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AFTER THE WAR.

THE "FRANKLIN" CASE.

BOW IT WAS TREATED IN HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1906.

SIGNALLING AT SEA.

NEW ADMIRAlty regulatIONS.

The Admiralty, we understand, are about lo issue a new act of regulations for the signal. ling between British men-of-war and merchant vessels at her, both during the day and at A well known member of the shipping com aight. These new regulations are not intend- munity in Hongkong, whose opinion is entitled ed to bridge, or in any way alter the interan to the highest consideration, referring to the tonal code of signals, but merely to frame a paragraph we reproduced from the "London" set of rules affecting only British vessels. For preas, on the subject of an action lor damages this purpose they are issuing manuni to ex- for malicions prosecution, and for wages, by the plain the new means of signalling, ami signal crew of a vessel which called at Hongkong ng by the moveable semaphore, and by the during the receat war, notes that the judgment More system, both flashing and pyrechnic, of Mr. Justice Lawrence, in the King's Benchy is also fully explained, he importance !! Division, would seem to reflect on the action this new move and of these systems cannot be taken in Hongkong, according to the para over-estimated, and no doub; the expectation graph in question Mr. Justice Lawrence said the that they will be generally brought into use in Franklin started in February, 1905, from Car- the Mercantile Marine will be fully realized.

The pyrotechnic Morse code is very simple. did, with a cargo of coal, and came to Hong. kong, where the crew were told that they werend efficient, though somewhat slow, as a sub expected to proceed to a part in Japan. The stitute for the flashing system, but in its lavour it may be said that, no particular skill úr prac- men refused, whereupon they were taken he fore the Harbour Master, who committed them tice is necessary for its use, with the exception for 70 days for impeding the navigation of the of the attention to the intervals, as required by

the regulations, ship. They went to prison, and the ship pro ceeded to the Japanese part. The men claim- ed wages from the time they left Hongkong until they arrived in England. judgment was that the plaintiff's were entitied to wages up to the date when they arrived in England. No damages could be claimed for malicious prosecution. A stay of execution was granted, as it was a very impartast matter to the ship. ping world.

In view of the interest which is being taken in shipping circles in the matter, our correspondent gives the conclusions of the Marine Magistrate in Hongkong in summing up, when the crew of the Franklin were tried before him, on a 'charge of impeding the vas.el.

The Hon. Captain Barnes-Lawrence, K.N., said: There are three points of view affecting such cases, which have to be taken into con- sitleration.

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(1) You deliberately signed Articles procce to cermin tainudes, which embrace both Asiatic-Russian and Japanese Ports, t time when you knew those countries were ly war, and also when you must have been awaze That your cargo fecal) is regarded by both these nations as "Contraband of War," and yel you wait until within measurable distance of your final port of discharge, which you were abs nware was in the Far, hast, to create difficulties which have involved serious delay to your ship and consequent loss to her owners. In know ledge also of the fact that similar difficulties had been created, during some considerable period before you signed no, by other crews, you have

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deliberately chosen your own time to make representations on the subjec now, instead of doing so when-before signing un-you had the opportunity. I assign reason for your act, beyond the statements you have made; but to show you the difficulties that sometimes occur in judging these cases, i would point out that, is one or two cases 10- cently, when men have been similarly con cumstanced, they are reported to have since declared that their engagentents were "put ap' jobs" before they signed on, with the intention of chaning passages hane, spent in idlenes: and to sue the owners for full wages up to the time they arrived in England.

(2) The next point is, how far owners can be expected to go, in having it stated on the agreement that their vessels are carrying con. traband, for without some' such statement, an

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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

CHINESE ENGINEER FOR THE RAILWAY.

[From Our Own Correspondent.

Canton, 3rd September.

The Yuet-han Railway Company has re- Ceived a telegrani from Tientsits stating that Mr. Kwong Zun Mow, chief engineer of the said railway, left port per ss. Tar Shum for Cautoa on the 17th day of the 7th moon (31st August)

The account office of the Yuet-ban, railway was opened on the 13th day of the 7th movn

fis: instant), a fact which the vice-president reported to Viceroy Shum, and the members of

the nine hospitais celebrated the occasion.

CHAIR-COOLIES' STRIKE COLLAPSES. Up to the 4th day of the 7th moun (2nd!"] inst.) the chair coolies bad vigorously carried on their campaign against the registration home, but au thai date the strike collapsed, with the result that sedan chairs are again to be seen in the streets. Prior to that date all the chair coulies in Canton, with the exception of those in the employment of foreigners, had been enjoying the unusual experience of a Strike-a tather novel method for then of relaxing themselves.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A meeting was held on Satoulay last in the Chamber of Commerce, Chatan, when yotes were recorded for the election of members. At the nomination 50 members had been made cadutates but the nominees who attended were se few in` number that I was found in possible to complete the Chamber and toe proceedings were accordingly adjourned until the 8th August.

CRIMINALS EXECUTED.

Police han issued a notification stating that the carriers have to be registered and they will ob tain licenses without may charge. With regard to the regulations to which they are unwilling to submit, a petition must be sent 19 the Police Department for consideration. The police are instructed to discover the chief agitater and

those who have committed riots in the streets,

CONSIDERATE RONDERS,

The house of Leung Han-lim in Fauhan was looted at midnight on the 26th day of the 6th moon (15th August). The robbers sai ta Leung Han-lim; "Dư you want the “pawn" tickets of the bonty returned?" "Yes, he replied. No arrests have been so late. A few days ago several pawn tickets in an envelope, bearing the name of Leung Han-lim, were lett

at the door of his house.

THE FIRE GOD FESTIVAL.

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ances have been quite meagre and disappoint. THE concert which a tu be given under the THE case in which Mr. Danenberg, of the ng in proportion. The Chinese dealers re auspices of this Kowloon Cricket Club, has Royal Aorated Water Manufactory, charged a handicapped by the ever-rising exchange, which again been postponed-on this occasion because | shopkeeper, No. 41 Hing Loong Street, with has, by its uncertain vagaries, proved the great it is not desired to clash with the Volunteer | stealing a barrel of emply sorted water batties, bugbear of all trade, coupled with the debased concert? The Kowloon Club intends to hold valued at $21.50, was concluded at the Police native subsidiary can. Encouraged by their their concert on the sand September, and by Court, on Wednesday. Mr, Baseland held that. previous move, the dealers are again agita’iuk that time they should be in fine form to there was no evidence to prove that defendant for further extension of time for clearance, at

entertain the majorly of Hongkong' at a first- | stole the bottles. There was, however, sufficient. class performance. the same time asking the importers to abstain

evidence to prove a charge of unlawful posies. sion and his Worship fined defendant $100, from any fresh transactions during the period. How far this will meet with the views of im porters remains to be seen. We are afraid that Importers will have to accede to further facili ties with due precautions.

a do not know what, rates we can legiti rately quote, yet considering the accumulation of stock and use of exchange we can safely

quote at least dollars four to five under our quotations of uur last report.

Shipments.--To Shanghai and the Northern Parts about 2,500 bales.

Arrivals-Per Meamers Namsung and Aria- The Canton Police Department notified that torn Apeur (from Calcutta), and Colemba all the representatives of Kaifongs in the city fafu, Ischiu' and Delta (from 'Bombay) of have to be registered, the object being lobout 16,500 bales for this part and 21.000 bales prevent demonstrations on the occasion of the for Shanghai. "Fire God" festival, by e ecting matsheds in streets, which is the custom in Cantor, large sum of money is spent every year. og these celebrations."

Canton, 6th September. YUET HAN RAILWAY COMPANY'S MONETARY SCHEME.

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A meeting was held on the gth day of the 7th noon (3rd inst.) in the head office of the Yuet-han Railway Company to consider the question of the casting of dollars in the Cate ton, min, Mr. Chah Kon Ying, the chid manager of the company, has petitioned Viceroy Shume te grant the company thi privilege and the question is now under consideration.

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THE HONẤM THEATRE_F{GHT;" Another meeting was held in the Kwoig Yan College at Canson, where nine scholars of different Colleges were elected as represent.

tives to present a petition to the P'un Yu magistrate paying that the Hanam Theane should be closed. The matter is stilt pending.

AN EXEMPLARY, SENTENCE.

Wong Kitsik, Chan Tsad and Chan Shai. chuen, employed as letter carriers is the China Postmaster with disorderly conduct. They Inland Postal fice, were charged by the were sentenced by the Nargistrate une year's hard labour each, in the Cant Industrial Factory.

THE SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

FURTHER PARTICULARS. Further particulars of the sad tragedy at Shanghai, tepaited by telegram in our columns nn Monday last, have been received today. From the N. C... News, ofgid inst, we lewn that the tragedy occurred in Hongkew on Saturday evening at No. 15, faining Road, the residence of Mr, Harry Sauth, the manager and secretary of the China Printing Co., Ed., by which Mr. Inith lost his life and a young woman was seriously injured.

In the zad, inst, the Nani Hoi Magistrate Their assailant was a man named P. S. Hynd- ordered six canals -Chan A So, Chan A How, Chan A Man, Wong A Hai, Leung Awho was formerly employed at other hotels

wan, a bookkeeper at the Hotel Metropol, Leung and I am Tai Yau-to be tied up and ShanghayIt would appear that after a brif sent to execution. The order was duly carries struggle in a room upstairs Hyndman fired two shots al Smith, one in the throat and the other Canton, 4th September.

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be allowed to sung in the house of their res pective employers er traïbed in the sheets akter midnight, otherwise the police have the right to arrest them,

The Canton Police has issued an situdes, such as you have takdu up, are renderer, at all the blind singing girls at the ed possible. An agreciment to this effect in the ship's Articles would condemn the cargo-city must be registered and that no one shall if captured--without question, and runusug with contraband might have-to be abandoned. If the reasoning puwers of the crews during the earlier stages of the war were at fault whe signing po, il can hardly be contended that anch is the case now-12 months later-when men must surely be aware witat they are com- mitting themselves 10.

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(3) Nu conclusion hus, so far as I am aware, been come to io, England as to how these cases should be treated, out the love I have consistently taken since the commencement of of the war has been (and this is the hard point alluded to) what risk is likely to be, encounter ed in the voyage between Hongkong and the port she clears for. If a risk of capture and personal danger to life may be reasonably thought to exist, I have not, in several instances -in spite of the foregoing considerations- exacted the fulfilment of the agreement. (At the time these men refused duty, the Balc Fleet had not reached Singapore, the Port Arthur Fleet had been destroyed and the remnant of the Vladivostok Squadron blockaded in that Port) On the other hand, where no apparent risk can be shown, I have endeavoured to point out to those concerned, and usually with success, that it is their duty to preceed; otherwise they are able to punish-

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Before acceding to the master's request that your action in having impeded the progress of the chip should be dealt with, I would ask you to consider well the points, I have placed before you, and trust that you will take advant- age of my willingness, and that of the master, that you should, even at this stage, return to your duty,"

The crew were given 24 hours to consider

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They were not given solitary confinement'; Dor even hard labour which was purposely omitted when awarding the punishment. Also they were to be put on board the Franklin had she returned to ifongkong'us was expected by the master before the expiration of the sentence.

In these circumstances our correspondent holds that the Magistrate performed his duty according to the fairest interpretation of the law, and the strict letter of the Articles, which gave satisfaction to shipowners whose interests must receive adequate protection by the Court.

MAKINE COURT.

ANOTHER IGNORANT COXSWAIN FINED."

At the Marine Court yesterday morning, Hon. Captain L. A. W. Harnes-Lawrence, R.N., Marine Magistrate, presiding, Mr. Edward Jones, assistant Harbour Master, charged La Man, master of licensed steam launch Kwong Sing, with unlawfully using the steam whistle of his launch, on the ali inst., in Victoria Har. bour, contrary to Regulation 9, of Ordinance to, pí 1899.

Mr. Jones stated that shortly before noon yesterday, the defendant's launch was proceed. ing through the harbour to the eastward, at high rate of speed. When abreast of the Har- bour Office he gave a prolonged blast on the whistle, evidently as a signal to some sampans ahead of him. A few seconds later he gave another prolonged blast on the whistle, hat never altered his course, or moved his helin,

Li Man said there were some sampans under weigh on his starboard how, and he whistled to them to hurry their movements,

The defendant was then examined in the use and meanings of the blasts on the whistles,

but showed he did not know them,

He was fined $5 with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, and warned to study the uss of the whizils.

FIGHT IN A "THEATRE.

At midnight on the 1st inst., a fight occurred in the Cheung Like Theatre at Hunam be |tween the ticket colle tors and some scholars. One of the masters of the Kwong Yan College was severely injured. Next day the master was reported to the l'on Yu Magistrate and the teachers of the College petitioned him to

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Uncleared Sick.bout 58,000 bales. Unsal Stock.-About 92,000 bales. Exchange:We quote, today, as under:-

India

at Rs. 1934 per cent. T. T. Demand London T. T.

Demand Shanghai... Silver ...

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2.2 5/168.5.

2.2d,$ Tis. 72?=$ico. 3rd. per ot.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The following telegram has been received from the Government of Burma on Wednesday: *Restrictions against arrivals frout Hoogkong pait removed."

"TeK following telegram has been received by the Government from the Colonial Secretary: Singapore, dated the 3rd instant :-"Mongkung released froni quarantine.”

THE Colonial Secretary reports that he has received a elegram from HBM. Consul in against Hongkong have now been removed. Batavia stating that quarantine restrictions

Tite Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.'s total output of thể three mines for the week edingt 29th Aug. 1905, 'afñounted to 19,858.54 | tons and the sales during the penudto 18,917.32

tans.

The Colonial Secretary informs us that the following telegram has been received fromi 11.M.'s Consulat Bangkok :-" Quarantine removed, but vessels must call at Koh Khra for inspection."

THB Colonial Secretary informs us that the following telegrain has been received from H. B. M. Consul, ewchwang, on Thursday: "Hongkong has been withdrawn from list of inlected ports."

The following details' arrived from India per and Transport Corps: Lieut. 1. CH. Drew, su. Arratian Apear on Thursday: --Supply en route to N. China. If. K. S. B. R. G.A. Twenty-two men.

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WE are informed by the Acting Consul | Mr. Otto Kong Bing defended. General for the Dutch East Indies that long. kong has been declared to be free from plague, An that ships or vessels arriving in Netherlands Irdia. from Hongkong nie no longer subject to quarantine. The prohibition against the importation of certain articles from longkong is also withdrawn and all goods can now be insported into these colomes,

A Taren dispatch states that a Formoshe jus, loaded with general cargo and timber, which left Foochow on the 30th July, for Formosa, was attacked by pirates on the 7th Aug. The crew of the junk fought desperately, nan man being killed and the remainder in jured. The cargo and all portable articles on board were carried off. The incident was reported to the Japanese Consul at Fouchow, who communicated with the Chinese author ities, demanding that steps should be taken without delay to effect the suppression of the pirates.

Ar the session of the 'Original Jurisdiction Court on Monday two of the members of the Imper al German Reic stag. Baron von Buhlendorff-Kilpin, and Judge Dr. Lucas, ac companied by their wives and by Dr. Krüger, H. 1. G. M. Consul-General, ware present, as interested spectators, but there was not much of interest for them to see or hear, as the only case before the Court, a big claim on promissary notes, was adjourned, on the application of Mr. M. W. Slade, owing to the illaers of one of the principals, and his consequent inability, to be present. The case will be heard to-morrow.

MANY will regret to learn of the bereavement which has befallen Mr. Frank J. Cody, of the Bureau of Frinting, Manila, and Mrs. Cody, in the death of their son Frank, who was only two years old, at the Victoria Hospital, Hong kang, on Sunday. Mrs. Cody and family been on a visit to Japan, and Mr. Cody arrived in Hongkong on the 14th ult., in order to meet his family an their return to time Philippines." Their child contracted a serious attack of dy sentery, and expired after three days, although everything was done that care and attention could conceive. Mr. and Mrs. Cody return to Mani a on Tuesday by the Taming.

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STANDING in the witness-box, exhibiting to the Court a white cotton long coat, besineared with bland, que eye in, drep mourning, his nose a trifle fatter than was natural and his left eur swollen, a "boy" employed in the Café Weismann appeared before Mr. H. H. 1. chief cook of the café, for assault. Gomperta to prosecute Albert · Kiassling, The conk wanted to settle the matter and offered the WHILE, P.C.. 11 was on duty in the police complainant 50, but the latter would not listen, Pinnace on Sunday, in the harbour, and on pas saying that such a mauling could not being the emigrant-ship Hong Wan I, he heard settled for $100, According to his evidence cries of catch thiel coming from the after- complainant left work a bit eather than was

part that vessel. lie at once boarded the the rule of the cafe, and when be returned, the ship and arrested a coolic, who was being fallowing morning, defendant "fixed him chased about the deck, by several men. When the coolie was taken in custody he handed His Woiship held as offence had been com-

over to the officer $4 28. A passenger from, Singapore then informed the officer that the money was stolen from him. Balore Inading, he went to his trunk, got qui the money, and. was making preparations to go ashore, when two men, brushed against hún. He felt a hand in his packer and he seized the prisoner. The anan was placed before Mv. 11. H. J. Gompertz. at the Police Court, on Monday, to answer the charge. He explained that he went aboard the ship to, look for a clansm n. Bis Worship sentenced him to three weeks' hard labour and six hours' socks,'

mitled and fined the cook Sio.

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THE Marine Court reoin now nearing com- pletion, is the wonder and admiration (at sort) of all visitors to the New Harbour Office. The impression it gives one on entering is that it is intended us a sort of private chapel for the Harbour authorities. The "Bench is a fine rrading-desk, the dock a handspme" pew, but as for the witness-box, what cati be said? Many a fairly well-endowed church would be proud to possess such a "pulpit "—for a pulpit it 13, pare and simple, of distinctly, ecclesiastical design, and quite war.hy of a place in S. Jam's, or any other, Cathedral. Let us hope the toute 'entemble, of the Marine "alt of Justice" will impress the judge, the assessor, the prosecutors, defendants, and witnesses alike with all, due solemnity!

INSPECTOR Cuttest, of No. 7 Police Station, Mr. H, I, J. Compariz, at the Police Court, uraigned a Chinaman, named Li Kiu, before

Tuesday charged with posting a bill on Government property. The defendant, accord. ing to an eye-witness, walked up to the police notice board-which is hung outside the station

other Government notices. The police re moved the poster and on having it translated

ago a boy disappeared from his home at No. 18. The Mii Alley, and anyone giving informa FURTHER evidence was taken at the Police

would get a reward of $5. The defendant Court on Monday, by Mr, 11, H. J. Gompertz, admitted the charge, but held that he did not In the case in which Sanitary Inspector H. Jknow the law. His Worship lined him $5. W. Gidley is charged with accepting bribes, on divers dates, during the months of November and December last year.

rised in the different of Indo-China

behind the felt ear, while a third shot entero The Consul for France kindly informs us that yesterday, and posted his bill, covering all the body of the naty other occupant of the quarantine and all other sanday measures room. On leaving the house, liyadman s stated to have informed the sister and brother inst, arrivals from Hongkong have hit eat to the effect "that about five or six days of the injured wonus of what had happened(Lucien, Annam and Tonkin). and asked them to procure medical assistance He then visited the General Hospital where he had an injury to his hand, caused by a reva ver shot attended to.

THROUGH the courtesy of the agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in Hong kung, we are in receipt of the nineteenth annual report of the Vancouver Board of Trade,

are contemplating a vist to the garden ol Canada..

Alan Wypiske

ALBERT Hansen and Carl Johannsen, German seamen, were charged before Mr. H. H. }. Gompertz, at the Palice Court, this morning, by P. C. Murphy and Sergeant Aris, with boing. drunk and disorderly in the Sailors' Home, yesterday. Murphy said that Hanson was trying to get up a fiphi. There were between 60 and 70 Chinese seamen in the Home, and Hanson was pulling and tugging at the men, ja the hope that one would take up the cha lenge. Because the natives refused to give Hanson a couple of rounds, he got very snisy and disorderly. He said he was feeling fine for a scrap, and the reason why the Chincue would not lake their coats off was because they were afraid of being annihilated. Hanson was arrested. Johannsen, on the other hand, had more money than was good for, him. Ai the time he was GELAMA

about to the great delight of the street Arc

kong nailing of what occurred on the previous day, bus admitted being intoxicated. They were fined $5 each.

require the master of the theatre to deliver op persuaded him to give up his revolver, which should prove of the utmost interest to any boarding-house, denied the charge; the other salt girl, of some six years of age, or so, rua.

the man who had committed the injury. A necting was held in the C Hege to discuss the at i-ibility of proseciting the theatre, on the and inst.

LOSS OF PROFITS.

Searly two-thirds of the palm leaf fan shops in Kong-mo have been closed on account of the immense falling-off in the market. Last year the fans were valued at 100 tatls per 10,00 preces, but this year the price has fallen to 70 laels.

VICKROY'S PROTECTION.

Yesterday Viceroy Shum instructed the Nam Hai magistrate to notify all the subordinates to take steps for the protection of the cluef en- gineer of the Yuen. Han railway after his ar rival in Canton.

PRATENI: THAT THEY ARE ONLY TOULS.

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On the job August, the. inspectors of all police stations in the western suburb of Caniqu proceeded to the houses of the chair coolies and exhorted them to cease their stake. They refused this advice, however, holding that they were powerless in the absence of their masters. The Captain Superintendent of Police has issued a further proclamation stating that all the coolies in the city of Canton are to be registered and licensed without any payment being required. The object of the registration,

the proclamation states, is in interests of the

coules, and the Captain Superintendent d vises them not to continue the strike aur to Scheve the rumours which are being circulated by rascals, who, he says, will be discovered and dealt with,

In the meantime the Hongke Police Station has been communicated with by Mr. Smith's neighb urs and Inspector McDowell visited the house. Shortly afterwards Dr. Krieg arrived on the scene and attended to Mr. Smith and the injured woman who were still alive, but unconscious. Hindman subsequently returned to the h use and rushed upstairs He was stopped by Inspector McDowell, who

was hand to he landed in four chambers, and be was arrested and taken to the Police Statins. After his departure Drs. Milles and Maclend came to the house' and the injured man and woman were removed to the General Hospital in their charge.

Mr. Smith never; recovered consciousness and expired shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday. The injured woman was in a critical conditios, but there are hapes/for her recovery.

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KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

A HOUSE OF DETENTION UNDESIRABLE.

The following are the minutes of the mee. ing of the Kulangsu Municipal Council held in the Board Room, on the 14th August, 1906.

Present:-Messrs F. B. Marshall (chairman, C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, L J. Thomas, J. Takaisuki, W. H. Wallace, and the secre tary.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

A letter was received from Mr. Takatsuki accepting the invitation of the members to join the Council M. Takatsuki jonk his seat on the Council; in place of Mr. Kobayashi.

OUT of twelve Chinese women, who were ar rested on Monday, at No. 204, Queen's Road Central, dy Sergeant Morison, list gambling, only five surrendered in their bad, at the Fo- fice Court on Tue-day. The two leaders, who were charged with keeping a commen three entered a plea of not guilty to playing fuz-fus on the premises. Evidence was beard to the effect that instead of using the cash in For the purpose of avoiding diplomatic displaying the game, defendant used almonds. ver flo, in subsidiary coins, were seized by putes, the Shan,pu or Board of Commerce in Peking has issed a circular order to all the the police. The two leaders were fined $100 directors of purely Chinese railways either in and Sis respecurely, and the remaining three. course of construction or about to begin in the $5 each.he absent ones, who had previous various provinces, probititing thein to engagely deposited to each as bail, lost that money. All things seized by the police in the said were the services of foreign engineers without the sanction or knowledge of the Board.-Shanghai ordered to be forfeited.

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SANITARY Inspector This, Abley, of the Ya mati Disinfecting Station, proceeded against Three coolies on Thursday, at the Police Court, for being in the servant's quarters of his house this morning without his permission. Defend ants said they were invited in by the cook, Complainant stated that he had already warned the second and third defendants, that apparently they paid no heed. Mr. Gompertz fined the first man $3, and the remaining two 35 each. A FISHMONGER, trading under the name of Chung Was, appeared before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court, nn Thursday charged with injuring a street water lap and wasting water, near the Western market, pu A letter was received from the Senior Consul Wednesday. It appeared that defendant smash- asking for the opinion of the Council in refered the lap white filling his buckets. He then ence to the proposal of the Mixed Court Magis left the water running and went home. Defendy frate to establish a Delaired nuse. The

ant admitted the charge and he was fined $5 Council decided that the enlishment of such the damage done to the tap and $2 for wasting a brust was undesirable, as they would be un able, with the mall f'olive Foice at their dis posal, to spare sufficient men to exercise the very necessary and proper control over such a finuse.

Mr. Wong Kiu-tso, who has been educated. The question of the sanitary conditine of the abroad, has been requested to undertake the public wells was mentinned by Mr. Bowra and duties connected with the finance and discussed. The secretary was directed, when he could find time, to evolve a scheme of num. foreign trade departments of the Yuet-han Railway Company. Mt. Wong, I understand, bering these wells and having samples of water has accepted the offer, and should prove 'a

drawn from some of them with a view to their valuable assistant to the Company.

being analysed.

THE CHAIR-COOLIES' STRIKK

Hunam, 4th Septcuber. With regard to the cessation of the strike of chair-coulies, I am told that the coolies have resumed work but that they have not agreed to any of the Viceroy's conditions. That would megin a bad defeat for the Viceroy, but there is na doubt he will try to succeed another time, He is not the man to take a beating lying down.

The Viceroy, I hear, is endeavouring to find out the ringleader of the coolies, but so far he has been unsuccessful. the man is found his head will be in jeopardy, if the precedent of the heat strike last year may be accepted. On that occasion the coolies resumed work without accepting any conditions, but the tax was imposed and is now being paid by all classes of boals.

The secretary was instructed to have a light rail protection placed round the well near the tennis ground.

(Sd), FRED B, MARSHALL. fly Order,

C BERKELEY Mitchell, Secretary. Kulangsu, Amay, 1st "eptember, 1906.

COMMERCIAL.

YARN MARKET.

In their report dated 7th instant, Messrs. Phirozsba B. Petit & Co. write-In our fast report dated the 24th August, we had referred to the resolution adopted by the importers and Chinese dealers, the principal object being to accord facilities to dealers to clear their pre- vious holdings. At the time, in the face of heavy stock of uncleared bales of yarn, impor. ANOTHER COOLIE AGITATION FEARED. lers were too willing to accord facilities to the dealers with the sole object of warding of Canton, 5th September. worse crisis, though they were sanguine That The chair bearers in Canton have already the stock will not be lessened to a very appreci given up the strike and are now engaged at ablo cxtent. The result, however, has proved work as usual, but it is feared that another agita much under their expectations, for within about tion may arise. The Captain Superintendent of three weeks of the adoption of this stop, class

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INFORMATION has been received that the transport Soudan will arrive here, with the 3rd battalion Middlesex Regiment, on the oth caber, leave for Taku on 3rd November, arrive these 11th, leave 13th, arrive Hungkung 20th, and leave Hangkong with and battalion Royal West Kent Regiment for singapure on 28th, arriving at Singapore 4th December. The transport Strilia will arrive here on 13th December and leave for England on the 21st December

MR. T. F. Hough, of Messis. Hughes and Hough, auctioneers, was just about to offer for sale by public auction, this morning, at their sales rooms, the valuable leasehold property known as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 540, which carifes an annual Crown rent of $500, and has an area of 123.231 square feel, when Mr. 1. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens, Harston and Hard ing, Lolicitors for the mortgagees, appeared and withdrew the sale, as the matter had been settled between the parties.

On Monday afternoon an old friend of the master of a grocer's shop at No. 6. First Street, West Point, paid bin a call. The usual cup of tea and a greeting followed: The men were in the middle of a very interesting conversation, when a fokt from another shop called and asked the master of the grocery to come to his master's shop as lie was wanted there. The man told his friend to take charge of the shop while he was away for a few minutes and left with the fall When the master returned to the stop his friend had disappeared and so had $jo from the till. A report to the West Point Police Station followed and now the visitor is wanted;

A MOST amusing incident occured on the Praya, just east of the Yaumati ferry wharf, about 11 o'clock this morning. A Chinaman and a woman were walking along together, chatting in the usual loud-toned manner peculiar to the Oriental, the woman carrying a basket containing vegetables and eggs, when a ning backwards, bumped into the basket, and it is to be assumed, broke some of the eggs-at least the couple assumed it as a fact, for the woman put down her basket, caught hold of the child, and gave her a sound thrashing, the latter, the while, emitting heart-rending yells. But her screaming was soon stopped, and stopped very muddenly, for the man picked up an oil-drum filled with water, emptied the contents over the youngster, so that she gasped for breath, and could net utter a sound, it was somewhat drastic treatment to mete' out to such a tiny, mite for what was a simple A MEXICAN named silva 'came before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court, on Thuri-accident, erpecially as, after all, it was quite day, charged with disorderly behaviour in a go- possible that none of the egg were broken. down at Kennedy Town early this morning, and The godown, it was assaulting the keeper. said, belonged to Messrs. Reiss and Company. Accouing to the evidence of the keeper, who appeared to be gie tly indignant over the mal- fer, defendant wed into the godown and sat down on a ratt'in chair, making himself at home. Complainant, beleving defendant was not there for the gond of his health, told him to get out. Then the fiery blond of the Mexisting backwards and forwards from Canton can was roused and picking up a bamboo pole, which was standing in a corner, he belaboured the keeper, who was obliged to do the gelling out. The charge being proved the Mexican was fined five Mex.

A VERY ingenious way of smuggling opium into the Colony from Canton was revealed at the Police Court this morning, when the smag- gler came before the Court. Of late the excise officers stationed on the Canton wharves have had their suspicions aroused over a certain in- dividual whose business appeared to be travel.

almost daily. He carried no luggage, but wore a bamboo hat-even at night-and was always in a hurry to get ashore. Early this morning the opium men expected to meet their friend again so when the anam made the wharf a sharp look-out was kept. The suspicious one Tek the vessel and was making for the road Ar the instance, of Vabiinna Nakamura, purser

when he was grabbed and a search followed. of the steamer Nikko Maru John Ross, zu

In his clothes they could find nothing and te unemployed firemas, was charged before Mr. H.

was about to be released when somebody sug. H... Gompertz, at the Palice Court, on Tues-

gested searching his hat. The bamboo hat day, with obtaining a passage from Nagasaki to

was carefully scrutinised. Inside of that were this part, on the 4th instant, without the per-

faand fifteen taels of opiumn. The man on mission of the captain of the ship, Ross

being placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland was pleaded guilty to the charge. He said he left his ship at Shanghai and went over to Naga-ordered to pay a fine of $300, in default three saki. From there he wanted to return to Shanghai, but got on board the wrong ship which brought him direct to Hongkong. He did not discover his mistaka until the vessel was under weith. II, on the other hand, he was taken to Shanghai he had friends at that port who could Imre paid for his passage. He was friendless. The complainant said defend ant was found pacing the deck. His Worship imposed a fine of $ §.

Wong Màn, a boatman, of Yaumati; was ar«'

gned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, by Inspector Mac- donald, on a very serious charge that of at- templing to do grievous bodily harm to his wife yesterday, by rubbing sa ne corrosive pow der on her neck and face. Wong, pleaded guilty, but held that she deserved all she got. Ife said that the woman was bad, and of late she had been disappearing from the boat for days. When she returned she refused to give an account of herself. On the last occasion he had to go and fetch her home. He rubbed the powder on her neck and face because he knew another man bad taken a liking to her, and by attempting to disfigure her "goods looks" he hoped that liking would evaporate. The fast young woman, who could scarcely be five sud-twenty years of age, was badly burnt, but the defendant refused in tell the police what kind of powder he used that could do such damage. He was sentenced to three months'

hard labour,

months' gaol.

LUCK was against Ļam Tin on Sunday, when he "procured" a ricksha and went on the streets to accept bire. He had just returned from a long journey and was puffing like a runaway locomotive when a tender-hearted Indian constable, thinking perhaps he could de Lam a good turn, approached and asked for his licence, Lam said he had none. He was only out to see if he would like the job and still had hopes of applying for a licence, Ha was removed to the station. There was more trouble ahead for Lam. When he got to the station the vehicle was examined and it laflied in all respects with the one lost by Wong Yat Wing, a shop-keeper, of 114. Jervois Street. Lam was not only charged with plying a vehicle without a licence, 'but as he could not give a satisfactory explana- tion as to how the ticksha come into his possession, and as his excuse of the "ricksha bui'dee's mistake" would not hold water, a charge of unlawful possession was also added, He was placed before Mr.. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, on Monday, and he was ined Sto on the first charge. He was found not guilty on the second charge.

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