CABLES.
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Paus, July Sath. The newspapers State that the French and Belgian Cabinets have agred in
subject of further conversations.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
(Continued fromi pogɛ"53
COST OF EARUMATIONS. The Governor recommended the Council to vule 811,000 in aid of the vote Sanitary humation, Various Cemeteries.
HONGKONG DAILY 1RESB,' FRIDAY, JULY 7TH, ̈ ̈1993
FAR EASTERN CABLE CHINA'S "FASCINATION FOR
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS IN CHINA
RACING.
RACE COURSES SPRINGING UP
EVERYWHERE.
Department, Special Expenditure, Ex-DD. WELLINGTON KOO MAKES AN Why Socialis never can became firinly
The CHAIRMAN This includes $6,000 payments carried over, and payments to the Tung Wah Hospital for extra labour and the provision of urns.
Approved,
COST OF THE EVENING WEATHER REPORT,
IMPORTANT STATEMENT,
Pekino, July 25th. De Wellington Koo, when addressing the foreign correspondents at the Foreign
CHINESE PARTNERSHIP
DISPUTE.
THE MARKET VALUE OF PROPERTY.
ALLEGED TRESPASS. EVICTED TENANT'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
An action in which the plaintiff, Hoong Shing, claimed damages against Mr SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT,
Chen Sie, of the Sincere Firma. for an Many reasons, says the N-C. Dalg News, have been given from time to time
Judgment was given, sesterday more alleged trespass," was heard at the Sim established in England this being one of ing, by His Ilonour the Chief Justice mary Court, yesterday morning, before the cases where England does not mean (Sir Williona Tees Davis) sitting in His Honour the Puisme Juḍgo" (Mr. Great Britain. Amongst others there is miginal jurisdiction at the Supreme Justice Gompertz), the declaration attributed to one of the world's great men that whilst there is Court, in a Chinese partnership disputes horse racing in England, Socialism never The case, which was before the Court! ein snoised, to which may be added the
Mr. FG. Vaux appeared for the
the defendant,
Mr. Vaux said the plaintiff was tenant
chance in England than the abolition of public point of view by reason of the ex horse racing. If one is prepared to ac port evidence given as to property val of the ground-floor of No. 35. Stanleg knowledge that Socialisms is not good far in Hongkong. Mr. H. W. Bird, of the firm Street. The defendant was the landlord 4 country and will agree with the great men that horse racing is an antidote, then of Mosers. Palmer and Turner, architects there would appear to be hope for an aml surveyors, cal'ed for the defence, ex-
and he wrongly entered the ground-flook
will make separate replies to London, bat Chamber of Commerce an evening weather acts must not be taken as sympton, improved state of affairs in China, for pressed the view at the time that high by his workmen on April 30th and pulled
Approved.
PURCHASE OF TYPEWRITERS.
Both derument, will be most friendly The Governor recommended the Council
account of Misc
and most "conciliatory, permitting the to vote $2,000 on
continuanes of negotiations and possibly-laneous Services, Purchase of Type.ment was taking steps to render are Year meeting and a few off days. surveyors, called for the plaintif, differ. root over his head, nor did he leave
an agreciment later.
writers,
The CHAIRMAN: These typewriters are for the Treasury-one for preparing M. Poincare and M. Thennis meet after large returns and one for the use of
probationers. the despatch of the replies to Tavidem.
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FRANCO-BELGIAN "CONVERSA-
TIONS
Approved.
This concluded the business.
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US. PRESIDENT IN CANADA. E. FETE. CITY OF VANCOUVER
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
ΤΟ NEGOTIATIONS LIKELY
DOWN
BREAK
market
Alr.
principle, but there are still differences The Governor recommended the Council fice to-day, expressed regret un beba!! conviction that prohibition has a better during April, was interesting froin the Plaintiff. and Mr. M. M. Watson "for... with regard to details, which will be the to vote $700 in aid of the vote Royal of China for the recent uses in which Observatory Other Charges, Printing the lives and property of foreigners were and distribution Meteorological
uf
endangered. It is understewed that Paris and Brussels Bulletin.
The CHAIRMAN: At the request of the Dr. Wellington Koo went on to say that
the Chinese have the racing fever in a prices paid for property which brought in down the coiling. The defendant sent of a change in the general attitute of very acats form. they will be similar on fundamental ther report is now issued" dniły,
Ten years ago in Shanghed we had the only a small return on the investment did notice to quit, to the plaintiff, stating" Chian towards friendly Powers or their points.
Shanghai Re Clab and the one-day baura Little, of the firm of Messrs.mises and reconstruct them. The plain- nationals residing in China. They were the spring and autumn nestings of the not represent market value. Mr. A. Cot that he was going to pull down the pre- work of lawless elements, and the Governmeting of the Paper Hunt Club, whilst Little, Adams and Wood, architects and tiff did not leave until there was no
at Kiangwan there were the anunal China
value Kad withont protest. At the time it was in- effective the protection of foreign life and Now the racing has grown to a total of entiated between
"that possible to say whether the place w over 30 days racing in the year, the security value. Market value was property.
thee hot months being free, but there being very few Saturdays in the other sale which takes place at the proper time going to be rebuilt or not. Since the months and practically no general holi and that which is sold to a person white premiaca had been re-constructed anil
Ivore now ready for habitation. days that are not engaged as racing days, I would put it to its brut usé.?! » Yet even this apparently is not sufficient,
His Lordship, in delivering a lengthy, Yaux added that he was basing his claim for there have been repented' rumours of TOKYO, July 26th,
new courses to be established, though how judgment, made no reference to this part on the flet that the landlord did not An official message through the Eastern the racing will be atted in is a mystery enlar paint. The action, he said; was one curetract a new building, and it was News Agency, unreservedly reports fun! Abeat two years ago, there was much dis Ms the resignations of M. Joffe nud cusut of a pane for a court in which the plaintiff (Wong On. Shing agreed on both sides that the notite nas pintment of M. Karakhan, who tang. More recently, there was said to Tong) was a partner in the defendant bad. After the tents had been turned is ordered to hasten the Soviet-Japan be a aches out for a Chilege course Arm (An dan Kit) and clained an ne out they watched the progress of res conference Al. Joffe aui Mr. Toshihiko beyond the Settlement and to be reachedeunt of what was due to his at the time construction and became suspicious that" Kawakami ure apparently unable to reach by a road which wouhl run through to
Socehow. Then one is buttomholed by ut his retirement from the firm The the place was not being made into a new Since then they had endea basis for agreement on any point The Eastern News Agency corresponcious folk who tell in whispers of a defendant was the managing-yarter of antiding. dont at Moscow, who was specially des cours that is already being prepared the firm, which was established in 1965 for youred to get back. The landlord hid
Of from patched from the agency staff at Tok the hack of French territory.
give details regarding the position of the tars, however, leathing more than the the purpose of effecting sales and pur prevented them from doing this by Authorities ut Moscow, pa i pray Japan, rumour is known.
chass on behalf of clients at Shanghai having the house picketed by an' Indian but both the Foreign Office and M. Joffe
There were 13 partners, holding 12 shares watchinan. Mr. Vaux explained that be the could not say if the defendant, oeder- Thousands of prople arrived frem ali
are giving out unconvincing dementi,
From disowhere comes more definite in-in all. The defendant, who was The British which, coupled with the strictly official parts of the North-West, light cruiser Carter and the Canadian character of the uws agency, is taken by formation, Tientsin sen red, a second! helder of two shares, purchased two houses oil this, because it was understood the
well informed persons to indicate the course, of the international crder, some failure for the present of the efforts towards time ago and very successful meetings during 1913 and 1910 in Gilman's Bazaar, defendant had sold the house with fcant. a Soviet rapprochement with Japan. are being held there. Peking has am Hongkong, for $39,500. In January, 1921, porsession, the agreement of sale being bitions along the same lines. Away in the defendant sold the two houses for lade on April 25th, or five days before "HONGMOH" DISASTER. the centre of Honan another international 934,000, and the plaintiff alleged that this his client left. That fact had come to
eluh was started about two years ago, if
gross under value, the his (r. Vaus's) knowledge after the AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY,
mentory serves aright, and is going amount way strong. Tsingtao is firmly persuaded that properties being worth $53,000. He writ had been issued. The plaintiff hal LONDON, July 25th.
racing can be popularized there once At an investiture at Buckingham Palace, more, and there is ho falling away of alleged that the properties were sold with deavoured from time to time to pay His Majesty the King pinned
the interest in the regular meetings at New out his consent or khuwledge and that the the rent to the landlord, and since evit Board of Trade medil for gallantry in chwang Tongahan and various other amount paid to him on his retirement in tion the full rent had been paid into saving life at, sea
breasts of 42JL the
places. of 'His three members of the crew
Yesterday there arrived news of two May, 1921, as his sharp was based on the Court, up to and including July 28th. Majesty's ship Cartists for rescue work when the steamer longmok struck the rocks off more courses to be establishel, Hongkong purchase price of $31.000 and, further Mr. Watson said it might shorten the is not ideally situated for a racing centre, more, by an amendment in the pleading proceedings it he explaiated the case, Swatow.
rocky island offering few facilities for he said that no payment had been made from the defendant's point of view. The exercising either ponies or horsemen. Yet
Pass, July 27th, Premier Poincare received the Helgian Ambassador, who communicated the Belgian point of view regarding the reply to the British draft Note.
VANCOUVER, July 25th. The city was gaily decorated in honour of President Harding, on his arrivati It is authoritatively stated that taboard the transport Wend.esun.
conversations are "Franco Belgian
Alaska. gressing favouraldy, but several days must elapse before the two Governments will be ready to despatch an auswer to London..
pro-
LATEST CABLES...
IRELAND...
REMARKABLE DECREASE IN
CRIME.
destroyer Patriekin, fired the Presidential salute as the transport steamed through The Narrows..
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PROHIBITION. U.S BRITAIN NOT LIKELY TO AGREE TO TWELVE MILE LIMIT.
Lost 3, July 25th. Reuter's Agency understands from a well- informed source that the departmental com- wittee which is enquiring into the restric tions against bringing liquor to the United States waters has not yn completed its labours, and, therefore, it is premature
is
to
three-mile limit, but it is considered
FROTECTION OF CHINA'S RAILWAYS.
الله
LONDON, July 26tb.
NEW AND VIVED CLUBS..
E
it would be idle to say there was any very unlikely that she will agree to the Brittain, Mr. McNeill stated that the have been uinde for a new course at Aber authority as managing partoer and as afore he was not liable for their actions.
guarantee that there won'd be ho fresh outbreaks, for the implacable oneries of a settlement in Ireland were inspired with a hatred of England, and they were trying to force a military recccupation of Ireland, in order to destroy the settle
sment.
12-mile limit.
GERMANY'S INTERNAL GOLD
LOAN.
BERLIN, July 25th The negotiations between the Minis try of Finance, the Reichshank and the big banks with regard to the issue of a gold basis have an internal loan on been conclude.
The loan will shortly be issued. It will total between 0 and 25 million gold Marks, will bear interest ut five per cent, will mature in 12 years, and it will be repaid on a dollar basis at the rate quot- ed in New York.
GERMAN MÄRK. THREE MILLION TO THE SOVEREIGN.
China
This
Loxnos. July 25th. Denling with the quation of Ireland. in the House of Commons. Mr. W. Ormsby Gore (Under Seretary for [Foreign Affairs), dwell on the marked
the Colony manages to hold very success. to him in respect of the goodwill of the trespasa was not committed by his client. improvement, especially during the last
fut regular meetings, interspersed with business. The defendant's case amounted His client was not the landlord of the two mouths, in the Irish police force. He
sport. AP stated that ho sold the two properties in the premises at the time of the alleged pointed out that there was now preurity discuss what action the British Government BRITAIN PISSINGFORCE RAILWAY which there is always good spert. At to a settlement of newount, and be has tenement, and the workman who entered
parens'y Hongkong is not satisfied, and the international idea has caught on question in the proper exercise of his trespass were not his agents and there- "and remarkable decrease in crime,
likely to take with regard to tlus
request for an extension of the
The agreement of purchase was signed a In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. there, for a cable announces arrangements, and juries were again fonctioning; but
few days before the premises were enter- Continuing, his Lordship said the ques Government was doing everything possible dern, a fishing village on the matar ont proper value. to safeguard British lives and property in round the island, where an international
Simul- tion which he had to decide was whether club will hold race meetings, The British Minister at Pekine had been taneously there arrived the prospectus of the defendant had established his calm is Lordship (to Mr. Vaux): Assam- authorised to join with his colleagues in the Hankow International Recreation to have settled the account as against thing that these people committed the was served before the agreement was pressing for the establishment of a railway Club, a body recently formed to pro- plaintiff claim, or whether the plaintiff trespass, what right of action have you i The notice to quit stated that police force under foreign officers.
The Consortium representatives at Peking mote China pony racing and other forms hat established fraud or breach of duter. Vaux explained that the notice
of sport and recreation among its mem on the part of defendant in ceaing signed. examining the question of were at present the consolidation of China's existing unseers." The club has obtained the sane from him the sale of the two houses in
tion of the Chiness authorities to its question. Dealing with this point, his the premises were to be re-constructed cured obligations, which was the first step towards putting in order Chinese Giances, establishment and has been registered Lordship said he had expressed strongly into a new building and this had not been sin of the matter, and he thought it was His Lordship: That has nothing to and pending the outcome of this examing with them, and permission has been ob during the hearing of the case, his verdone. tion the Government deprecated proposals tained to construct a new rond souly right to plaes it on record. The do with the landlord mentioned in this
from the British Caression to the club's ground and premises.-The founders, who defendant was admittedly the solo work case. He added that if Bin Vaux did for making fresh loans to China.
JAPAN-SOVIET " CONVERSA. nave obtained influential support from partner; he had acted honestly to not say the notice, was mala fide he must
TIONS."
both the Chinese and foreign community, wards his partners and by his busines take it that it was hona fide propese to hold race meetings periodic acumen largely increased the profits of The plaintiff then gave evidence and ally throughout the year, excepting dur- the firm, and no question bad arisen instated that he had been turned out of ing the hot weather, but these meetings former years. He had purchased the two his house on the ground that the pro- will not clash with the official meetings uses in question and his right to do so mises were to be re-constructed.
euding the plaintiff. The No. 2 part sale of the property until after the writ of the Hankow Race Club and Recreation as not challenged by the partners, in-was not done, He did not know of the ner, however, without giving, the defin-had been issued on the former owner... Ground, and Chinese Racz Clubs.
dant any notice or giving him an opportu Mr. Watson stated that the purchasers ajty of awering the allegations obtain of the property were Messrs. Tam Wa ed, un ca parte summons, an order for n und Wong Yuen The serving of the receiver to tako posession of the pre-notice was left entirely in this hands of It was a most unwarranted and the defendant's architects and was per- What happened after high-handed proceeding, and its object lecty bona file. was obvious. The result was that, in the sale of the property had nothing to order to secure the removal of the receiver do with them from the firm's premises, the No. 9 part- ner was paid 28,000 more than he would lord up to April 25th, and had authorized have received, and that could only be work to be done to the house before the called
"squeeze" The No. 2 partner, in agreement of sale was signed. One of the witness-boa, had admitted that it was the terms of the agreement was that he an affront to a Chinese business to have should give up possession of the premises the agreement had a receiver appointed. The business would immediately after lose face, and he admitted that he knew been signed. He told the building con- that when he applied for the order. This tractor of the sale and paid him up to witness did not impress his Lordship and April 24th, for work done by him, and the work for, the purchaser After hin ungwers to my questions spoke for he contractor agreed to carry on with His Lordship also held that the defence April 25th he had nothing to do with had prived the establishment of a settle the premises. He had no knowledge of themselves."
ment of account.
any arrangements the parchaser made Judgment was given for the defendant with the contractor. with cosla, GAAN
Cross-examined by Mr. Yaux, defend- Plaintiff was represented at the cant said he purchased the premises in the mencement of the case by Mr Eldon frst place from L. J. Chuen for 88,500, Potter (instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson subject to armortgage of 815,000 which, ho It is reported from Canton that Sun and Grist) but sinen the departure of Mr. Look over. He sold the premises to the Yat-sen is negotiating with foreigners for a Potter from the Colony Mr. 6. G. Alabas present landlords for $18,000 plus, the loan based on the security of the Silk Taxter, R.C., took over the case for the plain mortgage, which was taken over by the till Counsel for the defendant was Mr. new purchase He had no knowledg
"wi which yields between $2,000,000 "and
F. C. Tenkin (instructed by Messrs. Lothat the premises were sold .3,000,000 annually.
The Peking Government will enter and Loy.
Mr, Ormsby Gore went on to say that he hoped the Free State Government would succeed gin suppressing the formid- allu conspiracy and would be able to maintain order, because only thus would it be possible to get compensation for the Loyalists. Otherwise, the burden on the British taxpayers might amount to £40,000,000 or £20,000,000, a sun which the Government could not contemplate.
He concluded by saying that the Free State Government had substantially, im- proved the compensation payments re- cently, and there was every reason to hopa that the improvement would continue.
WORLD'S HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON, July 5th. The London exchange market is disturbed by the collapse of the Mark to 3,000,000 to the sovereign, which is strand the failure of the German Government to control transactions,
The Mark was finally quoted at 2,750,000 to the sovereign.
and
mein-
EARLY CONCLUSION FORESHADOWED
Tukyo, Jaly 5th. The fact that at yesterday's Russo-Japan- ese "conversations" the discassions sur rounding Nikolaievsk, were abandoned, and that other questions, puel bagh lion vequot taketul, is recorded as foreshadowing the early conclusion of the preliminary pourporters, after which the delegates are expected to drain fons for sub- oranda of their respective
opinious mission to their respective Guvernments. REMARKABLE SCENES AT RICH-
a concrete nature has Apparently, little of a BANK BUILDING.
resulted from the conversations," which BERLIN, July 25th. have been merely an exchange of opinions, The constant depreciation of the mark as it was not intended to reach definite led to remarkable scenes at the Reich conclusions.
The
aupersession of M. Joffe by M. bank Building, which was crowded with thousands of people waiting to draw their Karakhan has been frequently rumoured here; but at present the ramour cannot be out notes of small deneanimations, values
than ten thousand marks being It is believed that owing to the Irmer's unavailable at present as the printing ill health; the latter mury, inko over the press is unable to cope with the demand. Soviet representation in the Far East, when A suit-case was necessary to-day to re: he would be the obvious spokesinan for the move the equivalent of 220, while out Soviet if a formal conference with Japan is side the Bank, carts and lorries waited to opened.
影 of money to other banks. convey supplies announces that shortage
notes of larger of is temporary, as notes of half a million will soon bo and one million marks circulating.
DEMPSEY AND FIRro TO FIGHT money. The Bank was only able to pay hered
"IN AMERICA.
New Yous, July 25th." Tex Rickard has announced that Dempsey and Firpo have arranged to fight for the world's heavy-weight cham- pionship in America. No date has yet Jen fixed for the encounter.
WORLD'S FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP. BOTH CONTESTANTS IN
EXCELLENT SHAPE. -
New Yoak, July 25th Eugene Griqui and Johnny Dundee are both in exzellent shape for their fifteen round battle in the open air at the Fold Grounds. The fight takes place this oven- ing, with the world's feather-weight cham- "pionship at klake.
The betting sightly favours Dundee, but Criqui's followers are of the opinion that the Frenchman will give a good account of himself.
values
the [BY COURTESY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN
EDUCATION IN CHINA
PERINO, July 5th- The Vossische Zeitung declares that ten. The Ministry of Blucation proposes think million mark notes are to be issued shortly.from the July 1st Salt Surplus, a sum amounting to $25,000 he retained as security INDIA'S. PARLIAMENT. for a small loan in the interest of eight
Government schools.
"A REMARKABLE SUCCESS."
SIMLA, July, 25th. Speaking at a banquet in his honour, Sir Frederick Whyto President of the that the Legislative Assembly, said first three years of India's Parliament had been a remarkable success.
NEW GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY.
LONDON, July 25th.
It is officially announced that Col. Leslie- Wilson has been appointed Governor of Bombay in succession to Sir G. A. Lloyd, whose tenure of office expires in December.
Cour. Eyres-Morell becomes Parliament- ary Secretary and Major Boyd-Carpenter Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
STRAITS" VOLUNTARY GIFT.
LONDON, July 25th. In the House of Commons, Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, in introducing the Colonial Office Estimates, expressed the thanks of the Government for the voluntary gift of the dockyard site by the Colony of the Straits Settlements, which was a fitting complement to the very generous gift of the warship Halaga by The Federated Malay
Statea.
1
MONGOLIAN NOBLES'
COMBINATION.
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. " LONDON, July 25th
In the House of Commons, repising to Mr. Lambert, lis. Baldwin said that he did not know whether the Foreign Office was speci- fenly consulted with regard to the Singa pore naval base, but, of course, it was not represented in the Cabinet.
Mr. Lambert asked-Did the Foreign Office apprehend any particular danger in these waters?
"Mr. Baldwin replied--Had that heen the case, it would obviously have been brought to my notice.
Mr. Shirley Benn drew attention to the statement of a lending Japanese statesman at Tokyo that we were building the lase ending of the Anglo-Japanese Agreement.
Mr. Baldwin said that he had not seen at Singapore an a natural sequel to the the statement, but it seemed to him to be very sensible.
REPORTED. CANTON LOAN
PERING, July 25th
protest.
BANDITRY
EFFORTS AT RELEASE OF MR. WEATHERBK.
PEXING, July, 20tis.
+
The defendant said he was the fand
vacant possession."?
Mr. Watson interrupted at this stage to say that the claus in the agreement AN IMPORTANT PURCHASE. would not bear the construction "with
vacant possession,"
A Peking/contemporary gives pro- minence to the following paragraph
Asked by Mr. Vaux if he knew that the notice served was a bad one, the d
It is understood that Japanese interests fendant said he thought it was a good It is understood that efforts are being are negotiating the purchase outright of one. It had been passed by the Public made to obtain the release of Mr. Weather the Yangtze Engineering and Iron Works, Works Department. I thought it was
added, be who was walking from Burtah to which is a Chinese concern with a large good," he ad Peking
The provincial authorities in Yennau have
the officials at Likiang to des
with patch a Colonel effect his release, but they have been in Pixie, July 25th. structed to employ peaceful methods, which Chinese circles report that the Mongolian means that the provincial authorities will nables are combining against the Hutuktub, have to pay ransom.
Hankow Shanghai and slipways as solicitor ant
ho
Defendant said that the other tenants The purchase of this concernin view of the premises in the nosition Japan has already', acquired left the paule with a friendly way; he at Hankow through virtual control of the After both eclicitors had briefly addres
ment for the defendant with cost Hanyang Iron Works, would do much toed the Court, his. Lordship gave judg entrench Japan in the Yangtze valley,