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looked upon it in this way-the difference did not mean anything different to what had already been told in the letters.
You had had trouble with Mr. Bennie over + guarantees before, hada't you ?--You
Then why didn't you as an intelligent man make any modifications? It would have bee so easy to insert the words "except with regard to a core." Why didn't you do it?-I could not
route to be adopted. We have had another example, even in the case of so easily con #tructed a line as that from Shanghai to Hankow, how hundreds of thousands of capital can be spent, nominally in the con atraction of a railway, but have really been absorbed into private channels. For such THE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. lines the guarantee of Peking may be looked upon by reasonable undertakers as sufficient. ly satisfactory. The Chinese are certainly at the moment sufficiently skilled to struct such lines so that they had utry ordinary traffic. When we come to lines requiring special skill, and enlarged experi- ence, as a line in Szechuan, especially as that line is intended to be one of the main trunk lines of the Empire, the whole face of affaire is changed. We have no guarantee in the first instance that a line commenced by incapable engineers in an unkown country is capable of being completed, however much may be spent apoo it; and we have ne pos- sible check on the cost, even accepting the
LONDON, August 16th. possibility of construction. Financial agents have generally a propensity for shifting
Armed peasants occupied the for these considerations off their own shoulders, treas at Canea to prevent the removal and think little how the funds are expended of the fag. provided, that they can issns a sufficiently Gendarmes forced the peasants to enticing prospectus, and the railway Baane evacuate by promising to guard the Mr. Haxton giving his explanation, ing of China is at the moment in that flag. inchoate condition that there are hoge pro- fits in sight for the first undertakers; and perhaps Chinese officials are not alone in their conceptions of the advantage of being first in the field.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT.
HONGKONG MILLING COMPANY: V. ARNHOLD, KABBERG & co. The seventh day's session was resched yea terday in the action in which the Hongy why I didn't. It struck me that this keng Milling Company, of which Mr. H. Wording did not make any difference to what we
had pat in our letters. extent and violence of the earthquaker alleged failure to supply an ico-making The official report confirms the Percy Smith is liquidator, claimed $100,000
There was an absolute difference. It was from Arnhold, Kurberg and Co. for damages, shocks in Japan, but being con-plant according to stated requirements. Bir
pan, but fined to the country districts and Henry Berkeley, E.C., and Mr. M: W. Slade, owing to the absence of fires there plaintiffs, defendants being represented by Mr. instructed by Mr. John Hastings, appeared for was comparatively little loss. MacNeill, from Shanghai, and Mr. G. C. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon.
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The government is resigning and a Provisional Administration has been formed.
The British battleship "Swiftsure" has arrived in Suda Bay.
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to be combining to drag it back into the the Navy to build a battleship of slough of despond.
30,000 tons.
Tho German Mail of the 16th July was delivered in London on the 14th inst.
Colonel George R. Colton, who succeeded Mr. Shuster as Collector of Customs in the Philip pinss, has tendered his resignation.
Not a single case of plague was reported in the Colony of Hongkong last week. The only case of communicable disease notified was one imported case of enteric fever.
S.S. LUCANIA" GUTTED.
LONDON, August 16th.
going to be as clear as the Lee Corapany'à 100. You noticed the difference P--Yes.
Then why didn't you put in a fow simple suppose it was rather careless on my part. words that would clear up all difficulties P-I
It was absolutely straghtforward and frank, Ienggest it was not carelessness on your part, because your machine could produce ice equal to this Lee Company'a ios ?—No,
Yan didn't believe that ? No.
You know Mr. Bennio wished ice as clear - AM -
Mr. MoNoill said he wished to meation a matter which happened on Saturday, and, Mr. Harten being present, perhaps their Lordships the Tea Company's ice because he was selling to would be glad to have his explanation. On Jardine, Matheson ?--No. Saturday he saw one of the Ice Company's carts, which as far as he could see was on its way. Hongkong.
You didn't-I thought he was selling in delivering tea to consumers, and on the cart ho noticed a block of ies with the triangulur band which Mr. Harton told them was always sawn off. Mr. Harton was present.
The Chief Justica-I see no objection to
a
Mr. Haxton said the engineer at the works had orders to out off the band, but occasionally band got up to the depot. The hands were ont
Mr. MoNeill-Was the ice going to s customer ?-It was on an open eart,
Mr. Haxton-How many blocks were there P Mr MoNeill-Six or seven.
off before the ice was sold,
Mr. Haxton-They might be going to one of the sub-depots. We have a Chinese sub-depot at West Point...
Mr. McNeill-This cart was going towards East Point. It was the only block which had this baud. :
The Chief Justice-Probably the engineer forgot to cut it off.
Mr. Haxton-It might be.
Did you imagine he could sell any he could put together and call boy old know dopenda on the quality.
at all as to the quality of the ion he was going Did you imagine he had given any guarantae
to supply P~He did not tell me.
Witness was afterwards questioned as to the
the guarantee.
a'
agreement with reference to the liability under
You noticed in the guarantee that there was a how liability. The liability was on your firta. and not merely on your principals?—Yes.
And this ice was to be as clear as the Hong
kong Ico Company's, instead of being morely
clear?--Yes
Didn't you think it worth while, when you wors in the same buildings Mr. Reunie, to go upstairs to see him P-It did not occur to me.
The Chief Justies Didn't you think it worth while to go upstairs -It did not occur to me.
Mr. Blado-The differences were rather material, weren't they?--Yes,
was not going to a depot.
The Chief JusticeIt seems clear this ico Yos; but I have already explained the view
And might give rise to misunderstanding which I took
Mr. Hoxton then left the box.
The press-examination of Mr. Arndt was continued by Mr. Shade. He said he had bad a good many dealings with Mr. Reanie, whom ho regarded as a very koon man of business. Witness was questioned as to statements in Borsig's catalogue as to machinery being supplied which would turn out clear and transparent ice, and asserted that the claim was to produce
Fire broke out on the Cunarder Lucania" while in dock at Liver-elear, pure ice. pool and completely gutted the for- ward part. The liner was sunk in order to save her. She now rests badly damaged at the bottom of the
a fact, seem to have entered his mind, and it certainly does not seem to have appeared to the British negotiants as at all dictated by unfriendly motives, The idea that the step was suggested by Germany with the Castelli, Via San Francisco Poverina, Florence, object of raising a sore between America Italy, and late of Shanghai, formerly editor: and England still less corresponds with
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The Royal Netherlands warships H.M. de expected to arrive at Manila from Batavia yesterday,
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agreed as an alternative to the thout be sent before 11 am on day of publication. After that hour the supply proceedings in Congress relating to the Major G. E. Persirs, C.V.G. D.8.0., 2nd gift of a Dreadnought that rearrangement of the Tariff, and has not Battalion Drenadier Guards, til recently Australis provide instead a squadron been so enamoured of the result that she Military Attache in Chiss, is about to retire. would feel inclined to enter into an intrigue He served in the China war 1990, when he was of swift cruisers for the Pacific and i with the States against England. Altoge-wounded, and during the latter phase of the large naval base. ⠀
South African campaign, receiving the Queen's ther the proposition of PRESIDENT TAFT medal and three clasps. that American financial houses should be permitted to take part in the loan for the construction of the new Hankow-Szechuan turning from the West River on Saturday Railway, seen from his point of view, was
night■ Chinese passenger attempted suicide perfectly natural; and in no way unfriendly by jumping overboard. He was rescued by the crew, and appeared before Mr. F. 4. Hassland towards either Germany or England; and at the Magistracy yesterday, when he was re- we may accept without reserve bis explana-manded for observation. tion of the affair, and ses how it has been
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Witness--I should say the clause se to ive making machines means I supply ico-making That means opaque Ice. machines for producing solid blocks of ice."
Mr. Blade-It does not my opaque. Witness-It says "I supply also machinery for supplying clear ice."
Mr. Blade-It does not say so; you are merely drawing the inference.
Witness-Yes the inferenco may be drawn.. Can you show me any other reference in the appear to be any reference. catalogue to an opaque core?-There does not
far as you know there is no other reference
You have read the catalogues carefully. Ag
No.
Can you remember in Mr. Borsig's letter t think so. you any reference to an opaque core?--I don't
Where did you learn there was an opaqua white core in can foot-I read up for it.
The Paiene Judge-Did
you read scientific Work
Witness I read cyclopaedia.
Did you imagine that your previous agree- ment merely meant partially clear us can ice always is, and that this new agreement to the ice being as clear as the Hongkong Tre Com. pany's meant perfectly clear? Yet you did not think it worth while to go upstairs to see Mr Bernie ?-It did not occur to me to see him:
I pat it to you as a matter of fact that you did see Mr. Reanie, and that he told you unleas you could guarantee that much you would not have the contract at all-No. He didn't.
I put it to you that you thought this plant could turn out ice as expressed and that you were deceived by: Boraig --No.
I must put this question, that you are ready and willing to sign misleading agreemente-No Either you are the one or the other P-No. Witness was then examined as to letters written from the Hongkong branch to the Shanghai branch of Arnhold, Karberg.
Do you allege that the plant had an insufficient trial --Personally, I allege nothing. You were in Arnhold, Karberg's at that time Arnhold, Karberg alloge that the trial was and you are speaking now on their behalf. Do
insufficient I don't know.
Mr. McNeill-We pleaded it. I allege it. Mr Slade-That is what I want. This is a lawyer-manufactured defence from beginning
to end
Do they complain that the trial was incom- plete I believe it is mentioned in that letter.
At the time Yen.
This is one of the many things you are
ogues and the en-complaining of about now which you did not
Mr. Blade-You read the encyclopaedia ?: Mr. Blade-Yon learned there that there was an opaque white core in can les.
Witness Yes
1907 about an ice-making plant?-On October When did Mr. Bonnie first speak to you in
Lester Iland early on Friday morning. It sppears that at about 3 am, on the morning mentioned seven Roklo fishermen, armed with choppers, knives and bambooe, landed at the 4th. village unobserved, and approaching sa unnum. bered house at Shokshan, forced an entrance, ice-making plant in 1905 you knew very little The robbers apparently knew that there were about it? Yes.
When Mr. Bonale spoke to you about an
two hawkers who carried a plentiful supply of cloth and a considerable sum staying at this house, and the object of their visit was to relieve these men of their
of money
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library that the English lnterests concerned have and Museum for the week ending the 15th Ir can hardly even yet be clearly undergo for condoned its presumed unfriendly August, 1909, shows that of non-Chinese there stood why PRESIDENT TAFT selected the nature that they have expressed their will wars 436 to the Library and 235 to the Museum, moment that he did for putting in a eliminguess that the amount of the loan should and of Chinese 259 to the former and 2,572 to
And you soquired your information in the to participate in Chinese loans. Diplo be increased by one-half, in order that the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by
interval P-Yes. matically, at first sight at least, the America should come in on perfectly even 695 persons and the Museum by 2,807.
Witness sild that at an interview he told Mr. initiatory step would seem to have partaken terms with the others,
wares and cash. They entered the house with Bennie there was an opaque core in an ico, A movement is on foot to establish are per- very much of the nature of a blunder; et This, however, naturally leads to a con.manent form of memorial in Shanghai to the wild shouts and proceeded to use their bamboos and it wass plant to supply can ice which he the time the Chinese were in an unwontedly sideration of the project from an inter- late Dr. Latones. The committee in charge of and choppers on the inmates until they were proposed to offer. He did not think he specially satisfied that the latter were thoroughly fright, antioned the noodles in can ice. He was not suspicious mood, the reactionary party, national point of view. Although willing the movement is sa follows:-Sir · Pelham under the false pretence of patriotiem, had to advance the money for the construction Warren, K.C.M.G. (President), Mr. C. M. Banned. Then the hawkers were asked where aware of the fact that needles and a core in the
ice made it melt sooner.. raised the party cry of "China for the
on the guarantee of the Chinese Govern. Derwent, Messrs. Geary, Gardiner, O. M. lost no time in showing their assailante, sad the the employ of Arnhold, Karborg and Co. to (Honorary Secretary and Treasurer), the Rev. they had stored their money and goods. They
Mr. Blade read a letter from an engineer in Chinese, and, Giding that the cry had ment itself, the financiera concerned do Green, S. E. Levy, F. 8. Madan (Tata, Sons the cash and departed. Next morning it was witness pointing out that ice made
faberman speedily appropriated the cloth and become popular amongst the unthinking not hold the line in pledge, and so have & Co.), W. C. Murray, J. H. Osborne, Betina reported to the police at Chungchau that the the plate system did not melt so quickly nai
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no direct interest in its construction. (Cawasjee, Pallajes & Co.), and H. Speelman, not in its financial success. Now we are seeing in the construction of the
ou
think of suficient importance at the time?--I did not mention it.
Did you at any time ask the Milling Company to have a further trial No.
Did you at any time complain to the Milling believe it was done. Company that the trial had been out short -I.
Re-examined-
nie was no special guarantee, but was your That guarantee which yon gave to Mr. Ben- ordinary form of guarantee which you were in the habit of giving as manufacturers' agenta !
now Yes.
And in view of what you told my friend,
that that guarantee was inserted deliberately for the purpose of avoiding liability, I want
explanation.
your
Witness-I did not catch the question. Mr. Blade-It is beyond him.
The Chief Justice-What was the question? beyond (laughter).
Mr. McNeill (to his Lordship-Is it really
The Chief Justice-Is it really worth while F Mr. McNeill-I don't know that it is. The hearing was adjourned.
SHOOTING.
crowd, were seeking to turn it to their own private advantage, and restore the old régime of office as a source of privata pelf. Pakow-Tientsin Railway how, in spite Under the circumstances it wis but natural:
of the best efforts of the Chinese Govern that the first impression of the REGENT ment itself, its guarantee does not afford the should have been one of astonishment and slightest protection against fraudulent mal anzioty at receiving a tol-gram from the apropriations of the loin. The Government PRESIDENT, eliming the right of America has already had to cashier one director, and Chinese Government was undertaken by Mr.Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yester clear. He asked your state of knowledge number turned out to shoot for a Cup presontel
which is in
robbers had departed with $400 worth of cloth, and ice made on other systems. He did not pass In the case of the alleged manslaughter of a 829.50 in cash. Sergeant Gordon immediately that information on to Mr. Rennie. He knew was heard before is: E: T. C. Wersier, Britisk men were arrested with the amount stolen in clear, as that of the los Company. Chinese by Inspector Moore, of Kinking, which instituted inquiries, the result being that two that Borsig's plant could not prodnos ice as Consul, the Consul decided last week that there the men who had taken the cloth had sailed it I didn't.
their possession. The police also learned that was not sufficient evidence to send the socusedway in the direction of
Then why did you enter into a contract to do for trial and ho was accordingly discharged. The Chinese territory
Mr. Slade then read the terms of the agree prosecution in the above ease on behalf of the
The two men arrested ware charged before meat, and added that the words were perfectly day and remanded.
was as you now. Basert it to be, why did you enter into this contract without any qualification at all!
our lettore we had stated
to participate in the ban being negotiated seriously caution another, though seemingly Fleming, while Sir. Godfrey, of Messrs. Fllis with England and Germany for th: con-afraid to remove him from office. Now this and Hayes, was retained for the defence. struction of the proposed Hankow and proposed Hankow-Szechuan Railway is At the Police Court on Monday afternoon Szechuan Railway. As the lesser of two a much more serious undertaking than the before Mr. Wood the hearing was continued of -évile the road i„nary party had been agitat Tientrin-Pukow line. It is practically with the case in which Liu Kwan, an Ambulance ing for the withdrawal of all foreign railway regard to the difficulties of construction on constable, with assaulting him in one of the ooolie, charged Li San Sam, a Chinese ne infringing on China's par with the main Alpine lines in Europe, waiting rooms at the Central Police Station on Sovereign Rights," and the purchase of and requires engineering skill of the the 31st instant. Mr L D'Almada e astro the concessionary ri ̧ his by means of loans highest nature. Yet we have no record of appeared again for the complainant, and Mr. raised abroad, as well as the constraction of any survey, nor has any consulting engineer Sydenham Dixon represented the defendant all railways in t'e future by Chinese capital of any emineres been called on to report police officera gave evidence for the defendant,
The chief Chinese detective Tu Po and throa”. exclusively. It was well known that the on the feasibility of the line, or the method who was subsequently acquitted.
concessio s
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three conte, and seven cents, the colours green, The values of these stamps will be two cents, blue, and purple, according to the value, and the issue will be limited.
perfectly clearly what we were prepared to guarantes:
into Mr. Ronnie told me he would have the But here is the formal agreement you entered letters incorporated into an agreement.
You read the formal agreement? Yes.
Why didn't you make any modifications in And you noticed the differensas Yes them? The words are perfectly clear FI
VOLUNTEER INFANTEY COMPANY. The shooting arrangements of the newly- upset by unfavourable weather. Sunday morn- formed Infantry Company have hitherto boon ing, however, proved an exception and a fair by Captain Wood,
The bright and changing light, together with heavy shower whilst at 500 yards range, rendered gate of 43 being much the best. good skooting difficult, Private Elliot's aggre
promise of developing into good shots," whilst Several of the competitors who have had little or no previous experience with the rifle gave
it was evident that some of the older hands" would render a good account with a little more steady practice,
Fange on Saturday and Sunday nert, comh- mencing at 3.30 p.m. and 10.0 s.m. respectively
Further shoots will be held at Tai Hang