SUPREME COURT,
"Monday, 28th April.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR W.
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thought no less than four interpretations | HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS, had been put upon it in that Court, After explaining this, witness said the owner was told to tako down the wall in 48 hours, which meant that it would have to be done practically immediately. Ho was not told to do any shoring until he had started to take it down. Neither of the owners of these houses did comply with the notice within the time specified. In fact, he thought it was quite probable that it was not until well into May that anything was done.
RECS DAVIES, K.0.)-
ALLEGED, FAULTY BUILDING OPERATIONS. The action was continued before his Lordship and the following special jury
Messrs. F. Maitland (foreman), J. T. Douglas, H. P. Whito, M. Benttic, Ho Kem Tong, D. Haskell and F. C. Wilford, Mr. Slade-Under the Public Health in which Chan Kau, of 142, Hollywood and Buildings Ordinance the Building Road, cinimed from Chan Woon Chung Authority has ample power to require and Chan Woon Man, of 14, Stanley immediate compliance with muy notice Strect, for 85,000 for damages said to have Therefore, may I take it that you did not been sustained by plaintiff through consider it necessary to enforce immediate defendants having negligently and un-compliance with this notion-No, I de skilfully carried out certain building not think you can take it in that way, operations at Nos. 19 and 21, Lower Thore were several collapses in the mean- time. We had reason to think that there Tascar now.
were bodies in there, and we wanted to get them out.
Mr. M. W. Slade, R.C., instructed by Mr. A. H. G. Jackson, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Jonkin, instructed by Mr. M. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, appeared for the defendants.
Mr. Jenkia announced that he had subpoenaed Mr. A. H. Wright, from the office of the Building Authority, and before giving evides Mr. Wright said
That only took you a week or two Yes.
Opinion in this country is beginning to favour the policy of the open door in the matter of Chinese finance. The Daily Telegraph, which generally correctly reflects public opinion, lends its columns to on anonymous writer "X", The gist of a long communication from this individual is that the time has arrived when the Foreign Office should revert to the policy of the open door.
He says: By directly interfering in | a matter wholly within the competence of the financial community Sir Edward Grey las produced an episode, the true history of which is certainly without parallel in the records of high finance. Wholly ineffectiys for the purpose for which it was designed, its immediate result hae bren to prevent the supply of money to a country which has immediate need for it.
For it would be ridiculous at this I am speaking of a month or two, Mr. stage to dwell on the question of the safe- Wright. After that, when all was clearguards necessary for the security of such and building operations had commenced money when the sole question which final you did not consider it necessary to Ir prevented the conclusion of the loan enforce your requiremente? You' allowed these walls to remain standing up on this last month was the nationality of one of the advisers. The British merchant in
THE MISSING VABE.
Mr. J. Rocholle Thomas, the well-known art dealer of 66. James's-street, has achieved some famo over his advertise ment for a missing Chinese vase. A few weeks ago he purchased at an auction in London an exceedingly rare vase for the sum of £2,047 10s., and he now wants the follow, for which he is willing to pay £3,000. Mr. Thomas has had hundreds of replice, most of which have no connection with China. He is afraid that his chances of finding the second vase are very slight. His own theory is that it is in the posses sion of the late royal family of China, who parted with one and kept the other. He advertised on the chance that the second one may have reached Europe somehow. Princess Toussoun, who sold the vase in the first instance to a middle man, only got £25 for it, but it is stated that this transaction is to be the subject of a court case. Her belief is that the vase was presented by the Emperor of China to Said Pasha to commemorate the cutting of the Suez Canal.
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slamber, a mighty Empire beginning to A huge giant awakening from a long realise its own vast possibilities of pro- duction, not only in agriculture and mining, but, in nearly every form of industry this is the picture which the
four thousand passengers. The Impera- tor, too, will lose the honour of being the largest ship afloat, even before she sails, for on April 21st the Cunarder Aquitania: will be launched on the Clyde. The exact dimensions of this vessel are not known, but they will exceed thous of the German ship. She is also designed to have Breater speed.
DEADLOCK IN THE ASSEMBLY, FARCICAL PROCEEDINGS: UTILITY OF PARLIA
MENT DOUBTED.
Cabling on the 19th inst the Peking correspondent of the N.C. Daily News said:
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Yesterday's meeting of the House of Representatives again prored abortive, for the reason already "twice mentioned. in my despatches upon motion colecion to the method of election of the Speaker two. The other parties, in a Honse which The Kuomintang were in a majority of exceeded 500, called for a recount and the members were kept standing up and sitting down for over an hour while the counting was repeatedly done. Finally, when it became clear that the Kuomin tang'e majority of two was correct, the thro allied parties retired, the question maintained, and some reports state that remaining undecided.
Throughout the sitting an uproar was personal encounters took place. Again it has to be recorded that the Government's supporters were responsible for these pears to be to mark time until they have farcical proceedings. Their object ap- obtained a majority over the Kuomintangi
he would like to point out that he had place unshored right along to the end of China has had little to thank the Govern Times gives of Bussia, in a special sup when, and if, this end is achieved, the been brought there against his will, moro | May -That is probable, but the strectment for in the past, and now it seems plement last Saturday. At the same time burning question of the moment will be
rless, and desired a fee for attending the Court. He had no wish to come. Ho was not interested in the case at all, and neither was the Government.
was not clear then as far as I know.
But a lot of work was going on?-Yes. I put it to you that the reason why you did not insist upon these walls being done was because it was not really seriously dangerous to leave them standing for a His Lordship undertook to consider the few weeks longer?-For a few weeks
Mr. Jenkin said he had no objection if there was any power to do it.
matter.
went to the place on the day
longer.
You left them for a few months 1—Wo did not leave them. The owners may have had difficulties that I know not of. Passing on to plans submitted by Messrs. Palmer & Turuer, Mr. Slade asked if, before these plans were passed, witness inspected the party wall and the front and rear, walls to so if they were good enough to be incorporated in a re-built house, and he replied in the allirnative.
that, by persisting in an ill-judged inter-we are confronted by the fact that so far ference with the natural course of trade Britain has gained little advantage from (for, after all, monoy is a commodity, the increased buying capacity of the just as much as any article which it Russian Market. Germany has a vary purchasos), the Government are likely to different story to tell. jeopardise,
"Our traders, advance, the great interests we have in Russian Market, but they are being badly says The Times, do not ignore the
that country.'!
and certainly will not
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allowed to come to the fore, namely, whether the President shall be elected. before or after the compilation of the constitution.
Needless to say, if these tactics are succussful, the Kuomintang, in their of the Assembly. may continue to prevent the organization turn, may prove equally obstructivo, and
Meanwhile observers, both Chinese and foreign, view these exhibitions with much tions in China has never been particular doubt Faith in Parliamentary institu-
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beaten in it. Between 1907 and 1011 British imports increased from 111 to With the withdrawal of the American 15 millions, but German imports increas- partners in the Six-Power group aned from 313 to 47 millions." Theaoly robust, and nothing has yet occurred. interesting position has been reached in figures ought to give our merchants to strengthen it. the negotiations, and the Financial Times plenty of cause fut reflection. The ste thinks that matters may eventually work reason for our backwardness is that we out in a way which will entail serious do not push our wares in this rapidly injury to British commercial Interests in growing market with the same energy the Far East. "We have never concealed and capacity which distinguish the our opinion," says this paper, that the
Germans. If British merchants would policy followed by Sir Edward Grey in rend M. Vladimir Savitsky's article on using diplomatic power in co-operation Anglo-Russian trade, they would form with other Governments to prevent China some conception of the opportunity which from obtaining free access to the money they are throwing away. This authority reminds us that English goods have markets of the world was ✡ mistaken
Mr. Wright, in evidence, said he re- collected the fire which took place in Lower Lascar Row in February of last year. He was inspected it on the follow- ing and subsequent days. Notices were issued by witness to Nos. 19 and 21, Lower Lascar Bow amongst other houses, He inspected No. 19 both before and after sending the notice on February 13th, with regard to shoring. Before witness issued this notice, the party wall between No. 19 and No. 21 was in such a condition that he condemned it. The party wall of No. 19 was also very bad. The front and back walls were defective, but they were not in witness' opinion dangerous, and he therefore did not condemn them. They were affected generally by the fire, but he standing more than half of the main spiracy to keep China in financial leading is no doubt that any efforts to extend our 'provided and not, as in the case of the could not say to what extent. He observed that the plaintiffs did not shore their houses, and he thought they ought to have
Mr. Sinde-And you considered that they were?-I considered that they were dangerous. It could be done with the one main wall re-built.
Under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance the houses can only be re instated as old houses when there remains
that the wall was cracked from top to
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one. The story of the loan negotiations always enjoyed an excellent reputation in is not, in fact, pleasant reading, since it Russia, their comparatively high price almost suggests an international con being justified by their quality, and there walls?-More than half of each of any strings for sure considerable time to trade in Russia will be net halfway by two.
Mr. Blade-informed the witness that come, and meanwhile to exploit the the consumers,
enormous undeveloped wealth of the been shored. He called for shoring in the three architects had stated in that Cour country for the advantage of those in the
Mr. Frederick Harrison reopens the notice he sent, but he did not insist upon
In witness opinion the neglect to bottom, and what he saw on the photo. inner ringa." The Financial Times argues Haymarket to-day. Since the withdrawal it may be mentioned, are in use in Leeds 12 it. shope the walls had tended to their graph produced was a fair sample of the that the granting of official recognition of The Pretenders," the house has been to the Republic by América will be follow in the hands of builders and redecorators, a sound, wall from the He might take it from him that they were never been
very badly cracked, and Counsel astced beginning, and when such a wall got
witness if that would not make them Janinged by fire and was then left to the dangerous. Witness said very badly action of the cather, wind and rain,
it must be affected to a considerable night mean anything. It was a question
of degree.
deterioration be a great extent. It had cracks, which extended all over the walled by similar action on the part of Japan who have been busy carrying out some
extent.
Mr. Jenkin mentioned that, as the witness probably knew, the wall was shored at the end of May by the defendants, and asked what would have. bren the effecti
Witness replied that if the wall had not
Mr. Slade- don't understand your attitude, Mr. Wright. It seems to me that you are taking a very hostile attitude..
Witness-I am not, Mr. Stacey His Lordship (to Mr. Slade)You must not say that. I will not allow it. Your suggestion is unjustibed. If you have
must wait till afterwards.
and other countries, and the United necessary and material improvements. States would then have obtained the fluhearsals of Typhoon " Bre well advantage of having been the first to give advanced, and public interest in Mr. practical proof of friendliness to the new Laurence Irving's adaptation of Melchior Republic. To go further, it is not inoon-Lengyel's drama is evidesced by the ceivable that American bankers might steady demand for places. Every care is themselves undertake the financing of being taken that the picture presented of China's necessities. I quote these Japanese life shall be accurate in all its opinions for what they are worth, and to detail, writes a theatrical correspondent give your readers an idea of what is being With this object in view the assistance of said here. The Financial Times devotes the well-known Japanese artist, Yoshio an important leading article to the sub-Marking, has been obtained, while three
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YUAN IN THE PALACE.
GUARDED LIKE A EUSSIAN EMPEROR.”
Most extraordinary precautions are taken to guard the approaches of the residence of President Yuan Shih-kai, Numerous says the Peking Journal. troops are kept close by. From 7 o'clock each evening trafie is forbidden along the end of the Avenue Voyron, not far from Petang, and it is impossible to reach the marble bridge which must be crossed to At the least reach the coal mountain:
been shored for some months it would any comments to make about the evidencefect, and its conclusions aro-" So far real Japanese actors are included in the sound soldiers appear from all sides.
have become dangerous simply through
Mr. Blade As your Lordship pleases the popularity of Great Britain has not neglect. It was very difficult to say what I do not understand the witness attitude. suffered to any great extent, despite the
His Lordship--The first reply you get would have happened if the shoring had not been, put up by the end of May. He from the witness that you don't like you dispute over Tibet, but the official doings of a little community of Japanese into a public garden have little chance
describe him as hostile,
The French paper continues --- ́ ́ The caste. The action of the play is laid in Peking notables who have asked that the Paris, and is mainly concerned with the northern part of the grounds of the Northern Winter Palace be transformed
who have taken up their residence thereof, seeing their request granted. If we attitude adopted during the loan negotia-
are well informed, all this section will Witness said he had to be convinced that tiens has certainly not been calculated to for the purpose of reporting to their sending the notice, dated 12th July, and the photograph produced was a fair increase it; and Manchester cotton spin. Government all facts of paramount remain inaccessible because it is con
sample, and Mr. Sinde asked him to
interest. The play ends on a sensational sidered too close to the residence of the
Dictator.!" assume that that wall was, cracked in a
act of self-sacrifice by the principal
visited the building ten times prior to
each time it seemed to get worse, and on the 11th July he raade up his mind to
ners might, under certain circumstances,
condemn it wholly He believed there similar fashion to that shown on the find the Fall River Mills a dangerous character, who has not scrupled to murder
were some cracks in the front wall on the latter date, but he could not be certain, as he had so many other houses to visit. The conditions on which he had the wall pulled down were general
photograph.
His Lordship-You must assume it. Take that hypothesis to be correct.
rival in the Chinese markets." MEMORIES OF THE BEA
Mr. Blade-When you find a wall Under this title Admiral Penrose Fitz- cracked in that fashion which a couple gorald has written his reminiscences, and of months before had been passed by exocilent reading they make. His first Thero were competent person as a non-dangerous
wall, would you suppose that there had ship was the historic Fictory. He was a been some general movement to have lad of 13 and a comrade told him that the caused those cracks-Yes, I think that is first thing he must do when he set foot on very probable
Mr. Blade-If the support which has her quarter-deck was to cry in a load been taken away who the adjoining house voice: "I have come to avenge the death
signs of crashing but whether they were cracked or not, or whether there were fractured bricks, he could not say.
Mr. Jenkin-It has been said by experts
for the plaintiffs that there were various forces in the model produced, and that they went right through and were visible outside than inside. Can we
more vivas because of the existence
extent.
The evidence of people who inspected will be read with interest When they this wall after the 1th was that each
the woman he loves on discovering that sho is a traitor to himself and his comrades
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After being absent all the winter, undergoing extraordinary structural alterations at Belfast, the Olympic leaves today on her voyage to New York. The famous liner is now practically another to improve shoring, the wall will hold Yes, if your felt, in his own words, that " this sound have not explained. What is known. Chiao-jen is recorded in very indignant shoring is good enough, certainly
I put it to you that if the owner of the ed very fine, but when the inspiring however, is that the findings of the Titanic investigation be made and the guilty THE next house rigidly shored this back wall moment arrived I felt that I was scarcely Court concerning bulkhead is have been party, no matter what their position may of those cracks, and that only, that you did I think so. There may have been 1 said nothing." The Admiral's stories had fifteen transverse bulkheads, and where he is receiving treatment.
it would not have cracked in the way it big enough to avenge anybody's death, embodied in the Olympic Originally she be should be punished ace in hospital, condemned the wall-It was certainly cracks there before, but not to the same of an earlier and more artless Japan there have been increased until she is now not those cracks only
Would you my as an expert that the
a ship within a ship, having a double fact that the owners of these houses did arch over the windows was cracked right were asked to conf an English man-of-warkin from the forward end of the stoke. not shore the walls contributed to the down in the line indicated on the model.they thought half a dozen neat straw general conditions upon which you had Would these cracks assuming the wall to bundles containing half a hundredweight hold spaces to the aller end of the be utherwise sound, be sufficient to con-of coal each would be sufficient. When the turbine room at first, the distance demn it - think not.
Will you tell me why 1-If the wall is Admiral was second in command of the decided upon to separate the inner and otherwise perfectly sound the small cracks British China Squadron in 1897, he gave enter steel walls was 2ft, G., which was establish a strong administration under in that position would not be suficienta luncheon party to some Japanese afterwards increased to 3ft.
But they are big cracks, Mr. Wrightoficials, including Admiral Ito, who told the Olympic was being altered she lost her Valley. They are bigger outside than they are inside. They are not hair cracks at all. him that in early days in Japan the belief claim to to the largest ship afloat. The You can assume that they are pretty was prevalent that no European sol-Hamburg-America liner Imperator now substantial cracks: (Laughter.) I do dies could bead his knees, and that if he has that honour. She sails on her maiden not know the exact term to use, but they
were knocked down he could not get up voyage, with a huge golden eagle at her are pretty big eracks-The model does not convey a clear impression at all. I should again until someone picked him up and prow-the only great liner with a figure want to see the building itself. It is a stood him on his feet once more--like the head-on May 28th. She is of 50,000 tons, very difficult matter to answer.
Evidence was also given by Mr. Lemm, little wooden figures in a child's Noah's 5,000 tons larger than the Olympic. She will carry a crew of prer a thousand. and and the hearing was adjourned.
the wall taken down?--Yes.
As the Building Authority, did you observe anything about the sharing of which you could complain No. I may say I was only there a few times after the shoring. Most of my visits were before the shoring. I saw nothing about which I could complain. It was of the same description as I usually see.
Witness was then cross-examined by Mr Slade, who asked if he would kindly expound the meaning of the notice dated 18th February, mentioning that he
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