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TELEGRAMS.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE..

NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

DETWEEN MANCHURIA AND HONGKONG.

JAPANESE PROJECT WITH TEN MILLION. YEN CAPITAL

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 16th August,

2.10 p.m.

The Japanese authorities in charge of the railway administration, in Manchuria intend to inaugurate steamship service in connection with the railway.

The vessels, it is reported, will carry cargoes of Fushun coal from Tairen (Dalny) to Hongkong and Shanghai.

For the return journey they will endeavour, to secure cargors of the articles which are specially required, in Manchuria,

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VTHE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH 'THURSDAY AUGUST

PRACAS AT WESI POINT.

VE GOT NO WORK TO DO.""

A coolie from West l'oir t, covered with band. ages from head to ankles, appeared as com- plainant in a case this morning against another coolie charging the latter with a sauit. The alleged assault occurred in a building under 'construction and four Fien were supposed to have "mauled the complainant. There are two contractors engaged in erecting certain houses at West Point. One contractor and

his gang of coolics are attending, to the drain. age part of the business, while the other sec. tion attends to the building post of the contract. The complainant was engaged as coolie to the drainage contractor. At eight o'clock this morn ing the complainant could not settle in work on account of the absence of line, and being a man who is very fond of work, he did not want to waste time, so he got a couple of baskets and went over to the building,con. tracto's side and started 6log the ter ceptacles. He was not there long. The build. ing contractor's coolies, who are alleged have an animus against the drainage men, swooped down on the nyfortunate codlie and ad him out with bunban poles. When the police arrived to remove the unfortunate' mao

to hospital the building coolies had gone. On examining the coolie it was found that his head was split in two places, his thumb was sprained, both of his shink opened, and he had several, other wounds too numerous to relate. The canlie was treated at the hospital and the leader

PIRACY IN CHINA.

VIEWS OF A WEST RIVER TRAVELLIR.

Whilst the tragedy on the West River steamer Suimam stands out in clear outline in the minds of our re-dera and before its main features become blurred and indistinct or lose their hold on the memory, it may belor adva

be dosa is to render impossible such resistance. Methods of procedure on the Saisam bear the closest possible resemblance to those in vogue dersteamships owned, controlled and navigated since the earliest successful attempts to plun

by non-Chinese.

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"A HINT TO SHIPOWNERS.

sufficiently clear. If coasting and riverine The inference from what is written above is

lage to place the dire event in its historical acting, giving to the piratical raid consteamers are to be run without the risks that sideration in relation to Chinese social life on

have attended navigation on the West River, it

China on the other. the one hand and to foreign intercourse with can only be by adequate provision on the part of shipowners against river pirates who embark as passengers. The Chinese Provincial is not in a position to fulfil its promises or Government may promise sufficient protection. so carry out its intentions however good in the lirection desired. In a reformed China, under

The first knowledge which the West had of the East on the Kwangtung cost-line and beyond is in part knowledge of pirates, and their evil doings. Portuguese prowess, at a time when the maritime enterprise of Portugal gave her the lead in these seas, was directed to sweep the waterways clear of these pests to civil the putting down of piracy. By aiding China to ization Portugal made good her footing in Macao It should not be forgotten or overlooked that from the first days of foreign settlement in South Chins, such occupation has been rendered

possible by the intervention of Western nation in policing the waterways needed 'for their traffic with this great Empire of the East.

CHINESE BENEFITS.

Antnag the chief benefits, to China arising out of the British occupation of Hongkong the Colony, was the suppression of piracy in the waters Hongkong are said to date from the thirteenth The first Chinese records of century. The island was then, a pritical

less corrupt administration, when crimes of violence such as now prevail throughout the the strong, just hand of those, who govern is two Kwang Provinces have become fewer, when raised to shield the helpless and to punish wickedness and vice, sojourners from the West may rely on viceroys, governors, prefects, and asagistrates to grant the strangers within dir galet the needed protection in travel. Fill then they must look to themselves, and the placing of a sufficient number of armed re-introduction of a practice which twenty-five guneda on every river steamer will be the years ago rendered the Canton river boats absolutely safe, Considerations of comfort, get'e view-point, give place to considerations speed, and economy, should, from the passen of safety, and only the steamers that are guard:

of the building gang who started the assau't stronghold, and despite the efforts made framed, as were the Canton boats in earlier days: was arrested and placed before Mr. F. A. Haze-time to time, with varying success to destroy be used by non-Chinese as a mean of travel The service will start operations lane, by inspector Collett, this morning.. The for drive out sea-robbers, the story of eatly through dangerous waterways. – Contributed.

with a capital of ten million yen,

[[ Reuter's]

King Alphonso in Scotland.

LONDON, 14th August. King Alphonso of Spain and "Queen Victoria are at Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, grouse slinoting.

The British Army. The War office is Offering bounties to the men of the disbanded battalions, to transfer to other regiments.

Obituary.

injsted man was put in the box to give evi- dence, after which the accused said they had witnesses to call who would prove that they were innocent of the char, e. Ta allow then to do that his Worship adjourned the case until to-morrow, Bail $25 each.

~P{(IPPI¢+=] DEALING

toll was taken.

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

THE YUET-HAN RAILWAY.

[From Our Cros Correspondent.]

BIG RÓBBERY,

decades and centuries is largely one of ineptitude on the part of the Government and of open defiance of law and order on the part of piratical horde's making this island their headquarters. There is evidence that the system of blackmail levied on craft passing through what is now the bathiour of Hongkong

Canton, 14th August, 1906, ~was complete, and exactions were rigidly en- As the construction of the Wong Sha-Ko forced. The island was a pirates' island,the Tong section of the Yuet-flan Railway is now "A FORCED INSOLVENCY."

higher elevations of the Peak disis.ct served under way the company has sent a despatch to ás lookout stations and ng boat that ap.the Nam Hai Magistrate to issue notice to the The public ex miuation of Chung Shan Kno; insulvent, was held this morning before his packed was permitted to leave the island till tallowing effect: That all persons, who have ancèsirut-tombs on the Shu Yuen Hill, must Honour For Francis Piggott, Chief Justice,

HEREDITARY PIRATES. 21. presiding in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction. Chung

rotily the company to that effect and the com "That piracy whick Las become hereditaty pany will pay all expenses of re Loving these Shan Kno said his business was buying and among the worst classes of seafaring people is tombs. selling property. He had been in business not easy to check, still less to stamp out, is since he was 18; be was now 30 years of age.

witnessed by the records of the Supreme Court The sudden death of Mrs. Craigie (John te had no money when he commenced busi- Oliver Hobbes) is announced.

ness as he was in cumployment. He coming the earliest years of British rule! This men ed buying property about seven years

form of crime threatened to imperil com incicial enterprise and, to retard the develop ment at the new Colony. It was, indeed, a midable factor in a situation that seemed beyond the resotices of law and order to cope with. That a better time came when life and property under the Bitish flag was inade and remains sacred whether a- shore or afloat is due to the patient and per sistent endeavour to bring the administraţion of British law in Hongkong into line with the administration of British law throughout the world. In China many things remain as they were in spite of Western, impact, the object lessons afforded by Western civilization, and the pressure brought to bear by Western diplomacy. Among the bad things that abide is riverine piracy.

The Meeting of the King and the go. The property was at West Point. He

Kaiser.

The King has started for Marienbad. "The papers emphasize the non-political character of his meeting with the Kaiser,

did not keep accounts of his business because lie did everything through the Bank. He did sut keep a cash-book, and never kept one. He knew what his liabilities were because they were registered at the 1 and Office. The only books he had were the books for the receipts of money he received, and a look showing the

a bunaccount since ga. He had no books

Mr. Wakeman: Fame old story.

The "Times" on China. The Times in an article discussing Chinese unes he paid into the Bank. He had kept affairs gives tributes to the capacity and up-betare 1991, as they had been eaten up by rightness of Tang Shao Yi and admits that white ants. China has not always had fair treatment in the matter of railway concessions. ' It, how. ever, protests strongly against the evasions and delays which concessionaires under the 1898 agreement are encountering, and against the-present anti-foreign policy which is in- spiring them.

Russia.

The Governor-General of Odessa has isso. ed a ukasé threatening severe' punishment to employers who pay strikers during strikes, and also to inhabitants who fail to inform against terrorists to whom they have handed over money under threats of death."

The ukase has caused a panic since it is impossible to comply with it.

Witatss, continuing, said that he had not the books because his cleik had taken them away.

He took them to Canton-he was sick.

Mr. Wakeman: So he took your books because he was sick?

Witness: He took them and I had to send for them. I was forced into insolvency,

Mr. Wakeman Thea what made him bring

them back?

"ROLBERY UNDER ARMS "

On the night of the 21nd of this moon a rob hery was committed at the house of a man surnamed Chol. A great quantity of treasure and valuatiles was carried away. The police seem to be quite unaware of the fact, for not a single robber has been caught.

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DEAD BODY ON A ROOF.

On the 24th day of this moon a dead body was found on the roof of a house outside the Canton City in Tai Yet Tsuen street. The mua ter was reported to the police station.

KOWLOON DIVERSIONS.

WATCHING FOR THE UMBRELLA THIEVES., *Some fancy umbrellas appear to have taken the fancy of Kowloonthieves. Umbrellas which baye been placed in the hat-stand one minute have disappeared the next. Several houses have been visited in this manner and gamps have vanished, but the thieves could never be caught. Special watches have beca kept, bul probably the, thieves knew where danger lay and kept away. Immediately the watcher is

in no difficulty in the way of the um

The Kwangiang province is a network of navigable rivers and streams. On its water ways is borne merchandise of value to arouse the cupidity and to challenge the daring of des- | pane," away' gnes unother umbrella. There peradoes-akin spirit to those who infested the waterways of Hongkong and Macan.

Ty have travelled occasionally on the rivers of South China is to have heard stories› Inld by hnitmen and native fellow-passengers, of robbers under arms accompanied often by by deeds of violence that make the blood ran *His Honour: 'How much time do you wani?od Prequent or regular journeys in passage

Witness: pen days, my Lord.

Witness: I sent for them. Mr. Wakeman: And when dul he come hese? Witness: He caine last night,, Mr. Wakemon here said that he could not go any further with, the examination and asked for au, adjournment, for time to prepare the statement of affairs.

Mr. F. Beaconi Messrs. Descan, Looker and Deacon, said he appeared for Mr. Ho Tung, as opposing credair, and requested that the time be immited to one week.

LANGKAT CIVIDENIA,

Messrs. E. S. Kadourie & Co; inform us that they are in receipt of telegraphic advices from, The man, he said, had had ample time to Shanghai advising that the Maatschappij tot prepare lus statement, but in every way he had Mijn, Boschen Landbouwexploitatie in Lang-disregarded the requirements of the Bankruptcy kat, has declared a third intesim dividend of Ils, 7 per share, making Tis. 22 so far for this year.

A CLAIM THAU MAILED.

brella thieves to remove what they want, undetected, from some houses in Kowloon, and even in Hongkong. The main door of chouse is left wide open and the hat-stand can be seen from the street. The "boys" of the house are at the back, master at office, and the mistress upstairs and the entire portion of bts or in house boats h red by the day or the ground floor is deserted. The umbrella month almost invariably bring the non- Chinese traveller into contact sooner or later with ralibers. It is safe to affirm that of the many, Inissionaries whose work takes them t-stated times into the interior of Kwang

are

ng there few who cannot tell of adventures with rubbers and pirates end. Ordinance, and bad not only not given the

ing usually in the loss of money and bag Official Receiver the sixlitesi, assistance to age to the safest times there are always arrive at a truc comprehension of the position of

unsafe ditricis and under a weak regime whether of high provincial or local authority -his affairs, but he had also disregarded the or der of the Official Receiver to furnish him with few districts can be accounted safe. Condi- a statement of his receipts and expenditure for

tions on the rivers have their parallel on shore. the last three years, and had made no effort

Robber bands scour the country attacking and riding the villages. Should resistance be therefore submit that the adjournment be limit-offered it is met by the use of firearms and

to one week at most.

other weapons. Where villages and hamlets on a wide country side unite for mutual protection robbers at a distance. The alternative is to submit to blackmail collected, as the price of immunity from pillage. Wide regions of country are wholly unsafe after dorkless has fallen and in these places no wise man will go outside of village during the bours that inter

His Honour: Then I will adjourn it until Thuisday, next, if you have no objection toy my and often do succeed in keeping offer, Mr. Wakemas.

In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, his Honour Mi, A, G. Wise, l'uisae Judge, pre-whatever to comply with that order. ile would siding, Tsai Man Po, of 15 Stanley Street, broker, sued Hung Mah Hoi, ef No. 51 Grahame Street, of No. 17 Queen's Road Central, and of No. tat Des Voeux Road Central, broker, for the recovery of the sum of 1218, being the balance for commission due from the defendant to the plaintiff Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. O. D. Thomson's office, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro represented the defendant.

Mr. Gardiner called the plaintiff who said that the amount due originally was $758 on account of which he had. received Ssyo in cash, leaving a balance of $118 due

and owing to him by defendant.

His Honour: Where is the promissory note? Witness: handed it back to the plaintiff. His Hoseur: What did you do that for? Witness; Well, I had the brokerage notes and I thought they were just as good.

His Honour: Well, they are not; you made a fatal mistake in giving up the promissory note, as that amounts to an admission that you received payment. Now you have nothing to sue upon. Let's hear what the defendant

Mr. Wakeman; No objection, my Lord. The Court adjumed,

ALLEGED MURDER AT HONGHOM:

CHINESE COOLIE KILLED,

vene between sunset and sunrise.

SOME CAUSES OF FIRACY,

16, 1906.

THE HONGKONG BREWERY

TO BE WOUND UP,

Mr. F. Paget Hell, of Messrs. Brutton and Hett, appeated before his Honour Sir Francis' Piggott, Chief Justice, sitting in Summary Ju- hith Hongkong Brewery Company, 1.du fi risdiction this morning, and applied on behalf

leave for hat company to wind up ite affis and go into liquidation. His Honour said this matter would be taken in Chambers to save. expense. The petition was subsequently heard. in Chambers when his lonour made the order for winding up, there being no opposition, and on the application of Mr. F. Paget Hett, Mr. A. R. Lowe, of Messrs. Bingham and Lowe, was appointed liquidator,

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.

12/Noon.' Buyers-Hongkong Banks $850, Unions $8co, Hongkong Fires $320, China Fires $91, HK., C. and M. Steamboats $26j, ex div., Indo. Chinas $73, China and Manitas $21,'Shell Transports 27/0, Raubs $61. Hongkew What's Tls. 240, Cottons 514h China Borneos $10 Tramways 1235. "ces $236, China Lights $10. China Providents $9.10, Dairy Farms $17,

Sellers-Canton Insurances $330, China Sugars $150, Hongkong Docks $152, Hong- kong Lands $110, West Points $jo, Hotels

$125, Cements $224, Electrics $144, Hopes $29.

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LIIS EXCELLENCYTHE GOVERNOR has beep pleased to Grant Permission to the MEMBERS of this HONGKUNG VOLUNTEER TROOP to use the Football. Ground and unused surrounding area on the Recreation Ground near the Race Course, Happy Valley, on SATURDAY next, the 18th instant, for the purpose of holding à TROOP GYMKHANA.

By Order of the Director of Public Works,

C. H. ROSS, Lieut Commanding, Hongkong Volunteer Troop. Hongkong, 16th August, 1906.

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Hongkong, 16th July, 1906,

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SATURDAY, the 18th August, being the of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, FRANCIS JOSEPH 1,, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Mr. DE SZENTIRMAY DỂ DARVASTO, Acting Consol for Austria-Hungary, will be pleased in welcome at the 1. and R. Consulate, Prince's Building, Ice House Street; between 10 and 11.30, the members of the Austro-Hungarian community, and between 17.30 and this foreign colleagues as well as the British officials or ather personalities, who may wish to call on FAMOUS this occasion.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1905; -

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thief knows that, simply by keeping the house he intends to rob under observation for a few days, the chance will arrive when he can re- move what he thinks is worth taking | On the 9th uhime, three umbrellas, valued at $15, dis appeared from the house of Capt. O. Price, BY THE KWANG TAG MERCAN R., át 1, Humphreys Avenue. The loss was reported to the police, the pawnshops were watched, and yesterday two men were arrested, who are alleged to have been concerned in the

in the Kwang Tung section, Chinese Civil theft. On Tuesday last; a coolie, walked up

Engineers or Engineering Students having experience in Railroad preliminary, Iocation to the hai-stand of No. 3, Cameron Terrace,

and construction. Must be capable of handling Kowloon, the residence of Captain S. 11. Belany kind of Railroad Instruments on field work. son, of the steamer Gregory Apcar, and came

Address applications, giving training, refer. away with four umbrellas, including that of a ences, experience and sa ples of work, to—

H. E. CHANG, lady. His action was seen by a rirkahu caolie

President of the Kwang Tung Mercantile and soon the "umbrella man" was making the

•Administration of the Yuet-Man Rail- pace. He was, however, arrested. A the

way Company, Limited. Magistracy, this morning, before Mr. II. H.

Canton, 15th August, 1906. Gompertz, Inspector Langley prosecuted the coolies for theft. In the case of Captain Price, the insp;clar applied for a remand, bulding. that he expected to recover other property which the coolies had stolen. in the case against the man who robbed Captain Belson. his Worship sentenced accused to six weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks. Kowloon- tes would do well to keep their eyes on their

THE WEATHER,

First Assistaot of the Hongkong Observatory:

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg,

On the 16th at 11 40 -The barometer bas fallen moderately over Japan owing to the depression, which appears to be moving into N. Korea.

In bad years when crops fail the dangers Ip Ma Ti, a foreman coolie, and Yang Ku are greatest. Where opium smoking and gam-hat-stand.. The latter and Ho Ting, coolies, were charged this mornbling are rife there is generally high-handed had sent him a promissory note for the amount,ing, before Mr. H. 11. J. Gomperiz, at the f'olice robbery and other crimes of violence. This but he had not got it,

Count, with murdering one Lam Shan, at being an aspect of life in the Southern pro- Hunghom, yesterday. The defendants-denied vinces, tragedies like the Sulnam disaster will the charge. The circumstances under which recur as non-Chinese, responsible for riverine the alleged murder is said to have been.com.navigation relax their vigilance. During the mitted have not been related in Court up to past thirty years piracies on the Spark, Namo the present as the police at Hunghom are en- and Greyhound have shown the preparedness gaged in securing witnesses for the prosecution, of the Chinese sea robbers to take every but it appears that shortly after one o'clock advantage of unwatchfulness. In each instance yesterday afternoon the defendants, it is alleged, the action is the ramo. Information is ordered the coutic to do some work which he either forgot or did not want to do. He was questioned later about the work, and hearing that it was not done there was 4 row between the parties. The defendants are alleged to have attacked the coolie, using, their fists and feet on his body. The man's spleen was ruptured. The police were next called, the unconscious man removed to the station but it is sald be expired on the way, and the prisoners arrested. The case was adjourned for a wook.

bas to say.

Defendant said he did not owe any money to plaintiff Ho bad owed him 5752, but had paid, him in cash $540, giving a promissory Bole for 5218, which note he subsequently paid and redeemed, and he had it now. Plain tiff gave it him when he paid the balance.

His Honour: Judgment for defendant with

COSIS.

the China Sea. It has decreased slightly over The highest pressure is over the N, part of

China, the normal, bowever, being still exceeded by about o inch over that area and obtained of treasure or cargo of special Gradients continue gentle over the China

Fonnosa, value forming part of the steamer's leader where fight 'variable winds may be ex lng. A plot is laid to secure the booty.pected. Robbers disguised as passengers go on board Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending

and mingle freely with the law-abiding. Other members of the gang are told off to receive the spoil at a given point in junks manned for the purpose. At a preconcerted signal the pirates have recourse to arms and seeing that the only resistance to be anticipated it from the foreigners on board obviously the first thing to

FORECAST.

at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches,

Hongkong and neighbourhood, S.W. winds, light; fine.

Former Channel, S.W. winds, moderate. and Eamocks, same at No. 1.

13South coast of Chine between Hongkong

4-South coast of Chifla between Hongkong and Halaan, same as Nong

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EVENING CLASSES for Instruction in COMMERCIAL, ENGINEERING, and SCIENCE SUBJECTS will be held at QUEEN'S COLLEGE, commencing WED. NESDAY, October 3rd.

Particulars and Prospectus may be obtained on application to the Undersigned or at the | Registrar General's Office,

W. H. WILLIAMS,

. Organizing Secretary... Hongkong, 16th August, 1906.

INDO-CHINA STEAM' NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"LAISANG,"

having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo lumpeding the discharge or remaining landed at Consignees' risk and expense. on, board after 9 "A.M., the 18th instant, will be

No Fire Insurance will be effected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

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