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rocommended as menus of exterminating TELEGRAMS. SEQUEL TO A GAMBLING RAID:
theplague. Obviously the measures already. taken in the last few months must have entailed a serious drain upon the local and imperial treasuries, and, as our telegram to-day shows, the Viceroy of Manchuria, is prossing the Imperial Government for an appropriation of three million teels. It is unlikely that this sum will be sufficient for the needs of the situation, but however heavy the burden may become, it soous to dis that it ill consorts with the dignity of the Gorerument of a Tast empire, like China
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RUSSIA AND CHINA.
THE RUSSIAN REFLY.
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PEKING, March 1st, Russia has replied to China's Note the ordinary responsibilities of government.expressing satisfaction on some points India has been afflicted for many years and hoping that these may be applied with seasonal plague epidemics on a gigan- tic scale, but no such appeal for financial immediately, but requiring a more assistance has been made abroad or to the definite statement regarding free benevolence of the people of India. The entire cost of the sanitary measures taken trade in the New Dominions. The in India has been mat out of the Government Reply asks whether China is Treasury, and it would be absurd to say prepared to give written confirma that the vast, Biopire of China is uneqution of the verbal assurances of good to providing the funds needed for a work in a single province, which is of faith expressed at the time of reply vital importance to the whole country.ing.
inittanee, and when, he knocked and said the Witness
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 1st March
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
His Lordship-But the Court can GSFULDE good deal.
His Lordship, after hearing Tarthor argument, ́d coïded ti at Mr. Potter rhonid open and that the defendants should have, inspection of doen ments.
Mr. Pottor proceeded with his opening, bug- had not concluded when the Court rose natil this morning.
THE WINE MONOPOLY SQUABBLE
AT CANTON.
An inquiry concerning the deaths of thres Chinese, who died from injuries received while attempting to escape from polico. who were orcouting a gambling warmut at No. 65, Caino Road, took place at the Magistreoy BEFORE THE CHIEY JUSTICE (SIR FRANCIS) yesterday. The inquiry was held before Mr.
PronoTT). FR. Halifax, sitting av caroner, and #
Action was brought by Li Po Hung against jury composed of Messrs. P. H. Klimangok, the Yik Lung Book, Li Ling Shi, Li Po Lun, A. H. Ribeiro fad E. H. S. Summer,
Dr. Macfarlane, medical officer in charge.of Bank 382,212.40 and interest, being $80.541.13 Li Po Lung, and Li Po Yung to recover from the the public mortuary, testified to making a post-paid by the plaintiff to the Imperial Hank of morten examination of one of the subjects of China, and bulanos thereofoxpenses incurred by
Our Canton Correspondent witos :- inquiry, and found the cause of death to be plaintiff in raising the said amoint on mortgage
The trouble over the wine monopoly still fracture of the skull.
Dr. Rock, superintendent of the Government tret dated may 2014, 1904, wheroby plaintiff On Saturday great excitement was caused in as surety torto Yik Lung Bank nador a con- continuos to attract the attention of this publie. Civil Hospital, testified to the admission of the and the other four defendants and Li Po Canton and Homan by the closing of several rosult of a fractured skull, and the cause of toot other two Chinese to hospital. One died as the men, who is
mitior, guaran-shops dealing is rico and wine. It now appeses death in the other age was gangrene, resulting Bank of China of all sums to the extent of get the monopoly. The Government, it was the repayment to the Imperial that there are two rival comjunias trying to from a compound fracture of both bones of the $150,000 as might thereafter become due to the understood, had already granted the monopoly left leg abare the ankle.
said Bank from the Yik Lang Bank. Plaintiff to the Hong Chi Company, but the Wine Inspector Festen deposed that at about claimed against the remaining four defendants Guild interfered and a rival company led by 11.30 p.m. on February 17th, by virtue of as joint sarotics with the plaintiff under the ous Wong iried to get the right of tralo. The
gainting warrant, lie entered the servants content for contribution in respect of the sum quarters of 65. Caine Road, ground floor. The of $82,212.49 paid by the plaintiff, and interest wine retailers to take out liesnows at the office Hong Chat Company Issued ordas to the door was barricaded. Witness found Chinese thereon. Plaintiff also olsinol interest at the of the company, and many did so, Constable 356 at the door unable to gain ad-rate of eight dollars per rest, per annum.
The Wong pelies had arrived he got no snewor,
party then iudiced their adherents to go on Mr. G. C. Alabaster, instructed by Me. (E,atrike and shut their shops, which was accord. then forced open the door with the assistance of for the plaintiff, and Mr. Eldon Potter, in-shops notines were posted to the effect that zo Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, appearingly done. On the door of many of these Sergt. Sullivan. When the police entered they trusted by Mr. Hind of Mossis. Bration & more wine or rice would be soll till the eutiro saw eloven men in the room, and one standing Hett, appared for all dofo dants True, it is also of vital imporlanes" to
question was settled. As may be expected, tho the world at large, but it is China's duty
It appears that Chins at first on the window sill, whom witness advised to
closing of there shops created a great deal of come in. He then looked out of the window, to the world to deal with problems of this advocated only a partial revision from which there was
excitement and trouble might easily hiro boen shear drop of
cursed. character in her own territory at her own the Treaty. Russia now considers thirty
As it was, however, there was no Book into -the backyard, but
rioting, and when the people saw the coolica of ecst. We are nware that Japan and Russia
could 900 nothing. Having reasou to suspect that someone had fallen down
the long Chai faction's shops delivering the - prolong grain the excitement to some extent sent Sargeant Sallivan below to investigate,
subsided. All this trouble has, of er onged The twelve mon arro-tel in the room were con- victed and fined $5 each. There was a light
the price of rion, to go up very Franch., Tho measure of grain known as a "shing" conta
Mr. Alabaster-I think so, my Lord.
bought at this pries. Tho polies have now Mr. Alabaster then read the pleadings. #topped in and have isaied orders that the Afterwards he explained that the plaintiff closed shops are to at ones re-open. This or- was suing his brothers and mother. All der does not soom to be gonerally obeyed, for the unio defendants were sons of Li Sing. One opposite the room in which this is being of the sons named Li Pak contractela zumbor written is a rico shop with its doors stili of debts at the time that he was sunnagor of the stubbornly slut, and the above-mentioned Yik Ling Bank and pressure was brought to notice pasted thoreau. The police notification boar on the other members of the family to help als pits forth in plain terms the reason for him out of his dificulties. The document on the granting of the monopoly, namely, to ger which the plaintiff was shing was a letter of revenue in plaan of that lost by the suppression gaarantes signed by all the other defendants in of the licensed gainbling houses. The great which lay guaranteed to pay a certain thing, however, that is appealing to the patives amonut, $150,000, in payment of his debts. is the fret Something like $80,000 had been paid the increase, and the dissatisfaction is being
that the .ooss of rice is it had not boon necessary to pay more, loudly expressed. This squsho has caused an Plaintiff was therefor claiming from the co. innovation in the wine trade of this city, signatories of that agreement for contribution. Feosuse, for the first time in its history, hawk there would be ready, response. on the memorialised the Government asking questions by one of the jurymen, whose talent They all said that by a subsequent agroementers invo been seen solling wine in the public. A.B. WATSONE& CO.. [publication of the circumstances, and we for three million taels to enable him for "cross-examination equalled, if it did not it was decided to waive any rights of contribu-streets. These moa uro in this employ-of the
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in taking the measures they have to check this a secondary matter and states the spread of the epidemic hare committed that her attitude thereanent will themselves to large expenditures, but these depend on the manner in which Powers have in Manchuria special and very
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Mr. Alabaster said the Yik Lang Bunk filed no dcfezes and judgment was obnixed at them by default. His friend pored for the second, third forth and fifth defendants. The la t, Li Po Chuen, had filed no defence, but an arrangement had been made that he should not he prejudiced thereby. He was aided as defend
aut by the order of the Court.
Hi Lordship-I think the Li family ought to
important interests which it is largely their China conforms to the Russian divider the door when the police first approached, have a spacial tribunal all to it-elf. (Laughter.(soventy cash, and only inferior rico is to be
THE PLAGUE.-
APPEAL, FOR FINANCIAL HELP,
own concern to protect. If China lacks the mands. necessary funds to undertake the sanitary measures which are necessary, why not have recourse to a public lean, either domestic or foreign ? We hope we are, wrong in aesuming that the appeal emanates from any responsible member of the Chinese Government. But whoever may be responsible for the suggestion, we think the general fouling abroad, at least, to China and to foreign countries to will be that at the present stage the appeal is one which ought not to be mile. As we said at the outset, if there are any specially accessitous conditions calling
for the exercise of private benevolence,
PEKING, March 1st. The "Peking Daily News" appeals
raise private subscriptions to assist in combatting the plague, and points out that the Viceroy of Manchuria has
but this was blown out, and there were sounds. of stampeding,
Sergeant Sullivan spoke to assisting In apestor Fenton is executing the gambling wor raït in question. When he want to the back yard he found the thron deceased lying there. Two of them were unconscious. The three men were removed to hospital as speedily as possible.
After hearing further evidence the jury found that the three deceased met their deaths
by misadventure.
AN INQUISITIVE JUROE, In & death inquiry which was held before Mr. to R. Tallifarned a jury at the Magistracy yes. torday the witnesses were asked some portinout
oxcel, that of prominent counsel. But a truthful tion against each of them under that agreement, Hong Chai Company, and they go through the repeat our view, which we believe will be
to institute plague precautions,
answer to some of the questions asked would and they agreed to each pay various sums. They streets of the city with two jars of wine slung generally endorsed, that money needed for:
have involved the revelation of the working of declared that they had paid certain sums and two on a pole, calling out "Bay wine!" Polic The continuing unstinted expendime of the secret parts of the machinery of of them added that they had a sut-off. He asked opinion is very much against this method the discharge of governmental duties-extra- ordinary (though these uny be-should be ture (by the Government) is palpably justies which the police are not bound to reveal for judgment and the amount of contribution boing employed. It would appear also that this provided by the Government either in the creating a critical (financial?) situa- Nevertheless, the police witnesses, iuared forn of specia! taxation or by loan.
St. David's Day was celebrated in Hongkong yesterday by Walsh residents meeting at diner in the Hongkong Hotel under the chairman.
nhip of Mr. Owen Hughes:
tion.
(REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY FRESA."]
would be settled afterwards.
Mr. Potter pointed out that it all depended on the construction of the agreement.
Mr. Alabaster said that the question which his Lordship would barn to decide was whether the family arrangement waived the rights of contribution under the agreement, and if so whether the two who had plondoda est-off had burden of proof was on the defendants.
trouble is an ennfined to the city, for I hear that in the provincial towas many of the wine shops have closed their doors, and that the Provincial Treasurer is taking action against those who bare indicat them to take this step. All this may come as a shock to those who imagined the Chinese to be a most sobor nation. *. whose strongest stimulant is toa. When oue
The typhoon near or over the Western THE FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.and subsequently he wished to know what the proved their set-off. He subinisted that the lives in this city for any length of tims one
Carolines was reported by the Manila Observatory yesterday morning to be almost stationary.
His Excellenay M. Klobukowski, the Gover noy-General of French Indo-Chius, is travel. ling homeward on the M. M. steamor Oceanien
to mast and consult with the Minister for the Colonies about his Colong, and he is expected to return in four mouths limo.
LONDON, March 1st. President Fallieres has summoned Senator Monis to form a Cabinet.
M. Briand, the resigning Premier, attributes the downfall of the Cabinet to the personal hostility displayed Mr. Edward Giles Cropley, who was charged
towards himself, and says he declines at Singapore by Tan Hood Guan for criminal to continue in office amidst intrigues breach of trust-in-respect of 3,000- Kompas and ambushes when his policy of The case was withdrawn, the prosecuting appeasement and tolerant secularisa. solicitor being autisted that there was no tion is misunderstood and distorted. dishonest jutention on the part of Mr. Cropley,
shares, valued at $15,000, has been acquitted.
Fifteen Chinese we were arrested by Ser- genat Walt on Tuesday night at Yuen Sing Lane, West Point, on a charge of gambling, wers placed before Mr. Hallifax at the Magis fined $50 each, two were disclusrged, and the tracy yesterday. The first two defendants were remainder wore muleted in the sum of 23 each.
THE NEW CABINET.
LATER.
at they are to osaminations-in-chief and koon cross-examinings, were somewhat taken aback with the questiona put to them. When the Inspector in charge of the -oso proceeded with the stereotyped on information received "the juryman was anxious to know where the police got the information,
seorot sorvice was. But when the same juror asked a Chinese witness who had fallen thirty feet, how it was that he was not killed, smile massed over the fucen of those in Court. The witness could not bay. The police were unable to furahan answer. Mr. Hallifax, however,
remarking that he "supposed they would have broke the silence which followed the question by to put it down to good huick, "
A MISSING CAPTAIN.
port yesterday without a captain, being in charga The Indo-China steamer On Sunparrived in of her chief officer, Mr. A. G. Sanith. Captain Buller, according to information which arrived with the vessel, went ashore at Chinwangtoon February 19th to dine with friends. He was subsequently soon in the company of a German officer of the Imperial Maritime Customs, with whom he was on friendly terms, Since then he has been lost to sight, and as he failed to put in an appearance on the scheduled time for the steamer's departure on her royage. south, the chief officer brought the On Sang into Hongkong. The inference is that the missing captain, when returning to the ship ou a path way of ice, slipped into the water had was drowned, and this is supported by the fact that It is announced that M. Pichon the agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., refuses to remain.
M. Delcasse has accepted the portfolio of the Ministry of Marine and M. Berteaux that of the Ministry of War.
M. Monis has offered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to M. Ribot or M. Postcarre,
HONGKONG, MARCH N2D, 1911.
We are quite sure that if in the plague- stricken districts in the North there are ways in which private abarity can be of service the appeal which the Peking Daily New makes to the whole of China and to this people of foreign countries will not be made in rain. The newspaper which makes
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Halifax this appeal is regarded as the mouth-piece sentenced a native to Aix months imprisonment. of the Government at Peking, but whether and six hours' stocks for returning from ban. this appeal to the whole world for finan-ishment. Another Chinese, who was found cial help in combatting the spread of guilty of being in unlawful possession of a plague in China really emanatee from buadle of wood, and who was also discovered to have returned from bonishment, was sen. the Government there is nothing in our
tenced to twelve months' and four days' im Peking correspondent's telegram to show.prisonment and six hours' stocks, We can hardly suppose that it does, for an appeal of this kind is probably without Wanchai sortion of the Fire Brigade wero At about 10 pm. on the 27th ultimo, while a precedent. Many a time and oft in the past
summoned to 01 outbreak of fire which rungokan fishing junk was fishing about half century, when dood or famine have occurred on the top fear of a house at the thirty miles south west of Gap Book, she was plunged a city, or a whole province, in dire cornor of Triangle Street and Wanchai Rond. run into by a large steamer and out in two. distress, foreigners resident in China rad On arrival they speedily extinguished a burning The crew of eighteen were thrown into the sos, their friends abroad have spontaneously partition and a quantity of clothing. Very and ten of the number-three girls and seven shown their practical sympathy with suffer little damage was done, lint one of the inmates
men-were drowned. The marsivors were ing humanity by contributing handsomely wenttempted to extinguish the-fire is suffer-nable to discern the name of the steamer, but
ing from a severely burned hand,
she was following in the wake of a smaller vessel towards relief funds, but the present calamity
when the nocidont happened.
It
has
At oight o'clock yesterday morning the
A FATAL COLLISION.
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have received no information of the missing mariner. Captain Buller was formerly on the steamer Kusi Song, and is well-known in ship ing circles along the China coast,
A NUTSANCE ON THE PEAK..
His Lordship-Yon prove your case formally and the others go on with their defonco,
Mr. Alabaster--Our case is admitted on the ploudings.
1.
Mr. Potter said that they had admitted which it was incombeat for the plaintiff to everything they could, but thors were points prove. They had to prove the guarantee, and they had to prove that the money had been paid, Until that wero done it could not be decided what proportions full to be paid.
Mr. Alabaster explained that the original letter of guarantee had been lost, and when do fendants wore called upon to admit the copy they did so on their pleadings.
Mr Potter argued that the guarantee must be put in in evidence,
Mr. Alabaster said that the defendants, set"
up an agreement which schoolled the guarantee,
His friend know that it had been lost, and if he
had not admitted it plaintiff would have had gone difficulty in proving it.
Mv. Pottor said they admitted signing the original, but they did not know that the copy produced me a copy of it.
His Lordship said the Court could not give judgment on document unless that document
was tofore it.
which the other side proferred the plaintiff's Mr. Alabaster said he would put in any copy
Copy or the defendant's. It was stated that the two copies differed,
His Lordship said that in the event of the da- fence of the waivor failing than the plaintiff would obtain jndgpient on the copy,
Mr. Alabaster said if the document was ad- mitted there was no need to put in other witnesses.
His LordshipYou have to prove your case so
Mr. Beavis then went into the box and
Bink that many things are not as they are represented. Many nativos here say that since the consumption of alcoholic liquor has greatly opinm-smoking has been so much diminished
increased. The stock of liquor, especially brandy, whisky and German beer, that some of the native rostarints on the new band carry iz astonishing, and it would scom that before long the excessive use of alcohol will be an grave an evil in the land as opiam-smoking was before.
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GALLANT RESCUE OF A GERMAN BLUEJACKET,
Mr. H. W. Looker has sent the following letter to the President of the Sanitary Board: Strawbery Hill No. 41 The Peak-I usually that I can give judgment on it
SI, On my way back to my house- encounter & most offensive smell between the entrance to the Ponk Club lawn tennis court explained that he had kad the conduct of the and the short pithway to Mountain View and again between the entrance to Creggan and case. Thas guarantee was originally in the the entranta to the Hongkong Bank Junior custody of the Imperial Bank of Chius, which Moss. This smell apparently emanates from no longer existed bere. When the action com-they embarked on the launch Lilian and while drains at those places.
An accident occurred on February 13th to o mexaber of the team from the Germaur craiser football match. Whits returning to their vessel Leipzig, who proceeded to Sibpur to play in
about 500 yards from College jetty at Sibpur gamen Zofeldt fell overboard. Tine eccident was not noticed until the vessel and proceeded about 300 yards, whon the man ulthough a swim- mer, was unable to combat with the currents, The engines were at once reverseil and Lienten. aut Steiner and Potty Officer Marshall pluckily jumped overboard to the rescue, clad in their football attire, and were later joined in their efforts by Petty Officers Young and Hunger. accomplished and the man, who was on the verge of collapse, was taken on board.
does not appeal to public benevolence The birds nests which are reckoned such a delicacy among Chiness are imported at Sing-
In the interests of the health of myself and menced the plaintiff had in his possession & copy in quite the same way.
wy family sad of the other families living in or of the guarantee, and it was presented that the frequenting that locality, I abull be obliged if defence admitted (he copy in question. It was not been shown in the published accounts per from Grisage in Java, where they are
found in unves and hollows among rooks.j
you will take steps to sscertain the cause of that there is anything in the nature of a Latterly it is said that suckes have infested
a letter of guarantee written to the Banks. The latest news is that the tiger is still at such smell and to do what is necessary to. famina in the affected districts, and in the the rooks and killed of the birds. Trade in large. On Tuesday fresh marks were seen ou
prevent ita continuance.
His Lordship-I wish the Law Society would absence of fuller information it would the delicacy has fallen off, but is now reviving the beach at Repulse Bay close to a stream papers in order that any other member of the so useful.
I am sending copies of this letter to the introduce a system of duplicate originals. It is appear that the appeal is for private charity owing to speculators building special houses for where he had evidently come down to drink. public, who have noticed the smell, or who ara Mr Beavis admitted in cross-examination that to supplement public funds in taking such the birds with facilities for making nests. The It is to be hoped that some concerted measures affected by ita existence may know the atten-he did not know of his own knowledge that the f It was with much difficulty that the rescue WAS
birda swarm in the cots and the profite are will be taken to remove this source of anxiety tion of the health authorities is being called to sanitary and medical precautions a are
its existence."! great.
and danger from the commanity,
original was lost,