SKIN DISEASES
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Feneral
EARLIER CABLES, ́[TKHOUGH REUTER'S'AGINOX.) GERMANY'S DOMESTIC
TROUBLES.
TIMBER LOST THROUGH TYPHOON IN HONAM. HONGKONG MERCHANT'S UNSUC CESSFUL CLAIM.
V.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS. CUTLER, PALMER & CO. ́S-
SECOND DAY'S RESULTS.
The annual aquatia sports of the V.R.C. were continued yesterday evening when seven events were contested: Amongst the At the Summary: Court, on Thursday, interested spectators was E.E. the Officer the Paine Judge (Mr. H. H. Comports) Administering the Government (Hog. gave judgment in favour of the defen- Mr. Claud Severn. C.M.G.), President dant in a civil action in which a Chinese of the Club. The most important item named Kan San Yat, trading as the Chop on the programme was the Final in the Tai Shing, timber merchants, of Hong- Two Lengths Handicap. The race was claimed A. Ribeiro. E. L Wah Po, & Chinese junk-master, being Silva, FL Silva and E. Medina. each the value of 95 large lags of timber, which looking a likely winner. Ribeiro, how the defendant was alleged to have lost ever, managed to win by the fraction of daring the transport of a consignment of a second, Medina taking second place. timber from Canton to Hongkong between. August 4th and 15th.
NO ALTERNATIVE SAVE A
DICTATORSHIP..
LONDON. October zad.
A Havas message says:- The Kaiser has sent cry of despair to the Fatherland Party-gather around me for the defence of the Father land."
For the panic and blaster in Germany there is no alternative save a dictator ship, says an organ of the Socialists. The Radicals and some of the Centre
Party see salvation only in a popularly
elected Cabinet.
All are agreed on one point, mamely, chat Germany's military and political policy have failed.
COALITION-GOVERNMENT IN BERLIN.
AMSTERDAMS October 3rd, -
A telegram from Berlin states that a meeting of the Reichstag Conservatives passed a resolution to sacrifice their con- Fictions, and participate in a Coalition Government, in view of obtaining an honourable termination of the war.
GERMAN PRESS INCREDULITY. The German Eress is still incredulous As regards the fact that Bulgaria has entirely deserted the Central Powers. They are professing to cling, slast hope, to the results of the despatch of trian and German troops to Sofia,
THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S
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PROGRAMME.
Two specimens of the logs referred to in the ease, small and large, were exhibit
Each was about 20 feet in ed in court. length. The large log had a diameter of about 6 inches and the small one of about 2 inches.
נ.
Mr. F. B. L. Rowley represented, the plaintiff, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner ap
peared for the defendant.
In the Long Plunge, M. A. R. Souza, won the event in his first plunge. He went a distance of 50 feet 3 inches. A. V Barres, who came second, was only one foot six inches behind the winner.
The Badies Race was won by Miss B. Jennings, who was closely followed by Miss L. Haynes. Miss B. Bliss was was quite liberal, a common
The defence was that. as carries, the defendant was not liable for loss sustained through an act of God. The defendant admitted taking charge of the transportation of the logs, but quantity of the consignment had been lost owing to a strong wind at Honam and the defeace submitted that this being an act of God they were not liable for the foxx occasioncil.
The strength of the plaintiff's case lay in a receipt for the full consignment of timber (2.584 logs), which the defendant had given to the plaintiff's agent at Hunam, on August 10th, six days after
fendant,"
which, according to the d
the resulted in the loss of the The plaintiff submitted that, deferciant having loaded the timber on his junk be
en August 4th and August 10th, and having given a receipt for the full con- Aus-signment on the latter date, plaintiff was entitled to receive the fall consignment in Hongkong
AMSTERDAM, October. 3rd.
The Culayne Garrife states that the new Government's programme will pro vide for the settlement of Eastern ques
tions, giving the Border peoples the right of self-determination.
ANOTHER LIKELY CHANCELLOR NAMED
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The Berlin Press announces that Herr von Payer has defintely refused the Chancellorship,
The candidature of Prince Max, the |heir-presumptive of the Grand Duchy of Baden, is now favoured. The Prince has declared his willingness to accept the office. conditional upon the support of a majority in the Reichstag.
STATE SECRETARIES RESIGNED.
AMSTERDAM, October. 2nd. It is confirmed that all the state secre- taries have resigned.
PLENARY SESSION OF THE REICHSTAG.
AMSTERDAM. October 3rd.
A telegram from Berlin states that the Party leaders have decided that the Reichstage should hold a plenary session on Tuesday or Wednesday to hear the Government's statements.
The defence, in submitting that typhoon had caused a gift of logs to break, said that everything possible had been done to retrieve the logs. The plain- tiff's agent had been informed of the loss of a number, and had agreed to accept the loss of the 45 small logs worth $0.00. As regards the large logs, the plaintiff's agent at Honum referred the defendant to the plaintiff.
The defendant gave evidence on his own bebuli and swore to the typhoon, in
In cross-examina Honam on August th tion, he admitted that he did not court the logs.
On
Another junkmaster déposed that his junk was anchored near the defendant's
typhoon came junk on the Canton River at Hono August 4th when a and one of the rafts of logs broke.
When the evidente was concluded. Mr. Gardiner asked if the Court would enter judgment for the defendant's counter- claim.
His Lordship said that he would allow the counter-inim.
Mr. Bowley pointed out that he had admitted the counter-claim and had asked that it be taken as settled,
third.
The handicapping in this event
Three teams competed in the team race. Great excitement prevailed and the win- ning team, captained by J. Stewart, was loudly applauded on its victory.
This afternoon's programme includes." the finds in the various events and in- teresting sport may be anticipated. The Band of the 18th Infantry will be in attendance. Mrs. Gurner (wife of Com- modore Gurner) has kindly consented to present the prizes at the conclusion of the sports.
The following were yesterday's rew
FOUR LENGTHS HANDICAP (Heats). —` First Hent: 1, J. Stewart; 2. R. Tatim;
Second Heat: 1. A. V. Barron; 2. S., Marent,
Two Lycras Handicar (Boys).—i, F. Pereira; ; Ap Castro.
LONG, PLUNGE-1, M. A. R. Souza; 2. A. V. Barros. Distance, 50 feet 3 inches.
Two LENGTHS HANDICAP (Army and Navy)-1, Sgt. White, R.E.; 2. L-Cpl. Smith, Middlesex 3. Br. Moody, R.U..
Two LENOTHS HANDICAP (Ladies)-1, Mise B. V. Jennings; 2, Miss L. Haynes: 3. Miss B. Bliss
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Two LENGTHS HANDICAP (Final).—i, A- Time: J. V. Ribeiro; E. Medina. 13-2-580cs.
Two LENGTHS TEAM RACE, J. Stewart (Capt.). J: Scares, V. Barradas, A. V. Barros, P. A Tyanovich; 2. Tatam (Capt), G. A. Carvalho, C. Vas, T. L. Knight and W. Hall.
SPORT.
GOLF.
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The Competition for the championship of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club will be played over the main course at Fan- ling, commencing on Sunday, October 13th The dates of playing the succeed- M Gardiner, addressing the Court, said that the defendant had to contending rounds will be announced later. against the fact that he had given a No more than one round will be played. The competition is open to members receipt to the plaintiff's agent, admitting in any one day, the consignment of 2,584 poles, which.. ou arrival here, was found to be short and subscribers with handicaps of 10 and by 143. His explanation was that, owing under, or to others in the discretion of THE NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR.to the typhoon, certain of the poles had the Committee. It will be decided by
beer "carried away, and, not only did maten play." Preliminary rounds. the defendant de all. in his power to pr holes; final, 38 holes. vent the logs from going astray, bat also done all that could possibly be done to recover as many as he could. admitted that, notwithstanding this, the defendant, when giving his should THE INTEGRITY OF SMALL dete made kon svar at deceipt, amber
NATIONS.
LATER.
COPENHAGEN, October 3rd. The Berlin Mittags Zeitung states that Prince Max of Baden becomes Chancel
for.
LONDON. October 2nd.
A Havis mestage says:- Mr. Bonar Law. speaking at the London Guildhall, said that justice be tween great and small nations minst be preserved when peace is being forged by the victorious Entente Powers:
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
EX BOLSHEVIK AGENT RETURN- ING HOME.
STOCKHOLM, October ard.
M. Litvinoff, the ex-Bolshevik agent in London, and bis party, have arrived in
Christiania.
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PAYING THE PRICE OF SOCIALISM.
LONDON, October 2nd.
PRUSSIA.. DRASTIC CHANGE INTRODUCED.
LONDON, October 3rd
The Prussian Upper House has passed equal, general "and direct suffrage.
He
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Entries, to be made at Happy Valley close on October th
M. E. V. D. Par has kindly offered a silver cup for the bess Bogey round on, handicap terms over the main course at Fanling in the six months' ending Barch 31st. 1919. The competition will be open to members and subscribers. Any
of the logs were missing. Of course the defendant did not know how many. He thought that when he went to Hongkong he gould explain the loss to the plaintiff." Mr. Gardiner made a strong point of the fact that as soon as the plaintiff told the defendant that a number of the logs
solici were missing, the latter went to ter and had a letter written to the plain. tiff, informing him that the loss was due to
He sub- His Lordship reminded Mr. Bowley a typhoon at Honan... mitted that if the loss was occasioned hy that it was Rudyard Kipling who said: typhoon it must be considered as an "The female, of the species is the more act of God, for which the defendant was deadly of the two." not liable. .it
Mr. Bowley was quite inclined to agree.
ber of cards may be taken out. En-,) trance fee, 81 per card, to be devoted to war charities. In the event of a tie the final will be decided by match play.
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Mr. Bowley replied that in a case like Ho submitted that it was quite possible the cne before the Court, where there was for someone to lower some of the timber a shortage of cargo, most important factor was the receipt given by the master and feat it away, ander cover of the of the vessel to the owner of the cargo, Mr. Gardiner said that there was no Ir the present case, the receipt given by suggestion of auch the junk-master corresponded with a bill of lading on a big ship.
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INDIGESTION AND
COMMON SENSE.
cause indigestion.
as out, and, even the
Your common sense tells you that no man or woman who suffers from indiges- tion can possibly enjoy really good bealth. It is therefore the part of com- mon sense to avoid indigestion if you His Lordship observed that such a thing can, but if you have not been able to was quite easible, but reminded fr. avoid it altogether, it is wise. to banish was that the it in its early stagee, because the longer Bowley that his case. Having proved that the cargo was re A telegram iram Berlin states that the
this ailment continues, the more its palas second instalment, in gold, of the Busceived by the defendant, Mr. Bowley went timber was lost in Canton.
Mr. Bowley said it was quite pos- and pepalities increase. sian indemnity, was received on the on to say that the plaintif had discharged
the onus that was upon him, and was sible
somcothe misappropriated Unfortunately, most of us can't avoid, frontier by officials of the Reich Bank.
It was an easy therefore entitled to receive the
specific
a little digestive trouble now and then the cargo at Canton. ELECTORAL REFORMIN
cargo hunded to the defendant, unless it thing for a sailor to get on one of the because the stomach is a sensitive organ. could be proved that the loss was through large logs and ride it away where he The little worries of life, the strenuous some cause for which the defendant was liked. In view of the fact that so much days that tire not responsible. The onus was on the of the trade of this port was carried on changes of weather that upset us, all it would be most dangerous affect the tone of the stomach, and thus Mr. Bowley, continuing, said that the
his receipt, were allowed to say
The stomach, however, is only part of receipt was very strong evidence for the
The receipt was given on afterwards that a part of bis plaintiff. August 10th and, as defendant had ad- lost before he signed the receipt. The your digestive machinery, and it often mitted that the typhoon occurred on defence had made a great point of the bappens that as soon as the stomach August 4th, the defendant had plenty of fact that the plaintiff's agent had agreed ceases to do its work properly, the other. time to check his cargo. He had absolute
while referring the defendant to the plain- whole machinery of 'digestion becomes control of his junk until the shipper had to accept the loss of the 43 small logs, digestive organs become affected, and the tallied his cargo or given an acknowledgiff in the matter of the large logs. But more or less disturbed,
"Now, common sense dictates that, if you The last was that the instances of that sort happened every ment of the loss. Hongkong added another victory to its junk-master was driven into a corner and day. A small claim was frequently com suffer, because your stomach and "liver credit by defeating the Lawn Bowls Club had to say that he had never counted the promised, while big claims were contested. have lost tone and vigour, you must by 11 points. The visitors went away cargo. This was an extraordinary state the plaintiff's agent was quite willing restora their lost vigour and tone, ing be believed, to accept the loss of 19.60 the value of order to get well again; and the remedy from the start and at the 12th and were ment, which could not leading by 18 points to two. After that, especially as the other witness, the old the small logs, but when it came to a sum which common sense dictates is the well-
junk-master, had admitted that it was of 3:00 it was a different matter. however, the game levelled up somewhat, the custom to count the cargo. The Court
He submitted that what had probably tried stomach tonic and liver invigorator, Everyday, more and more people who mach of their lead and ultimately won by from August 4th to 10th, and there was ing some of the logs to be missing and though the visitors managed to maintain had the fact that the cargo was loaded happened was that the defendant, know- Mother Siegels Syd 20 points to 15. The teams were!
an interval of seven days between the that the plaintiff's agent had accepted onco suffered from stomach and liver Hongkong:-W. Gerrard (skip), W.
from indigestion, flatulence, Russell, C. Bond and D. Harvey.
of the loss to the plaintiff in Hongkong,
enlarging the loss sustained, acidity, heartburn and constipation, are S.L.B.C-Alb. Taylor (skip), J. J.
The Mongkok Sui shelter, Mr. Bowley in the hope that the fact, that the loss gratefully testifying that Mother Siegel's Bheridan, J. D. Gaines and G. Danien submitted, could not be regarded as per had been occasioned by accident would Byrup has successfully banished their
The matches Hongkong v.: B.R.C. and Hankow S.L.B.were abandoned fectly safe from pilferers. As his Lord exculpate him from the shortage in the digestive troubles, even after other re ship doubtless knew, there was nothing cargo. In a case where oral evidence was medies have been tried in vain; and it oving to heavy lers were entertained,
more tempting to a Chinese that a piece put against written evidence, the Court has kept them well. The visiting the Shanghai Club, of
of wood, unless it were a piece of coal. must accept the written document and His Lordship But he had his old hold that the defendant had not dis Sept. 28th, Mr. C.-M. Bain presided over lady on board.
INTERPORT LAWN BOWLS. HONGKONG DEFEATS THE S.L.B.C.
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The 8yrup is not a cure-all. It owes
its success to the fact that the medicinal extracts it contains have a wonderfully His Lordship said Mr. Bowley had put beneficial effect not only upon the the evening speeches were made by Mesars. After the periis and excitements of the the case with extraordinary force for the stomach, but upon the liver and bowels J. Prentice, H. G. Simms, J. D. Gaines, voyage, she must have been sleeping, and plaintiff. He really Believed, however, no well, restoring their tone and vigour, W Gerrard (Hongkong), W. Laidlaw there was nothing easier than for some (Hankow) and others. A musical pro one to steal some of the wood, gramme was rendered in which the hig
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(Continued at foot of nezt Oolumn:)
what the defendant had said.
and thus promoting their digestion, the Judgment for the claim and counter true basis of good health.
claim were catered for the defendant.