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Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club are: reminded of the half-yearly mosting at the office of the Jockey Club at noen to-day.
The Philippine customs cruiser Bora has
been captured by Moro pirates and it is feared that the officers and crow have been put to death by the sword attended man.
into a contract for a period of three Cable communication, with Macao-Investor, years. When we bear in mind also thaied, but falogramul vexobliged
od with Farines an Ordinance was passed last year by which the Farmar is prohibited from exporting opium to China, it might be supposed that those factors alone would be suffieisat to ac count for a loss of $25,000 a month, which CO representa a consumption reduced by three hundred chests a year. The opium taken "ant of bond by the Farmer last year was 984 cheste, including 113 chests of Chinese opium. Not since 1903, however, had the Farmer withdrawn so much, the figures be- ing 725 cheste in 1904; 838 in 1905; 497 in 1906 and 726 in 1907. The low figures in 1904 and 1906 were due to financial embarrassments of the Farmer in those years, caused by the fact that he had tendered for a larger payment than the Monopoly could afford. The payment which stood at $2,041,940 in 1905 and 1906 foll in the next contract
net (March 1907) to $1,482,000. For the new contract the highest tender is 81,185,000- drop of $267,000,
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When we take into account the factors we bare already mentioned as tending to a
For stealing twelve yards of white Vistoris lawn, the property of Mars, Jardine, Matheson and Co. Mr. F. A. Hasoland at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced a coolie to six weeks' impris- onment and six hours stocke
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday Sergeant Cooper charged three store keepers and two track woolles with causing his Worship imposed fines aggregating $71, obstructions. The offences were proved, and
which were paid.
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LONDON, September 30th, The Duchess of Albany to-day launched at Portsmouth the improved Dreadnought Neptune, one of the largest battleships built or building.
N.D.L. SUCCESS."
LONDON, September 30th. Thirty-two chair bearers were charged before day with causing obstruction by rushing fares a profit on the working of the first Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy-yester.
The Nordeutscher Lloyd have made
in various thoroughfares in the pity. The half-year of 1000 of £250,000, defendants were convicted, and i fine of $3 was against a loss of £850,000 for the imposed on the bearers of each chair,
corresponding period in 1908,
It is reported that an American company is constructing a new seaport on the Sarawak coast, and is spending thousands of pounds in the erection of godowas, machinery for prepar ing rubber, ate. The ruanager is now in Singapore in quest of a cheap hulk which he can fill with concrete and sink along the river
pier. The company orpoots to possess the chief town in Barawak within a few years, and to make it the centre of the rubber and copra trade for British Boraso and the zeighbouring Islands. It is expected that the company will make enormous savings in freight by manu- factaring its rubber bofore shipment, and preparations are being made for accomplishing this on a huge scale.
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reduction in the Farmer's business, and add to these a possible further loss due to the activities of anti-opium organisations, a loss of$25,000 a month does not seem to err on the side of exaggeration; rather does it leave com for the suggestion that the bidders bank as the most expeditions way of making a for the farm cannot be counting on any considerable reduction [directly resulting from the total abolition of opium divans, When theSECRETARY OF STATE telegraphed bis order to the Colonial Government to take measures to close the whole of the divans in the Colony, we ventured to express the opinion that this would have the effect, not of materially diminishing the consumption Count Kozui Otani, Abbot of Hongwani, of opium in the Colony, but of driving the Japan, and Countess Otani, who are on a mission vice into the homes of the people. When, how to ladin, arrived hero by the Del yesterday over, H.E. the GOVERNOR, after discussing the The Count and Countess Otani are going to India matter with the Opium Farmar informed the for this purpose of studying the religion in the SECRETARY OF STArs that the total abolitionThe Countess Kazuko Otani is the daughter of country where Buddha founded his teachinga. of opium divane was estimated to cost the the late Prince Kujo, nad elder sister to the Colony upwards of five lakhe, we regarded prosent Crown Princess of Japan. The Count that as the final word on the subject and party yesterday morning visited the Peak until the new tenders were received. and subsequently tiffimed at the residence of Now it appears there are three Chinese the Count held reception of his followers at Conen! and Mrs. Fanaten. In the afternoon syndicates (including the present holders the Hongwanj in Morrison Hill Road, and of the Farm) who are prepared to in the evening he was entertained by the A. S. WATSON & CO., Pay for the Farm a rental which does not Japanese community at the Nippon Club. The fall more than three lakhaa year below Count and Countess proceed by the Delta
to-day- the present payment, while, as we haya painted out above, they have to reckon not only on the total abolition of divans, but on a reduced export trade and a prospect of a steadily reduced consumption resulting from the continually increasing price of the drag. Under the new contract the Farmer is allowed to draw from bond 900 Correspondents must forward their names and chests a year, instead of 1,800 formerly
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THE HONGKONG OPIUM FARM TENDERS.
yesterday to some misleading deductions from We have to apologise for giving publicity
the tenders acut in for the Hongkong Opium Farm Accepting sa sccurate a statement that the present rental paid to the Government
ANOTHER GERMAN DREAD- NOUGHT LAUNCHED.
LONDON, October 1st.
of the Heligoland," launched a The "Ost Friesland," a sistership
week ago, was launched yesterday at Wilhelmshaven.
The launch coincides with the completion, after ten years' work, of the naval harbour at Wilhelmshaven, which has cost £3,200,000 sterling, including six docks, three of which will accommodate the largest battle ships afloat.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 1st October,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR Ma. H. H. J'
GOMPERTZ (PUISHE JUDGE).
CAPTAIN'S ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL.
THE LEVYING OF DISTRESS WARRANTS
IMPORTANT CASE AT THE MAGISTIKOY.
At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon before Mr. J. R. Wood, Argo, alias Yala, of Messrs. David Sassoon and Co., was arraigned on the Distress for Rent Ordinance of 1883, unlaw charges of, not being a bailiff, or acting under fally did attempt to levy, or levy, a distress for
arrears of rent.
The action was mentioned in which Captain W. Cooper, lately master of the ss, Tab Hing
•sed the Sza Yap 8.S. Co., of Hongkong," for 8858.33, for wrongful dismissal on September 15th, 1909, 8750 being three months' wagon in Crown Solicitor, prossented, and Mr. H. W. Mr. H. L. Deanys, Jr., from the office of the lieu of notice. Mr. Reader Harris (from the
Looker (of Messrs. Denson, Looker and Descon)
appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Dennys stated that the defendant was
office of Messrs. Wilkinson and Christ) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. P. 3 Dizon (from the office of Mr. R. Harding) appeared for the alleged, on September 22nd, to have gone to No. defendant..
Mr. Harris applied for an order for pleadingsing, and to have asked the people inside for rent, 9, the Prays, Kennedy Town, a domestic build- He said ho could easily prove wrongful dismissal, The reat not having been paid, the defendant but he did not know what allegations of miscoz was alleged to have turned the inmates out, duct defendants were going to make.
Mr. Dizga said if the case were adjourned for week they might come to a settlement. The hearing was fired for Monday week. * ALLEGED BREACH OF AGREEMENT.
E. Kennedy brought action against Mak Nam Woon, proprietor of the Belle View Hotel, *ke redover $1,000, $500 being for alleged break of agreement whereby defendant agreed to employ plaintiff as manager, and the remaining 8500 for damages caused to the plaintiff by the wilful set of defendant in preventing plaintif from continuing his application for a licence under the Liquor Ordinance of 1908. Mr. Read- er Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist),
Castre for defendant,
and to have impounded certain of their goods.
His Worship Is the defendant alleged to have done it himself, or by agent?
Mr. Dennys-Himself and by agent. Lam Sing Chan state that on September
22nd the defendant and a Chiusman drove her away from her house. She asked to be allowed stay to eat her rice, but the defentant told him money, and then witness offered to pay him her to go away. She said the mistress owed a month's rent. She left all her furniture behind, and had not yet recovered it.
In oress-examination witness said she was a prostitute, and the second floor on which she for plaintiff, and Mr. X, d'Almada lived was brothel. Witness did not know why the mistress ran away, but she took hor pleadings or else full particulers of the second longed to her. The only goods belonging Mr. d'Almada asked his Lordship to order clothing with her. The utensils left be
portion of the claim.
Mr. Harris said it was impossible to furnish particulars of the second portion, but he could all witnesses who would state that in their opinion plaintiff's character had sufforadi.
Mr-d'Almada said particulars of the first $500 would not satisfy him.
ILLNESS OF THE TSARINA.tion had been refused by the Justices. One week they advertized his name in the newspaper and the next somebody's else.
LONDON, October 1st. The Russian Army manoeuvres in the Crimea have been abandoned owing to the illness of the Tsarina.
BRITISH POST OFFICE: ACQUIRES WIRELESS.
STATIONS.
LONDON, October 1st. Mr. Buxton, the Post-Master
of Commons that the Post Office has General, has announced in the House
arranged with the Marconi Company to take over all the coast stations, the
for the opium form is $1,210,000, we pointed out company receiving £15,000.- that on the highest tonder sent in the Govern
The Post Office has also arranged
to the mistress were the things in the passage and the things in the conk-house. Witness was allowed to take away her clothing, but the defendant declined to let her take away nay
thing else.
Inspector Brown, of the Registrar-General's departiment, stated that in consequence of a Mr. Harris argued that particulars of damages complaint made by the last witness he wont to were not given in a libel action Hisollent was No. 9. the Frays, Kanady Town, and found prevented from continuing his application for a the second floor locked up. Witness sent for livence, and several of his friends one to him the rent collector and asked if he looked and said they were sorry to see that his applica. P the place and refused to allow the girls to take their things away. He mid he did, because the mistress owed his master three months' rent. On the door being opened the Inst witness and other girls pointed out things belonging to them. Witness asked the collector if he would allow the girls to take their things away, and he declined...,
Cross-examined-Witness instituted similar proceedings a few months ago, bat he could not say why the case was dismissed.
His Lordship ordered Mr. Harris to furnish Mr. d'Almada with such particulara as he could of the fasts in regard to the second claim.
The hearing was then fixed for Thursday
week.
AN AMAN'S CLAIM.
Lai Juhn, an amah, sued Jossie Walker, of Morrison Hill Gap, for $70,80, money lent on three different occasions,
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When the case was called plaintiff profaced spaper, which defendant said she would like to Bee Plaintiff spoke to the defendant, who stated that the amah wished her to speak
Chinese.
Isn't it a fact the case was dismissed because the promises were brothels Iballers that was the reason.
Mr. J. H.-Kemp, Registrar of the Supreme- Cuart, aid the derenaaht was not attached to the Court, and had no authority to levy a distress. claimed had already been paid, but that the tresses had to be issued by a bailiff. It was Defendant and that the money which she In ross-examination witness said all li
plaintiff stole the paper prednosd. She also not the practice at the Registry to issue a stole a five dollar bill for which the defendant warrant to a bailiff to distrain, on a brothel, in consequence of a decision of Mr. Justica Wise.. La the present ones witham would have refused
warrant,
dienzissed her."
Plaintiff stated that she was formerly in the employ of the defendant as amal, and that her to pay the rent. She advanced other small
Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of but sa 900 cheats are well above his average ment stood to lose only about $25,000 per annum. to take over all Lloyd's wireless mistrem borrowed money from her with which
All letters for publication should be written on drawings in the past five years, he is not This however, is incorrect. The present rental į
good faith.
ane side of paper only,
likely to be bampered by any actual scarcity No anonymously signed communications that of the drug. It will remain to be seen have already appeared in other papers will be whether the closing of the divans will Orders for extra copies of DAILY Pamas seriously affect local sales in the long run. should be sent before 11 a.m. on day of If they do not, the conclusion will be inovit- publication. After that hour the supply is
inserted.
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able that the closing of the divans will have meant, what H. E the GOVERNOR himself predicta in
memorandum, that
"the evil hitherto excluded from domestic
of the opium farm is $1,452 300 per annum, so that the difference between the present and the now contract is likely to be approximately $25,000 per month.
LOCAL SPORT.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE. A meeting of the Second Division took place
stations.
INTERPORT SWIMMING,
amounts after that.
Defendant asserted that she had paid the money which she had borrowed and dedared that she did not owe her a caah, not even for wages. The plaintiff stole a fire dollar bill and defendant hart her looked up for an hour or two and finally called a policeman.
Now that the final results of the Intarpart Swimming contest are to hand, it is possible, Bare the Shanghai Mercury, to see how Shang hai compare with Hongkong, en actual points, but that is not a complete view of things. The A witness for the defence stated that she was considerally modified if one is to understand plaintiff. Defendant admitted that she thought significance of the ristory on points must be present when her mistress paid 830.80 to the
that Hongkong swimmers practically have all
HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DE: Vœux ROAD Clife will be introduced into the home, where the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last night. Represent the real situstion. It is to be borne in mind the amount borrowed was $39.
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET Bruner. EC women and children will probably become
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 2ND 1909,
THE-tenders submitted for the Hongkong Opium Farm, though do not approximating
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as
participatora." We sincerely hope that this will not to any large extent be the cons sequence of the hasty and ill-considered policy which the Imperial Government has forced upon the Colony, but in our opinion the high tenders for the new farm go a long way to confirm this fear,
sul-General for Canton, arrived in Hongkong Mr. J. W. Jamieson, the new British Con- yesterday by the Delta.
The air-a-side competition promoted by the Hongkong Football Club eozameness sliertly, entries closing on Tuesday next.
closely the present contract price were unfortunately misled into stating yesterday, are still sufficiently high to be regarded as an agreeable surprise to the Government and the taxpayers generally. When addressing the Legislative Council la t March on the order received from the
·SENGETART OF STATE for the closing of the divans, H. E. the GOVERNOR said he had de- scribed in a despatch the negotiations under- We are informed that the Hongkong Volan- taken with the Farmer and he estimated teor Comps are giving a promenads concert on that the total abolition of the opium divans Saturday, the 23rd inst, in nid of the funds of would coat the Colony upwards of five lakhs.the Lulies Benevolent Society,
Mr. R. M. Dyer, the new manager of the returned to the Colony yesterday." Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company,
That estimate was subsequently enlarged to An Eurasian who stewed away on the se eix, and it would be interesting to learn the causes which have led the Farmer to so substantially reduce that estimate. The contract is to be for three years, and esch
Choising from Shanghai to Hongkong was charged before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magie. trucy yesterday, found guilty, and sauteused to one month's imprisonment,
Lusitano vere present. Lieut. Thickness, R.A. atives from E.A., Baffa, B.0.5., Moslem anil presided, supported by the seting secretary, Sapper Heigh, R.E., who read the minutes of previous meetings and also a latter from the sacretary of the Departmental F.C. regretting thoir inability to raise a team.
Proceeding with the business Sepper Heigh was elected Chairman and Mr. Ellis, B.O.C., WBS appointed secretary. The date of commencement was Azed for Outober 23rd, and the secretary hopes to have the fixtures published before then
GENERAL MEETING.
General Committee meeting was held at when the rules of the League were fully 5.30, Mr. Frank Browne, H. K. F. C., presiding discussed and passed. An attempt will be made to fill the vacancy caused by the withdrawal of should forward their applications to Mr. Ellis- the Departmental F.C., and intending, entrants
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
The cricket canteh arranged on the elib ground for to-day has had to be abandoned owing to the wet state of the wicket. The hets will be up for practice.
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Mr. Deanys submitted that this case was in unfortunate one in many ways, because it turned upon a landlord's right personally to levy distress. In this case it was alleged that the defendant had been acting practically as a bailiff without authority of any sort. He had distrained or attempted to distrain. In this Colony it had been expressly snoted that all distresses should be levied by a public officer, Provided his Worship was satisfied with the
ought to be fined the maximum penalty. facts, Mr. Dennys nbmitted that the defendert-
Mr. Looker submitted that there was no evi dence of any offence. There was no proof that the defendant actually took any overt step which resulted in these goods being locked up.. In order to convict any person for weping a bailiff's fonctions, it should be proved that he tons. On the face of the Ordinance, and the was the actual person who neurped those fune facts as proved, it was clear that the defendant did not come within the provisions of the section. A bailiff's fanctions did not commence until ho had got a warrant. The first thing the prose
the year round in which to swim, whereas Shang His Lordship adjourned the hearing for a have a somewhat long clote sesson. Again, hai wimmers, except the very thickest-skinned week to permit of another witness being called, Shanghal swimming in these degenerate days is largely confined to the placid waters of the vari
MANILA'S. NEW TARIFF ona Swimming Baths, the Shanghai swimmer rarely taking his dip nowadays in the mildly Hitherto invoices for goods entering Manila existed. The frequent seabatbing parties that altering the duties, requires in regard to cou turbulent Whangpoo, as he used quite regularly have had to be accompanied by a solemn to do before such things as private or public baths
that declaration. The tariff now, in addition to here, and this probably accounts in good sular invoices that they must be executed. ars popular in Hongkong are not to be measure for the superior achievements of in quadruple, instead gether to the credit of Shanghai that all her as before. Quantities must be stated in terms ention had to establish was that the rent which Hongkong. At the same time it is not alto
of in triplicate,
two of the Modal Settlement's best were out whore goods are on the victories were won by one man, even though of the Tarif Act. That is to say, that
it was attempted to collect could be properly MacCabe's fine record would have been very system; and where they are on the basis to recover the rant. of the swim by reason of sickness. Mr. measurement minst be stated in the metric in question being a brothel, there was no right
basis of weight,
collected under the Ordinance. The premises dificult to beat in any case, however,
of liquid measure, quantities must be stated in EATEN BY A CROCODILE.
the metric system also. It is also required that invoices must be sworn to, so that traders Stories of Filipinas being devoured by aanding goods to Manila from Hongkong will orocodiles in some of the rivers of the southern have to swear to such goods. islands which have been more or less infested common, but it is seldom that such terrible with these immense reptiles are comparatively deaths befal people within a radius of 25 miles
of
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
Manile. Last Friday newe was received by the the following report: Cableneros American of the death of a native of Antipolo, Rizal provides, ons leidro Crisostomo, 25 years of age, who was seized and devoured by, a crocodile in the river at Boso Boso, a nearby town, while he was swimming across the
stream,
COTTON INTERESTS OF THE WORLD Mr. Charles Macara, writing to The Times, calls attention to the valuable information con tained in the voluminous raport of the sixth had almost reached the middle of the stream Several natives were together swimming and International Cotton Congress now being issued, when the huge reptile appeared in their midst year there is a reduction of one tenth in the We are asked to mention that the woskly and the useful work of the Federation in bring and before its victim could escape its catches amount of the opium coming from India to Union will re-commence on Monday, 4th of tween the Federation and the International The reptile is said to be a very large one and prayer meetings of the Hongkong Christian He dwells on the close bond of sympathy be- No remains of the body have yet been found. ing the octton interests of the world into line. it had seized hin and carried him to the bottom. Chins. Consequently the price of opium October, at 5.30 p.m., in the rooms of the Institute of Agriculture at Rome, and says the its presence was unknows in the river. at the Indian auctions is rising as the supply European Y, M. C. A., Alexandra Buildings. statistics collected by the latter, giving authentis ditrinishes, and it follows that the retail
information regard condition, A determined attempt is to be made to kill price in China must rise too.
Capt. John, the dogen of the Singapore pilot growth, and supply of cotton and other lusitano The natural tendency of high prices is to restrict reported that Capt. Robinson, late of
service, retired at the end of last month. It is in time,
taples throughout the world, should bo published consumption, and the capitaliste bidding for Bingapore, trading to Bangkok, has hoon Federation has rendered in organising short Mr. Macara points out the services which the the form would be sure to take that import-appointed by the Pilot Board to fill the vacancy abandon this policy until the industry has been time. He declares that it would be suicidal to: ant consideration into account when entering caused by the retirement of Capt. John. brought into healthier conditions.
the animal at all coste
On the 1st at 12.15 p. The barometer has fallen moderately in N.E. Japan; and risen considerably over W. Japan, moderately over Chins and slightly in the Philippines.
Pressure is low over the N.E. part of the Bes of Japan, and relatively soxubent the 14th Pacido. It is highest over N. Chins: parallel, both ofer the China Sea and the
the Formoes Channel and the. N. part of the Freak N.E. and E. winds may be expected in China Ses.
at 10 am to-day, 0.02 inches.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
His Worship (to Mr. Dennys)-Can you distinguish this case from the previous ona?
Mr Donnya-Yes, T-believe the previous case wee one in which the people were turned out, There was only one witness, and no evidence of distress at zli.
Mr. LookAY-The evidence was exactly the Esme as in this case.
Mr. Demys contended that the Ordinanco
simply said rent, and did not mean rent legal to recorer or otherwise. Power to distrain was vested in the bailiff, and a landlord had no right to serve a distress warrant,
His Worship said he would consider the case, and adjourned the hearing sine die
CHINESE AIRSHIP INVENTOR
The London correspondent of the Straits. Times telegraphed on September 24th as followa
Aan-Francisco telegram says that a Chinese science graduate, Fung Quey, has invented a Aying machine of the biplane description.
He has flown on it successfully for a distance of half a mile.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-
N.E and E HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poules Boatli oesst of China between
fresh plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charmante, Lait
fair,
Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Beuth ocast of China between
Formosa Channel
Same as No. 1 Charmant will enable you do it Her
Hongkong and Lamocks
Same as No. 1.
Fung Quey intends to go to Chins, and will ifetime, A. B. Watson-&-Co, Ltd, Hele Agents,
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Hongkong and Hsinen.......
Same as No. 1.offer his invention to the Government of that
country.