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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1906.
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HONGKONG, MOnday, Marcil 12, 1906,
JAPAN'S FINANCES.
"WELL, well, don't alarm the public, by sny. ing that," said His Honour the Chief Justice in a case in the Supreme Cours this moming. Mr. Sharp-No doubt the Press will oblige the Court by leaving that passage out of their reports They.did.
A NEW company, says the Shanghai Tinits, has been floated, and without doubt will prove a boon to those employers who do not employ typists. The Shanghai Stenographic and Typewriting Bureau, 4 the Bund, will under take all descriptions of typewriting work and guarantee the same.
In Hawaii, one of the Sandwich Islands, there is a spot called the Rock of Refuge. If a criminal reaches this rock cucaptured be is safe so long as he remains there. Usually his family supply bim with food until he is able to make his escape, but he is never allowed to return to his own tribe.
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THE PEAK TRAMWAYS.
MR. C. EWENS' EVIDENCE.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
Original Jurisdiction this morning, be fore, is Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, the case of D. E. Brown et af against the Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Ld., and Messrs. J. D. Humphreys and Son, was
continued.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. l'allack, K.&., instructed by Mr. Jobo Hastings, appeared for the plain- fls, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. J. H. Harslon, of Messrs. Eweas, Harston and Harding, appear. ed for the defendants.
Asa preliminary to the proceedings Mr. Sharp put in a voluminous pileofcorrespondence bear- ing on the matter at issue. Mr. Ewens, called, Ho Chu, master of the steam launch Yvonne, said he was a partner in the firm of Messrs, was charged at the Harbour Office this morning, Ewen, Harston and Harding. He had been before the Hon. Mr. Barnes-Lawrence, Har-member of the consulting commitice of the old bour-master, for failing to observe the "rule Company since 1904, except for a short period of the road" in the harbour en the gih instant witen he was at home, his place being taken Evidence was heard, and as defendant was by Mr. Harston. In 1888, the year of construc- found to blame a fine of $5 was imposed... tion, a dividend was paid, which he considered A RICKSHA accident occurred in Des-Vaux was improperly paid.
Mr. Sharp: You don't mean fraudulently Road Central, outside the Central Market, at noon to-day, but luckily no one was injured, paid but improperly paid 7-Yes, that is so. In A German gentleman was in his private vehi-1904 it was considered best to accumulate cle coming from west to east, when suddenly funds to meet expected opposition and only the axle of the ricksha snapped, throwing him dividend of 15% was paid. He returned in 1904, out and knocking down his two coolies, in December. Smith's Bill had then passed its Except for a slight cut on his left hand, second reading. They were then doing their best to oppose the Bill, and presented a petition caused by the wheel, nothing of a serious na-
to be heard by Counsel against the Bill, and ture occurred.
move in corespondence with the Government, stating the strong objection they had to a new cavern in the world. It is situated in the re-station being placed close to theirs, and they gion of the Black Hills in America, and ex- continued that opposition.". ceeds even the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. It
Notwithstanding the war waged with Russia, Japan's finances show no reduction from the tradal point of view. In the case of imports, there was a considerable in- crease, due to the heavy importation of war material and of goods ordered to arrive in time before the war duties came into force The importation of ordinary classes of goods also largely increased, while exports also showed a good, increase, sales of the prin- cipal goods continuing active. The success of the Japanese arms on land and sea found wider markets for Japanese goods in China,THE great South Dakota Cave is the largest and sales of cotton goods and yarn signally increased. The total excess of imports
was nearly 28 over exports
million yen, as compared with 32 million yen in the previous year. The exports for 1904 showed an increase of about 30 million yen in value on the figures for the preceding year, imports an increase of about 50 million yen, and the total trade an increase of a little over 83,000,000 yen. It is interesting to note, as affecting Hongkong, that cotton goods and yarn were imported to a very large ex. EFFECTIVE. tent, while raw cotton also futind a good market. Some of the principal items of export fell, rowever, including manufactured cotton, porcelain, etc. It is, as a Japanese native paper says, to be regretted that sales
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A, S. WATSON & CO., of the raw silk and hadnate, which form the
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Hongkong, 3rd March, ryoh,
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most important lines of export; fell off heavily, the decrease of raw silk represent ing" about 20 million yen and of habrate about 10 million yen. The result of exports in bulk for the year just ended will not, therefore, be much better than for the pre-
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markets in consequence of the excess of im- ports was settled with the money raised by the issue of foreign bonds, and the It is gratify surplus was brought home. ing, concludes the Tokyo journal, that the foreign trade of the Empire during the war remained in a very healthy condi- The appre tion, showing good increase, hensions entertained with regard to the
Mr. Sharp-Of course it is merely the ing but the proposition. Taking the resolu
general opinion of a business man, Mr. Pollock:--As that, quite so, Mr. Ewens: it is the sale of a company's undertaking "to a new company, to be run by the latter usually with additional capital, but it does not necessarily entail the sale of the shares.
His Honours That does not convey much to my mind. That is a sale pure and simple; there does not appear to be any reconstruction in the matter. Do the original directors have any control in the working of the now com pany? If so, that would be a re-construction. Mr. Ewens: They are not barred out from doing 10.
His Honour: Then do you say that a com
Mr. Ewens: There is no compulsory sale. pulsory sate is a ro-construction?
Mr. Sharp It does not matter if the company is sold out for a lump sum, or so much per share amounting to that lump sum.
Witness, continuing, said that the articles of association of the new company were open la the public, and were laid on the table at the first meeting, He was not present at the second meeting, so he could not say if they were produced (hes. He was away from the Colony. At the first meeting 1,155 shares were represented, and 95 were unrepresented. All either expressed their approval of the new scheme directly, or by applying for new shares, with the exception of one holder of five shares, and they had not heard front him.
Mr. Sharp proceeding to refer to the willing ness of the Governor in Council to approve the scheme.
Mr. Pollock objected to such a reference, so he held a letter from the Colonial Secretary denying that altogether.
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His Honour held that it was unnecessary for Mr. Sharp to go into that matter at present.
Mr. Sharp said he did not wish to indicate that they had the approval of the Governor in Mr. Sharp Then what changed that alti-Council, but that they were acting with the full tude? Witness: We received a letter from Government stating that they would not com. pel Mr. Findlay Smith to take another station. Mr. Sharp: Did you consider that important? Well, we considered that it made our tram- way worth scrap iron and nothing more. The effect would have been to close the line to
passenger trafic and use it only for goods, and we did not think that would pay. Then we thought it best (in prospective) to stop all
is fifty-two miles long and contains 1,500 rooms, many of which are over zosít. high, and massed with stalactites and stalagmites of great size, There are streams, waterfalls, and thirty-seven lakes in this vast subterranean world, which is 6,000ft above the sea-level, and bolt, deep. THROUGH, it is alleged, teasing a woman at West Point yesterday, a coolie is now being treated at the Government Civil Hospital for injuries he received. It appeared that the coolie went to the woman's house at West Point and opposition. The third plan was either to buy in an argument a quarrel began. The man, it out Mr. Findlay Smith or to make it ourselves, is stated, insulled the woman with the resultThere were two ways in which it could be that he was stabbed with a knife. The woman done, by raising capital and constructing it was charged at the Police Court this more ourselves, or sell out to a new company who ing for doing grievous bodily harm to the would russ both lines, on fresh capital; this is coolic. As the man is unable to leave hospital what we call re-construction. the case had to be adjourned.
dividends and run the lines, free to stop the
Mr. Sharp: Was the position of Government considered in these schemes?-Yes, we com- municated the suggestions to the Government on the 15th April,
SAMURL Worral, stoker, H.M.S. Tamar, ap- peared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy this morning in answer to three
Mr. Sharp then read the letter, in which charges;-wilfully breaking two bottles of milk at a dairy in Elgja Road, Kowloon; behaving Messrs. Ewens, liarston and Harding, as thetors, nt the Company, explained the drunk song on commane yester: Scheines
Mr. Sharp: What did you consider would be day. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charges. His Worship remarked that defen-the effect of the new company on your company? dani bore a very good character on board ship, I am very doubtful if it would then pay its and imposed a fine of $5.48 in all, including expenses. When you consider the present
line the great majority of passengers are mil tar who travel at half price, and the naw line compensation for damage done at the dairy. THE Jewish World states that the various wold be a larger line, having double cars of a rumours about the Jewish origin of the famous larger make and more frequent starting, so that author, Jules Verne, which were denied by his it could be most di cult, or almost impossible son, have been confirmed. In the Gaceta 10 work at a profit. It would only leave them Navedown, of Warsaw, a correspondence has Baker Road and the military to cater for, and trade of the country at the outbreak of the
taken place which shows that Jules Verne was they might retain them as in those cases war were not realised.. Altogether, Japan originally called Olszewicz, and was born of age their line was convenient. The new may be considered to be not merely solvent Jewish parcots, in Plock, Russian Poland. His but in an extremely prosperous condition father, according to M. Sokolow, editor of the Hebrew daily, Hacephirah, of Warsaw, was Few countries could act as principals in a great struggle, and at the same time inain-known as "the pious German," on account of his fashionable attire. The son, however, left tain a flourishing exchequer.
the country, turned Christian, adopted the name of Verne, and although he seems to have been a Pole, by nationality and by preference, he subsequently became a thorough French
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ON Saturday afternoon on the Club ground at Happy Valley, H.M.5. Andromeda defeated the Club by three goals to one.
A oy at Warsaw threw a bomb at four gen darmes. A terrific explosion followed, and all four were killed. The boy escaped. THE final match for the Hockey Cup was played on the Military ground on Saturday between the 119th Infantry and the West Kents. The Infantry won by four goals to
man.
Mr. Sharp: And the price?
Hon. Mr. Pollock: I don't think, your Lord- ship, dow is the time to go ip to prices.
Mr. Sharp: 1 merely want to put before our Lordship the facts of the price.
was to return through Caine Road, Robin s. Road and Queen's Gardens-a. very populous district, the working on those levels would yield them a very good profit, and hardly a company would risk such an opposition if there was any possibility of coming to, terms," These points were then considered by the consulting committee, who hold 937 shares out a total of 1.250. Aller consideration, the con- ting committee came to the conclusion that e best way to meet the difficulty was to recon. BREACH OF HARBOUR RULES. fuct, or to sell the old undertaking to the new
mpany. FAILING TO REPORT 'DANGEROUS GOODS." At the instance of John Grant, police-ser- geant, Chung Kwong Tung, master of the Kam Sing Wo junk, was charged at the Police Court this morning, for giving false particulars when applying for a port clearance at Sham shui-po on the night of the 10th instant; (2) keeping on board his junk twenty-two bags of gunpowder without the permission of H.E. the Mr. Ewens: We fixed upon a price of $200 Governor; (3) failing, while having on board per share as a price, we could obtain. There his junk dangerous goods, to hoist a red flag at had been a safe of shares at that figure plus the mast head of his junk, and (4) failing to certain, dividend; we considered that a fair anchor in the "dangerous goods anchorage price, as if the opposition started the shares while having dangerous goods on board. The would depreciate. The dividends worked out defendant denied the charges, and evidence was at about $30 per share. That dividend had heard to the effect that accused informed the nor accrued, but it was accruing. The consult Sham-shui-po authorities, when applying for og committee considered that was the best clearance, that he had a cargo of coal on board price they could get. They then communica His jank was searched on arrival there, and ted the whole scheme and instructed Messrs. the dangerous goods found hidden in the fan Benjamin, Kelly and Potts to negotiate with part of his junk. Mr. C. A. D. Melboure Mr. Findlay Smith for the sale of the conces found the defendant guilty, and fined him Sosion by the new Company, subject to the ap- on the first charge, Stoo on the secund, $10 # City Hall Library and Museum for the week the third, and on the fourth a further fine Proval of the Goverment to the scheme.
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For making fast to the ss. Thuka while under way in the harbour on the 12th instant, the master of a hawker's boat was this morning fined $5 by Mr. F. A. Hardland, at the Magis-
tracy.
THE sale of Chau Tuog Shan's incompleted mansion, "Glensaakin," which was to have taken place at Messrs. Hughes & Hough's action rooms this afternoon; was again post poned.
The following is the return of visitors to the
ending, 11th March:-Library-Non-Chinese, Museum- 165; Chinese, 136; total, 401. Non-Chinese, 153; Chinese, 4.397; total, 4,550-
FOUR men and four women were charged at the instance of Inspector, MacDonald at the Police Court this morning for gambling at
No. 200 Reclamation Street, Yaumati, Mr. Hazeland fined the two leaders 525 each, and the remainder 53 apiece.
THE most valuable desolate islands in the world are the Liakovs, in the Arctic Ocean, off GREGOR & Co., the mouth of the Lens, in Siberia. They are frost-bound and utterly barren, save for Arctic mosas, but they contalo such cuormous quanti ties of fossil ivory that they are exceedingly valuable--in fact, although uninhabited save for the ivory-diggers, and of themselves in capable of supporting life, they produce a £36-1 revenue of £1,000,000 a year.
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Hongkong, 15th Juas, 1905,
Sio, making a total of $130,
CUSTOMS DILEMMA,
WHEN IS A GUN NOT A GUN?'
His Honour upheld the objection. Mr. Sharp: Then, Mr. Ewens, just state broadly your idea,
Mr. Sharp: Was the scheme kept secret, or was it generally known?
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cognizance of the Governor in Council, who had been informed officially of the proceedings. But he did not wish to say that the promise of support had been given..
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Mr. Pollock: But the words are, "And the sanction of the Governor in Council, has been, to all latents and purpuses, promised to the schenle.".
Mr. Sharp That's just it; "to all intents and purposes; and i think that is a very reasonable construction to be put upon the
correspondence. However, we will urgun that later. Now, n:out the price, do you think it possible to have obtained a higher price than $15,000 for the undertaking?—No, it would have been impossible to have obtained more anywhere.
His Honour I am averse to hearing thing about the price at present.
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tions they stood, there could not be any doubt hatever as to what it was proposed should w、 doon at that meeting.
Mr. Slad, then 'argued at some length, as to the distinction between an out and out "sale". and a "so-contraction," and then proceeded to argue as to the pawers of a general manager of firm, stating thaithe shareholders had to he bound by the terms of the articles of aysocia tion, and if they clow to give the general manager unlimited powys they had nothing to say if he chose to exerche those powers, and if the manager sold the property of the.com. pany for cash the shareholders had no right to arbitration; but if he sells the basis of shares in the new company as purchase. com. sideration, he could not compel the simreholders in the old to take shares in the new company. Counsel then proceeded to quote authorities for the sale of companies.
The case was then adjourned until to-morrow morning.
GONFLAGRATION AT KOWLOON.
CEMENT WORKS AULAZE,
Fire broke out in the cooperage department of the Green Island Cement Works, Hunghom, at about eight o'clock last evening. When the brigades from the Kowloon Docks and Yau-ma-ti "olice Station arrived the flames were burning foriousty and had a good grip on the building. The fire-float.also arrived and materially as aisted in extinguishing the blaze. The fire- fighters worked hard, and at nine o'clock al- though the fire was under control it was steadily burning. Then lors from the Callao 'and Barry gave a hand, and an hour oriwo later the flames were extinguished. At one o'clock in the morning the fire was entirely subdued, and the firemen left the scene. The cooper, age was gutted. The police are at present up. able to give the origin of the fire, but they are of opinion that the smoking of careless coolies might have been the cause. The damage, which is covered by insurance, is estimated at $36,oco. During the blare thousands of specta tors visited the scene and watched the fire.
According to Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., the premises were insured for $15,000, which was underwritten by eleven companies. of that amount 70 per cent has beenglost" None of the better machines war damaged.
DAMAGING PROPERTY.
TROUBLE BETWEEN TWO WOMEN,
At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr... C. A. D. Melbourne, Miss J. A. Watkens, ány-dressmaker, residing at No. 27 Des Vieux,
Mr. Shirp: Very well, my Lord, I have no further questions to ask.
Cross-examined by Hon. Mr. Pallock, witness said he was a shareholder to the extent of one-tenth in the, China Commercial Com pany, Limited, the capital of which was 31 Kelly and Pous, hold about one-third of the shares. He did not know if Mr. Heory Hum phreys was a shareholder, but he did not doubt that he was. Mr. Findlay Smith would not sell to the old company, and that was how the into the China Commercial Company came matter. He understood that the Governor in Council bad approved the scheme, prior to October, and for that reason the third meeting was held back. There were also important al terations made in the Bill, which, he took it,
would not have been made unless such sanc. tion was either given or contemplated.
Mr. Pollack: You have said that the Govern- ment threatened to close the Barker Road Station. Did the Government actually and really threat?--Yes, unless we practically re- built it.
Mr. Pollack: Suppose the new line were built from the Battery Road to Victoria Gap, and only worked up to Queen's Gardens level, would it pay you to return the old line carrying goods and such passengers free as you have That is impossible to say de- faitely, but if they worked the upper part it should pay handsomely.
room for?
The precedents for the notice issued, were discussed, and witness, continuing, said that Mr. McEwen, of Jardine, Matheson's, sald shares at $200 to the China Commercial Com- pany. The $10,000 to be paid to Mesars, Benjamin, Kelly and Potts was to be paid by the China Commercial Company; it was to cover costs and brokerage.
The extension of the line from the present station to Queen's Road would cost $80,000 or* $100,000, but it would be impracticable to make the extension.
Mr. Pollock: Then why did you enter into the lengthy correspondence with the Govern ment fur sauction to do their impracticable thing -That was before we found out that it was impracticable.
Aftor" the tiffin adjournment, Mr. Slade, addressing the Court, said that he must submit that the plaintiff had failed to prove any single one of the allegations made in the statement of claim which defendants had denied. It was perfectly clear that the old company was not under any obligation whatever to pay $25,000 to Mr. Findlay Smith, or in fact, to anybody Mr. Ewens: As soon as we made the offer else. Neither were the resolutions ultra vira. we tried to make it known as widely as we He contended that the notice referred to was could: Mr. Findlay Smith, through his solici- distinctly valid as it contained the requisite Lors, Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, statement of the business which was to notified his acceptance of. Mr. Kadaorie's offer be transacted, and actually gave the words of $25,000 inclusive, on the 12th May, and on of the resolution to be put forward. The the same day they wrote that the actual pur circular which accompanied the notice gave
Road summoned Miss Charlotte Neilson, A barmaid, residing on the second floor of the same building, for maliciously daninging cer tain property on the 9th instant. The defen- dant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkiness and Grist, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. 25 11.11 Duetan, nf Messrs. Brutton. P'ett and Goldring, defended.
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His Worship: Is there any chance of sel
thing this case out of Court?
Mt. Grist :-I don't think so. It is a con- tinuing nuisance,
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Mr. Brutton-This was no continuing nuis ance. When the complainant, met my client on the staircase she said nothing about any damage being done. My client if she had been told of the damage would have compensated the complainant.
The complainant said that on the date in question she had just returned home to find her place covered with dirty water, which' had loaked from the top floor. Witness stated that this happened on many occasions, and some. times twice a day. On Wednesday witness in-
formed defendant that she had taken out à summons. Witness never informed défendant of the water leaking down. After witness had told defendant of the summons, the latter went away and latermore water came dripping down.
His Worship discharged the defendant on the first charge, and as regards the second, of disorderly behaviour, she was cautioned.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr.G. Fig. First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 12th at 11.25 8. The barometer has risen in W. Japan, and fallen over E., Japan, the depression continued to move towards E, having now reached the latter area.
Pressure is highest over Central China. Gradients are slight on the coast, and fresh monsoon is indicated in the Formosa, Channel and the N. part of the China Sea,
Forecast:-Fresh, or moderate R. winds:
showery.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
NAILS DUB. German (Princess Alice) 13th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 14th inst, German (Prinz Regent Luitpold) 14th lunt. American (China) 17th inst. Indian (Lufsang) 22nd inst.
The T. K. K. 58. Nippon Maru sails from Yokohama on 13th inst., for this port.
The French us. Phu yen left Sourabaya 7ib for this part, and is due here on 17th inst,
The Australian Line ss. Nikko Maru left: Nagasaki for this port on toth inst, and is ex- pected here on 14th inst.
Is a gon a musical instrument? This is question that has greatly exercised the Bax kok Customs authorities the last day or tw says the Bangkok Times. It appears that chasers were the China Commercial Company, a sketch of the proceedings, and was not, Alica left Shanghai on Saturday, p.m., and may
certain European resident in Bangkok hadi
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box arrive by the s.5. Tanglin and he declared Witness then went on to say lie drafted it to contain clotties and a "musical inst the notices and the circular letter, em Mr. Sharp: The word "re-construction" has meant." For some reason or other the Castors bodying the points of the scheme. took more than usual interest' in this box, and found that the bottom was marvellously thick been largely quoted; and now what are your and very heavy. The scientific application views of the meaning to be put on the word?
hammer and chisel revealed the bottom 3] Hon. Mr. Pollock objected as he said the
opinion of one man was immateriaf.
false; and in the space between lay a fiber sporting gun and several hundred cartridges There are explanations which, it is, hoge may prove satiifactory.
Hir Honour:-I've no objection to bear ing bis views,
certainly, of a deceptive naturs. Any business
The Imperial German Mail sa. Princess
The O. P. R..Co.'s sis. Empress of China. man reading the notice would at once under-be expected here on Tuesday daylight. stand that the old company was to cease to exist, and a new company was to be formed arrived at Shanghai at ́1 a.m., on rith inst., and with the object of carrying on the same busi. left again at 9 p.m., same day for Hongkong, construction. The sole practical question The Imperial German Mail s.4. Prinu Regent ness. In other words it was a notice of re- where she is due to arrive at gambo 14th inst. which the shareholders had to decide at that Luitpold carrying the German Mails with meeting was whether or not the price offered dates from Berlin of the 13th plt., left Singapore was or was not adequate ; the other resolutions on gth inst, at 6 p.m., and may be expected wore the more machinery to be used for curry-here on Wednesday,