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THE HONGKONG
and cleaning alone of the vessels that con- tribute the largest profits of any dock company; but these are derived for the most part from extensive repairing jobs. In the latter direction, let alone the exceptions facilities the local establishments possess
A. S. WATSON & CO., for ordinary docking, the yards at Kowloon
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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his Honour MEJA, siding In Summary widow, of No Cheupt, of No.
Bin which cattain-baga, enjoy a reputation as being second to none,
for an accoub
imed by the plaintiffs from the and surely surpassing most in the East, executrix of the late Li W
the latter withholding, wAMO DE The electrical equipments and labour.sav. fendant as manager of the Chan Sing Chong there were other claimants for the Bour ing appliances which are now completely of No. 43 Cooke Sirget, the
Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and Sir Henry Installed in the various workshops at Kow-keepers and contractors business, erly Berkeley, KC, Instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bow loon were expected to materially reduce the carried on by Li Wai, deceased, an account of ley of Messrs, Deanys and Bowley, Crown cost of labour and so place the local yard in the said business and for payment over to liar Solicitors, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. a position to successfully compete against the said Li Au Shi, by the defendant, of all M. W. Slade, and Mr. U, G. Calthrop, instruct. money found to be dos to her by such accounted by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs, Wilkin.. its rivals not so up to date with their plants Br. H. K. Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, son and Grist, representede defendants. The following PORTS and nor as efficiently provided to cope with ex Mr. Otto Kong Sing representing the de-
tensive repaire and in an expeditious man fendant. SHERRIES bottled in Europe havener. Yet in spite of the considerable been especially selected and pro- oured from the
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Mr. Holmes stated briefly the cause of action, and said the defendant is the manager of the business.
His Honour: Was, you mean, Mr. Holmes: I understand that he's still managing the business as a partner
Mr. Quo Kong Sing. That's just it my, Lord; he is not and never was a partner,
His Honour: Well, do you, admit that the plaintiff to the executrix? 19
Mr Otto Kong Bing. Oh, yes, my Lord: We don't deny that.
egy Plaintiff, called, spoke to the above facts, and said that defendant, Lam Choung, was still managing the business which was being car ried on at the same place, but the name had been changed to Kwong Lai Chong without her knowledge. She did not know when the same was changed, but it was the same business.
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outlay which the Hongkong and Wham poa Dock, Co. has incurred in equipping its splendid workshops, &c, the Kow loon yard has bad twice within the past year to suffer ignominious defeat at the hands of our Southern rivals in the matter of shiprepairing for the United States Govern. ment. We need not recall the fact how the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board Co. success. fully obtained the contract for over a hun- dred thousand dollars for repairing the U.S. transport McClellan by public competition against Hongkong, Shanghai, and Japan, Within the past week another victory has been scored by Singapore over her Nor thera rivals-the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, the Shanghai Dock and En- glacering Co., and the Urage Dock Co. of Japab. Bids were called by the Philippine Government for repairs to the transport Wright, Tenders were opened at the office of the chief quartermaster on the morning of the 15th inst. There were four tenders submit. ted, none being received from Manila. We give the bids and amounts thereof as follows: Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, Singapore, $32,500 for the repairs to be finished in three months. This concern offers $400|ness. for the old boilers; 12 cents per pound for the copper, brass, and cent per pound for the steel and iron; promises to finish the work in's 1/5 months.
The Mitsu Bussan Kalsba, (supplementary bid of the Uraga Dock Company of Japan, the first bid not having arrived in time), A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, | $39,666, the, work to be finished in 11
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Hongkong, and January, 1907.
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Mr. Holmes: Who pays the rent ? - Witness, The business pays it littlonou you know? You don't know anything about the business.
Witness: Yes, I do,
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Mr. Holmes :. I'll put in the accountant, my Lord. Your son Li Hun brought suit against Lam Mr. Otto Kong Sing: cross-examining, said. Cheung some months ago P
Witace: Yes.
His Honours. What became of the action.i
Mr. Otto Kong Sing: They were dismissed, my Lord
Mr. Holmes: 1 appeared in ons action and withdrew it because your Lordship said he was far too young to be a partner in the busi-
r. Otto Köng Sing: Yes, because he admit led he hade two cents, so how could he be partner? (Ta witness): Where do you work?
Where do At the docks,
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There was no capital in this business? Witness: Walt, when work was done, and
the bills were paid there was money. The fokis of the dock lived in the bouts.
Chong, said the business belonged to Li Wai, Lai Ilog, the accountant of the Chan Sing and he was the sole partner. He died two
three years ago. The business was a car penter's, being chiefly for ships' work. The Shanghai Dock and Engineering Com- work was given by the Dock Company, and pany, 339,205, work to be finished in 7 the bills for it paid every month. After Li Wai died Lam Cheung looked after the busi. months; $740 for the old boilers; 13 cents
ness which was still carried on under the per pound for the copper; 12 cents for the same name until the 6th moon of last year. brass and cent for the iron and steel. Cross-examined, witoess said Li Wai was a Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company to Kong Sing Vea, quite so and
Mr. Olto Yes so; 38,322, work to be finished in 7 months; the Chan Sing Chong is & club, isn't it?
Well there is a sign of the Chan Sing Chong 413 for the old boilers; 17 cents per pound for the copper; '33"cents-for the brass and ceat for the iron and steel.
The amounts quoted were in United States currency. The award has since been made. As already stated the docks at Singapore wtested the contract from Hongkong which
Club:
And the dock Jokks live there ? Yes.'
And there is no work done there ? Ne, the fokir take their rice, and then go to the docks to work.
Yes, quite so-and there is nothing to keep accounts for?-No.
The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any rejected MS., aor to return any Contribution. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANUŠI DAILY-150 per annum, WEEKLY-$18 per annbil, The rates per quarter and per abuse, proportional.in point of time and cost anderbid the Docks The daily imue la delivered free when the addrone În acoulblé to masenger. On copies ssut by post att additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage The postage on the wookly imue to any part of the
world is 80 couts par quelet, Single Copies, Dally, ten conta: "Weekly, twenty yet Singapore has been able to under-plaintiff any money, or bad ascything to give
bid all the three by a large margin, any accounts for.
The case was adjourned. with cost of labour in the Straits ruling far
fira centu
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at Shanghai and in Japan. It is well to observe that the figures submitted by the three Northern Companies were well within thousand dollars (gold) of each other
Mr. Otto Kong Sing submitted that thers was no business to give an account of, It was simply a sort of club where a lot of carpenters lodged and chowed, and went to their work, Li Wai among the rest.
His Honour What I want is to see the Letters of Administration.
i. Defendant, called, denied that he owed the
On taking his seat his Honour, addressing cou sel, said he was sorry to call them there again, but he did not like to proceed to certify his judgment till every point was cleared up.
The points en which his Honour wished 10 hear further argument were: Assuming the Court to be of opinion that the same principle with regard to property passing only on the gonds being ascertained to be applicable to a contract of plodge as to a contract of sale:
Docs the evidence of the facts, connected with the inspection, etc., in the godowns, apart from the documents, amount to an ascertain ment of the bags of flour pledged
11. Do the documents supply the deficiency, if any, in this evidence?
II. Is the possibility that the same flour may have been pledged: both in Fat Kee and Hong Cheung, and also to the Yan On, and possibly also to Madame Mosso consistent with the conditios that the flour must be ascer tained?
Hon. Mr. Pollocks Does your Lordship wish the points dealt with seriatim?
His Honour: Yes; I think that would be the
best course,
Hon. Mr. Pollock, taking up the question of ascertainment, said that on every occa sion when a loan was effected there was a distinct and separate transaction completed, and Khong Yik Wo was interested in nearly fail. There was nothlog in the evidence to show that any of the parties were aware that any part of the flour in question was pledged to any other par.ies, nor was there anyibing to show that the godown-keeper was aware of the various loans, and he submitted that there was no reason why they should be aware, They were taken to the godowo, and there the flour was pointed out to them, they being simply told that there was their flour, the security for the loan. They could all see that there was good deal more flour in the godown than the amounts pledged to them, but nothing was said or suggested as to the separation or ascertainment of the flour. There was nothing to show that pl intiffs were required: to make any selection or appropriation of the flour. In the documents also there was no mention of any separation or division of four at the time of the pledge. If auch separation was necessary, then the documents should have shown it, and it should have been distinctly mentioned to the plaintiffs. Otherwise how were they to know of any such requirement? Neither in the documents nor the other evidence was there anything to show that division or separation was required or that there was anything, said or done to suggest to the minds of the plaintiffs that ascertainment or appropriation was necessary.
Counsel then proceeded to quote at consider- able length from authorities in support of his contention. Sir Henry Berkeley said that even supposing that ascertainment was neces
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Rodger, Lo Cheung
Ross, A. Brooke Smith, and R. G. Munro (secre❜ary
The notice calling the meeting was read by the secretary.
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tion for the
Mr. Barton proposed the first resolution. reads thur: That the following alterations be made in the Articles of Association, vit (8) That the words "company or corporation be held ve inserted between the word "persons" and the b word for in the second line of the definition
The General Managers In Article No.2. (b) mittes to investig that the firt six lines of Article No. 7 of the Settlemen eliminated and also the words, "the company" in the 7th line, and this the words "Messrs, Jar to nn mondinen die, Matheson & Co, Lt, shall be the generalment, of, the me managers of the company and to long as they shall continue to be such general managers the managing director in the East of Messrs; Jar dine, Matheson & Co., Ld. or in bis absence the person for the time being in charge of the basicest of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld in Hongkong shall be the chairman of the company" be inserted. (c) That at the end of article No. 13 the following words be added
mittes in the hands Council.
The resolution of whic had been given, relating to pointment of a Captain Supe ent of Police was withdraw
The third resolution the admission of the regular meetings of the
iotics:
11 signatures of the general managers may be subscribed by such person or persons as may from time to time his thereunto authorised by the general managers," (d) That the fra five lines of 5.9, 6 of Article No. 14 and also the word "office" in the sixth line be eliminated and that the words "so long as Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ld.'shall be the general man- agers of the company the signature of the said Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld, shall be necessary to cheques drawn for any purposes on the fands of the company at its head office" be inserted instead. (e) That the word "sale" Department to a private com be eliminated from the first line of Article Nohe motion was defeated. 17 and the words "and the inserted instead and that the words "of any general manager" be inserted between the word "administrators and the word "shall" in the second, line of Article No. (1) That the word "their" be eliminated from the first line of Article No. 18 and the words and the loserted fustead and general manager" be that the words "of any inserted between the word "administrators" and the word "shall" in the second line of
was carried by a show of lande When a pull was deraanded how- ever, the resolution was lost by 353 to 257 votes.
The fourth resolution was in re- spect to the sale of the
Article No. 18.
Mr. Ho Fook seconded,⠀ Ca ried.
The second resolution: Th. the above, Resolution making the above changes in the Cmpany's Atticies shall come into force and take effect from and including the 1st day of May, too, was then put before the meeting Mr. Úrsoks Smith proposed its adoption. Mr. Modger seconded. Carried
The Chairman: Thank you for your attend. afce, gentlemen
The above resolutions being passed they will be submitted for confirmation as special re- solutions to a second extraordinary meeting which will be subsequently convened.
CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD.
COMPANY SUES A DIRECTOR,
The bye-inw, framed, by the Coun cil, regarding the issue of licences the sale of fire-arms, was car
ANOTHEN PACHI
'ON-ALL-THE-WORLD-ROUND? Formerly the property of Lady do (Mrs. Langtry), and Lonsdale, but chartered of New York, forem, yachi Aorseman arri day morning from Mani left Southampton travelling by low all points of Interest ranean,, and so.
interesting feature came up from Mabila und steam, occupying just under
run,
Honghong Celegraph higher than in Hongkong and with ma- VERY general regret was occasioned in Shang- godown, and there the godown-keeper polated the balance-due by the defendant for goods as many splendid aparimtare
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1997.
DUCKING COMPETITION, ". As shipping in the East increases so dues the enterprise of the various communities in the principal ports expand in order to meet the growing demands of the tens of millions of tons of shipping entering and clearing the principal gateways to the Farther East each year. It will have been seen that, within the ments, past ten years, docking accommodation in Oriental ports and in Japan has not only kept
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
From
The travellers consist of but a small party, comprising the charierer's own family and Lentourage, being the following's M C. L. Robinson and two childre maid and ourse, and Mist Whitmor an In Summary Jurisdiction this mornine, at the Titas. This vessel is a handsom Su, reme Court, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wite, in palatially fitted ^ up inside, sary or not he would submit that there
Puisne Judge, presiding, the Sam Choy Brick,, often been the temporary foulog had been ascertainment, Re did not propose to repeat the arguments of his Tile and Timber Company, Ld, of No. 150 of the German Emperor, when his Malesy leamed friend, but would briefly review, the Queen's Road Wes, timber and brick dealers, has been the guest of Lord Lonsdalen The evidence on the point. The evidence showed sued Lau Chu Ting, trading as Yi Shun, and Norseman in 168 lons Lat, has that when the proposal for the loan of the $30,000 was made, the barrower, Kwong Vik the Yi Shan fum, of No. 353, Queen's Road feet, breadth 28 and speed 10 Wa, took the secretary of the Yan On, to the West, for recovery of the sum of $4,950, being carries a crew of 32 kuropeans all
state rooms ner equipment out to the secretary a heap of bags bearing the sold and delivered by the plaintiff, after waiving. panicularly her two foll, lauoches.
Clown," Slar," and "Blue Ribbon" marks, telling him that those were the bags to be held the sum of 5 in order to bring the claim with Honkong she will proceed to Japan, ter by the secretary as security for the loan, The in the juriediction of sbiu Coon. The will cruise until May isty on fatich die
Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the she will start on her relura trip, nking fatter inspected the heap, saw the marks, and
condition of the weather at that line. A sig
On Tuesday morning, the 25th ult, the Noën expressed his satisfaction that the bags were plaintiff, and Mr.. F. X d'Almada e Castro route to Batavia or Singapore accomics to 1 alright-he could easily see that there were appeared for the defendant. The manag 24,000 bags and more in the heap. Thating director of the plaintiff company said amounted to ascertainment. The bags were not his firm supplied goods to defendant. The taken down and counted; that was not neces bill produced was his company's bill for goods ary, but it was on ascertainment. The secre- sold and delivered. The money was still due iary being satisfied, Kwong Yik Wo at once and owing, kdyz sweetie
To Mr. d'Almada witness said his company madeout a godown warrant for the 24,000 bags, which he endorsed, saying that the bags men was registered under the Companies Ordinances tioned in the warrant were pledged to the Yan They were not carrying on business now, On, as security for the loan of $30,000. Ifit had Mr. D'Almada e Castro The Company been a case of sale, nothing could have been ceased to work or was wound Dp two years more complete a contract had been made, the ag, but the accounts were to be collected property scened the money paid, and the goods delivered, and there was nothing left to be done. The bige were delivered by the handing over of the endorsed warrant. Then the secretary requested the godown-keeper to and this the godown-keeper agreed to do. keep the bag to the account of the Yan On, Now, how could he agres to do this unless, be knew the property in the bags had left Kwong Vik We, and become vested in the lending firm. Had it not been for the fault of Kwong Yik Wo, in selling and removing the bags from the godown, it would have been oray for the plaintiffs to have gone there and pointed cut their own pledges, and there would have been enough for all.
chinery and appliances admittedly inferior hai on Saturday morning by the announcement Lo those with which the Hunghom yard' that Mr. W. J. B. Carter's long illness had is equipped. Has the Tanjong Pagar. terminated fatally. It was only quite recently Board begun to pursue 11
ruinous that the deceased had the misfortune to lose race for supremacy in order to justify the his wife, who died at home a meath or two ago and the weight of the blow undoubtedly expropriation of the company by the sister basteaed Mr. Carter's end. He was a great Colony? If so, we should be sorry to see a favourite with a large circle of friends, and Government institution for that is what deservedly esteemed, anong his professional Tanjong Pagar practically is to-day-seek to brethren as one of the ablest architects that outrival its commercial neighbours at the ever settled down in Shanghai. cost of the ratepayers in the Straits Settle Two men, a hawker, Wong Hang, and a mechanic, Au Wai, made things pretty lively in Curcular Pathway yesterday afternoon until the arrival on the scene of district waichman. No. 14 who roped both in. The mechanic, it was alleged, was the cause of the trouble. He, so it was said, sampled some of the hawker's sweetmeats, pronounced them "no good," and started to walk away. The hawker thought. for a while. He had no witnesses, neither were there any exhibita" with which to secure conviction against the mechanic So he sailed into him. There was a glorious mix- up, during which the hawker's stall was over- turned, and the street Arabs had the time of their lives. The men were charged with creat ing a disturbance in the public street at the His Honour. But if not you would have
fought, Me Police Court, to-day, and Mr. Hareland finedir Henry: No, my Lord, we should have them 'z aplece..
grieved. (aughter), page
After quoting further authorities, Sir Henry THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial submitted that it was quite clear that ascertain sad Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledgement had taken place, Letters and with thanks the following donations to the Mr. Slade, for the defendants, sald he would deal later with the ingenious way in which his Hospitals -
learned friend had endeavoured to evade his Lordship's questions,
up with the growing demands of the times, THE Canadian Pacific Mail of the 14th Feb, but the various schemes of extensions and was delivered in London on the 18th inst." enlargement of existing facilities and the plans for the provision of new docks and GEORGE Ward, au A. B. belonging 10. H. M, shipyards may be said to be actually well ivergunboat Swipe, died in the General Hospital -ahead of any demand that may arise in the at Shanghai on Saturday from enteric fever. near future in Far Eastern shipping centres. THE date of closing satries for the Annual The great development in what was once a Racquet Tournament has been extended until Saturday next, March 23rd, at 7 pm, for very profitable enterprise naturaly has creat single and double handicaps and champion- ed a spirit of competition which, so long as ship events. it is conducted within reasonable' limits, might redound to the benefit of trade; A BILL poster who was caught affixing a poster on the Naval Yard building yesterday after- but when this rivalry is carried to
noon was taken into custody, by P,C. Gro. At extreme limits it is doubtful if much good to a Police Bration the man said he was Lo will result to the establishments more im-Sik, a coolie, of Circular Pathway. He was mediately concerned in what must eventually arraigned on the charge before Mr. F. A. Haze prove a disastrous fight for supremacy. At land, this morning, at the Police Court, and the last meeting of the Hongkong and Wham- was fined 53. pos Dock Co, the chairman had occasion to Ms. Douglas Story is the author of a book refer to the tonnage of naval and mercantile entitled To-morrow in the East" which Messrs. Chapman and Half announce. It gives shipping handled by his company. While the observations made during a recent journey there was a gratifying increase in the tonnage to Egypt and the Orient. The author deals of the latter, he pointed to the falling off in particularly with the changes which are likely to arise in (he workf's trade as a result of the the former due to the arrival, ao it was stated, advance of Japan. of the mammoth drydock at Cavite lisas no doubt
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Sir Henry; Which learned friend? Mr. Slader Oh, my learced friend, Mr. Pollock (Laughter)
Mr Blade then, argued that with refers ence to the requirement of ascertainment, his learned friend, Mr. Pellock,; said that there was no obligation on the part of the plaintiff to ascerteia the goods. But The speaker, would submit, that there" WA clearly ration'on"the part of the plsias
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allerwards made Were you or
Mr. d'Almada e Castro,
not
at the Police. Court ander thet Ordinance ? Only for not giving antice of removal, of the shop. The Company was wound up voluntar ly,
Witness: I don't understand His Honour Oh, yes be does he unders Mr. d'Almada a Castro : Was it voluntarily
slands quite well. Repeat thasquestion.
Witness :. It was not agreed to wind up the company. It was not settled that they would do so. They wished to do so. There was, a, meeilu: to wind up, but bothing was settled.
Mr. d'Almada a Castro: When was, that meeting held two months ago.
Witness:
His Honour: What? - Two months ago.RS
fan't Mr. Lan Cha Ting director of the Company 7-You ar
Have you the permission of the directors to bring this suit? 7 (64 arr. Dita Kong Sing produced a book and showing it to plaintiff, asked him at the book was, redu
Witness said the book contained the minutes of the meeting for the purpose of winding u the company That-meeting was held in Janu ay, 1905 Antes de
Hing Honour Then it wat/ two years two mo ago not two months as
Who it the defendant Just now
Mr. Otto, Kopf Sing: Heita
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