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these wolf-houhde off the face of the sea, Portugal is unable to undertake the tank with a single antiquated gunboat, so that once again Britain, as represented by her fleet in the China Sea, ir morally bound to adopt the role of policeman, guarding and assisting traders, and executing summary vengeance on the malefactors who have be- come the terror of the coast. It may prove a thankless task, but the presence of pirates in waters adjacent to Hongkong means the total disorganisation of trade between this port and Chinese ports · so far as the smaller craft are concerned, and the loss of trade to Hongkong means a similar loss to Great Britain. It has been proved that China is quite apathetic on the question of piracy, and however we may reprobate that attitude, and vent dur disgust at the indifference of the Chinese authorities, we cannot be blind to the fact that Great Britain is the sufferer if these pests of humanity are allowed to exist. It seems ludicrous to speak of our boasted twentieth century civilisation when piracy abounds at our very doors, and it will be to the moral obloquy of the British Fleet if it is permitted to continue,

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 17, 1906.

deprived of a ball and a dinner, the Hong- kong Irishmen will yet succeed, we have not the slightest doubt, in showing their regard tonight for the memory of St. Patrick.

TELEGRAM.

**HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE.

"JOURNALISTS MYSTE- RIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

FROM HARBIN,

SUPPRESSION OF THE "NOVI KRAL,"S

[From Our Own Correspondent]

-Shanghai, 14th March,

12.15 pm.

The mysterious disappearance from Harbin is reported of the Russian journalists, Artemisff, Veroshkin, and Tchernikofsky.

:/

For no ostensible reason the pub lication of their newspaper, the Not Krai, formerly published at Port Arthur, has been stopped.

ALLEGAD TRIAD SOCIETY

· MEMBERS.

'INTER1 STING HISTORICAL SKETCH. At the instance of Inspector Dymond, of Mount Gough Station, "Peak," five chair Coolie --one of whom was in the employ of Mi C. E. H. Boavis, another engaged by Mr. J. W. Saunders two public chair conlies and ons unemployed were brought before Mr. F. A. Hareland, at the Police Court this moming, for being members of the Triad Society..

His Worship What happened in this casa? Inspector Dymond i The fist man was form erle in the employ of Mr. Saunders, and finding he could not do the work he was dir

He was leaving the house with his charged, personal property, whas he was stopped by a Constable, and certain books 'relating to the Triad Society werd found in his bundle,

Hip Worship: Then I will have to take the cases separately.

Mok Lai

Ches, a schoolmaster, said that for some time past be bad studied the methods of the Tried Society. Certain papers discovered on the defendants consisted of sketches of the patriarcha of the Society, the diffrent Bags

used by various ranks of the Society, the different roles and signs of the Society, one of which was for each member, to hang out of his or her window during a rebellion in China; a red lantern, books relating to the origin of the Society, andritual books regarding the initiation members of the Society. Another book was

and I object most strongly to recurring and apparently needless expenditure,

1 trust some abler pen than mine will take up this suggestion and possibly better it. It in bightime that the owners of the City of Victoria word freed from the countless petty worries and annoyances caused by, „doubiless woll" meant but thoughtless Sanitary Legislation and that ir became a pleasure and not a ponally to be a

PROPERTY OWNER.

---Hongkong, 14th March, 1906.

become a wreck near Capa Kami, in the Hainan Straits.: Further information re. ceived from Meius. Sander, Wieler and Com. pany, the agants of the Decima, was to the effect that the captain and officers are still on board the ill-fated vessel, but the native crow has apparently abandoned her. Our representa tive was also informed that Mr. J. W. Jameron. marine and salvage engineer, was expected to leave this port to-day, 'in the steamer City of Birmingham for the scene. An inspection of the yonnel will be made by that gentleman, and the report that will follow as to whether any salvage operations will take place will be await-

with great interest.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HokзKONO TELEGRAPH." Sta-1 greatly sympathize with your corres. pondent" Property Owner. He is quite righted in bringing before the notice of the public his grievance which is a genuina one.

But it ap pear to me that the present state of affairs has been brought about by the Colony itself rather than by the Sanitary Board.

During the regime of Sir Heary Blake.on outery was raised for sanitary improvements becausa a few Europeant happened to be track down with plague, and the Colony paid pretty heavily for a medical as well as a engineerleg.expert, to come out to manufacture the pricking tool which " Property Owner" now

complains of.

This pricking tool is no other than the Public Health and Building Ordinance of 1903, which since its enactment bas been entrusted in the hands of the Sanitary Department to be enforced. I mention the Sanitary Department because in accordance with the Ordinance the' Sanitary Board and the the latter consisting of Government officials Sanitary Department are two distinct bodies, | who only ye the executive power,

What Pro arty Owner' feels so keenly now, is the affect of the Ordinance being graduaily enforced. nw is law. The Sanitary Board cannot go beyond the law which is made by the Legislative Council.-Yours faithfully,

REASON.

THE "AGINCOUNT" OVERDUE,.

Tha. Agintauri, 1758 tons met register, which left Nowcastle some time last month, with a cargo of coal for Hongkong, has not yet arrived, and we are told that she is seven days arerdue.

OBITUARY,

DEATH OF AN OLD P. AND O. BERVANT,

10th inst. It is with regrat that we have to announce the death of Mr. Gies. Razavet, an old servant of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company, which took place at the Gov. erement Civil (Hospital this morning fromt paralysis.

Mr. Razavet, who was only forty-eight years of age, joined the Hongkong branch of the P. & O. Companý on April, 1891; from the s.s. Clyde, one of the Company's boats. Owing to ill-health deceased was sent home Novem- her 9, 1904, and on arrival in London was admitted to hospital there, suffering from sprue. Some little time afterwards he war discharged as cured, and' after a`shori holiday returned to the Far East with his health in no better condition. He was there

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the motor was found to be useless until of repair work had been done to it. Not a sampan in sight for miles. And ao' on the game went, and so far as we know the 'unionisfu,” who object to machinery, are still at their pranks. Nights have been 'spent watching for those who are thus manifesting their objection to metor-boats. Not a single individual has been caught yet. But the sam pan people have pronounced themselves the offenders by departing from their old anchor age at Blake Pier. It is to be hoped that the police will yet succeed in a laying hands upon ihe delinquente responsible for the injuries done to the motor-boat, which is one of the handiest and most useful adjuncts to passenger steamers yet introduced.

HONGKONG WATER SUPPLY.

"

FINE DISPLAY IN STATUE SQUARE.

It has been suggested that the Director of Public Works takes a morbid delight in issuing proclamations to the affect that people on this level and on that will only be allowed an lu Gaitesimal supply of water during certain hours of the day. Some esturalan individuais have even been heard to say that the advorcias ment is useless, because naver at any time do they got a full or adequate supply. While there are others, the minority, of course, who would not touch water at any price, or, at least, undiluted water. But with those in theʻldst category we have nothing to do. Those thirsty souls who believe in the efficacy of water for general household purposes would have had their hearts uplifted with joy bad they been in the vicinity of the Queen's statue yesterday morning. About 7 am, or it might have been earlier, but unfortunately nur informer is not. of the "early bird" species, a huge jet of wator was rising from a hydrant in statue square. It was a fine spectacle for those who can." not get sufficient water for the matutinal tub or the morning cup of coffee-to which former correspondent so feelingly referred.

ing fan-like as it rose,' and then it descend, Deceased, who was very popular in theed and made straight for the sea, which, Colony and among the members of the mer fortunately, was close at hand. At 9am, the unrehearsed exhibition was in full swing, and mourn his loss.

people were wondering who would be charged for the display, gloomy pessimists suggesting that as usual the taxpayer, ie, the tenant would find the item in his little bill.. The water was flowing out at the rate of 100 gallons an hour " -a moderate estimate, Nobody interfered with it. Between IT and 12 it suddenly stop ped, and the crowd melted away, proad that' they had been privileged to viaw" fresh water in March. Who, then, can argue that there is a scarcity of water in Hongkong?

FATALITY, AT THE NEW DOCK

of man the scond coolie, It contained an account of the Sai Ln invasion, when the Triad Society was started. Shi Lo is somewhere near Formosa, and Mr. Mok explained that sorac years ago an insurrection broke out there, and the It is supposed that the journal has Government trom & were delented. The monas been forcibly suppressed and the artery was burnt and the monks went forth to help rest of the responsible individuals huis. Out of thirty monks, five were as ved,

Hongkong, 15th March, 1998. Patriarchs of the Trind Society." That, was

[We appreciate the views expressed by our the commencement of the Society. In that connected with it summarily enforced. Patieve were afterwards called the

book the different ways of arranging tea-pots correspondent "Reason," and are glad to see

that the subject-matter of " Property Owner's" fare forced to go to hospital here and gradually The water was rising like a fountain, spread- and cups so that members would know each

teller has been taken up for discussion. other on entering a house was also explained,

Reason" has, in our opinion, so far missed as also werd the different pass-words and test words of the Telads. Witness went on to ex-

the point that he assumes "Property Cwner" plain that in a book were sketches and his | Colony, whereas, in reality, what he expressed cantile marine, leaves a widow and children to to be in opposition to the Sanitary Laws of the torical names of the different places where himself distinctly against was the manner in the Society is established, and the accouois

which the laws were enforced. The Laws are and expenses incurred by the Society. Опе book discovered in thair bundles belonged

*THE QUEEN OF ABERDEEN,"

CAUTIONED BY THE MAGISTRATE.

r3th inst.

An old Chinese woman who resides in the Colony, and who in consequence of her owning Aplichau, is known as "The Queen of Aber deen." She appeared before the Court this morn ing to charge herson and his wife with assaulting her at Aberdeen yesterday. This virago has been in the habit of making people believe that she is a beggar and succeeded in getting her son to do so until lately. For some time back her son made her en allowance of $ro a month, but lately reduced it to 85. Learning that his mother was not the poor woman she made her. self to be, be again reduced, the allowance to. one dollar a month, until a few days ago he refused to give her anything. This irritated the old woman, who "kicked" at the loss of

Jure estates at Aberdeen and some shops at

created a disturb

to the Boxers Society, which contained charms for the transformation of the bady by uttering a few words, and by this mean doing great deeds on the battle field.

His Worship discharged one of the public chair coolies on the ground that there was no evidence against him. The remainder were remanded until next Tuesday, when decision will be given in the caso,

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

Correspondence in this colume.},

andoubtedly for the Colony, but it is the vacilla- tion in the methods of administration pursued by the Sanitary Mcials, and the uncertainty of their action in the interpretation of those laws, which arouse the irriantion of property owners, and are the points which our correspondent yesterday desired to. Impress upon the public, with the view of redressing the grievances of which he complained.—ED., A K."}

THE STAR FERRY.

TO THE EDITɔn of run “Hengxord TauraRAPH."

SIR,I wish to call attention to what I may describle as a very arbitrary action on the part of a company, operating in our mides, and en- joying a monopoly. Last night, about seven

punch-ticket for the Ferg was only good one trip more, I applied for a new one and tendered the cost for same in coin current in

her monthly lowance ended in charging THE SANITARY BOARD AND DEPRES. o'clock, well after closing hours," finding for her son and his wife.

Mr. Hazeland, who apparently knew the virágo, discharged the cas: and informed her that if she took the trouble of appearing at a and police station again she would be arrested charged,

POLIGAMAN' CHARGED · WITH CASSAL ET,

3th inst This afternoon, at the Police Court, P..C. 100 Taylor, of No. 2 Police Station, was sum. moned before Mr. F.. Hazeland on a charge of assaulting one john Cres, a foreman at Quarry Bay, on the night of March

The defendant pleaded not gis ty, Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs, frutton, Hett and Goldring, prosecuted, and Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, defended.

SION IN PROPERTY.

TO THE BUTON or tux Honakong Telugkaru."""

gew worse until his death which occurred this morning.'

FATAL ACCIDENT AT QUÂRRY BAY.

ONE CHINAMAN KILLED; OTHERS

INJURED.

As the result of a landslide which occurred at Quarry Bay this forenoon several workmen were engulfed in a denso heap of tand aud rubble, and one Chinaman was killed, while | others were injured. appears that after break fast a gang of Chinamen employed in the ship- building yard went out to their ordinary duties, under the charge of Mr. J. Cree. They were employed in connection with the Quarry Bay Shipbuilding Construction Works for Messis Batterfeld and Swire.. They had been work ing for about an hour and a half when reddenly there was

landslide, and several ioni

of sand and stoves fell upon them. Threr

Coolie ACCIDENTALLY KILLED,

An accident, which resulted in the death of a coolie named Chan Ying, occurred in the New Dock at Quarry Bay, at half-past fiva yesterday afternoon. It appears that the unfortunate in had just finished bis day's

SIR. The plague season is upon us and the f the Colony, when the coin was relused, the Chinamen were absolutely covered by the by cross-beams, about thirty feet from the

Sanitary Board is much in evidence, I would preface what I am about to say by stating that

ticket withheld, and I was handed a cardboard, nine inches by three, on which was typed the following legend:

an apt of thà, section that is in season and out of season "agin the Government," | ber lieve the Sanitary found to be a body of men who are most anxious to do their duty fai fassly and well and who are actuated by they hear of motives; but I am also of option int their operations would be more useful to the Colony and attended with less harm to the community at large were they governed by that most useful attribute-common sense,

Mr. Goldring, in outlining the case, saldly that complainant on the night in question was in the Thomas Hotel playing billiards with a friend. At the conclusion of the game complain ant took a ricksha and went to Ship Street. After he had been there some time, he came out of a house and walked down to Qu-an's Road. There the usual rush of ricksho curred, and defendant went up to complainant and said: Why don't you pay your ricksha Complainant replied:

I profess no great literary ability and would 'state my views in the simplest of language.

It is an updnubled fact that there ate today large sums of money available for investment and mortgage in property in this Colony but The free distribution of these monies is serious restricted by fear of the Sanitary Board... How often business men here have the same reply to make or to receive with regard to the investment of funds in house property in † Hongkong! "Yes, it is an excel ent property and quite worth the sum proposed, but who knows what the Sanitary Board may require to he done "presently?"-aad the money that would have been forthcoming is diverted clae where possibly out of the Colony altogether. What with the endless alterations, improve ments and changes exacted by our masters in hygiene, the digging up of drains and the lav lag of them down again only to be re-dis turbed at an early date, the countless orders 10 whitewash this and cement that, to put in this window and to gu}} put that door, all operations provocative of great ex pense to the unfortunate owner, it is small wonder that the capitalist lights shy and that the sinews of war are influenced in other directions.

Hongkong, roth March, 1956. “Chinese subsidiary coins will no longer be accepted in payment for panch and or month-

tickets (by the Star Ferry Company)." The scarcity of longkong coins in the open market is well recognised, and with the Postal regulations that all money must be paid in to that institution in that class if cain, it would be interesting to know how much of it is in Actual circulation, and how many ordinary Individuals can produce, at a moment's notice, out of their p ́ckets or purses, one or two dollars in that very desirable coinage.

1 question the right of the company tus to, as it were, demonetize coins which are curent throughout the Colony, and whether their action in so doing is not ultra wires

Impunity, the question naturally arises where if this sort of thing is to be done with will it stop ? and how any other companies will not follow suit? Until as a natural con sequence, the Chinese subsidiary coin will become & drug in the market, and the Hong- kong coin command a premium, which, I con- tend, no company, has a right to force on the general public of this Colony,I am, sir, yours

earth, and the others sustained more or less serious bruises and sprains, when the ac cide I was observed, aging of men instantly set to work to excavate the men who had been engulfed. Two Chinamen were found near the surface and they speedily recovered. There was a third Chinamon, however, still engulfed, and hugh the rescuers laboured with might uaf mun, it was a considerable time before they reached him beneath the sand under which he was buried, When length the body was brought to the bank it was found that the Crinuman was dead, having been suffocated by the landslide. The body was taken away for xamination by the medical officer, Mr. Cree escaped with a few bruises. Owing to the hour at which we receiv ed information of the accident, we have been unable to obtain full particulare of the un forunate affair, but the above is a substantial summary of the main facts,

work, and was on his way home from the dock, He had to cross the dock, which was spanned

bottom. What happened, when he got to the middle of the beam, is unknown, but it was stated that deceased forgot something, and was turning round to retrace fils steps when ha slipped, and fell to the bottom of the dock. The coolie, when picked up. was dead, but no bruiser were discovered on the body except a fmctured akull, and, as the bottom of the deck is filled with mud and slush, it is surraised by |the palice that deceased struck his head on one of the many cross-beams while falling. Tha body was taken charge of by the Shaukiwas police, and conveyed to the mortuary; where the usual foquest will be held.

VISIT OF FRENCH FLEET.

EXPECTED ON MONDAY,

St. Patrick, whose greatest exploit, from the outsider's point of view, was to clear the disthressful country" of snakes, will be bon- oured by all good Irishmen in Hongkong to-day. And yet St. Patrick was Irishman at all; he was, according to the best authority we have on the subject, a pure, out and-out Scotsman, speaking the doric with such fluency that he frightened the poor wild Irish out of their wits. Whether he left the shores of "Bonnie Scotland" clad in a kilt and a sporran, or whether he was, attired in what have, of late years, come to be known as rationals, it is impossible to say. On such points history is frightfully slack. It will describe where a inan was born, where he was educated and when he went to gaol; but it: will carefully, as of malice aforethought, ignore his powers as an infant prodigy in the steam-whistle. line, or is character, as a speculator in saccharine products, or his general ability to illustrate that famous adage which runs to the effect that "the quickness of the hand deceives the eye." So that when we state that we have no knowledge whether he was reared on porridge and slops, or preferred pate-de-foie gras and oysters, it will be understood we are speaking the absolute truth. The sug gestion has been made that it was the Saint who, in his unregenerate days, intro duced as a side-dish the well known and favourite Irish meal now known as "potalogs and point," but like all good stories that is probably a myth. What we, and everybody cise, do not know about St. Patrick would fill the Encyclopedia Britannica twice over, including the latest addition to the series. But, we take it, he was a good, honest, sonsy Scot, for the first thing he did was to rise from bis cell and leave Scotland, He Wherever he went he left his mark, came from Kilpatrick, went to Dalpatrick, journeyed to Kirkpatrick, sailed from Port patrick and so on, ad lib. He spent a short time in England, but the heathens there would have nothing to do with him, so he - went across to the sister isle to fraternise with the genial, laughing, 'devil-may-care Irish. What St. Patrick did not do there is not worth doing. Whenever he thought his Bock, or whatever be called them, were stray ing from the narrow way, he descended into purgatory and returned to tell them all about it. He must have scared the wits out of the sim

SAMPANS v. MOTOR-BUAIS, - ple, unsophisticated, peace-loving Irishmen of that day. It is rumoured that he invented a word colled the "shillelagh and employ

BOYCOTTERS IN HONGKONG HARBOUR. ed it to punctuate his remarks. it any rate,

When the electric tramway service started there are half a dozen places in Ireland

is Pongkong, there was a general belief that known to this very day, as St. Patrick's Pur

"Mind your own busi.

the ricksha-puller would attempt to play some gatory, or plain Purgatory. And what did

ness," whereupon defendopriruck complainant

hanky-panky tricks with the innovation and, St. Patrick find in Purgatory? We know on the mouth knocking out four teeth, and

indeed, the authorities were prepared for some what Sisyphus found, and Tantalus, and, doing other damage to the complainan, The

display of the trades unión" spirit nunong the later on, Dante. But St. Patrick knew his foreman, then took a sicksha to No, z Polich

quilers. But the electric cars started and there was none of the boycott idea shown towards Irish and he dispensed with shower baths Station but could not find the inspector, so lie waited. Al two o'clock in the 'moining the de-

those who took advantage of the system. As which used to be the favourite penance in-

most people know, a very different state of affairs flicted on penitent Scots by the priests in fendant came off duly axether with Grant and ordered the complainant out of the Station.

prevailed in Singapore, Itails were torn up, the old days-or fiery darts, or boiling oil, The complainant went home to Quarry Bay,

cars overthrown, and passengers injured. Now or hard work. No. The worthy Saint said Next morning be summoned the defendant,

matters appear to be going rather more that refractory Irishmen would be set before l'ha defendant did not charge complainant,

The 4.5. Drcimin, under ballast, which lek smoothly in the south, but it was an anxious I maintain that the cause of the recent and| Hongkonz on the 7th fast, on a voyage to summons against him.

time for the car employes and the passenger delicious banquets with all the delicacies of nor did he issue

Complains's evidence was heard, and he present depression of propery in this Colony longay, was reported in Hongkong this fore alike. As a matter of fact people used to ask the season spread out, wines galore, us

is-lo a very farge extent the Sanitary Beard. noon to have struck a rock in the Hainan Straits each other it they had taken out a special quebaugh at every corner, and all the choicest way cross-examined by Mr. Beavis. Witness

I do not for one moment advocate that the and to have become a total wreck. A Hong accident insurance policy before they entered titbits of the earth within reach. Then just knew defendant. He was never turned out of

Ship Street before. He was pet drunk on the sanitary conditions of our houses should be done Telegraph reporter called at the agents the car. Lately, there was introduced into as the bad and bold impenitent Irishman night in question as he bad only three drinks, neglected; on the contrary, I am in favour of Messrs, Bander, Wieler & Company-to-day, langkong the motor boat, and these small was about to reach forth his hand to grab Witness could suggest no reason why he should be most stringent and careful precautions and he was informed that they had received craft were to be seen careering around the the bottle, whoop and bedad the whole she-be assaulted by Taylor. He was never in against dirt and discare. But what I do ad- telegraphic information from Capt. Schlaikier harbour at a high rate of speed, and yet no been would disappear; and the hungry or police-court case before. When Grant found vocata is some plan by which property dwners of the ss. Dictima, to the effect that the vessel is smoke was visible, the driving power war out of sight, and the boat was a model of rather thirsty sinner would be left with no witness in the station, the latter asked what shall be protected against unknown, unforer ashore near Cape Kami, in the Hainan Straits,

seen and sudden expense, in a word, let us No exact daté could be furnished by the nestness and efficiency. Ons, of the features thing but a colic. The Irishmen who heard was the matter, and witness replied "A man

was a man' roll that!" He did not sing it, know where we are.

agents as to when the occurrence took place. of the motor boat as wa now know, is that sad and stirring story nearly fainted in

but said it.

Surely, it would be possible for the Sanitary As most people know, the nearest telegraph its cheapness. An engineer from Aquita terror and dismay at this terrible picture, Pra Grant declared he was on duty from Board to make up its mind once and for all as station in that vicinity is at Holbow, and messages fia, seeing the possibilities of the matar boat, and forthwith vowed obedience to the will 8 p.m. on 1st to 2 a.m, on March 2nd, Atras to the requirements to be fulfilled for years to from the coast must be despatched overland decided to hire ong for the conveyance of and command of the Saint. So he beam. he was oppos te house No. 34, when some come, and I cannot help thinking that theby messenger, which would occupy some con passengers fram vessels to the hathony in the

a power in the land and there women from certain houses shouted out and Government would do very well in causing the siderable time, and would account for any delay landing stage. The journey in a sarapan Whether the report that is being circulated Now, the pointed towards 'Queen's Road. Ongoing passage of an Ordinance which should provide in the receipt of news regarding the vessel. through a choppy sea, against a contrary wind, at present is true, we are unable to state was none to gainsay hía).

for the granting of certificates of immunity from The wire received from the master of the Dwould try the patience of a saint. To sit but it is said that Mr. Lai will, in all pro- most famous thing that St. Patrick did down, witness said complainant was on his

and his eyes were bruised, Witness saw drders for a period of 10 years at least. A man was sent from Hoihow and dated 13th March. by Tapes and rigging, while the boat rese gegement of competent men for the construc there was one old ruffian of a serpent who fendant knock down the complainan, The who owns house property in Hongkong should The report in shipping circles this afternoon like a lark under each ware and sank like tion of the railroad. On his way back, the report defied all the Saint's efforts to catelt hint, compliant, after saying something about the ** placed in a position to go to the Sanitary was to the effect that the Dreima siruck an pince of lead int every hollow, was enough goes on to say, 'Mr. Lai will pass through Hoard and say "Here is my properly, what do uncharted reel in the Straits, and foundered. to try any but the most experienced sailor's Japan and inspect the working of sailroads The serpent was as 'cuto as a serpent should police. left in a ricksha

Cross-examined: Witness has been in the you want me to do to it to pass your standard ma bethør this repart is tras or otherwins, could | powers of fiabilng sea-sickness. And, besides, | ikare, be, and he grinned at St. Patrick. Un-

not be confirmed at present. The ss, Decima there was alway; the uncomfortable feeling 13 This afternoon at Happy Retreat hundreds fortunately, the serpent, although a wily old Colony fornies months and is not a teetotaller, uf innitary perfection The Babitury Board

He has got into trouble when he was drunk, should be required to tell that man what they was formerly chartered by the Osaka Shosen that, should anything happen, and the beat be of Chinese, representatives of the Import and rascal, had met his match in the first serpent was not drank, on this fight, in fact had require and when he has done what is needful Kaisha. The charter terminated at the end of overturned, there was practically no chance of Export Firma of Californian, Auraliza and charmer of the age. St. Patrick made a box, nothing to drink. Witness was only goes frnd paid for it he should then be allowed to February, and the boat was delivered to her escape, for the ropes would entangle the occu-Calaste goods, the Pawnbrokers' Guild, Chi and calmly said "Come and have dinner trouble in Hongkong when he was drunk. With Irm. Goremment a certificate of former agents, Messrs. Sander, Wieler and pant even if he managed to get free of the asss in the employ of foreign Grms, salt, fish with the family." The serpent said that to mess did not make a report of the adult, as he oficiency and sorolts Immunity from further Company. The Decima, it is stated, was then awning. Consequently, when the motor-bear galld, druggists guild, piecegoods guld, hanse chartered by a Chinese syndicate to run be appeared, it was hailed as a boon and & bless and land agents, and general retailers of for bis great distress he had made another did not think it was his duty. After complain expente, as I say, for at least in years,

This would materially assist the properly tween-Hongay and Amoy, and it was while pro ing by nervous travellers, and, secured a sign goods, gave a tea party in honour of Mr. tion that day. Besides the box was 100 small, to put a man out. Witness was aver found markes here and would be source of carold ceeding to Hongay to take up the run between considerable amount of patronage. When the Lal Kwal Pui and party. Speeches wars engagement, and could not accept the invita ant left in a ricksha witness wept lato house St. Patrick invited him to try it, and after in any house in Shi Sirent by the defend. comfort to be individual who was property, the two ports aforementioned that the disaster motor first appeared on the water, the sam- made, and after several toasts and been pledg«

ad the proceedings were brought to a close.." #nt on any occasion. Witness never said to It would greatly facilitate the execution of is reported to have occurred. It does not appear pan people attached little fraportance to it.. a long contention the serpent, to prove. Hyper-Taylor Hever assaulted. Cree, inortgages and the atla of houser and at the that any fives have been lost. The officers and hey could not believe that by any pes

Crea was drink and I had myself to order him wame time it would or should give us a healthy crew seem to have gone to Holhow after siblity the sampah would be superseded. THE FAMING IN NORTE JAPAN, hit case, Jumped or crawled in. Then St

kbandoning the vessel,

In fact they laughed at the sail-ions mid- Patrick snapped down the lid saying out of's house earlier Jn the evening, and City.

get which lay at Blake Pier. But soon they "Aha and ohon," and threw the box into helped Taylor to put him in a zickaba." Wit My suggestion in a nutshell is this :

Now we know why there are ness said that Hynes knew Complainant at The Sanitary Board must know what they

began to realise that the motor boat was, in

igibilant Waves, for they are caused by the writhQuarry Bay and said he was a quarrellonie want. Let them say clearly and definitely what

their own parlance, robbing them of their man. Witness replied that complainant was it's and when that something has been done

rights. Amazing to believe, paopla actually Lady Piggott bege :10 acknowladgartwith ings of the serpent imploring to be an old man and this Taylor'used him roughly let them admit it by written statement or She was an iron screw gleamer built in 1878 preferred the motor boat to the native dug-out! thanks the following donations to the Japanean. released by the Saint. It is a marvellous tale, Next day defendant'said to witness that he did certißcate and for ever (or at any sale for so by the Flensburger Schiffsb forthe Flensburgerere was a pretty kettle of fiabl: What were Famine Fund which she has received, in they to do? Apparently they hold a consulin-addition to the price of tickets sold for ber and shows why St. Patrick is the Patron not think Complainant would remember any years to come) Bold their peace.

tion and determined to take concerted mea-forthcoming concert ***Baint of Ireland, and why the descendants thing about the argult of the previous night,

sures to drive the motor host off tho bar. of those who listened to his teachings and that if anything should happen Taylor

bour, waters. So one night they played are prepared to honour him to-day. St.. would deny seeing the man that night. The

Havoc with the propeller. Now It had been Patrick being a Scotsman and an Ilishman defendant gaked witness two or three times to

* No || further news has been received in the custom of the sampaus to lie alongside say nothing about the abult. Witness was at the same time may help to prove why the on kodd terms with the defendant but lately

Honkong to day regarding the position of Blake Pier, but the night of the two races Have something in commun; at had a dispute over a mataroom "boy."

the German steamshipDecima, which was “accident" not a simpan was to be seen a reported in last night's Telegraph; as @hay hundred yards near Blake Pier. It took two any rate they have a strong boliaf in!feativi.

log struck (A. rock, and subsequently { hours to repair' the, propeller. Another tim› fles and fatignal'celebrations, and though:

came

KOWLOONITE.

Kowloon, 17th March, 1906,

:

$.S. "DECIMA" REPORTED WRACKED.

TOTAL LOSS IN HAINAN STRAITS.

15th inst.

The French armoured cruisers, Mentcalm, flagship of Vice-Admiral Richards, Commander in-Chief of the French Navy on the Chinn · Station, and the Gueydon, with six destroyers, having left Hougay, Tonkin, on the 14th inst, are expected to arrive bere on or about Mon day, the 20th inst. With Vice-Admiral Richards, on the Montcalm is Rear-Admiral Kiesel, Chief of Staff. These vessels form a part of the Fint Division of the squadron: The Admiral not having intimated the length of his stay in this Port has been found impossible to arrange any programme for the entertainment of our French visitors, but it is expected that dinners will be gives by His Excellency the Governor, the Admiral, Commodore, and the French Con

ul, a dinner being also given on the Montcalm, while the man will be entertained to a dinner and sing song" by the men of the British squadron in Port. It is understood that during his stay here Admiral Richards will take a trip lo Canton, and there inspect the French river çunboats stationed in those waters.

MR. LAI KWAL-PUI,

TEA PARTY AT HAPPY RETREAT.

roth:inst. Mr. Lai Kwai Pul, the gentleman who is taking so important a part in urging the cop struction of the Canton-Hankow railway, is axpacted to leave here shortly, sumour jays, for

Europe. He will, however, go to Fateban first, and after settling some basiaest matters there will commence bis journey to foralga countries.

was to clear snakes out of Ireland. But kiers and blood was flowing from: his mouth, further expense of Recount of Sanitary Board fina by Messis: Sander, Wieler and Company huddled HR under an awning, surrounded bability, go to England to arrange for the en-

the sea.

At this stage the case was adjourned until Thursday next.

It is possible I may be met with the objec« tion that in such a climate and community as this that houses rapidly accumulate dirt and that constant and anremitting supervision and cleansing are necessary,

To inspection and washing and the free and habitual use of disinfectants and whitewash Aliave no objection, but when it comes to expans sivo, Utructural alioration. It is another story

No arrangements have yet been made by the seents to inspect the vessel, The Decima was a verse) of 704 tons, and commanded by Captain Schlaikidi,

Dampfschiffatut. Her dimensions were {.length; 243-24 breadth, 3x3 pand depth, 17,7%.

MARINE THOINEER LEAVES FOR THE WRECK.

16th inst.

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