LEGISLATIVH COUNCI
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY
Personal Emoluments Emigration sergeant al 160 p, a for
monthi 110@istoj—
$1,180
640
06
220
Interpreter, at 5:44 p. a. for 8 months
District watchmen, I at $180 and 7-at,
$150 p.: a. for 8 months...
Other Charges Photography of rejected emigrants...
Amooting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber last Tharugrd grads interpreter, at Sgóc p, . for 8 #day, Présents His Excellency the Govermonths
Dor Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M., Colonel Darling, wry Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary), Han, Mr. W. Reas Darien (Attomey General), Hon. Mr. A: M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works), Hon. Capt. Easil R. H. Taylor, R.N., (Harbour Master), Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, MB, C.M.O., Hon. Hr. Wei
Yek, Hon Mr. Murmy Stewart, and Mr. C. Clamenti (Clerk of Councils),
ABSENT:
Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick,
NEW MEMBERS.
Sir Henry Berkeley and Hon. Mr. H.A. W. Slade took their seats on their provisional ap: pointments to the Council.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed..
FINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table report of the Finance Committee (No. 7).
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 19 th 23. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
BASEMENT EYE-LAWS,
160 Total $396
QUARANTINE STATION.
A sum of three thousand dollars in ald of the vote, Miscellaneuns, purchase of Transvaal Emigration Depot for quarantine Station.
A sum of six hundred and thirty dollars in aid of the vote, Polic and Prison Depart ments,"4,-Police, for the following items
Other Charges.
..1450 Language bonus. .........ida Language, study allowance (Pun- jabi to Assistant Supario- tendentis
180
Total $0.30: EDUCATION.
FORTNIGHTLY.
(be Sabitke 2 Board:
··A-meeting÷öf'di? was held last Tuesday afternoon) when the following business was transaciediy ta
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, pursuant to notice, asked
no such
(c) If act, is it the duty of the Medical
Piracy near Canton.
"STAND AND DELIVER!".
THE "TAL HANO” HELD UP.
From Our Own Correspondent] by
Ro-
Canton, 8th May (a) What is the number of houses in Victoria
Yesterday morning the team lanach Tat and Kowloon, which remain to be dealt with Lang left here for the Ching Yuen district, under sub-sections Nos. 1 and 2 of section 175
few miles from Canton several pirates, who of the Public Health and Bulidings Ordinance? And when she was proceeding on her way a (0) Is it a fact that notwithstanding gore and boarded the launch under the guise of statement that all Government buildings are
the deck and commanded the purser of priodically inspected by Sauilary Department Passenger, rushed up, all of a sudden, to officers, all Government bolldings which have the vessel to stand and deliver.
volvers were held over the head of the terrified pursery Needless to say the demand of the robbers was complied with. The purser sur rendered all the money then in his possession which was, fortunately, not very much. The amount of cash yielded was only thing dollars. Little as the money was the pirates were content with "the result of their enterprise. to steer the vessel in the direction of the river They then ordered the master of the lasneb bank where they landed and took to flight.. The crew of the vessel also disembarked and pursued the men. Upon an alarm being raid assistance was at once at hand and the culprits were arrested and
a medical office: attached, there is -inspection ? ••,
to make Officer so attached
periodical in spection of such buildings to see that they are lo such a sanitary condition as not to contra- vere the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance?
(d.): Will you lay on the table a list of such Government buildings as have a medical office
The President replied
A sum of ninety dollats in aid of the vote,attached? Education, Department of Inspector of Schools, Salyingpus Anglo-Chinese School, Other Charges, language study allowance (Chinese) to headmaster.
This was all the business.
BRUIN V. THE KING (ON THE PROSECUTION
Da the motion of the Attorney General; SHIPMASTER'S · RESPONSIBILIT) secanded by the Colonini Secretary, the fol lowing bye-laws made uder section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1903), were unanimously approved
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Bye-laws 1 and 2 contained in schedule Bol the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903 under the beading Basements are hereby rapanied and the following substituted there fox:
BASEMENTS.
1. The conditions under which alone it shall be lawful to live in, occupy, or use, or to let or sub-let or to suffer or permit to be used for babltation any basement shall be-
(1) that such basement is provided with one window at least opening into the
OF THE OPIUM FARMER),
Before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (present-The Lord Chancellor, Lord Ashbourne, Lord Macnaghten, Lord Robert son, Lord Atkinson, and Lord Collins) this case was decifted on 2nd ult. It was a petition for special leave to appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements of Dec. 19 last.
(a) & list is being prepared. (b) My statement was "that Government Buildings are inspected once a month and io addition coolie quarters once a week. The Board on May roth, rood, agreed that the sa- aitafy inspector should not pay visits-of-in- spection to those institutions which are under charge of Government medical officers.
ORDER CAN BE REMOVED. (c) Yeiros #PESTION AS TO WHETHER A REOKIVING (d) Government Civil Hospital and its an-
nexes.
Kennedy Town Hospital, Government. Kennedy Town Hospital, (Tung Wah branch).
Tung Wab Hospital; Po Leung Kuk Gaol,
WATER CLOSETS FOR BUILDINGS IN KOWLOON.
The following reply relative to the question of permitting closets in buildings in Kowloon was submitted :—
Colonial Secretary's Office, 2nd May, 1908,
JAN 'ISSUE IN BANKRUPICY.
to the Summary Jurisdiction Court, last Thursday, Mr. Justice Gompertz prasiding, the care of the Yuen On Company (the debtor), ez porte Ng Tsing Wa and two other creditors of The Yuen Ou firm was heard."
:
This was an issue as to whether one Ng Kan Shan, of 6, Po Leung Kuk New Street, one of the partours in the debtor firm, had any authority, either expressed or implied, to give to the creditor-Ng Tsing Wa-notice on the 27th Judasry, 1908, purporting to be the notice by the debtor firm, suspending payment of their debts j and also as to whether the debtor company were indebted to Ng Tsing Wa in the sum of 1,000, being monies alleged by Ng Tsing Wa.
Mr.P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring, play co the 15th June, 1937.
external air and that the fatal glazed area chandu, That conviction was affirmed on a Governor to acknowledge receipt of your letter Pid bave been lent by him to the debtor-com-
of such window or windows shall be at least ope-tenth of the floor area of such basement; and
(2) that no side of such basement abuts against the earth or oil to an average height exceeding four feet above the floor level; and (3) that throughout the remainder of the height of such basement the ground out- side is at least night feet distant horizon. tally from the external wall of such basement; and (4) that the area formed between auch
ground outside and such external wall is not obstructed or covered ever either whoily or partially by the erection of structures, coverings or fixtures of any
kind whatsoever Provided always, that the Board may, if it thinks fit, grant permission in writing to ob struct or cover such area in any manner which may be previously approved by the Board.
2. The condition under which alone it shall be lawful to occupy or uas, or to let or sub-let, or in suffer or permit to be used for occupation as a shop, workshop or factory any basement, shall be that such base ment complies with the provisions of the pre- ceding bye-law, or that quch basement does pot exceed thiny feet in depth, as measured from the front wall to the back wall, and is lit, ventilated and maintained in a sanitary con- dition to the satisfaction of the Board.
Such shop, workshop or factory may not be used for habitation except by such number of perions at the Board may authorise in writing and in every case in which the Board author. Isas any person or persons to use for habitation any such shop, workshop or factory sleeping accommodation shall be provided by the. erec tion of a cockloft or bunks which shall have a clear space of at least four feet between it or them and such side or sides of the basement as abuts or abul against the earth or soil
Made by the Sanitary Board, this 17th day of March, 1908.
• LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Attorney-General moved the first read. ing of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to extend the provisions of The Liquor Licenses Ordio- ance 1898 and to provide for the grant of brewery licenses.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed.
This Bill creates a distinct form of liquor license to be called a "brewery license." Under the Liquor Licenses Ordinasce, 1898, the sale of liquor is illegal unless a whole sale or retail. license is obtained. A whole
COMPANY
ANNUAL REPORT.
The report of the directors for the year end ing 30th April 1908, for presentation to the shareholders at the ordinary, annual general meeting of the Company, to be held at the Registered offices of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, at 11.00a.m., on Saturday, the 16th inst., 'conds
To the shareholders of Peak Tramways Gentlemen, The directors now beg to sub- Company; Limited, mit to you their report and statement of ac The net profit for the twelve months, counts for the year ending 30th April, 1908.
To
after providing for 1. se on sub- sidiary coins, amounts to........... $40,130.07. which has to be added the balance brought forward from Jast account
From this have to be deducted:—
Remuneratiosto directors Sa,50,00 "general managers" os gros narings 4,814.05
2,655.63
DARING
CHINESE WOMAN: MAZTREATED AND
ROBILD.
The report of a most daring robbery of the most audacious of its kind that has been committed in the city for some time pasie Inasmuch as the work was done in broad days. light and in a busy street reached Inspector Ritchie at headquarters yesterday, afternoon. The scene of the outrage took place is Gutts from Gage Street into Queen's Road, Central inff Street narrow thoroughfare running
From particulars which Hongkong T graph reporter secured from, the police, this, morning, it would "appear that shonly, after. four o'clock yesterday afternoon, three min having the appearance of ordinary street coolies celled at house No. 7, Gutzlaff Strest and, rapping at the street door on the top floor,
42,785.70 | asked to be admitted ried couple, with dos
2,314.05
Leaving available for appropriation $35,473.65 he directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum be paid to shareholders, abhorbing 523,000.00, that $5,000.00 be placed to a reserve fund and that the balance of $7.471,65 be carried to a new profit and lon account
DIRECTORS..
Mr. A. J. Raymond having resigned, Mr. C
Gubbly was invited to occupy the vacant accordance with Rule seat on the Board. 73 of the Company's articles of association, fon. Bir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. H. Keswick, Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. G. C. Moxon and Mr. C. S. Gubbay retire, but being eligible
far, themselves for re-election,
AUDITORS,
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Potts and A. R. Lowe, Mr. Potis and Mr. Lowe offer themselves for re-election.
HENRY HUMPHREYS,, Chairman.
Hongkong, 9th May, 1908.
PROFIT AND LOBS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING J0TH APRIL, 1908.
Dr.
4.792-46
In this house live a
servant ac amab. At that time, the master
of the house was at work, and the amah attend- ing to her duties on the roof.
The mistress immediately she heard the rap ping went to the door, drew back the jalousy, and asked the men their business,
" is your husband at home?" one of the meis lequired.
The wom in replied in the negative.
Open the donr," she was told. brought a parcel for him,
We have
Unsuspectingly the woman throw back tho bolt and opened the door. She invited the trio Jo, took the parcel which was proffered by one of the men, and led the way into the sitting room. The mito followed, and no sooner had: the woman, reached the doorway of the room, than she was seized by the throat from behind and a handful of black-pop- por thrown into her oyen-in-baragony the unfortunate woman struggled to free herself. from the grip of her assailant, but her efforts were unavailing. She was forced up against a wall and searched, the robbers, removing from her person a gold bangle, an ear-pick, made of gold, and a valuable ring, the total being valued at about Stoo. They then desi camped without leaving any clue.agent in
The women then made for the street and ran. to the Central Police Station where the affair was reported.
Sir, I am directed by His Excellency the
The police are of oplains that the perpetra- of the 74th ute, informing me of the decision of
tors of the deed were well acquainted with this. the Board on the question of permitting water
amount of jewellery kept there, and they seized closets la buildings in copies of the circular Barlow and Morrell, appeared for the poster To Coals and stores............ $13,946.56 house They knew that there was a certain you to supply me with ing creditor (Ng Tsing Wa). Mr. Crowther To Charges referred to to paragraph 2 of report of the com- Smith of Mesars. d'Almada and Smith, appear To Maintenance and repairs. 5,838.50 the opportunity of paying their visit during the absence of the husband, Detectives are in- mittee enclosed in your letter under referencs for Ng Kan Shang, the managing partner of
.915.42 vestigating, and it is to be hoped they will ba} together with the replies thereto.
23,618.22 | rewarded with a capture, and I am farther to invite the attention of the the debtor firm, whilst Mr. C. F. Dixon, of To Ruter, Crown rent and fire in-
AN. ZYE WITNESS'S ACCOUNT. To Mortgage interest on R.B. Lot 80029.91 two pffthe creditors.
To Allowance to general managers involved by the suggested systematic monthly
to cover office rent and clarks' inspection: and, in view of the fact that the
salaries izmantot present staff cannot undertake the supervision, and as such supervision in are integral part of the proposal, 1 am to inquire how the Board suggests that the expenditure should be met.-I am, etc.,
and owners ara ignorant of its existence on Board to the additional expensa, which will begira. Bastings and Hastings, represented "ro Salaries and,Wages
(Sd.) F. B. MAY.
Colonial Secretary. · Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted No additional inspectors required. The number of closets will be small,
The petitioner, Captain Bruba, master of the North German Lloyd steamship Devawongse, was, on July 19 last, convicted, at a Singapore police-court, and fised $2,000 for importing peal by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. The principal points sought to be raised on the petition were:-(a) What constitutes "the use of a ship for the importa tion of opium or chandu within the meaning of that section, so as to reader the master liable; and (6)" how far evidence that opiam or chandu has been found on board compels the Court to convict the master, when the master board and are proved, to have taken evary reasonable precaution against its being there? Mr. Danckwers, in supporting the petition, said after the vessel bad left Swajow she was twice searched by the officers of the ship and no opium, or chandu, was discovered. The North German Lloyd Steamship Company were very alrict in the observance of the regula tions as to opium, especially as their vessala trading in the Far East had in part Chinese crews and carried Chinese passengers. At Singapore the opium larmer received permis sino to search the ship but found nothing. Next day a second search was made, and in lifeboat, hanging over the side of the vessel, a quantity of chandu, was found under a seat
STREET WATERINOJEVER, plank, which had to be ascrewed to discover. it. There was no proof that the chandu was not deposited in the lifeboat while the vessel
Further correspondence relative to the was in the barbour, and it was somewhat rewatering of streets was read. Mr. Hollings markable that those conducting the second worth minuted as under search went straight to the lifeboat and made the discovery immediately. The master and officers were entirely innocent of any know ledge that the chandu was there or of how it got there. It was too much to say that because some unauthorised person on board chose to secrete or to have under his control an amount of opium in excess of the infinitesimal amount per head allowed to the Chinese sailors and passengers between port and port, the master was liable to heavy fine. The questions of law involved in the case were of great general interest to the shipping community in the Far East.
The Lord Chancellor said their Lordships would humbly advise His Majesty that special leave to appeal should be granted on the usual conditions.
MUTINY ON JAPANËSH SHIP.
CAPTAIN ASSaulted at PULAU BUKOM..
Information was received by the police au- thorities, yesterday morning, reports the Singa- more Free Press of 6th inst., to the effect that a mutiny had occurred on board the Japanese wharf at Tulau Rukom. it was stated that the Captain had been stabbed and was a prisoner in hit cabin.
Mr. Humphreys 1. agree with Mr. Hooper The total W. C.'s which will be allowed by the Board will not probably average six in a
year,
1-Besides the new strest: watering-land- pipes erected at, Pottinger Street and Arsenal Street we have erected two at Tai Hang..
2-The keeping clear from stoppage of the nailah supply from Albany Gullah is in the hands of the 'Sanitary Board. I reponed all these supplies clear some time ago and they were all handed over to the Sanitary Board for maintenance,
3-I noticed that Stone Nellah Lave nullah was dry this afternoon (15-4-08).
4.-An indenthas been forwarded to the crown Agenta for tea additional street fountains,
"PAY YOUR DABIS.”
APPLICATION OF LOGAN TO BE DISCHARGED
A BANKRUPT REFUSED.
Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, solicitor, who applied some time ago is the Supreme Court for his client, a man named Logan, to be adjudged bankrupt, asked the Chief Justice last Thursday to have the bankruptcy annulled. He stated that all the creditors had consented to this, Except Messrs. Watkios, Limited, which firm was the cause of the bankruptcy proceedings, tect his creditors
Mir Goldring, ststed that he had a legal in the matter, Early this year the bankruptcy petition was filed, and subsequently a Receiving Order was made by the Chief Justice. On the roth February, Mr. Dizon's two clients Sled notices with the in-
tention of disputing cortain debts The mat- ier, as he had stated before, came before the Chief Justice, who made the Receiving Order, and subsequently directed this issue to be ing Order baving been made terminated the tried. Mr. Goldring submitted that a Receiv. matter, The proper remedy of the two credit or was to have had the Receiving Order rescinded on the ground of fraud,
Mr. Justice Gompertz-That Receiving Or der still standı ?.
Mr. Goldring-Yes; it is on the file: Proceed- bg, he stated that when the Chief Justice made that Order he did not follow the precedere under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, and he did not think that he had, the effect of the Order before him when it was made. When a Ke- calving Order was once made nothing could remove it, unless there was a deed of composi tion, or where fraud was proved,
Mr. Dixon requested Mr. Jaslice Gompert to interview the Chief Justice of the matter be- the time stated that he was in perfact right to fore giving his decision. The Chief Justice at make the Order, in order that the estate might be protected, and be ordered this issue to be tried.
Mr. Justice Gompertz-Supposing 1 gq on with the case and it find'in your favour, what then?
Mt. Dixon stated that there would then be no act of bankruptcy and so petitioning credi tors debts. He would move the Chial Justice to dismiss the whole petition. The Chief Justice did not find an act of bankruptcy.
Mr. Goldring-If the Chief Justice did not find an act of bankruptcy how cama be then to have made the Order? He could ont have made the Order without it.
Mr. Dixon-He found that there were no grounds—.
Mr. Goldring-The Order having been made Mr. Dixon, chotinning, alleged that Mr. the Chief Justice cannot go back."
sale license involves the payment of an steamet Fumi Maru, which was lying at the causing the bankrupt to file his petition to pro Goldring's client stola the firm's chops, and
(a) To ravisa from time to time the fees payable in respect of all other existent liquor licenses and
(b) io create new forms of liquor license.
FIRST READINGS.
The Chial Justice-That remark applies to then conspired to bring this bankruptcy action when the firm was solvent. He appeared for all nearly all casCI.
the creditors except Mr. Goldring's man, who was a fraudulent creditor.
Mr. Stephens Yes; your Lordship. Messrs. a march on them, and that was the reason Walkins, Ltd, he stated, wanted to steal the petition was filed. The bankrupt had enough assets to pay off his debts. Watkins, Limited, were the only people who would no consent to the sasuiment of the bankruptcy as they wanted their costs, tos, which Mr Stephens did not think was right.
annual fee of $1,000 which in the case of breweries, a new industry in the Colony, in deemed excessive, The Bill extends the
When this news was received, Mr. E. A. powers conferred on the Governor-in-Council under the Principal Ordinance and authorises Gardiner, the, Chief Police Officer, immedi- him to make regulations as are stated. Itately instructed Captain Dewar and a passe of European police to proceed with all haste also gives a geberal power to the Governor.
to the scene. The harbour department's fast In-Council:-
launch Gwenneth was placed at the disposal of the police and they lost no time in starting.
Captain C. Mor of the Fumi Maru was found seeking shelter in the house of a European at Pulau Bukom, Ho had been assaulted severely. It appears that on Monday night the engine room staff mutidied aud struck the Captain.are They wanted to return to Japan and this was against the orders of Captain Mori, The Capt. ain's boy" and the cook and cook's mate went to the assistance of the master and were also No resistance was offered to the police when araulted. The Captain escaped ashore. they boarded the vessel. Ten of the engine room staff ware placed under arrest and were brought to Singapore, it is probable that they
The first reading of the following Bills was passed:-A Bill entitled an Ordinance to ameed The Evidence Ordinance, 1889; a Bill entitled an Ordinance to prohibit the exportation of prepared opium to China; and a Bill entitled an Ordinance to provide for the registration of chemists and druggists and to regulate the sale of poisons,
The object, amongst others, of the last Damed Bill is to protect the public by placing the dispensing of medicines in the bands of properly
the safualified parsons, Further, to place will appear at the police court to-day.
poisons under restriction so as lo place obstacles in the way of suicide, prevent accidents, and assist in the prevention and detection of crime.
PUBLIC HEALTH BILL,
The Fumi Maru in a vessel of 2,079 tons and has a crew of 40 men. Her owner is H.
Migami. She has a cargo of 1,sco, tons of kerosine oil on board and is bound for Saigon, The vessel arrived at the wharf at Pulas Bukom on Sunday from Singapore. She recent- The second reading. of the Bill entitled anly arrived here from Pengkalan Soesoe.
The police authorities communicated, with Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and the Public the Japanese Consul yesterday afternoon. Health and Buildings Amendment Ordinance, 1903, was not proceeded with.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Council was adjourned until this day fortnight.
BAGIAN FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was Held Immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes be adopted by the Council
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
A sum of eleven thousand seven hundred sodnicety.ong. dollars in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, Other Miscellaneons
users Bervices
MEUAW CRANIORATION“. --~--
A sum of two thousand three hundred and ine, çile dollar in aid of the vote, Registrar Core Department," for the follo
い
an indian in deBT,
APPLIES TO BE ADJUDGED A BANKRUPT.
Mohammed Ohmar, an employee of the Electric Tramway Company, sought to be adjudged a bankrupt last Thunday, in the Supreme Court
Mr. Ef. Grist, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the petitioning debtor. He Hated that debtor had co-assels, but received a salary $60 per month. His liabilities were about $1,100 Debtor bad consented to pay 5 oa month to his creditors, spe
The Chief Justice That would take sevenly Mr. Grist-You, and after he has paid 50°, of the debe he would coms) pp, and ask for his discharge from bankruptcy,
The replication was refuss:
The Chief Justice-What are bis liabilities?
assets Mr. Stephens About S15,002 The
sufficient to meet the liabilities, In fall ?--Yco. When will you pay ?-Almost Immediately, When-Seventy per cent. of the total now What security are you going to give 7-For and the remainder in a month. the remaining thirty per cent.?
Yes, Asteam-Jaunch and the stock-in-trade, Mr. Crowiber Smith, who represented Messrs.
Watkins, Limited, objected to the angulmont. He requested the bankrupt to pay off his debis and then make an application for bis discharge, The Chief Justice agreed with this view, and refused the application.
MUZZLING THE PRESS IN KOREA.
RESTRICTION ON FOREIGN-EDITED NEWSPAPERS.
Mr. Justice Gomperts said that the matter could not be decided off handed.
Mr. Dixon applied to the Court to consult the Chief Justice as fo the circumstances un- der which he made the Order, and the question as to whether this issue should be tried.
At this stage. Mr. Goldring asked for an adjournment to get certain documents 'trans- lated
Mr. Dixon observed that he was prepared to go on with the case, but if his friend wanted an adjournment be must pay for it himself.
Mr. Justice Gompertz-If you press for the case to go on 1 wilkgo on.
Mr. Dizon don't want to be unkind to my friend, (Laughter).
The case was eventually adjourned.
·THE YARN LOTTERY,
A-6YDNEY VIEW.
To
Balance
Cr.
By Traffic receipts (after deducting
fors op subsidiary coins)
By Reat account wi.... By Transfer fees mauimu By Interest..
By Advertisement rents...s
W.
6,000.00 40,130.07
$96,28.15
From a correspondant, who declares that h was on the spot soon after the robbery bad' taken place, we have received the following account;---
Gage Street was the scene of considerable". exclement yesterday afternoon when a large. crowd collected in that vicinity to view the $94,068.20 Antics of a woman who was rapidly descend
341.50ing a scaffolding which edveloped the front of 360,00 building. Upon reaching the ground the 30 so woman, who appeared to be' greally' excited, foformed the crowd, which soon surged around 4,479-45
her, that three men had entered the house (pointing to one la Gutzis Street) and had made an attempt to assault hu She explained that they had tried to tie her to a bad post with ropes. The woman (who appears to have been the amah] was taken io by neighbours in a faintlar condition! A number of Chinese policemen made for the honse and searched for the Intruders but with out avail as the offenders had evidently escaped through a passage in the roof
$96,281:15
BALANCE SHEET AT 30TH APRIL, 1908. Liabilities. Capital Account
75,000 shares of Sto
each Less uncalled, 59 per * share on sopor
shares,
$750,000.00
#50,000,00
Mortgage R.B. Lot No. 80 Unexpired season tickets. Profit and Loss Acconat Sundry creditors.
From last year..............5-1.7,655.63. Profit and Loss Account
For the year... 40,130,07
Just prior to the above incident auther $300,000.00 Woman (presumably the mistress rubbed to 29,000.00 the street with blood streaming from her ORIS,; 3,386.30 declaring that three men had assaulted her and -7.593-33 had relieved her of a quantity of jewellery!^_
Aurats. l'ermanent way and concession
(old line)...... Permanent way and concession
(new line) Stations, Crown leaseholds and buildings (Infacă Lote 1,377) 1,333, 1,334, 1,335, 1:353 and R. Lots 80 and:86) Rolling stock....... skaiserstate. Office furniture
Coals and stores in hand... Sundry debtors
Cash in Hongkong & S'hai
42,785.70
$387,765.33
SUICIDE-AT-SEA
TRAGIC TERMINATION OF A CARD-PARTY,
- Mr. Reginald W. Wickham, a well-known, authority on the rubber industry,, has ended his life by crawling through a poithole, on $100,000.00 board of the Messageries Maritimes liner Ernest Simons, while on a voyage from ***** 43.626.29 Colomba to Singapore, says the Strait Timer of sth inst. When the steamer arrived in port, early yesterday morning, the officers at once communicated to the police the report that a 35,256.39 European passenger, who had occupied a'cabin 32,041.99 | in the first saloon, was missing..
.135.00
As the result of a searching investigation, it 577.84 was discovered that the man, whose name was 752:32 given as Reginald H. Wickham, had been drinking heavily since joining the abipat Colombo, and was taking a hand at cards after. dinger on the night of the tragedy. Ha m- mained playing till about midnight, when he 70,385.60 retired to his cabin, and seems to have" tip--
dressed and prepared himself for a night's rest. 5382,765-33 It is apparent, however, that he did not pass the night in his bunk, for, when his cabin was visited by an English friend, the morning fol lowing, at about four o'clock, he was not to be found.
Bank $67,030.04 Cash and compradores'
ordere in hand. 3.355-56
CHINESE WOMAN DUPED.
¦ GAVE UP HEN JEWELS FOR A PARCEL
OF OLD PAPER,
14th inst
Nothing, however, was thought of this and no further notics was taken, until at daylight a steward had occasion: to visiÐMr. After an absence of a few months the “ Back-Wickham's cabin and found, he was missing: pote Tricksters" have made their appearance in the city once more. And yesterday a "poor, innocent and confiding" oman fell a victim. It will, perhaps, be better if we told the story in police. the woman's own words, as she told it to the
gan.
Search was instituted without delay, but be could not be found on any part of the ships Investigations, however, brought to light ca portion of Mr. Wickham's pyjama soit, which the fastener of the porthole, thus leading to the looked as if a jagged pocket had been tore ont assumption that he had committed suicide by crawling through the port-hola in the cabis, and jumping into the weather cont
"I live at 205, Queen's Road East," she be "At about two o'cloc yesterday after. noon I left my house to visit some friends who
It appears that Mr. Wickham had been lay live at West Palat. While walking along Des Ceylon for about a forsight, and was coming Vaux Road Central two men came up to me down to the Straite Settlements and the Feder and one of them said: "Zai-ku" (meaning ated Malay States for a short stay for the por respectable lady) can you show us the way to
CONSUL AND VOLUNTEARS,
The Bydney Horning News says it is cabled the Western Market? I aid I did not know pose of visiting rubber estates: He had decid that the merchants of Hongkong are indignant the exact place, but if they walked lower downed upon returning to Ceylos for woothy and No reason can be assigned for this rásh 'actļɔ at the proposal of the Japaness cotton spinners they might mest somebody who could direct en coming back to Singapore on his way to insert lottery tickets in bales of goods-all them. As I was moving away the other man Hom across America, plate Contas for the good of trade. It does not appear whe said: Tal-kw, we have picked up a roll of and it was believed generally by thase one ther the protestir dueto moral fervour, or the fear bank-notes and we want them changed inte of commercial rivalry, but no doubt the latter silver. Would you do that for us? I said board that Mr. Wickham was possessed of very! element has no inconsiderable weight, The I would oblige them, so we walked a couple considerable means. ubregenerate aldre. of man dearly loves a of paces lower down the road, and got We (Tepan Chronicis) learn that the Korean gamble and as China is mostly peopled by into a stairway, where they gave me a small Government has added an article to the Press those whom Bishop Heber, so comprehen- parcel, which, they said, contalded the paper
In reference, to nur Shanghal telegram of Law of that country-it possession of a Press sively described the heathen in his money. I was proceeding to the nearest money. Law is news to deto the effect that nows blindness, it is evident that lottery tickets changer's shop when one of the men stopped papers published in foreign countries or in might be adroitly used for the purpose of sti- me agalo, How do we know you'll return Saturday last, we learn from the N, C. DYXen Koren, by foreigners, the contents of which are mulating businem When East meets West with the money! I said I would come back of 9th insty that an unfortunato situation ha considered by the authorities to be detrimental sader theie circumstances, the West is likely as I was to get half. We can't trust you, the arisen in connection with 48 Portuguese Co drolic security of murals, shall be prohibit to get much the wont of it. Although Kipling's other men said. You must leave something pany, 5. V. C. In consequenc ed from circulation in the dominions of Kojen soldier maintained that there ain't no ten as security, I pulled off gold bangle and a as unintentional alight given A message to Japanese papers on this subject commandments" east of Suer, yet the Western gold finger ring, and handed them over. On Consul General as: 130,
but they General was loy mentions that the amendment of the law alm-es cannot reply effectively and openly to the the way to the money changer's I opened the sepual distribution of
LASTOMA meet with the gout, ed at the control of the Korea Daily News, lottery ticket method, however dearly some of parcel. There was no money inside-oply old last Sunday edited by Mr. Bethell, and other bad papers them might, like to do so, It is hardly likely paper I rushed back to find the men,
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that mero protest would much effect la kinder and g arcirculation of the Japanese lottery ticket as The jewellery, lost she sitimated was worthy for the Imp bases boxines, but its checlivesels would about soo
o whom the repoft was po watch the departis" Castor boaterber will no soon be really discounted by the promptitude Lospector: Rhet ves position. The spamme cannot teach t with which, the folk is China would enter inte
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It may be mentioned in compaction with law, which seems to be based on the Press, Law of Resis that the in months for when security.was gtrat