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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 1905.
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King wired from Marienbad, to the Viceroy. "With deep regret, I have no other alter addressorf to The Editor, 1, Ice House Road, and native but to accept your resignation
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thank you for your invaluable services to your sovereign and your country, and especially to the Indian Empire. Most sincerely do I hope that your health may improve." To this Lord Curzon replied: "I am deeply touched by your Majesty's
This new destroyers Kiasarogi and Asakare, which are being built at the Yokosuka and Kawasaki Dockyards, will shonly be launched. APOST-MORTEM examination of a Muori corpse.
Ten days baving slapsed since the last care At the Supreme Court this, morning, before of plague and the health of the Colony being She Tat Tsoi, was called on, when Mr. H. N: health has been resumed as from to-day-the
12th September. Ferrers (instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. E. Pollack, K.C., (instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Deacon, Looker and Deacon)
represented the defendant.
Mr. Pollock stated that in the present
accomible to merenger. On capios sut by post en generous message, which has cheered me at Orakel (N.2.) was only achieved after the action, which was for an account of defend-
additional $1.80 por quarter in charged for postage. The postage on the weasly issue to any part of the Single Copise. Daly, ten cente: Weekly, twenty,
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The Houghong Celegraph
Hongkong, Tuesday, SeptemberR' 12, 1905.
THE VICEROY AND INDIA.
greatly. The happiest feature of my service in India has been the gracious consideration which I have never failed
Corner and doctor obtained the assistance of the police. The Maori women prostrated them selves on the corpse, one declaring that the
ante profits as compradore to the Hong had been made, one on July and the other kong and Macao S.S. Company, two orders on November 4, 1904. The order made in July was for an account of the profits made
to receive from your Majesty," With dector must cut her first. Eventually the regard to his successor there, was specula-Maoris agreed to a post-mortem. tion, as it was felt that more than one WE have received from Mt. T. D. McKay, by the defendant, while the second was for the possible candidate for the post might hesi-general passenger agent of San Francisco over-payments, receipts and net earnings of the de- Late before accepting the Governor-General- and route, connecting East and West, a quanti-fendant and the amount due to plaintiff at 15 ship under the present conditions. When,ty of advertising literature which is both in-per cent on the net earnings. On Decem- ber 19 the defendant filed a very long detailed however, the announcement was made of testing and instructive, the whole being gol
account under the order of November 4, which up, both, as to letterpress and illustrations, 10
to all contemplating a trip across the States.
A BROKER'S COMMISSION
DISPUTED IN COURT.
In Summary Jurisdiction at the Supreme Court this afternoon, before the Puisne Judge, parties being. Tsting For Ming and Chai Yik a claim in respect of brokerage was heard, the
Pan, brokers of 53 Wellington Street, and do, Des Vœux Road, plaintiffs, and Choy Vect described as gentleman of it Wengneicheon Road, defendant. Mr. H. K. Holmes appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs and Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Messis, Wilkinson and Grist, re- presented the defendant...
it was explained that the claim was one per the plaintiff obtained: for the defendant on the security of a first mortgage secured on Marine- Lot No. 18, and amounting is all 10 $621,
Lord Minto's appointment there was con- the latest and most up-to-date style, and which showed a balance due to plaintiff of $11.31 cent commission on the sum of $60,000 which It is generally recognised that Lord Curzon siderable relief as it was feared in many should provs of the greatest use and assistance (defendant having previously, paid $14.99 into Court) The plaintif was dissatisfied and dis- passes away from the busy scene amidst quarters that Mr. Brodrick wished to as-
puted the account, with the result that a very a chorus of encomiums. We all realise assume the Viceroyalty. The selection was
long inquiry before the Registrar took place it were, suddenly, that he has been one of not altogether unexpected, and it is pleas-CHIEF Justice A. Magalhaes left Macao yes and practically the whole of the costs in con One of the plaintiffs said he was asked to the greatest viceroys of the past century, and ing to find that a good deal of satisfaction is
nection with the action were then incurred. obtain the loan at the rate of 8 per cent per at this moment, when the Curzon era is still expressed at the appointment. It shows
Counted appeated for both sides-Mr. Pollock antum, but this he could not dry and libre- passing, it is impossible to estimate his ser. that, after all that has come and gone, the
and Mr. Calthrop. On August 16, this year,quently informed the defendant that he could the Registrar filed bis certificate, finding that put the matter through at the rate of 18.50 per
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followers and from opponents one hears cordial and graceful expressions of regret for a public loss, admiration for conspicuous abilities and services, and the hope that the ship of State in India may have such a vigilant and capable guide in Lord Minto as she had in the one who has now withdrawn his hand from the helm.. Columns in the Press of India are devoted to the subject, the lead-
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voicing the universal regret at his resigna tion and remarking upon the "tragedy of the sorry close, so far as India is concerned, Ma' brilliant career." The Calcutta journal be. lieves that if he had taken the step of resign. `ing a couple of months before and endea voured to procure the retirement en masse.
of his colleagues, who were unanimously in agreement with him, it could se carcely be doubted that the Iome
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spirit of chivalry, and the appreciation of high character and great abilities devoted to the empire are not lost sight of, while under the circumstances the welcome to be ex- tended to ong who has to bear the chief responsibilities of a great country is sure to afford a striking proof of the unanimity of the Empire in its well-being,.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A HANK plague return was issued al noun
to-day.
H. M. destroyers Effrick and Jirne docked at the International Dock, Shanghai, on the 7th
inst.
IT is stated on good authority that the repairing.
of the damage done to the K.M.S. Empress of Japan in the recent typhoon will probably cost over $100,000.-N. C. D. News,
LEAVE of absence on private affairs to the neighbouring countries has been granted to Captain C. C. Vereker, Royal Garrison Artillery,
from 20th inst. to. 30th October.
COMMERCIAL, firmus established in the Marshall Islands are to pay a trading tax of 300 per annum. This will be the only tax on commerce. A tax of 100 perampum will be imposed on ships engaged in trade on behalf of commercial. firms not established in (lieso jalads.
The N. C. D. News hears with pleasure
that the gallantry of the captain, officers, and boat's crew of the str. Albenga who rescued the crew of the foundering str. Pechill, during the heavy gale last Friday week, was to be marked by a presentation at the rooms of the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association on Saturday,
terday morning in the s.8, Hengshan for Hongkong en route for Beira, having been accorded the usual farewell ovation, all the officials being present at the wharf to die His
up
Lordship farewell, while the Chinese kept a perfect fusilade of fire crackers. His Lord. ship goes to relieve the Chief Justice of Beirk,
who will take the post vacated in Macao by Mi Magalhaes.
THE following telegraphic information, dated the 2nd inst., has been received from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Mast- schappij tot Mijn-Bosch-en Landbouwexploita- tie in Langkat, Ld:—
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Daily aggregate nut-put, of crude
petroleum Crude Petroleum in tanks at date......
Kerosene made since the date of the preceding half-monthly telegram. Kerosene shipped since the date of the preceding half-month tele- grafikaior Kerosene in stock at refinery at date....
Gallons,
89,0co 84,000 Cases.
84,000
54,000
98,000
WE have received from the American Presby terian Mission Press, Shanghai, a copy of The 43rd chapter of the Three Kingdom Novel "The Logomachy," which Mr. John Steele bas translated, with copious notes, in order to mest the demand for a simple text-book which may
be used by those whose studies in the Chinese
the account filed by the defendant was absolutely correct, only the balance shown
being due to the plaintiff
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The Chief Justice-And now you are apply ing for judgment?
Mr. Pollock-We have paid more than the amount into Court. The law on the subject is I think quite clear; the Registrar's finding is binding on both parties. If either party is dis. satisfied he can apply within 21 days to have the certificate varied or discharged. The certi. ficate was filed on August 15 and no applica. tion has been made by plaintiff although, the time for such application bas now expired.
Mr. Ferrers said that the whole point was that they did not get any notice of what the Registrar was doing. He read an affidavit by Mr. P. X. d'Almada c.Castro which stated that he was not given notice of the settling of the account, despite the fact that he was acting for the defendant, and also one field by Mr.
Looker, the plaintiff's solicitor, which deposed that the Registrar had shown the defendant's solicitar a draft of the certificate before it was signed.
The Registrar, Er. Seth, was called and be
deposed that he showed Mr. F. X. d'Almada
Castro a draft of his certificate. There was
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The Chief Justice--Did Mr. d'Almada kaow of the seitling ?
written character are only beginning. The novel deals with the story of the struggle be-nothing in the Code to show that it was neces
sary to give solicitors notice of the settling of tween the kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wa, and
the account, covers the period from the middle of the second to the middle of the third century A. D. Students should have no difficulty in following the story as Mr. Steele has furnished a lengthy, vocabu- lary together with biographical index and many useful notes.
THE Colony appears to be getting flooded with canaterfeit coin, anil scarcely a day passes without ene or other of the petty bawkers being found in possession of it. But in the great ma- jority of cases the men have not sufficient coins is their possession to bring them within reach of the law, though it often happens that at least two out of every five five-cent pieces found AT 5 am. on 5th inst., the C.N.S. Shengking on the hawkers when searched are counterfeit, from Weihaiwei, was passed by two British which goes to show that there is a large destroyers. Later in the day, the Shengking quantity of spurious coin, mostly imitating the came up with them and passed them, one of new British five cent pieces current in the city, them having broken down and being towed
and it behoves customers; when making pur- slowly by the other. The Shengking was able chases in native shops or the markets, jo scru to read the name of one of them, the Ettrick,tinize coins of the smaller denominations very and she, with the Erne, arrived at Shanghai last Wednesday.
Mr. Seth-I showed him a draft in my Chambers.
Mr. Sharp-I suppose you're not instructed on that point, Mr. Ferrers? (laughter).
The Chief Justice (to Mr. Ferren)-I don't think you are entitled to much, anyhow. It is clear to me that it would be to your client's advantage to give judgment for Sinjt.
The question of costs was argued, and the Chief Justice ruled that plaintiff was to receive costs up to the time the defendant paid the $14.99 inio Court and in connection with the taking of the account on the Original scale, and that defendant was entitled to his cosis from the time of paying in the money,
$1,000 per month. He was asked to endeavour to arrange at a cheaper rate; but this he was
unable to do, and defendant accepted at this rate. Negotiations were entered into regard- ing the mortgage deed, but the arrangements fell through and the money was never advanced.. Tseng For Ming had nothing to do with the matter in question--In cross-examination, Chiu. Yik Pan said that a man named Chan of Des Voeux Road was going to advance the money. He was the person whom witness first approached on the matter; he never saw anyone else'on behalf of the defendant
Mr. Beavis. Do you know anyone of the name of Rumjahn ?—I saw him once or twice.
Ok I quita soj you saw Rumjabu P--Notabout, this loan.
Did you never see Mr. Rumjahn once about this loan at any time ?-1 told him about the loan.
about this proposed loan?-1 saw him twice.
Did you see Mr. Rumjaha more than once
Did you see him more than twice ?—Well, I aw him several times, but I did not mention anything about the money.
In fact, you saw him several times didn't
you?-Yes, I saw him a good many times,
And about this loan too?-Yes: Several times about this loan?—Yes. In what solicitor's office?-Mr. Holmes.'/ In fact you worried the defendant and Mr. Ramjaha about this money? You wanted your commission? Well, I expected some commission if the matter went through.
Continuing, witness said the arrangement was that if he was able to find a man to ad. vance the money be was entitled to his com-
mission. It was not a question of no mongage, a commission, He admitted that he was not entitled to his commission until after the mort- jage deed was executed, but the proposed mortgagee was willing to advance the money. on the title deeds offered by the mortgagor, who, however, was unwilling to accept the loan.
Judgment was reserved.
would have been complicated to an almost intolerable extent. As it is. Lord Curzon was "out-witted and out-manceuvred at every turn, pol, as it now appears, by that paragon of an Indian Minister, who pro bably represents the intellectual Nadir di the present feeble Government, but by the Prime Minister himself." The Statesman says that "Lord Curzon has aroused not criticism only, but furious opposition and impassioned resentment by his general policy during the past three years, and has seemed to many the embodiment of a hard and illiberal creed; almost the fanatical expression of complete distrust of the people and their instructors. Yet all men have seen in him and have acknow- 84, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL ledged with admiration and astonishment a grasp of administration, a power of labour anda devotion to an ideal sense of duty, which have very rarely been combined in so signal a degree in the person of a single public man." Reference is made in the Madrat Mail to the fight he made for the con stitutional principles underlying the whole fabric of British rule in India, and to safe- guard its civil and financial control over military administration and expenditure. Cablegram control from home is a new danger, it says, which threatens to compromise the dignity and responsibility of the Viceroy, The Madras times deplores the discourt- cous tone which, throughout the controversy, has been adopted towards Lord Curzon, and compels the belief that it was the fixed intention of the Home Government to force his resignation, by placing him in such a engines, boilers, anchors, chains, gear, etc. defects accounted for its inharmonious peculi- across the bows of the Che Loy, which only Bad company, seeking the expansion of his in
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position that he could not continue in office. One cannot, however, get beyond the fact that the views of the Viceroy's resignation was received with quite other feelings by cer. tain sections of the Indian people especially
AT the inquiry held by Mr. Basil Taylor, Harbour Master, into the circumstances con
nected with the collision between the sleam: launcher Tai Yuck Fong, and Way Foong, on the 9th inst., as exclusively reported in these columns on that date, both masters were held to be guilty of serious neglect in not stopping be- fore the collision, and their certificates were suspended for two months.
carefully before accepting them. Yesterday a hawker was found by Sergeant O'Sullivan in possession of a quantity of these false coins, his inability to pay the alterative fine. and bas gone to gaol for two months through
CONCERNING the reported discovery of a genu- ine "Strad." violin in Melbourne, it is stated that Mr. W. Roberts, a Williamstown resident, had the instrument, old, warped, and battered, in his possession, without knowing anything of its origin, all attempts to coax music out of it being in vain. His employer, Mr. Newman, a picture-frame maker, in the city, gave him a Few and presentable fiddle, taking the old one in exchange. When Mr. Newman undertook to repair it, it was found that certain extraneous
EXCESS PASSENGERS.
LAUNCH FIRED AT.
Inspector Kerr charged the master of the steam launch Che Loy, which plies as a pas senger ferry between Hongkong and Deep Water Bay, with refusing to stop when called upon to do so,
MR. James Rudden, long connected with tha Pacific Mail Company's Panama liners, lately in the capacity of chief officer of the City of Panama, has been appointed chief officer of the liner, Sidarta, which arrived here to-day, He was recently married to Miss McCloud, daughter of Mr. Alexander McCloud: Mr. Rudden is a capable and popular officer in the Mail Company.
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The inspector said that 1.30 pm on the 8th A WIRE from Washington, dated the 8th inst inst. he was on duty to the west of Capsuimaa tates that Mr. Edward Harriman, the greatest Pass when he saw the defendant's launch railroad magnate in America, many times a steaming from the west side of Lantao Island, millionaire, and the head of the Southern and be signalled to him to stop, as he appeared day. He was not seriously bust as far as is Pacific Company, was mobbed in Tokio that to be carrying excess passengers, and witness known in Washington, but was insulted and wished to count them. Defendant took no notice of witness's signals, but kept on full treatened by a mad gang of hoodlams who speed, and witnessieflowed and agata signalled everything American or European. Marquis sought to vent on him their rage against by whistling to the launch to stop, but finding to was also stoned but not injured. Mr. no notice taken of the second signal witness Harriman is in Japan with Mr. R. P. Schwerin, fired two shots with a Winchester repeater the manager of the Pacific Mail steamshig
United States Minister, Lloyd Gascom. The
Tuus morning, at the sales rooms of Mr. Geo. P. Lammert, the auction sale of the 5.5. Domenite, as she now lies wrecked off Ni Wok Island, took place. The bull, together with her
(excepting coal, stores, provisions, etc.) were
arities, and when these had been remedied (says | the effect of making her put on all speed for put up in one lot. lidding commenced at the Leader) the tone of the violin suddenly Hongkong. Witness followed him to the Yau- tests throughout Asia He is the guest of $200 and rose by Sgo bids until it reached the developed remarkable resonance and quality mati wharf on the Hongkong side and there sum of $1,950, at which figure it was knocked Mr. Brown, of Swanston-street, an expert, who arrested him. Witness was about 600 yards attack on Mr. Harriman created quite a down to Mr. Kit Kee, who made the purchased the repair, became interested, and on mak-away when be firs: signalled to the Che Loy tourcy in financial circles when it was on behalf of a Chinese syndicate.
ing a minute examination found the magical stop, the distance decreasing between them all made public in New York as hundreds of the time as he signalled the second time and millions of dollars rest partly on the security fired the shots. Witness had stopped all the of his genius as a builder of transportation ferry launches plying about, the labour and systems. If Mr. Harriman, was at all bort or if he chooses to make the attack on him the islands adjacent, and they knew the signal to stop, but this was the first case of the kind to printed in the Cablenews, he will not want for subject of diplomacy, says the message as. come before the Courts. When witness finally backing in Congress and on Wall Street. The got alongside the Che Loy at the wharf he was riots have created a revulsion of fealing against unable to count the passengers, as some of the Japanese throughout the United Stater, them had already jumped ashore on the Yau and the newspapers comtient on the matter at
by the citizens of Bengal. From a Calcutie YEUNG Cheung Wan, a shop-canlic employed wire we learn that so far as it is articulate 4. BAROLO & BARBERA public opinion in that Province is almost, if at No. 4 Pottinger Street, was charged this not altogether, unanimous. Bengal in a embezzlement, on various dates since the 26th word, is jubilant, and the Viceroy's resigna. of February last, of the sum of $23.51; 537-55: $23.55; $22.16; and $23.36, aggregating $192.29, tion is regarded, not only as fortunate, but the samehaving been paid to him for his master; as providential, since it permits the hope Chan Sin Tin, shopkeeper of No. 4, Pottinger that the partition of Bengal will not be carried Street. Mr. C, F. Dixon of Mr. John Hastings,
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word "Stradivarius abscurely branded upon it. Further research resulted in the discovery that the violin is 185 years old, of a grand model, and said to be a brather instrument to one sold
in London two or three years ago for £2,500.
THE latest rumour to hand, says the Straits Times, is to the effect that the Crown Ageots are to be given all the Tanjong Pagar contracts
The Amrita Bazaar Patrika | office, sppeared for the prosecution, and Mr. etc.. If such is the case the community ought mati Wharf, but he was convinced that they length as indicative of the true feelings of the
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through. says:-"There is not one among educated Otto Kong Sing for the defendant. A remand Indians, who is not feeling that he has a was asked for, for one week, and granted, bail
being allowed in the sum of $250. last been relieved of a frightful nightmare, which has been sitting upon his breast for these six years. Lord Curzon rose like a rocket and has fallen like its stick. He leaves these shores unregretted, unrecogniz
CAPTAIN Branch of the s.s. Lintas charged two coolies with disorderly conduct while in toxicated on board the steamer on the tith inst. The captain said that the coolies were engaged
to endeavor to emigrate. For Government to inke over a private concern of national im portance-no matter how incompetent its management-merely to hand it over the Crown Agents savours of a job too gigantic to be even imagined by ordinary people. Of course everybody realizes that it is distinctly to the interest of Government to have a high ex- change, especially in view of the enormous
were in excess of the number provided for by
his ficence and it was on that account the Japanese toward all the western world. master of the launch would not stop.
Defendant said he did not hear the signals to stop, but had no explanation of the suddes access of speed he adopted when chased. Mr. G. N. Orme, who tried the case, was satisfied of the man's guilt and fined him $75 with the
alternative of six weeks' hard labour.
The
ed, and unsympathised with by every Intemporarily on the steamer for general work,
and yesterday when ordered to turn to they outlay that will be involved in the Tanjong fine was paid dian." The other native papers write in a refused, and became very disorderly and en- Pagar purchase. This fact being recognised similar strain. The Patriot is the only one deavoured to invite the crew to refuse duty too. it seems that but little good can be attained by SUITS have been entered at Manila against to express regret at the circumstances of his. They were very much intoxicated and com-leaving the financial and business community Frederick O'Brien and the Manila Publishing departure and ascribes his failure to over-zeal. plainant ordered them to leave the ship and go in its present state of uncertainty as to reislive Company, by E. M. Bachrach for 20,000 pesos Some of these latter reflections are certainly ashore. Upon their refusing to obey this order dollar and sterling values-especially in view and by J. H. Taylor for 10,000 pesos. They TABLE CLARET IN CASKS. stem and hard to read, and it is well to be complainant seat for the police and had the of the fact that Government has practically claim to have been libeled by articles in the men anested. His Worship foed the first de guaranteed a standard dollar. The market in Cudienctus which spoke of them at Shylocks; able to turn from the false chord in the fendant Sto or 21 days, and the second 55 or to now in a condition that would seem to ofer, ten-percent-a-momthers and worers. The testimonies and read the appreciation of the days, and bound them both over in the sum of peculiarly advantageous opportunity for effect complaints in the suits were filed in the Court [95-to King-Emperor. On the aand jultimo the Stomach to be of good behaviour for six months. ing a rational change. Why miss it! of Firit Instance on Thursday,
Hongking, 13th July, 1905.
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SHIPPING AND MAILS. ✨
·WAILS DUR..
Australian (Chingiu) tâch inst. Indian (Nawrang) 20th inst.
The 1s. Wray Cartis from New York left Singapore on joth inst..
The P.&O.S. N. Co.'sss. Socotra left Singa port for this port on 8th inst., at 5 p.m.
The Java-China-Japan Lijn as Tipanas left Macassar for this port on gith inst, and may be expected her on 6th inst.
The O2S, S. Co. & G. M. S. N. Co. Diomed left Singapore on soth inst, at daylight, and is due here on 15th inst