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The Full Court sut to-day to hear the Nam Lung vs. Lam Tung appeal case-the Chief
CANTON NOTES,' -
[From Our Own Correspondent.)
Canton, 29th July,
THE BOYCOTT.
The chief subject of conversation in Canton
Justice, Sir Francis Piggoll, and His Honour is the boycott. The native papers say that the Mr, A. G. Whe, Puisce Judge, on the bench. Ist of the seventh moon-August' Ist-bas Mr. H. N. Ferrets, instructed by Mr. Hays, | been definitely decided upon as the beginning MR. C. B. Dawson, who has been on the Gold appeared for the appellant; Mr. H. E. Follock, of the boycott. It is doubtful if many of the
The isto per quarter anri þær isenem, proportional/Coast in West Africa, has arrived at Singapare.c., instructed by Mr. C. F. Dixon, represented Chinese know much about what a boycott
The daily ne in delivered fres when the address in necable to mesenger. the capio sent by pows an additional $1,80 per quarter in charged for postage. The poningen the weakly issue to any part of the
world is 30 cents per quarter. Single Coples Dally, ten ers Weekly, twenty
MARRIAGE.
GONCALVES-JONES.-Un Saturday, the 29th
ipet, at St. Joseph's Church, Hongkong, by the Chaplain, the Rev. Father Augustine, NUNO ALVARO, elder son of Mr. C. 1. Gos. calves, of Hongkong, to HYACINTH MARY, second daughter of Mr. Daniel Jones, J.P.,
F.R.6.5., of Shifnal, Shropshire, England. 1790
to join the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.
THE cable steamer Recorder has returned to Singapore from Haiphong. The vessel has been away picking up the old Hongkong-Hai- phong cable, and has encountered bad weather most of the time.
the respondent.
This case, it may be recalled, arose out of a A MEDICAL Board will assemble at the Mili-robbery which was committed near Saigop, in tary Hospital, Kowloon, to-morrow, to repot Indo-China. A Chinaman robbed the Nam upon the state of health of certain Russian Lung firm of between $7,000 and $8,000 in Refugees.
cash and jewellery. Ile escaped to Hongkong but was captured here and extradited to Saigon, where he is now undergoing a term of imprison- ment for his crime. When caught, he had in bis possession, besides other money and valua bles, a sum of $2.620, made up of a6 notes of. 5100 each. The cook of the vestel by which We would remind our readers that Messrs. the robber came to Hongkong, Lan. Tung, by Lane, Crawford & Co's Removal Sale com-name, alleged that the money found on Chow mences to-morrow, the 1st August, when all Kwan, the rebber, to the amount of $2,603 at
cash as advertised.
with letters containing that sums by friends in Indo-China who wished him to deliver the let The Straits Times hears that it has been deters to people at the outports. The Nam Lung cided to lengthen Victoria Dock by do feet firm claimed the money as part of the sum This Dock is 450 feet in length, 65 feet wide stolen from them by Chow, Kwan. The money at the entrance, and has a depth of 20 feet on had been lodged in Count'pending's decision the sill at ordinary spring tides. It is built of on the subject, and the appellants sought to obtain permission to bring new evidente on, granite.
material points of the case."
means. Yet there seems to be one mind in the desire to begin something. The native papers give a very one-sided account of the difference regarding the treaty. The one desire seems to be to keep the Chinese "hot" regards ing the injustice that is being done Chinese people. And as this is a matter that touches the many it is not difficult to keep the pot boil ing. It may be that tew of the merchants of Canton desire to go to the United States. But there are very few firms that have not some hangers on, or some poor relatives, that they would not like to send abroad. When all these are taken into consideration the number personally interested is large. It would be
The Houghong Gelegraph goods will be sold at a reduction of 20%, for least belonged to him. He had been entrusted foolish to prophesy as to the outcome of the
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DR. Albert Ernest Jenks, the chief of the ethnological survey in the Philippines, has resigned his position and will return to the United States to recover his health. His resignation was submitted july 17 and was accepted by the commission to take effect July 30,
Mr. Pollock, in opening the case for the re- spondent, said it would be convenient if he dealt in the first place with the appellants' mo- tion to adduce fresh evidence. In connection with that matter he pointed out to the Court that the Acting Chief Justice refused the ap. pellants' application for permission to take evidence as long ago as March last. There- fore from that date, apart from any appeal ing Chief Justice, the appellants were perfectly. brought by them from the decision of the Act.
well aware what their only hope was of laying any evidence before this Court on their side or to get witnesses to come up here and give evidence viva vote.
movement. The one thing certain at present is that a boycott will be attempted. For the. rest we must wait and see.
THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
The Emperor's birthday occurs to-morrow, was observed in a kind of a way yesterday. Perhaps the 28th is not a lucky day and a change was made. We have heard to reason for the change. Perhaps it was only local.
THE LOW..
The typhoon brought a welcome change to Canton. For days it had been hot. Just about as hot as the hottest place we care to mention. The rain and the wind have made it delightfully cool and people look happy again.
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SERVICE
OBITUARY.
ADMIRAL YEH DEAD.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 31st July,
12 noon.
The death is announced of Admiral Yeh-chu-kwei, the re-organiser of the Chinese Navy, director-in-chief of the Kiangnan arsenal and dockyard, and the commander of the combined Nanyang und Peiyung squadrons,
NAVAL NOTES.
RECENT. APPOINTMENTS,
The following appointments have been no- nounced at the Admiralty -
Captain. Bon. K. F. Boyle, WV.0., to Leviathaw, and as flag-captain to Rear-Ad· .. miral Lambton, vice Cradock.
Lieutenants. The following are reappointed temporarily in lieu of sub-lieutenants on pro- motion F. S. McGachen to Glory; N. E. Isemanger in Hecla for Eone; H. de H. Tup. per to Sirius; C. A. Poignand to Bonaventure; and T. K. Maxwell to Ocean.
Lieutenants.-E. C. Stubbs to Spanker (N.), temporary, and Thetis (N.) on recommission.
ing,
Paymaster.-J. C. Baker to Thetis, on re-
A good many cases of plague are reported commissioning. in the city.
shall become a strongly fortified depót has led to some tuisgivings in the minds of those interested in the welfare of Hongkong as a naval station. The Government of the Straits expropriated Tanjong Pagar Docks mainly on the ground that the directors were not pushing forward the needful extensions for the accommodation of large vessels with sufficient rapidity. Now that the property THL: Far Eastern Review is increasing in bulk has fallen inth the hands of the autiorities Mr. Geu. Bronson Rea, is to be complimented month by month, and the publisher and editor, There will be a strenuous effort made to bring on the interesting fare he is now placing before Singapore into line with the system of naval his readers. The July issue contains an un- stations throughout the Empire. It is sus-usually large number of illustrated articles peried, however, that this anxiety to bring prominent amongst which is one on the new Singapore up-to-date spelis danger to Itong Government offices of Hongkong. kong in the first plact: one of the effects CAPT. A. Simons Ward, Grenadier Guards, and of the Anglo-japanese Treaty has been seen A. D. C. 10 Gen. Villiers Hatton, Commanding in the withdrawal of the majority of the Hongkong and Capt. Elgood, West Kent battleships on the China Station. It is Regiment, wére in Singapare on the 25th inst., for hearing on the 16th of June. The respond. riding and arrow shooting were recognized as recruits to the surveying service are not
conceivable that the Anglo-Japanese Treaty will not always subsist. Nations, like people, have their fits of bad humour and should sucli nccur in the future. where England and Japan are concerted, Hongkong would occupy, a very isolated and even dangerous position. Hongkong, as it is to-day, does not pretend to be an impregnable fortress; it is quite vulnerable to attack, and only a few months ago the istand was captured" in the simplest fashion during the military What a handful of troops can do once they can do again. Yet Hongkong is the basis of the China squadron, with great docking and shipping interests to be protected. In the event of war with Japan-a remote pussibility no doubt, but still a possibility
maneuvres.
The Chief Justice-They took a further step
on 8th June.
Mr. Pollock said they took a much bigger step than that because they set the case down
ent submitted that the argument which was hinted at by the other side that the appellants could not be expected to appeal from the Act: ing Chief Justice's decision because he could be one of the judges of the Appeal Court-
The Puisne Judge-You need not go into
Mr. Pollock-Two or three weeks before this case came on for hearing the Acting Chief Justice ceased to be a judge of this Court and it was open to the appellants-
en route to Borneo for a shooting tour. Capt. Ward is a son of Sir Edward Ward, Secretary to the Army Council, and a nephew of Mr. Harry M. Simons, formerly of Singapore.
His Excellency the Governor of British North Bornen has been on an inspection visit to the that. West Coast. The state of trade at Jesselton was noted with satisfaction and the 1.5. Kedah alone took 2,500 packages for Singapore. The sago trade is reported to be increasing. Other visitors to Jesselton about the same time were the District Officer of Tempasur and some
Dusuns.
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The Chief Justice-i would sooner you did not mention this subject at all, because I don't think it is a proper argument to address to the Court.
Mr. Pollock said the appellants had the op- portunity after the present Chief Justice came to the bench to appeal to an independent beach of
CORNELIUS Vanderbilt, the multi-millionaire of New York and Mrs. Vanderbilt will visit Manila next December as guests of Major Gen- eral and Mrs. Corbin. The commanding gen-judges altogether, but they did not avail them bilt in which the latter expressed his intention to appeals from interlocutory orders was differ- eral has just received a letter from Mr. Vander selves of that opportunity. The rule here as of accepting General Corbin's invitation, ex ent from the rule at home. At home the the first onslaught would be made on Hong-tended before the fatter left the United States, appellant would have been debarred from kong. At least that is the theory advanced in visit him at Manila.
by a military writer in a home journal. It
IMPORTANT MILITARY
REFORMS.
THE SURVEYING SERVICE. Although the pay is good, the surveying service offers few attractions to the ambitious young officer. Promotion is slow and Hmited. An Imperial Decree dated from Peking, on
The journal says surveyor has no prospect of 21st inst., is to the following effect.-Since the becoming a Sea Lord commanding a fleet, or beginning of our dynasty bows and arrows attaining any other of the "plus" that may have been the important arms to uphold the be plucked by other officers of the executive national dignities and thus in examining milit-branch. "Under these circumstances, a home ary officers and in training officers and men journal says, it is not surprising that
essential items for men of arms. However, in numerous. Nevertheless, the work is im- recent years the methods of fighting have been portant, and with
B view to inducing greatly changed and are daily changing and more lieutenants to take it up the Ad- arms are especially improving daily. In remiralty have made a new 'regulation: lo flecting that our ancestors respected the ex- future navigating lieutenants and sub-lieuten. cellence of the army and had done everything ants will be permitted to join the surveying possible to keep the army up to date practical. branch for two years only. At the end of that ly, therefore from this date all the Princes, time they may return to work in the fleet, if Dukes and high officials of the Eight Banners they so desire. Apparently, the Admiralty are shall all study thoroughly the modern a bit dubious of results, for as a further induce science of war and defences and shall not
ment, they add a promise to favourably note indulge in the mere study of useless out of the officers who have done two years' survey- date matters. Those who shall be received in ing. This means that the fact will count in audience before appointment in military ser- their favour when selections for promotius are vices who used to carry bows are not any langer to carry bows. The imperial escorts, the Imperial Guards, and all the Government armies are not allowed to have any obsolete weapons but up to date nnes. The method of
An Indo-China paper says that in the opinion selecting the Imperial Guards and other off of all the naval officers who have witnessed the cers and Manchurian soldiers, the examination different attempts made to save the cruiser of their knowledge in the science of war and Sully, the ship is to be given up as lost. Even if she could be rescued from her critical posi are hereby ordered to be investigated by the Ministers of Presence and the Board of Warship of the same type. The engines now touch amount to more than the building of a new
made.
THE SOLLY."
appeating at the expiration of 14 days, but here their physical strength and their abilities, etc. tion, the cost of salvage and repairs would.
that did not apply. Section 606 the Code
would thereupon become necessary to change THE man-of-war anchorge at Singapore ap- said that: No appeal to the Full Court from who shall compile the rules and regulations the ceiling of the engine-room and act as pillars
the centre of the fleet's action, and it is now
suggested that preparations are being made to convert Singapore into a first-class naval depol which will rival Hongkong in the near future. It should not be forgotten that Singapore occupies a very favourable pasi tion for use as a naval base. A fleet in the vicinity of that Colony would be in continual touch with the India, China and Australian
squadrons. It would be impossible for a fleet to approach Singapore without affording the clearest clues to its whereabouts. The is lands which lie outside the Colony act as a guard or shield; and, to protect the
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pears to be infestel.with sharks for every night several large ones are seen hovering round H.M.S. Sirius, The other evening ont measuring eleven feet six inches in length and sixty-four inches in girth was caught. The fish had been observed for some time alongside H.M.Ş. Sirius, and a book baited with four pounds of pork was put out and soon snapped up, and the brute hauled out and despatched,
A NUMBER of shopkeepers in Connaught Road, West, having more stock-in-trade than they had room for in their shops, expanded their premises, by stacking the surplus goods on the public roadway, thereby causing an obstruction to the traffic. One man had 67 tubs of oil so
any decision of the Court shall, except by special leave of the whole Court, be brought after the expiration of six months." There-
fore-em
. Mr. Ferrers-Yes?
Mr. Pollock--Would you please, not inter- rupt. I know what I am about. Therefore, he continued, the language was quite general, There was a power of appeal for six months, and there was a marginal reference to order 58, Rule 15, which was quite different from the provision of 606, which had obviously departed from the terms of the home practice. At the end of May the appellants found they could not get witnesses up to give viva voce evidence. The appellants had deliberately elected to trust
for the same.
THE JARI PARTY
AT YOKOHAMA,
The Cadlanews correspondent at Yokohama, wiring on 25th inst., states. The Pacific Mail company's steamship Manchuria arrived here today with the Taft party aboard. Never since General Ulysses S. Grant, then the recent President of the United States on his famous trip about the world, made Japan mad over America, has any American created such a furore as bas Taft. With the avation to him was, of course, coupled the enthusiasms for Miss
Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of the President
supporting the ship which, however, forms from ► day to day a more pronounced curve,
THE BATTERY PATH MYSTERY,
CHARGE REDUCED.
This morning, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, appeared before Mr. F. A Hazeland, and applied to amend the charge against Aaron Ellis, from that of murder to one of manslaugh ter, by eliminating the words wilfully and of malice aforethought" and for "kill and me der substituting "slay and kill." Mr. Hare- land said of course he had no jurisdiction in the case of murder or manslaughter, and must murder could be withdrawn and one of man slaughter substituted. This was done, and the substituted charge was then read over to the accused who pleaded not guilty."
harbour works, advantage has been taken placed; a second 39 boxes of salt fish; a third to the chance of being able to break down the Yokohama harbour was a mass of bunting and commit it to the sessions, but the charge of
50 bags of rice; others quantities of baskets of fruit and so forth. For this usurpation of the public read, Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined them i go or six weeks; and one for causing minor obstruction $25 or one mouth.
a
plaintiff's case. The appellants now.said that
they wanted to call a gentleman supposed to every ship and sampan in the bay was ablaze
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of their position to construct forts upon them in the most favourable positions Hongkong, on the other hand, is somewhat exposed to attack, and it is questionable whether the adjacent islands have been employed as fully as might have been done for protective works. Then, again, Singa pure has been chosen as the rendezvous for the annual conference between the Admirals and denied having played cards with the down the plaintiff's case and if we cannot do nationalities in launches and junks met the Mr. Bowley:That is so, your Worship.
be the head of the Chinese community in Sai-with colour. The Japanese Government bad gon and they said they also wanted to call made magnificent preparations for receiving the distinguished party of Americans, and the dis play of day fireworks which greeted the anchor. ing of the Manchuria was the finest ever seen and Goldring, who appeared for the accused, Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs, Brutton, Hell here. The United States Minister and his asked for bail, saying that his client could suite, with the consuls of the various cities, furnish two personut bonds of $3,000 each, and together with the representatives of the Mikado, be understood that the Crown Solicitor hud no
objection.
THE case against Cheung, Fat, charged with murder, which was remanded from Saturday ast, was resumed before Mr. F. A: Hazeland this afternoon.-Another witness was called
another witness from the same locality.
The Chief Justice remarked that this was not a motion on appeal.
Mr. Pollock held that the appellants were taking a very unfair advantage. They said to themselves" We will see if we can't break
and an immense concourse of people of all
Manchuria miles away from the anchorage
*The case was then set for hearing on the 8th and accompanied it into the inner harbour. The steamer of the Government saluted the prox, ball being allowed as applied for. Secretary first and the guns of the defences boomed the ceremonial salute. All Yokohama is alight to-night with lanterns, and one would think it a celebration of the fall of Port Arthury so great is the noise and the illumination. All aboard the Manchuria are well,
THE SINKING OF THE "PRINESSE MARIE?
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUR American (Doric) ist prox. Australian (Taiyuan) 1st inst.
German (Scharnhorst) ist prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 14th prox. Australian (Changaha) 19th prox.
in command of the China, Indian and Aus- accused un the night in question.-This that we shall go to the Court of Appeal and we tralian Stations and for two years in succes concluded, the case for the prosecution will try to get a new trial on some other ground." the evidence of Dr. W. Mr. Ferrers, in reply, remarked that they did sion the conference has taken place in a except for
not bring this case in order to recover the $16.00 secluded port near that Colony. Nothing is Hunter, now confined in the Government
Civil Hospital, suffering from typhoid fever. small amount that was at stake. The cons of ever allowed to transpire regarding the sub
For the defence a quarryman gave evidence to these proceedings would be far in excess of the ject of these deliberations, but we may take
show that the prisoner was confined to his sum in Court. What the appellants wanted it that a trio of Admirals do not meet merely matshed, through sickness, from the 14th June was to prove that they had been made the to pass the time of day. All this shows that to the end of the month.-The case was ad victims of conspiracy. Therefore they were anxious to get evidence which ought to have Singapore is searching after the position journed till the 8th prax.
been presented and satisfy the Court that there which has been held so long by Hongkong.
had been a conspiracy of a fraudulent kind,
STERN BRITISH ORDERS TO "TEREK," The idea that Singapore is a useful sortA VERY enjoyable, function took place on
Judgment was reserved.
Shortly after the crew of the Prinseste of place is gradually taking shape in the Saturday evening when Mr. E. A. M. WI
liams, secretary to William Powell, Limited,
Marie arrived at Batavia they learnt that Ad-1 minds of the authorities. But it will be a
was entertained. to dinner at the King AHMED DEEN, fodian constable, was arraign. mirat Sie Gerard Noel, Commander-in-Chief of long time yet before Singapore can hope to Edward Hotel by his colleagues and friends ed before Mr. G. N. Orme this morning charged the China squadron, had telegraphed to the compete with Hongkong as a naval station, on the occasion of his departure to take with the manslaughter of Chung Yui, a hawker, Corimander of the Terek to remain at Batavia, Not until the completion of the Tanjong a position with Messrs. Lowe & Biogham, in Victoria, as the 29th inst-Deceased, who and should his orders not be carried out
instantly, he informed ite Comniander that the The C. N. Co's 5.8, Changskú from Ause Pagar works can we estimate the power of chartered accountants. In the course of the was unlawfully calling out his wares, frightened Torsk would be searched for, and the conse
tralian ports left Sydney on zut inst, and is the southern colony to inflict harm on her evening Mr. J.Whyte, in the name of the sub- at the sudden appearance of the Indian Con- quences would be most, serious. The Com- due here on 19th prox.
The O. S. 5. Có. & C., M. S. N. Ca's 15, neighbour in the north, and by that time, scribers, presented the guest with an address stable, who was approaching to arrest him, mander on receipt of the cable immediately dis
and a massive inkstand in token of the esteem dropped his basket and endeavoured to escape is Excellency's orders had been complied Machaos Left Singapore on 28th inst, at 5 pm, new counsels may prevail in naval circles in which Mr. Williams was held by the employes down the un-named fight of very steep steps with. A couls of days later a battleship and and is due here on and prox There is no cloud in the sky so far as Great of William Powell, Ltd. Mr. Woo Chun, one at the back and above the Central Police station, two cruisers, belonging to the China Squadron were sent to Batavia by the Admiral to satisfy
The Imperial German Mail xx. Scharnhorst Britain's diplomatic relations are concerned of the Chinese assistants, spoke on behalf of with the result that he was picked up with a | at prosent, and in the hope that such a de- the Chinese staff, his speech being translated fractured skull, death ensuing immediately. themselves whether the Terek had been dis left Foochow this morning at so amg and inay sirable state of affairs may long continue we into English by one of the party. Altogether Evidence of the arrest was given before Mr. armed and when they arrived they found that be expected here to-morrow at 7 pu
the Admiral's order, had been carried out,..... It can only trust that the prestige and power the proceedings were of an extremely pleasant Orme, and the case, was remanded to enable the is believed that the Glory, Hogue and Satel attaching to Hongkong as a naval base may character and closed at a late hour, songs and police to secure evidence as to how the mas were the vessels that went out on this mis
tion-Ceylon Oftarver, (3sa exist unchanged for another generation. tousts being given by most of those present,
met his death.
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The C. P. R. Co.'s s.5., Tartar from Hony kong on sth inst, and Yokohama on 15th inst arrived at Vancouver on 26th inst, at 5:30.p.me
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