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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Ir is satisfactory to note that the sanitary authorities were able to issue another, blank plague return for the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day,
THE competition for the Governor's cup for June will be continued at the Klog's Park
(500 yards) Range to-morrow."pup" will
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DISTURBED BY POLICE.
THE S.S. SAMISON" CASE
IN SHANGHAI,
PLAINTIFF'S PETITION.
The proprietress of a boarding establishment in Foltingar Street, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning, with creating a Our recent telegrains from Shanghai, in
ference to the case of the sa. Samson now disturbance at her residence.
Mr. M. J. D. Stepheas appeared for the proceeding in H.M. Supreme Court will be funtherelucidated by the petition of the plaintiff defence,
a
in this case, which is as follows-
(1) The plaintiff is a Russian subject relident
subject resident in Shat ghai,
(3) In or before the month of March 1905
Police Sergeant Evans said that on the 19th inst, at about ten minutes past twelve in the
Edindala. The defendant's, love i on ⠀ the breach of contract to take over the Edendale was estimated at the sum of Tis. 40,000, being the loss of profit on the transaction and loss occasioned by interference of the regular basis nsas of the defendant's firm in carrying out the contract for the purchase of the Edendale and making the necessary arrangements to fit her out as a hospital ship. In the case of the occurrence of a breach of contract to take over the said ship this amount had been agreed to be paid to the defendant by the arid Baron
to hold the said cheque for Tha. 9,600 until the said flour contract was signed. The plaintiff. failed to give the said contract for delivery of
The daily imus in delivered free when the subtrom | TIN Shing, a diminutive old man, with a mòrning he was returning frony duty and heard in Shanghai, and the defendant is a Danish 1. Ward. This plaintif requcated the defendant
long white beard, was placed before Mr. G. N. Orme this morning, charged with selling
a disturbance at the defendant's house. He knocked at the door and cautioned the in
accessible to messenger. Du copios sent by psa wa ditional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. The powaze on the weekly issue to any part of the Single Copies Daily, len conta: Weekly, twenty. adulterated milk at Nos, 20 and 12 Cochrane mates, but this appeared to have no effect. To the plaintiff was the blineficial owner of the flour to Vladivostock to the defendant and ́
world le 30 cents per qürtler,
Process
BIRTH:
On 3rd instant, at No 4, Canton Villas, Kowloon, the wife of Thos. SKINNER, of a daughter.
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Che Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1905.
THE CRUISER SQUADRON.
Street. Analysis snowed the milk to contain 21% water. Defendant was fined $10 for a similar offence last month, and as that did not. appear ufficiently deterrent His Worship now fined him $200.
THE roof of the Summary Court is evidently
Mr. Stephens: The inmates were shouting in such a manner that he could hear the voice in Hollywood Road. He did not tell her to shut up her box," nor did he treat her in an off-band
manner,
J. Hanson, Chief Inspector of 'Detectives,
steamship Samion,
(3) In the said month of March be said steamship was registered at His. Britancic Majesty's Consulate General as a Britiab vessel the property of Thomas Charles Robert Ward, (4) The said Thomas Charles Robert Ward had not at that time, or at any time, any bene (5) The defendant knew the said Thomas
in need of repair judging by the state of the said he was awakened by the naise, and cial interest in the said su tamship..
floor this morning. When Mr. Justice Wise took his seat to fix up the weekly cause list there was enough water near the, witness stand
10 enable an enterprising native to start a duck farm. Mops were requisitioned, but as the rain continued the coolies appear to have given the work up as a bad job.
M
thought it came from a house lower down the
street.
Sergeant Garrod said that at the time is question he was on his verandah, immediately opposite defendant's house. There were a number of ladies and gentlemen on the ground floor singing, laughing and making a great noise. At five minutes to twelve they were trying to sing the Marseillaise, and he beard
Charles Robert Ward had to beneficial inter-
est in the said steamship and knew that the plaintiff was the beneficial owner thereof,
(6) On or about the thirteenth day of March- 190; the defendant knowing such facts sold the said steamship to the & hanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited, and executed, as attorney of the said Thomes Charles Robert
about January 1905 the said chi que for Tha
consent of the plaintiff.⠀⠀
was cashed by the defendant with, the
9-In order to carry out the said contract for delivery of four the defendant obtained a guarantee from the defendant's bank at Shang hai to the amount of Tls. 1,300joxo or there. abouts. On the failure of the plaintiff 10 give the said contract to the defendant the said bank cancelled the guarantee greatly to the damage of the defendant's credit
ia-The defendant, by the direction of the
said Baron Ward, purchased the medical stores above referred to to the value of upwards of is 100,000, and afterwards, at the request of the plaintiff, handed to him delivery orders for
Towards the close of last year we intimat. To the chagrin of the modern collector, says 'defendant's voice. He then called "a lutong Ward, a bill of sale transferring the property of the same. An item of The: 1,007 paid by the ed in our columns that the Cruiser Squadron the Atheneum, it is becoming increasingly and told him to go and order the inmates to the said steamship to the said company, and defendant is still unpaid on the account of
of the British Navy was about to be increased, and within a few weeks it was announced at home that the Admiralty had issued order for the squadron to be doabled in size and divided into two parts. At the time it was pointed out that the main interest in this step laid in the fact that it was the first move in an 'important scheme,
difficult to wring the old furniture treasures from the farmhouses in England. "Cottagers cling to their heirlooms nowadays, and the value of old hutches, gate-tables, dressers, and chairs is pretty well known to the peasant of to day." Collectors find things pretty much the same in the East as in the West.
eighty thousand Taels, (Tis. So,coo) the pur chase price for the said steamship.
stop the disturbance, and a woman inside call-received from the said company the sum of ed the futong, who knocked at the door, every swear-word "she could think of. The disturb ance had lasted from dinner time until a quarter past twelve.
Mr. Stephens submitted that the defendant had a few friends spending the evening, and some French officers, who had just arrived, joined. them, and they were having supper when a
(7) The plastiff bas applied to the defendant for the payment of the said eighty thousand Taels but the defendant has refused to pay such sum.
(8) By reason of such matter aforesaid the
medical stores. ・・・ ́ ́.
10,000 was paid by the said Baron Ward to the 11.-Bargain money to the amount of Th defendant in respect of the contract to pur. chase the Edendale, and the medical stores above referred to by the said bargain money has been returned.
12-At the request of the said Baron. Ward CAPTAIN Freeman, of the ss. Sta Lion, this
plaintiff has also sustained darnage over and in or about the month of February 1995, the and this has been bome out by-subsequent morning charged John Autona with stowing } lukong came and opened a window and told above the sum of Tls. 80,000 to the extent of defendant sold the Samton, under a power of events. Those who have followed the growth away on his vessel in Singapore, and thus them to keep quiet, and later some European twenty thousand Taels (Tis. 20,000) for which attorney from the said Baron Ward to Messrs.
constables came and arrested a French antillery damage the defendant is liable. officer, who was released on Sio bail. Defend-
obtaining a passage thence to Hongkong with out paying for the same. The captain said he gave the man a passage from Colombo to Sip. gapore, as he was without funds or friends. His Worship fined defendant $15, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment.
of the Navy cannot have failed to mutice that, within the past few years, we have added to the fleet a number of splendid armoured cruisers, and many more are now in process of completion. The Admiralty intend to use these in such a way that they can be quickly concentrated for commerce protection purposes when required, and at other times, they will be sent cruising to various foreign stations. It will not be denied that wireless telegraphy and plenty of fast cruisers will enable an Admiral to sweep be filed in either language, to be followed, within Stoo to be of good behaviour for the next
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The discussion of the matter of the official Enguage by the Bar Association of Manila re- sulted in a resolution asking the Philippines Commission to repeal the law making English the official language after January 1,1936, and 18 make an amendment allowing pleadings to
On behalf of the defendant, a witness, who had hoarded in defendant's house for three months, testified that on the night in question there were six people at table, but there was no noise whatsoever.
Wheelock & Co. for the sum of Tls. $7,000. (9) in the alternative the defec dant conspir. The defendant offered the said Samson for sale ant went next morning and explained the mattered with the said Thomas Charles Robert Ward at Nagasaki and other places but failed to find to Mr. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of to, and did, wrongfully convert the said steam-a purchaser. It was a condition in the original Police.
ship the property of the plaintif whereby the contract of the Samson from Messrs. Wheel plaintiff has sustained damage to the extent of cock & Co, that the said ship should not be Tls. 100,000 for which damage the defendant is used in the Yangtze river or Shanghai waters.
---13-On the sale of the Samson the defendant, liable.
handed Baron Ward an account for damages claimed in respect of the breach of contract to above referred to, amounting to Tls, 40,000, take over the Edendale and medical supplies together with an account for disbursements in respect of the Samson amounting to Tis. 10,655.84 and Tis. 1,000 das on account of medical supplies. These said amounts bave been retained by the defendani, and the balance of the purchase money of the Samson, that is to say, Tis. 57,coo, after deducilog the said amount, has been handed by the defendant to Baron Ward.
ordered her to enter into a personal bond for His Worship fined the defendant 55 and
to days, by a translation into the other twelve months
language.
THE U. 5. Navy Department is arranging carry out a plan for establishing wireless tele- graph communication from the Philippines to San Francisco. Arrangements are being made to increase the power of stations so as to main taia unbroken ranges of communication from Cavite to Guam, thence to Midway, then to Hawaii, and between those islands and San Francisco. This last stretch is more than 2,000 files, but it is believed that if the physical
obstructions in the Hawajian Islands can be overcome there will be no difficuity in establish- ing communication.
their places taken. by newer and better ships. By kind permission of Col. W. G. B. Western, When this first became generally known
c., and Officers, the Band of the and Baly there was much speculation as to what effect
The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regt.) the move would have on our feet in will play the following programme of music, these parts. Soon after the announce-dering dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, 10- ment was first made in these columns morrow, 24th inst. Uwing to the Band having that the battleship squadron was to a later engagement, the band hours will be proceed to England, as one of the first from 730 p.m. 10 8.45 p.m., instead of the usual moves in a large Admiralty scheme, the time, report gained currency that the cruisers were to follow, We have endeavoured to race the source, of the report and although the NOR FOSSILIZED news reached us through" channels which are usually considered correctly informed, we have been unable to obtain any verification, The ancient Druidical ruins of Stonehenge
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SHIPPING JATSAM.
Sergeant Pit charged the master of the steam launch Kum Sang with maintaining no fight on board between sunset and sunrise in the waters of the Colony on the 21st inst. He was fined $15.
THE INDRADEO'S" CREW. Remanded from yesterday, the case in which eleven Malays and one Chinaman, members of the crew of the indradio, were charged with refusing duty on board that vessel in the waters of the Colony, was resumed before Mr. ed obdurate on board, and were sent to one G. N. Orme this morning, The men remain.
month's hard labour each.
Wherefor the plaintiff prays:—: (3) For an arder that the defeodaal do forth. together with interest at the rate of seven per with pay to the plaintiff the sum of 'Ils. 100,000 cent from the date of such order until payment, (3) For an order that the defendant do pay to the plaintiff his cost of suit.
(3) For such further or other relief as the nature of the case may require.
Dated this 19th day of April 195. The answer of the above named defendant to the petition of the plaintiff says as follows:
1.-The plaintiff is the Russian Minister to Corea now resident in Shanghai,
2-The defendant does not admit paragraph 2 of the petition, and further states that the as the representative and agent of the Russian plaintiff at the time therein stated was acting
Government who were the owners of the said 3.-The defendant does not admit para steamship Samısan.
graphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the petition.
4. The defendant further says as follows: In the month of October, 1904, Thomas Charles Robert Ward referred to in the peli- tion and better known as Baron Ward gave Captain jackson, of the .s. Laeries, which the defendant directions to purchase the steam- arrived last evening from Saigon, with a cargo ship Sammon for the purposes of the Russian of rice for Hongkong, reports that when leav. Government, particularly to be used for obtain. ing Saigon there were about 20 colliers and ing information from Port Arbor which was two volunteer fleet vessels there. When he then besieged by the Japanese forces. The arrived at Cape St. James he saw a converted said Samson was to be sent to Port Arthur as cruiser, with three funnels and two masts. Ita Press boat and ostensibly under the auspices was believed to be the Kanban,
CAPTURED STEAMERS IN JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
Of the merchant steamers which have been captured by the Japanese Navy since the com prizes by the Prize Courts, ten have been placed in the Japanese Government service. The new and old names of these vessels are as follows
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ALL
Karasaki-maru Saishü-maru Kasha-máru Kwanto-maru Manshu mard Chasan-marti Rotetsu-maru Shibatori-maru... Anegawa-maru... Sasato-maru
Ekaterinoslav Russia Argus Manjaria Manchuria
...
21P
Fuping
Georgi
Severus
Angara
Kazan
THE general outlook of trade, says the Shang hat Times, can only be characterised by two words; complete stagnation. Merchants of "ALICANTE "-"ALIENGA" COLLISION,
of an international Red Croar Society.
5 The said Sanson was purchased by the defendant from Messrs. Wheelock and Co. for the sum of Tls, 105,000. The defendant re ceived from the said Messrs. Wheelock and Co., the sum of 715, 10,000 as a rebate or com mission which amount was subsequently hand ed to the plaintiff by whose direction the said rebate or commission was arranged for.
6. The defendant paid the sum of Tis. 10,655.84 for disbursements in respect of the Samson, which amount was refunded to him by the said Baron Ward. '
14. In the transaction above referred to, in connection with the Samson, the defendant has acted under the direction and solely as the 15-A suit is pending in His Britannic agent of the sald Baron Ward:
plaintiff against the said Baron Ward claiming Majesty's Supreme Court at Shanghai by the
the same amount of damages in respect of the same matter referred to in the petition in, this suit, that is to say the sale of the said steam- ship Samson by the said Baron Ward.
16.—The said auit in His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court is set down for bearing on the 21st day of june next, dat de M
By reason of the premises the defendant prays that the plaintiff's suit be dismissed with costs. The defendant prays for such further or other relief as may seems meet to this
Dated the 13th day of June 1905.
CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.
honourable Court.
REPORTED CHINESE OPPOSITION.
A telegraphic dispatch from Paking" reports that the Shangpu and the Walwupu have
influential merchants and gentry of Canton received telegrams from a large number of
and cities between that and Kowloon, strongly apposing the desire of a certain British syndi- cate to build a line between the two points, and claiming that the work should be done by Chinese capital alone.-N. C. D. New..
7. In the month of November 1904 the de. fendant received instructions from the said Baron Ward to purchase the steamship Edin- We understand that the Rev. F Icely, MA, Hole which was to be used by the Russian who was chaplain of the Royal Naval Hospital Government as a hospital ship at Port Arthur. here, and who recently returned to England, is astensibly under the auspices of the said Inter-shortly to be married.
national Red Cross Society. The said Samion and Edendale were purchased in accordance
with a scheme which bad been arranged by the plaintiff and others for the purpose of getting
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from MG F. G. Figg."
On the 23rd at 11.55 a. The barometer has risen over China and Luzon.
Pressure is above the normal over: China
It is stated that the cruisers will proceed to have been judicially declared to be private pro-mencement of the war, and adjudged lawful home waters and the torpedo bosts and gun-perty to which free access from aime immemo hoats, working in conjunction with warships rial has given the British public no rights, of our near Ally, will be available for coin The Court holds that the owner of the land merce protection purposes in Far Eastern may enclose the ruins, to charge admission to view them, or, if he chouses, to exclude the waters. Of course, it is admitted in the public altogether from access to the grounds. | Service that second or third-class unarmour Stonehenge constitutes the most remarkable of ed cruisers are of little use, and that flag ancient British monuments, and there is a officers are very unwilling to have such ves-movement afoot to petition Parliament to pass sels attached to their squadrons, as they an Act declaring it to be a national monument, interfere with general efficiency, and as units acquiring it for the nation and placing it under
public custody, have practically no fighting value. But that all of our first and second-class cruisers, with une exception, should be ordered home from such an important station did strike us as almost incredible, and especially so when almost all branches and nationality are walk-The captain of the Spanish steamer Alicante into communication with Port Arthur and sup First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory Ing about engaged in the occupation of doing has been found to blame for the collision be-plying there medical stores which were neces we remembered that the only one remaining, nothing.. All have plenty of goods to sell, but tween that vessel and the Albenga several days sary for the prolongation of the defence.
8-The defendant purchased the said Eden. for the purposes of a flag-ship, is the the present state of the Far East is in such a go, the findings of the board being approved Diadem, which has been classed as among transitory condition that there are few who by Collector of Customs Shuster. The scdals for the sum of $115,000 and agreed to fit generally, and is highest in the North, It Tongking the 'tin' ships-practically new boats, poorly wish to buy. Many business men state that cident happened as the spanish mail steamer out the said ship as a hospital ship to be deappears to be relatively low over 7 gunned, badly protected, costly in coal, one has to go back to 1896 to find a parallel, was coming inside the breakwater and the livered at Port Arthur for the sum of $200,000 and the NW, part of the China Sea and very liable to develope boiler troubles. with the exception that whilst the exchange German steamer Aldengo was anchored near The Edendale was delivered to the defendant then fell to a very low figure, at the present the cotrance to the inner barbour, inside. The at Shanghai and passed a satisfactory survey Inquiries made from official sources have time it is fairly high. There is little doubt but bow of the Alicante struck the starboard bow by Lloyd's surveyor. Purchases were made by failed to confirm the report of the home go a definite announcement concerning peace, be of the Albenga and tore a hole through her the defendant and all arrangements made to ing of the cruiser squadron the necessity, for it one way or the other, would cause a general name and demolished the awning frames and fit out the Edendale to meet requirements as which certainly does not appear to have boom in all businesses.
rail. The only damage sustained by the hospital ship, and the captain and the crew Alicante was the destruction of her figurehead were engaged. Shortly afterwards the defen- been occasioned by the new disposal of the British fleet, in home waters. So far as THE Indian Sporting Times, of the zisi inst., and some of her foreward rigging. The fiod- dant was informed by the said Baron Ward cruisers are concerned the immediate need in contains many excellent half-tone engravings ings of the marine board put the blame upon that the Edendale would not be required and order to complete the three squadrons at home of the Bandmann Opera Co. which is coming the captain of the Alicants, as he was on the also that he was acting of behalf of Mr. Pay- to full strength, is two additional ships of the to Hongkong in the course of a few weeks. It bridge of the steamer at the time of the sc low. The defendant thereupon cancelled the is stated that Mr. Bandmano stands in a pecu-cident and as the Albenga could not possibly contract for the purchase of the Edendale and Minotaurs class, but this year's programme fiarly strong position in regard to the reproduc. have avoided the collision, as she was anchored arranged with the brokers of the vendors to pay. pense which provides for four, and, rumour has it, of a tion of the latest London successes in musical However, it appears that the harbour master them the sum of Tis. 9,600 for
Canadian (Empress of faban) 3rd prox new type. The advent of the six "River" comety, etc. Ile has secured the privileges of warned the Albenge to change her anchorage had been incurred in connection with the said class of destroyers on the station has very playing all the new light operas staged by as her location was dangerous to herself and contract. The plaintiff subsequently Landed China Squadron, and although this argu. rights on an agreement which covers several not comply with the instructions of the barbour Tis. 9,600 signed by him as follows: "A. Pav. The M. M. Co's E. Tauras with the French inst, at 4 pm, and may be expected here on or ment may be adduced in favour of sending years. But besides securing all the Gaiety master, so blame also attaches to the officers low, Minister for Korea in China, and at the mail of the 16th May leaves Saigos, on 23rd home the crafters, it seems most improbable productions, Mr. Bandmann bas also made ar- of the Albenga. In the opinion of the board, same time arranged to give the defendant &
rangements with George Dance, G. R. Sims, the chief officer of the Albenga deliberately contract for the supply of large contract of about Monday, the 26th inst
The Imperial Gayman Maii xa, Roon which that the British fleet in Far Eastern waters Milton Bode and Syduty Jones in regard to lied when confronted with the harbour master floor to Vladivostok to be in fail szilafaction is to be left without any ships of the scout playing pieces written by these well-known and asked if he had not been cautioned to
shift his anchors ing class whose value is beyond question,
GREGOR & CO. materially increased the strength of the Mr. George Edwards Gaiety Co. and holds the other vesstils. The oficers of the Albenga did the defendant a cheque for the zaid
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writers:¿
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Gradients are moderate té slight and fresh
or moderate NE and SE winds may be, ex- pected in the Formosa Channel and klang the northern shores of the China Sea. squally, rainy.
Forecast-fresh or moderate E. winds;
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
·MAILS DUE. Canadian (Tartar) 24th just; Indian (Kumsang) 20th last Freach (Tourana) 26th inst.
for the defendant's losses in respect to the left here on 24th May at noon bat, Amired, wald breach of contract to (sice Over the Genoa on sand instat y aura