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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TER

ilons on the community to the

¿There were ugly "certain section of the fect that the major

SATURDAY, MARCH 23. 19

lowny case have had steam up at the

With respect to the deaf) seems to the Committes inc they should have been prepared for the typhoon, remained at their budge in close proximity

manting

was, however, far too serious to be ignored, and when the China Association to London made representations on the the Foreign Office, at the inst the local branch, and these were support

orted. by the German a community in Hongkong A. S. WATSON & CO., through Harburg and Berlin, it must have

been apparent that drastic steps were cessary, if the ordinary conditions of trade and the reputation of Great Britain were to be maintained. Bitter feeling prevailed in vive, and given warning earlier in the morn-made against some, at least, of the reports cock, A, J. Raymond, D.W. Craddock and R. oue, but I

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Hongkong, 23rd March, 1907.

DEATH..

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At his residence, "Villa Branca, 24, Robin son Road; on the 23rd March, 1997, Dr. FRANC

CISCO P. SOARES.**

Faceral will pass the Monument at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday), leaving the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 3.00 p.m. -

portion of the damage done to the shipping

and the lamentable loss of life could have been entirely avoided had the officials at the Rongkong Observatory been on the qui

to a daogerons lee shore, instead of sipping

Island, as ships were drifting about not un- and anchoring under the lee of Stonecutter's

der control. A scathing indiciment was

and

win, Tomes

Moters, R., White, R. Hans We

Among those present ward Shewan (in the chair),

Henderson (secretary),

his akort The notice convaning the meeting was read of greater

hera, and

by the secretary, after which the company's as a reach of his visit report was read.

Tha↑ Chairman said —Gen'laman} --- Wa have now to come before you with the report

ing of the approaching gale. It was alleged from Zi-ka-wel Observatory by Mr. Figg, in Hongkong when it was considered that a fleet of the size of that on the China Station among other things that the defective instruthe course of bis examination, In 1905 should stand by heedlessly while British is in the Observatory and the jealousy there was a typhoon here, and in the existing between the meteorological experts afternoon the centre passed 40 miles subjects were being mercilessly done to in this Colony and those at some other to the south of Gap Rock. Zi-ka-wei death a few miles away. Of

course, there

places, resulting in the lack of telegraphic at 5 pm issued the following report and accounts for the year 19.6, copies of which were the gunboats which were supposed to advices between the observatories, were The typhoon is now in the neighbourhoodware issued to you on 6th instant, and which, patrol the West River, but as everybody jointly responsible for the wholesale dearuc of the Pescadores and seems to be filling up with your pennission,

will now be taken as knew they were far oftener comfortably antion of merchant vessels, junks and sam

on the apot Such warnings," remarked read. The e is little in the report that calls for Chored at Canton than performing the special pans. People were in such a state of mind Mr. Figg, trenchantly, are a positive dan comment. The profit is slightly penaler than dutics to which they had been assigned, after the typhoon that they felt a scapegoat ger to the public, they intimate danger the previous years, as the price of raw material The looting of the Saindm was the last must be found, and who so convenient as the where none exists and safely where the able to recommend our old dividend of twenty

was more in our favour, and we are, therefore, straw, and from all the coast ports a chorus Government officials at the Observatory

inger lies. He continued. The in per cent. On the other hand, the high value at danger of indignation arose at the apathy and indir. We do not take credit for having constances are given to show that it would be which the silver dollar was maintained through farence displayed by the British authorities,sistently refused to discuss the question, unwise to place confidence in remarks issued out the your was against us,

and considerably The demand was made that China having, holding that f A matter of this 'kind, proved her incompetence to deal with the where a very high technical knowledge by Zi-ka-wei even if we received them, I am reduced our returns from those countries where

compelled to bring these matters

we have to sit in gold, besides bandicapping situation, the Powers should take the matter is essential to a true understanding of once as I consider that attempts are cons in competition with rope made at home, into their own hands and permit nothing to the position, it did not befit the layman to stantly being made in certain quarters to and restricting our sales all round. The ac divert their attention until vengeance had submit as facts what could only be opinions. embitter public opinion against the Obser couals are simple, and require no explanation. been executed on the piratical bands, and And we also trusted or believed that

servefund are stated at the current quotations on the hordes exterminated off the face of the the Observatory officials would be entirelyatory Captain Outerbridge thought the You will observe that the investments of the te earth, On the occasion of the Sainam exonerated, when the subject was investiming might have been given at 6a. 31st December last, and their rise in value pass- piracy, we offered some suggestions, which gated by a Commission of Inquiry. As but as he did not go aboard the Taming ed to the credit investment Aucination account were supplemented by Captain Clarke, the everybody knows the Commission which tell after 8 a.m. perhaps he did not think dan As for the present year, the prospecte ars it. Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton consisted of Sir Henry S. Berkeley, K., Berto be so very imminent. Other witnesses anything a shade better. The hemp market af and Macao Steamboat Company, as Lieut. H. Butterworth, RN., of H.M,S. were examined, but the bulk of the evidence Manila has weakened since the beginning of was clearly in favour of the Observatory the year, while silver also seems on the down to the methods that should be adopt7umar, Mr. A. B. Skottowe, superintendent,

ward grade. Let us hope that this promise of the suppression of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., and experts, who were supported by the records. better things may be fulfilled, and so enable us

ed to ensure

Capiain 4. Sommerville, master of the steamship Zean-found in favour of the officials at the Observatory, bolding that prior to 7 44 a.m. on the 18th September there was. no indication of a typhoon approaching Hongkong, and that warning by the hoisting of the black drum, on the morning of the 18th, was given as soon as, in the circumstances, was practically pos- sible." So far that is satisfactory but there are many who will regard with interest the evidence which was submitted to the Com- mission.

harters to your

of the Tamar. The affair is now closed but the evidence will certainly furnish in teresting reading for shipmasters and those who were inclined to lay all the blame for the disaster at the door of the Observatory experts,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. MESSES. Phirozsha B. Petit & Co.'s fortnightly yara report will be found on page 7.

MR. W.-C. Jack has been appointed to be act- ing surveyor of boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 tons, during the absence on leave of

Mr. E. C. Wilks.

MR. G. E. Morrell has been appointed Crown Soliciter during the abscisce on leave of its "effect from the 23rd instant, F. B. L Bowley or until further notice, with

The Hongkong Telegraph Shanghai. They must have to convedt af He had heard of typhoots tisveling. Ma. C... Tarrant, acting Commisioner of

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1927.

RIVER PASSENGERS:

FOLICE Sergeant Watt, who has recently returned from home leave, will take charge of Hunghom Police Station during the absence of Sergeant Pat O'Sullivan on home leave.

Customs at Wuchow, has been transferred to Ching Wen Tao, and Mr. S. M. Russel, Deputy Commissioner, has been appointed as his suc- east, to be Commissioner of Customs at

Wuchow.

His Excellency the Governor has been pless

to extend our business in every market around us. Our competitors may be able at times to produce a cheaper article, but they only do so by adulterating their fibres, and have never yet been able to offer quality at all approaching that which is turned out by our factory.

There were no questions asked, The Chairman then proposed the adoption of the report and nccounts.

Mr. Raymond seconded: Carried. Mr. Hancock proposed that Messrs. A. J Raymoad, H. P. White, D. W. Craddock and De J. W. Noble be re-elected directora,

This was seconded by the Chairman, and carried unanimously.

Mr. W. H. Potts and Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin were re-elected the company's auditore for the coming year on the motion of Mr. Craddock, seconded by Mr. White, pi

** SHARKHOLDERS, SÅNE

The 3. China Pally, We referred yeste Cantonese shar

9. N. Ch. held Pre :of

and interferenca and liability Agriculture, In

is more" behind this appears on the surface. holders have been “ official mabagement this, dissatisfaction.

the coalition to

shares a safe and

of javas ment for an

which were when the commercial Statue of the

werd, ancilly",untuable

was bot oppreciably interfered with are now quoted at Tha, tjo and are.

ilders.

demand even at this figura. The justly complain that sueder, the

official management the Directors were appoint ed by the Government and not by the ve The Company's fleet has beenyag-ided

as Government property and has been placed at the free disposal of the Government whenever required. Free transportation of officiuis and

their suites bad become an established concom

and could not be denied. The feances of the Company were dot regarded as tha the shareholders, but were able to de

to, the bandsome royalty which rowed" by the Peking Governmen

receives

But unsatisfactory as the recent management has been, the Company's commercial vistus

was not entirely lost, and maiters might have been allowed by she shareholders to drift ba. The Chairman-That is all the business. The recent action of the Peking officials in Dividend warrants are ready now.

This coded the meeting.

A “TIP" TO TAND-OWNERS,

NEW CHARGE FOR TRESPASSING.

owners had for, such cases, he said, was to

commerciel undertaki in cop his coal mines at Tongshan, In

agreed to furnish the

When this extension Frité

railway was operated.. taking from Tients

those:

Tong purely

with

Afford

the

river raiders. We suggested that a proper system of river patrol should be established, and Captain Clarke, in elaboration of this view, remarked: "Such a patrol could be maintained by a well-organised and well manned fleet of steam-launches under foreign supervision. I don't mean that certain officers and members of the crew should be in charge of the launches. The adminis tration and the executive of such a patrol system must be vested in European hands for instance, a sub-department of the Im perial Maritime Customs, under special ad ministrative control. Such a system if once

With the present issue of the inaugurated must not be in the nature of a haphazard or tentative effort to remove an evil Government Gazelle is incorporated the full existing now and for centuries past. The notes of evidence, together with appendices,M system once instituted must be permanent and a few brief quotations may help to show and constant. The patrol must be consist on what the Commissioners hased their tent and continuous, and the entire

conferring on the Yuchanpu railway and ship. scheme worked without interruption report. The first witness called was Captain

"ping interest In, China, however, has opened must be obvious that the Chinese pro Roach, of the Halfan, a sailor of 25 years' vincial governments could not it be experience on the China Coast. He was at

the eyes of the shareholders to the grasping [344 stirred by the universal execration of Swatow when the gale was raging in Hong

tendencies of the Government, and in order to the foreign community in Canton, and by kong, andslated that he saw no evidence of any

anfeguard their interesto, they have been com- the attitude of residents in Hongkong and violent disturbances being imminent.

an pelled to take action. The history fcommer If a person is found trespassing on Crowncial undertakings in China fully Justifies the they to retain the control of. their own waterways and, possibly, other: In. in pairs and believed that the typhoon

land he can be arrested and charged, but ad apprehensions of the shareholders. Many of met by the Sade Mars

thing can be done to a person who is found them are not ignorant, for instance of the fate ternal affairs, they must make some conces which was sion to public opinion. Accordlagly, they was entirely distinct from that which

trespassing on private proper.y. That is the of the northern railways. The fir FÖR THE PROTECTION OF WEST proceeded to devise a scheme for the better prevailed in Hongkong. In his opinion the

lawn in a decision handed down at the police railways was a ine from the Chizers Engineer court some time ago a well-known magistrate, ing and Mining Co.'s collieries at protection of vessels trading on Chinese rivers, and the first fruit of their deliberations Hongkong typhoon was formed quite close are found in a system of Regulations issued to the Colony; it was more like a tornado

declared the sign: Trespassers will be prose to Tongku and subsequently to Tiert in This Eight months ago, residents in Hongkong for prevention of piracies on passenger than a typhoon." He did not believe thated to appoint Mr, D. W. Tratman, passed cuted" posted at the entrance of private line was constructed by the late were startled by a series of piracies on the boats in the Canton delta." That scheme earlier waming of its approach could have cadet, to act as assistant land officer for the property to be a farce. The only remedy land- King Sing in the early eightie West River which eventually culminated in is limited absolutely to Canton and West been given. Captain Hooker, of the China New Territories, authern district,, and re the looting of the steamer Sainam-one of River waters, but it may be taken as

of Mr. J. R. Wood on leave or until further that unnecessary violence was avoided. Many the forerunner of schemes which will Navigation Company's steamer Rei Chat,gistrar of the Land Count during the absence put them out the same time taking care

persons have attempted to carry out the magistransportation facilities for the products of his

mines. the vessels belonging to the Hongkong, embrace the coast ports generally. From left Swatow on the day prior to the typhoon notice, with effect from the zih jostant,

trate's advice, but in nine cases out of ten it hap

“After a few years, oli Canton and Macao Steamboat Company-a perusal of these regulations, it seems and observed that there was no delinite warn

however, the Governn the murder of Dr. R. J. J. Macdonald and that a new body has been constituted ing till he entered the swell outside the port. The offices of the Supreme Court will be open pened that the ejector had to companiate the

to have the railway the brutal assault directed against the mas at Canton to be known as the "Department Later on he experienced very bad weather, daily from 10a.m. top.m. during the Easter intruderfor "putting lim out," or stand a chance vacation which commences on Good Friday, of being charged with assaulı! But from a case

for military and, for the Protection of Commerce," and from ter and chief engineer of the vessel. In an all that can be gleaned that Department will Dr. Dobcrck, director of Hongkong Observa the 29th instant, and terminates on Thursday, which was heard at the Police, Court, this morn excess of indignation, it was urgently de- be under the regis, or, at any rate, work in tory, being asked whether he was aware that the 4th April, except "on Sunday, the 31sting, property owners need jun na mara risks. manded that steps should be taken to sup- co-operation with the Imperial Maritime complaints had been made regarding the un-fastant, and on public holidays, when the Situated between De Vox Road, and Con- naught Road Central on one side and Jubilee press these piratical raids once and for all, Customs. The first regulation requires that necessary hoisting of storm signals, replied, offices will be entirely closed.

Street on the other there is a strip of waste land. by the adoption of practical measures of all passenger boats shall be supplied, with "Yes, and it makes us very careful, but that the end of that year, my Lord," said which ja still under dispats at the Supreme

one head watchman and five ordinary watch.

We teamed counsel for the plaintiffs in a case pro- Court as to ownership. Of late a number of river policing. The Canton delta has for

men, who shall act as "a guard to examine did not influence the present case. years been the favourite haunt of pestiferous and find out whether passengers have not could not have hoisted the drum earlier." creding in the Supreme Court, the partners sampan people have been in the hibit of storing gangs of unmitigated scoundrels, who having secretly conveyed fire arins on board." All A question was submitted as to the difference in the consignee's firm expired "Expired sand on this land until such time as they taken to their rascally trade of robbery, with passengers are to be searched body and bag between a tornado and typhoon; the doctor ejaculated counsel for the defendants," could find a buyer. The police could not in- terfere, because it was not Crown land. The violence in times of famine distress, found age, and the ship's captain must be present stated that it is one of degree only, but this no; they didn't-hey absconded." Well" their new occupation so much to their taste during that operation. An interesting re-

storm presented absolutely new features-it retorted first learned, counsel, "it's the sin gulation runs: "The means adopted by the that they either considered themselves pirates for concealing fire-arms are both bridged the gap hitherto existing between thing as far as the plaintiffs are concerned ! ' beyond the pale of even the primitive civiliss- numerous and crafty, such as hiding them in typhoons and tomadoes. After some techoi. THE Shangloi Mercury regrets to hear that tion of the West River, or determined at all earthenware jars, with a layer of cakes to cal questions, Dr. Doberck remarked that Mr. Chu Ye Chi, Director of the China Mer hazards to continue their buccaneering ex. cover them, by placing them in baskets un that there was nothing abnormal in the chants! Steam Navigation Co., is seriously ill

der a layer of fruit, and by innumerable. ploits in defiance of the weak-spirited and other sagthods, so that in making sheir sunset of the 17th, or the sunrise with asthma, brought on by a heavy cold which impotent authorities at Canton. Now and search the watchmen must not pass over of the 18th statement which was later he contracted while attending a meeting of WHATS NEAR VARshareholders of the Company at Hongkong contradicted by another. again one of the numerous gangs who had anything, however satisfactory it outward on

wilness. Mr. Chu Yu Chi was one of the first directors a freemasonry of their own, would be captur- appearance may be." The watchmen are One of the questions was Are your rela-of the Company, and we hope soon to hear of ed, more by accident than good manage warned against receiving bribes, Fourteen tions in any way strained with any of the recovery, which ment, or some poor unfortunates who knew new patrol launches, it is stated, have been added for the purpose of patrolling the

observatories. The reply was Commin- nothing about the piracies would be arrested, West River, and boats must go alongside ly not, and he went on to show how they Kastily

tried and summarily executed, merely any of these launches when sighted in order were all on the best of terms. Caplain as a sop intended to appease the wrath of to prove their bona fides. Watchmen are Robert C. P. Bradley, of the Kutsung, wrote foreigners in China. But when the pirates, warned against gambling or drinking and a letter to the Commissioners, but there was gaining in confidence and disdaining the they must not smoke opium. At the no-material point in it. Then, came Mi ports, the police will assist in searching pas small craft, had the audacity to attack the engers, and it is laid down that if any of Gaston. Liebert, the Consal for France at Sainum and remove all that was valuable in the watchmen is caught robbing the proper Hongkong. He had seen dozens of typhoons, her cargo, besides, as we have said, assault ty of passengers he shall be tried and exe and two days before the typhoon in question ing the officers and passengers and killing cuted according to military article atrived he felt it coming, which shows that Dr. Macdonald, it was felt that the limit of certainly sufficiently drastic to deter the

Average watchman from taking advantage of Mr. Liebert is a sort of peripatetic barome foreign endurance had been reached. It his authority. One regulation details theter. He described in vivid language the was difficult to convince the Governments ports at which passenger boats will be allow sunset on the evening before the typhoon, of Europe of the real state of affairs on cd to call. In the case of towing junks, a told how the sun set with sharp red colour, the Canton delta. The Commissioner of military officer and braves have already in parts purple, in others yellowish coppers away by the death of De Francisco Paulo E old resident in the Colony passed Customs and the Consul General had drum been supplied for the protection of passen

Soares - this gers, and they also are empowered to search behind a thick veil of grey, heavy clouds. med into the ears of those who read their passengers for illicit fre-arms. These, in the The matter of fact officers of the Tamar annual reports the radical measures that many are the principal points contained in saw nothing of this, nor did the people at were necessary it life and property were to the new regulations. They are step in the Observatory, nor did anybody else be rendered secure, but to no avail. All advance of what has hitherto existed whether the sun was probable

ther they will prove effective is another, along the coast, from Canton to Chefoo, question. At least the fact of these regulations Peak Mr. Llébert's descriptio British and other foreign representatives having been framed, printed, and issued' is dwelt repeatedly on the rapacity and daring an indication that the Canton auth of the pirates, the enormities and excesses have at length awakened to some

dify the they committed and the terror they inspired their responsibility

filmed at is attained non will box the honest native: tradery, but it

to praise the Provincial Govern told tuld, which grew mon

those who, in the past, hare licen in their condamnations.

trection

AFTER auffering from tuberculosis for over six months; Chinaman named Li, Yee, a coolis, employed at Chan A Tung's contractor's shop, No. 4. Arsenal reet, died last evening from the disease, under peculist circumstances. Pelieving that he had completely recovered from his illness, the cook started work at the begin hule to make a purchase. On faturolog home ∙ning

ng of this week," Last ercuing, he left the he took ill at the font of the staircase and collapied, vomiting a considerable amount of blood. A lukong saw the man fall An ambulance was summoned and was on the way to the hospital when he died..

Government concern

haikwan. Such

not last, however,

the Government

entire line and perial Governmen

allowed to reisin. vernment guaranice mum yearly!, interest

owners cou'd not stop it. However, they of the commercia got a tip yesterday, for when two sampan men and a woman were found on this land they were given in charge for being there to provoke a

each of the peace," This charge proved. The exterest capital one, and when the frig, were arraigned before Mr. C. A. D. Melbournes at the Polic Count, to-day, they were fiand 5), and cau- tioned,

FRIDAY, the 29th March, being a public holi- day and Monday, the 1st April, being: a-Bank holiday under the fublic Holidays Ordinance, 1875, will he abscivid as Government bolj days. It is also notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Saturday, the 30th March, to be observed as public holiday throughout the Governmen depinments, except the Police Magistrate THREE well-known pol ce department

Pat O'Sullivan, late of Ban in; Detective Serg the Central Police Station, and dails of No. 7. Police Station Homeland to-day na-nine months! leave, board the Roglish mail steame Irge in officers on board

THE

of friends accom

the Pol

but after tha

the obere