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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TMя, 1911,
a Consul instinctively Kaisha and the Governor General of the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
Philippines for the parchuss of the NYK steamer Tawata-varu have ended in failure, and the steamer, says the Japan Garella will continue her service on the Australina route,
only goes to establish what we have already Negotiations between the Nippon, Xmen Waid, namely, that a Cou knows his own nationals. So long, however, As the Orders-in-Council require that "overy British subject resident shall, in January in every year, register himself at the Consulate of the Consular district with"
in which he is resident," the Consulate is, of course, quite within its rights in enforcing the Order, but that such a provision is unnecessary is shown by the fact that for long periods at a time it has been, to use a phrase of the ancients, a rule "more honour.
The work of building a third steamer for the Japanese Voluntoor Floot will he started during. the course of this year in one of the home yards. The alloils of the Imperial Maritime Affaira Association ore now holding a conference with the Naval authorities regarding the matter.
Japanese ladies in Tokyo society have received. a Invitation from Denmark to send represent ed in the breach than in the observance.atives to participate in a demonstration for Therefore, when there is's sudden burst of female suffrage. The invitation, says a Japan activity in a Consulate, like that at Shanghai | papor, was rejected, on the ground, that the recently, it had the appearance of officious. Japanese women have not yet attained the sam nese or, perhaps, a rather pettifogging effort level as uropean ladies. to increase the Consular revenues. It was The occupants of a house in Dos Voraz Road pointed out by the Magistrate that a sub-wore roused yesterday morning about three sention of the provision under which the o'clock by the noise of somsono in the house Examination revealed that a native and forced polica court proceedings were taken says his way in and had collected some clothing and that if any person fails to comply with the 326 in money. The alarm was given. He flod, provisions of the Order, any Court or but was based and arrested, having dropped the authority may, if it think it, decline to box containing the money. He appeared before recognize him as & British subject. Neither the Misgistesie later in the day and was senteno- the Court nor the Consul, it may be noted, ed to one month's imprisonment, declined to recognise, in this instance as British subjects the men who were summon- ed! Doubtless, a report of the proceeding, will be communicated to the Foreign Office, and possibly it will lead to i consideration of the question as to what is the necessity for this compulsory re- gistration. In the course of the report on
The well-known Hongkong kontrastor Lain
Woo and another Chinese named Lam Pak Leung appeared at the Magistracy yesterday various offences under the Bankruptor Ordin before Mr. J. R. Woad on summonses alloging
auce. Mr. Dennys appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bratton appeared for the defendants. The hearing was remanded, bail being fired at $5,000 personal bond and two soonrities of $5,000
defondant.
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THE SHANGHAI JUNE SETTLEMENT LOAN.
HANDSOME OFFER TO SECURE THE CATHAY TRUST.
SHANGHAI, March 7th. At a meeting of the shareholders in the Cathay Trust, Limited, Mr. R. N. Macleod, solicitor, reported that, at the instance of the Directors, he had investigated the Company's affairs on behalf of shareholders to see whether the latter had any claim against the Directors in regard to the loan to the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Macleod came to the conclu- sion that the only claim they had was against Mr. Wattie and Mr. regard to a sum of Tls. Clayton in
Mesars Wattie and Co. (who are 60,000 loaned to one broker.
Secretaries and General Managers of the Cathay Trust, Ltd.), offered to put
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[FROM THE "CHUNG NOOI SAN FO".] REPORTED RUSSIAN AGGRES.
SION AT ILL
PEKING, March 7th.. The Governor of Chinese Turkes tan has reported to the Throne that the Russians have driven. the Chinese officials from the city of away all
Ili.
SUPREME COURT
Tuesday, March 7th. IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT,
APPEAL DISMISSED WITH COSTS. The judgment of the Fall Court (their) Honours Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Hazeland, Puise Judge) was delivered in the appast from the decision of the Chief Justice in the action Ng Tak Tong v. Wong Cheung Chro
in favour of the defendant as executor of the -The judgment of the Chiot Justice, which was delivered an October 25th last year, found will of Ng Kim Wax, and ordorod plaintiff to pay to the defendant his costs of and incidentai
to plaintiff's claim.
The Chief Juation-Yes.
Mr. Potter stated that Mr. Komp had already takon an account nader his Lordship's direction. and as far as could be discovered there was noth ing due. There were no preâte, but in fact, at the time of the man's death there was $10,000 capital.
time I got Mr. Kemp's report that it was The Chief Justice--I temember mying at the
unsatisfactory. This appeal a dismissed with costs. We have settled the abstract point of law, and you must osch take such steps as you think fit,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANcis Piggot¬ (CHIEF JUSTIOs).
A BUILDING: DISPUTE.
Action was brought by Wong Sai Ying and Chiu Seng against Wong Tseung Ko to recover $1.580.53, being half the cost of rebuilding a party wall.
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Ho (of Mr. Leo d'Almuda's office), appeared for tho plaintiffs, and the defendant was represented b Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., instructed by Mr Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings & Hastings).
The statement of claim showed that plaintifle claimed as building owners of the mesquages and property situated on Maring Lot 77 against:
the defendant, who was the owner of adjoining messuages and premises situated on Marine Lot..... .. 78. The party wall on which the, claim was
$3,161.06, and a notice in writing of the based as palled down by the Building Au. thority and re-crested by plaintiffs at a cost of particulers and expensos of such work was served on defendant's agents,
In the statement of defence the defendant pleaded that she was entitled to have her
houses, and that
the proceedings at Shangliai we can only sach, in other words, bail of $15,000 moh up shares of a present market value The appeilaat kod that such judgment houses supported by plaintiffs adjoining
rule.
find one reference to the need for this The Magistrate said:" It seems to
Soveral cases of santching came under the me that Article-162 of the Order in Council notice of the Magistrates yesterday. If one cannot be too well known by British sub-caso a boy of thirteen years of age was charged jects in China. One of the duties of British with snatching a pair of gold earrings from subjects undoubtedly is to do jury service girl oight years old. Another enter we There are very few duties that they do per-aving stolen a silver watch from a man in the arrested at Kannedytown, immediately after form for the British Government, but this straet, but the watch was not recovered, the thief is one of them and it is most important. If having passed it on to a confederate. In a third a man negligently or wilfully refuses to re-instance the thief was arrested with a watch gister he escapes from that jury serwhich he had stolen in his possession. He was vice, and the burden is thrown on the sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and man who conscientiously registers. There six hours in the stocks. would be some point in this if it were trus that those who had failed to register had escaped jury service. We think we are right in saying that, generally speaking, this has not been the case. If the magistrate was under a contrary impression it is to be
COMPANY REPORT. LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
The Report on the Company's businos for
Settlement Loan,
of six and a half lakhs as security for should be reversed, and that it be adjudged the unsecured balance of the June the sum of $10,000, together with interest deprived defendant of the support of her honses that the plaintiff recover against the defendant
plaintiffs Wrongfully thereon at the rate of eight per cent, perant connterclaimed the sum of 26,037.76 in by pulling down the adjoining houses, Defend- anuum from October 27th, 1909, and costs of the action and of this appeal,
consequence of the wrongfal nuts of the.
The offer was accepted and a vote of thanks was passed to Messrs. Wattie and Co. A vote of confidence in tho directors was also passed.
JAPANESE AND THE
PLAGUE.
TOKYO, March 7th. The President of the South Man-
ing with the authorities regarding churian Railway is in Tokyo conferr-
plague measures. The railway and tradal losses in Manchuria are repre
ORTLO
E. H. Bearis (of Mors. Wilkinson & Grist),
Mr. M. W. Slado K.G, instructed by Mr. Claintiffs which caused hor tenants to leave the
houses. represented the appellant, and Mr. Eldon
Mr. Potter, in opening, stated that plaintiffs' Potter, instructed by Mr. Needham, appeared quite
could be put quite shortly, and was for the respondent.
simple. But unfortunately the The Chief Justice, in the course of a lengthy short, and
defendant's case would be not quite so judgment, stated that this appeal was from a Plaintiffs' case was that on August 30th, 1907, wag not quite so simple. decision which he gave on October 25th, 1909. Considerable delay had arisen, in bringing the plaintiffs al defendant with regard to the a dangerous structure notice was served on both case on, which was in a great measure owing to party wall in question. As a fact, the noties the pressure of business in Court. But, quite affected other walls as well as the party wall. apart from the interests of the parties, he did That notice having been served on plaintifs by not regret it, because the question involved was one of greatest importans and must affect was to serve upon the defondant a notics of the Building Authority, the next stop, they took many Chiness partnerships in the Colony their intention to rebuild. That notice was involved, had been before the Court, and the considerable time plaintiffs built the party wall Other cases, in which kindred questions: wers
regretted that the Consular witness was not the year 1910, and a Statement of Accounts to cented as most serious. The Japanese discussions in them had materially assisted his f
31st December last, are as follows
There was a fair demand. for the refinery's sugars during the Arst half of the year at fairly Government that preventive measures remunerative ratos, but from July onwards there was, in common with other markets, at be exclusively undertaken by steady decline in the price of refined angar,
the Japanese. which rendered profitable working impossible..
questioned as to whether, in point of fact, it had been the practice annually to compile the list of persons qualified to serve on juries from the consular register or from the directories. It strikes us as being just as easy forthe Registrar at Shanghai to compile his jury liste without compulsory registra tion as it is for the Registrar in Hongkong to do so. So far, then, as the usefulness of compulsory Consular registration is con- cerned, we fear it has to be bluntly stated that its sole justification is that it adds to
The sum at debit has been increased during the year to 8645,342.35 by parchase of an. the revenue of the Consulate. Certainly electric light plant for the refinery, and cost of something may be said in favour of a polla grannlator amounting in all to 315,699.92. tax of this description in international
par, and after allowing for interest and auditor's The exchange on liquid assets remains at
fee, the logs on working was $21,605,79, in- erasing the balance at debit on 31st December, 1910, to $1.39,759.34.
PROPERTY ACCOUNT.
CONBELTING COMMITYSE.
settlements like Shanghai, for, since it This consists of Meszes H. P. White and
re-election.
AUDITOR.
cannot be tared directly for a purely J. W. C. Bonner, who offer themselves for British object, the British couimunity helps HONGKONG. OFFEJ: 10a, Des Your ROAD C in this way to pay for Consular representa- LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, ECtion. If that be really the consideration prompting these prosecutions, why not say so?
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 8TH, 1971.
DOUBTLESS inany readers in Hongkong have been interested in the police court proceedings taken at Shanghas against a number of prominent residents for failing to register themselves as British subjects at the Consulate. It certainly adds nothing to the dignity and iraportance of the Consulate that it should proceed in the way it has done to assert a long-neglected right prosecute those who fail to comply with
to
The Hongkong representatives who par ticipated in the sporting events at the Manila Carnival ratarned by the Rubi yesterday.
Mr. A.Bellamy Brown will deliver a lecture at the Union Church Literary Club to-morrow evening on the "Condition of England in the time of Chaucer."
The Accounts have been sudited by Mr. A. R. Lowe, C.A., who offers himself for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agente.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1911.
Dr. for year ended 31st December, 1910. To balance brought forward To loss in exchange...
To interest
To anditor's fee To loss in working
"PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT,
Cr.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Church By balance carried forward Missionary Association will be addressed by Banbury and Dr. Neville Bradley, the Bishop of Victoris, Miss -Eyre, Rer. G. A.
The failure is reported of Mr. Wada Toyjiroj
a prominent woollen cloth merchant of Tokyo.
BALANCE SHEET, 31st December, 1910. Liabilities
E000.
served on September 2nd, 1907. After some
at Mukdeo have petitioned the Tokyo Lordship in coming to a conclusion in this case. of which they were now claiming half The Chief Justics dealt with the facts of the the ecst. The defonces raised to the claim and said he was of opinion that the plaintiff's defendent said plaintiffs did not sarve her with caso, and the authorities quoted at great length, were rather lengthy First of all, the
ones, by which he sought to recover the share a notice of intention to rebuild. As a matter of the deceased partner as a loan of the firm, of fact they did, but even assuming that they HAN AND MANCHU CONFLICT failed, and that the appeal must be dismissed.
did not, his Lordship would find that this par- with costs.
ticular wall, being a dangerous structure, and a The Paisae Judge agreed.
dangerous strastare notice having been sarved, that this work was taken out of section 219 of The Chief Justice said he thought there must the Ordinance and was governed by another be an account if it was worth taking.
portion of the Ordinance. It was the Building not because the defendant gave them no Plaintiffs were willing to do so, but did Authority who Bnally pulled down the wall,
facilities, and avontaally the Building Author ity intervened. Defendant allowed plaintiffs to robuild the well,but denied liability to pay for any portion of it, and it would be or his Lordship liability. A farther defence was that when the to decide whether they were able to avoid that
TOKYO, March 7th.
The Japanese Minister at Peking, Mr. Ijuin, delivered an ominous speech at Tokyo on Saturday when be re- ferred to the Han and Manchu con- flict at Peking and pointed out the jeopardy to Japan should peace be broken.
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questions arising out of the judgment, and it Mr. Slade said there were several important would save an amount of future litigation if the Court could add who wore the partners in he firm. It might be that this was a hopelessly number of debts which could be proved, and bankrupt firm, that there wore an immense
this might mean absolute rain to someone Was it to be the executor alore, or the whole of the family papag tapende The Chief Justice-The latter is the con clusion I see I should come to it it wors argued, The case is of the atmost importance, and I think it is a case of quite sufficient importance to tako to the Privy Council.
Mr. Stade-It is a question of money, The Chief Justice-The matter must be set tiod sooner or later. All firms in the Colony depend on it.
Mr. Slade-And not only Chinese Arms, but
The Chief Justice I think I am disposed to hold, unless Mr. Potter hae anything to may against it, that the family are partners.
LONDON, March 6th. ....9101.851.53
14.560.60. A Paria message states that the 169142 new Ministry has published a state-Europeon firme as well. 21.605.79 ment in which it declares that the $139,759.34 Cabinet will make the Army and Navy objects of particular solicitude. 139,759.34 It will hasten electoral reform, anti- over happens with ragard to accounts, this Mr. Potter-My position now is this: what
$139.79.34 strike measures, and arbitration in appeal must be dismissed with: soste
The Chief Justice--I will deal with that trade disputes. It will
govern with directly. I am quite prepared to hold that in toleranes and goodwill and enforce the cironmstances the family were partners.
beginning.
particulars of the proper cost, which they wall was built the plaintiffs did not furnish declare that they did. Another defence which would probable occupy much time of the Const 30th, the date of the dangerous tractare notice, was defendant's contention that prior to August the plaintiffs had been carrying on certain build- ing operations which injured the party wail · between the premises. The onus was on the defendent to prove that they carried out these operations so negligently and unskilfully as to prove that during the time in question the injure the wall, and the defendant had also to plaintiffs were in fact carrying on any building operations. If the defendant failed to satisfy on building operations of the time alleged, then his Lordship that the plaintiffs were carrying the defence to the claim, and the whole of the counterclaim fell to the ground.
Evidence was led and the hearing adjourned.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
At to-morrow's meeting of the Council the First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Onlin following are the Orders of the day" ance to prohibit the use of Dynamite or other Explosives for the purpose of catching or des
provisions of an Order in Council His liabilities are estimated at Yen 1,800,000, Capital, 7,000 shares, of $100 each $700,000.00 without weakness or violence the laws. Mr. Potter That was my case from the troying Fish.
Yokohama.:
At a meeting of the directors of the Shanghai Gas Company, Ltd., it was decided to recommend the payment of a foal dividend for 1910 of The.
ourront account. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation. Accounts payable
Assets
in these times seem to go far beyond the creditore including several foreign firms in rdine, Matheson & Co, Ltd., rbas is necessary, and are certainly Texutious when enforced in the way they have been at Shanghai. Why should annual registration be compulsory? Every Con- Hul knows his own nationals. A British Consul, for instance, can readily tell whether a man who appears before him is a British subject, and if any doubt arises it surely might be easily resolved. Again, what guarantee is there that a man who bas registered at a British Consulate
3.50 per share, being at the rats of seven per at on the paid-up capital, making thirteen
per cent. for the year.
We are desired to stata that through the courtesy of his Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Alfred Winsloe, K.C.B., CVO, CMG, the fland of H.M.B. Minotaur will play at Govern
is actually a British subject? So farmont House on the occasion of Lady Lagard's as we are acquainted with the practice of At Home on Friday next, the 10th instant. the Consulates, the representation of the
30,81119
206.218.93 dealing with religious congregations end the separation between Church 303.72 and State It will uphold secularity of education if necessary by fresh 8943,019.84
legislation.
Property, as par last a/o.. 8629,642 43 Addition during year 15,699.92 Stocks of raw and refined sugar, to 113,058,63 Stocks of voel, charcoal stores, de Fire Insurance, unexpired promis... Accounts receivable ... Cath in hand Profit and loss account
The Chief Justice--I have said quite suffici“ ent to warrant my ruling. the will partners
Mr. Slade-Are all the beneficiaries under
The Chief Justice-The axecator had certain dirties to perform mach the benefietseries and certain rights. As he performed those duties
beneficiaries. it must have been with the acquiescence of the
acquiescence.
First reading of a fill entitled, " An Ordins Lighting and other purposes within the Colony ance for regulating the supply of Electricity for of Hongkong and its Dependencies
to amend and codify the Law as to Common First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance Forms and as to the Interpretation of Terms used in Ordinances," sel
Second reading of the Bill entitled, “An Ordinance to amend the Harbour of Rafago
Ordinance, 1909
Second reading of the Bill. entitled, "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law
LATER. -$645,342.35 Reuter's Paris correspondent tele-
2,072.32 passed a vote of confidence in the 32374 22 graphs that the French Chamber has Mr. Blade-It is quite clear as to their relating to Intoxicating Liquors." 2.169.11 Government by 809 votes to 114. 139,759.34
8943,018,84
8.262,37
Hongkong, 15th February, 1911.
JAHDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Agents.
applicant for registration is taken on trust. A curious feature of a raid conducted by the He produces his two dollars, he mentions the police in a shoemaker's shop in Wing Lee Street flem with which he is connected, and his was that while the 14 mon arrested were gamb
I have compared the above statements with name is forthwith duly inscribed in the ling three men wars found sticking to their the books and vouchers of the Company, and with register. No doubt, an applicant who
appear ed to be of foreign origin would have to tato yesterday, but was discharged, and the ound the same in accordanos therewith. produce his naturalisation papers, bat this each and the remainder in 83 each,
others were fined, the first and second in 350
A RUSSIAN INNOVATION.
LONDON, March 7th. It is reported from St. Petersburg that a Russian police flotilla will be
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance for the incorporation and regulation of the University of Hongkong."
The Chief Justice-I am quito clear in the circumstances that the beneficiaries are partnera Ordinance to introduce into the Criminal Law Second reading of the Bill entitled, “ An Mr. Slade-It would be very beneficial if your Ordinance of 1865 certain provision of the Lordship could add a paragaph to that effect to the judgment.
Criminal Law Amendment Acts of the United Kingdom of 1861, and for other purposes,"
Second reading of the Bill, entitled, An to bring the Law of the Colony as to Pensities Ordinance to abolish Minimna Ponalties, sad into uniformity with the Law of England, and for other purposes
The Chief Justice stated that this judgment was on point of law, and the sstion remqued in statu
Mr. Slade--This is really an appeal from a summons in chambers, so the position will be Committee on the Bill entitled, - An Ordin
ance to consolidate and amend the Ordinances. with this judgment,
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Mr. Blade-It is giving directions really on Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, to how accounts shall be taken,
1902
Will not be preceeded with at this meeting
Iasts. The latter appeared before the Magis the returns roaived from Manila, and have stationed on the Amur in the Spring The Chief Justica-The action just remains relating to Companies,"
and that all vessels, including Chinese, will be subject to its orders.
A. R. LOWE, C.A.,
Auditor