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Spurgeon.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 70; At the Peak 8 a.m. Tetap 78;

probable, the announcement will doubtless be given a special rain. significance. Much has been heard of this matter of employing rain.. soldiers to put down rioting of late, especially in connection with Siberian Mail.-Closed per strikes, but what special need

Ceylon. Maru to-day at there is for a Select Committes

to go to the trouble of investigat ing the question, we cannot so6. Surely if disturbances arise which are beyond the power of the police to suppress, it is only right and propar-that-the-troops should ba called out to restore order. If the ides now is to pander to the ultra-Socialists, who would turn the world upside down for nought, then all we can say is that thinge are coming to a pretty pasa indead.

From the commencement let it be understood that we are at one with the referee in the Carpentier Smith fight-the reward of a foul is disqualification, and if dis- qualification did not follow 08 promptly as it should and doos in England, boxing would not be enjoying the popularity at Home

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Yesterday the

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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

IN HONGKONG.

Where is the R,S,P,C.A.. and

What is it Doing?

1889.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO.

Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the Week Ending July 17, 1889)

Stragglers.

PARAPET COLLAPSES.

NOBODY INJURED BY THE FALL.

Dangerous' Hole in Road at Quarry Bay..

(SPECIAL ARTICLE.) Once upon a time there was a branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals! in Hongkong. Spiteful people say

Despite the heavy rains of the that that branch still exists; a July 11. This morning a past few days, there has, accord- for the arrest of four marines and very little in the way of landelipe. warrant was sent to the polise ing to the police reports, been

If so it is to be congratulated on its majestic silence and inactiv- ity. The Telegraph has before gunner, ne stragglers from the The only one reported ia a sub- "Victor Emmanuel." This after-sidence at Shaukiwau, opposite now offered one or two remarka

10 on the cruelties towards birds, noon four of them were arrested Quarry Bay Road, and this

stated to be beasts and fish that are daily on the Stanley Road; the fifth is

dangerous.

Telegraph

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A beam and a parapet of 56.

Connaught Road West, bave col-

English Mail-Closed per 8.8. tolerated in this Colony; but had straggled beyond human The F. W. D. have been notified

Assays to-day at 11 am Hongkong people are notoriously recall, having died, probably by the police.

slow to take a hint. Therefore it through exposure to the sun." River Traffic and Chinese may not be amiss to draw. the

Opposition. attention of the public to some of

lapsed, but fortunately nobody In view of what appeared on was injured. The beam was sup the cases of bratality that, 19 the subject of Chinese competi-porting-o-three-foot-parapet-and- published 35 columns of solid almost any other city, the tion with British firms in the gave way. Both the police and Society's branch would deal with Canton shipping industry in our the P. W. D. officials attended, or at least endeavour to deal extra of last Wednesday, the and shoring has commenced.

following from the Telegraph The performances of the police of July 12, 1889, is especially in Kowloon, where the shooting of dogs is concerned, have already "The long talked of opposition

will be 40 published. reading matter. To-day there

Flood Relict.

Over twenty thousand dollars Las been subscribed by the

pose Chinese Flood Relief, Bazaar as working capital.

with.

interesting.

General Committee of the pro been alluded to in these columns, by Chinese to the Hongkong, FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD

The Kallan Mining Administration.

"

The Late Mr. W. Paterson's Estate.

Sir W. Rees Davies.

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Houses and Shops Gutted.

Canton.-$100 per share, sellers. Union Insurance Society of

A Feeble Policy.

But it seems the policy of the

but there is this to add: for years Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. present Government to throw sops

past mangey, masterless, half- to its allies, and maybe "this is

has begun to assume a practical starved dogs have been roaming shape at last. We understand an instance of this sort of thing. The total ontput of the Kailan the streets by day and analysing that the first steamer has been Nowadays this is about the only Mining Administration's mines the contente of uncovered dust ordered from England through a way in which the Liberals are for the week eading July 4 bine by night, without any protest local commaission agent, and that able to keep office. Not only are amounted to 59,817.43 tons and from the police. Now all of the vessel is to be, to all intents and they afraid to face a General the sales daring the period to sudden, it is whispered that

At 5.5 a.m. to-day a fire broke- Election, but they are showing 43,343.70 tona.

Government ammunition is being of somewhat smaller capacity but occupied by Chinese, as a family purposes, an improved Fatehan, out at 142, Queen's Road East, the white feather at almost every

exponded generously on clean, of greater power and lighter house. The origin of the fire is bye-election." At Brighton, West Birmingham and East Worcester, chall, Dumfriesshire, a director of which a licence has been duly sccordance with Board of Trade on the ground floor, and a tea well fed and well-bred doge whiob draught of water. The steamer is unknown. Commencing in No. Mr. William Paterson, of Wat are securely muzzled, and, for to be built in England, strictly in 142, which is occupied by a tailor, to mention only a few cases, they have not had the plack to come the Indo-China Steam Navigation paid. The Telegraph has suggest Regulations. Boilers already being shop above, it spread to No. 144, forward with a candidate. In any Company, who died at Bourne ed, over and over again, that commenced are being constructed the ground floor of which is also of these places, of course, they mouth on February 17 last, over anlicensed and diseased dogs by Mesara, Kwong Hep-loong a tailor's shop, the other floors could not hope to succeed, but a

70 years of age, left personal should be shot forthwith by the of Wanchai and are likewise being used as family residences. strong and virile Party would estate in the United Kingdom police, as is done in Singapore being constructed strictly accord-Only the tailor's shop in No. 142 make a fight of it, if only for valued at £28,792.

but so far one does not hear that ing to Board of Trade Regulations. is insured, though to what extent, propaganda purposesB. But at

this useful castom has been From the plans and specifications or in what office, is as present present the Government is in

A considerable body of His introduced into Hongkong. which have been submitted to us unknown, anything but a fighting mood.

Majesty's judges and many But cruelty to dogs-whe- we think the vessel is well suited eminent leaders of the bar and ther by killing them, or by to the requirements of the inland and Central District, under the The fire brigades from No. 2 The Big Fight.

ed a Lord Mayor's banquet at the miserable existence-when death present and future, and that in Mr. T. King, attended, but officials of the legal world attend allowing them to drag out a river trade in this noighbourhood Deputy Captain Superintendent, Mansion House on 19th. ult. would be preferable is not the the vessel the Steamboat Co. will before the fire was extinguished" Amongst those present was Sir only ground of complaint. Lor at last find an antagonist they the houses were gutted. W. Rees Davies, Chief Justice of era of birds and animals should cannot afford to despise with im Hongkong.

take an occasional stroll in the panity. The now company will Captain Rymer R.N. direction of the shops where start with a moderate capital io Captain E. H. Rymor, who has these are offered for sale. There vested in suitable vessels, and it been appointed to the command they will see a dozen-and even remains to be seen whether the of the battleship Triumph, Hong- twenty-young rabbits or guinea Steamboat Company, with ite it does at the moment. It does kong, with effect from July 9, pigs or pups, all orowded togeth enormous capital, expensive pany-$80 per share, buyers.

China Traders' Insurance Com not matter in the slightest whe says the London and China Eder in one tiny cage, whose floor management and comparatively ther the foal was intentional or press, has served in the fleet for res is literally not large enough speaking, abortions of vessels, 330 per share, buyers.

North China Insurance-Tis. We understand the estate duty bill recently introduced is not; it would obviously be unfair 27 years, got his lieutenancy in for the poor little beseta to turn will be able quite to hold the receiving fresh consideration from the Government. This is a wise to expect a man to continue a 1895, was promoted commander in, so that usually they are heaped sway on the Uanton River it Ltd.,-$135 per share, buyers.

Canton Insurance Company," step. It is one thing to attempt to render the present probate duty fight after he had undergone the in June, 1906, and captain last biggledy-piggledy, one more effective; another to substitute for it a different duty far wider suffering attached to a foul. By December. He has just gone another. Similar crowding exists sibly there is no company in the-Tis. 100 per share,

above claims as a vested right. Pos Yangtaze Insurance Association in its scope and effect. The duty now payable on death-probate the laws of boring the penalty is through the course at the War where birds are concerned. duty is simple in nature and easily ascertained. It is payable on

fixed, and if boxing is going to College.

Far East which, by its aggres Then too, there is the cheerful sive attitude, parsimonious con-pany-8385 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com the value of what belonged to the deceased personally and absolutely. remain popular the law must be

Captain Romilly, D.C.L.I. The machinery for paying it is equally simple. All that is neces-enforced. There is something to

practice of slinging a pig, feet duct, and indiferent management Amongst the officers who quali upwards, on a bamboo, and thus has deserved so little considera---888 per share, buyers,

China Fire Insurance Company sary is to find out what property the deceased left in the Colony, be said, of estimate the value of it, and calculate the duty according to the Smith's protest against Car-ministrative training held at the To the Chinese coolie mind this prospered so largely in spite of Jompany-85 per cent. premium,

.course,

for fied at the eighth course of ad-carrying him through the streets. tion from the public, and yet has Hongkong and Whampoa Dook details of the property and the estimated value of it is all that is into the ring before he had the October until March last was per; but the European seea no to find if the new company, "con prescribed scale. The presentation of a petition setting out the pentier's manager jumping London School of Economics from may be perfectly right and pro-itself; and we shall be surprised sellers. required. Disputes as to the estimated value are rare and easily privilege, and to plead excitement Captain A. H. Romilly, lat Bat: joke in such needless torture, ducted upon economical lines Steamboat Company $275 per Hongkong, Canton and Macao settled. The duty and the system are simple and eminently suited in this case is no more acceptable talion, the Duke of Cornwall's No one supposes that the pig can and liberal and considerate treat share, sellers, to local conditions.

than to plead" not intentional" Light Infantry, stationed at the be coaxed along the road by mere ment of its employes, will not The duty it is proposed to substitute for this is known as eatate in the other.

Curragh.

China and Manila Steamship daty. It was first introduced at home by Sir William Harcourt's

words, or led by a silken thread; earn a fair share of the public Company-$1371 per share, The Rainfall.

but it would not be difficult for Finance Act of 1894. It is payable not only on property which Both Men Dissatisfied.

The rainfall during the past 18 the authorities to insist that a

support.

sellers. belonged to the deceased but also on property which did not.

Carpentier says he is disgusted hours has been unusually heavy, crate or hutch of reasonable size Editor's sore-head days: days This was evidently one of the Whenever a benefit acoraes to somebody by reason of a death-the at the result of the fight, and We learn from the Observatory should be employed for the carry-when his notions on courtesy cesser of a life interest for instance-duty is payable on each bonefit. Smith claims that the fight should that it totalled 6.38 inches. The deceased may have left behind nothing he could call his own; | have continued, since by the

|ing of the unfortunate beast.

Another disgrace to the Colony thought erratic. The next extract and grammar were apt to be a yet duty may have to be paid because somebody bonefits manager stepping in the ring as Our lady readers will be inter- ie the method employed by coolies is in happier vein; perhaps he by the death. All this is to be effected by means of complicated ho did he committed an offence rested to accounts and affidavita of an inquisitorial nature. A special against the rules of the gaine Powell's annual summer sale through the streeta. It would is July 13, and the paragraph know that Messrs. when carrying fowls and ducks had lost his bad liver. The uste commissioner is to he, established to attend to the collection, which should concede him commences on Monday. Every seem as though the said coolies might be well headed:"

In short, Somerset House and its ramifications are apparently to (Smith) a win. This in thing needed for summer wear has made it a poin" of honour to

THE ESTATE DUTY BILL.

For the Ladies.....

"Yacob Yohnson"

$135 per share, sellers

Hongkong Gas Company- Hongkong Hotel Company $240 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per

Indo-China S.N. Company

5

cent. Debentures. $501,

per., cont. dis. ex div., cellers. Douglas Steamship Company Bense is correct, but been cut down to the lowest price, orowd as many hapless hens or "Yacob Yohnson, carpenter, of China Sugar Refining Com

$83 per share, sellers. one foul does not negative another and gennine bargains are assured. ducks into a basket, whose cubic Finland, is a mild-looking, sandy pany, Ltd-$280 per share, any more than two wrongs make First come, first-served.

right. Arrangements are being

contents are about three fest, as complexioned individual, but he buyers The Overland Car.

Local Masonic Promotions."

and undoubtedly escape. This is a more legitimate field of legis- that followed the decision might 18th ult. the Supreme Grand and is fortu

some merit--the pandemonium We are informed that, on the water to keep them half slive-reductions for annguinary, as-

Cap Rock Light:

be established in full blast in our midst. A step moro and we shall сде be liable to increment duty and undeveloped land duty and all the other breations of Mr. Lloyd George's fertile brain.

We are not told what financial result is expected to follow the introduction of these new elemente into our peaceful lives, or,

made, however, to fix the pair up By the Empress of India the it is possible to crowd; the result is a Terror, with a capital Luzon Sugar Refining Com- perhaps it would be more appropriate to say, into our peaceful again, after Carpentier has met Dragon Cycle Depot received a being that the birds have not even T. Last week he fought three pany, Ltd.--8112 per share, deathe. Four results of the bill, if it becomea law, are fairly the end will be more pleasing in models of the famous Overland kind of cruelty existe towards jabbing his last opponent in the $125 per share, sellers.

Wells, and it is to be hoped that new consignment of the latest wherein to turn. And the same Sailors Home, and wound up by

breathing space, leave alone room quarters of the toughs in the buyers. certain: (1) Those who come after us will be very much harassed the true sporting sense. The car. The inspection of the public fish, for it is no new thing to see cheek with a knife. He will be

Hongkong Ico Company (2) British subjects will pay in full (3) The increase of revenue fight might have one good result, is invited, and prospective buyers these creatures brought ashore open to receive orders for assasing Company, Ltd.-$150 per will be negligible. (4) Legal expenses will be greatly increased.

Hongkong Rope Manufactur Apart from the new duty, the bill appears to represant an attempt for it is a poor thing that does can try the cars free of charge. to ensare duty being paid on Chinese estates, which now largely ant produce some good or contain

from the junke in just officient sinations by private treaty, with share, sellers, lativa energy, but it must be approached with the greatest care. teach the "ladies" present that the Council of the Freemasons elected. Then what is the Society doing? his address is care of Major share, sellers.

saults, in six weeks. Till then and ClodownCompany-191 per Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf There are provisions in the bill which will inevitably deter ringside is not the nicest place into the thirty-second degree the Why does it not seek to influence Dempster." Chinese capital from being invested in the Colony and cause would the world for women to be seen at. Hon. Sir Paul Chater; Ü. M. G. /some member of the Council to bo Chinese residente to ponder deeply before deciding to settle in

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co.- the Colony and may drive from our midet some of our most deserv

$14 per share, buyers. July 18-After three years 8 Watson and Co., and Mr. H. Peroy Smith, both introduce a bill making any form

Ltd. ing Chinese residents. Signs of this havo appeared already.

hitherto members of the thirty-of cruelty to animale a punishable consideration, the Gsp Rock 130 per cent. premium, sellers. The Chinese rightly view these provisions with great apprehension..

firat degree.

offence?

Light has at length been ordered. They are greatly alarmed. It is of the highest importance that we Mishap to N.Y.K,

Probably many of the barbari-At least so report says. So mote

Hongkong High Level Tram- Lease of Foreshore. should do nothing to depreciate the protective advantages of roaid-

Coasting Steamer.

way Co., Ltd.Nominal. The Government

ties above-mentioned are already it be." Gazolto ence here which recent events have so strongly demonstrated. It ie ohi Maru of 1,700 tons, hound proposed lesse of Crown Land the S.P.C.A. take proceedings

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., The N.Y.K. steamer Yamagu- contains particulars of the punishable. Why, then, does not better to lose a little revenue than to check on influx of new from Yokohama to Oginohama at Kennedy Town and at North

Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal. residents. It is better to offer inducements to plant a stake in the with 1,703 tona of cargo, broke Point, including foreshore and

Occasionally ?

Green Island Cement Co. (old Colony than inducements to tear one out of it.

issue).* $50 per share, buyers.

Green Taland Cement Co. (now. We observe the bill is modelled upon a similar law in the down at about 1 p.m. on the 3rd. seabed, which will be offered for

issue).

-814 per share, buyers. Straite. This is likely to prove a dangerous encouragement. The After drifting about helplessly sale on August 31, Objectors geographical situation of the two places vis-a-vis China is not for some time she was discovered have to send in particulars of

Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ltd $141, por abaro, sales comparable. We are at the gates of Canton. The Straits are not the Yamashine Salvage Office from Jaly 17. The premium in by the steamer Shikitan Mara of their objections within one month

and sellers, The bill simply asks for organized opposition and, unless dropped and towed to Oginohama, a dis- the case of the lot at Kennedy or considerably modified, is not likely to ask in vain. Let us hope tance of a hundred miles. It is Town is $1,500 and in the case that better, judgment will prevail. The pigeon-hole, and not the Statuts book, is the appropriate place for the bill.

reported that her main shaft broke. of North Point 837,000.

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE FUND

Kemp) bege to acknowledge with The Honorary Treasurer (Mrs. thanks the following donations Rev O. Bone 10:00.

Ho Tang, Erg, ... 2000: 00.

1889

SHARE REPORT.

are from the Hongkong Telegraph The quotations which follow for July 18, 1880

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. 195 per cent. premium, buyers.

Hongkong Electric $61 per sbars, sellers

West Point Buildings. -250 per share, sellers.

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