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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1914.

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The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 82;

At the Peak 8am. Temp. 75; nobody takes the fog and rain. least pains to clear them out. One is an emaoisted, disense- ridden man, bodily filthy, and Siberisa Mail-Due per clad in the soaptiest of garments. He sits about by the side of the Canadian Mail.-Closed per 8.8. roadway, not only begging alus

Mexico Maru to day at 3 p.m. from passers-by but observing Siberian Mail.-Closed per 8.8 habits which are most objection- Kleiat to-day at 4 p.m. able. For his own sake, if not for that of others, he should be removed into some institution. The other case is of a woman, who, with tin in hand, constantly

the Telegraph pesters people for "aumshaw." pablished 36 columns of solid Surely it is not asking too much reading matter. To-day thore of the police to see that these will be 35 published. objectionable folk are cleared off the public streets.

The Komagata.

We reported yesterday that the sitastion in connection with the will Indians on board the Komagata Maru was no serious that it might necessitate the calling out of the militia. To-day there comes a new wire to the effect that the captain of the Komagata has received orders to return in The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible mediately to Kobe. Renter adds neeeenger. Peak snbscribers can have their copies delivered at cautiously-in so many words- their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by that this is all very well, but how post on additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. is the ship going to get away? The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 Assuredly the position is a difficult one, awkward for the Vancouver authorities and nono too pleasant for the Japanese ship's captain and crew. But we are inclined to think that the Canadian Government will find a means to get rid of the would be in- migrants pretty speedily; the Dominions all round are showing themselves firmer and ' summary in dealing with tough problems than the Mother Country; and we imagine that Canada will not show herself behind Australia and South Africa in this respect. Meanwhile we should like to know what the Japanese Government thinks privately on the matter. Lord Crowe's Discovery."

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1914.

CHINA AND FOREIGN FORCES."

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Count the Columos.

Yesterday

Retaining Wall Subsides, The Police report the sub- sidence of the retaining wall at No. 10, Bonham Road.

Lett by the Empress.

Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey left by the Empress of Japan, yesterday, Captain H. R. O. Walker and Lieut. Il. G. Gardner also left by

the same steamer,

TRADE MARK CASE.

SOLICITOR ASKS FOR WITH- DRAWAL OF CHARGE.

Willing to Risk Defendant Running Away.

DETAINED BY FLOODS.

Witnesses who could not

Appear.

In the report of the maritime

This morning in the Summary Customs on the foreign trade of

Court, before Mr. Justice Haze- China, the following observations

land, Chan Kam, otherwise Ohan appear on the position of Hong-

Fung-abiu, single woman, of 80; Mr. Dennys, of Messrs. Donnys Wellington Street, sued Pang kong as a transhipping port :--|

The position of Hongkong as a and Bowley, prosecuted a Chinese Kwok-yin, of 35, Cochrane Street, trapshipping port between China charged at the Police Court this for the return of a pair of gola · and the countries with which she morning before Mr. Melbourne bangles, two gold rings, nine trodes bis recently received some with forging the trade mark of silk jackets, and fre pairs of attention in the local press, and Dr. Williams Medicine Company trousers which the defendant it may be well to point out again, on certain pills.

received during the months of

back

to

1906, that the discovery of the willing to withdraw the charge if April, or in the alternative $331, in the words of the Report for Mr. Dennys said they were January, February, March and true producing and consuming his Worship would allow them to, the value thereof. ". countries for the foreign trade of because the defendant had decided Mr. U.. F. Mason, of Messrs: China is impeded by the interven- toute go

Shanghai D'Almada and Mason, appeared. tion of various shipping ports, with the

prosecutor and for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lowis, the application of the principles that would lead to the goods of Messrs. Johnsos, Stokes and of extra-territoriality making it being traced. The, goods were Master, for the defence.

Mr. Lewis said he had been difficult, if not imposable, for the seized at the place where defen- Customs to go behind the doca dant was. There was a summons informed that the two pawa monts showing the ports of actual against another partner, but he brokers be had intended to vall shipment and actual consignment, understood the man had seen the vore away. He was afraid they and quite impossible to obtain prosecutor and the latter consented had been detained by the floods. trustworthy and uniform statistics to this course. If his Worship up country...

Claimed to Have Pald the laformer.

of the countries of origin of China's | thought that course was not in- Mr. Mason I am afraid we imports and the real destination consistent with justice, he would shall hear a lot about the floods. of exports of her produce." ask him to grant the request. He during the next few months.

Credited to Hongkong. was quite willing to take the risk

An adjournment was granted. Hence it is inevitable that of the defendant running away. large proportion (in 1913 it was Thirty dozer bottles, three booke over 29 per cent.) of the foreign and thres chops were seized; trade should be credited to Hong the bottles had a forged trade DIVAN KEEPER FINED. korg, and it is possible that anmark. There were three partners! unwary student of the figures in the firm where the things were may make the mistaks of classing seized and defendant was one of the whole of this trade as British, the partners. The firm was the though it is nowhere so classed in Chun Hing, 10, Ko bhing Street, thestatistics and though its mixed | Defendant said he was willing to nature is plainly indicated by go to Shanghai and to hand over

ten Chinese A special dinner is to be served the footnote on pages 44 and 45. all the things mentioned in the charged with being concerned in at the Grand Hotel to-night. The A table given in the Report charge.

an opium divan at the Police hotel orchestra will play during for 1908, and compiled from Mr. Denays said he would now Court, this morning, Sergeant dinner and, after dinner, the band the published statistics of the ask for the defendant's discharge Clark explained that when the of the 8.8. Mongolia will assist countries trading with China, was and also ask for the summons raid was made several persons the orobostro:

designed to present an estimate of against the other partner to be escaped through the roof. The the value of each country's trade withdrawn.

police had reason to believe that such as the statistics, owing to the The requeste were granted, the first defendant ran a series of

divane. position of Hongkong, did not defendant being discharged. afford. The estimate did ant claim to be more than an approx. imation, and it has not

Grand Hotel Special Dinner.

Reported Pocket Picking. A Chinese living at 59, Dea Vocar Road Central reports that whilst walking along Queen's Road, near Gough Street stops, yesterday afternoon, a Chinese stole from his pocket $50 in

banknotes.

Sir Charles Ellot.

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Lady Passengers in Danger In the Harbour.

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The first defendant said he had paid the informer on other occasions and because he had not.

the thing away.

Sergeant

Clark said the information in this case had been received through the Sanitary Department.

The first defendant was fined $50 or in default five weeks”

imprisonment and the remainder

attempted again.. A method which NEARLY A COLLISION.paid him on this be had given is simpler, and which would pre- bably yield as good results, has recently been suggested by Der Ostasiatische Lloyd. By this method, the trade with Hongkong Sir Charles Eliot, chancellor of is deducted from the total, and the Hongkong University, is the share of the remainder held Before Commander Beckwith, Lord Crewe is quite beginning present in Peking in connection by each country is ascertained. R.N., at the Marine Court, this to understand one or two facta in with the arrangements for a The trade with Hongkong is then morning, the coxswain of the were fined $2 each. connection with the Home Rule Matriculation Examination there divided between the countries steam launch Kam Shun was question. In introducing the for the Hongkong University; in the same proportion. The charged with failing to observe Amending Bill in the House of Centres have also being arranged presumption that a country's the rals of the road on the Lords yesterday, ho said that the in Shanghai and Penang:

share of the trade passing through evening of the 17th. and almost more he heard of the sentiments

Hongkong will be proportioned causing a collision with the to its share of the direct trade Asiatic Petroleum Company's seems not unfair at first sight, but launch Sumatra which contained may be pointed out that it would two gentlemen and seven ladies. Probably not hold good in the case of America, Japan, and Russis. whree main approach to China is hot via Hongkong, and which, by the method suggested, would be credited with an undue share of the Hongkong trade at the expense of other countries.

of Ulster the more convinced he,

Delta's Cargo."

became of the profundity of the The cargo shipped by the as religious difficulties, which made Delta from Hongkong on the 20th some form of exclusion imper inst. included 100 bales of waste ative. We wonder how long it has silk for Manchester; 25 bales of taken hit to come to this starti- raw silk and 60 bales of feathers ingly original conclusion. We were for London; 170 bales of raw silk quite under the impression that for Lyons: 75 boles of raw silk not only the Radical Government and 30 cases of human hair for but also the world at large, was Marseilles. pretty well instructed in "the We reported, in one of Monday's wires, that the Italian chan profundity of the religions dif- ber of Deputies has approved of a vote of £68,000 for the military ficulties as far back as the time and naval contingent in the Far East, and that the House has when Mr Gladstone first started rejected amendments that proposed the withdrawal of the forces, the ball rolling, two and thirty The leader of the amendera appears to have been the Marquis de years ago. But with some people's San Giuliano, and his argument against the measure which the ideas always take a long time to Chamuer ass approved was that "since Chins desired the withdrawal sink in.

of all European contingents the question migh: altimately be the det Rid of the Rat, subject of negotiation. He recognised that China has proved her ability to maintain a civilized government,'

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His Worship -How many longths of your launch were you from the Sumatra ?

Defendant:-Abɔut five. stopped her engines? No, I did Did you notice that the Sumatra

not notice.

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Man from Mauritius Fined.

Before Mr. Wood at the Police Court, this morning, a Chinese from Mauritius was charged by revende officer Knight⠀⠀⠀ with being in possession of a number: with being in possession of a of unstamped letters and also

Oase of Chinese wine on which no duty had been paid.

LANGKAT DAILY OUTPUT:

Messrs. Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkat daily output since June 1 is as fol- Lowa ***** 1st June...

P. C. Grimmet said when he Opium Importation, first saw the launch it was going

His Worship asked where the Consignees' notices are issued The not quantity of foreign quickly. Almost immediately money was that had been with concerning the Prinz Sigismund opium imported, that is, released after the Sumatra had stopped, the letters? and the Kleist.-Page 2. from bond on payment of duty the defendant's "launch passed

Defendant said that he had A European stenographer is and likin, was 18,138 picule, ahead of the Sumatra. If the spent it gambling, etc. advertised for.-Page 5. showing, as compared with the latter had not stopped there. His Worship said that as far as Mr. Lammert is selling house-importations of 1912, a decrease would have been a collision. the wine was concerned he hold furniture at Rookvale, Kow of 3,792 picalą. At the end of Hia Worship said there was a thought if defendant paid the To all appearances the plague loon, on the 29th inst.-Page 5, 1912, in consequence of the anti- previous conviction against the duty be should be allowed to epidemie for this year is past its Messrs. Gilman and Co. issue opium measures adopted in defendant for contravening the continue his journey. He fined worst. The number of owes a notification regarding the wreck China, the trade in opium had rule of the road. He was of the defendant $25 in respect of the To champion an amendment on ench a slender reed of argument reported last week was 53 and the ed steamer Tingnang.-Page 5, come to a standstill, the price opinion that if the Sumatra had letters and fifty cents in respect as this, the Marquie must be either amazingly sanguine, or else deaths 41. In an ordinary year

of the drug had fallen heavily, not stopped in this case as she of the wine. Trade Openings. amazingly ignorant of the real position of things out here in China.thece figures would be accounted

and in view of the uncertainty of did, a serious collision would have We thought that no one, short of a Radical Cabinet Minister, could bad enough, but 53 cases this

The Hongkong American Con- the situation tha large stocks been the result. Taking into have been so deliciously credulous. When Russia first suggested the year sesma quite mild after what sulate's Trade Enquiry List No. were causing anxiety. About consideration that the defendant's withdrawal of foreign troops, the other Powers smiled blandly-as has been experienced. The 22 gives a list of firms seeking the 1st March 1913, however, s boat was the "giving way one, well they might but they contented themselves with smiling, for medical officer's report for last Hongkong connections in malle change came over the market, he ordered him to be fined $25, they had something better to do than to allow themselves to be year, which is dated February 12 able iron Castings, shelled stocks began to pass rapidly inte or in default fourteen days' hard "drawn" quite so transparently. Russia had everything to gain and last, anticipated an epidemic this peanuts, dried egg products, cast consumption, and prices rose labour, and to be re-examined on nothing to lose. But what molive could Italy possibly have short year. It is tras that an epidemic iron and steel saamelled ware, from that date until at the end the rule of the road before his of a sheerly sentimental one-for thus urging the removal of her and a non-epidemic year have a and in machinery for cleaning of the year, they stood 100 to certificate was returned to him troops? It is gratifying to find that Italy has no intention of so way of alternating, but the anti- and grading peanuts.

130 per cent higher than doing, and is by no means at one with this pacific marquis. cipation in the report is based on New Policemen Arrive. a year before. This result

the circumstance that there was a Five European recruits for the directly followed the suspen Had the leader of the amendment paused to think, had he taken rash of Chinese to the Colony laat Hongkong Police Force, arrived sion of auction sales by the a moderate amount of trouble in endeavouring to familiarise himsolt year with overcrowding and a in the Colony by the P., and O. Indian Government. Only 2,780 with the present state of China, he could scarcely hare risked the large increase of the rat popula Syria to-day, and one yesterday cheats of Malwa were certificated chests, which at the present 5th ridicule of other nations over the public statement that he recognition in the inhabited districts by the Kleist. The party of fire for export to China in 1913, as rate should be worked 6th ed China's ability to maintain a civilised government. Coming, as results. One little quotation may were Mears. Reid, Nicoll, Dick, against the 18,580 chosta of Maken off well within the current year 7th as this remarkable utterance doce, at the very moment when (as is be made from the report: Munroe and Robertson. All came and Bengal opium contemplated at prices which may be expected 8th evident from our recent Shanghai telegrams) at least sa is interesting to contrast the from Dandee. The arrival by the by agreements, while it is su to go on increasing as the stock 9th appreciable proportion of the Chinese people are loudly expressing plague incidence among rate with German Mail was Mr. Murphy, their certainty that China has proved that ability, it strikes us as its effects upon the human popu: decidedly funny. Surely the Chinese themselves should know more lation. In 1912 the total number about the matter then the amenders, who are not on the spot. of infected rata found in the City Influential Chinese of divers parties have told us that it would be was 390 (of which 66 were Mus a bad day for their country if the foreign forces were to retire to a Rattus), representing a ratio of safe distance. It needs no great straining of the imagination for 5.5 per 1,000 of the total rate ne in Hongkong to realise what might have happened last year, obtained, and the number of A marriage will shortly tako 9,94814 chests were in bond at The Hongkong Government 17th beth in the North and also in Kwangtung Province, but for the human cases was 1,838 in 1013 place between Major F. E. treaty porta chiefly at Shanghai, has decided to discontinue the 18th foreign naval squadrons being so close at hand. That President the total of infected rate was 249 Dickinson, oldest son of Mr, and 4,580) cheats were reported long-standing system by which 19th Yuan is doing his best to govern in a manner most suited to the (22 being Mus Rattus) or a ratio Arthur Dickinson, of Somerton, as the balance at Hongkong. the right to boil opium in Hong- 20th needs and the understandings of his countrymen we have always of 2.9 per 1,000 and the numbe Somerset, and Olate Dorothy, 1.000 obese may be added to kong was lessed to a farmer, and 22nd hald: but that he, or any other Chinese, can at presentor in the of human onsed was 2992 The fourth daughter of the late Mr. represent opiura en route and to constitute the trades monopoly 23rd immediate fature without some reasonable dutward show of moral is plain. Get rid of the ON. P. Phipps and Mrs. Phipps, duty-paid opiam in dealers under its own control as from the

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nounced that no certificated dwindles. By the end of 1914, | 10th opium of any description will be therefore, since there are to beno 11th offered for enle in 1914. The consignments from India during | 12th stooks of all kinds of foreign the year, the trade in Indian 13th opiam not passed for consumption opium will have come to an end. 14th at the end of the year may be put or to a halt, from exhaustion of 15th Tema 16th down at 14,629 chests, of which the supply.

backing from foreign Powers, maintain that order which we all rat and plague will disappear of Chaloot, Wiltshire 1001 hands, making the total 15,529 1st March 1914

wish to vse maintained, we really do not feel disposed to belie

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