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Found in the Harbour. The body of a man agod 38 years, has been found in the Har- bour.
Naval. News.
1. 13.035 sailed this morning, but returned later in Company with HI.M.S. Sandpiper.
Ten Strokes.
Two Chiness were ordored to receive top strokes each of the birch for throwing stones at girl.
Cracker Firing.
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At the Police Court, this morn-} ing, a Chinese was fined $3 for
HONGKONG CHINESI MERCHANTS.
STORY OF NEW HARSH RE-
GULATIONS.
Emphatic Dental by Colonial Secretary.
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AUGUST 2, 1912.
EUROPEAN FIRM
PROSECUTED.
COMMENTS
WHAT THE PLAINTIFF NOTES AND
SAID.
What Constitutes Hair Cleaning? Jury Case Adjourned for a Week,
The Singapore-Forgeries- This morning in the Summary The Singapore Court has, we At the Police Court, this morn Court before Mr. Justice Gom rejoice to perceive, placed it ing, two offensive trade charges
were investigated by Mr. B. A Ports, the Paisno Judge, the case beyond the power of Messrs. Irving: The defendants were J. was mentioned in which Charles Sabatier and Muller, the note-forg M. Vioiro, 60 Queen's Road Pedersen sued the Connanglit ers, to do much harm to the Aerated Water Co. to recover the community for the next few years, Central (1st floor), und A. B. Canton correspondent
sum of $1,000 damages.
It was all the moro desirable that. Moulder, 12 Des Voeux Road-Mr. Crewe of Messrs. Hastings the sentence aliould be an exem follows writes under date of yesterday as Central
Our
"A morabant named Ohan
Mr. Wolle appeared on behalf and Hastings appeared for the plary oue, seeing that the crime Han-ping has potitioned the Go- of the Sanitary Board, and Mr. L. plaintiff and Mr. Otto Kong Sing was committed in a locality where
for the defendant.
such offences are of daily occur vernor-General of Canton regard-D'Almada o Castro defended in
Mr. Kong Sing This is a jury rence among the Asistio popula ing the allegeil enforcement from both instances.
Caso and counsel have been aution, all of whom are sufliciently to-day's dato of certain new and Mr. D'Almada said the charges gaged for the defendant. Will astute to argue that the white drastic measures affecting the wore similar and he proposed to your Lordship lot it stand over for man should fret mend his own Chinese merchants of Hongkong deal with both at the one timo;
a week? Ilso want particulars manners before proceeding to the defence in both cases would. by the Hongkong Government,
lay down tho law to them. Mr. Crewo:-At the last hear- "The petitioner says that those coincide. He admitted they had of the claim given.
dono business.
Canton Misted. measures will cause a hardship on
Mr. Wolfe:-As far as I am for the delivery of a statement of ing your Lordship made an order the Chinese residents of the
firing crackers without perm Colony, and bege that representa-concorned they are two separate defence.:
Sorted, Hair.
The story of the indignant pro test which has been mado in sion.
Canton against alleged now. tions should be made to the ohiorgos.
Mr.Kong Sing:-1 hove not boon. Shopkeeper Fined for Obstruction. British Government for the with-
Mr. D'Almada:We admit able to do that until I get fuller regulations imposed on Chinese At the Police Court, this morn-drawal of those now regulations.hat we have sorted human hair particulars of the claim.
merchants in Hongkong by the f ing, aelopkeeper of Queen's Road "Tho Goverup General has
which in point of foot are none andde Last, was fined $20 for obstruc- granted the request and has toles within these premises; we have Continuing, he said that the Hongkong Government, but can
graphed to the Ministry of For. also packed human hair within particulars furnished on the writ existent, would be amusing avere cogesch
those promises, but we have-not said he occupied a top floor, bas Colonial Secretary, who has em
were most scanty. The plaintiff it less serious. According to ther dil
tion.
The Lamp Thief:
A lamp thief has been devot-open negotiations with the British in any form or deseription clean-did not say what word the terms phatically denied the existence of
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DEATHS.
PIGARD-DEST CLAN-On July 26, 151 %, „nt the Victoria Nuning Ho, Shangla to Me, nu3 Min. 11. Picard-Destelio, a daughter.
MULVEY.-On July 26, 1917, at Woosung, to afe, nad Mrs. F. D. Malvøy a slaughter.
MARRIAGE.
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A Sorious Offence. At the Police Court, this morn
ing, an Indian was remanded on a charge of committing an un- natural offence.
Langkat Output.
Mossrs. Wright & Hornby are in receipt of a cable from Shang- hai stating the Langkat out put for month of July is 13,032 tons.
An Indian charged before Mr. E. A. Irving this morning with the theft of 70 cents, was dismiss. ed, after the evidence had been
card.
Dismissed.
Sallora Ashore.
Two sailors who were charged with being drunk and incapable, at the Sailors' Homo, last night,
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od hair or driod hair. The Or
of his tenure. dinancouridor which those charges
His Lordship: He says that the any new regulations such as the are brought includes hair treat- ment, and it is a question for whole house was "unwholesome, report from our Canton corres- your Worship to decide, after dirty and uncomfortable to live pondont could refer to, Canton in." I don't know what particulars you have heard my admission, whother hair sorting and pack-you want more than thats ing constitutes an offensive trade pleadings might be ordered wy Mr. Kong Sing-I think that under these bye-laws. If your Lord. There are some rather im Worship decides it does thou. I
the case.
Nothing in it. This morning a "Telegraph' representative communicated the above information to the Colonial
as of late, indulged a habit of becoming needlessly apprehens Secretary and enquired whether or no there was any foundation
Hongkong a British Colony? And ive of official measures taken in Hongkong. But after all, is not for the complaint.
"There is nothing whatever
Canton? If the necessity arises, in it, was the Hon. Mr. Severn's am quite prepared to plead guilty portant points that will arise in are we to be dictated to from: toply. "There is always some to the charges brought against me
the Hongkong Government will Mr. Crewe:-I would ask your doubtless pass whatever rogula-" misapprehension of this sort in by the Sanitary Board. I would Canton."
nak your Worship to take into lordship to adhere to your decisiou "Then we may take it," said consideration that the defendents of last Friday, my friend has had tions it deems necessary, let them veno representative, that there have not wilfully transgressed ample time to put in a defence.ect whom they may. But there have been no now regulations those laws. If your Worship will
Mr. Kong Sing:-I shall file for breeders of strife to become is no need, especially just now, statement of defence. imposed us from August 1st allow me to explain the process.
agitated without caties or reaso Mr. Irving: It is hardly evid-week, particulars being ordered.
The case was adjourned for a
as in the prosont instance. Whok ffecting Chinose merchants,?." "There is nothing at all of
we wonder at in that the Gover- nor General of Canton should take any kind, Mr. Severn emphatical- ly replied."
such serious notice of the proiest na to communicate with Peking on the mutter before having taken he precaution to ascertain whether there were any grounde for the complaint, England the Free.
THE LAW'S DELAYS.
SPINT-JOURAVEL-On July 26, 1p.2, st Tient in, lugben Sat wore each fined $5 at the Police Long List of Cases in the Sum
of Shanghai, są Miss Hiza Jouravel « { 'Tien'sín.
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DEATHS:
ROBB.--Ondaly 26, 1912, at Chins Eastera Bailway Wharl, Pootung, Oya:hi, belved wife of W. MeF. Robb, Maritime Customs, aged 39 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912.
TRADE IN THE NORTH.
Court, to-day.
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In Possession of Ammunition.
At Kowloon Railway station yesterday a coolie was arrested
with 1500 rounds of ammunition
his possession. At the Police Court, this morning he was fined $100 or in default six weeks",
mary Court.
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ence."
Dr. D'Almada thought I would save time, but if your Worship considers hair sorting nad packing is an offensive trade within the meaning of the bye laws, then us I say, I plead guilty.
No Washing Witnessed. Inspector Witchell deposed to finding people engaged on the premises combing hair; the hair was dusty, and on being combed much of the dust came out. He did not actually see any washing
Mr. Irving-Twenty five dol
ordor?
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TYPHOON' WARNING.
The tologram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at the American Consulate Gevoral, Hongkong, at 11 a.m. to-day:
Manila, August 2, 1912,— Oyolone or typhoon near or over the southern part of Formosa Channel moving W.N.W.
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Roaders who remember the
Trafalgar Square riots of 1887 may also recall a very telling cartoon that appeared in "Panch" just then. From his lofty pillar in the Square, Nelson is represents!
Mercury Falling. The falling barometer has con- veyed very plain intolligence on this peension of the oxistence of od as looking down in bewilder- typhoon, for since Monday the nont and Borrow on the struggling mercury has been gradually fall-ob beneath, while he asks him ing, accompanied by an uncom-self: "Is this the England I died fortable heat. This afternoon at for?". If the artist's grim con- your Worship. My clients have 2.30 o'clock the barometer stood eit applied to the state of the ngo, it surely lias tenfold bearing days, and I can promise you every- 10mo very important contracts to at 29.16 inches or two points Home Land a quarter of a century be exeonted within the next few lower than at noon.
This morning at 10.53 the theroon at the present moment, thing will be done that is required red drum was hoisted, sig-when men, whose solo crime is the scarcely unnatural desire nifying thrata typhoon is more than by the Sanitary Board.
to олги on honest living, Mr. Wolfe-In the case of three hundred miles away in an find themselves attacked withi stances were saruething similar, Danenberg, where the circum-easterly direction.
The request, that the govern ment should consider the advis ability of appointing another of not Osborne at a meeting of the Lo-lars encl. judge, made by the Hon Mr. E. gislative Council, some weeks ago, Mr. Wolfe-Will your Wor- Family Gagged and Robbed. when the Full Court reconstitu- A milk dealer of Hung Hom ro-tion bill came up for second alip grant an immediate closing ports that robbers entered his reading, has been more than Mr. D'Almada Lope not house by lifting the door out of justified during the past fortnight. its socket, and gagged his wife, The delays of the law are almost in getting away with $20 worth to the attention of a "Telegraph son and uncle. They succeeded proverbial, but it was forced of property.
representativo in no mistake able manner this morning in the Summary Court. in the list nearly fifty cases, and There were down for hearing during the next week-that is until Friday next-only two days
Post Office. Monday next being a Bank Holiday, the Post Office will be open from 8 am till 9. am There will be a collection of let
The returns of trado issued by the Chinese Maritimo Customs, which deal with the trade of the northern' ponts during last year, form an engrossing record of struggle with adversity. Merchants had to face a terrible opidonsie of plague, disastrous flods, war scaros, and, the insettling offort of the revolution. Floods and plague
According to the Observatory bludgeons and bullets by those ora'so common that merchants, it would seen, now take them for
the Magistrate ordered the im- report, issued this morning, the who, to all outward rooming, find granted and make due allowance for them; but the combination of tors from the pillar boxes and will be available for Court work until he had complied with of the Pescadores, travellingloating, and riot than in hard mediate closing of the premises typhoon is at present to the south more pleasure in spouting, and calamities which markod last year was unique. Yet, with hardly delivery of ordinary correspon On Saturday, chamber summon the bye-laws. I think, it would W.N.W. On approaching loud work. And these strikers, look an exception, the reports of the various Commissioners of Customs denco, as on Sunday.
re heard: Monday is a holiday be very hard on the defendant in noar Swatow, it may recurve to you these valiant ones who, by in. timidation and every other black- read almost optimistically. The "Tientsin Trade Report," for Sir F. Lugard Recelves his D.CL. on Tuesday the Fuinns Judge is thut case to have any special W.S.W.-in other words, come instance, states that, "from a rovenue point of view, the year proval At Oxford on July 8 the hono- engaged in the Full Court, leaving treatment in this caso.
nearer to Hongkong. The roport with the liberty, of the subject at guardly means, are interfering
most satisfactory, the collection being the best on record since the ferred on Sir Frederick Laugard, for eummary cases, Naturally only great loss to my clients if the pre-beon received from Japan, orall lours of the day are the very
nary degree of D.O.L. was con-only, Wednesday and Thursday Mr. D'Almada:-It means
continues:-No information line 息 opening of the port to foreign commerce." Nor does it escape Governor of Nigeria, and ex-a few could be fixed up and meat rok s tom upon them. We Swatow. Forecast:-W. and N.W. notice that the effect of the revolution was not so seriously felt in Governor of Hongkong, and that of the solicitors waiting this are quite prepared to do anything winds freshening considerably, those northern ports as, we may fairly assumo, was the case further of D. Litt, ou Mr. Peterson, Prin morning, could not have a date that we are requested to do in Fair at first; afterwards equally south, The figures for the current year, indeed, should be much cipal of McGill University, given them and had to be content compliance with the licence to and rainy,
more useful in indiosting exactly what effect the Revolution has bad upon the trade of the great ports, for obviously it did no more at the end of last year than start a dislocation which has not, by this time, been wholly removed.
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Woman Rescued from Drowning A woman, aged 45, has been admitted to the hospital suffering from the effects of immersion jumping into the Harbour.
next Friday, again to stand a with their cases going over until chance of getting a day appointe for the bearing.
One Case in Two Weeks.
carry on this trade.
STUDENT'S SUCCESS.
She tried to commit suicide on the other hand sineo, July are carried out. That is what wo in the Hongkong
Hongkong Swimmers in Shangbal.
Sho
In speaking of the Shanghai
individuals who prate most of feudalism, medieval absolatism, freedom and of progress. Verily Tudor tyranny and Stuart or Cromwellian narrowness must all. - yield the palm for despotism and calculated bullying to the
Mr. Wolfe-It has been in- timated that a licence would be granted under the Crown Lease, Mr. Filomeno de Graca Ozorio exponents of the trades-union- If the conditions of the bye-laws has passed his last examination gospel. The Tientsin native customs report states that up to the end of
College of The Government-and Other Medicine with marked distinct- Things. September the revenue collected exceeded that for the same period was rescued by two Chinese, one 24 beside undefended oases dealt aro waiting for.
No Fee Necessery, i
ion, and this morning he was cal- Noris London alone in figuring of the previous your by Tls. 70,000 and a record year was from the steam launch Wong with on honring day only one anticipated. The effect of the revolution, however, was soon felt. Ying, and the other from mum-summary case has been heard Mr. Irving-What is the fee led to Government House to re-as a field of strife. In Belfast Nevertheless the value of the export trade in native goods was ber four Conservancy-bost. and decided in pren Court the for the licet ce?
ceive his Diploma of Licentiate the atmosphere vibrates with war die bag especially high, and this was mainly due to the sudden developmont
celebrated nurses case. This case Wolfe:-There is no fee, Your from the hands of the Governor, and ramours of worse things-soft occupied all the available time Worship.
Sir Henry May, K.O.M.G. in raw cotton. There was a notable advance, again, in the number
all, be it romarkod in passing, inden deno of vessels ontering the harbour, with cargo from Europe, and it is
Mr. D' Almada :-Consider- It is a coincidence that Sir the sacred name of religion! last week from Wednesday to
ha vo not cleaned Henry, who was the first President We were remiss indeed if we a fair assumption that, as Tientsin expands in this direction, Shang International Swimming Club Saturday, while, not anticipating ing we I must suffer a decrease in regard to transhipment of cargo. the "N. China Daily News a sottoment, Monday of this week hair there--I think your Wor- of the College of Medicine, should fell short in our congratula Equally interesting ie the stateinant, as regards Moukdon, that a remarks that the Club, will pat had also been set aside in which ship will understand that now be the last to hand & Di-tion to the present Government certain amount of prosperity is strongly evidenced by the consider forward their latest reorait in the to finish it. Consequent upon the drains can be left until after-ploma to the last successful pupil, for its masterly handling of able amount of public works, such as roadmaking, drainage, and person of T. Logan, the former the case being settled, Monday wards. In view of the fact that as the College is now to be in matters during the past few repaire to the city walls and gatos, eto, and that this prosperity is Hongkong swimmer, whilst in was a blank day and on Tuesday they were not cleaning hair there corporated with the University years. Wales Ireland the in dustrial ontlook, the vagaries of which the effects meet the oye in every direction." No doubt the the Forvices of E. Leitao,, who which has engngat the attention be done at onco development of the South Manchuria Railway is largely responsible has done good work for the for three days, and bids fair to tion for the Board. The Board at the residence of Mr. F.P.M. de of a Raliest administration that Mr. Wolle:That is a ques- this evening between 0,11 o'clock clond of witness to the diplomacy of the Pulsne Judge in Full Court for this prosperity. The railway company has completed its double southern port." trao't from Moukden to Dairen and New-chang, developed the
occupy the whole of Tuesday considere it is necessary and Graca, the uncle of the new was pledged to do such really sidinga for ita coal depot at the latter place, and built now sidings,| Variety Entertainment next as well. As a result of this although in this particular case physician.
great things for the Old Country dooks, and wharvos at Dairon for the better handling of its ever-ment to be given at the Palace had to go over.
The Grand, Variety Entertain three bases fixed for yesterday no actual washing of hair was
Sure there is still hope, for the
increasing goods traffic.
seen going on, washing was a LADY MAY'S AT HOME ministry has actually decided that Theatro, Mt. Austin, on Saturday
POSTPONED. In other words for the fort part of the process that must be
Fomething must be done, and The chief feeling of any one who studies those careful and August the 10th is under the night extending frota and ineląd done before the hair is sold. If
| Mr. Birrell is “determined to niny Interesting reports is that trade in Chins would advance rapidly if distinguished patronage of HE ing Wednesday, July 24% to Taos there was no washing then the Wo are asked to intimate that, all the forces of the Crown":15 more gottled conditions stovailed. Trade in the north has held its The Governor. As a powerful day, Aug. 8, excepting for mall matter of disinage might be owing to the demise of the Em-quiet, Ireland. We eling de own well, despite the soil of the revolution, and nothing could programme has been arranged, capes generally decided after modified, said he thought the Lady May for Tuesday libres of comfort, but
peror of Japan the at Home, fixed parately oven to these frayer more clearly prove its power of expansion, given favourable con-early booking is recommended going through the list on Friday. Mr. Irving said he ditions. But it is, unfortunately, impossible at the moment to to avoid disappointment. The mornings, only one summary defendants and battere the August & has been postponed till be socotinted misloonte discern any promising signs of real betterment in the state of booking is in charge of Moutris case, contested by solicitors, has Board as to what was required the following Tuesday, August pray for just a little more Uklan,
been dealt with
and carry out the suggestions,
and just a tride loss-
spread among all classes is proved by a building moveinent, of water polo they will also have an appeal case was commenced the drains need not necessarily of Hongkong.
An At Home" will be held the suffragiata, all form part of the
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