Witness: Because John Brown would not pat it in with a hammer and chizel (laughter).
For the defence the Chinese charterer was called. He said he had a great objection to the captain altering the load-line, because by that ke lost cargo.
Mr. Hastings: Thon you prefer to run this steamer with a false load-line and ordengor the lives of those on board, so that you can get a tein without any notice because he found the higher cargo, and you dismiss this British Cap-
trus load-line?
Witness: Yen! I dismissed him because he did not toll it before.
Mr. Hastings: And you think that's a pro- por way to treat the captain of a British ship, do you!
Witness: He should have told me before. Mr. Ray, ship broker, deposed to having negotiated the sale of the so. Telemackus, and
NORTHERN NOTES.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, 1901
MR. PIERPONT MORGAN
The following items are from the. P. & T. Times of the 4th inst.
Barracks for 2,000 troops are now being erected adjoining the British Legation.
The late Viceroy Yu Lu has been postha: mously degraded and deprived of all rank and honours.
Elanku, and trams may possibly be able to run The Germans have completed the bridge at
aoross next week.
THE CABINET CRISIS IN JAPAN. |
It is now plain that although the original The Daily Mail gives the following secount difference of opinion between Viscount Wate-of Ma. J. Pierpont Morgan as he landed from nabo and his colleagues was adjusted, a new the White Star timer Teutonic on the 11th ult difference subsequently arose, culminating lu the crisis of the 2nd instants. At the outeof the Minister of Financs proposed, not to defer the progress of certain State undertakings, but to Against that project the other members of the abandon them altogether for the present
Cabinet protested rehosently. They were quite ready to agree that if the Treasury found itself without funds, and if the plan of domestic loans could
Mr. Morgan is the author of the billion dollar steal trust, which is to crash the British iron and steel industries, and of a few other smaller
there was an eager and reverent crowd waiting million-pound trusts which are to crumple up the industries of other countries. Naturally on the landing-stage to witness his coming. According to general practice, the passengers were not allowed to land until the port authori-
TRADE
MARK.
WHISKIES.
IRISH.
All the new engines except four Lave now been set up
at the Tungku works, and several are now in daily use.
military escort by rail, and are now in spacial oharge of the postal offioista,
The Military Authorities are, we hear, blow ing up the sunkon junks along the Feiho
points. was prosent when the engagement for service which impede trafio at various poste along that the works should not be i Almost every night the
fortiga was made between the plaintiff and the de- fendant. His idea was that although Capt the line of communication hava a more or less Primrose wanted $300 a month after three successful scrap with brigands, and we hear months' service, the reply of the defendant was Major Ducat has been very successful in killing
and capturing a number of these rascİN.
Admiral Seymour went up to teking direct from Tongka on the 2nd inst., being met en route at Tientsin Station by General Lorae Craddock.
From the 1st instant, mails ceased to have a not be carried into operation owing to tie bad bearded the vessel and the mails and DUNVILLE'S V. R....
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he had not done so he might have got into Campbell. He was accompanied by Capt. fiscal year was concerned,, he had secured its inthes and a blue tie, holding a paper wrapped P. D. C.
His Honour in delivering judgment remarked that the plaintill was perfectly justified in shift ing the load-ling of the steamer as he did. If very serious trouble either in the Harbour Offloo or at the Police Court. There would be judg ment for the plaintiff on the amended account for $90525, and costs.
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, 14th May.
BEFORE ME, HAZELAND.
HEAVY OPIUM FINES.
Ho Wa, a Stanley shopkeeper, pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of twenty tesle of raw opium, six mace of prepared opium, and four taels of opium dress, and was finod $130, which he paid.
Ten Shi, farmer, 119, Wing Lok Street, was charged with the unlawful possession of twelve taels and six mace of prepared opinn on the 13th inst. The defendant denied the charge, but was convicted on the evidence of an excise officer and fed $250, or two months' hard labour. He wont to prison.
BEFORE MR. KEMP.
A DODGE THAT FAILED.
Two barbers and a tailor (Chinese) had a difference of opinion in Centre Street late on Monday night, and from words got to pulling ons another about and shouting. A district watchman heard the row and approached, whereupon one of the noisy trio set up a ory of Thief, and explained to the watchman that they had had a sufle with a barglar, who, Łowever, had managed to got away..
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He did not deny the beneficial character of the did he take the slightest notics of the waiting works or the advantages they would confer ou crowd, but strode with slow step and impassive the State, but he held that until the domestic face across the landing stage and up the incline money market should become say
to the riverside station, whore a attached to the special Busto Private saloon waiting for him. There he became busy.
The passenger agent of the company had car. ried aboard for him a bundle of telegrams and cables, and these Le proceeded to read and to A group of eager newspaper men had endeavoured to get a word with him. He strode past them with a shake of the head. When he had finished his correspondence he H. PRICE & CO.. walked along the platform to the telegraph office and handed in his wires. Then a Daily Mail representative had a conversation with him, consisting of abent serenteen words, of which the master of millions contributed, with very good grace, considerably less than his
to
Many of the well-to-do Chinese in Peking are burying whatever treasure and valuables they have, as they say they hear the foreign, troops are to be withdrawn and Chinese troops will take their place, and, having suffered already at the bands of the Boxers and foreign troops, they profer not to take any chances with the Chinese regulars.
The J. Se explains that Tung Fashiang is permit the fosting of loans, all expenditures
demanding
such a course should be curtailed, still in Ning-ahs, and that the reason the report and he further argued that a foreign loan was not has been circulated that he is going to jaise be thought of, inasmuch as to make farther Russia is due to the unceasing activity of his appeals to foreign markets would be a disgrace troops. He is, however, really keeping them to Japan. Thus once more a gulf was found wer well drilled in obedience to the Dowager's to be set between him and his colleagues, the orders, as she may require them at any latter being quite determined that the country's moment. We give this for what it is worth.
progress must not be arrested, and being niso The Boareation Ground was the scene of an onvinced that by a little management the impressive and pretty ceremony on Tharaday financial difficulty could be overcome since the morning last, when the whole of the British surplus revenue already dowing into the Tron troops in the garrison were paraded to do
Bury and that which will by and by acero from honour to three of our Tientsiu ladies-Mrs.
new and increased taxes passed by the Diat last Bellingham, Mra. Droste and Miss Bourgiguen session, would afford ample means to prosente, The parade was held at 10 am, whứn Major- if even on a reduced scale, the productive en- General Lorne Lampbell, accompanied by his terprises to which the State has put its band. Staff, escorted the ladies to the contro of Viscount Watanabe, however, declined to listen quare, addressed's few appropriate remarks to to any of these argaments. He maintained his them, pinned the modals on, and escorted them ground with singular resolution, and fully to the sainting bass after which the troops Berquis Ita cut the knot by resigning, his marched past to the strains of the Band of the example being followed by all the other Minis
After the purely tors, including the Ministers of War and of Hongkong Regiment. military function was over, the ladies had a
the Navy, but excluding Viscount Watanabe, very warm roception from their civilian nigh-who, true to his resolution, stands completely
isolated, and refuses to resign until he has sub bours on the Pavilion.
mitted to the Emperor a full ctatement of his financial reasons.-Japan Mail.
JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
The Nagasaki Press of the 3rd inst. has the following-
Nows received from an authoritativo source The watchman had his own ideas regarding the affair, and took the three to the polica from Vladivostock states that the Russian mili- station, where he charged them with being dis-tary authorities at the above port have been ardorly.
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WM. PARLANE, reserve anything he had to say until he got to London. He did not disclose what he had
Hongkong, 17th February, 1899. brought in his brown-paper parcel, nor whether he proposed to endow any tres libraries, nor what wore his hopes and intentions with regard to the world's steel apply. with respect to the statement that he is taking over, among other enterprises, the Panama Canal, he remarked that he knew noth- ing about it, and was not responsible for such things getting at the papers. After that he got into his saloon, which was cut off from com munication with the rest of the corridor train. The price of this privacy was that he was cut off from communication with the excellent A despatch has been received at the Foreign restaurant car, szel had to be content at lunch- advised ofloially from St. Petersburg that the
Ofice from ILM. Consul-General at Odessa, on time with a railway innoheon basket. They were fined $2 and bound over in $25 Russian Government has made overtures to
At Easton group of representatives of Each to keep time peace for three months. Japan, offering the latter the ports of Dalny forwarding translation of an article which ap
and Port Arthur in the event of Japan offering peared in the Odesski Listok on the subject of American newspapers were waiting for him the East China Storm Navigation Company, There were also his two little grandchildren, Chan Ng of no occupation or address, was no opposition to the acquisition by Enssin of an found skalking about the streets in the westernice-free port" in Corea. In connection with shipping undertaking intended to work in with their father, Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, district the other night by a Chinese constable, the matter, the names of Masampo and Port connection with the East China Railway in jun.. and mavera! other relatives and friends
pushing Russian trade in Eastern Asia. The The Daily Mail representative was on the and asked to give an explanation regarding Lazaraff are mentioned. From the same source himself. He could not, and was taken to the we learn that all building operations both at article states that the oceau-going steam point of holding him to his promise to talks on lack up. On being searched, nothing but a Port Arthur and Dalsy have been suspended navigation company of the East China Railway his arrival in London, but the sight of this tall, twenty-seat piece was found in his pockets, by order of the Russian Government, which established in 1899, is a subsidiary undertaking gaunt man of millions with a tiny child holding of the East China Railway; and is mainly in on to each forefinger and looking sp with big presumably is awaiting Japan's reply. Japan is preparing for any Russian move on tended to bring freight to the railway and to fond eyes to the smile on his ragged face for Coren would seem to be evidenced by the fact help the disposal of Russian goods in the Amurhede any thought of such intrasion. A com
Territory
in China, Japan, and Corea. With that the Army reserves are being called up the opening of regular traffic on the line batriot of kis, however, was more daring. We learn that niany reserve officers in this city
Oh," said the grandfather with appealing atsamers of the company commenced to run, Tong Yun, a boy of Hfteen, entered a coolie / have been requested to report themselves as once adapting themselves to the time tables of the pathes, "piesse, please, leave me alone!
to Hiroshims."
BOGUM AND VAGABOND.
and it was a bad one."
The magistrate found him to be a rogue and ragabeat, and sent hits to prison for 14 days,
with hard labour.
IMPUDENT THEFT.
house on Tuesday morning to see what he could pick up. There were two rooms in the home, the smaller one the cubicle of a foreman coolie Seeing nothing to tickle his fancy in the large room, Tong Yun climbed the partition into the cubicle, and rolled some clothing and a blanket into a bundle. He tacked this under his arm, and was on the point of loaring when the ecoupant of the cubicle, who had been watching kim, arrested the thief, and banded him into custody.
The magistrate gave him six weeks in which to reform.
HOCKEY.
KOWLOOK. THE WORLD."
That
Our Nagasaki contemporary лаун with reference to the above:There is reason to believe that the news appearing in another column is of a reliable and trustworthy nature, The identity of the individual who brought the information to this port we are not at liberty to discices, but we may state he holds high efficial rank in Vladivostock."
THE SITUATION IN COREA.
The following Japanese telegrams throw some farther light on the loan question and the position of Mr. McLeavy Brown:--
Tokyo, 1st May Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Minister to Seoul, has reported to the Foreign Department that he was received in audience by the Coreen Emperor on the 22nd uit. Ha ยา
not lodge a protest against the loan affair; but only certained the details and particulars. It is probable that Mr. Hayashi let the Emper
or us what his únoficial view was,
The
trains,
The administration of steamers which is
established near Talien-Wan opened agencies ut Vladivostok, Nikolaievsk on the Amur, Due,
Baghalin, Nagasaki, thofoo, 'Newchwang, Shanghai, Chenalpe, Petropavlovsk, Poster, Tientsin, Hongkong, Gensau, Fusan, Hakodate, De Castries and Port Arthur. The Steam Navi- gation Company has coating stations at, Port Arthur, Chefoc aud Nagasaki. The aguáis of the Company are everywhere Russians, with the exception of those at the ports of Shang. hai, Hongkong, Nagasaki und nakodate, where they are natives. On beginning work the Com- any bought from the Volunteer Fleet a float-
crane and seven barges and suven steam- alps: Sibirian, Ningate. Sangari Inkui, Giriu, Mukdes and Tsitsikar. The the last named steamers carry cargo only, and are constructed
WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IS RESER- YOILS ON THE 1ST MAY, 1901. ∙LEVEL
1900.
1901. below overflow. below overflow. Tylam... 74 ft. in. 67 ft. 55 in. Pokfulam.... 20 ft. 6 in. 25 ft. 9 iv. Wongnaicheong 35 ft 5 in. 45 ft. 24 in. STORAGE GALLONR.
1000. 23,610,000 Pikfibum......... 23,500,000 Wongnaicheong 1,816,600
Tytam
1001. 36,900,000 14,140,000
Nil.
51,040,000
Total..... 48,920,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF
VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DERING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
1200,
1901.
This matol, which came off at Kowloon on Saturday last, 11th inst., before quite a large gathering of spectators, including not a few ladies, resulted after a very fast match in Japanese Government is examining the contract. favour of the home team by 7 goals to 2. The It reported that they have found several match was, however, much more closely contest.muspicious points, although the contract on ed than this result would show, and had the paper seems to be void of political significance. Great Britain, America and Japan, who are visitors boan more acenstomed to the fastness opposed to the loon, are understood to be in Europe six steamers, of which two will be fast Consumption per
communication with each other regarding the affair. There are several British shareholders in the Yunnan Syndicate, and the British at so long as the Customs revenue is not touched and the position of Mr. McLeary Brown is left alone. The British Minister to Seoul is waiting for farther instructions from London. Mr. McLeary Brown has taken no action in the affair... Maintcki,
of the Kowloon ground the result would have, doubtless, been very different. During the after noon, through tho kindness of Col. Baillie and
as to be able to take on board complete logo motives fully fitted. The steamer Sibiri. wax towing barges, and the remaining three Chefoo, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Vladivostok. wero plying regularly between Port Arthur, Last year, two steamers specially equipped for Contraption 6,662,000 94,089,000 gallons work in the Okhotsk Sea wore prepared at Estimated popa-
lation
205,500 211,500 Shanghai. The Company further ordered in
head per day
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14.8 gullous running, each having accommodation for 90
Intermittent supply 8th and 9th in conse cubiri passengers and 300 between deck berths. These steamers will be completed in the coursequence of a misapprehension of orders between Port Arthur, Talien-Wan and INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
1900, Nagasaki. The remainder will work along the Siberian coast. Company will possess 15 steamers naring
Thus in the current year the Consumption .. 8,035,000 12.166.000 gallons Estimated popu
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LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT,
After the exposure of Louis de Rougemont. the "great explorer," made by the Datty Chronicle about three years ago, it might have been ex pected that he would retire from public life. According to an exchango, Mr. de Rongemont is still anxious to became famona. He was specially engaged to lecture in Australia recent ly, and there was a crowded hones to receive him. But whether the spirit of St. Patrick's ove upset the temper of the audience or not in uncertain. Strolling on to the boards, garbed
residence in April last without giving him any notice beforehand. The British Aoting Minister to Seoul lodged a strong protest against it with the Corean Government, and the matter was dropped for the time The following were the best scores ---
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British Acting Minister to Brons and demand Corporal Plummer 20 32.17
32ed the transfer of the Custome business and the 1.t 11 Captain Banders...
79 surrender of the official residence of Mr. Mc. Gunner Edwards... 18 31 12 18 77 Leary Brown. Mr. Brown's engagement does in the regulation evening-dress, the lecturer Sergeant Barrett 25 19.18 17
sot expire for five years; but the Corean Gov- was assailed with loud cries of Ananias, az ernment is using all possible means to nempel" What price turtle song! He made a game him to leave the Corean service. The recent attempt to start his lecture, but to no purpose,
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