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PROPRIETOR‘UNABLE TO APPEAR IN COURT.

In the Bankruptcy Court to-day, the Chief Justice presiding, Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messra Wilkinson and Grist, presented. A debiora paid on behalf of H. W. R. Matiliany,

Kowloon..

proprietor of the (ccidental Hote), Kowloon, Mr. Grist, said this was a patition by the

who, being unable to pay his delas asked that he might be adjudged bankrupt. Mr. Grist proceeded to state that he had been unable to debtos being in hospital. There was a diatraint file a statement of affairs on account of the

on the premises-hich were very large and contained a great deal of furniture, and that son of thing," the assets were estimated 41 $tajooo and the liabilities at Sa8,000,

UCHOW NOTES

PIRACIES.

TELEGRAMS.

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A CHINESE TRAGEDY.

ACCUSED HANDED OVER TO CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Shanghai, 31st January

11.50

Wuchow, 28th Jaɓuary, 1907.. The Tang Yuel and Kuan How districts have lately had a bad time at the hands of pirates, Fificen case of piracies, in the above districts, have takes place during the fast month, and in the majority of cases the pirates

some unaccountable reason the plated jusks have got off scot free with their booty. For

do not report these piracies aatif long after the event, nod only then do so with great onwill ingness. Occasionally a junk or steam launch

the Customs have no cruising launches in this when pirated report same to the Customs. As

district, the information received is usually banded over to the native officials and as nothing tangible results from this, it is apparent have wilfully murdered a Chinese that there is some reason for the pirated vessels detective's "second" has been hand- preferring to keep their own counsels rather

have no remedy ai relief afforded them. There"

educited to the wonders of nature in the woods and taught to comprehend the manifold beau ties of the earth in the museums and so on. He wound up each remark with the question

Where was the Rev. Mr. Jones on the Sunday ho was in Paris?" So e time afterwards the loric became a candidate for the focal council course, one of the great incentives to further ad when questions were invited the first dealings is the optimistic voice of the oracle.vas: Tell us where you ware on the Should the people who set themselves up as Sunday, you were in Paris? The reverend pracies prophesy favourably there is not the gentleman failed to get a seat The fact of the slightest doubt that the yarn market will be matter is that's sour face and a draw under come a centre of live interest, but in these sinding are not the e best attributes of virtue depressed days it may be that the oracular if there were more opportunities for young and judgments may be influenced by the enforced hid in Hongkong to enjoy themselves ralion- parsimony of the natives. and as, a

ally, naturally and inexpensively there would consequence convey à despondent and

be far less cheap chatter and baneful insuendo, gloomy view of the future. While we are on this subject which connects Hongkong with to say nothing of acta I vice. Those who keep

The Chief Justice: You want me to make India, reference may be made to the state themselves in health, bodily and mentally, by the order without the usual statement? than have the officials know all about it and ed over by the French authorities in of the opium trade. It appears that since harmless recreation on the only day they can

Mr. Griat: Of course, the fail statement will the arrival of the last mail from Bombay para in the week are obeying the first preceptbe filed by the debtor. only some 46 chests of Malwa opium have of aurd and should be encouraged in every which is the section ?

The Chief Justice But have I the power? been disposed of in Hongkong, the quotation | respect. ranging between $800 and $840 per picul.

· In fact, "only"a_band to mouth business in oplum is being done, and there is no pros pect of "any improvement until the New Year has been celebrated and forgotten.

THE SABBATARÍAN AT LARGE.

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THE fipal ties for the Kowloon Bowling Green Club Championship, president's competitions, will be played off at the Kowloon Bowling

Greens on Saturday, and prox., at 4 pm.

on a charge of unlawful possession. The case was remanded to allow the police to find the owner of the timepiece.

OWING to the lax manner shown lately in metalling the newly opened roads in the Chinese Settlement in North Sinza and

Two coolies were arrested at the Peat recent There is a fine sanctimonious wail, by a really for being in possession of a lady's gold old-time kick elder, in a letter which is given watch. They cld not give the police at prominence in our contemporary the Straits Mount Ġough Station a satisfactory expl.na Times. Way down south, the unhallowed tion as to where they obtained the watch and tailers' in the city are in the habit of making the

were arraigned at the Police Court, this mora Sabbath a day of joy and physical refreshment instead of wearing a face as long as the Clock Tower and snivelling over the sins of lost uis. As everybody knows who has ever been in Singapore, Sunday is looked upon as a day of rest after the labours of the week, but in this case "rest" does not mean self-immola-affecting the development of the Settlement, tion in a closet, but rest from the arduous the Shanghai Taatai, H.E., Jus Cheng, acting work of the other six days. And, in order to under instructions of the higher 'authorities, gain fresh energy, they seek forgetfulness in has sent a dispatch to the gentry in charge of the public works of North Linza asking them such innocent recreations as goil, tennis and swimming. There is nothing actually ungodly about these pastimes, and they have never been known to do anybody any real harm- when not indulged in to excess, but the morbid mind of the ultra-Puritanical is shocked at the

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unwaimuted delay in several other matters

hasten matters and complete the work drawn up early in the year as proposed to be finished in the course of the twelfth month

Owing to the approach of Chinese New Year the pative money markets in Peking and Tientsin are very light, and owing to the presence of a number of the unemployed rob-. bery and murder have been rife of late. In

of the writer who signs himself "Protestant "Peking a Manchu' official, said to be second may all be ascribed to the circumstance of a Llass German interpreter in the Ministry of

(3 golt match having been arranged. To quote the writer: "It is extremely unfortunate, to say nothing of the lack of courtesy, that the Australian and China Squadrons have decided to have a golf match on Sunday afternoon at the time when some, at least, of Singapore's citizens will be going to one of the "five or six Ordinary brainus domummitenttips-nould be addromed churches which have their services at 5 or 5.30

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p... Somehow it seems to me, sir, this hardly sustains the dignity and prestige of His Majesty's Navy. There seems something congruous in sixteen of His Majesty's officers, armed with golf sticks, on the way to the Race Course meeling the clergy of the city, some of The rates por quarter and per quare, propertinant, whom are also supported by the Government,

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Foreign Affairs, with his wife and four other persons have been murdered, and their corpses were found in a terribly mutilated condition, At Tientsin the proprietor of a hot-water shop has been murdered, the motive in this case was robbery as the assilants knew he had $30 in his possession. The perpetrators of these crimes are still at large.

The daily fun in delisored freg when the adrowia and their parishoners, on their way to church.oye.. This Constable Hedge denied. The officer

accomible to mesenger. On copies wint by poste additional $3.801, per quarter in charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

We would prefer, remembering, their visit by something else, rather than that, againat world in 80 cenin pur quarter.

precedent, they spent the. Sunday, even- Singla Coples, Daily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty ing hour in a keen contest at gólf." One

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can picture the horrified glare, in the eyes of those who are driving to church when they meet a gang-nothing more or less than a horde-of officers, who have done their duty to their country and themselves, riotously incing to the golf links, brandishing their brasseys and

ALOuz Hanauer, a stoker on the Austrian warship Fruz Joseph, was arraigned at the. Police Court, this morning, charged with being drunk and disordcily in Ship Street yesterday afternoon, and assaulting P. C: ledge. The accused, whose eye was in deep mourning, depied, the charge. He alleged that the.com- stable drew Iris baton and struck him or the

stated that accused was very disorderly at East Point and when he went up to speak to accused, the latter tackled him. draw his racheon and struck accused on the hand. "How then did he get that blow against a wall," replied the officer. His Wor on the eye?" asked Mr. Hazeland, he fell ship.fined accused $3 on the first charge, but found him not guilty off assaulting the police man. P.C. Hedge was taken before the Uap tai Superintendent of Police regarding the complaint of assault lodged against him by the

stoker. The outcome is not known as yet.

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Ar. Grist: Your Lordship has the pow fer to make an order on being satisfied ast the value of the assets, it is entirely in your Lordship's bands.

The Chief Justice; You have satisfied your all about the assets? maste know there must be a considerable amount "Me Grist: I know about them myself, and

of property ibere, ut there is a distraint in for a year's teot which is owing.

Mr. d'Almada e Castro-Eight months.

action is pending for another four months' Mr. Grist-For eight months then, and an

rent.

The Chief Justice; What is the rent?

r, Gris: $1,200 a month.

The Chief Justice: Have you included that in the liabilities?

Mr. Grist: Yes. That really is the great fability, and the thing has been going on for a very long time pending settlement,

The Chic Justice: When will the debtor, make his declaration 7

pitul.

Afr, Grist: As soon as he comes out of has:

The Chief Justice What is a maller with

him?

Mr. Grist: Heart failure, I believe,

is also the prevalent idea that if a vessel that such as notifying the Customs and or officials, has been pirated and makes no fuss about it,

in fature. How much truth there is in this that the vessel in question will not be molested theory it is hard to say, but what lends con firmation to this idea is the fact that the same boat is hardly ever pirated" twice. Absolutely nothing is cops for the sup consequence united to leave for their destina- pression of piracies, and junks have in

tions in groups, instead of in single numbers as usual. Nowadays, it is the usual thing for half a dozen Junks or so to leave port together; Bail or track all day, and all anchor together somewhat in the form of a circle. The launches. 100, now steam in pairs for greater safety, and well armed to resist being boarded by pirates.

In view of the disturbed and turbulent coun- try between Wuchow and Tang-yuen, it was found necessary

fornish the Customs Stan

The Chinaman who is alleged to

Shanghai to the Chinese officials, by

whom he will he tried.

NEWCHWANG'S UNDER-

SIUDY

PROPOSED NEW OPEN PORT

CHINESE DESIRE TO FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 31st January, 11.50 a.m.

With the object of facilitating the

international shipping trado during that left here for Nanning, with an armed the months when Newchwang is ice- and plainly shows that it is not safe travelling bound, Chao Erh-sop has decided to guard of native soldiers: This is significant, up around here just now, With the near ap open a new port, which, shall be free proach of the Chinese New Year more piracies are expected, as at this time of the year when from ice, in the vicinity of North every Chinaman wants to get back to his own Chischiou.

the la seule up, and has the cash with him to do so, that pirates are keenly on the lookout

for such victims. It would be a good thing i

claration now?

The Chief Justice: Can't he make his de. the foreign 'gunboats included the waters above

Mr Grist: No, my Lord, not at present, The Chief Justice: Very well. The order was made accordingly.

CHUNG SHUN, KOO'S BANK- RUPICY.

QUESTION OF COSTS DECIDAD..

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The Chief Justice, sitting in Bankruptcy, this morning, delivered his reserved judgment on certain points which were raised as to the payment of costs in the Chung Shup Koo bank- ruptcy case.

is Lordship said-The costs of the motion to rescind the order given to Ho Tung to amend his proof must be borne by Ho Tung. The motion of the trustee calling upon certain creditors 10 substantiate their claims must be costs of the bankruptcy. The motion of the trustee 'calling a meeting to be costs of the bankruptcy also. And the motion to restrain the sale of furniture to be costs of the bankruptcy. I do not feel justified in making Mr. Ho Tung pay these costs,

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The new port will be opened im- mediately. Newchwang becomes clos-

Wuchow in their patrol, as well as the ones ed to shipping, and will be consi- below, but same can hardly be expected.aldered the winter equivalent of that the limited number, on the West River,

VILLAGE PILLAGED.

A big fight is reported: in the Tang Yuen district, where a village got pillaged by rob. bers, and where, a number of the villagers ‚ were killed and wounded. A lot of Chinese troops sent from Wuchow to the scene of the affray, were ambushed by the bandits and about

port.

A BAD. TEMPERED LUKONG..

BROKE A COOLIE'S VINGER

The lodian and Chinese policemen station. 25 soldiers were killed and a number of themed at 07 Police Station at West Point, wounded. The bandits also lost some of their are making a name for themselves. Ye number, but exactly how many is not known. terday, an Indian constable was convicted, More troops have been burnedly despatched which includes dismissal from the force, and from here, und news from Tang Yuno district

Lentenced to pay a fine of Sie for, striking a is cagerly awaited. In the meantime local

Chinaman on the face with his stick because merchants who, have large stocks of foreign the latter objected to being tickled. This Good to send up there, nie holding same back mowing a lakong, No. 217, came into the as junks refuse to carry cargoes to this dis limelight of justice. He also was charged affected region, except at exorbitant rates, and with Assault." even then, piefer to remain where they are, and not run any risks.

On the afternoon of the

8th instant, a coolic, employed in a fre. wood shop, while carrying a load of wood on bis FAMINE PROBFECTS)---

shoulder made an attempt to cross in front beacfied somewhat, and the farmers are glad West. He just cleared the car in time, bat ran Owing to the recent rains, the country has of Ed+approaching car in I at Vauk Road of it as their lands will be more fertile for the into the lukong, who was standing on the op next grain crops. The present crops as recently posite side. Withoying a word the “limb A DOAZMAN'S LITİLE GAME.

reported are a failure and the price of rice is $2❘ of the law" punched me coolie who naturally a picul more than it was a few months objected to such harsh treatment and told NO TIME TO WORK FOR HIS EMPLOYERS. ago. A further rise in the price of grain the lukong so. Whereupon the Government will entail great bardships on the poorer classes officer" drew bis techeon and struck the The manager of csere. A. S. Watson and and with the holders of grain stocks doing man on the backfle was about to follow Co., Ltd. (aerated water départment) was com- { their best to export their stocks to more favourit up with á crack on the head when the coolin plainant in a case heard at the Police Court, able markets, the outlook is gloomy indeed. put up his hand to ward off the blow and was this morning. Cheng Shing, a boatman in The local officials are keenly and widely awake struck on the hand, sustaining a broken finger, charge of cargo-boat- 1,276, was the defendant, to the importance of keeping what stocks there He had to be taken to hospital for repairs. and he was charged with disobeying lawful are on hand at present, in the district, and The lukone's story was not believed and he. Watson and Company to take charge of their visited by confiscation. This, of course, applies the force. orders. The defendant is engaged by Messrs, attempts to export grain, when discovered, are was fined $to. He was also discharged from cargo-boat. Yesterday afternoon a quantity of to attempts made to export rice from one inland aerated water had to be taken on board place to another inland place in a different ship. Defendant was told of the order, but he province. Rice, per steamer, can however be refused to go, giving some poor excuse. A shipped coast-wise, through the foreign Cus- visit to the cargo-boat ellicited the information toms, where, so far, there is no restriction on that he was in the habit of rusolog cargo the export of grain, Missionaties, lately in for other firms for his own benefit, but from the country, state that the crops are bad, bad no time, to work for his employers and that the people are realizing that they are when his services were urgently needed. in for a bad winter, and that provided even the There were fourtees cases of cargo on board present high prices of foodstuff do not materi-

Chinese firm, who, it was alleged, was in the ant visited the boal. The cargo belonged to a will get through somehow.

habit of cagaging defendant's boat to ship their cargo. His Worship said it was a mosi serious charge and one amoueling to fraud. He adjourned the case until Saturday next to allow the police to secure the owner of the fourteen cases of cargo found on defendant's boat to come up as wildernes. Bail was allowed in the sum of $50.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1907.

clanking their cleeks HONGKONG YARN MARKET.

and whirling their mashies as they pass by. Why do they not re- main sedately theme, living on cold rashers and The disastrous effects of the fall in the Hongkong yarn markel have been.

green peas?. It is trus that some of the heathen apparent for some time past to those who are inscape the last of the predestined because they terested in this feature of the Colony's trade, never stir out of the house. They prefer bridge, and when a debtor, who presented a peli. it may be, and as nobody is there to criticise on the oce sïon of ikte 1864, cyclone ni Calcutta his boat yesterday afternoon when complain.ally increase, that with luck and economy they leaping over the counter, he parted his helm

tion to the Chief Justice, sitting in Bank they escape castigation. Others avoid remark ruptcy to-day, ascribed his failure to losses because they hide their equally disgracelul sustained through his dealings in yarn no deeds in secluded spots. But those who, hay." surprise was manifested. There are several ing a clean conscience and being actuated by firms who have filed petitions in bank the purest intentions, are not afraid to proclaim ruptcy, but, as was observed last week to the world that they have nothing to fear, in the official report on the subject, either here or elsewhere...are villains of the until the public examination of the debtors deepest dye. It is the old question over again, is over, the exact position of affairs whether man was made for the Sabbath or the cannot be revealed. With the approach of Sabbath made for man. The people who only the Chinese New Year dealings in yarn recognise one Sabbath in the week and spend have practically ceased, and prices remain the rest of the seven days in slander and scan. stationary. Among those who are closely dal are not always the most companionable, associated with the trade, however, there is and, indeed, in some cases resemble a certain

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A CURIOUS CYCLONE,

There does not seem to have been any cap tuin in Hongkong Harbour possessed of the prescience of Captain Watson, of the Clarence.

(says the Field). He discerned the approach and direction of the storm, and steamed be- times out of its range.

On another occasing the captain of the Cal, pe ved his ship in a South Sea cyclone by getting up steam and siding to two cables. He stemated thereby the force of the wind, while almost every other craft was driven ashore.

In 1871 a cyclone visited Zanzibar: there were two naval officers at the moment residing with Mr. (afterwards Bir. John) Kirk, the Con- ul, while preparing to cross in search of the barometer, and gave hints of what they Livingstone. These officers were alarmed by

apprehended. Some few craft were warned in time, among them, a mail steamer, which röde out the storm a la Calliope. That cyclone was lusur naturae; revolving the reverse direction sphere. It began from the east, and the cceiro for that pertaining to cyclones of that hem! passed over the town, creating a dead calm.

When the lust arrived, Bishop Tozer started for his cathedral (to` return, thanks for safety," The two lieutenants met hist in the street, and had yet to come, Mencilme Lieutenants Hean bade him hurry back id lichter, as the worst and Dawson set to work to improvise barri cades for the consulate windows (facing the straits), with boards and props, anticipating the return of the storm from the west.

a strong belief that when the holiday season sect kobwn as the Pharisees," "Max O'Rell' is past, there will be renewed demand for used to tell a capital story about a parson yarn and that extensive, clearances will who, described the godlessness of the Pari be made. Frobably the wish is father sians, how they went pic-nicing on Sunday to the thought for the brokers confess afternoons, visited the theatres, listened to ile that they have no idea how the hands, paraded in throngs through the museums various insolvencies which can be directly and generally enjoyed themselves. In reply, traced to unfortunate purchases will affect "Max O'Rell" remarked that the churches the general tone of the market. At any rate, and cathedralsel Paris were crowded from day It is claimed that there is every reason to hope light till forenoon with devout worshippers, that the end of February and the beginning that afterwards the working man took his wife of March will witness a revival in prices and family into the woods instead of loafing When it came with a rush, like a box on the and an increased demand for the article around a public-house bar, that the bands car, these timber window barricades fell like As Messrs: Phirozsba Petit & Co. remarked in played sacred music, that, sacred pieces were the spindrift from the sea that after, the storm Lamased paper, and 'such was the force of the wind and their last report, the hope is entertained that staged at the theatres and listened to with the Lady Kirk ladled thren buckets of sea water the disastrous losses of the past year will utmost reverence, that the children were out of her pianoforte.

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THE WHATHER.

First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:

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

On tha'gist at 11.55 a-The barometer has fallen over. E. Japan and N. China and risen over W. Japan and S. China,

and approaching the neighbourhood of Hako- The depression aver Japan is moving N.E.

date. The area of high pressure remains over Central China.

NAVALE

The French gunboat left here for Samshu on the p6th and 11.M.S. Sandpiper this morn- ing. The U.S.S. Callas and German gunboat *.singiamare due here next week, akk

THE ROYAL VISIT.

SCHUL CHILDREN'S PART. The Stralis Government programme for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Con- prught and Princess Patricia 'for Feb. 1st

generally are invited to attend on Government says that the pupils of the Schools and. Mainys

Hill on the morning to await the arrival of the Koyal Party, Arrangements are being made.

march, preceded by the Johore Band, which by Mr. Buckley for the pupils of the Schools to assemble on the Old Jail Site and thence

the monsoon will moderate in the Formosa Gradients are easier on the China coast, and

steep, and N, and N.E. gales will continue to in Channal. Over the China Sea they remain prevail.

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FORECAST.

PETER Sentic, a fireman, on board the Austrian cruiser Frans Joseph, was charged before Mr. F.A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morn ing, with being drunk and disorderly in the Naval Canteen last evening, and damaging property to the extent of $a. Mr. F. W. Bry, the manager of the Canteen, was the complain ant. Accused sailed into the Canteen last evening and called for a drink, it was said. ∙ 10

hard Ever and knocked over, a nun ber of when called upon to do so, and his behaviour glasses. He refused to pay for the breakages

was such that he had to be given in custody, He was fired $t on the first count, and on the second to pay $a comp usation to the manage of the Canteen,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

AS, DUE „German (¿reurzen) tat prox, 6 ́6.m. Australian (Rastera) and prox. Canadian (Athenian) 3rd prox.; French (Australien) 4th prox. Indian (Catherine Aptar} Sih proxi German (Prinx Sigismund) 6th prox. American (Doric) 8th prox...”, Indian (Kumsang) 13th prox."

· Canadian (Empress of Japan) 15th pick-

"His Highness the Sultan has kindly consented to send over for the purpose, to Government able number of Jobare school children will also The Boston S. S. Co.'s L, TAN

The Great Northern xv. Minnesota," from Hill, where they will be massed. A consider Seattle, sailed from Kobe on joth last,

bright coloured clothes will no doubt be ex- come over, and the result of massing so many Pacific Coast arrived at Yokohama on ceedingly 'pretty, Each child' 'will' havaƐ B.

The Impenal German Mail 1.6 small flag, the colours being varied, and each which left here on 4th inst, arris shool will be headed by a Union Jack. They on 30th inst. p.m. will sing God Save the King on the arrival The Java-China-Japan Lija moderate; fair,

of the royalties. Already Buckley bas 2-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong to returns for over six thousand school children;

Taft Kobe for this port on 19th int moderate, an

and the number will probably be nearer, eight be

here on th mile have no funds available to meet the thousand. As it appears the reception com

rangements as being made to provide the small expensa that will be incurred, other ans ; funds. S. 2 Prist

1.--Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. wlads,

and Lamocks, zame as No. 7.

1-South coast of China between Hongkong 4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Halsap, N. winds, fresh,

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