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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1905.

The Hongkong (ziegraph wander aimlessly round Hongkong. It is, Sanitary authorities to-day

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY, 15, 1905.

AGAINST BEACHCOMBURS,

H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan will' distribute the prizes to successful scholars at the Italian

lion in the number of walls and strays who↑ A BLANK plages return was issued by the The following extraordinary statementTM has been sent home from the Bombay Presidency, Indis. In one of the British regiments the corngs player in the regimental band was suffering from decayed front teeth, which defect in a great measure impeded his playing. The band president sant the map to a dentist and had him supplied with new front teeth. The man's time expired in the course of some months and he claimed his discharge. But before he was struck off from the regiment the band président insisted upon the teath being given up, as they were part of the band property!

however to be regretted that no, scheme could be suggested whereby those who are committed to the House of Detention might labour at some useful work. Picking oakum or turning a crank is labour absolutely thrown away. Surely it might be possible to set these people to work.at sohie occupation which, while it brought in some return to the Government and did not interfere with the labour market, taught the vagrants a useful lesson which could afterwards he tuin

Convent next Saturday alternoon, ... THE sumber of mices laid by the Russians in the waters at Port Arthur must have been over 3,000. The work of clearing them away his made great progress, but it is believed that some 1,500 to 2,000 still remain to be dealt

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.

Shareholders in the Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd, met for their sixteenth ordinary yearly meeting at the company's offices, St. George's Building, at 13.30 p.m. to-day. There were present Mr. A. C. Wood, chairman of directors, presiding, Han, Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. CW. Dickson, and Mr, G. H. Medhurst (director); Mers. E. W. Terry, H. Carmichael, Wheeley, K. Roberts, A. O. Baptista, A.

An unenviable reputation has been gained by Hongkong as the home of the wanderer, the ne'er-do-well and the vagrant--more familiarly known as the beachcomber. For years, Hongkong has apparently been the 'final resort of those wliose first and last pleaed 10 account. But that is perhaps too admission to probate of the will of Walter In a communication dated from Kobe, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, and W. H. Wickham, though they take no steps to earn that liv. Utopian' an idea to bear fruit in Hongkong | Consular Court at Shanghai. His Honour said that New South Wales lead is still in active

is that the world owes them a living, al-

THE petition of Alfred Lidney Wilson for the

Noyes Morehouse, was heard in the American

The main object of the authorities is to clear that an order of Court would be made admit the colony of beachcombers. It is safe to ting the will to probate and granting letters of predict that the character of these new re-administration to Captain Thomas Bassett. gulations will effect that purpose, and once free from the fraternity it is not likely that they or their prototypes will again make their appearance in Hongkong.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Suttor, Commercial Agent in the East, says

demand. He understands that a large con tract has been arranged for, extending over a period of three years or more. 'Australian cop per is each year coming more fato favour, I the course of details concerning the Battle especially copper of a 991 per cent, purity. Mr. the Yoradzu by Mr. Muic, M.D., it is stated thated with all speed, the has been informed that an of the Japan Sex which have been supplied to Sutor urges that trade marks thould be register among the papers on the captured battleship interior quality of copper has been introduced Imperator Nicolai / was found a notable: proof under a well-known South Australian brand, of Korea's insincerity towards Japan. It con-which is always in demand. The only way to sisted of a letter of sympathy sent to the Baltic stop this fraudulent practice is by registration

Chew, Lim Shui Lim, J. R. Michael, P. Tester,,

manager.

The notice calling the meeting was read. The Chairman said:-The report and ac. counts having been in your hands for some days, I trust I have your pennie sion to follow the ustomary course and ̈· to take them as read. The directors have you as they show a steady increase lo, the much pleasure in submitting these accounts to

company's operations, our services now equal- ling upwards of 34,500 lamps of 8 candle power, 85 arc lamps and is lifts, against last year. 17,500 lamps of 8 candle power, At are lamps

pondingly, the balance of profit and loss account amounting to 12,199 88 against $99.969.77 last year. In dealing with this credit balance,

proposed, viz, to pay a dividend of 10 per cent after deducting directors fees in the manner

absorbing 545,000 and writing off plant account for depreciation $57,048.76, leaving a bat

grievance against the officers. Engineers THE annual returns of the Subordinate Cours Fleet by Yi Kontak in the name of the Koreap of trade marks. So much depends' upon uni- and 12 fiks. Our earnings bave increased corres

for the year 1904 are printed in the Gavrile, THE next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday, the 18th inst,

at 10 4.m.

ing. Periodically, batches of the more deserving have been helped to leave the Colony, but no sooner has one lot been sent away to try their luck in new fields than the average is maintained by the influx of new claimants to the world's charity. Seamen, engineers and stokers have been the worst offenders in this respect. The seamen liave "jumped" their ship because they could not endure the food provided, or they had some

and firemen found themselves on the beach for a variety of reasons they lost their boat, or they had taken French leave, or they were tired of the sea and found Hongkong a pleasant place, for a time, in which to live un indiscriminate charity. Whatever the cause of their position, they invariably be came in the end a public burden. If they found a philanthropist—and there are mort. philanthropists in Hongkong than would be believed they would journey to Singapore and take that town by storm. The dump. ing of Hongkong beachcombers in neigh bouring ports aroused much indignation, and Singapore especially has repeatedly pro- tested against the practice. But nothing could be done with this class of people in Hongkong. As a rule, they found themselves rebuffed when they started to look for work, and eventually they gave up the effort, and lived by preying on the good-temper of the people in Hongkong Should they be caught by the police authorities in the act of beg.export of sugar, is cancelled, ging or contravening the Vagrancy Ordin ance they were sent to the House of Deten

THE finding of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the stranding of the Travancore is publish ed in the Garitti.

tion and segregated from the criminals, A. S. WATSON & Co., Apparently the treatment meted out to them

LIMITED,

at the House of Detention has proved too

:

A Garette notification states that no persen shall keep a boarding house for Chinese Emi- grants unless he shall have taken out a licence. MR. J. F. Boulton has been appointed to act as assistant Director of Public Works during the absence of Mr. P. N. H. Jones, with effect from the 31d inst.

No dog brought from Penang and the Fede rated Malay States, will be permitted to land in this Colony for a period of six months, from. the toth inst,

Government.

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THE ten ricksba coolies who were arrested for assaulting Leug Kam, another, ricksha coolis, after inviting him into a house in Square Street to have a gamble, and stealing from him $7.50, were placed before Mr. G. N. Orme the morning, when they all denied their complicity in the affair, and tried to set up alibis. The case was remanded until Monday, the fourth defendant being allowed ball in the sum of $50 he being the alleged thief as regards the 57.30 The rest were allowed bail in Szo each.

The difficulty of obtaining and transporting fresh foods in Alaska has resulted in an exces sive use of canned goods. Indeed, the nativering that the man cut his wrist. No knife or have come to consider Americans and canned goods as altogether inseparable. Recently someone scat a present of a phonograph, was the first one in Alaska, and was made the special attraction at a meeting and entertain

ment held in Sitka. The natives were intente-

THE Government notification of the 20th Dely interested, and gathered round to hear the ceather last, declaring Brazil to be a country first selection, which happened to be the Lord's which grants bounties on the production or Prayer. After it was conclude there was a moment of impressive silence, and then oan of the Indian chiefs, with a flash of inspiration. and painting to the phonograph, exclaimed, "Ah Elim canned missionary ¦

FROM and after to-day, the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong and British postal agencies in China, to Australia will be 4 cents for each half sunce or fraction thereof,

formity of quality in China that a few spurious imitations of well-known brands will bring Australian products as a whole into disfavour. A COOLIE living in Des Voeux Road, West im- bibed too freely yesterday with the result that trouble followed. It is alleged that as he was going out of his room the landlord de-

ance of $2,151.43 carried forward to next ac manded the payment of back rent, and count, the directors, would have liked to pro this seems to have upset the coolie who pose a larger dividend and a smaller amount was subsequently found lying on a bed written off, but they have been restrained from with blood issuing from a wound in his doing so by the following considerations. First, wrist. Inmates of the house gave "first aid that in all probability we shall require to call and sent for the police for secondary assistance up the balance of the unpaid capital, $150,000 Upon their arrival he was removed to hospital, before the end of the year, and by paying a and now accuses the landlord of assault alleg-to per cent dividend now they will be in a bet

ter position to maintain the same per centage next year on the larger caplial, and next because some important alterations are about to be made in ourdistributing system, that is, we are about to replace the greater portion of our overhead wire service through the Central and Eastern parts of the City by underground cables. This | amounts very much to replacing an old system

of service by a new one, with, the sacrifice of the old one. This last has, however, quita reached his capacity for service, whereas the It is now some years since Eugen Sandow new system will enable as to supply a belter: was responsible for a reversion of feeling in the service through the districts concerned and will English metropolis, and consequently in great allow. of extensions into mera distant district, “ Britalo, in favour of physical culture. By that as may be required. The cost of these alter

as given his name to an admirable system still they are very much replacements of old is meant, not merely the cultivation of the sys-ations will amount to about 13,000, and al tem of physical education which Mr. Sandow though they will be considerable improvements,

in itself, largely based on systems which have plant by new, and as such have been taken

other weapon was found in the room although it was noticed that one of the windows was broken and from this there was a track of blood to the bed. The landlord was placed before Mr. Orme this morning, but at the coolie was

able to be in attendance the Magisterial in vestigation had to be postponed.

PHYSICAL CULTURE.

IN 3 character sketch of John Roberts it is mild and lenient. Some of those who had H. E. THE Governor has been pleased, under billiards at the house of Sir Reaben Sassoon, stated that on one, occasion he was playing

landed in that institution lived from monthe instructions from the Secretary of State for the who was entertaing King Edward. Instead of Agents in Hongkong and South China for at the expense of the community, provided Colonies to recognize provisionally, pending his usual exhibition of fancy strokes, the King been in vogue on the contigent of Europe for into account by the reports in dealing with the the issue of an Exequatur, Mr. J. Gascon suggested that Roberts and Lady Sassoon with ample meals and sheltered from the Gonzalez de Bernedo, as Consul for Chil ̈at | should play too up leval, the conditions being years, and well calculated, under proper super. distribution of the funds at their disposal.

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cold weather in winter. Recently the Legislative Council took up the question and passed a series of amendments to the Or dinance intended to make the House of Detention a vastly less desirable abode in

Hongkong.

ANOTHER instance of bow smoking conduces to longevity arrives from France. The maa- åger of the Dunlop Tyre Factory, who was shot at by a discharged employe, has been the future than it has proved in the past.saved by the bullet flattening itself against a Under the regulations of the Ordinance as silver cigarette case in his breast pocket amended, a vagrant who may now be sent

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to the House of Detention will have to work In a daily paper in Colombia, South America, for his living. At the pleasure of the Supera new feature has been started showing the from of Government prevalent at nine o'clock intendent, he may be set to work at an in-

every morning. The announcement comes

dustrial trade, preferably his usual trade; or he may have to perform the monotonous task of picking a pound and a half of opium a day; or he may'de required to turn a crank 7,000 times; rdo "any other work of a hard bodily nature which the Governor shall from time to time approve." The vagrant, how. ever, will not be prevented from exchanging the seclusion of his cell for the freedom of a useful existence. He will be "permit

ted in go out every day, except Sundays and other holidays, during such hours as the Superintendent may specify, for the purpose of seeking employment, provided that he has completed the work prescribed

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that Lady Sassoon should score in the usual vision, to give- splendid results-but also of In the report we have mentioned that we ate Lastrion, while Ruberts was to be limited to a generally physical training as taught in building a new chimney at the works, the pre single shot each time he went to the table. gymnasin, calisthenic schools,, and other sent one being found inadequate to require. he made a cannon it was to count two, if he establishments of a like nature. Despite this ments. The cost of this will come into next. made a ten shot it was to count ten, but he was reaction in the interest of physical develop year's accounts. In the month of March last, not to continue his break. Lady Sassoon in ment, in England at any rate it has extended terders for lighting the roads in the Peak dis the and won by three. "It was far more is mainly in one direction that of filling the re,trict was called for by the Government. Ac teresting," added Roberts "than an exbibition quirements of the more or less leisured. It cordingly we put forward one and subsequent- has not yet been made à national matter, nor ly learned with regret that our application was game with Dawson."

have those whose, daty it is to bring it home unsuccessful. I have only one other maller to to the people taken measures to provide for the put before you and that is about the close of general physical welfare of the nation. Per our financial year, now the end of the month haps, in an old country, with old-established of April. We find this for many reasons an ideas, old systems, and old prejudices, it would inconvenient date for us, whilst two months be difficult to make a radical alteration in earlier say the end of the month of February education generally, such as the institution of would suit us much better. This involves only a compulsory systent of physical education, altering the date of our financial year to the the erection, and equipment of suitable halls, last day of February, which the directors have and the engagement of thoroughly competent power to do; if you approve the coming finan

THE two seamen, A. Simpson and W. Hicks, of the s.s. Adato, who were charged on Thurs immediately under the weather forecast, and is day with unlawfully remaining in the Colony found extremely useful to busy city men.

after their vessel sailed, were placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning on regard JAPANESE Panama hats, which have recently Mr. A. H. Pluismer, of Messrs. Bradley & Co said that the Adato had gone to Calcutta, and been placed on the market, are said to be as fine in texture as the foreign make, costing he could not say when she would be back, as only one-third of the latter. This is the result he believed she was to load thence for home,

of the 'recent invention by a Japanese of a method of bleaching the material for this

description of hat.

and might not return here for several months. ; asking to have it set for Monday next, as a third His Worship adjourned the case, Sergeant Lee

member of the same crew who deserted, and bills above the lappy Valley and was removedto who was subsequently found, starring on the spital, was summoned to appear on that day.

The case was set for Monday.

instructors would involve. Yet, even if con.

Constitution, something will have to done scription does not become part of the British

which will help to prepare the people for possi supremacy of the British race; and that some- ble eventualities, so as to maintain the thing will have to take the form of physical

education—in other words, the promotion of physical culture.

cial year for us will thes be lo instead of -12 months, after that the course will be as usual.

No questions were asked,

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. J. R. Michael seconded, and the motion was unanimously carried.

DIRECTORS

IN Japanese Government circles, it is proposed to enact the law of navigation in the Inland Sea, in order to prevent the occurrence of shipping mishaps there. According to the law, any vessel overtaking another must signal to the latter for permission to pass. In addition, for that day." In some respects these regu- all vessels must have their anchors and boats lations are akin to those in force in the lowered to the sides of the hull during thement of automobiles, including all parts and to success in life, it is incumbent on those res. Messrs. E. S. Whealler and W. 1. Greason' re-

casual wards of England. When à tramp | passage of the sea. goes to the workhouse in an English city or

village he has to perform an allotted task in THE Chine Review is justly upon the war. return for his bed and breakfast, and if he path. It says,

“Coward Adam-Accursed

THE Russian Government is reported to have ordered from a Hanover firm a large consign. tools likely to be required in their repair during the use of them in a long campaign. The Russian Government is thus the first to realise the advantage and make practical use of the

lo a country such as this, where brain power, associated with physical strength, is necessary ponsible for the welfare of the nation to devise means by which mental and physical educa tion may progress hand in hand, so that the body in the future will support the brain in its

On the proposition of Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, of Mr. G. H. Medhurst and the Hon. Mr. C. seconded by Mr. P. Tester, the appointments W. Dickson to the board of directors wer

signed, were confirmed.

chael seconded, the resolution that Messrs, A. M.J. Wheeley moved, and Mr. H. Cahmi

G. Wood and G. H. Medhurst bé re-elected.

fails to do it, lic' becomes amenable to the Eve-The American Bounder-the Socin automobile in war, and, indeed, intends to use work. Eugen Sandow has come amongst us directors. Agreed.

law and usually finds himself landed in pri son. It can hardly be argued then that these new regulations are unduly harsh on the self-constituted beachcomber, whose presence in the Colony is a nuisance, and may, as has happened in the past, become a menace. They will have the effect of mak. ing a potential vagrant think twice before he casts himself adrift on the beach at Hong kong. They will deter the loungers of Shanghai and Manita from throwing them selves on the mistaken generosity of Hong kong residents. And Hongkong will be shunned by the nomad and the loafer as a leper spot on the China coast. After all, Hongkong is no place for the labouring man

AUDITORS.

have to thank you for your attendance and to The Chairman-That is all the buaincas. – 1

state that dividend warrants will be ready, on application, on Monday.

it in a country where, up till now, on one would show us that very much has been left undone Blight," are among the titles of chapters in Miss Marie Corelli's new book. The disting used under conditions which have never before is room here for both Government action and Shin Lim seconded, that the Hon. Mr. Ger- have believed it practicable. The cars will be in the matter of physical culture, There Mr. E. W. Terry proposed, and Mr. Lim wished authoress seems hardly to have gone been impased on them. The Russian war ad- individual philanthropic effort. On the cor- shom Stewart and Mr. C. W. May be re-elected into all the cankers of our modern organisa-ministration, in view of this, had the automo- tinent of Europe-in Germany, Switzerland, andor Agreed. tion. Why omit sections on the Unmentionable

Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and, Sweden Reviewer, the Burden of Bridge, Parrots, and

the Governments devote subsidies to the sup Poliroons in Parliament, and the Egregious

port and maintenance, outside the schools, of Effrontery of Everybody and Everything?

societies promoted to teach gymnastics. By. moniously developing the body. In all schools gymnastics they understand the cult of har

gymnastic training is compulsory. In every town, email or large, the municipalties erect halls equipped for gymnastic pur

CHAN PO, a compradore, of Queen's Road, West, was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning on the charge of selling intoxicat ing liquor during prohibited hours, to wit, mid night, last night. A'Chinese constable was passing at the time and seeing a foki hand out

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biles tested previously by a General, in com pany with the contractor, Herr Warnecke. The trials consisted of long journeys, not upon roads, but upon rough tracks over the open. Ca this powered four-cylinder motors were used. The account only the very best of material and high tests were exceedingly severe, but in spite of this had the beat of results.

PRINCE Eddy, the eldest son of the Prince of

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:

On the 15th at 12.10 a. The barometer and the Philippines. There are indications of continues to fall slowly over S. China, Formosa

Gradients continue slight, änd light S. winds the E. or SE, of Lusions

may be expected in the Formosa Channel, and moderate variable winds over the N. part of the

China Sea.

Forecast:-variable winds, light ; fine.

SHIPPING AND, MAILS:

MAILS DUB..'

a botile arrested him. Defendant said he / Wales, will soon his flag as an Admiral of his poses, which are leased on nominal terms the existence of a depression in the Pacific to had a lot of new fokis and they did not know own Flect. The "Fleet" is rapidly approach-sacieties, while general instructors are ap. the law. His Worship, in inflicting a fine ofing completion at Sheerness Dockyard in the pointed and salatier paid in the same manner

to on the compradore, told him to see at once shape of a 42-foot brig and is under order for

as the Government pays and appoints drill in structors in Volunteer corps. Gymnastics, or the out-of-work seaman, or the unemployed that his fekis were instructed in the law on Virginia Water. The brig upon whose quarter any description of physical training, cannot be stoker. Hongkong is not a terminus port; the subject.

deck the young Prince will rule was once carried on wave under proper supervision, and navat packet boat. By the King's orders it is the instructors must be thoroughly competent shipmasters are not in the habit, of enrolling crews at this port: and in civil life all theYou and your theatre are always causing being transformed into a miniature replica of They must have a thorough knowledge of the work that an unskilled white labourer is trouble, and you are here before me far too the naval training brige recently abolished theoretical as well as the practical part of their capable of performing can be done quite often," said Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning The boat has been partially decked, and has work. In; Great Britain generally much has to the proprietor of the Ko Shin Theatre, when masts, spars, rigging and saile complete, all been done by individual philanthropy, but such as well, and at a much cheaper the latter was charged with allowing spectators made to scale; a cut water bas been added to private effort, unless supported and aided by rate, by the Chinese coolie. If the to stand about the gangways and wings of the the little vessel's stem and it is adomed with a the Government of a country, cannot hope to news is scattered broadcast over the Far theatre, during a performance. The danger of figure-bead of the King in fall uniform as an East, that vagrants are not desired in Hong. this practice, in case of fire, is immesse, and Admiral of the Fleet. The interior of the craft wholly successful. While treating of the with criminals, that they have to work for permitted it, though he had been fined before small party of shipwrights are now working their bare living, and are subject to all the for a similar offence. The defendant said he was overtime on the vessel, and it is expected that rules, and the penalties which follow the getting rid of the theatre, negotiations being she will be ready for launching in a short time. completed for its sale. "A good thing too if When completed the brig will be towed up the infraction of these rules, of the prison or the the new proprietor is the proper mas for it Thames, by a naval launch and re-rigged at her House of Detention as it is cuphemistically in the meantime you will pay a fine ol S50,* moorings on Virginia Water, where Prisce

Eddy will halst his Acg, [33-1 | termed, there will soon be a marked diminu- | added his Worship.

Indian (Gregory Apear) 17th inst. German (Prins Hainrich), 17th ina, 6 p.m. Canadian (Athenfaw) 18th insi, American (China) 19th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 24th inst German (Prins Sigismund) 31st mosteancie

Okong, that they are treated almost on a par it was painted out that the proprietor constantly is being filled as a luxurious little salooo,. A subject of physical training for outdoor work, P. & O. S, N, Co.'s s.8, Malatra left

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1903.

The

it may be said that the pastimes of cricket, football, lawn tennis, hockey, baseball, golf, and Singapore for this port on 14th inst., at 6 a.m. athletics and cycling are excellent and valuable The A. & O, ss. Coulsdon, from New York, adjuncts to physical education. Here, again, taft Singapore on 14th inst, and is due bere on in schools, none of these games should be fol 20th inst. A lowed save under proper supervision; in foot The P. M. S. S. Co.'s, China arrived at bill, athletics, and cycling, in particular, a pro-Manila on 13th ist, at 9 pm, uid is expected per medical oxamination should precede par to sail from there on 17th lust, and is due hero ticipati

on 19th ingt,