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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1912.

DAY BY DAY.

Be a hard master to yourself, and bo lonient to everybody else.

Magisterial Innocence. At the Police Court, yesterday: Mr. Melbourne:What is tim ber.

Obstruction.

At the Police Court, this morn ing, a boy was fined $1 for obstruction.

A Ralny, Telp.

The Prinz Sigismund roports heavy rains and southerly winds during the latter part of her voyagʊ.

Belle View Hotel.

Mines Output.

MR. LEWIS ON POLICE.

VERACITY.

A Question of Bribing.

At the Police Court, this morn.

THE INSURANCE CASE.

His Lordship Sums Up.

The firo insurance case, which has now been running for eight days, was.continued this morning in

NOTES AND

COMMENTS.

Tropical Diseases Bureau.

The Colonial Office has taken the inevitable step and changed.

conceived for a moment that the

The Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd., inform us that thres minos for the week onding the total output of the Company's June 1, amounted to 30,003.10 tons and the asies during the poriod to 94,923.62 tons. Disorderly Conduct on Railwaying, during the hearing of a

Station.

an attempt to conclude it the title of its Sleeping Sickness | charge of trying to bribe a Chin- Five mon appeared before Mr. Irving at the Police Court this so constable, Mr. Lowis, who do rather than lot it go over to Mon-Bureau to that of the Tropical ring with bohaving in a fendod, aconsod the constable of day. The case, which has boon Diseases Bureau. It is not to bo disorderly manner at Yaumati tolling lies and the polico in gene-strenuously fought, concerns a railway station yesterday. They ral of having another motive in claim by the Wa Choong Loung department will relax its interest were quarolling over some baskota and refused to go when called arresting the women.

Keo Loe firm against the Prue-or energy in rogard to the try- upon by an Indian constablo.

sian National Insurance Co., of panosome diseases, which have They were pach find $2.

boon the means nader Providence Stettin, for $22,500 duo undor

of awakening practical sympathy three polices of fire insurance on

with the Colonial pioneer, and plaintiff's' premises, in which a fire occurred in April of last year.might never have found for him, procuring in safeguards he Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by self. But the area of oxotio

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Ohinoso constablo 207 said that at 4 p.ni, on the 13th inst. he was New Sanitary Offices.,.

on duty in Connaught Road West Tondersare being invited for the The bund of the es. Korea will orection of officers, quarters, and and as ho was outside the house play at the Bolls View Hotel on coolie quartors for the Sanitary numbered 63 ho overheard a Monday ovoning nost, from Department en l'okfulam Road.conversation about selling a p.m. to 11.30 pan,

A. Patcut.

It is notified in the Hongkong girl. Five minutes lator ho Mr. Davidson of Messrs. Hastings disease is growing daily, and

New Street Index- The seventh edition of the Now Government Gazette that on the saw the defondant bringing and lastings, appeared for the maladies that Cigar novor know StreetIndex, by Arthur Chapman, application of Mr. Sidney Rada girl out with hor. She took plaintiffs, and the lon. Mr. II. E. are figuring in the rosearches Government Assessor, revised and cliff, of Bairnsdale, Victoria, Aus the girl to 71 Connaught Road Pollock, K.O., with whom was the and bulletins of the Bureau, with corrooted up to date, will be is-tralia, director of School of Mines, West; first floor. After defendant Attorney Cleneral, the Hon. Mr. results that redound to the credit sued in August,

ILE. the Officer Administoring and been there ten minutes she C.. G. Alabaster, instructed by of untold value to the Empire of its officers and must needs be the Government-in-Council, has canto down. When she saw him Mr. W. L. Shenton of Messra. and the race, been pleased to extend to August she looked frightened. He sus 1 next tho grant to bin of pro- pectod visional protection for an invon tion for an improved procvas for eating complex radium oros, pending the grant of Lettors

Theft from the Naval Yard.

The rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Tolograph" wilt six wooks' imprisonment and four

bo as follows :-

Daily issuo $30 per annum. Weekly issue--$13 por anuun.

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Mr. Irving, at the Police Court, this morning, soutouced a man, to hours' stocks for stealing brass and copper in small puntities from tho Naval Yard:

Leniency.

The rates por quarlor and per monson, proportional. Subscriptions

for any poriot less than no month. will bo charged as for At the Police Court, this morn- fill month.. The daily issue is delivored free when the address is accessible to stealing a piece of wood. Mr. ing, a man was charged with mossongur. Pook subsoribers can have their copies delivered at Melbourne fined him $10 or in their residences without buy extra chargo. Ou copios sent by doault fourteen days. According post an additional $1.80 per quarter, is charged for postage. to the police ovidence he had been The postage on the wookly issue to Buy part of the world is $1.00 banished in 1908.

per quarter.

Singlo Copies, Daily, ton couts. Weekly, twenty-five conts (for]

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By Order,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

BIRTH.

Cases of Plague,

Patent thorofor.

SANITARY BOARD.

Testimonials for Disreputability,

the girl. She had the girl with appeared for the defendants.

her of kidnapping Deacon, Looker and Dencon, her. He questioned her and naked. the relationship between the In continuing his addresss to When we published, in this girl and herself. She said the the jury this morning Mr. Potter column the other day, a lettor girl was a relativo. He askod dealt with the evidence of In-written by an Indian, we quite hor to speak the truth. Ho toldspector Camoron. Ho said that thought that it was the limit. her he would arrest her, and took while the evidenco had been a lier to the station.

The following are the onders Sho afterwards said the girl was for one instant that the inspector satisfactory he did not beliero of the day for the meeting to be given her by Chan Chuk-sz, held on Tuesday, June 18- Witness said he would arrest her. had any intention to deceive. Ho Letter from Government re- She then said "Constablo, let no thought it only fair to say that, lative to the proposed erection go; 1 will give you several after reading the reports of his A case of plague has been dis-of a bath-house in Gough Street. dollars?" He then took her to covor in a house in Don Vaux Letter from Government re- tho station. She was about to

cross-examination. On the finding next to one, which only a few days lative to the orection of one urinal take the money from her pocket of the rattan shavings in one of ngo was invado 1 by tho-Sanitary at No. 1, 3 urinals at No. 13, and but, finding so many people Officials, who administered the urinals at No. 14, Yu On Ter-around, she did not. customary disinfection and de-race, taland Lot Nos. 1802 and struction of voilings. Another 1300,

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LARSEN, June 10, 1912, at No. 438 Avonus Paul case was found two doors away. Brunat, to Mr. and Mes. S. Farson, a son istilbarn),

Sir G., D. Barker,' Hongkong is interested in the list of birthday honours in so far as the Grand Cross of the order!

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The abject of this piper in to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the naus withhis fear or favour,

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

The Wongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1912.

DECK OFFICERS' GRIEVANCES.

of the Bath his be conferred up on Sir George Dighy Barker, who commanded the foress in long- kong from 1890 to 1805. He is the father of Lusly May, so that Hongkong's intorost in him still

remains.

That" Friend".

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Kowloon.

Application for permission to convert the passage running from

10, Cantre. Street to No. 26, Sai Yune Lane into: two shops.

Application for an offensive Street, Tai Hang Inland Lot No. trado, licence at No. 22, School 162.

for the weeks guding 26th May Mortality return from Macao

:

Evidently it was not, for the Haukow Daily News" goes ont application, recently received by botter by printing, the following a man in India from an out-of- work Madrassi butler.

"My esteemed Sir, Your grace ful and sympathetic servant ten- situation. Your humble servant dora application for vacancy of can make stony curries and give stony strength to the body. Can making good Soda antl Lemonade by offerxoscinating pilferage. I am good to make admonishing soup, sido dishes, ate. Petitioner is growing in family, starvation this poor unfortuante man: Can has presentment. Do helping producing testimonials for my disreputablity. May God have flis good will in removing you from

the drawers of the show case, Mr. Potter claimed:"We liave proved Mr. Molbourne: Had sho any out of Mr. Lammert's own inonth money in her pocket 7-Yen. Report of the Select Committes Wanted the Truth..

that the premises had been so appointed to cousidor the recoin-

By Mr. Lewis. He threatoned Mr. Laumort came on the scono.'

riously tamporod with, before mendations for the training of

to arrest hor if nullahs during 1913.

she did His Lordship, in summing up, not toll the truth. Minute by the Assistant Modi-think it was a high-handed actionons and a serious one. There wore He did spoke of the caso as an important cor of Health relative to to threaten her for not telling the three points raised by the defence, offensive tradie establishments in truth. He wanted the truth about first that the goods claimed to be

Minute by the Colobia! Voter-arrest whilst the police formulat-wore

the child. She was not under the premises by the plaintiff, inary Surgeon relative to an out-of a chargo of kidnapping a second one was that the claim act of kindness your humble ser- not actually there. The this Earth forth-with for which break of anthrax at the Kennedy gainst her, as far as he knew. Town Cattle Doppt.

was fraudulent and thirdly that vant over pray-Your affectionato Land for Sale.

Correspondence relative to com-lo know?

Mr. Melbourne-How would the fine was caused with the Butler, Rangaswami, Pillay." Sevan, lots of Crown land are pensation for the removal of lath

connivance of the insuror. As to be sold by auction at Taipo on and plaster walls in plague in by the police that they are going the onus was on the plaintiffs to

Mr. Lowist is submitted rogarded the first point at issue, A Trafalgar Relle. the 22nd inst., all being situatent

footed houses,

to formulate another charge provo that the goods did exist, of the French fleet that took part Almost the only remaining ship Fun Ling. They vary in sigb

against her.", from 162 to 808 square foot, the

This was denied by the defend in the Battle of Trafalgar-tho upset prices ranging from $1 to

think that's fair, your Worship, issues of fraud and arson, the secured by the popular little Oor- Sergeant Adlington:-I don't ants. As regarded the other two Implacable-has, wo road, been $17. They are to be sold for a torm of 75 yours from July 1,

was no case against the woman, as

Mr. Lewis submitted that thereonus lay upon the defence.

Hia Lordship left the following An old wooden battleship, built nish watering-place of Falmouth. The grievances of China Coast ships officers have, for many further 24 years at a re-asscesad

any money; a promise did not 1998, with the right of ronewal for

she had not offered the constable questions to the jury: yours past, lian discussed, but, as wo had occasion to remark in Crown rants, as building lots.

120 years ago, she is one of the. (1) Were all the articlos, the vossols that were captured 'twico our nos columns a few days since, much more have been heard of The amount to be spent on

bribe evidence that she had offered the the three policies of fire insur from the Franch, was known as constitutes bribe. There was no subject of the claim in respect tower, and previous to being taken thom in recent times than was previously the case, Thero can be able improvements on each of the no doubt, indeed, that very many of the dock officers aboard coasting lots is $100.

und 3rd June, 1912.

oven in the police unces, on the promises at the the Duguay Tronin. She has been samors along the China coast are extremely discontented with

officer's evidence.

time of the fire? Mortality return for the weeks thair lot, and it would appear that junior men are resigning their

outrustad by the Admiralty to That "convenient and benevo-ending 18th and 25th May and constable, who stated that the all or any of such policies tion, and the Falmouth Harbour Mr. Malbourne ro-called the (2) Is the claim in rospect of Afr. Wheatly Cobb for preserva- berths on a somewhat consi lorablo scalo, and are thus riking it tent friend" who gives the Chinese

1st June, 1912. difficult for the steamship companies to keep the boats supplied.so very much, according to Police fortnight ending 28th May, 1912. ing so many people about, she put the wilful act, or with the con-have a berth in the harbour. The

Limewashing rotura for the money from her pocket, but seo-

woman did natually take the fraudulent?

Commissionera have 'necoded to At lost, this is what one gathers from reading an article in last Court atatements, gave

(3) Was the fire occasioned by Mr. Cobb's request that she may wook's China Shipping and Baginsoring Gizette," wherein it is now ladies' jackot to pawn yester-

Rat return for the wooks end-it back. He could not say how nivance of the assured? stated that in spite of the fact of junior officers, engaged at lomno,lay. When the police arresteding 1st and 8th June, 1912.

oid battleship will be open to having heon hurried across Siberia to fill the gaps that have been him for unlawful possession he

W. Bowen-Rowlands,

much sho had in her hand. Thore (4) If the answer to (a) 2 all or visitors for inspection. Mr. Wheat, made in the ranks of the local mercantile murine, the process of could not give them any idea of

was a quantity of silver and cop-any of the policies, (b) 3 is in the ly Cobb is sponding a large sum depletion goes steadily on.

Secretary. the whereabouts of the obliging

per. He did not see any notes. negative; what amount have the of money in making her appoor

Searched by the Inspector.

plaintiffs been indomnified by the fas near as possible to what she By Mr. Lowis: She was'search-fire ?

was when engaged in the battle. od. He knew that money, was!

The jury after a rotirement of of Trafalgar. On the lower deck found on hor. She was searchal less than five minutes returned the old guns are being remounted, This morning at the Marine by the Inspector.

to the court and gave the and a great deal of her old furni- Court before Commander C. W. not see her sourched.

Inspector Adlington: He did following unanimous answorature will again find a place. Tho 1, No; 2. Yes; 3, No evidence; fold fashioned hand-steering gear Beokwith, Chan Hing, master of A European constable boarded the s.1. Chi Wo, was charged by see her searched, but he could find

Mr. Lewis: No; he would not 4, No damage.

is being refixed, and the poop is with costs and asked his Lordship dimensions. The Implacable is Mr. Pollock moved for judgment being altered to its original also is the requirement that the men have to pay their own with a quantity of opium. One called upon by the police on June

Chinese in berts failing to stop his vessel when had on her. hospital expenses when laid up by illness incurred in the service of man was lying asleep, apparently 11.

to certify for two counsel in view a two-decker, and formerly carried. their ships. According to the authority from which we are quoting, under the influenes of opium.

Inspector Adlington: Yes; ho of the importance of the case. the wages of officers on China Cost vossols have undergone noПe asked the first inan who owned 5.30) pan., on the date in ques-knowing she had silver and

74 guns. Her length along the could have found out. J. S. Thompson stated that at

Mr. Potter applied for a stay of water-line ia 181 feet, boum 40 appreciation since 1902, and it is asserted that while the scale of the opium and he said his

Mr. Lewis You, and be could execution for fourteen days. feet, und she draws about 20 foot pay in the East has remained stationary since that day, at Home it companion owned it. At then he saw the s.1. Chi Wo

Mr. Pollock :-I must apply for jof water, Doubtless she will prove has been gradually rising until the difference, even without making Police Court, this morning, the Yaumati, outside the piers of

coming froin Hongkong to offering silver and copper.

copper on her accuse her off immediato execution.

a great attraction in her new allowances for the enhance cost of necessaries in the East, shows first defendant was fined $4 or the breakwater,

Mr. Potior: You cannot have surroundinga, but slightly in favour of the China Const. quoted in detail comparing the Home, and Far Eastern rates of pay, second defendant $16 or, in the passengers and though he called about until she had the money Figures are in default seven days and the appeared to be overcrowded with notice how many people were

The launch ness said that the woman did not costa are taxed.

Under cross-examination, wit immediato execution until your and, in the case of the second officers in particular, it is deduced alternativo, three weeks,

Mr. Pollack:-Oh yes we can.

Less Crime; Less Revenue that after allowing for passage Home and loss of pay for six months, China Squadron Crews Arrive in the usual way, no beed was

on the vessel to stop, three times in herhand out of her pocket.

Mr. Potter-Can you? We According to a return just ho is, on a five years' period, actually wores off than his confrere in,

I will see about that.

published, there were some 1,200 the West.

Mr. Lewis: This man is tolling According to the journal mentioned, the questions at issue be-Plymouth on 21st nlt, from Hong- at the landing stage and discharg. be something definite in the way the evidence of the managing part-tion, for the shrinkage in the taken of the signal. The boat lios his aver the whole business, jury and tendered them the than the year before. This cer His Lordship discharged the less Police Court ouses list your The cruiser Hawke arrived at went on full speet ahead, arrived twoon the shipowners and officers are rapidly assuming a critical stage, kong, with the relieved crow of od the bulk of her pastongera of an offer,

Mr. Melbourne:-There must Colony's thanks for their services, tainly looks very satisfactory, but and it is assorted that tho points referred to must be carefully weighed the Thistle and the relieved half before witness caught her up.

Mr. Pollock said that, in view of there's another side to the ques by the owners and directors of the fleets if the problem of the second mate and how to find him is not to become one of the most Widgeon, Snipe,

Mr. Lowie: Yes; for a definito ner of the plaintiff firm, that they number of oases also causeri Woodlark, Defondant, who donied boaring purpose and by a

person who had no property in Canton, he a marked falling-off in the and if the best class of officer is to be attracted to the service. That and Moorhen, and ratings from

thought they ought to have im- revenue from the Courts in the there are grievances which require attention is fairly clear, but we the Bramble, Britomart, and boat women for unlawfully plying thinks she has committed an sion is made in a court of law it little more crime if it means more. venture to hope that if the men approach their employers direct, in Waterwitch, river gunboats on for hire, within 300 foot of a man- offence and offers a bribe.

Mr. Mólbourne:No; notneces mediate execution. They wanted way of fines. The difference is one. L. S. Pino:ti prosecuted two according to the statute; if she

sarily." Committed an offence," to get hold of the man.

of over $23,000. So now the ques Mr. Potter:When that admis- tion is whether we can do with a the right spirit and not through the modium of a dictatorial outside organisation, all reasonable demands will be mot. The good name which For Eastern shipping companies have established for them-quence of their arduous duties in of-war in Victoria Harbour,

has been the rule of your Lord-dollars for the Treasury,

It bringe selves makes it difficult to arrivo at any other conclusion. But if proteoting British life and pro- yesterday.

Mr. Lewis:-But there must ship's predecessors to refuse the to mind the instances at Home the officers begin demanding this remedy and that, under threat of a perty during the Chinese One of the defendants, who he a definite offer as a bribs, and application.

where some Boards of Guardians His Lordship-I don't propose used to deplore the falling-off in strike, one can well understand the Companies refusing to listen to Revolution the Admiralty have was caught clone to HMS. Mino- there is no evidence of that at the complaints.

all.. granted extra leave to the officers aur, was fined $1 and the other

to follow any exceptional course. the number of tramp admissions land men.

was not prooseded againat,

Mr. Melbourne:-Defendant The stay of execution was as a good profit was often made; | discharged.

| granted.

on their labour.

It is interesting to note exactly what the grievances of the person. officers are, and, from the article to which we love alluded, we learn Mr. Melbourne did not approve that it is claimed that the conditions of pay and service, are far be-of the "friend" story and fined low those obtaining in other parts of the world, when the onhanced hit 25 or, in dofault, one cost of necessaries is taken into consideration; also that officers month. `sorving on this coast are compelleil, if they wish to take a trip Home,

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to pay their own passages, during

the whole period of loavo.

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to forfeit pay

Oplum, on . Ship,

MARINE COURT.

Failing to Stop.

of accomodation aboard ship is considered a hardship, as found two

Further, the lack the H.A. Hip Sang, yesterday, and L. 8. Thompson with unlawfully out subsequently what money she

Home.

of Crows ·

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serious with which the shipping of the China Coast is to be faced. Kinsha, Teal, Sandpiper, Robin default two month hard labour.

Nightingalo the signals, was fined $50 or in has committed an offence.

the China Station. In conBe-

A Small Offence.

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