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COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
The fatutory meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held at the offices of the General Managers yesterday at noon, Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., presiding. There were also present:- Hon. Mr. David Landale and Hon. Mr. E. Shellim (Directors), Messrs. Ho Tung, F. Maitland, C. S. Gubbay, H. W. Looker, and C. Lafrentz, with Mr. 'A. Shelton Hooper (Secretary).
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to earn a living by doing odd jobs as Mr. F. MAITLAND seconded, and the an electrician. She thought his average motion was carried unanimously.
income since he left the Union InsurancS Company would amount to about 830 a month. She agreed that the majority of her food had been provided by the defend ant's people, and that she had not herself to pay the rent.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. 1 thank you for your
presence.
DOMESTIC INFELICITY..
Before Mr. Melbourne at the Magis tracy yesterday, Amalia Alves, a married woman, of 26, Wyndham Street, sum- moted her husband, Egas L. de S. Alves, of 27, Mosque Junction, for that on divers dates between the 27th January and the 17th July he had been guilty of persistent eruelty to her, and had, by such cruelty, caused her to live separately from him; further, that he did neglect to provide reasonable maintenarice for | her..
Mr. C. Batherton Russ prosecuted, and Mr. Leo d'Almada defended: Aties, admiralty eng, 615 tonn, 1,400- tous,
Hoogkong
The complainant stated that she was Bramble, gunboat, 710 tons, 900 h.p., Lt-married on the 4th November, 1911, and
Comme. V. I. Brandon, Shaughal. Britomart, gunboat, 710 tons, 900 hp, Llent Comdr. P. B. Preston-Thomas, Hongkong Cadmus, British sloop, 1.070 tons, Lh.p., 1,400 Ed., Captain M. 8. Fitzmaurice, Yangtse. Cherab, water tank and tug, 390 tons, 340 hp
Hongkong
Kinsha, 616 tons, 1,200 i.b.p, Comdr. H.
Marryatt, Yongtso. Merlin, surveying ship, 1,070 tons, 6 guna, 1,400 ih.p., Lieat. F. J. B. Gibson, Labuan Minotaur, armoured oruiser (flagship Vice Admiral T. H. Jerram, K.C.B.), 27,000 i.b.p., Capt. E. B. Kiddle, en route to Weilisiwei. Moorhen, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns, 830,
had
work was too, hard.
The case was remanded.
STRANDED
FRENCH GUNBOAT "DECIDEE."
DEATH TRAP TO CREW,
HANKOW, July 17th. the second sailor who was brought down The funeral took place on July 16th of from the stranded gunboat Decidee a few Two more sailors, also suffering from days ago suffering from heat stroke. heat, were brought down by the Shast yesterday and sent at pace to the Inter- national Hospital. This makes a total of right.
The Decubee is ashore directly opposite the Yochow Custom House and is perched on the highest point of a small island. There is little hope of launching her till the water rises again. At present the watermark there is twenty-nine feet, having fallen eleven feet since the time of running aground. It is quite possible to walk round the vessel dry shod. She about twenty-feet from the water's idge, the present moment to refloat the vessel, There is nothing being done at but there is every hope that the snow water from Szechuan will cause a suffi- cient rise for the gunboat to float off.
The Deridee is a strange sight as abe lies. The Marconi uast and yards have been stripped off to use as supports to not flat bottomed. The full complement hold her from toppling over, as she is of the crew, with the exception of those encing unpleasant times, both owing to sick, are still aboard and must be experi- the heat and the mosquitoes, which in this particular spot are in swarms. Every- thing possible is being done for them in the way of sending up provisions and ice from Hankow by every up-river, steamer,
THE MITSUI CASE AND NAVAL SCANDAL.
children. No
In January her husband only gave her 86, in February about 87; in March about 86; in April $15, which just paid the rent; in May about ; in June 83; and in July 46 Clip, British sloop, 1,070 tons, 1,400 hp cents. She received assistance from
Comar, Mackenzie, Hongkong. Colne, T.B.D., 560 tone, gune 412 pr., i.h.p.,
her brothers and from the defendant's 7,500 f.d., Comdr. C. Seymour, Chefon. sisters. The defondant drank in his spare Cheimer, ".B.D., 560 tons. guns 4-12 px., 1.b.p.time, and when he had been drinking he
7,500fd, Liont. H. T. England, Hongkong. Fame, T.BD., Lt.-Comdr. 6. M. Blackman, throw everything in the house about, was
Hongkong. Hampshire, 10.850 tone, 21,000 td., 14 guns.
bad-tempered, and sometimes beat her. Captain H. W. Grant, on route to Wel-In April defendant had a chance of hafwei. Jed, T.B.D., £50 toos, gana 4-12 pr., ... salary of $40 per month.
getting a job in the Grand Hotel, at s 7,500 A., Lleut. G. F. A. Mulock,
He held it for Hongkong.
ten days, and then throw it up, saying his During that month he went to a Chinese dinner and came→C. C. Post. home drunk. Complainant said that during this time she was frequently very hungry through want of sufficient food. Au amah supplied her with vegetables, fish, and other articles sometimes. Com- plainant affirmed that the defendant scolded her nearly every day because he In the Tokyo Chiho Saibansho, at 1 wanted her to get money from her rela pm. to-day, judgment was delivered in tives. He could not beat her very hard, Kenza Iwahara, and Jotaro Yamamoto, the case brought against Giichi lida, because she usually managed to get away ex- Directors of Mitsui & Company; from him. On the 13th July, and for surutaro Matsuo, formerly Inspector-
General of Naval Construction two subsequent nights, he pretended to be ex-Adviser of Naval Construction to mail, and threatened to commit suicide by Mitsui & Company; Tokaya Matano and throwing himself from the roof. Witness Sozaburo Matsuo, employés of the same and two men watched him during this arm; and Naozo Hasegawa, ex-Director
of the Japan Paint Company. time. On the morning of the 18th he had Matsuo and Iwahara were each recovered from his apparent medness, sentenced to two years' penal servitude, and he commenced to read a book on servitude..
and Yamato to eighteen months' penal "Divorce." He studied it for about an
lida was sentenced to eigh- teen months' penal servitude, Matsuo and hour, and then sent for her brother, Kano to three months, and Hasegawa to Defendant said he wanted her to admit
four months' penal servitude.
In the case of the four last-namedi an allegation which he made that she had execution of sentence is postponed for misconducted herself with another man.
three years. ·
i.hp, Lt. Comdr. Alan Dizon, W. River Newcastle, 2nd class orniser, 4,800 tons, turbine, 22,000 1.3., Capt. F. A. Towlatt, es route to Shanghai. Nightingale, river gunboat, 85 tone, 240 h.p,
Lient Comdr. Malcolm Murray, Yangtse. Kennet, T.B.D., 550 tons, 4 gane, 12 pr. i.-P.,
7,500 f.d., Lieut. F. A. H. Russel, Chefco. Kibble, T.B.U., 590 tons, 7,500 fd, 6 guns,
Lisnt-Comdr. Wilkinson, Chefoo. Robin, river gunbost, 85 tons, gans 240 hp It.Comdr. J. Fleetwood Nash, West Biver Romarlo, depot ship to Submarine, 980 tons. 1,400 h.p., Lient. Comdr. F. A. Cromie Hongkong. Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 2.400 h.p., Liant Comdu, L. A, 8. Hutton, Wet Biver
Saipe, river geuboat, 85tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p., Lt-Comdr. M. R. J. Maxwell-Scott. Yangtse.
Tamar, receiving ship, 4,650 tons, 6 guns Commodore R. H. Anstruther, C..G.. Hongkong
Teal, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns, 800 i.h.p.
Liest Comdr. S. P. B. Russel, Yangis,
Thistle, gunboat, 710 tons, 900 h.p., Lt.-Comdr.
G. F. L. L. Page. Weihaiwei Triumph, bettleship, 11,985 tons. 12,500 h...
A. Commdr. A. & Sasmann. Hongkong. Unk, T.B.D., 590 tons, 7,500 f.d., 6 gaps Lieut.
Maxwell, Chefoo.
Welland, T.B.D., 590 tons, 7,500 fd, 6 guns, Lient-Comdr. Poignand, en route to Wel baine,
Widgeon, dr. A. J. Landon, Yaugise,
gunboat, 195 tone, 2 guns, 800 b p. Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 hp
Le Comdr. M. B. B. Blackwood, Yangtse Woodlark, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 gaze, 550 b p. L-Comdr, Robin W. Lloyd, Yangtee Yarmouth, 2nd class orniser, 4,800 tons, Capt. HL. L. Cochrane, en route to Wrikaiwel. Submarines:-
C. 36, D. J. MoGillerie, Lieut.
C. 37, J. A. Gaimes, Lieat
C. 38, B. K. O. Pope, Lient,
T.B. 035, Lieut. Handley.
T.B. 036, Lient, Wiles
T.B. 037, Lient. Wyndham-Quin. TB. 038, Lieut. Seymour.
THE SENTENCES ON ACCUSED.
TOKYD, July 18th.
and
This being absolutely untrue, witness re- It will be remembered that the three again endeavoured to get her to admit fused. At his sisters' house defendant
this, and tore her necklet and threw her on the floor because she refused. He also threatened to kill her.
ex - Directors of Mitsui & Co. ware of documents, the forgery of negotiable charged with the mutilation and forgery instruments, fraud, and bribery; Tsuru- taro Matsuo, with the forgery negotiable instruments, frand, and bribery Takuya Matsuo and Sozabure Kano with the mutilation and forgery of
PASSED THE CANAL.
of
July 3rd-Oanfa, Socoirs, Chalister. July 7th-Kuno Maru... July 10th--Idomeneus, Lennoz, “Sar- dinia, Tubingen, Laomedon
In answer to Mr. d'Almada, complain- documents; and Naozo Hasegawa with ant said that when they were married destruction of evidonor-Japan Gazette. defendant held a position in the Union month. He left this place in November, Insurance Company at a salary of $80 per
1912, and after this the trouble commenced, He did not get regular work and failed to bring sufficient money home, while he also pawned her jewellery. She continued living with him until the middle of April last year, when he went to Shanghai to endeavour to get work. He sent her $15 from Shanghai. From that time to Janu ary of the present year she lived with her mother. She agreed that he had tried
uly 14th-Achilles, Renlomond, Glen turret, Sachsen, Satsuma, Sueviu, Wakasu
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July 17th-Meinam, Prinzess Alice, Seandia, Forwœerta.
July 21st-Brasilia, Cordillere, Goeben, Hitachi Maru, Indrani, Kashima Maru, Nippon, Orestra, Siam.
July 24th--Perseus, Phemius.
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Kingdom on the 18th June, and is due to The Mogul Line str. Lennox left United arrive here on or about the 30th July.
this port on the 24th July, a.m., and will The A.L. str. China left Singapore for The. A.O. str. Changshe left Sydney on The 0.8.K. str. Tacoma Maru strived:
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