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CHINESE NEW YEAR.

Another Chipase, New Year has come, and “sue, and the, “eneral consensus of opinion is that, the celebrations, passed off more quietly, and, almost; with ladifference,, than in wuy fo marabarad Paar. Teue, Young, China eagerly awaited the hour officially appointed, on, itues day evening when they might, with impunity, and Imqually from police or any other inter rence, commence the fire-cracker fusilades which, their, heart loveth, and on, the minute “the firing began, all over the Colony, the racket baing such as almost to give the timid new that the city was ander bombardment by as arrival and atmnger within our gates, the idea

linknown enemy, Thus was ushered in Chis nese New Year, and in two hours, tirs the streets bad; all the appearance of a pl gua of red locusts having passed over a Colody, the joss-paper being, everywhe int evidence in great piles, which those is siding in the shops and houser in front of which they were piled refused to allow be swept up until after the Chinese New Year," which had become a" sortyol, by word-an era from which all things, were to date.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16 1907

CRIMINALA ON A HOLIDAY.

"15th inat,"

There was an unusually small number of cases to be disposed of at the Police Court this morning, considering that no business has been done for the last two days-Chiasse New Year holidays. It is, however, plessing to learn that, but for a few pick-pockets nothing of a serious nature has, transpired during the holidays, according to the police records, II this is any criterion it would appear to brought with it a wave of peace, but a police dinary man that the Chinese cw Year has

officer who knows, Hongkong and its criminals thinks otherwise,

The people are enjoying themselves too much now to think of committing crime as yet," he stated. The moro serious offences, which consisted of pocket catting, committed during the two days under review, came directly under the notice of the police in the Central district. The first case, to be rer ported accurred in Lollywood Road shortly when ui Sam Un, a "boy" employed 'in the Hongkong Hotel, had his coat pocket cut and purse containing a little over $9 stolen. The next person to be victimized was a cook, em played at the Central Police Station:" He went out for a stroll yesterday afternoon and drifted into a crowd that was gazing at a dragon cere mony which was being enacted in Cochrane

HUMAN GRAND-DAMEN

KOWLOONG 47,ONA

UCHOW-NOTES

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have heardyandy

wrongial a udan in the position

one of the steamer plying in this coas tainly entitled to fame notice

LOAN AGREEMENT. DEATS GRANDCHILD'S CORPER

WRICK OF STEAM LAUNCH "HONG-NING." Men's Inbamanity to man is a theme around SANCTIONED BY IMPERIAL EDIT who, with the utmost stretch of

Wychow, 11th February. which many a threnody has been woren, but

notice-aniens, there is some) could have conceived the actual existence of ton & Co.joint agents with the tongkong and ning The Captain of the Ae Hsef, another and depends upon the general acte

News is to hand of the wreck of the steam port, which certainly has not imagination, woman's inhemanity to childhood, right here

We areinformed by, Masers. Jardins, Mathe-launch Howgining, small stern-wheeler run this case, though it may exifl-thir in our midst, such as was brought to light Shanghai Banking Corporation for the British small passenger launch; reports that the Hong to whether this dismista was justified, sing a passenger trade between hers and Nan. tion to be determined in each, particu the result of a case which came before Mr. F. and Chinese Corporation, Ltd., that by a teleming track rock, between here and Kuan we have various, complaints, ai, to the faul A. Hareland, presiding at the Magistracy, this gram from Peking they leard that an Imperial How The pastorem all made a rush on navigation on the part of the plaintiff of this matning The charge, which resulted in this revolting revelation, was one of, dumping the Edict has been issued sanctioning the Agres-dech, but owing to all of them rushing to bus vessal. The case of running ashore at the

the launch simply turned turtle and west East Promontory is one point; the ment with the British and Crese Corporation down. Latest reports to hand, state that over of two other masters navigating that extremals complant Street, West gint, the accused persons the Canton-Kowloon Railway. body of Chinese female child, aged 12 years, at the junction of High Street and Western for the constraction of the Chiness, sectido of 100 lives have been lost. Some go bodies have difficult-river the Paibo is another, and the beeg washed ashore on the beach near Kuan fact that he touched the bottom en three, The details are being a Chinese widow, and, a coolie. According to the Universal Gaseift, the How whilst others were carried away by the occations between Nanking, and Kinkang in

somewhat sordid, It

tide and have not yet been recovered, The Look terms of the loan for the proposed Kowloon Hong-ning left Wuchow for Nanning about five hit navigation to the Gulf of Pechill,

another

Iben,, there, is the complaint of appears that the girl's father

teip abroad" several years ago, leaving his Canton railway embody the following im days ago, with about 540 lives on board. About on his journey from Take to new the, womas, now charged. Some time having

wife and child in the care of his wife's mother, portant points: capsed, and there being ng tigan of the return

zo have survived the disaster and give harrow chwang, and others, which, I think, may be of the husband, the wife, Lock unto herself an

in accounts of the scene. Thoro who aur generally taken as covered, by the com vived describe the foundering of the vessel as other good man and with him eloped,

plaint of the charterers as to delay in navigas being very sudden, and that they managed to

tion owing to unskilfulness or want of swim to the bank, with the help of some of knowledge. As regards the running on latter took care of, and brought up, tha Bitle

The passengers were shore plaintiff himself has explained that the of the peasant years. A few days ago, however, the one until she reached the age of twelve

engines of the ship did not go, aktoro at; once their homes for the Chinese New Year holl and it certainly seems to me that one engineer child was taken ill, and, after a brief ill

days. This ind news has cast a gloom over who cannot always be below—as is the case 31. the natives here, who consider it as a very bad there is only one engineer on board-in likaly nes, she died: Then the wrath of the

omen, in view of the close proximity of the to lead to confusion and possible mishaps. grandmother became uncontrollable—slio had bringing up the child, and now when she was

is to blame for had all the responsibility and expense of

simply overcrowded. One of the crew states other life-saving apparatus on board, and was this

and rushed to one side of the ship causing her great if the passengers had not lost their beads

to her over.

A

a

mortgage of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. (1) The loan to be £1,500,000 guaranteed by

(2) £94 to be paid for every £100.

per cent, per annum, samo to commence. On date of issue of the. Bonds..

before two o'clock on. Wednesday morning, leaving the child with her grandmother, The | (1) Interest on same to be at the,raip, of the wooden, and were returning to

the road bed to be widened so as to be pre- (4) A single track to be first constructed, but payed for the construction of a double track, eight months, falling which the Agreement will

In the evening the usual Bazaar was opened along Bosham Strand and Jervois Street, but

·while, tho.usual crowds, drawn from alt commu. nities in the Colony, flocked to the sceps, both before and after dinner, they were somewhat disappointed, with the displays on the stalls, which could in no way compare with those of past years, nor were the stalls themselves as Street.. He became so interested in the per arriving at an age when she might be of games-(6) The Head Office of the proposed Rail, that, the loss of life would not have been so | Then there in, the 'case of the latter from twen

sumerous,

A FACTION FIGHT.

HIGH STREET V, THIRD STREET.

15th inst.

use to her grandmother, and, so make some

(5), Work on the road to be started within haw year. The Hong-ning had no boats or cannot fad that the cap UN NEG

be annulled.

י

(9) The loan is to be for fifty years. Interest only on same to be paid for the space of twelve and a half, after which both principal and in- terest to be paid in instalmepis..

(ta) The Viceroy of the two: Kwang .pro vinces will arrange separate terms with regard to the joining together of the Canton line to that of the Kowloon line.

FOREIGN SCHOOLS IN CHINA.

PIRACY RUMOUR.

This is a Britiab abip or supposed to be one, formance that he did not notice that his Among those visiting the Baksar, at night pocket was being carved. The thief, who,

return for all the care, and troubla; be- way to be in Canton. The Viceroy of Kwang

Feibo. As Mr. Sander very fairly put it you' captains regarding plaintiffs navigation in the ware His Excellency the Governor, Sir apparently, was a new hand at the game stowed upon her, she must needs go and tung and Kwangsi. to appoint a Director who Matthew Nathan, KCMG accompanied by allowed the conk's purse, which contained the die! it was too bad; it was too wicked shall be assisted by a Brijish Engineer-in-Chief

Dever quite know which of these captains will Captain Coleman, A.D.C.. who strolled through large sum of forty cents, to fall, and that brought of the child.

say mast against the other, but always seem to the Bazaar inspecting everything and making the cook to his bearings. In each case an ar

Then, letting the fury of and a British Manager."..

Our small foreign community was rather think the other one is in the wrong and many purchases: And here, once again, was rest was made and conviction followed at the

her feelings have full sway, she seized a frying (7) The staff of the Company to receive started yesterday with the report that the doesn't seem to attach very much import. exhibited the kindly spirit of His Excellency Magistracy this morning. At West Point only pan, and with it beat the poor dead child over 435,000 as remuneration during the time customs staff who left Wuchow for Napaing, ance to this particular dispute. And then towards the little ones. At one of the stalls one case of robbery is on the books. That

the face and head, until her fury was at last agreed upon for the construction of the Rail-a fortnight ago, were pirated between Kuan there is the question of touching the bottom His Excellency suddenly observed by his side was where a fint at No. 145, Third Street, spent, and the pan fell from her nerveless way. The said sum being the commission' for Hats and Kwei Yueg. As no official news bas near. Nanking and the explanation given two bashful little Chinese maidens, who were accupied by a table" boy," was entered on the

hands. Having thus vented the full force of her the purchase of materials.”

been received by the Customs the foreigners by the captain, looking at some Japanese mechanical boats, night of the 12th instant, and a long silk coat them they carried the little body to the locality pany each year; payment of which will cease

that the pilot did not fary the old dame called a coolie, and between, (8) The sum of Laroo to be paid the Com-re treating it as a mere canaid, but the come on board though he waited, threa with wistful longing eyes, but the price of which, it was alleged, he borrowed for the holi-mentioned and there quietly dumped it, to be upon repayment of the whole loan,

Chinese seem to believe and credit the report. hours, seems to me at all events to deprive the them was far and away above anything they days was stolen. The thief was caught and found, and removed by whosoever might

It is hard to trace the origin of this rumour, defondants of unreasonableness. I don't think dated aver dream of possessing, Noticing the long coat recovered, but that did not lessen

and in the meanwhile great anxiety is shown he acted wrongly no harm happened there their wistful looks, as they continued to gare the "boy's" worries a bit, as the police held on

make the discovery and encompass the removal,

by the friends of those who went to Nanning. was certain delay, and it is a question of exer at the caveted treasures, His Excellency, within the long cont to use as evidence against the

without further trouble to the old dame herself

Theparty consists of Mr. M. Noubrun, assistant cise of discretion: Then there remain the com out a word, purchased the two boats, and to prisoner, and the poor "boy" was compelled to way, for all unknown to ber, from the shadows But the was to have things quite all her own

examiner, Mr. Scheck who is a native clerk plaints of the charterem. Those scemto me in the delighted amazement of the two little go about long-coatless during the holidays!

in Indoor Staff, and family, and also 3 other the aggregate to he somewhat serious but at the maids, presented one to ench. Then, indeed,

of the nearby lane, an ladian constable was they went on their way rejoicing, while the

native employees, with their families. The same time do think that when the plaintiff watching the proceedings. Ilut the constable

above party left together in three houseboats or approached the defendant's agents here he was look on their faces was His Excellency's re-

watched and took in the situation at a glance,and

junks on the 27th of January, and no news has at once told that the ship was going ward. Business did not appear to be very

when the dumping had been actually accom-

been, received from them since they left. It is to be sold and that Mr. Dong Ting-ken brick, and the familiar figure of paterfamilias,

plished, and not till then, he stepped forth

to be hiped that the above is only a rumour, gave him notice; that fact alone would very laden down with packages of all sorts of queer

"and arrested the pair of ghouls. They were

as the seriousness of it, if true, can be ima much strengthen the plaintiff's case or weaker shapes and size, quite one of the features of the

this morning placed before Mr. F. A. Haze>

gined. The party went up under the escort of that of the defendants, and then on the top of Bazaars in former years, was conspicuous by

nd, at the Magistracy, and charged, at the

no armed body of soldiers, as pirates in the this I have this reference which was signed by its absence. Late in the evening many resi-

instance of Inspector Collett, with dumping a

Kuan Hau district have lately been very Mr. Dong Ting-kee. I cannot my that I was dents from the Peak paid a flying visit to the

dead body, having removed, the same without permill. The charges were proved against

active and energetic, Telegrams have been entirely satisfied with the way the plaintiff gave scend, but apparently finding nothing attract.

sent to Kwei Yuen, the rearest Telegraph Sta.his evidence about this, but at the same time ive, did not stop long. But the night was not to

the pair and they were sentenced to pay a fine

tinn, for partientars verifying how much truth I must point out; it is an extremely serious pass without its amusing incidents-amusing,

of $25 each, with the usual alternative. The

thera is in this rumour.

thing to certify to the conduct of a master and that is, to the onlookers, but the reverse to the

cause of the death of the child was certified

to the reason for discharging Him which is nót to be malaria: unfortunate victims. Near a sweet stall below

entirely in accordance with the facis her. the fire station was a huge tub of what looked

Dang Ting kee could have had this explained like batta in readiness for making more

to him. He chooses to put his chop upon it cakes, which were selling as fast as the vendor could cook them. At the side were

on behalf of the Ching Dah leamship Com- standing two or three, gaily-dressed Chinese

Pany, as managing owner," without any such explanation being given to him.” If he chooser. gids, waiting their turn to purchase some of

to do that he must be held responsible at alf the good things, with their money held readyent splitting cat-calls of "derision on the part of

events for what he has done. He might, be in their hands. Suddenly there was a splash

recommending somebody who is entirely. and a shout, and a general drawing-back of

unfit for recommendation as a. master and be the crowd, for into that tub of flour and eggs

might put a stena er or vessel, into very had been pushed-whether by accident or

siderable danger in consequeres design nobody but the culprit, if there was one,

recommendation which, quid face the kaew-one of the little girls, pink silk jacket,

owner of that steamer to take an izcompetent. heliotrope silk trousers and all! The crowd, of

master. A man has no 'right to #gü course, laughed, and jeered, but it was no

document of this kind like that, and I shoul laughing matter for the youngster, whose

Fume under those circumstancos New Year was completely spoiled.

Another ludicrous incident was witnessed near the calendar tallen a very small boy running away from a bigger one in pursuit tripped and fell, bis head in come unaccountable manner pitching between the legs of a tool, on which a buxom old dame was taking her enen, wäille waiting for more victime." The jar early unsealed her, and seeing the cause of the mild earthquake, she seized the imp, put bim across her knee, and administer ed to him a sound smacking on that part of the anatomy which is used to support the bod when resting

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By way of celebrating the close of the Chin. ese New Year festivities, the residents of High Street declared war upon those of Third Street, and preparations were made for a bellicoss time. There were no financial difficulties to be encountered, no war loans to be raised; each party was ready and prepared "to take the field" and did so. They were both amply sup plied with munitions of war, and decided that the contest should take the form of a "baitle of bombs." It did. For a while yesterday not. thing could be heard in the vicinity of the bat tlefield but the barsting of the bombs, and the

either side as the opponent's bombs fell harm- less and futile. But in the miles a neutral party got hurt, and that party, and Li Kun, resented li. Seeking revenge he caught up a brick Tying conveniently to his land, and flung it at the man whose bomb had hurthim-or his feelings-and, of course, he hit the wrorg mass, and straight in the eye at that! Then there were hot times for some ten minutes, until District Watchman No. 6 came up and seized Li, and was marching him to the Central Police Station, when two of Li's pals, loyal friends and true, jumped on the District Watchman, who would have got very much the worse for his zeal in endeavouring to secure the maintenance of peace, had it not bsen for P. C. Parden who came up, and with out any ado, seized and arrested Li and his two supporters, and marched th m off to the Central Police Station, there to await the award of the presiding Magistrale, Mr. F. A. Hazeland, when he took his seat on the Bench this morning. Li Kun, the brick-thrower, was charged with disorderly behaviour, and was fined $3. his chums being charged with resist ing the police in the execution of their duty, and fined $5 each. Among the crowd also was arrested lukong from the Central Station, and he was sent before the Captain Superintendent of Police, to be dealt with de partmentally.

At midnight the stalls were close antil the next day, and very soon, th place was in darkness, save for the stre lampy Yesterday the Bazaar and the genera fertivities connected with the senson came to an and with the general exchange of social visits in the day-time, and theatrical perform atices at night: During the two days, the,,0.3. In consequence of all this disturbance In Tai On, now lying at Wanchai for some su spector Collett sent out twelve men in plain perstructural repairs, and many Chinese-own-clothes with instructions to arrest all and ed craft in the harbour hung out their bunting sundry whom they caught throwing bombs. in honour of the day and of the season. To-day As a result seven men were arrested, having all was an usual; shops and hongs, which had been caught in the very act of continuing the been hermetically sealed during the past two dangerous practice. They were also placed days, throw wide their doors, in preparation to

before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, charged with dis enter upon another year's business of trade orderly conduct; at nine o'clock last night, and were fined $3 each. Several Chinese gentle and drudgery.

men complained that they had had their long silk coats burned by these bombs-but with a seasonable magnanimity, they did not ask for compensation,"

WATER RETURN.

Leval and Storage of Water in Reservoirs on the 1st February.

Tytam

1906,

LÉVEL.

1907, 2. (733′ 447 below)"'12′_4}" below

Loverflow

overflow

Byowash...overflow

28′ 4′′ below 25' 9" below

Overflow f:31 of below

20. 5" below Loverflow

overflow Wong-noi-453 below) 36 * below

clong overflow

Pokfulum..

overflow

·Storage gaLLONS.

Tytam

ewash

i chong

Total.

· τρού. 161,140,000

7,100,000

pil

GREAT HIre at robE.

MITSUI, GODOWNS DESTROVED.

DANGERS OF Spontaneous COMBUSTION.

On Sunday morning (27th ult.) soon after five o'clock, fire broke oat in the godowns of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Higashidecho, 1-chome, Kobe, and three large godowns, and six sheds, together with the whole of the contents-con- sisting of foreign rice, ship's masts, Soja beans, beno-cake and oil-cake-were destroyed. The 1907.

losses are estimated at over 100,000. The 287,845,000

497,000 confiagration was extinguished shonly after 7 A.m, but for some hours later dense volumes of 23,425,003moke continued to rise from the debris. The 1,703,000 godawns which were burnt down covered, an Brea of 237 tsubo, while the sheds destroyed

tsubo, Along

H. A. L. S;S. " SILESIA”

TAKES TROOPS TO LISBON.

12th inst.

When the Hamburg Amerika Linie's 9.3. Silents left the barbour this afternoon on her way to Lisbon via ports, she had on board, a number of Portuguese time expiret men who are returning to their homeland after their term of service in Macao, These troops comprise three offices, including the Colonel, 71 second class, and, 204 men, third class, all of whom arrived from Macan by the river best and trans shipped here this morning in the on-carrying troopship. Before leaving this part the captain of the Silesia entertained at, liffin Mr. J. J. Leiria, Vice-Consul for Portaal, together, with the. Captain, First Lieutenant, and Doctor of the Portuguese gunboat Rie. Limq, be sides the returning officers, whep the usual complimentary toasts were. oured,

hon The returning troops. ed to be in the best of health and spirits, and

appear seemed delighted at the idea of being on their way the Old Country" again. "Early in the afternoon the Silesia steamed out of the harbour, the returning troops setting up ringing cheers as the vessel left her moorings, which were responded to by, friends who had been to see them off, and who waited in the launches to see the vessel make a start.

to

JAPANESE FLOATING

EXHIBITION..

interest is sought by thosa. English and Ame

At this season of the year in Shanghai public

rican institutions which have for their purpose the instruction on occidental lines of the come ing generation of Chinese. Several of these schools and colleges have had their closing ex- ercises or prize-givings within the past few days, and others will follow within the next week. Some of comparatively old foundation, and others of quite recent establishment, their reports, nevertheless, will agree, generally on several points. They will tell the palpable facis of diligence and enthusins, which constitute, according to western notions, almost precocity on the part of the scholars; and will add the consequent, though party counter-acting, fact that there is always the possibility that students will lay down their studies exactly at the critical moment, and from pique or the irresistible allurement of attrac tive employment or merely from whim or vanity interrupt, even if they do not put a definite period to, endeavours, which might have borne fruit. There will be thus a blending of en- couragement with disappointment, such as in inevitable in almost every enterprise; but as those directly concerned in the management of the insiitutions will almost certainly express satisfaction rather than the reverse; it might be considered that for the outside public there is nothing left but to applaud.

able section of Young China. is either passing

· The circumstance, however, that a consider- through, or clamouring to enter, these foreign- directed schools, which are to be found in all. the greater cities of the Empire, raises an inevitable question na to the influence the education, there imparted will have upon the future of the nation. A very great responsibility, which we are sure is fully appreciated by those concerned, rests upon the instructors in Anglo. Chinese schools and colleges. They are receiving a very eager welcome, not from officialdom, but from the people themselves. Their case and opportunity are very different men, Japanese commercial houses, under the Empire, whose dispersal over Europe Acting on the idea of American business from those of the scholars of the Eastern auspices of a guild of Yokohama exporters, are when their imperial city fell, inaugurated steamship, loaded with samples, of japanese rejoices. The erudito refugees of the fifteenth seet to the Pacific coast a 5,00-tos the modern time in which the West

cities of the United States, Mexico, Central and wiler realm than in their sheltered security merchandise, to show the people of the coast century, who conquered the intellects of a South American states what Japan produces. they had dreamed of, did not set aut conscious

The news of the scheme was brought byly to spread far and wide the treasures won by officers of the steamship Minnesota. They their patient, toil. The lamp of knowledge to stated that all the exporters of Yokohama were them was something sacred to be ministered backing the plan and that in that city it is meet to by those who were approved wortby. That ing with the highest approval. This company is it should even be set on a bill to illuminate a now capitalised at 50,000 yen and the work of people was as remote from their idents, as it securing the samples is going ahead rapidly was from these of the people among whom they The officers of the Minnesota have not learned were cast to seek to possess themiciver of it. what steamship had been secured other than it Thus knowledge was pursued for the sake of was a vessel of more than 7,000 tons. It is to knowledge; any practical application was the be out ten months, touching at all of the Pacific result more or less of accident, or of the working coast ports and showing business men, and of time. And under such conditions, the sum of representatives of Eastern commercial houses the world's learning increased, as it still in what Japan can produce.

creases to-day, in the laboratory or the study, originated in New York several years ago, but be done is to prepare the minds of those who

The idea of sending out a floating exposition but not in the school room, where all that can fall through. An effort was made in Seanle will hereafter make research and experiment last year to have the project carried through, for themselves,, but nothing was done. At the present. time there is a vessel being filled out in Liverpool which will tour the world loaded with the pro ducts of England for the express purpose of promoting trade and showing to the world what the pation can do,

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168,220,000.313,470,000 covered he wooden fence which stood between | but those on the liner state that it will be either mercial value, rather than because it s

1907.

Consumption of water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of January,

J 1906. Consumption,107,210,000 108,569,000 gallons "Estimated)

231,700 235,100 population.. Consumption),

per head per 14.9 14.8 gallons: Intermittent supply in Eastern and Rider Main Districts, during the whole month of January, 1906, and in the Rider Main Districts during the whole month of January, 1997. :

Consumption of water in Kowloon Peninsula. during the month of January, 20

1906: Consumption,14,589,000 20,740,000 gallons Extimated

population.. 77,300 82,450.**

Consumption).

per head per

6.T

ICK7.

8.1 gallons Odaya chain,

Supply for new Gravitation Works common ced 24th December, 1996, th

The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority,

NEW ENTERPRISES IN JAPAN.

ENORMOUS, INCREASE.

"FOR WAYS THAT ARE DARK" Chinese merchants are having some unusual experiences since the opening of Nanning. The following two instances are quoted. A number of merchants hired a junk and loaded ber with miscelaneous foreign import goodsfor Nanning.. The junk was duly despatched but on failing to arrive in Nanning, inquiries were set afoot and the merchants then found to their sorrow that the junk easter having died enroute, the crew disposed of the cargo to all and sundry buyers at any edd figure, and with the proceeds quitted and flitted to their own happy homes there to celebrate the Chinese new year, in a manner dignified and becoming The junk 'an old one) was left to its awo devices at a small village. The poor merchants are now wondering what their next move will be. An offer merchant despatched a lot of kerosene oil to Kwei Yuen. On arrival there he handed

shipped. Inquiries as to what had become of aver to the consignee half the original quantity the missing half of the cargo elicited the bland reply that it was sold to buy rice, which had run short," The Kwei Yuen magistrate is now investigating the case, and his decision is esgerly looked forward to by the owner of the kerosend.

E. B. HAYES V. 8.S. "CULMORE

From the Shan haj Timers of 6th inst, we reproduce the concluding report of the care of result of which was given in a special telegram Capt. E. B. Hayes against the s.s. Culmiore, the

these co umns last week:

in

ought to asome-that this, 193, been signed in the absolutely halchan way which he says he signet it As all ove

it was, he must take, the consequence having done so and he has given his reason, discharging the plaintiff in consequence of h

equi:jpg bis services no longer as the, ship, la for sale. Taking all the facts into consideras tips-although there were these complaints and although they may, and probably did ia, kee-I find that on the whole the dispsissal an very great extent wsigh.wih Mr. Dong, Tipps not justified. Then comes the question, of damages and I must bear in mind. The datura of this vessel, of which there has been, ng long in, the employ of this company before. evidence to show that the master, had been The plaintiff had only been in the service, a few months end:under those circumstances i shall allow him $500, $250 is his monthly salary. and he was engaged the first of the month and there is a certain amount left in, December, so that will allow him damages for January.and Fabnary and the remainder of Decembar, which comes to something like $500.

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At H.B M. Supreme Court yesterday morn- ing before Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, Judge, the case of Capt. E. B. Hayes versus the s.o. Culmore of the proceeds thereof was continued. and Mr. P. P. Jones for the defendants.

Mr. R. R. Gregson appeared for the plaintiff

that on 22nd December he did not give the In cross-examination Dong Ting Kee raid

His lordship added he might mention in captain a list of repairs necessary or an order this vessel, which was not owned by an. İn? particular case brought to his notice, thes for new articles to clean the ship. The capdividual British subject, that it was a question ment to get other smployment, anying that the gave witness the reference paper on 17th 196- cember and wanted witness to sign the decu

#role papers he got, the better chance he had of getting other employment,

By the Cour-plaintiff was discharged be, cause he did not navigate the ship properly because witness, could not get any more busi ness All the business; of the steamer was done in Shanghai.

Recalled the plaintiff' was dismissed on 22nd December,

all. He referred to section is B. of the Mate whether it was entiled to be a British-ship ar chant Shipping Act which laid down that Body Corporate must have its particular place. of business at the place of registration and from the evidence before him it seemed to him, prima facie, that the particular place of pasion of this company might be "Hong kong but was in fact Shanghal. This was a matter which he should certainly have to bring to the antice of the proper authority, namely,

Cylmore, gave evidence as to the difficulties in

Captain Nelson, now in command of the s..the Consul General, going up the Yangtze without pilots, as to the delays and difficulties in enchoring at Taku when witness was chief officer under the plain: tiffs command.

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After addresses by Counsel His Lordship de- livered the following Judgment.

Mr. Jones having pointed out thai,the plain tiff Company had complied with te Hongkong. Ordinances His Lordship said that this did not Decessarily make the ss. Culmore British ship and after considering the question; ha Board of Trade, would certainly bring it to the notice of the

for the... Culmore, stated that he learnt in A. Sandar of Sander Weiler and Co., ngente December fast fram Dong Ting Kee of many.

THE PREVENTION OF THE complaints about the plaintiff, as captain and China by the desire that the student's attain

The educational problem is complicated for mentioned that the captain saw him on 22nd.

OPIUM, HARIZE and 27th December as to a claim for three meat shall have an immediately practical resul

months wages. Witness told plaintiff he had The foll wing Imperial decree dated Peking faculties in the way that muscles are strengthen-

apart from, the, drilling of the mental always been treated fairly, but his duties had | 7th lust, appra a in the N. C'D. New

not been done satisfactorily, and that the_rat With reference to the memorial of the Minig ed by gymnastics. The English language, we ter might be settled out of Coun. The Comtry of the interior regarding, the universal pres fancy, is studied because it is the chief medium of speech with the outer world and has a come to sell

pany owned only this one ship and intended vention of the opium habit "e may sigle, that,

same.

owing to the great harm the drug does, ind enshrines

Bp. His, Lordship: There were no British people, we had already in and one for a.great

and elevating literature. Io medieval subjects interested in the ship.

Occasion our decree that opium must be Europe Latin and Greek were sentinels to the Mr. Jones said there might be one Britisher ly probibited and a certain limut of time. Isarned professions certainly, but had no further in the ship.

ed for the complete abolition of its ag extrinsic value. Latin was the lingua franca of

the people, of the Empire. The memor culture not of business, and it is on intellectual

advocate that, branches of tha, a culture that the greatness of the western The question as to whether this, action is society be distributed as widely as possib nations has been made firm.. Hygienics, sani- properly brought on the Admiralty side of the that opium divans in the provinces bejabo the Qrafa Asaht the number of new companies marvels of the nineteenth

According to a careful investigation made by tation, bridge-building, all the mechanical Court is one into which need not go. I wish edand closed inaccordance withthe new regula inaugurated during the period beginning on possible because the way had been pre- argument and I form no opinion. The action nors and Tarar Generals of provinces toj munis century were to express no opinion on it as I have had no tions. We hereby command the Viceroys, Geyer- July 1st, 1905, and ending on January, 161 last,pared for them among people whose is brought by the captain against the ship and upon their subordinates the importance of Digg reaches the enormous total of 2,328, with a industrial and civic leaders had been bred he in substance asks for damages for wrongful their duty in capital of Y416,026,263, while established conto the classics.

this connexion with dilig

Frence and cerns which during the period under review have monumental solidarily of her, history as a are three: first, that the dismissal is justified opiom consumption, it is most, necessary

China herself. in the dismissal. The defences raised by Mr. Jones energy. To abolish in earnest the practice of iecreased their capital comprise 63 companies, nation, exemplifies the strength of simple second, that he (plaintiff) accepted his dismissal clear out the source of supply and this is the the amount of increased capitals aggregating scholarship. But hitherto the aim and end of and third, that there was no necessity for notice, prohibition of the cultivation of the poppr Tra1,611,010; besides which ao companies have study has been made the attainment of official As regards the plaintiff accepting the dismissal plant, We, therefore, look to the said Viceroys, issued debenturas to the amount of Y3,739,593, rank, and ite scope has been limited accord 1 do not think that that has been proved; car- Governors and Tartar Generals of provinces to thus bringing the grand total of new capital up ingly. It will achieve so useful object to sub-tainly very shortly after he understood that pay diligent attention to the regulations ranc to the sum of about Y586,360,poa this year inciede 151 concerns with a capita!

NA enterprises promoted since January 4th cur this interested delving in dry as dust his services would be no Inpger required, he toned by the Throne, namely the gradual

Chinese doré, é, parrot-like'acquaintance within fact asked

wages and in one cultivation of the poppy plant, so that the pro- smounting to Y22,550,845, and those "Bicskespeare But if our Anglo Chinese col: Sander for threoning Ting-ken and Mr. annual reduction of the area devoted

Kive the incentive to a desire for learning case for his passage home, so that I do not duction of foreigo, as well as nativa, onion may have increased choir captal during that time for learning akp and hot for any mere, if think that that plex can prevail. Then there entirely cease within the stated ifmit of 14 number 1 companies with capital added to fish, gorpore, they will take high place among the general question, as to whether the years. Let there bo no subterful as 10 the sight of 1604815 Two companies the togenerating forces, at work in ibe Kapire. caplain it entitled to notice. I think as in the matter, so that we may have issued debentures since January 18, For they will have helped to produce a body, the general principle on which a man is greatest desire to protect from harm the total amount of those debentures totalling of thinkers, who will load the nation to action entitled to some notice has not been in any kindness to our subjects by stamplar ¥3,901,700:-/apan Çasonicle, H

-N, C. D. News).

way controverted by the arguments which I'deep-seated and dangerous habitý

As to what American port will be the first touched by the sample ship is unknown as yet the newly-built godowns and the older build-Seattle or San Francisco, ings, three straw bags of lime had been heap. ed up. These bags of lime had been exposed to the weather and it is presumed that during the rain on Friday they got wet, with the re-. suit that the mixture of lime and water.get fire to some inflammable goods near by and led to the disaster. A fireman, second in command of the brigade attached to the Hyogo police, was seriously injured through being crashed un dera wall which fell down upon him while be sided on the roof of an adjoining building Several firemen went to his assistance, and when found he was unconscious. He was at once taken to the Okumi Hospital, where he lies in a precarious condition. Another fire- man was almost crushed by a falling wall, but escaped with slight injuries.

The fire would have spread but for the ener- getic work rendered by the Hyogo fire brigade, whose services were nugmented by the steam- ship flange belonging to the Water Police, action. which vessel brought a powerful,

Pump into wing to the character of the goods which ware burn, the most abpoxious adqurs pr vailed in the neighbourhood during and after the fire, much to the discomfort of residents thereabouts.-Japan Chronicle,