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Lalolikok districts, new factorios continue to crop up like mush rooms. Whero, a few years ago, was nothing but sterile foreshoro, thoro is now a veritable hive of industry. And be it borne in

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17 1011

with nothing but his two hands as assets for the State, is not con- sidored an encumbrance, but a part of the real wealth' of the country. We need hardly lay any particular stress on tho won

system is perhaps tho only ono practicable for such a place as Hongkong.

SUPREME COURT.

17th inst...

At the wookly sitting of the Summary Court this morning, smaller number than usual of potty Inzoland.

SAD DEATH OF A CAPTAIN..

15th iust. Captain John Smithi, formerly master of the ss. Shun Lee, visitod

mind, those factories, though dorful productiveness of the coun-placed in the streets, but the civil casos came before Mr. Justice Recount of costs having been the boat list night at about 7.

try itself. Wo all know, wo have all hoard, of Australian wheat and Australian fruit, and a thousand and one other riches which a benign Providenco las conferred on the land. Nor is it necessary to point out that not a third part

The proposal was first of all made that the people should take their supply from fountains Chinese strongly objected to this method, necessitating, as it would have done, tho carrying of water in many cases up sovoral flights

journmout was granted to permit Counsel to file an application to set aside substituted service on the ground that dofondant was outside of the jurisdiction of the Court.

FIRE LAST NIGHT.

MUCH ALARM BUT LITTLE

DAMAGE.

63

SMUGGLING OF ARMS.

FROM HONGKONG. [THE "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPON- DENT.]

Canton, Fob. 11th. when the stand-by bell was rung, Viceroy luas, in view of a report His Excellency the Canton and by the time ho roached the received as to socret smuggling gangway, the boat was away from of arms and immunition with the the wharf. At this stage he made interior, via Siatow and Wei- an attempt to jump on to the chow, telegraphed to the Taatai wharf with the end result for Chin Chow, Wei Chow and that he foll between the ship Kal Hing Chow regarding the and the wharf,, striking his matter. head on the guard of the ship: The ongino of the ship was im- mediately stopped.

Counsol's oliont was successful all round, but he was deprived of his costs. Thero was a rehoaring of the case, and though he was also successful in this, yet he was very much out of pocket on given against hini. At the re- tions from Counsel for postpone each party should pay its own

There wore the usual applica-hcoring, the Judge ordered that o'clock. He was on the upper deck ment of cases, and in one caso Mr. costs, not only of the houring but of stairs. Rather than have the Davidson asked for an adjourn also of the abortive rolopring, so street fountain system, they demont on the ground of his client that his client was very much clarod themselves in favour of the being in gaol, and he was, thoro- out of pocket by the action. of Australia's minoral woalth has rider-main; and, with the excop-foro, unable to file a counter Counsel then began to argue his yet fallon captive to the minor'stion of the instance quoted above, claim.

caso and submit his authorities. pick. But the point to be it has so far worked very In anothor uativo" case on all- emphasised particularly in con- satisfactorily. It has been argued nection with the misery which that the unfairness of the unfortunately holds such a large ridor-main. system could be percentage of the English popu- obviated by the placing of lation in thrall, is the need for the water-moters on ench flat workmon in this great and rich of tenement houses. But it would country of Australia, which has appear that by removing one boon aptly termod the workman's equality in this way, room would paradise. What is needed, of only be made for the creation of course, is the educating of tliestay another. For, as very one knows, at-home, stodgy Britisher, the each flat of a Chinese house is man who spends his life cursing not generally occupied by ons economic conditions which ho, or family alone but by three or four any other man, or any other go-families, and so it might be that one of the group would, penalise the rest by carelegmoss or by using an excessive amount of water ascompared with the others. Of course, the idea of supplying each separate family with service of writs. aneter is out of the question, for u meter would east, something liko dollar a quartor, which is very ich beyond the moans, of those poor people to afford. Bosides, they are mostly no-

vernment is powerless to change, Not only is this education needed for the workingmin bat, portaps evon in a greater degree, for the misorable, undor-paid, narrow- chosted and over-workod clerk, who, through no fault of his own, if we exclude his cowardice, is a danger to the State, in so far as he himself is puny and his family delicate. His elueation should go or the lines of bringing him

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In the case of Watkins v. Mc- Intyre, Counsel for the plaintiff asked leave to withdraw the case since the defendant liad produced receiptshowing payment. Leave was granted on payment of defend ant's costs, fixed at $10. The claim was for $0.80 for goods supplied. The Colonial Treasuror sued two natives for $2.02 each for rates and taxes due. Defendants did not appour and judgment went against them on proof of

The next case hoard was that of Watkins v M. de Wolff for $14.25 for goods supplied. Mr. Smith appeared for the plaintiff, und Mr. Dixon for the defondant. Mr. Watkins sworn stated that

15th inst.

last right the watclunan on the About half-past nine o'clock Fire Brigado, tower sounded the alarm upon scoing a huge mass of flames suddenly rising towards the clouds down in the Bonham Strand direction. At the Central Police Station, also, the sudden appearance of this alarming out broak attracted attention at once; and the firemen, as they hurried to the scene, quite made up their minds that they were about to fight ons of the biggest conflagra- tions that had ever occurred in Hongkong.

In the telogram, it is stated that a big lot of smuggled arms. and ammunition marked and on- The officers and crow of the ss. casod as if they were pioće goods Hung Loo, which was lying at the or foreign goods had been for time on the other side of the warded. They wore shipped from wharf, hauled the Captain out of Hongkong by a certain steamship possible was rendered, but he re- contraband are already on the tho water, and every assistance company. Forty casos of this, mained in a souni-conscious condi- way to Swatow, Wei Chow,

those smuggled goods have Chin Chow, and other places, boon placed on a boat loaded and another thirty cases of with stones and have beon tran- shipped at Shong Shin into a boat for the interior. carrying bamboo shoots, destinod

tion.

ance wie summoned, and he was romoved to the Government Civil About an hour later an ambul-

Hospital, where he never recovered consciousness, and expired at 7.30 this morning.

well known on the water, front, The late Captain Smith was ad was popular among his courados. Ho had been on the river run for many years, in different ships.

the officials of the various Customs to keep a sharp look out for these arms, and also instruct the com-

The Tautai is asked to instruct

nanders of the Government UNLICENSED REVOLVER. as the loent authorities, to pay stomers along the coast, as well

small, are equipped with machin- ory and appliances of the Intest Weatorn type. Formerly is was Baid of Hongkong that it was a nou-producing Colony. The same reproach cannot be cast at us now. To enumerate a fow, we have at the prosent moment in the Co- lony factorios producing great quantitios of boots and shoes, matches, glass, and toxtile goods of all descriptions. And that which we see in Yaumati on a small scale is but a miniaturo representation of what is going on in China in general. Perhaps the first machine industry of any importance established in China was in connection with toxtiles, Under European auspicos, spin ning and weaving factories were put up, and after the inevitable diffientos had been overcome in the way of training operatives entirely uncenstomed to the work, the departure proved sufficiently successful to justify extension. Now there are quite shor of such factories scattered over the country-somo still ownet ontirely by Bars poans, a few by Japanono, ut an increasingly large number by tha Chinese, themselves. It ap pears as though it were only

of the fire, this impression was Even as they nesrod the sent question of time for the whole

not lessened, for from the way the of this vast industry to be taken to the point of view where he can lie in their habits-here he was one of the general man- flames were leaping high above over by the Chinese, and for the see "goutility" in its true light today at gọns to-morrow. agers of the firm. The aqcount the roofs, it appeared as though romaining British proprietors to The black coat, the uniform of The consumption per head per book produced showed the amount the lower part of the building boat as graceful a retreat as Suburbia, is the anchor which day last month was, roughly due by the defondant. Particu must already have been gutted. possible. In the matter of keeps thousands of intelligont speaking, 17 gallons as compared lars of the claim had been ren-Luckily, these foars wore quickly machinery, too, the Imperial and potentially healthy young with 21 gallons in the correspond-dored to the defendant. Witness dispelled. Government have been very Englisiamen chained to a baking month of the previous year. had never been informed by the keen in the, establishment bronking dosk in the vitiating Equitably distributed, this supply defendant that he had paid tho which thio outbreak had occurred The three-storey tonement in of factories to produce not atmosphere of the city. They are ist be admitted to be atile, money to somebody else. He is situated at the corner of Bonham only small arms but guns of afraid of their shirt sleeves; to At the present rate of consump had not been shown any receipt of Strand and Morrison Street and big calibre, and to build their soil their hands with rough work,tion, the water stored in the paymont having been made. own steam engines as well. If though it might bring them a far various reservoira would last until

is occupied by a basket-making Cross-examined by Mr. Dix-shop. On the roof was stored they can do this, it follows that bottor wage than thoy now' earn, about the middle of June, with on, witness said that Mr. Dun-a great quantity of baskets and oven at the present time it would is Anathoms to thoma lowering out any further rainfall. As a can had boon in the employ bamboos. It was among these to say? be quite possible for the Chinese, of caste so gront that it horrifios rule the rainy season sets in about of the firm but had absconded: that the fire originated. The in- should they take it into their thom to oven think of it. It is the middle of May, though last. He had been collecting money flammable stuff blazod up, of hends, to manufacture very good this spirit that Olls the ranks of yer the weather did not break due to the firm. and salonhle, bicycles and put the unemployed and the wards until early in Juno. So that in

course, like match-wood and in them on the European market at of consumption hospitals; and it all human probability thero will.

a very serions fire under way. the distanco presonted the look of prices which no manufacturer this spirit that is urgently neces bo no necessity to shorten the there could touch. It is not the sary to drive from modern Eng-present daily supply still more. Mr. Watkins in further cross-Brigado sot to work and soon three It was not long before the possibility of the over-rinning of land.

But in the light of past experience examination said that to his sets of lu so were playing on the Europe by a countless horde of

it is the ditty of every inhabitant knowledge this money had not flames, which were very quickly woll-armied Chineso that consti-.

to exercise all possible, care in hemcollected from the defendant, oxtinguished. The damage done tatos the Yellow Peril. The peril

preventing waste and in consor no receipts had been produced to was slight, being mostly cansad of to-day is not the Chinaman as

(17th February.) ing jealously what we have yet him. In the case of McIntyre by water. the man behind the gun but the Though we have been put upon left of our priceless storo.-" which had been withdrawn, Dun- Chinaman as the manufacturer of short commons, as regards walor

can collected the money. It was the gun and of using other things supply, much oarlier this dry equally calling for the highest souson than was the case in the technical skill-the Chinuman, in pervious dry season it is foas- short, who may in the future suring to hear from the Wator compete with the Enropean manu-Authority that there is but little facturer on his own ground and undersell hint in the markets of

the world.

A WORKMAN'S PARADISE.

OUR WATER SUPPLY.

AMERICAN NEWS..

[VIA. MANILA]

Washington, February 9. Congress yesterday appropriated $2,000,000 for the purpose of orecting a suitable memorial for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president. of the United States. The monorial is to be located in this city,

Washington, Fobruary 9. Pre- sident Taft yostorday sent a moss- go to Congress presenting the executive's ultimata to that body on the matter of reciprocity with the Dominion of Canada. President Taft declared in his message that unless the present Congress should agree to the re- ciprocity arrangement an extra Ossion of Congress would be

called.

Washington, Feb. 9-What is said to be the first use of the aeroplane in actual warfare is re- ported from Texas. Owing to tho existence of a state of war in Mexico and the movement along the Texas border to join one or the Government has taken the the other of the belligerent forces, precaution to have the Mexican boundary patrolled by scouts in acroplanes to intercept any bodies of Americans who might be pre- paring to cross the border and violate the neutrality of the two countries.

likelihood of our supply being further curtailed before the rains break. Last year there was a full service throughout the month of January. At the beginning of this year the shortened service was in force Indend the rider-main system had (18th February.) been put into operation as long Despite the adventurous and ago as the 14th of November last, acquisitivo spirit which has made For, these differing conditions the British the greatest Colonial there are several reasons, the Empire of all time, the averago most important of which is that Briton is a dull dog where his the wet season of 1909 was vory own interests are concerned, much more prolonged than is afraid to move from the ances-usually the case. To slow the tral or paternal homo, fearful difference in the rainfall, the total of distance and foreign peoples, in October, 1909, was 23.09 in groaning without wit to know itches, whilst in the corresponding under the fetish of the black coat. month of 1910 the total was only This lack of enterprise is very 045 inches. When we are enjoy clearly indicated by the largoing our full water supply tho number of unemployed in Eng average consumption varies from land and by the huge army of four and a half million gallons poorly paid clerks who live in to five and a half million gallons misery or in genteel poverty, per day, according to the never dreaming of, or ignoring, state of the weather. the Eldorado which lies in Aus- the rider-main system which is Under tralia. It is, indeed, incompre-now in force, the daily supply hensible time thousands upon amounts to about three and a linlf thousands of unemployed British million gallons per day. So that workmen, robust for the most it will be seen that, notwithstand part, are not instructed, at least, ing the shortening of the supply, in the advantages which immigra- the population of the city is not tion to Australia would give them. by any means boing starved as Australia needs them, and they regards its daily needs. need a new field for their activi- ties. No where could they find nplaints of lack of water in cortain botter one or a more suitable than quarters cannot be denied and in the Antipodes, where every that they are justifiable is not loss effort of legislation is directed to true. But we cannot get away vards the amelioration of the from the fact that under the rider- workingman. In Western Aus- main systom certain inequalities tralia, for instanco, a perfect of service are unavoidable. The pean, nams unknown, was picked Yesterday, the body of a Euro- system of agricultural education people who feel most acutely those up on the foreshore, nor the cable is in existence; there also the inequalities are the tenants of the house at Kennedy Town, by P. C. Labour Government is solving upper floors of high tenemont Pincott (51). The body seemed to the problem of restricting the houses. Wlion the water is turn-havo hoon in the water for several amount of valuable land held by ed on for only two or three hours days, persons who do not cultivate but a day the occupiers of the lower retain it in the hope of artificial flats got the full benefit of it in years of age, with dark brown The deceased was about 40 values. Then again, the State the first place and fill up all hoir turning grey and brown is eagerly anxious for "tho their available barrola, tubs moustache; height 5 ft.8 in.. family," which they recognise us and other receptaclos, whilst the cornerstone of prosperity; the top-floor people get little suit, blue and white striped shirt, Ho was drossed in a blue sorge the man who comes with his wife or nouo. Although it has white rubber collar, black tie, and cluldron, thouglyho may come this disadvantage, the rider-main! and brown boots,

That there have been com-

EUROPEAN DROWNED IN THE HARBOUR.

NOT IDENTIFIED.

'14th inst.'

ji

Dunenn hnd not yet been convict Mr. Smith pointed out that Mr. ml of any crime.

SHIP'S OFFICER

CHARGED,

14th inst.

Honry Comrie, a ship's officer,

Hallifax, with being in possession was charged at the Police Court

of a revolver without a liconco this morning, before Mr. E. R.

from the Captain Suporintondont

of Polico.

His Worship-What havo you

Defendant-Well, your Wor ship, my friend came on board my ship in the afternoon, and ator ou in the evening we wont

down town. He used the revolver

in

away from him and kept it in my Sampan Stroot, and I took on pocket. Ife must have takou them from the drawer in my cabin. Tho revolver belonged to the slip.

His WorshipWho saw you remove this revolver from the other man

Accused-Several people saw

possible, that Duncan had also EXPLOSION AT THE GAS it and I suppose some of the girls

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transferred Was

WORKS.

must have soon it.

At this stage, his Worship re- manded the caso till Thursday st 10a.m.

HARBOUR DROWNING

MYSTERY.

The Brigade BODY IDENTIFIED, TO-DAY.

15th inst

their utmost attention to capture those smuggling vessels,

In case they come across a BUS pected boat, they must have it detained an examined. Thoro are many places, such as Tat Ho, Wong Kong (in Chin Chow),

communication with Hongkong. and like Shang Moa, Hoi Ping, in Wei Chow, Which lave direct

ties and the efficials of the customs The civil and military authori

aid likin stationsof the places are generally instructed to watch for contraband.

"RUBBER BOOM AT

SHANGHAI,

Shanghai we extract the following From the report of the. Can- adian Trade Commission. at details, says the Financial Nows

January 5:-

of

all lines was opening out well, Early in the year business in and the business houses here were But, unfortunately, at this time looking forward to a record year. the plague of the rubber boom collected the money in this caso.

Mr. Wolff, the defendant, sworn

entered into Shanghai and un- stated that lo was chief of SMALL DAMAGE DONE:

settled and destroyed logitimate ficer of the Shao Shing. He

trado. Somo forty rubber com- paid the money at the time that the goods were delivered.

14th inst.

panies were promoted in Shang- hai, with a total capital ́öf- This was about 18 months ago. day afternoon, the Fire Brigado Shortly after five o'clock poster-

$20,000,000 (gold), and rubber He paid the money to Mr. Dun-received a call to the Gas Works

lands were bought in the Straits cau but had caly, got a receipt at West Point.

Settlements and Java. Chinese for the first lot of goods. Mr. turned out with despatch under

and foreigners in Shanghai were

and collected the money. Wit it was found that an explosion had Duncan came on board himself Firemastor A. Lane. On arrival,

diverting money which ought legitimately to be employed in present ship at an

permanent business in buying to his occurred in that portion of the

rubber shares, and were vioing notice and had left all his papers the "scrappers," housed in a

tions. The merchants in the in- hour's gas-making apparatus known as

with each other in wild spoculo- in his former ship, the Yang- corrugated iron building called

terior, who always take Shanghai Chow. He had lost all his receipts the purifier-shed. for payments made in China in

dvice, followed suit. The prices. transferring from one ship to loud and alarming, there was little

and bounds, and at the apex of Though the explosion was very

of rubber shares went up by leaps another. He had never heard or no damage done. As soon as

the boom the sharon in some of anything about this claim until the nature of the mishap was

the companies were at 1,000 por Mr. Watkins, came on board re- ascertained, the valves were shut cently during hisabsence and said off, and in half an hour's time of the drowned man when found, slump can the usual result fol cent, premium. The Chinoso had that he was going to sue him.

So decomposed was the body bought very heavily. When the His Honour said that he was

everything was going on as before. satisfied that the claim lad been the cause of the explosion. It is rod at once;

Nothing definite is known as to that the romains lind to be inter-lowed. Many were ruined. A paid and dismissed the case with surmised, however, that one of of the features were taken and the extent of 0,000,000 tzels. but photographs single.Chiuose morolient failed to costs assessed at $10.

the coolies may have thrown the the deceased's clothes were kept (about $5,500,000 ̊gold)." se clothing-for, the Chinese lighted end of a cigarette upon for purposes of identification.

hang up their clothes in-and employees made use of the shed to that it smouldered away unnoticed until the damage was done..

Mr. Smith, for the plaintiff, Attlio suggestion of his Honour,

Dunn for $27.90. Mr. Smith said withdrew an action against A. R. that Mr. Watkins had no option but to sno, as he had to satisfy the Anditor of the Company that the account in question had been paid to somebody else.

FUNERALS AT HAPPY VALLEY.

14th inst.

The mystery surrounding the European washed up on the discovery of the dead body of a foreshore at Konndy, Town on Monday last was to some extent testimony offered to the Police dispelled by the identification to-day as a consequence of the description published in the "Telograph" yesterday.

CANTON AS A NAVAL BASE.

THE VICEROY TAKES" ENERGETIO AUTION.

(THE "TELEORACH" CORRESPONDENT]

Canton, Feb. 13. His Excelloney the Viceroy has taken énergétic action in the matter of making Canton a strong naval base.

There seems to be no reason to' was Mr. David C. Rankine, a doubt that the unfortune to man ship's officer. Ho held a first mate's certificato and was very well known on tho China' Coast. He had boon many years in the Far East, leaving first come here in the old sailing-ship days; and THE APPELLATE COURT.

he had served with several of the In the above Court this after-

largest shipping companies trad- noon, before the full Court, Mr.

ing in China. A native of Slade, K.C., moved for leave of This morning at Happy Valley Glasgow and about forty-two appeal against the decision of Mr. the funeral took place of the late years of age, he was of a genial. During Viceroy Shum's-time, Justice Hazeland in the Court Mr. Kandson, Imperial Maritimo disposition and was full of 10 colleges were ast blisbod and a bolow, in a case of cross-sunt-Customs, who was 'drowiod at miniscences of the sen. monses between two native liti-Kongmpon on the 29th ult, while

small povy collectol, but tho The last ship Mr. Itanking Naval Commissioners Prince together. In his decision Mr. Jus was conducted by the Rov. C. E. which he was second mato. He Ping were not pleased with the gants which had been heard yachiting. The funeral servico served on was the s.s. Taiwan, of Taun and Admir Sir 8a Chun tice Hazeland made an order that Thompson. There was a largo made only one trip, and left her progress made, and each party pay its own costs. number of mournera presont, in- over a fortnight ago. Soveral collency also in dissatisfied.

His Ex- The motion for leave to appeal cluding Mr. A. 11. Harris, Com-acquaintancesspeak as to meeting was made on the ground that missioner of Customs, Mr. W. G.him casually during the two or graphed to the Naval Board It is reported tit he has tele- there was no cause for departing Hewett, tide surveyor, and Capt. three days after he was paid asking that a content official to the successful party. Plaintiffin from the ordinary rule giving costs Clark.

off, and of his narrating how he sent south to replace. Adiniral the first action sued defendant for the late Mr. Charles Gould, Asst. money and papers.

The second funeral was that of ho had begu robhod of all his Li Chin in the hope of making

Canton strong esvel basë. $89 alleged to be balance of a Supt. of the Sailors' Homo." All parties. In the second action attended the funeral, while the current account between the officers of the Sailors' Home defondent sued the plaintiff for Rev. C. E. Thompson conducted 78350 for cost of labour supplied, i the service..!

How Mr. Hankinė got into the body was found on Monday lost the skating copy the Bello water remains a mystery. The Our rendu 26 Longinded that and had apparently been in the View Hotel take ree on Thur water shen for four or five days, jovening, un advertised,