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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1905.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOOK | HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING,
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'Weaving & DYEING CO., LD.
HALF-YEARLY MEETING..
210 inal
The report for presentation to shareholders at the eighth ordinary meeting to be held at the offices of the general managers, on Satur The ordinary half-yearly menting of share-day, and September, at 12.30 p.m., is as fol. holders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock- Co., Ld, was held at the offices of the Comment of accounts covering the period from 1st The general managers beg to submit a state pany, Queco's Buildings, at noon to-day, when there were present the Hon, Sir C. P. Chaier, August, 1904, to arst July, 1905. C.M.O., (chairman), Mr. N. A. Siebi, Hon. Mr.
The balance at credit of profit and loss ne C. W. Dickson, Messrs. E. Goetz, A. Hanpt, H. count is 5178,264.32, which it is proposed to P. White, D. E. Brown, G. H. Medhurst, and appropriate as follows:- S. Silverstone (directors), W. Wilson (acting
To pay a dividend of 10 per chief manager), T. 1. Rose (secretary), O. E. Arculli, Capt. W. E. Clarke, J. McGregor Forbes, E. Georg, Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tong, John A. Jupp, G. P. Lammert, A. Macgowan, C. W. May, j. k. Michael, M. H. Michael, S. H. Michael, S. J; Michael, E. J. Moses, W. Parlane, P. Č. Potts, and T. Skinner.
The secretory having read the notice can- vening the meeting,,
cent, for the year.........$125,000.00.............. To place to equalization of
dividend fund...
30,000.00
To carry forward to credit
of next year's account ... 23,264,32
$178,264.32
CONSULTING COMMITTER. Bir C. Chater, C.M.G., and Mr. A. G Wood retire, but being eligible offer them. elves for re-election.
AUDITOR.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. !!ulton Potts, who offers himself for re-election,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
General Managers.
kiwan when the loining steam launch came along and through the negligeut navigation of the defendants or their servants a collision occurred whereby the junk was damaged.
the driver till too late; however, the accident was caused, the train ran down the embark meat and was piled up in a baddy field. The first-class carriage, in which Capt. Barker was Mr. Master, of Johnson, Stokes & Master, the only passenger, was next to the engine and appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Bearis, of Wil-suffered most severely of all. kision & Grist, represented the defendant firm. Mr. Master said that the junk was lying at anchor in Shaukiwan harbour at ber ususi an for Sai-ye-chun, and came along about 450 chorage. The steam-launch had passengers a.m. and ran into the junk. The questions to be considered by the Court ware whether there had been negligent navigation, and whether the lamps on the junk were lighted. It was for the defendant to prove that there was no negligence,
THE BATTERY PATH ABHAIR.
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ACCUSED ON TRIAL. :
23rd inst. What may be described as the cause editora of It is believed that the unfortunate Captain the present Criminal Sessions in Hongkong was looking out of the window at the time of the began to-day when Aaron Ellis was brought up accident; he was taken up shockingly injured, in stand his trial on a charge of having caused with contused wounds and bones broken in all the death of a private in the Royal Garrison parts of the body, but quite conscious, Medic-tillery, on the 7th July,
attentions were given at Takeo and informa The Court was crowded with spectators, tionftelegraphed to the American Consul, Mr.among whom soldiers greatly predominated. Harris, at Nagasaki, but before the restoration One feature of the audience was the exception of the line made it possible for friends to reach ally small number of Chinese in Court. All him, Captain Barker had died. Mr. Watts, his old, the Chinesa in the auditorium numbered back the remains, which were cremated on assistant, proceeded to Takeo and brought thirteen. A few sailors, including Navy men, snd a sprinkling of clerks and others made up Mr. Beavis That is the whole question.
Thursday and will be sent home to the States. the remainder of the audience. Mr. Master cited an 1867 authority to show
Captain Barker had held his appointment that the presumption was that the vessel which about three years. He was not quite sixty can intd another was to blame, and on her fellyear old, and forty years ago fought as a Con the burden of proof whether the lights were
federate soldier against the authorities whom burning or not.
he subsequently served, in Cuba as Consul at His Lordship-This is Common Law, not Malanzas, and in the Philippines attached to Admiralty
the Army, He was an unmarried man; and his home was at Minneapolis.
His Lordship suppose it is really a ques tion of lights.
The plaintiff said the junk was lying at an- chor at Shaukiwan harbour on the night of the fug at the top of the mainmast. He had 7th inst, with an ordinary Chinese lamp show- trimmed his lamp, and it stood about eleven or swaive feet from the deck. He slept on board
that night; thres others also slept on deck.| About 4 am, on the morning of the 8th inst., he awake and saw a steam' faunch to which.be
shouted, but the launch collided with his junk, In cross-examination, the witness said he was
In the derailing of the train a number of forty, were injured or killed. The line was in Japanese, variously reported at from twenty to terrupted in several other places, and the telegraph wires were also broken, but quickly restored.
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The prisoner's name was called, and be emerged from the vicinity of the small Court room and answered to the call. The Registrar read the charge, which alleged that on the 17th July, 1005, the prisoner Aaron Ellis "did kill and slay one Richard Sampson." Asked whe- ther he was guilty or not guilty, the prisoner in a clear voice responded-" Not guilty.”
The Attorney General (Sir Henry Berkeley), for the Crown; Mr. E. H. Sharp, C., instructed instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, appeared by Mr. P.W. Golding, represented the prisoner; Major Parry, of the Regal Garrison Artillery occupied a seat at the barristers' table.
The following special jury was empanelled: At Obama and Unzen, both of which resorts-Mears, George Lobmann Tomlin, Albaton are full of visitors, many of them from Shang: O'Driscoll fourdin, Charles Robert Scott, hal, the gale was terrific, and a good deal of Edward Albert Ram, Heary Wallace Robert
inor damage way done, Windows were blawn
and shutters torn away, a mat shedding on, Willam Joshua Saunders, and Alexander erected at the little Unzen store vanished com
Rodger. pletely, the sea at Obama ran mountains high. was accommodated with a seat in the dock.
On the application of Mr. Sharp, the prisoner Visitors at the hotels, however, escaped with nothing worse than a good deal of excitement and some shaking.
Hongkong, 19th August, 1905.
BALANCE SHEET, 31ST JULY, 1905. Liabilities.
lying between 360 or 480 feet from the shore in $1,450,000.00
(3 or 40 cheuage), it was a clear morning, 435,274.64 and there was no wind blowing. When he first
4,039.80
saw the steam launch, she was about rop feet *78,364.32
away and as she approached she reduced ber speed. She was running very slowly when she $,867,518,76 collided.
Cpital account. Sndry creditors L'aclaimed dividends. Profit and loss accoun.
Assels. Property-comprising land, build-
ings and machinery....... Furniture....
Cash..
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in fact she was hardly moving at all?-just moving,
$1,334.527.79 When you first saw her before the speed 2,857.00 was reduced was she running fast 7-Yes, very 16,698.99 fast.
2,51641 Did she reduce her speed because she saw 412,621.38 you and heard you shout?-She reduced her 50,173.15 speed because she had to land her passengers.
1,743.78
What did you shout?-You, steamer there, 45,615.90 must stop or reduce your speed.
1,860.50 Anybody else on the junk shout? Yes, a foki, What did he shout 7-Steemer, stop the engine.
1,933.86
$1,867,528.76
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr.
To reatuneration to general man. Agers, so per cent on balance of
working account...$ 17,620,61 To remuneration to consulting com-
mittee.....................
3,0.00 $0.00
$20,82.61 178,264 32
To auditor's fee..
Cr.
By balance from last year... Ry gain on working..
....$ 22,862.83
176,206.10 66 co
$199.34.93 JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
By transfer fees......
The Chairman said :--Gentlemen,—The re- port and statement of accounts, having been in your hands for some days, I will with your permission, following, our usual custom, tako them as read. The net profits for the half year ending 30th, June, 1905, amountedio$318,100.51 to which must be added the sum of $498,289.10, the amount brought forward from our last ac . count, and after deducting directors' and auditors' fees there remains for appropriation the sum of 5815,739.61 as compared with $864,880.76 for the previous half year. Subject to your concurrence the Board propose to deal with this balance as follows:-To pay à dividend for the half year of 12% or $6 per share, absorbing $300,000, to write off from the value of the Kowloon Docks the sum of $14,407,34 and 10 carry forward to new account the balance Spo1,332.17; this, we trust, will meet with your approval. When addressing you in February last I stated that we had commenced this year satisfactorily, but I regret to say that, in common with concerns similar to ours, this condition was not maintained, and there has been a considerable falling off in our earnings for the last three months of the period under review, to which is partly attributable the increase in our stock by some $122,000, While the dredger Cayton River has not been fully engaged during the past six months, I am pleased to tell you that she has for some time past been profitably employed both at Quarry Bay and in the removal of the Canton River barzlers in and around Canton, where she is still at work, and when her services are ne longer required for this work, I am glad to say we have further employment for her in view. The new ug Edith built to replace the Fame, and to which I referred at our lust meeting, has been completed and from the work she has already performed will prove, as I told you, a valuable addition to our fleet, and of great assistance to the Robert Cooke. As an in alance 1 may mention that she ins, able to Carry on the Robert Cooke's ordinary work while that; vessel was engaged in the salvage of the Travancore, a piece of work which has helped materially to swell our towage ajc. To balance....... which shows satisfactory results for the six months. The tonnage of ships ›docked and repaired, as compared with the previous halfyear, shows a slight falling off, about 8,914 tons, and I am afraid that, in view of the withdrawal from this station of so many of our battleships and large cruisers and the continuance of the War, we cannot look for any substantial improve ment in the immediate future. Should, however, the negotiation now in progress at Washington happily result in peace belug stored, we may hope for our fair share of improved business resulting therefrom. During the past half year our shipbuilding yard bas, with the exception of the completion of the Fatkoiner for the US Government, the build- ing of the te Togo for H. M. Ordnance Department, and the tag Edish for ourselves, found little employment; but I am pleased to say will be kept better employed for the next six months with the following new vessels-a large river steamers the Yangtsze trade, three slcam water boats for a local company, and one steam cargo lighter for the Bangkok nade, beside several smaller boats. This is the fifth steam lighter built by us for this trade and to the same order proof, gentlemen, of the satisfactory work issuing "from our yard (applause). The wiring and motors mentioned in my speech of the 20th February having arrived, the electric drive has now been Installed in the boiler and shipyard depart as also the electrical and pattern shops, and is giving satisfactory results. We are going on with the electric drive to the saw milli which will further centralise the power in the yard, and enable us to reduce the working expenses of the Kowloon Docks. The two extra electric cranes have been received and fitted in the engine works. Taining to capital account, you will observe an amount received for pumps and salvage gear disposed of, part of these were lost with the s.s. Shrewsbury
The principal scores in the 500 yards Pool and their value recovered under insurance competition on Saturday, the 19th inst, were policies. To keep our salvage plant up to as follows:-). C. Gow 67 scr. 67; J. C. Peter date all these pumps, etc., are being replaced. 624-66: C. E. fl. Beavis 6c+465;*. J.W. Our chiel manager, Mr. Dixon, was recently Philpotts 61+2-63; J. Parkes út scr.-6 W. granted twelve months leave and left last H. T. Davies 56+40; L. G. Bird 4844-52; month, and I am sure you will all ex-J. H, Pidgeon so scr.50; W. Goodfellow 45 tend to him your sincere sympathy in the sad domestic affliction which has befallen him since his departure from the Colony. During his absence we have appointed Mr. W. Wilson, who has for so long been in charge at Kowloon, acting chief manager, Mr. Mitchell taking over his duties there in addition to his charge of our drawing office which has recently been removed to Kowloon, Gentlemen, with nothing further to remark, before moving the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be
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Hongkong, 17th August, 1905. I have examined the books and vouchers of the company and certify that the above state- ment is in accordance therewith,
W, HUTTON POTTS, Auditor. Hongkong, 18th August, 1905,
BONGKONG AND TAĦI PARTY,
21st inst.
Miss
-lice Roosevelt, daughter of the President and Ma. . H. Taft, the head of U. S. War Depanment, and his distinguished party of American Congressmen and senators, are expected to arrive in Hongkong from Manila on the 3rd September. They will pro- ceed the same evening to Canton, returning the following day to Hongkong. In the evening of that day, the 5th September, His Excellency the Governor will entertain the party at dinner.
THE IMPENDING GREAT BATTLE.
A JAPANESE PAPER'S COMMENT.
In an article under the above heading the Nippon observes that while the plenipo. etiaries of Japan and Russia are now about to enter upon negotiations for peace, each country is eagerly pushing forward military operations at the front. Which will take place first, continues the Nippon, the signing of 3 peace protocol or the coming great battle, it is difficult to say. The Japanese have com- pleted, the occupation of Saghalien, invaded
THE OPENING STATEMENT. The Attorney-General, in opening the case for the Crown, said the prisoner was charged with the crime of manslaughter, the name of The person whom the prisoner was accused of having unlawfully killed being Richard Samp jon, who was a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery. The injuries which caused the death of the soldier were, the Crown alleged, inflicted by the prisoner on the evening of would be put before the jury would leave no the 16th July. The medical evidence, which doubt in their mind that the man Sampson died from a fractured skull the result of a fall. The issue which they would have to determine would be whether that fall was or was not the result of the unlawful act of the defendant. There would be put in evidence a statement voluntarily made by the prisoner-voluntarily but belated-in which he admitted that he knocked the man Sampson down on Battery
His Lordship-Were there junks between you and the shore? Yes, several tens of them Continuing, the witness said that when the collision occurred he was so busy looking after his junk that he had no time to say a word to the launch people. The junk would have sunt De Castries Bay on the Siberian coast, and are Path, at 12.20 a.m. or thereabout on the mora.
if he had not baled it out. The launch people for Sai-ye chuo. After the collision the lamp did not say a word to him, but just started off on his junk fell down, and all his things were disturbed. He saw a European and a China- man on the bridge of the launch when the collision occurred.
Another witness spoke of the collision and raid the light on the junk was burning brightly. It was quite as bright at 4 a.m. as it had been the night before. The junks close to the wharf carried no lights but the ethers did.
For the defendants, evidence was led dis- proving the statements made by the 'plaintiff im to a light being exhibited on board the junk. 11 had been suggested by the witnesses for the plaintiff that the light fell from the masthead as the result of the collision, but that was
denied. As to the position of the junk when show that the statements of the plaintiff's wit struck by the launch, evidence was brought to neases were not to be depended upon in this
connection.
His Lordship, in delivering judgment, said that that Court did not take into consideration the ordinary rules of the Admiralty, but looked at questions from the point of view of Common Law. In this case if there had been any con- tributory negligence.on the part of the plain. tiff he could not recover damages. There was paly one point to consider-Did the junk carry lights or not? it carried a light at the time the collision took place it must recover on that paint. The people on the junk said the lamp was lighted; but the witnesses on the other, side sant it was not. One witness said he had seen the light, but he evi- dently lied because be said he was in the bows of the launch with the captain. Every one knew that Chinese passengers would not be allowed to stand beside the captain in that position. With regard to these lights, his Lordship did not think the plaintiff had proved
It is understood that after dinner the American community here will entertain the guests, but the form that entertainment, will take is now under consideration. is expected that the party will leave on or about the 6th Septhat the lamp was alight at the time of the lember on their return to the States.
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION,
zist inst.
+4-49; Hon, W. Chatham 29+20≈ 49; A. G. Newington 41+6=47; F. W. Terry 28+ 16-44. Gow was the winner with the following. score: 41 5, 5; 5) 51 51 5 −34, and 4, 5; 5, 5, 5,4.5
-33 Total 67.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER,
21st inst
collator. He would not say it was not alight at some part of the night, but he did not think it was proved, in fact he did not believe there was a light. The people were all asleep on the junk at the time and only woke up when the launch collided with the junk. Under these circumstances there would be judgment for the
defendant with costs.
THE TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN W, B. BARKER,
now about to cross the frontier of North Korea.
THE DEFENCE,
the other hand, the Russians have surrendered They have never slackened their activity in ing of the 17th July. strengthening the forces in Manchuria." On
It was not quite clear from the statements Saghalien with but slight opposition, and they disclosed what the defence was, but he gather are directing little attention to the defence of ed that the defence would put forward a the Korean frontier. This is because the hypothesis that although it was proved that Russians are concentrating their energy in the prisoner knocked down Sampson that Manchuria with the hope of obtaining a fall did not cause the fracture of the man's great victory once and for all. They are skull, but that the deceased must subse. sacrificing everything to that end. General quently have risen from the ground, walked a Linevitch, as Commander-in-Chief, is naturally short distance up the Path, slipped and fallen. intent on achieving something superior; and That seemed to be the defence. In other the Tar and his officials are also fervent words, the issue before the Court was whether in their desire to obtain a victory so as id the death of Sampson was caused by an accid. minimise Japan's demands, maintain the con- ent or by the act of the prisoner? Did he fidence of the Russian people, and regain the fracture his skull by a slip of the foot, or was
aspect of the Towers. Their bombastic pro-
his skull fractured by the blow he received from the prisoner? clamations for the continuation of the war cat.
their forces. Since then, they have effected not be altogether considered as mere bluff. In the battle of Mukden, the Ru siaus lost half great improvements in the Siberian Railway and increased the transporting capacity of the line. Despite the internal disturbances, and the difficulty of mobilisation, they have now succeeded in placing on the field a larger army than before the battle of Mukden, The army is in the best of spirits, quite different from what it was before, when they were merely at- tempting to check the advance of the Japan CES. The statement of General Linevitch in his recent message to the Tear that the moral of his troops inspires complete con fidence, and that the armies in the field are ready for any task, cannot therefore be dismiss ed ai mere boasting.
THE SOLDIER'S APPEARANCE.
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The soldier at this time was stunned. The Chinese houseboy saw Miss Desblen touch the sold left shoulder and then return down the Pach towards Thomas's. The houseboy walked along, saw the soldier lying down add' Valked on to Wanchai.
AN IMPORTANT FACT.
down was important because it was borne out
That evidence that he saw the woman stoop. by Miss Dasbien herself. She said that she touched the man with her foot to rouse hịm. man who had assaulted her she bent down and As she got no answer and in order to know the took off the badge R.G.A." which he was wearing on his shoulder.
"I attach importance to that fact," said the Attorney-General, and I ask you to remember, that it is sworn to by a Chinese witness and admitted by Miss Desbina herself.”
The badge was fastened to the shoulder by a pin, which this woman appeared to have known how to remove. When the body was found, the "ladder" of the badge was found Baaghim.
AT THE R. &. O. BA After the incident at Battery Path the two- women took rickshas and went to the. Owl
Grillroom, leaving the man prostrate on the remained at the Owl, but afterwards they went ground. It was not quite clear how long they to the Royal Antedoluvian Order of Buffaloes, up somebody to get refreshments. They had been refreshing themselves previously, but no out: the experience they had lately passed through led them to desire another drink. About 30 they returned in rickshas to The
nt the corner of Arsenal Street. They roused
as's Grillroom, but instead of going into their roma io the Annex after paying off the.. rickshas they went up Battery Path and looked. for deceased.
A SIGNIFICANT ACTION.
Now the acts of the prisoner at this time had to be weighed and considered. If it was true there was no apprehension about the cop. disian of the soldier what took these people back to look for him? Why, when they come back-an hour after the occurrence from the R. A. O B. do they go up the Battery Path to see whether the man who got the blow: was lying there still? "It is the suggestion of the Crown that the prisoner was aware from the the Attorney General. Three soldiers were first, that the man was seriously injured,” added met coming down the Path. They had seen the deceased lying on the Path, but they thought the man was drunk and took no heed of him. After supper they returned to sen the prisoner and two women coming down the Path.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
this: An Indian police sergeant on patrol short- in the meantime what had happened was ly after one o'clock in the morning found a gunner of the Royal Garrison Antilley lying on Battery Path. The head was lying in a pool of blood. The sergeant called out to an Indian constable and together they put the deceased in a chair and sent him to the police station, where he arrived at a quarter past one o'clock in the morning. The gunner was takes aimest immediately to the Civil Hospital, unconscious, He never recovered consciousness. The Crown said that that unconsciousness existed from the time that he fell on the ground as the result of a blow by the prisoner. Near the spot where the body was found there was a quantity of vomit, one of the usual consequences of cerebral injury: The deceas ed man vomitted at the Police Station and at the hospital. This question of vomit required investigation because on it would be founded the suggestion that the de eased got up after
his skull. The vomit was 24 feet from the he was struck, vomited, walked a little way up the path and then fell on the path, and cracked place where the body was found,
THE POST MORTEM.
believed, and was now before them. The de- The prisoner was a native of Hongkong, he ceased gunner was a tall, powerful man, about 6 feet 2 inches in height. The i6th of July was a Sunday. On that day the gunser had been on duty. From a quarter to nine o'clock in the On the day after the man died, on the 19th, evening till nearly midnight he had been on a post mortem was held by Dr. Bell, who found patrol duty. He returned to the Provost Prison, that the deceased had severe wound over the near the cricket ground, at 12.10, or thereabout. left eyebrow, that the skull was badly frac At that time he left the Prison, and it would tured, immediately under the wound, and ex- be suggested that he did so being attracted by tended tight round the skull. At the base of a couple of girls who passed the Provost the skull beside the wound was a large clot of Prison at that time. Near Thomas's grill-blood, and it was certain that death was dus to room he was seen speaking with a woman a fractured skull. It had been a savere blow by the name of Lilian Deables, with whom that fractured the man's skull. he seemed to have had an altercation. Ac- cording to her evidence, be wisbed to go home with her, but she refused. At this time a friend named Bessie Radcliffe came up. These two women, or girls, had dined earlier in the evening at the Owl Grillroom, and after dining there the two went to the Metropole Hotel, returning to the Owl Grillroom at mid- night. Then they took rickshas to Arsenal Street and got back to Thomas's grillroom about 17.30. Apparently they were on their way home.
Continuing, the Tokyo journal says the Rus sians are anxious for battle and to win a great victory, and the Japanese are quite willing to allow them to fight with all their strength, but they will never attain the victory desired. According to their proclamation, the Russians are fully prepared for a great battle, and they may even take the offensive by operations simultaneously spened over the whole front On the other hand, there can be no doubt that the Japanese will leave nothing undone le
THE GIRLS IN QUEEN'S ROAD. counterbalance the preparations of the enemy, From Arsenal Street to Thomas's grillroom and it is certath that the Japanese will gain an the 'rickshas must pass the Provost Prison, and advantageous position in the fighting. The while passing that place the deceased observed Japanese are used to victory, but cannot be content with mere victory any longer. The deceased did accost Miss Derbies and did ask them. It was, he thought, quite clear that the Buccess in the impending battle must be far her to go with him. In doing that the deceased greater than before.
The victory of Admiral might not be entirely blamed in the circum Togo in the Battle of the Japan Sea was
AN INTERLUDE. The Attorney-General gave a dramatic den... · cription of how the blow which killed the soldier might have been delivered, Illustrating it by hitting himself on the face.
Mr. Sharp made a suggestion that the Attorney-General should size harder.
Amid laughter, the Attorney-General re- marked that counsel might have a bout at fisticuffs to show how it all happened.
THE UNKNOWN WITNESS. Towards the close of the opening statement, caused a mild sensation by stating that he had a which lasted over an hour, the Attorney-General witness whose statement he would not yet dis close, but who would throw an instructive light Later on, he said, a witness would be produced on the question of the prisoner's Innocence. from the Owl Grillroom who would say that while there he heard the prisoner Bay" He
greater than was anticipated-so appalling asstances, but the girl resented the attentions of had no business to assault the girl. I gave
a gunder of the Royal Garrison Artillery and
it that Admiral Togo attributed his success in a large measure to the grace of Heaven. This he appeared to have taken bold of the 'ricksha Shanghai luckily escaped the severe storm cannot always he expected, but it is highly what actually passed, but she said that in It was not perfectly clear from her evidence Kiushu along the Inland Sea, and as far as The circumstance of the battle of Mukden mouth and proceeded to walk up Battery Fath. which, arriving on the Japan coast, raged from | desirable that the army achieve equal success. Queen's Road the soldier struck her on the Yokohama and Tokio, on Tuesday last week, and the battle of the Shabo must not be says the N.C. D. News of 14th inst. Steamrepeated, and the coming batile must be really era arriving from the latter ports experienced decisive. very heavy seas, the N.D. L. 5. Prins Heinrich
was delayed forty-eight hours at Kobe, while
"WHERE'S THE SOLDIER?" Almost immediately afterwards the prisoner came up to the 'ricksha and was told what had happened. He said "Where's the soldier ? The woman, pointing up Battery Path, said "Up there" The prisoner went up Battery Path after the artilleryman. Hias Desbien
she stated that she stumbled and fell on
THE PRISONEr's statement. No one except the prisoner was really in a position from ocular evidence to say what actually happened between himself and the dead man, but the prisoner had given his ver alon some ten days or s after the occurrence so the day he was arrested.
him one and that was enough for him."
THE EVIDENCE. Evidence was then led.
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Department submitted a map of Battery Path. An assistant surveyor from the Public Works
Major Parry spoke to the character of the deceased,
Mr. Sharp-You say when you visited the Hospital you saw no sign of the man having been struck on the mouth. What indication did you expect to find?
Major Parry-At the end of 16 hours i should I am asking you to assume that the man's knuckles would not have been bruised ?--I mouth was open otherwise the prisoner's
don't see how it is possible to strike the mouth without striking the lips also.
Farry sald-A man in the evening might in reply to a question by the Judge, Major take a little more than was good for him, but so long as he behaved himself and went to his bed and annoyed nobody he would not ba reported. The deceated's character was "very good.”
before.
Sergeant Craig repeated the story he told
Company against this defondant?—Yes, there Mr. Sharp-There is a strong feeling in the
is a vindictive feeling.
In conclusion, the Nippon points out that the Russians are striving hard to obtain victory so at Nagasaki the gale was the most furious ex-
us to regain their fallen prestige, while the Lam Piu a glass blower, was charged before perienced for years. While it lasted the bar- Japanese are exerting themselves to score a pleased to answer, to the best of my ability, any Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning "for that he bour, sheltered as it is, ran with huge waves sweeping success and so complete their victory aid that she started to go after him, but expect to see the lip swollen, question you may wish to put.
did kill and slay one Choi Kwong at No. 1 | which broke in spray all along the Bund, in the present war. Each aide is pushing for. There being no questions the Chairman Yuk holl Lane, on the 18th inst. against the tossed the many steam launches at anchor like
so many corks, tore two farge lorebas from the fighting is due to the rainy season, and the the Fath, The fact that she stumbled and ward preparations for this end. The delay in mared the adoption of the report and accounts, peace of Our Lord the King, his crown and
Mr. J. A. Jupp-Gentlemen, I have much dignity," appeared that on the day in ques. their moorings, and sent them drifting down great distance by which the main forces of the fell should be considered, because it was pleasure in seconding the resolution that has tion, Lam and Choi, who were both engaged the harbour, and converted several of the largo two armies are separated. If, when the rainy only on her evidence that they had it the just been proposed. I am sure it must be in a glass factory, quarrelled an I the latter it open lighters first into battering rams, bam- season is over, the enemy keeps himself as far soldier struck her on the mouth. The prisoner gratifying to all shareholders that in a lean is alleged picked up a lump of glass and flung mering at the Customs hatoba and then into away as at present, it will be impossible to give ran on up the Path after Sampson, At the year such as we have just experienced the com-jit Lam, hitting him on the neck. Lam is splinters. The massive stone work of the hatobs battle. If General Linevitch is determined to time, on the testimony of Miss Desbien, the panylis able to earn 16 per cent. on its capi. said to have also struck the man in the was beaten down on one side. In the Japanese fight, as he represents to the Tsar, and if he is
prisoner was wearing rubber shoes-a fact tal for the benefit of shareholders. I think we abdomen with his fist. Choi was taken ill, and city seven houses were completely destroyed an officer capable of managing a large army, which she appeared to bave temombared. may reasonably hope for better times before fourteen hours later he expired. A Chinese and three badly damaged, trees and palings he ought to come southwards and fight. Judg very long; at any rate we need not anticipate doctor attended the deceased, but he was only were blown down in all parts of the city, ing from the strength of the opposing armies, any worse. I am glad to see from the report called in when Choi was actually dying. When ricshas with passengers were overturned, Ter which have been largely reinforced of late, & that the drawing office and staff are now locat the man was dead the occurrence was reported sidents on the hill found it dangerous and in formidable battle will be fought without delay. In Kowloon instead of on this side, and 1 feel to the police, and the body removed to the some instances impossible to reach their If a peace protocol should be signed before the sure it must lead to greater efficiency. Itblukthe | mortuary, Dr. Koch held a post mortem
homes, and outdoor business was at a com battle is fought, General Linevitch will appear chief manager and staff are to be congratulated examination, and found death to be due to the plete standstill. The storm Instled exactly one an incapable commander, contrary to the on the able and expeditious manner in which spleen having been ruptured, Lam was then day and the barometer then rose as rapidly as general estimation formed of him. the work on the Glory and Albion was accom arrested on the accusation of witnesses of the it had previously fallen. The German str. plished, and altogether I think we have every assault, and charged as above. Evidence of the Speria (2,659 tons net) entered the harbour on reason to be satisfied with the way our affairs arrest having been given the case was remand. Wednesday with ber foremast hanging broken are conducted and our interests looked after by ed until the 29th inst. Inspector Collett over her starboard side, and with a consider
the Attorney General reminded the jury drunk two pints of bear. He was perfectly The worst disaster resulted in the death of a simpan. to cross the river or go out to same that there was a kerb same two or three inches sober. Ho had been on police patrol duty Captain Walter B. Barker, U.S. Quartermaster- vessel. Between and 12 o'clock on Satus high running along the side of the Path. General at Nagasaki, one of the most popular | day night, says the N. C. Daily News, a local
CHINESE HOUSEBOY ON THE SCENE.. men in the foreign community, and known | Scotsman, who lives at Pootung, hired in At the time the prisoner came up, and and liked by many. Americans and others unnumbered sampan from the native city to when be followed the soldier up, the Path, SEQUEL TO A COLLISION AT BHAUKIWAN.
on the China cöust as well as in Japan. I take him to the other bank of the river. "On | and when he was speaking to Migs Desbian, Capain Barker Was 4 passenger by the the way across, the two Chinese in charge of there happened to be on the scene & Chinese 2nd inst. 1.31 pm. train from -Nagasaki for Yat-the bost demanded money and being refused, 'houseboy.” He saw the deceased speaking to An interesting case was heard in the Court of sushiro, He was proceeding to Takeo for attacked the European with choppers, but they the women, but he did not see the decessed His Majesty's Minister has confirmed the Sumamry Jurisdiction to-day, his Honour Mir, the night, intending to return to Isabays next found their passenger too big a handial and strike her enough he heard her cry out, sentence of death passed by Mr. Justice de A. G. Wise, Puisse Judge, on the beach. day, meet his horse and servant there and ride and after a fight, in which the sampan narrowly Then the deceased left the woman and walked Sausmares on the three Sikhs convicted of the Cheung Sow sued the Shun Tal firm for $168, over to Jasen.. About a mile west of Takeo escaped being capsized, they took to the water. up the Path. He saw the prisoner go up the murder of the late No. 1. watchman at the 80, as damages caused by a collision with a the railway passes along an embankment very Left alone in the boat the Britisher yolobed 'as Path and he saw Miss Deibien go after him, Cosmopolitan Dock. It is understood that an steam launch belonging to the defendants. It much exposed, and skirting the see coast on best be could to Pootung, arriving about 3.30 The soldier was on the ground and Miss Executioner will be brought up from Hong, was set out in the statement of claim that the one side. Probably the metals bad been wash-1 am. He now has the sumpan as a momento Desbien said "What's your name?" No kosy to hang the culprits.-N. C. D. Newz. junk Yuin Hob was lying at anchor at Shayad away, and the break was not observed by of his trip.
Enswer. The theory of the prosecution was that
our board of directors and staff. I have much | prosecuted pleasure in seconding the adoptios of the re port and accounts (applause).
The proposition was put to the meeting sod carried.
The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow. Thank you for your attendance.
STEAM LAUNCH owners SUED.
able list,
TH8 following may throw some light on the too frequent disappearance of Europeans ant
others, the last traces of whom show they took
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AN HONOURED BREACH.
The Attorney-General then read the state ment made voluntarily by the prisoner, and which has been printed in our columus.
Proceeding to speak of the position of Battery for drink. On the night of the 16th he had
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A soldier comrade of the deceased said be had seen the gunner more than once the wors
when he took the beer.
It is contrary to the rule of the military police to drink on duty-It is, alr.
But it is the practice to do so?-Well, sir,'it is the practice.
The Chiness houseboy gave evidence, repeats ing the main facts which ho gave before at the preliminary Inquiry. He stated that bo was employed at the goldiers Club as a private bay. In cross-examination, he said that when he saw ope of the women going up the Path he went after her, but he did not stop when he passed her. He passed the, body, but he did not stop there.
You say the soldier's face ?—Yes,