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A junk master and his wife ware proceeded gainat before Mr. J. H. Kamp at the Magis- tracy yesterday for stealing a quantity of wood from the Talkoo Dock. A watchman saw them pull ashore in a sampan, load the craft with wood, and pull off for their junk. He detained them before they had gone far, and handed the over to the polios. His Worship fined cach of the defendants 825, the alternative being one month's imprisonment,
representative institutions in their country has probably a great deal to do with the movement among other Eastern nations in the same direction. What has no doubt struck many of them is the undoubted fact that popular support is an armbus accession to the power of the central A. S. WATSON & CO.government. This consideration, we may imagine, would have very much more weight
The Christian Literature Society for China with potentates who, like the Sultin of Turkey, had been long need to absolute benefits by a legacy of £19, left by Mr. authority, but who found it difficult Thomas Harris, of South Place, Caing, Wilts by that means to hold their own and to bacon curer, five times mayor of Caine, who prevent disturbance and possibly zobollion died on November 34, aged 89, loft entite valued or even revolution occurring, then a general at £155,131 gross, with not personalty £123,641. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS desire for good government. The Japanese. Besides the legacy above mentioned the testator no doubt saw this bearing of the subject left £2,000 meh to the British and Foreign Bible Society, the London Missionary Society (of very clearly; and they succeeded in intro which he was a director), the London Temper ducing representation into their government ance Hospital, and the Society for the Liberation with the result that the Mikado and the of Religion from State Control. Central Government became more powerful than they had ever been before. It is not surprising that other nations should think that they could at'ain the same ends by the same means; and bence the feeling in favour of representative institutions which has of late arisen in so many and in such
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CHINESE BURIAL GROUNDS. [TO THE EDITCE OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY' PERSS." SIR,-It struck
me as ither strange that Mr. Lai Chu Pak in his speech on the cemetery question at the Sanitary Board should have complained of the barren appearance of Chinese tometerios. I have not the ploure of Mr. Lau's squaintance, but I recollect that a little while ago he was prominently identified with a movement to build, I think, a temple to: Confumus in Hongkong, and I assume therefore that he is a devout discip's of the great sage.
Until I made some acquaintance with the philosophy of Confaeins it had always appeared to me strange that a people, who so religiously worelip their ancestors as the Chisese do, should be content to allow their cemeteries not only in Hongkong but everywhere else apparently, selves under totally different circumstances to lock no barren so antidy and no neglected and in having to deal with a people of very But happening one day to be reading a trapela- different instinets, tendencies, and traditions.tion of the sayings of. Confucius, I came across For this reason the argument that has so what I took to to the explanation of this seems. ing indifference to the appearance of the has been done by Japan could equally well
page again, and it may be intersting to your be done by China and with far more
rasders generally if I quote this asying of important results, has to be acceptel with Confucius: considerable reservation. This view has been more than once pressed upon the central authorities by advanced Chinese statesmen-YUAN-SHI-KAI among them anonymously signed communications that and it is not surprising that the moje con- have already appeared in other papers will be vative officials have hesitated to accept Orders for extra copies of DADY PRESS i Boing intimately scquainted with both should be sent before 11 am on day of countries they see m re clearly than the publication. After that hour the supply, is
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danger, of course, is that they may carry WHITING in the Contemporary Review Mr. this feeling of caution too 'arand do nothing, SIDNEY Low rakes the somewhat amusing or shelve the miter for no indefinite time. remark that "The world curiously enough This would be a grave mistake after the has become the laboratory of constitutional definite promises which have been made; experiment during the past few years. One nad it is almost impossible to believe that nation after another in the East an! Weat the most reactionary of Chiness statesmen
will
not to the danger which would is striving to inform its political system so as to bring it closer to what is supposed to certainly ause, if after having raised the be our own.. In Turkey, in Russia, hopes of the people by an absolute promise in Persia, in Egypt-yes even in Ireland that they will introduce representative aud in India, constitutionaliam on the government in some form, they should fail to do something that will meet the aspira- English model is that for which many men are striving, for which some as willing to tions which they have raised in this
direction. risk liberty and life!!
A specially curious feature in this mutter is that it is precisely at the time when some of the weak points connected with constitu- tional governments have become proziuently noticeable that this general desire to adopt. it has shown itself. Nothing could better illustratethe difference betwesuabstract and applied principles, and the necessity for the
Signor Brambilla, the newly-appointed First Secretary to the Italian Legation in Poking is a passenger by the next German mail steamer.
At the Wagistracy yesterday Mr. F.A. Have land passed an exemplary sentence on a native who snatched a gold watch and chain from an Earusian girl at Kowloon City. The defendant was sentased to three months' imprisonment, statesmm always to have bis eye rather six hours' stacks and two whippings of twelve upon the practical effects of my measure strokes. than the question of its appearing right or
Early yesterday morning a fire occurred in a desirable upon merely general grounds.
Works causing damage to the extent of $300.
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THE REVOLT IN TURKEY.
LONDON, April 14b.
The underlying causes of the Turkisk revolt are somewhat obscure, but, the overthrow of the Committee purpose wherein both the of the Union of Progress was the main Liberals and the newly-constituted Mohammedan Longue joined.
There is some reason to suppose that the Sultan countenanced the proceedings of the mutinous soldiers. There was little bloodshed, and they were mainly isolated affrays.
Constantinople was quiet yesterday and business is resuming.
LONDON, April 15th. Later reports from Constantinople confirm the murder of the Minister of Justice. He was mistaken for the Minister of War who was a supporter of the Committee of Union and Pro- gress,
The new Cabinet has been definitely constituted. Tewfik Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier, and Edhem Pasha Minister of War.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, April 15th.
IN SUMMARY JURIDICTION,
BEFORE In, H. H. CourERTZ (PUISNE JOME.)
THIAL OF KAHUE. The trial of an issue, arising out of the action by Ho Bze against the Ta Li Lang firm, Lou- Hing, and Lai Chi Chi, was commenced in which the plaintiff was He is and the defendant Lai Chi Chin. The question to be decided was whether the soman describing herself aa Ynen A Chey was the same as Holze. Mr. F. Dixon, ings, appeared for Yuen A Chey, and Mr. Hott, of Messrs Bretton and Hoit, appeared for Lai from the office of Messrs. Hastings and East-
Chi Chin,
difficulty in weighing, the evidence. On the whole he found for Yuen A Choy with costs.
Mr. Hett intimated that he wished to appeal- on the point of law which he had raised that the onus of proof was on the other side.
His Lorship granted a stay of execution. He made an order that the money be paid out unless steps bo takon with a view to appealing. within a week.
SUPPLYING A PRISONER WITH
FOOD.
An Indian warder employed in Victoria Jail was place before Mr. J. H. Komp at the Magis-
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tracy yesterday on a charge of conveying, or
Mr. R. H. A. Craig, Assistant Superinten attempting to convey pork to a prisoner con-
dent of Victoris Jail, prosecuted, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Messrs. Bratton & Hett) appeared trary to the jail regulations.
F Mr. Dixon explained that this was an Issue for the defendant.
Prisoner No. 343 said be was undergoing a ordered to le triod in the notion in which Ho fze was the plaintiff and the Tak Li Lung firm, sentence of five years for robbery. On the night Len Hing Pong and Lai ChiChin worèdefendants. of the 11th instant the defendant throw two who caused the plaintiff llo. Sea to be arrested out. Defendant said No, 191 told him to give Witness reported the The action was decided in tour of Lai Chi hin picses of pork into his coll, and he throw them in exacation, but as a matter of fact he arrested prisoner the pork. the woman for whom Mr. Dixon was appearing. occurrence to the principal warder.
Mr. Gardiner said he did not think the His Lordship ordered the issue to be tried as to whether Yen A Choy the same person us section under which the cass had been brought He Sze. Ho mbmitted that the onus was upon covered the alurge, his friend to justify what he had lone in koving issued execution against Yoon A Choy.
Mr. Heti submitted that the onus was upon the other side. He argued that the money
no evidenes was adduced by the other side. having best paid into court he could claim it if
His Worship-It appears to cover it. Mr. Gardiner I submit it does not. The pork is not alleged to have been brought in or taken out by the prisoner.
His Worship-It may have been; we cannot tell Fot.
In cross-examination, prisoner said he had His Lordship but you are defendant, Mr. Hott said that for the purposes of this been in jail between ten and twenty months. action he was plaintiff If the woman they He knew prisoner 191, but was not on good terms with him, end did not know why he should had arrested objected xhent show that the ex- scution was wrongfully issued. Mr. Hett sag-sond him pork. He did not eat pork in jaił gested that the plaintiff should go in the box
Was this pork bad, that you wouldn't eat and declan she had been arrested, because they might have a twin sister substituted. Proceedit P-I don't know whether it was bad or not-
A hattalion of fortress troops weuting he said that the original actions were fraudy of the most daring kind which were exposed in to the Yildiz and cheered the Sultan the Fall Court. They were quite capable of who appeared at the window, and producing twin sisters. addressing them as "my children," counselled them to remain quite.
Thereupon they dispersed Yesterday a mob destroyed the offices of the newspapers supporting the Committee of Progress.
The city was quiet last night and confidence is returning.
A feature throughout this ebulli- tion is the loyalty shown bath by the troops and the people to the Sultan.
THE CORNER IN WHEAT.
sonu, cunosOKERS,
LONDON, April 14th.
As a result of the immense corner
His Lordship-Not if they haven't got them. Mr. Hott added that there were not twin books in the original actions bat they made them. About forty actions were institnted galst the Tak Li Lang firm and Lai Chi
Chin by widows or dies who lived in the
case and Mr. Justios Wine said he was not Tak La Lung house. One was taken as a text altogether satisfied, but he must give judgment
against the firm.
His Lordship-What was the action for ? Mr. Hatt-For promissory notes, All the notes and said they had lent money to the Tak ladies, he continued, une up with promissory Li Lung, firm which at that time was in a state of dissolution. Two or three of the plaintiffs Iwere his concubines sad amals living in Loi. Chi Chin's house. Lea Hing Pong engineered the whole fraud. He was a contractor who had amalar Lal Ohi Chilas sair), seven--
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tained that the taller was a rich man. Oni finding that that the Tak Lá Lung firm was in low water he devised his wonderful scheme of
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because be could not get it.
didn't want it.
That samo evening, didn't the defondant cantion you from speaking in your cell -No.
Didn't you think the defendant was doing yon a good turn in giving you a pices of pork !?----
intended to tell the principal warder to search my cell, with the object of getting nie put on water and rice.
Is there any reason why he should try to get you into trouble -This- Indian is a tender hearted min; because he was asked to bring something to me he did it.
Is it possible to pass pork from one cell to another ?-It can be done.
I suppose the reason yon didn't accept the pork so kindly sent by No. 191 was because you thought he was not a friend of yours? That
is so.
Re-examined--Aboat fourteen days ago 191 was taken from your party for having to-
bacco and a belt in bla possession --Yea
The case was adjourned.
THE WARD COMEDY COMPANY. In the apt words of the company's announce- ment the "langhing boom" continues, Nightly
"Elaces of burial should not be made to in wheat engineered in Chicago by preparing promissory notes and handing them large audiences are being moved to laughter as
resemble pleasure gardens Rather
they
To feast
a
known.
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round to the different women. Then the action they were never moved before, and the Ward has been throughly deserved. The combination should be brought into harmony with those the speculations of Mr. Patten, the was commenced alleging that Lai Chi Chia was Comedy Company is proving that its reputation who weep and mourn. It was in this light firm of Eunes and Stoppani, stock- partner, and in the end judgment was given is easily in the front rank of travelling com- that the ancients regarded them.
brokers of New York, has failed within the 40 actions with costs for plaintiffs.
Sabsequently by a lucky chance they discovered panies in the East and success continues to the man who wrote the books and they applied follow success in a way which few others have liabilities amounting to £300,000,
for a re-hearing. One case was heard de nove before the Full Court and it was proved that many entries in the books were untrue. There was a full exposé of the whole swindle, how the twin at of books were obtained, and how and laughed at the humour of the piece. It deals with the introductional & several of the 40 ladies had been engaged nouveau rich into society, the society which shies at everything respectable and cherishes a divorcee as a hero. The novitiate finde he has rubbing the now books with tobacco nah
PRINCE KUNI IN RUSSIA.
in luxurious apartments of the dead is an insult to the memory. More suited is some rugged height unfitted for the plough, where the pure and simple homage of the heart can be substituted for these vain frivolities." Is it not, therefore, quite in consonance with Chinese ideas that Chinese curacteries should be as barren and desolate as they are? Or are they ceasing to believe in the philosophy of feelings of the large community he represente,perial Highness and his suite to
luncheon at Tsarskoe Selo.
Coutucins Mr. Lan, I notice, said he voiced the
Yours etc.
LONDON, April 15th.
H. M. the tear has received Prince Kuni of Japan and invited His Im
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His Majesty conferred on Prince the Order of St. Andrew.
LARCENY AS A BAILEE.
The hearing of the case in which Morris Bon was charged with the larceny of $500 as a bailee cominded before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magic- treey yesterday.
Dora Jackson, who resides at 51, Des Voeux Road Central, deposed to giving defendant 2500 on the 30th of last month. She asked him to get a draft for her, but he did not rotara. The money had since been refunded by defendant's friends, and she did not wish to proceed with thu
a
His Worship The return of the money is
Inspector Hans-The other witness has
sufficient reason for it to be withdrawn, loft the Colony The only evidence we have now is the uncorroborated statement of the complainant.
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THE JAPAN AOCIETY IN LONDON.
The members of the Japan oeloty gave a
to make them leak old. Eventually the Fall
Last night "Mr. Hopkinson' was pre- sented with all the usual elements and needless to say the large audience smile 1
Court gave judgmest for defendant with costs to pay for his footing and it is this desire The fraud vrae cleverly engineered and might to enter society confisting with his old notions of propriety and economy which make him so have been successful if they had not got hold of amusing. Mr. Ward plays this part remarkably the man who wrots the books. It was very well and of course it follows that Miss Palotta probable that the dy who called boreali Ho contributed to the excellent effect by her. performance of the part of the Duchess who Sze was not Ho S
takes upon herself to act as his gaide. The play Dixon--The point is did she give evidence was a succoes and rauks with the previous
enjoyable productions of the company as Ho Sze.
His Lordship-Whatever her name is t Mr Dixon-Yen
SHIPPING RINGS.
Mr. Hett. It is passible she is the lady and it is
The London corespondent of the Straits "I have it on very good authority that the quite posibe she may be able to prove that she is Times telegraphing on the 8th inst saya not. Having in how the fact that these essas were proved to be swindle I would ask that un-report of the Royal Commission on Shipping Rings is ready. There is a minority report necessary difficultis should not be placed in our which has a leaning in favour of the shippers. way. It is possible a twin sister would be The shipowner commissioners, however, have produced-I feel are there will be something signed the majority report, which practically
recommends no legislative interference in the end-and if your Lordship can possibly minority report urges merely that the Board of Trade should be empowered to keep itself con- do it you ought to make the other side begin.
versant with the actions of the various com- Es Lordship held that the ones was upon binations and should be prepared to intervene, Mr. Hett.
if desirable." LEA
Ng Ynen Ha, site of Lai • hit him, stated that she know the woman in court as Ho Sze
Tho
The Royal Commission on Shipping Rings held its first sitting on February 25, 1997. It was formed to inquire into the effects on trade
Did the defendant make a state conversazione at the Whitehal Rooms, Hotel and was surprised to hear her say at the bearing of combinations of shipowners for the purpose
His Worship-The money has boon returned by some one. mast?
Inspector Hanson-He said, "I deny the
-charge."
His Worship (to complainant)-There was nothing said as to when he would bring back
the draft -No.
Métropole, to meet the Japanese Ambassador and Mine. Kato who received the guests and Raske Kato. The reception room was draped were accompanied by their daughter, Milo with British and Japanese flagi.
Viscountess
of
of raiding freights, and was expected to give the case that she was Yuen A Choy. Mr. Dixon then preduced another woman and special attention to push matters as the payment informed the Court that she was Ho Sze, of what have become popularly known as secret rebates, The uth african, and the Far Mrs. Violet Clan declared that she knew the Easter Conference formed the chief subjecte woman calling herself Yuen A. Choy as Ho Sze of investigation and from time to time parts of Among the company presentrere Zuitland, Lord Kinnaird, Admiral Sir A. Don.
Mr. Gardiner, solicitor, spoke to having cross the evidence given have been published glas, Major Sir Alexander Bannerman, the exsumed the woman in question at the hearing. Among the witnesses examined was Mr. McArthur, manager of the Straits Trading Dowager Lady Goring, Colonel Sir Roper and
Co., who was at hose in 1907, and the com- Indy Parkington Sir Thomas and Lady Jack She called herself Ho Sae.
Mr. Dizon said the woman he produced as Homision has had before it the report on the son, Signora Anna Constantini Lady Talbot de Malahide, ir Albert Rollit, Cdonel 0, Higashi, Sre was the plaintiff in several actions com enquiry on the Eastern Shipping or Straits homevard summary an affecting the trade of The Japanese Consul-General Sir John Cook- bern, Sir Walter and Lady Wilkins, Lady ensed against the Tak Li Laing, firm, and hehe Straitements, which was laid beforis, The 0:50 stands at present there is enough Letchworth, Vice Admiral Gearg's Neville. Mr. wori call Mr. d'Almadu, whom she instructo Egislat Connoli in October, 1902.
and several clerke to prove that she was Ho Bez members the Royal Commission were as Hayashi, Count and Countsa Mutsu, Sir J.
To on Arthur Cohen, K. G. Hollow:-2
(chairman), Lori Komma, Mr. J. P. Reid, Bhi Barath Kuma.
No
Did he tell you he was leaving the Colony
His Worship (to defondant-Do you wish to make a statement? No.
You realiso, I suppose.
tlie
your worship's hands.
that as
That the people should be consulted and/patant drying kiln at the Hunghon Cement evidence to souvist you I leave the case in Buchanan Biddell, Mr. W. Crewdson, Mr. Evidence was alled in support of Mr. Dixon PLMEZ Inverclyde, Hon. C. N. aw In reply to his worship, Inspector Hanson Ghoshi, Mr. Charles Holme, and Mr. Arthur statement, Yuen & Choy stating that when she rance, Sir Hugh Bell, urt. Sir A. Bateman.
have a definite voice in the government of The Hunghɔm and Yarmati sections of the fire
eir country will be accepted as an unim- brigade were early on the scene, being followed said nothing was known about the defendant,
His worship convicted the defendant and peachable principle by almost everyone. It by the Hongkong section, who arrived with the is, however, a very different question how fire float. After a fight of about four hours the tuis principle can be beat putin force in a fire was extinguished. This is the third out- given country and at a given time. The break which has corred at the ame kilu
recently success with which the Japanes established"
sutonced him to two months hard labour. In thing that sentence he had taken into scoot in defendant's favour the fact that the money
had been returned.
Diogy.
was arrested she used the bailiff to take her to the office of Mr. d'Almada where she would be identified as Then A Choy and not ad Ho
Mr. Charles Woodhouse's Trio played selec tone of music in the reception room, and in the while Mr. Beaufort gave an antertainment, and ze drawing room the Alétrople Orchestra performed, there was an interesting exhibition of Japanese He Lordship mid the testimony on both Kakemonos (lent by Mr. Arthur Morrison) in side was of a very high quality and he had
another room
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