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account of the lack of labour, with her overseas trade at a sandstill for want of bosts or funds, Japan: had naturally go seek outside aid to ramscitate bor internal affairs. Unfortunately, a portion of the Japanese who still retafund
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to believe that there was sotia maxim to the effect that a people fortunate in war are always and necessarily fortunate to business, and for * time there was a wild rush to speculate id "the flotation of bubble concerns which nevar bad the smallest prospect of success. Com. POPULARITY mercial undertakings in the same way of
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tained that they could not perceive Japanese Geramment was so on pushing on its pre for war
be shown to restore the country's defend
their former state of efficiency at a
the IEP and D. a. Alongolia, which sailed from London on Bib ulto, took the following pacie For Singapore," £20,000 bar silrat; for Hongkong, 661,500 in bar aliver for Shanghal, 251,000 in bar silver.
when inch a'large) expenditure, was' nece for other purposes. The Japanese Financial Agent in Europa had stated that the JapaneEO Government's plan was noibing mo repair the deficiency in the armamente caused by the war, but that excuse, could not be accepted. The position, of Japan ja reality business proposed amalgamation, the Govern improved considerably alter the war, and the ment promised subsidies in all directions the trance of the peace of the world was streng money having been obtained from the Euro-thened by intern tional alliances or agreements, pean and American Exchanges and so far as so that the poly of speedily becoming pro- Japan was concerned the millenium seemed to pared for war was superfluous. It seems to be be at hand. The shipping companies of Dal clear and evident that unless the Japanese Nippon were to swamp the of l-established lines Government call a ball in their expenditure on
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Mtz Otto Kang Sing appeared for the plaintiff Hr. F. B. L. Bowley (Crown Solicitor); olga JOINT BRITISH AND CHINESE POLICING
PARRANGEMENTS, Massrs. Dennys and Bowlny, represented Mt. Eves, and Mr. E. X d'Almada • Castro, for
hung King Toog
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
ACTION AT THE SUPREME COURT.
Arthe Supreme Court, this morning, before $too damages was awarded Yeung Y, the Mr. Justice Wiso, a contractor named Work barber, who brought action at the Supreme Tau Fook, trading as the Wah Fung firm, of 236, Queen's Road West, brought acilon against Court, yesterday afternoon; nykinst his pan M. G. W. Eyes, as realdent opgineer of the Svet $1oo as compensation for Kowloon Canton Railway, and Chung King: assing his aries and false impring, a contractor to recover the sum of $360 wrangfally toiopment In November last,
Arg. o'clock this evening, at the Union Church Lijeraty Club, Mr. J. Dyer Ball will deliver a lecture entitled Mountain, plata and pasture then and now being description" of the changes that have taken place in the blat ry of
daytod money into Court? blush ma China during the last so years. His Lordship-I see you have paid-some-
Mr. Bowley-Yes, your Lordship Iz is now asserted that the negotiations be
My Oto Kong Sing-1 am for the plaintiff, tween the Japanese Government and Mr Lemieux, the Canadian representative were your Lordship. And he proceeded to state his arranged at the last conference, Japan having case. In a cattain action heard in the Supreme writing, the jaadvisability of sanding out un brought proceedings against the third defead. bealthy emigrantni
ant (Chung King Tony) to recover a costain Britain at Peking, Sir John, Jord eum which the third defendant had received has consented that the patrol service from the Raliway Company under a contract. After the case had been decided, Mr. Keng Sing wrote to the Railway Company informing them of the judgest and requesting them to pay so more money to Chung King Todg. The roluded between. His Excellency the reply he got to his letter which be produced Viceroy and His Excellency Admiral was that they knew nothing of the matter?iceroy Some time after the writ was issued.
Sir Arthur W. Moore,
Shameen 12th December, 2.55 p.m.
Information has been received to
on the Yangtze, on the Chiosa coast and; in farmaments, and give heed to the needs of the recognized, but, without committing herself to Gourt this year Wong, Tsui Fook (the plaintiff), the effect that tlie Minister for Gre
fact; Japan was to be recognized as the com- mercial Mistress of the Seas in the Far East, The minor hacks were as chger speculators as
tha poriest tyros in the street, and some of them fanced phaciaamal Ogments of the company promoter's. Imagination with an enthusiasm which brought about their own inevitable un
doing. When the bubble burst, as it did in the
end of last year, there was scarcely a bank in the country which did not stand face to face *wth gaunt, dissolution, sat thore which sur- vived did so only (brough the help of the Book of Japan, All this meast a dreary outlook for the Imperial Treasury, because already the land was taxed to the utmost limit of its capacity. PURE MALT WHISKY war all very simple to impose additional taxes on the farmers, increase the cost of the articles manufactured under the monopolistic system ofthe Government, augment the duties on fo.eign products, and so forth, but if people could not pay those extra expenses then the Govers ment might just as well ́haye served an 'attack. ment of the moon.. But at this juncture, when it might have been considered that the Japan ess Government would have adopted a policy of retrenchment and reform, the actual policy
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their good sense, but, at the same time, some piegṇant romaski on this subject were made by various speakers at a meeting of the Tokyo Ban-. kers' Club the other day. From a report which appears in the Japan, Chronicle we gather that Baroo Shibunawa clearly indicated in cautious language that it was the military programme which overweighted the national finances. Mr. Syeda, who had the management of the Man- churian loan in hand, told of the difficulty he hd in explaining to British financiers why
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people, Japan will find herself perilously near the verge of insolvency, and the advice of the Japanese Prase that rigid economy in all directions should be followed by those who have charge of the purse-strings should certainly be adopted if disaster is to be averted, rembe
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CHIU FAT, the driver of one of those ungainly looking gharries which are to be seen almost. daily outside the Central Markol, was prose cuted at the Police Court, this morning, by ak Sze, the wife, if a cook at Kennedy'. agreb Stabled, "for pegligently driving the shatty LOCAL AND GENERAL ' Road Central yesterday after noon and lajuring one of her thes with the font wheel. She secured Sto compensation.
THE death is announced in New York of ME Henry Havemeyer, the Sugar King, vegi f
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The French mail of the sith November was delivered in London on the 11th inst LIEUTENANT K. V. Orlebar, on promotion, re- mains with the destroyer Fame la lieu of a tub-lieutenant.
RIOTING took place, at midnight on the 5th inst, in Seoul. A branch police station was destroyed. One Japanese, a min, was killed," and one woman was injüted. ¿
THE Lushang Football Club is promoting a Walking Team Race tu come off on Su-day the 29th instant, over & course of to miles Members seem keen over the event and some
40 entries have already been received.
The U.S. battleship Connecticut left Brooklyn Yard on the 6th is, to join the Pacific squs dron. In the course of a speech "Admiral
Dewey declared that the United States fleol was prepared for any duty and for any even tuàlity
518 Claude Macdonald, British Ambassador, gave a dinner on Thursday evening (28th plt.) in honour of Mr. Lemieux, Canadian Secretary for Labour. All the Japaness Ministers of State and foreign representatives in Tokyo were also invited. ..1
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of the West Hiver shall be controlled. under joint arrangements to be con
His Lordship-You mens thĩa writ ?: Mr.Konging Yes Froceeding, he sat a that at the time the Railway Company mu Live known that money was due and owing to the plaintiff, but they did not pay well! a wri had been serves on the third defendant Ho submitted that no mistake had been made în joining the two defendants together, and asked: | for costs.p
matjer.
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The Recall of Viscount A ki.
UNAUTHORIZED, PLEDGES.
Tokio, December 6, It is generally kombited by the Japan Press: that the recall of Viscount Aoki was necessary
THE War Office has its eye on the Calonia corps. The West Indian Battalion Royal Artillery, and the Ceylon-Mauritius Battalion Royal Artillery, have been disbanded, so has the Chinese Regiment, the Malia Militia is threatened by reduction, if not extinction, an it is not improbable that the short-sighted policy which the present Administration of At this point Mr. d'Almaca stated that he economy' with 'fficiency" (save the mark) is had just been served with particulars, and he pursuing will lead to tampering with the Hong-applied for an adjournment to look into the kong-Sinagapure Battalion.
Mr. Bowley stated that the claim was under On the 14th uti, sa Holy Trinity, Brompton, a contract signed by the plaintiff and the Rail the marriage took place of Mr. T. Guy Paget,way Company, the former undertaking to make: Scots Guards, and Miss Bettine Des Voeux,bricks at a certain price. When the writ was daughter of Sir William Des Voeux, late served ali monies under the contract had beention Ordinance. Governur, of Hongkong. The bride was paid; but it was hul until yesterday that the given away by her filher. There were ten seat position becams known. Mr. d'Almada bridesmaids, The bridegroom gave the client (Chung King Tong), had in the mean bridesmaids bouquets and vintet enamel ime done other work for the Railway Com- brooches, set with diamondi;
After the pany, such as carrying bricks. reception at 35; Cadogan-square, the bride and bridegroom left for the Continent.
His Lordship-Carrying bricks? That was not stated in the contract.
for the maintenance of un uffled friendship between America and Japan. Viscount Aoki had given pledges, on his own authority, that Japan would participate in the Russo-American Behring Convection, He had furiber promised, also on his own authority, that a treaty would be ratified prohibiting Japanese emigrants as a quid pro quo for the San Francisco Segrega- The Tokio. Government, however, declined to take these pledget, and President Roose- velt's position was; therefore, rendered even more awkward than that of Viscount Anki upon ni the opening of Congress,
Hence the Ambassador was re-called before Congress.met.
A Possible Successor.
New York, December 6. The appointment of Baton Takahira, at pre- sent Japanese Ambassader at Rome, to suc ceed Viscount Aoki would be popular in Wash, Jagien.
STOWAWAYS FOR HONGKUNG..
Mr. Dowisy staled that no reference was WE regret to have to announce the death of
made to the contract, as regards carrying bricks.. Mr. Frederic Finger, head of the well-known This work was outside the contract. It was fuum of Holme, Ringer & Co., of Nagasaki, also discovered yesterday that $230 was still news having been received in Kabe on 30th due to the plaintiff for extra work done and im uit, that Mr. Ringer expired at Norwich, Engmediately this was known the money was paid land, at 9 n.m. on Friday (29th idem). There into Court. With regard to the adjournment were low foreign undertakings in. Nagasaki in applied for by. Mr. d'Almada, "Mr. Bowley' which Mr. Ringer had not an interest, and he objected to any such procedure, holding that was one of the best-known residents in Japan. the railway men had covered long distances He took a trip to England fast autumn, and at and had been put to much inconvenience® that time his bealch, despite his advancing age, in order to get to Hongkong, 3-If an ad-
TWENTY-FIVE FOUND BY THE POLIDE" kan man thangave no cause for anxiety. Much tymp thy will Journator was needed hoiaked that their
on information received locally, De *tective Sergeant Wilden and a÷number of1 A-RUMOUR is current in Vladivostok that the be extended to Ms Ringer and the other rele evidence be taken to-day, 17 Maidyanat
His Lordship-f-don't think they are re detectives attached to the Water Police Station Russian Legation at Tokip will shortly be tives in their bereavement.–Jappa' Chroničia.
quired here. If they are I will adjourn the raised to an Embassy. Mr. Bikhmetieff, thes the first ambassador, but will he immediately removed to another post; and according to what is reported, bis place will be taken by M. Shipoff, at present staying in Japan,"
Acting
On 9th Nov., a Wimbledon, wife of D. A.Japan was expanding her army and navy alpresent-Russian Minister, it is suid, will become, HAULING out an American revolver, which he case for long period in order to give them boarded the steamer Yerino, Alark, so she se
BELILIOS, M.K.C.B., L. &C.P., D.P.İL. (Lond.), daagbter.
On 30th Oct, at Dunmox, wife of E. T. Box, of Cauton, daughter,
MARRIAGE
On December 4, 1997, at Shanghai, Richard POLLAK to PAULA, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bloch,
DEATH.
On December 8, 1957, at Shangbai, HARRY Steam Navigation Company's str. Poochi, from pneumonia, aged 60 years.
the close of a war which, it was assested, had secured peace to the Far East for many years "To us," says "our contemporary editorially "it is surprising that the financial advisers of Japan have been so long in speaking out. The late war increased Japan's national debt from Sia'to 2,217 million yen, ar, to put it in
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In consequence of the discovery at Vladivostok of two cases of revolutionary papers on board * Reamer Mongolis of the Volunteer Fleet
purchased while in the United States, and ex- plaining its mechanism, to his countrymen yesterday afternoon on board a Kongmorn stegmer, then lying alongside her wharf in Connaught Road, was not the game as Fong Fuk knows to-day. The clicking of the wes he was heard by a Chinese delective who had gone on board in search of arms, and Fang Fuk was arrested, He deposited $ja bail at
plenty of time to get here. (To Mr. d'Almada) Do you want any of the witnesses? Domini
Mr. d'Almada-1 might want one to prove that the money is Court belinga to my client and not to the Wah Eupgra
Mr. Otto Kong Sing-As the case stands at present I would ask leave to take the money out of Court.."
Mr. d'Almada objected.
His Lordship—} am not making any further
the harbout yesterday terson, from Japan, and searched the vessel. For a time looked as if the result, would be fuitjess, but on catering the storeroom, immediately below the locale, they found their quest. Twanty Japanese women and five men ware discovered
as was also the ship's storekeeper who was hiding there. They were all placed under arrest, suspected of having taken part in bringing: thy stowaways to Hongkong. Os Inquiries bejog not aware that there were stowaways.on board until the discovery was made by the police. The storekeeper, it in alleged, knew that the I'men were hidden in the storeroom, and, sup plied them with food but said that the pre- Ence of the women on, board was a surprise te him. 34Mag
WRIGHT, Chief Officer of the China Marchants another way, a debi which amounted to Yi1.27. from Nagasaki, ane passenger auspected of ye the Central Police Station, and, it is believed,
per head was increased to Y45 or per head.: volutionary tendenciei and a few subordinate he was succesitól in catching the boat, for he orders. The money is sufo and nice where made it was learnt that the ship's officeik ware, Notwithstanding this enormous additional bur deo, and despite the claim that the war had brought peace to the Orient, the Giverament
officers have been arrested, The captain and did not appear at the Police Court; this morn- it is.
their subordi. superior officers are taking ever
jog, and his bail, the revolver, Bud, 43′ rounds nates' duties
of ammunition and a dagger which were found
The Hougang Gelegraph his since doubled its expenditure on the army Tag net profit of the Amisgasaki Cotton Spre on him in the at stien, were forfeited.
HONGKONG, Thursday, DecEMBER 12, 19*7.
JAPAN'S FINANCES.
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For a vary.considerable time, in fact since this year it is more than 382,003000, How is the surplus being carried forward.
the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War, those disinterested observers who have been
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The case was then adj surned. "HONGKONG IN BANGBR!” WILD THREATS OF A WILD YOUTH
wypalamkakati wang saw aleggianay A young man describing-kimtelf as a tourish
The dowaways, however, stated that they
and onvy. In the financial year 1953-4 the ex-ning Compsoy for last half-year amounts to A WELL-KNOWN character who has been sus penditure on the army, with a war in prospect, Y500,000 in round "figūres. Of this" Sum | pected by the police for some time fell into as only V46,8:00; for the present fina Y150,000 has been placed to 'ickerva for the their cluiches last night when he was seen cial year it is 111,700,000 1923-4 the ex-depreciation of the value of machinery and leaving house No, 211, Des Voeux Road Cen-residing at the King Edward Pole," and "a were concealed on board ship at Moji, by the penditure,no 'the'mavy was Y35,800,000; for buildings, while Y87,000 will be absorbed in
gentle an" by professian, together with an-storekerper.
At the Police Court this morning.»the a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum,
other way young spark, who was wise enough to keep within bounds of the law, made things accused were arraigned, It possible for Japan to stand (his heavy drain
bum in the Central district fast night. Being and were convicted. opivo ber resources without becoming financial.
newcomers, they decided yesterday to "do" the fined $ig each, with slums by moonlight-fortifying themselves, of month's imp.jsonment. course, after the usual fashion. That they did cinding the storekeeperY both, especially iba, fortifying, exceedingly mulcted in the sum of
in the course of finer up to moon 10-day als well, will be seen from their actions, which were months hard labours. They had com what uncommon,
SHIPPING AND MAILS their wandejlegs both meni arrived in Hollywood Reid just as the clocks were stricking, elever, bey, apparently had los their way, and, af er looking in vain, for am quir. to. O Jean's Road, the young man charged i
man charged in Court climbed up an electric light post to take his bearings. An Indian police constable, fearing that the man might lose his balance and fall, to the street, ordered him down. The
The stranger, curious 10 reiste, obeyed, but his conduc. after, this was so disorderly as to cause his priest. T *Do you know w am you have, arrested? be asked the inspector, in no quiet, tone when he entered the charge spom
ed in his arrest and conviction, besting particulars of journey lei jo take them back.
CHRISTMAS is coming and the lower class giving Attealing to the fascial status of the ly embarrassed? More than 87 millions out of Chinese are not conlent anless they are in pose country have frequently wondered how Japan, 41 millions which forms the ordinary expensession of a Europaão calendar, which is most prosperous and enterprising though bar sob- ditare of the country is spent for military orly used for decorative purposes. This artistic jects may be, proposed to meet the voluntary naval purposes, while the annual debi charge este cet Chan U, a picture hawkey, Sag, at the burdens which she assumed in the shape of alone reaches a total of 166 millions. Of Police Court, this morning. He was found in, foreign loans. One after another, these loans the extraordinary budget no less than possession of four 19-8 calendars yesterday, and *bix failure to explain to Detective Sergeant, were floated in England, America and Ger- 257 millions qui of a total of 294 milllope Watt how they came into his possession reali.
and niany countries of wider area" and is devoted to military or Daval objects resources but smaller influence and initiative It might almost be thought that in their desita must have gdasbed their teeth in envy at what to secare naval and military predominance the FORECAST of the diplomatic changes in
of pending in Japan indicates that Baron Chin the Atnes seemed to be the stupendous good fortuna japanesë "bad"löst all 'sense of
#nanouk Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, in to succeed which attended japan in everything she under shinge From these figures it would seam as Baron Takahira at Ambanador jo Rome, took. So far at it went, the success of Tapin if Japio had gone insane on the question of while Baron Hayashi; Japanese Minister in in securing ready money to proceed anaw with anaments, and the worst of each insanity is Peking becomes-Vice-Minister for Foreign the industrial projects which had been dis that when the people begin to clamnus about Affairs. He will be succeeded at Peking by Councillor Join, of the Embassy in Londoni located by the requirements of the war, was the taxes abair attention is liable to be
who was formerly fapanese Copsal-General in extremely satisfactory, but, of course, there distracted by the discovery of some national Trantsin Mr. Tsuzaki, Chief Secretary of the was another side to the shield. To begin with, peril which may eziily mean war with Privy Council and Japanese Representative at It must be remembered that Japan abandoned another Power. Even Mr. Soyada felt it the lingue Conference, becomes an Ambassador,
ty to condoms this frantic endea and succeeds Mr. Inouye at, Berline list of prizes" secured, a comparatively unte your on the part of the Government to munerative clash of armu, without having even | disiegard the: condition of the mass of the
pre costly nad, if we eliminate Korea from the bis daly
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tral with a bundle of clothing tutked under his arm. As the result of some inquiries made it became known, and afterwards admitted by the thiel-Li Fuk-chai he had entered four houses in succession, starting on the night of the 7th fastant at 215, Des Voeux Road Central to No a21 last night when bit dowofill came about. Fram the four houses Li Fuk secured about $10 worth of clothing, part of which he was wearing at the time of his; caprore, He was sentenced to six week hard labour and six hours stocks, at the f'olice Court, this morning: Tas, Grographical Journal, contains some in
Southern Chins from east to west, in put by "routes never bears fallowed by a European, andertaken during the last three months of 1956 by Mr. Cecil Clementi, who carried out a roole survey of most of the country traversed. An original, map shown that the route chosen by Mr. Clement), was of great interest, the middle part of it leading through one of the least koown tracts of Southern China. The survey was begun at Helinchou-fa, at the confluence of the two main branches of the Si-chiang of The officer confessed his ignorance. The 6.5 Chingia lefs Sydney on: a West ilver, known respectively at the juoction You have is me, do you know, a man who and is dus here on 354 mox. as the Pai fon or North river," and the Yu; is known throughout, Ergland, and an iff chiang, or Right river." Mr. Clemenil an- told jou who I am you would be afraid of. Do cended the North siver to the junction of the you hear me? A man who can buy Hongkong As the result of the sale of work held le St. upper branches, sed then went overland to and lose it—a maig, who will have; she whole -Lunchos sup his father rento taking him; in police force sacked in the morning. Isn't
generally, west direction, past, Chingyuan Fu that sufficient? And as for To
Herring, ito the Banda leus other tower, few of them marked accused, In ordinary mapy, lo Yondasfu. At Chinge showed
tofu be crossed the route followed, fin nonb south direction by Mr. Consul Rov
the satisfaction of receiving an indemnity. No prople id the interests of huge Dreadnoughts. Andrew's Hall yesterday under doubt it was very" "msgaanimous on the for the Navy and the enfimest of an enormous of the Aisle de la cainid Enfance, ibs fundu part of -- the "Mikado's representatives tptnding my Foreiga capitalists, be paid, senamo
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walve the question of an indemalty in view of the rank which Japas bad attained among the Power, in consequence of her Aghting strength on the fold, but whether it was business is open to discussion With an through the demands of with her Industries and
recommanded that the issue of more Govern, have bean ment bonds should be postponed
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