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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1912.

MORE MUDDLING.

There has hoon more than one case of muddling on the part of the authorities recently, and the latest example was submitted at the Police Court on Friday. Just two weeks ago oloven men were charged at the Police Court with being concerned in a kidnapping charge on purpose to secure a ransom. They were remanded from September 30 to Friday, October 4. On the latter date Mr. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solicitor, asked for a further remand. He had only

DAY BY DAY.

Every hour of loat time orestes

a chance of evil for the future...

Relief Crows.

H.M.S. Talbot arrived from Home this afternoon with relief crows for the China Station.

'Alleged Oplum Divan. Sergeant Gorrard has arrested thirty-six men in connection with on alleged opium divan at Wan- chai.

Stolen Blanket.

A man was sent to goal at the Police Court, this morning, for seven days on a charge of ston ing his chum's blanket.

One Court Sittlag.

There was oqly one Court sitting to-day owing to it being a general holiday, Mr. O. Melbourne. boing in attendance

Theft of Oll Cake. At the Police Court, this morning, a man was fined $25 or in default one mouth, for stealing aquantity of oil eke at West Point

Returned from Bantshment

Two men who had returned from banishment were cacheen to gaol for six months and ordered to be leftin the stocks for four hours, at the Police Court, this morning.

HONGKONG FIRES.

BIG EARLY MORNING BLAZE IN BONHAM STRAND.

sequence.

Excellent Work by Europes Police-Fireman.

by soils

THE TRUCK TROUBLE.

Chance Averts an Accident ini Calne Road:

NOTES AND

COMMENTS.

Interpoft Practice.

If Hongkong managed to do- We do not find that the on feat Shanghai in the interport quiries made at the last Logie cricket match, her probables lative Council meeting, as to the must either find a deal of form examination of the brakes with during the next month or the which all band-tracks are tochni Shanghat man are of very mo cally supposed to be provided, derate account. There is little have, so far, led to much practical to find fault with in the batting, effect. The reply to the Hon. Mr. which is sound if not brillant; but the bowling is of no great Hongkong was visited by two packed, and the road from the fire H. E. Pollook's question:

What steps, if any, are taken qualtity. Judged by Saturday's fires on Sunday morning; one into the sea-front was just a lane of Bonham Strand and the other at people, souse attracted there by any, and what Government De display, too, the folding is, Pokfulum. The first resulted in merely by curiosity, others drivon partment, and how ofton, for test-speaking generally, rather poor. considerable damage being done, from their homes in the immediate ing the efficiency of the brakes Setting aside some clever work in but the other was of less con- vicinity of the fire by dread of on trucks, trolliss and handcarta? the out-field there was a dest of what tight lappen. All, how was to the effect that the brakes slackness apparent. Pioking up Shortly before one o'clock on ever, rere kept within hounds by were examined at the time of was not too clean and returning Sunday morning it was known the police, only a few boing allow-issue and renewal of licences by was, for the most part, wild and that the stationery and jossed to romain on the pavement the Inspector of Vehicles in the badly judged. Bad folding loses paper shop of Wong Sai Chiu in opposite the stone of the fire: A Contral Fistrict, and by the Inmore matches than anything else, Boaham Strand (number 64) had police official standing by explain- spectors in charge in the case of for a man who makes a noore of 20, and whose slips in the field caught fire. Unfortunately, then ed to a "Telegraph" representative other districts.

So far so good; but did not the cost his sido 30, is of less than no the alarm was given, there was a the real nature of the danger slight misunderstanding as to the that exists when a fire occurs in question convey a hint as to some-value to bin side. There may be oxnot bearings of the fire, with the such a neighbourhood as Bonham thing further? Of course it is an improvement in the next few rosult that the motor engine Strand.. "Many of these houses," good to know that examination is weeks, for the season is still nila. arrived quarter of an hour later he said," are only separated from modo when licences are issued young, but it will come only if the than it would have done had the the next by walls one brick thick, or renowed; but it would be betmen in the running take them man on watch in the tower boon the mortar being slung in anyhow ter still if the Connoil would as selves quite seriously. better able to locate the blaze and quits insufficient to hold certain how often those periodically Imperial Wireless.

Hongkong road with interest The European fireinen, however, the brickwork together. In some tested brakes are actually usel speedily atoned for lost time, and, places you could push such a wall If all the track-brakes in the though with but a small supply of down with your hand or foot; in Colony are in perfect order, it the telegram in Saturday's issue water at their command, made a others, the partition is only wood- will not help matters much which stated that Mr. Lloyd vigorous attempt to prevent the work."

unless they are applied George and Sir Rufus Isaacs hayo when need arises, flames from reaching the two

Yesterday vehemently repudiato insinua adjoining, houses. It soon be-

afternoon, at about 5,30, one of tions of "jobbery" which had came evident, however, that the

household furniture, was being wireless chain scheme. No one these trucks, heavily laden with been made regarding the Empire: fire. had already too good a hold

brought down Caine Road by five will blame ministers for getting of the building to be extinguished wind on Saturday night, though coolies. From the Hongkong Co. heated, if suggestions of jobbery of water and the employment of que flames some distance and went there is a sudden and some other than by a greater quantity quite strong enough to drive operative Stores to the Italian Con- and to increase the difficulties of what sharp downward slope, but, By 1.30a.m. three engines wordfiremea, was happily not of such on approaching this, the coolies at work and a couple of fire-fionts nature as to force the fire in a made no attempt to apply the wore moored at the nearest wharf, sideward direction. With the brakes. The result was that the A man was charged before Mr.waiting for the hose to be houses cousimeted on the above-vehicle got beyond their control fact is that the scheme as it stands

counested; but, long before the mentioned, principle, a heavy the moment it started on the de- seems somewhat costly, and p

fetched by the easterly wind might have been scent. The rond way was filled with bably no one knows this better extra hose

motor could be rigged to side of the street being burned.

the cause of the whole of that people-largely women and ohil than the Postmaster-General hirm- the floats, the first

dron-on their way to the Ontlie self, The initial outlay cannot, By 2.30, Number 68 was com-dral, and a little panie naturally in any circumstances, be anything was clearly past swing, and the flames had takon good hold of pletely gutted and the roof was arose. The coolice (with the ox but large, but there is no reason for making it larger than in the other two buildings, Already falling in. Been from the roof of ception of one who calmly let go firewun Jul gaine! the roofs ut Number 62, the sight was ap- his hold of the rope) were being actually nooossary. For this rea- same of the neighbouring houses, ons's eare, the smoke was abso- gither sheer cliance or eles in welcome, even if it means a

palling; hugesp wks floated round dragged helplessly downhill when on the fullest investigation and were hard at work, playing lately blinding each time the momentary gleam of intelligence little delay in starting upon a on the rapidly rising flame wind veere! for a moment, on the part of one of the men in useful work. which a brisk wind was fanning; and the interior of the charge, gave the truck a sideward Chinese Firemen,

Arrivals.

By the 8. Huiching from Amoy there returned to the Colay Lieut. H. G. Paris and Licht. Dodgson. By the Sado Muru from Shanghai, Major G.J.Morris and Lieut. Gibson arrived.

Street Begging.

Banasson was charged at io A Malay Sailor, named Hand Polics Court, this morning, with begging in the streets. ordered to be detained in the house of detention.

Selling Quail,

He was

C. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning, with Balling quail other than in the market Luspootor Dymond prosecuted Dofondant was fined $10, or in default fourteen days,

No Licence..

A man was. of $23, or in default one mouth, at the Police Court, this morning for being in possession of four cattios of course black gunpowder without a licence and without having it labelled "dangerous,"

Possessed Ammunition.

A man stated to be a draught maan (Chinese) at the Hongkong and Whampon Dock, was faed $50, by Mr. 0. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning, for being in unlawful possession of

quantity of ammunition.

Philharmonic Society.

The annual general meeting of the above society will take place on Monday next at 5.15, p.m in the music room at the Oity Hall, when His Excellency Sir Henry May will take the obair. The same day at 5.30. p.m..

more hose..

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Past Saving,

house

A Matter for Attention:

which should be seen into by the This, surely, is a state of affairs authorities without delay. The

must have been some little ground were actually made, but there

for certain of the criticisms which have been offered, otherwise Mr. Samuel would not have promised the fullest investigation." The

The feature of the Bonham

and, on the arrival of the ladders, next two houses ssomed like a turn which carried it into the several members of the brigade bottomless pll of flume. One of gutter with such force that only swarmed up to the top windows of the shops had fireworks among the high korbing kept it from Strand fire which must have most number 68, only to find that the its stock, and those from time to being dashed violently into the impressed the European onlookers hose must be powerless against time exploded, drowning the doorway of a house, Meanwhile was the almost uselessness of the flames that had obtained com- noise of crackling wood and two lukongs stood gossipping. Chinese fireman. With two ex- plote mastery over partition-walls,

breaking glas2. flooring and fittings. Two Chin ose firemen succeeded in reaching

the first-floor verandah of number!

04 which had also caught light but their luck was no better than thint of the Europeans.

Fire Floats at Work

Under Control.

:

but

wind shouldsirengthen suddenly. CHAIR COOLIES AGAIN.iscriminately. On the roofs

At presoni little or nothing is

been instructed that day, he said. But as the men had been in first practice will be held on the the harbour. The European fire-known either as to the cause of ving a Lot of Trouble of Late.the Europeans. One of these want-

A Peculiar Story.

is

THE POKFULUM FIRE.

of these

amiably, only fifteen yards lower captions they seemed to be not down the road, making no attempt only without initiative whatever to enquire as to the non absolutely devoid of understand- Desconding to the level again, employment of the brake. When ing At one moment a Chinese one found that the tireless labours some serious or fatal accident has was cheerfully standing with bis of the firemen had at least been resulted from a runaway truck back to the burning building, rewarded inofar as the adjoining steps will doubtless be taken to playing the water from his lose into the roadway, over the by- buildings wore bayond reach of fenfores the use of these brakes, By two o'clock the fire-floats dangor unless, by ill chance, the

standers, or on the clothes and helmet of a European fireman, in- and got to work, and abundant water was being pumped up from

everything appeared to be left to mén, led by Chief Inspector Baker, the outbreak or the extent of the laboured untiringly, making light damago dono. custody from Sunday night till Friday and had been before the

ed an extra length of hose, and, Wo gather that of the diffoultios, and doing Number 08 wis insured up to

At the Police Court, this morn though he was obviously able to Court on Monday, the delay on 'the part of the police in instructing

A widow whoresides near Kow-swiftly and silently their own $25,000 dollara; the other houses ing, bolore Mr. C. D. Melbourne, make himself understood in the solicitor seems rather inexplicable. Mr. Hodgson himself said loon City has told a remarkable work and thint of most of the are also said to be insured, but at two chair coolies were charged Cantonese, the native to whom he in Court "there are a number of defendants, and there is an amount story to the police. She has cat-native firemen as well. Excite present we have no definite in- by Mr. Sutherland of No. da the gave directions seemed to think of evidence to procure. The offence did not take place in the ed that about eight velock oumont spread even more rapidly formation on the subject.

Peak, with demanding more than that a day or two hence would be Colony, but off one of the neighbouring islands, and it is very with her grandson in the linuse, bouring shop the ccon pants were

Saturday night whilst she was than the flames; in ono neigh

the legal fare and with disorderly quite time enough. In almost conduct.

overy case the Chineso members difficult to get the ovidence." But if the alloged offence took place two me forced open the trap busy collecting their goods and |

Mr. Sutherland said the posi- of the Brigade seemed to be on September 20, there was surely time to coure some evidence, door, entered the louer, caught making ready for fight, while the

tion of affairs with regard to either duzod or panio-stricken or however little, w pisce before the Court on October 4. Nene was hold of her and flung her through crowds in the by-streets grew About. 19 o'clock yesterday serious. Not a day passed with have seen Malay firemen at work chair coolies was becoming very hopelessly woodon. Those who forthcoming, however, and, for the second time, without a hint of the window. She takes more and more dense; these how morning a number of matsheds, out some lady or other being could not refrain from wishing evidence of any kind, except of arrest, the men were remanded for nothing was stolen. She would

over were easily kept under por- a week. Bail was refused, though Mr. Lewis made an application not go to the hospital and it fect control by a few British and most adjoining the Dairy Farm subjected to insult by this par- that a fire company

reported that she is not much Sikh police."

Co.'s premises at Pokfulum, ticular class of men. It was hardy little men could be import Fortunately the for it and urged the unfairness of refusing it.

hurt..

caught fire. Notwithstanding their daily topic and unless an exem-ed to Hongkong to show the wind was driving the flames in a hard night' work in Bonham plars. punishment was given, the Chinese what bravery, obediepos On Friday last the case again came before the Bench and the Dismissed but Cautioned,,. southerly direction; had the re- charge was withdrawn. The "amount of eridonco" which was to A man arrested in Queen's verse happened; the over-head Strand, the brigade men put in matter would be worse. In this and resourcefulness really means be procured was not forthcoming and the mon went free. From Road West for frequenting the electric wires in the street must an early appearance; but it was instance his wife took a chair to first to last not a word of evidence has been advanced against them, thoroughfare with the intention have become fused. As it was, it easily to be seen that the utmost the house and ordered her house- little to excuse this detention of eleven mon for close upon a fortnight brought before fr. O. D. Malb promises to the rear did not suffer the neighbouring buildings; for twenty cents and made a distur and, however much the arrest may have been justified, there seems of committing a felony was was only by good luck that the they could do would be to prevent boy to pay fifteen cents, the legal A SERIOUS CHARGE.

the fame from spreading to fare, but the mon demanded serious charge. Nor is it easy to understand why, if the Police ourne, at the Police Court, this by the sparks and glowing char the flimsy matsheds were already banoe. One of the men give in a $500 bailaul $60 bail res Two Indians were reminded Oase was as weak as appears to have been the case, bail should have morning.

coal which were continually blown

past saving, been refused on October 4. Mon may be remanded once on a bare According to the ovidence the in their direction.

abriak opposite the window, Very brisk guets of wind were evidently with the object of

pectively by Mfr: C. D. Melburne, charge, and a second remand is common whore some evidence is prisoner had neither work now Undeterred by heat or sulfoca

at the Police Court, this morning, advanced. But twice to remand men without bail, where not a

ting smoke, the police-firemen blowing, at frequent intervals, frightening the lady or the chil: The obarges against them were flames in the direction of the dren. If these men were allowed Borap of evidence is forthcoming, is against all notions of British

Mr. Melbourne said he could continued to mount to the variousDairy Farm, which was only to come to houses at the Peat indecent pasualt on a blind girl fairplay and justice.

not convict on the evidence. He roofs and to pour water unceasing- In common fairness, some sort of explanation might have been dismissed this prisoner but cau-ly on the swiftly travelling flames: separated from the fire by the and use intimidation it would he aged 24, in the first case, and common assault on on omah in width of the roadway. Pending very serious

the second. made or hinted at, Was there evor any real obsuce of souring tioned him not to come up again. At times it seemed certain that evidence against the mea; and, if not, way was bail refused? If Not the Same Firm,

Polios Sergeant Davitt said, more of the adjoining buildings the arrival of the Fire Brigade there was originally a likelihood of obtaining some sort of-proof, but Judgment has been given at must catch alight. The top floor motor, the Dairy Farm employees that these men gave a lot of worked hard with Badger fire trouble, but Europeans did not

CANTON RUMOUR, the task proved beyond the powers of the Police, a hint to this effect Shanghai against the firm offer of Number 70 was separated extinguishers thus keeping, the like to come and prosecute.

the already burning might have been given. But to prosecute ia a serious case, to ner, Quelch and Co. for Tis, 2,600 from

The defendants were fined Prominent Government Official detain men for a considerable time, and finally to withdraw the and costs in an action in which Number 68 by, a wire screen flames as much as possible within

bounds; but even the firemen 82.50 esoh or charge with the bare observation that the prosecution are not pre- they were sued by one of their which the firemen were anathemasivos, when they arrived, in default and the magistrato seven days

Reported Shot. pared to call ang witnessse, is to come perilously near to positive employees for wrongful dismissal, to break downs and through could do nothing towards extiu- thanked Mr. Butherland for injustice. Me D'Almada made a vigorous preteat on Friday against We are requested by the Hong- this the flames poured rapidly. the whole conditor of this case and was very properly informed by kong firm of Garner, Quelch and skilful play, with the hose, how.guishing the burning huts, the taking the trouble to come to

supply of water being limited to the Court and prosecute, Mr. Irving that quarter in which to lodge his complaint was Co. to state that it has no con-ever, drowned these, and P that furnished by a 3-inch pipe. with the Oaptain seperintendent of Police. With police bungling a neotion whatever with the Shang-parently the house sustained no The sheds were consumed within Attacked with a Chopper. magistrate his nothing to do. We have seen cases of the kind, hai firm of the same name, against more serious damage than a fer about half an hour, but, owing to A Chinese has been removed to though less glaring, lead to some stir at Home, and it is quite on whom judgment has been given, broken windows and some charred the prompt setion of the Dairy, the hospital from the Eastern die the cards that this one may again be heard of. At any rate, we that the Hongkong firm is quite wood work. hope that if a complaint is lodged, it will be followed up; though it a separate concern and is owned is not usually Hongkong's way energetically to pursue a matter of entirely by Mowers, D. E. Don-

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money.

The Real Dangery At every minute the crowd thickened Claverley Bice

It is rumoured in Hongkong that the a prominent Government Oficial in Canton was shot last night; PA

Two local gentlemen, from, Canton this

Farm people and the timely com-triot Buttering from wounde în reported to live ing of the Bremen, the farm flicted by a man who attacked him cars, of the affair böldings wire uninjure)