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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 24 Toro

The celestin guided

of Hongkong were hopelessly exposed our issue of justerday.

- an organization so secret and so powerful as the Tin-12a Kek in initiating young men into dangerous forms of vice and Into the still more parníciort and perilous path of the secret mazs of such diely organis tions as those which spring from or are controlled by the Triads will ba seèn by any, one who read our article of yesterday evening. We are told that in Kulangis, Awoy, thera used to exist a strong combination of house-boys, cooks and

cpolies who costrived to elude the law and to

take it in turn to meet in the servants quarters of the various European residents of regular in tervals. One of the Confuls at least ibus, un-, wittingly afforded from time to tie the hospi.

The Ricksha Strike.

COOLIES VACILLATION.

VEHICLE OWNERS AND PULLERS"

VĒLĪDEPOSIT,MONEY:"

Vacillation seems to sway the minds of a section of the twelve kundred odd rickaba pull- one who slace. Wednesday lasi havo laid down their shalls and remated in a condition of sweet idleness. Sa forg as the Triads, have the wherewithal to keep the large army fed on their bowl of rice and saliva condiments so long will the ignorant coolles-half savage and half child”-be content 10 fellow in blind ignorance the land of their misguided elders. Yesterday morning tentative tests on the part of the district watchmen to defy intimidation and violence by compelling a few of the coolies to drive them along the Sayingpop district failed to instil'conrage into the hearts of the

TIMID FALLOWELLBE

Hongkong to Peru,

sant himself, pencody, bafore the Consul, who

N CEL

CHINESE MERCHANTS TO SOUTH AMERICA.

ARENA TRATTIC STRICTLY REGULATED..

correspon

"the despatch and passport, f thì min là tro photograph,

abar

One of the busiest men in this Colony today in Senor Macedo, the Consul for Paru. For the steamship Hongkong Mars, of the Tekyn Kisen Kalsak, in lesving to-morrow far Callao,¦ ¦ OUR REPRESENTATIVE WAS PRIVILEGED and she will carry about two hundred past to see an actual instance of this. The Peru

ugers from China. They will all be Chinese, Tier Consu', Señor Macedo, with the Total's written off for depreciati but not one of them will be wearing Chloess despatch his hand, questioned an individual been written off of acoust clothes or the distinctive Obinase høad dress, and of course among bis questions were “What The balance the queue. All of them will be happy and city are you going to in Ford What Grm there

of profit and loss: contented, looking forward to a land flowing; if do you belong to ?” Bon the

questions 1909, it is prope not with milk and honey, with, at all avants, were answered widely different from: the

No dividend will good gold ponads Pezuvido, equal in waight particulars given la

despatch and donants to starling,

tomicertain whether he is the man das the depa My Failure to prove this identif tion in any particular invariably leads to stern. ton Co, Ltd will take place rolusal to let the man go to Peru.

auts that to,000 had

at 38 the underwriting account, and that

Of course, id Señ Ancado, sin a case like that I could not give my vid to the paus port or sanction the man's going to Pero, 156

sul that he succeeded in detecting several bad stringent are the measures taken by the Con.

some time ago, and be promptly so a vigorous protest to the Taot's concern desiring him to lastruct the Chamber of Commerco zesponsible to exercise, mors to coolin labourers falsely representing the selves to be employed in trade, or business.

£7.537.00

ommended.

MAÇÃO OPIUM FARME

ulity of his premises to the grosses breaches of the Law. Not only did gambling go on at these unholy mietings, but all kinds of villainy were planned and oron whose house was to be ths scone of the pext robbery, and in whose premises the bonly was to be signed until it ace, were too cute to molest the blacklega forted to by the" untives as a synonym for all caro in casuring that passports are not granted ther information in connection with the new.

course of the day. It must have been evident to accept ordinary paslaugers lathe

to the knowing onel that, the morning pay-' sengers were no other than mon aimed with authority to put to the test the temper of the recatcitrant coolies who, in the circumst. requisliigsed into enforced service aud Cassured of freedom fign violence po “the part of their compatriots. There could be no question that quite a bomber had manifested

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In the bulgess section, of the present issus we publish the detailed terms and conditions relating to the new Oplom Farm Besides the particulars contalsad in the adver dacao,

tisement, intending tenderers desiring any for Opium Monopoly at Macao are requested to during office hours, MAJ. "). Leiria, the genial apply at the Portuguess Consalito any day. official, will be very willing to obil

Iet Seal Capsule - 28.60 2.40 Berkeley ickil. When he airuck, be strick hair willingness to the District: Watchmen and vice voisi At a time when labour was fait and sincerity that every effort would be further particulars not confained in the notif

would be get away... A"very, quaigt and upan -21.60 1.80 ming man was the Superintendent of Police 0000, Vio

and Secretary to the Municipal Council, Mr. C.

hird and waibisk wo are so much mistakes in asserting that by far the greater portion of goods subbed from foreigners in Kalangiu during Seal Capsule-37.60 3.30 1 year was secovered and restored to its owners by the resolute efficiency of that officer. However, if he had not previously broken up

E Vory Fine Old Tawny, White

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THE 8,5. MONTROSE” TOOK SIX HUNDRED smmigrants to Called on the zid instant. What Chlosse in a country of which one might ima in the traction for these large numbers of

ġine little was koowa in China 2: Why in miìch eagerness shown to go to a ladd, where even pidgin English is spoken with a Spanish accented, when spoken at mil, and where Chinese is ro-

that is mysterious? LAW

NO COOLIE EMIGRANTS go to Peru. By the old Treaty of 1874 Peruvian citizens might eater China and trade there,

yesterday to resume work, but as they were in wanted in the mices the Chinese coolie a minority they dare aor give affect to their emigration to Pern was very considerable. wishes, such is the moral restraint they are Later on, especially when agricultural in labouring under by reason of the secret tereits began to equal that of mining in one influences of their Guild. They, therefore, of the richest Gelds for agriculture uit. elected to adopt

is for mining in the world, Ohinota la bourers word prepárad to work for far less remuntration than masive Peruvians The popular discontent vaated heelf on the Chin can, and the President foaring tiois and attacks TODAY AT 3 O'CLOCK- pa' the Chipsis residents decided to abolish immigration from China altogether. But this was protested against by Chion and finally the Chinese Minister in Washington, DR. WU TINO-PANOJ

· FARAN POLICY

and await eveals today, when it was thought yesterday that the headinen will have reached the pad of the rope and exhausted their re sources which have up to now asbled the man to be quite easy in a condition of apparent quiescent satisfaction.

SPECIALLY DEPU1ID

The Total replied regretting the occurrence of such cases, and stating with evident good made to prevent them in futura. Of course it is extremely hard to avoid some evasions of the law. However, Senor Macedo is a skilled, cross-examiner, and not easily deceived,

hote Moreover, be insists on ascertaining whether gach applicant can read and write Chinese, and that he can do is far more than any mere and destroyed the old organization of enemics

labauter possibly could. In fact avery safe raw and order, he would probably have fali

guard la red and was being used until ed in recovering any of the booty at all. Of

the applicants all went to the disinfecting course a small place isn't a big place, aby

halk, and there bathed and were disinfected, child know that, and that a population

they and their belongings, after a careful like ours can conceal that which Kulang Shak-cong-laul, in the Western district, lest Those whose business or duty took them to

medical examination to cusura mo ung suffering from trachoma or any other lnfectious disease Per Per cannot. But we must point out that one night observed on retorning, between midnight was specially deputed by the Wai Wu Pa to getting through as in emigrant to Potu: Dotes Battle European in charge of a very small body and 22.30 a.m. this morning, a few, rickshas proceed to Lima to arrange the whole quanion,

This evening at 5 they are embarking on the $19.60 $1.70 of Police wode him has against him very plying for hire in the western and. Some eyen This be did with his well-knowo tact and Hongkong Muru, where minus their queues and 28.60 2.05 heavy odda eva in a comparatively small place ventured to take theirfares to town. So far an ability. First pointing out that Treaty repudia-dressed in European clothes they will bo rai 23.00 2.06 like Kulangsu, especially when the forces of it could be ascertained this morning, Folication was contrary to international law, and by viewed by Secor Macedo to-morrow morning

diso der are aided by "Heavenly advisors" headquarters have bad de information that the dissolving all the bonds of good laith and mus just before the steamer laavona 29.60.2.55

men who ventured out last night had been (val trust between nations was a suro futuro among the Reciet and clusiva Triads. The subjected, to any ill treatment for have they cause of billerses's and race hatred, besides by the Government of Peru for the Important 32.60 2.80

very word "Tin" betrays the deadly source of been served with threats of gay kind. One little being a probable cause, in the present, of tleting task of supervising the working of the pro. 48.60 4.10 all this evil. For the Trind Society is known incident is, however, reported. It is stated that, and bloodshed, he urged the President and bis visions of Dr. Wading-fang's Protocol, and 55.60. 4.70 by the union of "Tien" or "Tio, meaning upon returning to Sayingpun last night, Foreign Minister to give their adherence to al-controlling this emigration, as wall to atend to

Heaven, "Ti" meaning Earth, and "jen" mao,

afier alighting bis farm at the latter's des- ready existing agreements, and to the principle. 'the growing interests of Pera to this part of the tination in the city, the puller was set upod, that Chinese emigration to f'eru could not be would, Senor Macedo is the "7 It is also known as the Heaven and Earth So by a contière he made him deliver the money stopped at the bare will of Pera atone, bat the clety. The rasgais who 'sway the multitudes carded by the jurasy. The argument em conrent of Chint must be a condition precedent of affiliated members are' enemies of all Law ployed to justification of the action was that: in any change of regulations. Then he intimate save their own, and are the avowed foes of "You take the fare; we take the money!" ed that he could auswer for it that the Government wherever they are. They deserve There may be as mere in this incident than arguments drged by the President should be theft clothed under the guise of the exigencies met more than half way; in fact, be meat, so co-moré méicy than that other secret assocle of the circumstance who the money was far as to admit Pero's contention that it was tion in India. Thuggen. We have hard enme demanded, tu excuse, for a penalty for as much in the interests of the Chinese them, putty-headed anes claim consideration for the breach of the strike, agreement. The man selves as in ibora of the Peruvians that means Titads on the ground that they were a politi. | wan caught by the Police in fagrante delicta should be devised to restrict in influx of Asiatic cal society, anti-Menchu and therefore anti-and was removed in the West Point Police manual labourers in competition with the native Ta-Ch'iog.dynally ip China. As if that made Station, where he was discharged by the Police agriculturists. S

officials. It is-jum: possible that the Police them nay batteil. No amount of false pretence auth: rities decided on this step in order to of ancient loyalty to the Chinese Mings will avoid creating an ill-feeling between factious

Infatuous character of these secret organiz i- alleror' diminish the 'disreputable and indeed parties and thus unittingly lead to perhaps serious trouble. There may be more in the tions. One and all they are directed against matter than meets the eye. any orderly and lawful Government; and the Eritish' Raj has no more treacherous and repti- liau (on than the human serpents whe poison by shameful vices the characters of young man and sick them into the corruptions of Shek long-inui,

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On May 29, 1910, at "Glencairn/-Dalkeith, Scotland, to the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. G. Reynolds Turner (of Hweian kiloo, Amoy), a daughter, (Edith Mary).

On Saturday June 13, 1910, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. O, H.V. Wrison, a 100, James Heathcote Vernon."

The Hongkong Celegraph

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

A JAPANESE wa fined $to at the Magistracy hig morning for being draak and disorderly. A COOLIE WAT girch two mouths hard labour at the Magistracy this morning for snatching ja watch in Qaser's Road. !''. 200

Two Chiness were awarded fourteen days' hard labour and four hours stocks in the Police Court this mordjog for stealing a blasker. A NATIVE dispatch says that the Ministry of Finance proposes to mint 6,000,000,000 of the

OWNERS IN CONSULTATION,

Last night one of the owners of the rickshas went up to the Watch House at Sairingpun and desired a consultation with the bead watch- man. He put it to the latter that the owner otika vabicles had conceived the idea of pra senting

A PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT

THE PERUVIAN FOREIGN OFFICE

did not fail to porat out that violent popular hatred directed into a racial channel flowing with economic rivalry could only end in dire massacres. At last the abla diplomatists on both sides succeeded in making an agreement which was embodied in the Protocol sigued by Dr. Wa Ting-fang and the Foreign Minister of Peru on August 20.b, 19 190 191

BY THIS PROTOCOL

or may Chinese poor persons go to that coun so Chinese manual labourer may enter Peru,

ry in spach of unskilled manual labour Only those going to Peru under employment by con- oraying to be infomed what terms the Govero act in some trade, business or profession may meat would agree to in order to reach a mutual eren apply for permission to go there. This boderitanding, with the coglies so as to | is done ús follówn s terminate the strike forbwith, The owners EVERY WOULD BE EMIOR INT complain that they caunal afford to pay from Chinato Peru'mos: apply to the Chloese Govexoment the cost of the vehicla licences and yet receive nothing from the hirers during the period of idleness forced upon them through no fault of their own defen

At a fer hour the owners' delegate called again bod explaiced that, on second thought boy would desist for the present from the submission of the petition to Government, They had been led to that conclusion that the coolies were almost at the end of their resources.

They were fornfied in this opinion by the

Chamber of Commerce of the Province whence an comes, fox & pinion to go to Foru. The id Chamber ascenteis saama, age, etc and profession or business, and the reasons why he applies for leave to omigrain to Pero, wall as the same of the district and city al Peru whale he lotands to reilda and the name of his alleged employer or partner in business in that place, No loophole is left for sscipo.

facis to the commercial Intendant, or Tastal, a charge of industrial and commercial efalis and be grants & passport in English and Chl nose, af

* follows? *

|

RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE. Educated in England, and with a strong sym, pathy for English ideas of justice and liberty; he has had a long and hard worked training, in Consular and diplomatic work, Beginning in London he was afterwards for five years Vice-Consol in New York, a very arduous and responsible psat in his service, Thence transferred to Glasgow whose there are vast francial interesia involved in Peru, acquitted himself so tactully and cessfully of his duties as Consul, that his departure for this Colony on promotion on this special mission was greatly and publicly regretted.

He kindly informed our zepresentative that he bid no doubt of the sincerity of the Chinese Authorities in carrying out the stipula tious of the agreement contained in the Protocal. He thought that his own gifaris would probably not be unsuccessful ink kooping aut undesirabļos. From what wasiw wa think that he is very likely to be entirely successful.

HONGKONG JOURNALIST

HONOURED....

MR. W. H. DÓNÁLD RECEIVES PORTUGUESE ORDER.

cation published elsewhere in this paper.

EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH

ALLEGED. FRAUD. -

ALLEGATION OF HANDING BAD CHEQUE

GAINST JOHN GRANT.

Before MER. Hallifax, First Police Magistrate, is the Police Court this afternoOD, John Grant was charged with having obtained from Lim Po a compradora's foki, on the 19th April last, the sum of Sto-by means of faten pretences, jo wit, the bacding of a cheque on a bank, knowing that he had no account the bank. Detect Sergeant Appleton prosa- Cated and Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appeared for the defondant, y

Complainant stated that he belonged to a compradore's shop at No. 8, Victoria Street, On the 19th April last, at about 5'p.m, de- fendant came to his shop sed asked for the sum of $10. He was given the mɔasy, and asded witness a cheque for the amount and asked him to go and have it cashed at the back, Wilne banked ibe cheque to the Man Lee Dairy farm, who returned it, saying that bero was nomonay in the bank. On the after- noon of, the following day, he received a letter" from the defendant saying that he had lost his cheque book and asking him not to present the cheque at the bank. The letter wai mat sent by post but was brought to witonss (by somebody.

Sergeant Appleton-Did you have dealings with defendaal before ?

Witness—Yes.

Would you have given him the money if you knew the cheque was going to be dishonoured i

At this point, Mr. Appleton asked that the caso be adjourned, as he wished to call a nume box of witness and to put in further cheques, one of which was for Sitó, .

Mr. Gardiner-Thon in fairness to the de fendant i ask that he should be committed for trial and have all the charges made into one.

Mr. Appleton objected.

Mr. Gardiner said otherwise the other, che ques would be put in without his knowing any-- hing about them,

His Worship upheld Sergeant Appleton and formally adjourned the cas: to the 4th of July,

CLAIM FOR FOOD SUPPLIED.

SOLICITOR BAYS, CLIENT DOES NOT POSSESS

GARGANTUAN APPETITES

Mr. W. H. Donald, well known in Hongkong journalistic circles and resident correspondent in Hongkong and South Chinn for the New Before Mr. Justice Elziland, Acting Palste Fork Herald, is to be congratulated upon the Judge, in the Summary Cont this mor humour stcently conferred upon him by a for an action was mentioned in which sige Government. We hear that that genite sought to recover the sum of $30 man has been advised that a privais, despatch amount of balance dus for refreshments sold was received in Hongkong by the English mail and delivered. Mr. U. V. Stusvenson, of yesterday, to the effect that Mr. Donald has Deacon, Locker and Deacon, app barn honoured by the Portuguese Government the plaintifs and

GE CHITOBCY celos for issue this year, and that pullers, who had made overtures for a return. Then the Chamber of Commerce raport all the | with the Order of Chile,

Rus, Jan worknits will bicomployed for the work, WA TWO masters visteam-launches were fined $50 each at the Magistracy this morning or carry- || jng pasien jers lu excess of the number allowed. Tarpactor Langley prosecuted and Mr. J. H.

Gardiner defoodid, SERGEANT Caygill charged a Kowloon ricksha coolie before M, E. R. alifax at the Magis tricy this morning for demanding more than satisfied with the evidence and discharged the the legal fare. His Worship said he was not

HONOKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1910.

HBAVENLY ADVISED, M

Naver havo we heard is called the befors, Wo have heard it called " ill-advised, bat bare Its success in evading the longkang Police would justify the name by implying an adviser defendant, an or galds of superkamin ability. When the. In the annual tennis match between the Hong Carastion" Olab, of admired but naughty kong and Kowison Cricket Clubs, which is to memorywas divalged to an otherwise, sf course, take place te-morrow, afternoon on the latter's omniscient police, which only In this solitary ground, at 450 p.m. the following will repte instance had been ignorant of what was going seat the Hoaglong Cricket Club's team on, it was felt that that Police would press, the GAO, O. Willson, H. Hancock, H. R. Harris, RF. C. Manter, R. E. H: Oliver, T. H. King, and A. Sotherland.

kendall

prosecation strongly, to vindicats, as it wore, Its reputation for marring, vision, 8o the *Camation, Club," not having hoarmly ad. A REVIVAL of putrages reported in Russian Foland. A coldal of gendarmerie has been visers, got the next best, ie, one of the cleverest

killed at Radom and a bomb was thrown and longest-beaded lawyers in London. The Chief of Folice in Warsaw. The Oblaf of "other place", must biva, beas adrsing the Palice was not hurt, but two memberd of bis Police, for they nazjad their croapexamin- escort were killed. Both the assassini, and an

so formidable a manner that a certain accomplice, committed suicide;;

they defe

·ation

or meeting

i requested to sinto that a

held at St Paul's Colle on Monday

All bierasted in?

of the

DEPOSIT MONEY,

it should be stated in explanation that before a coolie is given a sickaba by the owner on hire be is required to deposit with the latter a guarantee of $x as a pledge of the dɔ sa fie

**i che anders gaad, the Total of Industries, of the hire. The hire of wethe respective it Cantor, China, having received through 'the owner from day to day at the respective depoa, but the depatit monny, is held for so the Chamber of Commerce as application from long as the cholie finds its prefitable to retald (ame) a Chinese for a coruficate to go to reside the Conveyance on the ront system. This to Paru, and having found that he is not a application for a refund of the pledge money laboure, uudse the provision of the agrnament is interpreted by the owner as an indicati made between the Chinese Minister Wa and | that the coolin gang is beginning to get $ DAN WEAK INRED and are requiring the $1 in each case for their OWECIS regard their position as exceptionally daily sústenance. On the other hand, the strong et-a-vis the caulies. The more shrewd pass among the latter class four that by expci- ing the return of the Sitey might be required

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the Foreign Office of Pata in August goth, (sic) 1909, therefore inbun this cenificate, and Ire.

said. (asme) or to land without quest the proper authority of Pero to allow the

at or hindrance and to afford him necessary protection,

"Issued at Canion, China, on the 11910 20

We have no reason Hastings and Hastings, repres to doubt the accuracy of our information and extend to the gentlemans signalled out for the distinction our atscere congratulations. Mr. There was one item of St

Mr Wilson asked for partic

Donald is the fist Britisher in Hongkong to

$10 in respec of # wingle day, be salad to the dignity of the much-coveted that his client could not Paringuese Order.

tion, demolish? tha" privisionSnoassisted by: oth: Thare worn le

„besides the 'del had ordered the provision

CLOSING OF THE PERING UNIVERSITY.

PROFESSORS' PROTEST.

Paking, June 19.

dant

Mr. Sieävenson said the provisions applied to defendant's order. He was not in * position to my wheth

had the capacity of "aling the entire amount of provík

for an jadeffaite per.od owing to the session

The Imperial University was closed to-day. The case was adjos protest of the Professore:sgainst jų insanitary THE SA day of conditled, which, is beldrepor

serious outbreak of small-pox and firi

It is reported that the Pactingfa Univer has been clisad for a similar ren100—4.G.D; New

SURRENDER THEIR LICENCES SE -on, which, as is well-known, are sfixed the photographs of the drivers, as required by the

CHAN, MONO-TERNO, Tapl'ai of Industry, Canton, China, Licensing Ordinance. The possession of the drivers licence by the owners," the coolies

* I, the undersigned the Consul of Parp, re argue, would place them in the position of siding at Hongkong, have made a'thorough in their tickols, as they could be easily identified foregoing certificate, and found It true and in facilitating the arrest of the men surrendering vesilgation into the statement contained in the by the Police by means of their photographs,

(dus form.¿ži attach my siguntars;

It is their fear alone that iskeoping them from swarming the ovsers' depois and exact - dal sant,

the return of the deposit money WAL

Again this morning the district watchmen adopted, the samal tacica by during through |Chinatown id public vibiclen. The rase won't

wbik; through the knowledge tha men hava the fact that the fairs are wait, they fsham, parfictly, to barr Thirai

Chamdoption of

time. As things

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