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were destrsring the life of the people. These remarks have been provoked by the persual of another stern, edict of in relation to the paper currency Canton by the Governer-General. How many have been issued it in difficult to say: but the last is un- usually severe, and tells the people if they do not obey his instructions, and use this paper money, they will meet with punishment that will soon make them wish that they had obeyed. But what has been the result? Have any of the business people listened Yes, we hear. But what has follow.
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SIR PAUL OHATER SUED
CLAIM BY L. PROSPECTOR.
Sir Paul Chater was defendant ́iù” an soting which came before Mr. Justice Gomperta in the Supreme Court this mor, Mr. Irving. Director of Education, basing he plaintiff, George Lessius tot Moreral articles clothing from his mining ngineer whose address was given bungalow ni Tai Po Kán, valued at 85A,
The master of the 2.4. &isimon reports to the Water Police that some person has stolen from his ship 2850 worth of rope. -
When charged before Mr. Wond this one or two big shops, where managers morning with gambling, a prisoner said are supposed to move along modern that the fukong who arrunted him prevailed lines and respect the laws of their upon him to guable and when the con- country, pay anil receive these notes, stable lost ten ceata he promptly arrested But when they are able to circumvent him (prisoner). Mr. Wood did nos ballers the real object which the officials the story and imposed a fine of $3. have in view, we are informed that
On May 1st, there came into force reduction in the telegraph rates from counting them, they more than double Hoking to In-lin. Burmah, Corlon,
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| the price of the commodity they have|Alen, Parkin, Djilgytil and Turkey in for sale. Thus though they take the A-iThe rate to This Busman and notes at their face value, they manage Ceylon is now 83 cents per word, the
il fazat into being 40. cunts. to get hold of womething more than two notes for one, and in this way Namara Jardine, Matheson and Ex, LENT.At the Nur Ilame, to Mr they still discount the notes at some-reported to the police the loss of several aid Mr Roseur LENT, » draghter.
10 hundred Blankets from their godown xt) Vitz Opel Star Suy.thing more than filty per cent.
Mr and Mrs E. I would need a Chinese firm to arrange East Point and as a césult of ingrivies the mour Kend, to WKNNEWIT- daughter.
a matter in this way and certainly a dice unde eierun across. The low in WERRORS. As Murfreesborough.
people like the Chinese to submit think worth $1, 450, and th police nit. The whole altair sects to resolve revered 165, and 17 were found in other
North Carolina, ..., to Mr and Mrs Wienense (Mrs Winberna més Jernigan),
BARKER April 21, as Swthon, Mr and Mrs Svoaxy Barker, a son.
MARRIAGE.
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inself into the fact that no edict will really danything that the masses of the people are determined to escape from. WILKESMIN-LAW-On April 29, 11.D.M. & Consulate-General, and at P'nion We have examples in our Church, EWAR SUELTON, wond son of history, when even Parlament passed Edward Robert Wilkinson, of Chipstead, Surrey, England, to list, third daughter ws which became a lead letter. f the lare Andrew Law and Mrs John We are reminded of the times of the Prentice, Shanghai..
Great Plague in Eugland. The DEATHS. Ilvx*»-On April 15, at the Vietiis labourers of the countryside died in Memorial Hospital, Tientsin, o hrnchach large numbers that the great reap meumonia and heart failure. Hasonlone could not get labourers to MAYBERRY, third son of Dr and
their fields, also their rip crops R. Hykom, in his twenty-fith your
Mae cxx, --Ein April 25, at the Victoria rotted. What happened? The re- Nursing Home, Shanghai. Jaus Fagget mining labourers decided to raise MACKAY. late minister as Toorak Premby. terian Church, Melbourne, Victoris, Aus the price of their labour, and for a tralia
ttle time each man could denud
John
pulice district
Mr. C. F. Maam, of Mesar D'Almada and Macon, prosecuted and two of the defendants are represented by Mr. Dixon
of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist.
'The case afternoon.
in
was remanded antil Friday
Ta bonour of the American Minister China a review of the American troops The Russian Tientsin was held in Concesion on April 2% my the "P. & Times. Four companies with the machine guns and mounted infantry were on parle and presented s leidid appearané. Although the ground wing to its role was not an ideal place for such a function. the various evelations were carried out with machinaliks precision and smartnema.
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1914.
“TAI ON” SURVIVORS.
MISSING PORTOQUEST GUARD FOUND.
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
Messrs Dodwell and Co, Lid., agorabe for the Kailan Mining Administcution,
We learn that ning persons who were inform us that they on the "Tal On" at the time of eetpt of a telegram from Torsbar lu the piracy, and who escaped by jumpingforming them that at a meeting of into the water, are at Macao Silva, the Diretors of the Chiners Engineering and of 1 por share free of tax was declared Portuguesa guard, is among the number Mining Co, Ltd, an Interim Divid
on secount of the year ending 20th Jane, 1914, payable on 15th May need.
as the Astor Rowse Hotel, alaiming $45.000 and is now in hospital ad Macao. for professional services rendered, and. It appears that the nine wow arted -8168† fully, paid up sharm of #100 each in at Hung Chow, near Mueso
The police have shout 2 cws, at metal the Hongkong Iron Mining Co. Ltd..
from the Tai On which is supposed to be a mixture of silver and gold.
tiff Antel
IMPORTANT ARREST.. The house at Mano of Leung Po who
Thursday
Puck.
RIFLE SHOOTING.
The conditions as regards distances and targets we the usual King's First Stage-
Plaintiff's statement of claim set out that by an agreement in writing dated July 1000 defend ns and the late Sir H. M. Mody juintly contrseted with
The Far Eastern Interport Match. another anginor oamed Arubilald Camp bell Me Milas (since deceased) that in is in custody in connection with the Tai
The Hongkong team fired in tho anniml in the New Territories and tires on that and 200 rounds of consideration of plaintif and McMillan On" piracy, was visited by Chinese detec prapooting adjacent British islands defendant and Sir Ammunition for Mauser guns and 100 roundsmatch with Shanghai, Singsport and
for pistola
found commented in a basket Fening on Saturday afternoon at King'w Mody should pay to then proper
were H. M.
under the stairsSING, Sasonable remuneration
congïbina in stated to have and reasonable
From July 1906 to April 1906 with the
eng Fo tion of a period of three months plain-made statement regarding Leung Pak axception
rvices under
mode at life TO tif rendered professional the.
Lama Bhi Chong was arrested. Hos Bisley; the number of counting shots out by prospecting for minerala. agreement in the
New Territories
kanā la madaging, whated tast he is Leung For uncle, and were seven, one bighter being allow mining, deve
developing and opening up mice that it was at Laung Po's request he went to at each ago, which, if a bully, was in the New Territories and faland Under Hongkong but Monday mornin. About converted into a counting shot the of the agreement defendant 10 pm. when on the Tal On" he heard a was presite.frum.she Hongkong Iron Mis- noine and he tried to jump torboan
drey so he was shot three times. Ha 1 så fully pakl up shares of $100 each in managed, however, to get ahora and size ing Co., Ltd., for and on behalf of paintin In
YOOR KA ras.j. rosahing
proceeded to Macho. company, but BASE
́that a large number of the | is stated only 730 if the sad shares. a dred
Plaintiff claimed in the alternative to the Chinese on board the Tai On" on her longed to the Bhun Tak district of Kwady- fateful journey state that the pirates bo- tung, me ten miles from Kai ".
the
Id., the sum of $15,650. 1861 shares in the Hongkong Iron Mining A. C. G. Alabaster and Eldon Pultor, instructed by Mesta. Stephens and Will- iuxtruct
for plaintiff and Mr. E. H. Shup K.C., instructed by Moure D Roon, Lower, Denson and Harson represented defendant.
Kul, were
Mr. Alabaster in pasing said plaintiff, ving a theoretical knowledge of mining, came abroad to obtain poetical experience.
and had worked in South Africa, Khondyke
OPIUM AND AMMUNI
TION CASE.
The remanded essa of bolig in posses the West Indies and other places. Insion of 115 taels of opiata, the Mauser Hingkong he met McMillan, and they obpistals and 1,500 rounds of ammunition, tainud , r introduction to Mir Paul Chater
it
Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. Wilkinson and
was to the effect that the echimband was.
An important change from previous Years was that instead of the usual team of ten men and all round, twalvo men na now allowed, the best ten only to count.
The team was as follows:- Caph. Murray Scott, E.K.V.C. J. D. Danby, Taikoo Rifle Club. 2. Heath, Taikoo Rifle Club.
A. J. Brock, Dockyard Rifle Club. H. R. Elson; Dockyard Rifle Club. R. Stewart, Dockyard File Club. 3. G. Gregory, Dockyard Rife Club. W. R. Cousins, Dockyard Rifle Club. H. J. Connors, Dockyard Rida Club.. Sert, Chinn, D.CL.I.
A. Watson, Volunteer Reserve..
A. MeLennan. Volunteer Reserve. Six of the above represented the Colony Scott, Heath, Cousins, Wabapa, Connor,
anul Chien.
Messrs. Watson and Stewart are the veterans of the team, having shot for the Colony some 10 or 12 years ago,
and Sir B. N. Mody. As the reau of was again for Mr. Wood today. Proposition pluiatia and McMillan made There were two defondlanis the first being last your, the six changes being Capt. to defendant and Sir H. N Mody an agres-pointed out by the second amper (owner, aged 71-as being, the man who ment was entered into batwoon them in inly
1995. Lader it the expauses of put the graxis on" bourd.
by plaintif prospecting to be undertaken by and McMillan ware to be paid by Sir Paul mont was referred to in the agreement, hat Evidence by P. Lance-Sergt. Lenaglan Chather and Sir E. K. Medy. Deruleprint, defended the first defendant.
was not mentioned who was to pay for development and Me Millas disclose to hid beneath a pile of rags in the Sir Paul Chatar discoveries of minerals which bottom of the spa beicaging to the signed plaintiff and they had inade, and developed the mines. elder prisoner who said the other priscuter Plaintiff and McMillan faly expected to deposed the things on his vesél. He I paid for their work but they were put was wing store for fold when the
ff from time to time, and told to wait and this they wore contens to do for a
The seond defendant afterwards point their ram would
Alter the agreement was
the
timo, remuneration
police cam
At St Andrews, N, E. Paadin, on April about twice what he was getting a The battalion was in the command of they and largely on rasulta After Lod nut the man, Ah Cheung, as the per
24. Mrs Ctka M. Gave, mother of the late Frank Gore, of Shanghai,
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Kogal
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 6.45 p.m.--Auction of Me G. W. Han Brutton' Race Junies at the Polo Ground.
Genera) Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY. May
couple of years before. Then the Cominous and the Lorda passed a bill that the labourers should be compelled to work for the same wages us they were getting before the days of the plagne. The Statute of Labonirers. as it was called, was passed; but it failed. Other Acts followed quite rapidly one after the other. But nil alike were abortive. As a matter of
Majur F. W. Sladen. Dr. Reinsch drove to the review in an ipen carriage with At the conclusion of the review the officers were presented to Dr. Reinsch.
Colonel J. F. C. Tillson
INDIAN REGIMENTS DEPAR TURE.
in 1906
n
Mr. Wood agreed and At Cheung was
ho put the good on board. the first agreement was signed plaintiff's
Mr. Disen submitted he had us papers and note books as well as some of his household affects in the New Terri. tries were blown away by
typhoonse to answer,
iron time an By this
plaintif mine discovered by
had reached discharged. the Autation stage when plaintiff's Inspector Gerrard, prosecuting, "wid selisitors wrote to defendant with reference there was a large traffic among sampun to the Algament of sharon This followed is September by a letter with owners in that sort of thing.
The enso against the elder prisonNY WIN reference to the agreement in which it was
out that the services rendered by | romanded until Wednesday,
that
Kowloon was'e‹rly'aster this morning ip and McMillan had not been! fact, whatever the few might think to the strains of martial nușic in the Indian gnised. It had been hould RE
Teamps
they could not coerce both farmer several native regiments would be with labourer, unless ono or the other as admwn from service in China and several class was willing to undertake the companies and detachments the worn 2.10 p.m.-Mecting of the Lieming king of the new law, and so, ing paraded in full dreas preparatory
whatever Parliament might say, the to embarking for home on the Indian nothing.
marine troop ship Dufferin. The 16th
King's Accessiran (111).)
Board,
Saturday, May 9:--
Mody
defendant and Sir H. M. Recently it was intimated that three quarters of the expense incurred in tiff and his partner the remaining quarter developing the iron mine, nud plain. Si far e as the expenses of prospecting wore cuocered, under the original agree
intiff and Melillan
were ta teout pl.
First it was arranged that their plaintif and McMillan saraid pay
The company was foured out fands.
HYDROPHOBIA AT TEE HOSPITAL.
TWO WARDERS BITTEN.
Messrs. Brock, Elson, Heath, Gregory,~ Comors nad Cousing though of a younger generation in Hongkong hero well estab fished reputations as markamen, Grigory winning fame with 102 in the Interpart
match two years ago. Mr. Cousins only took up shooting this season and has done remarkably well to attain interport lon- nurs in his first year.
Serg, Chinn. the D.C.L.I. reproventa. tive, is new to Interpart honours and has a good record in the Longue matahan ng well as in the selection prac biers, particularly having regard to th fact that he uses the shpet ride and open Light.
On the whole the team was a formid fable one and some hopes were entertained of resinging the Far Eastern champion. ship, the Shield for which has not found plan in Hongkong for seyoral years., 7
200 VARDA
A
54 6 5 5 4 4
5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Gregory
Stewart
Brock Heath
4 5 4 4 4 B
Danby
Plan
Flann
Cousing
A Japaness from Wantai who was bitten Watson
Before Sent
worker held firm and liud his way. Baluchistan Infantry comprising 879 rank proportion in shares, as they were with by a mad dog has died of hydrophalis Comer HK. Volunteer Reserves Annual Din-It has been much the same in him and le.-No. 4 Company H.K.S.B., with a nomius) capital of. million delithe Garment Ciril Hospital.
Proclamation Day, King George V.
ner.
9.15 p.m.-Opening night
of the
Hippelrume Circus.
SUNDAY, May 10---
A.m.Excursion to Muc
6 31 Fall moon.
THURSDAT, May 14-
Mensch. Hughes and Hough, MONDAY, May 18-
Canton Insurance Office Meeting;
HAUL OF LOTTERY TICKETS.
910
On
નાન
189
And
344554
48 435 44
455 43 54
Total
500 YARDS.
Brock
Gregory
eppan.
Risou
Heath
dying be, in his douth straggle, ait Warders McLenna except that, what is an exception in RG.A., 99 rank and Ele; 8th Rajpate, 57 is ten thousand shares of $100 each. Fillo and Loigh. Both these officers have Ching well-governed countries in China is 34th (Hazara) Mexintain Battery, 8; 30th these the vendors were to get 7,250 fully been sent to Saigon to undergo the Pasteur
treatment. paid-up shares. That left 2,750 to he the rule. The officials at the centre a'e Corps, 3; 25th Panjabis, 37; 28thated to the public. These shares were Punjabis 20; and 200 invalids from various issued inter on and calls amounting to 825 | issue an edict, and wonder whether corpe, were the regiments leaving the Kow. were made. According to the agreement possession of Meyer Desson, Looker,
there would be 5 437 fully paid-up rendors
Scott.. it will be effective or not. At my loon Police Fier. The troops were recom.sares for defendant and Siz H. Body Deacon and Burston or their client.
Hr. Al baster having g de through all 11:30 am-Hongkang Electric Co's rate, there is no harm in trying, for ponied by their respective officers and on divide between themselves, and
leeting.
failure in this regard is not supposed the harbour front raised vociferous cheers, fax plaintiff and Mehfillan. Out of their the correspondence, his Lordship inquired Danby SATURDAY, May 16
shares nach plaintif and Melfills the value of the shazo ant was informed Coannes
Ист baren, Mr. Alabaster said. Chinn Noon-Extraordinary blusting of the to be derogatory to the prestige of
were to pay back their quarter share of the that their present market value was rather Cousins
The shares, peculiar. November H.K. Cutton 8. W. & D. Co. Ltd.
but are not on the market and the public Stowaft... expenses of the iron mine. Non-Auction of The Tug" by those who issue the edict. So the
20 the company was in corporated,
But the shares Sir Paul Chater couízol- plaintif sad Mehfillan were ench given shares are liable to a call of 8:5 enci Winning tickets of two previous ict 750 shares on secount: they were toed were of course paid rep. Thore way still the balance whan the accounts were taken
me from the pulific if the Watson teries and tiste of names were among and it was ascertained what, was due to 875 a bare to come up and Lant alone had of 28 ictitery tickets made by a them when their share of the expenses bad th
would be sufficient to pay from 80.000- If they had to
on which the company had pay nothing t
Danby Accounta bad never boon
Elson His Lordsisip: Do you mean that they quantity of iron."
Als beater
ter explained that some Chinn 60s this have never been made up in the
difficulty had been experienced in working Heath they have not been handed to you!
the ore owing to the difficulty in getting Brook Mr. Alabaster replied that that was coal, but that would be minimised by the Watson... hi menning. They were never given introduction of modern all driven nachi.
cla Cousins accounts and there had never Hern set:lement of accounts; they were claiming nery and the wine was likely to become Stewart
en they very valuable property. The value of the McLennan
mine stood in balance sheets which were Gregory ...
The Chix Mail.
Hoxeroxo, Monday, May 14,
This
CHINESE EDICTS.
POSIBLY China, excels, all ther countries in the number of official
paper is issued, and then those specially interested stand by and await results. If it can be applied, those who have been on the look-out chinese detective in Battery Street, Yau- been taken into would get a further 1541 825,000. In addition there was the iron
account.
等痕
The officer said ho 'saw's man give } alarus 'each. As matter of fact the loase, and which contained » large | Seatt
tise tickets to priser.
Prisoner said he belonged to Macao and did not know it was unlawful.
Hn was fined $250, or threw months' imprisonment,
for some advantage for themselves mati. will have their own way. If it fails, no one is the worse off, for those engaged in preparing edicts might as well spend their time at this na in doing other equally useless work. Thus the custom grew up, and has continued till ́this day. Une of the needed reforms in China is carefully to see beforehand what is needed to be done, and then
QUEEN'S ROAD BLAZE.
Chinese Shop Gutted.
A fire which broke cais soon after eight
Sasin muscle
up.
years'
Mr.
the whole 156 shares in should claim too little.
To complete the wory, Mr. Alshaxter regularly issued at $750,000, so that would Cors said, Lanzing and MeMill continued make the present value of the wharen 875
sach. dereing
various properties and the
Mr. Alabaster then quoted a number of Langius was in charge use the decisions and authorities on company and
mine and also manage ather
to
·
Paul
with
5 4 4.5 5 5.
4.5 44 4 4454. 543:35 BA 4.53 54 53
Totai
640 YARD
5 5 5 5 3 54
.... 448 45-55
2 2 2 = = = = = = 6 8 8|E
44.4 5.4 5641 4545
E 31
3:35:
G438 443 3 4 4.4 5 5 3 4 3 3 3
Total...
AGGREGATES,
200
$4.
4F
yn by some means to, feel the pulse of
J. D Danby..... edicts which her rulers iesue, and, at the people that it may be ascer-o'dock this morning gutted, a Chinese) properties at the requent of Sir Paul partnership law.
He submitted that on the authorities A. J. Brock 2 the same time, in regard to the tained whether they are likely to be general shop and house of three floors in Chater he never had an agrael Chater ho he quoted there could be so ques. Capt. M. Bent
the company, but acted for Biz Fadl practical results that frequently induced to follow the curse outlined: 's Road West,
The fire brigade received the call til 1908. Mr. Mellan left the tion that plaintiff and McMillan went WT. Conries:
believed, year before, and, be
to defendant and Sir H. N. Mody in C. Gregory follow If there is to be a yearly then, when the law is promulgafed, 8.30 and on their arrival on the motor died in Burma In March 1908 the July 1005. to it then of their discoveries. R. Elaim....
(an a mortgage festival,most probably the officials see that obedience is secured at tender, found the premises a mass of French Fathors lent plaintif will sme un edict as to the useless whatever cost. We are a long way flame from top to bottom. Fanned, by of his 700 sharon of $3,000, and and had souvenation which resulted in a fondy breeze the fire threatened to plaintiff went to Australia, intending to their signing an agreement There ness of the doings associated with the off from that ideal in China yet, and spread to the sdicining premises on the Jose's interest was deducted from the loan Bir H. N. Mady naves Intended for a return in about a year's time. His first could be no question that defendant and festival, and in somewhat uncertain som likely to fail to reach it for west, but by prompt action was practis- langnage indinjate that the people many years to come.
ly confined to the one building, Fathers damage to the other promises not being second year's interest. He wrote to Sir with plaintif and MeMillan, whom they
Paul must forgo their usual habits, und
1 Chator to arrange mattam, but had never known before; a partaceship of a very sérias mátora LR
happened to that letter was not under which plaintia and Molfillan by By 9.00 the blazo was completely ex- knwn; le
and
not follow the castoms of past years.)
while he was in Australia. The Freno single moment to enter into partnership
demended from plain if the
巡
The Superiorear of the Italia Convent | tinguished and the majority of the fire. Father, in plantly been. Inst. The representation under contracts could
barace,
*being ou
Still, the things that are wont to be done are done, and the officials seem of sister Louise Angel (Mam Emily Angel), the firm is unknown. It it thought that
inform us with deep. & gret, of the doth men were able to leave. The origin of able to get the interest, sold the shares for have mydvod defendant in enormous
each
sums; and there could be no doubt that
us who purchased the agreement at all. It might be argued to the people that such and anch Sister Louise had been ailing for some Deputy Superintendent T. H. King Alabaster continued. We have reach to things are
not allowed. All readers time. Before then, she was a European with Enginer Lancs, was in schimand believe that Sir Paul ar parcha ed by the defence that plaintiff's claim ost of them, is pereral of them still stand should be against the company after i teaches in the Upper Division of the Italian of the brigade, which deserves on a plaintes name lanugh of course he has incorporation, but plaintifas of Chinese history remember the many Courout School.
gratulations upon the prompt mannet
patted with all of thou. When plaintiff employed by the company as al edicts issued in connection with the
in which the fire was put out.
returned to the Colony the French Fathers
The Court adjourned till 10 o'bock opium trale, and yet whilst these
cheained judgment against hun
tomorrow falanon due to them on their teaction, GREAT REDUCTIONS IN edicts were published from time to
BRUMPSALMA or then read the
dence which passed between ple
Ito have done their duty by indicating which took place at 8.45 sm.to-day all the tenanta ledo the building safelyet ne cul omdat hate to the agreement was not partnership
O. KAMMING & Co., LD. Chemists and Druggista
PRICES.
t'me both. fron/ Péking and also in the provincial cílies, the trade went on just na before, and no one thought it nece sary to exist beenise a very literary
tean hoit
An Indian watchman on "tha Macro, whart fell into the herbour and was 1048med by one of the
· The wate
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