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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 30,–1007.
"GLAIM FOR RENT AND
MAGES:
LA TANGLED CLAIM;;;
(TOWANO
(FICATION DE LOST PROPERTY:
CAPTAIN PRARCKE IN YOLOHANANA Swatow, 26th March
According to the Japan Adurofiter of Thures Thenh last few days the railway has béog day rathiost the upper rooms of the United Carrying an enormous amount of passengers. States Confulate resembled an uptodate mill to Chow choi fu for the annual festival, linery store, since Wednesday morning when but the management of the rallway in âve large boxes containing wome na to pieces of far from perfect Chinese ticket collectors la lies wearing apparel arrived from the villige old being very officiaus, a fact which coorly of Shirahama the articles consisted of cloth
either
thought, hat WAUEKOK, Tened to the rail officers as they sounded fore and aft sank dawa, and down, wema,on's rock, deep: JapanGDO 700
stalion)
* In Summary" Jurisdicțion 'this' morning,"at the Supreme Court, before his Honour, Mr AKG. Wine Paired Judge, presiding the Kung Tai firm, of No. 137. Pakfoolum Road, matabed ballders, sued Nam Din, contractor, of Mongkok Railway Station, for the recovery .is/repqhed in Chinese circles, that the of $18, being the amount of, rent dun by day culminated in a riot the other day. It aping of the lady passengers of the unforosate thin was calling on the lighthouse for assistance, hama, and wars speeding in our fint warded; on behalf of the Hongkong, Canton to platutiff for use of a
*Batish. Consel-General'
ton, 27th March.
"Canton" -has" for?
Hand Macao Steamboat Company, I'd to H
the Viceroy, d chaque for Tin sodan payment ufrent for the whirres occupied by the Com * * pany ; but the Viceroy'according to the report
refared to accept it, as "the attenti “ahould, ': ettiomary, be leat direct to the 'Nambio magistrate. "The Chinese riport forber, alates reason prompting the Consul to fund the the qua to the Viceroy instead of the present Nam hoi magistrate, Yo Yo Kwan, is supposed to be that the latter on several occasions appeared not to be in the best of terms with the British representative.
The Consul General will forward the cheque to the new Nambol magistrate, Chang, when he take over charge
Chinese college. The students promptly wired were recovered in a searching undertaken
Taotai thai i the man was not punished at the instance of the headman of the village" they would at once go in a body and burn. A list was made of the recovered, Krticles, down the railway offices. The offices are still and all day yesterday those passengers who intact, so I suppose the man was punished. had remained in Yokohama to obtain an outfit
Captain Francke, pastor of the ill-fated Dakota, who has been staying at Shirahama rince the wreck of the vessel, arrived at Yokohama on rith iust, vid Yokosuka,
After a moment of suspense we 24 two officers inspected the ship Lod signal Raga run up, and we know that the Capten wa, had fled fail to the long
m
for loss of same by firEY
Mr. RA. Harding appeared for the plain!
significance of the two flags, which read, "Ship and ready for good night's rest
Mr. 4. Kilala Superintendent tiff, the defendant being unrepresented.
ina sinking condition, assistance needed at Mr. Harding said the plaintiffs claim from
ooce But now the order, came to man the Malls at Kobe kindly famshes the, the defendant the sum of $184.53, being as to
lifeboats, and the passagen, were directed to particulare of the mails per es Dekol the sum of 544.8o agreed rental for four months
gather their hand barenga at once and prepare total of 499 28. mail-bayan-vere Half of the officials on.tbis-railway-are Japan: of clothing, keptdropping in at the Consulate have the shinath WMGATE HUELS SCHEtever we lost.
to our state Kabe, which were dil, with the of a mitshed erected by the plaintiff near Monge and they make no secret of the fact that to see if they were among the fortunate ones opins and began to con kok Railway Station, and as to the sum of
could carry along with us, I confess that I was. Stan cost price and value of the matshed, which they ultimately intend to own it, and that they to have property restored, for was destroyed by fire, and ar for the balance of the Japanese) intend to push trads here for al. Front appearances, one of the clothing had slow to comprehend that the ship was in la.. TAGS WERE
atl $20, for ase and occupation of a matshed be
it is worth, "amhede van a man been in the water; so that readers may form stant danger of sinking and carrying" as
NAVAL VISITS. whatever.opinion.they like as to how it came down with ber. It was not until the floor of Seattle (comprising U., and only to the plaind adjoining the afore We have had visite lately from two Japanese into hands of its temporary owners.me, state-rnom bens to tip opward and a ter of English Malla)... mentioned matshed and damage sustained by the plantiffs in consequence of the defendant cruisers, also two German, and one Austriao, Cue intano Chipaman, a member of the rific din of shouting mon, creaking us and Clo-Verviers (German and obstructing the plaintifs from taking down and
but British cruisers money and Britishers Dakota's crow was discovered yesterday at pounding boats, mingled with the awful graan- removing such last-mentioned matshed, In
bare are beginning to wonder if there Shirahama, and will be taken care of by the ing of the ship as she sank slowly forward, Boxtel (Cernal and Austrian).
«Paris (► rance and Spain), October last defendant asked plaintiff to build
are any British gusboats left in the China U.S. Government, and returned as 100 as roused me from packing operations, that is re sdas. Anyhow if it is only for "face" saka a possible to Hongkong,
alised that it was time to be escaping, if I la Paris Llave(France, Belg him matshad, which he did, and it, was
„British gunboat should, call, in bere now aud
tended to reach the shore alive. Without agreed that he, should pay $414.80 as rent, and, thould pay for the value if the mat. again, and they can always be sure of a game
walling to lock my tronk, I threw on my over shed was burnt down,” Later on the matshed
of cricket and football.
Cna, seized my suit case and camera, andarts was barat down," through" sparks flying from
Fout into the passageway. The ship seemed to another burning mausbed
be deserted, within in spite of the fecreasing cumuli outside, the ominous silence in the On the morning of the tath instant some alsThe main stairway, around the narrow passage, cabins and, passage-ways was awful Down through the open door, and I was on duck. able. A glance forward, as I ran to the gang. way, showed that the forward part of the vessel was already, completely submerged, and that any instant she might slide" off the rocks into the deep water. At the side had Crows were shouting and gesticulating an Rathered scores of Japanese sampass, where they crowded each other to get near tha ship to save the passengers. Only a few of the life-boats had been lowered, for the two hundred Chinamen on the abip were panic- sirirken, and the officers could not control them. The boats which did reach the water were instantly packed with Chiname, while almost all of the pairengers were rescued by the Japaness in their sampaos.
Defendant ther
give the foregoing report with considerable feterya, as 'I can hardly imagine that an, offici; al of Consul-Geierať? Maskfield's, tact" and Ability would have, exposed' himself to this vitaremal rebuff. Moreover, if the attitude ofibe Nimhol magistrale towards the British Consular
asked plaintiff to erect another matshed. Is the representative has been anything but uniform meantime another tenant wanting an adjoining y courteous, the latter would have sought matshed they went together, but found defend terest and ample satisfaction from the Vicant had got forcible possession of the latter roy for his subordinata's lack of fact in
shod and refused to give it up, and thaar.pre- laining the same friendly relations with the
he desired..
Mapa
ANANDUPARTURE OF CHINESE CREW,"
THE FLOUR TRADE, Rice in this district is getting very dear owing to the famine up north, so the importa
on of American flour is enormous, which says a good deal for the American's businessChinese members of the wrecked Dakota's crew ability, but very little for the representatives of were to be eathe English hatobs at Yokohama,The confusion out here was simply indescrit- Australian houses, who should at least try and
at 8 o'clock sharp, to be transferred to the the Chinese get to constantly use American Siberia was scheduled to sail at 10 o'clock flour, others will find it very hard to do basi sharp, says the Japan Advertiser, in, the course, ness. The funk Bay Milling Co. might take of a descriptive account of the proceeding, yet note.-Ed, 1.8.7.
epresentatives of the foraiga Powers as obtain vented plaintiff from either pulling it down as get a share in this fast-growing trade, as Dace Siberia for shipment to Hongkong... The
„between his Excellency Chow Fu and 'foreig ners in Canton.
HONGKONG STEAM WATER "
~ BOAT COLD.
We understand that at a private gateral hosting of shareholders of this Company held - list. Thursday, resolutions ware, proposed and Passed without diuent authorising, the amalga
alion of this coscera with the Ugion Water
Boat, Co.
FATAL COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.
TWO CARGO BOATS YOUNDER
Two children-a boy, six years of age, and a ̧ glil three years older-were drowned, a woman, twenty years of are, badly injured, and damage to property to the extent of $670 done in a col- Million which occurred in the harbour last **Thursday morning between the Hongkong,
· Cleton and "Macao Steamboat Company's stiamer Sul-an and some cargo boats.
The Sui-am bad on board a number of parengers bound for Macao. She left her wharf shortly_aker eight o'clock, and waI steaming past Pottinger Street pier when the "collided" with' cargo" boat „No, 1428, which
idk immediately. As this boat was being followed by cargo-boat No. 3456, the Sul-an, In theering, struck the latter, which also sank. It was from this boat that the two children wera loth the woman being badly injured, at the ime time. Becoming uncontrollable, en it is alleged, she then for a third time collided-tbis time with fourth class cargo boat No. 4533- which, while. badly damaged, did not founder. The Sui-an stopped immediately, after 'the -collisions to render all possible assistance, but }): finding her services worn not required proceed--
ed’on her voyage, being uninjured.
ALLEGED POST OFFICE
**BRAUD..
THE TRIAL'STARTED.
27th inst.
The trial of the two men-Chan' Wo and Chan Lam-who are being charged with ob. taining eleven letters from the Post Office on the 5th instast, by means of a trick, was opened at the Police Court, this afternoon, be fra Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne.
Mr. G. E. Horrell, Crown Solicitor of Messi, Deanys and Bowley, prosecuted; the defendants, who were unrepresented, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The case was further remanded.
WHO IS LIABLE!
HUSBAND OR WIFE.
I alone am liable, not my wife," said a defendant in a case to the Summary Court no the 28th inst, for recovery of money due on- a promissory zna
Thep, pay up,” said his Honour the Faisns
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His Honour: Has plaintiff a contract ? Plaintiff : Yes
Plaintiff then testified as to the above facts, His Honour: P'd like to see, that contract; it's a most peculiar arrangement i have ever
coma acres.
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TRADE PROSPEROUS.
"
Trade in this port is still on the up-grade: twelve and fourteen ships in this harbour, load. Mr. Harding; it was an agreement to building and unloading, is a common sight. and let to defendant
Plaintiff: The agreement was that he should pay $14.30 for the four months' rent.
Mr. Harding: What was to happen in case
of a fic?
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Witness: Defendant was to pay for it. Mr. Harding: What was the value? Wilasa: $120.
His Honour: How can you expect to succeed? These verbal contracts can be substantiated.
Mr. Harding: 1 will produce two other nesser Seated sheds and agreed to the
Hid
never
*** DEATH OF MR. HUCK,
Mr. Huck, the manager for many years at this part of the Royal Dutch il Gompany, died yesterday and was buried to-day, the luneral being lürgely attended,
VITROL THROWING..
A dastardly outrage was committed here the other day, while Mr. Wa, the manager of the Chow-chow-tu railway, was walking in the street, a coolis suddenly grabbed him round
at gay but five of the 213 Chinese' were, op board the lighter provided to take them to the Biberta. U. Consul-General Miller and De- puty Vice-Consul Langsdorf, who were on the batuba, wore anxious looks as the minutes rolled by without bringing a trace of the missing men. The Chinese Consal was dashing madly round trying to daravelite mystery Very icon an 'assistant of the Chinese Consulate burriedly approached his chief, and altera bispered conversation it was learned that there was some trouble between the headmen
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a telegram has reached Tokyo stating that Lloyd's had dispatched an prpart from London to Japan for the purpose of surveying the Dakota to certain if she could be raisedoga It is stated that the four, insurance Offices interested bave entrusted the work of salving! the vessel and cargo-li posfible let ith Mr. Yamashina, a seʼrage agent of Tokyo, and Captain Francke, tipster of the Dakstapleft Yokohama yesterday for Shirahama, The American insurance officer Leoncerned have sorrendered their claims and obligations on the Dakota to Lloyd's
"THE WEST RIVER
NANNING.
İDOCKED: -FOR-SURVEY:
18th inst wing, which, as exclusively reported is our The Join River Steamboat Co.'s ...Nam-
Canton Zielegram of yesterday, rant on the bottom, arrived in port this morning Dutch Folly rock and had a hole made in her
anning at once proceeded to Hapghom Bay Docks for survey to ascertain the extent of the damage sustained through yesterday's accident preparatory to being repaired.
the' neck, and poured a lot of vitrol over his the general situation,; 83 :the' time) was a ship's doctor, one or two`nf: the crew, and a whence she will be docked ́at“ thà? Kowloon withead, and then decaraped. A $1,000 reward is pffared for the capture of the coofie, but up to same
as well as can be expected. date. he is still at large. Mr. Wo is getting no
term (to witness): Did defendant agreed terms? ̧
Witness : You
Witness, continuing, said that on the oth February, Cheung Yau Lee went and asked him to pull down the matshed which was built for him.
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His Bonour: Then how can this man sue if the shed was Cheung's
Mr. Harding: It was only Cheung's for four mouths, at the end of which time he gave up possession to the plaintiff.
Continuing, witness said when they went to the matibed the defendant was in possession and refused to vacate, and he and a number of ignom stoned them and caused them to leave.
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His Honqur: That in a Police Court case-I don't want it here.
Mr Harding: As regards the assault.case wo may have to go to the Police Court.
His Honour: How many sheds are there? Mr. Harding: There are three..
His Habour: And one burns and sets fire to angihorl How are you quing this man?
Mr Harding: Under the agreement, my Lord,
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His Honour: Oh agreement➡a few words not in writing or confirmed.
Mr. Harding: Well, let's bear another wit. ness, my Lord.
IN IN DISPUTE, S
KOE CUAN CO. v. YAN ON.
Harrying down the steps of the gangway, ger to leave the ship. The best happened to be jumped into the nearest boat, the last passen a lifeboat; it contained., the first officer, the dora Chinamen, but not a single passenger. In fact, as far as i have been able to learn, not more than half a-dotes of the passenger in eil were saved in the ship'? boats, which were Elled by the crow and Chinamen before, any jone else had 'time to escape, With great difficulty we backed off among the crowding sampans and waited to see whether the ship would sink completely.
THE TORIOYNDUSTRIAL,
SEXHIBITION
keepers who had kept the men while ashore, of the Chinese and the Chinese boarding house Something desperate had to be done to relieva proaching when the Siberia would up steam and away, leaving the Chinese behind. Consul. General Miller drove to the Chief of Police, who promptly dispatched a. body of police to Chinatown, and in a short time, the rebellious Chinese arrived at the haloba carrying bundles. and boxes of all sizes and descriptions, creating an infernal din by shelt, incessant shouting
OPENING CEREMONY YESTERDAY. Adjourned from Friday the matter of an issue ring and gesticulating. "They were quickly,
Transferred to the Siberia,
The Tokio Industrial Exhibition was opened. between the Kus Cuan Company and Bus Tin
Here another surprise waited the Chinese,The rocks, as the captain told me later, had
evidently torn great tent along the side of yesterday morning, raports the Kobo Herald of Keo and Thong Leng, as plaintiffs, "and Yas and on reaching the top of the gangway ladder, On Marine and Fire insurance and Godown
'boiler room,
-and the flooding of this first for- | of a large crowd of invited guests, močluding a Company, Ld, and the King Kee him, they met two bands of seachers, Messrs. the vessel. Almost the first part to fill was the of atst inut, in bright weather the presence
Longsdorf and at United States marshat who fendante, was resumed in Original jurisdiction looked for passengers' effects among their bag plosion, The dynamo room was also flooded,decorated for the occasion, and although he tunately presented the danger of a boiler ex-large number of foreignem., All, Tokin, was on the 25th inst, at the Supreme Court, before age, and Mr. Sullivan, and Chief Officer
and the ship's interior plunged into darkness, winde was bitterly cold, the brighty, suorajne his onour the Chief Justice.
Roberts, who kept a' koca oyo open for ship's The suspension of the telephone system made drew a large number of spectators to the Park. Hon. Mr. H. E. Follock, K.C, instructed by property. The search resulted in some so Mr. G. E. Morrells of Messes, Dennys and blankets of The Dakota boing recovered, which it extremely dimcult for the captain to learn From the account pablished by the Japan Bowley, for the first, and by Mr. John it was foamĒds were turped over to them by.
the extent of the fofury, or to communicaté bis,illarald wanots that the opening ceremony, was orders to the officers and crew. When the performed on a dais in front of the maluan», Hastings, for the second, represented both the 1st Officer, as they were without warm plaintiffs, Mr Mr W: alade, instructed by Mr Covering when the vessel struck. The searching back of the middle, and as the rent was for-Imperial Family Ministars, of. A tate; ¡¡be. vessel stopped, she rested on the rocks "just, trance, and was sitanded by members of the Holborrow, of Mears. Deacon, Looker and over, the order was given to "clear ship" and
ward the bow filled' first. As she' sank, the, foreign: Diplomatic Corpi, and a large number Deacon for the first, and Mr. Hursthouse for
at 10.25 the Siberia will the 213 Chinese
stern was lifted high out of the water, and the of officials and private-citizens, a fine scinal the second, represented both defendants. members of the Dakota's crew weighed anchor,
whoin forepart, as far as the bridge, was subs ceremony was performed by Baron Spore Go- The defence for the Yan Da Marine, and to the great relief of Coouul-General Miller merged and in this position, with a slight list, eroor of Tokio, who is a brief.congrata spry Fire Insurance and Godown Company, Ld, and the Chinese Consul,
40 starboard, she remained transfixed. "Altispecchi declared the. Exhibition (ppenzy, filist haring been sketched, the statement of defence
The darkness was gathering, and it was qalin " of the contents of the Extibition wan-pinserzod for King Kee firm followed.
time to be making for the share. The Captain toʻnthe/ Governor by, Mi. Hori, one of the had,como aboard on our life-boat a few minutes. after I left the ship and we had put back to the side a second time while, one of the officers went after the log. By this time most of the boris had started for the shore, and getting a grew too dark to see the beach, the Japanese sampan to lead the way, we followed. As it kindled a huge bonfire on the rocks, sed guided by this boscon, we landed in safety
Itwas learned late that the headmen of the Chinese crew had “squeezed“. or. tried to squeeze the Chiness boarding-house keepers, who persuaded the Crew, by a plentiful supply of liquor, to stand by them until all was settled with the beadmen.
CAPTAIN FRANCKE IN TOKYO,
soon after.
The defendants admitted that the Koe Cuan
Directors, and speeches were also made bytha and the other plaintiffs and the defendants
Minister of Agriculture and Commerça, där. were an described in the statement of the claim
Ozaki, the Mayor, Me, Suite Chairman of the He admitted that the plaintiffs, Bug in Kee and Thong Seng, agreed to sell the tin reTwo excited proprietors of Chinese boarding-
Tokle Prefectural Council, Mr. Nakang, Pre- sident of the Exhibitis) Association, Baron Hi Honour: Well, go on, but think offerred to the Hang Seng Cheong firm of houses created an awful hubbub when the the conditions in San Francisco. Besides Hongkong, but deny that the plaintiffs re headmen arrived at the hatoba just as the light
the proceedings a move was add for the Ex Shibusawi and others. On the conclusion of which you are up against the Insurance serve the right of property in and disposal er was about to sail, Wildly dourishing dirty
hibition itself, where the various articles were Ordinance. Call your witness. Cheung of the tio as alleged. The plaintiffs drew bills pieces of paper over the heads of the unfortunate
inspected. As usual witmos Exhibitions Il Yau Les, called, stated that he was engag- of exchange on the Hang Seng Cheong, par beadomen, they demarided a settlement, Quiet- the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ly but famly the police hostled the headmen ed for blasting operations and asked the able
the world over, opening day har by, domykas plaintiff to build him a matshed. He was payment foribe, tio, and they then sold theaboard. When informed that the United States the passengers, as well as my own, in saying isirge proportion of stalls ver umpire:
*1 think I am expressing the sentiment of all found, als, exhibitors, prepared, “akd "There- to pay $44.80 and pay for it if it caught bills to the said Bank. They deny that the Government would settle all just claims, the fire, to which he agreed. At the end of the Bank made any advances to the plaintiffs si excited Chinese proprietors with a day goodes that so one could have treated us more-kindly Nevertheless, for those who may be four menthe his work was finished and so he alleged in the statement of claim, or at all the Melican man pay" betook themselves to their Every means within their reach was utilised to which will be lo a fortnight, or three. #ocks, and hospitably than the Japageie of Shirahama,,; able-10. wit.till, the Exhibition: Is complete, Evidence-wu called in support of the sent his falls to the plaintiff to tell him to take plaintiffs drew bills of exchange for the tin, kad dens in Chinatown. charge. A Post Office official spoke as to down the shed. His fokir returned and told reserved to themselves the property in the said A portion of the personal effects of the pas for their attention. Early the next morning Art section is practically completed, and the make us comfortable, and we were all grateful; there is plenty to see of interest." The Fine banding the letters to two men-the defendant
him that the sbed was in the possession of tin until payment had been made for the tin. ́sengers of the Dak-fa, which were found.drift-
we were up and ready to do everything possis exhibits here made a great advance tovéf any. mmand receiving in retum a chopped receipt, Indians. He knew defendant asked complain. They said the bills of exchange, and endomed ing in the 4ca and were picked up and brought
ble to save „our" baggage from the wreck?: thing shown at: Osakojimora) especially in which the manager of the Kung-Wo-Chong-ant to build a shed, but be did not know the the bills of lading over to the Bank, and by to Yokohama, have been returned to their sifirm declared to have been a forgery, adding
„During the annening many sempans: visited water-colour and oil paintings in förwigw myle, term, Further evidence was taken,
doing so they received payment of the price of respective owners, · Unclaimed i anticler have be that the accused had not hisi̇ permission to'do. Defendant admitted that he asked, the the tio, and to all property in the same left the also been delivered to the United States Cook
"The steamer" to "bring off-irunks to the pan. The samplewni Japanese industries, also, RTO sengers, and much bedding and other, fomigh" | extremely interesting as showing, what ade mand any of the firm's correspondence from the plaintiff to build him a matshed and he paid plaintiffs, which became vested in the Bank.sulate in Yokohama. A quantity of flour, cat- The Post Office. The polico spoke as to arresting for it.
On arrival of the tin in Hongkong the Kan 1n, etc., are in the custody of the Shirahamaag belonging to the ship, were also brought vinces have been made is warion, diregions. the defendants in a boarding house, and foding
Aubore. "Almost all of the cabin baggage.The Exhibition as, a whole, hawever, cannot be Mr. Harding briefly reviewed the evidence Tak Tai, ading in the ordinary course of their village office. my the letters, which had been 'tampered with, in
was landed, but all of the trunks in the judged until it is in a mom - finished, slate.. and cald that the $44,80 rental was proved, business and within their general authority
baggage-room *' were""lost" "as "this" part of After concluding the round of the main parts pbox.
Hi Bonour: The fire agreement is absurd, as shipping agents for the plaintiffs, and lo
the ship war underwater. ~Some of the trunks of the, building" that grosta indjourned daytha I never heard anything so, absurd, and I am good faith, delivered to the Hang Seng not sure that it is pot an illegal claim. These Cheong firm, without requiring the production 'A PASSENGER'S GRAPHIC STORY.
had been broken opan add robbed, but to what | refreshment, booths, where walioum slapaseta; extent thir was carried on, and whether by the | and foreign delicacies, beer, sake, fold, mera verbal agreements whereby they make men to prior to delivery of the bills of lading. The pay for all sorts of things cannot be upheld said Hang Seng Cheong did not induce the -The Japan Chronicle of 17th 'instiḥsays :——~
Japanese or by the crew I do not know,^ I saw | served by moumber sóɛgriebe, who were not Well, you have not proved 'your agreement-raid assent to deliver the tin by any fraudulent It is reported that Captain Francke master during the afternoon a rag doll lying on a pile backward in pressing the good, things, ps the of rubbish to one of the Japanese villages, figuests. This co, cloded ingday's ProceLdings, there is no proof this man had to pay $44.80means, or with intent to evade payment of the of the tlfated Dakota submitted a written The $120 fire claim is absurd, and as for the bills of exchange, or of the price of the said report on the stranding of the vessel to the US where it had been thrown by some children many of the guests, proceading to mané: K Szo it depends who is la forcible possession of tin and these defendants deny that the plain- Consul-General in Yokohama on Thursday, who had been playing with it. It belonged to farther inspection of the Exhibition.
ons of the passengers, who said that she-bad. We learn from the Japan decrifier than the the place. He said it was Goverment sertiff's agent, Kam Tak Tai, kad, no authority to Mr. Walter ReDenny; one of the passengers, vans so that you can sue this man. If you like so deliver the tin. "After the delivery of the contributes to the Japan Timer an Joteresting packed it almost in the bottom of one of her Exhibition ground is divides, into, ahrop sec- I'll give you an adjournment to 'get evidence said in the Hang Seng Cheong felled, and account of the wreck and the experiences of trunks My own tronk was brought safely to tions; so hat one admission ticket, bick
And-S-ter fat midren Mr. George Herbert Wakeman was appointed the passengers, His article reads as follows: hore nothing having been taken from it, nor sen for days Can adjourned till Thursday,
Trumes ja Biskupicy, but these defendants de sunday, the 3rd of March, dawned bright even disturbed, though when I left it in my divided into thyes pan not admit that the partners in the said firm and clear, and warm, fAfter church in the room the lid was not great shot, ond at Uyeno Park the fecond 66 21 absconded abortly after the sald delivery or almain dising saloon, I went on deck to get my part of the beach I saw hundreds of letters Shinobizu pond below the parky ail. The aid bills of exchange were disant glimpse of land. The air was full of newwhich had been tom open, and whose contents on the site of recreion groundined the honoured of due date by son payment, and
had been scattered in all directions I did not Uyeno Museum, On Sundays and tholidays,
A POINT OF LAW.
the said Back thereupon deforced their aid
top to examine them, but one of the crew told the charge in 15 men for adults and an for secarity and demanded delivery by the plain
me that they were from a bag of registered children. There are in the firstwantipaikais, Avery interesting point was put to a defendiff of the sad tin. The plaintiff company
mall and that he had seen certain. Individuals 2nd-3rd, 4th andigris buildings and ther Fied ris ant in a case beard by his Honour the Puigno were unable, by reason of the prior delivery
collecting the cheques and various valuables Ballding, where numerous varieties biitmistrie Judge in the Summary Court on the 28th just, aforesaid to comply with the demand and
which they contained.ial articles and objects of fine but arginxhibited. the cause of action being a bill for goods sold paid, the value of the fin, and the bills of
Early in the afternoon the ss. Hakuaimaru, Taahis section there ardilidis both jest bilde and delivered.
lading and, bills of exchange were accord:
from Yokohams, which had been dispatched Inga gres house, the Red Cross Booty Hallonour (to defendant): Do you owe ingly re-assigned to the plaintiffs by the
to currelief, came in sight off the cape The Exhibition! Building, fountant, theatrical-ball, But-Kam fiable," said Mri, Defendant. this money?
Bank, and also transferred all the Bank's pro
windy however, was so high that it was out of husical buildings, and various Rocheriamuse
ment buildings. In the second betrothera POWAII;thikko we had better talic to them a Defendant: I do not.
perty in the said in, but the plaintiffs give no
the question terry tomake the passengsis out valittlempered his Humour, Put the ladyWhat are you 2-1 am the master of the notice to these defendants of such re-transfer
on the boats, so we were compelled to spend are then Foreign Building, be: Machinery luɔần thể boxy she runs theŋhowand is the gray, defendant-firm.
until, December, 1995. The plaintiffs Ban Tin
another night in the village, of Shirabama. Building and, the Forros 10. Bu
-1 ipare
Do you see this chop? Whose is it? That Kes and Thong Seng received the full value of
This time we were more comfortable, for much Aquariums and also several piber Upon entering the bonagg
10'18) fim's chop.
what was dus to them in respect of the said
of the ship's bedding, had been brought on the exhibition of iba paods of -Men: Delondant : Now Hwant to expisja, Then you admit that the bill is signed?It is tin, by sale-of-the-bills of exchange to the but as the carried.
bore for our use, notice was posted at the Company, lin wekir Honduty/Thatt fort what we all want hulgast by my accc autant, but I have nothing Bank and they have no sight gejalarar interey to identify her hotel where I was slaying that, if the weather the Foreign Buildingars you to do,
Jerendo with that,
in the said tin. They also deny that time tinį ir ... Towards five o'clock in the afternoon most Oh yes, you have, Has your accountant stored to the order of Garge Herbert Wate of the passengers, were on deck,, enjoying and pluresque authority to use your chop?-Yet, how alte man awon both January, 1905 zolof the magnificent weather, coald Ude basices? The chops are always the slabs were delivered to these defendants panorami along the shore wa mlich and 10! PP Have your pið it ?--Yes, and I'got the nbte | there for him to use,
as security for a loan of $15,con made by them hall ahead was the lighthouse on Noshims form Bola Sing8. C/Z/af/year my husband gava' Yes that's the way, you people do business, to the Hang Seng Cheong firm otheid Cape, the southom, extremity of the Peninsula, me S100 EndFlier went way to attend to his and when anything goes wrong you try to 220 slabs were part of the shipment at issue at the entrance to Toryo Bay Directly op **bustness. (Thin Bola Singh, asked me to pay shift' the responsibility on to someone else'r then the plaintiffs were estopped by reason for posite the steamer, less than two miles distant
the honey and Tipsid it. Afterwards my hus- | shoulders."
and delivery of the tin by their agents whereby clustered the thatched roofed dwellings of ibe **band got another loun of $35,6, eliminaga velbag Bat if my accountant boya godds for himself the said Hang! Beng Cheang were stabled to littlefishing village of Shiraham:The steamer, ems that bein paid il-Woj not yet. R I have nothing to do wittethate que deliver the and in to these defendants, from was going apfull spoed; making about fourteen WTWICHT our signature showing the note)? There is nothing to show these woods! wore denying that the Hang Seng Chang-could knots against the current and was wars expe
fbger mark lë there and the signa- bought for your accountant'a, use. A duly apa give a good title to there defendants by the ing to rescli
pointed accountant as authority to pledge, bis said delivery! The Hongkong Bank here Budde Muý 45 skill due,
my credits Canine nouvel (ceived the billi ofliding? before the vaYWG 1990
myAdrawerived, but did not dema
the tin or fatorid the owhere
No, he isn't liable, I have paid," said Mrs. Defendant. The lady, produces a cancelled promissory note. This is alright," said his lonour,it bisbeen paid and cancalled, so ((what is thisisult brought for?"
in Mr. Defendant: i did not know my wife t-badrodéemod that note, raud there is another
opte."
-bye.The weit being produced, "Ob; ab,” sɛld his Honour, if there were two notes: the wife yukas redeemed pan, and the suit is for the other." ("Yes," said Mr. Defendant, and I alose are sroliable and mot ng wife. Mana
10.
Id December last year I borrowed Sio and banded it to my husband to carry on business; (*191*ptit mây Máy@ł mnik,
why he
as to that.
THE USE OF FIRM'S "CHOPS:
don't see why
the « Well, the law ddel, and there
it mail with costs, you stiould look after your ImagVm The Han
sise, chops better, and keep an eye on your account: possanion with the consent of
Kridence was add
life, and the deep blue ocean sparkled with myriads of dancing sunbeams. About two miles to starboard ware the clear, bold bluffs of Point Inouye Saki, with the tall white lighthouse planted firmly on the rocks. For miles on either side stretched the irregular coast line bere a sandy beach, there a rocky ledge with trees and fishing hule and yonder the tall palisades Thorsuri dashed upon the shore, in a jagged line of foamlegiwhite, and the surface of the water was dolled, with sampany-the Japanese, fishing junks whose square sails carried them, skimming over the waves like birds, Oathe port side a huge ocean steamer was prising, outward, bound, was impossible Apg
permitted, the passengers would begin to emmanufactured anicles, burk for the relief ship at six the following and mornings - On Tuesday, however, the son was even rougher than on the preceding day, so the steamer was signalled to proceed to Tateyama; on the other aide of the Awa Paneraianinsido of the bay where the water was more sheltered
bile arrangement were made to convey the mattresse puvengers thitherby land. There were scan enough Jinviklaðir uvallably to carry the
Jas party, ie that most the
fled to walk almost all
the
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