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TELEGRAMS.
"DER OSTASIATISURER LLOYD":
SERVICE}
THE SIEGE OF DURAZO
DEATH OF THE DUTCH COMMADER,
Theatback of repulsed.
BERLIN, JO 16th: Durazzo has been.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, June 17th,
Summary JURISDICTION.
Berone Mr. F. A. Hazeland (PUISNE JUDGE).
A DEAL IN MORFEINE.
The case was resumed of The Man Chau, Chin
Mo, and So Ting Chung, executors of Che Yuu Tak, deceased v. M. Baptiste Plaintiffs claim as executors of Che Xan The Prince was exposed to the fire Tak for the sum of $1,200 damages for the repeatedly.
non-delivery of certain morphine, to be del vared by Che Yun Tak in Canton. In the alternative the plaintiffs claimed the return of the sum of $1,200 deposited by Che Yun Tak with the defendants. The sum of $200 was waived by the claimants for the purposes of jurisdiction.
Colonel Thomsen met his doth whon he left the trenches in order to ncourage the troops. The Dutch Government and the public mourn his loss and the Press, including the German, publish tributes to his memory. Colonel Thoms fought
in the Atjeh war and became later military attaché during the Bar War. The Marquis di San Giulia made honourable mention of the brae officer in the Italian Chamber of Deputes.
The German volunteers : at Durazzo manned the guns with success. Austriaa torpedo-boats are bringing reinforcements from Alessio and Valona. Th British Admiral takes supreme command of the international squadron at During
BERLIN, Jus 17th.
New attacks took place at Durazzo yesterday morning and evening and were repelled by the Prince's troops, tho have been victorious everywhere up to the The rebels imes are
present time. Breat
H.M. the Kaiser bus ordeed the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1914.
had contravened about four sections of the Ordinance. China was doing all she possibly could to prevent morphine going into the country and Hongkong was endeavouring to assist China by way of the Ordinances mentioned. Such an Ordinance could not be held to be a revenue Ordinance. A revenue Ordinance tras an Ordinance passed for the purpose of getting revenue, and an Ordinance which did not permit the importation of goode could not seriously be called a Tovonue Ordinatico,
My Jonkin, in replying, said that there was one fact in the case about which there was no dispute at all, that the plaintiff, excoutor of the dead man, did pay over to the defendant the sum of $1950-That sam had passed to Baptista and $1,200 of the amount was due back from somebody, and the plaintif had not got it. Whoever the person was who had been referred to others from being intermediate owners as the true owner, that did not prevent
GAMBLING FOR NOTES
END A MYSTERY.
Our Canton correspondent writes: Some time ago a society was formed with the title of the Association for the Destruction of Currency Notes, whose purported aim was to gradually lesson the number of the dis
discounted notes in circula- tion, by means of a system of lottery, tickets which thoy issued and sold for currency notes, 20 per cent, of the pro creds of each issue being destroyed. In reality this is a gambling concern, for a fairly large percentage of the proceeds is deducted to cover the "
expenses. of running the society. Since its inception, the society has been commented upon on many occasions, favourably by thom who desire to enrich themselves simply by spending a small sum on a lottery ticket, Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr.
but most unfavourably by all who realise Rus, of Messra. Goldring & Rues) was for plaintiffs and Mr. Eldon Potter
continue. A month has elapsed since the evil it would create if allowed to (instructed by Mr. Gardiner) defended.
the first drawing took place, and people before the morphine had reached the hands Mr. Pottor said the plaintiff's case which of the plaintiff. His case was his friend are still wondering whether the amount had been put forward in the pleadings said that Baptista and the other men were e
destroyed on that occasion actually was a very simple one. It was that the
represented 20 per cent, of the collections, mere intermediaries-that Baptista and plaintiff, ani in saying that he meant the others were more than mere inter-
A mat-shed was erected in front of the the dead man, entered into a contract mediuries, in fact that they were inter-offices of the Police Department, and with the defendant for the delivery of mediate sellers. They were buying from small bundles of currency notes were hung certain morphine. The plaintiff's Counsel one vendor at 250 per lb. and re-selling up here and there Shortly after the had called to witnesses, one was one of to the plaintiffs at $130 per lh, making arrival of the working committee, a box the plaintiffs, an executer of the deceased a bulance of $750 as profit.___ Baptista aid was taken out containing a quantity of
mendante, an of 90 as
notes, which was supposed to represent Chee Ho. The first witness did not speak
20 per cent, of the collections. The notes, as to the real facts of the case, except the
without heing counted, were put into a payment of the money at an interview
stove and burnt. The small bundles when the $750 cheque was given. For the
which decorated the shed were luken material facts of the case his friend was
down, but what happened to them is a compelled to rely on the evidence of Mak
mystery. The proceedings then closed, Chen Ho, who was obviously the plaintiff's
and the spectators were left to admin the agent throughout the whole of the
dexterity with which the Society's Com transaction, and it was his intention to
mittes had arranged the destruction"
more
agent for the seller. If he had been agent it would have been his duty, and he would have handed over to the vendor the purchase price. Was it likely that the much were running all the ricks they did as the result of the meetings in Bellion Terrace for 81301 Proceeding, Mr. Jenkin said that the $1,200 which they had never had was said to be in the hands
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR TO-DAY'S MEETING
Hen, Mr. H E. Pollock, K.C., bas given notice of his intention to ask the following questions at the meeting of the Legislative Council to-day-
When was the contract entered into for the erection of the Kowloon Railway Station, and what was the contract price and what is the con- tract date fixed for completion f What is the cause of the delay in the erection of the Station? Will the Government lays progress report upon the table at the next meeting of Council, and thereafter at intervals of six months 1
2. What amount has the Government expended in the erection of bathing. aheds and in the provision of bath ing facilities at West Point The orders of the day are
First reading of the Bill entitled, "A
Game." Ordinance to wako provision for the protection of certain Wild Birds end
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary, Sum of six hundred and eighty-three dollars and one cent, to and seventeen thousand seven hundred- defray the charges of the year 1013."
Committee on the Bill entitled, "An Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Ships as defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants generally.".
Will not he proceeded with at this meeting.
GOVERNMENT THANKS THE TUNG
WAH HOSPITAL
The following letter has been addressed by the Government to the Tung Wah Hospital:
Colonial Secretary's Office,
cruiser Breslau, bow at the Ionian také delivery of the morphine at 8. of a man named Cruz who made a timely of notes. The master has given rise to athnt His Excellency, the Governor has heard
Tslands, to depart for Durazzo at once.
GREECE AND TURKEY
BERLIN, JUN 16th.
Several Powers have offered Grace their mediation, in order to prevent vr. Ons Russian and one French man-of-war have arrived at Smyrna for the suppression of possible disorders. Talaat ley has prevented the further flight of Greeks
EN: IRONIC.
RUSSIAN MILITARY AVIATORS ARRESTED IN PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Jun 16th: Russian military aviators have landed in the province of East Prussia and were taken in charge,
BERLIN, Jun 17th.
The Russian aviators who wen appre hended in East Prussia
hot been released.
RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA.
BERLIN, Jun: 17th. The Russian Press is much disatisfied with the remite of the meeting at Con-
stanza.
RUSSIA'S "MILITARY TASKS.
BERLIN, Jum 16th. The Conservative newspaper Semsht ching of St. Petersburg, warm Russia
against splitting her forces for the sake of Frence and points to the more pressing tasks awaiting Russia in Asia.
RUSSIAN LOAN FAILUIE.
BERLIN, Jum 16th.
Belilos Terrace. With regard to the evidence of Mak Cheo Ho he considered that it was entirely discredited, and his Lordship could not believe him, and even if he was believed his evidence did not carry the plaintiff's case any further, Howver, he contended that his Lordship material point after having heard him could not believe Mak Cheo Ho on any
cross-examined. Mak Chee Ho absolutely departed from the case which was put up by the learned Counsel for the plaintiff, who was obviously unaware of it because Mak had not told all be know to his legal advisers. He told thea nothing of the happenings at Bellics
appearance and an equally timely disappearance,
Counsel directed his Lordship's attention to the statement of P. O. M. Gutierrez, who said that on January 11th he saw the real owner of the morpline, not in connection with this transaction, but to merely ask him the price of morphine. Apparently at that knew who the real owner was, and if time Baptista and his “co-adventurers
Cruz was a man who could not be trusted with the money at all, why was the money not handed to the owner on January 11th, when he was before them? Mr. Jenkin was proceeding to deal with what he said amounted to almost a frank admission
series of uncomplimentary criticisms in the Press, which also expressed astonish ment that no steps have been taken by the Government to dissolve the society, which is apparently resping a good harvest by dishonest means under the cloak of a good name. The society is still issuing lottery tickets, but the authorities seem to be
at last taking steps to obtain its
dissolution.
The following extract from the "reply of the Chief of Police to the Governors order directing enquiries to be made in regard to the society, may, therefore, he road with interest —
Hongkong, 16th June, 1914. GENTLEMEN,I am directed to inform you with much satisfaction of the work done by you in recovering from the sea the bodies of many of those who perished on the occasion of the burning of the str. Tai On, and giving them suitable burial. I am to convey to you the thanks of His Excellency and the Government of Hongkong for your humans services. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
CLAUD, SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary:
The Committee,
Tung Wah Hospital,
THE NEVER OPEN DOOR.
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When railway trains began to invade the country districts in Japan, the people, unfamiliar with glass, were constantly SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL coming into collision with an unsson through what seemed an open door rather
Terrace. Mak Chee Ho's excuse was that that Cruz was suspected when Mr. Potter but, que going into its operations, it is obstacle in their impulse to put their beads:
he did not tell his Counsel this because he forgot or because he was not asked, and similar lame excuses. Also, Ma
objected.
point had been pub in such a way that
INSTRUMENTS.
Chee Ho contradicted the plaintiff, not the witness Mak Choo Ho evidently did permission it seems that the society has to of daubing whitewas upon it in order ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS.
He
Ostensibly, the society has as its object the destruction of currency cute, in fact running a lottery similar to the Mr. Potter said that questions on this So Pin lottery. On all sides it is than a window. In some cases the glans
rogarded as a gambling concern, and as the Government has not granted any written was broken, and the practice was resorted really no grounds for existence, Further to prevent such accidents. On is remind- more, the establishment of such a sootyed of theao days by the following letter was proposed before the abolition of the from the Peking firm of Gillard & Co. to Currency Notes Committee, and also prior the local Daily News: A most remark to the currency notes redemption scheme able incident took place in our store being introduced
Now that the Currency yesterday. During the course of business Notes Committee has been dissolved, and the we were considerably startled by a loud SILVER AND PRINCE'S PLATE. currency notes are being redeemed, there is crash and a tremendous falling of glass, no reason why the society should be allowed | Upon ascertaining the cause we discovered to exist. Otherwise it is feared that the that a coolie engaged in fixing electric various districts will also follow suit, and it fans had walked through one of our is not unlikely that innumerable evil efects will be engendered.
The communication closes with the request that His Excellency at once
SUBLIME CHEEK.”
windows, the goods from which had just been removed. The size of the glass was
SUN GLASSES.
Representatives
42 square feet and same completely MAPPIN & WEBB, broken The most extraordinary part of
the occurrence was that the coolie was quite unhurt and upon being questioned stated that he thought he was walking through an open door."The Far East,
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
What is known as the "agony "column SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES. of The Times sometimes furnishes some quaint humour, remarks the Japan Chronicle | About three weeks ago the hrat page among following announcement appeared on the
the ! personal advertisements
"on any material point, but it was material
not realise what was meant, and row Mr. as showing how far as a witness Mak Jonkin assumed. It was a very serious Chee Ho could be credited. The case Was thing to suggest that a man was dishonest. so simple, and so simple was he (Counsel), 1f Mr. Jenkin wanted this proved he and so simple, if he might say so, was should have asked the witness point blank. his friend, and so simple did his friend It was the practice that when Counsel had imagine the Court to be that he suggested used up his ingenious and inflated queries in bis opening that the morphine could in an endeavour to secure a point, when he had got his man in a corner, he should not have come out of Hongkong at all. put the question to him plump and Asta illegality, his friend was ashamed plain, and not in an inflated way and that such a question should be raised, subsequently put it forward as an he knew nothing of illegality, and so admission. If that was to be the practice simple was the case that his friend did then God help witnesses, orders the dissolution of the society.
Mr. Jenkin replied that he did not not know where the morphine was coming think his friend would improve things by from. It was admitted that the morphine appealing to the Deity, Mr. Potter had was to come from the Colony, and he come forward with the old tearful plea about witnesses, but he (Counsel) hold thought his Lordship was clear as to the that he had put his questions quite fairly source from whence it was to come, and during what he described as the Mak Che Ho also knew. He held that monosyllabic period. Mr. Jenkin defendant was merely an agent and a recovered from Mr. Baptista's spittoon added that the receipt which had been go-between; the evidence of Mak Ches Ho was for a cheque in full settlement and R. O. M. Gutierrez Supported this. Mak Che Ho bravely dived into The two principals were the plaintiff on Baptista's spittoon and he did not know
how often that spittoon was cleansed the one hand, represented by Mak Chee and rescued the remnants of that receipt Mak Chee Ho would surely not have done from their watery grave," (Laughter.) such a thing had the receipt not beco of say that the contract was repudiated by Baptista on a Sunday. No doubt his better the day, better the deed," he said conscience got the better of him, and,
ho was going to have nothing more to do with the deal. That absolutely did away a double repudiation, for two negatives with the contract. They could not have
made a positive, and had this happened nothing had happened. The mere fact the contract would have gone on as il
that Baptista merely handed the money to an agent was nothing he had to do something substantial in the execation of this. He simply handed the money over alegal contract. Baptista had not done
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Only 25 per cent. of the proped loan Ho, and the true owner of the morphia, for the Russian South-Eastern railway been alleged, defendent intended to Bome importance Counsel weat on to favours received, but exhibiting an Oliver the school to be opened on an efficient]
who was represented by Cruz. If, as had
defraud, why had he given plaintiffs HERR NADOLNY TO RETURN TO anything at all Plaintiffs had also
RUSSIA
was taken up in London.
suggested that he had endeavoured to swindle them, but his (defendant's) story BERLIN, June 17th.
was absolutely corroborated by the receipt Herr Nadolny, Councillor of legation which was given by the plaintiff himself at the German Foreign Office, and expert to the defendant for 21,200. They did not on the East European Commercial know what was the intention in the negotiations, is to return to Rusia. Ho plaintiff's mind. He might have made up his mind to accept $750 and then sue is at present at Durazzo..
fox some more. But a person could not approbate and reprobate. He could not any with his lips, I will accept 370" and then say in his mind, “I will not
We have received from the secretary of the Oriental Studies Committee a com- munication, signed by Lord Cromer, Lord Curzon, the Lord Mayor of London, Where is the Good Samaritan who will Lord Southwark, Mr. Faithfull Bogg, give harassed City Worker a Holiday by and Sir Montagu Turner, appealing for the sea at Whitsun? Watching advertiser's funds towards the establishment of u chiflike enjoyment should be ample School of Oriental Studios in London. & few days later there appeared another exact position of affairs, and appeals to
repayment.-Box H. 93, The Times. The communication summarizes announcement, expressing gratitude for the public for the sum necessary to enabin Twist trait by asking for more working basis in 1915, when its buildings
So many Good Samaritans replied to will be ready f Harassed City Worker's appeal in this column last Saturday that he is compelled to ask them to accept this Acknowledgment of his Thanks The world seems Full of Good Samaritans, so full indeed that Worker is emboldened to ask whether on of them could possibly make the holiday include the use of a smaß yacht, he having accepted the offer of a furnished hour at The cool "cheek" of this advertiser was
Ryde-Box B, 133, The Times too much for another reader of The Times, this cynical rebuke: who went to the expense of advertising
The site and buildings of the London Institution (valued at not less than 100,000) have been secured for the school by Act of Parliament, and the Govera- ment have promised the sum of from £20,000 to £25,000 necessary for altera- tons and repairs and a new block of class-rooms. The plans have been approved, and the contracts will be settled as soon as the building strike is concluded.
LTD..
LONDON.
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His Majesty the King has graciously consented to be patron of the schoul FALCON! of London under the term of a Royal which will be attached to the University charter now under consideration by the Privy Council.
to a colleague of his. Harassed City Worker's Modest Require ments cannot surely be satisfied with Mr. Potter was permitted to make a few, remarks on the question of law raised
merely the loan of furnished hous at
The annual income necessary to teach seaside and yacht. Why not an aeroplane? the principal languages of the East and Advertisers anxious to confer « benefit on Africa, spoken over 800,000,000 people, society at large would be delighted to including over 350,000,000 of his contribute a particularly defective dying Majesty's subjects, will be £14,000 a year, machine of archaic design which, if 28 compared with £10,000 a year spent adequately mismanaged, would, they doubt at Berlin and £8,000 spent at
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.
BERLIN, JE 18th. Tho Opium Conference has be opened at The Hague. Turkey and Berria ha accept it really because I am going to by Mr. Jenkin The Ordinance waef
sue you for more." Proceeding, Mr. passed, he said to prevent the imports declined to adhere to the
the evention. Potter said it was more than probabletion and exportation of opium and Austria has declared her assentin prin- that the plaintiffs stole the receipt in to provide revenue for the Colony. I morphine, and was not passed in order ciple. Great Britain and the British order to prove their case, which, he was splutely prohibition. Ordinance; Possessions have afixed their signatures, submitted, they had failed to do. Dealing and even if it was & revenue Ordinance with the question of the illegality of the be submitted that would make no
difference to the case subject
of the contract, Counsel submitted that if the law said, as it did, that it was illegal to supply morphine, then it followed also that it was illegal Mr. Potter remarked that he might to contract the supply, and Mak Che very well say that the Ordinance was passed to anaist, Chins. It had nothing Ho was to take delivery of it in this to do with the opiqua farmer. It was a Colony. It was illegal to send morphine ngohibitive Ordinance and nothing more into China unless it was taken to Govern it the Legislation said "You shall ment Civil Hospitals or British Medical not export moobine from this Colony
into Clina. Practitioners, and under this plaintiffs Jadgment was, reserved.
WATER POLO
The following will represent to V.R.C. "B" against the R.E. in the Water Polo Shield Competition to-night, stip.m. -— AJ England (Capt.), 1- E. (unnuti, M. L. Railton, F. L. da Roza, L. C. R. Souza, F. K. Tala and G. V Sowell. Reserve: A. J. V. Rebeiro,
His Lordship asked if the Ordinance was not really passed to protect the farmer's monopoly
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not, emply repay them for their towards this sum his Majesty Par generosity Reply Box C. 280, The Times ment have promised 24.000 rent, and PILSENER BEER
the Goverement of India £1,250 a The Education Comunitțse of the London County Council have recommended the It takes a good deal to surprise people Council to vote £9,000 a
to the in these days, but one or two may rub aliool under certain conditions, and we their eyes when they read that a man trust that they will agree to do s was fined a sovereign in London recently There is thus a balance of at least £6,700 for furiously driving a hearse. As the a year to be found. The signatories hope magistrate observed, “A hearse is the that this sum may be secured partly in last vahiele which should exceed the speed the form of income from capital and limit, but this one was a motor herso, partly in the form of manual grant or so, true to type, it tora gaily along the subscriptions They think it desirable road at twenty-and miles an hour. We that an endowment fund of not less than can hardly imagine an uglier spectacl», «t £100,000 should be raised.
SOLD AT
$3.48 per dozen quarts, $2.24
pints.
DUTY FREE
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