2.M.S. "BEDFORD" DISASTER.
HONGKONG'S SYMPATHY.
Though the news of the disaster to H. M. S. Bedford" was received in the Colony with en versal regret and the deepest symp thy has been felt for the sufferers thereby, noiblog practical has yet bien done to give expression to their feelings.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16
A HABEAS COMPUS CASE."
CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S FOJITION,
15th inst
1 quita admit the force of - Mn Polter's argu-
slood that I am dealing unla y with the pro- cedure after sequhhion—and n t with the apt plication to the Magistrato for the summary warrest. Tha de bien does not throw NGY practical. difficulty in the way of extradition proceedings In the Supreme Court this moralog, the work behind the scenes, got together its avid- for the foreign Government can Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggot delivered ance, marakall its winesses, only it does not the folfowlog judgment in the case in which have the conduct of the case. Farther. I limit Mr. Eldon Potter applied for a rule is to be myse f to the English Courts. I refer to this made absolute in the case of Li Ya Mul, a pri-bicanse in army treaties, notably that with We are therefore extremely pleased to learn soner at Victoria Giot;- that a representative committes has bien
France, there are references in the French pro. cedure article to the British Government, which formed, with the approval of H. The ment that the practice now definitely establish might possibly bear the construction that the Officer Adm'air'aring the Government, to red by R.v.Zosephim that the defendant may British Government appears before the French, ganite an entertainment the proceeds of which give evidence la defence before the Magistrate ousts, Vare quite in the dark as to what will be devoted to the rallof of those who were does make the interpretation of Bigham J's the procedura in foreis Courts is, I am there- dependent on the men who lost their lives in judgment in re Siletti extremely difficult, bs-fore of option that the Chicesh Government the disaster. The entertainment which will be cause the two utatamenis in it, that you cannot be'd at the City Hall on Saturday, October say "there is evidence one way and avidand I hái no locus standi, 15th, will be of the Variety description similar the other way," and that yet you can say there to that organised for the Typhoon Relief Fund is "no evidence" have to be reconciled. I am In 1926, and will be given under the distin. not prepared at present to express an opinion guished pa ropage of Their Excellencies The on this "question, because I Am clonar that if I Officer Administering the Government, Major am to held that there is no evidence, in the Gooural Broadwood, c.n and Crazdire sense in which I dm naked to do in' this CASO Exter, R.M.
that is to say, no evidence worthy of the game,
The flowing gentleman will form the coms mit a
Lieut. Col. Batard, D.S.O., The Buff). Lieut. Mellin, R.N.
Hon, Mr. Murray Stewart,
Hoo..Mr,, Keswick.'
Mr. H. W, Robertson,
Mr. N.. J. Stabb,
Mr. G. Balloch.
Mr. R. Sutherland,
Lieut. C.E G. Div'don, Hos. Sec. and tion word naturally frequently, arise. But
Treas
JAPANESE LUDICRIPTIOS FROM NAGASAKI, Subscriptions to the axiaol of Y3,000 in aid of the fund for the sallef of the families of the men drawsed in the Bedford disaster have been raised in Nagasaki bribe ex milots of Mr. Kita gawa, the "Mayor, Me, tyenika, Chairman of ite Municipal Assembly, and Mr. Hashimoto, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. On the 7th instant Mr. Kitagawa the Mayor, visit ed Admirat Winslow on the Alacrity, in Naga sakl harbour, and placed the money at the Ad. miras disposal, the latter expressing bla thanks furths sympathy of the Japanese. The Alacrity, with Admiral Winsibw on boud, Monmouth, and the Minalne with to leave Nagasaki for Yokohama. On the way the squadron will visit the scene of the stranded Bedford off Qelpait-pan Chronicle,
FIRE-FIGHTING AFFLIANCES.
'MERRYWEATHER MOTORE
10th just.
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THE HONGKONG LOPTON" SPINNING, WEAPING & DEBING CO., LD.
ANNUAL REPORT, *:**
16th test. The report Yar presentation to sbarchuldeis at the ibirteenth erdleury meeting to be held at the offices of the general managers on Satur day, 14th inst, atakaƒ am, states;-
Tes general manager beg in rabmit à state- msat of accounts covering the petiod from est August, 1909, to 31st July, 1910,
The balance at debit of profit and loss
account is $12,14368, which, after deducting the sum of $26,3,7,01 brought forward from last year, shows a neit fous of $17.8 3.05, the proposed that this amount be carried forward to next year's count.
CONSULTINO .COMMITTEE. During the absence of Sir O."P. Chater, Co, Sir Hormusjze Mody was invited to take his place. Sir wormujes Mody and Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar retire but being eligible for themselves for re-election.
ADDITOR.
The accounts have been audied by Mr. ". Maitland in the absence of Mr. W. Hatton
Polls, who offers himself for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., General Manageis: Hongkong. Inth September, 1910.
BALANCE SHEET 31ST JULY, 1910, La bill.co. Capital account...otosintaga $1,150,000 00 ⚫undry creditor
835,384 Unclaimed divider dsami 4.033 30 Equalization of dividend fund
20, co co
$3,9.35 44
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
MURDERS AT FATSHAN.
[From Our Own Cornéßindent] :
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AMERICK CONSULATE. The American Copaniate is soon to be moved to mora commodious quarters to the Central Avebus. The present Consulate is hardly suitable building and the re-decoration and repairing of the new office of the representative of the Stars and Stripes is proceedlog rapidly
OPIUM MONOPOLY,
It is stated here that the British Mirister at Peking bas sent a despatch to the Foard of Foreign Affairs(Wai-wu pul demindiar that the Viceroy of the two Kwang Provinces withdraw the propcsad tax on the prepared drug. is farther stated that as yet the Beard have refrained from replying.
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newly trained forces. After the riots di Now sent to their native districts and it has bean Year large numbers of men were dismissed and found impossible to recruit the regiments to fall strength, The Recruiting Bureau are now considering the advisability of inviting the
amisse mez back to their formar duties. local paper wisely points out that this would be a dangerous expediaut for tas i dismissed men were dèrtainly guilty of disloyal and un? soldierly conduct and to fil the ranks with anch men would not tend to restore public confidence In the army? Vis & Lega
LOOTING A CHAPEL.
The German Consul-Genaral· has informad the Viceroy that sobbits have plundered a German Mission chapel. In the Wai Chow Prefecture. It appears that the local officials" made little or no effort to catch the oflanders nad the Consul has therefore demanded jastica. that the officers must apprehend the offenders The Viceroy has sent despatches to the sect
and see that the stolen property is restored within a certain number of days.
Canton, 12th September, 1910. The people I Fatıban have been hoërifled at two marders which were committed last week. A number of mea had joined to form a new club and on the first night of opaplog | grand feast was held and a number of blied singing girls engaged to provide the musical part of the entertainment. Among the guests was a man who had at one time served as a pɔl ceman and another guest was a man whom This very paliceman had in former days pro- secuted. Boeing bis old enemy present the man rushed on the ex-policeman with a knife, and before the others of the company could prevent had stabbed him, inflicting fearful worada. The policeman, in spite of the efforts of the Red Cross 8 city's medico, quickly succumbed to his injuries and his body was laid outside one of the temples, Herd it re mained "for some days until the lotolerable duisance caused the neighbours to ask the magistrale to hold an inquest A yamen run. ner was sent to the place but he refused to do anything until he had levied ́s quers from the kaislong, Having obtained this, the corpse was removed and the police nia now searching. This city and there is a positive want among Brigadier General has bien plundered; : It is
for the murderers who escaped during the con- fusion caused by his terrible act.."
bing affray. Two mea had been basom friends from their youth up but at last had a quatre! the utject of which it is'sisted was a women. Ope of the men than went to the master of bls farmer friend with certain information the result of which warthat the man was dismissed from his position. The dismissed man then resolved on revenge and,, tasking-out his one-time friend, stabbed him to death and then took to flight. The police are still vain'y looking for the criminal,
The second murder is also the result of a stab-
POLICE IN KWANGTUNG.
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JHE CANTON · BUND......... The Bund, of which, the natives here are so proud, now extends from Tai Shai Tau (ie Canton-Kowlood Railway Te minus)foths Yoet the extension of the Band bave now been com- Han Railway Ferry Station, Negotiations for pleted and work has been already begun. The presant project in jo extend the Bond all along Sba Kot to Wong Eha where the chiri station of the Yatt Han Railway in situated. If this in Evor carried to completion it will be a fine road. af over 4 miles in length. The authorities de sire to lay an electric teamway, along this though when it is completed and if this is done it is sure to be a success. Anything in the way of machinery causes great laterest in students nowadays to become engineers. At
ther scheme for the improvement of the city has lately baso mooted and that is the demolí. Sts,place of a property macadamised road of tion of the City Wall and the construction la
suitable breadth. The matter has been tab. mited to the subaritles in Poking sad as 'yot Do satılament bag bean arrived'at, -
AN INCOMPETENT, MAGISTRATE. The Bban Tak district must be anything but a desirable place in which to reside. During the eight months odd that have elapsed since the New Year, no fewer than three bandred cases of robbery have occurred within the district. This district is also one of the happy bunting grounds of the secret societies with The powers that be in Kwangtung are great- which-South China abounds and the gentry are ly exercised over the inefficiency of the police getting greatly incensed at the state of affales, face. Many of the cavalry towns Trouns The blame is fald a' the door of the magistrate policed, the only system of protection being Chan, who is accused of kz'azur, want of xial ihe old system of watch men who are often old and other forms of incompetence. It is truly and decrepit and nat seldom in league with a bard ask to be a ruler in China. It a evit-dcer. Latterly thaço bays been an as- magistrate enforces the power of the law. he is tonishing number of robberies, thastr, muiders, | blamed for his severity; it ba is idle and lets kidoappings and other criïès the perpetrators | things up on in their own swest way he is of which kava,^in almost, every instar ce gat
blamed for incompeterce, away scol-fee. The more enlighteced of the
BLACKMAIL AND DYNAMITE. Community eve demanding batter protection by
The police at Fatshen have recently bias an increase in them. Içef ree. The Governine reci fonts of complaints from fourteen mer mest lespond that there are no fue is availabchants all of whom have received blackmailing for this purpose, for the provincial treasury has
Istters from various gangi of rehbers, Some at present the greatest difficulty in making of these traders have reported that, out of fear bath ands miet, ló a recent proclamation tha
for their lives and property they have acht the Viceroy has called upna the people to remédy
sums demanded while others have simply the present støta - of affers by subscribing. money to enlarge the police force. His Ex appealed for protection from the authorities. One man who refused to pay the sum demand cellecce points out to the people that it will be
ed of him experienced a most unpleasant spr to their benefit to da th's also hat they ought prise. During the hours of darkness a idud to do it from motives of patri tism. It is not likely, however, that the appeal will have much boass rushing out in alarm found that the door explosion was teird, and the jemates of the éff ct for the peɔple have bat lit le faith in
auda great ponien of the front of the shop had their pusidiaos and, as was pointed out in a
been blown dawn by dynamite. It is wonder- Dative journal a day of two ago, whether there ful to relate that nearly all these robber gangs 32:05
ba palce or no police, the ogreber tí ctimes $ 354.63
ate well provided with, this deadly explosive rembi is about the same. The average Cauton 3,554 policeman has "nefficiency wit lige opon
and its use is even on record in clan fights between obscure villager. Where they get it 240,133-87 Him Slovesly to gait, untidy to app arance, 4$4,291.00
from is a mystery and how, in smuggling it into "lungingat stiest corners foul in language, 19,019.25 the facil cut dian, ef he praca has little to
the country they cloda tha vigilance of the Customs authorities, is a mystery will more 42,78,00
recommend bim to the public. His i obscure. That such a system of organised efficiency is orly equalled by the brutality with blackmailing aboutd exist is, in itself, a com which he treats an unfortunate wreich who falls into his hands. What is wanted here is a strong Provincial Government.
mentary on the weakness and inefficiency of the competest man to assume the control of the force,'a man who has kad some trafolog in a country where police are police, but the problem is to find such a man,
Froperty-comprising land, build
ings and machinery...... $1,303507.93 Farolture, as per last re-
count
can only do by balancing the evidence or wel, blug the evidence, and so interfering with the exercise of the Magistrate's judicial discretion, and this le just what I cannot do. I am also asked to hold on the authority of car tain English cases that the Court cannot taka judicial cognisance of the fact that Shanghai is in the Empire of Chine, and that there is n evidence of this essential fact. None of these cases are extradition, casos, in which the quet- whatever the old cases do decide, i cannot hold that this Court in interpreting a treaty with China can say we know nothing of its Ports which have been declared Treaty Pons. I sm of opinion that the faith which one Contracting State must give to the statements of the other Contracting State warrants the presumption that the place where the crime is alleged to have been committed comes within the terr tory of the other Party to the treaty, so far as locality is concerned, and that this throws the burden on the prisoner to prove the contrary. The zule must therefore be discharged. I must now giva a deficits ruling as to the dogma ncandi of the Chinese Government in habeas corpus proceedings before the Court. The first case I filed when I came to the Colony was an extran dition case in which the Chinese Gammert appeared. I was informed that it had bien the practice in the Colony lor s'me years, and in fact it was stated that the Colonial Gromeet had been accustomed to stand aside allowing the Chiecko Gaveramṣal to take charge. 1 held that the Chinese Governmental no locus stand. The Fall Court in a recent casa bow ever had their attemilos called to what word 1 will be remembered that, on the 13th looked on as precedents in the Courts at Home, April list, we dialt, is our editorial columes, in which Foreign Governments had appeased, with the subject of fire-fizhting appliances in and noting that my attention had not been call- Hongkong and incidentally alluded to Signedto them, allowed the Chinese Goveromsot pore and Shanghii whire, we stated, they bava appear, but they refiniaedfrom giving a defolte deris on on the subject. I therefore a lowed been equipping, themselves with Sband and Mason "mator e engines. We have sicce
the Chinese Government to appear, and the learnt that, as a matter of fact, Merry, Catewas conducted by its Counsel but I jutima- weather moths are the naly ones that bavs ted that I considered that the matter was open been adopted in Shanghai and in Singapore for me to express a definite and considered alss. The firm in whom we ate' indebted for opinion opan P. Now is to the so-called the corrected informatieu, mates that in sign authorifies, the polot is as absolutely new one; the most that can bs-paid is that, pr.ctice bas pore they have a motor steam fire cagiva, a combined "Ma'field" petral motor fire englas grown up of allowing the foreign Goverament to and fireescape, and a petrol motor hose carriage, appear, and that it has never been challenged, While reverting to the subject of fire-fighting and therefore has never been considered by the appliances, it may perhaps be usefully noted Courts. To one cise indeed, to Guerin, they that the oribampton Corporation has just Banque de France, the complemen's in recenili acquired a new motor fire engine, The France, were represented by Counsel. The appinė developa 45 to 61 horse power R A C.-practice seems tɑ, ma to be entirely con rating, and is of Massis. Merryweather's own design. There are four cylinders boil is paire, and the long stroke of the engine gives plebly of power at a comparatively slow Dumber of revolutions for a petrol ergine. Bust ignition in filted, and after starting on the G.A.V. sc. Cumulator and coll the Bosch magneto takes mp the sparking. Patrol in bith ginvitat os and pressure fed, and after starting on the gravitation sopaly the entire pumps up spirit for its raids. Lubrication is also en the|glish Goreipment to act, and then cinstrue pratstre sys'em, which i'asures a regular sup: ply to all parts. Thers are three preds and reverse, worked on the gate principle, while after paving the englan off the locomotive drive a small lever worked from iba steering soit switches on to the plump. The engine is, of course, water cooled, the radiator being of rapid cooling design built by Messrs. Merry, woather. The firm also cors'rict their own carburelles, which is centrally placed, giving an equal mix uin to all cylinders The whole fire engine is electrically lighted, and small bulbs over the park and throttle levers, etc, asan dditional refinement. The machine can be ran up to 35 miles an hour, and will easily take a gradient of oon in seven at e'ght mles an hour, carrying 1,500 feet of bose and twelve mer.
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3,741,94 Zen wristen't per last
report ... maria asi 3,109.49 Sundry debtorsae Dash Cattor, Value of stock...............
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Waste do. Mill Btores di Coal
Insurance and faxes pertain
·ing to perrad-ufter zis: July, 1910.......... Profit and loss accourt
trary to the fundamental idens el extradi-pire
ion he English extradition proceedings are in aid of the foreign climinal proceedings: they are instituted by the English Government at threquent of the Foreign Government. On this mere statement of the care it appear to me clear that the foreign Government cease to have any voice in the matter-otherwise than dijio- matic. It seems to me in onceivable that a foreign Government should first ask the Fa-
ibat into a permission to conduct the proceed. ings. The latter and spirit of the Act are drai agalost it, if it had been thought advisable notblog would have been easier thas to have made a different procedura: and ti say that the requisition should take the form-f. a request to appear before the English Courts to conduct the cass. But there seem to me to be many reasocs why such a course has not been adopted. The ir ain one is this, that the foreign cilmisal proceedings bave dropped on entirely, except so far as any evidence which may have been taken in them is concerned. Currency is not given to the foreign warrau! ; a whole Heglink prace lore has been super-im. posed on the foreign proceeding, as auxiliary to it and further, the question bifase the English Courts la o'tirely one of English law; During the test of the engine' within the
do arbitrary bat conveniant lest the reference short apnee of two minutes a couple of seven- of the facts to English criminal I w, has been eighths fach jets were at work the engine created: so that the questions before the registaring 140lb, pressure, and the jets of agistrate cre essentially Eglish from begia weler going up to a height of rooft. Then aning to end. And on the babeas corpus the single 17 inch jet was used with the same question is whether according to the principles pressure, the two pipes being coupled, and the of English law, that is, the English iw of per water rose majestically to a height of quite 200 | sonal liteity and the English rules of construc fael-The-third-nod-foal-test-was- with four top-affct-and-Treaty, the person has-been- fien eighths irch jets with Holb pressure, and unjustly deprived of bir libany. In thesa 100 to 110 feet was reached. A little slis jait prácencings, directly requisiton bra been at the finish gave seme of the crowd a bit of presented and the Secretary of State's order to a dreucking, but that only put a little amaze the Magistrate male thereon, the foreign pro- ment Into the proceedings
ceedings dropping out, it is impossibe to say Had the fiances of the Colang been ion that the foreign Goverment is the purly more Bourisblog condition thao that depicted aggrieved. For that there is any analogy be by Sir Henry May yesterday in living thetween the position of the foreign Government Estimates for 19:1, we at wald feel templed to and that of the complainant in on English urge the purchase by Government of one of criminal case The Esglith Beach is charged these up-to-date engines in supplement the pre solely with the duty cicacertalaing whether the sent equipment of the Five Brigade Depart. Eoglish Government can comply with the rai quest of the furtiga Government. There is snother and, it appears to me, very important ressed against allowing he foreign Government to appear. Counsel for the Government take their ie stractions from, the Government, and must therefore put forward the ⚫fficial inter- pretation of the Act or Treaty. The Court will dcide whelber that view is alght or wrong, But it is quite conceivable that a foreign
ment.
"NEAT DIVING!
SHANGHAI'S YOUTHFUL CHAMPION, The latt issue of the Shinghi Maxtor cas- Iains the following
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$1,09.3 2.14
$51,04368
PROFIT AND LOES 'ACCOU (T. To Loss in working To Remuneration to consulting.
commillee.... weavi To Acditor's fear
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By Bolauce from lui je'r By Transfer fees......... By Balance
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* SECRET SOCIETIES.
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THE "EXAMINER" PARTY,
14th inst. This morning a large number of visitors from America arrived to see the wonders of this The's cret societies which exist in this pro- City. The party, which numbered consider. vince are giving the authorities a world of ably over 100 assembled at the Victoria Hotel 3,000.00 trouble. The same of these societies is legion. where chairs and guides had been obtained 250.00 but chief among them are the "Sam Bop Wui fom them by the manager, Mr. H. Hayner, commnely known as the Triad Society, and the The morning was very fine but unfortunately $5.491 68 Kim Teal Wai or Dagger League. Bath these at the time of writing it is pouring hard with fraternilles are avowedly political in their aims taip and it is to be feared that some of the viitors will not receive a good Impression of $6,2,7 oz but the fict of the matter is that they ex'st to
103.00 plander law-abiding ciliz:Ds. Some time ago Canton, for if there ever was a welched place 28,833.66 the Viceroy ordered a free pardon to those mim. on this earth it is certainly-ths City of Rama bers who would acknowledge their membership on a wet day. After an hour or two of rain the $5,93,6ard then eater into an undertaking, to len 1
streets near the river are ankle deep in water, quiet lives, Hardly a mom accepted the offer Water deips from the multitudinous sign boards and at the psant moment the activities of hanging from the outsides of the Louses while these leagues is greater than ever, is the Shun the sme ls that are emitted from the drains as Tak and Seo Wai Districts one bears of whole the wa'at pesetrate them may be better ima villages being terrorised into becoming mem-gined, than described. However, Oshton is bers, A little while ago at a fair held in the former district ibe merchants almost to a man received threatening letters demeding the payment of money to the societies or the alter native of death and such was the terror around that the fair became a fiasco. They ceroy in arcent circular on this matter says that this state of affairs is dus to the supiocness of the officials in the country districts and he has commanded there efficials to send in a resort every six months on the steps that have been taken for the supp ension of these disturbers of the peace,
STEAMSHIP ACCIDENT.
SEC ND OFFICER KILLE.
The N. Y. K. steamer Sinulimiru, which arived at Moji os Wedociday, the 7th tostant, from Kee'ang, Formais, brought newsthit the Ryofu-mat, a steamer owned by Mr. Harada, of Osak, whilst on her way from Hongkong to Nagasaki, was caught is a violent storm near Formasa on the 1st and and iparalt. The steamer hid some of ber boats carried away by the righ seas and last two anchora. During the storm the second ffiter was killed, The vessel managed to reach Keelung on the 3rd instant, ́and fave sbetter there.
TRADE OF NEWCHANG.
SATISFACTORY INCREASE.
We bave received the following from the Nowchang, Chamber of Commerce-
The followlog comparative statistics of the trade of Newchang, taken from the Imperial Maritime Customs Returns, for the year 108 and 1959 will be found of interest as a ewing, is spic of pessimistic frecasts, thy port his more than held its own,
STEAMERS
Entered Tonna IMPORTS
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AESAULTING A MAGISTRATE.
A day or two ago the Magistrate of Hok Kong had a most unpleasant experience. He hed occasion, to lesya bis yamen on some particolar bosicess and his way lay through a Incali y in which bad characters abound. The official who bad become somewhat no popular owing to his energy was surrounded by a gang of rowdies who at once began to assault the magistra'e. The latter's guard took to flight, leaving their chief at the mercy of the mob. However, some law-abiding pa sons, hearing the noise made a diversion in his favour and he was lucky enough to excape and take refuge in the yaman, For a time there was great excite meat and it locked as if a serious riot were abaut to ensue. Luckily, however, order was restored.
always a favourite plece with tourists and cer- tale members of the "Cleveland tourist party who were here some time aga told me that the considered Canion the most fateretting city they bad visited..
RAILWAY SCANDAL
News harjast reached the city of the anicide of Chan Kong Ping, the paymaster of the sixth section of the Yuet Han Railway. It is said that this man had recently been deaonuced to the 7hrone for misconduct and it is farther stated that severd thousand tools cannot be accounted for. The accounts of the section have now, to undergo a rigorous scrolloy.".
NEWS FROM CHIU CHOW." The officials who preside over the govern"; iment of the Oblu Chow 'Prefaciarà must be a poor set of men. A member of the Chiu' Chow. Chamber of Commence has complained to the authorities here that during the past few weeks more than one hundred cases of robbery have occurred. Even the Yamen of the Chiu Chow said that such is the terrible stats of soil's that the pexsant are afr.id to venture into the fields. The Viceroy, has been advised by certain 10- functial persons to hold an investigat'ın into the conduct of the officers administratiog the government of the Prefectura.
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SHAMEEN NOTES:
TRIIT.
··[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 12th September. Luckily, the foreign community resident on the shameda do not safer much from the un welcome visitations of thieves. There wa an umpisavint variety to this happy state of affairs when Mr. J. Rule, of the Standard Oil Company, found that money, jewellery and other valuables to the extent of $500 bad been- taken from the bedroom. Suspición fall on ons of the domestics who is at present in custody.
BUILDING ACTIVITY, -
There is a good deal of building actlylty-just at present in the Settlement. The Chartered. Bank are putting up dos promises in the Central Avenue while the British-American Tobacco Company are etecting what promises to be palatial offices and quarters not far off Tae British Consulats is now looking quite amat, having intely been newly painted and decorated.
THE WEATHER.
Dating the last few days the weather has cooled down considerably and it le now possible. to get some sleep at night. Although the mornings and evenings are much cooler the just now it is a trifis puzzling to know exactly middle of the day still remains very hot so that
what to wear.
various mistions have now roturoad from Ihale Most of the missionarios attached to the
summer vacations and there was a very large gathering at the Union Service held in Dr. Swan's house at Kuk Fau last night.
"ZAFIRO" SEI28D,
Yesterday morning, reports the Manila Times of 7th inst, when the China-Manila liner Zafir arrived in post from Hongkong the Customs authoritles seized the vessel, technically, dus" to the steamor Joulug a Chinese mess attendant when last in this port,
It is stated by the agents, Meisie. Warner, Baracs and company, that on the last trip from.. Hongkong to this porta passenger attempted to loduce several of the Chinese boys to desert the ship but enly one left ad, it is said, is now in biding here. If the boy is not found the steamshipcompany is liable to a fios of P1,000,
INTERPORT SWIMMING...
TJE ASTERERIKO QUESTION. The following editorial comments 'appear in the N. C. Daily News of 13'h inst :-Presente upon our space prevented any comment yes- terday upon the extract from the Hongkong Telegrafa that purported to give the views of the Hongkong Swimming tom on their ax- periences in Shanghai. The burden of these remarks was to the effect that the refereeing in two of the three events that Shanghal won WAR "incompetant" and "bleared." We may hope far the future of this Interport fixture that these statements will be repudiated [by the team at large. The Blementary
role of the playing field "Do not dispute the umpire" certainly carries with its prohibition pain gosporumulike conduct to an amp of several days after an event, in the public pris imputing to an umpire hundreds of miles away. This habit of Im puting motives is the domain of sport is for 103 prevalent in the Far Best and it is a matter for pengine regret that it should crop up at avery, AN EDITOR IN; HOT WATER.
tara. All ibe world knows tựa kind of team The editor of the Hang In Po, a palive that adopts for its motto, "Win or wrangle;" joure i published hera daily, has got himself but we dont with nor expect to find shivalament into hot water. He published an article some introduced into laterpost fixtures Too Hong. tims go on the Deliberativa Council in kong swimming team must sorely have realz. which one of the members thereof cosoldered, ed that Shanghai could be relied upon to select bimmel slandered. 'He therefore sent a re«"
*. competent raferen. That he would be us presentative to the editor asking him to publish biassed it is enough to point out that he was a an apology but the editor refused to do so, member of this or any other community that The Member of the Council then called on the knows the meaning of the word sport. The Police Total to force the editor to make the statements mads to support the charge of las required apology but sgala the editor recompetency are arropeons, for the system in- fused to be moved. The Tactal fald the dicated of judging the prat diving, we under maller before the Viceroy who commanded stand, was actually adopted, although the that the utmost sigour of the Press Laws should working of it may not have been apparaat to be used in dealing with this man. What will all present. If it were possible that any team. te the outcome of this is not quite plain but it of adults should not realize that competitors. 11 well-known here that many of the offi:lale | may disgre with an umpire's rallug withs A CENSOR At work;
look with an unfavourable eys on the evar la out in any way, impugalog the honour or The member of the Deliberative Council creasing hold on public opinion that the Press competency of the fatter, we abovid haya at have found out that they are not to escape the is obtaining. For a country like-Cbles the Issat expected a journal of experience to draw 25491 || vigilance of the Censoráte. Censer kan bus | Eruan is wonderfully outspoken although it in to | ▲ vail over their paarilitias rather than giva Picula argano-gistique just recently, eccated to the Throse several - be regretted that critain editors give too much publicity to them. But the charge once mindu 36589 members of the Council of this province. They fina play to their Oriental gifts of Invective. || had better be dealt with once and for all, in dar 203.15
are accused of improper conduct of various || The Press is doing a wonderful work here, order that there may be no minunderstanding? -3449,933–4,437,23). |_ kinds_and_she_Vicary has been ordered to however, and coment officinis cannot bays...in the fatu:
4,009,319 5.10a01 Take an inqairy foto the froth of these charges. | all theli owo way as lu prat daya, ̧
If the accorations are fou'd to bà tựua the offending Councillors will be called upon to ertigo,,
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37,443 DUES & DUTIES collected 1907 isst
Total Revenus Hk. Tasle 7307706 91485) Katajad
PĀRI-MOTUBL IN TORIO.
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AMUSEMENT.
CONFUCIANISM.
END US "CITI:OR PEKINOM
This work I am giving a photograph of V O, | Remadis, whose age is sixteen ; rather old for | Gover:ment may not at all like this official
view, end if it were allowed to appear indepen a Children's Page, li ho not?" `Tut as ba li hardly a man set, and it is difficult to tell ex-dently, we should get the requesting Govam actly when a boy really becomes a man, 1 ment arguing as to the duty of the requested thought it would encourage come more of út Goy rament-which seems to me impossible. Shanghai bore who are nearly his age. You This undoubtedly was the view of Lord Raasti! know that Remedios kas brates all the best when busaid in re Galwry—“The Law Officers best divers of Shanghai and Hongkong in last of the Government of the day are hers'expreit“ wack's Swimming Carnival. I am sure that all ing the desire of the Government that this Ehungbat is proud of such a magnificent diver. extradition shall take place." In two treaties
The schools and colleges here are begin- The Portugures commoally especially are only is tħa subject deali with, those with Sprin pleased at bis brilliant victory. Os the table || and Swkxarland, and I #gros that the articles
blkg to piepare for the prr per' celebration beside Remedios von can see his prices. There do lead some colour to the argument that the
of the Birthday of Confucius (8th Moon 27th
SOLD FOR SCRAP TROM. is the small cop, (ibe Interport Championship foreign Government hiu a fecus standi, becaUIO
Day). During the past year, the Confucian Tze old Pacific Mallatesmer City of Pahingi Cup) which moans that Remedies is the best they provide that in cases where it may ba
Society have been very active in propagatiuz, which was so long and so favourably, kutowa diver in all Hongkong and Shanghal this year. accessary" the Spanish or Swiss Governmente
Fhameea does not aboued with amusements the doctrines of the grast Esge and it is likely on the Hongkong-Yokohama San Francisco. He is wearing a gold medal, which is given are to be represented by the English Law On Tuesday, the 6th instant judgment was || and it is with much pleasure that the residents
that the celebrations th's year will be on a tonte, is to be broken up and shipped to the“ with the big bowl, by the Portuguesa Club Officers, and offe erid, I am not very clear delivered to the Tokyo Chinn Baibadaho, in the here have seen the "express which announced rander scale than ever before. In Falshse East Coast 'ar scrap fron, according to late Uply because the wireer can keep the me what the words "in cases where it may be notorious pari-mutuel case in which persons of the coming, arrival of Mr. Warwick. Mjor's of the lower classes of the community report received from San Francisco Mesurs dal, but must win the bowl again another year, atesaary really mein; but judging by re high position were concerned. Namba Tobalsu dramatic company. The first performance will inished is to be erected and lecturers are to Paling for $13,000, and will take hay to Sun even "are preparing to celebrate the day. A Hafes med Chesbrough have purchased the baforo he can keep it altogether. »!
Caifiont where the Athrony-General appeared who was accused of baylog Issued pari-mutual be held on the 14th i'sst, and the pleco ialected Standing beside Remedios is his trainer, Mr. for the Crown, and the Bolicitor-General "by tickets, was sentenced to prail sarvitude for a 1" Jace." There will be aspiber performance deliver orations in the works of the great philo. Pablo where she will be broken up and toured Rosemann. I am told that Remedios besonly arrangement! for the Swiss Govardment, it term of six months, and to pay a fine of You; on the goth low, when the play presented will be sopher, It is also intended that speacher be into sailing ramals for the eastern market. Tha been one year in Shangħal ; and anly began to seems to me possible that where a cute li of || Katsura Jiro (a younger brother of the Premier "Are You & Maton The company is bring and relative to the presest political position bayars figure that they will get:27,000 tons of learn a imming, elghizen months ago and grava importance in the foreign Government, and his wife ware ordered each to pay a fiscal ing i's own relicted orchestra and there in ard the general weakens of the Empire scrap-iron out of the old verul aldur that this is his first Caroival, Also, that, ko is as that way, an agreement as to the necessity, Y7001 Hiro-cks (proprietor of the restaurant) every prospect of record attendances in the it possible however that the police may vato will ship in the east in three tailing we houdi employed in 'the Hongkong and Shirgħal for its appearance may be come to, to assist in sand. Vemamoto Eijiro (lending Tokyo actor, Cao'on Cab Theatre where the performancendi thís laiter bari of the programme FAKE STORE built by RANK Schitt Bankin
the deliberations. But it is quite clear that ap- || each to pay a fine of Ysor, and Fujità' and two are to be hild, Massie. Watson & Co. ars SANA MILITARY MATTERRIT pearance independent of the Engilsh Govern. other diafandants each a Ông of Yas “adow | agents for the sale of tickáta which am priced. magus le never contemplated, 13 must be under / Chrentele,.
(The Shanghai champion was formerly of Hòngkong:-E4, 27; K, 21
The Provincial Authorities are experiencing 1874 She hum bean out of the wariot sort great dificulty la obesining recralia (se the number of years
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