NERVE TREMORS.
JUDGMENT GIVEN FOR PLAINTIFF.
MISSING COAL,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 1915. -
JAPANESE CHIEF OFFICER CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
At the Magistracy yesterday, before The case in which Mr. E. R. Dovey, Mr. J. R. Wood, the Japanese Chief an assistant at the Laboratory, gave Officer of the Komagata Maru was expert evidence in regard to handwriting charged with the larceny of a large quan on his system of nerve tremors was con-lity of coal and briquettes, the property oluded at the Summary Court yesterday. of Messrs. Jarding, Matheson & Co., the Dyager Singh sued J. V. Mendoza and charterers of the vessel.
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of Mesare.
THE BOOM IN SHIPPING. TONNAGE SCARCE AND FREIGHTS: HIGH.
FINE CHANCES FOR CHILNA COASTERS."
The X-6. Daily News saya
For the past few weeks a rather un- focal shipping trade, and while tonnage usual situation has been provalent in the is scarce, and freights are high there is not much trade to speak of. Usually, a | hooor in skipping or high freights signi- fies a big trade. If in any one country
freights move up, new ships come into the trade and freights are brought down; only when all tramps and other shipping available are engaged in other and profit- able business da rates move up as high as they have done at present,
R. V. Mendoza for $500, money lent on Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Hareton) there is a large cargo to be moved and
I.Q.Us, the signatures on which the defendants denied.
At the previous hearing it was agreed that Mr. Dovey should examing all the essential documents in connection with the case, it being held that the constant peculiarities in handwriting could not be given in relation to only three 1.0.Us.'.
prosecuted, and Mr. D. J. Lewis (Mesars Johnson, Stokes & Master) defended Inspector Gordon represented the police, and Mr. P. S. Dixon watched on behalf of two coolics who are charged with receiving the coal,
Mr. Shenton explained that the Kamagata Maru was chartered by the
« NAVAL CASUALTIES.
TOTAL LOSSES SINCE WAR BEGAN.
The Admiralty has issued a statement showing all the casualties in the Rogal Navy and Royal Marines, including the Royal Naval Division, since the beginning totals are as follows of the war up to November 11th.
OFFICERS.
Killed Wounded
920
37.
Prisoners opnemuis
Interned
46.
MES.
4,107
436
969 1,524
Killed
Wounded Missing Interned
Tho
The tabulated list, showing dute, ship. engagement, etc., and casualties, is as under:
August 6th-Amphion (mined): Officers killed, 1; wounded; 7; Men killed, 148;
Mr. Dovey, giving evidence yesterday complainant firm to bring coal from the N.DL. are withdrawn on account of wounded, 25, 2
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August 22nd.--Kennet (action of Tsing COMMENCING FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH. tan): Men killed, 4; wounded, 6.
August 7th-Highflyer (action with
said that he was of the opinion, after an examination during which hundreds of measurements were taken, that the Tonkin for the exclusive import into kok-Saigon-Hongkong and Saigon-Manila Kaiser Wilhtim der Grosse); Men killed,
suspected documents in the possession of Written by a second or third party. All the evidence which he had obtained in the course of his examination was against there having been, an attempt at forgery, In his opinion the signatures were all made by J. V. Mendoza. The probabili
the money-lender could not have been
ties in favour of this opinion were
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million to one. A forgery, witness added was comparatively easy to detect, but the difficulties were increased if the forger was an expert.
Answering Mr. Brutton (who appeared for the defendant), Mr. Dover admitted that even an expert could not positively say that a certain two documents were written by the same hand. However, he could say, as he had done, that the chances were a million to one against it
His lordship remarked that it now came to this: The monoy-lender said he loaned the money to the first defendant, who signed the documents; the defendant said he knew nothing about it, and Mr. Dovey expressed the opinion that the
documents were all in the handwriting
of J. V. Mendoza.
1; wounded, 5. C
August 28th-Trawlers Crathie and T. D. Irwin mined): Officers wounded, 1; Blen killed, 5; wounded, 8.
August 28th-Action in Heligoland Bight: Arethusa: Ocers killed, 13 wounded, 1; Men killed, 10; wounded 15. Laertes: Men killed, 2; wounded, 8. Men killed, 10, wounded: 1.
Laurel Officers killed, 1; wounded, 1;.
Liberty Officers killed, 1; Mou killed, 7 wounded, 10 da
At prezant the cause of high freights is tho want of tonnage, both in the local trade and at Home In the Far Eastern coast trade, the Hanburg Amerika and
the war. The usual tramp steamers are Haiphong. They had a contract with the partly engaged at home and partly in the Societé Francaise des Charbonnages du Fouth, in the Hongkong-Manila, Bang- Hongkong, of its Haiphong coal. On the trade. The steamers on these routes are mainly engaged in transporting rice and 1st December, by the bill of lading which other purely local products. Formerly. tons of coal, including tump, mall, and of the Germans, whose steamers are laid he would ask Mr. Lewis. to admit, 3,705 this business was practically in the hands briquettes, were placed on board for up at present. The result is that in the shipment to Hongkong. The ship arrived Northern routes, the China Merchants, Jardine's and Butterfold's lines, besides in Hongkong on the 4th January, and the the Japanese boate, have all the trade. task of discharging the coal was com There is more than enough of purely local menced on the following day. By the traffic for these lines; hence, rates have tallyman's books it would be seen that moved up.
So far as the total of the there was a shortage of 321 tons of coal. traffic is concerned, there is little likeli On the morning of the 9th inst. one of
hood of any increase, Inspector Gordon's representatives saw a In the ocean trade, there is little move- Inge quantity of coal-it amounted in ment in the import trade. But even for fact to ten tons-being taken to a house what there is, there are not enough in Yee We Stroct
steamers to carry it. The Government at The policeman's suspicions were aroused, and he question the regular trade and is using them ind, 1; Men killed, 1.
home has taken about 1,200 steamers from ed the coolie in charge. The latter the transport of troops, stores, wounded, produced a chit from the Japanese Chief etc., between the Continent and England Officer of the Komagata Maru, which The French have taken all their tonnage, and other parts of the Empire and Europe. read:
with few exceptions, for similar purposes, including that of transporting German prisoners to Algeria. German and Aus- trian vessels are all, of course, interned. Therefore, ships available for commerce are few in number practically all of them British tonnage. There have to nations, in Europe, as also the bulk of the South American business. Froights, therefore, are high, and few are available for the Far East.
"Please pass bearer of some sweepings from the above steamer to the store." On the same morning another policeman saw ten tons of coal on a junk Inspector Gordon communicated with the Chief Officer of the Komagata Mary, and
the defendant replied stating that the
sweepings of coal had been given the Mr. Brution contended that plaintiff's coolies by him for their services in clean conduct in the case was very peculiar,ing up the ship, the coolica preferring to He commenced an action against J. V. take the coal in lieu of hire money. Mr. Mendeza for 880, and at that the he did Bhenton said that two coolies would say that they received the coal from the defea not mention the $500 which he was now dant, claiming. If the money had been owing. plaintiff would surely have sued for the two sums at once.
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*THE OCEAN. TRADE.
attend to American trade with the neutral
CHINA SAPORTS AFFECTED.
Druid: Men wounded, 1. Fearless: Men wounded, 8. Phoenix: Men wounded, 1. September 2nd. Trawler Eyrie (mined): Officers killed, 1; Mon killed, 6. eer wounded, 1; Men killed, 1; wounded 2. September 3rd.-Speedy (mined) : Offi· Trawler Kinsdell (mined): Officer kill- September 5th.-Pathfinder (torpedoed); Officers killed, 9; wounded, 2; Men killed, 250; wounded 14.
Navy (landing party on Island of New September 11th-Royal. Australian Pommern): Officers killed, 1; wounded, 1; Men killed, 2; wounded, 2.
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SKIRTS, COATS, GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
OVERCOATS, SHIRTS
UNDERWEAR, WAISTCOATS
BOOTS AND SHOES.
September 11th Dwarf (West Coast of LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
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September 14th-RN. Air Service (aeroplane accident): Officer killed,
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September 20th-Pegasus (action with Konigsberg). Officers killed, 2; wounded, 5; Men killed, 33; wounded, 56.
September 22nd-Aboukir (torpedoed); Officers killed, 25; Men killed, 535.
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Hogue Officers killed, 12; Men killed,
In the same manner, the export trade from China is also affected. The British Land French are the only occan-going The defendant had made a statement steamers; and the Freneb lines are very in which he admitted giving the coal to the two coolies, and said he gave that are running are finding profitable irregular. The few conference steamers it to them because Messrs. Jardine,
September 28th--Cumberland (recon- His lordship-Those sort of people do Matheson & Co. would not clean up the tonnage in Malaya in rubber and tin, and nitring Mango Bay in picket bont); (ffi- not always sue at one time for the whole ship. Mr. Shenton understood that there Indin also supplies paying cargo, Concers wounded, 1. of the money owing but for some occult was no obligation on the part of the so from China is, there are not enough (transport work in Belgium): Officera siderably reduced na the export trade September 23rd – EN Air Service reason they keep a bunch of 10.Us.. un plainant firm to clean up the ship steamers to carry even the cargo at pre-wounded, 1.
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Amongst the coal there were
whole
briquettes and huge lumps, so it could not sent bargained. It is stated that over Mr Brutton then submitted that the called sweepings..
125,000 tons of cargo from Hankow, Tieu Inspector Gordon, in evidence, stated tsin and other northern ports are seeking evidence pointed to the fact that as there that on searching a house in Yee Wo space, which cannot be obtained at pre- was a considerable sum of money owing Street he found ten tons of coal, and had sent at any price. by R. V. Mendoza to plaintiff, and the it removed to the Police Station, One of former having gone away, plaintiff the coolics charged with receiving camo .to the Station subsequently, and looked around to see how he could get the demanded the return of the ten tons of return of his money. J. V. Mendoza, a coal which had been seized on board the Witness detained the man, and "small boy," had paid before, and plain-sarched him, with the result that the tiff probably thought he would pay again. note-book produced, containing various The samples pro Then, again, J. V Mendoda was only entries, was found.
AMBILICA'S CHANCE. Usually, the American lines are slack. Now that a large quantity of cargo, even that which used to go to Europe, goes through America, and there is a large passenger traffic, all the steamers in this line being fully engaged. As a matter of fact, there are not enough steamers to cope with the present traffic. Further,
fifteen years of age, and he asked his duced he considered to be fair samples the route via Panama was opened during
fordship if it was reasonable to suppose Bat money-lender would lend $600 to a boy, who was earning no salary and living with his mother.
His lordship-You do not always know what is in the mind of a money-lender
Subsequently his lordship remarked that the evidence of the defendant and the plaintiff neutralised each other. As to the evidence of the expert, he had gone into the matter at great length, and he (his lordship) did not really see how he could refuse to be guided by what the expert had said. The chances were stated by him to be a million to one, and he did not see how anyone could get over that. He also thought it was within reason that the shape of the writing was, un the whole, the same, and he did not see how he could do anything else than give judgment for plaintiff, with costs,
Mr. Brutton pointed out that the first defendant was only a boy, earning no salary, whereupon his lordship ordered the 2500 to be paid at the rate of 32 per month. The costs to be paid by arrange ment with the solicitors engaged.” - Mr. Russ represented plaintiff.
A NEW RAILWAY JUNCTION AT SHANGHAL
LINKING THE HANGCHOW AND NANKING LINES.
An important railway junction, which will have an enormous effect upon the transportation of goods from the interior. of China to Shanghai and other influen tal centres, inasmuch as it will connect the Shanghai-Nanking railway with the Shanghai-Hangchow railway, will shortly be under construction, the N-C. Dedy News states. The difficulties which bave
attended the conveying of passengers and Freight by the Shanghai Hangchow Niagpo railway have long been felt, and when the new line is working many of these difficulties will be overcome.
of the coal seized.
The case was remanded.
BRITISH SUBJECTS AND ENEMY COUNTRIES. WARNING TO BRITISH MERCHANTS
IN CHINA.
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the war, and a large amount of cargo to New York, and even Europe, is going by that route.
The Japanese lines are all working as fully as can be expected: but their ton- nage is not sufficient to meet the present domand.
It is believed that as the export cargo that is awaiting shipment will be moved as early as possible, the Confereres may The Japanese Foreign Office has charter some steamers at an early date. received a message from London stating The export trade is very slack, mainly that the British Board of Trade issued owing to the impossibility of shipping the following statement on the 23rd cargo to Europe.
instant:--
The Foreign Office has instructed the
British Minister in Peking to issue an THE NEW JAPANESE CABLE. urgent notification that the proclamations
Ap-
September 28th. Air Service (armoured car support in Belgium): Officers wound- ed, 1; Men wounded, 2
September 20th-Air Service (lost in Seaplane 77): Officers killed, 2.
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October 4th to 9th.-R.N. Division (operations in Belgium and at Antwerp): Officers killed, 5; wounded, 4; prisoners, interned, 46; Men killed, 2; wounded, 189; missing, 967; interned, 1,624.
October 5th.Trawler Princes Beatrice (mined): Officers killed; 1; Man killed, 10. October 5th.-Trawler. Drumoak (min- ed): Officers killed, 1; Mẹn killed, 9.
October 14th. Triumph (bombardment of Tsingtau): Officers wounded, 1; Meo killed, 1; wounded, 1.
October 15th.-Hawke (torpedoed)ave Officers killed, 26; Men killed, 499.
October 17th-Action off Dutch coast.-- Legion; Men wounded, 1.
Loyal Officers wounded, 1; Men killed, 1; wounded, 2.
October 18th-Submarine E 3 (sunk) : Officers killed, 3; Mon killed, 25,
October 28th.-Severn (landing party near Nieuport): Officers killed, 1.
October 24th-Challenger (operations in West Africa): Officers wounded, 19
October 20th to 31st. (Belgian coast operations): Brilliant: Officers wounded,
Men wounded, 3.
Falcon: Officers killed, 1, wounded, 1; Men killed, 9; wounded, 13.
Humber: Men wounded, 37: Mersey: Men wounded, 2; missing, 1. Rinaldo: Men killed, 1; wounded, 13. Sovern: Men wounded, 2.
Vestal Officers wounded, 1'; Men killed,
1; wounded, 2.
of the British Government of September LINE TO SHANGHAI NOW OPEN. 9th and October 8th and 20th, relating to business done by British subjects with the
The new Japanese telegraphic cable subjects of enemy countries, are applicable between Shanghai and Nagasaki has been to British subjects in China. The object of the order in question is to prohibit completed and is now operating, the line British subjects from doing business, as being opened on the 1st instant. specified in the proclamations mentioned,parently, says the N-U. Daily News, no with individuals or corporations resid- detailed information with regard to the.
October 31st.-Hermes (torpedoed): ing or carrying on business in Germany service has yet been issued, and oficially Officers killed, 1; wounded, 1; Men killed,
we are only able to learn that the cable, 21; wounded, 6. Austria-Hungary, and Turkey, and 10 of the duplex type, was laid by the November 1st. Action off Chilian their colonies or foreign possessions.
Business transactions Between British Japanese Post Office and that the charge const: Good Hope: Officers killed, 52; subjects in the motherland and branch for transmission of messages in thirty Men killed, 887. Monmouth Officers offices in neutral, countries in Europe of cents per Japanese word of seven letters, killed, 42, Men killed, 000,
this tariff presumably applying to commercial companies of enemy co foreign words also On the face of November 3rd. -Halcyon (action off tries, which come under the category of this rate is lower than that of the Euro Yarmouth) Men killed, 1
∙ity transactions with their head offices, are pean lines, but actually the ten-figure November 3rd. Submarine D₺ (sunk); also prohibited.
Business transactions between British code system generally in use will most Officers killed, 1; Men killed. 20.
November 5th.Trawler Mary (mined); merchants in Great Britain or in China probably have the effect of bringing the and German, Austro-Hungarian, and rates up to the forty-five cents hitherto Officers killed, 1; Men killed, 7 wound-
charged.. Turkish subjects and business firms, with It may be remembered that whan the establishments in China, are not specific Great Northern Company's agreement sly prohibited, but the British Govern with Japan was renewed some time ago. November 6th. Espieglo (Turkish rifle ment considers it undesirable that such transactions should be carried on at the one of the conditions was that its rates off Akabade): Men wounded 2.
should be lowered and that Japan should November 9th-Sydrey (action with Fresent time-Japan Chronicle.
be allowed to lay a cable to Shanghai. Emden): Officers wounded; 1; Men killed, The inauguration of the new line intro-4, wounded, 12.
"W duces a new element of competition, the November 10th.(Action with Konigs course of which will be interesting to berg): Chatham: Officers wounded, I; follow..
Men wounded, 1. Goliath: Men killed, 1; Weymouth: Men killed. 1.
November 11 Niger (torpedoed): Offi- cers wounded, 1; Men killed; 15; wound- cd, 2.
CHINA'S BUDGET.
From the information received from the provinces, the Ministry of Finance has compiled the following budget of the revenue of the Government for the fourth year of the Republic, which is partly based on the budget of the third year of Hsuan Tung:
Land Tax Salt and Tea taxes Likin Customs.. Miscellaneous taxes- Government property Public loans
$71,377,547 .$.09,943,350 ..$63-361,117 8 47,960,742 ..$117,983,010 # 27,556,009 $14,000,000
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November 6th,--Air Service (lost in Sea plans 1,220) Officers killed, 2
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