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SHIPPING NOTES.
In dow of the opening of the Panama Canal in 1915, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is-con.
sidering the opening of a line between Yokohama and New York, vid Panama. Investigations on the object are now in progress.
The sister ship of the Tenyo-mire and Chiyo maru now being built at the Mitru Bishi Yard, Nagasaki, for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, is to be named the Shango-maru. She is expacted to be completed in July next. Her displacement will be 21,600 tons.
The Japanese Railway Bureau, in anticipation of the trafo on the Autang Makdon Bailway when open, contemplates building two vessels each
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1910.
THE WRECK OF H.MS. “BEDFORD.”
The following is from the Nagasaki Press of September 3:-→
The officers and men of the British cruiser Minotaur, which arrived here on Thursday, were less fortanate than those of the Kent and Monmouth, inasmuch as they were continuously employed at the work of salving the gans and ittings of the Bedford from prastically the day the nocident happened, August 21, until Wed nesday, the 31st, when they left for this poet, the Vessel's departure from the scone of wreck being somewhat accelerated by the threat ened approosh of bad weather.
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, September 12th.
APPELLATE JUREDICTION. (BEFORE THE FULL COURT.) ·
of about 3,000 tons thrun between Shimonseki Steam Navication Company's str. Fuinnonse, although they had looked very hard fo. the ground on which the order was made to be had tried to put it in a mora ojvilsod shape:
and Fusap. According to the designe cach ship will accommodate 40' first class and 450 second olass passengers wide of 15 knots. At prosent the service between Shimonoseki and Fusan has onompled 11 hours. This will be reduced to 9 or 10 hours by the new ships. The cost is estimated
né about Y1,000,000,
•
We understand that the Bedford was disman. tted to her mass dook by the Squadron's oflcers and men before being handed over to the Mitan Bish Company for salvage. All the armament was taken off the vessel, two of the six-inch guns being brought here Inslied to the deck of the Minotaur. The China received the
the great them to portion of
of the fittings, etc., to Hongkong. She arrived here yesterday and will fake guns and
the oruisers here. The court-martial of Captain Fitzherbert and other: other reponsible officers of the Bedford for the loss of the cruiser will probably take place in England, there not being a suficient number of senior ofhours on this station to form a court,
The Japatoso craiser Idumi arrived here afternoon from Quelpart, where she yesterday has been assisting in the salvage operations,
The British cruiser
Captain Sokine, enecanterod a typhoon in the with a ligbtor in tow.. Monmouth also served time ago ko ssid he thought the arrangement he a member should have boon specified, his ony; ha did not reside here. He had come by one
The N.Y.K.'s Australian liner Yawata-mart,
Formosan Channal on ber last voyage up to Japan from Hongkong. For several hours, says the Nagasaki Press, the rossol was practically adrift. Two beats and some of the deck attings were swept away and all the boats were more or los chamaged. The water entered the ongine room, but no damage was done to the vessel's hall and the cargo was vory little affected. For tunately there were the conditions, wore sach that there
serious injury to Imminent danger of the officers and crow of the liner and
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waror which swept the ressel. Captain Sokine has never before encountered such a terrible
eru with a lighter in tow.
The following is from the Nagasaki Prees of September 6th-
the
Executive lay to an authority to which they were revealed that the eclecontained latent farrors for all subject and over which they had no control, others than those who reside in the Colony. A and if the Court were to countenance in any stranger passing through the Colony, making a way the arguments that had been advanced, it temporary sojourn between two steamors, was would be admitting the possibility that the not only liable to spend some of it in gaol, but Sovereign allowed injustice to be committed night have his journey postponed, and his MITÓHELL V. LOMM.
Of course it was right and proper that the temporary sojourn undsly prolonged. Aud (his was not the limit: for the plaintiff nood not, as person to be banished should have Their Lordships delivered judgment on a
opportunity of showing that he was not the ruls had been construed, reside here; he The Chiat Justice said the Court had been the man he had been taken to be. If need not even take the trouble, as the plaintiff question concerning costs raised in this action, considering very carefully the quealios abon, the case arcse and he did not have that in that action appeared to have done, of follow- the undertaking of solicitors to refund costs opportunity, the Secretary of State wonding the defendant to the Colony; cable instruc There was no doubt it had been the us very soon put matters straight only the Court tions to a solicitor here were all that was required. practice, but now that the practice had be had nothing to do with that. On one point From the very slight sketch of the mapzoity for directly challenged their Lordships were only had he any doubt as to the construction torture which the procedure contained, it obliged to consider whether it was a sound one of the Ordinance: what was the real effect of would surprise no one to hear that, being. There was no answer that bis Lordship conlt the provision which required a statement of greatly checked on his arrival, his Lordship one, to the argument made by Mr. Blade that if inserted in the order? It occurred to him anor, being foiled in this attempt, that he had costs were paid, whatever the undertaking might just possible that this statement might carry endeavoured to shear off some of its excrescences, be, that was part of the execution of the judg with it a right in the person banished to and to whittle is down to more reasonable ment and if part of the execution of the contest the accuracy of it or to prove its limits consistently with legitimate contrastion: were dissipated when the powers, and had not confined himself to juðlais! judgment, taken, in any form whatever, thers inapplicability to himself. But such double It had been said that he had assumed legislativo must be a corresponding security by the re-es he had
out that the duties. Ho did not agree, and his Lordship spondent to pay all costs and to abide by all the Attorney-General pointed orders of the Privy Connell, and that was not statement was supplied after the order of was not sorry to have the opportunity of having- satisfied by the solicitors undertaking, because banishment was made and when it was served, the matter argued, and of establishing the proce that undertaking was limited to the amount. Dealing with the contention that the particular dure by decisión of the Full Court, In the present His Lordship remembered that in a case some secret society of which the man was alleged to case the defendant was passing through the Col- was made between solicitors for professional Lordship said that argument came to this--that boat and was off by another. His Lordabip had reasons und based on a sort of professional give although they know as a foot that men did plot the greatest doubt whether the section of the and take. But on the face of the argamente la secret the Government might not counter. Ordinance applied to such a case st all. Hə and on the Privy Council rales the Court could plot in secret, but must carry on its war against certainly did not come within the spirit of the not support the practice, therefore the practice them openly and only by a regularly organised law, for he was not an absconding defendant. must go. There was no doubt that the Privy tribunal, and with a procedure subject to The absconding, if any, was from Shanghai, Council rales were very precise, therefore an the control of the Courts. Such a principle, if with which the Court in Hongkong bad nothing
the Coort maintained it, would make govern. to do. His Lordship thought there
much force in Mr. Potter's argument ment impossible. In conclusion, his. Lordship
the syctions.com- eid aliens, to which this Ordinance was limited, that the scheme of had no right to reside in this country, except so templated a permanent or quasi-permanent far as it was granted to them by Magna Charta residence broken up by leaving the jurisdiction. and this Ordinance impored a limitation of that His Lordship could not soo how a person who in the ordinary circumstances of his life was not right. But putting the charter on one side,resident, here, and therefore not liable to be put licence, and if it were necessary to find a justianid by ramoving himself from the jurisdiction fication for the Ordinance which authorised to be doing anything which was likely to obstruct the Government to revoke the leave bd licences or delay the judgment when obtained. He wen
strongly of the opinion that the section-only ap it could be found in the
plied to persons who at the time of action brought
Celony. He could not give judgmont on the point, because there was no appeal from the order; not from any fault of the solicitor, beoutise applica- tions of that sort were made in a hurry, and the point was entirely new. A plaintiff out of the jurisdiction might find some difficulty in putting up the security mooded, therefore he might not be liable to falfil the condition precedent to his saing in the Court. The defondant out the necessary preliminary. There was no ought not to be in prison, therefore ha
thoir bost consideration. their Lordships tunities of being heard, for the rule was satisfox
The Poisse Judge concurred. -~
“HABEAS CORPUS" APPLICATION.
Judgment was delivered on the motion for a writ of habeas corpus to issue to Mr.F.G. Budoley, Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, directing him to show canse why he should not bring up the
custody.
old doctrine V. Leadbitter, that where
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testimonial was presented to Captain Sokino by by the British seamon. The Commander K.Ú.), who was instructed by Mr. H. L. leave and licence to enter on land had bean were more or less pernianently residing in the
the cabin passengers.
accorded it might be revoked oven though it had beva acquired by contract and the price had been paid.
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MASS OF ECZEMA
FROM KNEE DOWN
Suffered Intense Pain for 3 Years --- Skin Inflamed and Covered with Scales Limb Badly Swollen, with Terrible Itching and Burning,
CURED BY CUTICURA WHEN
ALL ELSE HAD FAILED
"Previona to using Cutioun. „I ́auf- fered intense pain for three years from
Dosenna on my log.from the kner down. "It be- gan from a musali apuj the size of a pering plece und broké tu watery way over the Kankies. It spread rapidly to the knee. It looked like an erup tion, the skin red and Inflamed and covered with a coating of scales, The leg becmo verj swollen, with a terrible itching and burning sensation. In this way I suf fered for the three years. I assure you I have tried all kinds of remedies and comulted overal medical men. In fact I tried almost every kind of treat- ment one could mention, but all to no avail. My disease was na bad or worne than over outil I tried Cuticura: After a few applications I felt relief and I continued until eured. Now thanks to Cuticura, I can walk about with esse and comfort, the Itching is gone and
Jeg in its normal, size,
I commanded the Cuticura Rem- edios to a friend who had suffered from eczema twenty-seven years. Ho haa commenced the use of Cutleura and in rapidly getting cured. Richard Barrett.. Mission to Shamen Institute, Ruporrs St.. Newport, Monmouthshire, Eng- land, Nov. 24, 1000."
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When the accident occurred, Adaleal Sir Alfred Winslos directed that the perimal effects of the offers and men should first be taken out of the Bedford, a proceeding that occupied practically the whole of that day. no casualtima, although Baing near the ead of the vessel's commission; andertaking would not be givou.
the mon had
collected many curios and other articles to take home; these, with spare cloth ing, equipment, and in some instances money, were stored below the mose-deck, and it was of their being washed overboard by the henry impossible to recover them, so that many of the
men have suffered considerable less.
From the 22nd to 31st ultimo inclusivo, large working parties were sent on board the wreck
All the guns wore taken out of storm. The boromoter fell to below 28 and the daily; the upper masis were unshipped, and body of Lo Tsan Man to be discharged from the residence of an alien was at best leave and jute prison at the tiuis of judgmont, could be
everything
wireless lowest pressare registered was 706 mills., on vessel, t
removable-Including
Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. M. figure. The vessel carried 14 ery
and deck gear WAS searchlights, apparatas, abnormally low gour. All are loud in their taken from, the ship and transferred to the other Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, British cruisers or to lighters. This entailed prate of the behaviour of the officers and mon
much hard work, as some of the articles removed made the application, which was opposed by the of the steamer. On arrival at Nagasaki a
wore vary heavy, and was exclusively performed Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, of Wood in-Chier was so pleased with the men's work Doomys (Anting Crown Solicitor). that he ordered the "main braco toba
The Chief Justice said the grounds on which during spliced "daily the operations. Doubtless the mou who took
their ration of ram were Le Taun Man's release was sought were A Chinese stoamor named Kiang Ping, owned by Megas, Tung Keo & Co., of Shanghai,pleased with the extra issue an these who did that he had bus no
opportunity of defend- the tribunal which also oncountered a typhoon on the voyage from not were glad to have the Admiral's commende
tion. On tho 28th
a-general order was inated ing himself before
order did not Japan with a full cargo of coal. Being very for every stailable man to be sent on board the banished him and that tho
during
the three naxt days, as
as it was
set. out the grounds on which the order deep in the water the heavy seas washed over wisek.
intended to transfer the salvage operations to was made sufficiently, es required by the Ordi- her and all movosble gear was swopt away and the Miisa Bishi Company on the evening of the nano Ou habeca corpus the only question for several of the crow had narrow cecapes of being 31st and the Admiral wished to strip the Bedford the Court to decide was the legality of the
before turning her over to washed overboard. The weather continued to as bare as possible grow worse, and ons tremendous sea that camo the JapaneseWu understand that the men custody, and as the custody was in virtue necessity for Lo Taun Man to have two apper. must come ont again. After giving the matter Lang, now contended that he had proved his
Torre the funnel guys and the funnel worked with suck will that the salvage of the banishment order the legality could
little out of will be able to take very company itself was torn from its fastenings and carried the wreck without the use of pumps and only be toated by reference to the Ordinance. when he had the opportunity of being heard by had como to the conclusion that where "an |
special salrage gear. It may be mentioned here His Lordship read the section of the that no machinery was available for the use of Ordinance which dealt with the the Briliah seamon in their Falvage work, and everything was lifted out by manual labour of the Gover or-in-Council, and went on to Meanwhile, the craiser Idzami and the other point out that the grounds upon which Japanese Government vessels stood by and the order was made were that the person rendered what assistance they could by towing was associated with an unlawful society and had lighters, and Japaneso divers made an examins- tion of the wreck, An Austro-Hangarisa boon taking part in bringing men into tho warship also visited the scene, but did not re-Colony by fraud or falso promises for the mainlong.
over the side,
Opinion grows, says the London Dally Telegraph of the 18th it, that the trouble which overhangs the shipbuilding industry is likely to be avoided. This conference at Carlisle did not, it is true, result in a settlement, but it is understood that a desire for posco unitates both sides. If so, some way out of the prosont situation should not be impossible. It is to ha
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powers
The Fuisne Judge said that in his opinion, having regard to the wording of the section, which did not limit in any way the grounds of banishment, that the Legis'ature intended that arbitrary power should be conferred on the Governor in Council with authority to act with
a
responsible officer of the Government.
Post-trem, 32- Culteurs book, containto invaluable advegan the Treatineat of Skin Troublew,
Mr. M. W. Slado, K.O., instructed by Mr. F Paget Hott (or Messrs. Brutton & Holt), appeared for the plaintiff, and defendants were presented by Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Beavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist).
His Lordship stated that the plaintiff, having been allowed to put in the books of the Yik
case. It was contended that the books must show conclusively that the debt was owed, and to
The Chief Justics From the view we take of application was made under these sections by a
made out his case, a composite order would be prevent the defendant from contesting the items this Ordinance it is not posible to allow costs plaintiff who was liable to give security, if he a certain extent this was true. But this did not against the Crown in the other two cases. quite made maki the issue of the warrant condit explaining thear to mean something they did apart from the principle hid down by the Full tional on the putting up of the usual security of not appear to mean. His Lordship was satisfied Court in a previous case.
$1,500. Fach variations in the rule would be that if the case had been heard ex parle judgment ALLEGED FUGITIVE DEBTOR FROM HUANGHAI made with regard to protecting him in the ovent would have been given for the plaintiff. The The Chief Justice doliverod a written judg of his finding the security, as the circumstances one then shifted on to the defendant, whe merely challenged the accuracy of the books, nailTM
On Wednesday the British cruisers left for purpose of emigration, and was in the oplatonment on the appeal in the action in which of the base might require. Bat, knowing hoped to win on that. If bis Lordship had not remembered that the position is very diferent Nagasaki and are remaining here in order to of the Governor-in-Council dangerous to the San Ming Shan (appellant, sued J, T. F. his liability to give security, ho museon satisfied that the books were accurate the
which it shall be granted.
Apart from naval work, the German shipyards are at the present time largely occupied in tho production of linera of considerabis tounago,
give the men a rest after ton days' hosry work,
CHINESE LIBELS.
ALLEGATION AGAINST THS RRITOI
GOVERNMENT AT WEIHAIWEL ·
the
ponce and good order of the Colony. The order in every respect complied with the expres pro- visions of the Act, and arrest in euch cireum stances was declared to be lawful arrest. His Lordship was therefore most strongly of opinion that there was no caso for habeas corpur
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Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. C. E. IX, Beavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson - & Grist),
against him, until the execution of the judgment, or until the further order of the Court, on the ground that Mr. Justice Hazeland had no jariadiction to vary the first order he wado,
Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., instructed by Mr. Wappeared for appellant, and respondant was E, L. Shanton (of Messra. Deacon, Looker & represented - Mr-Eldon Potter, instructed by Descon), appeared for the appellant, and the Mr. P. M. dodgson (of Messrs. Esena & respondent was represented by Mr. Eidou Harston).
Meases. Ewens & Harston). Poitor, justructed by Mr. P. M. Hodgson (of
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come prepared to pat it up. With fondant world have succeeded. He knew Moran, of Shanghai (respondent), to recover $5.174.63 for money advanced. The appeal was gard to the procedure adopted by the learned Chinese very often trusted to their memory, hat from that which obtains in Germany. There,
against the action of Mr. Justice Hazeland in Paisas Judge in this case, as already in such cases they must take the consequenos the demands made by the shipyard handle have
varying an order made by him on the 19th indicated, his Lordship thought he was well when they entered Court. Plaintiff would have been refused point-blank by the shipbuil·lars,
August in which he ordered the defendant to within his powers in calling the parties before jdment for that part of the claim that did not There has boen no discussion, and no effort at compromise. Local strikes have boon followed
At the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on the 7th and that the rule should be discharged. The give hsil in the sum of $5,300 to the satisfaction him a second time sed in revising his decision come within the Statute of Limitations and costs. In view of the attitude of tho defendant of the Registrar for his appearance at any time There was always a jurisdiction to review an by a general lockout, on the ground that it is
inst, before Mr. Pao (Magistrate) and Bettor to fight the mon as a whole, rather than British Assessor (Mr. C. F. Carstim), Teung Ordinanco as he read it gave the most absolute when called upon while this action was pending, order made under this petion on substantial throughout the case his Lordship did not
and until the execution of any judgment that grounds.
propose to allow him such small costs as ho'. in sections, secing that one section would be Boh-sun and Tsang Foo-sun, described as the power to the Governor-in-Council: it gave no ikoly to support the rest, and individual chief editor and the subroditor, respectively opportunity to the person to defonit himself: It may be given against him, and in default of his APPEAL FREN DECISION OF CHIEF JUSTICE. might have been entitled to in respect of the The hearing of the appeal by Ng Tek Tong part of the judgment on which he had been victories might be dangerous. Over hero the of the National Herald, were charged on ramandad not say that the grounds must be stated in any doing so the defendant was to be sent to prison
26, 1910, unlawfully, position of the employers is that come advanos wickedly and malicionaly written and published given way, not that they must be logal grounds, until the decision, or if judgment was given against the decision, of the Chief Justico in the succesful.
or must discloso an offence known to the law;
action he brought against Wong Cheung Cho Mr. Potter applied for a stay of execution for in wages may be necessary. The dispute is in a certain Chinese newspaper published at mainly as to its extent and as to the date at Shanghai, called the Shen Chou Pao, a falso, it did not give him even an opportunity of show
was resumed..
a fortnight pending appeal, and this was soundalous,
lous, malicions and defamatory libei
allowed. against His Britannic Majesty's Goraremont ing that he was aut the uns he was supposed to be not oron that he was not the misu intended Weibiwei, intituled, "The distressful for-
ANOTHER HABEAS CORPUS CARE. tone of the Po Hai Jib Pao."
to be banished. It was said that if this were so
In the matter of Li Yu Mui, formerly com Yin Chi-gun and Zun Shan-sun, the manager the Government might as well suspend the
pradore of the ss. Bajun Maru, in which a rule and editor, respectively, of the Tien To Fao,
Habeas Corpus Act. He did not agree, for the
nisi was granted, Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed had a
a similar
ekarge preferred against thera in The biggest of the vessels to suffer delay will be respect of articles intituled, " Illegal conduct of question was, what was the effect of the Ordin-
by Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messers, Goldring, the 45,000 ton tarbino steamer which is being British Authorities," anil "Note on the harsh
Mr. Slule said this matter came before the | Barlow & Morrell), moved for the prisoner's said, reduce the possibility of a. slip being made
Court originally in perhaps a somewhat unusual discharge from owtody: The Attorney- built at the Hamburg yard of the Vulcan Com treatmeal of Chinese by the British Authorities as As the Ordinance was drafted it aid, as ho
at Weihaiwei."
But the habeas corpus will The Chief Justice said that the appeal in pazy, of Stettin, for the Hamburg-American At a sitting of the Coat on July 29, the to a minimum.
manner. It was an ordinary notion by the General (Hon. Mr. W. Rees. Davies, K.C.) Line. Not less interesting is the 9,000-ton Assessor stated that the Court was satished on the was a high prorogativa writ devised for the pro- this case raised questions of the greatest in representative of a deceased partner in i drm instructed by Mr. H. D. Deanys (Acting in hand for the same owners. Most of the big that a latter of apelogy, to be drafted by thetection of the right of personal liberty and to portanos in connection with the arrest and at- for the amount of money whick the deconsed Crown Solicitor), appeared to oppose the motion motor liner, which Messrs. Blohm & Voss have guilt of the accused; and had decided to order
man had in the firm at the time of his and Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C, instructed by Advocate, he published by the accused prevent legal imprisonment the right taclimont of what were called absconding do- German steamship companies have liners on the Crown
Further
the writ Was shared with British fendants before judgment, or, to state the position death. Accounts were ordered, an inquiry was Messrs. Dennys & Bowley, represented the newspapers. the stocks. Some of them say that the orders were that, Assessor and the Magistrate
more noenrately, at the moment of instituting held before the Registrar and the Regis Chinesa Government. given out because prises were choup, rather than conld not agree, but judgment would be subjects by aliona in the Colony: it wag
truly said to be directed against the arbitrary an action or at any time thereafter. It was a trar certified that the value of the assots
Mr. Potter said he did not know for whom because there was immediate need of new ships. delivered later,
Yesterday the Assessor stated that the judg-exercise of power in the direction of restraining barbarous practice, a relie of the dim ages of of the locored at the time of this death Mr. Siade was appearing. Be that as it may, it means dislocation of plans ement of the Court was that each of the liberty; but directly the Legislature sanctioned jurisprudence, only preserved in the Colony on was $10,000 at least. On flat certificate the Mr. Slade--I appear for the Chinese 'Goy- in their case, as in that of the steel trade. The newspapers pay a fine of The. 200 and that they
defendants of taking defeat of the man is said to be in prospect, but insert the apology drawn up by the Coart in the exercise of arbitrary power there was an end account of; an unfortunato bahit among plaintif applied In Chambers for judgmenterament, and I know my äppearance is in con-
of the matter. Dealing with the arguments Chinese
ththere was an argument on the subject and dist with a previous decision of your Lordship to Canton thoir issues for four ocareontire days.
The apology defendants were ordered to raised on the man's behalf bis Lore hip said night boat
when litigation bis Lordship suggested that each party should but I submit the Chinese Government a su publish is as follow
they had, in his opinion, nothing to do with the was ponding against them. It was contrary to ille a statement of the facts. Then the interested party and is entitled to be heard by The full report of the correction in regard to
caso, There might be a hundred and one elementary jurisprudence to lorg óxecution case camo on for trial ia Court. Those cogusel. I don't know whether your "Bubnisp The statistical summary of vessels totally lost, the opian prohibiti a by the British authorities
political motivas for banishing on alien; there against u defendant before the case was bad, statements were not evidence, though they wishes to hear argument on the subject, but a broken up or condemned, just published byn Wetheiwei and apology.
the word of for and moon and the 1st might be a dozen reasons why no enquiry, no which was practically what the procedure did, might be used as admissions against oil her party. certain number of authorities and a certain Lloyd's Register, shows that during 1909 the
of the 4th moon we twice published state- gross reduction in the effective mercantile meals ander the heading" Coresaonab's Brit, public examination, no bearing of the banished for unless he put up security sufficient to answer Plaintiff relied on the Registrar's certificate number of principles are at stake.
The Government might the judgment which might be given against and the Partnership Ordinance, and in order to marize of the world amounted to 865 vessels of ish Interference," thin Account of British should be held.
in Weihaiwe know of plote against itself or against him he must go to prison till he did. It would displace his eight to judgment in this case 100 tons. Of this total, 383 vessola of 645.670 We have found that the above statements foreign and friendly Power, which it be as well to consider the scope of the rule:itaridence should have been given, The law was Lordship.
and libellous on the British offcia's Bailing vessels. The figures exceed those for For having placed faith unduly on ramsats of tanishment Supporo-absit omen- that this defendant might be leaving the Colony, as that once were not gone into, sad the fast was that did not give a vory definite opinion. I hold a definite opinion, on fundamental 1908 by 129,940 tons-steam 79,183 tons and rashly inserted such vexations, insulting and sail 50,757 tons. The excess is dua not to actusi wild statements, we asnuot escape blame and Colony were being made the basis of a revoluit was with the intent to defeat or delay judg-His Lordship did not get a jot or title of principles, that it is impossible.
foel extens y sorry. We now cancel the above casualties, the Agures for which show a dimiauntrue likels in the fullest measure and bag that tion against any of the triendly Powers whose mont; therefore anyone in the Colony, whevklence to justify his finding. tion of 31,471 tons, but entirely to the number H. E. (Sir James) Lockhart, Cumissioner intersitories adjoined it: was it to be said for one, ther high or low, irrespective of position, was
the lockout moms, all the same, all-round
mischief,
in their
939,232 tons, excluding all vessels of less than Ultrestraent of
Bud
than to
Your
Lordship has not appreciated certain other principles of English praction which go far to negative the suggestions thrown out by your
His Lordship-I know the Fall Court, kas
406 were steamers and 483 of 293,562 tons were And were absolutely ground was its duty to frustrate, and it could do much ) applied to Chinose na to Europeans. Nothing discussed at great length, but questions of orid-ssed an opinion opposite to mine, but it
towards frustrating it by exercising its powers was said as to the intention with which the
the defendant was not prepared with ovidence.
The further hearing was adjourned sino die.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIE PIGGOTT (Unter JveTICE).
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE AS CLAIMANT,
Mr Blade-I submit there are other fanda. mental principles in direct conflict to these by your Lordship, and which are suggested of immemorial antiquity. The principles suggested by your Lordship soon to be rather modern
His Lordship-The Chine
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nment, or
foreign Government, in extradiosts the English Government to act, to follow the procedure laid down by the Extradition Act. It a foreign Government was allowed to come in
moment that there must be a trial and at the morey of an unscrupulous plaintiff of vessels which have been broken up and die Weihaiwel, will excuse me
hearing of the other side and a chaos of who might bring an action for any amount he mantled. The amount of tonzage so dealt with
There are three subscription lats open in the defence and all the other paraphoranlis chose; and if the unfortunate defendant hap- during 1909 exceeds by far the figures reported
was poned to be leaving the Colony, even for a in the society's wreck returns for any year, East for the relief of the dependeats of the men of an informal criminal trial? It boing 121,363 tons more than the total for 1907, who lost their lives in the wreck of H.M.S. impossible. His Lordship added that the atmost pleasure trip to Japan, he would have to find the which was the highest previously recorded. The Bedford The Japan Gazette (Yokohama) has length which this decision went was that for security, or go to prison, although the amount tonnage of United Kingdom vessels broken up one, the Japan Chronicle (Kobe) has another exercise of the powers, they wore called upon to of the claim might be ridiculous. The rich and dimantled daring 1903-is-niso-greater and the Hon. Secretary of the Navy League at exercise the Aet had provided no machinery and man, it was true, might be able to find the se. by Mr. G. H, Wakeman, trustee of the property thero might be all sorts of quoer questions azīs then the highest figure so far recorded, and Shanghai bas one. The latest papers from the the Court could not invent one. They could not ourity, but if the gument of strict coastre l'of the Lal Hing firm, sgainst the Yik Lauging, The foreign Government might take s ̈
as they were naked to do, correct the procedurs amounts to nearly 47 per cent. of the total Northshow the combined subscriptions so far to by the Government. But behind it all there tion was to prevail, that would not prevent his Woo Kee Bank and Li Ki Tong to recover the different view to the Attorney-General, and wo
was the Sovereign and His constitutional ad being hauled through the streets by tas bailit sum of £17,502.97, being balance of a sum of might have diplomatlo guestions raised, vises: redress for wangs committed by the of show cause before he Judge, The case had $20,000 due for money lent.
zamber of such cases,
bo about $100
Judgment was delivered in the action brought
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