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A. S. WATSON
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 1906.
A SMOKING concert is to be given by the Saturday next, the 20th inst, in ad of the Portuguese community, at the Club Leskano, Typhoon Relief Fund. A very attractive pro gramme is in courie of préparaijun for the nccasion, the details which will appear in these colugins as soon as completed,
its progress.
If they think it desirable and proper to engage Belgian engineer, well and good. He cannot interfere; he would be acting ultra vires; and it is impossible to say what his Imperial mas ter or mistress would think of such con- duct." Such in effect was the Viceroy's
St. F. A. Haraland seco' d police magistrate, CO., answer to the perfectly reasonable protest
1. the master of the German steamer, lodged at the instance of the Governor of
ththilde before him, at the plice Cours this |Hongkong, but the matter did not end there.ning, on the complaint of Police, sergeant The services of the British Chargé d'Affaires Asis, of Kennedy Town Police Station. The at Peking were entisice and he represented police say the captain failed to attach rat the attitude of the British Government, as fanucks to his hawser, while lying alongside a. wharf. The charge being admitted, the captain sponsors for the local authorities, to the
was fined $5 Waiwups. Of course it was perfectly clean
CANTON-NAMSHU, RAILWAY,
DANGEROUS STATE OF THE LINE. [From Our Own Correspondent.}
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CANTUN-WHAMPOA. RAILWAY,
VICEROY SHUM'S ANSWER TO PEKING'S
ORDER.
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Canton, 16 Uztőhér.““
Canton, 16th October. Considerable correspondence has passed
His Excellency Viceroy hum has just re- between the directars of the Ynet-han Railway- Company and H E. Viceroy Shum regarding ceived a telegram from the Board of Com the conditia of the line between Canton and ingrce at Peking, which states that the British shai. It is alleged that in several places Minister has lodged a protest against the con the foundations, which were constructed by the struction of the proposed Cantos-Whamper Ain can-Chinese 'eveloping Company, ore railway. The British representative urged that,
railway line running in such close pro gradually subsiding with the result that thera is -etions danger that the fine may become use- ximity to the owin-Canton railway would less for traffic ndead in a serious accident.ser ously affect the later's carrying trade The Board of Commerce, accordingly, requested Acending to expert opinion the line may be may possibly be attribute to the heavy rains which have been experienced of late, line would amunt to $600,00. The Viceroy It is estimated that the gost of repairing the in leaning of the conditio 1 of the railway line sent two weizas to inspect the damaged sec tions and they found that the statements of the Yaethau Company wore substantially correct but in their spion the line could be bought
CHAMPAGNE why the Yuei-ban Railway Company, if a "HOUSE warming" is aanged to inke place come impassable at any moment, a fact, which
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on Saturday evenin, next, the 20th inst., when the Chinese Branch of the Y.M.CA. of Hung- kong open their new benne at No. 34, Queen's Road Central, 1st floot, which has just been cleaned, decorated, and adequately prepared
put. There will be usic and speeches, and ̧ā pleasant evening may be anticipated,
ST MARCEAUX thorities, the later would be in a position for the purposes to which it will in future be
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they required a foreign engineer at all, should prefer a subject of Belgium, for they reasoned that should any trouble arise be tween the mechanician and the Chinese
to defy the Belgian Government. parently the protest of the British representa- tive at Peking had its effect, for nothing more has been heard regarding the employ ment of a Belgian. But a new phase of the situation appeared when it was announced that the Yuethan Railway directors had telegraphed to an indi vidual named Smith, belonging to the United States,inquiring what emoluments be would require if appointed assistant-engineer of the railway. Mr. & mith promptly replied that he was prepared tis accept a five years! engagement at an annual salary of $25,000 gold. That gentleman evidently had a high appreciation of the value of his service, when He ranged himself alongside ir Robert Hart as a regenerator of China. Whether the matter is still under the consideration of the Yact-han 1 ailway Company or has been decided one way or the other is unknown, But the fact that the services of an American HIS CHAMPAGNE is a First-Class engineer should have been solicited in con- THIS
nection with the Canton-1lankow railway Wine and is supplied to all the Leading reads rather curiously in view of the reprat which appears in another column, regard ing the condition of the Canton-Samshui line which was buik by Americans for an American-Chinese Company. That report sets forth the allegation that various sections of the line are on the verge of collapse, and that over. $1,000,000 will be required to repair the foundational subsidences which have occurred. is Excellency the Gov. mor is entitled once again to request from Viceroy Shum" an explanation of this threatened violation of the terms of the agreement subsisting between the Covern- [34ment of Hongkong and the Government of Canton. Again, it will be remembered
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that when information came to band that it was proposed to construct a new ailway connecting' Canton with Whampoa, and proceeding thence to Amoy, we suggested that therein lay a subtle scheme to revive the glories of Whampoa as á port, The Editor will ant un ortake to be responsible for and that the prestige of Hongkong as a port
uf call and as a terminus
pas endangered. Not only that, but the value of the Kowloon Canton, railway-which has been pushed forward with so much vigour, largely through
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A HUTCHER figured in the dock beforo Mr. 11. 11. j. Gompertz, this morning, on a charge of assaut, id-d' not strike hini," said the defendant," I kicked him." Inspector Smith explains that the complainant, who was also a hutcher, was kicked in the givin and that when ho was brought to the station be pretended to be dying! The complainant did not know why the was assaulted. The police stated that a debt was the cause of the affair. His Worship was told that complainant was drunk at the c.me The defendit was fined $5, and com- plainant was told that be deserved all be get for getting in exirates,
A CHINAMAŃ, who had a permit to run a moneychangers sling in, es Voux Rond Central, thought that the same permit would cover a second establishment. So he promptly opened anmher shop in trunghom and got arrested, for nu super lind the police heard of the new enterprise than an officer called at the shop and asked for the licence. The shop keeper produced the Des Vieux Enid shop licence. Beire Mr. H. 11. J. Gomperte, at the Police Court is inurning, the accused pleaded gorance, and was informed that he could be fined $5 for the offance He was severely 10- fine of $5 primanded by the Court and a imposed.
Y COOLIE calling himself. Lan Hop, residence Nullah Lane, Wanchai, yesterday boarded a tighter belonging to the Hongkong and Kow. loon Whart and Godown Company, which is under repair, during, the absence of the car penters, and after stripping off some copper fittings from the vessel, picked up a bx of carpenter's tools, jumped into the harbour, and proceeded to wade ashore. Lau did not notice hat a pair of eyes were watching his opera tions from the term of the lighter, but he knew of it as soon as he touched the water. Taken before Mr. J. H. J. Gampertz, this morning,
into a condition of comparative safety by the expenditure of a small sm of money, holding at the motit estimated by the experts was beyond the ca acity of the Company, at the present juncture.
the
Viceroy to cease uperat ons at once pending consideration of the British Minister's protest Viceroy Shum has replied to the effect that the
the Kowloon Canton line had been started. Whampoa line was pojected and be, un before He has the efore recinted that he will not order the cessati noi the work, but, on the contrary, give instructions to Cheung Pat She to tsh on the line as fast as possible.
Creang Pat Shi, who is the president of the Canton-Whampoa Amny line, is now making preparations for the purchase of lands and ma- serial required in connection with the construc tion of the first section of the track to Whampoa.
WU TING FANG.
he assistante angiucer on the line opposed the
H. E. Wu Ting Fang, chairman of the Board suggestion of the weiyuans, observing that to patch up the hne as usrices and would imply of Punishments at Peking, obtained leave l absence in order that he might proceed to tea waste of money. At a creisin section the
Canton and worship his ancestors' tombs. H line has sunk to such an extent that if it-is not thoroughly repaired immediately, a railway left the capital on the 14th inst, but received a dinster would be inevitable. It was averred sudden message of recall, HE Wu immed that even now the people were alanned wheately returned to Peking. crossing the faulty sections and, therefore, fewer passengers travelled by the railway, preferring to take a longer route than risk their lives on dangerous line. As a consequence the profits of the railway were dwindling.
Previously the railway was largely paironized by malive and Europeans and it is argued that if any one of the latter was involved in an accident there wo'ld be a case under inter- any Chinese, suf- national law, while if feted then others would be detened from travelling b. the railway. It was suggested
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that the Imperor desired to interview Wu with reference to certain points of law which bad cropped up in his absence. We was called to the English bar some years ago and is con- sidered a sound lawyer.
JUNKS IN COLLUSIÓN.
DAMAGES AWARDED.
At the Supreme Court this morning in Sum- itary Jurisdiction, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise
'uise Judge presiding, Yuk Seung, master of expert engineer shimoli be, engaged
the St Cheung jonk, No, 289, proceeded against zabimit proposals to the Provincia) Bonds as to the bes methods to be adopted Fang Lau, master of the Tung Lee junk, No. 17, to recover the sum of $ 44, being the in repairing the line. The expense incurred
amount of loss and damage sustained by the Un. would be borne by the three Boards
plaintiff, by reason of the defendant's junk hav- fortunately, Hunan and Hupeh have no reserve fands at present and these provinces mighting run into that of the plaintiff, and caused damage to the extent of the amount claimed, and find it difficult. to meet their share of the ex- penditure, to that event the live would be takes over and managed by the Canton board alone.
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Viceroy Shum has communicated with the
Viceroys af the provinces concerned the sub. ject and has also brought the mailer to the at- tention of Chang To Chat, the president of the Yuel-hat line, with the object of having the repaits carried out as expeditiously as possible.
he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. with hard buil
INSPECTOR Grurlay, of No 2 Police Station, charged a min before Mr. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning, with being rogue and vagabond and having no fixed place f abode. The defendant was seen at about three o'clock this morning by a lutong loitering athnut Spring Garden Lane. The policeman hid himself in a doorway to watch the actions of the defendant, but the latter, who had sighted the long in the clourway, propped himself up against a wall and gazed in the the interest which His Excellency the Go-divertion of the doorway. The policeman vernor has shown in the project--was in a fair way to be nullified should the scheme be carried out. It is understood that the British Government made representations to the Board of Commerce "on the subject, and' that body sent orders to the Viceroy to stop all operations in connection with the
KULANGSU MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL.
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also for damage by way of demurrage arisin, from the detention of the plaintiff's junk at Laichikok. In the absence of Mr. Otto Kong. og originally retained in the case, Mr. E. J. ed for the plaintiff, arid Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. Grist, of Messes, Wilkinson and Grist, appear. .D. thomson's office, represented defendant,
This case was originally called on the 11th inst, but was adjured as the witnesses ́ma-' terial to the action were in Canton.
The case for the plaintiff was that on the 29th August last he was being towed by the steam lunch Kroong Lee from the wha The following are the minutes of a meeting opposite Wing Lok Street to arstimun, when'
alter proceeding but a short distance the de of the Kulangsu Municipal Council held at the Board rona, Kulangs, inny, on the 25th Sep-fendant's junk, proceed ng north, came up from astern, crussed her bows, and then after getting tember, 1956. There were present: Messis.
clear, tacked, and then went crashing into the F. B. Marshall (Chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, 1. Takatsuki, L. 1. Thomas, W. H. Wallace, the Health Officer and the Secretary,
The ininutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
plaintiff's junk the impact taking place on the sters quaner, which was considerably damaged
The Hongkong Celegraph Canton-Whanpon line peinling considerations td Company, opticiang, Just a good portioning, the Council, will call & meting of the self have collided with the plaintiffy junk, while
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Oer. 17, 1906,
CANTON RAILWAY SCHEMES.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
of the British protest that the line would seriously affect the utility of the Kowloon Canton railway. The Viceroy is obdurati, however, and despite the orders from Peking he has decided to proceed with the railway Notwithstanding the terms of the agree [ and has given instructions to ibal effect. All
•ment between the Hongkong Government | these matters must necessarily interest the and the Viceroy of the Hu Kwang with people and the Government of Hongkong, and respect to the employment of foreign en it is to be hoped that the most vigorous steps gineers in the construction of thre, Conton-will be taken to thwart the Viceroy's schemes. Hankow railway, evidences are not wanting Possibly in Chow-fu we may find a Viceroy that the Yuct-ban Railway Company is readier to regard the jusi obligations to which inclined to vary those terms without con
his Governmeni stands committed. sulting the Government of this Colony, When it was mooted that the Railway Com pany was in negotiation with a Belgian engineer who had been offered the post of assistant on the proposed line, His Excel. Jency the Governor sent a communication to the British Consul-General at Canton, in which he requested the latter to interview the Viceroy and to point out that under the
In the six-a-side football matches played on terms of the British loan by which Chinnhe Hangkung Football Club ground, at Happy was enabled to secure the redemption of the Valley, yesterday afternon, Garrett's tem Canion-Hankow Railway from foreign con played Henderson's six, and won by one goal cessionaires, China had agreed that, in the land Franklin's team also played Miller's, event of foreigners being called in to give the game ending in a draw, no scoring resulted. the benefit of their advice, she would re-
HE Supreme Court vacation ends to-day, cognise Great Britain's claim to first con-
work being resumed to-morrow ni usual, when sideration. In other words, that no fore
the Criminal Sessions, for which there is a very igner' would be appointed unless it were long list of indictments, will occupy the atten tion of the Chief Justice, the Puisne Judge found that no Englishman was prepared to - offer his services or was of sufficiem ability being, as usual, occupied in the Court of Sum- to fill the post. In referring to the action mary Jurisdiction, of Sir Matthew Nathan on that occasion we said: "The Viceroy has replied rather more
THIRTEEN more dead bodies were picked up in the harbour during yesterday close to the scene where the ss Hankew took fire. The police say that the death roll now
moun a to over 100.
WILFRED John Holmberg, a clerk, formerly in the employ of Messrs. Allen and Gledhill, of
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The report of the Watch Committee on the inquiry held on the alleged misconduct of one
of the Sikh Police was read.
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A letter was read from Mr. im Nee Kar, forwarding plan, requesting permission to close knew the game was up and leaving the door-up, a road on his property and construct When asked what anatlier in place of it. The Secretary was way be arrested accused. he was doing in the open w that time of the instructed to refer Mr. Lim Nee Kar to their letter of the 27th April, 1904, and inform him morning defendam said he was looking for work. Be pleaded guilty to the charge and his Wor that as the matter concerns a right-of-way, they ship passed sentence of one week's bard' labour.have not the authorny to alter the decision then arrived at, but if he is prepared to make A CHINESE clerk ereptoyed by Messrs. Lazarus à substantial offer for the privilege he is. seek- of lus queue and came near losing his head as ratepayers and submit the same. the result of a curious accident which took place on the premises where he is employed, yesterday afternoon. The man, Ab Ming by name, was attending to the electric motor I was decided that leave un ball pay, grant which works the lathe for grinding lenses,ed to the !olico is to be allowed ID count to when suddenly, in some unaccountable way, wards their period of engagement. his quens was caught in the leather band of the wheel, and he was dragged towards it. With some what remarkable presence of mind Ah Ming, braced himself up, and, swinging his band round took a double turn with his queue round his wrist, on which he pulled with all his might until he at last released it. But It was decided that, until further notice, it was a teammant only that he released, for meeting of the Council will take place at hall its length had been literally torn off. Propm..
(Signed), FRED. B. MARSHALL, bibly, no doubt, Ah Ming after such an un-
Chairman. pleasant experie: ce, will do, one of two things:
By Order. either he will reform," and cut off his queue altogether, or retaining that national append. age, will take care to tuck it inside his eqat when approaching, machinery in motion is future.
ELEGRAM.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICETM
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FIRE AT SHANGHAI.
NEW TELEGRAPH OFFICE ABLAZE.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
"Shanghai, 17th October,
2 p.m.
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A serious fire broke out shortly, after noon to-day in the building which is being erected for the Great Northeru Telegraph (ompany, Ltd. The upper floors were gutted by the flames..
Fortunately, the breeze 'was blow. ing from the west and the fire bri- gade soon managed to get the fire
under control.
The alarm was given at 12.15
p.m.
The fire brigade engines are still working while the firemen are pour- ing tons of water on the smouldering beans.
RAILWAYS IN KWANGSE.
The Board of Commerce has received a joint petition, signed by sixty-eight gentry and officials representing the whole province of Kwangsi, to the effect that merchants and gentry are arranging to undertake the constr'c- tion of its railways, and requesting the sanction of the Throne. The petitioners plead that Kwangsi is situated at the frontier where the ine of transportation is by no means speedy, and unleer railways" ato" buili, no progress in trade can be expected. A sum of ten million dollars is proposed to be subscribed for the organization of a Railway Company, and ong million dollars will be provided by the pro moters as capita".
Thehne projected will be started from Kweilis, provincial capital, northward to Chuanthow on the border of Hanan, and southward to
This will be divided into thres sections' of Wuchow, then to Nanning and Langchow,
which "the most important one will first be build. The services of an able official is re-- of reputation and wealth can be qualified for such a position. Yu Shih-mei, Kducational quired for the administration, and only a mas
Commissioner of Kwangtung, who is noted for his knowledge of railway affuire is, therefore elected Director, and 180 Tsungfun, Expectant Metropolitan official of the 4th grade, Assistant Director. to be above proposal, Tang Ching. chung, senior vice-President of the Board of Works, has expressed his concordance. The "Board of Commerce has submitted a memorial cinbodying this petition for spproval and authority, in which it says that a3 Tai WAY construction is of great importance for the
jecied be recorded to the official record,
country, it requests that the company thus pro imperiai Rescript : Let it be as proposed.
DUSTLESS CITY.
VICTORY LVERÁ VEXATIOUS” PROBLEM, Nottingham is the new dustless city. It claims to have solved the dust nuisance to such an extent that although hundreds of motor-cAIS are da ly driven in and about the city, there is no suspicion of dust cloud.
For three monilis past the corporation havo, seen experimenting with calcium chloride as a dress.ng, and the results are now claimed to have been satisfactory, while the cost has been ttle more than that of the ordinary sprinkling with water,
Calcium chloride is dissolved in the water for the roads it absorb. the natural moisturê which is in the air, and thus keeps the surface of the roads perpetually d..... p.
The total cost of keeping a thot road tee from dust by this means-if the dressings be about 160 per mile per annum, inclusive of la bour, cariage, chemicals, and water; but as there are several months when po sprickling is re- quired, it is estimated that expense will not be more than of the old method.
juk "eung, the plaintiff, gave evidence in curro- boration of the above facts and was supported by the master of the steam launch Kwong Let which was towing his junk, by members of the crews of launch and juuk, and other witnesses. The lunch master sad he could do nothing to prevent the collision, as on account of the number of boats about, and his being then in charge of a tow, it was impossible for him to alter his helm, while he could not go ahead any faster, as he was already going full speed, with the fullest possible pressure of steypi. She cou d not go astern, as hid he done so he would him
not in any way preventing the collision thi took place. After the collision the master of the plaintiff's jurk ordered the launch to tow her to Laichikok, and asked the master of the niher junk to come along and inspect and assess the damage done. All was done accord. ingly, and when the inspection and assessmen The Superintendent of Police reported the of the damages had been made, the plaintif asked defendant to pay up the amount for following arrests, and summonses 'during the past fortright:-Arrests-thefts 2; committing.me, but the latter, instead of doing so, or of a nuisance 2; › mmonses-debis 2; ussault 1; } making any arrangement in have the repairs done himself, simply told the plaintiff that he contempt of court; using threatening lan- guage breach of municipal rules 1. bad better bring an action' at d see if he could
For country roads it is feared the cost will recover. Plaintiff thought he would get the
be prohibitive In Nottinghamshire the au- defendant to come to terms without going to law, and waited for four days at Laichiko dhorities are fighting the "mator, dust" by for which he cla med 584 demurrage. He was covering the ordinary macadam with fine again delayed in Canton while the repairs gravel, bound together with tar. were being effected, for which plaintiff paid [- cash and produced the bills,
EIGHTEEN men, who were arrested by Ser For the defence it was admitted that a colligeant Lee, of No. 1 Palico Stativo, at No. 28,. sin did take place h_tween the junka in ques- Albany Street, Wanchai, last night, as a result ESSENTIALLY intender for the benefit oftion on the roth August, but they contended of a gambling raid, were arraigned before Mr. American exporters the "Official Shipper's that the Kwong Lee was to blame, by reason F. A. Hazeland, this morning, at the Police BECAUSE a policeman would not allow himself Guide," published by the Pacific Mail Steam of her contributory negligence in not keeping Court. The game was for a very small amount..
un the police proving their case the two ring- to be hugged by, a fireman surnamed Liat ship Company, should also prove of interest to
leaders were fined $15 apiece and the rest of Yauunati last night, the latter got very dis all concerned with commerce in the Far East, orderly and find to be arrested. Li is a fireman it is a massive compendium of advertisements,
the men'S each. on board ocean-going steamer. He came ashore statistics, and the description of the principal
Mr. Cardiner applied for on adjournment as last night and, following the example of his ports touched at from San Francisco to Singa
his expected witnesses had not come down European confreres, he shipped aboard a good pore and Bangkok. There is a brief reference sized cargo of sanishu. It was not long before to Hongkong and the main entrances to China, from Canton, but his Honour held that they had the coal-shoveller was overcome by a fit of and as a matter of fact some idea is gives of been given ample time and he could not allow merriment, - hardering, on disorderlicess, and all the parts en route. Advernements form the
any further adjournment, and Mr. Gardiner passing a splitary constable on the road home Li greater part of the book and the advertisers have
must go on with his case if he had any defence. their names inscribed in a commercial directory | Having no evidence to offer the case for the entwined his arm about that officer's bulky waist. The officer naturally objected, especially when at the end of the book as constituting the main defence collapsed, and his Honour gave judg he saw who it was, and told the amorous one business people in the several ports Teferred meat for plaintiff for the amount claimed less 30 in his best Chinese. Li paid no notice to. Curiously enough nu mention is made of the $84 claimed for detention at Xaichikok, but anchored himself tighter sound the officer's the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking lustitu- and costs. waist, until the policeman. found breathing ation. After glancing at the illustrations in the His Honour: I don't mind telling you that book the only errors we detected was with re-
had he claimed for his detention in Canton matter of impossibility, and putting his know
ference to a local firm of brokers who are des- cribed as "Benjamine, Kelly and Patte" and during the time the repairs were going on, he the well-known photograph of the decapitation would have been allowed that claim, as that of pirates at Kowloon city which is ascribed to arose out of defendant's fault, but his stay at Jeking: The valume is adm tably printed and should stimulate trade between the States and Laichikok, doing nothing, for four days, was
''ble own fault, and not the defendants:
promptly than usual, but still with his Raffles Place, Singapore, whose extradition of ledge of jiujitsu iatg operation, L's ardour was a charge of embezzlement was recently applied subdued, and he was marched to the station for, left 11ongkong yesterday for Singapore in and charged for being drunk and disorderly, charge of a Straits detective to face his trial, He was placed before Mr. F. A. H-geland this meraing, and was fined 35 for his previous nighi's enjoyment.
tongue in his cheek. He has no power to deal with the matter. The railway is in the hands of the merchants.
They
are responsible for its management and
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it was alleged that the sum embezzled amount ed to close oa $7,000.
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C. BERKELEY MITCHEL
Secretory
out of the way,
His Honour said he could hol' allow that, a if they thought the launch in blame she should have been made a co-defendant.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. English (Delta) 18th Inst., 8 a.m. American (Siberín) 19th inst., daylight. Canadian (Empress of India) 21st inst German (Willehad) 22nd inst.. German (Room) 13ed inst. German.(Prins Ludwig) 73rd inst. Indian (Kumtarë) 28th inst.
The C. P. R. Cols sa. Athenian left Van. couver am, on Tuesday, for Hongkong via the usual ports of call.
The N. Y. K. a. Totomi Maru Bombay Line left Kobe for this port vis Mall on 15th is, and is expected here on 22nd inst
The P. M. S. S. Colana. Sibería, saliod from Shanghai on 16th inst, at 7 p.m., and will be
Hght. due to arrive at this port on 19th inst., st days