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STRONG RESOLUTIONS,
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE DEPRECATED,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shameen, 20th November,
12.10 p.m.
At a meeting which was held yes terday evening under the auspices of the General Chamber of Commerce several important resolutions were passed.
Canton.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER
him going further West, na Chungking" is tho last" westem trosty pon, and the presence of foreigner, other than missionaries, at Chingtu is almost lovariably the cause of Consular dis approval, and Crouble with the Viceroy, For the native authorities are in constant dread that the location of several Consular representatives will be followed by an influx of
of merchants into the capital of Szechuan. There is not, bow- ever, any American Coseal-General at Chêagtu
the
THE "SWATOW
“REFORMUR.
SUPREME COURT DECISION
FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
WELS
23 1907.
PIRACY NEAN LLAMA.
AUDACIOUS ATTACK ON A FISHING BOAT.-
"Fishing boat, Stop. We want to purchase something." Dang, bang,
The sun bad just disappeared on the horizon, Dusk was quickly falling, softening the outlines of the irregular and barren, mountains. A moderate wind swept, the usa, which was as calm as a mill pond.
a mountain there
Those on the fishing boat made effects, to lengthen the distance between them and the against them. The wind had died down--the other boat, but circumitances were entirely sails flapped lazily. In the next minute, the scurrying on the deck of the "Gisher" ceased. Oars dropped suddenly into the water; the
drew alongside the fishing boat. In the next crew disappeared in the hold.
Seven
o'clock was striking when the dug-out
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
TALES OF HARDSHIPS AT THE SUPREME COURT,
At the Supreme Court, last Thursday, ble Honour Mr. A. G. Wise (Chlef Justice) pr siding, a number of Chinese business man were troubles, in the hope of
the opportunity of telling their business being adjudged broke rupts.
noy int-
River
be
J.
Sit Ping Tung, the petitioning debtor, said was a partner in the Kwong Hang Tai firm. ไม่ that firm there were twenty shares, and twenty odd partners, he said.
His Lordship - How does that work in with the Companies Ordinance?
The
Official Receiver smiled. "Who kept the books?" he asked the witness. “Cheung Wan Shang," wat the reply,
-No, I was salesman.
You also collected the firm's money A-I did, There was a partnership book, was there not? Yes,
It cannot be found now ?—No. What was the firm's capital ?-$10,000, And your share was?---$500. Were you in Hongkong when the shop was seized I was not,
How t
The evidence of that is his own statement and the translations of some documenta'which, 'in my opinion, ought never to have been ad- mited as evidence at the Police Gourt, From this evidence and from the fact that a considerable time elapsed between April 17, the date of the alleged robbery, and June 24, the date of the requisition, it was sought to draw the conclusion that the requisition was originally intended to be for the extradition of and Mt. Mason Mitchell of Chungking has to
its accused in reference to the rising in May His Honour Mr. A. G Whe (Chief Justice) and that such rising constituted a political Demesil went past Chunkiang without being presiding at the Supreme Court, last Friday, offence and that the armed robbery was AD
over the whole province.
It was about half past six o'clock. And the The first case on the link that was
was of ave his reserved decision in the case in which afterthought. There is no further evidence scene around Llama Island was tranquil. Far pattance was the public examination of one of "seen and, it appears, called at Chèngiu before
proceeding on te Yünhan province. Yineau the Chinese Government are applying for the on this subject. It should be noted, how nway to the north the various species of sea the partners of the Kwong Hang Tai firm, of buzzed like a disturbed bive of bees as the extradition, of lu Ki Shing on a charge of over, that the accused in his evidence stated birds could be discerned fitting across the 144, Connaught Road Westhose firm had solitary foreigner wandered through the armed robbery committed within the juridic the title was to make the mandarins obey hitis, making for their masta... In the distant become insolvent-the liabilities standing at It was decided to send a telegram country forcing the native officials to provide tion of China.
the existing law in China and that if offing, as far as the eyes could reach, the The points rated both by the prosecution to Peking, suggesting that an an-him with pack animals. First he said, he and the defence durios the hem of the they had done so there would have been horizon was dotted with a fleet of fishing boats
was teacher and later on the native
no rising. So it is clent, even if his story lying peacefully at nual sum of one million dollars be understood that he was a missionary on. bis appeal were fully dealt with in Mr. Justice
that the rising was not against true,
But under the shad 2201· Central Government. On this particular could be discerned two boats. One appeared the appropriated from the Customs re-way to open up a mission at Tachieniu. The Wee's decision, which went in favour of the turna, to be expended on the reform foreigners are not in the habit of exploring Chinese Government applied for the extradi.
untives were ensily given to misconception, for is giving i judgment his Lordship said:-The point is re Castioni (8gr, Q.B., vol. 1, 149) to be of the ordinary fishing junk make-up. was quoted and on the point in general in re the other, some distance behind, nothing mors, of the Chinese Navy located at those hostile regions as a whim. A reportation of one In Ki Shing, alia lu Chau, (herein (1896, Q.1, 108) were referred to. Those are on both these verses there we excitement.
Meunier (1894, 2. Q.B, 415) and in az Arton or less than a dog but, It was easy to see that sent back to Chunklang, on June 4th, asking the American Consul to cause the wanderer's alles referred to as the accused) on a charge of the points that were taken and i will now dent Fishing boat!" Sibp at once, canin the Subscriptions, it was stated, would
return. Messages were sent to Demenil but armed robbery within the juridiction of China.
with them. As to the first one I am of opinion order be willingly forthcoming towards if they reached him, they were disregarded In due course he was brought before the Ma- that on the evidence before him the Magistrale will fire again he dugout, "Stop, are Did you have anything to do with the books?
and the journeyed on towards the Tibetan bar gistrate and after hearing the evidence the Ma- would have been justified in committing for this object.
and folder too still further a team of yaka gistrate committed the accused to prison under trial supposing the offence charged had been was obtained and a dispute arose with a party Section to (Chinese Extradition Ordinance). tially a case for a jury even allar evidence provisions of Ordinance seven of 1289 commilled in this Colony. It was eases of soldiers over some of the draught animate. During the disturbance, which occurred at
On September 17 an application for that per- || for the defence had been produced AS a probable presumption had been Antunter, which is about six days' journey from pese made to this Court a rule nini was grant
raised-see Magistrate's Ordinance, Section 76, Batung, a Chinese was shot dead, it is alleged, ed. Da November 15 the case came belare by Demenil,
The native authorities then the Cours, when the Attorney-General appeared above referred to, and the case of Cox. v to support the decision of the Magistrale nad Coleridge, above cited. With reference to the the deemed it essential to take active measures į
paiz as to antecedent proof of engagement: Demenil was arrested and the party started Sir Henry Berkeley the rule. By arrange
to Chunking
ment Sir Henry Berkeley proceeded with his cases of fra Basvier and re Alice Woodall,
divided Shortly aftewarda a on the long journey back
argument which he
into three which were much relied on are not on all fours a report was received
prints, that the prisoner had jumped over.
The first of these was that the with this case. In-ibose cases the question here in the Chinese Rugboat on which evidence before the Magistrate did not turned upon legal provision only which must
nk he was travelling, and that he was drowned.
raise a strong or probable presumption the guilt of the
within the almost necessarily have been antecedent. They accused That, however, was not the case, for the
had nothing to do with the question of arrange Ordinance meaning of
of 1890, Sectios 76
meat or engagement, which was not decided. The small military mandarin in charge of the
(Magistrate's Ordinance). material words Ses the remarks of Lerd Coleridge in re Alice soner had, som ashore, rearrested him and
do not go into the question of arrangement ultimately arrived with his prisoner at Chup- Magistrate such evidence is sufficient to put his trial for an indictable king without any
The Viceroy further mishap.
(that is, the same communicated with the American Consul and offence, or if the evidence given raises a strong Ordinance) because that may come here
as engagement in our gave his personal word that the charge or probable presumption of the guilt of the
pre.
after although it has not come at pre Therefore those CA165 Ara'no na ferred by the Yunnan authorities was correct. accused, then the Magistrate shall by his war- Mr. Mitchell, however, explained that some
Tant commit him, to prison." The words of authority on the construction of the word engagement" in our Ordinance. I have, witnesses of the occurence were an abeotuts Section 1g of the Extradition Ordinance
Further delay. supervened and are:-"If at the hearing before the Magistrate therefore, to construe Section
4. Sub-section 3, the printer was, confined temporarily at H. such evidence is produced as would, subject to
to the best of my ability. As I entirely agree B. M. Consular Gaol until two native wit this Ordinance, justify the committal of the
with the opinion expressed by the learned Chief Justice in Wong Ka Cheongs case I do nesses were procured from Yunnan. A preli- fugitive criminal for trial at the Supreme Court, minary hearing was then held at the Americanf the crime of which he is accused bad been
not think there is any necessity for reserving the point. The question of engagement is for Consulate and the prisoner was remanded to committed in the Colony, the Magistrate shall Victoria Gapl to await the stand his trial at the US. Court for China. It commit him to
the Governor who surrenders. As to the is reported that the prisoner pleaded not guilty
that there is any evidence in support of it further order of the Governor, but olberwise
political offence 'question do pot consider and urged that he fired at another man, not the
worthy of credence, and I may sum up my view one who was killed, and that the action was taken in self-defence.
of the law, so far as this case goes, as follows:- I do not think that any Court of Justice will, impute unfairuces or dishonest conduct (for that is what it would amount to in this case) 10 Power with which Great.
2any
entered Britain
The Association members dwelt upon the point that the Kwang Provinces must abide by self-Gov. ernment and refuse to hand over ap integral department to foreigners.
Telegrams were sent abroad in the strain. proposing that a memorial should be sent through the Grand Consor expressing strong resistance to foreign interference.
There were two chairmen of the
pri
meeting. Megers. Chan Chang-pu andscort stepped the bant, found that the of that section are:-" If in the opinion of the Woodall at page 487, where he says:
Chan Pik-in.
INDIGNATION MEETING AT CANTON BRITISH SURVEY OF SUN-ON WATERWAYS.
VEHEMENT PROTESTS. {From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 19th November, 6.50 p.m. A muss meeting of the gentry and students of Kwangtung was held at the Ming-lun Tong today. The meeting lasted the whole afternoon.
Hanlin Kong Hung-yau, alias Kong Sao-chuan, was elected to the chair, and Tam Lai-wun acted as secretary, pro lem. ⠀⠀
The meeting considered:
+
A letter from.the Education Society of Weichow prefecture accompanying a chart defining, the various sections of China under the influence of foreign Powers. 2.-A map from the gentry and Students Association of the Sun-on district show- ing the positions of the flagpoles recently erected by a survey party from a British gunboat... 3-A report of the proceedings of a meeting of the gentry, and students of Heungshan with a chart showing how The Portuguese Government had eng croachment upon the land and terrie torial waters of China around Macao. 4-The proposal to place the River Patrol Service under the Commissioner. of Customs.
It was resolved -
34
(a) To address alipint memorial to the Viceroy informing HE that a thorough and practical scheme will be submitted, after discussion, for the suppression of piracy in the tiyerine districts, (b) That a telegram be despatched to Peking vehemently protesting against the proposal of the Waiwapur in re ference to the River Fairol Service. (c) That representations be made by the Waiwupd to, the British Minister at Peking against the survey of the Sun.." on district by Britishers, (d) The meeting apprehend, in the ac
quiescence to all British demands, the surrender of all sovereign rights by China in favour of Great Britain over the Two Kwang provinces...
SHANGDAJ EDITOR'S
·TROUBLES. -
A DISPUTED INTERVIEW:
QUESTION OF VERACITY INVOLVED. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 21st November,
1.5pm. In connection with the Demenil trial, Mr. R. D. Neish, Editor of the Shanghai Mercury, was subpoenaed and questioned by the Court, with regard to an alleged interview with Demenil which was published on the
26th of October.
+1
necessity
af
As the American Consulate Chunkiang, in addition to having no lock-up has no marshal either, the transfer of the prisoner pre. sented difficulties. Rrentually, Mr. J. B. Pillow, a British subject and a former resident of Shanghai agreed in net as U.5, Court Marshal peg tem and he is now on board a Nisship Kisen Kaisha's steamer, after making the journey down the rapids safely, and will arrive here, to-day, with the two witnesses and the prisoner-Ed HKD)
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SURVEY OF CHINESE WATERS,
NATIVE SUSPICION TO BE ALLAYED." [From Our Own Correspondente) ·
Canton, 2151 November, H.E. Viceroy Chang, in a reply to the peti tion, submitted by Li Shiu Shu, a student of iw, and others, sified that the survey made by the British gunboat around the waters of the Kwel Shin district, to Waichow prefecture, was first reported by the British Consul General at Canton. It has been customary for British gunboats to survey the sea coast of China "for the benefit of coasting steamers, etc, and former Viceroys invariably gave them.consent to plant whatever. marks on land that might be required for that purpose. The clamour. by the natives and students of that, district about n sinister design for land-grabbing is all due to their misunderstanding. The Shah. Hou Chu has been instructed to despatch further orders to the civil and military officials io those places to extend full protection to the survey-party and to proclaint to the public explaining the details of the work in. connection with the necessity for survey
Any suspicions on the part of the natives must be allayed to avoid serials con dicis The petitioners must also be informed without loss of time: '
the accused
upon
· TO APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION,
it
We are given to understand that it is the ip tention of the defence to apply for, leave to appeal to the Full Court against the decision of M. Justice Wise.
"We intend to appeal against the decision, gentleman who is interested in the case told our reporter. "And if we don't succeed' there we will take the matter to the l'iivy Council"
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT AT WEST POINT.
shall order him to be discharged." In consider ing this point it will be necessary to review the evidence shortly. There were two witnesses to support the charge and they clearly identif ed the accused in the gaol as having been che of a band of armed robbers who at about 1:30 am. an April 17 entered a house in Hayun village, in the Yanping district, province
into Treaty obli of Kwangtung, China, robbed the occupants, gatioas on the practically unsupported state-
meat of the accused himself, Otherwise, and killed the master of the house. A point was made that the charge on which extradition
seems to me there would be an end to extradi had been applied for should have been murder, tion as the accused wou'd only have to say: but I am only dealing with the facts before me, "They really want me for a political offence One of the witnesses also appears from the de- and not for the offence charged. In the cases positions to have used three words in the Mau-
of Castioni and Meunier the question turned darin dialect, whereas in his evidence he stated
og whether the offences for which extradition he did not koow, that dialect.. On the other
was applied for were political offences or not hand two witnesses were called who declared
Here, so far as the case before us is'concerned, that the accused had arrived in Hongtha is not so. As to the American case quoted kong previous to April 17 and only left in
it was held by the Attorney-General that there May. The care of Reg. . Spilsbury (79 Lwas no felony and the facts are different. For T211) as to strong or probable presump these reasons I think the rule should be di tion of guit was quoted and also the case charged with costs. of Rex.. D. Zossenbein (29 Ties L. & R. 121) as to the duty of the Magistrate, to hear evidence as to the defence. In this case, how- ever, the Magistrate did hear all the evidence that was produced for the defence, and after referring to Cox. 2. Coleridge (1 Bam, and Cress. 37) as to a strong or probable or eves conflicting case of gill he came to the con- clusion that the evidence raised a strong pre- sumption of the guilt of the accused. The next point mised was. that there was. DO evidence that the Chinese Government had given the engagement required by Section 4, Sub-section 3, of the Chinesi Extradition Or dinance and that in the absence of, such engagement there was no jurisdiction to com mit or detain the fugitive. The words of the as follows A fugitive, sub-section Até criminal shall not in any case be surrendered unless an engagement be given by the Chinese: Government that he shall not, until he has been restored or had an opportunity of returning in her Majesty's dominions, be detained or tried in China for Any offence committed before his sumender. other that the extradition crime on which the surrender is demanded" It may be at well here to recite the corresponding provisions of 33 and 34 Vic, Cap.
57, Section 2, Sub-section as the cares quoted in support of the above last-mentioned proposition refer to them. They
are:"A fugitive criminal shall not be fove, alias Ko Keuk Yu, alias Ho Cheuk surrendered to a foreiga state unless provision Nam, describing himself as a "hawker," was is made by the law of that site or by arrange ment that the fugitive crimiral shall not, until arrested yesterday afternoon in the Central he has been restored or had an opportunity of district on suspicion of having taken part in ́an armed robbery, committed in Chinese terri-reiurning to her Majesty's dominions, be de lained or tried in that foreign state for any tory, some months ago.. Owing to the absence of the necessary papers no definite particular effence committed prior to his surender other than the extradition crime proved in connection with the robbery are to hand. What little is known, however, is as follows: by the fact on which, the surrender is Accused, it is stated, was formerly employed grounded.". The difference is that the local Ordinance substitutes "epgagement" for a piece-goods firm; at Shun-tak, trading provision or arrangement and omits the under the name of "Wong Hang In August words proved by the facts". It was argued be- last he was alleged to hay
have
been concerned in an armed robbery, committed in the Wong at the engagement was a condition precedent
fore me on behalf of the accused that the Lin village, in which a shop was ransacked The robbers disappeared soon afterwards; and. accused was traced to Hongkong.
ARNED KOBBERY, IN CHINA.
ARREST OF A SUSIECT IN HONGKONG,
by a
zist inst.
He was charged before Mr. F.A. Hareland, this morning, at the Palice Court. The case was adjourned.
NEW TERRITORY, NEWS.
LARCENY FROM. THE RAILWAY STORES.. At the New Territory (Tai po) Police Court, last Thursday, Mr. E R. Halifax, the presiding.
.
CHINESE GIRL on The LiFE GUARD OF A CAR.
علاجه
days.
long before did you go away ?-Twa
You came back when you heard of the seizure ?-Yth.*
But you knew. public examination is usual?' -No, I did non
How long have you been in came here last-year
the
Colony 7
moment about ten or twelve men, all armed with revolvers, stepped in the deck. Instantly those of the crew who were our deck were seized and flung
Why wereuk you ap the public examination? into the bald with their mates and battened down. A search for valuables follow-didn't know when it was hold, th ed, with the result that the junk was "cleaned out" before the pirates left her. At about midnight the crew crawled to the deck; trembling, fearing that the pirates were stili
Disfn't you're the advertisement in the pas aboard, but seeing that sich was not the capers 3-I did, but the partners were not called. Aberdeen on Tuesday fast and reported this they set sail for Hongkong. They landed hi
You were born la America?—Yes, matter to Inspector Dymond, at Aberdeen Police Station, After much, investigation the police paid a visit to a matshed at Chung ito Rhy and arrested four men--Wong Cheung TA San Shek On, Chan Wa and Cheung Fo Shing-on suspicion of having taken part in the piracy. A quantity of the stolen properly was found in the house,
The accused made their first appearance be fore Mr. FIA Huzeland, in the Rolle Court, last Thursday, in charges of committing piracy in Chinese waters on the 18th instant
They pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the case was adjourited to secure witnesses,
SCENE IN THE HARBOUR,
A MIDNIGHT RESCUE:
Have you the certificate which enables you to retura ? Yes.
.
You had a business în America, hadn't you? Yes. Hwas ruined in the San. Franciscs
last year. earthquake
What sort of a business was it 7-A Chinese grocer's business and contracting business,
You come from -Sanui, do you not?—Yes. Have you any property there?-No No paddy-fidids ?—No.
The Official Receives bere asked "for,s re- mand, He had becd told that there was cos" witness, And he wanted to cause farther in tain property at Sanui belonging to the quiries to be made,
Mr. Réguald Harding, who appeared for the petitionidg.creditor, bad no objection, and the hearing was adjoutbed
A GUARANTOR'S FAILURE,
The adjourned petition of Leung King Fu to
which was worth $120. There was also due-we were private debts 370,"
of $8,741 outstanding debts. Liis liabilities and claim against him for $58,cas odd. The case was then adjourned to allow the $1,120 owing to done, and this morning Mt. R. A. Haiding the debtor to be paid into Court. This was
asked for the order.
Mr. W. Daniels, of Mesuré Johnson, Stoken and Master, who appeared for the Russo-
life-saving from drowning was witnessed on
A correspondent writes: gallant et be declared bankrupt was called on again thin oming, Debtor, it will ba remembered, board one of the Star Ferry launches about mid-stood guarantee in the sum of $50,000 for Chan Sut Tong, the absconded compradore of the night last Thursday the hero being Mr, Bath Russo-Chinese Bank, His gasers, he stated, an assistant jo Messrs, Marty & Co.'s office. Mr. Barbey wag returning home to Kowloon last week, comprised a share ins certain firól, with
Mr. Herzak, an office companion, including some British army officers. When There was a fair number of people on board the launch was passing the ss. Zafiro's buoy, a sailor, apparently from a British man-of-war, the harbour in, the same launch, suddenly who was crying a valist, and was crassing climbed the railing and threw himself into the
engines sca, The
were immediately stopped and reversed on the cry""man overboard. Mr. Barbey who was clage to where the Chinese Bank; objected, but he could not give..
the Court & good and sufficient reason in supi the jhp, realising the murine made scripusness of the situation, without a port of the objection. The order was granted, moment's hesitation, divested himself of 2 his coat and boots, find made a dive, after the man.. There was a struggle in the water between the rescued and the rescuer, but Mt. Barbey, being a good swimmer, succeeded ot last in getting control of his man and brought him solely on board, unt, however, before he got a kick in the stomach, and a nasty bite on his right hand. During the remainder of the In response to a memorial from the Waiwn- passage, the marine was very excited and be: pu, an lúperial Rescript was issued on Octo haved in a very peculiar manner, and had in be ber 25, sacctioning the proposed, logu: of / watched till he was safely ashore. At the end | £1,500,0,0 for the construction of the Soochow- of the journey Mr. Barley was the recipient of Hangchow-Ningpo railway from the British many congratulations from his brother-passen- and Chinese Corporation, writes the Peking ⚫ virespondent of the w; C. D. News on th Rers for his gallant act
A little Chinese girl, about six summern, was police, suffering from injuries to her head and taken to hospital lan Tuesday, by the West Point body which she received in an accident. ler.HE INTERNATIONAL COT70A
injuries are not considered serious, but it is feared there may be internal complications. The girl, who lived with her people is a matshed in Holland Street, was enjoying herself with a number of other children, playing "Last Touch in a side lane, jutting off Des Vœux Road West. The Chaser," as that perips is called who is deputed, by means of tossing a coin-or, as it is done in China, by a system similar to that of chat-muf-punued the little girl, who in known as Ah Mai, late the main street. At that monicat a west-bound tramcar passed, and Ah Mai became entangled in the life-guard. The emergency brake was instantly applied; the car was brought 10 a ständstill, and the unfortunate child extricated from her uncomfortable position. Inspector Collett arrived on the scene shortly afterwards with an ambalance, and, after temporarily treating her despatched her to hospital,
の
A NEW AND NEEDED ENTER. PRISE IN HANKOW.,
MANUFACTURING CO., LD,
ANNUAL REPORT..
The Directors have now to submit to the shareholders the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended September 30, 1907,
inst.
THEKHEKIANG RAILWAY
TERMS OF THE-CONCES
According to its terms the concession for the construction of this railway was one of the five railway concessions-granted to the corporation by the Chinese Government in. 1898, the other four lines are :—r—Tientsin-Chékiang', line, 2.Canion-Kowloon line. 3.-Pukow-Hsin- yang lot 4➡ Hogan Yangtzekiang lize,, through hansi, 1 am informed that the loan will be made under the following conditions
1.—Loan of £1,500,002 at five per cent in! terest per annum.
Profit and Loss Account. The year's work. Loan will be guaranteed by the Provin. in resulted in a net profit of Tis. 55.581.23, ocial Governments of Kiangsu and Cheklang which the balance brought forward from rocó, proportionately instead of by the line in ques Tis. 33,181,26, being added, the sum of Th. tion. 88,692 48 remains at credit to be dealt with,
it is recommended that the several additioni to the plant accounts made during the year amounting to
to TIS
71. 3,17343, be wrillen off, and that the balance of Tls. 85,11905 be carried forward in a new account,
3.The chief engineer shall be an English- condition that he must be recognized by the man, to
to be engaged by China herself; on the
corporation,
4.The line will be built and controlled by the Chinese..
those of the previous years, might be realized.exing against the loan, it is believed that
the natives of the two provinces are
The plant will then stand at the figures result
5-The corporation agrees to, conclude a ing after deduction of the liberal sums written special agreement with the Chinese Govern off during the previous three years for deprecia- ment concerning the loan and construction of tion, and it is not deemed necessary to reduce the line, which.are to be dealt with separately them further at present. The sum of Tis.and not in the manner fixed by the regulations 17.223.39 has been spent on the maintenance of the Shanghai-Nanking railway... A wail, which has permeated Hankow for of the machinery and buildings during the 6.-The gatives of the two provinces shall be
year and charged to working account
permitted to purchase the shares under similar more days than can readily be counted, will, our readers will be glad to learn, be withio i Whilst the earnings of the year show a conditions as foreigners, couple of years stopped. We refer to the moderate profit, the Directors feel that it is 7. The funds which have already been hotel accommodation at this port, and it is inexpedient to recommend the small dividend spent for the construction of those sections of with a feeling of intense satisfaction that we that might be justified were beller conditions, this line by the people of the to two provinces are able to announce definitely that Hankow existing in the yarn market. The earning of are to be s added to the capital over and have
the earlier months of the year bore out the the 1,500,000, within the above mentioned sime will have a
hope that satisfactory results, approaching really modern up-to-date hotel of its own.
8. Interest will be paid out of, the met Mr. G. J. Bhekury, the well-known share-
of the line in futura, broker of Shanghai, who has been in Hankow Early in the spring, however, a marked falling chasing lot 11 on the bund in the British Con- ated toward summer, and for some weeks the the dispute may be setsled satisfactorily in the not off in demand ensued, which became accente- for the past week, has been successful in pur
Shanghai for which port he left last evening, ont loss. The later months justified a resump telegraphed to the director of the Chinese cession for this purpose, and on his return 10 mill was put on shout umbe wali su nassault distant future: for H.E. Yuan Shih-kel has railway companies at Soochow and Hangchow he will immediately commence work on the tian of working on full time. newenterprise. With Mr. Shekury's well-known The stock brought forward on September 30, advising them to persuade the natives to send. loss in say that we shall have a really contracts. experience of hotel construction, it is need-bas «alace been nearly all cleared under oldvernment la parsop, so that differences may their representativos up to Peking to see the upito-date hotel with all modern conveniences Debentates-During the year the, deben be cleared up and no injury done to the and that visitors to our post will at fort. Our ing to Tie 107,000, have been fully paid off and
at last have |tures onļstanding in the fast account, amount mutually good relations of Great Britain and place where
they can stay in reans for the above statement cannot be
cancelled, doubled when wo are able to affirm that. Mr. Directors-Mr. C. Iburg, Mr.-M. March and Shekary was solely instrumental in starting Mr. W. H. Poate resigned their seats on the clio Palace Hotel in Shanghai, sad the success board прод their departure from Shanghai. Mr. living mmument to His C. Rayner was invited to resume a seat on the of this concern is energy in his capacity of managing director, board on his return to Shanghai, and Mr. A. The necessitics of such a hotel being con Hide was asked to fill the seat left vacant by structed in Hankow are too numerous and the departure of Mr. W. H. Paste obvious to need mention, and we are, certan that the, Hankow public will readily invest the. money required to start their share of the ball zolling
to committal g ar detention, On the other hand,
was copidaded that the question of engage ment referred to the Governor alone and had Bothing to do with the Magistrale with this
or Court at this stage. It was admitle that the latter view has beeh, specifically held to be the correct one by the present searned Chief Justice of this Colony in the case of Wong Ka Cheong (Hongkong L.R., Vol. i, P. 1), but I was asked if I had any doubts on the subjects to reserve the point for the con sideration of the Full Court In support of Li, Q.Brand re Alice Woodall (1 Cor. CC. this contention the cases of fare Bouvier (42, magistrate, co vicled three Chinamen who
brought before him on charges of
478) The witness refused to produce reef defendant was a storekeeper of the before the Magistrate and I will deal with it were quoted. This point was not raised the original manuscript or to connect Kowloon-Canton Railway; the second and when I deal with the whole case. The last third, contractor's coolies employed in the New point raised was that the evidence was such as the prisoner with its publication, Territory. The indictment against the first to prove within the meaning of Section 4 Sub Mr. Neish was summoned to ap-two defendants charged them with the larceny, section 1, of the Chinese Extradition Ordine pear before the British Court this of four cases of dynamite on the 5th instant, that the requisition for the surrender of the afternoon, on an application that he while the third was charged with receiving the fugitive was in fact made with a view to punish him for an offence of a political, natură. The be compelled to make the disclosures Mr...W. Goldring, of Mesin Goldring and argument to support this was as follows:
Barlow, appeared for the third defendant; Mr. "The alleged robbery took place on April 17 H. K. Holmes for the first, while the second and the requisition was not made ua! June 24. That it admitted. The accured, how,, man was undefended.
Several witnesses were examined, and ever, stated in his evidence that in May, 1007, evidence adduced to toe effect that on the day some riots of risings took place at place, in question the first accused was seen to take called Wongkong, in the Vamping district, in the keys of the company's magazine from the consequence of the scarcity of rice, and that the office; open the magazine, and remove the object of the rising was to compel the local mandarior to take some remedial step, and cases of dynamita.
that battles were fought and the town Captured and proclamations issued. He
To show that Mr. Bhekury dost not intend further states that he himself took a pro. minent part in auch rising and that in to let the grass grow under his feet, we may Consequence A TOWard of $t,odo was offered for mention that he has already obtained a licence his capture on June 20, and it is suggested from the B.M.O, to conduct a hotel on the site that this charge'in, the outcome of such sker) | purchased.--Hanber Daily News,
desired.
stolen property,
[The following may, to some extent, elucidate the telegram which is published above-
An American named Demenil in due here to-day, says the N. C. D. News of Oct 26, from Chungking, and probably will appear the U.S. Court for China on Monday morning on a charge of manslaughter. De roopil went up the rapids in a Chinese boat, nearly a year ago and caused some trouble at: Ichang, by ant reporting his destination nor obtaining a passport. He was delayed there, accordingly, and in consequence of a report forwarded to Chungking the American Consul At that port was on the look but to prevent i Court has been given.
For the defence it was held that the evidence was insufficient to convict...
Hit Warship sent the first accused to three months hard labour, the second two months, while the third came in for four months.
Leave to appeal against the decision of the
After the settlement of the dispute the corpore ation will probably proceed to negotiate with the Chinese authoritier about the Pukow-Haloyang and Honan-Yangtzekiang loes, as the loan for the construction of the Tientsin-Chexiang trunk line by British and German capila) was settled some time age and the work of con struction will be began next year. Great The changes in the board require the bbare Britain will build the south section in Klangan, holders' confirmation,
and Germany the north portion in Chibli and .Mr. F. Ayscough relires by rotation hul, Shantung, these two sectionsbaing apponianed being eligible, offers himself for re-election,”
according to the respectiva "spheres of in Auditor.-M. Arthur R. Legke, CA. has flaence" in China of the two countries, bough audited the accounts and offers himself for re the line will be handed over to China section by section upon its completion and be iḍmīns election,
30., RAYNER; } v istered by the Chinese without the intersvence:
Chairman of the Bellish and Lierman capital
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