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SPLITS per case of 12 dozen. $32.
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to the assets of a firm but extend want to see. Let the Government SPECIAL CABLES. to his own estats. Partners can fix a reasonably cheap upset price mat limit their habilities to the ex-in areas it desires ta seg developed
REFUSE: CHINESE
tent of the assets of the firm by residentally, and have bpen bid- SHANGHAI KATEPAYERS. declaring it insolvent. It would be ding By the way when is the interesting to have a comparison of Peking and Hongkong ideas on these subjects, and any professionst reader is welcome to our copy el the work for that purposa
ADVERSARIA.
SOT NOTIFLABLE.
"Why were you not at church on Sunday, Mrs. Saub- bins?" It was the curate enquiring.
"Because ma "usband died. sir "Died? Dear me, what did he die of?"" "Re died o' Toosdy, sir.'
South Side Development Syndicate going to (1) do something, or (2) be washed out? Is it playing dog in the manger? We askert | nothing we only ask for informa tion. Incidentally, we would pre- fer it from those who know. We get so puch from those who don't.
LOCAL IND GENERAL
Today's dollar is worth 4s. 107.
Rant will be due on all cargo ex 8.5.West Ivan." Mesars. Frank It is most unfortunot taken delivery of by tomorrow. Waterhouse & Company, Agents, if nate that the Order All damaged goods will be examined ORDINANCE. in Council affecting at 10 am, to-morrow,
China companies
COMPANIES
registered in Hongkong should have come to be regarded as dis Mr. W. E. Mana, head-master of criminating against any particular the Chinese-English School, Semarang, people. has, as it happens, in- Java, is at present staying in Hang terfered with the position of some kong, preparatory to a tour of some Americans, and Americans have months through Chine studying the resented it. Now the Japanese educational systčin. resent it because it has resulted in making unlawful the admittedly satisfactory
tanagement of Shanghai cotton firm by the Mitaui company. This sort of thing, we are quite sure, was no part of the intention of the Order. If we
Ltd thought otherwise, we would say
BATHING COSTUMES
FOR
so, for nationality never affects pur judgments. We regard the Order, indeed, as a clear case of locking
Consignees are reminded. by
REPRESENTATION.
[CAING Mall SPECIAL...
Shanghat Apt 4. The annual meeting of ratepayers at Shanghai rejected the resolution in favour of the admission of Chinese catincillors, but it passed one in fav our of an advisory committee of five. The electricity extension, vice, the commission report, was adopted. The meeting lasted five hours.
DUTCH HARBOUR STEINE
COVER
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920-
MERCANTILE MARINE
FUND
JUNK COLLIDES WITH "YUEN SANG.”
A QUESITON OF LUBATA:
Tha Chine Mal on Wednesday ap pealed on behalf of the Mercantile Marine Service Association's Depen dents Fund, and the Hat naw open A collision between a junk and the gets the following very handsome. Yuen Sang on March 22, starts
which resulted in some damage to Pentreath & Co..
the steamer and the loss of one life," Mr. and Mrs. G
led to the junkmaster being charged Pentreath
at the Marine Court this morning, before Captain Basil Taylour, with failing to carry the regulation lights
STOWAWAYS.
250
Mr. E.-Davidson appeared to pro- secute, and Mr. M. K. Lo represented. the defendant.
carried one light only
• Two Europeans, Frank Morgan, admit that the defendant's Junk was Mr. Lo said he was willing to and Jobo Coombes, were this morn showing only one white light, but ing charged before Mr. R. Ohis instructions were that all junks Hutchison, at the instance of Inspec tor Wills, with stowing away on board, the .s.Hyson." The defen [Chine Mail SPECIAL 1-
dants who admitted the charge, said they boarded the Hyson at SINGAPORE, from The Hague, April 7. Liverpool with the intention of going
The workers are resuming on the old conditions. Many have already
resumed.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
TO FUROPE.
Agents, that all carro ex 5.5. Messrs. Gibb, Livington & Company, FULL FASSENGER BOOKINGS
Benvenue" remaining undelivered after to-morrow will be subject to rent. Damaged goods will be
examined to-morrow.
Captain Taylour remarked that he was sorry he had to agree. They were all acting regardless of the regulations.
Mr. Lo said the defendant had
The Dutch harbou strike is ending, to Canada, which place they thought been at sea all his life and he was
was the ship's destination.
Inspector Wilis said the men were universal practice to carry only one prepared to ewear, that it was the sent to the No. 7 Station by the light. He thought a warning would superintendent of the Sailors' Home, meet the case. {as destitutes. Upon making en-
quiries, witness learned from the de-aid that at 1.13 1. on March 22, Capt. MacAish, of the "Yoen SangTM* fendants themselves, that they were when about three miles off Waglar, ex naval men, and had served in coming into Hongkong, when he .M. Navy during the war. Unfor made out a white light on the port tunately, however, they bad for bow. He immediately ported and gotten to bring their discharge at the same time the sails of another papers with them to prove their junk appeared ahead. The junk was Messrs. Dodwell and Company, statement. According to the defen showing no lights. He then stopped Hongkong Agents for the Lloyd ants, they stowed away on the the ship and then he Triestino Italian Line, report that Hyson at Liverpool, and when third junk ahead, also showing the 10,000 ton liner "Innsbruck" is about a day from port, they gave no lights. He then went full speed due in port on the 27th April and themselves up and offered to work astern. The ship at the time was will sail or the 29th. She is loaded as stokers. The Captain allowed swinging to starboard. Shortly after with 6,000 tons of general cargo.
them to work as stokers until the that the collision occurred. The the "Innsbruck" will call at Singa- when he gave them $30 each, and but the vessel still had a slight head- On her return voyage to Europe arrival of the ship in Hongkong, engines were going full speed astern pore, Colombo, Aden, Massaua, Sues, put them ashore. They have spent a way on. He saw no light on the Port Said, Brindisi, Venice, and their money now, and aredestitute. He funk then. The Yuensang was dam Trieste, terminating her trip at the (the Inspector) thought the Captain aged about 14 feet from the stem. latter port on the 8th of June.
of the "Hyson" was responsible for
He saw no light or the Junk either The Lloyd Triestino Line connects the defendants passages back to before or after the collision. Ther with the Simplon-Orient Express, England, as it was his duty to report junk took no action to avoid the which Leaves Venice
at them as stowaways immediately collision.
the following morning. and arrives in Paris at 10 o'clock in The "Innsbruck" is fully booked with passengers for the homeward bound trip.
saw
2
The elderly Chinese who was the stable door after the horse was some time ago charged before Mr. stolen. It was, in a sense, a war
R. O. Hutchison with attempting to measure, based on wartime expecting arsenic acid into her drinking murder his daughter-in-law, by put ence, and aimed, if simed at any water jar, has been committed to the one, at the Germans. In the event the Criminal Sessions; for trial. of another, war, we can easily see its usefulness; If we are to have no more wars, it was unnecessary of Commerce Building, 3, Queen's Mr. O. T. Breakapear, Chamber As regards new American and Japanese companies that may arise Road, Central, who has recently been in Shanghai, they need for register appointed Ho Corresponding in Hongkong. The hardship oe Secretary in Hongkong of the Over 8 odlock in themorning upon the ship's arrival in port. As Answering Mr. Davidson witness curs in a few cases of long existing be pleased to forward application for acas Club and Patriotic League, will
it was, the Police: did not know said he anchored close to the junk affairs.
anything about the defendants until and sent a boat in charge of the membership forms to any residents
when they were informed by the Second Officer to sea what damage It has been suggested of the Colony who wish to join the
superintendent of the Sallors' Home had been done. He also told him to SANITARY that business men do Cinb: Subscriptions for 1920, which
His Worship asked the inspector bring the junk master on board. BOARD. not attach much.im- are now overdue, may also be sent Among first class passengers who what he wanted him to do about the when the junkmaster came to, his portance to Sanitary to him. The Life Membership fee will depart from the Orient on this case, and Inspector Willis said all he cabin. witness asked him why he was Board work, owing to its suburdiis £77 and the annual subscrip- steamer are Mr. H. M. Webb of wanted was an order for the defen showing no lights and he said "I nation to Government bat. It does tion 10/- All sees Include the Butterfield and Swife, who goes on dants to be sent to the House of sarvy you go Hongkong. I have see not look that way at present, with subscription to Overeeas", the leave, Mr. D. Tisdale, from Swatow, Detention, where they would be you long time. I no savvy you go.. Mr. C. G. Alabaster (a really in Club's monthly magazine, which is Chinese Customs Service, several fallowed out every day, to try and so fashion (when witness parted). dependent public man) standing posted direct to members from Dock Company employes going on and work on some ship bound for Ore plate on the Yuen Sang" was again for his time-expired place on headquarters. the Board; and Mr. J. Caer Clark)
His Worship made the order). contesting the seat and hoping to cust him. Mr. Alabaster is nomi- lent way, too, and the adoption of nated by Messrs. Pollock and Bow cannot be called progressive except is no part of our duty to instruct
Baleari and Mr. W. Jackson. from the lawyer's professional point o. view. Mr. Cheng mentions that the people who do the voting but productive of much cracker bring most of the Chinese judges have we take it that when a man Like The liner has a big list of passengers. To the Editor of the China Mall." been brought up in Western juris Mr. Alabaster is willing to carry which includes many local people. on a job which he has hitherto done Among those leaving are Mr. J. H. prudéncs. He also tells the 'fol- well, there is no need for another Brister, Mr. FLS. Bernett, Mr. tion, to my mind, is most admirable. | from a waterlogged cargo junk, at junk was sailing to outwards, froma
LADIES and CHILDREN.
An early call will be appreciated.
The China Mail. European methods of liigation lay. Mr. Clark is proposed by Dr.
BUTE. JUSTICE, PUBLIC
SERVICE."
GKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1990.
CHINESE LAW.
There are times when an old
to estimate the political cape
of the Chinese. Looking in direction, he sees political 8, corruption, inefficiency, in-
The case
nominal one.
THE EMPRESS LEAVES.
CPOs "Empress of Asia was The pending departure of the
on leave and Mr. and Mrs. William Canada. Fatten, the well known Missionaries,
CORRESPONDENCE.
OVERSEAS CLUB MEMORIAL
success.
Yours, etc., TROWAN,
SHIPWRECKED.
damaged and fourteen rivets had to be replaced."
Answering Mr. Lo witness said both' - the Second Officer and himself were, on the bridge keeping a lookout." He Bor called the lookout man inte his room and asked him if he saw a light - At Two shipwrecked jonk people have the time he said be only saw the for been sent to the Central Station by the light or the port bow. They cleared, Prik, which arrived in port yesterday. master of the 8.8. "Cheungshing", that light, y be g
The defendant in the box said t The Captain reports that he picked he was the owner of a fishing -junk.
lowing interesting story:
Sir—Your correspondent's sugges. the men up off the Nine Fin group On the morning" of "March 22 his In the fourth year of the Re-man to bust in. We thank Mr and Mrs. G. Beasley, Mr. and
Shaukiwan, keeping zeir land.” He t public, when Yuan Shib Kai literaer Clark for his public spirit, but Mrs. A. E. Crapbell, Mr. R. M. Dyer and I trust it will have every 3pm, yesterday. ally had law in his month and are entitled to advise him to wait manager of the Hongkong and
The master of another vessel saw the Yoru Sang", when the was im-hand is at a loss to know fast fortune in his hand. he gave in- for a real vacancy. This is only a Whampoa Dock Company, and Mre worthy of the consideration and sup- terday, three members of the crew he had a while light at the steru,
structions for the prosecution of a
The Overseas Club is an institution reports picking up, at 10 am, yes. sume distance away. At that time. Dyer, Mr. C. S. Gubbay, Mr. J. M. port of every Britisher, and I hope of a cargo junk, off Kochau. AcAbout a quarter of an hour after he alleged embezzlement. certain provincial governor for
The Editor of the Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Lammert, the letters which have, appeared in cording to the story told by these saw the steamer she struck his SURAL SITES. China Mail and Mr. C F Maltby, the Rev. Copley your columns on the above subject mer, their cargo funk, with a crew junk. Before his junk was struck be was tried by Judge Chu of the erence, ignorance; and he says Supreme Court, who, upon finding opposed on the recommendation of Mohler, Mrs. Fennyfather, Mrs. the Club's membership, anong on its way to Hongkong from Hoiae wird at the time, therefore be the Adversarian are Moyle, Mr. G. E. May, Mr. F. M. will also have the effect of increasing of nine, and seven passengers, was i called out "Save life. There was himself that the outlook is hope that there was no evidence to sub- the Constitutional Reform Associs Eldon Potter, Mr. G. Ricou residents of diangkong.
These people will never do port the charge, dismissed the case tion for the abolition of the role Mr. A. Ritchie, superintendent of the
fang when near Kochan, they met Could not steer. One person was thing. "He looks another way,
with rough weather, and the drowned. There were no fishing is impressed by the undoubted
President Yuan, who expected a whereby a site in a rural district United Asbestos Agency in Hang
rudder of the tunic was carried junks near him at the timex: 4 inces that have been made. To conviction, was inech offended and has to be put to Public Auction; su kong and a well known golfer, and
away. The vessel drifted for, a By Mr. Davidson: The Yucnsang". all the horrors of Chinese juris Administrative Court to inquire. site to the first applicant at the JW. Stackhouse Mr: F. Sutton, Mr. vented his wrath by instructing the 35 to allow of the sale of such & Mrs. Ritchie, Mr. Parker Rees, Mr
while, and then came to grief on the was one or two ships, lengths away. dence only a couple of decades into the conduct of the offending Editor is strongly in favour of it. Mrs, A. L. Shelton, Mr. C. C. Stark,
rocks. Al the people in the junk when she altered course. His light and Mrs Ross Thomson, Dr. and and to study the publications Judge. Of course nothing wrong and the Adversarian as strongly Government's upset price. The
were thrown into the water. was put out when the collision oc- the Supreme Court at Peking could be found, and, as a last
Size of them tried to land curred. He left Shaukiwan at mid- Miss M. E.. Woodcock..
Mr. A. G. Woodcock is also a To the Editor of the China Mall: Kochau in a dinghy but this was night means of gratifying himself, he against it. There have been cases
also dashed to pieces on the rocks, His Worship.. How did yon ger passenger. He has completed thirty too subservient to the lawn picked out sites were overbid by came out in 1890 as an Assistant colum pars that appeared in your others sank with the junk, and were reprimanded the Judge for being of disappointment, where men who years service in the colony. He
and the men disappeared out" of from Shaukiwan to where you did if Dear Sir, I have read the half sight. Their fate is unknown. Six there was no wind? phrase that has now become his others, and in some of them it is Master of Queen's College, but "ten issue of 7th inst., headed Rent Pro- drowned. The three rescued me the yalo to get out of the way of the
Defendant I used the yulo. toric and will ever be written in easy to sympathise with
His Worship: You could not use possibility of the highest powers golden letters in books that deal Pioneers so thwarted.
the years later was appointed Secretary fiteering," which I regret to say, does clung to pieces of wreckages and sometimes the highest achieve with the history of the reformed what they call the upset price is Bar at Gray's Inn. In 1908 he was fesses to be a victim made sa through The Police launch has been sent out His Worship: Then who und the
But the to the Sanitary Board, He studied not represent the facts as they actu- drifted for hours until they were ship principle at stake is a sound one. law and in 1995 was called to the ally are, and Mr. Mohideen who pro-rimately sighted and picked up. ta marching with apparent in- city and the most deplorable indiciary of China,"
a reserve price, not necessarily re-transferred to the Supreme Court as kness or worse. It is a puzzle Legal readers will perhaps be-presenting the "real value of the Acting Deputy Registrar and Accoury hands, has in his usual way of to the scene of the disaster. gulo 214.
lay, is to marvel that so great
advance could be made in No
themselves in connection with
t a time. These contrasts pre-
ons Chinese affairs, indicating
Hongkong, April 8, 1920.
-NO PROFITEERING.
certain facts and grossly misrepre- Big Talk deliberately suppressed sented others which ought to have been mentioned, in fair play and stice to myself in the course of interview with your representative
YOUTHFUL FOOTPADS.
Defendant: The others were asleep.
Defendant A foki helped me but
he went to sleepi
His Worship And you were asleep too P
Defendant: No IB
abeads
Acting Inspector Willis this morn-Captala Machinah", recalled wäld do not intend to go into details which ing charged four Chinese youths, the wind was about fores 3.
flar to old residents and obser- inclined to smile at the notion of site. Open competition helps to tant, and in the following year was and is recalled for as by the evolving a written law from-eight avert suspicion of favouritism or appointed First Clerk at the Ma pt from Peking of a law book years practice; but as the transla- other shenanikin, although (if all gistracy, a position which he has led Chinese Supreme Court tor remarks, there is more to it gossip be fair) it does not absolutely continued to occupy ever since, brut sions, with prefaces by Yaothan that the principles are ob- prevent it; and it also enables the has been, in addition, Secretary of the President of the viously not all extracted from Government, as representing the the Licensing Board, and has held reme Court, and F. T. Cheng, Peking judgments there are prin public, to obtain the full value of from time to time, certain Atranslator. President Tao ciples of law which are fundament- the land. So far as overbidding by ecting appointments such as Assist are of no interest to the public, but before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, with A seaman on the Yuensang seid far out that formerly China badal to the notion of justice and have Chinese is concerned, which, we ant Land Officer, Assistant Crown can thoroughly convince your repre- being concerned, with several others, he was on duty keeping lookout at vil procedure at law, disputes no nationality. This is apparent in bear has been a grievance, that Solicitor, and Deputy Registrar and sentative mat it is a case of profiteer not in custody, in attacking a Chinese about 1.30 on March 22. Before the settled by arbitration. Only the earlier portions of the book should not count in areas that are Appraiser of the Supreme Court. In ug neither on my part ce on that of gentleman in Praya West and steal collision he observed white light marriage and succession was. The rule in civil cases is that they not reserved." Where you allow 1914 Mr. Woodcock was appointed the landlord.Yours faith hdlying a gold ring, a slipper, and to port. He shouted the information
any recognized law, while in are decided (1)by express pro- the principle of European reser- a Magistrate and Coroner. inal cases practically every visions of law, where such exist, vationis, you should be careful not was left to the discretion of (2) by custom or usage, and (3) to interfere in unreserved areas, judge. Modern law came in where no custom s proven, by
the Republic Cases are mul
legal principles. Customs over
As things are, we have such public business, too'
AS THINGS cannot *ARE.
ECA GOLF NEWS.
J. H. RUTTONJEE
pocket book, valued together at to the Secon l'Officer who answered $8.15. The defendants denied that "All right." After ten-minute's time. they took part in the attack or the there were three junka, one with a theft part in the attack or
light. Two passed the port side HAMBURG AND THE FAR Inspector Wills, said about seven and the one carrying the light turned boys attacked the complainant, and the helm and the steamer ran against BAST
throwing him on the ground, they ber beat him severely, and then stole the Capt. Taylous held that the junk" things above mentioned. Some of war-entirely responsible for the colla The first steamer, to lond at Ham-scene, and the boya ran away. Chase five weeks hard labour...
the complainant's friends came on the sion and fined the defendant $15 or
burg for the Far East since the ter was arrested. The arrest of the other was given, and the first defendant
Tatsuno Maru" helonging to the main information given to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which led Police by No. 1 The Inspector mination of the war was the three was effected, as the result of ITALY TO PRO IBIT- on the 6th Feb. The steamer arrived concluded by saying that he would
RESUMPTION OF TRADE.
ng and it has been found tide ordinary principles, as one sary to compile and codify would expect. Pending the ap Case-low as they have already pearance of a Civil Code, the Bench We have frequently painted out Cup (36 holes) was played over
open and abovebcard. The final of the 1919. Captain's Mil hahed. Hence this interest uses, eclectically; the law of the that we have deeply interested King's Park Course on Sunday last, ark Supreme Court Regula Teing. Dynasty, disregarding such people who, by virtue of high off. G. H-May and W. T. Elson being were published first, after portions of it as are repugnant to cial positions, are able to get the the finalists, the result was a win for derable experience and re- Bepublican ideals. It is evident first wind of possible plums in the Elson by 6 and 4,4
These decisions and pré- that there is plenty of room for the property market. It is not neces Next Sunday the KCC meet the tw now follow, giving on out exercise of commonsense, which sary for us to assert that they have United Services Recreation Club our Baton Bramwell held to be the taken advantage of it. It in saffi- which will also be played over King's criterion for the goodness of any cient to point out that large pro- Park law. A hurried and unprofessional perty owners; people interested in The Annual Dinner of the Golf reading of these pages suggests that land or investment or other com- Section and Presentation of Prizes the basis of commonsense is avail-panies, should not have access to will be held at the Palace Hotel on üble at Peking, information that should be official Saturday April 17th. The secretary tent despatch, unanerdachable Inspector Willie I am afraid it can and cheese will be prohibited by the The most interesting section, and secrat, and so be exposed to will be pleased to hear of anyone England just now. The next sailing, not be done, your Worship. The case. Italian Government in its effect to from our point of view, is that the temptation to employ agents to whing to attend. dedung-ith commercial law and step in ahead of lese favoured ap-
of the principles observed. lator, who is an LLD rádón and a Barrister of the
Temple, compares these with those of the Judicial
tee of the Privy Council or
House of Lords. He poiita
And the formerly such
the Traders Ordinance,It starts plicants. The sale of sites to the
there is yet no civil code
were usually settled, in th
per
the name of u frm are not limited of public property that we do not
the chapels templee
cities:
right away with us proposition first applicants, at upset prices," VALLA-WALLAS that debts incurred by a trader in would be a teropletion to treatment
IMPORTATION OF FOOD
discharged 650 bill of lading on and of beniging, the others to book. WASHINGTON, February 12-IM- at Hamburg 29th January p.m. Ika a remand, as there was a possi loaded 4,570 tons weight of caree in as Worthip: Do you propose to ports frein the United States of sugar eight days, including Sunday xcel have me deal with them Passion canned meats, condensed milk, butter
D-lagoa Mara, has fost arrived amounts to one of highway robbery, deal with exchange situation, decora-
at Rotterdam, and a due at Hamburg and I am afraid I shall have to asking to official advices to-day to the
to discharge on the 21st Feb. The you to commit the defendants for Department of Commerce Under events are Messrs. Pha Van Ommeren trial at the Criminal Sessions. the restrictions, American exporta to (Hamburg) GmbitJournal of—The case was remanded until Tres
day, when evidence will be heard.
Commerce
Italy will be reduced 20-De
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