HONGKONG' MAGISTRACY.
ALLEGED STABBING.
In a stabbing charge which came before. Mr. Wood it was stated by Inspector Gordon that the defendant, while Icaving ship in the harbour with a tin of beef under his arm, was stopped by a steward, and that he attacked the steward and
PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
HONGKONG BANKRUPTCY
COURT.
NO DISCHARGE BEFORE THE. IDES OF MARCH,
Rethe Mui Chow firm, an application was made by Mr. Bowley, on behalf of a trustee, for an adjournment of the public examination, He only received. notice of the sitting of the Court the
SWATOW NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SWATON, January 8th.
A HAPPIER POLITICAL CONDITION,
I listened to a well-educated Chinaman a few days ago, who was in his quinte
ostentatious way reviewing the polili cal situation in China. He began by
COMPANY MEETING.
EWO COTTON 8. AND W. CO., LTD.
The 21st ordinary meeting of the Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving: Co., Ltd., was hold on the 4th inst., at the unrd room of Mesara. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd., Shanghai, general managers. Mr. J. Johnstone (Chairman), said:→ At our last annual meeting, I remarked
stabbed him in the armi so seriously that he had to be removed to the Government previous day, and the trustee was quite saying that the Chinese were in a much that the future outlook was causing your
Civil Hospital, where he will be de- unable to attend as he had to leave the happier condition politically than they Sneral managers grave concern, and E
tained for a week at least,
A remund was granted.
ASSAULTING A.POLICE
RESERVIST.
A Chinese fruit-seller was fined by Mr. Melbourne 33, with the alternative of“ seven days' imprisonment, and was bound over to be of good behaviour for six mentlis' under a penalty of $25, on a charge of assaulting a Chiness Police Reservist.
Defendant had erected two stalls in front of the complainant's back door, and though repeatedly requested to remove them as an obstruction. refused and be -dame abusive, finally striking the com- plainant on the hand with a bamboo role.
ONE-ARMED PICKPOCKET.
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A one-armed Chinese appeared before Mr. Wood charged with stealing match from the pocket of another Chinese in Queen's Road.
Inspector Browne said that complain ant was walking along the street, looking at something, when defendant skilfully -extracted the watch from his pocket. The theft was observed by a Chinese watchman, who caught and held defen dant till the polico arrived.
Defendant, in reply to the Magistrate, stated that he had lost his arm twenty years go as the result of a snake-bite. Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed.
Colony the previous night on important basiness. As adjournment was wanted in order that the trustee might attend the further public examination,
The Official Receiver said he had nu objection. "
Mr. Agassiz, on behalf of a surety of the debtor, asked if he had any focus stendi to apply for the public examina- tion to proceed without delay, and to be cloud, so that debtor might be in a pusition to apply for his discharge, which he could not do until his public exam nation was over.
The Chief Justice remarked that Mr. Agassiz had no focus standi, and from what he had heard and seen he did not think debtor would get his discharge before the Ides of March. (Laughter.)
The public examination was adjourned.
GOOD ASSETS.
glance at the accounts unfortunately shows that they had reason to be anxious.
in
our
were this time last year. He had not proxeded for when he stated the seret the greater measure of happiness. It
During the greater part of the 12 , in simple words, the defeat of him months under review, we suffered. from who tried by a moans in his power to
the absence of a satisfactory consump reinstate the monarchy and place him tive demand for our chief products, due self on the throne. Had the late Presi- mainly to the monarchical movement, dent succeeded, the revolution would and it was not until a after the death of have gone for nought, and reuch that was
Yuan Shih-kai that a gradual improve obnoxious in the old regime would have mens set in. We also suffered from the been reinstated, Nothing would be more continual rise in silver, which enabled gratifying to the altitudes of Chinese, gompetitors in Japan and India to keep who are still imbued with the old China brives us a low level in spite of the spirit. Yuan had already excluded gradual and important advance | civilians from private audience. Their coston.
deputies were even refused admittance The poor cotton crup in this district into the audience chamber. This and other Inst season further accentuated handicaps are now withdrawn, and the treburies, Jocal grades being comparative. new President is endeavouring to conly dear, this necessitated the importa- form to the spirit of the Now Republiction of large quantities of Indian cotton, in fact as well as in word. Every section the apinag of which, owing to import of the great Republic has now direct day, places us in an unfavourable posi- In connection with the Ho Tak Chari
access to the President himself.
tion as compared with mills in Japan, firma, for which application for rescission BELIGION AND THE STATE. was made, Mr. Gardiner, on behalf of
The profit for the year was Tls. Throughout the whole country much 124,805.02, which, with the amount petitioning creditors, applied for a re-feeling is manifested in the matter of brought forward, Isaves available for dis- ceiving order to be made. The debt on what religion is going to be recognised tribution Tls. 141.505.21. To this sums, which the petition was based was one by the States. for $3,000 odd dollars, for goods sold, has by far the largest following in equalization of dividend find and to The Confucianist, which it is proposed to add Tls. 195,000 from and the assets estimated in the potition China, is represented by Kang Yu-wei, pay a dividend of Tls. O per share on the there were more than that. The Official ernment the necessity of recognising Con- to you to know that inclusive of this were about 88,5000, although it seemed who never ceases to urge upon the Gov-ordinary shares. It may be of interest Receiver had sold the business of the fucianiem debtor firm for $4,200, and there were
49 the staple religion for year's dividend, the average return to Chinat I gather from various sources shareholders for the past six years is some other assets to come in, about that ho not backed up as one would Ta. 11.67 per share. $5,000 or $6,000. The act of bankruptcy expect, and his advocacy is consequently From the report, it will be seen that was a notice suspending payment.
falling flat. But the matter is not left it is proposed to write off plant and The receiving order was made,
machinery(Tis. 72,000 and buildings Tis. Other religions have made their 20,000-both these amounts exceed last protestations. The Protestant and the year's appropriations by Tis. 2,000, and Roman Catholic churches, as well as there called for by the additions during Mohammedan churches, have sent deputa
the past year. tione to the President. All are of one mind in urging upon the President that the State should recognise no form of religion, thus giving fall freedom and liberty of conscience to the citizens of China in the matter of religion. opinion is more and more gaining ground that the Chinese Government will follow the example set by the American Re- public.
ABSENT PARTNERS.
BURGLARY AT YAUMATI Before Mr. Melbourne, two Chinese were charged with breaking into a house on the ground floor of No. 48, Portland A receiving order was also made in Street, Yaumati.
The evidence showed that a
connection with the Luen Key firms, the Chinese constable noticed one of the two defen-Davidson said, liad gone away, presum- principal partners of which, Mr. dents carrying a clock and inquired ably with the object of delaying or where he obtained it and whither he was defeating their debtors. taking it. Not being satisfied with the replies, the constable took both men' to to police station. Subsequent investiga- tion elicited that the clock and several articles of clothing, worn by the defen- dania when arrested, and also a bag of cols carried by the second defendant, had been taken from the house mentioned, which had been forcibly entered.
Mr. Molbourne convicted both defen dants and sentenced each of them to three months' hard labour.
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IMPORTANT LEGAL ISSUE.
It was stated that there was an im-
portant legal issue concerned in the bankruptcy of the Tung, Kee firm, Mr. Hind intimating that he had retained
Counsel.
A day for hearing the petition will be fixed in Chambers,
SPORT.
CRICKET.
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CLUB. KOWLOON.
here.
THE SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM GROWING
M.
If you approve of the proposed appro priations, the equalization of dividend fund will be reduced to Tls. $75,000, and date, we shall be in a position to bring I vanture to hopo' that, at no distant this reserve back to Tls. 500,000.
been high, owing to abnormal advances Our working costs during the year have The in all stores, unil we can expect no relief in this respect in the near future as our coal contract alone for next year is at an advance of Tls. 3 per cent, which
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an additional outlay of Tls. 00,000. The expenditure in interest was Tls. 04,056.09. against Tls. 3,81460 in the previous year. This was mainly due to carrying of heavy stocks, also to the the badness of trade, necessitating the further extensions at the mills.
In this connection, I should like to point out that in the last three years we have expended in machinery and build. ings Tia 528,682.22 without calling up any fresh capital. At the present time, it is not contemplated that, we shall find it necessary to expend much on machi- acry or buildings in the next 12 months; realize that should any important addi tion be called for they may find it. your consulting committee, however,
advisable to issue fresh capital.
The authorities in our district have really taken seriously in band the sup pression of opium. The Kityang magis- trate has done heroic service. He has, personally; visited every district in his county where it was reported that the poppy was being cultivated.
He has even penetrated the little valleys in the high hills, where the growers thought they would be immune or unmolested by officials, The anti-opiumists will gladly vote him He has hunted them down.
button for Amongst the farmers there is much his gallant exertions
wringing of hands. They were led
As regards the future, it is difficult to to believe that their greed for money prophesy how we shall fare, but I may would bosatiated, I learn that say that we have made a much better in Chau Yang and
start than last year, and that the out- Phu-nea coun-lok is healthier than we have seen it ties similar stringent Defendant denied all the charges and
measures are for many months. This season's Chins of November 28th, and that defendant stated that, having got a police permis
being taken, The only recalcitrant culton crop is somewhat above the deliberately shot the deceased four times, to leave the Colony and proceed to Can county is Fengshun, where the magistrate everage, and prices of local grades are
A CANTON MURDER. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wood engaged hearing evidence in an applica- tion by the Canton Government for the
To be played in the H.R.C.C. ground extradition of Chang Ku, who is accused
on Saturday, commencing at 2.15 pm of the murder of Tseng Kin-ling at a
The following will represent the Club village in the Yung Kun district ofT. E. Pearce (Capt.), G. E. Aubrey, Kwangtung.
F. D. Bissaker, F. W. S. Evans, R. Kannedy, M. M. Maas, E. J. R. Mit chell, Lt. Col. Morgan, F. J. de Rome, and HH. Tayler.
Mr. G. H. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor, appeared in support of the application, and Mr. Mattingley, solicitor, defended.
It is alleged that the defendant was one of a party of four men who entered the house of the deceased on the night
while the other three men stood looking too, he did apt think a permit was 'necro- on. After the commission of the crime sary to possess and remove the ammuni the party left the house and disappeared.
tion.
It was not the case that he gave The defendant was subsequently arrested false information when he purchased the in Hongkong, and, on being communi- cartridges in Hongkong, nor when he was cated with, the Canten authorities ap”.
challenged about the possession of them plied for his extradition,
by the permit officer on the Canton train. He carried them quite openly, and show. ed the portait to travel to both the shop keeper and the pass officer when asked to produce a permit.
The motive assigned for the crime is a desire for revenge on the part of the gang because the deceaxed had refused to hand over money which they demand ed from him.
The ease was adjourned after part of the evidence had been heard.
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SS. The new man is already at hisms regarding the unfair taxation of past and has at once set out on the war-cumpared with the import duty on some of the products of the local mills, ag path. He has much work before him, similar goods froin foreign countries, and some of the opium will have been have so far been fruitless, and it appears to me that until the officials in China already tapped. It means an enormous realize the importance of fostering home Toss to the farmers, It is now too late industries there will be no relief, or pre- to secure a cereal crop, and, added to
ferential treatment worthy of that name. The short-sighted policy of failing wo their discomfort, is the fall in price of encourage home industries means that m native sugar. So this will be a ten year. vast sums of money are exponded cuch year to pay for imports which could be manufactured from raw material--avail- I am informed that in this opium war-able in this country. If home products. fare nothing like bribery has been were given a preferential treatment of tolerated. I can nowhere gather that it is the intention of the Government to stamp out the opium root and branch from the State. As soon as the time limit with the Indian Government shall have come to an end, which is now nigh hand, the farmer will have his own
THE FUTURE.
Evidence was given to the effect that when asked for a permit for the an munition, defendant produced the per- mit to travel, which was not in his name, AMERICAN NAVAL MAN IN
but in that of a shipmate, and represent TROUBLE.
ed to the Chinese shopkeeper that it was Johan Schwabbe, & quartermaster in a military pass for ammauition granted the American Navy,, was charged before to him because he was a naval man. Mr. Melbourne with having, on the oth
Defendant, in reply to the Magistrate, instant, (1) attempted to
said he had been going about the port rounds of revolver ammunition from the
of Hongkong for sixteen years, whereuponOLO CUSTOM." Colony without a permit; (2) given false the Magistrate remarked that he ought information regarding the said ammuni- to know a pass was required for the tion; and (3) had the caid ammunition removal of ammunition.
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in his possession without a permit.
Mr. McT. Messer, Capt. Superinten- dent of Police, prosecuted.
(Continued at foot of next cučuran.¿
Mr. Messer, remarking that he did not want to say too much, asked for a con viction.
Mr. Melbourne imposed a fine of $40, and ordered the ammunition to be for feited.
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would be a great impetus to the cotton even per cent, I predict that there.
spinning and weaving industry of this country.
In recent months the adulteration of cotton with water and cotton seeds has be serious, and, in the interests of the trade, I trast the Cotton Anti-Adultera reduce the standard of moisture from 12 tion Association will shortly be able to
to 11 of 10 per vent,
We have not suffered from a scarcity of labour recently, but I anticipate Boo Apart from Chinese
shoringe when the projected milla in tho officials and
Yangispoo district come into opera Christian communities, no notice hastan.
Resolutions were passed adopting the in this matter, as in many others, old payment of a dividend of Tls 9 Fer been taken by the public of the Now Year report and accounts, authorizing the China still survives, so that the Chinese share on ordinary shares, and directing in the mass are by no means tens to their that a bonus of Tis. 2,500 be paid to the staffs at the mills. The consulting com- › i mitten was re-elected.
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