1905-01-04 — Page 4

Kutimations. ---

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

NOTICE All communication intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI" should bo addrowed to The Editor, I, Ice House Rmul, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Names Ondinary business communications should be addrewed

to The Manager,

Addross,

!

A. S. WATSON & CO., The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED) A.D. 1841.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS

EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

WATSON'S

BALSA M

OF

ANISEED

is not a cure all, but

IT DOES CURE

AJ COUGH,

and that right speedily..

any rejected MS., nor to return any Contribution.

AUMSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DALLY—$80 per annum, WEEKLY $18 per annum. The rates per qusner and per montem, proportional. The daily inue in delivered free, when the addrow is accesible to matugar. Un coples sant by post an naditional $1.80 por quarter is charged for pastags. The portage on the weakly ise to any part of the

world in 10 couts per quarter.

ENTRE, for the Hongkong Hockey Challeng - Cup close on the 12th inst.

Tits first case of plague this year is reported from Swatow Lane, in No. 2 Heath District, where a Chinaman has died of the disease.

AN Anglo-Saxon movement has been initiated in Great Britain and America to erect a mem orial to Shakespeare in London, the surplus to be devoted to the promotion of the study of Shakespeare. The London City Council of fers a site for the memorial.'.

THE babilities of the London and Paris Ex-

change Limited, which recently suspended payment owing to liabilities connected with

TURF TOPICS.

JANUARY 4, 1905.

This morning there was quite a fair gathering of local sports at the Course, when several very interesting gallops were witnessed, Times were taken as follows:

mile, the

Mr. Gresson's spotted went for last half only being taken in 2.59, 3.37.

Mr. J. . M. Smith's sub and Elpar journeyed together for three-quarters, and did the dis- tance in 381, 43-4/5, 1.45.2/5.

CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this cokann.Į

UNFORTUNATE EUROPEANS.

TO THE EDITOR OF mix ** Konukonu Tulegraru,”

SIR-Japan, for many years before the pre sent war began, interested Britishers because it was said she resembled the British Isles in many respects. Would it not be of great inter est and value if those interested and resident in Japan-(the editors of the foreign news- papers are certainly in the position to furnish MA Forrest's sub then went for a t mile the information)-would show that before Ja gallop, Time 41, 1:21, 2.07, 2.48, 3.71.

Mr. Walker's sub was given a like distance, The first quarter missed, but recorded the others in 38, 1.34.

Mr. Goetz's and Mr. Lauke's subs went in

tance in 33, 1.10), 1.47.

Shiglo Caples, Flaily, ton conta: Wookis, twenty extensive business operations, are estimated at partnership for n mile spin, doing the dis-

live cent

MARRIAGE.

At the Union Church, Hongkong, on the and January, by the Rev. C. 1. Hickling, ISABELLA J. CRAN to Capt. C. STEWART, C. M. S.. N. Co., Shanghai.

[96

Che Hongkong Celegraph

£225,000. Arrangements are progressing with a view to a settlement, and it was hoped that the company would be able to resume opera-Mr. tions shortly,

י

Mr. Grosson's derby was put to a 1 mile gallop, being accompanied for half a mile, by

Johnston's sub.

Fime 39, 1.17, 1.53 3/5 2.28, 3.02).

Mr. Mumford's sub Put did a mile, and AN important expedition is shortly to be des

was accompained by H., the Governor's sub patched by the Admiralty for the scientific examination of the Indian Ocean. I. M. S. fur three-quarters of the distance. Tiu:e: Sealark has been detailed for the purpose and 3508 3/5, 1.49 4/5, 2.22 2/5.

Mr. Cresson's derby and Mr. Cruickshank's will set out from Ceylon in April, next. Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner, the celebrated-marine biolo-sub.mile 39, 1.19, 1.57 3/5, 2.351, 3.08).

Mr. Mody's sub went for a mile. Time HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995gist, and Mr. Foster Cooper will accompany the

35.1/5, 118, 1.45, 2.18.

Cake Walk was put to half that distance, and the times recorded were 34, 1.07.

Hackie's Pride did a mile. The first quarter 1,missed, but took the others as follows: 40, 1.19, 1.54.

expedition.

THE PILOT SERVICE.

Among a number of important measures passed by the Legislature last year with a view to foster shipping interests in Hong kong, the Ordinancu designed with the object of exercising certain control over the so-called pilots of that day seems to have given rise of late to a considerable amounting order early in January. of adverse criticism. it was framed for the purpose, principally, of establishing a properly constituted pilot service, but according to many shipmasters arriving in this port that object is far from being attained.

DAKER, in West Africa, near which Admiral Rojestvensky's ships are now acchored, is to be connected with France by a direct cable. The connecting point on the French side will be Brest. The first section of the cable was taken out in July, another left France in August, and the third, and last but one, left Calais recently, it is hoped that the cable will be in full work

It is

DESPITE the war, trade between Australia and the East contiques brisk. Two steamers left Sydney.recently for Eastern pots with full cargoes, are bringing about 600 tons of lead to

...

|

pan adopted modern "civilization" extreme poverty, destitution and starvation did or did not on the whole exist." Peihaps even the pre sent time will furnish these data, but after her manufactures are fully developed, her towns of enormous size and many individuals inordi nately. rich, conditions generally resembling those obtaining in England, it will be too late to collect this evidence, unless her Government proves more competent, or less selfish, than

TELEGRAMS,

THE WAR.

[Official Telegram.]

PORT ARTHUR.

TERMS OF CATITULATION.

SURRENDER OF RUSSIAN FLEET,

OFFICERS TO RETURN TO RUSSIA.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kindly forwarded to us the follow- ing telegram:-

Tokio, 3rd January, 1995,

9.30 p.m.

The capitulation agreement, con-

that of Great Britain. I mean that this inform-sisting of eleven articles, was signeel' ation would be of value at home for purposes on the 2nd inst., the essential points of comparison; for Hongkong as yet has not being as follows:—

au immense population utterly destitute and a still larger one ever on the verge of that con dition,

It was remarked in a recent murder trial at

The whole of the fortress, ships,

arms, ammunition, military build-

Hongkong that it was quite "besides the issue"ings, materials, and other Govern- whether the Hongkong Government did or didment property are to be surrendered. not help a certain class known as "beach-

The Japanese reserve to themselves combers." Perhaps so, but it seems a proper free netion when those objects aro

Mr. Durabjee's sub did 12 mile. Unfort-question to ask now that the trial is concluded. unately, I was able only to take the two last quarters, the times for these being 2.36, 3.06.

Mr. Slumphreys' sub was ridden a similar

distance. The last half was done in 36, 1.09.

EARLY BIRD.

"GLORY'S" PINNANCE IN ·

COLLISION.

alleged by them that they are being put to fiongkong, and among other lines 4,742 bags of a Chinese child, as the result of a collision

considerably more inconvenience than was the case when the Chinese were running a pilot service of their own ;, and this notwith- standing the fact that the fees have advanced some fifty per cent. and the men have been put through a searching examination at the hands of the special Board appointed under

of wheat, 10 ponies, and two bulls, for Japan. The cargo of the other included 19 boxes of gold, valued at £15,057, shipped by Chinese merchants for Hongkong.

VISCOUNTESS Hayashi is dus here this evening. Since last winter she has been suffering from throat irritation, for which a

The adjourned inquiry touching the death between the pinnance of H.M.S. Glory, and a sampan, on the night of the 22nd ulto., was resumed before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Magistracy this afternoon. The following jurymen were re-cinpanelled. Messrs, B.J. Kadoorie (foreman), E. S. Clark, and E. S.

Kadoorie.

it seems by a letter lately appearing in your considered destroyed or injured after correspondence column that it does ref trouble the signing of the agreement.

itself, but leaves their relief to private people. It is strange that the Government of a Colony whose wealth shows a continual increase (A Retrospect: K.T., Dec. 31st, 1904) cannot provide the funds to relieve the few men occa. sionally stranded in Hongkong. It seems they are not all scamps. "The sight of means to

do ill deeds makes deeds ill done," but the

want of means to get the bare necessaries of life causes many ill deeds.-Yours etc.,

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1905.

X.

MOLESTING LADIES IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TaleGA FİL,"

Plans of the forts, torpedoes, mines, . lists of military and naval officers, etc., are to be delivered.

Army and naval, volunteers and other officials are to be held as

prisoners; but in consideration of their brave defence the military and naval officers and civil officials at- tached are to be allowed to bear arms and keep private property of im- mediate necessity for their daily life, and will also be permitted to return

the Ordinance. Whatever truth there may tropical voyage has been ordered. It is hoped Government Civil Hospital, stated that he Hongkong, when ladies are liable to be to Russia upon parole. They will

that her Excellency will have sufficiently re-

covered to return to London next summer.

Viscountess. Hayashi is taking back to japan her granddaughter, whom she brought to Eng

and when Viscount Hayashi assumed his post

in London,

Harold Macfarlane, assistant surgeon at the

made à post-mortem examination of the body and found that death was caused by asphyxia of the child on the afternoon of the 25th ult,

due to drowning.

SIR-Things are toming to a pretty pass in molested in the early put of the evening in Enst. It is true that the assault was not com- not to bear arms nor to take action such a busy thoroughfare as Queen's Road undertake, till the end of the war,

mitted by Englishmen, the molesters being hall-tipsy foreign men-of-war's me, but the fact opposed to Japan's interests. that a lady cannot walk along the streets before p.m. without suffering the unwelcome atten: tions of European "hooligans" is a disgraceful state of affairs.

9

be in the sweeping allegations made against the pilots, evidence is not wanting to show that the service is far from being A. S. WATSON & Co., what the shipmasters were led to believe would be the case. According to what we LIMITED,

have been given to understand their com THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. plaints are numerous, chief amongst which is the fact that ships making port through the Lycemun Pass have frequently to pro ceed as far us Keller's Island-before-picking ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, up a pilot to bring them in and conduct the vessel to her moorings. Some who have been [32 fortunate in securing a pilot in the vicinityformed, with a capital of £48.4000, capable of whether five knots an hour was a reasonable evining-not long alter eight o'clock. When

being raised to £800,000. The company, berate to take a boat in the dark and when sides contracting for mails, 19 to make a feature nearing a pier, would depend entirely upon of meeting the requirements of the emigration the boat's capabilities. He would not take service, especially to the United States and South America

John Fenwick Walton, of U.M.S. Rosario, stated that he was in a sampan which pushed off from Murray Pier, and while going out WRITING from Rome, à correspondent states that the Italian Government proposes to make about thirty yards from the Pier, he saw a provision in the next Estimates for increasing steam buat coming, and then in a few by about £120,000 the total of the subsidies-seconds they were all in the water, The

On Monday night, my wife, accompanied by paid to Italian ship-owning companies. At the pinnace was going about five knots, but he lady companion, went on a visit to a friend's did not know anything about her capabili-house, and after the usual New Year's greetings suggestion of the Government, a new company ties as regards stopping or turning. As to started for home again. It was early in the called the Italian Lloyd, has already been

Hongkong, 10th December, 1994.

Gregort

WINE

AND

of the foreign men-of-war anchorage com. plain of the unseamanlike manner in which the ships have been handled. One skip per assures us that only the other day the services of a European pilot were refused

a

the two ladies reached Queen's Road East they were accosted by about a dozen rowdy sailors

The forts of Itsushau, Antsushan, etc., are to be surrendered to the Japanese before noon on the 3rd inst., as guarantee of good faith.

LIAO-TUNG PENINSULA.,

ALTERATION OF BLOCKADE.

The first Government notification of the New Year was issued this afternoon in the following terms :-).

The following telegram received by His Excellency the Governor from His Majesty's

and the ship given over to a China man DEVELOPMENTS in the Soudan in various it was quite bright enough that night to see together and surrounded the ladies, with the Minister at Tokio, dated and January, is

who was promised to be refunded any fines that might be imposed by reason of his not having satisfied the Board of examiners as to his efficiency under the Pilots Ordinance. This is by no means an isolated instance, and is said to be a fair instance of the dissatisfaction now be ing exhibited by those responsible for the vessels under their charge. If such is the case, and we have reason to believe that the

SPIRIT MERCHANTS, facts have not been exaggerated, investiga-

HONGKONG,

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FIRST FLOOR,

(WM. POWELL & Co.'s old premises).

WHISKIES.

Macintosh io years Old Whisky

tion should at once be made with a view to

checking the evils which are sure to arise if things are allowed continue on their present unsatisfactory basis. There are, of course, capable men engaged as pilots, but others are bringing discredit upon their colleagues and the service generally,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PLAGUE has broken out at Bangkok, and up per dor. to the 23rd ult. there had been eight deaths recorded from it. The origin of the outbreak $10.00 is uncertain,

directions are proceeding apace, and arrange- ments are being made, by the Anglo-Egyptian authorities, for the creation of a number of new

from one of the warships in port. The frighten- a boat in to the pier at more than quared ladies, indignantly repelled the advances of ter speed. The sampan was carrying proper these men, and attempted to make, a dash lights, and they should be visible ahead, but through them. But the sailors clustered without highis. Witness could see the hull and the funnel of the pinnace, but he could not say. whether the hull of the sumpan would have been visible to those on the pincace, had the former not been lighted.

result that they could not get away.

published for general information.

By Command,

F.-H. MAY, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th January, 1905, Blockade of Liao-tung Peninsula altered proclamation from yesterday, January ist, to south of line wedge-head on north- west to south entry cape on south-east. For the present no vessels except Government transports allowed to enter Dainy Bay with- out special permission.

DOUGLAS S.S. COMPANY.

NEW VESSEL TO BE HUILT,

Among the passengers leaving the Colony to-day was Mr. W. J. McIntosh, the senior chief engineer of the Douglas Steamship Co., who, we understand, is proceeding to England to superintend the building of a new steamer

A LATE telegram reports that the British Ad. for the company's service on the China coast. miralty will hot renew the agreement with the In all probability the vessel will be of the Hal- Peninsula and Oriental Company for the useching class, but fitted with larger cargo carry- of its steamers as anxiliary cruisers. By the ing capacity. present arrangement four P. and O, steamers, the Caledonia, Persia, Arabia, and India, |:-- receive all annual subsidy, and are held at the

THE WEATHER...

Apparently nobody in the vicinity saw or heeded the action of these foreigners; or else military stations therein beyond Khartoum and

thought nothing of it. At any rate the ladies down to the furthest limit of Soudanese ter-

were in the greatest alarm, and almost ritory bordering the Congo Independent State.

Morgan William Cuplin, coxswain of the

in a fainting condition. The sailors con. Glory's pinnace, after being cautioned, stated tinued to hang around the ladies until my This is regarded in well-informed circles as a preliminary to a movement for the complete that as he passed the point at the Extension he house was reached. My wife called for assist survey and opening up of the country to com.slowed down, and saw his way clear to get ance and hearing her voice, I ran with a merce, and the establishment of much closer "ear the stone steps. Between those steps friend, another Englishman, who was with me relations between Egypt and the Soudan with and Murray Pier were five or six sampaus at and went to see what the trouble was. The British East, and Central Africa.

anchur, while in the slipway were two big cowardly rascals ou seeing us made off at full barges loaded with stone for the Admiralty speed, and we saw no more of them.

He kept as clear of those LAST night the third of the series of dances, extension works.

But it comes to this, the streets of Hongkong given under the auspices of the Masonic barges as he could, and just when against the principal thoroughfare, too, of the Colony Quadrille Club, was held at the Masonic Hall, them, seeing he could not go auther to portare unsafe for two European ladies after when a very enjoyable evening was spent by or starboard, a sampan shot out from among the nightfall. Allowance, it may be said, should those present. There was not a very large others and attempted to cross his bows. The speed be made for people at New Year's time, but altendance, owing probably to the many Christ- of the boat at that time was between two and

there is a limit to everything, and the molesting mas festivities now taking place, but some two-and-a-half knots. As soon as he saw what of two European females, who were alone and sixty couples put in an appearance, and kept was happening he rang "full speed astern, and unprotected, by a dozen inebriated foreigners is, up the dancing with great spirit until the small the engines were going astera when he struck

I submit, going considerably beyond that limit.

I enclose my card, and I am, yours, etc., bouts of this morning. The four had been the sampan. He could not have struck her

DISGUSTED. put in splendid dancing condition by Mr. J. very bard as there was not a crack or plank started on the pinnace. The sampan went over

Hongkong, 5th January, 190j. Vanstone, who looked alter the arrangements very slowly indeed. He could not then render As usual the Victoria Dispensary are issuing generally, while the Masters of Ceremonies, any assistance on account of all the sampans and artistic calendars for the New Year,

Messrs. J. Sibbitt and W. H: E. Smith, vied the service boats. He went to the steps and with each other in catering for the comfort of landed the passengers and then went and gave the guests. The next dance of the series will assistance after which he reported the maller to the police. To the Court: If he had gone to take place on Friday, the 23rd of February,

starboard bis stern would have struck the barges and broke his awnings and propeller, besides IT is reported in Shanghai that Governor Tuan hauling down a load of stones from the barges Fang has memorialised the Throne advising on top of him. If he had gone to purt he would have fouled the sampans, and so he went astern. that, owing to the difficulty hitherto experienced le did not see any light on the sampan;. If he disposition of the Admiralty. Other vessels of by the provincial authorities at Nanking in had gone tuil speed astern and ported his heim the fleet are also liable to be called upon with properly governing the turbulent population when he first sighted the sampan he did not and developing the rich mineral resources of think it would have averted the collision,

Asked if there was room between him and THE December number of the Far Eastern the region known as Chiangpeh (Kiangpeh, or the slipways for another vessel to pass, WILDESS

Review is of exceptional interest to local North of the Yangtse), the prefecture of said he would rather not answer that question, readers, for apart from the numerous articles. Hsuchou, which also includes Tsingkiangpu, Captain Shelford, of H.M.S. Glory, lecalled,

on commerce; engineering and finance, there and a large portion of the region drained by said he considered the full speed ahead of a the Grand Canal, and certain outlying portions boat like the place in question would be is a lengthy illustrated sketch of the Hongkong

about twelve knots.

She was brought out Electric Tramways, with a map of our island in Anhui province, be reorganised and made by the Glory from England and fanded in into another province, with a Governor of its the Naval Yard, and se-drawn two years showing the extension of the line from Ken own, but remaining as usual a dependency of after for service on the Glory when Adm ral nedy Town to Shaukiwan. The illustrations Noel hoisted his flag. She was in good condi- include views of a Chinese concrete gang al the Liangkiang Viceroyalty.

tion. As she slowed down she had steerage work, the methods of laying the track, diagram way, she had goue full speed asteru and A REMARKABLE fact is the large number of ported her helm the pinnace might just have of the routes, the interior of the car shed, boiler house, plan of lower street system show. foreigners from all parts, of the world who have avoided the accident, but only possibly. taken advantage of the Cambridge University His Worship in charging the jury, said it was ing the eastera section and Happy Valley training. Between Michaelmas 1901 and 104, for them to consider whether any culpable branch, the engine room, and power house, 52 under graduates have hailed from India, 28 negligence had been shown on the part of the A special article on our new law courts, with must a of manslaughter; but if,

The 1. C. 5. N. Co.'s s.s. Namsang from Cal. from Soulli Africa, 15 from Germany, 17 from must return a verdict of anaifuper had they a reproduction of the photographs appearing

cutta and the Straits left Singapore for this port America, and 10 or less from Japan, New Zea on the other hand, no such culpability had in our pages some time since, is given a pro

on 3rd inst, at § p.m. land, the Straits, Settlements, Ceylon, France, been shown they could bring in a verdict of minent position, while other features of this interesting publication include an account of

The C. P. R. Coja 1,5, Athenian arrived at Canadia, and Switzerland. Students have also death by misadventure, with a rider.

The jury, after consulting for a few minutes been sent up from China, Egypt, Norway,

pinas, the Club Concordia, Shanghai, Philip again at 2 p.in, same day, for Kobe where venture, and did not desire to add any rider.

pine Copra production, and the caves and she is due to arrive at 11 p.m., on 4th insi, By an error, which we regret, the name of mineral springs of Bulacan, Mr. Ray is to be from San Francisco to the 13th ult, via The O. & O. S. S. Co/6 1.3. Garlic with mails, this shows that "the present is enciente with boilling done in China by Chinamen £79,649 from Melbourne and 1910 6 from the future" as Liebnitz told a man years ago. Mt E. S. Clark was given as qne of the jury congratulated on the production of such a Honolulu, has arrived g Yokohama, and leaves

Sydney and Newcastle, or a total of £270,695, Given fitting reforms, Cambridge and Oxford who was fiaed for non-attendance when sum against £169,81 for the corresponding period may hereafter play the part of the world's great moned to serve in this case. The name carefully prepared and beautifully, illustrated for this port via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki

should have been Mr. D, Harvey,

reviews

and Mañlla, to-morrow morning. Imperial Universities. of the previous year.

Gregor & Cor's Imperial Highland.

Gregor & Co.'s Club N. I.

16.00

18.00

Gregor & Co.'s Royal Old Highland 124.00

S

J. R. D. plain

J. R. D. ***

•

"Absolutely the finest obtainable in

Hongkong,

NORMAL communication with Europe via

Eastern and with the Straits, Java, India,

is restored, repairs to the second Singapore cable having been completed fast evening.

DURING the week ended 31st uit, there were four European cases of enteric fever reponed in the Colony. One of these was imported from 11.75 Canton, another from Japan and a wird from

Ceylon.

14.25 A JUNKMASTER was this morning sent by Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz ie one month's hard labour, and six hours in the stocks. "Maskee the hard

N.BourWines and Spirits are bottled at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling

labour," said the culprit, as he left the Court,

"but what for the stocks?"

AFTER twelve years' uninterrupted service as verger of St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, Mr. T. White retired from the position on the 31st ulto. The duties of yerger, in succession to Mr. White, have been taken over by Mr. J. Vansione.

out any additional subsidy.

The following report is irom Mr. J. i. Plum.

her, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser

vatory?—

On the 4th at 11.55 8.m. The barometer has risen at nearly all stations but more parti. cularly in Japan.

Gradients are slight upon the eastern coast and moderate upon the southern coast of China, Light variable winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and moderate E. winds in the northern part of the China Sea,

Forecast:-Moderate E, winds coudy fair.'

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE,

Indian(Namsung) 10th init. Canadian (Empress of India) 16th inst. Canadian (Tartar) 27th Inst.

done at home under the direct supervision GOLD shipped to Hongkong 'for the eleven Newfoundland, Belgium, and Barbadoes. All together, returned a verdict of death by misad./the Compania General de Tabacos de Fili | Nagasaki at "9: am, on 3rd inst, and left

of the Growers and Distillers as compared months ended November last comprised

at the service of European Firms. Hongkong, and December, 1994.

[33-b

·

J

+

.