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The beginning of prosecations under the Stamp Ordinance has assisted materially in swelling the revenue of the Colony. Since the police have taken action it is estimated that the male of revanso stamps at the Post Office has increased to the extent of $300 daily.
Mr. Johu Roberts, the ex-billiard champion of Eugland, is now touring in Indis and will be coming on to the Far East, Ho le accompanied by his wife and son, and Miss Roberts, the lady champion in billiards in Australasia, who, is travelling with her mother. Miss Robarts is a great parties? He answers the questionnions of Mr. Chas. Memuott, billiard champion himself by saying that such a view would in Australia. be unworthy, narrow and foredoomed to,
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SUPREME COURT,
Thursday, October 19th.
.IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. I Barons His HONOUR Mr. F. A. HAZELAND
(ACTING FUISNE JUDGE),
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
i
Mr. Fletober-No, the debtor la carrying on under my napervision.
Bupposing the capital was roughly $40,000, covering your dobis, is the present turnover capable of providing a substantial profit at a rossonable rate of interest You.
The sole reason for your bankruptcy you allege to be that the interest on the loana lina
Tho cass was mentioned in which C. M. been too heavy for the business f—Yes. Fereiro saed T. M. Pereirs, clerk in the Naval
Mr. Fletcher said that in this case he had Dockyard, for the return of articles of jewellery looked into the debtor's hooks and the business belonging to her unlawfully detained by the generally, and he hoped that it would be possible defendant. The articles were one gold watch, to float a company among tho éreditors. Each one gold chaiu, one aovereign, ane gold brooch, would take over the amount of his indebtedness one gold ring with three parts, ons gold cross, in shares and on that bacis the business ought to and one gold ring.
do well. He would ask his Lordship to close the examination and he would put forward a scheme of arrangement,
Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, who appeared for plaintiff, asked that the case be put in next
failure; but an honest attempt t answerHallifax at the Megistracy yesterday shorged German official circles are officiall day's list, to which course his Lordship ugreed.
A Chinese woman appeared before Mr. E. R. the question how such sou are to be main with kidnapping four girls, twe between the age tained if the Osborno judgment, which the of 13 and 14 years, and two about sores yours of Unionist porty are determined to support, age, and one sull boy. It is alloged that the is to survive the assault on the great defendunt sent the elder girls out into the street principles it declares, has led him reluctant, solicit, and that she treated them with great ly to the conclusion that the paynient of cruelty. The hearing of the charge na
adjourned. members is the only alternative to the intolerable systéur which the Oshiome A big haul of opium, was discovered on the judgment has ended. To this it is repliostoamer Tipodes while that vassal was ou tho by The Timer that it is more than possible high saus. The chief engineer of the vessel found the rug in the coal banker, and it was that payment of members might result in
promptly locked up until the steamer arrived in the most effectual exclusion of working port, when the police were notified. The soizuro meu. This idea apparently rests entirely on comprises fourteen large ting, each of which the experience of the United States where, contains twenty small ties. The interior of the notwithstanding that there is complete large tins was covered with molasses. The political equality, combined with payment opium has not bean cinimed. of members, there is not a single genuine.
A Honan correspondent writes to the N., Labour member in the House of Representa-aily News :--As to the Anti-Opium moromont, tives. It is certainly a striking fact, but it judging from what we hear of it here, it must cannot be considered
have stopped moving long ago. The kettles of All unanswerable argument until the experience in the United the Arms boiling the drug are as fall as ever, and shops and dens handling it seem to encounter States is proved to be the general experience no trouble besides the usual squeezes. Smoking of all countries which bure salaried Parlia. is mañé no secret of, not even in yameas, where ments. We know, of course, that this is in secretaries and underlings' rooms" pipes are not the case, and we think it very unlikely in evidenco almost everywhere. that it would prove to be so-in-the United Kingdom; far more likely is it that there would be a considerable increase in the number of Labour representatives in the House of Commons. One objection taken against payment of members is that it would bring into the field a crowd of profes. sional politicians. Now, at the present time it is not so much the constituency that determines who its representative shall be as the party organisations, and so long asetations. party organisations exist, so long will their nominées stand the best chance of election. It is largely a matter of advertisement. for members of Parliament and relievo candidates of the liability for the returning officer's expenses, those candidates' chances are the best which are promoted by the
LONDON, October 27th. An inspired Berlin telegram to the “Hamburger Nachrichten" says that
unaware of the existence of the Con- stantinople telegram to the Koisor and emphasises that the majority at the meeting were Persians and that there is no question of German in
tervention in Persin.
THE PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION.
LONDON, October 26th.
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IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIN FRANCIR PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).
DOUBTFUL ASSETA.
Re Lai Fan Sang, Mr. 8. Dixon appeared for the debtor in support of his petition. The azety were stated to amount to $2,300 and the liabilities to 85,421.77.
Mr. Fletcher, the Deputy Oficial Receiver, asked the debtor several questions.
Your chief sauet is some shares in the Ynen On Insurance Company P-Yes.
Where are those shares now ?They are with
It is reported from Lisbon that athe friend from whom I borrowed some money.
They are mortgaged P-Yoo. decree has been issued granting Is the mortgage included in the liabilities? amnesties to military offenders who (No answer.) fought against the revolution, which the decree describes as an heroic act:
A ̈ GUNBOAT DISASTER.
LONDON, October 26th,
A message received from Port au Prince states that the Haitian gunboat "Liberte" was lost off Port de Paix, following an explosion in which it is estimated that seventy persons were killed or drowned. Twenty
The following arrangements have been made in connection with the troop-aesson in the Far East:-The Dugerin, Indian Marine Service, will leave Calcutta on Feb. 10th with the 8th Rajputs on board for Hongkong, and on her rescued. second voyage, leaving Karachi on March 26th, she will bring the 126th Balachis to the same station, and from Hongkong she will convey the 3rd Brahmins to Singapore. The Duferin will affect the transfers of the Hongkong.Singa- pore Battalion companies between the various
WEDDING IN HONGKONG.
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esteray Vt Mr. Delinis aka Bang web Arthur A. Moss, of Bradford, and Miss Con- stance Electra Birdsafl, daughter of the late Mr Robert Birdsall, of Manchester. The bride, who was given away by Mr Fiulay Miller, was
TSAR AND KAISER TO MEET.
were
LONDON, October 26th. It has been settled that the Tsa is to visit the Kaiser at Potsdam on the 4th November, and he will return to
ARRIVAL OF MAJOR-GENERAL C. A, ANDERSON, THE NEW G.O.C. Major-General C. A. Anderson, who succeeds
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Mr. Flotcher-Tha assets are these shares and a promissory note which is probably bad. With regard to these shares, is Mak Kam Choi, who holds your promissory note, likely to pay this money?—I have not esked him,
Have you any other assets?-No,
Two days ago. I paid you a dividend in Wong. Fang Shing's bankraptoy of $65. What bas lappered to that ?— I puid lawyer's espouses.
Ar. Fletcher asked that the matter stand over to allow him to make inquiries with regard to debtor's position.
clares mortgaged for?-$1,000,
His Lordship to debtor)-How much are the
Where did you get the value of those shares from ?--I did not make any inquiry as to their value. In the beginning I paid $2,000.
This was agreed to
ABSENT FROM BUSINESN.
Re the Kwong Sang irm, Mr. Grist, who appeared for the patitioning creditor, said the assets, mostly book debts, amounted to $40,000,- and the liabilities to $45,000. The debtor, ha
declared, had absented himself from the Colony in order to defeat his creditors. He had been in the only member of the firm with whom they hiding, but had turned up that day. He wa
diffieties ha ababuted himself from the were acquainted, and when the firm got into
premises.
His Lurdship-For a long time?
Mr. Crist--From the time we tried to get
this $40,000 ap till to-day.
Eis Lordship-That must be on evidence,
This is an set of bankruptcy which involves
Boveral details, all of which ought to be on. record. Merely learing the promises is not enough. He might have gone to Canton for a day or two.
Mr Grist-The premises are closed. His Lordship You have not told me that yet.
Mr. Grist-Perhaps your Lordship will make au interim order. It is important that wo should take possession of these premises at once,
His Lordship-If you file an affidavit I fill. give you an order in chambers. You must give nis all the details that he left with intent to. defeat his creditors..
The Official Receiver pointed out that the man way worth $40,000, but the inference was that the stock and furniture had been disposed of and the man had taken the books to Fatshan,
Receiver.
Mr. Fletcher--I sold some a little time ago where they were not accessible to the Official and i don't think thuir value is correct.
Hearing adjourned.
PETITION WITHDRAWN,
In the matter of the petition by R. F. Daly Mr. Hind, of Messrs. Batton & Hett, who appeared for the dottor, applied for Isare to withdraw. When the case was before the Court Ihat it was mentioned that the only asset of the
The matter was adjourned.
BRIGANDAGE IN THE CANTON DISTRICT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Brigandago geome to have become mora, cuma. Haymwarhood of Canton.
a regard to which litigation was psding Our Canton correspondent sends us the following The Litigation was settled.
There being no objection, the application wil granted.
A DISPUTED PETITION,
cases taken from a single day's newspapers —
A HEAVY HANSOM,
In the Tung Kwoon district is a village dstied Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Wilkinson & loonlity was one Shui Wai Nom, Some weeks Ma Chung, and the chief of the gentry of the
large party organisations having funds attended by Miss Annis Miller as bridesmaid, Majr-General Broadwood in the South China Grist, mentioned that the matter of Hang Hing ago the residence of this man was attacked by a NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the newes
voluntarily subscribed for "nursing" the The bride's dress wee of cream satin with an, Command, and Mrs. Anderson, arrived in the disputed petition which had been part number of banditti, who, after carrying of all olumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and constituency-whether that party is Con-overdress of silk gauze, and she wore addresses with communications addressed to theservative, Liberal or Labour. The pros and had orang blossoms in her Editor, not for publication out as evidence of and cons of the question are now being
bouquet of A good faith,
a veil
hair.
She carried
tube roses,
Colay by the P. and O). mail steamer árcadia heard at the beginning of vacation and had boon they could lay their hands on, took away Mr. yerday,
adjourned sixe die as the parties seemed likely Shui and his son. For some time no news of he new Offer Commanding served with to come to an agreement. It was found after their whereabouts reached the grief-stricken The bride's mother, whe came out from whi he received the modal and clasp. He necessary for the hearing of the petition to saying that the two captives could be rassomed The Deputy Official Receiver explained which this robbers agreed to accept provided for a sum of $10,000. The family offered $7,000,
fora,
All tetters for publication should be written on discussed at living more generally than us garderies, China asters, lilies and maidən-hair the Jowaki-Afridi Expedition, 1877-78, forwards that they could not do 80, and it was family, but a few days ago i letter was received Az already appeared in other papers will be become, in parliamentary phraseology, a chopsan of Chantilly lace and maare orchids, 80 spatches, madal sud two claspst; Barmish
No anonymously signed communications that over been the case bufore, became it has England with her, wore a dress of mauve silk with | wse through the Afghan War, 1978. continue.
ne side of paper only,
nserted.
should be sent before 11 am. on day of What the Labour Menibers are now asking pulo pitik Indiau silk crêpe with hat and ribbons18998 (dempatoles thrice, brevet Lient-Colonel | could do nothing even if he could suforce the This was agreed to, and the parties concerned
· Orders for cztra copies of DAILY PRage question of "urgent public importance." while the bridesmaid was attired in a dress ofdition 1885-86; North West Frontier Ladia, that the ostate was held by the bailiff, and he the anoney was paid in Hongkong Bank polen, that, failing acquiesence in the She carried a basket of flowers tied with pink rib-me with clasp); commanded 1st brigado interim receiving order which had boun granted. met at the Bha Chuen village, where the money
publication. After that hour the supply is
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MARRIAGE.
At St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, on October 27th, 1910, by the Rev. A. B. Then Li, M.A., DENNIS KEBIL Moss, of Hongkong, son of Anthua A. Moss, of Bradford, to Con STANCE ELECTRA BILDBALL, daughter of the lats ROBERT-BIEDBALL, Esq., of Manches1222
The Daily Press.
ia demand for
| bons, and the bride's mother's bouquet consisted of payment
members,
of pink roses and maiden-hair fern. Mr. Wallacelet Brigade Mohamad Field Force, 1908 Bar Valley Expedition, 1909 (despatches); Parliant should reverse the judg. J. Hansen acted as "best man." The ceremony, tment of the Courts and make the which was attended by a number of friends, was ditches, model, two clasps, promoted Major maintenance of Labour representatives in conducted by the Rev. A. B. Thornhill, and after Geal for distinguished service in feld), Parliament a legal charge on Trade Enion the wodding a reception was held at the Hong- Funds. That is a demand which neither of kong Hotel, where the happy couple received the two great political parties can endorse, the congratulations of their friends.
BURNs, before he became a Cabinet Minis-
Later
ITH DOG AND GUN IN THE
NEW TERRITORY."
series of articles under the above caption
was handed over. The baudiis then produced.
MURDER
enormous cost, and he thought the matter the son and the dead body of the father.
The proceedings were being continued at should be put in the hands of the OfEgial c. cairor at once to see if he could not effect, s settlement. If litigation went on there would be no assofe left.
His Lordship-What is the trouble? The Deputy Official Receiver-The debtor disputes the set of bankruptor,
Mr Davidson suggested that his. Lordship
HI BANDITS.
the Choi Wai Village on their way from Ping A few days ago three men wore passing near Chow to Fatshas. They were met by several named Chan Bam, and carried him away with bandita, who seized one of the three, a man
murdered him, stripped him of all his possessions and thon them. They took him to s lonely, place and
His dead body was found
magistrate to make inquiries.
but while the whole rank and file of the they left for Masso, where the honeymoon 18 Liberal Party appear to accept payment of bride was of sage green habit cloth and large whirecantly appeared in the Hongkong Daily should hear the petition and let the parties try
to be spent. The going away costume of the
Hongkong OFFICE: 194, Die Vœur ROAD Hembers by the State as the only alterna-black hat. The bridegroom's gifs to the bride Prus bead so greatly appreciated by sports. f. to come to an understanding. At present the a few days after in the river. The murdered LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STEET. EC tire, the great bulk of the Opposition deny was a posri and emerald brooch, sud the bride's met the Colony that the author has been bailiff was in possession and the business was man's relations have requested the loout
that is the only alternative. Mr. Joux The presents were namerom, od soart pin.indd to reproduce them in book form. The si a standstil
wory bich appears in a neat yellow" cover, hasut boon issued from this office, and tér, was supported for years by the voluntary NICOLA'S "DEATH-DEFYING FEAT. may be obtained at the price of one contributions of his constituents, and the
dall To those who have not read the Osborne judgment imposes no obstacle to
arti it should be said that they are such action by any constituency. It is
writwith a thorough knowledge of the con ditiorevailing in the New Territory. The still open for the Trade Unions to inviter contributions for the support of representa
natleseals himself to obat of nature, and his comments and adrice a particularly close
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 29ra, 1913.
We raproduen ofsewhera in to-day's issue a summary of views which have recently found expression in Great Britain on the
AT THE 'V,n.c.
advance
We are informed by Nicola's auger that tomorrow the Great Nicola is to jump into the harbour from a height of 25 fost
possession.
His Lordship asked how the bailiff was in FISH BOLT ATTACKED BY PIRATES. Mr. F. X. d'Almada explained that the pirates at a place called Lo Nga Chow. It Yesterday a fishing boat was plundered by interim receiving order was made and a warrant appears that while the crew of the boat were to take possession, the matter disposed of, but the petitioning reaching the fishing boat the men produced Mr. Davidson said the debtor wished to have containing four musa approaching them. On engagedie fishing they saw a much smaller bost
creditor was opposing it.
The Deputy Official Receiver asked his Lord- boat was then plundered, all the fish, money and guns with which they held up the eres. The
subject. of payment of Members of Parlia- tives in Parliament; it is only against the with baud-cuffs and ankle-shackles on him, can followed with profit by those whose ship to refuse the receiving order on the ground etathing contained in it being taken away. The ment. It is something now to find promin. principle of the compulsion that the Osborne Nicola most release himself from the shackles aporinstimata lend them in scatch of game. that there would be no assots left if the matter four men then got into their own boat and made
eat members of the Unionist party and a judgment is aimed, and the agitation for the before he strikes the water or he may drown, not uninfluential section of the Unionist reversal of that judgment is a confession
Those desiring to see this wonderful feat, that dependence on the voluntary principle free of chargo, can do so by assembling along the Prose among the advocates of the changed practically mean the disappearance of Prays, at 1.15 on Saturday afternoon, as Nicola and this development seems to point very Labour wonhers from the House of will jump punctually at 1.30, and affor witness. clearly to some action being taken at an Commons. Such a result would create ing this feat the spectator is advised to repair early date to give effect to the demaud. intense disatisfaction among large bodies and book sests for the matines which will take immediately to the Robinson Piano Company The United Kingdom has enjoyed a unique of the working classes, and it is for the place at 3 Saturday night is the last distinction among the nations of the world nation to seriously consider where that opportunity of witnessing the elever, work of in that it has not adopted the principle of discontent is likely to lead.
the Great Nicola, “the wizard of the age." paying its members of Parliament. It
is true that the principle is one Harmston's circus arrived yesterday and the which has long been advocated by the first performance takes place to night at CausD- Liberal Party, and only eighteen months way Bay. ago a resolution in favour of the payment
MINING CONCESSIONS IN CHINA.
ANTI-EUROPEAN FEELING,
Thoo have read the articles need not be rem of their value, and it may be reason ablered that the book will contitate a padem for sportsmen in the Colony.
ATHETIC EXPERIENCE....
WIDOW'S LONELY VIGIL.
Ad, Sept. 28-A very pathotic story com Little Dorrise, the Government safor native birds in the Hauraki Gulf. The human beings on the Island were the car Mr. Boater Blair), the third on of Sir Hunter-Blair, of Scotland, and his wife Blair died on Thursday morning. Mwatched over her husband's remains A spinster residing at No. 2, Gage Street,
fors in the hope that somebody would of members was passed in the House of his reported to the police that she has been
A Paris telogram dated October 1 says call Island. Thursday and Friday passed Commons by 242 to 92 votes nujority robbed of three diamonds valued at 93,600.
Advices received here from Indo-China state wit callers, and on Saturday morning of 150-but we are not aware that any steps
that a disquieting state of affairs prevails in the the collected some plauks and boards and The London Gazette states that the King Chinese province of Yunnan, anti-Europosa hose work was completed on Saturday; mea. She then duga grave near the were taken by the Government to give effect has granted to Mr. Leonard Armstrong Hop- feeling having been excited by the grant of iman of day she read the burial service and hins, of Chemolpo, hie Royal licence to accept pertant mining concessions to an Anglo-French inorr remains, Mrs. Blair remained the and wear the decoration of the Insignis of the syndicate. Representations have been made by evited the Government alesmer seta pant of the island- until Monday Fourth Class of the Order of the Pal Husi, the French Consular authorities, but without Haralled. Mrs. Blair was brought to conferred by the Emperor of Korea (Oct. 3) affect, the Chinese of the south-west brooking Auksterday, and will join her friends at in recognition of valuable services rendored.
Wii-(Australian paper.) no authority.
to the resolution. The question has now been brought to the front by a judgment given in the High Court which declares the payment of a member of Parliament out of the funds of a Trade Union to be illegal.
prospedad. Do not
Mr, d'Almada said that leand was alleged on them and while doing so fell in with a rivar off. The fishing boat, after a time, sailed after the part of the petitioning creditor, it being cruiser. The unlucky fishermen told the officer alleged that he had no right to sign the notice in charge what had happened, The eruiser at suspending payment of debt. They said that of is pursuit of the pirates and succeeded in sch notice was made at the request of the man
capturing one of them. The other three took Who was now opposing the petition,
to the water and escaped. After disenssion the Court decided that the potition should be board and a day was fixed. MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE. The public examination of Francis Paul Dan- enberg was opened.
CAP VEE OF RODBERS. The people of the Sau Wai District are con- gratulating themselves on the capture of ax baudits, among whom was the fom us Lo Wing, appears that some time ago the Wong Kong for a long time the terror of the district. It village was looted by a gang who took away redeemned, but during their captivity they ob five persons for ransom. tarned such a knowlede of the miscreants that These people were
aid of by were able to osptare six of them.
their
information the authorities From the same district comes the news of You starter that business about nine years ago Yuen village. A number of bandits have been the capture of other desperadoes in the To
The Deputy Official Receiver-What is your business The Royal Aerated Water Factory,
In addition you teach music?-Yes, You are the sole owner of the Aerated Water Factory?--Yea
with practically no capital?—Yes.
to
buy new maslinery from time to time? Yes. Leir ranks. A great number of them of late touring the various villages and com. As the business went on you borrowed money pely hideous threats the simple villagers
most of it borrowed money ?-Yea
Until at the present time you owe $55,000 of the gentry. The situation boa me to loot and demolish the houses of
And that at a very high rate of interest Ya.
Hie Lordship Is the business stopped
Pelitary to disperse them. The soldiers 50 serious that Magistrate Wong called out drove out the robbers with great kons, and the leaders of the gang, Wong Tean and Wong Shik, were captured.