POLICE COURT.
Wednesday April 25th.
Barone Mu. F. A. Hazeland (Fiest POLICE MAGISTRATE).
ASSACLT.
Carl Kobako was proceeded against on sum- mons for assaulting H. Gutemey, a clerk at the German Consulate
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 26TM¤, 1906.
able time, and his olient in Shanghai used to pay the bill of exobangs to the Imak, got the bill of lading and forward it here for his agent to take delivery of the goods and re-ship
0 Co. Them to Shanghai. His claim was not put in withiu the week montiousd by the Ordinance bocanes the owner was in Shanghai and only came down since the seizure was made. As the claimant had no knowledge of his goods being seized ha could not have made his claim before, and the man bo rent instructions to was unaware that thy
by goods ware received.
Complainant said the defendant risited the Consulate on Tuesday to draw some money that
Wership Or that they had arrived ? was due to him. He was handed the amount,
Mr. Hastings-He was told to expect some, 570 odd for which he refused to sign Combat did not know they had arrived and were plaintut fold the defendant he would have to seized, one reason being that the notices put up return the money if hadid not sign the rancher,
was found did not identify the goods by the clerk a blow; he was under the influence of drink at the timo,
at the
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Thomson's office) appeared for Manna Singh, }. and Mr. R. Harding (of Mar. Ewens, Harston and Harding) for Masirs Watson and
His Warship decided to bear Messrs. Wat- son's summons Bret, and Mr. Harding called
N. K; Davidson, who said he was the assist ant manager of Mestre. A. 9. Watson and Co.'s soda factory in Das Your Read, The defendant was a No. 1 watchman who had been engaged on probation two months previous to his dismissal. Witness told defendent they would take him on to see if he would suit. Daring the time he was employed in the factory ho ht to be reprimanded on several quanions, Some sight or ten days prior to his dismissal
to put
another man on to do his work; the defondant did not appear for aaarly an hour, and when asked where he was proffre some frivolous excuse.
Prior to this witness had frequently seen bim lending money, and he was frequently about on his own business. He the notion of the Supreme Court in remembered on 29th March reading a report in regarding an action in the cummary which the prescut defendant figured as plaintiff, and when he read the remarks, he was so angry that he decided to dismiss the TOAD.
THE P. & O. AND HANSA FIGHT.
Whereupon the defendant grew angry and dealt i opiumacy and the place. where the witness could not find him, conRujusutly be half years, has risen by leaps and bounda; aud it is
His Worship considered the offence a rory serious one, and the defendant's only excuse was that he did not know what be was doing. IIe
would pay a line of 350, the alternative being two months' imprisonmont with lord labour.
DNSERTERA.
Twelve coloured men, nine firemen and thros cool trimmers of the se. If.. were charged with rufusing duty on that ressol.
The Chief Engineer said the defendants signed on at Slogapore and received a month's pay-in advance. They had completed a week's work, but reland to continue, saying that the work wax too hard and they could not do it. They aid they would not hur signed ou had they known what they word expected to do, and would sooner go to gaol than remain on board, The Captain said he wanted the mea's services in order to proceed to sea
His Worship asked defondante if they were willing to return to their ship.
They all declined,
His Worship said he had not power to order them or board under the present charge, so, the police withdrow the charge, and re-arrested the men on their refusing to obey the captain'e order to return to their ship. They were then charged with deserting the ship by refusing to go aboard when ordered to do so by the com- plainant.
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His Worship gave the defendants one more to return to their vessel, but as they again zefut he ordered that they be placed forcibly on board, remarking that their objection was absolutely frivolous,
A FRAUDULENT SHIPMENT.
their marks..
His Worship-At ang rate your client did Lot know and could not have known about these goods?
Mr. Hastings-He could not have known, as points to your Worship why in the first place he was ret here. We intend to submit various
this section under which proceedings are, taken does not apply. The first is thus point I took the other day: I understand these goods were
seized under a warraut.
His Worship-I think not
Mr. Hastings-If there was ue warrant then I will pass on to section 32, which gives power to seize without a warrant. I unbmit that sections 32 and 39 prior to opium only
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not to compounds of opium. With tgard to that point I wish to refer very shortly to the judgment your Worship gavo the other day. From what your Worship stated in that judgment I am not quite sure that you clearly understood the ergaments I addressed to you. For this roason, you stated it as my con- tention that the Propured Opium Ordinanca did not refer to compounds at all. I did not contotal that, for it does na amended andoubtedly refer to compounds of opium. My contention was that those particular sections did not.
His Worship My docision was that orsry tion referred to compound of opium. It meant that I included sections 2 and 39. I said the whole Ordinance.
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In creas-examination It was in consequence of the report in the papors that witness began to think the watchman employers' business for the pas aeglecting his purpose of prosecut in his own, of money-leading. He considered that the defondant neglected his duty, and io consequence of doing so he was dismissed.
Dr. Harding said he could prove that Manna Singh was in Court no less that twelve different pccasions in twelve months, and that was apart dois rofer to compounds of opium, because by salting bis sclicitous, whoever they might be,
Mr. Hastings-It is perfectly clear that from the number of times he was engaged con. virtue of the amended Ordinance, No. 10 of 1904, we have got to read in the Prapared Opium ascertain whether the report which appeared Mr. Gardiner Did you go to the troable to Ordinanca certain sections referring to sum-
in the papers was accurate or not? pounds of opium, and what Lasked your Worship Wituoss-I had aufleiont grounds in my Detective Sergeant Grant obarged Hu Chik sua formar occasion, and ask you again is to read opinion for getting rid of the man.
thown in a blended, and "thon to take the Maua Singh was then called. He said Mr. ti with unlawfully obtaining as fraud the rdinance as a whole. Doing this, my conten. Davidson never found fault with him. He shipment of a Chinese emigrant on board the tion is that if the Legislature intended the nnderstood English and could rond, and the when the Hubas Company established itself in had intended to seek an audience of King us. Kulmang. Pin Kin-po was proceeded against for aiding oral sletting the first de Ordinance to refer to compounds of opium they report of his case which appeared in the papers tonchat
would bare said so. They might have put a Sorgeant Grant said it was the custom of section in the principal Ordinance to say that Iu cross-examination -His Lordship did not shipping companion to jasne a certain number of opium in all cases bonld inclado compounds say "Don't come here again; I don't want mon could have been sent to Hamburg to compete Bayand this visit, the Commission had no cook's tickets according to the number of of opium. The Court has no power to add any like you wasting my time," or words to that passengers on board. The first defendant had words to any section of the Ordinance which is effect. been buying these tickets, selling them at a not expressed in elear terms. I would refer
His Worship said that the anmmons against predit and thereby obtaining passages for your Worship to Maxwell on the interpreta. Messrs 4. 8. Watson and Co. wenkd be dis. omigrants who had not paid their fares or
tion of Statuten. The words in the section missed. He was engaged on probation and obtained their permits from the Harbour Office which I quoted are material to the case, because there was clearly no contract of sarvion. The I submit we must go by the words the According to the first defendant's broke he had Legislature used: the Court is not compele it It was obvious that the defendant was a pro-
firm wore quite justitied in dismissing him purchased thirty of these tickets recently
Hie Worship found the defendants gailis and to extend them, even though it were an ex: 1- fessional money leader and a most undesirable fined the first $75, ur three months' imprison. ¡ well-known article, it is an extract of the juice could convict the defendant of negligence, understanding to run a regular service from would welcome visits from all who could give
lout thing that they were extended. Opium saman. Under the next summeus perhaps be of the poppy, whereas muriate of morphine is but he thought it would be auficient if both a different article altogether. Opium no doubt summonses were dismissed.
mout, and the secnad $10, or a month.
THE MORPHINE MEIZULES,
was not a correct one.
A REMARKABLE SITUATION..
The publication of the accounts for the past increase of profits all round, presents an year of the Hansa Company, showing an opportunity to consider a situation which throws a lurid light upon British and German shipping methods, says the Pull Hall Gazelle. For practically twelve months a freight war has been in progress between the P. and 0, and the British Indis Companies on the one hand and the Hansa Company on the other. As is woll
town, the rival contest centres round the Antwerp trdo, which, during the past four only fair to give the utmost credit to tes flausa Company for developing and fostering it. At the anime time, for that company to say that the two leading British not be permitted by a German owned and companies salt subainland flue) 10 load ateamers at Antwerp a Belgian port) for fudia (a British possession is so moustrous an assumption of authority that it never ought to be tolerated. The agros- mont which existed between the respective companies, and this unncelling of which was the original cause of all the strife, was read differently by both the parties, and naless we have all the facts at easy His Worship (to Mr. Gardinor)-Haso you command it is not possible to form a fair opinion. read these remarks of Mr. Justica Wine?
But the main argument is this. Have the Mr. Gardiner Yes, but the report is not companies fought, or are they fighting, a good true laughter). An expression said to have fight or act? It is very much te be doubted, in buen asud by his Lordship is incorrect. Mr. view of the following facts. In the Best pince, Hett, who was present, said so. My friend, Mr. instead of the P. and O. and British India com Harding, also known that that is so.
panies coming long ago to au understanding, Mr. Harding If you put me in the box Ins such theory even now exists. Let the trade don't know that I will swear that.
of Madras stand us an example, The P. and O. Company do not cara to quote from Antwerp to this port, and the British India have bad only three or four beats running there sines the fight began. How can they expect to scours the support of shippers ader auch eirenmstances, especially when the Autwerp agents of the P. aud . generally quote lower rates than the com
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. pany itself would endorse. Moreover, from the beginning of the struggle asither of the Britis
Prince Tsai-Tso and the members of the Im. companies has maintained a regular service, no
perial Chinese Commission speut a long time one knowing when or how the steamers would looking out of the windows of their London hotel
and even of a month, Had a regular fortnightly successivo five minutos of each is, they are sometimes of a fortnight, sometimes three weeks, leave, thors being intervals between the sailings watching the English weather. It is the altox- pation of sunshine and snow which puzzles them. One and the other they are familiar with, bat service bean instituted at first from Aulwerp to Karrachee, Bombay, Colorin, Madras, beginning to learn, typically English. This at Calcutta, a tremendous blow would have been Chi-heng, informed & Press representative. ટ્રેક્સ HE is what one of the Commissioners, Shang dealt to not only the Home Company, but to all the German companies maring East. Thou
His Excellency stated that the Commission Landon, the British linux could has lowered Edward, in order to present their credentials, their rates, and so retained the full support of and in the absence of His Majesty they proposed the shippers, Simaitaneously, British steators to visit the Foreign Coe to present them to Sir Edward Gray, the Foreign Secretary. with the Hausa Company in
part. ' But the British lines have permitted a new line settled programme of arrangements at present. ta by started under the auspices of the Hanm It was the hope of the Commission That Sir Company, with the reanit that this now line Edward would introduce them to the other has sought and obtained the contracts for the departments of the State, aud arrange for them transport of India Government stores, and to visit the chief institutes in the country. The All this might have been avoided if the British so of the bulk of the Indian railway stores object ho Commission bad before them was the sindy of the political institutos of the companies, with the firm support of the Imperial country, and they also intended to investigate and India Goveroments, had come to sa
our commercial and educational methods. They
Antwerp to India, and the fight would have them assistanca in their mission, and wonki been ended long ago.
be placed to visit important works and factories As it is, the Hans to which they might be invited. It was probable Company have just paid a 9 por cent, dividend ; they have secured the great bulk of the that they would pay a visit to one of the Middlesbrough trade; they stand an a
Universities, and they intended also to go to first at Antwerp, while at their own port United Kingdom.
some of the chief industrial contras in the It is stated but the Waiwnpu has sent a Hamburger position is absoluely un-
without delay, a detailed list of urory disagree-grained, or are gaining, all while the latter are Governors throughout the Empire to soad, in to the British tiasa, sosing that they have ment, riot or unti-bristian dainoustration that hop-lessly divided as to what course to pursue bas occurred within the jurisdiction of each of The new line, to which reference has been them, from the earliest times until the present, must also be regarded as an accessory of the and to give a full account of what took place at Hausa Company, ne aithungh it is British each affair, the punishmenta administered, if registered, it is, as we bare eald, under Garinen any, and amount of
indemnity demanded, and auspices. Indeed, it is designed specially to evautually paid by the Government. The data ompete with the British lines from London on furnished by the officials are to be compiled quit of the whole Empire the calcutta berth. Why the British companies
form and
nol altooked Hamburg is the mera extra- they will be used as a lasis for a proposed con- ordinary, in view of the fact that the homeward ference to take place some time this year, or rate from Calcutta to the German port is about early next, between representatives of th233, while to London it is approximately 15s. various Protestant and Bomen Catholic missions Is it to he wondered at that the Hansa Company in Chian for the drawing up of mutual regua 14 presparing, or that German shipowners, as a tions to guide officials and non-converts and whole, are making such headway in the waters missionatise and their converts in their future of our Esatera dependencies? Nothing can relations and conduct towards each other Theile justify the present policy, the want of principal point to be nimed at is, of course, the cabesion, the inactivity of the British lines, Co. desire to an arruga mattors that if anything nd that a company, in which a German The section of the Ordinance with regard great sections of the State; it will enable those should be permitted to defeat British ship was in law the possession of the owner. should occur to cause friction between the two
subsided enterprise has a controlling share, to possession sucly dees not rotor to gonds in authority easily to fix the bame on the owners in the competition for the transport of golown keeper. Supposing anybody had tried amicable settlement between those oucerned. little short of a scandal. in the course of basiness in the custody of the responsible party, and so bring a speedy Indian Government and railway stores is surely to take this morphine out of the possession of This, it is hoped, will remove a source of dangor the Gudown Co. except the police under powers which is constantly threatening the ponce and of them, they would say we hold for the owner: the barmony and good will existing between the company would not have allowed good order of the country, and also endangering The notice of the seizure et the goods is bad, Imperial Government and Foreign Powers, --- because what is the use of putting up the N-C. Daily Nour. notion without the marks when we have thousands of cases of morphics in the Colony? His Worship-fou contead first that the origicul arrest was bad on the ground that it was compound of opium
A CHINESE BOOK OF MARTYRS.
its own
The heuring of the claim for the slaven case is used in its misunfacture, and it is, I believe, of muriate of morphine coniscated to the Opium called au sikaleid of opinm, 1 submit whatever Farmer was continued.
Mr. F. B. Denoon (of Megers. Descon, Lookar it is that the material does not come within the and Deacon appeared for the Opium Farmer; included under this section wh ch refers to opium definition of opium, and therefore it cannot be Mr. John Hastings appeared for a claimant who claimed seven Garda, and Mr. H. G C.nly. Tho sevend point I shall take is that the eircular notification to the Viceroys and assailed. Are they, there, likely to give | --who incidentally stated that he was himself a
order of forfeiture section save that when buy opium is found as bad for this reason: the without being apparently in the possession of any person it shall be confiscated." I boliavo 1 am right in stating that before this order was marte no aridoneo was giran that this opinm was not apparently in the possession of any
Bailey (of Mesra Johnston, Stakes and Buster) for Messrs. McEwen, Frickel and Co, whose claim was for four cases.
His Worship-Ars there claims for all the casos forfeited·
Mr. Instings-Yes, your Worship: I claim Boven and Mr. Bailey olaims four.
Mr. Bailey-I have also put in a claim for another seven out of a shipment which arrived by another steamor,
perk.u.
His Worship That is a
Mr. Hastings. I cisim some of that shipment before your Worship the urder must be bad
as well.
His Worship-I don't think we need go into that at procent.It is not before the Court.
M. Deacon-First of all, your Worship. I have a preliminary objection to take to my frinde applications. I apprehend that they are asking for a re-hearing of the cases. It is quite true that undue solion 97 of the Magiu. trates Ordinance your Worship has power on sach ground as son aball on your discretion deems sufficient to review your adjudication. and upon such review to re-open or re-hear the case, but my friends want an extension of the period in which they can come in and claim this opinion.
My. Dracon-Yos.
His Worship-That is not a technical objec tion. Do I understand that your point is that they are not entitled to apply for a re-hearing
Ilis Worship You are going into the merits of the que and contend they are not entitled to make their application?
Mir. Daaron-Yis; what I say is that by operation of the principal Ordinazies the opium is forfeited. I will go so far as to say that it does not require your Worship's decision that the opium should be forfeited. By operation of the statale it is actually forfeited, and that being so they cannot apply for it, but can apply
for a review
His Worship Then why did you apply to
me for au crder?
a
this
Mr. Hastings-I that fact is not proved will go further ond say that this opium was in the possession of a person when it was fuud; it was in the possession of the godown kooper, so how can it be meserted by the other side that it was apparently not in the possession of any person. Surely it will be onnceded that the position of a baller, which the Dodowa Co. were, is equivalent to the position of owner. It was perfectly clear that the possession of the
to
law the
Godown
Mr. Hastings-Yes; the original seizure we any in bad because selion 32 does not apply other point, that is with regard to possession. compounds of opium. I have only vine say that the bills of lading being with the lank the possession wag with the bank as mortgages,
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE BANK.
The reports to which we recently referred of the formation of an Anglo-Japanese Bank are now confirmed by the definite statement that As we stated the other day, it will have ch the prospectus of such a bank will shortly appear. Authorised capital of £2,000,000, is £10 shares, of which one-half is to be offered for subscrip tion. Included in the board is the name of Kihachiro Okura (of Messrs. Okura and merchants in Japan, sz-vice-president of the Co.), Chamber of Commeren of Tokye, and Govern- mont auditor of the Industrial Bank of Japan; and Soichero Asano, president of the Uriental Manila Services (Tokyo), both of whom are the local diretors in Japan. Baron Shibusawa,
Mr. Deacon-I might have done it out of an abundance of cantion. This is a pure question
Mr. Bailey-The facts of my case are that on of law. It may be, or it tany not be, that your the evening of the 11th Aprit Messrs. McEwan, Worship's ceder is becessary, 1 ata gok sab Friekle and o. received a telegram from Sharg mitting that, although I may have asked for itax bai informing them that four causs of morphine matter of csation. As a pure point of law it is would arrive by the Deva hu and that the bill unnecessary, as the opium is absolutely forfeited of lading weld follow. This was after the Mail Steamship Company, Juput, Americe, ipso facto. It touches my friends position in seizure. Mr. Luncan of the aid firm personally they can ask your Worship to do is attended at the C... and applied for a permit woy: all
December Messrs McEwen, Frinkle & Co. applied for a licenes to deal and ship compounds opium, and received a reply from the Colonial Secretary that the matter was having considera. tion, and pending a reply pormission would be grated.
His Worship-What is McEwen, Frickle's position? Are they agents for the owner?
Mr. Bailey-Yes. The firm had no notics of the a-izure, and only learned about it when they went to the godowns. They applied to Opium Farmer for the release of the gods, but he replied that be could not see his way to release them.
to reconsider your decision that the morphine to tranship this saorphine. As far back as alec Government auditor of the Industrial Bank should be forfeited to the Opium armor, but that would be useless to my friends if they are not to have a chance of recovering it, which they will not if the point I take is correct in law. His Worship-I am satisfied that there is power for me to grant & re-learing, and I pro porn that in this case be application should be for an order absolute, not an order mai.
Mr. Hasting-My friend, Mr. Bailey, and I are in oxnetly the same position in this matter, and with your Worship's poroission we propose to hear the two claims together.
His Worship The applications will be consolidated.
Mr. Boilay thou dealt with his points of law, which were similar to Mr. Hastings. He said that having regard to the firm's licence the seizure was invalid.
Mr. Hastings said he claimed seven cases of morphine on behalf of the Kwong Wing Saa fkm of Shanghai: he had supplied Mr. Deacon with copies of the marks on the cases. Mr. Bailey said he s'aimed four cases on behalf of Messrs. MoEwen, Friskol & Co. as transhippers, and the China and Jupau Trading | him. Co. of Shanghai, who to the best of his knowledge were the owners.
His Worship On that point you might be the able to see the Opium Farmer and arrange with
As all parties were agreeable, bis Worship decided to take both cases together, and adjourned the hearing until Saturday.
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL.
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LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
The Straite Times publishes the following summary of late news, on April 14th.
The Nationalist party made an attack on the antele" with Britaia in the French Senuto. M. Bourgeois, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in replying to the attack, mid Frauco onnnot think and the entente' with Britain the day after modifying the alliance with Russia the raise of both had stood the test."
Rai Oroes workers are active in the earth. quake rogion of South Italy. Soldiers, Gramen, al labourers are most basily engaged in romering the sand and sahos cast out of
Vesnica.
President Castro of Venezuela has resigned Leoporarily.
Presidont Castro ates further peling will lead to political] turmony in that he intends to resiga permanently, such a Venezuela. Senor Gomez, the Vice-Presideat,
as assamned the Pre-idency.
"You may say," continued the Commissioner
very pleased with the progress of Western newspaper proprietor "that we in China GrG education in our country. We have ourselves as fine a literature as most countries, of which wo are very proud, but we recoguise that we have mach to profit by in the way of science and invention. It is these we desire to take up. We desire, moreover, to take advantage of your
on crcial superiority, if we and it create
country."
Would it be true to say", naked the reporter, "that the Commission'a journey and the present, awakening of Ubina, so-called, is the result of a new-found ambition incited by the wonderful way in which Japan has come to the front rank of nations ?"
"There are many things admirable in Japan", said the Commissioner slowly, but it is not quite true that we have been stirred and our motto is, Reform, but in bringing by Japan to emalation. Our object is reform.
that about we would prefer to copy for ourselves an older country such as England, which Jupan has herself copied, rather than Japan."
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a long letter from a soldier who holly defends City in rains
Terrific earthquake at 5.15 this morning. Many fixes started. Olies Japan. The directors in Englund are:
The Right Hon. James Parker Smith (director in that joursal through a letter from a corres- deturalized.
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Expect to be ordered ont any moment. "Burning Perceval K.O.M.O. (director Union Buak of zeidsed to recognise the Postmen's Union,
Nearest approach to our Australia, Limited), Chokuro Kadena (Messrs. and to increase the wages of the postmez. Eu building a blook away. Ukura and Co. Japan and Louion), Barat his opinion it is impossible to leave the public
At 12.40. You may lose ne any minute. George de Renter (director limperial Bank of services at the mercy of insubordinata em- Constant quakes. Feria, Limited), and Herbert Ediman (director ployees. He farther declared that strikers doomed. We shall try to save all apparatus wo 2 am Preparing to move. Street looks Merchants' Banking Company, Limited). Of would be dismissed. The Chamber voted con-
get a conveyance. the total capital, £100,000 is, it is stated, being fidence in the Government. The strike among can but are unable applied for in Japan.
postmen has spread to Lyons.
FOREIGN SHIPPING BARRED IN 1909,
The Governor General of the Philippines has received the following cable, un the passage by the House of Representatives of the revised shipping bill. The cabio saya:-
Washington, April 17, 1996.
Mr. Hastings, in stating the facts of his claim, said his client ordered this morphine from England for a European firm in Maona Singh proceeded against Messre. Ide, Manila-The House has passed shipping Shanghai, and the documents were in the 4. 8. Watson, and Co. on summous, for wrong bill came as Act of Congress approved April 15, bands of the Hongkong and Shanghai fal dismissal from their employ on the 25th 1904, with the following changes: Change date Bank there. He intended sending for them March The defendants took out a orces from July 1, 1906, to April 11, 1969. Omit as soon as possible. His client sent instructions aromons, in which they charged the watchman section 7: add new section-quote--that all to an agent here to land the goods sad re-ship with misconducting himself white in their and parts of laws in conflict with provisions of them to Shanghai. This sort of business he service.
this Act are hereby repealed. Eadef quotation. understood had been carried on for a consider- Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Mr.
MCINTYRE.
0. D.
The Buffs in merching from Lydd to Dover fall
out owing to the heal. Two soldiers sube quent y diod.
on
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60 are Britiah, 42
1. King Edward and Queen Alexandra will attend the opening of the Olympic Games entored their names.
the 22nd April; 680 competitora have Americans, and 110 Greeks.
Dhe marriage of King Alfonso is set for the Jet Jnue.
La view of too victory of the various Liberal partion in Russin, at the elections, the reactionary Ministers are about to resign, Their names are: Darzioro and Akinoff.
Baron Oppenbeiro, the German attaché at Cairo. In gone on what is described as a scientific mission to Syria. It is believed that this mission is connected with the Akola affair,'
At 10 15 San Francisco time a.m. Cable staff ordered out of building expecting to transfer operations to cable house. Nothing further since then.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.R. sic. Empress of Japan arrived at Kobe at 5 p.m, on Tesday, the 24th inst., and left again at midnight same day via Nagasaki
due to arrive at &am for Shanghai, where she
the 29th just. on Saturday, the Siberis sailed from Yoko- har en the 20th inst, and au de hore nor about the 7th May.
The P.M.
The Bon Line str. Benmohr, from London and Antwerp, left Singapore on the 2ith inst. for this port.
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Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Baul).
LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.
Sole Agents.
Gongkong, 17th May, 1906.
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851
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AVID CORSAR & BON'S
MERCHANT NAVY
THE
NAVY BOILED
LONG FLAX
RELIANCE GROWN
TARPAULING
UANTAS
ARNHOLD, KARBEKG & (0,
Sols Areat
PURE FRESH WATER.
"THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER- BOAT CO., LD., is prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of FURE FRESH WATER to the Shipping, both fox Desk and Boilers.
Call Flag W.
J. W. KEW, Managor, Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor, 621 Hongkong, 8th August, 1905,
ATOMATIC MAUSER
PISTOLS.
CALIBEE 7,63 m.m. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGE
LEING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
JLEMSSEN & CO.
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905.
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