THE SEVEN ALLEGED PERJURERS.
LEAVE TO APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL.
29th ult.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 21906
„SANITARY BOARD:
CONDITION OF HONGKONG STRERTS.
29th ult. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanit In Appellate jurisdiction this morning, be- tore Full Bench, consisting of their Honourary Board was held this afternoon, the follow.
ing being the business transacted. Bir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, and Mr. A. G. Wise, Pujine Judge. Mr. E. R. Sharp, K.C supported by Hon. Dr. Ho Kai and Mr. M, W.
PAINT FOR the centraAL MARKET. Dr. W. Pearse, Medical Officer -4 Reabb,
SUBSIDIARK, FÜINAGE IN
"MONGRONG.
ATTITUDE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
29th ult.
The question of subsidiary coinage in Hong- kong his been brought to the attention of the Chamber of Commerce by the on. Mr. E. Osborne, secretary of the "Star" Ferry Com pany. Mr. Osborne wrote on the goth ult. fo
Chamber, as follows!
Stade, all instructed by Mr G. K. Hall submitted a minute in watch ha su ko wanted the Hus, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Chairman of the Provincial Authorities are now responsible.
Sir,I have the honour to draw the Cham- her's attention to the recent fall in the value of
that the only course likely to influence remedial measures is to communichte with the Chambers of Commerce at Shan,hai and Tientsin with a view to sending another joint Memorial to the Diplomatic Body at Peking urging that the Imperial Goverment should again be called
by placing all the mints under one control, upon to carry out its treaty obligations, god produce a standard coinage for the whole Em- pire and so do away with the over-production of fabsidiary coinne for which the various 10. With regard to the suggested remedy that British Bobsidiary coin should be legal tender up to any extent and that the Govern- went should pledge itself. to redeem all such are altogether unable to endorse such a pro- posal, nor can they os matters now stand see their way to make any representation to the Hongkong Government with regard to legie- lation.-I am, etc.,
EDDERT A. HEWETT,
Chairman, Hongkong Chamber of Commerce. HON. MR. EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary.
"CORRESPONDENCE,,
(We do not necomarily endorse, the opinions exfireued. by Correspondents la chile colump.)
"MUSIC, HATH CHARMB!!
TO THX Enron or run "HongKong TELEGRAFIE,” SIR,-Will you, or any of your cosmopolitan readers, define for me what constitutes a "nuis ance?" And will you kindly inform me whe tably and indeed, a nuisance of the first water? ther the following nocturnal infliction is, verti- Music hath charms, I know, but somewhere in the uleck of buildings extending from the
Brutton, Messes, Brailon and Hett, appear- ed to move for leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the Full Bench in the appeal case of the seven Chinese merchants accused of perjury and summarily sticky, although now three weeks old, that British subsidiary coirs by which this Com- coins at par, the Committeel of this Chamber Hongkong Hotel to the Eastward, there re-
sent to goot by his Honour the Chief Justice, as already fully recorded in these columns,
Mr. Pollock said this was an application by way of notice of motion for leave to appeal to the Privy Council, against the decision of their Lordships in this case.
Mr. Justice Wise said he had in his mind ao affidavit which said that they had no power to grant leave to appeal.
he
to draw the attention of the Board to the ex- remely unsatisfactory way in which the recent painting of the Central Market has been car
ied out.. In the butchers' shops the paint is anvas has had to be hung over it to prevent paint being peeled off by the carcases hung gainst it. Buch canvas was undesirable and Se had had to order it removed. In the first section almost all the paint pat on the wood- work has disappeared, and what remains can he peeled nf with the fingers. The Central Market should look clean, and be clean, but the officers of the Board cannot take the re-
Mr. Pollock said that that affidavit had no-ponsibility of this unless the reairs and
renovations are done in a workmanlike mans- thing to do with this application.
ne
The Chief Justice wanted to know if they were to be parties to the appeal.. The judges had given a decision, and it was against that they were going to appeal.
Mr. Pollock said they must be guided by cir- 'cumstances, and he would ask that the appel
lants, be released on bail, and the present bail extended
Chief Justice: For how long would you want the bail extended?
Mr. Pollock. For at least a year, my Lords; I do not think it can possibly be heard in less. Mr. Sharp: No appeal to ibe Privy Council
ever is.
The Chief Justice; Then why not make the extension until the decision of the Privy Council has been arrived at ?
Mr. Justice Wise: “Of course, we cannot extend the bail for ever-it would be beiter to
it until either the Privy Council have, extend- finally dealt with the matter or the appeal has
been abandoned.
Mr. Pollock: Quise, my Lords.
The Chief Justice: Then the order will be: Leare to appeal is granted, and bail is extend-
Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted:. I presume all
work has to be pissed by the D.P.W. be fore payment is made for same?
sch
pany and others whose business"lies on a cash basis, are Insidg heavily.
7. And apart from last to individuals the maitér is, I submit, of sufficient importance to the Cntony at large to warrant the considera
tion of your Countil recently, Chi...
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nese subsidiary silver coins were at a discount of about 2%; British subsidiary silver coins maintained a. parity of value with the dollar; whilst British copper coins as measured in Chi- neke silver coins were at a premium varying fro 2 to 4 per cent British subsidiary sliver coins are now quoted about c% discount and car per
19%. The former disparity between British and Chinese coins was, I understand, due to a difference in fineness.
Hon. Mr. E. A, Hewalt minuted: The market being a, Government building, I pre sume the work of painting it was arranged for by some Government official, supported by the 4. Recently the Canton silver coin has shewn' D.PW. Ha complaint as to the satisfactory a tendency to further depreciate and, what is of
more importance to Hongkong, has apparent. (c) chrrying out of the work was made it should have been addressed to the Governly dragged the British coin with it, the reason ment Department in question in the first in assigned being that the debtor finer can discharge his liabilities in the baser coinage, bas no further use for the higher,
slance.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted: Why not serve notice at once? In a private case this course would have been followed without referring to the Board.
The Hon. the Director of Public Works: it surely the duty of the Medical Officer of Health to report a matter like this to me. It would be time enough to report to the Board when he failed to bave the mat er remedied in the ordinary way
STREETS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT.. Correspondence, was laid upon the table re-
ed to such time as the decision of the Privylative to the streets running Norb and Seeth Council is officially known in the Colony, or
in the Central part of the City. the, appeal is finally abandoned, the security deposited by way of bail to be the same as before.
DISORDERLY QUEEN'S COLLEGE BOYS.
POLICE CHARGE-ROOM MOBUED.
29th ult. The behaviour of the Queen's College school. boys on leaving school lately has created some talk in different parts of the city. Their tricks on feaving the college compound had got to such a state that the police sent special detectives to keep their eyes on the boys. When the school adjourned for tiffin yesterday, the boys ran out of the school yard and made for the footpath to get out of the rain, On the footpath was a paliceman deputed to watch the behaviour of the boys. A boy, who was followed by a gang other boys, walked up to the Chinese erective and said: "Get off the side-walk! You've got no business on the side wall:,
You are an obstruction | Get a move on!" and saying this he Hit the policeman on the chest The con stable replied that he was there watching for the "likes of lim," and seized the youth by the quese, and dragged him along. This quick handling of the police caused the ire the other boys to rike, and, in the twink- fing of an
e.c, about fifty other boys at tacked the policeman. The constable had a rough time he hung on to the lad and succeeded in dragging him in the Central Station, By this time the number of school boys had doubled, and hooting and stoning the constable they followed their friend, ta the Station The boy under arrest was led into the charge-room which the others mob bed, refusing, it is alleged,
with naths, ordered by the pector. The boys in the compound of the Police Station were ched out on several occasions, but they returned hooting and feer. ings more boisterous than ever. The Chief Inspector was compelle fe come out, and, with the aid of six Indian pal cemen and longs, the boisterous ones were ejected with farce Mean while another hay was arrested and both were placed before Mr. C. A. 1). Meibourne, at the Magistracy this morning, charged with asshutt The defendants denied the charge. A school- master from the College stated that the boys were "extremely quiet" The evidence of the police was conclusive,however, and his Worship found the hoye guilty, and bound them over in the sum of $15 each to be of good behaviour for six months.
when to leave
In
THE GERMAN SEAMAN'S CASE:
APPLICATION FOR RE-HEARING WITHDRAWN.
29th ult
Mr. C. F. Dixon's adjoured application for a re-hearing of the case in which Herman Goteche, second officer on s... Lytimoon, was convicted recently by Mr. F. A. Hazeland and santenced to one month's hard bar, without the option of a fine, for assaulting a policeman In Ship Street, came on again at the Police Court thie morning.
Mr. Dixoo, addressing the Court, said that he had received the doctor's repori as to the condition of the policeman when he was sent to hospital, and from that report, it was his desire now withdraw his application for a rehearing, The point now was the question of hard labour. He explained that hard labour in
Д for. these to eigner was 100, much, furthermore
to
it would go hard with the prisoner when he was released from prison. The report of the case will be sent to Germany and on learning of it, the prisoner would lose certain citizenship rights, and his employers--the Hamburg- Amerika Linie would be compelled to dís. charge him from the service, if the prise
prisoner had to undergo a term of hard labour, On The ather hand if the question of hard labour was walved, the prisoner would not lose his em: ployment. He would suggest in his Worship to lengthen the term of imprisonment and to withdraw the question of hard labour.
Mr. F. A. Hazeland said that it was now too late for him to do anything in the matter. As the wack granted for re-bearing had passediction and therefore he could not entertain the appli 'cation of the question of hard labour being walved. He would grant the application for the withdrawal of f the application for a rebearing.
Dizon he application to make this one was in the case
Case was not now under his
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Star Ferry Company, Limited.
MACÃO LOTIERĪKS.
NEW SYNDICate appointeD FARMERS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Macan, 28th May. The Farm for the Chinese lotteries known as the Ban Piu and Pa Kap Piu has just been allotted for the sum of $162,000, for a period of five years.
Several months ago a niɑnapolist offered, an amount for in excess of the above sum, but as he lost considerably over the speculation he had to abandon his contract.
The Government is, of course, never the
On this occasion a syndicate of very wealthy Chinese was formed to conduct these lotteries. It is said that the intention is to amalgamate
an individual with a melancholy soul, who has lately been seized with the extra- ord-nar idea that he or she is musical, and, that heing
he or she must have a "musical" in- strume The "histrument" has been par chased, and proves to be an Digan, or har munium, of some sort, as melancholy as its new owner, and in this a nightly "real" is iven to the neighbours, by the melancholy musician, who, commencing at 6 pm, and continuing till or 11.30 pm, when ultra enthusiastic
plays only
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THE CONTROL OF THE CUSTOMS:
We take the following editorial from the N. C. D. Neur of 23rd May:-
The Imperial Rescript, insured as a result of the representations made by the Ministers at Peking, and providing that the recent appoint. mants of T. B. Tich Liang and Tang Shao-yu as supreme Chinese heads of the Chinese Im porial Customs Service shall noŭtako effect for the present, will be generally welcomed, ba the principle that what is already wel! is best left than that, what has happened since the pro- alone as long as possible. In any other light mulgation of the famous Decree on the 9th inst is neither very important nor very con- clusive. The routine of the Service has not been disturbed in any way; in fact except through the newspapers the foreigners engaged in it have had no intimation of any changes that were to happen in
of the consequence ultimate control passing from ane Chinese de partment of State to another. The most re markable feature of the whole incident has been the complete silence of Sir Robert Hart, who has, pleasantly we hope, quif's disappolat ed those who have been offering him much
esthetic meal short intermission for an gratuitous advice, particularly in the
The mark save Tutth
one finger
all the
funeral latest Aud hes, dirges, dies ira's,
for marches
hymni the dead that he or she can get hold of. If he could but hear how his neighbours, growling down in their throats, call down every "Thing but blessings on his melancholy bead, he
would sell his "instrument"-or why not
pre. sent it-to some new chapel, to save him- self from being for ever and for ever naathema maranatha? In the meantime, Mr. Editor, antil such sale or presentation is effected, is there no way of suppressing this nuisance which is highly calculated to give us, the un fortunate neighbours, an attack of
Hongkong, 28th May,
MELANCHOLIA.
QUEENSLAND TO THE EAST.
of
I bringing about his immediate regimen
The incident is closed "for the present." There is much virtus in that final phrase which appears to be part of the Rescript. But whe ther it is there or not in actual. words, it is quite certain that the cancelling at this time of these particular appointments does not end the matter indefinitely. That it is altogether pro mature for China to attempt to take over the direct
management of the Customs Service, the entire revenue from which is practically ab sorbed in payment of the interest on her for eign indebtedness, we are all agreed, China herself, as we believe, included. Since the money has to be found, the Customs with its efficient and easily working machinery forms the readiest and best method of providing it, and, weakly foolish as the Chinese Government often shows itself, it has sufficient” business shrewdness not to interfere with its most cer lain source of income, it has been suggested that it is desired to divert the resources of the Custome to military purposes, but it is not shown how the appointment of two high off-
was to bring about the transference. When
Following immediately upon the mining in Canton of copper coins, the British one-cent piece sunk to the level of its Chinese counter-
i part and, it assumed, for the inme reasons as led to the fall of silver coins.
6. So far the Canton officials have apparent-loser. The last Farmer had to forfait the sum fy been satisfied with a moderate difference in which he had deposited for the due fulfilment fiveness between their coins and the British. of his contract and it was cancelled. The Farm was then put up to public tender, with the re- If their object be to drive the latter out of cir
sult above announced.
TO THE LISTOR OF THE HONGKONG Telegrafi." culation in their country, their action is at least intelligible and, provided competition between
SIR,I claim to bave quite as good a know the respective coins remains as at present,
ledge of Australia and the trend of public opicials to more direct relations with the Service doubtless matters will right themselves at no
the two lotteries in Macao with those in Cannion as Mr. Jones, Commissioner for ens great loss to anyone but the Hongkongton, with the object of thus being able to avoid land, and consider much of what he fates Government.
any competition, this being believed to be the should be taken cum grano salir, and on the only system on which the Farm can be made her hand he is quite wrong in some of his facts. In my opinion it is not the firm, fixed and unalterable decision of the electors of Australia to continue the present policy of non-admittance of the coolie. This is purely experimental legislation, which, your readers must be told, has not yet been put to the test as far as Northern Queensland is concerned. Sugar planters in the far north have until 11: January, 1907, to man their pianiations with white inbour
7. But if rapacity be the mainspring of their policy the question becomes serious; for, unless nip; ed in the bud, this debasing process will grow to large and ruinous proportions, and to the prejudice of longkong's Irade. Each successive official will seize the golden oppor funity until hopeless confusion and loss bilog
Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted: Mr. Looker's report bears out my original statement as to We condition of the sucts is general ranting North and South, 1 niver limited the streets to those between Queen's Road and Des Voeux Read Central. The ininutes of the Sanitary Board meeting were corrected accordingly be fore their confirmation. The majvity of the 24 streets perally inspected by His Ex-maiters to a crieis, cellency the Governor are on the South side of Queen's Road Central, and mastly private ones and no: those I referred to. I do not think that centre channel of a half-round, glazed, earthenware pipe would do, as well as the present side channels, I believe some years ago side channels were substituted for centre
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ones.
The Hon. the Pilncipal Medical Officer of Health minuted-: In connection with the con firmation of the minutes of the meeting of the Sanitary Board held on 3rd insi, Mr. Shelton Hooper stated that his intention at that meet- ing had been to call the stent en of the Government to all the streets running onth and South in the central part of the city and not those only between Queen's Road and Des The minute of the 5th inst. Veux Road, nerds amplification, therefore, so as to include those arrests ascending the hillside from Queen's Road.
His Excellency the Governor submitted a minute as follows: I went over the first 24 of the streets given in Mc. Looker's list yesterday afternoon with the Director of Public Works and have added a few unics to the list. None. were really bad of the structs that I saw
8. To make matters worse, a Chinese dollar note has recently appeared in the Colony and
s actually in circulation at Canton.
9. If your Committes consider there be cause for alarm doubtless they will move Government to legislate in the matter, and now that the Government's profit on subsidiary coins is endan, ered (for if there be no demand there will be no further coinage, and consequently no further
profit) perhaps their former reason for a policy for non-interference will no longer weigh and there may yet be time to frustrate the evil in its scipient stage.
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to pay,
PROPERTY SALE..
29th utt.
This afternoon at his auction sale rooms, Duddell Street, under instructions from Messrs. Ewens, Harston and Harding, vendor's solici lors, Mr. Gao, P. Lammert put up for sale by public auction, in
valuable one lot, the leasehold property registered in the Land Office atection D of Inland Lot No. 585 with the messuage and buildings thereop known as No. 11, Seymour Road held under a Crown Lease dated the 14th December, 1859, for a term of 999 years. Proportion of Clown rent payable $1.60.
Knowing Queensland as I do so well, in my opinion the experiment is doomed to ultimate Tailure, 1 go further and say Australia can never fully develop her rich northern territory without a well-devised scheme of coolis labour. Our I predict that the Federal elections in Decem ber next, will result in a considerable modif. cation of the white Australia' policy-and in
the foreign bills came in for settlement as usual, the money would have to be forthcom ing from somewhere, or, as soon as default had been made, then would be the time for vigor. Gus denunciations and protest. Both would: ****** come and be effective; and the Government at Peking knows it, and is wise accordingly.
For fifty year or more now the Westers nations have been orglog China to accept them as her patterns or models. They would wake her from her age-long sleep, have har cover her surface with railways, exploit her mineral and agricultural wealth, drill her peasantry into soldiery, forego her old exclusiveness in a word, and become of their family. That, at all events, has been the attitude of nations which have not sought to parcel out this great Em- piro
with its teaming millions, into so many subject territories. The school-masters have a right and duty to see that their pupil, especi
There was a very poor attendance of bidders, support of this I notice in my newspaper files pupil like China, whose great natural
any amount, to the exclusion of all other coins, rolling, But like all folied in a'desuizor Mr. Jones to tell your readers the name of any
gest that British coins be rehabilitated and protected by making them legal tender up to and by Government pledging itself to redeem all its coins at param, etc.,
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary, "Star" Ferry Company, Ltd.
being chiefly brokers. The first hid was one of 10. As regards a remedy venture to sug $5,000. This, however, was not accepted st. Mr. Lanimert had received a written bid of $8,000, and at that figure the bidding-ball was set.
rolling-stones it
gathered very little moss, for it fashion through a few bids, until it stranded at length on a bid of $10,700, and refused to roll any further. After much patient persuasion finally concluded, and for $10,703 Mr. Ho Kom on the part of the auctioneer, the matter was
Tong became the owner of a property for which || $15,000 was refused a year ago. This is a somewhat severe commentary on the fluctua lion in the value of land in this Colony !
In reply, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, writing on the 28th inst, said:
Sir- have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of goth ultimo in which you direct atten. tion to the loss sustained by your Company and others through, what you termo, the fall in of the
the value of British subsidiary coin, and to in form you that your letter has received the care. ful consideration of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce:
or could be said to infringe. raditions as to paving and draining laid down in pragraph 3 of the G. of 1. resalutions. Ask the Director of Public Works to submit a statement of repa ra that have been cauted out this year in the streets mentioned in the list, and a pro- gramme of tlie work still to be carried out, with the available balance on the yote for "Main tenance of Roads and Bridges in
(c) and say if there is any farther
in city work urgent as to justify a supplementary vote. One thing I noticed was that in several private lanes heaps of coal, building material, etc., blocked the side channels. 1 am inclined to think that when the madway is relaid in private lanes a centre channel formed of a half-round, glazed, earthenware pipe should take the place of the side channels. The Sanitary Board might consider this suggestion,
TO PARTITION BANK BUILDINGS. Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C., submitted an application to be allowed to put up a wooden
In the first place owing to the fact that legal tender of subsidiary coin is limited and that intrinsically it is not worth so much as the currency dollar, its exchange value is naturally liable to fluctuate according to supply and demand.
2. The Committee of this Chamber are agreed that the question of the loss in the purchasing power of British subsidiary coin, however it may have been caused, is one which deserves serious consideration.
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AN IMPORTANT LEGAL POINI,
COURT INTERPRETING. -
29th ult.
for April, that the Hon. G. H. Reid in his ma
nilesto to the electors proposes to introduce some radical alterations in this law.
Before passing from this point I would like country within the tropical zone which has had ta resources fully developed by white labour anly? And also what is there about an Aus tralian that he is likely to succeed in doing what white men of other nations have failed to do?
wire
strength nerds very guidance indeed,
shall not free himself 100 bastily from, their control. But thair lab ura will have been alto. gether wasted and misdirected if they do not look forward to the day when they will be able to greet the pupil as one of themselves. And with the proper pride of school-mastern they will watch with interest every little. Indication himself and the possibilities before him. Not that the pupil is beginning to take a pride in
to press the metaphor to tediousness, China has arrived at that awkward stage of its modern political development when it will do many
do still more,
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Mr. Jones omits to tell your readers that, when giving evidence before the Tariff Comfoolish things, and attempt to
mission, he stated that women in the East "worked like beasts of the field? i have been some months in the East without seeing this state of things.
I have seen nothing about these privileges to Chinese in the newspapers; but, if granted, I consider they are quite in accord with the views of a majority of the electors of the Com. monwealth.
Mr. Jones is in the land of dreams when he refers to the $1,003 poll-tax in Australia. There if there ever will be. is no such law in force there and I doubt
When their Honours Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice and Mr on the Full ich Judge, took their seats on the Bench in the Appellate Jurisdiction Court this morning,
His Honour the Chief Justice, addressing Having had a look round the East I am in Counsel, suid that before the case to be heard
favour of a white Australia policy subject to that of the seven alleged perjurers-was material modifications of the law as it stands called on, he wished to state that he had con-
at present. The most notable alteration! sulted with his learned brother on the
point raised by Counsel, as to the acceptability of the think will have to be made is to develop all translations of documents made by the Court, the territory north of Bundaberg by a well 3 Without necessarily accepting either the translator, and they both agreed that it should regulated scheme of coolie labour. Your
truly, tatement in this paragraph as to the actual he held that in cases where either party to an discount at which the British coin is now re-action, through his Counsel, challenged any
to poited
relative values in the past, the translator, he must himself pur in a duly certi Committee do not wish to question your Bed translation, after giving due notice of his in- general remarks of a retrospective nature. tention to do so to the other side, and furnish- leg the other side with a copy of such transla. tion. The translator in such cases must be produced in Court, so that he may be put in the witness-box for cross-examination by the other side:
partition in the verandah of his office in the centages and, or that which gives the per- translation of documents made by the Court
second floor of Bank Buildings. Mr. Pollock stated that the partition would be of such dimensions that it would not interfere with light.or air, and quoted a precedent for granting the application in a case in which it had already been granted in the same building,
Mr. Shelion Hooper minuted?" If the law does not allow a thing like that to be done it should be amended. Every care should be taken on its merits.
Mr. Lau Chi Pak minuted: Whose power is it to grant such applications, and why are other similar obstructions allowed to remain ?
The Medical Officer of Heakh said the only objections are (1) the structure will be illegal (2) the Board has no power to allow it. Mr. Share was allowed, quite illegally, to put in a lavatory in his verandah.although it was pointed out to the Board at the time that there was no power in the Board to allow it.
The Hoa, the President minuted: Reply that the Board has no power to grant this application, but ordered it to circulate.
S.S." LUCIA VITTORIA,"
ABANDONED BY THE CREW.
I would appear that the large demand for Hongkong subsidiary coin arose in the Sou- thers Province of Chios, and while the Colony at the moment undoubtedly benefited by the then existing state of affairs, as it was not to be expected that this outside source of revenue would continue indefinitely and a change, brought about by (among other causes) an over production of Chinese subsidiary coin, should not be looked upon as a matter
for calling legislation on the part of the Government.
The second part under this head seems to imply a change in the difference of fineness between the Hongkong and Canton subsidiary coin of the present as compared with that of the past, bui of this the Committea have no evidence.
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STRANDED vessels NEAR BOOCHUW.
ATTEMPTED SALVAGE OF THE "CHUNKONG."
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN..
May 29th, 19:6..
WHATS IN A NĂMÈ?
28th ult.
In Summary. Jurisdiction this morning, bis Honour Mr. A., Wise, Puisse Judge, presid. ing. Veer Singh an Indian durwan, sued Li Ping for recovery of $60, being the balance of an amount due for money tent by the plaintiff to the defendant, and still remaining due and pwing, on a promissory note.
Mr. H. K. Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, defendant appearing in person.
its endeavour to show how like a grown-ups It lias become. But there is no need to suspect her every move as having some sinistar motive behind it, if that altitude of mind is to be. adopted, it will be better to attempt, lata as it is, to arrest her development altogeiber.
THE PACIFIC TRADE.
MR, HARRIMAN AND TỈ & TOYO KIBEW KAISHA.
THE RUMOURED BALE OF PM. STEAMERS.
In reference to the reported issue by the Toye Kisen Kaisha of 30 million yen in deban- tures in London for the purchase of the fire
an interview with the directors of the Japanese Pacific Mail steamers, the Shimes has had steamship company, and has elicited the fal lowing information. The Tego Kiton Kalaha is now building three steamers at Nagasaki for the extension of their Pacific trade, At the same time, the company had an offer from Mr. Harriman, on the occasion of his recent visit, to Japan, to dispose of the Manchuria, Siberia). China, Ko ea, and Afongolia, all vessels bar longing to the Pacific Mail Company. Later, negotiations were opened with Mr. Harriman with a view to purchasing the steamers, but as no satisfactory terms could be arranged Mr. Shiraishi, the manager, was sant to San Fran. cise to conduct negotiations on the spot. When the proposed sale of the steamers became known to the American public, both the Press * and politicians attacked Mr. Harriman and those concerned with the Pacific Mail for their alleged want of patriotism. Owing to this and Mr. Shiraishi proceeded to London on business. Upon the openerican of Congress Mt. Harriman asked the Goveromset for a subsidy for the Pacific trade, as the American vessels could not be
expected.
out the promissory note, which he did to ablige cuegotiations were temporail -
Plaintiff proved the debt. Defendant denied that he owed the money; his name was Li To Ping, but he knew the Man Li Ping, and the latter asked him to make him as a friend. Winese did not receive one cent
and he did not know where he was-but he was not the man.
His Honour said that he had been inclined
of the
4/5. It must be admitted that the over-pro- | River Min, ab ut 8 o'clock on the evening of since abscondey, and the mad Li Ping had
duction of Chinese subsidiary coin has resulted in its depreciation, and lus also reduced the demand for Hongkong coin, but it is an errur to suppose that a debtor can discharge his liabilities in this subsidiary coin, though for sake of convenience no doubt many small debis are so settled.
No one in the Colony need accept ‹ bingun subsidiary coin at all, while the legal limit for Hongkong subsidiary Silver coin is $2.00 and 18th .uk. for Copper $1.00, Up to the time of writing little or no news
payments are accepted in Chinese coin, or Hongkong coin in excess has been received in the Colony concerning of the legal limit, this is entirely a personal the unfortunate steamer Lucia. Viitoria
matter between debtor and creditor and is pre- sumably due to causes not to be controlled by the Ordinance, being merely an ardianry business question for consideration when fixing the price of commodities.
(formerly H. M. storeship Humber) which stranded on the aird instant, during the thick fog en aidssian island, sixteen miles off Vladi- vostock, while making for that port, One firm in particular, who despatched a large amount 6/7. The developments foreshadowed in of cargo by that vessel for Vladivostok, state pragraph 7 are problematical. The Com- the captain of the Lucia Vittoria asking for sive production of silver and copper colos by though they have sent a couple of telegrams to mittes of the Chamber while viewing the exces particulars of the disaster, they have not re- the Chinese Minis as calculated to seriously ceived a reply. Reports current in the city affect the prosperity of that Empire, have no to-day indicate that the Zucla Vittoria in a
reason to assume that the Chinese officials are total wreck and on Inquiries being made of actuated by other motives than the supplying
D. Musso Company, the owners
Foochow, 23rd May. The Chunkong, 276 tons, from Foochow to Hingwba, stranded on Wedge Island, in the the 18th last. The vessel ran ashore at high water. The fore part to the funnel is now high and dry, as the afterpart being the heavier, the to believe the de'endant's story at first, but on steamer overbalanced when the tide fell, the giving it further consideration he thought it stern grounding, and in that position, the alter
was not true-it was in fact an attempt at part is dry or submerged according to the tide. a bluff, but he could not carry it through, and Efforts are being made with chains under the there must be judgment with costs for the leamer, attached to junks, to raise the stern, plaintif pump out the water, and, if possible, float her. at highest spring tides on the 25th inst.
THE "AKASHI MARU”
The Osaka Rhosen Kaisha aa. Akashi Maru, which struck a rock near Matsu on the 15th inst; and is now at Foochow, is to go into the Imperial Arsenal dry dock for temporary repairs, as she is not considered seaworthy enough to proceed to banghai. Apparently the vessel's double battom saved her from being a total loss,
WEATHER AT FOOCHOW,"
was 3.94 inches; the barometer, 29.70. We
The rainfall at Foochow on the sind have experienced heavy typhoon iquafls,"
THE SHANGHAI CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
VICTORY OF MR. BOUZA.
Mr. P. C. Sours, formerly chess champion of Hongkong, has won the distinction of become, ing first champion di Shanghai also. The Anal game of the competition was played on the 23rd inst, at the Hotel des Colonies, Shanghai, between thirty and forty chess enthusiasts,
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to successfully compete with the German and Japanese lines, both of which are subsidised by their Governments, Mr. Harriman added that in the event of the rejection of his application he might be compelled to dispose of the steam- are and the line to foreigners. For a time the Toyo Kineų Kaisha thought that they bad been used merely as a tool by Mr. Harriman for oblaining a subsidy, but inasmuch as the trans- action, if carried out, would prove very proft. able, preliminary "arrangements have been ontered into with ́a London syndicate for the jsue of 20 million yen in debentures, so that the funds will be avalfable should the transfer be affected.
It having been again reported that Mr, Harriman had decided to dispose of the steamers, Mr. Shiraishi was sent to Sau Francisco from London. No definite settle- meat?
cat has, however, been arrived at, owing to the temporary disiccation of business at SARTA land de Sausmares) assembling to witness an instincluding the President of the Club (Sir Havil Francisco subsequent to the earthquake. It is known, however, that Mr. 'Harriman hát interesting game Mr. Sgura's opponent in the declared that in the event of the subsidy being final was hir, M. de jesus, who started Wednes, refused by the American Government, the fre of the ship, it was stated that you crew berd of a useful medium of exchange for which BECAUSE A Coolie preferred to do more loafing day afternoon with the heavy
fire games in the Kisen Kaisha: Probably, concludes our con abandoned the vessel, which partly confirms demand and the making of a profit on the ing the . Wongkol with coal in the harbour final round, and having also to play white after the and of the present session of Con there was, ut one time at all events, a strong than work on board a coal junk that was load. having already lost two of the live games of steamers referred to will be go'd to the Toys
black. He
temporary, no sattlement will be come to unili seigniorage as is usual in other countries maken Sunday, was the cause of two other jakie made the early mistake of sacrificing
for a knight, and thereafter was on the gress-Jopan Chronicis. Ing merillar lauses,
gring him a hammering. The assault was of bison ive all through, allowing his opponent to 6. The existente of the Provincial Baok Į a rather, serious paure, for it resulted in the THE Kochien Transportation and Tow Boat $1.02 note la of course known. It now bears a transportation of the loafer to hospital. On exchange right down to pawos with a piece Hi Worship. The policeman i still in Co tu Shan Fungs succeeded in tow special stamp to the effect that it is redeemable Monday he was discharged from hospital and and the position in his favour. There was THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com hospital,
Mr. Dixon-Yes, your Worship Blog "the 42 Sylvie on the Xiushan Point, in 20 cents pieces. It is noteworthy, however, appeared at the Police Court, with his craniums little hope for black after the exchange of pacy's total output of the Company's three „where she was ushore, aftër lightening some of |.khat the $5.00 notes are not so stamped.. bandaged, to prosecute his assailante. Mr. qusens, but Mr, de Jesus played on doggedly, mines for the week ending 1th May amodity could remand until his discharge, the coal cargo and the Syluta proceded on Aftery carefully considering the question FA Hassland, after hearing evidence, and even when his last sjogger chance was gone ad to 19.605.5 tons, and the salen, during the
The application for a summons was granted her vayagu to Haskan..
the Contaisten of the Chamber are of opinion, shem is apiece.
, period, (0.78,334,74 tong, *-
af Carl Bruckner, engineer, s.s. Lysemoon, who was jointly charged with Gotache for assault, Bruckner was convicted and fined $10. He wanted now to issue a summous against P.C. Taylor for assaulting Bruckner,
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the report that she is lost.
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