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Monday, November 29th,
IN CRIMINAL JURIDICTION
BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEÝ · JUSTION
(How. ME BRES DAVIES)."
BANKRUPTCY PROSECUTION.
tal into the islands, either from the United THE KING OF PORTUGAL AT Lum Vick firm, which formerly did businces at
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LONDON, November 29th: King Manuel of Portugal is now in
Staten or from Foreign Countries, the Governor-General laboured to convince them of the short-sightedness of the policy and expressed the opinion that so far from the inflow of foreign capital militating against the realization of their aspirations it would Paris His Majesty has exchanged have just the opposite effect. We cannot do visits with President Fallieres. more than briefly touch upon the main points of this most interesting and inform- of law and the maintenance of indivi-ative address, but we may note that while dual freedom; also that there are certain Mr. FORBES in one part of the speech said be did not propose to occupy his time" rules of government which have been found and attention in the unprofitable con- essential to the preservation of the great sideration and, discussion of the future
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LONDON, November 20th, new and improved German Dreadnought, called the Thueringen,"
The trial of Li Wei Tong, partner of the 304, Des Voeur Road, was continued. The acoused was charged with offences under the Bankruptoy Ordinance, and pleaded not guilty. The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. Mr.F.A. Hacoland), instructed by Mr. Deonys, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. O. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Paget Hett, appeared for the defence.
The following jary were empanelled Messrs H. A... Lammert, W. E. Gardner, A. Jo Rocha, E. II. W. Beinhard, D. Jackson, G. H. Barker, and RD. Harrie.
When the mase for the Crown hat closed, Mr. Alabaster raised certain points for hig Lordship's consideration, the principal one being sa to whether the word "person," mentioned in
£8. M. E. Allans, called and examined by Mra Hett, said he was a bankrupt and, formerly carried on the business of 9. E. Allans and Co. Plaintiff was in the employment of that firm, and when witness went bankrupt he transferred his business to Merican. The business osten- sibly belongs to Marian noir. Plaintiff was employed by 8. E. Allana and Co., and after the transfer to Marican of that business, by the defendant. His wages were agreed at the rate of $27 a month. Moosa first began to look after the business on August 24th, this year, Wit- ness managed the shop from March 16th till August 24th, 1909.
When did the Ocial Receiver take his men
On what dato did you transfer to Marienn ?- out of the shop-On March 16th.
On November 2nd, 1908.
Cross-examined by Mr. Almoda:
Yon are out on bail on n' clarge laid by the defondant against you?—Yes, a fálso chargo...
That charge is still ponding P-Yos When did you first engage the plaintiff in this action-In January, 1907,
In India P-Horo, at the rate of 825 a mouth. And there is nothing in year books to indicate
principles of liberty and law, and these rules atatus of the islands, yet when addressing has been launched privately at Bremen ection 82 of the Bankruptay Ordinance, what was his salary No, but advances are
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LONDON, November 29th.
the Commission were directed to establish and imintain in the Philippine Islands for the close of his address, he submitted that if and no details of the measurements the sake of the liberty and happiness of the it were the desiro of the United States to and armament are published. people, however much they might conflict prevent the Filipinos from becoming a with the customs or laws of pro- progressive, happy and united people, strong WHISKY cedure with which they were familiar in the accumulations of wealth and
To-day
the Filipinos with knowledge and capable of nationality, the complete autonomous government in the Government would not be devoting its entim
A telegram from Belgrade says it is municipalities outside Mazila; the provinces energies toward the accomplishment of those understood that Their Majesties the have been given the right to elect the measures which make such a nationality majority of their provincial boards, and possible. He complained that in some in King and Queen of Bulgaria will Filipino Legislature has been created having stances the Filipinos themselves had been the shortly visit Belgrade officially, and an equal voice with the Commission in ones to impede and delay the fruition of these afterwards King Peter will visit St. framing legislation for the people. Mr. efforts, as for example in discouraging the Petersburg and other Courts. FORBES says the first Filipino Assembly has universal adoption of a common language, fully justified the hopes that were held for by endeavouring to avert the opening of the
WAY TUNNEL COMPLETED. it, and that the relatious between the two markets of the United States to Philippine A SOUTH AMERICAN RAIL- Legislatures have left little to be desired. products and by discouraging the coming of The Filipinization of the service, the new capital, thus impeding and delaying the
LONDON, November 29th. arrival of that time when a national Governor-General said, arust steadily
existence will be possible. In conclusion The Transandine Tunnel, 3,280 continue. One very distinguished Filipino Mr. Fousse said the United States is strong, yarda in length, joining the Ch
Chi has recently been appointed to administra determined, fixed in hor policy and tot to lian and Argentine railways, has been tive control of one of the most important be dissuaded or coerced. The development completed. departments of the government," equal in
the lines originally set forth, strictly adhered rank to any executive position in the islands of the Philippine Islands will proceed along with the exception of the executive head, ''
to by each successive administration and by and the Governor-General announced that
gradual processes in line of declared policy,
LONDON, November 29th. as vacancies occur Filipinos will be gradually and not by spasms or jerks. Such an assur substituted for Americans as rapidly as can
The Labour Party has withdrawn ance will be most gladly welcomed by the be done without positive detriment to the Filipino people if they realise how much their candidate for Midlothian, thus A.S. WATSON & CO.. service. There has been constant increase in the Islands have already benefited by relieving the Master of Elibank from
the number of Filipinos in the classified American effort, energy and capital. LIMITED,
facing a triangular contest. civil ervice, which has grown from 49 per
Unionist-Labour candidates will cent, in 1908 to 62 per cent in 1909.
Mr. D. J J. Shackleton, the sit- ting Labour member for Clitheroe, and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Labour member for Leicester.
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This doubtless goes far to account for the present peacefulness of the islands, and Mr. FORBES confidently predicts that happiness will not be found far away when the means of procuring it are so abundantly at hand —just and equitable laws, a wise and firm
The meeting of the Legislative Council amouneed for to-day has been postponed till Thursday, 2nd December, at 2:30 p.m.
The return of communicable disease in the Colony of Hongkong last week showed one case of plague and one of diphtheria
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and worship and of opportunity. He appealed to the Filipinos to turn their undivided attention to the material develop ment of the country and to rest confident in the good faith of the United States. He pointed out that what the Philippines needed was capital. He was opposed to the admission of Chinese labour, because he thought the Filipino could do all the necessary work in the islands, and he had entire confidence in the Philippine labourer, properly treated, property paid, and given the opportunity to use the money he receives, to better his own condition. Dwelling upon the need of capital, Mr. FORBES compared statistics of Hawaii and Porto. Rico with those of the Philippines. The total THE HOD. WILLIAM CAMERON FORBES population of Hawaii is 108,000 people, or was last week inaugurated Governor-General about one-fortieth part of the population of of the Philippine Islands and marked the the Philippine Islande, now approximately. occasion by the delivery of a lengthy speech eight millions. The total exports from in which he sketched his policy as the new Hawaii in 1907 were $29,000,000. The total
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There have Htut nearly twice as many cases of plagas in Kobe this year at have occurred
four or five cases are reported daily.
Bysack's Hippodrome and Circus left by the steamer Devawengst yostomlay for Bangkok, The stester sine alongside Dongias Wharf to facilitate the embarkation of the animals.
A Chinese telegram translated by the N. 0. Daily News says that the Government Council has after mature deliberations decided to engage foreign naucial expert se adviser to the Pro. incial Governments,
a
At a largely attended meeting of polios held in the billiard room of the Central Polios Station yesterday, it was decided that the an- nual ball should be held in the City Hall on the evening of December 24th.
A native who was found guilty of returning from banishment by Mr. E. E. Halifax at months imprisonment with hard labour and six the Magistracy yesterday was sentenced to six hours' stocks.
The Commission of Constitutional Reform directed that representatives of newspapers be allowed to be present at the meetings of the
THE COMING ELECTIONS.
referred to a firm.
entered in the books.
His Lordship considered the question raised an important one, because, if Counsel'e conten tion was correct, no proceedings would lie in future as the law stood, where a receiving order was made against a firm. It would be necessary to have a final decision on that point, either with a view to giving the bankruptcy officials the future form a receiving order must take, or if necessary, amending the law. In an important commercial community such as this be thought the question should be decided, and responsible for the payment of all salaries due
And the plaintiff could draw what he liked from time to time so long as he did not exceed his salary Yes, sometimes.
Sometimes he overdraw No. When you went bankrupt how many montha?' wager were due to the plaintiff —Eight.
he proposed to refer the point to the Fall Court..
The Court rose until this morning,
IN SUMMARY JUBISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. H. X, J. GOMPERTE (FUISNE JUDGE),
CLAIM FOR WAGES.
6. A: Marican was the defendant in anʼaction in which Umer Jooseb claimed $152, baianos dus for wages while in the employ of S. E. Allana and Co.
.F. Pagot Hatt (of Messrs. Bratton, and Mr. 1 Hett) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Leo d'Almada à Castro (of Moers. Goldring, Barlow sad Morrell) represented the defendant.
The Official Receiver was appointed manager of your businam after your receiving order P
And from the date of bis taking over he was
→He only paid two men he put there.
And the plaintiff was one of them ?—No. When Marican took over the Business and engaged the plaintiff, was not Moosa present?
How are you so certain about that P-I re- member it well.
And you did not remember then what salary was being paid by you to the plaintiff -827 a month, and Marican agreed to pay him the same
.
And nothing vse said about rupees at all P No.
Re-examined by Mr. Hett
At the time your statement of anaire was made you were friendly with the defendant Ken?!
“And it's subsequent data you mannged the shop for Marican ?--Yea
Mr. Hett stated that the amount claimed was 8152 for wages due. The defendant paid into Court on September 20th $107.27, being the amount be admitted to be dne. It was not stated why that amennt was paid in, or in respect of what portion of the claim. O
Mr. Almada said the plaintiff did not give sufficient particulars in his writ. On Saturday he asked to be supplied with full particulars of the claim, with dates during the eleven months titue No.
mentioned, and amounts received from time to time. He had agreed with Mr. Hinds (of Mere Brutton and Hett) that the case should stand over.
How long ago was it since you first had differences with him)----We were friendly until the end of July of this year.
Did anyone dispute the plaintiff's rate of Wages made in your statement of affairs at the
This closed the plaintif's case. Mr. Almada renewed his application for an adjournment, as one of his witnossan, Moors, was in gaol, and he would have to have him Mr. Bett was not agreeable to the esse stand- prodused on in writ of habeas corpus. ing over.
Mr. Ajanda mit he was quite prepared to go en as far as the plaintiff's case was concerned, but he would then ask for an adjournment
His Lordship informed Mr. Almata that he could apply when the time came.
BANDMANN COMEDY CO.
Bandmann's No. 1 Comedy Co. brought Mr. Hett said the plaintiff's osse was that he Tery successful season in Hongkong to a close was engaged by B. A. Maricam in November, at the theatre royal last night when the great 1902 as a salesman in the shop of S. E. Allana English and American success "The Walls of and Co., which was purchased by Marican. Jericho was played to a fairly large and Plaintiff was engaged on the same terms his enthusiastic audience. The Company acquitted previous engagement with 8. E. Allans and the ftself in its usual finished style, those with | Official Hecivor, minor parts combining with the principals to His Lordship-He is claiming from that add a final sucess to the long list sobieved by data? this excellent combination.
THE EARLIEST CULTIVATORS OF RICE.
The cultivation of rice extends back into the tim past, and there are no adthentic records as to whom it first began. Evidence points, how ever, to the Chinese having been among the earliest people to cultivats it, and such great value was attached to it, says the Magering of Commeres, that in the annual ceremonial sow. ing of important plante, inaugurated by the e 2300 BC the rice had to be sown only Emperor Chin-nong so far back in the past by t the Emperor himself, while the four other plants of the ceremony might be sown by the princes of his family. In India rice has been cultivated from time immemorial. It was in troduced at an early period into Byria, Egypt, and other parts of Northern Africa. In more fitues rice has sproed into Spain,
The defendant, whom Mr. Hatt wished called, was not in Court, and his Lordship adjourned for a quarter of an hour to allow of his being nailed. As the defendant could not be found, however, the hearing was adjourned anti Friday,
THE ARMED ROBBERY AT WEST POINT.
The hearing of the charges of armed robbery, and of outting and wounding with intent to murder, preferred against six Chinese from West Point, opened before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
Inspector Robertson, who sonducted the Mr. Hettaid the claim was from November prosecution, asked his Worship first to hear the 3rd, 1906-Plaintiff would state that when he case against the first five defendants, all of -- made arrangements with Marican it was whom pleaded guilty. The sixth, who had been distinctly understood that he was to be engaged a foki in the shop at which the robbery, took on the same terms as his previous engagement, place, and who was practically the ringleader, and what the previous engagement was could could be tried later, and some of the other he proved by the Official Receiver's books. He defendants could be called to give evidence would call the plaintiff, and Allana, who was against him. These against the woman who present when arrangements were made, and the was charged with rocsiving stolen property, latter would state what the plaintiff's wages could also be taken later. The wounded foki were before.
bad now recovered, and had been discharged from hospital, so that the second charge could-
The first witness called was Li Hi San. He
Hend of the Administration. After paying exports from the Philippine Islands for the Provincial Councils to report the proceedings be, and Italy, the first cultivation in the time to time what he required for his expenses, Beeountant'a zoom on the first floor smoking
warm-tributs to the work of his same year were $34,000,000. In other words, fer the information of the public. predecessors and to the Presidents of the Hawaii produced for export approximately The Formosan Government it is reported has United States concerned in the direction of thirty-six times as much per capita as did decided to establish a wireless telegraph station the initial policy, the new Governor-General the Philippine Islands. This," said Mr. on Faki Promontory for the benefit of steamers prefaced a statement of his policy by a long Fonnes, "is not because their labourers and plying in the neighbouring waters. The on- quotation from the instructions of President superior, as Hawaii has come here in searchstruction will be started before the close of this MCKINLEY to the Philippine Commission of labourers and reports that those few year.
to proceed with the establishment of whom they have obtained are equal to their A batch of even Chinese ware placed before Civil Government in the Islands. In Japanese, Korean and other labourers." Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday charged with playing a gambling gens. Con- these instructions was laid down that Porto Rico has 1,000,000 people, or one-
all cases the municipal officers who eighth the population of the Philippine vietions were recorded in each instance, and the two keepers were fined $100 each, and each of administer the local affairs of the Islands, and in 1907 its exports were
the players $9. people are to be selected by the people, $27,000,000, Porto Rico produces only
Dr Morrison, who is travelling in Shensi and that wherever officers of a more extend-one-sixth as much par capite, for export
that news has reached him from his home in ed jurisdiction are to be selected in any way, as Hawaii does, and still Porto Rico Bovinos, has telegraphed to friends in Peking natives are to be preferred, and if they can exports six times as much per capita Australia to the effect that his brother there The found collipetent and willing to perform do the people of the Philippine has been killed by a gaz socident. Much sym Islands. Were these islands to produce pathy is expressed among all who know Dr. the duties, they are to receive the offices
Of cout for sale to other countries as much per Morrison on account of this sad socident, says preference to any others. absolute and unconditional loyalty to the capita as Porto Rico the total exports our Peking contemporary.
Were they
An anonymous writer has sent a letter to the United States was made an indispensable would be 3216,000,000.
pation for all offices and positions of produce as much per capita as Hawail Prince Regent at his private raidanos impeach- the total exports would be $1,179,000,000 aing over fifty high officials, including Fresidents absolute and unimpaired power,
on the hands of the central au- year. The explanation of this, Mr. FORBES of Hoards, for neglecting their duties, frequent went on to say, lies in the fact that Hawaii ing questionable places and gambling. His to remedy and punish
has an abundance of capital employs Imperial Highness is said to have become very rom that standard.
modern methods of cultivation, manufac angry in reading the letter and has appointed ok the greatest pains ture and freight handling devices, and certain officials to investigate the allegations
med in the establish-
secretly.
Instrumed country being stated to have been near Pisa in 1468. The plant is believed to have been introduced into Ameries in 1647, whan Bir Wm. Berkeley raised a crop of six-
on the lines of his solicitor's opening statement. he dropped, the first being sufficient.
Plaintifa was then called, and gave evidenes
In cross-examination he said he originally cams to the Colony on his own account, but said he was the master of a mat bag shop at 292, later he was engaged by Allana in India on a Des Voeux Road West. A robbery took place dollar basis and without written agreement. at his shop at about 7.30 pm. on the 22nd From the date of his engagement he drew from October, Witness was at the time in the opfam, Thres men, one of whom showed a knife, bat be always drew less than his salary.
And there is nothing in the books to indicate entered the room and asked him for his keys that you were paid $25 or more a month? Witness told them he was only a visitor, and did don't know whether Allana kept an account or not belong to the shop. One of the men searched him, and relieved him of his keys. The master not
was then asked to open the safe, after doing Even when you kept the accounts there is LOED KITCHENER AND HIS STAFF nothing in the books to show what your salary which his visitors put some cloth into his mouth
IN JAPAN.
and tied his hands Witness head was then waa-I don't know. The Emperor of Japan was pleased to confor When Marican bought over the business from covered with a waisteost and he was removed to
blanket and high Orders on Field Marshal Lord Kitchener the Oficial Beceiver it was not running well-shaher part of his shop wrapped up in s tied to a pole. Some twenty minutes and the members of his staff. The Field-Marshal No, Marinan and Allana told me not to take too later the foki who was injured came upstairs, received the First Class of the Rising Sun sad much notice of the business. On November and was seized and struck by four or five men Paulownial: Major-General Rawlinson, the Becond Class of the Rising Bus, Lt Colonel 3rd Maricas and Allama called at the shop, and After striking him they stabbed him, and he
teen bushels from half a bushel of seed.
Lambton, the Third Class of the Rising San; Marjan said: "From this date you are my Major Lord Brooks, the Fourth Class of the servant; serve me a faithfully as you served Fising San; and Capt. FitzGerald, the Fifth
"Allana. " Cla
heard the foli call out "Save life."
His Worship-How do you know that?. Witness I was not completely covered, 1
see a a little.
could
Did you see hira stabbed P-No. Proccoding, witness said he saw several men outer back room, and then he saw them patting on his long coste, with which they HEY! wall ng with a number of bundles.
The Field-Marshal had a busy time in Tokyo And he also said he would increase your with entertainments of all kinds. After the salary from $300 to 400 rupees?-No, Garden Party at the British Embassy on the said le 327 12th inst, his Lordship dined with the Prime Minister, and on the following day he attended And when-id what I said he did say, a reception given by the Minister of War at Moos was prosent No. the Mitani Club, Ee Innshed with the Emperor Is it neto fact that when Merican took over when the reppete to the roof with several the basinass he put Mooss there as manager?— and he that the robbers would return.
on the 15th and he attended a dinner à la Japonaise given by the British Society of Tokyo on the 14th. He left Tokyo on the 16th inst.
"No, Allana was manager.
afterwards one of the robbers returned and threatened to stab witness if he moved
I left his servant boy untied
dhim
and his men, fearing
or he descinded and gramined his effects, and Although he was bankrupt?--Yes. I don't that he had been robbed of $350 in bank know whether he was manager or had sny $150 in silver and 23 of 24 pieces of interest in the shop, but he did what he liked
Closing, which hur valued at $290, He saw as manay na kix robbers, and could recognise two of with it
Yon admit that from November 3rd you maw them in Court. They were the first and fourth Mooss there constantly --Yes,
av hafendants. The six robbery had knives, mad Tou kept the books up to March 6th PI
Further evidence was taken and the hearing adjourned.
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