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A special message, dated Jan. 21, from New York to the Chicago "Inter Oconn Hy6:--Thurlow Weed Barnes is the plaintiff in a suit on trial before Justice Davis and a jury inthe Supreme Court, in which he seeks to recover 8900,000 from the American-
MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA Clin Davelopment Company, T. Sanford
(MIST BISHI 00.)
Beaty, as treasurer of the Chinose milway syndicate, and other members of the syndicalo, roprosenting a sum he declares is due him for obtaining valuable conces COAL DEPARTMENTione from the Chinese government.
Hagma
MARUNO.UCHI, TOKIO.
CABLE ADDRESA:IWASAKI,' Which applies to all Branch Offices.
Two former actions were brought by Barnos, one in October, 1898, in which ho clained $1,000,000 dawiages from the sanie defendants, and the other against the syn- dicate for an accounting. These were not- tled by the payment of $15,000 to Barnes, AL, ABO 5th Edition, Western Union whereupon he signed a general roles. The presont suit was instituted in 1900 by Codes used.
All Letters to be Addressed :--
MANAGER, MITSU BISHI 00., with name of place under.
BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGA, MOJ, KOBE, KARATSU, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG AND HANKOW,
AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA: M. ABADA, Esq. OHINKLANG: Messrs GEARING & ÜB. MANILA: Mesars MACONDEAY & Co.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima. Ochi, Shinues, Nawazuta and Hojo Col leries: and
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1908.
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PHAROS HAS A MESSAGE TO YOU," pure anxious to put your son to a koriness that he will prosper. Will your daughter be happy in ber married life? You are in love. Have I made a wins choica. 'n mate Shall I take a partner into my business1 Should I bo, wise in going abroad?" All these questions Pharos can answer and advice by the eid of natroliey. Why not put this to the test 1 Send P.0. value 1- and addressed, stamped enveloped to-
Barnes, he asserting that the $15,000 paid Pharos, DEPT. 14 46, Union Street, Glasgow, with your Birth Dato, Full
to him merely represented compensation for services rendered in obtaining the railroad concesione.
BIG FINANCIEUS NAMED.
In the present suit Barnes names no do fendants, other than those mentioned, the late Basquel Thomas and Marcellus Hart- ley, Frederick P. Oleutt, Richard J. Cross, Clarence Cary, Hugh J. Grant, the Carnegio Steel Company, Henry W. Cannua, James Stillman, Thomae U. Ryan, William Barclay Parsons, Catherine Olivia Brics, widow of Senator Calvin C. Brice; Grant B. Schley, George R. Sheldon, Edward J. Berwind, Anthony Brady, Lavi P. Meaton, Senator Thomas C. Platt, George T. bliss, James E. Benedict, Jacob H. Schitt, Clement A.
SOLE AGENTS for Miyso and Kishidake Grison, August Belmont, and Tam L.
Conda
T. MATSUKI, Manager,
Hongkong, No. 2, PRDDER STREET. Hongkong, April 25, 1908,
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Johnson,
Ju Fulwary, 1898, Barnes declares he obtained from the Chinese porerament cer- tain concessions of great value. The valu of the concessions for epening up coal lauds along a raway from Hankow to Toking.
concessions included banking privileges and che oporation of vaslways, ferries, docks, telephones, and telegraphs.
WE WILL SELL OUR ENTIRE STOCKS OF BICYCLES THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., Mr Barnes ustimates at $750,000. Other
AND ACCESSORIES AT 50% LESS THAN
USUAL PRICE
LIMITED.
THE THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY MEETING of Shareholders in the Company will be held at the CoMPANY'S Victorin on THURSDAY, the 6th March, 1908, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose
For One Week Only, Oreza, No 3, Quran's Bond Central,
TO CLEAR OUR OLD STOCK
Subsequently, Barnes avers, the various concerne la represented were consolidated with a new organization known as the Chi.
And make room for our New Shops at Nos. 33 and 35 of Receivme & Statement of Accounts and neoRailway syndicate. He made a du
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the Report of the Directors for the year ending 1st December, 1907.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from 20th instant to the bh March, both days inclusivo,
By Order,
GEO. L. TOMLIN,
Secretary. Eongkong, February 13, 1908.
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A. H. KENNIR & CO.,
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mand for payment, hut was refused.
DISPUTES-BASNES' CLAIN..
The defendants assert that the concas- sions were obtained by no one person, but by the joint sarvices and efforts of the members of the syndicate. It is also set mp that in June 1990, Barnes, having signeil a general release to the Americas-Chineso Development company and to each member of the syndicate the committee of the Chi-, ness Railway syndicate gave $15,000 to
Barnes, which lie neceptod.
Barnes was on the witness stand a grint deal to-day, and a large amount of docu- mentary evidence was introduced, showing that Senator Brice was a prominent figure in the formatión of the first syudiente. The trial will go on to-morrow.
TO QUENCH VESUVIUS. Some years age, while on a tour through- HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. Europe, dir-fleary Roscou, the distinguish- ed elemist, paid a visit to Vesuvius, which was at the time in eruption. He there mot an Aruerican, who spoke in deprecia- ry terms of the magnificent spectacle. Well," remarked Sir Henry, "when all
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10th March.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from the 25th inst. to the 10th Baron,, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L.,
General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE Co., La. Hongkong, February 18, 1908.
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