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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 2ND, 1900
CORRESPONDENCE. THE SHELL CASE.
also threatened with the fire from the North-aordinary and, the vessel's upper and Justice's inding in the Shell Caso, and stated
THE ACTING POISNA JUDGA'S FINDING. In our issue on Saturday we gave the Chief that while the Chief Justice found for the de fendant, the Acting Fuisns Judge found for the plaintif
INTIMATIONS. [We do not hold oneelves responsible for the EYE-SIGHT.
opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
THE FRENCH AT CANTON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS
Canton, 24th June.
Sir, I head in your issus of the 28th Juno
than curried away to prevent his bleading to there would appear to be a big scare amongst death. Between 4 and 5 o'clock a fierce general
Many of the departing Chinese were beinbardment took Moe The Northern fortsents of Shanghai and others are fugitives were now in a camcal position as they were frohe North, who have lately arrived here. at the departure of the Poking was West fort, which had already been captured, an whilst the marines landed from the Algarine lowers being densely packed with Chinese tas starting from the river side. Suddenly bondath, and an immense throug gathered the Southern fort was destroyed by a Russian on bank to see them off. The C.M.S. melinite bomb striking the magazine. The Kinng alone took about 2,000 Chinese for French gunboat then directed a terrible quick-Ningpo The Kiangteen and Kungping took gunfire on the reit Southern fort with ox-hundrede natives to their homes in the oellent result. At 6 o'clock the British suc- south, an I-C.S. Choysang, for Hongkong, Jessfully stormed the Northern fart with Canton angwatow, left on the 27th with nearly Haring had an opportunity of reading that the following under the heading of Canton - great courage, staining only a light loss: 300 Chines board. The C.N. Co. found the At the same time the Southern forts, were stormed The Iltis, followed by, the Al- great that the passenger accommodation so tthad to put an extra boat, the Kan- gerino, the Russian Franch gunboats, ru the run Ningpo on the same day and she stoamed opposite the forts firing from the mouth too waserowd ith a more or less panic-stricken of the river. A most fortunate shot struck the throng of natis although the fores have been powder magazine of the sacond fort, which ex- doubled and a bey charge is made for inaggage, the fort into rains. After this, firing ceased being paid, or to than ten times the ordinary
dod with a tremendous shock, throwing half | For a houseboat Boochow as much as 876 in Chinese territory which includes the focus in incorrect statemont to reveal his name, if he has for about 10 minutes. Then the forts recommen- fare. On the othand, numbers of well-to-do cort and fought desperately to save the ones Chinese are comiphato Shunghai for refuge. which remained. But in ruin. The guns of the Northern forts now manned by Europeans directed their fire on, the Southern forts and the Chinese fled precipitstaly
Westwards wherever they could. At 7 o'clock all the forts were taken, and the German Marines hoisted their
flag on the South forts. The Chinese had do fenied themselves well. but the forts were much stronger than had been expected. They had not boon trained to fire at such short range. otherwise far greater damage would have been done. All firing ceased at about 7.30 am, as the Chinaan soldiers had fled and it was not deemed advisable to purado them. The English tor pado-beat Whiting captured four Chinese tor. pedo-bonts in front of the Arsenal. The crews of these had fod and they had not even got up steam. At 7.30 all was quiet and the sun shone on this terrible picture of death and devastation. It was Sunday morning. The flags of the allied Fowers floated proudly over the various forts. The killed and wounded were now attended o and all the boats had their fags half mast Bu the ships about 30 were killed and 60 to 70 wunded. The French lost two killed, the German eight, the English none (but four wounded dur ing the storming of the fort) and the remaining casualities were on the thres Russians boats. I do not know what losses the storming party aus. tained, but I hear that the Japanese lost their Buder and ton men. The bodies of hundreds of tead Chinese were cremated on the following
The devastation of the forts showed but too y how accurate the firing of the Europeans
ben.
THE WHITING's" ACCOUNT.
22nd ult., with her No. 4 boiler considerably The Whiting arrived at Nagasaki on the damaged by a shell, which landed inside the boiler, after passing through a coal bunker, making a hole in the vessel about 4ft. by lift. Portunately the shelf was not fared for had it been, a serious loss of life must have occurred. The following account of the Talen bombardment was given to the Nagasak
Pream:--
the Whiting crossed the bar and anchored On Friday, the 15th inst, during the night, abreast of the forts, after having passed over and even touched one of the submerged mines, which afterwards exploded and sent several Chinese junks to the bottom.
strain on
WHATWEE.
With Lt-Col. Boy and the 200 men of the Chines Regiment to other oflcers oft by the Orlando for Takviz, Captains Watson, Barnes, Hill, Menzies, ntgomerie (Adjutant), and Fairfax, and Lichnants Layard, Bray, sud Ollivant, and Sergeants Eurdon, Dunn, and Whittaker.
The Acting Puisas Judge said-Tho con- clusion at which I have arrived in this case is, I regret to say, at variance with the conclusion arrived at by the Chief Justice judgment, I adopt that portion of it which is introductory and sets out the facts of the case.
By a Convention dated 9th June, 1998, it was read between the Governments of Great Britain and China that the limits of British territory should be enlarged under lease. In pursuance of the Convention. a certain portion que, in the present case, was leased to Gront Britain from 1st July, 1898.
As lessee of the locus in quo the Government of Hongong on the 20th December, 1800, sublot that locus i que to the plaintif firm with the right to search for and obtain corn or shells from the bed of the sea, but so as not to inter- fere with fishing and navigations
Under this longe the plaintiff firm sues the defendant for damages for trespass and conTer Chefoo corresponsion, to which defendant pleads that he has a dent of the Daily News-The Chinese right to take coral and shells because he had soldiers are said to be ping themselves off that right before 1st July, 1899, is uninhabitant cent, but lack the sterner terial comprised in of the leased territory, and is protected by the Tommy. The Celestial shig at the butts is. almost remarkable and proes well-if their Convention from being orpropriated or dis weapons are not turned again their teachers." possessed of that right. He also reports on the 20that, that Captain Wingate, from Weihaiwel, pase through to go to the front, and that he heard tha handful of American marines, some elevantrere drafted from Shanghai, Major Bewerbrought up Shantang men as recruits for Wenival.
CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, 30th Jans 100
of
THE VICEREGAL REPLY TO CANTON H, E. the Viceroy Li Hung-Chang say in his reply to the petitions of the Directors diferent charitable institutions and the varice in Canton in view of the present dificalties in the Committees, in which they urged him to rexoni North, that as a minister he is bound to protect the lominions of his sovereign under any cir- cumstances whatever, and to not for the good the people. As they are afraid that the numbers of soldiers in Canton are not enough for its protection, he has doubled the force by sending
Son-yang and On-yung, to come back quickly for the troops of General Wong Kaw Fuk, of for the protection of the people. In case be should have to leave he will do his bart for their welfare. He has given ordera to the troops to
moen he has also doubled the force for its pro- tention, so as to ensure amity and friendship between China and foreign nations. Of lats he has been receiving telegrams every day about the fight between the foreign soldiers and the Basers, which great tarried the capital and the Imperial Palace. Being at so great & dis-
During the hearing of the case counsol for plaintifs admitted that Chinese flaher- men had been in the habit of dredging for shells and coral for the purpose of lime-burning from Lantno M.L. 2 (the locus in quo), openly and beliering themselves entitled as of right so to do, without interference by any ore, from the limits of living memory until the granting of the lease of the have lot.
Whon looked at, this admission is nothing more than an admission of a hakit; and, as such, may be evidence to help establish a right. But until the habit, either by itself or in company with other evidapre, establishes a right, ft ré- mains a habit and cannot be styled a right.
Before defendant can successfully set up that he has been expropriated by the granting of the lease of 20th December, 1899, he must prove that he has been dispossessed of a right which he en joyed under Chinese municipal law before let right by recourse to Chinese municipal law. Admitting that the defendant and his brother July, 1899. Moreover, he must establish that
fishermen have been in the habit from time immemorial of taking coral and shells longing to the Emperor yet thog let or the lamperor of China,she has yet to show that by the municipal laws of China sub a proved habit has created a right in bin andhis comrades which he could maintain in a coig. And since the right must be proved by Chinge law, it follows that no fanoiples of Class court. That proof has not been forth-
Englih law may be utilised to prve that by analogy or directly, right existed under Chinest Loy
,。
The only other source of law available is publis of nations inter ac, and is not a guils on ques- tious affecting the relations of a serereign and
The ships inside the bar were as follows-keep strict watch everywhere, and as to Sha-internatinal law: but that govern the relation Off the North fort HM.S. Algerine, Whiting, and Fame, the first named flying Admiral Soy mour's dag. In the band of the river near the dockyard wore two Russians gunboats. At Tougku were the German gunboat Iltie, the French gunboat Lion, and ons Japanese gun
boat.
At Take Government dockyard four Chinese torpedo destroyers, lately out from Germany, wore lying. On Saturday night at 10 p.us. the Algerine, Whiting, and Fame moved tauce, he wishes from the depth of his heart up the river to just below the Russian gunboat. that he could fly thither for the deliverance At 1 p.m. the Chiness forts-opened fire. One
of the Imperial Government; but he can gunboat was struck and enveloped in steam. The Whiting and Fame proceeded to Teknot. His heart, he continues, is burning with dockyard, ouch having in tow a whaler carrying so strong a desire that he has no fims to eat or ter on. The Iltis and the Lion came down sleep. Knowing, as he does, the difficulty of the the river to support the digerine and the journey and the stretches of mountains and Russian gunboats. Soon after, the Whiting and Fame captured the fear Chinese torpedo water between, and aware that by going alone instroyers, whose oris offered but little
so great a distance he cannot by himself be of help opposition beyond a few ride and pistol shots, to his country, still when he thinks that his On being boarded the Chinese crows escaped Imperini Majesty is in imminent danger he to the dockyard and subsequently opened a hot fire from the clock on all six destroyers must perforce proceed with sil possible speed, to This was quickly silenced by the destroyers
a little spark of loyal feeling. gaus, but not before thres Chinese on board Though a poor old man of the age of 39. he does the destroyers had been killed.
not mind any trouble or risk if he can stand by his country and face the danger..
At 1 aut, the captured destroyers were taken to Tongira, the Whiting and Fume afterwards proceeding upriver in order to shell the forts and covor the steamer Tay bound for Tientsin: with provisions for the garrison there. Tho gunboats in the bond shelled the forts till 6.30, When the latter were carried by assault by the combined forcas, the British and Japanese fighting side by side. As the firing from the Chinese forts slackened, the Algerine led the gunboats down the river,"
Soon after the capture of the destroyers, a 5 inch shelt from the ferts penetrated the Whiting' after coal-bunker, injuring her No. 4 after boiler, and damaging 177 tubes. There wan, however, no immediate danger, the pipes simply bending, which certainly speaks well for the English builders. Daring the shellings, two of the fort magazines were blown up. All the gunboats received more or less serious da mage. One Russian was badly knocked about and one was set on fire. The Are was quickly extinguished.
The officers of the Whiting speak very highly of their crew, all of whom worked admirably. The men looked on the fighting as rare fun, yet kept cool and steady.
allow even
PANIO AND PRECAUTIONS IN EBAMEDY.
In consequence of the rumours and placards of the Inst few days there has been a continuous exodus of Chinese with their families to Hong kong and Macao. A great tumber of ladies and children from Shamson have left, and the mission ary ladies too: On an occasion like this people
law. his subject, which are regulated municipal
Notwithstanding however, that the defen- cause to complaint an ex- dant has no propriation guarded against in the Convention. it may be that, since 1st July, 198, when the locus in queo became a portion of the lensed territorial land and waters of Her Miljesty the Queen, the defendant has, as a subject of Her Majesty, acquired certain rights of which the lease of the 20th December, 1899, depived him. The rights of covereign and subject i rospect of the newly scquired territorial eaten may be said briefly to be that the Crown has the right of ownership in such waters and the bot of such waters subject to the public right of avigation and anchoring in them: and that the Crown has also the rights of fishing subject to right of a common tekery in the subject.
A French boat is said to be coming up, but wo are not very anxious for her, as the French and the missionaries are more likely to raise trouble than anything else."
I shall be much obliged if yon will be so good as to request the writer of this impertinent and
the courage of his opinions. No gentlemen can insist on maintaining his anonymity after allow ing himself to make such statements publicly. I am, &c.
I
A.. G. DUFÊTEE.
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1900. 1895. 2,692
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176
138
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32
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It is contended for the defendas not that infringed but that the right of a common fishery rights of navigation or of suchorage have been has been infringed, because sach right carried with it a right to the bottom of the cand there. fore to the contents of that bottom. That how over was a gre statement of counsel uupported by authority. There are several rensas against this view. First it is incontestable that the fundus matie in territorial water isvested ab Roletely in the Crown: this absolute ownership of the soil carries with it the abside pecor ship of what is found on, in or under the soil: and I can find nothing to countenanes the lea that the subject has, by common lawor in any other way, a right to joint ownership in the
head before the meeting. } fundus maris or to participation in its products.
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are apt to make a very great fuis. It is not Next, the right of a common fishery enjoyed by likely that the rebels, or whoever they are, will the public is a floating liberty of fistery with come to Shameen so suddenly. They will have tenets, hooks, etc., and is the right of thing in the ea and public rivers open to all the public. make preparations; for instance, They will have
(B00 Hall on Seashore, pp. 50, 51, 52nd edi to call a meeting to decide upon the plan of attion). Thirdly, the shells taken by the defendant tack, to make red flags and red sashes as insignia were dead shells or the shells of fish des. of rebellion, to select a place of rendezvous, troyed by natural causes before capture. In Court, while lying down that grina facie every to prepare provisions, arns and ammunition, the case of Bagot v. Ore. 5 BR. 668, the and find a chief to direct the attack; they will subject had a right to take fish upon the soa have to terrorise the working classes and the shore, paused before it would establish general market-people, and compel them to "striko," right to take shells in the absence of inthority
to support a claim of a right to take shells, so that they may join them; and then by way fortion, it appears to me, shond this Court of preliminary they will perhaps insult and pause before establishing, in the absence of provoke Europeaus and give trouble to the enpporting suthority, a general right to take antivo Christians, &c. However, is H. E. shells from the fundus maria. The distinction drawn between fish and shrils is a clear one. Li-Hung-Chang cannot decide yet whether he
A common fishery, being a right to take fish in On the 26th ult. Lieutenant West and a will go north until the receipt of a definite the sea and pubilo rivers open to all the public, party of armid blowjackets from H.M.9. Un answer to his telegram, and as Shamoon is quite does not, therefore, in the light of Bagot x. Orr, Zaunted took up in lighter from Woosung open and unprotected, it would be well for the include a right to take dead shells
In my judgment, accordingly, defendant bas further supply of arine and ammunition for the authorities amongst other preparations to place failed to show either that he has been dispos Shanglia Volunteer Corps. The goods came ap in the Valelle, and comprised 400 Lee Meta Gatling gun facing the entrance to each of the sessed of a right which he enjoyed prior to 1st ford rifles and 30,000 rounds ammunition.
bridges, and have a dozen or two marines or July, 1898, or that he has been deprived of any soldiers patrolling night and day on the Bund. right which accrued to him on and after that date. I am also of opinion that the Crown, as Then Shameen will be one of the safest places. absolute owner of the fundus, marie in question, A corps of volunteers formed from the residents was not prevented by any known rule of law
Hongkong. 17th October, 1999. of Shampoon does not answer the parpose, for from granting to the plaintiffs the rights con- most of them are business mon and have to forrod by the lease of 20th December, 1809.
The Whiting although severely damaged, was able to steam with her remaining boilers at an average speed of 10 knots an hour.
BHANGHAI AFFAIRS,
On the 27th the Japanese gunboat. Takao and a depatch-boat arrived from Nagasaki. HMS. Hermione was reported at Chingkiang on the Coth, while four Chinese cruisers and a torpedo. Ikunt were seen at Kiangyin.
I hold, therefore, that the plaintiffs are entitled
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The TRANSWER BOOKS of the Companyeneral moaning. Of these examples this work will be CLOSED from the 23rd June to the contains more than five times as many as any
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AMERICAN PORTABLE WOODEN HOUSES
Among other items, the N. C. Daily News reportsTho crows of the various British war- ships in port are giving the authorities nahore attend to their duties. Shameed can stand on to ten dollars as damages and to their costs of valuable aid in preparing for omorgencies. One for one day only as regards provision party, under a gunner, se setting up gun-mount are dependent upon the Chitters ings and another is buor cleaning the new rifles necessary Chinese police and soldiers are not LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. orders for a variety of designs. just received. The Jacks seems to enjoy the trustworthy, and in esso of trouble they will work and, from what they say, it would soon they will be much dieppointed if they do not run away and be the first to turn their weapons have what in lower deck parlance is called "a against foreigners. It is a rule with the Chinese norap."
The newly formed company of American officials, which they deem the best polies, that Voluntours is to fully equipped with Martini hanever a rumeur of rising is about, some rifles, lpng bayonete, belts and pouches, Mr.oriminals must be brought from goal and head F. E. Haskell holds the rank of Eaptain in the ad, to strike terror into the hearts
Drott, Lieutenant for 25th ult, 85 pirties, and thieves
and MM. Wafer, scound Heutenant. The members seem very keen on their duty and are
patting in a lot of useful driii.
Judging by the way the Chinese are pouring cout of Jhanghai, en qute for Canton and Ning
affans.
wares xecuted, soto by behading and others by being strangiel in the new wooden cage
whp incited the mob Amongst them was end
on Sunday, the 24th, to attack Ehimen
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OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED NOTICE is hereby given that a FINAL N CALL of 90.50 per Share has been made in respect of the B Shares in the above- named Company, and that mich CALLS PAY- ABLE to the General Managers on the 17th day of JULY next, at the Omeed of the Com- pany, $8 and 40 Quez's Reed Central.
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The C. P. E. Co.'s steamer Tortar will leave Pancouver about the 10th July, direct for Vancouver about they be pected about M He png, where she
The C. P. B. teamer Empreis of India arrival at Shanghai at 2 p.re, on the 30th June, and loft again at 10.30 pm, same day for Nags- saki, where she was due to arrive at 8 am, to- day, the 2nd July,
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