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HONGKONG and KOWLOON. Hengkong, 15th July, 1909.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 17 1909.

VILLAGES FLOODED.

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE IN THE

NEW TERRITORY.

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TRIAL OF ALLEGED PIRATES,

·RE»KELRINGʻOF THE WEST, POINT RAID:

age the West Point police, in charge of Inspector Robertson, raided a house in Bel chais Street,, and arrested, saren |_ men—a cook, a coolie, a doctor, a boatman, a school- master, and 'two tailore--in whosn, posses sion was found a large number of arme, to wit, fighting irons, daggers, etc., gags and pepper, which, so it was alleged, were to be used by the suspects for attacking the crew of a cargo" boat called the Tai Ping on that day,

It will be remembered, that about a week.

The reader will also recollect that the accus ad were charged before Mr. F. A. Bazeland (first police magistrate) on the following day and being fochd guilty of having to their possession certain arass without permit from the Police, they were each fined $25, with the option of three months' hard labour.

Soon after the conviction was entered Mi. Crowther Smith, of Mesirs, d'Almada and

ware only lodgers in the and they had

Mr. Hazeland allowed the re-hearing, which, was heard at the Magistracy, this forenoon,

Han Hang, one of the detectives, who raided' the house, was re-called to the witness-box, and examined by the Court.

His Worship-When you entered this cubicle do understand from

your evidence- that all the seven men were there ?—Yes, all,

When you first saw the sixth defendant (the- boatman) where was he?--In the cubicle, sit ting on a bed.

Did you arrest him in the kitchen?—Yes.” And the seventh defendant?—He ran into the next cubicle and hid himself under a bed..

Did you pull him from under the bad?--Yes. Who paid the rent for the house ?—The aventh defendant,

Mr. Smith (cross-examining)—How many of

News was received in the Colony this morn -

recent rain storms in certaių, parts of the New *. The witness said that there is no door lead. Territory,

ing to the street from the kitchan, where tha sixth defendant ran. He did not find any weapons on the sixth and seventh defendants. There were four or five women in the bouse : the time of the rald. They warn sosted in the passage way.

At the time of writing it is impossible to catiuate the loss which the villagers will have

to suffer.

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The report which the police at headquarters has received is of a very meagre nature. Bot it can be imagined, nevertheless, what trouble

and misery those concerned have been put to.

The information placed at our disposal is to the effect that two villages, Chung Hak and Chung Chai, is the Pingshau district, which is opposite Castle Peak Bay, are flooded,

The water has risen to a height of four feet, and the people have been driven out of their

houses,

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. Mr. Smith Did you search the rest of tha floor?—Yes.

And you didn't find any more weapons? No..

Detective Choy Tim said that on Sunday last, at 8.30 p.m., he want to No. 27, Belchers Street (ground floor) in company with two

other men. When be entered the house he

nation and the scourge of evil doers. Speak-though the culprits were duly punished. question of telegrams they should occasion. His Excellency the Governor has given his ing of the days of Commodore Perry, whose General Omura introduced, in the 3rd year ally give some thought to the immense cost assent, in the name and on behalf of Hin Ma- plight under the Japanere guns brought of Meiji, the foundation of a foreign military involved in anything like a half and half ser-jesty the King, to the fallowing Ordinancs forth the memorable remark that "Blood is system into Japan, and was for that, en vice. The subject was discussed at one of passed by the Legislative Council: AR Ordi thicker than water," the Count stated to lightened patriotism assassinated, but his the meetings of the Imperial Press Confertara) Ordinance, 190; and management of rall nance to amend the Companies (Lacs! Regis the representative of our contemporary that memory is now honoure by a statue ja énce and

and as a Straits contemporary points, WAYE. A. S. WATSON & CO., the country at that time was ront with dis. Tokyo. So it was down with reformers in out the matter is of vital interest to people

turbance beth from without and within, those days, and avaunt civilisation. The in the Far East. "You cannot justrict the AM Indian dairyman residing in a matsbed as From without came the pressure of Western change that has come across the face of the democracy at a shilling a word" was the Yaumati, was, in the Police Court, to-day, civilisation; from within was the distracting country in half a century is almost, incretite observation made by Mr. Standley charged by Sergeant McDonald, with allowing force of domestic politics. Commodore dible and would certainly stun any of those Reed, of Bombay. He was referring to the bis cattle to stray on Crown land: The de Perry first came in 1853, then in 1854 and who were prepared to take up their residence appeal of Lord Rosebery "that the journalists fendant's excuse was that he could not help it,

bat be had to pay a fee of $7 nevertheless. 1856, and he was followed by the conclusion in Yokohama on the rat of July, 1859 of India would give some guidance to our of the Treaty of Five Nations-England, As for the Count's opinion of the general democracy," and we conclude from the con- A FARMER, Chan Yuk Ham, who was twice Holland, America, France and Russia. effects upon Yokohama of its opening to text that what the great orator had in his bacished from the Colony, returned a few days During these six years, 1853-9, Japan was foreign trade, His Excellency said that, wind was the paltry and scrappy character ago and was arrested yesterday. He was char riven with conflicting views-some thought sometimes, things looked at one time with of the information that is sent him about aed in the Police Court, this morolog, with the foreigners should be kept out at all costs dissatisfaction became "satisfactory" at au- occurrences in that great dependency. To disobeying an order of banishment, to which MANUFACTURERS. and the sanctity of the Emperor and his other. In the Harris' Treaty, Kanagawa a considerable extent the same, observa charge tre pleaded guilty, and was sentenced

territory be maintained; some realized that was the name of the port opened, but owing tion applies to news from all parts of the to a year's bard labour and six hours' stocks, the time had come when the foreigners must to its proximity to the Tokaido and conse Empire. A correspondent for the Bri SENTENCE of six weeks? hard labour wor* be admitted, but were resolved to take the quest danger of friction between foreigners tish preas, whether he is located in Hong. six hours' stocks was passed, by Mr. F. A. Smith, applied for the re-hearing of the case in step only on condition that the prestige of and passing trains of Daimyos, the locals of kong, Singapore, or Bombay, has to weigh Hazeland, in the Police Court, today, upon the matter of the boatman. His grounds for the Emperor be preserved. These latter, of the port was changed to Yokohama, The every word he sends a score of times, coolie samed Chao, Hop, who was accused course, finally had their way, when the Tairo, foreigners, according to the Coant, raised because he knows that the aggregate tax of stealing six tips of milk from one of the applying for a re-trial were that the two men in warehouses award by the Hongkong and Kow-question know nothing of the matter, that they or Special Emergency Premier, decided to the greatest Abjection to going to Yokohama, upon the rats for the realities four to foou Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, yesterday, no hand in the affairs CHAM-open the country and concluded a treaty to and the Government had to use its greatest enormous that even the wealthiest journal, Mr. J. Heron, the wharfuger, profecated.

are incapable of bearing the burden of a that effect. Of course the people were up in influence to make Japanese business men arms against auch action but the Tairo go to trade with foreigners. But during really adequate service. When we reverse Ar the instance of Mr, A. Course, traffic zu- appears to have been a man of courage for forty or fifty years Yokohama has become a the directions of the messages, it follows as a perintendent of the Electric Traction Com- he never faltered but steadfastly adhered to prosperous city and, including Kanagawa, matter of course that the burden is still more pany, a man named Chan Kam was charged his principle expressed in modern language has a population amounting to 300,000. onerous, because colonial possibilities of in the Police Court, today, with theft. The de- fendant was employed as house coolie by com as the.." open door." One remark made With regard to the apprehension that circulation are far more restricted, and con

plainant. Yesterday, Chas entered the power. by the Count in this connection Kobe was forging ahead of Yokohama the sequently the income available for the pur tours and was seen leaving the premises with reads rather curiously. The interviewer. Count said emphatically that in his opinion chase of new is much smaller. To bring out

a bucket which contained a quantity of phos.. writes: "This action of the Tairo Baron there was not the slightest reason for Yoko a single day's record of a great cricket match pur, bronze and brass He was seized, and on li Kamon-no-Kami, Count', Okuma adhama people entertaining such a feeling. In may cost the colonial acwspaper the whole being searched Mr. Course's silver cigarette

Whore was the seventh man (the schoolmas mitted, had been and still was the subject the first place, the Panama Canal would be year's subscriptions of several of its patrons,case was found in his pocket. The case was of controversy among his countrymen." Can opened six or seven years-the American for every word casts 55 cents, and to removed from a cupboard in the house. Deter)He was also sealed on a bed.

You said that the sixth defendant ran into the REFRESHING. it be that there is a section of the population Government said six. When the canal is Bengkong go

fendant was sentenced to six hours' stocks on. cents, and code mes-

kitchen when you appeared ?--Y., · the first charge, and to fourteen days' gaol on

Why did allow that ?-Because I had to look of Japan which regrets the day when Japan completed all goods from Europe. that now sages would not be permitted to travel at

the second, was opened to foreigners and still longs for go via Suez will come through Panama to press rates, even if it were possible to contrive

after the others. the blessed hour when the last of the tribe Yokohama; instead of to Kobe. In the a "code Bexible enough to cover, in a form shall have disappeared? We can scarcely second place, the United States and the simple enough for daily use, the infinite varie- bring ourselves to think so, for why all these South American States will make a very ty of subjects with which a newspaper has to Welcome Societies and mayoral invitations great development in a short time. Canada. deal. We tend to lose touch with Home senti- which flood most newspaper offices at the has been making an enormous developmentment and affairs because the acanty scraps of opening of each tourist season? Why all just now, and the U.S. with its 80 millions news available are insufficicut to preserve our those palatial hotels which are primarily in of population will increase its output stupien interest, and few of us, unless compelled bying of the damage which has been done by the you went to this house? Three. tended for foreigners and those handsome dously. The territories east of the Rockies professional necessity, have the energy, to booklets and guides describing the beauties are already fully, populated, but those west supplement what the cables have 'said by and characteristic features of Japan? If there of the range are sparsely populated. There a careful perusal of mouth-old home papers be such a section it must be of infinitesimal fore American development must be in the when the mail comes to hand. That it size and of no standing whatever, because west, which means a vast increase in the would make people at home more sympa we hear nothing of it at this short distance volume of American trade which must passthetic towards the Colonies and India, and from Dal Nippon. Perhaps the Count simply through Yokohama. In the third place, look the people in India and the Colonies more A. S. WATSON & CO., believes that some of the conditions which ing at the interior condition of Japan, we find conscious of the Imperial ties if there were existed when he was in his youth have the western provinces well developed, but the a better interchange of news is a matter LIMITED,

not yet passed away or has not taken northern part still undeveloped. As this which does not, we think, admit of doubt, the trouble to discover the actual facts, section is exploited, all its productions for Speaking to the Imperial Presemes recently, As a Samurai he himself as he explicit export will find an outlet in Yokohama. In the Prime Minister gave them no hope that (28ly states was against the Shogunate who the fourth place, there must be considered matters would be mended in this respect. favoured the incoming of foreigners, and the great increase in the population and The writer of these lines must have felt that it is just possible that the old feeling has not prosperity of Tokyo. That city-is perhaps he was threshing a well worn subject which been entirely eradicated from his mind. not destined to become so developed as dispirits every conscientious editor. And His opinions were somewhat changed, we London, but probably, will become the equal yet people will over and over again fling in are-told;-by-the-study-of-foreign-conditions-af Berlin, and any increase in the prosperity their face the appearance of a Far Eastern "through the medium of Dutch literature, which was the only medium then available. crease in the prosperity of Yokohama. Alt He remembered that even books in that these four features of Yokohama's future, language were difficult to get and very ex combined, formed a very strong guarantee pensive. Only works on science, medicine, of her assured prosperity in the years to mathematics; and so forth, were obtainable, come, and the Count took occasion to warn and these could not be purchased directly, foreigners that they had been blind to but had to be procured through Government these chances, and to advise them (es agents, as much as V.20 or V.30 being ask-pecially, he said, the English merchants) ed for one small volume. But thanks to to open their eyes, assume greater ac this study, the Count's views had become tivity, bring more capital and invest it more rather liberal, and he held that it was quite largely in business in the port. The Count necessary to open the country to foreigners; said that he was aware that Englishmen have that the Shogunate should be entirely des troyed and the Emperor be restored to power. But the Samurai generally, or war. like party, were opposed to such a liberal view, which was approved only by the minority." The treaty was signed, by a roup de main, in 1858 and on the 1st of July, 1859, Yokohama was opened to foreign trade under proper restrictions The political atmosphere at the time was very stormy, on account of the oc casions having arisen for the selection of an heir to the Shogunate, As the inter In celebration of the jubilee of Yokohama

viewer puts it: "Copat Okuma retains a since the port was opened-to-foreign-vivid memory of the excitement of those trade the Japan Gazette has published as a supplement a magnificent compilation of times. Though forbidden, he went secretly the events which have occurred during the to Kyoto on several occasions, the first time in 1861, visiting the courtiers' houses, and last fifty years, besides giving, sketches of the thus picking up news, and helping to in notable men and outstanding incidents of

fluence public opinion. Of course there the period. Naturally the volume, or ma- gazine, would be full of interest merely on

were no newspapers, and the suppressed ex- - account of the circumstance of what the

citement eculd only find partial vent in Gazette somewhat pedantically terms "Yoko secret meetings. Public meetings were for. bama's semi-centennial," but it is worth bidden, and even private discussion of ex- more than a passing glance and will prob clusion and the status of the Emperor stern- ably be kept by old residents as a souvenirly discouraged." Twice Count Okuma was of their early days in the kingdom of the imprisoned for persistent liberalism, in 1865 Rising Sua. All sorts and conditions of and aguia in 1866, so that the old states. people have been caught in the editorial man was a bit of a firebrand in his youth as well as in his maturer years. drag.net and compelled to contribute to the

In 1866, he visited Yokohama at the time bulky composition, and there is scarcely a subject la which the foreign community is

of the great fire. He remembers-28-2 NEWS 1ELEGRAMS_TO_THE interested that is not mentioned and dealt Samurai, always accustomed to wear two swords, the great effect produced on him by with at length between the corers of this ex

The average newspaper reader in the Far ceedingly interesting supplement. Having

the fact that, in order to travel safely at the East is a consistant and licensed grumbler no memories of Yokohams, and having no no time he had to give up both of them on that in respect to the character of the print which tion of the place beyond that it is great Pacific visit He found the country rather more he honours with his patronage. He would terminal port-a fact which is driven into reconciled to the foreign "invasion," but have the paper crammed with telegraphic one's head by every newspaper that turns up there were constantly recurring evidences of news from London, Berlip, Paris and Now we naturally turned to an article which partial dissatisfaction among the people. York. He would have the news of the promised to be of more than

parochial in

When Sir Henry: Parkes was proceeding to world at his dinner-table every evening and terest. It is described as a special Interview the Court at Kyoto to submit his credentials If be had his way he would consent to par With Count Okuma, the out-spoken, blunt his attendants were attacked in the streets with one cent for the service. It is the pri- and caustic veteran who at the age of, yx some French officers and sailors at Kobe vilego of readers to grumble and to show poses is still a force in the counsels of the were also assailed on another occasion, how a newpaper should be run but on the

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1909,

YOKOHAMA'S JUBILEE

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Paddy fielda have been destroyed, and the output of rice from that district this year will fall considerably below the average.

saw, through a crack in the partition, seven. man in the first cubicle. Some of them were seated, while others were standing. Daca inside the cubicle the men were searched. The two defendants made an ati

other detective. After searching the men and finding the weapons, he assisted in taking the men to the station.

of Tokyo will be directly reflected in an in-newspaper as compared with the Londonthe-loss-of-a-large-oumbar-of-poultry-and-pigs,tempt-to-ascape, but were captured-by-an-

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discrimination be

halfpenny papers. They forget that the Daily Mail has an avowed circulation of half a million daily and the Daily Telegraph has about the same. Other papers, such as the Morning Leider guarantee their circula- tion to be over 250,000. We are confident that there is not a circulation of a quarter of

The rise of the water is also responsible for

while considerable damage has been done to houses the foundation of a great many being Breatly affected, and collapses are expected to

take place.

There is no report of any person being drowned. The amount of the damage done is considerable.

Later accounts received show that the water

THE OLD "ZAFIRO..

SOLD FOR JUNK.

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Mr. Smith-Have you ever seen any of these seven man before?"-No.

The witness could not identify the two men who tried to escape. He believed, however, that they were the defendants as there were no other men, besides the seven, in the house, The sitting room of the house looked to witness. like a school owing to the presence of a number of tables.

- Mr. Smith submitted that the defendants occupied the second and, third cubicles, and at the time of the raid the sixth defendant was

A Puget Sound despatch of 17th alt, says: seated at a table writing. He was learning The historic merchant steamer, Zafiro, which | la write, being taught by the seventh man-the played an important part in the Spanish-Ameri-school-master, and it was very unlikely that can war, is soon to lose her entity in a junk they were mixed up in this matter. Like all Meyard, according to the report bere. The vessel other Chinese they were afraid of authority, is to be sold to the Chicago Junk Company, of and when the polica entered they ran in order Seattle, whose offer to pay $3,300 for the vessel to get out of the raid. was the only one received in response to adver-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE_King's exequatur empowering Mr. noel Domingo Derteano to act as Consul-Gen- eral for Fera at Hongkong has received His Majesty's signaturė,

tisements for bids. The Zafiro is considered useless as a ship and will probably be broken up for jook. She is a steel, schooner-rigged vassal of 1,200 tons displacement and was built in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1884. She carries a British register.

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The evidence of the boatman followed, the gist of which was a total denial of any know. ledge of the matter. The defendant said thag he had only been in the Colony for about five months and during his stay here he was DID= ployed by a man named Mok Hok, who, on being called, said that defendant Sad been with him for three years i

Mr. Smith, on-bearing the contradictions said that it was no use bis going on with the

His Worship:You say that the sixth defen. dant was in your employ for three years, Ha says he was only with you for five months. How do you account for that?

a million papers daily taking every printelis receding in certain parts and that the vil sheet published between Colombo and Yoko lagers are returning to their houses. hams. With regard to the cost of telegrams however, it is probable that when Marconi begins to extend his wings we shall see a a large amount of surplus capital. It was revolution in the price, and it is to be hoped best for them to invest that capital in busi-that day is not far distant. Dess enterprises in Japan. In two years, when the new Treaties are concluded, there will not longer exist tween Japanese 200 foreigners as to the sight of possessing land and immovable property, mining and so forth. Japan will provide a very safe field of investment, for foreigners: Two Chisamen living at Motomachi, 2-chome, The only thing to be hoped in connection Kobe, were arrested by a policeman on the with the proposed Japanese revision of the night of the 30th ultimo, in the act of smoking Tariff was that the Japanese should not opium. They are now being examined at the adopt the protective principle, but make Kobe Police Station.

Then it is notified in the Garette for the guidance of their tariff a tariff for revenue only.

When Commodore Dowey was planning to Industry and manufacturing-in-Japan-would-all-concerned that his Majesty-be-King-has-proceed against Manila to capture or destroy prosper, "In view of the probable tura of ruled that flags should be flown at half-mast on the Bpanish flest there, he was in dire need of events," Count Okung insisted, "foreigners the day of the death of any Foreign Sovereign coal, The only fast obtainable was that aboard case

And I also on the day of the funeral, should endeavour to take the proper steps to

the merchant steamers Zafiro and Nanshaný seize a great opportunity, by investing in Yoko This board of directors of the Oanka Shosen British vessels engaged in traffic along the ham, now and from now, in preparation Kaiaba has decided to pay a dividend for the China count. The owners were asked, by the for rising values in the future" As we have half-year just ended at the rate of 6 per cent paymaster of Dewey's fleet to put a price on the said the "Japan Gaseffe's Semi-Centennial," peraunum. This decision is to be placed be- cargoes of coal. They refused to sell the despite its.cumay webfooted title, is a refore the half-yearly general meeting convened cargoes unless the ships were included in the sale. Realizing that the Americans, woro in markably interesting production giving glimpses of early days in the land of the FORMERLY in command of the Boston Steam desperate need of coal, the owners placed a ship Company's scamer Shawmut, Captain E, price apon their vassals which was considered cherry and the chrysanthemum, and it will V. Roberts on June isih took over the com exorbitant. But it was no time to baggle over appeal to the general resident in the Orient mand of the Hill line Minnesota in place of prices, so both ships, with their precious who has not seen Japan quite as much as it Captain Charles Austin, who has been her cargoes, were purchased. The Zafiro, and Nathan were in the. Hins of battla in is bound to do to the foreign resident of master for 'several years,

Manila bay, the former as a supply ship A young Chinaman, dressed, in "a"brown". IT is reported that the Russian Minister of

and the latter as collier. Subsequently water gauze coat anda pair of blue trodser War will pay a visit of laspection to Siberia the Zafiro was used as a dispatch craft in which were a size too small for bies, and which and Manchuria doring the cording autuma. the Philippines. Several years ago who was had seen better days, stepped into the He will inspect the condition of the Baikal, brought to this yard and has bead bore ever witness box at the Magistracy, at noon to-day East China, and other railways and also the since. She had already outlived her usefulness, to give evidence on his own behall," The man" condition of the rivers Sungari ned Amur, but all the time she has been here, it has been had been arrested on a charge of being in us- Two scientists, Professor Ichibsha and Pro- necessary to have a watchman on board at all lawful possession of arms. fessor Kokers, of the College of Sciences of hours. This expense has run up to many thou Hills Worship What are you ?... the Imparial University, started from Taiboko sands of dollars while the vertel has remained in Fermoss on the 2nd instant for Mount Mor idle at this yard. The navy offered, the Zofins rison, or Niltaks as it has been re named by to the army for Acable ship, but the army found the Japanese, for the purpose of making that she would be useless for this purpose. She astronomical observations. They are accom was offered for sale on various occasions. The Observatory And expect to spend about, a and the last was Spoco. The Chicage Junk panied by officials of the Taiboku Astronomical | first price fixed by the department was $10,000) month on the top of the mountain, which is Company of Seattle made an offer of $3,300 13,8ko last high, and is thus the highest mous and this will be accepted. The Nasikan ta stili tain in Japanese territory,

a mayai nukillary yannel, in dalatie waters,

Yokohama.

ORIENT.

for the sand instant,

Witness-Ho is lying.

His Worship said he was quite satisfied that the two defendants had nothing to do with the matter and discharged them

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A SHOELESS SCHOOL-MASTER.

▲ REASON FOR BEING MINUS “SHQES.

Defendant-A school-master." A schoolmaster?--Yox,|||| How is it that you are a school-master and you do not wear shook ?--Id the hurry to get away 1 kicked them off (Laughter.)

feet look as if he was in the habit of wearing Mr. Crowther. Smith (for the defence)→→His shows. (Laughter), blitz

And the examination of the prok:sory