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Launch at Kowloon.

A NEW N. D, L. LIGHTER,

TRIAL TRIAL TRIP OF THE "CHANTABOON.”

Another success has to be added now to the long list of achievements of the shipbuilding department of the Hongkong and Whatpon Dock Co., Ld. The now steel stedm twinscrow lighter, which was launched at Kowloon last Saturday lorenoun, was the sixth built to the order of the N. D. L. for their Bangkok service

by the local Dock Co,..

The Chantadoon, los that is the name by which the vessel was christened to-day, was gaily dressed with many coloured flags as she lay on the slips. On the staging there was a representative gathering of shipping meo, and several ladies before the order was given to release the Goety-modelled vessel into the waters of the bay,On behalf of the Dock Co.

Mr Robi, Muchell, chief managèr, attended the ceremony, and among the others present were Mr. G. Friesland, mas- aging partner of breasts. Melchers & Co., agents for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Co. in Hongkong, Mr. and Mrs. Von Riegen and Capt. Nielsen, Assistant superintendent, i

N.D. L. As the last blocks were removed, the vessel glided gracefully down the ways, Mrs. Van Riegen broke the usual bottle of champagne on her bow and named her the Chantabuon The lighter took to her element amidst salvo of crackers and loud cheers. On behalf of the Dock Co., the chief manager presented Mss. Von Riegen with a watch bracelet aan souvenir of the occasion.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 11 1908.

The Shatin Triple Murder.

TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED.

STORY OF THE tragedy re-toLD. (S

4th insi.

After a matter of nearly two years the Kow- loon police arrested last night two men, who are suspected of having bean concerned in the triple murder which was perpetrated near Shatin on the 6th December, 1906. The sus pects were arrested at Kowloon City, by De tective. Sergeant Wilden,

On the and December, 1906, soms of car readers will recollect, three men the son and nephew of a well-known farmer, by name Wong Bhau, and their friend, who was formerly em played as a steward on board the Ameri- can liner Dukea-west for a walk on the hillside abovo · Shatio. They carried with them a chopper with which to cut down any piece of twig which they might fancy could be turned into good walking sticks. They failed to return home that night and nothing was thought of the matter at it. was then believed that they had, perkaps, gone to Kowloon City to see friends and "would not return until the day following. But when the trio had not been seen or heard from for several days, the old farmer-Wong | Shau-became anxious and went in search of them. After an hou.'s walk he came actris their three dead bodies lying on the hillside of Kun Yam Shan, west of the Shatin gip. Their throats were cut, their queues partly torn The Chantation was launched with steam up. off their beads, and other part of their bodies Soon after the successful ceremony she pro-chorribly backed. When the trip left their céeded on her speed trial.

home on the and the ex-steward carried on Lunch was scrved on board. Mr. Mitchell

American picket watch and chain outside his asked the company to drink to the success of cost, and had $30 is his pocket, but these were the new vessel. It was a departure from their missing when his body was found. The usual custom 10 have a trial trip in the same chopper, also, which they took out with them day as the launching of a new boat. But when

could not be found, and it then believed he was asked if it could be arranged, he said it

that it was with that weapon they were mur- could, because he had every coordence in the dered. a. its place were found two sticks, staff (applause). Their trip that day showed his one a cane and other a sapling. Both were confidence was right (applause). "He thought stained with blood.

The horror of the old all would agree that the vessel had done very man can better be imagined than described. well, indeed. The launch they had seen that

He burried, back to the Shatin Police Station day was the sixth vessel of her class that the and made a repon to Police sergeant Devoey; Dock Company had built for the Norddeutscher who promptly repaired to the scene of the Lloyd Company, and he was very glad to say tengedy and had the bodies removed to the that they had another one on order. That Kowloos mortuary for examination, preparatory want to show that the Norddeutscher Lloyd to burial. Company had every confidence in the work of the Dock Company.

Captain Hemlinger then rose to propose the health of the Dock Company's staff. He had seen the sister ships of the one they were aboard working at Uangkok, and they were doing splendid work. The vessels had given the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company evary satisfaction. Thate who knew all about ships could look over the Chantabum and sec everywhere evidence of first-class work; they could not expect better work. The Dack Com pany had earned a pame in the

first-

class shipbuilding fire, and it was their staff who did the first-class work. He trusted that staff would always remain as they were today (applause.) They deserved the gold medal."

Mr. Neave, in replying, said such commend ations, ware pleasing to hear, and he thanked Captain Hemerling for them. He hoped the

Dock Company would always retain its present position (applause).

The following guests

ts had been invited!~ Mr. and Mrs Messner, Miss Ibbkeo, Mr and Mrs. Lamperski, Mr. and Mrs. Von Riegen, Capt. Hermeling, Mespis. Jens Nielsen, G. Fricaland, H. Warnsioh, Arendi, Burblinger, F. Schwarzkopf, W. A: Crake, W. Russett

W. Kent, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lambert, Mr.

H. L. Fletcher, Mr. A. Sinclair, Capt. and Mrs. J. T. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Richardson, and Mr. A. Ritchie."

Following are the dimensions of the Chunta Boon Liogth between perpendiculars 152' 6, length over all 58' 0"; breadth inaalded 29; depth-moulded ';height of batwark a′ 8′′; Extreme draught 9′3. She has two sets of "vertical" viple expansion surface-condensing enginer, with a high pressure cyclinder 8 in- ches in diameter, intermediate pressure 138 inches, and light pressure 231 inches in diame ter, with a stroke of 15 inches. She has one cylindrical moulded steel boiler, return tubolar, 11 feet in diameter and to feet long. Fox's patent furnaces, with a working pressure of 170 ibs to the square inch, Her carrying capacity is 8,500 pícils.

BURGLARYAT AaPOKORAMA

HOTEL.

COMPLAINTS' OF POLICE DILATORINESS.

Since that time the Kowloon police have had the matter under investigation, and it was not until last night, as we have already stated, that they succeeded in making a capture." Meanwhite evidence is being collected by the police authorities preparatory to placing the accused on trial.

SUSPECTS CHARGED AND

REMANDED:'·.

FURTHER PARticulars of THE TRAGEDY.

6th inst:

Since our last ropout, which appeared ex- clusively in Saturday evening's Hongkong Telegraph, two more men have been arrested in connection with the murder of the three inen, who were discovered tenibly backed on the Kun Yum moustain, a little to the west of

the Shatin gap, on the 2nd December, 1906.

ib all four men art in custody. They are: Te Mow Fat, a school master, and, it is stated an elder of Kowloon City; Wong Chan Kwal, a farmer, residing on the Kun Yum mounisin, not far away from the scene of the agedy; Wong Sam O; of Leamoon village, and Chan Yau, a stonecutter, living at Kow-

loon City.

arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, and At the Magistracy, to-day, the accused were charged with the murder of one Lok Sang, Wong Sau Sam and Wong Ting Fat. To this indiciment they pleaded not guilty.

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley Crown Solicitor of Messrs Dennys and Bowley's office, -appeared on behalf of the prosecution. Mr. Otto Koog Sing is retained for the defence. - Inspector Langley, of Tsim-tra-tsui Police Station, and Detective Sergeant Wilden, who made the captures, watched the case on behalf of the police authorities.

We are in a position to-day to lay Turther paniculars with regard to the tragedy before 'our readers,” It is, of course, 100 early at the present stage to obtain from the police the nature of the evidence they have so far secured against the accused. The officers concerned in the care are naturally very reticent and have refused absolutely to refer to the matter but from certain vague hints which were det fall during a conversation this morning, we take it that the web is being drawn tighter and tighter," When the case.comes up'for,trial next week, wa are given to understand that the fourth accused In the early hours of yesterday morning, | ➡Chan Yau-who has made a statement to the says the Japan Berall of the 23rd ult, a bur-police, and through whom, it is alleged glar broke into the premises of the Waverley the others were arrested, will turn King'i Hotel at No. 88; Main Street, Yokohama, on

evidence, two accasions. His first visit, However, was a short one and was unproductive offresults, far shortly after catering the premises the man was seen by one of the hotel "boys," who grappled with him in the hope of securing his Arrest. The man, however, managed to wrench himself from the boy's grasp and got into the street before the alarm could be raised.

Not content with his first visit, the man returned to the premises, about a quarter after three, when one of the guests, Mr. F.-J. H. Baker (of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh), was awakened by the noise of someone moving is his room, M Baker quietly watched the movements of the intruder who searched the pockets of clothes lying near the bed and also invertiented the contents of a cupboard near by. The man left the room, but again returned to find that Mr. Baker was awake. The intruder at once maden dash for the door, and running down-stairs got into the yard. Mi, Baker, putting on his slippers, followed the man, and managed to grab him by the leg as he climbed the wall to ascape, The latter, however, broke one of the palings of the fence and struck Mr. Baker across the arms and legs, leaving several, bruises, and at the same time smashed several panes of glass on the verandah. Mr. Baker was unable to secure the thief, and as his shouts for assistance were not heard by the older occupants of the hotel, the visitor got safely away carrying with bim a pocket-book, ieveral papers, and some cash belonging to Mr. Baker

That robbery was the motive for the dustard ty deed was the story which was in circulation. in Police Court circles to-day? It was asserted that a few weeks before the agedy the firs! accused-se Mow Fat, the school master asked one of the deceased, it is believed Wong Tlog Fat, the ex-sloward 'of, the Dakota~to accompany him for a walk on the Kun Yum mountain.. At that time, the story goes, Wong ring Fat, who had just been “paid off" ship, had a sum of money on him and a nickel watch, one of the Amoois Clock Company's make. Wheiber Wong Ting Fat could not go, did not feel like going, or bad not the time to spare to go mountaineering, is not known; suffice it to say that he did not go. But a few days later on the 2nd December- when he and two of his clansmen started, out -to scour the billside below Kuu Yum in sozich of any piece of trig that could be turned into fultable walking sticks, the trio saw the last of their people. They were me by four men, near the Shatin gap,'g'ruck down, and hacked to death, Then followed this arrest of the accused, in the boose of the first accused Tie Mow Fai-after his arrest, the police, it is reported, found in his box a nickel watch and chain, which certain witgeises recognise as those worn by Wong Ting Fat before his death

The accused were remanded in police cus- tody for a week for trial:

JAPAN'S FORKIAN TRADE,

Amerića at the head of the liST.

On Sunday morning Mr. Baker icported ike incident to the police authorities, who promis. ed to attend to tie mattor, but it was not until

Tokio, April J. one o'clock on Monday that a detective arrived The official returns of Japan's foreign trade at the hotel ta investigate. : Such a' display of | for 1907 show a tolat value of Y926,000 300, jactivity on the pair of the police, sAYS OU? Of this amount America is represented by

kohama contemporary, is, to say the least, Var,000,000, thus surpassing any other conniry

tury sloquent testimony of the desire of Great Britain, with Y138,000,000, ranks after gre to put a stop to these frequent burg-China. Japanese trade, with British India is ra

and can only stimulate the burglarious pidly progressing and now attains Y87,000,000. In making further visits similar to the Germany and France follow next in order. "(ped: “By this time the' tilof, may be Great Britain, Germany, America and France This is not the first time the police rank in the order given in respect of the mere slatorigens in Investigating thefts cantile marine indiog. to japan.-N. C, D. Hoem by foreignergy-two cases | Neios. to our contemporiy dutice,

kee few weeks where prer, twelve A COOLIE named Lan Shao who stole a clock da barwen a report being roade and valged, at $2,19, from No. 10, Nullah Lane, fficikl," with the renali «Wances), at Lipeclock this merping (6th inst.), property bave, buard win at 11:10 o'clock, thin, forspoon reptenced, The artist of 186 by Mr. F:A. Hardland, ai tha Folice Cour, to, tipe weaker band labour and six hours, stocka,"

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The Health Bill.

'„TRENCHANT CRITICISMS BY LOCAL ARCHITECTS.

The Fog

INTERESTING RECORDS.

GUN CHARGER AT LIGHTHOUSES EXHAUSTED.

ing at sea.

We have received from Mr A. Shelton Hooper an elaborate and carefal criticióm

Most residents in the Colony will have had by Messrs.' Leigh and Orange; and

by now a fairly good conception of the log Mossra. - Palmer and · Turner, architects

that has been prevailing in these regions dur and civil engineers, of the proposed Public ing the past fortaight, But it is at sea that Health and Buildings Amendment Ordinthe dangers and difficulties of navigation are ance, 1905 1 is addressed to Mr. Shelton immeasurably increased by the settling in Hooper and should certainly be in the dense banks of the fog which shute everything hands and occupy the consideration of all

from view at the shortent distance. When it is who are the position of property-owned stated that on Thursday and Friday last co less in Hongkong, While the criticism seem to

than fourteen river steamers,alons were tied up be amicantly fair and reasocable, many trench at either end of Capsuimun a fair guess can be aut observations, occur with reference to the autocratic powers conferred on the Building made as to the atmospheric conditions prevail Authority. The memorandum, if it may so be termed, is drawn up in au extremely conve lighthousen furnish accurate and interesting Records kept, at Waglan and Gap Rock nicht fashion. On one page the terms of the

data of the prevalence of fog during the present Bill are printed, side by side with the objects season. For the period from the 24th March and reasons for the changes proposed by the

to.date at Waglan ray bours and 36 minutes of Government. Qa'the opposite page are Mertis Leigh and Orange's criticisms of the alterations, bean continuous, necessitating the firing of the fog were registered, "of which sã hours hava so that one may grasp the position at a glance, guns without intermission as warnings to ship In the covering letter," the critica observa :——

masters approaching the vicinity of the light We must call attention to our previous report, house Twp, guns are fired every twelve upon the draft for the bill now being amended, minctes with an interval of fifteen seconds be viz., No. 1 of 1903. We then prato.ted against tweea each. The frequency of the firing has the pawer intended to be placed in the hands naturally exhausted.the supply of gunpowder of one man, the Sanitary Commissioner, and at Waglan. The tender Stanley has accord- after discussion the same was then vested in lagly made two trips to replenish the-empty. the "Board"; this Bill again proposes to do it,

magazinies with a fresh supply of charges. but instead of the Sanitary Commissioner in

At Gap Rock the official registerrecorded 117. troduces the "head of the Sanitary Dopart-hours and a minutes of fog during the same ment" (a Cadet) who shall be responsible period. For 67 hours, from the 30th ull. to the for the administration of the Sanitary

De- partment One man! Such parts of the continuous firibg,of gup signals, and thanks to zad inst., the lightkeepers were busy with the power a are taken from the "Board"

the efficiency of the service" no maritime acci- | altogether are vested to the Building Authority, dent has so far been reported as a result of the one man again ! Section 175 is not dealt with, fog. It appears that the supply of gunpowder at and the words by, the owner" remain. Their Cap Rock has also run low and it is expected effect after nearly-five years of costly experience that some one thousand drash charges will is well known, and an excellent opportunity have to be shipped to the lighthouse to the arises for their deletion. Sectibo 176 retains

course of this week.. the provision for setting back from any slope or declivity: one-fourth the height of the

Wu Ting-Fang.

RECEPTION IN AMERICA.

$125

EXPRESSES CHINA'S GRATITUDE.

To opening his address, the Chinese Miolater phoposed the health of the President of tha United States. Ha referred in touching terms to the assistance which the Oakland people had BANQUETTED BY MERCHANTS,

rendered to the Chinese at the time of the big fire in San Francisco, and said that he brought The Chinese in this country must remem-from his sovereign the formal thaaks of the ber that they are here as guess. You must people of China to the klad hearted people of stop all fa tional fights. If you continue them Oakland, who ao ably and indiscriminately we never can gain the respect nor the good gave succour to the many. Chines

people. will of the people of this country."

San Francisco at that time.

He spoke at some length of the commercial relations of America, and China, and begged the people of the United States to travel in China had familiarize themselves with condi tions there, in order that they might better understand their Chinese neighbour. He de clared that the feeling in China is entirely friendly to the United States, and said that bis every effort, during his stay, would be to pro- mate cordiality.

This was the keynote of an address delivered by Minister Wa Ting Fang at banquet given in his honour by the management of the Canton Bank at the Hang Far Low restaurant yester. day, reports the San Francisco Chronicle of 111 March. The members of the Six Companies and most of the digniterion of the party which arrived with Minister Wu attended and the

address was listened to with attention.

he received numbers of merchante from the Minister Wu spent a busy day All morning Incal Chinatown and Chinese of all castes. After the banquet, which lasted for three hours. and a half, he attended the blossom festival. pleasantly when he inw numbers of prelly at the Hotel Fairmont, The Minister smiled- American children dressed in the costumes of children of his own country. He seemed to take it as a compliment to himself and his people. Sonic of the little aees crowded over to bum to shake bus baud, and Misister Wu was all the more pleased.

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-WỪŊA VEGETARIAN;

The bangout at the Hang Far Low Resiaur ant was an elaborate one, but the Minister him- self ale very sparingly, as he is a vegetarian, A few simple dishes, such as mushrooms pre- pared in Chinese style, some bamboo sprouts and almonds, were the chief dishes of which he partook.

An address of welcome to the Ministër was delivered by Look Poog Shan, president of the Canion Bank The bank president paid a high tribute to Minister Wu and voiced the delight ofthe Chinese of this country at his return to the United States. He said:

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building of one fourth the declivity AMÓTHEN KXIRADITION CASE can do much to help us and to better our con

WHERE IS THE REQUISITION

which is obviously, the correct wording, “Our predictions as to the effect of the abolition of cubicles in driving thousands out of the Colony, and affecting the cost of labour have proved to be lamentably correct. We again protest

6th fast; * against the injustice of legislation which is

Wong Ning Sui, the alleged Chinese "des- entirely aimed at the person, most easily punished, viz, the landlord; in nearly all perado, wbp was found not guilty on Monday cases of nuisance the tenant is the trans-Loi week, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, of having greasor, but because he is difficult to catch and omitted na-armed robbery and four murders in the interior of China-charges preferred prosecute, he goes free, while the landlord is forced to employ expert assistance, and is put against him by the Chinese authorities-has to expenis and annoyance. We call attention'

been re-arrested.

At the Police Court, this morning, be made charged with having been concorned in an armed robbery, which was committed within the jurisdiction of Chios in 1905.

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We have looked, forward to your coming with great pleasure. We know that you are familiar with the conditions here and that you

-dition. You have done a great deal to help The Chinese in this country and we feel that- you will do much more. We would like to heara Yow words of advice from you.”

MINISTER WU'S ADVICE, After outlining briefly, some of the big features in the forward movement in China, Minister Wa shid

"KOBE COLLISION (GASHPATOL

THE CLAIM AGAINST THE O., 8, K.

livered in the Osaka Chika Saibansho, in the Yesterday, the 35th ult judgment was de action brought by Mr. E. C. Davis, of Masses. Samuel Samuel & Co. Yokohama, agaibst the Osaka Shosen Kaisha for damages amounting to Y33,1979, resulting from a collision between plaintiff's steamet Southgrove and the Kumsan. maru bolonging to the defendant company, in The Omka Shosen Kaish was ordered to pay Kobe harbour an August 1st, 1906, j the sum of Y6,959.451, the claim beyond this- being dismissed. Application for the pro visional execution of judgment was dismissed. The defendant company was ordered to bear the balance of the costs beyond Y100,

It may be remarked that the hearing of this case has dragged through the Courts for over. 20 years. The first proceeding, after February 1st, 1906, and the proceedings, after maby adjournments, were concluded on the 9th ult. And this is only the Court of first instance. The case may still go on for another. two years if it is taken to the Court of Appeal, and from there to the Supreme Court,

"THK, DENIZENS OF KOBE's

FOREIGN SETTLEMENT".

ANOTHER SERIES OF ARTICLES DY THE "ABAHI."

to the serious drop in the value of property another appearance before. Mr. Hazeland; | would their own if they want to keep the re-cription, and, who is therefore scarcely com. since the passing of Ordinance No. of 19 3 This is not entirely due to over speculation, and trade depression, as some aver, but it is largely accounted by the reduction in the ear ing power of the buildings as now required.

Houses cost more and accommodate fewer persons, and consequently command less rent. The Revenus from premia on Land leased by the Crown has fallen heavily, the confidence of the Chinese in the Government has been

M. F. B. L. Bowley, the Crown Solicitor, who appeared to support the application for extradition, asked for a further adjournment of

the case.

Mr. G. E Morrell, of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell; who appeared for the de fence, objecjed to any adjournments on the time to get their witnesses here.

"You must step your factional fights or you will create a bad impression of your race and your country. There is a big future for the Chinese of this country if they will act as a unit to preserve the law. Otherwise (hey will iavita contempt. You merchants should realize this and forget your differences."

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After the Minister had spoken, he left for the Fairmonts again, where he looked in for a

shakea, and they now hesitate to invest, Imonty i ground that the prosecution had had sufficient while at the. Blossom Festival then received We observe, however, that' the Kobe correK--

in real estate in the Colony. In conclusion we atiggest that ad interview at which we could the Honourable Director of Public Works, and meet the Honourable Colonial Secretary, and discuss the technical points raised in this report, would possibly result in most of our proposals being adopted before the Bill is read a second time."

POLICE LAUNCH on firE.

DAMAGE „ESTImated at over Sico,"

The palice launch--No. 3-which arrived in port on the afternoon of the ist inst. from Taipo, had a most exciting trip while running from Fung Head to Taipo that morning. Fire, which, it was stated, was due to spontaneous combustion," was discorered in one of her coal bunkers. In quick time the fire had gained some headway, burning through the deck, damaging the boiler casing, and elting fire to the awnings, The crew, who, were in charge of Sergeant Boulger, fought the flames pluckily, and in about an hour's time they had them extin guished,"

The Nathen continued her journey to Taipo, whence the matter was wired to Tsim- of Policeman Bird, was immediately dispatched satsui Police Station. A pionace, in charge

to her assistance. She was convoyed back to Hongkong, arriving here the same afternoon

undergo repairs,

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The damage done to her is estimated at over $100

MERCE STRUGGLE BETWEEN LIKONG AND A THIEF. THIEF ESCAPES, BUT PROPERTY RECOVERED,

the Ching Ming holiday it was imposible to Mr. Bowley contended that yesterday being get any Chinaman to leave the country until after the holiday. Je,

Mr. Morrell called the Court's attentionto the fact that his client had now been in gaol for nine months.

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numbers of his countrymen until the arrival of committee of the Oakland Chamber of Com. merce. W, P. Miller and W. S. Mackay were ou the committed. They took the Minister to a wailing automobile and escorted him to Cakland, where he was the guest of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, -

The Court-But not on this charge."

As was the banquet at the St. Francia.in this Mr. Moral-This it another charge on city on Friday evening, so was that at the Hotel which my chest has been arrested. Be bas St. Mark in Oakland last evening in honour of been lying in gaol for many months on Minister Wa Ting Fang, made the occasion of the former charge, and now they come, significant expressions and give as an excuse a Chinese festival for United States and chin of amity between the Perhaps to more striking proof of the chang- not being able to proceed with the case,

The Count--The prosecution wants a remanded place which China occupies among nations and of the new spirit of friendship between that to get their witnesses.here,

country and this has been afforded than in the speeches at these two banquete. Whether it has been admiration of the Chinese reawaken. ing, solely, or added to it a sentiment bora of disapproval of the attitude of japan, it remains that something very akin to a declaration of "catente cordiale," as the diplomats would phrase it, has been the burden of the speeches At the two functions.

Mr. Merrell don't believe they have the requisition, your. Worship. A day should be fixed for the hearing of this case, or the defendant should be discharged. I object to any further adj uramenti,"

Mr. Bowley said he expected his witnesses

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It will be remembered that some months' age the Osaka Asaki published a series of The Chinese of this country must bear in articles entitled The Foreign Community mind that they are guests of a foreign country from Behind," in which its Kobe correspondent and conduct themselves accordingly. They gentleman whose knowledge of English must uphold the laws of this country as they in, we believe, of a most elementary des- patent for the task be set himself~did his best spect of the American people.

to give his Japanese readers an unfavourable impression of the foreign residents of Kobe, We reproduced a part of the printable ponions of those articles with some com- ments thereon, and had hoped that a journal of the Asakit standing would de- cline in future to publish articles which can only have the effect of damaging the relations between Japanese and foreigners, pondent of the Asakt.has been allowed an- other opportunity to exhibit his talents, and that journal has begun a series of articles under a heading which, literally translated, is '- Settlement" The first article consists chiefly "The Race of People in the Kobe Foreign

of an attack on the senior Banto in foreign firms. The writer calls them remnants of yachiki-mono (literally "foreign-house people or "foreign-house things," an old phrase of contempt for those in foreign employ). These foreign-house people are described as a corrupti

"Lately young men who have emerged from lot. The writer goes on to say the Higher Commercial Schools or Higher Schools have found situations ja foreign Grası in fair.numbers, and there are now more.com. paratively steady men; and some of really good character, to be found among jualor dano or clerks of foreign firms." But the wiiter insists that many of the seator bunte with great ex perience and good meats still have the feelings of the old yashiki-mono, and the younger men are liable to follow in their footsteps. The foreign-firm character (shokwan halagi) i still is evidence in the most important foreign trade part of the Kwansal district. If it is of primary importance for the subjects of our Empire, to strive to manifest or give fall play to Yamato damaheli ip commerce at the present time and in the future, and if that doctrine of the spirit of the samural and tha sagacity of the merchant' is to be regarded as the most importany basis of the wealth and The menu at the St. Mark last evening was strength of the Empire, a strong serum must ba rather more elaborate than that at the Strace, who can best be described as the bacilli injected into the corrupted. foreign settlement Francia The Oakland Chamber of Commerce the foreign trade parts. Foreign settlement had felt aggrieved in that its San Francisco race, it may be remarked, is the fashion in prototype had go ahead of it in his invitation which the writer refers to Japanese in foreign to Minister Wu, and being deprived of the employ, He proceeds: "The speliess trousers priority of data made up for it in priority of with the mark of the folds showing conspicuous- edibles. It was after 10 o'clock before Chair:fy, the know-white high caller, the necktie of man Frack A, Laach Jr., president of the bright colours, and the pattern of the stuff of chamber, introduced the first speaker Mayor the sack aver coat redcient with the smell of Frank K. Mott of Oakland. Mayor Mott was foreign-make, a pair of spectacles to match, the considerately brief, and after a dogle reference glazed boots, the tyle in which the hair is to the importance of the gathering in its poten groomed, the drooping moustaches all these tialities for development of future trade with

are things which the foreign-firm; race' are Chink, Introduced Vice-Consul Owyang Kings worried about all the time? who equally cousi erate, referred simply to the hospitality which Oakland bad extended to San Francisco's Chinese at the time of the disaster of April, 1906,

Ex-Governor George C. Pardes was the next name on the list of speakers, but was prevents ed from attending by a severe cols Judge Henry A. Melvin spoke in his read. In the feeling of good fellowship, he said there is nothing Oriental nothing Occidental; we are all citizens of the world,

elapsed since his Worship signified his inten- Mr. Morrell stated that twelve days had tion of releasing the accused ob the former That official and educated China entertains charge, and he thought that was sufficient time the warmest sentiment toward America was

ened out. for the prosecution to get their affairs straight-eclared uneqivocally by the Chinese who spoke at the banquet last evening. That The Court-But their witnesses-

American business men appreciate the honesty and the integrity of the Chiness was no less emphatically stated by the Oakland speakers,

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Mr Morrell said he did not care about the witnesses for the prosecution, as he was doubt. ful whether the prosecution had. their requiti tion papers ready.

The Court-I leave in two days' time. Suppose 1 adjourn it till then?

Mr. Dowley thốnght two days were not enough.

The Court Then I'll adjourn it for a week. Mr. Morrell-A week?

The Court-Yes, a week, De

The case was then adjourned, for a week, when the witnesses for the prosecution are expected.

AN AMAU'S DISHONESTY,

The story of how a Chinese policeman failed to secure a thief, but managed, through sheer pluck to relieve him of a bundle containing over $3ro worth of property, was told at the Po- lice Count, last Monday. At about ten o'clockon Saturday sight, Chinese policeman 951, while on duty at Mongkok, saw a coolie with a large bundle slung over his shoulder approaching him from the direction of Hanghout. The THEFT FROM A WEALTHY CHINESE LADY. policeman waited, and when the coolie got abreast of him be barred his way,

*What's inside that bundle?” he asked. The coolie replied: "Clothes," "Where did you get it from the policeman pursued. ·

It is none of your business," the coolie.

answered. "The clothing is mine.”

"Open the bundle. I want to see the clothing," the policeman demanded.

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6th Inst. That the worries of a household are seldom palliated by a retinue of maid servants was examplified this morning, when a Chiccicamah -that very embodiment of the vinges that make for the true test of feminine patience in

THE MENU ELABORATE.

Collector of the Port F. S Stratton said that he had travelled much throughout the world, but never had he found so interesting a count try as Chion. The commercial Integrity of Chica, he said, wat high, and ought to be fol longed the world over.

A well-known authority on foreign firm

affairs, employed by the Government of a cer tain foreign country in Kobe, one day remark- ed to the writer:-"There is a god which the foreign-firm bando all worship devoutly. It is the god named Berat (large profit with little work) Before the gud of Borol, they will sacrifice everything without shame" "This authorily added, " In worshipping this god, edery Far Eastern home-was haled before

foreign-firm race have one word always on the Magistrate on a charge of theft. An Sham was the fair delinquent, and until last week

Commission in everything. In order to obtain their lips, that is the word - commission," "Do you?" queried the coolie:

was in the employ of a Chinese lady," Mrs.

commission they will risk all dangers, without And, taking the policeman "onawares, the Lau Woog Sz, residing at Seymour Terrace.

fear or shame. Here is an instance which is coolie, who was twice his size, knocked him The charge read out to the accused was that down. The policeman scrambled to his feet of stealing one gnid-monsted hair press set with

not an old story. One of these woubippers of and seized his assailant As he was eight pestis.. This rare ornament was of a

commission, misrepresenting his concubing at in the act of departing with the stated value of about $860. Mrs. Lau attended

his nativa village us a sister, offered her to a bundle. A fierce struggle followed. The theatrical entertainment on the 29th. ult.

„SPEAKS OF, COMMEICE,'

foreigner in charge of the export department policeman was not a match for the coolie. He and, like the rest of her sex, was bedecked The speech of iḥn'evening, from an orator) of his firm, The offer was accepted, and an. was thrown down, jumped upon and sat upon with “ jewellery, On her return home 'cal viewpoint, was that of Ng Poon Chew, result the banid was placed in a position which... he was picked up and placed up against a wall from the theatre she proceeded to have editor of the Chung Sai Yat. Fo, who spoke on entitled him to a large commission ovary and pummelled, and, notwithstanding this, not a bath. Removing the hair-press she placed it | "Our Commercial Relations." sant month. This authority further added that the one of the crowd present went to his assistence, in a jacket which she hung in the bath-room, "China," he said, “grows young with age, practice of offering, their concubines to, for- The Zukong, nevertheless, hung on to his man, The silk garment with the valuable hair orna In her contact with western civilization, the eigners was very common among the "foreign... and the bundle like grim' death He was ment had been forgotten and it was not until a bns absorbed new blood." The awakening of|firm,people”” it: amounted to only a trifling. buffered about like a cork on troubled waters, few days after that the lady realized her absent China means new ideas and new, wants and transaction forthem. For the saken boroi, they but the bundle never lost his hold. Finally, mindedness. It was then that she discovered the new requirements. The resurrecti;p' of old would.voj hesitate avento sall shoir own WİYOR, the coolie fearing that assistance, would soon loss of the valued counterpart of her headgear. Cathay means much to the metropolis of the When they cannot make money or get commis, arrive, shook off the Tukorg, and balled, A report was promptly made 10 the police, Pacific Is this new life of puss we need all sion by selling merchandise, they will sell their Picking himself ur, the fulong, whose face and Detective-Bergt. Watt proceeded to investi.horts of mechanical appliances, and we look to own concubines or wives without shime to for- was badly marked and bis uniform som to gate. The sergeant's questionings of three America for them. With this reawakening of eigners. Among such persons may be found i breds, returned to the Yan-masti Police Station amaha led to his suspicions being riveted on 400,000,000 of people lies vast possibilities for soma who would not hesitate to sell their qual with the bundle and reported to Inspector one of them, because of an unguarded statement the port of San Francisco, é infine my country, so long as they can make a large profe McHardy. When the bundle was opened accused has mado.. Sho was then “' shadowed.”. "The Wolled Sistes has been the traditional with little work. As an illustratĪD banknotes to the value of $109 and silk cloth Yesterday; the detective was rewarded by friend of Chips, and; friendship has its force thority painted opt to the writer that thereļikvas ing world over $100 were found. Later in the evidence being forthcoming, which fed him to aver in trade... Ve may be guilty of many sins, in Kobe's Japanese who carried about with night a report came from Hunghom that a locale the missing hair-press in the possession but never of the sld of ingratitude. We knox seeming pleasure a false, repo | burglary had been committed in a house on of another amab in a house in Robinson Road, thatthe fing which stands for honesty, principle victory which emanated fram

the Kowloon City, Road and a description of who admitted that the valpable, ornament and progress is the Star Spangled Bannerge during the time of the war. the goods stolen corresponded with those in the had been given, her for safe-keeping. Confron-Colagal John P. Irish asked the uer From this point of possession of the Yao mati, polica. Needless tod by her idend accused admitted the charge merchants to take home the thous to say they were returned to the aworn in balore. Mr. F. A. Hazalıod, ibis momisgirber Chinese merchants of San,

It is very unfortunata that Chinesa constable enterpriss belug rewarded with three months third of the import 9ct was not successfo, ing ending the thinly bet | Imprisonment, without the vandicínation of her believed thay wal

the same time credit, cara berivan Lim for (mai faol it the po mondo term their wages de the plucky way in which he saved the property.