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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5тя, 1907.
are informed that nothing has even begu attempted. The anti-Ociontal prejudiges of Western America have betrayal to them the real powerlessness of the American Government to keep its treaty pledges or to
A. S. WATSON & CO..any other promises likely to run counter
high feeling in individual states; and being convinced of their own power, they appuar resolved this time to force-an-issue, How for the recrudesgot movement will have the Mearet sympathy of the Chinese
The Diadem ratuened from her crnies in the TELEGRAMS. South Festerday, Laving cone direct from
Singapore.
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A block of 300 shares in the Bangkok Doek Company bas just beau purchased at 84,0 10 Tioals, which works ont at 93) eneli. A few
dinya provionaly, we are infoguard (says the Bangkok Times of December 20th), Dook Com - pady skaren in smuffer lots were s.id and transferred at 305 Ticulo,
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DISASTROUS FIRE AT
PORTSMOUTH POCKY RD,
LONDON, Jummary 4th. Alive-occurred at the gunwharf, By kind permission of Lieut. Col. W. Scott Portsmouth, which occasioned damage quarter of a WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.uthorities is a question that now demands Battalion "The Duke of Cambridge's Own" to the extent of #
WATSON'S
VERY OLD LIQUEUR.
E
SCOTCH
BLEND
consideration:
As a matter of fact, though the central government of Coina endorsed the American promises to attempt reform and meliora tion of the Chinese immigrant's lot, and
the dis- lent ils support openly to couragement of the original agization, we happen
Peking IN
Moncrieff and Offiones. the band of the Third
{Middlesex Regiment) will play the following inillion. programme of music, during dinner, at the Hongkong Holei, on Saturday, 5th January,
1907.
Overture...... "1 Martiri,”
Valen
Donizetti Waldeufel Caryl Ada
**Reverio," Selection......Earl and the fiel," Seng
The Baby ty," Three Dances from "en-y V111 a M-rris Dance, Shepherd's Dance, c'Torch Dance" Geross
ANOTHER RUSSIAN
ASSASSINATION.
LONDON, January 4th. General Launitz, prefect of St. Mord an Mignon Balut D'Amour," Elgar Petersburg, has been assassinated.. by no means averse to a forcing of the issue Spletion. On the road to Moscow," ... Loetz "Iolanthu," - Sal ivan Intomega)........
to
know thini
with America. That Chinese diplomatic promises are themselves so often like the pancrust of the adage does not prevent the Chinese from feeling disgusted by the discrepancy between America's friendly words and unfriendly performances. Chies is not exactly a child in theso maitora, and aliruistic theories and professions do not compensate her for practices in asistent
Regimental Marches
Ood bires the Prince of Wales. God Save the 1 Ring INNER Mest-Hors D'Oeuveds-Eggs Aspir Soup-Mock Tarth. Flah-6 naked Fish and Hutter Sauce, Entre-Fillot of Beef a la Bearnaise, Stowed fouh Chop and Green Sweetbread Pattics.. Cury-Burmah. Join's, AO. -Rost Leg of Mutton and Mint Sauce, Konst Turkey and Cronhty Sunce, Hoiled Bacrm and spinach, Cold Sta Pie and Plain Saul, sweete Almond Pulding, Tipsy Cake; Nussbrode Jes roam and Finger Cakes Cheese Fcuits
WHISKY therewith. China has a stronger case than desert-for-Fruita.
LEADING
THE
THROUGHOUT
WHISKY
THE EXST
FOR
OYER
20 YEARS.
PER CASE
$15.00
usual, and China knows it. So far as we
The steamer Gedys which wasplying between can judge from the samples of the American Bangkog and Chantaboon in qua a completo Press wo recivo, it is the Am ricans who are
wreck avar Chantabman, The Siem Free Press anders:ands that party from the Naval in the dack as to their position, which, we take it,
that of riding for a diplomaticpartment has left to try and recover eas fall. The Chinese entertain the opinion tlust there is now no operative Treaty with the United States. What the American Government relies on are the old treaties, which they themselves have impliedly nullified. The Chineso demand mission to the Philippines as a sine qua non of any modus operandi; and for this and the many ether violations of old agreements, China must be compiling rather a formidable bill The against the American Government. Americans cannot have what they want until they, in their own expressive idiom, "make good." As diplomacy aemos to have
A. S. WATSON & CO.... | remained for some time at a deadlock, vis-n-
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GERMAN SHIPPING DISPUTE.
LONDON, Jaummy 4th. Bremen shipowners have compelled their officers to withdraw from the
Union.
FRANCO-BRITISH EXPOSITION.
Londos, January 4th, Count Nanneville has cut the sod for the Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherdshush which is to cover 110
acres.
GERMAN POLITICS.
Ticats 99,0:10 which the vessel curried at the time of the disaster. Tas Bongbah Times of Dec-mbor 19th says: - Mues inystery surrounds the whereabouts of 8,993 T.cale end to have been put in the after cabin of the Gladys whichb. was wrecked on the I-land of Keh Riat, a little to the north of Kob Chues. Tuis vessel was pu
Lospos, January Ith. a trip from Chantaboon, to Rangkok when she” mat with disaster. She now lim on the rock,
German opinion is adverse to [pscily submerged, and is likely to become a totalCount Buelow's mummifcato, only the
wreck. It is pemmed that she stack wbro traveling at full speed as the bow is well out Centre Socialists being partially satis. of water while die stern is four feet under fied. A great increase in the number
of Socialist members is predicted,
The Navy boat un ok with five divers on board proceeded to the wreck which is situated ten hours' steam from Bangkok, to recover the rooney which was packed in quantities of 2,000 in boxes. Each of the four rooms in the after entin have besa opened by the divors, and the Rua Bois returned to Bangkok yeaterday with- out finding any trace of the money.
POLICE SM KING CONCERT.
vis these difficulties, we should not be at all surprised to find the new boycott move- ment thriving under a perfunctory dis
sincere if private couragement and encouragement. President RoOSEVELT is a
In the large mateted a Taimshgleni Police strong man, but no one can envy him his Station, which was tastefully decorated for the
embarrassed present
positioa. With occasion, the Police held their annual New Year entertainment on Thursday night. As bofore stated, it was a great succssik, both from the
| California obdurate au one hand, and Japan and China equally or more determined on the other, the desired solution seems as hard to come at as Truth at the bottom of her will. America faces civil disruption in one way and loss of Asiatic prestige and influence, with its profitable commercial concomitants, in another. On this side, we
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Che Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 5, 1907.
Our new from Cauton day is again of a most important nature. The revival of the anti-American boycott, as reported by our correspondent at that port, indicates that this time business is moant.
THE MOROCCAN TROUBLE.
LONDON, January 4th. The Morocco tribes are submitting
SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT
SALARIES.
SINGAPORE, January 4th. It is rumoured that the Governor pant of view of the promoters and that of the recommends a five per cent increase
on salaries.
visitors; and it could not have been otherwise
with each on energetic committee and sash hearty coöporation from friends and members of the forne.
Mr. Winter opened the lengthy programme wi L the comic song "What is the use of a pair of kilts," which earned for the singer great
فنانة
SINGAPORE PUISNE JUDGE. SHIP.
SINGAPORE, January 4th. It is reported that Mr. Scrcombe Smith has accepted the Straits Puisne Judgeship.
[On inquiry at the Colonial Office, our representative was informed by the Hon. Mr. Sercombe Smith that he was not in a position to give any information.?
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, January 4th.
IN BANKeuriCY.
BEFORE SIR Francis Piquorr (Cher Jvarice).
Wale
mot
The Club really oculd not carry on it's business on account of the liquor laws of the Colony.
Sir Henry Berkeley said the petition was presented by Mesars, Leiria and Romanc nephew and uncle. It was not a petition, he segrotend to say, presouted in good faith for. the purpose of promoting the object for which
Mr. Slado stated that the Club Lusitanje was formed in 1892 to carry out the object set out in the memorandum of association. Some- time last Autorin a judgment with costs was givou against the Club, and it was also becagħt home to the directors that they had top con- travening the law by supplying refreshimouts in
CHUNG.BHUN-KOO'S AFFAIRS,
the Club. The Company of the Club was a Hi Lordship delivered his reserved decision
different body paticely to the scoin) Chil, and regarding the admission of certain proofs in the "hareholders in the Company dobor's estate. Ho said. The question bare secessarily shareholders in the lab and vies Oil shep in respect of the difference on tivo
voran. In consequence of this slate of Exeta it to decide is whether the proof of the Ink Tai
became apparent that the Clab could only sell esatraets for the purchase of oil, entered into liquors under a licence as a public house, and with that shop and Chung Shun-kuo, is to be fully they closed the bar; and, in consequence allowed to stand. In the first place I am of that, it was impossible for the company carry- satisfied that the two contracts were entereding on the Club to make it pay. Under the into an alleged, and were not, as was suggested, articles of association the Club kad no power to Lingus contracts. The only question therefore borrow, the consequence being that although loft is whether they were gambling contracte, the Club was posed of considerable property and so invalid. I am quite clear that so far as it was unable to raise money to pay is debtų, Chang Shun-key was concerned they wors Counsel asked his Lordship to take into cos spesistive and that he intended to realise a sideration that in the Club, as at present con- profit by resale under the clause in the constituted, disaonsions were rile among members, tracts, and not to take delivery. But that is that a substantial body of the Portaguase com- Bot sufficient. In order that the proof should musity would have nothing to do with tho be disallowed, it must. I show that the cou- Club, the directors of which went so far as to trnets were contrats for differences only, expel the Portuguese Consul-General four years that is, that both parties ontered into them ags. with thnt object in Fix, and with no intention wither to like or to insist on delivery of the oil. A very oghaustive and closely reasoned cross-examination of Chen Hun-ping. the managing partner of the Tak Tai shop, with whom the contracts wory entered inte, failed to elisit anything which would lead me to the sopolusion that so far as the first gontract is concerned it was any other than a bona fide con- traet for delivery of oil on the part of the firm an exceptionally lurge one, it is trus, bal. Dès | ppearing in the adidavits that thepatition was | manager's statements as to how he proposed ta the result of feelings arising from the expulsion supply the H0 gallons can, I think, bo of Mr. Romane some fur years ago, and accepted. He could not base supplied the whole that Mr. Tziris, possessing 10s of the 116 at any sue time, ovos with the fourteen days saares, owned between him and r, Romano, notice which tha contract required, but thungh had faken drawings of the unfortunate dis- I casant find any decision on the question, I am putes lately arising in the Club to foment the
friction, and then presented the petition. fairly clear that where a contract is to take a large quantity of goods by install. menia during a long period of time, there is on breach if the whole cannot be supplied at any one time within that period. With regard to the second contract for 10,000 gallons. I am principles govern il. To adopt the simple as polition. It is more than a suggestion that this is not a bona the application in the intereste of quite clear; and I think different tion is male bona fide, it will dismiss the tration referred to during the argument; if a debtor has ordered a suit of clothes from a the Portuguese community. Proceeding, be
Mr. Loiria, if the Club w tailor and bankruptcy supervenes to prevent the said that contract being carried out, the tailor can prove wound up, would be a very large pecuniary bene- for the loss of profit. But, if the debtor has ficiary. This company was not formed with ordered a thousand soils which he clearly has no the object of petting money into anybody's use for; and if he intends merely to speculate pocket; it was for the recreation of the on the rise in price of cloth, then the quetion Portuguese, gentlemen of this community. If whether the tailor has himself entered into a liquor licence were taken out it would go i the contract speculatively, may, I think, boleng way toward paying the exponses of the When the bar was man before there determined by ascertaining what steps he has Club. taken to fulfil the contract should be be called came a time when the price of drinks was in on to do on. Iba doubts whether the Takersated. When some young grøllemen's enda Tai did make sufficient prop-inman fulas this
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIR FOANCIS PIGGort (CHI)
JUSTICE).
the Lasitano Ulnb was formed.. It was not presented le quabls the Club to be exnstructed on better basis.
Ho suggestal from facta
Mr. lade-I don't think my learned friend should make positive necasations of fact against any individual unless there in some evidence.
Sir Heury Berkeley- The cases are quite clear. If the Court is not satisfied the applica-
WECUEN
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The
contract: but the curious part of thaessa is that appeared to have made use of some unporlia the bargain money, $1.20), was paid on the second montary suguage. The directors wanted to gires it an air of boun file, and I think turns and not on the first-contract, which certainly punish theso recalcitrant young members, and
now refused to take out a licence. the scale in favour of admitting the proof. The unfortunate retirement of Mr. Romano from action of the trustee in testing thegs contracts the Club seemed to hare made it not so But fashionable, not 80 distinguished. in the way he has done was fully justified.
be left four years ago and stil the bar made profits. Mr. Slads put it to his Lordship that because Mr. Roma was expelled the result was that the Club was no longer ingarded favourably by the Portuguese community. He left in 1902, but for the three following years there was no dimination of masters. If they bad now tumbled down, the cause was not to be sacribed to the-rotiromsat of Mr. Rom.-** Dess Mr. Slade think that the members of the Portuguese Club to day are a lower class than formorly?
MOTION TO WIND UP CLÙY LESITANO, Considerable interest was cantred in the, motion brought before his Lordship by Mr. Blade for the winding up of the Club I usitano, the Courthouse being nearly fall of members of the Portuguese community.
applause. Mr. Browas followed with a fate solo, "The mosquito parade, au njoyable the Chinese authorities. A few more weeks item: Mr. Badcock's--singing of "Out on deep" domandel an encora. Thon should show whether Americn, now up against it," to nee another. A moricanis, is Mr. Leckie, a lion comic," whose more appearance started great applause. He to have her hand forced for good or ill.
fully maintained his reputation during the Certainly her present position caunot longeroning in his selections When I woke up continue tenable.
in the morning", "Wait till the work comes round," "Young ladies I have met "and "Items of the day." Mr. Cullen's rendering of My Irish Molly was certainly deserving of the hearty applauss which followed. one of the best items pa the programme, and An attempt to Boat the Ava Mara has of shareholders, while another body of for stating that the gentlemen who were his other contributions Their heads nestled failed, but another will be made to-day, after | shareholders was represented by Bir Heary now closer together "and "In the pale mosalight"
The captain of the H. A. L. Daphne, which arrived in port yesterday, reports that on Danember 23rd. he rescued fourteen Japanese from a shipwrecked nailer, and landed them safely at Vladivostock.
Messra, E. S. Kalooria & Co. are in receipt It has an air of telegraphic advices from Singapore, inform. of telermination about it which to us seemeding them that the crushing of the Raub
It was
TH
[REUTER'S SERVICEЛ
"AWA BARU."
LONDON, January 2nd.
were equally pleasing. Now talent was intro. which, if necessary, the Spring tides will be daced in the person of Mr. Laker, of HM.S. waited for. ustra Hent, wbose comic about Jennie my
Han Gold Miving Co, for the part four wooks own true love,” caused rears of laughter. Sədil
lacking in the first instance; and of course there are various ways in which it may-attant. Pisided 602 czs. smelted gold from 3,757 tons his second itemDed, beautiful bed". After
and be affected by the approaching New Year settlement. For the moment the meetings are suppressed, but this may be ouly temporary check, and in all probability the propaganda will continue irrespective of the official proclamations. The movement before was crippled by the uncertainty and Jack of unity among the Chinese as a whole, and the undertaking of the American authorities to do their utmost to arrive at a of the mutually satisfying solution trouble was perhaps a welcome excuse Since then, how for ita rolaxation, erer, much bas pprned of which we cannot reasonably support the Chinese to have been kept in ignoranes. It has benn discoverol that, however sincere Washing- to's intentions may be, the Federal
stone.
THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA,
Los Dos, January 2nd. another comic "My youngest ass,”-by-Mr: The famine in Itassia is gaining in extent A Chinese witness, while being sworn at the Jury, Mr. Reed gave a clever cunjaring ex and intensity; hunger and typhus are magistracy yesterday, held up his hand as if he bibition. Mr. Riggs following with a laughable were taking the outh in the Settish fashion. canic "Do ra m," and later with "It'e aprending rapidly in several provinces, and Messrs. Todd and reports from various parts announce the The incident provoked a smile, and led to the right in the summer."
was beartily failure of the winter crops owing to the coll euggestion that the man was anxions to impress Oxberry's duet "Excelsior? the Court that he was well informel on Western noored. Both singers possess strong voices, and drought.
which blended admirably. Their sesond effort customs.
was" Alice, where art thou?" Mr. Greener's rendering of “The formyard" stamped him a horn humorist; his succeeding patter was apparently much appreciated. Mr. Gates heid
Mr. Slade-If my friend asks me to say so, I say certainly.
Mr. M. W. Blade. instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist), appeared for the petitioners: Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring Sir Henry Terkeley-That's a gratuitons of Messrs. Goldring and Barlow) and Mr. insult to the Portuguese community. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, represented a body Continuing, he said there was no reason
the Club
members were lower in social status
to
met
the Club. Tho ́of Messrs. Ewers and Harston) Mr. H. G. C. Romano tolongol Berkeley, instructed by Mr. J. Scott Haraton than those who were members when Mr. Bailey (of Messrs, Johnen. Stokes and Master) question of lack of revenue could be watched the case on behalf of the directors of by the directors applying for a licence and getting a productive saares of revenue. The petitiouere, A. G. Romano. and J. J
The Club had gone on for 40 years after Leirte, com.al general and vice cousul for opening with eclat, and it would have been Portuy23 respectively, set forth in their petition much more patriotic of Mr. Leitia if, instead of that the Club was formed in 1992 and reg stered andessuring to close the Club, he would help by under the Companies Didiuanoo. The Olub was paying a Bronii Aura towards the license. commenced in order to promote social inter-Counsel anggested that his Lordship should coarse, sto, between members of the Portuguese dismiss the petition. The opposing parties community. It had a capital of 318,000, divided could go back, thake hands and make friends. into 360 shares of $50 mob, of which the pati
His Lordship-They have shown no desiro GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE. tioners hald 116. Dispales arose about three to do that.
years ago between one body of shareholders, ter-
Sir Henry Berkeley-No, my Tord; but giva The insufficiency of the accommodation at
LONDON, January 2nd.
toia mem bera of another body of slaceholders and them a chanca the Magistracy was never more apparent than
King Edward through Sir Francis Knollys, other members. These disputes continued and
dismies the His Lordship-I stouldn' posturday, when the Second Court was thronged
From the sub an extent that solicitors had to wait their his bearers with his song "Seaweed," likewise in reply to a congratulatory telegram from led to certain shareholders ceasing to frequent petition. I can only suspend it. taro at the entrance before they could secure à Mr. Turner le his "When I think of the Echo de Paris earnestly hopes that the the Club and orentually resigning. Quite proceedings one can see there are two factions at the table. There was an unusually large you." Other items which were well received warm feeling of friendship existing between rooutly an attempt was made by those in in the Club, and that it is going to pieces. The attendance of logal gentleman, and with so mobyer Mr. Tally'e song "Cheer me up." Mr. France und Great Britain will never he exthority to exclude certain members from the proper thing to do would be to reconstitate it.
he hearing was adjourned. contested eases to be desll with it was no wonder Wiliams' "Long live the King" and Mr. that little pragross was made with the business Oxberry's fine rendering of "the Soldier's toast." before the Court.
It now only remains to be sold that M»*are. Atkins and Warrenor worked hard and well na accompanials; that Mr P. P. J. Wodehouse was The annust mestlug of the Hangkung Oddwo sympathetic chairman and that the Volumes Society was held at the offigs of Hon. following mmittee hare every reason to be satisfied with the result of the entertainment:--
disturbed.
FRANCE
LONDON, January 2nd, General Picquart has started for Biserta
Club and legal action followed. The costs of these proceedings were ordered to be paid by the Club and its direstors. The Club possessed no funda available for such a purpose, and the directors were not empowered to raise a loau, and certain shareholders objected to disposing
The Foreign Offee has informed the Novos Vramya that negotiations on the subject of the Fishery Conventioa with Japan are proceeding at St. Petersburg between Mr. Motons and M-
of any of the Club's assets for the purpose. For Gonbustoff, but declines to give details. It
Government-ia impotent so far as coping, Me. H. E. Pollock, K.C., nt Bank Buildings, President, Mr. A. C. Langley; Segretary. Mr. with a large staff, on an important mission sometime the expenses of the Club have declares, however, that these negotiations are with States prejudices is concerned. yesterdy afternoon. Mr. Pollock presided, and W. G. Caygil; Members, Misses. Allee connection with the deferees of the port, exceeded its earnings,
come to the Those prejudices hare surface stronger and more conspicuous than evor; and there has been no real mitigation of the grievances of the Oricat.
On top of
there were 3:80 present Messra. W
H. Jackson, Winter, Wille, Olarke, Apol, Mundy, Purcell, ED. Haskell and the Rev. G. A. Unwin, Edwards, Wilden, Davie, Roby and Bauburg Arrangements were made for the Burrie. provision of tectures at the City Hall during the winter months. The report and accouuls
wild
and the Club distinct from those which are being conducted at have bo Deane of paying their debte Tokyo for indemnifying the Rusien tishory com- Other shareholders holding 103 shares were panien at Sak balin. The Noroc Vremya auver-- The crank is erational be has no wild also desirous of winding up, but the petitioners Cheless contends that the Japanese bare LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. objection to the aniverea but only a
objection to some iscated point in it-le the and these shareholders combined did not hold succeeded in deferring the latter in order to play The M.M. str. Oceanien, with the next Freeb meat in it, to the wine, to the habit of rejicing sufficient shares to pasaths necessary resolution off the settlement of transient elsims against the
Bui was elected prosidout; H.. the Officer mail, left Saigon on Friday, the 4th inst., at at Christmas. ke may be something for to wind up. The petitioners, therefore, asked acquisition of lasting soncessions, and again Administering the Government,
rice-pra-&a, for this port.
greater-a man who at every turn ones through that the Club should be wound up under the The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s stx. Lyra arrived our smug civilization to the barbarity and sideat; Mr. IL E. Pollock was
At Manila yesterday morning, the 4th Jan. licentiousness on which it is founded. It is not provisions of the Companies Ordinance of hon, secretary and Mr. Parcel hos. treasurer
The Mogul Line str. Macduff leit Singapore normal to see through so much such a man ie 1865, and this! all necessary dirostione be given
by the Court, This concluded the business of the me ting. on the 3rd inst, and rasy be expected here on eccentric.
the 10th inst.
all this, the good, will of the American as presented were adopted; H. E. the Governor Government bas been manifestly worsted by political exigencies. To have tried and failed. would have been something, though it might not have staved off Chinese resentment very long. But now the Chinese
re-elected
denounces the incompetence of the Hassian also devotes a long artich to a demonstration of representative at Tokyo. Tue Novos Vremya the worthlessness of the Russian Consuls in
Perás.