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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904.

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). BALLY-$30 per annum. WEEKLY $18 per ann

WIND AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. The rates per quarter and per monem, proportional, The daily Issue is delivered free when the mildros j accoribio to messenger. On copios sent by post an limal $1.80 por qustier le chargal for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

·world is 30 cents per quarter,

ESTABLISHED A 1841

THE FINE

MELLOW

FLAVOUR

OF OUR CELEBRATED)

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five cents.

"coolie enigration can be br on thoroughly legitimate- methods adopted at the stand out in a striking con vogue at some of the dens of

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A MASTER of a licensed sampan was charged | TITIAN'S portrait of "Ariosto, recently in the before Mr. Kemp this morning, with carry ng the collection of Lord Darnley, has been pur- passengers across the harbour, in excess of the chased for the National Gallery from Sir George 18,500 bas number permitted by his certificate. The man Donaldson for £30,000, of

Mr. A. Belt, admitted the charge, but said the men would been contributed by Mr. go. He was fined $aa

Lord Burton, Lord Iveagh, Mr. Pierpont Mar gan, and Lady Wantages

A CHINAMAN giving evidence at the Criminal/ Sessions aroully denied that a certain woman in Court was his wife, alleging that she was his ASSISTANT Paymaster W. F. E O'Byrne han sister-in-law. There was apparently no object been appoisited in H.M.S. Humber, for his mendacky. The Judge sent him to Stevens:

prison for 21 days with hard labpur, K.

'Tis said that all four exported (om Anserica

cents per bag.

to Japan is to be subject to a war lax of ten Ar the meeting of the Hongkong Cricket Club last evening it was stated that nothing had been decided regarding the visit of the Shanghai and Singapore teams. A subscription dance might

Club were giving a dance about that time.

It is understood that the Government, as soon as possible after the return of Lord Curzon lo India, proposes to make some recognition of Lord Ampthill's services as Acling Viceroy during the Viceroy's absence, Lord Ampthill is the youngest of those who have governed India, being now only 35. Previous to his appointment as Governor of Madras, he was principal private secretary for three Mr. Chamberlain at the Colonial Office, and it deputed to act as Viceroy during Lord Curzon's absence on leave."

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MR. J. G, H, Glass, C.E, and Mr. James Single Copi Daily, ton cents; Weekly, twenty. Keswick have been elected to seus on, the be arrand though the Ladies' Benevolent as as the senior Indian Governor that he was

board of the Bengal Iron and Steel Company (Lid.).

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, Wednesday, SePF, 21, 1904.

THE EMIGRATION CASE.

That steps should at once be taken to inquire into the whole system of recruiting Chinese labour for the Straits Settlements

The Cricket Ground will be open for play on the 1st October, and the first match, First XI. v. All Comers, will be played on the following Saturday,

THE number of postal packets delivered in the United Kingdom during the year 1993.4 15

estimated at 4.300,000,000, or an average u ber to cách person of 1973

PATRICK Moore, unemployed seaman, was this morning charged before Me E. D. C Wolfe with being drunk and disorderly in Queen's Road, West, and with assauhing Chinese constable ros lle was fined $15 with the alternative of 21 days' imprisonment.

A TELEGRAM from. Feking to the Courrier de

AN unemployed coolia was arraigned on the charge of stealing $74, the property of the master of a lighter. The case for the prosecution was that the defendant had been a friend of the complainant, and when he could get no work complainant took him in, and ted and clothed him, and gave him a sleeping place on his lighter. He had been kept, thus for four days complainant's box, and stealing therefrom $74, Inspector Langley, and in the evening the ac- at Kowloon, and under his pillow was found $64. The man was sent by Mr. Kemp to two months' hard labourne genn

ELEGRAM.

THE WAR.

KUROKI'S BOOTY

NEAR LIAOYANG,

TOKIO, 20th Sept.,

9.53 p.m.

Mr. M. Nomu, Consul for Japan,

the fo has kindly forwarded to lowing tolegram -—----

General Kuroki reports that ho captured 200 tons of conl and 6,250 meters of trolley rails.

WINTER CARBINE

COMPETITIONS:--

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS,

The Left Half Noz Company H.K.V.A. commence their winter carbine competitions at Taihang Range this week, The first twD meetings will be of a preliminary nature, to enable the commites to classify the members

Tienisia states that Mr. Stato Bona and six / Yesterday morning, the defendant broke open and adjust the bandicaps. Covered star

other Europeans were recently attacked by a distance, from Peking, rear Shuntifu, Mr. Peking Hospital. No cause is given for the

A circular has been issued to the members.

and the Federated Malay States is forcibly H.E. THE Governor has directed the with-mall band of armed ex-Chinese soldiers some and made off with it. Thematter was reported to. impressed upon the Government by the drawal of the preclamation No. 6 of 1904, de BLEND brutal barbarities brought to the notice of claring Amoy to be a place or port ut which ad Bona was badly wounded and removed to the cused was discovered asleep in an opium divantions for which several prizes are offered, and

infectious or contagious disease prevails.

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

IS ATTAINED ONLY BY

Great Age, being thoroughly mature and Superior Quality Uniformly Maintained.

Price $16.50 per Dozen.

LIMITED.

attack, and inquiries were being made to

A "Boy" in the employ of Captain J. O'Belucidate the matter. Saxton, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry, stole $10 belonging to his master, on the 20th inst., at Tsim-sha-tsui, and was to-day sent to three months' hard labour and six hours is the stocks.

THERE are Post Office mysteries at home as well as in Hongkong.. A parcel plainly addressed and properly stamped has, accord ing to a London journal, utterly disappeared during conveyance for a distan e of eight miles and this in the country.

the public at the sitting of the Criminal Sessions yesterday morning, when three natives were charged with having, by force, intimidation and fraud, detained four men for the purpose of emigration. The facts of the case, as outlined in the opening state ment of the Attorney General on behalf of the Crown, and fully reported in our columns last evening, indicate that the matter was brought to light under circumstances more or less accidental; for, had it not been on account of the death of one of the natives, who fell from his temporary prison while at- tempting to escape, the perpetrators of the crime would, in all probability; have never been brought to book. It was this in- cident that led to a police investigation and the subsequent arrest of the prisoners. Under pretext of good employment in Hongkong, gullible natives from the in- terior were enticed into the Colony, having the stacks.

tionis & forth the regulatine for the competi his intention to present in spoon, to each man

one of the company officers has also intimated.

who shoots for the Sub-division which obtains the highest aggregate in the preliminary shoots. This ought to encourage a large attendance THE cruiser Rurik, sunk by Admiral Kâmi

at the range and the officers and N.C,O,'s hope Tax repairs, now in progress at the Mitsumura's fleet, was named after Rurik, a Norse that the members will muster as strong as pos- Bishi Yard, of the damage done to N.Y.K. man, who is credited with being the founder of sible. A large number of new men have join- Steamer Sado-mare which was badly shattered the Russian Empire. He is said to have beened his company since the commencement of by the Vladivostok squadron, are expected to invited to Russia and to have settled at Ladoga, the present drill season and several of these be completed by the middle of next month. A where be gradually extended his dominions ought to be heard of during the coming widler steamer to be named Fungomaru, now being dying in 879. The cruiser Askold, also badly in connection with the company's marksman-

ship. built at the Yard for the Seatle line of the mauled; perpetuate the name of an adventurer N.V.K, is expected to be launched by Novem in Rurik's train, who quarrelled with Rurik, and set out with some companions to seek his fortune at Constantinople. On their way they saw Kieff, made thentselves masters of it, and permanently established themselves on the Dnieper.

ber next

Two Chinese passengers, who arrived by the A SCHOOL-BAY, aged 11 years, was charged 5.5. Pintakola from Singapore, resented having before Mr. Kemp, this morning with stabbing their belongings searched for contrabanda schoolfellow in the arm with a pen-knife, on: opium by the excise officers whose duty it is to the 20th inst. The accused admitted that he do so. They first quarrelled and finally as had had a quarrel with complainant, and that saulted the officers, and in the result they were

he also had an open knife in his hand, but he sent to 14 days' hard labour and three hours in

asserted that some passer-by jostled him and, in staggering forward, the knife was knocked was led to show that the blow was a dire stab, and the case was remanded for further

A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.

On Monday evening, a young European, when nearing Quarry Bay, was accidentally thrown out of a ricksha and badly cut about the head and face, and rendered unconscious.

had their fares and all expenses paid by HIS Lordship Dr. Piazzoli, the Roman Catholic against complainant's arm and cut it. Evidence Swatow-Bangkok. On the other hand there isThe young man was unable to account for his

Bishop of Hongkong, who recently arrived in the island and proceeded to Kandy on a visit to His Excellency the Papal Delegate, has returned to Colombo, and is residing at the Archbishop's Palace. His Lordship has greatly improved in health since his arrival, and has decided to stay for a little time more before resuming his journey to Italy-Cejlon In dependent..

agents. Upon arrival they were at once placed in the boarding house, a strict watch A. S. WATSON & CO., Nept to see that none left, and steps taken to secure permission for them to leave for the south. This was effected by means of ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. coolies from the boarding house personat ing the unfortunate men and showing not only their willingness to go, but doubtless asserting that they were pay ing their passage money out of their own A PRIVATE letter received in London from pockets. Under the Emigration Ordinance Marienbad says that the King is in splendid the coolies have to pay their own passage health. He has not been so well for years, and the money; but there is reason for believing local doctors are surprised that after the strain that among the many thousands of emigrants and pressure of the London season, and the

longkong, 15th September, 1904.

TELEPHONE NO. 154, CABLE ADDRESS: ""ACHEL" HONGKONG.

A. HTC/CODE, TH KDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

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evidence.

THE Norddeutscher Lloyd at Bremen at present. A gentleman passing at the time went to bis is running no less than 14 lines in the Indo-assistance and staunched the blood "hich was Chinese seas, among which there are two chiel flowing from his mouth, and sprinkled his face lines, viz., Singapore-Bangkok and Hongkong with water until he recovered consciousness. a number of branch lines, the steamers of falling out of the rickshaj, where he had been

of the East Indian Archipelago. Further, the and girths. He supposed that in keeping the which are calling at nearly all important places seated holding a saddie, saddle blanket, bridle Lloyd is participating in the Yangtze traffic. things in the ricksha he was jolted ort. The The Imperial subsidsed line to East Asia is man, who declined to give his name, refused THE following telegraphic information dated shortly to have a newly built steamer, viz. the to go to hospital, and was carefully placed back 16th inst. has been received from the Sumatra Prince Ellei Friedrich, which at present is in his ricksha, and sent on his way. Director and Manager of the Maatschappy tot stiil in course of construction at the Vulkan in Mijn-Bosch-en Landbouwexploitatie in Lang-Stettin. The new steamer will be a vessel of 8,000 tons, with twin-screw, engines, and she is to make her pioneer trip in October next.

kat, Ld.:-

Daily aggregate output of Crude Petro:

leum ....

Gallons.

76,000 Crude Petroleum in Tanks at date 180,000 Kerosene made since the date of the

O

Cases. half-monthly 78,030

A CHEE & CO., leaving the Colony each year for the Straits duties it imposes on Royaliy, his Majesty preceding hall moothly telegram.

祥 利廣

17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

FURNITURE

+

DEALERS:

DRAWING ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

CLASS, and

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

KOCHESTER LAMPS,

very gratifying in view of the valuable services as 'free passengers' which thus constitutes a

which the King has rendered and is rendering breach of the regulations. These require-o International relations. ments having been complied with everything was in readiness for shipping the coolies. It was then that an unfortunate accident occurred which revealed a barbarous side. light of coolie emigration. According to the

THE names are announced by the Civil Service Commissioners of the first 17 places in the recent concurrent competitive examinations for to appointments in the India Police Service

preceding half-monthly telegram... 44, Kerosene in Stock at Refinery at date... 9,000

THE Admiralty are being arged to carry still further their efforts towards increasing the linguistic. capabilities of the Royal Navy, Quite recently a circular was issued by "My lords" "impressing upon commissioned officers

COOLTE DIES

AFTER A THRASKING,

A European employed at Messrs. Buiterfield and Swire's shipyard at Quarry Bay, had occasion yesterday to reprimand some of the conties at work for being dilatory and lazy, and gave one, the laziest of them all, a thrashing, which, it is alleged, so studned the man that it was found necessary to remove him to hospital, where he subsequently died. "The matter is now in the hands of the police for investiga

MARINE COURT:

UNREPORTED ARRIVAL.

This morning before Hon. Barnes-Lawrence, R.N., Marine Magistrate, Police constable A Counsell charged Chan Fo, master of licensed Junk No. 5. 218 8. with unlawfully failing, within 18 hours after his arrival in the waters of this harbour, to repon, such arrival to the Harbour Master. The constable stated that the defendant had been charged for similar offences no less than eight times. Defendant admitted the previous convictions, and said that on this occasion, he did not report the ar rival as he was afraid of the rough seas, and could not leave the vessel, as he had children on board, and his wife could not look after

Hon. E. H. Sharp, K.C., this case was part and seven appointments in the Posice Ser the importance of this matter, Compared with tion. An inquest will be held in due course.everything.. He admitted this might have been

vices of Hongkong, the Strails Settlements,

and the Federated Malay States. On the final allocation of the candidates higher on the list will depend the pltimate position of those who did not secure so high a place,"

other navies, it is to be feared that we do not show at all well in this direction. It is very difficult to eradicate the old traditional feeling that our own tongue is sufficient for intercourse with all foreigners, but an advance in the right direction is slowly taking place. It is now being pointed out that many of the ordinary seamen on our war vessels spend both time and moncy in making themselves acquainted with other languages, and it is hoped that the

A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.

of a big conspiracy to defeat the Emigration Ordinance, he being in a position to prove that the kidnapping and trepanning of emigrants was unfortunately very common in the Colony. In view of this assertion it would be most interesting to know how many instances of similar unlawful dealings in "Chu Tsai,or little pigs, as the crimps term these ignorant coolies, have proved successful; and also what steps will now be taken to prevent a recurrence of such evilétion in Berlin considerable disquietude. The Admiralty will take steps to encourage such seeing a tram car approaching, shouldered to say in his defence, except that he had been.

It is generally known that the Registrar WHITE TURKISH TOWELS General is empowered to license a sufficient number of fit and proper persons to keep emigration boarding houses, but it does not

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

appear from the Ordinance that he can KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

exercise much control over the recruiting HOUSEHOLD:REQUISITES.

agents whose business among the ignoramuses PHOTOGRAPHIC of country villages no doubt ends with getting them away to Hongkong. When DEPARTMENT.:

they arrive in the Colony it is the duty of DEVELOPING and PRINTING the keeper of any of the houses to which they UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. may be taken to supply the Registrar General

GOOD WORK

with a return giving the number, names and addresses of the intending emigrants, [43 That this is possible of evasion does not seem credulous when the fact is taken into

THE anticipated arrival from London of Kans Yu-Wei, the leader of the Chinese reform panty who, after having been a special protege of the Empress Dowager of China, has now incurred her personal emnity, causes the Chinese Lega-

Legation announces that it will refuse to have commendable enterprise; anything to do with Kang Yu-Wei, who seven

the case once, but it did not apply to every time. He had made a mistake, and was sorry for it He was sentenced to pay a fine of Sao or undergo fourteen days' imprisonment, An incident occurred this morning, somt few FAILING TO ENTER HIS BHIP,- yards cast of the Harbour Master's office, Mr. Basil Taylor, assistant Harbour Master, which might have been attended with the charged Capiaio Luning, master of the Ger most serious results, just about that locality | man s.s. Sambia, with failing to enter his ship a number of coolles are engaged in the seem at the Harbour Master's office within 24 hour ingly unceasing "repairs" to the road at the sides of the tram lines. One of the number,

his shovel and stood out of the way, When the car had passed, he turned to go

years ago, was received with extraordinary T Kokuin observes that many foreigners back to bis work, and as he did so, be honours in German official quarters,

who are in favour of Japan but ignorant of swung the shouldered shovel within but a little matters Japanese are said to be concerned that, more than an inch of the neck of a passing AN archaeological find of the greatest interest strong as the Japanese are, they may not be ticksha coalie. The shovel appeared to has just been made by Pastor Lobmann, Chair, able to do anything when Russia, confronts have, an edge as sharp as a razor, and man of the German Society for Scientific Re them with an almost inexhaustible force. These if it had struck the man's neck it would search in Anatolia. Daring his recent joumey foreigners, continues the journal, shou'd be undoubtedly have done frightful execution, in North Syria a coin of pure silver, excellently reminded that Japan has yet 509 950 trained which only the fact of the coolie holding his preserved, was offered to him, which, omen, expired reservists, exclusive of those on head rather on one side as he ran, prevented examination, proved to bear a perfect Aramean the field. Following these there is yet in Japan That the coolie appreciated the danger he had inscription of Panaman Rar-Rerub King of an army of serviceable men, who, including escaped was evidenced by his stopping, al Schamol, who reigned, eight hundred years the above, will number between 800,000 and though he had a European fare in his ricksha, before Christ. It is the oldest known coin in 1,000,000, which can be quickly mobilised, so yelling loud abuse at the shovel-carrying out, the world.

that it is impossible for Russia to out-number auli', a crowd beginning to collect, the fare the Japanese. Other advantages of the Japan-made him go op, Since such risks as these AFTER many ups and downs, Dr. Bartonese are the absolute possimity of the national must constantly occur in our narrow, crowded expects to make a successful first flight with mind and purpose and the geographical posi- thoroughfares, it is surely time the Ordinance E. C. WILKS & Co., under the supervision of an emigration of cerbis airship from the Alexandra Palace very ina. These will greatly augment the fighting was asended mingen over their shoulders in

PROMPT RETURN. Hoogkong, 8th January, 1904

MARINE SURVEYORS,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken."

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under the of officer shortly. The airship, which its inventor started capacity of Japan.

to build in Jone of last year, was brgically who may inspect the same at such time as be may think fit: The police have, however, designed for the War Office, but the contract discovered, through the case, that this is a lapsed awing to the time limit being exceeded. A HIGH naval authority, has stated that is the general practice, and will no doubt be Meanwhile, it is understood, the War Office, Liberals had only known the truth about the with elaborato precaution against prying eyes, navy, particularly as regards gunnery and of our opinion that such a

has been building an airship of its own at dockyards, they could have turned the Govern affairs must have existed for a long Aldershot on the lines of an old-fashioned meat out. It is certainly curious that men time past. There should be a most thorough" Santos-Dumont

Ike Sir Cyprian Bridge, Sir John Fisher, Laid inspection of these boarding houses, with-maps

Charles Beresford, and Captain Percy Scott, out which there will always be oppor- THE fourteenth International Congress of Ori who have pointed out the disgraceful state into tunities of shipping poor ignorant coolieseptalists will probably be held at Algiers during which the gunnery of the navy has fallen, have away to the South where they land in the Easter Vacation of 1905, Special interest been snobbed or reprimanded by official au herds, like gangs of unfettered slaves." will atunch to this Congress, as this will be the bority, Sir Cyprian Bridge is the late from Better still, abolish the present: system and first time it has met in a Mussulan country, mander-in-Chief in China who reported; adops something of a more elaborate, if and it is therefore expected that this fack to the Couturion was, and in, and will, with her natural features of Africa, will enigme à large pinkause.her, gun sights are incurable. On his more costly, character. There seems to be gether with the attractions of the climate and seal armament, bei unfit to go into actions Admira conveyed enough money in the trade to cover any in attendance. The Cangess will, as before, derm-to. England creased outlay with ample balance for all vote itself to all branches of Oriental learning their displeasure to the dishguish

t venturing to have any opinions on, such Telephone No. 358. concerned. In our midst we have a splendid though questions of local interest will

professional mALLOTI [581 | example of the degree of satisfaction to which I special attention,

Ship Designs and. Specifications prepared.? Agants for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches..

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

First class Builders, with

A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbesjocel goods képf, Agcols for Messrs Allen & Sons Electrical

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps

elegram

ram Address: MARINEWORK.

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904. –

carry such things crowds, with the necessary exception of bam

The danger is obvious, boo poles, when being put to their proper use,

HONGKONG IN PARLIAMENT.

On Aug. 13th, on the third reading of the Appropriation Bill Mr. Weir, in giving a' long called the attention of the list of grievances; Colonial Secretary to the terribly insanitary condition of the Chinese houses in Hongkong. and went on to impress on the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs the importance of getting; rid of the obstructions Chios and Japan, of requiring fulles reports from out

river and.

after her arrival at this port. Caplain Luning admitted the charge, and said he had nothing

very busy. That was no excuse for a breach of the harbour laws, and the defendant was floed $30, or in default id days, imprisonment.

FRETHEWRATHENA

Plum:

The following report is from Mr. mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser

vatory

On the asat at 11:30 am. He baronieter has

en slightly in the neighbourhood of the Formosa Channel and fallen, also slightly, at all other stations.

The greatest pressure lies over N. China and the least in the Pacific, eastward of Formosa,

Gradients are moderate on the China Coast, and moderate NE. winds will prevail in the Formosa Channel and moderni E, to the noribern part of the China Sea

Forecast Moderala E. to NE, windry fine.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

VENIR MAILS DUE English (Malta) aard inst. American (Manchuria) 26th inst. Indiau Catherine After) 250 net Genna

Australian (Talynan) Indian Nam American Copile) 7th

Calco

themorence.

Enf notice he coul

bond member for Ross and

cutta for this par and may be erno0

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