June 6, 1895.]
Crathorne has been guilty of repeated acts of drunkenness on board of his ship, and the Court therefore orders that his certificate be suspended for a period of six months from this date.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.
At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Captain Patie, of the British steamship Strathnevis, was summoned for un- lawfully patting two men named Robinson and Cochrane ashore, and also with aiding and abetting them to desert from her Majesty's service, well knowing them to be deserters,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT,
offence, and if the police chose to prosecute him the case would be gone into the following day.
Mr. Dennys said that in regard to prosecuting the chief engineer there was the question of whether these men, being deserters, could pos- sibly be kept on board. The fact that they were deserters was not known then, but was known
now.
MEDICAL İNSPECTION AT
BANGKOK,
The following telegram from H.M. Minister Bangkok, has been received by H. E. the Governor Inspection enforced at Pakuam on arrivals from Hongkong and China ports."
The following telegram has since been received The case for the Police was that the two from H.B.M. Minister at Bangkok in reply to an men deserted from the Northumberland Fusi enquiry from His Excellency the Governor asking liers at Singapore. and went as
stow why vessels from Hongkong should be subjected aways on the Strathnevis. It was not until to inedical inspection, as this colony is free from the boat had left. Singapore au hour that sickness of an epidemic nature - Medical in- they were discovered. All the seamen ouspection will not be imposed on direct arrivals board knew they were deserters, as they were from Hongkong without fouching infected port. their uniform, which, however, they took off and | (Signed) Bunsen.” substituted clothing which was given to them.
were
LEKIN QUESTION.
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both unjust and inexpedient to enforce a demand, even if it were warranted by the terms of Treaty stipulations" (Ib. p. 347). Sir Thomas Wade, so familiar with Chinese trade, aud so long the able representative of Her Majesty's interests at Pek- ing, said the lekiu tax "is not in its nature more open to objection than our income tax, nor, ia- deed, to any extraordinary tax by which a "State short of money may recruit its finances. And again, referring to the abuse to which the pri- vilege asked for in the 3rd clause would give rise, he said, "it is hard enough on the Provin cial Governments that they must give up their tolls on goods that are foreign-owned but it will be harder still if Chinese, armed with foreigners' certificates, are to carry Chinese- owned goods toll-free from one end of the Empire to the other." (lb. pp. 444 and 447). In view of these declarations, so well founded in justice and propriety, I feel sure the Japanese Plenipotentiaries will be willing to modify their proposition so as to secure the protection of imported goods only so long as they remain in the possession of the foreign owner. This will be secured by granting to Japan favoured nation treatment, and Japan should be satisfied with At Saigon they sigued articles on the ship, and THE JAPANESE TREATY AND THE that. they then told the captain that they
The result was that the Japanese waived the formerly seanien on the Maple Branch. They
demand for the abolition of lekin. We take were engaged, one as a firemen, and the other as
In the negotiations at Shimonoseki the follow-the above excerpts from the official documents a deck hand, and their story was that the officers, ing condition was proposed by the Japanese :
as published by the Peking and Tientsin Times. including the e ptain, knew they were deserters. All goods imported into China by Japanese sub- The captain, however, had never spoken to them jects, upon the payment, either at the time of THE INTErport teNNIS MATCH. directly about their being deserters, aud when entry or subsequently at the option of the im- the boat arrived bere at the end of April they porter or owner, of a commutation tax or duty,
HONGKONG v. CANTON. went ashore. They returned to the boat and of two per cent. upon the original cost, shall
The return tennis matches between Hongkong some time afterwards, they said, the second thereafter in every part of China be exempt and Canton were played at Canton on Saturday engineer went up to them and told them that from all taxes, imposts, duties, charges, and exac- and Sunday, the doubles being played on the if they did not clear off the boat the captain tions of whatever nature or under whatever first day and the singles on the second, The would give them up to the military authorities denomination levied in the name or for following are the the results :- as deserters. They went ashore and from that the profit of the Government, public func-. time until Monday night they had bid- tionaries, private individuals, corporatious,
Wallace and Bent (Canton) beat Firth and den in Hongkong. On that night they sur- or establishments of any kind. In like manner Knox (Hongkong) by three setts to love, 6-1, rendered themselves to the police. The chief and to the same extent, but without the payment 6-2,6-0, engineer said he told the second engineer that of any commutation tax or duty whatever, an if the men were not got away he would have equal immunity from every kind of taxation them reported, and the second engineer said he shall be accorded by China in respect of all was ordered by the chief engineer to send the Chinese goods and produce purchased in China
SINGLES. men ashore.
by Japanese subjects and declared to be for export, Wallace beat Firth; 6-0, 6-1, 6-1; Bent beat such immunity from taxation shall exist, from | Knox, 6.2, 7.5; Perry beat Anderson, 6.0, 9.7. the date of such declaration up to the time of actual exportation, All Chinese goods and produce intended for home consumption, when conveyed in Japanese vessels from one open port to another open port in China, shall, upon the payment of the coasting trade dues existing at this time, be in the same manner and to the same extent, exempt, during the whole process of such conveyance, from all kinds of taxation, including import and export duties. It is, however, understood that the forgoing stipulations do not in anywise affect any arrange- ment for the time being in force regarding the taxation of imported opium.
Mr. Dennys, who appeared for the defenco, said that the captain certainly did not know that the men were deserters. At Saigon be obtained permission from the British Consul to pat the men on the ship's articles in consequence of their statement that they had left the Maple Branch. Mr. Wodehouse intimated that Mr. Dennys need not go into the charge of assisting the
meu to desert.
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In reference to the other chargo Mr. Dennys contended that the captain was innocent of the offence. The men were lazy and the chief gineer advised the second engineer to clear them off the ship, and to warn them that if they did not go the military authorities would be com- municated with. The second engineer told this
o this Li Hung.chang replied as follows:-- to the men. When the captain himself knew The effect or object of the 3rd clause that the men were deserters he wrote to the to be to exempt foreign goods from any dues or Mercantile Marine office. Mr. Denuys com- lekin tax whatever after they have passed out of plained of the charge being brought yesterday, the hands of the importer or foreign owner. as the ship, which had been lying in the har-This is a subject which has been often considered bour a fortnight, was timed to leave at noon and the case had lasted until 4.30.
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appears
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DOUBLES.
Tomkins and Perry (Canton) beat Lowson and Anderson (Hongkong) after most exciting struggle by 2-6, 6-1,6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
FIELD BATTERY.
Capt. McCallum's mouthly challenge cup took The first competition iù connection with place on Saturday at the Police Range. Con ditious:-7 rounds at 200, 400 and 500 yards: winner to hold the cup for one month. Highest number of wins during season to take the cup. The following were the best scores:-
Gunner Stewart. Gunnor Rutter Gunuer Ewing B. Q.-M. S. Coyle Sergeant Bremner. Guuner Doas
200 400 500
H'cap Total. yards. yurds. yards. points,
...86
27 31 28
25
23
23
12... 83
22
27
21
12......82
25
26 20
10
...81
28
28
11
12.
20
21
13
.79 77
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
with foreign diplomatic representatives at Pe- king, and the fairness of such a claim has never Mr. Wodehouse said that in rogard to the aiding been shown. There is no Government which more and abetting deserters there was ample ground for jealously guards its commercial privileges than compete for the Long Range Cup and. Spoons. There was a good attendance on Saturday to the police taking action. If the evidence of the Great Britiain, and her subjects engaged in the The weather was very bad, but the shooting was soldiers was to be believed-and they had given Chinese trade have often moved her Ministers to fairly good, especially at 700 yards, The Cup their evidence very straightforwardly-not only scoure relief from the lekin tax, but without success. was won by Mr. Deas, and the Spoons by Cor all the officers of the ship but the captain also know Lord Elgin, wlio accompanied the British army to poral Collins, Corporal Woolridge, Corporal perfectly well that the men were deserters from Peking and exacted from Chin" after the occupa-Tasker, Mr. Deas, Corporal Dowsett, and Mr. the army, and it was only for want of absolute tion all the commercial privileges which he Brown. The following were the best scores:- proof in regard to the captain that he (the deemed just on the part of the victor, rejected
700 800 Hoap Total. Magistrate) was unable to convict. The men the claim as now proposed and said be did not
yds. yds. points. went on board in their uniform, and this fact see his way clear to further protection of imports Corporal Collins, R.B....... 38 40 was generally known to the men and officers, and against taxation once they have passed into the Corporal Woolridge, R.B. it required a good deal of credulity to bollere hands of a Chinese purchaser." (British Go- Corporal Tasker, R.B. that the captain was not aware of the fact also; verument Blue-book on Revision of Treaty of Mr. W. Deas if he was not aware an officer in his position Tientsin 1871, p. 443). The British Board of Corporal Dowsett, R.B. ought to have been. However, the charge was Trade, having official supervision of foreign Cr.-Sergt. Horsman, R.B. not proven. With regard to the other charge commerce, examined this subject at the request Private Godbear, R.B... the plea brought forward by the captain was of the British Office of Foreign Affairs, and de- Sergt. Major Morrish, R.B. again ignorance. The Ordinance said that "if acided that "to insure the sale of the (imported) Captain Palmer master or any other person belonging to a Brit-goods to their ultimate consumer with no en-
Corporal Sadler, R.B....... ish ship forces on shore or leaves behind any hancement of cost derived from taxation seaman or apprentice, &c." The Magistrate was is a view which cannot be entertained by Her of opinion that unless it was actually proved Majesty's 'Government. There is nothing that the master himself was a party to the in the Treaty which appears to my Lords to 15 to the German man-of-war Irene went out proceeding he could not be found guilty of this justify such sweeping demand, and in view of swimming and was drowned. It is supposed offence. 1 here was complete evidence to show the internal taxation to which native goods are that he caught cramp, as he was known to ber
good swimmer. that the chief engineer had been guilty of the subject in China, it would be in their opinion]
Mr. A. Brown..
6
81
45
38
83
37
35
80
28
30
78
35
38
77
35
26
75
35
39
71
39
35
74
40
34
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42
26
5
73
38
30
3
71
At Woosung on the 27th May a sailor belong-