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be paying him at the rate of something likej
INTIMATION
$160,000 an sera! The answers returned TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
to Mr. Pollock's questious and very lar ible, but, as we have said, “it appears to y outside a Government office that |the tender of 1408 a month in "as good as Government was likely to
WATSON." Many people would consider
& CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
the place worth double that sum as a godown!". When Governoient has promises
THROUGH" RÄUTER'S AGENCY.}
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
London, August, 3rd.
In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Balfour, amid cheery and ministeria
[TEBOUGIE REUTER & AOEHET,]
HEAT WAVE IN GERMANY
LONDON, August 3rd. Intense heat is prevailing throughoud
SUPREME COURT,
Lursday, 3rd August.
IS BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
Before the Chier Justice (Sir Francie,
P.GGOTT).
AFTER MANY DAYS. Re Chan Man Mi, application for discharge, Mr. Harris said he appeared for the bankrupt. tion. Only ton per cent of the debts had been paid.
of this kind to let in the future it would be laughter, gave notice of his intention to Germany. There are hundreds of victims He believed the Offcial Receiver had no objec
in the interests of the Colonial revenue to depart a little from the course usually followed" in such cases.. In the first place, the invitation for tenders should be more widely advertised. An invitation for fenders advertis- ed in the newspapers would surely have been productive of much greater competition for what an estate agent would describe as these desirable business premises." Moreover, the Government ought to be able to form some idea of the lotting value of a property like the building in question, and, if they could not themselves obtain au offer approximating to that idea, it should be open to them to employ agents with the requisite business capacity. The more fact that the highest tender was received from a man who had previously speculated very mccessfully in the same way with another Government building would have been sufficient to satisfy any buginese man that it was possible to obtain a higher offer else where. In the replies to Mr. POLLOCK's questions, some doubt is suggested as to whether the speculation will prove highly remunerative, and it is further pointed out. OLD TOM GIN the bigger the rentals the tenant obtains from
Sir Robert
Burnett & Co.'s
CELEBRATED
DRY
GIN
IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY
the sub-lesses the more the Government machives in taxes. Let no work this out. Suppose the premises are let at rentals aggregating. $8,000 a month. That would mean at the most. 8890 a month in rates. Thus the tenant would have to pay to the Government a month in rent and tores---a 8110 which will be generally regarded as much below what tha Government ought to have
more s vote of consure upon the Govern ment on Monday, that the Government advice to his Majesty whereby they obtained a pledge that sufficient Peers would be created to pass the Parliament Bill in its originti form ie a gross violation of constitutional liberty (cheers) whereby among other ill-consequences the people are precluded from again pronouncing upon Home Rule.".
Mr. Balfour will also ask the Premier when the pledges were given by the Crown Mr. Balkour's motion is regarded in the lobby is a demonstration of force aiming at the reconciliation of the Unionista nad tending to satisfy the combative policy of the "No Surrenderites" and compensate them for allowing the House of Lords to pass the Veto Bill.
daily, and there are many forest and moor- land fros
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
LONDON, August 3rd. Impatience is being manifested in Paris over the continued silence as to the progress of the France German conversations, while increasing agitation is being manifested in Berlin against the cession of Togoland in exchange for a portion of French Congo. Authoritative opinion in both capitals how- ever anticipates a satisfactory diplomatic. solution.
And hopelessly so? -I don't say hopelessly sou You appronohad Mr. Greenfield for a lown!- I did not apply for a loan,
You asked dim if he would join your firm in same way? That is correct.
And you repemented that you wars perfectly solvent-I did not.
Did you tell him that you wern insolvent #---
Yes,
Did you really say that to him P-Isabl thera were a lot of old liabilition,
idea. I said about $38,000 $40,000.
Did you say what amount? I gave bim na
Did you tell him that the goods and good.. will would realise about $60,00) ----Yos
You were to give Mr. Greenfield au account of things from time to time?Yes.
Mr. Fletcher (Deputy Offcial Receiver) said this man had been adjndiosted bankrupt in 1902. He explained at that time that he had ao Australian business vory largely on credit
He sent an saditor and you refused to lef aud and over $100,000 worth of book debts, him so the books Hé sent en secountant wa but owing to his disability as a Chinese bobe and my staff went through the books with could not go to Australis to collect the | him, rooney. The estate was wound up, sad a dividend of $10.50 was paid. This man simply came forward now after eleven years to ask for
his discharges.
Debtor was further questioned with regard to goods obtained from the Swatow Drawn Work Co., and shipped to America. He owed sams to
his brother and his wife, money which they had
His Lordsbip-I cannot suspend discharge adranord. after nine years.
The Official Receiver -It is purely nominal. His Lordship Baspended discharge for a week.
tion.
S. A. MARICAN'S ÄFFATES.
Mr. Hind, on behalf of Der A Wing question- ad debtor, and the examination was ndjourned.
THEIR MAJESTY'S THANKS. In addition to the reply read by H.E. the Ne 8. A, Marican, adjourned hearing of poti-- Governer yaturday at the meeting of the The Oficist Receiver asked for an adjourn.telegr me from Hongkong have been receiveil Legislative Council the following replies to ment. The petition came on at the last sitting, from the Bight Hon. L. Harcourt: A scheme of arrangement, under which 50, per cent, was to be paid, was nearly complets. All
ENGLISHMEN EXPELLED FROM AGADIR.
LONDON, August 3rð.. The Morish authorities have expelled from Agudir the Daily Express correspond-had accepted except one or two smail editors The Idberals to-day are confident that acent, Mr. Ostler, and another Englishman, Probably the petition would be withdrawn. peers will be created, the Government being The Expres correspondent at Tangier statos sure of outvoting the Habsburgites unaided. that the commander of the German cruiser Berlis offered to intercode on Mr. Ostler's
behalf, but the offer was declined.
LATER.
Lord Lansdowne, on behalf of Lord Curzon, has given notice of intention to move on Tuesday in the House of Lords à vote of, censure on the Government in the same terms as. Mr. Balfour's resolution
a total of $796, in the House of Commons.
obtained for the bare rental of the premises as they stand. If greater publicity had been given to the invitation For fenders, or if the
A. S. WATSON & CO. Government had placed the lefting of the
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA. BUILDINGS.
LATER.
WRECK OF THE NIOBE,"
fornox, August 3rd.
His Lordship consented.
RECKIVING ORDER KISC NDED.
recoiring order.
receipt of your telegram of June 2nd tender. "Sir-I have the honour to acknowledge the ing lofal homage to His Majesty the King
from Lis subjects in Hongkong on the occasion of His Majesty's coronation, and also formant." fie Kwong Yes Cheong, application to rescind congratulations to the King and Queen from representatives of other nationalities within the bordors of the Colony. I request you to make i know that Thoir Majesties have read your telegram with satisfaction, and hate commanded me to express their thanks for the congratulations and good wishes, which it
The Official Receiver asked that the receiving erder be rescinded on the ground that there were no assots and the partners had absconded. There were no books to show the debts. The only asset was a sum of money, $160, paid out of court to Mr. d'Almada.. He had asked Mr. d'Almade to pay over the money, but he had not
and
The Canadian cruiser Niobe has been ashire on the coast of Nova Scotin sinon received it yet. The debtor had represented
bad absconded partners
that the
containe,"
"Sir--I have the honour to soknow lodge tl»
receipt of your telegram of 22nd June tezler. ing, on behalf of the Parsee community of Hongkong, cosgratulations to Their Majesties
The Unionist papers unanimously welcome Sunday and is now settling down by the lodged a claim upon the firm, which was really the King and Queen on the occasion of their
Mr. Falfour's motion which the Liberal charaderise as an adroit movo. intended to re-units the party.
The No Surrender" section has post promises in the hands of agents, it ought toponed the issue of their manifesto which have been possible to secure a rental
of at least $1,000 a month for the old Post they consider might be regarded as a reflec Office building on a two years lensation on Mr. Balfour,
We are reminded of another Government. property for which the Gorerament receives
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MR. ASQUITH INDISPOSED.
Mr. Asquith did not attend the House of
atera:
AMERICAN FREE LIST."
LONDON, August 3rd. A Washington telegram states that the
a claim upon himself, as he belonged to the firm
The order was rescinded.
One hundred and ninoty boy recruits
DADT FURJOR'S AFFAIRS. have been disembarked and sent back to
F. C. Mor Fung attended for public exam- Halifax.
ination. In reply to Mr. Flataher he said he They behaved splendidly when the ship was partner in the firm, the only other struck.
parteor being Mr. Dady Bazjer, who was now in America. Debtor became partner in 1908. Since March 1909, he had full control of the business. Prior to that Mr. Barjor looked after the business. He attributed the bankraptay to old abilities and excess stocks of wines and
which they could not very well get rid of
Mr. Fletcher-You have a very large stook of this, I understand?—Yes, sir,
And this whisky is all mortgaged against moner overdrawn by you-Mortgaged to
፡፡
opronation. I am commanded by Their Majes tio to request you to convey their thanks for this loyal messge.”
CHINESE MILITARY MOVEMENT'S NEAR MACAO.
would be interesting to have an open Commons yesterday and cancelled hi Senate has adopted the bill for putting on quors. They entered into contracts for whisky operations in Kaoso harbour, which this Chinese
LONDON DOCKERS' STRIKE,
LONDON, August 3rd. The situation at the London Docks
the free list articles necessary for agricul ture.
BRITISH FLEET CHANGES."
LONDON, August 3rd. Rear Admiral Cradock has been appointed Rear-Admiral of the Atlantic Flost in described as extremely grave. Now over succession to Rear-Admiral Carded. 12,000 men have struck and demand eight. peace an hour and a shilling an hour for overtime.
competition among Chinese building con-engagements for the evening, owing to s tractors for the site in front of the Law slight affection of the throat. Courts which has for so many years been accupied by uprightly matsheda forming lodging houses and workshows for the contractor' men. These facilities must have saved the contractor some thou- sands of dollars in rent and tares during the sight or nine years he has had this valuable privilego free of charge. He could scarcely have got olsewhere in the city the accommodation he had up to the time of the Coronation for less than 8500 a month, which works out to a big sum in rates and axes for the time the building has boon under construction. If the Government is expected that 20,000 will he idle to-day, had charged & rental proportionate to the The ions abroad are being asked to
boycott ships from London.
Press, probably have been
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Avover 4rx, 1911.
LATER.
Anusa meeting of London dockers hold yesterday resolved on a general strike. I
value of the site, the Law Courts would completed long ago,
Mr. Ben Tillett said the strike might and it only the Government would com- mence to do so now for the range of lead to a strike of the transport workers of matsheds that this contractor has been Europe and America. month, we might indulge the hope of seeing obligingly allowed to erect within the past the building completed in this year of grace
1911.
Seventeen Chizaso were placed before Mr. Haaland at the Magistracy yesterday onacharge of gambling at San Wah Fong. After hearing evidence his Worshly fined the two keepers, of the game $50 each with an alternative of six
DOCKERS' STRIKE AT ST
PETERSBURG. :
LONDON, August 3rd. 12,000 dockers have struck at St Petersburg.
STRIKE RIOTS AT CAIRO
LONDON, August 3rd.
A serious strike of tram employes has
A Chinese boy, who was convicted by Mr.peenrred at Cairo. Wood at the Magistrany yesterday of matching
an earring from a Chinese woman near the Ko
Attempts to run the frame yesterday
Shing Theatro, was sentenced to sir months were frustrated by mobs of strikers whom imprisonment with hard labour, four hours the police repeatedly charged with sabres, the riders responding by throwing stoner and firing revolvers.
stocks, twelve strokes of the birch on admission to prison, and another twelve strokes on being discharged.
Tur interesting item of information wo pablished a week ago regarding the letting of the Old Post Office at the ridiculously low rental of $406⋅ a month was officially confirmed yesterday at the meeting of the Legislative Council when the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK, KC., addressed a series of ques tions to the Government, on the subject. The explanation is as we anticipated it would be. Tenders were invited during weeks' imprisonment, and osch of the players iive weeks in consecutive issues of the 83 or fourteen days, Gazette (which scarcely anybody rends), and as the accepted tender was the highest of those received (three in number)," it would appear that it was as good as Govern ment was likely to obtain." It does not seem, however, to have appeared to anyone outside the Government offices in that light. It is amusing to notice in the answer to Mr. POLLOCK's fourth question tho careful
Major-General Breadwood has just returned valculation that a rental of 3406 a month | from his command of the troops in Boath for the buildings represents $23,000 per] China. It will be interesting, mya The World, We may ask, Why this reference to to see how his services will be utilised. Ha mado acreage instead of square feet? But na a most capable commander of the Egyptian Army, did well in South Africa, and ought to been given, let acre valuo has make a little calculation on that basis. be given a Cavalry command. Seniority, kow.
over, isavainst him. Of course the Government hax no
Capt. Pshako has returned to Singapore from official knowledge that the tenant has already arranged to sublet the ground floor Bremen to be Chief Inspector of the Nord deutscher Lloyd in the place of Captain Kreba, in sections at rentals which will aggregate who is going home on leave by the Prinsess ~about $2,000 a month. Assuming that he is Alice. Captain Pahuko was in Singapore for able to sub-let the whole of the accom some years before, and he had to go to sải ngain modation in the building for a total of for some time to enable him to take up his new $3,000 manti, a little arithmetical appointment. He was in command of some calculation would show that while the steers of the N.D.I on the Adlaotic and tanant is paying the Government at the China raas and his last command was the rate of 328,000 an acre, the sub-termuts will
aere.
LIA
Kleist.
Many were injured on both sides.
A BYE-ELECTION.
REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.
LONDON, August 3rd.
A bloodless revolution in Hayti has been ended by President Simon departing on a foreign vessel.
OBITUARY..
LONDON, August 3rd. The death is announced of the Bishop of Oxford (The Rt. Rev. Dr. Francis Paget)
DEATH OF DEAN GREGORY. ́*
LONDON, August 3rd. The death of Deau Gregory, Dean of St. Paul's since 1891, is announced. He was 92 years of age.
ROBBERIES OR REPORTED
ROBBERIES.
Au amah has notified the police that while walking along Stanley Street she was secoated by a man who entered into conversation with
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banka.
What do you put your total liabilities at? ----About $86,000
And the assets are very small indeed, I under sland?—About $30,000.
How do you insko $30,000-There are se veral thensand ofs dollars held as margin by the
banks,
The whinky I auderstand is mortgaged for seventy per vent. of its Invoice value ?--In some instances 50 per cent.
These margins will not be realised?—There is a fra negotiating for the whisky agency at present.
·
Mr. Otto Kong Bing, who appeared for Mr. Stevens, read a letter from Messa. John Berg & Co., with regard to 2100, of which they alleged Messrs. Dady Barjor & Co., had. defrauded them. Debtor said the charge was false.
You borrowed large sums of money from Mr. Greenfield?$14,000.
What was the agreement that yon made P- He was to receive 25 per cent. of the net profits, Referring to John Begg & Co., again. By the agreement you were to receive £10 a year to represent them ?—Quite right.
You remember the 1st of February last? Ies.
A somewhat alarmist report has appearel'in the Conton and Hongkong Chinese papers relating to the dispatch of foreign-drilled troops to the vicinity of Macao. It appears that in consequense of the commencement of dredging of the Heangshin district rogard as a violation of the Treaty between China and Portugal, they petitioned the Brard of Foreign Affairs Let negotiate with the Portuguese Minister in Peking with a view to stopping the dredging" operations and arriving at a prompt settlement of the boundary disputs. The report says timi when the Portognese Minister was approachedi be used "very strong language," and the Castori papers add that it is reported that the Canton authorities received instructions from the Army Department on the Zud inst. to dispatch
■ battalion of foreign-drilled troops to the vicinity of Mao "to keep order." The thirdl battalion of the First Regiment, stationed at the north gate of the City of Canton, has been pat under orders to proceed to the vicinity of Macs to-day. The Army Department, has further ordered another battalion from Hapeh to proceed there also. This means thousand foreign-drilled soldiers altogether, Wha "keeping order" mesos is not clear.
H.E the Viceroy has ordered. the Canton papers not to publish anything farther con cerning the subject.
LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP. The second rand' of the lawn bowls chart- pionship of Hongkong has been completed. The
rosalta are.
J. Weir (T) D. Gov (K)
(, R. Edwards (K)
beat
T. Scott (T) B. Fenton (P)
W. Cameron (P)
T. Gendinning (P)
W. Withers (P)
E. Dawson (CR)
A. Hamilton (7)
You sabled' to them for this £100-On the Grant (P) 8th of February.
D. Gourlay (P)
And you received it in reply to your cable by cable-Yi,
a
the
No.
and Co., of the second draft -I did not know what the second £100 was for
W. Diggens (CS) -
A
(TY
Carrie Dooper (K) w. o. from J. Macdonald (K)
W. Simart (P.
C. Bond (CH) G. Haxton (K)
beat
L. E. Brett (CS).
H. Dinger (T)
F. Fisher (CS)
R. Mclennan (P)
W. Gerrard (P)
JA Blake
(CB)
A. Thornhill (CS)
A. File (CH)
W. Cooper (P) v. o. from F. Howell (CS) best A. Ramsay. (K)
A. Clark (P). o. from T. Petrin (K)
AMOT MAN ARRESTED AT SINGAPORE.
At the time you cabled for this sum there was the stranger caught hold of her by the head, John Begg & Co. by post--The latter was dat her. They had not been long conversing when draft whigh had already been sent by ear.
pressed her to the ground, kicked her, and re-ed practically the same day on which I cabled.
exud her of a
pair of earrings valued at And you received a further £100-Y twenty cents.
What did you do with that?-I paid it into On Wednesday party of Chinese engaged bank.
sampen, on board of which was only
You did not pay it back an akil bostwoman, to convey them from a
Why didn't you write and tell John Baggpore last week received a telegram from the The Comml-Ceneral for Germany at Singa- landing near Causeway Bay to the breskvater When well off the shore the passengers over powered the boatwoman and relieved her of jewellery to the value of $55. A bost in the vicinity then man alongside and they transferred The bye-election at Middleton (Lancasto It, escaping before the woman had recovered bire) necessitated by the appointment of from their attoir. Mr. W. E. Adkins, K.C., as Recorder of Nottingham, has resulted in the re-election of Mr. Adkins, the figures being
W. R. Adkins (L.) ... W. A S. Hewing (F. U.)
TONDON, August 3rd.
6863 6452
Majority 411 (Mr. Hewins opposed Mr. Adkins at the general deotion and was defeated then by 787 votes.]
A small boat containing six: Chinese ran alongside a carge boat in Shauliwan Bay on Wednesday afternoon. Three of the men boarded the boat, which was in charge of a woman, and their behaviour warned her of com- ing danger. Their domineering attitude cinsed her to raise cries of "save life," and on the first shout she was soized by the throat by one of the men. Then she was thrown down on the deck Pepper was thrown in her eyes, and she was relieved of earrings and clothing to the value of $98. The mon escaped
You have not enterod it in your statement of account?-No.
And there is no record of it before the Othat Baroiver?-No.
..
Deblor was questioned with regard to the other sgencies g
You know Carl Bell of Manila
Yes!
Do you owe these people any money Yes. How much†-£199. Why is it not in your statement of affairs
Itim..
In September last what was the financial position of your concern What do you mean by financial position?
Were you solvent?-No, wo were not solvent. As a matter of fact you wors hopelessly in. solvent?-We were insolvent,
German Amb sndor in China, asking him to obtain the arrest of a German who was until recently employed as a Postmaster at Amoy. The wire added that the fagitis was a passenger the P. and O. derage and had absconded with funds from the Post Office.
Detective Inspecter Taylor boarded the Antje when the arrived and arrested the wanted mám. He was brought before the B-nior Hagistento later in the afternoon and wa' remanded.
A demonstration was recently given by the Singapore Volunteer Corps of a method devised for the utilization of jinrikisha wheels and axles In connection with stretchera. The body of the jinrikisha was dismounted and a crossbar placed above the springs, from which projected two upright.wings fited into iron slois attached to the who ea arms of the stratober. A water proof againg was placed overall. Army medical man expressed themselves as pleased with the simplicity and ingenuity of the devise.