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CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINA'S PRESENT STATE,
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[70-THE FULTON OF THE "HONOKOKA DAILY PRESS.".
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY
FIGHTING WOMEN.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 4rm. 1916,
Two Chinese women who wore summoned for fighting appeared before Mr. Wood, and cash was anxious to convince him the other was the aggressor, A fine of each was imposed.
INCORRIGIBLE BOY:
A Chinese boy who was described by Sergt. Wills as incorrigible and entirely beyond the control of his parents, was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood to three months' hard labour. It appeared that the lad was one of four others who broke into a store nt Vaumati
Sh.The state of affairs in Kwangtung does not seem to brighten at all. When Yunnan raised ́au arried protest against Yuan Shi-kais acession to the throne of China, Sham Church, and others of those who generally flee the country when Forder prevails, took advantage of the
NOT FAST ENOUGH, opportunity and returned to China to stir
Whilst carrying. bundle of goode up trouble in Kwangtung. The unthink-
from his master's shop to another shop, ing Cantonese immediately fall into the
a foki set it down to rest while he spoke and Lung Chai-kwong. the a friend, trap,
Thinking this a good chance to get away with the bundle, au Cinvernor-General of the Province, was other Chinese, who was nearby, picked compelled to declare Independence. Shanit up and ran off. He was caught, how ever, by a postman, and at the Police was appointed generalíssimo to raise up
Cours yesterday was sentenced to one
stocks.
SHANGHAI LIBEL CASE GAOL AS SUBSTITUTE FOR
JUDGMENT FOR MESSAS LOWE,
BINGHAM & MATTHEWS.
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HONEYMOON
HOW A ROMANCE WAS SHATTERED.
Ta the Danish Consular. Court, Shang- hui, on the 20th nit, judgment was de
Instead of enjoying a honeymoon trip livored in the libol netions brought by | o Chinese servant girl is now in Victorin Lowe, Bingham & Matthews against Grol; as is also the supposed man of her J. E. Melchior and by the Bank of China choice. It seems that a few days ago the and G. Passeri against J. E. Melchior
Three separato petitions were filed police received information to the effect that a servant girl employed by a Mr. against the defendant, but as the actions Les in Caino Bond had suddenly dis wore practically tried as a whole, and appeared, taking with her a quantity of in view of the basis for each action being jewels and also notes to the value of the same declaration or circular, the $250. Also that a boy with whom Court doemed it expedient to give one the servant girl had been keeping com- judgment, covering all the three actions. pany had also disappeared, and it was alleged that they intended to marry and leave the Colony on the strength of the
On Saturday afternoon P.-c.. Castro Oving to some rumours about the happened to be out walking, when he saw standing of the Bank of China girl answering the description of the rumours which applied partly to the missing servant. He followed, her, and Bank of China as a whole and partly to subsequently she went into a house. one of the plaintiffs, Mr. G. Passori, pub fellow who was evidently the intended the Branch of the Bank in Shanghai-Pc. Castro did the same and bere he found both the servant girl and a young Shanghai a letter on March 3rd, 1916, police station, where they now await trial: for the purpose of pacifying the minds of the public with regard to the position of the Bank. The letter, which is dated ~~~ Shanghai, March 2nd, 1910, deals with the subject of audit and report, as in some references of a local nature bearing the present case. The publishing of the on Shanghai. As the rumours still wont financial position of a branch office is, of on, it was decided, with the consent of course, of little value, but does not in the Head Office of the Bank in Peking, any way justify the strong expression to call in a foreign firm of auditors to go used by the defendant. The other com. through the books of the Bank's Shang-ments made by the defendant on the re- hai office, investigate its affairs and emport carry, in the opinion of the Court, body their conclusions in report with no weight. The Court, therefore, holds a view to having it published. This work that defendant has entirely failed to was entrusted to Mears. Lowe, Bingham prove the justification of his strong and Matthews, who were given free accessdefamatory remarks on the report of to the hooks, treasury, ute, of the Bank, Messrs. Lowe Bingham & Matthews, and Genabling them to go fully into the uairs flatly dismisses his allegation that the of the branch office in Shanghai The report was "intentionally misleading" asid firm issued their report on March and false, 18th, 2016, addressed to the Governor of
THE STORY OF THE CABS The outstanding facts of the actions (said the judgment) are in aliort as fol-haul, lows P
a strong aimy for the purpose of punish. month's bard labour and four hourslished in the North-Ching Daily News of bridegroom. Both were taken to the
ing the North--that is, to plünder on its way upwards, to lay in disolation the -country it passed through, and thus, to farer Yuan Shi-kai to abdiente. Of course, the North paid very little atten- tion to all this tosh. Unfortunately, how ever, Yuan Shi-kni died when the coun try most needed bian
CRUELTY TO A BIRD.
REVOLVER SMUGGLING.
P.-c. Frost (Reserve) saw a Chinese climb tree and take from a neat a young bird, to the leg of which ho sub sequently tied a piece of cotton, and, throwing the bird up, tried to make it fly. The man was brought before G. N. Orme and charged under the Ort nance for the Protection of Wild Birds. But let me pass this over. Yuan Shi-As the man had been in prison two days `kui died and Li Yuan Hung, amidst gen-
awaiting trial, his worship let him off with a caution. eral rejoicings, was elected President Surely, there is nothing more to punish The North for, and Shani Chenn-hun should at once disband his army: But, seeing that he is no more the North and Yuan Shi-kai to punish, Sham and his satellites veer round, and use their army to punish Canton and Lang Chai kwong, thus causing a state of affairs worse than before. Traders are suffering by it, as contracts are left unfulfilled by the Chinese under the plea of the very un- settled state of the country. Traders can not take, the matter to the Court, as most. of the Chinese dealers live in Canton, and Canton has no Government. It is sur-
prieing that our Consuls should show such forbearance. It is high time that some thing was done by the Foreign Powers to relieve the country from all thin confu-
sion:
I hear now that China's Navy has, also. checlared its independence. No people can
The defendant stated that a man had promised to give him $10 if he could get the revolver and ammunition on the boat.
Inspector Kent asked for a heavy penalty, and his worship ordered the man to pay a fine of $500, or, in default, six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
SOLDIER AND RICSHA COOLIE.
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LA SERIOUS CHANGE.
In his declaration defendant makes the
pear anywhere in the letter. Mrprobity of the firms and persons involved, Passeri's letter and the report and state the defendant has apparently never fully ment of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & realized. During the proceedings he stat Matthews, when published, impressed the ed that he never intended to impate that defendant, Mr. Melchior, as being mix a bribe had been offered or accepted, and leading. A leaderette which appeared in be maintained that the interpretation of
INTIMATIONS
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THE ONLY MATTRESS THAT & Mauer pistol and 500 rounds of am-
unition without a permit. It appeared Bank of China, Peking, and dealing above, with regard to Mr. Passeri's letter "CROOKS THE SPINE.”
The opinion of the. Court, expressed that. the defendant, who is employed on the s.s. On Lee, was going on board the fully with the organization, menagement, and the report of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham boat when the warlike material was accounts, securities, ete. of the Shanghai & Matthews applies, naturally, also to ofhce. The report and statement show, the Bank of China's Shanghai office and found in his possession,
beyond doubt that they refer to the Bank its manager, Mr. Sung Hang-chang. The in Shanghai only, the concluding and Court is satisfied that the allegations of summarizing paragraph of the report ox-the defendant in so far as they refer to pressly mentioning these words, and the the Bank of China and its manager are statement of afinire," attached to the without foundation, and the Court can report, being headed "Shanghai Office.
readily understand that no reply was The report was published by the Bank in sent by the Bank to the defendant's letter the North China Daily News of Shanghai of April 8th, 1910. on March 25th (1916, proceded by a letter of the 9th of the same month signed by. Private Corbett, of the K.S.L.I., wasaasori, in which he recapitulates the serious charge that the Bank of China various points of the report and dwells on and Mr. Passeri have, somehow, corrupt- charged with assaulting a ritsha coolie in the excellent management and the sounded Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews the Wanchai district early on Sunday financial position of the Bank of China. into issuing, etc. The seriousness of this morning. The soldier admitted the offence The words Shanghai branch do not ap charge and the reflexion, it chats on the HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO and said that he struck the coolie because he used a filthy expression towards him. Inspector Simm said the plaintiff's story was to the effect that he was waiting for fares in the usual way when defendant came up and, without any provocation,
a cane An Indian constable who wit nessed the affair told the same story. An and which dealt with the position of the in its lacul meaning as "setual and in
Bank of China, appears to have strength-trnional wrongdoing" or some similarly offer from defendant's regiment sidened this impression. Although he had mild interpretation of the word Tho no interest in the affairs of the Bank, Court is unable to accept this constric be felt himself called upon to take steps,tion of the word "corrupted." "It must in the matter. manager of the Bank, Mr. Sung Hang- stood by the public and the persons to He approached thebe taken in the sense, generally under chang, making it, clear from the very whom the declaration was sent, as some tegining that he intended publicly to thing in the nature of a bribe or unlawful challenge the report and letter.
money having been paid or song other Interviews on the subject took place belegitimate consideration having been tween them, and on one occasion with given. It has been, proved during the Hr. Passeri, defendant also tried to get proceedings that nothing but an ordinary letter published in the local newspapers fer has been paid Messrs. Lowe, Bingham in Shanghai but without result. On April & Matthews for their work, and not the 0th, 1916, he sent the manager of the Burkslightest proof has been produced show- and Mr. Passeri a letter, in which being that any undue consideration has 200.00 declared that he could make no further entered into the dealings of the parting 100.00 ttempts to publish his criticism if the The Court, therefore, fully clears the 50.00 Bank would insert in certain foreign and Bank of Chips, Mr. Sung Hang-chang,
·30,00
Antive newspapers on the following day Mr. G. Passeri and Messrs. Lowe, Bing- 26.00
a notice to the effect that the above named ham & Matthews of the accusations 25.00
report and preceding letter referred to aid against them, and rules that those 25.00 the Bank of China's Shanghai branch shall in no way injure their good name, 2500 only.
reputation and character.
form a Navy and set up an independient / struck him'a severe blow on the head with the name newspaper on the same day, the word corruptly should be taken
Government in the sea, according to the laws of this planet, and an armed ship
that the man would be 'charged by the belonging to no Treognized nation must Military Authorities with breaking bar be treated as a pirate nod destroyed. If racks at night, and this being the case Mr. Omme said he thought the case would China's Navy has declared its independe met by a fine of 85. and the payment Fence, it at once ceases to belong to any of $2 compensation to the riesha coolie..
nation and becomes a batch of pirutes.
If European countries, now at war, have no time to look after the affairs of their unfortunate sister China, why not let Japan attend to her? No one in his sunges can doubt for a moment the honesty of Japan as regards China. 16 is only necessary for European Powers to ask
Japan for a guarantee that she will leave China to herself as soon as a proper Government is set up in Peking on a sound basis, and I am sure that Japan yould, forthwith, give such a guarantee, For it must be tiresome to a antion like
Japan to live next to a nation like China.
It is preferable that this course should be
adopted, despite the temporary grupit ings of the unthinking Chinese in the streets.
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FUND:
FUND. BUILDING
Faliner & Turner William Dunbar C. Chanipkin...... Sir Robert Ho Tung J. Bryan
FIFTH LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
A. V. Apicar A. Denison Ellis Kadoorie A. S. D. Cousland Mrg H E. Pollock
Hancock
Ho Wing
E. V. D. Parr
E. Davidson
A Friend
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Flutt E. J. R. Mitchell
T. Leenan:. Elga Anonymous §. V. B. C. H. P.H. Y.M.CA M. T. J
It is well for us to say that we must leave China to work out her own salva- tion; but is not this like meeting a sick man in the street and saying that we must leave him alone to fight his disease 7 Moreover, what about our interest in this. I. J.
country must this also be left to work "out its own salvation ?--Yours, etc.,
C. A. da Koza
AV, N. Mansfield
J. S. McCann....
23.00
25.00
250
15.00 15.00 10.00
10,00 10.00
"THE CIRCULAD
KALICE NOT POUND.
It is alleged by the plaintiffs that de fendant issued his declaration malicious- ly. From the impression formed by the Court of the defendant during the pro- ceedings, the Court is satisfied that he was- not actuated by any such motive.
The Court, consequently, holds that the As no reply was received, Mr. Melchior expressions complained of shall be na- 23.00
distributed by post among various husi nulled and as this leaves, practically 25.00
ness people, consulates, ete, in Shang-nothing of the declaration, the Court 25.00
bai, a declaration or circular, previously rules that the entire declaration, issued 25.00
printed and dated April 5th, 1916, 140 by defendant and dated April 5th, 1910, 20.00 | copies in all - In this declaration, which is null and void.
is accompanied by some comments, Mr. Melchior states that "the Bank of China. and Mr. G. Passeri have; somehow, cor 10.00 rapted the most trusted firm of British 10.00 auditors in the Far East, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, into issuing a false and intentionally misleading, far 10.00 urable, report upon the Bank's affairs.
He has, however, ected in a reckless and upon the state of the Government's manner. has shown lack of judgment, and account with the Bank," He further says.inability to comprehend the sense and
Had the Bank's affairs and its Govern- scope of his serious allegations. ment account been in a healthy state, the The Court cannot but come to the con- publishing of such a false and misleading clusion that defendant is liable under the report would not have been necessary. I Danish criminal code section 216 De therefore consider it being my duty to fendant's claim that section 210 be appli sara the public by exposing the falsity ofed to the case, is, in the opinion of the Mr. Passeri's letter and of Messrs. Lowe, Court, not justified. Hingham & Matthews" Report.
· In fixing the punishment due considera- The Court cannot but find that Mr.tion has been given on the one hand to Passeri's letter preceding the report of the serious and unfounded allegations 70 00 Messrs. Lowe Bingham & Matthews lays against highly respected firms and per
itself open to criticism to some extent by sons, and on the other band to the means #675.00 only mentioning the Bank of China and of the defendant and to the fact that his not distinctly the Shanghai branch, to motives have not been of, a malicious. which it refers. The close connection of nature. The Court holds that a fine of the letter with the report following it and one thousand Mex. dollare, or, in case which in two places clearly mentions the of default, ninety days' imprisonment,
Shanghai Office and the Bank in meet the case.
5.00 5.00
5,00
Collected by Messra. Donnelly
CRONUS.
& Whyte:-
Duncan Clark
$25.00
T. Petrie
∙10,00·
J. S. Thomson
10.00
C F
10.00
10.00
5.00
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
ASSOCIATION,
FIRST AID EXAMINATION.
Gibbs
Jack and Charlie
Collected by Mr. F. E. Rozer
Sincere Co., Ltd. ....... ..$23.00 A. B. Crew
Wing On Co., Ltd........
EA. Irving
20.00
15,00
·10,00
wong Sang Hong, Ltd., 10.00. Taang Ping Shu
6.00
C: E. Warren & Co.. ..... 5:00
At an examination in First Aid held recently as the Tung Wah Hospital, the following were successful in obtaining. Certificates: Fung Hoi Shun, Cheng Hung Kwan, Ng Kwok, Tsoi, Chan Kun Ting, Lau Ching, Cheng Kan Tong, Sham Ma Shau, Wong Cheung Tsun, Fok Lun Ying, Chan Shin Pong, Tsoi Hin. Kan, Ho Tak Ming, Ng Wing Yan, Kwok Tun Hi, Ku Tsik Fu, Chan Yuk In, Cheung Wai Tong, Chan Chap, Ming, Cho Sheung, Ho Shav Ip Yau Cheung Lam Yeung Ch
Ling Shiu Total to date. Ying, Lau Ying Lin. Mak Im Shumi, Cost of Building One Room and Ning Kam Hung, Pang Hing Un, Fong
furnishing-£350 st 2/1-3/16 Fun Ki, Tam Sik Ling, and Young
(Remitted) Yam Uni
Balance fowards endowment of
abose"
The following obtained the "Junior" certificateKong Kam Chun, Lo Shiu I Pun Ping Cheng, Tam Kwok Ying, and Wong Ka Bui
DE G. H. Thomas was the Hon. Ex- aminer, and Dr. F. T. Keyt gave his ser- vices as Hon. Lecturer to the Class.
Total as per fourth list
Shanghai may account for this omission As to damages claimed by the plaintiffs,, in the letter. To a careful reater the the Bark of China and Mr., G. Passeri, letter should not be misleading as refer- the Danish law requires that proof be 90.00 ring to anything but the Shanghai given of the loss, sustained. As no such Branch, and the Court rules that the proof has been submitted, the Court is 8965.00 allegation of the defendant that the letter unable to award any damages.
4,043.60 14 false is without foundation in fact.
3,331.99
The report issued by Messrs. Lowe, 35,008 0 Bingham & Matthews is, in the opinion of the Court, a true and professionally correct report on the state of affairs of the Bank of China's Shanghai branch, and does not pretend to cover more than the branch office. Defendant's principal chiection to the report, that a branch office has no independent financial posi- tion, is naturally, quite correct. But this fact does not exclude a branch office from having a financial position, which may be (Continued on next Column.)
$1,673.70
10,000 Dollars more required. TEAM. WILLIAMS,
- Hon. Secretary and Treasurer Navy League-Hongkong Branch Hongkong, 3rd July, 1918.
The Court, however, is of the opinion that the plaintiffs are entitled to get the costs of their action refunded by defend- ant. The Court awards Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews 8250 in costs and the Bank of China and Mr. Passeri, who have been represented by the same conn- sel jointly, $250, in all 8500 to be paid by defendant. La
Finally, the Court wants to put on re- cord that the above judgment representa the unanimous decision of the members of the Court.
A
The defendant is appealing.
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HONGKONG AGENCY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Shippers and Consignees of Cargo by this Line of Steamers, that from the 12th July, 1916, during my temporary amence from the Colony, the business of this Agency, will be carried on as uius! by my Assistant, ME E TAVARES. Inquiries can also he addressed to the RSBO ASIATIC BANK, Hongkong, or to me, care of the Nagasaki Agency of the HSSAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
Hongkong, 3rd July, 1816.
CAPTAIN D. A LUKHMANOFF. Hongkong Agent, Russian VOLUNTAR FLETE.
863.