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various parties have at different times inde short journeys into the interior with the object of forming some idea as to the future of the New Territories. That all are convinced there is a bright prospect in front of those who are first on the field may be accept-. ed as a fact. But even if there should be mis-

make the Governor-in-C uncil supreme over the New Tefritories, with full powers to givo or withhold, to confer 1 bona or withdraw a favour. The Suftan-could xcarcily, claim more auto- cratic powers: the Isor never possess:d them In the 4th section of the Ordinance it in taid down: that:

shall be lawful for the

Governor to grant and agree to grant

givings on the part of a few the opportunity afforded of participating in the development of

such leases as may be declared by the the country will appeal to the majority of Governorin Council to be expedient to be people. And in these days, the knowledge granted for the purpose of working such amines, that mineral wealth has been located, and Į metals or minerals, etc. by "the Governer" innalysed to the satisfaction of the pro unters of and not the Governor-in-Council?? Was it the prospecting excursions, ie "not likely to ↑ purposely determined that the Governor should deter others from seel ing a share in what way

be in position to refuse, if necessary; his cun. proys to be a new bonanza. Forshese reasons sent to the advice of the Executive Council? attention will be directed to the terms of If the "Governor-in-Coincit" is to do every the Ordinance which governs the searching thing else, why should the "Governorin.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 1906.

A HONGKONG "SANtat,”

Unce again Hongkong has risen nobly to the occasion. Afraid that the attention of the world would be diverted from the doings of the premier port of the world by the attractions of the Chicago ment-packing scandals, Hong kong bas produced a meat episode of its vary ovn. Hetter to ba raviled than unnoticed is the motto of Hongkong, and accordingly our thoughts are now directed to pigs. Not the succu ent variety or the fine, fat, fleshy pigs of by mainland, but the pigs which have refused alive in Hagkong. The question of pigs comes nilurally to the mind in the Far East, for was it not in China that the beauties of crackling" were first discovered? Consequent ly we leave to Chicago the honour of converting calves into pigeon pie while we seek to recall

for minerals and the leasing of lands. o fone Council" be left out in the cold when it comes the wavering allegiance of the world to the fact i last a lil was introduced into the Legishitive to the actua granting of leases, and that for no that the pig question is all importaní in'this i

Council "10 empower the Governor,to'giant licences to search for and prove minerais and

to grant licences and lenses of land for the purpose of working imines and nuperals." The Bill consisted of only five clauses and it passed HEALTH-GIVING. the Council at two sittings. Int although the

the

Ordinance appears, so simple at a first glance, a ftile considemtion will show that it contains

Hot principles which are repugnant to British ideas of justice and fair play, In the first place, this Ordinance confers on the Governor, or the Governor-in-Count which is very much the

During Damp Weather when Heavy Drinks are out of the questions, one's thoughts naturally turn to RAINIER."

4.20

Per Case of 4 doz. quarts...$1.50

Per Doz quarts........

Per Case of doz. pints

Per Doz. piits

companies, syndicates on private nilividunks the

less a period than 75 years? The Ordinance is, on the face of it, au anumnly even in the vicious principle of government by bureaucracy. It is founded on the Star Chamber; we are to have in Hongkong mother Council of Tea. Lel the Governmeta say it once that its mind made up regardless of facts; that honest competition is not wanted, being effete, ab-

is

Hongkong are of a phlegmatie cast of mind

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outpost of the Empire. The "scandal "is truly serious, and were it not that people in not afraid of the bogey of sensationalism it quite possible laut the question of serving up dead pig as pri ne pork would shake the Gov- erment to its base. The local authorities have built a very fine abattoir for the re ceptina and slaughter of the Chinese de.

surd, and contrary to official ideas. However, the law is there and the Government will stand by it rather than stukify hself. Upderry, but they demand that the rig

the Ordnance, the Governor-it Council was cipowered so fame regulatins as to fees,

rents and soyal es to be paid in respect of

same thing, the power to glant concessions to

right to prospect in the New Territones. And also licences and lears. These regulations appet ed in the Gazette last week, and one of the

empowers the Governor, or Governor, in-Can

regulations was that each mining late should

cil (the section is somewhat vague) to grant

the working of wines and are provide-for-the-syment-of-a-wyalty-in-respect abs There is no reference here in the pasion of each species of metal, etc., for which licences had beer granted. It was also provided that of the commumy. The whole matter rests in the hands of the Governor and a few 'officials

the payment of such royalty should be at a rate who may or may not be swayed by private in

not exceeding 5 per cent. of the estimatcu market value of the metal or mineral. To-day clinations or private prejudices. For instance, should it come to the konwledge of some per-

a Gazette Extraordinary announces that the

sons interested in the development of the New

rate for iron ore has been fixed at 10 cents per ton. That would seem to indicate the intention of the Government to put the Ordinance and

Territmes that another party had decided to apply for mining rights over a certain

area they

shall arrive in the tail possession of its cultes, in order that it may have all the ad- vantages of sedern science when about to

THE NEW.K. C.

COURT CONGRATULATIONU

When his Honour the Chief Justice, Six Francis Piggot, took his seat in the (rimiunt with the business before the Court, addressing Sessions Court this morning, before proceeding the Hon. Sie-Henry Berkeley, C., Attorney. General, he said that this was the first necasino

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SERVICE

ANOTHER LAUNCH

PIRATED.

PIRATES SECURE VALUABLE BOOTV.

[From Our Own Correspondent and by Arrangement with the CANTON DAILY NEWS.]

go which the Court had met since His Majesty TWENTY PASSENGERS WOUNDED. had been gracinusly pleased to confer on the Hon, the Attorney-General the dignity of the appointment of King's Counsel. It was, per- mour, bat it was na honour which was well |haps, soniawhat “gidỡng the rose," said his

bestowed. It had been the custom here that the Attorney-Genet need not necessarily hold the title of King's Counsel, and therefore the honour was the greater, and his Honour General on the dignity conferred upon him by wished to congratulate the Hon, the Altorney-

His Majesty.

The Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., thanked bis Honour for his kind words, and the busi

ness of the Court proceeded,

THE THIRSTY POLICEMAN.

A COSTLY WET."

Canton, 17th August,

6.20 p.m.

The steamer Kaiping was attacked by a gang of pirates on Wednesday, 15th inst..

Thirty passengers, who had om- barked on the vessel, suddenly re- vealed their true character, when the Kaiping was opposito Kaichuhou.

Several of those on board attempt- ed to overpower the pirates, with the result that a sharp figlit took place.

Twenty of the passengers and

shafile off this mortal coil. But pigs, are ever longer so he approached the coolie and begged crew were wounded in the molds.

despite the best efforts of the owner, a pig will

obstinate, and it occasionally happens that

die a natural death, without the benefit of Cergy, so to speak. In that event, the pig is regarded as an outcast, an unconsecrated heathen, und tu grace the festive board of arisecratic Hongkong, Vo ortunately, this less to the Chinese owner and a plan has been depravity on the part of the pig means financial

evolved whereby the pig shall be compelled to do its duty. The sanitary authorities, as usual, have laid down hard and fast rules on the

The roasting thirst which Indian policeman No. 878 had yesterday landed him before Mr. A. Hazeland this morning. He was on duty Bathe Peak Road yesterday when he saw coolie coming in his direction with two baskets of mineral waters slung across his shoulder on a bamboo pole. He cauld hold his thirst no

for a bottle of soda water. The coolie replied that the minerals were not his property; if they were the officer was welcome to the whole basket; and he proceeded on his way. The policeman went after the coolie, snatched the order-book out of the basket and banged the coolie over the head with it, knocking him down. Naturally'the basket of minerals fell to theground too and nine boules of soda exploded. returned to "Blue Bangalow," the Peak, nod The Indian went in his way and the cool

reported the matter to his mistress, giving the number of the policeman. The mistress wrote to the Captain Superintendent of Police about the matter and the policeman was charged.

might possibly make application for such rights regulations into force immediately. We can subject of pigs; they declira that pigs which tie was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this

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2.75 in order to forestall ther: sivals. Should the latter also apply for the same rights it would sest with the Governor-in Council to say which of

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ment. It may be sail that the Governor an Council will endeavour to act in the most júdicinus manner in dealing with rival applict- tons and keep in the forefront the advantages likely to be derived by the country from the entrance of the rival claimants. But there is always a bias in the mind, and should the Governor-in-Council grant an application to an alien syndicale for example, rather than to a company of British merchants, even the Governor-in-Council would not escape from the suspicion that there had been judice and double-dealing, not 10 Say The Editor,will not indertien 'to be responsible for | hanky-panky, somewhere. Of course, we all

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repose the utmost confidence in the Governor and those who advise bim in these matters, but even the Governor is not omniscient, and in these matters there are wheels within wheels The rates per quarter and jeg meurem phoportaal, which might affect a decision one way or the The daily ne in delivered free when the address is other. The point is this that as the Ordinance

accesible to enesenger. On espion meat by pon an

stands it gives far 100 mucle, power to the additional $1.40 per quarter in chargest for plage Governor-in-Council. It precludes honest.com- The postage on the weekly Isaia to any part of the

petition and may deny a ni1n the fruits of his world is 30 cents per quarter. Single Copies Daily, ten conta': Werkty, twenty, labour. How can the Governor-in Council, or

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BIRTH.

At No. 12, Arbuthnot Road, on the 18th August, 1906, the wife of CHARLES MOONEY, of a daughter.

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jongkang #elegraph The Hougang

HONGKONG, Saturday, August 18, 1906.

THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL

AUTOCRACY..

Now that the New Territories are being opened up, through the regenerative in

Buences of rajiway de clapinent, interest has been aroused as to the prospects of this terrú incognita from the point of view of the investor and the merchant, We have previously noted

any other body tor that matter, which works behind closed doors and gingerly whispers secrets of vital importance to the community, how can the Governor-in-Couned which has only an official view of aflairs and cannot appraise the value of the arguments set before

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because they are not open to be controvert;

are to adorn the sideboards of our gentry must have spent 48 hours in the abattoir prior to the

only say that we think it is i be much re- Kreited that the Government has been led to adopt such miserably, unsatisfactory methodshoppy despach, gramping up the sundry crasts in dealing with a matter which vila'y concerns and jetsam flung to it by the over-anxious owner. the development of the New Territories and Then having proved itself worthy, the pig may the prosperity of Hongkong. There is not be sent on a far journey after being stamped an unbiassed business man in Hongkong who and tickelted with the official marks of grace. does pot adversely criticise the terms of the But when a pig refuses to live in sight of the ab.

Ordinance,

THE HARBOUR NUISANCE.

The action of the Hon. Captain Hames Lawrence, H., in severely reprimanding the

morning, by Inspectos Warnock, on a charge of assault The defendant. of course, denied the charge; he did not know the coolie, never say him'during his residence, in the Colony, guilty of the cha ge. He was made to pay a fine of $25, and the coolic instructed that in Case the policeman gwe him any trouble in the future he was to complain to the police.

und such like excuses, but the Court held him?

The piratical gang ransacked the Kaiping and, when they had collected their booty, it was passed into two small boats which were in waiting.

It is rumoured that the pirates. succeeded in carrying off money and goods to the value of 6,000 taels.

“KAIPING" LOOTED.

THREE PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED.

SHARP FIGHTING ON BOARD.

[From Our Own Correspondent, by Letter]

Canton, 17th August.

The steam launch Kaiping left Canton at 5 p.m., on the 15th inst, on ber usual voyage 10 Siu Lam:

When she arrived in the vicinity of Ang Ko Chui, near Yung Ki, a gang of pirates number- 7E BILL POSTING NUISANCA, ing ten or twelve, boarded the launch.

POLICE ON THE WARPATH.

attoir the owner induces some friends to intro. dure the dead pig into the refuge s that its at tempt to evade the stamp-duty may be thwarted. That is against the law, but the scheme is occasionally successful. Yesterday, however, a couple of coolies were detected at the game Mr. E. A., Hazeland, at the Magistracy, bia Inspector Smith placed two Chinamen before masters of several launches for the intolerable

-probably, the healthy, dutiful and sirnight morning, on a charge of affixing posters on the nuisance caused by the excessive and unacces forward grunters objected to the presence of walls of the old harbour office, early this morn- sary use of their steam whistles will be univer an imposter. The coolies, who are little bettering, without the consent of the Gorerament, sally endorsed. From early morn till dewy than body snatchers, were taken before the The manner in which the defendants were eve the harbour resounds with the earracking. Magistrate and charged. Their defence was

arrested was very amusing. The police say nerve-destroying fulminations of vagabond most conclusive of the malignity of pigs in morning and leave traces of their visits that the bill posters,start work very early in the launches. Even in the dead of night, when one general and this pig in particular. It did not

even on walls that hear the sign, " Post No might be inclined to think that the arabs of the realise that it was a pig in clover when it came Bills." They start at an early hour simply bay could proceed without a continual varia. tion of clamant discordancy, the hooting and shocked it. Indeed, it was shocked to death, Indian policeman was passing the old harbour to the abattoir and the sight of the inspector because they think there is no one about 10. interfere with them. This morning, while an shrieking of the whistlescontinus unabated. The or as the coolies put it"When the Inspector office, he noticed a coolie on the top of a ladder masters of the steam, launches seem to tak: approached the pig died." This was in ulter in the act of posting an immense Japanese fiendish delight in piercing the stillness, and and disgusting disregard of all the rules and poster, while a small boy was looking on with they have cultivated the art so assiduously that

regulations The Magistrate was lenient-another bundle under his arm. When he they can run up the whole gamut of discord ton lenjent some may think, but perhaps Mr. saw the police he cleared, but the man without a single repetition. During the busy Gamperiz does not eat pork, or again he may

on the top of the ladder was too busy to see that. The policeman approached the period of the day, the whistling is partly have had an eye on the sensationai nepect of ladder and told the bill-poster to come down. drowned by the bum of the city, but afterwards

the case. Because the pig wilfully, and He declined. The policeman pulled away the it is painfully pateat. We all had the idea that moriusly contravened the faw, the coalies ladder from under the Chinaman and left him there was some illegality in the perpetual clam-

were fined $3 each. The Pig lospector bravely hanging by his hands on the ledge of the wall our created by the launches, but we suffered

endeavoured to show that the practice of while the brush which he held in one hand for dumping dead pigs was a common one, so here sticking the poster, dropped on the upturned face of the policeman, leaving his face covered we have all the elements of a first-class, gold with paste. The Chinaman, was then dragged mounted, silk-lined, triple-expanzion warld-down by the legs The bill posting nuisance upheaval. What becomes of the dead pigs? not only annoys the public but the police come Are they converted iúto ported quail or stuffed ¦ in for a share of it. Some time last week a snipe; ur do they reappear as baby's food, huge poster was affixed the notice board of nerve revivers, lat reducers or Kennedy Town No. 6 Police Station covering important notices

Chicag may well look to its laurels, for Heng kippers?. That is the question of the day, on the board. The defender's pleaded gulity.

kong refuses to stand in the background. If there is in be a 'scandal" then Hongkong must be heard on the subject

in silence, although there must have been many ed give a decision which is absolutely fair and

'an uncanonical sound stifled in private. Were it necessary that the launchies should be just in every case? Why should a concession be granted by a body with autocratic powers--a continually emitting these raucous noises we body which is here to-day and gone to-morrow. might possibly endure them, but when we and responsible to nobody bat itself." What

know that they are needless and unlawful the has the Governor-in-Council to do with leases

pain is all the more intense. Fortunately, the at any rate? If a party destes a lease then lehand, and inaugurated a campaign against the Harbour authorities have ten the matter in him bid for it is the public market. Let the disturbers of the pace. The masters of three competitors fight it out at least, let everything launches were charged before the Harbour be above board so that we may know how we

Master yesterday with "unlawfully using the stand. This hole-and-commer business is be

steam whistles" of their launches. One of the coming a public naisance in Hongkong,

defendants, it was stated, gave a couple of

the fact that some of the most influential busi-ordinary cases the Government is quite con leoblasts when one only was necessary; another

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Worship fined the bill-poster $5. and the little saying that they did not know the law, His boy, who took to his heels when he saw the policeman, was discharged with a caution,

Dess men in the Colony have been at pains to to put up Crown lands to public auction, and repeated, his so-called signals out of pure joy Tit: German mail of the 18th Jaly was chair coolies were placed before Mr. H. 1. J.

prove to their own satisfaction at least that mineral deposits abound in the New Territories, and experienced prospectors who have explored the ground have given the assurance that the deposits are not confined to the surface but

so far that system of open dealing seems To have worked without damage to any body's interests. The question of the New Terri ories is vastly more important, and why extend in well-defined lines through the strata should be given at the whim of this or that of the district. Especially is this the case with official for no good reason, it may be, and pussi- respect to iron ore, which has been Jurated, bly for no reason whatever, except some inward

such matters as leases of land in that district

Quaness of spirit; while the third man blew delivered in London on the 17th inst. "long blasts" without rhyme or reason.

evening must have been struck by the happy decided that the Mount Davis cemetery shall Anyone who has stood on Blake Pier in the His Excellency the Governor-in-Council has disness with which the masters of launches be closed on and after the giat day of Decem- give vent to their feelings, through the medium of the steam whistles. They curse and awent

ber, 1956.

DURING the 24 hours ended noon to-day one

TENDERS are invited for the erection of a Time Ball Tower at Bisckhead's Point, Kowloon,

AT the instance of Lance-sergeant Clyde, eight

Gompertz, at the Magistracy, this morning,

on the premises. The charge being proved, charged with keeping a common gaming bouse at No. 2, Ezra Lane, last night, and gambling his Worship fined the leader $25, and the re- mainder $3 each.

A PLOT of land at Kai Lung Wan having an

The passengers showed fight; but the pirates being wall aimed and desperate beat down all opposition.

Three of the passengers were kidnapped, and, so far as I can learn at present, two were wounded.

The pirates made a thorough search of the Kaiping for money and valuables which they carried away.

When the pirates had disappeared, a report of the occurrence was made to the Commis. sioner of Customs. The Kulping was stopped sunning on her usual journeys next day.

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FURTHER PARTICULARS.

AN UNOFFICIAL statement.

The Kaiping, says our contemporary in Can- ton to-day, is a passenger boat running between Canton and Heusgahan. Her Canton agents are Patell & Co.

The Raping left Canton about o'clock on the 15th on her usual trip with about.1od passengers en board. She also picked up more passengers en route, fast before dark, the pirates about 20 in number, some of whom had come on board at Canion and the remaider it Lim Fa, near Siu Lam. suddenly started the attack. Some went to "the engine room and others to the upper deck. In the melds that ensued a fireman was shot through the chest and the Chinese chief officer through both legs. The two men are now at the medical bospital in Canton where the chief- officer has bad to have a leg ampulated.

and the fireman is not expected to live, The pirates seized about 4,000 dollars in hard cash and no kidnapped 3 young men, rich men's sons, from whom no doubt they will expect a heavy masom. They then ran the launch on to a sandbank and decamped. Some time later a Chinese gunboat that was passing. towed her back into the channel and the continued her journey.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE, French (Polynesien) zoth inst, English (Oceana) 21st just.. 6 p.m. German (Prior Waldemar) aytwinst, Australian (Changsha) ist prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 4th prox.

The E. & A. 16 Empire arrived at Sydney on 17th inst.

The s.s. Bencleuch from London &c. salled on 22nd inst.

The Great Northern .s. Afinnesota is expect- ed to leave Shanghai on 23rd inst, and arrive here on 26th inst

The Imperial German Mail xs. Prinz Sigit. mand, which left.here on asth ult, arrived at Bydney on 16th inst, at 7 pan.

tested and found to exist in paying goantities. predilection for the applicant, it is impossi. at each other in the most atrocious (ashion, and case, not fatal, of plague was reparted, being area of about 12 acres with the following from Singapora on rith insi, and is dus here But the gradual extension of the railway acule to say. The Governorin-Council may be there is no other launch or sampan in sight that of a Chinaman in Nullah Lane. This boundaries:-north: Farm Lota 14 and 15 and the Jubilee and Pokfulam Roads; south: the they deride the horizon. That sort of thing makes the total for the year 589. companied as it is bound to be by the exploit-like Caesar's wife for all we know, but even

should be put down with a firm hand. The The Governor has fixed the rate at which Pokfulam Road; west: Farm Lot 15, has been present Kai Yung Wan cemetery; east: the ing of the district for commercial and other Cesar's wife would be called to the bar af public three men who came before the Harbour-matter anyalties are to be paid for the remainder of set apart for a Chinesa cemetery from 1st purposes must lead to a consideration of the opinion in these iconoclastic days. When the conditions under which land may be prospected Ordinance which confers these illimitable day may consider themselves lucky in the current year in respect of ima ore at 30 January next.

getting off so cheaply as they did. Captain cents for every ton of ore when ready for and leased. "The fact that the early prospectors powers on the Governor-in-Council first came Barnes-Lawrence will have the support of the exportation or for smelting or reducing, found sufficient evidences of mineral wealth before the Council members might have looked community should he deal sternly with those within the small ares over which they travelled for the reasons for its introduction. If so, they who contravens the law by making night and A JAPANESE Damed Taka Hoshi, of 133, has not escaped the natico of that large body read that: “The object of this Bill-is-fully-dey hideous with their steam whistles. It is to Queen's Road East, was placed before Mr. of people who are etways on the outlook for stated in the title thereof and members beboped, however, that the owners and masters. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court, this of stem launches will be informed of the Har morning, by Paliceman Downie, forbeing drunk profitable investments or favourable specula- could grope in the dark as they pleased. The bour-master's remarks, and abide in future by and disorderly pear Ship Street, last evening, gions. Indeed thero is reason to believe that | fact is the only thing this Ordinance does in to | the letter of the lave.

The defended pleaded guilty and was floed 55.

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