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SUPREME COURT,
Wednesday, 20th May.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE Ma, H. H. 3. GOMPERIZ (PUISNE JUDOR).
THE VERANDAN CAÈR.
The hearing was resumed of the action in
which Alexander Kotas, George Maidonis, and George Teamtsacopulos, traders, occupying premises at the old Post Office, aned- Lí Hing, trader, of 152, Queen's Road, for $1,000 for damages for breach of contract whereby defendant
muises occupied by the plaintiffs,
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appeared for the defendant.
Defendant was cross-examined by Mr. Potter:
Part of the alterations which you con- templated was the erection of a verandah
It was added to the plan.
It was part of the plan 1-Yes. Therefore
you contemplated the verandah as part of the alterations ?— It was an addition.
ALLEGED THETT OF CHITS.
CONSTABLE AND TWO CIVILIANS CHARGED,
Before Alr. E. A. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday. Constable Edward Parden, Michael Richard, and Robert Jackson were conjointly charged with the theft of a cigar box containing a num- ber of chits, and with behaving in a dis- orderly manner at 34, Lyndhurst Terrnee, on May 14th.
Mr. Irving advised the constable to plead not guilty to all charges.
Mr. King, Assistant Superintendent of Police, who conducted the prosecution, aid the facts were, briefly, that at about
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have been out to pieces. Another account says that the mechanism, was at fault, | His succourers were astonished to find that the apparently dying man was no other than Védrines, the bold and sudaci- bus pet of the French nation. Though anemuscious from the fall of 600 feet, ho A NEW TERROR FOR AVIATORS. "Necessity is the mother of invention." was not dead; he was carefully lifted into The idea of training engles, to destroy the train for Paris, where he received aerial craft is distinctly original. The every possible care. At the Lariboisiere French, as the pioneers of aviation, hage hospital adjoining the Gare du Nord added a new terror for aviators in war railway station, the surgeons thoroughly time, Far more effective, in every sense examined him, and decided to at once of the word, than special guns, are eagles. operate on him. He underwent the de- Several officers of the military aviation ficate operation of trepanning with sue corps at Nier, Warmte Maderat cess; it was not until yesterday that the tells 115. have trained Nix eagtes doctors pronounced him out of danger
Bo
THE SHIPPING CONFERENCE AND RATES.
ACTION OF THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE,
The Japan Gazette of the 18th inst. contains the following:-
The proposal of the Shipping Con ference, which includes lines trading be tween the Far East and the West, vid Bucz, to increase the freight rates by 10 per cent., which was to have become operative from yesterday, the 15th instant, has been deferred. The reason for this locally that some hitch has occurred in action in unknown, but it is believed the negotiations between the shipping companies at Hongkong.
Yesterday the local office of Mesars. Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd., and the Butterfield and Swire, agents of the to destroy aeroplanes or dirigit which gratifying news spread like wild- China Mutual Steamship Co., Ltd. (Blue) agreed to erect a vérandah on the pre-1.00 h.. on the 14th inat, the three balloons, matter at what height fire. He is actually progressing favour- Funnel Line), received instructions from
defendants, who were under the influence the latter may be travelling. of drink at the time, went into the serbirds-in-question are first accustomed Velines never had such a narrow escape only the Suez Conference, but also the The ably, and will soon, be himself again. London to withdraw from the Con- ference. This withdrawal affects not vants' quarters and asked for a drink, to the noise of the propellors and gun-in his life. The Minister of War decided They had a whisky and soda. The coolic shots, after which tempting bait-on model to confer un Jules Védrines the Cross of the following circular sent out last even- Pacific Conference, as is evidenced by who served them then left the room, and balloons are placed, when the eagles are the Legion of Honour.. As already re-ing to all shippers in Yokohama : --- shortly after the No. 1 boy went to his taught to rush furiously at the wachines narked, he succeeded in reaching the out-
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. desk, in which he kept a cigar hox conami tear them up as they would tear up skirts of Paris, before the accident hap-date any Shippers or Exporters forward- Notice is hereby given that from this taining shits. He found that the box their prey. For a long time French mili-pened. When over Epinay, just outside ing cargo of any description to Pacific had gone. He reported the loss to one tary authorities have been trying to dis Paris, he described a great circle above Coast Ports or Overland points in the of the coolies, who said the Europeans cover something that could be relied upon the railway line, and then began a United States and Canada by the (can had gone, one of them wearing his hat. for wrecking flying machines... In spite volplane" with the intention of landing Steamship Company, Limited, and China Another coolie stated that he saw one of of the special guns invented for the puron some opers country near the railway. Limited (Blue Funnel Line) will in- Mutual Steam Navigation Company, the defendants carrying the cigar box. pose, it is generally considered impos As he approached the earth, however, he validate claim to participate in the De-
Mr. Irving Was the first defendantsible to fight against aeroplanes, or even found that he could not land without ferred Rebates payable by the arrested under the Police Ordinance of dirigible balloons, which have only to fouling some telegraph wires, and he en- signed. You contemplated it as part of the 1000? Is he a special constable? take the precaution of getting out of deavoured to start his engine in order to alterations Yes.
Mr. King-Yes, he is a special con-
Eagles constitute the Intest; ascend. Before he could do so, hów.. formidable adversary; they can reach as ever, the aeroplane dived suddenly and Mr. Irving The first thing you have high, or even higher, than the air craft the jet wing struck a telegraph pole. You imagined that the verandah would, to do is to prove that he is a constable, be built for 2800 ur 2000 ?--Yes.
** There is ne Vidrines was thrown violently on the You know that Mr. Hazeland showed in order to charge him under Ordinances auroplane says 'Armée Moderne, "and railway line below, his head coming ju the plans to a number of people not 11 and 12 of 1900. If he is a special con-
above all" no dirigible, which can with contact with the rails, just as the Paris only to the plaintiffs, but to a number, stable appointed under the Peace Prstand such an attack. Given the rapidity express was in sight. The frantic way of other people?--Yes.
servation Ordinance, which is no longer of an eagle's fight, and the strength of ing of flags and shouting attracted the in force, he ceases to be a constable. its beak and claws, there can be no doubt attention of the engine-driver, who suc-
Mr. King-The special constables were that n company of properly-trained weeded is bringing the engine to a stand swork in again for a further period. eagles could annihilate, in a few instants, still a few yards from where Védrines
Mr. Irving-e 'ke' an ordinary con- the most. powerfully-equipped aerial was lying unconscious.
fleet.". True, the cagles run the chance of stable?
--
And as such would be shown to tenants' stable. by Mr. Hazeland?--Yes.
You agree with Mr. Hawland, I sup- pose, that a verandab would be of con- siderable value to the bottom floor of the old Post Office ?--Yes.
You know you would be more like to get tenants for a lower flour if thefe were a verandah ?---No.
If there was a verandah there would
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Mr. King-He is a pulice officer, com- ing under the Police Ordinaner.
Evidence was then called,
The No. 1 boy of the house said he was
you charge more, or less, rent for the busy at the time the defendants called, so
lower floor than i! there WILA 1. verandah 7-The same price. -
What rents are you gotting of present for the upper floors 1-1 reat one portion for 880, one for $55. one for $15, and one for $75.
Are there uns other tenants-There are some roodis which are not occupied.
So your total rent for the top flour for the parts occupied is 2025 - Yes.
How much is vacant on the top floor! -Three rooms.
How much rest are you getting from the bottom floor-For one portion $350, another $376, another $120.80, another 846, and another $10.
Then roughly you are getting five times but that does not matter. In estimating your rents you naturally took into consideration those mums spent în alterations 7-Yes."
You took into consideration $800, the price of the verandah, as well as the alterations, in arriving at your rent -
Yes.
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he instructed a coolie to serve them. They were served with three whiskies and sodas, The men had been drinking when they came in. The third was the worst. The frst defendant was not in uniform. Wit ness returned to his room a few minutes after and found that defendants bad gone. The key to the desk was in the hole but was not turned. He asked his No. 3 boy if he had seen its box, and the buy replied that he had seen three Europeans with it.
Mr. King--Did you know these men I have seen the first defendant twice. and the second a good many times, but I have not seen the third before.
Witness, replying to further ques tion, said he saw the three defendants hummelf and noticed that the first de- fandant had the box wider his arm.
Mr. King-Are you certain it was your
box? Yes.
Mr. King-How! Witness—I neked him for it back, and told him there were chits inside. He gave the box to the third defendant. The
range.
can possibly
rise,
being shot or otherwise killed by aviators; but a sudden rush of birds cannot all be destroyed at önce,
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in Japan are concerned there has been no We learn that as far as the Companies rupture, the Blue Funeral hitherto acting in conjunction with the other members, of the Pacific Conference. It is, therefore, surmised that some rupture has occurred in Hongkong; but on this it is at present impossible to make any statement. We. content ourselves with mèrely stating the further clacidation. facts as presented at this time, and await
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Bonnet, the Phantom Chauffeur," as this Last Sunday saw the end of the bandit. criminal has been described. Only a few days previously he had killed detec tiye-inspector Jouin, who had tried to To the great surprise of everyone here arrest him and wounded two inore *Labour Day" passed off quietly; the detectives. After this deed, he escaped
The report of the Malaysia" Rubber out of a window, to a garage situated a timid, fearing trouble last Wednesday short distance away and owned by a cer- Company for 1911 states that the year left Paris the previous day for the countain Dubois, also a great villain. The under review saw the beginning of tap- try, with the intention of returning as police, having traced him to this place, ping on the estate, and the erection and soon as order was restored. Fortunately, besieged it, and shots were freely exchang establishment of the factory. The estimat nothing serious happened either in the between the two criminals, the soled output for the year was 12,000lb., but diers, police, and other armed citizens. the amount actually harvested was 22,801- capital or the Provinces. On the con While-this-hring was going on, a daring b. The manager's estimated-output brary, for the first time the Paris Inbou lieutenant, under cover of a cart laden of rubber leaders decided to les children take part with straw, placed three dynamite car is 20,000lb., but it is pointed out that in the Labour Day meetings, and most fridges under the garage, lighted the the fulfilment of the forecast will depend fuse, and made good his escape with the upon the success of efforts to secure an of the preparatory schools in the working, rest of those with him. Soon the whold adequate supply of labour. Out of an class quarters of the city were empty place blew up, and firing ceased. Neither available balance of £2.183, the directors Pretty memento cards and other souvenirs Boonot nor Dubois committed suicide, recommend a dividend at the rate of 7
at first reported, but were killed by per cent. per annum, less tax. were distributed to school-children in
the bullets from the attacking parts the afternoon at the headquarters of the Three more of the Anarchists or motor- The net profits of the Sungei Salak Confédération Générale due Travail car bandits are being hunted for; they Rubber Company for 1011 amounted to Four thousand Paris automobile chauf, are all well armed, but any day may come £14,305, to which has to be added £1,132 feurs observed the 1st May by leaving the news of their being besieged and killed brought forward, making a total of their vehicles in the garage. To strangers in turn. As was, the case with Bonnet, £15,437. It is proposed to pay a final FINEST QUALITY
of tax, making 20 per cent, for the year, in Paris one of the most noticeable fen- they will fight to the hitter end-and they dividend of to per cent, on £65,000, free are reported to have quite an Arsonal tares of the day was the predominance of behind them, Bonnot is to be avenged, to place £1,500 to reserve fund, and to carry forward £1,162. The crop secured, lilies of the valley. In the streets almost say Anarchists, who swear to blow up everybody one met wore this beautiful one of the rich quarters of the French amounted to 118,1001b., as against an capital. Paris has for several months estimate of 76,000lb., showing an increase scented little blossom. Contrary to what past been terrorised by bandits of the as compared with the previous season of was at first supposed, the wrecking of Bonnot type; such Anarchists must at all 76,58016. The estimated crap for 1912 is
cost be exterminated. This the Paris | 227,000lb. the Paris express or English boat train
the second man said, "Never mind, I will get which left the Gare du Nord for Calais pelice has promised to do, in spite of all!
You
found afterwards that verundab would in fact cost more than $600 or 8000 ?--Yes.
them, to give it back to you." I have never had the box back, as the third Counsel afterwards addressed the man took it away. Two days after, the Court, and his Lordship reserved judge first two defendants came to my room and told me that the man who took the cigar box away had turn the ebits up. Witeras quid he identified the third man
ment.
LAUNCH OF A GERMAN -
BATTLESHIP.
KING OF SAXONY PREBENT.
BERLIN, April 28th.
CONSEQUENCER.
ranch
The Press, by devoting The first annual report of the Sungei at 9,50 a.m. last Wednesday was not the su
villaios, Bayong Rubber Company, which covers spaer to there work of Socialists or the outcome of is doing more harm than
good, the period ended December 31st, states sabotage, but was due to the breaking of impeding the police. Bandits that the cost of the estates down to the
read the papers, and know
what end of the year was £11,654. The direc
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one of the points. The train, which was the police intend to do in attempting to travelling at the rate of 60 miles an hour,capture then, so make good their escape was passing through St. Denis, a few before the police have time to get hear miles outside Paris, when the dining-who are still at large, are greater: ter them. The three comrades of Bonniot, at the good among five other Europeans.attached to the train jumped the points rorists than their lender, who was riddled
Mr. Irving-Have you to make good 200 yards from the station. The shock through with bullets last Sunday. any money on this box?
split the train into three portions, In view of the frequent outrages by Witness- I am afraid I may have to Happily no one was killed, though several French bandits, a document submitted to
the police authorities by the administra." The report of the Kampong Kuantan make compensation. "
were more or low severely injured from tion of prisons is of a disquicting nature. Rubber Company for 1911 states that the The German battleship Erants degir
Witness added that he actually saw shock and broken glass. The wounded During three months, according to this crop estimate of 70,00th. was not realized was launched from the Schichuu yards at
98 convicts succeeded in owing to the severity and long contion- Danzig yesterday and named by the first defendant with the cigar box were at once entrained for Paris along return,
Le Gauloir says ance of the drought, the setual crop.ob Jbert. A speech was made by the King under his coat. The reason why he did with the other passengers, and a fresh caping from prison.
that many of these have been condemned tained heing 52,949b. The crop for the of Saxony and the launching ceremony not call for assistance was that he start made for England with as many to death, but upon whom the Presidential current year is estimated at 125,000lb. was performed by his sister, Princess
As i as were able to travel. The accident was clemency has been exercised, althongh The expenditure during the year on the Mathilde of Saxony. Among those pre- thought, defendant was joking.
alarming and they merited their sentence. These erection of this factory and the develop wut were the German Crown Prince and matter of fact, the second defendant said at first described as Crown Princess, Grand Admiral von he was joking.
Labour Day outrage, owing to some of escaped convicts may well be members of ment of that portion of the estate which the Paris bandits who acted under the is not yet in bearing was £6,851, bring- Tirpitz, Secretary of State for the Im- Constable Purden, in defence, detailed the rails being "purposely" removed. orders of Bonnot. As to the causes of the ing up the total cost to date to £34,001. perial Navy, and numerous military and his movements on the night in question, The police believed it to be the diabolics escape the Guelo suggests relaxation of From this total the directors have written civil officials, including representatives.of
defendant work of Anarchiets, until it was after-surveillance, the existence of agencies off £8,08), being the balance of the pre- he and stated that Saxon regiments and socistion
the gaolmium account on new shares after first In his speech the King of Saxony re- Richard carry the cigar box out of No. wards found out that the rails were which provide funds for
breakers, and the discouragement which writing off the preliminary expenses, and enlled the honour which had been his six 44 and proceed to tear up the clits con- loose at that particular spot and bad those prison officials who wish to do their the debit balance at December 31st, 1910, years ago when he had been asked to
given way.
duty receive from their superiors, who, thus reducing the total cost of the estate nake a speech at the punch of a steamer tained in it.
in turn, fear Press attacks.
to £27,024, or less than £28 per nore. The Richard said he had no recollection of
balance standing to the credit of profit and loss account was £3,002, and the direc- tors recommend & dividend of 10 per cent., less tax, payable on May 14th.
of the morcantile mans
His emotion
Bitw
THE ACCIDENT TO M. VEDEINES. The world's most famous airman-Jules
was still deeper on this occasion, when the affair, and Jackson deposed that be the ship was a battleship representing remembered nothing after leaving Parden Védrines-had a most miraculous escape the might of the German Empire and
from death last Monday morning, as he learing witness to the tireless zeal for the ut about 8 p.m.
Mr Irving-I do not think there is started on flight from Douai, in the Empire's prosperity and defence which characterized the Emperor. It. was sufficient evidence to convict thero of North of France, to Madrid, for the especially gratifying to him that the larceny. The second and third de- Pommery Cup-a feat which the famous Emperor had wished to connect the Houss fendants are discharged, as there is of Saxony with "one of the most remark nothing against them. Pardon is dis- able features of his life's work and to charged on the first count, but is fined name a ship of the Imperial Navy after 50 or a month on the second. I may & Saxon King who had been leading say that I do not think there was any spirit at the time of the founding of the intention. to ultimately deprive the Empi..
owner of the box.
THE PLAGUE EPIDEMIC.
THE DRINK HABIT ON RUBBER.
PLANTATIONS,
amounts $162,753.97, to
There is growing complaint concern-
The seventh report of the Sandycroft ing the growth of drinking habits among Rubber Co., Ltd., states that the net profit the rubber plantations of for the period ended 31st January last coolies on aviator intended accomplishing in 24 Malayia How acute is the trouble may after making due provision for deprecia
be gathered from the following which wo tion, and allocating to revenue a liberal nara. The weather was anything but in cull from Grants Rubber News! his favour; after waiting nearly an hourWe have drawn attention more than proportion of general, and weeding ex and finding the wind did not abate, he once in these columns to the increase of which has to be added the balance of drunkenness among Tamil coolies in this rashly decided to make a start. Climbing country which is most noticeable in any 95,100.91 brought forward from last ac- into his 100 hp. Duperdussion mono- planting centre in these ports, We were count, making a total of $155,950.16 avail- The König Albert belongs to the pro
able at 31st January, 1912, less interim plare, at 5.15 2.m., he rose magnificently, recently in Klang on a Sunday and we dividends
absorbing $72,000 already gramine of 1910. She was ordered from
and set his course towards Paris, where saw what is, in that town, becoming paid. The directors recommend:-That the firm of Schichau, of Danzig in the
and *r tacle coolies, male he arrived exactly an hour later, baving female, dresd up in bright array, mono- declared, making too per cent, for the year a final dividend of 40 per cent, be spring of that year, and laid down in the following July, shortly after the! There were 199 cases of plague reported covered 123 miles. Thus, he realised polising must of the rikshas in town and and absorbing 348,000; that the sum of launch of the Oldenburg from the same in the Colony for the week ended prophecy which he made in January last riding about in then from liquor shop to 87,079.70 be placed to a sinking fund for yard. The other two battleships of this May 25th. Of those 107 were Chinese, that he would attain a speed of 120 miles liquor shop and getting more impulent, the redemption of debentures; that the programme are the Kaiserin, launched
eam of $16,000 be transferred to reserve November 11, 1911, and the Prin: Regeat Indian and 1 Malay. The deaths num- an hour before the end of the year. The more rowdy and more quarrelsome as the Luitpold, launched February 17th, 1912, bered 188. In the City of Victorin the circumstances of the mishap were dramas day wore on. We could hardly believe that the sum of 83,000 be set aside to em
our eyes-we who had seen them in their It is understood that these vessels will number of cases reported was 121, the tie. A sudden gust of wind threw the Indian villages that these were identical ployees' bonus fund; that the balance of be of similar dimensicas and carry a
count. The average prices obtained for the similar armament to the Friedrich der remaining being, in other districts. airman to the ground, and he fell in with the fovel-headed, obedient, docile 310,876.48 be carried forward to next ac- Grosse. The Konig Albert is the 13th The total number of cases sinee January front of the locomotive of the Paris Pariahs of Southern India.
he crop were 58. 24d. for No. 1 and ds. 5d. for those men-and women too-may German battleship of the Dreadnought 1st is now 1,059, and the number of deaths bound train, which managed to pull up described as acting like fiends under the scrap as against Gs, ed. for No. 1 and
765, 10d. for serap in the preceding year. type to be put afloat.
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