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SHIPPING NOTES,
The MM, steamör Sydney homeward bound from Chinu, met with another misfortune on the 13th ult, when between Singapore and Colombo one of the huge joists connecting the main shaft gave way and she was taken in tow by a Clan liner when off Hambantota and brought to Galle. The vessel on the previous two days had unconatured very heavy weather, but it was perfectly calm when the accident occurred. The necessary repairs were expected to take Hotel daze.
On her last voyage from Hongkong, the bomeward M.M. mail steamer Folynesien, in going up the river to Saigon, ran down and sank Ko Anumite junk.
The Tokyo Kisen Kaisha is reported to have decided to resume the South American service from April naxt by order of the Communications Department. at Tokyo. The service will be regularly made six times a year. Manzanille and another Mexican port have been added to the former ports of call.
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The T.K.K. steamer Chigo-mara, on her return voyage from San Francisco orchanged wirolas messages with a station on the Japane vast when she was 1,100 miles off on the night
of the 13th vit.
It is reported in the latest Japan papers menived that the N.Y.K, steamer Kasuga-naru (2819 tons), from Kobe, went aground at 4.80 um., on the 15th ult about 5 miles off Moji.
The Fushi-mare and other ressels immedi
SANITARY - BOARD.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1909.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold yesterday at the Board Boom. Mr. B. 0. Hutchesos presided, and there were present Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., (Vice President). Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett. Hon. Mr. Irving, Mr. A. Shalton Hooper, Dr. G. H. L. Fitzwilliams, Dr. Pearse (Medios Ofour of Health) Dr. McFarlane (Assistant Medical Officer of Health) and Mr. A. Gibson (Secretary),
DISCIPLINE OF THE DEPARTMENT. Tho COLONIAL SECRETARY wrote:- Bir, Iam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 258 of the 5th instant, in which you ask for instruction as to the procedure which should regulate the enforcement of disciplinary noasures in your department.
2. The policy of this Government in the matter was clearly expressed by his Excellency the Governor in his speech jutroducing the the Public Health and Buildings Amendment, Ordinance of 1908. His Excellency said The working head of the department must, in my opinion, be given full powers on discipline and control of the day to day rentine of the depart out," sad in other passages he emphasised the opinion that subordinate officers appointed by the Crown could be dealt with by the Govern- of tho in miaer matters by the heari mont regards punishment or discharge, e.g., the the representative of department 23-
"Their rights," to quote His Government.
Excellarey's words, are safeguarded to them through the representative of the Crown, with at ultimate right of appeal to the Secretary of State; neither do I think it
The PRESIDENEI have not yet received the opinion of the law officer of the Crown.
Mr. HOOPER-Until that is done we are not in a position to allow a corpse to be exhumed. I may say that according tonlegal opinion I have obtained neither this Board nor any other authority in the colony has power to grant taken for what it is worth, but I think the Government should be pressed to reply to the permits for exhumation. That opinion may be
resolution which we sent a month ago. At the request of the PRESIDENT, Mr. HOOPER mored that "This Board will feel much obliged if the Government will reply to the resolution which was carried on 2nd February last asking for the opinion of the Law
Officers of the Crown."
Hon. Mr. HaWETT seconded, and the resolu. Hon. Mr. HEWATT wished to know if it was tion was agreed. understond no exhumations would be allowed until that opinion was obtained,
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, ia reply to a question, said he did not mean to ear that bodies were being exhumed, but he question
Hon. Mr. HEWETT asked if he meant that et whether any one had the power to stop it. baitins wore being extraid.
Dr. PEARS-No,
The PRESIDENT-No porton can exhume without the permission of the Sanitary Board.
Mr. HOOPER asked Dr. Pearse if he to
thought the Board or any officer had power permit the opening of a gravo,
Dr. PEARSE replied that the Board had powe to open graves in any authorised cemetery.
stely proceeded to the scene. A later report says would be to the benefit of the department Mr. HoOPER-Has anyone else!
from the to be run as a separate concorn rost of the Civil Service. You would not get
Dr. PEARSE-Not that I am aware of.
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, 2nd March.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
EMBEZZLEMENT DY A SERVANT.
The following jury was empanelled: Messrs, E. Gaster, Ed. Howard, A., Souros E. H. Summers, F. Esrom, David Gow and H. E.
Desobreck.
THERE IS NO
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REASON WHY
returned after an absence of thirty minutes, The jury who were given questions to answer the foreman announcing that they were unani mous in finding on the first question that the. defendant was not guilty of larceny as bailee because he was given permission by the com
the same class of mes, und you would not pat Mr. HOOPER-Therefore it would be illegal and handed these to the compradors for collection Furadore to use the money entrusted to him as
the continuity which I consider to be the key to efficiency."
that the Kasuga eutered Moji, in tow of a She goes to have sustained tugboat at 2 p.m. no particular damage.
One of the Japanese Banks in Kobe is seeking
3. In order that the Board might be given an order of Court for the sole by public auction of a Japanese steamer of 1,280 tons named the full opportunity of knowing what takes place in Taiyeki Maru, rogistered in the name of Mrs. the department, and of scrutinising, if necessary, Sato Mine, of Kobe, The Bank have a wort and to make recommendations to the Governor gage on the stammer for yen 37,000, but one of the in-Council, the head of the department was local papers states that there is a second martinstructed to inform the Board of any re- gage on the steamer for 15,000 you, and the commendations he makes for appointment, leave steamer is also mortgaged to Messrs. Carlowitz or dismissal of the European staff, and to lay and Co., for yen 30,000 as third security. The before them any complaint of; the public total of these mortgages is yen 82,000, while the regarding the staff, value of the steamer is estimated at $46,000.
so far as you are aware ?
Dr PEARSE-Yes.
BLAUGHTER HOUSE AT SHAUKIWAN.
Correspondence was received relative to the eraction of a new banding for a slaughter hode at Shaukiwas.
he wished up to a certain time.
His Lorship You find him not guilty? Foreman Yes.
The prisoner was accordingly discharge:l.
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The Hongkong Football Association is to be formed at once. The Secretary will send copies of rules to all Football teams in the Colony. The Rules show careful study and will no doubt be of great benefit to football and footballers in Hongkong There is not any professional at all. The K.F.C. taint about them YMCA, Buffs, R.G.A., R.E, H.M.S. King Alfred, Lusitano, Boys Owa Clab and League Committee have promised their support. May mecese go with this as with the League,
REFEREE.
ade an absolute rule that they would not-pro-} secute on behalf of private individuals an- less there were special circumstances. public interests wore involved. He could not help thinking that that was a sound rale because if they prosecuted against the wishes of the principal, firm or person involved they were rather apt to get evidence in the Wong Chuen Man pleaded not guilty to three box which they did not like, and therefore On the three charges charges of embezzlement preferred aguest him the Crown was put in the position of criticis while in the service of Anguste Raphael ing its own evidence.
he was the servant of the prisoner,' AS Marty on various dates from 7th December last of embezzlement they would have to acquit the compradore and not of Mr. Marty. But to 20th January, the amoruta being 8441.50,
that did not dispose of the accompanying char $590.50 and $280. The Attorney-General, in- by Mr. d'alunda of cars d'Almada, and the evidence of the compradore, which was evidence put forward by the Crown, prisoner tracted by Mr. Bowley, conducted the prose
was bound to bring back the actual notos which cution and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.U., instructedges of larceny. The question was whether on Smith, defended.
ho. received, or whether be was allowed to tam-
over. If he was allowed to put the money in the The Attorney-General, in presenting the case bank and draw it out at the time when he was
per in any way with them before bo paid them WE HIRE FOR
for the prosecution, stated that Mr. Marty bound to account for the money then he would was a merchant who resided at Haiphong and not be guilty of larceny. When he told the com- who also carried on business in Hongkong pradors that he had not got the money, the He owned a line of steamers which ran between bailment came to an end, hat it should be re- the two places, the vessels being mostly employ-membered that he advanced a story to show that ed in bringing up pigs for Chinese dealers. his non-possession of the money was not due to Until recently the business in Hongkong was
any fraudulent canne. It was for the jury to decide whether they believed the story. If conducted by Mr. Marty's brother who tlied on
they believed the story they sanat acquit the the 23rd January. Mr. Marty employed a
prisoner. compralore, part of whose duty it was to collect
f pigs. Soon after the arrival of the steamer the freight earned by these steamers in respect bills were made out and handed to the con- pradore who distributed them to the Chinese importers, and a few days later the European staff filled up the receipts corresponding to the bills
The money when received was kept by the compradore and used for disbursement and at the end of the year the balance was paid over to Mr Marty. The defendant was employed as a duty of the shroff to pay over the sums collected shroff to collect the freight bills. It was the
Government should erect a slaughter house. collection. The system was that the compradore Hon. Mr. Hawer minuted-1 think the by him to the compradore as soon as possible after Mr. HOOPER-What would a new slaughter had a book in which he kept entries in Chinese the dealere, white the throff on collecting the bills made entries in his book, so that both books house cost, and what charge would the Govern of the importa and the dates of consignment to Mr. LAU CHC PAK - The place is growing, bould correspond. It had been usual to allow ment raake for its user 4. His Excellency has no desire to restrict and a slaughter house is necessary.
The PRESIDENT-The Director of Public the accounts to stand over for a month or the powers of the Board, but for the reasons
We published a few days ago a telegram sent An announcement recently appeared in the given in the passages quoted, it is in his opinion Works estimated the cost in 1901 at $10,000, two, according to custom everything must their second attempt to decide who should weat a smanfier building costing less would probably this partionlar case the books of the Houg were:-B.GA-Bearley; Waters and Hogd- Wing Loong showed that the money had son; Simmons, Hewitt and Weaver; Naslı and Bellis, Watts; Honeyset and Kingsland,
to London by the Shanghai correspondent of Nachrichten & Hamburg daily newspaper, that necessary that any inspectors and others If we do not new wish to slaughter cattle there be paid by the end of the Chinese year. In the King Alfred in the final.
ongaged by Government under the conditions
RE.-McGregor; Coxon and Beardmore the Times, relating to a mysterious attack which the Royal Dutch Steamship Co. intended laid down in the Colonini Regulations should be be sufficient. The charges would be as in the been paid to the shroff on the dates men- starting, in July next, a service root to amenable to discipline to the Government; other slaughter houses, 20 seats for a small pig tioned, but when the compradore examined
the books on the 20th January he discovered Edwards, McCrory and Lamb: Osmoul and was perpetrated at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, on the early morning of September 10th last, and which resulted in M. Dresing: advisor to Fremantle, Western Australia, and then vis while the Board has ovary opportunity of 40 cents for a large oṛa,
that the defendant had not accounted for thou, Taylor; Meaney; Morrish and Jackson.
The gunners kicked off to time, but for a Port Adelaide and Jave, to Manila, China and stating its views and, if necessary, of informing
He spoke to him about it and the defendant
containing important dispatches and various Japan. The representative of the Company in the Head of the Government that it dissents
ON THE SANITARY BOARD.
went out ostensibly to collect the $1312, but long time, neither team showed to mach the Chinees Imperial Telegraphs, losing a trunk Sydney, however, has received a cable from from the action of the Head of the Department. 5. When the papers - concerning a com
perpose of obtaining coudontial papers Amsterdam stating that the board of directors
The announcement that Mesars. Lau Chu- returned later in the afternoon alleging that he advantage. The sappers were first to get orders. In the dispatch referred to it was staff, plaint against a member
the way. Inquiries wore made which ended in Meanoy putting in some pretty footwork bearing on the negotiations then pending on has definitely decided to abandon the proposal.
Light may now be thrown on the matter man who has Owing to the arrow of a The strike of the launch hands at Manila has together with the head of the department's pak and Fung Wali-ohon have definitely declined had received the money but had been robbed on to work in the forward line, Morrish and suggested that the victim was chlorofamed for From a pass confessed to having perpetrated the robbery and a sequel in the screst of Dominador Gomez disposal of it, are laid before the Board, it is in to serve another term on the Sanitary bond the defendant being charged with embezzlement. The defensive tatics of Waters and Hodgson were the Manchurian Telegraph question. on charges of threats against the local shipping their discretion to deal with the matter as they has set speculation geing in Chinese circles 48 curious defence was set up before the feature of the game us time after time the
nominate new members to fill the vacancies the duty of the shroff to hand over the money by Meaney, Jackson sent in a shot from the at the Imperial Hotal. The Japan Herald Erma. The charges are the outgrowth of the wish. It may, however, be suggested that they the time approaches for the Government to Magistrate. It was asserted that it was not Sappers' attack was repulsed.
but McCrory
a man was arrested by a police officer near wng the Sanjinkenbori police-box, Castle Bros.-Wolf and Sons strike in which should in the first instance discuss the case
let this well to too
to police Doctor Gomez took & prominent and self-condidentially and later, if they desired to give thereby caused. Besides those which have until the end of the year, consequently the touch line which beat Beazley. The Gunners learns that, on the night of the 25th ultimo suspicious behaviour. When bag to bis imposed part, ordering the launch hands of the publicity to their views, or to make any already been mentioned in the Darty Press, we demand made to him on the 20th January then had a look in
A corner kick by Nagh, was examination he divulged the fact that he was „BYD OD a.striko. fullewing the wrikut: vf the recommended bourdiunuvist, davy learn that the quali cationsef two other Chinese khanld-not-hiwa: besu Made until the next day, watching Watts. Bodega hands of Messrs, Castle Bros-Wolf and could, if they saw fit, record their views in the gentlemen are being favourably discussed, ris. and there was therefore no wrongful conversion, player in.
Mr. Lan Yau-pau, the Manager of the Aber The Crown however would prove that the noneywell saved by McGregor. Half time was called Taki Sakutero, the man the police bad been with the sappers, loading by the only goal The searching for in connection with the burglary committed at the Imperial Hotel last September. He also volunteered the information that after Seas. Doctor Gomez, in a circular sent to all printed minutes.
At the close of the case for the Crown, so second half was very evenly contested, ut au the shipping firais informed thers of his ME SHELTON HOOPER minuted-I am sure deen Paper Mills, and Mr. C. H. Lee, the had been received and not accounted for, **painful duty" to extend the strike to the firms the Board does not desire to have the right to Secretary of W. 8. Balley & Co., both
team scoring, time was called R.E., 1; R.G.A.,0. of the rooms a trunk which he made off with, uspecting it to contain valuables. He got addressed in caso any aid was given to Mosers, appoint or dismiss any officer of the department, of whom, in addition to their knowledge discussion took place between the Attorney-over saxiety to shoot spoiled the play. Neither breaking into the hotel, he discovered in one
best and For the winners Coron WUS
clear away from the hotel without being Castle Bros.-Wolf and 2 ons. Messrs. Warner, but I certainly think that, as His Excellency of matters affecting the general interests of the General and the Chief Justice.
His Lordship remarked that the compradore Chinese community, are in intimate touch with Barnes and Company, who were among those the Governor by his instructions ordered all
For the losers bridge at Ryogoku. Here, having made not observed, he pro- that he was
the trunk, favoured with a copy of the pronunciamento, complaints against officers to be laid before the
to break eseded
opea Hodgson good; but the remainder of the team found therein many papers bearing on the negotiations then pending between Japan Wastor and Waters were best, with Nash and sure
were very indifferent.
and China in connection with the submarine cable and the Manchuriau telegraphs. After abstracting several valuable orders and other articles, including money amounting to about Y150) as well as sonte silver coins, he returned the papers and, having closet the trunk, threw it into the Bamida River, afterwards disappear- ing. He knew the police were searching for him, but he managed to elude.capture.
After hearing the story the authorities inme- diately instituted a search of the river bed in the
no trace of the trank has yet been tioned liminary examination at the Tokyo District neighbourhood denoted by the burglar, bat
Court although the services of divers have been requisi- discovered. The man is now undergoing pre-
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THE CHINESE REPRESENTATI
REPLAYED SEM) FINAL. The R.G.A. and B.E. mat on the Hongkong Football Club Ground yesterday afternoon in
The teams
the
A TOKYO MYSTERY,
THE ROBBERY OF M. DRESING.
decided to call a halt to the doughty doctor's Board, it is clearly within the right of the labour conditions in the field of Engineering had admitted that as long as the prisoner paid McCrory, Edwards, Meaney and Morrish quite discovered, and made his way to the
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pernicious agitation by invoking the criminal law and the charges mentioned were the result.
The committee of the International Shipping Union in session at Newcastle last month considered very fully the question of laying up of tonnage. It was felt that in view of the support promised by Continents! shipowners the time had now arrived for immediate action to be taken to put the scheme on a thoroughly sound working basis. Sir Walter Runciman and Mr. Leonard Macarthy, the hon. secretary, have received numerous communications from ship ping shareholders throughout the country oxpressing the hope that the schenso will be carried through, and will attain the success expected.
Board to review all complaints, and any judgmont passed thereon by the Head of the Sanitary Department, to do which effectually and judicially, all evidence on which the Head of the Sanitary Department acted should accompany the complaint. The Board then would be in a position to confirm the action takon by the Head of the Sanitary Department, or to recommend His Excellency the Governor to take other steps in the matter. I agree that in the first case the Board should consider the matter con fidentially, but this should be after investigation by the Head of the Sanitary Department, and before he has given judgment thereon, otherwise he would be stultified if the Board differed from him, and he would be placed in a false position, having to give a vote on a question which he had previously dealt with.
The 'BESIDENT -It will be forwarded.
and. Manufacturing. There is no doubt that the money by the end of the (hinese year it pot an ample supply of skilled and unskilled did not matter. Could the defondant pay it into The Attorney-General-Clearly, I should labour depend the succeen of Hongkong as an the bunk P industrial contre, and the changing conditions before the Colony would make it appear desir. think. able that at least one of the Chinese representa with the needs of this necessary element of our tives on the Board should be fully acquainted population. Not being direct ratepayers, they, nevertheless, contribute substantially to the revenue and prosperity of, Hongkong.
I ATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Bon Line str. Benturers from Middles. bro' Antwerp and London, left. Singapore on the Lat inst. for this port.
Messrs. Lau and Lee have had distin- st Queen's College oad are guished carsers known to be close students of pablie affairs, interested in the progressive development of Sanitation and the wise application of Sanitary laws; they are fluent speakers in English wrd either gentleman should prove well able to Mr. HOOPER-I have nothing to add to what effectively represent the Chinese point of view The extension of the Wackmen's Compensa- j tion Act to seamen has not proved so costly for Istated in my minute other than that I wish it at Sanitary Board meetings alike to the satis His Excellency and to faction of their fellow citizens and the benefit shipowners as they were at one time disposed to to be communicated anticipato. One of the London mutual insurance invite an expression of opinion whether it would of the Colony. "clubs," in its annual report, says its members to in scordance with his wishes that my paod no longer entertain the fear that the Act suggestion should be carried out. is going to work any real hardship to them.
THE QUESTION OF EXHUMATION. Disasters involving the loss of a very large
On the subject of the application for permission aumber of lives at sea cannot, of-course, be
to exhumen body from Mount Caroline Ceme- avoided, but the distribution of the risk over a very large amount of tonnage naturally limits (ery, the-Head of the Department wrote that the the consequences so far as individual owners are applicant, who was a native of the Tsang Shin concorned. Under the Compensation Act, it is district, had come down from the country for remarked, the limit is rigid, whereas under the the purpose of ezhaming his wife's body, He common law there is no limit to the liability of had chosen a "incky" day for the purpose and. the wrongdoer. It is this difference which is came down two days before it to obtain permis- described by this particular association as de-, sion. Similar cases were bound to arise, and he priving recont.legislation of much of its sting, recommended that a permanent sub-committes Some eighty life claims, it is added, did not be appointed to grant exhumation permits. equal in the aggrogate the single claim of the widow of a quarantius doctor who was acci- dentally killed.ou a steamer at Philadelphia few years book.
SHANGHAI DIVIDENDS. The Directors of the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co., Ld, will recommend at the annumi meeting the payment of a final dividend of Tis. 6 per share for the year 1908
The Directors of the Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ld., will recommend, subject to audit, final dividend of thirty shillings (30) per share, at the exchange of 2/3, for the past year.
Mr. HOOPER-I am in faveur ef granting permission to exhume bodies which are to be removed from the colony, provided we have the Hare the law officers yat given. power to do so, their opinion on the point!
Hon. Mr. HEWETT minuted--We certainly should be informed if we have power to grant such an application.
DB. FITZWILLIAMS mivated-I agree with Mr. Shelton Hooper,
The PAKSIDENT No reply has yet been received from the Law Officers.
The LG:M. str. Kleist which left here on Cavrday, the 27th ultimo at 2 p.m. strived at Shanghai yesterday at 8 a.m.
WEATHER REPORT.
1 Hongkong Observatory, yesterday issued On the 2nd at 11:45 am.The barometer. the following report:
His Lordship-Then that alters the whole case.
The Attorney-General-Well, my Lord, it His Lordship-If this man could have paid establishes a most serious state of things. the money into the bank there is no larceny, bý bailes.
The Attorney-General-The fact that he told the compratore of the collection and the roh bery shows that he falsely accounted for the money.
His Lordship-I should put it this way, that his statement shows that the bailment was at an
end.
up to their usual standard.
To sum up, the asppers were the better team and if they keep up to their present form a good game should be seen in the final which is due to take place this month.
FOOTBALL NOTE". The event of the past week was the defeat of The Buffs on Friday. The King Alfred teal
superior play of the tais as to unfortunato succeeded in lowering the colours of the premier
without the pivot of their club, but the result was not duo so manch to the contingencies within the Buffs ranks. The team, the centre half, and this without soldiers were Sir Henry Berkeley, in his address to the doubt disorganised the usually effective work At any rate the un- jury, described the action of the police in placing of their forwards, that young man ander criminal charges as expected has happened in The Buffs having been extremely harsh. The defendant was allowed a turned out of the competition for the Soldiers free hand. He was permitted to keep the money and Sailors Shield, but I anticipate a different ap till a certain time, till the end of the Chinese result should the same teams meet, as is not point of view, still it was the system in vogue This should prove one of the most interesting year. The system was loose from an English unlikely, in the final for the Hongkong Shield.
gamès seen this your in this place.
The Attorney General said it might be the custom, bat it was an extraordinary one that a
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MINOBS AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN JAPAN.
A FROHIBITION BILL ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE,
On the 18th ult. a Committee in the Lower
House at Tokyo adopted the Bill proposed by
minors from drinking alcoholic beverages. hibition of smoking by young people, to prohibit Mr. Nemoto, who was responsible for the pro- In introducing the Bill Mr. Momota referred to the Recent Rescript on diligence and to the Imperial Rescript on Education and sise frugality, and urged that the prohibition of the drinking of alcoholic liquor among young people was an exigency of the present moment.
Mr. Abe Masataro inquired what were the views of the Government on this Bil.
Mr. Storria has been asked to referee men in receipt of $10 a month was allowed to the final game and H.K.F.C. v. Y.M.C.A. collect sum of 8500 odd sud to retain them in will each provide a linesman. My opinion is that on such hard grounds where a goal his possession for months.
Mr. Kubota, a Government delegate for line is so ossily defaced and linesman and referee are not always in a position to tell whether a
it would be ineffectual, as it was not pos bail is exactly over the line or not, that goal the Home Department, said that the Bill judges should also be appointed. A gual judge as excellent in principle, but as a law. in the H.K.FC. v. King Alfred matchsible to deal with sach an evil by legislation. Lu replay would have been useful to the referee when consequence, the Government must oppose the the Club appealed for a goal which the refere
His Lordship You have put certain evidence in the box, and you cannot criticise that.
The Attorney General-I am inerely con has risen rapidly on the N.E. coast of China, meating on the oxtraordinary arrangement.
His Lordship---But is it your own evidence, and fallen slightly at Wladivostok
A depression is progressing Eastwards in the You are treating it as hostile evidence.
The Attorney General No: I. merely neighbourhood of the latter station, and an ares of high pressure has appeared over N: China.
The monson will probably freshen con- criticising the custom in vogne.
His Lordship-Yon are practically asking the siderably in the Pormosa Channel and along the northern shores of the China Sea.
jury not to believe the evidence you have your. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
self put forward, at 10 am. to-day, 0.02 inches.
disallowed.
No doubt, the ball was over the
line and the referee and linesmen were not near enough to see in such a case.
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The League Committee have had the Hongkong Daily Press Cup presented to them. The win
finest in Hongkong.
meskitre.
Mr. Abe said that this Bill was of the same nature as the prohibition of smoking, and asked the effect produced by the two laws. whether there was likely to be any difference in
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon did not wish to criticise the police in the least ners have a trophy to be prond of. Quite the privately in doors, This would make it difficult to-day is as follows:
C NE winds,
cloudy, misty Hongkong & Neighbourhood, fresh to strang: Formoss Channel
Same sa No 1
Addressing the jury, His Lordship said he for having taken up this ease, because one did not
was that he did not think it expedient for the know what was behind it. All he could say police to take every case of embezzlement by ə
The League Committee have arranged the following games for Saturday:-Y.M.Č.A, v.
The Government delegate replied that smok- ing would be indulged in out of doors, publicly aul openly, but make would be generally taken for the authorities to suppress the evik
Mr.Tadokoro, a delegate for the Education Department, said that the education authorities would endorse the Bill, but if it was dificult to enforce the measure, as stated by the delegate
Mr. HOOPEE asked that the legal opinion Bouth coast of Chins between Same as No. 1. servant merely because of the fact that a crima R.G.A; B.O.C. v. R.E.; Naval Yard v. Lusitano. for the Home Department, it would not be of
asked for sa to their power to grant certificates
for exhaustion, he laid on the table. Had it South coast of China between Bass No. 1.
been received yet P
Hongkong and Lamooks. Hongkong and Hainan....
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The final Shield Tie is fixed for March 13th he was Aftorney General for cloren years they on the Club ground.
much benefit.
After some debate among the members the Bill was adopted-Jajan Chronicle.