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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1905.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION
{From Our Dion Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 30th August,
9.55 a.m.
The Chinese Government has issued a proclamation advising the people to discontinue the boycott against the United States.
is flooded.
TYPHOON AT SHANGHAL
CITY FLOODED.
GREAT WRECKAGE IN SMALL SHIPPING, [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 2nd September,
11.10 L.m.
mained during the hast six months.
The Chair as returned thanks, and the'! meeting ended.
HỌNGKCING COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING & DYEING CO., LD.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the Hong kong Cotton Spinning Welibg and Dyeing Co., Ld.," was held this afternoon at the offices of the general managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., with the Hon. Mr.
W. Dickson presiding. There were also pre
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the fowl to yof cumsha P-Because I did.
Defendant admitted that as soon as the con- stable went to purchase vegetablés ha went out into Jubilee Street anil sold the fow) to a cook. case, said that the constable did not wish to Inspector Gourlay, who was in charge of the
press the charge if he got the price of the lowl back. Asked if he had any friends to guarantee his future good behaviour, the defendant, said he had a lot of coolle-friends. -
His Worship, said that he did not think their gunrantees wailld be worth much. The coolie had no reason whatever for supposing the fowl given him to carry was a "cumsha" Ho was a market coolie and his work was to carry pur-
chaises for people and he must have known that
Next came the Crimean War, and the Pence' clever manipulations, meaning that be THE AMERICAN BOYCOÏT. | longing to some of the Custom's staff the very set, infiltry results which had been! Then why dollyou say you thought he gave of Paris in 1856. By this treaty Turkey took evades the matter of security on the ground her place among the Powers, and as the Sultan of friendship or old scores of something was a Mahomedan, the Trinity could no longer of that sort? He has to pay interest for be invoked. In the Name of Almighty God, the money he has borrowed, and unleas the treaty therefore began. No cash indem nity was provided for by this treaty. It was he has been uniformly successful in his in- after the Franco-German war that the indem-vestments he finds it impossible one day to nity came to be so big a factor in terms of meet all his obligations. It is fortunate peace. The amount fixed at Versailles in when that day comes if the only sufferers by February, 1871, was five milliards of francs or bis downfall are the other partners in the £200,000,000, at amount which people thought most crush and enslave the French people for bank, who allowed him to run up an account a xeneration. To the surprise of Europe, the sans security, sans anything. For it is to last instalment of this gigantic tribute was paid their blindness, their neglect of the com- on September 5th, 1873, and the last German monest methods of business, that one of the troops crossed the frontier on the 16th of the partners finds himself in the bankruptcy same month. While the soldiers remained court, and, it may be, thestability of the bank France had to keep thei'!
endangered. The cynicism of the Official Receiver who says Oh, this sort of thing is as common as little apples" can easily be accounted for by the fact that he meets so many forms of bad debtors that only an angel could refrain from a contempt for the veneer of what we term business acumen. But we venture to submit that this is a ques tion,
which directly affects the investing, public, and may possibly trave results on the well-being and prosperity of the Colony. A any rate the question is there, and it is for 10,000,000 the Chinese financial authorities to give
After the Russo-Turkish war Russia sought to follow the example of the Germans by de. manding a huge and crushing war indemnity, The Treaty of San Stefane in February, 1873, compelled Turkey to agree to the independence of Montenegro, Servia, Roumania, and the autonomy of Bulgaria and Crete and to pro- mise to pay the following bill of Russia's costs:
Roubles.
War expenses................................. 900,000,000 Damage to Russia's coasts............ 400,000,000. Damage to the Caucasus. 100,000,000 Damage to Russian subjects in
Turkey
1,410,000,000
Or nearly 150,000,000. Al the Conference of Berlin, however, we reported against this amount as preposterous, and quite beyond Turkey's power to pay. Russia agreed to reduce the sum and at the Treaty of Con stantipople, January 27th, 1879, she agreed to deduct from the indemnity the value of the territory handed over by Turkey--Ad jara, Kols, etc. This brought the indemnity down' to 820,500,000 francs, or £33,000,000 to which was to be added the damage suffered by Russian subjects in Turkey. Even the reduc ed indemnity proved too much for Turkey's powers of payment, and Russia has allowed it to fall into arrears, and used it from time to time as a means of squeezing her unfortunate neighbour.
After the China-Japan War of 1894, China paid an indemnity of 230,000,000 tales, or £34,500,000 and was compelled to borrow the
money, as well as nearly as much more for her awn war expenses in the European markeli The United States sel a moderate and humane example in the matter of indemnities after the
war with Spain. At the Peace of 1898 she took the Philippines and other islands, and made Spain grant the independence of Cuba, and also take over the debt of Cuba and the Philipplaes amounting to £24,000,000. But America did not demand a war indeninity as well as the island; on the country, she handed over 44,000,000 as part compensation to Spain for their loss. In the present case Japan is mo likely to demand a crushing indemnity of the Franco German type. She is not in a position to strike pt her enemy as Germany struck at Frante, and up to date has probably not spent much more than £50,000,000 over the war.
NATIVE BANKS.
(2nd September.)
their attention.
TELEGRAMS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
PEACE CONFERENCE.
INDEMNITY IMPOSSIBLE.
Pram Our Own Currespondent.]
Shanghai, 26th August,
12.15 p.m.
According to the Japanese journal Kokumin, M. de Witte, the Russian Plenipotentiary, has declared that, in any event, the payment by Russia of an indemnity is absolutely impos-
sible.
CONFERENCE AT TOKIO.
From Our Open Correspondent.";
Shanghai, 26th August. 12.15 pm. An important conference of the Japanese Ministers was held in Tokio yesterday.
TRIPLE. EXECUTION
AT SHANGĦAL
CONDEMNED MEN CONFESS.
[From Our Ozon Correspondent.]
PEACE MOVEMENT.
FRANCE A D GERMANY
INTERVENING FOR SETTLEMENT,
[From Our Ozen Correspondeat.]
Shanghai, 28th August,
8.10 p.m. The Chinese Minister at Washing- ton has wired to his Government at Peking that France and Germany have intervened with a view of securing peace.
The stability of the native banks in Hongkong and Canton is frequently the occasion of serious heartburning among the petty traders of the Colony, and should any doubt be cast upon their solvency the re- action would certainly affect European houses. It is therefore a matter for investi
Shanghai, 26th August, gation when the methods of Chinese bankers
12.15 p.m. are called in question. In the course of a bankruptcy petition heard in Hongkong the The three Sikhs convicted of the other day a Chinese debtor,, who represent-murder of the late No. 1 watchman ed himself to be a banker, made some curious statements. He started, we will say, at the Cosmopolitan l'ock, Shanghai, with a capital of $10,000-not a very large were banged yeste day evening, sum with which to found a fortune. He They confessed their guilt. became partner in a bank and deposited his capital with the assets of the bank at the same time receiving an infinitesimal month- ly payment as salary. It now occurred to him that there was apparently no reason why he should not become a borrower from the bank as well as; a depositor, and com bine the duties of partner and debtor. He began to look around and found that one of two other native banks were open to re- ceive partners who could bring a slight in
Ac- crease of capital to their assistance. cordingly, this Chinese banker borrowed money from the bank of which he was already a partner, and paid it into other banks, thereby becoming partner in half a dozen Chinese banks. Naturally he would be getting some sort of salary from all the banks, with which he was connected. And as a partner in the first bank from which he obtained loans, he was granted the money upon the bare mention of the fact that he thought he required it. No doubt he was an honest, straightforward, conscien. tious partner, but at least he should have been expected to deposit some security for these loans which were so easily negotiat ed. However, he continued this procedure for some time, and seemed to be prospering when suddenly there were signals of distress in the air, and the Chinese financier to whom we refer was caught in the reaction and be came a bankrupt. It was a common case to the Official Receiver, and nobody seemed to think anything about it. But surely there is something gravely wrong in allowing such methods to continue. The directors of an Englishi bank who worked the securities or supposed assets of their bank for their own private concern would soon find them- selves in Queer Street if it came to the ears of the shareholders. And the director or partner who overdrew his account by some thing like three times the money he had invested in the bank would find himself speedily under the bau. If these advances
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CHINESE MONOPOLY
IN PHONES AND WIRELESS. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 28th August,
3.10 p.m. It has been decided that in future telephones and installations of wire- less telegraphy in China will be a Govrenment monopoly. Those al- ready in existence in Treaty ports will be excluded.
PEACE ASSURED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 30th August, 1.55 a.m. Private telegrams have been re-
had been made without security-but ofceived in Shanghai, this morning: course it is ridiculous to think for a moment stating that peace between Russia
that the question of security would have been and Japan is assured.
waived, so we need not touch on that point. {****
We do not suggest for a moment that the
bankrupt in (this case had no acted in a
bona fide business way. He was unfortunate
perhaps and failed where no doubt others
OFFICIAL CORROBORA-
11ON
had succeeded. But if such transactions FROM THE RUSSO-CHINESE BANK.
are common in Hongkong how is the stabi
It
[From Our r Own Correspondent]
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lity of the native banks affected? seems to us that it is a very serious question. Quite true, a banker by invest-
Shanghai, 30th August, ing a few hundred dollars in this bank and
1.55 p.m. be may -a few hundred in the next bank,
guarding himself against a sudden rush on The Russo-Chinese Bank has re- any one concern, and save at least a tithe of ceived an official telegram from its his property should the crash come: But how can he be doing so when he only starts head office stating that peace has with a paltry capital, which he has to eke been concluded between Russia and put to four times its size by a series of rather Japan.
THE EFFECT OF PEACE.
FALL IN 'EXCHANGE,
[From Our Own Carrespondent.)
Shanghai, 30th August, 3.15 p.m.
As a result of the announcement of eace between Russia and Japan, exchange in Shanghai, this morning, dropped a penuy, and will probably continue in its downward tendency,
"N. C. DAILY NEWS"
ON THE TREATY. [From Our Own Correspondent. ||
Shanghai, 31st August,
11.10 a.m
In an editorial this morning on the conclusion of peace, the North- Chana Daily Noies, an unusually well-informed journal on the subject of Japanese politics, suggests that peace was arrived at from some yet undisclosed agreement that must have been brought about by England, Russia and Japan, whereby Japan receives certain quid pro quo for the abandonment of her indemnity and other claims stipulated for in the carlier stages of the peace negotia tions.
It conceives that the present con ditions of the settlement are not ele- ments than can work towards a dur- able and lasting peace.
JAPANESE ASTOUNDED
. AT PEACE TERMS.
[From Own On Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 31st August, 11.10 am. The Japanese commünity in Shang- hai are astounded at the terms con- cluded by Japan to obtain peace.
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As a whole, it is stated, that the community are indignant at the attitude of the Government in the concession it has made
Russia.
to
JAPANESE CENSORSHIP
DELAYING NEWS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.}
A typhoon blew over Shanghai last night
The river rose very high, establish- ing a record in the height to which the rise of water had hitherto at thined.
sent the Hop. Sir Paul Chater and "Mr. A. G."" the fowl was merely given him to carry for thạ Wood consulting committee, Messis. J. R: constable. It was a clear case of sealing and Michael, T. IV. Homby, Yuen Hop, Le Cheung he must ge to gaol for fourteen days with hard? Sho, Ho U Shang, Ming Kee, Wonk Kan labour.
Fong, Cheong Ming, Fok Yim Kam, A. Shaw (manager) and A. Brook Smith (secretary) OVERGROWDING AT THEATRES.
The notice convening the meeting having been read,
The City was flooded for the most
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen. For the part. Your correspondent, who first five months of the year covered by the office is on the Bund, had to swin statement now before you, the company labour
ed under adverse conditions, the high cost of home on leaving the officent midnight. catton not permitting of profitable spinning There has been considerable dam-and it was not until the end of November that on an average, run three-fourths of the spindles.
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KO SHING FINED,
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rat inst. The proprietors of the Ko Shing Theatre figured at the Magistency where they ap peared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland to answer to a charge of overcrowding, and allowing people to stand around the passager and at the wings on the stage.Sergeant O'Sullivan prosecuted, and Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs, Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defence the sergeant stated that at 8 p.m. on the 16th ult. he was at the Ko. Shing. Theatre, and found the place crowded. He told the manager about it and noticed the ticket-seller still continued selling tickets. He then warned the manager, and he returned at to pm, and found the place still crowded. No notice was taken of his warning and he issued the summons. The manager of the theatre said there were notices posted up all over the theatre forbidding people to stand about the gangways, and "ushers 'were employ
age among the small shipping in it was possible to work fuil time, after having, port, the larger vessels fortunately four days per week for eleven months. To passing through the storm without again get together the labour necessary to work full power was a tedious matter, and it was not suffering any injury. The river is until the end of March that the required fum strewn with a considerable quantity ber of oeratives was secured. Many of these were unskilled and production bas consequent of wreckage. The loss of life, amongly been indifferent, but it is anticipated that the native boat population, which with cooler weather there will be a consider. must have been great, is as yet un-able improvement in this respect, as the recruits. are gradually acquiring proficiency. There cstimated.
was a good demand for our yarns during the first half of the present year, and advantage was taken of it to dispose of the whole of our production to the end, of December, buying simultaneously the requisse coton at prices which show satisfactory margins.ed to tell the people that they must not stand Since the publication on 3rd July of the there. On the night in question he told the United States Agricultural Bureau's report sergeant the men would stand of the gang- indicating a serious falling off in the condition ways, and the sergeant said it was not his of the Americas crop as compared with god, business; it was the manager's basiness to speculation, the curse of the cotton splating turn them out. There were a good many industry, has beed rife, and, assisted by the people standing out on the gangways. was not occupied. If they smaller area planted in America this season, Every seat "balls" have succeeded in rushing the price of American cotton up to a high level. Natural ly Indian cotton, which interests us more, has
THE AMERICAN BÖYGO17. IMPERIAL DECREE ISSUED
FOR ITS SUPPRESSION,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 2nd September,
11.10a.m.
An Imperial decree has been issued at l'eking for the suppression of th boycott aimed at Americans and American goods.
THE PEACH TERMS.
JAPANESE OPINION.
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Shanghai, 2nd September, 11.10 a.m. Telegraphic advices received in Shanghai from Japan state that the Mikado's subjects consider the terms of peace just concluded to be humi liating to the Japanese.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY.
HALF YEARLY MERTING.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the rongkong Hotel Com pany, Limited, was held in the hotel to-day.. There was a small attendance of shareholders. Mr. W. Parfitt, chairman of directors, presided, and among those present were Messrs. Edward Osborne and W. Hunton Ports, directors; P. C. Potts, Williain Taylor, L. S. Lewis, J. E. Chap:, man, J. A. Jupp, Ho Kom Tong, Chan Chan Nám, E. S. Kadoorie, Capt. W. E. Clarke
Capt. F. D. Goddard, Sang Kee, and C.
Mooney, secretary
been affected, but I am glad to say not to the same extent. The outlook for the company is at the moment not unpromising, and we'may indulge in the hope that there may be a con- tinuance of years not worse than that we are now discussing. I trust you will approve of the manner in which it is proposed to appro priate the balance at credit of profit und loss account: your property is in first rate con dition, and, stands in the books at much below replacing cost. Before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions relating to them that may be put
There being no questions the Chairman pro- posed the adoption of the report and accounts,
Mr. J. R. Michael seconded. Carried.
OFFICERS,
had all been witness would have stop- ped the further sale. of tickets.--Mr. Looker said it was clear that it was difficult for these people to keep the gangways clear, and with all deference to the sergeant he would submit that it should be the sergeant's duty to stop the crowding of the gangways when he saw it con- inuing so long, whether his assistance was requisitioned by the manager shot. It was clear that a large number of seats were not sold. These performances, as His Worship knew, lasted five or six hours, and propin did not sit through it all, but passed in and out, and that appeared to crowd the gang ways. Ho submitted there was no cass against the theatre. His Worship said that this was not the first time by many that the Theatre bad been before the Court, and he warned the
proprietors on the last occasion that if they appeared again they would be severely dealt with. They had clearly broken the law which required that all gangways, en trances and approaches to theirns should
be kept clear, during the whole time the
On the proposition of Mr. Hornby, seconded by Mr. Lu Cheung Shiu, the Hon, Sir C. P.
said theatres were occupied for a theatrical Chater and Mr. A. G. Wood were re-elected to
performance." By their not doing so, the de- the consulting committee, and on the proposifendants had committed a breach of the tion of Mr. Yarn Hop, seconded by Fok Kam terms of their license, and he proposed to io. Ying, Mr. W. Hutton Potts was re-appointed flict the maximun penatly. The manager
auditor.
EUROPEAN CHARGED
WITH PERJURY.
The Chairman. That concludes the busimust pay a fine of $ oo or go trigaol for two months.—Mr. Looker asked that His. Worship would recommend that the Captain-Superin- mess. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.
tendent of Police be requested to issuo instruc- tions to the police on duty at the Ka Shing Theatre doring performances lo assist the manager and ushers in keep the Kangways clear-His Worship said he tuld not do ibat; he was there to administer the law as laid down is the Ordinances, not to make proposals, Mr. Looker and bis clients could see the Captain Superintendent of Police themselves, and make any representations they thought fit-M: Looker asked His Worship to record his request, but His Worskip said he could not do that. In finding the mah Sion he had finished all he had to do with the este
29th ult.
CORRESPONDENCE.
This morning, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Peter Stephen Ledbury, of 13 Austin Road Kowloon, was charged with perjury before The notice calling the meeung having been Mr. Arathoon Seth, S.C., Registrar, Supreme Court, in giving evidence under commis read by the secretary, Shanghai, 31st August,
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, as the sion, in a case of Thomas Alexander Mil 11.10 a.m.
report and accounts have now been in your Chell versus Henrietta Maud Mitchell, of Owing to the censorship news con-hands for some days I will, with your permis Kowloon, now pending in the First Division of sion, take them as tead. The business of the the Court of Sessions at Edinburgh, wherein. cerning the peace arrangements are
hotel during the six months under review has he lid unlawfully, falsely, knowingly, witfully, not allowed to be despatched with I am glad to be able to say, been fairly good, carruptly and malic dusly did depose, sweat. We do not necessarily endorse tire opinions expressed by several of the departments showing an im and give evidence intending to pervert the due the expedition that is desired.
provement in earnings. The directors antici, course of law and justice. Evidence of the pate unusually heavy expenditure in the old arrest having been given the case was remand buildings and hydraulic lifts during the coming ed. bail being allowed in the sum of $1,500 year; and consider that the sum proposed Mr. R. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens, Harsion and Harding, appeared for the prosecution, and to be put aside for that purpose not more
With regard
Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker than sufficient, bling of the present capital of $60,0., and Deacon, for the defence. Inspector Gour which the directors propose later on tulay was in charge of the case. recommend to shareholders, this action
RUSSIA'S PAYMENT
FOR CARE OF PRISONERS.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai. Ist September,
10.45 a.m.
shall pay to the Japanese Government the sum of Yen 150,000,000 for the care of her prisoners of war since the outbreak of hostilities.
the dou
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Correspondents in this column
THE R.A.0.8.
TO THE EDITOR of the "Hongkong Telegraph.“ SIA, The committee of the above club con- sider is their duty to bring to the notice of the members and public. He the Battery Path case) that Mr. Ellis violated the rules of the club by causing to be opened when found closed, and the women who were supposed to have gone with him did not enter the club pre- misc. If they bed' attempted to do so they
one of our most stringent rules. No females are allowed into the club unless by special in vitation from the commutine and then only at dances or socials, (Mr. Ellis for violating the rules has been expelled from the Lodge árid Club). Thanking yen to give publication to the above letter-f remain, etc.,
is prompted by the wish of the board to make the apparently high dividends paid of late This morning at the Magistracy, Peter Step It has been agreed that Russia years bear a truer proportion to the actual earn-hen Ledbury was again arraigned before Mr. would have been refused admission," as it is
ing power of the company's assets of the pre-F. A. Hazeland on a charge of perjury before seni day. The value of the assets for some Mr. Arathoon Seth, 1.50. Registrar, Supreme much below their real value for carning profits, under commission in the case of Thomas time past has appeared on the books as very Court, while giving evidence, being taken bence the dividends paid on such a small Alexander Mitchell, and Henrietta, Maud. Mit capital as the figures show may have, appear chell, of Kowloon, now pending in the ed remarkably high,, The directors have good Division of the Court of Sessions, Edinburgh, reason to think that a large number of those Mr. R. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens, Harston and Harding, appeared for the prosecution, who patronise the hotel consider that such ap parently fat profits must necessarily mean some. and Mr. D. V. Steavenson, of Messrs. Deacon, what unreasonably high charges by the hotel Looker and Deicon, for the defence. company for its wares, and, they hope that if the increase of capital should be carried out. which would probably, 'result in a reduction of the rate of dividend, this impression on the part of the public may be removed. Shareholders will, notice from the accounts that since their
JUNGINİN RAILWAY
BECOMES JAPANESE
| From Our Oma Correspondens,]
Shanghai, 1st September,
10.40 p.m. The Tungtsin railway in South Changchut: Manchuria. has passed to the control of the Japanese.
SHANGHAI ALHAMBRA
TO BE CLOSED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 1st September,
10.45 am.. The Consular authorities are clos- ing The Alhambra on the 15th inst. FLOODS AT KONGMOON,
RIVER OVERFLOWS. [From Our Own Correspondent.}
Kongmoon, 1st September.
In consequence of the heavy rains the West River is, swollen. In the Satlam Channel it has swept over the banks and the surrounding country is floodga
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The Customs shed at Kongmoon
last meeting Kowloon arm for No. 3 Section atilised as a vegetable garden and the directors A. Bas been purchased. This land is being
feel confident that the improvement in the qua lity of the vegetables in a very few months time will warrant the expenditure. The paragraphin our pria.ed report as to the urgent need of funds to repay the overdraft, to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation may, the direc tors fear, lead to a false smpression that the Bank has been pressing the company, for repayment. I wish to tell shareholders most emphatically that such is not the case. The Bank has not called for repayment. The dires tors consider that in the interest of the hotel company it would be better that new capital from shareholders should take the place of large overdraft. If anyone has any questions to ask I will be pleased to answer them.
No questions were asked... The Chairman, moved the adoption of the report and accounts,
Mr. Lewis seconded.
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The motion was unanimously carried. Mi, P. C. Patts moved the re-election of Mr. Parfit as a director of the Company,
Mr. Chapman seconded and the motion was carriedais
Or, the motion of Mr. Jupp, seconded by Captain Clarke, Messrs. H. U jeffries and A, The Chairman Dividend warrants will be R. Lowe were seappointed auditors. ready on Monday heft?” - Think you" for your attendance.
Captain Goddard proposed a vote of thanks
is swamped and the houseboat be to the directors, manager and staff of the hotel
Upon the application of Mr. Harding the case was remanded until to-morrow morning al 30 o'clock, bail being allowed, as beforo, i the sum of $1,500.
The charge of perjury against P. S. Ledbury was beard at the Magistracy this morning with cosed doors.
THE CONSTABLE'S FOWL.
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COOL CHEEK.
1st insta
An amusing case of theft was heard before. Mr. G. N. Orme this morning. It appears that an Indian Constable went to the Central Markel early today to purchase bis "bataf! and there he bought a fowl for which he paid to cents, but not caring to carry sich, a thing himself, he being then in uniform, he gave it to a coolie to carry for him. He then proceed aed to purchase some vegetables and on box. ing for the coolic to hand him his further, par chases, he discovered that he had vanished, A search was made and the coolie wir found! in Jubilee Street just outside the market tau
JOHN J. BLAKE, Secretary, for Committee. R.A.O.B, Club, No. 1 Queen's Road, Hongkong, 26th August, 1905,,"
TO THE EDITOR OF The "Honexand TetzGRAFI." Sia-Owing to a slight misunderstanding I regret that a mistake has been made, in ny letter of Saturday's date. Mr. Ellis has not been expelled from the Club, but has been requested to resign. Thanking you to make the above correction in your next issue.-l remain, etc.,
JOHN J. BLAKE,
Secretary. "R.A.O.B. Club," No. 1 Queen's Road, Hongkong, 28th August, 1905,
TO THE EDITOR'or THE "HongKong Telegkapii."
SIR-Allow me a small space in your valu. able, paper, reBattery Path Case I read with astonishment the latter paragraph of the RA.O.B. Club Secretary's-letter: 1 consider it against all rules, of.apy club whatsoever, to publicly annouce its decision as to the dis- missal of any of its members, no matter what crime, rules, or by-laws tus members may have broken. By so doing the Court, or Lodge, should throw open its doors and allow the public to pass u'minutes and make new rul
the fowl, but flus a handful of coin,He was placed belge, executive council. at once taken to charge. When placed. before Thanking, you in anticipation remain, etc. Mr. Orme he said he did not steal the fowl AN OLD FORESTER, the constable handed it to him and he thought it was a cumsha."
His Worship; Do you know of any reason why an Indian constable should give you a fowl cumsha"?
Defendant: don't know of any reason why he shouldn't
Have you ever done any work for thorcón stable? Nak ke tud järgil.
Do you know blm ?-No, Never seen him before?
No!
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Hongkong 28th August, 1905....
:: [This matter, which seems to concern only the members of the R.A.OB, need got he discussed further, and the correspondence may now be considered closed-Ed, ff..7.] ****
IT is mated that the laying down of the lines for the Rangoon electric, tramwayɛİK.PHP- gressing expeditiously and in a workmanlike manner along the main streets in various partą of the town.