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TAX HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH,

JAPANESE STEAMERS. IN

COLLISION.

A MID-NIGHT EXPERIENCE IN MALACOA STRAITS.

MISUSE OF THE HIGHWAY, ONLY A HUNDRED YEARS

NỮ "* PRIVATE. *** STREETS IN HONGKONG.

BEHIND. MAGISTRATE ON CHINESE OUSTOMS.

'LAUNCH AT TAIKOO, THE S.B.KWANGORÓW.?! Yesterday there was launched from the Taitoo Dockyard," the steel screw steamar

Beores of Chinese were summoned at Kwangchow, finely modelled vessel of

The local office of the Oska Shosen the Magistracy, before Mr. R. E. Lind- the following diimensions:-Length, 321

The youth employed by a Chinoso Kaisha has received information by cable sell, yesterday, being what the police text; beam. 44 feet; depth moulded, from its Singaporn, office that their call obstruction day" for offences printing establishment who was charg fect; and having a gross tonnage of about steamer Indefars, on the Japan-Bom against the public user" of the high-ed two days ago, with an assault upon

3,500 fous. The vessel is built to the order bay run, was in collision at mid-night way y D'Almada, on behalf of a

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of the China Navigation Co. Ltd., for on June 7th with the N.Y.K. steamer their Bangkok trade, and has two decks Yokohama-laru outward bound from -lung combined poop and bridge deck. London. The accident occurred in the and top gallant forecastle.

Straits of Malacca, five miles off Tohor Accommodation is provided on the Light. bridge deck amidships for the officers,

A Singapura cable to the China Mall angineers and first-class foreign passen-states that the Indo-Mare has been gers Chinese Ent-class accommodation is beached, but the message reived by the inted at the after end of the upper U.S.5. states that she will probably be deck. The 'tween decks have also bestowed back to Singapore, made suitable for carrying passengers,

Mr.

Chinese godown keeper, sought to establish that if a purchaser took goods from a godown and packed into cases in the street, that that was nothing to do with the godown keeper, and he was not liable for obstraction.

The Magistrate, however, hold that the godown keeper should allow goods bought from him to be packed on, his premises if he did not pack them himself. A small

Mr G. K. Hall Brutton defended a

The Indo-Maru, formerly the Indrahn was imposed." The cargo gear consists of eight stem puro, is a steamer of 4,884 tons, register winches and derricks capable of dealing ed at Osaka She was built at Glasgow godown keeper who owned all the godowne with weights up to 30 tons. The steam in 1887 by C. Conseil & Co.

an apprentice, which took the form of beating, was again before Mr. G. N. Orme, yesterday.

Inspector Appleton reported that the master of the shop still could not be found. He had taken the lads before the Secretary for Chinese Afairs, who had referred them back to the Ocart. The Inspector added that #ppeared the mall boy had been well fed, and cared for, but, of course, that did not excuse the rough treatment he had re- ceived at the hands of the defendant. : we must abide by the custom of the The Magistrate: The trouble is that

steering gear is of the Wilson Pirrie typo The Tokihama-Haru, a twin' screw apparently, could only obstruct himself. country. Look back into our own his. |

fitted in houss aft, and controlled from

in the street, as the only occupier,

Brutton, it is a private street."

We say we have a right," said Mr.

"According to the Ordinance, there are

Magistrate. His Worship read section of An Ordinance to amend further the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845, pass

steamer of 6,147 tous registered at Tokyo, amidships by telemotor gear. The cells was built for the Nippon Yasen Kaisha Iar double bottom is constructed for the by the Mitsui Bishi Dockyard und carriage of oil fuel" and "the fore and after praks can be used as trimming taks.gineering Company, Nagasaki Both to private streets now," said the

vessels are itted with wireless. The propelling machinery consists of a

The local office of the Nippon Yuson set of Brown-Curtis type of turbines, comprising of HP. and LF. turbines aisha received a cable yesterday stating

that the Tokohama-ifaru will leave ed in 1918, as follows:- combined with astern turbines, driving a

No single propeller through double reducingupore to-day for Hongkong. tion gear, capable of maintaining a total mention was made of the collision in the combined shaft horse-power of 1,500 on cable, so it is to be assumed that the ordinary sex service, with the turbines kohumu Baru sustained no substantial running at 3.500 revolutions per minute damage.

- and propeller at 102 revolutions per

minute. This machinery is supplied with "SHOCKED BY THE LIES." A DEFENDANT FAINTS IN THE DOCK.

oil can

superheated steam" from one large multi- tubular marino boiler at a working pres- sure of 200lbs, per square iach. The boiler is fitted so that either son or fuel During the hearing of a charge of con be used for generating, steam celing opium before Mr. G. N. Orme, sander forced draught on the Howden at the Magistracy, yesterday, one of the system. There is also a largo donkey defendants caused a sensation by faint boiler, and the vessel is fitted with all the ing in the dock. He was taken outside latest auxiliary machinery, and is lighted into the air and came to in a few by electricity throughout,

minutes. Aked by the Magistrate if he Mieaars Scotts Shipbuilding and Engi was all right now the defendant had nering Co., Ltd, of Greenock, are the the Court convulsed in laughter by builders of the turbines and "gearing, saying, was so shocked by the lies while the bailer and all appurtenance the witness had been saying that I could have been made by the builders of the

not help fainting." Vessel

His Worship might have retorted that" The naming ceremony was performed by on that principle he himself would be Miss Edkita, who, ou arrival, was pre almost continuously unconscious but he sented with a handsome bouquet of

refrained. Bowers by Little Miss Molly Heid. The Janach passed off very succesfully, and

There were five defendants, and

they

Public eplace includes all thoroughfares, streets, roads, lands alleys, courts, squares, archways, passages, paths. ways and places to which the public have access either con .tinuously or periodically, whether the same are the property of the Crown or of private persons.

last year, I have not got up to all these Mr. Brutton: I am sorry. I was away

new things. Mr. Brutton said his client had used the street for 30 years; every assignment of his properties there gave him a right of way.

sector Brown mentioned that people lived in an alley off the street; it was a busy thoroughfare.

new law, provision for rights of way in Mr. Brutton remarked that, under the assignments of lenses was absolutely use

less now,

The Magistrate: You will perhaps ex- plain the law to your client..

Mr. Brutton: I will, your Worship. A small five was imposed. Addressing a large party of mall offenders, who admitted using the streets for all sorts of purposes from making furniture to cooking and eating a meal, the Magistrate said: "You people have

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tory, a hundred years ago; such a thing was looked upon as nothing at all.

Inspector Appleton: Yes, but I would be failing in my duty if I did tot bring the casa to Court.

The Magistrate! I quite appreciate that. The whole difficulty, is the ques tion of castom. A hundred years ago, for instance, it was our practice to ikin vels alive, and no one thought any thing of it. Now it is considered cruel. The Chines are less advanced in such still follow any old matters, and customs

Inspector Appleton: I leave it to

your Worship. I have done my share.

Addressing the defendant, the Magia trate said: You have a right to chastise the boy, but not to severely. According to our customs it is not right to hit a person on the head. I don't know if it is the Chinese custom, but in any case, don't do it again. This time I will fine you $3.

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

EMPLOYES.

BENEFITS FOR THE CHINESE STAFF.

The latest Shanghos Municipal Gazette to hand states that the following order has been issued to take effect from The undermontioned benefits will apply the beginning of the current year :--

to all Chinese employés of the Council names are, borne on the Department Pay in receipt of monthly salaries and whose

after the ship had taken the water the were charged with having opium con got to learn that the street is for pedes Sheets company present adjourned to the Dockcealed in a false table top at No. 12; trían and vehicular traffic, and you can Ollices Hera, Mr. C. C. Scott, a London Wellington Street, where several opium not misuse it in this way." Director of the Company and partner of divans have been raided lately,

Mr. A. E. Hall defended.

Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire, after being Chief Proventive Officer Watt said CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE. any such Chinese employé, the sum of $80

"welcorned back to the Colony by Mr.

Edkins, asked those present to join him that the defendants were on the premise

in drinking long life and prosperity to when he found ten packets of opium the good ship Kwangchów. He con- concealed in the false top of a table.

RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN

CONNAUGHT ROAD.

the truth, the whole truth and nothing

was illustrated, once more, in Mr

yesterday, when the master of a supan charged the proprietor of a shop at 1, Connaught Road Central with salt.

The complainant alleged that the de-

New Tear Bonus-Half a month's pay, up to maximum sum of 260, to each such employé of not less than a year's service, to be issued at the Chinese New Year festival.

Funeral Expenses-On the death of

will be issuable in defrayment of funeral expenses irrespective of rank. This sum will be paid to the person or persons con- sidered it and proper to receive it, ke Death Gratuity-On the death of any. such Chinese employé a gratsity equal to 5 per cent of the annual pay drawn by such employé at the time of his death will be issuable in respect of each year's. service to the person or persons consider.

Invaliding Gratuity-On being in valided from the afvice under medical certificate any auch Chinese employé. will be entitled to receive a sum equal to 6: per cent. of the annual pay drawn by the employe at the time of such retire ment, in respect of each year's service, upon favourables recommendation in each the Department con cases by the Head of cerncu.

Retirement Grat

Gratuity-A grality equal to the sum stated under the bending Invaliding Gratuity" will be issued to

or on termination of service other every such Chinese employé of resigna- than by dismissal at any time after com- plotion of twenty years' Barvice. T

Special Gratuity-In the case of Chin- ese employés killed in the execution of their duty, or whose death or invaliding is due to causes arising directly out of the performance of duty, the Death or Invaliding Gratuities shall be subject to the Head of the Department concerned. special recommendation in each case by

THE RE-UNIFICATION OF NORTH AND SOUTH.

gratulated the staff on the good work in the false drawer of . cabinet heThe ever-recurrent difficulty in getting done in the Taikoo Dockyard, and re found another large parcel of opium. ferred to the recognised importance of On a writing table he found a set of but the truth? from Chinese witnesses shipping to Hongkong, and to the in scales similar to those used for weighing -creasing importance of shipbuilding in opium pats. In the writing tible he found Lindsell's Court at the Magistracy, ed it and proper to receive it.

On a dressing table Hongkong. He also spoke of the high $1,200 in notes." -quality of ocean-going ships turned dat were two knives covered with opium by the shipbuilding firms of the Colony Further seatch brought to light a large and to the efficient manner in which the pair of scales. Some visiting cards staffs concerned had trained op Chinese found in the writing table bore the name fendant refused to pay a charge of workmen to turn out work fully equal in or Lau Ngo Kee whose residence was an hire, incurred the day before -quality to that produced in Home yards. given as 2, Wellington Street, and by his foki and emphasized his refusal Ho express his belief in the likelihood business address as Tsun On Co., aby breaking open the complainant's head of shipbuilding making still further pro Temple Street, Youmati.

said Indian constable. B84 gave evidence gress in Hongkong.

Answering Mr. Hall, witness' said Mr. Jas. Reid acknowledged Mr. Scott's no one claimed the money seized by him that he saw the defendant holding the tribute to the staff, and endorsed his but the waturas heard No. 1 say to No. Complainant by the throat-against the remarks so to the high quality of ship-Look after the money. It was in wall, and assaulting hin building and engineering work turned consequence of this that the witneas I took about half-dozen questions out in Hongkong.

to extract from the witness, without Lea Tat Wal, shroff of Messrs. Gibb, leading him, that the defendant was Livingstone & Co., agents of the house, bleeding from a wound in the head and

SHANGHAI,

seized the money,

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with a bottle,

A CONFERENCE AT WUCHANG.

A THEATRICAL RETROSPECT AT said the real of the second floor was did not recover consciousness until he sometimes paid by second defendant and got to hospital. The witness gave every sometimes by fourth defendant.

animportant detail he could think of The bygone theatrical senon will be Answering the Magistrate witness first.

From the evidence for the defence it. Cimbored, the N... Daily Frus says, said he did not know on whose behall for the largest number of long guns and, he money was paid.

appeared that there were several men it may fairly be said, the highest general By Mr. Hall: No. 4 paid the rent on with the complainant, a circumstance. The Asiatin News Agency Bay Owing level of acting that Shanghai has ever the 3rd moon of this year. That was the Chin Chau men; the other side were yuan, to Wachang the representatives of he had not mentioned. These were to the return of General Wong Char seen. Between September last and the laat occasion the witness went to the Fukienese. end of May we were visited by the house to collect rent.

The defendant said the simpan man following companies:-Frawley, Band-By Inspector Watts The rents of both used abusive words te me and I gave man Comedy (twice), Warwick, Dennis the first and second floors of the house struck the first blow and his compatriots "them back to him. Then the defendant

The Magistrate : You suggest thay. you come downstairs and walked into crowd of Chin Chau men and the only result was that the complainant gut his How was it you were not hurt 1-1. got Yes (referring to a certificate by Dr. W. V M. Koch), a few bruises I got Mr. C. Farebrother Mason (who de hurt internally

ton Players,Baavard, Bandman Opera were collected on the second floor. Once helped the Peking Government to discuss this

Co., Russian Light Opera and H. Blast year, Ns, 1 paid the rent of the Waring. None of these played for less first floor.

head broken-Yea

hurt

Szechuan, Yunnan, Hunan and Kueichow have now re-assembled in Wiching for the purpose of discussing ways and North and the South of China General cans relating to the reunification of the Wong having been fully empowered by matter with the South-Westen provin Kuangtung will be isolated if General cial governments. Wong succeeds in his effort.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen in

than a fortnight, some for considerably At this juncture a sensation was langer. Twice it happened that we had caused by the fourth defendant, fainting three compenice going simultaneously in the dock When he recovered a Lyceum, Olympic, and Apollo, and all minutes later the Magistrate enquired: doing good business. Meanwhile the A.D.Crecords three productions, of

"Are you all right now ?? which, we think "Aladdin tan longer The defendant. I was so shocked by than any predecessor; the French A.D.O. the lies the witness had been saying, that fended), suggested to the Magistra that of economy, and though the monitors

two and Mischa Elman gate four citala at the Town Hall at brgely in crossed prices all woll attended and

Two

I could not help fainting.f

item from London, is causing a break The pressure of the times, says a news in traditions. Even the Public Schools abolished at Harrow School for the sake well-known black tall coat was recently,

it was unlikely the defendant would go protested against the innovation, de of the defendants wers dischargin his hand as a weapon as had been and respectable, the authorities have down to the complainant with a bottle manding a return to the traditions! alleged) WAS WERE vy now gone further, and ordered the school. The Magistrate said he thought that tailors to stock a cupply of ready-made as a good point. He would bind both; snital. The suits have hitherto been parties over to keep the peace.

tailor mader

two crowded. If Shanghai is temporarily ed; one was fined $1,000, or five months "broke, it none the less appears to have plenty of ready dollars for any imprisonment in default, and the others thing worth wooing at the theatre $250 Pearl

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