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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 1902.

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KOWLOOS COLLAPSE INQUIRY,

"NO CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

noon,"

JURY'S RIDER:

"THE" HANOI EXPOSITION.

"The lanci i zposition is a highly interest ng display, to the practical, man, who looks ta the exploitation of the vast area, and 10 the ethnological investigator alike,

The wonderful collections of indigenous ex-

„South Easter Asiä, ̈ ̈

The plan of the buildings, which are imposing

and accords to Macao the same rights piculs. Summarising is report on the enjoyed by the ports of Chinn, as regards Lappa trade for 1901, Mr. Carl remarks that," cargo carried in native bottoms. But in the usual visitation to Macao of the plague 1897 the West River was opened to European began in April and continued till the end of commerce, and since then there has been in July. The disease was very virulent for a

The inquiry into the collapse of Nos. 30 and these regions a perfect transformation in the while, and attacked many Chinese; but transport of articles of commerce to the Europeans escaped entirely. The neigh-32 Kowloon City Road was resumed this after

eighbouring ports, with resulting losses to bouring villages take no precautions whatever

-Mr. Looker, of Messrs Deacon and Hastings,hibits take, the inquirer over the whole of Macao. At the same time there are dozens against the introduction of the disease on behalf of the contractor, I.ung Cheong, gave of steam launches leaving Canton daily. The improvements that we have noted at a very able and lengthy address in the course and sold, is a semicircle with tr ildings round taking in tow junks well- laden with me the beginning of this article are such as to of which he quoted from several authorities

a quadrangle in rear, and annexes radiating for. chandise and carrying thousands of passengers point to the frances of Macau being in a dealing on culpable negligence. He contended the several sections and various nationalities.

contractor had done everything to the ports in the interior, whether open flourishing condition to allow of all this that the

The City of Panoi, of which the river port of Haiphong is a smaller replica, is im ↑ The daily life is delivered free when the wildrow in granted navigation to the Treaty ports under advance in the rates of the various farms" is in the collapse, yet that could not be paced at nosingly laid out in magnificent bulevardes

The rates per prior and per menem, proportional to foreign commerce or not: Macao is only extra expenditure. It is certain that, if the his power, and although lives had been lost the doors of its contractor, and the architects

`planted with shady trees, proad roads and secessible to inewenger. On copies sent by post authe Anglo-Chinese Treaty of 1897. The new to be accepted as an indication of the

who were in to wise. hel responsible foot Akitional $1,80 per quarter is chargeil for postaga. Portuguese Treaty appears to confer upon satisfactory state of the Colony's finances 'le read-over and commented upon the chan elled and drained. The public buildings

ways, ivell

macadamised; kerbed, there is every liope that is exchequer evidence and in speaking of the quality of the and some of the Hotels are palatial, the should be able to spend much more than materials used in the construction of the it does at present upon public improve houses submitted that the premises, in question ments, which may be termed of a reproduc- were built in a way far superior to the or tive character. The long deferred recon-dinary run of Chinese houses in this Colony

Regarding the subsidence of the foundations struction of the market, for instance, points he thought that there was none at all, and in to that happy-go-lucky indifference in the his opinion the collapse was due to wind and methods, which account for the slow growth rain combined. and hampered progress of the Colony, which, though small in extent, is capable of great

ud permanent development.

The postage on the weekly is no lo sny part of the

world is 3 cents per quarter.

Five Cents.

"

The Hongkong Celegraph

!LONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 1902,

$20.00 $1.80 CHINA QOMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LTD.

owners of steam launches the rights and privileges of calling at the Treaty ports now Single Copies Daily, for cente: Weekly, twenty enjoyed as the sole concussion to native junks. Mr. Carl has alluded to the trade of the Lappa stations during igor as being the highest yet recorded. It amounted to a little over fourteen and a half million taels, or an increase slightly in excess of a million taels as compared with the figures of 1900. The increase is entirely due to the export and import trade; whereas, in foreign goods there was an increase, principally attributable to the falling off in the importation of opium, pięce goods and rice. With the opening of Kwangchowwan,. Macao has had established within close as we have before muted in these columns,

proximity to her another rival, as the districts, in the neighbourhood of that newly- opened French port, which formerly drew their supplies from the Portuguese settle. nent have now almost ceased doing so.

COGNAC, RED CAPSULE... 27.00

C.VERY OLD LIQUEUR

COGNAC ...

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D-HENNESSY'S FINEST

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

COGNAC, 1872 VINTAGE,

RED CAPSULE

OUR

BRANDIES

40.00

ARE

2.25

2.75

So great has been the prosperity of the numerous shipping firms trading between the

Orient and the United States of America during the past few years that enterprise is now being directed to the Mexican coast in the hope, not only of developing trade between China and the Republic, but of engaging upon an extensive passenger traffic

for which an excellent opening is apparent. On the 1st of November last the China 3.50 Commercial Steamship Co., Ltd., was incor.

Mr. Wilkinson 'pointed out that the jury was present to find out and inquire into the cause of the death of the coolie, and Incidently to inquire into the col lapse. Remarking on the materials used, he said that the evidence showed that the bricks, mortar, and lima were excellent. Mr. Brown, the Government analyst, in his evidence,

Company's tug, is nearly completed. THE ROBERT COOKE, the new Dock however, said that the lime and mortar usd

were not good.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE FRENCH MAIL of the 3rd November was delivere! in London on the 2nd inst.

THE GERMAN MAIL of the 29th October,

VICTORIA,

THE TRAMP STEAMER recently ashore: has finished ber extensive bottom repairs at the Aberdeen Dock.

There are direel steamers leaving our port was delivered in London on the ist instant. for Kwangchowwan; but an effort has been made on the part of an enterprising THE CHINA MANILA S. 5. PERLA firm of Chinese traders to run the steamier finished er annual survey at the Kowloon porated at Hongkong with a capital of a million dollars, subscribed by Chinese, and farao, under the Portuguese flag, carrying Docks yesterday, allotted in 9980 ordinary shares of roo each cargo and passengers to and from 'Macao, with zo founders' shares. At the same time Hongkong and Kwangchowwan, TM GUAR- the Treasury officials at Washington re-

service was, however, 'inaugurated' in 'the ceived information of the forthcoming pro-course of the present year, and the statistics ANTEED TO BE PURE COGNAC, theject and proceeded to deal with the question in connection with the trade that may be THE AMHERST which was successfully difference in price being merely a matter especially regarding the vexed subject of influenced under Chinese auspices will saved by Mr. G. II. Russell is now under

immigration. The most northern port to

not appear until the report is forthcom-going repairs at the slipway at Tanjong Rhu, be touched in Mexico will be Ensenada, the ing next year. The baneful influences of reason assigned for calling there being, piracy on the waters of the Canton Delta according to the department's information, nave made their effects felt upon the junk that many Chinese labourers are needed traffic of the Lappa Stations, while armed smuggling, not inaptly characterised by A. S. WATSON & Co., for mining in Lower California.

Mr. Cad as the "nefarious trade" froni both

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of age and vintage.

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FIRE AT SHAUKIWAN ROAD:--1.ast night the Fire Brigade, under Mir. A. Mackie, chief Inspector of Police, put out a fire at No. 6, Shaukiwan-oad. The outb cak is said to liave been caused by the falling of a kerosing

sinres (ar shops) métropolitan and up to date. The private residences, surrounded with lawns and flower beds, are quite grand seigneur and ever thing orderly, lidy and clean. The telegraph, telephone and electric light wires are carried on iron standards, and are not at

all unsightly, The electric, trolly omnibus

traver cs the main avenues to the Gare(Railway - Depot) Exhibition and other principal poinus of the City. Jinrikshas are abundant and cheap, a little extra being charged for those with rub- ber tires, which are plentiful-

Altogether the French, especially the residents of Hanoi, may well be prond of their new city an i the Exhibition.

The French Military element is naturally, and of necessity, ever in evidence, but it is a pleasing feature that might teach a needed air. Bowley, solicitor for the Crown, observed lesson elsewhere, to be noticed, that the attitude of the governing of an alien race, is very cour that the jury was not present to try any one, for culpable negligence, but to inquire into the cous, conciliatory and friendly. The natives are cause of the loss of life they returned a employed in large numbers, wherever possible, verdict of culpable negligence, it was for the even as station masters on the railways, and magistrate to commit the contractor for trial at other responsible positions. Amiable, quiet, the sessions. He thought that the architect evidently happy and contented, unambitious should have laken more precautions than he apparently, the Annamese form a strong con. did Many theories, he said, had been brought trast to the Chinese, (who are ristive in trade)) forwar 1 regarding the cause of the collapse and especially they are altogether different There was nothing very extraordinary about from "Young Japan up to date". This being the typhoon, and as the houses were new they harvest time, the peasantry are busy in the should have stood the wind and rain. fields, so that the country appears thickly Mr. F. A. Duzeland, Chief Magistrate, ad- | populated on the lerél- land, which is well cul- dressed the Jury and defined the question of tivated. The hills bear trees, but reaffuresta criminal negligence, and also quoted several [tion clains official attention. With short lines passages from works dealing with criminal of railway from the coast, tapping the tnterior, negligence, and put the following questions the potentialities of the vast area of fertile country

to the Jury:-

are immense. Cheap transit, capital, enterprise. Was the death of the deceased herein the and well directed energy only are needed to result of criminal negligence?

exploit it all. The Congress of Orientalists will be held during the first and second weeks of December.

to add a rider if they desired-to do se

EARNED HOLIDAYS: - After

To this question they should say "yesor twelve years' service, Mr. N. G. ↑ olan, inter- preter at the Magistracy, has been granted"no." If they answered in the affirmative he

I had an interview with the president of the twelve months' leave of absence, beginning proposed to put this question: If "yea,” what from 29th April, 1973-

person or persons were guilty of such crimi-Congress; and submitted a tentative-syllabus- nal negligence; and, person or persons guilty of the material proposed to offer. The of such criminal negligence would be guilty of iconography, &c. especially interested him. manslaughter. The jury were quite at liberty There will only be two or three Japanese' who ill deal with Sanskrit texts, and Hindu cults, and two or three French gentlemen will treat o Japanese maiters, one being about newspapers. So it appears that I am to have the held to myself. I will take up the Cult, Art and Fol. tore of Olden Time Japan, e pecially tho iconography. The motives, meanings and stories, illustrated in decorative att, &c. and the Folklore of the common people &c. The audience present may be but a few, but the "proceedings "being prints, will reach a wide cicle of readers, and form a permanent record for reference-Contributed.

head office of the Company will be in Hongkong, and branches and agen-Hongkong and Macao, and which was very cies are to be established at Yokohama, rife in past years, should now find its Honolulu, San Francisco, Manzanillo and just retribution in the insecurity resulting Mazatlan. There will be monthly sailings therefrom and indirectly affecting foreign. and freight and passengers will be carried. commerce. The total amount of revenue The final arrangements are now being

collected for the Lappa district. was lamp completed, Mr. Eng Huk Fong, who has Tls. 378,606, as against Tls. 367,069 in had considerable experience regarding the 1900. The amount collected on opium, ACCIDENT ON THE INDRAI URA;— commerce of Mexico, and who has been viz., Hk. Tls. 177,433 is the smallest since Yesterday while a native youngster, working appointed president of the new company, 1895, and this is put down by the Commis at the steering ge rof the ss Indrapur, fell having gone to the States where Mr. J. S. sioner of Customs to smuggling from Kwang-on to the deck and sustained injuries which Van Buren, the agent, has already been chowwan. In general cargo duties there necessitated his removal to the Government was a substantial increase of Hk. Tls. 18,306, Civil Hospital, where he now lies in a critical and in likin of Tis, 10,562. The total value of foreign imported trade amounted decrease of Hk. Tis. 317,312, as compared to Hk. Tls. 3,675,890, representing a small with 1900. While in cotton piece goods there was a decline, the importation of flour shows a steady advance the quantity imported being 27,400 piculs against 22,800 piculs for 1900. The value of the export trade amounted to Hk. Tls. 6,246,617, com-

actively engaged in the interests of the un dertaking. It is proposed to commence operations in March nest, and one feels confident that they will be calculated to stimulate commerce and develop industries,

LAPPA TRADE REPORT.

condition.

last night at a store-house in the Kow-

After retiring for about 45 minutes the jury ausisting of Messrs. Kew Chunnult, and Toseph, resumed their seats and stated they did not consider the death of deceased was due to criminal negligence. The jury added the following rider:-"We find that the death of the deceased herein was due to the collapse of No. 30.

We are also of opinion that having regard to the area of the wall, its thickness was in- sufficient."

Mr. Shelton Hooper watched the case throughout on behalf of the Land Investiment

toon. Docks, but a serious loss was averted FIRE AT THE DOCKS:-A fire broke out Company.

by the promptness and energy of the Dock employees, assisted by a party of men from the German-gunboat Tigers

THE 5.S. TACOMA, which it will be remem bered, sustained considerable damage to deck fittings by the heavy seas encountered in her fast trans-Pacific voyage, has been undergoing repairs at the hands of the Dock company since her arrival. She went into dry dock at Kowloon yesterday to have her bottom pain ed.

STOWAWAY ON THE S. 8.

CHINGTU."

BOY CHARGED WITH AIDING AND ABETTING.

refore Mr. J., Kemp iliis afternoon Chung San, a boy employed on the 5.5. Chingtu, which arrived from Australian ports yesterday," was charged with aiding and abetting Lau Kwan to obtain a passage yon Part Daftin. 19 Hongkong, and also with defrauding the Com- pany (Messrs. Butterfield and Swire),

The compradore of the Chingtu said that a few days after the boat left Fort Darwin, he went sound to count the native passengers, and found one over the number. Inquiries were instituted and the stowaway was ques tioned by the captain, who told him he would have to pay to for his passage. The boy replied that he had no more money, as he had already paid 46 to the defendant. All the boys were then brought before the captain, and the defendunt picked out, as the man who received the money from Limera *** After taking the evidence of the cap'ain and steward, llis Worship filed the boy $250 or six months, and the stowaway, who was also charged, S100 or three months.

-NAVAL NOTES.

JAN UNLUCKY SHIP...

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THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F.G. Figg, Acting Director of the longkong Obser valory

On the 3rd at 11.45 am. The- barometer has risen rapidly in E. Japan, fallen along the China coast, particularly in the North,

· Pressure is high -över the E. part of the Sen of Japan, and another depression appears to

be advancing Eastwards towards Manchuria.

Decreasing monsoon in the Formosa Chai - nel, and moderate monsoon in the N, part of the China Sta.

Forecast-modente NE. winds; fair.

SKIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE

Anierican (Karen) to-morrow, Indian (Arratson A pour) 5th înși. English (Paletla) 6th insi." German (Konig Albert) 10th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 11th insi, American (Garlic) 13th inst. American (Hongkong Maru) z3id last.

One of the most interesting features of the Lappa trade report for 1901 is embodied in the concluding remarks of the Commis-pared with Hk. Tis. 5,640,729 the previous sioner of Customs, Mr. Francis A. Carl, who year. This is a record, and is accounted ailudes to the improvements in the Colony for by the large export of sugar, palm-leaf of Macao. He states that old, insanitary fans, mats, ground-nut oil, paper and leaf houses are being pulled down and replaced tobacco. Travellers by the river steamboat by up-to-date buildings, while new roads are companies from Macao cannot help but TWELFTH NIGHT: The Waldorf, Com- continually being opened, and the bund of noticing on the upper deck of the Heungpany play the Shakesperian comedy Twelfth the inner harbour considerably widened. shan the enormous quantities of fresti and Night for the first time this evening, and there can be no denying the fact that a good rollick Since that report was written we believe that salted eggs brought down each trip. This a barbour improvement scheme, which had furnishes quite an important item of ing ugh is assured to all who have secured: tickets. It is a piece which always delights, been formulated some years ago, will be export, and in 1901 represented 10,075,000 and receives the warmest applause from the shortly carried into effect. To this end au pieces as compared with 9,200,000 two galleries and boxes. The Company has spared thority had been previously received from years ago. Our building requirements no pains

to ensure a successful reproduction, the Lisbon Government to proceed with the have also largely drawn from this disand we rely on s'eing an excellent interpreta work as soon as the preliminary arrange. trict for bricks and tiles, and also tion of this merry playe ments could be completed. In the memorial, lime. In silk, there was a decrease as well which the Macao Senate submitted to H. as in tea. Turning to the junk traffic THE ONWARD MOVEMENT in ex PHOTOGRAPHIC MF. Majesty the King of Portugal on the entered and cleared, we find the substin. chang continues at a rapid rate, says the Singa DEPARTMENT. 13th November last, it is stated that it tial increase of 1,073 vessels and 49,602 luns pre Free Press of the 25th ult. This morning would be expedient for Macao to enter into over the shipping of 1900. his is the 7 was quoted for four mouths, a fall of ‡d- since yesterday. On India exchangê has also. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

an agreement in regard to Chinese Cus-highest tonnage recorded since 1894, the fallen 10.1161, both of them records, Good UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.toms, and to establish a modus vivendi that year of the first outbreak of plague in Hong authorities speak of this as unnecessarily low,

GOOD WORK.

would tend to facilitate and develop the kong. Two Portuguese steamers, the Paan; under that of silver, but it is sufficiently alarm is only a few weeks since the Unter commercial movement of the Portuguese and Taiping, were kept on the West Rivering from a business point of view. The rum States ship Ingalls was ducked Hongkong

The P. & A. 5. S. Co.'s scamer Indrasomka. Colony with the Chinese ports. This is a run, and made 595 trips during the year, our that Germany is selling silver is current and now she returns, after being in contact falt Yokohama this afternoon via Kobe and desideratum which the Luso-Chinese treaty, carrying cargo to the value of about a quar and is held accountable for knocking all the with a coral reef, for a hull inspection and, if Muji and may be expected here on or about just concluded by H.E. J. d'Azevedo ter of a million tacls. They took 16,368 pas- bottom out of the market. Now is the time to necessity, repairs. She proceeded to the the 13th inst Castella Branco is intended to- supply. sengers inwards and 16,179 outwards. The lament lost opportunities, exOne of the first necessities is to obtain number of passengers in. junks was 116,798

from the Chinese Customs the Same pri- inwards and 111,976 outwards, in both cases WEDDING ES-This morning a very pretty but quiet wedding look place at 1. Jobin's vilege for vessels propelled by steam as that showing large increases over the figures athedral when Miss E. M. King, he at present enjoyed by Chinese junks. Up for 1goo. The value of the Macao opium eldest daughter of Mr. G. J. W. Kins, of the till now the trade between Macao and the trade to the local farmer was fully commented Land Hepartment, was married to Mr. C. E. P. Chinese ports has been carried on in junks, upon when the new farm was put up for atheissen, of the Chinese Engineering CHS. J. GAUPP & CO. and the Convention, signed at Peking on auction in the course of this year. An and Mining Company, Tongku. The bride December, 1887, between the In estimate can be arrived at by the figures was charmingly dressed, and was given away SHRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK the 1st

MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVERspector General of the Chinese Customs, supplied by Mr. Carl, They are:-importa by her father. The two bridesmaids, were

SMITH'S, and OITICIANS,

Sir Robert Hart, and the Secretary of tion for the Macao farmer, 2,036 chestea of her sisters. Volleys of rice greeted the 24 CHARTS and BOOKS.

happy couple as they left the church porch, the Portuguese Legation, Mr. B. P. Correa is reputed boilings down for local con They subsequently boarded the Heungshan NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, So'e-Agents for Louis Audemars Watches de Mello, grants the liberty of free sumption, 1,042 piculs, and amount orted and left for Macao where the honey moon is awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition;

American and Australian ports, 2.478 to be spent. and for Voigtländer and Sohn's navigation to junks to any Chinese ports, CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES,

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The N. Y. K-Co.'s steamer Kinshiu Maru (~merican Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 3rd inst., and is expected to arrive-here.on the 6th ins

The N. DL. steamer Nürnberg from Hain- burg left Singapore for this port yes erday, a.m.,

the and inst, and may be expected here on or about the Bih inse

**Cosmopolitan Dock this, moming and, as the water was not out of the dock at the line of our latest report, we are unable to state what is the condition of her, bull,

H.M.S. first class armoured battleship: Glory with Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge Arrived -- The P. M. 5. S. Cols steamer Koren with from Y. kohama last night.

nails, &c, left Shanghai for this port this murti.. The United States flagship Kentucky ising, at 11am, and is due here on Thursday,

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about noon. banked for locking by the Hongkong and the th

is a super Whampoa Dock Company..

The Imperial German Mail steaner Avie posed turret war ship of 11,500 tons displace after carrying the German Alails with lates from: Berlin of the Iith ullo., has left Colombo ment and was built at Newport News in 1898,

The United States cruiser New Lieut. Commander Sporty, unived from Amoy on aturday, pin, the agth ell, and may be ex- pected here on or about Wednesday, the oth this afternoon. She is a vessel of 8,760 tons displacement and was built at Elswick.it

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