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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1906.

The experiment, wertemarked, would be watched with much interest in Hongkong because the question of the removal of night oil is of as much imperiance in this Colony at in the south. Obviously, it is extremely desirable that the authorities shoul control the

THE TRAM-WRECKBKS,

GENERAL Oku, who commanded the second Army in the late Russo-Japanese War, has been appointed to succeed the late Viscount

dama as Chief of the General Staff..

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Much satisfaction will be felt by a large number of residents in Hongkong, and especially by that large section of the com- munity which makes use of the tram-cars, The Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.'s night-soil instead of leaving such matters in ponsible for the numerous attempts made the week ending the arst July, amounted to 59.134.61 tons, and the sales during the same the hands of private individuals. In highly recently to derail the cars has been caught period 10 18,991.92 tous." civilised centres the municipality might red-handed at his nefarious and rascally work. safely trust to the sense of the people to see We now discover that at least one of the AFTER being for two long years on the beach that the household refuse was periodically perpetrators of these outrages is a youth of in Hongkong, and always being able to pro- removed, but where there is a large shifting 14 years, and a sampan boy at that. When cure the necessaries of life and smoke nothing population whose sense of the value of case after case was reported of iron bolts less than cigars, Jack Downie's (an, Austra cleanliness is not too highly developed "and being found wedged into the rails we naturas) unbroken record came to an end this who are inclined to risk the danger of disally thought that some class, whose income morning, when P. C. Wilson ran in in for be ease rather than expend a trifle in securing was affected by the running of the cars, hading a vagrant. He appeared before Mr. H. H. the, service of night-soil coulics, it is the decided to revenge themselves by inspiring J, Gompertz, at the Maxistracy this morning, duty of the city authorities to undertake the travellers with terror lest they be injured or, and on pleading guilty to the charge, was of killed as the result of the tram-wreckersdered to be placed in the House of Detention. work by the creation of a special depart

elforts. But what object cau a sampan ment, such as exists in every city of any size

"man" hope to attain by wrecking the cars? The or pretension in western countries.

The deed savours of lunacy more than any experiment proposed in Singapore was there-

One would not be surprised fure of more than passing interest, and thing else.

to find that the person who was accused if there were any, who failed to appreciate the scheme, they were content to await the today before the Magistrate at the result of the experiment before declaring Police Court is not quite right in his their objections to it. But the proposal mind; that he is, in fact, a has been killed before, it has been acted maning. No sânc individual would go on upon, and that by no less a person day after day laying traps for the tram-cars; the knowledge that the police were on his than Professor Simpson, the sanitary track would deter him from risking his liberty. In some countries the accused would have stood little chance of over reaching the gaol precincts after being caught laying obstructions on the car lines. and possibly there would have been few who would have pitied the victim although

expert who is to reform the health con ditions of Singapore. Professor Simpson' wrote to the Colonial Secretary remarking that he had ascertained from careful in spection of houses in Singapore that night more crowded and central districts of the town and that removal is efidated at a cost

THE SHANGHAI COLLISION.

A collision occurred in the Huangpu River about noon yesterday, says the N. C. D. News af rst inst, between the French river str. Limno and the Russian gunboat. Mondjour. The matt-of-war was lying at anchor off the proaching the wharf to coal, the Liftae collid

China Merchand Eastern Wharf, and in ̈ip-.

ed with her damaging the Mundjour's bows considerably. The Mandjour afterwards came up river and will have to go into dock for 10. pairs, while the Limno, although only slightly damaged, will probably have to be repaired before leaving for Hankow,

SHANGHAI SINGING GIRLS:

REFORM IN THE TEA-HOUSES,

Some little excitement occurred in Foochow Road and vicinity in the native singing-girla'

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.SERVICE.

SHANGHAI AMENITIES.

VOLÜNTEERS CALLED OUT.

OBJECTIONABLE MIXED COURT DUILDINGS DEMOLISHED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 6th August, 2.20 p.m.

The Shanghai "Municipal Council issued an ultimatura to the authori».

houses on Monday, reports the W. C. D. Aews tice of the Mixed Court stating that A NUMBER of toughs attacked a coolie on a of 1st inst., nwing to an attempt on the part of unless certain now buildings which wharf at West Point last night and seriously the Municipal Police to enforce strictly certain wounded him with their knives. After the new regulations made by the Mixed Court, had been erected in the vicinity of the enolic was rendered unconscious the roughs with the sanction of the Municipal Council Court were immediately removed fled. Some minutes later a policeman passing prohibiting girls under the age of sixteen the wharf saw the man in a beloless state and (Chinese reckoning) from living in these sing- officials employed by the Council bleeding profusely from his wounds. An ambuling-girl houses. Quite a number of young would be obliged to demolish the ance was summoned and the unconscious coolie girls within the prohibited limit of age were removed to hospital, but he is not expected to taken charge of on Monday evening as they structures. live. One man has been, atrested on a charge were proceeding through the streets and were conveyed to the Door of Hope Refuge. Row- of being concerned in the attack.

dies taking advantage of the excitement caused by the arrests tried to force the proprietars of the huses in question to go on strike by a genera closing of their dours This was done in the daring opened their doors as usual, while some majority of instances, but several of the more

TSE LEUNG. & suspicious character, entered the house of a widow at Wong-her-chong village shortly after noon on Saturday and was seen leaving the premises with a clock and a pair of trousers, The owner of the articles-

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lutong, when hill-limbing accurred. The man was arrested on the top of a hill and dragged down.. Ou being placed before. Mr

hard labeme and six hours' stocks.

Fifty men of the emergency com-., pany of Volunteers were called out to support the ultimatum and enforce

This morning the objectionable the Council's mandate.

of the inmates went put in their sedan-chairs | buildings had disappeared.

The Volunteers returned to head- public resort. This was the signal for thes towdies to stone the houses which opened and quarters and were dismissed. the occupants of the sedan chairs the moment

JAFANESH WOMEN.

ADVANCE OF THEIR SOCIAL POSITION. ། The Tokia Mainichi discusses the advance.

was to be for one of the smallest sanitare Patents. Does anybody pretend to believes denominations of tiels is a fairly comprehensive tection. This was done, end' last night the recent years. The status of Japanese women

rowdies in this way, and the result was that all the singing-girl's. houses were closed for an hour or so, when the police came and asked the proprieters to resume business, promising pra- ment of the position of Japanese women of houses were open as usual in the Foochow Road quarter. There was a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the Chinese Commercial Association to consider the question of pre- venting a threatened riut, but as everything had turned out satisfactorily no action was considered necessary.

of from 25 cis, to go'els. a month, whilst at they might have deplored the act. But here Gompertz this morning on a charge of burglary they appeared on the streets. Several girls as a number of factories where there are a larwe are law-abiding and imbued with a keen the accused was sentenced to twenty-one days' well as their chair-bearers were injured by the number of latrines the charge is 70 cls. The sense of the majesty of the law, The ac cused was taken before the magistrate, and cost of collection on alternate days was

what happened then? He was ordered to estimated at $20,000 per annum independ, receive a whipping at the hands of his ent of the cost of disposal at sea, and this

that the punishment fits the crime? The scamp had endangered the lives of half those living at West Point. He had done so not once or twice but repeatedly. If he had not been the actual culprit on each occasion it is safe to assume that he had a guilty knowledge of what was being done. True, he is only 14 years of age, but sampan people of 14 years have the wisdom of the serpent. They are reared in a rough school

districts covering a few acres which, when compared with the portions of the town which would have to be ultimately served, is not a twentieth part. In his opinion if it were not too late the scheme should be postponed and the existing system conlined under strict supervision until it was decided what system should be adopted for the whole A. S. WATSON & CO., whole town. The President of the Singapore Municipality explained to the Commis sioners, who looked as if they felt inclined to disregard Professor Simpson's advice, that the letter from Government was practically a 131"command to stop the continuance of the scheme. He personally regretted receiving the letter as it meant putting the hands of the All communications intandel for publication clock back three years or so and going on The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH buld with the old method of disposing table garden, addressed to The Editor, 1, Ice House Bogd, prol

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WE are prepired to admit that an intimacy with the currency of China, and the numerous knowledge in itself. We are scarcely prepared to meet, however, with the designation of Hongkong taels in a Consular Report dealing with one of the Yangisze ports. We may a quit the Consul who forwards the report, but someone in the Foreign Office, which ismes the publication, might have revised the poof, so that we had the correct designation of Haikwan taels.-L. & C. Express.

his tour of inspection in Manchuria and,

MOSLIM WOMEN.

CARRY ON BUSINESS.

is not necessarily low, says the journal, though their social position is much behind that of their European and American sisters. With the diffusion of education among women, a most marked improvement has been noticeable, however. The decision mads recently by the Department of Communications to appoint wo men as officials of hanbin rank should, ba regarded as a distinct step in the right direc tion. It augurs well for the future of Japaness

women.

Hitherto, outside the Imperial flousehold The prevalent notion that Mohammedan aad Government schools, there have been D women who possessed proper official raak, women are very misterially restricted in their paper y relations-that, in fact, they are little continues the Alainichi, but the departure made prove a terning point in the history of the better than slaves, possessed of few rights by the Department of Communications will which man is bound to respect-is quite social status of women in this country. in erroneous. In general terms, "woman's right" other words, this means the fuller recogni in respect to properly and material possessions log of business abilities of women, which

DR. Morrison was interviewed at Daloy alter THEIR PROPERTY HIGHTS AND FREEDOM TO

according to the Japan Mail, the Times cor- respondent declares that the japanese military organisation in Manchuria struck him as very perf.ct; that its methods do not err on the side of either leniency or harshness and that it offers no points justifying foreign complaint. Speaking of Governor Chao of Mukden, he said that he had known him for five years, and that Chao sincerely appreciates the Japanese. There are persons who allege that Chao is hostile to the Japanese, but Dr. Morrison denies that in folo, and declares that Chan sirongly applauds, Japan's friendly actions."

THE numerous attempis made recently to de. rail, tramcars have kept the police on the qui frs with the realt that a young scamp" as

of pecuniary value exist in the largest se bave hitherto been met with but scanty, recog among Mohammedan people, and have so pre-uition. At present the number of women em- vailed for many centuries. In fact Mohamme ployed by the various offices under the Com absolutely free in respect to properly relationis, dan women, whether single or married, are They may inherit, buy and sell and acquire by all the methods of legitimate business, the same as men; and they may carry on any trade or pro- fession and manage their business affair without the participation of husbands, parents, bro:

munications Department is said to be 1,5.0, which will no doubt be much augmented in the future. When to this is added the number of women in the service of banks, companies.

and other business houses the total will come to a considerable figure. It is satisfactory to observe that the spheres in which female

and have to fend for themselves from childhood; there is little they do not know. They have a full sense of their responsibility, A whipping to such people is like an extra breakfast in the moming Supposing that the accused charged today is the member of a gang of hooligans banded together to damage the cars, is a whipping The Singupare Pre Press remarked sarcas-likely to give them a wholesome fear of the tically that "It is a compliment to call the consequences of continuing their dastardly present private collection a system: paid for practices? Hardly, The Magistrate, we privately, arranged privately with irresponsible fear, was unduly lenient and the young rogue Chinese coolies, at whose mercy the whole may congratulate himself that he did not town might be placed, in case of a strike, come up for sentence before a tribunal of disposed at haphazard, and only kept from tram car patrons, for he would have rued being extremely offensive by police regula- the day that he commenced to obstruct the he was termed by Mr. Hazeland-was arrestedthers, or other persons than those designated by activity may be used are being steadily ca tions. The layman can as easily criticise the lines. However, there is some consolation red-handed last night placing a piece of iron themselves, should they prefer not to act per targed and the demand is continually on the system 15 Professor Simpson can destructive in the fact that the police have managed to It may lead to ly criticise the attempt at a system devised bring one offender to book. by the city Engineer. What the community the demoralisation of the gang, but we trust wants, however, is constructive criticism. If that no effort will be relaxed to discover the pail system will not answer, is the Pro-any others who may be concerned in the fessor prepared to recommend a system of attempt to derail the cars. Such projects water closets and underground drainage, against life and property. must be stamped with a sewage outfall at a distance from the MARRIAGES.

town? Will be recommend the sewage to STEWART: AGNEW.-On the 4th July, at the soil, or to the sea?" It is indeed un-being implicated as a tram-wrecker will, we Rougham Parish Church, near Bury St. Ed-- munds, by the Rev. B. S. Fryer, HINTON fortunate that the scheme should have been venture to hope, receive a lesson from the ARTHUR STEWART, second son of Hinton D. blighted in the bad, and it is hardly con Magistrate which will last him through life Stewart, Esq. of zi, Courtfield-road, London, ceivable bow a sanitary authority should and strike fear into the hearts of his com S.W., and Strathgarry, Blair Atholl, N., to DOROTHY, daughter of George W. Agnew, condemn any attempt to improve, the panions in vice. Esq, M.P., of Rougham Hall, Bury St. Ed-conditions of the city. It may be that the

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amour piropre of the great health expert was wounded by the suggestion that the Munici pal Commissioners Could have sanitary ideas

The rates per quarter sul per mensem, proportions, The daily is in delivered free when the addresi accosible to avenger. On copies sent by prut un additional $1,90 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly iso to any part of the

world in 80 cents per quarter.

Single Copic Faily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-

dru conla.

munds.

On the 25th July, 1906, at Bombay, Lieut. HENRY MORLAND, Royal Indian Marine, only son of the fate Capt. Sir Henry Morland, Crighton, Esq., of Whalley Range, Manchester.

old harbour office, the same spot where a car piping in the grove of the tram rail near the was derailed a few weeks ago. The "scamp was a sampau boy, about fourteen years of age, and he was placed before Mr. Hozeland this maroing, to answer the charge. After evidence had been heard proving the case his Worship summoned the boy's mother and ordered her out so that people may travel by the cars into give the boy a flogging, at the same time

flogging was properly carried out, perfect safety. The next person accused of asking the police to be present to see that the.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TO-DAY being recognised as a public holiday

o'clock this morning.

BILL BROKING IN SHANGHAI

AN OVERDONE FIELD.

sonally as their agent or representative.

The "wakil," or business attorney of a woman, is a very frequent personage in all business affairs; and he is often called into court to answer for his administration, cited by. the woman proprietor, who is not required, if she be of full age, to have the consent of her husband or guardian, as in Europe, to sue and be sued and perform all the nets incident to -her estate. Property rights, it will be noted, are entirely independent of sex or marital rela

tion.

There

The only disability allending these women's property relations is in acquirement by in heritance. Their sex and social condition throw about them certain restraints, but solely as to succession and inheritance. An influential meeting of bill and bullion

are no restrictions as to purchase and sale. brokers was held in the Chartered Bank on

In the sale of and general administration. the 1st inst. to discuss the question of pre- venting an increase of their numbers. Hitherto land the husband remains an ́entite stranger: the Banks have laid down the law as to addi. he does not join in this deed of conveyance nity, but the Bank managers seem to have dis of inheritance, the rights of wonten are rela- greed now and again, and we believe the lively interior to those of men.

Sons inherit one-half, daughters one-quar

Indian Navy, to LILIAN, only daughter of W. ; which had not been submitted to the inspec business at the Magistracy commenced at 8.30 tions to the ranks of the eighth per cent. frater. nor participate in the price. But, in respect

tion of his highness. At all events he has given the schente a set back. Whether he

The Hongkong Eelegraph will devise anything more satisfactory retains WE are informed by Mr. A. van Biervlat, Act-meeting was called with a view to the brokers

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1906

A SANITARY EXPERIMENT.

Some time ago we referred to a proposal which had been made by the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore to undertake the removal of night-soil and deposit it where it would prove least harmful to the community. With the object of finding out how the system was likely to work, it was

to be seen. Now that we in Hongkong are deprived of the lesson which would have been furnished by Singapore there is no reason why the idea should not be taken up by our sanitary authorities, for we assume that the majority of picople would support the Board if it seriously proposed to under take the removal and disposal of the night soil.

A PHOTOGRAPHER from Mee Cheung's studio

ing Consul for Belgium, that H.R.H. Princess helping the bankers as regards restricting theter, wives only one-eighth; but if the wife has Albert of Belgium has been safely delivered numberofexchange brokers-Shanghat Times. of a daughter,

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WILLIAM Shand, a fireman on board ss. Or. werly, appeared before Mr. H. H. J. Gompenz at the Magistracy this morning, charged with being drunk and incapable in Connaught Road Central last night, and also with being very disorderly in the charge-room of the Central Police Station. He pleaded guilty and was

fined $5.

SHANGHAL

Where no children she takes one-quarter. there is more than one wife (and the Moham medan law allows four), the eighth or quar ter, as the case may be, must be distributed prorate among them all. The wife is allowed On the and ult, Mr. D. Davies asked the but one-eighth when there are children, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what because the mother will share to a degree in steps he proposed to take for the reorganisa the minor child's inheritance; and, again, tion of the administration of Shanghai; children are bound, as soon as capable, to the support of the mother. whether, ia view of the refusal on the part of the contribute to Chinese authorities to come to an agreement Furthermore, there is invariably a dowry with the representatives of England, Germany, provided by the husband at the time of mar: And the United States as to the procedure o ringe, which remains inviolate to the wife, and if the assessors are exclusively bound by the regulations of 18:9; and whether practice and precedent settled since that date are to be en- tirely ignored.

suggested that an experiment should be yesterday. A gunner at Lyeemoon barracks being at large, walked into a matshed at Glen- the Mixed Court, lia would inform the House if it has not all been paid over to her in ad

carried out within a restricted area, and if found satisfactory the entire city would after. wards be included in the scheme.. The idea seemed excellent as compared with the pre sent system whereby each householder is responsible for the removal of his night-soil, and is compelled to make the best arrange ments possible with the coolies who hire themselves out for that duty: Under muni- cipal management, it would be impossible for careless residents to allow foetid hatter to accumulate on their premises, and people would have the guarantee that the city way mado sweet and clean every morning

was put to some inconvenience at Shau-ki-wan A COOLIE, who undoubtedly preferred gaol to asked the photographer to be at the barracks caly yesterday while the workmen were about in order to take some pictures of a group. the premises and removed a baske: containing Everything went well until the photographer $5 worth of clothing, and got arrested before was leaving the barracks when he was arrested he could leave the shed. His wish has been by the guard, removed to the Shau-ki-won granted by Mr. Gompertz to the extent of Station, and charged with "being is the vicinitywenty-nor days with a few hours' stocks

thrown in for luck, of the forts with photographic apparatus on

his person," and, notwithstanding the fact that

the photographer related the circumstances of THE two Yadmat hawkers, who were remand the case, and showed a note-book giving the ed on Saturday morning last on a charge of names of the party who invited him to the bar causing the death of an earth coolie, particular racks, the man was detained. Inspector Roof which have already been published, were bertson was also of the opinion that the charge brought up later in the day and discharged was obviously wrong, and said so when the from custody. Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, before photographer came before. Mr. Gomperts this whom the case was heard, held that there was no evidence to proceed with the case. Mr. morning, when his Worship ordered the man

| Que Kọng Sing appeared for the defendantı, to be immediately discharged,

Sir E. Grey: No steps for the reorganisation of the administration of the late: national settle ment at Shanghai are in contemplation. It would not be correct to say that the Chinese authorities have refused to come to an agree. ment as to the procedure of the Mixed Court Negotiations are proceeding as to the proposed amendments to the Court rules, and, although no final result has been attained, we under- stand that cobsiderable progress has been made. Meanwhile I am informed that the Mixed Court is being administered as hitherto in accordance with practice and precedent,,

increase. There is little doubt that the exam. plo set by the Department of Communications will be followed by other institutions, Governi ment as well as private.

It is quite possible that the growing difficulty. to earn a livelihood and other social conditions may have stimulated women to enter into competition with the stronger sex in fields. which have been regarded as the latter's pro serves. But the gradual elevation of women's position in Japan, where they have occupied an obscure position socially and economically, will mean their emancipation, and in this sense the tendency will b: welcomed as a satisfac tory sign of the times.~Joban Chronicle.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUR.

English (Malta) 9th inst., 6 a.m. Indian (Gregory Apear) 10th inst. German (Sachsen) 14th inst.

Canadian (Empress of India) 14th inst, German (Prins Regent Luitpold) 14th inst. Indian (Luisang) 16th inst.

German (Prins Waldemar) sýth inst.

The s.. Kwaiyang is due from Canton to- morrow daylight,

The Great Northern 3.5. Minnesota left Seat-

tie on 25th ult.

The 4,8. Shacksing left Shanghai on 4th inst., due is due here on 8th inst., at daylight,

The Imperial German Mails.s. Prinz Walde may left Sydney on 4th inst, at noon, and may be expected here on 27th inst

The Apcar Co.'s 5,5. Gregory Apear from Calcutta left Singapore yesterday afternoon, and may be expected here on 10th inst.

The P. M. S, S. Cols sa. Mongella will suit from Yokohama for Hongkong on 7th inst., and will be due to arrive at this port on 18th inst.

The P. & O. S. N. Cos sit, Malta left

Singapore for this port on 4th inst, at 8 am, with the outward English Mails, and is due here on 9th inst., at 6 a.m.

The Imperial German Mail us. Prius Regeni Luitpold felt Koba via Nagasaki and Sbang- hai and Foochow on 5th insi, p.m., and may be expected here on 14th inst.

vance, or if it has been used by the husband even for family accessities, it remains a debt against the estate and must be paid before distribution to the other heirs. The wife is not obliged to contribute from her separate esiste for the maintenance of the family; and if the hus- band bas used any part of the wife's property for such purpose she may maintain suit As for the against him for its restitution. daughters, siys the North American Review, it is presumed that they require less than the

lín of the 17th ult, left Colomba on 4th inst., sons, and they may remain pader the projec-rying the German Mails with dates from Ber tion of the male members of the family even

The C. P. R. Co's na. Empress of India after the breaking up of the home. Further, and may be expected here on 14th inst. more, should they marry (and marriage is un- arrived at Yokohama at 7 a.m., on 6th lost, and iversal there are no "old maids ") they receivo | leaves again at 4 p.m., same day, for Kobe, where she is dus to sníva at 4 p.m. on 7th ipat, a dowry from their husband,

The Imponal German Mail 3.4. Sackren cás-