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·SANITARY BOARD,

CORRESPONDENCE RELATIve to a plaque

HOSPITAL

15th inst.

The fortnightly meeting of the Sanilory Board was hold in the Board room this afternoon, the

• usual members being present, when the follow ing business was transacted -

The Medical Officer of Health submitted a minute stating that the Hospital committee had selected No. 63, Third Street as a plague This house is a corner house and hospital. well enough lit and ventilated for the purpose He suggested that the ground floor be used as the men's ward, and the first floor as the women's and that the attendants occupy the top Aoor, so that they can cook in the top floor kitchen without fear of infected splashings from above. The ground floor should have glazed areas put in so as to have the place well lighted when the front is closed for privacy. Each

THE

A FLOURIShing insuRANCH

COMPANY.

THE STATE FIRE CO., LTD..

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

15th inst. Although only established some fifteen years age, the State Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., whose head office is at Liverpool, has quickly taken a place in the front rank of insurance societies and its position is stronger to-day than ever it was. At the annual meeting which was hold last mouth the chairman was in the

account after

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

WAB

RON. JULIUS G. LAY.

MAY 19, 1906.

A WELL-DESERVED PROMOTION,

OFFERED CONSUL-GENERALSHIP AT

CAPE TOWN."

[From Our Correspondent.]

Canton, 15th May, 1906. Hon. Julius G. Lay, for the past sixteen months Consul-General of the United States of America at Canton, received a cablegram last werk from the Department of State, Washing ton, D. C., offering him the post of Consul General of the United States at Cape Town,

South Africa.

DOCK CHARGES.

STRAITS COMMENTS ON 'HONGKONG'S WATCHFULNESS.

Readers will remember that not long ago a correspondent wrote in these columna urging a greater spirit of enterprise on the part of the Hongkong Dock Co.'s directors, The Singa by Free Pizm, whic is ever watchful of the interests of the sister Colony, thus com- maals editorially En our correspondant's observations:

son the triumphal Army, has granted a most cordial Message, for which wo-his Majesty's We beg to scrvanis--owe our gratitude. Assure his Majesty that we will.exart ourselves with increased energy and devotion, and re- spond to his Majesty's wishes, 1, his Majesty's servant, most respectfully beg to offer this reply og behalf of the triumphal Army,"

This concluded the official proceedings in connection with the review, and the Imperial procession left the parade ground for the Palace at 12.20 p.m. When his Majesty's carriage was about opposite the German Lega.

When the two Republican transports K'll tion, in Nagata-machi, a Japanese in foreign- Sairick and AfeClellan passed through Singa- style clothes stopped out of the crowd

pore for Manila, the latter owing to leaky boilers attempted to approach the Imperial carriage, having had to be taken in tow by her consort carrying an address in his right hand. He

1e same time after the voyage from New York be- was at once seized by the police, and conduct gan, it was stated by one of the American off- ed to the Kejimachi police station, where he

cers that the reason why no boiler repairs would was examined. He gave his name as Matsui

be made in Singapore or at Hongkong was Hokokichi, aged 46, no employé at the Tsuki-that the work could be more cheaply done by jima Ship-building Yard, Tokyn. It is stated that he was formerly a member of the Patriotic the American Naval authorities in their own having a grievance against that officer, the man endeavoured to present a petition in per son to his Majesty on the subject.

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ward should not house more than four patients of 3 per cent having been paid it was agreed to Queen's Road West, and al a certain part of that promotion, for according to the new US. Con Association under Lieutenant Gunji, and, close to Manila This statement appears to be

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time, and there should always be an at- tendant on duly in each ward, while all excretal matter should be treated with lime and removed in the same way as is done st Kennedy Town. Fon Sik might be employed for this as he does this work for the Kennedy Town Hospital. All clothing of patients on admission should be taken to the disinfecting station by the Sanitary Department coolies and returned by them after disinfection. In- spector Allen could arrange for this if the doctor would notify him when to send for the clothes, and soiled bedding should be treated in the same way, no new patient using bedding which had not been previously disinfected, good stock of clothing and bed mats being kept to enable this to be done. Visitors to patients should only be allowed in the hospital at certain hours, and only when the doctor or clerk is present, so that they shall not touch the patients or sit on their beds. Incamonic plague cases ought not to be received into this hospital but sent to the proper fever hospital nt Kennedy Town, Dead bodies should be removed by uniformed coolies to the mortuary, and if the friends wish the burial to take place elsewhere than in Cheung-sa-wan the burial should be done by the authorities, or by the friends ander permit from the Medical Officer of

Health.

The Hon. President minsted: The approval of the Board is required by the Infectious Dis eases bye-laws, and if approved this hospital will become one of the "appointed places" t which plague patienis can be removed.

Mr. Fung Wa Chin minuted: I approve of 63,hird Street being used as a district hospital. I think the Government should establish sinis lar hospitals in other parts of the city, instea cf leaving it to the inhabitants to do is for them selves, as this is a matter conducive to the

fortunate position of being able to present a glowing account of the year's work which was well calculated in satisfy all shareholders. The net premiums for the year amounted to

148,000 and the revenue payment of various items showed a return of 17,612. The net losses, including expenses and commission, etc., were £130,126, leaving a credit balance of 13,486. As interim dividend pay a final dividend of 41 per cent, making the total dividend for the year 71 per cent. £30,000 was transferred to the reserve fund, thereby increasing it to £100020 and a net balance of nearly £7,000 was curied forward. The Policy- holder, in commenting on the position of the State Fire Insurance Company, says: "The report is a moat satisfactory record of prosperity; The cautiousness of the directors as regards the extension of the business and the dividend declaration is to be commended. To some persons the slight drop in the premium income may appear to be a sign of weakness, but this not the case. The reduction is entirely due to a falling off of the American income, and is the nutcome of a revision of that branch of the In 1954 the United Company's operations. States premium income was 5:00:477, whilst last year it amounted to $207,750. It is evident, therefore, that the business in ather quarters has shown substantial growth, and that the Company's commitments are better distributed than they were in 1904." Hurglary insurance is now undertaken by the Company, which should appeal to householders in Hongkong. The State Fire Insurance Company, Limited, is represented in Hongkong by Messrs. W. Humphreys and Co. wha, in face of this report, should be able to place a considerable propos tion of business in the Colony.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Awe do not uccossati endorse the opinions expirased

Correspondents in this column.]

THE ENGLISH CHURCH AT KOWLOON,

To usur kontor ar, the "foscatos, Trupakan." Dear Sir,-As a might appear from the word- public good. Besides, it would avoid patientsing of the lev . J. Steven's letter in your having to be carried all the way in Kennedy issue of th May, that I am providing a peal Towo, and would also relieve the alarm of the of bells for the new church at Kowloon, will sick and their relatives. It is believed that no

you kindly permit me to say that this is not so few have died of fright.

The bells will be paid for by subscriptions which I am collecting. Yours truly,

Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted: The idea is a good one, but I think if possible an isolate building should be selected if possible.

Mr. E. A. Hewett minuted: We should have more of these local hospitals,

Mr. Lau Chú Pak minuted: I am in favour of establishing small local hospitals. They will help in relieve, the minds of the people and induce voluntary reports of plague case. As a matter of fact two years ago the Bom J recommended the establishment of these his

That the inha'itants of the 5 pitals: ying-pun district, though the majority of the are poor, willingly came forward to raise sul scriptions to maintain a hospital for their or sick, evidently shows that they object to farcible removal of their sick and the undue interference of the Sanitary authorities.

MARKET FOR QUARRY DAY.

EDWARD OSBORNE.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1966,

TO THE KMTAs for tin. "HongKong TELLGRATI

Sta. In my letter of appeal for funds fer furnishing the new Church of St. Andrew's, Kownos, (which you kindly published in your last Friday's issue) I find that unintentionally I have done Mr. Usborne injustice in ascribing to him greater generosity than he is willing to take credit for,

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As spate friends are sharing with him the cost of the peal of tubular bells, he prefers that the gift should be ascribed not to "Mr. E. Os borne's generosity," as my letter stated, but as provided by subscriptions collected" by him, I shall be glad it you will allow this, rectifica tion

appear in your paper. Correspondence regarding the erection of a

Our thanks, nevertheless, are due to Mr. market at Quarry Bay was fail on the table, sborne for the help he is obtaining from his which His Excellency the Governor, ic

friends, as well as for that he is himself giving Matthew Nathan, minuted that the Director of

Already a very gratifying response is being Public Works shontd be asked in select a site

made in the appeal just sent oist. I shall be and estimate the cost of a market for 50 stails, glad if I might send you a list of the gifts and His Excellency being inclined to think the erection of this market is justified by the con-mises made, in a day or two, for publica

tion. Yours sincerely,

siderable and growing population in the neigh bourhood of Quarry Bay.

PLAGUE IN INDIA.

A statement was submitted showing the plague seizures and deaths in India for the week ending 7th April, 19:6," which showed a total for the whole of India of 21,355 seizures, and 19,777 deaths. Mr. Shelton Hoopi minrted: The percentage of deaths from plague, relative to the number of cases, seeme much less than in Hongkong.

CENSUS FOR 1905.

Correspondence regarding the taking of à 、 census in 1906 was submitted, in which the lan. the Registrar-General submitted that These censuses entailed a lot of work and ex- pense and the Hon, the Colonial Secretary concurred. The last census cost $1,197.97 and this money would be needed for other pur poses. His Excellency the Governor said he Thought it ought to be taken. The expend ture this year for taking the census was esti mated at $4,000, and June was considered the best month for taking it. His Excellency op proved

of the estimate. Mr. P., P.

Wode. house was appointed census officer. As ie gards the time for taking the ceases His Excel. lency said he did not think it desirable to take

a census in the middle of a plague season which promises to be a severe one, and asked for the views of the Sanitary Board,

INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

submitted regard. Correspondence was ing the inspection of Government buildings by officers of the Sanitary Board was laid in the lable, the consensus of opinion being that in sach buildings as hospitals where there were resident medical officers responsible for the

A.J. STEVENS,

Acting Chaplain, St. John's Cabedfal, --

"Hongkong, 14th May, 1956.

THE CORINTHIAN CLUB.

FINAL CRUISE.

#4th inst.

On Saturday afternoon, the Corinthian Yacht

Mr. Lay was in Japan'at the time, but upps being informed of the offer immediately tele graphed his Government of his willingness to accept. This new appointment is a flattering sular Act recently passed by the American Congress, Cape Town is classified one grade biy her than Canton with a substantial increase in the salary paid. This makes within the past two or three months, four changes in the Americau Consular Service in South China alone-changes in the Consuls stationed at Foochow and

Hongkong and Canton. Amoy, and transfers in the Consuls General at

SUIT'S CAPTAIN HELD UP AT WEST POINT.

16th inst. During the small hours, of this morging A most flagrant out.ge committed in Connaught Road West, when Captain Liang, of Messrs. Bradley and Company's, steamer Tuiskan, was set up and robbed by ricksha coolies of $200. in b'ils. From what cap ba gathered it appears that Captain Liang came ashore yesterday with F350 in notes to deposit in the bank."

Business matters kept him away and when he arrived at the Bank he found it closed. During the evening he engaged a ricksha to take him to West Point, where he intended engaging n Point it was discovered that there were no sam Ampan to return to his ship. On arrival at West pans there. He then told the ricksha coolie to drive him back. The coolie took him along locality pulled up the ticksbe and told his fare that he was tired. Would Captain Liang pay bim off and engage another ricksha? The captain, who had no small change, took out the bundle of banknotes, extracted a $to bil and handed it to the coolie to change. The coolie departed and returned with the change, but the capinin did not see that the other coolies near by. were looking at the bunch of Lills w he had just replaced in his pocke'. An- other ricks was engaged and the coplain Connaught again made for the praya in Rond West to seek a saingan. Here paid off the coolie and was hailing a boat, when veral men and felled to the ground. There suddenly he was caught from behind by ac was a great struggle, but numbers told, and the captain was held down by two coolics while three others went through his packets. In the struggle the marine officer was roughly receiving serious injuries to his face. handled, After this the robbers fled, and Captain Liang went in No. 7 Police Station where he reponed the maller. At the station he discovered that pocket had been left untouched. It is stated THA GREAT JAPANESE REVIEW. mo 5100 odd which lie had concealed in another that the captain cannot supply the police with the number of his ricksha, and it is a mool point whether he can recognise his assailants again. The police, however, are taking in- quiries into the affair,

PLAGUE AT CONNAUGHT

HOTEL

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FRENCH LADY REMOVED, TO HOSPITAL.

16th inst. According to the daily official return of plague cases occurr og in Hongkong during the 24 hours ending at noon to day, one Euro- pean sesiding at the Connaught House Hotel was found to be infected, and had been removed to the Kennedy Town hospital. On inquiry at the flotel, a representative of the Hongkong Telegraph was informed that a French lady, who only arrived in the Colony recently, came to the Hotel yesterday while the manager

She was ac was out and applied for a room. commodated in one of the apartments on an

uppe door. A few hours later, she complained of feeling unwell and a doctor was called. On examination, it was discovered that the lady was suffering from plague and she was im mediately removed to the hospital. She is reported to be progressing favourably. The Hotel has been rendered perfectly free from any possible chance of contagion.

A PUGILISTIC BAR-BOY,

FINED FOR MISBEHAVIOUP.

Radical changes are being instituted in the American Consular Service over the whole world, and a vast amount of transferring, re- signing, promoting, etc, is going on among its personnel, all through the instrumentality of

the present Secretary of State. that great organizer and statesman, Elihu Root,

It is reported that Consu-General and Mrs. Lay are at present on a visit to Peking and North China, and will return to Canton about the middle of June when they will leave at once for Cape Town via Washington, D. C. Nothing is known as to who shall succeed Mr. Lay at Canton.

SCENES IN THE CAPITAL

ENORMOUS CROWDS.

The following is taken from the japan Chronicle of and inst

Frout five o'clock on Monday morning crowds began to gather along the route of the Imperial procession from the Palace to the Aoyama parade-ground. During the latter end of last week every nin arriving at Tokyo has been overcrowded, and at the Shimbashi station on the 29' ult. alone 12.88, passengers arrived, of whom no fewer than its were third-class. All the ralatives of soldiers killed during the war were invited to the review, special accom- madalion being provided for them, and also to the three days' religious services at the Yasu kuni shrine,

THE CHINESE penal code.

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dockyard, this probably referring to Subig Bay reflection on the scale of repairing charges Tanjong Pagar, à matter which the Board might look into, because whether there is sound reason for the s'atement or no, it is not good for the Singapore Docks or for Singapore itself that the rumour should obtain currency that docking here is an expensive business. The fact that the Dockyard Board being now, One of the most important of the many impractically a Colonial Department is no longer portant changes now being introduced into China is the re-modelling of the penal codo upon which His.Fxcellency Wu Ting-fang and some others are engaged. It is quite plain that if China is ever to secure the abolition of extra-territoriality it will only be after she has convinced the foreign. Powers that she has a code comparable with those of the West and a. furticiary above suspicion of dishonesty in its administration. That this will take time is certain. That the first step towards it is that now being taken is no less sure.

There are

many things in Chinese law which in theory appeal to the judicial mind as being almost all that might be desired, but in practice leave much to be condemned. Even in the West the most perfect paper schemes somtimes fail when put to the test, and as China has been decadent for long, it is not to be wondered at that her penal practice is very different from her penal code.

For the beginning of her judicial system we should have to go back to the days of the Chows, when the Greeks were still round Troy, or Saul was King of Istael. There was certain

an elaborate codification accomplished in the Han Dynasty (B.C. 200 to A.D. 200) by Hsiao. Ho, when no fewer than 359 distinct laws were placed in the statute book, with endless additional clauses and quoted precedents. These in the case of capital pu- nishment, alone ran to 409 of the first and 13,472 of the latter. Hsiao Ho's monumental work has served as a model for all the codes of the various dynasties since his time.

The code at present existing is based largely upon that of the Mings, and is divided into seven sections relating to methods of punish- ment, officials and their responsibilities, fiscal and family laws, religious, ceremonial and sumptuary laws, laws relating to military or ganisation and frontier defence, criminal laws, and laws relating to public works.

The weather was perfect, and the only dis- appointment to the immense gatherings, both of troops and speciators, was the absence of her Majesty die Empress, probably through indis- pustion, the engagement being cancelled on Sunday night. The Imperial Princes were Strictly legal punisments are Bogging with accompanied by their consorts-an innovation the bamboo, imprisonment or banishment, and in connection with japanese military reviews. death by strangulation or decapitation. The At 8.30 am, the Imperial procession started legal instruments are the bamboo, the cangue, from the Palace, the warships in Shinagawa the iron chain, the wooden mnacles, and Bay and the artillery in Sibiya Park simulta- fetters of iron. There are permitted, however, neously firing salutes, Following mounted two others at the discretion and on the respon- police came a detachment of cavalry, im-sibility of the magistrate-the finger-squeezer, mediately behind which was the Imperial and ankle-squeezer. These with the bataboo carriage. His Majesty, who wore a khaki the "ires wooden instruments so terribly uniform, with Japanese and foreign Orders, known to the native delinquent. Mr. Giles, rode in an upen carriage, accompanied by however, declares that torture though not Marquis Tokudaiji. General Baron Okazawa, unknown in Chino, exists there practically in

name only." chief aide-de-ramp, Major Prince Takatsukasa, Viscount Fujinami, and other officers followed on horse-back.

Lam Lin, the head boy," of the Kowloon Hotel, was brought up on remand, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning at the Magistracy for behaving in a riotous manner in the hotel on the 12th instant. will be remembered His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince that the case had to be remanded for the ap rode in the next carriage, with Colonel Kimura, pearance of a visitor, who was alleged to have chief aide-de-camp, followed by other officers, assaulted the defendant. The visitor appeared Then, in separate carriages, came Admiral in Const this morning and said that on the day Prince and Princess Arisugawa, Prince' and in question he went to the hotel, ordered drinks, Princess Higashi-Fushimi, Prince and Princess and signed for the liquors in his book. Delen Kwacho, and Prince and Princess Yamashina, dant came to the bar and said that witness did. A Tokyo dispatch states that, by special not sign the book, for he no look sec." Wit invitation of his Majesty, Lieut-Colonel C. V. ness told him to go away, and in passing the Hume, R.A., D.5.0., Military Attaché at the British Embassy at Tokyo, also drove in the billiard room defendant said: "Come out. I fight you," and witness went out.

Imperial procession to the parade-ground.

Viscount Tanaka, Minister of the Imperial Household, Count Toda, Grand Master of Ceremonies, and other officials followed, an- other detachment of cavalry bringing up the rear. All along the route the procession was

His Worship-Wiy did you go out? To fight him?

Witness-No, your Worship, I was going

defendant.

to see the manager.

Continuing, witness declared that as soon as Club cirsed its racing season by a very pleas- he entered the gardens, he was struck by the ant and enjoyable cruise in Secton, remaining over Sunday. The weather was all that coul! be desired, and a most successful trip was the result. The party remained at beeton during Sunday, and several scratch races were sailed, the rest of the day being spent in bathing, etc. the fleet returning to Hongkong on Sunday,

partment, said he was on the back verandalı of the hotel on Saturday night, and saw that there had been on argument between the first will ness and defendant. Suddenly he saw defend ant rush at the European and deliver a blow.

Evidence for the defence was heard.

most enthusiastically received the great ex-

As his Majesty passed

The following yachts joined in the final all stated that the European started the they ordered, the carriages to slacken speed as a

steered by Mr. Pepper

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E. M. Hazeland

Gibson

M. Melver

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McKirdy

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cruise :- May Hibernia Gall Nina Antrimueta Annie

Thistle Chanticleer Isis Thecla Asikore Marian

Witchell

M. McCorquedale

Melville

Crake

Hands

B. Witchell

The Club will now enter upon its swimming

season, and for this purpose their new acquisit in the Ark, a species of floating dressing sanitary conditions, it should not be considered rooms for bathers will shortly be anchored off

the club grounds.

necessary for such inspection.

OVERCROWDING.

Reture submitted showed that during April, 1906, 5211 persons were displaced as the result of prosecutions for overcrowding in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuled: It would be interesting to know where, displaced persons have moved to?

Mr. Fang Wa Chin minuted: I expect they have gone out of the Colony.

PUBLIC WATER.

The report of the Government analyst upon samples of water taken from various parts of the Colony during the mouth of April, toos, showed the water to be of excellent quality.

DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT WEST POINT.

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TWO HOYS DROWNED IN & NULLAH.

14th inst.

Another tragedy occurred at West Paint yes- terday afternoon in which two school boys, both eleven years of age, lost their lives by drowaing, it appears that the lads went to bathe in the catch water reservair in the Bhek tong-taui nullah. Thay apparently could not swim for their bodies were discovered later by a lutong, who, after dragging them out removed them to No. 7 Police Station and subsequently took them to the mortuary. The deceased were both sons of shopkeepers, residing at Torsien Street and First Streit, respectively.

HIS LOST BROTHER.

AMUSING PETITION TO THE POLICE

15th inst.

The Callowing very amusing petition was sent to the police this morning. It purports to be from a Chivanian residing at Yauinati who has lost his elder brother, and requires police assistance:

To the Generals of the Charge Room, The humble petition of residing at the ground floor, Upper Station Street, Hongkong, sheweth:

fight.

Mr.0.borne, of the hotel, said that there was only one boy who actually saw the commence ment of the fight, the others being in the dining-room at the time. When they heard of the fight they all made for the garden to help defendant.

At the entrance to the parade-ground Marshal Oyama, Commander-in-Chief on this occasion, and General Kodamb, Chief of Staff, were in waiting to receive the Imperial procession, and his Majesty on arrival made a brief stop before proceeding to the saluting base.

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The Chinese recognise ten "heinous crimes" rebellions, destruction of imperial tombs, trea- chery to the State, parricide, triple murder in one fassily, sacrilege, filial impiety, family discord, official insubordination,, and incest. No mandarin, it would appear, ever attempts to master the vast agglomeration of statues in the present code. He relies on the knowledge of a "law expert," much as the magistrate in Pick- wick did upon his clerk.

The section on fiscal and family law contains miny interesting enactments. If a man adopti a son he must be a boy bearing the same sur name. A son may not set up an establishment apart from that of his father. Thus the family remulos as the national unit. A man may have any reasonable number of concubines but only one wile.

able to include in its accounts the retum com- missions and fees for the introduction of business that came out so prominently in the recent inquity, may have a good deal to do with repairing business passing our doors. Hut surely owners would refuse to pay charges that should be, if they are not, less than those in other ports by pre- cisely the amounts thus surreptitiously paid out as douceurs to esurient shippers and en- gineers. We invited, a few months ago, any unofficial member to ask in the Legislativa Council what ratio the revenues of the Tan. jong Pagar Board for the second half of 1905 boro to the revenues of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company in the first half year. No member did so. Why not? And again it is a matter of laterest in regard to the passing of those American troopships without recourse to local repairing facilities, to learn whether the repair- ing anddocking revenuo hadfallen of during the half year under the control of the new Board. The Government knows through its nominees on the board; and all other members of the Board know. But the public does not know although it is the Colonial revenues which are implicated in the transfer. Everybody in this place is directly or indirectly concerned, that the resort of shipping to Singapore EDT coaling and repairs, should be so facilitated and should mean such economies to owners, that Singa- pore should become, what it is not yet, the most popular docking port in the Far East. For now we have at least no twelve per cent dividends to pay, although we do not yet know the Colony's liabilities in the form of interest on capital and charges for sinking fusd.

As regards the McClellan officer's allegation as to the cheapness of Manila.compared with Hongkong, a "thareholder" writes to the longkong Telegraph to combat that statement. He desires to draw attention to the conviction that, if the allegation of the U.S. naval officer is true, "it behoves the authorities of our repairing yard to remove the stigma attach- ing to the Company. But if the unenviable nolariely given to our dock establishments of hoves the Company's directors to exercise their their high charges is baseless, it equally be energy to set before the American Naval Authorities a correct appreciation of the facts. that the focal estimates are framed within roa son and the charges are governed by current rates ruling in the market of the Easi."

He further says ****

In the past, the American Navy has been amongst the best constituents of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Why any estrange. ment should have existed between the Com pany and its patrons, is not easily conceivable to the man-in-the-street. As a matter of fact, none should exist. Given tact, good judgment, and a desire to please (which, it must be con ceded, those in high place as regards the Docks possess in a large measure) there is no good reason why Hongkong should not win back all the past favours from the American naval officials.

Afterdetailing the difficultiesexperienced dur- ing the McCellus voyage from faulty boilers, and the risks of her being towed for thousands of miles, "Shareholder concludes thus -

I urge these facts upon the attention of the Dock Company's directors, through the medium of your columns, with a view of their exercising some enterprise-should they be faithful to their charge-and endeavouring to secure the repairing of the transport by the local company. This is an age of enterprise, and "Hustling " should be the watchword of the large indus trial undertaking of this Colony upon whose fortunes so much and so many depend. Let the directors despatch an efficient engineer-a tactful man withal-one not given to bluntness and blundering, and negotiate with the Cavite Authorities for the McCallan. The job may be a comparatively small one; but if it should serve to remove the stigma whereby the Hong- kong Docks are libelled for its so-called "eecing" tendency, some good purpose will have been gained by any effort spent in that direction.

Capital punishment is permitted in two forms -strangulation and decapitation. Recently it has been rumoured that in the new code the elen overseer, from the Public Works De.hibition of guns and other war trophies, Major- fatter is to be abolished. The natives regard General Oshinge, Director of the Ordnance the loss of the bead as being a far greater Bureau, pointed out the particular objects of punishment than the mere loss of life, since in. interest to his Majesty. When the procession Auch cases the disembodied spirit must perforce approached the spot where the relatives of de-presentitself in the nether world in the mutilated ceased soldiers were congregated, his Majesty form. There remain a very considerable num

ber of capital offences in Chinese law, su h for mark of respect to the bereaved.

example as the following:-High treason, par ricide, and the murder of a master by a slave, which are theoretically punishable by Lingchik, the frequency of which Giles vigorously denies Then follow others for whith strangulation is the penalty-the theft of more than Tls. 120, robbery with wounding, highway robbery,

The above is the sort of spirit that adds kidnapping by violence, opening a coffin, homi- cide, attempted murder, accidental homicide, business to business and perhaps the local certain medical errors resulting in death, caus-Board will take a tip from the vigorous course ing to commit suicide, wounding a government recommended by the Hongkong "Shareholder." officer, striking one's master (in case of a slave),

· CLOCK-MAKING IN NAGOYA. striking a parent (decapitation), and so on. It is evident that there is room here for reform.

The clack-making industry in Nagoya, for was in England, when the death penalty was which that city has obtained a great reputation Life is held cheap in China, as cheaply as it inflicted by us on the purloiner of a sheep or in Japan, is at present in a very prosperous the utterer of a forged bank note. But we have condition, manufacturers having more orders long since discover d that it is not the severity on hand than can be executed promptly. hut the certainty of punishment which serves as the best deterrent of crime,

His Worship fined him $10, with the alter native of one monili's « nl.

16th inst.

The troops mustered on the parade-ground consisted of the fall strength of the Imperial Guard and of the First or Takyo Army Divi- sion. Companies, each representing an infan- THE ALIMONY CASE,

try regiment from the Second to the Twelfth Divisions, Commanders and Staffs from the Further evidence was taken at the Police Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Divisions, and the Court this forenoon, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Commander and Staff of the Kuriles garrison, in the case in which a woman, named Tsangwere also on the field. In addition, there were Chi Shi, sued her husband, Tsang Sin, on 26th the colours of 102 reserve infantry regiments (gow disbanded), each flag being attended by September last for neglecting to support her, Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the defend sixteen soldiers, and numerous representatives of the Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers of the ant; Mr. E. J. Gris, of Messrs. Wilkinson various Divisions were also in attendance. The and Grist, prosecuting

Commanders aud Staff of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Army Corps in Manchuria, and of the Yalu Army Corps, representatives of the Formosan, Korean, and Kwantung garri- sions, together with the Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff, brought the total muster up 10 2,124 officers and 29,079 rank and file-a grand total of 31,203,

The case, at the last hearing, was remanded to enable the police to produce defendant's "concubine," to ascertain whether she was only a paramour or a concubine,

The total number of clocks turned out

out in Nagoya during March last was 32,186, of which 21,594 were banging clocks, and the rest stand- ing clocks. The quality of the time-pieces made in Nagoya is gradually improving in consequence of the enforcement of the in- spection rules, and at present the number of clocks rejected by inspection is not more than 8 per thousand. By the increase in demand and the advance of the copper market, the price of time-pieces has advanced to an average of Y29 per dozen-Japan Chr ni le,

It may be news to our readers to hear that the Chinese laws against bribery are stringently severe. Popular opinion would have it that the "itching palm" is to be found whenever and wherever there is a yamen, and that the Wai Choi said she had been the second

very rate exceptions merely prove the rule concubine of the defendant for the last three

But on paper, at any rate, it is a highly dan years, and lived all that time in defendant's

gerous thing to accept & briben China; the house with his family, and was, recognised as Just before ten o'clock his Majesty the Em mere acceptance of eighty taela for an unlawful, his children's second mother. Witness was

peror, followed by the Imparial Princes and or of a hundred and twenty for a lawful cbject, formerly the third concubine, but the second Princesses drove on to the parade-ground, and renders the peccant official liable to death by

www woman had died, and consequently she the march past commenced at ten am. A strangulation. But this, we fear, serves only 10 A NASTY accident occurred at the race courre went one up, When she was selected as balloon was sent up by the Military Balloon show how wide is the difference between what yesterday morning, says the N. C. D. News of third concubine to the defendant there Corps of the Field Telegraph Battalion, and ought to be and what is. That your petitioner can not find out was a feast; she was handed a cup of tea

Ensign Ito, who ascended in the car, took a The main reason why Furopeans, British in 12th inst, when some of the steeplechase his brother, who has been put to be lost, by defendant's daughter-in-law, and the children number of photographs of the various stages of particular, are loth to go to law is the question of ponies were being pat over the obstacles for after his being abroad from the above of the house greeted her; then they worshipped the review. Upon the conclusion of the march expense. There is in China another in addition, the last time before the Grand National Steeple address at 3 o'clock afternoon, Friday lasi together. Witnes knew that defendant had past his Majesty took his sent upon the Throne. Litigation is actually discouraged to this chase 20-day rey Men book over a dif His name is Tom Noo, with a dat face, slop a din jong, a second wife, but she did not see round which assembled Marshal Oyama and

extent that any person filing a false charge is Mr. Richmond's grey Mensoon over mud wall ing eyes, and common size and height as to her, but also heard that they had a feast, at Tai the Commanders of Divisions and their Staffs. punished more heavily than the accused would near the Monument when the pony took off his body; he has a yellow feature, and is a Hang, The first concubine altended the

The band played the "Kimigayo," and the have bees had he been guilty. Even if the too early, fell heavily on his head, completely turned over with his rider, and broke his back. man belonging to the Dong On district, China, ceremony, but witness did not go on account and his dresses are all black, but his coat was of a headache. Witness admitted, var buglers of each company sounded a call. His charge is false in degree only there is a

Majesty then read the following Message proportionate penalty, while authors of anony Mr. Burkill fortunately escaped serious Injury luctantly, that she was willing to acknowledge we have called together the Army which made of cloth, with brass buttons.

nous charges (true or false) render themselves and was able to attend business, although he the complainant as "wife.”

returned in triumph and have performed the liable to strangulation. One of the short had a severe shake up. Monsoon, in the cir After further evidence His Worship dis

ceremony of review. We are deeply gratified comings of the present Chinese position is the cumstances, had to be destroyed. This pany charged the defendani,

to see the Army in perfect discipline and order, lack of recognised means for the ready making was third in the Derby to Friendship and Officers and men must strive for the further and promulgation of new law This will be a Argauto in 1904, then being owned by Mr. THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co/improvement of the Army with increased matter which must come up for serious Waverly. Since that time he had been pro total output of the company's three mings for energy and assiduity.

consideration in the near future, since the mincut in the paper hunts and was thought to the week ending the 18th ult, amounted to Marsbal Oyama received the Imperial admission of China into the comity of nations have a good chence of winning to-day's race. 18,881.40 tons and the sales during the period Message, and presented the following reply will impote upon her the duty of keeping upto On Tuesday Monsoon won the Race Club to 16,123:44 100s,

"Il Imperial Majesty, after reviewing so par- Į date in law as in other things,-N, Q. News Cup

"His feet are bare without any shoes or stockings. And your petitioner, as in doly bound, shall ever pray."

THE . C. D. New says that Lieut. Nolasco is sparing no pains to make the Portuguese Company of the Shanghal Volunteer Corps thoroughly efficient, as well as strong numer. ically,...

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