SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 01 Jaly,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Burers Son F. T. Prosort, CHIEF JUSTICE)
LEUNG HING 1. PANIE CHIU NGO AND JANGTURE.
The plaintif, who is a timber dealer residing at 215 Des Vex Road, daimed From the da. fendants the rub of SH171933, being for alleged duinages sastainen through benul of coven al for the quiet enjoyment of all that
What did the other partners receive?-Some $1,000, some $300,
Do you know what was the total umount i |_ monthly to the partners?➡I emanat say, several
thousand dollars.
Several thousand dolla were paid out to the
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Chi in Law and Commerce: By T. R. JERNIGAN: Now York: The Macmillan Company London: Macmillan and Co., Ld. Such is the short title of a work which micks
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rufer. No other ruler poesesses, as despotiò, THE power over as many people, but there is ne rulor who is more careful than the Emperor of China to ws tint power only as modified by the onstoms of the Empire." "In despotic { empire there are generally but low laws that!
partners every mouth. Did this money halong a now departure in books on China, and which can be so culiod. There are mannors and you fed it to be mouldy send it to us and we shall clean and re-varnish it for you FREE
to other ple- I don't know,
might fairly have had for a scend title, Abastorns, and it these to overturned, the rosult When the Wang Fang was not paying the Vade Mocuni for the Foreign Resident in the may be stato of anarchy. The Emperors of partners were drawing serer thousand dollars
Fur East." Mr. Jornigan, already a lawyer of China hate respected and, more or less, beon a month 15 there was no prost the Wa Eminence in the United blates, enne ont as overned by the shovermax in; and hence the Fong would put the agonet daith to their
CS. Consul General in Mr. Cleveland seccandovernment has bezorelactant to disregardl the males and posiores" of the people." credit:
"dinistation, a position which he held til the election of 1897 returned the Republican PartyPolitically the governgeri of China turns ou "The reciprocality of parents and children.
Was there any agreement between the Tai Hing and the Wang. Fang "asc"tó modies
piece of latul registored in the Land Ofice advanced-There was no written agreement, i to Office. Since that, with a sh rt interval. The Emperor is the head of the governm ut,
us Suction of Shamsaipo Lot No. 12. comprised in and stand by an Indenture of Algament dat the 20th day of Junnary, 1900, and mde batween the deflants of the ons part and the plaintiff of the siber part dse costs of
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Mr. H. Culthrop, instructed by Mr. P. W Goldring of Mess, Brutton. Hott und Gali- ring) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Harling watched thun caso on behalf of the first defendant.
Mr. Caltrop stated that the plaintiff bongit cartsin land from the defendants in the New Territory for a sum of $7,932.54, which bend was supposed to have sun arch of 33,176 square foot The phitatif assigned his interest in this land to
man named Wong Tang Sam. There was a band entered into by the plain tiff's father in order to further secure the title, which was investigated by the Land Court, aind it turned out that it was only valid an to about 1,460, square feet. Thereupon au action was brought by Wong givet Loung Po, the father of the plaintiff, nad judgint Way obtained in the sum of $10,243, which wu a proportion of the purchase money with interest and costs. Then the question aros an. to whether it was conipotent for the plaintiff to bring this notion.
His Lordship maintained that as the nialler stood there was no course of action, and suggested on adjournment in order that the plaintiff might join with Leang Po to make the action compotent
The case was adjovread.”
IN BANKBUPICY.
THE WAH LOONG EXPARTE KÚ ON BARK. Mr. Barlow asked that this matter bo adjourned for a fortnight, as composition was being arranged. Adjournment granted.
THE WAX LOQNG 'KİPARTE E, A, MAIRER. This hearing was also adjourned on the application of Mr. P. W. Goldring, for s similar reason to that stated in the previous
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TOI CHUN LEE EXPARTË BOTUÍ CHAN, In this case Mr. C. F. Dixon (ať Mr. J. Hastings office) applied for a receiving order against the debtor's estate. The papers filed showed that an act of bankruploy had been committed is that the debtor had absconded from the Colony with intent to defeat or delay his creditors. Au afdavit had boon fill in support of the petition, and the petitioning ereditor was pressat to answer any questions... "Ho Tai Chan, declared, staled-I am a compradore employed by Mossra, P. Lomsire and Co., and the patitioning creditor in this bankruptcy Before instituting those proceed ings I inquired for the debtor at his residenca, 16 Wyndham Street. His concubine told me that he had gone to Caston, and I noticed that his goods bad all been removed.
but there was a pole ale when money was lent if we lind money wo lent it to the Wang Fung,
bar it was pel a ́imatter of nevessity that wo should. We wete willing to lend to the Wang Fing, because the mistura werd' such wealthy
men.
Mr. H. J. Gulf Messrs. Johnson. Stokes and Master) who represented the Hengkong Bank, contin: the examination.
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has continued in practies in Shanghai, where but the family is its base, and it is not from the who to firmies of demeanour odded a high he has conducted maus ca es of importancentral lical at Peking but from the family
international .and
otherwise. Ho buy both as a high official and ex 11JT
th advocate and norivaled opportunities of making himself master of the laws and consitions
fenting foreign relations in Ching. scope of the work differs materially from that of any previous work; and henc is devoid of How zou does Lau dick Show we the Wingthes senseless iterations which have made books Pang Bout $7+0,000.
Does this book (produced; belong to the Wang ou Chius almost a byword for incapacity. Fung Yes.
Dos it contain curdes for 3 billaleasen aainst Sing pore, Rangoon, B. mbay auf else. whore, also a telegraphic transler-Yes.
Did the fignis that drew these bills get the money ?—No.
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Where did the money-go to? -The money was issued for the ass of the Wang Fung in
Canton
What security did the Hongkong Bank gat! Lai Hok Shan placed some property with them
DR security.
Where was this property Lu Cuuten, The value of it ?----About, $600 or $700. What other security -The compradores"a Penrity.
aid.
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TRADE
wins of honour, the foalings of the people wwer find to be such tlust the mutual and perpetual harmony was soon attained, and it may be added has continu d ever since. quance has been the growth of a city, already in population, in wealth, hot in its capacity for self-administration taking, for good order and Roitation, a high rack amongst the great cupitals of the world. Mr. Jornigen during his period of office had much to say to the develop. ment of, these regulations, on which he is therefore able to speak with wathority. In the sims way in the complicated relations between Chinese and forsign, muita, us to banks, guilds and business customs generally. Mr. Jernigan's experience as an official, and wors recantly is an advocate in cases where the inner rination of native practice bars been brought ST. JULIEN... into court, has bon found most useful in promoting the "perpetual harmonny" dreamt of in the original regulations.
unit that the budding of the government fabric proevods. In the family life may be sewn the larger life of the Empire, atul it is the family unit that gives the semblance of guity to the
out before, but we doubt Empire. This has, of course. been though
if it has ever been so toucisely statel. Of course, Mr. Jernigan's legal training kas he come to his The lower make, the family and this As Locomes a writer from a superior stand villages, with the latter, the village lomimun point. Mr. Jernigan has taken up the history of in thinu a very important personage, are China fr in the point where it connects with described brielly; and then the first but in many the accepted history of the world, and so we respecte the most important of the official have no allusions to the well-worn stories of the hierarchy comes in for review in the person of protended early dynasties, nor does even Cou.the district magistrate. The family is the fasins rozgive notice, except fäcidentally. The Empire, the district imagistrate the noît of the pain object is to deal with Chinn as shu is or administrative system and the beginning of the has been during historic times. In his allusions oficial banarchy. Prout thu vilago to the town | to the carlier history of China, he had had much is one-step forward, aut from the town to the Although the district assistance from hir. Thes. W. Kingsmill, who district is unether, bus given his aid and assistanes. In al that con. | {leien) is the lowest division of the administra- coined the carber recorde, as is gracefully tive system, and the nagistrate who presitles acknowledged......... Naturally the book hoging with over it is the lowest grade officer of the civil, physical description of the Empire of Chinns hierarchy, the district is nevertheless the most where the marked differences between South important division, and to a large majority and North are insisted on. Although histori- of the people the pungistrate is the embodiment ally North Chies is the older land, physically of all the essentials of government. He is the Suth is the elder, having formed part of looked to, as the guardian and protector of the the ancient continent while the whole of the personal and property rights, with that degres other was under the waters of ocean. When offfection and confidence with which a son tho settles who were to introduce their civilis-hould look to his father. His functions and tion into northern China arrived some time powers are then described, as well as the rank and functions of his various subordinate before the fourteenth century B.C., they found the land wearing a very different aspect from what it offers. The fe, the circuit and the prosince -BEGOKE Ma. A. G. WISE (PUINE JUDOGE). Do presents. The hillsides were abundantly ea then necessively passed in review, and the covered with primeval forests of siately trees, separate and sometimes clashing juris fictions while the low growns, where the soil consisted of the Viceroy and civil governors and finally the of rich loess, as yet comparatively little deauded, nature and functions of the Imperial officials and wore covered with herbage interspersed with boards at the capital, as well as the cheeks clumps of mulberry, elm, chestnut and other and counterchecks existing between capital and trees, which in these latituilen associate in provinces, and Mr. Jern gan prosceds-Iu elusters. As the forests on the hillsides had examining the maxins which long usage and not yet been cat down, the country was more
custom bare made the guide of the Emperors in the adrzinistration of affairs, the governing equally watered, nor were the extremes of climate then experienced in those regions of idea in the Chinese mind seems to have been such intensity as at present. The forests that it was safer for the general interest to put Manie Mab, considerable repairs had been made abounded in wild game, bezra, oren, door, forest Emperor on his good rhaviour, and cause internally does the China of to-day present more
When were the deeds handed over by Lait Hok Shan-Søren or eight years ago.
At this stage Mr. Wakeman asked for an adjournant. He said a summus had been taken out for the manager who could not be found:
His Lordskip medjourned the case for a fortnight.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
FUK ON FIRM. MA TSUN KEE AND ANOTHER.
This was a claim by the plaintiffs, who carry on business as shipbuilders, at Shamsnipo, for $122.67 for work done to the steam launch Wing Fook.
Mr. F. P. Hett (of Messrs Brutton, Hett and Goldring) appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Almada e Castro represented the defendants.
The writ set forth that in October last year, under instructions from the second defendant,
en the lanuch, the total cost of same being $722, of which the amongt claimed was the balance due.
Evidence was led and the case adjourned. THE SHANGHAI SALVAGE CLATU.
B.S.ARDOVA" 2. BAILER DUNDONALD," Some days ago, we reproducet arguments and ovidence in the salvage claim made at Shanghai by the s.3. Ardora. Mr. Justice de Samaras gave judgment on July 10th, awarding £750,
ant of which £39 had to go to the master and The application for a receiving ordog was £100 to the crew, according to their ratings. grunted.
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LAI HING FIRM EXPARTE MA LUNG PO. The examination of Ma Fat Ting, muunging partner of the Lai Hing firm, goldsmithe and takers, was continued. The money owing creditors for amounts deposited in the bank was $988,416, while the assets were stated to be $1,200,000.
ALLEGED PERJURY.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday afternoon, Un Kam Wa interpreter in a solicitor's offco, was charged with having committed wilful and corrupt per. inry in that he did sign a false declaration in connection with an action in the Supreme
Mr. G. H. Wakeman, official receiver, opened. Court. the examination.
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Was there any written agreement betweeu the partners of the Wang Fung --No.
No partnership—No. Are you certain there was no partnership agreement when the partnership was first formed ---No. There was not. There were only conditions drawn up..
them.
Your share was worth $6,000 a year Yes
Mr. H..W. Looker (of Mesces. Descon Looker and Deacon) prosemited, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. H. G. Bailey (of Messrs, Tulmison, Stokos and Master) appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Looker, in opening the case said that the document alleged to be falsely signed by the dofondant contained this clause on which the
he closing chapters of the work are largely historical. For one on weights, measur and murrency Mr. Jurñigna hes boot bargely indebted to Mr. Kingsmill. In China as in ancient Rome the Sest coisage was in bronze, ad the reason was similar. In both caste bronze was the metal of which warlike wespons were made; it wau trustworthy, had arrived at a fixed value, und was convertible.” The subsequent history up to modern times is thus placed on a logical basis, with all its faults and excellencies: Land, water and railway transitare made the titles of the last thres chapters.
Altogether the work tinkes a distinct histori cal ailestone, indicating clearly the progress raade by Chins towards a complete entrance In many respects, into the comity of nations. as ccutaining more recent information as woll
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disgrace the ordinary sentations which still teaching work on Chim, it must becomes the accopted text-book. Welle Williams and others were admirable in their day, but they have long lost their atility, and mark a condition of affairs now past away for ever.
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him to feel that the reaper, which he showed than the most romoto family resemblance to the for himself world be the measure of the respect | China of fifty year ago, and the different modes which his subjects wond show for him. The of thought are as for removed from one another, old law givers have, therefore, from the founda-s were the ideas of Homer from those of tion of the Empire made it a first marim that the Emperor was the father of his people, and noťa muster placed on the throne to be served by slaves.
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Aristoto. This may not be all progress but iMANUFACTURERS is ohsage, and in nature degradation in some form has ever been the accompaniment of real
melvince.
beavers, pheasants, c. Over wandered hords of elephants, rhinoceroses, or the plains
the tailed deer, a few solitary descendants of which are still to be found in the neglected park at Peking, or scattered through the incuagories of Europe, while from the mulberry trees descended long skeins of silk from the uncul. ivated silkworms that feasted molested on
In a chapter on law. Mr. Jernigan explains their leaves: The native inhabitants were
the origin of many seeming vocentricities gentle pastoral tribos who led uneventful livos amidst pastorsi surroundings. The new comers which once had their foundation in com
mon ons but where the merely formalis were, on the contrary, fair haired, with lightofoment has in time smothered the original blue or gray eyes. They were agriculturists, pure and simple, and despised the ways of their vital points. This is followed by a very clear
TUNERS.
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REPAIRERS,
THE FORMOSAN RAILWAY,
The entire length of the Formosan Railway 251 miles, of which the northern section (105) miles from Keelung to Hakkekoy and the Korolon) are opened to trafic. The interval of southern section (186-7/10 miles from Takao to
forming a portion of the trunk line. ure, however, issued for the through journey, which occupias ante 18 hours. The distance between Taipeh and Tsiuna can be covered in
5 hours. But the railway between Hakokko HIGH-CLASS INSTRUMENTS, and Koroton, including two large bridges and seven tunnels, will take at least two or three years to complete.
pastoral predecessora, on whom they wared exposition of what the author tells us is the 9-3/10 miles is covered by a light als
incessant war.
These nowcomers ou taking possession pro. needed to clear the forests. So deeply rooted was mir distaste to pastoral life that, except for the purpose of drawing the plough, cattle rearing was discouraged, and even sheep were looked upon with disfavour. A war of extermination was carried ou against the feral inhabitants of the woods and pasture lands,
Unfortunately for the land itself all these new arla were cultivated to an extremo which, carried on for thousands of years, has shanged both the surface and the climate of north China."
most important in the legal code of China, Von Mollendorff's "Chinese Family Law," and Main's Abeient Law" are bete acknowledged as the main sources of inspiration; and, indeed, the parallelism, or rather almost perfec identity of the Chiness and ancient Roman amily Law has struck everyone who has gone deeper in the way of exploration than the mere scratching of the surface.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M.M. str. Sydney, with the next French mail, will leave Saigon to-day at 8a.m. for this port
The O, &.0. str. Dorie sails from Yokohama on Friday. the 21st iust, and may be expected here on the lat Angual.
The C.P.B. str. Empress of Chinu arrived at
and left again at p.m. вляла day for Shanghai, Nagasaki at 8am on Thursday, the 20th July, where she is duo to arrive at midnight to-day.
The CPR str. Athenian arrived + Nagasaki
left again at at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 19th July, and 4 am, on Thursday for Shanghai, whure she 16 due to arrive at 6 p.m. to-day
The Silk or C.P. <. str. Empress of India,
Yokohama on the 30th June, or ived in New which left. Hongkong so the 21st June and
In chapters on taxation and law courts Mr Jernigau has gone very fally not only into the origin of present forms, but into their abuses, Regarding the former he states: From what lms boon written in this chapter the cou Such is the account given of the causes at closion is quite clear that there is in China a Did you sign a copy of those conditions charge of perjury was based, "I know of my work in north China, which are now having wils difference between the theory and the the most disastrous effects, and rapidly chang practice of taxation." Such has for ages been I did not
own knowledge that Tung Fuk Chow is o partner in the Ko Bing Theatro." Mr: Lookering many of ila most fertile districts almost the rale in China, and certainly will continue. Have you seen one?—I bare. What were the conditions?—I forget most of said that Tung Fak Chow was hot and never into deserts. It was long before there was any fill the present generation has passed away. amalgamation between north and south. Even Without being so optimistic as the author had been, a partner in the Ko Sing Theatre.
As a matter of fuct Teng and defendant were as late as Marco Polo's time the two were we are willing to acknowledge, that on the Is that provided for in the conditions ?--Yes, entirely unknown to each other. Ahe defendant known by different names: North Chinu was whale the effect of foreign influence in this The man who subsoribed $50,000 get $500 had made a false declaration, whether by pro-Cathay, South China Mozzi, and it was not respect has been good, though the examples York on Theday, the 18lb July, thus making month. I had between $60,000 and $70,000 in meditation or malies storetsought, or through until the powerful rulers of the Ming forced set by certain of the continental powers live careless habit he had got into he (Mr. Looker), the two to amalgamate that China, us a whole, outraged, even the Chinese conception of official was not prepared to say, but as a matter of fact, became a formidable power in the world. The probity. of account of that declaration Taar had been absurd term Mongolians, which has, in many imprisoned for some seven days, until application quarters which should have been better informed, been applied to the Chinese as a on affidavits was made for his release, and the case against him in the Supreme Court was reprobation. According to their own showing Luation meets in the book with deserved discharged.-
the northern settlers were distinctly a fair race A ballari quoted from the Book of Poetry describes in unmistakeable words a beauty of sople sezeu centaries B.C."
the firm.
You received, you say. $6,000 a year as wages. Besides that, what other monies did you receiveNothing. If any preft was mada, It was divided.
Where did you get your money from -1 have been in Hongkong for 36 or 40 years, and had businesses of my own. I did not borrow it from any body,
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You are s partner in the Wang Fung?-Yes And your name is down on the list of partners
with the conditions Yes
The Official Receiver Wint he calle conditions, my lord is really..a partnership. agrement.
Have you always received this 86,000.
·`s year-Yos
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When the Wang Fang was not paying, you
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The evidensa led was to tas effect that com
plainant was not a partner in the theatre. His elder brother was the managing partner, but he carried on boxines in Canton, and frequently aide to Hongkong and stayed with his brother.
The hearing will be continued to-day..
Sandow is still the rage, and the large audi- euces thronging the City Hall appear to be ineresting:East night was the third time be
Taper her fingers ne the sprouting leek ; Like clotted crown be swiftly mantling akeek: Her shoulders fairer than the cynthia's sheath; Tha suelen soda in white pearly teeth. Her brow cicala like; "eyel sho- like As silk moth's horns her orbs outting ;
Wel linned her sparkling eyes The originsi residents were, of course, as all
a transit of 27 days from Hongkong Bad 18 days from Yokotu
The Ben Line afr. Bentedí, tfrom Antworp
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and london left 8i gapore on the morning of MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS the 19th just for this port.
OF EVERT DESCRIPTION.
The str. Catherine Apcúr, from Calcutts, left Singapore for this 1ort on Wednesday after-
left Bingapore for this port on the 18tb inst. on, and may be expected here on the 24th inst. The HA.. str. Vand alia, from New York, pm, and may be expected here on the 24th
From the point of view of the foreign resident the chapter on extra-territoriality, on which-sobject Mr. Jernigan as a lawyer is an
most important. Amongst other things he acknowledged authority, will probably be the
gives a summary of that appareily most anomalous of institutions, the Foreign Setile inst. p.m. mentor These settlements owed their origin to a short Imperisi decree issned in the year 1842. The preamble to the edict reads :-" In the year 1813 the Imperial commands were the following report
estiver in reply to a Memurial permitting commercial intercourse being carried on the fire porta, allowing merchants and others of all natione to bring their families to
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the thit 11.40 am. The barometer athus fallen is E. Japan owing to the typho
which having moved N.E. Beroes the Sa of Jap, is now passing to the Pacific to the N. of flekkuido.
Ia berain, fer has riset moderately in N. China soil Mightly in S. China no Luxon.
A trouch of low pre-ure, which may give rise to a circular depression, is lying across the China Sos and Eastwards to the Pacific in about 17 deg. Latita o
Molerate N.E. winds may be expe tal-in-the
and his pupils hoved to the people of Hoog the peoples of the east coast of Asia, dark haired reside there, and providing that the conting reo ived it just the same? According to the Long, and their feats of strength, especialy and yellow skinned, and in the mixture of rus of gromul for the building of houses must
Enndow's, clisited dosery ng applouse. To se regulations it had to be paid, and if it was not
the man of muscle upholding a weight of 3,900 the distiguishing features of the fairer race be deliberated on and determined by the Paid it was due to me whether there, wis &
be, right after night is alone worth the wore superseded; bat a good part of what they
authorities in communication with prófit or not.
Iccal
CASH OR HIRE PURCHASE SYSTEM,
Hongkong, 20th July, 1905.
DR. NEWELL
DENTIST.
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WILSON,
Sameer and his models of what manhood ught the government of China.
it is too late.
to be, should. embrace this opportunity before points outAccording to the theory of Partly owing to the personal character of the the government, the Emperor is an absolute first consul at Shanghai, Captain Balfour,
As Mr. Jernigan
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price of admission, while his excellent bad tanght remained, and hence the way the consul, both acting in harmony with the her did it come from Well, it there illustrative lectares will prose of idi obalogies between China and the West. This feelings of the Iscal, inhabitants, so that matcal
pensable value to bis looal disciples. All
was big money to be pald, then it was a matter who have not seen this wonderful modern leads on to the scrond chapter, that osad perpetaal harmony might be atta ad Formoss Chann-1, nd' fesh N.E. winds over
of accounts. Sometimes it was not faïð.
Was it paid last year -No.
The year before? Yes.
No chargo for examinations. Off oo boura 9 A..to 5 F.M.