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SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 4th July,
Ex ORIGINAL Jouispiction.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SUR WILLIAMU M.
GOODMAN CHIEF JUSTICv.).
SEQUEL TO A FLOCE CONTRACT.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A TYPE-WRITTEN VOLUME.
In the Intest list of accessions to the library of the British Museum appedes the following novel entry: Autobiography of An Ordinary Man, with Odds and Ends to Match. 279 pages, | quarto, type-written throughout." If the millions of ordinary people should be inspired by this precedent to go and do likewise, the The Wing Chong Leo firm sued the Kwong trustees of the Museum, remarks a London Tak Wing firm for $7.5-47, bong the balance journal, will soon have to make extensive between the price of fler ordered by the lofon-additions to their big building in Bloomsbury. dants and not accepted and dis pries which do | But typewriters would rejoice at the innovation, four realised when put up for auction. Hen. H. E Pollerk, K.C. Gnstructed by Mr. John Huys, of Me srs. Johnson, Stokes and Master; solicitors) appeared for ilm plaintiffs. The defendants did not appear.
POST LAUREATE'S RUSU.
It is only natural think a port should take some romantic way, of introducing, a work of imagination to an actor-manager. When Mr.
received from his reader some weeks, ugo an
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 5TH, 1904.
THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY,
The Health Offleor of Bombay in the courso of his report for the first quarter of the year says:--
The seasonal rise in plague bogan in January, hut the incideres of the disease was slighter than in previous years, and slower to rise, it reached its height on 1st April, i.c., one day later than in the preceding year. The cold weather was noticeably colder and more prolonged, nt the mortality did not ever reach 300 per day Now that the epidemic for 1904 is on the wane, we must begin to prepare for H105. Whatever may have been the cause of the decrease of plaguo in Bombay, whether it may be due to the
measures taken and the constant supervision and the recoration by the people of the necessity for adopting self-protective measures, whethe
JEWS IN INDIA,
In the general roport of the Census of India, just issued as a Parliamentary Blue-book (CA, 2047, 1904), occurs the following interesting paragraph:-
The Jews of Indin fall into two maia cato-
gories. On the one hand there are those who for have voma to Judia in myndern times for purposes of trails, and on the other there are two colonies of long standing on the Malabar Coust, the one is the Cochin State and the other in Kolaba in the Bombay Presidency. The Jews of Kolaba. or the Boni Israel, na the call (kemselves, are said by Mr. Enthoven to have suttle there in the fifteenth century, but others are of opinion that they come at a much earlier date, and this is certainly the case in respect of the Colony in Cochin, which, even if its own traditions cannot
"The plaintifs in their statement of chin / Artur Bonrelier, of the Garrick Theatre, it may be due to the acquired immunity of the be wholly relied on, is still of not less than 1200
tute fint they weru merekants carrying on
diants wore merchants, · or enerying on business at 80, Wing Lok Street.
to the extent of $7547 by reason of the
the
cluuse of cortuit. Hot which defendants dil not accept or pay for the fore plaintiffs were compelled to sell by public action. mut it realised $15.598, which was $7547 below the contract price. For this stem they sued.
His Lordship gure judgment for the plujatills with costs.
His rase was
play-a little thing, but his own. completely successful. His comediatte was rusognised as a work of sione merit, and Mr. | Bourchier's official vendor gave it the warmest
commendation.
ER ITIN ALPINE SANATORIUM.
sus and continue to enforce sanitary measures we can curtail the course of the disease to
controllable limits.
This question has tested the ingennity and resources of Governments and local authorities of all countrice, for centuries, and little progres in large cities has buva made. Plat overcrowds ing exists in Bombay to is vore serious extent can, only be thoroughly appreciated by person- who have to constantly visit the dwellines of the poor. By overcrowding, in this frun sense of
former will neither eat, nuurry, nor associate with the latter. In spite of their long sojourn
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business at 21, Quen's Stroot, and the defon. anonymous manuscript entitled "A Lesson in peoplo after so many years, and the removal of } years "slaudding. Both colonies are divided into Hariaeny." he had not the slightest betion of infected materials from infected houses for were until lately. the author's identity. It might have mouths at a time during the period of the two sections, the White and the Black, und thei
They the plaintiffs) had suffered damages wudern Grub-street. It happened to be the work eracuate the infected henses, remove all in in the tropics. the White Jews, who have from the prefects, sub-prefects, and district angis-
written by the most obsure scribbler in the epidemie. I an fully convinced if we can of the Pet Lanroute. Mr. Alfred Austin ndj savitary and plague-stricken areas, provido tho4 tino to time been reinforced by fresh emigrantstrates of the Empire to be moro diligent in) defendants breach of contract for the pur-falton this means of testing the merits of his people with suitablo dwellings, open up insanitary are, according to Herr Schmidt, quita in attending to their duties as guardians of the
distinguishable from their congeners in Europe ass towards whom they stand in the closest UPRIGHT IRON but the Black, both in cofour and physiognomy.intimacy and through whom the people wither how anuristakablo signs of a mixture of race. enjoy liberty and prosperity or the contrary. They themselves daith to be descended from Tuotais, Provincial Judges, Treasurers, Gover carlier settlers, but the White Jews derive them nors, and Viceroys as appointed by the Throne from old couverts with an infusion of Jewish only in the capacity of overseers and superinten- blond due to intercourse between their females lents over the conduct of the local authorities and Jewish males. However this may be, they such is the profuets, sub-prefects, and district now occupy a position of admitted inferiority in magistrates noted above. The Empress Dow relation to the Whits Jows.
per in her desire to make these local authoritis In the tables appended to this chapter, tha
overcome their habits of indifference to the wel- fare of their subjects culls upon the highes, ABSOLUTELY DEPENDED ON Coons (1900) is given us 18,228, as compared authorities, referred to in the furgoing, to
fively. The Jewish ement now constitutes per and call them to account whenever they 100.000 of the tofel population. The 18 discover stach uegligence To keep a batter Jows are fomuud to this number of lä348 in the oversight over these local officials and also Indian Provinces and 2380 in the States, that in more deserving ones may get a proper Ebsichere in the same výhie the number of recognition of their conduct by the Throne. her ADAPTED TO STAND THE persons speaking Holroy is given as 1,280.) (mperial Majesty connnands that, commencing Those are found chiefly in Bengal, Bombay and will this year, the Viceroys and Governors of. provinces shall. at the end of each year, send up to Peking a list of all the sub profects and district mugistrates holding posts under therm
In another case the Wing Chong Fat firm sand the Kwong Tak Wing them for 81uct, also for damagus vunsel by the non-urcept- anes of flour. the defendants being mer
Princess Christian has written to the mayors of the principal towns in the United Kingdom waking thou to form committees to assist in the building of the Queen, Alexandra Sanatorium
chats lately carrying on business at Mis, Wing at Davor, of which the Queen is patron. The i te word, is meant that the number of personaszentoher of Jews eunmerated in Indi: at the last Lok Street. The pries was agredi apon ut object is to rere the advantages of treatment and animals collected together in a certain $11,550. The plaintiffs were compelled to sell in an Alping climate for people of English- by public auction, when the prin realised was speaking nationalities suffering from curable space, room or awas, workshop, factory, hospital. with 17,394 and 12,009 in I81 and 1871 respec- [ keep diligent watal over their subordinates
forms of palmoutry disease, but who are unable 89,747, and they sued for the difference, $182.
His Lordship' grave julguent for plaintiffs without assist.com: to hair the entire expouse of such treatment, Mentings are to be hell at
with costs.
POLICE COURT,
Meinlay, Ith Judy.
Heront: Mr. H. II. J. GoXPERTZ (ACTEŅA POLICE MAGISTRATE).
WAFTING POR & FIRE.
Twenty-six Chinamen, found sleeping in the street near the Fire Brigade Station, were elmrged with being rogues and vagabonds They said they wers not rogays; they wont to sleep near the Fire Station so that if a fire onetared they would get a job palling the engine
along,
Mr. Gompertz acceptert the explanation and discharged themL
dram
canvas. A detective
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Távarpool, and Manches for in support of the scheme A site of ahoat- five acres las already been obtainl, situated. (about 505) fout above the insel of Dayo, and
5,300 feet above sea level.
BOY AND GIRL VIOLINISTS. Every season London sasiaty must have n Tred favourite. Sometimes it in gifted vondist. at other times it is a talented pianist. This season's put, says the Daily Chronicle, is the og violinist, 2nd a musical "at home" is complete without one. The marvellous boy Very hassy far enjoyed, without competition. the financial Parfits of the season's popularity.
His fees have aileated until now he is obtain-
ng 150 guineus for playing at an afternoon
"at home" and 911 gujuers for ond night. Bal Kabelik is coming to Lowrion, and it will be interesting to learn whether or not Society danes have retained their former affection for him.
THEFT FROM A STEAMER Mr. A. W. Martin. nister of the s.. Coutstrid muude a report to the Police on the 20 J that ho la misel 20 of paint and sergeant discovered the paint at No. 79, Station Street, Mongkok. The cecupant of that kous said that he bought the mint from another maan. The other man abmitted this, and was sentenced to theen ontlas" imprisonment and six harder Senar Arbes and M. Achille Rivaste.
stocks for unlawful possession of stulen
property.
Mr. . D. Thompson appeared on boluulf of the first defendant, who was discharged.
FALSE PRETENCES.
An American named Hartan was charged with obtaining money by fake pretences. Mr.
G. C. C.
Mastor andieitor, of Mossrs.
Miss May Harrison, who is fourteen years old, makes her debut at St. James's-Hall. She R... and was born at Bourkes. India. She has is a daughter of Colonel J. H. C. Harrison, studying at the Royal College of Music
and is regarded by them as a remarkably giftai violinist. Her younger sistor, Mis: "Marion Harrison, has recently male a semi-public debut
violoncellist.
Another young girl violinist, who is now in London, and has already had the honour of paring for the King and Quen, is Frauleiu Stef Greyor, the daughter of a doctor at Budi- pest. She was born in 1888, and when she was only three years old was a plaxist. Two years inter she began the study of the violin, und in 1901 played before the Queen of Romania, who gave ber an autographed photograph, with the stranked at Hongkong, but had 500 in the inseription, "To the little genius with the
fairy bow."
Jolasen, Stokes and Master, appeared for the presscution. It was stated that the defendant wout to the International Bank and askel for a blank clue. He mid he was
Canton Branch of the International Bank, The blink cheque was given to him, and he taule it out for 225 und received the money. When the chusque reached the Bank at Canton a wire was sent to Hongkong saying that the muss was not known at that place. He was there upon arrested,
MAGIFTRATEJ.
BETTING ON THE WAR.
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air, disainistes vitality, and death and disease tot, hut, etc., is so great that it vitiates the
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ecceupiol. irrespective of sex and age, in addition to goats, fowls, ole, is not da way to diminish oyérvcowling or solve the housing problems. What is plain and will be admiktesl by all is that...
(1) Overcrowding exists to extant in the city.
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23) That this displaced population has not yet been provided for.
(4) That this overcrowding tends to foster and cause the spread of plague and other
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65; That there is an urgent want and demand for cheap dwellings for the poor.
(1) That these dwellings should not be erected in the thickly crowded parts of the city.
(7) That cheap dwellings should be provided by all employes of labour where possibic, near the work of the labourer.
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particular rank sul titles of enchi' official. Itis apo, his native city and province, and the year : At the Germin Consular Cour". Shanghai, on and month he entered upon said offfee either as the 24th alt judgment was rendered in the substantive, or as seling sub-prefect or district SEASONED IN THE COLONY. case of Sai Tal & Co. v. Siemesen & Co. It magistrate. After each name is also to be sut appeared that same time agna contract was
down in detail the amount of the land taxus. made for the purchase of certain goods by Sai received by the official since taking office, and Teh & Co. from Fireston & Co. These goods if any, how much land taxes are still owing at wirs to be sat out from Europe and the date; whether there have been any murders or plaintiffs were totakúdelivery in Shanghai, with robberies within the said official's jurisdiction in three toonths of arrival, from defendants during the year ander review, and if any, how godovu. Plaintiff's groranteed the fate of many such cases have been settled and her | exchange at 2335 per tad. On the 9 h Feb nary
many are still on remand ; and thally how many tha phiatiffs, thinking the goods were due, prisoners are confined in his yanien et date and wont to Siamssen & Co. and jail this price of on what grounds. Should these, be rases of an the gears, Le. Th. 1992 18, necording to the binary nuture the officlni concerned raay be rate of excburgo pretpiling upon that day allowed to exercise, leniency when he sees fit, They then demanded the delivery of the goo s.but in ne case is he permitted to draw up false Defendante refuerd, saying that the account reports. Each said official is also repaired to Länst be settled according to the rate of exchange report whether he bus started any schools of prevailing on the day oir own draft became Cue, which was 25th Jannay. The difference in the tzeburge on the amount between these two frontiers in West Africa between the town of Yola and Lake Tehat. The region traversel is ameruted to Tis. 50, which they domanded Cates, the 25th January and the 9th February, little known owing to the hostility of the tribes,
before they would hold over the goods. The The Fulani villages were found quite friendly action was to compel defendants to hand over the but beyond Lau. a large town on the Berut good. The plaintiff's, who were represented there lay a mountainous region inhabited by Obliger, contended that they had the paans, who in many cases were cannibals They were found to be most industrious people. who cultivated their folds with a good deal of
AMONG CANNIBALS.
An interesting story is told by the Com- missioners who have been engaged for the last eighteen months in fixing the Anglo-German
wethod. In most cases sars Reuter, they were practically naked, but were always armed. Even when at work in the field ploughing they carried a full kit of spears, shields, and poisoned arrows. The arrows are much dreaded for they are tipped with a deny poison extracted from vegetables ad from dead bodies, This is carried in small bottles, and when fresh | it proves fatal in a few minutes. These people
From the amount of work-
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modern learning, and how many; whether he ONLY 5 FEET LONG.. has established industrial institutions, and police force, or not. done liy a local official' is he to obtain ́a reward or vice versi, Each Viceroy and Governor shall, in sending up such detailed reports, be DR. NEWELL WILSON. DR. WILLIAM DANEL required to append remarks theronment for the guidance of the Department of State Affairs Chengwuch'u) and the necessary report to the Throne. In order to cause emulation amongel the officials in question these lists shall be, published in the official newspapers (Kuan |
right to settle the account at the rate prevailing on the day when they paid. The cass was first heard on the 10th alt. The question as to which was the erect date for taking the Pao) in each province. In a previous decret exchange rate was then referred to the German Viceroys and Governors of provinces were com Chamber of Commere. When the Court satmanded to enforce the dismissal of all unneces again on the 91st ult. a communication from sary serîbes and bangers-on of yamèus in order this Chamber was rend slating that there was to free the masses from oppression as much as no custour in Langbai which would compel the possible. Steps must be taken at once to sen gumenator to salile the exchange according to whether these commands have been obeyed or the rate prevai ing when the firm's draft becams not.-N.-C. Daily News. due. As, however, it came out that on a former
A Captun Valgusoff has bet a brother officer. Mr. Gompertz deferred sentence. it being a wealthy landowner in Podolía, 50,000 vuables understood that other charges are to be made that France and England will be embroiled in are adepts at game stalking, and disguise | occasion the plaintiffs had settler en account at against the defendant.
hostilities before July 1, 1905,
themselves as birds and animals in 'order to the rate on the day when the draft was due, the i approach their prey. They are smaller than Court hold that this was a precedent, and the Fulani. being often quite dwarfish, and they therefore oplield defenduuls" right to keep back live in flimsy grass huts perched in ¡insccnsibla | the goods until the sum of Tis. 50 was paid. nooks among the mountains. At Kuku the Shaikh of British Bornu rode out to greet Colonel Jackson at the head of 300 horsemen and a large number of man ou foot..
He was accompanied by a ban and dancing girls. His people carried enormous spears, and some wors old armour while the horses were caparisonel
MR. PUNG WA CHUN'S, WATCH.
In Kieff a wealthy sugar refiner has organi- BEFORE MK, J. H. KEMP (SECOND POLICE sed a giguutio sweepstakes, tickets of which wers taken up within a week. "A thousand 10- 'ranble coupous, consecutively dated from July 1, wore issued, and the holder of the coupon bearing the date of the treaty of peace will receiva 7,500 roubles, small prizes being allotted to those coupons dated within a week of the treaty...
The watchinan charged with stealing Me Fang Wa Chun's wateù was sentenced in the morning to six months' hard labour. The case was reheard in the afternoon, when new evidenco was adduced and the man was discharged.
The Tula newspapers give prominence to a
The pawnbroker ut whose shop the watch was curious war bet which illustrates Russian con- with housings like those of the Crusaders. pawned applied for cotapensation. As a doci-fidence of victory. A rich manufacturer The survey has proved that oxisting maps ara sion regarding this has not yet been given the named Rosenstein, who was very much pestered to a large extent inaceatato, and has placed the watch is not yet been handed back to Mr. by a hard-up noble for his daughter's hand, boundary further to the east, thus enlarging Fing Wa Chan.
agreed to accept him us. his son-in-law if any the British sphere. Japanese troops were left in Corea on January
ΟΡΓΙΑΣ.
A man was lined $200 or three months im- 1905, Should the reverse be the case, the prisonment for unlawful possession of one too! noble was to pledge himself to abanden his muit, In the presence of several hundred persons. of prepared opium. Two previous convictions were recorded against him.
two well-known horse-breeders of Tver last Another man, with three previous convictions, month competed in a sleigh race with horses was given the same penalty for unlawful posses-named respectively Mikado and sion of dross opiam.
(Tommy Atkins). The distance was five versts, and betting ruled to Son Soldatik, bat Mikado wou, much to the disgust of the patriotic, who Faluted the victor with a volley of stones.
ASSAULTING A RICKSHA-COOLIE..
Thomas Shefford, onployed at the Naval Yard, was charged with assaulting a rickeha-coolie. Complainant stated that when walking with his wife at Praya Bust the coolie rushed up and asked if they wanted to hire him, and then he
Soldatik
LORD DUNDONALD'S GRIEVANCE.
SHIPPING NOTES.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The C.P.K. sleamer Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai at 2 a.m. on Saturday, the 2nd July, and left again at 10 p.xi. same day for Hong- koug, where she is due to arrive at 9 sta. to-day.
The E.A.T. Co.'s stromer Prinsesse Maris loft Shanghai on Friday, p.m., and may be expected here on Tuesday, p.m.
The H.A.L. steamer Sithonia, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port on the 2nd July, p.m., and may be aspected here on the 8th July, ai daylight.
WEATHER AT SEA,
The Pinewood experienced fine weatlier on her passage freza Sabang to Hongkong.
The Benlariy reporte fine weather between Singapore and this port.
A Loudon télegrain to ǝ Ceylon paper says that what led upto the dismissal of Mujor-General the Earl of Dundonald from the command of The 0.3.8. and C.M, steamer Danfa left the Militia in Canada was the public charge he Singapore on the 3rd July, and is due here on made against Mr. Fisher, Minister for Agricul- the 8th July. ture, of striking out, for political reasons, from the promotions o Militia ofliver promoted by Lord Dundonald. In the House of Commons at Ottawa on the 30th ult. Mr. Fisher said that What is believed be the deepest gold mine when he vetoed the allicer promoted by Earl in the worlds being worked at Bendigo, Dundonald he was acting as Minister for the Australia. The mine in question, which is Militia. Ho admitted ho had objected to many called the New Chum Railway mine, has sunk its main shaft to a depth of 3,000 fest, or oely eminations on political grounds. Sir Wilfred sixty feet short of three-quarters of a mile. Laurier said he appreciated the good motives of- The chief problems is how to keep the tunnels Lord Dyadonald, but, he said: "We are at Mr. Gompertz imposed a fine of $1 plus $4 und general werkings cool enough for the miners
to work in at such a depth. It is usually about accustomed to being dragooned in this country, compensation.
108 degreas, and, to anable the men to work at and he must learn that this is a responsible all, a spray of cold water let down from above Government and' when he sends recommenda. bag to be kept continually playing on the bodies tiens to the Council it is the right of the anked from the waist upward-of the miners Minister for the Mililia to strike off any name Even then they cannot work hazil, or they would faint from exhaustion.
wheeled his vehicle over the defendant's wife's foot. The defendant with one swing broke a stick on the man's back.
THEFT FROM THE DOCKS,
Two coolies were sentenced to six weeks' im- prisonment each for stealing brass from the Cosmopolitan Dooks.
he likes."
The Shachsing from Chinking reports fine weather.
A SECOND MATE LOST AT SEA.
Mr. David Barton, master of the sa. Clavering, reports that he lost his 2nd inate at sea while on the voyage from Salina Cruz to Hongkong. Altogether there were three deaths during the voyage.. When he left Salina Cruz, which is a sport in Mexico, there was yellow fever, com monly called by sailors "Yellow Jack" there.
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