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MEMOS FOR TO-DAY
Bijou Scenic Theatro.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, MAY 17-
THE CHINA MAIL.
China, President Wilson has,, in the
opinion of runny friends of the loan, clused the open door." But thoso
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Two men wore Bald 850 each at tho
SOUTAL "AND PERSONAL.
Mr W. Davidson,of Mosina Jardinó, who share the President's objection Police Cours today, for selling milk with- Matheson and Co., was recently transferred to the plan say, with the New York | put a licence.
from Hankow to Tokohama. World, that he is "for the open door, but not one forced open by the jim my of guns and landing parties in support of private interests" The Chinese-loun question, it will be re. membered, first came up in 1000, when President Taft demanded that the United States be admitted as a
The cargo of raw silk shipped on board thes. Atlantique, which left this past April 8, was delivered in Lyon on the 10th inst.
A Japancen against whom a bharge party to a loan being arranged by had been preferred of atmitt and daninge England. Franco, and Germany.to property was suddenly taken ill in his Japan and Russia wore included later.sil, and had to be sent to hospital. A group of American bankers, consist- ing of JP Morgan & Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the First National Bank,
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The silk, shipped ox. Nippon Mara, and the National City. Bank of New which sailed on 5th ultimo, arrived in York, entered into the agreement at New York on the 9th inst., being & dayı the request of the Government. The 7 hours after steamer's arrival at San progress of the negotiations has Francisco. been interrupted and delayed by ad- justments of the individual interests of the several would-be creditors, by Chiness dfamtisfaction with some of the conditions of the loan, and by the Chinese revolution. To the bankers' inquiry as to whether the new Adv tuinistration wished them to continue
Bir. Lether Knight, Professor of Chemistry the Provincial College, Chengtu, died there on April 19 of typhuse taver. He had been wink?bat, for a few days.
this date.
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Mr. R. G. Shawn, of Messrs. Showa, Tomes and Col, returned to the Colony yesterday after an absence of two years. bir 4. fhowoc accompanied him,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 WA.
ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT no vidence to show that thora fine
European Firm Clasma Damages.
to the Summary Court this morning
purities were aldei purposely. "They Hurther had avidice that in at least one. manzket, and a market in which 'one would imagine the standard was higher than is the loend market po per cent of im purities was not a ground for mjection.
Mr. Jenkin; In the case of adultera fien, this 19.
Mie, A. G. Squsir, who has boon in before the Puisto Judge Me Justies Shaughst for some months, returned Kemp, the action was re-opened tu which Móssrs. W. R. Loxley and Co.. mer.
Mr. Davidsen agreed. The point whe yesterday on the sa. Montsegle,
chants, sud the Nans Mow firna, of 184, | that adulteration could did only man resoves that impurities wore adiled purposely and Connaught Road Central, to $1,000 as damages for alleged breach of there was no vienas in this caso that
they were able, purposely; and bath contract by the defendants, dated July abacate of proof the defendants wore on
tis, 1912, whereby the defendants agreedfitted to the benefit of the doubt. The to sell to the plaintiffs 825 pieuls of wood case for the defendants was that the off oil to be filled by the defendants into supplied was oil of the character-ordi- local market as wood oil, and that silico shipped by the defendants to.b. in Hong the sonumenecment of this case prectio druns provided by the plaintiffs and narily applied and dealt with a the
kong Harbour within the months, of ally the whole of the vil had been sold August maid September, 1012. The time at the market price and that no come for delivery was subsequently" extended plaint, had been received from any pur to Noverabor 1st, 1912, but the defen chaser of any deficiency in the quality of danta failed to deliver auch mil or any
Mr. Aloe Taylor, the professional billiard player, boat Br. W. Porter received 400) by 89 in a game of 800 up,
at the Shanghai Club last work.
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Richard Rosebury, a young American, has disappeared from Manila. As Bows showing a large sum of monoy just before be vanished. foal play is suspected.
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A Chin:se married woman has been sent to hospital suffering from injuries caused by failing from the second foor verandah of No. 18 Western Street. She FLOWER HAWKING IN WYNDHAM fault, but cuinaised with Mes Potter's
the oil.
The defendant Arm's partner described
of ordinary
A marriage has been arranged, and will part thereof. The claim for damages in the witness box the methods ho applied take plaes quietly in July, between included the expenses incurred by the a test the purity of wood olla Frederick James Hallitar, of His Majesty's plaintiffs in connection with the contract had been in the wood dil businem Civil Service, Straits Settlements, and The action was originally heard on April sight years. In July at your he entered It la sannanced in our advertising Roberts, youngest daughter to seek their share of the loan under columes that Mr. V. W. Daniel has become Robert deaningham, of Beanxholme, defendants on a point of law. A request of wood wil, and at that date he had do of Mr. 10 and 14, bis Lordship finding for the late the contract with Mesurs, Lealay, on behalf of his firm to supply 825 pistike the proposed agreements, the Presi- dent returned as decisive negative.er of Messrs. Michael and Co., (solo Hawick.
for a written judgment was made by sufficient in stock to "complete the order His official statement clearly sets gents for San Miguel Draft Beery from
counsel for the plaintiff, and a low days being no 123 picals. short. This be forth the Administration's views upon dollar diplomacy," and its attiturie
Roar Admiral T. H. M. Jorram, com later the Judge intimated that he intend- bought for the purpose of the contract.
teed to review his decision, stating that as All the cal supplied was The Hoogkung and South Otina Stammading the British squadron on toward China. It is also generally interpreted as foreshadowing an early Fisheries Co., Ltd, are making a final call Chinn station, who is visiting Tokio, he was anxious to give judgment before quality. He was satisfied that the ci
supplied to fasley and Co. was of mer- recognition of the Chinese Republic of 3 por abare payable to the Company's presented with his staff to the peror on Mr. Potter, counsel for the defence, left chantable quality and it was poured into by the United States. The President Bakers-(Hou,kong and Shanghai Bank- April 30th by Sir Conyngham Greene,
British Ambassador in Tokio, while Birs the Colony ha had to review the evidence their sleurs under his supervision. The gives Mr. Taft's reasons for asking ing Corporation) to monow. the baukers' belp, and then tells why
Jerman was presented to the Empress by in so short period that his had not oil had been seld since its rejection by time to road it all, and when he came the plastiffs at market prices. The price he cannot take the same action:
Lady Lily Gruene.
to write his judgment he found that his day was about $15 picu, and the lowest figure reached sincs the rejectión "The Administration has declined
ruollection of a material point was at by plaintiffs de $12 or $10... to make such request, because it did not approve the conditious of the loan or the implications of responsibility on it own part which it was plainly told would be involved in the request.
Before Mr. Melbours at the Magis "The conditions of the loan seem
A Chinese woman attempted to chim-tracy today, two Chinese, who were 15.30 pan Star Ferry Co.'s Meeting to us to touch very nearly the admit suicide last night by jumping into the defendal by Me. Leo. D'Almada, were ministrative independence of China barbour at West Point. The woman, who charged with Larking flowers without a itself, and this Administration does not feel that it ought, even by im is stated to have been under the influence plication, to be a party to those of drink, was rescued by the master of a conditions. The responsibility on its passenger boat and the police. part which would be implied in re- questing the bankers to undertake HONGKOND, WZONKRDAY, MAY 14, 1913. the loan might conceivably go the length in some unhappy contingency of forible interference in the financial and even the political affairs of that grent Oriental state, just now awaken. ing to a consciousness of its power and of its obligations to its people.
The con Uitions include not only
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RESCUING CHINA FROM THE * CROSS OF GOLD.".
was hanging out clothes to dry on a bain- boo pole.
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A man, who was charged by Faspector
Dymond at the Blagisting, to-day with being in possession of 380 rounds of ammunition, was Gned 817) by Mr. Haze. land. The Magistrate said that the man was obviously trading in smiubition. M
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license and with obstructing the footway at the corner of Wyndham Street and Queen's Root,
P.C. Witwa deposed to telling the de
contention.
For the plaintiffs, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. Dennys, of Messrs Dingys and Bowlays for the defence, Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings.
Mr. Jenkin said he had spoken to Mr. Davidson and he would ask his Lardship to say what was his state of mind at the present moment with regard to the case,
as it would limit the issue and facilitate
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The first witness for the defence, in Lower to Mr. Jenkin's questions in cross. esamination this mering stated that, he' only knew the same si address of one partner in the firm, and upon ir. Jen- v
in's application this afternoon liis Lord- ship mode an order against the witness
and against the defendant firm to disclose oath the names and addresses of the partnerski bis firm hy noon to-morrow.
Mr. Davidson, after re-examining the plaintiff, closed his case and addreming a Lardship said he had cut short the
evidenes for the deferee becauze zo ques.
portant point of the ovidence given by
fendants about mid-day to shift baskets of flowers and refuse farther from the footway. When he came back Inter the the hearing. What he wished to kranerous had been asked by plaintiffs on the baskets were again causing obstruction, whether julgment was given on the and be arrested the defendants, who bad basis of the compromise of 23 per cent, no licences,
His Lordship, suid it was not directly given on this basis, and in reply to Farther question stated that it was merely
To Mr. D'Almade: He had been in the Colony for seven years, and bad always age Howers being sold in Wyndham. Rowers were sold. In his opinion they
The last witness that he said, the whole of the wond oil after its rejection by plaintiffs at the market prices at the day; therefore this evidence remained unt challenged. Plaintiffs had to satisfy his
Turs is the title of an article the pledging of particular taxes, some į vs. Monteagle with being in possession of Street. That prosthu catly pisco where on expert ovidcuresthat the ense rested, ! Fordship vither that this oil was not wood
the "Literary Digest, in which the of them antiquated and burdensome Democratic Administration's recent to se ure the loan, but also the ad- action with regard to participationinistration of those taxes by foreign Ergene responsibility on the part by American financers in the Group of our traveruent implied in the Loan to China is dealt with. The encruragement of a lon this secured crucifixion of China upon a cross of and administered is plain enough and is obnoxious to the principles upon Guld," anys this American publication, which the government of our people would naturally be repugnant to an Administration whose fortigu affairs are in the hands of the present Secretary of State, and our keen editorial ob servers see in the disapproval of the Chinese loan n similar chilling attitude
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Inspector Meliardy, at the Magistracy day, charged a Chinese steward of the 700 rounds of ammunition. Defendant, he said he intended Inking the m mation into the country, way, fined 8250 or three months' imprisonment,
The story that a student from 19 Wing Fung Street recently told the police
Mr. Jenkin informed his Lordship that wer all obstructing the rond.) if he wished it he would call 3ft. Beattic Inspector MaDonald pointed out that to speak of the counter offer of tiranty these defending were on the footway,
sak petyting *Me. · D'Almuda suíd that, diess; ¡men-
were fokis, and flowers had been sold in that place for the last thirty years. In the strict sense of the word the road was
F not danti
Mr. Davidson objected. He did not understand his Lordships distinction as to the ten per cunt. of impurities in the oil and was not clear as to his second view relating to the effect it. tan per
or that if it was word oil it was not of such quality as to be merchantable; they had to show either that for wood oil to be merchantable absolute purity was essential, or what degree of purity wasntial. So far from proving that absolute purity was essential tho evidence showed that it was not so. They had it :
evidence and he thought that con- curled the matter that in one market
not sufficient to justify the rejection of
Caso proceeding when wo went to green,
at least five per cent,, of impurities was"
of having been attacked and robbed of 35ated, but, the police authorities in Cochmarie St. has been found to be un- would admit that they had allowed the
The youth stated that he was me to carry on their trade for the bene
fit of the public, and if they were an ecat, of some other substance had beenwood eil. obstruction, they had nevertheless been added. allowed there for this long term of years. Apparently the polire, kad received ser-
"The Government of the Caited true. States is not only willing but earncstaccatel by two men who died a handkor ly desirous of aiding the great Chinese chief over his mouth and atcle the money people in every way that is consistent from his pocket. with their antrammelled development and its own immemorial principles.
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John Reberie, who was expected in The awakening of the people of China Surabaya recently, a who was to have to a consciousness of their possibilities given an exhibition of his skill, at billiards,
His Lordship replied that the evidence
tain complaints, but the men had never for the plaintiff seemed to be that there been told that they were obstructing was an netaal addition of impurition, and These flower men were a great conveni-that they did not arise during the ecurse
toward the entire Taft programidunder free government is the most arrived there very ill, and was by modical ence to the publie, and this was the only of manufacture.
SPORTING.
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Interport Rifs Match.
Hongkong will fire (weather permitting)
The first of the Laws Bowls League of "dollar diplomacy." By "dollar significant, if riot the most moment advicu compelled to return immediately to play where Howers, could be bought. Mr. Davidson anid the plaintiffs, who matches will take place on Saturday, May diplomacy" the press mean the use ou, event of our generation. With Europe, an it was considered fatal for him Although these men were only fakis, their
this movement and aspiration the to remain in the tropies for any length of masters was willing to take out licences had entered into an open contract for the 14th, when Kowloon will meet Taikne, and
sole of wood cle had to show that what the Police meet the Civil Service. of government influence to aid and American people are in profound time. This was a great disappointment to for them. protect our banks and tenders in their sympathy. They certainly wish to the many amateur billiard players in Inspector McDonald said that the police had been delivered by the defendants transactions with Latin-American re participate, and participate very Sourabaya, who had expected to see some no objection to the men being there was not merchantable wood oil. If they
long as they behaved themselves ind publics and with China, a striking ex- and to the use of the world the al-
generously, in opening to the Chinese good play.
failed to show that, they might also show did not causó obstruction or annoy people. ample being..our armed interference most untouched and perhaps unrival- A com; any has been floated at Bom- Thero wan rio mention of the roadway in that it was not wood oil at all. The in the revolution in Nicaragua. In ed resources of China.
bay with a capital of Rs 70,000 to reduce this case, but the cotpath was concerned, would arise whether, if they failed to on Saturday 17th. inat. at 3 p.m. on the King's Park Range. The following have The Government of the United ofsatile mortality by the establishment of hen again, ile okis could not use their prove that the oil was not merchantable bean selected to form the tenus --Meurer China's case it now appears from the States is earnestly desirous of pro- model dairy farm with 108 cows. Milk
they could be said to have proved that Coles, Willis, Blaun, and Pearce (H.M.S. President's statement that the Taft moting the most extended and will be brought into the city hy motor 32 each for having my licence, and equ
it was something quite different. In Hampshire.) Messrs. R. Stawart, T. Administration requested our bankers this country and the Chinese Re to provide pure wilk will be opened. The
intimato trade relationships between vans," where it will be sterilised. A fuadtioned thein on the charge of obstruation. order to discharge that obligation and Heari, H. Elson and J. C. Gregory. (R. N. Mr. D'Almada suggested that the police he thought it would not be denied, that Dockyard) Masin. D. McLennan sed to join in the "six-Power" loan so public. Our interests are those of Bubay Health Department, Mr. Ratan should mark the area where the flowers Uus anus was upon the plaintiffs the MacNab Wilson (B. K. Police.) Reserves, onerous in its terms as "to touch vers the open door-a door of friendship Taa, Mc. Fazulbhing Currimbhoy, and might be stored, and so use a lot of only evidence they had called was that Mosers. J. D. Danby and J. Lyon.
and mutual advantage. This the onlythers are interested, and the capital is trouble. nearly the administrativo, indepen-door we care to enter."
openly charged by our advocates of York Sun, and Gle, President as the Boston Transcript, and Now
dence of China itself," and it has been! But in the opinion of such papers arly all subscribed.
This roteran entertainer, Ga. “ Bol" |
master's licence.
M. Melbourne fined the defendants
THE CHERNIAVSKY TRID.
The Cherniavaly Trio concluded their
was leaving a godown with a quantity of
of two chemists, whose evidence went to Umpires,--Dr. Evan Jones, Messrs Bullock this extent and no further: That the oil and J. Watson (Shanghai), In question did not" answer "to ibu testa The work of dismantling the Clock
A DISHONEST STORIKEEPER. upplied for absalutely pure wood oil; and 1" high recognizing the Chinese Republic, that Wilson is actually closing this door. Tower has been commected. This accounts
that probably there was present in the. recognition has been delayed by all What remains of the principle for the erratic behaviour of Hougkong's
Complaints having been made to the first laid down by Secretary only public timepiece during the past few
il a percentage of foreign matter-prob police by Messrs. Lolchers and Co., of the the Powers to put the screws on Eny is now, according to The Sun, aays. To is to be hoped that the clock, visit to Hongkong by giving their third ably a vegetable oil. One cherubit slso pillering of ships stores fmm their godown Chin and force acceptance of the no more than a grinning skeleton which was presented to the Colony in 1862 Recital in the City Hall last night stated that he did nos trouble about, the at Kowloon, a strict watch was kept on loan. Now the Wilson Administration without vital organs of muscles" by Mr. D. Lapaik, will speedily here The building was unpleasantly crowded explicitly disapproves the entire Chin- tion of China's finances was necessary, ver of the new K.C.B. terminus has tuinment specially in such hot weather Davidson's submission was that this point sokoper named Carlos A. Xavier who American participation in the liquida-erected in à conspicuous posity, The and match ion simal: for such, an enter ercentage of adulteration which the place, with the result that yesterday thought was about teu per cent, Mr. ternoon Det. Sergt. Wills arrested a ese transaction, and most of those aya Mr. Huntington Wilson in his beso suggested, but this will not be finished
at present prevails. Meuses, Leo, Jan, who were waiting for an unequivocal ther long and reproachful letter of for at least two year
and Mische Cheraluvsky masters, read a secondary one with the chemist raint in his pocket which he admitted declaration of the new Administra-of the presence of the potent, friendly, resignation, in order to make are
spectively, of the violin, piano and cells, and he gavo a rough estimate of ten per having stolen. Sergt. Will then searched cent. The position was that all hir Lord the storekeeper's house at 66 Peal Street, tion's attitude toward "dollar diply and disinterested influence of the Love, ie, again in Pori, having arrived presented un attractive programme of whip know about the wood oil was that and there found a pair of wire nippars, a
* are satisfied by the Pre-Globe argues:
United States." And the New York
from the South to make arrangements for calcul items, drawing upon Mendes there was, taking the plaintiffs' caso, on paint brush, and two pieces of rubber, of sident'e statement that this policy “The object of the Tuft Admini- his Hippodrome circus to open bara salu, Capita, Li, Greig and Paganini adalature of probably not more than six sentenced this man at the Magistmey to of the Knox régime has been tration was to secure some sort of about the 25th, instant la converan among others. The performance opened definitely repudiated. The change of trade discrimination against this the old showman has had many ups and which received a masterly interpretation the toite seemed to indicate was a vege
assurance against the possibility of tion, our representative gathered that wila, Mendelson trio (Op. 40) No. 1, Per cent, of some other substanco which day to three weeks' hard labour. front is made more emphatic by the country in China account of the downs since he last visited the Caltoy, but the concluding item was a trin from tubo o Ile thought he was not put resignation of Huntingten Wilson, Canal, our trade, to the Fast will hearty as ever. Arrangements are being tig's melodious and picturesque denes of the plaintiff, did not carry bia Assistant Secretary of State, who was greatly increase if not artificially made to erect a fine mot shed at Conaway Peer Gynt, and it too, was played clusoly identified with the develop hampered, and it seemed a measure Bay, to ronist wind and rain. The show perfectly. As seloists, the talented Lordship any farther than that, and no ociation with the commercial life of ment of "dollar diplomacy" under
of enlightened statesmanship to guard is stated to be capital one, and includes artistes quitted themselves to the de evidenco whatever had been called to Nawawila quayside, Lord Jolcey was pre- against such hampering, variety of new fentares to captivate the fight of all. Mischel Cherniavsky's show what wers the qualities of mureliantented with his portrait painted by Mr. Secretary Knox. As the Springfield
We have deprived ourselves and the public. The circus is at prosent in collo performance of the popular Lauble wood oil. No evidence had boon John Invery, A. B. A. Republican sums it up, the present China of one means of keeping the Saigon playing to crowded audiencor,
Cygne and a Mazurka by Popper were called to show for what purpose the oil Lord Joltoy, in returning thanks, siid Administration takes the stand that are to allow the five other govern
mugalficently played; and the same re was used, and wheher such an adroizture he started on the quay as an office loy, door open to all on equal terms. We
mark must also be applied to the violin would render it useless for that purpose; putting up the shutters and going for **banking bousca making foreigu loans ments to exercise over Chinese finances
solos of Leo Cheminsky, who played at no ovidence had been called to show the letters. There was no country powess- and politics a power that President
Paganini plece in D Major with a cadenza how that admixture ono to be presenting such a high standard of honoure in the olf. It was true the expression Great Britain, and nu pårt of Great Britain
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the total value 82.75, "Mr. Melbourte
OFFICE BOY TO PEER.
In "ommemoration of bin fty years'
Wilson says would be dangerous if I slmost every community, there, le a thermiatairy's able contribution was adulteration hd teen gaid through where they had a higher standard than we should exercise a sixth of it." de eoue one whose life boca Ayed
But it must not be forgotten that by Chamberlain's Colle, Chators and Dina Hungarian Rhapsodie hy Liszt, Fn. out the caso, but he thought Mr. Browud, Tyneside. Business life, was a good lifes
Phine Remedy. Such persoon solder mine.
the Taft Administration's support of the new policy in enthusiastically on opportunity to recommicut it, and the pres were demas.ded, and responded to the Government: analyst, admitted timand to preside over a concern which pent the American Banking Syndicate's dorsed by a list of editors, especially recommendations and its anver failing and the colortainment was in every reference between to presence of ons and a half millions year in wages participation in the proposed air those of Democratic affiliations and qualities account for its great popularity,spect an artistic event of a very high Power loan of $125,000,000 to anti-imperialistic leunings.
For, slo - by all Chemists and Store, unler. N KON koopers.
HE the Governmr was oguin present
purities and adulteration was that and supported thousands of tamil dulteration implied that impurition Jin]
Een added purposely- Thero wán, also-
thing to be proud ole