THE GAMBLING SCANDAL,
Mr. T. W. Qulacry, of the Reglater General's Department, has been dismissed the Service in connection with the gumbling scandal.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1897.
SHOCKING MURDER.
A WOMAN KILLED ON PRAYA W BOT, ..
for the moment to think our salvation Impossible. But he was soon at it sga'n with redoubled vigour raising steam which he kuaw only too Evay pump was worklag but they were insoffi-blooded murder was commited at about 6 p.m. well was cur only chance of living through it.
What appears to have been a konibly cold. clent to cope with the great larush of water an on Saturday, outside N 15: Praya West. The
THRILLING EXPERIENCE INV 24 racord it la writing. The Calef Engineer ul named Chan Tsai Kin and the murderer is
TYPHOON NEAR HONGKONG.
"A Passenger” sends us the following la- teresting report of his experiences to the recent typhoon -
To sit in a comfortable chair, with a good cigar and coolly road in a newspaper interesting reports under the above heading and to be an Bye-witness of the terrors of the mighty deep are probably about as extreme points of differ ence it is possible to figure la one's mind. A one who travelled by the Arvation Aptar through a tertiac typhoon on Friday lest I have thought a few at least of the Telegraph's readers will be glad to have « word picture of the scenes I have just come through, and so here goes for
atay at it
The Arratoon Aptar, a British utester of 1392 tons, commanded by Captain K. H. Sund berg, laft Calcusta on the ist inst. for Hongkong, calling at Penang and Singapore. On 11th instant we left the latter port and and most delightful was ther; the sea was like a large abest of glass, but anlortunately it did not last long. On Thursday,
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the seas came aboard much faster than I can
mately took hold of a shovel himself and taled to light one of the fires which had be n ant, and after mach dtculty
out bo succeeded In geling bright Bre and the alcam very slowly increased, and on tosing this he was cheered and up went als volco, Come lade; now's your time to work for dear life" and, leading the way, shovel is hand, fired away like a “brick."" His pleadid example encouraged the athes to fight for dear fe harder than ever, and with success the as'onlahed us all Just about 10 p.m. the second male shouted down the engine room, "The bara meter is rising." What feelings were then ex perienced after all had expected to perish, to think point and we had lived through the worst! Every the fearful tempest had paused in worst one below was comforted and by 12 midnight we were again safe so far as the monster the sea ranpleasantly high stil At about 11.30 stas and wind were concerned, though ceriafaly
weathered out the storms, another foo stared vi p.br, when all were feeling thankful at having in the face. This was a large Beamer steering right down on our port side; however the capials, the moment ha discovered this, burned blus lights and we managed somehow to clear one an other but it was an uncomfortably narrow shavs. Had this occurred & hours previous it is 1000 rible to even think of what might have been. safe on Sunday morning, 19th September. The clothes were all saturated and many things werd Chief Engineer's, Panc's and Colef Officer's also badly damaged.
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victim is a married woman, agad 21 years, believed to be her husband, Won Heung, aged 28 yours. The fint intimation of the tragedy was given by Chleese constable 108 who found the woman lying at the door of 15 Praya West. He noileed that she was bleeding from wound In the throat. Ha b'aw his whistle and P. C. 180 cm to bim. Word was then sent off to Wast Polat Police Station and Tospector Hennessy and Sergeant Gauld came on the stene. It was evident that the women wasthen
transaction in exhibli 2, also entries of payment he ever had any other transactions with the defendant, signed as guarantor, and he denies
m'aintiff or that do ever signed notes sued upon. This evidence lo ro roborated by the second de- fendant, who states that he paid off the notes for
of interest up to December 6th, 1896. and sales that 'the principal was still due on Again on November 21st, 1896, he let the Jennaiy 19'h, 1897, with some arrears of interest. second defendant $300 and received a promissory acte signed as before for that amount. This amount also appears to have been entered in exhibit 2 and interest is alleged to have beas daly pald up to January 29'b, 1897, on which date the principal was sill duc. Thus it will be seen that as January 29th, 1897. according to the plaintiff's story there were five promissory notes outstanding for sumi amounting altogether to $1150, with arrears of interest amounting to $98. It may be mentioned here that the plaintiff states that all the notes interest paid by him. were prepared by second defendant and all the
The story goes on that a
tha
$500 and $500 in March, 1895, and on JanusTY 19th, 1897. respectively. He deales all the other loans testified to by the plaintiff and states that his. He alss denies that the letters of
a signatures on the documents sund on are not January 7ih od 25th, 1897, were written at bis instiga. eattier promissory notes the first defendent to How It will be remembered that in ail the alleged to have signed as Chan Pak Shang, bat signed as Chen Yam, and the risintiff explained, that is the three in quesiton he appears to bave
as I have stated above, why this was done With reference to this character "Yam," however, the first de'endant stated that ho never used began to press for payment and that second used it which is totally different one, and in few days before January 20th, 1997, the plalati thi character a witten on the premissory note sued on, and he wrote down the character as he
defendant was the owner of two houses which ment return and his sandal pass and a bond, in delsndant told him not to be afraid as the first
support of this contention be produced his assess which he (Brat defendant) was compradore. The charactes "Yam" agrees with the character as were already charged to favour of the firm of all of which bis name appears and in which the platatli seems to have made some inquiries at written by him and not with the character on the according to the platetiff, on Januszy 20ib, 1897, mistake by the fact that when the register at the the Land Office as to these houses and a promissory notes to question. It was suggested tually the three promissory noten sted on were,
by Mr. Francle that the plaintiff fell tato this signed by second defendant as principal and first Lad notes are said to have been made out by second defendant as guarantor.
Land Oce was lospected, the signature of Chan These promisso17 defendant and they also purport to contain a
Yam was found to be written in English and so he had no clue as to what Chinese character the charge on the two_houses in question as a
first defendant used himself. If that less it goes collateral security, They are also signed by
far to prove the defendant's case. That is prae-
tiff by the name of Chan Yam and not le ping, and the difficulty of coming to a conclu. the first defendant at the request of the plaistically the evidenca on which I heys to base my decision. It is close that one party or the other ston is enhanced by the fact that li to pracitcally plains this by seylog that the frat defendant the plaintiff's evidence alone agalust ibat of the Chan Yam, and as the promissory notes co to make out bis esse, and in an ordinary way, his had signed the memorial at the Land office as defendants alone. It is of causse for the plaintiff tained the charge above referred to be, the evidence supported by a promissory note or notes plaintiff, thought it better that that name should be used. He also states that on the signing of against a simple denial. In this salt, however,
and entries in his books, would be sufficient the new notes the old outstanding ones were handed over to the defendants. The new note which militate against the credit to be given to there are a number of pleions circumstances, are for sums amounting in all to $2300, the extra 350 being for interest unpaid on the old notes, books are very badly kept, and, although I have to the plaintiff's version In the first place the An entry of this new transaction was also made admited them as evidence, yet the to exhibita and the pleatiff alleges that they give to the plaintiff is of somewhat nothing has been paid on there new notes elther slender description. on sceaunt of principal or Interes), which fi rather singular seeing that interest was admitted to have been paid with a certain amount of regularity up to January 29th, 1897 On July 20, 1897, neting under instructions from the plaintiff, Mr. Holmes wrote to the first defendant demanding payment of 2300 and interest due on his promissory note, and threatened legal then states that he himself saw the defendants about the end of August, 1897, and demanded INTELLIGENCE. payment, and that they then admitted their Indebtedness, but as he received nothing he commenced these proceedings. The plaintiff also stated that be bad two other transactions tively which however had been settled, but he to with second defendant for £30 and $70 respec-
the 16th, at abort 1x p m'n fresă breez1uprang dỹ | However it was one fats to aritve at Hongkong /ir had resided with her parents at 12 East Street. Chin Pak Shang as before. The plaintiff ex-
and the res began to rise rapidly, unill at 4 8,m, en Friday, the 17th, the weather became so bad that the and officer (Mr. Dodd) who was on the bridge considered it necessary to call the Captain, who at once went on the bridge and took charge of affairs. From then entil 6 am, on Saturday the It would be un injustice to close this narrative ses contieasily increased in height, and the wind without a word as to those who worked so ad- in force. The Chief Officer (Mr. Robinson) then, airably. The Captain was on the bridge over 20 hours without once leaving, though saturated sssisted by the carpenter and all the sallors, started to baiten down the deck passengers (211
with rain and spray; ke behaved well, indeed, In number) in the tween deck, This was a difi.never once appearing other than cool and cult job, as the seas were rolling over the deck collected even when he had no hopes of our from both sides; however, by sticking to it and alety. The Chief Officer worked with untiring encouraged by the plucky efforts of the Chief energy in every part of the ship the whole time. Officer the mee managed in batten down all and great credit is due to his and she and and the batches. Atg am, we wem-all able 3rd officere for the plucky manner in which they to breakfast in the saloon and ap
stuck to the work. Below, the Chief Engineer
·was very conspicuous the whole time show, special dispensalon granted to allow us to
that I believe they were Inspired by itto do their mailsfy the inner man, and thus enable us to
weather out the hardships and tria's and level best. Certainly the engineers deserve our fasting which awaited us, for at roam. the the weather began to take a very serious tura for -ware, and the wind increased in violence unifl by 30 our seatroubles commenced, when a 400 gallon fresh water tank, on the port side, waY atruck by a tremendous sea which broke ito stopt fashings as if they had been thin twine, and rent it flying along the quarterdeck agilasi the port fadder lexdiag to the poop, smashing
dead. Among those who had warembled after the finding of the body were the parents of the deceased, and they informed the fospector that she had been murdered by her husband, whe had fled to Twim-testul or Yanmail. Sergeant and Inspector. Hennessy at once set to work Gould had the body removed to the mortuary to gaden your to arrest the murderer. Two men were sent over to the mainland and police station, From the story told by the reports of the affale were sent to every parents and those who knew deceased, it seams horrible deed. The woman lived with her hus probable that jealousy was the cause of the band at Cheung Sha Wan village, near Samasi po, and three months ago she left him and come to Hongkong, where her behviour gave great displeasure to the husband. Since her arrival here she had lived in various houses, and latter Hafore this she was last seen at the house on Praya West, where she met her death on Satur day night. She left her mother's house at about 6 pm, on Saturday and it would seem that she was stabbed in the neck by her husband Just outside No. 151. The search for the bus. band was futile up, to noon to-day. Op Saturday night two Chinese detectives want to the house of the accused's brother at Cheung Sha Wan, but failed to find there the wanted Onc. The "suspect" visited the house a little later but the police were not informed of the vitit until after he had gone away. The want
native of Tang Kun, but for some time prat bas been living at Cheung Sha Wan. He is thin and of medium ha'ght, and a small black marks on his face. A weapon have been used by the assassin. Early yesterday morning Inspector Hennessey visited the scene and found close to the house a kolle of this
rain and was much bent,
ed man is
peared to me as though this" was only sing such an exemple to those under him something like a batcher's kalle is supposed to
and
support
So far as this case is having been kept in the ordinary course concerned they can hardly be described as
of business (riz, that of money-lending) for the reason that I have given before. Again, it is a curious thing that even, according to the plaintiff's evidence, interest on the various pro- missory notes was pa ́d up on January 19'h or
copromissory note (exhibit 12), I have already one ceat has been paid. With reference to the alluded to the plaintiff's denial of all knowledge
best thanks, for had the engines stopped we all description. The blade had turned rusty in the proceedings in case of non-payment.- Plaintie 30th, 1897 but that on the threa ́in question not
were, beyond a doubt, lost for, ever. The first class passengers were at work aft balling water 'ost and maklog movables fast. · The sailors,
SUPREME COURT.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
who, except the carpenter, are all natives, did LEGAL their duty well, and were completely fagged out by the time we were out of danger. Not a soul was lost during the whole of that terrible 24 hours though many were braised and cut. In con clusion I must say that I couldn't imagine, when wo lay moored in Hongkong harbour, that «we had been through such an awful time and I
frust it will never fail to my lòt to chronicle as an eye, witness another "Thrilling experience in a Typhoon."
THE TYPHOON.
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Before their Lordship's Str 7. W. Corring tox, Kt. C.M.G.. Chief Justice, and Mr. A. G. Wise, Puties Judge). September 20th. YKUNG SAM, APPELLANT, AND CHAN TONG, RESPONDENT.
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This was an appeal against the decision of the Paisne Judge on 6th festan).
Mr. J. J. Franchi, QC. (lostracted by Mr. Looker) sppeared for the appellant and Mr. Robinson (stracted by Mr. H. L. Dennys) for the respondent.
I dy else would be allowed to quarry thefs, of 24th September, 1896, did or did not give the Mr. Robinson asked whether the agreement respondent the sole right to quarry or to farm grantre quarries for private purposes in Kowloos If it did, then the defendant had acted incon sistently on plaintiff's right and was golity of an infringement. If It did not, the plaintiff had no | right against the defendant.
right was with the respondent. He had suffered The Chief Justice said they had agreed that the wrong and theis Lordships would take time to
coolder whether or not there was a technical season why that right should not he maintained. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
(Befors ifts Lordship Mr. A. G. Wu, Putens Judge.)
tally dented ever having icot a sum of $500 ai any time to either of the defendants, and when a promissory note (exhibit (2) dated Jane and, 1896, purporting to secure a loan from him to the defendants of $500 was shown to him he de in second defendant's handwriting. In connection aled all knowledge of it and stated that it was not with this fact it must be noted that two letters January 7b, and arth, 1897, respectively (only a were put in and admitted by the plaintiff, dated short time before the date of the ngle sued upon) and addressed lo iba first case to the second
of it and bow. that denist does not coincide with the suggested explanation put forward by bis solicitor that he, the plaintiff, bad not got $too on June 2nd, 1846, though on June 9th, 1896 he did (as he alleges) lend the defendants $200. When it is also remembered that the plaintiff wrote two letters (before referred to) demanding payment of a sum of $ 500, It cannot be denied that, in spite of his explanation of those letters, considerable doubt is thrown on bis veracity, It is slaɔ & very suspicious circumstance (and one picious circumstances in the car, must weigh which, taken in conjunction with the other 191- against the defendant) that on January 29th, 1897, an application purporting to be made by him was made to the Stamp Office for an amount and description of stamp exactly cor.
peculiarities, however, there is the questi in of the character Yam" which I have gone into before, and which to my mind is conclusive. Taking the evidence therefore, as a whole, I am clearly of opinion that the plaintiff has not made defendants and costs in the three suits, only one out his case and there will be judgment for ibe
set of costa being slinwed for the hearing.
notes la question. In addition to the above
THË BENNERTZ CASE.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 13th.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR
SEPTIMBER. Mateorological means based on ten’years' observations to 1895. Barometer..........29.815
Thermometer 0.1 Rainfall
Humidity.......177
TO-DAY,
WEATHER EXPORT.
Barometer Thermoutier. Hamidity.....DAUŠINTU Rainfall
3.18
On at D data t
10
P
$9.49
29.89
81
81
73
75
KONKA
FAMOU
TO-DAY.
Monday, 10th September, 1897. Chinese-esik of 81X moon of Bird year of Jewish-23rd Ebul, 6867.
Kwong-ri.
Mohammedan-22nd Rabia' II., 1316.
Son← leas MAKALEIDIMAIKLOVNA 6hr, 49 m. Sitt ......................... Skr. 89min.· High water-Morning «i. Ihr, 48min. Low water-Morning momalikr, RömÍN, No inferior high or low water, ANNIVERSARIES.
1854-Baitle of the Alms. 1835-The first steamer, the Jardins andred
to ply on the Canton River, 1857-Thu x.a. Stigadors lost near Hakodata.
TO-MORROW.
Chinese-256% of 8ik moon of 33rd year et Tuesday, 1st September, 1897. Kwong-il,
(Fete of the God of the Sun.) Mobsmmedan-85rd Rabia II, 1315, Jewish-241A Blu, 6667,
Sun--Rises. She, CombÁNG, Stil ................... Bar. 88min. High water-Morning a Skr. Smin.: Law water-Afternoon Okr. 10min. No inferior high or low water. ANHTVERSARIES.
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1716-Eroption of Tall Volcano, Philippine
Inlands. 1834-Lord Naplar left Canton for Macio. 1855
The German brig Greta, in charge of a prize crew from H.M.S. Barrocoute, rived in Hongkong with Prince Michaeloff and 170 Russian prisoners at was.
1884-The s.s. Miramar lost in a typhoon ; a
persons saved.
1891-The barque Cape Cłty capelked is Nagu.
sak! Harbour, 1896-Property of rebels confiscated by the
Philipplaes Government.
SHARE MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, 175 per cent,
Sogars, $143; Luzon Sugar, $41 † Pusjozum, prem. Nailonal Bank, 818); Steamboat Co 811 Indo-Chinas, $50; Douglases, $55 ; China $; Charbonnages, 1851 Raubs, 8191 Dock Co., 317 per cent prem, j Investment Co., $75; Dairy Farm, Sii.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILA DUE : American (Peru) 23rd Inst. Australian (Changska) 23rd Inst. - German (Privzien) 24th inst. French (Coladonien) 28th lost. American (Ceptle) 19th inst. English (Thames) gih prox. Canadian (Empresa of China) 6th prox. German (Sachsen) 21st pics.
bich the plaintiff demanded espayment from the defendants of a principal sum of co. It will b seen later on that these letters are Important, On this polet the plaintiff explains that be only defendant, as he was afraid that first defendant demanded $500 at the suggestion of the second would not be able to pay the whole amount, and yet it will be remembered that on January 29th, 1897, (a few days after) he was willing to take. now notes for $3,300 and he even states that be was willing to renew in August, 1997. With re himself totally dealed knowledge of it, yet a ference also to exhibit ra, although the plaintiff.
When we received the very lengthy judgment | THE N. P. S.. S. Co.'s stezmm Vittoria salled suggested explanation of its existence was set up of Tactal Taal upon the case between Benner's from Yokohama for Tacoma, on the 19th Inst. in the cross-examination of the defendants by the & Co. and the Klingoan Defence and Pay platati's solicitor and that the defendants Department, written in Chinese, it reminded as February 4th, 1896, payable to four months, Characteristics: Every Chinese is by nature malls, etc., left Shanghal for thla port to-day at wanted to renew their promissory note of of a sentence la Mr. A. H. Smith's "Chinese TEP. M. 3. S. Co.'s steamer Fers with and to borrow an extra §100 and so that on * kind of cattle fish, capable of dialling any alleged the groo note was renewed), the second with the utmost safety so far as pursuit la con Chins, arrived in London on the afternoon of Jana and, 1896 (the dain at which it was amount of curbid ink, into which he can retreat defendant brought exhibit is already made out, cerned." The decision come to by Total Taal but that he, the plaintiff, had not grow at the is exactly what we expected. When we consider the syth fast. time to lend and refused to renew for more than the posiiton held by the Taolal, he could give $400. This
suggested explanation is surely no other decision. If he had done so no doubt he inconsistent with plainiffi's denial of all know.. would have been called upon to make good all the logs of the note and his absolute denial that it loser. To commence at the end-This is was in second defendant's writing, though he my judgment," This wo very much doubt, admlis that one signature resembled that of the Good Chinese scholars are of opinion that it is first defendant, and it must also be noted that not written as & Chinate official would write a
"ho wa able, on his own statement, to lend the defend- on June 9th, 1896, (seven days later
judgment. The style is far from being gond, from a Chiness point of view. In fact it reads ants $200. With reference to the borks (exhibit as though it were s tramplation of English into
taken to them so being
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1 and 2) produced or admissible in evidence
3 p.m.
الا
THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Malacca from
THE Imperial German Mail liner Preuzzan carrying the German malls with dates frock Berlin of the aged alt, has left Slogapore this port yesterday, and may be expected here on of about Friday, the 24th'inst, mi 8 mm),
THE O. & O. 8. 5. Co.'s steamer Copile with mails, elc., from San Francisco to the and frist, Chinese So much for the writing of the Jadga Honolala, bas arrived at Yokohama, s
leaves for this port to-morrow morning, vis The manner in which the judgment was de. Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai
ment,
SHIZING RETORNE,
the fadder in a hundred places. Then the tank wedged itself between the aft hatch combing and the break of the poop. Here again there was * severa· struggle to shift the tank and make it fast, and this belug done with Jofalte difcally the maison door, which had in the meantime been love in, had to be made good by nailing cADTAS strips of wood over it. The Chief Officer and 3rd mate (Mr.Streetop), whils, delog this were several times 'wisted clean across the quarter- SOME UNPLEABANT EXPERIENCES. deck and were badly battered about, the former being severely bruised all over and the latter ALL the steamers that anired yesterday from had his thigh cot. At about 1.30 p.m. (the ship the south report very bad weather.
Mr. Francis, in his address, narrated the history defendant and frithe second to both defandants, in responding with them on the three promfangry The ofthe case, as already published, and explained the having been Uited to starboard constantly) ber Brindisi had a dusting," but the "Arratian contract made by Chan Tong with the Governor cargo sblited and gave her a heavy is Apcar seems to have been fally caught in the
for the right to quarry stone at British Kowloon which greatly increased our troubles and.
He contended that on the agreement, the plain the danger of the situation, and the seas typhoon that made things pretty lively here last tiff only had the right to quarry granite on swept with terrific force along the starboard Friday. The navigating officer in his report of cert in places marked on the plan. it appeared alleyway, carrying everything moreable before ike, voyage from Singapore says light variable that the defendant had quarried stone at Kow them. At about 2 p.m. an immanie Ware
1000 but not in wlads were experienced up to 11 North and reg
any of the quarries let to the swept over her starboard side and completely
plaintiff but in some part of Kowloon which wa* smashed the side of the Chief Engineer's, East, and thence to 18.30 N. and 111.30 E.
not Included in the direct rights given to the Parser's, and Chief Officer's rooms and carried had strong N.W, wind and heary S.W, swill. plalaif He admitted at once that if that right sway everything moveable from them. The Then It began to blow strong from the Nonhexlated there was an initegement. It was for debris floating around made it very dangerous and continued all the vessel was overtaken by
The plaintiff in the court below to establish what for-thore angaged on deck and everything
be claimed as exclusive right to quarry in Britsh loose had to be pitched overboard. Before tenlic typhoon on the roth. The son was Kowlegs. If Chan Tong had any remedy in the long a huge ma washed the starboard fresh | soon runolog, mountains high and great matter his claim must be against the Govern walor fank, containing 400 gallons of water,
WATCH repeatedly swept the vessel forement under an implied Cxtipulation, because clean over the side, the barometer, which
and alt. For 14 hours she was kept heid it was nat expressed in the agreement that no- had been falling rapidly all the afternoon, registered the unusually low figure of 28.80 at 6 pm, and the typhoon was then at trying and anxious time. The 211 Chinese Els wordt. We were then in tat. 19.11. N. and parangers were battened down in their quarters Jong 112.14 E. Now our troubles came on us and the cabins of the European patzengera were thick and fant. First the gig broke loose from completely fuundated time after time. An anx one of the davits on the lower bridge deck, and then and tremendous sex tore the other davis lous moment was when the seas threatened from its socket and the best, dirit and all to extinguish the A-as, There were several were lost sight of immediately. This clean' leet of water in the stokshold and the rolling and drawing of a davit, which we 4 inches in diame pliching of the ship repeatedly lifted the plates tri, was indeed remarkable. Following this another heavy sea swept a large ille-host, and greatly hampered the Sremen. Bailng had capable of canylog 40 persons, clann of the to be carried on conilanously and the crow, ca- lowes bridge deck, where it had been secured by glicers and firemen stucz to their work menfolly. stout wire rops lashing. All the rafis were For those an deck the experience was equally anshipped-and-damaged considerably, and another Ille-boat had a large hele stove in her trying. One lisboat and a smaller boat were sida. · All the ports of the saloon cabins op swept away bodlly, and knotber and was alther wide were swashed and the saloon smashed. The life rafts were all set adrift, the completely gutted. A piano, čerpatch box,skidt wern smashed and one of the boat davits tables, chairs, panmogers' luggage and a hetero- geneous beap of fight gear were ever and anes reaching from the main deck to the upper washed kelter-skelter from side to side of the deck was lifted entirely out of its socket, The J. J. Francis, QC (instructed by Mr. H. L Mr. J. F. Reece appested for the plaintiff, Mr. saloon. All the steam pipes leading to the native crew's portable galley wat sent sweep. Dennys) for the first defendant and Mr. C. D. winches wera
smashed · ́and wrenched out of place, and the one landing to the log along from forward to the main hatch, and Wilkinson for the second. winches on the fore deck was twisted as | a 400 gallon fresh water innk went overboard His Lordship in delivering judgment in this
Te like a cork In the malcon the damage wit though it were made of cardbo
ease to-day tald-These are three sults on tkres promissory noter dated January 2;tby topgallant all was blown clean off the very extensive and the scens the apartment 1897, to recover the sums of $60 $800, and yard and torn into shreds, and the topgallant presented, on De Jard
avriral bears $900. During the comme of the hearing of got loose and swung round the masthead both masts were shaking fastfally, The second
striking testimony to the violence of the salt 930 It was arranged that, the evidence
belog the male was then sent up aloft with some men lo
The piano is a total wreck, fiva BARS, try and make the yard fast, but could get so
The plaintiff's story is as fol- of the after ports here gone, and the water, lows: He lant s snem of $600 to one Ma Pak further than the fore yard ni it was impossible which was once level with the saloon table To (and defendant) and received a promis waters at the this collag ber siden flooded the cables and soaked the clothing of the sory note for that amount payable in a year's time, signed by second defendant as principal We will funwa thais on deck now and giya | was hardly a dry garment on board. One indy
of Chan Pak Shang-ar guarantors, That hy some attention to the gallant little band below whose clothes were defldly damp, had to requisi- entered thir'in a small book produced;(exbibitz) engineers and firsmen. The Chief Engloser ilon & pair of Captain Sundberg's pumps,
and that when that book was full be copied the (Mr. Workman) wast below first at 8 a.m. and all hande were, ant to works things did not and some childres, including the two little ones
entry lato another back produced (exhibit a) and thai Interest was duly paid on this loan get uncomfortable below till soon, when the of Me. W. Muskett (of A.-S. Watson and engines which were only going sufficiently Cole) made their landlog to sleeping suits principal was still due on January 19th, up to September 14th, 1896, and that the Last to keep the ship's head to be started and with bars feet. The ship's rigging 1897, the date of the promissory no, he let Female frightful maner every time the yesterday and to-day suggested washing day on apan. Again on Februsty 4th, 1896, ke
the second defendant $400 and received ship would be riding on the top & Wave 11 a very large scale, ovary, available space being promissory note from him for that amount, made his tremble and shudder from stem to hang with clothes, carpets, &c., to dry lo the payable in four months, signed by the second as the shock the water off her deck sun. The pear behaved well throughout, but defendant as principal and by the Best defend. one was reminded of a deck thinking water offite these who wage-on Eoard will never desire to use ani (Chan Pak Shang) as guarantor. This loan back. Oncengineer was constantly at the throttin valve which doubtless required close atten- such a call again made es her excellent seagoing alleges that interest was duly paid on it for the was also entered in exhibit t and the plaintiff tion, while the chat.cogisers worked admirably qualities. and continuously,
four months, up to Jans and, 1896. That ther 4 p.m. the stokehold wan fiueded, the water washing the stokehold plates yesterday from Singapore, encountered the fall
The Austalam atsamer Giszia, "which arrived the note was tenewed for one for a similar all around and putting out two ferances. The
amount payable on demand and signed us the second defendant the borrower and the first is a gratalions insult to Sir Nicholas Hannen, City of Rio A In Kowicon Deck, before, and that interest was duly paid on defendant the guarantor, but that these sums of one thing we are certain, and that is thai || Past could not get açar the fres. Al last the Chief | A heavy son was running on all sides. Th
and all interest on them had been paid off Total Tani has not heard the last of this | Fathio Engineer and Hi-fines arranged, all over the decks were swept, two boats'carried away, skils
which date the principal was still doe and stokehold and Ale one man would thevel fost and falls damaged. At 5 pm. on the xyth in exhibit 2. Again on June 9th, 1896, he paid off in March, 1896, and the first defendant officials bad better lake la to seize the later, FL 5. Undaunted.
that an entry of this new note was made loan was made in September, 1895, and was what he baz done. The next step the Chinese Verona patker
held him on als fort with the sid of the
SREPRESENT HERITAGE | „ika barameter stood at 739 milm.
lent the second defendant $100 and received stated that be received the promissory note and when no doubt the Brillah Admiral's help The Norwegian teamar Krim, from Horgay, promissory note from him for that amouni destroyed it. The $500 foin (exhibit 13) was said would be called Ins and if it should come such had a failing gigas and wind of typhoon force off
signed as the last nole. This transaction to
to have been made on June and, 1896, and the to that the Chiseng Government would bare Sullberg. was entered in exhibit a and Interest was ist defendant accounts for the note being la a nice, little account to metila. However, Wisi York-simakanan Lis-Chan Island, together with a heavy sea, duly paid up to January 29th, 897, when the his possession by the fact that he lent the the case will so doubt be referred to Feking Jacob Christensen Mardi, A. Rỹ Many's steamer Haflan which Bib, 18g6, he-lent the socond Adlendant $740 and so the note, cama teto his hands, 16 Or, as Sir Claude is expected in Shanghai in Pelang
principsi was stili owing. Again on September second defendant $200 to pay off the Bea where Bir Clande: MacDonald Will handle k. Erromar, entanto minived to-day, reports encountering a typhoon at and roosivad a promissory sota signed sa balore maten that the mete le ia second defendant's law days, the mines will no doubt be represented at my
for khán koronáte. 354 shows an many of this writing and sigued by bloc, net tani key the Gras, to him here to its grow light trans
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INTERESTING PROMISSORY NOTE CASE.
To for three sums of $600, $800 and $900 on Cheng Yu Tlog wued Chun Yam and Ma Pak three promtuzory notes.
heard torethe three sults should be plaintiff staten he never got any of the stamps bled. 11 in always the casa mben jadgments are.
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and there is no doubt that they were kept in a very slovenly manner. For instance "entiles livered must be condemned. From what we relating to the various buil.esses carried can gather, there was a distinct promise on the on by the plaintiff, via : those of a sugar desier, part of Taola! Taal to give seven clear days' a money changer and a money lender, were all notice before making the judgment public. fa. mixed up together and the entries were not made stead of this being done, Mr. Fang Yen appears In order of date. Exhibit I also on the cover suddenly at the British Consulate-General ou purports to be for the 39th year, but the entries Saturday morning, at about 10.15, with a number Brindis, Inalde
are for the a1st year, and exhibit 2 is des-- of written copies of the judgment is his hand. || Pronto remem cribed as a foreign goods book, but the majority His presence was made known to Mr. Mans- || Arratoon Apcar ...
Анеста of the entries are for money, lent, so that it field, the acting Consul-General, when Mr. Fang
Gitilä............ is obvious that originally the books were in. Yea handed over one of the written judgments to tended for different purposes to those to which Mr. Mansfield, telling him that that was Total Berka they were subsequently put. With reference to Tsai's judgment in the case. There was no
Chingping ... the stamps on the various promissory notes the English translation nor was any Court assam-
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and that ail the documents were brought already delivered. This very informal way of delivering stamped by the second defendant. It was, how a judgment may be according to Chinese cas. ever, proved that on January 29th, 1897, an tom, but we very much doubt it. We also application was made to the Stamp Office for understand that, up to the time of willing, the stamps exactly agreeing with the stamps on the judgment had not been handed to Messrs. application purported to be made by one Cheng Although coples of the judgment had been · Milks Marwinosti Tu Ting (the plaintiff's name). This is of course handed to the acting Bridal Consul General "Aggregating; 24,586 tons register. not conclusive evidence against the
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DEPARTURE. anyone else might have used ble name and in We will now only briefly refer to the judge | Mirzapore.steamer, for Shanghal fact be
suggests that the second defendant did so. ment, which will be found in fall to saoiber co- Tomont m throws any light on the case is the pisiciiff's son, fair and some of the arguments brought forward Hoskow The only other witness for the plaintiff who Juma. The judgment, we consider is most un Hatloong si accedent and demanded payment and that the judgment fater on in the course of a few Pronto who stated that in August, 1897, he went to the are very chlidlah. But we hope to fully review Taichtong first defendant promised to pay. This is admitted days.
Tiinan TUSÉCULADO concerned, but the first defendant states that he ment should not be delivered without giving sver Arloun
the frst defendant so far as the interview Is by
Considering that it was agreed that the Judg. Hanes theo denied all ability. The defende wat LE absolute denial of all liablilty, and an allegation Total Teal being aware of the absence of days' notice to the British Consul-General and
Tarothro admited, however, that there had been two H. P. Wilkinson, we think that Total that the three notes were forgeries. It was Str Nicholas Hannen, as well as that of Mr. transactions for $600 and $500 between the|| Tani has not only committed a breach of official parties, in which the plaintiff was the lender, etiquette, bat that his behaviour in the matter HONGKONG AND WEAMPOA Dock RETURI,
under water and the mast sarung luma an siper | uniucky occupauis. Op anival yesterday there and LỊ Ứt Tin and’first defendant by the name three promissory notes in dispute, and that such Benneriz & Co, noi lo their legal representativa, ↑ Hatlas .........
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