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THE PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
CASE.
MR. MACNAMARA MAKES HIS
REPLY.
THE
POSSESSION OF A SHOP.
At the Summary Court jesterday the seting Puisne Judge, Mr. Dyer Ball, gave judgment in the case in which the Sui Son Bru, of 99, Banhuma Strunk, top floor, The case in which a former ticket collied possession of the bottom floor of lector in the employ of the Peak Tramway Cangang is suing the Company for one month's wago»-$63-im liều of a month's. actice of discharge was continued gestre
kay.
Mr. H. C. Minamata. for the defen" dant Company, in his copḥ, 'referred at some length to the interpretation of the words "all right, which the plaintiff, alleges that Mr. Scott, Superintendent of
the tipany," used when told that the
plaintif would unt he at work, He term:
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ed the use of these words as an equivocal cne which was open to two con- stra Pietry I night. lave meant: "An right have got your message, and if the eqpression was equivura! they must Ineve 'evidence to show that the plaintiff tank it to be permissis to stay Me Post never want the plaintiff to nother wold it in that way.
A. numara proceded to trad es traits bom a letter sent to him by the. pigiutif's Solusstors (razrs, Lo and Lo), in which it as explained that the plaiu tiff was able to attend work as his mother was apricus ill, and he had to attersk to her. According to the letter, Be plaintiff asked his nephew "to give motivas" to the Cunyany that he could wot be on duty. The plaintiff, said Mr. Marnamira, was content to rest case
the sung building. The defendants in the action were the Po Furg Brm, Chi nere bankers, and the Yee Sang firm, druggists.
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pared for the defendants,
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CANTON'S SHARE OF THE
CUSTOMS SURPLUS.
MINISTEY OF HEALTH.
IN 10GO B.C.
SOWERBY ON MEDICAL SCIENCE IN CHINA..
PICTURESQUE SPECIFIC FOR,
COWARDICE
Mr. A. de O. Sowerby delivered a fascinating lecture to the lerary section
SIR EAGLEN'S PROPOSAL. Sir Francis Aglen, K.C.M.G., Inspector: General of Customs, has presented. memorial to the Peking Government pru posing that the Canton share of the Customs surplus be used for the deep ing of the West River. This will settle
of the British Women's Association at Mr. H. C. MacCallum represented the an outstanding bons of contention her plaintiffs and Mr. E. C. S. Brookes äp.tween Dr. Sun Yat Sen and the Feking Shanghai last week on the practice of
medicine by the Chines Government, as the money will not go!
This most andent of the arts goes back; The plaintifs slained on the ground into the hands of wigher of the bellige- that the temuiry was determined by rents, but will be devoted to the benest (at least 2,000 poses, said the speaker, notice to quit expiring on March 10th of the people of Kwangtung. It will he and eftims the mythical Emperor Fu Hai. After the service of the notice and in remember that a start time ago a fleets its first patron. His accessor, Shen defeat of plaintiffs' right, the first defen, foreign gunboats went to Chaton to Sung, was the first to try the Healing dants sold their interest in the premises Prevent Dr. Sut from taking over the effects of toria, oven experimenting upon to the second defendants, who entered Customis, & step which he threatened to himself, and woorded his results in a inta possession on March 10th mud who take when Sir Francis refused to hand | berbil bearing his name! continued there after expiration of the over to him the Captan share of the Hecheal practice in China has been largely a 'secret art, and its carefully Customs Surplus.
guarded formale have been handed down notice to quit in spite of specific notice having been given on the 18th day of February
ra father to sori The Cheu dynasty |(1000-300 B.C.) marked considerable d
Vanes in the healing art and a State A correspondent in order to amreet Ardical Service was inaugurated, sou
:
Is Lordship shic the issur whs decided by the case of Reeves e Dean T. 1. R. Vol 10, P, 21], where it was decreed that
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THE FIGHTING NEAR SWATOW
(9)-Gen. Tam Yen Hai's army de Feated at Hoyuen bist night. Over ons thousand soldiers filled. Dated and May, 9.10 p.m.,. from Laolung.
a statutory tenant has right of possession what he says is false information publishing of the Ministry of Health for ted in Hongkong papers, "oying to back officials, Public Health Department only and as such cannot be entitled to of favourable news consegurs in the for the commen people, a department: assign his interest. The would enter judged Seds as the following copies of
specializing in the care of abscusses" ment for pluffy, for are profit, $10 recent telegrama from the front: damages against each defendant, the Chen Kwan ing's army this morning, and a Veterinary Surgery,
67.)-Hoyuen recaptured by General sores and the like, an Imperial Dietry costs to be equally borne by defendant Sun's troops suffered great loss in this Many books on medicine, surgery sl firms, and posesion to be given a fighting and all removed back to Poklo." within 21 days.
-Dated 2nd May, at 11 am., from Lao-healing have been written, beginning with lung
the Emperor Sheng Sung's treaties on Medicine ( B.C.)." The pulse with
n the words "give notice. On the
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
studied, but as these early practitioners had no knowledge of the heart and its strength of that notier it was claimed fre
$52,000 FINE
(3.)-Sun's troops defeated in Ho functions their elaborate treatments hin that he was palided to stop away
yuen yesterday. General Li Yik Piu based thereon had on value. An inves Yesterday morning at the for the day. Even assuming that every-
pulse-practice" Kowloon (under Chan's standard) entered Hoyuen tigation into Caines thing was against the Company, and even. Magistracy, John Kahn, an Hawaiian city at 0a.m. this morning. The defeat made by C. Arhagton, will appear in assuming that phe plaisti understood | sisaman, was charged, on remand, before of Sun's troops was caused by the follow the July issue of the China Journal of ing conditions:-1, The fighting at Hwoy. | Science and Arf... Cupping, the" use of Mr. se to say that he could stay nway Mr. E. W. builton, with having 6 lung and Shekkosagsan caused them plasters, of the needle or acupuncture for dry, be would still ask for judg | tails of prepared non-Coverament opium heavy damngo; 2. Difficulties in transpor- and cauterizing aro pov practised by the inuts the ground that if the plaintiff (ralued at $8,200) in his possession on tation and lack of food, Ignorance of Chinese. They employ most extraordi the local condition; 4, Strong oppositionary materials, some of which have in communicate with the Company board tho Preadent Pulk April 9th of natives who frequently, suddenly fired medicinal valus while the worth of others by means of a messenger the Company
Indian upon them."Dated 3rd May, 4 p.m., 1 parety mythical. Evidence was gizen by an wound, and by held responsible for any watchman that he saw defendant going from Hoyen "Camp. mistakes of the essenger.
on. beard the Prestleri Polk by the wenzi class gangway at 12p., on April th, with a guitar east and a brown paper parcel ander' wath arm.
..
Witneys
RUSSIAN, CADETS SENT
TO PRISON.
bel him what the pares contained and THEFT OF VALUABLE ARTICLES
sud, nothing." Witness then held de
AT FORMER EMPLOYER'S
Boferring to the very short notice of on Lour. Bir. Menara anid that if all the finers, turteis, pattern-makers, etc., б the flongkong and Whampoa Dock Compers gave but ne hour's notice of their inextion to remain away from work, where would, the Colony be? It was i very serious matter for business men of fondant and add him that it was his duty the Colony, and he added that he was Fighting the vase un principle. He con- eludbi by asking his Lordship to call upon the daintiff to prove his case.
to arch hun. 1efendant struggled and attempted to go on board the ship Witness, with the assistance of another Mr. M. K. Lo, for the plaintiff, said that Indian watchon, took defendant to the he was prepared to place his client inf officer, was told then to take him the bus there mal then ut could not at to the Police "pientión. the moment prosiuce the nephew-the per son who defiered the nissage to Me. Scott.
His Lordship derided to adjonan the custe zu the 220k May, askend nvillence will fa Je valled for the plaintif
ENDANGERING THE PEAK
TRAM TRACK. CONTRACTOR FİNED
iten tiras the value of the opium) with His Worship impused a fine of $sen the alternative on year-harid Vabour
+
LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE.
DRUG WORTH $40,000.
HOUSE.
Deer her, at 350 an ounow, in used as a toxic and rejuvenater, and probably does possess certain ten1c qualities. Bu, an extract from the large warts on the. back of a tand's neck, has a distinctly stimulating effect upon the beart. Their herbal remedies are far superior to aby cthers and in this line of investigation the Chinese medical practitioners havai done good work. More picturesque speci- tes are tigers' bones and blood for Heavy sentences were passed on a cowardice, wolf's brain for scarlet fever, young Russians of the Cadet class in the wakes and dried lizards as tonics, mag- Mixed Court at Shanghai, last week, by pies and woodpeckers for consumption Ivanoff. Russian Assessor atul and tried worms for fevers. Bears gall Mr. Magistrate Trang, for entering the house stores are regarded as a cure for of Mr. Ryssin, contractor to the Majestic traubles and are worth 140 apiem.. goods and jewellery and coins to the Hotel, of 515, Tak Roal, and stealing
Vale of $1,000.
One of the defendants had been em- played by Mr. Ryssin, and repaid his master's kindness by making a dupleats of the house key, gathering up his four confederates and entering the house one night between April 15th and 20th. They ransacked the premises, stole a number of gold chains, gold chain and medal lion, some gold coins; a watch and other
in harbour. The value of the opium articles of value and then decamped.
The mysterious dual powers of Nature, kwn as the Tang and the Yn play it must important part, the Yang repre- renting the mule principle or positivu and the Yin the female principle or
negative.
BIG FIRE IN TIENTSIN. TIS.
33,000 WORTH OF NATIVE. COTTON DESTROYED.
Revenue Officers live made a seizuro of over 3,400 tuels of opium on a steamer
about $40.000. The opinn was found in a The contractor engaged on the demoli-dry tok under one of the boilers of the
ship. tion work at Kingslere was summoned Another seizure is reported. In this bir. F. "C. Neville, of the Public case a Chinese was arrested with 400 in a starving condition and gave them west goods-yard next to the ex-Austrian Works Department, at the Magistracy, taels of opium in his possession just as yesterday, for stacking stones on Crow he was leaving the x Sing O.
trad
A sick of stones it was state had:
been piled up near the big mullah by the
Two of the.five left Shanghai and went
About thirty-five thousand tels worth into the interior where they managed to get rid of wane of the stuff, but they fell of native cotton was burned during a on hard times and returned to Shangani heavy galo on April 4th at the north- selves up to the pole in the French Cou- Concession between the East and Centrul Stations. Cotton to the extent of 20 cession. Det. Bergt, Roberts then got to work and traded down the other thren thousand bates belonging to native deal- in varies parts of the Settlement and ees had been stored there having been arrested them. A certain amount of brought down from interior points. 50 damaged. It is held fortunate that 200 was recovered.
side of the Peak. Train track, and this THE BUS COLLISION IN THE the property, valued at approximately hales were, destroyed, and many more zended to weaken the wall of the nullab.
If it collapsed the tram line would be involved..
The Magistrate Imposed a Ace of $25
and made un order for the removal of
the stones within seven days.
THE REASON WHY.
BECAUSE HE WAS KIDNAPPED.
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NEW TERRITORY.
DRIVERS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
At the Central Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, two Chinese motor-bus drivers were "charged, on remami, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with manslaughter. The defendants were drivers of the motor buses which silided at the beginning of last month on the Un Lung bridge, in the Summoned by the Sanitary Depart New Territories, resulting in four of the ment, for an alleged offence under the passengers being killed and several Health and Buildings Ordinance, a Chi-boing injured. nese to Mr. Lindsell yesterday at the Fifteen witnesses are to be called for Alagistracy that he had been unable to the prosecution. comply with the notice because he had One of the passengers of the out-going Jeru kidnapped whilst in the interior. Ixs, who gave evidence yesterday, said The Magistracy enquired whether that the bus in which she was riding was another man might conceivably have been travelling very fast. The incoming bus, Left in charge and the reply was in these said, was completely wrocked whilst the outgoing bus had à lige portion torn away.
negative.
The defendant further stated that he had bech ransomed,
The Magistrate: When did you come back?
Defendant: Ob, only two days ago.
STRIKE AT THE STEAM LAUNDRY.
THIRTY WOMEN IRONERS STOP WORK.
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ALLEGATIONS OF IMMORALITY.
COURT ASKED TO EVICT TENANTS. Mr. Armstrong of Messrs. Deacons, appeared at the Magistracy yesterday and made application on behalf of the landlord of No. 18, Temple Street for an order for the ejection of the tenants, on the ground that the floor was used Because of an order forbidding them to for immoral purposes. The application wash and iron their own clothes and those was heard by Mr. R. E. Lindsell: Only of their friends on the premises, a am one of the three tenants named appear hor of the female workers at the "Steamed.
Theen of the prisoners were sentenced the fre did not start on the windward to 18 mouths and the other two to three side, for, with the force of the wind, the entire 20,000 bales would have been months each.
burned..
WHAT IS A CHINA PONY? MAJORITY VOTE TO DECIDE IN
A JAPANESE "EXPERT IN
HOME AFFAIRS."
TIENTSIN RACE CLUB..
IN TROUBLE IN ENGLAND. Classification of "A" and "B" class
At Folkestone, on April 3rd, Tanji ponies will hereafter be determined by a majority vote of the Committee of the Sakamoto, described on his passport us Tiectain Race Club, is the ruling decided Expert in Home Affairs, employed by upon by an Extraordinary General Meet the Japanese Government" was fined ing of the Have Chub. The adopted by 106, treble the value of and duty on laws reads: A pouy, upon inspection, three gold watches and metal watch shall be placed in the Clays to which it which he had concealed in his luggage votes. on arriving at Folkestone From Flushing is elected by majority of Eligibility to race, when in doubt, to be on April 2nd. He declared on several decided by a majority in favour. In the watches, but not those specified in the event of equal voting the Chairman will charge, two of which were concealed in
boot amongst his luggage. have a casting vote."
This amendracat was made retroactive to cover all classifications and to date, and, inasmuch as i record, of voting has becu kept. fire old ponies, of the, 13 originally relegated to B class, im mediately became reinstated in "A" class. Among them are The Rmbler, ex-A Champions wiener. Kismet, Gobi Son and Etamim.
An amendment to revert to the height limit of 14 hands was lost and the 13.3 limit was retained.
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CINEMA NOTES.""
SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AT
of
ISSUE. MILD RIOT OVER. ROAD WIDEN-
ING PLAN AT, SHANGHAL.
Thi hysterical outbursta - against China's imaginary infringementa sovereign rights, on the part of Chapei Street Unions, came to a head, on April 30th, says the A.-C. Daily News, when equad of 40 to 50 police, European, Sikhs, Chinese and Japanese, were called At all performances to-day at the but to North Szechuen Rond Extension Laundry came out on strike on Tuesday. It was alleged that the tenants had Queen's Theatre, cinema patrons will be post haste to deal with an ugly mob of The number of women who have refused been twies previous convicted on charge treated to adother picture with charming loafers and ng lors, some 400 stroux, to carry on totals about 30. They are of using the premises for immoral par Irene Castle in the main role. The pie who were threatening to attack workmen principally ironers. These women in the poses. It was mentioned that the land-ture is known "Sim Shoulders," and employed by Messrs. Brandt & Rodgers past havo insisted on washing their own ord was able to a heavy fine.
ne its title denotes, is chiefly concerned in pulling down a number of houses for One of the defendants mid that be look with the doings of the fair wx. In the the purpose of widening the road to clothes, and those of their friends and relatives and ironing them on the pre over the flat from the previous occuper comfort and cool atmosphere of the Kinngwan, Sorse rioting followed, the raises. This procedure has become a only a fortnight ago, and he knew that theatre, one could not wish for better police were showered with bricks nuda nuisance and the Company have been other subterants who had lived with him entertainment, coupled with excellent free fight occurred on the roofs of the compelled to put a stop to it. The women since were of good standing
music, in a ball renowned for its acoustic houses concerted between the moti ais, rosented the order and ceased work. The case was adjourned.
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