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TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, APRIL 28 1906. HOW 10 BAGUMB A HONGKONG † to a post worth $40 a month their services

CIVIL SERVANT.

One of the bulwarks of this great and glorious Empire is that famous institution known officially as the Hongkong Civil Ser-

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will be dispensed with. In other words, if they resign, they will get the sack. More. over, if they do not take up their positions they won't get a month's pay. A far-sighted Government this in Hongkong.

Throw them out if they don't come in, and let them forfeit a month's pay if they refuse to accept it. In fact, the Government really does not want him, for if he happens by some mir aculous chance to refuse the job, the Govern ment will stick to his Sto which he deposited. Shrewdness could hardly go further. Then' a scheme of salaries has been framed for the guidance of the candidates, but hear the sylph-like thunder of the official notice these salaries are "liable to modification from time to time." They will not be liable to in- crease from time to time--that would be wo much to exper-but they certainly will be "lable to modification." So that a man of 21, say, who started at $20, might find that by the time he was 40 bis salary had been A must aodified" to 20 cents per month. paterial idea founded on the principle, "Blessed is he that doth not expect much, for he shall not be deceived." Probably, by the phrase "liable to modification" the

The Kalior will und unterinke to be respousty for vice. The privilege of being attached to

any rejected M., nor to return any Contribution. ·

that Service is so highly appreciated by the beads of Departments that they never cease singing the Jubilate Deo, unless they join in fusty chorus in one grand Te Deum, The minor branches of this wonderful Service is manned by a hardworking staff, which seeks to eke out its livelihood, when in its pristine youth, by contemplating from afar the radi am brilliancy of the stars in the firmament | of the blest. They may even indulge in visions, for which no charge will be made, the superiors on high being very far removed from those wily innkeepers of the west wtro charge for the view of the scenery as well as fur hopes never realised. But these same MISTAKEN, MERCY.

members of the Junior Service, so to speak. While everybody will admit that the must not attempt to get beyond the regula, duties of the Magistracy are arduous and,tions of the Service by advancing spine ar- to a great extent, thankless, it will also be vellous excuse that they cannot live on the recognised that there is frequently such an extravagant salaries they receive, or suggest attile 'on the part of the Bench that they desire a rise in salary-and, re- framer of the conditions meant "subject to make the punishment fit the dine member, they get salaries, not wages like the

The Hongkong Celegraph

LONGKUNG, SATURDAY, APRII. 18, suut,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD.

ANNUAL MEETING, The thirty-third ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the Society's office, No. 2, Queen's Build- inge, at noon to-day,

Mr. H; W. Slade presided, and among others present were Messi A. G. Wood, N. A. Siebs, A. Forbes, G. H. Medhurst, W.-J. Saunders (secretary), C. M. G. Burnie, B. D. Murray, H. J. M. Carmichael, O. A. Cruz, J. 'B. H. Whittall, I. M. H, Nemazte, W. H. Carmichael; J. A. Jupp, II. M. Tibbey, W. Mel- chers, F. He and Capt. 1logge."

The notice convening the meeting having been read,

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The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, with, your permission I will take the report as read. To begin with I would like to explain in as few words as possible the Board's reasons for hold-

the annual meeting now instead of next meeting in October presented accounts to the ah June and have closed the working account of the preceding, year and divided up the pro- In order to render this possible we fits. kad a system of estimating the proportionate amount of premises on all unexpired policies still outstanding on the old year's account and transferring both premiums and liabilities on there unexpired portions of policies to the new

arduous task and any very great accuracy was hardly, to be aimed at. We have long been seekin on opportunity for amending this system, and, now that under our bargain with

October. In the past we have at each annuai

TELEGRAM.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "*

SERVICE,

TERRIBLE STEAMÈR

DISASTER.

"BENTONG" SUNK AFTER COLLISION.

SEVENTY-ONE PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED.

TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE UNKNOWN. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 28th April, 11.10a.m.

A disastrous collision occurred ba- tween the teamers Bentong and Haversham Grange, off Cupe Ro- chudo () on the night of the 26th just.

The Bentong sank shortly after the collision, with the result that the crow and passengers were pre

that amounts almost to a temporary Common ruck. No wonder then that there aeration," but he does not say so explicitly, year. As you may imagine this was rather an cipitated into the water.

obscuring of judgment. A few days ago, such a case was reported in our columns, The julgerent "being so inadequate, and ex- hibning, such a lack of fitness that we con cluded it might be left withom comment on our part, the fatuity of the whole thing being apparent to the meanest intelligence. More- over, it is not our purposem desire to harass the Magistracy or to belittle the importance of the office. It is wholly alien to our policy to minimise the capacity of the Bench

Help was rendered by the Harer- sham Grange, which stool by, and lowered boats.

Seventy-one of the crew and pas-

and how is a candidate for honours to guess are people who are not casuists but place what the "authorities" are driving at P. We profound faith in the Hongkong Civil Service; have said enough to show candidates what they will argue that it gives the civil wealth, may be theirs--cmphasis on the servant a status in life; they may boast of "may"and as we do not wish to paint the the China Traders' shareholders we have to: what he will be when entitled to sit at atily, or point a moral or adom the tale, we ment superiority; they may do anything, in which may fall to their lot if they are mode desk stamped with the hallmark of Govern gaven to car readers to see the advantagesystem altogether and allow all claims ou sengers on the Bentong were picked

fact, so long as they join in the pæon of rately careful, industrious and ambitious. praise and if they do that and behave properly the Government will smile upon them and bid them be good, premising always that

LOCAL AND GENERAL

provide exact figures up to the end of the year to abolish the 1905, we find it necessary 190; policies to fall on the 1995 working account. Under these circumstances we cannoi form any proper estimate of the 1935 profis until we have all the accounts in up to the end of 1956 and this means an annual meeting not

up by the reșeuers.

Several of those rescued were in a state of extreme exhaustion, and

in the view of those who might be templed | contribute towards a Superannuation Fund, the resignation by Captain F. O. Stedman offConsidering that the main part of your dividend, in the collision.

out of their $20 or even $40 a month they is Excellency the Goverilor has accepted earlier than April 1977 to deal with the profits many suffered from injuries sustained

eathrow,dust in the eyes of the Magistrates. | But there are occasions when the Magis which is also a mystery, and ask no questions, trates should learn the opinion of the general From the current number of the Gongen. | Community on their decisions, so that should ment Gazette, we learn that there is to be sinuilar cases occur in future they may have an entrance examination for clerkships in the the benefit of lay seflection de guide them in Hongkong Civil Service in June, Now's the matter. Regarding the case in which the opportunity for budding genuises. But we have made reference, a correspondent perhaps they would like to learn the con has written us a vigorous and treiachant criti-ditions under which they will gain admittance to this Service of all the talents. ln the cism of the Magistrate's judgment, Last week, two house-coolies employed at the Cosmopolitan Hotel refused to carry out a

his commission in the Hongkong Volunteer

Corps.

Tire keeper of the only public-house in Geher uden, a late village near Bade, Swizerland, having raised the price of beet a halfpenny a glass, all the workmen of the village have agreed to give up, drak until Cue old price is

comes nur of interest in your reserve funds, we thought it unreasonable to ask you to wait u til April 1907 for the whole of your dividend, and therefore we have called you together now to receive the accounts up to the end of roos and to pass an interim dividend out of 1905 mcrest. We propose next. April to pay a final dividend for the year 1903 and an interim dividend for the year 106, and to continue this system in future years. We now come to on Monday evening the following ladies and the 1905 working account. The figures pub. first place they must be between 16 and 24ventfemen have kindly promised their services.lished, we think, are very satisfaclory; but we years of age-which is a definite and precise Mr. Moore and Mrs. Jordan. Messen Wallow,

cannot, of course, forecast what the ultimate statement to be understanded of all. NextP. W. Goldring, G. R. Edwards, Jordan, profit will be as the risks have not yet run

restored.

AT the Kowlann Seamen's Institute concert

The loss of life is not yet definitely known,

[The steamship Bentong was a vessel of 448 tous, belonging to the Straits Steamship Coin- pany of Singapore. She was built by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd., for the present nwners in 1903 and engined by the same firm. The Bentong was engaged in carrying goods and passengers between the Malayan ports and Singapore. Presumably, the larger pro- portion of the passengers on board wers Chin- ese employed in the tin mines. The aver tham Grange is a large vessel with a gross tonnage of 7, 57. She was built in England in 1898, and, according to the latest edition of Fart Company. She is registered at Greenock.

legitimate order, and when pressed to per they must do a variety of things, and subiit Brawne, Barlow, (violin) Anderson (oboel off. The interest accoum amounts tu neatly Lloyd's Register, belongs to the Empire Trans- form the work they thrashed their mistress, such proofs as might well bewilder anybody | Tuxfard[ctavionet], also a short nautical sketch $37 per share, but of this at least $7 per | ~~Ed., J.K.7.]

who was ill at the time. Not content with that, they also thrashed the son of the pro- prictrix. The Inspector in charge of the f4case stated in Court that the lady was re ported to be dangerously ill. When a witness for the prosecution, in reply to a question from the Bench, stated that one of the coolies had a swelling on his forehead through breaking a screen in the fracas, his Worship sarcastically remarked: "You don't,

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want me to believe that!" However, his Worship could scarcely dismiss the charge against the coolies. He fined them $3 each for behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner at the hotel, while one coolie was fined an extra $5 for the assault. It scenes tidiculous that a house-coolie should get off with a paltry fine of $5 for assaulting a larly, in an admittedly dangerous state of health. Even if the lady had been in the best of condition, a 5 fine would have been absurd. Our correspondent is stronger in his language and more pronounced in his views' on the mistaken clemency of the Bench. Had a European laid a finger on

but a horse marine. They must in the wards of the section--and let us be exacı' above all things-present :-"A ceruilicate plage, whên, the applicant was born in the Colony, or satisfactory proof of age when the applicant we not born in the Colony." Prodigious as the Dominie might well say. A proof of age when the applicant was not born! And not born in the- Colony either! The mir- aculous individual who can prove when he "was not born in the Colony should be handed over to Barnum and Bailey's show for exhibition. Supposing a candidate never had been born at all would he be a fit and proper person to become a candidate? Of course, the draughtsman of the sub-section in the conditions evidently had in his mind

entitled "A love passage. The programme has been arranged by Mrs. A S. 'Tuzford'

Defendant

At the instance of Lance-sergeant R. Hum plines, G Company, West Kent, Regiment, Chiu, io, master of a second-hand clothing shop at No. 21, East Street was charged with being in unlawful passession of seven pairs of khaki uniforms, valued at $14, the property of the regiment, on the 19th instant. saithe purchased the clothes from a marine hawker, Mr. F. A. Hazelaud fineð him $ço. An unemployed Indian figured in the dock this moining at the Magistracy, hefure Mr. C. A D. Melbourne, charged with stealing a goal from Causeway Bay last night. The complain ant, who keeps a goat' farm, said he owned about to gouts. The was about last night when

share niust be counted as interest, on the premium in band for the year 1905 and ought not to be anticipated as a profit at this stage. The Board therefore recommenda an interim dividend of $30 per share, This with the usual bonus of 20%, to contributors will absorbs some $375,000 and leave about $2,100,000 to be carried forward to be dealt with next April. Most of it will, of course, go

to pay lusses and claims, but we hope to have a

THE GREAT THURSTON,

WORLD'S GREATEST MAGICIAN COMING TO HONGKONG,

The Great Thurston, who is known as the Napoleon of the world's mazicians, is coming to Hongkong next week, and those who wan: a sensation, an exprience of the weird and miraculou, those who believe that the art of

illusion has died out and that there is nothing

'new under the sun will be amazed at the feats

performed by this wonderful performer. Hore. is no fake magician whose tricks would not de- deive the simplest. Thurston has a world-wide

the case of such applicant as might have string. The Indian was given in charge. His be added the value of our London Office they are given to undue adulation. It is only

buen born out of the Colony. Then be must produce a certificate from a school master or employer covering a period of three years before his application. Of course | if a candidate went to school at two years and left at five he might manage to obtain a certificate by hook or by crook; but if he waited till he was 23 years of age and left

he saw defendant leading the goat away with

Worship sentenced the defendant to seven days hard labour.

CA Fun, a salesman and shroff, engaged in

a coolie he would have been fined anything school at 17 and forgot to be employed be. It appeared that defendant was given a free holders of 1457 further shares have accepted Loubet, Enperor William I., Czar Nicholas

between $25 and $50," he remarks; but there is a wider and more dangerous prin- ciple at stake. Every day the ladies of Hongkong are left at home with nobody'tu

protect them against the blackguardly as

saults of house coolies. There is no protec tion at hand for them should, the coolies

cause his rich father had not died penniless

a firewood shop, No. 6, Grahani Streets was charged at the Police Court this morning, be fore Mr. F. A Hazeland, with embezzling the sum of $22.03, on the zigh inst., the properly of his employer. The defendant pleaded guilty hand in this shop On the day in question he collected the sum above-mentioned and made in the meantime, he would certainly be himself scarce. He, however, returned to the ineligibles He could call himself a money-shop yesterday and the police took him intain their China Traders' shares. As many of lender, however, and present himself with a certificate from himself. Then he must pay an examination fee of $1o. Whether he sever saw that fee again would greatly depend upon circumstances he might if he were sharp, but then he wouldn't be a candidate

charge, last night. His Worship sentenced the delendant to two montiss' hard labour, WHILE a junk was discharging fire-wood a! East Point, yesterday, the cooles at work ob served that a stranger had picked up a loud, slong it ever ins shoulder and walked away. A

alereted artists in his company who lend

air balance eft. As regards the balance sheet the figures speak for themselves, and I would merely point out that the rate of exchange for sterling being 2-4, instead of 1/10 as in our last balance sheet, some of the items naturally

reridtation. He has been hailed with acclama. show a reduction in dollars.. Our, "furniture

tion by the world's press, bat Britishers have a and office leases" have-been valued for the

daubiful feeling, when the opimons of news. purpose of getting at the final intrinsic value of our shares later on, and a new asset appears under this heading of $30,169.53. To this must papers in America and Australia are quoted, that necessary to state for the benefit of the Britisher leases, written advices of which have not yet

that the Great Thurston has held a six months'. reached us. The next point dealt with in the engagement at the Palace Theatre, London, and report is the new issue of shares. There are

a five months' engagement at the Palace Thea. 24,000 China Traders' shares, and we are issu-tre, London, which speaks for itself; he was ing one new share in the Society in exchange four months at the Marigny Theatre, Paris, foreach ten of them, as well as a cash certificate

and gave performances for several months in for the balance of intrinsic value Up to the present date 19,720 China Traders' shares have Berlin and Brussels. He has performed in Besides this, the presence of King Edward Vil, l'resident come in for exchange.

11, Emperor Franz Joseph 1., Shah Muzaffor our offer but have not yet completed delivery of their documents, 36 shareholders holding ed-din, King Christian IX., King George, King 2,086 shares have. not replied and 31 share: Leopold 1, and the Crown Prince of Siam, holders holding 737 shares have elected to re-

Every act is a novelty; nothing like the amaz. ing an of the magician, as expounded by Thurston has been seen in the East. Even the staid London Standard is induced to say those who have not replied are executors of deceased estates who have not yet obtained

that Thurston is "Absolutely the world's Intest proper powers and there are others, who, owing io change of address, have only recently re-

and greatest magician to-day." to Manila the wizard has created furore. Besides the great, ceived our circulas, the Board has decided to keep the Society's offer open until the end of Thurstan there are several other capable and break out against what they might consider

the year in give then all a further chance. By to be an unlawful order, and after this sen-

that time we shall be able to know how many new 'shares are left on our hands and to decide have no- tence, which there can be no doubt will be if he were so sharp as all that, and again, hechase followed, and the man was arrested in a

how they are to be disposed of.. well circulated amongst the coolies in Hong might. We will pass over the vulgar ques side street. At the Magistracy, this morning,thing more to say except that our scheme for kong, what safety is there for these ladies? ton of the subjects to be set for examination, the defendant denied the charge, saying that joining forces with the China Traders' Insur he was only going round the corner with the ance Company has now been successfully com in order that all mayThe mistress of the house may be left at

well knowing that our candidate if he had wood, but was going in come back with it:pleted and the objects aimed at may be can. sidered as secured. The goodwill has been re- home ill or ailing; she may be somewhat passed these preliminary tests could by no He made a bet if five cents with, a fors that he rained, the charges have been reduced, the judge the quality of our nut hide the cubic for threaten this with a simple affair like igeot vulgar fractions or could lift the lead of wood, as the fuki asid Sarity this a trader is excelents with satent, coolic geography. Then he he had not enough strength, to do it. Не and the China shareholders will not, we punishment when the master returns from would become that extraordinary and showed him he could, and was arrested. His hope, regret the change. At the same tine

should not like this opportunity to go by withou wines.

his lahours, lest the coolie take the law intohemaphrodite-like creature, a Probationer Worship sentenced the "strong, man" to four-

the very high appreciation which expressing your Board has of the admirable way in which his own hands and unmercifully" maltreat Clerk, all in Capital Letters, and would teen days' hard labour,

this difficult work has been carried out from her. Here is a pretty state of affairs! Here receive-what do you think 7-the amazing The C.M.S. N. Co.'s steamer Kiangfos, which start to finish, first by your acting secretary, Above does not in-

Mr. Ede, and then by your secretary, Mr. Saun- is the higher education being inculcated at sum of $zo a month! No wonder there are has been undergoing extensive repairs at the the Police Court! We humbly suggest that so many spendthrifits, profligates, rakes Kiangnan Dock, had is very successful trial ders, since he took over charge again upon his return from home. I think you will agree with me that nothing else is required to prove the clude Beer, Stout, Cigar the Magistrate totally failed to recognise the and bloods in Hongkong. It makes the trip on the 20th insi, leaving the Kiangneno

seriousness of the offence and extended to mouth water to hear it-Sao a month Dock early in the afternoon and procceding tact and ability of Mr. Saunders, by whom the these coolies a degree of mercy which was,

One pictures what he could do with all about sixteen miles up river, returning to the details were worked out, than the fact that the new working arrangements have been com- to put it mildly, wholly irrational. Our cor- that min of money. Bay up the Docks, or Kinleeyuen wharf to her usual, berth.

entirely in accordance with the scheme as Before proposing the respondent is only, one of many who takes negotiate with Butterfield & Swire for the cylinder and walking beam have been made pleted practically without a hitch and almost

and fitted to the ship in place of the old ones. originally proposed. this view, for the possibility of house-coolies purchase of their business, or, better still, The Casting for the cylinder weighed about adoption of the report and accounts I shall be assaulting their mistresses comes very close acquire the leak, and still have a lot of sixteen tons one of the largest castings ever glad to know if anyone has any questions to to many hearts. We can only trust that money over. Reckless blades these Pre made of this kind in Shanghai. The beam is a ask. should a similar case occur.again the coolie bationer Clerks on 520 a month must be, heavy piece, weighing about ten tona. The with their meat teas every day and fancy vessel has undergone an extensive overhaul committing the assault will be made the dress balls every evening. No wonder the generally and a new donkey boiler with a roughly to realise the heinousness of his ladies of Hongkong will have nothing to do complete installation of electric lights has also with us, poor plain outcasts 1 Now we know the reason, so let us groan. What i

and Cigarettes.

BASS'S BEER

(LONDON

BOTTLED),

Per Qte $4.00 por Dozen.

Pts. $2.40

Hongkong, 24th April, 1906.

offerice.

•

A new

been fitted to the vessel The Klang/or may now be said to be a new ship, being as com- fortably equipped as the latest additions to the yangtste river steamers. The representatives of the Chinn Merchants S. N. Co., and Kiang nan Dock were both satisfied with the result of

CRIMINALITY has in especially favoured some. in France. in the past 87 years there have must be to be in the Civil Service 1 Bet heen 15,000 sentences against men called Lelet us rejoice; it is not all milk and honey fevre, of whom 2,000 had Louis fora Christian for Probationer Clerks with their $20

month. If they do not accept nominationa❘ the trial, [36 | name, 700 had Napoleon, and 400 Joseph,

No questions being asked,

The Chairman proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. J. A. Jupp seconded.

On the motion of Mr. W. H. Carmichael, seconded by Capt. H. W. Hogg, Messi. A. Forbes and H, W. Slade were re-elected direc tore.

Messrs. W. Hutton l'atts and A. R. Lowe were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr. The Chairman-That is all the business, Tibbey, seconded by Mr. Nemarce. gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be sent out on Monday,

variety to the programme. Thurston opens 5th at the City Ball next Saturday, the prox., and those who fail to see him and his feats will lose a great opporianity.

ABOUT eight o'clock on the evening of the 4th inst., a violent storm, struck the village of Ban Chao Chet in the Muang of Ayathia. There were about 20 houses the village, and all were more or less destroyed-roofs carried away, posts torn up, walls blown down, A. number of big trees were also blown down, Fortunately no lives were lost. The wind storm was accompanied by heavy rain and bail-Bangkok Times.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

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MAILS VIUM. Indian (Kumsang) 29th inst. French (Laos) 30th inst American (Coptic) 30th inst French (Caledonien) 30th inst German (Prine Sigismund) 30th inst. Canadian (Turtar) ist prox. German (Willehad) 7th prox. American (Siberia) 7th prox. Indian (Lattung) ioth prox.

The N. Y. K. European Line ss. Kasuacht Maru left Shanghai for this port on 27th inst, atp.m. and is expected here on 30th inst

The Imperial German Mail as Prinz Walde mar which left hero arrived at Sydney on asth inst., at 4 p.m.

The O. & O. S. S. Cola na. Coptic will be despatched from Manila to-morrow, for Hong. kong, and will be due to arrive at this port on

at prax., between 7 and a.m.

The C. 1. Ca's as. Tartar arrived at Kobe at 6 am, on 26th inst, and left again at p.m., same day, via Nagasaki for Stangba, where she is due to activo at 8 a.m., on şoth inst,

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