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PEARL FISHING.

Expert Describes the Methods Employed.

"Yea, the better part of my life has been spent in fishing for pearls," Mr. Beltran said, "and the grounds that I have the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11,

on

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SHIPPING NEWS..

ARRIVED.

1912.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 11th at 11.10.The sa- Empire, Br ss. 2,848, G. Moårtbar, | tieyol no has weakened slightly. Other- 10th Dec-Koba Bih Doo, wie conditions remain practically.

Geo-G. L. & Üo.. Unidis, Noxx, 1,066, J. Jorgen- son, 10th Dec.Saurabaya Apth Sagar.-T. & 00.

BL 26,8,109, R. C. D.

unchanged.

The monsoon will moderate to the north of Fooctaw, but romain fresh over the N, China Be

Hongkong Balofall for the 24-hours

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

Bradley 10th Deo-Singa ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches. WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or abont,

por 4th Docs Gen.-J., M.

& Co... Daigi Marn, Jap. m... 846, Y. Some

kawa 11th Dec,Tamsul, Amoy and Bralow 8th Dec.. Gen.-O. 8. K. Haiyang, Br. ., 1,862. E Hodgins,

are packed in cotton wool, placed in sealed tin boxes, insured, and sent by parcels post to London. Some go to Paris, but our best market bas always been London. "It is erroneous to believe,- Mr. F. M. Beltran, who is one as so many people do," Mr. of the foremost pearl experts in Beltran continued, "that pearls

immediately the East, and who controls a fleet are

Bold "of two schooners and twenty two their arrival. You would be sur- luggara, gave au interview to a prised to know the great quanti ties that are kept in hand so as representative of the Hongkong

to match up necklaces, earrings "Telegraph" to-day,

and pendants. Each new con- signment may bring the one pearl that will fit in lastre, colour and size for some big standing order that Tiffany or Chartier (of Paris), or numberless other large firms, most success on with my fleet have for some rich customer. And have been off Broome, Western so it goes, the expert buyers of the The . Klalt with the German Australia, and among the Islands world matching and exchanging. Mail left Singapore on Sunday the 8th

"The pearling season in the fast, at 8 a.m. and may be expected Sothu of the Dutch East Indies, also off South Seas commences in April and here on Friday 18th inst. al daylight. Ceylon, and to the Southward by ends in November. The other The s... Yashan is expected to arrive the Tenimber Islands (Timor months are impractical to work here on Friday the 18th inst, with because of the stress of the Lordon Mall (vin Siberin) of Lant.)

"My two schooners are of eighty, weather, typhoons and severe Saturday the 23d,alt, « and one hundred and thirteen

"The best pearl I ever caught? tons respectively, and the totalIt was a beanty, weiging 130 number of men employed, includ-grains, perfectly round and volu

ed at £8,000; but I did get one ing the luggers" orews, in 175,

"A lugger's crew consists of that was as largo as pigeon's six men, viz: one diver, one EE. pear shaped, perfect as to

colour and skin, but it was uns Strails and India via Onicutta-Per diver's tender and four deckhands. fortuneately marred by a fow

Japan, 12th Dec, 11. been The nationalities of the men that black speoks. Had it

in

storms.".

I employ consist of Malays, Japan- absolutely perfect it would have ese, Manilamen and South Sea Is been worth £20,000. That was the largest pearl that I have landers, (Kanakas). The latter ever seen, and it came from an are magnificient specimens of oyster that weighed 8 pounde. maakond, all of them over six The average weight of each pair feet in height, strong, very willing of shells, (they are always in and goodnatured; the one thing pairs), is from 12 to 14 pounds, so you can see that prying them off that they must be kept from is the bottom is no easy work for liquor, because, if they can get it, the diver! There are roughly

400 pair to the ton." they become dangerous, and very dificult to handle with anything but a heavy clout under the ear I have had very little trouble with them because I have seen to it that they could not obtain

drink

5

Ia reply to a question of whe her he had oven had any trouble with the Dutch, Mr. Beltran laughed as he replied:

Three of their little

MAILS CLOSE.

Katchinotzu and Seattle-For Lord

Derby 12th Dec., 9 ▲... Hougey-Por Tungshing. 19th Deo.

9 A.. Swatow and Siam--Per Drafer, 12th

Dec., 10 am.

11th. Dec.-Forchow, Amoy and Swatow 10th Dec., Goa. -D. L. & Co. heren, Br. m., 1,850, Jones, 11th De-Cinton Ifth Dec., B. & 8...

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Mara, Jap. 8, 1,119, K. Tashiro, 11th Dec.-Canton 20th Deo., Gen,-0. 8. K. Yatching, Bre., 1,424, Anderson, 11th DeMoji 4th D c., ~{Obak—J¦; M. & Co.

-banui,

Br. s.., 1,256, Simods, 11th Dear DocHaiphong 9th O.-B. & B., Ceylon Maru Jap ds.. 8,142, Tozawa, 11th Dea-Singapore 3rd. Deo, Gen.-N. Y. K.

Kourst,

Rua, a.. 6,251, Padalka, 11th

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Duernior.

bourhood

FORECAST.

1 Hongkong and Neigh- NE. winds, (moderate to

fresh; fire. Strong NE gale, moderating.

2 Formosa Channel

South coast of China betwcon Bong-

The same s No. 1.

kong and Lamooks. 4 South cost of

China-between The aame, as

H'kong & Bainsa. No 1.

GELEA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Stalion.

Das Wladivostok and

Shanghai.8th Dec., Gen. W’OBLOCK Lakhmanoff.

Nemuro

Kobe-Fer Ceylon-matu, Shangbai, North China and Japan win Askoki, Rus. cruiser, 14,000, Tesh, Neme

Macao-Fer Sui. Tai, 12th Dev., 1.18.

12th Dec., 11 A

P.X.

Shanghai and

North Chia-Pel Chean, 19th Doo,, 3 P.it.~ Shangh-1, North Obins and Japas i Kobe-Per Katsang, 12th Dec., 5 P.M.

Swatow, Amoy, Formosa is Anping

Swatow, Amay and

12th

-Per Soshui-mara, Deo., 5 F.,

FoochowPor Halyang, 12th Dec, 5.P.M. Philippine Islands, Timor, Australia

Tasmania and New Zealand via Port Darwin-Per Em- pire, 13th Des., 10. AJ.

REGISTER.”

11th December, a.m.

Wlod.

Boot.

Barometer.

Temperature

Humidity.

rection.

7.20.02 7 88

6%

11th Dec.Shanghai Dac.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Dec. 10.

8th Tokio

Kochi

Nagasaki

C'ahima

Oshima

Naha Ishi'jima

77

Bonin Is.. Cheloo

Singan, for Haiphong. Indo-maru, for Moji.

Dec. 11: Haimur, fc Swatow. Shansi, for Shanghai. Derayonge, for Bangkok, lara Jebsen, for Cantoa. Marie, for Swatow. Fehang, for Shanghai: Kueichow, for Csator.

DEPARTED.

gunboats followed us all over Macao-Fax Bui Tai, 18th Dec, 1.15 Daito-main, £r Titen.

the place, one chased reason, but I divided my fleet and we

"Now as to the work itself; "acattered all over, each lugge

Mr. Beltran continued. "The deepest water that we work in

averages from 14 to 18 fathome,

never

doing its own fishing where and when it could. The Lombak war in Sumatra broke out then and

they had perforce to let us alone We have tried working at 30 and to get to the scene of action. fathome, but the tremendous Their complaint was that we pressure paralyzed some of our were fishing inside of the three boys,' and we had to give it up. mile limit! So we were, because Even at 18 fathoms the diver off shore the average was 100 stays down over five fathoms of water! After they left minutes, and comes up exhausted us, in three weeks we cleaned up thon. The average take of shells with only nine luggers, 22 tons of for the fleet for the season is be-shells and cleared £50.000 worth of tween eight and ten tons of pearls. It was exciting work, shells, and the percentage of dodging about the Islands, con- finda of pearls i usually inually on the watch, and we were glad enough to get into Port good one.

Darwin, instead of landing in the jail at Batavia (Java).

"Of course," Mr. Bertlan con- tinued, "Some grounds are better than others, and there is a "The other half of my fleet tremendous amount of luck in went to the Mergiu (Burma) the business. The Australian grounds and thence to the Tenim

well. government licence to fish for ber Islands, and did very pearls is £1 per schooner, or In the Dutch Indies we had our best ager, per season, and this en success round the islands of Aru titles us to operate anywhere in and Ke, fishing in compartatively shallow water, with any quantity of shell.

their waters.

"An average diver can bring

"We had the Sultan of Aru's up from 20 to 30 pair of shells to cach dive, and he works on a "lay." permission to fish in his watere, (or salary,) of 22.00 to £3.0.0 80 the Dutch could not touch us for each hundred pairs of shells there though they lay off shore, that he bringe up. He receives hoping that we would be foolish braides a commission of from enough to come outside! Not we!" £20,0,0 to £30,0,0 per ton of his Mr. Beltran is staying in the shells, according to the value of colony for a short vacation. the pearls found in his catch.

"The Japanese are by far our most hardworking divers. One instance that I have in mind is that of a tiny little fellow who

·

A GAMBLING RAID.

averaged commission pay of Policeman's Account of Pockat.

$80,0,0 a month! His endurance was marvellous, and his average

Picking:

atay under water, at 12 fathoms,

Sergeant Cooper had ten men arrested yesterday evening, at 1,

was a halfday!

Siberian

Siberian

Mall.

F.M.

Ehanghai, North China, and Japan via Kobe (Earopo vis Siberia Per Kleist, 13th

Dea., 4 P.M.

Shanghai, North China. Ja

pan vis Moji, United

Vissha-mara, for Canton. Princess Alias, for Hamburg, Prinz Waldanmar, for Yokoh ms. Nile, for London. Cumchow, for Baigon.

W'hainei 30.568291 **W Hankow Kioking

Ob

Weather.

the DATES named-

TOR

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STNAMEDA

TO BAIL Os

KINABI

DELTÁ

about

Freight and

SHANGHAI

LONDON, via USUAL PORTS or CALL ************ LONDON & ANT-]

"Capt. H. G. Evans, 1.5.3.

Capt. E. P. Martin,n.w.m. J. 19th Doc.

Noon, HIMALAYA

91st Dec.

Pasong to

Freight and

Passege

WERPY.S'PORE,

Porr SAID AND

PETANG, O'BO,Cape C. H. Watkins, 8.5,¤.

SICILIA

about 25th Dea.

MARGHILANG

SHANGHAI,

NOVARA

All tit

14th Dec.

Freight and Pasige,

MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA...

Capt. H. R. Petherington,

2.4.A.

All the above steamers are fitted with wireless Telegraphy,

For Freight, or Passage ipply to

P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s offer,

Hongkong, 2nd December, 1912,

Freight and Passage,

H, W. D. SHALLARĮ Acting Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, PRINZESS ALICE ·· SOUTHAMPTON, ANT-Cspt. Franck

BREMEN.

2¢

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES:

**

11

Shanghai

.30.504492 x 1 0

FOR

TO SAIL ON

Gatzlaff.

Sharp P.

30.8500 780.42 58

l'or

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20

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`

Amoy

·6 80.415775

2 b

Sweator

720.82 59 82

#

1 h

20,800

WED'DAY, 11th Deo, 10 A.M

Dec. 11.

Taiboka

3 30.34

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30.90-

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SHANGHAI,

TING-Y

T'aipaa

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30,27 20,20

TAU, KOBE and

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YOKOHAMA

Capt. L Masks

17,000

About THURSDAY, 12th Dec.

P'dores

$0.28-

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MANILA, YAP, MAR-

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8a 80,29 68 82 74

0

SATURDAY,

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6,100

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5 o'

and MELBOURNE

at 9AM

Macao,

Wuchow

30.28 66KW 2.0 9. 50.97 56 (2) N 40

Haihow

PRINZ WALDEMAR

KOBE and YOKOHAMA

Pakhol

Capt. H. Bremer

6,100

Phuli

Toarne

E. 6 o

Bolck, W... Cazelloot, Mra,

arroll, Mr and Porter, H.

Mrs. Carroll, Miss R.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per a.. Entsang, arrived 10th inst, from Singapore-

O. BL. J.

as 2 b

11

KUDAT & SANDÄKAN,

BORNEO

Aparri

1b

Manila

WNW LO

Legaspi

29.95

2 b

Bacolod

20

Iloilo

29.91 78

I b

Lambla, A. E. Watson, J.

+1

20.87 84

Tintad, for Swatow. Arlake-maru, for Miike. Baimus, for Beatow Okar, for Japan

States, South America a dohang, for Amoy.

Canada via Vancouver E-Saigon, for Haiphong. горе TIA Siberia)- Persbe-maru, for Cces Island... Monteagle, 18th Dec., 6. Saigon-maru, for Dalay -

Straits and Bourabaya-Per Fattzang, 14th Deo., 11 .M.» Batavia, Samarang, Boumabays, vid Macassar-Por This 14th Dec,, xooN. Japan via Yokobama-Per Tjipants, Philippine

14

14th Dec., woƠN.

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PH

Shanghai and North Obine-Por Swatow-Per Bimna, 15th Dec. Swalow, Amoy, and Formos

Linen, 14th Dic, or..

A.K.

Carroll, Master J.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Pec s. Obina, sailed on 10th inst.. for San Francisco, c.

Jasparson, Miss M. Arville, Miss E.

lay, Cip and Jung Kaing-yami Mrs. A. O..0... Jeffreys, Mr. and

Adımı, R. O,

vis Ako, W. Buat

Tamsi-Per Daigi-rasm.

18th Dec, 9 x Macao-Par Sui Tai, 16th Dec,, 1.15

P.M.

Saator, Amoy, and Foochow Per Heiching. 18th Dec, P.. Shanghal and North China-Per Kwongang, 17th Dec, 10

French

Mail.

A.M.

+

Mra. E. J. Kwan G. Tang Biddle, Mr. and Leroy, Mr. and

Mrs. G..A. F.Mm, C. Baugh, G. Leang Koon... Cook, Mi K. M. Lule Soi Chan Can Jotla, Baron Custin, Mr. and McKechnie

Mr. J. Cheeseboro, Gep, Campbell, W. Conllia, D. Saigon, Straita, Oeylu Adelaide, Western Australis, Chan Esi-ban India, Aden, Egypt and Ea-Orosologo, Lieut. A. rope via Marseilles (Lattenron, Miss M posted in all the Pillar Boxes Catratto, H.

A

In time for the first riomrance D'Assuvipono, Mrs.

will be included in this con- J. C,

Leting Shee, Mrs Lam, I, A.

Cobu Labuan

330-28-05-

80.06 72

·29.97 72 —

80.10-

29.00

*

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Dia. 11.

1 BanoxEren, reduced to 82 degrees Faurenbeit on the level of the sos in

inches, tenths and hundredths,

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit,

...

8 HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturas tion, the Humidity of air estarated with moisture being 100,

4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 5. Force of Wind; cording to Beaufort-Scale,

8 State of Weather, b blue sky, o Astached ofond, d. driesling rain, f fog,. gloomy, h hall, lightning, o ore Marcelle, H. Nicola, Lieut. Bet, p pausing showers, q squally,

ain, snow, thunder, ▾ visibility, w Nicol, Lisute

dew (wet). Comdr. D. B..

PI.

Phillips, Mies' M.' Popere ob, Antone Qasa Hia, Mr.

and ro. Quan Cher Stone, Miss E.

Mrs.

tract mail) (liste Letter Davis, W. A. 11.00am. to Noon Extra Encarnacse, Master Blemmond,

F. Postage 10 dopta).--Po

11...

Deo, 8 r..

Dec., 8. F.K.

Haltan, 10th Deo, Ŏ P.M.

الحمر

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0 Rafa in inches, tenths and hoo- dredths.

METEOROLOGICAL.

ONN NEWGUINEA, PRINZ WALDEMAR ›› BRISBANE, SYDNEY/Ompt. B. Bromer

28th D.cambex

Capt. F. Sembill

About TUESDAY 10th Dec.

About Middle of

· December,

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For further Particulars, apply to

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Hongkong, 5th December, 1912.

|DOUGLAS

STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamer on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Clans l'assengers. Elastic Light. Exosilent Ouisine.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days).

· STEAMSHIPS.

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HAICHING..... | W. C. Passmor... | TUESDAY, 17th Dec., at Daylight. HAITAN J. B. Boach......... | FRIDAY, 20th Doc., at Daylight

at Daylight, HAIYANG A. E. Hodgins... | FRIDAY, 18th Dec,

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Bleanors will arrive at, and depart from, the Co.'s Wharf near Blaks Pier

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Day On Date On Date

6.

Barometer Temperatura Humidity Spłon, Mm. D. Wind Direction NNE

FA

Forca Teal, Kr.

80.27 80.58.80.27

04. 80 0372

60.

87

291

N

E

1

1

2

and Weather

0

Bain

and

chat open a Zemperature on the geh

Mr R.

Tipton, Mr.

· Mrs. W., H.

Tooey Fun, Mr.

Ernest Bimons, 17th Dec.. Field Mr. and Mrs, Strand, Joseph

F. , T Smith, Chas Fiberlay, Miss D♫ Firebangh, WON Philippice La'ands-Per Rubi, 17th Fox, A. C. The diving apparatus that we Yit Hong Lane, for gambling.

Giere, Th E use is manufactured by Hienke At the Police Court, this morning, Phi'ippine Island-Por Taming, 17th Hoagland, W. A. and Company, of London, and I only nine appeared before Mr. C. fiad it most satisfactory. Other D. Melbourne, one estreating his Straite and Indis Tia Cakatta-Pers Liang Muk pearlers use Siebe and Gorman's bail of $5: One man was charged

Yst li g. 18th Dec.. 11 4.

Hani, R. 8. Takenobi, T. outfits, but not to any great with keeping the house for gam-Bandakan-Tor Mausang. 19th Dec,

How Yer

Wilson, R. 8 r. ing purpases, and he was repre- Swatow, Amoy and Foodbow-Ter

Helman, J. extent."

Wong Shin Jas Yes When asked about the grada-seated by Mr. Otto Kong Sing

Wong Wg tions and values of pearls, our In the address for the

Por R. Nie, sailed on 11th Jost, informant answered :..

defence, Mr. Otto Kong Sing

+ Fundon : "We have with the fleet what said that his client was actually is known as "the Pearl Manager"; in another part of the house alto- who estimates the value by the gather from that part in which use of a little instrument that they were told the gambling took resembles a sieve. There are all place. He submitted that his sizes of holes dotted over salient was not the keeper and was flat surface, and by shaking entitled to be dismissed.d handful of pearls over it each One of the defendants alleged pearl fits, into a hole. By long that a policeman put his hand in- experience we have found that to his pocket and took out three each hole represents a certain dollars in small coin (laughter). number of grains in weight, and He could not recognise the police-

aby this simple device we are man

ave the trouble of manipulat- The first defendant has die ingsdelions scales. Once the charged and also the last whilst value is determined the pearls the others were fined 32 each.

Buglish

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Straits, Barmab, Ceylon. A de- Belts. Mr. & Mrs. Crisp, Eng-Lieut. laide, Wenen Australia, In- .-J. H.

dia, Aden, Egypt, and Harope Pette, Miam vis, Brindisi. (Lats Lattern

Lowest

H.K. Observatory, 10th Des. 1912.

0

T. F. (LAXTON, Director.

TIDE TABLE.

Dec 10th to 18th Dec., 1912.

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