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THE YARN CRISIS.
A DEALERS FAILURK,
In the Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Court on the and inst, before His Honour the Chief Justice, tha adjourned application re Fan Wa Shan was heard.
Mr. Looker to debtor-Was the statement which your solicitors furnished as to the course of your business made out by you or with your knowledge? The account int made it out. is it a correct statenient?It is a statement.
true
1 he yaro which you purchased from the yarn importers you bought for the purpose of re selling to country dealers --Sometimes my customers fold me to make a purchase.
Attend to the questions-It was generally when my customers told me to buy,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 23 1907.
EX-VICEROY SHUMË.
AN APPRECIATION.. Writing from Hongkong on the 14th June last, the correspondent at the Indo-Euro Commercial Intelligence and Trade Register
BAY—
NEW ATIONNEY GENBRAIL
WELCOMED AT THE SUPREME COURT.
career
The Attorney General expressed his cordial thanks for the kit dly welcome he had received. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1887 and his lines had fallen in pleasant places. The
piesent was the third legal office he had held, during nine years; the first in the salubrious atmosphere of the Bahamas; the second in the enchanted isle of Cyprus, where three languages controlled the work of the
V. R. G. SPORTS
At the V.R.C. last Tuesday afternoon a couple of ewhaming races and a Water Pole match were held,
In the Two Lengths Handicap, the following
was the read-
FIRST HEAT.
J. M. C. Lopes (owes y secs.) ... J. M. R. Pereira (owes 8 secs.)... A. R. Ellis (owes & secs.) makes me. II. S. Jephson ("pal)... Timo, și secs:
'SECOND HEAT.
A. J. V. Ribeiro (ewes 5 secs.) 4010. A, V. Harras (awes 8 secs.) L. Le Breton (owes 7 secs.) Tino, 49 seca.`
TRIAD HEAT.
P. M. Remedios (owes 8secs.)...... A, H. Carroll (awes & secs.) ......... J. W. Bains (owes 9 BCCB.) is sign 4. M. O. Remedies (owest sec.).. Time, 47 secs.
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The foal proved to be very interesting as the three first inen in each heat who competed came in very close, but Ribeiro gave up when only a few yards from the finish, when he could very well throughout the race and caught up the other men after the first length. The result
SHANGHAI AUVERTISING,
It may be due in soma degree to our proxi tity to Japan, which, we need not say, is one of the countries most strongly addicted to ad- vertising in the world, or it may be due to some inherent, over-mastering desire that ani
nates us to be conspicuous and self-assertive,
be simply that we are pulsat Or it may ing, as a busincas
THE DES VŒUX ROAD MURDER.
The first cave called at the criminal
take] sessions was expected to be fall of interest a five men were committed to their trial at this sessions, but of the five Chinese who were commited for trial for the murder of the foreman at Watson's soda water factory, were to have taken their stand in the
at the Supreme Court on the 19th lnst. Only three were charged, however-Tam but whatever
Pai, alis Tam Tak Lau, with murder; Li Sa. may be the rest explanation of the
pheno
for Kai, allas Fel Tai Kai, and Woa Hei Chi, menon the fact remains that Shanghai, for with aiding and abelling. The charge agalait! its size, and for the number of its foreign sit Fu and flui Tin was acharged, the Hon.
excess of competitive vitality, with an dock".
population-frm whom alone, of course its business impolse is derived--is now one of the greatest centres of advertising around the whole range of the Pacific coasts. The case was by no means always so. It was not so ten
the
You bought it to re-sell? I want to know is sound on the question of discipline-he would Churt; and now he had the honour to be appuiet easily have had secondi place. Remedies swam ante as is now going up' for the con
if you did not buy this yarn for the purpose of reselling to Chinese dealers --Yes.
And unless these country customers paid for the yarn you could not yourself pay for it?-
That is so,
Before the opening of the Augast Criminal Sessions on the 19 is inst, his Honour the Chief Justice extended & welcome to the Hon. Mr. What conduces to the belief that South W. Rees Davis, who appeared for the first time The Official Receiver said he had finished.
China is on the high rond to renewed pro-in Court, as Attorney General of Hongkong.
Puisne jud Mr. Looker, representing a member of sperity, is the fact that Tsen. Shun-huan-or His Honour Mr. A. U. Wise, Puis
familiarly described - is was alay on the llench. creditors, said that when the debtor was last Viceroy Shum as he
"Mr. Attorney," said his Honour, owing to on his way back to Canion to assume, the before the Court the case was, adjourned in order that he might supply certain information substantive office of Viceroy of the Liang circumstances over which the Court has had no control this is the first opportunity which Kwang. It is anzusing and occasionally irrita from his books which the creditors desired. To a certain extent that had been done, but apting to read the stories that are sent abroad we have had of welcoming you to the Colony about Shum. He is spoken of as a reactionary, officially. The delay will have had this nd patently he had not paid close attention to the
an anti-reformer, a hater f foreign ideas and vantage that I am sure you will believe the questions as the answers did not altogether
methods, an upholder of "old custom" and all words of welcome are not formal, but are per Kive the loformation that was desired.
sonal and most cordial. We desire to formally the rest of it, whereas Viceroy Shum ia he has proved time and again, a radical believer wish you a very useful visit and prosperous
is ideal is to reform in Western civilisation.
amoogs on licic." Chins from willin. His motta is China for the Chinese and by the Chinese, and if he can stem the tide of foreign intervention, he will use his utmost interesia to accomplish bis object at all hazards. But Shuin is not in any He has sense of the word a reactionary. fostered education in Canton, he believes in an army formed and based on European models, and armed with weapons of the west design, be sooner decapitate a drunken soldier than harmed ia the office of Attorney General in Hong, miserable robber-be has done everything in kong, which exceeded in its natural beauty of his power to encourage the development of surroundings one's highest expectations. Ha railways, he has given, his official approval to realised he was succeeding a roll of distin the Canton Works Scheme, the improvement guished predecessors and he would use his Was there a demand among the country and deepening of the Canton River, the con best endeavours to follow in their example and customers for a certain quantity of yarn?struction of the bund, and he is the pritne obain the best wisher of the bar. He also mover in the scheme which is still is the pro recognised the great necessity of cordial co They required some every year.
toplasmic stage, in reconstitute the port of operation between the Bench and the Bar- Whampoa and make it the part of Canton, his which had always existed in the past-and flis Lordship might rest assured, continued Mr. ultimate object being, of course, o divert a
or rather the grasfer part of the carry Davis, that with the cardial co-operation of the portion
learned members of the Bar he would do his ing trade of Hongkong to Canton via Wham-
utest 10 obtain that co-operation. poa. None of these things is exactly calculated to make Shum popular with the foreigner who is eternally on the make and views everything from purely selfish standpoint, but they do not detract from Shum's popularity among his own people. The first evidence of its return to power will probably be found in the starting of operations in connection with the Cantor Hankow Railway which will eventually bring Canton into direct communication with Peking The Company which was floated by the Chinese to build the railway has spent its time in end less bickerings about precedence on the Board of Directors. The money of the shareholders contributed by the gentry, the merchant guilds, the charitable institutions and even the very confies-is locked up in the native banks, be cause the sei din Tehilers can or agree upon the composition of the Borrd of Management A meeting of delegates and shareholders was to have been held on 12th Jane in elect a Board of respor sible Directors with powers to po cred with the construction of the track, without further delay, but possibly owing to the fact
In anticipation of these requirements your used to enter into large contracts with im porters for the purchase of yarn?-No. When the customers told me to buy 1 bought.
You only. entered into contracts when the customers requested you to buy?-As a rise i baught very little without my customers re- questing me to buy.
Your cu tomers didn't give you orders for any particular amouni? They simply told you to buy a good deal because they wanted it? - They told me to be ready as they wished to buy.
"They did not stale quantities?—Approximate. ly they did.
What did they say?--The customer wald say approximately the amount. they wanted to purchase, say so bale
And you would boy 50 bales es..
They used totake delivery in small quantities, of three or four bales at a time?-Somet mes –môre, sometimes less. I could not say exact Fly
;
You can say perfectly, well?-They little by little.
k
And as a customer came and wanted tus lew bales of yarn you went and got it from the people you bought it from ?--Yes,
did not lake delivery of it until the You customer came along, and asked for a few biles? Yes,
In the beginning of January 1906 the price of yarn fell? The price went down as far as 1 remember in the first and second-moun of hist year.
It continued to ga dowa -There was a small fall.
On the 24th of January you had still to take delivery of and piy for 41,537 bales ?—That is right.
Viceroy Sham has been reappointed 10 Camion, that meeting was posthoned until after Ilis Excellency had settled down. When the meeting does lake place there need be no question that the railway will start forthwith.
hara is never any lick of money where Shum is, and the circulation of ready cash inost necessarily affect the Hongkong market.
CHINA RAILWAY CONTRACIS,
"Of that amount 23,444 bales had not been
On the 15th ult. Mr. Rees asked, the Secre resold? The customers said they required t
Will you answer the question, pleaser-Yes.tary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he was in a position to state the result of negotia Question repeated. The customers
tions with the Government of China relative to told me to buy for them.
their obligations to British subjects in respect al railway contracts.
had
Will you tell me whether that amount had been resold?-It had not been resold.-
Between the 24th of January and 15th May the price of yarn fell considerably?-Only a dollar ED.
Had it not fallen from Ero to $15 by the 19th May-1 don't consider it fell so much.
Comic owYou were one of the largest
yarn dealers and must have known the state of the market. Didn't the market prices fail in the tinie mentioned from Fio to $15 ?—Not on the sales that I made to customers.
1.
Was the price at which you could buy yarn on the 15th May the same as on the 25th January-It had failed two or three dollars,
After further questions put with a view to show that the decline of the market was greater than admitted by deinar,
The Chief Justice asked-How much did you expect to lose on the stuff you did not take delivery of $30 or $4000.
Mr. Looker th applied for, and wis sup ported in his application by Mr. 1. C. Batey, the detentions of the debtor, but after some. discussion the matter was allowed to stand over for one week.
THE NAVAL YAND FIRE.
ASSISTANCE BY THE TMoors.
COMMODORE'S APPRECIATION.
la the eneral Orders by the Officer Com- manding the Troops last Tuesday, the follow ing letter received from the Commodore is published for information
1 bave the honour to thank you for the as sistance rendered by the troops under your Comm at a fire which occurred in the Na- val Yard this forenoon and to request that you will convey to the officers and men present at the fire, my appreciation of their valuable as Attance."
POLÜNTEEN CORPS ORDERS.
RECRUITS' PARADES.
At headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, the 26th August, for intantry drill. Sergt. Downes, 3rd Middlesex Regt, will attend.
At headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th August, for 15-pounder B.L. gun drill. Sergt. Windsor, R.G:& will attend.
N.C.O.'S PARADE,
Arheadquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th August, for instructional drill. Sergt. White, G., will attend.
PROMOTION.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Surgeon-Lieutenant Charles Forsyth to be Surgeon Captain in the Hong kong Volunteer Corps with effect from the gth August, 1907.
LEAVE.
Gugner J. A. Young is granted leave of absence out of the Colony until the end of September with effect from the 13th August, JOINED.
.1957,
NORTH CHINA, FORCE.
TO RE REPLACED BY BRITISH BATTALION.
It is notified that it has been decided a replace the four companies of the 3rd Battalion, The Middle ex Regiment, now stationed in North China, by a complete British battalion, and to withdraw, one of the Indian battalions at present farming part of the North China,
Force.
·WAS-
PM. Remedios J.,M. G. Lopes.... 'Time, 47.2/5 secs.
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In the team race, three teams compeled, and at the Gnish there was only a couple of yards' Remedios' teant inde a very poor show, being margin between Bartus team, and Bains composed almost of all new swimmers. The result was as follows:-
Mt. W. Rees Davis; Alto..by General, declin. ing to file jadictment.
The Hon, Dr. Ho Kal, C. M, G., appeared for the accused.
The Attorney General outlined the cast for the Crown, details of which have already been
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PRIKONEKS SENTENCED TO DEATH. At the criminal sessions on the 20th inst, the three Chinese who were committed for trial for the murder of the foreman at Watson's soda water factory, were found guilty, and sentenced
death. The prisoners were Tam Pol; alias. Tam Tak Lau murder; L. Bu Kai, alies Foi Tsai Kai and Won. Hol Chi, with aiding and betting. The jurors were-Messrs. W. F. Gardner, S. G. Fenton, W. C. Drew, L, E. Lammiert, H. W. Page, J. van Riegen and W
S. Brown.
The jury retired at 3.50 pm, and returoed 5pm, with a unanimous verdict of "guilty.".
A MANCHURIAN RAILWAY LOAN.
The accound ploaded not guilly and the fol which facet business people hid of making towing jurors were swbin, Messrd: W
Gardner, S. G. Fenton, W. C. Drew, L. E. their wants and wares known were the newe-
Lammert, H. W. Page, J. von Riegers and The poster was prac "expresses. papers and "ex
W. S. Brown. tically unknown, save as the herald of a visit from a theatrical company or circus, and or for a hoarding for the display of pictorial ads.
the kind which now adorn every vacuuttuily reported in these columas, space along our streets, the people of the Settle- ppearance of one of the denizens of the forests ou the Bund, ns for such a tacuis would an ioon have looked for the
** coas site of the old Central Hotel. But it is venience of enterprising advertisers on the not only in the matter of houdings that alanthai is learning to indulge a fondness for advertising. Advetising in other lines is developing into a regular big business, and where, formerly, an odd man or two might look to canvassing as a means of bringing in
light increase of income, there are now scores of peple, including several ladies, pursuing is business as their sole means of livelihood, and making a very good thing out of it 100. There are at least two or three directory pro moters in the field, at the present moment, employing from twenty people cach, to go and canvass the stores and bosiacss houses on behalf of the advertising pages of their respective publications. A prospec. tivo guide book, is giving occupation la n number of other canvassers; all the local news papers and periodicals are similarly "puslied" outside their offices; there are people here looking for advertisements for books to be publishei in Hongkong, Manila, and even farther afield, and, in fact, the vogue of advertising has become one of the most remarkable developments of life in this one time free-and-easy Settlement of ours; where a few slutt years ago no one dreamt of pushing himself or the things he dealt in, in front of his neighbours, but where the stress and strain of modern competition have definitely taken possession of the field, giving rise to new Actvities and providing widening spheres of In the second spell, W: J. Carroll replaced enterprise, which we must say, augur very Rodrigues in goal. E M. O. Remedios natch.hepefully for the future of Shanghai-Shanghai
Times. ed the third goal when only a couple of yards from the net, by punching it in 'trom a pass by his brother which was impossible for the goalkeep er to stop, H. A. Lammert scared the fourth and last goal, and the ga ne ended in a win for the Blues by 4 goals to nil.
1.-A. V. Barros, L. Le Breton, A. E. Alves, A. R. Ellis, F. K. Tata and A. Siva Netto.
2.-J. W. Bains, J. M. R. Pereira, J. M. C. Lopes, A. J. V. Ribeiro, A. A. Alves and C. A. Rodrigues...
3-P. M. Remedios, .. A. B.'Alves, A. H. Carroll, F. da Koza, P. A. Yvanovitch and E. M. O. Remedios.
Time, 5 minutes 14 secs.
In the Water Polo innich a change was made in Barros' team by 11. A. Lammert sub Stituting M A. R. Souza. J. M. Roza Pereira was substituted for A. J.V. Ribeiro and C. A. Rodrigues for O. R. Chunyat in L., E. Lam-
men's teams.
On the arrival of the 2nd Battalion, The Barros team through ut the whole match Cameron Highlanders, at Tientsin, the four
were on the attack and 1. A. Lammert after companies of the 3rd Battalion, The Middlesex missing a nice shot made up for it by scoring Regument, will embark in rejoin-HeadquartersAlmost-immediately after. The second goal of the Battalion at Hongkong, where they should arrive about the 14th of February next.
ALLEGED HIGH-HANDED
ALTION.
SONS OF THE FRENCH CONSULAT SINGAPORE ARRESTED,
The Singapor Free Press of the 16th just. says:--
was scored by E. M. U. Remedios who seemed to have stuck close to his opponent's goal throughout the whole game.
Barros' team played a very sound game, and Lammert's team proved a disappointment, ab though he, Pereira and A. B. Carroll played.
well,
The following were the teams :- Blues-F K. Tats (geal), 1. My C. Lopes,
SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY,
The accounts of the Shell. Transport and Trading Company for the year 1956 show that, including the balance brought forward from 1905, and after providing for depreciation, management, and other expenses, the balance
The following is from the London and
·China Exprem of 19th July-The South Manchurian Railway Company, Limited, ra gistered in Tokyo, announces an issue of 44,000,000 Five per Ceat Sterling bonds, with the principal and interest uncondi tionally guaranteed by the Imperial Japanese
Mr. Ho Yang Peng ngainst Masters Raphael 11. A. Lammert (full backs), A. V. Barros, (bait sanding to the credit of the profit and lost gauge, which is identical with the gauge of the
In the Fourth Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr. Colman, the third magistrate, conducted an inquiry into allegations of theft of a piece of chain valued at St and trespass brought by and Barrold de Bondly, the thirteen and eleven and a half years old sons of Count R. de Bondy, Consul-eneral for France, and their tutor M. C. Pilot.
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account is 392,370, oui of which the pfefereeing, the light railway from Antung to
overnment. The bonds are repayable within 15 years from the date of issue, but the com- pany has the right at any time after ten years from the date of issue le redeem at par the whole or part by drawings or by purchase. A coupon for rull six months' interest, payable on Feb. 5, 198, will be attached to the scrip, and the subscription price is 7. Parr's Bank, Lighed, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- fag Corporation, and the Yokohama Specia flank, Limited, as agents for the Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited, which is authorised to make this issue, are
receive, sub. prepared to scriptions. The outh Company was created to take over and operate the railway between Tairen (Dalny) and Changchun, including branch lines; also the line between Antung and Mukden, and the coal mines of Fusbua: and Yentai. The president, vice-president, and directors of the company are appointed by the Imperial Japanese Government. The Government supervises the business of the company and appoints a special comptrolier for this purpose. The proceeds of the bonds will be devoted to the following works, viz. Conversing the Tairen-Changchun line and branches from 3 ft. 6 in. gauge to 4 ft. 31 in.' Chinese and Korean railway systems. Con. dividend (absorbing 450,000) has been O. Remedios (forwards).
leaving a balance of 4342.370 at disposal. The Mukden into à permanent line identical with the back), A. R. Ellis, P. M. Remedios and E M.
Whites:-C. A. Rodrigues (goal), W. J. Car-directors recommend that £73,000 be appie other parts of the system; Providing a row roll, L. Le Breton (full backs, A. H. Carroll priated from this, as a provision to cover such
and complete equipment of tocomotives and Count de Bondy informed his worship that (half back), L. E. Lammert, F. da Rozs and expenditure as may be required to make the rolling stock. Doubling of the track between company's steamers and installations comply Tairen (Dalny) and Suchatue, a distance of with the agreements with the Royal Dutch
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miles. Harbour works his two younger sons had been playing in a. M. Roza' l'ereira'(forwards).
at-Tairen (Dalny). Water transport and boat with their tutor nod landed on the beach
Company. The dividend already paid is the at Siglap. The beach was no man's land as
works connected with collieries, warehouses, maximum permitted for 1956 under these They found a small
agreements. By the arrangements with the
.&c. An agreement has been concluded fat as the boys knew.
for the conveyance of through traffic ever piece of chain buried in the sand and dag A watch.
Royal Dutch Company, the agreement between it up and put it in their boat
th reply to Mr. Cox, on the 22nd ult., Mr.this company and M. Samuel and Co. for the the Siberian Railways and the South Man- and made trouble and
churian Railways, vin Darbin, which will management of the company's affairs is can. Postal Agency at Shanghai to this country and celled as from Jan. 1, 1917, and proposals for ake effect of an early date: The Jeparose vice certa by the Trans-Siberian Railway when the future management will be placed before Government "is of opinion that the railways. marked by the senders for transmission by that shareholders. The directors recurd the regis will be the means of developing the great route. The approximate time of transit from tration in Holland of the Bataatsche Petroleum resources of Manchuria to the beatfit of the andos to Shanghai by the different routes Mastschappij and the registration in the United trade of all nations on an equal footing, and Itis worship inquired as to the allegedvailable for the conveyance of mails is as King Jom of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Com-that the return on all the capital invested in the rescue, and the French Consul explained that
South Manchurian Railway Company, Limited, while the boys were being taken by a Malay follows Siberia, o'days; vin Vancouver, pany, Limited. These two companies are
27 or 28 days, according to the season, in those established by the Royal Dutch Company will be satisfactory." The bonds, having tha policeman from Siglap station to Rector station Acting under instructions from Messrs, John-they passed their father's house and the Suez, 30-35 days; via the United States of and this company to carry out the agreements. { unconditional guarantee of the Imperial Japane America, 42-45 days. The cost per pound of At the special general meeting of the company ese Government both as to interest and repay. hald on May 15, 1907, authority was given to 'ment of principal, are practically on the same son, Stokes and Matter, Mr. Gen. P. Lammen, elder bay rap into the house and told what had
issue up to $20,000 further ordinary shares. Of footing as the existing Japanese loans, with the auctioneer, offered for sale at his auction pre-happened. Theit governess, Miss Jones, the conveyance of letters sent from this country come out and explained to the police that the to Shangbai via.iberia is estimated at da. 8d. For letters sent via Suez hy French Pac-et the
this number 300,200. have been offered at added merit of being considerably chomper. mises in Deddall Street certain valuable house boys were the sons of the French Consul and
cost is estimated at 45. 3d, and in the case of premium of 10s,, and these have all been hold properties, pertaining to the estate of the persuaded them to let the children remain in late Mr. Edmund Sharp.
the house until an inspector came. The Malay German Packets at 48: 10d. per pound. I am applied for. The authority to issue the further not in a position to give similar information in police agreed and released the boys. Later the French Consul went to Rechore station and regard to letters sent ofa Vancouver or by British Packel riz Suet,, as both the Packet made a report, but inspector Connor declined Companies concerned receive a sound subsidy covering the whole of the services performed
MAILS FOR THE FAR EAST.
Mr. Runciman, who replied, said:~Final Contracts have been concluded in the case of two railway concessions-viz, those from Shanghai to Nan ing and from Canton in the boundary of Hongkong; and the work of con- struction is proceeding on the former railway.'
Tegards the remaining-British-railway-can-man the Geng hid the boys arrested and--Buxton says. Letters are sent from the British cessions, negotiations are still proceeding; and Ho Yang Feng though progress is siew, His Majesty's Go vernment can, anticipate that the Chinese Government will fail in the end to respect the obligations which they have incurred in regard
to them.
PROPERTY SALE.
The properties were put in six lots 21 Inflows: A piere of ground registered at the Land Office as Section of Inland Lot No. 679 containing an area of 4,520 square feet and bearing an annual Crown rent of $28 4.10 ether with the substantial houses erected thesean ambered consecutively trail 7 to 13 Fuk Luk Land Lot two was Section C. of Inland Lot No. 679, containing 3,876 square feet, with an annual Crown rent of $14.30, together with the houses erected thereon and known as Nos. from 1 to 6 Fuk Luk Lane. The third lot consisted of Section D. of Inland Lot No. 679, containing D are of 5.396 squarn. feel and bearing a Crown rent of $33.83. together with the bauses numbered by even numbers from 106 to 114 bird Street, Lot 4 comprised the reading portion of Inland Lot 079 with an area of 5,691, and a Crown rent of wi $35.68, together with the houses running by even numbers from 16 to 130 Third Street, Lot 5 consisted of Section C. of Inland Lot No. 747, area 6,101, and Crown rent $49.65, and the houses thereon numbered from No. 111, by odd numbers, in 127 Third Street. Lut 6 was the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 747 with an area of 6,218 square feet, and carrying an annual Crown event of -8562, together with houses numbered con- secutively from No. 1 to No. 8 Fuk Sau Lano. Lots Nos. 1, 2 and 4 were withdrawn, the other three were sold for $9,600, $11,900, and $6,200 the last two (Nos. 5 and 6) to Mr. Chapman, and the other to a purchaser whose Bame was unascertainable.
THE COMAZ.
dragged bare fast to the police station. Yang Peng used abusive language to the boys and called them Thieves, son of a
to take action.
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His worship said he would not deal with the matter of the rescue,
At this stage, Mr. Roland Braddell appeared
Peng.
by them.
in Court and said he represented Mr. ito Yang KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
He would like to hear what was being said. His client had not brought this case as à criminal charge.
Mr. Colman-Well, what charge is it? Mr. Braddell: don't quite know I would prefer a short postponement.
The following are the proceedings of a meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, on the 30th July, 1907. There were present:-Messrs. A. F. Gardiner (Vice-chair- The Count objected to a postponement being man), C. 'A, V. Bowra, Huang Ts'an-chew, W. granted. He had been put to great incon- Kruse, W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the venience and had come down rein the on-Secretary. The minutes of the last meeting federat Estate. He added: No one but were read and confirmed. The Superintendent Yang Peng would call the French Consul's of Police reported the following cases heard at sau's thieves. My sons are not thieves; per the Mixed Court since the last meeting:-Sum monses: Breach of Municipal regulations 3; haps, his are.
assault 2; keeping a public gambling house ti perjury 21 debt ; illegrilly selling property 1. Summary arrest: Leaving employment with out giving nolics 1; conspiring to prevent ser vants taking employment 1; not carrying a light after 12 midnight 1; gambling 31 con- tempt of court 1 theft 4 ssault 2; neglect of duty when employed as godown keeper.1.
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i worship remarked that the charge of theit was absurd.
Mr. Braddell said that Mr. Yang Teng was annoyed by the boys, and if apology had been made the matter would never have been brought to Court. Mr. Yang Peng was a well known gentleman and was well acquainted with Eng. He had been annoyed at the animasion of the children.
customs.
Count de Bondy-What does this gentle. man mean by the apology? If any apology was to be made, it was by Yang Peng for and sons of a calling my boys giving them in, charge and treating' them Doss the beach belong to Mr. as thieves. Ho Yang leng? 1.Mr. Yang Peng had said any damage was done, I would willingly havo apologised and made good the damage. An old chain was found embedded in the beach. Please don't be so rude as to laugh, Mr. Yang Peng, when I speak. I do not laugh when you speak. I believe that according to the English law the beach is public properly.
His worship said certainly no apology were required from the French Consul. The char ges were thrown out.
A valued correspondent, who had not yet seen the notice issued by Sicawei Observatory, writes as follows:-I have just been watching the comet (3.a.m.). For some nights I have breg up about this hour enjoyt he splendour of Pleiades and Orion, rising. My interest and curiosity were aroused yesterday by the positive assurance of some of my Chinese friends who stir carly for their woodcutting that they had seen in the eastern sky a strange with a streaming tail. To my astonish ment I have just found it even so and the Penal Code. that the comet is a reality. It is perfectly
Count de Bondy:-1 ask your worship to grant a summons against Ho Yang Peng for Mr.A. B. Biunn joined the Corps on the 16th
making a false charge against my sons, under is worship:-1 suggest au ace Mr. Sproule, August, 1907, assigned Corps No. 977 and
clear and may be seen deep below the the Deputy Public Prosecutor, and if he agrees, posted to the Right Hall No, Company.
It is Mr. A. R. Plordien joined the Corps on the Pleiades and close by. Orion......
will grant it. 26th August, 19.7, assigned Corps No. 978 and singelar that for two or three months past the The Count: No Chinaman shall call my
Chinese have been greatly agitated by runiours children "sop of a posted to the Kight Half No, I Company.
1
SERGEANT INTERPRETER
CONVICTED.
PLEADED OVILTV TO FORGERY.
Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, at the Police Couri, last Monday, withdrew his plen of not guilty and entered a plea of gulity in, the care in which Teo Hun, the sergeant interpreter of the Can tra! Police Statian, was charged with forging and uttering an order for $5.20, in the pame of Bergeant Alexander Gordon, Mr. I ooker sub. mitted that the defandant was merely a boy-- only nineteen years old-and had been em. ployed as police interpreter for four and a half defendant endeavoured to obtain the sum of years. There was no doubt, he stated, that $5 But, Mr. Looker pointed out, previous to this he had borne a good character. The sum defendant attempted to obtain was poly a small one, he pursued, and, taking into con sideration the
penalty,
punishment was inflicted," Mr. Looker concluded, "the defendant would be able to realize the enormity of his crime and at the conclusion of his term of imprisonment be would probably lead an honest and industrious life, Mr. Melbourne sent the defendant to gnol for six weeks."
200,000 shares will only be availed of if and CHOLERA ON ZHESTAMENTO
when necessary. During the past year the volume of products shipped by the Neder- landsch Indische Industri en Handel Maats chappil was satisfactory, as the following
tatement shows:-Kerosene, 133,641 to compared with 124,174 tons in 1905; liquid fuel, 154,056 tons, as against 148,560 tons in 19:5; benzine, 16,614 tons, compared with 3561 ions in 1905-10tal for 1906, 294,313 tons; the total in 1905 was 176,185 tons.
MARU
It is reported that three more suspicious cases of sickness have occurred on board tha NY.K. liner Yamashiro-marsi now in' quaran› tine at Nagabama. The cholera cales ars the most dangerous nature, described as says the Japan Herald, the patients developing symptoms of the disease known as cholera typhoid. Dr. Shiga, of the Infectious Diseases Institute, is now conducting an investigating, and two naval surgeons have also been dis RACIAL JEALOUSIES.
patched to Nagahama hy the Naval College- lo study the disease. It is suspected that the Decree fdated August ro) in the name of the cholem first broke out on board the steamer Empress Dowager stating that for ever two before her arrival at Kobe, it having been dis.. hundred years there have never been any closed that a Japanese fireman suffering from foalousies between Manchus and Chinese and similar symptoms jumped overboard in a fit of that of late Manchu posts have been freely given delirium before the arrival of the vessalat Kobs. to Chinese, such as the posts of Tartar General. The first and second class passengers were re Assistant Military Governor and the like. In leased from detention on Monday, but the
no distinctions made by a word there have been no
contact with the palien's are being still detain; the Throne between the two races and men have steerage passengers and those who came into been appointed according to abilities shown.ed in the quarantine quartera. This is known throughout the empire. At the present crisis, when the country is labouring under difficulties, it should be the manifest THE ROPAL HONGRUag golf
duty of one and all to work unanimously for the welfare of the empire to the exclusion of racial jealousies. In the circumstances their Majesties desire to know exactly the present day position between Manchus and Chinese, and the officials, both in Peking as well as in the provinces, are commanded cash to make a report on the subject and to suggest the best way of doing away with the evils of racial jealousy.-N. C. D. News.
CHINESH TEACHER KILLED. RESULT OF EXPERIMENTS WITH EXPLOSIVES,
21st Inal.
A somewhat unusual accident occurred in long ong last night when a Chinese gentle.
draibi man experimenting in chemicals received injuries which resulted in
ments
CLUB.,
The monthly competitions for the Robertson Farewell Cup and May Cup were held at Happy Valley from the 17th to 19th August, 1907. The following cards were banded to:
ROBERTSON PAREWELL CUP. Mr. H. W. Sladet ................. 95-12-78. Mr. C. W. May
.85 5m 80
(fo entries). MAY-CUP. (No returns). (3 entries).
Mr. T. S. Fortes
POOL,
* 74+ 276 Mr. R. O. Hatchison*
*** '76 scr, -76 Mr. C. W. May 857-78. Mr. G. E. Morrall ........... 100—18... 82:
(23 entries),
Winger of Robertson Farewell Cup, Tis for Pool,
Mr. A. H. Young joined the Corps on the of a great star to appear and collide with the The French Consul then consulted with the for light of the dhe pleaded had mixed together suddenly exploded.de what unusual exhibition was insane. - Fortun
16th August, 1907, assigned Corps No. 979 and posted to the Right Hall No.'t Company.
RESIGNED.
Trooper E, Buxton Forman is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the 10th August, 1997.
Sarth. I have comforted them with the assur- ance that the only observed and known comet to return is Halley's, two years hence. remember that the comet in 1861-3 (at the time of the Taiping Rebellion) which I also saw, greatly alarmed the people,.
deputy public prosecutor. He lolimsted his Intention of bringing the matter before the Supreme Court.
It is understood that the Count has brought the matter to the notice of the Colonial Secretary
Mr. Lan Hon Chie, the principal of the South China Academy, which is established at Wing the Chinese in Connaught Road were 7, Benkant Road, was making some experi- enjoying the antics of a compatriot from Tama with some explosives in the laboratory sui last Wednesday alternoon, it did not occur of the school when the compound which he to them that the man rasponsible, for the some Mr. Lan was severely burnt about the face ately, his insanity took no homicidal tendency and body and two fingers from each land were and when the police took him sin charge ther blown off: Information of the occurrence was was nothing to show that he was other than a telephoned to the police and Sergeant Gordon, visitor enjoying the pleasures of Hongkong. of No. 7. Police Station, took the unfortunate Examination by the doctors, however, showed mao to the Government Civil Hospital, when that the man was not responsible for his actions he succumbed to his injuries late last night,'') and he was sent to the Lunatic Asylum.