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SUPREME COURT, Thursday, January 9th.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION, Before Sir HAVILLAND DE SAUSHAREZ
(Chief Judge of the British Court in China), Sir WILLIAN TEES DAVIES (Chief Justice of Hongkong), and Mr. JUSTICE GOHPBATZ (Puisne Judge, Hongkong).
MORTGAGE DEED REQUIRED.
THE MAGISTRACY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10rx, 1913,
For cutting grass, from Government
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THE THEATRE, Largely due to the surfeit of entertain- land a Chinese was yesterday fined $2 byment in the Colony during the past fort- night the Allan Wilkie Company is not Mr. Hazeland.
receiving the patronage which it deserves, but the fact that so many people are turning out nightly is a testimony to the excellent 'mpression formed by the com- bination on the occasion of their previous visit to the Colony, Last night witnessed a brilliant production of that sparkling comedy, "The Liars."
A barber was summoned by another member of the profession with stealing his hair clippers. The complainant did not appear yesterday, and the case was dismissed.
The story of this fine play, which was staged by the Hongkong A.D.C. about
Mr. Hazeland yesterday fined a Chinese An appeal was made by Hung Kwai 3950 or in default three months' imprison Chin against a judgment delivered by ment for being in unlawful possession of the Chief Justice of Hongkong in favour four automatic revolvers and a quantity four years ago, is as follows.
He had the arras and of ammunition. ammunition concealed in his waistcoat.
of the then defendant, Lo But Po. The appellant desired the return of a certain mortgage viced and damages for unjusti fiablo detention of the same.
A Chinese hawker was brought before Mr. Hazeland yesterday with hawking te . W. Slade, K. C. (instructoul by without a licence and with offering & Mr. Needham), represented the appellant, bribe of twenty conts to the lukong who His Worship imposed a and Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. arrested him. Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings & Hast-fine of $3 or seven days on the first charge and $60 or one month's imprisonment ings) appeared for the respondent.
on the second.
Mr. Justice de Saumarez, at the open ing of the Court addressing Mr. Potter, said-Without treating it as an argument in any way it seems to us that a consider: bardship would necessarily be able inflicted upon the plaintiff, assuming that we decide this case in your favour on being in possession of three Browning
The compradore of Messrs. Macdonald charged & Company, engineers, was before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday with dealing in arms and with
the lines which the Chief Justice has rounds of ammunition.
He was found
Lady
CANTON.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CARTON, January 8th. SUPPRESSION OF A NEWSPAPER. The Police Commissioner has ordered
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.1
(FROM OUR OWN, CORRESPONDENT.]
LONDON, December 11th
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This
AN IMPERIAL CONSTITUTION. Lord Milner is more hopeful of the British Empire overseas than he is of the local paper called the Wai Sun Po to Empire at Home. He will not ho aur- ccase publication and has threatened the prised if in the near future the Imperial officials with severe penalties if his orders patriotism sentiment becomes aro not obeyed. The reason for this step potent force in the overseas dominions than it is here. If this comes about it is because a letter was published on the will not be solely or mainly from a sense 4th inst., from a person called Lam Sun, of the material advantages of
colonial's feeling of pride in his birth- Dr. Sun Yat-sen. He said that Dr. Sun right, in his membership of great, in which he made certain remarks about Imperial connection, but rather from the had entered into the revolution merely historic, and world-wide State. Rosamund Tatton, holding a riverside to make money for himself and bis feeling will take the form of a claim for house-party, includes among the guest friends and that he appropriated to his voice in the control of Imperial affairs, and ultimately will lead to the creation Imperial Constitution. The own use sums of money subscribed by of an Chinese merchants abroad. The Govern-imperialism of the Dominions would
THE TEA TRADE. ment are very careful in seeing that the ring this about. Press do not preach sedition, but they One cannot study the latest returns of might also with advantage pay some London's ten trade during the past six attention to the street orators of whom onths and for the month of November without being impressed by the remark- there are very many abroad just, nowable contrast they show with those published a year age and also by the trying to stir up discontent.
indifference with which the changs in the
Lady
her sister, Lady Jessica Nepean. Jessica's husband is somewhat of a boor who fails to realise the truth of Sir Christopher Deering's dictum, that when a man marries a pretty woman unless he continues to make love to her himself some other man will. In this case the
man' "is Edward Falkner, modern Don Quixoto inounted Pegasus," who responds to Lady Jessica's insouciant flirtation with the deepest love. Already apprised of his wife's irtation, Nepean, called away on busi- ness, threatens her that one day she will
other
a
LEVYING TAXES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.
It is announced that a special tax willstatistical position seems to be regarded by the trade at large. With these figures before them buyers are bidding actively
INTIMATIONS
OVERWORK,
FATIGUE,
EXPOSURE.
The Food Question
All disappear or are alleviated
at somewhat stiffer prices than they would by the gentle stimulus of a glass of Pay, last month, and sellers are so well Isatisfied with their position that they are PEMRTIN'S
There is now stored in the public bonded
LUB SHERRY
the arguments such as they are, and on pistols, one Mauser pistol, and 1,5 accident, and arrives at Shepperford fur equipping the troops here to send reducing the quantity brought to auction. The delicious aroma, together with decided it. It would be a great hardship guilty of being in possession of arms, and arrival has had an elaborate dinner pre- is not certain yet that soldiers from warehouses 26 niillions Ihs, of ten more its inviting comfort, drives away
go too far and then he will not spare here levied on shops and some other build On the breaking up of the house-partyings in Canton, Honam, Fatshan and several adjacent villages to provide funds takes the wrong turning, not entirely by Lady Jessica, walking to the station, instead, where Falkner expecting her North to help in pacifying Mongolia. It
pared.
While they are there Nepean's brother enters, and grasping the situation A young man was charged before Mr.leaves to telegraph to Lady Jessien's husband the facts as they appear to him. Melbourne yesterday with hawking with. The various attempts to explain the in-
liecuco +
and with disorderly cident otherwise than by the truth break down owing to the number of partners heaviour in Wyndham Street. Mr. that have to be taken into the conspiracy, Wodehouse stated that there had been Nepean, at last learns the facts from Falkner's own lips "If Joa think many complaints regarding the conduct there is anything on Lady Jessica a side of the flower sellers in Wyndham Street, but a passing folly and fancy you wrong who mobbed people, especially ladies: her, if you think there is anything on my side but the deepest love and devotion you
Sir Christopher
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if she should not able to get this deed-was fined 2250. which is the mortgage deed for the re- assignment handed to her so that she may have a clean title to her property, and at the same time I recognise that your client may feel that he is obliged to take this attitude in order to safeguard the estate. Still, I would like to know whe
would be prepared, quite ther you irrespective of any question of what order
costs and not as a condition in any way for or against, in the event of this money being paid into Court to exclude and
deliver the re-assignment.
Kwangtung will be sent up, but this money is badly needed in any case and the authorities will du all they can to It is announced that 8ct it collected. those who pay up this tax will he let off with one month's police tax and house tax and the police have be requisitioned to make the collections.
TOLICING VILLAGES IN THE COUNTRY. Most of the smaller towns and villages
BOLE AGENTS:
than at this time last year. Importers are confident of their security. and a much larger stocks than usual weariness and cheers on to further Apparently the Indian crop was shipped efforts. this year with uncommon dispatch down very much to come, and other countries, to the end of October. There is now not whose buyers unusually go to Calcutta, are expected to buy in the London market. The importation and use of China tea Jemtinue to grow smaller month by month, only 10,661,000lbs. of it having been delivered since 1st June against The reason is
business is
last acason when other growths were dear that the blonders who took more of it are using little or none now they are cheap, and the China gradually being narrowed down to the fine, high-priced black tea that is nearly quantity is limited. Another prominent feature is the increased receipts and use of Java tea which is said to be inter and leaves Lady Jessica and Nepean charge will be sent to each section from changeable in blends with Indian and
Ceylon growths.
we may make in trying this case as to They had been warned not to come out wrong me. Now you have the truth and in the province have since the Revolution 13,085,858lbs. last year.
from behind their baskets, but on Wednes-be damned to you."
Deering dissuades. Lady Jessien by his provided for their town or village guards day when going down the street he saw Drive ridly wisdom from the contem-who are paid and armed by the villages a lady surrounded by a mob of these plated folly of elopement with Falkner, and who are not a part of the provincial hawkers. He caught the defendant, and pours oil on the troubled waters of her army. This was necessary and all right had him arrested and taken to the Police husband's anger and persuades Falkner at the time, but now the Governor wants to come with him to Africa to fulfil there Mr. Potter-I may any that we desire Station. His Worship imposed a fine of the duty, which only he can perform, that all these bands of guards and militia always in good request, but of which the
the native chiefe. done away with as mich and transformed to keep no one out of the title deed age on the first charge and cautioned the of dealing with
assure your Lordships that defendant on the second-charge.
Falkner makes the sacrifice of love to daty into regular police and an officer to take all. I can the unly position we could adopt under
econciled again. the circumstances is what we did adopt. In fact the present plaintiff has no right of action of any kind, and I think that when your Lordship hears me you will
the estate of any kind or description, and that it is impossible to re-assign to the present plaintiff. I should be only too glad to do anything which will put an end to this unfortunate case. When the time comes I will impress upou your Lordships that all they had done bad been done with the best intentions.
A CRUEL MOTHER-IN-LAW.
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese
properly organised.
ENROLLING POLICE.'
THE PACE THAT KILLS.
The strong personalities of the various Canton. This step is rendered necessary characters were admirably pourtrayed, and the very telling scenes and effective now in order that all the police and work situations were most skilfully enacted. soldiers in the province may personating Sir Christopher Deering, agree that in fact she has no interest in woman was brought beforo Mr. Hazeland Mr. Allan Wilkie had a fine rôle in im-together and that their work may be Board, demonstrates that in. spite of the.
on a charge of cruelty to her daughter-Lady Jessica was taken by Miss Hunter Watts with excellent results, and Mr. in-law, a little girl of eleven years.
The complainant stated that her mother-Goodsell, Mr. Pittar, and Mr. Hicks were in-law tied her with a rope on Tuesday.
His Worship asked to see the rope. Inspector Cameron, who was in charge of the case, said that the police were not informed of the case until the day after. Mr. F. Dillon, land bailiff, who was the principal witness, said that he saved the girl from il-usage. There was a general mix-up and he took the child away. She said that her head was thrust inte cactus bush.
If
your Lordship will make any suggestion at all to me I will be only too willing
to accept it.
Mr. Slade, referring to his Lordship's suggestion of paying money into Court, mentioned that the plaintiff had not got
the money.
Mr Justice...de Sausmarez-1 quite appreciate that.
Complainant spoke of the ill-treatment which she had received from her mother- in-law.
~M7. Dillon spoke to being in the neigh- Mr. Slade-Your Lordship asked whe-bourhood of Choungshawar on Tuesday
defendant for a re-conveyance. We have
well suited in the respective parts of Edward Falkner, Gilbert Nepran, and George Neapean, while Miss Crichton was very happy as Lady Rosamond.
To-night the Company play Mrs, Warren's Profession.
RAILWAY CONTRACTS IN CHINA.
JARDINE MATHESON AND CO.
Thus, we arc
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
Wine and Spirit
Merchants.
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Chs. J. Gaupp & Co.,
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CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,
WATCHMAKERS.
JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS
FINE
DIAMOND
JEWELLERY
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A SPECIALITY.
AMERICAN AND
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. GOLD AND SILVER BRACELET
WATCHES.
The penalty for hustling in London is an early death. Dr. Newsholme, medical officer of health for the Local Government great reduction in the general death-rate due to improved social and sanitary conditions, the death-rate among men In Canton the Government have been between the ages of 46 and 65 is increas- enrolling more police this week and have ing. Owing to the rapidly increasing caused all applicants for the work to aggregation of population in towns, and the associated industrial conditions," we undergo an examination. They must be age quickly after 40, the result of the able to read and write and be certified stress of modern life. With regard to the forthcoming per-
the telephone, the motor car and the tormance of "Salome" by the Allan Wilkie medically fit, and those who are chosen are already beginning to pay the penalty of Company on Monday next it is interest to undergo special drill and training to taxi-cab. About the age of 10 we become. ing to note that since the last perform-fit them for their work. The policing and prematurely old through arterial de- ance of the play in Hongkong the dance keeping in order of a city like Canton is generation. Hustling city men will not has been specially re-arranged by Signor one of the most important and hardest know of the disease till their system breaks
suddenly,
through down
possibly Rossi of Covent Garden. 2
things the Provincial Government have inflammation of the hings following a to do and it is good to see them taking chill. It appears it is not the inflamma- ENGLISH, steps like this. During the last year tion which kills them, but the heart, there has been a great change for the overtased for years, in circulating with more and more difficulty the blood in a better in the police, and the present Police body which gets plenty of wear and little In the House of Commons, on Decem-Commissioner is a very abie and strong repair, and, anding new burden is man, and without any doubt these facts placed upon it, stops. This continuanes ber 11th, Mr. Norman Craig naked the
life when a man's experience may be ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADF ther we had any right to call upon the and hearing voices and peals of laughter Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he have been responsible for the fact that all of an éxcessive drath-rate at a time of
JEWELLERY. proceeded to the spot on the hillside, was aware that the monopoly accorded no right to compel the defendant to where he saw a number of people gathered to the Ilongkong and Shanghai Banking has been quiet in the City of Rams, though regarded as especially useful to the com- Corporation in finance in Chins had car-
investigation. round a little girl who was heing draggeried with it the practical monopoly of things have taken an ugly look sometimes. munity evidently calls for a thorough axeente re-conveyanco, because they
up the hillside. When he asked what was railway loan contracts to the Bank's
The tobacco monopoly has been sold to Since the Insurance Act came into already had the legal estate.
the matter he was informed that she was agents and partners,, Messrs. Jardine, a fool. He pushed his way through and Matheson & Co., and their associates; a merchant in the city and in consequence saw that there was blood on the girl's whether those railway loan contracts the price of tobacco has gone up a little.ration bronze coins have become a stipulated for a commission, generally 5 All tobacco merchants and shopkeepers face, her arms were swollen, and her hairper cent., to be paid to Jardine, Matheson who deal in this have to pay a licencs ployers find the payment of the odd eight- was matted with cactus thorns. The child & Co. on the invoice value of all materialow to the monopolist and they are not pences caused by the deduction of four- asked him to take her away as she was purchased for the railways; whether he too pleased about it.. The Governm pence from the employees' wages makes an sources of the mint A workman earning A serious fire has occurred on the ss. afraid to go home with her mother-in-law,was aware that besides being contractors has lost a number of friends by their unusual demand upon the brome re-
Messrs agreements
monopolies which were all abolished at
Jarge concern pounds' worth of copper Silexic, loading at Hamburg for the Far and he took her home and had her cleaned in Matheson and Co. were algo sole allowing the re-introduction of these 30s, a week is now paid 20s. 8d., and in
The child agents to firms of locomotive and carriage the time of the revolution.
coins are required each pay day. On the East. The vessel had a good deal of her and her head attended to.
assumption that the Tasurance Act is now outward cargo ou board, and much complained that she had been tied up for builders, &c., and in this capacity recessed damage has been done by fire and water. forty-eight hours and bad on food in that further commission on goods sup
There are at present in Cantou a large a weekly fixture in commercial and social plied for the railway contracts; whether The Silesia is of time.
he was aware that thus placed, Messrs, number of spurious 20 cent pieces made affairs the suggestion is made that an The area now cat.
The police have ightpenny piece shall be minted. Mr. Jardine, Matheson and Co, were enabled of copper silverized. 4,489 tons gross register, built in 1897, and she belongs to the H.A. Line, London
to receive commission for buying the been trying to get a hold of those who Gordon Selfridge, however, has no time This could be used for material; whether this practice was the are responsible for issuing them, but have for the proposal, and favours a subject of complaint to His Majesty's not been very successful. However, two penny piece, underwriters are interested in both ship
Legation in Peking; and whether any days ago they discovered a house in the telephones and a variety of other pur
Mr. Selfridge thinks it would and enrgo, the ship to the value of £22,000
and what, action was taken by old city where these coins were being poses. being covered against total lose and
Majesty's Government in conscquere.
inted and where all the machinery enable business people to provide a great Mr. Acland: I am aware that it was
necessary was found. The occupants have many high-class twopenny specialities, salvage charges only. The cause of the
alleged in 1910 that Mesra Jarding heen arrested and it is gaid that this dis- which would be especially useful to the fire is unknown.
middle and poorer classes. It would also, Matheson and Company, as buying agents covery will lead to more. for the British and Chinese Corporation under the loan agreements for the Shang- bei Nanking. Canton and Kowloon and
Mr. Potter-That is a point which I objected to yesterday.
SHIPPING NOTES.
As evidencing the faith which the East. Asintie Company of Copenhagen, has in
The defendant alleged that the girl ran into a cactus bush, and she was afraid that she would be bitten by a snake.
His Worship imposed a fine of $20 or one month's imprisonment.
ᎦᏅ,
MURDER TO STOP PAIN.
TRAGEDY OF A WITE'S HOPELESS ILLNESS.
under the
ANOTHER MONOPOLY.
SPERIOUS COINS...
S.S. KINSHAN DELAYED
EIGHTPENNY SILVER PIECES:
problem for serious consideration. Emra-
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in his opinion, help to raise the standard 13TUDY
WAD OFFICE CHANGES.
Sir Charles
SILVERWARE,
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Our method of testing is scientific and accurate. If yoh do not need glasses we will tell you so. If you do need glasses we can supply and "it them at extremely moderate prices.
of living generally, and might serve to Last night in coming to the wharf at initiate a higher basie of remuneration the future of the marine oil engine for
At five o'clock one morning a little man long voyage vessels, it may be mentioned, with haggard face, but perfectly eaten in Tientsin-Pukow Railways, and also as Ho Fu Min, the Kinshan's propellore for small-salariul workers. Farthings says the Shipping Gazette, that, inchid. his manner,, walked into the police office representatives of certain manufacturers came fou! of the wire eable and all he describes as a sheer abomination.
at Franconville, not far from Versailles of railway inaterials, were using their
All night they had Chinese divers on the Important changes will coeur at the THE EYE The detriment of other British firms. ing the motor shipe running, thuse now and, waking the sergeant on night duty, position in an unfair manner and to the attempts to dislodge it were unsuccessful. building or on order, and others being he said "I am M. Baguary, living at 180, matter was carefully inquired into at the, but thes were of no use, and early War Office shortly, involving the selection converted from steam, this Danish enter- Boulevard Gambetta, at Lamucis, I have
sidered satisfactors, and the firm which ad a bant party were requisitioned and and movements in connection with some prise will soon own a representative fleet just killed my wife, because she suffered time, the explanations given were con-is morning the divers from H.M.6. Ca of a new member of the Army Council The gendarmes followed the war to the took a leading part in raising the ques they have been working hard all the time of the Dircetorates The Army Council of 12 motor ships: The pioneer Selandia, built at L'openhagen, and the Clyde-built address he gave, and found Mme. Baguery tion intimated that they did not wish to and up to the present, 230 pm, have not change is that connected with the post
The in another form in the autumn of 1911, a visit to the boat this afternoon held by Major-ficneral Jutlandia, are now in regular service,ying dead in bed bathed in blood, with press it. The question was again raised been successful in freeing, the propellor of Master General of the Ordnance, now
three bullet wounds in her bead. Al Copenhagen there is building a third murderer, who is sixty-seven years old, and the specific case was again in found that the wire cable was very badly Haddon. The position may not be filled motor ship to take the place of the was formerly a Magistrate for the townvestigated, with the result that the firms twisted and that the divers work was until the spring, but the name of Major- concerned expressed emselves satisfied mado, trebly difficult owing to the fact General G. K. Scott-Moncrieff is men-. of Arles. Finnin, sold to the Hamburg-American
Some time ago his wife fell ill, and the with the steps taken by His Majesty's that the water is so muddy that they cannot tioned in connection with it. At present see anything and everything taust be dont he is serving at the War Office as Director Line, and now known as the Christina X. doctors failed to discover the exact nature Government,
Mr. Norman Craig asked the Foreign by feeling. In the morning attempts of Fortifications and Works, Brigadier of her illness. She was paralyzed on the The further 10,000-ton motor ships are
in Peking refused his support to another under water it was hardly possible and the post of Director of Transport, and building for the company at Copenhagen, left side, and her lungs were affected, and Secretary whether the British Minister were made to cut through the cable, but General G. R. C. Paul will shortly vacate She suffered much, and that night the British firm in regard to railway con- now they are simply endeavouring to will be succeeded by Brigadier-General and two others, of the same type as the
pain was worse than usual. M. Baguery tracts on the ground that that business untangle the knots. It is not expected F. W. B. Landon, the senior colonel of Selandia, have been ordered from Messrs. sat by her bedside till half past three, and was ear-marked for Messrs. Jardine that the ship will be able to leave before the Army Service Corps, who was second Harland & Wolff. Two more 10,000-ton then he says he was seized with such pity Matheson and Company, and if so, did sp.m., even if the diver makes the most in command of the commissariat and vessels still remain to be placed. Finally, for her, lying groaning and sleepless, that he do so with the sanction of His Majesty's progress possible. With the Heanyshan transport work with the Benin Expedi the East Asiatic Company are converting he fetched his revolver and red three Government Under Secretary): I have in dock the Steamboat Company is intion. The appointment of Director of three of their steamers into motor vessels, shots at her. and the work is being carried out on the Clyde. All these 12 vessels have, or will have, Diesel engines of the four-cycle
type.
she gradually became a chronic invalid.
Mr.
He said he considered it was a kindness no information to that effect, and the to kill her because it freed her from statement is so improbable that I shall suffering, and added that his wife had be obliged to the hon. nember if he will more than once reproached him for being let me know on what authority it is
made. a coward to let her suffer.
a bit of a dilemma, as all three steamers, the Raishan, Horum and Kinsan, are at the present moment in the river and it ing steamer to-morrow. looks as though there would be no mora
Supplies will also shortly be vacated by Brigadier-General G. P. Bourcicault, whose successor will be Colonel 8. S of supply problems. Lang, an officer with a special knowledge
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