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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 8, 1908.
rather than the result of rash and hasty action. Indeed, one of the main characteris tice of Mr. Hazeland's administration as second, Polite Magistrate has been in excess of caution in determining maiters of fact as well as of law, and his distinct disinclination to ac cept full responsibility in serious cases where there was the shadow of a prima facie case for committing the prisoner to the Criminal Bes- sions. We can hardly blame Mr. Hazeland if he has thought it best to leave matters in the hands of a jury rather than assume the re sponsibility of setting free those who may possibly be guilty of serious crimes and may ultimately, prove a menace to the community. it iu, in any caso, a safe policy which Mr. Haseland has pursued although it may not always have been a win one, or considered Absolutely fair by the accused. But that is by the way. Where Mr. Haceland has
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VN CHINA DORNEO CO.
ACTIVITY ON THE SLIPWAY,
At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Obina Borneo Co., Ld, held the other day, the chairman had the pleasing duty of submitting which showed a net profs of over 35% on the statement of working accounts for last year
paid up capital of the Company. He war, moreover, in the fortunate position of indicat
Telegrams
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE
THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
REPRESENTATIONS BY THE
JAPANESE MINISTER.
THE WAIWUPU'S REPLY."
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 7th April,
that the prospects for the current year good. Apart from the fact that tho timber, a demand which is not restricted by the Company has a larger demand for its output of appreciation in price of hardwoods, the Company is to be congratulated upon the dis play of activity in the other branch of its way at Sandakan, the Chion Bomen Co. has Mr. Hayashi, the Japanese Minister, In reply to a communication from business. Since the construction of the slip been able to secure suficient work to make the Waiwapu states that instructions that department a remunerative one. From that the Company have another big lighter latest advices from Bandakan, we are informed
der construction at their Fort Fryer works, A SHAREHOLDER'S GRIEVANCE
ware successful and from an advertisement business hotties, which were provided and in which appears in the Kobe papers it seems ended solely to facilitate the admission of that Messrs. Owl & Co. have been appointed coolles, who would be at work'an coblies within to that position Bur Messrs. Owi & Co, are a week, after landing Thate were aided in not to have maiters all their own way; they their admission by corrupt officiate of our own have to coolom to a dozen rules and regula (that is to say, by American officials), of whom for whose main feature their directness a few were caught and punished. Wherever and precision. The first rule is purely formal, there was an honest immigration officer these while the second declares that You under conditions, which were notorious, compelled take to retail the business on your present him to scrutinize very closely the credentialsng premises, and you will see that this to kept of the coming Chinese, and it is very likely clean and attractive, and that your stuff are that some on fire merchants whose apptar civil and clean, and are not allowed to smoke asce did not give evidenca of their calling is the meat shop. Then comes an important wire sometimes put to trouble. But we do part of the agreement, which reada¦ "Prices not believe there was
much of that shall be for the present as per list appended, The real ground of complaint is on the other and you guarantee that these shall not be side? Ilus now these conditions have passed exceeded for the space of one year, dating away and the Chinese are regarded in America from the 1st day of April, 1908; you undertake, precisely on their own however, that, should the wholesale price of Chronicle makes an appeal that the feeling be merits. The
dressed cattle go down during the term mea-week Americans and Chinete should be toned, you will make a corresponding reduc- cordial and it adds emphatically--" and it is tion in your retail tariff to the members of the cordial. In the same strain our contemporary Kobe Meat Club," So that while the contractors continues: The Chinese have very high may not raise the prices on any pretext galties. As among other Oncuial nations, whatever for the space of a year they must de Chinese stand pre-eminent le those qusti, reduce them in the event of the prime ties whose aggregate we are accustomed to cost becoming more favourable to the cop represent by the term character. It is true that their bad man are about the worst there are in the world, for the Oriental'a disregard of human life-his own or that of others makes him reckless and dangerous. But most Chin ese are morally like most Americans, so far as
mentally compared at all." Here is no class, prejudice 'or, fear of a "yellow peril," but plaio, straightforward dealin; between man and min. The Minister's statement that there an
shone has been in deciding what may be described as the domestic cases which came before him, when neighbours quarrelled over a trifle or people complained against others out of pure perverseness. In that respect he might be termed the Plowden of the East, although he did not seek to emulate the London Ma gistrate by indulging in a daily round of cheap wit at the expouse of the parties concerned. Mr.sumer a case of "heads I win tails you lose." Hageland's decisions, where frank common Abother section explains that the contractors are not restricted in the sale of mest to members of the Club alone, although it is to be understood that when there is only
sense was the first essential, have been eminent- ly save and practical, and it is highly probable that there are many in Hongkong who, if it was their ill-luck to have to appear at the Magisa limited supply preference is always to beOrientals and the men of the West can be
tracy, prayed that they might be arraigned in his Court. When we remember some of the Magistrates who have occupied the bench,
given to the promoters of the scheme. Again it is laid down that under go circumstance are commissions to be given, to cooks a "most
$16.50 their impetuosity and lack of consideration for salutary rule, which might work wonders in the, exigencies of police work, their refusal to places other than Kobe. Now we come to the give consideration to any excuse which clashed official list of prices, which we will compare with with their own convenience, we can well under-those prevailing in Hongkong, 'Assoming the stand how it is that Mr. Hazeland is held is the highest esteem by the "myrmidons of the law" as the police force may facetiously be described, and we feel certain that they at least will rejoice when he returns to the Colony to resume bis seat on the beach. We have had
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occasion, osturally, to comment on Mr. Haze- land's judgments from time to time, but i
I never, we trust, is any but the utmost spirit of fair. ness, for Magistrates are no more infallible than the Fre--which, of course, is pure heresy in whatever light the remark is taken--and we
S. WATSON & CO., seal privileged to join in the sentiments of his
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colleagues in wishing that he may return to' Hongkong reinvigorated after a spell'of enjoy
ment in the homeland.
KOBE, MBAI CLOD.
The Hongkong Gelegraph Some time ago, it may be remembered, the
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1958.
MR, F.A. HÁZELAND, POLICE
MAGISTRATE,
There are probably few more trying positions that a Civil Servant is called upon to occupy in Hongkong than that which has just been temporarily vicated by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, who left for Europe to-day by the German Mail Those resident in the Colony become so accustomed to the cosmopolitan character
of the population that they are inclined to
minimise the importance of the duties which be has to carry out in dealing with the widely "different clasics of offenders who are brought
European community of Kobe, smarting under exorbitant charges which the pativa butchers demanded for meat, rose la revolt and decided. to establish an emporium of their own, where
| they might obtain what they wanted at reason- able rates. For too long, they fell, they had | been at the mercy of the Japanese 'butchers, who raised their prices whenever, the whim seized them," secure in the belief that their European customers had no alternative but to acquiesce, to pay the ever-increasing tariff which the guild thought fit to frame, Un- fortunately for themselves, the native dealers
went a step too far when about the end of last
yen and the dollar to be of equivalent value. Of course the dollar is worth less than the yea, and therefore has a higher local purchasing
let us see how we stand in Hongkong in respect power, but for the purpose of this comparison of one or two items. Sirloin under the Kobe Meat Club arrangement is to be sold at 36 sen per ib; the average market price" in Hong kong is 19 cents soup beef is to be sold at zo en per lb; in Hongkong it is 15 cents; beef steak is 32: sen as compared with 19 cents; leg of mutton so sen as against 21 cools.
The only item which is approsimately the same
in both Kobe and Hongkong is the price of tongue so cents for fresh and 55 cents for core-
intellectual awakening to China is received with general satisfaction, for says the Chronicle, "eben that has been accomplished China will become the great power of the world, and those who best know the Chinese expect and predict that they will impart stability to and enlerce
the greatest of our continents. There is no the public peace in the whole eastern half of
mean, pettifogging spirit in there. corimants, and the reproof to minister Wu in suggesting that there was any desire to exclude Chinese students is administered more in sorrow than in anger. Such comments do not always fol. low the same lins: when other rations of the Far East are concerned.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SUES TO RECOVER HIS SHARE OP PROFITS,
Wong Cheuk Ng, otherwise known as Wong
roy, at Canton, directing H.F. Chang have been telegraphed to the Vice-
Jen-chun to stop the boycott move ment against the Japanese..
The Waiwapu added that the Can-
factories for turning out foreign- tonese were starting their own manu
Fui Ng, a merchant, residing at 249, Des Voeux Read Central, sought to recover in the made articles and that no officials Supreme Court, to-day, the sum of $435 from two contractors-Tam Ching Wa and Ng Yik could interfere with their desire for ad to him, and was in defendant's possession, Fat.. This sum, the plaintiff alleged, belong industrial progress. being his share of the profits made to the business of Vik Os and Compay, a firm of contractors, formerly caltying on business et 10, Chiu Loong Street,
and Smith, appeared for the plaintiff Mr. E, J. Mr. Crowther Smith, of Messrs d'Almada
Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, being for the first defendant. The second defend-
ant-Ng. Vik Fat-had not been served with a writ, and did not appear.
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Mr. Grist pointed out to the Couri that his
MUZZLING THE PRESS.
JAPANESE SUSCEPTIBILITIES' MUST NOT RE HURT.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"1
Canton, 7th April.
telegrama
In consequence of three client could not be sued on the form of the received from the Waiwupu" by the present writ. The wiit read :-That plaintiff Viceroy, and in obedience to the claimed from "both of the defendants $435, money in their hands belonging in the plain instructions therein contained, His off, teise his share of the profits of the Yik Excellency has been comp On Company. As the matter stood plaintiff
compelled to
fendant must be lived with a writ-they Namhoi and Panyu to confer with must sue both defendants-the second de direct the District Magistrates of
must be sued jointly, Mr. Grist said there was no allegation at his client had received this money, none whatever. One partner could not sue andher for any specific sum, except in certain cates. For instance, if limited liability company declared a divi
dend and one of the shareholders failed to recover his share, he could not sue the company for his dividend. But he could sve for his dividend waizant. The plaintiff in this
ed. It will be seen from these comparison THE Liao River is now entirely free from ice case was powerless. His only remedy was to
LEAVE of absence, og private affairs, to the teighbouring countries, his hean granted to Major L. H. Parry, RGA, from 15th April to 3rd August, 1958,
that the Hongkong householder is in an in- THE Russian gunboat Mamijuur, of eventful finitely better paitina phan dipermarrived al Hongkong this afternoon
and saluted the port, sp far as the price of meat is concerned, and it ibe Kobe people have had to fight in order that they may get butcher meat at these rates what must they have been paying previously The Kobe Meil lub seems to be deserving of support, in view of the rapacity of unconscion able dealers, who, we fancy, must be beginning to realise that they have killed the goose that laid the golden egge.
HE. WU TING RĂNG I
AMERICA.
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MR. F. A. Hazeland, first police magistrate, German mail to-day. During his absence, left for the homeland on a year's holiday on the Mr. J. H. Kemp will take up the duties of first
mingiirats.
On the strength of the action if the New chwang Chamber of Commerce in regard to the Fakumen Rai'way, a message has beca sent to the Chinese of that town from Canton, inv.t them to co-operate in wiping out "the itional disgrace." (sic).
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the representatives of the Press Association, and to ask them not to insert any report in the newspapers regarding the boycott, lest Japanese susceptibilities might be hurt.
A NAVY FOR CHINA.
DUKE TSAI'S VIEWS,,
sue for money had and received by the defend. ants, or for, the ordinary partnership account. Me Justice Gompers Have not he accounts
[By courtesy of the "Sheung „Por being taken?
Mr. Grist-I say, "no."
Peking, 7th April. I understand my friend says, "yek,”
There was a meeting of the Grand Concluding, Mr. Crist observed that his Council the other day to consider client was the only person sued. The second the writ. defendent had not been served with a copy of the establishment of a Navy for
China
Mr. Smith said that the Yik On Company bad
heen wound up. He proposed to prove that A certain member of the Council the amount of profit made by that firm was
87%, and that when the plaintiff called for his expressed the opinion that there was shate the defendants informed bim that he had no hurry for China to organise already, collected bis share, but that he had not the money then to pay him,
bis share of the profits had reached defendant's B Mr. Justice Gompert-Would that show that
hands?
Navy.
Whereupon Duke Tsai held that,
to the same conclusion,
in the absence of a Navy, China was Mr. Smith thought so. If. his Lordship rated among the third-class Powers, would only hear the evidence he would come
From the Pacific slope to the Atlantic coast the newspapers of America have been filled sayings and characteristics of H.E.. Wu Ting ived by Messrs. hewan, Tomes & Co, this with columns of news concerning the doings, A TELEGRAM to the following effect, was e year they proposed a still further increase in the price of meat, and the slumbering wrath of States. It would almost appear that next to Yangise Insurance Association, Lid" The Fang, the Chinese Minister to the United afternoon, from the Shanghai office of the the Europeans was at inst awakened into life. before him in the course of a week. It was Meetings were held, and it was resolved that President Roosevelt himself the Minister is the Pirectors will recommend at the next general your client ? only the other day that the Chief Justice, they should no longer submit to the extortion. most popular personage to the Republic;necting that a dividend at the rate of 25 per speaking from his shout experience of life inate charges of the gative middlemen. The certainly be affords more scope for the descrip. the Orient, remarked that he had found that only way out of the difficulty was, of courie, to
cent, be paid on old sliares."
to saying that the money had been received by Mr. Janice Gomperir~Does not that amount
Mr. Grist said no. It must be shown this
client received the money which belonged to Mr Justice Gompertz-Would it not, by the plaintiff, he said.
in the defendant's hands?
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Do story related by a witness could be regard- establish a system of their own for the supply aid'in a country like America no opportunity ith shop at 53, Temple Street, Yau-ma-ti. A reading the writ, make out that the money is China is about to spend $50,000,000 for naval
ed as ino farfetched or too absurd for credence, of butcher meal at the current prices of the If the Chief justice has come to that conclusion day. The Japanese fraternity regarded the over the cases which are presented in the action of the Europeant, who, had been Supreme Court how much more does it apply | victimised for years; with not a little amuse- to the caser submitted daily to the Police ment, because they felt confident that the Magistrates? It is not 'merély a judicial foreigners would find i impossible to obtain
but he mast also
have
is lost to record every action of the genial
are
Mr. Grist said there were more partners than were fifleas, but his client was never the one in the business. As a matter of fact there manager
Mr. Smith said that when the plaintiff called on the defendant for his share, the inter said "I've received this many due to you, but can not pay you now as I have no money."
The Court decided to hear the case, and witnesses were called.
The Court then reserved judgment,.
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by the Hague Conference. Unless the matter was taken in hand at once the opportunity for China's regoner- ation would be irretrievably lost. builders at Peking, and the statement that [The presence of a large number of bip
equipment, indicate in another way the pro- gress which the great empire is making. Colon's China has no navy. The fact has been awakening is not mere la speculation.
fortunate in some respects, and unfortunate,, perhaps, in others. A good way
good peace bond; but it is not always so. sometimes in the presence of Conter
China possessed a navy berus is the Orient, it will be concrded that if
been very much. Juss, over the several, more which have forded to
tive writer, the interviewer and the cartoonist, TSE MO SANG is an apprentice in a silver Few days ago his employer-Ha Hisg Ki- diplomat, who is credited with-abilities which ave him shirlees thefs of silver, which in Valued at $18.20, with which to make orns- would appear to be practically illimitable ments. Tre spent his tie that day making range. His spreches receive more prominence he ornaments, but the day after, it is alleged, than that accorded the utterances of a Cabinetje pawned the ornaments and what silver was Minister and as freely criticised. Foreft. Then he disappeared. Police aid was mind that the Magistrate must possess, supplies from the cattle dealers, who were example, when addressing a gathering at Sanvoked, and search resulted in the finding f the apprentice on board the Honam yester made referencer' an, ingrained firmly attached by numerous boods to the Francisco, His Excellency
Bay, ready to leave for Canton, He was arrested, sympathy with the failings of buman retailers. It seemed that those who were en- to the fact that he brought in bind charged with theft this morning The lad, nature and an abundant seose of justice and gaged in the rearing of stock were hand in train a sumber of Chinese students wholenied the charged, and the case was remanded. equity. 'Homust attempt to follow the involved | glove with the butchert, and they formed a
intended to ripen their minds by acA SHANGHAI message to Japanese papers working of the Chinese coolie's mind and to combine which had for its object the fleecing quiring Western education, and incidentall states that the Municipal Council of Shanghai LEAVE of absence, on private affairs to Eng "appreciate the fact that what we may be of the stranger and the pocketting of his hard-
he observed that he did not believe the que and the Chinese authorities have not yet made land, has been granted to Lieut. B. H,F. Flem- inclined to term "wilful and malicious" is in earned cash. As a matter of fact there never tion of their admission into the United State any official protest against the issue of prize 102, 3rd Middlesex Regiment, from 18th Aprit reality the outcome of an oblique mental would have been any suggestion of boycotting would lead to say difficulty Whereupon, thickets on the sale of Japanese yarn. The yard to 2016 December, tool, background. During the eight year or so the native dealers had ibay kept their prices Chronicle undly, even pathetically, observe market in Shanghai has remained unchanged A DISPUTE which took place between seven that Mr. Hazeland has occupied one of the within reasonable limits, and, it was only be. that: "It was hardly fair in Minister Wa of Japanese yarn had accumulated to the extent her arrival from Canted yesterday morning, newera in order to win oven,
Since the end of February last, when the stock mon on board the steamer Fatshan, soon after the moral influence and seats on the magisterial bench in Hong. cause the latter look, advantage of what they intimate, that there was anything remarksb of 19,000 bales, S;ock has now increased to resulted in the arrest of one man, iba etcaps of victory in the tinstant" CARRY kong, he has consistently shawn, his desire conceived to be the situation, and increased in the fact that a couple of down students w224,000 bales. The yarn season has been eater two others, and the rescue of three unfortunate comulances is spot; to penetrals below the surface of the ap-7 their charges to such a height that ordinary came with him were admitted without qualed oppo, and in view of the issue of the prize farmers, who were brought to Hongkong to be Cilen should tara hér:
Hickets it is hoped some business
business will be done, shipped as emigrants to Singapore The problem of adequate naval been charged and to obtain a glimpse of the only to be'iodniged in by the affluent that the views of the Washington, authorities the Indian yarn in suffering the same yefavourable by three, men, who promised them good em in railroad construction
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of the Peking and Toky Chins has real grievan Japan, ton, has reai prievances against China, Bot Japan belter prepared to enforce ber rights than Chinnig the present crisis; indeid, Chins must rely to a considerable extent upon.
parent offence with which the prisoner has
offender's point of view. It would be ridiculous to suggest that his afforts have invariably association called the "Kobs Mat Club was land-fide students. That appelle as is A BLUFTACKET belonging to the U.3.S. Dever, proved successful, but it is extremely, probable established and to the astonishment of those mation that outside of officiates the who passed the night in a cell at No. 2 Police that he has reached as pear the care of the who bad derided the idea that it was pos- might be some objection to the salon Station at the beginning of this weak, in matter as any of the Magistraton who have sible to obtain supplies outside the native such persona" And the heads, the preceded him on the beach, and that should guild, the foreigners made arrangements where-torialgous farther bonit says: be sufficient praise for any Civil Servant who, by adequate and satisfactory consigaments of Friways bave been, and always has had to life, In the judicial atmosphere of sheep and cattle should be placed at their The only people of Chines Hongkong. The duties of a stipendiary in disposal. Obviously, the average foreigner, the people of the States-obj
are plain to the verge of simplicity, was unable to give his own personal time and labour I with those which Mr, Hergland; has
Chli term, of
Butcher meat came to be consideres a luxury tlon, or to say that from his kodu lodge of t
but there is no evidenco of this at present farmers, it appears, were enticed to Hongkong currently, China li spend ng millions o Europeans decided upon retributive steps. An would be na trouble in the addion of a conditions as Japabets yata.
antion to theṇdistribution of the daily rac iraments of European households and,
welco
yellow giant to deat is showing signs of real
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the
ployment. On the voyage the farmers, learnt least, of solidifying the fighting, from one of the passenger that they were for a "pig sale the Chinees expression for em
empire. Severally there are sign ments, in a few year igrants. The remit was that of armiral here convention with the offer on duty next the farmers refused to leave the ship. A Judeng morning, remarked that the cell, he had slept heard the dispute that followed and seized the in was a "palace" compared with those of as the man nearest him. The other two escaped, American polica; station.
ba." Hero," he said, The prisoner-Chan Ming-and the farmers TAL bed to sleep on, the cement were removed to the Caniral: Police Station planking but in the former being charged with decoying men New into the Colony for emigration, This charge go, into. - was later amended when it became known that to the tbs accused had returned frem bisibmen. ticle, on For this offence, he was given six months" hard:
Ikbout
bag, to day, Top
about
outrand: interesting
Ritchie
of the iplomatla
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