EX-OPIUM FARMERN "BANK- RUPTCY
MILLIONAIRE LANGUISHES IN PRISON
PENDING SETTLEMENT OF HIS, DENTS."
11th inst. Some interesting questions relating to the Bankruptcy Ordinance arose in connection with an application which was made bel re the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, sitting in bankruptcy to day. Mr. F. C. Bar.ow applied on behalf of Tan Joo Chin, 7 Caine Road, f a receiving order to be made in respect of the debtor's estate, and that he should be made bankrupt.
Mr. H. J. Gedyr, of Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the Chin Chus Heng Hems. better known as the Opium Farmers, and he opposed the closing of the petition. Two de clarations had been put in by the managers of the Oplum Farm. The debtor, Mr. Gedge stated, was now in Victoria Goal and had been thera since the 9th June. The creditors held that the debtor was a native of a place near Swatow and said that for the last 20 years he had resided in .... Hongkong or Swatow. He was one of the Opium Farmers holding the grant from the Colonial Government which expired in 1904; and he made large sums of money out of the Opium Farm. They declared in their affidavit that he was possessed of at least $100,000 and property in his native district; houses and paddy fields valued at $30,000.
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THE THONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1905.
"SHIPPING JETSAM.
allan 17th inst. - The captured German blockade-runner Vet. eran formerly the Thaler, has been named
Hackiura Maru.
The Kawasaki Dockyard at Kobe has just completed a steam yacht 1326x1 fact, for the Sianiess Crown Prince.
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The schmer Aivajo Maru, naisk off Moji. after collision, has been anld with her cargo of 10,000 bales of fish manure for 77.555yen.
lien.
The fact that the C. N. S. Ithang, which is 285 feet long, was able to swing at the Tientsin Bind with nearly 20 feet to spare, shows the great improvemen: inade in the river by the Haiho Conservancy.
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command of the Ricorder, Capt. Neagle, who | that Zw Pörped was "off"; and even the Ro- company which gave selections from Italian.cater. The spring colton-goods market of Amoy has been acting In 'command of the Recordery} hinson Piano Col who were booking saatu.only; | operas? The theatre of the Olub du Maciu was becomes commander of the Mognil
received intelligence of the fatented departure | crowded with an appreciative audience. The of the Campen Tate or the day yesterday: company has been engaged to prevent a series the patmns whose names were on the program be given on Sunday next week.. The Robinson Piana Co. at once telephoned to of operatic selections, the first performance to me of those why had booked stats for La Prupas, and refunded the money.) Others who had taken tickets for the performance will also get their money back, which is at least some wladium for a wounded heart. It may be men.~ tioned, in passing, that the Bandmann Opera Co. felt the people of Singapore under exactly similar circumstances.
charge of complicity in the alleged murder of The two Lascars recently stretted on a a Japanese girl on board the Frine Waldemar in Kobe harbour have been released. Three Japanese will be sent for public trial, the Pre- liminary Court having found sufficient evidence to warrant their committal,
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WATER RETURN..
CANTON NOTES:
(From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, 8th August));
THE BOYCOTT...
The boycott continues to be the most in- lotesting subject of convenation, but it is diffi- cult to get any accurate information as to what Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs tors at work, but there does not seem to be is being done. There arà professional agita- on the rat August.
much enthusiasm in the matter. Threatening letters have been sent to miss compradores who are serving American firms. It was rumoured some days ago that threats had been made to blow up the Standard Oil Company's" works. But so far as czm 'be'seen'work',gret' un'ası ́uruai, and" business has, not suffered 'much, if
at all.
. LEVEL.. 1904
The Japan Timer states that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha intends to open a steamship service to It appears that the Callie has been to Petro-South America towards the beginning of Sep- lember. The route will take in Hongkong, pavlovsk, and was trying to get to Nicolaielsk Maja, Kobe, Yokohama, Callao of. Fers, and when she ran ashore off Cape Patience, Sagha iquique of Chili. On the outward voyage the steamer will carry Chinese, emigrants and general merchandise, while on the return voyage the cargo will consist of cotton and woot from Peru and saltpetre from Chili. The company is negotiating for the charter of two Tytam... foreign freight boats, of over 4,000 tons each, for the purpose of opening the service.
Byewash
As mentioned in s A telegram has been received at the Kobe
recent issue the
1' 2 below Pokfulami.. Kawasaki Dockyard Company has been con-
toverflow Office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, who act as the local agents for Great Northern Steam-structing a yacht for the use of the Siamese Wong-nai- . 11 7 below
cheong... Loverflow ship Cn, that the new steamship Dakota, sister Crown Prince, orders for the same baving been
PER ship of the Afinneseho, scheduled to have left given by the Minister of State of Siam. The Seattle an her muiden voyage for Japan on the yacht, was recently launched, and it in now 24ta uit, has returned to Seattle with her aliaft completed, and will shortly be sent to Siam. The vessel is 132ft. 6in. in length, rift. in damaged. Her cargo, etc, will be transferred
the steamship finnes a, which was fixed breadth, and the speed is to kaots. The in- Jernal 6ttings are of a luxurious character, and 10 leave Seattle for the Far East on 4th inst.
the vessel is said to be a great credit to the yard,
ACCIDENT TO THE "DAKOTA"
The Harbour should in time be a clear and. safe place for navigation, if the present cam- Mr. Gedge-He is trying to get white-washed paign instituted by the Harbour authorities by this petition.
Against junks anchoring in the fairways, and His Lordship-Are you the judgment credinther unauthorized parts of the waters of the Colony has the expected and desired resett. Eines of $5 to 515 are alınost daily imposed on the infringers of the harbour regulations, and today was no exception, as another batch of indifferent junkmasters received their deserts at the hands of the Magistrates, and had to pay fines of $15 each.
Mr. Gedge →Yes, we are judgment creditos for $114,000 and $ 0,000.
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Proceeding to read the affidavit which had been filed, by the judgment creditors, Mr Gedge said that the debtor had property in connection with his Hongkong business, but outside the jurisdiction of the Court, to the
A very sad occurrence took place at the Mer- value of $30,000; In Singapore and the Strails cantile Marine Officers' Association at Sbang. Settlements the debtor had large properties. hai lae other evening. Mr. H. Coughlan, who He had a share in the estate of his father. He until recently was un one of Mr. Geo. McBain's bad ganhier plantations, etc. at Johore worth steamers, spent most of the afternoon at the $250,00. He had a share in a big Singapore Test tate and seemed in the best of health and firm worth $500,000. His property outside the spirits About 5 p.m. he was suddenly taken jurisdiction of the Court was valued at $5 0,0 0 His share in his father's estate was worth. The doctor from the Villainhos, who was $165,000, but that also was beyond the juris passing at the time, was called in, but Mr. Coughlan died a few minutes before 7 p.m. & diction of this Cours. He had also shares in victim, it is supposed, to heat apoplexy. De several businesses in Singapore. The signa tories to the affidavit said they had known the case was a native of New Zealand, aad at the time of his death was unemployed.—M, C. debtor for many years, that he was a partner. News. in the Chin Chui Heng fi in; and they had oh. tained judgment against him for $114,000, be- ing part of his debis: and contributions to that
On Saturday night one of the crew of the firm. He was in gaol to answer for that debt.s.s. Vik Sang, lying at Wanchai, noticed that They had been negotiating for a settlement of sinoke was issuing from the after hatch, and at the debt for $70,000 to be paid by instalments once reported the matter to the chief officer. They said this application was solely made to whoopan investigation discovered that the coal obtain the debtor's release from Vicoria Gad.stowed in that. hatch had caught fire, probably All the assets of the debtor's firm in Hongkong by spontaneous combustion. The chief officer were debts awing by persons outside the juris immediately raised an alarm and the police diction of the Court-in Saigon, Tourane, boat with Inspector Langley appeared on the Siam, cle. Ierefore there were no real assets scene. It was then found that the coal was bere belunging in the debtor's firm,
smouldering below, and a relay of firemen was was soon under control,
FIRE IN THE HARBJUR.
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THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha's total receipts from January to June last, inclusive, were Yen 5,371,000 while the business expenditure for the six months reached the figures of Yen 100,000, the net profits being Yen 1,181,00 The following is a comparative table of the company's net profits for the first six months of this and two preceding years:
1903...
Yen.
1904EKAN ............. 1,282,004 1925...........LAR
1,181,0:0 The Steamship Company has now a fleet of 44 steamers, with a gross tonnage of 90,026 tons, exclusive of a number of foreign steamers under its charter,
ACCIDENT to the french MALL. The following is from the Singapore Frie Prest of 31st all:-Mr. C. Tournaire, Incal agent of the Messageries Maritimes, has re ceived a telegram informing him that the M. M._mail steamer Touraue fouled something whilst going up the river to Saigon on Friday, the blades of one of her twin screws carrying away. As the dock nt Saigon was occupied the agents at Saigon wired to Mr. Tournaire to know if the mail steamer could be docked at Singapore, but on enquiry it was found that the vessel could not possibly be docked here till to-morrow as the ducks are all engaged. A wire to this effect was despatched to Saigon and it was then decided to keep the steamer at that port for repairs and send the mails and passengers on by the steamer El-Kantart, one of the company's new cargo boats, which will arrive here to-morrow inotning. The Tourne the 3rd. All the vessels carry spare propeler blades and ovce she gets into dock it will not take long to fit new blades,
Tytam...
1905
below
41 below) 451 below overflow
Loverdow 11′ 11′′; below) 13′ 4′′ overflow
overflow
o' a" level 31 51 below overflow
STORAGE gallons.
1904,
Byewash...... Pokfulam.......... Wong-nai-cheong
1995. 371,250,000 2347,660,000
7,345,000.
1.336.000 63.350,000 $66,000,000 16,996,000 3,408,000 Total 450,941,000 418,404,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria and Hill District during the month of July.
1904. 1905.
Consumption...133,702,000 161,350,000 gallons Estimated po-} pulation .....
224,500 229,300 Consumption
per head per
1905.
192
1904
68,300
1905.
74,450
7.2 8.0 gallons
THE VICEROY,
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seems to be rather backward. The demand for shirtings has been slow, that for T-cloths firm, and that for prints, extremely slow. The fall in exchange has had the effect of raising prices to a slight extent, but not to the full measure of the difference in the price of silver. If exchange will remain stationary for a time at the present level, there will be a battering of prices all around and trade ought to be brisk. The prospects are that the price of native collon will come down considerably Before mid- summer. Sales lately have runs from Sto.36 to S11 40 per. 133 pounds for Shanghai cotton. The mills are running according to their usual volume of business. The demand for woollens is very slow,
CULTIVATION OF SUGAR
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
A meeting has been held in Manila at which there attended a large nun her of persons in 's terested in the cultivation of sugar in the Phle lippines They met together with Commis- sioner Worcester and the chi f of the bureau of A good deal of interest is taken in the Vice- agriculture to talk over the sugar quexion and ray's health. It is rumoured that He has again to formulate some plan by which they could applied for removal and a long holiday. He present the needs of the country ds regards the does little, if any, business. A good many offi cultivation of the product, to the Congressmen who are comming with the secretary: of war. Cials are anxious to have him go, for they have not had the best kind of a time since the Vice- One point that will be brought out prominent- ray tanie to Canton, Office has been very un-ly in the necessity of some reduction in the certain and changes. have followed quickly present tariff The whole matter of the sugar upon appointment. Money has been scarce industry was discussed; and in the next confe
rence the tobacco industry will be taken up. and it has been very difficult to tell what would happen next.
CANTON VICAROY
DETERMINED TO RESIGN.
AMERICAN BOPLOTN
THE CHINESE PROTEST.
22.7 gallons
A Canton dispatch states that although H.E. To judge from all the local Chinese news- Viceroy Tsen Chun-hüen has been given one papers whose columns without exception for Intermittent supply up to 3rd July, 1904, month's sick leave by the Throne, his Ex- the past three weeks or so have been nearly inclusive.
cellency has again memorialised their Majes-half jull, daily, with news from all parts of the Constant supply during the month of July, ties in the effect that the state of his health is country about meetings among influential such that he must be allowed a long period of gentry and merchants commending the action Consumption of Water in Kowloon Peninsula rest in order to be restored to good health of the merchant and gentry of.Shanghai, "the again and that if he is not permitted to American boycott idea," says the N. C. D. daring the month of July.
resign there is reason to fear that "not News, seem to have taken on with all classes Consumption....15,394,000, 18,574,000 gallons only will he be unable to regain his health of Chinese as the only effective way of showing Estimated po
But that the duties of his past will have the dislike of the unjust clauses in the new pulation
to be neglected to the detriment of the Chinese Exclusion. Treaty. Moreover, there Consumption)
Viceroyalty of the Two Kwang provinces seems to be a feeling among some Americans per head per
It is therefore expected in mandarin circles in that the mandarins have something to do with day...
Canton that under the circumstances their the movement and that the Chinese Govern The Government Analyst reports that the Majesties cannot very well persist in keeping ment can be coerced into putting a stop. The water is of excellent quality.
his Fxcellency in Canton any longer.-N. C. mandaring as a matter of fact, and this we have W. CHATHAM,
discovered after careful inquiry, have nothing D. News. Water Authority.
at all to do with the boycott on, American goods, as it is a spontaneous action on the part MACAO NOTES.
of the merchants and gentry, and the manner in which it has been received throughout the country proves that the masses are unanimous. [Proin Our Own Correspondent.]
The Viceroy of Canton has shown a firmly in favour of the movement. hand since he assumed the incumbency in this province, writes the Canton correspondent of the N. CD. News Among other things he has recently hinted his power to his subordi- nates, and has disturbed them in their accums turned habits of letting things alone. He has issued a manifesto in which he bemoans the
CANTON VICEROY AND HIS SUBORDINATES,
At the commencement of the agitation started by the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, there was indeed an attempt made by the man- darins to stop the merchants and gentry: from active protest against the new Exclu sian Treaty, but they were told that the
His Lordship-How would you be prejudiced at once sent from Taimtsatsui, and the outbreak is expected to complete repairs and be here by experienced, shaking the nerves of everybody unhappy condition of the Two Kwang, in Government had nothing to do in the matter.
by a receiving order?
Mr. Gedge. The man would be released
from the Gaul,
His Lordship.--1 don't know that that follows.
Mr. Gedge.-A man cannot merely get receiviup de male against hins in order that he inny escape from Gaol and leave the Colony His lordship. Why should not the Singa pore Courts recover money belonging to the debtor there?
Mr. Gedge said that was beyond the Jurisdiction of this Conti.
His Lordship referred to a passage in the English Act which said, in effect, that all back ruptcy courts under the British Crown shout act auxiliary to each other. It seemed to him, in these circumstances, that the very host thing they could do was to have a receiving order made.
'Mr. Gedge-We don't want the man in leave the Gaol.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER
ON THE HIGH SEAS,
8th inst.
THE CASE OF THE "AGINCOV&T."
ling and Jelf decided on 1st ulta appeal in The Lord Chief Justice and Justices Dar.
the case of t.loyd v. Sheen. Mr. Lloyd, owner, of the Agincourt, appealed against a decision at "uildhall in favour of a seaman's claim for ages. The question was whether a seaman who signed articles for a voyage wide enough to cover the Japanese war zone was entitled on
When the German ss. Acilia arved in port arrival of the vessel at Singapore with a cargo yesterday, and the Chinese passengers landed, of coal to refuse to proceed to Nagasaki, and they told a story implicating the second officer then claim his wages. Only one officer and of the ship in a very serious charge, Accord one seaman did not refuse to proceed furthering to their tale when the vessel was one day than Singapore, and the ship was taken o out from Shanghai, the second officer hustled Nagasaki hy Chinese. It was arranged that all the Chinese steerage passengers forward to the original crew should be picked up on the facilitate the collection of their tickets. Hav return voyage, but the ship going ashore, they ing a rope in his hand he was striking the pas had to come to England by other neats. The sengers with it to make them more on quickly respondent claimed four monits' wages. The and they allege that he struck one man in such shipowner claimed that he was only liable for a manner as to knock him overboard. They wages on to the date of the refusal to proceed declare that the steamer was stopped, a boat on the voyage to Nagasaki. The Court held lowered, and a search made for the man that the captain, by assenting to return and overboard, but he could not be found. are now quiesced in the action of the seamen, who had pisscogers to the police, wha hot been discharged, and that the men were investigating the matter, bat 'ai the alleged justified in not proceeding to a port within the occurrence would have taken place on board war zone. The decision of the magistrate was German vessel on the high seas, it seems to be therefore 1pheld.
out of the jurisdiction of the local touris, and apparently a matter for the German Consul
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of the shocks lasted for nearly ten seconds and
Macao. August gib.' THE BARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. The greatest alarm, which amounts almost to consternation among the common people, has been caused by the recent visitations of arthquake to Macao. During the past few weeks frequent and severe shocks have been
respect to the lawlessness which abounds, "and" The common people have had their eyes in the Colony. On Wednesday night last one charges much of this lawlessness to the remiss opened by returning fellow countrymen to the ness on the part of the local magistrates. American interpretation of the Exclusion so fierce were the rumblings that people were specific cases are referred to, and the names of Treaty as understood at San Francisco, New in momentary fear that they would be engulfed delinquent officials are paraded, against whom York, and other cities of the United States. in the ruins of their houses. Fortunately, he is specially wrathful, and against whom he
This has gone on for ten years already, against Macao has so far escaped serious damage, but threatens the weight of his hand unless they which those who tried to get into the States the inhabitants rest in a state of continual, ex-
how themselves more vigorous in trying to could do nothing, and we have to thank the pectation that something is about to happen. root but the marauders. It appears that no makers of that treaty, for all our friends have The Chinese trind, serking for a cause for these magistrate will assist another outside his own suflered. Now this treaty has expired and has shocks of earthquake, ascribes it to various en- raged deities, but one and all are agierd that particular sphere of influence. It is said that been denounced by our enlightened: Minister worst has not yet passed. On Saturday there military mandarins, though they know the pro- in Washington, we the gentry and merchants hable whereabouts of hiding robbers, will not' will be an eclipse of the sun, and already the make an effort to artest them till a reward has do what we can to show our dislike of the treat- who have been the principal sufferers Intend to Chinese, anticipating trouble and believing been offered for their heads, by which time,
ment that has hitherto been accorded us. Your that the eclipse is solely connected with the probably, the scoundrels have decamped: It is necurrence of the earthquakes, are making ar rangements--as many of them as have the certain that a threat of this type will not be harren af good results, and certainly something means to leave Macao while the eclipse is in should be attempted and done, for Kwangtung progress. They have heard that Hongkong is
is overrun with banditti, and depredations of free from shocks and there is likely to be almost every degree of hostor are daily per large exodus from Macao to Hongkon, before the end of the week. The fact that the eclipse
petrated, will be observable in Honukong as well as in Macao does not seem to affect the Chinese. They are firmly convinced and are egged on to behind while the eclipse is in progress. Of course, some of the superstitious ones are responsible for this state of mind, but the feel lug that danger exists for Macao on the 12th inst. is very general. If, however, Macao escapes damage on the 12th then, in the opinion of the lower classes, it is only post pened until the 22nd September. At the same ime while there is this ebullition of alarmį evi-
His Lordship. We cannot consider that in bankruptcy. The fact that the man'is in gaal has nothing to do with this.
Mr. Gedge. But if the nean is kept in a pick up the crew on the return voyage, nc. Such is the lary told by the Chinese believe that Macao is a good place to leave
another seven days he will pay up.
His LardshipYou say there is no money in the jurisdiction of the Court, but that there is a great dentatside. I suggest to you that under Article 118 of the Bankruptcy Act you can get over that difficulty.
Mr. Gedge.That Act is not in férce here. His Lordship-The Imperial Parliament can legislate for the Colonies.
Mr. Gedge. But the Act of Parliament is not in force in Hongkong.
Considerable discussion took place over the question whether it would not suis the interests
This morning was a sailors day at the Magistracy, as an uno ually large number of members of that calling appeared to answer to the charges of being drunk anıl disorderly. One man, namet innett, from the s 8. Briten- hall, stoutly denied that he was either drunk or disorderly, and said he had been "insulted by a black constable," and, when he tried
General to deal with,
LLOYD'S REGISTER,
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of Mr. Gedge's clients to accept the receiving to get away he was knocked down, and taken warships, there were 473 vesseis of 1,301,457 1.
order.
His Landship-You are judgment creditor. You oppose the receiving order. You want
to the station. When he was charged with be- ing drank defenriant said he offered to walk along a chalked line, but he was hustled into a
hospital. He was not drunk at all, and
to enforce your debt in some way, and 1 point cell and there he got sick and was removed to
get the money.in another way.
GERMANS After ChinESH LABOURERS.
Excellencies need not fear our going to ex tremes. We will show the world that we are civilised and patriotic, and as such the best way will be simply to stop purchasing Ameri- can-nate goods. Your Excellencies surely cannot force us to buy anything we do not care
for? To this Chinese mandarindom could make no reply, and so the boycott was inaugurated.
SUBSCRIDING TO THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT. The following guilds, by their respective Ex- ecutive Committees, have signed acquiescence A Canton letter states the certain Germans to the boycott on American manufactures, viz: labourers to work at certain mines, presumably Oll, Piece Goods. Pig iron. Hardware and have arrived there with the object of getting-Sundries, including cigarettes, etc., Kerosene in Shantung province, although this has not Metals. Flour and Oregon pine. It was also been plainly stated for the present to outsiders. unanimously decided on the 31st of July last On receiving n fire of this from the Cerman that the various guilds should each make out a Consul, Viceroy Tiên Ch'unhsten deputed the list of gonds that had been contracted for matter to an official of prefect rank with in from the United States previous to the 20th. factures now on sale in Shanghai. These lists
dant among the Chinese, all classes of the structions to confer with the German visitors of July last, and also a list of American mann
We have to acknowledge the receipt of community are troubled with uneasiness owing loyd's Register of shipbuilding returns for to the frequent shocks which have been felt of the quarter ended 30th June last. From the late. returns compiled, it appears that excluding
A IRISMOGRAPH FOR MACAO.; I understand that His Excellency the Gover tons gross under construction in the United nor of Macao is procuring from flongkonga Kingdom at the close of the quarter.
seismograph in order that, should further The Lounge under construction at the enit shocks of earthquake be experienced, observa of March was about 2.2,002 tons more than at tions as to their duration, direction, and force
The present may be recorded. The instrument, if avail
to the treatment of Chinese labourers work ing at the mines. It is stated that Viceroy
as drawn up by the respective guilds are to be Tson is willing to allow the enlistment of lab harded to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce ourers in Kwangiang province on condition here as soon as possible to be put on record that they be guaranteed the best of treatment.
and the various Chinese shipping agencies will and avoid the ernelty and harshness that was be notified as to such goods, with permission accorded by representatives of a certain other
to export them if so desired. Shops and country to such Chinese laboniers as respond stores will also be allowed to sell whatever ed to their invitation to enlist, the Germans goods of American manufacture they may have consent to give the liberal and kind treatment in stock, so that so native need receive detri- asked for, his Excellency the Viceroy has stat-ment on account of the boycott. All this refers to goods contracted for or purchased
out to you a method which will enable you to hai a witness to prove it.-Mr. Hazeland the end of December, 1904.
Mr. Gedge-If your Lonship will excuse said he had a certificate from the doctor to quarter's total shows a further increase of 50,000 able, will be placed in charge of a competented his willingness to grant the necessary per me, the whole thing will be settled if you keep say defendant was under the influence of liquor tons. Compared, however with the total reach-official, who will, record the readings. I trust mision to open an enlisting agency, and also prior to the auth of July last, the date set for
issue a proclamation in his own name to that the man in gnol a week. It is very hard on the and the sergeant bad testified the same.-Deed in September, igat, which is the highest on that the information obtained from there re creditors if the debtor should be allowed to fendant said "no doctor ever visited me in lios record, the present figures still show a reduc cords will be made available to the public, effect.-N.C.D.' News.
pital" The said he would call his witness and inn af about 111,000 tons.
through the medium of the Press. Of the vessels under construction in the
escape,
His Lordship-But I point out to you that the Act of Parliament will enable you to get hold of his property in Singapore and you will be pad in hell,"
Further discussion took place on this point as to the powers conferred by Article 118.
His lordship--1 think the case should stand swer till next week and that will give time to consider the matter.
Mr. Barlow-But, my Lord, I wish to say something. __The liabilities amount to over $214,000. The Swalow property has been seized by the Consul under the Treaty by which a judgment can be enforced by the local authorities. He puts the value of his father's share at $25,000 at the outside.
His Lordship-It seems to me as if the bankrupt wanted his bankruptcy limited to Hongkong.
Mr. Barlow-That is 50.
His Lordship am not prepared to mishe
uny order. (To Mr. Barlow) You must answer
the affidavits and file a full statement of affaiss. You must either accept: these statements or contradict them regarding this property, and, think, the other side must consider whether they will take advantage of 118 of the Bant. ruptcy Act. The application is adjourned till
"'next week.
Mr. Barlow-Might I'raise this question in Chambers? It is only a legal point. I don' want my client kept in prison any longer.
His Lordship-If this is adjourned how. are you to get him out of prison ?
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Mr. Gedge-You must make a fresh appli cation. **
His 'Lordship-The man is not "in prison under the Bankruptcy laws
Mr. Barlow That will not help me, my Lord, unless I get a receiving order.
His Lordship-I am afraid I cannot help you on that.
The application then slood adjourned.
who arrested him how he knew if a man was
THE HOT SPRINGS.
did so, when the letter, in reply to the Magis-United Kingdam at the end of June, 374 of trates first question said "Yes! he was very 9:.So: tons are under the supervision of the The commander of H.M.S. Moorhen, which drunk"-Defendant then asked the sergeant Surveyors of Lloyd's Register with a view to is at present lying at Macao, had intended to make a short excursion on Sunday to view the doubt that these springs are of volcanic origin and being only from 18 to 20 miles from Macao, as the crow fes, their appearance at the pre- sent time should be worthy of note. In view of the seismic disturbances at Macao, however, the commander has decided to remain by his ship, and the visit to Yungmak is indefinitely postponed.
HONGKONG RESIDENTS
"HOAXED."
#lb inat.
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MILITARY MANŒUVRES.
the Theatre Royal in expectation of spending a very interesting series of manoeuvres, They
RAILWAY ENTERPRISE IN SOUTH "CHINA,
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THE GODS AND THE BOYCOTT. The Canton correspondent of N. C. D. News says
the commencement of the boycott; if however, after that date it be discovered that anyone, for the sake of private gain, secretly contracts for the manufactures of the boycotted nationality, then the bankers' guilds have undertaken to strike on the name of such person, or shop, from their list of clients, and no more credit drunk, and was told his exrerience taught classification by this Society. In addition, 45 hot water springs at Vungmuk. There is no A number of wealthy men of Hsinning (Col· will be given to the unpatriotic culprit. It is, him to detect a drunken man at once, even vessels of 128 876 tons are building abroad with
Inquial: Sunning) in Kwangtung province, however, sincerely hoped that there will be no without the evidence of the breath-His a view to classification. The tonal building at
having decided to construct a jailway between necessity for the guilds to take such extreme Wor hip said that the Metropolitan Police the present time under the supervision of Lloyd's in London, when testing a man's sobriety Register is, thus, 419 vessels of 123,678 tons,
their city and Canton and points beyond, sent measures. All the above, of course, hang upon in May last a couple of their number to the one single eventuality, namely, the unwilling or otherwise adopted the plan of making
United States to interest their fellow-townsmen, bess of the U. S. Government to revise the ob the man repeat quickly several times the words
of whom there are a large number doing busi.jectionable clauses of the new Exclusion, "pricked biscuits. -Defendant: "I suppose I
ess there, in the scheme. According to the Treaty. shall have to give in I am not guilty, but I
N. C. D. News, a Canton correspondent now suppose I was drunk." He was fined $3.
writes that news has been received there from Another man was one of the late crew of the
A good many Hongkong people gót a sur- unfortunate &.3. Oldkamin, now unemployed. price last night when they wandered down to to the local garrison, proceeded to carry out proposed Hainning-Canton Railway have al On Monday last, the mounted troops attached San Francisco that the respresentatives of the
It is well known that the idols played a very The liquor was too much for him, and when
ready collected over $600,000 within a few important role in stirring up the Boxers, he wanted to "do up" a ricksha coolie, and the an evening listening to the delightful music of were under the charge of the officer in com- weeks of their arrival in the States, and that and nerving them to attack" foreigners in latier bolted for fear of his life, he wreaked his La Poupe. Probably a good many house-mand of the corps, Baron de Cado:o. (Carios), this sum, with the money already guaranteed the summer of 1900. We see that in the vengeance on the ricksha, and did so to some holds were perturbed not to say disturbed by A.D.C to His Excellency the Governor. The in Canton and Hsinning, will now tie up to matter of American boycott, too, the gods ap purpose, since the repairs would cost $6. He the antics of those who were attiring them-force performed a number of evolutions in a
almost two million dollars. It further stated pear to be giving their sanction to the mors. was fined $3 for being dunk and disorderly, selves for the theatre, but if that were the case amant soldier-like fashion on the esplanade at from Canton that permision for the construc ment At Sunning, a place from which, in the and ordered to pay Sú compensation to the before a start was made what must it bave Tapsea Hundreds of people, especially tion of this railway as already been granted by ricksba coolie. You had better let me off been after the return of the play-goers? Chinese, followed the mounted coups for a con-
the Shangpu have already lost my ship through it," said seems that the Bandmann Opera Company had siderable distance, and watched the military another scaman "I can't help that," said His left the Colony in the afternoon for Shanghai, manoeuvres with the greatest interest.
·COTTON MANUFACTURES Worship, "you have no business to get drunk, without, however, giving any indication to PROPOSED REDUCTION IN ASSIGNMENT FEES. $3 or 7 days."-Other fines varied from 5 to their patrons that they contemplated such at will be good news for the landed pro-
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speedy departure. As a matter of fact they d th inst. were not greatly to blame. The fault lies with: prieton in Macac to learn that His Excel Writing to the Department of Commerce The rumour is revived that the C. P. R. the P. & O. Co.'s boats which of late have delency the Governor has made representations and Labour on April 6 last, Mr. George E. proposes to build three 15,000-ton steamers to veloped such high males of speed that they charged by the Fazenda (Revenue Department) There have been complaints from dealer along
to Lisbon against the present excessive fees Anderson, U.S. Consul at Amoy, states: replace the Empresses, which will then ybs arrive before they are expected and leave be placed on the Australian fine,
fore people have time to recover from the assignment of land and house property. the Chiness coast this spring on account of slow shrck. The Opera Company bad of course to whereas the present fee is at the Tale of to deliveries of cotton goods, both from the take advantage of the first opportunity to get per cent. on the consideration money it is pro- United States and England: The complaints 0 Shanghai, and accordingly they embarked posed by the Governor that it be reduced to are just as loud of one country as the other, but on the P. and O, boat yesterday afternoon. So per cent. The outcome of these representa-as prompt delivery does not seem to be expect will of the gods that the boycott should be pro that it is difficult exactly to assign the blame liens must be awaited before the reduction.coned of American goods, the responsibility for secuted with burning ardour, and relentless for tendering a few Hongkong residents be put into effect in the Colony,
Slowacas is easily fixed and protests are to the determination. The words were written down annoyed last night. No express or other ITALIAN OPERA,
Let's point. The severe fluctuations in exchange by all present who could read!" and the next Capt. Fawcus, -of- the Telegmph cable notice was issued to state that there would be. The music lovers of Macao work charmed; and this latences of delivery bave combined to day were sung by young and bid all alòng - the | steamer Magnet hus besu appointed to the | no performance. : Nothing was done to show on Sunday last, by a visit from an✅operatic cause : serious; losses in a number of countryside, while at work in the fields;
The German steamer of. Struts which ar- rived from Newchwang and Chefoo yesterday evening reparts having sighind a small ja panese ship engaged searching for mines off Reachwang
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past, thousands of Chinese have emigrated to America, recently, during the moonlit nights, large gatherings of Chinese have been 'in evic dence to witness some theatricals. At these gatherings often geomancers and fortune-tellers are found, with their tables and paraphernalia, who, for a certaid consideration, will aproll the curtain from the future, and tell the Celestial what the future was to disclose that concerns him. was great excitement. At a planchette table, Last week at a gathering of the people there a medium was wrought up top great pitch of ecstasy, and professed to be adequately inspired of the gods. In the midst of Bis frenzy: he de- livered his message to the effect that it was the
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