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THE dater of Messre THE Undersigned lus received instruc BLACKHEAD COMPANY, F. EL HORNKL. 7. J. I. ScaWARZKOPF, EH. THIEL And J. E DANIELAZx in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Government to sell by Public Abction at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
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A RESERVED PRICE OF $155,000 HAS BEEN FIXED.
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THE HOUSING QUESTION.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legis The Puiane Judge (Mr. H. H. Gum-lative Council will be held to-day no 2.30.
ports) heard an action, yesterday, in which the Chop Tai Shing, timber wer- chants, of Hongkong, claimed the sum of $158.50 from Ng Wah Po, a Chinese junk-master, being the value of 18 large logs of timber, which the defendant was alleged to have lost during the transport of a consignment of timber from Canton to Hongkong between August 10th and
13th.
Mr. F. R. L. Bowley represented the
p.m.
Notice of the following questions has been given by the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird:,
1. Will the Government take immediate steps to disconnect the Pokfulum resor- voir from the drinking. supply of the Colony so that the catchment area of this reservoir may be opened up for building purposes i
I
2. Will the Government take in hand the construction of a road connecting the
round the south face of Mt.Kellett some.
3. Will the Government cake in, haad where about the 1,000 foos contour i
the construction of a motor-road to the Peak on the south face of Mt. Kellett on the lines suggested by the Hongkong Automobile Association 1
title to the land, Turkey bas experimented as an Imperial Power since the Middle Ages only to bad that now, after nearly five hundred years, she is still an alien within her own empire. Civilization and
empire must go together. Empire is not the mere militarisation of the lands canquered, though the sword may be its foundation. Empire means law, science, industry, commerce, literature and the arts, obedience to the precepts of religion. In how many of these spheres has Turkey justified herself The greatness of A nation does not consist in the simulation of civilization, but in the fruits of its culture and commerce. Judged by this standard the boasted "Turanian civili. plaintiff, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner at Poktulum Road with the Craigmin Road sation" has been an utter failure. All peared for the defendant.
Mr. Bowley asked leave to amend, his WATERWAYS things considered, Turkey has been, and
is, the only politically important nation claim to show that Kan San Yat, trading lacking in the fundamental qualities of Chop Tai Shing, was the plaintiff, and not the Chop itself. Kan San Yat was nationhood yet subsisting in spite of
sa individual, trading. as Chop Tai these shortećmings by, the power of the Shing. sword. The beyday of Turkish military Mr. Gardiner pointed out that it had
For what purpose, does the Govern success was almost contemporaneous with been ruled by Mr. Justice Wise that the rise of Spain into political power, where a claim was amended, in a ma- ment intend to use the area above Wong- and its natural decline, also, dates from ner similar to that requested by Mreicheong Valley previously reserved for about the same time as that of Spain, Bowley, the defendant was entitled to Mr. Ede's Portuguese Housing Scheme f Just as Spain retained a great colonial all costs of the action up to the time of empire even after she had ceased to exist the amendment.. as a great world-power, so. also, Turkey continued to maintain a precarious hold upon her possessions, never tending. but, on the contrary, gra- dually contracting her boundaries. But for the support accorded her by the great European Powers for their own purposes, it is certain that the Ottoman Empire would have censed to exist, for
His Lordship pointed out that if the water mains therein so that intending the military prowess of Turkey's neigh-action were dismissed, as it would have purchasers of land may not have to pay been by Mr. Justice Serconbe Smith, the for their water supply out of all pro plaintiff would have had to pay the deportion to the cost of the building? fendants the whole costs of action, and commence another action..
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HONGKONG 3RD OCTOBER, 1918
TURKEY
THE war news becomes more cheering day by day. As was to be expected, the weaker nations bound, in the Teutonic
ex:
hours was generally more than & match for her in battle. Within the last fax years German political and military in- fluence has given Turkey new, but artif- cial, life. German and Turk alike have exalted the sword above the emblems of peace. To the Turk this is inevitable., for the sword has ever been his standard of civilization. That standard, however, will not be tolerated in the Twentieth Century The Turk is not Et to hold. empire. The success of "British arms against the Turks foreshadows not merely the overthrow of one of the Quadruplice; it promises the end of a false civilization, the freedom of enslaved peoples to assert their own ideals, and the spread of the
spirit of progress,
Mr. A. S. Mackichan, A.M.I.C.E.. has left the Government service to join the stafi of Messrs. Leigh &-Orange.
His Lordship agreed that the defendant was so entitled, adding that Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith would have dismissed the action in the event of such an ap- plication, and the plaintiff would have had to commence another action.
Mr. Bowley submitted that it would be hard on the plaintiff to pay all the cont of the action up to the present time.
Mr. Bowley thought his client should not be asked to pay the costs of the netion preparatory to the trial,
5. Will the Government. take in hand the construction of a 20-foot road between the 100 and 200 foot contour from the back of Tai Hang Village round North" Point joining the road leading to Quarry Cap. thereby opening up a considerahte area of easily developed land EAS
6. In connection with the construction of new roads opening up building sites, will the Government. undertake to lay
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7. Will the Government consider project to move the Government Civil Hospital and Lunatic Asylum from their
His Lordship observed that the posi- present situation to a more suitable sita tion was quite legal. If Mr. Justice at Kennedy Town where the present Wise or Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith had heard his application, he would have been in the same position.
ment
Mr. Bowley contended that the amend
the claim nade no difference whatever to the defendant; it was purely
technical
point His Lordship agreed that it was only a technical point.
L
Mr. Bowley asked his Lordship to fix areascade Sgure which the plaintiff be taxed, as the costs of the amend
a
ment,
His Lordship asked what figure Mr. Bowley would suggest.
Mr. Bowley suggested $10, but, after further discussion, his Lordship decided that the plaintiff should pay $15 as costs of the amendment
Tung Was Plague and Infectious Dis eases Hospitals are located which would be easily accessible for stretcher cases by motor ambulance, for out-patients by tram, and harbour cases by launch, so that the existing Civil Hospital site together with the Berlin Mission pro- perty might be available at a reasonable price for the erection of a large number of cheap flats at low rentals?
ORDERS OF THE DAY. The Orders of the Day are as follows: Second reading of the Ball intituled, An Ordinance to amend the Opium Urdi- nancep 1914, and the Opium Ordinance,
1017.
First reading of Bill intituled, An The Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordi- naner, 1914. and the Opium Ordinance.
Mr. Gardiner said that the defenes had filed a counter-claim for freight. defence was that, as a common carrier, the defendant was not liable for loss JD17.
The sustained through an act of God.
First reading of a Bill intituled, defendant admitted taking charge of the An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceed transportation of the logs, but a quantity ten million six hundred and five of the consignment had been lost owing thousand three hundred and forty-five to a strong wind at Honam and the de dollars to the Public Service of the year
1915
"In vornection with the local celebration of the eighth anniversary of the Republic of Portugal there will be a street sale offenes zubmitted that this being an act of God they were not liable for the "oss flags by young ladies on October 5th.
so occasioned. under the auspices of the Club de
reio Committer,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
hazardous and/or exten hazndous Godowas held so the Company's Town Utico, 2. alliance are beginning to experience the Meuprial and Affiliated Hospitals ac
Godown Co. Ltd, whenco and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Ne laid one the Goods and all Goods Godowns. the bare left ramvaing andeilored after Noon the 10.h October, will be abjest to real
of the Hongkong and Kuwloon Wharf and
A Claims agslust the Stamer dan be pr
to the Unier dgist on or before the 13th October, or ther »ll not be resigniasd.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th October, as 10 by the Company's Surveyors, Mesars God ward & Douglas,
"
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SATURDAY, the 5th day of October 1818, at Noox, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Director and Statement of Accounts to 31 July, 1918,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 27th September to 5th October, 1918, both days inclusive.
By Order,
M. MANUK, Secretary." Hongkong, 23th September, 1918. (2444 THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA
in
the
"breaking up" process fizat. With the
is
surrender of Bulgaria, the early entry of the Allies into the little strip of territory known 124 "Turkey in Europe " certain, and this, combined with the operations in progress in Palestine and "Mesopotamia, leads to the conclusion that the days of Turkey, whether in Asia. are numbered. Europe or in Practically the whole of Palestine is now in British hands, and the Mesopotamia expedition is forging its way along the valley of the Euphrates so that, when
knowledges with thanks the following
Wa On Guild, $100; Mr. Chov Hing, donations to the funds of the Hospitals:
800: Mr. Ma Ying Più, $50.
The following cases of communicable diseases were notified in the Colony for the week ended September 28th:- Cerebrospinal fever, 1 (1 death); bubonic plague, 1 (i death); diphtheria, (British); enteric fever, & (3 deaths); puerperal fever, 1 (1 ́dênth). No cases were reported on Tuesday.
• This Bill will be withdrawa.
His Lordship obwrved that the plain- tiff wax simply making a claim for the
He asked if the Hongkong, and the defendant's junk c loss incurred by him.
cordingly anchored at Honam, on the cargo was insured.
Mr. Gardiner replied in the negative. Canton River, where the plaintiff's agent's The method of de- Mr. Bowley said that, as the defendant shop was situated had stated that the cargo was loaded 'n livery of the timber was to float it along his junk, the owner must prove that the side the innk loss was due to an act of God.
Mr. Bowley said it was floated down from Hungchun
His Lordship asked whether the timber Mr. Bowley went on to say that there came from the higher reaches of the river. was another preliminary to be gone through-in regard to the freight payable for the consignment. It was the custom to pay freight after delivery, but in this instance advances had been made to the defendant on account of freight-
"His Lordship asked if the plaintiff was the shipper.
or what remains of thern, should be coa-have been residents of Hongkong for the tiff had "a right to sue as a consignee. the junk to the plaintimised to bring
against that.
Continuing. Mr. Bowley said that the consignment of timber in question was floated down the river, and was loaded by the defendant's coolies. Loading com
naed menced on August 4th and contin up to August 10th On August 10th the Mr. Hawley replied that the plaintiff junk-master (defendant) gave the plain- was not the shipper, but, the cargo bad tiff's agent & receipt for the whole of the cargo of timber ordered by the plaintiff. been shipped by his agent on his order.
His Lordship said that if plaintiff was Some days later the junk left for Hong- not the shipper he could not sue.
kong, reaching here either on August 14th Mr. Bowley submitted, that the plaintiff or 16th. In any case the junk went into the Mangkok Sui typhoon refuge on was the consignec and,, as such, had a right to sue.
The junk-master came to August 15th: Mr. and Mrs. Algar E. Carleton, who
His Lordship admitted that the plain-the plaintiff's office and
yard in Ken Road nedy He asked if Mr. Gardiner made a point
hey there had been a typo-inch polen
He then told the plaint... Gardiner agreed that the plaintiff ton, and that a number of t
The carg had been washed had a right, as consignee, to sue.
Mr. Bowley went on to say that the was discharged in the plaintiff's yard on defendant was still due to
receive $58 August 17th, and when the tally was from the plaintiff on account of freight checked it was found that there. wat a to the defendant for that amount. The plaintiff was prepared to give credit shortage of 18 small poles and 96 of the largest poles. "A delivery note was given His Lordship asked if that was that to the defendant making note of the was the same amount as that for which shortage. The defendant then returned, the defendant had put in a counter claim. to Canton, and interviewed the plaintiff's Mr. Bowley replied that the counter-agent, who told him that if there was typhoon in Canton it took place after claim was for $50.
Mr. Gardiner said he would admit the the delivery of the large poles and not before. After some discussion, the plain- re-pinintiff's figure on account of freight.
tiff's agent agreed to account for the losa --- Mr. Gardiner then asked that the coun- ter-claim be amended by the alteration of the 48 small poles, and referred the
defendant to theˆ of certain dates.
Plaintiff in regard to present claim was Mr. Bowley submitted that the plaintiff the large poles. was entitled
to costs on account of that fur the 05 large foles, which were duly amendment. The plaintiff had been put shipped and should have been delivered.
Hongkong. to considerable trouble owing to the date in on which the loading at Canton was com- The statement of defence, admitting menced being changed to August 4th. that the defendan Ng Wah Ho, was the Besides, the plaintiff had just been asked master of the junk which carried a cargo
TION COMPANY, LIMITED. HABEHOLCERS are reminded of the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the COMPANY, to be held on TUESDAY, the 8th day of October, 1918, the two forces unite, the Turkish armies, at 12 o'clock Noor, at the Offices of Meara JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, fined to Asia Minor, Nobody in the lands past eight years, leit for Batavia, Java, No. 6, Pedder Street, Hongkong, for, the purpose of considering and if thought it delivered from their rule will regret on Tuesday, as stated in our, issue of BECREATION. CLUB. contrming as a Special Resolution the
the departure of the Turks, for they have yesterday. Mr. Carleton served as Vice Resolution set out underneath which was
the Extraordinary General Meet- always oppressed, and never attempted to Consul in the Consulate-General of the NNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS will be passed A heldt TO-DAY (THUESDAY, 2rding of the Company held on the 10th day of benefit, those whom they have governed. United States at Hongkong, being ad- TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) 4th, BATURDAY September
the regulations contained in the Their shameful treatmen; of the Armen-vanced later to the rank of Consul de- 5th October. Commencing on THURSDAY
printed document submitted to the ins has "for years excited the horror tailed as Vice-Consul to assist the Consul- and FRIDAY, at 4.30 PM, and on SATUR
"meeting
for the purpose of DAY, at 3.30 P.M.
identification subscribed by the Chair- and indignation of all right-thinking General. He is to take up similar work "man thereof be and the same are
the people, and there is no doubt that, but in the Consulate, at Batavia, assisting "hereby apprived "regulations be and they are hereby for international jealousies, they would the Consul, Mr. John F. Jewell, with "adopted as the Articles of the Company have been driver bag and baggage" important war regulation work now
substitution for and to "exclusion of all the existing Articles out of Europe long ago. The Balkans quired there.. "thereul
War of 1912 shattered Turkey's claim to any European standing at all, and re- vealed to the world that in Europe the Turks were absolute aliens, despite their centuries of occupation. The present war has shown that, even in Asin, the Turk has no inalienable right to the lands beneath his way. To say this is not to deny the right of conquest of a stronger and more highly civilized race over a weaker and more barbaric people The earth and its resources have been Inade for the use of mankind, and the nation which beat uses these, resources for the benefit of mankind has the strongest
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to pay costs for an amendment which he had asked for..
of 2.854 pieces of wood from Honam to Hongkong, stated that while the polca His Lordship said that if the plaintiff were being shipped at Honami into the could prove any costs, on account of the defendant's junk a typhoon came
as a result of which a portion of the con- amendment they would be awarded
Mr. Bowley said that the plaintiff was ignment was washed away by the force The following telegram has been timber merchaaz with a business in of the wind and water. Whatever poles received by the American Consulate Hongkong, and had been in the habit of were lost were test, therefore, by an act
of God, and consequently the defendant. General, Hongkong, from the Manila importing timber to Hongkong from
Canton and elsewhere. Prior to August was not liable for the sum of $158.50, Observatory:
11.a.m., Oct. 2nd. 4th the defendant had been naked to ship claimed by the plaintifly, Typhoon in about 197deg. Long E. and a consignment of timber from Canton to 18deg. Lat. N., almost stationary.
(Continued et foat of next Column.)
Three witnesses in support of the plain tiff's case were heard yesterday, and the case was adjourned until to-day,