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THE TOKYO FLOODS.
SUPREME COURT,
Monday, August 22nd.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTE (CHIEF JUSTICE).
"COMPANY'S MENGRANDUM OF ABBOCIATION ALTERED. Mr. M. W. Blade, K.C, instrusted by Mr. H. J. Gadgo fof Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) applied to the Court to confirm certain in special resolutions sitering the memorandum of ex-sociation of the Yangtze Insurance Associa-a
LONDON, August 22nd. The Berlin" Norddeutsche, alluding to the Japanese floods, presses sympathy with the Japanese Government in its severe trial, bat does not doubt that Japan, with her steady calm strength, will repair the terrible damage.
DISSATISFIED DAMARALAND.
tion, Limited,
The petition showed that the Association was incorporated on 12th July, 1889, under the registered office in the Colony. Its capital was Companies Ordinance of 1865, and had its 81,200,000 Mexican dollars divided into 12000
shares of 8100 each, of which the man of 160 per share had been paid up, and the balance of 840 per share constituted a reserve liability of the shares which had been issued. After setting on the objects of the Association in detail tho
resolved "That the memorandum and articles
debit, and there has been ho suggestion that in the other books there might have been some form of credit.
Mr. Potter-We have not had an opportunity of finding out,
Mr. Slade They were working on these books for days before they filed their defence.
Hie Lordship-The defondant must not rely on the plaintiff's books, but on his own.
Mr. Potter What books has he got His Lordship-He ought to have books of bis own.
Mr. Petter A inau who pays money into bank has nothing but his bank book.
His Lordsbig-You are pointing ont a weak spot in your argument when you say you have 20 books of your own.
Mr. Potter-We have uck, We wish we had. His Lordship-I am bound to say that this point is not pleaded.
Mr Pottor-Wo say we are not indebted in the amount claimed.
His Lordahip-Is not it better to admit at Mr. Polter-Certainly, my Lord. oncs, and to ask leavo to amend?
His Lordship-I give you leave to amend, Mr. Slade-It mat be upon terms. As
LONDON, August 22nd.” The "Standard's" Berlin correa petition stated that the special resolution pondent announces that Maximilian of association of the Association be respectively regards the position of the Trustee in Bank- Harden and Carl Poters declare that extended, altered and amended so as to read as ruptcy, on the face of the books there is a good the inhabitants of Damaraland are 8 e jäntification by the chairman of this mesting it, and he does not know of any contra itama. shown in the priot signed for the purpose of and valid ólaim. It was not pointed out to discontented with German rule that and that such extended, altered and amended If the defendant would come forward and point TORTO, August 22nd.
they contemplato abandoning the Ger.memorandum and articles of association be out the contra items on the face of the books he Reports are current to the effect man flag and joining the British Southforth adopted as the memorandum and would drop the claim.
articles of association of the Association to the policy there is no reason for a con-that an announcement of the annexa-Africa
exclusion of those heretofore prevailing." vention with Great Britain, one would havetion of Korea may be expected this thought StB EDWARD GREY would have week.
responded with alacrity to the appeals from the commercial organisations of the country to expostulata with the Japanese Govern- ment on the unfriendliness of the tariff, especially in view of the open market enjoyed by Japan in Great Britain. Sia) EDWARD GREY took up pretty much the same attitude in replying to Mr. GEBSHO STEWART's question as to how he proposed to safeguard British trade interests in
D'EPERNAY Korea in the event of the annexation of that
THE TOKYO FLOODS.
TOKYO, August 22nd. The floods are receding, but epide- mic outbreaks are increasing.
The relief funds are swelling.
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PEKING, August 22nd. The Grand Council in view of the impossibility of raising the necessary funds in China, has decided to obtain foreign loans for the construction of railways and mining enterprises.
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PEKINO, August 22nd. As Hsu Tsai Cheong has been ap pointed Grand Secretary, it is ex-
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Prince Tsai Tao (who recently returned from a military mission to Europa) strongly recommends the restoration of Yuan Shih Kai and Cable communication with Macno has boon Tuan Fang to office, as he found that restored.
that since their compulsory retire in the capitals of Europe it was felt
ment affairs in China had been going from bad to worse.
For anchoring within the cable ares a sam pannan was at the Magistracy yesterday fined
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On August 15th, at Welhaiwel, ARTHUR, dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. ELIAS, #ged 2 years and 8 months.
Dr. G. E. Morrison has arrived in London from Peking, and is staying at the Hotel Windsor.
A Chinamon who was found with othore playing fantan on a steamer in the harbour was
at the Magistracy yesterday fined $10.
Sir John Jordan, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Flenipotentiary at
THE RIOTS IN EASTERN TURKESTAN.
PERING, August 22nd, The mob has burned down the Office of the Governor of Eastern
Union.
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT AND THE IKOMA.”
LONDON, August 22nd, At Rambouillet President Fallieres lunched with the officers of the Japanese cruiser " Ikoma.”
THE COLOUR QUESTION IN AMERICA,
LONDON, August 22nd.
A New York message states that Mr. Roosevelt has addressed the National Negro Business League on the opportunities for the advancement of the coloured race. He urged that self-help was the hope of the race.
Bishop Clinton and Dr. Booker Washington assured Mr. Roosevelt that the Negro element would solidly support whatever promotion in public life he might seek.
THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
LONDON, August 22nd.
cholera, with 3,000 deaths, in Russia There have been 7,000 cases of
during the past week.
[VROM THE "CABLENEWS-AMERICAN."] THE DEFENCES OF HONOLULU,
Mr. Blade stated that the matter had already been before his Lordship in Chambers, and that he had already directed certain advertisomonts which had been published, and there was a certificate from the Registrar certifying the publication, The articles were practically identical with those of the Union Insurance Co., them were no debenture holders, and over two- thirds of the shareholders of the Company
actually voted on the resolution. There was a ̈atatamont of the assets and liabilities of the Company showing that all policy.holder. wers most fully secured.
His Lordship confirmed the resolutions,
OFFICIAL Trustne as CLAIMANT,
The sation brought by Mr. G. H. Wakeman, tastes of the property of the Lai Hing arm, against the Tik Lung Wo Kee Bank and Li Ki Tong to recover the sum of 817,602.97, being balance of a sum of $20,000 dus for money leat, was continued,
Mr. M. W. Slada, K,C., instructed by Mr. F. Paget Hott (of Mosers, Brutton & Hett) appeared for the plaintif, and defendants were
represented by Mr. Elion Potter, instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Beavis (of Mosers. Wilkinson & Grist).
Mr. Potter, in opening the cass for the had closed his case, was this: certain books of defence, said the position, now that the plaintiff
account were put in as evidence, and from those books certain extracts had been made, and the plaintiff said that those extracts showed that the defendant was indebted to him to the extent beas careful to put in "nothing "roopt débit debit
defendant's name. balances; in fact, he had never suggested that in any of the books there was a credit in the
His Lordship-He suggests the reverse, rather.
Mr. Potter suggested that his Lordship should refer the sccounts to the Registrar.
His Lordship-No, I must have the actual case oponed and we will soo what the defendant says. Later on, if I find an account essential I can order it,
Mr. Potter-There are some 400 books be.
longing to this firm, and we have not found time to go through them.
His Lordship- Yan are trying to establish a case for the defendant out of the weakness of the
plaintiff's case, having no books of your own.
Mr. Potter-Yes, I am entitled to comment on the weakness of the plaintiff's 0050.
His Lordship-I think the defendant must go into the box.
Mr. Potter-If an investigation had been made, and it ought to have been made in fairness to us, we would have been saved this stupendous trouble we have been put to. We have had to make up our defenes out of an incomplete set of books.
Mr. Slade We believe that as far as they go we have as near a complete set of books as it is possible to malalain. My friend might indicate what material books are missing.
far as we have gone, from 1999 to 1905, that there are throughout those years substantial sums which appear to be due to the defendant,“
Evidence was led surt the bearing adjourned.
Mr Potter Your Lordship will find that ar
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION..
BEFORE HIS HONGUE ME, F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUISER Judas).
JUDGMENT AGAINST AN INFANT.
on the trial of an issue in the action between **: Techin daliqaret his reserved decision Tang Pun Sang and Chan Wai Sun, otherwise Chan Kam Fo, a partner of the C. Wilson restaurant, and the C. Wilson restaurant.
Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro represented the Messrs. Almada & Smith) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro (of defendants,
Mr. Potter-I am going to comment on that. The interpreter who was pat in the books has suggested that as far as he could find out there -were no credit items to be found.
The ligue was as to whether one, Tang Pun Mr. Blade-No credita outstanding. In our date of the sccrual of the cause of motion, was me Sang, assuming that he was an infaut on the own pleadings credit items are put in for which such infant a partuar, and liable to the plaintiff he has been given credit.
of $297.21. in law or in equity for the payment of a sum
His Lordship, after dealing with the facts
WASHINGTON, Angust 18th. The War Department is contemplating greatly enlarging the military forces in the Hawaiian Islands and arrangements are Lordship how extremely cursory must have been Mr. Potter-I think I shall satisfy your being made to increase the permanent the examination of these books when the plaintiff and law in the case, said he found in favour of garrisons near Honolulu. Major-General has not even attempted to show that the de- Leonard. Wood, chief of staff, has been fondant Bad any balance to his credit. I shall the plaintiff with respect to the issue. There authorized by the acting Secretary of War show beyond doubt that there are large ram March, 1895, in which it was held that a plea was a judgment of the Fall Court of the 26th to prepare accommodations for two full
standing at his credit.
Mr. Blade-At this point I ought to intervens of infancy was prevented being set out in - Artillery, one full regiment of cavalry and pleaded.
for the plaintiff. five companies of coast artillery in or near Honolulu and to organize the territory into a department commanded by a brigadier
anghai, on August 16th, HENRY Peking, who is at present visiting Ulster, in to Turkestan, but the Governor made regiments of Infantry, one regiment of field and say that I object. This has not been mary jurisdiction at all. Judgment would be
On August 15th, suddenly, at the Genera Hospital, Shanghai, JOHN FISHER, P. W. Department, 8. M. Council, aged 35 years.
At GABRIEL, only son or Mr. and Mrs. J. DEVERIA I. M. Customs), aged nine months.
On 11th July, in Naples Harbour, on board the sa. Prina Eitel Friedrich, JosEPE (SHEFFIELD VAN BUREN, aged 55 years. [966
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HONGHONG, August 23rd, 1910.
SIB EDWARD GRAY recently at a luncheon given on behalf of the British Government to a deputation from the Japanese Diet availed himself of the opportunity to emphasise the useful purpose which had been served in the Far East by the Anglo- Japanese Alliance. In delivering this speech at a time when protests against the unfriendly character of the new Japanese
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SEQUEL TO A FIRE.
His Lordship (to Mr. Potter)-My impression is that your ass so far is only suppositions, through the books yet. We are only from Me, Potter-We have not gone & quarter
pat into evidence some 200 books, picked out certain entries, and said they were apparently debit balances against the defendant, and that he must pay.
LOCAL SPORT, INTERPORT SWIMMING
The selection committee whose duty was to
Company, Limited, a copy of■ pictorial booklet illustrative of the use of "Shell" motor spirit on the present British Arteretic Expedition,
The hearing of the charge was resumed general. The second battalion 20th Inf. 1899 to 1905. The position is that the plaintif | decide the selection of a team to represent the The health of Hongkong was decidedly against Lui Lai Kong and In Kwai, with will be relieved from duty at Fort Shafter, satisfactory last week. Only one case of con-hasing set fire to the Cheang Wo Shop at 123, Honolulu, and return to the United States municable diecase was reported, and that was Shanghai Street, Yasmati, with intent to in November. one case of diphtheria, which was imported.
defraud an insurance company of $5,000.
Dr. Mitchell, of the London Mission, reports bedy stole from the maternity ward & leather to the police that on Saturday morning some bag containing surgical instruments and other articles.
King George has been graciously pleased to appolat Bobert MacLeod Hodgson to be His Majesty's Vios Consul at Vladivostock, for the Maritime, Kamchatka, Amur, and Trans Baikal Provinces of Asiatic Russia.
prosecution, pat in an insurance policy receipt Mr. Shenton, who appeared in support of the
document setting forth the value of the goods roosired from the first defondant and also a in the shop to have been $500.
This closed the case for the prosecution. complete denial of the charge of arsen. There war The defence an explained by Mr. Dixon was a no evidence against the first defaudant, and so far the only thing the prosecution could prove WES
that he was necessory before the foot. The
MR. ROOSEVELT IN POLITICS.
day silence with a declaration of principles
NEW YOBE, August 19th. Mr.Theodore Roosevelt has broken hiasixty
and purposes. He says he will enter politics clear-cut embodiment of progressive or again and the platform. he outlines is a
insurgent" principles.
to in any way show what the true balance of Mr. Potter-The plaintiff has never attempted indebtedness was against the defendant.
His Lordship He goes much further than that is says there was a full examination so far as those books are concerned.
books?
His Lordship So you wish to rely on the
Mr. Potter-We ars in ernotly the same poultion as the people against whom the action was discontinued.
Mr. Potter-I am going to show that as Mr. Roosevelt expressed himself as grati- against the debit items there are credit items. On Bunday morning while the inmates were
case was aboclately one of presumption. The fied by the result of the primaries in Cali. that you have not pleaded this.
His Lordship. Then we come to the objection tariff were being showered upon the J. A. Plummer at 33, Robinson Road, and stole havings were partly burnt, and there was the State.
at breakfast somebody entered the house of Mr. books which were found on the top of some fernia, in which the insurgents swept the Government by the commercial interests from the bedroom jewellery to the value of fact that the defendant would benefit by the afected, it is highly probable that Se $455. The thief or thieves have not been fire from the insurance. At the time the in- LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. EDWARD GREY intended it to serve to some traced. '
surance was taken out the gooda wäre valued at extent as a corrective to the views which are
$5,000, but now there were only $500, and it the goods having been taken there and removed wa argued that the insurance was a bogus ova, after the insurance was taken ont.
The hearing was sgabi adjourned.
constantly Anding expression that this nouement that a quantity of opium was to be No little interest was arotised by the au political Alliance is entailing too great sold at the auction sale conducted at the Police a sacrifice of British commercial intereste, Station compound yesterday, but this was That the Alliance has served a most withdrawn. The drug can only be sold to the
·useful purpose no
Opium Farmer. If not sold it must be deny.
one can
Through its influence, direct and indirect destroyed.
a remarkable transformation has been The Dallas Horse-Repository at Shanghai affected in the situation in the Farwas put up at auction this afternoon by Mrs. East, in that it has led to a number of other Tis. 50,000, and at this figure the property was L. Moore & Co. The only bid was one of treaties and agreements which have helped withdrawn. The property was recently valued to banish the danger of war. By enforcing by Mr. A. E. Algar at Tls. 150,000.
To decide whether or no Mazila shall be made a port of call for the vessels of the North German Lloyd plying between Singapore and Hongkong, was the object of the visit of Herr H. Heineken, managing director of the North arrived at Manila last Friday from Australia German Lloyd Steamship Company, who
on board the Mer Prins Bigiamund,
Mr. Sade-My friend's statement has varied materially at different time. He started by saying there were deposits, but I objected and matter of mit off. Now he says we have not pointed out that if there were deposits It was a
morning.
The st. Braemar sailed from Keelung on the 21st instant, and is due at this port this The Austrian Lloyd's str. Silesia left Shang had for this
on the 24th instant a.m, « The MM. . Tourans, with the French noceant,- Mail of the 31st July, and mails from London
Colony in the forthcoming swimming carnival at Shanghai after very careful and long considers- tion, have at length decided on the swimmers,
give a good account of themselves. Those who proceed by the German mail to-morrow belonging to the northern club. The team to endeavour to rotary with another dag
individually and collectirely the men should selected is a thoroughly representativo one, said
selected are:-
Cecil Humphreys (captain), L. E. Lammert. R. O, Witchell, T. Logan. A. V. Barros,
A. EL Carroll,
C. J. Cooke, F. B. da Silva, 4. A. Claxton,
Forbes,
M. A. B. Sours, A. 8. Ellis, H. W. Petersen.
GOVERNMENT SERVANTS IN THE TROPICS.
is dush Pert on the 20th instant p.m., $4 given him-credit for items appearing in the Colonies, last month, met a number of members.
of the 30th July, fett Singapore on the 22nd at the end of 1905 there was a sum of 8500 Mr. Potter-I will show your Lordship that
here on instant, at 5.30 am, and la expected to arrive
the 29th instant. Shanghai at 10 am, on the 20th instant, and
The
Co. str. Monteagle arrived at left again at 5 p.m. same day for Nagasaki, where she is due to arrive at noon yesterday, Singapore on the 20th instant afternoon, and The Apear air. Japan from Calonita left may be expected here on or about the 26th Einstant.
Colonel Seely, the Under Secretary for the
Mr. Ashley Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Barnas, and Mr. Sir Clement Hill, Sir George Boott Robertson, of all parties--including Sir Gilbert Parker,
Catheart Wason--who laid before him the
appearing as due to the defendant, the talking of nooount
His Lordship-The position is really one for servants in tropical countries suffer particular
monetary disabilities ander which Government ly in the matter of the high premiums i obliged to take leave of absence. The Under for life
scharged insurance, and the cost of bringing home their wives and families when they are
views of the deputation, and promised to lay Bocretary expressed his sympathy with the the facts before the Earl of Crowe.
Mr. Blade-Yes. In the transactions of the bank in 1905 there are items against the On the fass of the loan book there is a large defendant which appear to be still in debit.