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TYPHOON · CONTROVERSY REVIVED.

VIGOROUS CRITICISMS FROM SICAWEI

LETTER BY REY, FATHER L. FROC, BJV!

On the 1st inst, we published an exclusive telegram from our Shanghai correspondent giv. ing the substance of a letter by the Director of the Bicawel Observatory commenting on the opinion of the Astronomer Royal on the finding of the Commities of Inquiry appolated to escar- tain the sufficiency or otherwise of the typhoon warning on 18th September last. We reproduce which appear in the C. Der L. Fro, 8.). in the N. C. D. News of the 1st

inst. The letter reada

I have read in your number of today the opinion of the director of the Astronomical Observatory at Greenwich (London) on the Hongkong typhoon September 18, 1966, || I am glad to see that the Observatory of the British Colony is there discharged from blame. There is no proft in casting doubt on the value of institutions giving warnings to sailors; every one can make a mistake, every man may be yakinis, but we want the confidence taken by

ofd

I captuloa.in order to give them assistance. I feel therefore greatly satisfied at the conciasion of the Astronomer

comer Royal, as it will stop further Inquiries on the question.

Mr. Editor, that from You may have noticed, the beginning we have strictly limited ourselves to the scloutlife description of that storm; we shall not depart from that behaviour, bat ibere are three points in the first paragraph of Six W. H. M. Christie's letter, in, which Sicawei is concamed, and it seems impossible to let them pass without a short explanation.

IL-The Astronomer Royal writes: "The typhoon of which warning we

war given by the Director of Sicowel Observatory on September 15, 1000, was apparently not the oni which struch Hongkong on the 1818. Although the assertion is not absolute, I believe I múšť stata once more that these typhoons are one and the same storm. A splitting of the cyclone in two may have taken place near the South end of Formosa, as we all know it often happens; but the narrow whirl of the 18th existed certainly In the perturbation signalled on the 15th SE. of the gecat island and of the Group Meiaco Sima. This fact, already stated in the excellent pamphlet of the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau will receive elsewhere due consideration. For the present be it enough to recall in mind the following facts:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

of the 18th (or, 15th)\"no

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A MODERN TANGE" OR®);

CHINESE JUSTICE,

ignored, because none was seat) and none was sent becauso wo know:that' it would not have been received, making pambans

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the welfare of which I bave cater

AN ACCOUNT OF THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF A WELL-KNOWN CHINESE EDUCATOR,

AUGUST 9

1907.

SHANGHAI SHARE TRANS ACTIONS:

THE CHINESE ENG

AND MINING CO., LTD.

257

RECENT ELECTRIC INSTALLAZION The new electrical plant installed by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. atite

axplanation was necessary for the navigators, ByMPANG SKRENO NAIZERSAMA 'thair willingne##@eliminaries » having on 29th ult; before Ma T. Raaschou, the heat. Toarshan minerswasKommally hopened; last.

thin institution, of

THE GOVERNOR IN A

COLLISION

LAUNCH COXSWAINS COMMIT AN ERROR

OF JUDGMENTAL

At the Marine Court on the 3rd inst., before Commander Ball R. H. Taylor, R.N. Marine Magistrate and Harbour Master, an inquiry was bold into the collision which took place in the harbour, on the 1st last, between the Governmeal launch Victoria and the launch Taikoo Hing, con

r examination

was travelling, stą

BANKS' IN HONGKONG.

plan to

50-ton a cooling

(US)

lighting, anderground pumpar with their at tower, arc and incandescent lamps for enrface cessories, al coated Blen

and erected by the Allgemeine Co. and Slement Schuckart Werks) both of Berlinalevladavar kagid

The boiler house is 190 fl. and

be would be liberated." Tong more dayı wer consumed in Securing three satisface fory guarantors. These were finally obtained largely through the agency of certain influential gentry in Canton, who legaphed to the official BENJAMIN and POTTS U. GORDIUS NIELSEN, in Tientsin their confidence la Mr. Chung and Our readers will be glad to learn that Mr. los Tap ascessary prelim

security for him in Can At the Danish Conaniar Court, at Shanghai, Chung Jung Kwang, the highly respected and been satisfactorily arranged Mr. Chung ning of the shave suit was continued. Mr. L. E. month in the presence of pilingo) narabar of widely known .... headmaster of Chinese department of the Canton Christian Collage released, his appearance limong them bringing Jones appeared for the plaintiffs defendant guests of the company. The new plans for ant

the first definite Information about

at him, beyond was unrepresented by counsel. PE of the most complete"and": modern in who has been under detention in Tientsia

and the

- His Honour Cannounced the following | East and the ma

is batter equipped political suspect was finally released from the fact that he was being woll treated

masowing business. that his custody on Friday, 19th July, and has arrived friends had been able to obtoks duros the five decision, on the opening of the Courts than than ever to open to it

obtain during

han | The Installation, includes: bollars and their Inasmuch as the plaintiff sues more than lo this Colony. Mr. Chang was Arrosted | weeks of his detention: He and De Wispite the amount of the promissory note, facts Cop. accessories, sinam alternatoes, motor and stLII) Pao-ting-lu in.

on the 17th of June Ist, on account of the disturbed state of the nected with the origin of the claim me ce crane, all the necessary steam piping and for

exciters; transformers, switchboard, weeks from that time was country, departed from their original held for at

provincial couns retura via Hankow and the Yangters Valley, relevant to the case. Furthermore, the defence crass, time of his arrest in company, with Dr. and came back by the most direct sen route, algo reset the question of the validity of the arriving in this Colony by the French Mail signature to the promissory note and brings in Wisner, the President of the College. At steamer Tonkin, on the morning of the 5th inst. a counterclaim. The defence, therefore cane the request of the College staff they were

not, as a whole, be held to be irrelevant to the decision of the cast,ja making tour of Investigation of the school of North China, after having spent a considerable time in Japan looking into the Shek Mi Fun, master of the Taikne Bing, educational work of the Japanese, with a view said that he was going to the s Chingly, to learning what needs to be done and what is and when hear the ss. Zafiro: saw the Vic being done to meet the educational demands of foria, crossing at right angles, about soo the time.

appears that

uch a A procedure yards off. Both launches kept on, and when was entirely unheard of in that quarter of the witness raw, that a collision was imminent lists and just went full speed astern ; he did not blow his dress and speaking English, having use whistle. The Victoria cams on and hit wit returned from Japan by way of Kotta and the ness's launch on the port bow. A "Star" three-provinces of Manchuria, and with a Ferry launch was going to the same direction, definits itinerary in North China, travelling in too yards ahead of witness.

company with a foreigner and stopping at all the important centres of population, spending days in each prying into all sorts of places where students were to be found and willing on occasion to address gatherings of Christians and students,--such a man murt be up to mischief. The imagination of the secret service staff was set aglow a theory was propounded detailing a carefully arranged programme, sort of revolutionary cam

which the innocent pedagogue paige, in figured ALS acrally platter of sedition and masterful thrower of bombs. He was supposed to be camps of the disaffected, supplying them

Mr. W. B. Brown, master of the Chinglu, said he was on board his ship at the time of the collision, and it appeared to him that both launches went full speed astern just before the Witness collision, the Taikoo Ming first. noticed the Governor's flag at the bows of the Victoria, and that drew his attention to her pro 'gress. He first saw the two launches one and

a

ball minutes before the calinion, and they must have been in sight of each other all the time. He considered the Victoria is fault.

Leung Tai, coxswain of the Victoria, said he embarked his Excellency the Governor at Blake Pier, to take him to the Tamar. When he got near the bows of the Zafira he saw tha Taikoo Bing. The latter gave two blasts on her whistle to indicate that she was going to starboard, so witaces kept straight o Instead of starboarding her helm the Taikoo Hing also kept straight on, and witness went astern. The Victoria then also went astero, and the collision took place.

Charte and

models were produced and the coxswains told their stories, which, of course, contradicted "each other, each putting himself A signal announces a typhoon on the 15th in the right and the other in the wrong. at 11.30 am, and again at 5 p.m., on the Pacific, By Mr. G. C. C. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, somewhere to the S.E. of Ishigakijima. Atokes and Master: Witness said he did not centre, in every case

* violent, nar. blow his whistle on claaring the bows of the

time,

row, with identical cotics, passes oa

the same day at 2.30 p.m. at a short distance north of the island Sto. Domingo de Basco (Long, 221 59% Lat. 20° 28′), the same day at 5 p.m. at a longer distance, north of Apart (Long, 121° 34′, Lat, 18° 23'), on the 15th about I am, it joins the U.S.N.. transport Caesar 82 miles W. of the Batan islands (Long. 126" 28", Lat. 20" 30'), the same day at 4 pm, it is found at a distance estimated 240 miles N.N.E. of

the s.s. Zain, vis, approximately by Long. "118", Lat. 21; during the night of the 17th the French mail steamer Ochanita modis with the storm, which passes at a distance in the South (South of Breaker St.), viz., about Long. 116" 30', Lat 22° 10' between 0 and 1 a.m. of the 18th on the 18th, 3.4$ 8.m, the British steamer Kwickou, E.S.E. of Pedro-Blanco (Long, 115° 30', Lat. 22° 10′), reports having experienced a furiosa typhomi, ar did the Octanten, as did the Caesar. At Hongkong the minimum took place at 10 am, of the very

day.

same

NOW

ow let un mark on a chart the different positions of this very violent storm during these three days) evőry man having any experience of things in the Far East will be driven-to-the- following alternative: either the Hongkong typhoon was the one signalled by Sicawai on the 15th, which passed, and was well observed successively over seven stations with a speed quite normal this latitude, or we are invited to give birth and death in turn to seven succes. sive violent typhoons within three days, on the same line, and track; for the reasons to discon. nect the Hongkong typhoon from the centre signalled on the 15th would apply to the Kwitchow typhoon, at the doors of the Colony, to the Oceanien typhoon, the Zafra, iyphoon, the Caesar typhoon, etc., which conclusion it was hard to admit.

and.--“Had It (typhoon) proved identical, the Sleawei forecast gave no indication that Hongkong swas threatened"

Zafiro, Both launches went astern at the same

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and

OPINIONS OF AN AMERICAN DANKER.

*R. R. Spencer, first vice-president of the National Bank of Commerce, is back at his desk after a three months' trip to the Orient on business and pleasure, says a Sextile paper. Mr. Spencer travelted over his itinerary in the Orient as follows: Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Vladivostok, Hongkong, Canton, Manila, ro taming by way of Amor, Foochow, Bhangbai and Yokohama.

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Mr. L. E. P. Janes then answered the de- fendant's answer verbally." He said that Para-wide and contains 11 Cornwall Galloway, typo graphs TA and ab were not admitted by the boilers by The Grandes Chaudronneries de Paragraph 2 called for no reply: l'Escant. The boilers are 8 ft. lo diameter to Paragraphs 3A And 30'woro'not admitted; in and 16 ft. long and havo a capacity of 3

The dry steam par hour Paragraph the allegation that the plaintiff's f 140 lbs. Kach boiler has its superheater per hour at a pressure Intimidated the defendant in his business was

01:340 with surface of 430 sq

#freand an injector. “Th not admitted; Paragraph 5 called for no reply,

5. fendant a question with regard to Paragraph 6.

His Hoccur said that he desired to nalt de- capacity of 880 gallons per hour. Twa, Becker

feed pumps of 4400 gallons)

font per hour are placed at the north and of the building;.: Two Green's economisers with electrically

lly driven Persper Paragraph 7 of the plaintiffs petition stated that defendant was now in a position to pay.

gear, are placed near the chimney, each econo He wanted to know whether defendant main- Mr. Spencer was unable to notice, while in

mizer being able to heat the necessary.

·fend water for running on set with accessories the Orient, much evidence of the existence of stained he was not in a position to pay.

·Mr. Nielsen, said he was in a position to under full load to a temperature of 80° C. Chinese boycott against American goods.

pay: that spirit is still alive," he said, "there are no surface indications of it. At Hongkong recent. ly meeting of Chinese merchants and the representatives of foreign business houses, principally American, was held for the purpose of bringing about closer trade relations betwess

and the rest of the world." ME MF Spencer returns fully convinced that something strenuous will have to be done if the United States is to secure any consider- able share of the carrying trade of the Pacific.

The

decadence of American shipping," he said, "was the one thing on account of which falt shame for my country while away," be said "The Japanese are reaching out for trade in all directions. They have liners to all ling by tail, Was he not a citizen of the pines and to the United States, and their fleet is gard to the alleged instructions given and the principal Chinese parts to Australia, Philip constantly growing. The French and the Ger mans have control of a good portion of the re- mainder of the traffic of the Pacific, with their subsidized steamers. The subsidy scems, in great part, responsible for the success of there sations in the carrying trade, as contrasted with the failure of the The Japanese government, through subsidies, has control of 300 to

the

with signals for a concerted outbreak which

was to be spring, like setting of series of electric mines, by this authorized egeat and trusted officer of Sun Yat Sen at 1000 as be should reach Bankow, whither be was travel-

same district. (Heung. Shap) with that arch- rebel? And for three years, about the time of the Chiao-Japanesa war, Mr. Chung was sup- posed to have been travelling as an agent of the revolutionists,

Mr.

Chung

was able to show that for two of the three year during which he was supposed to have been a travelling agent of the revolu- tionary party, he was dasociated with a gentle man, now holding an important official position in North China, in teaching a school in the South, while the third year was the very

ycar in which he was in Peking and had his Chi- jeu degree confirmed and tried for the Taus Sx degree. Thus was this one charge effectual.

Captain Taylor, A.D.C. to his Excellency the Governor, said as far as be remembered they were half way between the Zafiro and the 7amar at the time of the collision. He heardly disposed of. no, whistle, He was going to the Tamar at the lime. The launches were two, boat lengths apart. He could not say who was in fault.

Chang Lu Po, deck hand on the Taikos Hing, said he heard no whistle. That launch did not blow her whistle.

His Worship said: There is not sufficient evidence to coable me to form an exact opinion in this case. My knowledge of the locality leads me to the opinion that the evidence of the coxswain of the Tattoo Hing is not wholly true, while there is nothing incompatible with facts in that of the coxswain of the Victoria. Therefore, taking the evidence of the master of the Chingiu into consideratips, I find that both coxswains were guilty of an error of judgment, Both certificates may be returned to their owners.

DEATH OF MR. A: J. BOWDEN,

CHIEF ENGINEER.

It is with regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mr. A. J. Bowden, chief engineer of the French steamer Hanoi Capt, P. Marlees-belonging to the Compagnie de Navigation Tonkinaise, of which Mr. A. R.

fine steamabips outside of the navy, which could be pressed into service in time of war as auxilliary cruisers or as transports, giving a splendid advantage over nations not paying the subsidy. The only American flag I sow feating from a merchant vessel while away was that carried on the Minnesota,

The power station measures 15.51 ft. There Mr. Jones said that the allegation contained are three Vanden Kerchovs S. 5. W. type steam in Paragraph 66, was not admitted. With re-alternators having a capacity of 1,300 KV.A. gard to Paragraph 6B. the plaintiffs did not three-phase at 3,300 volts, 107 rev., and 25 admit that the sum of Tis. 2,000 was ever cycles per set. Each act has its own jet: type offered and accepted in foll satisfaction of the condenser and air pumpa, but can run exhaut- plaintiff's claim. Plaintiffs further asked that tion to air with reduced load. Ihren Victor the defeudent be ordered to give further parti-generation sela and one strat exciter set are provided for excitation and lighting purponat. culars of his defence.

The A. E. G. Allen steam exciler set has a intended to introduce documentary and other capacity of 40 3..P. while the A. E. G. type evidene.

motor generators and 745 revs.

have a capacity of 85 K.W. each, at 330 volts

Two 20 K.V.A. oil cooled transformers arb the

tension from 2,200 provided for reducing to 220 volts for the economizer motors, etc.

The switchboard is well worth inspection; its special feature is the manner in which the high and low tention current is separated.

Honour Mr. Nielsen said be

13is Honour said the case could not be taken in August.

Mr. Jones suggested that in the meantime Mr. Nielsen could furnish particulars with re- broken and not carried out, and how it was that the promissory note was signed by him' under a misapprehension,

The case was adjourned ustil September 6, defendant in the meantime being ordered to file a complete statement of his defence.

A NEW WAY OF ENSURING LONG

SERVICE

·COMPULSORY INSURANCE.

At a meeting of the Singapore Municipal Council on 26th ult, the President moved the following resolution:

The 32 panels are arranged in two levels; the top half being served from a platform, a special panel is provided for synchronising.

A 30 ton Titan" travelling crane runs the whole length of the Power Station,ILER

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The live steam, exhaust and water-pipings. are supplied by Messrs. Brenes ; a apecial fea- fure is the flange arrangement.

At the South and of the Power Housa is the "Black" cooling lower for condensing water, complete, with its electrically driven centrifugat. pump for

of the mine is lit by 48 arc of The Bargellons per hour. 810 and 1,400 cp. ₫ 303 glow lamps of 16 cp, and 220 volts, the necessary, power being got

and

That notice be given under the provisions of from the motor generatore. me while

Underground there are 5 motor driven Sulzer Rula a of the Rules of the Superannuation and Provident Fund for persons in the employment type centrifugal pumps having an individual of the Commissioners that subject to the pro- capacity of 1,100 gallons per minnte against a visions af Rule 3 of the said Fund it shall be bead of 700 feet. The direct coupied 4.R.G. obligatory on all persons who may enter the type of motor it capable of giving 470 H. P. at service of the Commissioners after the 3181 2,000 volts and 1485 revolutions a minute. day of January 1908 to contribute to the said Three pumps are placed in the fourth level at Fund 71 per cent of their respective salaries in a depth of 6ya feel and two in the sixth level **** at 1,000 feet? There is a spare pump in each level. Each pump chamber, is provided with its own switchboard, lighting and starting trans- formers, etc.

The method of conducting the examination. There is ao anti-American feeling in Japan, was a strange mingling of the old with the new, and presents some interesting fea- at least none that was apparent tures. Mr. Chung was treated with the there. I was always treated with the utmost greatest consideration, not to say deference, consideration and courtesy, and I think the as though he were a person of distinction. same le true of all Americans who visit that He was conveyed from Pa-ting.fu to Tien country. I believe the yellow journals of both tsin in a special car, with attendants who countries are misrepresenting the Japanese solicitously ministered to his

situation, trying to make a mountain out of a although he was attended by a heavy military mole bill. Of course, there is more or less

terms of Rule 6 of the said Fund. guard, his movements were not interfered with. feeling over the San Francisco incident, but it In fact a Chinese friend, standing on the plat docs not riso to the dignity of a national issue..

In doing so be said that the matter had been Japan is slowly recovering from the tremen discussed in Finance and General Purposes form at the railway statión in Ticatsio at the

dous drain of the war with. Russia. Excise Committee and they had split on the mat- time of his arrival, spoke with him for a minute or two through the car window and did not duties are enormous; for instance I noticed

ter. The fund had not been taken up by know that anything unusual was occurring while there that the duty on tobacco is 150 the Municipal servants in the way they until he was afterwards informed.. During his would be impossible to make a general

gent

might have expected, and the question arose as to making membership was compulsory. trap sot muntanyes not put in statement, of course, saying whether the Orient Many advertisements nowadays made the was not put in prison) is was not put in is prosperouse The situation varies greatly in joining of such a fund a point and heads irons, and, although his disavowal of com different porty In North China-the-people-of departments suffered very much from what -plicity_in_the_schemes of the revolutionists.

have been suffering from an acate famine for he might call incostinest resignations, men most persistent, torture WAF Dot

some time. It seemed peculiar that this con- actually resorted to as a stimulus to me ditios could exist when within a few hundred

came and went much as they liked and the ory and ready expression, True the ex-

departments through this suffered considerable amining judge did repeatedly threaten that, miles were houses carrying over from 500,050 loss in efficiency. Thers' bad been many the prisones did not display a more tractable to 750,000 tons of the old wheat crop. But, as complaints of this, and many employees a matter of fact, willions of the Chinese know appeared to use the service as a stepping spirit, and confess what the Government wanted nothing about the use of wheat for food. to know, he, the judge, would be obliged to

siono to other things, and it was thought that if they had a stake in the Provident Food they would not be so liable to leave with- out notice. The heads of departments, how- ever, thought that making the entrance rate of

Was

if

Marty is the local agent. The flanos arrived it iransferred to, the prison, where the mau in port early on the morning of the 3rd it usual inst, and brought the sad news. It appears methods of persuasion would prevail and that just before the vessel left Haiphong, where the prisoner would have cause, too late, on the 31st ultime, Mr. Bowden, was feeling to remember with how great consideratiator little unwell, and consulted a doctor who had been treated by the present administrator prescribed for him. The ship left at 2.30 of justice. p.m. with the chief at his post, as usual, bat at 4.30, when the vessel had just crosted the bar, and the pilot boarded off, Mr. Bowden grew suddenly very ill and expired almost im mediately. Under the circumstances, Capt. Merlees had to consign the corpse of his comrade to the sea and the ceremony took place the following morning, with all due solemnity and decorum, Mr. Bowden was one of the oldest servants of the company, having joined it some eight years ago, first as second engineer of the steamer Hue in, which he was He was sub. promoted to chief engineer. sequently trapaferred to the steamer Hanoi under Capt. P. Merlees by whom he was much, There is no question here of our subjective || liked as well as by his brother officers, · opinion then, nor of what we could think at Shanghai or print in the' paper; in fact, we

It seems quite clear that the eminent astrono mer has not received information of all the warnings cabled from here; from these, and these only deductions can be arrived at and not from opinions expressed in the papers. On September 15, 11,30 am, a first signal was sent to the affect that "a typhoon was 6.E. of the Meiaco Sima group, direction unknown: this did not threaten any particular spot. But at 5.30 p.m, new information was cabled to all the semaphores that the typhoon previously re- ported was "travelling W.N.W

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did not know for sure at the time that Hong-AN. UNFORTUNATH DEPORTES every device that Chinese legenuity

kong was more in danger than Swatow or Amoy. But we are of opinion that objectively

a prudent officer having the responsibility of a

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"INDUCED BACK TO HONGKONG,

ged inst.

There is very little in common betweenghe banking system of the United States and that used in the Orient. It would probably take a great many years to introduce anything like the American system over there. Their methac ofs are more cumbersome, and there is a great ideal more red tape to unwind. For in stance, it takes from fifteen minutes to half an hour to cash a draft in a foreign bank in the Orient. The banks around Hongkong seem to have too much money, opportunities for its profitable use being apparently lacking. The banks there make the most of their money deiling in exchange, which is based on inter national trade. The lending of money at in. terest is not such an important part of their

business as it is of that of the Amèrican backs."

was a false charge.

a compulsory fund as low as Sas would be. they would not be able to spare that and sup- hard on person earning only this, and that

private meant. It was proposed therefore that port a wife and family as well, unless they had the catrance sum be 535. The matter was one which bad caused considerable discussion, There were at present 175 contributing, mem bers to the land.

Mr. Chung was detained in the building set apart for the residence of visiting officials while staying in Tientsia, One section of the building wr-occupied by the officiating judge. Another portion was shared with Mr. Chung by a gentlemen of the same literary degree, whose ostensible business was to act

The monthly contributions totalled about as host to the distinguished guest, and to

51,600; there were 129 officers who did not con- prevent time from hanging heavily on his

tribute, of these 65 drew salaries of Stoor over hands in the intervals between bis formal ex

and 63 salaries between $25 and $35 and of aminations, but whose real business was 10

these latter za were under age and in any case continue the examination in private, to try if

would not come in, the interest, which accrued some method yet.uptried might not bring out

QURIOUS QUARRY BAY CASE,

on the savings fast year equalled 5/8 per same incident or admission which would prove

cent. He thought that if they adopted this a clue to further disclosures. Thus for three

European fears boycott BV, "BOYA"

compulsory system it would mean they would weeks every, waking hour was filled with this

3rd inst. get greater stability amongst their staff. process of examining, testing, coaxing, threat- Wong Yau, a houseboy, in the employ of Mr. Teck Lim objected and thought

Ong oning, insinuating, encouraging, entrapping, Mr. James Ladie, as engineer, residing at that the contribution should only be compul- Quarry Bay, was arraigned before Mr. H. H.Jsory on iboss drawing $40 or over. The cost could devise to get the man to incriminate Gompertz, at the Police Cour, this morning, of living was very high here and if they made himself and betray his supposed fellow-con-on a charge of stealing $70, the property of his this contribution compulsory on very small spirators. This assumption of guilt was main employer.

salaries it would inflict considerable hardship. the comproughout. Every failure to break down Accured pleaded not guilty, adding that it He moved that the contribution should only be

composure of the prisoner and the consistency

compulsory on salaries of $40 or over, of his story was only looked upon as evidence The complainant stated that yesterday after- Mr. Bailey seconded the amendment, saying of the deceiver's consummate, skill, and coon he look 570 from his enfe, preparatory in

that he did not thick it fair to tax sach small the necessity of employing more effective paying a bill. He placed the money to an salaries simply because certain subordinates measures to secure the desired admissions, inner pocket of bis jacket, which be bung up came and want at pleasure. They could quite well insist on keeping a month's salary or else The question always came back to this in the wardrobe for the time being. Early this "When did you become a member of the re morning he went to get the money, but found get a security with their employees. volutionary society, and how many accomthat it had disappeared. There was nobody. plices did you bring with you ? The prisoner's in the house but himself and his "

"boy" denial was met in a variety of ways. At one after making a thorough search bis suspicions time the fudge would say, "How can I answer fell on the accused, whom he called and warz- the Victroy when you so persistently refuse to ed that he would not leave the house until that confess anything

Again the prisoner's money was replaced. Mr. Eadie then went vanity was appealed to. He was urged to con into a front room, where he remained but a few less, and told that although he would lose his old him that the money was in his pocket, lo

miaules,

when he was called by the "boy" who life yet he would pass at hero, Finally, ha was told that if he would help the Government which the complainant was perfectly sure he to catch the revolutionary leaders he aced not had placed it before. The latter went to his The President said that if members would.

bedroom and the boy pointed out where the only make themselves acquainted with the money wan. But as Mr. Eadin was positive rules of the Food they could not say foolish that the 570 was not there. five minutes pre-things, about losing money or being on viously be gave, the "boy" in custody on able to

́employ a man private charge of theft. Doncluding, Mr. Eadie suid that it was only a week or two ago be missed. If he engaged in the Municipality and left after some time he received back all the money he 530 from the same coat pocket.

bad put into the Provident Fund ples the in terest thereon, but minus the benefit received from the 7 per cent. which the Municipality, that was the public, added to every 7 put in by the servant. He did not think any am

Mr. Coghlan supported the amendment and said that the people on this side of the bridge must take the same risks as they did on the other side. It seemed a hard condition to lay on some of the employees.

Dr. Robertson also supported and did not son why a man should not be allowed to im- prove his position by leaving, the service, simply because he happened to have some money tied up in the Municipality.

ship at the receipt of this signal, taking his

At the Police Court, this morning, Sin Tai chart and marking the centre on a line to the S.E. of Ishigakilima at distance, still un-Hee, a coolie, was charged before Mr. H. H. J. known, but perhaps great, and from thence Gompertz with returning from banishment. drawing a track towards the W. N. W., would Yesterday afternoon, Sergeant Appleton, of have thought the information interesting for Yau-ma-ti Police Station, passing along Re- himself, and even important for the harbour clamation Street, thought he recognised a of Hongkong, without concluding as yet that Chinese pedestrian, who was an his way to He stopped the man and after the centre would strike the anchorage. The Taimetsa-tsu.

is that a Captain arriving at Hong- a few inquiries discovered that he had no busi proof kong shortly after the disaster, and having sess in the Colony as he had been banished see our signal before leaving Nowchwang. some months aga The sergeant took the affirmed that he had come to the conclusion man in charge to hear his story, which was to that the southern ports were monaced; Hong-

the effect that, although he had returned to the kong not excluded. We consequently cannot Colony, he did not do so of his own desire. He was called down from Canton by Mr. E. H. admit completely the decision of the Astrono mer Royal that the Sicawei forecast "gave no Neave, second berthing master of the Hoog, indication that Hongkong was threatened," kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co,

The contention" that the warning was Lad to give evidence in a certain case. elum

and

ignored falls to the ground,”

His Worship What are you doing in Hong-incriminats himself. This way he would save We believe that, some people could mis kong now?

his life and be rewarded by the Government, understand these concluding words, and 1bink. Accused-I was called down to be a witness This prolonged tournament of intellectual assault, feint, pany, and defence, with several that in fact this, peculiar warning had been in a case. sant to Hongkong and actually refused His Worship-That has nothing to do with antagonists pitted against one, must have worn or ignored there. Probably the situation me

out the powers of resistance of a man striving is not plainly known in Londen, We are glad Sergeant Appleton-He was called down by to conceal something criminal. He would have totally to eronemia bere the langkong Ob. Mr. Neave, your Worship.

beca almost certain to be caught sometime His Worship Why did you not get another servatory of the implicit accusation that could His Worship Did you call this man down? with his guard down. But with an innocent boy" then? It is very foolish to leave result thence in some minds; wa never thought Mr. Neave Yer, your Worship. It is one man was different. It was only peces money in such an open place, of sending that warning to Hongkong. The tirely my fault.

BATY for him to keep a clear head, Mr. Eadie It will be the same thing. In Telegraph Companies are already overburden.

tell a straight story and tick to it, consequence of this case I know I will be boy ed with meteorological telegrams, which they

in order to succeed, Mr. Neave-No. In consequence of the fors to places, events,pecially if he could refer 1 cotted by all "boys" at Quarry Bay. Yeiterday ployees would care to deposit a month's? kindly : transmit free of charge, and we do

and individuals outside his afternoon while out walking with a friend 1 less martiges. It is

upon their cables usa. ] of a large quantity of the Company's coal at place of confinement which his exáminoru | was told that on account of this proceeding of give a guarantee, no kong refuses to receive any warning, and that they even obtained from the American Government an official probibition to the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau of sending kay typhoon, warnings to the coast of China (an order soon cancelled awing the universal protest of public opinion). We sally refrain from discussing that question 2. have only to say that on that date.

His Wonship-Did you know, or did he tell you that he was banished from the Colony?

gairies into the affair. There I met the accused, who appeared to know all about the matter, and I asked him to come down to Hongkong as a witness,

His Worship-Would it be a criminal charge against someone,

Mr. Neave-1 believe so, but has dot been settled yet,

The pay was remanded for a wook,

bis story. This they did by telegraph This future brought this case in order to teach was the process that little by Lutte brought them a lesson. conviction to Mr. Chung's examiners that he Accused stated that this morning his master was really not guilty of the charges on which called him up and told him that he had mislaid he had been arrested. But it had taken more $70, selling accused 10 look for it. He did so than three weeks to reach this result. The and found it in the pocket of one of the jackets Judge evidently at this time finally reported on langing in the wardrobe, and painted it out to the case; for the examinations were discon his master.com Mans ve (inued, and Me! Chung was assured" that “His Worship -You see discharged;

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The pumps in the sixth level deliver water to the fourth level, and these in the fourth level deliver up to the surface. An extra electric cable and a reservo water exhaust pipo are also provided. Besides the equipment referred to sundry additional motors for fans, the operation of the sawmill, brickyard, workshops Nonli west shaft, etc, will shantly be installed

It has also been announced that the Einsi colliery will also be equipped with a similar installation including "nino. boilers and two generating sets-Far Bailern Reviste.

ALLBGED KIDNAPPING.:

"LITTLE WORK AND HIGH WAGES 'AT

BINGAPORE"

Sutherland Street, Hunghom, appeared before Chan Ng, a married woman, living at 14,

Police Court, on an indictment charging ber Mr. F. A. Hareland, on the 3rd fast, at the

with kidnapping ane Troi Ho, a married wo Tuan, from Kowloon City; on the 30th ultimo,

Mr. E. P. H. Ling, of Messrs. Deacon, Look- er. and Deacon, appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.

According to information gathered by aur representative it appears that on Tuesday last the complainant was walking along the road, carrying a load of pig-wash, when the defendant stopped her.

Why do you work so hard in Hongkong?" the defendant asked.

The complaisant offered to answer.

Come with me to Singapore, defendant pursued, "and I'll get you employment where there is very little work and very high wages.

Complainant was pleased with the offer and, after thankleg her alleged benefactress; agreed to go with her. She was brought over to Hanz- kong and placed in a boarding-house, and a day or two later was transferred to Macao, and that wesanfaras she got on her journey to Slogapore. In the meantime the mother of the complainant. had informed the police of her daughter's dise appearance, and Inquiries were instantly set.on foot Learning this, the defendant, got very much alarmed and without bositation, it was alleged, despatched her kidnapped victim back to Hongkong, she following later, when, she was promptly arrested, by Detective Sergeant Grant.

The case was adjonmed for one week, tha accused being allowed out on hall of $255, KÜLANGSU (AMOV): MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at. the Board Room, on the 16th July, 1907

Present:-Mcura W. H. Wallace(chairman), CA. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, Hoang Ts'an cher, W. Kruse, W. Wilson, the. Health

The minutes of the last

and confirmed,

had to give a month's notice or loss bis pay,' l-Officer and the Secretary,ent Kg A

The Superintendent of Police reports the following cases have been deal with at the Mixed Court since last meeting Summonds: Theft 3, Assault 6, Breach of contract 1, Breach of Court of Municipal regulations 2, Contempt 1. Dabi I, Allowing pigs to stray 1 Summary: 's salary: Thaft 3, Assault 2, Gambling 2, Being.

Arravis Mr. Bailey remarked that when he need the abroad without a light after 12 midnight word taxed he did so in the sense that in say Committing a nuisance Washing Clothes a particular month it might be extremely incos a public well 2, Attempting to commit suicida repient for a very small salaried man to pay 1, On suspicion, with siding and Aballing to his contribution it might in fact be a temporary commit a felony S. Breach of Medical re tax on ble resources and if so it would not help gulations

(Signed), W. HA him to know that when he left he could draw

Chairman, out all he had put in.ph "The amendment was put and lost and the By order, original motion declared carried. --Singaporé Free Print,

BERKELEY, MEPIC)

Secretary})