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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1905.

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FOR plucking flowers in the Public Gardens | LIBUTENANT C. W. Case-Morris, and · Roya schoolboy was this moming fined $5 or seven West Kent Regiment, is appointed hon. secretary of the Hongkong Army Ride Aaancia: day.

tion vice Lieutenant W. G. Cooper, Royal Engineers.

Two cases of plague occurring since noon of yesterday raise the total for the past seven months to 273.

FIFTY dollars or two monthi was the sentence upon a man who stole a couple of bullocks in the New Territory,

superiority in the tone of the Chinese Go vernment who so disdain outside comment that they can afford to make a proclama lion on a subject that has been common knowledge to the rest of the world for a century or more. This high pride which disregards the jeals and jears, of the com moner is an evidence of caste that cannot be overlooked. Of course, this is the day of the cynic and the scoffer. He crops out in the most unexpected quarter, and be is oven capable of suggesting that this latest Chi.JAPAN will offer to dismantle Port Arthur and The rice per quarter and per mensein, proportional, nese edick shows that some Chinese official throw it open to trade if Russia will do the The daily imus in delivered from when the address has perpetrated a practical joke in the form. accomible to memenger. On copies sent by pжof a Government decrce. But it would be additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for paninge. test majesty even to think such a thing; and, The postage on the woskly use to any part of the

moreover, we prefer to believe that the edict Single Coples, Tally, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-only another evidence of the feudal spirit which obtains in the Forbidden City. At the same time, so one dreams that the picturesque old-fashioned weapons will dis- appear in a hurry. They will be troued out on all ceremonial occasions, just as the mace and the halberd are dragged from their ob. scurity in Great Britain when opportunity

world le 80 cents per quarter.

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BIRTH.

On 24th July, nt 20, Avenue Paul Brunat, Shanghai, the wile of W. H. BELL, Hongkong |and Shanghai Banking Corporation, of a son.

DEATHS.

On 17th July, at Tainafu, Shantung, ALFRED GEORGE JONES, aged 59, senior missionary of the English Baptist Mission in Shantung.

On 23rd July, at Hangchow, THORSTEN CARLSON, Master Mariner, aged 33 years.

On 15th July, William Edward Mason, Foreman, Shanghai and Hongkong Dyeing and Cleaning Co, Ld., aged 27.

On 26th July, 1905, at the General Hospital,

JULIUS MANNICH, aged 23 years.

On 17th July, FREDERICK JOHN FREAME,

Dyeing and Cleaning Co., Ld., aged 44.

offers.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Tokio Cotton Yarn Mill pays a dividend

for the past half-year of eight per cent.

same with Vladivostok.

GLAIM FOR, MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.

A WIDOW'S PLEA.

Considerable interest was evinced in an If a case in the Court of Summary Jurisdic-action which was hourd in the Summary Joris- tion to-day His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise made diction Court to day-His Honour Mr. A. G, a rather piquant remark. A witness was Wise, Paitae Judge, on the bench. The case. speaking about the formation of a company, came before the Court at the instance of Dra from which it appeared that it was started with, Müller of Dry. Müller and Juuli," and "the . $4,000 in eight sharon. All the capital was put defendant was Mrs. Eva Goldenberg, Dr. in by one man, but there wers, nevertheless, Müller claimed $140 in respect of medi- eight partners so-called Mr. Justice Wise cal attendance on the defendant, and her said- This is like one of our best companies | children,during the past year. The plaintiff at home--a one man show."

was, represented by Mr. J. Hays, "of Messrs." Johnson, Stokes and Master; the defendant was not represented.

THB ..C. D. News of 281b uli. says:-We claim high authority in stating that negotiations THE Shanghai Building and lovestment Co., are now going on between the Marquis of Ltd., successors to the Shanghai-Hongkong Lansdowne and Viscount Hayashi for the Building Loan and Investment Co., Ltd., renewal and extension of the Anglo-Japanese claimed in Court that, Harold D. Bassett, Alliance. The outcome of the negotiations is travelling agent, held in trust and retained still dangerous to prophesy. But we notice contrary to the provisions of a contract between that a desire is generally expressed in well-them, the sum of Singapore Dollars 15,056.06, informed circles in London and Tokio that the Alliance will be made an offensive and defen- India, besides the extrenie Orient. sive one, and it will cover Central Asia and

BUT for the prompt action of India constable No. 586, on Sunday night, a blind old China. man would have found a watery grave in this harbour.. Between eight and half-past eight on the night in question, the man was wending his way along the Praya to get on board the Canton boat, and when off the end of Wing

and also refused to deliver certain receipts aggregating in Singapore Dollars 9,300. The case was fought out and was subsequently dis, missed upon motion, each party being required to pay half the costs. -

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In reply to questions by the fudge, the de-

fendant denied that she owed the plaintiff the &

sum claimed. She explained briefly that the

had frequently engaged Dr. Müller and paid him $5 a visit. For an speration on her litle boy she paid $20. Then Dr. Müller suggested that it would be better to pay a certain sutn annually-Stoo or Siza She agreed to chat and shortly afterwards another operation had to be performed on the boy-but she had not paid the $20 which was charged for that,

Dr. Oscar Milllar was called, and stated that be bada tended Mrs. Goldenberg and her family "IT is hopeless to wait for the new law offices," for some time. On the 14th April last the said Mr. Justice Wise in Court to-day. The direct cause leading to the expression of this question of paying so much a year was broach- dictum was the vault-like aspect of the smalled and Mrs. Goldenberg instead of paying $

a visit was to pay $120 a year, but that way not Court-room this afternoon. Darkness over-

to include confinemente or-operations. Be- spread the small Court-room during the hear».

tween 24th April and fith May he attended

Superintendent, Shanghai and Hongkong | THE Nippon suggests that the Japanese fag Lok Street, hearing a tram gong ring, and noting of a case and the two lamps, electric lamps; two daughters of Mrs: Goldenberg suffering must fly over the whole coast line from Bering knowing his position, be stepped quickly aside, of.o2 candle-power each, wordswitched on. They from diphtheria and her little son auffering

Che Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, Tuesday, August 1, 1905.

A CHINESE bdict.

Strail to Korea.

DURING the week ended the 25th ult, there were eleven cases of plague, with night deaths, two of enteric fever, and one of puerperal fever,

REPORTS from Korea state that Mr. Bethel, the editor of the Korea Daily News, is starting of August.

and went into the sea. Hearing cries from

the spot the constable went to the place and jumped in to the blind man's rescue and man- aged to get him to the steps near by.

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only served to make the darkness palpable. Be

tween the judge and the rest of the Court roon was a great inky space. The solicitors were just visible. The judge remarked that it was use less to get ordinary lamps because the electric fans would extinguish them. Occasionally a voice could be heard coming from a great dis- tance-it was the witness, answering questions, but it might have been anybody. Then the'

from ulceration of the leg. He described the

operation he performed on the bay's leg.

His Lordship-How much had the defend- ant previously paid you in cash?--I couldn't say.

About $roo?--No. $50 then 2--Perhaps.

IN the Court of Summary Jurisdiction to-day- before. His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge-the Kwang Yuen fem sued Ma Chan. livered to the steam launch Wing Rut. Mr. the new law offices; we may be all out of Hong- had made at first.

Éva Goldenberg gave evidence, through ou

It was only the other day that Earl Roberts the publishing of his newspaper about.the first Ku for S104.49, being money due for coals de.judge observed-"It is hopeless to wait for interpreter, corroborating the statement she

in seeking to instil a love, for rifle-shooting among young Englishmen recalled the fact that in the old days proficiency with the bow anil arrow was deemed a sine qua non in the "The education of a young gentleman. Last of the Barons" opens with a descrip. tion of a bow and arrow contest; and Scott

A. S. WATSON & Co., in Old Mortality," if we remember rightly, has not disdained to catch the attention of his readers at the very outset by using the scene of a wappinschaw as his background. Of late years the bow and arrow has been

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. -

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1905.

relegated to the limbo of the past in western countries at any rate. Although there is still an aristocratic corps in Edin burgh which is described as the Archers, and on parade flourishes the old-time imple-

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ments of warfare with zest and hauteur. Earl Roberts referred to the bow and arrow

ANOTHER Russian destroyer, a fugitive from Tsushima with 175 of the crew of the Oilyab yn on board, succeeded in reaching Vladivostok, disguised, on the 30th June.

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THE Oriental Construction Co., of which Mr. C. W. Mead is president, has just obtained contract for erecting and furnishing a system of tanks at Tangku for the Standard Oil Co.

AWIRE from Scerabaya, dated 25th ult, says

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O. D. Thomson appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. F. K. d'Almada e Castro represented the defendant. The defendant admitted the claim so far as $67 was concerned, and had paid that sum into Court. After hearing evidence, his Lordship found for the plaintiff in the sum of 557 with cost up to the time that money was

paid into Court, and the remainder of the claim awith costs up to the present time.

kong long before they are ready."

Tus afteroon, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Li Pai, glaster, employed at Sharp's Hospital, Peak, charged M. Nylander, overseer of works, with assault at that place on the 27th ult. Mr. G. E. Morrell, of the Crown Solicitor's office,

appeared for the prosecution. Li Pai said that on the 27th'ull, when he was working at the hospital the defendant's dog bit him, and defeo- dant then knocked him down, and struck him with a piece of wood on the left eye. Defendant then pushed him down some steps, and witness reported the matter to the sergeant of police Complainant said he was struck for no reason at all-Sergeant Mackay said that on the day

His Lordship Why did you not pay ? - Defendant-Because I was dissatisfied with the way Dr. Mütter treated the boy. He left the child when it was in a critical state.

After further questions, the defendant said she had sent her daughter for the doctor

ing him to come to set the bay as soon Ins possible. She was told he would cali

later on. She waited till four o'clock that. day, but there was no sign of the doctor The boy's leg had been bandaged after the second operation, and the bandage-five days after the doctor's last visit was covered with blood. She became alarmed and opened the bandage, to find that the heel of the boy's foot was" as black as charcoal" the wrap ped

-Owing to the swampy nature of the soil, the Dutch troops who were landed and "wers marching on Boni have been obliged to return to the coast. They will now re-embark and charge this morning, Evidence was given in in question complainant, followed by defendant, him up in a blanket, and on the advice of her

will land at Badja probably about the 18th

inst.

as an illustration of what he should wish to THE Moscow correspondent of The Times it.

OnSTRUCTING the electric tram cars is not canfined to Singapore, hut appears to be a growing form of misdemeanour in this Colony, as was evidenced by the number of Chinese youths arraigned before the Magistrates on that juhese cases that certain classes of cookies, ce- ing acar advancing, go as to the line in freat ofit, commence to jump about and jeer at the motormen, and force them to stop the cars. This was the conduct of the men charged to

$15, or one month each, told them it was a very foolish and dangerous practice and must be stopped.

́son-in-law and friends took the boy to Dr. Harston. She was afraid that if she waited for Dr. Müller blood poisoning would set in. She thought that Dr. Müller did not show any in- terest in her child, and that was why she had.

Miller's house,

see to-day; in other words, the youth of the credibly informed that M. de Witte believes day, and Mr. F. A. Hazeland, in fining the men said he would prefer to treat himself.-Defend- taken him te Dr. Harstan instead of to Dr.

country should be as proficient with the rifle

that the peace negotiations will extend over less than three weeks. if Japan ventures to propose terms such As Russia cannot accepi, M. de Witte will at once leave Washington. Asaki.

as their ancest were with the bow. it is a coincidence of a sort that an imperial edict, issued by the Chinese Government the

A NEW book, said to be of surpassing interest, other day, deals with the same subject.

has just been finished by Count Toistoit is The Chinese Government have discovered, A TOKIO wire to the N. C. D. News, dated

a village story. The heroes are a peasant and not before time we should say, that the 26th ult., 'states that the officers captured in his two sons, of whom one remains on the faim. bow and arrow are obsolete. This is Kabafuto are to be quartered at Hirosaki, and The other prefers to seek bis happiness in a the men at Narastino; 170 civilians will be neighbouring large town, where he becomes a released at Yokohama, including 60 women, factory hand. Tolstoi draws a powerful com The Russian main force in North Kabafuto isparison betweek the fate of the brothers, point- at Yeskonhilde, twenty-five miles from Alexaning bis oft-tokilimoral and developing his well- drotisky.

known philosophical teaching. His conclusion is that life with Nature furthers purity of heart and thought, while city life can only debase and destroy all that is elevated in a man's beart. The book is said to be replete with ex- quisite dramatic touches,

THE case in which Mr. Barros, of Mosque Junction, was charged with allowing ferocious dogs to go at large, and was ordered to have them destroyed, was resumed this morning before Mr. F.A. Bazeland, when it was proved that the animals had been killed. The defen- dant was ordered to pay $1 each to the hitten coalies.

In the Danish Consular Court at Shanghai the other day, before Mr. J. Rasschou, the Danish Consul-General, gave judgment in the action brought by Alexandre Pavlow, the Minister to Korea, now residing in Shanghai, against Martin Luther Kristensen, a merchant of Danish nationality, also of Shanghai. The action prose out of the fact that defendant in the month of March this year sold a certain steamship, the Samson, which plaintiff alleged belonged to him or to the Russian Government, whose agent he is.The defendant was ordered to pay to plaintiff the amount of The 17,050

THE Chinese Government, according to Ger man papers, has granted its first patent. It is for an electric lamp, the inventor of which is an inhabitant of Nankin, the old capital of the Chinese Empire, who calls his lamp the "bright moonlight," and asserts that it is far uperior to foreign glow lights that hitherto have been sold at Shanghai and other Chinese cities. The fact that China has entered upon the grant ing of letters patent is undoubtedly of more im-with interest of 7 per cent, pro annum from date portance than the invention.

until payment. Each party to pay his own

costs.

came to the station, and the complainant re- ported the assault, defendant saying someone had opened the door and let his deg out. Com- plainant had marks on his body. Witness advised complainant to go to hospital, but be ant called his boy as a witness on his behalf, but the boy said he saw nothing and knew nothing about the matter.-His Worship held: the charge proved and fined defendant $7 or 14 days' and further bound him over in Stoo to be of good bebavour for 12 months, and wamed him against striking any of the men in future.

'SUICIDE IN THE GELES,

SUSPECT'S DETERMINED ACT,

Reports are to hand that between eight and

oine o'clock 'last evening a couple of natives

His Lordship, in giving judgment, said the Müller and he refused to come; and, second, defendant alleged, first, that she sent for Dr.

that he was incompetent. She had produced uo evidence to show that the doctor had been incompetent, but made the allegation on her own responsibility. With regard to the other allegation there was no evidence to prove that the doctor had refused to obey her call, ・・

Judgment was given for the plaintiff with

costa,

Mrs. Goldenberg said she was a widow and could not pay the money,

Hit Lordship advised lier to see the doctor's lawyer and he was sure that an arrangement could be arrived at as to paying the money,"

BARTHQUAKE, AT. MACAO.

FURTHER DISTURBANCES,

[From Our Own Correspondini.]

Macao, 1st August, During the past week 1 reported that several

earthquake shocks had been noticed bere, and

now I have to record two others which occurred last night. The first was felt shonly alter dinner, about a quarter past aine, and the second at 11pm. The latter was the more violent, and was accompanied by lood rumbling → noises.

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34, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, modernising with a vengeance. The bow and arrow which have held such a reverent place in Court functions, without which no official felt himself safe, and were indeed one of the outward and visible signs of his rank and state, are to go the way of all useless

engaged a passenger boat in charge of a and worn-out tools. No longer are the mili-

woman at Shaukiwan and ordered her to pull out to a junk near Quarry Bay. The woman tary cadets of China to be examined as to

carried out their instructions, but when they their knowledge of the use of the bow and

arrived there the men told her that it was not arrow; no longer are they to be required to

the junk they wanted, and ordered her to go to one much further out. At this the woman de fire of an arrow at the sun. Now they must know something about the rifle. In the

murred, saying it was late and the craft was too far distant. The men, however, promised light of recent events, the Imperial edict

her unlimited "cumsha,” and said they would must, however, be regarded as somewhat

row the boat themselves. They then took charge belated. Who ever heard of the bandits and

of the oats and rowed some distance, when ruffians roaming through China with only a

they suddenly sprang up and, seizing the bow and arrow to strike terror into the heart

woman threw her down in the bottoms of the boat; and then relieved her of her jewelry of the peasants? They knew the value of

consisting of a pair of gold-mounted rattan the rifle, and their friends at the coast were

bangles, a pair of earrings, and a hairpin. ever ready to supply them with the most

The woman screamed and called out "save modern and up-to-date weapons. True, as

life," and the men, being frightened, immediate marksman the Chinese. ruffian might not

ly sprang into the water and swam away. The equal a Bisley winner, but the sound of the

woman, at once returned to Shaukiwan, and firing proved a great factor on the side of

reported the matter to Inspector Robertson, who sent his men out, and also telephoned to I also hear that in the Sainam district of the the man behind the gun. At any rate it was better than a combined yell which scared the

SUFFERANS' from seasickness-and where the sergeant at Tuat Tozo Mui station request. West River there has been a subsidence of land. $18.00 yellers as often as it did the enemy. So the deal of trouble to gather statistics from several among sea-going people do they not abounding him to look out for the men. This prompt very similar to that occurring in the Shek Mun marauding bands paid handsomely for the provinces, says the NC.D. News, at least half will be interested to hear that a remedy dis- action was at once crowned with success, as on district near Canton, and reported by your a-million people in China attempt suicide every covered by a 'Singapore resident-Captain A. receipt of the telephonic message the sergeant Canton correspondent. The subsidence occur importation of first-class rifles, and the mid-year by swallowing opium. The majority of Keagle of the Recorder appears to be gather-turned out and went along the road the men red about the middle of last week, and the area diensen at the ports spoke of Winchesters, these are women. Quarrelling is the cause in ing a reputation for itself as a veritable specific were expected to averse, and had gone but a of land which has sunk is about six Chines

mow or, roughly, an English acro.. A luke Sinders, Mausers and Lee-Metfords with as most instances, ope of the litigants indulging in for this awful and unromantic ailment. Letters short distance when he noticed a man com much familiarity as any gunsmith in Europe. this method of taking revenge against his oppo- to hand by the latest muils show that it has ing towards him. He stopped this individual, now appears in the place of what way onte Meanwhile, the Chinese official army was

nent. Our correspondent, who is not a medi- taken a secure grip on the fancy of doctors in and his replies to the sergeant's questions not, terra firma, and for a considerable depth no parading its bows and arrows, its halberds cal man, has himself attended to nearly 2,000 the Indian troopers, many of whom used it all being satisfactory he arrested him and took him bottom can be found,

to the station, where he confessed to his share cases of attempted suicide by opium during the last season; and the result is that there is now and variously-pronged spears with all the last few years.

a demand for the'medicine rather in excess of of the night's evil-doing, and was also identified 24.00 pride and contentment that come from habit.

the supply. The remedy is called "Mersyres," by the woman he had robbed. Incarceration But a blow has been struck at the bow, and CONSIDERABLE uneasiness is beginning to be and it will doubtless in time find uelf on the in a cell at the station followed, to await the it will be replaced by the gun-not neces, felt with regard to two young German residents, local and all other markets where people are days when he could be placed before a Magis sarily the most perfect weapon (which still employed, it is stated, by Mesers, Meyer & Co to be found who have to go down to the sea intrate, but during the night he decided to com- remains to be manufactured) but, it may be, on Sunday morning (23rd alt) for, a ride to If Mersyren proves in general practice the manner. He jammed his head between the who, according to the Sin Wan-pao, went out ships, and have thereby to grievously suffer. mit suicide, and went about it in a determined 11.75 by the rifles which have done service in Tsingpu, and have not since been heard of efficacious specific it bas so far proven in in-bed-boards in such a way is to dislocate his rebellions past and gone, and have given They took no mafoo or other guide with theindividual cases, there ought to te a vast fortune neck. The guard on his round now the man's way to new arms of better make. For of this and their employers and friends have become in it for somebody, Who was ever properly position and raised the alarm. The man was we may be quite certain, the bandit and the so concerned on their behalf that Dr. Knappe, seasick who would not promptly sacrifice all released from his strange, self-sought position, pirate will continue to be the real inno- the German Consul-General, has been commu- his worldly goods-sweetheart, parents, kindred, but it was found that he was too far gone for nicated with. Dr. Knappe, in turn, communi friends-for a sure and prompt recovery? anything to be dogs for him at the station, and 14.25 vater where arms and ammunition are

cated this morning with the Tuotai, who has With a single gallon of such a remedy, a he was removed to the Government Civil concerned. While it is possible to make given instructions to all the officials between stoutheasted blackmailer on some such ocean Hospital in a dying condition, and there be fun of this solemn Imperial edict which here and the Hills to be on the look out for the palace as the Lucanin could make a fortune expired later in the day. declares that bows and arms are obsolete, missing gentlemen, who, it is sincerely boped, out of afflicted millionaires during one trip

across the Atlantic-Straits Timet, [33-24 we cannot help admiring the sense of will turn up all right before long,

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Hongkong, 19th June, 1905.

AcCORDING to a letter received from a cor respondent in Yunnan, who had taken a great

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The arrest of the other man is expected Immediately.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE,

French (Armand Behic) 7th inst Canadian (Empress of India) 14th inst Australian (Changshu) 19th insi,

The M. M. Co.'s 1.5. Himalaya (cargo boat) from Europe will leave Haiphong this after noon for this port

The M. M. Co.'s 33. Armand Behle, with the next French mail, loft Singapore yesterday at 7 pm for this post vla Saigon.