SUPREME COURT. Tuesday, June 21st
IN CRINAL JURISDICTION, BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE FRANOIS. PIGGOTT (CHEF JUSTICE). EUEOPEAN SURVEYOR CHARGED WITH BALS
PORTENCES. ** The trial of John Grant, an or-engineer in the Public Works Department, who was indicted on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretences, Es concluded Accused pleaded not guilty, and his case was considered by the following jury:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1910, L
of the jury to find the prisoner guilty. On the other hand, if they did not put raliance necessary to convict in her story, they would sequit him. After hearing the evidence, if they had reason- able donbi sa to the prisoner's guilt, it would be their duty to give him the benefit of that doubt and acquit him.
CANTON
(FROM OUR OWN COREESPONDENT).
Canton, June 18th. SECRET 800IETIES. People living in the Shun Tak District are having a bad time of it just now owing to the The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, setivity of the secret societies. This distriot is and the prisoner was discharged, BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. FA HAZELÁND (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE),
ROBBERY
THE VRC
HAMBURG LETTER,
The reports of the various sub-committers of [WEITTEN SPECIALLY FOR TEM HONGKONG this club will be fouml of Interest.
DAILY PRESS."]
MINERALS OF FAR EASTERN RUSSIA.
The Board of Trade Journal of May 27th supplies the information from the report by his Majesty'a Vice-Consal at Vladivostok (Mr. R. M. Hodgaon) on the trade of that district in 1908-9, which will shortly be issued. We subjoin the following extracta
a somewhat turbulent one and a large number Regatta which was held early in Decembar, and, in Berlin on the death of King Edwazil with oantry as a whole, and are, indeed, giron in
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-W. King (foreman), C. E. Tynam, E. Hof robbery. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and while working in the fields; in one case a man postponed. The Hongkong Regatta was also in the capital and elsewhere have given utter oorded less freely to foreigners, who, without it -W. King Birereds P.J. West, A. F. Storrie and 8. H. Michael. perkah
Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, sent, from the office of the Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and accused was defended
Mining rights can easily be acquired in the most liberal manner. In what is known, how- ever, as the 100-verst belt," a strip of territory of that width extending the length of the coast, mining enterprise is forbidden except by special permission from the Governor-General generally given to Russian subjects; it is so- of the Amur region. This permission is
have not over the right to work for Russian concerns. Similar restrictions apply to the Russian section of the faland of Baghalien.
A zine mine at Tintolo, 37 verste (244 miles)
1909. Ovar 9,000 tons of are lare already been parallel, started work in a regular magner in
have hoon extracted and are awaiting shipment.
in somo paris 5 per cent, of copper." It has so to 51 per cent, of sing, a very little silver, and far been quarried, but tunnelling is now being started. The mino lies inland near the Tiutcho river and is connected with the bay by a light aerial ropeway to the minehead. Steamers load railway of 60 centims, gauge, there being an from lighters in the roadstond. There are be possible, therefore, to complete cargoes with quantities of timber in the vicinity; it will consignments of timber, and a saw mill has
by Mr. Eldou: Potter, instructed by Mr. J. IL Dennys, from the office of the Crown Bolicitor, offering a free pardon to anyone who will resigamen, and we trust that more of these Scratch the dorker races over which the King ruled as shippod to Antworp, and a further 80,000 tons
The report of the Boat House Sub-Committee
HAMBURG, May 25th. states that during the sessou greater enthusissta
In my last despatch I quoted extracts from has been shown in the Rowing Section, inasmuch 23 we have been able to revive the Victoria the leaders in some of the representative papers on the whole, was successful, and we trust will to view to show how highly his character and his of the inhabitants are members of the carried on in future years with increased activity abilities were esteemed in the country and how Trind Society, the Daggar League and many During the season we received an invitation from deep was the feeling of regret that the policy he others. While professedly anti-dynastic those
the Canton Rowing Club to compete in their inspired should have, in the area of the German sovieties are little mare than confederations of Regatta and had four goods crews in training nation at least, been unfriendly towards them Li Chau, a lakong, was indicted on a charge thieves. Latterly men have been shot dead to send up, but, unfortunately, this event was Articles in the other daily papers and periodicals the following: jury was ompanalled I was onptured and his ears eat off, while tell is held this reason, but we regret we are unable to snoo to very much the same sentimente, whilst Fattonden (foreman), A. G. Botelho, WV laid on all cargo boats passing through the Robinson, A. E. Wells, E. Abraham, J. Peacock district. The beadmon are afraid to move inport much on this as competition was not expressing the admiration at the universal great. One Four Qar scratch race tock place manifestations of grief throughout the entirs and A, B. Anger.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Hr the matter, ns they fear the vengeance of the early in the season end, as before, proved instru- British Empire as a proof of the affection and from the bay of that name, at about the 45th societies. The Viceroy has lately issued notices mental in bringing forward several new ours loyalty not only of the white population but of his membership, but each is the system of terror Races may be held. The condition of the Boats well. People were surprised at the intensity of that very few have taken advantage of the offer. urgently needed and should be ordered at once. national feeling could never have risen to that In conclusion, we would mention car inability to pitch in this country, much as the Kaiser is compete fairly in Interport. Roces owing to the beloved and asteemed; that, for instance, it was want of a finer Four Oared Boat,
impossible to imagine oven anything so impres sive taking place as the stoppage by common acord of all traffic and the creation isles at the solemn moment when the remains of of all work throughout the whole of the British the deceased Sovereign were consigned to their last resting-place. The reason may be that, although a strong feeling of patriotiam pervades The Water Polo Shield Competition again the nation, and although everybody is proud of provided excellent sport and Leon rivalry. The being a son of the great fatherland, the atl] shield was won by the team entered by the exists a particularistic undercurrent that couros V.B.C., their opponents in the final game being the Kaiser to be looked upon in a certain measure
The British colony in Hamburg has not been and Buils Regiment also competed,
The Annual Aquatic Sports were held on the behindhand in giving expression to its sense of
Gardiner,
Hie Lordship, at the ontest, said he did not think Mr. Potter bad put the question to pro- secutor as to whether he swore that defendant.
jury
was the man..
Me. Potter-I Gro-xamined him. His Lordship-You did not put the definito question. Is that t'e man ?
Mr. Potter-Perhere not, my Lord. His Lordship-I noised it particularly. Mr. Potter-I challenged the identication all through. If I am bound in any way by not having put a question such as that, the Crown is doubly bound by not having put the question at all to the prisoner.
Potter then concluded his address.
conducted the case on behalf of the Crown, and accused was not defended.
Mr. Alabaster informed the Court and with which these associations rule their members la fairly good, and three new seta of cars are, and I bave been assured more than ones that Tho ore is calamine, and contains, it is said, '47
me the cast and that this was which required deop attention both from the point of view of the pri
one
sonor
and from the point of view of the Crown, because the prisoner happened to bo a police constable. He was charged with steal- ing and extorting $24.70. The Excts were not. diffoult, although some of them would be in dispute. On April 7th the prisoner and a number of other mon in plein clothes, who were understood to be constables because they carried truncheons, and who represented themselves to be sonatsbles, went to a brothel at Taumuti There they saw certain people playing a game for money, and the prisoner said he would arrest ed the people who were playing, took their meney, and departed without charging them. The people
OFFICERS IN TROUBLE.
When the riots occurred at the beginning of the year it was found that two military officers
general and the offer a colonel, had been remias in their duty and had shown no ability or toot in dealing with the mutinons troops. Their conduct was reported to Peking and after a long delay they were cited to appear before a military court in the capital. A few days ago they were handed over to the Nam Hoi Magistrate and under his direction sont to Peking. The Viceroy, who is not exactly a popular man, has fallen foul with certain sections of the community regarding this matter. It appears that the familles of these disgraced His Excellency commanded that the sum of five hundred tzels should be paid to each family out
The report of the Bath House Sab-Committee states: The swimming season of 1909 proved a of the water left much to be desired. The new success in every way, although the condition swimming bath is well under way, and when completed, will be opened by a special water
fate.
already been Brosted for the
purpose. Deposita of iron ore, said to be a high grade of magnotito, in the neighbourhood of Olga Bay, are also being worked, but no shipments have yet been made.
OF
recent years. number of enterprises have en, aged in gold mining, but generally on a small scale and with insufficient and old-fashioned
appliances. The following are the official figures of the output of gold in the Maritime Province, including the present Kamchatka Government
1902, 91,3560a. (Troy); 1905, 48,709oz. (Troy); 1907, 36,33603. (Troy),,
Deposits of
Mordehip, in drasting the jury, refoured. to the studied adoration of the learned Counsel for the Crown in patling forward the case, Th them for gambling. The intradore then search officers were not in a very prosperous state, and the H.K.C.Y. Teams from the R.GA., RE. only as primus inter pareɛ. jurors should not be led away, however, into considering that the Crown had a weak case, and they were not to be guided in faveur of the who were playing did not at once make a report of the funds of the Provincial Military Bureau 23rd, 34 h, and 25th September, and proved the lose the nation has sustained. At a meeting coal are known to exist in various parts of the prisones, userer by the exuberant confd- they would be arrested, and in fact, one of them. prisoner. Neither were they to be lad away into the police because they naturally thought to enable them to return to their native place. exceptionally interesting, owing to the presence convened by the Consal-General, that was Maritime Province and also in Baghalian. Of ence which Counsel for the prisoner had display. had left the Colony. The prisoner set up au ed. In transactions between Europeans and alibi, saying that at the time this occurrence Chinese the jurors should try to bring the law took place he was on duty in uniform, and there
A MISSING BRIDE.
27 known deposits in the Martine Provints, some ten are being worked, bat, generally speaking, the quality of the ceals poor olass of brown Ignite-makes working unprofitable. There is an annual import of some 12,000 tons have long been known to exist in Sughalien, mainly along the western coast between the 50th and 52ad parvitel. Until an artificial harbour is constructal, however, the regular working of survessful
Valuable deposits of coul
was not wurde alene which constituted
Station, who messed with the defendant, saying that some days afterwards the defendant had
The native, Preas comments strongly in adverse of a Swimming Team from Shanghai, "All the important events were declared Interpart, the teras on his proceeding.
result being in most casos a keen contest between A bostwoman living here had a son for whom our visitors and the local men. The latter, down to the standard of intellect and under- was evidence of the fact that he ought to have she had parohased a bride. Presents wore sent however, wan the major portion of the events, by such of the community as had hoan from Japan. standing of the Chinatsu who alleged been on duty in uniform. It was for they to the bride's boat and the money paid ovos, and and thereby sered the Fing. Shanghal secured that ho bad been franInlently deceived. It to say, after hearing the evidence, whether or all was in readiness for the ceremony, Tus the long distance races, namely mile, mile, not the defendant had time to change his unt day before the wedding, however, the woman and 6 lengths, this being due to the splendid evidence in questions of crime, more especially form. The case for the Crown was further was told that the girl had vanished and could performance of Mr. R. W. McCabe, whose which the members of the British Reformed the coal deposits in Saghalion cannot possibly be of false pretences. There might be a great strengthened by the interpreter at the Police not be found. The woman was terribly angry graceful swimming was admired by all,
and called in the assistance of the police. The
bat the police have arrested the go-between, also the latter's father and brother.
TO BUY A YAMEN,
attended to everflowing, adresses of sympathy to King George and his consort and to the Queen-mother were voted and signed by all present, and subsequently at the Consulate unavoidably absent. On the day of the funeral was held at the memorial service English Episcopal Church in this sity at
Church and their minister joined. The State The report of the Gymnasium Sub-Committe of Hambury was represented by the thres the regal good condition throughout the year, general in command of the ninth army corps, the "They have to reiterate their regret that this headquarters of which are in the neighbouring section of the Club House is not made more use town of Altons, being himself unable to attend,
which the words were spoken, and the attitudes openly boasted of what he had done in the girl and her people have not yet been forind, states that the.. Gymnasium has been kept in Burgomasters in tholt offcial roles, and the
affair.
and
THE MONEY MARKET.
Subjoined is Messrs. Motta & Goldsmid's circular dated May 26th
deal of action which accompanied the words. The jury had to consider the eirentstances in taken by the person by whom they were shokan.
After hearing the evidence the jury brought It was not a case of false pretences if a man.
The office of Wongkong Brigadier General of by members. It is decidedly discouraging by a general and his nide-de-camp. Besides From 2442d. quoted at the end of ins, wook promised to pay and did not carry out his in a verdict of guilty and prisoner was senten- promise. It would be for the jury to say for cod to two years' imprisonment with hard has been abolished, and there is therefore no
farther use for the yamen, which is said to be to the Committes in their efforts to popularise these a fair number of the members of the con- there being a few China salos, while the chief
the Gymnasium when they find the members what reason the proscator gave the prisoner labour.
eo apathetic and irresponsive. The instructor, the ring, and before they could come to the conclusion that it was "because he looked and Chan Lam and Cheng Shu were charged with merchants has come forward with a plan to
Sergt. Link, has been very regular in his atton arnicd robbery. Both pleaded not guilty, and spoke like a goutleman," they must consider the the followin jurors were called R. Soonderam Purchase it from the Government for a sum of i whole of the man's evidence. It was perfocus (foreman), F. M. Lane Crawford, J.H. Taggart, 15,000 tals, and convert it into a factory. The dance and has conducted classes in the anal of the building and in the galleries was occupied tendency, As most of the purchases have been
matter was laid before the Viceroy, who has popular manner.
ARMED ROBEELY
an exceptionally large one. A syndicate of
A. Abraham, A. H. ei Arvulli, E. Howard referred it to the consideration of the Provincial J. Peacock
Mr. M. W. Blado, K.C., instructed by Mr. H..
Treasurer.
NEW FIRE BRIGADES,
L. Deneys, fr., appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Nearly all the fire brigades of this city are
C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. W. E. Lander the control of various Kai-foug who raise Shenton (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker & Denoon)he money necessary for their support. Two appeared for the first defondant.
during the period under review was a boxing A new feature introduced into the Gymnasium tournament that was organised, and a certain amount of success was obtained financially and otherwise The committee desire to extend their sincerest thanks to the gentlemen who so
nular body had responded to the invitation adressed to them by the Consul General Needless to say that every sest both in the body
by the Borrowing subjects of the King. The the exclusion of the glaring sunshine without, church was handsomely draped with black to
a purple screen behind the communion tablo, with the initials E. B. worked in gold affording some relief to the sombreness of the scene over which, candles in silver estidelabra shed a
The service was on the lines of one of the form completed the decorations.
It began after a short volustory by the reading recommended by the Archbishop Canterbury:
the price of silver gradually declined to 244td.. support has en sine forward purolmses for Indian account. On the cessation of China sales the market has recovered to 2434. and 24484, which we quote to-day, with a steady for forward delivery stocks of cash silver have increased somewhat, and a premium of d on forward has been established; it is expected, however, that some silver will be shipped to Bombay by next week's steamer which will arrive in time for the June settlement. The nзw
establishing & silver dollar currency throughout. from Paking that an Ediet has been passed the Empire is without effect on the market, as
before the Ediat is carried out. It serves, however, as a timely reminder that there are many latent factors making for an ultimate improvement in the market
olear that some definite impression must have boon convoyed to Wang Hing's mind by what was said, and he Ind told them what it was. The jury had to come to the conclusion whether Wang Hing parted with the ring or not, and if so, whether he parted with it to the prisoner. Then, assuming they were satisfied that the facts did occur, was they satisfied with the polios sergeant's evidence. If so, thoro was a prisoners were tharged with breaking and direct statement by the prisoner which would entering a house in Wing On Street. At be sufficient to conviot him on the facts, apart night the Des Voeux Road end of this street from the question of law. The sergeant's state was closed by a gate, only the other end remain ment was challenged, and he did not make ang open. It was a short streef, and the house the police. Ketimates of the expense of these balance, standing at $864.14, may be considered of the verge "I am the Resurection and the Montagu & Co.'s bullion circular dated May note of it at the time His Lordship was not where the robbery was alloged to have take brigades are being preporod, and it is likely that satisfactory in view of the large amount of Life," and two others; then the Psalm The 26th HE MA they required that a stateminit should be taken place was at the Des Voeux Road end. It was before long the brigades will be established: aerated and mineral walors sold in proportion, which was followed by the prayers set down for pressad last week. It is quite possible that with down absolutely at the moment, or whether it in fact, numbered as bring in Des Voeux Road. The idea is an excellent one, for the present which bear but slight profit. was sufficient that the sorgeant should record It appeared that some time between 4 and a brigades are not by any means good and the
Mr. Slade, in opening, stated that the two brigades, however, are under the control of the kindly assisted them in varius capacities, and subdued light. Palms and other similar plants it is quite uncertain how long a time may alapes.
clear what the police regulations were: whothor
although it was actually in Wing On Street,
it as soon after as he possibly could. It a
ed, that could be used in evidence against him,
saw three men walk down it, and eventually
police, one being established in the old city and the other in the western suburb. The Tao t of Police considers that there should be
parts of the city under the control of well-appointed brigades established in all
trust that they will in future assist them as readily as they have done in the past,
Thoort of the Bar Sub-Committee states; returns exceed those of previous years, and the It will be observed from the statement that the
We subjoin extracts from Messrs. Samnel
In the silver market the dull tendency of
Lord is my shepherd was sung by the choir, prices has confirmed the views which we ex-
zaan said anything after being properly caution district watchman stationed in the street On Honam jaland, if a large conf.gration circular has been issued by the directors allusion to the sincere epipathy expressed by all carrying the whols burden of the market may te
A NEW HOSPITAL
has claimed the attention of the board, who
a1
the occasion and as anthem. The short sermon
good news na to the monsoon, A continuance of preached by the Chaplain was most Impressive, speculative interest tasy broaden in the West PEKING SYNDICATE.
going to the hearts of all these present, his as well as in the East, and thus the atross of appliances used by them primitive in the extreme.
spread over other shoulders. Inasmuch as before occurs engines have to be transported from the which states that, since the election of the classes of the population in this country with the fastilable Lopes of Indian Government camplative pressure of daily offerings during and he had to stand or fall by it. There was enter a houzo, He returned to the Queen's opposite bank of the river, thus losing a con present directors in February last, the question the British people in their bereavement and the baying materialize some time must elapse, the considerable similarity between the statements Road end; and short time afterwards siderable amount of time. Should the scheme of the entanglement of interets involved in the ratefal appreciation of it by the latter, greatly the interim will involve a certain amount of the prisoner and Sargeant Appleton, and it heard the ory of "thieves. On looking round under consideration to sanctioned by the autho. various issue of the syndicato's share capite pleasing our German friends. The Dead Maroh strain raless other denunds set in, and for that was for the jury to believe whether Sergeant he saw a man coming out of the house and rities it is the Tastai's intention to establish theft of the aderation of all the points in Saul concluded the memorial service, after reason movements of prices in the Lear future ingue, have come to the conclusion that instead which the National Anthem "God save the cannot be gauged with certitude. It is officially
reported tha the Central Provinces of Appleton gave an accurate statement. A good caught him, Meanwhile, the second man Brat branch in Houan.
of recommending s scheme for the unfostion deal had been made of the fact that Counsel for escaped, while the third was caught in the
The services of doctors trained in Wostorn the alaros, the most simple, inexpensive, and King" hailed the corrsion of the new have quite recovered from the afterns of Indu the Crown did not cross-examine the prisoner, house, having apparently just gone through the
Strange to say that, whereas the news of ench class of shares-Shanal, ordinary, and but his Lordship thought the language had door leading to the first floor. The back door methods of medical science are slowly becoming equitable method would be for the bolders of Sovereign. been a little overdrawn, The jury had to doside had boon forced open, and at the bottom of the murenud appreciated. The better class of people deferred to agree that such bolders should King Edward's sudden illness had produced a
are beginning to find out that the astire medico participate in all the profits of the company general feeling of uneasiness on the stock extion and a testimony to the prosperity of agri-
fromhat cover sourcs derived, past and future, whether they believed the evidence given by the stairs were found three knives, two gags, some prisoner on usth, or whether they believed the pepper and other articles. There could be no with his pulse-feeling methods and supreme from fonteine moune The Shansi shares to changes and in commercial circles, the an- mistake as to the identity of the men, because ignorance of physiology or anatomy is not abo entitled to 10 por cant, of the profits of the nouncement of his death imparted a steadier statement niade by Sergeant Appleton.
The jury retired for about twenty minutes, each of them admitted that he was there. Sub-person to be trusted, and the rumbers of young andeticking of each year and the gum paid tone to all markets, the result no doubt stantially, their oxona was that they went into men who are now studying Western methods is in respect of such percentage shell amount of the spontaneous exhibillon or sympathy actually stolen, because they were disturbed, sign that the native deter will ere long have shares, and to bail the surplus profits of by all nations, marred by no discordant note. but it would be for the jury to decide whether to yield place to qualified men. A number of each year after providing for the payment or not, on the evidence before them, the story gentlemen and merchants in Shan Tak have of the defendanta was trae, or whether they proposed a schems for the erection of a large where house for the purpose of committing hospital for the use of the district. This building
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty against both prisoners, and his Lordship son tenced each to two years' imprisonment with
and on returning into Court the foreman an
nounced that they found the prisoner not guilty by majority of five to two Acensed was diasharged.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.
Cheung Kai was arraigned on a charge of roanslaughter. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was empanelled:-J G. Garroway (foreman), R. G. Catrick, S. E. Isminel, C. A dos Remedios, R. Perry, A. A. dos Remedios und A. W. Millar.
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. H. L Dennys, sene, conducted the case for the Crown, and prisoner was undefended.
Mr. Potter said the facts in the case were short and simple. The decessed and his master were coppersmiths who came from Macs to thie Colony. It would be proved that when they came here attempts were made to induce them to subscribe to the Coppersmiths' Guild here, and that in fact they did not subscribe. It might have been that in consequenes of that the assault took place which led to deceased's death. It would be proved that deceased was assaulted, and the doctor would say that his death was asured as the result of this assault. There
the house to look for a friend. Nothing was
robbery.
hard labour,
WEATHER REPORT
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report me
On the 21st at 12:10 The barometer has risen moderately in Vladivostok and over the NE coast of Chids and fallen alightly elsewhere.
The depression rehas over the NB. part of the Ses of Japan, and the high pressure still extends Westwards from the Bonins towards the 8.D. coast of China
Pressure is relatively low over the middle part of the China Sea
to
per share on the lesued Shanki
The International Federation of Master of the said percentage whilst it continues Cotton Spinners" has just pablished their payable, and afterwards to half the surplus. annual return of the number of spindles orned
in euch year. The onlinary shores to be entitled, subject to the ghts to dividends by members of their Association on March 1st. is to be equipped with all modern appliances in to the Shansi ehares, to the whole of the romain-It comprises 65,075,806 self-actors and 54,058,608 the Western method and the doctors are to being profits antil the sums paid in respect of ring spindles, of which 19,170,572 ure for dividendis oball amount to £1 per share, and Egyptian Cotton and 99,983,138 for American, afterwards after distributing the profits applia
men who have studied their profession abroad.
able to the Shansi shares to 50 per cent. of the East Indian and other descriptions. There were surplus of such profits. The deferred shares to at that time 2,271,925 new spindles in course of be entitled, subject to the rights attached to the installation, of which more than half were in
to 40 Shanet shares and ordinary thoros, cont. of the surplus profits. The directors Great Britain. Reports bad been received froin recommend the foregoing sebeme of reconcilfs 119,154,411 spindles, whilst the total is estimated tion of the various rights attached to the differ at 133,421,004. On March 1st, last year's mille ent classes of shares to the shareholders, which running 113,752,697 spindles, had returned thair if accepted and agreed to all present differences between each class of share will disappear and stocks of culton as 4,266,927 bales, whereas at obviate the necessity for more than one profit the same dose of the present year mills with a total of 119,154,411 spindles only held 4,160,688 bales viz, 2,753,326 bales American, 625,050 balo East Indian, 215,598 bstes Egyptian and 571,326 bales of other descriptions,
The spindles are distributed as follows in
REUTER'S TELEGRAM COMPANY The ordinary general meeting was held on May 25th at the offices, Old Jewry. The Hon. Mark E. Napier, who presided, moved the adop tion of the report, which the shareholders, he said, would doubtless rouard as satisfactory, as the company were able to pay the usual dividend and to carry something to reserve. It had been represented to the board that they should when possible declare a larger dividend than 5 per and loss account.
the cent; an had been previously pointed out, newe business per se was unremunerative, and it was therefore incumbent upon them to build HEAVY FIGHTING IN INDO-CHINA. up other sources of revenue, for which every
Mail advices received at Paris, on May 25th, addition to the working capital was of immenso advantage. It was suggested at the last an showed that heavy fighting had taken place nual meeting that the board should gradually dating last month in Indo China. Taan engage round numbers write down the item of goodwill The directora went in the province of Bacniul, French 30, as it would amount to au scission that the under the personal command of the notorious were of opinion that it would not be wise to do force of 400 men was opposed by 3,000 men; Groot Britain goodwill was no longer of the value in which it pirate leader Do That, and for-dve-hours the Germany Elgured in the accounts. The directors, however, encounter was of the fiercest possible dossip Austris Hungery 4 Taly considered that the goodwill and appreciated tion. The pirates were armed with magasin Spain and that so long as a substantial reserve was rifles, and the casualties Among the French built up there was no necessity to write dawn militia and calonial infantry were heavy, that asset A striking feature during the year eventually the enemy was driven back with so had been the growing demand for news, more estimated loss of over 400 killed and nearly 1,000 especially on the pars of India and Australia, Wouded The bodies of three of Do Tham's Same as No. 1 which found expression at the Imperial Press Heutenants were afterwards found on the field
Conference last year. The report was adopted, of battle,
Moderate 8.E. and E. winds may be expected in the Fermosa Channel and along the 8. coast of Chinach punk
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to day, 0.06 inches.
The forosust for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows →
was only one 076-witness of the assalt, a middle-aged woman, and her story was corrobe rated by the statement made by the deceased shortly before his death, inasmuch as the deceased sild that he was assaulted, and that the prisoner Formosa Channel
fair
S.F. and E.
Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, moderate B.E. winds moderate,
was one of the number who assaulted him, but South coast of hins between
he did not see who struck the blow. If they be lieved the woman when she said she saw the prisoner strike the docessed, it would be the duty
Hongkong and Lamocks. South coast of Chins between
Hongkong and Hainan.
Frarce
Switzerland
Milions.
10
54 United States
7 Indin
Millions
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faring of 1907-1908, Considering that the fa- mine was so severely felt in this Ustrict, the is both a compliment to the famine administra promptitude and completeness of the recovery
cultural affairs. News has been received by cable from Peking that the Chinese Government coinage. As is well known, the passing of su is about to strike coins of the new decimal edict and the carrying out thereof in Chins are two very different things, it is none the less indicative of an attempt to cope with a reform in currency.
GIRLS WITHOUT FRILLS.
Frills, lace, ruffes, and fancy dresses of all kinds so henceforth forbidden to the girl students at Budcliffe College, Boston (Mass.).
The following roles, says the Herald, have been laid down by the authorities and will be rigidly enforced
Long-sleeved white shirt waists, na plala ag possible,
Linen collar, plain or embroidered, Ties will be provided,
Plein white skirt, preferably lines must be fairly beavy and not ruffled. There should be neither embroidery nor a row of buttens
Skirt three inches from the ground. on the front of the skirt.
Gown two inches above the skirt. Bleak
hatpine; absolutely no jowellery; no bows in the hair. Please be careful of the hang of the skirt and
gown. A Black shoes and stockings (Oxforth ties and plain binok stockings The feet must look dainty and trim. a
No fancy combs or barrettes. Open-work liose or blouses are specially con gdeained, and will not be permitted..
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The introduction of East Indian cotton in the United States seems to have proved a suCDOBE. and it is believed that henceforth Amerien will come a regular buyer in the Indian markets.
WEIGHT AND GEBIG'S PREMIER"
SCOTCH WHISKY just the same as you
get at home in ScotlandAd
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