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STORM WARNINGS. were not prepared to advoca's any schema of Imperial registallan embracing both tho The system of Storts Waratogs adopted by Colonies and the Volted Kingdom, on arcount the Hongkong Government at the commences of the propritions such an, a dertaking would ment of 1897 having prowed unsa lalactory necessarily atisin and the great attendant cost to their results, yous Committee in December of having commensurate departments in each suggested a return to the Melcorological Sigonis Colony. At the same time they recognised the which had been lause from January, 1884 to importance of marks for local trade being able to Desembre, 18;6. This suggestion was adopted calms the protection of registration, and socord-by the Govammant lu January, 1898, and your logly the Government were requested to ask the Committee hope that the shipping community Allorney-Generel to give an opinion on certain will thereby benefit in the future. (Appendix points and confirm or otherwise castain conclu- V) #ions This was done, and the Attorney General,
THE PINNACLE ROCK TUND. The Pinnacle Rock Fand, subscribed to 1898, In a minute on the subject, expressed the epision that registration in this colony is ooly prima for the purpose of giving towards to Chloras farfe vidence of the right to a trade mark, and fishermen and others for Information of the evidence of a prior subaling registration in En-existence of hidden and uncharted rocks in the pland would be admissible to defeat the prima track of steamer navigation on the coast of facie proof of the local register, but when appil- China, having accumulated to ♣ sum of ava cation has been made in Hongkong before the $1,000, your Committen have thought it advbe dale of registration in the United Kingdom, the able to make a fresh effort to utilise it for the local registration shoold confer prior right in this purpose totended. The Naval Authorities, the Colony. (Appen3lx L»») |
British Consuis, and the Commissioners of Cas toms at all couthern Treaty Ports have therefore bien communicated with on the subject, asking them to make special efforts to bring iba rewardi to the attention of the native misfitmo popila- tan. Considerable correspondence bas passed, and the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank bare besa suthorised to komuar the draits of each of the Cannols at the various goathers ports to the amount of $300 for the purpate of paying awards for the revelation of hidden dangers. It is hoped that this effort will lead to some useful dis
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THE QUESTION OF DÁTING BÏLLS OF LADING. This question, which beng' has very largely discosted in Lordon and various Britlik ports, was brought to the notice of the Committee hy the President of the General Produce Brokers Association of London, and in conformity with bis request, the correspondence on the sub]:ci was circulated among the members of the Cham. ber. The practice had not, however so far av could be a crtained, caused any serious incon- venience locally, and the Committee saw no resson to proceed further in the matter. (Ap-cover'es. (Append'x Z) pendix M.)
DELAYED DELIVERIES BY POST OFFICE. Attention having been called from several quarters to the unsatisfactory working of the Post Office Department, a letter was in January addressed to the Government on the subject, lostancing certain delays in deliveries of the
THE DANGEROUS COAST OF SOCOTRA, The wreck of the P. & O. S. N. Cola sleim- } ship Adam on the cost of Socotra last summer, altended as i was by a sad loss of life, indaced | your Commitice to make representations to the Board of Trade as to the necessity for a com-malis. To this a reply was received enclosing prehensive Investigation to ascertala by what means the shores of Socotra can be rendered less dangeroon to navigation. Varlouk.other Cham bers addressed communications to the Home Government go the subjici, and there is resson to believe that they will not prove barren of results, replies received belog to the effect that the matter is engaging the careful attention ef the Board of Trade. (Appendix N
THE RECTONITION OF BRITISH BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO OPENING OF PORT.
A question of come interest has been opened up by the refusal of the British Consular Representative at Shashi to recognise a branch agency opened at that post some fifteen years ago by Mesu. A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, as a Bilish firm, on the ground that it will raise two other questions, namely, the nationality of the branch before the part was opened, and that of similar establishments in places which are not Treaty Ports, Some corrispondence has passed on the subject, and in September letter was addressed to the British Minister praying him to extend his protection to the firm's branch at Shad; bot no answer hay been received up to the present. (Appendix 0.)
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a report from the Poumaster General giving reasons for the delays specified. The explana tion was not considered railsiseiory by your Commites. (Appendix Z *.) ·
"NOTES FROM THE NORTH. (From our own Correspondent.)
Tlentain, March 16 h, 1808. The deed in done. Nothing is now left us for mply specalation in respect to Port Arthur. It is now Rusalan territory and the Russian terminus of the Great Trina Siberian ratiway. The document leraing away the peninsula of the Regent's Sword has been signed, tested and delivered. Prince Kong alone of all the Yemen band refused to add bis noguit signature to the decoment, and resigned his past rather than participate in what he evidently regarded as the death warrant of China's independence His realquation was Li Hong-chang's opportunity, and Life now a member of the Grand Council in Kong's place. The fusetion of taking over the port in I hear to be an imponing affale, As I wired you, Cel da Wogack has been appolated Governor of Port Arthur and Talienway, and it I stated his remuneration will be such as to In November last » Committes having been throw that of the Governor of Hongkong very appointed by His Facellency the Governor to
The manager of the fur in the shade. consider and report on the position and arrange Russian Bank has left for Port Arthar, and ⚫ment of the new Govermeni piers, this Chamber Mr. St-ztself the Tientsin millionaire was fatend- was requested to nominate a rep esentative to ing to be there also, but at the last moment be serve therean, and Mr. N. J.-Ede, havlug con- changed his mind I believe. Everyone here Is scated to undertako iba duty, was nominated | to a state of suppressed excitement. The arrival accordingly by your Committes. (AppendixQ) | flast mall with the reposts of Lord Salisbury's ALLEGED OFF CIAL INTERFERENCE WITH extraordinary speech cast a gloom of perplexlily over our spirits. but yesterday It was currently TRADE IN KWANGSI,
reported that Japan had definitely seat Rais, an allmstem and that war would be declared immediately. If this is so our face is saved s but if it is not and Japan does not strikes blow ha sitauilon is one which it is very unpleasant
GOVERNMENT PIERS.
Complaint having been Indged by Mr. F. W. Walls, with H.B.M, Consul at Canton of the action of the native officials at Fa Chuen, in Kwangal, to prevent the alleged owner of a coal mine from fu Elling a contract to deliver certato consignments, the support of this Chamber wa then Invoked for a calm intended to be made, Representations were thereupon made to the Consul, who brought the case to the notice of the Viceroy and requested him to call on the local officials foran explanation Fanber action is suspended pending receipt of this explanation, which the native officials are apparently in no burry to give. (Appendix R)
PROPOSED OLL TAX ON IMMIGRANTS 14 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,
A Bill having been introduced into the Legit. lative Council of the Straits Seitlements to pro- vide tands for the erection of Immigran's Examlastien Sheds, whereby it was proposed to levy a captation isx on each male adalt Chinese Immigrant, your Committee addressed a teman- strance to the Government of the slater Colony, praying for recueideration of the proposal and expressing a bape that some other means might be resorted to for raising the lands required. To thle a reply was received stating that the Blit had already been withdrawn and that the neces- sary lands would be otherwise provided. (Appendix S.)
REGISTRATION OF CHINESE TRADE MARKS.
The Singapore Chamber of Commerce, kav- Ing been asked by the Straits Government 10 consider the policy of passing en Ordinance la that Colony for the registration of Chinese Trade Masks, applied to this Chamber for Information us to the operation of such. Ordinance in Hosg. Long. The Slagapore Chamber feared that the working of such system of registration would be attended with various disadvantager, but your Committee ware able to give in anturance that the law fo its working here ban on the whole so fer proved beneficial to trade and neither coully nor incqevenient, (Appendix T.)
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PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.
Captalo Willlims, of the Chlos Navigation Company's Austrail in liner Changsha, lately aired from the south, has been presented with the following address
TO JAMES E. WILLIAMS, Commander,
S S. Chongshá.
Dear Sir,We, the undersigned, passengers, feel that we cannot leave your ship without ex- pressing our high appreciation of your courtesy io us all, during the voyage, and alio of your extreme kindness and consideration for the indles dating rongh weather.
The voyage, from start to finish, bas been one of exceeding pleasure to everyone, and Itts with extreme regret that we now find ourselves or the eve of separation.
Throughout your ship, your consideration for your passengers has, wa foel sore, been the cause of all your officers and these under you doing all in their power to contribute to the comfort of those on board.
The man througbout has been of the best and much appreciated.
We trust that it may be our good fuck to again travel under your able guidance on some future
Occasios.
In bidding you ndies, we tender you our best wishes for a continuance of your successful command.
We remain.
Dear Sir,
Yonis sincerely, (Signed by all the passengers.) Hongkong, April. 1808
THE TRIAL OF ZOLA..'
SKETCH OF THE SCENE IN COURT. Though the Court only began to sit at_mpov, long before ten o'clock the precincts of the Palace of Justice were thranged. Palicemen in groups of three and four paraded the boulevard fa frost of the courts, and guarded the corners of the streets. At each entrance to the Palace there was long quene of prople kept in order by the Municipal Guard. These people belong to a particular type. Ever since the commencement of the world they, rather their like, have waited patiently outside a do r, knowing that it is bermatically closed to them. As a matter of fact, there was nothing whatever. to-day to prevent their going in. I drove up in a cab, says * P.M. Gansite correspondent, pald the cabman, and passed at once unchallenged through the grille. The Municipal Guard at the rate could not have known whether I bad a ticket or not. He did not question it for a momenL It was not hle baslaess to do so. The crowd honted, and remarked bitterly that I was a Prussian. I am not a Prassika. Bat there stood, and doubtless stili mands, that pasient, Incomprehensible, but, eternal Perlitan crowd, which is necessary to all great occasions, for It supplies the indispensable cachet of sensationalism. They are the q100s, and having more expe:lence than any other queue in any other country they are admirably disciplined and perfectly well-behaved. They range up in the strictest order, never trespassing on the gutter or breaking a geometrical itee. The palice bays no dificulty on keeping them In order.
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Thanks to the unvarying courtesy of the Pre- aldent of the French Judicat Press, who this year is that eminent advocate and Journalist M, Tousy, I found my piace duly kent, and marked in the name of the Pall Mall Gazelle, and I was thus able to follow the proceeding, in com- parative comfort. Bet the struggle through the door (the press was admitted through the
-a would order the court to ba cleared M. Zala thep stated his nams, profession-kommë de ketters—and ago, as did his fellow pelsonar, The Jory, by the way, looked a very average lot of man of the middle class, and I am not duposed lo think that they are prejudiced shout the case, one way or the other. After, a tile technical speech from M. Albert Clemenceau, Per- roux's lawyer, which was of no genital Interest, the grafiar to the court read, in a lond, strong volce, the letter from the Minister of War demanding the prosecution of M. Zala. Tha Advocate-General, M. Van Camel, then read his officis "act of accomation against the prisoners. The Advocate-General, a tall, square- beaded man, robed in red, with pepper-and-att hair and whiskers, spoke in a clear, politve, commanding voice. He made a great use of ble hands which are extraordinarily large, with long, knotty fingers-lhe hands of a Thug. It be could have strangled the conclusions of Maitre Labori with them, ons thought that he would bave done so with pleasure, Haltre Labori is a blond, a man of the north, with a rich, violent, dansintering voice. Every word he uit-red was a roar. He addressed the jury as if he were a colonel commanding a regiment to charge. A mixture of Buzlar and the "General | Boum," In cascades of bass tremolos his words were poured farth. He was a little too mela- dramatic and his method tends to get on the nerves of the jury.
The first day's proceedings were not of a nature to interest deeply the Ballsh public, con- riting of a series of wrangler between opposing counsel as to whether or not certain wiinssats,
to mostly military, were justified in declining obey the subpoons of the court. Permission to do this had been the officers, whose testimony was to demand by the Minister of War. Even if the hufs-cles is necessary, mold Malira Labor, we must have this military evidence. "The huts-clos in all you deserve." retorted the Procureur-Général; whereupon Maitre Labori, in a most impassioned note, denied the right of any one, even of the Procureur- Général, to cast a doubt upon his patriotism, This octbarst called forth load applause from the public.
WITNESSES WHO ARE WANTED, The prisoners' countal expreered particular anxiety to have the evidence of Major Esterhazy (who has declined, on the advice of his superiors, 10 appear), of General Mercier (also an absenice), and of Mdme, de Boulancy, who says she is ill. "She is not 1," said M. Clemenceau the younger; "the ls only shamming. She is stop ping la bed to-day to cheat the doctors. Send an usher of the court to her house, and you will find this lu traa."- The judge merely smiled at the saggestion.
"She possesses," continued Maitre Labort,
"Letters and telegrams from Mstor Esterhazy, much more incriminating then those that were read before the court-martial," General de Bolsɗeffro had agreed to give evi- dence on certain polnis, but this partial conces alon did not salt M. Zola's lawyers. Even M. Zala rose and lu a slightly besitating volce asked "the Court whether some arrange- meat could not be come to by which his witnesses might be forced to give evidenco in a sizaight-forward way. This was the only utterance he made during the day Finally, after a deallory discussion, the Court made it clear that no evidence could be given which tea- ded to revive the question of Dreyfus's guilt, Only the subject of M. Zala's alleged libel of the army could be discussed without Irrelevancy. Whit may be the effect upon the jury of this de- cision it is difficult to predict. The Court cer tally seemed to be tied down in a measure by the axigencies of a Government, and more par ticularly of a Miaftier of War, who are apparently afraid of certain facts leaking ent. It acted, of conres within la Ita legal discretion; but Maltre Labor's complaint that an attempt was bolag made to prevent M. Zola from proving the charge silence on the most important witnesses acquired at least a superficial air of justificalis from to- day's proceedings. To-morrow the chieflaterest of M. Zsia and of those witnesses who are to be of the tlal will commerce with the examination
allowed to speak.
LEGAL
to contemplate and most perplexing to under-entrance anally reserved for witnesses) was atd. Il Japan declares war, the myrtory of terilic. A tore coat and a hat crushed beyond Lord Sailsbury's attitude is explained, and we recognition was the price paid for victory, and I shall have the almost certain satisfaciton of see-am vaguely conscious of having stood for a moon which he is being proscented by Imposing
Ing the Russians cleared out of Post Arther without Involving ourselves in balf a dozen wars, I have received repeated assurances from res- powalble quarters that England has financed japan and a pretty confident feeling is expressed here that war must soon break out. So many funny things have happened, however, that one hardly knows what to count an.
The Russians bere are not unnaturally looking a few inches taller than eros, sed they will no decht Indulge in a little "side" is a variety of ways. We had a Landrasters meating here a lew days ago to consider ways and means for carrying out the River Improvement Scheme, The original plan for raising the necessary funds, éé, by the imposition of land tax of Tli. s per month, was negatired by the Consult body after three months' deliberation, au certain of the foreigo zapresen ́atives were found not to be possessed of power to encica or impose such a ton. The Consular body then suggested as an alternative that whaɛfage does on all cargo entering the port be levied, and this has been almost unanimously agreed to by the Commercial Commualty, the amount of the abarge being only one tenth of one per cent on value of cargo. The exception to the unani- was urged that | móns. Yota was Russluo, an
the tea to which that nationality is almost entirely interested should be exempled owing to it only passing through and not participating in As Chiceré import trade or consumption. especially light dues had been fixed for ten, this objection was ever-ruled, though I believe the miller has been referred to the Russian Minister THE CURRI, CY QUESTION.
by the aggafeved parties. Meanwhile the scheme An invitation was received early in September his once more gone back to the Consular body from the Singapore Chamber of Commerce to and we can only hope they will show same cos. Join that bedy In taking action to induce the aideration for the natural impatience of the com. Governments of both Colonies to secure fixity ol | mercial community and harry up. I believe the exchange and place the currency on a sounder delay before arose out of the unfortunate doen baals. Your Committee, recognising the great mente becoming sa hopelessly entangled in red Importance of the question, lost no tine in con- tape that nothing could be done. The pilaciples sidaling the suggestion, but having regard to the of conratar seniority are very good se dasht, very different position of Hongkong, which is but when official etiquette is canted to altuated on the edge of the greatest silver-uring extremes it becomes a spicles of fanailchim and Kmple in the world, with which its trade limains | might calls and in tragedy II it begins la ly conducted, and from whose currency it would comedy. If the doyen is absent, then surely the be Impracticable to attempt a sepsation, they next senior consul should act for him, and in were compelled to decline, the proposal to co- matters of importance a quorum of consular re- operate in the matter, or to recommend to the prezentatives should suffice. One is tempted to local Government any change In the extating wonder what on earth would happen in any currency. (Appendix U.)
China port if by same unlucky chance all the OPENING OF NEW TREATY FORTS IN CORTA, coninler representatives arrived the same day! In July last an official notification.reached | According to trist consular etiquette they this Chamber of the Intention of the Corean would or should be thereby relieved of all officiál Government to open the pers of Chenrampursa:assibility altogether. and Mokpo to foreign trade on the in October, on which date the porta in question wees, daly opened, (Appendix V.).
DOUNTY TO JAPANESE DIRECT EXPORTERI OF RAW SILK.
hest and
INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN APPELLATE JURIEDICTION. (Before their Lordships the Chley Furlia Sir 7. W. Carrington, Ki.. C.M.G. and the Puiana Fudža, Mr. A. G. Win).
ment on somebody's head. Certainly I can say. that, having wiïnessed all the great cares izled lo Paris during the past decade, never hava 1 seen so crowded a count. There were not ve many women la the perspiring, Gghting crowd. This was as well, for only strong "natures could endure the officking
But Mdme. Severine, with violent crash. her henna-coloured hair, was noticeable in the press seats, and I also saw the wives of several military attaches. Among the first witnessos of note to arrive was M. Scheurer-Kestuer, ko cary smile lighting up his sharply-cul. Ivory. coloured features He was followed by M. Ro. chelor, whose hat had been slightly roffied Inte traggle of getitag tp, though he himself was galte unrefied as mal, At the back of the witnesses' benches stood Octave Mirbeat with
CHAMPERTY APPEAL CASES, his wife. Henry Haunaya rabbed shoulders with The two men Pang Kun Cbl and Wong Chuk the editor of the Intransigeant. Hanel Bauer Lam, who were fined groo (the former also being paraded bis flowing grey locks in front of the sentenced to six weeks in gaol) for the offence Jury-box. A number of Judges in ordinary known as champerty in November last, appealed clothes occupied scats on the beach, Anatole against the Magistrate's decision. Mr. J. J. France's arrival caused a hum of excitement. 1 | Francis, Q.C. (Instructed by Mr. Wilkinson) nailced only one officer is uniform-General | saprarod for the first appellant and Mr. M. W. Gonse Georges Thiebaud, who, after being the Slade (instructed by Mr. Hasilngs) appeared for most cherished councillor of the late Prince Je the second. The attorney-General appeared for
the Crown. Tome Napoleon, has become a leader of the Anli-Semits, was one of the early arrivals.
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MITSU BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA.
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NOTICE.
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for the above named Company.
H. U. JEFFRIES,
Hongkong, 1st April, 1898
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BRADLEY & CO.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1898.
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Mr. Slade reamed his argument to-day He Apart from the extraordinary struggle and first proceeded to deal with the treatment by the noise at the doors, the court itself presented no English courts of agreements affected by cham specially picturesque appearance. It looked perty and maintenance. There was, by wald, an much as it always does when a cause clibbra is Interesting point with reference to the many being tried. A large, oblong room, with a heavily. agreements hold to be sull and vold fretted and glided celling, its oak-waloscated account of charperty sad maintenance. These walls painted with emblems of justice and the cases were not authorities on the subject of what Royallit feurs de lys-the Amix Canet of the the exact crime of champerty and malotenacco Selse, to which so many terrible tragedies have consisted of, and la case after case decided by been unrolled, desperately gloomy and the learned judges, the whole way through, there depressing place. The light falls from windows was no hilt of suggestion that way one had been thera high. In the wall on one side only, that to the guilty of champerty or maintenance and ther
was no hist of proxecatioa in these nume FOULS right of the judge, and facing the prisoner.
cases, of which there were literally hundreds | Copile Bebind the bench bargs a picture of Christ on the Cross, to remind the jury that the God of the Counsel then quoted the salt Spry v. Porter Christian la a God of mercy as well as of Justice. (Law Journal, 1864), This, he said, was K The red robin of the judge supply the only strong a case as could be wished for, certain splash of colour In the whole drab, dreary scenă, evidenca having resulted in the recovery of pro- The very atmosphere is heavy and desibile, perty by champerty and maintenance and yet If with dust of myriads of dead pleadings, there was no suggestion whatever of prosecutfan. At a quarter to twelve an exceptionally violent It was not the making of an agreement that was puthing and squeezing at the witnesses' door a crime; it was the procuring of perjury and the announced the arrival of the prisoners. M. Zola perversion of Justice that made there acts appeared quito calm and collected. He fought calmer. It was a question of public policy bis way manfully in. He wore a thin everceat that these became agreements Told. Counsel of a dark grey cloth and dogskin gloves of a also quoted the case of Stanley v. Jones Apr, blood-red colour. The high Ight falling on his
agreement was declared vold on secount of champerty and maintenance, features gare them a rather ghastly appearance.
In that suit the judge held that champerty You will note that the defalle of the His friends were quickly round him and thers Chian-Germen convention are very interesting,
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