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THE "DUMBARTON" SALVED.

MR. J. W. JAMESON'S JUCCESS.

25th ins!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1906

LEIGHTON HILL ROAD OUTRAGE.

MRS. AOKI'S Statemen

News, has been received by telegram that

lasth.in Mr. J. Watt Jameson has successfully Kalved Further particulars are at present balare the ss. Dumbarton, which was wrecked in Degarding the Leighton Hill Road affair, which was Carries Bay, Siberia.

Mr. Jameson's salvage steamer City of Birm« ingham is convoying the Dumbarton to Naga aakt, in which place she will be docked Communicated.

A MACAO BÄNKER.

RODDED IN HONGKONG,

25th inst

Central put up at 147, Queen's

When

A very interesting case came on for hearingt before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning, when Chan Chung, nephew to the master of a at No. 142, Queen's Road Central, waged with stealing a purse containing $12.50 In money and two promissory notes to the value of $1,100, from ar accountant, yesterday. According to the evidence heard complainant is an accountant in the Po Bang Bank, Macao. He came to Hongkong on Saturday and during his stay in the

Road Yesterday afternoon complainant left bis coat in his room on the third floor to go below for a shave. When he returned to the room the parse was gone, and so was the de fendant. A report to the Central Police Station followed and later the defendant was arrested of the Charles Hardouin's wharf. arrested defendant admitted, in the presence of the lukong and the complainant, that he had stolen the purse, but had thrown it into the sea, and volunteered to return the notes which be bad in his pocket to the complaint provided he was released from custody.. On being searched at the Central Station $13.50 was found as the accused, and before being put in a cell he again admitted his guilt. Yet at the Magis

this morning he denied pleading guilty is the charge-room and was acquitted by the Coan. The complainant admitted that the money he lost was made up of two five-dollar bills on the National Bank, the balance being in subsidiary coins. When the defendant was searched the $13.50 found on him were partly banknotes The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The Court could not account for this, but simply wanted to know, if complainant lost $12.50, how 513.50 could he found on defendant when arrested. How did he came to bave any money on him at all when he was supposed to only possess twenty cents for his fare to Can- ton? However, complainant's reply for de fendant being in possession of the extra dollar was that in all probability defendant sold his purse, and did not throw it away as explained. The Court could not consider the explanation satisfactory, remarking it was impossible, and the man was allowed to leave the Court.

AN OBSTREPEROUS CANTON FONE.

LIVELY TIMES AT WEST POINT,

5th inet.

A small Canton pony was the cause of much excitement along Queen's Rand West this morning, and it took two burly Europe. cons. tables all their time to hold on to the animal

and to

THE LI SĤING CASE,

CLAIM FOR PARTITION.

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS

25th inst.'

In Original Jurisdiction this morning, bis reported in the Hongkong Telegraph of Satur. Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, day last. As was previously stated when the police received word of die outrage and visited presiding, judgment was given in the case in the premlacs, Mrs, ankt had already been reshi and another for (a) paesixteenth part of which Li Po Kwai and another sued Li Ling moved to hospital

and the police were unable Marine Lot No. 239 and Inland Lot No. 2,355 then

to obtain an interview owing to her un

and an account of roos and profits collected conscious condition.

thereon.

Mrs. Aoki received immediate skilled alten- tia at the hospital, and on Sunday it was

Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. C. F. deemed advisable to perform a surgical opered for the plaintiffs, and Hon. Mr. H. E. Follock, Dixon in the office of Mr. John-Hastings, appeor. ation. This was so far successful that, critical

K.C., and Mr. E. 14. Sharp, K.G., instructed by Mr. R. Barding, of Mesir. Ewens, Harkton and Harding, appeared for the defendatis.

Mrs. Aoki's condition was reported to be on Saturday, a decided improvement was notice. able today and hopes, we are glad to say, are. entertained for the Indy's recovery.

The police were granted an interview yesterday and Mn. Aoki, through an interpreter, said that she was able to identify her assailante again,

THE JUDGMENT.

The Chief justice said-Li Sing was an old and wealthy Chinaman. He seems to have had other characteristics. He must have boat

BANIZARY BOARD,

16th Inst.

the usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanit ury Board was held this afternoon, when, among others, the following business was

transacted .. ANTHRAX.

afterwarde abandoned and the documents ad- mitted to be genuine. It is true that this docoment only related to the fint branch of th alleged transaction, the sale to Li Sing and not the transfer to the plaintiffs. But if you put a case of forgery forward and, half of it break down or in abandoned it requires an ox- ceptionally strong case to support the case of

The Colonial Waterinary Surgeon submitted forgery against the remaining part. A steel forgery cannot therefore in my opinion be held A report on Sunday morning, the syth inst to be established; these are therefore docu-Bullock which had died from anthrax was ments which I hold to be genuins and which brought to Kennedy Town Cattle Depot. The satisfy the requirements of the stalate of frauds, unimal was one of 43 which were brought from Canton, and which were the property of Kung Judgment for the plaintiffs with costs.

Wing

Butcher,

Stall No. I Central Market, the animal dying on board the ship, it was Police RecreATION CLUB.

immediately cremated and the other animals were placed in the segregation shed under observation. One calf died of a ruptured stom- ach due to an over-feed of wet grass; the rest were healthy, and had been released from quarantine and taken back into the depot, which had been disinfected.

INSPECTION OF FOOD.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

25th inst, The first round in the ladies nomination Tennis tournament of the Police Recreation Club commences this afternoon, at the Happy Vailty. The following are the players-in- speciar Kerr (nomi by Mrs, Garred), Sergeant Cuthbert (by Mrs, H. G. Baker); Sergeant Coun

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LIMEWASHING AND CULTURES

FOR BACTERIAC -

SUDGESTIVE QUESTIONS BY MR. HENRY KUMPHREYS.

26th inst. At the usual fortnightly nesting of the Santary Board this afternoon, Mr. Henry following very sug Humphreys submitted the Hostive questions

1. Has the distempor (i.o., limewash) from the interior walls of infected Chinese houses. ever been bacteriologically examined with, 1 view to ascertaining the percentage of organie natter therein or with a view to finding out whether the bacilli of tuberculosis, cuteric of plague are present. If yes, state results for the information of the Board. If not, why not.

After she was overpowered the robbers, two in wily, for he conceived the idea of dividing bis soll (Mrs. Baker Inspector Robertson (Mr | Authors that the Scolor Inspectors be that it contained no micro-organisms, that it

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The President replied as follows: Answer 1, On the 19th inst. I obtained a sample of ting wash in actual ure in a Chinese house, ja Queen's Road West, and Submitted it to the A minute by the Medical Officer of Health, Bacteriologist for examination. He reports

to enter and inspect food in accord was unable to support the life of

the number, broks open a box in search of lool,roperty, or at least some $4,000,000 worth ston), Mr. Quins (Mrs Culliford), Sergeant ance with soc. 83 of the Public Health and organisms of plague, typhoid, cholera, and Lover others with which ho experimented; and finding nothing valuable, were about to heieren his sons. before his death, thereby McLennan (Mrs. Abley), P. C. Edwards (Mrs. Buildings Ordinance of 1903, was submitted. make a further search, when, thinking discreuunbling them to enjoy it without paying the McHardy), aspector Withers, 13th, 1905, the Board resolved that the of a culture liquid containing actively growing The Has the President minuted; On July that one part of linewash added to Eve parti tion the better part of valour, they left the the name of succession duty, He also had | PaM(Mrs. Cuthbert), Serga, O'Sullivan (Mrs. Board hereby authorize Dr, WD, Peine. Dr.orzania of the aboves ditesses killed the

Wodehouse Brideley),

somewhat hary views of the subjects of what we hire paire) Inspector Ritchie M. Gibson to amor any shop of premises i

Goxton (Mrs. Lyons), Sergt. H. Macfarlane, Dr., W. Moore Again within twelve hours; and that the ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSE. there is one admitted instance of his having | Robertson), Sargt, Clyde (Mrs. Laugley), Sergt. the sale diyptätüration, for sale offer iforageshten diy, did not appear to favour

huse without removing anything.

at West POINT.

25th in

During the early part of this month, it will be remembered that three houses-Nos. 216, 228 and 230, Queen's Road West and at the corner of Eastern Street-collaped, and al though there was no loss of liver, yet one or two fakit had to be removed to hospital owing to slight injuries sustained by the falling debris. A few days afterwards, when the houses were cleared of the refuse, excitement prevailed one night when it was learnt that the party wall adjining house No. 232 was bulging out. The police were called out and ordered the inmates from different houses on that block to quit the premises. This they did, and the ublic Works Department staff set to work to shore up the party wall.

At about 6.45 o'clock last evening house No. 332 colapsed, leaving, as in the previous case, the verandah and the cook-house standing. As is known this house had already been vacated, therefore there are no fears of anyone having been buried in the ruins. Conlies are now at

usual tribute to the Government, known by ¦ P. F.

helonged to him and what did not; for

included in this subdivision among his sons, property valued at over $86000, which belonged to the Lai Hing firm. It may well be that with declizing years that delicate mental per- crption was wanting which was necessary to appreciate it togel sich owner with the Lai Hing and with former owners of shares in the property in the lots of land now is question. He also seems to have been a bit of a despot, for certainly Li Tsuk Chi, the ex- ecutor of Li Ling's brother, i Chit, did in the matter of the assignments to the sous what ha was expected to do busting, I suppose, if he rally he what he was about, to correct natiers after ards, as he did in the cass above mentioned the question is whether it is not necessary to make abother correction in the ense of the property in dispute in this action and which was incidded in the assignment to Li Po Lung. The plaintiffe story is that they were willing to purchase a share in the pro- perty belonging to ancestor Tam Lai Ting, and the way in which this was done was by means of a purchase by Li. Sing, and retransfer of the property by him to them. The terms being the payment to the vendor of $10,800 cash and the taking over of the fiabilities to the Lai Hisg of $3,800. This transaction was proved by (1) a receipt from the Lai Hing of the sum of $10,800 for the Po Shop Teng, that is, the two plaintiffs; (3) egistered six canhqsake shocks Tuesday in entry in one of the Lai Hing books, ab- evening and Wednesday morning, two of whichstracted by the plaintiff-publicly as he said- are said to have been severe in northern Luzon, to the effect that the share was transferred to although no damage has been reported. The Sing, and on the same day parted with for the same price to the plaintiffs; (3) a balance most perceptible of the shocks was felt at eight sheet book was mide oat for perusal of Po o'clock Tuesday evening. The others were scarcely perceptible and only the delicate Shun Tang which dealt with the "amount, instruments at the observatory could detec: $3,800 due to the Lai Bing; (4) a balanen them. Severe shocks have been, felt in the sheet book of the previous year belonging to Babuyanes and Batanes Islands. The detailed Tum Lai Tang in which there is a record of the transaction to far as it relates to Li Sing. The report of the observatory follows:

verbal arrangement between pladotiff and Li

admitted i subject to consideration. Sing was tendered in evidence and objected to

work removing the fibris, and further shoring up are being carried out.

EARTHQUAKE, AT MANILA

The Manila abseivatory

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AL 2.25 p.m. Jun 19th. Viccution pregraph began to register imperceptible vibrations. 34 seconds later follow. keep clear on its hind legs. The punyed the first perceptible shocks--not very intenst belonged to the Chung Wal stabies and

--which had a NNW. SSE, direction „nd 'a was sent out this morning in # gharry. What the mafue did to the pany when it considerable vertical component. After a calm arrived at West Point, an one can say not quite a minute new shocks of consider ble force and large vertical amplitude but suddenly the animal reared, and lashed lollowed, having the direction N. by NW-5. out wildly with his hind legs Nothing could

by SE Their duration was 25 seconds. The be done to stop the pony's allack on the gharry. Cechi seismograph registered maximum angles The mafoo got so scared that he left his box

o dg. 487 and took up his position in the street with the

Before the microseitmie perturbation find crowd which had already gathered watching ceased, a second imperceptible repetition the performance, thinking a was arranged for

occured at 7.50. The nuvement was in the their amusement. The animal seeing he was

same direction as that of the first stacks At not interfered with resumed its attack on the 8.54 p.m. the instruments had completely gharry, until finally the shalls were soapped, calmed down. and the animal finding itself released, galloped

At has Wednesday morning - a down the road at a furious rate, A policeman, who had just turned the corner, look the situa.mperceptible repetition of the same general character as the precedis, took place, which lasted 58 m. At 1th $2m p.m. and 3h 7m 58 m. two more perturbations were register ed, bunfiosmall an intensity that they probably were hardly perceptible even in the region of the epicentre."

lon in at a glance and steadied himself to stop the pony when it got near. Atevery step the pony increased its speed, frightened by the yelling crowd behind it. When it got near the police map it was going at no slow rate and the con- stable made a grab at the dragging reins. llc got hold of them, but was dragged some distance before the pony's speed was reduced. Then the 5ght began. A second policenian seeing his

brother officer tusaling with the pony joined in but it took them all their time to keep clear of the was brought pony's hind lega. Combined force to bear and for a time the pany was mastered, The animal and then led to the station. must have known what was in store, for it, for it refused to enter the compound of No. 7 Station, At rearing and bucking in the wildest fashion. this stage the mafoo arrived and the officers thinking that the Chinaman would help in quiet ing the animal, called him to give a hand. The mafoo was not to be caught napping, he pre ferred to look on while the others worked, and as the pony's hind legs had missed him on one or two occasions, the maloo deemed it expedient to get to safer quarters, so le speedily climbed a tree and from sinft looked op at the proceed; ings below. Finally extra hands arrived and the obstreperous animal was dragged into the station.

TRADE COMPETITION.

WOMEN FIGHT AT SAM-SHUI-PO.

26th inst.

third,

Both the duration of the perturbation result ing from the first shocks and the proportions

of the vertical component during these and their repetitions indicated an earthquake caused

Serpt

of and amino food,

Kent (Mrs. Leader) PC. Wateret (Mrs. Ari), heroid, which the hillave real on to clicy Karty (Mrs. Flask and Inspector. Langity is intended to be abed a man food, and in

case any such food appears to (Mr. Kent),

ise, to seize the same, in accordance with sec 83 of the Public Health mild Buildings Ordia- an.e of 1903." It is proposed to extend the power to the Senior Inspectors whose names are as follows a Brett, R. G. Me Ewen, F. Fisher, P. Lamble, T. P. Conolly,

The competition is to be completed by 7th July

OLAIM FOR LAUNCH HIRE. * VALIDITY OF UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS.

26th inst.

Summary funisdiction this morning, bis Hossar Mr..A. G. Wise, Paisae Judge, presid ing, Leung Yau, of No. 104, Des Voeux Road, sued Leung Lai Chuen, afiar A Chee, of No 39, Des Voeux Ruad, for the recovery of the sum of $400, money deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant as security for the hire of stean daunch.

Mr. Oto Kong Sing appeared for the plaio tiff, and Mr. E. Grist, of Mess. Wilkinson and Grist. represented the defendant.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing said this was an action for recovery of the sum of $400 money paid for the hire of a launch, the Yup Sam, on the 6th March, 1995, from the plaintiff by the defendant.

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Mr. Humphreys minuted: I am not in favour of increasing the powers of Senior laspecto.

Shellun Hooper minuted: 1 agree with Mr. Comphreys. Surely, three doctor and a veterinary surgeon are sufficient.

Hon Mr. E. A. Hewett minuted: Nor 1, unless some very good season can be advanced Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted The Medical Officer of Health has not given any reason why this power should be sextended to Senior inspect. Are they qualified to pronounce that noy food is unwholesome i

Hon, the Registrar General: Some reason is called for.

SIZE OF GRAVES.

the organisms. Further experi are being conducted in regard to dry Amewash.

2. Has the mortar from internal linewashed walle ju infected Chinese boules ever been examined as above? If yes, stale results. If ngl, why not?

Answer 2. Numerous experiments have been made in various parts of the world, la regird to viability of the bacillus of plague. infected houses; the results have shown that the bacillus does not survive these conditions for longer than seven days in temperie climates, and for a much less priod in tropical

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countries.

3. Has the distemper ( a, limewash) or mottar from European dwellings such as Beaconsfield Arcade," where, plague ba been recurrent, ever been bacteriologically examined as in 1 and 3731f yes, state results, 1: not, why pol,

Answer 2. No. The reply to

to Question a shows that the subject hit been, thoroughly investigate, though not in popnection with

Beaconsfield Arcade.".

4. Is old timewash or distemper scraped off before new is put on? (There is nothing in ie tegulations to enforce this and in the case of nese dwellings it is not done as far as my own knowledge goes.)

usually brushed and not scraped.

or 4 1 understand that the walls are gelatine, make one of the finest cultures for Does which analogous to bacteria ?"

Andwar 5. No.

The Sanitary Surveyor submitted a minute Plaintiff said he chartered a sunch on the relative to the size of grates in which he sold 5th March, 1995, from the defendant. They that the regulations spverning the site of agreed upon the hire as $160 per mensem, graves in Chinese cemeteries had not been money to be pais first month's chatter.. He saw red he suggested that new regulations be in he signed; were the defendant on the next day, and paid him issued by the Board and a copy faraished to $400. He got a receipt but he lost it. He the sexton of each cemetery. As the ceme next made a payment on the 18th April and teries must Grst be terraced before the graves got a receipt for the amount. On the 12th May are dug and to sare unnecessary waste of another payment was made and a receipt ob ground, be suggested that the length be re-life,

The next payment was made on the uced from 9 fest to 7 feet, which would allow tained. 31st of June and a receipt was shlained. That of increased paths. payment was 180 for a half month, making in all $560. He applied for the return of the $400 security, but it wasn t returned to him,

Mt. Gristaid the receipts could not go in ns. they were not Hamped.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing said that defendant it was rightly admitted as part of the resists (?).

do not, however, discuss this question, for might have stamped them before coming inte although, evidence is interesting, it is not of Court, such importance that its rejection would have. seriously prejudiced the plaintiff's case, nor would it of itself be sufficient to support the plaintiff's case. The defence to

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Hit Honour: But can you stamp them now? Mr. Otto Kong Sing: submit so, my Lord; a penalty is attached.

His Honour: Old is there! But Can you slamp a document after execution?

Mr. Otto Kong Sing: Subject, my Lord, lo the penalty.

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Assuming that the mortar of internal walls. in idfected houses contained bacilli harmful to would not the coating of such walls with da innocuous substance liko slaked time, mixed with a good germ culture like size increase the percentage o germs and organic 'mätter' by gining them more to feed oo?

Answer 6. Naj the reply to question x shows that the limewash has the opporlie Effect

Mr. Lau Chu Pak: The regulation sizes as mentioned in the list might not have been ad- hered to in recent years, but certainly they were adhered to formerly, as I have a distinct recollection of seeing accounts with the sizes clearly noted in them, and the charges made accordingly. I should likes know in what re spect the regulation sizes have not been adhered to, as admitted by the Surveyor, and whose day 1 to 166 that they are adhered to. Say krave 11 feet by 14 feet in Sections D. and Entering diseng how is the account.

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to the be made out for ceme- The Hon. the Principal Medical Officer of Health: rave sites in D. and E. measure 80 His Honour: But could you sinmp a pro-equare feet. Extensions in the case of section missory note after execution?

box took the following forms. The first action is a

I general denial, which in the defendant did not appear counsel stating that she was a Chinese lady and therefore could Hot or would not go into the box. A dasgerous doctrine as it seems to me when the lady bas. Mr. Otto Kong Sing: Well, my Lord, I management of an estate, and one to been taking a more or less active part in Cannot say that as the documents are of a

which in

different nature. the absence of more light I cannot subscribe. The second defendant went into the box, and shook his head to everything. In some things untruths. I must not onit to mention the his head negatives were equivalent to palpable fact that the plaintiff. Li Po Kyai, is not wholly blameless in this respect. une particulat his evidence fell short of the statements applied to his coupsel and second- Ly in spite of this denial there seems to have been no doubt that he was present at the division of property at Li Sing's house on April

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by a centre not far distant and of great in 3, 1900. No legal contingencies seem to me tensity. Hence we feared immediately for the said of it is that it affords grounds for com

to attach to bis presence: the utmost that can northern provinces of Luzon. The information received thus far confirms this first impressionnent. As in the delay in bringing this action it of course goes to his credit, but I cannot as it locates the centre in North Luzon, where, according telegrams from Aparri and teach any definite contingencies to this delay: Tuguegarao, the first shock was violent and

and the question of credit really hardly arises, 1. i have been obliged to notice these matters was followed by twn others at 7h 48m pm because they were gone into at the trial, but and th 23m a m. of respectively which how he whole and sole defence tests on the statote ever were not very intense and correspond to the saperitians registered here, which have of frauds. More fully, it is alleged, that the been mentioned. The earthquake has probab.ignatures to the documents I have numbered two and four, and alan to an intermediate ly been felt considerably on the Babuyanes cuinent No: five of Li Sing are forged and and Batanes Islands and even in the southern therefore there is no writing as required by part of Formosa. Finally, at gh 45m'am of that. An old schoolmaster was tedidered as Wednesday a new microseismic perturbation of diminishing intensity has been registered.

THE SWATOW-CHAO-CHOW-FU

KAILWAY.

however, work has been progressing mors

His Honour: The schedule does not men. tlos a receipt. But I am perfectly certain about thu, that I cannot accept the receipts as they are, you can go to the stamp man, if you like, but did not shake his evidence-in-chief

Mr. Grist then cross-examined the plaintiff Re-examined by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, wit- neis said defendant had offered $120 to settle the claim, but that offer was too late, the action had been already brought.

E are charged as the rate of $1 per square foot in excess of the Bo square feet. Extensions in the case of section Ď, have not hitherto been granted.

PRIVATE COFFINS.

Correspondence was submitted relative to nuisancescaused by badly made private coffins. Inspector McKenzie reported that the cause was the fact that some of the nuisance

of the poorer Chinese would rather pay for. their coffins than accept the charity of the Tung Wa, and the result was that, instead of the ordinary Chinese coffin being used, one roughly put together, with very large joints, is used on account of cheapness. He thought a stop should be put in the use of this form of coffin, which should be made as air and water-tight as possible.

This closed the case for the plaintiff. Leung Lai Chuen, defendant, said he lent the plaintiff a steam launch, and received $400 deposit. The hire was to be $60 per month, Plaintiff kept the launch for thres and one half

The Assistant Medical Officer of Health months and chanter was due in all $560 That said this practice was unfortunately causing a amount. F560, had been paid, but it included nuisance. He had had several complaints e the S4co deposited.

Karding the smells which caine from the coffins Plaintiff did not pay $160 on the 6th Marchin their way to the cemetery. The coffins are if he had done to witness would have given bidly put together, lesk, and give out noxious him a receipt. On the 18th April he received gases. This could be prevented by better ne money, and did not give the receipt pre-made coffins and the use of saw dus or some duced. On the 20th May he received $16 and such absorbent to take up liquid, and he bug- gave the receipt produced for i. He did not

gested that the Board frame regulations.

The Hon, the Principal Medical Officer said receive any money in June. The chops on the receipts were those of his shop, but were corr the Board had power to make the necessary respondence chops, and were not used for 'bye-laws.

receipts.

Mr. Grist: Are these receipts all in the same writing?

Witness: The middle one is made out by the Accountant.

His Honour: Are not they all in the same handwriting

Witness: I am not good at Chinese writing,

I cannot say.

His Honour: But they all appear to me lo be in the same writing, and I believe the same band wrote them all.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak: Are the Chinese coffin shops licensed ? If so, I think a condition in serted their lirences requiring the coffins they sell to be made air and watertight will meet the case.

The Hon, the Registrar-General; I agree with Mr. Las that action should be taken through the coffin shops.

THE-TAIKOO SUGAR' REFINERY.

An application was submitted on behalf of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery Co., for permission to make certain additions to the premises. and to erect water clotets in their offices.

Mr, Shelton Hoopar minuted; Should cer tainly be granted.

Mr. H. Humphreys: Grant

Bon. Mr. E. A. Hewest Grant, subject to the usual conditions regarding water supply.

an expert in handwriting and in his view the signature to four was genuine, so that the charge of forgery had a non-restricted area. The expert considered that the signature "Yuk" to the memo and that Li Sing to five were not genuine. His standards of com- parisons were as to the Yuk a document pro- The railway which is to connect the treaty duced by Bin Tak Fan known to contain the port of Swatow with the prefectural city of Chao-chow-fu, the concession for which was signatures no

nuine Yuk and for the Li Sing a series of documents admitted to be, Two old Chinese women came belose Merchant, has not advanced as rapidly as was the box to give expert evidence who ignore the given in 1903 to one Chang Yuan, a Chinese genuine, I protest against persons going into H. A. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this

Witness: If your Lordship says so, then it expected owing to many important causes. elements on which such opinions should be must be so. (Laughter.) morning, charged by Sergeant Sims, with fight

The main difficulty experienced has been 10 ing in the Sam-shui-po market place last

Tounded. He Kan Pe compates a character His Honours That is my opinion, most de written night. There were hundreds of people gather-purchasing land. Another matter which delayed

the work was the Ampou riot which accurred win on Chinese paper with others written on ededly. The writing is the same and the od round the 'market last night owing to a certain fexival and when these women de early in 1905 and in which twa japanese work-lazed English paper and in pan bases his piper is the same. What have you got to say.

opinion a certain strekes being sharp in one | Mr. Grist? clared war, the crowd were not backward fo

men were killed. Since Auguit of last year and blunt in although you may get crisp don't think I can say anything beyond the fact Mr, Grist: Well, under the circumstances, I the other. This is the merest tri- showing their appreciation of fistical ex-

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rapidly. An embankment, has been made and viroites on HUNGHUZZES IN MANCHURIA

because, hibition and would have allowed the wants to

ruile laid as far aï Ampou, a distance of about bruise each other until next morning had not

ten miles. The total length of the line will be of brush-work on Chinese paper is its crisposed are the correspondence coops, and

His Honours There must be judgment for ness, which the quality of English paper does a sergeant's interpreter, who was among the

thirty-two miles, and there will be seven iz- crowd "scoing things," intervened and had the

termediate stations.

not lend itself to the provision of. And his plaintiff with costs. women takes to the Station, Both women are

All material for the railway is supplied by not think he considered too carefully the (Yuk's) analysis, was nei much better, for i də rice-pudding hawkers at Sam-shui-pa and have

under conditions which the two signatures re been doing business there for some time. Be.apanese contractors, no public tenders having

been asked for. The locomotives have been | e 'fore the rise in the price of rice the defendants

ordered from America, the rails and rolling spectively were written. One point especially were able to sell their puddings at five cents

was worthy of his attention. Both characters stock from Japan.-S.C. Dally Journal. each. However, the first defendant found that

were obviously written with an almost dry pen and there is no telling what will result from a notwithstanding the high price for rice she was able to sell her puddings at the same price as

dry pen, whether it will correctly produce in before, while the second, defeudant could not,

the and consequently raised her price to six cents. It was rumoured in Maulla that the trans They met last night at the market place and pon McClellan will be used as an inter-istand I should require much more skilled evidence the first defendant was seen to be doing a boat relieving two of the chartered transporta to induce me to accept the proposition which and thus sava considerable expense to the stems to under-lie this witness's evidence, that roaring trade with her five-cent cakes, while the

ence was beard to the effect that on the other woman could not manage to dispose of Government, When asked regarding, the

of Kowloon.

con. The defendant with his rickoba her ware. This led to the second defendant authenticity of the rumour the chief quarters cumstances always write the characters. criticising her successful rival's product, and master said that at the present time all their names in an identical manner. it would made several attempts to pass that of cam the fight started. They tugged and scratched rumours regarding the McClellan must be be impossible for me to find forgely on such plainant. He did so afterwards, passing on the at each other and bore each other to the ground only conjecture, inasmuch as the transport will evidence as was given. But the school-mas-wrong side of the read, thereby damaging the alternately by the hair, while the crowd were require three or four months repairing, and ter's evidence is fatal to the defendant who complainant's ricksha. After the accused had helping themselves to the pudding that was nothing definitely can be determined until the called him. He practically pronounced in fa- made a statement, denying the facts given, Mr. left on the side of the road, regardless of cost. repairs have been made. At present the dfvour of the genuineness of the signature in Goldring suggested that he should be placed in the locks, as the rickahs coolies on the When placed before his Worthip this second Chillan, Kilpatrick, Meads and Ingalls are exbibit6. defendant admitted the charge, saying that the under orders to be sent to the United States, The balance sheet belonging to TemSai Tung. peninsula were very impudent. His Worthip first defendant was trying to run her out. The via Suct, as soon as they can be spared from The two signatures had been challenged like faed the conlle 53 on each charge, adding first defendant was fined 3r, and the second $5 this station and no change of order has been the signatures to the other documents and that he would be make an example of the next coalie from Kowloon that is charged before while both had to enter bonds in the sum of ❘ received at these headquarters up to the pre there lado doubt that the original case was ($25 oach to be of good conduss for øge yaat. Hat time.

that this document was forged, but this was ihm.

ants

D. S. TRANSPORT "MCLELLAN"

way of loops and flourishes all that is re- quired of it.

THE RULE OF THE ROAD..

IMPUDENT RICKSHA COOLIES.

16th int

This momiar, at the Police Court, Mr, P. W. Goldring, solicitor, charged the driver of Kowloon ricksha No. 13 (1) with failing to observe the rules of the road, (a) damaging the complainant's vehicle, and (3) with furious driving. The coolie pleaded not gallty. Evid

1.-Filty wagons loaded with rifles and other arms, which were to be sent to Kirin from Poking, arrived at Erh-tao-kow station of Chang-tu-fe in the early part of this month.

The Committees fram Kirin west to a Yamen in Changtu and bonowed twenty soldiers to escort the wagons and started for the railway station above mentioned flowever, some tem Hanghuizen made a sudden appearance before they could proceed more than 1 miles and captured the rifles, arms and money, inflicting wounds on the committee killing ose soldier and binding several persons,

a' Chiarmen at all times and under all cir- instant' complainant was drivlog in his vehicle/pause go li from Liaoyang over three hundred

In mount Ping-ting-shan a ditance of Hunghultes are making their beadquarters and threatening travellers.

The Imperial troops of Mukden, number!og

7. Assuming the answer to 6 to be "yes,*is not the very large annual tax on the com, munity which the limewashing regulations entail not only many wasted but money sprat

*No answer.

SUBURBAN BUILDINGS.

"DISQUSTINOLY DIRTY AND INSANITARY,"

26th inst

The following letter from Mr. Shelton Hooper was raid and laid upon the table at the Sanitary Board meeting this afternoon

Hongkong, June 18th, 1906, Sir,I desire to bring to the notice of the Board the disgustingly dirty and insanitary state of the building, and land at Tai Bang and Wong-nei-chong,

The floors of the licensed, pig-sties are in a vary had condition, wide gaps existing in the janis between the rough granite stones form. ing the floors,

The sumpe are in a filthy condition and seem never to be cleared or emptied.

The hydrant in the pathway is surrounded by water, the pathway batween washed away is 11" or 18" lower than the curb in Shepherd Street.

Matsheds with doors in a wet and filthy con- dition are used as domestic dwellings.

Clothes, which have been washed in the rullah, are stored in these matsheds before bring delivered in town.

A matshed in which bean curd is 'mada'and which a little ubile aga was burnt down is tow reerected, and full of flies,

The refuse of the matshëde is dumped in the pullah where the clothes are washed; and licensed pig-stien ang now used as domestic balldings,

All the above refer to Tai Hang and an equally bad state of affairs existed at Woog. nii-chong.

The large trained nullah or the cast alde of the village, which occasionally dammed, caused the houses to be flooded,

The hydrant is barely approached on A count of the broken state of the road and the water from the hydrant was like thick milk,

There is no public latrine but an improvised Be in a very bad condition,

Several licented pigesties are used as domestic buildings, and the general state of the path- way around the dwellings is in a flithy com

tion, having no properly constructed surface strains, but which the sewage water has made for itself.

sa

I have been informed that there have been

unreported cases of smallspex, and there is s is of a man believed to be a leper, whom I He said he had been sent to Canton twice as a leper, but they say at Cantop il was not leprosy. However, I think the 'casa should be investigated.

fail to understand why such a tale of affairs should have been allowed to exist for no long and I think the Board should take ime mediate action.

dësire that this may be circulated· as soon as possible. Yours faithfully,

(Sd), A. SHELTON HOOPER

PHOFERTY SALE.

At the office of the Public Works Depart

two or three hundred, advanced there to expelmont this afiemoon, the letting by public. them on the 6th inst, and fought furiously, but action sale was held of one lot of Crewn the prolonged fight could not be brought to Land near Rural Building Let No. 1oo in the This lot is registered in the Land Offer as successful issue, merely resulting in casualties Colony of Hongkong for a term of 21 years on both sides

3-Since Feng Ling Ko, a leader of Hung- Garden Lot No. 28, situated on Baiker Road, hutze, left the border of Liao, bandits have and contains 6800 square feet. The angpal heen active and cannot be subdued, The root is 516, and the upset price $340,

There was no competition, and she lot was authorities of Lisayang have supplied two hundred rifles and twenty thousand cartridges bought by Mr. C. L. Gorham, for $360, being

310 above spist price. in orderto suppress them.-Sinwanpao,