED GODOWN TÜKET.

·

These popular entertainers had to respond to last year, numerous encores last night from a most The jury, after heaving the evidense, brong he appreciative audience. The vocal part of the ins verdict of guilty, and his Lordship sen programme followed the usual lines, and it is tenced the prisoner to five years' imprisonment This anunal meeting takes place next potted plays proved most amusing. Two more

a port of which few are likely to fire. The with hard labour. argued that some degree of protection is capital. The Prince visited the Summer Palio Wednesday (Empire Day). An averago entry conferred against bubonic plague by the at the Botanical Gardens, and a benguat was good afternoon's sport should be witnessed.

was entertained by the Waiwapa at a lunch of 20 has been scoured for each evant, and a performances will be given, ens to-night and use of vaccines. Further experiments will given in bis honour at the Russian Legation

the last one to-morrow made on animals with a view to deter- the same evening. The Great Wall and the mining whether immunity from pneumonic Ming Tombs were visited. His Royal Highness

CORONATION CELEBRATIONS. plague infection is to be obtained in this reviewed the Imperial Body Guards at the Queen's College on Saturday, will be represent

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Legation.

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The Chairman M. D. E. Hoste, general Mr. Alabaster said the prisoners were charged director of the Mission) said it was to the ohil with breaking and entering godown at No.dren of Chins that the Miss on must look for $300 9, Hillier Stroot, and stealing 32 boxes of tinantly good results, for although many 100 plates. On the 24th of last month at about might be that many were yet terribly tainted Chinese to-day were nominally Christians, it * 6.30 pm, a foki of the Tavi Les metal store | with the rious of houthendom.