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| the Chamber of Commerce, at prosent in very good repute with the Government, would expose itself to a saub such as the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, which also has a cosmopolitan composition, recently received. The point that the presence of other nationals than British on the Chamber of Commerce makes their representations and advice to the Government on any matter of national policy improper and anjust is a plausible one, so plausible that it is just the sort of cry to be taken hold of and to work much harm
to the prestige and usefulness of the Chamber unless it be somewhat qualified. It has to be remembered that while the
Government is always glad to have the benefit of the advice and suggestions of such a Body, it is in no way pledged to accept or act upon them, even if it were the case that the Chamber of Commerce were known to be a purely British, corporation, It would not be right to attach undue weight to the evidence and opinions of such JULES MUMM & CO. REIMS, Budy, even if wholly British, for in such case the administration of the Colony might as well be entrusted to the Chamber at (FOURNISSEURS BREVETES DE LA once. It must not be forgotten that while the Chamber represents only the Commer cial Interests of the Colony, the Government is charged with the well-being of the people, of the ichabitants at large. The Govern. ment's duty is to hold the balance justly between the traders (whose points of view the Chamber so ably represents and gives expression to) and the mere consumer, whose opinion is likely to be quite opposed RECOMMENDED BY CONNOISSEURS. to that of the Chamber of Commerce. We
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hams, Mr. Frita von Well, who went to Japan 1869, died thers on Feb. 10th, in his 61st
year.
Our grateful thanks are due and horoby tendered to the Public Works Department for their promptitude in taking yesterday's hint re disappeared from our midst. the new stone-breaking establishment. It has
The naual monthly danes of the Manouie, Quadrille Club will take place on the 9th just instead of the 3rd inst., as customary. Dancing will coramence at 9 p.m. On the 17th inst, wo understand a smoking concert will be held under the auspices of the same Club.
TELEGRAMS.
{LEUTER'S SERVICB.]
ABSURD ARRANGEMENT AT WARSAW.
Lonon, 27th February. Router's St. Petersberg correspondent wires. that in order to ensure tho railway, scrsioo, the Government has ordered all milway men in the
pire to be treated as soldiers, sad subject 181,
martial law.
Router's, Worzow correspondent wires that every policeman is now accompanied by soldiers, as the authorities fear that the police will strike.
THE WAR.
It is reported that the International Banking Corporation has acquired an interest in the American China Development Company, and
"DAILY PRESS ** SERVICE.] will be represented on the Board. As already nanounced the Belgian interest has been bougit GREAT BATTLE PROCEEDING. ent and the controlling interest is in the hands of the Morgan group.
Chan Clioi, a young married women, et
tempted to evade the Opiem Ordinance on Fob 28th by landing from one of the Canton river steamers with thirty-aino odd tents of prepared ovim secreted on her person. The opium was found, and the woman on appearing before Mr. Gompertz at the Palics Court, was ordered to pay a fine of $500.
The Board of Trado have received, through
the Foreign Often, two gold oigaretta cases for Captain H. E. Batt, master, and Mr. Kone, surgeon, of the British steamship” Ajaz, of Liverpool, which have been awarded to them by the Emperor of Russia in recognition of their services to the Fussion officers and izum wounded at the battle of Chemulpo,
Mr. F. Machade, who died on Tuesday afternoon, was an old resident of the Calons. infancy, and joined the Civil Service. He was He came to Hongkong when it was yet in its
for many years in the Harbour Office, and who he retired on a well earned pension some seven years are be was holding the position of first clerk. Mr. Meclado was about 72 years old.
have seu what a diversity of opinion was possible in connection with the Pilots Ordinance of last year. The object for the Chamber of Commerce was chiefly to obtain in pilot service that would be efficient and cheap at the same time. The Ordinance has been interpreted elsewhere to menn
Captain Percy Scott, C.B., was to vacate that British pilots only should benefit, mid the command of the Gunnery School at all others be discouraged. The British Whale Island in February on his promotion to pilots (the term here not including Hong. flog rank. His successor will probably be Capt koog Chinese) have seen in it a chance. T. Hamilton, now serving as fing captain in A. S. WATSON & CO. of trying to raise the charges, a fenture Capt. H. M. T. Tudor, now in the Cressy, it is the Bulwark on the Mediterranean Station which the Charober of Commerce, commerthought, will go to the Sheerness Gunnery cially minded, and composed of those who School. have to pay the pilots, does not view with favour. Whose advice in such case is the
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
The new t.b.d. Ware was launched on Jan. 21
LONDON, 28th Feb. General Kuropatkin, in dispatches from the front, admits several repulses
by the Japanese right wing which is advancing.
CANTON NOTES.
(FROM THE CHUNG NGÒI SAN PO
KWANGTUNG FINANCES.
The danneial department of Canton, named Biu Hau Kuk, bas reported that the revenue codected in the province of Kwangtung in the 81st year of Kwangaz amonated to 7,316,000 taela against 6,916,000 taels in the 29th year." The expenditure in the 31st year jamounted to 7,326,000 tals.
IMPUDENT RODNETES.
The cases of robbery are not decrossing in number, though the smart Viceroy has re- portedly given striot orders to bie subordinato offers, under threats of punishment and dismisest, to sort themselves to root out the robbers. News has rosehed Canton, from the Som-Sui district, to the effect that within the last month, it a place namol Tai-Long Woi, where there are many villagen, over one hundred and twenty shops and honses wars ransacked by robbers, who frequently made their appear ano in broad day-light and plander d on each occasion twenty or thirty houses. The robbers were too unwornus to ha resisted.
THIEVES KITCHENS.
As the number of opium dívane, (which are
the resort of bad clarasters) has greatly in orensed in the city of Canton, the Superintos. of Police has given ordre to prohibit the open- The abandonment of Mukden ising of now opinm divans, under heavy prasity. expected.
and those hons s being used as oplum divaus are to be closed whoro prasible.
[ COURTESY OF THE JAPANÈSH CONSUL.] RUSSIAN REPULSE AT CHING-HO-ton Imperial mint are favourably accepted in
CHENG.
TOKYO, 28th February.
PAPER MONEY D'LONG NO GOOD. The dollar notes issued by order of the Can.
Canton, bat in the surrounding districts the poople are still afraid to trust thom. The high authorities have ordered the lossī mondarins of Our detachment attacked on the 23rd different districts to issue proclamations alvia. February the enemy at Chinghocheng, 30ing the poule to avail themselves of the bank miles east of Pensibo. A strong show Lales which are accepted by the Government in storm, the steep nature of the ground, and payment of taxes and other duties. the melting ice at Tatzuho, greatly hindered our movements, but by noon our first live inaunged 'to press closely on the enemy's position and deliver a fierce attack. The enemy, consisting of sixteen battalions, with twenty gune, and holding a strong position with several rows of defensive works, offered a stout resistance,
At daybreak of the 24th February we renewed the attack, which was followed by
hocheng fell into our hands. The enemy grenade fighting, and in the evening Ching-
was routed, and fled northward, burning Chingbocheng, and leaving on the field 150
dead.
We captured three machine guns, & num.
BILK,
this
The silk crops in Namboi and Santak die
during the presiding half year, but the silk tricta have been reported favourably upon
market is dull. Some kanps dating in business in these districts have bom closed on count of the poor trato doing. The rearing of silk worms is again proeeding, and the pooplo are busily engaged planting mulberry trees.
SALE OF RACE PONIES.
ponies in front of the City Hail; and the cals Mr. Hough yesterday auctioned a number of will be continued at Kennedy's tables this afternoon, commencing at four o'clock. The chief purchaser yesterday was Mr. J. J. Loiria, the Portagnose vics consul, who acted on behalf the Mx010 Government. A mnted police
of
Governmentto iùke? We presume it will take from the shipbuilding yard of Mesars. Palmers ber of rifles and some ammunition. The force is being instituted at Macao. Prices were
all it can get, and net according to its own (23 idens of the average to be therefrom struck, The business interests of the Colony could not, we suppose, be adequately represented by an ull Britisli Chamber; and that is why
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ONI Tcommunications relating to the news o aluein should be addressed to T Evrгon.
Shipbuilding Company, Jarrow-on-Tyne She firm is constracting for the Admiralty. The is the second of three similar vessels which the
first of the three, the Ure, is nearing completion; and the third, the Swale, is on the stacks, They are of a stranger build than the earlier
Porrespondents must forward their names and ad- dressed with communications addreaed to the Edite, it is a cosmopolitan body. Auy recom. The Wear is 225ft, longavit 29ft, 6in, in
not for publication, but as evidence of good faith
Als Casters for publication should be written on meadation coming from it must be regarded anonymously signed communkations that here by the Government as purely in trade
ons side of the paper only.
already appeared in other papere will be inserted,
patent system of forced lubrication, will indicate 7,000-b.p. She will carry two 12-pounder sad
breadth. Hor engines, fitted with Palmer's
Undera for extra copies of DaILT PERDU Should interests, which are not confined to British five 6-pounder guns. The naming ceremony
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Ix is fortunate that the Hongkong General
subjects.
Where the purely commercial interests of the Colony Goom affected, the opinion of the Chamber would have great weight; bus the Government knows just
as well as Mr. GRASHÓн STEWART does that it is not a body charged with the care of Imporial interests. When it begins to pass resolutions capable of the construction that Mr. STEWART put upon this latest one, it is ploughing the sand. The dunger not to Imperial or Colonial interests, as
is
was performed by the Mayoross of Jarrow.
It is with great regret, saya the N.-C. Daly News, that we read of the death in Tibet of Mr. Francis H. Nichols, Avery able journalist,
ho
of
CAMG out to China after the Boxer troubles to report on the distribution the American fund for the relief of the famice result of his mission in the north, one
being one of the most delightful books arer "Through
written about travel in Chine,
able. There was no case of frostbite in our enemy's losses are believed to be consider-
army.
RKUTER'S SERVICE.]
BRIGADES DUELLING.
LONDON, 27th February. Accounts of the fighting in Manchuria are of the most reagre description, and still from exclusively Russian sources. They indicate that the engagement at Berognef Hill was the beginning of a great battla end part of a general Japanese movement against the Russinu left flank.
Beresnelf is one of the strongest of several fortified heights of Chaughocheng, a position situated on the south slope of the Taling
king, and barring the way to the passes Range, eighteen miles southwest of Shio-
leading to Fushun where Kuropatkin has
Chamber of Commerce bag such a record of Patriotic Mr. STEWART seemed to fear, but having made up his mind to get into Llasss, his centro.
RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.
LONDON, 27th February.
Hidden Shepsi" He visited Shanghai agaie not long ago on his way overland to Tibet
to the dignity of the Chamber itself, which and this adventure has cost him his life. Al usefulness behind it. Otherwise the annual would thur, in time, come to be looked upon who know him mast join in the regret feit report, and the meeting which passed it, as a prating busybody, whose Tooley-street at his melancholy death. would have disappointing aspects for those testimony need not be too seriously regard- who like to think that a Chamber of Coned. The resolution was carried by a largest Peking remarks that it must cost Viceroy wires that the transport of troops to the The N.-C. Daily News native correspondent The Times St. Petersburg correspondent meroo is a business body. After reading majority. Perhaps it would not have been, Ynan Shih-k'ai an immense sum annually in front has been greatly delayed all the the lengthy report for 1904, with its still if its folly and needlessness had been purchasing presents for their Imperial Majesties winter. None of the reinforcemears dea- longthier appendices, we are tempted to pointed out, instead of a lot of bugle-parils and certain princes, noblas, and eunnahs who sum it up as TOBY M.P. used to do in of which no earnest Britister need go in Panch: "Business done-none." The main fear." part of the discussion at the meeting was confined to a contingency that may not even arise, and its purport was to request the Colonial Government to do something that eren supposing it were done with the usual
Masers W. G. Humphreys and Company, a agents of Swift and Company, U. S. A. (dairy farm products), have sent na u chromo- litho almasĀJA,
Pastor T. Kriele, of the German Church, lost esurtesy of the Government towards this a good deal of domestic supplies. Police Ser
Labour.
Ah Moi is "wanted" for the alleged con mittal of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Straits Settlemente. He was arrested by P.C. 124 on board the Nam sang on the 27th ultima
GIFT OF SIAMESE COINS TO THE
BRITISH MUSEUM.
are known to have the ear of the Empress.patched during December will reach General Dowager. Laff air presents and gifts of Kuropatkin before April. vans kinda were sent to Ieking no less thon sixteen times, all of them costly and requiring large sums to purchase. One of the Viceroy's latest presents to their Majesties was sent to Paking a for dogs ago and consisted of twenty odd large cases of the very best Japanese fire works for the celebration of the Feast of Lantern
Through the good offices of his Excellency the Siamese Minister, Phya Raja Nuprabandh, the British Museum bas recently received, anye the Times, from the Siamese Government é representative selection of the coine of Siam in
from BLY,
A.D. 1782 to the present time. Az
mark
to
as follows:
g
Standard. Mr. Kernin. $65. Woodstock Capt. Leslie, 885. Distrust.-Capt. Pollock, 890, Caterpillar-Mr. Melchers, $65. Soap Most-Mr. W. G. Clarke, $90. Blackbird-Mr. Melchers, $120. Patrimony-Capt. Leslie, $110. Boottish King-bought in.
350) Umbrian King-bought in. $120. Saxon King-bought in, 8100. Tuscan King--bought in, $101, Prairie King. Mr. Haynes, $120. Jangle King-bought in, $180. Cake Walk-Mt. May, $130. Royal-Mr. Leiria
$100. Griffin-Mr. Keruíu, $85. Hackenschmidt-Capt. Elgood, 3100. Praps. Mr. Michael, 8140, Traps Not. Mr. Mi Ledbury, Capt. Leslie, $165.
Muello, 3105. Heythrop Mr. Paterson, Berkeley Mr. Kernin, $80. The Dake.Mr. Udell, $140, Y. W. H.-Mr. Alves, S65. Sterling. Mr. Ulrich, $85. The Loafer- Mr. Gegg, $130. The Count--Mr. Gegg, $135. The Professor. Mr. Melohors, $130. Desperato Mr. Henderson, $130. Griffin-Mr. Leiria, $120.
$190
Gray
$115,
A GrMr. Rose $0.
Squaler-Mr. Leiria,
Grand L'ams Mr. Attienzo, $155. Ocean-Mr. Attienza, $135, Empress of India Rose-Mr. Leiris, 8125. The Gem Rose-bought in, $120. Lamarque
ROBCM
May, $180, Frequency-3 Mr: Leiria, $125. Policy.-Mr. $145. Fiscal.---Mr.
High
$30,
Leirio, Mackie, $130. Wee Macgregor-Mr. Highlander Mr. Moron, $150. Highland Eddie.Mr, Robertson, 8130. Highland Fling. Mr. Leiria, $105, Arranapogue.—Mr. Leiria, 8140. Yellow Povil.Mr Petterson, $145. White Elephant.--Mr. Loiria, $115.
DEATH OF A SHANGHAI P.W.I.
By the death of Mr. James Beckhoff, says our
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesing. Ist Match.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. T. SELCOMBE
-SMITH (POIGNE JUDGE)--
ELLIE COUTTS », EDITH DREW.
3200, being ront said to be owing by the defend. In this notion the plaintiff sought to recover
ant in respect of No. 52, Hollywood, Rost for the month of January in this year.
Harston) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Mr. R. Harding (of Mosara. Ewons and
P. W. Goldring of Mr. G. K. Hall-Brutton's office) for the defendant.
Mr. Harding-I submit that the special defence set up should not be allowed; as full notice was not given,
Mr. Goldring-Twenty-three hours' notice instead of twenty-four hours' notice was given, and I told my frisad on Saturday morning that I was going to plead this.
The special defonce was alloweil.
The property in question balange to Ellie Coutts, who had given power of attorney to an agent, who bad let the house to Mies Drow. On the let December, instead of 30th November,
ho gare Miss Drow notice to quit. On the 16th, Miss Drew's solicitor wrote that flus notice was bad. Fresh notice was given on 31st December, and the tenant left before the ond of January, paying the taxes, but not the rent now claimed, The prement temasi was named Cora Richards. It was admitial in press qxamination that plaintiff was a prostitute and that the house had been used as a brothol for a number of years.
Mr. Harding submitted that by protesting the notie on the 16th. and refusing to quit, the defendant had asserto a legal right to remain, and could not now set up the defence that the claim being in respect of a brothel could not be rocovered.
Mr. Goldring submitted that the landlord bad permitted the house to be so used, and that
recover rent for it. the Court could not therefore assist him to
His Honour-In this setion, the plaintiff, Ellie Coutts, reeks to recover from Edith Drew
the sum of 5200 on account of No. 52, Hollywood Road, being rout for one month from the 1st. January, 1905. Notice to quit was given on the let December, but that notion was palpably invalid. Ou the 31st Deo-mber valid notice was givea. Aotlug on that notice the defondust left
for the defence is that the premises were lat, the promises. She paid taxen for the month but refused to pay the reat; and one of the gronuds to the knowledge of the plaintiff, to be nod for immoral parposos. Under the Summary
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Jariadiction Ordinance the defendant's solicitor ought to have given 24 hours' notice of the objection. He has not given fall notice, bat the solioftor was informed orally of this defence as far back as last Saturday; and I shall
my power to allow this defence to be set up. The plaintiff's ngont aid that he knew that those premises wore being used for immoral purposes. There- fere, one point nosessary for the defonca has been established. The question arises whether as a fact these promises were mod by the defendant for immoral purpose, and I hare no doubt they were Mr. Harding sets up on behalf of the plaintiff a s'op which I sonot understınd ̧ The law is very clearly laid dowu:-" Au nation is not maintainable to radover the rent of lodgings knowingly but for the purpass of prostitution (Smith v. White). And where the fandlord at the time of the lotting was not aware of the tenant's mode of life and her cbject in taking the lodgings, but allowed her to remain in them after he had becoms acquainted with her obariotor, and the us to which her apartments were pat, it was held that he could not recover from her the rent which accrued fter this came to his knowledge (Jona. ings v. Throgmorton). So where in an activa against a woman of the town for board auf. lodging it appeared that the plaintiff, the keeper of a house of ill fans, reveived a portion of the- gains of the women in her house, as well as payment for their board and lodging, Lord. Kenyon refused to sunetion such a demand (Howard v. Hodgas). And where the defendant, a prostitute, was sued by the plaintiffs for the hire of a brougham, and the jury found that the, plaintiffs knew her to be a prostitute, and had lent the brougham with a knowledge that it would be, as in fact it was, used by her as a part of her display to attract mes, it was held that they could not recover (Pearce y Brooks). Bat although the tenant of apartments by sa imanodent woman, and the landlord be aware of her character, he may recover his rent if she receives her visitors alswhors, and does not use his premises for immoral purpo-es (Appleton
keenly interested in his work, and his advice in which a shabby defence succeeded, and when His Honour-Jastica Ridley disallowed costs case of emergency or breakdown. He was in the case of Granville and Company v. Firth and wide experience were always at the disposal
iniportant s od useful body, would not neces- geant Aris oaught a "boy" taking the things on the 18th instant, and also tan cases of varicas | gold, silver, and other metals, issued during the Shanghoi contemporary, the Municipal Council. Oxinpbell); and a contract to gall clothes sarily commit the Government to anything. away. The boy was given seven days' hard kinds of foreign fancy biscuits, confectionery. Eve reigns of the present dynasty that is to loses one of its oldest and most valued servants. Possessed of a point whose justice could not
and pastries. Of course these constant guts making this presentation to the Trustees of the Mr. Beckhoff joined the Council's service 34 to a prostitute (Bowley v. Bennett), or to wash are designed to keep his personality always Musenin hie z zcellency states that the Sissiese years ago as Inspector of Rosis, sud was for her (Lloyd v. Johnson) is of course goed.” be gainsaid that a cosmopolitan body
baforo their Majesties for the "making solid of Government wish it to be regarded as 4
at the time the only man on the outdoor staff Miss Drew has proved that she used the pro- should not have an influential voice where
his foundations," as the adagʊ gee.
of their appreciation of the assistance which of the Public Works Department. As the his Excellency was able to
misos for immoral purposes. It seems fame obtain
work Settlement grow and
increased be in British legislativo policy is concerned-Air.
regard the elucidation of certain ancient oins of Sians,
Inspecter of Works, a post which no quite clear that this defence prevails, though I At a meeting of the directors of the Man- GERSHOM STEWART nevertheless seems to
on the version of his visit to the Modal Rooms held fill the time of his death, which cccurred must stigmatize it as tery shabby, He was brought before Mfr. H. H. J. Gompertzchester Chamber of Commerco on 25th Feb. during the last summer, and expresses the hope Beckhoff was a hard worker, and bie familiar quite anddenly en Tuesday evening. Mr. have taken the resolution too seriously. If yesterday, and remanded.
Mr. Harding-I would ask that costs b a letter was read from the Foreign Offer that this donation will now place the Museum Egere was always to be seen about the Set-
disallowed. the perhaps carelessly worded resolution
Farther corroborative evidence was taken by undertaken no trade marks should be registered pleteness with those which it already possesses repeating that the Chinese Government had in possession of a reprezantative series of the
tlement, and he was always
be relkd upon in involved all that Mr. STEWART seemed to Mr. H. H. Gomperts at the Police Court yester
coins of Einm, which may be compared in com- think it did, and all that he so eloquently day in the esse of the three nativos charged til an agreement had been arrived at with of the coins of other countries. argued against, its end would inevitably with armed robbery in the New Territory, and regard to the amendments which it was desired to introduce lato the provisional, regula have been fala · de, te, No Governing His Worship committed the defendants to také
tions. As no China merchant appears to know Authority would entertain such a large their trial at the Criminal Sessions.
whether those who have ledged their trade the following report:
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued order" from any Chamber of Commerce, er At the Union Church Literary Club to-morrow marks in compliance with the terms of the pre- On the 1st at 11.55 8.m. The barometer has ugroe for one moment to admit the principle night, Mr. Goo, Grimble will lecture ozi visional regulations will obtain any advantage risen of China cost, particularly in the north. of submitting all its legislation for the "Mendelssohn," at 9 p.m., with Mr. A. of priority over those who have abstained from A high pressure arse lies over N. China
Gradients are steep over the Formices Channel approval or disapproval of any Body sa McKenzie in the Chair, Mr. Grimble has doing so, owing to the offcial assurance, it was and constituted. The point he doubtless meant prepared su excellent musical programme resolved that the matter should be referred to there. In the N. part of the Chins des ges
to which Mesas. Emil Danenberg, Frank the Trade and Merchandise Marks Committee dients are moderate ent increasing, and the to impress upon the meating, and should Austen, Koenig, Barlow, and Grimble are to ransider, together with a proposed classifica-
monsoon is likely to freshen considerably over that are have emphasised more than he did, was that contributing. The meeting is open to the tion of marks received from the Chiasse Govern- Forecast:-Strong N.E. winds; oparoast, in passing such an ambiguous resolution public.
ment through the Foreign Office,
Bom rain.
..
WEATHER REPORT
s person must got his costs. Otherwise I should
of those with wh
whom
he was brought into contact, that decision was appealed against, it was held His energy was unlimited, and at every public that no matter how shabby the defence, if lawful, fanction, where the nazistance of the Municipal staff was
requisitioned, he
widow (who is absent fora. He leaves a
was always to the
be inclined to accede to your request. Judgment Shanghai and
ghai) and one son, who is in the Engineer for thiefendant with costs. and Surveyor's Department. Mr. Beckhoff's death occurred so suddenly that Dr. Maofood The Gazette announces that the King bas found himself unable to give the usual
heon graciously pleased to appoint Stuart Mit- held at the new mortuary by Mr. Merger (German Vise-onsul) yesterday. Dr. Pauluu
Commissioner to negotiate with the Chinese and Macleod, who had made & postmortem examination, were unable to find any cause for Commissioner in regard to the agreement to, death and the contents of the stomach have now and confirmation by, China of the Anglo- gone to a local expert for analysis,
Thibetan agreement of September 7, 1904.
1 very strong monsoon will probably prevait | barial order and an inquiry was according ford Fraser, Esq., C.I.E., to be His Majesty's