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THE HONGKONG GAOL,

I take it, that very few people have voluntari-- ly visited that colony within a colony yclept the Hongkong Gaol, The first thing that „atrikes one on entering the gate is that, although being in the world. you are not of the world. The bustle of life finishes with, the clanging of "the door. You approach the entrance a man, and entering lose your individuality and be come a numeral The John Smith of the world becomes No. 9874 of the prison. There is an entire absence of all noise and a voice is rarely heard and then only in tones of command"; "per- fect silence is combined with constant move. me The whole place is under the thrall -of qust iron discipline, a discipline severely just but allowing of no faults. So it must ever be where over 600 of the worst characters are gathered together, controlled by a few European and Sikh warders.

Radical changes have been made in the gaol in the last five years, both in the system and in the building and generally throughout the internal arrangements. A prisoner on being received (I am speaking more of the Chinese than Europeans) is made to undergo a thorough cleansing a bath room is close handy and discarding every article of cloilung, he steps into a mixture of water Jeyes' Fluid and kerosene, particular attention being paid to the head. By these means, rigorously carried out, it has been found possible to keep the place free from vermin. On going through the yards the methodical tidiness, the grim silence and bare surroundings begin to get on one's nerves, which is added to on reaching the infirmary. Here is the saine bareness, the same order; the same silence and, in the faces of the prisoners, the same look of hopelessness.

The next part visited is the industrial portion. The building was erected by unskilled prison labour under the supervision of the prison authorities, and I venture to say that there is no building in Hongkong that shows more solidity or better workmanship. On the ground floor are the mal makers, tailors, and boat makers all diligently employed-and not a word said, Upstairs is the triumph of the prison. Here about sixty men are busily engaged in turning not all the various kinits of stationery required by the Government. No-better wärk could, be done in the Colony. This has been accom. plished with perfectly, unskilled labour and every man has been taught without a breach of the hard and fast rules of the establishment. By an ingenious arrangement the machinery upstairs is worked by belts from large fly wheels turned by prisoners on the ground floor.

The cells and corridors are a model of clean- liness. Each prisoner is in his cell by 5.45 p.m. and is locked up for the night. Every five minutes he is inspected by a warder through a small spy hole which continues until 5.30 am, when his daily task commences.

Passing down one comes to the punishment cells. On the occasion of my visit one was ! occupied and on the door being opened a gaunt figure sprang up, open hands above his head (the regulation position) standing slightly outlined in the pitchy darkness of the .cell. This punishment with a fod allowance of six ounces of rice daily is preferred by the govern- ing body to flogging, for wilful Trenches of the prison rules. One next passes on to the work yards, where several trades are being carried on and various gangs engaged in the monoto nous and useless shot drill. As far as is pos sible shot drill and stone carrying is being done away with and the prisoners put to some useful labour. Here are the wash houses, laundry and drying rooms. The room was obtained for these by cutting away a small hill and putting a stair-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1901,

AT THE MAGISTRACT:

STEALING.

Ng Chok was awarded, three weeks' hard labour for stealing 3 lbs. weight of copper, from the Nayal Yard at Kowloon.

STEALING.

Henry Copeland, and engineer 1.5. Fau Sang, charged Lau Kwang with stealing a pair of opera glasses and several other articles. The evidence was very clear and the defendant was sent to gaol for three months' hard labour.

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DRUNK, DISORDERLY AND RESULT. CuAris, P.C..97, charged Gilbert Gilbertson with the above offence. Charles Aris, sworn, said he was on duty in Queen's Road West, and found the defendant in a private doorway, using very foul language. He (defendant) kicked him in the stomach and knocked him about g yards away. The man struggled very violently, but with the help of P. 124 Witness mana, ed to get the defendant to the station. Defendant was not very drunk, he was able to walk. The defendant was fined $2 or 7 days on the first charge and $25 or a month on the second,

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SNEAK THIEF.

Captain J. Peterson, of the S.S. Vale of Doone, charged Chun with stealing a watch and chain. The prisoner was secīja gáol for two months' hard labour,

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.

John Lewes was absent on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and his bail $5 was estreated.

ROGUES AND VAGABONDS,

A number of cases of the above were heard

this morning and, with the exception of Iwa, who were discharged, each were sent to gaol for fourteen days,'

DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

F. D Cruise was charged with behäving in a disorderly manner in the clerk's office at the Police Court. The defendant's solicitor plead ed guilty and a fine of $25 was imposed, and defendant bound over in a personal bond of $100 to keep the peace for six months. •

THE PLAGUE.

Number of cases reported [ Chinese 1,554 up till noon of the 12th-Other Asiatics 53 September, 1901 Europeans.....30 Number of cases reported (Chinese........

during the past. 24 hours Other Asiatics o

Europeans......

Total number of cases reported to date: 1,639 Number of deaths reported (Chinese..... 1,930

up, il noon of the 12th September, 19ot Number of deaths reported during the past, 24 hours

Other Asiatics 35 Europeans...I Other Aviatics o Chinese....... 2

Europeans.. 0

Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,568 Since noon on Saturday last the cases and deaths are

Cases Chinese

Other Asiatica European

Total

Dealbs Chinese,

Other Asiatics Europeans

Total

31.

The plague returns for last week were:-

·Cases Messers

Deaths..................

6

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A COUNTRY JOURNALIST.

[By H. B. in the Fall, Mall Gasette.)

He clambered into our railway carriage, with fishing-rod, and creel, at a sleepy station on a branch line. He was fat, bearded, and untidy. "Whew!" said he, mopping a dunk brow; and with that, catching sight of my companion, a

afternoon, rector in those parts, he gave him a civil good

"Been trying the beck?".

He nodded, and dived into his breast pocket, "It's not many chances I get of a day's fishing. and when I do it means making up for it by hard work." From his pocket he produced a number of circulars, and spreading them upon his knee with the printed side downwards, forthwith began to write upon them with the stump of a lead pencil.

"By-the-by, sir," he exclaimed, looking up suddenly," were you at Mrs. Nomen's funeral?"

"No." said the parson.

"Ah 1 that's a nuisance,” said the journalist. "I couldn't get to it, and I've got to send in He began to write my account to-night."

| again. "I suppose everybody was there," he said meditatively; "you don't happen to know who took the service ?"

"The rector, I should say."

"Pretty sure to have been him," said the journalist, and went on with his writing. After a minute or tap, as the train slowed down at another little station, he laid down his papers, let down the window, and thrust his great body out of the carriage. The train stopped.

"Afternoon. Mr. Brown," said the journalist. The stationmaster shook the extended hand, and hurried away. "Old Peters isn't dead, is he?" cried the journalist, after him.

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"I hevn't heerd as he is," shouted back the Head Office. stationmaster.

The journalist worked his body back through the, window, possessed himself again of his papers, and took up his tale anew. Then, with a preliminary "How'll this do? "he read with an easy nonchalance the following composi tion: "On Wednesday, at the parish church of Redclay, the remains of Mrs. Nomen, wife of G. F. Nomen, Esq., of the Towers, Redclay, were laid to rest. All the blinds in the village were drown as a token of respect, and every expression of sympathy with the bereaved family was made by the inhabitants, with whom deceased was extremely popular. The solema service was impressively read by the÷Rev.. Br` } W. Blake, rector of Redclay, who appeared to, be much affected. Many, beautiful, and costly. were the tributes, and the coffin, was "of solid oak, with a brass plate, bearing the name of deceased and the date of her death."

He looked up for approval, and then bent over his circulars, to add a comma or to cross at It's these little things that count," he said reflectively; "a funeral in the morning, a bazaar in the afternoon, parish council after tea, A concert in the evening!"

"You do them all?" I asked.

"Yes, all of 'em. No rest for the wicked! But as I say, it's the little things that court. Now this bit of copy"-he flourished his circulars--will be read by thousands; the leading articles by hundreds."

"Don't you write the leading articles as voll?" asked, innocently.

J

-1 jaw him hesitate on the threshold of a lie.

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three prisoners armed with knives, which were thrown over the wall to them. Fortunately they were at once secured, as amongst a large body of men excitement is catching. Se on, to the condemned cell and on to the fatal drop, whose mechanism has been brought up to date.

Now, what of the men in charge of this small township? It is easily under stood that special qualities are required for such duties. Ceaseless vigilance, patience, strict attention to every detail of the rules and

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"Yes, that's all my job in this district. I've got a dratted concert on to-night; that's what No, 3, ORMSBY TERRACE. KOWLOON, made me come away from fishing" He filled his pipe, looked out of the windows with sad, re- gretful gaze, and whistled softly a tune I have oft listened to from the pursed lips of London gutter snipes.

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Before finishing, one matter appealed to me vary forcibly, A prisoner had just been received that day, and/what a prisoner This daring marauder stood about 4 feet high and was about 1 years old. His prison trousers, to prevent dragging over his feet, had to be turned un nearly to the knees, showing that Government in its shortsighted ness had not made garment for children. He was in for a month with twelve strokes of the birch added, and stood with fear in his eyes and his heart (if a China boy has one) in his mouth, as sorry a spectacle as one could imagine. Why send nippers like this to a common Gaol ? Is it to train their already warped morais by association, with babitual offenders) Is not

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