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IMPECUNIOSITY OF CHINA. AN OLD CLIENTS NEW OFFER
[FROM THE TIMES "
CORRESPONDENT
AT PEKING.]
PEKING, May 2nd. China's impecunisi'y has benaght au old client into the fie'd' if the person of Mt. Crip, who aquired finaleid fane, in 1912 by defying the consortinin, not to mention the British Government; and by arranging to issued" Chinese Lata on the Losha market Objen jets to that cane action were that the lour inile gnarly sevared (the entsorthin salon {quently made the security gead by re- organizing the salt tabelle aller foreign control while the proceds wont to the Chinese unconstiona ly,
SINGAPORE: BROKER'S
JEWELS.
COTTON.
Kere
U.S. PURCHASES OF CHINESE VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
FIRST NIGHT SWIMMING FETH
The firt night swimming fate of the The Jinankeste Guardian Commercial's "JUDGMENT FOR WIFE.
Shanghai correspondent, writing in the of the season, at the Victoria Recreation The affair Thus, reborved, `judgment in this easy current issue, says: The all order Club took place last night, mentioned its yesterday's hely Leen was elvingeth yielding place to now." We ap was as steeksia! as any helal Inst year A large Mr. fiving in prein! times. During the past and went off withank a bitch. given by the Cont on May 7th. Justice Lash rreal that the provedings. "I w months the Shangisi merebant, has number of people attended, and th which we bought by the husband, vous 'experienced a crop of surprises-recond entries for the swimming events erned the war rship of event in artielys, prices far many articles, scarcity of com numerous, whilst the events themselves of jewellery of the value of £5.600modities, in spite of reports of goal crops were kenly contested. Lively uiusfe was legether, and be said they werę de'ng, in the interior;and a host of other inter- discoursal throughout the evening by the detained by his wife, and asked for an "esting and vegations incidents. All this Brunswick Studie Orchestra, whilst dane- probably will pale before the extra-ing was carried on throughout the even- order for delivery up of them tà hìm.
The results of the,rzees were as follows : Athengh in term an appeal from Mr. Ordinary fact that the United State has ing in the large dancing ball.
Ta bugth handicap for ladies, -ist,, the whole of the Judie Bray, it was really aw' appent beva purchasing Chinese raw cotton-an against the decision of the master, the unheard of thing in case being under Section 17 of the May. history of the cotton trade of China. Pre- Miss R. Kiteli1, 36.45sers: 2nd, Miss M. In judices die hard in this world, but the Marsden, 42sees, 3rd, Miss T. May, vid Women's Properly Act, 1882.
10
32fares.
Bu 1-3sers,
High dive-let, A. Kitchell, 79 pts : Services Race, two lengths hands- 2nil. T. J. Knight; 3rd, G. A. Jiek. 1st. The Brownhill. 39sges: 2nd, do Wood, 11.3-5ures.
One length team race-1st, D. Lhor's Mixed nominations.-1t, Miss Kitchell team: Jud, C. B. Logan's team, and A. A. R. Botelho.
Two lengths handicap for girls.—ist, The policy of the all sortir, ve newed in the new gonsortium, and barked she opinion of the Court this was it a "Prjudier of the American manufacturet 15.4-3mees.
Miss Hunt. 313-38ces, nd, Mias leg the interested Powers, is to restrict me to which the section mentioned was against the employment of Chiaise e-tton" leading to China, iscept on stiel: ssurity intended to apply. The Married Women's for spinning purposes appears as wall obviate any arity in the inther Property Act for the first tits placed a going. Very few people are aware of the H. George, wees.: 3rd. Mis. D.Spanson, Final, members, two length, handicap to exert firessure to obtain payment; and wife on trups of complete equality with work dựng in the States by a local cottur“ to superviso expenditure in order that her husband as regafiled all rights in verhaus in bringing before American fer American bi
Final, bugs, two lengths handicap.--1st, funds may not be strandered. 11 has been pregrty and the right to make gontracts, mil owners the importance of Chinese,' -- 1st, E Jordan, Bisces,; 2nd. J. Kent, A good many, when they learnt K. Wison, 1.25-4; 2nd, W. UP juhart, thoroughly established that nonditional When the priccelings were instituted the coʻton' (as 'n mub titut spending is damaging to China from all husband and wife were living apart, and spinning. points at view, and it is the object of the divores priceerlings at the suit of the wife of the object of Mr. A. B. Reseafrld's 30secs. Power's interested, through the agency of were pending. The Ausland's claim was mission to the United States last Septeur- (their nominatal banking group, contpos really a claim of detinge in pespret of her. Were juclined to re off at the id n. The prey such seventeen jeselt. Obviously this brought attitude of the millowuers wien apprench ing the consortium, "to
in a serious conflict of evidence. It was vd did not inspire much hope, though àt action.
The Chinese Gloverment, however, for a claim the husband was by läventitled was pointed out to them that the spin obvinus reasons, bate all restrictings, and to make. An action of devinus had been ming quality of the seven fighths to 1 in. only when highly chastened by extronie treated as an action of tert. Section 12 of Chinese staple would answer for the 9
in the word of Goldsmith, "Thug whe cessity they have recently approached the Married Women's Property Act. In the consortium for advances pending his Lordship's opinion, whenever it, was negotiations for a serious transaction, apparent that a husband and wife were at Came to scoff have remained to pray." A Should the entoa an Breadly, the conditions of the consortium age's length, and not living together, Kreat dra', of course, depends at present are the general casalidation of the whole and at the suit of the wife there was at the verbet of the American textile [of the unsecured floating debt and the strong conflict of evidence, this section
nught not to be applied, but the judge swer their requirements, there is no dauit placing of radway pance on footing. The manner in which this ea should direct the sait to be tried before that we shall see the introduction of a Le done has air-ady been indicated in The a jury. This Court had now a decide on very big factor in the Shinchei merket, There, and abould a settlement on these what grounds the master probably decid lines be arranged the Government would the case, and for his part he had no fred from Babilities and guaranteed doubt he died on the principle that marate but sufficiem incom for the the onus was upon Mrs. Penny to show future. Such a sentyment, however, that each article separately was given to. world be a business transaction designed her, and if she fails in that the husbands. The situation is pregnant with to rehers Chinas from her present insol should suceerd. So that if the husband. veray and to safeguard her as far as pos- succeeded it would be not by the weight of his evidence-which, in his Lordship's sible from future backsliding.
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It is, therefore, unfortunat that Mr. opinion, had no weight-but by the wonk| Crisp should now be willing to intervene Less of "Mrs. Penny's evidence,
His Lordship then reviewed the evidence" and encourage Chines exprentinin of Foreign money obtainable fer present in detail, and pronounced that of Mr." need regardless of the urgent med, for
main farturers,
teipping Japan in de rush to buy high price of American exton has induced plies. It must be admitted that this the American buyers to take the present 'charse. There is a difference to-ilay of 34 4 ernts geld per lb. between the two pret posibilities, possibly not this sea- scu ime in Enture
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A polo match brought the evening's escuts t.. a successful conclusion:
The fein's were:-
Mitchell. Mr. P. W. Ramsay, Mr. S. A. Marcut.
Prompetitors Stewart-Mr. R. H. B.
Sturlers-Mr. A. A. Alves. Mr. R. C. Witchell, Mr. G. W. Sewell,
Time-keepers.—Mr. A. E. Alves, Mr. T. Mock, Mr. G. T. May, Mr. E. T Crocker.
Hoa. Treasurer.~Mr.. A, E. S. Alves. Ha. Steatary.-Mr. R..C. Witchell.
SPORT.
INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH. "HONGKONG THE WINNERS.
All the scores are now to hand in con- pection with the Far Eastern Rifle Shool ing match between Hongkeng, Shanghai, Sitg pore and Penang and the result is Bivery time win for the Hongkong team by 97 points above the second best team,
The rats are as follows:-
1-Hongkong
2-Shaghai
EGGS TO BE MARKED IN ENGLAND. Provisions of Sir William Bird's Penny to be the evidence of an unreliable" a general consolidating. The only security witness upon whom it was quite imposs for amending the Merchandis Marks Shanghai, Fennig come third in the available apart from an increase of thilo to rely and was uncorroborated, Acts, 1887 to 1911. by requiring the ark- list, nearly 100 points behind the Northern Customis tariff: sanctioned in principle at Mrs. Penny, on the other hand, had beening of imported agricultural products, team, whilst Singapore brings up the rear," the Washington Conference, is the Cus erupulously careful before sho declared were debated by a Standing Committee of 54 points behind Penang, toms surplus, at present hypotherat ul for
Mr. Pringle moved the omission of the domestic loans. This leans are hell by that a particular jewel had been given to the Horse of Commons on May 3rd.
her by her husband, and his Lordship was! native banking ord erganti interes, convinced or evidence was quite reliable, subsretion which prohibits the porta and any diversion of the funds allocated
- She keja a diary for years, which had tion of eggs nubess each egg is indelibly to their service would have disastrous ro
heen used in support of the version gbe marked with a clear indication of the suits. Any small loan made by nationals, of any single country can only add to the gave, and he was satisfied the diary was a country in which the eggs were produced
truthful one. He deals with the jewels or with the word "imported." existing difficulties.. quired must be an international affair, separately, observing, with regard to the Mr. Pretyman said he could not accept Chinese helt, that the husband said he did the amendment. They wanted to get a in which all the interested Powers are
not give it to his wife, because European fair value for a freh British egg as a concerned.
ladies did not wear that sort of thing, fresh British egg, no more and to less.
Mr. Hope Simpson said if they juter- bercas Mrs. Penny said that it was given
The settlement re
"
936
96.0 per AL AL
99.0 929
"
N37
53.7 79.3
Each team consisted of twelve men, the
-Penang 4-Singapore
take place is tween the 15th and the 20th of May. ten best scores to count. The shoot had to
TENNIS
"A" DIVISION LEAGUE MATCH,
Score:-
RC. CUTS DE RECREIO,
During the past few days there has been
A lenge match between the Chinesa much military, movement of a disquirting cimracter, and the popular belief is that her, and had made the record in herfered with the importation of eggs tliny another struggle is pending between diary on April 3rd, 1917-ber birthulay: [wanld, ipso far!y, interfs re with the prade Recreation Club and the Club di Recria ground of the first mentioned Club The industry in Somerset, in connection with League was played off on Thursday on the Chang Tao Lin and the Chibli War Lords. Gave me lovely gold belt, ft for Queer, in phographic plates and with the glove in the "A" Division of the Tenaiz It is difficult to believe that in present of Sheba," cireuinstances the protagonists of last Mr. Justice Lush further gave as the which dried eggs and liquid rzgs were inatch resulted in a win for the Chines 3. P. La am! M. H. Lo lost to Yvano" spring can engage
rachther, and reason why Mr. Pently was spending respectively employed. We imported last by 57 garas tn 12.
vitch and Pinun, 56: lot to Marques and obviously there can be no question of moury extravagantly on jewels thuit in year twenty-three thousand tons of this
Mr. Cauley, in resisting the amend. Assumpeao, 6-6; beat Souen and Ribeiro,
7-4. financing the Governant by Mr. Crisp 1915 he became partner in a firm of liquid egg from China.
Laj Tam Sze and Wong Po Keung leat or by anybody else whilst there is a stockbrokers and acquired a considerable possibility of the resumption of civil income. On his own showing, in 1910 he ment, said the egg trade in this country
spent £5,000 or more on jewris, and him was suffering from an immons amount Yranovitch and Pinna, Ti; beat Marquez
Ribeiro, 93. self said that he gave his wife lavish pre- of frand. It was with the greatest difficulty and Assumpcio, 83: beat Sousa and ents, and he said he would have given that in London itself one could make her more but she persuaded him to invest certain of buying a fresh egg. The Bill The Court was of was designed entirely with a view to the money instead. The Boer Indemnities are due to: thirteen nations plus a small sun of inter opinion that, with regard to the jewela putting an end to that fraud. ́ ́- uational daims. The German and Aus nor in dispute, they were the property of The amendment was rejected by 23 votes trian shares. amounting to about one-fifth the wife. The appeal would, therefore,
EGGS FROM CHINA. the total, was cancelled in 1917.
The Dutch, Spanish and Swedish shares are allowed, and Mr. Penny must pay the being paid regularly, while the inter eos-s incurred before the master and the national claims have been entirely wiped judge ixlow, and in the appeal, out. The deferred amounts, states the Bureau of Econciule Information, belong
WOT.
THE DEFERRED BOXER INDEMNITIES.
to 10.
.
Mr. Hope Simpson asked the Minister
of Health whether dried eggs imported
Hung ito Chiu and Lau Fook Ling lost to Yvanovitch and Pinna. 2-9: lot to and Ribeiro, 10-1. Marques and Assumpras, 5-6: beat Sousa
THE SITUATION AT SHIUKWAN, YUNNANESE TAKE OFFENSIVE. The Canton Daily Ntus says it has
Mr. Carthew, for the husband, said he from China were liable to cuntain zing
the Yunnances troops evacuatex Shiukwan which the eggs were dried; whether large er orders from the officers in command. point pre- to eight lifterent nations, as follows: was instructed to sak for leave to appeal.xide derived from the zinc plates on asortained from authentic sources tha Great Britain, £11,186,457: U.S.A.
Mr. Justice Lush said the Court felt quantities of the dried eggs were ex-in order to concentrate at a £2,517,953; France £15,083,261; Italy, 15,852,010; Russia, £27.019,407 Japan, they ought to encourage the step,eluged from the United States of America tiously indicated. The Yunnanese troops, are press'ng this ing the offensive and £7,088,867 Belgium."£1,674,010: Portugal, and would not grant the application. -
on that account; and whether his depart having been now reinforced, are now tak £20.388-n total of £71,853,478, or, less
There was, however, nothing to presentment would take steps to ensure that invaders back by the way they came, The Russian share, £44,834,000;
transporting troops and military supplies Postponement of payment took place on Mr. Penny going to the Court of Appeal dried eggs imported into this country railway is now working overtones free from deleterious ingrelicats and up the line. With the advantage of being December 1st, 1917, and ended November
if he thought fit. 30th, 1922. In the case of Russia, only about one-third of her share (equivalent to 10 per cent, of the total due, all coun- tries) was deferred in 1917, but in 1090 the remaining two-thirds were also eur pended, and 1022 the resumption of pay- ments of the Russian share was indefinite-1 ly postponed. The American share out-loans of China that are not secured an standing does not include the portion re-any definite security. These are es re. mitted in Chins for educational purposes. gards totals in Chinese currency as The amounts to be paid after, resumption
follows:- in 1922 are:---
Country
Dec 14 オンコ G. Britak:... M
Aurvient
Bur
4,783,7,788
Dut
1997-1
6.308,331,93I
LOANE NOT DEFINITELY SECURED.
were suitable for use in the preparation in possesion of the railway and the ex- perience of having "fought in the rame of foodstuffs.
cality before, there will be no doubt
Mr. N. Chamberlain
(Minister
of that the Yunhese troop will succed in It may be useful to note the foreign Henith); I have no information as to the riding the province of these northern iu first two parts of the question; I amvaders, who are no fighters in mountain. aux countries, especially in these hot summer days of the South, to which they having inquiries made.
are unaccustomed,
Tal-seo
Our contemporary also says: "Nas forgetting the bruve work done by the United When Mr. Justier Romer took his seat gerament troops in the present Ent River canqmiga, which resulted in the Great Britain, $25,204,450; States, 12, 138.200; France, $29.718,340; in Chaucery Court, on April 27th, a
has sent word hack to Geral ... 465870066,219,5602059840 Japan, 814,240,114; Russia, 1887,001; disppointed litigant, whose name was catur of Poklu and Waiyoung. Dr. Sun Vance. Fr. 1,915,117,93; 212,408,478,912 187 970,78693: Belgium; 8164.079; Denmark, $104,380 given as Arthur Henry Ravenhill, and Hearters asking that rewards in sume Italy Fr. 414579.34 20,029,964 Italy, 8836,000: Holland, $688.806; n total; denly threw two or three handfuls of of money be sent to him so na do have it, alto the pebbler at him. The man was sternly redistributed among the brave fighters, in
the Government.” The 50 en 15,001,607,50 132,147 550 Austrian loans, $55,090,516, and German buked by his lordship, and cxiomitted to recognition of their valuable servicia to
Brixton Prison for contempt of court, loans, $2,231,056. (Continged at foot of nezl column.).
Jaan Ye $7,289,071,358 Belgium, Fr. 141278281 24,255,030,74 22,494,210,11 of $220.442,281, Portugal...
12740 10,014
2,799,144
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