1911-07-20 — Page 2

Page

A.

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 20гa, 1911.

to make their contracts beforehand and be

INTIMATION

WATSON

& CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS.

Sir Robert

ing practically forced to take delivery even if the Exile Garazo, was again romanded by Mr. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

Percy E. Gibson, a ohsaffour employed by

Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of manslaughter, The defendant is alleged to have been driving a motor car which ran down and killed a Chinees youth at Wanchat. Mr. M. Reader Harris (o? Measca, Wilkinson & Urist, appeared to prosecnts.

the quality be below standard, can do little to counteract this evil, which cuts at the very root of the trade. The home buyers of such an expensive article as heavy pongees naturally insist on good quality. Not get tingit, they have turned to European fabrics,

A foki employed by a firm of rise dealors at with the result that remarkable perfection

33, Des Voeux Road on Tuesday opened a tül has been attained in imitating heavy Nan-with a duplicate kay and extracted a mam of skan pongees. It is not surprising therefore 870. He gave 360 of this to his wife, and sent that while it is impossible to place orders her to the country, and kept the balance as for these towards the close of 1909, there pocket money. Clarged before Mr. Wood at shall at prosent be no demand at all for the Magistracy yesterday he admitted the theft, them. For the cheaper and lighter grades, wad was Rentenced to thras months' imprison. conditions have been somewhat better, mont with hard labone and four hour stocks, though there have bees many complaints of inferior quality and short laugths. The

The Norwegion steamer Promi-ent, which for some timu past has been running under chartor

{THROUGE. KAUTEE'S AGENCY.]

MR. BALFOUR'S HEALTH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S SPEECH.

LONDON, July 19th.

Losos, July 19th. The" Daily Telegraph" states that Mr. Balfour'e health is causing some anxiety.

A Vienna message states that the Em- peror in his speech in the Reichsruth Mr. Balfour will shortly proceed to Gas-referred to the urgeasy of army reform, and teen for a cure.

announced that prevision was being mande for the development of the commercial re lations with foreign Powers. He hoped there would be a continuance of the bles-

sings of peace. The Emperor spoke without betraying the slightest fatigue, .

THE PARLIAMENT BILL.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY:

LONDON, July 19th. The papers are agreed that the House of Lords will pass the third reading of the Parliament Bill on Thursday. They state the Chinese flag will take the place of the ill-that the resistance of the extremista has fated str. Megfoo which was lost a few months been overcome.

ayo.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Pogee business for 1910 has thus been far to the China Merchants B. N. Co., has just boon from prostable for exporters, and the pro- purchased by that Company, The old comple spects for the coming year are not encounout of officers and enginoors has been paid off raging. The native dealers, too, must have nod will be rent home, the O. M. 8. N. Co. lost heavily in the end, and it is permissible putting in their own mes. The rossol under to hope that they will profit by the leason. Onen, however, a fabric of this kind loses its hold on the home fashion market, it is no easy task to regain it," Turning to the Wonsung on the 14th inst and was to have gone The French cruiser Kleler was lying at reports on other trade contres, contained in

upriver for the celebrati a of the Fête Day, the volumnof the Customs reports now before but as the ship draws 27 feet of water and it was us, comprising the Northern Ports only, we reported that there was only 27 feet 1 inch of find the Commissioner at Tientsin mention-water on the bar, it was not deemed advisable ing in connection with the bean and pen to risk the big four funnelled cruisor coming up export trade that "there are complaints of the river. A large number of the crew were unsatisfactory methods of trading, the dent granted liberty and they went up by launch and ers failing to carry out the contracts for which advances had been." The Coumis, sioner at Naweliwang has something very OLD TOM GIN similar to say on the same subject, quoting

Burnett & Co.'s

CELEBRATED

DRY GIN

IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY

rail.

£3 each.

Two battered Chinese were arraigned before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistrasy on a charge of Agbtlag. One had his head bandeged and a pleatiful enpply of sticking plaster, about the as his authority a large London importing ages, while the other's jacket was tora in firm. "Exports from China," he says,abreds. The coolies were engaged to carry n “have suffered a good deal through the passenger'a laggage from the harbour to a dishonesty of traders, who have made for hotel, and on the way a quarrel arose as to the ward contracts and failed to keep them. Fair.distribution of the weight, which was the Steps should be taken to prevent such

cause of the troubls. The offenders were fined occurrences, which injure greatly tho Chinesa reputation for reliability." The Chinese trader has hitherto enjoyed reputation for honesty and reliability second to none, and it would be well worth the while of the local Chinese Chambers of Commerce and the Industrial Commissioners A. S. WATSON & CO„[to pay heed to each complaints as we have quoted aftor a casual glancó through the Intast volume of Customs, Reports nod to bring all the influence they command to bear upon the delinquents with a view to check. ing this indifference and dishonesty which not only impair the enviable reputation which the. Chinese trader has hitherto en joyed throughout the world for reliability but damage the permanent trade interests of the country.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

[25

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the assos column should be addressed to Tun EDITOR

Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications -od- dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of good faith.

All lottors for publication should be written on one side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papara will be inserted.

Orders for extra copise of DAILY PEISA should be sent before 11 am, on day of pubication. After that hour the supply

a limited. · Only supply for Cashi

Telegraphie Address: PRENS

Codas : "4.B.C, 5th Ed. Encour

P. 0). Box., 34. Telephone No. 12.

HONGKONG Office: 10a, Des Vœux ROAD O

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FL at Steunt, EG

The Daily Press.

Liberals assert that after Mr. Asquith has announced on the 24th inst. his inton tion to create Pears, Lord Lansdowne will counsel his followers not to persist in their opposition, announcing at the same time the determination of the Unioniste to re- verse the Bill at the earliest opportunity.

THE STATE INSURANCE BILL.

TRUIMPH OF ME. ELOYD GEORGE.

FRANCE AND SPAIN,

LONDON, July 19th.

The French newspapers are very angry over the arrest of Consul Boisest, The Matin says that hitherto Franco has treated Spanish escassos as puerilities, but now these have gone beyone reprimand anri it is necessary to punish them.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 19th July.

..

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. '

BrForn The CHIEF JUSTICS (SIE FRANCIS P 600TF).

KIDNAPPING.

Yuong Nam and Wong Yau wore aharged with kidnapping. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Acting Attorony. General, instructed by Mr. Dennys, prosvented.

Prisoners plesided not guilty and the follow-

T. P. Hall, B Galluzi, K. Sayos, E. H. Evans, ing jury wore empanelled: Messrs II. Hupondon,

A. Stevenson, and V. Fernandos.

The Attorney-General said the father of the child, a fortune teller, resided at 19, Peel Strost. On the 14th June the child was missed and a roport was made to the police. The police went to No. 14, Sai On Lane, and there found the child in the custody of the two prisoners. Tho poople in the house, mid the prisoners brought the child to the house. Somebody naked why they brought the child, and the first prisoner replied that somebody wanted to buy a small the first prisoner said he woot | boy. On being taken to the Police Station to the house to sit down and laka Las. The second prisoner said a woman told him to take the boy

to the house, and he did so, na he wished to gara two or thirea dollars as a go-between. Obviem... France has demanded an explanation of ly the prisonars deliberately stole the child with the Alcazar incistent.

the idea of selling it.

DEATH OF THE CHIEF RABBI,

LONDON, July 19th: The death is announced of the Reverend Hormann Adler, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire

The jury found both prisoners guilty. The first was sentenced to five years' imprisonmout and the second to seven year imprisonment.

A CEMETERY PROSECUTION.

BURIAL WITHOUT NOTICE.

At the Magistracy yesterday before. Mr. J.. R. Wood, Inspector Kelly, in charge of Came-. teries, proceeded against the head sexton of the

LONDON, July 19th. The House of Commons is debating the State Insurance Bill.

The debate is remarkable for the personal since 1891. triumph of Mr. Lloyd George.

Labourites and Conservatives pressed THEIR MAJESTIES IN EDINBURGH. Roman Catholic Cemetery for burying the body of an adult female and an infant without giving aniendments to the clause which is aimed at

the required notice, malingering, and Mr. Lloyd George appealed

Inspector Kelly testified to visiting the At Edinburgh yesterday in brilliant auu-Roman Catholic Comotery at about 6 shine the King inspected the Royal Scottish p.. on July 8th. He found two funeralst

to a hostile House to face electoral unpop ularity rather than wreck the finance of the Bill. It was not straightforward to the working men to deny that there are malingers in their ranks.

On Tuesday evening two Chiness broke into a store at Yik Ming Ling Street, West Point, and stole a bundle of human hair valued at $40. They were subsequently arrested by a Chinese detective, and while being conveyed to the police station one of the men drow a knife and zovered his queue. The detective' promptly soized hold of his oas, but the prisoner atraggled, and, leaving part of his cost in the hand of the defective, escaped. The other de fendant was charged before Mr. Hassland at the 74 and Mr. Lloyd George received na Magistracy yesterday and remanded for a week.

LONDON, July 19th.

Areliers and presented colours to the corps. A levée was afterwards held at Holyrood Palace.

The clause was adopted by a majority of visit, and hope now that Holyrood bas behours' notice of any burial, bat this he failed to

ovation.

UNREST IN PERSIA.

LONDON, July, 19th. A Teheran message states that the Ex- Shah has landed at Gumashteppe on the

Some months ago, we (Straits Times) an- nounced the fact that a Chinese syndicate had boon formed in Singapore to acquire the necessary plant to embark is despeses trawling. The steam trawler Golden Gross, which had proved a failure in Indian waters, was hired by the syndicate with a view to purchase, and operations commenced. The promoters were sanguine of success at the outset, but after Caspian Sea among the Turcomans, with naveral monthe' trisi, it has been demonstrated | whom he has been in communication for beyond a doubt that the catch is not suficient some time. His brother Salared. Daaleh has to more than pay current expenses, to say' yester-nothing about the chances of paying a dividend; proclaimed him in Kurdistan.

no the syndicate bas-decided to wind up ite affair and the Golden Cross has beon despatched to Bangoon to its owner.

Three frosh cases of plague were reported yesterday, bringing the total for the year up

to 218.

Mr. G. W. Barton, of Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co., returned to Hongkong day from a holiday in England.

Yesterday morning the dead body of a Chiness coolie was found hanging by the neck from the roof of an outhouse in Nathen Road, Kowloon, Indications point to suicide.

For stealing two ducks from a villager at Kowloon City Mr. Hazeland yesterday at the Magistracy sentenced a coolie to six weeks in prisonment and four hours' stocks,

BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.

LONDON, July 19th.

ANOTHER BYE-ELECTION.

It will be of interest to prospective passengers to the United States to learn that the Pacific

At the Bisley Rifle Meeting, Corporal Mall Company has appointed a Superintending Trainor of Canada won the bronze medal Caterer to take charge of the commissariat doin the first stage of the King's Prize. partment of the ships of their trans-Pacific float, with a view to bringing up the cuisine and service to the highest possible standard. It has The heat has beer so excersice at Thanu-hoa, hitherto been by no means a low standard, bat in Annam, that the trains are unable to keep is the very best." Mr. Moroni, formerly of the evidently the Company's motto in this matter to schedule time, the locomotives, according to L'Avenir du Toukin, refusing to move on thee to that position, and the reputation which Astor House Hotel, Shanghai, kas boon appoint this hotel has enjoyed in the East is a guarantes of his qualifications. Mr. Moroni has had in fact, a wide experieuse, and his reputațion já internationat. He has already entered upon his now duties, being now on the Mongolia, which leon her way to San Francisco. It will be the duty of this offloor to travel between the East aud Bas Francisco on the various ships of the Company's fleek. The solleiteds thus shown by

over-healed, rails.

HONGKONG, JULY 20TH, 1911.

A Chinese was arrested at Wanchai on Tues day for throwing stones at tramcars. He was How greatly the trade of Uhina suffere charged before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy from the indifference of the Chinese trader yesterday and ordered to pay a flas of 825, the

alternative being one month's imprisonment. to the complainta of the purchaser of his merchandise it is impossible to estimate,

Mr. B. Hore, a master at the Diocesan Boys' but the growing frequency of these com-School, has recently succeeded in winning the

plaints is a noteworthy feature of the ghost Diploma of Teaching given by the Phonetic Institute, Bath, thus fally qualifying as an expounder of Fitman's System of

annual reports on trade by Commissioners of the Chinese Customs as well as by Consuls, We have, for example, long been familiar with the complaint that the decline of the ones flourishing tea trade of China at the

Shorthand.

The Empress Dowager has decreed that the Emperor should commence to study classics

the Company for the general comfort of pas Bengers cannot fail to be appreciated by the travelling public.

TYPHOON WARNING.

·

LONDON, July 19th Another bye-election is taking placo at Middleton in Lancashire, Sir W. Adking

having been appointed Recorder of Not-

tingham.

SERIOUS RIOTING AT CARDIFF.

LONDON, July 19th. Fierce rioting has broken out among the

in progress, and altogether that afternoon there had been five burials. Two were mentioned in the summons. The other three were of infants from the French Convent, "IL The people are enthusiastic about the was the duty of defendant to give witrein two

modernised that the Royal visits will be

do on the day in question.

His Worship-Were all thoss burials without notioc F-Year Proceeding, witness said more frequent to the Scottish capital.

that whon he visited the The Lord Provost of Edinburgh and thich did not see

camotery the defondant, but be Town Clerk have been knighted:

the body of the female lying alongside the bodies of the three infants. No graves hah. APPOINT- bean dug for those bodies, but witasza gave orders that the adult should be buried. On the following Monday the Inspector again visited the cemetery and found out where the bodios had been burio1. Ho stated that two other cases had occurred since the pressat summons had been 3-sued, and that this praction was be- coming a great nuisance.

LORD

KITCHENER'S

MENT.

CRITICIAM IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON, July 19th. At question time in the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Edward Groy said be was confident that Lord Kitchener's qualities and special knowledge of Egypt and his impartiality would make his appoint- ment to Egypt one commanding general confidence.

Mr. Byles, M.P., suggested that soldiers should keep to their own jobs. We were fast drifting to an army-ridden nation.

Sir Edward Grey said the post was an exceedingly difficult, one, and he knew no one possessing qualifications equal to Lord Kitchener's. No special conditions attached to the appointment, and naturally before he departs the policy to be followed will be the subject of discussion between Lord Kitchener and the Government. The appointment involves no change in policy.

TEST CRICKET.

seamon strikers at Cardiff as the result of the arrest of the leader. Two warehouses are on fire, and the outbreak is supposed to

LONDON, July 19th. be due to incendiarism. Another has been Iremonger has accepted the invitation of

drunken mob cut the fire hose and stoned of the team to proceed to Australia. looted and hogsheads of stout broached. The the Marylebone Cricket Club to form one

the police who made frequent balon charges.

ports of Foochow and Amay was primarily from the "Tahezeb" (Great Laaroisg). To the Manila. Observatory at 12 noon yesterday:

The telegram quoted below was received from due to the deterioration of the local product 10 am, and will exercise writing in the after-300 miles distant, filling up.

Emperor will read and hear lectures from 7-to Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Luzon less than and the indifference of the grower to the changing conditions of the local market.

Cyclone or Typhoon N. of Yap moving W. Six constables and thirty rioters have been

The American Consulate General forward is

injured.

noon daily.

Another instance is now to be found in the wood, Inspector Fisher of the 8 unitary Depart

At the Magistracy yesterday before Mc. | N.W. famous pongee trade of Chefoo. The Comment proceeded against the owners of two soy two typhoon warnings received frora Manila missioner of Customs in his report on the factories at Shankiwen on a charge of brooding Observatory last night. The first, received at 9 trade of the port for 1910, just published, mosquito larve. One of the defendanta wasp.m. states that a typhoon or eyelano North has this to say on the subject: "In regard Bued $10, and the other $25.

West of Yap, is moving W.N.W. The second to pougees, the tendency to deterioration in

states that another is near or over the Northern Mrs. Proudlock and her little girl, accom Ladrone or Mariana Island and is moving quality, noticed in the report for 1909, has

panied by Mr. Charter, have arrived from Kuala W.N.W. unfortunately had its effect. There has, to: use the words of a local merchant, been Lumpur at Penang. Mrs. Proudlook is looking in fair genoral health, but appeared on the reaction everywhere, and the respectable verge of a nervous braakdown. She will take is the commencement of the boxing contest for The feature of the signs programme to-night export figures given in the table-7,394 passage to England for a few months' change.

which the following have entered: Cpl.] piculs must not be taken to mean that this trade is continuing to prosper. The wouvera

A London paper says:-Lotters of regret in Scruton K.O.Y.LL, Ple. Smith, K.O.Y, LIM connection with the Chinese loan are being Pte. Pardon, K.O.YL.I. Pte. Richards. and dealers, eager for immediate profit only issued, and it appears that applicants for £600 KO.Y.LI, Gunner Kingsland, R.G.A and careless of the future of their trade, and less received nothing. Applicants for Gunner MacGes, B.G.A. Pte. Lätdejahn, adopted the short-sighted policy of lowering £1000 or £2,000 received £100, and for £5,000 HMS. Tamar On Friday the semi-finals will the quality of their goods as the demand, the allomont seems to be £200. The market is be contested, and on Saturday the final will which lasted through the greater part of very dissatified with the results, and complaints take place. A handsome trophy will be present- 1909, increased. Foreign exporters, having aro lend over the treatment of the small investor.ed to the winner and runner-up.

THE OVERSEAS DELEGATES.

LONDON, July 19th. The Overseas Delegates were entertained to a farewell luncheon by the Government at Hampton Court. The King telegraphed his pleasura at having seen them and wished them bon voyage.

THE CANADIAN FIRES."

LONDON, July 19th. The Canadian fires have subsided and stragglers are daily coming in. The death roll will probably not exceed 100,

THE ASSAYE" DELAYED.

The Hon. Mr. Howeit, Superintendent of the P. & O. Co., yesterday received, through Shang- bai, a wireless message from 8. 8. daaye, to the effect that owing to the typhoon weather pre vailing in the Yangtee the steam or was delayed after leaving Shanghai and cannot reach Hong- kong before 4pm. cu Friday.

THE NETHERLANDS TRADING COMPANY.

18W

Defondant informed the Court that as soon the body of the infant arrived he gave the required notice.

His Worship asked Inspector Kally if ho wished to press the matter with regard to the female adult.

The Inspector replied that he thought a warning would meet the case.

Defendant stated that when the body of the infant referred to in the summons arrived, he had no gravo ready, bat he saw the body buried a little after six o'clock.

His Worship-Who told you about fus burial -My nephew, who produced the burial certificate and gave it to the Inspector.

Who usually gives you notics of burials?—

Sometimes the man who sells the cofins.

Anyone else?-No.

The hearing was adjourned for a work.

SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,

Minutes of a meeting held on the 17th July. Fresent: Messrs. A. V. Hogg (Chairman), C Ahrendt, L. H. Glass, B. C. Martin and the Secretary.

SHAMEEN WATER SCHEME.”

A letter from Me. C. B. Themes was road nocepting the appointment of consulting engi- neer in the matter of the water scheme. The Chairman reported that Mr. Thomas had taken samples of water from the river and sent them

to Hongkong for analysis, but the result is not yot to hand.

DEFENCE COEPS. The monthly report for Jans was laid before the meeting and found satisfactory.

CENSUS.

H. B. M. Congul-General has courteously saut in a cuneus return showing that on the Zal April, 1911, there were as follows:----

I-Natives of the United Kingdom residing in Canton district';

Male...

Feinale

Total

117

165

II. Persons born abroad, but natural bor. British subjects, residing in Canton district :

Malo Female

Total

35

125

The general balance sheet and profit and loss account to 31st December, 1910, show that after deducting current expenses and writing off bad debts, and with the addition of the halenes brought forward from 1909, the net

BHAWKEN KUNICIPAL COUNCIL profits amount to 14,743,003.40 (£395,250), ont

The Connell had also taken a census on the of which, after providing for the Statutory 13th July, 1911, showing that on the Britisk Reserve to the extent of 492,081 (£41,007), Concession there were 323 foreigners and. 1,076

dividend of 9 per cent, has been declared,

+

Chinese.