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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1904,
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, 5th April.
A ROAD TO TIBET.
Pri Barat Chandor Das Bahadur, the Tibet tras lur, bus written to the Bengal Chamber
The noterlons rebber named Li-tak-Hoi, for BEFORE ME. T. SancorBE SMITH (ACTING of Commerce suggesting making a road east-
whoto capture rewards were unavailingly offered by the officials, surrendered himself on the 27th nitima unto Li-Trotai, who had seut Pun-Shi- Oi, s military officer, sed some others to the monntains where the robber's den was situated to persuade and induce him to come to Canton. Li-Taotsi promised to treat him kindly and give him a military appointment. Li-Pak-Hoi was nowhere to to found till the 17th ultimo. He re fused to surrender unfil the depated offloors made perfect arrangements with him to fulfil the promises of Li-Trotai: He marobed with several tons of his followers to see Li-Taola, who brought him and his friends to Canton on
the 1st iustaut.
FOREI IN DRILL FOR CHINESE BOLDIENS.
PUISNE JUDOE).
. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
ALLEGED BREACH OF AGREEMENT. Fung Wai Shan, of No. 123, Des Voeux Road West (plaintiff), and the Tak Од Insurance Exchango and Loan Co., Ld. (defendant). The plaintiff claimed $1,000 damages for breach of an agreement in writing whereby the defendant company for a considera- tion agreed to pay the plaintiff the son of $200 per annum for his life; sad the plaintiff claimed the costs of suit. Mr. J. Hastings (solicitor), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Stevenson (solicitor), of Massrs. Descou, Looker, and Deacon, for the defendant company. It is reported that Viceroy Shum is arranging Mr. Hastings said that the company was for 40,000 robust young soldiers from the registered in June, 1903, prior to which Kwok garrisots of variensprovinces to be instructed in Chu Kwan and Bit Chi Nam, who were foreign military drill under his personal super-afterwards appointed the permanent secretarios vision. They will be paid high wagas and armed of the company, approached plaintiff request with guna of the latest pattern. If war breaks ing him to obtain, shareholders on payment out between Russia and Chins it is the Viceroy's of $100 per annum in perpetuity for each intention to watch with the soldiers to the North person whom he got to subscribe 340,000 act, and ไฟ successfui anil to take the field bimsolf. He has already He agreed to ordered six thousand soldiers from the province in obtaining two persons to subscribe for shares of Shenzi to be sent to Kwangtung.
and defendant company agreed to pay him $200 perpetually. This year, however, tho directors wrote him to the effect that as business was greatly decreasing and there being fours of it not being able to be continued much longer if he had a better situation to take up he was at liberty to go. That letter in no way affected. the agreement, and Mr. Hastings contended that plaintiff was entitled to regard it as being effective during the whole as his life. In such case damages should be such of would purchase hiru an aunuity of $200 per annum for life, and it would be seen that the amount claimed was very small indeed.
A POLICE FORCE FOR CANTON,
Viceroy Shum has issued orders for the formation of a police force in Saikwan, Canton, the organisation to bo similar to that of the Hongkong force. The head office is to be established in Chan-Tong Nam, the scene of the late big fire, and thirteen stations are to be built in different parts of Saikwax. The force will comprise 1,300, who are to be selected from the different garrisons.
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PARIS, 4th Marck, 1904. The vast amount of faith placed in all Russian warda from Sudayain North-East Assam through
reports from the Far East requires a lot of the Mishmi ouuntry to Rims, a distance of checking. Happily such influential orguns as Lo hundred miles, thereby re-opening the old trade Temps keep such faith under control by giving ronte with Chemand and Eastern Tibet, which what it rightly considers more accurate reports for Amateurs, where we turn out work of the best description and with great promptness. has long been closed owing to the depredations extracted from the English and American papers. Recent Russian defeats have maddened of the Mjehmis, a wild tribe of the Indinu Anglophobists hero, and they, like the National border which murders travelers but which could iets, aro anxious to turn the minds of French. easily be kept of the road by comparatively men against everything English and Ameri- inexpensive police arrangemente. Between So-can-since the latter are held responsible for Japanese victories. M. Loubet, as head of the days und Rim, he says, are nowhere mountains State, desorves the greutost pruise for tho cenaples entered the competition, while the more than five thousand foot high, and the timed determined policy which he asmuss. The couple who was able to keep up the hop longest DR. NEWELL WILSON. DR. WILLIAM DANEL Government, like this President, whose acts are without break to the sounds of the two bands enginearing difficulties, be thinks, are inconsider
alone judged by the outside world, does not in which played intermittently, was declared the able: Ones communication with Rima was
tend to fall out with England, nor allow pre. champion. The signal to start was given by opened up, goods would begin to find their way sont cordial relations between the two countries pistol shot; during the first hour only eight through, but a further hundred miles of road to be affected in the slightest by the hostile at camples were disqualified; during the second making would ultimately be desirable to connect titude of the wild journals, or thoir representa hour to others, during the third sight more, tives. The sincere desire to live in peace with during the fourth hour seven others. Others with Batang, on the main route be twoso l'exing all nations is the soin desire of both Govern dropped out by and bye; but two more hours and Lhassi, which runs through open country monts. Of course sorious persons in France elapse before the great contest, was over. Eight within two hundred miles of Asasm. It is attach no importance to those anxions to cause couples danced more than fivo hours, and seven along this route that the Chinese Aban a disturbance of any sort, to be the dups of Pross couples more than six hours. When Ch. 39m. ware registered, only two couples remained on intrigues never enters their heads. The French travels in his eedan chair
do not understand England's role in the For the "fold"; one of these gave in five minutes regalacly
later. Madama Mario Charion, and Monsieur bome with thirty coolies in his journeys East--which is to be absolutely neutral, however
wore awarded championship konones as well, ps between Peking an Lhassn. Were come much she may sympathise with her uly Ba Vincent, after a final turn round the large hall. cation with this road established, Indian goedsides, it is well to bear in mind the fact that the
interests of Great Britain and France, in that the sura of 50 francs, or first prize. The second would find their way direaly into each province part of the world, are identical-the greater prize was 30frs, and the third, 20 fr; the next. of Khan which is inhabited by Tibetans under the reason why both nations should do every form of a bottle of clusumpagne cash.
Boven couples robojvod compensation in the Much the rule of China. A march of two hundred thing in their power to maintain the Chinese miles, which they would think nothing of, would Empire in its present state. To strive and safe work and very little pay. be all that would separate the coolica of Kham guard the interests of European trade isn factor from the labour market of the Indian tea indus. that must at all costs he upheld by England they, while enterprising merchants of Tsharmug and France. The present lull in the war is to who now travel all this way sound by Lbasss to be expected. Japan is preparing for forthcom Darjeeling and thence to Calcutta, would be ing land operations; Bussis is endeavouring to afforded an infinitely casior route for the in-do the same, though all is panic and confu portation of Indian ten and Manchester piece aion. Her state of unpreparedness has been her goods into Eastern Tibet. At Batang, at which rain up to the present, and unless her military are the headquarters of Mekong, Sarat Chunder preparations are better than her navale, Das suggests that a British Consal should be the Japanese, though in inferier numbers, will be able to inflict serious losses on the Russians. located to watch over British trade. He hold that this route is a promising one that exists Japan's plan of campaign is a masterly one, and for the oponing up of direct overland communi will cause the Russinns much trouble. France cation between India and the province of Sze is naturally all sympathy for the Tsur and his chuen in Western China, and he points out that valiant subjects, though the latter casunt he the present is an excellent opportunity for over said to have distinguished themselves so far, coming the initial difienie.. His advice either from a military or a naval point of viaw, carries great weight, as he is undoubtedly one of That will cons perlinps later; but not before the the best informed zu korities upon the subject. Japoness have again shown them what strategy
is-what the Russians are most deficient in. far the victorious Japanese are masters of the situation having the Coreans on their ide has added another thorn in the side of their
The Russian fleet, ut Vladivostock | THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE rivals. prefers remaining inside the harbour; as for Port Arthur, its capitalation is looked upon as certain.
Mr. Stevenson maintained that in view of the fact that the shares in question were not taken up, the agreement was bad for want of
Evidence was takon.
His Honour reserved judgment.
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, 5th April.
It is reported that on the 16th ultimo Admiral Ho Chang-ching, of Tiger Pass, proceeded with a number of military officers and about 1,200 soldiers on board sixty large juuks to Kata Yau Wan in Heangshas district to effect the capture of two notorious robber leaders named Lamproper consideration. Kwa Sz and Ching Pak, who have about two or three thousand followers and have carried on their depredations for several years is different places of Heungahan. Serious raids were made by them at the beginning of last month in Kam Yan Wan and the surrounding place, wher a number of houses were hurt. They had on- camped in the rice fields in the vicinity of Kam Yan Wan and the troops attacked them from three positions. The robbers, all armed with modern weapons, fought desperately against the soldiers for about two hours. Eight soldiers were killed and about thirteen wonuded. It is said that the robbers had only two killed and several wounded. Of the two killed ons was a rish mon captured by the robbers for ransom. The two robbor-Jenilers are still at large.
SALE OF CROWN LAND. New Kowloon Marine Lot No. 2, situated at Laichikok, was let by public auction yesterday nt the offices of the Publie Werke Department, for a term of 75 years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by His Ma- jesty's surveyor for the rest of the term of lease from China, or for a further term of 75 years if competent for the Government so to make it. The lot in question has an area of 345,928 square feet; worth boundary, 214 ft.; south 700 ft.; east, 687 ft. west, 816 ft. The annual rent is $2,978. A special condition of the pur chase is that the purchaser must reclaim the entire area of the let. Commencing at $10,978 as an upsot price this bidding hud to advance at not less than $50 a time. Mosers, J.D.Humphreys and T. F. Hough bid against each other, Mr. T
Before Mr. J. H. KENT (Police Magistrate.)
NOT ANSWERING A SUMMONS,
A bl.ojacket of the Glory, used Wyness, was charged with not answering a summons for assaulting & Chinaman. He was fined $10.
RETURNING FROM RANISHMENT,
Iuspector J. Williamson brought a Chinaman before the Magistrats for returning from banishment The man was one of a gang whe. after an Indian policeman had been mutilated at Teung Shu Wan Lama, shortly after the New Territory was taken over by the British in 1899, was deported for having no visible means of support. He was arrested the day before yesterday by one of the Inspector's Chines detectives, Au Fong by: näme, at Aberdeen Village.
The defendant admitted he had returned from banishment, and was sentenced to four hours in the stocks, and one year of Imprisonment. Since the gang to which this anu belonged was banished there has been little or no crime in the district in question.
BOBBING AN EMIGRANT.
When emigrants return from Singapore, and other places, with their hard-earned savings, they provide quite a harvest for boarding-house keepers and others in Hongkong. Long before the ship is brought to anchor these land sharks climb up the vessel's sides by means of bamboo
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
OPINIONS OF THE COLONIES,
TRE DREYFUS CASE.
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS AND N RAYS, It is rather surprising that douaniers, or Custom House officers in Paris, did not think to use the X rays before now in order to detect fraud, &c. Since those have been called in request, strange contents of boxes and ackages have been revealed, without opening. Some of the Customs authorities declare that the experiment might have been much more successful.
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A White Paper has been issued containing Papers relating the proposed adoption of a metric system of weights and weasures for use within the Empire. In September, 1902, 1r. Chamberlain transmitted to the various Colonies
No excitement, it may be said, prevailed in the the Resolution adopted the Conference of i Colonial Premiers in London. This affirmed Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cansation. that it is advisable to adopt the metrío system hon tim Threyfus case once more came up for of weights and measures for use within the herring a few days ago. The anthorition, how- Empire and Mr. Chamberlain asked for the ever, took overy precaution to avoid the pos-. views of the Colonial Governments, pointi atsility of a desamstration as ox Captain Dreyfus that the Resolation applies only to weigh and ade his way to court, this time to listen to the Public Prosecutor debating on his innocence. meizures and does not extend to currency, The following samary of the replies prefaces Entzner to the court was entirely free to all Dosputeles froin the Governors of the Colonies: thoro that cared to enter, and the crise took The metric system is already used in Maari due advantage of such freedom to fill the cham- tius and Seychelles. The following are favour-rr. Inside the court the absence of guards and able to its adoption Australia, New Zealand. police was conspicuous; further, no arriers had Cape of Good Hope. Transvaal, Orange River ben ercetud. Among thow present, ward several Colony, Southern Rhodesia, Gambia, Northern persons ized up with the rause refere; many Even their cheapest quality is recorumonded Nigeria, Gibraltar, British Guiana, Trinidad, well-dressed ladies were also present, one of Leeward Islands, Windward Islands. Also, whom crested a station by appearing all in
by the Medicul Faculty for invalids and with a reservation that it must also be adopted white. The first day of the new trial was some- in the United Kingdom or in the Empire what monotonous, us no witnesses were callel,
delicate people. generally: Sierra Leone, Southern Nigeria, the proceedings in the present application being Ceylon, and Falklands. Hongkong would take almost restricted to lawyers and judges. Public common action with other Colonies. The interest was keen when Maitre Boyer, who, it States of New South Wales, Victoria, and will be remembered, was appointed to report on Western Australia are also favourable, but, to the new facts, came forward and stated that gether with South Australia and Tasmanis, during the second court-martial at Reunes: consider that the mutter is one for the Cora number of forged documents had been presented, monwealth Government. Fiji is doubtful, but and which Ind been tampered with by Col. must follow Australia and New Zealand. Honry, in order to take them applicable to British New Guines would go with Australia. Dreyfus and that evidence way now forthcom Jamaica and British Honduras need the ing to show that documents which clearly proved adoption of the system in the United States of his innocence were suppressed! The Public America. The practice of India is important Prosecutor followed this statement up by to the Straits Settlements, who would be admitting that up to the time of investigating ho himself was convinced that a followed by Labuan; and the Bechuanaland the case Protectorate would follow the rest of South miscarriage of justice was practically impossible, Africa. S. Helena, Cyprus, Lapas, Wai-hai- but as he proceeded through the dossier, and wei, Barbados, and Bahamas are, on the whole, realised the insanity of its contents, he was first unfavourable.
The Gold Coast Cutory and amazed, and then stupefied, when he came to the the State of Queensland are prepared to adopt, "secret dossier." It soon became clear to him but consider that inconvenience would oerar
what a miserable travesty it was. The conclu. sion to be drawn aftor & conscientious
F. Hough finally knocking the lot down for boat-hooks and throw the emigrants baggage general lines of legislation have been agreed examination of the facts was, that although
$16,550. Mr. Hough made the purchase on behalf of the Standard Oil Company of Now
York,
Inland Lot No. 1714, situated at Bonham Road, was let for 75 years, with the option of renowal at a Crown rent for a further term of 75 years. The northern boundary measures 56ft. Gin.; south, 118 ft.; east, $6 ft.; west, 53. ft. 6 in. The area in square foot is 5,000. Anauul rent, $35. A special condition was that the purchaser must construct substantial retaining walla where necessary to prevent landslips in the Brent of his cutting away any portion of the hill in order to level the site. The upset prios was $1,500, bidding going up by $20 a time. Mr. A. P. Samy purchased the lot for $1,520, there boing no bidding against him. Mr. Samy, wo understand, intends to build a house for himself.
NAVAL NOTES.
In the House of Commons on the 5th ult. Sir Thomas Dewar asked the strength of our Baral forces in the Far East. Mr. Fretyman asid there were five battleships, four first class craisers, four second-class cruisers, one third-class craiser, eight sloops and gunboats nine destroyers, twelve river gunboats and special service ships, and four torpedo-boats.
Mexera. Scott and Co., of Greenock, on the Srd uit, launched the armoured cruiser Argyll, which is one of the improved County class. The vessel has a displacement of 10,850 tons, and has been built to attain a speed of 224 knols Her armament consists of four 7.5-inch gane six C-inch guns, two 12-poundere, 23 3-pounder quick-f-ing guns, two maxims, and two 18-inch salmorged torpedo-tubos.
into their boats, the poor Chinese, of course, being obliged to follow their belongings. On landing they are quickly spotted as new chuan, and very ofton robbed.
A Chinaman was yesterday sentenced to one mouth and six hours in the stocks for snatching money from a Singapore emigrant.
ARE NEWBBOYS HAWKELAF Two nowaboys wore charged by the police with hawking newspapers on the street without a licence, Mr. Komp said he was not satisfied that the boys were hawkers within the meaning of the Ordinance, and adjourned the further hearing of the case until Friday..
NOTES FROM THE BOTANIČ GARDENS.
The large bush of Bougainvilleà on the cast of the Gardess has been the subject of much
three deserved admiration during the last weeks; the mass of glowing colour could indeed hardly be surpassed either naturally or artifi- cially, and it is to be hoped that the combination of favourable conditions that produced it this year may often recur,
There is a large number of Orebids in flower
just now in No. 1 house, including Coelogyne pandurata, Cypripedium Erul ad l'halanopsis schilleriana. Behind the Orchids in the same house may be seen a fwering specimen of the curious thorny Aroid, Lasia heterophylla.
A tree of the beautiful Japanese Kobushi | (Magnolia Kobus) may be seen on the right on leaving this house. The fire of its purple flowers are just opening. The beary scent with which the air in this part of the Gardone is ladon comes from its near relative, Michelia Fuscata, mentioned in last week's Notes,
Messer, Vickers, Sons, and Maxim launched
While passing through Hongkong the other from their Barrow works, on the 3rd ult, two eubmarines. The vessels are 100 feet in length, day on his way to England from the north, Mr. and embody all the latest improvements sng- Alfred Grosfeld left a line collection of care- gested by reenita of experizaents with those fully dried plants that he bad brought down previously but. There aro nine othera in with him from Baschnen to be named in the course of construction, or about to be con- | Colorial Herbarinto. The duplicates will in structed. Two of the earlier type have been successfully experimented with in deck, and many cases form additions to the material will be delivered to the Admiralty shortly. already accumulated from the upper Yangtzo.
Natal cannot consider the watter andil somm upon by his Majesty's Government, No delinite answer has been given by Newfoundland, Malta, or Bertanda. Canada has not yet replied."
SHIPPING NOTES.
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE.
The Chinese ss. Taiskun, which reached this port yesterday from Shanghai with a consign. ment of general, reports light northerly breeze and fine weather to Tungyang; thence dense fog to Ockser, and calm and cloudy weather to port. The Loonganny. British steamer, from Manila with a cargo of goueral, reports good passage, rainy, with smooth sua; light, variable
winds.
RICE.
The German steamers Elsc and Johannesrrived yesterday with consignments of rice for Messrs. Jebsen & Co.; and the German solstein with a.similar cargo for the Yuen Woo Co. All three were from Saigon.
COAL.
The Norwegian 5.8. Promethens arrived on Monday with coal for the Osaka Shosen Kaishin,
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The F, & O. steamer Malta lait Singapore for this port on the 3rd inst., at noon, with the outward. English mails, and is due here on the 8th inst., at about 8 a.m.
The C.P.R. steamer Empress of India arrived at Yokabatas at 1.30 pm, on the 4th inst, and
left again at 5 am. on the 5th inst. for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 5 a.m. on the
6th inet.
The CPR steamer Atheniau arrived at Shanghai at 12.30 p.m. on the 4th inst, nud left aquin at midnight same day for Hongkong where she is due to arrive at & a.m. on the 8th inst.
The Imperial German mail steamer Hamburg left Kobe ria Nagasaki and Shanghai on the 4th inst., a.m, and may be expected here on the
12th inst.
The Imperial German mail steamer Prin | Heinrich, which left here on the 31st uit., at
Doou, arrived at Shanghai on the 3rd inst., at.. 1 3.10.
The 0.8.5. and C.M. steamer Jason left Singapore on the 4th inst, and is due hero on the 10th inst., at daylight.
The 0.9.5. & C.M. steamer Achilles left Singapore for this port, and is due here ou the 10th inst., at daylight,
The P. & A. steamer Indrapelli arrived at
Yokohama on the 4th inst, and may be expected bere on the 14th inst.
there was undoubtedly a traitor in the ease, that traitor was not Caption Dreyfus, who had been
but the unfortunate victim of a most lamentable miscarriage of justice which it was only right should now be remedied. What the Cour de Cassation have now decide is, whether they shall send Captain Dreyfus to be tried again before & new court-martial, or try him them- selves, since be accepted a free pardon from M. Loubet. The final decision will have to be delivered by the judges of all three Chambers of the Court of Cussation sitting as one tribunal. and zot, as many imagine, by the Criminal Chamber. When will the whole "old" affair
be finished A NEW PLAY.
La Moin Purse in the title of M. Georgss Feydeau's newest play, which, like the rest of his well-known pieces, has turned out a remarkable Success. Le crowded on the night of the first representation last Wednesday. Strange to say, the title of the play, which was borrowed from card-playing, has been applied by M. Feydean to matrimony. The principal points of La Muin Passe are as follown-A husband has a wife who has made him very bappy up till now; this state of blins would have continued had it rot been for the husband suddenly finding out that his wife has. a lover. This discovery puzzles him; it is no use making a fuss, so thinks the philosophical husband, who decides that the bost thing no cu do under the circumstance is to passer la main to the lucky one. Chanal ac that her lover, Massey, marries her. Being cordingly divorces his wife, Francine, provided murriol already signifies nothing; he is bent creature which he ultimately does. Howere apo divorcing his wife Sophie, who is a gentle though he and Francine were happy as lovers, they become most miserable when man and wile and when Francine looks with favour upon turn to pass on Chisual's wife to this third party, certain comic dopaty, Massenay thinks it his when he again marries his own proper wife. The story is a simple one, and the piece, which is admirably staged, is scintillating with wit throughout.
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Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and alno colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; Ho, 8a, Queen's
Road Central.
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