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THE HONGKONG BÁT
| prevent the Colony losing the position as a estimated revenue from ad malez,
port of call and alss commercial collecting margin or balance
HER ERIDAY, NOVEMBRR 6ra, 1908.
able for capital and distribating contre When the new expenditure on Pablia Works Extra- large Graving Dock la completed the ordinary and to devote half of it to Board will have to meet interest charges on Military contribution and half to Tablic Works Extraordinary, The advantage of debt which will mount approximately to five-millions sterling. To provide interest this method that it would not prevent CO., at four per cent on a capital of five progress and development in times out financial depression like the present, as the millions sterling requiríes an annual sum
Office, we fancy, would be hard put to to to of, say, $1,700,000, and, unless during the existing method done, and the Colonial next five year there is a considerable find any reasonable objection to advance expansion of the jereuues of the Board; it against the suggested change in the in- will not be possible for it to pay its way cidence of the fax. and the Colonial revenues will probably have to bear a charge of soma $200,000 a year to cover the deficit. No expansion of revenue, the Governor says, can be looked for from increased charges at
CONFECTIONERY. the Wharves and Docks, as these have
our NEW We have just ampsoked SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY, imported from the landing London, Parind American Housem
CADBURY'S
CHOCOLATES,
In Fancy Boxes CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCO LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLA'DE DE LA BEINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE* and Others, in Great Variety. FULLER'S
COCOANUT TAFFY,
The proceeds of the Church Mimionary Society Baxter Mission Bauer held at "Fairies amounted to $1, 64 20.
The transport **Soudan" leaves for Home
to-day. Lient-Colonel Broke, R., who has bean appointed to Gosport, will be in command of the troops on board the transport,
The Emperor of Japan has sent a donation of £500 to the Seamen's Hospital Soalety, London, in recognition of the sasistanna, ran- dersd to Japanese subjecte by the Dreadnought Hospital at Greenwich,
already reached a point beyond which an increase would certainly mean a loss dispatch to the urgency of certain large His Excellency proceeded to refer in his public works at Singapore and Penang Then, after alluding to the fact that in the Estimates for this year the Government have to face i defolt of $635,381, His Another native has been arrated in connect Excellency goes on to say that, taking a dis-ion with the recent murder of a coolin at the at the Magistracy yesterday on the mpital passionate ries of all the circumstances, it Fask. He was placed, before Me, J. B. Wood is impossible Le regard without apprehen, sharge, and the hearing of the case sion the financial future of the Colony adjourned, "The porta mut remain as they are present free ports, that freedom being an essentia. condition of their continued existence," and,
CONFECTIONERY. with the proposed Stamp Bill now before ALMOND the Legislature, and upon the passing of TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE which the estimate of revenue for next year DEL CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER- is based, directaxation will be pushed as far KINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLONBALLB as it is likely to be remunerativo. Wilo the Governor entertains no doubt of id
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ultimate foamial stability of the Colony, he foresees that for the next ten years or 80 FRENCH the ordinary services must be severely pinched, if not to some extent suspended CONFECTIONERY, and there will be no margin for works
WALNUT NUTTONA NOUGAT, TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS
$0.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 6th November, 1908-
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The Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G, will deliver a leotare st the YM.C.A. rooms,
"A Chapter from Irish Life.". The obair will Alexandra Building, to sight, his subject being be taken at 9 p.m. by the Hon. Mr. H. W. Blade and the public are cordially invited to be prosent
A contemporary hears that Mr. W. J. Foley, late Chief Inspector of Folios, Federated Malay States, han just hed & "windfall," pieb uncle, a miner in Australia, having died and left him and his family property valued at some thing like #100,000. Mr. Foley has proosstad to Peusng to swear to his identity."
Special rewards have recently been offered in Singapore by the palios for the discovery of counterfeiters, owing to the quantity of spurious coins in circulation. A Chizamaa was discovered making solus laat rook sada harga quantity of coins and the complete coining outfit were seized. When before the Magistrate the
cued said the colus were only flatended for
butions!
Detective-Sergeant Terrati veeterday arrested
TELEGRAMS
U DAILY ERBIA "*"EXCLUBIYN SERVICE]
MOROCCO
STRAINED SITU. ATION.
LONDON, November 5th. Germany has demanded an apology from France in connection with the
Gen
Casa Blanca deserters.
The situation is strained. THE GERMAN REICHSTAG,
LONDON, November 6th. When the Reichstag reassembed Prince Buelow was absent.
All parties announced interpell- ations regarding the Kaiser's interview. THE NEAR EASTERN
SITUATION.
LONDON, November 5th, Bulgaria, Servia and Turkey, are negotiating an alliance.
THE AMERICAN FLEET AT AMOY...
Austria is entrenching,
ITS DEPARTURE FROM AMOT.
AMOY, November 5th. The American Squadron left Annoy
farewell salute was fired. this morning et eight o'clock. A
Outside the barbour Rear-Admiral Louisiana," Emery's flagship, the" departed from the column to proceed to Hongkong while the other's with
command steered their course for Rear-Admiral Schroeder in supreme,
Manila.
As the "Louisiana" deparated the other ships saluted Rear-Admiral Emery's flag.
Last night. Rear-Admiral Emery said the presence of H.I.H. Prince Yang marked an era of more cordial relations between the United States
-{EEUTER'S SHEVICE.] THE UNITED STATES,
two men who are suspected of being impliested and China. in the highway robbery at Kowloon, in which Mrs. Storr of the Vistoria Home was relieved of a considerable amount în money aid cheques, The natives were scrusted at the Hongkong and Shooghal Bank where they want to prevent a cheque. They were charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, and the
urgently requred in the public interest if the Military contribution is to continue to be based, as at pressat, on gross revenue, Sir JOHN ANDERSON, in a convincing despatch, aske His Majesty's Government to free from tantion for Military contribu- A. S. WATSON & CO. tion at least il capital expenditures for special services required to maintain and LIMITED,
promote the progress of the Colony. In fresing the special taxation for Loan Works, and in claiming contributim only on the wet return, of reproductive works, this principle, Sir JOHN ANDERSON, points out, has already been conceded, and the Colony now aska that it may be teaded to works of avan more vital importance to the welfare of the Soetledients, though they do not yield a direct return, and that His Majesty Governouse was adjourned. ment may be pleased to allow a rebate on
The Chinese brigand, refugees in the the Military contributina equal to 25 per manntains of Tonkin are hard pressed by the [cant of the Odony's special services Budget. dying columes of French troops in parmuit; and The S cretary of Siste for the Colonies, their numbers are continually thinued by however, says that His Majesty's Govern skirmishes. The mountaineers eagerly huot in alue bleeding heads of briganda who had inent cannot agree to the suggestion that them down, and one village headman brought revenue riied for the purpose of paringen overtaken and killed. Seven more bei interest on Jass for certain purposes should gands were shot down on October 9. Four be exempted from assessment to Military brigands exptured with arme in hand had their contribution; if in isolated ouses exemption, heads struck off in the province of Faus-yen. has been agreed to, His Majesty's Govern- ment, the Secretary of State says, have never been able to assent, to any general departure from the principles, which have, with the ill agreement of the Colony, regulated the Military contribution, and His SIE JOEN ANDED ON, Governor of the Majesty's Government is of opiu on that the Straite Settlements, is evidently in full arguments dranced by the Governor of the agreement with His Excellency the Go Straits Settlements strike at the root of the vernor of Hongkong regarding the injustice principle on which all Military contributions of the present incidence of the Military con paid by the Bastorn colonies are at tribution. “I gaunot help thinking," Sir Rssessed, and theas arguments cruno be Joan ANDERSON has said in a dispatch to admitted without giving up the whole the Secretary of Stale," that the system of system of assessment both in the Straits firing the military contribution according Settlements and elsewhere. -
The dematch further states thus the to the gross revenue is bue which is not
principle underlying the institution of the in the interests either of His Majesty's Colonial Military contribution is that the Government or of the Colony Sir FRE Colony should pay the whole cost of its DERICK LUGARD, when referring to the land deferee though, as a matter of fact, it military contribution in iis Budget speech does not appear to have been doing so. In recently, very aptly said that the incidence this respect the Straits do not stand on the of this contribution do not fall, as Mr same foothg as Heugkong, for it was never CHAMBERLAIN desired it should, so that intended that Hongkong should bear the in times of increased prosperity the whole cost of the garrison here. However, heare. Colony should be able to divote a larger it does not follow that because the Colony. of the Siraite Settlements has falled to sum to its defence, kad in tims of financial obtain a reduction of Ita Military contri- difficulty it should contribute loss,
bution, that Hongkong would be unRICCOBS-
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 6TH, 1908
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Notices printed in four-languages are being pealed in places of public resort in Singapore, palling attention to the new anti-spitting Ordinance, which lays down rigid restrictions regarding the practice of this disgusting babit. in public buildings, on sidewalks and fre-foot ways, The Chief Sanitary Inspector has taken these notices around to the schools, as a warn- ing to pupils to refrain from this practica
Is not this na exapple spreading disse. which is now recognised as a common means
which might with advantage be followed in
Hongkong!
LONDON, November 3rd." The latest betting on the elections is 5/1 on. Mr. Taft for the Presidency, and 5/4 on Mr. Bughes for the Governorship of New
York:
LATER.
A notable feature of the American Presi
dential Election is the comparatively small political novelty in both candidates. Much public interest; due to the absence of depends on the vote of New York,
LATER.
Mr. Taft has been elected President of the United States. The voting was the heaviest on record
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
LONDON, November 3rd, Mr. Haldane, Minister for War, in reply
Office Archives did not contain such a to Mr. William Redmond, said the War
document as the Kaiser's plan of campaign
THE NEAR EAST;
LONDON, November 3rd. The Crown Prince of Servis has left There was an exciting scene in Singapore | St. Petersburg. barbour, last week, when a throng of con
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, November 5th:
IN BANERUPICY.
Buroen His HONOUR SIE FRANMIN PIGGOTT (CRIAN JUSTICH).
FIITIONS FOR ARO BITING ORDERS.
Be Wai Long Shan. “ME E. D. Atkinson (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Denoon), who appeared for the petitioning creditor said the debt was $62250. As far as could be ascertained the fiabilities amounted to $33,00) and the apts totalled 62.00 cash, which was now in the hands of the Official Receiver. There wer Kohanda of additional and being forthcoming, bat it was impossible to make an affidavit on them with
any certainty at present. His Lordship When are you likely to have these assets P
Mc. Atkinson—I am trying to get them as soon as I ein. The debtor has certain monies owing him outside Hongkong, but he is willing to put them in as anata in order to fix things up
as well as he is able.
His Lordship-What is the set of bank. ruptcy F
Mr. Atkinson-Bing out of the Colony and. remaining out of it with intent to defeat and delay his creditors
His Lordship He he ever been here? Mr. Atkinson-He was a compridore here for sometimė.
His Lordship-I don't see how a man can remain out if be has never been ta.
Mr. Atkinson-He has left the Colony and remained out of it.
His Lordably heard Mr. Keng Bing, and: after the petition had been read, mið thers must be an baza dirested to try the quailon.
Re Chan Ah Kam....
Mr. E. J. Grist (of Masura. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the petitioning øreditor, and Mr. L.. Almada represented the debtor.
Mr, Grint inid the debt was 81,500; the umota were $5,500 in Court, and $10,000 debía dus. The liabilities were setimated at $44,000, and the set of bankruptor was mõtles of suspension of payment.
Granted,
Re Wong Ting Chi,
Mr. Kong Sing represented the deblor who was one of several partners trading under the name of Kos Cheong. A declaration died amid the liabilities of the Kes Cheong were $8,000, and the meets $4,7.0, but debtors abare wag only $500.
His Lordabip-What is going to happen? Is this the bankruptoy of the Kes Choong "
Mr. Kong SingNo, the bankruptcy of the debtor. He has other debts then those of the Kee Cheong, and cannot par them.
His Lordship-He has said. nothing' about: the others.
Mr. Kong Sing applied for an adjournment, and his Lordship asid he would take the matter in chambers latar,
· Re-8.ME, 'Allaa
In thin onss Me. C. F. Dixon (of Mesars. Haslings and Hastings) represented the debtor, and Mr. Orto Kong Sing appeared to oppose the application,
Mr. Dixon said the debtor had filed a de- ciaration of inability to pay bis debts. Also petition asking, that receiving order be be made against him," and that he might be adjudicated bankrupt. His assete mmount-
His lordship—You have not-shown that heed to $12,000, the proceeds of the mula of was over in the Colony,
the stocks-in-trade., book debla and "good
̈· Mr. Atkinson--Hs-could-not very well file a will of his bantuem. The liabilities wer,
petition here it he had never, bean bara neither could he have contrasted debts.
His Lordship-This is a creditor's petition,
mot stated, as this was not necesmry in a debtor`s
petition. It was sufficient for the debtor to ille a declaration of inability to pay his debts. All
and you don't allege that he was ever in the that his Lordship had to be satisfied about was
Colony.
Mr. Atkinson-It is a well-known fast that
His Lordship-I do 't know it.. My Atkinson-Be is domiciled hors. he was a compradors here.
that them were assets,
Hla Lordship-I mast know that there are Liabilities also, The Court can refuse an order unless there are substantial assots to share among the creditors, If the Habilities were His Lordship--He might have been in twelve million there would not be anbatantial
abatke all the time, and yet be domiciled
heres
Mr. Atkinson-He was balore your Lordship and gave evidence in the Hongkong Bank esse. His Lordship-In connection with the quer
tion of domicile, I think as it has been mentioned that ought to wire the profession that it
is
very doubtful whether any Chinese are domiciled
in Hongkong, except perhaps a fow whom wo know quite well. They hard to get rid of the
desire to return to Canton.
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Mr. Atkinson-Thoy must get rid of that desire before they to properly domiciled ?.
His Lordship-Ta.
Mr. Atkinson-It is imposible to prove whether they are domiciled or not in that ease.
Hin Lordship That is what I say.
Mr, Atkinson-Suppoes, he was a British subject--born here?
His Lordship-The desire to return to Oseton is so strong that I doubt very much whether it is possible for a Chinaman to be domiolled here.
The application was granted.
Be the Wa Hop Toug.
creditor, said the debt in this enso wa and Merrell) who appeared for the petitioning Mr. L. Almada (of Mears, Goldring, Barlow
$5,822.95. The liabilities were $11,500, the
sets $5,000, while the not of bankruptcy was wities of suspension of payment.
The petition was granted,
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auests.
Mr. Dixon-Bat the liabilities are not twelva millione; the Habilities are abɔnt 1820,000.
Mr. Kong Blog-On the quascion of assets- Mr. Dixon-object to Mr. Kong Sing appearing. There are no papers on the ile and
has not given notice.
he
Mr. Kong Bing--I have not given, motióe because thle potition was put on the file only
omneider my position, and think I am entitled to ask for an adjournment to enable me te Bla papers. If your Lordship will notics, the debtor's slatement of assets is problemstfoal. He offers to pay the preditore 8400 a month out of the ale of his business.
two or three days ago, I have not had time to
Bis Lordship (to Mr. Dixon)-You want to got the protection of the Bankruptcy Court fer an arrangement with the creditors.
Mr. Dizon-This was a bona fide sale. If the debtor does not pay, the Oficial Receiver has his remedy. He can sue. Your Lordship fre quently makes receiving orders on deble.
His Lordship-Oɑ recoverable debts Mr. Dxon-This is debt das from one
man.
His Lordship—Which may never be paid! I will adjourn the application until next Bank- ruptcy day.
Mr. Dixon-Next Bankruptoy day may be a long tims. It is a long time since we had the izat..
His Lordskip said it would not be long, and
Mr. Orowther Smith (of Mors, Almada and | adjourned the appliostion. Smith) represented the petitioning creditor.
Mr. Keng Bag said he appeared to oppose the petition on the ground of domiolle jast montioned by his Lordship,
AFNULL BENT OF ADJUDICATION.
Re Chan Mau Chi and Wing Ki Cheung. Mr. Kong Sing stated that this was application to rescind a receiving orlar. Chan Mau Chi was a partner in the Wing Ki Cheung Mr. Smith aid the debt was $3,200, Th naaste were placed at $14,003 or thereabouts, and his liabilities were the same as those of the but since the petition had been fled the stock Wing Ki Cheang. That firma had now paid of had been sold and realised about $:00. The its liabilities, and Chon Mau Chi wanted an liabilities were approximately $20,000 mud the order de rescinding the receiving order.
Hi Lordship The Wing Ki Cheung, bank act of bankenptoy was notics of suspension of
ruptcy is finished then? payment.
Mr. Kong Bing said he had filed a notice of apposition to thin petition for a judgment creditor who bad attached the property of the
Mr. Smith said no one had a right to appear in opposition to the petition except the debtor.
It is officially announced that Russia has traet naalien jumped overboard from loos) informed the Crown Prince that she preditor. coasting steamer just as she was weighing pared to give Servia her tofal support on shor. The willing passengers piled intondition that Servians abstain from acts hosts, and no lives were lost, though one sumpan was overtarued. It is alleged that they were of provocation. The Servings infer that hence their unwillingness to depart The Bosnia.
given an adranos which was promised them, Russia does not recoguise the annexation of bour contractors eventually arranged maltere amicably and the men were taken aboard again.
LATER
The Servian Government has issued a
The judgment creditor had no right to appear.
Bis Lordship Where do you get that Mr.. Bmith-Can my friend give me lis authority!
ཧྥ་
Mr. Kong Sing-Yes, and the composition
The Oficial Ecosiver stated that he had no paid. objectios, and His Lordship male the required order.
CURE OF LEPROSY,
It is announced that a Maori laper, who was aleven months in a leper station in New Zealand has been discharged as cured. Dr. Hasan, the. shief health officer, slater that the man wAS cured by a treatment introduced by Professor Deyoke of Constantinople, which consists of Leprosy The condition of the other patients similarly treated bas greatly improved.
the stomer's departure stag delayed hout two communiqué enumerating stops to be taken my friend authority to appear. Nothing can the Injection of a culture of the bacillus of
THE QUESTION OF MANCHU. UNEMPLOYED.
to avoid provocation to Austria, and awaits the result of the Conference hopefully.
The situation in the Balkans is complicat ed by announcements on the one hand, that
It is reported from Paking, says the writer of Bussia has submitted a programme for a In his dispatch to the Secretary of Stateful to the same extent, if it is driven by the Governor of the Straite Settlemen's sacrifics of the opium revenue to make live notes in the N. C. Daily News, that E. conterence to the Powers, and on the other E. Teông Chỉ, who was sesently appointed Terband has intimated that the cannot pointed out that the heavy debt incurred an appeal to the Imperial Government. tar General of Cantor, is to be also given the by the Colony in connection with the We auto that His Majesty's Government posts of Land Bookmation Commissioner and recognise the annexation of Bosnia. It is Commisioter of Mines in Kwangtang provices unquestionable that Austria is steadily acquisition of the Dooks aul Wharves and allow that the precies methods on which the This is intended to onable him to give employ pushing forward military preparations. the Hardour Work fu couns of countreer contributi za cel are perhaps subjects want and work of the dissstablish out of
Canton. It will be remembered tion, coupled with the serious falling off in for consideration, for they were settled by the scheme to fose the Chinese and Mancha the opium revenue, had given rise to mutual agreement and are unable also of thing hitherto impossible on sceonat considerable apprehension as to the financial readjustment, if necessary, by mutual agree of the exclusive military organisation
latter and other privileges not givan ransition of the Colony. The onerous terms out." On the strength of this confession upon which the, luân had to be raised rander His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong
it doubtful whether it will be possible for cau certainly hope for the consideration of
to
the
Chinese
is to disestablish the Marchu military organ isstion, which would throw large number of especially is Manchus have. Government, unemployed Manobus into abs bande of the
it
a trade
LONDON, November 3rd. The German Press is clamouring for the
retirement of Prince Buelow.
THE PEACE OF EUROPE,
Losnow, November 3rd.
His Lordship You atsted the proposition, Mr. Smith-The Ordinats, does not give
be done except what the Ordinaude providea.
His Lordship-Supposing your petition is not accurate ?·
Mr. Smith-Let the debtor come and provs that.
His Lordship-A creditor who was interested might want to object very much to what he might think was a friendly arrangement, and he might wish to show that some of the state moats made wero antras. **
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
In his speech of acceptance, Mr Taft aud of himself: I am lacking in one qualideation of all Eepublican presidents since Lincoin, that
of having been exposed to danger and death on the held of battle in defense of our country." Mr. Smith-I think the public examination Pirement had been in the army for many yesiz,
and bad partkipaled in the Mexican War before Mr. Harston referred bis Lordship to sestion | his nomination in or 10 of the Bankraptey Ordinance - where, be thought, strong reason was given why the oceditor should have the right to appear. After a receiving order had been made, ail remedies were debarred.
Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison and MoKin- Bosevelt's reputation in the Spanish War ley served in the Union armies of 1881-85, while starred him on the road to politics fortame Lincoln served in the Black Hawk War of 1882 although probably few of the delegates of the convention of 1860 know this at the time of his nomination. The absence of a military record. participant in the Civil War, but no mich dín. Mr. Smith--I don't see why he should raise bility attaches to Taft, who was only four years of age when Sumter fall.-" Army and Kary Journil
His Lordship If the creditor in interested
the Book Board to find the full amount of his valuable suggestion that a better menas hitherto been prohibited from bear or M-Clemencasa, at an interview, said that when can bu ̋ralus the question if he cannot injured Blaine, who was old enough to bi's the filerest payable on the cost of expropria. to attain the object Mr. CAMBERLAIN bad or handicraft as being beneath them. To
reclaim the waste lands of the never so loyally united, in their determin- tion, and also in the cost of the new works in view would be to take the differenes the dificulty it is proposed to put them to Great Britain, France and Russis were bring it up now! which are urgently required to bring the between ordinary revenue and ordinary } various provinces and to make them Interestedtion to mecure the peace of Europe, and the question really, facilities of the port up to date, and expenditure which, together with the in mining work.
enitivate and
the respect of liberty.
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