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London; 19th November,
THE HONGKONG TERAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1907.
PIRACY NEAR LLAMA.
AUDACIOUS ATTACK ON A FISHING BOLT
"Fishing boat Stop. "We want to purchase something Bang, bang, -7
Thovun had just disappeared on the horizon, Dusk was quickly falling, softening the cutlines
PIRAGY NEAR CANTON.
from.
"JAPAN'S GREATEST
WEAKNESS"
+
To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have receivediosteuctions to tell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, • FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, ON
¿YALUABLE CARGO, LOOTED.
THE POSITION OF WOMAN. From Our Own Correspondent.]
The following very interesting criticism of Canton, aoth 'November. Report of another case of piracy came to the Japan Chronicis is made by the Japan an article recently appearing in the columns of hand yesterday. On the rgth inatonterad of the qih instant :- of the regular and barten mountaina Ajunks fully laden with cargo, procceiling "An English Journalist' weites in the Japan moderate wind swept the sea, which waras here to the prefectura of Walchow, were at Chronicta on what be considers Japan's greatest calm as a mill pond.
tacked by about ten pirates when passing weakness, namely, her treatment of women. place called Tai Mt. For a time the funk The writer is a newcomer to this country, and crew offered the marauders stubborn-resistance while he has certainly touched on a weak spot. and managed to keep them off uslil the vessel his method of approaching it, and the parti approach & a place called Shang Tseng Chup. cilar patt on which he lays emphasis, betrays At this locality the pirates were fofoed by about the usual faults of those who criticise the a hundred of their confederates who managed manners and customs of foreign countries ca to ranuck the junks and then proceeded tirely from the point of view of the mannerNERS
*The cargo carried
Mr. Haldane, speaking at the Volunteer Dinner in London, announced that, the deputy Houtenancies of the counties, would in future be reserved for those with ten years' military service with the regulars, volunteers
It was about half past six o'clock. And the or territoriale, or in connection with the round Liana faland was tranquil, Far away to the noth the various species of sea County Associations.
birds could be discerned flating across the hills, making for their nests. In the distant offing, as far as the eyes could reach, the horizon was dotted with a fleet of fishing boats lying peacefully at anchor.
Military Court of Inquiry... A Cost of Inquiry has been opened at Chelsea Barracks, to investigate complaints of Lieutenant Woods, and Grenadier Guds, regarding alleged unjust treatment in certain report to the War Office.
Cricket.
England, Victoria. Victoria has made .287 for 5 wickets,
Later.
Portugal. Senhor Franco, Premier and Minister of the Interior, who for many months, with the support of the King and Government, acted without the Parliament, maintains bis policy unswervingly, has to-day prohibited meetings for purposes of political agitation, and im- posed a igorous censorship on the Press. The Japanese in the United States.
But under the shadow of a mountain, there could've discerned two-basis. One appeared to be of the ordinary fishing Junk make-up. the other, some distance behind, nothing more or less than a dug-out. It was unsy to see that on both these vessels there was excitement,
"Fishing boat Stop at once," came the order again from the dug-out, "Stop, or we will fire again."
-...
Those on the fishing boat made efforts to lengthen the distance between thear and the other boat, but circumstancer were entirely against them. The wiod had died down-the sails flapped larily. In the next minute. The Bcrying on the deck of the "fisher" ceased.
Oars dropped suddenly into the water; the
crew disappeared in the hold,
consisted of silk, oplum,
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SATURDAY,
the 23rd November, 1907, at 7.30 FM at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Votix Road, corner of Ice House Street,
• AN ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS.
Comprising:-
SATSUMA VASES, INCENSE BUR-
TERMS ;-As usual,
and PLATES, BRONZE VASES, despoil the passivoiher valuaband.customs of their own country. Further, SILK EMBROIDERIES, MOTHER.O". goods, together with cash and valuables, etc. the common tendency to use ideais instead of PEARL INLAID SCREENS, &c, &c.
facts for purposes of comparison is not absent; The spoil amounted to about Sia'voa, y
For instance, the English Journalist com
HUGHES & HOUGH; During the encounter fuur sailors and one of
Auctioneers, the passengers were seriously wounded. It was monces with a rather, poetic appeal to the scene
before him, in which he finds only one black "Hongkong, aist November. tory,
(1014 supposed that there ought to have been a guard boat with fifty braver near the scene of the woman with her baby on her back
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. piracy, but their existence appeared to have working in the paddy fields. Of course the been conspicuous by its absence at the tinte of suggestion is that woman is a beast of burden the occurrence of the outrage.
in Japan at compared with her position in THE HAL Steamship Western countries, bui the comparison is not a in Westera countries, and if the factories of the true pro. Women field workers are common
world were laid open to the public gaze it would be found that field work, carried on among laborious than work in factories. All over the to more or less healthy surroundings, is apt morë
world women work in factories, and no one would dream of charging Japan with ill-treating her women because she folows the same pract
try and compare it with another class in another country; yet this is precisely what the English journalist does. Again, in criticising the marriage custome of Japan ha' uses the same
S.S, "TARTAR" IN A COLLISION.
VESSELS COLLIDE IN DENSE FOG.
A despatch from Vancouver (B. C.), October
Ten Japanese who crossed the frontier moment about ten or twelve men, all nimed hour in the gulf of Georgia she was struck in ice, ti is unfair to take one class in one coun.
from British Columbia have been arrested in Washington territory and sent to Seattle for deportation.
The frontier is patrolled for a distance
40 miles.
A FLYING VISIT TO PORT ARTHUR,
"AN AMERICAN LADY JOURNALIST'S IMPRESSIONS.
unfair method. He objects to the marriage by arrangement and implies that it is a japanese
18th, saysThe Canadian Pacific Oriental liner Tartar, outward bound for Yokohama, Seven o'clock was striking when the dug-out narrowly escaped being sunk last night in a drew alongside the fishing boat. In the next dense for. Twenty miles off Vancouver har With revolvers, slapped, to the deck. Instally collision by the steer Charmer, the ferry those of the crew who were on deck were seized boat operating bet wees Vancouver and Victoria and flung into the hold with their mates and Twenty thousand dollars damage was done by battened down. A search for valuables follow the 'crumpling of the bows, of the steamer ofed, with the result that the junk was "cleared Charmer. The damage to vessel and cargo in
out belare the pirates left bec. At about midnight the crow crawled to the deck, less than $100,000, nien if the big steamer the case of the Farfur will probably be not trembling, fearing that the plates were sill is not a total loss,
or, at most, an Asiatic custom. · Japanese, Aboard the Tarlar however, are bot so ignorant of Western cus- aboard, but seeing that such was not the case the fog signals of the Charmer were not they set sail for Hongkong. They landed at heard until suddenly the ferry steamer, inclined to place much faith in a writer who toms as he stems to suppose, and will not be Aberdeen on Tuesday last and reported the running fifteen miles an hour, rammed inatter to fospector Dymend, at Aberdeen the liner out from a wall of fog. A hala seven would probably refer the English journalist to takes such one-sided views. A Japanese critic Police Station. Aler.much investigation, the feet long was stove in the forecastle of the The following article appears in the Koren police paid a visit to a matshed at Chung Ho
the marriage customs of France and Germany, Delly Niles from the penis M. M. Bay and arrested four men-Wong Cheong away and was lost in the fog. Water rushed ment was not unknown in the "best circle' in Tartar. Immediately, the Churur backed and might add that the marriage by arrange Nojtoe, who recently passed through Kobe Tai, San Shek On, Chao Wa and Cheung Foisto the Tarlar at a great speed. Life-boats England, that is the best educated and re- from Mala to Europe, vid Siberia - Shing-on suspicion of having taken part in were launched, but the bulkheads held light sumably, most intellectual cicles. Why, then, "The activity of the Japanese; their indo-be piracy. A quantity of the stolen property and though the vessel sank by the bow, shehr would uk, should the foreigner for the mitable energy in setting in ripla a line of
was found in the house. railroads teaching from Fusan to. Foit Aghor;
The accused made their first appearance be
Haptele who has not been abroad is not that was what most impressed re for it was the conquering spirit carried into peace. These day, on charges of commilling piracy in easing of the grade of the Korents railways and Chinese waters on the 18th-instant, the making of brides; in the mountain fast- netses, of Manchurid on its wide plains, the case was adjourned to secure witnesses,
They pleaded not guilty to the charge, and there was always the ceaseless urging on to «improvement. › Policed every purtion of the way to Fort Arthur, the traveller feels sale in their hnus, even round the dizzy curves of the Great Divides; that
was able to start back for Vanentiver..
When the crash cime 100 H ndoan who
"LUI-MOW," of Cargo are hereby requested to send in Captain Tremnaon, having arrived, Consignees
their Bills of Lading for countersignature delivery of their goods from alongside. by the Undersigned and to take immediate
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the contrary be given before TO-DAY. Optional Cargo will beforwarded unless notice
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the hazardous and/or extra hazard. bus Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
days of the steamer's arrival here after which All Claims must be presented within ten date they cannot be recognised.
have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th inst, will be subject
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods:
to rent,
be left in the Godowns, where they will be All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are lo
examined on the 27th insi,, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
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SOCIAL CHANGE IN CHINA.
lore Mr. F. A. Hoztland, in the Palice Court, were being deported became panic slicken prepared to distinguish between the marriage vatism is the changed tone toward women in
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE
"The double tracking of the South Man- churian Railway, the work ni President Gother is going on space, and a flat of ships nie bringing railway plant bom America, At the beginning of November a printing plant from “. Tokyo opers in Dalby, bicked up with a huse capital flom Japong, and the brick works, which tuth out one million per week, and the building of the rew bridges, shows what con- struction in mind. A stone quarry fear Dalny is activelin occupation, and has a -trolley "running to . Handsome European residences are going up on every side, and surmount the heights of Part Arlar Dalny. The streets leave much the de- sired, but the soil is refractory, and it takes, as we know, a mint of money and inboer equal to it; especially as these iqwns were built with the colossal ideas of Russia and with her proportionate genternsly. The hotel in Dalny is owned by the Seath Min chorion Railway and it perfectly comfortable and European in every way, with the exceptiom *of getting people off to catch theiržos.
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"The Bridge at Dainy is, for this part of the world, a marvel of beauty. its architectural 'finish and design are most original and ex- quisite, and to ride pver it al ́night remind one of Faris more than anything in the t; for it in lit by huge electric ginbes in'roups of five which scarer the darkass into light for an immense distance This portion of Japanese Dalny is worthy of kussiä” “
Fort Anhur as a veritable beehive, Military," Dayal and civil work is being rusted along in
manner that is strongly suggesting doing One feeli nervous, for the war cloud does not We picked seem to have exactly 'Ifted.
meant it,
Io
ASSOCIATION.
and the officers had an ex atig time restoring, order. The Chinese drew behaved, well. In the meantime the Churixes's passengers, had been put off in lifebyals and they were soon picked up by the Turlar. By so o'clock Cap tain Reid decided int he must brach the Tortor to save her im going to the bottom, and he started for land.
a
One of the most significant things showing the rapid breaking rown of Chinese conser
China. At the recent reception given in Secretary Tallin Ehanghai, Chinese women of aristocratic rank were present, mingled freely with the Chinese and Europeans, and presided over the refreshment tables, precisely as thei European sisters do on similar occasions No one from the outsige suggested such a de- parture from the fixed customs of ages, and there is Internal evidence that advantage was taken of the occa ion to make a public ex bibition of this change in customs and the adoption of Western' ideas.
customs of different Western nations much less between those of different classes of one natior,why should the freigner object to custom in Japan which is so successful in Western countries? Why should the formula A marriage has been arranged and Itke place shorty, etc., still be used if West ra marsiages are all mide in heave? The suppression of All night long the big vessel noted her way these ficts would greatly injure his belief is
the were as follows:- The scores made during, the month of Octo- through the fog, her officers completely lost
gond fath of the critic. He might even and wouble to find share. Early this morning to further and question whether the marriages she bimped on the rocks, and when the fog preceded by courtship are in the end and on cleared she was lying on the English bay bath. the average happier than those made by ar- ing beach at the western side of the city. This rangement. All the little, adoraments, flat teries, etc. that are included in courtship cao, evening there it twenty, feet of water in her he might claims, give only a faint idea, of real hold. Her bow ts. y down and her pro character, since if no actions for breach of peller sticking high in the air. All her passen promise would never be brought and the first gers were taken off and brought to the city. year of marriage would not be regarded as a Her hull may be panclared with rocks in a critical period. Further, he might protest that was considered, bad form, to the point of dozen places. She is badly' exposed in case of casual meeting between a young couple, the absolute insult, to speak to a Chinese gentle."} a storm, and altogether the chances of getting attraction of a pretty lace or a handsome man of the women of his family, or to evince
an interest in the sam
the slightest interest in their existence. Even figure, or even
go
GOVERNOR'S AND CHATER'S CUP. Dr. Evan Jones .......... 63+ 669 A. Jenkins
68 scr. -68 I. G. Bird.......
64+ 4-68 J. H. Pipgenn.....
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ESCarruthers..... R. Baker 1. W. Bird. A Blowey
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her off are slender.
The book of rites witten over 3,000 years aga prescribed the status of women and the manner of their treatment. Following the prevailing babits in most countries of Asia, Chinese women of the better classes have been kept in strict seclusion: There was almost complete social separation of the sexes. It
to see each other's faces prior to marriage.. Un
The Charmer was unable to find the entrance subjects are not a guarantee as to future bride and groom rarely, if ever, were permitted 574-63 to the harbour in the darkness and fog, and it happiness. All these things the, Westerner was not until noon to-day that she appeared: haste acknowledge..lle. Has to acknow. Captain Whilely of the vessel declared that he
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POOLS.
"
THE WEATHER...
The following report is from Mr. F.-G. Figs. Director of the Hongkong Observatory,:-
heard the Tard thirteen minutes before the
collision and whistled a signal that he was turning to post to pass. He did so, but evident Ty did not go far enough. :
The Turfer is worth $250.00 and had been sold recently to a Japanese firm. This was to bave been her last trip for the Canadian, Pacific Railway Company. Her cargo chosisted of coum, flour, machinery and canned salmon, | all told worth 1160,020.
5.S. MANCHISIA” HAUNTED.
til now, it has been unthinkable to a conser
vative China wan that his women should ever be permitted to meet other men, or 10 par. ticipate in social affairs in, which then were present.
If doubt has existed in any, q marier than
there is a great awakening in China, and that
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ledge that marriage by arrangement is as common in the Werl as in Japan; that courtship or the independent action of the parties concerned is no guarantee of future happiness; and that marriage, even amongst the most cultured, depends more upon mutual forbearance than on community of laster or
Iliat nation has broken down the barriers of intellectual companiontip. The English conservatism of ages and is entering upon a journalist cites the case of the daughter of a
period of development, with the view of the Gran Valor shopkeeper who has been well educated, speaks adoption of Western methods, or such of them English fluently, and reads Shakespeare. He
as are found good, the recent remarkable event was horrified to learn, that she was affianced to in Shanghai should settle that doubt. It is the a man who carned twenty, yen a fonth by most significant of many significant happenings, hawking cutios on, the ships in the harbour, of the present year.in China:-Statile -Port although this seems as bonourable a business Zalciligencer. as numerous others that could be mentioned. It possible to be intellectual and sell curios, and there are many young wives in the Wext whose annotated Shakespeare remains the: bookshelf while
on.
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QUERR SOUNDS ON BIG SHIP, The greater part of yesterday morning, says the San Francisco Chronicle of 19th- uit, was spept by the entire stafi of the big liner Manchuria, from Captain Saunders, down to the third assistant pantryman, in looking for a undisturbed Autumn flowers in the garden of General
noise which could not and prolisbly never will she is absorbed in the more important. b located.
doties of motherhood. Tho -Stoessel, and we felt something of the agony
to object to the wife Dap Sweeny, a coallieaver, "is credited as journalist seems he must have gone through. We found 203 Metre Hill a landmuk of death and 'glory,
Pools were won by members as follows:- The log of the Manchuid & with having detected first duties being those of motherbood, and sad though's came to us as we stood for 5th & 6th Oct. Mr. L. G. Bird... 64+ 468 a mysterious tapping sound coming from the and, of course, he is perfectly at liberty to take an hour on its immortal.height; far few 12th & 13th Dr. Evan fonts... 574 663 told of the steamer. Dan is an ardent this attitude. But he is hardly honest in im places on earth throb with greater tragedy 19th 20th Dr. Evan Jones.63 609 spirtuallas, and at, once communicated his plying that the question is not one of debate in the West, and that it is only in the East that than this, "Russia has no need to be ashamed 26 & 27th Mr. R. Baker..... 58+ 4-6zfears that the tappings indicated that some of Port Arbur," said a Japanese to me as we
one was perishing by imprisonment in the such opinions prevail, Funther ho, expresies returned. He said it very quietly, and he
hold. Word of the supposed catastrophe was surprise that marriages by arrangement should communicated through the proper officers, in prevail not only among the lower and middle the order of their seninity, to Ciplain Saunders: classes, but also among the upper. But a little The captain at first was inclined to look lightly, knowledge of sociology would have told him the affair, but Dan was so insistent that that in Japan, an in the West, it is precisely some one wis perishing in the hold that he among the opper classes that such marriages gave drders to First Officer W. Hill to make by arrangement are most prevalent, while in an investigation. Orders were isived in the Japan, as in the West, the greatest freedom is
& months' sight L/C, anyagai..............2/1-9,16 second officer to see that this was done.
among the women of the lower class, Woman's 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York ...si The third officer, at the request of the second, position in Japan, we are prepared to admit, is matter officially before him. The latter lost law does not recognise her rights as equal to no tisic in letting the secand engineer under those of many but it is not by reason of the stand the urgency of the affair, and the third points touched on by the English journalist." engineer was hurriedly dispatched to -scertain the nature of the noise,
CHAN YUNG, & Coolle, residing'at Shao-ki-wad, After an investigation lasting several hours, discovered to his surprits at the Police Court, in which all handa assisted, the report reached this morning, (that riding on a tramcar is, Captain Saunders that there had been no noise' sometimes, expensive. Chan boarded a car at and that Dan Sweeny was mistaken.
“Ata matter of fact," said Captain Saunder to meet some fiends. When the conductor yesterday, "statement, is abroad and has called for his fure he tendered a ten-cent place, received wide publicity that some one is in which was bad. - Chan refuted to change the prisoned in the hold of my ship.. I have made cola and when the next stopping point was inquiries and find that the report is without reached he was handed over to the polico. This |fatındation."
morning bli ride cost him 55.
"We found travelling over the Matchurian mountains in a box car a litle (po heroic suit us, yet it was not without its charm; the sturdy charm of bardship, together with life, giving air, enough to build up any race; "and beauty scough to uplift any soul,
On the 21st it 18,55 a.The depression has moved into the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan...
The barometer has risen considerably, in S. Japan, and Tillen si ghits over China, and, the Philippines.
4 months' sight L/C.
4-months' sight
do.
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50
gradients are moderate to fight along the
Pressure is highest over, N. China and at, o:c saw the chief engineer and put the not a high one, as shown by the fact that the 30 days' sight Sydney and Melboume...2.1 9/16°): cost,
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"We were the guests on our return of the engineer of the road, and learned much from- him as to what Japan was going to do in the falure. The distance is to be shortened within two yein and the gauge widèned. As we sped- Fresh monsoon may be expected 'ia the "along’wesaw old China werking - in the field; Formosa Channel, and the N. part of the China
wars had waged,, but she had forgotten them, Sta. After all, we thought, as wộ sảw the loads of • Hongkong Painfall for the 24 hours, ending, the barvel coming in, hers is the saner mind; at 10 am. to-day,o of inch,
she holds to the earth. Wonderful' impassive Chios, cold with the calm of thousands of years; and wonderful, energetic, restless Japan. We
« wondered which of the two would eventually
surviva.
The “It was a flying trip that I shall never forget. The impressions I received will remain with me for ev
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z-Formosa Channel, same as No. 1,′- 3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, sama m“No. 1,
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