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SIR, ARTHUR MOORE,

VISITS GOVERN,K MONTENEGRO

AT MACAO.

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, APRIL: 14, 1906.

SHANGHAI ENGINEERING AND Į success, and the sum of total and partial failure ↑ COMPULSORY Swimming för all children over

SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, as a measure of failure, it follows that 89 per ten years of age, except those madically carti cent, of the weather forecasts were succesfulded as unfit, has been adopted by the Becken. While the question of the re-construction in 1905. No doubt this is very satisfactory fromham Education Committee. of S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co. was agital- the scientific point of view, but the ordinaryman | Jules Soucher, a Paris. fireman, fel! fifty fzet ing the shareholders of that Company and requires something more. For instance, it from a ladder, while rescuing an aged lady compelling the interest of all who have been would be well to know what the Observatory' from a burning building without receiving any walching the trend of events in the North, officials mean by "partial success," and when serious injuries. The old lady fell on top of we denied the assertion made by the op they account a forecast a "partial failure." To him, and beyond shock also escaped 'under-in-Chief of the British Naval Squadron in ponents of the re-construction scheme that the cominonplace individual.he weather forecast the very existence of the new Company is of comparatively slight interest, but the was threatened by the operations of the mariner it is of supreme importance, especially Kiangnan Arsenal docks. It was argued in the case of those who are unacquainted with that the Kiangnan Arsenal was flourish.

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fo The Manager.

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), DAILY-130 per auntyji. WKERLY-$13 per aumon. ̧

This rates per quarter and jer mojem, pugsertional.

the coast conditions. In this connection an

harmed.

"You are charged with having a quantity, of Hazeland to a defendant this morning at the ilheit opium in your house," said Mr. F. A. Police Court. No, I have not," replied the Chinaman. The excise otheer put ji there.

I saw with my own eyes, I don't smoke," He

The daily issue is deliveret (per who addreso greatly that it would shortly appendix entitled #Fogs on the Coast of

have all the work required by the China," compiled by Mr. F. G. Figg, is al was fined $75 nevertheless.

recomible tu zasenger. Bukovi w sent by jest A3, aliditional $1,40 per quaras o charged for pinge. 1lar pentage on the weekly isur të any part of the

Twight 5- 30 «ents per ipaorta.

Chinese Government, Chinese OWNCTS and other shipping in its hands. Being a Government 'concern and bolstered up Single C'epite. Daly, ten vente: Weekly, Twenty with Government money, the Kiangnan Arsenal could offer better terms than the Shanghai Engineering and Shipbuilding

five cents.

he

value, showing as it does the variation in fog conditions in the vicinity of Hongkong and around the coast generally, Mr. Figg states that "when the mean percentage of the whole of the stations is takes, April proves to be the

· Macao, 12th April, 1986. The first visit to Macao of the new Comman-

China was made on Wednesday. At six o'clock in the evening liat day H.M.S. Alacrity, flying the flag of His Excellancy Vice-Admiral 'Sir At ten o'clock this forenoon the Admiral landed Arthur W. Moore, anchored in the sandstead.

in the inner harbour of Macao at what is known as the old Naval Station, pier. Early

in the morning the river gunboat Moorhen steamed out from her moorings to the Alterity m the outer harbour; thế Admiral having embarked on board the Atoorken, stre returned to Macao.

Company. A short paragraph. in the A. foggiest month, 25 per cent. of the days being morning and charged with obstruction. They due to his rank, and then inspected the force, Jongkong Gelegraph shows how it in the foggy, and September has the least fog, viz,

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1966.

CRIME IN HONGKUNG.

Hongkong's morality is distinctly on the upward grade, if we may judge from the severely statistical statement issued by the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol for the past It is a noturinus, fact that figures are by no means the best guide which we can have if we desire to form a just estimate of the crime of the Colony for a specified

year.

was. It is as follows: "The American cruiser Kaleigh was undocked and a Chin ese erniser docked at the International Dock

per cent. But the time of the occurrence of the maximum varies with the latitude, the S. coast recording the maximum in March, and on the 7th instant." It is evident, therefore, Shanting and the Gulf of Pechili between that the competition of the Kiangnan june or July." After describing the weather Arsenal, is largely, a vain creation of the conditions which tend to the creation of foggy mind.. the Chinese Goverment find it weather the writer observes: "To the navi. desirable to send their warships to the In-sator the practical importance of the results ternational Dock in preference to the Riang.

arrived at is this, that about the beginning of an Arsenal that is surely an indication the year whenever it is known that low pres- that the fears of the pusainisis, who

sure areas exist over China or adjacent walcas foresaw the speedy downfall of the Shanghai he may expect to find more or less tog along Engineering and Shipbuilding Company the coast, its occurrence becoming more and period, because a great deal dépends not su may safely be disregarded. Endeavours more frequent and its character probably mich on the number of cases as on the were also made to prove that although Mr. denser, unit the period of the year when character of the crimes committed. It is Korff was a director of the new Shanghai the maximum of fog obtains, is reached impossible, in the absence of any explana Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. and was an the different parts of the cost" Rogs DEODORISERory remarks by the Superintendent of the therefore likely to bring the large shipping covering, the most extensive areas of the Gaol, to say whether Hongkong is improv interests which his firm controls to the ser- coast on the same day were most frequent in ing in this respect, but it is at least notevice of the Company, the greatest amount of april, except over the area from the Yangtze worthy that the number of convictions for

to Shantung and the Gulf of Pechin when May actual crime --including pelly offences" of

shows the greatest percentage. April i#sh every description---showed a reduction of

to be a very bad month along the stretch of 1,213. In 1905 there were 64 prisoners receiv.

coast comprised by the Formosa Channel and ed from the military authorities as compared

saath of the Yangtze, the prevalence of fog with sin, the previous year, a significant

on the same day being very frequent over the reduction. Under the heading of "Dere

whole area. After April it seldom happers that tug embraces the 5, coast and Formosa Chan- mand er in deľanh și finding surety" no

GERMICIDE

CHEAP

HARMLESS.

EFFECTIVE

made to the police by both local and naval In consequence of several complaints being

men of the blocking of the landing to our

At the wharf to receive the distinguished wharves by saingans, the police went, out on

visitar a guard of honour, under an officer of Thursday and secured several sampan owners who were brought up at the Plice Court this captain's rank; was posted. Sir Arthur Moore in landing was received with all the honours

were each fined $5 and cautioned.

Accompanied by bis aide-de-cams and the PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the Comunander of the Accrady, the British & denir. Band of the 19th Infantry on the New Paradeal attended by the Portuguese Chief of Staff, Grannd, on Monday next, from 5 to 6.30 pan.: Captain Dunao de Mencies of the Artillery, "Man:h.........." The Rife Regiment"...Sousa pruceeded to Government House on a formal tiverture..."Le Reine d'an Jour“

visu to the Governor of the Colony, Senhor Waliz...............

Lugante.

Marinho de Montenegro. Another guard of Selection....... The Cingalee' Piccola Bulu........... “Golden Sparkis

honour in command also of a Captain awaited New Baner............” The thailistha

Sir Arthur Moore's arrival at the gobernatorial God Save the King,

residence. The honours accorded the British. visiter are what are equivalent to those given in Portugal to a General of Div.sion.

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The case was

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After the usual exchange of courtesies

the Admiral and the British officers returned aboard the Hope hen in port.

At eleven in the forenoon the Governor returned the Admirals visit on board the

WARAN Das, an Indian hawker, No. 34, Elgin Road, Rowlopu, figured in the duck at the Magistracy this morning, being charged with stealing from his employers do rolls of silk, 12 talis of grass cloth, 20 sloven handkerchiefs, etc., and Szoo in hard cash; total value, $1,000, on or about the rh instant. The defendnot denied the charge. Inspector Langley, who British gunboat. At a pan, the Admiral re- turned to the flucrity, which weighed anchor prosecuted, asked for a remand.

and steaned out in the direction of Canton. accordingly adjourned until Tuesday next..

ad the Adoural not leli to-day and had pro- The launch of the steam-ship Long-wo, which

lunged his stay at this pott, his Excellency has been built by the Hongkong and Whampoa would have been entertained as, a banquet af Government House The members of the Deck Company to the order of the Indo-China

Wednesday, 18th inst, at 5 pm. Thehner on Easter Sunday and it was the inten Steams Navigation Company, will take place Macao Club are entertaining their friends at

Lepag-zoo is intended for the Yangise trade, tion of the commuttee to invite the British. Ad and as an evidence of the interest which miral and his suite to honour the Club with being manifested in this trade it may be noted

their presence at the function. that the Li Fong, belonging to the Afensageries Reunis, arrived at Hongkong the other day, en rate to Shanghai, and she will also be em

German ship repairing and engineering would be placed in the hands of German firms at Kiaochau. This argument also is squelched; for, on the 14th of March last, the German man-of-war is was docked at Shanghai, cleaned and repaired. Here then is another instance why confidence should be retained in the Shanghai Engineering less than 856 persons lost their liberty and Shipbuilding Company. With reference; nel arons at the same time, but they continueing to, the same firm-already plying on the

to this Company we

may expect at

ployed on the Yangtse. The Z Fong, which a sister ship of a vessel (the Linna)-leto ng

tili about the middle of June in the area com- Yangise, lah yesterday for Shanghai.

A. §. WATSON & CO., | temporarily, let us hope-during the year,

which was a slight increase over the number an early date the allicial announcement that prised by the Formosa Channel and the Yangtze THE final association football match for the

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

tfongkong, 3rd March, 1906.

GREGOR &

CO.,

SHERRIES

of those who tailed to find bail or were uns able to give guaramees of good faith in 1904. a.considering one item of the list or prisoners received," which is the quaint, oticial way of looking at the matter, one is inchmed to ask-Are we becenting more lenient towards those who fail to

pay their

the ald Farnham, Boyd Co. has been recon-

stucted with new articles under the name disints, and they disappear still later in the of the Shanghai Engineering and Shipbuild section of the coast comprised by the estuary of the Yangtze and the Shantung districts. After the end of july there are practically no logs

Company, Ltd. Readers will remember the resolution for the re-construction of the Company, and it is.consequently unnecessary to enter into details on that point now, ex

covering extensive suctions of the coast on the same day. It is in january that they begin

Soldiers' Club Challenge Shield was held un Club football ground at Happy Valley on Thursday afternoon. The finalists were West Kents and the Royal Engineers. Both Teams played a cond gaine but were greatly hamper el by the slippery condition of the ground. The West Kents were, however, quicker in tak-

they were leading by a single on changing sides the Engineers attacked their opponents' citadel, but they were entirely out of luck in piloting the leather home. The West Kents secured their second goal, and won a good asatch by two goals to me.

THE GEEKWAN EXCURSIONS.

CHINESE ANCESTOR-WORSHIPPING,

The annual pilgrimage of Chinese to Chek- way to visit the tombs of their ancestors, and |to.do homage t. their forefathers, conimicoced on Thursday, and is continuing daily until Monday next, when the last excorsion will be made. Up to and including to-day's departures." it is estimated that something like 10,000 Chinese have made the pilgrimage, and it is anticipated that some 5,000 will avail themselves of the rema oing two days' excursions, Yesterday, Good Friday, being

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public

debts Not so very long ago, wheu an incept to say that the new Company is to com- to increase agam From the table compiled ing the ball, and when half-time was called holiday, the oppertunity was Inken advan-

real value.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

re-

delivered in London on the 11th inst. THE Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne has been appointed member of the Medical Board Mr. Bennet Burleigh (war-correspondent) has been strack down with an attack of double pneumonia and lits in a critical condition.

mence operations on the 1st proximo. It it appears that much more fog is found a few dividual failed to meet his obligations the

is to be presumed that the new articles have | miles seaward of the river mouths than at the creditor did not dunk twice over the matter.

been registered under the Companies Or ports on the rivers a litle infind. The main The simply clapped the debtor into prison.dinance of Hongkong, and it may be expected point in the report, however, is the weather fore Nowadays, the creditor seems willing to that shareholders will be served with a notice casts, and nothing is said as whether the put off the day when he must resort to

to the effect that the resolutions passed Director is entirely satisfied with the results the Court hoping, no doubt, that the at the extirdinary and adopted at the achieved in tous. We are left to infer that debtor will eventually pay up like a man-confirmatory meeting will take effect on the because 56 per cent, were successful and 33 hope tells him a flattering tale; ai, all events st prox. In this event the directors are

per cent. pariaily so the Observatory has ful- -19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, there were only 49 debtors imprisoned last required to give the shareholders a clear year as contrasted with 64 in 1904. Includ

fourteen days' notice, so that the announce-

filled us purpose. As a matter of fact, few ing those who were ou remand and those mem as to the registration of the new Con- concern themselves with the existence of such unable to find security or bail, 0,227 pri-pany intist be made on Tuesday at the latest, an institution, except in the typhoon scaso, soners entered Victoria Gaul last year as if operations are to begin on the 1st of and then the Observatory's obanivations are of against 7,464 in 1904-a reduction of 1,237, May. In the opinion of several shareholders giving a percentage of .057 to the estimated theic is a possibility that the question of population, the lowest recorded for the last reducing the capitals of the Company will five years. It is noteworthy that the non- once again be brought forward by the! ber of convictions from the New Territory new board of directors. It is contended THE German mail of the 13th March was was in last year or more than double that that the property market in Shanghai is, of the previous year. It does not necessarily at the moment, far more favourable than follow that crime has increased on the when the scheme was first mooted about mainland; the probability is that the out- this time last year. We have no positive lying districts are better policed, with the ground for suggesting that a reduction of the result that crimes and offences which a few capital will be proposed by the new board, but if such be the case it is anti- years ago would have passed unchecked are now brought to light by the vigilance of the cipated that no difficulty will be experienced LIEUT. Col. C. S. Sparkes, KA.MC., has been in securing the Ts. 1,100,000 wherewith to appointed member of the Sanitary Board, in law. No less than 3,383 persons came.

return to the shareholders a sum of zo lacis place of Lieut. Col. C. L. Jusling, RAMC, under the discipline of the gaol for offences

per share of what is generally believed to be not of a criminal character, and of that

the over-capitalised amount of the amalga- mumiber 1,307 had contravened some section mated docks at Shanghai. It can be assumed of the Opium Ordinance. Five beggars with a reasonable degree of certainty that the spent a temu in gol: The report notes valuable asset in the Old Dock would pro Sta Anthur Nicolson, the British delegate at that first offenders are completely separated vide security for any advance which the the Morocco Lenference, has received the from habitual criminals, which is satis directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and factory ; for too often the prison officials are Ranking Corporation might grant to enable St. George for his services at Algeciras. apt to forget that the prison exists not so the Company to make the return of capital much for corrective purposes as for the suggested. We believe that such a return MA. T. Asano, President of the Toyo Kisen reclamation of the lapsed, and particularly would be generally welcomed by the share. Kaisha, proposes to establish a joint stock of those who have fallen for the first time holders, and it would relieve the Company company, with a capital of Yen 1,500,000, in and taste the degradation of compulsory of the burden of earning larger profits in order to improve the harbour and port of confinement. Taking it altogether there is order to maintain the dividend on a propor- comparatively, little of interest in the report [tionately larger capital. -if two binths within the precincts of the prison be excepted-the only outstanding fact being the great reduction in the num ber of those who endured prison life for, a spell during the past year..

FROM

SANDEMAN, BUCK

& CO.,

XERES, SPAIN.

THE

WEATHER FORECASTS.

The majority of people are inclined to scoff at the weather prophet, but withal he continues to thrive, and his very persistency may bring his detractors to his side in the course of time The Japanese Naval Department has given From the Report of the Director of the Hong notice that fifteen of the merchant vessels cap kong Observatory for last year, it appears that ured during the late war are to be sold by a comparison is made daily between the forecast

Applications must be sent to the Department by the 10th inst. The following issued and the actual conditions

. OLDEST FAVOURITES ender.

in the East.

Hongkong, 25th July, 1905.

which

are the steamships which are to be cold: follow. le 19 the results of that comparisor Yatsuura Maru, Urusan Maru, King Arthur, | were; Success 56 per cent.; partial success 33 Buniry, Riuit Maru, Brimo Muru, Scotsman, per cent. ; failure 1 per cent.; partial failure 10 Shibitor Maru 5, Vegga, „Fienry Bolkow, Chojuku Maru, Baior, Rideguir, and Mostara. per cent. Following the method used, in The sailing vessel Antelope is also to be sold meteorological offices and taking the sum of total and partial success as a measure of

[36-17 by tender.

resigned.

THE uext criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Wednesday, the 18th inst, at to o'clock in the forenoon.

Yokkaichi.

THE ·Lady, Superior of the Roman Catholic Mission at Kumamoto, Sister Marie Colombe, has been decorated by H. I. M, the Emperor with the Order of Merit for her services in | alleviating the sufferings of lepers since 1880..

GOVERNMENT proposes to erect a public lairine on the piece of ground at Tsim Sha Tsui bounded on the north and east by War Department land, on the south by a lane ad joining Kowloon Island Lot 9:9, and on the west by Macdonnell Road.

A BERLIN naturalist uses his morning cup of coffee as a barometer. Ifthe sugar be dissolved the surface. If they form a frothy mase, clear, fine weather can be reckoned on, if the froth collects in a ring round the edge of the cup, showare may be expected,

undisturbed, air bubbles rise to and remain on

age of by sume 400 buropeans to make. the trip and see what was to be seep, a though the weather considerably marred the pleasure of the outing. The early part of the day was fine and clear, and good weather was anticipated, but those anticipa 1.ons, unfortunately tor those concerned, were, not realized, as about noon the weather thickened and heavy clouds loomed up, and ere long discharged their contents in drench

festival for the participants, the majority of the tents, so that it turned out a very wel Europeans, no doubt, being sorry they went.

RIFLING A BLUEJACKET'S 7

Timer, says :-The inquiry into the Scots A REUTER telegram, pubished in the Straits Guards tagging case has been opened. Lieut. Kennedy (the officer ragged) stated that Lieuts D. Hamilton, C. Handton, Harford, and joiffe court-martialled his on the charge of being in a filthy condition, and for teling the Colonel a lie. They afterwards stripped him, drenched him with moturul, and hall smeared him with jun. He admitted association with a woman. Colonelt Cathbert stated that the surgeon noti hed Kennedy', condition to him. se under stand that Kennedy had some skin disease on un before this. The Colonel admitted having declared, in disgusted manner, that it was matter for the subalterns to settle. But, by saying this, he only meant moral pressure.- Later despatch states: Surgeon-Mujur Whiston fest fed to Lieutenant Kennedy's dirty coudith instant. Two independent witnesses said tion and stated he was suffering from itch. 'Three orderlies and two army doctors festified

POCKETS,

Two Chinamen, who are unable to give a satis factory account of themselves, were brought before Mr. FA. Hazeland ibis morning, charged with rising the puckers of an American blue. jacket on Queen's Status whart on the

that 11.45 pm, on the cay in ques.

Cubert, rccepted all the responsibility the prostrate body of an American blue- to his cleanliness. Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. 190, they saw four Chinamen kneeling, over punishing Lieutenant Kennedy. The inquiry jacket and going through his pockets, When

has now been clised

SAILORS IN TROUBLE.

-VELY SCENES IN HONGKONG SHOPS,

Jantes O'Dell, able seaman, H.M.S. Kent, 6 charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the shopkeeper at No. 102, Queen's Roat East on Police Court this morning, with assaulting a the night of the 12th instant. When asked what he had to say, O'Dell said he had too much beer in Thursday night. Evidence was beard to the in him and coul i noi remember what occurred

effect that defendant entered the shop and hailed the complainant with a smack across the fare. Then the row commenced. His Warship fined defendant $5.

A BAD SHOT.

they saw that they had 'been, discovered the our men look to their heels. & chase ensued and two men were arrested, one by a British warrant officer and the other by an Indian civilian, lospector Warnock said that the de- fendants had been in the Colony for over a year and flaring that period were never known

journed the case for further inquiries to be to have been employed. Mr. Razeland› ad-

made as regards the characters of the de-

endants.

KAISER Singh, a watchman enployed at the Sikh Temple at Morrison Hill Gap, was charged with being in possession of a sword- stick without the necessary permit from the James Edward Oakley, stoker, H.M.S. Kent, | police. Another Indian who had recently ar- was the next to face the Court in answer to four rived from Shanghai gave information to the police, for Kaiser, in a quarrel with him in the while drunk in an eating-house at No. 223, charges: (1) behaving in a disorderly manner Queen's Road Central last night, (2) damaging temple, threatened to do something rash with property in the shop, (3) assaulting a Chinese the weapon. Mr. Hazeland imposed a fine $15, policeman, and (4) assaulting the shopkeeper. and ordered that the stick be forfeited. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charges. The complainant was called and he said that knocked down a table containing crockery ward. Oakley entered the shop on Thursday night and When spoken to, defendant picked up a rice basin and flung it at his head. He failed hit the target, sa Oakley used his fist on the Chinaman. A policeman was called and de- fendant "went" for the policeruan but was afterwards arrested. His Worshipin imposing a fine of $11.80--which included compensation for damage dane in the shop-remarked that he took into consideration Oakley's good character on board ship.

DAIL ESTREATED,

Robert Robson, seaman, U.S.Ś. Afoundaeck, was arrested on Friday night for behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner whilet drunk in Queen's Road Central. At the Central

Station he was released on Sto bail. This morning he failed to turn up in answer in the charge and his bail was ordered to be estrented by Mr. Hassland.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAIL, DUE.

Indian (Kutang) 15th inst French Polynesien) 16th inst American (Hongkong Maru) 18th inat. American (Korea) zand inst. Canadian (Tartar) 1st prox.

Singapore for this port on 13th inst, at nous, The Great Northern 8.5. Dakota left Shang- hai for this port on 12th inst, at exam, and is expected here on 14th inst.

The P. & O.. S. N..Co.'s ss, Palermo left

The N. Y. K. European Line sa. Dingo and is expected here on 16th inst. Maru left Shanghai for this port on 13th insi,

The N. Y. K. Australian Lino *,s. Yawala Maru left Manila for this port on 14th inst and is expected here on 16th fuști, A