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The case was called as follows:-
In the matter of the New Territories Land Court Ordinance, 1900, and the Ordinances amending the same, and in the matter of certain claims to land in the New Territory known as Claim U, Survey District N, 1, and Claim K, Survey District No. 2: p tition for leave to appeal to the Privy Council.
There was no appearance for the petitioners. The Hon. Attorney-General Sir Henry 8. Berkeley (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor) appeared for the Crown. He said-Your Lordships, I had intended to appear in opposition to this application, but I under- stand, from notice received, that the appellants do not desire to go on with the application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council.
The Chief Justice-As there is no one appearing in support of the petition, the appeal is dismissed. You do not ask for coste ?
The Attorney-General-No; I do not ask for costs.
The appeal was accordingly dismissed. The Court rose.
Tuesday, 15th December.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE H18 HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).
DISPUTE ABOUT THE BUILDING OF TWO
STEAMSHIPS.
Evidence was closed in the case in which Tso Cheung Shi, widow, 162, Queen's Road West, saing as executrix of Tso eang Po deceased, claims from To Shing, 22, Peel Street, $28,000 money received and $2,000 damages for breach of contract in respect to the building of two steamships. Hon. H. E. Pollock. K.Č., barris- ter-at-law (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, solicitors), ap- peared for the plaintiff; and Mr. M. W. Slade, barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Bravis of Messrs. Wilkinson and drist, solici- tors), was for the defendant.
His Lordship reserved judgment,
Thursday, 17th December.
IN BANKRUPICY.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).
A CHINESE BANKRUPT SENT TO PRISON.
Man Tsit applied for his discharge in bankruptcy. Mr. Brue Shepherd, the Ŏfficial Receiver, said there were no assets.
The bankrupt stated that he entered into partnership with free others as a building On contractor, putting in $3,300 as bis share. the first contract that they entered into there was a loss of $7000, and on the second $1000. He knew nothing about the building trade. After this the firm continued to trade, but did not take on any new work. He borrowed $2,000 from Indian money-leuders to pay his debts. He did not tell them that he was in financial difficulties. When the loss was incurred in the business he did not know of it.
His Lordship-I was your duty to know `about the business if you were a partner.
The bankrupt also stated that when be borrowed the money he was expecting payment. of some commission from an European firm. He took a lease of certain property from Messrs. David & Co. at $10,200 a year as a speculation.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE.)
DISPUTE ABOUT BUILDING A THEATRE. The Yow Lee firm sued Tsoi Tsung for $965.47, being balance due for work done and materials supplied in respect of the buildings on Marine Lot 185. Mr. E. J. Grist, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. Harding, solicitor, for the defendant.
Mr. Grist stated that the defendant was a contractor and had contracted to build a theatre on this Lot, Plaintiffs were sub-contractors. Defendant had engaged the plaintiff to do certain work on this lot, and he had done it. He had been paid money from time to time, but there was this balance outstanding.
After hearing part of the evidence, his Lordship adjourned the case till to-day.
THE INQUEST ON SERGEANT MANN.
Adjourned from Friday last, the inquest into the cause of death of Sergeant Mann, was resumed at the Magistracy on Tuesday, Mr. T. Sercombe Smith presiding,
Sergeant John Baines, R.A.. sword, said be remembered the 4 h inst. He did not recognise the carbine (produced) as belonging to the deceased. The carbines were all laid out on the Library table at Stonecutters'. There he examined them and found them unloaded. He could not make any suggestion as to how Sergt. He heard that Mann got any ammunition. Sergt. Mann was sick, and when he wakened him up he thought he was suffering from the reffects of dink
Captain Parker, R.A.M.C., deposed that Sergt. Mann was admitted into hospital on 16th He was discharged on 6th December, 192. January, 1903, and attended the hospital for treatment till 13th July. Sergt. Maun ap- peared to him to be a very quiet, decent man, very u likely person to commit suicide.
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His Worship found that death was due to a bullet shot in the head, the wound being self- [ inflicted.
FOOCHOW RACES.
The following are the complete results :---
FIRST DAY, 8TH DECEMBER. 1.-The Stewards Cap - mile, Mr. Min's Adrian (Oswald) Mr. Vickers's The Miner (Zahn) Mr. Dragoman's Cairo (Schuorr)... 3 Time 61-1/5. Won by 1-ngth; 3 lengths
between 2nd and 3rd.
2.-The Maiden Stakes.- mile.
Mr. Madagascar's Blancador (Zahn) 1 Mr. Iri-h's Promotion Schooer)... 2 3 Mr. Cosmos's Chaos (Pearson) Time 1.39. Won by short neck; bad 3rd. 3. -The Totalisator Cup.-13 miles. Capt. Hopes Conon (Crighton) Mr. Taiwo's Hermes (Schnorr) Mr. Oswald's Hidalgo (Oswald) Time 3.6. Won in an easy canter by several
lengths.
4-The Min Stakes.-1
milas,
Cap. Hoe's Pacho (Crighton) Mr. Cosmo's Cba s (Zahn)
Mr. Vickers's The Sapper (Schnorr Time 2 57. Won by short head. 5.-The "C. B. R." Cap.1 mile.
December 19, 1908.
Mr. Irish's Promotion (Scbuorr) Time 1,58. Won easily.
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SECOND DAY, 9TH DECEMBER. 1.-The Dizzy" Cup.-1 mile.
Mr. Irish's Promotion (Schnorr) Mr. Mia's Irresistible (Oswald) Mr. Vickers's The Sapper (Zahn). 3 Time 2.17. Close finish; fine riding by O8-
wald.
2.-The Big Sweep Ca-Seven Furlongs,
Capt. Hope's Conon (Crighton) Mr. Oswald's Hidalgo (Oswald) Mr. Dragoman's Cairo (Schnorr Time 1.534 Won very easily & mile; length
between 2nd and 3rd,
3.-The Haekwan Cup.-Once round.
Mr. Oswald's Uncle (Oswald)
2 3
Mr. Madagascar's Blancador (Zaho) 2 Capt. Hope's Hercules Crighton) 3 Time 1.24. A close finish, Oswald again
distinguishing himself. 4.-The Hongkong Cup.-1} miles. Mr. Stella's Alkor (Zahn)
Mr. Dorset's Blancmange (Schnorr) 2 Mr. Taiwo's Hermes (Crighton)... 3 Time 3 28. Half length between 1st and 2nd. 5.-The Chaasze Cup.- mile.
6.
Mr. Puttenham's Ace of Hearts
(Schnorr) 1
2
Mr. Oswald's Sirius (Oswald Mr. Madagascar's Malgache (Zahu) 3 Time 1.37 Won by length.
The Compradore's Cup.-14 miles, Mr. Cosmos's Chaos (Oswald)
Mr. Stella's Atoer (Webster) Mr. Dorset's Blancmange (Zahn) Time 3.32 Won by a length. 7.-The Foochow Stakes -14 miles.
Capt. Hope's Conon (Crighton) Mr. Min's Adrian (Oswald) Mr. Taiwo's Frolic (Zahn)
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2
3
Time 2,45 Won easily. Conon led from
start to finish.
THIRD DAY, 10TH DECEMBER.
1.-The Club Cup.-1 miles.
1
Mr. Min's fire-istible (Oswald) Mr. Vickers's The Sapper (Zahn) Capt. Hope's Hercules (Crighton) 3 Time 2.54 3/5. Won easily by 2 lengths; bad 3rd.
mile.
1
-The " Captain Hope" Challenge Cup.-1
Mr. Min's Adriau (Oswald)
1 Mr. Puttenham's Ace of Hearts
Schnor) 2
Mr. Dragoman's Cairo (Zahn) Time 2.12 1/5. Won very easily.
3. The Ladies Purse.- mile.
Mr. Madagascar's Blaucador (Zahn) Mr. Cosmos's Chaos (Pearson)
2
Mr. Oswald's Uncle (Oswald) Time 1.404. Won easily by several lengths,
3
4. The Ledger Cup.- mile.
Mr. Vickers's The Miner (Zahu) Mr. ragoman's Cairo (Schsorr)
1
2
3
Mr. Stella's Uran (Webster) Time 1.374. Won by several lengths; length
between 2nd and 3rd,
1
3
5. The Manchu Stakes.-Once round.
Mr. Stella's Atoer (Zahn)
1
123
2 3
Mr. Taiwo's Frolic (Zabal Mr. Oswald's Sirius (Oswald) Mr. stella's Alkor (Webster) Time 2.10 2/5. A very close flui-h between
first 3 ponies.
-The Hack Stakes.- mile.
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His Lordship said that a man who had no
enter into money had no right to
Не WBS speculation of $10.000 a year, satisfied. not only from reading the report of the Official Receiver, but from reading the bankrupt's own statement made in Court at his public examination, that he bad continued to trade after he knew he was insolvent, and | certainly incurred debts without having at the time any reasonable or probable ground or expectation of being able to pay. Uuder the circumstances, his Lordship said, he would sus end the operation of the order of discharge for 12 months and would summarily sentence the bankrupt to three months' imprisonment with hard labour,
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Mr. Stella's Acthur (Webster) Mr. Pearson's Corouet (Pearsou) Mr. Puttenham's Merrylegs
1
2
(Schnorr) 3
Time 1.46. Won easily by several lengths. 7.—The Teamens' Cup.-Twice round and a
distance.
Mr. Min'e Adrian (Oswald) Mr. Taiwo's Hermes (Zhan)... Mr. Dorset's Blancmange (Sch: orr) 3 Times 3.07 Won by 3 lengths.
8-The Mandarin's Cup.-even Furlongs. Capt. Hope's Hercules (Crighton) Mr. Stella's Atoer (Webster)
单层
Mr. Vickers's The Sapper (Schnorr). 2 Mr. Brady's The Squire (Crightou) Time 1.23 1/5. Won by 3 lengths. 6. The Consolation (up.-1 mile.
Mr. Oswald's Sirios (Oswald)
Mr. Dorset's Blancmange (Schnorr) 2 Mr. Madagascar's Malgache (Zahn) 3 Time 2,11. Won in an easy canter. Sirius led start to finish.
7.-The Champion Stakes.-13 miles
Mr. Stella's Alkor (Zahu)
Capt. Hope's Conon (Crighton) Mr. Min's Adrian (Oswald)
Time 2.43 Conon led shortly after start. End of 1st mile Adrian and Alkor were close up. Alkor challenged Conon at last mile post and passed him before straight. Won by 3 lengths, Adrian almost catching Couon ou the post. The rest of field was: Chaos, Blancador, Miner.
The Sin Wan Pao states that when the British expedition recently entered Tibet, the Viceroy of Szechuan wired to Peking for instructions and received a reply requiring him to pacify the Tibetans and do nothing to injure the friendly relations, existing between Great Britain and China,
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