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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1905.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY..

"Independence Day" the supreme fête of all good citizens of the United States of Anerica is being celebrated to day with all

THE price of radium has increased, owing to TUIRTY-EIGHT keepers; of houses of aurigna=| CONTRADICTORY JUDG the difficulty of obtaining further supplies. The tion, at Possession Street, were placed before consequence is that research work involving | Mr. Orme this morning charged with keeping

WHEN IS A PARTNER NOT A PARTNER?. its use is almost at a standstill. Sir William disorderly houses. They were ordered to clear Raminy states that fzo, a milligram, or at the out of the district and not to return, on pain of

In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction to-day

Credir sie mica mould be wildrose The latitor will not alertake to be regnilife for the wonted fervour and energy which charac: An expert expresses the opinion that not more had been intending to move but could not and His Honour Mr. A. G, Wise on the bench

to The Manager.

A. S. WATSON & CO., rejected MS., nor in return any Contribution.

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ESTABLISHED 1841.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (HÈ ADVANCE). DAILY-KU per danzata, " WKKKLY-$13 per anatafu.

presportiunt,

The rates per quarter ant per The daily bus be delivered free when the addres is

nocemible to menuen copiest by p aditional 11,80 per quarter is charged for postage, The peatas on the weekly in un any part of the Single Cupie. Dally, won cents. Weekly Twenty

workt is 30 cents per quarter.

five cents

WINE AND SPIRIT Che Hongkong Celegraph|

MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

SHERRIES.

BOTTLED BY

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Light Dry

Per doven

.....$13.00

Sulera.

Very Pale Dry

18.00

18.00

Full Golden

21.00

Pale Dry Suity

Fine Old Brown

34.00

35.00

hongkong, TueSDAY, JULY 4, 1oo.

CHINA'S POWER IN UNITY.

rate of $6,000,000 an ounce, is now demandes. severa penalty. Some of them said that they

than half an ounce of radium has been manu houses, and their landlords had promised to factured since Professor Curle discovered it. build houses for them in approved localities,

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This would take night, months. An order was therefore made giving them eight months from date to leave the district,

the action at the instance of the Hop Hing firm against A. Choo & Co, allar Hung Lee, was heard. The action was brought by the plaintiffs to recover the sum of $113.4 being the amount due for goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendants in October, 1904.

terise the offspring of "God's country." At one time, the celebrations, the marching of men, the parade of trades, and the gigantic procession of friendly societies were strictly THE only unpleasant incident of the King of confined to the homeland. But America Spain's visit to London occurred in Blond has widened her interests, increased her Street. His Majesty and three other persors responsibilities and launched forth as a passed through the shopping districts without his carelessness this morning, with a dislocated were the occupants of a motor car and had A PRIVATE ricksha coolie paid the penalty of

world power of the first magnitude. Now, auricting unusual attention, when the car was jaw and several broken teeth. He was going the great and glorious "Fourth of July" is discovered to be on fire. The King at once along Des Vecux Road, Central, with his empty celebrated with as much enthusiasm in the alighted and returned to Buck ny ham Palace, vehicle, and notwithstanding the fact that

In opening his case. Mr. Dixon stated that ́erstwhile land of the Don as in the country in another motor-car provided by detectives Car No. 32 was coming up behind him, with the plaintiff firin received orders from the which has best reason to commemorate the from Scotland Yard, who were in attendance the matarman ringing his gong for all he was defendant firm in the name of Hung Yee, The

worth, refused to get out of the way until the on His Majesty.

car was almost on top of him. The car collid

day. In Manila, the Filipinos are joining with the Americans in doing honour to the anniversary, proud to take part in 'a function the meaning of which they may but imper The remarkable movement which has fectly understand. And the lonely squads arisen in China as the result of the proposed of infantry, crouching in the scrub of Chinese Exclusion Treaty drafted by the Samar, are keeping up old traditions United States Government is calculated to while, at the sanic time they watch for have far-reaching effects. It has ever been their wily and astite loe. A rille in one a reproach against China that the people hand and a glass in the other fitly failed to realise the value of co-operation, describes the American soldier on this day The fact that a Chinaman in Canton is un- of days in the history of the great, Republic. able to understand the spoken language of a Even in Hongkong, which has but a small fellow countryman from Peking was sub-representation of America's citizens, the mitted as the great insuperable difficulty in the way of suited action. But we now see the leading merchants of China from New chwang to Canton "joining together in me common object-the protection of their national interests. Once the Chinese com-

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He was picked up unconscious, and was re- moved to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment. Many and frequens are the com- diinlayed by ricksha conlies to the approach of plaints made by motormen of the indifference

the cars.

THE profits of the Kawasaki. Dockyard Com-ed with a wheel of the ricksha, and swung the pany for the half year just ended have been vehicle round, flinging the puller to the ground declised at V287,696, showing an increase of 97.651 over the profits for the corresponding period of last year. Of the above sum, Y28.0.0 in the special reserve, and Y20,000 to the re has been placed to the general reserve, Y31,200

serve for depreciation. A dividend is declared at the rate of 12.5 per cent. per annum, the same as before, absorbing 161,200, and V5,000 is distributed sinong the employés as a bonus, The balance of 341,196 has been carried for ward to next account.

If the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, to-day -before His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Paisns

Fourth of July is being honoured, and none' are less hearty in assisting their overseas Judge the adjourned action at the instance of cousins than the Englishmen and Scotsman King On Tong alin Tse Kuen Tsau, & Cop wlus themselves are exiled for a time from ing as shipchandlers at 39 Des Vox Road, was

manght Road, against the Hung Lee firm, trad their motherland. The United States' continued. The plaintiff claimed the sum of citizens have good reason to be satisfied $500 from the defendants, being the amount of prehend their strength in unity, once they with the position which their country holds share money repayable on 7th June, 1995, under succeed,in frustrating the demands of a self-to-day. The balance of power is in her an agreement signed by the defendants in seeking democracy, and compelling their hands and her future is fraught with paten- the plaintiff and Mr. O. D. Thomson represent March, 25. Mr. K. A. Harding appeared for own Government to acquiesce in the ex talities. Her President way yet succeeded the defendants. Further evidence was heard pressed wishes of the people of the Empire, in adjusting the difficulties between Russia and His Lordship gave judgment for the thon China is in a fair way to deny the world. and Japan, and become the grand, mediator plaintiff with costs, but granted a stay of execu- When we read that at meetings hell in of the world. All Britons will therefore tion until Friday,

Mr. C. F. Dixon appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. O. D. Thomson represented the du fendants.

two firms A Choa and Co. and Hung Yen were one and, the same, A Chou and Co. being the name used for European customers and Hung Yea for Chinese customers. One of the fokis from the Hung Yes came and gave verbal orders for the goods sold. On two occasions these orders were ruthenticated by a written

accounts were sent each month, but no notice document. After the goods had been supplied,

was taken afthem. The defence, he understood, was that Wang Fi Ting who ordered the goods was not a partner in the firm and had no au thority from the partners to pledge their credit The mammoth steamer Minnesota was and therefore they were not liable. The plain- successfully docked at Nagasaki at low tide infs had an interview with A Choo, a parinor 40 minutes on the 16th ult.

in the firm, and A Choo asked the plaintiffs not" to sue them but to sue Wang Fi Ting, and he said- Alter you've got judgment against him. then you will be able to sit.ch bis shamn in the firm."

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SHIPPING JATSAM.

The steamers Gisela and Gota haye been sold to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for the company's Hokkaido service. They are sister ships of 1,536 tons each,

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha has purchased the steamers Grafton and Maxagen · from British shipowners. These vessels are due at Kobe from London this month.

steamer, under charter to the Osaka Shosen The Standard and another Norwegian Kaisha, have now been sold to the Japanese steamship company. The Standard has been renamed the Fukushu-maru, and the other, the Oushu-mard, by the purchasers who will

China for the purpose of protesting agaust join in wishing joy to the citizens of the Wane Police Sergeant A. Ferret was on patre] / place them in their Korean service.

the ratification of the Exclusion Treaty, the audience lure their coats from their backs because they were made of American cloth, and sempstersies refused to have anything to do with sewing machines made in America, we can begin to understand the A. S. WATSON & CO., depth and face of public opinion. The

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Chinese nation is easily stirred; reformers have proved how sensitive the people are to outside suggestions and influences: the Boxer rebellion itself was an example of what a few determined men can achieve.

But these movements were confined to com-

paratively isolated areas, Here we have a whole nation acting in conceit. If America refuses to adunit respectable Chinese, in migrants' then China must refuse to deal with American products, is the argument which sways the Middle, Kingdom. Not only in Newchwang, Shanghai, and Canton and other great centres of industry in China

2 are the demagogues at work, but the move-

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duty in the harbour last night, he noticed some suspicious movements on board of a fishing boat, and on guing alongside saw a man throw

United States on this, their national festival day, and we can only trust that the amic able relations which exist between America and Great Britain as well as between Amering seme packages overboard. Springing on icans and Britons, wilt long subsist on the the boat he found a native, who proved to be the master, just about to throw a bundle over same footing they stand to-day,

the side. On opening the bundle it was found to contain six sticks of dynamite, some detona. tors, and some fuses. Further investigations brought to light six muskets. The master had no licences for any of the things, and when placed before Mr. G. N. Orme this morning he was fined $ico or two months for the unlawful possession of the dynamite, and $100 or two months for the unlawful possession of the muskets,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE English Mail of the 3rd June was deliver- el in London on the 1st inst.

THE island Shin Iwojima, 480 feet high and 3,203 parts round, which recently rose out of the sea near the Bonin Group, Japan, has dis appeared again

ADMIRAL Rozhdiestvensky is slowly recover ing, but according to his Russian doctor, he had been suffering from dropsy in the legs be fore the recent battle.

DURING the absence on leave of Lieut-Col. F. E. Kent, from gih instant, the command of the

Major L. 11. Parry, Royal Garrison Antillery.

THE "MARU" BOATS.

The evidence for the plaintiffs bore out the opening statement,

For the defence it was stated in evidence that Wang Fi Ting, to whom the goods had been delivered, never received authority to

capital of his firm was $1,750; of that amount purchase goods. In cross-examination, the managing partner of Hung Yee stated that the Wang Fi Ting had put in $500.

one who has money in the firm that is what His Lordship-Wang Fi Ting is the only

it is panning down 10.

Mr. Dixon-Well, my Lord, I will go for Wang FPTing if 1 get judgment against tho film.

His Lordship-I found this morning that Wang Fi Ting was a partner.

Mr. Dixon said it was a very corious case, His Lordship Oh yes, there is a swindle' somewhere and that is what 1 want to get at

the bottom of

Mr. Dixon held that he could sus the firm through the managing partner.

The Taya Kiten Kaisha has ordered two farge steamers each of 13,000 tons, from the Mitsu Dishi Yard as Yamasaki, to be completed in 1907. The new vessels will be put on the San Francisco line, and the America-maru, Hongkong-maru, Nippon-mase and Alanthu maru will, when released from the transport service, be employed in the service to So th America, which is to be opened in due course according to a resolution recently adopted by the company. As a first step in the new ser vice, Tapanese labourers required for the Pana

Mr. Dixon-Well, my Lord, I won't do much, ma Canal work will be carried by the company.

to him. in connection with this scheme, it is propos could order goods then anyone with a share in The witness remarked that if Wang Fi Ting ed to form an influential emigration company, the firm could order goods. Kisen Kaisha. promoted by Mr. Asano, President of the Toyo

THERE was but little evidence in Hongkong to-day that the great American "Independence Day" was being celebrated. · The low Ameri-Before the Hon. Captain L. A. W, Barnes- cans who a resident in Hongkong had fawrence, R., Marine Magistrate, this morn slightly increased Awayer in their gait and ing by master of rowing boats were charged proved to be unusually open-hearted. One or Kanuninwfully disnbeying the lawful orders of two honoured the anniversary in time, the Parbour Master, in Victoria harbour, on bonoured style: but on the whole there was a the 3rd insi P.C, Norman, of the Water Police, hardly have induced the average noo-Ameri- was in the Southern Fairway, and passing can to realise that the national day of celebra- the Harbour Master's Pier, when he noticed

His Lordship-This witness; is not 'worth anything.

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Mr. Thomson-This is a most complicated state of affairs.

│· His Lordship—In all probability I shall give judgment, for the plaintiff and then how are you to work upon my judgment this morning?" Mr. Thomson-It is very hard on this man.. His Lordship-He has no money... Wang Fi Ting was not a partner; now your Mr. Thomson-This morning bo' said that

ment has penetrated to Singapore and Royal Artillery in South China will devolve on. edateness about the majority which would stated that at about 4 pm, on the 3rd insi. he Lordship says he is a partner,

Penang. Only a few months ago, the Chin

ese of Penang and the Federated Malay 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL States-that is to say, the educated Chin. ese--were seriously considering the question of abandoning their queues. Indeed, several, of them did so, holding that it was a sign of servitude to wear the queue. Moreover, they owed no allegiance to the Son of Heaven, but acknowledged the King of England as their sovereign lord. But when the call came to boycott American goods in order that the Chinese authorities might realise the popular view on the subject of the proposed Exclu. sion Treaty the Chinese in the Straits rallied as one man to the cause, and they are now

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American exporters should they carry their threats into execution. President Roosevelt, with a party of Ministers, is expected to visit the East this year, and it is probable that the true situation may be brought home to him. The President is not a man to be frightened by the hugey of Democratic clectors or neutral-minded Republicans, and it is is made clear to him, as it is clear to

residents in the East, that the Chinese can

work greater havoc to American industries

It seems that Capt. W. C. Ramsay, who lately fell out of a campar, while crossing the river cide. The affair was an acident pure and at Shanghai did attempt to commit sui

simple.

A HARBOUR notification published at Shanghai declares Swataw and Canton to be infected ports, and all vessels arriving therefrom on and after the 7th inst. will be subject to sanitary regulations.

THE Japanese military authorities have issued a notice stating that Taisekkyo, Newchwang, Haicheng, Anshantien, Lianyang, Gaipin, Ho- ojyo, and Saimashi, inwns which have been under Japanese martial law, would be thrown open to commerce and placed under civil juris diction froin July 1st.

Mr. Thomson-The managing pariner can not deduct from the $500 which Wang Fi Ting

privately,

Mr. Thomson-The defendant is absolur halplass.

ely

His Lordship-Wang Fi Ting evidently has the money because they are all trying to get at him.. I have declared he is a partner this morning; and declare this altempon on

the evidence he is not one. That is how we stand. It is very amusing.

sions had come round once more. I'ven the about roo sampans lying close in to the steps has in his firm money for goods ordered American jack-tars were wonderfully peaceful, He cautioned the boat-people to clear away and refrained from barrowing the feelings of from there, and after five o'clock he returned, thest neighbours The warships of His Ma- to find out if they had obeyed, and found they jesty's fleet were decorated with flags, even the had returned again, among them being the torpedo destroyers with their single mast being defendants. By the Court. They were some adorned. The United States warship Callao 40 10 30 feet off the pier, and were obstructing was gaily festooned with dags. It was notice the passage to it.The defendants had no able that very few, if any, merchant vessels excuse to offer in their defence, and were each showed buating in honour of "Independence fined half a dollar. Day," but that was due probably to the paucity of American shipping in the harbour. In Queen's Road, several stores displayed the The British steamer Claverley, now loading Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. General in the Menam, will, says the Stam Observer, Brag, the U.S. Consul-General at Hongkong, take, when she goes from Kob-si-chang, the and Mrs. Bragg received a considerable num- biggest teak cargo ever sent in one bottom ber of guests at their residence 'Abertholwyn' from Bangkok to Europe, viz, about 3,500 some way or other during the afternoon. baseball match was loads, oi so cubic feet each. She is taking tim-, set down to be played at Happy Valley between ber for the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., for Genoa. | ALLEGED VITRIOL THROWING

A BIG TEAK CARGU.

In the south of Formosa, about 1,500 houses a team from the Callas and a Hongkong team. London, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Clasgow, have been destroyed, while 2,000 others have At the Kowloon Hotel Mr. Osborne was "at She is expected to leave at about the end of the been damaged and about 5oo have been flood-home" to his friends and acquaintances.

current month. ed. Over one hundred ships have been wicker

el off the Fermosan cost, while a number ofSEETON," the newest of the Health resorts shipwrecks in a great storm bave also been established for the benefit of the people of Hongkong, was opened yesterday afternoon reported from the Pescadores.

for the first time. "Seeten" is situated in a

A CORRESPONDENT writes to us expressing his amazement at finding that the majority of the proceedings at the Magistracy--a British Court

in a British Colony--are carried on in Chinese,

During the present year the following steamers have arrived in Bangkok consigned to the E, A, Co-The Quinta arrived June 25th, the Skramstadt arriving March 17th, and the Broholm, which reached there on May 23rd.

'delightfully · shakered cove, beyond Stone. Another vessel is on her way out and is due cutter's Island. Surrounded by hills, and there in the course of the next few weeks. Of faved by a limpid sea, which shelves away vessels taking cargoes home for the company

Mr. Thomson- think Wang Fi Ting is a thorough bad lot.

His Lordship-I think he is. I will give

judgment for plaintiffs with costs. But I should like to get Wang Fi Ting before me in

RY NAVAL YARD CONSTABLE.

The case againit Horace Titmus, a Naval Yard constable, who is charged with throwing corrosive fluid over the property of a woman in Ship Street, wat resumed before Mr. Hazeland this afternoon.

alleged were that accused quarrelled with the Mr. H. W. Lonker defended. The facts complainant the result of which was that

by the policy of the boycott than the good nothing being interpreted into English unless from a sandy beach by almost imperceptible during the past six months or so, there have he threw some corrosive fluid into the woman's

a

solicitor is engaged, or a Europeau interested, If this is so, it contaidly calls for alteration.

THE manager of Messrs. Waison and Com- pany's Sodawater Factory in Des Voeux Road was summoned before Mr. G, N. Orms this morning for causing an obstruction by allowing some crates of sodawater bottles id remain on the sidewalk. Mr. R. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens, Harston and Harding, appeared for the defend ant. The charge was proved and a fine of $10 was inflicted.

to

KNOB:DS FOR PACIFIC FREIGHT, The war department is without bids this year

which may be obtained from the pas

degrees, the new resort is eminently adapted been the Celtic Princess, which cleared on sing of the Exclusion Treaty, be is not

for picnics and bathing parties; it is an ideal December 11th, the Rugby, on February 21st likely to hesitate in the matter. The

place to lounge away an idle.hour. Only four) and the Aker, on April giḥ. months ago, "Secion was a comparatively | My,, fact is that a few time-servers in California, and particularly in San Francisco, are bent

barree piece of foreshore. Mr. Samuel See, the manager, has converted the land into a on catching the ear of the labouring man,

garden. A restaurant bungalow, where tea for the transportation of freight from Pacific who cannot be expected to understand the

and light refreshments are served, has been Const ports to Manila. Last year the Pacific niceties of the position. They seek the votes

erected. From the bungalow to the beach steam hip companies made satisfactorily low rales for carrying government freight to Manila. of men who are ignorant of everything

the bather walks over the softest of sand and. except what they conceive to be their own

those who cannot swim may find pleasure in This afforded some critics of the army trans interests. But it is San Francisco that will

paddling in three feet of water. It is intended port system an admirable opportunity to make anchor a houseboat aear the shore for the comparisons of the cost, to the detriment, it. suffer most by the boycott against American To commemorate the taking over by Japon of convenience of ladies. The lawn in front of was alleged, of the army transports, and alto- products. It is the San Francisce merchant, the postal service of Forea, the Japanese De- the bungalow will be utilised for tennis, and it gether in favour of the contract system of trans- exporter and shipper who will bear the partment of Communications has issued a new is proposed, when the moon is at its zenith, to portation of freight and passengers. Lately the brunt of Chinese opposition should this three sen staings, which will be on sale on and start evening, excursions from Hongkong to Pacific. liners found it impossible to take a policy of protection be persisted in; and after july. As the stamp in a special issue it "Sexton." On week days the launches leave cargo to Manila, and one of the transports held through them it is the working man, the will not be valid for Postal Union Countries, Blake Pier at 5 pm, returning at 7 pan. while in ordinary was placed on the active list for man at the docks, in the warehouse and on being intended for use only in Korea, Japan, on Saturdays and Sundays the launch leaves Transportation purposes. With the failure of and at the Imperial Japanese Fost Offices in 23.p.m. and returns at 7 pm. Only St is the steamship company to send a bid to Wa- the land, who will suffer. To those who try China. We have been conneously favoured charged for the return trip, including refreshi shington, it is quite evident that they desire to to study the situation impartially it seems as with a specimen of the new stamp by the local ments, so that none need be deterred from place the government on the same footing as if the United States Government have superintendent of foreign mails. It is printed taking the irip on the ground of expense. commercial shippers. If this is done, of course, brought a hornet's nest about their ears.. in two agreeable shades of red and bears a Vesterday, the large party which journeyed a very attractive comparison which the jugglers More, they have awakened China to a faint graceful emblematic design, comprising doves, across to "Seetan" on the invitation of the of figures have, been able to make in favour of VIENNA 1903. realisation of her power in combination; a chrysanthemum, and an almond blossom, the managerexpressed themselves highly delighted the Commercial liners will no longer be posible

what the effect of that awakening may be is latter being the national emblem of Korea-with the excursion and predicted the thorough even by exercise of a vivid imagination-S

· Francisco Chronicle, [334a strange thing to contemplate.

success of the enterprise,

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box doing damage to the extent of $196,--Dr. F. Brown testified to examining, the clothing found in the box and said he had discovered nitric acid on them.-Complainant was called. and spoke of the quarrel with defendant, and

case was adjourned,

the

SHIPPING AND MAILS:

MAILS'DUE,

Indian (Zaitang) toth inst.. French (Tondin) roth inst. Canadian (Athanian) 181b Inst.

The Boston Tow Boat Co. v. Pletade arrived at Manila yesterday,

The Bucknall Line as. Monica left Shang- hai on 3rd inst, and is due ere on 6th insti ...The Java China-Japan Lijn L's Tillafjap left Macassar for this port on 3rd inst, and may be expected here on 11'n inst.

The M. M. Cosa Tombin, with the next French mail, will leave Singapore to-day at 4 p.m., for this pan uila Saigon.

The H. A. L. ss. Arcadia from Hamburs, left Singapore for this port on and inst; am and may be expected horn an 8th lost,

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