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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8TH, 1910.
education he described Se comewhat ill-assorted
his ill-fortune
inding a decreasing revenue,
The Chinese in t at and moreOTBF) BOO) are of the New Lear, the the cutting up of which return inancially, but the capture cannot pow anyone who has not entirely lost sense.
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RUSSIA'S NEW DEMAND.
Dr. Abbott took the position that Eng- land, Japan and the United States are the "most
with vital and similar interests in the Far East. He also maintained that the time has come for the United States to abandon ita traditional policy of aloofnese from alliances with other nationa,
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 7th February,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
BATORE THE FULL COURT,
clear that the demands for education, and for a more thorough and complete educa- non, involve considerable outlay. The CO. problem is to meet a considerable increase inoutlay with a decreasing revenue and make ends meet; and to find the lolution the GOVERNOR has announced his intention of appointing a Committee, whose duty it will be "not to put the educational system of the Colony into the melting pot and to bring forth some brand-now design cast in a new cargo is estimated at $50,000 and the value of the Chinese. Eastern Railway the TORSON was educated in the United States, at Boston was, what was the meaning of his property":
WHISKY
Later information has opina to band concern- ing the fate of the small coasting steamer Hot Fak, which foundered at Kwongalawan Inst Monday. The officers and oreer ware all" uved, but the cattle and plea on howel, witoring consisting of anger and hides. The loss of the
several hundreds, were lost, as well as the cargo,
of 280,000. The Hoi Fuk was small Chinese owned steamer running under the Portuguess fag which pind between Hongkong, Maso,
and Kwongahawan,
his house had been robbed and thin certificate
TOKYO, February 7th. Russia has submitted to the Peking Government a new demand for a per- monent lease of the territory of the
THE MOOSA CARE. The Acting Chief Justice (Hon. Mr. Hoes There are two prominent Kikuohls in Japan, Davies, K.0.) and the Puise Judgə (Mr. H. Baron Dairoka Kikuchi, honorary professor H. J. Gomperts) sat to hear argument on the in the Imperial University and a member of the several points raised by defendant's counsel in House of Feers, was ednosted in Bagland, was a professor for Coveral years, and has served on the criminal trial of Moors Ebrahim for various Honourable Taless Kikuchi, Fl. De is fast point was whether the word "person" member of the House of Peers and president of moluded a firm or body incorporate; the second
educational and scientific connnisations,
offences under the Bankruptcy Ordinance. The
and the third was the meaning of the word
the Hogakuin" (Private Law College). He University, lectared at Tokyo University, and has held the positions of Conncillor and Director majority" in the Jury Ordinance. b at the Department of Justice.
given being that the railway had been constructed at great cost, and could not be abandoned in any circum-
stances.
[SEUTER'S SERVICE TO THE “HONGLONG DAILY PRESS.]*
NEW ITALIAN MINISTER TO
PEKING
WINE & SPIRIT HEBOHANTS. mould" but they will make recommenda-steamer is placed at £350,000, making a total loss tions upon certain definite questions. The nature of these questions was indicated in HR EXCELLENCY's speechat Queen's College, namely, whether, for instance, the money at the Government's disposal is spent in the The Magistrate was yesterdey called upon to best possible way to find some means of investigate a rather bad case of false pretences. A Chiness borrowed money from a woman on controlling indefinite expansion of expendi
the strength of a certificate for certain property ture upon education, to consider, too, which he possessed in the New Territory and whether the money which is given by the which he mid was worth $1,000. On this so- taxpayers of this Colony towards education called security the woman advanced hits $130, cannot, to some small degree, be supple-Bumus time later he reported to the police that mented in an increased ratio by those who of property taken away. He reported the are directly benefitted by education in the matter to the Land Offjoe and received a fresh
our educational system here requires any modification to meet the altered demands of the time and of the circumstances. If this represents the scope of the reference to the Committee it will, we think, meet with general approval. No decrease in the pre- sent expenditure on education is contemplat ed, but the time certainly seems to have sxrived when an inquiry might with advantage be made by a Committee into the educational question along the lines indicated in HIS EXCELLENor's" spacch, Tho raising of the fees in the government schools has given rise to some misgivings as to the educational policy of the Govern ment, but His Excellency has made the position quite clear in his recent speeches.
BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE Colony; and faslly, to consider whether certificate. When the woman came to collect M. Barilari. Director-General.
MALT WHICKTES DISTILLED
IN SCOTLAND
or
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
BOR. PORTER & Co.'s
BULL DOG
BRAND
the money and produced the original certificate he pretended that he had never seen her before and charged her with stealing the certificate The police made inquiries with the result that the matter was brought before the Magistrate,
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The Hon, Mr. F. A. Hageland (Attorney- General) and Mr. M. W. Hade, instructed by REPORTED ALARMING DISCOVERY, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, appeared LARGE QUANTITIES OF MOSQUITO LARVAR for the prosecution, while Mr. Eldon Potter, VY IMPORTED INTO THE COLONY my instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson sad Mr. C. We understand that the Sanitary Authorities E. H. Beavis (of Memors, Wilkinson & Grist))" have just been warned of the importation from appeared for the defendant. Canton of large quantities of mosquito larvae. The Attorney-General, in dealing with the The decovery, apparently, was only made points raised by Mr. Potter, mid the question yesterday, but it seiras that this disease-bearing for the Court with respect to the first point- commodity has been coming down from the that the receiving order was not made against capital of Kwanging for a long time, and the defendant-was, what was the construction LONDON, February 7th. is used principally to feed gold fish. to be placed on the firm name of Moois e Vieira A telegram from Rome states that The larvae in brought here on a reed & Company which appeared in the body of
which the Chinese call "Sa Chung," and the receiving order. By section 6 there was of
which is sold principally in the vicinity statutory permission given to the Court to the Foreign Office, has been appointed of Jervois Street. For me cent, it is stated, insert into a receiving order the name of a firm. sufficient "Sa Chung" can be bought to feed This statutary provision also appeared in other gold fish for quite a while, but the Ordinances, and he would take a very common Minister to Feking.
owner of the fish who stocks this dangerous instance to be found in section 483 of the Code of fodder" is probably blissfully ignorant that Civil Prosedure. What the Attorney General he is rearing his fish at the great risk asked, was the reason for this sort of legisla of the health of himself and his family. No Hon? What did the legislature intend should doubt more will be heard of the matter at the be the constraction to be placed on a firm name, next meeting of the Sanitary Board, which will either in a receiving order ors writ of summons or any other judicial proceeding? Lord Lindley said on the point that it was merely a convent- ent method of expressing the names of those who constituted a firm. On another page he said, with respect to actions by the firm, that it had been pointed out that the name of a firm. was only a compending expremion for denoting the individuale comprising the firm when the use of the firm was end, and that sotien in the name of a fine could bəmmaintained
GERMAN LOANS.
The long deferred can of the two Dancs
LONDON, February 7th, charged with stowing away on the Prim
The German and Prussian loans for Waldemar was proceeded with at the Magistency yesterday, when Mr. Shenton, from the office of seventeen millions and seven millione, Messrs Doacon, Looker & Deacon, who sp-respectively, have been largely over- peared to prosectite, asked that the charge he amended to obtaining à passage by fraud subscribed at £97. Evidenos was then called for the prosecution. The doctor of the ship, in reply to questionar by, the defendante, said it was mentioned that the defendants should occupy the doctor's esbin on the way to Manila, bat he was not a party to that. The story of defendants was that they arranged for their passage with the chief steward, who had
The doctor admitted in evidence that the two
GUINNESS STOUT Still, it is very desirable in view of the since laft on learn. They had paid him 940
IN PINTS & SPLITS.
artraordinary expansion in the educational
in the e
ENTERIO AT MALTA,
DEATH OF ADMIRAL CURZON HOWL'S
DAUGHTER,
LONDON, February 7th, Enteric has broken out at Malte.
be held on Monday,
CARGO IMPROPERLY STOWED.
BETT'S CATTÄIN HEAVILY FINED.
demands of the Colony that the Gov-men had their meals with the other passenger There were 21 fresh cases on Friday by Mr. Reader Harris from Moser, Willdinson common. The name of Mossa e Vieira, sa it
ernment should be guided in dealing with these demands by the conclusions of a com- A. S. WATSON & CO.. potent Committee specially appointed to
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1910.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR Rust enjoy the senso of relief which, we imagine, comes to him from the knowledge that all the schools in the Colony have now had their prize dis- tributions, and that he can look forward to
a respite from speech-making in the schools for another year. That is how the average man would regard it, but as we write there comes to our recollection a remark we read last week by Dr. Winden in speech delivered at one of these school functions at Shanghai, to the effect that with him the habit of delivering these addresses lind becque 80 fixed that he was gotting so he could not enjoy his meals norleep well until he had given somebody some good advice. True, there is authority for the etatement that the appetite grows by what it feeds upon, but in this reguru even the most
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Inquire into the subject.
Over fifty hawkers were at the Magistracy yesterday charged with various small offences,
Prince de Bearn et de Chalsis of the Peking Legation is visiting the French Consulates, in Bouth China.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodley have left Foochow for Formosa via Amoy after a few months stay. Thair departure is much regretted by the whole community.
Mr. G. 8. Sandford, the popular Agent of the Chartered Bank at Foocher is under stractions to leave for Hongkong, and will be snorvoded by Mr. Boasly.
A fight took place in su opium divan on
Baturday night, and one man was stabbed and another wounded by a blow with an iron bar,
The men are in hospital.
A European woman of the unfortunate class was yesterday fred 325 at the Magistracy for soliciting in Queen's Road. She made the mistake of accosting a detective.
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One imported European cause of enteric fever and ons Imported British case of small-pox word the only cases of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week.
Lisat. Q, T. Howlett-Cooper, of HMS Kent has hooa promoted to the rank of com. mander Commander Magendie, formerly of the Cadmus, has been promoted to the rank of Captain
The qual fair which procodes Chins New Year has been opened in Quem's Road, Bonham Strand, and adjoining streets se before. The stalls seem to be as numerous as ever and bar gain hunters are already in evidence
and left the steamer af Manila quite openly in a launch. Mr. Shenton, in the opurse of replies to questions from the benale, said that Immo-
diately the men stepped on board they incurred n debt, because! immediately anyone, went on
board with the intention of staying, there they accepted a contract between the Norddeutscher Lloyd and thaütelves. The hearing of the charge was again remanded until to-day in order to give time to consider the framing af the charges.
INVESTITURE OF BIR HENRY MAY
The investiture of the Hon. Sir Henry May with the Knight Commandership of the Mont Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George took place at Government House yea terday afternoon in the presence of a largo company of Indies and gentlemen assembled in the bail-room. The attendance included s large number of naval and military officers in full uniform. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Frederick Lugard K. C.M. G., CB, D80) alan by H.E. Vice Admiral Hon, Bir Hedworth Lambton, KC.YO, H.E. Maier General G, Brandwood, C.R., A.D.U., Col Chamigi CMG Col Bedford CM.G. that members of the Executive and Legislative
performed the ceremony was supported on the
The new knight was preceded into the room by the Hon. Sir Paul Chater CMC, bearing the insignia of the knight commandership, md with Sir Heury walked the Hon. Mr.
Kat Ink, CM.G., and the C.M.C, followed by Capt Teball Tyler
D.C. to the Governor. H.B. Tas GoFESSOR taking the Insignia in
Admiral Curzon Howe's daughter has succumbed,ad
GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, February 7th. The German Riechstag has passed without debate all the stages of the Commercial agreement between Ger- many and the United States.
THE DISASTROUS FLOODS IN FRANCE.
LONDON, February 7th. It is reported from Paris that woman has been killed, and a girl injured, in a collapse which occurred in a flooded house in a suburb to which they had returned.
TURKEY'S NATIONAL NAVY FUNDS.
LONDON, February 7th.
It is announced at Constantinople that the Sultan has relinquished one month's civil list in favour of the national navy funds, which are rapidly
his hands said It is my proud and pleasant increasing. duty, as the Representative in this Colony of His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII, to deliver to you the insignia of Knight of the Most Distinguished Order of which you aro already & Companion. We who the honour of halenging
A reception is to be given at the City Half on Saturday in honour of H.E, Vice-Admiral and Baron Kamumura, Sommander-in-Chief of the and as Gor
siting the por Japanese training squadron The receptiba is being give
by Consul Funaten and the members of the Ninton Cinb
The
Blast week.
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with you
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your long,
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off Some
very interesting addresses in uch ho contemporary,
has given to the boy
the
like
the Colony some very
advice
availed himself of the publicity, giv
these addresses to cry to the general publio information on the educational quBEL, tion in the Colony, which merits aridusia
The expansion that has taken
in the educational demands of the
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id, extraordinary, but his good fortune tobik (nd ench
finding this increasing demand for the birch
Admonition
MANILA CABLENEWS BERVICE.]
AMERICA'S NAVAL REORGANIZA-
TION PLANT
and Grist
An interesting case came before the Marine Magistrate (Commander Ball Taylor, E.N.) yesterday when Mr. B. Jones, Assistant Harbour Master proceeded against Alexander Jenkyna, master, of the British steamship Taiwan, for having on the 15th January unlawfully pro- oceded to sea with his cargo improperly stewed by or against one of its own members, or by or Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was defended against firms having one or more members in appeared in the body of the receiving order, was merely a compendious expression His Complainant spoke to visiting the Taiwan on a
submission was that a receiving order against the 14th ult. in the company of P. 8; Boole, and
areosiving order against noticed that the deck was covered with the partner of a firm, therefore each partner cargo-two tiers high-consisting of bankets of was a person against whom the receiving order vegetables. The only clear spaces were alleyway! had been made. The property of a firm and entrances to officers, 200ms. Vitnsur also
was the siroperty of the partners. The saw about 100 Chinese passengers sitting on the petition in question was a debtor's, and a cargo. He told the mate that there was no room petition by the defendant himself on behalf of
exercise, and he considered for the passengers to exercise,
himself and his father for a receiving order. the sláp unsafe with her stearing gone hampered.
The Chist Justies-How does that affect ty vegetables. The mastar was not on board the point and had taken the clearance certificate with him
The Attorney General-The names of the -partners are ascertained.
Witnem told the mate that all cargo except that amidships must be put below, and the deck left
Counsel then proceeded to deal with the clear for passengers.
second point with regard to the strict construc- Cross-examined—The cargo was being pattion of a penal statute, which he said was a
below when he left.
mare prima facia preference. The fundam Edward Casey, the first mate, said the master nie with respect to the interpretation of e had told him to have the esego put below. At was the will of the legislature, what the legiala- 6 am, the master gave orders to heave up the ture intended. A statate should be construed anchor, but witness refused to do so an the deck having regard to the context and external circum- were still cumbered with cargo. The dock forestano Counsel proceeded to quote authorities and aft was covered with cargo, and the wad on the points argued weighed at 6.15 by the hostasafn on the order of with regard to conten 163 of the Bankruptcy
rant was piled round with it,
The anchor wal
Mr. Blade the dealt with the point raised
the master, and the ship left the harbour,
Act. He stated that their Lordships would Cross-examined---The captain gave orders have noticed that the Bankruptcy Act of 1683 for the cargo to be put below, and, witness told contained, no petal sections at all. All it mid the compradore to do so, but the latter refused was that it applied the existing penal sections and the carge coolibs also declined to obey wit Contained In the Debtors Act to cases not news what he told them to put the cargo bolon: included originally in that Act. The Debtor' After Mr. Jones left witness wont ashore to Act provided pantshment for cartain com look for the master whom he found in the marcial frands. The Bankruptcy Act made them. Hongkong Hotel. He called the captain, but apply to debtors against whom a roodring the latter would not pay any attention. However order had been made, whereas under the original the master saked him when he went up to the Debtors Act they were only in force against bar if all orse right with the ship, and the persons against whom an order of adjudication lafer told him that it was stopped. The master of bankruptcy had been made. In our Bank waid he had the clearance in his pocket and the raptoy Ordinance, the draftsman bodily incor- ship would sail at 6 in. Witanss went into porated the provisions in the Debtori' Act.. details over his visit to the owners and statel that after the ship put to sea the chief engineer got some of the firemen to shift the cargo,
James Bowers, chief engineer, daposed to seeing the deck littered with cargo on the morning the ship left.
Defendant osid the mate told him he wantel
Any person sgasnat, whom a receiving the ship that night and he tried
abstituta. He sorted that cargo order has been made," se used in the Bankruptcy
that the con shifted to clear the steering gear Ordinance, and give the neowary 10 feet of space on desk struction which Mr. Potter sought to put upon
for sushi passanger, y
The Chief Justloc That is in section 82?. Mr. Blade-Yee, and it is prefaced by the words, “In the case of persons against whom a receiving order has been made." Proceeding, Counsel mid the question for the Court to consider was, what was the meaning of the
WASHINGTON, February 3rd. agressional Naval Committee had
modit pht over Secretary Mayer a proposed reor. to find
ition of the navy, buresa, Soveral hi mbers of the committee who are said to be friends of Rear Admiral L D. Cappe
His Worship, in giving his decision, said the the words would lead to the utmost absurdity have refused to consent to a favourable report evidence of complainant was corroborated by the and confusion in all stages of bankraptoy pro- witnesses for the defence, and it was obvious coedings. Mr. Foster's suggestion was that upon Begre
Meyer's plan As a result | aeg the requiramente of the Isw hul there wass vital differanos, between the phrase the
deadlooked
not been carried out, and he had no option need in section 82, and ased in section 163
of the
Franois Hoary May-Receive the Fusigns of Knight Commander of the Most Dis. tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Baint George. They shall serve as Evidence of your great Merit, Virtue and Loralty, and of your rocoption into this Most Distinguished Order, dedicated to Virtos and
Avail bureaT yourself of the said
Order, to the Honour
Kingdom bl Creat
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was 9 naval constructor bat to fine the defendanÍA
evidence alge
"shoxed thef-defendant hand. an admiral and with a number of passengere in excess of
severa.
Important allowed by his clearance. The Harbour
ey had decided not to procente for this-no reorganization but he warned the defendant and his owners. staff of admirald in control of A fine of $200 would be imposed which he is not one, would shear him of his
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5pm, on the 6th inst for
property
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