Telegrams.
[Renter's.]
Strike Blote in France
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY -AUGUST 1 '907.
CLAVER CAPTURE BY POLICE.
ALLEGED SUGAR THEVES ARRESTED. What amounts to a very fine piece of police work was performed two days ago at West London, goth July,
Polat, resulting in the arrest of four men and Twenty-four officers, soldiers and police-the recovery of $5,000 odd worth of goods, al- men have been wounded in a strike riot at Raon l'Etape, Department Vorges.
Two of the strikers were killed and many
wounded.
The Rainfall in Bombay. The rainfall in Bombay is almost unprece dented; already 80 inches have fallen since the beginning of June.
The rain prospects up country are favour- ablo,
Later, Orloket The Second Test Match.
Owing to the rain there was no play after
Junch.
The score closed at tro for 4 wickets (England).
Result of the Steward's Cap.
t-Romincy.
2-Reckless. 3-Billedere.
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The Palace of roaco. Mr. Nelidoff has laid the foundation stone of Mr. Carnegie's Palace of Pence at the Hague.
The ceremony was a brilliant one, and the speeches emphasized the almost sacred character of the building, enshirining the principle of peace by the right of justice.
DISPUTE ABOUT HOUSK-RENT.
ENDS IN COURT.
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Mr. S. W. T'io appeared before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Paisne Judge, presiding in Summary Jurisdiction, on behalf of the plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring -and Barlow, for défendants, in another house-
reat d'apote case.
In this, case Ng Pak To, of No. 42 Crine Road, gentlen an, sued the Chi Cheong firm, of No. 241 Queen's Road Centr·1 'trades, for recovery of the sum of $37 being one month's rent and taxes on house No: 2c6 lately occupied by the defendant firm,
Mr. 1'so said this was a clim for rent. His Honour: In lieu of notice?
Mr. The: No, my Lord, for actual rent, and I would ask that the writ be amended to No 276 Queen's Road instead of No. 206.
His Honour: Well, I suppose that doesn't make any 'd fference to any one?
Mr. Goldring: No, my Lord, it was done
before.
Plaintiff was called and stated that he rented the house to the defendant, but as he had a good deal of trouble in getting his rent, he gave the defendants notice to quit. They said they would leave later on, but plaintiff said that would not do; he must have a month's notice.
"Plaintiff's rent-collector corroborated, and stated that the defendants asked for a reduc- tion of rent, otherwise they could not remain in the premises Witness said he had no au thority to make any reductions, but they must
kee the master,
To Mr. Goldring: Witness asid he did not say that he would see the master for them.
Mr. Goldring: But you did go?-But I did not tale about reductions and such things. (Laughter).
Mr. Goldring: When do you usually go to collect the reats?When my master tells me to. Mr. Goldring: Now, it is usual, is it not, to collect tents a few days after the end of the month? Yes, it is usual.
Mr. Coloring: Then, 'why did you go on the 26th of the second month of the tenancy? Sometimes I do that,
Mr. Goldring: Was it not to talk to the defendants about remaining in the shop on a reduced sent ?--They spoke about a reduction, Mr. Goldring: Did they get a reduction ?→→→ No, I heard that they did not.
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Liu Yiu Chau, plaintiff, called, suid he wanted to stay in the shop if the rent was reduced.
Mr. Goldring: Did you get a reduction ?-- No 1 did not get any reduction.
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Mr. Goldring: Who told you that the reduc tion was refused?-The rent-collector.
Mr. Goldring: You're sure of that? Yes, I asked him to see the master, and later he came and told me the reduction was refused.
To Mr. Tan, witness said he wanted in stay in the shop, as it was very much trouble'and expense to move a shop, with all the goods and fittings, but I could not do so as the rent- was too high
To Mr. Goldring, witness said he had oc copied the premises for nine years.
Mr. Goldring submitted that the plaintiff was only entitled to recover the portion of the rent for the period, they, overslayed the month, ai they were induced to stay on by the hope held out of a reduction of rent...
leged to have been stolen, unknown to the
ownere...
The men arrested were Lai Shui, a tallyman, residing at 9, Jardine's Hazzar, East Point; Wong ling and Wong Fing, fokis, of 107, Bonham Strand East, and Cheng Kam, the master of cargo-boat No. 603.
According to information gathered from police headquarters it would appear that some time last week the steamer Sexie arrived, in part with a consignment of sugar for Mesars, Jardins, Matheson and Company. Orders were given and junks chartered to land the cargo, or part of it, at the consignees' 'go- at Point. Early on Tuesday down at East Porched the police a day
7 Police Station, which sel them.busy.. It was to the effect that a strange godown, was being unlized by a number of men to hide stolen Roods, and the informer was certain that the godown was opened without the convent of the owner, Detectives, under charge of Sergean! Cordon, were put on the jab, ard after many inquiries they learnt that a certain party, instead of complying with the order and landing, the sugar at East Point, was taking occasional trips-mat of the way trip-to Kennedy Town. The officers investigated the affair, a godown
Kennedy Town was visited, and fifty 'bags
CANTON DAY BY DAY
PROPOSED ANɔlition of TAXES.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
A WITHHBLD DEPUMIT
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, ING CORPORATION.
NEW ISSUE OF SHARES.
LEADS TO LITIGATION. Before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Poline Judge, Wong Tau Fook, trading as Wah Fabg, contractor, of No. 25, Upper Lascar Row, sought to recover from Chun Kien Tong, of the Chin Wai village in the New Territory, foreman, the sum of $854, being the amount of my deceived by the defendant for and on PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES
now ready, and Shareholders can obtain behalf of the plaintif Mr. Otto Kong Sing represented the plaintiff, Mr. A. Jackson, of same on application to exchange for the Mears. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appearing receipts for the First Call. for the defendant.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing said that this was a case of money paid to the defendant by the Railway Company, at Tai Po, for the value of bricks
sum the defendant had not handed over to sold and delivered to the company, but which plajatiff,
Canton, 31st July Some time ago the Acting Viceroy instructed the Likin Bureau to maks inquiries and report on the possibility of reducing or abolishing some of the more triffing taxes that are being levied throughout the province, and the Likin Bureau, has accordingly submitted to H.E. a report on the subject. Since the revenue derived from such taxes is not a large sum, and through their levy disturbances frequently gain their origio, and as the imposition of these taxes are strongly objected to by the people in many instances. H.E. has given further in: structions to the different departments to con sider, the question with a view to having all | such taxes abolishad, and when reports, on the matter have been received from the depar-bricks to the Railway Compasy at Tai Po, and ments concerned the abolition of these taxes he supplied them, but when he appiled to the company for payment for the supplies he was will be carried into effect, A.
informed that the money had been paid toʻ Chun Kien Tong, but the money was never handed over to the plaintiff. Defendant was. witness's representative au ́regards the work," but not, as regards money matters. He had collected money for plaintiff before, but he did it without authority, though he had handed it over to plaintiff,
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
The president and vice-president who have already been elected for the Canton:Hankow Railway Company have not yet assumed charge of their respective offices. H.E. Viceroy Shum has sent a telegram to the Acting Provincial Judge, Kung, instructing him to request the Dewly-elected president, Lo Po-shun, and the vice-president, Wong Shin-ping, to take over charge of office as soon as possible.
KWANGSI RAILWAYS. ·
A telegram has been received from Kwangsi congratulating the Canide-Hankow Railway Company for having satisfactorily elected
of sugar and aco baskets, valued at $5,500 were found. Then followed the arrest of the quartette mentioned above.
They were arraigned before Mr. F. A. Haze-president and vice-president, and at the same time informing that office that a railway.office land, this morning, in the Palice Court, on a
was opened at Kweilin on the fifteen day of charge of theft. Accused entered a plea of
this moon for the floating of a company, for the not guilty, and his Worship ordered that they
construction of railroads in that province, be detained in police custody for a week for trial.
* STAR" FERRY PASSENGERS.
SHOCKED.
POLICE FORCE FOR PATI..
Owing to the increase of population and its growing importance, it is found necessary to organise a police force at Fati for the protection of the general public, and for the preservation SAILORS" "KIND WORDS"-TO-BACH OTHER,of order. The Tai Tung Monastery in that At the Police Court, this morning, W. Jones locality has been selected and will be utilised and J. Hourihn, stokers, of H.M.S. Floru, were as a police station and alterations have been charged at the instance of inspector Kerr, offected there for the purpose. The members of the force will assume duty there from the ist the Water Police Station, with behaving in a disorderly manner on board a "Star" ferry day of the seventh moon. launch last night.
The stokers denied the charge.
The prosecutor stated that between nine and ten o'clock last night he was returning to Kow. Joan on one of the ferry boats. The accused were first-class passengers. Hall way across the harbour the two sailors, he said, started an argument op "Saloons in Hongkong. They babbled over the matter until they could so no further and some very obscene language was used. There were some I dies on board the launch at the time, and witness asked the sailors to "quiet down a bit. This they did noi do, and when they landed he gave'them in charge.
Both defendants denied that there were any ladies on board the launch at the time. They were not using bad language at all' they were not drunk, but they thought the inspector thought they were and arrested them. AL Tsim-sa-taui Police Station they showed the inspectar they weren't drunk and in order to prove that they requested a doctor to be called in, which was denied them.
His Worship found them guilty, however, and fined each man $5.
A MONETARY LOAN,
AND THE SEQUEL.
Before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, in the Summary Jurisdiction Court this morning, Li Siu Yat, gentleman, of No. 97 Hollywood Read, brought action against the Siu Min Pon Company, and Wong Sai Cheong, partner therein, for the recovery of the sum of $160 being the amount due for money lent by the plaintiff to the defendants.
Mr. D. V. Steavenson, of Mesurs. Deacon,
Looker and Deacon, appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, while Mr. P. W. Galdring, of Messis, Coldring and Harlow, sepresented the defendanis.
Mr. Steavenson, when the case was called, said he was no longer instructed.
Mr. Goldring said he was not instructed
either in this matter as the defendants were is bankruptcy.
His Honduri Well, perhaps they were to go on by themselves.
Mr, Gildring: They are not here, my Lord, and it would be as well to strike our the case,
His Honour: Vely well, but with leave to plaintiff to apply to have it restored. Anyway. it can be proved in bankruptcy.
Case struck out.
LARGE SHIPMENT FOR PHILIPPINES)
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450 MULES AND 3,0 0,000 FEET OF LUMBER, The contract for furnishing the United States army quartermaster's department with 3,000,000 feet of lumber for use by the department in the Philippines, war awarded yesterday (Juna must28) in the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Com
His Horour said that they had no reason for staying on after the dus notice, and there be judgment fur plaintiff with costs.
·VOLONTERR CORPS ORDERS,
RECRUITS' PARADES.
At headquarters at 5.30 pm, on Tuesday, the 6th August, för infantry drill Col.-Sergt. Stacey 3rd Middlesex Regt, will attend,
At headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 6th August, for 15 pounder B. L, gun drill. Sergt. Windsor, R.O.A., will attend,
N. C. O. PARADE.
"At headquarters at 5.30 pin. on Wednes day," the 7th August, for, instructional drill. Sergt. White, GA, will attend,
NOTICE.
Members are requested to make it known among their friends that no infantry company is being raised. Applications from members for tisqslor to tho' infantry company cannot be suferlained for the present,.
pany, at Tacoma. The contract calls for the delivery of the lumber between now and. August 1.
The lumber called, for in the contract is of the first quality and will be used in construc- tion work now under way by the government in the Philippines. Part of the cargo will be shipped on the United States army transport Dir and the rest' will be shipped on the Tremont and Shawmut, of the Boston team ship Company's fleet.
The largest shipment of mules to be s pt to the Philippines for a long time, will be shipped on the fx. During the next few days 450 of the beast will arrive in Boattle and will be| kept at the government corral at Fort Lawion until the Diz is ready to sail. A large private of horses also will be made by the shipment varsel.
Stored in the warehouses in this city is over 4,000 tons of forage and miscellaneous cargo Awaiting shipment to the quartermaster's dè, partment at Manila for distribution amongst the different govemment stations in the Philip pines. All of these goods will be shipped on the Dix when she relse,
SILVER IN MOW MING.
The district magistrate of the district of Mow Ming has reported to the Canton Bureau of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, that only one silver mine has been discovered in the whole of that district, and that mine is situated a short distance from the city.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS.
The manufactured products from the Kwang Shiu Lo Industrial Institution in the district of Shishing is ni present being turned dut in large quantities, so the local officials of that circuit have asked the Kuan Wu Chu at Canton In exempt the products of that institution from paying duty upon exportation. The Kuan Wu Chu has replied and instructed that one fall export duty is to be chargedon all manufactured Articles from this institution, without any further subsequent taxation.
ANTI-OPIUM CELEBRATIONS.
The first day of the seventh moon, being the anniversary, of the opening of the Ts Keung Anti-Opium Society at Hanam, and the day being also the day on which the closing of all the apium divans in the City will take effect, a large assembly and tea party has been arranged to take place at Honam to celebrate the occa sion,
L ANTI-OPIUN HOSPTIAL Work was commenced on the 29th instant. On the erection and furnishing of the wards at the 'o Tsz Monastery for the proposed hospital for the admission of opium-smoking patients, and the work is expected to be completed before the end of the present moon. This institution will be opened to receive patients from the first day of the seventh moon,
CANTON MINT,
Plaintiff said he had a contract to supply
Mr. Jackson cross-examined the witness as to the account books produced."
Mr. Jackson Did you not keep a book in which the payments were satered?
Witness: Yes, I gave him a pass-book and used to enter up the payments made in that.
Mr. Jacks n: Where's that book? Witness: I have it here.
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Mr. Jackson: Yes, I know you have; tum up the last estry of money paid to you by defendant, and read it out.
Witness: The entry in: "Received $50 on account."
Mr. Jackson: Is that entry signed by you? Witness: No; it is not signed.
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J. R. M. SMITR,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, ist August, 1997.
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FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
NOTICE is hereby given that FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES, will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi on MONDAY, the 5th August, 1907.
By Order,
R. LOWF Secretary:
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Hoogkong, ist August, 1907,
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, LIMITED.
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AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of 80 cents par Shara for the Six Months ending- joth June, 1977, will be payable on the 17th August, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Com- pany's Office,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company wijl be CLOSED from the 14th to the 17th August, bath days inclusive.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,. General Managers, Hongkong, 1st August, 1907
NOTICE.
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Mr. Jackson: You showed me a pass-bok GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
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at a Po, and in that this entry was signed. This, then, is not the proper pass-book, just
Witness: I have several; private and business thought. How many names have you?
After further discussion of accounts the case was adjourned till to-morrow morning,
AMERICAN "DREADNOUGHTS."
According to a Washington despatch of June 20, the Newport New Shipbuilding Company, with one bid at $3,117,000, and the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, of Massachusetts with a bid at $4,377,000, were the successful bidders to-day for building the two 20,000-lon battle ships of the Dreadnewekt type for the United States navy.
The design selected shows that the ships will carry a heavy armour and as powerful Armament as any known vessel of this class; will have a speed: believed to be the highest practicable for a vessel of this type and class and have the highest practicable readiness of action, with a total coal booker capacity of 2,300 tons a speed on trial of twenty-one knots, a length on the load water line of about giỏ feet and an extreme breadth of about eighty- five feet two and five-eighths inclics. The
Main battery, ten twelve-inch breech-loading armament is to be composed as follows.
rifles.
Secand battery, fourteen five-inch rapid-fire guns; four three-pound saluting guns; four
one-pounder semi-automatic guns; two three inch field pieces; two machine guns, calibre 30; two submerged torpedo tubes.
The hulls of the vessels are to be protected by a water line belt of armoureight feet in width, whote maximum thickness will beeleven inches and, whose cross-section will be uniform throughout the length of the belt. This belt armour gives effective protection to the boilres, machinery and magarine apaces.
Since the change of the title of the Can-is tan Provincial Mint to Branch Canton Mint under the control of the Tuchihpu at Peking, everything has been carried in accordance with instructions from that Ministry.
The
properal of the Shan Hou Chu, however, for the minting of silver dollar pieces, which has been going on for some time, will be continued as before, for the time being, pending further instructions, but the minting of copper cents will now be carried out according to the new instructions from Peking.
built,
The arrangement of the main battery guns to be such as to permit a broadside fire 25 per cent. greater than that of any battleship The average elevation of the axis of these guns is expected to be greater than that of any knowo battleship, thus affording a distinct advantage in long range firing under all condi-
tions of weather.
The actual total weight of hull and armour in the proposed designs for the ships is approxi- mately 3,000 tons greater than the largest battleship so far built. The design contem plates an arrangement for the "installation" of reciprocating of turbine machinery.
THE POLICE FORCE. The Acting Provincial Judge. Kung, 'is strongly bent on bringing up the Centon Pulice force toahigh state of efficiency, and has effected many reforms in this connection. To show his strict attention to that matter, yester day, while on his way back to his yamen: from the office of the Yuet-Ban Railway Company, he passed two constables supposed to be on duty in different streets, who were not attend- ing to their duty, so he at once took down their Wines numbers, and will probably deal with them
SOUD.
MR. CHAN KANG-VU,
Mr. Chan Kang-yu, the Bangkong mer chant, who took a prominent part in the deli berations on affairs in connection with the Yuet-han Railway Company and who left for 709) Peking, is now retuming South. On his way, he visited H.E. Viceroy Chang Chih. Tong, who invited bins to remain in Hupeh to carry on the work of the Yuet-han Railway in that province, but seeing that H.E, Liang Cheng is returning to Canton, Chan has also decided to return Southe
A CITY firm, sys the Westminster Gazıilk, has been asked to send a large consigament of cats to a certain district of India, where they are wanted to catch the rats suspected of spreading the plague. It is hoped that these cale will not themselves prove a plague, as the mongoose did in Jamaica after exterminating the rats that spelled the sugar-cans. Head- while, by exporting to India the wretched cala. left to starve by thoughtless Londoners during the summer holidays, commerce could he com bined with real philanthropy,
LIMITED.
SHAREHOLDERS are reminded that Interest at the rate of 12 % per annum in payable on overdue calls.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, (8) August, 1907,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MELBOURNE, THE Steamship
"HARBART,"
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Captain Bowling, having arrived, Consigneer for countersignature to the undersigned and to are requested to send in their Bills of Lading take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed at Consignee's risk and expense.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents.
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„Hongkong, 1st August, 1967,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
'PALMA" -- FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer
Intimations
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
00., D.
TALKING
MACHINES
AND
RECORDS.
New Stock just arrived
LARGE AND VARIED
"ASSORTMENT.
MUSIC.
Comic Opera Scores
and Dance Music.
RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL.
Hongkong, 29th November, 1996.
THE
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being landed and placed at their risk in the LEADING COGNAC Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Gends are landed,
Optional Goods will be landed here unless' instructions are given to the contrary before
6 hours.
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Goode not cleared by the 8th inst., at J. & F. MARTELL'S.
4 P.M., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurnace will be effected by me in any case whatever. • ̧
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignce's ind the Company's representative at an ap pointed hour.
All claims must be presented within ten days
they cannot be recognised.
of the steamer's arrival here after which date
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godawas.
E. A. HEWETT,
Hongkong, 1st August, 2017
Superiotendeel, '
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