Mr. Pollock then submitted that his learned friend but not attacked the main dificulty in the cave, which was whether, if the evidence showed that the, goal had been supplied by person other thall an agent of the steamer, whether any claini can be substantiated against the vessel, the person ordering the coal being obviously and admittedly not the agent for the
owners.
Mr. Peluck then proceeded to quote from various authorities in support of 'bia argu
ment.
PERSIMMONS IN COURT.
CLAIM FOR GOODS BOLD.'
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10
they belong to hini. The salesman was not in Court.
His Honour Where in the salesman? should like to hear him. He is in Cantoo.
His Honour Then I'll adjourn the case till Friday. If he does not come down I shall take his absence just now into consideration.
Judgment reserved."
A JUDGMENT WITHDRAWN,
IN A WILL CASE.
7th lost.
The case against the four men for neglecting to join the ship at a proper time was dest heard A. Guterres, shipping master, said that on the 3rd of this mouth he signed a crew of fre men on the British steamer Sui Sang. The men signed the articles in his presence, at about three o'clock. The ship was to have ailed at noon the following day.. An entirely different crew bid afterwards be engaged for the Saf Sang, with some difficulty
W. G. Goguin, clerk in the office of lardine, Matheson & Co, said that Capt. T. A. Mitchell was the master of the Suf Sang. The Sui Sang actually sailed on Tuesday, 6th inst, at On taking his seat in Probate Jurisdiction daylight. She was due to sail on the 4th, but this morning, His Honour, Sir Francis Piggott, because there were no firemen on board that Chief Justice, said that in this case judgment day she could not leave. There were no lind been given a week ago for default of ap-Aremen on board on Monday also
Since then the Registrar had
The case was again adjourned, painted out to him that the procedure traced in the Code did not warrant judgment being drawn, and an order made for a further beating. given, therefore, that judgment must be with- This seemed to be a rule very rarely applied, cancelled, and the entry would be that the case therefore at present judgment would simply be war struck out of Court.
7th inst. In Sunnicy Jurisdiction this muming, Hisperance. Honour, Mr. A. G. Wise, Pulsne Judge,, pre siding, the Kwong Wing Tai firm sued the King Wo firm for recovery of the sum of Sr49.83, being the proceeds of the sale of 49. crates of dried persimmons sold by defendant? on behalf of the plaintiff firm, less the usual commission. Mr. C
C. F: Dixon, of Mr. John Hastings oface, appeared for the plaintiff firm, and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, of Messrs. Brution, Hell and Goldring, appeared for the defendant firm. Mr. Dixon aid this action was brought to recover the sum of $141, being the proceeds of the sale of 40 cases of dried persimmons held by the defendants on behalf of the plaintiffs, and sold by them. The amount was calculated less the commission on the sale, The defendants admitted the possession and sale of the persimmons but stated that they held them for one Lo Ho Cheung, to whom' they had banded the
proceeds of the sale.
of
Ho Sin Kin said that he was the manager. the plaintiff firm. He, instructions to
gave have the cares, or crates, of persimmons taken to the defendant firm. His fok took them. with a book to be signed for their, receipt, and the foki subsequently brought that book back chapped with the defendant firm's chop. Later he wrote to the defendants to know if the goods had been sold and was informed they had, and he then wrote and asked. For the proceeds of the sale, less the usual com. mission. He knew the man Lo Ho Cheung he was a broker. Witness never gave him any instructions regarding the crates of persim mone, and Lo had nothing whatever. to do with this transaction. Plaintiff bad never ceived payment and the money was still due and owing:
re-
Cross-examined by Mr. Brutton witness seid he was a leather-merchant. He bought the persimmons at auction, at Kwong Laung Tai's shop.
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Mr. Bruton: Yes, thats was a fire there, and you bought some of the goods. Buldid bat Lo Ho Cheung buy them for you?-No, bought them myself.
Wasn't Lo formerly a salesman in shop?-Ka.
your
Didn't he live there, and give thai as his addica? No, never,
say that Lo Ho Cheang did not deliver these goods to the, tefendants?
That is what I say, and that is true. To the Court: Tek Shing is the accou.itant and he sent the goods and received the receipt or chop for them.
Fung Hang Shek, swoin, said he was a shop keeper with the Kwong Wing Tai firm, of No.9 Upper Lascar Road, and had been with that firms for more than four year. In the finimoon of last year his firm had some persimmons for sale. On account of instructions received from the master he went to the defendants firm and made inquiries as to whether they would sell the goods for the firm. The accountant said "Yes" and told him to take the goods to the godown, and he engaged conlies to carry them and tool them to the godown He look the book, produced, and at the defendant's shop the accountant chopped the book. He knew Lo Ho Cheung. He was not with witness when these arrangements were made and had no- thing to do with the matter,
Crossfexamined by Me Bruitoo. The ac countaut chopped the book. The entry was "The Kung Wo firm received cake per simmons, 49 baskets thus was marked "Kong K which meant. "Godown-keeper." The Accountant then chopped the entry, Witness had no fonversation with any one else. He had known Lo Ho Cheung about three years. He often.came to the shop. Witness knew nothing of his letters being addressed there. He did out live there and never did any business with the firm-he was only a braker.
Mr. Bruton said that the defence was that Lo Ho Cheung was the man who took the goods to the defendant, and he received $360 advance on the goods, and subsequently other Jums amounting to $149.83 the proceeds of the
sala.
Chi.Sin Hack said he was salesman to the defendant firms. On the 16th February last he had some persimmons brought to him by, Lo Ho Cheung, who instructed him to sell the goods. He paid Lo S60, and later $50, and again $39.83. Lo gave him an account. That account was entered in the ledger produced. Be had known Lo a long time, but did nol know where he was now.
Mr. Brutton-Is he not in the Colony? No, pol now.
Mr. Slade't Which, I think, has the same effect.
His Honour: No. The next step is that the defendant makes's further application for the cause to be set down again, and he is not as titled to judgment until the second hearing It is very complicated, and the Registrar doen nat remember a case of this kind occurring here before. The case is therefore struck out of the cause list. In seven days the defendant will make another application. This will be set
A FALSE FRIEND.
SENTENCE COMMUTED.
7th insi.
In our Saturday's issue ws reported that a Calnaman, named Chan King Hong (19), as sentenced to two months' hard thour by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, for stealing from a student, named Chan. Sun, a diamond ring, valuert at $100.
committed was that on Friday last at mid-day The circumstances under which the theft was the defendant called at the complainant's house and proposed to go for a walk. They then pro. ceeded to a club, which they subsequently leit, and, while
dawn, and then he will be entitled to judgmentee coming, defendant asked, in:
on the second hearing.
THE TAI PO TRAGEDY.
F
THREE MEN ARRESTED.
5th inst Referring to the dastardly murder which was perpetrated at Tai Po, in the New Territory, early on the morning of the 3rd instant, in which, Mr. Chan Beng Chan, the Opium Farm's representative in the New Territory was faully done to death in his matshed, the motive under which the crime was committed is to hand.
receiving.
ring, which sey got into defendan! placed on his finger. chairs with the intention of going to the Italian Consul's residence for a talk. Arriving at a kouse in Wyndham Street, complainant heard defendant say that he was going down to pay off the chairs. He did not return, but went and pawned the ring for $70, and was later arrested na board a Canton boat.
Police Court and asked Mr. Hazeland to re- Yesterday Mr. M. W. Slade appeared at the consider his decision in the case.
Defendant was again brought before the Court this afternoon.
fis Worship: Do you speak English ? Defendant: Yes,
His Worship: Will you give me your pro- mise that you will not do such a thing again?
before his death-two men called at deceased's It appears that on Friday morning the day residence and siked for employment as chair-Yes. coolie at the very moderate
wage of $2 a month.. His Worship (to defendant's mother): You low pay should have been suspicious, but the de-Yes, I will The very fact of men applying for a job at such will see that he (defendant) is properly Rogged? ceased suspected nothing, and engaged the men. Nothing unusual I occurred during the day and
ed
His Worship: Defendant is discharged on entering into a personal bond of $100 to be of a Wr. Chan was not using his chair on that day good conduct for six months. Let this be a the two recently engaged chair coolies remain-waming to him. night deceased retired and it was not until in the outhouse. At about tight o'clock at
some hours later that he heard a noise and saw the shadow of men in his room. It may be stated that the deceased was well armed. Pent once guessed the reason of the men's presence in his quarters and gelling out of bed said:"Take all you want, but leave me
Alena."
What transpired after this is very vagus, but we are informed that the men sprang uppo. deceased. One the piece of cloth round bia neck and gradually drew it tighter while second mon took deceased's revolver from under his pillow and struck the unfortunate man several times on the head. Mr. Chan died from the effects of the assault.
When the Tai Pa Police heard of the affair situated on the top of a hill and about fifteen they hastened to deceased's mathed, which is minutes' walk from the station, with all pos sible speed, and sering deceased's tempted to get him back to consciousness by
condition at means of artificial respiration, hut failed: In the doctor's opinion, death was due tostrangula.
tian.
10%
That the police who went across to investigate the matter have been on the alert is evident from the fact that a few hours after their arrival at Tai Po, three of the alleged murderers were arrested on their Sheung-shui. They were promptly secured the Churt to answ.rin the charge against them. and it is expected will soon be brought before
way to
6th inst.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy this morning, three Hak-kamen, figured in the dock charged with the murder of Chan Beng Char, the second excise officer at Taipn, early on Saturday morning. Sergt. Gerrard prese cured
The charge was read to the prisoners and they pleaded not guilty." The case was reminded.
...
A SHIPPING. CASE.
6th inst, Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court this morning Cheung Kam Shing, a boarding house keeper, No. 4. Tit Hong Lane, was charged with attempting to obtain from
•Messrs, Jardine, Matheson and Company the sum of $312 by false pretences, on the sth
instant,
la connection with, the above charge four firamen were charged for neglecting to Join the His Honour: Just what I thought-cons. Sut Sang and proceed to as on the th veniently disappeared.
Li King mid he was employed by the de- fendant firm, and was in general charge of the goods in the rodown. la February of last year he took some dried persimmons into the godown and he chopped a book for them. Lo Ho Cheung sent a man with the goods.
Mr. Brutton: How do you know Le Ho Cheung went the goods?!
Because the man who brought the goods was Lo's man, sp Lo must have sent them.
instant,
Foerleen other firemen had also to answer a charge of being on board the . Sul Sang'on the 5th instant without permission.
tori,
Mr. H. W. Looker (at Ments. Deacon, Looker and Deacon), appeared for the prosecu
Inspector Langley said that the first defer- dani, Cheung Kan Shing, had orders to engage a crew of eighteen fremen. He did so, took them to the shipping office and had them But how do you know he was Lo's man?-signed on, but instead of taking these men
other men,
who
SARMED ROBBERY,
8th Inst.
At the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, three burly-looking China. mon were charged, at, the instance of Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, for armed robbery, which was committed at. Hang Hau, near Lyee- mong Pass, on January lasi appens that the three defendants, in conpay with six others, all armed with offensive weapons, ente Territory, na the night of the 14th ultime and ed the Man Hing shop at Hang Hau, New after using violence towards the shopkeeper and his son removed from the premises $32 in money, also clothing and jewellery to the total sum of $417.95.
The defendamis pleaded not guilty, and the 110 WAT adjourned
When the case was adjourned the first deleg.. dant said: I know where the others are, and I am willing to give information of the where. abouts of the others. The lender of this robbery has a reward offered for his head in Chinesa territory and he has come over here
Dow.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endores the opinions expread by Correspondents in this column.)
THE RACES.
THE HONGKUNG, GANTUN AND MATAU STEAMBOAT CO, LU.
'ANNUAL REPORT,
ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders to The report of the board of directors to the he held at the office of the company, on Thuri- day, the gif inst. at 11 a.m., is as follows.
The directors beg, to submit to the share- holders the report and statement of accounts. for the half-year ending 31st December last. mia of insurance; repairs and sil other out. After paying running expenses, salaries, pre- goings, there remains, including 58,064.33 brought forward from last account, the sum of $104,030,93 credit of profit and loss account From this amount the directors recommend that a dividend of one dollar per share or $80,000 be paid to shareholders, leaving a ice of $14 08093 to be carried forward to new account.
balance of
There is nothing new to report in connection with the working of the steamers. It will be observed that, notwithstanding the depressed condition of trade during the past half-year, the. earnings are equal to those of the same period
in 1904.
1, Schubert having resigned their seats at the The Honourable C. W. Dickson and M.
fill the vacancies subject to confirmation by the board, Messrs. W. A. Cine Lair seats ache Lenzmann were invited by the directors tu shareholders at this meeting.
election.
The retiring auditors, Messes. A. O'D. Gour din and W. II. Pots, offer themselves for E. GET, Chairman. Hongkong, 31 January, 1906, The accounts are ....
Assets.
Value of teamers Fionam, Powan,
!December 3181; +995) Heungshan, Lungshan the of Fatakan and Kimihan and Ard of Sainam, Vanning, Tak- Hing, Lintan, and Sanus
+1
of lighters Sunleand Wolte of wharves, bulks and
moorings............
of properties at Canton
of furniture
P
Wuchow and 'Kongkun
of spare gear
of shares in public com panies
11
of Chinese bonds.... Loans on mortgage Interest accrued
Cash with the Hongkong & Shang-. Sundry debtors
hai lanking Corporation....
Liabilities. December 3, 1895, Amount of capital, 80,000 shares
#
$942.80.1,00 8,000.00
1906.
the esteem of his colleagues by bla opon, genial, unpretending nauic. He belonged to s well known Lincolnshire family-During h.s stay in Hongkong he formed many firms friend- ships. The funeral took place at 5 pm. 10-day, when the legal profession was represented Valley, practically en masse at the burial in liappy
A
LAMENT OF THE CHINA COAST,
There's a sea on whats basom fo There's a coast that's begot of the devil
squadron of liste bests, There's a tripan or two in the office i A regimen of way worn soamen
There's some shares in the daily papers. There's a super ar so we deplore Thero's shareholders greedy galore.
But we're little, black sheep and all of us
damned
I or choosing the tougher rond. We saunter at times down to Java.. The sillines of tropic nights know The song that our engines throw. The scream of our Tyas built whistles,.
ring the mud on the b Cruising forlorn mong the Islands, Brushing met reeds uncharted, For pell and little of thanks..
The little black sheep who're all of 'ent
danined
The northern rivers our keels caress:
For choosing the rougher road,
Times dropping the "pick" off Hankow, Times waiting for food or the Yalu, With a cargo of Chinamar's chow.. Shot at and sunk by the Russians, Blown up by mines of the Japs, 'Cos the flag that we serve under wasn' Prepated for such awkward mishaps
WEDDING-BELLS.
[From Our Own Corrüpondent.]
Canton, Feb. 7th, 1996, Mr. Charles Louders Paget and Miss Hu- rietta T. Mead were married to Christ Church,. Shamean, this afternooh, Mi Mead arived from Americs a few days ago, Mr. Paget in member of the 'popular firm of Parnell and Paget, architects, Canton. The bride looked lovely in a creams silic dress, and bridal vill
She
themums. Two maids of honour, Mias Greene and Miss Daisy Lay, did duty
Ior the bride The
e carried a beautiful bouquet allee
bride was given away by Comisi General Lay. The bridegroom was supported by Dr. Shelby The ushers were Mess Purnell, Leslie, Canicron and Lynd. About eighty guests, wellnessed the ceremony. The Church was beautifully decorated for the occasion. fter the signing of the register in the vestry the company adjourned to the American Consulate General where guests were received and Bride and Groom received a tulations Consul General Lay proposed the
congt heilt of the newly married couple in a nest. speech, which was aptly responded to by the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Paget left for Hongkong by the five thirty steamer, amid the good wishes of a large number of friends.
THE SITUATION IN CANTON.
(From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 3rd February, 1906,
There is some change in the situation. The Rullde maintain that they can only obtain their object, the removal of the Viceroy, by bringing on a strike. The Viceroy will only yield when
To the little black sheep who're all of 'em the city is shut up This the guilds declare it
di
mned
For choosing the tougher road.
We steal in and aut of the harbours, A ragged red rag at our stern. 76,250.00 We steak forb at dawn with our cargo Pushed on by the screws dreary" churn. $35,546-77 The surge of the typhoon finds us
15,429.76 | For shelter speed ng ago y
750.00 Our fare fonts dung back by the monsoon, Wa. creep through the stifling fog.
The little black sheep who're all of 'em
damned,
GoG,835.00
3,034.48
534,000.00
'Cos they've chosen the rougher road. 2,302.11
Fined when we've run in for shelter 8,033.99 To the waters of friendly Jank Bay 14.146 83 Fined when we've blown our whistles Telling junka to get out of our way i Fined by the Lords of Justice (And who ever knew them wrong?? For subduing some fractions coulic Whose
$1,345,189.04
of $15 each fully paid up..... $1,200,000.00
at credit of depreciation and insurance fund'
at credit of equalization of dividend
ftir d'
at credit i vesimen! Aucleation account i Unclaimed dividends Sundr. creditors going we Amount at credit of proft and lass
a/c
600,000.00
language we've found too strong, 'Cos we're little black sheep who're all of us
dained
For choosing the rougher road.
250,000.00 Un-uniformed wights of Neptune
Gu less of gilding-and more 154.31.61 Than the fub crussider us outré
5.3400 Society' closes its door 31455-48 On the men lay sa
of in þallads- Dear little touching son - 104,080.93 Yet ignore in their drawing room cacklings > The heavy and manffold wrong $4,345,189.04
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT! Dec 31 1905. Dr. To amount paid for repairs to
steniners....j
directors and antitors' fees... Balance to be appropriated, viz.
Dividend of $1 per share
on 80,0 kitares180,000. To be carried forward
to new account
Der Sty 1915,
fr.
24,080,91
By amount brought forward from
last account
58,10,61 4,250.00
104,080.93
$116,441-55
88,064-32
By net earnings of steamers ... By interest an investments...... By iransfer fees
... 66,510.28 41,094 95 £8.00 714.00
By unclaimed dividends written off
$116.447.55 DEPRECIATION AND INSURANCE FUND....
Dr.
$600,000.co
$600 000.00
Dec. 31 1995. To Balance
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEORA FIG, "' SIR-Now that the reason for holding the Race Meeting on the advanced dates, so as to bring it within what may be called the "Con naught werk," no longer exists, owing to the inability of H. R., Prince rthur of Connaught 10 be present, in consequence
of the death of J.M. King Christian of Denmark, which has placed the British Court in mouming, it might, June 30, 1905. perhaps not be impracticable to hold the Meeting By Balance on the dates originally arranged, vir., 1st, 2nd, and 3rd March. This would give owners a little N results-from a sporting point of view, and, more time for training, and thus ensure better
settled weather, which is a consideration, under moreover, at that time we could expect more the present prevailing conditions. sex should also be considered, and no doubt The fair the change to the original date would be spBy l'alance
June 30, 19.5. preciated by the majority of them. Yours, etc.
Hongkong, February 5th, 1906.
A. TIMELY WARNING.
SPORT.
Cr
ན
...$600,000.00
$600,000.00 L.QUALIZATION OF DIVIDEND FUND. Flee 31 1905.
Dr. TY Balance
.......3: $0,000.00
$75,0000 00
$250,000.00
$150 000.00
MIR. TELA, BONNER.
Cr.
7th inst. The many friends-and their number is
learn with much regret that he had to be re- lexion-of Mr. E. A. Donner, solicitor, in the office of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, will moved to the bulk flygeta yesterday, suffer. ing from smallpox How the disease was contrac ed il is, of course, not easy to ascertain at the moment; but that Mr.
com
Of the little black sheep who're all af 'em
danned
'Cos they've chosen ile rougher road.
Still wah ve our compensalons. And we'll go home by and by, T dream of China coaster Neath a dismal English
There we'll pity hard-worked taipans And "supers" sweating 1 g.
There we'll rid the Engl h papers, And softly ciuse Hongko
the only possible way to end the struggle to the advantage of the city and country. The geulty maintain, on the contrary, that to order a utilke will cause à disturbance of trade and probly cause an uprising in the city, and may bring about many other complicationi, They, the gentry, want to wait the result of the delegation to l'eking and to try every possible means to reach a settlement before resort is had to a strike.
It was commonly reported on the street yesterday and to-day that the guilds had decided to order the strike for next Tuesday or Wednesday. The rumour is so common and believed by so many that it seems that the guilds must have come near deciding that a striks is inevitable, pa
Tantai Wan sull rece'ves credit for causing the trouble, le has received many threaten iny letters tulling him that be will be shot, Sege of his friends have written him that it wruld be well for him to take a vacation in Shanghai, or to go to his country home in San Ning Wen no more gres about alone as he did a month ago. When he goes out on the street or visits the consuls he is accompanyed by half a dozen braver,
The feeling against the Viceroy reems to be sending is now said that the gentry le the cilies in the interior are being asked and sume have consented to join in petitioning for the removal of the Viceroy,
Capron, Feb 7th, 1906.
Sire the beginning of the year there has been by tried preparations made for the oper.10g of the new school, Hik Tong," which the Viceroy has ordered to be opened. The
RECAL estack is teacher. most difficult to flad mes at all qualified for the work of these new hols. The teachers in the mision schoole are ragerly sought after. Men who have had ly a si. ht training in western studies find no difficulty in finding situations. The salarien aid are liberal compared with the salaries pud "teachers of the old schools. There hoursalso are shot. The school are expected to be in session six or seven hours for instruc tion Sunday is a holiday, in fact the ofcials are fast moving towards making Sunday a day free hom bar, Soldiers are all free ferm duty on Sunday. The Chinesa may snou have national ost-day corresponding to the Sandy of western Linds
With its liule black sliep who're all of 'emalaries run from 30 a month upward. The
-damned
For choosing the rougher road.
But we'll hear the East a-callin, And remembring chits unpaidi, Will pack our kits and sel cut Once more for the old, old trade
be old, old trade of ramping," And those who know it mog
Say the song that's best wauh singing ' Not the "Song of the Chion coast."
And its le black sheep who're all of 'em
damned
For choosing the rougher road.
GERALD ASHBY.
SEVEL
1906.
WATER RETURN
Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs on the 1st February.
1905 Туган....
overdow
Overflow 4" below) 28′ 4′′ below Byewash...
Faverfow
overflow Pokfulam..
281" belowį Ji' " below Loverdow
Overflow Wong-nai ( 44 ol" below) 45° 3° telow
cheong.. overflow
{219 below) 334" below
Tytam...
jewash. Pokfulam
- } overflow STORAGE GALLONS.
Wong nai-hen
1905. 225,030,000
nil.
21,72 000
32,0
1000. 161,12000
nit
7,150,000
Total 216,387,000. 24.8,220,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria
by Mr. Dixon, witness said places Conseque unknown, to take their doubt, be with dense throngs of all doubted, is the diseas: is not now prevalent, Consumption)
14
1995.
226,900
1905.
The methods of the gentry in "securing schools do not always meet with approval. Ancel halls and temples are appropriated and in many cases this arouses bitter feeling, The people attribute his
of ances traf halls and mylesin the ers and especialls to missionarice who have to bearthe brunt of allhe malice nadill-will arous
Khelnde foreign
In some places the gentry is using the ful collected for schools for themselves. In one efghiurial the first bill of accounti ubunited the bills for. opinm and chair hire used up a large part of the money collected, and the people rose in ludigrant protest. These things will happen, But the Chinese are teks ing hold of the new schools in such a way that success is sure to follow. Many mis akes will be made. Criticism should be mild, and the teachers and commities should receive every. help and encouragement,
BHALI POX.
There are large number of smallpox caser reported in several parts of the cky.. Some of these cases may be seen on the reels The Chinese have 1 ile dread of this disease and tiene precautinto prevent its spread.
HAGUE.
Several cater. have been reportedlitely, and the disease seems to be on the incrense, In the cities about Canion plague bat been quite bad Judging by the activity in coffinshops weeks has been high.
231,700
per head per 17.4 14.9 gallonsTHE Bangkok Tima rècords an exceptional. day............ Jan., 1995.
Constant apply during the white month of nearly unique in the way of railway accidente, ly narrow escape from death, something
says the writer, occurred at Paknampoh twelva or thirteen days ago. A faan”
"had in down on the railway track and gone to doc
not strike one a desirable place for a to sleep t Annoze in the heat of the day or at any time, but in this country veral caves of peor lo posted. In this car it was by day, and a train came along-n Incomotive and fourteen wag, zona. When the driver saw the man on the track it was too late to pull up and the whole galions train pa
Intermittent apply. i.' "attern and Fides Mains District during the wh le mouth of Jan, 1906
Consumption of Water in Kewloon Peninsula
igus,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hawakoko Telekat." pocket pickings that have lately been taking Sia-In view of the many mbberies and place in our midst, it might be very much to the point to warn and advise all householders who propose to get out to view the itlamina tions at night during Prines Arthur's visit to secure their laver et pennies from the reach of Bonner must have had the misfortune of andlit District during the mouth of Jan; d predators, and also to be very careful of their ing into contact with some person-undoubted Consumption... 122,4 8,000 107,210,000 gallons the death rate in Canton during the past few Lo caran to the shop himself and accompanied straight on board ship he procured fourteen matching in their hands. The streets wil, po them to the godown.
as well as to carry nothing worth
ly a new arrival in the Colony-who had the Estimated) Cross-examload
disease in those fourteen men had classes, and
ita incipient stage. cannot be he was employed about defenda of which he of the men who had signed on did not turn up
and no business on board and ware charged. Four will have to go with the tide," and thus may been absent from the European commun tv.
population who get lost in
in the be kept bis books in a drawer, of
crowds
in this Colo ..and has, to our gratulation, long always kept the key. On the day the
be hours before they can find their way home. mone were brought to the shop he saw Le Ho attempted to draw St from the firm's office enforced long absences that every precaution of the disease in Canton, in vige upon the
persimon boxed until a day later; while the tout
We have taken occasion, upon the exclusive again, and it is against burglaries during these reports that have reached us if ilie outbreak Cheung there, and heard him tell the ac as advanco wages for unknown men, who were should be taken. The efforts of the police will Sanitary authorities the paramount import countant that he had some persimmons for
not signed on. sale and wanted the defendant arm to sell The case was adjourned.
be taxed to the utmost capacity to keep the them for him. A book was chopped by the
roads, preserve order, and detect and frustrate power to prevent the importation of this felt ance of thi using every means in their accountant. He did not know the man who
the operations of miscreants, and it behaves disease from the reighbouring Chinere 8th inst. brought the book i
was so long ago that he could Cheung gave certain instructions and F. A. Hazeland Cheung Kam Shing, a board»arder that any embraye notion thero may be in hayo been imported thence, we would once
At the Patice Court this morning, before Mr. 1 possible by taking all practical precautions, in that has now Mr. Bonner in its coils, can only Consumption, il 3,000 14,589,000 gallons weeping on the track at night hara been res,
every citizen to co-operate with them as far aw-1 and A. Al far as we can gather, the infection during the month of January, not recognize the man now.
then being house keeping, No. 4, Tit Hong Lane, was left, and afterwards the book was given to the fokt. Lo and thepped and I brought up on remand on a charge of attempt. † time they will reap a harvest of loot, shall closer and more rigorous watch being kept of Consumption}
the minds of the thieving fraternity that at that again stranuously urge the necessity of a much foks did not ing to obtain from Messrs. Jardine, Matheson not fructify. come together.
and Company the sum of 5311 by false pre Yours, cic, Chia
San
Fan said he was the accountant in tences, on the 5th instant, the defendant firm, and corroborated lost On bis Worship taking his seat, Mr. Looker witness, and spoke to personally making pay said that as regards the case of the boarding. mente to Lo Ho Cheung, on account of the per house keeper, who was charged for attempting simmons, who was the only person he had ever to obtain money under false pretences, he would THE Kawasaki Dockya'd, as it has been dur stens regarding the transaction. There were ask for a further remand as it was a very diffing the war, is at present very busy with prie to ix accountants to the firm (laughter). cult case, As regards the other charges he orders. The company le now. building, argun Cross-examined by Mr Dixon, witness said proposed to go on with the case to-day. The boat to the order of the Japanese naval authori the sale of the goods,
nave already appeared in this papers and said and intended for that in consequence of this an air the Swi Sang to be sent in
"Forewarned, is forearmed -
CITIZEN, Hongkong, 614 February, 1906,
all vessels arriving here from Canton,
Sih inst.
Estimated
population..
1905.
xon
1000 al cossible
back,
**pecting Instead he
driver stoppe the train and rap to sea a mangled corpse. **
man allting in.
10 UP:
the
the track, looking, rue- fully at on hand and anxious to know what bad happened. But he had no been
yel
红丹, cently disturbed to get to his fa' |* Two gers of his left band had been cribed by
71,650 77,300
6.0 per head per
βι day. The Government Analyst reports that the It is with the utmost regret that we have to water is of excellent quality, record the death which took place last night, st
W. CHATHAM, the Flygsta hespital for infectious diseases, of
Walar Authority, Mr. F. A. Bonuer, of the firm of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Crown Solicitors. Mr. A CODLIE namet han Shan was brought Donner was taken last Friday, but it was on remand at the Police Court on Monday wheel, and be had a light bruise on the named the Furtful, not until two days ago that the disease from on a charge of kwving in his possession sema presumable dua to a coupling, but otherwise parts to
to Shanghai, where they will
pox. He was then be shipped to Shanghai before the and
last night. Не Was con defendant would be banished he did not see befo o the whole train It was accessary for the shipping to obtain of January, and Kawasaki engineers and hope of his recovery. It is not yet clear how prisonment, as he had already served sine the pite and had unconsciously stretched out
scious to the last, but the ductors had little the pecessity of giving him a long term of me nosu said he told the salesman he had called to proper firemen and not substitutes, who were operatives will be set to Shanghai to complete or when he contracted the terrible disease of months on a previous charge, Defendant would his left hand. Mr. Knight, the section/rp.
paired over, him peome to have been inmewhat disturbed by molly ricksha coolles. The captain was liable the work, The vessel is of 400 tons, with but small-pos, but there can be little doubt that to a heavy penalty for having men on his ship a light draft which makes it advisable to avoid came from Canton, Mr. Ropner came out to 'who were not on the axialas,
have to pay a fins of $1,725, or undergo, o gineer, had him, sest down. In-Flangkokışan 1' the parage to Shanghal.
Hongkong four years ago, and at east gained months hard labour. The colps to be date he is now in the Bangrak, Hospital wo
troyed;
Angers had to be amputated)
is to
to be
not
bi saw Lo when he made the arrangemesls for speaker then gave particulars of the case which f'ties. The vessel wire on the Yangtze, fiii) which he suflared was discovered to be small. time in April last 37 counterfeit (wenty:qu») { Aut a scratch. It is evident that
was delayed for two daya. He will not ask for be fited. The material having been completed / but died at 7 o'clock,hurried to the hospital pieces. Ar Hazeland said that as he supposed¦'ntoved ha, would have entirely agaped, but
Wa Lui, a shop-keeper in defondants' shop, said that he went to plaintiff's Brm and said that he had come to see Lo Hà Cheung, but
the salesman, Ab Sing, sald he was out, Wit-
ask about the sale of the per immoss, when the salesman said "the persimmons do not be long to us, you must ask Lo Ho Chaung as
a beavy penalty, only a nominal one is required, it was
ཝ
had
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TAI ON" t. "KWONGTUNG
COLLISION CASE,
FURTHER PLEADINGS ORDERED.
6th inst.
Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, presiding in At Ex o'clock this morning His Honour, Sir Admiralty jurisdiction, delivered the following Judgment in the cave, which has been reported in fall in these columns --