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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 18ти 1012.

Mr. F. Matson of the Eastern Exten-

sion Telegraph Company leaves the Colony to-night, on transfer to the Com- rany's station at Cocus.

TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY,]

AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

AN

ELECTION.

INTERESTING SITUATION.

MOTOR CAR TRAFFIC IN HONGKONG.

THE TEST CASE AT THE MAGISTRACY.

THE MAGISTRATE'S DECISION.

sound enough argument for the imposi. does anyone imagine that they would show tion of reasonable regulations on motor-in sixteen months a better accident record car traffic in the Colony, but we fail than the motor-cars? When we make a to see that it gives any excuse whatever for little arithmetical calculation and find that the prohibitions imposed by the new regu. over a period of 485 days ench car has hið

The daring of the Chinese thief was lations. His EXCELLENCY stated that in two accidents to its debit, it does not seem

demonstrated at Yaumati on Friday, sixteen months fourteen motor cars had been excessively alarming. For our part, we think when two men attempted to steal a money- responsible for twenty-eight accidents; but there is far less dunger in the streets from a changer's iron cage from the counter. unless these accidents occurred on the roade | score of wotor-cars than from a similar num- Fortunately, it was locked to the coun- where motor-car traffic has now been proki-|ber of home carriages, because the motor carter, but still they tugged at it without bited, or unless they occurred between | can be brought to a standstill in an instant success.

A foki ran out after them, but Roosevelt has arrived there. He met with before him on Friday, in which C. A Chicago telegram states that Mr. day gave his decision in the test case under the new motor regulations heard | miðnight and 6 a.m., which the Government- when danger threatens, which is seldom the | one of the men produced a revolver from

an ovation from the concourse of people Lauritson was summoned for having or in-Council has declared to be benceforth case with a frightened horse, Regulate his pocket and pointed it at the foki, and bis arrival was heralded by the play-June 10th driven a motor prohibited hours for motor-cars, anywhere the traffic by all means, but to suppress it, Happily for him the bullet jammed, anding of brass bands. He drove to his hotel Caine Road in contravention of the Car along

in the Colony, it is obviously an ineffective as these regulations will serve to do, is to defence of the prohibitions imposed by be make Hongkong the laughing stock of the new regulations. Our impression is that East. the great majority of these accidents occur- red in the streets where motor-car trafic is

not, and cannot well be, prohibited by regulations made by the Government-in- Council. Noue, vo far as we are aware, baro occurred on Jubilee Road, and none any where else in the Colony between the hours of midnight and 6 3.10. We are not our.

selves partial to motor-cars, but we think

transfer the capital of Kwangsi from The Advisory Council has decided to

Kwailin to Nanningfu.

For stealing two brass logs from the sis. Tean, a Chinese was at the Magis tracy yesterday sentenced three

months' hard labour.

to

Before Commander Beckwith, at the Marine Court, yesterday, a boatwoman was fined $10 for being in Causeway Bay without the written permission of the

Harbour Master.

that those who own or use them in the Calony are entitled to fair-play. The streets BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE of Hongkong, or any city in Asia north of Hongkong for that matter, may be regarded as "unsuited for motor trafic." So may it be said of many of the streets of London and other cities in Englaud, but it iseverywhers recognised that the motor car has come to fault six weeks in prison at the Mugis stay, and is fast superceding the horse-racy yesterday pleaded that the opium carriage everywhere. Yet we are not aware was thirty years old and that it belonged

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

that there is a single city in the wide world

A man who was fined $100 or in de

to his brother.

For over 30 Years WATSON'S

E las maintained the re-where the motor car has been subjected (to

Ou Sunday night, a European named such severe restrictious as the new regula Hermann Petersen was found dead in his putation of the FINEST

tions imposs on the traiç in Hongkong.room at the Royal George Hotel. The While wo admit that Hongkong is "unsuited cause of death is unknown The body SCOTCH WHISKY in the

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to inctor traffic except to a limited extent," —because no long drives can be taken in the Colony-we are bound to add that this extent-

was removed to the Kowloon Mortuary.

Revenue Officer Wills' appeared before

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the revolver would not discharge. The accountant blew a whistle for the police, who after a chase captured one of the men and got his companion some time later. The men were brought before Mr. Irving yesterday and remanded.

PLAGUE EPIDEMIC AND THE REMOVAL OF CEILINGS.

LONDON, June 17th.

through cheering crowds.

Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yestar

regulation made by the Governor-in- Mr. J. H. Komp, Crown Solicitor, "appeared in support of the summone, The National Committee has conclud and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley represented the defendant, Mr. W. B. Hind was prosent ed its investigation of the contested in the interests of another defendant seats and has awarded 231 to President summoned under the same regulations. Taft and 20 to Mr. Roosevelt. President

His Worship said-I understand this is test case.

ls that so of 555 votes at the Convention which will be understand so. Taft's managers assert that they command

Mr.

Kemp--I believe defendants

His Worship- find the defendants

› Mr. Roosevelt, in a speech said his was Council.

naked fight against theft, and the thieves would not win,

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, if he can obtain the leave of the Sanitary Board to treat them as urgent, will move the following sufficient to elect him on the first ballot. resolutions and ask the appended questions The Roosevelt supporters concede the guilty. Are you pressing for a beavy Į penalty? Or do you regard this as a

at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this

afternoon:-

1. That in the opinion of this. Board the withholding from the full Board of the letter of the 31st May, 1912, addressed owner, requesting reconsideration by the to the Secretary of the Board by a house full Board of the application for examp of Nos. 38 and 0, Wellington Street, was tion from removal of the top floor ceilings irregular and improper.

President only 535 votes, which they say

will be insufficient.

test cases?

Mr. Kemp-I am not pressing for a heavy penalty. Probably the defendante regard it as a test case.

His Worship-1 fine the defendantu five dollars.

Mr. Kemp There is one case moi jet heard, your Worship. The case of Beu

Mr. Hind I ask your Worship to state a case, giving the opinion of the Court. give grounds for finding thes

Mr. Bowley-I ask your Worship to

It is expected that Mr. Roosevelt will appear at the Convention to plead his cause personally. Boosevelt supporters declare that unless President Taft is nominated at the first ballot, he will never be, because the Roosevelt boom is L. That this Board regrets that the lead of the Sanitary Department did not waxing hourly, and the first defections comply with the request of a member of of the Taft supporters will be the signal the Board, rencived by the Head of the Sanitary Department on the afternoon of for a stampede in favour of Mr. Roose the 14th June, asking him to take no velt. A split has already arisen in the further action until after this raceting of

His Worship-I are not hound to. the Board.

New York delegation, which will mini-

Mr. Bowley-You are not bound to do mise its influence in favour of the Pre-so, but it is the custom to give grounds sident. One of the Chicago newspapers, for a decision. which hitherto supported President Taft,

His Worship-1 prefer to put nix rea- Rons in writing, stating the case. bas gone over to the Roosevelt side. It is also significant that a delegate sup-10, I consent to judgment. I appear for

the defendants, and I presume th penalty will be the same in that case?

are:-

i. Has any case of plague occurred this year at Nos. 88 or 90, Wellington Street

2. Have any rats (a) infected or (b) non-infected been found this year on the premises mentioned in the first question?

3. That this Bard considers that the has been limited by the failure of the Govern. Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy vestor-destruction or removal of any lawful coff ment to fulfil the promise it made to the day and asked for the confiscation of 37 ing or partition which can be readily and community ten years ago to complete the pounds of Persian opium which he had effectively elcanised and disinfected on is an unjustifiable interference with pri- extension of Jubilee Kond. We have looked found in the Wharf and Godown Com both sides without destruction or removal pany's premises in cases labelled gum. vate property and throws unneccesary ex- upon the motor car as likely to prove a The application was granted.

penses on the Revenue of the Colony, important agency in the opening up of new

The questions which Mr. Bowley wishes building sites in the outlying districts of À bluff that did not work was tried at to address to the Medical Officer of Health the Colony. One of the objects in view in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on projecting a new earrings road round the Saturday. A coolie entered one of the island—of winch Jubilee Rond forms a first private offices, and when asked his instalment was the opening up of new business said he had come for the clock. residential districts. Given the road, the However, he was handed over to the only means of making such districte acces police, who yesterday proved that he was sible would be the motor car, because the a rogue and a vagabond, and he was sent day is you very far off when the dream of ato prison for one month. tmmline round the island will be realised.

A fine of 2500 or three months in prison We can remember whian nruments similar

tor Cars bourne at the Magistracy yesterday on a in Hongkong were used against carriages in man for having been found on board the Japan, but now one seca motor-cars glidings.s. Prinz Sigismund with 244 taels of about there in many places which

opium in his possession. It was stated might be deemed far more unsuitable by the revenue officer who gave evidence than the roads in Hongkong. For whom that recently a number of the ship's crew bas Jubilee Road been reserved? Seeing had been in trouble for importing opium. that there are no horse-carriages in the

The crews of six fishing boats working Colouy now if there are, they could certainly be counted on the fingers of one in Doop Water Bay stole from the haud the road, alisady grass-covered in oyster beds there a large quantity of

A smart captured was effected by the police on Sunday. A Chinese merchant was returning from the bank in a public ricksha on Saturday with 910,000 in 8500 notes in his trouser pocket when he He informed the polies, adding that he suspected the ricksha coolie. Inquiries were made,

missed the money,

WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENTS

IN CHINA.

ether

porting the insurgent Republican La Follette has declared that directly it be

comes evident thut the latter cannot be.

Mr. Bowley-With regard to car No.

His Worship-The same penalty, yes. Five dollars.

nominated, the whole of the La Follette Mr. Bowley-Two summonses which had delegates will go over to Mr. Roosevelt, been issued on the 13th but for some in- The Roosevelt supporters hourly grow known reason only delivered on the 15th, more confident, but impartial judges still charge my clients with driving a motor consider that the balance lies in the Road, at 6 p.m. on the 12th Jane. There car on a prohibited rond, to wit, Jubilee hands of the independent southern dele-summonsca

There times

The following letter has appeared in gates, many of whom are negroes. Bre predictions of hazardous Sir,-In the present controversy as to ahead. the utility of watertight compartments in ships, it is of interest to recall Marco Polo's observations on the subject, as the

THE. FOREIGN LOAN TO CHINA. eipated this as well as many Chinese of his day seem to have anti- European inventions.

LONDON, Jane. 17th.

China partly by sea to Persia; the ship was to have been held in Paris on Marco Polo re- The Chinese Loan Conference, which turned to Europe after his sojourn in he sailed in, part of a Chinese sca-going Saturday, has been postponed until to feet, was of large size. The principal dangers feared by the Chinese sailors morrow. were the sinking of the ship by the attacks of whales or by running on to the ship into a series of watertight com partments by transverse bulkheads form ed by planks fitting into grooves.-Yours truly

W. RINGROSE GORE, M.D. Derrymore, Llandrindod Wells, May 23,

The correspondent of the Daily Tele

occurred.

THE DOCKERS' STRIKE.

were signed by Mr. Mel- bourne, and I imagine if your Worship had known that these sumones were aut you would have widered that these summonses should not have been served, as the nitter was before you fully an Friday, and it seemed hardly necessary to serve these on Saturday. I suggest these summonses should stand ́over until after the appeal to the Full Court, and prohibited road or not, it is decided whether Jubilee Road is al

His Worship-1 will give you remand.

Mr. Bowley-Sine diel His Worship-No, a week.

kh

Mr. Kemp-I do not know whether the owners will undertake to consent not l drive on this road in the meantime. If LONDON, June 17th.

not, I think the summonses should go on. The strikers at Plymouth and Swansea I have no instructions in these cases.

I have decided to resume, but most of the had heard of them, but have no instrue- INDIA AND CHINA.

vacancios at Plymouth have been filled. tions concerning them.

If they want China is still India's best customer

these cuses for cotton yarn, but it must be a very tion in Trafalgar Square, admitted that law by going over prohibited reads.

Mr. Gosling, speaking at a demonstra-

to stand over, they must undertake not to continuo breaking the owners as to how long she may remain the national strike was a failure, and itThey must here undertake not to drive

anxious question to the Bombay mill-

Certainly the outlook does not ap

pear very bright, if the Shanghai was useless to pretend that they were not customs returns are to be relied on, as, hard up, but the men would never resume no doubt, they are: In 1907 the off-take of Indian yarn at Shanghai, which it under present conditions.

pirts, appears to be reserved for a few oysters valued at $500. As is known, the rocks Their precautions were to divide Egraph in Paris states that a hitch has hersenen, pedestrinus, an occasional rickshawater there belongs to Great Britain, and the quinquennial visit-ahall we say? but the land is Chinese. Therefore when the delinquents found that the police of the P.W.D. steam roller. The road was

were after them they deserted their boats "designed as a carriage road," (vide the Raport of the Director and Public Works) arrested, and, curiously enough he had and escaped. One man, however, was And for the pleasure and enjoyment of the all the oysters on his junk. inhabitants of the Colony, and to now deny the use of flat thoroughfare to the unly "carriages" the Colony possesses seems to na a perversion of the intended use of the road for which there is no good justification, In the answer given by the Director of Public Works to the question put by the Hon, Mr. MURRAY STEWART, it was not disclosed MR. E. A. IRVING yesterday gave in the who advised Hrs EXCELLENCY that Poklu and the police arrested the ricksha coolic is well to remember is the very centre fewest possible words bis decision in the lam Rond is more suitable than Jubilee on board the Japanese steamer Baiji case brought by the police against the driver Road for motor-traffic. It would be inter- Mara, en route to Swatow with the ten of a motor-car for taking his vehicle along esting to know. An experienced motor-car | thousand dollars in his possession. Jubilee Ryad, contrary to the regulations driver who gave evidence at the Magistrocy isamed lust week by the Government-in-on Friday expressed very emphatically a Council. In effect the Magistrate said:contrary opinion, and moreover, it stands to and a woman were convicted of being in. At the Magistracy yesterday a man “It does not concera me whether the reason that if the old Pokfulam Road were unlawful possession of spurious coin and Government-in-Council exceeded its powers safer and more suitable for motor car with uttering the Bam. The man was not in making these regulations, traffic, that route would be preferred by sentenced to six months' imprisonment They have been published as law, and 1 drivers; but the truth of the matter is that and four hours' in the stocks and was have only to see that they are complied the gradients on Pokfulam road are worse fined $350 or six months on the second with. It is admitted that defendant did the than on the Jubilee road, and an expert charge, while the woman was sentence i act with which he is charged, and I fine him witness declares the corners to be just as to six weeks on the first charge and on five dollars." If that is the magistrate's bad." It is obvions to anybody who knows the second charge was ordered to pay

OF

of the yarn trade in the Celestial empire,

was 1,130,044 piculs of 193lbs. each; in 1008 there was an enormous drop to $94,363 piculs; in 1900 an increase to 990,883; în 1910 a severe drop to 732,751 Of course the Chinese Revolution had and in 1911 a collapse to 476,620 picula.

something to do with last year's loss of that during the past five years the off- trade; but the significant fact remains take of Indian yarn in the principal market in China has withered to the

TURKISH-ITALIAN WAR.

on a prohibited road.

Mr. Bowley-I say the Government should not undertake to enforce this regulation until it has been decided by the Full Court.

His Worship-I have no power to force LONDON, June 17th..

the Government as to the regulation. 1 The Italians have landed a fresh exam to enforce the law, and they must eastward of Tripolí pedition st Busheifa, sixty miles to the give some undertaking that they will not break the law if these summonses stand

TRAIN ACCIDENT IN SWEDEN,

over.

Mr. Bowley-These refer to the 12th, whilst the matter was before your. Wor

LONDON, June 17th, Eighteen persons were killed and 10 in-ship. enormous extent of 6,50,918 piculs, and jured in a train accident caused by the the withering process has been by no Malm Stockholm train colliding with a means sudden It is not necessary to go very far for the reason China some goods train at Malustaett Station. time ago came to the conclusion that it unsatisfactory condition of

WAS an

view, the case need not have taken five the road that the return journey up the old ( fine of $350 or go to prison for six weeks, affaire that she should have to go all the minutes to hear and decide, for the greater, Pokfulani Hill is a great strain on the tyres In the case if both parties the sentences way to Bombay for her cotton yaru sup- I

?

account for the decline. It only remains

part of the evidence given was certainly and engines of a car, and a danger to the were to run concurrently.

plies, and so she has erected spinning rralovant to the point as to whether the occupants, as the gradient is very steep and

mills to provide her own wants. These Au interesting story was related to mills placed in the Shanghai yarn defendant did or did not proceed along the surface very rough, Jubilee road in defiance of the regulations. principal reason for building Jubilee Road when a Chinese woman prosecuted a man India, but does an extensive export yarn In fact, the Mr. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday Japan, who is no longer dependent on market last year 346,952 picule; while The case, we gather, will be taken on was to avoid this hill, which is also for the theft of bangles valued at $199.90. trade on her own account, contributed appeal to the higher Court, and main killing for carriage horses to drive up. It was said that the defendant with another 370,016 piculs. Those two con while we need say nothing further of the No satisfactory excuse bas yet been offered another man, both of whom lived in Tung tributions are more than sufficient to legal aspects of the matter. Apart from by the Government for closing to the only Lane, got up a party in their house and to add that the off-take of English yarn the question of the validity of the regulations carriages in the Colony the road built by invited the complainant, who lived in at Shanghai during the past five years

na public subscription-and-designed-as-a a rear cubicle, to participate in the feast. there is the equally important one to their alleged necessity. We refer exclu- carriage road." His Excellency's statement This she did, but she alleged that the sively to the regulations prohibiting, in con- that fourteen cars have caused twenty-eight taco put something into the wine, which tradistinction to regulating, motor traffic accidents in twelve months does not apply made her very sick. On awaking, she The statement made by H.E. the OrviCER. to Jubilee road; and, after all, if there were missed her bangles and discovered that ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT in the fourteen horse-carriages in the Colony using both men were absent. His Worship, on Legislative Council on Thursday supplies the roads as much as the motor-cars, hearing the evidence, discharged the

defendant.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN CEYLON.

His Worship-Mr. Kemp says they are not to drive over Jubilee Road or any other prohibited road.

Mr. Bowley-These cases refer to the 12th June, before we had beard your Worship's decision. I think the sum monses should be withdrawn.

His Worship-I cannot order them to withdraw them.

The following telegram has been re- from the Captain of H.M.8. Mination ceived by H.E. the Governor of Ceylon

Mr. Kemp-1 offe: no obstruction to to the Colony on the receipt of a wire. give an undertaking that they will not I have to offer may congratulations the summonses being held over if they less telegraph message at over mense the prohibited roads. On this under- distance."

standing we will not proceed with these

“An Old resition who has returned has tumbled down from 12,002 to 9809 to the Colony after an absence of some picule, and, in the nature of things bat aunths writes that he is pleased to see not much further to go to be wiped out entirely. But necessity is the mother of that during his absence the danhs of invention, and it seems reasonable to paint have been removed from the suppose that those who have been heavily pedestal of King George's statue; but it puzzles him to find a reason why that hit by the changed state of affairs in China will be able to find other fields to half brick which has been lying at the conquer or other manufactures than King's foot for quits two years should

have been allowed to remain there. yarn-Pioneer Mail.

summonses.

His Worship They have been served ? to-morrow at 10 o'clock.

Mr. Eowley-Yes. They will come on

His Worship-If they are to come on at ten o'clock to-morrow I will romand them for a week.

Mr. Bowley-lt it pleases your Wor- ship.